Special Election Set August 25
On New Jacksonville Charter
tion on establishing a new char
ter for the city of Jacksonville
will be held on Tuesday, Aug.'
25, from noon to 7 p.m. in the
city hall.
The election has been .set to
repeal the present charter, estab
lished in 1910, except for Sec.
86, sub-sections 1 through 32,
and 34 through. 83.
The parts of the present char
ter which would not be repealed
are those enumerating the pow
ers of the city. Besides these enu
merated powers, the proposed
charter would vest in the city
all those powers not taken by the
state. As there has not yet been
a constitutional test of the latter
"blanket" authority, the old enu
merated powers were retained
in the proposed document.
Several Differences
Except for these powers, the
proposed charter will differ from
1 the old one in several major re
spects. The new law would al
low the mayor at the consent of
the council to appoint and re
move the recorder and treasurer.
At the present time, each officer
is elected for a one-year term,
beginning in January.
The new law also proposes to
allow the council to combine
any two or more appointive city
Jobs, Including the municipal
judge, recorder and treasurer.
The council would also be em
powered to designate any ap
pointive officer, except the mu
nicipal judge in the exercise of
his judicial functions. No com
bining of any of the jobs could
take place until expiration of
the present terms of the re
spective officials.
Larger Council
Another proposed change is to
enlarge the council membership
to include a total of six, to be
elected from the city at large.
At the present time, the council
is composed of four members.
The matter of adopting fran
chises with power and telephone
companies, and other utilities, is
also changed under the proposed
charters terms. The new char
ter would allow the council to
adopt an ordinance granting a
franchise at its own discretion.
The old charter requires the city
council to allow 90 days to elapse
after an ordinance is introduced
before further action is taken,
and also requires the proposed
franchise to be published in a
newspaper. The new charter
would eliminate the waiting pe-
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Regarding contracts, the coun
cil cannot adopt any such agree
ments as an "emergency"-ordi-
nance under the proposed char
ter. The regular 30-day waiting
period must be observed, thus giv
ing the citizens time for a refer
endum election if they wish to
observe this right. The old char
ter now allows the council to let
contracts by passing an ordi
nance, which, if it includes an
emergency clause, can be effect
ive immediately.
Fololws LOC Plan
The new charter proposes to
omit the section on allowing
initiative, recall, and referendum
elections to be set up by local
law. Instead, by omission, it fol
lows the procedure set up by the
League of Oregon cities to make
such elections uniform on a
state-wide basis. This is, that by
the omission the city will be
under the state statute Sec. 81
2111. OCLA, that specifies that
aU cities without such election
laws shall abide by state elec
tion laws reserving the initiating
rights to the citizens. The old
charter set up specific local ma
chinery for the handling of such
cases.
Motor Vehicle
Registration
Reaches 412,600
Salem U.R) Oregon motor
vehicle registrations reached
412,600 in the first six months
of 1953, a gain of five per cent
over the number licensed in the
first half of 1951. Secretary of
State Earl T. Newbry said today.
All counties shared in the in
crease. Largest registrations
were recorded for Multnomah,
Lane and Marion counties.
Traffic deaths in the first half
of the year, on the other hand,
declined. The death count
through July totaled 215, a drop
of 16 from the 232 fatalities list
ed last year at the same time.
Listed br Counties
Registrations by counties in
cluded:
Baker, 4407. Benton, 6982.
Clackamas. 20,701. Clatsop 7579.
Columbia, 5820.
Cods, 13,273. Crook, 2742.
Curry, 2700.
Deschutes, 5974. Douglas, 17,-
362; Gilliam, 1045; Grant, 2526.
Harney, 1922. Hood River, 3777.
Jackson, 18,024. Jefferson,
1782. Josephine, 8327. Klamath,
12.081. Lake, 2271.
Lane, 35,494. Lincoln, 5,789.
Linn, 13,140. Malheur, 6182.
Marion, 25,891. Morrow, 1739.
Multnomah, 115.488. Polk, 6213.
Sherman, 957. Tillamook, 5494.
Umatilla, 14.273.
Union, 5146. Wallowa, 2280.
Wasco. 4765. Washington, 16,-
142. Wheeler, 907. Yamhill,
9514. Out of state and state
owned, 1891.
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The proposed document would
also adopt the state election laws
for regular elections and hold
such elections in the city hall
each year on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday of No
vember. A notice of each election
would have to be posted 10 days
prior to the election, and the
same posting time would be re
quired for special elections.
Regarding vacancies in office,
the new charter, if adopted,
would deem an office vacant if
the incumbent dies, is adjudi
cated incompetent, convicted of
a felony, resigns, is recalled from
office, ceases to possess qualifi
cations necessary for his office,
fail to qualify to the elected or
appointed position within three
days after his term is to com
mence; and in the case of the
mayor or councilmen, when a
vacancy is declared by the coun
cil after the person has been ab
sent from meetings for 60 days
without the consent of the coun
cil. Charter Previsions
Provisions of the proposed
charter up for election include,
among others, the following: ex
cept by the voters' consent, the
city's floating indebtedness shall
not exceed $5,000, nor bonded in
debtedness $25,000 at any one
time; the council shall by ballot
elect a president from its mem
bership at the first meeting after
the election; the mayor shall
have no veto power, and shall
sign all bills within three days
after passage; the recorder will
serve ex-officio as clerk of the
council and sign all orders on
treasury and such other duties
and powers as the council may
prescribe; the treasurer will re
ceive and keep all money, and
shall pay out only upon warrants
drawn upon him by the mayor
and attested to by recorder; all
ordinances must be read on two
different days before final pass
age, or on same day by unani
mous vote of all the council; and
except where otherwise specified
all ordinances will take effect 30
days after passage, with the
emergency clause attached only
upon two-thirds vote at passage.
If adopted, the proposed char
ter would become effective as of
Sept 1, 1953.
Enlisted Men May
Wear Dress Uniforms
Washington U.R If any
Army private wants to shell out
a month's pay, he now can dress
up for parties as snappily as air
men or Marines.
After debating the matter for
months, the Army hat finally
authorized its enlisted men to
wear the same blue dress uni
form as officers.
Soldiers will have to buy
their blues at their own expense.
They cost about $80.
The optional dress uniform
consists of a dark blue coat and
sky blue trousers with stripes of
gold braid. It is worn with white
gloves, a dark blue cap, white
shirt, black necktie, black shoes
and black socks.
Silverton Gardens,
Warner Gardens
Win at Glad Show
Grants Pass Sweepstakes
prize at this year's annual Ore
gon State Gladiolus festival at
Grants Pass was won by Pacific
Sunset Gardens, Silverton, own
ed by Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hal-
lett The same gardens won num
erous other awards including
grand champion spike award for
"Margery," a new gladiolus.
They received a silver server
given by John Bast lan for
sweepstakes and a silver bowl
given by McLain a Drug center
for the grand champion. The
spike also won the New England
Glad society silver medal and
Oregon State Gladiolus society
rosette.
Warner Gladiolus gardens of
Medford won a silver bread tray
given for best corsage and
Laurel garden club, a new club
at Rogue River, received fourth
place in garden club entries.
Warner gardens also won blue
ribbons in an open class . for
giant spikes: small baskets; large
baskets; and a single bloom
corsage.
Coast Guard Resumes
Accepting Enlistments
Portland The Coast Guard,
which closed the doors of its
Seattle, Spokane, and Portland
recruiting offices to would-be en
listees last March when it
reached its nationally authorized
strength, is accepting applica
tions once again.
Men now on recruiting office
waiting lists are rapidly being
taken into the service to replace
coastguardsmen being dis
charged or retired.
To qualify for enlistment in
the Coast Guard, applicants must
be between the ages of 17 and 25,
in good health and pass the
Armed Forces Qualification Test
frlday, August 14. ItM
MEDFORD (OREGON) NAIL
County Democrats Readying
Plans for Annual Picnic;
Upstate Leaders To Attend
Jackson county Democrats to
day are busy with last minute
plans for their annual picnic to
be held at TouVelle State park
Sunday beginning at noon. Co
chairmen Cecil N orris and At
torney James M. Main report a
large crowd is expected from up
state as well as locally. Letters
and telegrams have arrived dur
ing the week confirming the at
tendance of delegations from
several counties, they said.
Hplmes To Speak
State Senator Robert D.
Holmes of Gearhart, guest
speaker for the occasion will ar
rive Sunday morning by plane
from Portland. National Com
mitteeman Monroe Sweetland
and State Chairman Howard
Morgan are expected some time
Saturday while Young , Demo
cratic State Executive Secretary
William Llnklater will fly here
from Coos Bay today. Other
state officers will arrive Sunday
morning.
Open to Public
The picnic, to be served pot-
luck buffet style, is open to the
public. Those attending are ask
ed to bring one of the following
food items: Fried chicken, salad,
home made pies or cakes. For
further information call Mrs.
W. G. Werner, foods chairman,
phone 2-7203 or Mrs. E. C. Kelly,
2-5131. Coffee and service will
be furnished by the committee,
Mrs. Werner said.
Prentice Float Takes
in Gladiolus Parade
RAINS AND POURS
Astoria' (UJ!) Two persons
who saw a policeman getting
ready to put tickets on their cars
rushed across 'the street with
nickels for parking meters. Each
was fined $1 for Jaywalking,
police said today.
WEATHER
Br United Press
Northern California: Fair 4o
day, tonight and Saturday ex
cept scattered thunder stonna nt
mountains.
Eve P r e n t i c e's . Accordion
troupers won $50 Wednesday for
first prize in class C float divi
sion at the Oregon State Gladi
olus Festival parade in Grants
Pass.
The float made of 4,000 gladi
olus blossoms, was designed with
an accordion replica in gladiolus
6i feet by 8 feet at the front,
and a large treble staff at the
back. Sides were decorated with
a border of the flowers and a
silver ribbon worded "According
to the Fair," and musical de
signs were included about the
sides. Theme of the parade was
"Fair Time."
Designed Float
Mrs. Prentice designed the
float and members of the Ac
cordion band decorated it at
Grants Pass Tuesday night and
early Wednesday morning.
Rogue Valley Restaurant as
sociation, Grants Pass, furnish
ed 2,000 of the gladiolus and
Warner gardens, Medford, do
nated the other 2,000.
The large accordion made of!
flowers was designed with keys,
bass buttons and bellows.
Floats were judge on aptness
to the parade theme and origin
ality. The Cave Shop restaurant fur
nished space near their cafe for
decorating the float and also
furnished their banquet room
for the accordion groups to use
as headquarters. Rest alu rant
owners of Grants Pass also do
nated food for them through
the Cave shop. 1
No prizes were offered for
marching groups in the parade.
The Eve Prentice Accordion
band led the parade.
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San Francisco today with 2,388
rotatees from Korea aboard.
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800 Sourdoughs Hold
22nd Annual Reunion
Long Beach, Calif. (U.R)
Some 800 sourdoughs, many of
them veterans of the Klondike
gold rush, open the 22nd annual,
international sourdough reunion
here today.
Main item of business, will be
the election of new officers, the
international president, R. N.
Sundquist of Seattle, said. But
the main purpose of the con
vention is to renew friendships
and retell some of the tall tales
that grow taller with the years.
By definition, a sourdough is
one who "put in at least one
winter in t heKlondike coun
try," according to T. W. Buch
holz of Long Beach, convention
chairman and a past president
of the organization.
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