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By WILLIAM WARREN
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- Salem (U.FD A deficit of
$45,009,582 is seen in the bud
get for te 1955-57 biennium
which Gov. Paul L. Patterson
will present to the 1955 Legis
lature opening Monday.
A budget totalling $598,487,
499 will be presented for over
ell &b2 requirements for the
next two years beginning next
July 1. '
' Despite some heavy cuts made
by 'the budget division of the
State Department of Finance and
Administration, the total gen
eral fund requirements are listed
at $200,753,684, while anticipat
ed revenues for the two-year
period to meet these requests
total $155,744,101.
Building Program Extra -
And this does not include a
gtate building program of $18,-
860,495, of which $7,665,000 is
requested by the State Board of
Higher Education and $10,305,
000 by the State Board of Con
trol.
In his budget message,- Gov.
Patterson informs the Legisla
ture that he plans to discuss in
his legislative message Monday,
some appropriate means of rais
ing additional revenue required
to carry on the business of the
faffc rlnrincf tlitt tiovt hienninm
Paradoxically, the state will
have a balance of $108,704,133
in so-called dedicated funds
various self - sustaining state
agencies and trust funds all of
which, under the law, are not
avauaoie tor general iuna pur
poses. These include the land
board's irreducible school fund
and highway revenues reserved
for construction and mainten
ance of Oregon's highway sys
tem. ...
They also include the big re
serve of the state unemployment
compensation commission.
Par Boosts Included
In his budget message Gov.
Patterson says the . huge bal
ances that formerly existed and
upon which recent legislative as
semblies have relied to avoid
deficits, no longerexist, as in
dicated by the fact that less
than $8,000,000 will be carried
over from the present biennium
to the next.: '. y ':. : -
Budget request of departments
supported by general fund: ap
propriations and those "that are
self susstaining, .. were :, slashed
$2g,851,936 by the budget divi
sion. These budgets must now
run the gauntlet , of the Joint
Ways and Means Committee of
the legislature and further cuts
are almost certain, a ' : - .. - -The
budget provides for sal
aries equivalent to one-step merit
pay boosts during the biennium
for classified employees, but does
no! take into account Increased
payrolls that might result from
adoption of recommendations of
the legislative interim commit
tee on compensation and retire
ment, based upon a survey of
state employee classifications be
ing conducted by the Barrington
Associates of New York ' City.
That interim committee met here
this week 1 with Barrington rep
resentatives, and indicated its
report and. recommendations to
the Legislature will be vready
about Jan. 19.
High Cost Anticipated '- -
It is anticipated, that the cost
of placing the recommendations
expected to be contained in the
report would cost several hun
dred thousand dollars during the
next two years. Both classified
and unclassified positions are
being reviewed in . this survey,
The classified are those under
civil service.
The total of the approved bud
get for general fund appropria
tions $200,000,000 is about
$18,000,000 higher than the bud
get for the current biennium,
More than 53 per cent of general
fund expenses are for education,
including - basic school support
of more than $70,000,000 for
the biennium.
Welfare takes 16 per cent and
hospitals and state institutions
about 11 per cent. Major in
creases in budget requirements
were aiviaea Derween inree. de
partments welfare, higher ed
ucation and basic school support,
each asking about $5,000,0000
more than was granted for the
present biennium. . Substantial
cuts were made in each group,
although the reduction' in the
estimate of school children
census or allocation of basic
school support funds, make pos
sible the budget cut, may be
nullified if the estimates prove
too low.: The basic school sup
port fund is made up on the
basis of $80 for each census
school child in Oregon, and un
less the law is amended, the ap
propriation must be made to
cover this requirement- , ;
Many Services Reduced ;
"In keeping the anticipated
deficit as small as- possible,"
Gov. Patterson says in his bud
get message, "many much need
ed services were reduced or
eliminated entirely. If sufficient
revenue can be found, it would
be well to reconsider these ser
iously and provide funds where
deemed essential." , -
j.Xie pfUJCWbCU apXiyyOUVj-Xtftf
building program, not included
in the general fund computa
tions, includes $10,305,000 sub
mitted by the Board of Control.
Of this $1,250,000. is asked for
the intermediate penal institu
tion for which a site north of
Salem and near St. Paul has been
bought. The 1953 Legislature
authorized the institution.
- Total estimated cost of the in
termediate institution is placed
at $4,800,000. An original appro
priation cf $1,250,000 was made
by the 1953 Legislature. If the
1955 Legislature gives $1,250
000 again for the coming bien
nium, an additional $2,300,000
will : be required to complete
the project in the 1957-59 bi
ennium. Mental Hospital Money Asked
The Board of Control is ask
ing for $6,330,000 for construct
ion of a mental hospital in the
Portland area, twice approved
by the voters. Total cost of this
project is estimated at $14,000,
000. If the request for the next
biennium is granted, future legis
lation will be asked to appropri
ate the remaining $7,420,000 pos
sible, over a period of six years.
The $7,665,000 building pro
gram of the State Board of High
er Education for the next bien
nium includes $1,8000,000 for
an agricultural and biology
building and $1,500,000 for a
ing, both at the Oregon State
College; $850,000 for classrooms
and laboratories at Portland
State College, and $660,000 for
an administration wing at Uni
versity of Oregon. Also includ
ed are building requests for the
three colleges of education. The
board is asking $132,802 for a
training school addition; $91,
400 for remodeling the old train
ing school, and $287,601 for a
library building at Oregon Col
lege of Education at Monmouth.
It asks $360,000 for a library
and classroom building at South
ern Oregon College at Ashland,
And it asks $16,800 for a ware
house and $283,699 for a library
and museum at Eastern College
of Education at La Grande. .
Pickin' Rears
News and Notes
From Camp White
Manager E. K. Ricker has
named a committee of five mem
bers cf the administrative staff
to make a space planning survey,
in a move designed to afford
greater convenience in the con
duct of the domiciliary's busi
ness.' The need for revision of the
original arrangement of depart
ments, facilities and operating
units in the overall plan of the
domiciliary as a functioning unit
has been apparent for some time.
As the program of activities
has developed, several incon
veniences and inconsistencies
have been noted. The first of
these, in the grouping of offices
for special services, has - been
corrected.
Another feature of planning
has been the location of new
facilities, such as the building
to house features in the physical
medicine schedule. The building
now- housing the supplemental
recreation program -was origin
ally opened for the rehabilita
tion features, convenient both
to the medical and special serv
ices activities.: '
The space planning commit
tee has , already acted on one
important change, deciding to
move the laboratory from, the
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Ashland Youths
Theft Charge
Two Ashland youths, arraign
ed yesterday in district court
on charges of burglary not in
'dwelling, waived counsel and
preliminary hearing and were
bound over to the grand jury.
The two were Richard Lee
Booth, 19, of 148 Ohio st, Ash
land, and a 16-year-old boy. Dis
trict court and sheriffs office
records said the case involved
entry of the Varsity theater at
Ashland and theft of money.
cigarettes and candy. Case .of
the .younger boy. was ordered
sent to juvenile court.
Bail was set at $1,500 each
and jail commitments were is
sued yesterday morning, t
The two were, arrested and
booked Thursday by sheriffs
deputies and Ashland police in
connection with thefts from
Selby Chevrolet and Lithia Mo
tors in Ashland,
arts and crafts building to 'the
medical building where it is in
corporated in the clinical setup
around the infirmary.
Also involved in this program
is the problem of enlarging the
arts and crafts space allotment,
to provide for the growing needs
in this activity, together with
a better coordination of interest
in proximity of the hobby shop,
now located in the guard house
building at the far end of the
reservation..
a lurnnure reiinismng proj
ect : which is just being inau
gurated as a phase of the domi
ciliary rehabilitation program
will be allocated space in arts
and crafts.
Assistant Manager R. H. Den
ning is chairman of the space
planning committee, which will
function as the need arises. The
committee also includes Dr. C.
K. Todd, chief medical officer;
R.H. Ruffin, domiciliary offi
cer; Burton Sims, engineer offi
cer, and Vest Fleeman, supply
officer.
Manager Ricker also approv
ed a change in the method of
conducting the manager's court.
Assistant Manager . Denning and
Supply Officer Fleeman were
designated to preside at the hear
ings of infractions . committed
by members.
A more formal court atmos
phere is provided in reviewing
the cases, with , the domiciliary
officers and company captains
appearing to present the nature
of the complaint.
The "detained" ; members are
now brought from the guard
house to,, the Administration
building, where court is held
adjacent to the manager's office.
Heretofore the assistant manager
serving as judge had to go to
the guard house daily for these
heanngs.
Among the advantages of the
new arrangement will be the
avoidance of confusion in mov
ing about from place to place
and in making it easier for new
members as well as visitors to
find their way about in the maze
of hallways and buildings.
WATER DISTRICT TO VOTE
A special election for the pur
pose of electing two commission
ers for the Jacksonville highway
water district is set for Monday,
Jan. 10, from 2 to 8 p.m., at the
Oak Grove school. Nominees are
Samson Company
Television Set Tops
List of Giffs Given
To Gou pie by Friends
Dimes and dollars contributed with similar donations. Clothing,
by friends and neighbors in the furniture, . and enough food to
Medf ord, Eagle Point, and Butte
I laef frT waa cant tr 4 Visa
Tt TT - 3 T ..1 T
Deputies said that the youths "wpicr '
in signed statements -admitted x "Ui "ail
two entries of the Varsity thea- WEATHER By United Preee
ter and a number of thefts of Northern California: Fair Sun
gasoline and" auto accessories.' day. ,
Different Firms
The division of the F. E. Sam
son company into three different
firms was announced last week
by F. E. Samson, founder of the
business. At the same time Sam
son also announced his retire
ment from active business. He
originated the company in 1929.
The original name will con
tinue for one of the divisions,
that of trucking and storage.
The seed and feed division
now is the Samson Seed and
Feed company of Medford, ac
cording to Samson. . Incopora
tion papers have been filed in
Salem. Signers are Samson, Lyle
E. White and Otto J. .Fronh
mayor. -
- White is the vice-president and
general manager of the seed and
feed division. He has been with
the firm since 1946. Miss Marga
ret Dugan is the secretary-treasurer
of the firm and Harold Hew
lett . is the assistant manager.
Samson, though inactive in the
business, is president. . White,
Miss Dugan and Hewlett are all
stockholders.
Fuel Service
The third section of the origi
nal firm, the fuel division, has
been purchased by J; C. (Pat)
Kennedy, who has-. -been' in
charge of that department since
1946. It will be known as Sam
son Fuel Oil Service. s
The original; F. E. Samson
company store was at 229 North
Riverside ave. In 1946; he in
corporated the firm and for the
past several years the company
has been located at Fourth and
Front sts, - : ; s .
Kennedy, will continue to op
erate at the same location and
lease space there. In addition to
fuel oil he also deals in oil
stoves and service for the stoves
He came ' to - Medford in 1944
after . being with the Standard
Oil company at Richmond, Calif,
for 18 years. He farmed here for
two years and also owned the
Talent Feed store before join
ing the Samson firm.
WOMAN INJURED
.PhoenixMrs. Guy Prescott,
79, of 475 Chestnut st., Ashland,
was hospitalized in Ashland Fri
day afternoon, after suffering
leg injuries when she slipped
and, fell while starting to board
a bus in Phoenix, according to
Phoenix Police Chief Jim Perry.
and Medford Ambulance service
attendants, who took her to Ash
land. The injuries were not
thought to be serious.
Falls areas have been used to
purchase a television set for Mr.
and Mrs. David Hannaford of
Butte Falls. j ; V
The gift, which was presented
to the Hannaf ords on Christmas
eve, is the latest in a series' of
'community good. deeds" for the
family.
The' good deeds started in Sep
tember, 1953, -shortly after Mr.
and Mrs. Hannaford almost lost
their lives in an automobile ac
cident. ' Both Mrs. Hannaf ord, who was
expecting a baby, and her hus
band, were seriously injured, and
extensive surgery was needed to
save his life. -
Immediately after the acci
dent, neighbors took the Hanna-
fords -xows " to care ; for - them
during the winter months, send
ing the milk to market. Another
neighbor cared for the smaller
animals, and other friends cut,
hauled and corded a winter's
supply of wood for the family.
All offers of payment were re
fused.
During their long convales
cence, the Hannaf ords' friends
and neighbors continued to help.
One man 'sent them half his
pay check, and others responded
baby.
When plans were started to
get the family a television set,
everyone wanted to help. Em
ployees of Courtesy Chevrolet
company in Medford donated to
ward the gift, although they
were not acquainted with the
family. .
. The TV set was purchased at
Home Appliance company, and
when the owners of the ; firm
learned the purpose of the pur
chase, they sold the set at a
reduced price."
18 llewDieseTUnils
Ordered for SP Line
" Ashland Eighteen new diesel
nower units for railroad freight
service on - the Ashland-Duns-
muir section of the Southern
Pacific line will be delivered
this month," according to reports
here. "'
They will each have ' 1,750
horsepower, with six driving
axles. The new units will be
heavier than those now in serv
ice on the same section. It is.
planned to use three-unit sec
tions, providing a total motive
power of 5,250 horsepower.
IILRB Ruling Effects
Small Lumber Firms
San Francisco UJ9 - The
National Labor Relations Board
in Washington has come up with
a precedent-setting ruling which
will have a "marked effect"- on
small lumber companies in Cali
fornia. ':':: '::'r:-S , '
The unani mo u ruling,
declares in effect that a lumber
company doing less than $50,000
annual . business in inter-state
shipments and less ' than .$100,-
000 yearly business in intra-state
shipments does not come under
NLRB jurisdiction.' ; - r;-.:i
The ruling specifically con
cerned a case before the board
in which the International Wood
workers of America (CIO)
charged that the Mast Lumber
Co.of Laytonville, Calif., fired
three men for "union activities."
Bates Candy Firm
Files Incorporation jVi
Salem (U.R) Articles of In
corporation were filed hera last
week for Bates Candy Co., Inc
Medford general jobbing firm in
sale of candy, tobacco, beverages
groceries . and b sundries. ; They
were ; signed by L. W. : Bates,
Doris B. Bates and George Wit
ter. H5 j r I;-
The firm has previously been
unincorporated, it was explained
by the proprietors last week, and
the filing of articles simply
changes the type of organization
to a corporation; v ?.--:-s;.
TYPEWRITERS &
ADDING MACHINES
! ' Repaired
MEDFORD OFFICE
EQUIPMENT COMPANY
41 S. Grape - Phone 2-4100
Walter Leverette Defendant
In Auto Crash Damage Suit
Walter Leverette, 65, of route
2, box 43 8B, Medford, has been
named defendant in a $76,338
personal damage suit filed this
week in circuit court.
The suit was filed by attor
neys for Richard L. Dorn, 778
Marshall ave., who was injured
Oct. 26, 1954, when he was struck
by a pickup truck operated by
Raymond Refer To
Head Heart Fund
Campaign in City
Raymond Reter, Medford busi
nessman, has been named Heart
Fund chairman for the Medford
area by The Oregon Heart asso
ciation, which has announced
that its drive for funds will be
conducted here in February,
with special emphasis on Heart
Sunday, . Feb. 20.
Reter, manager of, Reter Fruit
company, has been, active . in
Masonic and Shrine x functions,
has served on the Oregon Re
publican budget and finance
committee, and has assisted with
Girl Scout work in the Medford
area.
Serving on Reter's committee
will be Raymond S. Wise, rep
resentative for Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance company,
who has been appointed special
gifts chairman. -, -
Medford Business and Profes
sional Women's club is organiz
ing the Heart Sunday drive with
its president, Mrs. Harriet Wat
son, as chairman. . Miss Laura
York will be in charge of tele
vision publicity, Miss Eula Win
termote, radio, and Mrs. Marina
Gates, local Heart association
chairman, will be in charge of
news stories.
Leverette. Dorn was working
as a transit man with a state
highway crew on Highway 99
north of Medford when the acci
dent occurred.
Dorn's complaint charges that
Leverette was "careless, reck
less, and negligent" in six par
ticulars. The complaint alleges
that Leverette:
1. Failed to keep proper look
out for other persons.
2. Failed to keep a proper
lookout and be watchful of the
movements of his own vehicle.
3. Failed . to have his vehicle
under management to the extent
that he could stop or swerve
before a collision.
4. Drove ; at a speed greater
than reasonable or prudent un
der existing conditions.
5. : Drove' his automobile with
out ' due " caution and without
circumspection.
6. Failed to drive in the right
hand lane -at- a time when that
lane was available for traffic.
Injuries which the complaint
says Dorn received in the acci
dent included cuts on his head,
face and body; .bruises, severe
brain concussion,"' a whip : lash
injury to his neck, two broken
teeth . and . permanent damage
to four others, and severe shock.
The plaintiff asks $500 special
damages, $838 for loss of earn
ings, and $75,000 general dam
ages.
At the time of the accident,
Dorn was in the southbound lane
of Highway 99 near Elk Lumber
company, locating marks for a
crew to use in painting stripes
on the highway. Leverette. told
officers he took his eyes from
the road for a moment, to look
at a passing car and to adjust
his rearview mirror, and struck
Dorn without seeing him.
Leverette was not held by
police following the accident.
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Hammond Chord or Spinet Organ for as long as six
months and have the rental apply on the purchase of
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