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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE School Census Analysis Shows 78.5 Per Cent Student Gain During Past The numbe"of youngsters 4 through 19 vears of aee in the Medford school district increas ed by o 78.5 per cent in the 15 year period from 1939 to 1954, according to figures released this week by school officials, i .ine i3 scnooi census loiai is the largest ' ever . recorded for Medford, with 5,785 children in cluded in the V through 19 age bracket. "' : : : ' -' ;' ,' Biggest Fire Years '-' ; -The greatest increase came during the five years following ...World '"War II, when the school age population jumped 32.1 per cent, from 3,696 in 1944 to 4,881 in 1949. - The increase from 1939 to 1944 was 14.1 per . cent,' from 3,240 to 3,696, and , the gain from 1949 and 1954 was 18.5 per cent, from 4,881 to 5,784. r The 1954 census, shows an in crease of 183 children, or 3.2 per cent, over the 1953 census, when the count was 5,607. The 1953 census, in turn, showed a 3.1 per cent increase over that taken the previous year. - ?-: 8m Steady Growth '. School officials declare that these figures may indicate ' "a leveling off of the previous rap id growth cycle." They add thatj "Unless unforeseen ' conditions upset the present trend, the cen sus figures seem to point to a moderate steady growth that should not be too difficult to absorb." An analysis of the figures com piled in the 1954 census shows that more than three fourths of those enumerated are attending school, and another 15.6 per cent have not yet started school. This leaves only 5.6 per cent who are' out of school. But, of this total, which amounts, to 322 youngsters, 165 or 2.9 pec' cent of the total, have graduated from high school, and another 143,' or 2.5 per cent, have grad uated from the eighth grade or have attended high school, but . have dropped out before gradua tion. - ' ' -Only 14 Out ' I his leaves only 14, or one fifth of one per cent, of the cen sus total, that are out with less than an eighth grade education, and of these, eight axe young people who have married. Two isiM " NY There are However, lots of people ' .""M 1 7sA A ' who enjoy a glass of milk before bedtime. f ' " v -.J" - gy) I Morejmportant, they enjoy the sound V sleep that comes quickly, stays all night ' ' V " A i, L through. And the next day they feel f -lr VO) Why don't y'try Nature's own nightcap. ' . 'v- Vi l ( J ..la glass of milk at bedtime. Sound advice for sounder sleep. ' 15-Year Period or three . were : out with work permits.' T" No pupils were found who were out of school because of physical or mental .handicaps. AU - handicapped . pupils enum erated on the census were being taught in the home; or in special class rooms, or in 'state schools. The "analysis shows: that 205 youngsters. listed on the census are enrolled in colleges or uni versities,' teacher training school or advanced technical schools. This total includes one 16-year-old, 23 17-year-olds, 77 18-year-olds and 104 19-year-olds. Those more than 19 years of age were not included in the census. la Armed Forces ' " Of those in the armed forces, 46 per cent have graduated from high school but have not started college, - another four-, per cent have taken some college train ing, 39 per cent have taken some high school, training, 9 per cent have completed the eighth grade but have not started high school work, and only 2 per. cent have less than an eighth grade educa tion. A number of young people in the higher age groups have mar ried." Of a total of 148 in this classification, 137 are' out of school and 11 are still attending school. ' Half of the young people who are married and ' are still in school are in college, and 40 per cent of those out of school have Stale's Pedestrian Death Mark Improves Salem (U.R) Oregon had a lower pedestrian death" record in 1954 than in 1953, Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry said Sat urday. A. , .. ' ' Sixty-seven pedestrians ,were struck and killed by motor ve hicles in 1954, compared to 76 in 1953. . - The 1953 figure was the same as 1952,. while 88: pedestrians were killed in 1951 and 82 in 1950. While pedestrian deaths were declining, fatalities in traffic ac cidents of all types increased to 421 in 1954 compared to, 290 in 1953., - ni4 isn't any such thing. Sunday. January 30, 19SS finished their high school educa tion.' Only nine, or 6 per cent, have less than an eighth grade education. " ' Ages of Married "" " ' ' Of the 148 who are married, one is 14 years of age, three are 15, five are 16, 22 are 17, 41 are 18, and 86 are 19. Another section of the analy sis shows that of all the 15-year- olds , listed in " the census, 97.5 per cent are still in school. Of the other 2.5 per cent, totalling seven, who are out, five are eighth; grade graduates. Of the 16-year-olds, approxi mately 94 per cent are in school, 84.3 at the high school level. Of the 264 17-year-olds, 77.7 per cent are still in school. The fig ure drops to 55 per cent of the 18-year-olds who are in school, and increases slightly to 56.5 per cent of the 19-y ear-old group who are still in school Many of this group are attending college or teacher training schools. $3,000,000 in Pads For Big Dam Awarded . 'Portland (U.R) The Portland district, Corps of Engineers, has awarded two contracts totalling more than $3,000,000 for work m connection with construction of The Dalles dam on the Colum bia river. A $z,4U7,U76 - contract was given .Morrison - Knudsen Com pany of Boise, Ida., for relocat ing the Spokane, -JPortland and Seattle Railway on the Washing ton shore of the river. General Electric Company of Portland was awarded a $788, 695 .contract for furnishing .15 kilowat. system electrical equip ment- for the fish turbine bay generators and the first eight main units of the dam. - . :-. 1 Mayor of Halsey Dies Suddenly - j. Halsey, Ore. . -. (U.PJ-Funeral services were pending here Sat urday ; for i Lawrence . Drinkard Taylor, 53, mayor of , this com munity who died suddenly at his home.- - - . He had been mayor of Halsey since : 1945. A banker, - he - had been- prominent . in Republican circles ior many years. Ah I 'V- RU LUND Ad Club President Due , r Ad Club President; Sets-Speeches Here Ru Lund, Portland, president of the Oregon Advertising club, will visit Medford this week, speaking at the Rotary club Tuesday and to the Kiwanis clubj Wednesday. His subjects will be "More Mileage for Your Adver tising Dollar" and "The Man with 11,000 Eggs." - Lund, 42, is partner and Port land manager of the Moore and Lund advertising, agency.-. He is chairman of the Portland radio chapter of the Oregon State Broadcasters association, and has had many years of experi ence in radio; television, news paper and advertising work. ? Before World War II, he was a correspondent in yie Scandi navian countries, and was a lieutenant Commander in the Navy reserve during the war. He first started his career- in 1930 with the Seattle Post 'In telligencer, and has been in the business since. Open Meetings of Public Agencies Sought in Bill . Salem (U.R) -Rep.- Maurine Neuberger : of ..Portland : intro duced a bill in the house Friday that would require all meetings of - public' agencies- called to create legislation be opened to the, public. - " :The measure alsowdUld re--quire such meetings to be ad vertised! advance and minutes kept as a public record. Excep tions would be executive sessions for the purpose of biring or dis missal of personnel., ; ' Dead 'line Sunday Classified la at noon Saturday ; 10 ajn. Monday fftr. . Monday:: etar dava SO . wrovfoua day - Tirt OrogonLsgi -By PHILIP B. LOWRY . State Senator ; Salem Lobbyists, V commonly referred to as the "Third House" of the Oregon Legislature, r are, according to the best current fig ures, not quite as numerous as legislators at Salem. The last published list shows the leg! si a ture leading the lobbyists, 90 to .78. :' No doubt, hotly i contested issues will cause - the lobbyists to overtake numerical ly the legislators as the session goes along. ;;:--N' The. following breakdown, of lobbyists;; representing different interests, is my own and is sub ject to 1 possible inaccuracyV but will 1 give you some idea as to the number representing the Varying interests of the state: : h .. Farm and agricultural organi zations 7; labor, organizations 12; motor and rail' carriers, 5; ! lum ber and timber 5; public utilities other than carriers 6: alcoholic beverages ' 3. : :rt- ' Others Represented ' ? '-l ' 0 " Educational groups, insurance companies, cities, counties," doc tors accountants- public groups such as the League of Women Voters, hotels; and dd racing--are all represented, though in somewhat smaller numbers. The employer ; viewpoint ' ' is . also thoroughly - - represented. - The lobbyists. ' themselves, turmsn . a list of the names and the organi zations they represent. 1 : ' - At the outset, the impression is to be avoided that there, is any thing improper or corrupt m this part of the - legislature process which we refer to as "lobbying, It is quite-proper that interested individuals ' and organizations should express their viewpoint on legislative matters. ' . '; Listen io All Sides : " "'V;: On many problems, the law makers have no fixed ideas'; or solutions until they have listened to all sides. ; There is, of course,' a distinct difference between the privately expressed view of .the individual." citizen . which ".he passes along to his elected repre sentatives and the paid lobbyist who is In constant ' attendance throughout :' thes sesiohtr There niahaVt'been finies'w1tn sme wbbyists worked t 'dishonestly, butr r doubt that llnsiritudtion has '-prevailed ; in . Oregon for years. '"In . times such, as these no economic interest :br: organization- could afford the risk of disrepute - which ' would ' follow such' an exp'bsiiw.vtv'i---'-"- ? Mistaken Idea.1;;:'--;'",r Nevertheless, few people still believe,5 1 am told, that the poor ly paid OregoiTlegisIators com pensate themselves V liberally from these , sources i It is hard, to "realize this when ryou know your fellow 'legislators are citi zens of integrity doing their con scientious best for the good of the people. 1 ;- - Lobbyists are a valuable source of information to legislators, and quite often, indicate,; a need ; for legislation which would . other wise, be overlooked.-; - A good lobbyist can be trusted. A good legislator, will .listen attentively to' the facts presented, by a reput able lobbyist.'Shen a . lobbyist gives unreliable, or! inaccurate in formation,, he ceases to be . of value 'in the legislative, process. At that point he also ceases to be 7 of . value to ' his employer. Legislators will refuse to listen to him further" once it is re vealed he -has strayed"f rom. the narrow patn wmcn au gooa lobbyists should follow.' . Word travels fast when if is1 learned that a lobbyist cannot be trusted. Lobbyists often assemble infor mation and facts resulting from intensive research, which would not otherwise be available. .. Few Support Vote .- v '"':ff 1 Very few lobbyists suggest the way- a bill should be voted. 1 It Is even rarer forVa lobbyist to threaten-1 to 1 arouse public indig nation against a legislator be cause Of his stand' on: a-particular measures- a There is very little, if any, legislation of an economic char acter i which does not help - or hurt some part of our society. My observation is that lobbying contributes -toward a desirable goal of balancing . the interests of conflicting and competitive groups, . especially in the eco nomic field. The resulting com promise is usually a sound on. Through this maze of opposing ideas presented by the lobbyists, the Senators and Representatives must thread their way with cau tion and inquiry to the end of Li House' if determining-what will -best -suit the .general -welfare. , . s ri Example Given'; ' , 1 ' A good illustration 'of the lob bying process, iwhich you " can watch : at this .. session through newspaper 1 accounts; is the de veloping -struggle among several well-organized groups of lobby ists the" motor , carriers, the bajrgev companies 4nd . the, rail carriers. "The hard fight appears to .be shaping up over the bill supported ' by the motor 'and barge carriers, which would per mit the. Oregon Utilities., Com missioner to fix 'minimum rs.tes for railroads ' as ' well as . trucks. ' The 1 truckers and barge ; oper ators charge that, because there are no minimum on .rates in Ore gon on rail iransportation,-the railroads resort to selective rate cutting to drive ; out truck and barge . competition . and recoup the ; loss t elsewhere ItThe rail lobbyists counter with a some what complicated explanation of their rate structure and a denial of . the charges of selective rate cutting. .The rail . carriers pre vailed without too much diffi culty rat the last '.session, when the same issue arose. It now ap pears that a closer struggle is in the offing. . ; . . . " The . significance of this " strug gle between the common ' car riers is, of course, that' trans portation rates have a vital ef fect upon the economy, particu larly . in areas where -there are no rail carriers competing with each other. Often Testify . . Lobbyists- frequently- testify at committee neanngs on pro-- posed bills affecting their prin cipals. They constantly attend all committee hearings considering bills ' which i.would . affect ' their interests., Because: this requires attendance . in several, different places at the same time, a group may find ' it : desirable lor neces sary'; to ' have : several . lobbyists on the job. .Also,, several organi im Got Hodvonly Co PlcJO 2 DCC.r.10 fn 1 If you hive CTpensivc tastes but a modest purse. . you'll : want this beautifully tufted, two piece roupin. Plump, resilient FOAM RUBBER cushions the spring seats, gives you extra buoyant comfort. Smart modern styl ing" adds charm to your home. Choose from lush lovely tweed, modern textures, and other up-tcPthe-minute fabrics. It's quality built oy Chariton,' famous - for convertible living room furniture for 20 years.r. '--r m liJ i Water Rights Action Portland U.PJU. S: at torneys have petitioned, federal court here to , hear a complaint over water s rights near Hart Mountain antelope ;: refuge in Lake County. -. The action already has been zations within the same industry may have-different -views.-. -A good example of this is the farm h5bbyv--which-rtamlydoes-Tiot agree nwhat is- oest tor agri culture. 4 ' i' ' A number of school, dairy and tax relief bills were -introduced this week, mostly of a technical rather than a policy making character! Don't hesitate to write f or copies of bUls.Jf ypu.desire to keep posted on measures at- fectine anv of the above.v A public hearing is to- be held this week by the Elections Com mittee of which I am a mem ber, on the bills to make county offices and the office of district attorney nonpartisan. These bills were ; introduced ; early in ' the session and hearings have been delayed to await public reaction. To the surprise of the commit tee, the public response to date has .been niL f -;t'-'. --.- Public Senate', hearings on the important Columbia River Com pact proposal will be held Mon day, Feb. ,7, beginning at 2:30 p. m. Public hearings; on - the teachers' minimum salary ' bill will be held Monday, Feb. 14, at 7:30. p. m. i. . " - rNext .week . I hope to be able to make some opening, observ ations about the tax problem. WATCH REPAIRING FOR YOUR WATCH REPAIRS AND DIAMOND j SETTING NEEDS SEE ROY R. PICARD H.I.A. Certified Master Watchmaker WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION . Our Prices Are Moderate In The Heart of ; The BigY Shopping Center . I JEWELE For ess than you ' ?'! . Sofa ' VS 1 1 ' - f .f. : t .. ., ..:r f. -3 I .... j ''I "- "i : Cfcetitu Pay n.tlHsr " tJt v $25.00 Down $10.50 Month r 'A Con m. Se L V4 Jmabe wli'mq. Meal fee Brief room. d ti4 341 Kbrih Gcntrcf FREE CUSTOMER PARKING unffimnuun MEDFORD o GHAUTS Filed in Lake County 1 m .. filed -ui v Lane County Court' by Clarence -S.- Miller j seeking to restrain the govern ment from diverting Rock Creek waters. - - , ; Miller, an alfalfa and grain farmer, . said he irrigated his crops with water from the creek and that his water rights were established by the state engineer inM93L7"-" :'":-" T - -, ' Named as defendants in the suit are Douglas McKays secre tary of interior, Wallace B. Leon ard, wild life service worker and Maurice J. Murphy, who rents ;and from . the government. . -' WOULD CHANCE DATE . Salem (U.R) Deadline for paying -r Oregon - state - income axes would be set up from April 15 to May 15 if a bill introduced in the House by Rep. Maurine Neuberger. of Portland becomes law. V'-;--V?::'r-4fef ,., Dead, line Sunday Oassincd la at noon Saturday : 10 a jn. Monday ter Monday: other days SOO previous day. HOW CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. 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