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.
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RU LUND
Ad Club President Due
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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 -
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-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
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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.
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MEDFORD o GHAUTS
Filed in Lake County
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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.
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