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1 RICHER COFFEE "IlfJSTAWTLY is . . JIT ...... yijii.'jBfy . ii it i - -. ' United Press Full Leased Wire United Press Full Leased WirV Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1 955 Pages 1-6 1 t A Legislative Committee of Chamber Screens New Bills (Editor's note: ' The follow ing is the first of a series of articles, prepared by and pub - lished at the request of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, describing the chamber's committee or gani ' zation and personnel. It is hoped that through ' these articles residents of Medf ord 'can obtain a better idea of : what the chamber does and how it does it.) - The newly appointed chair man of the legislature of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce is Frank J. Van Dyke of Van Dyke and Dellenback, at torneys. Van Dyke held the chairmanship of this committee two years ago. A resident of this area since 1911, Van Dyke has served as -president of the Rotary club, YMCA, Lincoln club and the Ashland Chamber of Commerce. At present he is on the board of governors of the Oregon State Bar and is a member of the board of directors for the Cham ber of Commerce. I "Watch Dog" The legislative committee serves as a "watch dog" organi zation on issues coming before the state legislature and meets every Monday for breakfast at the Medford hotel at, 7:30 a.m. All bills introduced in the legis lature are screened by commit tee members assigned to vari ous spheres of interest, and re : ports or recommendations are made at the breakfast meetings. ' ' Those assigned to study spec ial phases of legislation are: Agriculture, Walt Jons and Cliff Lovejoy; Highway,' Archie ; Fierce and Paul Rynning; Finan cial Affairs, O. H. Bengtson; .Education, Bob Shephard; Elec tion and Reapportionment,'1 Col. rW. H. Paine; Labor and Industry, -Richard Finch; Assessment and Taxations-Bob Root; Natural Re "sources, Eric Allen -Jr., Walt Jones and Cliff Lovejoy; Public Health and Medical Affairs, Dr. ." Fred Burick and Dr. Scott Heatherington; Local Goverh . ment, State and Federal, Cliff Lovejoy, and Public Welfare and Institutions, Col. W. H. Paine; According to the committee policy, matters of a controver sial nature in the field of legis lation are referred to the board v before any action is taken. p V i y-? S ' .-v-M's,,, f " $ y if - 'ij:Jr"-i V . - . f'w' hV-V I a. roaring success ( - no seams to worry about! seamless stockings by If MEDFORD "rm ' ' FRANK J. VAN DYKE Heads Legislative' .Group Man Receives Shock; Greater One Coming Syracuse, N." y.V (U.R) Stamp clerk William Ryan in the pos'toffice said a salesman "really looked crujhed" after asking for help in finding an address. "I don't think you'll find this in the Syracuse phone book,"; Ryan told the salesman. "It's in Utica.!. .: . ... "Good heavens! Isn't this Utica?" " '' " "It's Syracuse," Ryan replied. "I've lived here for 35 years." , The man was so unhappy at .tjiv news that he practically crawled away from the window, said Ryan, who realized after ward that he was due for.' an even, greater shock. He-was looking for the Utica Knitting Mills, and that plant is no longer in Utica, It was moved to the South. Arson Charge Filed i ht-Burning of House " Portland (U.R) A charge of first degree arson has been filed against' Donald Gerald Lanee. 21,7 The Dalles, who police said admitted he was paid $500 to burn down a 1 Portland "house Dec. 14. , ' . :. v Portland (U.R) Hollada Park Hospital here has announc ed plans for a . $1,000,000 addi tion to its facilities. r : . A X V. J' Zt-X V1 1 . J i. ..M - 1.35 to 1.65 pr. ? Proposals To Hike Worker Benefits Also in Hoppers By UNITED 'PRESS Bills to increase jobless pay have been introduced in more than a score of state legislatures," a survey showed today. ; Proposals to broaden or1 in crease workmen's compensation benefits have " been introduced in more than a dozen states, the survey showed, c At least nine states and prob ably more will consider estab lishing or raising minimum wage rates. -In addition to increasing "un employment compensation, sev eral states are considering ex tending the- duration of the benefits. Meanwhile, many states are considering tightening the reg ulations to ' prevent fraudulent claims.. "Right to work" bills outlaw ing closed or union shops have been introduced in a few legis latures, and picketing restric tions have been proposed in others. . ' Favors Labor ; Summed up, most of the labor legislation introduced thus far appeared tp favor labor. In some states this was regarded ' as a reflection of last -fall's' election results in which the Democrats won governorships in eight states held by the Republicans, . In many states, bills to boost jobless pay, workmen's compen sation and minimum : wage re quirements were Introduced on the governor's recommendation States in which jobless pay in creases have been . proposed in elude Arizona, Arkansas, Cal ifornia, : Colorado, - Connecticut Georeia. Indiana! Iowa. Kansas Massachusetts. ; Michigan. Mon tana, ' Nebraska, New ; Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode . Island, South Dakota , - Texas,.-. Utah, Washington . and Wisconsin. S50 Weekly Payments ' x - Bills submitted in California would- raise ? unemployment compensation payments from $30. to $50 a week,.. one of tne biggest hikes proposed. ! States in which workmen's compensation increases or ' ex tensions have been proposed in elude California, Connecticut Illinois. Indiana. Iowa. Kansas Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Minimum Wan a ' States in which minimum wage legislation .has been of fered include Indiana, Massachu setts, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico. North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma and Oregon. .. . v v In severar states not listed, bills for jobless pay increases and : workmen's ' compensation boosts .areVbeing prepared fcut have not yet been submitted. Picketino Bills , . ' "Right - to-' work" .bills are pending in Ohio and Indiana. In Texas several measures have been introduced to tighten pick eting restrictions. Gov. Allan Shivers 1 recommended . banning strikes or Dicketins to compel union recognition in cases where the union doe, 'not represent- a majority. ... ; V In . Massachusetts, a bill was introduced to -outlaw "educa tional or informative" picket ing. For example, a union could not tticket a barber shoD with signs saying the shop was unfair or non-union. - Town Too Small; Liquor Law Changed y St. Paul, Minn. . 0.R) Pembertoh, .Minn., is going to get a liquor store. . , ; A legislative : committee ; has approved a bill permitting i" a liquor store within 1,500 feet of a public school, which pres ent law forbids. : v ; ; . Pemberton is so' small its im possible to get 1,500 feet - away from the school and still be in Pemberton. ... V. Portland U.R) Building permits issued in Multnomah county during last month , total led 290 with a valuation of $2,- 533,817. 3 cs in Gadget' Ta Off Air Boon Chicago. (U.R) Richard R. Cook's office hasn't been dusted in weeks. And he's proud of it. Cook, president of ; an elec tronics firm, has developed a i gadget which he believes will be a boon to housewives and hay fever sufferers. . It takes dust and pollen out of the air." .;: ... ' : Cook, a grey-haired executive who works, in his shirt sleeves, has one of the machines in his own office in ' a sooty factory neighborhood near the railroad tracks. . ' . . . . ... 1 . There isn't a speck of dust around. Elaborate Gadget "And the cleaning woman hasn't been in here in weeks," he said. ,"She might come in once a month." Cook has a more elaborate gadget installed in his home in suburban. Evanston. It's hooked up to the warm air heating sys tem, and it "keeps the whole house dust free," he said. His wife hasn't had the cur tains cleaned in the three years since he installed the unit, he said. ; -. f t . .- . : . ; - ..... - . ....... . f . J ' i- yfyi m&U II - - 'yy yzyy W-r' 'i. ' - '-Sj 7' JSlMeatieost : ' " , If you haven't stepped inside a 1955 Ford and tried new Trigger-Toraue power you don't know how much fun driving can be , Come in for a Test Drive ' 1 and YOU Icing Dust To Hay fever Victims "And we haven't had to do any decorating either." Cook,-, an engineer by trade, began experimenting with the Cloud Seeding Due In Owyhee District ... Ontario, Ore. (U.R) Final contract . has I been signed yes terday between the North - Am erican Weather ; Consultants of Alta Dena, Calif., and the Owy hee irrigation district for a cloud seeding .operation in the Owyhee irrigation district. r Paul House, water district board of control manager, said the seeding would begin im mediately.. Consultants already have been set up 22 generators in the watershed area which will seed clouds with silver iodide to produce snow, and rain. , ' The cloud-seeders claim they can increase snow in higer ele vations and rain in lower, from 20 to 50 per cent. Cost for seed ing the 100,000-acre area will be about 80 cents an' acre, House estimated. , Of course, you've seen it . . and heard about it. But when was the last time you actually got ; - - behind the wheel and drove a Ford? , If you haven!t driven a Ford lately, you're in for a thrilling experience. "Ask anyone who has! For this Ford is totally unlike any car you've 3 ever taken for a spin . ..unless you've put a Ford Tkunderbird through its paces. The Thunderbird, you know, inspired the styling in all 16 of Ford's new models this year. - - ' s , - ""' "" . i r 1 1 . . , . 1 1 n - i jumAw. ff: ,....j.i i mi .."jj Jm S. you'll want to drive it home MAIN . & FIR STREETS CAN BE SURE WITH AN . Pollen Out antidust device because his wife and three of his four children are afflicted with hay fever. "We, used to spend . a lot of money , on trips, tov get , away from - the pollen,". Cook said. "Now. we find it unnecessary." Filters Dust From Air , V . Cook's device filters dust from the ajr electrostatically. A fan blows the air through : slits in a series of eight aluminum plates. The plates are, alternately charged, one positive and : the next, negative. - The j magnetic fields thus set up cause the dust to adhere to the plates. . Coke began tinkering with.the gadget in 1940. By 1951, he said, his firm had made 155 experi mental models, but each gave off a certain amount : of ozone: V "Most people think ; ozone is healthful," he i said.. '?But , it's more poisonous than the carbon monoxide fumes : from your car." . ---y -.-::p. :: It: wasn't until 1951,' he said, that the firm developed a model which gave off no ozone?- ' Cook - said his first perfected models were distributed through doctors "to chronic hay fever sufferers. . - : : . . i ; :'. v ES3 I USED CAR' FROM YOUR FORD: DEALER i ' 1 m .w...-A.m.vi.v...... ...... i-. . . . ... . i I Zpay iess than you do for other fine instant coffees... much less than for regular, coffee. . v f use' uss because Edwards is i "Deep Roasted" to bring out all the richness of finest cof fee beans. . -q waste none make only j what you want, a single cup or k good, big pot, . , Featured at USE TRIBUNE Inside Ford's Luxury Lounge interior youTl. find fresh new .two-tone colors . . . rich new fabrics . . . i totally new door paneling . . . and a sweeping new control panel. ; . - .- .. And the way, this '55 Ford behaves is something ' which only a Test Drive can describe. But here's ; a hint: Ford's new TriggerTorque power responds i to your, wishes in as ; little as 7100 of a second . . . arid this power is yours in Ford's new 162-h.p. Y-block V-8, 182-h.p. Y-block Special V-8 or a new 120-h.p. I-block Six. - j .". There are mariy, many mor surprises in this: completely new Forid. To get the full story, wh'y not accept our invitation and take a Test Drive? s 1 OaeiOKD : PHONE 3-4547 . PHONE 3-4547 R t' . t : : ...at a 3-way saving! WANT ADS! i '
