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f 4:2'" Tuesday, March 1, 1953 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE PlMflEYS IMMMMMIJIMMMBUMWUIIWIIW 1111111 rr- to aster Vf ' OPPOSES TAX CUT Treas. Secy. George Humphrey told tiie Senate finance committee that the income tax cut passed by the House would be bad medicine "for the little folks." He used terms "unjustified" and "irrespon sible gesture" in referring to the cut. He is shown (right) conferring with Senator Harry Byrd (D., Va.) committee cn airman. Plans for Coming Events Discussed at Chamber Meet Plans for two coming events, the retail merchants' spring op ening and the Blossom festival, were outlined yesterday noon by Howard Boyd, head of the Retail Merchants committee. Speaking to the regular Mon day luncheon in the Jackson ho tel of the Chamber of Commerce roundtable group, Boyd explain ed the Easter basket promotion, in which all county schools have been invited to participate dur ing the spring opening. The bas kets will be dsplayed in down town store windows on Mar. 11, and judging will take place the next day. Prizes set up for the best bas kets are $25 for first, $15 for second. $10 for third, $5 for fourth and a number of $1 priz es. 'New Approach" The speaker called the basket theme "a new approach to spring opening," and expressed hope that it would be success ful in gaining wide interest for the opening. He said April 23 has been set for the Blossom festival, which is financed by the RMA but car ried out through cooperation by the valley's service clubs. Boyd added the committee hopes that in the future a number of addi tional events can be added to the festival, besides the queen's contest and parade. He also explained the RMA's connection with the Chamber. The RMA finances it3 own pro jects, he explained, including about $1,123 raised for Christ mas promotion and $500 for the Blossom festival. In commenting on other mat ters before the RMA, Boyd said that the shopping centers plan ned for Medford in the near fu ture "are a good sign that the valley is growing. Competition never hurt anybody." It was announced that next Monday's program would be giv en by Cant. Dale Davis, of the east side fire station, on the Civil Defense program in Jackson county. A "far-reaching CD pro ject' will be announced at the meeting." Silverfon Man Freed by Grand Jury Salem (U.R) Casper Ov eross, 44-year-old Silverton car pente". was a free man today after a Marion county grand jury refused to indict him yes terday on fivst degree murder charges pressed by District At torney Kenneth Brown. Oveross was accused by the district attorney of the first de gree murder of his former neighbor, Erwin O. Kaser, at Silverton Feb. 17. But the grand jury said there was insufficient evidence to indict. The jurors were not required to bring in either a true or not true bill against Oveross since he had not been bound over from a preliminary hear ing. ' The rifle with which the fa tal shots were fired has not been found and ballistics tests are still being conducted in the Portland crime laboratory. Sheriff Denver Young said to day that the investigation into the Kaser shooting would be continued. Veteran Employee Of City Retires; Plans Long Trip Allen D. Curry, 505 Benson st., an employee of the Medford Water commission for almost 27 years, retired today. Curry arrived in Medford in 1926 from Kansas, and was first employed in the county tax de partment for Wi years. He join ed the city treasurer's and re corder's office, where hp tp. mained for five years, and on May 1, 1933, became office manager of the water depart ment, a position he has held untu loaay. For almost nine years Currv also served as city municipal juage, combining the duties wim inose in ine water depart ment. He said today the department has almost doubled in size and in services since he joined it. When he first started work, he and one girl handled the office work. Now there are five, he stated. Curry plans to take an ex tended and leisurely trip around the country in the next tour months, stopping in Calif ornia, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma. Texas. Louisiana. and up the Atlantic coast to Washington, Philadelphia and Boston. He will go by bus en route east, but will buy a new car mere and drive back. He will visit numerous friends and relatives on the trio. Five Children . Mrs. Curry died in 1939. The COUDle's five children are Neal. Oakland. Calif.: Wavne. Fair field, Calif.; Miss Phyllis Curry, Salem; Mrs. Alice Hood, Med ford, and Mrs. Ray Tucker, Koseburg. When he returns to Medford, Curry said, he's going to "take it easy," for a while, but plans to raint his house and fix ud the yard. He has no other plans at the moment. EXCHANGE RATE Brunswick, Me. (U.R) Mer chant Alfred M. 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