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TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, March 8, 19SS 4.W 7, V l?f 4 H : : NURSING HOME PATIENTS Shown above is a group of patients at a Medford nurs ing home. Seven member homes of the Ore gon Nursing Home, Inc., and one non-mem- ber, in the Rogue valley will hold an open house on both March 12 and 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Facilities of the homes will be open- i ed for inspection to the public at this time. Two staff members of the Milledge Convalesc ent home, 12 South Orange st., are pictured with a group of patients. Standing left is Viola Crafford, nurse, and Dietician Bessie Murphy, standing, right rear. Brainerd photo) Nursing Homes Area Slate Open House Plan on Week End Where will you go if you should pass the life expectancy of three score and 10, and are in need of nursing care? If you have a lot of money, you possibly can afford your own quarters and expensive private care. If you are just an average citizen, who may even need help from the state, you may end up in a licensed nurs ing home. What Ar Conditions? With this prospect facing many wregon cuizens, wnai win be your living conditions in such homes? All kinds of ideas pop into a person's head when he envisages life in such an en vironment. An event scheduled for two days, March 12 and 13 should go a long way to' clear tip many doubts along this line. This is a "statewide open house" for members of the Oregon Nursing Homes, Inc. Visitors v.ill be welcomed from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days. Those interested will get a chance to talk with the patients, observe housing conditions ana inspect tb.2 kitchen facilities and menus. State regulations placed on such homes call for certain requirements in kitchens, plumb' ing, lighting, fire fighting equip ment and communications, as well as others, according to Mrs. Erma Milledge, local home op erator. ' . , A total of seven. homesin the Medford, Ashland and Jackson ville areas, which belong to the state 'group, will participate and one non-member home.-They are the Medford Convalescent home 120 , Laurel st., Milledge Con valescent home, 12 South Orange St., Brimble Convalescent home, 106 South Orange st., all Med ford; Mitchell's sanitarium, 207 North Fifth st., Jacksonville, and Crosby Nursing home, 47 Granite st., Hillcrest Rest home, 142 North Main st. and Moun tain View Nursing home," 596 Park St., all Ashland. Park View Nursing home, 906 West Main st.. is a non-member. Patients in the home are both men and women, except the Milledge home where only women are taken care of. A total of 80 patients are cared for in the three ONHI-member hemes in Medford and the one in Jacksonville. The three homes in Medford offer the same serv ice for welfare and private pa tients at the same cost, Mrs. Milledge Said. j The home operator pointed out that the ONHI is sponsor ing a bill to set up a board of examination for. licensed homes, similar to those for the medical, dental and engineering profes sions. The board would handle inspections of the homes and hear any complaints about treatment in the homes. S i ' ROTARY OFFICERS The present and in coming presidents of the Medford Rotary club, and their wives, are shown as they ap peared at the Golden Anniversary luncheon of Rotary. International recently. From left to right, they are Mr. and Mrs. Lester Har- 'vM- Tis. Mrs. Joe Naumes, and Naumes, who will take over- as president, succeeding Harris, July 1. The 50th year of Rotary will be ob served by various events until June, with the motto, "50 Years of Service Above Self. He Profits Most Who Serves Best." (Brainerd photo) ' Floor Fight Looms Over Pay Increase For Postal Workers Washington (U.R) A House floor fight loomed Saturday over the bill to give postal field workers a pay raise. It was learned that some mem bers of the Post Office Commit tee, led by Rep. John E. Moss fFLfalif intpn in act tho House to approve, a larger pay raise than the average 7.5 per cent approved by the full com mittee Friday. Amount Indefiniit , The group has not yet definite ly decided just how large an in crease they will seek. Some mem bers said there may be proposed amendments calling for a 10 per cent boost. v But it was considered more likely that the group will con fine its floor fight to an at tempt to obtain higher rates for postal workers in the low income brackets," particularly the 330, CC0 letter carriers, clerks and cliivers. House Approves Bill The House committee, by an overwhelming unrecorded vote Friday, approved a pay raise bill that would give every postal Texas Citizens Seek Ouster Of School Board Members Irving, Tex. (U.R) A citizens' group allied with 200 striking teachers and other school em ployees Saturday was consider ing a plan to do away with the local school board. But officials of the school board were 'busily hiring replacement teachers and said things would be cleared up soon. "A spirit of co-operation is now evident in our school dis trict," a spokesman for the school board said. '' But the Irving Citizens' Com mittee was thinking about a plan to get the Irving Independ ent School District dissolved, through a special election. This would put the city's eight public schools into the Common School District and leave the seven-man Irving School Board without jobs or power. The school board's firing of Dr. John L. Beard, 53-year-old superintendent of . s c h o o 1 s, touched off the strike. Also fired were 10 other persons, Including seven school principals. Attended Convention Beard charged, that he was fired because teachers in the school- attended Democratic. precinct conventions last sum mer and helped swing the vote in the area to Ralph Yarborough. the "liberal" Democrat who lost in the runoff election to incum ent Gov. Allan Shivers. The school board denied any political link to the firing and the walkouts. The members said Dr. Beard has been uncoopera tive. - - Communications Effective - In Assisting Legislators By PHILIP B. LOWRY Sttat Sanalor Salem One of the most inter esting phases of serving as a legislator is the tremendous va riety of com munications re ceived during the session. Telephone calls, tele grams, post cards, letters and circulars arrive in a con tinuous stream. Legislators are extremely re sponsive to any type of commun ication. We are anxious, Wher ever cosncientiously possible to serve the needs of the individual. Most important, various types of communications furnish us with considerable guidance in fulfill ing the function of representative government by finding what the people want and what they are thinking. So well aware are a number of organizations of the effect of communications upon lawmakers that some have widely circulated printed material instructing their members as to how best to ac complish this. From my brief personal ex perience, most of their suggested points are well taken because they are based upon common .sense psychology in dealing with people. Lists 'Don'ts These are the "don'ts" of let ter writing: , Don't threaten defeat at the next election. (Most legislators are only doing what they regard as a public service anyway.) Don't assume an air of great in fluence in the community, as the legislator can decide this for him self. Don't urge defeat or'passage of a bill without giving reasons. Don't use mass circulation let ters. Don't write repeated letters on the same subject, as they tend to add to the burdens of an al ready busy schedule, and one- well-written letter will adequate ly do the job. Don t be abusive or scurrilous. The "do's" are simple: Do be concise and to the point. Do, when writing on specific bills, designate the popular name or number, or the legislator may spend a long time trying to find the bill you are writing about. Do base your views, if possible, upon personal experience or ob servation. Do mention local con ditions, if they will be affected. Do make the communication timely to he subject under con sideration. Do send a letter of commendation or thanks when you think it is in order. (We re alize these occasions will be rare.) Do be sure that you are writing on a state and not a fed eral problem when addressing mail to the Capitol at Salem. Letters involving federal ques tions should be directed to our delegation in Washington, D. C. Fall In Categories Communications fall into rath er definite categories. The larg est volume comes from organiza tions or businesses who do not have lobbyists regularly repre senting them at the Capitol. Word gets around that a particular bill will adversely affect a par ticular business or group and very soon the letters of, protest will start coming in. Someone in these situations assumes the in itiative to see that the letters are written. When this type of letter starts arriving, it is easy to de termine whether it is part of a "mass attack," or represents the carefully thoughtout reasoning of the individual writer. These communications, however, usu ally represent the forthright con victions of the writer, if only for the purpose of protecting himself against what he thinks, may di rectly and adversely affect him. Next, there is the purely form letter, which is almost identical m wording with lots of others. Thu type, it would seem, has been-solicited by an interested organization which is seeking to enlist the aid of others not di rectly affected. Sometimes this appears to be done on an accom odation or friendship basis. Most legislators regard" this sort of letter, vejry casually, especially when they know a well-organized campaign is in progress on a par ticular bill." Nevertheless, it still merits some consideration in my mind, because some citizen has taken the time and trouble to write it and has at least put his name to a statement of opinion. Point Out Problems Then there are those letters which do not oppose or support, legislation but seek only to point out the problems or defects in pending bills. They are ex tremely helpful and much ap preciated. This type of letter often comes from the person who has a better practical knowledge field worker at least a six per cent pay boost and reclassify j postal jobs. The committee estimated that the. bill, if enacted, would cast the federal government an ad ditional $150,000,000 a year. The Senate Post Office Com mittee already has approved a bill which would raise postal sal aries 10 per cent. Returned tq Medford Dr. ROBT. E. LEE, Optometrist OFFICES NOW OPEN AT THE BIG Y MARKET BUILDING 1912 N. pacific Hwy. Phont 3-5923 , EASY PARKING - of the problem at hand than the legislator himself, and often points out laws that look good on paper but would be bad in practical operation. Another class is the letter of inquiry as to the status, of a par ticular bill or a request that a copy of a particular bill be for warded. Legislative recommendation of organizations of long standing and good repute' are frequently received. These too are extreme ly helpful because they represent the decision of people who have had a deliberate group discussion and exchange of views. The real favorite is the letter written by that person whom we have all come to call "the common man." He is really very uncommon because he has taken the time, usually in longhand, to tell you what he thinks we could do for the good of the people. He may be wealthy or po'or but his only interest is good government. These letters are the best possi ble index to the general thinking of the people. They often indi cate a trend, if enough are writ ten. Too, legislators recognize that the longhand or individually typed letter may represent more of an effort than that which has been typed in an office regularly equipped for that purpose. Calls Effective Telephone calls are effective, because they are direct. How ever, the legislator usually doesn't have his files and bill calendars in a tiny phone booth. There is no written record for further consideration as with a letter. Letters are often passed among the legislators and con sidered by committees and, of course, this effect cannot be had with a telephone call. Telegrams command immedi ate attention and furnish a writ ten record. They can be used ef fectively where legislative ac tion is imminent. In my opinion, they sometimes lose weight be cause they are usually terse and do not state in detail the reasons for the position taken. One of the most significant facts I have observed about com munications is . the sudden, al most explosive, action of the well-organized opponents of a bill and the silence of its sup porters. In other words, opposi tion brings far greater response tnan support. While it is impossi ble to determine scientifically ine eilect of protests, the sad fact probably is that the violent pro tests of a minority have often smothered a bill which would have been supported by the ma jority. l Reports and all sorts of publi cations come in large numbers, and the job of the legislator on these is to separate the wheat from the chaff. Some reports can be very useful in preparing ar guments for or against a bill. If we tried to read and digest them all, there would be time for noth ing else. .' One of our problems is keeping track of the communications re ceived on the different bills. This is often done by directly marking on our copies of the bills a brief notation of the opinion received. It may become necessary on a few bills to keep separate files. When a bill is introduced in either the House or Senate, it is not then immediately consid ered by the entire House or Sen ate. It is read twice before the House or Senate, depending upon where it originates, i and then referred to the appropriate committee. Unless some action is taken on it by the committee, it will never again be considered on the floor by all of the legis lators. It may be weeks after the second reading on the floor that the bill, after recommendation by the committee; returns for a final vote. After passage in either the House or Senate, the process must be repeated in the other house of the legislature. On most bills, support opposi tion, to be effective, must come in time to allow the legislator to get the viewpoint before the committee considering the bill. No amount of mail should, de ter the lawmaker from voting his honest convictions. However, the mail plays an important part in the life of the legislator and it is your opportunity to take part in the legislative process. Visit of Russian Farmers to Iowa Receiving Study Washington (U.R) - State De partment, officials are seriously interested in proposals to let a group of 'Russian farmers visit farms in Iowa. High-ranking department of ficials were surprised and some what irritated by jreports that thev were scoffing at the idea. They said they have adopted a "reasonable and positive ap proach" to the suggestion. The big problem at the mo ment is the absence of any offi cial application for the Russians to come to . tms country, xne sources emphasized. The idea of having Russians visit Iowa was first brought up by the Des Moines Register and Tribune in a Feb. 10 editorial. A Moscow publication, Soviet Agriculture, on March 1 endors ed the idea in an editorial "pro vided, of course," the Soviet del egation "would be allowed into the United States." Honest-To-Goodness Farmers. State Department officials said that any Russian applications would be acted upon individual ly bv the Government. They em phasized that their interest would only be in real honest-to-goodness Russian farmers (no secret aeents allowed). Authorities took the view that the United States would lose nroDaeanda - wise by turning down cold any bona fide agricul tural exchange project. INDICTED Portland (U.R) Andrew Tar lor, alias George H. O'Connor, was indicted for assault with in tent to kill Friday as a result of a recent shooting scrape in which Portland Police Chief Jim Purcell narrowly missed death or serious injury . AWARDED CONTRACT Portland U.R) Gallaher Welding of Corvallis has been awarded a $4,016 contract .by the Corps of Engineers for cutting, trimming and drilling 502 pieces of railroad track and re-stockpiling them at North Dalles, Wash. SNIDER'S MILK Takes the "DIE" Out Of Dieting Marilyn Said Best ' To Portray Pickford Hollywood (U.R) : Mary Pickford said Saturday she want ed Marilyn Monroe to portray her in a movie of Miss . Pick ford's life. , Miss Pickford, known as Am erica's sweetheart during her film career, said she. believed America's pini;p . queen could play the role "better than most actresses in Hollywood." The retired actress said she planned the film,, which, she might direct herself, if she is successful in buying a studio property which she and Samuel Goldwyn are battling over in court. The property goes on the auction block April 2 CRATER ROCK MUSEUM . i ' .... East Scenic Avenue Central Point V (Turn right at first traffic divider one mile nortn of Central Point) Oregon's largest collection of cut and polished Agate and other Gem Stones is now on exhibit and open to the public for the first time. 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