TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
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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-
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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.
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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-
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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
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Communications Effective
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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
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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
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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.
OPEN EVERY DAY
No Admission Charge
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