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FOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday. May 12, 1835 Bill Makes Most Drastic Changes in Compensation law Since Inception Joan Crawford Will Continue Movie Career Hollywood (U.R) Actress Joan Crawford says as far as she's concerned her new hus band, Al Steele, 54, is "the boss," but th greying soft drink exe cutive says he has no intention of Interrupting her 30 year car eer in the films. . Miss Crawford, 47, and the president of Pepsi Cola were in terviewed by reporters for the first time yesterday since they eloped to Las Vegas, Nev., Tues day. ' The veteran actress trembled like a school girl and Steele ap peared equally nervous at a press conference on the set of Miss Crawford's latest picture, "Queen Bee." ' "He's certainly the boss." she raid. "Nothings' going to happen to this marriage." "She's happy with her career," said Steele. "And I don't want her to give it up." . To Travel in Europe The couple said they would travel in ridute aria wim the actress's four adopted child ren. Miss Crawford then will "commute" to fulfill pictures commitments in Hollywood. . Steele said he had known his bride for about four years, and began taking her out steadily aft er divorcing his second wife in March. "It was one of those things that just happen," he said. When asked who p roposed. Steele grinned and replied, "I did just once." - Boxwood Spray Advised By Horticulture Agent Homeowners should, spray soon for boxwood psylla, an in sect which causes a cupped leaf injury, Don Berry, Jackson coun ty horticulture agent, said today. Berry said a nicotine sulphate spray thoroughly applied in warm weather will give satisfac tory control of the insect.' He said the cupped leaf injury is not serious but detracts from the beauty of the plant. Prospect Prospect Due to conflict with the High School Letter men's smoker, the 4-H club box social which was scheduled for Thursday, May 6, has been post poned until later in the summer. ALMOST CERTAIN Melbourne, Australian (U.R) Rex Hartwig and Lew Hoad are "almost certain" to be paired as Australia's doubles team in Davis Cup play according to an announcement by Sir Norman Brookes, president of the Tennis Association of Australia. Jackson Street Work Under Way Base work is. being completed on East Jackson st. in prepara tion for awarding a paving con tract, and work was started early this week on laying a sanitary sewer in the Eastwood .and Capi tal Hill subdivision. The Jackson st. project was authorized by the council last fall but work was held up until after a sanitary sewer was in stalled, Vernon Thorpe, public works director, said. W. H. Conrad of Medford was awarded the contract for instal ling sanitary sewers in the East wood and Capital Hill areas at a cost of $45,354.50. The state highway department recently resurfaced Central ave., and minor patching is being done by city crews on other city streets. . . 'Aquapop' Starts Penitentiary Term . Miami (U.R) Russel Tongay began 10-year prison term to day for the dive death fo his world-famed Aquatot" daughter The ex-coast quardsman sur rendered at the county jail 25 minutes ahead of schedule to start serving : his manslaughter conviction growing out of the death of five-year-old Kathy Ton gay. ' The little swimming star died May 6, 1953, several hours after a dive from a 33-foot tower at a Miami Beach hotel pool. Follow ing a dramatic trial in January, 1954, an all-male jury decided Tongay was guilty of man slaughter. He was her trainer and supervised her diving instruction. 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Salem (U.R) Senate bill 465 finally agreed upon by the 1955 Legislature makes what probably are the most funda mental and drastic changes in the state's unemployment comp ensation law since it was first enacted at a special session late in 1935, the State Unemploy ment Compensation commission said today. In addition to broadening the general coverage, raising the benefit scale, narrowing eligibil ity of claimants and increasing disqualifications, the amend ments also entirely eliminate the seasonality provisions that have been on contention at every leg islative session. They institute a sliding scale of employers' ex perience rating designed to safe guard the shrinking ' reserve fund. With the exception of bene fits charging and disqualifica tions, changes are to take effect next Jan: 1 if Governor Paul L. Patterson signs the bill. Here are the changes in detail: Coverage Extended 1. Coverage extended to em ployers vith two or more em ployees in six weeks of one quarter; of year in which pay roll is over $1800. Now covers four or more dur ing six weeks of quarter with $500 payroll. Also peoples' util ity; districts and farm coopera tives are to be covered. Em ployee's pay to be taxed to $3600 a year instead, of the present $3000. 2. Weekly benefit amount to be computed from $15 to $35 as one twenty sixth of highest quarter earning in base year (now on annual earnings sched uled between $15 and $25). Mini mum eligibility boosted from $400 annual earnings to $700. Claimant also must have annual earnings one and half times those of high quarter or 37 times weekly benefit amount, which ever is less. All references to seasonal workers are eliminated. 3. Disqualifications extended to those getting vacation pay or guaranteed wage, payments under retirement plan sponsor ed by employer or to those re ceiving social security insurance unless ' they, secure 12 weeks subsequent work with pay more than the weekly benefit amount. .Disqualifications extended to eight weeks; quitting voluntar ily or failure to accept suitable work now four weeks. Benefits forfeited for disqualification period for failure to accept suit able work or being discharged for misconduct. 4. Claimant allowed partial weekly earnings without pen alty if not over a third' of his weekly benefit amount. If over a third and less than the whole weekly benefit, claimant may be paid remainder up' to bene fit amount. Now only $2 weekly earnings exempt. 5. Employers' experience rat ing to be computed on sliding scale based on proportion' of re serve fund to average annual taxable payrolls. Lowest rates in effect if funds' reserve ratio is over eight per cent and highest rates when less than three per cent. All seven schedules pro vide penalty tax rate of three per cent if employer has minus reserve ratio. Six scheduled pro vide varying rates, down to .3 per cent if employer's reserve ratio is up to from 8 to 13 per cent while seventh based on lowest reserve fund ratio increases-all rates to 2.7 per cent'. Now only one schedule from .3 to 2.7 per cent in effect except when reserves" fall below 3 per cent of average annual taxable payrolls. ; 6. Employment experience of employers required for gaining reduced' tax rates is changed from 36 months to 12 months. Method of charging benefits against firm accounts changed from inverse chronological to proportional amount of claim ants earnings from employers in base year.' Also charges are to be made against firm accounts in cases where benefits paid after claimant is disqualified for fail ure to apply for or accept suit able work. : Effects Uncertain Yet " ' " , Actual effect of the amend ments upon operations ' of the state unemployment compensa tion commission cannot be ac curately stated for some time, the commission said. Receipts will undoubtedly be higher because of wider cover age, higher rates and raising of taxable individual annual earn ings. Payments also will rise be cause of the new benefit sched dule. But the extent, of these changes also depends on many other underlying - economic factors. . ' With the reserves down over $30,000,000 from the $86,000, 000 peak late in 1948, officials expect a closer balance between taxes and benefits. If not, the sliding scale of experience rat ings will become operative in helping to retain this balance. Dealers Set Up For Antique Show Dealers from seven Oregon communities were busily setting up their displays in the Pioneer room of the Jackson hotel today for the second annual Chin Up club antique show and sale. The event will be open to the public Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. All items on display will be offered for sale but the visiting public is under no obligation to buy, show direc tors stressed. Business firms to be represent ed in the show are English's Choice Antiques, Clackamas; Brookview Antiques, Milwaukie; The Feichtinger's Little Anti que Shop, Coos Bay; Kibbe's An tiques and the Copper Kettle, both of Eugene; Ye Olde Lamp Shoppe, Tigard; Korenian Im porters, Klamath Falls, and La tour's Antiques, Portland. In cluded among the thousands of dollars worth of merchandise to be displayed are glass, silver, jewelrj't china and lamps of all kinds. Proceeds from the show will be used by the club for its handi capped aid fund. The fund is used to provide wheel chairs, crutches and other needs for dis abled persons, whether or not they are club members. A small admission charge will be made. Grange Roxy Ann Grange At the last meeting of Roxy Ann Grange two very interest ing movies were shown, Forestry Conservation and Blood Dona tions, of the Red Cross. Men of the Grange put on the program for Mother's day. Mrs. Hansen was honored with a bou quet of white carnations as be ing the oldest mother and Ruby Garrett a bouquet of red carna tions for being the youngest mo ther present. Donna Lou Phfnist er sang two songs; Deanna Nord strom tap danced and Alice Shober and Mildred Hart read poems. Nelson and Alice Shober have moved to Los Angeles. Nelson resigned his office as building chairman. He was also on the executive committee. Verda Quackenbush was wel comed back. She has been con fined at home by sickness in the family., , HEC announced a card party for Saturday night, May 14, members are io bring refresh ments. HEC will buy 32 chairs for the Grange. Next meeting will be in the evening with Verda Quackenbush and Mae Moore as hostesses. The Tedricks, . Myhres and Larsens are to serve at the next Grange meeting. Gift Favorite 7098 Surprise a hostess with these pretty doilies in pineapple and spider-web crotchet. Make a set for your own company-best too! Pattern 7098: Pretty gift dol lies! Easy crochet directions for 2 sizes, larger 20 inches, smaller 12; in No. 30 mercerized cotton. Send TWENTY - FIVE cents in coins for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for 1st- class mailing. Send to Medford Mail Tribune, Household Arts Dept., P.O. Box 168, Old Chelsea Station, New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS, and PATTERN NUMBER. ORDER our 1955 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue. Enjoy pages and pages of excit ing new designs - knitting, cro chet, embroidery, iron-ons, toys and novelties! Send 25 cents for your copy of this wonderful book now. You'll want to order every design in it! 50 4-H Club Members Chosen for OSC Camp Fifty 4-H club members have been selected by . the Jackson county executive committee to attend the annual summer school at Oregon State college in Cor vallis, July 14-24. Club members were selected on the basis of work in their projects, the number of times they have attended summer school and the scope of their 4-H program. " Delegates include Leolyn Brock, Marjo Murray, Linda Malloroy, . Ruth Westover and Nyla Murray, Antelope; Gwen Krouse, Dona Brown, Applegate; Julie Joy, Virginia Sisemore, and Annette Drager, Bellview; Joan Dobrot, Phyllis Taylor, Sandra Ghelardi and Linda Warren, Central Point; Cathie Carroll, Jane Grubbs and Marriane Star key, Eagle Point; Ann Buck, Evans Valley; Lois Biles, Carol Myers, Gold Hill; Judy Nelson and Beverly Nelson, Griffin Creek; Sheila Couey, Southwest Medford, Nancy Redhead, Ruch, Lorna Chapman and Carolyn Tiegs, Valleyview, and Nancy Barnes, West Side Medford. Boys Selected Boys selected to attend are Raymond Bitterling, Fred Jossy and James Cochran, Antelope; Gary Drouse, Applegate; Jerry Joy, Bellview; Carl Dobrot, Les lie Kellow, Carl Skyrman and Allen Barnes, Central Point; Jack Esp, Eagle Point; Ronald Daugherty and Raymond Swin gle, Fern Valley;- Martin Heit kamp, Medford; Don Smith, Southwest Medford; Norman Ditsworth, Wagner Creek; Henry Scott, Valleyview; and Allen Swearingeni John Foley and Daniel Gilman, Westside Med ford. ' Alternates are Shirley Dun lap, Feme Kellow, Dorothy Dee Ann Clark, Lottie Mae Combs, Frances Krouse, Charles Elmore, Billy. Hubbard, Craig Wright, John Caster and Mike Redmond. UN Commemoration Scheduled in June United Nations, N.Y. (U.R) The United Nations expects the greatest concentration of foreign ministers in its history at the 1 0th anniversary commemora tive session at San . Francisco in June, officials said today. 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