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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Seasonality
Provisions Out
In New Measure
. 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.
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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.
The United Nations will hold
a non-working session at the
place of its birth from June 20
to June 26. Officials said indica
tions to date were that more
than 30, and perhaps more than
40 foreign ministers will partici
pate. The highest representation of
foreign ministers at any U. N.
session to date was the 30 that
attended the General Assembly
session in 1952.
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