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Mayor Miller 'Shocked 'Disappointed7 In Outcome of Two Elections Last Week Following is the text of a statement issued Saturday by Mayor Earl Miller, addressed to members of the city council, the people of Medford, and the resi dents of the South Medford area: - "I am very much disappointed m the outcome of the election to annex the east, south and west suburban districts to the city of Medford. As the canvass of this vote will show our invita tion for these people to join with the city was turned down by ap proximately a 5 to 1 majority. Democratic Choice "In my opinion these people have rejected in a democratic way the very thing that many of them have requested from Med ford to help them solve, namely water and sewer facilities of city standards, but by their own choice have chosen to remain in their present condition. Some of these sections from a health standpoint are a menace to them selves as well as the city of Medford. "I do not want any one to believe that the city of Medford or any of its officials was pro moting this annexation lor any personal or political ambitions. But Medford is a growing city and will expand into these areas whether we like it or not. The evidence is already there, and the problems of need of water, sanitation facilities, proper plan ning and proper financing are very evident and will continue to grow worse and far more ex pensive when the problems be come more acute. Not Toe Large "There are those In our city who claim we entered into the project of annexation on too large an area, and without ample time and factural study. To this I will disagree, for in my opin ion it would be a great deal cheaper for both Medford and the residents of the area to pro gram and develop this area on a single annexation than by piecemeal sections, which will not confrom with one another. "The cost born by the city of Medford In calling this election has not been wasted, and I be lieve certain facts obtained by the city of Medford have been worth the expenditure. "It is my intention to call for a meeting in the very near future of the Medford Water commis sion, the Medford Planning com mission and the Medford . city council that we might coordin ate our thinking and formulate an agreeable policy for the fu ture on the problem of water districts, sewer districts and an nexation that we might avoid making again the mistakes which I believe have been made in the past. It will be my recommenda tion to these three groups that no water districts or sanitary districts be considered for ap proval in any section that is contiguous to the city without first careful consideration of annexation of the section into the city. Interested in Needs "I would never wish It to be said that I am not interested in progress or in other people's needs. I am hot here as mayor of the city of Medford for pub licity or personal gain, but I am trying to fulfill these duties for the betterment of Medford and keep faith with those citizens who elected me. "To the people of Medford: I am very much disturbed and shocked at the result of the election to exceed the 6 per cent limitation of the city of Medford general fund budget by $66,510. This election was defeated by about 3 to 1 majority. "The shocking part of this is not the defeat, but what it is going to mean to the citizens of Medford. Some 636 "no" votes out of approximately 9,000 reg istered voters in our city are controlling the operation of our city for the next fiscal year, which is not the majority ex pression of the people in my opinion. The $66,510 represents about 7.75 per cent of the total year's expenditures for general fund purposes, which means the budget is now being revised to delete services and personnel of this growing city of ours. It is a patriotic duty to vote, and this proves to me what a disastrous thing can happen when good citizens don't vote. For I believe had the people exercised their American heritage this small in crease would have passed by a large majority. Progress Retarded "Asa result the city of Med ford must retard its progress. I believe this would be unneces sary had the voters exercised this voting privilege. "I am accepting this defeat in somewhat of a personal way, and having served on the coun cil for about seven years, I be lieved the people of Medford to be a progressive people. But Prospect Hillbilly Jamboree Plans Said Now Well Under Way Prospect Residents of the Prospect area have plans for their fifth annual Hillbilly Jam boree of July 23 and 24, well under way. Opening the celebration will be the big parade, beginning at the school yard gate and pro ceeding south on the highway to the Jamboree grounds. There will be three divisions for chil dren of grade school age and under, which will include chil dren with costumes or stunts, the pet division and the vehicle group. Prizes for each division will be given. The parade chair man, Mrs. Darwin Bevens, is re questing the children to be reg istered by contacting her by mail or leaving their entry blank at the Prospect post office. Welcome Entries 'The Jamboree entertainment committee is welcoming floats and hillbilly entries from all per sons, organizations, or businesses in Prospect to help make the Jamboree bigger and better each year. There will be a cash sweep stake prize for the best all around entry. Those taking part are asked to be at the school grounds at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 23, to insure a- smooth send off at noon. Candidates for the Jamboree queen are Miss Beverly Bean, sponsored by Prospect Lions club; Miss Genevera Mathers, PTA; Miss Joanne Cooper, Shady Cove Lions; Miss Marianne Hub bard, Prospect Lady Lions; Miss Janet Bean, 4-H clubs, and Miss Sue Colley, sponsored by the Prospect Letterman's club. They will-be seen on television July 21, at 6 p.m. Accompaning the girls will be Mrs. Willard Huff man, queen chairman, and Don ald Vaughn, publicity manager. All organizations of Prospect will be represented with booths on the Jamboree grounds and entertainment is planned for both days of the celebration, with the one big dance on Saturday evening. The Prospect Hillbillys have invited everyone to come and have fun,; July 23 and 24. when you understand what this has done to your city I think you will agree with me that we have made a great mistake in allowing this election to fail. "As an example, we had a ma jor fire Friday night in our downtown section, a fire which was a catastrophe in itself but could have been much worse u we failed to have the equipment and trained personnel to handle the situation. A lot of praise should be given Chief Barker and his men for a job well done. However, it took very nearly the entire force to handle the situation. Also we lost consider able equipment,, which must be replaced in the immediate fu tupre. This department will have to be cut, along with the other departments, to pick up the nec essary revenue to balance our budget. This should be a lesson to us, that we should be building uo the departments instead of tearing them down. Think it over, my fellow citizens, and I believe you will agree with me. Police Department Cut "Your police department will be affected and with the discon- "Your airport is also going to be afected and with the discon tinuance of passenger train ser vice the airport becomes more valuable to the citizens. "Your cultural life will be af fected also for library funds for the purchase of new books will be curtailed,- "The street lighting program is to be brought to a standstill "Proposed ' traffic lights will have to be suspended.' "This is not the way a g- owing city, can survive, and . provide the necessary services that go to make Medford the town it IS today. Let's stop and reconsider the facts and not let this happen aeain. and don't complain too loud of these departments can't give the services expected dur ing the next fiscal year, for you will have the opportunity then perhaps to vote again. Is Tax-Conscious "I would like to remind the people of Medford that as mayor and a citizen I am just as tax- conscious as any one else and am interested in making a tax dollar go as far as possible. I believe that your city is just as well or better managed and bet ter serviced for every tax dollar spent than any other city in the Pacific Northwest of comparable size. "I would like to add that our tax dollars have to be divided ud with different local' bodies. namely schools, county and city. mew: mutoys mum ire REHQM SALE BUT OUR STOCK WON'T LAST LONG! HOTIM (MIES t - - 0 COME IN U: NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED! This Is Your Big Opportunity AM f mm WE CAN STILL OFFER A CHOICE SELECTION OF NAME BRAND REFRIGERATORS - RANGES -WASHERS and DRYERS-ALSO TV SETS Packard-Bell - Stromberg Carlson - Hoffman - CBS Columbia Crosley EVERY ITEM GUARANTEED BIG DISCOUNTS EASY TERMS APPOINTED Burton W. Dunn, above, Corvallis realtor, ' has been appointed as educational coordinator for the Oregon real estate department. Dunn has scheduled educational confer ences for Medford, Roseburg and Eugene Real Estate boards for September. Artist Offering Art Instruction in City Robert Miller, a University of Oregon graduate, who has stud ied in galleries and museums of Rome, Paris and London, is now offering art instruction to chil dren and adults. Classes for young children will ' include painting animals, flowers, personal inventions, group projects and clay model ing. Older children (12 to adult) will enter classes including fig ure and animal drawings, per spective, . rendering, modeling, and others. . Adult courses will feature art materials, color, working with reproductions of masterpieces, and field trips. Mgler's home is 514 West Jackson st, phone 3-1617. During summer months children's classes will be held mornings at Miss Pat's dancing studio on the Jacksonville high way. : . .,- Sunday. July 10. 19SS MEDFORD (OREQOIT) MAIL TRIBI In my opinion there should be an equalization board set up to de termine the fair share of each in order that we might have a balanced situation.' I believe if this board could be created the public would be better informed as to. the needs and expenditures of each body. Therefore, they would have better control and keep a better balance without becoming competitive for the tax dollar. Oregon's Payrolls Up $20,000,000 in Three-Month Period Salem (U.R) Payrolls of about 18,000 employers covered by Oregon's unemployment law increased more than $20,000,000 during the first quarter of 1955 as compared with the previous year, preliminary tabulations just completed showed Saturday. . Taxable wages in January, February and March this year were $298,192,000, while those exempt were $8,908,000. The total of $305,100,000 compares with $283,610,000 reported in the first quarter of 1954. Although first quarter employ ment reports are as yet far from complete, the State Unemploy ment Compensation Commission said, early comparisons show a rise of almost two per cent from early 1954, as against an increase of nearly eight per cent in pay rolls. : Lumber Gains '"'' ." Most of the gain in jobs was due to logging and lumber oper ations, which were heavier than normal through the last quarter of 1954 and the first quarter of 1955, partly because of the labor dispute that cut output consider ably last summer. Since last No vember the number of all non farm workers has shown steady increases over the year-ago fig ures. Employer returns up to June 1 show 1954 payrolls aggregating $1,289,827,695, only $22,300,000 less than in the record year of 1953. Taxable wages, however, showed a loss of nearly $31,000, 000, as payrolls exempted from contributions reached the record amount of $347,543,765 last year. This was more than all exempted payrolls during the first seven years from 1940 through 1946 that this law was in force. Law Changed Under the : amended ' law as passed in the final hours of the 1955 Legislature, individual pay ments up to $3,600 a year will be subject to unemployment taxes. Current provisions tax only the first $3,000 of individual pay each year. This amendment takes effect Jan. 1, 1956, as does an other section increasing employ er coverage to those with two and three employees. Automobile Occupants Unhurt in Collision Two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision in front of the Rogue Valley Ballroom on Highway 99 south of Medford, about midnight Friday. State po lice reported no one injured. Operators of the cars were El lery Orvill Moore, 39, Bend, and Charles C. Birkland, 36, of New Brighton, Minn., officers, said. The Brighton vehicle, heading south, had stopped, intending to turn left, when the Moore auto, going north, crossed the center line and ran into it. Moore was cited for being drunk on a public highway. . Log falls From Truck ... Killing Woman Autoist Eureka, Calif.' (U.R) Miss Mildred L. Cook, 20, Okanogan, Wash., died in a Eureka hospital from injuries she suffered Wednesday when a log fell off a truck just as she was passing it. . Paul L. Calvert, .29, Orick, Calif., told California police that his brakes locked and that the resulting jolt snapped his bind ings and allowed the log to top ple onto the passmg car. Albert Birch Named To VFY State Post Oceanlake U.f9 Garry Han son of The Dalles, Friday was named state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at their state encampment here. Other VFW officers elected were James C. Gilroy, Portland, senior, vice-commander; Albert H. Birch, Medford, junior vice commander; Jerry LeibeL Eu-" gene, chaplain; John Schum, Portland, quartermaster, and Walter W. Foster, Dallas, Judge Advocate. Patty Hopkins of Del Rogue was elected president of the VFW auxiliary. . .. The encampment was sched uled to adjourn Saturday follow ing a meeting of the Military Order of Cooties, a social order. Roseburg was chosen for the group's 1956 meeting. Detroit' Automobiles In 1925 averaged only about 22,000 miles before they were scrapped. Now the age at which motor vehicles are deemed useless has risen to an average of 85,000 miles. ...... - .. ..v hear The ModernWy! Don't Use an Old Fashioned Hearing Aid NO CORDS! NO BUTTONS! NO TU BES! NO BATTER. 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