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.
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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.
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1925 averaged only about 22,000
miles before they were scrapped.
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