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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1955)
i TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) v -Mm jp - HANDING OUT SUPPLIES Members of the - 382nd Quartermaster battalion, of Medford, are shown checking supplies before they are distributed to members of the 304th Logistical command, also of Medford. Both units have completed two weeks of summer training at the Yakima Firing Center in Washington. Officers and Men Of Two Army Units Due Back in City - Some 50 or more officers and men of two Medford Army re serve units were to return home this week end, following .two weeks of training at the Ttakima Firing center, Yakima, Wash. The units are the 304th Log istical command, of which Col. William Prentice is commanding officer, and the 382nd Quarter master battalion, commanded by Lt. Col. Jack Mi Hartley. Mt Regularly-' ' The logistical command is set up to coordinate supply prob , lems for a large unit, and the Quartermaster unit is also a sup ply outfit Both meet reguiary in Medford during the year, but the principal training effort is during the two-week summer en campment This -year is the first that it has been held in Wash ington. In prior years it has been in California. Most of the members of the two units were travelling . in their own automobiles to, and from the summer exercises. The accompanying U.S. Army photographs show some of the Medford citizen-soldiers at work during the encampment. ' - Production, Costs 1 Both Up for Milk Producers in Area , Members of the Jackson Coun ty Milk Producers league, hold ing their semi-annual meeting at Roxy Ann Grange hall last week, heard encouraging news on milk sales in the county over the past several months, but bad news on production costs. Beginning last November, fluid milk sales showed a steady increase each month over the previous year, according to John Kesler, Phoenix, the organiza tion's advertising chairman. High month for the period was April, when sales totaled 108,584 pounds (approximately 50,000 quarts of fluid milk) above April, - 1054. Kesler credited the adver tising campaign begun in the county last October for the in crease in sales. Profits Down . Richard Westerberg, manager of the league, said that although sales were up, profits to dairy men were down, due to sharp rises in feed costs, labor, taxes, and other expenses. In 1953, Jackson county dairymen's cost per cow year averaged $496.15, while this year costs per cow are averaging $552, Westerberg said. Westerberg said the average dairy cow in Jackson county pro duced 7,786 pounds of milk a year. Sales of milk in the county for the first six months this year totaled 8,777,927 pounds or ap proximately 4,388,000 quarts. Of this,' 6,508,840 pounds were sold for use in fluid form; the rest went into butter, cheese, ice - cream and other dairy products, C. C. Williams, Ashland, Milk Producers' league president, pre sided. - Basic ingredients for glass are the same as those used in ancient times silica, sand, soda ash and lime. eSim with otl modem facilities. HOT MMSBAl f i MUQ ATMS Jkmm. Wfk mm UmVmmt . : -Vaur Heotm W ousmeis far teW-Mrtow mm !nT?"'yJ r.l iV!l Swift. t. 1, A MAIL TRIBUNE ty mL jlJlIll iSSsi 4ss i iiiisii KMr vllllllil OFFICERS TALK PLANS Three Medford officers of the 304th Logistical command are shown above . discussing plans during summer training camp at Yakima, -Wash. Col. William H. Prentice points out locations on a situation map being used in the exercises as Maj. Robert A. Elliot (left), and Lt. Col. Raymond H. Rabow ski look on. PROMOTED Donald E. Gray, Medford, was a Medford mem ber of the 304th Logistical com mand who received a promotion shortly after arriving for sum mer training at Yakima. A first lieutenant, he was promoted to captain, and. is signal supply officer for the 304th. Like most off icefs of the 304th and 32nd, he is a veteran of World War n, having served in the Aleutian islands and in Europe.' He lives at 832 Dakota ave., Medford. Asliland Electricity Rates Are Modified Ashland An overall average increase of 20 per cent in elec tricity rates for Ashland com mercial users will go into effect in the July billing. ' In June, the Ashland . city council established a new high rate which brought strong pro test. A meeting was called last Wednesday to consider a revis ion, lowering rates from the June schedule. Thursday afternoon the council accepted the revision and directed City Superintend ent Elmer Biegle to make July billings on the revised schedule and give rebates to those con sumers whose June payment was above that designated in the re vised schedule. Superintendent Biegle point ed out that the 20 per cent aver age increase would still place Ashland rates considerably be low those of California Oregon Power company. For A Pleasant Sunday Afternoon rrs DARDANELLE . For Really FINE FOOD Children Always Welcome . v Very Pleasant Atmosphere Open at 1 p.m.' Sunday CLOSED WEDNESDAY PHONE 5-9230 GOLD HILL Sunday. July 17. 195S In the picture above, left to right, are Pfc. Jack Crumm, Cpl. Arthur Lindh, Sgt. Dick Miller, Sgt. Edward Jansen, Lt. Col. Jack M. Hartley, commanding officer of the 382nd; MSgt. John A. Strobel, non-commissioned officer in charge, and Sgt. Forrest Jackson. 350 People Attend 4-H Fair Thursday At Bellview Grange About 350 people attended the Bellview-Valleyview Community fair at Bellview Grange Thurs day, when showmanship and judging contests were held. Donald Summers was first in advanced dairy showmanship for local entries, and Virginia Martin was first in the beginner division. Donnie Higday of An telope was first in visitors ad vanced dairy showmanship. First place in beef showman ship were won by Joan Drager in advanced division for local entries, and Joyce Kerr for be ginners. Linda Malloroy of An telope was first in advanced and Mike Elmore of Applegate first in beginners for visitors in beef showmanship. Sheep Showmanship In local sheep showmanship, Mel Dailey was first for advance entries, Joyce Kerr in inter mediate and Nancy Lusk in be ginners. Visitors placing first in the classification were Terry Gail of Gold Hill in advance and . Mike Higday of Antelope in beginners. ' '. Nancy Lusk was first in be ginners local fitting contest, and Donna - Mays was first for ad vanced entries. Nylia Cooper was first in local poultry show manship. Jim Martin won the livestock judging contest and Patty Child ress won the -home economics judging contest. -Blue ribbons in cooking were won by LaVonne Whitlock, Joan Drager, Betty Kerr and Joyce Hunter, and blue ribbon winners in clothing were Betty Kerr, Joyce Hunter, Faye Chapman, Kathy Zimmerlee, Tina Von Kuhlman, Donna Mays and Vir ginia Martin. HEARING SCHEDULED Portland U.R) The State Board of Bar Pilots announced Saturday a hearing into the grounding of the freighter Santa Adela July 7 at Astoria will be held early this week. EVHedtoraS Budget LFBDed Wd&Gh Assessor; (S.S2.S (M (From Proposafl to EfesioDft dgd (ScfliritauM (Doty Seirvoce Medford city officials Friday filed in the Jackson county as sessor's office a general fund budget totaling $559,690, after making deductions of $66,512 in expected expenditures for fiscal year 1955-56. Deletions in the budget, which affected city employees as well as general operating expenses, were necessary when Medford residents defeated a proposed budget of $626,202, which was $66,510 over the 6 per cent lim itation. . . ( The budget as filed calls for a levy of $223,764, including a library fund tevy of $16,400. The total levy is $2 less than the levy, permitted under the 6 per cent limitation. Budgets of all Jackson coun ty cities and tax districts ex cept Phoenix for she fiscal year 1955-58 were "accounted for" Saturday morning, ac cording ' to county assessor Robert G. Fowler. . Several budgtts were In the Saturday mail and others were expected Monday. Arrange ments had been made with the assessor's office to meet the Friday deadline.-. Phoenix was granted an ex tension until July 22 to allow 20 days posting time. Deletions suggested by City Manager Robert Duff, who pre pared the budget, were accepted by the council with some reluc tance. ' The deletions included $34,760 which was added to the original budget. The citizens' budget com mittee added the amount be cause members felt the added ex penditures were necessary. Other deletions included $10, 787 from the airport budget, $10,000 of which was to be Med ford's share for participation with federal agencies in develop ing runway clearance. Of the to tal, $387 was deducted from the airport . manager's salary, and S400 from landscaping. The airport manager's duties will be assumed by a city ad ministrative aide, which will ef fect a saving of $1,968. City hall .improvements total ing $2,000 was deleted,: leaving $1,495 for minor repairs, f The $2,000 was. for remodeling the jail as recommended after a sur vey of the department. nair xor scores... reports. spend a In the engineering department, a total of $3,700 was deleted. Some $2,000 was reduced from extra help which would . have been used, for a full-time em ployee for extra work now being done and planned for the 1955 56 fiscal year. A total of $1,000 was deleted from public works director and civil engineer. That amount will be charged to the airport paving fund. Other deletions , in engi neering included $100 each for mileage for inspections and out-of-town travel, and $500 for mis cellaneous equipment ' The license collector will be placed on a part-time basis for the year, at a saving of $2,145 in the finance department Deletions from the fire depart ment totaled $6,235, which in cluded $2,800 for an automatic recording switchboard which would have given Medf ord's alarm system full credit on fire insurance ratings. ' ' Other deductions in fire de partment, included $775 in sal ary adjustments, $500 for vol unteers, $250. for supplies, $440 for schools and conferences, $320 for hose, $400 for general re pairs, $550 for additions and bte terments, and $200 for nozzles. ' Duff said the deductions in hose allotments leave only enough to replace hose lost in a recent downtown fire. Nozzles damaged in the fire will be sent to the factory for reconditioning instead of purchasing new noz zles. Volunteers are paid $2 per meeting and $4 per fire when called for a general alarm such as the recent Medford Furniture company fire at Bartlett and Sixth sts. Some $11,435 was deleted from general administration, in cluding a city manager's salary raise of $1,600. Duff's city man ager salary remains at $5,200. Other deductions in general administration include $1,968 from administrative aide, $2,' 727. from street lights, $1,500 from mosquito control, $1,200 from employee's life-insurance, and. $2,440 from equipment .The street light deduction will eliminate installation of high in tensity lights in business district fringe areas, on East Jackson st, near the hew Junior high chool, and on South Riverside between Boyd and 12th sts.; The deletion also eliminating , replacing old Anybody knows Sunday in Summer just by its friendly sounds. And of all the nice sounds that make up the day, the most enjoyable come from CBS Radio... where the weekend listening is easiest Best of all about Sunday on CBS Radio is the wonderful music and the mood it keeps you in. Then there are so many of your favorite personalities with that certain looiung on me sunnier siae things. Too, there's the news and the latest weather and traffic What a wonderful way to Summer "Sunday! - Today at 1 0:30 -World Music Festivals 1 2:00 - The Woolworth Hour J 3:00 Juk Box Jury 4:00 Our Miss Brooks 4:30 CBS Sunday News Desk ; 5:00 - Kraft Music Hall CCYJ type lights with higher Intensity lamps in residential areas. The $1,200 was Medford's share in paying half the cost of employees term life insurance, and the $2,440 in equipment, was principally . for a duplicator which needs replacing. ; From the library book fund, $1,000 was deleted, and $5,500 was deducted from the planning commission, which was to be used in cooperation with Jack son county in development of planning. A . police . patrolman , will be temporarily dismissed because of a reduction of $3,390 in depart ment salaries. Other deletions in police department include $145 from prisoner meals, $650 from gasoline,. $150 from hospital funds; $100 from alarm system S'-OORM. HT WE DO oi t -. Jd :M .... . - -V; '.v..,,.. m- m y.v.vty.iMra ' Dial 1230 CBS RADIO repairs, $1,200 from funds for sending an off icer to federal bu reau of investigation academy, $25 from equipment and $600 from radar. . : .The hospital fund is for emer gency: treatment of injured and sick persons apprehended by po licy ; ; ; " Some'' $750 . was deleted from the sewer department for gen eral foreman, an amount which was added to the street depart ment and which will be paid from street funds. Other sewer department deductions included $2,000 for a flat bed truck, and $1,000 for construction of a shed in which to store equipment "Deletions in sewage treatment fund included $1,000 from ma chinery repairs, $400 from elec ROlLER ININ&AREA RATER ROOM children's SERVICE .... KJ2I SERVE ALCOHOLIC r j. - tricity, and $950 from better ments, the latter including re placing sand in sludge beds. . From the traffic department, $7,000 was deleted, eliminating installation of new traffic sig nals. Another $200 was deduct ed from signal repair funds, $150 from equipment, and $600 from radar. .- - The $600 from radar, along with $600 for radar from the police department "mtnffg the proposed purchase of radar equipment which would have been used in traffic counts' and speed control by police. ' Duff said,. "The emergency year because some items are cut fund may be called on more this ' pretty thin." The emergency fund totals $10,000. SUNDAYTablet DRIVE-IN SERVICE BEVERAGES oTHem WeOirjelor
