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$107,000 Bond Issue
Vote Slated Monday
By Elk City District
Resident of the recently
formed Elk City Water district
o will vote Monday on approval
9 of a $187,000 bond issue to con
struct a ater distribution sys
tem. A poll -will be open from 8
a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Haupert
Tractor company office. About
200 voters, those who reside in
the district and are registered
voters; will be eligible to vote.
O The amount of the bond issue
will provide a 20-inch main, plus
laterals, which the board of com
missioners believes will be more
than adequate for all foreseeable
needs. i '
Celt Figure Given
In announcing the election
the commissioners gave some
cost figures. The initial invest
' ment for water users will be $85,
which includes a ?4-inch con
nection, meter, and pressure re
ducer. An average monthly
water bill, for. 7,000 gallons,
will be $3.40 per month, and
monthly taxes on an assessed
valuation of $1,400, which is
about average for residential
fc property in the district, would
. total 93 cents per month.
The commissioners point out,
however, that , savings in lire
Insurance costs would be ap
proximately 47 cents per month
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The net monthly cost to the
average water user, including
water and taxes, would be $3.86
cents per month. The cost to the
average resident who is not a
water user would be 48 cents
per month. -
Non-users, however, would be
benefitted from the fact that fire
hydrants will be located at 500
foot intervals throughout the
district.
Better Insurant: Hating
"This will mean a better fire
insurance rating and the saving
in fire insurance cost alone will
pay over half of the eight mill
tax increase," the commission
ers pointed out. -
The commissioners statement
continued: - .
'-. "As the number of homes,
businesses and industries ex
pand, the water revenue and as
sessed valuation of the district
will increase, resulting in lower
taxes and a lower annual cost
to the individual property own
ers ..."
The board of commissioners
includes George Flanaganchair
man, and Sam Taylor and Don
Elliot.
The district boundaries begin
west of the Big Y junction, and
include portions of Loder and
Gore sts. and Maple and Walnut
sts. which connect Loder and
Gore; all the Mason - Ehrman
warehouse district and Elk Lum
ber company west of Highway
99, and the business, -residential
and industrial area east of the
highway, including much of
Mace and Elk roads, and streets
leading off of them; and further
north, the Southern Oregon
Planing mill west of the high
way and the territory "up to
Merriman rd. east of the high
way. ( '
Eugene Man Speaker
For Scottish Rite
Dr. Carroll C. Roberts of Eu
gene will be the main speaker
Monday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m., at
the Medford Masonic temple
when the Medford orders of the
Scottish rite of Freemasonry will
meet to observe the feast of
Tishri.
Master Masons will be guests
of the rite.
Dr. Roberts is a 32nd degree
Mason, Knight commander of
the court of honor, past grand
chaplain of the grand lodge, AF
and AM, and pastor of the First
Christian church at Eugene. He
has traveled in Europe and
South Africa and will speak on
Masonry in other countries.
Missing Airplane Found
In Wilsonville Field
Wilsonville, Ore. (U.R) A
two-seater Taylorcraft airplane
reported stolen from the Kent
airfield near Seattle has been
found on a wheat field near here,
state police reported.
Authorities said the plane
may have been used by one or
both of two escapees reported
still at large after seven prison
ers broke out of the county
jail at Tacoma Sunday night.
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Dinner Meeting
Held in Prospect
Prospect Prospect Lady
Lions held the September meet
ing at the new Mill Creek cafe.
Mrs. George Hubbard presided.
Seven members of the group
received their nurse's pins.
Mrs. Darwin Bevins reported
on the progress of the project
which the club has underway in
order to raise funds for the Lady
Lions institute for the ' parents
of blind children. The proposed
budget for the coming year was
read by Mrs. Lowell Ash and ac
cepted.
"A donation to International
Lions for flood relief was voted.
Guests were Mrs. Donald
Vaughn, Mrs. Ward Blain and
Mrs. K. VanNice,
Adarel Chapter
Announces Party
i Jacksonville Adarel chapter,
Order of Eastern Star, has plan
ned a party for Saturday, Sep
tember 24, at 8 p.m. in Jackson
ville Masonic hall. The party is
for members, their wives or
husbands, and Mrs. Orville
Shores is chairman. '
Mrs. C. E. Coggins, worthy
matron of Adarel chapter, re
turned home last week after
spending a vacation in Alturas,
Calif., with her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. . John
Groth and family. While there
she attended a meeting of Al
turas Chapter No. 51, OES.
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Club Plans Dinner
In Jacksonville
Jacksonville The 20-80
club of the Jacksonville Presby
terian church will meet Satur
day, September 24 at 6:30 p.m.,
at the church. A potluck dinner
will be served.
Those who attend should take
wrapped "white elephant" gifts
for an auction sale that will be
conducted during the evening
program.
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University Groups
Pledge Students
Three Medford freshmen have
been pledged to Greek letter
groups at Willamette university,
according to release from the
school.
Miss Barbara Roach and Miss
Nancy Russell have both been
pledged by Delta Gamma so
rority. Miss Roach is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. i A. Douglas
Roach, 3350 Delta Waters road,
and Miss Russell is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Russell,
120 Newtown street.
Dwight (Jack) Findley, fresh
man at Willamette university,
has. been pledged by the univer
sity chapter of Beta Theta Pi.
He is the son of Dr. and Mrs.
Dwight Findley, Old Stage road,
and wag graduated from Med
ford High school last spring.
Rogue Chapter
Rogue chapter, Grandmothers'
club, will meet Monday, Septem
ber 26, at the home of Mrs. C. R.
Alexander, 110 Almond street.
Dessert at 1 p.m. will be fol
lowed by installation of new of
ficers and observances of birth
days. . '
Threat of Strike
Faces Railroads
Chicago (U.R) Some of the
nation's railroads today faced
an immediate strike threat by 11
unions representing 800,000 non
operating 'rail workers.
The threat arose after the un
ions broke off negotiations with
the nation's carriers yesterday
over a demand for a 25-cent
hourly wage increase.
George E. Leighty, chairman
of a National Union Conference
Committee, said the strike
"could be called" within a week
on some roads. He declined to
specify which roads would be
involved.
He said the talks, which began
only Tuesday, were broken off
because representatives of West
ern and Southeastern railroads
tried to "divide and conquer"
the unions by refusing to nego
tiate for all workers involved
in the dispute.
Leighty said the threatening
unions account for about three-
fourths of all rail workers, in
cluding clerks, telegraphers, ma
chinists, boilermakers, dining car
employees and maintenance-of-way
workers who do not actu
ally man the trains.
Their average hourly pay now
is $1.78, he said. -
No Claim on Portland
For PIE Quarters
Portland U.R) The Pacific
International Livestock Exposi
tion has no claim on the city of
Portland to provide it with quar
ters in the proposed new exposi
tion and recreation center,- ac
cording to the Multnomah Coun
ty Tax Supervising and Conser
vation commission.
The PIE has indicated that it
would turn over to the city its
existing facilities if the city
would provide alternate accom
modations , in the $8,000,000
center.
But the tax supervising com
mission said in' a letter- to the
commission seeking' a site for
the center that "since' nothing
yet has been turned over, this
does not involve any prior com
mitment, and any such transac
tion would be one to be worked
out between the present com
mission and the P.I." -
Roseburg Youth Killed
By Loaded Log Truck
Sutherlin (U.PJ Lester W.
Johnson, 19-year-old Roseburg
log truck driver, was killed yes
terday when run over by his
loaded truck east of here on a
private road. Coroner L. L. Pow
er said the brakes may have
failed and that Johnson was
struck by the wheels when he
tried to jump to, safety. There
were no witnesses, Powers said.
Britons Mourn Death
Of Soap Opera Star
London U.R) British house
wives wept today for the ficti
tious heroine of their favorite
soap opera. She was killed' off
by a script writer for the Brit
ish Broadcasting corporation.
Some 9,000,000 listeners to
"The Archers An Everyday
Story of Country Folk," Thurs
day night heard heroine Grace
Archer" die in the arms of her
"husband" after being trapped
in a burning barn.
Hundreds of weeping women
called BBC to ask why Grace
had been killed. Many offered
aid to the "bereaved husband."
A family in Dover pulled
down the blinds in their home
as a sign of mourning. Viewers
in Birmingham cancelled a
movie date.
One unhappy housewife told
the BBC, "I don't see any reason
for getting rid of Grace. She and
Phillip haven't been married
long and they seem to be happy.
Why did she have to die?"
A BBC, spokesman said the
episode was planned last March
because writer Ed Mason decid
ed to eliminate Grace from the
plot.
"We want to keep the pro
gram realistic,", the spokesman
said'. "Normal families have
deaths and other tragedies why
not the Archers?" ,
Morse Would Assist
In Acquiring Building
Portland (U.R) The city
of Portland would probably have
to pay 50 per cent of the apprais
ed value of the Pioneer Post-
office if it wants to acquire it as
a historic; shrine according to
Sen. Wayne- Morse (D-Ore.)
Sen. Morse said he would be
willing to introduce a bill in Con
gress to help the city toacquire
the downtown landmark but he
said he would insist that the so-
called Morse formula be applied
to the transaction.
The formula provides that
government surplus property
may be disposed of to public
agencies at 50 per cent of the
appraised value. The postoffice
site,' in the heart of downtown
Portland, has- been valued at
several million dollars.
The General Services Admini
stration announced recently that
it would dispose of the building
to the highest bidder.
NOTICE
Jackson Countv Stockmen'a Asso
ciation has endorsed the "Red Hat Day
neage ana rrogram . rne member
who have livestock on the range and
pastures have, in previous years, ex
perienced heavy losses in livestock
killed and estray stock due to leaving
gates open and fences broken. Such
losses have necessitated the owners
posting their property with "No Hunt
ing" and "Tresspass Notices" which
they exDect to enforce to the full .
tent of the law until such time as so
called sportsmen can learn to respect
the rights and property of others.
The members realize this works a
hardship on the true sportsmen.
. The Jackson County Stockmen s
Assn.
Bar Defers Action
On Protection Fund
Baker (U.R) The Oregon
State Bar yesterday deferred for
further study a proposal' to set
up a fund for the protection of
clients of dishonest attorneys.
- Moves to adopt' the plan and
to reject it completely were both
voted down during the opening
session of the annual meeting of
the state bar here. -
The proposal would establish
a fund to reimburse clients who
lost money through the actions
of unscrupulous attorneys. Pro
ponents said the fund would be
good public relations and op
ponents said it- was too radical a
departure from established prac
tice.
The bar group agreed to
recommend to the state legisla
ture that a wife or husband be
compelled to testify against the
other in cases involving abuse of
children.
Friday, September 23, 19S3
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNETHUS
Pledge Cards Needed
By State Employees
State employees . who desire
payroll deductions for United
Medford Crusade pladges must
obtain special pledge cards au
thorizing deductions.
Payroll deductions for United
funds or organizations which are
consolidated to secure funds for
charitable purposes were author
ized for state employees in a
recently enacted bill by the leg
islature. Special pledge cards will be
forwarded to the local state pay
roll officer in order that deduc
tions may be made from pay
checks or warrants. Payments
of amounts deducted will be for
warded to the fund office by the
state department of finance
monthly . until the authorized
amount is paid.
Musician Murdered;
Girl Friend Wounded
Denver U.R) A young Den
ver Symphony Orchestra musi
cian was murdered early today
and his woman companion
wounded by an unidentified gun
man who kidnaped the couple as
they sat in a parked car in front
of their- apartment house. !
The body of the musician, Hu
bert Hahn, 27, a trombonist in
the symphony, was found on a
road in suburban Adams County
nearly six hours after he was
reported to have been shot.
His woman companion, Miss
Joyce Danielson, 25, bleeding
from a small-caliber bullet
wound in the shoulder, had
halted a switch engine crew in
the northeast Denver industrial
area earlier to renort th kir? nan.
shooting. a
Finder of Waller
Collects Own Reward
San Mateo, Calif. (U.PJ Mrs.
Elsie Humbug lost her wallet
and $32 in a supermarket. She
asked a man if he had seen it
The man took a wallet out of
his pocket and asked Mrs. Hum
bug if it was hers. She smiled
in delight It was. '
"I guess I'm entitjed fo a re-
wara," me man sara1. He .re
moved $25 from the wallet,
handed it to Mrs. Humbug and
drove off in his car.
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