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TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Commissioner Says He Agrees With Supporting Letter County Commissioner Ches ter Wendt said Monday that he is in complete agreement with letter supporting Mrs. Blanche Lyman, Welfare administrator who was discharged last week Mrs. Lyman was ousted by the state welfare commission fol lowing investigation of the local welfare department arising out of the arrest of Harley Heubner, a former department employee On Vacation Four members of the Jackson county public welfare commis sion signed a letter sent to the state commission protesting Mrs. Lyman's dismissal. Wendt, also a member of the commision, was vacationing in Albuquerque, N, M., at the time the letter was written. "If I had been here I would have gone along with the other members of the commission,' Wendt said. Wendt stated that he had ear lier refused to comment on the case until he had read the state commission's full report but that since reading the report he feels that there was not sufficient rea son for Mrs. Lyman's dismissal. She may have used a little poor judgment in this one case, Wendt said, but that is a poor reason to discharge anyone. Tiie Clocal commission chair mariT Alfred S. V. Carpenter, yes terday indicated his endorse ment of the commission's letter in a cablegram from the "Virgin islands, where he is vacationing. He said he was "shocked" by the letter of dismissal, which he termed "inaccurate and vindic tive." A HANDY LEG Windham, Me. U.R) A Hol stein milking cow on the farm of Stanley V. Hall has a 16-inch-long extra leg, small hoof and all, attached to her neck. Hall says the cow swings it to chase away flies. t 'i WA450 jpi . ... Ex-Welfare Employ Here Attacks State In Lyman The former child welfare su pervisor of the Jackson county public welfare department today attacked the state public welfare commission for its recent dis charge of Mrs. Blanche Lyman as administrator of the local de partment. Roy W. Tibbetts, now of Alta dena, Calif., who recently resign ed to accept a social work post in the California city, wrote the Mail Tribune about Mrs. Ly man's discharge was "the cheap est kind of petty and political insult," and came to her defense as a courageous and able admin istrator. Excerpts from Tibbett's lengthy letter follow: 'Petty Insult' I am writing because I sin cerely care about what happens to people who are served by pub lic welfare . . ., because I feel Mrs.. Lyman's dismissal is the cheapest kind of petty and po litical insult, and because I feel the game of picking a "scape goat" for what represents the state administration's inadequa cies has been too often success fully played by the state public welfare commission If her management were so poor, why had not the state con sultants . . . been aware of it before she had given 21 years of service? ... I was able to ob serve how little help was given then to the public assistance de partment. What I observed over the past year was typical of the state's failure to given construc tive help and leadership over many years . . . Made Choice Under the current state ad ministration, one has a choice of working under undue strain and pressures ... or quitting to join a progressive organization. I made my choice recently. For those who continue in Oregon's public welfare, there is a choice of resigning themselves to plod-and Tuesday, January 10, 19S6 Dismissal ding along with mass lethargy of the state administration, or of trying to .become a progressive leader. In the event that one chooses the risk of leadership ... he sets himself up for becoming a scape goat for the state's inability to accept persons capable of more than average performance . . . I no longer have to be silent, and I will say what needs to be said. I feel the pushing and the projection of the state adminis tration's ills upon county admin istrators of Mrs. Lyman's cali ber has gone far enough. Hav ing worked in three Oregon counties over five years, and having found Mrs. Lyman an administrator without equal in ability to see the larger mean ings of problems, with rare com passion for the public's welfare, and with the courage to speak of reality and act upon it, I fiercely resent the fact that one worker's inadequacy . is being used as the reason for dismissing her from office ... 'Look Over Fence' ... I feel that if this is the time to hang the dirty wash, it is also time to look oyer the fence to see what is behind such drastic action. I hope that the Jackson county commissioners will have the courage of their convictions, use their commend able capacities to view the inci dent in its proper perspective, and that they will repeal this at tack which seems to involve much personal, rather than 'ob jective, viewing from the state office ... I hope further that my frankness wui summaxe other Oregon county welfare de partments to band together and join Jackson county . in a pre sentation of the state administra tion's inadequacies. . I realize. I cancel any chance of returning to public welfare in Oregon . . . but I am relieved happy to have said what - Regular Price $199.95 ml Ulru IrM DONT FORGET THESE PRICES GOOD AT OUR AND THE BARGAIN STORE, TOO. Republican Dinner Expected To Set Ail-Time Record ' New York (U.R) The Repub lican party, in firing its 195.5 fund-raising guns, is expected to set an all-time record here with a $100-a-plate dinner that may gross almost $1,600,000. Similar political gatherings known as "Salute to Eisenhower Dinners" will be staged simul taneously by the GOP on Jan. 20 in 63 cities. But the gather ing of an expected 16,000 Ike admirers in Madison Square Gar den here will be the granddaddy of them all. , The Garden rally is being staged by the Republican state committees of New York and New Jersey. Douglas M. Black, business and professional divis ion chairman of the rally, said it will be "the largest political dinner in history." For his $100, the Garden diner will get a box supper with a single lobster as the main course, tossed green salad, stuffed cel ery, seedless grapes, cheese cake and a glass of orange juice. The specially designed box opens into a tray so each diner can juggle it easily in the Garden's theater-type seats. In addition, the Ike fans here will be entertained with an ice show, singing by six choral groups of 1000 voices and enough political oratory to last them for months. needs to be said. I certainly hope that my letter will be presented to the public because I care what happens to people far too deenlv to disregard what is happening to public welfare m Jackson county and Oregon, and to a most outstanding county admin istrator. Roy W. Tibbetts, 760 Mountain View ave. Altadena, Calif. About 400,000 tons of prune plums are required to produce about 160,000 tons of the dried prune variety. WA FAMOUS G-E ACTIVATOR WASHING ACTION GIVES YOU A CLEAN, WHITE, BRIGHT WASH - - - AUTO MATICALLY BIG CAPACITY MATCHING DRYER SAVES TIME SAVES WORK---SAVES YOU! QUANTITIES LIMITED! REMEMBER ME. now can paint by myselfj "Tr. because you cored JOIN THE MARCH OF DIMES Jim Bond Films On 'Unfair' Lis! Portland (U.R) The Port land Central Labor Council last night placed the Jim Bond ad venture films on its unfair list. Bond and the films have been appearing at Benson high school under the auspices of the West minster Presbyterian church. Russ Phelan, secretary of the theater employees local, said Bond had refused to hire union cashiers, ticket takers and ush ers. He added that the films were doing a good business and that Benson appeared to be "the bus iest motion' picture theater in town." A spokesman for the Bond films said many persons had do nated their services so that the Presbyterian church could real ize as much as possible in' its drive for Sunday school funds. Further talks were scheduled for later today. WHEN YOU BUY win niiiffli siniisR '.gnJ' wmm EASY TERMS ASHLAND STORE Massachusetts Ends Polio Vaccine Ban Boston U.R) The Massachu setts Polio Advisory Committee Monday night ended a six-month ban on mass inoculations with the Salk anti-polio vaccine and said there was "no evidence" that the vaccine caused last year's polio epidemic. The committee said it still does not believe that the present vaccine assures "total freedom from live virus" but said in stances of the vaccine inducing the disease would be "rare." Six Hour Meeting The decision by a board, of 19 experts was reached after a six-hour meeting in the office of Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner Dr. Samuel B. Kirkwood. The board includes Nobel Prize winner Dr. John F. Enders. The recommendation that the health .'department resume the vaccmation program left Idaho the only state in the union still refusing to accept the Salk vac cine: It was in Idaho last sum mer that a batch of vaccine pro duced by Cutter Laboratories was found to contain live virus. Massachusetts discont i n u e d mass vaccinations when an epi demic of polio broke out last spring. At least 128 deaths were reported among some 3,385 cases. The committee voted its rec ommendation on the basis of "evidence that the more-recent-ly produced vaccine has a suf ficiently greater level of safety than that previously available to warrant its use." "However," the statementlsaid, "the committee also believes that total freedom from live virus cannot be assured in this vaccine and that the vaccine may possibly on rare instances induce the disease in those vaccinated or in their contacts. Search Continues "Furthermore, it recognizes that the search still continues for a reliable substitute for the virulent Mahoney strain." But, the committee said it ar rived at the decision to recom DA 320 mend resumption of mass vac cinations "on assurance from Washington that the vaccine now available to the state from the federal government would comply with the new methods of production and- additional safety tests introduced in No vember, . 1955." Chamber Directors To Meet Thursday The board of directors of the Jackson . County Chamber of Commerce, including newly elected members, will hold its first meeting of 1956 at noon lnursday, Jan. 12, at the Med ford hotel. - Otto Ewaldsen. elected Dresi- dent of the chamber last month succeeding John " Pletsch, will preside. NOBODY WAS LOOKING ! ' New York (U.R) Police searched with a vengeance to day for the thief who burgled a sate Monday and escaped with $112 and $5 worth of stamps. The safe is located in the clerk's office of the fourth district mu nicipal court. Some well-armed Navy shore patrolmen are head quartered in the same buildine and next door is the West 54th Street Police Station. DONT JANUARY SHOE CLEARANCE On Red Cross and Other Famous Brands YOUR NEW rCZ HjJ Regular Price Articles Filed for Local Feed firm Articles of incorporation have been filed in Salem foP Morton and Marsh, Inc., of Medford, a grain, feed and seed firm. Arti cles were signed by R. A. Mor ton, L. J. Marsh and O. O. Mor ton. .. Officials said the firm wai formed for the purpose of merg ing the two firms, Cascade Sup ply company, 1228 North River side ave., and the Big Y Seed and Feed company, 1948 Pacific high way, north. The firm wil have offices and store at the Big Y location. The firm will continue to han dle all feed, seed, fertilizers, power equipment for lawns and gardens,, outboard motors and boats. Both firms have been es tablished here for about four years. ,, " ' R. A. Morton is president of the new firm with L. J.' Marsh as vice-president and O. O. Mor ton secretary-treasurer. R. ' A. Morton will be general manager of the store, and Marsh will be in charge of operations. New Location ' OREGON ADJUSTMENT BUREAU Now 518 E. Main Phone 3-5448 MISS ID'S $149.95
