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0 X o TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, January 22, 1956 Kapers Preparations Start; Big Holiday1 For Kiwanians Soon Preparations are now under way for the annual Kiwanis Kapers. The program of songs, gags, skits and dances is to be pre sented on Feb. 29 and March 1, 2 and 3 at Medford Senior High school auditorium. Name of the 1956 production is "Big Holiday." Medford Kiwanis club is the sponsor. Thomas D. Shepard and W. R. Mitchell are co-chairmen for the New Plan Provides Social Security O Persons past 65 years of age who have sufficient -employment to be eligible for social security benefits, but have not filed for benefits because they are still working, may receive full or partial benefits for the year if 1955 wages were suincientiy low. ' W. V. Nusbaum, manager of the Medford social security of fice, said he believes there are people who could receive bene fits for 1955 who do not un derstand the new retirement test in the law. Any individual past 65 years during the entire year, who has had sufficient covered employ ment or self employment to be eligible for benefits can re ceive benefits for the entire year If his total earnings did not exceed $1,200. Partial bene fits are possible if his total earnings did not exceed $2,080. O Regardless of the amQunt of earnings in certain months of the year, a beneficiary can get benefits payments for those months in which he neither earns more -than $80 in wages nor renders substantial services in self-employment, Nusbaum stated. Further information is avail able at the social security ad ministration office, 33 North Riverside ave. Sams Valley Grange - Sams Valley Grange will meet at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, with the new officers taking their chairs. Kapers. Talent from the Rogue river valley under professional direc tion of Lassen Theatrical pro ductions will be featured. Talent Parties Tryouts for parts in the cast will be conducted in the form of "talent parties" on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3 and 4 in the high school band room. The Feb. 3 party will be for persons outside the club and tryouts the following night will be for Kiwanians. Solo or group specialty acts are particulary wanted this year. Persons of junior high school age or over who can sing or play a musical instrrument or have novelty acts are asked to turn out for the parties. Don Hansen, a Lassen director, will arrive here on Feb. 2. Committees Listed Kiwanis committees for the Kapers are:. Irv Mirick, music: John Duf fy, sound; Abner Clark, talent; Ken Swartz, stage; Bill Singler, Chan; Drew, ' chorus; Vern Thorpe, property; Jack v Craw ford, concessions; Paul Haviland, Darell Huson, ticket sales; Frank Benesh, Dick Jewett, Ray John son, Jennings Pierce, Everett Faber, publicity; George Polski, accounting. Tom Anderson, Russ Brown, Paul Selby, Vic Milnes, Fred Robinson, programs and adver tising; Mrs. Boyd Budge, Mrs. Chan Drew, Mrs. Ed Hoppe, make-up; Mrs. Budge, costumes;: Mrs. Keva Hutchinson, ushers; Cliff Lacy, transportation. CP Fire District To Hold Budget Meeting Central Point The budget committee of the Central Point Rural Fire Protection district will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the fire station south of Central Point. It will be the first meeting this year. District directors,' who serve on the budget committee, are Bert Smith, chairman Claude Hoover, D. L. deArmond, Alvin Roberts and Larry Hull. Other members of the budget com mittee are Ray Wyatt, Charles Bateman, Frank Gebhard, C. C. Thompson and Bernard Parent. 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"We hear a great deal about the impact of higher taxes 'on Oregon individual and corpora tion but we have not heard about the farmers," Lowry said. Discuss Situation "However, there have been many area meetings throughout the state where the farmers have gathered and discussed the tax situation with which they are confronted." Lowry said that the increased taxes on farm property proved particularly alarming due to the general slump in farm prices. Wilhelm instructed T h u r e Lindstrom Jr., tax analyst for the committee, to confer with staff members of Oregon State college who have gathered con siderable data on the farm tax problem in Oregon, and report to the committee at its next meeting. , Locate Inequities "It is not likely that our com mittee will come up with any thing spectacular," he said, "but we are trying to locate any in equities in the present tax laws and at the same time learn if there any legitimate sources of tax revenue which are being overlooked." Among sub-committee studies to be made is a comparison of the Oregon tax rates as they affect persons in various income brackets with taxes imposed on the same groups in neighboring states.' Medical Sociely Urges Prevention Of Home Accidents Accidents during 1956 will kill an estimated 20,000 chil dren, according to a spokesman for the Jackson County Medical society, which has urged resi dents to assist in helping pre vent accidents. "Since the discovery of won der drugs, the death rate from infection in children has drop ped sharply," the spokesman said, "but the death rate from trauma, wounds and accidents has risen just as sharply." Accidents Leading Cause Accidents are the leading cause for death of children over a year old, and some 30 per cent of all child deaths in the country will be from accidents, according to a statement by the society. Burns make up a sizeable part of the 30 per cent, accord ing to the society, and at least two serious burns have occurr ed in children in Jackson county in the past month. .Discussing preventive mea sures, the statement recom mends that parents not allow matches, table lighters, and sim ilar objects within the reach of children. It also recommends a booklet," "Your Chrid and Safety," which is available by writing the Metropolitan Life Insurance company, 1 Madison avenue, New York. Assist in Prevention Merchants assist in accident prevention by buying apparel from manufacturers complying with the federal flamable fab rics act, the statement said. Physicians in the medical society are "deeply concerned" over recent accidents in the area and "wish to stress that in acci dent, prevention is the only cure." Intend To Assess Excise Tax Against Public Utilities ' NEW BUSINESS One of the new and more unusual businesses in Medford which : indicates the growth and prosperity of the valley is the Northwest Swimming Pool company, 712 South Grape st. The business is operated by John Chepin and Max Han sen and since they arrived here last fall they have installed eight swimming pools. Pictured above are the men as they apply gun nite concrete to reinforcing steel in a pool under construction. The gunnite mixture is sprayed under pressure directly to the steel. This new process excludes the use of forms, a heretofore costly process in installation of pools. The men also service pools which already have been constructed and have been commissioned to construct numerous others for the coming year. They have lo cated here permanently, to continue construction and service. For MD TV Auction A goal of $5,000 has been set by the Crater Lions club for the March of Dimes auction over station KBES-TV Wednesday, starting at 9:30 p.m. Contributions have been do nated from all types of business es during the past week, accord ing to Chairman Lon Skinner, who emphasized that all items to be auctioned have been do nated and every cent collected will go toward the fight against polio. Items Listed Included among items to be auctioned are a garbage disposal unit from Smith Dynge Lumber Co.; end table, wall lamp, plant er and hassock from Bush Home Furnishings; table, chair and lamp from' Barneburg and An drews; steak knives and carving set from City Appliance; lamp from Flynn Electric; toaster from Leonard Electric, electric blanket and TV lamps from Johnston Stores, a folding door from Bruce Bauer Lumber Co., a mirror from Selby's Glass Co., a platform rocker from Gates Furniture, glass enclosure for tub from Medford Millwork and an automatic washer from Trow bridge and Flynn. Binoculars from Lamports Sporting Goods, fishing rod from Hubbard Brothers, bicycle from Sims Cycle and Hobby shop, two ski rack holders from Daily's Body shop and water skis and accessories from Owen Boat Works. A total of 100 gallons of heat ing oil from Valley Equipment Co., 50 gallons of fuel oil and two loads of wood from Med ord Fuel Co., wood gift certifi cate from Timber Products, and a weatherstrip gift certificate from Dan Patch Co. 150-Pound Hog A . 150-pound hog, dressed weight, from Midway Meats, steak dinners for eight from Tally Ho Dining room, grocery gift certificate from Luman's, a case of soft drinks each month in the year from Seven-Up Bot tling Co., an 800-pound steer from , Midway Auction; cutting, wrapping, freezing and a year's locker use for the steer from Farmers' Packing Co.; $5 worth of groceries each week . for a year from Roy and Homer's Cen tral Market, and a $25 dinner certificate from Tabu Dinner house. A book case from Medford Of- ice Equipment, desk for home or office from Jewetfs Office Sup ply, a filing cabinet with safe from Walt Young's Medford Sta tionery, and a portable typewrit er from Office Stationery and Supply. Outdoor barbeques from Big Y Feed and Seed and Medford Lumber Co., and traveling lawn sprinkler from Cascade Supply, Car Auction A 1946 Buick from Skinner's garage, a 1947 Mercury from Dean-Taylor Pontiac, a 1939 Oldsmobile from Darrell Miller Co., a 1948 Buick from Courtesy Chevrolet and a 1947 Plymouth from Surroz Nash. Two hundred baby chicks from Harts' Hatchery, toys from the Toy House, dry cleaning gift certificate from Crystal White Laundry, a luggage set from Weisfield's, eight permanent waves from Cook's Beauty Clin ic, two yards of concrete from Tru-Mix Construction Co., flow er gift certificates from Leon ard Flowers and Medford Flow er shop, neon gift certificate from Medford Neon Co.', a one- color paint job for any auto from Mitchell Paint shop, two yards of concrete from M. C. Lininger and Son and a camera from Shangle-Landis. Salem (U.R) Public power advocates were told here Fri day that the State Tax commis sion intends to assess corporate excise taxes against publicly- owned . utilities within the next few months. The commisison's intentions were made known in a letter from Tax Commissioner Ray Smith to the Legislative Interim Tax Study committee at the opening of a two-day meeting Attending the session were public power representatives from 10 cities. They had come to argue against assessment of taxes against publicly-owned utilities. ! Utility Exemption Removed I Smith's letter said the . 1955 ; legislature had removed the i utility exemption from the ex-! cise tax and he interpreted the j law to mean the exemption also i had been removed from publicly owned utilities as well. He said he intended to canvass tax re turns and make assessment where the tax had not been paid. Most of the public power in terests represented argues against any change in .the law j exempting publicly-owned utili ties from ad valorem taxes. The committee said the prob lem was not one of public vs. private utilities, . but one of equalization of taxes between different areas. Books Worth $100 Are Returned Here Personal calls made by the Medford Police department have resulted in the return of more than $100 worth of Med ford public library books, ac cording to library officials. Police also found new ad dresses for delinquent borrow ers and clues toward location of others who have moved out of the county, officials .said. Police action for overdue li brary books is based on the Oregon library law regarding wilful detention of library pro perty, which states that no person shall wilfully or malic iously detain any book, news paper, magazine, pamphlet or manuscript belonging to a law city, county, school district state or other public or incor-; porated library for 30 days after j notice in writing from the li-j brarian . . . given after the ex piration of time which by reg ulations . . . such book may be kept. Violation is punishable by a fine of not less . than $5 nor more than $50 or by imprison ment not exceeding six months. The sheriff's office has agreed to assist In cases o borrowers residing in county areas out side the city limits, library of ficials said. Law enforcement agencies are asked to cooperate only after the library has ex hausted its own resources in efforts to recoer the property, a spokesman said. ' HOW CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HEALS Station Sundays KW1N 10:15 1400 K.C. I A.M. PICTURE TUBES REJUVENATED It your picture tube dull and weak? Most picture tubes can be restored to original brightness at only a fraction of the cost of replacement. For further information . CALL Electronic Service 18 N. GRAPE PH. 3-1971 Anjous Plentiful On Market This Winter Corvallis Anjou pears will be plentiful in Oregon food mar kets during January, February and March, and at reasonably low prices, according to Dorothy Sherrill, consumer education specialst at Oregon State col lege. Top producing states-r-Oregon, Washington and Michigan har vested 365,000 more boxes than in 1954. About three-fourths of the total were Anjous. Hood river and Rogue valley are heaviest Anjou producing areas in Oregon. Review Distributed By Forest Service ' . The Forest service has an nounced distribution of a pre liminary draft of the Timber Resource Review, a comprehen sive report on the status of the nation's forests. The Review consists of nine chapters covering various phases of the study. Items covered include the quality and quantity of timber available, growth and utilization of timber, future wood require ments of the nation, protection against destructive agencies, planting, ownership, and condi tion of recently cut timberlands. Field collection and office analysis of the data took three years. The Forest service col laborated with state agencies, private forest industries and other groups in preparing the review. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday; 10 ajn. Monday for Monday, other days 5:30 previous day Use Tribune Want Ads QUICK and EASY! ' Daily's U-Drive . Medford Airport REPAIRS 10 DISCOUNT ON FOLLOWING ELECTRIC APPLIANCES ELECTRIC HAIR DRYERS ELECTRIC STOVES HEATERS PORTABLE & WALL ELECTRIC STOVES TOASTERS VACUUM CLEANERS ELECTRIC POLISHERS ELECTRIC IRONS DRY or STEAM ELECTRIC IRONERS CLOTHES DRYERS AUTOMATIC WASHERS DISH WASHERS WRINGER TYPE WASHERS ELECTRIC FRYERS . 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