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Neuberger Opposes
Rumored 'Deal' for
GQP Appointments
Washington, D. C. (Spec
ial) Sen. Richard L. Neuber
ger (D-Ore.), said Saturday he
will ask the Senate post office
and civil service committee to
block any possible effort by
Oregon Republicans to operate
a "backdoor regency" through
the ouster of Albert Gragg as
Salem postmaster.
The senator announced he has
been receiving indignant letters
from both Republicans and
Democrats in Marion county ov-
u er a report published in the
Salem Capital-Journal of Jan.
10. This was to the effect that
leading Republicans were plan
ning to have Gragg removed as
postmaster.
Then, the story goes. Secre
tary of State Earl T. Newbry
would resign and be appointed
to the postmastership, creating
a vacancy in his office, for
which he cannot seek reelection
Then Gov. Paul Patterson, tKe
story adds, would be able to
appoint Mark Hatfield, a prom
inent Republican and announc
ed candidate for secretary of
state.
Neuberger said he found the
story "difficult to believe," but
vondered why Newbry, Hat
field $nd the governor have not
denied it.
Neuberger, a member of the
post office committee, said he
would ask the committee to
probe the proposed deal on two
grounds: (1) that the post office
should not "be made a pawn
in any such game of political
musical chairs," and (2) that
Newbry is actually a resident
of southern Oregon who is only
in Salem for a political job, and
the Salem postmaster should be
a bona fide resident of the city
of Salem.
The senator said he does not
agree with Patterson, Hatfield
or Newbry im political ques
tions, but would be "very much
surprised" if they were involved
in a "questionable deal" of the
sort described in the Salem pa
per. Either the newspaper
story is wrong." he said, "or
these three gentlemen have less
political ethics than I have al-
. ways given them credit for. I
hope the latter is not the case."
Rural Board To Contiue
School For Slow Learners
A motion to continue the spe
cial school for slow learners,
which has been in operation as
the Phoenix pilot school, was
passed Tuesday night at the sec
ond convention of the Jackson
county school boards interim
istudy of education. Frank Bash
is chairman of the convention.
The motion was made in an
informal discussion by members
of the rural school board, held
in conjunction with the conven
tion. Funds for the special school,
formerly provided by the state,
must now be raised by the coun
ty, with some help from the
NOT SUPERSTITIOUS
Kimball, S.D. (U.R) Mayor
Ray Brooks said Saturday he
Isn't superstitious and his new
license plate number doesn't
bother him a bit. The number
Is 13-13-13 .
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Garden Notes
C. B. CORDY
County Extension
Agent for Horticulture
Peach trees which were af
fected with peach leaf curl last
year should be sprayed again at
this time. Most commerical or
chards have not had trouble
with peach leaf curl and in these
cases the spray applied last Oc
tober is sufficient to maintain
control.
. Where peach leaf curl has been
a problem a spray at this time
in addition to the fall spray is
necessary. Peach leaf curl spores
overwinter on the- buds and as
growth begins in the spring
these spores germinate just like
a seed and attack the newly un
folding leaves.
Copper Sray Coat
A coating of copper spray pre
vents these spores from growing
and attacking the leaves. This
spray is particulary desirable in
home gardens where the trees
are sprayed with and equipment.
It is extremely difficult to get
coverage with these small spray
ers so where two applications
are applied some of the buds
that are missed in the first ap
plication will be covered this
time.
Five pounds of a 50 per cent
neutral copper per 100 gallons
or in small sprayers 34 pound
in 3 gallons of water is sufficient
to give good control. Thorough
spraying is much more import
ant than cencentration of the
spray material. With hand
equipment 3 gallons is a min
imum amount of spray on a mod
erate sized peach tree.
Stone fruits other than peach
es are not affected with leaf
curl so a spray on tht-m at this
time would do little if any good.
state, according to John Nieder
meyer, president, of the rural
school board.
Dinscuss Problems
Problems discussed with re
gard to the school included bud
geting, class rooms, and a dis
trict to serve as administrator.
Indications are that one room
will be available at the Talent
school.
Don Patterson of the Central
Point school board, chairman of
the committee on population,
growth and facilities, reported
that there is an increasing need
for more classrooms in the county-Bash
reported for the commit
tee on rural finance, emphasiz
ing the basic principle of equal
education for all children, re
gardless of where they reside.
Jack Hoffbuhr, Phoenix,
chairman of the committee on
standardization, and services,
appointed a committee to study
standards enforced by the state
department of education. Named
were Mrs. Virginia Wickersham,
Lone Pine; Robert C. Gail,
Rogue River; and Edward
Branchfield .Medford.
The regular meeting of the
rural school board, scheduled
for Jan. 24, has been cancelled
and the next meeting is set for
Tuesday, April 24.
Dental Association
Officers Meet Here
Officers of the Southern Ore
gon Dental association met Fri
day for a luncheon meeting at
the Jackson hotel. President Dr.
Earl Carter presided and Dr.
Raymond McNair, a member of
the state dental council, report
ed on current activities of the
Oregon State Dental association.
Dr. Eugene Ray, president last
year, spoke on dental health of
residents in the Medford area.
Other members of the council
include Dr. Dwaine Nelson,, Dr.
Gene Chamberlain, Dr. Frank
Wilson, Dr. Lee Mellish, Dr.
Laurence Ellis, Dr. Jack Price,
Dr. Burt Lageson, Dr. Bill Black
stone and Dr. John Dickson.
Thief Appears in
Superior Court Room
Greensboro, N. C. (U.R)
Wesley D. Tatum complained to
police that at least one thief in
the Guilford County Superior
courtroom at a recent session
didn't get tried.
Tatum said that while his
coat hung over the back of a
seat in the gallery someone stole
his wallet containing $5.
Booklet Explains
Income Tax Returns
A booklet answering questions
for federal income tax payers
is available to the public
through the Portland office of
the U. S. department of com
merce. The publication, "Your federal
income tax for 1955," explains
almost any question concerning
tax payments, according to the
Portland office.
Every individual, whether an
adult or minor, wno is a citizen
or a resident of the United
States, must file a return if he
had a gross income of $600 or
more in 1955; if he has recahed
65 years and had a gross in
come of $1,200 or more.
Any person with an income
of less than $600 or if past 65
with less than $1,200 should
file in order to secure a refund
if tax was withheld from wages.
Every person who has net earn
ings of .$400 or more from self
employment is required to file
a return, since self-employment
tax of 3 per cent on earnings
up to $4,200 must be paid.
Taxpayers whose gross income
was less than S5,000 consisting
entirely of wages which were
reported on his withholding
statement and who has not earn
ed more than $100 total from
other wages, dividends and in
terest, may use the short form
1040A.
If a husband and wife's com
bined income does not exceed
these limits, they may also file
a joint return on the short form.
Bob Beach Receives
KF Service Award
Robert H. (Bob) Beach, Klam
ath Falls jeweler, and former
Jacksonville resident, was
awarded the Klamath County
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Distinguished Service award at
an annual joint dinner meeting
of Klamath Falls Jaycees and
the- chamber of commerce.
His Mother, Mrs. Stella W.
Beach, returned to Jacksonville
last night after attending the
banquet as a special guest.
. Beach, who was a Medford
Mail Tribune carrier during the
time he attended Jacksonville
grade and high schools, is a 1952
graduate of Oregon Technical
Institute. During World War II
he served with the Navy. He
also is a graduate of Southern
Oregon college. He was born in
Jacksonville, j
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Sunday, January 22, 195S
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE
Around Hollywood
By ALINE MOSBY
United Press Correspondent
Hollywood (U.R) A lively
controversy over which western
TV-movie heroes are quickest oh
f the draw was
- settled once
, and for all to
day by the
man who
teaches them.
The champion:
A u d i e Mur
phy. Hugh
O'Brian, the
"Wyatt Earp"
of TV, started
announced he
' Aline Mosby
it all when he
could outdraw any of his other
podners in the celluloid sage
brush. This brought indignant re
sponse from Jim Arness of "Gun
smoke," Clint Walker of "Chey
enne," and other fast-drawers.
But Rod Redwing, a - genuine
Indian who's the professor of
pistol-grabbing in Hollywood,
leveled most of the western ac
tors to the dust today. His ver
dict is most of them couldn't
shoot their way out of a paper
bag in a real-life pinch. The two
fastest with firearms in his opin
ion are John Derek and Audie
Murphy.
Audie Holds Title
"And Derek does not always
use a regulation holster," Red
wing explained, thus leaving
Audie a narrow hold on the ti
tle. "Most western actors keep
the gun cock loose and the ham
mer spring weak so the gun will
work faster," he sighed. "That is
not regulation.
"Others keep the holsters so
low they just barely hold the
barrel," he said. "If there were
a contest among western stars
with regulation holsters and
guns I would pick Audie to win.
But there'll never be a contest
too many would be afraid they'd
lose face."
Redwing is a Chickasaw In
dian who was born in the great
stone canyons of New York City.
He became an actor in 1930.
Teaching Martin and Lewis
Currently he's teaching Dean
Martin and Jerry Lewis how to
draw for their first western
Prisoners Object
To Counselor's Badge
Trenton, N. J. (U.R) Two
prison commissioners dealt out a
five-day suspension without pay,
to instructor-counsellor Herbert
V. Selby of the state prison on
the complaint of a prisoner.
"Pardners." The boys also have
learned gun tricks such as toss
ing the pistols over their shoul
ders. There is one person, by the
way, that Redwing thinks could
beat even Audie Murphy on the
draw.
"Me," said the Indian. "I draw
and shoot in one-tenth of a sec
ond. Once on TV I threw a knife
at a target and shot a hole in
the target before the knife got
there. But, then, I'm not a west
ern star."
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Phone 2-8277
The prisoner said Selby of
fended him by wearing a politi
cal badge which said You never
had it so good."
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cludes about 200 miles on its var
ious routes.
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