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Sunday, April 1, 1956 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVElf A. I si ?J,lt All - iihihl ySSFH - -If;"'."-' im f si Solar Battery Topic Of Speaker This Week fied sand), which is coated to om ten-thousands of an inch with boron. Boron is a non metallic element occurring only in combination, as in borax or ( boric acid. The action of light j hitting the boron-coated silicon ; I disc ' produces energy, Creager 1 TOO BIG The little Mexican burro above was too big for the annual Pear Blossom festival parade scheduled April 21. Animals entered in the parade can not be larger than a St. Bernard dog. Measuring the burro is Gene Ferrel, chairman of the festival, and Bill Laurine, who planned to enter the "pet" in the parade. The burro was borrowed from Les Taylor, Rogue valley rancher. Mere than 240 valley organizations have been invited to partici pate m the queens contest of the festival, and more than 340 groups and organizations have been invited to enter floats. Parade entry blanks are available at the Jackson County Chamber of commerce omce, 5 boutn Kiversiae ave. Ferrel reminded par ticipants to register floats and entries prior to the April 19 dead line. Plans are expected to be completed soon. (Landis-Shangle Photo.) m XJr , 111; IN CONFERENCE C. Herbert Simmons (left) of the Rogers and Butler Architect firm of New York City confers with Miss B. J. Larsen, administrator of Community hospital, and A. D." (Del) Har vey, Medford consulting engineer, on plans for Rogue Valley Memorial hospital in New York recently. Harvey and Miss Larsen conferred with architects, representatives of the federal depart ment of.health, education and welfare, and Jay H. Coe, of the hos pital planning and construction division of the Oregon state board of health. Construction of the $2,000,000 hospital is expected to start later this year at the Barnett rd. and Murphy rd. 20-acre site. New Base Rate Schedules For Worker Compensation POWER FROM SPACE Charles E. Seavey, Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company public relations representative, will discuss power from cosmic space at Medford meetings this week. He will show how the solar battery, in his right hand, can provide power iur a transistor type raaio, neia in ms left hand, and ether elec- Present and future wonders of the Bell solar battery, the first mand-made device to efficiently convert sunlight into electrical energy, will be described at two meetings in Medford this week by Charles. E. Seavey, Pacific Telephone company public re lations representative from Port- u.,-j c ' -t, ' Improved Model Seavey will talk on Tower. n improved wanis club meeting Wednesday noon, and the Medford Lions club Wednesday night. Jack Creager, local manager of the company, said Seavey may schedule talks before several school assemblies during the week he will be in Medford and Ashland. Powers Telephone Seavey will show how the solar battery can be used to power a telephone system, small electrical motors and relay sys tems, and a miniature size trans istor type radio, smaller than a package of cigarettes, Creager said. The solar battery was devel- Salem Ranch Sold For About $200,000 Salem (U.P.) Sale of the 500 acre John J. Roberts ranch south west of here for an estimated $200,000 was announced today. Buyers were Mr. and Mrs. George Tokola of Vancouver, Wash., and Mr. and Mrs. John Harvey of Fossil. The Tokolas will manage the ranch. Roberts will retain ownership of his house, store and several other buildings at Roberts Station. model of the first battery is now in operation in Americus, Ga., providing power for a rural telephone i system. I According to Seavey, present models are 11 per cent efficient. equal to the best steam or gas j engines in existence. I Seaven has been with Pacific 1 Telephone in Oregon for 32 j years. He was born in Illinois, ! educated in Oregon, and now lives in Portland. BUSY JOB Alberta Lea, Minn. i'U.R Highway patrolman R o 1 1 a n d ! Falk drove to a spot in Highway ! 16 to investigate a report that an auto had skidded off the road. 4 U T11 T 7 U 1-U I T i 1 . f i - ... ; tricallv nnwerpd items Hp c,L- ,t v, fj'.J : . -,..t 11 "lc ec" "lc""ul,e lau nK Ilul umy luuna an aul ln e ! at n6on Wednesday, and a the MorriJoM dub wXesX T'65, m N'W dltCf! bUt Whi heW.f nj ht meuiura uons ciuB Wednesday The solar converter is a razor- another car slid off the road . blade thin disc of silicon (puri-1 and two collisions occurred. April FU No Joking, It Is No Fun To Be Unprepared NOW IS THE TIME - Don't Delay, Order Today The Right Wood Fuel for FIREPLACE FURNACE Or HEATER 2-8086 TimberPrts Company KSDFORO V3sSJ OREOON "Most of the Best for Less" Salem (U.R) New base rate schedules for workmen's com pensation with an over-all rate Increase of 1.75 per cent have been announced by William A. Callahan, chairman of the Ore gon State Industrial Accident commission. The new rates go into effect July 1 with reductions in 94 classifications of industry, no change in 78 classifications and raises in 60 classifiations adding up to the over-all increase. Injury Reduction Needed Callahan warned that the new rates would not carry the cost of the program unless there was a substantial reduction in the number of injuries In Oregon in dustry. "Future rates increases are in evitable unless those classifica tions of industry showing high claim cost ratios improve their safety records," he .said. Combined effect of the over all increase together with ex perience rating reductions will result in a moderate increase in total contributions from employ ers, Callahan said. The 1955 legislature increased benefits an over-all 7.05 per cent. The resultant increase in claim costs has necessitated the in- Veterans Exemption Deadline April 1 The last day for veterans to file claims for exemptions with county assessors is April 1. ac cording to the State Tax Com mission valuation division. Some veterans who are disa bled and have certificates of dis abilities and certain dependents of veterans are entitled to tax exemptions. Additional informa tion may be obtained from the Veterans Administration office, 33 North Riverside ave., or from the county assessor's office. creases and forestalled more ex tensive decreases in those classes where either no change decreases was were an- made or nounced. Farm Classification Up The general farming classifi cation will increase from $2.60 to $3 per $100; western Oregon logging will go up from $8.80 to $7.20 per $100 and eastern Ore gon logging will rise a like amount to $5. Western Oregon sawmilling, with a 20-cent in crease, will be $4. Planing mills, box manufac turing and sash and door manu facturing will.be reduced from $1.86 to $1.78. Construction, manufacturing other than lum ber products, trade and finance, governmental 'and aircraft oper ation were reduced in most cas es. All employers covered by the industrial accident commission will be notified of individual rate changes before April 20, Callahan said. East Side Market Construction to Start Tomorrow Construction of a new build ing to house the East Side Mar ket will get under way Monday, Tom Shepherd, an officer of the business, announced today. The market will be one of the most modern in the state, he added. The new building will be situ ated on the rear of the lot where the present store now is located. Business will continue in the present building until the new one is ready for occupancy, plan ned for July 15. The space open ed by demolition of the old structure will be used for park ing. Ed Chesney is manager of the store. Move Shoe Shop During construction a shoe shop in the present building will be moved to he new structure and the old shop will be torn down. The former location of Re liable Cleaners will be taken down later. The new store will be 75 by 85 feet and will be of blocks with brick and plate glass facing. The rear 20 feet will be two stories high, the second floor to be used for offices, light storage and rest rooms. Services to be added in the new store will be a complete delicatessen shop, frozen food de partment, fancy foods and gro ceries. All ready to serve foods will be featured in the delica tessen. Bessonette and Graff are contractors 4-H Club News Southwest Poultry Club The Southwest Poultry club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Al Smith, 1306 South Columbus ave. Another by-law was made and accepted making the total of five that the club has. Each member discussed the breed and the amount of chick ens they had. We had a test on the subject of poultry. Norman Renner Reporter Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport Make Light Work of BIG LAWNS - with a iXVOLLRATH MOWER Endi ill riking Ends hand-trimminf Handle! easy Big 1 V H.P. Engine $7 'A 95 Easy Starting! Easy Running! Powerful e,y VO LLRATH 175K.P. POWER MOWERS I Se $4.95 Down $10 Per Mo. Terms to Fit Your Budget Make mowing easy choose a VOLLRATH-POWER MOWER! It cuts a wide path through grass, brush, weeds, leaves trims flush with walls, walks, trees and mulches at it mows! Pushes easy, turns easy won't dig in. Safe for anyone: Get Yours Now! 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