Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 10, 1956, Image 12

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Newspaper Page TextTWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thundir. Mmr'IB. llSt Meet the Candidates (Editor's note: Each election year, the Mail Tribune makes space available to local candidates in contested races to set forth their programs and ideas. In the primary election, only eight can didates for local office hare competition. Following is the third of four "Meel the Candidates" features in which, side by side, the candidates' statements or those made on their behalf, are pub-' lished.) Republican Candidates For County Commissioner Jiti- L. C. (SHY) MORTHLAND L. G. (Shy) Morthland has been a resident of Jackson county since 1923. He lived in Ashland before opening the Medford Flower shop, which he formerly owned and operated for 15 years. He was in business in Port land before coming to the coun- MELVIN J. LATTIE I have been a resident of Jackson county for the past twelve j ears. All of that time I have operated my own farm, producing pears and various oth er crops. I am a director ; of Southern Oregon Sales, Inc., and of Southern Oregon Production Credit association, having serv ed on both boards for several ty. and has had in all iB years , of successful and active business . years. experience I Mv Previous experience cov- He states' a great many persons ! " j11,8 1C"! "J1!! in the county urged him to seeK . , f. , another term as county commis sioner. He is on the board of direc tors of the Jacksonville Museum and of the Southern Oregon His torical society, and the local Keep Oregon Green committee. Other memberships he holds include the Judges and Commis sioners association, the' board of the Salvation Army advisory . committee, the Roxy Ann and Pomona Granges, the Elks lodge which he joined in 1919, and the Eagles and Moose lodges. He is president of the Jackson County Civil Defense organization. management of national scope, and other executive work. It is quite evident that many people in Jackson county are dis satisfied with taxes in general and countv taxes in particular. I feel very deeply that county tax es are unjustifiably excessive. I also feel that county taxes can be reduced by approaching the problem in an intelligent and efficient manner. The fact that money has been wasted on the construction of the Court House Annex cannot be disputed; nor that the responsi bility for this waste must be ac- British Newspapers Demand Full Story: Of Frogman's Death London OI.R). The British press ripped into .Prime Minis ter Anthony Eden today for, fail ing to tell the full story, of the mysteriou? disappearance and "presumed"' death of a frogman hero believed .to ; have died be neath a Soviet cruiser. ' ' ", ' . His explanations to-. the. House of Commons- which hinted that the frogman was engaged in es pionage work -were described as "inept;" and "unsatisfactory." There were widespread demand that he tell all. . . v; " - Unconfirmed rumors said an American espionage agent may have been involved and that this led to Eden's refusal. to give ont details "in -the public interest." A U. S. Navy spokesman -denied today any American was involv ed. ; -.' " '- Full . Story Demanded The frogman '. was former Ciridr. Lional (Buster) Crabb, a hero of -World War II who dis appeared in the waters ;of Ports mouth Naval Base only, one day after Soviet's two top leaders arrived . in the cruiser ; Orjonik idze for a state .visit. The opposition; Labor'; party also attacked Eden heavily and demanded that he give the full story although nearly everyone admitted that to do so could lead to. serious international reper cussions, particularly , with, .the Soviet Cnion. . . . Laboritei announced they would move a vote of censure against Eden for his explanations in the House of J Commons that aroused a storm of. criticism in the London newspapers,, today." P Granae i cepted by the last remaining He owns his own home in Med- member of the County Court ford and other property in the , which approved the construction county. plans for the Annex. That there He statej that, if nominated ' "as oeen waste ana inemciency and elected to another term as county commissioner: ( "I will exert honest, persistent effort to serve Jackson county and the people with thorough ness and fairness, and with the greatest economy, always, and I will continue to be 'Always on the Job,' as I have been in the past." Judge Judge Skipworfh Dies in Portland Portland U.P.) George F. Skipworth, 83. gene, who was appointed to the Circuit Court bench by Gov. Os wald West in 1915, died here yesterday at the home of his daughter. Judge Skipworth, who was re tired, served in the second ju dicial for 40 years. He was ad mitted to the bar in 1895. He re tired as judge in August of 1954. - Survivors include two . sons, Harold M. Skipworth, Eugene, and - George F. Skipworth, Jr., Portland, and his daughter, Mrs. R. C. Wallsinger, Portland. Funeral and burial will be in Eugene. Farm, Home Loans Total $1,037,650 During April Salem (U.R) Some 153 home and farm loans totaling $1,037, 650' were closed by the State De partment of Veterans' Affairs in April. Director H. C. Saalfeld said the total was the highest since January, 1955. He said the April closings brought to S81, 816.774 the amount the state has loaned to World War II and Korean vets for homes and farms since 1945. elsewhere in the county affairs is public knowledge. There 's no doubt that one fac tor which has contributed to ex travagance has been the habit of taking tax dollars from the peo ple to establish various "sinking funds." Normally a sinking fund is created only for a specific purpose, such as to retire bond ed indebtedness in an orderly I manner, or to accumulate capi tal for a certain, predetermined need. However, Jackson county, with no bonded indebtedness, has been burdened during the past few years with heavy taxes - I to build not one but several 01 ,U- , , . . . . , iuuua, idi ;ii tAue&H ui any prede termined need. All this has been done without asking the consent of the people who pay the taxes. How large is this sinking fund accumulation of tax dollars? There are many estimates. How ever, according to the 1955-56 county budget, it was $716,390. Do you believe that any such amount of money should be col lected from the taxpayers in ex cess of the needs of the county that is not predetermined and approved by the voters? What has happened to this ex cess amount of tax dollars? More than one - hundred thous and dollars have been wasted on the Court House Annex, plans for which were approved by the County Court of two years ago. It is apparent that the knowledge and experience necessary . to properly approve plans for an Annex to the Court House were completely lacking. Do you believe the taxpayers of Jackson County should carry the blame for high taxes because "the people voted it," when ov er seven hundred thousand dol lars have been taken from the people without a vote? Does not this large amount lead to extrav- Burte Falls Grange --. The . regular meeting of the Butte Falls Grange" was held in the high school auditorium, May 7, with 22 members and two guests present. Mr. ' - and: Mrs'. Harry Harding of . the Upper Rogue Grange wece welcomed., and Mrs. Harding, Master . from Upper Rogue was escorted -to the masters station. - j Past Master Ted Fredenburg conferred the first and second degrees to Raymond Abbott, a new member. Britt Ash was elected and in stalled as Lecturer. The display table was filled ' with pictures of members' mothers. Mrs. Elga Abbott brought the hooked rug she is entering in' the Grange contest, and Mrs. Floyd Mattern and .Mrs.' Les Casey had their sun dresses on: display. . ' All- Grange members - are ' urg ed to work on the community hall, either Saturday or Sunday, May 12 or 13. Anyone who can help, will - be welcomed. . The members voted to work : on the hall this , week- end, . and. other clubs i in the: community Jare . to furnish help' on later . week ends. ."As in' Xhe pasf.'the "Grange "will' sponsor a clean up day at -the Butte Falls-.cemetery. Anyone in the community is urged to help. The day set for. cleaning- it. is May 27. Potluck lunch' will be served at noon: Residents should bring own tools, and anyone with . a . pick-up should bring it. Mrs. William Harris. sang "An Evening Prayer," . and Robert Tracy sang, "That . .Wonderful Mother of Mine." Mr. and.Mrs. Bruce Pingle, and Mrs. Jim Ar nold served refreshments..: The officer., of the Grange .practiced a seating drill. ..... The next regular Grange meet: ing is June 4, the social-meeting is May 19.' . . . '. '. . IKE GETS BIRDS v Indianapolis (U.R) -' Republi can Gov. George Craig gave the bird or birds to President Eisr enhower Wednesday. He sent the President 50 pairs of Indiana quail to help stock hia Gettys burg, Pa.', farm. ' "' agance?. I am sure that you -will all agree with me that the levy ing of taxes any year should not exceed the current requirements. I am firmly convinced " that,' with our current income, county taxes can be cut in half. HENRY E. FRANCIS . Joins SOC Faculty . Henry Francis Joins SOC Humanities Staff Ashland Henry E. Francis, graduate of Western Washington college, recently was ; added to the, staff of-the humanities div ision as an instructor at Southern Oregon college. " ..Francis taught at Port An geles, Washington, in the junior high school from 1940 to 1942, was a captain in the Army trans portation administrative corps during .World .War II, and.man- aged .a non-scheduled airline be tween Seattle and "Alaska- 'for three years after his. discharge. - In 1949-50, he was in the Eng lish department of WWCE, and before coming to SOC ; served m tfte -JCneusn . aeparimeni ai Oregon College of Education. Speech Professor Elected ICEC Head " Ashland. Leon Mulling, pro fessor of speech at Southern Ore gon, college, was elected presi dent of the Southern ,. Oregon chapter . of the ..International Council for. Exceptional . Child ren, at a meeting in Talent school Tuesday.' '.. Other ' officers' ' elected were Karl Hays', vice-president, Mrs. Kay Baalman,;secretary, ana ur. PTivlH Plichta. treasurer. - ; The program, - presented by Karl Hays and Mrs. Baalmari, in structors of Phoenix and laieni classes for mentally retarded, rontorprl . around . children Who were mentally handicapped and their problems. " ' - - Dr. Mays presented ' colored slides and Mrs. Baalman led a conducted tour of her classroom. A short business meeting was conducted by Dr. Alva Graham, SOC faculty member and retir ing president. - ; .: ' EAGLE POINT - By PEARL L. HENDERSON Eagle Point John- Derry left Eagle Point recently with a trail er load 'of household goods on his way to Inglewod, Calif., where he was to: meet his wife and two young daughters, vwho had been visiting her parents for a week or 10 davs before leaving for Geary, Okla., where they. have leased a small farm and wnere they will make their homef Best wishes go with them1 from their friends and neighbors, here. " Mrs. ' C. H. Davis, Fortuna, Calif., and Mrs S. F. Smith, Crescent City, Calif.,; were over night guests of their sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Henderson, Eagle Point, April 29, leaving the next morning on their way to Sacramento and other -California, cities for a week or-ten days visit with old! time friends and relatives. r j George Putnam, of the Eagle Point-Cold ; Storage -plant,, left J by bus May a tor - a trip io Mis souri to -visit ihis-; 61d;'(home -in Manrville: ''where he. has -not been since 1908, and to see a sis ter and her family in St. LOUIS. He-plans to return via Louisiana, where he will see othMrelatives, andfLos Angeles and San Fran cisco. -'.'V. ' j Putnam, .wso' is .84, is traveling alone.-.-,M - ' '- ';.'t-iv -.' - ! .Mrs. Mary Plasha, Oregon City, mother of Mrs.. -Don . Mc- Govern, Eagle - Point,'' has. ar rived here for an" indefinite visit with her daughter;; ;, v : -'. .Vatican City (U.PJj Pope Pius -.XII -received t screen star Gary Cooper, his - wife and daughter in a speeial.'-audience Wednesday.' . '.: . ' Cattlemen Deadlocked On Federal Aid Need Bend iU.R-The Oregon Cat tlemen's Association wound up its 43rd annual state convention here yesterday, deadlocked on the question of whether or not to recognize the need for. federal aid to the beef producer. The controversial issue re sulted in a tie vote by delegates. A poll of the entire membership within 90 days will be made be cause of the stalemate at the con vention. - The association voted to estab lish an Oregon Beef Commis sion and to finance it by a 10 cent tax on each head of cattle sold. The seven-man commission would be appointed by the gov ernor to conduct research in the industry and promote beef sales. Garland G. Meador, Prairie City.was unanimously returned MAR'S ESUSTAUESAMY The time has come for "ThtCinkYott" to our friends and patrons . . . your loyalty to us has been a treasure prized indeed. .. . ; . ' , . To Kenny and Bonnie" Wnkehsen XOAtoS SUCCESS! They are nice people. Go out to see themr they'll do the Omar and Hazel Hill : . Eisenhower Oufpolls Kefauver in Illinois Indianapolis ifti.R). Presi dent Eisenhower ' outpolled Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.) by a 6-4 margin in Tuesday's Indiana presidential primary, near final figures showed today. The unofficial tabulation gave the President. 354,546 Republi can votes and his GOP primary opponent, Lar Daly, 13,312. Ke fauver got 242,950 Democratic VOtes. . - . ';'" Trie predominantly';- Demo cratic Lake county vote was still uncounted. It was expected ' to boost Kefauver's total to about 237,000. as president of the association with ' Ed Coles, Prineville; ' re tained - as executive . secretary and George Russell, Vale, as first vice-president- . The group did pass one resolu tion yesterday that-bordered; on seking some governmental 'help in... solving - their, problem; of lowered beef prices coupled with rising production costs. : The resolution called for. asso cition officers to ask the secre tary of agriculture to expand -the federal meat purchase program with ' money' already available for meat purchases for foreign aid, - the armed forces, school lunch programs and welfare cases. Many Said Near Ruia ... During discussion on seeking federal aid for the -beef produc ers it was emphasized that scores of Oregon cattlemen are near fi nancial ruin because of the pres ent economic squeeze in which they find themselves." Opponents argued that this is not the first time that cattlemen have had fi nancial' difficulties and that the industry is capable of pulling out of it without subsidies. ' Other officers elected, yester day included five- second vice presidents ' to represent sections of the state. They included Wal ter Fisher Sr., Oregon City; Al Powers, Coos Bay; , Walter Schrock, Bend; ' Ernest Davis, North Powder,, and Ted Hyde, Bly. - . The convention voted to hold next year's meeting at. Eugene. Mrs. Joe Oliver, John Day, was elected president of the Ore gon Cow Belles, the association's auxiliary. ACCORDIONS STOLEN Ancona, Italy (U.R) An American company reported to police that instead of the ac cordions ordered from factories in the Marche region, it received cases of kindling wood. The 38 accordions stolen were worth $5,600. Mfotmt wsf Yr I CAAN FWM THf U JST.... 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