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Proposed Legislation Topic at Meeting Of School Officials Proposed legislation as it at fectj schools of the state was discussion topic Oct. 16 at a meeting of region 13, Oregon School Boards' association, at the Jefferson school in Medford. Mrs. Stephen Nye. regional chairman, presented brief state ments on 18 items. Leonard Mayfield. superintendent of Med fcrd schools, was introduced and spoke on the basic school sup port law. He said the equaliza tion factor has been steadily de creasing with the result that each year the wealthier districts get a larger amount of the fund and the poorer districts get less. Describes Formula He. described a new formula for distribuition of the basic school fund, which would cor rect the present inequities and restore equalization. He said it has been developed by a com mittee of administrators from the "have not" counties because those from the "have"- counties are happy with the present situ ation. Mayfield pointed out that the majority of legislators are from "have-not" counties, and a ma jority of Oregon Education asso ciation and Parent Teacher association members as well as chonl board members are also f'om "have-not" counties. Be cause of this, he said, it would be possible to gain acceptance of a sound and equitable distribu tion formula. Proposals Discussed Dr. Bill Sampson of Southern Oregon college spoke regarding the two proposals for state aid for capital outlay to distressed districts. He said that such aid could not come from the basic fund unless that fund were greatly expanded. He added that a bonding program by the state to secure funds would delay the building programs too long to be practical. Dr. Sampson called attention to the proposed change of bond ing capacity in a downward re vision. He said that it appeared at first glance such revision would further cripple districts which were hard-pressed for funds with which to build How ever, he said, with the lower tax ratios now in effect, real property cnnot support the bonding capacities established before the change in ratio. Rural School Law Alf Mekvold, county school superintendent, took up the sub ject of revision of the rural school law. He explained its necessity because of the fact that rural districts are con stantly attaining first class sta tus and withdrawing from the county rural district. They are thus making more low-assessed valuation districts dependent on fewer high - assessed valuation districts in the county equaliza tion formula. Mekvold described the follow ing changes that would be af fected by the proposed revision and the steps which led to de velopment of the present pro posals: (1) Annexation of all districts within a county to the present rural school district. (2 Partial eciualization on a county-wide basis, (3) Election of a seven -man county board and appointment of the county superintendent of schools. Building Aid Plans Mekvold also referred to the state building aid proposals. He said it has been recommended that the state budget include 54,000,000 for distribuition to distressed districts annually He said a "distressed" d i strict should be one that is bonded to 95 per cent of its capacity (or within SI 0,000), has sub-standard buildings, shows a local tax effort greater than 75 per cent of what comparable districts are levying, shows that the need is a continuing one, and proves that consolidation would not re lieve the situation. Mrs. Nye was elected chair man and Carroll W. Smith of Ashland was elected vice presi dent of the association. Both will serve for the coming year. Mrs. Nye urged attendance at Oregon Historical Society Elevates Member of Board Portland (Special) At the 59th annual meeting last week of the Oregon Historical society, Leslie Scott, Board member since 1913. was raised to emeritus director in company with Robert Sawyer and Omar Spencer. Dr. Burt Brown Barker, long time board member and officer, was given a letter of citation and a historical society ' medal for outstanding service to the society and community. The Rev. J. Neil son Barry, who recently gave his collection of historical map delineations, biographies and other scholarly studies, to the society library, was awarded the society medal for scholarship in appreciation of his many pub lished articles and investigations of famous and forgotten events in Pacific Northwest history. Committee Commended , President Mason commended the work of the finance com mittee headed by David L. Davies, Portland attorney. Through private subscription this group raised approximately S100.000 toward the purchase of the new building site iri down town Portland. The president also commended the work accomplished by the staff members of the society dur ing the last two years of in tense public service program ming throughout the Pacific Northwest. The appointment of Kenneth Duckett, the new librarian of the society labrary, and Dr. Claude Schaeffer as chief museum curator, was reported. Egyptian, Syrian Leaders in Meeting Amman, Jordan (U.R) Military leaders of Egypt and Syria flew here today for top level arms talks that are expect ed to bind Jordan closer to the neutral Arab bloc led by Egypt. Maj. Gen. Habdul Hakim Am er, Egyptian commander-in-chief and Gen. Tewfik Nizam medin, Syrian commander-in-chief, timed their visit to coin cide with the anti-Western vic tory in election of a new parlia ment. The anti-Western group now has a powerful majority in the House against the Anglo-Jordan pact which has long bound the two nations and which provides for British air bases in Jordan. Albany, N.Y., is the nation's farthest island seaport, 150 miles from the ocean on the Hudson river. the convention to be held in Eugene on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. The meeting Tuesday was at tended by members from both Jackson and Josephine counties. Prior to the regional meeting, the Jackson County Rural School Boards association met and re-elected John Niedermey er chairman. ' mm mn mm On This Brand New 1957 Automatic Electric llllil r " SAFE J CYLINDER I . . - nuin Just DiuQ it in . . . ODcrates $7 Month 0" eMer "0 volt or 220 volt. STORES Open Wednesday Til 9 P.M. i vuvi v-&" V W- SOUTH UWIEttSAOE 5JlA-rgT' : i , lijg drive IN PABKIH&- rS3i . ri WHATI NO RUSTLERS? Hollywood. Calif. (U.R) Walt Disney says he has succeed ed in producing a Western mov ie without using such characters as sheriffs, rustlers or cavalry. And without calvary, Disney Inspectors Called In Chwastov Hearing Washington (U.R) Senate investigators called immigration inspectors to testify today about their futile, last-minute attempt to keep little Tanya Chwastov from being whisked out of the country. The Senate Internal Security subcommittee said the inspectors Paul Werner and Jacob Singer, unsuccessfully searched for the American-born child aboard the Queen Mary just before the liner sailed from New York on Oct. 3. Tanya later turned up aboard the ship with her Rus sian refugee father Alexei Chwa stov. Chwastov and his 2'2-year-old daughter are now in Lon don awaiting a court hearing on the child's custody. Tanya's mo ther, Mrs. George Dieczok of Detroit started the action. Tuesday, October 23, 195B MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE VACATION INTERRUPTED Honolulu, T. H. 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