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t i o o TWS VIEW ENDANGERED Urgent necessity for the preservation of U. S. primeval gra, such as this view of a portion of Glacier Wilderness in the state of Washington, 'jilf be a major consideration at the Fifth Biennial Wilderness Conference in San Fran eisc March 15-16. Mora than 500 Federal agency heads, conservation leaders, scien tUs ad administrators of wilderness areas will attend. Ltftsr a Little Life; Land Yalues Higher Wilcox, Ariz. (L'.Pj Signs of the times: Back in 1920. the Chamber of Commerce ran an ad in a San Francisco newspaper offering 600 acres of fertile farm land for sale at $20 an acre. Charles T. Behan, a real es tate dealer, wrote back on Jan. 28, 1920, that he would trade two-and-a-half acres of land in the heart of Richmond. Calif., for the farmland. Both were valued at $12,000. The letter arrived here this week just 37 years after it was mailed. r The Richmond land is now valued in excess of $225,000. The Arizona land is valued in excess of $150,000. PROBABLY RIGHT London (U.R) Lord Bea verbrook's Daily Express sum med up the latest Egyptian and Israeli moves in the Mideast to day with this headline: "Here They Go Again." the: fuM whole: family lov, o f 1 flada with Oil the good thing! What's yours? Velvety Vanilla . . . smooth Choc olate . . . crunchy Pecan? Ice Cream comes in more $iv"ors than you can shake spoon at! Take for in stancePineapple! Here's a real tropical de light! Keep some handy in your freezer! SNIDER'S AWARD WINNING ICE CREAM Artist Perturbed Because Painting Hung Chicago (U.R) Sam Hinv melfarb must be a pretty fair artist. His semiabstract painting won honors at an art show even though it was hung sideways by mistake. This left Himmelfarb in some thing of a quandary. He wasn't sure whether he should mention the error to Chicago's Art Insti tute, which plans to send the painting on a tour of French museums. "Maybe they wouldn't think as highly of it if they knew it should be hung the other way," he said. Himmelfarb entered the paint ing, entitled "Mosaic," in a re cent "no jury" art show at Navy pier. "One day I dragged some fri ends out to see it," he said. "Imagine how I felt when I found the thing hanging side ways." Not So Abstract The five foot canvas depicts a group of people sitting on ror 'oo-. 1 7Ti Sideways stone steps. It's an outdoor scene in bright sunlight, but the figures are half hidden in shad ows. "The way they hung it, the people looked like they were falling 'off a cliff," Himmelfarb said. "It was definitely a semi-abstract work, but not that ab stract' I even painted faces on the people." Himmelfarb, president of the Chicago chapter of Artist's Equity, complained to the man ager of the exhibit. "You ought to feel flattered," he was told. "It's beautiful from any angle." Heads Own Firm This was not the first con tretemps in Himmelfarb's career. As a struggling youngster in New York's Greenwich Village, he "usually didn't know where my next oatmeal was coming from." Tired of "starving in a garret," he went into industrial design and now heads his own firm, Three Dimensions, Inc. An ex urbanite. he had a studio built into his home. "I work four days a week on industrial design, then I go home and paint like mad Friday, Sat urday and Sunday," he said. He's had several things hung in the Art Institute and last year he had a one man show at the Panoras Gallery in New York "And they hung all my stuff right side up, too," he said. No Frostbite Noted At Fort Dix in 1956 Fort Dix. N.J. iU.P.) Fort Dix beat the cold in 1956, ac cording to Lt. Col. Joseph W. Cooch, a health officer. The Army post did not regis ter a single case of frostbite all year long, Cooch reported.. But he could only cross his fingers in 1957. "We may get a few cases of frostbite before this winter is. over, even with precautions, Cooch said. "Despite our best efforts, one or two men figure they can outsmart ' the ther mometer." Cooch attributed the perfect 1956 record to "emphasis on cold weather indoctrination . . . and effective use of protecting clothing and equipment . . ." Specifically, field trainees were issued heavy gloves, wool en "pile caps" and traditional long underwear besides typical cold-weather clothing. Air mattresses and extra heavy slecpingbags kept the men warm and comfortable while sleeping in pup tents. Cooch added. So-called "warm ing tents" containing heaters helped GI's fight the cold while on bivouac or at the post rifle ranges. Frequent inspections also were made, Cooch added, to insure that no soldiers went to sleep wearing their combat boots. everybody's Irish on March 17 send I CARDS they're as sunny and bright as a fresh, green shamrock from old Erin itself! Visit us soon and select yours. Proposed Legislation Affecting Schools Is Discussed at Meeting A discussion of proposed legisla' tion pertaining to Oregon public schools was presented at a com munity meeting in Ruch school gymnasium Friday About 60 res idents of the Applegate valley and adjacent areas attended. Principal Boyd Gibson of Ruch school introduced the pan el of speakers including Alf Mek vold, Jackson county school su perintendent of schools; John Harr, superintendent of schools in Rogue River, and Glenn Smith, chairman of the Jackson county rural school board. Rob ert Webb, member of the Ruch school board, acted as modera tor. Proposed measures receiving consideration were House Bill 171, which would increase the Basic School Support fund from S80 to $120 per census child; House Bill 163, which provides for school district reorganiza tion; and Senate Bill 64, the so called "key district" basic dis tribution formula, which pro vides for correcting present in equities in the distribution of the Oregon Basic School Sup port fund. Measures Proposed More legislative measures re garding public schools have been proposed at this session of the state legislature than ever be- for in the history of Oregon, the panel noted. Although the present formu la for distribution of general fund public school monies was fair at the outset, changing eco nomic conditions in the state have almost completely reversed its original intent, the panel pointed out, so that at present, those districts with lower as sessed valuation, are receiving a constantly diminishing share of state funds, while the propor tion being allocated to wealthier districts, such as those in Mult nomah county and certain parts of eastern Oregon, is continually increasing. Jackson county, it was stated, rates as one of the poorer areas of the slate due to the large ex tent of federally owned lands within its boundaries, which are not taxable for school purposes. In the case of Ruch school dis trict, Gibson pointed out, only 28 per cent of the land is taxa ble for this purpose. The federal lands fall mainly into two categories: those ad ministered by the forest service, and the O and C lands adminis tered by the bureau of land man agement. Income from the for mer is divided between Jackson county and the U.S. treasury on a 25-75 per cent basis with 6',i per cent of Jackson county's share being required by law to go to the support of public schools. This, at present, amounts to approximately $2.45 per cen sus child, according to Mckvold. Income from O and C lands is divided on an opposite basis with 25 per cent going to the bureau of land management, to cover its operations, and 75 per cent to the county. There is no legal stipulation with regard to school support in the case of O and C funds, it was stated, allocation of county income from this source being wholly at the dis cretion of the county court. Of the present $80 per census child, about 70 per cent is now being supplied by the county, mainly from the property tax. Passage of House Bill 171 to gether with Senate Bill 64 would establish a new distribution for mula for state iunds based on need, and would equalize educa tioanal opportunities for every public school child in the state. As far as Jackson and Josephine counties are concerned, accord ing to John Harr, this would mean an additonal $1,145,100 in state funds for public school sup port. Grass Roots Support All speakers agreed that the fate of these measures rests on grass roots support as expressed in letters and telegrams to mem bers of the state legislature. Those present at the meeting were urged to express their views immediately to Sen. Mon roe Sweetland, chairman of" the education committee; Sen. Philip Lowrey of Jackson county, a member of the committee; Sen. Alfred H. Corbett, chairman of the ways and means committee; a a" yu friends . - BOOKS GIFTS RECORDS and to Rep. Robert B. Duncan of Jackson county, who is a mem ber of the house ways and means committee. Principle features of bill 1S3, as outlined by Glen Smith, final speaker on the panel, are that the total area within a county shall be organized into districts having both elementary and high schools, and that in accomplish ing this objective, whole dis tricts may be united, existing dis tricts may be divided, and where deemed necessary, and districts may cross county lines. At the conclusion of their pre sentation, panel members an swered questions. Mrs. Anna Scott, legislative chairman for Upper Applegate Grange, presided during the meeting which was arranged under Grange sponsorship. ' a5 1 TL 53c-dc. "CASHMERE" f M N n ; REGULARLY 29.50 Service for 8. Fina eggshellwore lighter than ordinary semi-porcelain. Crazeproof tiny cracks ca n't showl Guaranteed open stock! 1 j : iff 1 Matching pastel pantryware adds new look to kitchens; values to 1.59 New sunny yellow, new bright turquoise! Rust-resistant enameled metal. Chooses 4-pc. Canister Set, Bread Box, Cake Cover and Tray, or 28-qt. Basket... ! yjr y'W "J ,Lf V Tuesday, March 12, 1957 Drawings for State Hospital Considered Salem tU.R) Preliminary drawings for the new proposed state hospital at Wilsonville were up for consideration by the State Board of Control today. Gov. Robert D. Holmes, chair man of the board, said if the preliminary plans and program met with approval, architects Stanton, Boles, Maguire and Church of Portland would be authorized to begin 'immediate work on final working drawings. HE'S BREAKING RECORDS Anaheim, Calif. ;U.PJ A used car dealer expects a lot of par ents to answer his newspaper advertisement, in which he offer ed to accept up to 10 Elvis Pres ley records and allow $5 per record against the purchase price of any used auto. The ad also said:v "Special offer to par ents only if you're a parent you can wield the hammer on all the records that are traded in." L L 1 4)013 S 1 EACH 1 1 IS' MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Board Not To Pledge Educational TV Money Portland U.R) The State Board of Higher Education indi cated yesterday it could not see its way clear at present to pledg ing some $65,000 towards acti vating channel 10 here for a pro posed educational television sta tion. Chancellor John R. Richards said the higher education budget was closed for the next bienni um. He also questioned whether the board could legally budget tax money and hand it over to another agency for spending. Request for financial help came from a delegation from Community Television. Inc. The board, meeting in com mittee, authorized award of con tracts for a tower and station to activate channel 7 in Corvl lis, conditional on approval of the FCC, for educational TV. A grant of $150,000 is expected from the Ford Foundation. SEE these and many other specials not shown at big savings now! SAVE 15 to 44 on Wards already low everyday prices! 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