Medford mail tribune., May 23, 1957, Image 3

Thursday, May 23, 1957
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE
PROPERTY AUCTIONED A large crowd
gathered at Orchard Park farms, near Voor
hies crossing, at 10 a.m. Tuesday when the
properties of Walter H". and Evalyn Leverette
were put up for auction by the federal
government to pay back income taxes owed
by the Leverettes. The crowd consisted most
ly of spectators. The Leverette holdings,
valued at more than $1,250,000, were bought
by Raymond Reter, of Reter Fruit company,
Medford, for 5350,000. The federal govern
ment seized the property on March 12.
Varied Opinions Expressed By Groups in PTSA Defeat
A group attending a meeting
at Medford' High school this
week determined that a proposed
Parent-Teacher-Student associa
tion at the school " would not
"work" at the present time.
The meeting was attended by
about 40 teachers, 45 parents and
20 students. The organizational
motion lost by six votes. The
teachers voted almost unani
mously against the proposed or
ganization, the parents voted al
most unanimously in favor of
the proposed organization, and
the students appeared divided in
opinion.
Opinions Expressed
Opinions expressed by teach
ers varied. Some felt there are
already too many demands on
their time; others believed that
the school program is being ade
quately interpreted to the par
ents and the community; teachers
stated they are in their rooms
at the school from 3:15 to 4:30
p.m. each day after classes and
are happy to meet with any par
ent by appointment; some felt
the organization proposed had
not been adequately explained
to them by faculty representa
tives on the steering committee
and that they had not fceen con
sidered, in the planning for the
organization.
Some teachers commented
that high school age students
ordinarily do not want parents
around the school; they observed
that the community support of
high school functions is sufficient
so they could not see a need for
the PTSA as an interpretive
group to the community; and
others said there are plenty of
arganizations in the community
to serve this purpose.
Parents expressed the opinions
the PTSA could fill a vital need
in interpreting the academic and
extra-curricular program of the
high school; that thorough un
derstanding of a program or a
school brings support for that
school or program, budget-wise,
bond-wise and generally; that
the back-to-school program held
during National Education Week
in November is not meeting the
need for contact between the
homes and the school at the high
school level; and that many of
the community problems of the
high school young people could
be solved by using the PTSA as
a sounding board.
Students stated that there is
not enough support of their com
munity and extracurricular ac
tivities by parents, and that they
There are about 40,000 post
offices in the US.
would like to have an organiza
tion of this type to look for that
support.
Further study will be made j
determine what kind of organi-1
zation can meet the needs ex
pressed by those attending the
meeting.
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Graham's Fire-Eating
Sermon Threatened by
Union of Stagehands
New York IP) Billy Graham
preached a fire-eating sermon
Wednesday night but for a time
it appeared it might be extin
guished by a pitcher of ice water
even before it got started.
The sermon before a Madison
Square Garden capacity crowd
of 18.500 was delivered on sched
ule, however, after settlement
of a minor but involved squab
ble between Graham's aides and
the Stagehands' Union over
placement of a water pitcher on
the speaker's lectern.
Stagehands Employed -
Roger Hull, chairman of the
New York Crusade executive
committee, said the Graham
team yielded to demands of Lo
cal 1 of the Stagehands' Union
because "we felt it best not to
do anything that would inter
fere with the success of the
crusade."
He said the crusade agreed
to employ two stagehands, at
about $16 apiece each night, to
stand by and place a pitcher of
ice water and glasses on the
speaker' lectern.
But Willis G. Haymaker, in
charge of special arrangements
for several Graham crusades
both . here and abroad, said the
men would be on duty "to per
form any duties their jobs might
call for such as shifting chairs,
moving pianos, and so forth."
Graham spoke on "the wick
edest man who ever lived
Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah."
The sermon fairly crackled with
pungent jabs at "hypocrites and
modem idolators who worship
TV, radio, novels and other en
tertainment. Guilty of Idolatry
He said that Manasseh, who
came to the throne at the age
of 12 and reigned over Judah
52 years was guilty of idolatry,
covetousness, adultery, murder.
the maiming and slaying of
babies and every other sin in the
Bible.
"But God forgave Manasseh,
the man who seemed to have
an unholy talent for wickedness
and betrayal, this man who wor
shipped the sun and the moon
and the stars. He will forgive
you, too, all of you sitting here
in Madison Square Garden in
the misery of your sin," Gra
ham said.
An estimated 587 persons
made "decisions for Christ" fol
lowing the sermon, bringing the
total of Graham-influenced "de
cisions" to 5.064 in eight nights.
Portland's K-9 j
Police Dogs Sold
Portland (IP) Six of Port
land's K-9 corps police dogs were
sold at auction Wednesday as
their sad-faced masters stood by. ;
The sale was dictated by budget
limitations.
Capt. Robert McConnell of the ;
Albany police department got an
ink-black shepherd for $260.
Sheriff Tony Neufeldt of Polk I
county got a cream and black :
German shepherd on a $100 bid.
Another went to the wife of
a Portland veterinarian for $60;
one to the Riddle police depart
ment for $65, another to a wom
an for $25, and the sixth to a
special patrolman for $25. !
Case of Tick Fever
Said in Jordan Valley
Ontario (IP) A "somewhat
complicated" case of tick fever
with traces of a form of sleep
ing sickness, has been reported
from Jordan Valley 100 miles
south of here.
Malheur County Sanitarian
Taylor Sandvigan said the com
plication seems to be a form of
sleeping sickness. Sandvigan
said the fever is of unusual in
tensity. Blood samples have been sent
to the Oregon state health lab
oratory and health authorities
are awaiting the results of tests.
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