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o tiX MtSFOHD ORZGOrT MAIL TRIBUNE Plan Calling for Salary Raises For County Employees Discussed A plan calling tor salary rais e for mot county employees tervini in ky administrative and supervisory positions was pTPnted fridsy at a meeting of Ja-Ason county commissioners and other county officials. Tr plan, which was explain ed b :irs. Bereth P. Hopkins, county clerk, calls for raises ranging from a few dollars to . two or three hundred dollars a year. The salary recommenda tiv s are based on a job classifi cation survey made by Mrs. Hop kin?, who compared salaries paid to key personnel under civil ser vice ratines, by California . Ore gon Power company, telephone company and other firms and agencies. In presenting the report, the rlerk said dissatisfaction among key personnel is becoming in creasingly evident. She and oth er officials pointed out many enployees in responsible posi tions have been working for the county for several years and are still receiving starting salaries. Also voiced was the opinion that prior experience, quality of work and education should be consid ered along with tenure and oth er factors in determining sal aries. Four Classification! The report, which does not in clude the health department farm home or agricultural exten sion service, shows four classi fications for county personnel: officials (elected and appointed), specialized service, clerical and labor. Clerical personnel falls into four classifications depending upoo responsibility loads which are comparable to state civil service position classifications Salaries under the civil service program range from $210 per month for beginning clerk typ ist in position 4 to maximum of $460 per month for accountant 2 in position 1. Recommended for Iekson county employees is a beginning salary of $240 per month for position 4 to a maxi mum of $433 per month for 10 years of experience in position 1. Sirs. Hopkins also recommended that a, '-"trainee" position be in cluded io tha job classifications. Salary in this position would ranc from a beginning salary of $17!! pr month to $240 in tio years. Pittance ttitt IMPROVEMENTS through U.S. RATIONAL Male needed home improvements now . . . finarx tha cost with n FHAIoan through this bank. NO DOWN PATAU NT S MONTH TO PAT FAST ACTION Atk your onfratfor mr 4uit ...or thlt bonk. MEDFOED BRANCH I. Mi.n ri Central Ph. SP 2-6126 ASHLAND BRANCH 30 N. Second Phone MU 9-6S11 Tha United Sr National lank of PorHed At OK MARKET . . . SILVER DOLLAR STAMPS! MEDPOtD Vfjf R0XY ANN MUFFUR to. A:r DOODY'S RICHFIELD JtiJS THE CRATERIAIM SRVICP STATION BEAUTY SALON JOHNSON'S MODEL BAKERY t BAKERY LUNCH I The report indicates some posi tion 1 personnel here have work ed as long as 33 years and are receiving annual salaries of about $3,984. Recommended an nual salary for these employees is $3,200. Salaries for several other key personnel would not be changed at this time if the recommendations are adopted. Specialized Services Specialized services are listed in five classifications; law en forcement and allied services, schools, land evaluation, engi neering and allied services and welfare. Salary comparisons for the ju venile department show a mini mum in the county of $4,500 for director and state civil serv ice minimum of $4,800 for the same position. Salaries for coun selor in this department are a minimum of $4,200 in Jackson county and $3,440 state civil service minimum. The report indicates salaries paid to sheriffs deputies are an estimated S50 to $175 per month under salaries of state police of ficers. Salaries for key person nel in most other departments were also shown to be compara tively low. Voica Surprisa Several officials attending the meeting voiced surprise that Jackson county salaries were so far under salaries paid elsewhere for comparable work. The com Directors Will Be Elected in School Districts Monday Elections for directors of boards of education in 19 school districts, plus two rural and two non-high districts, in Jackson county will be held tomorrow Polling time for all elections is 2 to 8 p.m. Candidates and polling places for each district are: Applegata (District 40) Fran cis Krouse, incumbent chairman, candidate for five-year term poll at the school. Ashland (District S) Archie Fries, candidate for five-year term, poll in Ashland city hall Butta Falls (District 91) Mrs Hannah Dalton, incumbent di rector, and Elga Abbot, running for two five-year vacancies, poll at the high school. Central Point (District 6) C W. Anhorn, incumbent chair man, candidate for five-year term, and Wilton A. White, can didate for two-year term, polls at Central Point junior high gym. Gold Hull gym, and Sams Valley school. Eagle Point (District 9) Jack Caldwell, incumbent chairman. running for five-year term, poll at the school. Elk-Trail (District 45) James O. Wilson and Roy A. Anderson, candidates for five-year term, poll at the school. Erana Valley (District 62) Jerome B. Wilson, incumbent chairman, and George H. John ston, running for five-year term, poll at Evans Valley Grange hall. Griffin Creek (District 2) David B. Winningham, candi date for five-year term, poll at the school. Howard (District 100) George C. Flanagan, incumbent chair man, candidate for five-year term, poll at school. JacksonTille (District 1) Mrs. Dorland Offenbacher and War ren Davis, candidates for five year term, poll at the school. Lone Pine (District 10) Wil liam E. Edwards, R. J. Ritchey, and Rose L. Cook, running for five-year term, poll at the school. Medford (District 549) Ott. A. Ewaldsen, incumbent chair man. and Francis Cheney, can didates for five-year term, pol. at high school girls' gym. j Phoenix (District 4) Mrs. W. I O. Grove and Elmer Faytinger j candidates for five-year term. ; poll at Phoenix Grade school. jf ? Also at: wiakf.! Sunday. Jun 18, 19S7 missioners, however, said efforts are being made to bring salaries in line, especially in the sheriff's department. They added that records show gradual increases have been made here in recent years. Those attending the meeting expressed appreciation for the report and recommendations and urged the commissioners to sup port their recommendations. Commissioner Chester Wendt said the court was not in a posi tion to commit themselves at that time, but needed more time to study the report. He stated, how ever, that if the budset commit tee does not adopt the recommen dations submitted by the offi cials, a job classification and salary schedule survey would be made later by a professional out side source. A question was asked as to whether or not the budget com mittee was aware of the possi bility of a union-type organiza tion coming in if employees' sal aries are not adjusted. Opposi tion to that type of organization involving county employees was expressed by one of the county commissioners. Some discussion was also held as to whether or not vacation time for county employees was a c c u m u 1 ative. Commissioner Wendt indicated it should be ac cumulative. PinehursMDistriet 94) Clyde Laird, incumbent chairman, and Robert Cooper, incumbent direc tor, candidates for two five-year terms, poll at the school. Prospect (District 59) Clar ence Hedgepath, candidate for five-year term, poll at the school. Rogue River (District 35) Richard DeArmond, Mrs. Ella May Douglas, and Howard F Norwood, candidates for five year term, poll at the school. Ruch (District 3) E. H. Fos sen, incumbent chairman, and David B. Winningham, candi dates for five-year term, poll at the school. Shady Cove (District 89) Ed ward Learning, incumbent chair man, candidate for five-year term, and Frank Faggalde, can didate for four-year term, poll at the school. - Talent (District 22) C. W Gleim and Samuel O. James, candidates for five-year term poll at the old Talent Elemen tary school. Rural board zone 1 (Rogue River, Evans Valley, Elk-Trai: and Shady Cove) William A Starzinger, incumbent director, and Robert J. DeArmond, run ning for three-year term, polls at the schools' regular polline places. Rural board zone 2 (Prospect and Butte Falls) Edith L. Hoag candidate for one-year term polls at the schools' polling places. Non-high board zone 3 (How ard school) John E. Chitwood. candidate for two-year term poll at the school. Non-high board zone 4 (Grif fin Creek, Ruch, and Applegate, Edmund Ramsay, incumbent director, and Francis A. Krouse candidate for five-year term polls at the schools' polling places. ANNOUNCING MOVING OFFICES of Dr. C. D. Lemley from 41 Hawthorne Ave. to 326 Medical Center Bldg. Medford, Oregon Our new Phone Number will be SP 2-5752 The new office will provide expanded facilities and more room in conducting a general practice in osteo pathic medicine and surgery. Jerry Kerr Elected r To Boys State Post Corvallis Jerry Kerr, Med ford, a student at St. Mary's ac ademy, was elected a senator last week at Beaver Boys State held at Oregon State college. Representatives from Medford included Dave Havlick, Bruce Boldenow. Henry Courtney and Dale Forsee. Beaver Boys State is a one- week course in government and citizenship, sponsored by thejeeived no bids. Oregon American Legion. A to tal of 421 boys attended this year's 21st annual camp. The Boys State governor and other state officials and legisla tors were sworn into office at special ceremonies in the state capital. Rex Putnam, superin tendent of public instruction was main speaker. Later, the boys went into legislative cham bers for a mock debate of bills on lowering the voting age to 18 and on sales tax for Ore gon. All boys attending were spon sored by local organizations, either veterans, fraternal, ser vice or social groups. Elections were held as part of the citizen ship training. National Officers to Attend Eagles Event Two national officers of the Fraternal. Order of Eagles, both from Milwaukee, Wis., will be among distinguished visitors in Medford when the Eagles hold their annual state convention here June 27-29. They are Judge Robert W. Hansen, national chairman of the program and activities de partment of the Eagles, and Michael T. Gaffney, financial ad visor. Gaffney, who had a back ground of leadership in the na tional councils of the - fratern ity in recent years, will outline to Oregon aeries the fields of membership, programs and com munity civic and patriotic activ ities. General business sessions will be held at the Holly theater and Pythian hall, 141 North Grape st., where auxiliaries will meet. Three public events will be held during the convention They include a Memorial ser vice Thursday night, June 27. Car Plunges Down Bank Killing Driver Portland W A car plunged 75 feet down an embankment near here Friday killing a 31-year-old Portland man and in juring his wife. Elmo A. Berndsen, 3956 N.E. Rodney Ave., Portland, was dead on arrival at a Portland hospital, and his wife Dorothy, 41, was in "serio.us condition" Friday evening. Deputy Sheriff Mel Farmer said Berndsen's car skidded on wet pavement on N.W. St. Hel ens road after passing another automobile and ran off the high way. The vehicle landed upside down, and the Berndsens were pinned under the car until po lice officers and firemen extri cated them. Transient Worker Wounded in Brawl Dayton rtfl Robert Lee Ta tum, a transient farm worker, was critically wounded here Fri day night in a fight that climax ed a drunken brawl at the Day ton labor camp. Tatum's condition was des cribed as critical from knife wounds over his body and blood was rushed from Portland for transfusions. Arrested and held on a drunk charge was Richard Vance Bear, 42, another transient. He re fused to discuss the fight. He was arrested more than an hour after the stabbing after a man hunt by about 12 police officers. Five Timber Tracts Sold at BLM Auction Five tracts of timber contain- i ing an estimated 26.185,000 j board feet were sold June 13 by the Medford district of the bureau of land management for 5686,628.30. Three tracts con taining 3,993.000 board feet re- Joe Hearin Logging of Med ford was the only bidder for an estimated 35.000 board feet of salvage timber on Alco creek. Elder Logging company of Shady Cove was the highest of three bidders for an estimated 1,081.000 board feet of salvage in the Dead Indian area. The bid was S23.05 per thousand for the Douglas fir and S13 85 for the white fir, the major species in the sale. Regular Sale The first regular sale to be offered by the bureau that will use the recently completed Gal ice access road was purchased by Bate Lumber company of Merlin without competition. The tract contains an estimated 6,- at McLoughlin Junior High school, and a drill team pageant Friday night, June 28, at thp high school stadium. Parade Scheduled On Saturday, June 29, a par ade of Eagle marching units including drill teams and drum and bugle corps will be held About 1,500 delegates are ex pected to be here for the con vention, which is being held in Medford for the first time. Gen eral headquarters for the even will be the Medford hotel. E. C. (Chet) Lawson, past president of Eugene, is state manager of the convention. A W. (Art) Klatt, Medford, is local chairman, and Mrs. Lona Pick ell, Medford, past madam state president of auxiliaries, will be in charge of the auxiliaries' con vention, which will be held at the same time. Central Point Boy Named to 4-H Group Corvallis Carl Skyrman, Central Point, was elected pres ident of his living group Thurs day at the annual Oregon 4-H clubs summer school at Oregon State college. More than 1.850 boys and girls attending the 42nd annual session live in 42 fraternity and sorority houses and college dor mitories. Girls living groups number 29 this year, and boys groups number 13. The 10-day school includes a course work in all phases of ag riculture and home economics. Daily assembly programs and recreation periods are included. you cam More R 1 1-2 ft I ffSf'-a LH ' WJWrtSJ 1 fefisras - 1- I jf""" .Tin.,, ft3 I TROWBRIDGE & 214 West Main 523,000 board feet located on Silver creek. The bid prices for Douglas fir and sugar pine, the major species was 524.15 and 535.10 per thousand, respective ly. A re-logging operation cover ing two sections of land in the Pokegama area was purchased by Puckett and Scherer of Keno the only bidder. This tract con tained an estimated 6,061,000 board feet Douglas fir, the major species, which brought 525.50 per thousand in this sale. The last and largest sale, es timated to contain 12.485,000 board feet was purchased by Continental Timber company of ' Medford after spirited bidding Two other bidders also partici Ipated in the sale. The success- 1 ful bids for the major species were S.S6.Z5 per thousand for Douglas fir, $60 for sugar pine and S15.50 for white fir. Available for Purchase The three tracts which re ceived no bids will be available for purchase for a period of 90 days in accordance with the regulations. The next scheduled sale for the Medford district will be on June 20 when six tracts contain ing an estimated 27,576,000 board feet will be offered for sale. The appraised price for this timber is $701,881.90. Three of the sales are located in Jackson county, two in the area between Prospect and Butte Falls and a small salvage sale in the Dead Indian area. The two sales in Josephine county are located in the Williams creek area and on Reuben creek The one sale in Douglas countv is located in the West Fork Cow creek are on Bear creek. Additional information con cerning the proposed sales or the sales that received no bid? may be secured at the district forester's office in the Medford city hall. First Tillamook Burn Damage Suit Starts Portland OPi The first dam age suit resulting from the 1945 Tillamook "burn" in Oregon got under way here before Circuit Judge J. S. Bohannon. H. B. McKenney, a logging op erator m the burned area, is seeking 5241,000 damages against several Oregon lumber and logging firms. McKenney 's case has been called a "test case by some law observers, and it reportedly will have a bearing on other pending cases that eventually may total $2 million. The other cases have been in litigation since the blaze des troyed thousands of acres of tim- berland in July 1945. The fire. which started on the Wilson and Salmonberry rivers, was finally brought under control by sup pression crews and by mois ture, after several weeks. oomin 1 , j J CACV m suRgj ir's'VVestiru'house U Street Young Boy Smothers Enterprise W A young boy smothered to death in i wheat bin here Friday night. Kimball Emery Makin, 9, was found in. the 15-ton capacity wheat bin by his father and grandfather with just his hands showing. The accident occurred abou' 5 p.m. Friday night. The boy's father. Dallas Makin and hh grandfather, were loading wheat into a truck. 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