SIX MZDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Provisions of Proposed Business License
For City Listed; Council Study Scheduled
The Medford city council soon
will consider a revised business
license schedule, with minimum
fees ranging from S18 to $33.
The present license fee is a flat
$20 per year.
A proposed city ordinance to
enact the new business license
tax here has been drawn up by
the city attorney, and probably
will be considered by the city
council this week.
The current city budget is
based on estimated revenues
under the proposal, which is ex
pected to bring in $35,000 per
year i .ore than the current li
cense fee.
Estimates Mad
To give an idea of the effect
of a revised tax on local busi
ness, the city attorney's office,
at the request of the Mail Trib
une, estimated that as two ex
amples, the tax would be $118.50
for Mann's department store and
$90.50 for the First National
bank, Medford branch.
These figures were computed
on the basis of information given
the city by these firms two years
Oago, when the department store
had 59 employees and the bank
65. Actual fees, if charged this
year, probably would be higher.
Under the ordinance, the city
Is divided into two zones. Zone
A extends roughly over the
downtown business section; zone
B covers the area outside that
but inside city limits.
Minimum Fees
Business in zone A will pay
basic fees from $22 to $33. Those
in the outer zone will pay basic
fees from $18 to $27. The dif
ference in basic fees is based on
the classification of the individ
ual business
There are additional charges
of from $1 to $2 for each em
ployee more than two, charges
of S12J? 2r eafsh license: or
registered professional associ
ate or partner more than one,
and varying charges for living
or space-rental units more than
four.
The ordinance will separate
businesses by type into 10 classi
fications. Five classes are for
service-rendering and five for
product-sr-lling firms.
A list of "illustrative" types of
businesses has been set up and
classified according to this sys
tem. It is included in the ordi
nance. The classification of any
business applying for a license
will be made by relating it to
one of these "illustrative" types.
A business which cannot be
classified in this way will be
classified by the city recorder.
Liceae Beejulred
Th ordinance specifies no per-
or agent can do business
W'thia the city unless ha or It has
we duly licensed and unless
tl license is valid at the time
At a? business transactions.
It !ays, however, that licens
ing is for "revenue purposes
a?." Issuance of a license does
as. permit a business otherwise
forbidden by law to operate.
tor purposes of the ordinance,
3t "business is defined as any
activity carried on for profit to
Iftnefit the owner or owners.
Profits are defined as excess of
(b oss receipts over expense.
If a business is carried on at
to or more premises, they will
)fk deemed separate businesses,
each required to obtain a license.
Two or more differently classi
fied but related operations car
ried on in the same premises by
the same owners will need only
one license. The total number of
employees working on the prem
ises will be considered in figur
ing the fee.
Application Forms
The city recorder will Issue li
censes. Applications will be
made on forms provided by him.
Applications must include:
name of the person or persons
owning the business, the as
sumed business name, the ad
dress of the business premises,
the nature of the business, the
number of employees as of the
date of application, the number
of seasonal employees as of the
date of application, the number
of living or space-rental units,
and the primary activity (in
cases where the business in
cludes activities classifiable in
two or more categories).
If a business has seasonal em
ployees at the time it submits
an application, the number of
employees taken into account to
determine the license fee will be:
"that proportion of the total
number of seasonal employees
which that number of whole
months in the employment sea
son bears to the total number of
months in the license period."
Seasonality Defined
A "seasonal employee" is a
person employed foe a continu
ous period of not more than two
months for a season of activity
that recurs annually.
The "employment season" is
that period of time, to the near
est 15 days, for which the busi
ness would normally expect to
use the seasonal worker. For
purposes of determining the
number of "whole months" in an
employment season, a month
consists of 30 consecutive days.
The business license term will
be a 12-month period beginning
July 1 each year, and ending
June 30 the following year. Fees
are for 12 months of business
operation.
If a business subject to the tax I
comes into existence for the first '
time at any time after July 1 of j
a business license period, the fee
will be prorated as of the begin
ning date of the quarterly period
during which the business be
gins. Quarterly periods for this pur
pose wil begin on the first days
of July, October, January, and
April of each year.
To Post Licenses
Licenses must be posted in a
conspicuous place on the busi
ness premises. Where there are
no business premises, the license
must be in possesion of a repre
HORNBROOK
Family Camps
By MRS. H. H. CHAPMAN
Hornbrook Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Greene and granddaugh
ters, Linda and Lydia Greene,
returned Monday from a ten day
camping and fishing trip which
took them through Lassen Na
tional park and into Nevada.
While on the trip they stopped
and paid a visit to Gordon Ja
cob's daughter and her husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Perry Jr.
They later camped at Round
lake in the Lake Basin recrea
tional area, 8,000 feet up in the
Sierras, surrounded by snow
banks. Here they caught enough
lake trout to feed all of them
twice a day for the four days
they were there. They returned
home via Highway 89, and while
in the Hat Creek area, were told
by a forest ranger of the excel
lent fishing in Lake Eiler and
were given directions for reach
ing it. They drove ui as far as
was possible in their jeep about
six or seven miles then hiked
in the remaining four miles. Al
though they missed Lake Eiler,
they came upon another lake
where they stopped for their
last day of fishing.
Mrs. Henley Clawson enter
tained four tables of bridge at
her home on Tuesday, honoring
her sister Mrs. Guy (Rose) Kraft
of Colton, Calif., and her niece,
Mrs. Jerry Schulte the former
Dorothy Cummins of Riverside,
Calif., both of whom, with their
families, have been visiting in
this area for the past three
weeks.
Besides the honored guests,
others playing were Mrs. Bertha
Bradley, Mrs. Ed Smith and her
house guest, Mrs. Irene Cooney
of San Francisco, Mrs. Laura
Swinnerton, Mrs. Dave Holland,
Mrs. Fred Mills, Mrs. D. M.
Horn. Mrs. Lester Nye. Mrs.
Grace Quigley, Mrs. Frank Oh
lund. Mrs. Kay Kettlewell, Mrs.
Albert Wedin of Yreka, a sister
of Mrs. Clawson and Mrs. Kraft,
and Mrs. Frank Graves of Hilt.
High prize was won by Mrs.
Swinnerton, second by Mrs.
Smith, with traveling prizes go
ing to Mrs. Quigley for honors,
and to Mrs. Holland for sets.
Guest prizes were awarded to
Mrs. Kraft and Mrs. Schulte.
Mrs. Clawson also entertained
at a family dinner Tuesday eve
ning. Her guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Schulte and children
Pamela and Billy, of Riverside,
Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Lorin Cum
mins and children, Loren, How
ard and Jennifer, Mr. and Mrs.
"Rusty" Seaman and children
Jane, Ray and Bobby, from
Yreka, Mrs. Albert Wedin and
son, Mike, Miss Sharon Bray,
also from Yreka, and Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Kraft of Colton, Calif.,
and their son, Jerry, who had
flown in from Denver, Colo., on
Monday to spend a week's va
cation here. Jerry graduated last
year from Redlands college with
a B.S. degree in geology, and
has been working on his masters
degree at the University of Col
orado at Boulder.
Tom Watt Jr. was elected
president of the Siskiyou County
Board of Education at their
meeting this week.
Six boys from the Hornbrook
Scout troop will be leaving Sun
day; July 28, for a week at Camp
McLoughlin. They are Lornie
Paine, Earl Henley, Loren How
ard Cummins, Billy Mura, Billy
Jones, and Mike Turnbow. Lor
nie's brother. Bob, is at Camp
McLoughlin for six weeks as as
sistant waterfront director.
The Women's Society of the
Community Methodist church
met Thursday, July 25, in the
church parlors, with Mrs. P. G.
Riness and Mrs. John Shinar as
hostesses. The meeting was pre
sided over by the president, Mrs.
Clarence Gowing, with devo
tionals led by Mrs. Ernest Ad
ams. Present were Mrs. Bertha
Bradley, Mrs. Harry Chapman,
Mrs. Ardon Burns, Mrs. P. G.
Riness, Mrs. John Shinar, Mrs.
Mary Taggart and Mrs. "Ted"
Daily's U-Drive
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sentative of the business present
within the city at all times dur
ing which business is being con
tracted here.
Where business premises are
outside the city, the license ap
plication must specify the num
ber of employees to be engaged
in business within the city.
The license will permit only
the specified number of em
ployees to conduct business with
in the city at any one time.
Licenses will be issued to the
In Sierras
Hargreaves,
The next meeting will be Aug.
8 at the church. This will be a
work meeting, starting at 10 a.m.
Thise attending are asked to
bring a sack lunch.
Copco
Mrs. Nancy Shepard is vaca
tioning in Portland, Ore., where
she is visiting her mother.
Miss Sandy Crandall spent last
week in Medford visiting rela
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Trullinger
and sons spent several days at
Orland, Calif., with her brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
V. R. Sparks, formerly of Glen-
dale, Ore.
Mr. and Mrs. Buddie Stinson
and family have moved to Toke-
tee Falls, Ore., where Stinson
has been transferred.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack DeShazer,
of Bend, Ore., were guests Mon
day and Tuesday of their son
and daughter-in-law,, Mr. and
Mrs. Ken De Shazer.
Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Green,
son Randy and daughters Mel
ody and Kimberly, of Juneau,
Alaska, and Miss Josephine Mat
thews of Healdsburg, Calif.,
were guests last weekend of Mr.
and Mrs. Ken Coleman and
daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Friday and son.
Mr. and Mrs. Morrie Chappel
and sons are on vacation in Can-
ade, visiting relatives.
The PinocLle club met
Wednesday, July 17, at the home
of Mrs. Genny Trullinger. Those
present were Mrs. Zona Cole
man, Mrs. Walteena Friday, Mrs.
Jean Chappel, Mrs. Crystal De
Shazer, Mrs. Paulie Holcomb,
who took first prize, and Mrs.
Alta Crandall, second prize
winner.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Buchino,
son Eddie and daughter Annette,
formerly of Copco, but now at
Toketee Falls, were weekend
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Trullinger and sons.
Friday evening several friends
of the Buchino's dropped in to
visit them, including Mr. and
Mrs. E. D. Crandall, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Holcomb, and Mr. and
Mrs. Mike Friday and son. On
Saturday, the Buchinos called
on several friends at Copco.
Turkey Jet Crash
Toll Reaches 23
Istanbul, Turkey (IP) The
death toll in the crash of a
Turkish air force jet plane at
Bursa roes to 23 as seven in
jured persons died in hospitals.
The jet plane crashed and
exploded in a row of houses and
shops in Bursa, a city in north
west Turkey. The pilot was kill
ed when his. parachute failed to
open.
The crash, worst in Turkish
aviation history, killed 17 per
sons outright including the pilot
and injured 14 others.
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applicant in the name of the
business, and will designate the
nature of the business, the ad
dress of the premises, and the
date of issuance.
The city will consider any pub
lic representation that goods or
services are being offered to any
part of the public as evidence
of doing business.
This includes express or im
plied representations in the
newspapers, over radio, televis
ion or other communications
mediums.
Penalties Provided
Penalty for violation of the
ordinance will be a fine not to
exceed $100 and imprisonment,
in the city jail not to exceed 50
days, or both. Disputes will be
tried before the municipal judge.
Every full business day during
which business activity is con
ducted in violation of the ordi
nance will be deemed a separate
offense.
No license will be issued a per
son who has previously operated
a business in the city without a
current valid license issued for
it, unless he pays an additional
amount equal to the license fee
for the period during which such
business was conducted.
The ordinance, if passed,
would go into effect immediately.
'Freeze' Application
Deadline Extended
W. V. Nusbaum, district man
ager of the Medford social se
curity office, announced today
that a long-disabled worker
now has until the beginning of
July, 1958, to file an application
for the "disability freeze", and
still have his social security
earnings record protected as of
the date he actually became dis
abled.
He said also that the law now
permits a veteran to receive
compensation from the Veterans
administration for service-con
nected disability without any
reduction in the amount of his
disability insurance benefits un
der social security. These
changes, significant to persons
who have been disabled for
some years and to those with
service-connected disability, be
came effective when President
Eisenhower signed the amended
law July 17.
The purpose of the "disability
freeze" is to prevent those years
during which a severe and in
definite disability keeps a per
son out of work from counting
against him on eligibility for
benefits or on the amount of
his benefits.
A person cannot qualify for
the "freeze" unless, In addition
to meeting disability require
ments, he has worked for at
least five years under social
security and for about 1V4 years
during the three-year period just
before his disability began,
Nusbaum explained.
No Ammunition Dump
In Portland Vicinity
Portland flPI Air Force
officers has assured Portlanders
that no ammunition dump Is
maintained any place in the
Portland area.
Officers said the jet fighters
at the Portland air base keep
just enough rockets on hand to
arm F-89D twin-jet Scorpions
which stand alerts 24 hours a
day.
The nearest ammunition
dumps are at the Umatilla ord
nance depot and the Beaver fa
cilities downstream from St.
Helens.
Officers had no comment on
reports of plans for a rocket
storage area near Vanport.
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Local Chamber to
Be Represented at
Governor's Meeting
The Jackson County Chamber
of Commerce will be represent
ed at the forthcoming gover
nor's meeting on industrial de
velopment in Medford, the board
of directors decided Thursday.
The meeting, one of a series
to be held throughout the state,
is planned by Gov. Robert D.
Holmes, who will be accompan
ied by his newly-appointed di
rector of the Oregon planning
and development department,
Julius R. Jensen.
Don McNeil, manager of the
chamber, who last week attend
ed an industrial development
meeting of chamber executives
in Portland, told the board that
Jensen is well and favorably
known among chamber officials
for his work in developing in
dustrial potentials.
The board asked that a strong
committee' prepare information
about this area's needs in the
way of development, and pre
sent them at the governor's
meeting, scheduled for early
September.
Plans for the chamber's an
nual membership drive, to be
held the first week in August,
were discussed by the board,
which also heard plans for the
visit of four out-of-state travel
editors, who will be here Satur
day, Aug. 10.
The executive committee was
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Lonzway Starts Job
In SCS Office Here
Robert Lonzway began work
last week as the new unit con
servationist for the Sams Valley
Beagle district of the Soil Con
servation service. Mr. and Mrs.
Lonzway and children reside at
116 Lincoln st. j
Lonzway, wno has been with
the SCS 11 years, will serve ;
as coordinator for the district's !
conservation schedule and also ',
as agronomist. He replaces Bill
Cox, who transferred to Vale.
Also with the sorvice this sum
mer is Henry Padgham Jr., a
graduate of the University of
California at Davis, . who is
working as a student trainee.
Padgham will return to Ore
gon State college this fall to
complete work in civil engineer
ing. Cliff Jenson, who has been
with the conservation service
here the past year, expects to
leave Aug. 15 to accept a posi-
lion wim me agricultural re
search service of the department
of agriculture in the Imperial
valley. He will work with soil
and water research. The family
has resided at 22 Portland ave.
PROFESSOR EMERITUS DIES
Ithaca, N. Y. (IB James G.
Needham, professor emeritus of
entomology at Cornell university
died Wednesday. He was 91.
authorized to take immediate ac
tion on behalf of the chamber if
rumored threats of curtailed air
service here are found to be
based on fact.
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Medford police were called to
the Medford airport Thursday
to stop a motorist who was driv
ing on the airport runway.
The driver, Bruce Palmer
Fleming, Jacksonville, ex
plained to officers that he dis
covered "all of a sudden" that
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