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County School Office Members' Duties Described The duties of offiers in the county superintendent's office , art set along established lines, according to Alf B. Mekvold, county school superintendent. The Jackson county school superintendent hears appeals from parents, teachers, voters, and school boards on all school problems or associated matters. He also acts as secretary to the rural school boards, who dis perse monies on an equalized basis; to the non-high school board which provides tution and transportation for high school students in a district that has no high school; and to the district board. The district boundary board considers changes in school boundary lines, when petition ed. The assistant superintendent, Mrs. Una B. Inch, is administra tive assistant to the superintend ent. Specific duties assigned in clude the educational testing program in oounty schools, spec ial education, and enforcement of compulsory school attendance. The testing program offers advanced courses to students who show special aptitudes in various fields while the special education program is devoted to the proper orintation of prob lem and mentally retarded chil dren. County elementary supervisor Bruce Hitt advises teachers, with the school administrator, on problems in elementary ed ucation. The county supervisor works with state and local of ficials on standardization and evaluation of prevailing cur ricula, and submits progress re ports to judge the efficiency of present studies. -Hitt ..also car ries on the duties of curriculum coordinator. The county schools office pro vide numerous other services to the schools and teachers of Jackson county in the area of audio-visual aids. The audio visual aids department, includ ing the school-owned educational film library, valued at $15,000, and the department of public in formation and service is headed by Jim McDonald. In the face of an increasing school population and a rapidly expanding education program, a close link between state and local school districts must be maintained. The county school superintendent's office preserves this link in its capacity as co ordinator, consultant, and In termediary between the districts. It offers a wide range of services of considerable interest to Jack soft county residents and educa tors and works with professional and lay groups. The county office posts notices of proposed changes in school boundary lines and notices of the operating budgets of the rural school board .and the non high school board. A continuing audit is made of all office ac counting as well as the books of the school district clerks. Another function of the county school office is to distribute publications of the state depart ment of education. These public ations acquaint teachers-and the public with new and improved concepts in instruction and guid ance . of students. These books and booklets can be purchased by interested persons either from the state department of educa tion or the county school sup erintendent's office. Other services of the county school office are teacher place ment, transportation systems, textbook selection and cooper ative purchasing. PETROLEUM GAS SALES Chicago (to Farmers are the best customers for liquid petrol eum gas dealers, according to a survey of 2,250 outlets by the National Liquid Petroleum Gas Council. The council said farm ers account for 45 per cent of total dollar retail sales against 38 per cent for small town resi dents and 17 per cent for suburbanites. THE MARBLES Memphis (IP) Mothers in a neighborhood here started checking when their youngsters came in from play smelling strongly of camphor. It was dis covered that one boy had taken moth balls, painted them var ious colors and traded them to the neighborhood children as "perfumed" marbles. Medford Tribune Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1957 8 Pages r Us Ct 1. SJT Us G t Ca f V- . -V II Alt M il'jVi, , i IWHIBI IWI ll II III Til a ddi vTM-i i vn ivn TftF. PRFSST7RF. in Maior Einar Thunander, iiuiitsu expert, is his student, pretty Margareta Blohm, in training for Stockholm, Sweden, police force. Her delighted classmates look on as the major winces. (International Soundphoto) Rogue River Expech Enrollment of 520 Rogue -River Rogue River grade school expects an enroll ment of 340 students, and the high school one of 180 this year, according to Loran Casebier, elementary principal. School opens Sept. 5. New teaching appointments for the elementary school are Charles Bornamann, sixth grade; Roy Headley, fifth grade; Wal lace Parmeller, eighth grade and physical education;' Donald Cat tanach, eighth grade and physi cal education; Mrs. Pearl Palm er, third grade; Ivagene Price, second grade; Mrs. Phyllis Stav ros, first grade; and Mrs. Lois Kamberg, seventh grade. ' Returning teachers are Robert Wilkes, sixth grade; Joada Leon ard, fifth-sixth grades; Elizabeth Balch, fourth grade; Alyce Young, fourth grade; Minnie Jensen, third grade; Annie Gart son, second grade; and Camilla Kerns, first grade. Parents Should Note First Grade Rules County school officials report that parents who have children entering the first grade should take note that state law says a child must be six years of age, or have his birthday prior to Nov. 15 to be eligible for ad mission this school year. The schools do not have to admit students with birthdays after that date. However, local school board policy sometimes permits entrance up to birth dates of January 1, if the child meets mental maturity require ments. ' Permits for such mental ma turity tests can be obtained from the local school administration, and the test is administered by appointment . with the county school superintend's office. Most schools require a birth certificate at the time of regis tration. Physical and dental ex aminations - are necessary and may be obtained from the family physician or the county medical officer. The Golden Rod medical report form, used for entering first graders, may be obtained from the county health department. School Openings Begin Sept. 3 Jackson county schools begin opening Sept. 3, with the last ones to start operations Sept. 9, according to the county school superintendent's office. Schools opening Sept. 3, are Elk-Trail, Shady Cove and Pine hurst elementary schools. Butte Falls and Lone Pine open Sept. 4; ftogue River schools open Sept. 5, and Evans Valley and Prospect schools open Sept. 6. ' All other 'schools have open ings set Sept. 9. These are Med ford, Ashland, Central Point, Eagle Point, Phoenix, Griffin Creek, Ruch, Jacksonville, Tal ent, Applegate and Howard. WHO? MET East Hampton, Conn. im Robert Hausman, 23, joined a crew of volunteers dragging a lake for a supposed drowning victim but didn't stick with the job long. He learned the fellow they were searching for was himself. PROTECTION Henryetta, Okla. ffl Henry etta firemen had to take quick action to prevent their new fire truck from losing its bright red color. They erected an awning over the west side door to the fire house to protect It from the sun. Segregationist Kasper Plans to Move West Little Rock, Ark. W Roving segregationists John Kasper plans to arrive here within'two weeks to spearhead a drive against integrated schools. He said Wednesday his ar rival, planned one week after Little Rock schools are inte grated, would start things roll ing to pull integration "out of the fire." However, his presence appar ently was not looked forward to by segregation leaders. "We do not want Mr. Kasper," one said. ' LABOR DAY NO-FINANCE SALE!! From now until Saturday evening, 5:00 p.m., w are offering every NEW AND USED CAR in our stock for sale at the regular low prices, the same time payment plan, but there are NO FINANCE CHARGES for the first yearl I This is a real saving to you (up to $200) on finance over and above a tremendous discount on .new cars! Same high quality warrantee. No payments until the middle of October. Sale Will Absolutely End Saturday Night - So TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS TERRIFIC OFFER AND BUY NOWI OPEN EVENINGS TILL 8:00 CARRELL MILLER CO. 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