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O 0 o EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TlHUff Wednesday, November 6, 1957 State Senate Passes Six Bills; Supreme Court Ruling Overcome Salem W Six bills were passed by the state Senate Tues day, two of which validated bonds and tax levies of some 108 districts in the state, overcoming a decision by the State Supreme Court on July 3, 1957. This decision held that two provisions of the 1939 law auth orizing formation of zoning. rural fire and similar districts were unconstitutional. One pro vision held invalid by the court provided for freeholders with 90-day residence the right to vote. The two bills corrected these defects and provided that only qualified voters with six months residence will be able to vote. Pickin' Pears News and Notes Frcm Camp White Br SID HOLLINGSWORTH Facts and figures relating to the problem of alcoholism were presented to a staffQneeting at the VA Domiciliary Friday after noon by Gordon Raney, counsel lor of the Oregon State Alcoholic Educational committee. The purpose of the conference was to establish a liaison with officials and medical authorities in dealing with the alcoholic situation here. Manager E. K. Ricker introduced the speaker and Chief of Police Charles Champlin of Medford was pres ent. "Let us look at the whole man and not the obvious," he stressed in summing up his ap peal for cooperation with the state in working out solutions. Raney offered to set up the needed state facilities at Camp White to aid the VA and the veterans who are confronted with difficulties that cannot be reached by AA. AmongDthe facts cited by the speaker were these: There are approximately 32,000 known alcoholics in the state of Oregon. The United States with more than five million alcoholics, leads the world and has double the number found in France, which formerly had the largest ratio in proportion to population. At present, 75 per cent of Raney's work is in the education al field, in consultation with school authorities. The other 25 per tftnt of the work is handled in contact with patients them selves. Raney emphasized the point, now accepted by the medical profession, that alcoholism is an illness. He distinguished between those who drink occasionally, the "heavy drinkers' and the alcoholic, who is one step be yond the heavy drinker class. Thomas J. Andrews, X-ray technician, has returned from Portland where he made a spe cial study of the facilities pro vided by the veterans adminis tration to correct hearing disa 0 bilities. Andrews spent four days visit ing the Portland hospital, the Regional office, and the Oregon Central Hearing Service, which supplies veterans with a suitable hearing device after medical diagnosis is made. He also received additional training in the operation of the station audiograph, designed to determine hearing loss. Ernest Hesser, laboratory tech nician, also visited the Portland hospital for additional instruc tion. He continued on to San Fernando VA hospital, where he will attend classes this week in mycology and TB. Col. James O. Convill, retired, former city manager of Cor vallis, stopped over in Medford en route to Los Angeles to make a special study of traffic condi tions for Governor Holmes. Col. Convill visited his sister, Mrs. Mary Hines, and came out to Camp White to see William Hunter, a veteran and an old friend. Hunter escorted him around the station and he ex pressed pleasure at finding the men so well taken care of. Members have been notified that a Social Security representa tive will visit the domiciliary Thursday, Nov. 7, to hold inter views with those who have ques tions to settle at this time, and whose file is available. Appoint ments, it is announced, are ar ranged in advance. Administrator Harvey V. Hig ley has sent a Veterans Day message to "fellow employees" in the Veterans Administration. It reads: "As the nation pauses to ob serve Veterans Day on Nov. 11, it is gratifying to realize that, for those of us in the Veterans Administration, every day of the year is Veterans Day. "The dedicated manner in which you perform your daily dilties is, I believe, clear evi dence that you consider your work at the VA as far more than a job; lfs a means of serv ing America's veterans and those near and dear to them." There was no opposition to eith er bill. Four senators voted against granting the State Emergency Board $721,988 to bring the state emergency fund up to $1,500, 000. They were Sens. Phil Brady and G. D. Gleason, both of Port land, and Sen. Monroe Sweet land, Milwaukie, all Democrats, and Sen. Warren Gill, Lebanon Republican. Winter Welfare Cited Sen. Alfred Corbett, Portland Democrat and co-chairman of the Joint Ways and Means Commit tee, told the Senate the money was needed because the emer gency board allocated $647,000 to the State Board of Control to allow award of contract for con struction of the first phase of the state correctional institu tion, just east of here. Both Sens. Sweetland and Gleason complained that no con sideration was being given to the prospective large welfare load that the state would be re quired to carry this winter. "I think this Legislature is re miss in its duty," Gleason said, "in not making a thorough study of the welfare needs that are certain to come up this winter." Corbett explained that he had word from the director of the State Welfare Commission that, through administrative changes, the welfare fund could be in creased from 72 million dollars to 80 million dollars and said she felt the commission could cope with any situation that might arise. The other three bills were corrective ones. One removed Lane county's court of domestic relations out of the judicial dis trict in Marion county where it had been inadvertently placed during the regular session. Another changed the notarial fee bill so that $1.50 would be returned to county clerks by the secretary of state instead of $1. The extra 50 cents covers the fee for recording the commission. The third bill corrects an in advertent error in adoption pro ceedings whereby service by publication can be made in the case of a parent whose where abouts is not known. CALLS FOR PROTEST New Delhi (IP) Prof. Lucie Rodrigues, newly elected leader of the Goan National Congress, called Sunday for a satyagrah (civil disobedience) movement in Goa in protest against continued Portuguese rule there. He told a meeting of Goans here that he plans to organize 50,000 Goans for the satyagrah, to carry "the war . . . into the enemy's camp." He did not say when them ove ment would start. 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Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CERF- THERE ARE SECTIONS of our great country, points out Don Boulton of Oklahoma City, where some questionable old political practices still are in vogue. Boulton was driving through the sticks one after noon, for example, when he came on an old friend sob bing over a gravestone in the local cemetery. "How come you're mourning now?" he stopped to ask. "Isn't that your grandfath er's grave? And hasn't he been dead over 30 years?" "Yes sun," agreed the mourner. "Ah knows how long he's been dead, but he done vote three times this y'ar, an' he dkin' come to see me oncer After a long sermon In the chapel, a saddle-sore Dartmouth soph wrote: "1 love a finished speaker: I really, really do. I don't mean one who's polished. I do mean one who's through." O UR. br Bennett Cerf. Distributed by King Features Syndicate , Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS Chicago Prof. Ivan H. Kidin, head of the Moscow Institute of Steel, hinting the Soviets will eventually share their satellite secrets: "Even if there were not voluntary information forthcoming, science secrets, as you know, do not stand alone for long." Washington Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler, on the Republicans putting party prestige on the line in New Jer sey, Virginia and New York City; "They lost the test." Kearney, Neb. Reinhold Schmidt of Bakersfield, Calif., claim ing he was invited to enter a cigar-shaped "space ship" on the Nebraska prairie: "They (the occupants) told me to look around but wouldn't answer my questions about the ship. All they would say is 'tell the people we're doing no harm.' " Washington Senate Democratic leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, announcing a serious investigation of the U.S. satellite and missile programs: "The Russians handed us both a technological defeat and a propaganda defeat. The limes call for bold leadership by strong men and a feeble denial of facts of life will not strengthen us." London Mrs. Nellie McGrail, on winning a tax-free half-million dollars on a 2-cent soccer pool bet: "I'm going to give myself and my family a holiday in Norway. It will be the first vacation I've ever had." Oregon Jobless Reaches 39,400 During October Salem OPI The number of unemployed in Oregon rose from 33,200 to 39,400 during Oc tober despite favorable fall weather conditions that sent many lumber workers to work. The State Unemployment Compensation Commission re ported Tuesday that insured un employment also rose from 16, 314 in September to 20,864 in October. Initial claims, denot ing new layoffs, dropped some what, from 6,895 to 5,288, but both figures were well above re cent years. Portland Has 17,000 A year ago 25,400 jobseekers were listed and in 1955 the total was 21,100. Most of the increase came in the western Oregon fir country although the metropoli tan Portland area reported 17 000 looking, for work as com pared with 14,100 last month and 9,200 a year ago. Eugene, Lebanon, Corvallis and Tillamook noted that many timber workers had returned to their jobs following layoffs in recent weeks, because of the dry fall weather, and deer hunting season. Payments to" insured workers last month were about $2,375, 000, highest October total on record. Benefits for the first 10 months of the year have passed 24 million dollars and may reach 30 million dollars to break all records during the 20 years in which payments have been made. long-Range Solution Found To Retrieve Skunks Chicago IIP) Harried police in suburban Park Forest found a long-range solution to the over powering problem of how to re trieve skunks that fall into win dow wells and can't get out They invented "skunk lad ders" boards with cleats nailed on them. Now the police lower a skunk ladder into the window well and beat a hasty retreat. The skunk does the rest. AUTO ACCIDENT LOSSES Grand Rapids, Mich. (IP) Fi nancial losses from auto acci dents rose 220 per cent in 10 years, according to L. J. Wall of the Michigan Insurance In formation Service. Wall said that from 1947 to 1956 traffic acci dents caused a paid insured loss of more than $710,000,000 in Michigan. The rate of accidents was up 79 per cent and injuries rose 77 per cent during the 10 year period, but fatalities climb ed only 19 per cent, Wall added. The Pacific is about twice the area of the Atlantic. Alabama Only State Having Official Fish Montgomery, Ala. (IP) Ala bama is the only state in the Union with an official fish. The state's publicity director, Geof frey Birt, said the tarpon, fight ing sport fish found in abund ance in Mobile bay and the wa ters of Alabama's gulf coast, has the honor. Some of the largest onion fields in the world are near Kenton, Ohio. Queen Pledges Britain To Seek Disarmament London (IP) Queen Elizabeth II pledged the British govern ment Tuesday to work for world disarmament so that the advance of science shall not be "retarded by the fears of mankind." Her speech opened the 1957 58 session of Parliament. Daly's U-Drivs Medford Airport 'WITH SMIRNOFF' Specify Smirnoff when ordering vodka drinks. It's the Vodka of Vodkas mirnaff TIE GREATEST NAME IN VODKA mum 80 PROOF. DISTILLED FROM GRAIN. STE. PIERRE SMIRNOFf) FLS. (DIVISION OF HEUBLEIN), HARTFORD, CONN., U.S.A. t 4 Arc you stttl Itving ONLY ONE HOME OUT OF FIVE IS PROPERLY WIRED FOR MODERN ELECTRIC LIVING! Home use of electricity has increased 4 times in the past 25 years, has more than doubled in the past 10 . . . and will more than double again in another decade But even homes now being built are not always wired for full housepower. 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