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14 HAIL TRIBUNE, Madford, Oton. Sunday, April 20, 1958 SCHOOL 0R0AHIZATI0H. if ' . . t A V 4 t'v r 9 . ' 1 'ZJUJJT ::.U GIVES HEARING AID George White, left, local Tonemaster Hearing Aid comp any representative, to Debbie Rick, 5, center. Central Point, as Mrs. Norman E. Jahn, Medford, instructor at the Junior Service League kindergarten looks on. JACKSONVILLE Clean-Up Day By BETTE HOSKINS Jacksonville The city coun cil has announced that Sat urday April 26th will be gen eral city clean-up day. Jack sonville Boy Scout and Cub Scout troops will be active on the project, the details of which are to be announced later. Mrs. Nellie Algar of Salem will be a house guest at the home of her daughter, Mrs. "THERE NEVER WAS A PHILOSOPHER THAT COULD ENDURE THE TOOTHACHE PATIENTLY" '(Author's Name Below) In this modern age no one should ever have to endure the pain of a tooth ache. All dentists direct their efforts towards the prevention of the decay that causes them. Regular visits to your dentist give him the opportunity to help you preserve your teeth Your dentijt knows that certain vitamins and min eral, medicines fortify your teeth against decay. He can prescribe the particu lar dental needs that will help you avoid trouble. We are prepared to follow any suggestions of your dentist and to fill anyj prescription he may write. ! ! YOUR, PHYSICIAN CAN PHONE SP 2-6239 WHEN YOU NEED A MEDICINE Pick up your prescrip tion if shopping near us,; or let us deliver promptly 1 .without extra charge. A great many people entrust us with their prescriptions. May we compound yours? HEATH'S Medical Center PHARMACY 33 North Central Quotation by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Copyright 1958 (4W3) Men and women hear again with nothing in eiilicr ear through thrilling Sonotone research discovery. Only YOU will know your E-Zone secret of transistor hearing aid completely concealed in stylish glasses. Yet you use both ears (just as normal per- 'E-Zono: Everything worn at EYE-EAR level. nothing worn anywhere else. C. R. ADAMSON, Manager 5 A hearing aid donation is' made each week by the company to a person whom dealers have recommended. Debbie at tends the class for the deaf at the league kindergarten where she is taught lip reading, and hearing with a hearing aid. Scheduled W. E. Long for the next few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Lon Smith and son ofGrants Pass were last Sunday visitors at the W. E. Long home. Mrs. Velma Long recently honored her grandson, Tony Rae McCay, with a first birth day party at her home. Other guests present were Mr. and Mrs. L. McCay arid daughter, Pam, of Medford and other family members and friends. Harry Scroggins is recover ing from broken ribs resulting from a recent fall. Mrs. Jack McDaniels, North Stage road is home from the hospital recovering from a recent automobile accident. She is able to have visitors. Mrs. Ida Wright has been sick this week and friends hope for her speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Abra ham and son Steven newly arrived residents here, spent the Easter weekend in Port land. They were accompanied by Mrs. Paul Bulkin and daughter, Natasha, of Shady Cove, former Jacksonville res idents. The community was sadden ed this week, by the death of several local residents. Tom Dunnington died after a long illness at a local hospital. Burial services were held Sat urday, April 12, at the Jack sonville cemetery. Dunnington owned and op erated the Jacksonville meat market for about 30 years. Survivors include his wife Luella, a son, Thomas Dun nington Jr., of Palo Alto, Calif., a sister Miss Gertrude Dunnington of Aberdeen, Wash., a brother, Clinton Dun nington of Springfield, Ore., and two grandsons, as well as many other relatives here. Services were held at the Phoenix cemetery Monday, April 14, for Mrs. Emma A. Jones, a long-time southern Oregon and Jacksonville resi dent. Surviving is her husband Ed. R. Jones, seven children, i Melvin and. Leo Fields, Med ford; Earnest 'Fields, Klama- lath Falls; Clifford Fields, I Rogue River; Mrs. Lee prr, I Springfield and Clayton and ! Kenneth Fields, Jacksonville, ! in addition to 18 grandchil j dren, six great grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Ben Jack I son of Sacramento, and Mrs. sons listen) to enjoy latest hearing revolu tion recommended by doctors. Based on Sonotone bone-conduction invention, by passing outer ears. COME IN, PHONE OR WRITE SONOTONEca 839 East Jackson-Phone SP 2-5904; 3 Ella O'Neil of Portland. Services for Mrs. Alida B. Martain, a resident here for 12 years, were held at the Jacksonville cemetery Wed nesday, April 16. Her hus band, Hugh Martin, preceded her in death here last Decem ber. Survivers in this area in clude Mrs. Omar Culy and Mrs. Willard Moss, daughters, both of Jacksonville. Burial services were also held here last for a former Jacksonville and Medford res ident, Fletcher Stout. In 1903 he lived in Jacksonville and was associated for many years with the late Dr. Robinson as a drugist. He moved to San Diego six years ago. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Earnest Nied ermeyer of Medford. Miss Melba Graham and Miss Cora-Bell Ravenor were hostesses for a surprise birth day dinner held at the Gra ham home honoring Cora Bell's mother, Mrs. Blanche Ravenor April 4. Other din ner guests present were Mr. and Mrs. Job Berrimen and the E. O. Graham family. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Moore of South Third st. announced this week the birth of a grand daughter born to their daugh ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Pat and Ron Lucier, of Ashland. .The baby was born on her parent's wedding an niversary April 15. She weigh ed sevent pound 11 ounces and has been named Janice Eileen. Mrs. Glenn Wardrip of Globe, Ariz., was a guest at the Warren Hazen home rec ently. While here she and Mrs. Hazen visited the Rich ard Lawtons of Central Point, Mrs. Fred Strubbe of the Applegate valley and John Jantzer of Grants Pass. Mrs. Pearl iKtchen visited at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Tryon, in Grants Pass last weekend. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Noble accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Ray Coleman to Roseburg last Sunday to attend a "shoot" in which Coleman participated. Recent "drop-in" guests at the home of Mrs. Carl Hos inks, were Mrs. Milton James and Mrs. G. W. Godward, Mrs. Curtis Fitch, her daughter, Hawley, and a friend, all from Scotia, Calif. Mrs. Fitch is a former resident here. Mrs. Alice Hibbert has as house guests this week her son and daughterin-law, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hibbert of Klamath Falls and her daugh ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Robin of Bly, Ore. Hearing Secret Meetings Slated Early Next Month On Budget Plans Financial Studies Nearing Completion How are school districts or ganized in Jackson county? Where do they get their money? The 20 district in the coun ty, including first, second and third class,. 'rural school and non-high districts, are com pleting budgets this month and preparing for annual school meetings May 5. Officials face an annual problem of explaining a com plicated education program. County School Superintend ent Alf Mekvold last week discussed major questions which face district residents. All individual districts-are responsible for making their own budgets, determining the required levy and calling an election to exceed their tax base, he said. The five first class districts Ashland, Central Point. Phoenix, Medford and Eagle Point have limited tax bases and have had to call elections each year to auth orize their boards to make the necessary additional levies to cover budgets. The second and third class districts have no tax base. Their required levies, after income from state and county funds are considered, there fore must be authorized by a vote of electors in each dist rict, Mekvold explained. All districts are part of the rural school district. Legislation passed in 1957 provides that the county rur al board "shall levy a tax in an amount which, together with any other funds avail able to it . . . shall equal the amount of the rural school board's own budget . . . plus an amount which is 50 pter cent of the estimated local school tax levies for operat ing purposes . . ."' The latter amount is 50 per cent of the net operational levies for the current budgets, 1957-58. Since the 50 per cent is taken on net operational levies only, and does not in clude any capital outlay items, and since it is expected that budgets will increase generally, the amounts re ceived by the districts from this fund will be considerably less than 50 per cent of the total required levy for the coming year. The superintendent said that the total required rural school levy as explained above is $2,004,303.07 for next year. The tax base of the total county rural district is $1,669,925.41 and repre sents the amount that the board can levy without a vote of the people in the county. This is the 83.3 per cent of the total. The balance of $334,377.66 must be author ized by a vote if it is to be added to the county levy to equalize income to the vari ous districts. If Defeated If the county-wide rural school budget were defeated, it would be forced to oper ate on the $1,669,925.41 tax base. The rural school income re duces the income require ments of the individual dist ricts through a tax offset aft er a district budget is ap proved. It does not, however, show in individual district budgets. Both the rural school and state funds lower the district levy by being certified di rectly to the county assessor rather than passing through the hands of the local district. They are Griffin Creek, Ruch, Lone Pine, Applegate, Elk-Trail, Evans Valley, Pine hurst, Shady Cove and How ard. Individual budgets of these districts do not include levies to pay the tuition and some transportation costs for the high school pupils who must attend in another district maintaining a high school, Because- of that, the non high board must prepare a separate budget to cover the tuition and transportation ex penses. The total required non-high levy after deducting state and county receipts is $22,650 in the new budget. As the non high budget has no tax base, an election will be called in the nine districts to approve the entire levy. A favorable vote is neces sary if these districts are to have funds to educate their high school pupils, Mekvold declared. Summarizing the county district picture, he said the county rural district makes a county-wide levy to equalize a part of the districts' cost, after stats funds and some federal funds are deducted, and the local district must levy for the balance to pro vide high school tuition and transportation. Purpose of Reorganization The purpose of district re organization, which has be gun in the county, is to put all areas in each county into one or more districts provid ing education for grades 1-12, Mekvold continued. A simplified and more easily understood financing of schools will result from 1 the completed reorganization, he stated. In many counties, the pic ture is further complicated by union high school districts, joint districts, county high schools and others. "Compar atively speaking," Mekvold declared, "Jackson county has a much less complicated structure." Sources of school revenue in Oregon for 1958-59 are the state, which provides 39 per cent; local districts and county property tax, 59 per cent; and federal funds, 2 Pickin' Pears By BID HOLLINGS WORTH Camp White This is the sixtieth anniversary of the Spanish American war which began April 21, 1898. The ranks of the. soldiers, sailors, and marines who took part in this baptismal engagement overseas to set the stage for the United States as a world power, are getting thinner day by day. It is noticeable- at Camp White as their numbers are being reduced by transfers to hospitals nearer their homes. One of the few Spanish "bamboo' veterans was a ma rine . in the Philippine insur rection in 1902, has remain ed with memories of the history-making part he played in the progress after the war. He is William Hunter. It may be said that he kept going from the outbreak of the war with Spain until the start of the next great war also in April World War I. He passed the baton in this race to the buddies who compose the largest segment of men now domiciled at Camp White. ' In 1907, Hunter went as a construction worker to help build the Panama Canal. He stayed until the canal was opened in 1913, and sailed in. the Cristobal, first ship to go through the locks from the At lantic to the Pacific. . Hunter has a letter from Maurice H. Thatcher, Wash ington attorney, who was civ il governor of the Canal Zone between 1910 and 1913, re viewing the details1 of this more constructive aftermath of that war. "I am glad to 'know that you are yet living and I trust you are in good health and strength," he wrote! Camp White came into its own for recognition Sunday with the visit of National Commander Roudebush of the VFW and the Second Annual Wheel Chair Parade sponsor ed by the American Legion Auxiliary. VFW and Legion officials from Medford and other parts of the state wre present. They were welcomed by Man ager Ei K. Ricker, Assistant Manager Banks Paul and Dr. Wallace Pianka, Chief Med ical officer. The VFW commander-in-chief told of his visit with President Eisenhower at which time he outlined the need for a larger appropri ation than was allowed in the budget for needed repairs of existing facilities throughout the country. An extra $10, 000,000 has been added, he reported. Hary Birch, department commander, mentioned the two vital needs in the hos pital program for Camp White and the pension for aging WWI veterans which he said the department is backing to the limit. Roudebush was accompani ed by the National Director of Public Relations, John Smith, of Racine, Wis. He related that in meeting Manager Ricker, who introduced the speakers, he found to his sur prise he had met him before. "I knew him when he was at Ft. Benjamin Harrison at Indianapolis, Ind., and had lost track of him since then," REVIVAL APRIL 20 thru 27 - 7:30 p.m. FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST GKURGH 794 Lozier Lane Medford, Ore. Rev. John Goss Evangelist NURSERY OPEN - Inspiration, Song, Fellowship per cent. State aid arrives from the basic school support fund of income and corporation taxes, based on a legislative appro priation of $105 per school census child, (aged 4 through 8), and from the common or irreducible school fund of ap proximately 85 cents per census child. Federal help comes through the school lunch program, vo cational agriculture and home economics, and nation al forest receipts. The county school fund is levied by the county court to provide a minimum of $10 per census child. The rural school district, through its county-wide equalizing levy, provides an amount deter mined by a formula which is approximately one-half of the districts' net operating levies for the previous year, and apportioned to districts according to average daily enrollment. District Levy Defined The local district levy cov ers the amount necessary to News and Notes From Camp White Roudebush said. Mrs. Earl B. Bigelow, hos pital director of the American Legion auxiliary was chair man of the wheelchair pa rade, organized by Polly Off utt and Special Services. Robert Dames, Medford at torney, was MC of the wheel chair parade, held in con junction with the Medford Pear Blossom festival. Rein hold Sandau, . with his fire engine, won first place; Earn est Fairchilds came in second with his rocket, and Arthur Hill, third with a flower gar den. A fourth prize was awarded to Edward Bailey, for his steamboat. Flowers for decorating the floats were furnished by aux iliaries of the legion in various parts of the state. Mayor John Snider, County Judge Rodney Keating and Assistant Manager Paul were judges of the wheel chair floats. The favorable turn in the weather has stimulated ail sports enthusiasts at the 'dom iciliary to revert to type and choose his favorite pastime for months to come. Al Birman, iA charge of this phase of the recreation al program, has already made preliminary arrangements for a summer equal to if not sur passing the' emphasis made last year with the inaugura tion of stadium games. The first question will there be a Rogue Valley hard ball league this year? is hard to answer. A Camp White team has been formed under Pete Hale as manager, and they have been practic ing at the Medford high field. "We hope to have a league, but if not, the Camp White team expects to play inde pendent ball during the sea son," Al declared. The Dairy Maids will con tinue as top attraction and will play with the Medford Softball association as well as special games with other wo men's teams, including the Lind Florists of Portland. Then for four days early in August the girls state softball tournament will occupy their attention. Memorial Field is gradual ly being put in condition and grass is expected in the out field to remedy that disad vantage. Golfers and fishermen have already made a start with the pitch and putt and miniature courses open. The fishing club has arranged for trips every other week on Thurs day. Immigrant lake will be the first spot visited, follow ed by a trip to Willow Lake. Less strenuous exercise is provided with horseshoes and shuffleboard. Some of the ex ball players have been tossing a few in the yard. It is reported that Al Wil liams, former golf pro at the Roge Valley country club, will resume his instructions on the pitch and putt course, which is in fine condition now. The VFW and American Legion auxiliaries stationed at the domiciliary have com pleted their big poppy order and shipped well over 300 000 of the little red flowers to posts of their respective departments for Memorial Maynard Hadley Musical Director balance the adopted budget after all other receipts have been considered. Mekvold added that the figures are average for the state as a whole and that there will be variations by districts. One reason for the variance is that a portion of state basic funds are appor tioned on a "basis of need" so the so-called "poorer" dist ricts will receive proportion ately more. Furthermore, he said, the county school fund is appor tioned according to average daily membership. Some districts will qualify for some federal funds through vocational agricul ture and home economics and from other legislation, while others will not. Some may include capital outlay items in their regular budget in stead of covering them by a bond issue. Another facet in the finance picture is the payment on in terest and principal on bond issues which each school is re sponsible for levying. The common or irreducible school fund comes largely from the sale of the 16th and 36th sections in each twon ship, granted to the state by the federal government. Another amount goes to some districts through Public Law 874, which is intended to provide federal assistance to those districts where feder al properties have created an unusual problem, the super intendent explained. The help, however, is relatively small as only eight districts in the county qualified for approximately $36,000 last year. School districts also receive 614 per cent of the proceeds from national forest lands which amounted to from $2.40-$2.80 per census child in past years. In further explaining the complicated school financial set-up, Mekvold quoted from the Oregon Tax Research of November, 1957, which show ed that property tax levies were reduced in 12 Oregon counties in 1957-58 compared with 1956-57, and was raised in 24 counties. Although Jackson county was reported with an 8.6 per cent raise, the publication re ported in February that only three counties had a smaller cost per pupil than Jackson county when put on an av erage daily membership basis. Thirty-two counties had a higher per pupil cost, Mek vold pointed out. The cost per" child per year, figured on an average daily member basis (essentially a per pupil basis) ranged from $391.69 to $800.89 in the 32 higher counties. Jackson's was $383.72 per pupils, while the three lower Day sales. The work of making the poppies is a seasonal occupa tion starting in October for a large number of disabled vet erans who are able in this way to earn a little extra money. Postmaster Art Scar seth handles the mailing of the containers. Enid Holmes, domiciliary librarian, entertained two for mer Camp White librarians at her home Sunday. Helen Webster, now librarian at the Medford Public Library, and Dorothea Glass, who left to return to Caalifornia, were her guests. Joe Hosick V-J WFT Member National ft? '" lil ' 'fy ft ' 111 1 C "Your TV Weatherman" KBES-TV Monday' Thru Friday 6:00 P.M. EXP counties ranged from $303.08 to $381.96. Mekvold added he would like to see present informa tion "on the total tax struc Talent Schools Plan Hearing Talent The public hearing on the Talent public schools' budget is scheduled for April 23 at 8 p.m. in the high school building, Supt. R. B. Parr announced Friday. The total budget, bonds, in terest and general fund ex penditures for the school year 1958-59 is $238,275.84. Of that amount, bonds and in terest 'are $23,075, leaving a balance of $215,200.84 for the general fund expenditure. The general fund total is $6,794.78 less for next year than that for the current year. Parr said the reduction in the budget for 1958-59 was made possible by the elimina tion of the special art program in the elementarv. consolida tion of classes eliminating one elementary teacher, and re scheduling to eliminate one high school teacher. He added that if there is a millage increase for next year, it will be slight. HELP NEEDY JAPANESE Tokyo (IP) The U.S. Army said Saturday about 500 Jap anese institutions and needy people have benefitted from about one million dollars in money and services donated by Army sources. Army camps, chapels of all faiths, women's clubs' and fraternal organizations c o n t r i b uted toys, baby clothes, firewood, dairy foods, rain boots, ping pong sets, furniture, time and labor. SPECIAL EVANGELISTIC SERVICES Tfie Salvation Army FOURTH AND BARTLETT MEDFORD, OREGON APRIL 21 TO APRIL 27, 1958 (MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY) 7:30 P.M. NIGHTLY Open Air Services al 7:00 P.M. APRIL 21 Azusa Bible College of Azusa, California APRIL 22 Colonel Harold Madsen O Additional Services, Sunday, April 27 9:45 A.M. Sunday School 11:00 A.M. Holiness Service 2:30 P.M. Camp White Service You Are Welcome At The Salvation Army MAIM AT SIXTH ASHLAND MORTUARY 4th and C Streets Ashland Selected Morticians by Invitation El ture," including national, state and local, to show what a small portion of the tax dollar actually goes toward education. WARNING Testifying be fore the House space com mittee in Washington, Rear ' Adm. Hyman G. Rickover (above), the "father" of the atomic submarine, warned that if the defense establish ment is allowed to grow it "soon" will control the en tire country. Rickover said he strongly favors civilian control of space programs. CUTS DISCOUNT RATE Copehagen, Denmark (IP) Denmark's National Bank has lowered its discount rate from 5Vi per cent to 5 per cent in a move designed to further employment and support the slumping agriculture. The old rate went into effect in July, 1954. to APRIL 27 (R) of Oakland, California John Duffy FUNERAL DIRECTORS ' w ill iymi.
