14 HAIL TRIBUNE, Madford, Oton. Sunday, April 20, 1958
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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,"
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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.
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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
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