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Public Hearings Held Legislature Groups Recently By MRS. EVELYN NYE Stat Representative From Jackson County Three weeks of the session are behind us and the dead line for filing bills, Feb. 5th, is past. After that date it takes the ap proval of the Rules commit tee to have a bill introduc ed, and Speak er Bob Dun can assures us that will be tough to get. Eve Nye Last week saw some inter esting public hearings held. One was by the Judiciary Grange News Pomona Grange The January meeting of Jackson County Pomona Granee. held at the Phoenix Grange hall, was well attend ed. Guests were Mr. ana Mrs. Sims of Linn County Pomona Grange. Roll call of officers found all committee cnair- men and officers present, ex- c e p t Gatekeeper Herman Kammng. A resolution read at the previous meeting concerning changes m by-laws regarding requirements for membership was approved. Also approved was a letter to be sent to the Jackson courty legislators op posing the proposed resolu tion of the wages and hours commission forcing employ ers to give a 15-minute coffee break out of every hour, when temperatures reach 92 degrees. Speaking at the morning session. Attorney Ben Day gave a comprehensive report on the matter of Rogue River water development. He stated that the future of the people of the valley depends on what is done in developing flood control, irrigation, pro tection of fishing, tourist at tractions, etc.; and that legal changes now make it pos sible to appease all factions Involved. . He gave statistics regard ing the decline in fish popu lation and stated dams were Medford Youth on Lis! for Academy Marvin Lee Terry, 2722 Bullock rd., Medford, is one of eight Oregon - young men nominated to the United States Merchant Marine acad emy at King Point," Long Is land, N.Y., by Senator Rich ard L, Neuberger. Also nominated was Gary Hal Brunner, route 1, box $10, Grants Pass. They were selected for the class which starts in August, 1959, and were chosen on the basis of merit. The academy will select the top three men from Oregon. An adult migratory grass hopper can eat its own weight In green range forage in 16 hours. In contrast, a mature, 1.000 pound cow requires 7.6 days to eat her own weight In green forage. k ,, JOT t S'K The best years are ahead ...when you save with us Even if yon can look forward to a pension, yonH never regret putting aside some of your present earnings ... there are always so many enjoyable things to do with savings. And your savings are not subject to market fluctuations. "What's more, they are insured up to $10,000 by . the Federal Savings and Loan Corporation. Start to save now at our Insured Savings and Loan Association where this FSLIC symbol of safety is displayed. FIRST FEDERAL Savings & Loan Assn. of Medford 29 North Ivy Street Robert F. Kyle, Manager committee and was devoted to gn explanation of the rec ommended revision of the Juvenile Code. This hearing was continued on Feb. 3, when the reduction of age limit for selling cigarettes to minors was discussed. I am following this closely. Another hearing was on House Bill 22 which would forbid dentists from advertis ing. Most dentists support the bill but advertising firms, la bor and others oppose it. It will be interesting to know what decision the Judiciary committee makes regarding it. They can vote it out with a do pass, recommend a do not pass, or can table it, thus needed to store water that temperatures and water lev els compatible with healthy fish life might be preserved. These dams would also de velop new tourist areas. He discussed the various sites under consideration for dams. Reports were heard on bees, horticulture, dairies, poultry, and livestock; but only livestock seemed to be bringing satisfactory prices. It was stated that the govern ment is exchanging wheat with India for manganese, and sending flour and wheat to Japan and Formosa to ease surpluses. During the literary pro gram, a talk was given by Jo- hann Manz, a Swiss exchange student, attending Oregon State college. Son of the Swiss secretary of agricul ture, he is making a study of Oregon farm conditions and has had articles on this sub ject printed in five Swiss newspapers; pointing out the great progress that has been made in agricultural methods here. In his talk he compared the political and . educational systems of the two countries, which appear to bear many similarities. Manz was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. R, Bitterling of Eagle Point while in the valley. Songs were sung by Maya ard Hadley of Medford, ac companied by Mrs. Keith Kranbeal. The program con cluded with a- skit, "The Lighthouse Keeper's Daugh ter," presented by a cast from Sams Valley Grange, with Victor Croxton as narrator. Retiring HEC chairman Edith Poe reviewed the ac complishments of the sub ordinate Granges in Jackson county during her term of office; and concluded her re port by presenting a past- chairman's pin to Mrs. Lillian Force, who had preceded her in office. Mabel Wertz, chairman of the committee planning a Po mona visitation program, told of prizes to be offered for the subordinate Granges having the highest percent age of attendance at the se ries of meetings. She remind ed all visiting ladies to bring sandwiches or cookies to each meeting. The first visitation meeting will be at Central Point Grange, Feb. 20. Demits were voted at the request of Gertrude and Bar- Insurance OP YOUR ' .V1Q j VP TO A by State killing the bill. The big hear ing room was filled for this one. 1 Fryer Labeling Bill The Food and Dairy com mittee had a hearing on the fryer labeling bill, which would require that all fryers be labeled as to place of pro duction. The Oregon Fryer Commission claims that house wives are entitled to know whether the birds, they buy are Oregon grown or shipped in from a distance. The oppo sition claims the bill is in restraint of trade and will re sult in retaliatory measures against Oregon. The Agriculture and Live stock committee, of which I am a member, listened to testi mony on the commodity com mission bill, House Bill 128, All witnesses were in strong support of this legislation which would make commodity commissions responsible to the growers and the legisla ture, rather than to the De partment of Agriculture. Timber Taxation Bill On Feb; 4, the House Taxa tion committee held a hearing on the highly controversial timber, taxation bill. House Bill 14. This bill would change the ad valorem tax on timber holdings from the present county-wide depletion rate, to individual tract rates set in accordance with estimated cutting program. There is strong opposition to this bill from the small or individual owners, and some larger ones who have rather rapid cutting plans, and equally strong sup port from the large operators who are cutting on a sustained yield basis. The change was recommended by the Interim Tax committee. Out of 559 bills which have been introduced so far, many, of course, are of more yital importance than the ones I've mentioned here but I have con fined myself to some of those on which hearings have been held or are about to be held. Incidentally, complete files of all bills are available at the Medford library, the city hall, the county court and the of fice of the county superintend ent of schools, and I will be glad to send copies of specific bills to anyone who requests them, and to advise as to hear ing dates. nie Lewin and Sandra Jean Densmore, who have moved out of the county. Chaplain Hattie Hendrick- son announced that the' next Pomona Grange meeting would be a memorial service. On Sunday, April 19, practice will be held at 2 p.m. in Phoe nix Grange hall for all Pomo na officers and chaplains of subordinate granges having members to be honored. She requested each chaplain to check her own membership list. It was announced that Carl Christensen of Live Oak Grange is the new president of Grange Council and Irene Culy of Upper Applegate the new secretary. Next meeting of Grange council will be April 11 at 8 pjn. at the Eagle Point Grange hall. Mas ters, secretaries, and lectur ers are especially urged to at tend. Master Robert Bitterling announced that Eagle Point Grange was selling many va rieties of trees, suitable for shade or windbreaks, at a low price, as a community service project. Announcement was made of the Centennial dinner to be given at Central Point Grange hall Feb. 14, from 6 to 8 p.m., with the public in vited. Next meeting of Jackson County Pomona Grange will be held at Gold Hill Satur day, April 25, at 10 ajn. Mrs. Melvin Lattie, Secretary IRRIGATION PUMPS to 60 H.P. r $05 From up Vz H.P. Shallow Well $3350 V4 H.P. DEEP WELL With 42 Gallon Tank and Air Charger $146 Complete Siskiyou Hardware Ph. SP 2-2939225 W. Main MEDFORD, OREGON We Give S&H Green Stamps The Porpoise Speaks To the family of cetacean belongs the largest animal that has ever lived upon the earth, the whale. To this same family also belongs the por poise. In bodily characteristics, regardless of size, they resem ble each other to a startling degree. The most prominent aspects are the flukes of the tail, being horizontal instead of vertical, like the fishes. The porpoise is a warm-blooded mammal, bringing forth its young alive and suckling It at the mammalion ducts, like all true terrestrial mammals. The porpoise is Highly in telligent - perhaps more so -than the dog or horse. They can be tamed in a few days and reward kindness with de votion and tolerance. Scien tists have suspected for a long time that the porpoise seems O ASK ABOUT OUR EARLY SEASON SPECIALS O No More Old Fashioned IfeYt kr Boats For Us Bigger Vs Mm n EF I bV pish! - JM0 . jvX'' (kWSmH - " " ' ;; ;i?f(t WV Me and my friends are going to be a lot "V w?' iJp ' ' S I fussier this year about the kind of a boat out- Vf Y' h U I fit that we get into. No more of those old l ' f I , fashioned boats and ill smelling motors, for y - - ' T&t f I u$- V viU) If'- Ji I Our First Choice Is A Ld 7 J t'h& I - Going To Be A . . . Small Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watkins to have some very adequate means of conversing with one another. What this consists of or how it is carried on, is still unknown, but schools of these animals seem to understand one another, even in the dark ness of a black, oceanic night. He is a traveler of great distances. His' range is un charted, he visits all the sev en seas and has been a wel come sight to sailors on lone ly voyages everywhere. He has added exuberant life to the great open wastes of the ocean. Sailormen for ages have treated the porpoise with the respect he deserves. It has been only recently that some have pointed the finger of scorn at him and asked that his number be lessened because he eats fish and fish ermen trade fish for dollars. A creature as intelligent as iviimiryde Man, thats for us. Just send us an invitation on a light line behind the Hi Fi music of an Evinrude. We'll wiggle for joy in your Dor sett . . . ("they're at Johnston's Marine Store.") It's ftlore fuifn UUUJ 112 South Riverside the porpoise most certainly has a voice that we do not hear. It is not the fault of him but of us. I believe he would sum up his story some thing like this: "I am only an animal of the sea. I bring life and interest to vast desolate expanses of wild water, where nothing but desolation and loneliness exist. "I possess all the emotions common to man himself, and more intelligence than I am given credit for. My way of life is a tolerant forbearance of animosity . or hatred, to ward any creature. I am harmless and possess no means of offense or defense. I have no quarrel with na ture,' nor man himself. The only thing I ask of life is a place in the sun, an ocean to patrol and a few fish to eat." (Man asks and demands all this and more). "I deserve consideration for myself and my kind, if only for the un usualness of my black hide shining in the sun or my joy ful grunt of surprise when I rise to the surface to breathe the same air so necessary to me and you alike. Please al low me to survive." (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate. 1959) teir .4 Comfortable, More to go fishing and skiing in a really modern boat. The upholstered seats in' a Dorsett are as comfortable as an easy chair. You're proud of your Dorsett and Evinrude all of the time, from the driveway of your home, to and on the water. A Dorsett is so easy to clean and keep clean. Drain plugs in the transom allow you to "just hose it out" when you get home. Polish wiped on and off keeps it sparkling new for years. Yes, a Dorsett costs less to own throughout the years. BUY NOW and SAVE! Just a -few weeks now 'til the fishing season opens. You'll be out on Shasta long before then. You have more models and colors to choose from now. We can give you an unhurried assembly of your choice in a boat, motor and trailer. Convenient terms to suit you. 1M Populafion in Sfafe Salem-Oregon's population which has climbed steadily but unspectacularly from about 50,000 a century ago to slightly under 1,800,000 to day, is expected to top the two million mark about 1965 or 1966. That is the educated guess of population experts from YOU'LL BE SO GLAD YOU SENT . . . Fun. More Practical JOHNSTON'S MARINE To Reach 2 Million the state census board and the state board of health, who estimate the 1965 tally at 1, 985,268 and the 1966 count at 2,014,687. . , Deane L. Huxtable, who can claim title as Oregon's chief nose-counter through his dual role as state regis trar for the health board and FISHING and SKIING IS FAMILY FUN! You'll always remember your family boating days. OPEN (( TODAY 10 a.m. to V 4 p.m. STORE Drive In Sunday, Ptbrwiry t, 1959 T MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE. secretary of the census board, said the predictions should be within 15-20 thousand of the actual population if natural increase and migration re main about the same as they have since 1950. By 1970, according to Hux table, Oregon's population should be about 2,132,000. '' ; j HEDfOBP. OPEOOwT Parking
