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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.")
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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)
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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.
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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.
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