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Veterans' Benefits Are Exempt From Taxation Salem Most veterans' ben efits are exempt from state and federal taxation, Vere A. McCarty, service division manager for the Oregon De partment of Veterans' Affairs, has reported. Items excluded in computing both federal and state tax returns, which are due April 15, include: State bonuses; all Veterans administration benefits in cluding educational subsist ence, compensation and pen sions; GI insurance dividends; insurance proceeds paid on death of the insured; muster- ing-out pay and jobless bene fits paid under the Korean GI bill; and social security bene fits, workmen's compensation and sickness benefits. Inter est earnings from GI insur ance dividends left of deposit are taxable, however. Armed Forces disability re tirement pay is exempt from federal taxation, while Ore gon taxes any amount in ex cess of $3,000, with one excep tion: If the VA had at one Local Dentists Named Delegates to Meeting Drs. E. G. Ray, John Price, Frank Wilson, Norman Cap sey, and John Dickson of Medford; Dr. Claude Lewis of Central Point; and Dr. Dick Camden of Rogue River, have been named to the house of delegates of the Oregon State Dental association and will represent the Southern Ore gon District Dental- Society at the 66th annual meeting of the association at Portland Ma sonic Temple, March 1-4. Nearly 1,500 are expected to attend the meeting. The piogram will be based upon the latest oral health develop ments from nationally-known dentists from all over the United States. School News... Oak Grove School ' The Oak Grove school fifth and sixth grades pre sented a Centennial program for the student body on Fri day, which was enjoyed by all attending. The teachers and students dressed in the old time styles. The dresses worn by Mrs. Mary Carlon and Mrs. Marjorie Gandee were the oldest and most authentic-Phillip Rupp, Steve Lamb. The Junior Red Cross held a meeting at the club house on Hawthorne ave. on Tues day, Feb. 17. The two repre sentatives from Oak Grove are Wade Thomas and Caro lyn Bailey -Wade Thomas. Valentine parties were held In each room on Friday, Feb. 13. Everyone was eating either a cooky, cupcake or a piece of candy. The Philippine book drive was completed on Friday, Feb. 20. Our school went over the top for the amount set to collect. The committee is now busy getting the books ready to ship.-Pamela Lyon, Tom Humphries. There are some intersting posters displayed in the arts and crafts room. The sixth grade has made pictures from toothpicks and glued them on colored paper. There are some horses, flowers, faces, air planes and just about every thing one could think of.- Laurel Shuler. The fifth grade, in Mrs. Florence Connors' room, is starting the study of electric ity. Paul Larson has brought a small electric motor for them to learn about.-Hugh Charley. Mrs. Dora DeKorte's fifth grade made a mural with chalk on Oregon from then to now. Everyone in the room took part in drawing some thing. Some of the things of Oregon that were drawn are Oregon insignia, state flag, state bird, state flower, state tree, Old Oregon Tnl, prog ress then to now, Qregon state and things grown in Ore gon, Crater Lake, Horsetail Falls, and Mt. Hood. We had the mural in the gym for the Centennial pro gram. Now, part of the mu ral is in the cafeteria and in our room-Charlotte Martin. The second grade class has made some colorful hatchets honoring the birthday of George Washington. They are displayed bordering the black-board.-Mary Keesee, Karen Charley. The mumps are keeping a number of students out of school. Miss Nancy Rutledge, first grade teacher, is also home ill with mumps. Mrs. Lois Seitz, fourth grade teacher, was absent because of flu last week. Basketball room tourna ments are being organized now. The boys will play each room during the noon hour. The captains are Billy Jones, 6th grade; Ben taylor, 5th grade; Dane Hill, 5th grade; Bob Clark, 4th grade. The girls of each room are organizing their yell groups. -Roger Schmidt. time been responsible fof making the payment, then it is totally exempt. Retirement pay for length of service is taxed both by the federal government and the state of Oregon. Oregon servicemen on ac tive duty enjoy a state income tax exclusion on the first $3,000 of their annual mili tary pay. This includes pay earned during annual Nation al Guard summer camp or Re serve cruises or maneuvers of two weeks or more, but it does not include inactive duty or weekly drill pay. Servicemen must pay fed1 eral taxes on their military income. The news that Henry Clay had been nominated for Presi dent by the Whig party in Baltimore was the first dis patch to be carried by tele graph. The date was May, 1844. A close range bird often sees best with one eye. Twelve-inch records can be played on a portable, battery driven record player that is small enough to fit in a coat pocket. Sir Richard Burton, the British explorer who died in 1890, spoke 35 languages and dialects. American farms produced about one-third of the value of their lands and equipment in 1950, compared with only about one-sixth of their value in 1900. A crash data recorder will tell the story of the last five minutes of an airplane's life. MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Ore., Thursday, February 2, 195 SA Boys suffer about three times as many eye injuries as girls, and junior high school studehts suffer more eye in juries than any others. Mississippi is the leading producer of tung oil. HELP US! We Need Clothing, Shoes Dishes, Furniture. We Pick Up. HELP OTHERS! The Salvation Army SPring 3-7333 TODAY WE SALUTE THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW, THE ... . FUTURE FARM Learning to do . . . doing to learn Earning to live ... Living to serve FFA is an organization of, by and (for boys who are studying vocational agriculture in the high schools of our nation Over 180 members in Crater, Eagle Point and Phoenix chapters benefit our community and our nation by the study of the scientific, economic and mechanical aspects of modern farming. As members of FFA they learn through active participation how to conduct and take part in public meet ings; to speak in public; to market farm products; to solve their own prob lems; to finance themselves; and to assume civic responsibility. Future Farmers of America chose the week of George Washington's birthday each year for the observance of National FFA Week. Washington's first love was his farm, Mount Vernon. Thera he was one of the first in the nation to practice con tour planting, crop rotations, fertilization, and other soil conservation and improvement methods. Today, through the guidance of the FFA, young men seek, like Washington, to do their very best to be trained, competent and foresighted. The specific purposes for which the organization was formed are as follows: (1) To develop' able, aggressive rural, and agricultural leadership; (2) to create and nurture a love of country life; (3) to strengthen the confidence of Jarm boys and young men in themselves and their work; (4) to create more interest in the intelligent choice of farming occupations; (5) to encourage members in the de velopment of individual farming programs and establishment in farming; (6) to encourage mem bers to improve the farm home and its surround ings; (7) to participate in worthy undertakings for the improvement of agriculture; (8) to develop character, train for useful citizenship, and foster patriotism; (9) to participate in cooperative work; (10) to encourage and practice thrift; (11) to en courage improvement in scholarship; (12) to pro vide and encourage the development of organ ized rural recreational activities. Watch FFA TV Show Tonite KBES-TV 5:00 to 5:15 wttHeMMMvMMOK?:. a. st:tox.L.:..wsx w :-...1.117 x-xw -k These local firms join the salute to the Future Farmers of America: ROBINSON ALEXANDER ANDY'S WESTERN EAD'S DEAVER GRANGE BROS. and HIWIJ THRIFT Furniture Tractor and CO-OP nniiiki Your Friendly credit , rurmiure Tractor and 114 E. Main BROWN JEWELER Ascription Service Warehouse mplement C0. SUPPLY Medford Insure the Town Drugs,, Cosmefcs, Etc. . Furniture ASSOCIATION "The Buds for - 15 N. Central "Visit our completely Moving Storage 9 Quality Duds" 128 E. Main Medford departmentalized store" 123 S. Front 634 N. Central Central Point Medford v 30 N. Central Medford Medford Ashland GILMAN'S Tru-Mix BIG Y Valley MORTON OLIVER Groceteria DAIRY Concrete Co. Equipment MILLING1 Eaon Engine Super Food Concrete delivered B ' CO. CO and Equipment Co. MOt anywhere EaStSlde big Y Your Estimates gladly favorite Oakdale Big Y 2840 10 w-Jackson , 335 e. 200 w. sixth dairy 248 E. McAndrews Rd. S' McAndrews Road Medford products Medford Medford Medford Feed & Seed 330 N. Fir Medford Mann's Dept. Store 14 N. Central Medford TIMBER RIB Construction Co. Sage Road Medford HOME APPLIANCE CO. Your General Electric Deajer 115 East Main Street Medford MIDWAY MEATS Table Rock Rd. Central Point T. J. Hight Agency, Inc. 221 N. Central Medford
