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.
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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
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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