Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 29, 1959, Image 14

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Newspaper Page Text14 MAIL TRIBUNE, MJfwJ, Orgwi, Sanity, Marth 29, 193 Legislators Deluged With Mail On Basic School Support bill Br MARIJANE DUNCAN It is a sad but indisputable fact that about the only con tact the average citizen has with his government is the writing of a check or money order every few months, (all the while calling down male dictions upon the heads of "those politicians who are running things") and the mail ing it off to pay his taxes. What becomes of the money thus wrung from his exche quer is to this average citizen a dark mystery, illuminated only by newspaper accounts of congressional junkets, ex orbitant demands made by some state ' agency, some "boondoggle" achieved by some "log-rolling" politician or other, or gay-goings-on in the state or national capital while, the "forgotten" tax payer morosely reflects, the country (or state) goes to pot! If this is, indeed, a true pic ture of how our democracy works, then it is high time in deed that Mr. Average Tax payer snaps out of his peren nial state of self-pity and finds out why. If it is a partially true picture, then it is about time he finds this out and sets about tidying up his govern ment (for it is his government, no matter what, in his state of self-imposed ignorance he may think!). Slop Wallowing If it is not true, then he should know this and forth with stop wallowing in leth argy and disinterest, stop his griping, and start taking a reasonable pride in the very real accomplishments that our form of government has brought to our civilization. However you look at it, Mr. Average Citizen needs to wake up, look around, and learn. Some people are realiz ing this and are making real efforts to dispel the fog of mis conceptions that surrounds government and politics and to jog the voters and tax payers of our communities, states, and nation into think ing and doing. To Size 48 few i iljf U 9284 "-Vau-' SIZES l' ' 36-48 Prettiest way to "beat the heat" sew this breezy dress with an air-cooled neckline and slimming skirt. Choose cotton or Dacron for a fresh and fashionable look all sum mer. Tomorrow's pattern: Jr. Miss dress. Printed Pattern 9284: Wom en's sizes 36, 38, :40, 42, 44, 46, 48. Size 36 takes 3Va yards 35-inch. Printed directions on each patern part. Easier, accudate. Send FIFTY CENTS (coins) for this pattern add 10 cents for each pattern for first-class mailing. Send to Marian Mar tin, Medford Mail Tribune, Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS and STYLE NUMBER. Such organizations as the League of Women Voters, the Oregon Citizenship Clearing House, and the Great Deci sions groups are pointing the way. Most labor unions and granges have legislative chair men who try to keep the membership informed; this is an encouraging step. All this is by way of pre amble to my own personal account of what is going on in Salem, your state capital, dur ing this, the 5Cih legislative assembly. It is, to my way of thinking, too bad that so many of you must depend upon my point of view, rather than your own. I wish it were not so. Part of Education My great wish right now is that every voter and taxpayer in Oregon could make it a part of his education to really be come acquainted with his state capital, his state govern ment, his legislature. Out of such acquaintanceship would, I am sure, come really con structive ideas for improve ment and betterment of gov-n ernment and the legislative process. And, I am equally certan that with a personal experi ence of this process (which is really so little understood by those not directly involved) would come greater under standing of why we have politics and the ' two-party system; and why it is so vital ly important that Mr. Average Citizen take a very real and active interest in the field of practical politics. Since this is obviously an impractical wish, I can only hope that more of you can and will come to visit a couple of sessions, attend some com mittee meetings, talk with your legislators, get the broad view of why we are all here from all over the state, and what we are trying to do in the short time necessarily al loted to us. Bills Introduced In the 74 days we have' been here so far, 1,243 bills have been introduced in both House and Senate, 257 bills passed by the House and 192 by the Sen ate, and 213 bills finally sign ed into law by the Governor. We are considerably ahead of the progress at the same point in the 1957 session, and there is real hope that we may all be able to pack up and go home in 100 days or less. This does not mean, how ever, that legislation is being rushed through or given less careful attention than hereto- Pre-Pink Spray fo Be Applied Soon Pre-pink spray should be applied to pear trees for scab control as soon as buds- are separated in the cluster, L. G. Gentner, Southern Oregon Ex periment station, and Clifford B. Cordy, county extension agent, reported. They explained that the spray is of particular interest to orchardists because it main ly protects fruit finish. Spray to be used in high pressure hose gun rigs on Bartlett and bosc is 2Vz gal lons of liquid lime sulfur and 4 pounds of polysulphide per 100 gallons of water. For D'Anju, cornice and nelis they recommended IV2 pounds of Ziram or Ferbam for each 100 gallons of water. If mildew is also a problem on D'Anjou, 6 pounds of Kolo fog per 100 gallons of water should be used. Postcards have been mailed by the extension office, it was reported, which gives infor mation regarding amounts to use when sprays are mixed on a per acre basis, rather than for high pressure rigs. RR SPEEDS RECORDS . Chicago (UPD T h e Illinois Central railroad has installed the first high-speed teleprinter in the railroad industry. The machine which is capable of transmitting 600 words a min ute compared with the usual 60 and 100 word-per-minute teleprinters, will expedite classification of more than 50,000 on-line freight car rec ords daily, the railroad said. The Case Of the Shrinking House The Problem: a growing family The Solution: a home expansion loan Home Loans Come in All Sizes 126 E. Main Medford Phone SP 3-6201 lr LOAN ASSOCIATION fore; it simply means that everyone is working at top ca pacity and, more important, that everyone is working to gether for the best interest (or what each believes to be the best interest) of our state. If you think this is an ex tremely idealistic view, I can only say "come up and see for yourselves." The spirit here in the House is obvious, even to the casual observer I am sure it is substantially the same in the Senate, though we are far too busy with ..our own work to get over there to check on them. Deluged With Mail For the past two weeks we have been deluged with mail on House Bill 514, which has to do with increasing Basic School Support to $120 per census child, as contrasted with the present figure of $105 per child in aid granted by the state. Since the passage of this bill would mean over $20,' 000,000 to be added to the present projected budget, you can see it is a matter of vital concern, not only to parents and educators, but to all tax payers. - This increase in state aid would simply mean that more of the burden of financing ed ucation would be shifted from the property tax-payers to the income tax-payers. No one has yet devised a way to give more Basic School support without paying for it somehow. Flat Grant Basis Another feature of HB 514 that is receiving attention is the paying of this money on a flat grant basis, rather than according to any sort of dis tribution formula (or equaliza tion). This is a disturbing fea ture to many legislators; e desirable feature to others. It all depends ,on" where any giv en legislator hails from as to whether he is for "flat grant" aid or not. As you might ima gine, those from poorer dis tricts strongly favor some kind of equalization. There is anoth er bill in the Senate, SB 94, that takes this view into ac count. Right now, however, all the fanfare is for HB 514. Be sides the hundreds of letters we and other legislators have been frantically trying to an swer, over 2,500 people des cended upon the capital Mon day for the formal hearing of this bill. They simply swarm ed all over the place, and of course few of them came ex pecting to testify. We all agree that education is vital and that our standards must be maintained; exactly how to accomplish this re mains an area for discussion and some disagreement, how ever. There is growing, senti ment for establishing an in terim committee to study the whole, complex problem of school financing. Another "controversial" bill that has been before us is the Daylight Savings Time meas ure. We had lots of corre spondence, both pro and con, with the pros taking a slight edge. Thursday morning this bill, referring the question to the people, passed the House. It is somewhat heartening to note that people aren't quite as agitated about changing the clocks as they are about our schools! Boundaries Sei Up For Clafsop Park Portland -(UPD The Interior Department here said Friday boundaries have been desig nated for he new Fort Clat sop National Memorial near Astoria. The Department now will proceed with acquisition of lands. The memorial will include within its boundaries about 125 acres of land lying on both sides of the Lewis and Clark river. The site is about two miles south of the Co lumbia river and three and one-half miles from the Pa cific ocean. The site will commemorate the journey of Capt. Meri wether Lewis and Lt. William Clark from the Mississippi to the Pacific and back in 1804-06. Alabama was first settled by the French in 1702. Jiffy-Knit Shrug 7251 J2 mm F-w&a&mxgm Shelter your shoulders pret tily in this smart knitted shrug. Always in style; prac tical. Jiffy-knit shrug smartest topping for day or date fash ions! Just right for air-cooled movies. Pattern 7251: direc tions for misses sizes 32-34; 36-38 included. Send THIRTY-FIVE cents (coins) for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for lst-class mailing. Send to Medford Mail Tribune, Hous hbld Arts Dept., P.O. Box 168, Old Chelsea Station, New" York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS and PAT TERN NUMBER Our new 1959 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalog has many lovely designs to order; cro cheting, knitting, embroidery, quilts, dolls, weaving. A spe cial gift, in the catalog to keep a child happily occupied a cutout doll and clothes to col or. Send 25 cents for your copy of the book. HELP US! We Need Clothing, Shoes. Dishes, Furniture. We Pick Up. HELP OTHERS! The Salvation Army SPring 3-7335 NCE DRASTIC FOUNDATION CLEARA DURING MANN'S BIG SPRING GLEAN-UP DISCONTINUED STYLES OF FAMOUS MAKERS . . . BROKEN SIZES IN BRAS,. FRONT LACE CORSETS,, SURGICAL GIRDLES, BRALETTES, STRAPLESS FOUN DATIONS, WAIST CINCHERS, STRAPLESS BRAS, CORSELETTES, GIRDLES AND PANTIE GIRDLES. Formerly 1.50 to 18.50 tJOWP2 AND LESS! FOUNDATIONS - SECOND FLOOR MEDFORD I LIMITED QUANTITIES SO BE EARLY! DOMESTICS 90 YDS. COTTON FABRICS Shagbarks, Bates, Printed Corduroy 7T Cotton Tweeds. Reg, 2.98 to 1.39 I IV 120 YARDS ONLY-ASSORTED SILK AND SYNTHETIC FABRICS. Pure silk, rayon crepes, rayon flannel, "fl AA rayon tweeds. Reg. 1.98 mm'- 50 YDS. ONLY-ASSORTED RAYON -PRINTS. Stripes, prints, plains. fiflf Regular 1.59 1. DOC 50 ONLY-FAMOUS MARTEX HAND JI. TOWELS. Assorted colors. Reg. 89c 11 U 10 ONLY-BOXED PRINTED LINEN "I 00 PLACE MAT SETS. Reg. 3.98 1. 00 yd. yd. ea. ea. 8 DOZEN WASHCLOTHS FAMOUS MAKE. Reg. 39c Assorted Stripes, Plains 12c FAMOUS MAKE. Reg. 3(9c Assorted Stripes, Plains 1 ONLY-FAMOUS MIRROR PRESSURE COOKER. Reg. 21.95.. 1 ONLY-SUNBEAM MIXMASTER With JUICER. Reg. 49.95 10 ONLY Famous Make SW STAIN LESS STEEL SKILLET. Reg. 7.45.. 8 ONLY-FAMOUS GENERAL ELECTRIC ELECTRIC SKILLET. Reg. 13.95 8 ONLY-FAMOUS FIELDCREST TAILORED BEDSPREADS. Reg. 13.95 12c 10.88 29.99 4.77 9.77 5.88 20 Only TOILET LID COVERS Assorted Colors. Reg. 1.19 A Cotton Loop Pile IfcC (Large Group Discontinued Patterns)' 16 ONLY-FULL SIZE EXTRA PLUMP GOOSE DOWN & FEATHER BED PILLOWS. A AO Greater sleeping comfort. Reg. 8.98 U.OO 15 ONLY-COTTON BLEND BLANKETS Ideal for camping. Keg. z.ys to 4.va Jk.vv ea. 2.00 DRAPERY CLEARANCE SMALL DRAPERY SQUARES (good pillow covers) 10c ea. 1 50 YARDS ASSORTED DRAPERY FABRICS (Lengths 10 yards or less) ' AQ Reg. 2.98 OB yd. 1 PR. ONLY-3 Width x 82, Grey A 0 color, sheer drapes. Reg. 27.59 10.00 1 PR. ONLY-2 Width x 72, Gold, -IE QO modern print drapes. Reg. 30.25 IV.GO 1 PR. ONLY-2 Width x 36, Rose, M AO sheer unlined drapes. Reg. 13.95 TiUO 1 PR. ONLY-1 Width x 84, Beige, M AO textured drapes. Reg. 10.98 I00 1 PR. ONLY-1 Width x 84, Toast, A OO textured drapes. Reg. 19.98 ViOO 1 PR. ONLY-1 Width x 84, Natural M AO Osnaburg drapes. Reg. 7.98 1i00 1 PANEL, 3 Width x 80, Light Blue, M AO modern print. Reg. 14.98 f00 1 PR. ONLY 1 Vi Width x 84, Gold, J A A sheer unlined. Reg. 14.98 s fiOO 4 ONLY-WOODEN CORNICE BOARDS A A A Adjustable 30" to 48". Reg. 4.39. 1.00 6 ONLY WOODEN CORNICE BOARDS Adjustable 88" to 120". Reg. 6.98 2.88 CURTAIN CLEARANCE 50 Pr. TIERS, CAFES ggc Tiebacks, Reg. to 2.79 38 PR. ONLY-ASST. PANEL, TIE- i OQ BACK, TIERS. Reg. to 3.98 1.00 42,. PR. ONLY-ASSORTED PRISCILLAS, PANELS, PLEATED A OA CAFES. Reg. to 6.98 fc.OO TOYS pr. pr. 12 Only HULA HOOPS 9c 9 ONLY-BATTERY OPERATED POM POM GUNS. Reg. 4.98 75 ONLY-ASSORTED DOLL - DRESSES. Reg. 1.00 to 1.50 62 ONLY-ASSORTED DOLL DRESSES. Reg. 2.00 to 3.98 1.99 88c 1.88 ea. ea. ACCESSORIES-MISC. GLASS SaltPepper SHAKERS Icea. SHAKERS For the table 16 ONLY-WHITE ORLON STOLES Regular 6.98 8 ONLY Regular 4.49 . 4.99 2.99 49 ONLY-PLAID SCARFS, SHEER "IQ WOOL, fringed trim. Reg. 1.00 . I 5? C CLOSE-OUT- ON ALL OCCASIONAL STUDIO CARDS. Reg. 25c ea SMALL PARTY INVITATIONS Regular 5c ea. ! Sc 2c 46 ONLY HEAD SCARVES 19c Cotton Fringed. Reg.. 59c A School Girl's Favorite 1 1 SETS ONLY-TEXASWARE, Service for 4 (21 -pieces). Mixed and matched A A A colors. Reg. 15.98 0.?9 MATCHING TEXASWARE ODDS & ENDS (All close-out items) 11 ONLY-SWEATER KITS, Fine Bear Brand Yarns. Reg. 7.98 MEN'S WEAR 50 Off! .5.99 4 ONLY SPORT COATS 2 Rayons 2 Corduroys. Sizes 36, M AA 38. 38 long. Reg. 14.95 & 17.95 ff.llU MEN'S PAJAMAS, SMALL SIZE ONLY Flannels or Wash and 'Wear broadcloth. Reg. 3.98 to 5.95 CAR COATS & STADIUM JACKETS 1A OO I .00 1.S8 Many washablesi Values to 19.95 RAINCOATS, Lightweight Wash & Wear, DacronCotton. Reg. 24.95 12 ONLY WOOL SHIRTS Famous Make. Sizes S-M Regular 11.95 3.88 LONG SLEEVE SPORT SHIRTS-Plaids, Madder tones. Stripes, Checks. A AO Regular to 6.95 0.00 2.59 Regular to 4.98 8 ONLY MEN'S WOOL SUITS-Sizes: 36, 39, 40 Reg. - 39, 40, 42 Short A A AA and size 40 long. All Reg. 50.00.- 7.00 BOYS' WEAR 2 ONLY SPORT COATS Corduroy, 1 size 6, 1 size 16 Reg. 10.95 & 12.95 . 1.88 8 ONLY BOYS' CORDUROY SLACKS Sizes 8 & 10 only. Charcoal, Black, A AO White. Regular 4.95 & 6.50 .00 3 ONLY BOYS' LONG SLEEVE SPORT AA- SHIRTS. Red only. Size 18. Reg. 2.98 05lU BOYS' CORDUROY SPORT SHIRTS -I QQ Sizes 8 to 16. Reg. 2.98 & 3.98 1. 00 BOYS' HEAVYWEIGHT CARCOATS and Bomber Style Jackets. Tough U.S. Rubber Naugahide. The look of leather but much longer wear Regular 12.95 6.44 7.44 8.44 Regular 13.95 . Regular 16.95 : 4 ONLY-HUSKY MODEL WOOL SPORT COATS. Sizes: 14, 15, 16 0 00 Husky. Regular 19.98 0.00 LINGERIE - HOSE CLOSE-OUT HOSIERY Close-out Styles of famous make Values to 1.50 88c LADIES' LINGERIE CLOSE-OUT, ODDS & ENDS. Slips, half slips, panties, bed jackets. gowns. Broken Sizes Values to 8.98 12 PRICE! READY-TO-WEAR DRESSES-COTTONS, RAYONS, SHEER WOOLS, SILKS, All broken sizes and styles. 7 Only values to 14.98 ... 2.98 ONE GROUP 20 ONLY Values to 35.00 ! ONE GROUP 11 ONLY Values to 25.00 ONE GROUP 28 ONLY Values to 22.95 2 ONLY CORDUROY ALL WEATHER COATS. Reg. 17.98 1 ONLY CAR COAT-Red poplin Regular 10.98 1 ONLY CAR COAT-RedBlack plai Regular 22.95 LONG WOOL COATS 2 ONLY Regular '1 ONLY Regular 1 ONLY Regular 1 ONLY Regular 58.00 89.95 37.00 68.00 WOOL SKIRTS-Pastel & Dark colors Values to 16.98 Values to 14.98 4 ONLY JEWEL SLIP-ON ORLON SWEATERS. Regular 5.98 14.99 12.99 10.99 6.99 3.99 d9.99 26.00 17.00 17.00 26.00 11.99 7.99 2.99 34 ONLY WOOL SKIRTS 2.99 One Group Values to 14.98 1 ONLY COTTON SWIM SUIT Size 22. Regular 8.98 8 ONLY SWEATERS Values to 14.98 1 ONLY WOOL KNIT DRESS Regular 35.00 2.99 9.99 20.99 24 ONLY BLOUSES Values to 7.98 ' " QQ They Won't Last Long! I.?" 2 ONLY PLAIN WOOL WESKETS Regular 4.98 ; 4 ONLY PLAID WOOL WESKETS Regular 12.98 2 ONLY JACKETS Regular 10.98 2 ONLY JACKETS Regular 12.98 1.99 5.99 5.99 6.99 GIRLS' - CHILDREN'S GIRLS' COTTON BLOUSES Tailored Dacron or Cotton. Broken sizes. Values to 4.98 1.99 6 ONLY BOYS' LONG PANTS SUITS Values to 6.98 5 ONLY BOYS' SLACKS Regular 3.98 3.99 2.99 BOYS' SHORT PANTS-Linen, -t 4Q Gabardine. Sizes 3-6x. Reg. 1.98 ... I.4v BOYS' UNIVERSITY COTTON CORD SLACKS. Washable Sizes 3-6x. Reg. 2.98 ' 1.99 GIRLS' WOOL SEPARATES Washable Chemettei, Capris and Bermudas Values to 10.98 1.99 - 2.99 - 3.99 SLEEVELESS UNDERSHIRTS Size 2 only. Regular 75c SHIRTS WITH SLEEVES Size 8 only. Regular 85c FAMOUS MAKE SLEEPERS Size 6 months. Regular 2.75 TABLE OF GIRLS.' SPORTSWEAR 3 thru subteen Values to 10.98 39c 39c 1.99 99c, 1.99 & 2.99 KNITTED CRIB SHEETS Discontinued Basic Item 10 Only - Reg. 2.25 1.00 ONE RACK GIRLS' DRESSES 3 thru subteen QQ- 1 QQ P O QQ Values to 14.98 W L.iJiJ FINAL CLEARANCE, GIRLS' COAT5 ONE GROUP Values to 16.98 ONE GROUP Values to 29.98 4.99 12.99 USE YOUR MANN'S CHARGE ACCOUNT we're open Monday night until 9