t MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Sunday, April 12, 1959
Bill Rasmussen Is
Presented Chapter
Star Farmer Award
Phoenix - Bill Rasmussen,
chapter secretary, was pre
sented the chapter star farm
er award during the annual
parent-son banquet Thursday
sponsored by the Phoenix Fu
ture Farmers of America
chapter. He received a rotat
ing plaque.
It is the highest award that
can be awarded to a member
by the local chapter, accord
ing to Jack Dube, chapter
adviser.
Rasmussen has been a chap
ter officer for two years, has
taken part in all leadership
activities, exhibited at the lo
cal 4-H and FFA fair and, has
been a member of, the chapter
livestock judging team for
two years. He has shown a
steady increase and develop
ment in the supervised farm
ing program, Dube said. Last
year, he was awarded the
farm mechanics foundation
award at the banquet.
Foundation Awards
FFA foundation awards
vere presented "by the chap
ter adviser to John Whiteside,
for farm mechanics; Leon
Small," public speaking; Jack
Hoffbuhr, soil and water man
agement; Jim Martin, dairy
farming; and Leon Small,
farm safety..
The awards are based on
the overall agriculture program-of
the boys and his ap
plication of vocational agri
culture education on the
home farm, Dube explained.
Approximately 110 mem
bers, their parents and guests
attended the baked-ham din
ner served at the Phoenix
grade school cafeteria. Jack
Hoffbuhr, chapter vice presi
dent, introduced guests and
gave the welcoming speech.
Establishment in farming
ward checks for $10 and $5,
respectively, were presented
Dean Sommer and Victor
Coggins by Small, chapter
president, acting for T. C.
Carter of the Safeway Stores,
Inc., in Medford.
Honorary Membership
An honorary membership
degree was presented to Cloe
E. Small, Leon's father, in
recognition of his service, in
terest and assistance in ad
vancement of the FFA and
vocational agriculture. Small
assisted the chapter by lend
ing equipment, assisting with
a beef breeding program and
supporting all chapter activ
ities. Gerald Sloper, chapter, re
porter, gave a progress re
port covering chapter activi
ties and accomplishments dur
ing the past year.
The chapter president, nam
ed Mary Jean Dube, infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Dube, chapter sweet
heart. Miss Dube was present
o receive the recognition. She
was presented a savings bond.
A report on the national
FFA convention was present
ed by the chapter secretary.
Rasmussen and Small were
the two chapter members se
lected to attend the conven
tion at Kansas City, Mo., in
October.
Mike Lowery,' junior FFA
member, reported on the
state FFA convention in Cor
vallis last month. Lowery
was one of five members mak
ing the trip with the chap
ter adviser.
Freshmen agriculture mem
bers presented a humorous
skit depicting a typical agri
culture classroom scene. Ac
tors were Curt Harris, agri
culture teacher; Ralph Gysin,
veterinarian; Chet Caster, vet
erinary' assistant; Steve Kes
ler,"prop manager.
Heisel fo Advise
State Legislature
Manville M. Heisel, - Med
ford attorney, will provide
technical legal service to the
state legislature as a represen
tative of the Oregon State
Bar's public service program
April 13 to April 24.
He is one of 20 attorneys
participating in the program.
Heisel will draft new bills,
amendments and minor
changes in present laws. He
also will answer questions as
to constitutionality of propos
ed, or existing legislation.
He is a graduate of Oregon
State college, and received his
law degree from the Univer
sity of Oregon. He was admit
ted to the Oregon State Bar
in 1949.
Heisel is active in civic af
fairs, and is chairman of the
Jackson county chapter of the
American Red Cross.
Dr. Voelkel fo
Speak af College
Ashland . Initiating Relig
ious Emphasis Week activities
will be Dr. Harold Voelkel
Presbyterian fraternal worker
in' Korea, speaking at the all-
school assembly Wednesday,
April 15.
Dr. Voelkel first went to
Korea in 1929 under appoint
ment of the former board of
Foreign Missions of the Pres
byterian church, U.S.A. sta
tioned in Andong. He had ov
ersight of a number of rural
centers and groups in that dis
trict.
When the Korean conflict
began in June, 1950, he was
evacuated to Japan, but in
September he began a special
service for the United States
government as a chaplain
among Korean prisoners of
war.
In the various POW camps
and finally at Kojedo, he had
unlimited opportunity for
evangelistic work among the
150,000 prisoners. Dr. Voelkel
told the story of his work in
the booklet, "Behind Barbed
Wire in Korea."
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Representative Believes Final
Stretch of Legislature Hears
Rt EVELYN NYE
Representative from Jackson
County
We may be on the final
stretch, but I have the feel
ing that we are limping home
ana tnai our w
constitu e n t s
aren't g o ing
to be any too
glad to see
us. When
we were talk
ing to people
during the
campaign the
topic of c o n-
versation Was Eve Nye
property taxes, and I came to
Salem with high hopes that
a state tax program could be
developed which would take
the burden off property own
ers through larger state sup
port for schools.
However, in three months
the Democratic leadership has
failed to agree on a tax plan,
and so in the final weeks of
the session we hear that we
can probably expect nothing
more than a reduction of per
sonal and dependency credits
which will bring in about. $9
million and which, together
with the one-shot boost of
$8 million from eliminating
installment payments of in
come taxes, using the entire
$30 plus million surplus, and
possibly eliminating Federal
income tax deductions, we
will eke out enough to "get
by" on for another two years.
At that time we will be
faced with a desperate situa
tion and I suspect that the
plan is to hang it on Gov
ernor Hatfield, although his
ttx program, which was of
fered on Feb. 9, has been
given no consideration at all.
Signs Bill
It is for this reason that I
signed the Sales Tax Bill
which is now in the Senate
Taxation committee. I have
said publicly that I think the
people of Oregon should be
given another opportunity to
express themselves on the
sales tax and this bill would
give it to them.
There is a good deal that
I don't like about it, and I
would much prefer to' see the
Hatfield tax plan enacted, but
when you are in the minority
you take the best that is of
fered. It is interesting to note the
mail that has been received
by the legislators. This week
my mail was mainly from
women who had heard that
the County Home Extension
budget was to be- cut (inci
dentally Senator Durno, who
is a member of the- ways and
means' committee, assures me
that there is no such plan).
I'm also hearing from many
women and a few men who
are afraid that House Bill 656
will be passed and the trad
ing stamp business curtailed.
I doubt if the bill wil get
out of committee at this late
date. This is one of those
pieces of legislation which
packs such an emotional wal
lop that legislators are some
times helpless to exercise
their own judgment.
Many letters are also reach
ing my desk on House Bill
528, the State Power commis
sion bill. All of my corre
spondents have asked that I
oppose the bill, which .will
be on the floor of the House
early aext week.
The House defeated by one
vote the Timber Taxation
Bill, House Bill 14. The spon
sors will move to reconsider
the vote on Monday but I
think they have lost some sup
port since Wednesday when
the battle was fought, and I
doubt now if it can be saved.
Vote Against Bill
It is significant that several
members of the taxation com
mittee voted against the bill,
their explanation being that
they are confident that a bet
ter law can be written.
The Log Haulers Bill,
House Bill 72, was passed by
the House last week and is
now in the Senate. I noted
with interest that some peo
ple who" supported the bill
strongly in the . beginning,
voted against it. Others ad
mitted that .although voting
for it, they were deeply con
cerned about its ultimate ef
fect on the lgg hauling in
dustry. If House Bill 72 be
comes law, logging trucks
will be required to have a
PUC certificate of necessity
and will operate under rates
set by the PUC.
The County Home Rule bill
passed the House this week
Eight Students
Take Army Tests
Eight southern Oregon high
school students recently took
aptitude tests in Portland to ;
fill vacancies in Army schools
after they graduate from high
school. ' ; "
The tests are conducted un
der the "Choose-it-yourself"
program by the Army.
Youths from this area taking
the test include Barry Wayne
Payton, 1980 Westwood court,
' Medford; Allen Ray Cone, 902
Grant st., Medford; Stephen
R. Fabrick, 2316 Hillcrest rd.,
Medford; Robert A. Ashton,
624 Benson st., Medford;
Phillip W. Morgan, 629 South
Holly st., Medford; Gerald Lee
Byrd, 2265 Siskiyou blvd., 1 Rhynerson and ( Roy Duane
Medford, and Kenneth Roy j Lemmon, both of Grants Pass.
with only four dissenting
votes. It will now be up to
us who worked on it to see
that it doesn't get lost in the
Senate in the flurry of the
closing weeks of the session.
Governor Hatfield sent
word yesterday that he had
signed the Rogue River Bill,
Senate Bill 183.
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