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r MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Unity, July 12, 193t Small Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watkins 'Usee and Abuses of Dandelion The teit never teemed very accurate. The golden yellow reflection always appeared ; under the chin of the child -when the dandelion blossom -was held there, even when 'the child claimed "he hated butter." But the test was standard procedure among the children who picked the bril liantly yellow blossoms by -handfuls and held them one by one under a companion'; .chin. - "What was much more fun .was gathering the long, hoi- .low stems that hold the indi -vidual blossoms and pushing . childish tongue, against the 'end which caused the tissue to split. Each strip would then - curl beautifully and retain its position. Some children, with ;a little practice, educated their tongues to the point where they could fashion, and arrange the curls into al most any combination. Like Soda Straw .' Early In their experience with dandelions, children learn that the flower stem is exactly like a soda straw. The fun with the dandelions last ed all summer. When "the -golden floret turned to silver" the fluffy, bail-like "needs, containing hundreds of airy little parachutes, each equip- . ped with a tiny seed and ready to drift to far-off places, were blown with a puff of breath, :the white, silky parachutes sprayed out like hubbies. Some children would run with the flower head in one : upraised hand, the seeds streaming out behind. . would run with the flower head in one upraised hand, 'the seeds streaming out be hind. ' . ; Left to themselves, how : ever, the dandelion is far from helpless. Every breeze that blows helps the plant distrib . rate its seeds. This is probably - one. reason why the children often called them "blowballs" or "clocks." :Pa!nlntbKeck' To most adults, the "test for liking of butter," the ."curls" or blowing on the 'flower-heads to watch the : seeds waft away, are of little Interest. To them the golden . yellow flowers are a "pain in the neck" in the front lawn. To some thrifty folks the new, 'tender leaves of the dande .'lion, in the early spring, be come "greens." Cooked with bacon, or some other form I of smoked meat the mild bit ; terness is appetizingly de licious. Grandmother called - dandelion greens, "pot herbs." Some adults gathered bas . ketfuls of the yellow bios ' soms and . made - dandelion -wine. Perhaps some still do. '.Others gathered the roots, which were later sold to pharmaceutical plants, to bc come ingredients In various "medicines. Some early 'Amer icans used the dried roots of the plant as a substitute for coffee. But, in spite of all the uses and abuses to which the dan ' delion is subjected, it displays a wonderful executive ability. ' It takes advantage of all . agencies to better and bolster ' its own survival. Blossoming early in the spring, before . other flowers are in bloom, it attracts over a hundred varl eties of insects, thereby tak ing advantage of various means of pollination. It grows in nearly every country in the world, flowering almost every month somewhere. (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1939) Police Records Show 80 Major Offenses in June Reports of 80 major offenses were received during . Juno according to Medford police, The monthly police depart ment record shows this figure to represent an increase of 10 over May's total of 70 but decrease over the 97 cases re ported in June, 1958. Among the major offenses reported last month were 14 burglaries, compared to 13 in May and 18 a year ago; 15 cases of larceny involving more than $50, against 5 such cases in May and 9 last June; and 47 cases of larceny under $50, against 42 and 63 in the other months. One case of robbery and three auto thefts also were reported last month. A total of 684 for miscella neous offense reports in June compares favorably with fig ures of 804 in May and 709 in June, 1958. Within this total, miscella neous assaults rose to 11 from in May and 6 a year ago: forgery and counterfeiting cases fell to 4 last month from 9 in May, while only one such case was reported in June, 1958. Embezzlement and Fraud Embezzlement and fraud reports soared to 24 last month against 17 in May and 13 a year ago, while miscel laneous sex offenses rose to 7 from 5 and 4 in other months. There were 50 drunks in public, 9 disorderly conduct cases and 9 vagrancy cases in June compared to 39, 3 and 5 in May, and 36, 7 and 6 in June, 1958. A total of four intoxicated driver cases were reported, while 2 were report ed in May and 6 a year ago. - Totals of 134 road and driv ing law violations and 298 traffic and motor vehicle law violations were reported for June. The figures for May were 184 and 416 and for June, 1958, 94 and 430. Citations for basic rule vio lations totaled 76 in June, of which radar checks account ed for 13. There were 116 such citations reported for May, with radar accounting for 36. Annual County Treasurer's Report Lists Fund Sources Cigarette Causes Fire in Apartment, Medford city firemen were called at 2:02 a.m. Saturday to a house fire at 517 South Grape st. The fire, confined to an apartment rented by Thomas Mooney, burned a mattress, bedding, and the wall from the bed level to the ceiling. Smoke damage throughout the upstairs was also reported. Firemen stated that the fire was started from a burn ing cigarette. A Tribute To Our Railroad Men The fine men you see sitting up in locomotives' cabs, heaving coal, setting switches and punch ing tickets aren't ordinary workers. There transportation specialists, chosen to perform highly-important jobs. Old Joe, who's been pul lin' those heavy freights for 40 years. Happy Bill who's been on his run since this town start ed. Faithful Fred who's been brakin' just Lord knows when. These are' family men, good citi zens, excellent providers. Casey Jones has been Immortalized in song and story because he. and ALL railroad men typify the ever-rollin' ramblin' caboose-and-cab-lovin, personalities so important In our lives. ALL ABOARD! Medford Pharmacy 101 North Central, Corner 6th Ph. SP 2-6253 Week Days: 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Open Sundays Holidays 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. We Salute Our Town! Jackson county received $2,061,017.92 from the feder al government during fiscal year 1958-59, according to the annual report of Treasurer Karl Janouch. The federal funds included $1,720,960.67 from sale of timber from O & C lands; $326,805.03, chiefly from sale of timber on U.S. forest lands; $12,285.63, public law 874 schools; and $966.59, Taylor Grazing act. A total of $835,503.93 came from the state of Oregon last year, topped by $515,249.39, motor license fund; $132,107.-. 06, school tax offset, and $74, 360.05, basic schol support. Other receipts from the state were liquor funds, health department reimbursement, gas tax refund and various other reimbursements. Jackson county sources of receipts Included fees, dog li censes and miscellaneous fund from the county clerk totalling $76,492.93; land sales, rentals and other items from the county court. $16,- 049.10; reimbursement for services and supplies, map sales, plat checks and sale of equipment " from the county engineer, $22,880.72. Health Department Receipts of the health de partment totaled $14,139.75; and of the sheriff $5,878.88, excluding taxes, The treasurers office listed a total of $1,504,672.05 re ceipts, coming mostly from irrigation districts deposits and school bond sales. Inter est on investments for all ac counts was $54,457.23 most of which went to county budget funds. The remaining receipts were derived from miscellan eous deposits from the coun ty school superintendent, con stable, county farm home, dis trict court and justice of peace courts Total tax receipts for the year amounted to $5,418,744 32, including $2,324.69 inter est payment on past due ac counts. A total of 89.3 per cent of the current tax levy was collected. Rebates amounted to $149,529.31. Delinquent tax payments totaled - $798,728.99, includ ing $57,845.25 interest. Budgetary Receipts Budgetary receipts for op eration of the county govern ment, including the relief fund, totaled $2,906,304.40, compared with $2,674,123.19 last year. The federal govern ment contributed $1,966,054.- 96, or 67.6 per cent of the total and the state of Ore gon contributed $592,194.37, 20.4 per cent of the total. Janouch listed the county government budget balance at $1,116,935.86, including $222,650 to cover outstand ing warrants' and leaving $894,285.86 to apply to cash receipts for the ensuing budg et year. Disbursements through county clerk warrants last year were headed by the gen eral road fund, $1,378,544.08. Other major disbursements in cluded the general county fund, $1,265,726.02; agricul tural and horticultural sta tion $86,520.07; libraries, $33, 736.63. Others issued through clerk's "warrants were for as sessor's map, building con struction, Child Guidance clinic, civil defense, county fair operation, dog license, emergency, law enforcement. farm home trust, juvenile home and Taylor Grazing act. Disbursements Disbursements made by the treasurer's -office were led by school district general war rants, $3,952,211.51; school building fund warrants, $1, 407,204.56; city remittances, $1,036,839.77; school district bonds and interest, $588,709,- iiiiaiiiSiiiBsaitiiisi Domestic Employee Wage Tax Tips Given When to report or not to report the wages of domestic workers for social security purposes is a question which continues to perplex many householders, according to Ed ward jacoDson, district man ager of the Medford Social Security office. 'Many cases of misunder standing come to our notice as a result of the filing of claims for social security benefits," Jacobson continues. "Because this often involves wages paid in past years, the employer is put to the inconvenience of locating and verifying the amounts of past wage pay ments." , Social Security reports and tax payments must be made on wages paid to do mestic employees if they amount to $50 or more cash wages in a calendar quarter," he added, "and this includes wages paid to baby sitters and day workers." "The simplest way to avoid such difficulty," he concluded "is to report' the wages promptly at the end of each quarter when they are due. Forms and instructions may be obtained from the Internal Revenue Service. .44; and school superintend ent warrants, $776,602.93. The reminder included war rants for the Southern Ore gon Historical society and ir rigation, rural fire, sanitary and water districts. State game and fire patrol remittances, special deposits and tax refunds complete the list. By county court orders and or district attorney's opinions the treasurer closed out in active accounts of the juven ile detention some develop- ment, tax refund, and Oak Grove Improvement, Valley view hospital. Table Rock Sanitary and Evans Creek Ir rigation districts. i J In Bill Receive Your NEW &1?f. IDEA BOOK from the following merchants: MEDFORD GROCERIES Cernei1 Grocery, 221 1 Table Reck Read Court Street Grocery, 940 North Central Ellis Market, 820 Crater Lake Avenue Grand View Market, 2330 Crater Lake Avenue Manning Market, 5010 Crater Lake Highway Oak Grove Store, 2809 Jacksonville Highway Piggly Wiggly Store, Stewart and King Rose Grocery, 201 West Jackson . Norton Food Market, 4223 South Pacific Hlghwsf ' MftM Market, Griffin Creek Road . Tom Thumb Market, 5017 Table Rock Road Whitlow Grocery, 2475 Stewart avenue DRUGS 'Cash Davis Pharmacy, 135 Wert Main Central Rexall Drug, Main and Central Wainscott'a Pharmacy, 400 East Main CLEANERS, DYERS & LAUNDRIES Big Y Cleaners. 1928 Table Reck Road Crystal White Laundry, 811 North Central and 101 last Main Modern Cleaners, 211 West Main APPAREL SHOPS Barker's, 206 East Main Street Pick's Apparel, 112 East Main Street Pick's Shoes, 102 East Main Street DAIRIES Gilman's Dairy Farms, Inc., 462 Bead Lane Phono NO 4-2640 FURNITURE, HARDWARE, APPLIANCES, RADIO and SPORTING GOODS Davenport Appliance Shop, 40S North Central Floyd Hibbards Hardware, 310 East Main Flynn Electric Supply Co., 131 West Main Voight's Medford Office Equipment, 41 S. Grape Moore's Patio ft Toy Shop, 116 South Riverside Music Mart, 1 1 1 West Main Street . Rogue Sportsman, 1080 South Riverside Siskiyou Hardware, 225 West Main Stark'a Vacuum Sales and Service, 1109 North Riversido S&W Floor Covering, 709 South Riversido FLORISTS & GREENHOUSES Rogue Valley Greenhouses, 62S Franquette Walden Floral, S48 McAndrewa Read PAINT, WALLPAPER and ROOFING Ekerson Paint ft Roofing Store, 419 East Jackson Frake ft Smith, 215 East Main Medford Paint ft Wallpaper Co., 4th ft Holly. GARAGES DeLeigh Motors, 134 South Riversido Jim Clark Signal Service. 6th ft Grape Medford Tire Service, 123 South Riversido AUTO COURT and TRAILER SERVICE Bames Trailer Rental, 61 S West Main BULK GAS & OIL Frisbie ft Renner, Motor Fuel and Oil, 103 McAndrewa Road FURNACE OIL Medford Fuel Company, 265 East McAndrews Olympic Petroleum ft Equipment, 1050 South Riverside SERVICE STATIONS Barnes Shell Service, 611 West Main Bud'a Eastside Texaco Service, 529 East Main Chuck Risse's Central Service, 9th and Central Crosby's Chevron, McAndrews ft Jackson Desert Service, 6779 Crater Lake Highway Ed Ross Mobil Service, 11th ft Central ' Hobb's Texaco Service, 1116 West Main Hal's Flying "A". 836 Crater Lake Highway ' Jim Clark's Signal Service, 6th ft Grape streets Hopkins Richfield Service, 1175 Court Jim's Signal Service, 3000 Crater Lake Highway Kennedy's Union Service, 12S1 S. Riverside Street Loam's Service, 3628 South Pacific Highway 99 Chevron Station, 816 North Riverside DISTINGUISHED MERCHANDISE 1 IDEABQOK I ymmsmtmm distinguished merchandise ideas for better ij 'nJm I-'VING SEVEN FAMOUS DECORATORS GIVE TOU ji ptffi'P SEVEN IDEA ROOMS t DESIGNER FURNISHINGS - I JlMPsjP ALL-ELECTRIC KITCHEN STERLING SILVER AND I m MUCH MORE THE SPERRV AND HUTCHINSON COMPANY Medford Truck Terminal, 1030 South Riverside North Riverside Union Service, 201 N. Riverside Pruitts Mobil Station, West Main and Ivy Read's Mobil Service, 700 Stewart Richfield Truck and Auto, Service, 2390 North Pacific Highway Reethlere Shell Service, 6th and Front Sandys, 1304 North Riverside Singlers Mobil Service, Central ft Jackson White's Flying A Service, 602 South Riverside MISCELLANEOUS Anders Phete Shop, 232 East Main Street Barnes House Trailer Sales, 619 West Main Street Burk's Tent and Awning. 314 East Main Street DeLeigh Motors, 134 South Riverside Desert Sporting Goods, Crater Lake Highway franklin Van and Storage, 340 North Fir Street Goff Bros. Well Drillers, 225 West Main Street Moore's Patie ft Toy Shop, 816 South Riverside SftW Floor Covering, 709 South Riverside ASHLAND, OREGON Ashland General Hardware, 90 North Pioneer ft C Street Ashland Laundry, 41 3rd Street Ashland Sporting Goods, 1350 Siskiyou Boulevard B ft J Jewelry, 283 East Main Ben Basaar, 1475 Siskiyou Boulevard Carole Ann Dress Shop, 285 East Main Street Duffy's Unean Service, 493 North Main East Side Pharmacy, 264 East Main Street Frisbie ft Renner, Highway 66 and Clay Street Frost Fuel, 2280 Siskiyou Boulevard George B. Icenhower (Used Furniture) 389 East Main Herndebler Furniture, 125 East Main Hillside Garage, Bellvitw Klamath Junction Service, Highway 99 Laundromat at the Campus Lees Mobil Station, 1307 Siskiyou Highway Malone Shell Service, 449 East Main McNair's Toiletries Variety, 29 North Main Mt. View Camp, K.F. Star Route 99 Market, 1725 Siskiyou Boulevard Oregon Food Store No. 1, 147S Siskiyou Boulevard Plaza Grocery, 59 North Main Plaxa Market (Meat), 57 North Main The Mart, 270 East Main The Rogue Shop, 62 East Main Union Oil Co., Fuel Oil, MU 2-7676 Wardrobe Cleaners, 45 North Main Wick's Furniture Store, 297 East Main Wolff Bros. Chevron Service, 105 North Ma.e APPLEGATE, OREGON Applegate Shopping Center BUTTE FALLS, OREGON Butte Falls Shell Service, Bread ft Fr Streets CENTRAL POINT, OREGON "Alexander's Hardware, 317 Pino Bob Stewart Chevron Service, 441 South Front Central Point Cleaners, 40 West Pino Street Central Point Pharmacy, Pino Street Glass Grocery and Service Station, Route 1 Krupps Associated Service, 16 North Pacific Midway Shell Service, Route 2 Pine Street Service, 414 Pino Street Pine Tree Market, Highway 99 ft Kirtland Road Table Rock Store, Table Rock Road Tom Thumb Market Inc., 5017 Table Rock Road DREW, OREGON Ilk Crook Store EAGLE POINT, OREGON Eagle Market, Front Street ' Hal's Market Midway Service, Butte Falls Star Route Pete'a Garage, Medferd-Crater Lake Highway Roy's Chevron Servloe ' GOLD HILL, OREGON Cogswell's Market . Dardanelles Richfield, Old Stage Road Gold Hill Oarage, Box 427 Rasmessen's Service, Highway 99 PHOENIX, OREGON Gier Drag Store, 40 South Main Street Norton's Food Market, 4223 South Pacific Hiway Norton Lumber Company Phoenix Hardware, 114 South Main Phoenix Richfield, 101 Main Reese Merino Center, 200 Main Street Steves Flying A, 153 South Main PROSPECT, OREGOif Prospect Store Dels Rkhfiold Service RUCII, OREGON Sunnyside Grocery, Gas and Groceries ROGUE RIVER, OREGON Chinook Sporting Goods, P. O. Box 117 Main Building Supply -M ft A Ante Court, P.O. Box 135 Rogue River Cleaners, Box 305 Rogue Variety, Box 513 Rogue River Feed ft Farm Supply, P.O. Box 521 . Schrec'o Department - Store Sheets Supply Company (Hardware) The Hub Sundries and Remedies Weaver's Cash Market McLEOD, OREGON Eastin Reg Haven JACKSONVILLE, OREGON Jacksonville Lumber Company Jacksonville Market Legg'a Shell Service SHADY COVE, OREGON Chucks Service, Box 67 Cove Drug Cove Variety, Box 67 Shedy Cove Cleaners Treasure Trove (Gifts), Box 46 TALENT, OREGON Gailbraith Mobil Service Snappy Service, Highway 99 Talent Chevron Service Talent Hardware Talent Junction Texaco, Highway 99 Valley Locker, Groceries and Meats TILLER, OREGON Tiller Store Chuck Jehnsten'a Flying A TRAIL, OREGON Hewe'a Texaco Servico Cascade Gorge Store Sunset on the Rogue Groceries and Gas, Crater Lake Highway WHITE CITY, OREGON Camp White Union Service Norton Lumber Company Shop Where You See This Sign- WE GVSmif 32 ICmEEN Ijvips; VISIT and REDEEM Your Filled Books At the Beautiful td?H. GREEN STAMP MERCHANDISE STORE 221 So. Central Ave. Medford
