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Local and Flu Fix-Medford firemen were called to extinguish a flue fire at the residence of John H. Hawkins, 1925 Grand view ave., Saturday. No dam age resulted. Bicycl Gono Steven George Lewis, 2133 East Jack son st, told city police that someone took his bicycle from Hedrick Junior High school Friday afternoon: ' - Stolen Bicyd Michael James Paup, 721 South Holly st., told city police his bicycle was taken from St. Mary's school, sometime Friday after noon. Petty Theft - Two boys, aged 10 and 11, were arrested on petty theft charges here Friday, Central Point police reported. They were question ed by police and released in custody of their parents. Grandson - Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Williams, Munich, Germany, are the parents of a boy, born Noy- 19. The, baby, the first child for the couple, . is a grandson of Mrs. Hazel Wolf, 322 Benson st., Med ford. Mr. Williams is current ly stationed with the Army in Germany. Mrs. Williams is the former Helen Wolf. ; AWOL - Anthony Kenneth Rutkowski, AWOL from the VS. Marine corps stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif., since Oct. 9, was apprehended by city police Friday evening when he was observed hitch hiking on South . Riverside ave. He was taken .to the county jail, police said. . $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Hurry Down for Your Jlcdgel Dinners ot the Top Notch Cafe Where Parking Is No Problem Complete Budget Dinner for $ I includes soup, salad, relish tray, moat enrreo, potato, vofotabU, rolls, dessert ad plenty of coffee. Our steaks are cooked on our rotl-O-Grill to suit your individual tasta. TOP NOTCH CAFE Uedford Fireman's DAt BALL HEDFORD ARMORY Thanksgiving Night, Flov. 26 Music by THE MELO-NOTES 7 piece Band and Vocalist Dancing 9 till 1 Benefit for Christmas Toy Fund ;iow!. mmm L-jThij i "X (SOB Eft UM WALTER i nis ounaay BREAKFAST -:J& Before or After Church (Served Anytime) at the Hotel Medford Dining Room , CHILDREN ALWAYS WELCOME Persona! Postponed The meeting of the Word - Krafters Contest club has been postponed until the last Monday in January, according to club officers. Members will be notified of the time and place. Sawdust FireTwo Medford fire department trucks were sent Friday night to the Jesse Mitchell residence, 1032 North Fifth st., to extinguish a chim ney fire. Firemen stood by while the chimney burned it self out. No damage was re ported. Caught Five juvenile boys admitted to city police Friday night they broke the window of a car belonging to Jack Aubury Griner, 111 Wil lamette st., because they "had words with him." They were released to the custody of tfieir parents, officers, said. Pushed - A juvenile boy ad mitted to city police Friday night that he pushed a person through a plate glass window at 36 South Bartlett st., be cause he was bothering some girls. Police told the juvenile he might be held responsible for the window, and released him. The person who was pushed through the window has not been located, accord ing to city police. Weather FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Mostly cloudy through Monday morning, becoming partly cloudy Monday afternoon. Chance of a few showers late this evening. High Sunday 56; low Monday morning 38. High Monday 60. . Western Oregon: Partly cloudy in the extreme south. Mostly cloudy in the north portion Sun day and Monday. Periods of rain botn days. Mild temperatures. High both davs 52-62. Low Sunday night 38 to 48. . Northern California: Fair Sun day and Monday except rain like ly in Ukiah northward Monday. Warmer north-interiors Sunday. High 4.00 24- Clty Tf ester- a.m. nr. r day Low Prec. Brookings ... 39 48 33 Klamath Falls 45 32 MEDFORD , 57 43 .12 Portland 54 46 .68 SeatUe -Spokane Yakima .. 44 .46 35 54 56 ?5 49 Eureka n 1 T31..f fift 41 XVCU " Sacramento 69 47 . San Francisco 75 46 lm AMeles 80 54 Phoenix -75 ..65" 44 48 33 28 67 37 38 Denver Chicago Miami eBach . ...78 ...49 ...46 31 Itfan. Vnrlt Washington. D C. .04 BY THE NUMBERS New Britain, Conn. - (DPD - Central Junior . High School ninth-grade class has two. 14- year-old pupils named Mar garet Mary Griffin, who were born five days apart in the same hospital. They are not related. Classmates call one Margo and the other Peggy or simply "one " and "two. OPEN Every Nile BUSO BRENNAN-MARION ROSS - fPZi - .26 .74 .18 ,13 tta m W awn I County If .-Association By JOE COWLEY Mail Tribune Staff Writer Portland County home rule does not set the type of county government for each county. It does give the county broader powers, according to Sam Haley, Oregon legislative counsel. "Cpunty charter does not mean county reorganization," the attorney told county offi cials attending the 54th an nual convention of the Asso ciation of Oregon Counties. "It gives the counties a wider "VANGUARD." A dog raised as a 4-H project by Dale Mit chell of Williams, was presented to Alfred McKerson at the Nov. 14, graduation exercises of Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. The Dean Mitchell family drove to San Rafael, Calif., to see the dog once more before it left for Ardmore, Okla., with its blind master. OBITUARIES WILSON CARSON Wilson Carson, 78, died Saturday morning in a local hospital. Funeral arrange ments will be announced by Conger-Morris, funeral direc tors. JENNIE R. FINCH Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie R. Finch, 68, of 530 South Grape st., who died Thursday, will be held at Conger-Morris Funeral home downtown chapel Monday at 1:30 pjn. The Rev. Henry Brown, of the Mt. Pitt Nazar ene church, will officiate, as sisted' by the Rev. George Walston of the Advent Chris tian church. Committal will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. Mrs. Finch was born March 15, 1881, in Port Ewen, N.Y. She first came to Lakeview, Ore., in 1914, and resided there until 1946, when she moved to Medford. Her hus band, Burton A. Finch, died in 1950. Survivors include a son, Douglas B. Finch, Butte Falls; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Dupray and Mrs. Lloyd Ar nold, Medford; a sister, Mrs. Edward Hotaling, Port Ewen, N.Y.; seven grandchildren, and two great granddaugh ters. An older son, Breynton Finch, died in 1953. Pallbearers will include Bryan Gossett, Charles Eller, Wayne Ash, Travis Coffman, John Klukkert, and Warren Arnold. JOHN F. WINGATE The body of John F. Win gate, 59, who died at the Vet erans Administration Domi ciliary, Camp White, Friday, will be forwarded by Perl Fu neral home Monday to the Greenlake Funeral home, Se attle, Wash., for services and interment. Mr. Wingate was born at Wilbur, Wash. July 4, 1900, and was a veteran of World War I. He was an auditor and a member of the Seattle Shrine club. Survivors Include one son, John W. Wingate Jr., and one daughter, Mrs. Norma Arm strong, both of Seattle, and one sister, Alma Margeson of Seattle. - , ENJOY YOUR... at the JACKSON HOTEL Pioneer Room Dinner Served 12 Noon Till 5 P.M. - Accommodations Available for Large Family Groups Call SP 2-6231 Now For Reservations "Home Rule- range of power on matters of local concern." An appropriation was in cluded in this year's AOC budget to finance a study and report to guide committees in .the counties considering home rule, Kenneth C. Tollenaar, AOC executive secretary-, told the 100 persons attending the section meeting on home rule in the Imperial hotel Thurs day afternoon. This was lat er approved by the convention-goers. This study will include a G. EMORY PURDIN G. Emory Purdin, native of Jackson county, died Thurs day at .his home in Klamath Falls. Funeral services will be held Monday, Nov. 23, at 2 p.m. in Klamath Falls with the Elks lodge conducting the service. , Mr. Purdin was born in Ea gle Point and lived there and in Medford before moving to Klamath Falls. He is a veter an of World War I. Survivors include his wife, Violet Purdin; one son, Wil liam Purdin, Boston, Mass.; three brothers and two sisters; Fred Purdin and Mrs. A. W. Lingaas, both Medford; Lyle Purdin, Wheeler, Ore.; Mrs. A. P. Talent, Newberg, Ore.; and Lee D. Purdin, Escondido, Calif. WALTER MILLER " Ashland - Walter Alonzo Miller, 77, died Friday at the family home, 4780 Highway 66. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Litwillers. Survivors include the wid ow, Ada, and three daughters. JERRY FERLEN Ashland-Jerry Arthur Fer len, 79, of 417Vfc Palm st., Ashland, died Friday. Funeral services have tentatively been set for Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 1:30 pjn. at Litwiller's Moun tain View chapel with the Rev. R. L. Cornwall, officiat ing. Survivors include the widow, Clara, and several stepchildren. FRANK J. SEVCIK Word Has been received here of the death Saturday, Nov. 21, of Frank J. Sevcik, 91, of St. Paul, Nebr. Among his .survivors is a son, R. L. Sevcik, 26 Willam ette ave., who left this morn ing to attend the funeral in St. Paul. Other survivors in clude his widow, a daughter, both St Paul, and a niece, Washington, D. C. Births KRAMER-To Mr. and Mrs. Robert, 189 Harrison st., Ash land, Nov. 20, 1959, a boy, ! 7 pounds, at Ashland Gen eral hospital. Choice of TURKEY OR HAM $2.00 Child's Plate $1.00 Subject ...'Meeting published analysis of the va rious types of county govern ment which could operate un der the home rule charter, he explained. Examples will in clude . all the areas of the United States in which home rule has been tried. Judging by the questions and remarks from the audi ence the county oficials were afraid county home rule would mean a county-manager type of government. This would not be necessary, Haley explained. The important thing would be for county officials and the committee setting up home rule to study state law. They should determine whether the charter and ordinances au thorized by it or state law would cover certain situations or areas of county govern ment, he said. Aimed in this direction is senate joint resolution 48 to be placed before the people in November, 1960. SJR 48 amends the Oregon state con stitution. It requires home rule counties to pay for local improvements by taxing only the property benefited unless otherwise provided by law or charter. Adopts Resolution The AOC adopted a resolu tion Friday which authorizes and directs its staff to work actively for adoption of SJR 48 by preparing' whatever analysis, explanations and publicity may be required for adoption of SJR 48. Continuing his talk as part 'of the panel on home rule, Haley suggested county offi cials "scrutinize" the home rule provisions since wide gaps probably exist in the measure. These should be corrected before the next legislative ses sion meets since enabling leg islation will not be drafted, probably, until after the legis lature convenes. Then it will be too late to cover all possible problems. Notes, pointing out these problems, could be sent to Kenneth C. Tollenaar, AOC executive secretary, the coun sel suggested. Major Loopholes One of the major loopholes in the county home rule amendment was foreseen by the house after the introduc tion of the proposed constitu tional amendment at the 1957 session. This was SJR 48. The house amendment was added to prevent a county authoriz ing some facility in a subur ban area which would bene fit only that area but which all the taxpayers would have to pay for. The county home rule amendment adopted in No vember, 1958, did two things, the legislative counsel ex plained. First, it repealed a former section which allowed the state legislature to provide for a county manager form of government. Second, it creat ed a new section. This re quires the legislature to pro vide a method for adopting county charters. It further re serves the initiative and ref erendum powers for county voters on adoption of a char ter and county laws, or ordi nances, the counsel explained. Analyzing Amendment Analyzing the home rule amendment further,. Haley pointed to one part of it which indicates that the state legis lature is not required to spe cify optional forms of county charters. It merely gives the voters a method by which they can adopt, amend, revise or repeal their own charters. If the voters want to revise II A IRIS TIIECnAV SIVIir7 lUEWHI 24th To The . . .1 ... From the... Duke Ellington Show 'GEORGE BURNEY AND HIS BLUE FLAMES George Burney Is modest by title his own voice and calisthenics are the product of tutoring by Duke Ellington. DON'T MISS THIS GREAT SHOW! STARTING TUESDAY, NOV. 24 a charter they can do it by submitting a single proposi tion or charter instead of a series of separate amendments which must be voted on sepa rately. One sentence in this county charter amendment of 1958 states, "A county charter may provide' for the exercise by the county of authority over matters of county concern." This means the county may establish a law or take other action if it decides the matter is something over which a county should have authority. Broad Phrase This is a broad phrase, Ha ley pointed out. Decisions of the state supreme court on the city home rule amend ment should show how this phrase should be interpreted, he said. These decisions should point out the boundaries of authority between cities, counties and the state. One sentence in the amend ment requires the .charter to prescribe the organization of the county, government. This does not mean that the organi zation has to be the county manager type, the counsel em phasized. . . Such a charter must desig nate the number of officers, their election or appointment, qualifications, term of office, pay and powers and duties. This does not affect judges of the various courts (district or circuit) justices of the peace or district attorneys. "This sentence exempts judges acting in their judicial capacity (but not county judg es transacting county busi ness)," Haley explained. Summarizes Legislation Summarizing the enabling legislation which provides for home rule, the attorney point ed out that a county charter may be adopted by two meth ods: First, by approval at any "legally called election" of the people a charter submit ted by a county charter com mittee. Second, by initiative petition. A charter committee, on the other hand, is established by county court action or by petition. Members of the char ter committee must be ap pointed, at least 60 days after the committee is set up. Only one committee may exist at one time, Haley pointed out. At first any registered voter could serve on the charter committee. However, the leg islature's local government committee decided such mem bers must not have any in terests which would conflict with their duties and they could not serve on the com mittee if they were appointed public officers. The appointed committee members must meet and or ganize within 80 days after their terms begin. This sub section of the amendment con tains a quorum provision and authorizes the committee to make rules for its operations. Such rules must not prohibit Faculty Member Is Honored by APA Ashland - Recently honor ed by the American Psyche logical association was Dr. Harold A, Cloer, Southern Oregon college director of guidance. At SOC since 1952, Cloer was notified by the APA board of directors that he had been elected to mem bership, effective Jan. 1. The purpose of the APA, as outlined in the organiza tion's dictionary, "is to ad vance psychology as a sci ence, as a profession, and as a means of promoting human welfare." Nov. wooaen anoe Holland Hotel Corner 6th & Fir the public from attending committee meetings, however. Appropriate Money The county must appropri ate money for the committee's operation. However, commit tee members must serve with out pay. Also, copies of the proposed charter must be available for the public to read. ' Surveying the charter amendment, the legislative counsel poised a few ques tions: What are "matters of county concern?" Can use of home rule authority by a county affect city authority within that county? Or, does the county home rule amend ment merely grant authority in the area formerly occupied by the state? Does this leave to the cities and county ex clusively authority within CHARCOAL STEAKS TILL MIDNIGHT CANDLE ROOM HOTEL Medford Open Daily 5:30 P.M. to Midnight Sundays 4 P.M. Till 11 P.M. Pharmacy T bv Jim Foster The word "pharmacy" comes to us from the ancient Egyptian word "Ph-ar-maki" and the Greek word "Pharmakon." It was from the religious ideology of the times that believed illness was a divine punishment and healing a purfi cation, thus these words derive from theword "catharsis." In 1790 the first United States Patent Law was enacted and the first medical patent was granted to Elisha Perkins in 1796 for his metallic tractor; an electrogal vanic device. Your doctor can phone FOSTER'S when you need medicine. Pick up your PRESCRIPTION if shopping near us, or let us deliver PROMPT LY without extra charge. A great many people entrust us with their PRESCRIPTIONS. May we com pound yours? Two locations to servo yon In MEDFORD SP 2-6239 and SP 3-4663 One in JACKSON. 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