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Thursday, April 7, 1960
Two Indicted for
Tax Violations
San Francisco -fflPD- A Ross
dentist and a Walnut Grove
garage owner were indicted
by the .Federal Grand Jury
Wednesday; for income tax
violations.
Dr. "William E. Bortfeld, 47,
was accused of failing to file
income tan returns from the
years-1954 through 1937. The
indictment charged that his
income for the four-year peri
od was $56:719.
Alfred P; Kammeyer, 69,
was charged with claiming
fictitious business expenses
for his garage partnership for
1954 through lBSe. The gov
ernment claimed it was .cheat-1
ed of taxes on $18,671. .. -J
Airlines in Drive
To Curb Sabotage
Washington - HOT - The na
tions airlines have opened a
new drive to eliminate sabo
tage as an air safety threat.
The Air Transport Associa
tion, representing the sched
uled airlines, announced Wed
nesday it had asked a scien
tific research firm to study
the problem of detecting, ex
plosives.
The association said the
"thorough investigation into
the anatomy of explosive de
vices and their detection1'
will be conducted by the
Stanford Research Institute at
Menla Park, Calif.
FOREIGN MARKET
Detroit -South America
provides the largest foreign
market for U.S. motor vehicles.,-
General Expansion Program of
County Libraries Is Planned
Padgett Auto Parts
345 North Central, Medford
CRANKSHAFT GRINDING
CAMSHAFT GRINDING
Stock 34 or Full Race
Complete Automotive Machine Shop Service
Engine Re-Manufacturing ...
We have in stock parti for all makes of cars
and trucks. OPEN all day SATURDAY and
SUNDAY.
We are the ONLY one between Portland and
San Francisco that has the facilities to com
pletely re-manufacture an engine.
"It's the Cam that makes it go".
A proposed extension of the
hours for which branch libra
ries will be open during the
1960-1961 fiscal year, will be
just a start toward a general
program of expansion for all
Jackson county libraries.
Omar Baoon, head librarian
of the Public Library of Med
ford and Jackson County said
that although the system pres
ently offers a wide range of
library services and has a
large selection of books, (46,
326) it should be offering
more when one takes into con
sideration the size of the popu
lation the system serves.
By comparing local libra
ries with libraries in counties
of comparable size, one can
see that the Jackson county
libraries do not rate as well
as they should In the extent
and scope of services, Bacon
npted.
During the 1958-1959 fiscal
year, the last year for which
there are complete figures,
Jackson county libraries
served a population of 58,375
persons, and circulated 102,
302 books for a 3.3 books used
per person average. (These
figures do not include the Ash
land library and the popula
tion it serves.)
6.8 Books Per Capita
Josephine county, which
had a population during the
1958-1959 year of 30,880, a
little more than half that of
Jackson county, circulated
203,416 books during the same
period, for a 6.6 books cir
culated per capita.
Douglas county had a popu
lation of 68,800, and circu
lated 423,985 volumes for a
use per capita of 6.6 books.
The Umatilla county libra
ries served a population of 44,
750 and circulated 342,757
volumes during the year for a
7.7 books per capita average.
Among these four counties,
Jackson county ranked lowest
in circulation per capita and
number of books circulated
even though it ranked second
In total population.
Reading on Upswing
However, Bacon pointed out,
reading in this county is on
the upswing and all indica
tions are that it will continue
to climb. It Is anticipated, he
said, that circuiatin in the
1050-1080 year will reach
215,000, nearly a 12 per cent
Increase over the past year,
and that circulation In the
1860-1961 year can go as high
as 300,000.
- Bacon feels that the people
of Jackson county are as in
terested in reading as people
anywhere else, but they are
not reading as much as they
should be for two possible
reasons. One of these is that
they might not be aware of
the library facilities offered,
and the second might be that
the facilities are not as ex
tensive or convenient as they
should be. )
In order to Increase reading
and reading interest In the
county, Bacon and the library
board are endeavoring to both
publicize library services
more, and expand these a id
make library use more c n
venient. Meeting Room
In line with these endea
vors is the recent opening of
a public meeting room in the
basement of the Medford li
brary which is able to accom
modate approximately 60 per
sons. ' '
Bacon said he hopes this
conference room will help in
the development of the intel
lectual, educational, cultural
and civic life of Medford and
Jackson county. i
He said the room can be
used at any time of the day
or evening hours, including
hours past the library's nor
mal closing time at 9 p.m.
There will be no charge for
the use of this room except
for a $1 per hour charge for
meetings extending beyond
the 9 p.m. closing time.
Reservations for the use of
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this room can be made at the
library, in person, in writing
or by telephone, he. said.
Recent Development
Another recent develop
ment in library service Is the
new policy of allowing pa
trons to return books to any
branch in the city-county sys
tem, irregardless of the li
brary from which they were
borrowed.
..In addition to requesting
budget funds to keep branch
libraries open a minimum of
20 hours per week, the library
has also asked for funds to
provide for the purchase and
installation of a drive-up book
return at the main library,
enabling patrons to return
books without getting out of
their cars.
Prospect Branch Planned
Within the next year or so,
it is hoped that a branch li
brary can be established at
Prospect and the book station
already existing at Shady
Cove can be expanded.
During the present year,
the Shady Cove branch has
had its number of books dou
bled, and Bacon said a con
tinued expansion of this fa
cility is justified due to its
increased use by Shady Cove
patrons.
Another service, which Ba
con hopes can be offered in
the not too distant future, is
a mailing service for senior
citizens. This service would
make it possible for books 10
be ordered, received and re
turned, all by mail. A similar
procedure may be set up for
shut-ins, hospital patients and
jail prisoners, he said.
Bacon pointed out that the
Medford library is of large
enough size to provide not
only books to its patrons, but
also recordings, information
al films for adults, and micro
film copies of various newspa
pers, magazines and other ar
ticles of interest.
Minimum Collection
A library of this size, he
said, should have a minimum
collection of 1,500 recordings
available for public use. A
film-borrowing service would
be established in cooperation
with the school film library
in the county courthouse, in
order to eliminate any dupli
cation of effort, he said.
To add movies, films, re
cordings and the equipment
which would be necessary to
properly use them, would run
Into considerable expense,
Bacon noted, but these serv
ices have proven their worth
in other libraries, some much
smaller than the one in Med
ford. he said
The reading interest is
here, Bacon said, but it cannot
be developed until we libra
ry's services become adequate
are made more convenient
and citizens are made aware
of the services being offered.
Snark Launched
With Dummy Head
Cape Canaveral, Fla. - (UPD -
A Snark missile successiuiiy
dropped its dummy warhead
on a target 8,000 miles in the
South Atlantic Wednesday,
The missile was launched
toward a target area near As
cension Island. It landed in
its water target about 10
hours later.
The Snark, America's first
conbat-ready intercontinental
missile. Is programmed for
production through 1960
After that, the big burden of
America s intercontinental oi-
fenses will rest with the bal
listic missiles Atlas, Titan
and Minuteman.
Wrecks Hurt Tots
Less Than Adults
New York (Science Service)
-Young children suffer fewer
automobile injuries than ado
lescents or adults no matter
where tlicy sit, a crash study
shows. But. l ie study contin
ues, voune children would
have even fewer injuries if
they were seated in the back
more often
The study of 31,000 persons
of known age in car accident
on open roads was made by
Cornell university 01 Ithaca,
N.Y., and reported here. The
report said the greater height
and weight and lessened re
silience of older persons seem
ed to make them more likely
to be injured
Young children, the report
continued, are more often
seated ill the front scat than
are adolescents and adults.
The back scat, the study
shows, is safer.
FARM OUTPUT
Des Moines - The average
output per U. S. farm worker
In 1945 was 22 per cent over
1939.
Cardinal Stricken
By Heart Condition
Rome-ft?D-Laurlan Cardinal
Rugambwa, 47, first Negro
cardinal in modern Roman
Catholic history, has been hos
pitalized with a heart condi
tion, Vatican sources said to
day. The sources said the Tanga
nyika cardinal's heart was
"weakened" by the strain and
fatigue of last week's investi
ture. They said, however, his con
dition did not give rise to con
cern. Rugambwa, born a pagan,
was educated by Catholic mis
sionaries and became a bishop
in Tanganyika. Pope John
XXIII invested him as the
church's first Negro cardinal
last week, along with the first
Filipino and the first Japanese
cardinals.
Hospital sources said Cardi
nal Rugambwa had suffered
from some heart trouble in
Africa as an aftermath of ma
laria. They said the trouble
returned apparently as a re
sult of the fatigue of the trip
and the ceremonies or because
of the change in climate.
Landscaping Tips
Given by College
Corvallis - In landscaping
your home, look ahead to the
future; consider sun or shade
requirements of plants; pick
those that suit your likes,
home and location; and don't
hesitate to be different.
That's the advice to home
owners from George Fredeen,
assistant professor of land
scape architecture at Oregon
State college. Fredeen has con
ducted a series of landscape
clinics this winter throughout
northern Oregon.
Try to get trees established
at the earliest time, Fredeen
advises. They are slower grow
ing and will take longer to
mature.
If the new home is occu
pied late in the spring, plant
the lawn and wait on the trees
and shrubs until the following
fall. If you move in late in the
fall, plant the trees and shrubs
and let the lawn go until
spring.
Best Adapted
Place plants in the situation
to which they are best adapt
ed, Fredeen says. For exam
pie, many of the native plants
-Oregon grape, Salal, vine
maple, pines, Kinniklnick, or
Manzanita-are well suited for
landscape use. They have be
come established to the cli
mate and there are few dis
eases which attack them.
In the shady areas of the
yard, select and place the
plants that require afternoon
shade or cannot tolerate too
much sun. They include rho
dodendrons, camellias, Acuba
and others. Plants that need
a half-day of sun or more in
clude the deciduous plants
like Spirea, flowering quince,
azaleas and roses.
One thing often overlooked
in landscape planning is the
future growth of the plants,
according to Fredeen. When
plants are purchased while
small, it is difficult to realize
that some will spread 4 to 6
feet in just a few years. It is
best, he recommends, to make
the plant beds big enough in
the beginning to accomodate
the mature size of the plants.
Annuals can be planted in the
space between the shrubs un
til the plants reach maturity.
Plants should be placed at
least 18 inches or 2 foet from
the house to prevent over
crowding and also to allow
room to paint and wash win
dows. As a general rule, plants of
columnar habit, such as Ar
borvitae, Yew or Cypress
should be avoided, Fredeen
believes. These tall, thin forms
are difficult to work with and
add little to the landscape.
Their use is best defined as
hedges, screens, or wind
breaks. They are often incor
rectly used at corners,
between windows, or near the
front doors. In these spots,
they accent parts of the house
already accented, he pointed
out.
It would be better to use
plants that grow one-third or
two-thirds the height of the
house at the corners and
avoid planting the entire front
solid from corner to corner,
he said.
VOLCANO COUNT
Washington - There are
about 40 active volcano cones
in Alaska and Hawaii.
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1.
DOWNTOWN MEDFORD
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