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o 8 D MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. SUNDAY. JUNE S. 1969 . i ' - . l;f if Jr":-:' DAIRY MONTH INAUGURATED-Dairy Princess Cathy Ccr- utti kicks off "June Is Dairy Montn" ty dispensing milk in the plaza across from San Francisco's city hall. Every one gets into the act, even her horse "Mayday," who gets his share. (UPI Telephoto) Pamphlet on Water System Available What has been accomplish ed in the 75-year history of Medford'i water system must now be duplicated within the next 15 years, according to a report on Medford's water system released this week by the water commission. The report is contained in pamphlet entitled "75 Years of Progress," and is available to the general public upon request. It traces the develop ment of the city's water sys tems and source of supply from 1885 to 1960. In 1885, the pamphlet points out, Medford had its first water system which was in the form of an open ditch from Bear creek. The water was pumped into an elevated tank at the present site of the library and then distributed through small pipes to cus tomers. Changes Souicm From this early beginning the system has expanded and grown and changed its source several times so that the total investment in the city's water supply by the end of 1959 was $7,423,897. The system Is now serving population of nearly 35,000, The commission forecasts a population growth within the boundaries of the system of 4 to 5 per cent a year. On this basis, it concludes the 1975 population will be double the 1959 population, which means the system must be nearly twice as large. The cost of doubling the water supply and distribution system would be approximate ly $8,500,000, which is more than the cost of developing the city's supply in the last 75 years. Outgrow Existing Supply It is also pointed out in the pamphlet that the city and adjacent communities will outgrow te existing Big Butte Springs supply by 1907 and before that time an additional source of supply must be de veloped. Other facts and figures contained in the pamphlet show that the system has more than 10.000 individual water users who used an average of 9.1 million gallons of water a day during 1959. Average water use went as high as 23.8 million gallons of water a day during tke peak day in 1959 which Is close to the systems maximum daily sup ply capacity of just over 26 million gallons a day. The system has 111.1 miles of distribution mains and 61 miles of transmission mains. It also owns and operates 735' fire hydrants. Portland Schools Don't Like Aid Roseburg-IUPIl-A representa tive of Portland public schools made it clear to the Legisla tive Interim Committee on Education Thursday that Port land doesn't like the system used by the state in distribut ing aid to education. Dr. Victor Dohergy, re search director for the Port land system, recommended complete elimination of the present slate aid formula as "invalid." Instead, he propos ed a program using relative property values as a basis for distributing school funds. Asked To Prepare Bill He asked the committee to prepare a bill providing that not more than 50 per cent of the total operating cost of public schools, including transportation and special ed ucation, be assumed by the stale. He further suggested that once a percentage figure had been decided upon, it should not fluctuate from year to year. Dr. Dohergy said he real ized that home owners were paying high taxes, but he said this was not basically the fault of increasing educa tional costs and needs. He said that the Legisla ture has been shifting the burden of taxation from util ities to home owners over the past few years by decreasing utility taxes. Back Stairs: White House Visitors By MERRIMAN SMITH UPI While House Reporter Washington - H'PD - Back stairs at the White House: This is the time of year when the young people of Americ descend on the White House. Thousands of junior and senior high school stu dents arrived in the capital daily and the public tour of the White Ho'ise is at the top of their sight-seeing lists. The kids for the most part are better behaved ins'de the public rooms of the executive mansion than some of their elders. When someone causes trouble, invariably it is a chronologically adult tourist who wants to go back to Wil low Falls proudly bearing an object from the White House. Over a period of years, the White House police have re moved virtually everything portable from the ra' pe of the tourists, but occasionally some idiot tries to stretch over the velvet ropes guiding the visitors through the house and snatch at an ornament, a piece of curtain or movable parts of furniture. Thoy're Usually Calmer The kids mty come in wear ing outrageous, candy-striped felt hats. They may be a little noisy at the entrance, but usually when they're walking through the red, the green and the blue rooms and peering in at the calm elegance of the east room, they're well-be haved and not interested in trying to take home genuine tassie from a White House curtain. Former President Truman was about as charitable about While Housj visitors as any chief executive could be, but he was utterly sickened one day after the renovation of the mansion to discover that some dim-witted visitor had cut away a large hunk of the beautiful silk brocade from the tapestry wall of the red room. The vandal was never caught, and a rood thing, too, because there's no telling what H.S.T. might have done to him. Truman observed at the time, "suppose this had happened in a private home? The person who did it, at the very least, would have been thrown out bodily." Thousands of visitors file througli the White House every day between the hours of 10 in the morning and noon, with the exception of Sunday and Monday when the man sion is closed to the ; ublic. Naturally, the White House police cannot permit the visit ors to smoke during the tour and this invariably leads to a few complaints from the tax payers, mostly from gents who unthinkingly lighted fresh cigars just before enter ing the building. The police TOURIST INCREASE SEEN Vienna - (UPI) - W. M. Anku dinov, chief of the official Soviet state tourist office "In tourist," predicted Thursday night that cbout 20,000 Amer ican tourists will visit Hussia this year - 8,000 more than in 1959. At a news conference in the Soviet embassy, Anku dinov brushed off suggestions by Western newsmen that the summit conference collapse might cause a decline in U.S. tourist traffic to the Soviet Union. have known tourists to waitQ in line for an hour or so, then give up their places rather than give up their cigars. Rarely See President The daily tourists who stream through the main floor of the White House each day rarely, if ever, get a look at President Eisenhower. One reason for this is that during visiting hours, he's usually in his office over in the west wing of the White House where the public is not admit ted. As for the White House proper, visitors are not allow ed on the ground floor or the second floor where the Presi dent's family has its private quarters. Thus, when the President is moving between the residence and the office, he never goes through the public rooms. He proceeds from the basement to his own quarters by elevator. To hear some of the tourists complain about this, one might think that with free ad mission to the White House should go at least a personal appearance by the President. No Consideration Given Dog Control The city Is not now giving any consideration to passing a dog control ordinance of its own to supplement the state dog control law, according to City Attorney Joel Redder. Reeder said It is his opinion that, "the state law doesn't contemplate any further legis lative enactments," as it ap pears to be a law complete in itself. He had been asked if the city was intending to clarify or supplement the state law with an ordinance of its own, as there has been some con fusion among city residents relative to . the intent and meaning of the law. The dog control measure which was approved by both city and county voters Is pro. vided for by state law. The wording of ' the measure on the ballot was also stipulated by state law. The county is given the pri mary jurisdiction over en- forcement of the law, and Reeder said the city is taking a "wait and see" attitude to see what problems the county might have when the law goes Into effect more than two months from now. It is possible, he said, that tho f-itv miffht want to do something after the law is put Into effect and it nas naa a chance to see how it operates. STAGECOACH ORCHARD APPLES At Greatly Reduced Prices Delicious $1.00 per lug Spitz $2.00 per lug Weekdays 8 to 5 Sundays Noon to 5 TRAFFIC MANAGER DIES Newtown, Conn.- (UPD -Dott Z. Whltbeck, 77, former gen. i traftio manager of tha Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., Inc., died weanesaay. EXPERT PAPERHANGING SP 2-7897 COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE SPACE 30 ft. wide by 75 ft. long-2250 sq. ft. mm Space for rent as is, or would consider constructing a now building suitable for requirements of Lessee. The available space is located at the North end of the Samson Building, 10 East 3rd Street. 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