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MEDrOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE. SUNDAY, AUGUST 2i. 1S80 ft i ..,.-,vJf4.jp, .......... MM FAMILY LUNCHEON Robert Kennedy (left), cam paign manager for his brother John (right), the Democrat ic presidential nominee, rises to greet Sen. Lyndon John don, the vice presidential nominee, at the second in a aeries of three "family" luncheons at the Capitol Thursday. The luncheons, given by Democratic National Chairman Henry Jackson (seated, center), are given for Democratic senators to hear their ideas and views to bring them into closer working cooperation with the committee during the campaign. (UP1 Telephoto) Forest Fires Highlight News In California During Week By United Prn International Fire fighters had victory In eight in their week-long battle to close the last big gap in lines around High Sierra blazes that seared 83,000 ncres of timber and watershed. While flames still crackled, U.S. forestry officials laid plans for a massive salvage operation that could save as much as $6 million worth of limber on the blackened mountains. First death of the battle that at its peak employed Home 6,000 men occurred when William K. Powers, 31, of Springville, Calif., was overcome by carbon monoxide while manning a radio in a truck at the Donner Ridge fire north of Lake Tahoe. Big Mop-Up Forestry officials at Donner Ridge said that after control they face the biggest mop-up In Sierra history. Except for small ipots In (he Crystal Peak and Verdi Bidge areas near the Nevada tale line, the situation around the Donner blaze's 75-mile perimeter was described as good. Full control of the 39,-000-acre blaze was In sight at week's end. A hard fight continued right up to the end of the week to close a small gap on the Foresthill fire 35 miles to the southwest. By week's end, containment was in view. Earlier in the week, a fire near the. town of North San Juan was brought under con trol after 6,000 acres had been seared. Salvage Operations Charles Connaughton, re gional forester, said immedi ate steps were being taken by the U.S. forest service to sal vage as much scorched timber as possible. Connaughton said there was a possibility that some 200 to 250 million board feet of timber with a stumpage value of about S3 million could be recovered from the approximately 35,000 acres of government forest involved. "Timber values are only one of the many elements of loss in a catastrophe such as this," he said. "The impact on watershed values, recreation resources, grazing for domes tic stock and wildlife and the scenic beauty of the region is hard to express in dollars but is of tremendous im portance." Riot: Trial was set Sept. 13 for about 50 persons arrested in a San Diego riot that result ed when hot rodders blocked off a main street to race their cars. The riot broke out in early morning hours when a mob estimated at between 2,000 to 3,000 persons started racing their cars. Police said the demonstration was a pro test to the closing of the Hour Glass field racing strip after four persons were seriously in jured in an accident. About 65 policemen had to be called In to battle the ' racing en thusiasts, aged between about 15 and 28. Bloodhounds: A dog is a boy's best friend especially if the dog Is a bloodhound and the boy has been lost In a for est overnight. Two blood hounds proved their worth to 2-year-old Steven Adams when they found him along Ran cheria Creek in rugged Ama dor County mountains. Steven had been the object of a 200 man, 20-hour search after he wandered away from his home near Sutter Creek. River: The state reported that the San Joaquin river reached a record low during the week. The department of water resources said that at least one irrigation district was forced to rely on an assist from the ocean tide to meet its water supply commitment at the height of the irrigation season. Talman: Actor William Talman, who never won a case as the harassed district attorney of the Perry Mason television show, was divorced by his wife in Los Angeles. Talman was fired from the Masons how after his arrest at a wild Hollywood party. Charges against him were dropped, but he failed to win back his job. MORE LIGHTS . There were five or six electric lights on 1B25 model cars compared with up to 40 or more on some current models. NEW WESTINGHOUSE 4-Temperature LECTRIC BUY ER $ 177 00 Less trade-in Spdaf wh-n-wr setting PLUS separate sett e Regular fabrics e SHVi Md synthetics e Air fluffing DRIES CLOTHES 20 FASTER direct air flow drying sys tem dries clothes fluffier, more economically. Fresh, warm air blows directly into clothes, save electricity and drying time MATCHING 4-PROGRAM LAUNDROMAT IVA'A wrtri every deluxe feature 6 n ONIY $229.00 (Lew Trade-in) L 12 ml J':d f"v; EASY TERMS vou can SURI...IF rri Wfcstl nghouse Jean Mills Named Young Demo Head Jean Mills was elected vice president of the Jackson County Young Democrats at their meeting Friday. The meeting was held at the home of Garry Picard. Among those attending the meeting were Jerry Scannell, candidate for district attorney, and Ed McGiniy, candidate for county surveyor. Scannell explained how the Young Democrats could be come a vital part of the pres ent political campaign. McGinty spoke on how the Young Democrats can work for local candidates and there by take an active part in the general election. Bank Debits in Area Up From '59 Eugene - Bank debits in southwestern Oregon in July totalled $96,310,452 about .6 per cent above July a year ago, and .1 per cent below this June. Debits represent the dollar value of checks drawn against deposit accounts of individ uals and business firms. They are regarded as .indicators of business activity. In the entire state, records of 191 banks showed a July debit total of $2,076,318,974 compared with a 1959 figure of $2,098,017,738, a 1 per cent drop. The figures were compiled by the University of Oregon's bureau of business research. Population of KF Increases 944 Klamath Falls - The pop ulation of Klamath Falls jumped 944 persons when fi nal census bureau figures were released last week. The increase resulted when the census bureau recognized the claims by the city of Klamath Falls and the Klam ath Falls Chamber of Com merce that preliminary fig ures were incorrect. The new figures place Klamath Falls' population at 17.765. This will result in an approximate $7,000 to $8,000 increase in annual city rev enue from gas and liquor taxes. Objections Raised To Confuse Issues, Schumacher Says County Assessor Ray Schu macher said Friday that "com mon objection" raised against his five-point tax plan has been raised to confuse the is sues and benefits of the plan. He referred to a statement by Dean Ellis, Oregon tax commissioner, at a meeting of state officials in M e d f o r d Wednesday, and the objection raised previously by Repre sentative Clarence Barton, Co quille Democrat, and Gov. Mark Hatfield. The state official! stated that the 3 per cent sales tax as provided in the plan would not provide the funds needed to pay the operational school costs. Clarifies Provision "This plan does not advo cate the sales tax will pro vide all the funds needed," Schumacher said. "It does ad vocate that the sales tax reve nue be allotted to a common school fund and that the bal ance needed be provided equally from the state's gen eral fund and a uniform coun ty levy." Present estimates of school operational expenses will be about $180 million for Ore gon. The sales tax would pro vide an estimated $60 million, under the five-point plan. The state general fund would pro vide S60 million and the prop erty tax $60 million, Schu macher explained. "Current state allotment to basic school support on the operational budget for the bi ennium 1959-61 was $106 mil lion or $53 million annually. This would mean an increase of $7 million from this source," the county assessor said. Taxpayers Would Save "School property tax for 1959-60 was $118 million. Un der this plan, property tax payers would save approxi mately $58 million or about half the present school prop erty tax." Briefly, Schumacher's five point plan is: 1. Statute limiting district school taxes to bonding or se rial levies for buildings only. 2. Blanket limitation on all property taxation of 20 mills on true cash value similar to the state of Washington's blanket limitation. 3. Create a common school fund, at the state level, to be allocated to the school dis tricts, based upon student load or average daily attendance. 4. Three per cent sales tax to replace operative school costs at district level or other replacement tax which would distribute school tax load to more people using the serv ices of schools and govern ment. 5. Balance of funds needed for the operative common school fund to be equally di vided to state general fund from basic school support and county school fund levy- as provided in the state law. New Junior High May Not Be Ready Ashland - The opening of Ashland's new junior high school could possibly be de layed, according to School Su pertendent Stanley C. Jobe. Jobe said that electrical transformers and sewer pumps have not arrived in Ashland yet. The transformers were to have arrived by Aug. 8 and the pumps are scheduled to arrive Monday. If the transformers arrive in Ashland by Sept. 7, then the school may still be opera tional in time for the general school opening. All city schools will open Sept. 12 until noon. Full class es will begin Sept. 13. HUNGARY HITS VISIT Vienna - IUPD - Hungary charged in a note to Austria Friday that U.S. Undersecre tary of State C. Douglas Dil. I Ion's visit nere last month caused more "aggressive vio lations" of its borders. The note protested an exchange of shots on the Austro-Hungari-an border last Sunday. Aus tria contends Hungarians opened fire first. Forests and croplands com bined comprise about 60 per cent of the Saar region, fa mous for its industries. V CHRISTIAN 1 1 SCIENCE J HEALS Station K-BOY Sundays - 9:45 A.M. Ex-Medford Man Receives Degree H. Glenn Maynard, Ster ling, III., received his doctor of education degree from Colorado State college In Greeley, Aug. 18. Maynard is the son of Mrs. F. L. Drew, 1164 Spring St., Medford. This fall he will be assist ant professor of education at Kent State university, Kent, Ohio. His last position was as an assistant professor of education at the College of Education, State University of New York, Oneonta, N.Y. Prior to that he was assist ant superintendent of schools, Milledgeville, III. Dr. Maynard earned the bachelor of science degree from Northern Illinois univer sity and the master of arts degree from the University of Illinois. He is a member of the Na tional Education association, Phi Delta Kappa and Kappa Delta Pi. Electric lights in a modern passenger automobile vary from a minimum of about 20 1 to more than 40. Summer GLEAN-UP ALE -Nationally Famous Brands- COLOGNES SOAPS - POWDERS STATIONERY SWIMMING SUPPLIES Drastically Reduced 50 and MORE! See These Bargains at Medford Pharmacy 101 North Central, Corner 6th Ph. SP 2-6253 Open Week Days: 8:30 A.M. to 10:30 P.M. 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