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State Officials
May Visit County
To Explain Plan
Tim director of field serv
Ices, slate public welfare com
mission, and supervisor of the
surplus food plan for Oregon
may visit the Jackson county
public welfare commission to
explain the program's opera
tion, James L. Pullman, local
welfare administrator, Indi
cated Friday.
Pullman said Ihe director is
willing to visit Jackson county
and may be able to bring a
representative of the state de
partment of finance and ad
ministration to answer ques
tions on the program.
In his summary of the sur
plus food distribution plan,
Pullman explained that the
Construction Value
Increases Here
The value of construction
starts made in Medford last
month was $329,850, up
slightly from the February;
I860,, total, bi.it down from
Ihe 1959 figure, according to
the city building department's
monthly report.
The largest single Item on
which construction started
last month was the new Im
perial "400" motel valued at
$117,000. Starts were aiso
made on five new homes hav
ing a value of $58,000 and
on two duplexes -valued at
$26,500.
Two new business buildings
were started In March having
a total value of $55,000.
During March, 1960, new
construction in the city totaled
$322,411. In March, 1959, it
totaled $359,050.
The building department
issued 90 permits last month;
made 928 inspections; and col
lected $2,023 in building fees.
Brainerds Return
From Portland Event
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Brain
erd, of Brainerd's studio and
camera shop, Medford, return
ed Thursday from the Profes
sional Photographers of Ore
gon's 14th annual convention
In Portland.
Lighting portraits by Gene
Botsford, Rochester, N.Y., one
of Eastman Kodak company's
photographers, formed the
outstanding part of the pro
gram. .
The Brainerds also visited
various audio visual outlets.
On their return trip they
visiled the George Swartsley
family in Salem. Swartsley is
Ihe brother of Mrs. Braincrd.
Mary Pat Swartsley relumed
to Medford with the Brain
erds to visit her grandmother,
Mrs. H. W. Swartsley, 1122
East Main si. The Brainerds
and'Mr. arid Mrs. Joye Swarts
ley, and Steve and Jerry
Swartsley, 1150 Janes rd.,
Medford, visited the B. C.
Taylors in Eugene. They are
former Medford residents.
Noted Organist To
Appear in Medford
Frank Slitt, noted popular
organist, will appear on
KBES-TV at 7:15 p.m., Tues
day, March 7, at the Lusk
Music company all day Wcdn
Music company all day
Wednesday, March 8, and In
special concert Wednesday
evening.
A nalive of the West Coast,
Stilt majored in organ nt the
University of Rcdlands. and
began his professional career
as a church organist and sup-
per club entertainer in the
Los Angeles area.
After World War II, Stilt
became the first Baldwin
staff organist, traveling Ihe
country giving concerts, TV
performances and civic en
gagements of various kinds.
His most recent recording was
made on a Baldwin organ In
the famous Organ Loft at Salt
Lake City.
Still's tour In Medford Is
sponsored by Lusk Music
company.
SIGN OF SPRING
Trenton, N.J. - MPI) - First
sign of spring: The stale Em
ployment Service officially re
ported that jobs have opened
up In Freehold, N.J., for 10
pussy willow cutlers.
SUNDAY. MARCH S. 1961
stale department of finance
and administration has the
responsibility for delivery,
control of and accountability
for commodities available
through the U. S. department
of agriculture. It has the re
sponsibility for adequate
warehouse and cold storage
facilities, repackaging and dis
tribution. Automatically Eligible
Pullman said public assist
ance recipients are automati
cally eligible for the surplus
food. The welfare department
here must certify others, de
pending on criteria set by Ihe
department of finance rnd ad
ministration. Distribution of commodities
must not result in reduction of
grants, result in furthering po
litical interests of a party or
individual and there must be
no discrimination because of
color, creed, race, or political
affiliation. Those receiving the
surplus food will not have to
pay for it.
The county court must make
a brief survey, and plan for
the food distribution. Then it
must sign a formal agreement
with the department of fi
nance and administration. This
includes a promise to pay 25
cents per unit to the state de
partment to cover handling
expenses. The county must
also furnish and assume all
costs for handling the food.
Willing To Help
The Jackson county public
welfure commission staff is
willing to do anything reason
able to help Initiate and carry
out this program," Pullman
said. "We are particularly in
terested in establishing the
program if it will supplement
an already inadequate diet of
public assistance recipients
and other low Income fam
ilies." Explaining the program
procedure, Pullman said the
county must designate a rep
resentative who will be re
sponsible for the proper man
agement and control of all ac
tivities in distributing and us
ing the commodities.
All methods of handling
and distributing the commod
ities-must be approved by the
state board of health.
The county must assume all
handling, storage and per
sonnel costs. It must pay for
all foods damaged through
lack of storage, care or han
dling and pay all transporta
tion on commodities shipped
by the stale agency, Pullman
explained.
Keep Accurals Records
The county must also keep
accurate records on a'.l trans
actions involving the surplus
foods and keep those records
for three years.
The county must investigate
all complaints in distributing
the surplus foods, but the state
agency will receive the final
appeal.
Either the county or the
slate may end the agreement
by giving 30 days notice. The
stale department of finance
and administration may can
cel the agreement If any of its
terms are violated by the
county.
The county must send a for:
mal letter of application to the
state department of finance
and administration before the
application forms can be ob
tained, Pullman pointed out,
Tax Personnel Will
Help Taxpayers
State tax commission per
sonnel at 124 West Fourth St.,
Medford, will assist taxpay
ers in making out their in
come lax returns each Mon
day this month.
Hours are 8 a.m. lo 5 p.m
each Monday In March.
Taxpayers wishing help
arc asked to bring earnings
slips and other information
needed to determine Ihe cor
rect lax, Including, If pos
sible, a copy of their federal
return filed for 1960.
The stale lax commission
points out that in order to
be eligible for a refund a tax
payer must file a return. Re
funds are Issued on a "first
come, first served" basis.
It a joint return is filed
both spouses must sign it.
Deadline is April 17 for
filing since April 15 comes on
Saturday.
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Easter Seals Are
Mailed to Jackson
County Residents
The 1961 Easter Seals were
mailed last week to Jackson
county residents by members
of the Epsilon Sigma Alta in
ternational sorority, which Is
in charge of the county cam
paign. The Easter Seal campaign
Is conducted by the Oregon
Society for Crippled Chil
dren and Adults, Inc., to raise
funds for continuing and ex
panding services.
Services offered include
Camp Easier Seal in Coos
county, the Crippled Chil
dren's hospital school in Eu
gene, the loan of orthopedic
aids, and the Mobil Therapy
clinic which serves eight
counties in the state.
About 90 per cent of the
funds raised in the annual
sale, which extends from
March 2 to April 2, finances
services in Oregon. Two per
cent is allocated for research
and the remaining 8 per cent
goes to help support the na
tional program, Mrs. Robert
Shangle, county chairman,
said.
Serving on Committee
Serving on the committee
with Mrs. Shangle are Mrs.
Wylie Macpherson, county
mailing chairman; Miss De
maris Glutch, Mrs. Dan Kidd,
Mrs. Herbert Partridge, coin
co'.ntainers; Mrs. Lyman
Smith, coordinator; Mrs. Le
land Carpenter, lily day; and
Mrs. C. C. Peterson and Mrs.
Pat Brinson, publicity.
The annual lily day sale
will be held Saturday, March
25. The downtown sale will
be by volunteer Camp Fire
girls.
Residents not receiving
Easter Seals in the mail, or
wishing more information
about the drive, may contact
Mrs. Shangle at bfring
3-4400.
The Alpha Lambda chapter,
Delta Omega chapter of Med
ford, and Alpha Kappa chap
ter of Ashland are working
on the project.
MHS Graduate Named
Freshman President
Deanna Hull, biological
science major from Medford,
was elected recently a"s fresh
man class president at Holy
Names college in Spokane.
Miss Hull is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Hull, route
2, box 243, Central Point.
She was graduated from Med
ford High school in 1960. The
Medford student is a medical
technology major. She was
freshman represcnlative lo
the central council last semester.
Rebuilding Business
To Open in Medford
' Franklin C. Burr, 1910
Table Rock rd., Medford, has
assumed the business name
Medford Transmission Re
builders, according to records
in the county recorder's of
fice. Burr said the business,
which is expected to open lat
er this month, will rebuild
automatic transmissions and
will employ at least one full
time employee.
Two Couples Get
Easement Checks
Two couples, one from Sel
ma, Ore., and the other from
Medford, have received checks
for easements granted to the
bureau of land management,
according lo Ross Young
blood, district manager.
Youngblood presented a $50
check to Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Sigelkoff, Sclma, and a $45
check to Mr. and Mrs. Rulon
E. Taylor, Medford, for ease
ments. The first was for the
proposed Cedar Creek rd. and
the second for the proposed
Anderson Butte rd.
Securing access lo proposed
timber sale areas is an im
portant part of the BLM pro
gram, Youngblood pointed
out. The extent to which the
Sigelkoffs and Andersons
have cooperated with BLM
has helped foresters reduce
the backlog of access road
problems in the Medford dis
trict, he said.
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Court To Consider
Use of Ruch Station
The Jackson county court
will consider allowing Apple
gale area farmers to use the
county weigh station scales
near Ruch, County Commis
sion Chester Wendt said last
week.
Martin Grier, Ruch area
farmer, asked that farmers in
his area be allowed to oper
ate the scales when the sta
tion operator is absent. It is
necessary that the farmers ob
tain the weight of their hay
and livestock before they take
them to market, Grier ex
plained. The weigh station is often
locked during the winter, but
this is a busy-hay hauling
time for the Applegate farm
ers, Grier explained. He ask
ed that he or some farmer
near the weigh station 1V4
miles from Ruch be given a
key lo the scales. This would
allow the farmers to weigh
their loads as needed, he said.
Two Dallas Loggers
Missing in River
Sweet Home -IUPD- The
search for the bodies of two
Dallas loggers, missing and
presumed drowned in the San
tiam river about 10 miles
northeast of here, failed Fri
day. The men, W. H. Rowell, Jr.,
38, and Glen Cooper, 26, were
lost Thursday when their 12
foot boat capsized.
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