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it A SUNDAY. APRIL 30, 1961 ' MLDr'OhD MAIL TRIBUNE. MLDFORD. OREGON "hort Comse ltd (Legosfeftyire I I n in I mi ( CA 5 , .i lire m s-ii.s f .. . i ,, m. ;. .3 1 flfeM - - ' J? BP 2 1 1 jnatw: ' INVITED TO TEA Mrs. Mark Hatfield, wife of Oregon governor,1 (above left) prov- ed a gracious hostess to young valley stu- dents who have been guests' of Rep. end Mrs. ,' John Dellenback, Medford, during the legls-' : lative session In Salem. Shown above are . Jerilyn Hansen, Eagle Point, and Star Par 1 sons, Rogue River, who attended the' Friday .open house held by the first lady. Boys who have been guests at the Dellenbacks for the informal "school" were not so enthusiastic ; .aboi4fea In the afternoon, Mrs. Dellenback reported. All the young guests mingled with state legislators, toured the capital, and vis : ited Willamette university while in Salem. i ' mi. u id Dellenbacks Have Area High School Pupils as Visitors . (Siai Rp. John R. Del lenback and his wift itc retary, Mary Jan, hav provided a short course on Iht Oregon legislature for a number of the valley's high school students during the Dellenback's "fresh man" year in Salem. (About 15 boys and girls from Medford. Crater. Eagle Point, Rogue River. Ashland and Phoenix High schools have been invited to the stale capital to be guests in the Dellenback home and visit state offices. (Mrs. Dellenback's de scription of their informal "school" follows.) . haW rvrii,.ALB"Two new state govern- ment "officials" are sworn in by Harry . Wells, aergeant-at-armi for the Oregon House ', of Representative during a recent Salem 1 lslt by Judy I xsrhart, (center) Ashland High hool student, and Marsha Watson, MedforJ. The two were among a number of young guests; which. Rep. and Mrs. John Dellenback, Medford,; have entertained in their Salem home during the current legis lative session. All have had the opportunity to serve as pages in the House, and were provided ' with many other experiences In learlng about state government. , By MARY JANE DELLENBACK The experience of having as visitors students who have come to us from Jackson county high schools has been a really thrilling one for us, We both are impressed with the intelligent interest which they have all' displayed in learning' the details of the legislative process. Some of the meetings, I am sure, have seemed very dull, but they have faithfully attended early morning and late eve ning. ine iirst two who came were invited personally by John, and me, and it was so rewarding that the others came through the cooperation of the schools. Barbara Whalin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald B Whalin, was the first of the young visitors, and made the comment, "I didn't know could be so fascinated by committee meeting!" Neighbors of Dellenbacks Following her, we invited De Lawson, daughter of Dr and Mrs. Earl Lawson. Both of the girls are neighbors of ours, members of John's Sun day school group, and good friends. A combination of three boys came next. They were JOhn Alansky, son of Mrs William Russell, Medford; Mark McQueen, son of Mr, and Mrs. S. V. McQueen, Med ford; and Jeff Anhorn, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Anhorn, Central foint. i The two girls who were the next guests were Marsha Watson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Watson, Med ford, and Judy Eberhart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jean F. Eberhart, Ashland. They were followed by Galen tour fJTOP--The memento-filled office of Secretary of Stat Howell Appling was among stops which valley high school students made while guests of Rep. and, Mrs. John Dellenback, Medford, in Salem for the State Legislature's current session. Above are Mrs. Dellenback, Secretary. Appling, Terry Hanson, Phoenix High school student, and ' " I I I I xt ant iv .n cr- I - L AFFAIRS OF STATE The three high school students above were among a number who have been guests of Rep. and Mrs. John Dellenback, while the Medford couple is in Salem for the State Legislature . session. A visit to Gov.. Mark Hatfield's office was a highlight of each trip. Shown above (left to right) during one of the visits are Jeff Anhorn, Crater High school; John Alansky, Medford; Governor Hatfield; Mark McQueen, Medford; and Repre sentative Dellenback. The valley legislator and his wife provided a "short course" on state government for their young guests. Increased Bank Debits Reported Eugene - Bans debits for southwestern Oregon, includ ing Curry, Jackson and Jose phine counties, rose by 11 per cent in March compared to February, but were down I per cent from a year ago. Debits for March totaled $86,168,222. For February the total was $77,640,626, and for March, 1960, the total amounted to $87,033,526. ' Oregon, with 227 banks re porting, had an increase in bank debits in March of 13.4 per cent, compared to Febru ary, and an increase of 0.3 per cent over March of last year Total debits for Oregon in March, 1961, came to $2,059, 522,891; February, 1961, tot aled $1,316,400,499; and in March, 1960, reached $2,053,- 961,547. . . , : ' Joans aemis represent ine dollar value of checks drawn against the deposit accounts firms. Bank debits are con sidered good indicators of cur rent business activity. ."Each month the bureau of business research at the University of Oregon collects data on bank debits from the 227 banks and branches. Oalen Roberson, Ashland. The boys were invited to serve as special pages in the House, and were nlen kont Vmc visiting committee hearings, touring the capital and learn ing about state government in conversations with others in Salem. Why . ALLOW CREMATIONS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF TOWN? -MEDFORD HAS A CREMATORY With Chapel and Inurnment In ' Mausoleum or Sunken Garden , , , . ' , ' Dignified Reverent Sincere Services SISKIYOU MEMORIAL CREMATORY Highland and Siskiyou ''" " ' . S 2-2344 Medford, Ora. or SP 2-S488 Ex-Ashlander Now With Eugene Firm A former Ashland resident has Joined the staff of Parks Laboratories, Inc., in Eugene, as a manufacturer's repre sentative. He is Don A. Berg, former southern Oregon radioman and radio promption director for the Shakespearean Festi val In Ashland. He helped found the Ashland Junior Chamber of Commerce, and served as first secretary. He recently left a position as advertising copywriter and executive with the Roy Adams Advertising agency of Eugene, as well as a position as sales manager of S. W. Dis tributors, Inc. He is now directing distri bution of Sculpture Wave, a new hair-setting formula manufactured by Parks Laboratories. Roberson, son. of Mr. and Mrs M. E. Roberson, Ashland, and Terry Hanson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hanson, Talent, Phoenix High school student This week end guests . are Star Parsons, 'Rogue River, and Jerilyn Hansen, : Eagle Point. Schedule About Same The schedule was roughly the same for all our high school guests. ' They arrived on the evening bus, in time for dinner. Quite often there was an opportunity to go to the capltol, and either take in a committee meeting or hearing, or tour the premises The next morning the young people would serve as honorary pages on the floor of the House of Representa tives. This gives them the pri vilege of being on the floor, which is afforded very few during the session. They also participate in carrying mes sages and other errand- running. All the young people seemed to get a big kick out of this phase of the operation it gave them a good close- up look, at the representa tives from all over the state, and a small chance to- con verse with them. To Governor's Home On Thursday afternoon, have taken the girls, to the open house held by Mrs. Hat field in her and the gover nor's home. She is an infor mal, friendly person, and al ways glad to see the young sters come. I tried to promote the idea that the boys would be wel come, too, but I got a notice ably cool reception from them to that idea! There were usually oppor tunities to attend public hear ings or committee hearings on various issues during the rest of Thursday afternoon, and either John or I would take them with us, whatever we happened to be doing. I have tried to give them picture of what , it means to amend the bills each day, and we made a list in each case of any bills they might want copies of to take home. Loaded With Literature We have then made a trip to the bill room, and loaded up with literature the daily calendar, the list of bills which were on Third Reading (that is to say, up for -vote) on the day they served as pages, and the index, which gives a subject matter reference to bills introduced. Most of the students have wanted the opportunity of visiting Willamette univer sity, and we have been able to contact students from Med ford, or if that fails, the ad missions officer, to give us (or to give it to them without me) a tour, so that they can begin to think whether this school Interests them; All the visitors have been high, school juniors, so they are not quite at the point of having to make application) but it Is well they think to ward the future. John has taken them with him to his 8 o'clock state and federal affairs committee meeting on Friday morning. Then after I have arrived, we have had appointments with Governor Hatfield, who is also always glad to see the young people, and Is very gra cious about taking time to get acquainted with them in his office, and chatting a bit. To Appling's Office Then I have taken them to visit Secretary of State How ell Appling, whose office is most interesting, as it is full of mementoes from his ex periences, and from dignita ries we have had visiting the state. We have also visited Trea surer Howard Belton' office, and he, too, is glad to take time to explain a bit about May To Be Devoted To A ro u si n g Public I nte rest i n Sen iors The month of May, Nation al Senior Citizens month, will be devoted to arousing public interest in projects of the Rogue Valley Council on Ag ing, council members decided at a meeting last week. Gene M. Williams, Medford was elected council president, succeeding Frank Glonning. Veterans Administration do miciliary staff member. Council members and com mittees are planning special events to honor seniors, us ing contacts with clubs. churches, Granges, lodges and service groups to promote ap preciation of their older mem bers contributions. Senior Citixens Week The week of May 14-20 was chosen as Senior Citizens week. Activities and events for ?the . annual celebration will be headed by Mrs. Mary Frederick, former president of the Fifty Plus club of Med ford, Walter. Hatch, former council secretary, and Glon ning. Dr. Frank Roberts, recrea tion chairman, reported that the Ashland Kiwanis club plans to organize a Fifty Plus club in that city. Dn. Roberts spoke to Ashland Kiwanians recently at the request of D w a y n e Baker, geriatrics chairman. The council's rec reation committee will assist in the project. Tentative plans were mad. for a public meeting in Med ford during May to be attend ed By Gene Rossman, Port land, northwest regional di rector for the Public Housing autnorlty. : his plans for investment of state funds, and the -tremen dous job of signing millions of dollars worth of bonds. We have visited the Senate to observe that group in ses sion also, and while I do not have the courtesy of the floor there, Senator Lyndel New- bry of Jackson county has been glad to have the young people visit him there. The time flies by, and be fore : we know it, we are usually flying to meet the bus, which leaves for Med ford at 2 o'clock Friday after noon. Probably Last Ones We feel we have probably been host to the last ones now, with Star Parsons from Rogue River and Jerilyn, Han sen, Eagle Point, who were with us this week. The session is getting busier, and we will most likely be involved in night and afternoon sessions stead ily from now on. We can't express how im pressed we are with the younger generation. They asked intelligent questions grasped the meaning of parliamentary maneuvering, which sometimes gets mighty involved, and seemed fully cognizant of what is required make an idea become a law. I think they themselves would have an interesting story to tell of their reactions. They seemed surprised at some phases of the operations, and I would be interested to know what parts of the trip stuck in their minds most clearly. Poison Oak? Try a ' He would be accompanied by an architect and a speaker from- the western area office at San Francisco to answer questions and objections to es tablishing a federal public housing authority here. The council received an In vitation to attend a housing conference in Portland May 3 sponsored by the Portland Community council and the Portland Public Housing thority. Mrs. Fred Rankin, Senior Center committee chairman. reported tha attendance at the center in March reached an all-time high of 370, a 100 per cent increase over March, 1960. ' Glonning emphasized the great need for a larger center. which could be used as a cen tral clearing house for infor mation about and for older persons, .and could accommo date Fifty Plus club meetings, as . well as smaller hobby groups. Suggests Steps Jie suggested the council take definite steps toward a public drive for building such a center and to continue to en large the present building fund. A low-cost housing project was suggested as another proj ect for the coming year. Dr. Roberts presented Glon ning a gift from council mem bers and expressed their ap preciation for the three years' service of the retiring chairman. 23 Mumps Cases Reported in County Twenty three cases of mumps headed the list of com municable diseases reported to the Jackson county health department last week, accord ing to Dr. A. Erin Merkel, public health physician. Central Point had 9 cases of mumps, Medford 8, Ash land 4, and Jacksonville and Eagle Point, each 1. Rogue River reported 4 cases of chicken pox, and Medford, 1; influenza, Med ford, 8; Ashland, 2; strep throat, Medford, 1; tubercu losis, Rogue River, 1; pneu monia, Ashland and Central Point, each 1, Medford- and Camp White, each 2; measles, Mtdford, 7; Central Point 3, and A inland 2; German meas les, Medford 8, and Ashland 1 . Medford also had two cases each of gonorrhea and whoop ing cough, RETURNS Gordon B. Newstrom. in terior communications elec trician fireman, son of Mrs. Marjorie Newstrom, 200 Lewis ave., Grants Pass, re turned to San Diego, Calif.', recently aboard the destroyer. USS Mullany, following a five-month cruise in the west ern Pacific. Bottle of ZEMACOL Yov matt ba utiilitd ei your money cheerfully refunded. 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