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FIRE FIGHTER This grass fire fighting rig, put together by volunteer firemen of the Central Point rural fire protection dis trict, is now in service after two months of work. The rig was built up from a total ly wrecked four-wheel drive 1956 Chevro let truck, bought from a junk yard. A tank .was installed on the back along with a THE WEEK IN CALIFORNIA Unemployment Declines; SRI Predicts Population Increase By United Press International Gov. Edmund G. Brown an ." nounced that unemployment fell by 81,000 in California during April. The jobless level dipped ' from 8.3 per cent to 7 per cent of the work force during the month, the Governor said. ; "Only in two other years !;has ' there been a larger iJWarch-to-April decline in un 'employment since the end of tWorld War II," Brown said. i "This is a heartening sign that our efforts to drive down (unemployment in California 'are hitting home," he said. 'All Baba, Baa, Baa' i Was Siomper and Pest It was a peculiar coinci dence that there happened to be exactly 40 of his associates, even though they were not thieves. . That fact plus the plaintive rcall he uttered, left no doubt that his name should be, "Ali Baba, baa, baa. His "baa baa" also turned out to be as ef fective in demanding that the kitchen door be opened as was the original Ali Baba's "open sesame" in opening the door to the treasure house, f For "Ali Baba, baa, baa" was a pet sheep whose cloven hooves always rattled on the farm house back porch just before he insisted, by pitiful bleating, that he "wanted in." He was born in a sheep barn and became an orphan at the tender age of three days. To save his life he was carried to the farmhouse and fed with a bottle. The farmer's wife named him, and "Ali Baba, baa, baa" became the pest of the household. Stomped Around Dog-like, he trotted along behind any human he could catch up with. When no one was close enough, he stomped around on the back porch, tip ping over everything, butting into the screen door, demand ing entrance into the kitchen. Once inside he was worse than the "bull in the China shop." Unlike any dog. "Ali Baba, baa, baa" never obeyed a com mand. "Stop, quit, don't" or "get out," even when shouted in an angry . voice, were al ways completely ignored. He would neither come when he was called or go when he was dismissed. He always wanted his own wav. He would suffer no inter ference with any plans he had. He was a pest always present, always ready to dash into the kitchen, or to tip over whatever was upright on the back porch. The porch became his "stomping ground," and he Insisted that it be kept en tirely clear of everything ex cept himself. Fact Ignored "All Baba, baa, baa" com pletely ignored the fact that NO NEED TO WEAR A TRUSS That Bine's, Cuts, Gouges, Slips and fcoel Not Hold If you mutt wear a Truss (or Rupture, don't mill this. 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Brown said Irving Perluss, director of employment, had reported to him that while unemployment was decreas ing, employment showed an overall increase of 67,000. Institute Prediction From the Stanford Re search Institute came a pre diction that California's popu lation, now 15.7 million, will grow to 19 million by 1970 and 24.7 million by 1980. The 12-man team which conducted the study predict- Small Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watkins (Register and Trlbnn Syndicate 1961) he had been born a sheep. He retained no remembrance that he was born in a sheep barn; he retained no relationship with his species. He had become a "porch siomper," a pest, a noisy nuis ance.. He lived on the porch; spent his days and his nights there; all times except when he blundered his way into the kitchen. - . T "Ali Baba, baa, baa" was rightly named. He was 40 kinds of trouble. A pet lamb that glorified in always being where he wasn't wanted, do ing things he wasn't supposed to do. Elk-Trail Eighth Grade Banquet Set Elk-Trail Members of the Eagle Point High school fac ulty will speak at the annual banquet of Elk-Trail school eighth grade Thursday, May 18. The banquet will begin at 7 p.m. at the school. Speakers who will explain the district's high schol pro gram to students and their parents attending the event will be Richard Traylor, high .school principal, and William Hall, Nat Etzel, Vern Stew ard and Dale Bates. Traylor will introduce a number of outstanding high school seniors who will tell what the high school program can mean to an Incoming freshman. Civil Service Seeks Securities Investigator Qualified applicants are still being sought by the U. S. civil service commission for filling securities investigator positions with the Securities and Exchange commission. Applications must be filed with the executive secretary, board of U.S. civil service ex aminers, securities and ex change commission, 425 Sec ond St., NW, Washington, D.C. Additional information may be obtained from L. B. Nelson, examiner for the civil service, Medford post office. Dept. 781 K msm. m. r sTBm-Jiu MEDFORD ed that California will con tinue to grow at a faster rate than the rest of the nation, but at a slower rate than dur ing the past decade. - The report was begun in 1958. It said the rate of eco nomic expansion during the 1950s was based on rapid growth of defense and air craft industries in California. But it said that no other basic industry with such mas sive growth potential in the next decade was found in the Study, indicating the future rate of growth will be slower. Forecasts Art Lower SRI's population forecasts for the next two decades were lower than the estimates .in most other studies. The insti tute said its forecasts were based on the availability of jobs in the state rather than on birth and migration pat terns. The report said the rate of increase in economic expan sion would be greatest in the south coastal area around Vandenberg Air Force base and in the Sacramento area Elsewhere, there were these developments: Water: William E. Warne, state director of water re sources, predicted that "a dry, dusty summer lies ahead for much of California south of Sacramento." Warne said "the rainy season Is now over, and our earlier predictions of a dry year have been irrevoca bly realized." He claimed that the state's few April showers were gen erally deficient and were of little value to areas south of the Tehachapis. The northern portion of the state and areas served by water stored in Shasta reservoir will have generally adequate supplies this season, Warne said. However, his forecast was that the San Joaquin Valley and central coastal areas will have "extremely deficient supplies for the third consecu tive year, with supplies this year comparable to those of the record low years of 1924 and 1931." In the southern end of the San Joaquin Val ley, Warne said, runoff of te Kern river this year is ex- pected to set a new record low. South of the Tehachapis, he said, "the drought continues unabated, and imported sun plies continue to be necessary for survival." Moss: Daryl Moss, a. 15-year-old honor student, was found guilty of first and sec ond degree murder in Weav: erville for the fatal shooting of his mother and father. Su perior Judge Harold Under wood announced the verdict at a brief non-Jury trial, high lighted by the defense stipu lation that the youth had slain his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Veril Moss. A spokesman for the state department of corrections said that Moss would go to Deuel Vocational Institution near Tracy, Calif., which handles young men be tween 18 and 25 years of age. Benicia: The defense de partment reaffirmed its deci sion to close Benicia Arsenal by a gradual process that will eliminate 1,700 jobs in the San Francisco area over the next three years. Benicia was on the list of 73 military in stallations which Defense Sec retary Robert S. McNamara said March 30 would be closed. Rocket: An American rock et powered by an atomic re actor may leave a launch pad sometime in 1966-67, Dr. Glenn T. Seaborn, chairman of the Atomic Energy Com mission, predicted. Seaborg said In a San Francisco speech that scientists at the Los Ala mos, N.M., laboratory have developed and successfully ground-tested three experi mental reactors. MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, School St. Mary's School Reported by Eileen Pullman Student body officers for the 1961 -62 school year, elected May 9, are president, David Lowry, junior; vice president, Douglas Snider, junior; secretary, Marylee Lowry, sophomore; treasurer, Paul Elliott, junior; and yell queen, Laura Batzer, sopho more. Class presidents were also elected last week for next year. Leading the Class of 1962 will be Susan Reavis; the Class of 1963, Barbara Lewis and James Calhoun; and the Class of 1964, Jeff Randolph and Bob Viola. The seniors observed their annual Skip Day May 10 at Shasta lake, California. St. Mary's grade and high s c h o o 1 students had a holi day Ascension Thursday, May 11. Walker, Ashland The three first grades took a trip to Millard Tinker's farm. They saw all kinds of farm animals. Many kind neighbors in the Valleyview area donated animals and time. Walker school will have a visitation day for children in the Walker, district who will be six on or before Nov. 15. Next year's first graders will visit the first grade class rooms while their parents dis cuss school policies with Mrs. Ethel Mae Kanclier, school nurse, and David Hill, prin cipal. Refreshments will be served by the PTA. Miss Lois May's second grade boys and girls h a'v e been making paper m a c h e birds. They have made robins, cardinals, crows and other birds recently studied. The Local Students Get Fellowships Portland - Two Medford medical .students at the Uni versity of Oregon medical school have been awarded $800 summer research fel lowships to take part in re search programs at the school this summer, according to Dr David W. E. Baird, dean. Thomas A. Gail, sophomore. will study in the department of bacteriology under the su pervision of Dr. Ernest A Meyer, instructor In bacter iology. Gail is the son of Mr and Mrs. B. W. Ga 11, 416 South Groveland ave., Med ford. ' Richard H. Johnson, son of the Rev. and Mrs. Perry M. Johnson, will learn research techniques in psychiatry un der the direction of Dr. Rich ard F. Thompson, assistant professor of medical psycholo gy. Johnson is a junior medl cal student, working for his master of science degree also The fellowships are design ed to give a student an oppor tunity to test his Interest in investigative work, to exam ine ideas and questions which excite his curiosity, to devel op skills . in research tech nique, and to inquire more deeply into a field of interest to him. Dr. Baird said. Funds to provide the 21 fellowships awarded this year were derived from grants bv the National Science f oun dation, National Institutes of Health, Rybke Fund, Ledene Foundation, and Tobacco In dustry Research Foundation. Both Gail and Johnson are 1954 graduates of Medford High school. Johnson received his premedical education at the University of Oregon, Eu gene, and Gail studied at Wil lamette university, Salem. Medford Graduate Retires From Service Lt. Col. Jack L. Paxton who graduated from Medford High school in 1933, recently retired after many years serv ice with the Army. The officer enlisted in the Army in 1933 at Vancouver, Wash., after two years' serv ice with the Oregon National Guard. He had been assigned as personnel officer, second Howitzer battalion, 1st artil lery. Ft. Lewis, pending ap proval of his application for retirement. Lt. Col. and Mrs. Paxton and their four children have been residing at Federal Way, Wash.' They plan to move to Seattle. LEGAL NOTICES AnVP.RTIHKMKNT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received by the Jackson County Court on or before 10:30 AM. Mav 17. I9l. for electrical work. Including In stallation of new fixtures and re mova. and relocation of several existing fixtures for the Curriculum Materials Center and the Civil Defense Department In the Court House Annex. Medford. Oregon. Instructions to bidders and speci fications may be obtained at the County Clerk's Office or the Cur riculum Materials Center. JACKSON COUNTY COURT Earl M. Miller County Judge Chester H. Wendl County Commissioner Edwin H. Taylor County Commissioner OREGON News class planted a garden in the room. The flowers and veg etable are growing. The class will demonstrate ball handl ing skills May 19 during the Music-PE program at the high school. Johnny Delsman brought two small rabbits to visit the room. Third grade students in Mrs. Alta Lisonbee's class pre sented "The Busy Bees Pi oneer Program" recently for their parents. Miss Shirley Ir win, student teacher, assisted with the program. Mark Herndobler, class president, greeted parents, and each child reported on a phase of the unit activities. Songs, pioneer dances, and creative stories were present ed, and things made by t h e class were explained. During the unit, the class made a window mural show ing the pioneers' route from Independence. Mrs. Reva Bayless, Mrs. Trubee Bell, and Mrs. Kittie Robertson's classes planned a trip to the Medford airport Friday as a culmination of their transportation unit in social studies. At the airport they visited the weather sta tion and tower. Mrs. Trubee Bell's fourth WE ARE The challenge Is as old as time and at urgent as tomorrow's headlines. Peace or War? What can I do about it? Beneath the shadow of super-bombs, caught In the clash of super-powers, the Individual most often feels frustrated, Insignificant. He Is a grain of sand In history's hour-glass. The sand moves, time runs out, he Is left helpless, Impotent. Or it he? Are any of us so imprisoned by our fate? Only if we default. Only If we leave our fate to others: governments, statesmen; scientists, committees, Institutions. Only If we do not care enough, or know enough, to realize that these are valuable only as Instruments of tht public will. Only If we fail to see that freedom Is not a gift, or peace the absence of war, and that neither, is the responsibility of the few. Freedom and peace are each a task, hard and demanding of all. They are especially demanding of a democracy because it Is the exceptional society. It is ever under exceptional attack from those who would deny man's freedom by war or any means.1 To survive, s democracy must prove that It deserves to survive. Individuals must prove it, as they have in the past. Individuals have changed history and altered Wide societies. Individual ideas have Inspired the greatest sagas In the story of man. The problems of peace sn( war, of disarmament and survival, may loom as grade received a letter last week from Ralph A. Dungan, special assistant to the Presi dent. The letter expressed ap preciation for the class's friendly thought in writing to John F. Kennedy when he became President of the Unit ed States. Thanks to an excellent re pair job on an aquarium by Billy Center's father, Jack Center, Mrs. Bell's fourth grade has made a lovely ter rarium, complete with little pool, miniature plants, and a tiny tree frog named Harold. The class has been fascinated watching nature's water cycle inside the terrarium, for a constant "rain storm" keeps the air moist and warm and the earth wet. The fourth grade has also made an exhibit of foods good for healthy living. An attrac tive counter of paper mache foods, plus illustrated posters describing them, have helped the class appreciate the value of proper eating, in a pro ductive and pleasant fashion. On Thursday night, the three fifth grades of Walker school had a skating party. It was the second skating par ty of the year. Fifth grade teachers and parents accom panied them. John Cady's class had an Hawaiian luau at lunch Fri day. A typical Hawaiian menu was planned and prepared by the class. Committee chairmen for CHALLENGED: EARN SURVIVAL OR LOSE IT FREE DIGEST o tht Report of the Pniidenfi CmmUtitn the luau were Marsha Kaegi, food; Jim Williams, program; Susan Poulsen, decorations, and Linda Lyda, cleanup. Marvin Gettling's room is studying terms on space. They are looking up words like "elliptical," "astrobiolo gy," and "curvature." All sixth grades at Walker school spent Monday after noon at the new junior high for a visitation day. The group was greeted by Willard Smith, principal, and mem bers of the student govern ment. A short discussion on the various classes and activities was presented, and a tour of the new building was con .mmmmmmmmm. Healthier Livestock Test Your Soil, Then Let Us Supply Your Liming Needs Delivery Includes SPREADING SERVICE AGRICULTURAL LIME DISTRIBUTING CO. to R. T. RENEAU JACKSONVILLE, OREGON PHONE Gold Hill UL5-1245 or Evenings: Jacksonville TW 9-1554 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE SUNDAY, MAY 14. 1861 ducted for the visiting classes. Mike Bevens and Mike Hus- sey report that Walker school boys and girls have started on Intramural track. Track events are the soft ball throw for distance, shotput, 40 and 60 yard dashes, hurdle dash, broad jump, and high jump. Track coaches are Miss Al lene Inlow and Lyman Pru itt. A large group of students have turned out for the Intro mural activity and are pre paring for a city track meet to be held at the high school toward the end of May. Don Cowan, director of the VMCA, and Bruce Burns, summer camp director, spoke to the fourth, fifth, and sixth Liming Pays Three lo One! Larger Crops Better Land v large as mushroom cloud but they are smaller than an Individual Idea. The right idea triggers the mightier explosion. Support for such ideas mutt come from you. You as a working member of t working Democracy are not insignificant but all-powerful. What you think, what you do, how much you care these decide. Not only between peace and war. But also the problems of this twilight world of neither peace nor war. The problems of our tie society that demand exceptional attention today. ;.t; Give them your attention today, Begin by reading the new Report of the wetioent' Commission on National Goals. It draws guidelines for the nation during the critical decade ahead. It maps the ways In which you can exert your personal power and Influence: at home, at work, with your family, neighbors, friends. Both President Eisenhower and President Kennedy urge you to think ancut and act upon this new Report. Make our national goals your personal goals. Get copy of the Report, entitled "Goals for Americans" at your bookstore In either hardcover or SI paperback. Or tend for the free digest version below. Know the challenges. Know how to meet them. The knowledge gives you power to thspe your own future and the nation's fate. They are one and the same. FREEDOM IS NOT A GIFT BUT A TASK. - oh National Cools. Wriltt "Goal,'' grades and showed slides of a day at the Diamond Lake summer camp. They gave in formation concerning fees, safety precautions, and food for the camp. WANTED SCRAP IRON CAST IRON COPPER BRASS Aluminum Batteries 442 North Fir Phone SP 3-5473 Bom STU, N.Y.17,N.Y. o
