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
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portable pump. The new equipment re
places a 1943 military jeep and was pro
vided at considerable saving to the district.
Total cost was $635 with part of the funds
provided by sale of the jeep. It is figured
that a new truck so equipped would cost
'about $4,000.
"We will continue to act on
every front to bring this level
down even further."
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
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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
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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
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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.
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