MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 1962
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Your Money's
Worth
By SYLVIA PORTER
Copyright. Hall Syndicate, Inc.
FOUR-DAY CHRISTMAS WEEK END
If you work for a corporation which docs not have to
itay open the day before Christmas to serve the public, the
odds are you'll get a four-day Christmas week end this year.
Christmas falls on Tuesday. "It's one of those years," and,
according to the annual Dartnell Corp. survey of holiday
practices, 77 per cent of a broad cross-section of companies
in 23 states and Canada will close the previous Monday.
Exceptions will be such businesses as retail stores which will
be active right up to the Christmas eve deadline.
The New Year's week end will be nowhere near as relaxed
for most of you. Nearly 68 per cent of the companies sur
veyed will be open regular hours that Monday. You may,
though, get a few extra hours off, for many firms will close
between noon and 3 p.m. to give employees a running start
Into New Year's eve.
This Thanksgiving eve marks the start of the season for
business parties, business holiday gifts, extra time off and
there are some provocative aspects to the picture this year.
For instance, one distinct trend is toward restriction of
corporation gift giving.
Whatever the forces behind the trend the political
scandals involving giving of gifts both in the Eisenhower
and in the Kennedy administrations, the mounting concern
about business ethics and morality, the lack of oomph in
the economy, the break in the stock market, the tightening
of the tax laws or a combination of pari or all of these
the fact it that the trend has been accelerating. Dartnell
discloses that 47 per cent of the companies it surveyed
have a no-gift policy, an increase of 8 per cent just in one
year. Many who do not prohibit the taking or giving of
gifts discourage them under unwritten rules.
Where the no-gift policy is written, it usually is strict.
As one illustration, IBM sends a letter to its suppliers saying
flatly, "You will appreciate our reminding you that it is our
policy not to accept gifts, cither from suppliers or those who
desire to become suppliers." Mack Trucks' instruction is
similarly stern: "No employee is to solicit or accept gifts
at any time of the year." Raytheon adds that after stating its
"policy prohibiting the acceptance of gifts or gratuities by
our employees'' the sentence, "It is extremely important to
avoid any action which could be construed as an improper
influence on our procurement activity."
A distinct trend this year too is toward less expensive
business gifts when they are given.
Another study just made by "The Counselor," a trade
magazine in the specially advertising industry, reveals a
harp drop in the amount being spent for each business
gift. While the $25 limit on the tax deduction allowance
for each business gift won't go into effect until 1963, the
number of S100 and S200 gifts ordered has plunged (Oc
tober and November are the traditional months for buying
of business gifts). Gifts costing less than S25 are way up.
with most in the SS-$15 range, and the average business
gift expenditure now down to around $7 per person. The
new tax law also has given a boost to "selective gift" plans
under which each recipient can select what he likes from
a booklet illustrating a variety of gifts in the same price
range. The reason is that the booklets provide the com
panies with a complete record of their gift spending and
this will be required under the new tax law.
The type of gifts is changing as well. Gifts for the home
are in an uptrend, desk items are in a major decline. In
foods, cheeses and preserves are gaining at the expense of
turkeys, hams and liquor.
P.S.: Counselor's prize for the "least popular gift" this
year goes to Havana cigars.
P.P.S.: If you're in for a four-day Christmas week end
and you're still on many business gifts lists, you've probably
enjoyed reading this report. I haven't particularly enjoyed
writing it, though. In my job my days off will be Christmas
Day and New Year's Day, period. As for business gifts, I
didn't even get a quota of ugly calendars last year.
Grange News
Greenhorn Grange
Yrcka - The election of ot
ficers for 1963 was the main
order of business for Green
horn Grange at the regular
meeting held Nov. 10 at 'he
Grange hall. They will be in
stalled Dec. 1 by Deputy
Vayne Ralston and his install
ing staff.
Lou Coles was elected to
serve as master; Kermith
Wheeler, overseer; Mrs. Joe
Lewellyn, lecturer; Kenneth
Bley, assistant steward; Mrs.
Lou Coles, chaplain; Mrs.
Margaret Wintering, treasur
er; Mrs. Vayne Ralston, sec
retary; Ray Wheeler, gate
keeper; Mrs. Brian Cannon,
Ceres; Mrs. Francis Schulti,
Pomona: Mrs. Estclla Severns,
Flora; Mrs. Kenneth Bley,
lady assistant steward; Wil
lard Freeman, executive com
mitteeman; Mrs. John Caw
Icy, musician; Mrs. Kermith
Wheeler, flag bearer, and
Jimmy Bevel, steward.
During the evening the
charter was draped in memo
ry of Mrs. Harold Lange, for
whom an eulogy was given
by Master Ray Wheeler. Jim
Bevel and Mrs. Kermith
Wheeler sang a hymn accom
panying themselves on their
guitars.
Refreshments were served
at the close of the evening
by Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm
Bristcr, chairmen; Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Swigart, Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Lea, Mr. and
Mrs. John Denz and Stanley
Thompson.
Griffin Creek
The Griffin Creek Grange
will not hold a regular meet
ing this week because the
date falls on Thanskgiving
day. The next meeting will be
Dec. 13.
At the last business session
officers were elected. Virjil
Wilkes was elected master:
Harry Haertle. overseer; Pearl
Farnsworth, lecturer: Cyril
Farnsworth, steward; William
Darby, assistant steward; Iva
Harper, chaplain; George
Mero. treasurer; Ruth Clark,
secretary; Winn Arnold, gate
.keeper: Mollie Casey, Ceres;
Helen Wilkes, Pomona; marge
Mero, Flora; Lulu Sturgill,
lady assistant steward; Clyde
Sturgill, Jack Bicrma and
Earl Croft, executive committee.
Phoenix Grange
At the last meeting of Phoe
nix Grange, Master Al Parks,
a visitor from Gilroy Grange,
at Gilroy. Calif., was escorted
to the master's station. He
spoke on the different ways
that Grange elections are
managed as that was the busi
ness of the evening.
Officers elected for the
following year are Lloyd
Whiteside, master; Charles
Johnson, overseer; Mrs. Les
ter Carr, lecturer; Walter Gil
lette, steward; Mcrvin Hixson,
assistant steward; Mrs. Ray
mond Cyr, chaplain; L. R.
Thomas, treasurer; Mrs. Rob
ert Meadows, secretary; Rob
ert Meadows. Gatekeeper;
Mrs. Charles Johnson, Ceres;
Mrs. Jesse Sanders, Pomona;
Mrs. Charles Hockersmith,
Flora; and Mrs. Mcrvin Hix
son. lady assistant steward
The executive committee
are Lloyd Lacy, Olin Poe and
Sol Cox.
Installation of officers will
be held at the Central Point
Grange, Dec. 2, at 1:30 p.m.
Another installation service
will be at Eagle Point
Grange, Dec. 9, at 1:30 p.m.,
for those who miss the first
program.
Refreshments were served
after the meeting by the
Charles Johnsons and
Ralph Swingle.
Mrs.
Oct. 12 Windstorm
Claims 19th Victim
Portland - HOT - The Red
Cross has reported another
death from the Oct. 12 wind
storm. Mrs. Maude Storey, 82, For
est Grove, died in Tualatin
hospital in Hillsboro Nov. 12
from injuries suffered in the
storm. She was the 19th vic
tim of the storm in Oregon.
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Exams Open for Civil
Service Positions
New examinations arc open
to fill the federal civil service
positions of contract specialist,
contract price analyst, stock
control clerk and student
trainee, according to the civil
service regional headquarter:
New Constitution Expected To Face Axe in Legislature
Editor's note: The most
far-reaching item to be de
bated by the 1963 legisla
ture will be a new Oregon
constitution. This is the last
of three dispatches describ
ing the background, and
what lies ahead. Today: The
Outlook for Passage.
By DOUGLAS GRIPP
Salem -IUPH- The general
feeling about the lean, austere
Oregon constitution being pro
posed to the 1963 legislature
is that the legislature will
chop it to pieces.
Some predict the document
will be killed altogether.
While experts agree that the
existing constitution,, more
than a century old, is sorely
in need of modernization,
presures against major sur
gery arc expected to be great.
The document that Oregon's
constitutional revision com
mision is putting before the
legislature is a major re
vision. Minor surgery-such as tak
ing out obsolete provisions
would be easier to achieve.
A two-thirds majority of
each house is the minimum for
passage of the new constitu
tion. This '.s usually tough to
muster even on lesser mat
ters. If the legislature does
I approve, the last step would
dc a vercuci oy ine voters. .
Joint Committee Seen
Chances for legislative pas
sage would be enhanced if the
legislature decides to form a
joint Senate-House committee
on constitutional revision.
There is some resistance to
this already. Separate commit
tees would make it easier to
Constitutional
Report Approved
Portland - IUPH - The Oregon
Constitutional Revision com
mission approved a report
summarizing its work in draft
ing a proposed new constitu
tion for Oregon.
The commission voted 15 to
1 to delete the word "moder
ate" in describing the changes
it proposes after State Sen.
Stafford Hansell (R-Hermis-ton)
declared "The changes
are not moderate.''
The draft, which would de
lete many obsolete provisions
of the present century-old con
stitution, as well as make new
governmental provisions, now
goes to the 1963 legislature.
If it is approved by two-thirds
of each house, it will go to
the voters for ratification.
bottle tilings up if the going
got rough.
Pro and con lines already
are forming.
The proposed document Is
too heady for the Oregon
State Bar, and the lack of sup
port from this influential
group hurts. The bar has rec
ommended postponement of
any action for two years, to
Restaurant at City
Airport To Close;
Remodeling Planned
After nine years of con-completely renovated and new
tinuous eperation, the Talk O'
Towne restaurant at the Med
ford municipal airport will
close at 8 o'clock tonight, ac
cording to Gilbert L. Gutjahr,
airport manager.
The lease on the restaurant,
which has been hold by Wil
liam and Judith Fisher, was
not due to expire until March,
1963, but the lessees have
chosen to close their business
earlier.
The restaurant will remain
closed, Gutjahr said, for at
least the next two months for
extensive remodeling.
About 515,000 has been ap
propriated for the remodeling.
Gutjahr said he is now re
ceiving proposed plans from
restaurant and hotel suppliers.
The contract on the project
will not be open for bidding
but will be awarded to the
firm which submits the best
proposals for the remodeling,
Gutjahr said.
The dining room will be
Reseorcfi Engineer
Quits Highway Post
Salem -(UPII- The Oregon
Highway Department has
announced the resignation of
Roy C. Edgerton, research en
gineer and veteran of 26 years
with the agency.
He has taken a position
with the Highway Research
Board in Washington, D.C.,
and leaves Dec. 1. A succes
sor here has not been named.
fixtures will be installed in
the kitchen.
The restaurant has a seating
capacity of 40. No expansion
of the present quarters is plan
ned in the remodeling project,
Gutjahr said.
Prospective new lessees in
terested in assuming the oper
ation of the restaurant follow
ing its remodeling have been
invited to contact Gutjahr's
office in city hall.
allow time for more study
Some top state officials-including
Gov. Mark Hatfield
and Secretary of State Howell
Appling Jr.-have praised the
commission's work.
This helps, even though
they disagree with some pro
posed changes.
The commission approved
its final draft 15-2, with State
Sen. Thomas R. Mahoney (D
Portland) and State Rep. Staf
ford Hansell (R-Hermiston)
dissenting. A unanimous vote
would have made the com
mission's recommendation
stronger.
Several commissioners are
writing minority reports, in
cluding Mahoney; State Rep.
Pair To Start
McNeil Sentences
Portland - IUPII -Earl C.
Corey and Laurance M. Smith
have been ordered to s u r
render to the federal prison at
McNeil Island next week to
start serving two-year terms.
The order came after a fed
eral judge denied Corey's pe
tition for suspension of his sen
tence on grounds of ill health.
The judge said, however, if his
health grows worse, another
petition can be filed.
Corey, 63, Portland, and
Smith, 64, Watervillc, Wash.,
were sentenced after they
were convicted of conspiracy
in government wheal storage
while Corey was head of the
Agriculture D e p a r I m cnl's
Portland Commodity office.
The U.S. Supreme Court re
cently refused to hear an appeal.
Police Investigate
Three Accidents
Medford city police investi
gated three non injury vehicle
accidents Monday. No cita
tions were issued.
A parked city police car
was damaged about 3:03 p.m.
at West Main and Jeanctte sts.
when it was struck by a ve
hicle operated by Dennis Lee
Schmall, 17, of 841 South Riv
erside ave.
Police Officer Gerald Butler
was away from the car at the
time of the mishap checking
on another accident.
The accident he was inves
tigating occurred about 2:43
p.m. at Columbus and West
Main sts. Drivers involved
were Madge White Fairchild,
74. of 2080 South Stage rd.,
and Claude Douglas Rawlins,
27, Central Point.
Another accident Monday
occurred about 1:25 p.m. at
Eighth st. and Riverside ave.
Drivers of the vehicles were
Lamar Couch, 39, of 919
Chestnut st., and Velda Arlcne
Olson, 41, of 100 South Grove
land dr.
TIMES ARE HARD
Paris, Tex. -IUPII- A truck
passing through here Tuesday
bore two signs on its mud
flaps. One said: "Crime don't
pay." The other said: "Truck
ing don't either."
Clarence Barton (D Coquille);
and Hans Linde of Eugene, a
law professor. Barton and
Linde disagree with certain
provisions, but strongly favor
the product in toto.
Package Idea Favored
The commission chairman,
State Rep. George Layman
(R-Ncwberg) feels this way:
"I've been a little more en
couraged lately. If we can get
it through as a package, there
is a better chance."
"Our hope would be that
the legislature would approve
it as a unit, and not submit it
to the people in pieces," he
added. Layman did not seek
reelection to the legislature,
but he expects to spend a lot
of time here to see how the
constitution progresses.
Another commissioner who
also is a legislator-State Sen.
Walter J. Pearson (D-Port-land)
predicts that "on the
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for moving the city of Ar
lington, has been named city
administrator here by the city
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whole there is a good chance
for passage" although per
haps not in the form it Is be
ing recommended.
Pearson, a key senator, will
be a big booster in the upper
chamber for a new constitu
tion. Experts agree the constitu
tion has a number of "mis
takes" in it material that
belongs elsewhere, or belongs
in the statutes. But one man's
mistake is another man's vest
ed interest.
The chances are best for a
partial revision in the session.
This would be "half a loaf"
but a big step forward .
If nothing else, the need for
revision has been recognized
as never before.
There is no disagreement on
one thing the 1963 legisla
ture has a vast opportunity to
make history, greater than
many sessions past.
Columbus Day Storm
Story Is on Film
The story of Oregon's Co
lumbus Day storm is por
trayed In Pacific Northwest
Bell's recently released film,
"October 12, 1962", accordinj
to J. H. Creagcr, Pacific
Northwest Bell manager hero.
The 16-mm sound film in
black and white shows graph
ically the force of the Colum
bus Day windstorm which
struck western Oregon and the
work of telephone employees
in restoring service to the
stricken areas.
Creagcr said the film it
available without charge for
showings before clubs, church
and civic groups. Arrange
ments for obtaining the film
can be made by calling the
PNB business office here.
"October 12, 1962" was pro
duced by Don Horter Produc
tions, Portland. The running
time is 14 minutes.
This year make it persona,
with a
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"We're remodeling for all-electric living with all the
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"Doing our house over from (op to Iwttom with all the latest
electric conveniences is a really exciting family project. We're
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fortable in nearly every conceivable way. My husband and I
have always felt that electric service was a marvelous value
now we can really take full advantage of it,"
Thousands of other Pacific Power & Light customers, like Mrs.
Markham, live letter because they make generous and effec
tive use of modern electric service.
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Rffdriy works 332 hours per month.
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St Range
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M Water Heaters-2
Heat Pump
Freezer
hif Dryer
(vf Washer
M Dishwasher
?f Television
( Radios 2
Waste Disposer
i Vacuum Cleaners 2
M Sewing Machin
pf Air Conditioner
Ivf Electric Blankets-5
Ivi Room Heaters 2
hi Power Tools 6
i Warming Ovens 2
A Lighting
W Knife Sharpener
A Portable Fan
4 Electric Floor Mop
H Slide Projectors 2
Movie Projector
Sandwich Grills-2
ftf Record Player
f$ Roaster
r Mixer
ft' Ventilating Fans S
Ji Coffee Makers 3
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h Fry Pan
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M Deep Fryer
kvf Soldering Iron
H Blender
H Shaver
fi Swimming Pool Filter Plant
h$ Pool Lighting
Yard Lighting
Fyf Heating Pad
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M. Heat Lamp
M Vibrator Chair and Heater
fyf Hair Dryer
H Juke Box
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