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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD, OREGON THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 7. 1363 Gratis Status Wives of Congressmen Alarmed Over Gaslight Bv DICK WEST Washington IUP1) In one of his last acts as a member of Congress, former Rep. Vic tor L. Anfuso sent out let ters to his col leagues invit ing t h e m to join the local Gaslight Club. Congressmen, he confi d e d, could get members h i p w keys without paying the $100 initiation fee required of less august per sonages. Thus the letter ap pealed to both their egos and their pocketbooks, which comes close to being an un- bSfel beatable combination. I am told that Anfuso, a New York Democrat who was dealt out of the last election by the reshuffling of congres sional districts, acted from the purest of motives. He was merely using his good offices to accommodate a friend who had an interest in the Gaslight Club and felt that its membership would be enriched by the addition of more congressmen. Certain parties, however, did not rtgard the letter a necessarily the quintessence of statesmanship. They in cluded: 1. Congressmen who had already shelled out $100 for a Gaslight key and resented the Grants Pass Firm Loses Federal Case Grants Pass Interstate Plywood Sales company of Grants Pass has lost a federal district court case that may have far-reaching effects on price formulas throughout the Pacific Coast lumber industry. Federal District Judge Wil liam T. Sweigert of San Fran cisco ruled in favor of Inter state Container corporation of Red Bluff, Calif., in an $837, 765 damage suit brought by the Grants Pass firm. The judge held that Inter state Container did not breach a 1935 contract giving Inter state Plywood a five-year op tion to buy up to 95 per cent of the plywood produced by the defendant company. The contract also gave Interstate Plywood an option to renew for another five-year period. Has Unusual History The case has an unusual, if not unprecedented, history. Interstate Plywood was awarded $395,410 last May for loss of profits through In terstate Container's repudia tion of the contract in No vember, 1960. 7 Try t Parsley Flakes in Kicrn Ire ( III tiiotuilj Add a teaspoon or so to the dry ingredients when making biscuits. DC sure iney re tresceni rsrsiey J? Flakes chosen lor perfect ap- pearance ana pacnea lor jaroen jars and in regular Vt 01. tins. I LIILJLLIl! V ;- U...L..1. c;.,. 1111 & 'Jl The San Francisco law firm of O'Gara and McGuire en tered the case at that point as counsel for Interstate Con tainer and won a new trial only as to the amount of dam ages. Attorney James 0Gara Jr. noted, however, that the case finally turned on Judge Swei gert's interpretation of the en tire contract. Average of Prices The contract price for ply wood, the judge ruled, was to be the average of the market prices published by five speci fied mills. But soon after the contract was signed, as he observed, all five mills were either out of business or were not pub lishing prices. It thus became impossible to set prices ac cording to the contract for mula. Judge Sweigert wrote: "The contractual five -mill formula for determining mar ket price became so unwork able that resort to it and in sistence upon it at any time by either party would have in effect left them without any contract at all . . . Stand Open Contract "Defendant had a right to stand upon the contract as written and to assert non-en-forceability because of fail ure of the definitive five-mill formula." Accordingly, the previous award of damages to Inter state Plywood was set aside and judgment was ordered for Interstate Container. W. D. Schwab, president of the latter company, predicted that many firms in the lum ber industry will re-examine their contractual arrange ments on the basis of the decision. Unduly Club tendering of gratis status un less it were made retroactive. 2. Wives of congressmen who had seen pictures of scantily clad girls frolicking about the premises. 3. Taxpayers who got the impression that Anfuso had mailed the letters under his congressional frank, or free postage privilege. I heard about all of this from a Gaslight emissary who came down from New York recently to endeavor to soothe any ruffled feelings and calm the troubled waters. He had answers from all three types of complaints, but I was only interested in No. 2. "Our members take per sonal pride in the fact that there is no bawdy atmosphere in the clubs, and that the girls who serve drinks are beautiful and personable and their demeanor is beyond re proach," the Gaslighter said. So saying, he invited me to visit the club, which also has branches in New York, Chicago and Paris, to ob serve their behavior at close range. "Observe," he said when we were seated at a table, "that the costumes provide more covering man many bathing suits." "They certainly do, I ob served. "Yes, indeed." "Some key clubs emphasuc sex, he continued, "but here we are trying to recreate an era." "They certainly do," I agreed. "Yes, indeed." "Any member who tries to pinch one of these girls or make a date is drummed out of the club,' he added. "They certainly do," I said. Yes, indeed." On the basis of my observa tion, I have no hesitancy in saying that the wives of con gressmen were unduly alarm ed by Anfuso's letter. Yes, indeed. BETTER ORANGE JUICE Chicago-iUPP-If you've no. ticed that your frozen orange juice tastes "orangier" lately, thank the chemical engineer He has developed equipment that produces the frozen prod. uct more economically and of better quality, a meeting of the American Ins"tute of Chemical Engineers was told Scouts Stress Physical Fitness STRENGTHEN .rift' rs ij-MBS:e SCOUT WEEK FEBRUARY 7-13, 1963 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Scout Week Celebrates 53rd Anniversary Physical fitness, one of the principal aims of the Bojr Scouts of America for 53 years, is receiving special empha sis during Scout Week in February bv the organization's S.210.000 members. The theme. "SircnRthcn America Be Prepared Be Fit", as shown on the new 1963 Scout Week poster, will be dramatized during special meetings of nearly 135.000 Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, and Explorer units. MEDfOKDtlTRIBUNE Value of Aerial Pholos Reviewed At Local Meeting Present day high land and timber values and increasing labor costs make it more ad vantageous for timber compa nies to use aerial photos, H. G. Chickering Jr., told the Siski you chapter of the Society of American Foresters when he addressed the group's meeting recently here. Chickering is a member of the firm of Consulting Photo grammetrics, Inc., of Eugene. Aerial photography is a tool of management, a means to an end, Chickering said. The various types of maps made are the final result with the aerial photos just a by product. In timber inventory work, Chickering explained the pro cess, the aerial puuios ate used to make the map first. Timber is then typed and fi nally the section lines and corners are located. The aerial photo type map places the timber volume on the ground. The location of the section lines then places it within a particular 40 acres. Failure to use the aerial photos and expecting them to cure all problems were listed by Chickering as abuses. Great advances have been made in aerial photography during the past 10 years, Chickering said, referring to newer and better airplane de sign, the reduction of film thickness with corresponding increases of film speeds, re duction of plane vibration and better cameras. These advances, the speak er said, are making the cost of aerial projects less expensive each year. The costs of aerial projects are recovered by sav ings through their use on the first project, he said and sub sequent uses are free. C 9 Your Money's Worth By SYLVIA PORTER Copyright, Hill Syndics, Inc. S129 $147 S147 $101 S 02 S 96 $ 92 S 71 $161 $185 $109 S124 $130 S100 $ S3 S 78 $223 $162 $110 $ 09 $ 89 S122 $ 95 S 00 S 84 S121 $117 S149 S 82 $132 $ 42 S152 $211 $144 S 60 $105 : Medic a family of four can deduct: HOW TO SAVE ON TAXES IV State Sales Tax Deductions A valuable aid which you can get from the Internal Revenue Service to help you fill out your 1962 income tax return is an official guide to estimating your deduction for the state sales taxes you paid last year. The IRS admits that it is virtually impossible for you to remember all taxable purchases your family made during the year. It therefore has prepared an official table which you can use to help pick out a reasonable deduction figure which will ordinarily not be challened by the tax agents. You can get these official tables at your local district director's office. They divide taxpayers into groups by income brackets and number of dependents, and for each group, the tables list a reasonable sales tax deduction. Simply find the group in which you belong, and there will be your sales tax deduction. But note: You can take a state gasoline tax deduction in addition to the sales tax deduction the official table gives you. If you bought some big-ticket items in 1962-say, an auto-mobile-you may be entitled to a bigger sales tax deduction than the table lists. If you claim a bigger deduction, though, be prepared to back it up by sales slips or bills. Below is a combined sales tax chart taken from lh individual tables for each state which has a state sales tax. It shows the acceptable sales tax deduction for a family of four in four different income brackets, but keep in mind that certain states provide for adjustments for local taxes which may raise or lower the figures in the chart. If adjusted gross income (line 9, page 1, lorm 1040) is: $7,500-8,000 $10,000-11.000 $15,000-16.000 $19,000-20,000 State Ala. Ariz. Ark. Calif. Colo. Conn. D. of C. Fla. Ga. Hawaii III. Iowa Kans. Ky. La. Me. Md. Mich Miss. Mo. Nev. N. Mcx. N. C. N. D. Ohio Okla. Pcr.n. R. I. S. C. S. D. Tcnn. Texas Utah Wash. W. Va. Wise. Wyo. Next $155 $177 $178 $131 $110 $125 $115 $ 89 $199 $182 $204 $213 S172 $126 $167 $138 $111 $241 2 per cent of income up to $15,000 tin $135 $152 $154 $127 " $109 $100 28! $109 S!36 $122 $109 S146 $118 $113 $100 S133 $155 $186 $102 $160 $ 51 $186 S262 $176 $ 73 $134 il expense. $271 $167 $180 $180 $158 $146 S129 53G3 $231 $167 $144 $133 $178 $139 $164 $109 $202 $219 $229 $120 $183 S 64 $223 $314 $200 $ 91 $172 S184 $205 $228 $195 $128 $192 $148 $118 S250 ) $301 $178 $182 $192 $172 $167 $145 $411 $234 $174 $156 $138 $192 S140 $109 $230 $266 $239 $123 $185 $ 71 $232 $323 $202 $102 $186 Carnation INSTANT MILK 14-Quart Package H, 98 I JgajK I If Gold Medal Vl rp i if W W TLUUK U Wishbone Dressings 8-ox. AIL FLAVORS CANNED FOODS SpringtimeTaste Bargains Apple Sauce Fruit Cocktail Sour Pitted Cherries Cut Green Beans Green Peas Whole Kernel Corn Cream Style Corn STOCK NOW ! 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