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MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MCOFORD, OREGON 8UNDAY, JUNE . US1 Future of Butte Falls Schools At Stake in Budget Election Butte Falls The future of this community's schools will be it stake Monday when vot ers go to the polls to consid er the Butte Falls School dis trict's proposed 1963-64 budg et for a second time. . The first budget, calling for a total tax levy of $73,827.09, was defeated at the May 6 election by a vote of 97 to 69. Subsequently, the school board and budget committee cut $3,630 from that figure, so voters Monday will consider a total tax levy of $70,197.09. Last year's tax levy was $89,293.76. Defeat of the first proposed budget was attributed by most observers to the fact that it was connected in the voter's minds with a controversy over the non-rehiring of C. L. Stratton, principal of the loc al elementary school. Two Members Recalled At the same May 6 elec tion, two members of the school board were successful ly recalled and a third was defeated by another candi date. Even the Jackson coun ty rural school district budget failed to gain a favorable vote. If the budget is defeated again Monday, however, the Butte Falls district will face an uncertain future. Members of the local school board last week released the contents of a letter they re ceived from Alf B. Mekvold, county school superintendent, outlining some of the prob lems that will exist if the budget fails to pass. "Approved budget levies must be certified to the coun ty assessor by July 15," Mek vold wrote. "In the event that the budget is not approved by this date, the local school board has no alternative but to operate within the amount of available funds. These "available funds" would include that portion of the district's income not rais ed through local property taxes. About two thirds of the total budget is raised through local taxes, so the schools would have to be op erated on only a third of the funds ordinarily available. There is no legal precedent ta indicate what would hap pen when the se available funds were exhausted. Some observers have speculated that the district might have to be consolidated with an other. Others think possibly the board could get by some how. In his letter to the board. Mekvold said: "The people of the Butte Falls district have testified strongly and on sev eral occasions that they pre fer to retain schools, both ele mentary and secondary, with in the district. There could, perhaps, be no stronger argu ment against this position than for the district to fail to provide for reasonably good schools." Held Responsible If the budget fails to pass, Mekvold Indicated that all of the people of Butte Falls will be held responsible for op ening and operating of adequ ate schools. Specifically, he wrote, "All the people have a right to question by appearing at board meetings, and especial ly at budget hearings, but tied to this right is a respon sibility to cooperate to pro vide schools for the commun ity. "In fact, any authority, in cluding myself, in the struc ture of a state program of education, would have no al ternative, in the event of budget failure and if the board has made all reason able efforts, but to hold all the people responsible for the opening and operating adequ ate schools in the Butte Falls district." Dr. Durno Receives Recognition for Job Dr. Edwin R. Durno, Med ford, was recently given for mal recognition for his "mer itorious" work is one of the founders of the Oregon Heart association. He was presented a medal at the 15th anniversary meet ing of the organization in Portland. Dr. Durno is also a past board chairman of the organization. ' Other founders and past board chairmen honored at the same gathering were Dr. Herbert E. Griswold, F. War ren Munro, Dr. F. J. Under wood, Dr. J. P. Brennan, of Pendleton, Dr. Roger H. Keane, Dr. Charles W. Cof fen and Robert G. Cameron. Klamath Falls Firm Buys Winema Timber Klamath Falls-Modoc Lum ber company, Klamath Falls, was high bidder on purchase of Winema National forest timber at a recent sale. The Badlands sale, located on the Chiloquin district, was purchased for a total price of $88,925. Appraised advertised price was $85,730. A total of 13,900,000 board feet of tim ber was involved in the sale. Other bidders at the sale Included Loveness company, Klamath Lumber and Box company and Thomas Lumber company. Blood Replacements May Be Made for Victim of Leukemia A 7 f ortunately, few of us ever know what it la like to be faced with replacement of blood oftener than once or twice in a life time." So began a story in the newspaper in Pine River, Minn. Mrs. Albert Zahnow. a former resident of Medford now living in Pine River, is faced with this problem week ly, if she is to continue to live. She is a victim of leuke mia and needs a weekly trans fusion. Mr. and Mrs. Zahnow are retired and live on a small pension. To buy the blood for one transfusion costs $48.50 a week. The Zahnow's do not live In an area served by Red Cross Blood Bank, where the only charge is for the laboratory and hospital service, and must buy blood directly from commercial bank. The cost of supplying this life-giving liquid for his wife is rapidly depleting Zahnow's resources, the local Red Crow chapter noted. While living in Medford, Mrs. Zahnow was active in volun teer work and served at the VA Domicilliary and on the Bloodmobile as a Red Cross Grey Lady for a number of years. Having lived in Pine River only a relatively short time, the Zahnow's are not too well acquainted and obtaining Dennis the Menace l owe m EWiy 'cause suc& mother got nervous atme replacement donors has been difficult. Replacements may be made for Mrs. Zahnow during the June visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile in Medford, pro viding the quota for local usage is met first. The Red Cross Blood Center cannot send all of the blood collected for use in Oregon out of the state. At this time Jackson county is actually overdrawn, having alreaay used more within the county than has been collected here. The Regional Blood Center is also faced with this problem as collections have been poor throughout the state t) lar this year, the Red Cross noted. A commercial blood bank, such as the one supplying blood for Mrs. Zahnow, re quires replacement of two pints of actual blood for every pint used and it is Im possible for Red Cross to re place blood that is donated freely to an organization which will In turn sell it since Red Cross blood is never sold. Officials stated that it is possible to replace only the amount of blood actually used for an individual. Now Donors Required If Jackson county meets It quota this month, all blood donated in Mrs. Zahnow's name could be sent to Mlnnl sota for her use. Many new donors will be required to help meet this need. Hours for the Bloodmobile visit at the Red Cross chapter house, 60 Hawthorne ave., will be Monday from 2 to 6 p.m. and Tuesday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Bloodmobile will be at the Elks club in Ashland Wednesday from 1 to 6 p.m. and at the Jewett school in Central Point on Friday from 2 to 7 p.m. Appointments Sought Appointments may be made by telephoning the chapter house, 773-3813, In advance. Red Cross personnel stated that transportation will be available within a 10 mile radius of Medford and baby sitters will be on hand Reunion Slated On SOC Campus Ashland - More than 70 members of the Old Timers branch of the Southern Ore gon College Alumni associa tion consisting of those wno attended the "Old Normal" prior to 1910 plan to attend a special reunion June 7 to 9 on the SOC campus. The reunion will begin with a reception at the home of President and Mrs. Elmo N. Stevenson, 610 Elkader St., at 7:4S p.m., Friday, followed on Saturday by full round of activities Including campus tours, election of officers, viewing old pictures, and a business meeting. Speakers at Sat' d a y's luncheon will Include Hugh G. Simpson, director of infor mation; Dale Truax, alumni secretary; Dr. Herman Scul len, Old Timers president; Jim Long, next year's student body president; Dr. Elliott B. MacCracken, chairman of the SOC science -mathematics di vision; and Lloyd Stratton, Old Timers vice president. Following the luncheon, Mrs. Alice French Willits, Old Timers secretary, will present the Tribute to the Departed. Stevenson will deliver the major address of the week end at the banquet at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Commons. Concluding the biennial af fair will be a no-host break fast Sunday morning In the Mark Antony hotel. throughout the drawing for persons neeoing these ser vices. Mrs. Que Jameson, Blood program chairman for. 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