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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON 7 v. "'i' Sma Worlds Around Us By LYNN M. WATKINS (Regitter and Tribune Syndicate, '.961) Pudgy Fell From Sight Rapidly And Mysteriously Too bad he wasn't around to enjoy his greatest hour . . . that day when he, just a dog, be came the most talked about and important personage in the city. His name, measurements and habits were broadcast by radio, television, and by newspapers in half a dozen cities, as he was the dog "most wanted" by po lice and highway patrols. Boys and men in neighborhoods near and far neglected their work to join in a countryside search for a missing dog by the name of Pudgy. Up until the day of his disap pearance and the great search, Pudgy had led a sheltered and sedentary life. He was the pride and joy of a household. If any animal could be said to be per manently attached, it was Pudgy. The family acquired Pudgy when he was an awkward pup py "as cute as a button." He was .11 black except for a blaze on the forehead. His nose was deeply recessed; his face was wrinkled. Became Obese Somewhere is his ancestry there had been Boston Terrier influences. But there was some thing else too, for he grew near ly twice as large as a Boston Terrier is supposed to be. In fact, in this lcter years he was obese too chunky for his own good a direct result of easy living, lack of exercise and too much food. For years he had enjoyed a large piece of bolog na, and that was beside his other regular and gener o u s meals. This extra treat was a regular nightly ritual. Pudgy's owners were a child less couple, well up in years. The man had retired at an ad vanced age, and the dog became a living part of the household. On him, the couple lavished all their affection and attention. With kind and loving care, Pud gy lived to the ripe old age of 15 years. For the last eight of those years the dog spent his winters in Florida with his fam ily in a trailer. Every spring the trailer, the dog and his family moved back into a northern state, where they spent the sum mer. . , It was in the fall of the year In the North, when the family was preparing for the south ward journey, that the big search took place. One morning, just before daylight, the dog "wanted out." The master open ed the door, Pudgy trotted off into the half-light. Became Alarmed Hours later, the family be came alarmed when he dog did not return. Then they became frantic. A search of the neigh borhood began; no one had seen the dog. The police were noti fied; the state highway patrol was alerted. They all promised to help. Two radio stations began broadcasting the name and de scription of the missing dog. Lost ads appeared in four coun try newspapers. Children out of school joined in the search. A reward was offered. Motorists scrutinized every dog they saw along the roads and streets. Re ports from all sources were negative. The days and nights wore on while the search continued, and tne answer was always me j cama All the nnwprfiil fnrrps i of human agencies were of no avail. Even the long arm of the law was too short, the power of the press and radio too weak. Member by Invitation Pudgy dropped from sight just as completely as if the earth had opened up and swallowed him. Water Supply in Oregon Said Good PORTLAND (UPI)-The Soil Conservatin Service said here Monday water supplies and reservoir storage in Oregon are good, and have been f o r the past growing season. R.A. Work, head of the Water Supply Forecasting Unit of the SCS, said most irrigated lands had adequate water supplies throughout the summer. He ad ded that reservoir storage i s near average as the 1964 water year is starting. Work credited heavy rainfall from April through June for the ample water supply. He added that irriration wa ter supplies were relatively good for most areas west of the Con tinental Divide in 1963. This in cludes the 11 western states, Exceptions were noted on the Arkansas and Rio Grande and upper Colorado River drainages. Faculty Member Attends Conference ASHLAND - Dr. Jon Powell, assistant professor of speech at Southern Oregon college, repre sented the college at the Reed College Conference on "Tele vision: Its Role in The Demo cratic Process," recently. The conference was concerned with the role which commercial television plays in the opinion making process and was partic ularly interested in the influence which television exercises on the development of civic attitudes. Participants included Hugh M. Beville Jr., vice president for planning and research for the National Broadcasting System; Charles Collingwood, corres pondent of CBS; Kenneth A. Cox, commissioner of Federal Communications Commission; Robert H. Fleming, chief, Wash ington (D.C.) Bureau American Broadcasting Company; Law rence Laurent, Radio-Television Editor, The Washington (D.C.) Post; Charles A. Siepmann, chairman, Department of Com munications in Education, New York university; Frank Stanton, president, CBS; and Robert D. Swezey, director, Code Author ity, National Association of Broadcasters. Portland Symphony Gets Standing Ovation BEND (UPI) The 70-piece Portland symphony orchestra received a standing ovation Monday night from an audience at Bend high school. The Portland symphony is on a tour that includes six cities. It is scheduled to appear in Rncphnre tonieht. Med- ford Wednesday and Coos Bay Thursday. The musicians piay ed earlier at Pendleton and Hood River. Multnomah County Taxpayers Get Bills PORTLAND (UPI) - The American AKSATION OF S t a Highway Officials will hold its 49th annual conference here Oct. 21-25. About 2,000 persons are ex pected including the nation's top hirhway authorities. National Selected Morticians 1 Be guided by good sense verspending for a funeral service is not in the best interests of anyone. While we feel it is a personal matter which the family should de cide, a funeral should never exceed what a family can af ford. We invite your inquiry for information in advance of need. Conger-Morris WEST MAIN AT SIXTH Westinghouse, Unions Agree To Temporary Truce PITTSBURGH (UPI) - Wes tinghouse Electric Corp. nego tiators and two unions return to the bargain table today un der a temporary truce which averted a strike. Bargaining sessions were to begin at 11 a.m. with the In ternational Union of Electrical Workers HUE). The firm also was expected to hold a joint morning session with the Unit ed Electrical Workers (UE). Both unions agreed Monday to pass up an option of strik ing at midnight Monday night while efforts were continued to reach an agreement on a new contract. A third union, the In ternational Brotherhood of Elec trical Workers, (IBEW), will be permitted to strike after mid night, Oct. 31. Agreement Reached The firm, which employs 115, 000 persons at 61 plants in sev en states, reached agreement last Saturday night with a fourth union, the 15.000-member Federation of Westinghouse In dependent Salaried Unions. Contract talks ended about 10 p.m. Monday between the firm and the IUE and UE negotiat ing teams with "no significant progress to report," according to a company spokesman Uay-to-Day Basis Earlier Monday, the 36,000 member IUE agreed to bargain on a day-to-day basis in an ef fort to reach a settlement. The UE, also free to strike last midnight, said it too would con tinue negotiations. The IUE, which rejected the firm's third proposal within a month Monday, said the issues blocking an agreement are plant seniority, vacation shut down, retirement benefits and improvements in unemployment security and insurance. TUF;SDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1963 Early Overseas Mailing Suggested WASHINLTON (UPI) - The Defense Department cautioned friends of serpicemen overseas today to start shopping early for Christmas. Gifts to be sent armed forces members at overseas stations should be mailed between Nov. 1 and Nov. 20 unless sent by airmail in which case they should go before Dec. 10. The Pentagon had these mail ing suggestions: Pack gifts securely in wood, metal or corrugated fiberboard. Place them in tightly packed cushioning material or shredded paper. Send small items of jewelry by registered mail. Do not send matches, lighter fluid or anything flammable. Check local post office to be sure where tobacco products and coffee may or may not be sent. Rangeland Fire Covers 500 Acres PENDLETON (UPI) Flames from a fire which broke o u t Monday burned another 100 acres of slash, timber and rangeland east of here during the night, raising tne total acre age scorched to about 500 Tho State Forestrv Depart ment sent a (resh 65-man crew and heavy equipment into the Bingham Springs are this mnrnine and hoDed to have a trail around the blaze by mid day. winds which blew across the ridges at speeds of from 20 to 35 miles an nour curing i n e night kept the flames ahead of weary firefighters. The fire started irom a per mit slash fire near a dude rnn.h annul so miles east of here and burned northeastward away from the ranch. Skies were overcast in l n e aroa tfiHav. riut the forests and rangelands remained dry. Federal Land Bank I Declares Dividend i SPOKANE (UPI) - About 123.500 Northwest farmers and j stockmen will share in a record dividend declared by the I Federal Land Bank of Spokane. The 6 per cent dividend will .... ci farmor-nu-npd federal (JU lu Ul ...... land bank associations in Ore ron. Washington, Idaho and Montana, who in turn will pay most of it to their members. Last year the bank declared a 5 per cent dividend totaling $740,000. This year's payments will total about $1 million, ac cording to president Fred A. Knutsen. Malheur Grand Jury Indicts Arizona Woman VALE (UPI) - Mary Rita Stark, 37. Phoenix. Ariz., was indicted by the Malheur Coun ty grand jury Monday on a manslaughter charge in the gun shot death oi Tom Goodwin, Vale. Judge Jeff D. Dorroh set bail at $10,000. The woman claims trie shooting was an accident. Try and Stop Me -By BENNETT CERF- A PUNCTILIOUS and prissy kid who considered himself superior to all c his classmates announced that he had gotten a 99 on a comprehensive test, but grumbled, "I can't figure out how I missed a perfect mark." "May be," suggested a sarcastic listener, "you spelled your name wrong!" Life In Hollywood Is like this: a big bad man-about-town was having difficulty persuading a sweet thing to go home and hear his hi fi set. "Look," he implored, "how long have I known you?" "About three-quarters of an hour," she esti mated coyly. "All right then," he stormed, 'have I ever lied to you?" QUOTABLE: "Sonic politicians use statistics as a drunken man uses lamp postsfor support rather than for illumination." Andrew Lang. "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it" W. C. Fields. "My mother got up every morning at 5:00 a-m. no matter what time it was." Sam Levenson. C 1903. by Bennett Ccrf. Distributed by King Futures Syndicate Your Money's Worth By SYLVIA PORTER Ceerrie kt. Hall SyndicMt, Inc. Committee Chairmen Are Listed for Homecominq AS1ii,HIDci7;r?llteeuhalr"Bow1, a" a"-girl footba11 gamel Sa""-day's activities will open Pat Calhoun, Medford is !Jlr?U kheduW at 4 p. m. Thursday, with a oarade through Aw L , LT.Z" A 5 coming at Southern Oregon col lege nave Decn announced by Chuck Inskeep, Medford, gen eral chairman for the event. Vicki Coffey, Burley, Idaho, is chairman of the Powderpuff Science Teachers Tour SOC Campus ASHLAND Twenty science teachers from eight foreign countries were conducted on a tour of Southern Oregon college by Jeff Lee, director of alumni activities, placement service and student center, recently. The teachers are studying sci ence teaching methods under the auspices of the International Teacher Development section of the Federal Office of Education of the State Department for six months and are presently en rolled at Oregon State universi ty. In December, the group will travel to the San Francisco Bay area to continue their study. Representing Iran, India, Ne pal, Uruguay, Norway, Italy, Poland, and Korea, the teachers also toured the Shakespearean theater and Lithia park. p. m. Thursday Oct. 31, on Fuller field, followed by a barbecue at 5:30 p. m. chairmaned by Dick Cottingham Klamath Falls. At 7 p. m., the traditional rally and Victory Bonfire ceremonies will take place. Jacqueline Muller, Medford, and Robbie Durham, Cottage Grove, are co-chairmen of the all-campus Variety Show schedu led at 8:30 p. m. Friday in Churchill auditorium. Portland Prisoners Have Brief Freedom PORTLAND (UPI) - Five men got out of their cells at the Portland city jail Monday night but were apprehended be fore they could escape down a fire escape. Lt. Roland D. Critcs, in charge of the night crew said the fire somehow forced the metal roof of their cell loose about 9 p.m. The escape try was discovered when Critcs spotted one of them on the fire escape. with a parade through downtown Ashland at 10:30 a. m. which will start in Lithia park. Parade chairman are Ray Hanson, Ash land, and Dan Hays, Central Point. At 1:30 p. m. the Red Raiders will meet the Chico Wildcats on the college field. The chairman of the half-time activities is Joe Anderson, Medford. Graduates will attend an alumni dinner in the Commons at 7 p. m. Jeff Lee, alumni director, and Dr. Alvin Fellers director of student affairs, are in charge .Martin Denny and his orchestra will provide the mu sic for the Homecoming dance. chair man of of the decorations com mittee. Other chairmen include lawn decorations, Lois Stedman, Med ford; homecoming button sale, Pam Ely, Bandon; queen's ac tivities, Carson Vehrs, SOC director of living services, and Terry Casten, Ashland; scaven ger committee, Dennis Jones, Ashland; posters, Mary Jo Heath, Medford; and publicity, George Gilman, Medford, and June Brainard, Lebanon. Dr. Herbert Cecil, head of the SOC music department, will co ordinate the marching bands from area high schools with the college bands, Inskeep said. On Display . . . 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You still could continue to take itemized personal deductions for sales taxes, real property taxes, state and local income taxes and personal property taxes. But the bill would bar deductions for foreign sales or foreign personal property taxes starting next year. Also any of the taxes which would be eliminated as your personal deductions next year under the bill still would be deductible taxes if paid in connection with your business operation or the production of income. What might you do in advance of 1964 to limit the impact of these changes on your income tax? Since the taxes I listed above may become nondeductible as personal expenses next year, you might put in a supply of cigarettes and beverages this year while the taxes are still deductible. Or if you are planning to buy license plates or expecting to got a driver's license in the next few months, you might time your moves so that you'll get the deductions in 1963. If you wait until rJM, tnese items are likely to become nondeductible. Under the 1963 tax bill, itemized personal deductions for casualty losses would be hit too. The casualty loss deduction would not be knocked out entirely as the taxes listed above would be. But the casualty loss deduc tion would be restricted by allowing the loss for each casualty to be deductible only to tne extent tnat it exceeds $100 for that casualty. In brief, the bill would require you to waste the first 5100 of each casualty as a tax deduction. Again, tne new iuo acaucitme rule would apply to your itemized personal deductions but not to casualty losses connected with your business or the production of income. On personal casualty loss deductions, the $1110 deductible rule would apply to each casualty, not to each item damaged or destroyed. Say a bad storm simultaneously caused unin sured damage of $3110 to your house, $200 lo your garage and $100 to your personal property and car a total of $1,100. You could deduct $1,000 as a casualty loss, Only one $100 would be wasted because all the damages resulted from one casualty. The $100 floor would apply to each individual, but a married person filing a joint return would be treated as one person with his wife. Thus, if property which you and your wife own jointly is damaged to the extent of $500 by a casualty, you could deduct $400 on your joint income tax return. If you filed separate re turns, though, you could deduct a total of only $300 because the $500 damage would become a $250 loss for each of you and that loss would be cut by $100 for each of you. If you use your car half for business and half for pleasure and suffer a $90 casualty damage in an accident in 1964, the new rule would permit you to deduct half, or $45, as a casualty loss. This is the half allocable to business use of your car. The $45 allocable to the half personal use of your car would be non deductible under the proposed rule. Obviously, not all the 1963 tax bill is designed to create new tax breaks for us or to cut our tax rates. Next: Reduced tax breaks on life insurance. Judge East To Stay On Pilot Butte Case PORTLAND (UPI) Federal Judge William G. East has de clined to disqualify himself from the title dispute involving the Pilot Butte Inn at Bend. A motion filed last week by Bend attorney Charles E. Boardman on behalf of Dicker- son Inc. and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sirett, Vancouver, I Wash., sought another judge. Judge East said he was de clining to disqualify himself be cause of "a total lack of any grounds enumerated under fed eral statute." Insurance ... at Its Best Fred R. Brennin, CIA "Mr, Insurance" Lowell A. Ivcrson "Mr. Homeowners" PACKAGE INSURANCE SPECIALISTS Let us check your policies and provide Homeowners' and Package Policies, reducing cost and the number of expirations. Your individual problem determines the package nd the com pany, li s your money we are spending, as if it were our own! 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