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MEDFORD MATT TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. JULY 17. 1940.
PROPOSED . . . OREGON COAST NATIONAL PARK
Th following articl. pre
sented la cooperation with
th Oregon Stat Motor ass
I cistion, U on of series da-
aigncd to promote travel la
: th Pacific northwMt. Today's
i articlo has ba coadanwd
I from a motorlog appearing
, la Tba Sunday Oragoalaa
July 14.
I BY RICHARD L. NEUBERGER
0aal Wriur. TIM Ortool4
WHITE MEN first taw Oregon
from the sea. Four centuries ago
a Spanish mariner, Bartolome
Ferrelo, sailed north of th 42d
parallel and from the poop-deck
of his frigate sighted a majestic
coastline.
Capes Jutted Into th ocean.
Grim, headlands frowned down
on th water, Mediterranean-
blue wher it dashed against
the rocks. Breakers greeted the
silent wilderness with a dull
roar. Grassy swales and dark
hills framed th horizon. Fir
trees fringed the ridges. Here
and there th verdure was
pocked with broad meadows.
fhia spectacle that th
awarthy navigator saw is still to
be seen, outliving th maritime
dominance of the country which
discovered it Today it is the
most impressive stretch of sea
coast along the western rim of
the United States. Nothing be
tween Puget Sound and the
Mexican border matches it. Soon
it may be the major national
park in th nation bordering ex
clusively on th ocean.
Wow only two parks touch
cither ocean. A narrow strip of
tht Olympic park has been ex
tended to the Pacific, and the
small Acadia park in Maine en
compasses some beaches which
border on the Atlantic. The
Oregon park would take prece
dence over both of these in the
magnitude of its seacoast vistas.
The proposed park has been
tentatively outlined to include
30,000 acres of land in Curry
county, which forms the ex
treme southwest corner of the
state. It would be approximately
2I miles long and four miles
jxide at th broadest point It
would start Just south of the
town of Gold Beach and would
end slightly north of the town
of Brookings, which Is only six
miles from the Oregon-California
Interstate boundary.
This is the story of a motorlog
trip to the area which may be
come a federal playground for
people from all over America.
The motorlog, sponsored by The
Oregonian and the Oregon State
Motor association, numbered as
travelers Wallace Sprague, sec
retary of the Oregon Statesman;
Ralph Glfford, photographer for
, the Oregon State highway com
mission: Glep O. Stevenson,
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Som of th Oregon coast's most scenic land will be Included ia th new park.
landscape architect for the state
department of parks, and the
writer of this article.
The national parks of the
United States are inspiring to
see. The Grand Canyon and
Yosemite Falls make the heart
beat faster. The one criticism of
these magnificent regions is that
there Is not sufficient recrea
tional activity to keep the aver
age American occupied. The con
templated Oregon coast park
would remedy this deficiency, if
any park coulc It would have
virtually all the recreational fa
cilities available In the outdoors.
Thero would be surf-bathing,
of course. At several places the
slopes level out Into enough flat
land to make a golf links pos
sible. The ocean is generally
smooth and tranquil and boating
would be safe. Easy trails would
be suitable both for hiking and
horseback riding. Beaches and
grassy hillsides would make
ideal spots for picnicking. Above
the steep headlands are open
areas where hotels. Inns, tourist
rabins, tennis courts and other
structures might be built.
Most favorable circumstances
confront the Oregon coast park.
A bill providing for a national
park along the roast of Curry
county, not to exceed 30,000
acres In size, has been Intro
duced by Senator Charles L. Mc
Nary, Oregon's distinguished
senior senator. His measure has
been approved by Secretary
Harold L. Ickes and other offl-
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clals of th department of the
interior.
Violent bickering has shaken
recent efforts to establish new
parks but the Oregon coast park
is menaced by none of this
grumbling. The park would en
compass comparatively little
land of economic importance:
And it would be only 30,000
acres in extent as contrasted
with the 452,000 acres of Kwigs
Canyon and 898,000 acres of th
Olympic. There is scarcely any
local objection to the idea. Gov
ernor Charles A. Sprague favors
the proposal. Nor is the scheme
confused by the long-standing
and extremely bitter dispute be
tween the national park service
and the United States forest
service.
This dispute has intruded In
to nearly every attempt to cre
ate new parks. This is because
the bulk of the new parks hava
been areas taken from the juris
diction of the forest service and
placed under the sovereignty of
the park service. Rivalry has
been intense. The Oregon coast
area, although only a short dis
tance west of the Siskiyou Na
tional forest is not within the
forest proper. Thus the contro
versy between the two govern
ment bureaus is escaped.
It ia estimated that the park
would cost in the neighborhood
of $500,000 to buy out the pri
vate land holdings in the park
area. This includes the upper
slopes and the meadows above
the capes. The tidal lands along
the ocean, thanks to precautions
taken many years ago by Os
wald West when he was gover
nor, belong to the state of Ore
gon. For half a million dollars
it is believed the national gov
ernment can acquire a play
ground of matchless grandeur.
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GIVES REPORT ON
ZONTA CONCLAVE
"The things we read about In
th newspapers, they are living"
In this manner Miss Louise
Basford yesterday summarized
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composed the program of 20th
convention of Zonia Interna
tional in Estcs Park, Colo. Miss
Basford attended the convention
as delegate of the Mcdford
branch.
With speakers, representing
the problems of practically every
section of the world today, a
delegate's chief desire at the
convention was for "more ears
with which to hear," Miss Bas
ford declared.
The status of refugee chil
dren, she pointed out, was ope
of the major convention topics
and a free will contribution of
over $300 was made, when the
problem was presented by the
Canadian delegation.
"No period in our history has
brought so many skilled, accom
plished ond capable people to
this country In so few years as
has the recent refugee immigra
tion," the report submitted reads
"The very character of the emi
gres promises that the future of
our country will be enriched for
providing them asylum."
The committee also empha
sized. Miss Basford stated, that
all the refugees come into this
country tinder the immigration
quota, that not one is to be eli
gible for relief and that many
represent trades unknown to this
country and bring with them in
ternational patents.
"Work for eventual
peace Is, of course, one of the
continuing, major objectives of
Zonta International," Miss Bas
ford related from the conven
tion, adding that committees
have been set up for a thorough
study of world trade as a definite
step in this direction.
The status of the married wo
man worker was much discussed
at the convention. Miss Basford
stated, and all clubs were in
structed to get the views of fed
eral and state candidates on this
subject before casting their votes
and to be ready for group action
when the various legislatures
meet.
Problems of the Orient were
brought to the convention in In
teresting review by Miss Ann
Guthrie, who pointed out that
China has been suffering for sev
eral years from totalitarian
forces, but that there is still a
"free China, a really true de
moeracy, where the slogan has
been 'We must eat bitterness to
endure'," Miss Basford concluded.
Radio Highlights
Henry Armstrong fight has oeen
advanced 15 minutes to 5:43.
The scrap will be described on
WJZ-NBC.
Convention pickups will start
off all networks at approximate
ly 6 o'clock or sometime there
after depending on develop
ments. -
Tonight: Europe including
convention, subject to change
CBS 4:55; MBS 4:15, 6,; NBC 8.
Thursday: Europe including
convention, subject to change
NBC 4 a.m.; CBS 4 a.m., 2:45
p.m.
Seek Reno Divorce.
Reno, Nev., July 17. (X
Divorce suits filed hero includ
ed,: Louise Ferrari vs. Arthur
M. Farrari of Klamath county,
Oregon: married at Medford.
Ore., August 27, 1928; cruelty.
COUNCIL SLATES
PUBLIC HEARING
ON SETBACK LINE
Proposal to Build Close to
Sidewalk at West Main
and Oakdale Is Received
The city council last night
adopted a resolution calling a
public hearing on a proposed
ordinance changing the set-back
lines for construction of build
ings on lots 6 and 7 of Mor
rey's addition.
I The hearing was scheduled
for 7:30 p. m., July 31, before
the planning commission in
council chambers at city hall
The lots in question are situ
ated at the northwest corner of
West Main street and Oakdale
avenue, the property being oc
cupied now by the former South
Methodist church which became
Wesley chapel of the First Meth
odist church when the two
churches united a few months
ago.
It was not divulged what
buildings were proposed for
erection n the property nor
was the identity of the pros
pective builder revealed.
40-Foot Setback Now.
The property is now In a
conditional retail business zone
which requires a 40-foot set
back from tha center line of
the street. This means a ten
foot set-back from the sidewalk
The proposed ordinance would
make the set-back 30 feet fiom
the center line of the street. This
change would permit the erec
tion of a building up to the
sidewalk line like business
places downtown. The proposed
ordinance would modify an ex
isting ordinance which requires
the 40-foot set-back.
A communication from the
planning commission to the city
council stated that after the
situation had been studied at a
recent session the commission
decided to ask the council to
modify the existing ordinance
with referenc to the building
line paralleling Main street "in
order that a building might be
constructed adjacent to the
property line on Main street
only, provided, however, that
this modification would be con
tingent upon the owner of the
said property providing off
street parking .-pace facing Onk
dale avenue and to move the
present curbs on both Oakdale
avenue and Miin street back
to the present sidewalk line
and to pave the additional road
way space thus provided."
Property Owners Heard.
At an informal conference,
affected property owners voic
ed their attitude on two peti
tioned improvements: the pav
ing of Mae street from Jackjon
boulevard to Suling avenue and
the installation of water and
sewer lines in the Hillview and
West Medford additions in the
neighborhood of the ;nd of
West Second street. At the con
clusion of the conference, the
two projects were referred back
to the streets and roads com
mittee for report and recom
mendation at the next council
meeting.
Estimated cost of the paving
improvement was given as $3.1-8
a front foot. The petition rep
resented 52 per cent of the
frontage, the council was told,
and property owners favoring
the improvement said they could
procure additional names to
bring the total to 60 or 65 per
cent of the frontage involved
It was indicated that the coun
cil was Inclined to sanction the
improvement, though a formal
public hearing remains to be
held. v
Cost Estimated.
Estimated cost of the nrn.
' posed water line was given rs
51.70 a front foot and of the
proposed sewer line $1.39. a
combined estimated cost of
$3.09. The petition represent
ed 54 per cent of the frontage
but one of the largest property
owners in ths affected district
asked, in a letter to the coun
cil, that his name be stricken
from the petition as he wus
not in favor of the proposition
after learning the estimated
costs. Since owners of at least
51 per cent of the property in
volved must be in accord, it
was indicated this improvement
would not be sanctioned.
In both proposed improve
ments, the costs were to be
levied against the property own
ers under the Bancroft act
which permits payments over a
ten-year period.
Councilman J. F. Erickson
was absent.
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of the broadcast from the demo
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VALLEY GRAIN CUT
BY EXCESS RAINS
row, on a tour of the three states
and California. Tomorrow they
will be guests at a banquet to be
given by the Cal-Ore. Hereford
association of this section. The
visiting party numbers 15 or 20
persons.
The tour will spend most of
tomorrow visiting Crater Lake,
arriving from Bend, and the
Nion Tucker stock ranch near
Prospect.
Friday the party will visit the
Montcrest Kanch of Reginald H.
Parsons in the Siskiyous. and
other farms in northern California.
ing starting ct 8 o'clock, be
fore the dance, which will start
at 9 o'clock.
T.Y.A. delegates are expected
to be back irom the conven
tion and will have many inter
esting things to tell the T.YA,
members.
TOVVNSENDERS TO
GIVE FREE DANCE
Mrs. Alexander's string or
chestra will play for a free
dance sponsored by the Town
send Youth, Thursday at
Dreamland hall on East Main
street. All are urged to at
tend. There will be free re
freshments. Members of the Townsend
Youth and their friends arc
urged to attend a short meet-
Men, Women Over 40
Don t Be Weak, Old
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Tk Oatrvi coniaMoa itucr! umim, tlarat&nt
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after 4th-by bo11a Uckiac iron, pavlcium, pa
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No grain crtp in the Rogue
River valley, has produced a
yield as good as expected, Coun
ty Agent Robert G. Fowler re
ported todav. Too murh mni-
ture during the winter and early
spring is given as reason for the
decline. The total grain yield
win be below last year. Thresh
ing of wheat, barley and other
grain is now in full swing.
The tomato crnn f rnmina
along fine, and will be slightly
earlier than last year, the coun
ty agent said.
Assistant County Agent C. B.
Cordy said the Barttptt
crop would be ready for pick
ing oy August l.
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