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Rogue River Eyes School Buildings To Find Best Type Rogue River, Feb. 11 Two members of the school board of District 35, Mrs. Reed Carter and Bob Gail, accompanied by Superintendent Alt Mekvold and architects Joyner and Johnston have visited the new school buildings in Medford, Ashland, phoenix and Talent, with a view of deciding which type of build ing would be best suited for Brume River. Though nothing definite was decided at tne regular Doara meeting last week, a discussion was held on building a new six room unit for the grade school and a shop addition for the high tchool. gift Important "At one school," stated Gail, "a twelve-unit building has been erected on a city block, leaving the school grounds far too small, and while a ball game was in progress with 22 children play iing, the rest of the 300 children had no room to play. While a six-room unit will provide ade quate school rooms in Rogue River now, we feel we must moke allowances for a possible Increase in population in the future, wnen xne rtogue oasin rievelooment Bets underway we may need more units. At this time it is nara 10 estimate jusi what our needs will be in the future, but there should be room for more units to be added and still leave plenty of space for adequate playgrounds." Proposed plans for the shop addition on the north side of the high school include three main rooms. One room would house the automotive and sheet metal shop; one room would be used for a wood working shop with a small adjoining room for fin ishing and storage of materials. The third would be a combina tion for class and drafting. Bpaca Need Seen At the present time there is no place for art classes, accord ing to Superintendent Mekvold. He states the extra class room will be necessary to carry the extra divisions next year even though no new subjects are add ed to the curriculum. With the present enrollment of the high school, plus . the two eighth grades, (wimer and Rogue Riv er), without allowing for any in crease in population more class pace will be needed next year. The Home Economics depart ment has been rearranged and now qualifies for the Federal Smith Hughes grant for Voca tional education. It was pointed out by the architects that nine out of ten students receive no further training than that pro vided by Rogue River schools and such a program of vocation al training will aid them greatly and that in the future adult night classes in ceremics, paint ing, woodcarving and other crafts might be organized with the teacher being paid by the Vocational Education department of the state. The adult education program is already in effect in many communities in the state through federal and state grants for this purpose and does not add to the local tax budget. LONG TIME NO SEE Richmond, N. H. (U.R) Annie, Bessie and Estella Boutiller were surprised when their brother Charles dropped in for a visit. They hadn't seen Charles, a res ident of Dawson, Alaska, for 50 years. ' 1 TEACHES CLASS Sgt. My ron Warren, of the Portland po lice bureau (above), will conduct the fourth in a series of police training classes in Medford. To morrow's class which will meet in the afternoon, will deal with preliminary investigation which must be made by the first officer called to the scene of a crime. Gl Farm Training Reports Due March 1 The veterans' administration today reminded Oregon veterans taking Gl bill institutional on- the-farm training that reports of their 1949 earnings are due March 1. Reports should be sent to the VA regional office, at 208 S. w Fifth avenue, Portland, Ore. The VA said there are 1,800 veterans in Oregon now taking farm training from whom earn ing reports wil be required. Failure to submit the reports before the deadline, the VA warned, may result in suspension of subsistence payments until such time as the reports are re ceived. The earnings reports cover ing only income from produc tive labor for the calendar year 1949 are used by VA as the basis for adjusting each veter an's subsistence for the current year. Mrs. Billman Passes At Portland Home Mrs. John Conrad Billman, 98, mother of Mrs. Charles Wing 115 East 12th street, died at her Portland home Tuesday night, accordine to Dress dispatches. Mrs. Billman's husband, also 98, had died just two days be fore his wife. They celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary last November. They were resi dents of lieonier, Ind., ior si years before moving to Portland. Albany Man Took Bass Drum, Police Charge Albany, Ore., Feb. 11 (U.R) An unemployed railroad section hand was charged with stealing a bass drum today. Perry Wilkins, Albany, was booked on grand larceny charg es after he was picked up by nolice in the Portland bus depot. Mrs. Loren Luner. owner of the drum, said Wilkins had borrow ed the drum before but failed to return it this time. Omaha, Neb., is the world's largest butter producing market. James M. Sutherlin Dies At Ashland Home Ashland, Feb. 12 James Marion Sutherlin, 45, 147 Nutley street, Ashland, passed away sud denly at his home Friday night. He was employed by the O'Blen ness Auto company and had worked at his employment Fri day and attended the junior high school basketball game that eve ning. Sutherlin, who was born April 25, 1904, had been a rancher, realtor and auto salesman and had lived in Ashland for 25 years. He had operated the Bell view dairy, Ashland, for two years. On August 23, 1923, he was married to Josephine Buck in Jacksonville. He is survived by his wife and three children, Marian and James Richard, at home, and Mrs. Elaine Berge, Crescent City; his mother, Mrs. Pollie S. Sutherlin, Medford; five sisters, Mrs. Bertie Holt and Mrs. Alma Mathews, Central Point; Sammic and Ruth Sutherlin and Mrs. El dee Lacy, Medford, and four brothers, Ray, Pleasant Lake, Ind.; Herbert, Los Angeles, Ed gar, Selma, Cal., and William, Jacksonville. Services will be held Wednes day at 1:30 n. m. in Litwiller funeral home, Ashland, and in terment wil be in Siskiyou Memorial Park, Medford. Scout Troop 3 Guests At Lions Club Meeting Leaders and members of Boy scout Troop 3 and Explorer Unit 3 were guests at the Lions club dinner meeting last week. The organizations are sponsored by the Lions. Lions President Larry Schade spoke of the work of W. R. Christlieb and Robert Rukovina as scoutmaster and assistant scoutmaster, respectively, and of others like them who are guid ing the youth of the country in the scouting program. Reorganization of the senior scouting program was told and support promised J. C. Hamacker from the club in his work as leader of the Explorer unit. News of 4-H ,CLUBS Valley View 4-H "club "had Its regular meeting February 3 with 18 members present. Mr. Owens, the beef and dairy leader gave his report. Mr. Wil liams, the sheep leader, gave his report. Mrs. Owens and Mrs. Bigham will serve at the next meeting on March 3. Aria Willams, Reporter Central Point Pis Club The Central Point 4-H Pig club will meet at the home of A. T. Lathrop, Monday, February 13, at 7:30 p. m. Dorothy Gray NEW! Sun Dance f'&to bright and gay as its name. Appealingljr packaged in pink with sun-spectrura design in many colors. Cologne and Dust ing Powder . $150 I EACH , I pluttas Phone 2-7113 DAY and NIGHT SERVICE to take care of your prescription and drug needs FREE PARKING on iny Geo. Goodman Lot while you ihop it Mclain's Free Delivery Day and Night in Medford City Limits New Police Chief At Jacksonville Jacksonville, Feb. 11 Blllie H. Johnson, former member of the Los Angeles and Santa Mon ica, Cal., police forces, has been employed as chief of police here, it has been announced by the city council. Johnson, who will be in uni form, will take up his duties February 15 and will have head quarters in the city jail in the city hall. He will be on call at all times through an extension of the city hall telephone zul. A graduate of the Los Angeles police academy, Johnson has had considerable police duty, includ ing juvenile, homicide and traf fic experience. He has also served on criminal investigation and subversive activities details. Johnson is married and has three children, Twilla Jean, 5, Danny Howard, 4, and Adara Lou, 3. The family will move here as soon a sthey are able to locate a home. Irvin Boyd, who has served as marshal and water department superintendent during the past year, will De retained as deputy and water superintendent. Friends Assist Homeless Family Central Point, Feb. 11 More than 60 neighbors and friends of the Arthur F. Powell family, Orr driye, near Central Point, met at the home of Dr. Grace Orr Wednesday evening with car loads of gifts to replace the fur nishings and effects lost when the Powells' home burned to the ground late last week. Though hosts of friends had been arriving at Powell's tem porary home all week with cloth ing and furnishings, Dr. Orr's party was the climax of a quiet campaign among the family's friends to set them up in house keeping again. In addition to the many neighbors at the gathering, out - of - town guests included County Commissioners L. G. Morthland and Robert Lytle, Sheriff Howard Gault, Earl Yoakley, Mr, and Mrs. Harvey Robinson, George Distell and Mr, and Mrs. Fred Hall. Among the most treasured gifts received was a large doll presented to seven-year-old Sharon Powell by Sheriff Gault to replace the one she lost in the fire. Part-Time Farcers To Meet Here Tuesday Part time farmers and opera tors of small acreages will have their own meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the courthouse audi torium to lay plans for the 1950 program in regard to small farms. The meeting has been called by the county extension agent's office. J. R. Beck of Oregon State col lege extension service will be present to discuss small acreage problems and to seek a solution to them. Arthur Wisner, pres ident of the Small Farms coun cil at Talent, will discuss the work of that organization. The meeting will be open to the public and to those Inter ested In small acreage farming Sunday, February 12, 1950 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN Conservation Group Elects New Officers The board of directors of the Southern Oregon Conservation and Tree Farm association met here Thursday to name officers and directors. New president of the associa tion is A. W, Lingaas of the Jack son Creek Lumber company. Medford, and the two vice pres idents are Eldon L. Spalding, Grants Pass, and Richard Reynen of the Fir Milling and Planing company of Ashland. Treasurer is E. W. Pease of the Trail Creek Lumber company, Medford, re tiring president. Directors are W. V. Johnston, Johnston Logging company, Med ford; B. L. Nutting, Medford corporation: LeRoy R. Bailey, Bailey Tie Mill, Prospect: Floyd Hart, Timber Products, Medford, and M. W, McGrew, McGrew Brothers Loggers, Medford. Strasburg, Va.. (U.R) State Troopers F. L. Woolf and L. P. Coverstone were called on to return five escaped guinea hens to a market here "dead or alive." The troopers bagged the fugi tives with a .22 caliber rifle. Social Events Planned By Pythians For 1950 A new schedule for 1950 will be initiated by the Knights of Pythias Monday evening, it was announced Saturday. The pro gram will set aside one evening each month devoted entirely to varied entertainment. Tentative plans Include a card party, square and folk dances, box so cials, picnics and similar enter tainment. First of the parties will be a Valentines day box social Mon day at 6:30 p.m. at the Pythian building. Knights, sisters and in vited guests will attend, and lad les are to bring a box. The social hour will be followed by Instruc tions in square and folk dancing by Don Neill. 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