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.
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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.
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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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