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2-Year Campaign
To Fulfill Need
For Meeting Place
Volunteers Get Credit
For Project's Success
The little town of Phoenix,
four miles south of Medford,
next week will celebrate the
culmination of a two-year cam
paign for the construction of a
community club building and
youth recreation center.
Volunteer workmen this week
were rushing toward completion
of the structure that li expected
to fill a long-felt need in the
growing community. Though the
new school building in the town
and the Grange hall have fur
nished a partial answer to the
Jack of meeting and recreational
facilities, they are by no means
t adequate for lodges, women's
clubs, Boy and Girl scouts, or
for just plain afternoon and eve
ning fun for the towns' kids.
Memorial Building
When it is finished, the build
ing is to be called a memorial
to Phoenix men who died in
World War II. The way it has
been built makes it just about
as fitting a memorial as can be
imagined almost all the 700 or
so residents of Phoenix pitched
in to help, and all will feel they
have a personal stake in the
center.
The word volunteer best de
scribes the manner in. which the
whole project has developed.
Materials, labor and funds have
been made available in large
portions by private individuals
and firms in the Phoenix area,
and A. C. Lewis, president of
the organization behind the cam
paign, says the community cen
ter will be valued at about $18,
000 when it is finished. It has
cost only around 57,000 in cash
outlay.
Cross Section Represented
Organizations that have par
ticipated in the drive for the
building and which will enjoy
its facilities when It is com
pleted, represent a cross section
of the town's social and civic
life. They are the Girl and Boy
scouts, the Neighbors of Wood
craft and the Thimble club, the
First Presbyterian church -and
its Ladies Aid society, the PTA,
the Grange, the Phoenix Lions
and Lady Lions, the volunteer
firemen, Garden club, home eco
nomics units, the Phoenix Youth
club, and the Phoenix Thursday
club.
Lumber and plastering have
11 been donated. Five mills, not
all in the Phoenix area, came
through with all the lumber that
was needed: Alley brothers, Elk
Lumber company, Fountain lum
ber company, the Tiller mill, and
the Mistletoe mill. Plastering
has been done by the Bretthauer
plasterers.
Supplied at Cost
Other work and materials
have been supplied at cost, and
in many cases for less than cost.
Concrete for the floor of the
building came from Lininger
sand and gravel and that for the
foundation was from the Tru-
Medford
Tribune
Second Section
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MAY 7, 1950
Pages 1-8
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NEARLY READY FOR DEDICATION Workmen are shown at work on the new Phoenix
Community club and Youth Center that is expected to be ready for dedication next Sunday as a me
morial to rnoemx men wno gave tneir lives in world war 11. The building, as it now stands, will
provide a large main room for dancing, recreation, meetings and civic functions, as well as restroom
facilities. Provision has been made for the addition of a kitchen and other rooms later. Exterior
construction is of pumice brick with steel roof and the interior will feature a plaster finish with
pine wainscoting.
Mix company. The Lowry Con
crete Construction company did
the finishing work on the floor.
Pumice bricks, main construction
material, came from the Build
er's Supply company. Hardware,
roofing and plumbing materials
were furnished at less than cost
by the Phoenix Hardware store.
Other items that were supplied
by firms wholesale were electri
cal supplies and installation,
Trowbridge and Flynn; millwork
and doors by Curley9 cabinet
shop, and heating by Dan Adams.
Construction of the building
has been supervised throughout
by H. R. Jensen.
Idea 2 Years Old
The whole idea of a publicly
supported civic building for the
use of young people and civic
Former Druggist Here
Dies in Sacramento
L. A. Dell, a former resident
of Medford, died Thursday eve
ning at Sacramento, Cal.. friends
here were advised Friday. Fun
eral services will be held in the
California city on Monday.
Mr. Dell, a native of Canada,
came to Medford a number of
years ago, and was one of the
founders of Western Thrift drug
store in 1933, the first "cut rate"
pharmacy in the city. The first
store was located on sixth street.
He is survived by his wife
Irene, ana a married umiKmer.
He had made his home in Sacra
mento since leaving Medford
several years ago.
organizations was born two years
ago with the Phoenix Thursday
club, a women's organization.
They wanted a clubhouse of their
own and they also wanted a
place where their kids could
have wholesome fun outside the
influence of the taverns and
street - side rendezvous. The
Thursday club had $300 to spend
for a clubhouse not enough
even to lay a foundation.
But they were not dismayed
by the shortcoming. They had an
Sheriff Tells Active
Club of Office Duties
Howard Gault, sheriff of Jack
son county, described the func
tions of his office at Thursday's
meeting of the Medford Active
club held at the Rogue Valley
Country club.
Gault traced the history of the
sheriff's office from its origin in
England to its present day posi
tion in American life. He point
ed out that in this country it is
the only law enforcement office
to be filled by an elected repre
sentative of the people. He out
lined the many services his of
fice performs in a county. In
conclusion Gault stated that one
of the greatest satisfactions he
derived from his position was
the fact that he could help his
fellow citizens straighten out the
small troubles that daily crop up
in their lives.
Gault is a former member of
the Young Men's Service club.
Earl Fichtner was program chairman.
unlimited stock of determination
and enthusiasm the contagious
kind. They began to enlist the
support of other groups in the
town and soon had enough in
terest stirred up to fill a large
meeting room at a mass meeting
to get a campaign underway.
Credit Given
Much of the credit for initiat
ing the movement and for keep
ing it going by lighting fires un
der a few "laggards" goes to
Mrs. George Bourne, who was
president of the Thursday club
when the drive started, and to
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Lewis. They
did much of the footwork and
laid the foundation for a new
organization that could broaden
the scope of the work the Thurs
day club had started.
At a meeting held in June of
1948, the Phoenix Community
club and Youth Center was In
corporated as a non-profit cor
poration, and stock was sold
broadcast to adults and young
sters alike.
To guide the project to
fruition, the corporation elected
Lewis as president, Mrs. Bourne
vice-president, Mrs. Maggie Ger
mer treasurer, and Mrs. Bert
Stancliffe secretary.
The results of their work will
be hailed with a good deal of
fanfare next Saturday and Sun
day when the annual May festi
val will see the Community Club
and Youth Center just about
ready to fulfill the purpose for
which it was designed a hub
for all the community's activi
ties, especially young people's
doings.
Death Rate Down
For Pneumonia,
Flu, This Year
New York. N. Y.. May 6
Despite a widespread outbreak
of influenza and pneumonia, the
lowest first-quarter death rate on
record for the two diseases was
established during the first three
months of 1050, according to the
experience among the industrial
policyholders of the Metropoli
tan Life Insurance company.
The death rate was za.z per
100,000. as compared with 26.3
for the first three months of last
year. The rates were 50.0 and
78.6. respectively, for the first
quarters of 1946 and 1944, the
two most recent years when in
fluenza was epidemic.
General health conditions con
tinued at last year's favorable
level, the company's statisticians
report, witn the over-ail neatn
rate among the policyholders 6.8
per 1,000, identical with the all-
time low recorded in the same
period of 1949.
New low first-quarter death
rates were also recorded for tu
berculosis, the principal com
municable diseases of childhood
as a group, syphilis, appendi
citis, gastritis, and the complica
tions of pregnancy and childbirth.
By contrast, slight increases
as compared with last year
were shown in t n e mortality
from the diseases of the heart.
arteries and kidneys, which ac
count for approximately half of
all of the deaths among the
uolicyholders. and in the mor
tality from cancer, which ranks
second among the causes of
death.
Mortalitv from accidents and
homicide was about the same as
in 1949, and that from suicide
slightly lower. An increase in
motor vehicle accidents was
counterbalanced by a decline in
home and occupational mishaps,
which have fallen off to new low
levels this year.
Scout Camp-O-Ree
Held This Week-End
An estimated 250 Boy scouts
were to have spent last night
camping out at Hilltop ranch,
near Griffin creek, in the an
nual camp-o-ree of the Crater
Lake Area council of the Boy
Scouts of America.
Camping by patrols, the
youngsters planned to spread out
over about a square mile of ter
ritory on the ranch, where camp-o-rees
have been held in the
past. A full agenda of camping
activities, games -and campfire
last night were scheduled, and
the event is to conclude this
afternoon with a dress parade.
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Greek Youngster
Aided by Gifts of
Medford Woman
The recent report of a Med
ford woman providing care for
a European youngster under the
Foster Parents plan has helped
bring to light thu aid another
member of the community is giv
ing to an 11-year-old Greek boy.
Little Constantine Agathos of
Nikaia, Piraeus, Greece, is be
ing assisted through the finan
citl gift of a local woman who
has asked that her name be with
held. The assistance is being han
dled through the Save the Chil
dren federation, 1 Madison ave
nue. New York 10, N. Y.
Receives Aid
Under the arrangement Con
stantine will receive an outfit of
good, warm clothing, a pair of
shoes and five additional pack
ages of food, blankets and tex
tiles. Cash may be sent if ad
visable. Constantine was orphaned dur
ing the war. He and his sister are
cared for by a grandfather and
aunt whose combined income is
only $30 per month. His health
is very weak and he is in the
first stages of tuberculosis.
John C. Alexopoulis, federa
tion representative in Greece, re
cently reported the worst condi
tions there since 1821 and made
an impassioned plea for aid to
the children of that country.
Rogue River Sawmill
Bought by Magnolia
Rogue River, May 6 The saw
mill of the Rogue River Lumber
company has been purchased by
R. D. Lamb, general manager of
the Magnolia Lumber company
of Ashland, and Is being repair
ed and enlarged, it was reported
today.
Among the improvements will
be a larger mill pond, and the
green chain is being reconstruct
ed and lumber carriers will be
used instead of trucks.
Hugh Moulton of Grants Pass,
now general manager of the
mill, said he is re-emplnylng the
former workmen who reside in
the vicinity. The mill is expected
to be in operation by May 15.
Total aquatic production In Ja
pan during 1949 was approxi
mately 3.113.000 metric tons, in
cluding whales and seaweeds, an
increase of about 380,000 metric
tons over production in 1948.
Darryl Zanuck Tops
Salaries Paid by
20th Century-Fox
Washington, May 64U.R)
Darryl Zanuck of 20th Century
Fox Films Corp. received a sal
ary of $265,000 in 1949, it was
disclosed today.
Zanuck was the highest paid
official of the company.
Twentieth Century reported to
the Securities and Exchange
commission that salaries to all
its executives aggregated $1,457,
739, last year. Spyros P. Skouras,
president, was paid $252,315.
Murray Silverstone, a director
of the corporation, was paid
$138,028, and W. C. Miciiel, ex
ecutive vice-president, received
$118,745.
Retirement Paid
Retirement fund payments
were made by the company for
all four men, including $2,645
for Zanuck, $10,290 for Skouras,
$1,946 for Silverstone, and $3,656
for Michel.
Salaries reported by listed cor
porations to the SEC are all prior
to federal income taxation,
which takes from 50 to 77 per
cent.
Earlier, United States Steel
Corp., largest steel producer in
the nation, had reported that its
three top officers received total
salaries last year of $538,400.
com-awer ch el Ste SH SUM
Rabbt Breeders Set
Talent Meeting Monday
A meeting of the Southern
Oregon Rabbit Breeders as
sociation will be held in the
city hall at Talent. Monday.
May 8. when a pot luck din
ner will be served at 7 p.m.
Members are asked to bring a
covered dish and their own
service. Friends are invited.
Copco To Interrupt
Power Tuesday A. M.
The California Oregon Power
company announced Saturday
that service will be interrupted
to residents of the area south of
10th street and west of Plum
street to Rogers avenue Tuesday
morning.
The interruption, which may
he iniprmitipnf frnm ft a m a
noon, will be for the purpose of
installing new equipment wnicn
will build up the voltage in the
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