LILY FESTIVAL SCENE Fields of lilies such as this are the reason for the annual lily fes
tival at Brookings on the southern Oregon coast. The festival this year is scheduled for July 2, 3
and 4. Conducted tours of the lily fields are part of the program.
Closer Army and Navy
Football Games Seen
Washington, June 28 iU.R)
A bill that might well result in
closer Army-Navy football games
went to the house of representa
tives today for approval of
changes made in it by he senate.
Under its provisions, which
equalize regulations for the na
val academy at Annapolis and
the U. S. Military academy at
West Point, the navy would be
allowed to fill student body va
cancies as they choose from their
list of qualified extra candidates.
Marv Rack ley Returns
To Seattle Club, PCL
Seattle. June 28 U.R) Out
fielder Marvin Rackley. the
Seattle Hainiers leading hitter,
returned to the club's playing
roster today after a conference
with Manager Paul Richards in
the privacy of the front office.
The stocky speedster who an
grily left the Rainiers Sunday in
Portland after a row with Rich
ards in the eighth inning, did not
play in last night's game against
the San Diego Padres.
PORTLANDER IN LEAD
Spokane, June 28 !U.R) De
fending Champion Clyde Knox.
Portland, moved into the second
round of the inland empire ten
nis tournament today sporting a
8-0, 6-3 win over Dick Fletcher,
Missoula, Mont.
ROAD TO OPEN
Bend, Ore., June 28 !U.R
Myron H. Symons, operator of
the mile-high Elk Lake Lodge,
said today the road to the re
sort should be cleared of snow
sometime this week, but that the
road to the lake has been open
ed through drifted snow.
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Park System of
State Attributed
To Sam Boardman
(This is another in a series
of articles entitled "Glimpses
at Highway History." pre
pared by Ralph Watson high
way department writer. Edi
tor's note.)
Sam Boardman became a resi
dent engineer of the state high
way department on New Year's
day, 1919. He became parks
superintendent in 1929. He was
75 years of age in December.
1949, and is due to retire July
1 under the new retirement
rule. He says he is "going fish
ing" after that, and that he
"knows all the good holes where
the big fish are." He ought to,
for he is the father of the far
flung system of state parks
which has been built up under
his loving care since the com
mission commenced to build
the system away back in 1925
But those who are given to
guessing have the Idea that his
vacation will be something like
the postman's: he will continue
to walk around the parks de
partment and its parks, handy
where he can be consulted by
his official successor for some
little time yet to come.
First Park
The park system was born in
the early days of the Columbia
highway construction when Si
mon Benson donated to the state
the tract of land now named
Benson park, at Multnomah
falls. From that start it grew
rapidly by gift and purchase,
and in a few instances by con
demnation, until now practical
ly every section of the state has
its park or wayside area, set
aside and preserved for the use
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and enjoyment of the citizens of
Oregon and the visitors who
travel the highways of the state
The legislature of 1925 set
aside a percentage of the high
way revenues for the purchase,
development and maintenance
of the highway park system. By
the end of 1928 the state had
acquired 98 park sites scattered
along the highway system of the
state; 13 of them were outright
gifts by public spirited owners.
A total of approximately S109.-
000 was spent in purchase and
development up to that year.
From the time of his appoint
ment as state parks superintend
ent, Sam Boardman has been
gathering the highway parks un
der the ownership and control
of the highway commission.
Flgur.i Told
During the period from 1917
to June 30, 1949, the total ex
penditure of state funds by the
highway commission amounted
to $354,915,009. Of this total,
the expenditure for acquisition,
development, betterment, main
tenance and operation of parks
was $2,274,344, slightly less
than two thirds of one per cent
of the amount spent on high
ways and roads. The total spent
in the purchase of parks during
the period was $903,660: for Im
provements $508,015. and for
maintenance and operation.
$862,660.
Listed In a report of the parks
superintendent dated June 30.
1949. are 85 major parks
throughout the state which have
been developed by the depart
ment, and 46 yet in their natural
or wild state awaiting develop
ment. In addition, there are 29
developed wayside view sta
tions, drinking fountains and
memorials, together with 17
awaiting development.
As of December 31, 1947, a
total of approximately 66,000
acres was owned or controlled
by the highway commission In
its park and wayside area.
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Special Meeting
Of Naval Reserve
Company Tonic
With only four seamen-recruits
needed to fill the comple
ment of the new navy reserve
electronics warfare company,
permitting immediate activation,
the group will hold a special
meeting tonight in conjunction
with the volunteer composite re
serve unit. The meeting, at 8 p.
m., will be in the Federal build
ing. 33 North Riverside avenue.
Twenty-eight men and four of
ficers have signed with the unit
up to Monday night's meeting.
July 1 is the deadline for activa
tion of the unit.
Enlistees Named
Five men who enlisted in the
naval reserve at Monday's meet
ing were Marlln W. Derrick, ra
darman second class, Delroy Al
dershof, yoeman third class, and
Earl L. Corned and H. Price
Shafer, all Medford. and Waken
I. Redbird, Ashland, all seaman
recruit'.
Fourteen men requested trans
fer from the volunteer naval re
serve program to the organized
unit. Including Joseph P. Zash,
John D. Rose, Warren W. Parke.
Robert W. Sutton, Lawrence G.
Youman, Thomas A. Antley,
Olin K. Kimbrel, Arthur L.
Welch, Raymond E. Christie,
Walter A. Black. William W.
Batcman, all Medford; Marcus L.
Balfour and Nelson H. Reed,
both Ashland; and J. Clinton
Wall, Talent. Nine men had en
listed in the company at last
week's meeting.
Officers say that if the addi
tional four seamen recruits can
be obtained at tonight's meeting.
the one
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Magazine Article
Tells of Controversy
In Cloud Seeding
The Ratherlng storm of con
troversy over the merits of arti
ficial rain-making will be resum
ed here this week when the July
issue of Country Gentleman
magazine hits the news stands.
The magazine will carry an
article in which a Medford
agricultural expert voices his
opinions on the subject.
E. S. Degman, superintendent
of the southern Oregon branch
experiment station, is quoted by
the magazine as summing up the
case for artificial ralnmaklng in
this way: "It has been proved
that precipitation can be caused
by seeding certain clouds with
certain materials. The next
question Is whether this can be
done in an economical manner.
If it can, farmers and local com
munities should have some say
about when and where."
Degman's statement appears
the unit will be activated at
once. Drill sessions will be start
ed in radio, radar, sonar, and
electronic technician work. Men
will receive a day's pay for drills
and uniforms will be issued.
Not Binding
"Enlistment in the naval re
serve is not binding," it was
pointed out.. "After giving the
program a fair trial, men may
drop out if they are not satisfied
with the program offered."
Lt. Edward O. Leonard, pro
posed commanding officer of the
new unit, will leave for Seattle
Thursday evening to make final
arrangements for activation of
the company.
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Assessed Valuations
In Linn County Up
Albany, Ore., June 28 (U.R)
Linn County Assessor John
Sheppard said today assessed
valuations for the 1950-31 tax
year were up more than 4 per
cent from the previous year's to
tal to a total of $38,279,860.
The increase amounted to $1.
SD4.60 in the real and personal
property division, exclusive of
public utilities. Utilities for the
current tax year were valued at
$6,544,058.
in a cross section of a recent poll
which showed that more than
three-fourths of the nation's
farmers are opposed to doing
anything about their "biggest!
bugaboo," the weather. The
opinions of nine farmers and
Agricultural experts arc quoted, j
Most "weather control" ef
forts in this area has been cloud
seeding for the prevention of j
hail. The two pilots retained by j
the Jackson County Frultgrow-1
ers' league have not tampered
with rain clouds, according to .
the report they made at the last
annual meeting of the league,
but have concentrated only on
those cloud formations which '
might have dropped damaging
hail on the valley's fruit crops.
Even so, their activities have,
stirred up a certain amount of 1
apprehension among dry-land
farmers who felt that any tam
pering with clouds Is a risky :
business.
The two pilots. Harvey Bran
dau and Eugene Kuosrr, report
that they are frequently blamed
for unpopular weather, even
when they have not been In
their planes.
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