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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1952)
Medford Student 1 Elected President Of ASB at College Ashland Peter G. Soder lund, Medford, was elected pres ident of the Associated Student Body at Southern Oregon col lege for the academic year 1952 53 in run-off elections held yes terday. The sophomore leader de ieated junior Ralph W. Wood, Ashland, by a narrow margin in near-record student balloting. Other officers chosen in the special election were Peggy A, McCurley, Jacksonville, who was named secretary, and Ronald S. Tiegs, Talent, treasurer. Keith F. Johnson, Coquille, and Rob ert A. Gouley, North Bend, were elected first and second vice presidents, respectively, at last week s vote. Soderlund is the son of Mrs. M. L. Soderlund, Medford, and was graduated from Medford high school In 1949. He was pres ident of his class freshman year and has served as second vice president of the student body this year. A pre-law student, Soderlund is a member of Sigma Alpha Sigma and Theta Delta Phi fraternities and has been ac tive in debating. He was chair man of the recent campus day program and served as leader of the SOC delegation which at tended the Model UN assembly at Los Angeles. Miss McCurley, a ffeshman, defeated classmate .Carol L. Wik- strom, Medford, in the run-off for secretary. She was eraduated from Jacksonville high school In 1950 and has been a reporter for the college newspaper this year. Freshman Ii Treasurer In the race or treasurer, Tiegs, son of Lourence S. Tiegs, Talent, edged Norma Rae John, Rose burg. A freshman, he was gradu ated from Talent high school last spring and while in college has been active in forensics. Representatives-at-large to the student council who were elected last week were Kenneth D. Humphreys, Eastside; John J. Cady, Ashland; Lester E. Cing cade, Oakland; and Bruce A. Friend, Grants Pass. VETERANS MAKE POPPIES Thousands and thousands of paper poppies were made by veterans at Camp White domiciliary during the winter months, and will be sold Friday and Saturday, May 23 and 24, during the annual Poppy Day sale of Veterans of Foreign Wars and auxiliary. Pictured here with some of the poppies are (back row, left to right) Mrs Henry Huber, Mrs. Amy Randle, department hospital chairman for VFW auxiliary for Ore gon; Mrs. Richard E. Schulz, past president of district 7 of the auxiliary; Mrs. John Walker, present president of district 7; Charles smith, Grants Pass, commander of the seventh dis trict, VFW; Paul Hatton, manager of the Camp White domiciliary; Willard Abbott, commander of the Camp White VFW post and Fred Hunter. Shown seated at left, (left to right) are Hugh Donovan, E. Collier, Robert Wilhelm and Clar ence McKerchie. Veterans at right (left to right) are C. Cooney, R. Fairbanks and Dock Morris. Behind them Is Henry Huls. HOUSE BURNS; MAN IRKED Duluth, Minn. -(U.R) Farmer John Brackett was burned up Thursday because neighbors let his house burn down. He said they would not get off a party line and let him call the fire department. PANTY RAID AUDIT Evanston, 111. (U.R) North western University officials said Thursday that 84 bras, 107 pan ties, 63 slips and 23 girdles were taken from coeds in last Monday night's panty raid. New Approach Eyed For Retaining Rain Washington (U.R) A House Agiculture subcommittee un animously approved a bill Wednesday proposing a "new approach" to flood control by re taining rain water on the land where it falls. The measure, sponsored by Rep. W. R. Poage, D-Tex., would authorize the Agriculture De partment to help local organiza tions finance construction of water-retarding projects in smaller watersheds. The subcommittee hopes the bill can be passed before Con gress adjourns this year. Poage said his proposal.ls aim ed at combatting the real flood danger heavy snow and rain falls upstream that do not "sink in the ground." CISCO KID DIVORCED ....Hollywood, Calif. (U.R) Ac tor Duncan Renaldo, the "Cisco Kid" of movies and television, divorced his wife, Lea, 42, on the grounds that she frequently left their three children unat tended, forcing him to give up jobs in order to stay with them. 37 Communicable Disease Cases Told Thirty-seven cases of commun icable diseases were reported in Jackson county during the week ending May 17, the county health department reported to day. Heading the list were 25 cases of rubella (three-day meas les), 11 of which were in Med ford. The number of cases of ru bella reported from other cities included Central Point, 4; Jack sonville, 3; Rogue River and Prospect, 2 each; and Trail, Ash land and Talent, 1 each. Other diseases reported in Medford included pneumonia, 4 cases, influenza, 2 cases; mumps, 1 case, and scarlet fever, 1 case. One case of chicken pox was re ported in Ashland, one case of rheumatic fever in Rogue River and one case of scarlet fever in Jacksonville. Central Point Summer Roundup May 26, 27 Central Point A summer round-up for children who will enter the Central Point school for the first time this fall will be conducted by the Central Point Parent-Teacher association at the grade school gymnasium room 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday May 26 and from 9:S0 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday May 27 it was an nounced today. Parents of all youngsters who will enter school are asked to bring them. Dr. A. Erin Merkel, county health officer, and Mrs. Cleo Kent, school nurse, will give them pre-school examina tions. Appointments may be made by calling Mrs. Lewis Kilbourn, 838X, or Mrs. Bruce Stuart, 3-1130. Kiwanians Hear Administrator Tell Of BLM Functions The work of the Bureau of Land Management in adminis tering O and C and public do main lands and their forage, tim ber and mineral resources was outlined for Kiwanians yester day by Roscoe Bell, regional ad ministrator for the bureau. He spoke, at Rogue Valley Country club. Make Lands Pay Bell pointed out that one of the functions of the bureau is to make the lands available to those who can make good use of them. He said that administ ering the vast lands under the jurisdiction of the bureau is a difficult problem but that the lands are made to pay about 4Vi dollars for every dollar spent on them. The administrator said his bureau's job entailed manage ment of "tag ends" of lands no cne else wanted, but that this is not true of O and C lands, Bell declared that harvesting of trees on O and C lands up to the sustained yield amount is important to maximum produc tion. He brought out that other trees will not grow on land un less the mature .trees are cut. Harvesting up to the sustained yield figure is just as important as preventing overcutting, Bell said. Tells of Blow-Down Bell spoke of the efforts to get a supplemental appropriation to administer harvest of timber blown down last December. Ar guments used were that harvest would reduce fire and insect hazards and place merchantable timber on the market. E. K Peterson, Medford dis trict forester for the bureau, gave back ground on the O and C lands in this area and intro duced Bell. Thursday. May 22, 1952 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN Draft Deferment Test for Collegians Washington (U.R) About 7,000 college students were to take the seventh draft defer ment test Thursday in 1,000 test ing centers throughout the country. The examination, the last to be given until next fall, was held for students who were unable to take it previously. More than 400,000 students already have taken the test. Court Records POLIjCB COURT Thomas A. Culbertson Jr., failure to stop at stop sign, $5. Snow Still Deep In High Mountains Snow is still deep at higher elevations of the Cascades, it was reported today by W. T. (Jack) Frost of the Cooperative Snow Surveys. At headquarters of Crater Lake National park, only 5.2 per cent of the record depth of 90.5 inches of snow-water on the ground April 1 has melted and run-off, Frost said. Actual snow depth is now 146.1 inches, with 85.8 inches of water. At Annie Spring, some 432 feet lower in elevation, there is a total of 112.1 Inches of snow, containing 65.7 niches of water. The melt and run-off has been 15 per cent of the 73.7 Inches of water on April 1. At Diamond lake, about 1,000 feet lower than Annie Spring, 29.8 inches of snow remain on the ground. It contains 15.7 in ches ef water, representing a melt and run-off of 61 per cent of the 40.7 inches on April 1. Frost was at Lake O'Woods yesterday, he reported, and said that the lake is "at least a foot higher" than he has ever seen it before. WEATHER B? United Preti North California: Fair Thurs day and Friday. The Army's only school of practical nursing Is at Walter Reed Army medical center in Washington, D.C Shell Eggs Purchased In Surplus Program Washington (U.R) The Agri culture Department Wednesday bought 44,750 cases of shell eggs a total of 16,110,000 eggs under its surplus removal pro gram aimed at bolstering farm prices. It was the third purchase since the department announced April 9 that it would buy up to 500,000 cases of eggs to remove "burden some supplies" from the market. The new purchase brought the total amount bought to date to 67,900 cases. Oak Leaf Miner Spray Advised by Agent Anyone wishing to control oak leaf miner should spray now, according to C. B. Cordy, county agent for horticulture. Cordy said the miner turns parts of the leaf brown. The small worm-like miner causes the damage by feeding between the leaf layers, he explained. He said last year the condition became "very severe" and it wasn't known yet how serious it would be this year. Since tlm first miners are now attacking the leaves, the follow ing application is recommended by the county agent: 2 pounds DDT to each 100 gallons. Gentle Bandit Feeds Baby Before Leaving New York U.R) A gentle bandit, posing as an Office of Price Stabilization agent- stole a $6,000 diamond ring from a Brooklyn housewife Wednesday but fed her baby before leaving. The soft-spoken thief bound Mrs. Anita Laken, 20, to a chair. Then he warmed the 18-month- old child's formula and gave the little boy some medicine later when he began to cough. The LEGION POPPY The Paper Poppy, conceived and developed by the Amer ican Legion and it's Auxil iary, is symbolic of the hal lowed ground occupied by our hero dead in France. It is sold each year to secure funds for the relief of dis abled veterans of ALL wars and their dependents, and the dependents of our de parted comrades. Being of paper, the cost of the material (the only cost) is slight, thus enabling the maximum amount of your contribution to do its -job. Buy a Poppy this year , . . Be sure it Is a Paper Poppy. Look for the words "Ameri can Legion Auxiliary" on the label. It is your guarantee that your full contribution will be used for the veteran and his dependents. A Friendly Message from Cole Holtnet The R. A. Holmes Insurance Agency r" Phoenix F SATURDAY LET'S ALL GO TO THE ANNUAL estiv MAYM COMMUNITY CLUB GROUNDS 0 Queen Contest 0 Parade 0 Kangaroo Court 0 Displays Concessions Booths Special Events for Youngsters On Grade School Grounds Square HDance in GRADE SCHOOL GYM Caller ALLEN HOWARD of Keno DANCING 9 P.M. to 1 P.M. ADMISSION 75c Person SPECTATORS 40c Person FREE Entertainment Every Hour on the Hour 2 BIG DANCES IPM0)GMAM 10:00 Opening Ceremony 10:30 Coronation of Queen 11:00 Parade and Awards 12:00-Entertainment Will Begin and Continue All Day See the NEW l 1 1952 Plymouth BRING THE FAMILY Modern HDance in COMMUNITY CLUB HOUSE Music by Belle Van Dyke Orchestra DANCING FROM 9 P.M.
