Aerial Survey of County -Now
About Half Complete
About half of Jackson county
has had its picture taken, accord
ing "to ' C. A. Myers, county
assessor. ' ' ' ' '
- In explanation, Myers-pointed
out that aerial .re-mapping of the
whole county is in progress. with
the taking of photographs by the
, Jack Ammann engineering firm
of San Antonio, Texas. ' . '..'
The mapping is being financed
to expedite the pending property
f"ax';reappraisal, timber, cruising,
and soil . conservation .projects.
Cooperating are the Jackson
county assessor's office and. the
state tax. commission, . Produc
tion and Marketing administra
tion and - the. bureau' of land
management. -The county, and
state, are snaring $11.0.0.0 of.lhe
xpe.nses incurred ,on. a. . 50-50
fcasis. ... i . . -i , .-.
Replaces 1940 Mapi .
-When completed, the new
maps will replace ones taken in
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NEWS - CARTOONS
Gates Open 7:00 - lit Show Dihk
, --On 'Stage in Person! -.
Mr Alexander Leeds
famed Hygiene Commentator
:t Nurses in Attendance at .
All Shows
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jGoming Tuesday
MRY RiVEMING FACTJ
Thanks A Million . . .
; The Antelope " 4-H Club"
firms and. individuals for
gust 8V --
- 2-Safeway Stores
Deaver Tractor & Imp. Co.
Hubbard-Wray Co.r Inc.
Medford Feed & Seed
Pacific Feed & Seed Co.
. E. M. Bigham -
."KtoEP Station .
. Samson Feed & Seed
' Surge Dairy Supply y -
West Side Pharmacy
Huber Meat Co.
FOR
The American Legion Club
Presents
The Lovely Chanteuse
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UNIQUE SONG STY LINGS
1939-40, which have a scale of
1-inch to 660-feet. The new maps
will show more detail, Myers re
lated, with 400 feet to each inch
on the map, and. also all changes
since 1940 un highway construction-and
,yie like, e
The assessor describedthe re
sults of the' survey when, -complete
asi a "wonderful- saving in
man-hours by doing away with
the ground work in property ap
praisal of rural land and timber
cruising.". He didn't . know, what
the exact man-hour. . ..saving
would be as no comparison. is
available.
- Myers . explained that a spec
ial instrument. . called . a pala-
meter, is placed -on, the . photo
graphic map and .traced around
the perimeter, of he: property to
be, assessed, giving the exact
acreage of the property by con
verting the map dimensions into
acres. Another instrument, a
soectroscone. is also placed on
the map irflike manner and rec
ords :the elevation of the prop
erty in question.
40 Per Cent Compieie
- A' report was . made last week
to the local assessor's office by a
state tax commission represen
tative on the crogress of the
! aerial mapping over the county
'AS Ol August I, Jacssun -cuuiiij
i is 40 cer cent complete with, six
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or seven more flying days need
ed to complete the work.
The -flights, which, began on
May 30, are out of the Klamath
Falls airport, from which the engineering-
firm- is--also aerial
mapping Klamath, Lake and
Deschutes counties. The . latter
three ' counties, are 95 -per. cent
complete in mapping.
: "A ' twin-engined Beechcraft
plane is used by Pilot Jack Ken
nely and Photographer Fred Col
lins who make flights over Jack
son county at 16.500 feet. A 12
inch lens is used in the camera
and. a picture is taken every 10
seconds. An overlap of 65 per
cent in line of flight is kept
while traveling at an air speed
of 130 miles per hour. The plane
holds enough gas to keep up for
5V6 hours and both members of
the crew wear oxygen masks.
Only 52 Days Adequate .
Myers pointed out the extreme
difficulty in' taking such photo-
graphs: as only about 52 days a
year are adequate for aerial pho
tography. He said the firm hopes
to complete- the mapping - of
Jackson county by the end of
August.-
The assessor added; that pic
tures for the other counties are
being taken: at a height; of 18.
500 feet every 20 seconds, which
does not show as much detail as
the type for . Jackson. . county,
showing 660, feet for each inch
on the final, map photograph,
rather, than 400 feet to the. inch
as is being done here. 1
PLAN ALL WET
Kokomo, Ind.'(U.R) When Nor
ma Jean Turley, 32, "tried to
evade arrest on a disorderly con
duct'eharge by running inta the
bathroom," locking the'door and
jumping into the tub,-' the cops
removed the door hinges and car
ried Miss Turley, undressed and
sopping wet, to- the local clink.
Dead line Sunday Classifieds is at
5:30 p.m. for following day; 10 am
Monday for Monday; noon Saturday
for Sunday a.m.
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wishes, to thank the following
their donation- for our Fair Au-
First State Bank of '
-.Eagle Point
Red Blanket Lumber Co.,. .
Eagle Point ,
R. H. Fields
John Bohnert .
Rogue River "Valley
Creamery
Fred and Warren Bayliss,
. Judges
Bill Bigham . .
. Antelope Community ,
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LEGIONNAIRES AND GUESTS
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, COMPLETES . COURSE Cpl.
Charles '.'Ashpole, pictured
above, son of. Mrs.' C. W. ' Ash
pole, 2985 Crater Lake highway,
has recently completed the jun
ior course of the. Marine platoon
leaders class at , the Marine corps
recruit, depot, at San Diego, ac
cording to a Marine corps re
lease. Corporal 'Ashpole," a soph
omore at Southern Oregon col
lege is one1 of '326' college stu
dents taking 'the . six-Weeks sum
mer training course. . -"
Footlighler Play
Audiences Invited
To Wear Costumes
- To-add mood and atmosphere
to. the FootUghters-production of
"Only An Orphan Girl" fqur act
melodrama to . be presented at
Jackson School auditorium . h e
evening .of August 20 through
August 22, patrons .are invited
to wear costumes" in" keeping
with the- Gay' Ninety period.
In lieu of a complete "get" up"
side effects,, such as bustles,
Bows,' moustaches" arid high but
ton shoes will' be in' order, ac
c6rding to Ruth Kilbourn, presi
dent of the organization. An ap
propriate prize for the most au
thentic costume worn by a mem
ber of the audience will be made
at the conclusion of the show,
she said.
Patrons. are warned not to
bring anything 1 heavier than
shelled peanuts "to fling at the
villian and villainess of the
show', Miss Kilbourn said. She
added that peanuts will be sold
at the ticket window.
The need for costumes to be
used,. by: some -:members of the
cast is still being stressed. A
frock coat -and mackinaw were
two items most sought. Anyone
willing to loan these costume
pieces :or others to be. used in
this or fuuture melodramas are
asked to , contact Mrs. Earl
Knight, Phone 2-2932 or to bring
them to the 1 rehearsal at the
Footlighter's"1 fairground' theater
tonight (Sunday) at- 7:30.
Reese Creek ,
V 'Rose Creek Mr. and Mrs
R.C Slepenson of Medford and
Mr. - and Mrs': Mike-Stepenson
and son of "Anahiam. 'Galif., vis-
Hed Mr. and Mrs. C. Gilbreath
July 30. The day was spent fish
ing in Butte Creek. -
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt McCarty
of Santa Paula, Calif., and Mr.
and Mrs. Troy Griffin and daugh-
te of Odessa, Texas, were re
cent visitors here at the home
of- Mr." arid Mrs. Dick Wallace.
Mrs. Hoyt is Mrs. Wallace's sister-
and Mrs. Griffin is Mr. Wal
lace's sister who hadn't seen him
ft.-18 years.
r Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Joss of
Norwalk, Calif., spent a week
here recently with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Miner. Mrs.
Joss is a. graduate .of Eagle Point
High school.
Mrs.. Cyral Oaks of .Scranton,
Iowa, visited her sister, Mrs. Lee
Johnson, and family here recent
ly. . Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wood and
two. daughters, Vera and" Wilma,
motored to Days -Creek- recently
-here they -visited Mr. Wood's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer
and brought their other daugh
ter, Loretta, home. Vera is stay
ing with her grandparents.
Mrs. Betty - Hefley gave a
PLEASURE
Career of Democrats1
National Chairman
Much Like
Chicago U.R) Stephen A
Mitchell, new chairman of the
Democratic National Committee,
like the man who appointed
him, came to politics . from
government career after a La
Salle street lawyer's practice.
Mitchell,, also, like Gov. Adla
E. , Stevenson; has hit the big
time in ; practical palitics -in
comparatively short time. 1 -
Mitchell said, shortly after his
arrival here Friday night, that
his appointment was "a com
plete surprise" to him.
"I told the governor when' he
was nominated that I would be
glad to help in any way I -can
and I will be," he said.
Persuaded Stevenson
It was Mitchell, with two oth
er unicago lawyers, wno per
suaded Stevenson, a close friend
to run f o r , t h e - governorship
which he won by a. landslide in
1948.
Mitchell and the ' others felt
that Stevenson was the man to
"clean up the mess" in Illinois
politics. ; .
Mitchell, 49, 'was serving
chief -counsel for. the House Judi
ciary Committee probing the
Justice . Department when h i
new job came' along.
His career -in government be
gan in 1942, 10 years after he
began his Chicago law practice
when he became head of the
French division of the Lend
Lease " Administration in Wash
ington. ;
In - 1945 he - entered a year'
service as a State Departmen
Clinic f or Visually
Handicapped Starts
Salem (U.R) Fifteen Oregon
counties and some 36 families
were represented at. the Oregon
State School for the Blind Sat
urday as the fourth annual sum
mer institute for parents of vis
ually handicapped pre - school
children began its first full day
of sessions.
- The institute -is supported fi
nancially by the- auxiliary
Oregon- Lions Clubs and is de
signed to teach parents how to
raise blind children as normal
youngsters. Aim of the institute
and of "the blind school is to
eventually place, blind children
in- public schools with sighted
children.
' The institute will be held
through Aug! 14.
Welfare Commission
Appointments Reported
Salem (U.R) Two new ap-
Dointments to public welfare
commissions in Oregon were re
ported Saturday by the office of
Gov. JOouglas. McKay.
Frank J. Voyt, Roseburg, was
appointed .to-. the Dougla. County
Welfare Commission to. succeed
Earl w. wiiey ot Kosenurg
Mrs. Katherine Bish of Wasco
was-. appointed to the Sherman
County. Welfare Commission
succeeding John F. Foss of
Moro,
Governor. Designates
Wool Week in Oregon
Salem (U.R) Gov. Douglas
McKay, in designating the week
of Aug. 11-16 as Wool Week in
Oregon, said Saturday that the
state has the most extensive wool
manufacturing industry west of
the Mississippi river.
"The first sheep were brought
into Oregon in 1811 by a sailing
vessel from Boston," the gover
nor recalled, "but the founda
tion of Oregon's sheep industry
was' the driving of about 450
sheep into Oregon from Cali
fornia in 1843, at the instigation
of a group of Willamette valley
settlers." '
SIAMESE TWIN SONS
Greenwood, Miss. (U.R) Green-
wood-LeFlore hospital reported
Saturday a 19-year-old Negro
has given birth to Siamese twin
sons joined at. the head. The
mother and babies were report
ed, in "good" condition.
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S: ley party at her home Aug
ust 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Os
borne is visiting relatives at El
Centro, Calif.
LEARN TO
YMCA
AFTERNOON .BEGINNERS'' CLASS r
Starting Wednesday, Aug. 13, 1:00 p.m.
WOMEN BEGINNERS AND ADVANCED
SWIMMING CLASSES
EVENING BEGINNERS'
CLASS
Tuesdays 7:30 p.m.
Classes are open to non-members of the YMCA. Register
NOW by Calling 2-6259.. Classes .will be limited to 20..
Stevenson's
adviser on French, economic af
fairs and served, in ; Washington
and Paris. "'i -; .
Lived in Oregon ' f-
He was born in Rock Valley,
Iowa, in 1903, educated in paro
chial and public schools there
until 1913 when his family
moved to Hood River, Ore
where his' schooling continued.
His family returned to a farm
near Eagle River, Iowa, and
Mitchel entered Creighton Uni
versity at Omaha. He won his
law degree at Georgetown Uni
versity in- Washington. ,v
Mitchell's wife is the former
Evelyn Josephine Miller, alio an
Iowan from Waterloo.. They have
mree sons to match Stevenson s:
aiepnen, zu; micnaei, its, and
John,-16. ;
Mitchell's predecessor,. Frank
E". McKirmey, said he felt that
his "mission has-been complet
ed -and. he was ready to step
down."
- McKmney, now vacationing
in Colorado Springs, Colo., said
he planned to confer with Ste
venson and party aides in
Springfield Sunday.
Autopsy Ordered in
Porllander's Death
" Tacoma (U.R) An autopsy
was ordered in the death of Ann
R. Smith, 56, of Portland, who
was dead on arrival at the Pierce
County hospital where she was
rushed Saturday after choking
on a clam.
Deputy. Sheriff James' Smith,
who look her to the hospital, said
Mrs. Smith had been staying at
the Ed McCoolum place on Clear
Lake and had choked early Sat
urday while eating steamed
clams.
An autopsy will be performed
to determine if the woman
strangled on the clam? or suf
fered a heart attack while chok
ing. .'
Springfield Woman
Mother of Triplets
Eugene U.R) Triplets born
to Mr. and " Mrs. Stillman O.
Daniels of Springfield, . Ore.,
were "doing fine" in Sacred
Heart General hospital here Sat
urday. ' .
The trio, all boys and named
Joseph, James, and John;' re
mained in incubators following
their births on Thursday at a to
tal weight of 14 pounds.
The 26-year-rold mother and
the father, a logging truck driver
for the Swalley Logging com
pany, have four other; children,
two boys and two girls.
The triplets were, the, first de
livered at the hospital in several
years. - . . ..
Women have keener sight and
hearing than men. ,
ELATED Stuart Symington ex
citedly waves note pad in his St.-
Louis headquarters as he receives
late returns assuring him of the'
Missouri Democratic senatorial
nomination. His opponent was in-1
dorsed by President Truman.
ADVANCED
. CLASS .
.Tuesdays 8:30 p.m.
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POOL
Sunday, August 10. 18S2
Parker Interests
Sell Big Theater
Portland (U.R) Mrs. J. J.
Parker, president, Saturday an
nounced sale of J. J. Parker
Theaters' half interest in Port
land's Mayfair theater for S500,-
000 to the Evergreen State
Amusement Company, which be
comes sole owner.
The Evergreen State Corpora
tion is headed by Frank'L. New
man, Sr., Portland.
The Parker firm will retain
ownership of the Broadway,
United Artists and Guild . the
aters in Portland; the Liberty,
Kiviera and Viking theaters in
Astoria, and the United Artists
theater in Pendleton.
The Mayfair was built origin
ally as a legitimate stage show
house and Newman said plan
call for booking a greater num
ber of original stage productions
and musicals.
Oil Traces Found
n West Washington
Chehalis (U.R) Traces of
gasrhave. been discovered in the
oihwell being drilled nine miles
northwest of here, it was report
ed Saturday.
It was the second attempt to
reach oil here. The drilling has
been in 'progress several months.
I. W? 'Lowe, drill rig owner.
expressed .-confidence that oil
would be -struck within a short
time. The' gas appeared in mud
brought up from a depth of 2950
feet. Lowe 'intends to run a drill
stem test "to determine what I
quantities of gas. are present. .
There are more bones in a
baby's body than in an adult's.
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