FOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, NoYoraber 21, 1934
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Many Older County
Spans Replaced;
Locations Varied
County, Forest, State
Share Building Costs
By the time construction pro
jects started this year are com
plete, the county will have 27
new bridges, costing close to
'half a million dollars, according
to figures prepared by County
Engineer Paul Rynning and
Rogue River National forest of
ficials. The new bridges, many of
. them already completed, are lo
cated throughout the county,
Most of them replace older spans
which time and increased traf
fic have made obsolete.
Most By County .
Twenty -two of the new
bridges were built completely,
or in part with Jackson county
funds. Three of them were built
by the forest .service, and two
by a private timber operator un
der terms of a forest service tim
ber sales contract.
Fifteen of the new county-
built bridges were constructed
out of concrete, with county
funds. Two of them are made
of steel taken from another coun
ty bridge which was dismantled
and replaced some time ago. One
is .made of creosoted wood, and
five are being built of concrete,
with federal and state aid.
Probably the most impressive
of the 27 new bridges, and the
one costing county taxpayers the
largest amount of money, is the
steel span over Butte creek on
Cobleigh rd., north . of Butte
Falls. ' - '. ' ' r .
Replaces Covered Bridge' ' '
Costing approximately $55,
000,. this bridge replaces an old,
somewhat decrepit, covered
bridge, about two or three miles
east of the Butte Falls highway.
' In addition to the new bridge,
the road wast of the span has
been relocated and straightened.
The new bridge goes high over
Butte creek, while the old span,
which has been left for private
use upstream about half a mile,
cleared the water by only, a few
feet. . . , ,
Steel for the bridge came from
the old Bybee bridge, across the
Rogue river northeast of Med
f ord. "When the old Bybee bridge
was replaced by a modern span.
the steel was salvaged. One half
of the old Bybee bridge went
into uie Cobleigh rd. bridge,
while the other half is utilized
in a new bridge built over Trail
creek this year at a cost of $i4,
150. As Rynning points out, the
county would not have been able
to afford steel bridges of the
quality of those now crossing
utte creek and Trail creek, if
if had not been for the salvaged
Jteel from Bybee bridge.
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UPTON ROAD BRIDGE Upton' road bridge, shown above, was
opened" to traffic about a month ago after being constructed this
year at a cost of $52,439. The new span replaces an old wooden
bridge which had become outmoded because of increased traffic
and age. The new bridge is located northeast of Central Point.
bridge at the present time is that
it removes what had been a ter
rific hazard for logging trucks
coming out of the area north and
east of Butte creek. The county
engineer estimates that several
million board feet of timber will
be brought over the new bridge
in coming years. .
Despite the beauty of the new
Cobleigh rd. span, many Jackson
county oldtimers may have, a
little . regret for the passing of
Portland Man Held
In Washington on
Chehalis", Wash. (U.R) A
young Portland, Ore., man was
being held by sheriff's officers
here Saturday after he admitted
to deputies he raped one woman
and attempted to rape another
after forcing them at gunpoint
to disrobe.
Merlin C. .Long, 21, admitted
in a signed statement after his
capture here two hours after the
assaults Friday that he forced
the women to take off ; their
clothes in a brushy area near Mc
Cleary, 40 miles northwest of
here.
Radio Pick-Up Order
The tall, slender youth was
arrested on a radio pick-up order
broadcast by authorities in Mc
Cleary. ;
The youth said he picked tip
the two women, one about 35
and the other somewhat younger,
while he' was having his car
gassed at a Portland service sta
tion. He said he told them he
was driving to Bremerton. The
women accepted a ride, he said.
Bought Ammunition ;
Driving north, Long said he
stopped here to buy some shells
for his .32 caliber pistol, which
deputies said they found in the
glove compartment of Long's
car. Then he drove to McCleary.
Near the small, lumber town,
he ordered the women at gun
point to get out of the car and
disrobe. He tied their hands be
hind their back. Long said when
he left, the women still were
nude, their hands still tied. How
ever, he left his jackknife and it
was with that the women cut
themselves loose.
Deputies said the women
dressed and went for help, giving
a description of Long's car to
deputies in McCleary. '
Oregon's Employment
Keeps on Even Keel
Salem (U.R) Food processing,
construction and trade declined
seasonally last month, but gains
in lumber and logging, and gov
ernmental activities, kept - em
ployment on a fairly even keel
in most - parts of Oregon, the
State Unemployment Compensa
tion Commission said Saturday.
t Non-farm jobs were estimated
at 471,700 compared with 483,
000 a month before and 475,100
a year ago. .
Two Rap
Charges
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the old covered bridge it re
places. Only 10 of the pictures
que covered spans are left in the
county and several of them are
due to be replaced in the next
few years.
The most expensive of the 27
new bridges is Hilton bridge,
over Bear creek, on Table Rock
rd. The concrete span, costing
$61,500, is constructed with fed
eral and state aid. This means
that the county and state each
'Caveman' Denies Slayings
Of Five Los Angeles People
Los Angeles '(U.R) A23, spotted Perovich last Sun-
swarthy man, who dwelled in
caves like an animal and carried
a pistol, denied Saturday he was
a hunter of humans who stalked
and killed five persons without
any apparent motive.
Gaunt, unshaven and ragged
Millan Perovich, 33, was booked
on suspicion of murder Friday
after. police flushed him out of
his hiding place in the Griffith
Park hills after a 'week-long
search. ',
A young couple, Ruth Burn
ette, 19, and John L. Orendorff,
Appeal Planned in
Case of Lieutenant
Convicted by Army
Augusta, Ga. (U.R) An ap
peal to the Pentagon or possibly
to the secretary of the Army was
planned Saturday for a lieu
tenant convicted and sentenced
for mistreating his troops.
The conviction of 2nd Lt.
Charles C. Anderson -by a gen
eral court martial Friday was
subject to automatic review but
his counsel, Maj. William B.
Came, said he would petition
to highest authority if necessary.
To Be Dismissed
Anderson, who Insisted
"rough" disciplinary methods
were necessary to "shape up" an
'unruly company of trainees in
the short time allowed, was sen
tenced "to be dismissed from
service and to forfeit all pay and
allowance.".
' The 10-nian court found An
derson guilty of six counts of
maltreating his men, four of con
duct unbecoming an officer and
one of conduct prejudicial to
good order. He was acquitted of
six other counts.
Not Imprisoned
While he was spared the pos
sible year of imprisonment for
each count of guilt, the sentence
amounted virtually to a dishon
orable discharge for the 24-year-old
veteran of Korean battle.
Anderson was the second of
ficer in modern U.S. military his
tory to be convicted of abusing
his men. Carne said Anderson's
case was "unique" in that it in
volved "over aggressiveness in
training.". --
"Most other cases involve
prosecution for lack of aggres
siveness," Carne said.
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SMOOTHING CONCRETE Minshall Construction company crew
men are shown above as they smooth cement on the floor of a
new bridge spanning Evans creek. The bridge is one of two
built at a cost of $23,375.
put up 20 per cent of the cost,
while the federal government
puts up the remaining 60 per
cent.
Across Applegate
Another large concrete bridge,
this one costing $5l,ll5, is being
built in Jackson county with
state and federal aid. Known
as Camerou bridge, it will cross
the Applegate river about mid
way between Ruch and McKee
bridge.
Work on Cameron bridge ' is
being rushed to get as much of
the project as possible completed
before high water on the Apple
gate. . This concrete bridge is
built on a wide, sweeping curve,
and plans call for relocating a
short section of the highway on
day drinking from a bottle of
vodka as he slouched on the
side of a hill in Elysian Park.
Watched Through Brush
The couple said Perovich was
"such a wierd looking charac
ter" they peered, at him through
some brush until, they heard a
shot, and then ran away.
Four more shots sounded as
they hurried .downhill, the
couple said, and the man came
lunging down the incline as if
after them, a pistol in hand. -
Police officer Jack Klepper,
summoned by the couple, seized
Perovich, but while Klepper was
Questioning the suspect, Pero
vich broke loose and escaped
into the brush.
Gun Seized
Klepper, however, had Perb
vich's ,22-caliber pistol and his
wallet containing identification.
Police records showed Perovich
had been arrested previously
for carrying concealed weapons
and once had been committed
to the state hospital at Cama
illo, Calif., as an alcoholic.
Police said the sniper suspect
had been living like an animal
in caves, under bridges and be
hind bushes.
, The five murder victims in
the mountainous areas to the
north and northwest of Los An
geles since 1952 were Fred C.
Bayha, 34, Van Nuys; Gaston
Valcburt, . 40, Hollywood actor;
Albino Avila, 55, Los Angeles;
and two transients, Sherman
Coughran and Gordie L. Janoe,
both 35.
DOWN AND UP
Portland, Me. (U.R) They
talk about "compensating hurri
canes" along Higgins Beach. Res
idents say Hurricane Carol
knocked over a tree near the
beach and that Hurricane Edna,
11 days later, blew it erect again.
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the west side of the river to elim
inate a sharp kink in the road.
Cameron bridge, like Hilton
bridge, will replace an old creo
soted wood bridge which has
outlived its usefulness.
Three other bridges, all c
them over Thompson creek on
Thompson Creek rd., have been
built this year with state-federal
aid.. Costing a total of $54,
000, they are located southwest
of Applegate.
Largest County Span
Largest of the spans being
built with only county, funds is
northeast of Central Point. Cost
ing a total of $52,439, it was
opened to traffic about a month
ago. The contractor was Cen
tral Heating company. -
CONCERT SOLOIST Keith
Mirick, son of Medford ' Band
Director I. A. Mirick and a sen
ior at Willamette university, will
be guest soloist Dec. 5 at the
annual band benefit concert of
the Medford High school band
Tickets for the concert, which
will raise funds for the band's
trip to the Shrine East-West
game in San Francisco, are avail
able from any member of the
band or at the high school.
Young Mirick . is well - known
here for his trumpet work, and
has played at a number of uni
versity affairs. He worked at
the Rogue Valley Country club
as entertainer last summer.
Arson Suspected in '
Blaze at Lewiston
Lewiston, Ida. U.R) The
rainsoaked wooden grandstand
at the Lewiston. roundup
grounds burned to the ground
Friday night and" firemen sus
pected an arsonist was respon
sible. s
The fire was the sixth major
blaze here in the past six
months.
Damage was estimated at
more than $500,000.
at the
12 Noon to 8 p.m.
PHONE 2-6231
NEW BRIDGE OVER APPLEGATE Workmen are shown above
preparing the new Cameron bridge, over the Applegate river, for
concrete work. The new span, built on a wide, sweeping curve,
will cost $51,115, and will replace an old wooden bridge located
on a sharp curve. The new bridge is approximately midway be
tween Ruch and McKee bridge.
Upton bridge not only re
moves a traffic hazard created
by the - old creosoted wood
bridge, but also ends a stream
flow problem that plagued coun
ty road crews for many years.
The old bridge was so near, the
water, and had so many sup
ports, that it acted as a trap
for all drift wood coming down
Bear creek. The problem has
been removed by a higher bridge,
with fewer supports.
Three concrete box-culvert
type bridges have been con
structed over the Copco canal
and Red Blanket creek, in the
Prospect area, at a cost of $34,-
300, and five small concrete box
culverts j have been built over
Jackson creek and Griffin creek
at a cost of $32,310. Contractor
Claims by Jobless
Show Decrease as
Layoffs Ceasing
Washington U.R) New un
employment insurance claims de
clined last week, partly because
of a further drop in job layoffs
in some industries.
The Labor .'Department re
ported Friday night that a de
cline of 19,300 in new claims to
a total of 547,100 filed during
the week ended Nov. 13.
wampuuon uiTen
This total compares with 274",
000 new claims filed during the
same week a year ago and a 1954
low of 241,000 filed during the
week ended Oct. 2.
. The department also reported
that continuing unemployment
insurance claims declined by 56,
500 to total 1,389,500 during the
week ended Nov. 6. This com
pares to 962,900 such claims
filed during the corresponding
week a year ago. ' ;
The department said the de
cline in continuing claims result
ed from recalls of workers in
the automobile industry and ex
haustion of benefit rights by
still-unemployed persons as well
as a rescheduling of claimant re
porting because of the Veteran's
Day holiday. -.
The department said 35 states
reported decreases in new claims
and 21 reported decreases in
continuing1 claims. ' : : ' '
Uraninite, ; pitchblende and
caronotite are the more im
portant uranium minerals. '
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Brown's Cafe
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Kim's Restaurant
Top Notch Cafe
Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop ,
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for the Prospect area bridges
was H. Barnhart, while Lowe
and" Beeson built the Jackson
creek-Griffin creek spans. All
eight of the bridges are being
built with only county money.
Concrete bridges over Beaver
creek and Forest creek, tribu
taries to the Applegate river,
have been built by C. M. Patter
son at a cost of $28,780 in county
funds. Minshall Construction
company is contractor for two
bridges oyer Evans creek, built
for $23,375 in county money.
Concrete spans over Jackson
creek and Neil creek were built
at a cost of $15,340, and a creo
soted wood bridge has been built
over Foots creek at a cost of
$15,000.
Three bridges were built this
Portland Police
Have Busy Night
Portland (U.R) Portland
police Friday night had one of
their, busiest night in months.
They arrested at least 40 per
sons on a variety of charges,
most of them drunkenness.
A stabbing at First and Jef
ferson and numerous brawls and
street fights resulted in the ar
rests of several on after hours
charges. Others were held on
suspicion of robbery.
Friday night's arrests were
not part of a planned raid such
as that staged by police a week
ago.
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MEDFORD
Firemen's Annual Ball
SQUARE DANCE Camp Corral, Camp White
POPULAR Walker's Dreamland, Medford
THANKSGIVING NIGHT - NOV. 25
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Dinners Served from 6 p.m. Till 11:30 p.m.
Closed Tuesdays
For Reservations Call Central Point 122
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Holiday Inn Coffee Shop
Steak House Cafe
Maury's Corner
Eaton's Dinner House
Trailways Cafe
Hotel Medford
Lulu's Cafe
El Rogue Cafe
Red Streak Cafe
Rogue' Valley Country Club
year by the forest service with
federal funds, and two were built
by a private timber operator,
using his own funds, under terms
of a national forest timber sale
contract.
Largest of the bridges built
by the forest service is a $40,000
span over Rogue river at Wood
ruff meadows. Built of rein
forced concrete, it is 170 feet
long and 23 feet, or two lanes,
wide. - - ' ;
The -other two forest service
bridges, each costing about $10,
000,. are on Hutton rd. over El
liott creek, and on Buzzard Mine
rd. over Elk creek. - Both are
built of creosoted wood and con
crete foundations. ... ;
The two privately built
bridges, both of which are open
to the public, were constructed ,
by Steve Wilson. The largest,
which is 70 feet long by 14 feet
wide, is on Abbott Creek rd.
over Woodruff creek, and is
built of creosoted wood with'
creosoted wood piling.
The second, 55 feet long by
14 feet wide, is on Sunshine rd.
over Abbott creek, and is built'
of untreated wood on treated
piling.
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