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TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE WILT OLD CURTAIN SHOWS 7MEDF0RD IN'Ifl57" The drop, curtain shown above artist's conception of Medfdrd two yeara -from- was found hanging hi the fly loft of thj Craterian theater last week during prep- . .future at the time it was painted. .It will be on arations for .the installation of a big new screen. -Many of the names painted on ."Vera Cru?," the first. Cinemascope-production f It as advertising are recognizable as firms IhJbusiness today. .The picture is an at the Crateriah. :. : : ; . HY-r -i-iii Oi in Lists 0 ? An old drop curtain, believed i to have been painted . about . 28 or 30 years ago was discovered . last week in the ,fly loft of the Crateriah' theater. It bears, the : advertising of a humber;bf Bed ford firms of that periodinany of them still in business here. The painted drop was found during preliminary work on a remodeling and renovation of . the new sound" eqmpmeht. v"v f Medford inl957--5 'j ? .The canvas curinf bears; the artist's conception; of what Med lord would look like m 1957, now only two years away, and is .a vision which has -not yet come true, with skyscrapers pre - dominating ; in the - downtown cene. l..:-T;v.; , Bob Corbin, manager of,, the OregonrCalif orrua . X heaters, happened by as workment were taking down all the old drops, under orders to destroy them. He was so taken with the paint ing that he immediately called the stores advertised on ; the drop which are still in business. The curtain will be shown to theater; audiences When the theater opens with" its first Cme mascope motion- picture. "Vesa Crux"-Slated : The' first ? attraction will be-i Vera; Cruz,t starring Burt Lan? A 1 . ' ; caster and Gary Cooper, Corbin announced.: fps - v.fr.?:.; ' Actual age of tne curtaiii is not known, but it is estimated to be: about 30 years. It was the custom at the time ,for adver-j tisers to rent advertising space on a curtain but this went out of style witht the advent of $he depression ih":i929. ' Rush at ,Baker (U.R) - Residents of this easterns-Oregon city were anticipating a second - 'uranium - rush,'.' after 'Friday's "announce- - ment ' of a possible uranium strike close by. . ' - . ; " Four prospectors recorded two .uranium mining claims vand staked out two more Friday. -iU . Noble J. Knight of South, Ba ker showed samples of radioae tive ore whichs h qw e dh e familiar yellow stams" ol urani um. The samples gave:-strong geiger counter and "scintillator readings. " D J M J 'J Y I Knight said the samples were from a vein maflat area under overburden, and would have been difficult to-detectvfrpm -the air. Samples have been sent to the Atomic Energy Commission ' fort ana2ysis4:t ft ' 4"4f 'The first uranium rush was started , several, months ago in the - same 4 general area' af let $ a group of Los Angeles business men filed . extensive m in.ing claims. - -- - s . 1 s '4 d Prop Expected 33 JET 1 Dufin1954; Truck 1st One; ?htmdred ; and'sixty ' nine different t'y p'e of 0 criminal cases, rangmg ;fromvwilfulj de struction jpf a street lamp Xo. sec and degree murder, were filed in Jackson- county's district 1 court last year. ir':- , Altogether 3,155 cases: were filed-V Truck; -overloads i topped the list with.528. Others well up the list were'; failure ;to 'stop ;at stop' sign, 283; -violation of basic rule,' 177; bverwidth loads, 157, and no motor vehicle license or failure, to. display license ,- tabs,- These were the "common cases, but dbwn at the bottom- of the list,were- some; rather unusual charges. ' Tv i-"' Unusual :Caas , , s; 5 GZL ii For example, there was wilful destruction of a street lamp, 2; defrauding . an innkeeper, 1; drivihg whileiri the- embrace 'of another 2; foul' hooking "game fish, 1; spreading a . communi cable v disease; sl," and Using pro fane language near or upon a public highway, 1. . --'TiTore C than' -? half the 4 casesT amounting to about 54.3 per cent of the total; involved" liquor1 or highway- lawCviolatibnst ? ' , " Leading , this list was failure to stop at stop-sign;'283and vio lation of-basic rule, 177 Others mcluded driving 'while hitoxical; ed;44Tidrunk.ontlpublic f high way, pr drunk in public place, 89; illegal 'possession' of intoxicating liqiior, 87;: 'furnishing-, Kquortto a minor, 10; furnishing liquor to. an taterdlc ;personir Driving Offasses t''.v Reckless driving,, 39; passing with' insufficient clear aheevor Xision. 48; failure to operate, on proper side of' highway, 51 fail ure to yield right of way to pe destrians or cars, : 31; v truck speeding,. 9; passing school " bus while unloading children, . 4; driving while operator's license suspended or r revoked Y I l i ijrmne. wnue m1 the embrace of, another, 2; : failure to" obey highway traffic signs, 9; followr Wg rtdb.clbse, 262 failure'- to sig nal, 12; improper left turn; ;1; oriving wrong way on one. yjay street, 1; passing" oh the right, !; racing.on.apublic' highways 1; posting ' signs within limits ; of pj.bUc,highwaxl4jfaUure,4oure-. main at scene of accdent, 3. : ' Licming Off east ? ;?"t-:'T Z No operatbr's; license'9l hb chauffeur's license, 11; no motor I vehicle, license. orfaUure.Jojiiar play license tans, 138; only one license " plate,- 19; void foreign motor "vehicle . Mceftse,16;'.inf proper license, i; Switched li cense, 31; concealed plates; 2; no trailer license, 6; improper use of dealer's plates, 4. ' " Altering operator's license, i; permitting "unlicensed minor to operate vehicle, 8; ; failure to comply with regulations on operator' license,,!; failure lo Toot . .- - Sunday,- January 30, 1955 t CATS ' 3l . 'i, VI tsH-'x-H SEES transfer title, 16; depositing in jurious or 'burning material on public' highway," 5; using vehicle without permission," I; parking in prohibited area, 3.-'K :. Parking on paved : portion of highway, 5; no registration, card, 25; inadequate muffler, 91; - de fective brakes, 35; inadequate emergency brake, 45; defective lighting equipment or clearance lights, .52; operating ' without lights,.?; no taU Ught, 33, ' ?:: Failure to dim headlights,;. 9; improper -use of spotlight,-1; tno red ' light 'or flag on extended load, 10; four in driver's seat 6; defective horn, 18; fillegal horn, 1; inadequate fenders, 1, -and no rear view mirror, 1. ' -' Truck or Load Violations r Approximately 31.9 per cent, or almost one 'third of the total number of : cases filed, resulted from, infractions V- involving trucks and loads. ' ' In addition to overloads and overwidth loads, these included overheight load, 98; overlength load, 53; no oversize permit, 33; no log hauling permit and haul ing during prohibited hours, 14; exceeding declared weight, 5; no declared weight receipt, 2; leak ing 'and; sifting Uoad, 12; over hanging 'load,'' 6; - refusal -.to weigh 3; no safety chains, 8; in sufficient binders, 22; exceeding special permit, 2; no mud flaps or, splash apron 33; no PUC per mit, -30; 110 flags or flare, I, and operating motor vehicle without pneumatic tires, 1. s .: Few Forest Complaints 'Vk Forest law,, violations were ccmparatively' . f ew,v numbering only -20..,They were, operating logging - equipment; without a permit, 7; operating forest prod ucts truck -on ,f ores t roads with out required fire equipment, -1; failure to maintain fire fighting equipment on forest site, 2; fail ure to provide fire extinguishing equipment at logging operations, 1;, failure jto extinguish a fire,' 1; burning without a permit, 4, and wilfully anil 'maliciously setting fire to forest lands,;2. . '. Twenty four different types of game cases : were filed. Leading the "- list ; was "an angler's license or 1 improper - angler's license, .with;17, cases. Second was hunt mg during prohibited hours, 10 ?ases.-fr?;ur:- ': - Other Game Violations . ' .pther game law violation caseswere- spotlighting deer, -4; hunting deer during closed sea son, 1;, hunting with prohibited methods," 2; hunting without" a license; 4; possession, of untagged venison, 5; failure, to tag venl-son,.5-borrowing.deer tag, -1; shooting from 'public highway, 7;'killihg'deer during closed season,- 7; . , illegal .possession of parts- of carcass of deer, 3; ho trapper's license, JL. exceeding bag limit of dark geese, !; pos session of valley quail during closed season,;' 1; possession at silver grey squirrel during clos ed season, possession of pheas ant during closed season, 1; pos session of salmon during closed GALLEY 2-Feature pg-i3,155 season, 1; angling during closed season. 3; angling in closed area, 1 ; angling with prohibited meth ods, 3; foul hooking game fish, T X 'J x i . UflfJY MED. CRIMES 1; exceeding -daily bag limit on trout, 2; and false application for angler's' license j5 V AnimaL,trespass and livesfbck cases -filed ; in district ' court - in cluded failure to procure dog li cense, 2;-. cruelty - to animals, 2; unlawful entry , on. land, 1; tres pass to real property, 5; larceny of; liyestoqk, '7;. accessory "after the fact of the crime of larceny of livestock; ; keeping dog with knowledge it has .injured live stpck', 1, : and ! allpwingf 'bull ,to range.-at large,!;-. r :?:v:-v Serious Crimes'. -'4 x?$M& More - serious; cases , included second. degree murder, 1 ; ; threat ening commission of a felony, 4; assault and robbery while armed with a ; dangerous; weapon, 2; as sault with, a dangerous 'weapon 4;' robbery "while not. armed with a dangerous weapon,' .2;, posses sion of a , concealed weapon, 4; unlawful possession of a weapon, 4; possession of a stolen4 vehicle, 10; robbery; 2VJ ; ' ' ; ';, : Aiding in escape from ah. of ficer, 1; escape while under ar: rest, 1 non-support, . 23; desert ing and- abandoning, 3 defraud ing ;'; ah - innkeeper, 1; " fugitive from justice, 19; burglary hot in a. dwelling," 13; burglary, 6; larceny; 2; larceny by bailee, 13; larceny from a store or building, 5; larceny from a motor vehicle, 3.. Z i-ri. .S.l: ... ir : Entering a motor vehicle with intent to steal, 1; concealing stol en property,- 4- receiving stolen property,K2; . larceny:. by.. em bezzlement,!; grand larceny,,21; petty larceny, 37; contributing to the delinquency of a minor or minors, 13;t rape; 2;' sodomy, 2rfx1r)rt-'3ere7irsoii,-( l;vinalki ous destruction ; of personal prop TTr. MOD Llystery ;A new clue and another prize were added totheMarch of Dimes Mystery' Man contest last night when he was again: not identified.' SZ I The new . clue -is: Something about a tree reminds,-one -of my business. The - new prize-.is 7tW6 cWckett"dtiimeiVfrbmy Casa.;". ';: -v;t; ?: . i ;Other:'cIues iare: Heca'me- to Medford' in1928 and left the valley only to serve in the navy inl World War JI. !t might be iiaid Tm a corny character iIn a way,' I never, move." "' ' " I Other ; prizes are;:aquart tof milk for v each member of .the family for 30 days from the Milk Producers League and" a gown from Pick's AoDareL , I Bob Smith, county March of test will end Monday night when telephone- calls . will be -mde bver. station .KYJC until it he Mystery Man-is identified: I Tonight's call will be -made over.station KMED at5:l5 'pxet I .Persoiis-desixing -tonter -the contests may send their .-name, address and telephone number ta March of Dimes Mystery Man Contest,' PO Bex r531r Medford. A '-couponfor 'convenience '"of f ' A 1 1 now or about 30 years in the display during the showings of to be shown on the new screen .yy;- erty,- 4; malicious injury to prop erty lay 'explosives,' 4; .injuring personal property, l.'.:; '.';;" .;. ' Obtaining money by false pre tenses, 22; obtaining prpperty .by false pretenses,'; 1; uttering'' and publishing; a forged - instrument, 17; - ialtering a check,4 1;; forgery; 2; ' disorderly- conduct,' . 19, and assault andbattery,' 10:;; ;.,:''" -.V Miscellaneous Offenses ' 1 Other miscellaneous ; I cases filed included sale of misbrand- ed 'food,1 2; sale of adulterated food, ; 1';'' selling milk without a dealer's ' license,' !;' spreading ; a communicable -disease,' 1;' prac tice'of dentistry1 without, a li cense, !; engaging in business as sP real estate broker without ;a license,-2; disturbance" ' of :-i the public, 2; vagrancy; 11; dumping debris, ; 14; - using profane lan guage- nearor upon a puouc highway, 1; WtchhikWg; or soli citing a ride, 6; violation of cur few law, 6,' and willful destruc tion of a street lamp, 2; ,;'J V " :' In addition , to1 the : criminal cases, "956' civil'- cases ' and; 161 small claims cases 'were' filed in district court?-'A total of $17, 093:46 on - civil and small claims money i was'; handled,' ; and ; bail handled for district court " arid other courts'' a in o u n t e d to $26,386. r ':'i-' ' ..z.;"' ":iv" $78,634 Taken" In-'--v W-. : -yA total of $73,634.25 was takr en -in - by : jthe'coinrti lyFmes amounting ' to '$38,615' went 'to the county treasurer, arid - fines tolallingi $23,196.50 were turn ed over to the state treasurer;- Other fundsTgoing to the coun ty treasurer were' $13,304 in court i costs;; $3,357 in civil s fees', and ' $161 in small - claim 1 fees, giving : the county a - total ; of $55,4375. r- 1 Man Contest p POLIO'S MYSTERY MAN ' Smnethiag ABoui those desiring to enter the con test appears, pn page 11. - Approximately 70 -per-cent of ihe :.salt produced .in. the 'San Francisco Bayv area., is., sold as crude -salt - for -industrial -pur- -poiesv 11 ' E i'i' J I it 1 ; I 1 ASIA i .t it tit V - " -I TAKES SPECIAL TRAINING Young Doug- las Daniels (center above), who has a serious. visual . handicap, is being prepared' - for ad- ' missian to . the ' state - school for - the blind in -Salem when he becomes old enough. He is at i tending a nursery school on King's highway, run by Mrs. Floyd Mode (shown in picture) and Mrs. James Edge. The training he is re- - . Visual Handicaps Many in This Area; Work is Described Work . of the Red Cross Grey " 4 . Ladies? with blind . and visually handicapped people in Jackson county "was reviewed: last'week, as the Hi annual ' Braille 'tourna ment, sponsored " to raise, funds for the work, neared. -The . tournament will' be held next Saturday. Mrs. George Goodrich, chair man of the v Grey Ladies, said that help and service to the visu ally handicapped is one- of 'her group s more important projects, It is hoped to establish some way to find employment for the phy sically able - butvisually handir capped people in the county. Mrs. Goodrich and Mrs Chris Zirik, who is a volunteer worker with the Oregon State. Commis sion for the Blind,5 work together here toward the i rehabilitation of. those thus afflicted. ;vi . i l eoanal' Established. . h ?The Jacksonf-.County '., Blind council was established ;withvthe proceeds of, last- year's Braille tournament.' The, event is ; spon sored by .. the. " thr6e: -duplicate bridge eitibs , of the county, arid the entire proceeds gp . for this purpose; ;: The . cbunCil.' among its other projects,, furnishes -a meeting ' place for those with visual N handicaps,', where -.they can discuss, together; their physi cal .and psychological 'problenis, and ways of coping with them. ; . The percentage of people "with eye troubles', is ; rising, ; aepdrd ing to Mrs. ; Zink. ' This, is true all over the nation, she said,' and it has become necessary 'to . find effective iriethods of rehabili-r tatirig those with such handicaps if these people are "to be kept in the' ranks of productive1 citizens'. Many Handicap? y?? In Jackson county; ' it : is esti mated that 1 there are - about 125 adults with- visual - handicapsi Amone 1 bre-schbol' children -lo cal 'eye- doctors. estimate ! there are as many as a dozen who are so - visually handicapped ' that they will not be able to- attend regular; schools.! A few 'of these may'inever see-'- at alL" most r. of them suffering from an. eye ail ment not uncommon in prema rure children, i - . Tangible ; needs .- of those; with serious .--eye----. trouble '. include white ' canes, talking,,: books, Braille typewriters, ruled paper; and so on, Mrs. Zink- explained. But ;in addition, there is much need ujf psychological, counsel ing, .particularly -in the ,cases of the newly-blind. . N s - ' Helptd Girl 'See' 1 "Recently," she went on, "we had a smalL girl who lost her sight through an accident,' It was part ' of my ; job to talk . to her in the hospital. eyen before she -knew she was blinded, and to " try; to ' preparew"her'for- her loss ?of vision. I took statuettes and t various' commonplace ob jects for her 4o handle-to try to helpf her ?tosee with ler finr gers. Generally those who have been handicapped from child hood have made satisfactory ad justments to their condition, but those who lose - their sight later in "life present more of a prob lem otadjustment, as one might expect," she said " Mrs. JSink cited the case of n. adult who is losing her, sight,. and is trying to prepare herself by learning to do handicraft, such 'as knitting and crocheting, perfectly and without using her eyes. She still has enough vision left to correct her mistakes NMd Kelp Mrs; Zink ataC told of work with a small boy, now going, to nursery .: school, who - will soon be able to enter the state school . ceiving will assist him; in learning ' the skills necessary for furthe? training later on.- Other: -.youngsters at the school get along . well with.' the visually ; hahdi&ipped youngster. ' In ; the , picture are Deanna Ross (left) and Paula Min . ear (right). A description of some of the work -i done in the county oh behalf of those with' visual handicaps is given in the accompanying article. r(Photo by Zenda Sanders.X' for the. blind in Salerii, because of early training. -."It takes so much more work and effort for these children to maintain their proper school level that it does seem right that they get a bit of help from someone who is train ed to give it,"-.she said. : ' ;. Talking books ( are . a . great comfort to the people the group works with, Mrs. Zink reported," "particularly the Bible to older people.. .We : are. .fortunate,:..in being able to have some-records of : old .hymns and other.:favor- ites taped here at radio- station KYJC," " she said,:;and John Duffy will make records rfrbm the tapes, and. "the records iWill be distributed through the -pub lic library. , Jobs Graatest Need V. --f " r But the crying need, she went on, is for employment Some of these people ajre physically able to work, and are soeager te do so . that it seems a shame to make "second 'class .-citizens':4 ut ; of them because of .their handicap, Mrs, 'Zink',stated. - -Factories and - businesses t in the "0 larger" " 'cities - have tried using , blind personnel, and 1 she said these firms are so erithusi- Doreen ; Bohnert, 19, Central Point; received the : Governor Shell ; achievement 'cup for; girls at the state . 4-H club leaders' an nual ' banquet; Jan.; 26 at Oregon State college.; .' --':j Y -7 7 '. -The awards isone; of four ma jor trophies given each year to outstanding 4-H ;.club ' members of :Oregdni-X'-:.0.s k&&"- Among her earlier accomplish ments was a national 4-H award 'i I r f DOREEN BOHKEUT v Wins Coveted 4-H Award - - in the -meat animal project She earned a i tripto .the ; National 4-H Club congress in-' 1933 for her livestock work, and then be came ' one ox six m me nauon to receive a $300 college scholar ship as a national winner. Miss Bohnert also ' -earned a -$350 Standard Oil1 scholarship. Many Projects a i-n ciutr memDer- since 1945, she has carried projects in beef ant? swine, in addition to several in home economies. ' . AHer first 4-H championship wa on a steer. Since then her beef cows have been junior or senior and grand champion for six yeart, and two years topped all eight classes she showed in at the county , fair..? 1 Her " stock placed high at state fairitoo. She had two grand; champion; cows, first in production and twice won young breeder's herdf W- With her sewing, she won grand champion - trophy in the county style review, twice. , For three ccajttvertarrs ceived the trophy for outstand if M I " l ;i V y ).-. s-.i ., .- . v.;;.? ')'' , astic about the -wbrkers'v effi ciency and; conscientiousness -that they are eager to hire as many others with visual handi caps as possible. ; ; " V. ; .v , " "We ; do hope- to' find soma work " here in Jackson - county that they could be trained' to do,''she said. , "If we .could get the - opportunities, the . Comxnis sion for the Blind ..could trahi them in a short time. Although they do now send down a hand icraft trainer, they also have aU sorts, of other training avsilabl for those who need It ; " Asks; Cooperation , r ' i. T-Vl hope that; the people of Jackson county realize the im portance of the work we are do ing, and will .cooperate with ui in our search for suitable job for ; our people. A wan really has a right to work, I think, ' if he can and wants to," she con eluded. :"rrr-., tT Tickets for fhe Braille tourna ment can be purchased by call ing Mrs. Al Gilhausen, at 3-2825; or by contacting any -member of ; the duplicate bridge clubs. The tournament will be:; at Camp White' at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. ing cooking club member. A junior 4-H club leader, Miss Bohnert; - was president of the Jackson county'4-H coimdL Sbk is how a student at Oregon State coUege.7. "-?; . ' . . ' '--f : A - Jackson county 4-H leaders as sociation was recognizedras one of the top' leaders groups in thi state. It received honorable mention for the leaders trophy; which went to Benton county; Other runners-up were Lake and' Deschutes counties. " . sfioii Set 0 y - Forest - conservation plans tat three Rogue Soil : Conservation district members have pen set up, according to Clem A$ disf trtechcian Included is timberland onithe farms of C W. Jensen and FJUis Steihl, Rogue; River; and Carl Mason Wagner Creek. Works On Plans - ; ' ;f BUI ; Sauerwein, Soil Confer vation service forester far west ern Oregon,: has been in the dis trict for the past week working oh the planning, Ault continued. - It is tentatively - r!---1 .t OA8ify4JMuar4af Atheic; 1 i as certified tree farms, thrtec nician ssid. If they qualy, they", wiU be the first .certified ,trea" farms; in the Rogue district.' r. .To Inspect Area - - " ' Itis anticipated that tUrCr Glascock, district forester fat the Industrial Forestry azsoci; tion and; Dale Prentiss, distri forester, for Western Pine Fcsw estry association, : wiU visit tt: area to inspectthe land invdve J and recommend for certificatica.; . Ault pointed o u t that, al though' most .of the timber t volved is second growth, a car-, ful survey has indicated that it: trees ' have . considerable valci, for minor .harvest or cleant? cuttingsBesides vakie fronvcuV ting, proper management prt tices . contribute to? the ' area's flood control and watershed pr? Uoii,e4ofScialviE'?ed. :..;-, v-,.----.,.-. , ' ,m i - i jLeactf8 petrels mtlz feel 3 far as 100 miles off the Hxi 3 shore, never come to -Uri? c ceDfto nest They avcii't meialaedte- r5-.--- . animals. ' J
