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TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) WOMAN BUILDER Shown is Mrs. James Peacher, 53, of 2454 Delta Waters rd., who is building her own house on Springbrook rd. She has built two previously, utilizing only a few days a week. She hopes to have the pres Womtin Building ITDnnirdl '.Home Mrs. James Peacher, 2454 Delta Waters rd., has an un usual formula for women who think life begins at 50. The 53 - year - old woman "would rather do carpentry work than cook." And, this isn't the first time she's spent all her spare hours building a house. She has con structed two previously. Inci dentally, she has managed to raise her four children during the years. ' . She only spends about 2Vfc days each week working on her. present project, which is located on Springbrook at Roberts rds. She hopes to be done by fall, and will have worked in it two years next August. Her first two houses took about the same time and were also built on a part time basis. Raises Funds The energetic woman baby sits to earn building funds and also works in the annual pear harvest as a sorter, with lewage Ssposal IPireseimts Sotoms Klealtlii Gflazairdl Dun The people of Jackson county face "a serious health hazard and tough problem" in working out a sanitary sewage system, de clared Robert Hart, county sani tarian, to the Jackson County Public Health association last week Speaking on a . panel at the' erouD's meeting. Hart said that up to 95 per cent of the soil m Jackson county is unsuitable and unsafe for septic tank type of sewage disposal. Also, the prob lem has increased with rapid ex pansion in the fringe areas and with FHA and GI building loans being refused in many areas be . cause of inadequate sewage pro vision. Large Audience The meeting was attended by a large group of interested citi zens representing many areas of the county as well as civic oi ganizations. Purpose of the meet ing was to share information as to the seriousness of the sewage problem and to make plans for initial steps toward correction. . In addition to Hart, those ap pearing on the panel were Rob ert Duff, Medf ord city manager, Dr. A. E. Merkel, county health officer and Mrs. A. C. Uridel, chairman of the Association's sanitation committee. Miss Dor othy Huskey, health educator, was in charge of the discussion program. Study Outlined Mrs. Chester Guches, president of the association, outlined the health association's study to de termine the most pressing health problems in the county. Inade quate sewage disposal was found to be the most urgent. Hart displayed a map of the county showing the city of Med ford to be surrounded by many new housing developments with no provision for sewage disposal. He stated in many areas septic tank effluent is running into the streets, onto neighbor's property, is producing obnoxious odors and a health hazard, and is a source of contamination for water supplies. Declaring that many new large subdivisions during the past few years had intensified the situa ' tion, he stated there are now no laws which control it. The only control we now have is that pro vided for FHA and GI loan ap plications or an abatement for control of a public nuisance. In the former case, there is nothing to prevent the builder from obtaining financing from a private source, though at a high er interest rate, and going ahead with improper installations. An abatement is impractical, he stated, from the standpoint that there is .no solution in . many cases and since it often involves a. whole area. Hart stated in many subdivis ions improper installations of sewage, disposal units creating a health hazard have caused the remainder of the division to be unapproved for further loans, Some subdivisions might also be approved for a few homes but not for further development. When this happens, he said, the land becomes useless, hav MAIL TRIBUNE ent two-bedroom structure (above) done by next August, two years after she started it. Mrs. Peacher baby-sits and works in the local fruit industry to earn enough money for her building "hobby." the aid of wrecked material from an old house purchased for $400, she hopes to com plete her two-bedroom new one for a cost of a little over $1,000, excluding her own labor and help from her son-in-law, William Schroeder, who lives next to her new home. The new house will be 26 by 36 feet, including kitchen, utility room, living room, bath and two bedrooms. Mrs. Peacher had help from Schroe der on the framework, but made all her own doors, wood work and did the plaster work. She installed her own switch boxes, but had some help on the main line wiring. One of the major jobs to be completed is a fireplace. She intends to work in the fruit to earn enough money to install this. Cut Flooring Much frame and floor ma terial was used from the old house, with. Mrs. Peacher cut-' Jacksomi County, Speakers Say ing already been cut up and of no value for farming. Each pro posed subdivision should be thoroughly, analyzed before sub dividing, he stated. Much of the trouble Hart de clared to be lack of understand ing on the part of the builder where construction is completed before plans made for sewage, disposal. He emphasized that the county sanitarians are avail able for consultation on this and suggested that' anyone planning to build ask for such help by calling the health department in the courthouse. He also cited practices of some in construct ing below minimum units in order to reduce costs and urged buyers to check this. Duff, speaking in the absence of Vern Thorpe, who was unable to attend, ' stated " that the city of Medf ord has been aware of the problem for a number of years and has made an extensive study of it. He stated the city felt the fringe areas to actually be a part of the city life since it is the hub of business, social and school activities. "Of course, the city is also vitally interested from the stand point of health," he stated. He called attention to the fact that there are very few suit able building sites left within the city limits and with a pre dicted increase in population, the city needs room for expan sion. Anticipating this, the city acquired the large Camp White disposal unit and has made plans for further construction so it will be in a position to furnish facilities when called upon to do so, he stated. Only Service Left . - "Because the city is already supplying water and fire protec tion to, so many areas, sewage disposal is about the only service we nave leu to oner tor an nexation to help share the bur den in paying for such facilities, he stated. In discussing annexa tion to the city, Duff stated, he personally felt this to be the answer for certain areas, though it would not be . practical for others. - . Dr. Merkel stated the valley has had an almost unbelievable growth during the 17 years he has been here and estimated there are more than 9,000 people living within the. fringe areas. "I marvel that we have been getting along as well as we have without an epidemic," he stated. "However, it is an extremely dangerous situation and should a typhoid carrier happen to come into the valley, perhaps, from some other district, we could have an epidemic in no time. Epidemic in 1934 - Dr. Merkel cited the epidemic oi typnoia in is34 whicn re sulted in an expansion of the Medf ord water system to an out lying area. He also pointed out that . water contamination ac counts for many other diseases. The doctor reiterated that Jack son county soil, with many areas of hard pan, is just not suitable for sewage drainage which an area become heavily populated and the saturation point has Sunday February 20, 1SSS ting over 1,000 feet herself of flooring. All the walls of the house are insulated, with the ceil ing scheduled for the same treatment next spring. . A garage, 14 by 22 feet, is planned sometime in the future. She also finds time for other work too. She is active in the local chapter of the auxiliary of the Disabled American vet erans, and is a past command er. She is formerly from Port land and has lived here for eight years. , Her first husband died and she later married Peacher who who is a retired disabled vet erans. The couple lives on acres on Delta Waters rd. Mrs. Peacher, who built her 'first house 30 years ago this coming April,' commented on any future project thusly, "I don't know if I'll ever start another house, but if my health holds out, who knows." now been reached. Dr. Merkel pointed put that this is a state-wide problem with the large metropolitan centers such as Portland have a much' worse problem than here. He said steps are now underway, for some state legislation which may be presented at this session to provide controls. Possible Solution Mrs. Uridel listed the possible solutions which ,have come to the attention of , the sanitation committee. These include city annexation, county zoning in dividual sanitary districts, a met ropolitan or county district, state-wide legislation and small temporary disposal units which are now under experimentation by the state board of helath. City annexation, she stated, would only come if the people m a district asked to become a part of the city and school dis tricts would not necessarily have to be transferred. . '.Walter Sutherland,' former county sanitarian who retired re cently and who has given the matter considerable study, spoke for county zoning and stated if we had had county zonmg six or seven years ago : we would not now "be in the mess we're in." Other Speakers . Others, who expressed interest in finding solutions were Irving Allen, attorney for . the Table Rock district, Earl ' Yoakley of Four Corners, Mrs. Eva Seg gesenman of Shady Cove, Jimmy Dunlevy and Dr. C. D. Lemley of the Verde Hills district and Mrs. John Hensen of Lozier lane Conclusions drawn were that action would have to come from the people, not from the county or state officials. It was decided to form a committee, composed Medford Residents Ashland More than ) 260 members of Ashland Elks Lodge No. 944 a 1 1 e n d e d an "old timers" night last week when three living charter ; members were singled out for special rec ognition. : - They were .Thomas J. Fuson, Medford, and Barney Miller and Amos Nininger, both Ashland. Each of the , three gave brief talks. They were introduced by Henry Enders, chairman of the special event committee. ,. First in' Area".' ' " Enders told the members that Ashland was the first Elks lodge organization in - southern Ore gon, and that members of the local lodge took demits and be came charter members of the Lakeview, Medford, Klamath Falls and Grants Pass lodges.. Three persons were introdu ced by Enders who were origin al Ashland lodge members. They were - Earl Gaddis, Medford, Charles R. Miller, Klamath Falls, and Walter Newcomb, Grants Pass. Longtime Members . Membership pins were pre sented as follows: 50 years; Fu son, Nininger and Miller; 45 years, A. M. Dryud, . Walter Winston Foley Club Member Winston Foley, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Foley, route 1, box 325, Central Point, is the Jackson County 4-H club mem ber of the month for February. Winston is m his ninth year of 4-H club work and has car ried projects in swine, poultry, beef, bees, garden, fishing and crops. He has exhibited the re serve champion hog in 1950 and the grand champion market hog in 1952; at the county fair. His breeding stock brought him championships in '48 and '49 in swine. Received Championships In his poultry project he had both Indian Rivers and Reds and received championship in 1951 and '52 in market birds. Garden ing won him a championship in 1952 and in 1953 and '54 his ex hibit for bee keeping walked off . WINSTON FOLEY 4-H Member of Month with top honors at the fair. Winston exhibited at state fair three years. He placed first with a Berkshire Gilt in 1952 and second in showmanship and in 1953 had the grand champion bee exhibit for the state of Ore- of people from all parts of the county to go into the matter in more detail and to obtain further information on each of the sug gested solutions. Those present agreed It will be an. educational job in each community for those aware of the problem and more informa tion is needed. The central com. mittee is to obtain all informa tion possible to be presented to each community.. It was agreed,- too, that the solution may be expensive but that it' would, be far more ex pensive to neglect. 850 Chest X-Rays . During the business portion of the meeting Mrs. Jack Walk er, case finding chairman, stated 850 chest x-rays had been taken since opening of the Community hospital clinic each Wednesday afternoons from 3 to 6 p. m. Of the 850 taken at the "out-patient" clinic, 50 have been found to have enlarged hearts, one an enlarged thyroid, several en physemas, 17 have been referred for further study and four have been suggestive of tuberculosis. 'Mrs. M. O. Grove, county seal sale chairman, reported the total to date lacked a few hundred dollars of reaching last year's amount but returns are still be ing received. Mrs. Melvin Hall of the As-, sociation's mental health com mittee called attention to the bill before the legislature which effects the pilot school program for mentally retarded children at Phoenix. In explaining the bill, she urged that those in terested write legislators asking that the school be continued in stead of passage of a new bill which . puts the matter under jurisdiction of individual school districts. - Honored at Ashland Newcomb and I. R. Frideg'ar; 40 years,; Earl Hosier and Ralph Burgess; 35 years, M. E. Ply mate,. P. R. Hardy, V. G. Barnt house, . Walter L. James, M. S. Hamaker and Frank Dunphy; 30 years, Melvin Kaegi, C. A. Cor nelius, Carl A. McCune and Harry McNair, and, 25 years, Dr. R. L. Burdlc, TO INCREASE DUES New York (U.R) Delegates to the CIO . Transport Workers convention voted Friday to in crease membership, " dues and raise the salary of union Presi dent Michael J. Quill. PARK VIEW NURSING HOME 906 WEST MAIN STREET Medford, Oregon ' Phono 2-6938 Post operatives, chronics and convalescents Specialized care with kindness . Under Registered Nurse Supervision NURSES ON DUTY 24 HOURS DAILY County 4-H for February gon. His bee demonstration in 1951 won him a trip to compete at the state fair in Salem. Does Judging Always interested in crops, Winston has . done considerable judging. The team he was on representing Jackson county went to the state fair in 1951 and placed in . the red ribbon group. In 1952 they went to the Pacific International in Port land and was the champion crops judging team from seven western states. . His - activities in club work other than his exhibits includes attending 4-H summer school in 1951 and three years at the an nual 4-H summer camp. Win ston has been the president of his local community club in the Howard district, served two years as vice-president and two years as secretary. He is now serving as a junior leader for Mrs. Everett Gibson, leader of the Howard club. Farm Near Gold Hill ' - . The Foleys . have over' 200 acres that they are farming on the Old Stage rd. two miles south of Gold Hill. They are raising barley, oats, wheat, and alfalfa along with 15 head of beef cattle and about 12 head of pigs. '.' Mrs. Foley is a teacher m the Medford junior high school and an older brother, Benson, is now a freshman at Oregon State col lege. His younger brother, John, 14, is a freshman at Crater high in Central Point. Winston's hob bies are strictly those of an out doorsman with fishing, hunting and trapping heading the list. His skill is shown by the num ber of steelhead he catches and by the shooting of his buck this past year. A senior at Medford high school, Winston is an average student taking a college prepar atory course. His spare time at school he spends in the wood working shop. After graduation from high school this year, he plans to work as a carpenter's apprentice with hopes of attend ing Oregon Tech. at Klamath Falls in the future. Jacksonville IRL Club Has Annual Dinner Program Jacksonville The Internat ional Relations league club of Jacksonville high school held its annual smorgasbord dinner last week, featuring a variety of for eign dishes, according to Clyde Sutherland, school superinten dent. Featured guests were Gloria Pedilla, Honduras, a student at Southern Oregon college, and Guillermo Domingues,- Colom bia, senior -student at Crater high school in : Central Point. De- Wayne Johnson,' Southern Ore gon college instructor, was the main speaker, along with the stu dent from Honduras. . " Mrs. Inch Speaker Mrs. Una B. Inch, assistant to the county rural school board, also spoke on the history of IRL. Club President . Allen Swearin- gen presided. Sutherland reported that both foreign students made interest ing comments on the habits and customs of their native lands.' Six members of the high school club will attend the an nual IRL state meeting at the University of Oregon,' Feb. 24- 27. Included are Swearingen, Sydney . Sutherland, Norman Pawlowski, Shirley .Schultz, Phylis Stevens and Tom King. The . conference is . sponsored by the Oregon Education asso ciation and the UO political sci ence department. ; Weather Bureau Lists Arctic5 Job Openings The U." S. weather bureau is now seeking applications, for per-; sons who can qualify as cooks, station mechanics and airstrip mechanics for duty at joint U. S. Canadian weather stations in the Arctic. .- ; ; The positions are located at Isachsen, Mould Bay, Alert and Eureka, all in the northwest ter ritory of Canada. Salaries for. the jobs range from $5,340, plus Arctic bonus, down to $4,340. ." Applicants should be physically and men tally suited for a "considerable amount" of physical labor and have the characteristics neces sary' to enable them to live under isolated conditions, officials said. Additional information can be obtained by writing to chief, U. S.. Weather bureau, Attention: Arctic operations' project, -Washington, D. C. : Swans (Gove Binl to BUT IPItaotog (Editor's note: The Mail Tribune's city editor recently noticed a paragraph in Emmet Nealon's Table Rock corre spondence which reported that several swans were in resi dence at Table Top ranch. He passed the information along to Reporter Harry A. Nord wick, with the suggestion that it might make a good picture for the paper. Herewith are Reporter Nordwick's notes on his adventures, which, it is probably evident, he did not intend for publication.) By H. A. (FLYAWAY) NORDWICK Mail Tribune Bird Expert, Pro Tem H. A. Nordwick, "The Mail Tribune's finest" photographer of curbs, gutters and fire hy drants, attempted a new "first" km -crs o o fts, h ROGUE RIVER TRUCK Pictured are three city officials of Rogue River and the city's new fire truck which arrived in. town last week. The truck, built by American. LaFrance company on' a Ford chassis, was purchased with part of the money from a $15,000 bond issue voted last year. It is equipped with a 600-pound high pressure fog and spray system SEARCH DELAYED Rome (U.R) Snow, rain and low clouds foiled plans Sat urday for a "maximum" air search; for a Belgian airliner missing since last Sunday with 29 persons aboard. Officials said the search probably would be abandoned until Monday.; WEATHER By United Press . . Northern California: Clear Sunday; . DINE OUT THIS WEEK! Holiday I nn 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 Busy bee Gate Other restaurants or cafes wishing to cooperate and bt included en our future ads Call Med ford 2-8212. Ad paid by Milk Producers lcao,ue and Jackson County Pomona Grange. ' TABLE TOP RANCH SWANS Or Someone's Clothing - . on Line? this week, with results that would make Osa Johnson and Walt Disney shudder. ..Venturing from inantimate objects to wildlife, Nordwick, armed with camera and little else, ventured out to Table Top ranch, nestled between the Rogue valley's two Table Rocks, for a "closeup" shot of white swans wintering in the fields. As he approached, : the swans, about 19 of them, were peacefully- scattered about 200 yards from the highway. Tak- ing no . chances, Nordwick took a long-range shot from a sheltering fence. Then, care fully checking the wind, " he casually sauntered into the field, attempting to sidle near the swans for a close - shot, without the aid of a telephoto lens, which he doesn't have. At about 100 yards, the REVIVAL MEETINGS FOURSQUARE CHURCH East Jackson A Biddla Rd. Starting Sunday, Feb. 20 .at 7:30 P.M. Every night Except Monday. Special speaker Rev. H. L.! Hoover. This, Man is an Able Speaker, being in the Ministry for thirty-two years. Subject for Sunday Night: ; THE LIVING CHURCH" ;1. Whether you choose a hamburger, piump and juicy . . . or golden brown, tender, fried chicken, you'll find it cooked at its decilious best at your favorite restaurant.; For real enjoyment make a date with yourself and your family to oat out this week! DON'T FORGET TO ASK FOR - Top Notch Cafe ' Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop Al White's Rogue Restaurant Groceteria Hotel Jackson Brown's Cafe Wimer Cafe . Whistle Stop Cafe Big Y Super Market Kim's Restaurant birds flapped their wings and cast inquiring, glances at Nord wick," who was nearing from what he hoped was down wind. Shortly thereafter the . birds decided they'd had . enough, and took flight, much to the consternation of the photographer, who quickly snapped a shot of the flying group . . which was so far away that it was not possible to tell, on a small print, wheth er the white objects are swans or ' someone's clothing on a line. (Secpicture.) . When last viewed in the sky, the swans were hightail ing due south, possibly for warmer and less objectionable situations. ' Nordwick was last seen dressed as a pheasant, crawl ing in the hay stubble of. the field. and has a 500-gallon tank capacity. The city is also building a concrete-block fire hall on city propertyi which was expected to be com pleted by this week. Pictured, (left to right) ' are Councilman Harold E. Sander,' Mayor .Phil B. Engle, and Councilman Shade Combs. The latter's Dalmatian dog, Micky, is shown perched on the truck's hood.- ; . "The Pick-UpThat Never Lets You - . Down" AT NO EXTRA COST!
