FOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, February 20, 1955
Plans for Highway 99
Discussed at Meeting
Plans for reconstruction of
Highway 99, from Rock Point
bridge, west of Gold Hill, to the
foot of Sexton mountain, north
of Grants Pass, were discussed
at Grants Pass during the past
week by R. H. Baldock, Oregon
state highway engineer.
Speaking before the Grants
Pass and Josephine County
Chamber of Commerce, Baldock
said he was in southern Oregon
to look over alternate routes
north from Grants Pass, and the
proposed freeway between Gold
Hill and Grants Pass.
Baldock indicated that he will
recommend the Merlin Hill
route north from Grants Pass
rather than an alternate route
over the Granite Hill location.
Construction of a portion of the
project, which eventually will be
about nine miles long, from
Grants Pass to the south end of
construction over Sexton moun
tain, completed several years
ago, may be started some time
during the coming summer
months, the highway engineer
said.
He stated that he had looked
over alternate lines now under
survey and study for the pro
posed route of the Pacific high
way from a connection north of
Grants Pass to a point near Rock
Point bridge, about two miles
west of Gold Hill.
Medford and Grants Pass
sources have indicated that plans
call for the highway to run north
of the Rogue river to a crossing
somewhere between the town of
Rogue River and the present
completed new highway, which
has its western end near Rock
Point.bridge.
Bypasses Grants Pass
When completed, the proposed
new highway would bypass
the Grants Pass business district
to the north. It also would run
on higher ground between
Grants Pass and Gold Hill than
does the present highway, there
by eliminating a section of high
way on the south side of the
river which is frequently closed
by flood waters during late win
ter and early spring.
The state engineer said the
state highway commission will
not act on his recommendations
until its next meeting, slated for
March 2 and 3.
The date for construction of
the portion of the highway be
tween Grants Pass and Gold Hill,
Baldock said, will depend on the
availability of funds, including
the amount of federal aid.
In answer to a question, Bal
ock said that fences along the
Pacific highway freeway, across
the Rogue river from Gold Hill,
are to stop access to the limited
access road.
"In the main, it is a safety
measure, to protect the motorist
on the freeway from side access,"
he explained.
65 EC i wan is Koristers Set
For Seventh Annual Kapers
Sixty-five Kiwanis Koristers
and the Hurry Kane band will be
featured this week in the "Fred
Herring Show," second act of the
seventh annual Kiwanis Kapers.
Presentations are scheduled four
nights, Wednesday through Sat
urday, Feb. 23 through 26, at the
senior high school auditorium.
Name of this year's complete
show Is "Tel-A-Version."
"Koristers are members of the
Medford Kiwanis club and their
wives and the 14 band members
are from the senior high school
band and orchestra. ,
Have Special Paris
Several prominent Medford
residents have special parts in
the second act of the all local
talent show. Dr. Abner Clark,
dentist, and Del Wright, paper
merchant, have a duet number.
Russ Jamison, radio man, ap
pears as "Riberace." Frank
Perl, mortician, and Jack Wal
ker, who sells "experienced"
cars, are "Tinkle" and "Thud."
Soloists include E. Ronald Rice,
music store proprietor, Mrs.
Darell Huson, music teacher, and
Mrs. Charles Champlin, wife of
the police chief.
John Dellenback, attorney and
Medford Kiwanis president, will
be narrator and master of cere
monies. Dance routines add color to
the act. Vona Rutherford, Sha
ron Zumwalt, Barbara Edwards
and Barbara Johnson are "Poof"
girls and Myrna Adams, Marie
Sefarley, Molly Walker, Carol
Lewis, Marilyn Harper, Pat
State Employment
Up Over '54 Level
Salem (U.R) Employment
in trade, industry and other non
fdrm activities in Oregon declin
ed 23,000 in January from the
previous month but continued
10,500 above similar figures a
year ago, the State Unemploy
ment compensation commission
said Saturday.
Reports from 1700 represen
tative employers showed sea
sonal layoffs in trade, lumber
ing, construction and food pro
cessing were responsible for the
drop to 437,000 non-agricultural
jobs last month. This compares
with 460,200 in December; 426,
700 in January, 1954,; and 441,
300 in January, 1953.
A mild winter and improved
lumber market helped to hold
employment in the basic wood
products industry at 73,700, a
decrease of 500 from the prev
ious month but 8000 higher than
a year ago.
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Triplett and Miss Johnson and
Miss Zumwalt are military girls.
The second act and six scenes
of the first act present versions
of popular television shows.
Band Members
Band members are Bob Ayres,
LeRoy Knight, Bob McCurdy,
Dick Brown, Tom Y'Blood
Sandra Kutfalek, Wilcie Win
chell, Carol McKinley, Marion
Cantrall, Terry Brereton, Nancy
Walstead, Shirley Stafford, Vi
ola Russell and Sonja Peterson.
Kiwanians plan a put-together
rehearsal for the first act today
and for the second act on Mon
day. Dress rehearsal will be on
Tuesday.
Admission to Wednesday's per
formance will be strictly general
admission. There will be a spe
cial lower price that night only
for youngsters. Full price will
be charged for other presenta
tions. Reserved seats for Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday nights
will go on sale tomorrow morn
ing at Barker's Men's store. Gen
eral admission tickets are avail
able from Kiwanians at many
downtown stores.
The show is the Kiwanis club's
major fund-raising effort for its
many youth projects.
Randy LaFerr and Don Han
sen of Lassen Theatrical produc
tions give the show professional
direction. Ray Lewis of the jun
ior high music department is ac
companist. Kiwanis co-chairmen
for the Kapers are Lou Cranston
and Frank Benesh.
Councilmen Study
Lease, Restoration
Of Old U.S. Hotel
Jacksonville The city coun
cil and mayor of Jacksonville
discussed leasing of the historic
U. S. hotel, with some arrange
ment to restore it, at an ad
journed meeting last week, ac
cording to B. J. Christianson,
city recorder.
It was -pointed out that the
city now has full title to the
building and some means of
keeping it in good repair was
needed. A suggestion to make the
building into a hotel again, with
dining facilities for toursts was
proposed.
Singers and Band
Entertain Vets
Camp White The Happy
Jesters, Jerry Prez, Ken Cornell
and Sal Tino, vocalists, and Bob
Frisque, accompanist, who have
been appearing at the Rogue
Valley Country club, entertain
ed members of the Champ White
Domiciliary Friday afternoon.
The entertainers, who give their
final program at the country
club tonight (Sunday), appeared
at the Domiciliary under spon
sorship of the Oregon State Elks
association, the Elks National
Veterans Service commission
and the Bend Elks lodge 1371.
Three officers of the Bend lodge,
Kenneth C. Cale, exalted ruler,
Homer. E. Rainey, loyal knight,
and Lloyd L. Evans, lecturing
knight, accompanied the troupe.
Hugh Williams, hospital chair
man of the Medford Elks lodge,
presided and was assisted by
George E. Harrington, manager
of the country club, and Mrs.
Ernest L. Scott of Medford.
Cigarettes, coffee and dough
nuts were served after the per
Acting Manager Reuben H.
Denning of the Domiciliary later
escorted the Bend Elks on an
inspection tour of the institution.
In the evening the Talent high
school band of 50 pieces under
direction of Ralph Carroll gave
a concert for the Domiciliary
members. The band's appearance
was arranged by Emil Kroeger
and Everett McLaughlin of the
Ashland Elks lodge hospital en
tertainment committee. The band
was accompanied to Camp White
by Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Bell and
Mrs. John Baldwin.
Ashland lady Elks, Mrs. Pearl
Jones, Mrs. A. G. Hamilton, Mrs.
George Jones and Mrs. C. E.
Taylor served refreshments in
the theater. ' ,
Barbershoppers Slate
Roundup at Forest Grove
Forest Grove (U.R) The
city of Forest Grove turns back
tne clock to the Gay Nineties
next week with the biggest bar
bershop quartet rounduD in the
nine-year history of the songfest
to be held.
Some 32 quartets from three
states are signed un for the three
days of singing, Thursday
through Saturday. They include
17 men's quartets and 15 fem
inine foursomes.
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JUBILANT CALIFORNIANS exchange congratulations in Wash
ington after GOP national committee unanimously approves San
Francisco as site for Republican national convention Aug. 20,
1956. From left: Howard Ahmanson, Los Angeles, vice president
California State Central committee; A. Ronald Button, Los An
geles, national committeeman; Marjorie H. E. Benedict, Berke
ley, national committwoman; national chairman-Leonard HaU:
Mrs. Margaret M. Brock, Los Angeles, national committee
woman, and Thomas C. Caldecott, Berkeley, chairman of Cali
fornia State Central Committee. (International Soundphoto)
Jennings Pierce New Head
Of Chamber Greeters Group
Jennings Pierce has been ap
pointed chairman of the Greet
ers committee by John Pletsch,
president -of the Jackson Coun
ty Chamber of Commerce, it
was announced Saturday. Pierce,
senior partner of Pierce, Daw
kins, has been associated with
the Greeters committee for sev
eral years.
Was With NBC
Before coming to Medford;
Pierce was manager of station
relations for the National Broad
casting company , covering the
11 western states. Coming to
Medford in 1950 with his wife,
Pierce took over the manage
ment of radio station KMED.
Pierce has served as president
of the chamber of commerce and
Kiwanis club. He, served on the
board of directors for the Shake
spearean festival, ,YMCA, cham
ber of commerce and state board
of PTA. At present he is presi
dent of the Oregon Life Savers
committee for this area.
Attendance Up
Attendance has continued to
increase at the regular Cham
ber of Commerce "Kaffee
Klatch" under Pierce's leader
ship. The ; committee has met
six times during 1955 with 20
to 30 greeters and . guests in
attendance at each meeting. A
special meeting, Thursday, Teh.
10, held at KBES-TV, acquaint
ed the Greeters committee with
the new studios on the Crater
Lake highway. Other trips are
planned by the greeters to vari
ous communities in the valley.
The "Kaffee Klatch" has been
shortened to 30 minutes, with
the Greeters assembling at 8:55
a.m. and ending their meeting
at 9:30 a.m. The committee was
organized more than three years
ago for the purpose of greeting
new comers, new business firms;
other recent arrivals to Medford.
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