Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 20, 1955, Image 10

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    YF!T MEDTORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Federal Airport (Grant Accepted by "CHy;
CouincDDinen Hear o(f Sanitation (Measure
A resolution accepting $45,
000 under a grant agreement for
government participation in im
provements at municipal airport
was passed by the city council
last night.
City Manager Robert Duff
aid improvements would in
clude reinforcement of the main
runway and taxiways at a total
cost of $80,271. The city will fi
nance what is not covered by
federal funds. Duff said funds
are available for the improve
ments. The council authorized Duff
to make an agreement with Dick
Alley to lease 1,547 square feet
of hanger space at the airport.
Discusses Sewage Plan
City Attorney Frank Farrell
outlined a bill pending in the
legislature creating a metropoli
tan sanitation district in the
Additional Lighting
For City's Streets
Approved by Council
The citv council last night ac-
cepted a recommendation Irom
City Manager Robert Duff for in
creased street lighting.
The program would provide
new or additional street lights
for newly developed residential
areas, along the Highway 99
truck route; along Jackson st.
by the new junior high school,
in sections of the business area
and in existing residential areas.
Improvements would cost an
additional S3.613, or an annual
total of $31,072.24, Duff pointed
out, and added that the increased
lighting program is included in
this year's budget.
Locations Listed
The program ' includes in
creased lighting along Bartlett
st. between Maple and Ninth
sts.; along Fir st. between Fourth
and Eleventh sts.'; along Grape
st. from Eleventh st. to Fourth
.st.; along Holly st: between
Fourth and Eighth sts.; and along
Apple st. between Third and
Fifth sts. '
Other street lighting in the
program includes Oakdale ave.
at Eighth st.; 10 lights in Verde
Hills; seven in Southwest Med
ford; 11 in Eastwood; 10 along
the Highway 99 truck route; 12
on east Jackson st.; seven on
South Riverside ave.; and chang
ing about 80 old open type lights
to increased intensity enclosed
lights in general residential
areas.
The program, Duff pointed out,
is part of a two-year plan started
last year.
Street Vacation Ordered
In connection with Medford'6
street program, the council
adopted an ordinance vacating
a portion of Hamilton st. from
Mt. Pitt st. to Stewart ave. for
all the street in excess of 60 feet.
The council heard a request to
open 10th st. between Central
ave. and Riverside ave., and au
thorized Duff to negotiate with
the property owner to acquire
the street.
The council also authorized
Duff to negotiate for terms to
open Bartlett st. south to 10th st.
Duff pointed out that 10th st. is
in the city's arterial plan.
Negotiations for right of way
along Niantic st. between Austin
and Maple sts. also were author
ized by the council. The street is
between 16 and 20 feet wide,
Duff said, and negotiations would
be to acquire right of way for a
40-foot street.
OK Paving Petition
The council authorized the city
to join as petitioner for paving
on Jackson st. Two pieces of
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Rogue River valley which he
said could control Medford's
sanitation if approved by the
people.
Farrell pointed out the city
cannot be involved unless the
council passed a resolution call
ing for an election on the pro
posed district, which could re
move sanitary facilities from
the city's authority.
Mayor Earl M. Miller said he
did not think the council would
accept such a proposal, but Far
rell pointed out the proposed
bill was introduced to relieve
difficulties outside the city of
Medford.
Refers Sewer Request
In other action, the council re
ferred to the planning cornmis
sion a request from the Congre
gational church that the church
school at 300 Oakwood dr. be
property there are city owned.
Ordinances were adopted for
plans and specifications on pav
ing Hamilton 'st. from 19th st. to
106 feet south of 11th st., and
for Park st. from Catherine st. to
Stewart ave. Ordinances calling
for public hearing May 3 on the
paving projects were adopted.
A petition requesting paving
on Kenwood st. was held over
until the next meeting for an ad
ditional signature from a prop
erty owner living in California.
(See story on Page 1.)
Barron Firemen
Set 1st Annual Ball
Klamath Junction The first
annual Firemen's ball of the
newly organized Barron Volun
teer Fire department will be
held Friday evening at the
Belleview Grange.
The department, which serves
some 65 families in this area
east of Ashland around the junc
tion of old Higiway 99 and High
way 66, is a non-profit corpo
ration. Bobby Champion and his
Melody Wranglers will furnish
music for the dance, which will
be from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The
public is welcome and tickets
will be on sale at the door. Free
refreshments will be furnished
at midnight.
All proceeds from the dance
will go for the purchase of
equipment for the fire depart
ment. The present truck, a four
wheel drive Navy surplus vehi
cle, is equipped with a 580 gal
lon tank and 1,200 feet of hose.
It has answered one fire alarm
so far and extinguished the fire.
Accident Hurts Kill
Crescent City Woman
Grants Pass U.R) Mrs.
Marie Matocha, 45, Crescent
City, Calif., died in Josephine
General Hospital yesterday of
complications from injuries re
ceived in a highway accident
near here Friday.
The victim's husband, Ray,
53, was released from the hos
pital Monday.
The Matocha's vehicle collided
with a truck driven by J. W. Cor
bett of Springfield.
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Wednesday, April 20. 1935
connected with the city sewer
system. The requesting letter,
read by Mayor Miller, indicated
the church would seek annexa
tion of four acres with a condi
tion that the property be zoned
to permit future construction of
a church biulding. i
A public hearing was called
for May 3 on a recommendation
of the water board to extend a
six-inch cast iron water main on
Jackson st. from Genessee st. to
Hawthorne st.
The council approved the ap
pointment of Ray Minger to re
place Ralph G. Moore on the
Medford Fire department, and
approved a planning commission
recommendation to rezone the
north side of Clark st. between
McAndrews dr. and Narregan st.
to industrial district.
A recommendation to deny a
request of William Aulick to re
zone a piece of property from
two-family to multiple-family
was approved. The commission
said the rezoning constituted
spot zoning.
Conference Planned
Duff asked councilmen to at
tend a conference with the plan
ning commission Saturday noon,
April 23, at which time Lane
Shady Cove -Trail News
Shady Cove-Trail Mrs. Ray
McGill of Shady Cove enter
tained at her home the after
noon of April 14 with a card
party for the benefit of the
Shady Cove Home Extension
Unit. A salad luncheon was
served. Present were Mesdames
Ernest Segessenman, Isabelle
Wunderlich, Travis Littlefield,
Alfred Cooper, Kenneth Paul
son, Max Hawks, Jerry Hicks,
Ray Chubb, O. L. Williams, Bill
Molinar, Floyd Kelley, Dolf
Larson, Ernest Golberg, Carroll
Watson and the hostess, Ray Mc
Gill. Prizes for pinochle were
awarded the Mesdames Cooper,
Wunderlich and Paulson and for
bridge to Floyd Kelley and Ern
est Golberg. The .next party to
be given for the Shady Cove
Extension Unit will be at the
home of Mrs. Kenneth Paulson
on Friday, April 22, starting at
12:00 noon. Bridge, pinochle and
canasta "will be played.
- Jack Golberg accompanied by
his friend, Ray Reiger, both of
Glendale, Calif., will be guests
of his brother and wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Golberg of Shady
Cove the coming week.
R. T. Hopkins of Post Falls,
Idaho, is visiting his son and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hopkins
of Shady Cove.
Mrs. Carroll Watson of Shady
Cove was hostess at her home
the evening of April 14 with a
pink and blue shower honoring
Mrs. Ralph Osborne. Jr. Games
were played with prizes being
awarded to Mesdames Fred Mor
gan, Naomi Stauffer of Trail and
Isabelle Wunderlich and Arley
Walker of Shady Cove. Refresh
ments were served following
opening of the gifts with Mrs.
Osborne receiving many lovely
things. Guests present were
Mesdames Richard Osborne,
Thomas Smith, Naomi Stauffer
and Fred Morgan of Trail; and
Arley Walker, Ralph Osborne
Sr., Ernest Martin, Isabelle
Wunderlich,, Edna Hawley,
Verne Smart, the hostess, Car
roll Watson and the honored
guest, ' Ralph Osborne Jr. Co
hostesses for the party were the
Mesdames Ralph Osborne Sr.,
and Ernest Martin.
John Wilcox of Portland spent
the past week-end visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Watson of Shady
Cove.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. McDonald
were week-end guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Strothers of Shady
Cove on their way to Newburg,
Ore. where they will spend the
summer months.
Mrs. Nellie Chamberlain suf
fered a serious injury to her
kneecap in a tall at her home on
Sunday and is confined to Com
munity hospital where she is ex
pecting to undergo surgery.
Mrs. Arthur Hutcheson of the
Shady Cove Motel was taken
Monday to Sacred Heart hospi
tal ambulance from Shady Cove.
Buz Weitman of Shady Cove
underwent surgery at Provi
dence hospital in Portland last
Thursday for removal of a lung
tumor. At last reports he was
doing as well as could be ex
pected. Donna Weitman is con
fined with scarlet fever at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Joe
Waltz.
Mrs. A. F. Willson of Dayton,
Ore., is ill at home with a heart
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county planning engineer How
ard Buford will confer on an
nexation problems.
The council accepted for con
sideration a request from Wil
liam Deatherage to annex an
area of the Country Club Park
addition in the Black Oak rd.
area.
Use of city land outside the
city for the Clyde Beatty circus
was approved. In granting the
use of city land, the council ask:
ed Duff and Farrell to check city
ordinances governing licensing
of circuses within the city
limits.
Pat Graham representing the
Veterans Allied council, submit
ted a request to use county land
inside the city, but later told
the council the circus probably
would be willing to use city land
outside Medford city limits.
Interdepartmental budget
transfers were approved, and a
meeting of the budget commit
tee at 7:30 p.m. Thursday night
was noted.
Mayor Miller invited council-
men to attend presentation of
Student Government Day
awards at the Elks lodge April
28. ,
(Also see stories on Pages 1 and 10)
condition. Mrs. Willson is the
mother of Mrs. James Webb, O.
O. Willson and Chet Willson of
this area.
Moe, a black male dashchund
belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Casebier of Elk Creek, Trail
disappeared from the family
home last Friday and has not
been found despite repeated ef
forts. Anyone seeing a dog an
swering the description is asked
to please phone 2293, Harry
Casebier.
A group of five members of
"Our Lady of Fatima" club, or
ganization of Catholic women an
the Shady Cove-Trail area will
assist with the chest x-ray pro
gram at Sacred Heart hospital
on Thursday April 21. from 2
to 6 p.m. A small charge is made
for the x-ray and it is hoped that
a number of people in the Upper
Rogue area will avail themselves
of the opportunity to get a chest
x-ray at this time.
Bill Orlin of San Jose, Calif.,
spent his 10-days Air Force leave
visiting his grandprents, Mr.
and Mrs. Cook of Shady Cove.
Also visiting the Cooks was
Bill's friend, Glenn Larson, also
of the Air Force stationed at San
Jose. Another visitor at the
home of the Cook's was A. F.
Molter of Portland!
Mrs. Thos. Cream of Shady
Cove entertained at her home
with a chapel benefit card party
April 16 starting with dessert
luncheon. Bridge and pinochle
were played, prizes being won
by Mesamdes Isabelle Wunder
lich, Eva Segessenman and
Jerry Hicks. The fifth in the se
ries of card parties will be held
Wednesday, April 27, starting
with a salad luncheon at 12:00
noon at a place to be announced
later. The final evening chapel
benefit card party will be held
on Friday, May 13 at the Shady
Cove school gym. A variety of
games will be played with prizes
for high and low scores. A short
entertainment will be offered
and refreshments will be served.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Segessen
man, Dick Bartuss and Bud Jess
attended a meeting at the Sacred
Heart rectory last week to com
plete details for the building of
the chapel in Shady Cove. Work
is expected to start on it early
this summer. .
Juveniles Arrested
In Beating of Indian
Klamath Falls (U.R) Sher
iff Murray Britton said today a
16-year-old boy and a 14-year-old
girl were in custody of juve
nile officers in connection with
the beating and robbery of Ros
coe Watah, 90, one of the oldest
living members of the Klamath
Indian tribe.
Previously arrested were Per
ry Chocktoot, 23, and his wife,
Julia. They were arraigned yes
terday before District Judge D.
E. Vactor and preliminary hear
ing was set for May 3.
The beating occurred about 12
days ago at Watah's home near
Beatty. Watah was unable to
summon help for two days.
Dead line Sunday Classified is at
noon Saturday: 1 a. m. Monday for
Monday: other days 5:30 previous day.
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Gold Hill Budget
Set at 26,145
Gold Hill A budget of $26,
145 for fiscal year starting July
1 has been approved by the Gold
Hill budget committee, and a
hearing on the budget has been
set for June 6.
Of the total, $10,315 will be
levied as a tax, with the' balance
coming from other receipts such
as water, fines and license fees.
The city will have on hand $3,
855 at the start of the new fiscal
year.
The budget includes $1,200
for construction of a garage for
the city's road grader and two
trucks. Other appropriations in
clude $600 for street light im
provements, which probably
will include several mercury
vapor lights along Second ave.,
and money to continue a paving
program, which will include
widening First st. north of Fifth
ave.
'Picnic Day' Set
On SOC Campus
Ashland Saturday is picnic
day on the Southern Oregon col
lege camps.
With visiting high school sen
iors as an excuse, the Future
Teachers of America has ar
ranged an afternoon picnic for
the dorm residents and visitors.
Mary Lee Ford, outgoing FTA
president, is general chairman
of the planning group, John
Heilbronner is logistics, expert,
Pat McNees is to see that every
one gets enough to eat, Neil
Richardson and Nancy Mallon
are providing enetrtainment and
Dr. Bill A. Sampson has supervi
sion of the mopping-up maneu
vers. .., . -
The picnic follows the SOC
Oregon Technical institute track
meet at Fuller field, at which
time the track is to be dedicated.
The seniors will also be enter
tained at the Gay Nineties Re
vue and a dance, "Spring Fever
Festival, in Memorial court.
Grange
Upper Apolegate Grange
Lecture hour at the April 22
meeting of Applegate Grange
will be held prior to the business
meeting to enable those in the
community who are not Grang
ers to hear a discussion on mos
quito control by Mr. Suther
land, of the Public Health de
partment.
Mosquitoes have been preva
lent in irrigated sections along
the Applegate river to the point
where it is considered a health
menace. It is understood that
funds have been appropriated to
help control them in areas most
annoyed and need for assistance
must be made known to the
county heatlh department before
aid can be expected.
Mrs. Anna Scott, Grange lec
turer, has asked the Grange la
dies to search their wardrobes
for old hats to be modeled.
Should no hat be found, use a
little ingenuity along with var
ied and sundry articles from the
kitchen or vegetable bin and
make one. Prizes will be offered
for the oldest, the prettiest and
the funniest.
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Phoenix Grange
Phoenix Grange met April 12,
Master Lottie presiding. Agricul
ture chairman Charles Hocker
smith reported on the serious
water shortage. Al Floyd ex
plained "the proposed Phoenix
sewage system. Mark Norton
gave an interesting account of
farming conditions in the mid
west where he recently visited.
Del Hendrickson spoke of the
damaging freeze in the southeast
states.
During lecture hour the H.E.C.
under direction of Fay Lewis,
presented an amusing Groucho
Marx show with Merle Simmons
very ably starring as Marx.
H.E.C. will meet April 20 for
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Jail Term, Fine,
Given on Offenses
Following Accident
Leslie Myrl Rogers, Colusa,
j'Calif., . pleaded guilty to two i
charges in district court yester- j
day and was fined $255, senten- j
ced to 45 days in county jail, and
his right -to apply for a driver's
license was suspended for SO
days.
Rogers was sentenced to 15
days in jail for leaving the scene
of accident in Ashland April 17,
and sentenced to 30 days for
driving while under the influ
ence of intoxicating liquor. The
30-day sentence can be suspend
ed during good behavior upon
payment of the $250 fine and $5
court costs.
Rogers was driver of a vehicle
which collided with one driven
by Jim McKester of Grants Pass.
McKester said Rogers did not
stop after the accident.
Three Others Fined
Three persons with Rogers
were fined $10 and $5 costs for
being drunk on a public high
way. They are Patrick Albert
Teasdale of Richmond. Calif-
James Bradley Courts of Red
ding, Calif., and Robert Gene
Holland of Yolo, Calif., all of
whom pleaded guilty.
The three were committed to
jail in lieu of fine.
Also in court were James
John Trent, Dale Eugene Coff
man and Myrtle Edna Trent, all
oi Williams, ore., who were
fined $25 and $5 costs for
angling without "a license along
the Rogue river, near Military
bridge recently. All three plead
ed guilty.
A 16-year-old boy was arraign
ed in district court on a grand
larceny charge and Judge Raw
les Moore ordered the youth
turned over to juvenile court.
The youth stole a car here April
17.
a covered dish dinner at home
of Mabel Cox with Maude House
and Marie Jackson co-hostesses.
Pomona Grange meets April
23 at the Phoenix hall.
Refreshments were served by
the Shroders, Poes and Walters.
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