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TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) Serious Classroom Shortage Cause of :Bond Issue Vote Ben Bfetrict GC; 2350,000 Total Is: Asked Election Scheduled Thursday,. April 28 On Two Buildings ' Central Point A serious ele mentary classroom shortage in Central Point and Gold Hill has forced officials of School District 6C to ask district voters to ap prove a $350,000 bond issue for construction of two new school buildings. The bond election is sched uled for Thursday, April 28, from 2 to 8 p .m. Polling places will be located at Gold Hill school gymnasium and Central Point junior high school gymnasium. Need Explained In explaining the need for the bond issue, district officials point out that the district's rapidly in creasing enrollment has filled every classroom at both Gold Hill and Central Point. "In each school, basement and substandard rooms are being used on a temporary 'get by' basis until something standard can be provided," they state. At Gold Hill, both first and second grade classes have been divided into two sections each. Next year it will be necessary to have a second division of the third grade, and no room, not even substandard facilities, is available. As these divisions move up ward into the fourth and fifth grades, more classrooms will be needed. Situation Serious - District officials state that the situation at Central Point is serious. This year there are five sections of both first and second grades, with four sections in each of the successive grades. Next year, it will be necessary to have six sections of first grade, and five sections of both second and third grade. Every available classroom, in cluding several used on a "get by" basis, is being used at Cen tral Point at the present time. Cafeteria space has been inade quate for some time. The $350,000 bond issue, to provide a 12-room elementary unit at Central Point and a four room unit at Gold Hill, is the dis trict's answer to these problems. The district has owned a site for a school building in Gold Hill for several years, and an additional site for a building in Central Point was purchased a few months ago. Buildings Described The buildings which the dis trict plans to put on these sites if the bond issue is approved would be one story structures of frame construction with brick eneer exterior, steel sash, slab floors .with asphalt tile, simple low pitch roof, and plastered in teriors. At Gold Hill, the plans call for four classrooms as the start of a building expandable to eight or' more rooms as needed. The building would be used as a pri mary unit as long as possible, starting with the first and second grades, . and later adding third and fourth grade classrooms as needed. The Central Point building would include 12 classrooms and a multipurpose room. All first and second grade children would be taken from the present school to the new building. Plans for the two proposed buildings have been prepared by Robert J. Keeney, Medf ord archi tect Aclivians Observe )0fh UN Anniversary ; The tenth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations Organization was observed by Members of the Medford Active club at Thursday's breakfast meeting at the Jackson hotel. Activians heard excerpts from recorded speeches of ex-President Harry Truman and the late Secretary of State Edward Stet tinius at the opening of the United Nations conference held in San Francisco April 25, 1945. : William Duhaime and Jack Cummins were named as dele gates to the District 3 convention of Active International to be held in Coos Bay April 30 and May 1. Seattle Man Jailed For Traffic Violation . Carl Allen Steinback Jr., 21, Seattle, received a 10-day jail sentence on a traffic violation Saturday, district court records showed. State police said that SteLn bacb was listed as a deserter from the Army at Ft. Lewis, Wash. Ke was arrested on High way 99 north of Medford about midnight Friday night and charged with driving a mocor vehicle with only one headlight. '. A 15-year-old Seattle boy ac companying Steinbach reported ly was turned over to juvenile authorities. MAIL TRIBUNE CENTRAL POINT UNIT Shown above is an architect's draw ing qf the 12-room elementary school building proposed for con struction in Central Point. The building would-be of frame construction with brick veneer exterior, steel sash, slab floors GOLD HILL UNIT An architect's drawing of the proposed Gold Hill four-room elementary school building is shown above. The building would be expandable to eight or more rooms as needed. A feature of the plans is the "open-corridor',' type of . arrangement which' provides a north light for all classrooms. Conditional Approval Given Sales Tax by State Rep. Ed Mann, in a tele phone conversation with The Mail Tribune Saturday, stated that,, under certain conditions, he would favor a sales tax and Jacksonville City Council Approves New Curfew Plan Jacksonville The Jackson ville city council last week passed an ordinance prohibiting youths under 16 years of age from being in public places be tween 10 p. m. and 4 a. m. un less accompanied by a parent or guardian. The curfew ordinance also pro hibits parents or guardians from allowing youths 16 and under to appear in public streets, high ways, parks, alleys and other public places between 10 p. m. and 4 a. m. . Violators, on conviction, "can be fined up to $100 or serve the fine in jail at $2 per day. Resignation The council also accepted the resignation of Archie Bowman as cemetery caretaker. The post has not- been filled. Fire Chief Lewis Applebaker requested approval of the pur chase of boots, a small ladder and a siren modulator, most of which will be financed ; from fire de partment funds. Everett Ravenor, street com mittee chairman, . recommended that the city oil newly granited streets to eliminate dust and pro tect streets, and the council re ceived a survey report on extend ing Fifth st. to provide fire pro tection for residents. The budget committee- will meet at 8 p. m. Tuesday night at the city hall to consider Jack sonville's 1955-56 fiscal year budget. Quartz Mining Claim Filed With Recorder Three men filed notice of a quartz claim location with the county recorder's office Friday. The location is in the Apple-gate-Missouri Flat Mining dis trict and the three men are Boyd Kline, Hamilton Ecker nd War ren Gammill. Kline's address was listed at 522 Franqu'ette st. The claim was designated the KEG. Type of mineral was not listed. Sunder. April 24. 19SS Rep. Ed Mann would vote for it in the house, Mann's call was in, response to an invitation by the newspa per to state his position follow ing discussions locally in which he was quoted as flatly opposing a sales tax. A number of wires and letters have gone to him this week from sales tax supporters. Mann told the newspaper that he would not support "just any'" sales tax-.. But, he added,. if the proposal called for most of the proceeds to go to the general fund, and if there were appro priate property tax offset fea tures, he would vote for such a measure, provided the - people have a chance to pass on it at a regular or special election. He said that' members of the legislature recognize the need for a widening of the state s tax base to bring in new revenue, but up to now has refrained from commenting on specific tax ation proposals because of - the possibility of changing circum stances. . . Bad Check Admitted; Probation is Allowed Grants Pass Donald Joseph O'Brien, 32,' a logger who lists Medford as his home town, pleaded guilty in circuit court here last week to a charge of obtaining money by false pre tense. ... i ' , Judge O. J. Millard postponed sentencing O'Brien for two years and placed him on '. probation, after hearing a recommendation from District Attorney Max Mc Millin for leniency. A check for $150 has been deposited to make restitution, the DA said. The charge involved a $20 bad check passed . a Byrd's market March 10, and there are other checks outstanding. ' ; ' O'Brien, whose address was not listed, was arrested in Grants. Pass. Police Chief Again Asks Parking Observance City Police Chief Charles Champlin issued another request to motorists yesterday,' asking observance of the city's all-night parking ordinance. Parking is prohibited on paved streets between 1 and 6 a.m. except as is designated in tne vicinity of hotels. . A purpose of the ordinance is tj enable street cleaning equipment to - work, efficiently. with asphalt tile, simple low pitch roof, and plastered interior. It would be located on a site recently purchased by the district on Second st. in Central Point. Plans for the building were prepared by Robert J. Kenney, Medford architect. Inventor Obtaining Patent On Log Truck John Breeze, of the Good "Will Machine Works, 303 South Grape st., reported that he has received preliminary patent protection for a safety stake for log trucks, and is now manufacturing his inven tion. His "Model 23 Breeze Safety Stake Bunk," he said, has been awarded a certificate of approval for safety from the state indus trial accident commission, the only similar device to receive such approval. Breeze has made two of the bunk devices, he said, and they have been in use during the past -;iS! ill . , . ... . f I J j DEVICE LOCAL INVENTION The log truck bunk safety stakes shown above were invented by John Breeze, of the Good Will Machine Works here, and are now in the process of being patented. The stakes can go out and down on either side, but are locked positively upright when carrying logs. They prevent overwidth loads, the inventor reports, and have other desirable features. Officers of OLBA Reelected Thursday Incumbent officers of the Jacksnn and Josphine counties chapter of the Oregon Licensed Beverage association were re elected Thursday during a din ner ' meeting at the Medford hotel. They are Sam Prough of the Bohemian club, president; Ed Dahack, Ed's tavern at Eagle Point, vice-president; and Fair man Connell, of the Gold Nug get, Gold Hill, secretary-treasurer. Appointed to the advisory board were Fritz Baggenstos of Otto's club; Chris Schempp, Union club; Jim Clithero, Rogue Riviera, Gold Hill; Ed Colpitts, Pioneer club, Central Point, and Charles Schuler, Talent club. Donovan Foster acted as sec retary for the Thursday meet ing. Plans for a meeting to be held soon in Ashland also were made. Crater Rock Museum EAST SCENIC AVENUE Central Point (Turn right at first traffic divider one mile north of Central Point) PRIMROSES Your Choice ALSO HONEY AND FINISHED Open Every Day a Safety Stakes few months on two trucks oper ated by Dick Pruitt. He said they have proven to be. highly satisfactory, that they make loading and unloading of logs simpler and safer, and have other factors, including the elimination of cheeze blocks and of over width loading, which make them desirable. They are also adaptable to rail road cars and other off-road equipment, he said. He is now busy filling orders for the devices, Breeze said. He added that he has patent appli cation protection, and expects to receive a completed patent soon. Annual Educational Surveys Here Slated Schools of Jackson county outside first class districts will be given the annual survey of educational progress beginning Monday, April 25, the county school superintendent's office repotted. - The survey ' will be , given though use of standardized tests. Senior students of Southern Oregon college, under direction of Dr. John McAulay, will as- si teachers in giving the tests. The program will extend through May 6. Ashland Residence Damaged by Flames Ashland A two-story Ash land home , was gutted by fire Thursday afternoon. Exterior of the house, occupied by the J. D. Barnett family, was little dam aged, but the interior was dam ged Imost beyond repair. No one was home when the fire, thought. . to have been caused by a defective wood stove, broke out. ' ....... 50c of Color. OR ROUGH AGATE MATERIAL No Admission Charge eofoy Southern Oregon vacation treasures ... Rogue River ... Crater Lake ... Oregon Caves ana dozens afer tfsfbeaaT jeeflBff BaT eaaS jt WtOT Vllai aaav vWti The friendly folks of Southern Oregon are eicpectin' MaUfcsooal SOUTMGNM fv SEK3 COUPON - HOSPITALITY UNLIMITED Shown above is a typical advertise ment being used by Southern Oregon Hospitality Unlimited, an organization of southern Oregon chambers of commerce headed by John Snider, chairman of the tourist and conventions committee of the local chamber. The advertisements are placed in publica tions in the San Francisco and Los Angeles areas. John Snider Heads Chamber Tourist, Convention Group The appointment of John Snider, of Snider's Dairy and Pepsi Cola Bottling company, as chairman of the tourist and con vention committee of the Jack son County Chamber of Com merce, was announced recently by John Pletsch, chamber presi dent. x Snider has served on the tour ist and convention committee previously and has helped with other chamber projects. Dur ing a former term on the com mittee, he was largely respon sible for development of a points of -interest folder used by the chamber for the past six years. Planned 'Boast Card' Snider also helped develop the chamber's "boast card" for use by tourists visiting this area, and took part in initial develop ment of. Southern Oregon Hospi tality . Unlimited, a cooperative program developed last year by Jackson, Josephine and Klamath County. Chambers of Commerce. A lifelong resident of the Medford area, Snider attended Medford public schools and the University of San Francisco. He has served on the Medford city council and as vice-president of Southern Oregon Shakespearean festival. He is now president of the city council and is a member of the chamber's board of direc tors. Five southern Oregon cham bers of commerce are now tak ing part in the Southern Oregon Hospitality Unlimited program headed by Snider. Purpose of be program is to invite tourists to spend an extra day in this region. Funds pooled by the five chambers are used to purchase advertising in various publica tions in San Francisco and the Los Angeles area. Five All Share . Through the 'program, each of the five chambers shares the benefits of the total inquiries generated by the advertising campaign, and it is possible for each chamber to mail, literature to prospective tourists . while they are planning their vaca tions. Snider, .as chairman of the tourist and convention commit tee, is in charge of original de velopment of the advertisements and coordination of the pro gram. . Participating . chambers include, the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, Klamath Falls Chamber of Commerce, Ashland Chamber of Commerce, Grants Pass Chamber of Com merce, and Illinois Valley Cham ber of Commerce. Snider's chief assistant will be Dr. Lee Mellish, who has ac- ALASKA'. High School Auditorium April 26 & All Color Motion Picture By EDWARD H. HORN BKS GAME HUNTER AND WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER ' " One ond a half hours of wonderful entertainment. Ketchikan' to Point Barrow. Salmon traps and Bristol Boy fishing; Caribou people of the Arctic Mountains; Giant Kodiak bears, Moose and other Alaskan animals; Eskimos capturing 45 ft. bow head whale. Walrus hunting on Diomede Island, IV miles from Russia. Farming and homesteading on Kenai; Dairying in - Matanuska Valley, Construction and New Industries. ' . .This picture was made to bring you Alaska and the Arctic in a true light. You will live these scenes with Mr. Horn as he takes you through Alaska with these beautiful all color motion pictures: Descriptive, Educational and Enter toing. Finest colored motion pictures ever to come out of Alaska. Sponsored by Jackson Co. Chapter Izaak Walton league ADULTS......-!.-. $1 .00 . STUDENTS...... 50e ' Doors Open 7:30 p.m. Show Starts 8:00 p.m. IT AINT HOW YOU GO! It's where yom stop that counts. By wmle bock or CadwJac, yowl OREGON HOSPITALITY UNUMMO JOHN SNIDER Tourist Committee Head cepted the chairmanship of the convention phase of the com' mittee. Other members of the committee include Ron Gandee, Chuck Johnson, Eric Allen, Ken McDonald, Mrs. Irean Grigsby, Ed Bolt, Betti Boyle, Sam Col ton,. J. Vernon Marshall, Dr, Albert A. Griffin, , Miss Colleen Hope, Paul Hornbeck, Ed Sing master, Jerry Lausmann, and Ken Cook. - Four Scholarships Available for Teachers Portland Four Crown-Zel- lerbach full tuition scholarships are available for teachers plan ning to work toward the MA de gree in education at Reed college this summer. The Reed summer session will last for seven weeks, beginning June 20. , Application for the scholar ships may be made to the direc tor of the summer session, Reed college. Selections will be made approximately June 1. ' Pj" '- V 1 Where Every Meal is a Pleasant Treat-... THE BEAUTIFUL Dardanelle Gold Hill Junction & 99 Highway Preparing Fine Food Is An Art with CHEF GAY ALLEN OPEN SUNDAY AT 1:00 P.m! and . . . CLOSED ONLY ON WEDNESDAYS, From Now On Al Loucks Staled As Main Speaker For 'Youth Day' State representative Al Lou cks of Salem will be the princi pal speaker at presentation of awards for winners of Elks spon sored youth leadrship and scho larship contests Thursday, American Youth Day. Also expected to make brief talks are Medford Mayor Earl Miller and Jackson County Judge Rodney Keating. Following the presentation of awards, the Elks lodge will en tertain winners and participants of Student Government Day at an informal social in the lodge party lounge. Some 82 students from eight Jackson county high schools participated in annual Student Government day last February. Medford high school received principal awards for its partici pation in Student Government Day. Included in the awards is a trip to Eastern cities and histori cal sites by Miss Carol Denman, Medford High school junior, who was elected to represent the school on the . pilgrimage. The pilgrimage is part of Free dom Foundation activities and includes visits to several histori cal Eastern cities as well as the nation's capital. C. Aubrey Sander, exhalted ruler of the Medford Elks lodge, said American Youth Day is be ing observed by the local lodge April 28 instead of May 1 be cause Thursday is the regular meeting day of the lodge. y Voa don't want gadgets If you have trouble hearing you need the help of an experienced, local hearing aid tpert, backed by a nationwide organization producing fine in struments year in and year at. That's what you will get for your money when you place your truet in Sonotone, world's leading hear ing aid manufacturer and distrib utor. No high prelire selling but friendly help in ending the right bearing. We have helped hundreds of your neighbors -we cm helpyom. Before you buy any hearing meat, find boW good be The Sonotone taoy. C. R. Adamson District Manager 839 East Jackson Blvd. 3 A J - : t ' NLJ' W til vr V' f-.'A
