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-v..i :'i i..-. Comprehensive Report Dealing With School Athletics Readied A nine page report recom mending principals and policies governing administration of ele mentary school athletics in Ore gon was mailed to the state de partment of education from here today. It will be considered by the department and by the state board of education for possible adoption. The report was the work of the statewide commit tee for study of elementary school athletics, physical edu cation and health, sponsored by the Oregon County School Su perintendents' association. Four Year Study Submission of the recommen dation climaxed four years of ' research and discussion involv ing cooperative effort of 16 in terested organizations. Alf B. Mekvold, Jackson county school superintendent, headed the proj ect. Aim of the statewide group was to propose policies placing elementary school athletics in the proper perspective and un der proper controls and direc tion in contributing toward the total goals of education. Mekvold stressed that the committee never attempted to eleminiate competitive athletics. May Effect Control He said that the report goes to the state board and depart ment wth the thought that ac tion on their part might effect some control on the state level, through state standards. He men tioned 'that while the Oregon School Activities association guides secondary schools in the state. Policies and an organiza tion to administer interschool sports have been lacking on the elementary level. The detailed recommendations may not be released until after the state board has an oppor tunity to consider them. How ever, tournaments and tackle football probably are the "hot test" issues covered in the 27 regulations proposed by the com mittee to meet its objectives. Question Tackle Football The report frowns on elimina tion tourneys leading to cham pionships and on undue publici zing of championships. Value of . tackle football in elementary schools is termed "highly ques tionable." Other rules for athletics, limited to sixth, seventh and eighth grade participants, con cern parental consent, physical examinations, extent and times of practices, conditioning, limi ' tations on number of contests and travel, ban on boxing, pub licizing team effort rather than individual, and qualification of coaches and game officials. Court sizes and length of play ing times are suggested. Ap proved track and field events are listed. Meed Recognized The committee, prefacing its proposed rules, recognized need of vigorous physical activity by boys and girls for proper growth and development. Priority was given to a program of physical education, intramural athletics and interschool play days and sports days, placed in operation in that order, before considera tion of inter-school athletics. Need was expressed for pro tection of the health and wel fare of children with activities appropriate to physical and emo ' tional maturity. Good sports manship and playing for sheer fun were stressed, with winning given secondary' importance. The study was originated by the county school superinten dents in 1951 with a committee headed by Walter Shold, who is now one of the supervisors of frCf All THaOUGlP HJj YOU HOME mebj vfaf!Jt Erm if ytm bre nerer paint- ZlZml 4 yfKl 01,1 WaQ" 1 rrV? woodwork uniform coat of 1 J color ill with thii velvet- I . HIWHII prnm, I ri Dm Cjton SNfMr I "J to on freely, dries in 3 to 4 n to ca tiny surface like Esd enamel. Beautiful lustra I Duel for kitchena, bath- ras, woodwork. 24 ookra ain & Mohr Town Hardware East Sixth I education in the state depart ment. A new committee was or ganized in 1952 with Mekvold as chairman. Other Groups Join Other lay and professional groups were invited to partici pate, with 15 of them naming representatives to the statewide committee. They were the ele mentary, junior high and high school principals' associations, the city superintendents', class room teachers', coaches and state supervisors' associations, Oregon Association for Health. Physical Education and Recreation, Ore gon Education association, Ore gon School Activities associa tion, Oregon Medical society, Association for Childhood ' Edu cation, state department of edu cation, Oregon Congress of Par ents and Teachers and the Ore gon State System of Higher Edu cation. Following a meeting of the state committee a tentative re- Catfish Derby Date Week -From Sunday , The 19th annual National Cat fish derby will start at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 19, at Tou Velle State park on Table Rock rd. The Medford 20-30 club spon sors the annual event. A Catfish Derby queen will be chosen from four Junior High school girls, and entertainment will be furnished by local resi dents. The Medford 20 - 30 club's Derby committee has asked en tertainers interested in provid ing entertainment to contact a committee member or write post office box 781, Medford. The Derby got its start in 1936 as the result of an argu ment between club members over fish catching abilities. The rivalry grew to include more than two club members, and the first derby was. held at Savage Rapids Dam. Entertainment and a queen were added to the Derby in later years. Herb Grey Reelected By Motor Association Portland (U.R) The Oregon State Motor Association's new headquarters , building in south west Portland was dedicated yes terday. The association reelected C. E. Francis, Portland, president; Wil liam Bell, Portland, treasurer; and William Walsh, Coos Bay, vice-president. Walsh gave the principal address at the dedica tion ceremony. Eight directors of the associ ation also were reelected. They include Ralph R. Cronise, Al bany; Herb Grey, Medford; Capt. A. Leppaluoto, The Dalles; L. H. Hoffman, Portland; Gov. Paul Patterson, Hillsboro; H. W. Rob erts, Portland; James F. Short, Redmond, and David B. Simp son, Portland. Norman Gail Files 4 School Board Notice Central Point C. Norman Gail of Gold Hill has filed his candidacy for a member of the school board in district 6C. He is the only one to file thus far. School board members will be elected at a state-wide election June 20. Monday is the final day for filing petitions for, candidates. port was sent to the various or ganizations for consideration. Representatives of those groups reported back and revisions fol lowed. The last revised report was accepted last February by the statewide committee. Mekvold, H. P- Jewett, super intendent of schools in Jackson county District 6, and Lee V. Ragsdale, Medford schools physi cal education supervisor, were detailed to edit the report. That work has been done and stencils on the report in its final form were cut in Mekvold's office. , Numerous authorities and ref erences in the field were used in formulating the report, the school superintendent said. Mekvold said that his office has recejved information from the state department of educa tion that it is going onv with its physical education program with no immediate plans for re vision despite repeal by the leg islature of compulsory PE legis lation. The repeal, he brought out, only served to take the re sponsibility off the legislature. It is hoped to make the recom mendations of the statewide com mittee a part of the state pro gram. : President To Speak At Penn State Rites Washington (U.R) Weath er permitting, President Eisen hower will fly in his new two engine plane.; to ' Pennsylvania State University this week end where he will speak at com mencement exercises on Satur day The President will leave here tomorrow afternoon by plane, or by train if it is not possible to fly. He will stay with his brother, Dr. Milton Eisenhower who is president of. the university. An other brother, Earl, will be there. Woman Hospitalized Following Accident Mrs. Dorothy Lorraine Casey, Shady Cove, is reported in "fair" condition at Community ho'spital where she was taken late yester day afternoon fo ra back injury received in an automobile acci dent north of the Eagle Point junction on Highway 52. Her at tending physician reported that her condition is not critical. .The accident occurred when a pickup owned by the Eagle Point Irrigation district and driven by Henry Ray Serr, Butte Falls Star route, Box 15, Eagle Point, at tempted to cross the highway, according to a report of the acci dent made by state police. A se dan driven by Mrs. Casey hit the pickup as she was going north on Highway .62, police said. County To Be Served By New Drug Division Jackson county is one of nine counties which will be served by a new division of the McKes son and Robbins, " Inc.; drug wholesalers, at Eugene. The counties formerly were served by the company's Portland wholesale house. Increasing Oregon sales and the need for improved service to retail drug stores and to manu facturers McKesson represents in the area were listed as rea sons for the expansion. (firm MwJffl Jacksonville Queen Contest Plans Told By Lions Sponsors The Jacksonville , Jubilee queen contest, for girls between the ages of 13 and 21, will start Monday, June 21, and end Aug ust 4, Lloyd Evans of the Crat er Lions club has announced. .The Crater Lions has joined the Jacksonville club and other clubs in the Rogue valley in sponsoring the jubilee this year. The queen contest is open to any girl between 13 and 21 and may be sponsored by individu als, businesses or civic groups. Girls who have no sponsor may also enter the contest Two Committeemen Interested parties may con tact Don Pilling at the J. C. Penney company here or Floyd Eastwood at the United States National Bank here. Prizes will be awarded girls weekly who are leading in the contest. Evans said the joint effort of the Lions clubs is to provide a larger and better jubilee than in previous years. humams am ay Pima 1 lbs. iiUlF MHY J98 FLUFF WHBUl fJw Carnation Wilson's Chopped Ice Cream Koofl-Aiiil STORE HOURS a a.m. to 7 p.m. SATURDAY 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. SUMDAY-9 a.m. to 7 p.m. V Independently Qwned .' : '. Independently Operated Daily Weather Report DATE June 9. 1955 Sunset tonight 7-46 p.m. Sunrise to morrow 4:34 ajn. FORECASTS Medford ind vicinity: Variable cloudiness thftugh Friday with scat tered afternoon ' thunderstorms in mountains. Low tonight 60. High Fri day 95-98. Western Oregon: Considerable cloudiness tonight and Friday morn ing with scattered thunderstorms early tonight.' Mostly cloudy on coast Friday and mostly sunny in interior Friday afternoon. Cooler all sections tonight and Friday. Low tonight 45 55. Highs Friday 70-85 in interior, 55 65 on coast. , Northern and Central California: Fair tonight and Friday except for coastal fog. Not so warm in coastal valleys. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 80: above normal 17. Record high this date .98 in 1918. Record low this date 40 in 1954. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night, none. Midnight to 10 a.m.. none. Total this month none. .32 in. be low normal. ' Total since Sept. 1. 8.87 inches, 8.33 inches below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 20, highest this a.m. 75. CITY High Low Prec. Brookings 55 47 Crater Lake 78 45 Grants Pass 108 56 Klamath Falls 94 64 MEDFORD 101 60 ' Portland 94 64 Seattle 85 63 Spokane 80 55 Yakima 90 56 Eureka 68 52 Red Bluff. 108 74 Sacramento 102 56 San Francisco - 68 52 Los Angeles 74 60 Phoenix 112 76 Denver 61 44 .04 Chicago . 73 60 .0! Miami 83 73 New York 62 51 .09 Washington, D.C 68 52 ' SteaCts - Kdasts round .Beef' Short Rite - Boneless Stew mm IBeeff - gSJJOO HI Thursday, June t, 1955 Roseburg Television Washington (U.R) The Federal Communications com mission today granted Southwest Oregon Broadcasting Corp. au thority to construct a new chan nel four television station at Roseburg, Ore. Southwest, owned principal- Formula Hoped in itish Rail Strike London (U.R) Leaders of Britain's striking railway men met for two and a quarter hours today with government repre sentatives in their second emer gency conference seeking a set tlement of the disastrous labor tieup. They adjourned the ice-breaking talks until tomorrow when they hoped to work-out a formu la which may get Britain's na tionalized railWay system run ning again -by the week end. - The rail strike, now In its 12th day, has forced a shutdown of many of British industries, forced layoffs now approaching one million men and has snarled and hampered the lucrative tour ist business. SLICED Scott's Old Fashioned - With 30c Coupon GIANT SIZE Instant $J 00 New Royal . r-i MOO STOflK Tf I Station Permit OKd ly by Harvey S. Benson of Port land, plans to construct a satel lite to rebroadcast programs from KVAL-TV at Eugene. Southwest owns that station. The only other applicants for channel four at Roseburg was Southern Oregon Broadcasting Co. It withdrew its application after buying half interest in Southwests' proposed new sta tion. Southern Oregon owns KBES-TV at Medford, Ore., and KUIN and KGPO-FM at Grants Pass, Ore. Echo Park Dam Knocked Out of Bill Washington (U.R) A House Interior Subcommittee today knocked Echo Park dam out of a bill to authorize the Upper Col orado Reclamation project It substituted a section call ing for a study by a presidential commission of alternate sites for the controversial structure in Di nosauer Nation monument. .The actions technically were "tentative," a committee source said, but he added that they were not likely to be reversed. 3 lb. 6hoe. Drink Strairvlbeiriry IPreseDes Crop Club LUMAN'S PRODUCE ... - Radishes Green Onions 3 1C3 Potatoes tr 10 483 MEDFORD (ORIOOK) MAIL TRIBTTrTXSEYXlf Drug Addiction Of Troops Prevalent Washington (U.R) Drug addiction among. U. S. troops stationed in the Far East is con siderably more prevalent than among civilians in this country But Dr. Frank S. Berry, as sistant defense secretary for health and medical matters, told a Senate Judiciary subcommit tee yesterday the narcotics prob lem among American troops it bing "increasingly well handled" and has been reduced to "rela tively minor proportions." Figures compiled by the Far East command last fall for Dr. Berry showed the drug addic tion rate running at .7 per 1000 in white troops and 14 per 1000 in Negro troops. The govern ment estimates the drug addic tion rate in the civilian popula tion in this country at slightly more than .3 per 1000. Jn a separate action, the tub committee added immediate au thorization for Navajo dam and reservoir in New Mexico to the four storage units previously in the measure. $noo LBS.$H $1100 LBS. $1 $-noo can (3 n FOR U 4th & Front -1 r A
