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Bear Creek Sanitary District OKs Bid Call on Sewer Construction Directors of the South Bear Creek Sanitary district have au thorized a call for bids for con struction of a sewer system in -the district, it was announced Saturday by Dewey C. Gearin, president of the board. Authorization to have Mrs, Jeanette Thatcher Marshall, at torney for the district, call for bids was given at a board meet ing Friday night. Estimated cost of the sewer system will be around $82,000, barring unfore seen construction difficulties, Mrs. Marshall said Saturday the bid call will probably be issued tnis week. Long, Narrow District The new sewer line will ex tend from about the south city limits of Medford south the en- . tire length of the district, which is long and narrow and lies gen erally between Bear Creek and the Southern Pacific railroad tracks. Size of the line will be sufficient to serve all residents there now and provide for fu ture development, Gearin said, Crook County Slates . Property Reappraisal Salem (U.R) Crook county officials have signed a contract with the valuation division divi sion of the State; Tax Commis sion calling for a complete reappraisal of all real property in the. county. County Judge Harry C, Fowler and Assessor Edwin Goodrich indicated that the inventory, scheduled to start this winter, is badly needed to cor rect inequalities in taxation that have resulted from the economic changes that have affected ail areas of the county in recent years. It is anticipated that the entire Job will be completed in time to place the new values on the 1959 tax roll. paleontology, the science of iossiis, has been called the geo logists clock. J PAINT WITH u BURGESS PAINT ft WALLPAPER STORE Comar tth It Holly, Diagonally Across from Hie Pott Office Wo Oivo'SiH Croon Stamps PHONE 2-9321 Lot Us Riommtnd a tollable Paiittor" The north end of the sewer will connect with the Medford sewer and sewage disposal sys tem under terms of a contract with the city which was signed Sept. 6, 1955. Harvey and Wat kins, Medford engineering firm, designed the system, and have completed bid specifications, which have been approved both by the state sanitary authority and the city of Medford. The district now has $58,000 on hand with which to start the work. It is planned to ask vot ers of the district to authorize issuance of up to $40,000 more in bonds, to pay for the rest of the work. The total authorized amount would not be used if it is not needed, Gearin pointed out. He also said that, due to a law enacted by the 1955 legislature, Warning Against Careless Smoking Issued at Start Of Fire Prevention Week Fires in Oregon last year took 53 lives and seriously injured 291 more while consuming prop erty valued by the . state fire marshal at $9,999,376. Many of the fires were caused by careless smoking, and ' Medford fire de partment officials have urged citizens to observe Fire Preven tion Week, which- starts today. The week has been proclaimed locally by Mayor Earl Miller. Fire Prevention Week started as a one-day observance Oct. 9, 1911, when the Fire Marshals association of North America suggested the 40th anniversary of the great Chicago Fire of 1871 be set aside to publicize fire prevention. President Woodrow Wilson in 1920 issued the first National Fire Prevention Day proclama tion, and two years later the en tire ' week of Oct. 9 was pro claimed as Fire Prevention Week by President Warren G. Harding, who urged prevention be observed by "every man, woman and child, not only dur ing the week designated, but throughout every hour of every day of the year.!' Medford Fire Chief Gordon Barker noted that fire losses in crease each year, and more em phasis must be placed on pre vention to decrease the death toll, property damage and injur ies from fire. ; - ": . ::: '' srvpjf'$'r V'l VJ"" vtt NATIONAL OA0 Of HKI UNDUWIITItS - FIRE PREVENTION WEEK OCTOBER 9-15 Governor Deer Hunting In Central Oregon Salem U.R) Gov. Paul Patterson is spending today Land former president of the Ore- hunting deer in the Prineville area. With him are Hugh L. Barzee, Portland. attorney who was the governor's legal adviser during the 1955 Legislature; Eugene Marsh, McMinnville , attorney gon Senate, and Ed Armstrong, Gov. Patterson's secretary. They left here late Friday for the week end hunting trip. Dead line Sunday Classified Is at noon Saturday; 10 aim Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 previous day the district was enabled to plan for an added bond issue, and added that the district's bonding capacity has been increased to $220,000. , Election Set An election for a director will be held at the same time as the bond issue election, on Nov. 15. The three-year term of Edward Stevens, now treasurer of the district, is expiring. Gearin said he will be a candidate to suc ceed himself. Other eligible resi dents of the district wishing to become candidates can do so by petition.- The new sewer will serye-an estimated 80 to 100 connections when completed, and more as the district's population grows. The entire area is now served solely by septic tanks," creating what Gearing called "a deplorable condition." Much of the sewage drains eventually into Bear creek, and flows through Med ford, he pointed out, and he said the new sewer will "clean up-" a bad situation.. Coast Guard Opens Investigation of Astoria Drownings Salem (U.R) The Coast Guard is investigating the drown ing of eight persons during the recent salmon derby at Astoria in an attempt to find a more ef fective means of keeping small craft out of dangerous waters, Rear Adm. J. A. Hirshfield, Coast Guard Commandant has informed Rep. Walter Norblad. The tragedies occurred despite the fact, Adm. Hirshfield noted, that seven or eight Coast Guard boats were patrolling the vicin ity, advising all persons to stay away from the area where the accidents subsequently' hap pened. - The Coast Guard also had been urging derby participants -to wear lifejackets, but none were found on the bodies of those drowned. ' Norblad had written to Adm. Hirshfield, Sept. 3, urging an in vestigation with the view of the Coast Guard adopting more ef fective regulations or, if .thet do not have the authority, to have Congress pass new laws. The admiral's letter to Norblad was in response to that request. Maisons Honored By 41st Division Portland-CU.R) Maj. Gen. H. G.vMaison,' who recently retired as commander of the -41st In fantry Division, and Mrs. Maison were honored last night at a testimonial ibanquet at the Co lumbia Athletic Club here. - Gen. Mason,' who is superin tendent of Oregon state police, is retiring after 38 year of mili tary service. On hand to honor him were 41st Division officers from Oregon and Washington and his comrades-in-arms from all sections of the country... " D .: (EmaDccffiTrrEmnA SIXTH AND GRAPE STREETS 5 BIG FREE PARKING LOTS BROCCTERIA'S IDI Mil 11 V-- II II v i V M. J V III V-V A In the V7 (O You Don't Have To Over-Buy To Get CASE LOT PRICES SAVE - TODAY and ALL NEXT WEEK On Del Monte - The World's BEST LIKED Canned Foods Complete Price Lists Posted For Your Easy Inspection, VRKEY .''DINNER ' rail! With Any $10.00 Purchase in one day through . Sunday, October 16th DINNER TICKETS USEABLE THROUGH OCTOBER 22 Portland Traction Franchise May Not Be Renewed in 1956 Portland U.R) Portland City Commissioner Nathan A. Boody announced he will rec ommend that a Portland Trac tion company request for a. 10 year franchise renewal be turn ed down by. the city council. The company's present fran chise expires Jan. 31, 1956.-It has been in effect for the past 20 years. , -.u- Boody, who is. commissioner of utilities, said Portland "Traction, "as directed under California management," should not have its franchise renewed. A "San Francisco holding company Port land Transit, holds 100 per cent of the traction company's stock. Traction. Company President Gordon G., Steele, said Boody's decision was "quite a surprise." He said he knew of no other company's interested in the Port land area franchise. : . Boody, however, said he had reason to believe "others" will ask for the franchise "under con dition where we can maintain proper and effecient transporta tion for the city of Portland." He said Portland Transit is liquidating its holding in the susidiary in anticipation of the city council's refusal to renew the franchise. Sunday, October 9, 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SE VEX ; The cable car, symbol of "San Francisco, was invented there in 1873. . latin America Said Developing Rapidly Portland (U.R) The 20 Latin American countries are de veloping faster 'economically than any other major area of the world including the-JLTnited States. X- That was the opinion of Henry F. Holland, assistant secretary of, state for inter-American, affairs, who spoke here. Holland said"" American trade with central and south America was--greater than with any other area. He reported the 20 coun tries shared 34 per cent of Amer ican investments abroad with $2,500,000,000 invested in the Pennsylvania Firm Gets Dam Contract Seattle (U.R) The Pennsyl vania Transformer Co., Cannons burg, Pa., will be awarded the $556,868 contract for manufac ture . of three powerhouse trans formers for the Chief Joseph dam on the Columbia river, the Army Corps of Engineers district office has announced. Col. N. A. Matthias,, district engineer, said notice of author ization from the chief of Army Engineers in Washington, D. C, was received Friday. The three transformers to be manufactured will complete the present complement of - four transformer banks of three un its each for the first 16 genera tors to be installed at the Bridge port dam. petroledm industry alone. Lumber and pulp industries in the Pacific Northwest and Can ada were sharing in the expand ing trade with Latin America, he added. Although Holland visited in Argentina last November, h de clined to comment on the down fall of the Peron regime or the situation there now. Mrs. Smith Moved ToYamhill Jail - Portland U.R) C i r c i t Judge James R. Bain has signed an order committing Marjorie Smith to Yamhill county jail in McMinnville. - Mrs. Smith, charged with the bomb slaying of husband, Ker mit, is scheduled to go on trial Oct. 20. Mrs. Smith will remain in Mc Minnville until the trial starts.- ISewGird! StA goo Jf Reward offered for information Sr concerning the following guns One 30-30 Savage - Model 340. One 270 Calibre Remington Rifle, Se rial No. 252855. One 30-30 Winchester Carbine Mod el G9412C Serial No. 2117664. One Model 722-H (308 Calibre Rem ington Rifle Serial No. 363603. ; Address All ' Information to Box 8879 co Mail Tribune. All replies strictly confidential. r' ( .MJT Buy Now - - - SAVE! 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