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THE WAY IT IS Fred Robinson and his wife, iginally the Nash hotel, the name was later
Donna Carol, present owners of the Robinson changed to the Allen hotel. The new name, Rob
hotel, recently completed a major remodeling inSon hotel, became effective on March 23.
project and have changed the hotel's name. Or-
THE WAY IT WAS The Robinson hotel, then
known as the Nash, had only two stories in 1910
when this picture was taken. At the top of the
building was a prospectors pick and gold pan
mounted as a weather vane. This weather vane
Name of Medford's Oldest Hotel Changes
For Third Time Since 1894 Construction
Medford's oldest hotel has
again changed names.
Fred Robinson, owner of the
former Allen hotel, officially
changed the name on March 23
to the Robinson hotel. This is the
third change in names for the
building since it was constructed
at 104 East Main St., in 1894 by
Elweii B. Nash.
For 62 years after its construc
tion, the building was known
s the Nash hotel. In 1927, E. T.
Allen bought the establishment
nd until last week it was known
as the Allen hotel.
Remodeling Program
Along with the change in
name Robinson and his wife,
Donna Carol, who bought the
buiHing in 1946, have completed
the third segment of a long-range
remodeling program.
Robinson started the first sec
tion of the remodeling plan in
1947 when Robinson Brothers
men's store was moved into the
building from its previous loca
tion across the street.
Second phase of the project
took place in 1952 when the re
mainder of the street floor was
remodeled. Grabow's Jewelers
ers and Pick's Apparel moved
to a diferent location in the
building and the Western Union
office moved out of the building.
Wealhar Vane Removed
Also at the time the historic
prospector's pick and gold pan
that for years stood on top of
the building mounted as a weath
er vane, was removed because
it was badly rusted.
The more recent renovations
to the hotel section have includ
ed new windows, new fixtures,
naw floor covering, redecoration
of the room interiors and instal
lation of new furniture.
The first brick ever used for
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was removed several years ago when it became
badly ru: ied. A third story had been added to
the building and countless other changes have
taken place. This is Medford's oldest hotel.
construction in Medford is be
lieved to have been used in the
historically significant building.
Nash originally built it as a two
story structure, then in 1910
added a floor
A souvenir of the the 19th
century still in tact is an old
bench mark located on the front
of the building. The bench mark
was once used for such purposes
as setting barometers.
Tennants in the modernized
building are Robinson Brothers
Men's store. Pick's Apparel own
ed by Ralph Pickell, Medford
Shoe "Service owned by Ray
Kelley and Coy Bailey, Grabow's
Jewelery owned by George Gra
bow, the New Robinson hotel
leased and managed by Harry
Nordwick and Hal Schimdt,
Fry's Barber shop, Crystal White
Deadline for 4-H
School Filing Set
Application deadline for the
annual 4-H summer school to be
held in Corvallis June 12-22 is
April 14, according to Miss Mar
jorie Hattan and Glenn Klein,
county 4-H agents.
Summer school activities in
clude livestock judging, model
ing, freezing, sports, fishing and
jellymakmg.
Any bona fide 4-H club mem
ber whose work is compete or
up to date, and who was 12 years
old by Jan. 1, 1956, is eligible
to apply for admission. Jackson
county's quota for the session
is 50 club members. All of the
club members will have all or
part of a scholarship given to
them for the summer school trip,
the county agents said.
Total cost will be approxi
mately $30 which includes room
and board, insurance and trans
portation. Most of the scholar
ships will be for S22.50.
Members desiring to attend
the session should fill out appli
cation blanks and return them
with a registration fee to the
county agent's office by April
14.
Those who do not have appli
cation forms may get them at
the county agents office in the
court house.
Dairy Month Tour
To Be Guests Here
Members of the state-wide
tour for June Dairy Month will
be guests at a "coffee clatch" at
the Medford hotel at 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday planned by the dairy
month committee of the Jackson
Countj Milk Producers league.
Included in the tour will be
Arthur Hurlburt, state chair
man, Portland; Glenn Lay and
Tod Hamilton, state advisory
committee; and Antone Larsen,
Portland member of the state
wide committee.
The history, background and
purpose of June Dairy Month
will be explained.
Sunday, April 1. 195S
Laundry and Dry Cleaners and
Frohnmayer's Real Estate, own
ed by William Frohnmayer.
Budget Committee
Making Progress
The county budget committee
made considerable progress at
an all-day meeting Friday and
committee members reported
that they are well ahead of
schedule on outlining the 1956
57 county budget.
All county department heads
have appeared before the com
mittee and explained their in
dividual budget requests for the
coming fiscal year.
Salary increase requests are
the next major project the com
mittee will consider. The re
quests will be considered at the
next meeting which was post
poned from 9 a.m. April 3, to
9 a.m. Friday, April 13.
With few exceptions, county
department heads are seeking
10 per cent salary increases for
their personnel. Some have re
quested more than 10 per cent
and a few have requested less.
Anyone interested in meeting
with the committee is welcome
to call the county court for an
appointment, according to
Thomas Wray, chairman.
NO STRINGS ATTACHED
Ottawa, Ont. (UR The
Canadian army recognized an
old army institution Saturday
and offered $75 in prizes for the
best gripers in its service corps.
"No strings attached," the army
said.
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principle, therefore, when farmer or rancher
borrow! Be does not merely get a loan, he be
comes a member and stockholder
credit association.
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In Medford's Schools
JACKSON SCHOOL
The fifth grade students from
Jackson school made a field trip
March 23 through the Medford
corporation sawmill. The visit
was a correlation lesson in the
study of western states, and as
the lumbering industry is im
portant, the children received
"first hand" information.
They were guided through the
mill by Chandler Drew, safety
Speech Winners
At Crater Listed
Central Point Winners in
the southern Oregon district of
the Oregon High school speech
league were announced yester
day following the two-day con
test at Crater Siitfh school.
About 100 students from
Grants Pass, Illinois Valley,
Crater, Medford, Talent and
Ashland participated. First and
second place winners will go to
the University of Oregon, Eu
gene, April 13 and 14 for the
state contest.
District winners of first, sec
ond and alternate places re
spectively, include:
Oratory, Nathan Douthit, Cra
ter, Lynn Mannan, Grants Pass,
and Beverly Burgoyne, Crater;
serious reading, Steve Hanson
and Carl Gregorious, Grants
Pass, and Grace Gail, Crater;
after dinner, Joe Burns, Med
ford, Vivian Stevenson, Ash
land, and Deanne Dayton,
Grants Pass; humorous reading,
Steve Hanson, Grants Pass, and
Pat Bickel and Gwen Moore,
Crater.
Panel discussion, Greg Mon
roe, Ashland, Hilton Graham,
Grants Pass, and Carole Beare,
Ashland; extemp, Nathan Douth
it, Crater, and Tim Keating and
Greg Monroe, Ashland; improm
tu, Tim Keating, Tom Denney,
Grants Pass, and Lynn Hales,
Ashland; radio, Dpn Chitwood,
Crater and Greg Milnes and
Bruce Boldenow, Medford; and
poetry, Marilyn Paull and Gwen
Moore, Crater, and Bob Bright,
Medford.
Don Lacy, Crater instructor,
is district director.
Beginner's Day Set
At Oak Grove School
Children of school district -69
who will enter Oak Grove
school as first graders this fall
have been invited to attend a
beginner's day at the school
Friday, April 6.
Members of the present first
grade, taught by Mrs. Marjorie
Gandee, will act as hosts to the
new children who will start at
the school this fall.
The pre-school children, who
will report to the first grade
room by 12:55 p.m., will take
part in classroom activities and
be taken on a tour of school
buildings.
A special program for the
parents of the pre-school chil
dren will be held at the gym
nasium at 12:55 p.m.
The parents will be enter
tained bv a school band and
chorus concert.Refreshmentswill
be served. School Principal H.
Bruce Metzger will conduct an
informal question and answer
period.
ICC Slates Hearings
On Fare Increases
Washington (U.R) The In
terstate Commerce commission
will conduct public hearings Ap
ril 25 on a proposed 5 per cent
increase in passenger fares by
eastern and western railroads.
The rate increase would be ef
fective May 1.
Southern railroads are expect
ed to file a similar proposal
shortly. This increase would be
effective May 15.
The ICC set April 19 for the
filing of objections to the east
ern and western tariffs.
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engineer for Medco, Robert
Baccus, the principal, and home
room teachers, Mrs. Precia Med
ley, Vernal Goodrich and Paul
Gandt.
Station KMED was the scene
for a program by a group of
Jackson students March 22.
Carole Crenshaw was coordin
ator. The children explained
various phases of the school ac
tivities in which they partici
pated during the school (day.
' Pupils who explained favorite
activities were Ronald Smith,
Bible history; Rosann Warren,
Spanish; Vivian Henderson,
band; Ruth Milligan, orchestra;
George Clearwater, sports; Don
ald Kent, safety patrol; Jacque
Chestnut, Judy Brookman, li
brary aids; and Judy Jones,
chorus.
A brass quartette composed
of Jerry Piland, Robert Schroed
er, Milton O'Neill, and Frank
Van Pelt played "Over the
Waves." Ruth Milligan played
a violin solo, "Violets." A clari
net trio Donald Bieghler, Jan
ette Jones, and Marilyn Harwood
played "Whispering Hope."
Student Teachers
Practice in Medford
Seventeen Southern Oregon
college students are practice
teaching in Medford schools dur
ing the current spring term.
They include Dillard Shipler,
biology, high school; Eugene
Brown, general science, Hedrick
junior high; Mrs. Elaine Miller,
English, Hedrick; James Kennett
English, Hedrick; Lloyd Olson,
history, Hedrick; Jane Jeldness,
general science, McLoughlin;
Mrs. Marlene Richardson, his
tory, McLoughlin; Joan Monroe,
English, McLoughlin; Robert
Casebeer, geography, McLough
lin. Mrs. Audrey Casebeer geo
graphy, McLoughlin; Patricia
Lull, history, McLoughlin; Ron
ald Lamb, general math, Mc
Loughlin; Mrs. Nancy Stuckey,
language arts, Jackson; Mrs. Jo
anne Wickman, language arts,
Roosevelt; Mrs. Patricia Colley,
language arts, Jefferson; Mrs.
Peggy Thomas, language arts,
Jefferson; and Mrs. Barbara
Campbell, language arts, Jeffer
son. Washington Cafe
Leaders Meet Here
Four leaders 6f the Washing
ton State Restaurant association
arrived in Medford Friday to in
vite members of the public feed
ing industry to- attend the 8th
annual Pacific Northwest Rest
aurant convention and exposi
tion April 10 to 12.
They were :- met by ' Dale
Franklin, Harry. Watson,- K e n
Hammer and Betty Boyle and
others of the industry in Med
ford. Visiting here were George
Propstra, Vancouver, president
of the association; Vince Galvin,
vice - president; George E.
Clarke, executive vice-president
and Joe Boothby, president of
United Restaurants. The latter
three are from Seattle.
The group will visit 24 cities
in Washington, Oregon and Ida
ho to promote convention at
tendance. Invited are individuals
concerned with hotels, restaur
ants, hospitals, clubs, public
school lunchrooms, and others
engaged in feeding the public.
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Easter Egg Hunt Here
Several hundred valley
youngsters took part in the an
nual Kiwanis Easter egg hunt
yestreday morning in Haw
thorne park, finding thousands
of candy Easter eggs hidden
earlier by Kiwanians.
Grand prize winners were
Barrel Smith in the 7 to 9 age
group; Carolyn DeWeerd, 4 to
6 years, and Cynthia Heideman,
1 to 3 years.
Other winners in tht- 7 to 9
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