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TWO MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. October 21, 1956 4-H Clubs in State i End Year; Set New Member Record Corvallis Oregon 4-H clubs have wound up another success Vote YES On 56 In '56! DOMICILIARY TO HAVE STADIUM Pictured above is a drafts- and other facilities will cost $117,500. Money has been allocated man's sketch of the grandstand portion of stadium which win be from post funds and no tax money will be spent. The facility will constructed at the Veterans Administration domiciliary, Camp be used for varied entertainment which will include sports. Pri- White. Work on the project will begin Monday and completion is mary purpose of the stadium is entertainment of veteran members anticipated by next spring. The stadium with iighting, grandstand at the station. Work to Get Under Way Monday on Stadium At Camp White; Cost Listed at $117,500 Work will get under way Mon day on construction of a $117, 500 stadium at the Veterans Ad ministration domiciliary. Camp White. Domiciliary Manager E. K. Ricker said that approval and funds for the project were re- EXPERIENCE and SENIORITY will pay off for Jackson Countyl (4 ' 1 it :x 4 Al litlrell has been a resident of Jackson County for 36 years. He has owned and op erated a successful business for 34 years. Al littrell makes Southern Oregon and its in terests his busineis in the State legislature. RE-ELECT AL LITTRELL State Representative Ad Jackson Co. Central Comm. Rep. ceived last week from Washing ton, D.C. It is hoped to have the grandstand and lighted field ready for use by next spring. Concrete Grandstand The ball park and general en tertainment facility will include a concrete and steel grandstand which will seat 512 people under a steel roof. It will have 180 lights of 1,000 candlepower each, a complete electrical scoreboard for baseball and football with a clock for football and a com pletely turfed field. Entire layout, which will be constructed on the site of the present baseball field just off Crater Lake, highway, will be enclosed by a chain-length fence Ricker pointed out that the stadium is being erected primari ly for the entertainment of the domiciliary members and in ac tuality belongs to them. How- j ever, through arrangement with the VA establishment here it will be available to groups and organizations of the valley. That use still will have the entertain ment of the veterans at the sta tion in mind. Not a bit of taxpayers money is involved in the $117,500 con struction sum, Ricker reported. He explained that the money comes from what are called "post funds," sums donated to the VA. Not Just Sports Use of the field will not be limited to sports activities. VA officials intend to attract varied entertainment for the members, including concerts, circuses, horse shows and fairs. The VA, itself, is constructing the stadium. Plans were drawn up at the station and Bert R. Sims, post engineering officer, is construction engineer for the project. Hugh C. Ingle, Medford civil engineer, has been retained to assist with the project. Mate rials are to be obtained through bid. The reinforced concrete stands will have seven rows of seats for spectators. Under the stand will be two dressing and shower room facilities, a canteen facility and open storage area. Doors will open off the dressing rooms into the baseball dugouts. Lights Cost $37,000 Lights will cost about $37,000 of the total. There will be 14 poles with 12 lights each and two poles with six lights apiece. The turfed field will be watered by a sprinkler system. Ricker suggested that groups wanting information concerning' use of the stadium can confer with Frank Glonning,. special service officer of the domiciliary. The stadium, which expands the use of the present baseball diamond, is one of a number of facilities at the station aimed at making life enjoyable for the veterans. 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Central Phone 2-6425 Significance of High School Record Noted In Letter to Parents Letters explaining the signifi cance and importance a high school record will have toward qualifying a child for college entrance have been forwarded to parents of children from the ninth grade through high school, Leonard B. Mayfield, superin tendent, has announced. The letter was sent to parents because the board of education and the administrative staff of Medford schools believe that all parents and students should be apprised of the significant problem developing in the col leges of the Oregon system of higher education." Mayfield noted in the letter that colleges and universities are now experiencing problems pre viously encountered by the pub lic schools at the elementary and secondary levels pertaining to shortages of buildings,' equip ment, teachers and financing. Increasing Enrollments "The ever-increasing college enrollments are getting well-! ahead of efforts being made to provide adequate facilities of buildings and staff," the letter stated. A suggested solution, Mayfield noted, which appears to be "ten tatively accepted by Oregon col lege officials, is selective ad missions. He pointed out that about 50 per cent of the tax supported colleges and institu tions of higher learning follow this practice. Under the system, freshmen accepted for college entrance would be "required to have the minimum equivalent of a 'C av erage in hiffh crhnnl nr na a - ,----- college aptitude examination in me upper 60 per cent. Mayfield noted that ud to this time, all students graduating from a standard 'flrpffnn hiah school had the right to enter a college or university in the state system, regardless of grade achievements and academic level. Remaining in rnUoaa was dependent upon the student's ef- iorts ana success in college. "This means that pvppv fn dent and parent should realize tne necessity of doing their best to assure the student's havinir a later opportunity to , enter col lege." the letter itahn' 71 ri- tinued: "Tt)is emphasis assutrics new meaning at the ninth grade level and should definitely con tinue throughout high school;" ful year with 27,590 youngsters enrolled in clubs to set an all time high in membership rec ords. Burton Hutton, state 4-H ex tension leader at Oregon State college, said last year's increase exceeded the 27,355 mark set in 1950, making it the largest en rollment in the 42 years of Ore gon club history. During the year, members en rolled in 39,118 projects from 24 subjects under home eco nomics, agriculture and related fields. Clothing, foods, livestock and forestry were most popular projects among Oregon members. Mainstays of the 4-H program are the volunteer leaders, par ents and extension workers who guide boys and girls, Hutton said. More than 4,000 adults led clubs in local communities dur ing the year. . As organization of 4-H clubs got underway this month, goals for 1856-57 program were out lined. They include more inten sive training, explanation of project material to 4-H extension workers and the training of jun ior leaders. Junior leaders are club members, 14 or older, who assist adults in developing club programs. Almost 1,000 of them organized new clubs, recruited members, trained demonstrators and served as camp counselors last year in the state. Oregon club work was organ ized in the early 1900's through schools in Benton, Yamhill and Polk counties. In 1914, 4-H club work became a part of the co operative extension service at OSC. Today, sponsoring agencies are the department of agricul ture, OSC and the county courts. 4-H Club News Simple Stitchers The Simple Stitchers met at the home of Mrs. Jesse C. Flen ner, Oct. 13. The secreary in troduced Gwen Birkland as this week's guest. The purchase was made, at a local store, of thimbles, tape measures, needles, scissors, pins and thread by both classes. Later, material for projects to be made through the year, will be purchased. With the required equipment on hand the classes returned to the meeting place, where re freshments were served by Mrs. Flenner. - The(next meeting will be Oct 27, at which time assistant lead er Marilyn Hixson will give sew ing demonstrations.' Geraldine Elbert, ii. .li 1 j SEN. MARK HATFIELD I To Speak Hare Hatfield to Speak Here This Week State Sen. Mark Hatfield, Re publican candidate for secretary of state, will spend two days in the Medford-Ashland area this week. ' He will arrive in Ashland Tuesday morning and will be a guest of the Ashland Rotary club at noon. He will appear on KBES-TV at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday and will speak on Oregon's edu cational system at Southern Ore gon college Wednesday morning. Hatfield has been dean of stu dents at Willamette university for several years. He will be main speaker at the Medford Kiwanis club lunch eon Wednesday noon, and will ; appear at the Ashland Candi date's fair Wednesday night. He will spend his free time during the two days visiting with friends and touring major indus tries in the area. Hatfield will leave Thursday morning for a brief stay in Grants Pass on his way to Rose-burg. A little bit - - II-"- i'mii t ' - f ij,,.- . , J goes a -o-n-g way . . . At Jackson County Federal, Just a little bit invested out of each paycheck goes a long way towards building a se cure and happy future. Start the saving habit now save regularly save safely at Jackson County Federal, where the current dividend is 3 per annum. 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It is the MOST INEXPENSIVE of ALL PRACTICAL PUBLIC HEALTH MEAS URES ... a single dental repair bill actually equals YEARS OF PRO- -; TECTION for EVERY MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY. That's really CHEAP, EFFECTIVE INSURANCE! . Keep In Step With Progress NOVEMBER 6-VOTE---- 11 I Water Fluoridation for Dental Heath Paid Adv. Better Health Committee Mrs. E. W. Sickeli, Chairman; Dewey Wilson, Vice- Chairman Mail Tnbuna Want Ads
