Medford mail tribune., January 20, 1957, Image 10

TEH MEDFORD (OREOOK) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, January 20, 1937
hoeoiii Sewer lines ...Nearing -Completion
Sysfem Will Serve
250 Homes, Other
Public Buildings
Phoenix Construction on
main lines of the Phoenix sewer
aystem wai near completion this
week as workmen prepared to
lay the last of 17,194 feet of tile
that will provide the 104-vear-
old town with its first publicly-
owned sanitary facilities.
The system will serve about
250 homes, two schools, six
churches, 20 business houses and
other public buildings which
previously have been using sep
tic tanks. Seepage from the sep
tic tanks has been a serious prob
lem In Phoenix for many years
and was becoming a health haz
ard, particularly around the
town's two schools.
Yet to be installed are lead-
ins to property lines, and, ac
cording to Phoenix Mayor Vince
Claflin, these should be in with
in 30 days, at which time hook
ups can be made.
No Delay
Although one section of the
main trunk line is not connected
and the tie-in at the north end
of the South Bear creek system
Is not complete, this work will
be done by the time the lead-ins
are Installed, according to Claf
lin, and there will be no delay
In putting the system to use.
"Work on the system was start
ed last fall by Coast Construc
tion company, with the firm of
Harvey and Watkins as engi
neers, after Phoenix townspeo
ple approved the $90,000 bond
issue.
The Phoenix system will tie
into the South Bear creek sys
tem, which parallels Highway
99 from Phoenix to Medford,
and sewage will be carried
through the Medford trunk line
to the Camp White disposal
plant. It will form the southern
most extremity of the Medford
system, which now extends
about 20 miles from the plant
to the new addition..
Maximum Flow
The Medford plant has a max
imum of about 9.6 million gal
lons per day and the Phoenix
and South Bear creek systems
will affect it by about one- twen
tieth, or 400,000 gallons, at an
ticipated maximum flow.
The town of Phoenix paid for
a percentage of the South Bear
creek system with a general ob
ligation bond and the internal
system, within the town, will be
paid for by individual property
owners on a basis of property
frontage.
Property assessment Is now
being made by the Phoenix sew
er commission to determine the
ultimate break-down for individ
ual payment. The final rate will
be determinted by the commis
sion when absolute cost of the
aystem is computed after com
pletion. Property owners may
pay cash or pay by the month
over a period of 10 years under
the Bancroft bond system.
Operating Costs
An apportionment of operat
ing and maintenance costs will
be determined by the use of two
metering chambers, one in the
Phoenix system and one in the
South Bear Creek system, based
, on the relative rate of flow.
The town's internal system
consists of a main trunk line
which runs from Coleman creek
on the north side of Phoenix to
the south city limits along High
way 99. Three smaller trunk lin
es on First, Fourth and Fifth sts,
and a number of smaller collec
tion laterals complete the sys
tem.
Of the 17,194 feet of tile laid,
3.750 feet is 2-inch. 754 feet is
10-inch and there is 12,690 feet
of 8-inch tile. All side sewers
are 6-inch. A total of 70 pre-cast
concrete manholes were install
ed at a cost of $135 each.
Natural Drainage
According to contractors, no
difficulties, arose from lack of
adequate drop as the town is sit
uated on a natural drainage
slope. A minimum of three inch
es per 100 feet is required.
Depth of the trenching varied
from about five feet to 11 or 12
feet in some places.
Mayor Claflin and council
members John Stewart, John
ny Klassen, Charles Marrs, A.
R. MacKintosh, Dan Adams and
Miss Faye Carver are serving as
the sewer assessment committee.
Marrs, MacKintosh and Adams
form the town's permanent sew
er board.
Property owners will be noti
fied when connections can be
made and at the same time as
sessment figufes will be known,
according to Claflin.
A MATTER OF JURISDICTION
Plainficld. N.J. (U.PJ per
mit to install an oil burner at
a Sprague ave. address was is
sued to an applicant and he had
pnid the $5 fee. Friday, however,
his money was refunded. City
councilmen were redfaced after
they discovered Sprague ave. is
in a neighboring municipality.
An average steam locomotive
has about one mile of boiler tubing.
ph4 7T fit mM
MANHOLE INSTALLATION Using a large
crane mounted on a crawler-type tractor,
workmen, above, drop a large section of a
pre-cast concrete manhole into place. A con
crete foundation will support the heavy unit
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FIFTH STREET TRUNK The last of three smaller trunk
lines was laid last week as workmen were about to finish
construction on the $90,000 Phoenix sewer system. Trench
ing was comparatively easy, according to contractors, since
no rock or other obstructions were encountered. One of the
things they had to watch for was water pipes beneath the
surface of the ground. One is visible near the workman in
the trench above. Depth of the trench varied from five to
12 feet.
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METERING CHAMBER The concrete box in the foreground,
located at the Coleman creek crossing at. the north city limits
of Phoenix, will house a metering device that will determine
the share of cost Phoenix will split with the South Bear creek
system for the use of the Medford trunk line and disposal
plant. Another such metering chamber is located at the north
end of the South Bear creek system. The Coleman creek
crossing, shown in the background, consists of a 20 foot span
of steel pipe supported by two steel beams.
DHIA Lists Five
Producing Herds for County
The Jackson County Dairy
Herd Improvement association
has named the five highest pro
ducing herds for the month of
December.
The herds are owned by Ed
Ramsey, R. L. and Blanche
Wyant, Gilman's Dairy farm,
J. E. Parsons and Victor and
Nita Birdseye.
Herd Production
The Ramasy herd, consisting
of 42 cows, seven of which were
dry, produced an average of
839 pounds of milk and 40.3
pounds of butterfat; Wyant
herd, 34 cows Of which two
were dry, 696 pounds of milk.
40.3 pounds of butterfat; Gil
man herd, 97 cows of which 12
were dry, 869 pounds of milk,
97 pounds of butterfat: Parsons
herd, 47 cows of which 7 were
dry, 604 pounds milk, 36.1
pounds of butterfat; and Birds
eye herd, 74 cows of which 11
were dry, 679 pounds of milk,
33.8 pounds of butterfat.
Tin ten top cows for the year
mV
Highest
were No. 86. owned by Gilman's
Dairy farm, 1,767 pounds milk,
114.9 pounds butterfat, 134 days
in milk; Bay Lady, owned by
Chet Jensen, 1,333 pounds milk,
106.6 pounds butterfat, 45 days
in milk; No. 74, owned by Straus
brothers, "2,267 pounds milk,
97.5 pounds butterfat, 51 days
in milk; No. 9, owned by Gil
man's Dairy farm, 1.426 pounds
milk, 95.5 pounds butterfat, 79
days in milk; No. 48. owned by
Straus .brothers. 1.922 pounds
milk, 92.3 pounds butterfat, 69
days in milk.
Other High Producers
Sally, owned by Richard and
Elizabeth Westerberg, 1.438
pounds milk. 83.4 pounds butter
fat, 61 days in milk; Red, owned
by Lewis and Ruth Clark, 1,603
pounds milk, 81.8 pounds butter
fat, 61 days in milk; Holly,
owned by Richard and Elizabeth
Westerberg, 1,370 pounds milk,
80.8 pounds butterfat, 66 days
in milk; Friskie. owned by R. R.
Bitterling, 1,575 pounds milk,
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and a cone-shaped cap will reduce the size
of the hole to fit a standard cast iron cover.
Each of the 70 manholes installed in the
Phoenix sewer system cost $135.
West Linn Man Is
Held (or Robbing
Bank at Sherwood
Portland U.R) A 33-year-old
father of three children was
being held in jail here Saturday
under $20,000 bail after waiving
preliminary hearing Friday on
charges that he staged the one
man holdup of the Sherwood
branch of the U. S. National
Bank last week and escaped with
$19,500.
FBI agents said Ross Neal Por
ter, a West Linn auto upholster
er, was bound over to the U. S.
marshal Friday on the charge.
They said about $14,000 of the
stolen money was recovered.
A suspicious oil company em
ploye's tip was instrumental in
the arrest of Porter, police said.
Tells Officers
The man had gone to the
Washington county sheriffs of
fice Thursday and told officers
that Porter had been unable to
pay his bills for some time but
suddenly had not only paid up
in full but ordered a new oil
supply.
The search for the mid-day
robber had centered in the West
Linn area since last Sunday
when the stolen getaway car was
found abandoned in a West Linn
parking lot, only a half mile
from Porter's home.
Police said that the possible
connection of Porter with a hold
up of the H & L supermarket in
Jennings Lodge on December 3,
in which $1,200 was taken, was
also being investigated.
Porter purchased a new high
priced car in Portland on Oct.
12, and the first pa'yment on the
new car was made Jan. 11, the
same day as the Sherwood bank
robbery.
Police said Porter had taken
the "fully loaded" car back to
the dealer only Thursday of this
week ,to have another $400
worth of accessories installed.
Toastmasters Club
To Meet Monday
Medford Toastmasters club
will meet Monday at 6:30 p.m.,
in the Rogue room of the Med
ford hotel and club members
have invited newcomers and
other interested people to at
tend the meeting.'
Toastmaster will be Lon
Skinner; topicmaster, John Aust
bo; critic, Glen Jennings; and
speakers, Jim Foster, Russ Mit
chell, Ken Blair and Murrey
Dumas.
Information regarding the
Toastmasters club may be ob
tained from Cliff Ouellette,
Larry Horton, Robert Kyle Jr.,
Dr. Ralph Hibbs. Dan Hull, Ken
Blair or Ron Cordon, members
said.
fire Damages Lumber
Mill Plant Saturday
Dee (U.PJ The Oregon Lum
ber company sawmill was burn
ed here early Saturday and plant
oificials said damage amounted
to about S10.000.
Plant Manager L. J. Roedel
said the room and conveyor belt
were destroyed by the early
morning blaze. About 250 men
were employed at the mill which
will be closed until sometime
next week. Cause of the fire was
not determined.
78.8 pounds butterfat, 55 days
in milk; and Murphy, owned by
Don Ullom, 1,535 pounds milk,
76.8 pounds butterfat, 42 days
in milk.
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INSTALL LEAD-INS The installation of
over 300 leaa-ins to property lines in tne
Phoenix sewer system has already been
started by Medford Septic Tank and Construc
tion company, sub-contractors for the job.
Illinois Valley
Who Are Seeking Home for
By FRANK STRICKLAND
Cave Junction According to
the U.S. bureau of the census, 1.2
million men and women will
reach 65 years of age this year.
At least half of them will be
looking for a retirement home
In another locality and an esti
mated 250,000 of them will move
toward the Pacific coast.
At least 175,000 of them will
find their way into Oregon and,
according to local real estate
brokers, better than half of
these, or 87,500, who do come
here will prefer the southern
environs of the state.
Make Way
So let's make way for another
87,500 people per year who are
destined to live m this now
sparsely-settled southern Oregon
paradise.
The 1.2 millions do not in
clude 850,000 men and women
retiring on pensions or service
pay from private industry and
city, county and state govern
ments. How many of these peo
ple will turn westward for re
tirement homes? Ever since Hor
ace Greeley's time it has not
been a very difficult, task to
entice people to "Go West." In
1900 the center of population
was six miles southeast of Co
lumbus, Ind., and by 1950 it had
moved westward 200 miles to
the town of Olney, 111. By 1957
the center of population surely
has merged with the geographic
center of the U.S. which is, and
of course always will be, near
the litte town of Lebanon, Kan.
But regardless of the rale of
travel of the nation's popula
tion toward the west, sooner
or later a great many people will
be living on or near the Pacific
coast, and southern Oregon will
be as crowded as southern Cali
fornia is today.
Let us make our roads straight
and our bridges wide.
At the present time some of
our "out-of-state" retired people
are coming from Los Angeles
county. According to Los An
geles Police Chief W. H. Parker,
38 officers retired from the city's
police department on service
pensions between July, 1955,
and July, 1956, plus 15 with dis
ability pensions. During the
calendar year of 1955, 42 men
were retired on service pensions
from other branches of the Los
Angeles city government, accord
ing to the director of the bureau
of personnel, A. F. Fowler. It
is safe to say at least 50 or more
city and county firemen -from
the southern metropolis also re
tired on pensions last year, mak
ing a iotal of 145 in one year
from one city alone, exclusive
of social security and all other
types of retirements.
Suburban Sections
Quite a few of those from Los
Angeles have moved to Jose
phine and Jackson counties and
have bought or built homes for
their retirement. Most are in
suburban sections where desir
able acreage was available at
low prices.
Take ex-Los Angeles county
fireman, Les Hoff, for example.
When Les was checked out of
service he pointed his automo
bile toward Oregon and follow
ed the radiator ornament to
Cave Junction. Hoff wanted a
farm in the Illinois valley with
a river in back. The Hoffs found
what they were looking for in
the "Old Causey farm" one mile
south of town. What he and Mrs.
Hoff have done to the place
would open the eyes of any
prospective gentleman farmer.
Of course the Hoffs applied a
good measure of imagination,
artistic ability, and elbow grease
before they .got things looking
the way they do now. Les will
show you "before and after"
Popular Among People
snapshots of the farm captioned,
"Les's Mess" and "H o f f's
Haven."
Another example of making
something out of nothing here
in the Illinois Valley, has been
demonstrated by Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert Clayton, who came here
from North Hollywood in 1952
and purchased an unfinished
auto court eight miles east on
Caves Highway. The place, now
called "Woodland Echoes,"' con
sists of 100 tree-covered acres,
a section of Sucker creek and
a flowering spring.
Modern Cabins
While the Hoffs' turned their
hands to ranching, cattle-raising
and experimental farming, the
Claytons concentrated on chin
chillas and modern cabins. Be
sides a fine restaurant building
and a community clubhouse, the
Claytons will proudly show
$125,000 worth of the little ro
dents who wear expensive fur
coats.
NEWS NOTES from
Medford High School
MEDFORD HIGH
Edited by James Boyd: staff:
Linda Robertson, 1 Bob Bright,
Mike Travis, and Eddie Albright.
The Medford High faculty
played the seniors; the band
played "Rock Around the
Clock;" and Doug Randies play
ed the drums while the ball
went rolling down the floor in
a wild March of Dimes benefit
basketball game played oa the
MHS court.
Hero of the day was Gary
Riley who, with seconds to go,
fired the winning field goal.
The faculty, sparked by the
torrid shooting of football coach,
Fred Spiegelberg, made it a
game all the way. The crowd
went wild several times over
the ball handling of Johp Ko
venz, English teacher, and Bob
Newland, track coach.. For the
seniors, Joe Anderson dropped
in several 20 footers and Gary
Riley and Bill Richey were high
scorers.
Yell Leaders
, Senior yell leaders, dressed in
Burmudas, recalled grade school
yells while three teacher-yell
leaders led the under classmen.
Highlight of the game came
in the fourth quarter with five
minutes to go when a stopper
was placed in the senior hoop.
It was quickly removed.
The faculty, hard pressed but
on a very tight defense, Kept
the game tied up to the final
seconds before Riley put the
ball in.
As the final buzzer sounded,
Frank Roelandt, varsity basket
ball coach, was fouled but he
failed to capitalize on hia op
portunity. FACULTY PLAYERS
Roelandt
Evensen
Spiegelberg
Kovenz
Newland
Vinsel
Drysdae
McDonald
Kinney
Gurwell
SENIOR PLAYERS
Riley 6 Gordon 0
Richey 4 Guss 4
Anderson 4
Apple .2
Francis 0 ;
Drive Starts
Once again MHS students are
taking part in the Teens Ag;ainst
Polio drive sponsored each year
POISON OAK?
Try Bottle of ZEMACOL
Yob mutt be atiified et row mofiei
cheerfully refunded. Get a bottle ro
de? at WESTERN THRIFT.
According to Phoenix Mayor Vince Claflin,
it will be at least 30 days before the jod is
complete and hook-ups can be made. The lead
ins are six inch tile.
Retirement
The prospective settler who
prefers to live jn one of our
attractive small towns can gath
er hope and encouragement
from F. X. Buchheit, 76, from
Portland. Buchheit has IV2 acres
within the city limits of Cave
Junction. On this modest estate
he realized $258 cash last year
from the sale of berries alone,
beside a little pocket change
from his young orchard which
he calls his "Old Age Pension."
Uncrowded southern Oregon,
with its four agreeable seasons,
its fertile soil, its protected val
leys and snowcapped mountains,
offers "what the doctor ordered
for the retired who are already
here. That is, they are supposed
to be retired, but many are
working harder than they ever
did in their lives and enjoying
every minute of it. So, make way
for more people. "Westward Ho
is heard again as thousands seek
retirement homes in the Pacific
Northwest,
by the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis. All three
classes are competing in an ef
fort to raise money for the TAP
fund.
Queens have been selected
from each class to spur the drive
and competitive spirit. Senior
queen is Lois Elkins; Sue Hub
bard, junior; and Linda Horns-
berger, sophomore.
Other Activities
Besides the queen contest, in
dividual classes are sponsoring
many activities. A car wash serv
ice for one dollar was provided
Saturday, at some of the local
service stations. On the same
day senior girls shined shoes.
The entire amount of TAP
money will be matched with that
of Crater High school's. The
school with the largest fund will
receive a trophy.
Deadline Monday
Monday is the deadline for
MHS candidates to file for the
primary Student Government
Day elections. The MHS steering
committee has scheduled the pri
maries for Jan. 29.
The steering committee which
will plan Medford High's part
in Student Government Day in
cludes chairman Jay Walker,
Dennis King, Eldon Francis, Phil
Mongrain, Art Putney, Barbara
Cox, Bev Frazier, Brenda Bar
ren, Josette Harris and Connie
Caton.
Ad Idea
The seniors, desperately try
ing to raise money for Teens
Against Polio, thought up this
idea for an advertisement but
discarded it.
For sale: one senior high
school, slightly used, built in
early 1900s. Fully equipped with
teachers (also slightly used),
built in early 1800's. Any offer
over $14.75 will be considered.
CORN REMOVER
GfM intrant rlif from poin and ooil
wnoM hord coral, off corn
btwofi ho toi, callowsoft. worti.
papillomas, dwb notlf. It conttinc Mr.
oral difforont oilt that toften, Ipoi
and ooot nor coum Ifto irritation as
do strong ocid mixtvros. WHon oil
others Kovtf foilod try this one. Try
owr tunion Roliof, whidl tolioot
pom. soreness, swelling first or second
oppKcotion. Both remedies sold
money: bock guarantee.
Exclusively at
WESTERN THRIFT
Ringling Brothers
Circus Agrees to
Union Contract
New York (U.R) Ringling
Brothers, Barnum and Bailey
Circus beset by labor and
weather troubles last year
looked forward Saturday to a
picketless, tentless tour this sea
son with a "100 per cent union
circus."
A tour undisturbed by pickets
was assured Friday when the
circus signed a contract with the
American Guild of Variety Art
ists which makes the union the
exclusive bargaining agent for
all 300 performers in the circus,
famed as "The Greatest Show on
Earth."
At the same time, a circus
spokesman indicated an agree
ment would be reached soon
with the International Brpther
hood of Teamsters Union whose
members, along with those of
the AGVA, tried unsuccessfully
last year to win contracts by
picketing the circus from its
opening here in April until July
when the show closed n Pitts
burgh, four months ahead of
schedule.
No Formal Contract
Frederick Adler, counsel for
the circus, said that "while no
formal contract has been signed.
I think the relations between the
teamsters and the circus will be
satisfactory."
Under the new contract, all
performers must joih the union
to keep their jobs. In addition,
the circus will make weekly
contributions to a union welfare
trust fund, insuring performers
against accidents incurred dur
ing the run of the show.
Art Connello, executive di
rector of the circus, said he did
not know whether Emmett
Kelly, the reknowned sad-faced
clown, would be with the show
this year. Kelly, a member of the
AGVA, was among those who
refused to cross picket lines
thrown around the circus last
WEATHER
By UNITED PRESS
Northern California: Fair Sun
day except fog in San Joaquin
valley and increasing cloudiness
extreme northern portion Sun
day with chance of rain Eureka
and Redding northward. Little
change in temperature.
No guarantees or refunds can,
be made.
Roto Added
Beginning with the present is
sue of the school paper, the Hi
Times will carry with it once a
month the publication Scholastic
Roto. It is a national high school
paper which the Hi-Times is
eligible to receive only after
meeting rigid specifications. As
long as these requirements are
met, the school will benefit from
the features of Roto free of .
charge.
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