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o o o o oo SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Rehabilitation of Mental Patients Eyed Irr Program Salem UK A major experi mental program to rehabilitate formerly mentally ill persons so they can again lead useful lives In society has been approved by ) the State Board of Control. The board decided that two Willamette valley counties would be used to test effectiveness of the poram. The federal gov ernment will provide about S75,- qGOO a p?ar for three years with the) state patching the money at advut half that amount. Reiulrs To Bo Watched Dr. John James, Portland State college professr and coordin ator nyhe program, said results Qwou! be watched by mental health aiiorities all over the q country. One county in the Williamette YliJZcy wI e used to test ef fectiveness of jatensive rehabili tation. A similar neighboring county where no effort is made rjll be used as a control. Pre liminary wrk would start this O spring in preparation for a full seal? program starting Sept. 1. Jackson Program 'Successful' Dr. Harold M. Erickson, state health officer, said a limited program on follcnVup of released patients gas started last year in Jackson and Umatilla c8unties." Dr.'-Dean Brooks, superintend ent of the state hospital, said that up to now it has been "fightjng a losing battle" on the admi.-Sion rate. For the past 10 years 100 additional beds have had to be added to the mental hospitals, he said. It is hoped the program might cut readmission rates, now be tween 40 and 45 per cent. Throng af Funeral For Eugene Polieman Eugene (U.R) Some 500 persons, including 150 uniform ed policemen from the city, state and county police departments here, attended the funeral yes terday of Charles C. Sanders, a itate policeman who was killed In a gun battle in a lesidential section here Friday night. Deputy Sheriff David Hefner, whose spine was shattered in the same gun battle with Al bert Wachsmuth, is still reported In critical condition. Wachsmuth was formally charged with first degree murd er of Sanders Monday. He Is in the hospital with minor injuries. FIGHTS FIRE WITH FIRE Honolulu. T.H. (U.PJ Attrac tive women applicants for driv en licenses in the future will be on even footing with their less comely sisters In getting passing grades on driving tests. Deputy Police Chief Art Tabrell an nounced Monday that police women will give tests to women applicants. NORTH BEND COOS BAY 60 . nus ici flfeli MSTCQRSTS I Mi&unis j C iUm'' QH3 n airir-TrTiirmi Contractors V Equipment For Rent B-4 Cat with Dozer D-8 Cat with Dozer , aWir Crans Back Hoes Motor Graders H Draglines Clamshells Shovel Fronts MACHINE TRENCHING 6o9 Water Sewer Drain Installation or Repair oJhone 2-5336 or 2-5897 MEDFORD, OREGON CAVE JUNCTION Scouts Hold Honor Court BY HELEN BOTTEL Cave Junction Awards, ad vancement pins and merit badges were presented to mem bers of Illinois Valley Boy Scout Troop 20 at court of honor Thu rsday night at the American Legion hall. The court was opened with a fanfare by bugler Stan Love. Loren Meredith and Carl Ham mer Jr. led the color ceremony. Neighborhood chairman, Or ville Mert th, introduced Les Henry, chairman of the Court and Art Kellert, clerk, who pre sented the boys their awards. Three Scouts, Dorman Cox, Marvin Jones and Thomas Berk ner qualified for the tenderfoot rank and received their pins after candles were lit for each of the 12 Scout laws. Explorers Gary Meredith and Mike White ley assisted in the ceremony. Daniel Starks received his second class pin from District Forest Ranger Ray Ellstrom, who presented him the troop compass to keep for one week before returning it to the group at the next meeting night. The first class investiture serv ice for Terry Messenger was con ducted by Rick Rauber who read the meaning of the first class badge as Mike Whiteley, Gary Meredith, Stan Love, Carl Ham mer and Loren Meredith pre sented the various parts fo the badge on cards. Scoutmaster Gene Pulley and his assistant, Ralph Huber, conducted the knighthood ceremony for Terry, after which he was given a first class neckerchief by Huber and a handmade first class slide by Pulley. Merit badges were presented to the following scouts by David Wilson, representing the Amer ican Legion, sponsors of the troop, and Ole Ballard, a mem ber of the troop committee: Dan DeMersseman, cooking; Bob Pra ther, home repairs; Dan Slanak er, forestry, citizenship in the nation and safety; Stan Love, camping, life saving, public speaking and cooking; Mike Hanby; citizenship in the home, scholarship, read ing, athletics and music; Leroy Slanaker, cooking, camping, citizenship in the Nation, farm mechanics and public speaking. Badges received by Stan Love, Dan and Leroy Slanaker Thurs day have now qualified them for the Eagle rank. An Eagle board of review is to be held in March, with the Eagle court planned for April. Junior assistant scoutmaster emblems were presented by Scoutmaster Pulley to Stan Love, Mike Whiteley and Dan Slanaker. Neighborhood chairman Or- ville Meredith awarded Roar ing Rogue District junior leader training course certificates to Gary Meredith, Mike Whiteley, Leroy Slanaker, Dan Slanaker, Loren Meredith, Noel Turner, Dan DeMersseman, Leland Ros enberg,. Carl Hammer Jr., Mike Hanby, Gerald Gibbons, Stan Love and Rick Rauber. Ray Ellstrom made the pre sentation of 100 per cent one- year attendance pins to Mike Hanby, Bob Prather, Charles Tucker, Charles Baird, Charles Versteeg, Steve Hanby, Bill Pip er, Jim Burch, Dan Starks, Jack Green, Jim McKmnon and Stan Love. Two year attendance bars went to Terry Messenger, Gerald Gibbons, and Bill DeMersseman while three year bars were won by Noel Turner, Dan DeMers seman, Carl Hammer Jr., Dan and Leroy Slanaker and Bob Ellstrom. Highest award of the evening came to Dan DeMersseman and Mike Hanby, who were present ed with Star pins by Orville Meredith. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. DeMersseman and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Han by. Eagle Scout Gary Meredith told of his Report to the Nation trip and described the highlights of the 12-day trek to Washing ton, D.C. In his 30-minute talk he gave his impressions of the high officials he had met and said each hour of the day had been filled with unf orgetable ex periences. He especially men tioned Boy Scout headquarters and the Schiff Scout Reserva tion in New Jersey. As mementos of his trip. Gary presented Scoutmasters P u lley Wednesday. February 27, 1957 and Huber with official Boy Scout pocket knives and a dup licate copy of the 15 millionth Scout handbook which he had given to President Eisenhower. American Legion Auxiliary members observed Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays Wednes day at their meeting at the Leg ion hall. Legion ladies and their friends have already started sewing Easter dresses and shirts for children of veterans at Roseburg hospital. Each year the Auxiliary sends new clothing to the hospital, from which the men choose suit able outfits for their families who might not otherwise have Easter wear. Assistance in this work was asked by President Marjorie Logan. The clothes should be turned in to Child Welfare Luc ille Arnold early in April. County Judge Raymond Lath rop and Merle Griffin, tax as sessor, emphasized the need for a State sales tax levey Thurs day night at an open meeting called by the Illinois Valley Grange. The two county officilas dis cussed both local and state" taxes, told how the tax dollar is spent, and agreed that the picture was dark, without much hope of re lief in sight. Griffin, just back from Salem, said letters from voters carried a great deal of weight with legislators. Mrs. Harry Ott called atten tion to House bill 319, which would ask for a four per cent tax on the net profit of all min erals taken from the ground or water. She urged those present to write the State Tax Commis sion condemning tne proposed bill before it comes up for dis cussion at a hearing March 4 in Salem. A through highway from the Oregon Caves to Williams was considered. Although a vote was not taken, it was generally agreed the Grange would throw its weight behind a movement to build this four miles of new State highway. The road would eliminate the dead end at the Caves Chateau, and would allow travel from Williams to the Coast; or Grants Pass via the Redwood highway. Some 50 people attended the meeting which was preceded by a potluck dinner. At the next Grange meeting, March 7, Allen Eastgate, a re presentative of the Pacific Fruit Company, will be the principal speaker. A film on apple grow ing will show best methods of spraying, picking, storage, grad ing and marketing of the fruit. Everyone interested in apple growing, whether a Grange member or not, is invited to at tend. A potluck dinner is plan ned for 6:30 p.m. Methods of pest and insect control in garden plants was dis cussed by Dr. L. G. Gentner, en tomologist at the Southern Ore gon Experiment Station at the Friday meeting of the Illinois Valley Garden club. A humorous skit was put on by members of the club as part of the program. Tentative plans for the club's spring plant sale were made. Assisting the hostess, Mrs. James Payne, were Mrs. Harry O. Smith and Margaret Heald. Mr. and Mrs. James Payne spent Sunday in Grants Pass at the home of their daughter a'nd family, the Glenn Halms. Portland Smashes Call Girl Ring Portland (U.R) Police vice officers today claimed to have broken what they described as a "call girl ring" here after a series of raids through the city Monday night. Police armed with secret grand jury indictments arrested seven men including three bellhops and three cab drivers and a man officers listed as a "procurer." He was identified as Eric Lee Caldwell, 32. He was booked on a charge of receiving the earnings of a prostitute and was held on $10, 000 bail on each of five counts of the charge. Officers said a downtown Portland hotel was the center for the operation. Bellhops arrested and held in lieu of $10,000 bail were John ny Penny, 29; Orville R. Booker, 26, and Maurice Clifton Davis, 22. The cab drivers, held under the same bail, were Harold B. Benge, 36; Emil Joseph McFeron, 30, and Lawrence Leo, 34. Officers also said that a young woman had been arrested and charged with vagrancy by drug addiction. Umatilla Democratic Chairman Quits Post Pendleton (U.R) Henry Dixon, 40-year-old Milton-Free water rancher, yesterday submit ted his resignation as Umatilla County Democratic Central Committee chairman. Dixon said he was moving out of the county. Vice Chairman Mrs. Daphne Branstetter will serve as acting chairman until a successor is chosen. Reapportionment Of Legislature in House Resolution Salem (U,R) A resolution amending the Oregon constitu tion to reapportion the state T ooislature settine membership of the Senate and increasing the House of Representatives irom B0 in 85 members was introduc ed in the House here Tuesday. The resolution by Rep. George Annala, Hood River Democrat, Sen. Harry Boivin, Klamath Fll Democrat, and others, pro vides that the Senate shall be apportioned after the next fed eral census on a straight 'pop ulation basis. The House would be appor tioned' one representative per cniintv pyrent that each county over 30,000 population would have one additional representa tive and counties over 75,000 population would have further additional representatives per 30,000 population up to a limit of 12. Senate Would Star At 30 Signing the resolution were 27 representatives and seven senators. They asked that the secretary of state apportion the Legislature if the legislators themselves fail to do so and that the Supreme Court do the job if the secretary of state fails to do so. - Until the next . census, the Senate would remain at 30 mem bers but the House would be apportioned on an interim basis to reduce Multnomah, Marion and T.anp county representation and increase other counties or groups of counties. Irish Extremists Stage Series of Raids Belfast, Northern Ireland (U.R) Irish Republican Army ex tremists blew up a bridge, tele phone exchange and electric transformers today in their most widespread series of raids in re cent months. Electricity supplies were cut off, in large areas of County Derry and County Tyrone. Bomb damage to a telephone exchange in Drumenny stopped telephone service in County Tyrone. Police reported no casualties. GO ' ...and you're on -the road -to greater value, with BIG-car styling, BlG-car performance at a surprisingly SIVIAH. difference in price I 4 ci GOLDE ROCK GOLD HILL Lodge Observes 59th Year BY MRS. CLYDE KELL Gold Hill Amethyst Rebakah lodge celebrated it's 59th an niversary and honored Mrs. Car rie Puhl, one of its two living charter members, at a meeting Wednesday evening, Feb. 20 in the IOOF hall. Noble grand Mrs. Lester Parker officiated. , Mrs. Norman Gail, good of the order ' chairman, was in charge of the program, which included special music of the 1898 era. "Old Gray Bonnet" was sung by Mrs. Gail and Mrs. Paul Molley, who were accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Tom Smith. Violin selections by Mrs. Gail and Mrs. Molley included "Silver Threads Among The Gold," which was requested by the lodge as a trib ute to Mrs. Puhl. Mrs. Paul Thompson and Mrs. Wilmer Bailey provided comedy in the evening's entertainment when they appeared as a gay nineties couple and waltzed around the hall. Thirty Rebekahs formed a circle around Mrs. Puhl while the gift presentation was made by Mrs. J. Les Graffis, president of the Past Noble Grands club, and Mrs. Harry Quinn. During the business session, a donation was made to the March of Dimes. Further discus sion was held concerning the need of new stoves for the hall. A committee of three was named to discuss the matter with the Odd Fellows before the next lodge meeting. Those on the com mittee are Mrs. A. A. Walker, Mrs. Wilmer Bailey and Mrs. Cecil Johnson. Mrs. John Novak of Medford and Mrs. Rena Palmerton from Rogue River both past noble grands of Amethyst lodge were present for this meeting. , Mrs. Parker appointed, Mrs. Jerry Herrington, Mrs. Charles Bell and Mrs. Molloy to be in charge of refreshments for the month of March. Mrs. Lester Thompson's side is leading in the contest with 46 points. Mrs. Clyde Kell's side has a total of 34 points. Both, captains urge all members to at tend the meetings. Mrs. Gail an nounced that both teams will be expected to furnish entertain ment at the March 6 meeting. Following the close of lodge, refreshments were served in the tt w a f li YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME AT YOUR OLDSMOBILE DARRELL MILLER BE dining room. Tables were dec orated in the Valentine motive. A committee made up of Mrs. Wilmer Bailey, Mrs. Daniel Stewart, Mrs. William Hittle, Mrs. William Ferguson and Mrs. J. Les Graffis served decorated Valentine cakes with jello and coffee. Mrs. Graffis announced that the next meeting of the Past Noble Grands will be held at her home on Highway 99 north Thursday evening Feb. 28. Amthyst Rebekah Friendship club went to Medford recently for a dinner and theater party All of the new officers were present. Next ' meeting of the group will be March 18. The place will be announced at a later date. Women of the Community Methodist church in Gold Hill have been busy the past several weeks with plans to raise money for the parsonage fund. Over $30 profit was realized from a dinner which' was given recently by Group Two of the Women's Society. Center pieces on the white clothed tables were arrangements of red roses flank ed by candles. The Valentine motive was used along with other decorations. Ladies working with the plan ning, preparation and serving of the dinner were Mrs. Wilbur Martin, Mrs. Sam Jones, Mrs. George Dorman, Mrs. M. Sim mons, Mrs. Melvin Burnett, Mrs. Harriet Elliott, and Mrs. Tom Smith. Group Three of the Women's Society made plans for a smorg asbord dinner at a recent meet ing held at the home of Mrs. Erwin Huffman, chairman. The profit from this dinner, which is scheduled for March 2 at the church, will go into the parson age fund. 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