TWTLTZ MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunder, April 7. 1957
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gW CARRIAGE BUILDING A group of
grid horse drawn carriages -owned by the
Southern Oregon Historical society will soon
Sfiave a new home. A special building is being
fc-ected for them behind the Jacksonville
giuseum where they will be on permanent
display. The building is being financed by
Six Illinois Valley
Boys Receive Eagle
Badges at Ceremony
Cave Junction In the largest
Eagle Scout Court of Honor ever
held for a single troop in tne
Crater Lake Area Council and
one of the largest in the state,
ix boys of Illinois Valley Troop
20 received Eagle badges last
week.
. They were Loren Meredith,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Mer
edith; Carl Hammer Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hammer;
Mike Whitely, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert P. Whitley, all of
Cave Junction; Stan Love, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Love;
and Dan and Leroy Slanaker,
ions of Mrs. Hazel Slanaker, all
of O'Brien.
Sierenson Speaks
Scoutmaster Eugene S. Pulley
introduced Dr. Elmo Stevenson,
president of Southern Oregon
college and vice president of the
Crater Lake Area Council, Boy
ftcouts of America.
In his address, Dr. Stevenson
congratulated Pulley and his as
sistant, Ralph Huber, as "two
gulled engineers are are pro
ducing fine citizens of tomor-
8DW."
In addition to their work in
i 'Earning advancement in rank
ad the required 21 merit bad-
J5ps. Art Keller, executive com
giittee member said all the boys
feave been active as leaders of
eir troop.
They have participated in sev
eral different Troop compsites
Ifc the valley. Each has been
varded the Keep Oregon Green
Service Under Fire' medal.
Phey have completed the junior
BOaiers' training courses and the
Cfhrest service junior fire guard
Ogieool.
All take part in extra-cur-cXteular
activities at school, in
asluding athletics, leadership in
dubs and in the student council.
QSfcest hold three-year perfect at
QSaadance pins, and are members
j6 the Order of the Arrow.
Adult members of the Eagle
(5irt, introduced by Dr. Stven-
C&ga were Myron Terpening, Art
38Ilert, Lee Henry, Eugene Pul
ler, Ralph Huber, Ray Ellstrom,
QRs&vard Yarbrough, commander
Otffi American Legion Post 70
(VfBich sponsors the Troop;
SAFETY AWARD Medford district of California-Pacific
Utilities company last week re
ceived the company President's plaque for
completing the year 1956 without an accident
involving time loss. The plaque was presented
to E. R. Hoppe, Medford district manager, by
L. E. Cooper, gas and rate engineer of San
Francisco. M. E. Sands, vice president, and
M. S. Gardiner, assistant. division manager,
Orville Meredith, neighborhood
commissioner; Douglas Hanby,
committeeman; Dave Wilson, in
stitutional representatives; Mel
Hogan, past president of the
Crater Lake Area Council; Dick
Lamb, scout executive; Jim. S.
McDougall, Council commission
er; Duke Middleton, Roaring
Jtogue District commissioner;
Wade Collins, his assistant; Duke
Gladfelter, Big Pines commis
sioner; Jim Grigsby, his assist
ant; and Clifford Owens, m
charge of music and sound ef
fects. Of the 33 boys in Troop 20,
seven are now Eagle Scouts, and
four more probably will receive
their badges this fall.
The Troop was started by
George Morey and Ralph Huber
in 1947, and was re-organized
in 1952 under its present leader
ship, after Morey moved from
the valley.
Three years ago, Troop 70, the
other Scout group in the valley,
held an Eagle court for four of
its members, which, until the
present, was the largest court
ever held here.
Safety Council Sels
Luncheon Meeting
Aubrey Loper, president of
the Medford Safety council, an
nounced plans for a noon meet
ing of the group Friday, April
12, at the Jackson hotel.
The agenda will include a re
port on the study being conduct
ed to evaluate the need for an
anti-jaywalking campaign in
Medford, results of committee
action on the dues structure of
the council and discussion of the
new organizational plan.
Guest speaker at the noon
meeting will be Dr. William J.
Thompson, Medford optometrist
and past-president of the council
who will present a program on
the relationship of vision, to
safety.
All members of the council
and others interested in safety
work in the community are in
vited to attend the no-host lun
cheon, Loper said.
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funds donated to the society in memory
of the late E. C. Furgeson, who was one of
the main instigators of the establishment of
the museum. Local business firms have, given
generous discounts on the purchase of build
ing materials so that none of the cost of the
structure will come out of tax money.
Life Saving Class
Planned at YMCA
Life saving will be taught for
10 weeks to anyone who -is an
advanced swimmer and will be
12 years old by June 1, accord
ing to Dr. W. H. Roberts, chair
man of the Medford YMCA
acquatic committee.
Graduates of the corse will
qualify for their junior or sen
ior YMCA certificates and will
also be awarded a similar Red
Cross certificate, he said.
Boys and girls who desire
Scouting merit badges can qual
ify for them by graduating from
this course. It will include pre
life . saving skills (advanced
swimming) approaches and car
ries, releases from holds, ele
mentary rescues and artificial
respiration.
There is no charge for the
course, but an Ashland or Med
ford YMCA -membership is re
quired. The .instructor will be
Bill Warren, general secretary of
the Ashland YMCA.
Spray Applications
Reviewed by Agent
Pears should be sprayed or
dusted when 25 per cent of the
blossoms are open, according to
C. B. Cordy, county horticulture
agent.
Where blight has been a prob
lem, he recommended Wz bot
tles of streptomycin (3,4-pound if
in bulk) per acre, or 50 pounds
of 1,000 parts per million dust.
Applicationshould be repeated
at five-day intervals during the
bloom period. Where blight has
not been too severe, one bottle
or 8 ounces in bulk would be
sufficient, he said.
The county agent said one-half
pound of 50 per cent or 3i pound
34 per cent neutral copper per
100 gallons or 25 pounds of 3
per cent dust per acre is also ef
fective but causes some fruit
ruoset. Applications should be
repeated in five days, but neu
tral copper should not be used
when trees are wet.
Seven pounds of ziram per
acre is a good scab spray and
will help control blight where it
has not been a problem, Cordy
stated. It may be used alone or
in combination with copper or
streptomycin, he said.
participated in the presentation. Shown
above, left to right, are Gardiner, Cooper,
Hoppe and Sands. The Medford district was
also commended for having worked 537 days
to April 1, 1957, without an accident involv
ing time loss. Each district employee was also
presented a personal incentive .award, a key
chain with a pendant showing the company's
safety emblem.
Early-Day Vehicles
To Be Displayed in
Society Structure
Construction is well along on
a new building to house a num
ber of early-day horse-drawn ve
hicles owned by the Southern
Oregon Historical society, ac
cording to the president, Miss
Claire Hanley.
The 24x80 foot structure is
being built directly behind the
Jacksonville museum, and will
provide display space for 10 to
12 of the vehicles.
Construction Fund
Money for the construction of
the building was donated to the
Southern Oregon Historical so
ciety by the Medford Mail Tri
une, in memory of the late E. C.
Ferguson, long-time former man
aging editor of the paper. The
gift has been supplemented by
other donations, in labor and ma
terial. Mr. Ferguson took a deep per
sonal interest in the formation
of the Southern Oregon Histor
ical society, and through nu
merous editorials and personal
efforts, helped enactment of a
state law to enable counties to
provide a continuing levy to sup
port museums. Mr. Ferguson was
one of the first in this area to
see the need for protecting the
early-day artifacts from antique
collectors and the families of
pioneers. His interest in the so
ciety continued until his death
in January, 1956.
Work Delayed
Work on the new building was
delayed because of wet weather
but it should be finished about
June 1, according to Miss Han
ley. The lower half of the three
walls of the building is of ce
ment blocks, and the upper half
will be of frame construction
with a knotty pine exterior.
The side of the building fac
ing the museum will be left open
and covered with a cyclone fence
barrier, allowing visitors to
view the carriages from a ramp
on the outside. The roof will ex
tend out over the ramp to pro
vide protection from the weath
er. Two vehicles, a buggy and a
hack, now on display in the old
jail building, will be moved into
the new building, along with
three others recently donated to
the society by Mrs. Nion Tucker.
These are a light buggy, a Wells
Fargo freight wagon and a hunt
ing carriage. According to Miss
Mary Hanley, curator of the
Jacksonville Museum, the so
ciety hopes to obtain a stage
coach to add to the collection.
1 An early-day engine and a
pumper will remain in the old
jail building, where they will
be displayed with saddles,
bridles and other articles con
nected with horse travel in ear
lier days.
Planned Stveral Years
The badly-needed carriage
building had been planned for
several years, according to Miss
Mary Hanley, but no money was
available through tax appropri
ations to start construction. The
generosity of many valley bus
iness houses in giving discounts
on the purchase of building ma
terials, has made it possible to
build and even better building
than had originally been hoped
for, Miss Hanley said. The names
of these firms will be published
at a later date.
Lights inside the building will
illuminate the carriages, and
when an attendant is present,
groups will be allowed to go in
side to view them at close range.
The Jacksonville museum is
fast becoming one of southern
Oregon's main tourist attract
ions. In 1956, 34,325 persons
visited the museum, and this
year signs indicate an even
greater number will view rel
ics that are symbols of the his
tory of southern Oregon.
A plaque will be placed on
the new carriage building as a
tribute to Mr. Ferguson, with
out whose help the Jacksonville
Museum might still be a dream,
Miss Hanley said.
Gem, Mineral Club
To Meet April 10
Roxy Ann Gem and Mineral
eral club of Medford will meet
April 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Red
man hall, Fourth and Apple sts.
Display will be April birth
stones, diamonds, and curios,
such as moonstones, clear cry
stal, clear quartz or carved
stones 'such as ivory, cameos or
any carved stones. The display
for which the club won a prize
at . the Eugene show will be ex
hibited at this meeting.
The display placed at the U.S.
National bank last month by
Travelle Turpin and Leroy
Tompkins will be replaced by
John Ross's collection.
Anyone intprosted in gems and
minerals can attend the club
meetings. Visiting and lunch
hour will follow the program.
Portland (U.R) Portland
recorded its 14th traffic fatality
of 1957 Friday night when Kath
erine Braly, 65, died in a two
car collision.
FRONT VIEW One wall of the new carriage
building will be left open to allow visitors
to 'view the old vehicles through a wire
barrier. The lower half of the other three
walls is made of cement block and the upper
half will be finished in knotty pine. The gable
type roof will extend 'Out over a concrete
ramp to provide protection from the weather.
BUGGY. RIDE Sitting in the seat of an old buggy at the
Jacksonville museum, James McCarty and Priscilla Graham,
Jacksonville grade school students, get a chance to see first
hand how transportation methods have changed. Miss Mary
Hanley, above, curator, helps conduct thousands of Jackson
county school children through the museum each year. The
buggy in which the children are seated will soon occupy
the new carriage barn now under construction.
Roosevelt
Listed in Demo Digest
Medford seventh annual
Roosevelt Memorial dinner is
listed in a calendar of. "14 im
portant Democratic Party din
ners" scheduled throughout the
nation, in the April issue of the
Democratic Digest, national pub
lication, according to County
Chairman Larry Sheehan.
The dinner is scheduled for
Saturday evening, April 27, at
McLoughlin Junior High school.
Williams to Speak
Governor G. Mennen Williams
of Michigan, who will be guest
speaker at the Medford dinner,
and who was named recently by
Mrs. Roosevelt as one of five
presidential possibilities for
1960, is also scheduled for din
ners in San Francisco and Port
land, after his Medford appear
ance. Other speakers scheduled for
the most part in large cities all
the way from Pennsylvania to
Oregon, are Senators Albert
Gore, Hubert Humphrey, John
J. Sparkman and Warren Mag
nuson; .Rep. Robert C. Byrd,
Harley Staggers, Eugene Mc
Carthy; Former Interior Secre
tary Oscar Chapman and Mayor
David Lawrence of Pittsburgh.
Dut in Morning
Governor Williams will arrive
here by plane at 11:05 a.m. April
27, accompanied by one of his
Michigan state aides. He .will be
introduced at the Roosevelt
Memorial dinner by Oregon's
governor, Robert D. Holmes,
who will be accompanied here
by Mrs. Holmes.
Congressman Charles O. Por
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ent will "be a large number of
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ture, said Sheehan.
Tickets Available
Tickets for the dinner have
been distributed to committee
members this week and will be
placed at several places of busi
ness in Medford and Ashland,
according to Attorney James
T.edden, ticket chairman. He
listed the places as Lamports,
Walt Young's Stationery and
the Labor Temple in Medford,
McNair's Pharmacy, Southern
Oregon . college and Magnolia
Lumber company in Ashland.
Co-chairman, of the ticket com
mittee, is. Attorney - William V.
Deatherage, with Attorney Sid
ney Ainsworth in charge at Ash
land. Final coordination of commit
tee activity for the dinner will
be arranged ' at the monthly
meeting of the Jackson County
Democratic Central committeev
The meeting will be held at the
Labor Temple, Wednesday at 8
p.m., Sheehan said.
SEAMAN MISSING
Barcelona, Spain (U.R) Two
seamen . were missing and pre
sumed dead Saturday after the
Spanish fishing boat San Cris
tobal sank off the . coast here.
The boat collided with the car
go ship Farnesio three miles off
the coast. Fifteen of the San
Cristobal's crewmen were saved.
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The vehicles now owned by the Jackson
County Historical society that will ' be dis
played in the new building are a Wells Fargo
freight wagon, two old buggies, a hack, and
a hunting wagon. The museum does not have
a stage coach, but room is being saved for one,
according to curator Miss Mary Hanley.
2,870 People Visit
Museum In March;
Gifts Are Donated
Jacksonville A total of 2,870
people visited the Jacksonville
museum during March, accord
ing to museum officials.
. The total was 522 more than
the total of visitors for March
1956, and a 263 increase over
totals for any March since the
museum opened. Visitors came
from 28 states, England, Scot
land, ; Costa Rica, Argentina
Alaska and Canada.
Among visitors were 290 stu
dents from Grants Pass Junior
High school, students from Phoe
nix, Lone Pine, Shady Cove,
Howard school, Jacksonville
eighth grade, a group from the
Salem Academy, three Boy Scout
groups. Brownies and Bluebirds.
Gifts, Loam
- Gifts and loans -during the
month included 69 old pictures
from R. Vinton Beall; picture
collections from Charles Hoover
and Mr. and Mrs. Herb Alford;
rocks and two broad axes from
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Goss, Jack
sonville; two beaded purses and
Mrs. James R. Doolittle's blue
silk dress from her great grand
son, Ben Bones, Grants Pass;
Maynard percussion carbine,
1865, from Fred Isham's collec
tion; a weight used as a hitch
ing post from Oliver Tice; old
pillow shsftns from Mrs. Charles
Hoover; an old pistol from Mrs.
Lloyd Morrison, Harbor, Ore.;
moccasin shaping stone from
Russell Walker; and two show
cases from E. L. Wilson of Ash
land. Mrs. Jane Kessler, Medford,
contributed a fan given to her
great great grandmother, wife of
William Aspdin, founder of the
Portland Cement company, by a
lady in waiting to Queen Vic
toria as they walked through the
Thames Tunnel.
Cash from sale of books dur
ing the month -totaled S10.50,
cash from sale of cards $14.65
and donations $11.55.
Portland (U.R) George
Schoch, The Dalles dam reloca
tions resident engineer, has been
transferred from the Portland to
the Walla Walla district, Corps
of Engineers. He will have sim
ilar duties at the Ice Harbor
dam project on ths Snake river
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Meteorologist Talks
To Pear Shippers
At Meet Thursday
W. J. (Bill) Rogers, federal me
teorologist m charge of the fruit
frost reporting service of . theh
U.S. Weather bureau, gave a re
port to members of the Medford
Pear Shippers association at
their meeting, Thursday.
Rogers noted that, to date, no
orchard heating had been nec
essary in this area, but critical
stages in bloom and fruit devel
opment have not been reached.
He announced plans to establish
a research project on the mat
ter of the temperature at which
heating is necessary to prevent
damage in the various stages of
development. This research will
be conducted over several years
in several controlled plats in the
area.
Meeting With Groweri
A meeting with growers, or
chard foremen and others who
must determine when heaters
are lighted was . requested by
Rogers and has been tentative-'
ly arranged for next week. The
exact time and place will be an
nounced later.
The meeting will be held to
discuss proper interpretation of
thermometer readings, efficient
use of orchard heaters and oth
er factors relating to protection
of the valley's pear crop.
Other Guests
Other guests of the shippers
were Marvin Shearer, irrigation
and drainage specialist from Ore
gon State college, and Lewis
Grant, who is in charge of the
hail suppression project being
conducted in- this area by the
Water Resources Development
corporation, Denver, Colo.
Harold Holmes, president of
the association and Raymond Re
ter, Reter Fruit company, re
ported on their attendance at the
Northwest Horticulture council
meeting held recently in Port
land. Adult Classes Are
Discussed at Crater
Central Point Possible adult
classes in agriculture for the
coming year were discussed
Wednesday at a meeting of the
Crater Vocational - Agriculture
advisory council.
Farm welding, crops and soils,
farm records, weed and insect
control and veterinary medicine
were considered as possible
courses. It was decided to have
one class next fall and two
classes next winter. Further dis
cussion will be held at the May
1 meeting of the council. ;
Attending ' the meeting were
Don Bohnert, chairman, Bill An
horn, John Morris, Bert Caster,
Elwood Abott, Ray Vocal and
agriculture instructors Bill Mc
Farlane and Ed Griggs.
Anyone having suggestions for
courses may contact any member
of the advisory board of the
Crater agriculture department,
members said.
Shy Morthland Serves
As Special Bailiff
Former County Commissioner
L. G. (Shy) Morthland has been
serving as special bailiff in cir
cuit court this last week.
Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna
said Morthland's services were
engaged while two courts were
in session. He has been serving
under Judge Val Sloper of Sa
lem, who has been presiding in
court here.
Joe Cave is the regular bail
iff in ' Judge Hanna's court.
Judges from other parts of Ore
gon are called to serve in Jack
son county when the court dock
et requires that two circuit court
sessions be held simulanteously.
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