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Sunday, April 28, 1S57
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WHEELCHAIR FLOAT This model of the
domicilliary buildings at Camp White, shown
above, will help decorate one of the floats in
the disabled veteran's wheelchair parade today
at 2 p.m. Veteran O. R. Kipfer, above, who
spent three days building the model, points to
the spot in front of the administration building
where the parade will be held. The ceremonies,
today will include the appearance of the Pear
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CHIC SALES One of the float entries in the wheelchair parade
scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Camp White, is this replica of a
"Chic Sales" outbuilding. Mrs. Clyde Fichtner, an American Le
gion auxiliary volunteer, is shown above helping disabled veteran
Herbert Walbridge put the finishing touches on the float. Other
entries in the parade will include an 11 foot canoe, a surry with
a fringe on top and a jail house. Flowers for the decoration of
the floats were donated to the disabled veterans by American Le
gion auxiliary units in Oregon and local auxiliary members have
been helping build the floats. The wheelchair parade, which ties
in with the Pear Blossom Festival, will be the first one ever held
in this part of the state.
Realty Board Agrees
To $250 Scholarship
The Medford Realty board
Friday agreed to present a $250
scholarship to a Medford High
school senior planning to begin
a business administration, ac
counting, law or related course
in college next fall.
In future years seniors In all
Jackson county high schools
will be eligible to apply for the
annual scholarships.
The . Medford High school
Boy Scouls
Pack 8
Den 10 of Pack 8, Jackson
school, recently made a tour
through the Medford fire sta
tion. Special interest was shown in
the big fire truck with the life
net and in the men demonstra
ting the pole sliding.
Cubs making the tour were
Bill Bennett, Alan Petersen,
Dale Durkee, Jim Dodge, Tom
Courtright, Lance Stanley, Ricky
Shoup, Jack Rice and Bob Lon
gen. Accompanying the group were
Mrs. D.' J. Durkee, den mother,
and Mrs. C. E. Bennett.
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NATIONAL PRODUCTS OttAWg 4 rOCTQN, lfQJtN'A
Blossom queen and her court. Judges of the
wheelchair float entries will be Mayor John
Snyder; County Judge Rodney Keating; Wal
lace Pianka, chief medical officer at- Camp
White; H. Jaffrey, assistant manager of Camp'
White, and Eugene Orr, of the American Le
gion. Disabled veteran Perry Erickson will
man this float.
scholarship committee will
screen applicants this year and
present a list of six to the Med
ford Realty board. Basis for
award will include financial
need, character and indications
that the winner will benefit
from the training.
No Restriction
No restrictions will be im
posed as to the college the win
ner may attend, except that it
must be an accredited school of
higher education in the state of
Oregon.
All student applicants recom
mended by Medford High school
will be interviewed by a realty
board committee of five mem
bers. This committee will make
the final award decision and
will also select an alternate win
ner. Funds for the scholarship
will be placed in trust with Med
ford High school for disburse
ment to the successful applicant
at the appropriate times.
Members of the scholarship
committee include Bertha W.
Gammill, Chris Barker, William
Frohnmayer, William Fasel and
Cap Vandagrift.
The group also unanimously
voted Friday to support a high
dam on the Rogue river.
obligation.
Northwest District
Convention, Rose
Show Slated Here
The Medford Rose Society will
be host to the American Rose
Society, Pacific Northwest Dis
trict convention and Rose Show
June 7 and 8.
Convention headquarters will
be at the Medford .hotel. All pro
grams and business meetings
will be held in the courthouse
auditorium.
The Rose Show will be staged
in the Medford High school caf
eteria on South Oakdale ave.
Mrs. Nat Schoen, district di
rector, met with the local chair
men of the convention and rose
show pril 22 and completed
plans for the show and the con
vention program.
Chairmen in Charge
Chairmen in charge are Mrs.
Nat Schoen, program chairman;
Carl Norris and Mrs. L. G. Gent
n e r, . convention c o chairmen;
Mrs. Daniel Heffner, judging
school, E. E. Vehrs of Grants
Pass, ARS Rosarian for -this dis
trict, will be hospitality chair
man, and Mrs. Wallace R. Pea
body and Mrs. Carl Norris, rose
show cochairmen.
Hotels and food, Miss' Grace
Stuhr and Eldred Peyton; pub
licity, Mrs. Ranald Axtell; trans
portation, Mrs. Ward Spatz; dec
orations, Mrs. John Holmer;
signs, Mrs. George Renaker; re
gistration secretaries, Mrs. Perry
Duncan and Mrs. Bert F. Sim
mons; information, Miss Claire
Hanley; public addresss system,
Wallace R. Peabody.
The program of the convention
is planned to give the local Ros
arians as well as their guests an
opportunity of hearing outstand
ing speakers on rose culture.
Those who are interested in
judging roses, either for their
own enjoyment or to become
judges at Rose shows, will have
an opportunity to take one of
the National Rose Society Exam
inations Saturday morning, June
8.
Officers Installed
At CJ Legion Post
. Cave Junction New officers
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
and auxiliary were installed at
ceremonies conducted by Dan
and Virginia Krotz, district
commander and president, and
their visiting teams . Thursday at
the American Legion hall.
Installed as officers of the
auxiliary were Alice Beem, pres
ident; Minnie Mills, senior vice
president; Mabel Ramsey, junior
vice-president; Isabel Mellows,
treasurer; Lucille Arnold, chap
lain; Pricilla Mellow, conduct
ress; Irene George, guard; Lu
cille Arnold, secretary; Char
lotte Tryon and Joyce Chamber
lain, trustees; Charlotte Tryon,
patriotic instructor and Minnie
Mills, historian. '
Post officers for the coming
wear are Bernie Cornett, com
mander; Edward George, senior
vice commander; Al Mellow,
junior vice commander C. Y.
Arnold", chaplain; Dave Charri
berlain. quartermaster; Edward
Piersall, judge advocate and
Clarance Alber.s urgeon.
A 'STARRY' ROLE
Detroit (U.R) Actor Harvey
Daniels, 24, of Fitchburg, Mass.,
was hospitalized in good condi
tion after overplaying his part.
Daniels struck himself with a
baseball bat Thursday during a
roadshow version of the musical
comedy, "Damn Yankees."
150 Floats, Other
Units Compete for
Division Prizes
About 10,000 people lined
Medford streets Saturday after
noon to view more than 150
floats and marching units of the
fourth annual Pear Blossom Fes
tival parade proceed down Main
st. from the Library park to
Hawthorne park.
The crowd was the largest
ever to view the Pear Blossom
parade, according to theMedford
police department. Last year
about 6000 watched the event,
officers estimated.
Grand marshal of the parade
was Oregon's Governor Robert
D. Holmes, with Michigan's gov
ernor G. Mennen Williams as
special guest.
Guests Introduced
At Hawthorne park guests
were introduced and 18 prizes
totaling $335 were presented to
winning parade participants.,
Awards were presented by Jay
Pierce, chairman of the 1957
Pear Blossom Festival commit
tee. Medford Mayor John Snider
introduced Governor Holmes
and Williams at the park. Con
gressman Charles O. Porter.,
who was master of ceremonies
at the Roosevelt Memorial din
ner last night, also participated
in Festival activities.
Ray Johnson, vice president
of the Jackson County Chamber
of Commerce, was introduced
and spoke on behalf of the cham
ber. Russ Jamison, Festival com
mittee publicity chairman, was
master of ceremonies for the
event. Dick Walsh was parade
chairman.
Special Trophies
Special trophies were present
ed the Festival King, Harold El
lis 6, and Queen Linda Estrama-
do, 3, by Governor's Holmes and
Williams. Bracelets with names
engraved on them were present-,
ed the princesses of the Royal
Court and the princes received
rings also with their names en
graved. After making the presenta
tions Governor Holmes referred
to Jackson county as the win
ter pear capitol of the world. He
noted that the $15,000,000 coun
ty pear industry with 10,000
acres of "beautiful" orchards
served as a "sound base" for the
local economy.
Winners of floats were an
nounced after other ceremonies.
Elliott Becken was chairman of
the judging committee. Otto Wil-
da was chairman ofithe sweep
stakes judging committee.
Sweepstakes
Floats winning $50 prizes in
the sweepstakes judging were
entered by the Women of the
Moose, for the best design; the
Medford unit of the American
Legion auxiliary for the ' best
theme portrayal and originality;
and to Cub Scout Pack One, for
the best comic float.
Judging for other awards
were done in five divisions. They
were commercial ' float, organ
izational float, costumed walk
ing groups, and for best deco
rated bicycles, tricycles and oth
er vehicles. . . , '
First place prizes of $25 went
to Matlack's Super market, com
mercial; Central Point Jayceet
tes, organizational; and to Gen
eil Spruill, individual.
Awards of $15 went to sec
ond place winners. They were
KMED, commercial; Gold Hill
Grange, organizational; and the
Ryan Triplets, individual.
Third Place Awards
Ten. dollar third place awards
were "presented to the Brownell
Motel and Cleaning Bar entry,
commercial; the Central Point
Garden club, organizational; and
Beverly Johnson, individual.
Awards for the best costumed
walking groups went to the
First Methodist Church Sunday
school, first place, $10; Mrs.
George Davy, second place, $5;
and to Karen Ewaldsen, third
place. $2.50.
Other awards were for the
best decorated bicycles and tri
cycles. First place prize of $10
went to Bill Keyes. Myers Rub-a-dub
won the $5 second place
prize and Sally Polk won the
$2.50 third place prize.
Judges for various divisions
included Warren Wolf and Don
Darneille,- commercial floats;
Catherine Fonken and Margaret
Nesheim, individual floats; El
eanor Hamilton and Laura York,
costumed walking groups, and
Marjorie Blaar and Hazeldean
Hohensee, best decorated bi
cycles, tricycles and other vehi
cles.' Bands Participating
Bands participating 'in the pa
rade were the Hedrick and Mc
Loughlin Junior High schools
and Crater High school of Cen
tral Point. The Central Point
Junior High school band pre
sented a concert at 1:45 pjn. at
Hawthorne park prior to cere
monies. After Festival ceremonies the
Grants Pass- Cavemen jumped
onto the-Hawthorne park band
stand and pretended to hold Gov
ernors Holmes and Williams un
til presented boxes of Jackson
county pears.
About 20 law enforcement of-
GROUND BREAKING A. S. V. Carpenter
lifted the first shovelful of dirt last Wednes
day in preparation for construction of the
new Red Cross chapter house near Haw
thorne park. The building and site are a gift
to the local chapter from Mr. and Mrs. Car
penter. Others attending ground breaking
Construction of New
Red Cross House to
Start in Early May
Construction of the new Jack
son county American Red Cross
chapter house will start early
in May on a Hawthorne st. site,
facing Hawthorne park.
Ground breaking ceremonies
for the building wtere held last
Wednesday. The chapter build
ing and lot are a gift from Mr.
and Mrs. A.S.V. Carpenter, ( life
members of the local Red Cross
chapter. Carpenter lifted the
first shovelful of dirt at the con
struction site.
Also present were Harlow
Carpenter and designer of the
structure; Manville Heisel, first
vice chairman of the Red Cross
board of directors; and Seth
Bullis, chairman of the building
committee.
Expresses Gratitude
Mrs. Helen A. Wilson, execu
tive secretary of the chapter,
exprssed gratitude to the Car
penters for their contribution.
She pointel out. it would have
been impossible for the local
chapter alone to acquire funds
for such a structure.
Construction is expected to be
completed about Sept. 1, accord
ing to Myers D. Jones, con
tractor. The project will consist
of three single-floor' buildings
joined by covered walks. One
building will house the audi
torium, classrooms, rest rooms
and kitchen facilities; one -will
house general offices, a confer
ence room and storage facilities;
and the other will be a storage
and parage building.
Cost estimates for the project
have not been completed, Jones
said.
Building Committee
Members of the Red Cross
building committee include Seth
Bullis, chairman; Elwood Hed
berg, Ed Branchfield, Mrs. Rob
ert W. Shepherd and Jack Craw
ford. In charge of furnishings
are Otto Ewaldson and Mrs.
John N. Winton.
Officers of the chapter board
of directors are Eugene Thorn-
More Interest Is
Needed for Jubilee
Cave Junction Unless more
interest is shown by Illinois Val:
ley organizations, the annual La
bor Day Jubilee may not be
held this September.
That is the word from Don Ad
ams, general chairman for the
three-day event, who has called
two meetings recently with no
visible results. Because of con
flicting engagements only a
handful of committee members
turned out for Wednesday's plan
ning session, which was finally
adjourned for lack of a quorum.
A new date for making pre
liminary Jubilee arrangements
is set for Friday, May 10, at 8
p.m. in the Legion hall. Adams
urges all committee members to
attend, as well as others who
have ideas or suggestions for the
celebration.
ficers acted as security guards
on Main st. intersections during
the parade. Ten city police of
ficers were assisted by members
of the state police,' Jackson coun
ty sheriff's posse and sheriffs
deputies.
like, chairman; Manville Heisel,
first vice chairman; Dr. Elmo
Stevenson, second vice chair
man; Mrs. E. Al Littrell, third
vice chairman; Mrs. W. E.
Thomas, secretary; and Elwood
Hedberg, treasurer.
Radioactive Fallout
Possible in Southern
Oregon, Hicks Says
By Maj. Gen. J. H. Hicks
(Rel.)
Director, Civil Defense
Jackson County -In
the event of a nuclear at
tack on this country," southern
Oregon can experience . lethal
radioactive fallout. Until recent
ly, Portand was the only poten
tial nuclear bomb target listed
by the Federal Civil Defense
Agency. Now Eugene and Salem
have been named as potential
targets because of their large
populations. Also, Klamath Falls
becomes a target when the Air
Force jet interceptor base is
placed in operation there in the
near future. Accordingly, south
ern Oregon is now in an area
that can possibly receive a se
vere radioactive fallout as a re
sult of bombing attacks on the
above targets.
- Sometimes during the next
three to five years guided mis
siles carrying nuclear warheads
will become operational. A slight
error in navigation can cause
misses to measure in hundreds
of miles. For example, a recent
test missile fired from the Flor
ida coast was lost complejely.
When the missile age does ar
rive, no city or community in
the U.S. can consider itself safe
from either direct hits or radio
active fallout.
No Warning Odor
This radioactive fallout is a
danger that cannot .be seen or
heard, and it has no warning
odor. Fallout intensity over any
large area is not uniform. Local
hot spots may exist and it is es
sential that residents be warned
and evacuted for safety. The
only means of determining the
fallout intensity is by measure
ment with counter type instru
ments. This condition has been recog
nized by the county court and
county budget committee, and
funds have been made available
in the fiscal year 1958 budget to
procure a limited amount of
counter type instruments. These
instruments will be placed in the
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ceremonies included, left to right, Harlow
Carpenter, designer, A. S. V. Carpenter, Man
ville Heisel, Mrs. Carpenter and Seth Bullis
Construction will start early in May and be
completed about Sept. 1, according to Myers
D. Jones, contractor.
Open House Slated
At CP Junior High
Central Point Annual open
house for Central Point junior
high and elementary schools will
be held on Thursday, May 2.
Rooms will be open to the
public from 6:30 to 8:20 p.m. A
junior high band concert at 8:30
p.m. will conclude the evening.
The open house activities will
include the Jewett primary
school.
various . communities of Jackson
county.
In order that trained operators
are available throughout, the
county, an instruction class will
be held at the Medford High
school with Ryder Berg of the
Medford High school staff in
charge of the course. The class
will start Monday at 8 p.m. and
will be given in room 216, Med
ford High school. Maj. Gen. John
Hargreaves, the radio logical
medical representative from Ore
gon Civil Defense agency will
be present for the opening of
this course and will give an ad
dress on nuclear radiation.
Only a litnited coverage of
Jackson county- will be possible
with the istruments provided.
However, many Jackson county
residents have Geiger counters,
scintilometers, and other meas
uring devices that could be used
in an emergency to measure the
intensity of the fallout.
The owners of these instru
ments can help themselves and
the Civil Defense agencies
throughout the county by taking
this instruction course in fallout,
and by- making their instru
ments and services available in
an emergency.
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Three Directors
Elected to Board
Of Tree Farm Groilfjp
Three new members of J the
board of directors of the SoJjuth
ern Oregon Conservation O an
Tree Farm association wwere
elected at the group's aiftnual
meeting Friday night. f
They are Leo Hoag, Prospect;
Ray Offord, Jacksonville, and
Barnard Parent, Medford. fJ
James Pack, sales managed for
Moore Timber Products co mpa
ny. Grants Pass", chairma .n of
SOCTFA's traffic committetje, re
ported on hearings held in San
Francisco last month on aJ'PPli
cations for the end of the frt eight
rate differential between J rail
roads in northern Californiifr and
in interstate commerce. ft "
The committee has been vork
ing for more than a year t b
tain a revision of the differen
tial, which has worked hard
ship on lumber shippers ojutside
of California.
Progress Made i
L. L. (Doc) Simpson, secJ'etary-
manager of SOCTFA, relPorted
on progress being made ii iron
ing out. difficulties and lTTiisun'
derstandings which have
ed Oregon lumber haulers
plagu-
bring-burn-Many
ing salvage timber out of
ed-out areas in California
state laws and hauling
Jegula-
tions conflict, he said.
Simpson said that prog
ress at
arriving at an understand
ng was
made last week in Yrekaf
when
Donald G. Neave of the lOregon
motor vehicle departmen
Capt.
R. O. Rust of the Ca
lifornia
Highway patrol office in
Yreka,
and representatives of tV
e Call-
fornia motor vehicle department
discussed the problem. Tlfie meet
ing was arranged througll the as
sistance of State Rep. Al I-.ittrell,
Simpson said.
Truckers may obtain Icurrent
information on inter-stat truck
ing of logs from Simpfcon, or
from Darrell Davis, Kind Truck
ing company, secretary I of the
Oregon Log and Lumber I Truck
ers, the SOCTFA official Atated.
PASTOR TO RETREAT I
The Rev. Richard M.l Jones
will attend the MinisterJ's Re
treat for American Baptist min
isters in Oregon, MJn ay
through Wednesday next
week at Linfield coUe ,R Mc
Minnville. Principal sp, fcJrs at
the retreat will be Dr. i p f Bell,
pastor of the First K ptist
church, Poenix, Ariz., t a Dr.
Charles Carmen, executive sec
retary of the minister's Jcouncil
of the American Baptist con
vention. Mr. Jones expectis to re
turn Thursday May 2. .
BOOKIES, POLICE COMPETE '
Boston U.R) It's a ne :k-and-neck
race between book-; nakers
and police officers in Massachu
setts. State Crime Commi ssioner
Joseph Ford said "state ax fig
ures show there is one j bookie
for every police officer." He
said there are 10,000 Tcemen
in the state. "
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