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UIDED TOUR W. R. McCormick (hand
wised, in hat), clerk of the works for con
duction at Rogue Valley memorial hospital,
Conducted a tour of members of the board
gt directors of the Jackson County Chamber
T Commerce, through the big building last
eek. To the left is Otto J. Frohnmayer, of
the hospital board. County Judge Rodney
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ftZE Or PIPES The view above, taken
ig the north wing basement of the Rogue Val
ley Memorial hospital, which houses the bulk
of the mechanical equipment, shows graphi
cally the maze of pipes which are one reason
why hospital costs are higher than for other
Inmale Terrorizes
Washington Family
Medical Lake, Wash. Pt
An inmate of Eastern State hos
pital was back at the institution
here Friday after escaping
Thursday night and terrorizing
a family for about an hour.
Spokane County sheriff's offi
cers said Harold Tutor, a rural
esident in the area, told them
that a man wearing hospital
clothes knocked at his door and
asked for a drink of water
Thursday night. Tutor said that
after he and his wife questioned
the man, the escapee admitted he
was from the hospital but told
them he would kill for his free
dom. The escape was identified as
Elwood Chase. 34, of Yakima.
Tutor said he and the escapee
began struggling but C h a i e
meekly sat down after Tutor
fired a shotgun at the floor near
the man's feet.
Mrs. Tutor drove to the Medi
cal Lake marshal's office to get
help while her husband held
Chase at gunpoint.
Hospital Superintendent Dr.
G. Lee Sandntter said Chase es
caped from a dinner line and
was not missed until the men
were returned to their ward.
He was listed as "not danger
ous" when his escape was report
ed, officials said.
Helicopter Leased
For Smokejumpers
Cave Junction A helicopter
leased from Rick Helicopters,
Inc.. of California is now avail
able for smokejumping maneu
vers at the Siskiyou Aerial proj
ect here.
The project trains men for
ise in fighting fires by parachut
ing them into fire areas. It :s
sponsored by the forest service.
The helicopter will be on five
minute standby during daylight
hours for transporting smoke
jumpers to and from fires. It
will remain her until Sept. 1.
Stocks Almost Reach
Historic High Point
By ROBERT G. SHORTAL
United Pies Financial Writer
New York (If) The stock
market this week found out
about the old saying "So near
and yet so far away."
It was a disappointing lesson.
The market has been making
a valiant attempt to break
through the historic highs set
in April 1956. On Tuesday in
dustrial stocks came about as
close as possible to achieving
that goal without actually doing
so.
After moving to within less
than half a point of the historic
peak in their average, indus
trials ran into resistance that
drove them down irregularly
the rest of the week.
Rails Lowar
The rails had a few moments
of glory during the week but
finished lower on the average.
So did the utilities.
At the close on Fridav more
than $1,600,000,000 had been
wiped from market values. In
dustrials finished more than S
points below the all-time high.
At varous times during the
week the market attempted to
mount a new assault, but each
one petered out in the face of
profit taking caution. The mar
ket put on one of its best dis
plays of strength just before the
close on Friday, sharply paring
the day's earlier losses.
Men Pleased
However market men were
pleased by the fact that at no
time this week did selling be
come really heavy. They also
noted that the decline from the
near-record highs set on Tues
day was mainly of a technical
nature and that the market
probably will make another
test of the highs soon.
The retreat in securities prices
came in the face of many good
business and corporate news de
velopments. Pivotals such as
General Electric and Du Pont
reported record earnings. Eco
nomists generally agreed theJ
Keating (hands in pocket) and County Com
missioner Ralph James (in business suit) were
among those on the tour. McCormick is point
ing out the elaborate system of air ducts
which will ventilate the hospital. They are
insulated with fiber-glass sheets covered with
aluminum foil, bonded tightly to the ducts.
buildings. They carry water, steam, oxygen,
air, sewage, and some of them are vacuum
pipes foe specialized hospital use. Boilers are
at right in distance, and emergency generator
at left.
outlook" for the fourth quarter
is bright, with the steel, auto
and construction industries ex
pected to spark an advance in
industrial activity.
New Financing
The U.S. Treasury's announce
ment on Thursday of huge new
financing at the highest interest
rates since , the deep depression
days gave food for thought and
heightened the cautious atti
tudes which marked trading
this week.
Du Pont, thanks to a strong
finish on Friday, closed the week
with a gain of Schering
jumped 3's in this group on
stock split rumors. Allied Chem
ical slipped 3Vi on lower earn
ings. Autos were actively traded
but mixed. Ford rose 134, Gen
eral Motors lost i-a and Chrys
ler was unchanged.
American Home Products
tumbled Ills and Merck 3 1 4 in
the pharmaceuticals. American
Telephone lost 2.
Medford Man Cited
By State Police
Robert Charles Jantzer, 27,
Tenth and Pine sts., Medford,
was cited by state police for vio
lation of the basic rule Friday
after his vehicle went out of
control, crossed the road twice
and struck a parked car on the
Jacksonville-Central Point Mar
ket rd.
Police said the car failed to
negotiate a turn, hit the right
ditch and traveled 208 feet. It
went across Jhe road into the
left ditch, continued across the
road and struck the rear of a
car. which was parked on the
right shoulder.
The parked car was registered
to Raymond Walter Hum. 46
Summit St.. Medford. There
were no injuries. The accident
occurred at 9:05 p.m.
Delays Have Been
Made Up, Chamber
Directors Told
The S2V2 million Rogue Val
ley Memorial hospital, construc
tion of which is well along, will
be completed in late winter or
early spring of 1958 if the pres
ent building pace can be main
tained. Directors of the Jackson Coun
ty Chamber of Commerce and
others interested in the hospital
toured the pahly-finished struc
ture last week, and were told
that delays caused originally by
slow steel deliveries and other
reasons, have now largely been
made up. The first "target date"
for completion was in January.
Conducting the tour was W.
R. McCormick, Seattle, who is
clerk of the works for the con
struction. Also along were Otto
Frohnmayer, of the hospital
board, Alfred S. V. Carpenter,
one of the major contributors,
and nearly 20 others, including
the three members of the county
court.
Funds Are Donated
The hospital situated on a
20-acre site at Murphy rd. and
Barnett rd., is being built with
funds donated by local people,
supplemented by federal Hill
Burton hospital construction
funds, and a Ford foundation
grant. When completed, it will
have beds for 80 patients, as
compared to the 55 beds now
available at Community hospi
tal, which it will replace.
But the 80-bed figure is an
initial total. The new structure
is designed to be expanded as
needs increase, and the ultimate
size will accommodate up to 150
bed patients, plus outpatients
coming there for treatment.
The "core area " including the
basic mechanical, service and
admistrative facilities, is some
what larger than would be
needed for an 80-bed structure,
and was designed with the idea
of ultimate expansion in mind.
Constructed of Masonry
The hospital is being con
structed of masonry mostly
pre - formed concrete building
blocks on a heavy steel
framework.
The building is now at a mid
point in construction. Only on
one floor have room partitions
been installed, and on the other
floors it is a maze of pipes,
wires, ducts and other appur
tenances which will be covered
when the ceilings are installed
and the partitions put up.
The tour started in the base
ment of the four-floor structure,
with the mechanical and service
departments. A half-million1 dol
lars is going into mechanical de
vices at the hospital, and three
fifths of them are in the base
ment. They include generators
boilers, heat - exchangers, fans,
ducts and other contrivances in
an array to baffle the layman.
Included in Basement
The basement includes not
only the technical contrivances,
but also an autopsy room, locker
room, incinerator, storage space,
laundry kitchen and cafeteria.
It is at ground level most of the
way around, and below ground
level at parts of the sloping sur
roundings. Paved parking and
service areas are planned out
side, together with landscaping.
The main entrance is in the
center of the gently-angled east
and west wings of the three
winged building. The foyer will
contain the information and tele
phone desk, a memorial court
where the names of donors to
the hospital will be displayed,
and the entrance to the shpp
which will be operated by mem
bers of the auxiliary. Here re
freshments, magazines and
newspapers, gifts, candy and
other items will be available.-
The auxiliary also will have
its own room in the same wing,
where members can hold meet
ings and work on their projects.
The rest of the east wing on
the main floor is devoted prin
cipally to administrative offices
and a conference room. The west
wing will include the ambulance
entrance emergency surgery
and fracture rooms, and the out
patient area, including x-ray,
treatment and conference rooms.
One of the two elevator shafts
is pierced at the rear at this
level, to admit patients arriving
in ambulances so they will not
have to go through the foyer.
The north wing of the main
floor includes a non-denominational
chapel and a ministers'
consulting room, directors'
room, doctors' entrance room,
nurses lounge and locker room
and other service rooms.
Second Floor
The second floor is devoted
almost exclusively to rooms for
patients, with both single and
multiple bed capacities. In the
center over the main entrance,
is a solarium with a view to the
Siskiyous to the south. In a
pinch, it could be used as an
eight-bed ward. All rooms are
equipped with their own toilet
and lavatory facilities, piped
oxygen, TV outlets, nurses call
bells, optional air conditioning
outlets, as well as the usual
hospital room facilities.
The top floor is devoted to
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EXPANDABLE WING Above is a view
looking toward the end of the west wing on
the third floor of the new Rogue Valley Me
morial hospital, showing how the floors look
at their present stage of construction. This
view is down what will be the corridor. The
opening at the end will be windowed in, but
"PENTHOUSE" VIEW Roxy Ann Butte
looms behind the hospital in the picture
above, made from the roof. At "extreme left
surgery, obstetrics and materni
ty areas. There are two major
surgeries', all to be finished in
glazed light-green tile and all
with the most modern anti-explosion
devices and surgical fa
cilities. There also will be a
cystosurgery and an oral sur
gery. The surgery lights, as well as
other key lights and electrical
devices throughout the building,
will be connected with the
stand-by generator, which will
go on automatically within a
few . seconds in case of power
failure.
Maternity Facilities
The west wing of the top
floor includes delivery rooms,
labor rooms, and the nursery,
while the east wing is for ma
ternity bed patients.
On the flat roof, a "penthouse"
will house the elevator machin
ery, as well as other equipment
including ventilation and air
conditioning fans.
Plans for the hospital got un
der way several years ago, when
it became evident that Commu
nity hospital could not much
longer continue to meet its de
mands safely. A survey of hospi
tal needs and potentialities was
conducted by the chamber of
commerce, and revealed both
need and demand for the new
structure, both from the medical
profession and from the public.
Drive for Funds
A drive for funds was con
ducted and was successful, with
some 4,000 persons contributing
amounts which ranged from a
few dollars up to major dona
tions of several hundreds of
thousands of dollars. Rogers
and Butler, New York archi
tects, planned the building and
construction started last year.
Supporters of the hospital are
confident that it will be a major
attraction to Medford, and will
go far to make this the most im
portant medical center between
Eugene and Sacramento. Togeth
er with Sacred Heart hospital,
it should be more than adequate
for the short - term future, al
though they also foresee the day
when Rogue Valley Memorial
hospital will have to expand to
its maximum 150-bed capacity.
- Muskegon, Mich. IW Two
sets of barking dogs had Muske
gon police up a tree Friday. Pa
trolman Bernard Langlois an
swered a woman's complaint of
a barking dog only to find two
sets of howling mutts in the
same area. Langlois asked the
woman to make a survey to
determine which dogs were loud
est before seeking further ac
tion. Luzon is the largest and rich
est island in the Philippines
chain.
Remodeled Lounge
Ready at Theater
A newly remodeled and re
decorated lounge at the Medford
Footlighters theater .will greet
patrons at the summer play,
"Mr. Angel." according to Mrs.
Lawrence Buonocofe, chairman
of the project.
The play opens for a five-day
run Tuesday night, Julya30. It
is a three act comedy with a
cast of 13.
The remodeling, made possible
through donations of materials
and labor from business con
cerns and individuals, is being
done by volunteer work parties.
Among -donors are Jack Raap
ke, owner of Dempster Furni
ture store, Willian Cowning,
Roy Baker; Pittsburgh Paint
company and members of the
carpenters' local union, includ
ing Business Manager George
Potucek.
Local business and profession
al men who have donated time
and labor on the project include
Dr. Paul Dix, Robert Dickey and
William Duhaime, Dr. William
Blackstone, Charles Champlin,
and R. L- VanSickle.
Anyone interested in volun
teering for the work parties may
call either Mrs. Buonocore, tele
phone SPring 2-5513, or Mrs.
Max Wimmer, telephone SPring
2-5096.
BRINGS 'EM BACK ALIVE
Chicago (W A soap box may
bring you a special gift if you
send it to the right place. Mrs.
Evelyn Kelly sent her son with
a whole soap box into the back
yard Friday and he returned
with something special a foot
long alligator.
ONLY US CHICKENS
Chicago OH Police rushed to
investigate an excavator's re
port he had found a mound of
bones under a building being re
paired. They discovered the
building used to be a butcher
shop. " .
Don't Say
"Hello"
Say
"FILTER-FLO"
in the future, if the hospital is expanded, the
wing can simply be lengthened, and the big
opening will provide an uninterrupted cor
ridor. Metal window frames can be seen at
the left, and air ducts above. The latter will
be covered by the lowered false ceiling.
is 'a smoke vent; in the center a cooling air
intake, and at right the building which will
house the elevator machinery.
Juveniles Held for
Theft of Automobile
Three juveniles, ages 14 and
15, were arrested here by state
police Friday in connection with
the theft of a car from Portland
Thursday.
The vehicle was found aban
doned on Black well hill. Of
ficers said the youths, who live
in Gresham and Portland, ad
mitted taking the car and leav
ing it when the motor broke
down.
They were arrested south of
Ashland and are being held in
the county jail for Portland
authorities.
NAMED DIRECTOR
Astoria (IPl Ted R. Gamble
Friday was named chairman of
the board of directors of the
Columbia River Packers associa
tion. Also added to the board
were Frank Belgrano Jr., and
Wendell Wyatt.
The
Bearer
Here the bearers-may assem
ble and receive assistance for
their pa rf in the -
service.
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
tV. MAIN AT SIXTH
Dormitory Rates
May be Raised
Portland (W Chancellor
John R. Richards of the state
system of higher education said
Saturday he will propose an in
crease of 6V2 to 7 per cent in
dormitory board and room rates
at state schools when the board
of higher education meets here
Monday.
Richards said the increases
would raise the charge for board
from the present $48 per month
to $51 and room rates would go
up $5 per term. Total increase
in costs per year per dorrftitory
student would be about $39.
The proposed increases. Rich
ards said, would be needed to
offset wage boosts granted dorm
itory employees. Dormitories at
Oregon State college, University
of Oregon, Oregon College of
Education, Eastern Oregon col
lege, and Southern Oregon col
lege are self-supporting and re
ceive no state appropriations.
The board will also consider
at its July meeting nearly $400,
000 offered in gifts and grants
for the eight state campuses and
general extension division.
Oregon State college would
receive $241,600 in grants, most
of it for research. University of
Oregon would get $74,900 and
the Medical School $50,000.
Election of new board officers
is on the Tuesday agenda.
Pocafello Area
Strike Not Settled
Pocatcllo, Idaho (IPl Federal
Mediator Dan Edwards said Sat
urday a meeting between strking
carpenters and Pocatello area
contractors was recessed Friday
night "with nothing definite ar
rived at."
Edwards said the session be
tween the Rocky Mountain
Council of Carpenters and the
Southeast Idaho Contractors' As
sociation was recessed subject to
call. He said he would "try to
arrange another meeting next
week.
The mediator said the two
groups discussed the main points
of dispute between them. He list
ed these points as wages, health
and welfare benefits, subsist
ence, and the duration of a new
contract. '
- The Southwest Idaho Con
tractors ' association represents
about 60 builders in the Pac
atello area. Edwards said he still
was trying to arrange a media
tion meeting between the car
penters and the Idaho chapter of
the Associated General Contract
ors, which represent major
heavy, commerical and highway
construction contractors in
southern Idaho.
About 1,800 carpenters ' failed
to report to their jobs Wednes
day morning because of the con
tract with their employers.
Public Accountants
Elect New Officers
The Rogue valley chapter of
the Oregon Association of Pub
lic Accountants elected new of
ficers at its last meeting in
Grants Pass.
Officers chosen were William
L." White, Medford, chairman;
Lola Reed Roney, Grants Pass,
vice chairman; and Ethel Mc-
Intyre, Medford, secretary.
An Ashland chapter member.
E. G. Sommer, was elected new
state vice chairman of the as
sociation at the June convention
in Portland.
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