Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 20, 1957, Image 13

Historic Oregon Newspapers

Medford mail tribune., August 20, 1957, Image 13

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1957)

Prev Page of 26 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (3.6 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Prev Page of 26 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page Texto o Lane County Develops System of 23 Parks To Provide Recreation for Expanding Area Tuesday, August 20, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEW Shop and Save at Hubbard Bros. Dam Reservoirs Given Priority Th foUawU( X a eandan sattoa .f a saotortor appear ing la The Buildup Orf oniaa. It Is aae at aa annoai MrA travel arttelaa sponsored Jointly by the Orefoa State Meter asaoelatloa and The etalan. Q BY JOHN A. ARMSTRONG nnoar sailor. T6 Orerooian Lane county, one of only two Oregon counties reaching from the high Cascades to the Pacific ocean (the other is Douglas) stretches 118 miles from east to west and 58 miles from north to south. In the county's"" 4573 square miles are maijsx opportunities for recreation and family out door enjoyment, not the least of which are the Lane county parks, 23 now developed and being enjoyed by the public; the sites for ten more acquired and planned for future development. We visited some of these out standing county parks in a re cent swing through the cecity in the Oregon State Motor as sociation's white motorlog car. Fopalation Jumps Five years ago number of far-thinking Lane county resi dents members of service clubs, conservationists, sports men, became alarmed about the county's natural recreation al resources. A rapidly increasing popula tionnearly double We 1940 total of 70,000 was straining existing recreation facilities. As timber was cut to feed the area's booming lumber industry, more and more natural recrea tion sites were disappearing. These civic - minded people banded together to form Lane County Recreation, Inc., which tn turn generated public Inter est In the problem and eventu ally called an open, public meet ing to discuss and deal with it The public meeting took ac tion to recommend that the eonsty commission set up an o Lome County Parks L Haceta beach park, frra miles northwest of Florence: water, toilet, picnicking, - fishing, view, aato access to beach. X. Holiday harbor, at Florence; caretaker, water, toilets, boat launching ramp, moor are, flehtnir: administered by city. m 4. Btltooos pabbe landing. West lake; popular lake fishing, boat launching. 5. Sluslaw harbor vista, four miles northwest of Floreice, overlooking mouth of Slu slaw; 11 acres, toilets, pic nicking, fishing, trail, view, water fadllUes being devel oped, o n. Tide Wayside park, three miles west of Swlsshome; large fireplace, water, toilets, picnicking, swimming, boat launching, trail, view. 23. Camp Lane, Richardson, routs V; group camp, 4-H admin istered; caretaker, water, flush toilets, publle picnick ing and camping allowed on permission of caretaker, fish ing, trail. tL Brown's public landing, two miles southeast Junction City; access to Willamette river, toilets, picnicking, fish ing, boat launching. tL Ferry street bridge park, Eu gene; beautiful area of 12 acres, fishing, boat launch tog. V. Sandy's park, Ove miles Z. ' ' iii ' - There are four developed Lane county parks along the shores of the lake behind Dorena, dam. Here, the Oregon State Motor association car stops at Harms park, which has boat moorage and an excellent launching ramp. The Dorena dam tn the center background. advisory commission to make a planning survey for county- wide outdoor recreation. County commissioners and the advisory group went to Rose- burg to observe the workings of the Douglas county parks sys tem, which had been set up two years before. A month aft er, in April, 1953, the county commissioners wrote the order setting up the Lane county parks and recreation commis sion. Not Bpeelal District The Lane county parks and recreation department is not set up as a special district It is a department of the county government, a general fund de partment. Last year's operat ing budget was 56,383, with a lit tle larger one approved for the present fiscal year $5000 has been specifically ear marked, for the Erst time, for acquisition of land. Up to this year, land for county parks has been acquired by tax foreclo sure, gifts, plus one acquisition with funds realized by a trans action with Southern Pacific. The Lane County Parks and Recreation department does not seek to infringe on the opera tion of any other governmental agency, according to Parks Su perintendent Gene Renard. The county set-up, he emphasizes, is concerned with developments in non-urban areas where cities do not figure, and steps in only where federal or state govern ments are not filling the need for parks and recreation. Two Areas Vital The Lane parks department is much concerned with develop ment in two critical areas : first, around the man-made lakes be hind the flood control dams on the Willamette and tributaries; second, along the coast area, in Florence and to the north of It The tremendous boom in boat ing and water sports, plus the convenient access of the dam reservoirs to the Eugene area, center of Lane county's popula tion, motivates development of lake-side recreation areas. The project Route F cut-off west from Eugene, via state highway 220 and county road to Mapleton, makes planning for development of coast parks im perative, according to Superin tendent Renard. The existing road from Rich ardson to Swisshome is pass able, but not recommended for tourist travel. However, work is going on on the new straight cut-off from Richardson to Mapleton, and according to Ralph Petersen, Lane county commissioner, this stretch may be passable by next summer and "certainly a pretty good road will be through by two years from now." Tunnel Constructed A tunnel has been built, on county and federal funds and engineered by the state, through the coast range ridge at Knowles creek. Remaining to be done is a stretch of road connecting the west end of the tunnel to Mapleton. According to Petersen, the new Route F when completed will cut off 21 miles from Eu gene to Florence as compared to the present route via high way 36. With Eugene at that time only 60 miles from Flor ence, the concern of the Lane county parks department in de veloping coast facilities is under standable. A five-year plan calls for development of a minimum of 150 more camping and picnick ing units throughout the county. M7 1 1 footed &;t a, j l?ne Cou.nty Oregon northwest of Eugene; com munity project, playground. 30. Spencer's Butte bridle trail, south of Eugene, Amazon to Spencer's Butte; trail and view. '3L Harms park, north side of Dorena lake; toilets, picnick ing, camping, fishing, boat . launching, small moorage, fine ramp and pier. 52. Bake Stewart park, north side of Dorena lake; toilets, picnicking, camping, popular fishing spot. '53. Vaughn park, 25 acres south side of Dorena lake; toilets, picnicking, swimming, camp ing, popular fishing spot, '54. Baker Bay recreational area, south side Dorena lake; eare - taker, water, toilets, picnick ing, swimming, camping, fish ing, boat launching, moor- ' age, boats and supplies avail able. 55. Blue Mountain park, seven miles southeast of Cottage Grove; water facilities being developed, toilets, picnicking, camping, fishing, also Um ber demonstration tract. 61. Dexter North Shore park, west of Lowell; caretaker, water, toilets, picnicking, swimming, fishing, boat launching, moorage admin istered by boat club. 63. Lsandax landing. Lookout Point lake; sheltered cove, boat launching, toilets, pic nicking, camping, fishing. 64. Ivan Oakes park. Lookout Point lake ; 30 acres and major project under way ; water, toilets, picnicking, swimming, camping, fishing, boat launching. 91. Clover Point, at Nlmrod ; Me Kenzle viewpoint, fishing. 92. Blue River community park, at Blue River; water, toilets, picnicking, playground, fish lng, ball field, skating rink. 93. Forest Glen landing, at Blue River; game commission owned, fishing and boat launching. 60. Dexter viewpoint; 100 acres, water, toilets, fishing and boat launching; picnic facili ties being developed. 2. Mercer lake landing, north rt Florence; fishing and boat launching. Licensed corps of engineer! land. Swimming and camping Is al lowed In all parks, even where na special facilities are provided, un less specifically prohibited by signs posted on the spot. Lack of More 'Scare' for Hurricane Audry New Orleans (IP! Raymond , Kraft, newly promoted chief weather forecaster for New Or leans, said he wished he had put more "scare" into warnings about Hurrican Audrey This was the first public state ment issued by' a U.S. Weather Bureau official in response to criticism that Louisiana coastal residents were not fully warned of the danger, When Audrey swept in from the Gulf of Mexico with 105- mile-per-hour winds in June, a wall of water engulfed entire towns. Audrey left 328 persons known dead and 190 missing. Many survivors in the hard hit area of Cameron, La., have blamed the weather bureau, at least in part, for the high death toll. "When we went to bed Wed nesday night," one man said "radio and television said the hurricane would not hit until the next afternoon. We thought we had lots of time Kraft, who prepared weather forecasts for the Army before it bombed the Ploesti oil fields of Hungary in World War II, said it is difficult to argue with "those who have suffered such great losses." Would Use More Scare Louisiana's U.S. senators and Rept. T. A. Thompson (D-La.) were highly critical of the weather bureau for its warnings about Audrey. Thompson de manded an investigation. ' But Kraft, long with the weather bureau's headquarters in Washington and Maj. Gen. Raymond Hufft, Louisiana, ad jutant general, pointed out that the hurrican advisories warned 22 hours before the storm hit, that persons in low lying areas should evacuate to higher ground. "If we had it to do over." Kraft said, we'd try to scare them a little more through the advisories, but there is a dan ger of crying wolf. If we cry wolf everytime a storm stirs in the Gulf fhe people will lose confi dence in the forecasts." Partially as a result of the hurricane, the weather bureau conducted meetings in Gulf coast states to develop a com munications plan for relaying warnings. Kraft was asked whether the weather bureau, news media, civil defense, the Red Cross or law enforcement officers should attempt to "interpret" storm ad visories. "That's hard to say," Kraft said "If a sheriff asks us we will Pinocchio's Red Lobster Inn Replica To Be Built Washington Ml The fiction al Red Lobster Inn where the puppet Pinocchio and his com panions, the Fox and the Cat, had so many misadventures is coming to life. R. E. Fagiolo, a Washington insurance executive, has ' re ceived permission from the Ital ian government to build a repli ca of the inn at Pinocchio Park in Collodi, Italy. Collodi is the birthplace of the Story Book puppet's creator. Carlo Lorenzini. Fagiolo, 56, is a native of Rome and married a girl from Collodi. The inn is no fairy tale to Fag iolo. It's strictly a business prop osition. He recently presented a set of plans for a $75,000 replica to Manlio Brosio, Italian ambas sador in Washington. The executive has formed a corporation to finance the Red Lobster. He plans to issue 10,000 shares at $20 each. "Many people I meet in my business want to buy shares, even staff members at the Ital ian embassy," he said. Once the inn opens next sum mer, it will be a "going opera tion." Fagiolo said. 'We hope to make it one of the biggest tourist attractions in Italy." Four future tourists already have indicated they want to see Pinocchio Park Fagiolo's four grandchildren. The inn will accommodate 400 diners in an indoor tavern and an outdoor patio roofed with a overnight guest rooms. The Red Lobster will be built in the traditional architectural style of Collodi. The city is in the Tuscany section of Italy near Florence. Collodi's gardens, dat ing back to the eighth century, already are a popular tourist stop. Fagiolo became interested in Pinocchio Park in 1950 when he visited Italy for the first time since he left the country as a 12-year-old boy. A 20-foot high statue of Pin occhio. and his good fairy was dedicated at the park last year by President Giovanni Gronchi of Italy. The statue, by Emilio Greco, was financed by contri butions from persons in 26 na tions. Walt Disney gave $150. Each, contributor received a certificate "good for one lie," guaranteeing that the fibber's nose would not lengthen as Pin occhio's did when he strayed from the truth. Also installed at the park are mosaics Italians love so much. Also planned for the park are a library and possibly an orphan age. Fagiolo's life hasn't been the same since he became involved in the project. His downtown of fice is crowded with blueprints of the Red Lobster, pictures of Pinocchio Park and scrapbooks full of newspaper and magazine clippings about the park. It he has been slow in answer ing his correspondence lately, there is a good reason. His secre- Regretted give him specific information about the approaching storm. One sheriff evacuated the coast al area of his parish without con sulting us. He did it on the basis of our raw advistory." He referred to Sheriff Chester Wooten of Plaquemines Parish, whose 4,000 residents of Grand Isle moved many miles inland more than 24 hours before the hurrican hit The storm struck more than 200 miles west of Plaquemines, but its people were prepared. "Hindsight tells us we should have singled out Cameron in particular and told them to get out," Kraft said. "But when you have a big area exposed to a hurricane, you can't tell every one to evacuate. "Our suggestion (contained in advisories) to leave low ground was a bit beyond our authority We are just supposed to forecast weather." , ' grape arbor. There will be eight tary is reading "Pinocchio." Thousands of years ago a giant beaver, longer than a black bear, lived in North America. It measured 7V feet long, count ing its tail. The modern beaver found in Nebraska never stops growing. However, it does not grow fast enough or live long enough to acquire any great size. Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport OOSTSliSS S7 r .&.saav III! IT - ssTaa, M aasssssssS' lint f iv abstract leaf pattern on coupe thap?- - turquoise or gold and brown motif on translucent whiteJ gggSksii!AdfA ; "4-piece place settings qq- .C'W ll to a umitid timb omr O.Ziy JS? yjjjrtiv t i - . i iSpoiaqsVbpJ i ,-" - ""X. "wsadsr-waffV anal. Ifer W J ,i. A -yJ.' sJk m-yrxMisr k.sa, ' s 'jp - ' '' ' 'wry' l,n9r " Want a Different Fireplace Screen? NOT SATISFIED WITH A REGULAR FINISH? Sea Hubbard Bros. Now for Unusual Finishes! CHOICE OF SIXTEEN Different Finishes Including: Smooth Antique Copper Driftwood Polished Brass Antiqus Smooth Brass Driftwood Black Hammered Swedish Steel Satin Smooth Brass Black Hammered Wrought Iron Curtain may match or contrast frame Sizes available for any fireplace. Special Orders to your specifications cost no mora than stock items. Your savings on these two Brookpark dinnerware patterns now will be multiplied over and over again through years of peace of mind (ft just won't break) and pleasure (it's so lovely and light and luxurious). Brookpark is guaranteed not to chip or break for one full year. Matching SALAD PLATES Pink Champagne" - "Blue Fantasy" $180 'Brookpark" -'Brown Fantasy, Regular $2.65 OVERSIZE Lawn Hose Sea Hubbard Bros, for extra large plastic or rubber lawn hoses. Espe cially designed to reduce friction and deliver more water from do mestic pressure systems. With These Three Cutters With tikis AQ-Puxpoee Kkdten Caner, string ii brbrriog. Tate dtc ShKxJdat for tttnacx, k mat notf Areds, bat aoaVaBipMawi Ek mmtf&eatrk yields mm tbm 6 pafca TWtt'b m maaf deinag pnbtca abac stuped am due tfomwialry apd site Jooi. TWy m mAe m mx t lifaMBc nd waf tf far yon. Special $1 II Won't Be Long How! BA6 YOUR If raw mm WITH ONE OF THESE WORLD-FAMOUS CHESm "rifles MODEL 94 World's most popular "Lever Action" repeater for bunting in wooded country calibers 30-30 Winch ester and 32 Winchester Special MODEL 64 Highly popular, lever action deer rife. The favorite for all around big game hunting caliber! 30-30 WINCHESTER and 32 Winchester Special. Come ia and see them. ELECTRIC LAWN EDGERS and TRIMMERS The buyer at Hubbard's was very enthusiastic about elec tric lawn trimmers and edg ers and how they save so much time and labor while keeping a yard and lawn neater he bought too many! Four different models to choosa from. Regular prices $24.95 to $42.50. Edge rite, Porter-Cable, Stanley Brands. All Less 25 Plastic Pipe Plastic pipe Is much low . er in price than steel pipe. Plastic pipe is easier to lay. Plastic pipe is ten times lighter to haul. Plastic pipe won't break if froien. Plastic pipe can't rust or corrode. SEE HUBBARD BROS. NOW FOR PLASTIC PIPE INCH SIZES EVERY DAY IS FRY-DAY WITH THE NEW. eieciric fry pan MP Jet acv irS THE PAN THAT HAS SjtMfjfiAA COMPLETELY IMMERSIBLEI Sat am, tank M at, al na. am; AUTOMATIC HEAT CONTROLI MfRjMtofttft Act. Cam) weekend livinf, every tingle day. m come ( to your houw. with this new, mart1y KyleA MIRRO-MATIC ... the pan that has wrything. Completely Imxnersible, with automatic heat control to keep heat at exact temperature letting you tclec& Eleven inches square, Iri big enough for biff family needs. 2K inches deep for stews, cakes and casseroles. See it today . ia our housewares aj pbanc department. NEW LOW PRICE $995 Complete With Cover NO STICKING! STAMPED ALUMINUM I Mkaanwjaa- Swa-ema ansa asm aat adM. 2 Hours FREE PARKING At Riverside parking area. Riv erside at Sixth. Less than one block from Hubbard Bros, store. On dollar minimum purchase. Sj 'aaamamaa HUBBARD Are You Ready for Cold Weather? OAKLAND CIRCULATING WOOD HEATERS Will Keep You Warm at Low Operating Cost Three models to choose from. Including one with automatic draft controls. All lower fire box units are fire brick fined. All upper units are cast iron lined. All have large, easy-to-feed doors. to I M 95 Save finance charges, buy now on lay-away r on Hubbard Bros, special 90-day con tract. Either plan you pay only the cash price. No carrying charge. A lawn sweeper is for all season use. Use it now to take up grass cuttings. Removes leaves in the Fall Removes litter in the winter and early spring. An hour's work with a rake can be done in ten minutes with a Parker Lawn Sweeper. $0750 Box Hatchets Genuine Clark's No. 4 Box Hatchets The box hatchet demanded by box makers. 5L05 6 Free Delivery Within Medford City Limits $1.00 or More! MAIN AND RIVERSIDE PHONE SP 2-6189 MEDFORD, OREGON. f a 1