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SMALL FALLS 1 Downstream from Bourfdary Springs, the
Rogue river passes over a small water fall, and through a small
rocky gorge on its way to the Pacific Ocean. Much of the river's
route downstream from the springs is so steep, hikers are un
able to walk along the river bank.
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ANOTHER SPRING In the actual spring area, where the Rogue
river has its start, is a spring, located just under the rock in the
background of the above picture, which goes dry in the summer.
Water from this spring in the wet season and water from Boun
dary Springs form the river, which flows more than 200 miles to
the coast.
Two-Way Traffic Opens
Grants Pass Two-way traffic
started Friday morning on the
southbound portion of the new
Highway 99 freeway between
Scoville rd. and Louse creek, ac
cording to state highway depart
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OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PORTLAND, OREGON
popular fishing and recreation
at Boundary Springs in Crater
is shown in the picture, taken
On Highway 99 Freeway
ment officials.
The section bypasses the air
port and the Merlin sector of the
old highway. Shoulders along
the freeway were oiled earlier
this week
MYSTERY
Boundary Spring
Just Inside Crater
Lake National Park
By JIM FISHER
Each day thousands of resi
dents of southern Oregon watch
the waters of the Rogue river
roll by. During the summer
months, thousands of tourists
visit the river to fish, boat, swim
or just relax. Seldom is the
question asked "Where does the
Rogue river begin?"
This famed fishing stream has
its beginning in the extreme
northwest corner of Crater Lake
National park. Its actual source
is at Boundary Springs, so named
because of its location several
hundred feet from the northern
boundary of the park.
To visit Boundary Springs,
you must make a choice of the
two possible routes of travel.
One route is for the pwson who
enjoys rugged cross-country
travel and. the other route is for
the less' ambitious traveler
Hiker's Route
The hiker's route is reached
by driving north from Medford,
past Union Creek, and on to
wards Diamond lake. Three
miles south of Diamond lake, a
forest road signed Hamaker
guard station leads south a short
distance and then parallels the
main highway. This road is the
original Union Creek-Diamond
lake road.
After four miles, this road
ends at a washed-out bridge
over the Rogue river. A spur
road leads to an ideal camping
spot overlooking the river. From
here on, your trip to Boundary
Springs will be made on foot.
At this point in its course, the
Rogue river is a fast-flowing
stream flowing in a deep canyon
with steep sides. There are few
places in this canyon where you
can walk at the river's edge be
cause of the steep sides.
Easiest, Fastest
The easiest and fastest route
of travel up the river is along
the ridges overlooking the river.
Here the lodgepole forest is
sometimes too thick for comfort
able traveling, but much of this
country is also open and the
view of the river far below you
will make this route a pleasant
one.
It is two miles from the forest
road to Boundary Springs. Close
to the springs, a small waterfall
can be seen. Just above the wa
terfall, there is a large opening
in the forest with water seeping
down through the spongy
ground. Halfway across this
opening, you enter Crater Lake
National park. The actual
springs are just inside the forest
at the far side of the opening.
During the spring and early
summer, two springs feed the
small stream that will become
the Rogue river. The largest
spring is located at the base of a
large pile of rocks. The other
spring is located below the larg
est one near the bank of the
stream bed. It is the spring that
continues to flow when the other
one is reduced to a small trickle
by late summer.
Within A Basin
Boundary Springs is located
within a basin surrounded by
forests and rugged peaks. Moss
covered rocks and the white
fallen trees add to the natural
beauty of the area. The water is
ice-cold and delicious to drink.
Close to the springs is a sign
of civilization, the first to be
seen, other than the boundary
signs, since beginning the hike
two miles downstream. This sign
of civilization is a forest road
that comes from out of the forest
and ends at the springs.
To reach Boundary Springs bv
this road requires permission of
the Park Ranger or his assistant
since the road is a fire road not
open to normal public travel.
During critical fire weather, per
mission to use the road would
probably not be granted, but at
other times it would not be dif
ficult to receive the Park Rang
er's permission to travel over the
road.
Leaves Highway
The Boundary Springs road
leaves the North Entrance high
way two miles north of the Rim
road. It is approximately 10
miles to the springs by way of
this road.
By foot or by car, a trip to
Boundary Springs will be inter
esting and entertaining. In one
short sten vnn nan stpr arrn;Q
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the stream that will grow in size
I as it winds its way across south
ern Oregon: through the gorge
i near Union Creek; on past Pros
I pect, Trail, and Shady Cove;
i under Dodge bridge and Bybee
bridge, built by man to cross the
! river that you have just stepped
i across; downstream over Gold
Ray dam: past the town bearing
! the river's name: over Savage
i Rapids dam; under the Cave
man's bridge; and into the can
yon that will lead it through the
mountains to the Pacific ocean
at Gold Beach a 220-mile
journey from start to finish.
Other Rivers
Many large rivers flow into
the Rogue during this journey,
including the Applegate, the Illi
nois, and the Coquille. Butte
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WINNING BOOTH Members of the Medford Pathfinders group.
Seventh-day Adventist church, work on crafts in their Arts and
Crafts booth at the annual Pathfinder fair at Eugene recently.
The booth earned the group one of the several first prizes they
received. Supervising the work are Mrs. John Trude (left) and
Mrs. Bernard Thompson (right). ,
Medford Pathfinders
Get, Best Club' Trophy
At the annual Pathfinder Fair
held at the Eugene fair grounds
recently, Medford Pathfinders,
for the second time in three
years, won the trophy for being
best club in the statewide con
test. Members of the club are
youngsters from the Medford
and Valley View Seventh-day
Adventist churches, and the lo
cal organization is under the di
rection of Oral W. Tucker, 2232
Dellwood ave.
Events on which they were
judged included booth display,
tent-pitching, marching, fire
building and string burn, knot
tying, and signalling. The Med
ford club placed first in every
contest but one, giving them a
total of 188 points out of a pos
sible 190.
Club records for the year,
which are sent in monthly to the
Path finder headquarters in
Portland, also count for a por
tion of the winning points.
To qualify for top honors the
club must have had at least
Several Items Are
Discussed by MSC
The October membership meet
ing of the Medford Safety coun
cil was held Friday at which
several safety topics were dis
cussed, according to Aubrey
Loper, president of the council.
A report was presented on the
color-perception tests being con
ducted in Washington and Ore
gon under the auspices of the
National Rifle association. The
hunter safety tests are being
sponsored by the Oregon Game
commission and the Oregon Op
tometric association to determine
the relative visibility of certain
colors worn by hunters under
different field conditions.
Hazel Swayne, chairman of
the annual awards committee,
reminded members of the ne
cessity of early action in sub
mitting the name of nominees
for the awards.
The subject of pedestrian safe
ty where the lack of sidewalks
compels pedestrians to use road
ways was tabled pending a re
view of the studies being con
ducted by other groups.
Three County Youths
Attend Linfield College
McMinnville Three Jackson
county youths are among 775
students enrolled at Linfield col
lege at McMinnville.
They are Jim Crawford, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Crawford,
531 Berrydale ave., Medford;
Howard Morris, son of Lloyd H.
Morris, box 1389, Medford; and
Harvey Tonn, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Tonn, post office box
243, Central Point.
FIRE TESTS
Chicago W Researchers
may learn more about fire haz
ards because of experimenta
tion concerning the rate at
which flame travels along vari-
I ous materials. The National Bu
1 reau of Standards developed
' special equipment for the tests.
creek, Elk creek, Evans creek,
and Graves creek also add to the
Rogue's waters, as well as count
less smaller streams bearing such
names as Wizard creek, Sunshine
creek. Foots creek, and Bloody
Run creek.
Besides a town, a national for
est, a mountain range, hundreds
of businesses and stores, the riv
er's name has been given to this
entire region of southern Ore
gon. When early-day French
trappers first visited this area,
they were bothered by trouble
some Indians and named them
"Les Coquins," (the Rogues) and
"La Riviere aux Coquins" (the
Rogue river) was the name given
to the river.
Hence the river that flows
first from Boundary Springs
high in the Cascade mountains
travels across southern Oregon,
bringing water for people, crops,
and wildlife.
three meetings each month with
no less than 80 per cent attend
ance, and those attending must
be in uniform. Also necessary is
91 per cent of the club members
in attendance at the fair. All
Medford Pathfinders with the
exception of one were in
Eugene.
In addition to the 43 regular
members, a group of Pre-Path-
finders also attended, making a
total of about 60 boys and girls
in addition to about 20 directors,
deputy directors and counsellors
representing the Medford area.
Of interest to the group was
the fact that while Medford,
which now has the largest mem
bership of the state's 42 clubs,
placed first, second place was
won by the smallest club in the
state with only four members.
The four, two boys and two
girls, from Bandon, Ore., en
tered all events, including
marching, and placed first in the
string burn, the only event in
which the Medford club placed
second.
Demos In Midwest
Hit Ike's Plan
For Satellites
Madison, Wis. HP) Midwest
Democrats launched an attack
on the administration's satellite
program, telling president Ei
senhower "You can't match the
Sputnik with a Putnik."
Delegates to the Wisconsin
Democratic Convention Friday
heard Sen. William Proxmire
(D-Wis.) and Michigan Gov. G.
Mennen Williams hurl' the accu
sation that the Eisenhower Ad
ministration is responsible for
the Russians beating the U.S. in
getting a satellite aloft.
Lack of leadership. Williams
charged, had caused the Soviets
to outstrip us both in the race
for an intercontinental ballistics
missile and in space travel.
Nazi atomic research brought
effective action from former
presidents Roosevelt and Tru
man, the Michigan Democrat
said. While the Russian satellite
circles the globe going "beep
beep" the administration's re
sponse has been "pooh pooh," he
said.
Further, he said, it is likely
the Russians already can send
atomic missiles halfway around
the world.
Proxmire, author of the "Sput-nik-Putnik"
remark, and the re
cent upset victor for the seat of
the late Sen. Joseph R. McCar
thy, likened the state Republi
can Party to the New York Yan
kees. Both, he said, treated others
as "bush leaguers." Farmers,
small business men, laborers,
and old persons have been treat
ed as "bush leaguers" by the Re
publicans, Proxmire said.
Women Volunteers Are
Needed for UMC Work
Women volunteers still are
needed for the United Medford
Crusade's Home Crusade, ac
cording to UMC officials. Work
ers are needed in the Big Y, Ber
rydale and Howard and . Mc
Loughlin school areas, they
said.
Volunteers may contact Mrs.
Ernie DeVoe at SPring 3-3937,
Mrs. Verl Walker at SPring 3
2620, or Mrs. John B. Lunch,
SPring 3-1984 if interested.
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Agriculture Important Project
In Russia, Mrs. Roosevelt Finds
By ELEANOR ROOSEVELT ;
New York Agriculture is
basic to the life of nearly all
great countries, but in the So
viet Union it is very important
indeed because so many people
have to be fed. So, the Soviets
decided to do away with agri
culture run on a private basis.
This was not very difficult to
put across with the employees
of large estates. They were serfs
accustomed to doing what they
were told to do and quite will
ing to continue along these
lines. But there were peasants
who had risen to owning their
land and some difficulty was
experienced with these people.
The first effort was to estab
lish collective farms and now
the second experiment is in
state farms.
2000 Acres Cultivated
My first excursion into an ag
ricultural area was to see a
state farm 28 kilometers out
side of Moscow. It is called Les
nie Poljana, which means Prair
is Among the Forest. Two thou
sand acres are under cultivation
and the farm produces milk
and milk cows for breeding pur
poses. The name of the breed
is Holmogor, and the farm has
550 pedigreed cattle in all, 226
of which are milking. All feed
for the cattle is raised right on
the farm and only a concentrate
is bought from outside. Two
hundred and thirty people work
on the farm all year round
and about 20 extras are hired
in summertime. The milk is
shipped in cans to institutions
only.
Women work in the cow
barns and much of the milking
is done by hand, although they
also have machines. The beef
cattle do not look to me as well
fattened as ours look and cer
lainly meat in the Soviet Union
is not as tender as ours, prob
ably because they don't hang
their meat as long. Whether this
is because the old type of refrig
erator is not adequate, I cannot
tell. But even chickens are us
ually freshly killed and, there
fore, are not as tender as ours
One rarely has a roast chicken
It is alwavs boiled or minced
in croquettes or used in soup in
some way.
Visits Workers Home
On the state farm I asked if I
might go into one of the work
er's home and I was told that at
the lunch hour it would be pos
sible. So they took me to one of
the newly built homes right
across the street from some of
the old ones. I tried to get over
to get a look into the latter and
was promptly told they were
not as good because the fami
lies did not . have separate en
trances. I realized that several
families probably lived in the
same room, for there seemed to
be a good many people pouring
out of these houses.
The new house had a good
sized plot of ground around it,
which was surrounded by a
fence. The house consisted of a
little entry which held for. the
most part winter shoes and win
ter coats hanging on nails along
the wall. Then down a little cor
ridor on the left there was a
small kitchen. This not only had
the traditional wood stove, but
there was a one-plate electric
burner.
Our hostess, who was one of
the workers with the dairy cat
tle, took us into the one other
room of the cottage. A dining ta
ble stood in the middle of it.
with some chairs around it.
There were two beds on oppo
site walls and one sofa bed on
the third. There also was a TV
set and a radio and one or two
extra chairs. The room was hor
ribly overcrowded, as you can
imagine, and it evidently was
used for sleeping, eating and
living. 5
No Running Water
I asked the woman whether
she had running water in the
house and was told "no," but
she did not have to carry it too
far away. By another year, she
hoped, they would have it piped
into the house. The house was
immaculately clean but they
still had an outside toilet. This
woman earned 800 rubles (S80)
a month and her husband, who
works in a factory nearby, made
about 1,000 rubles ($100) a
month. On the whole, they
seemed fairly well off.
A state farm differs from a
collective farm in that all the
employees on a state farm are
paid a salary by the state. They
are given a house and a small
plot of land, which they culti
vate on their own. The manager
of a state farm is aDDointed by
the state. Of course, a state
farmhand does not take the risk
a collective farmer does if the
year is a poor one, but a collec
tive farmer, as you will see
when I describe a collective
farm, in a good year can raise
his income considerably.
When we went down to Tash
kent we visited a collective
farm, and there in central Asia
cotton was the main crop. The
collective farm was called the
Usbeckistan farm, and the fi
nancial organization was as fol
lows: seven per cent of the total
made on the farm goes to the
government in payment of the
taxes; seven per cent is taken
from the collective and is di
vided between capital reserve,
hospital and welfare services,
amortization and the individual
incomes that go to the members
of the collective. I
This particular farm, while it
had cotton as its main crop, also
has cattle for meat and for milk.
It had 1,160 houses and 1,700
able people for work. Twelve
different nationalities were rep
resented in these families. . We
were shown one of the old
houses on the farm as well as
one of the new ones. There was
still no running water in the
houses but there was electricity.
The new house was shown
with pride, and the woman of
the house had collected, or
made innumerable quilts, which
seem to be a mark of wealth.
Each farmer annually received
30 pounds of meat, a certain
amount of grain, and 150 pounds
of potatoes. And he is allowed
to plant and own the products I
Talenl School Paper
Wins Press Award
Talent The Talent High
school newspaper, Hi-Life, has
received a first class rating by
the National Scholastic Press as
sociation, according to Mrs.
Mary Offutt, faculty advisor.
Priscilla Welch was editor of the
paper during the 1956-57 school
year.
The awards by the' association
are based on a critical analysis
of each edition.
The newspaper staff for the
present school year is headed 'by
Charmain Tipsword, editor. Oth
er members are Julie Hanson,
assistant editor; Nylia Cooner,
news editor; Gloria Quacken
bush, business manager; Kath
leen Mullin and Pat Richcy, as
sistants to the business manager;
Allan King, sports editor; Rich
ard Turley, assistant sports edi
tor; and Patsy Thompson, Gail
Carter, Pat Diederich, Elizabeth
King Nancy Pettitt, and Linda
Watson, reporters.
96 Influenza Cases
Reported Last Week
A total of 96 cases of influen
za were reported to the Jackson
county health department last
week, according to Dr. A. Erin
Merkel, public health physician.
Of the total, 50 of them were
in Ashland, 25 in Medford, eight
in Butte Falls, seven in Phoenix
and six in Central Point.
Other communicable diseases
reported for the week ending
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
W. MAIN AT SIXTH
from 0.15 hectares of land, and
he can have one cow. He can
sell on the free market what
ever he does not need for his
family. The cow's food comei
from the collective.
The manager of the collective
farm is chosen by a board of di
rectors. He acts as chairman
and after a year he reports on
his work. If it is satisfactory, he
is allowed to continue. The
board of directors is selected by
the members of the collective
and its size depends on the size
of the farm.
One little item may be of in
terest to those Americans who
know a brand of cow called
Santa Gertrude, which comes
from the King ranch in Texas.
Some of these cows were sent
to the Soviet Union a few years
ago and I was told they had dis
appeared and nobody knew
what had happened to them.
When I asked about them at the
Ministry of Agriculture, I dis
covered that they were living
and thriving in the southern
part of the Ukraine and that
the minister himself took a spe
cial interest in them. They as
sured me that the cows had had
plenty of "little babies."
I think we have to realize that
just as we ourselves would show
the best we have to foreigners,
these two farms were probably
better than the average, per
haps even pilot projects. But the
mere fact that they exist means
that more and more will develop
along the same lines. Whe
things do well, it is safe to a
sume that they are going to be
duplicated as quickly and as
often as possible in the USSR.
United Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
(Copyright, 1957, by
Cunningham Talks
At Meeting Here
People do what they do in to
day's world because they want
to be happy, according to L. L.
Cunningham in a talk Friday
afternoon to members of the
Jackson and Josephine county
real estate educational confer
ence. Cunningham, who is the
owner and president of a busi
ness college in Milwaukee, Wise,
spoke on "Human Relations,
base of the selling triangle", to
the real estate group.
There is nothing more import"
ant than people, he said. Dealing
with people is the most import
ant thing because you have to
take people as they are, Cun
ningham said.
He told the luncheon group,
"your greatest asset is yourself."
He told the group to play them
selves down and everyone else
up. Tolerance is a big factor in
making sales click, according to
Cunningham.
Selling is the fulfillment of
dreams in people, he said. The
biggest dream the people on
earth have is peace, happiness
the fulfillment of dreams, but
happiness and success are not
the same thing, he added.
The real estate educational
conference ended Friday at 3
p.m. when Cunningham gave
the keynote address.
Oct. 11, included four cases of
pneumonia, two strep throat, one
scalp ringworm, one mumps, two
scarlet fever, and 15 measles.
Bloms