Medford mail tribune., February 23, 1958, Image 10

TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, February 23, 1958
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NEW OFFICERS Ren Taylor, far left,
new president of the Jackson County Young
Republican club, discusses with other new
officers the organization of the club in the
, county. Shown left to right are Taylor,
Mrs. Charles A. Madsen, vice president;
Group Endorses Program
lor Vocational Schools
y-A group of Medford edu
.eators, businessmen and in
dustry representatives recent
Ix endorsed an area vocation
iirprogram in view of the
demand for crafstmen and
fc"hnicians in various local
organizations.
, The feasibility of establish
ing" vocational schools in var
ious sections of the state, in
cluding the Medford area, was
discussed at a series of re
cent meetings. Represent
atives of business firms, in
dustries, labor, Jackson county-"
legislators, the Parent-
Teacher association, state of
ficials and the Medford school
system attended the meetings.
- The group believed that de
jnand for skilled mechanics,
craftsmen, and technicians in
Ideal industry, plus diversifi
cation of industries planned
for this area, and the con
tinuing influx of people con
templated all combined to
warrant such a local program.
Believed Practical
The group also believed it
practical to locate vocation
al schools throughout the
.state in order to make equip
ment and facilities available
to enrollees within commu
nity districts.
-W. G. Loomis, of the state
department of education, ex
plained financing of the ini
tial cost of equipment, school
building and other capital
outlay for an area vocational
fchool. He noted that state
and federal support may be
available for 50 per cent of
the cost in the future. He
Ooted that the Oregon legis
lature is seriously consider
ing area vocational-technical
school programs, and the
training needs of Oregon.
"Loomis said that the state
currently reimburses 50 per
cent of the instruction cost,
yvhich in effect amounts to
one-third of the operational
cost. The remainder of the
Cost is being obtained from
tne local school district and
itudent tuition fees.
Extension Classes
''-He mentioned that evening
extension classes for appren
tices and journeymen also
will assist in defraying oper
ation expenses.
The group thinking empha
sized state responsibility to
assist local districts in pro
viding vocational education
for those high school grad
uates wishing trade and in
dustrial pursuits. Area schools
.vre favored because more
Wtmfents could benefit from
the-training, plus the fact
tbit facilities would be util
tprt in the evening by ap
prentice and journeyman
classes.
XIhdsey Vinsel director of
vocational education in the
Medford school district, dis
cussed "job clusters for the
Automotive, truck and diesel.
machinist, and electronics"
occupations and presented
the number employed in each
trade in Jackson county as
of -1056. He pointed out that
the-number of annual en
tries into these fields was
lpw-and that a high percent
age of high school students
ere interested in pursuing
the mechanical occupations.
Recommends Committee
The group recommended
that an over-all committee be
established to define the pur
poses and formulate the de
tails for initiating and sup
porting such a program lead
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ing toward establishment of
a local area vocational school.
The series of meetings was
scheduled because for some
time there has been area sen
timent to make greater pro
visions for a local post-high
school vocational program.
Common recognition of the
fact that the majority of high
school students do not go on
to college, plus an annually
increasing number of high
school age youth, has given
an urgent need to serious con
sideration of the proposal, ac
PRESENTS CHECK Curt Butterfield, Jackson county
chairman of the March of Dimes campaign, receivesfrom
Bob Lund, right, president of Prospect Lions club, a check
for 81,000 which was raised by the club as part of its annual
charity drive. Members of the club felled and sold timber
from the area. Proceeds from the sale went to the MOD, and
other organizations. - -
Fuchs Covers 50 Miles
In Trans-Antarctic Trek
McMurdo Sound, Antarcti
ca (W Dr. Vivian Fuchs
Saturday reported he covered
50 miles Friday in spite of
bad weather on the drive for
the plateau depot, the next
to the last stop on the history-
making trans-Antarctic trek.
Fuchs reported -weather
improving and said he hoped
to complete the 80 mile run
to the plateau Saturday.
CLUB
NEWS
The Meat Loafers
Feb. 13, the meeting was
called to order by president,
Don Arnold. Minutes were
read and approved by the sec
retary. The members were appoint
ed to bring refreshments for
a Valentine party at the Eagle
Point Teen-age club. The
party was put on by the Des
ert Pegasus.
The meeting was adjourned.
A few of the members stayed
and sang 4-H songs.
Next meeting was Thurs
day, Feb. 20.
Charlotte Zimmerlee,
Reporter.
4-H
Mrs. Joe Walsh, secretary; Chuck Foley,
treasurer; and John H. Foster, executive
council member-at-large. The club was or
ganized for the purpose of education, infor
mation and political participation for all
young Republicans in the county.
(Knackstedt photo)
cording to local officials.
An increasing selectivity of
students on the part of all
colleges, induced by over
crowding at the college lev
el, adds to the problem, they
noted.
The aim of the meetings
was to present all aspects re
lating to possible develop
ment of a regional vocation
al school. More than 70 per
sons, in addition to school
representatives, attended the
meetings.
Arrival at the depot would
mark the end of the scientif
ic work of the British expe
dition which left Shackleton
Base on the other side of the
continent last November for
the first overland trek of
Antarctica.
The depot is about 40 air
miles from Scott Base on Mc
Murdo Sound, Fuchs goal,
but 270 miles by land. The
hazardous circuitous route
down the Skelton Neve and
Skelton Glacier accounts for
the distance.
The glacier trail includes
"innumerable crevasses." ac
cording to Sir Edmund Hil
lary, the New Zealand ex
plorer who blazed the route
and is making the final run
with the British expedition.
New Hampshire's state mot
to '"Live Free or Die"
is a quotation from a speech
by the Granite State's . great
Revolutionary War hero,
General John Stark, who sav
ed the day at Bunker hill and
stopped the British at Ben
nington. Algebra was known to the
Egyptians as early as 1600
B. C.
Kiwanis Club to
Provide Funds for
Needy Youngsters
By DICK JEWETT
Mail Tribune Staff Writer
County-wide dental clinic
service, offered for needy
youngsters up to the years
of World War II, will be re
vived on an expanded scale
here early in March.
This dental care, for chil
dren who otherwise could
not afford it, will be pro
vided through sponsorship of
Medford Kiwanis club, by
participation of dentists in
the county and with the coop
eration of the schools. First
patient will.be on Thursday,
March 6 according to tenta
tive plans.
Supplies and equipment
were delivered to quarters on
the ground floor of the court
house last week. Electrical
and plumbing work was ac
complished. A dental techni
cian is to begin work at the
clinic office on Monday and
a representative of M. F. Pat
terson company will be here
Tuesday to hook up the dental
unit.
Target Dale Set
Kiwanians and dentists had
set a first of March target
date for starting clinic opera
tion but the opening is being
delayed several days since
dentists will be attending
their state convention in
Portland.
Jackson county members of
the Southern Oregon District
Dental society will donate
their services, without fee,
one-half day per month to the
clinic. Operation is planned
five afternoons per week on
a permanent basis through
the school year and this week
ly program may be expanded.
Medford school and county
health nurses will determine
which children are eligible
for treatment.
Kiwanis club members, are
administering the project and
furnishing the financial sup
port. An administrative com
mittee has been set up along
with an advisory committee
representing city and county
schools, the county health de
partment and the dental so
ciety. Fundi Earmarked
Funds from the annual
Kiwanis Kapers on Wednes
day, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, Feb. 26, 27 and 28
and March 1, were earmark
ed largely for the clinic.
The project is set up in a
way best suited to meet cur
rent needs. Kiwanians have
been providing funds in a
program over the past 10
years for dental, medical and
similar care for children of
needy families. A state board
of health mobile dental clinic
was brought to Jackson coun
ty last year on a loan basis
but "only touched' the sur
face, revealing greater need.
Kiwanians have reported a
dental treatment waiting list
of approximately 185 young
sters. Jackson County Public
Health association sponsored
the clinic which functioned
into the wartime years. Equip
ment was obtained with the
aid of Alex Sparrow Memo
rial funds. The clinic was
open one-half day a week and
dentists served on a rotation
basis, generally receiving at
least token payment for their
work.
School and county health
nurses found the cases and
presented the lists of children
for- treatment. There was no
full-time technician on duty,
as there will be in the new
operation and scheduling of
dentists nvas somewhat of a
problem.
Conduct Clinic
As this country became in
volved in World War II, den
tists began to leave for mili
tary service. Dr. George Good
rich, now of San Pedro, Calif.,
conducted the clinic duties for
about two years. Then, with
employment high and eco
nomic circumstances of .fam
ilies improved, need of the
clinic was not so great and
operation was halted. When
resumption of the service aft
er the war was discussed, the
antiquated equipment was
found to be unserviceable.
Kiwanians began, independ
ently, to supply financial help
for "a few dozen" dental
cases per year. Dentists were
paid for the work, generally
on a near cost basis. But sup
porting such a program under
sueir arrangement and fulfill
ing the need was seen to be
financially prohibitive. Cost
per youngster will be lower
under the new clinic set-up.
Jennings Pierce, past club
president, is chairman of the
Kiwanis dental clinic commit
tee. Other members are Frank
Perl, Dr. Billy Blackstone,
I County Commissioner Chester
Wendt, Dwight Houghton and
I Boyd Budge. The board of
DENTAL 'CLINIC EQUIPMENT EXAMINED Dr.
Billy Blackstone explains operation of unit to members
of administrative and advisory committees for dental
clinic which Medford Kiwanis club is sponsoring in
county courthouse. From left are Dr. Blackstone, Elliott
Becken, Chester Wendt, Dr. John Dickson, Dwight
Houghton, Dr. Abner Clark and Boyd Budge. Kneeling
is Frank Perl. The clinic will provide dental service for
needy youngsters in the county. First patient is to be
treated on March 6. Blackstone, Wendt, Houghton, Budge
GRANDVIEW-LONE PINE
Family Moves Into Home
By LILLIAN KNIGHT
Grandview-Lone Pine Mrs.
Pearl Frank and children,
Donald and Serena Gay, have
moved into their home after
being home from Los Angeles
two weeks. The Del Allison
family, who were renting
from Mrs. Frank, have moved
to Oakland, Calif.
Mrs. Albert Johnson arrived
home from Sacred Heart hos
pital Tuesday following 'surg
ery. She will have to remain
in bed most of the time for
the next two weeks but she
is improving and may have
visitors.
Mrs. Herbert Grafton Is in
traction at the ' Community
hospital an will be there for
another week or so. Her
friends may send cards or call
to see her.
A3c Jan Niehaus, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Nei
haus, left Feb. 11 to report
to a Virginia base for training
in an engineering course after
spending about 10 days with
his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Nelson
returned home Sunday night
after being gone five weeks
on .a tour of the southern and
southeastern states.
Two new families are in
advisors includes Dr. A. Erin
Merkel, county health offi
cer; Elliott Becken, assistant
superintendent of Medford
schools; Dr. John Dickson,
representative of the dental
society, and Bruce S. Hitt Jr.,
curriculum coordinator of the
county school superintend
ent's office.
Dental Technician '
Dental technician of the
clinic is Mrs. Audrey Reiss.
Committeemen said that if
a youngster needs help to the
extent of dentures, it will be
provided.
Kiwanis officers pointed out
that the service club clinic,
sponsorship does not mean it
will stop efforts on other
projects. The club has sup
ported varied programs for
underprivileged children and
in boys and girls work. It
is building for future proj
ects, primarily in child wel
fare, over and above current
undertakings. -
That is why Kiwanians
hope for large crowds each
night at the annual Kiwanis
Kapers next Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Satur
day nights.
Do his buying at Barker's
and get Green Stamps
the community. They both
moved out from town. In the
Clyde Taylor home are Mr.
and Mrs. L. W. Mover and
four children. The oldest, a
daughter, is in high school.
The next, a son, is in Mc-
Loughlin Junior high, and
the two younger boys have
entered Lone Pine. Mr. and
Mrs. M. J. Bailey have moved
into the home owned by S. J.
Rice of Grants Pass joining
the Taylor property.
A camera club under the
direction of Richard Michaelis
has been formed at the school.
It began as a science project
for the seventh graders. So
muchi nterest was shown by
some of the students of the
other grades that the class
branched out and any student
of the school who is interested
and shows photography talent
may become a member of the
club. It is called the Lone
Pine Photography club.
The students begin by mak
ing a pin hole camera from
a cardboard bbx. They use
foil paper at first and later
on photo film. As they pro
gress and learn the principle
of the camera they will in
time use real cameras. They
have a dark room where they
develop and print their own
pictures.
A small membership fee is
charged to cover material
costs. At present there are
about 30 students in the club.
Due to the overcrowded
high and junior high school
bus a second section was
placed into use this week. The
old International bus is be
ing used to help alleviate the
load.
Last Friday 12 Chinese
trees were planted along the
football field of the school.
Each room donated a tree and
a bottle with the names of the
students of each grade were
planted with each tree.
INTERFERENCE CHARGED
Warsaw, Poland (IT) The
Catholic vicar of Zuromin,
Jozef Czarnecki, and seven
other men were held by po
lice today on charges of inter
fering with the funeral of
Zuromin Communist leader
Stinislaw. The Red newspa
per Trybuna Ludu, in report
ing the arrests, said Czar
necki led the others in efforts
to block the cemetery en
trance and physically attack
ed militiamen accompanying
mourners.
and Perl are members of the Kiwanis administrative
group. Becken, assistant superintendent of Medford
schools, and Dr. Dickson, representative of the district
dental society, are on the advisory board. Dr. Clark, was
Kiwanis president last year and a leader in organizing
the clinic. Not shown are Jennings Pierce, chairman of
the Kiwanis committee, and Dr. A. Erin Merkel, county
health officer, and Bruce Hitt, of county school office,
members of the advisory group.
Drivers' Licenses
Suspended Listed
Salem The department of
motor vehicles has released
names of 263 drivers whose
licenses were ordered suspend
ed during the period begin
ning Feb. 10 and ending Feb.
14.
Length of suspension varies,
depending on charges in
volved, recommendation of
court, discretionary action by
the department or require
ments of Oregon law. The de
partment said some of the
licenses involving, financial
responsibility and court rec
ommedations may have been
re-instated after suspension
was ordered.
The department warned
drivers that the penalty for
driving while suspended is a
jail sentence of no less than
two days and up to six months
and they may be imposed a
fine up to $500. Under licens
ing procedures, this will also
result in an additional year
of suspension.
Those suspended in Jackson
county were: s ' j
Driving While Suspended (In
cludes any conviction for violation
of traffic laws. Involving operation
of motor vehicle, while driving
privilgees were under suspension)
Huehart. John Sheridan, 18, of
3273 Biddle rd., Medford, no op
erator's license, 1 year.
Court Recommendation (Follow
ing traffic convictions)
Thorn. Gary Lee. 20. of route Z.
box 667A, Central Point, violation
of the basic rule, 30 days.
Discretionary Action or Department
Ferrell, Roger John. 18. of route
1, box 246. Central Point, driving
record, 6 months.
Holt, William Wilson, 82. of 11
Corning court, Medford, failure to
pass examination. 1 year.
, imnausen. ira rierscnel, Jr., is,
of route 3, box 180, Medford, driv
ing record, 60 days.
Nichols. Gordon Billy, 29, of 303
North Fir St., Medford, driving
record, 30 days.
Financial Responsibility (Failure
to show proof of financial responsi
bility) -
Keene, Wyatt Eugene, 36, of
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Bicycle Contest to
Start at Local Store
Winner of a bicycle being
given away by the Medford
Coast-to-Coast store will be
announced March 22, Clyde
Lawyer, store manager has
announced.
Store customers entering
the contest for the free bicy
cle will be asked to give their
name and address on the back
of cash register receipts. One
will be chosen March , 22,
Lawyer said.
Bomb Scare Delays
Negroe's Plane
Little Rock, Ark. QPI
A bomb threat delayed for 40
minutes Saturday the take
off of an airplane carrying
Minnie Jean , Brown, one of
nine negroes intergrated at
Central High School, to ,New
York.
American Airlines received
an anonymous telephone call
from a man who said a bomb
would be aboard the flight
taking Minnie Jean and her
mother to New York.
Minnie Jean, 16, has accept
ed a, scholarship to attend
New Lincoln High School in
New York and is scheduled
to report Monday. She was
expelled this week from Lit
tle Rock Central High, where
she and eight other Negro
students integrated last Sep
tember. The official seal of the U.
S. government was adopted
175 years ago.
route 2, box 381L. Medford.
Lewis, Merrill. 30, of route 2,
box 360, Gold Hill.
Lucas, John Richard, 26, of route
1, box 11, Gold Hill.
Moore, George Edison, 26, of
route 2, box 173, Central Point.
Stevens, Everett Douglas, 28, of
1531 Grand ave.. Medford.
ASHLAND MORTUARY
I 4th and C Streets Ashland
Layoffs Reduce
At Ford Motors;
Others Ease Up
Detroit (IF) Ford Motor'
Co. reduced its layoff order
at the Ford Rouge plant Sat
urday and said only .6,000
employes will be laid off next
week instead of the 14.000
previpusly slated to be idled.
At the same time, General
Motors will work four days
at some plants next week, five
days at others, with Chevrolet
facilities the most likely to
run five days. The Buick-Odls-mobile
- Pontiac assembly
points, usually first to be hit
in General Motors' layoffs,
had 750 laid off this week at
Kansas City and another 300
out at Southgate, Calif.
Chrysler, which had 9,100
people out again Friday be
cause of Detroit area work
standards disputes, announced
it will lay off 2,000 workers
at the DeSoto plant here next
week. These 2,000 have been
working on a one week on,
one week off schdule. Chry
sler said its Kokomo, Ind.,
transmission plant is schedul
ed to resume work Monday
after a one-week layoff.
Ward's automotive reports
said Friday only American
Motors worked five days dur
ing the past week, with all
other companies closing down
some plants one to five days.
Ford will also lay off 4,000
assembly workers at the
Rogue plant next Thursday
and Friday.These 4,000 are
being called back Monday af
ter a week's layoff.
Two Charged With
Portland Holdup
Portland (IB Police
held .an ex-convict and awom
an and sought a third person
Saturday in connection with
a $5,825 holdup of the Live-stock-Kenton
branch of the .
Girst National Bank of Port
land about 3:05 p.m. Friday.
The money was recovered
when Traffic Patrolman Rob
ert W. Roberts arrested Hu
bert McClelland,. 33, and Na
dinc Wingard, 36, in a car
around the corner from the
north Portland bank shortly
after the holdup. McClelland
admitted he was released
from. Alcatraz Jan. 28.
Roberts was elerted by po
lice radio and by Jerry Mil
ler, a bank customer, who
followed a man from the bank
and called out to the officer
as he drove by on his motor
cycle. . He arrested the pair
who gave up without resis
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