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Game Management
Area Along Rogue
State Administered
By DICK JEWETT
Mail Tribune Sports Editor
While city and county planners ponder the possibility of
recreational facilities on City of Medford property along
Rogue river, development of an adjacent area is quietly pro
gressing. This tract is the Rogue Valley Game Management area
administered by the Oregon State Game commission. De
veloped over the past four years, it provides a variety of
recreational opportunities and wildlife food and cover.
Consisting of 1,860 acres, the tract has land on both sides
of the river in the area where the Camp White military
bridge once crossed the stream. Including the mouth of
Little Butte creek, the property affords much fishing front
age with some good riffles. Catfishing is possible in water
impoundments and waterfowl and upland game birds may
be hunted in season.
Picnicking, swimming, and bathing, recreational camping
and rock hunting are other uses of the game commission
property. Boy Scouts and YMCA groups have utilized the
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POND CONTRAST SHOWM Development
of f er around ponds in the Rogue Valley
Game Managemeat area on Rogue river is
illustrated here. Pgnd in picture with ve
hicle has ben flooded for the first year
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STUDIES PHEASANTS IN FIELD lars. He is spotting pheasants using the
Charles Shepard, game commission field food and cover of the area. These game
agent in charge of (Jhe Rogue Management birds may be hunted on the tract in season,
area, peers over field of vetch with binocu-,
Study Shows Color May
Aid Emotional Illness
A recent Veterans Admin-1
istration study indicates that
color may be used as an aid
in treating emotional illness,
S. T. Brannock, officer in
charge of the Medfosd Vet
erans administration office
saidr-Joday.
Extisive research at the
Veterans administration cen
ter in Los Angeles suggests
color therapy may be an im
portant addition to present
treafiierf? for cgnditiftns such
as anxiety states, depression,
insomnia, hihjood pressure,
and nS-ous tension, Bran
nock st.
The 18 onth project, ex
gjoring (Jffbcts ot grojecting
lights of different colors on
several dozen normal persons,
w heaJbd by Dr. Robert
Gerard, (-clinical" psychologist.
Long SusSfcqjfd
The phytcaPaif ewititional
impact of color Ion hss been
suspected Qoth in "industry i
and in medifin-
BOinnockOaid h research
results indicate 81t may act
as a rexagj anc? tranquilizer
for anxious or tse indivi
viduals. while red, on the
other hand, tends to disturb
such people.
Evtnj though the rd and
blue .fhts selected for the
experiments were of identical
brightness and radiant ener
gy, Dr. Gerard, ii? charge of
the research, reported that
- blood prsure, respiration
rate, number of eye - blinks,
and muscle tension were sig
nificantly lower during blue
than during red illumination.
Brain Measurements
Brain wave measurements
also showed significantly less
arousaQOf the brSin during
blue
illuminatior. Brannock
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and vegetation is sparce. The tall growth
in the other photo demonstrates the good
cover resulting after a pond is well established.
The differences between
red and blue effects were par
ticularly marked in more
anxious and tense individuals.
Intermediary levels were ob
tained with white light.
Brannock said since the
study was made on normal
people, further research will
be made to investigate' the
effectiveness of color therapy
on various groups of patients,
including patients in mental
hospitals.
iqible Candidate
Visits Rotary Club
Miss Carolyn Clogston, Med
ford student at the Univer
sity of Oregon who is a can
didate eligible to receive the
Rotary Foundation Fellowship
award from district 511, was
introduced to the local Rotary
club this week.
Miss Clogston was intro
duced by Lester D. Harris,
principal of Medford High
school. She is majoring in for
eign languages. Successful
candidates for the Rotary Fel
lowship are given the oppor
tunity to continue their grad
uate studies for one year at a
college or university in a
country other than their own.
William Patton, manager of
the Oregon Shakespearean
Festival, Ashland, discussed
the festival, and the national
recognition it has received.
Entertainment was provided
by the "Waits,''- Arlieta
Knowles, Jame Baker and Ly
man Pruitt under the direc
tion of W. Bernard Windt.
It has been calculated that
the human body contains
26,500,000,000,000 cells.
Membership Fee
Increase Slated
Membership fees for the
Medford Multiple , Listing
Service, Inc., which was start
ed here two years ago, will
be increased Aug. 1, officials
of the service have announced.
Membership fees will be in
creased to S100 from $25, and
fees for associate members
will be increased from S10 to
S25., There will be no change
in annual dues for members,
and annual dues for associate
members will be 25, officials
said.
Officials noted that since
the service was started here,
it has continued to grow and
provide better service to the
public. The service plans a
revised set of by-laws in the
near future which will be
available to all members.
Green Fir Prices
Show Increase
Sales of green fir dimen
sions showed an increase dur
ing the past week, according
to lumber news services.
Crow"s Lumber price index
went up 6 cents in the past
two weeks, the rise caused
entirely by strength in green
Douglas fir. Kiln-dried fir
prices and Western Pine re
gion prices brought their av
erage down, the news service
said.
Random Lengths,, weekly
lumber market letter from Eu
gene, said the state's lumber
market was steady last week
with scattered price increases
noted in some items. It report
ed 'that sales of green fir
dimension were brisk at the
mill leveL
land for day camps
A trip to tne area on a
warm, sunny week end will
reveal its popularity. Its at
tractiveness to anglers was
demonstrated on the opening
week end of the season and
on Memorial day when fish
ermen dotted the river banks.
Deep potholes in Little Butte
creek are swimming spots.
No Transient Camping
No transient camping or use
of the property as a tempor
ary homesite is allowed but
prospective recreational cam
pers may obtain permission by
calling at the headquarters on
Gregory rd. It is thereby pos
sible for tourists to camp and
make the management land
a base for a few days fishing
along Rogue river.
The game commission tract
is popular with rock hounds.
Charles Shepard, field agent
in charge of the area, has
pointed out that the commis
sion looks with favor on this
"exploration" of the land. He
mentioned that the best rocks
are picked up after winter
storms.
On the south side of the
river, Rogue Valley Game
Management area lies gener
ally between Table Rock and
Agate rds. It lies east of City
of Medford property. Some
400 acres are on the north
side of the river in the vicin
ity of the former military
bridge site.
Acquires Land
Shepard explained that the
game commission acquired 1,
700 acres from the General
Services administration of
the federal government in
1954. An additional 160 acres,
the old Brophy ranch, used
as the headquarters, was pur
chased to firm up water con
trol of the north and south
forks of Whetstone, creek.
Added cover and protection
for wildlife was also gained
from the transaction.
Approximately 135 acres
are under cultivation with
grains. Another 100 acres are
in permanent pasture. There
are other fields which can be
put into cultivation when bird
population warrants more
feed.
Some 20 ponds on the man
agement land are of desirable
value from a watertable
standpoint. They provide wa
ter for animals and help in
crease cover. Three-fourths of
the impoundments sustain
some fishing pressure. Cat-
;fish mainly are in the ponds
I An additional six impound
ments have been constructed
'and three of these will be
fishing ponds.
Help Spread Water
Shepard, who has had the
main hand in the area's de
velopment, has pointed out
that the ponds help spread wa
ter over the land and raise
water level to sustain plant
and animal life. Also, the type
of soil and nearness of hard
pan to the surface make the
area an ideal catch basin for
fall and winter rainj and an
excellent attraction for water
fowl in winter months.
Shepard stressed that it is
a combination of food, water
and cover manipulation which
governs success or failure of
the area from a bird stand
point. Native wood ducks and
mallards are "taking hold"
on the tract, according to
Shepard. The tract supports
a lot of pheasants and doves.
Valley quail are in good sup
ply. For the benefit of hunt
ers the area is also stocked
with game farm-raised pheas
ants. Twenty-six bob white
quail also have been brought
to the area recently
Open to Public
The management land is
open to. the public, the year
around for recreational use,
but, naturally, to protect the
game birds, shooting is re
stricted to the open seasons.
Jackson county is off the
recognized flyway for migrat
ing waterfowl but the game
property does get some fairly
good flocks of birds on the
tail ends of storms. By estab
lishing a series of ponds and
by scattering food plots, the
game commission intends to
make the area attractive to
birds flying up the river and
aims to get them in the habit
of dropping down to utilize
the area.
For a number of years the
area was in a state of "undeci
sion" and considerable abuse
resulted, both from overgraz
ing and from general destruc
tion of the grounds by remov
al of topsoil and by dumping
of refuse. Since the land was
acquired by the game com
mission in 1954, the state
agency has carried out an in
tensive program to put an end
to the abuses. Much money
was spent to clean up old
dump grounds.
General Assistance Good
Shepard said that general
public assistance has been
good. Most of the old abuses
have ceased. There are oc
casional violations of regula
tions against dumping or re
moval of topsoil. These are
dealt with promptly through
normal court procedure. Re
cently, one individual was
fined $30 in district court for
taking a pick-up load of top
soil from the military bridge
area. Litter disposal is a prob
lem on the property and
groups and individuals enjoy
ing its recreational assets are
expected to keep it clean.
During the past four years
the commission has carried on
experiments with shrubs and
grasses to find plant species
suitable to soil and plant con
ditions in order to better im
prove the area. Shepard re
ported that several shrubs
and grasses and one legume
have shown much promise.
With water supplies the key
to development of the area,
all available are being used.
Now the tract is getting back
some of the native grasses
which had been crowded out
through over-grazing.
Springs in Area
Quite a few springs are in
the area. The game commis
sion has a contract with Rogue
Valley Irrigation district to
supply the chain of ponds in
the military slough area and
a contract for irrigation wa
ter in the Agate or Whetstone
creek area near the National
Guard quarters. Wells have
been considered for additional
water. While this idea has not
been discarded, expense in
volved is most costly than ar
rangements with the RRVID.
Desire for more water in the
future has been expressed to
the district.
On the headquarters ranch
there is a pumping station for
transfer of water from one
draw to another as needed.
Commission Policy
Commission, policy is to
make adequate use of the area
from every standpoint. There
is much demand for grazing
and sharecrop leases and it
is the policy to grant them.
Only amount of grazing which
is not detrimental to the area
and which promotes the best
wildlife use is permitted.
Grazing prevents the area
from becoming a "jungle,"
diminishes the fire hazard
and is regarded as both bene
ficial and necessary as long
as bird cover is maintained.
There are share-cropping
deals with a couple of ranch
ers and grazing leases with
several others.
The city of Medford prop
erty, to the west, when and
if developed, will have a num
ber of activities different from
those on the game commis
sion land. The two areas side
by side will provide a va
riety of outdoor recreation.
The game commission looks
with favor on coordination of
the areas.
MULTIPLY TOO FAST
Bogner Regis, England
Park superintendent George
Freemantle has divided the
town zoo's 160 guinea pigs
according to sex on order of
the town council. Town offi
cials complained Thursday
the feed bill not so long ago
covered only 15 guinea pigs,
but now is getting too high. .
HEADQUARTERS RANCH "This scene shows the headquar-
ters ranch of the Rogue Valley. Game Management area
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CLUB
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Nimbi Thimbells
The Nimble Thimbells Sew
ing and Knitting club recently
gave their mothers a tea in
the Central Point Grange hall.
About 50 mothers and daugh
ters attended. After the busi
ness meeting, games were con
ducted by Linda Johnson and
Kathy Frederick. Refresh
ments were served after the
games.
A meeting was held at
Kristy Chamberlain's home on
Old Stage rd. last month. We
discussed what we had done
and what we would take to
prefair. After the meeting,
games were played out on the
lawn while refreshments were
being prepared by Mrs. Cham
berlain.
The Central Point prefair
was held late last month in
the Crater cafetorium. Among
girls from the club who took
honors were Judy Frink, first;
Carolle Kuest, second; Kathy
Thompson, third. In Just Sew
Girls first was won by Carol
Roach, Shirley Roach, Gail
Fisher and Cheryl Hammill;
reds, Kristy Chamberlain,
Rosemary Rempert, Kathy
Rempert and Ruth Daniels;
whites, Susan Englund and
Teri Davis.
In the Sew It's Fun Girls,
firsts .were won by all the
girls that exhibited Judy
Frink, Kathy Thompson, Lin:
da Johnson, Donna Debrick,
and Kathy Frederick. In the
Charmingly Yours, Elaine
Young won blue; and in the
Teen Wise clothing Carolee
Kuest won red, and Colleen
Franek won white.
Carol Kuest,
President
Kapri Kids Goat, Club
The last two Goat club
meetings we have been going
around to the different club
members' homes to see their
goat and the places they keep
them.
We first went to Mrs. Lind
strom's and saw her goats and
barns, then we went to Rich
ardson's and saw their goats
and then to Glidden's. There
we saw their goats and had
our meeting and were served
refreshments. After that we
went to Norris' and saw their
goats. -j
The second week's meeting j
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had our business meeting. We i
discussed further plans for the
fair and decided we would
attend as many prefairs as
we could. Next week we will
attend one.
We saw Jahn's goats and
also had refreshments, then
we went to Issi's and saw
their goats.
Frank Issi,
Reporter
Central Point Flower Club
The Central Point Flower
club, the Daffy-Dills, held a
meeting at the C. W. An
horn home on June 10 to dis
cuss the flower show the Gar
den club was having on June
11.
Cheryl Swanson served re
freshments. Entries and
awards at the flower show are
Patty McCue, tloribunda rose;
Judy Frink and Dorna Mose,
arrangement of red flowers
for Father's day; Cheryl
Swanson, composition illus
trating favorite hymn; Elaine
Young and Patty McCue,
woodland scene; Patty McCue,
arrangement of garden flow
ers; Judy Frink, bird poster;
all blue ribbon awards.
On June 25, we each made a
flower arrangement to be
judged at the Home Econom
ics prefair in Central Point.
Mrs. B. Gordon was the judge
and she placed us as follows:
Cheryl Swanson, Patty McCue
and Judy Frink received blue
ribbons; Dorna Mose, a red
ribbon, and Elaine Young,
white.
Judy Frink,
Reporter
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POND CONSTRUCTED A
ment is being constructed here in the mili
tary slough area of the Rogue Valley Man
agement by the game commission. It is
one of a number of new ponds which will
be placed in service with others to hold and
spread water over the land in the develop
4-H Club News
S and R Sewing club
The S and R Sewing club
met at the home of our lead
er July 8 with a work meet
ing' in the morning for those
who could come.
Everyone brought their
lunch after which a business
meeting was called to order
by President Susan Carroll.
Each filled out a form to in
dicate a desire to enter the
contests or do a demonstra
tion. The meeting was turned
over to Suzanne Palm, who
told about her trio to summer
school, at Corvallis and the
classes which she attended.
The girls asked questions
which Suzanne answered. The
girls decided to apply for
summer school scholarships
next year. Eleven girls were
present.
. Celia Putman,
Reporter
Howard Bake-n-Stitchers
The Howard Bake-n-Stitch-ers
held their meeting at Lin
da Chisum's home. The lesson
was on sewing. The next
meeting was sewing at Linda
Chisum's on July 11.
- Carol Millard
Reporter
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WHAT'S THE SECRET? ,
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defeated United States presi
dential candidate Adlai Stev
enson turned to thrice-elected
Socialist Premier Tage Erlan
der at a state banquet and
asked:
"What is your secret for get
ting elected so many times?"
There was no record of Er
Ianders' reply.
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4th and C Streets, Ashland
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ment program to sustain and expand plant
and animal wildlife. Water supply is the
key to development andosuccess of the area
from a bird standpoint will be governed by
the manipulation -of food, cover and water.
Bill Knips is doing the work here.
FIRES EXTINGUISHED
, Ashland Two fires were
extinguished by the Ashland
fire department Thursday af
ternoon. The trucks were call-'
ed at 2:55 'p.m. to a small
grass fire at Fifth and A sts.
At 3:23 pjn. trucks were call
ed to a trash fire at 165 Meade
st. No damage resulted from
either blaze, the department
reported.
FUNERAL
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