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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1958)
- o i f MAIL TRIIUNE, Medford, Oregon, Sunday, July 20, 1958 Resignations of Two from Library Board Are Accepted The resignations of Eric .Allen, Jr., and C. Elwood Hed berg, chairmftn Aid treasurer respectively of the Medford Eibrary boar, were approved by the city council yesterday. - AUn, managing editor of the 9la;4) Tribune, said his resignation would "become effective af your pleasure." The council voted to retain fiim until a Competent replace ment could be found. Hec&erg, an officer of the First Nationfl ban of Port land, sa f e assignment in Portland necsitteij his moving town. ; f&ieru m-'fld to tsesid ergots to his $lciit: Two CsiMMW i "$irst th fWlinf I h'gve bei dh tht t?4 long engugfe, gerhtpf too lon. and tfy resjjibiJAy thould b p&sed lonj to someone with new ideas nt new energies, Snd, secondly, the press of other activities which, for a variety of Teatons, havt come to have ( higher priority on fliy interests and time." Z While praising the Library's "intense growth ad develop ment" an4 the generous and sympathetic support given it By the city, Allen maintained tbt th library "still hs far io go." ' "In my opinion," he wrote, "the county's contributions haveonot b9gn, and still are no entirl commensurate With the library's services to ' residents of the county out side Medford. ChlllenB , 'Z "TrJfe library still has far to go, jnd faces many new chal lenge. The fer capita support or th4 library, while well above whft it was few years ago, stiU f? onl J g fraction of the amount -hich the Ameri can Libraryssociation deems jecesary-for "minimum' serv ice let lon for 'adequate or 'superior' service. The budget, ultimately, should be at least doubled if this area is to receive the library service it deserves." Allen also praised Miss E. Faye Woolsey and Miss Helen E. Webster, the two librarians with whom ne had been as sociated, for their "sense of dedication." "Miss Woolsey served loy ally for many years, and dur ing ' a most difficult period. Miss Webster is a fine woman, a first-rate librarian, and a hard worker, sometimes al most to the point of exhaus tion." "My admiration for them both is boundless. And my affection and respect for those who have served on the board with me is high." Special Cachet on Envelopes Slated Crescent City A special cachet will appear on envel opes carried over the pioneer route between Crescent City, Calif., and O'Brien, Ore., Aug. 23, the Del Norte County His torical society has anounced. The route was first opened in 1858 connecting Crescent City with Jacksonville, Ore., and other inland cities. The special cachet on envelopes is part the society's celebra tion of the centennial of the pioneer road. Special mail prepared by the society at the request of stamp collectors will bear the cancellations of the two post offices. Persons desiring to receive mail in this manner should send the desired ad dress and 10 cents in coin for each cachet desired to the Historical society at post of fice box 472, Crescent City. It should reach there by Aug. 15. Loading Zone Change Approved A traffic ordinance amend ment authorizing the traffic engineer to designate loading zones "where required" was approved by the city council Thursday night. The council also authorized City Manager Robert A. Duff to request the state speed con trol board to establish speed limits for Main and Eighth sts. in connection with the coup let. In other action pertaining to traffic, the council approv ed closure of crosswalks on the west side of North Orange st. and the east side of South Orange st. and a crosswalk extension connecting the east sidewalk of Hamilton st. and the west sidewalk of Rose st. in order to provide "more ade quate protection for the ped estrians"; and approved stop signs on Third st. at Fir st. The new loading zone amendment authorizes "not more than two loading zones" on each side of the block, "for the best use of the street in the public interest." For merly, any loading zone had to be established by council action. Keating Leaves For Two Meetings Jackson County Judge Rod ney Keating left Friday for Portland and Glacier National park to attend meetings. In Portland, he was to con fer, with representatives of the national park service and the bureau of reclamation con cerning questions the county court raised in connection with a proposed contract to administer recreation facili ties in the Talent project. In Glacier National park, he plans to attend a meeting of the Interstate association of public land committees as a delegate from the Oregon association. The meeting at Glacier will be Monday and Tuesday. Public Hearing Set Aug. 21 on Rezoning Valley Manor Site The city council Thursday called for public hearings Aug. 21 on rezoning the pro posed Rogue Valley Manor property and vacating Priddy st. as well as on zone changes in the Berrydale area. The council also accepted recommendations from the planning commission denying two petitions for zone change and one for set-back modifi cation. In addition, the council ap proved, following a public re hearing, the annexation of the proposed Ellendale subdivis ion. The original hearing had been invalidated by an error in boundary description. Commission Recommended The planning commission has recommended that the Rogue Valley Manor zoning be changed from single family to multiple family to permit the Manor's erection. The vacation of Priddy st., in the Jackson County Hous ing authority area, was recom mended by he commission following a report from Mark A. Goldy that the extension of Columbus ave. would ren der the street obsolete. The denied petition involv ed rezoning property, on the southwest corner of East Main and Cottage sts. to erect a filling station; rezoning prop erty on Merriman rd. to ex pand a grocery; and modify ing the set-back requirement for erection of a fuel pump island in connection with a proposed filling station at the corner of Jackson and Bessie sts. Other Council Action In other action, the" council: 1. approved plans and speci fications for a sanitary sewer for the Getchell subdivision, unrecorded; 2. Postponed considering plans and specifications for the extension of Melrose ave: from Holly st. across the rail road tracks to Riverside ave.; UMMER Specks only O CLEANING A iL c-v s you save pn t he finest quality cleaning! kk-.p Sweaters 5fc r o This Offer is Good from . . . Monday, July 21 through Saturday, Aug. 2nd Big Y Cleaners City gleaners Medford Cleaners Modern Cleaners Crystal White Laundry & Dry Cleaners flu Way Cleaners Drivs In Cleaners Reliable Cleaners 3. Continued an executive committee study of the sani tary service rate increase pending receipt of more com plete financial information; 4. Approved a resolution permitting the city manager to enter into an agreement with the California Oregon Power company allowing the city to use Copco poles for police and fire communication and other "necessary attach ments ; and 5. Approved the lease of two lots at the Medford air port to Keldon G. Adams for an airport maintenance and repair shop. Queen For A Day To Visit Festival Ashland The radio and television program, "Queen For A Day," will select a queen early next week to visit the Oregon Shakespearean Festival in Ashland and to visit in southern Oregon for four days. The program will be heard over radio station KWIN, Ashland, at 11:35 ajn. Tues day, July 22. The Queen will arrive: Mon day, July 28, and will attend the "Feast of the Tribe of Will," and the opening night play, "Much Ado About Noth ing." In addition to the other three plays, the Queen is scheduled to visit Crater Lake National park, tour southern Oregon, and visit Oregon Caves National Monument. Mrs. Edward Carolton, chairman of the Ashland Tour ist' committee, has arranged the four-day visit. This is the fifth year the program has featured the Oregon Shake spearean Festival. News About Books From the Library A total of 109 volumes were added to the Medford public library and Jackson county library system in the past two weeks, library officials have announced. They included 84 adult titles, of which 29 are new, and 25 juvenile titles. Twenty volumes were gifts. The adult new titles added were: History: Notes From the Warsaw Ghetto, Ringelblum; No More Comrades, Heller; Bitter Lemons, Durrell; In God We Trust, Cousins; The Autobiography of the West, Lewis; Shipwrecks of the Pa cific Coast, Gibbs. Sports: Best Sports Stories, 1958 Edition, Marsh; The San Francisco Giants, King; The New Way of the Wilderness, Rutstrum. Science: A Parents' Guide to Children's Illnesses, Hen derson; From Earthquake, Fire and Flood, Hewitt; Your Allergy and You, Haydock. Psychology: Common Sense About Gifted Children, Abra ham; The Final Face of Eve, Hertford Domestic Laundry & Dry Cleaners Ryan's Cleaners CENTRAL POINT AREA Central Point Cleaners East Side Cleaners I Note Questioned Adams' Conduct Washington (UPD A former Army official said Friday he wrote a memorandum last year raising the question whether Sherman Adams was guilty of "high unethical" conduct in an Army contract case. The former official, Ros well M. Austin, said he made the comment concerning the presidential assistant in the spring of 1957 because 'of some evidence that pressure was being brought to bear on the Armed Forces Board of Contract Appeals, of which he was then a member. "The note was to the effect that if Mr. Adams or any, con- Three Men Appear In District Court James Vernon Dickinson, Medford, was sentenced in district court Friday morning to one year in the county jail on charges of petty larceny, according to district court officials. ; He was charged with tak ing two electric clocks . from the F. W. Woolworth company store in Medford Saturday, July 12. The balance of the sentence of Norman Nutter, Central Point, was ordered suspended Thursday by District Court Judge James Main. Nutter has agreed to pay half of his fine and costs in 30 days and the balance in 60 days, Judge Main said. He was charged with obscene conduct in pub lic. He had been previously fined $50 and $5 costs and sentenced to 60 days in the county jail. Thursday in district court the remaining sentence of James Lee Gleason, 1846 Tay lor rd., Central Point, was suspended. He appeared in district court on March 19 ,for parole violation. His parole had been revoked and he was ordered to serve five months in the county jail. Gleason was charged originally with petty larceny. - Lancaster; The Parents' Guide to Everyday Problems of Boys and Girls, Gruenberg. Religion: Meditations for Youth, Cook; Thoughts in Solitude, Merton; The Saints, Coulson. Other non-fiction: The La mont Case, Wittenberg; Per suasion for Profit, Samstag; Sunset Western Garden Book, Sunset Magazine; Thirty-Five MM. Photo Technique, New combe; Ben Hunt's Whittling Book, Hunt; A Very Far Coun try, Almedingen; Dear Abby, Van Buren; Many Lagoons, Varady. Teen-Age: We're Going Steady, Lambert; Strangers Among Us, Hobart; Long Ball to Left Field, Decker. Remind Businesses Of Exchange Rate With the tourist season in full swing, businessmen are reminded that the Canadian dollar is worth $1.03 of Ameri can money now.. The Jackson County Chamber of Com merce pointed out that it is good business and hospitality to give the visiting Canadians the benefit of the three cents on their dollar. A recent ; Oregon Motor Court association bulletin noted that the Portland Cham ber of Commerce has received a number of complaints from tourists charging that Canadi an currency is not accepting at the current rate of exchange in Oregon cities. ( It is suggested by the as sociation and the local Cham ber that periodic checks with a bank be made to determine current exchange rates, and that businessmen then abide by the rates ' when dealing with the visitors. gressman was bringing pres sure to bear, I thought it was highly unethical," Austin told a reporter. Oregon Centennial Members Resigning Salem (UPD Gov. Robert D. Holmes said Friday that at least one and possibly two members of the Oregon Cen tennial Commission were re signing their posts. 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