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0 12 MAIL TRIBUNI, M.dforJ, Or.9on, Sunday, July 27, 1938 ireeDD SDogsnni IFdmoBiciir :inie Aeeip Workmen dismantling At Joy sing Authority By ERIC WENTWORTH Mail Tribune Staff Writer Adolph Sterton, mainten ance man for the Jackson County Housing authority dwellings on West Jackson st. for many years is looking for a new job. The narrow, one-story buil dings have been sold. Work men swarm through the area, Busily dismantling them or jacking them up on balloon tire wheels to be rolled away. The ne owners, about 20 in number, have paid a total of $2,828 for the two dozen building, according to hous ii authority records. Some dan io demolish their pur chases, completely and use scrafe materials for fuel 0r for construction work else fther. ($tr Use , Others mention such di f frse destinies as sheds, gar des, workshops and chicken Sops. All have agreed theo retically to a housing author ity stipulation that the buil- dings not be used again for residential purposes. But, as truck driver on the scene put it: "TBere's no rule says a mn can't sleep in his chicken O coop." ThS housing authority has set Oct. 1 as a deadline for the area to be cleared. Only one building will then remain, (Shf) former administration building. This has been leas ed for 10 yean to the Junior Service league to house the league' school for deaf chil dren. Jotice Stnx Tere were 36 families liv-(-JnjL in the project when the housing authority sent out six-month eviction notices on Jan. y.. As many as 157 fam ilies had reportedly lived there0 in years past. The au thority was established and the buildings erected when A crucial housing shortage de veloped in 1942. It was con tinued after the war to pro vide low-cost dwellings for Jfterans. (Jne family remains today, thf Harold Gangstees. He drives for Oregon-Nevada-&lifornia Fast Freight, Inc. Thej Gangstees await the de rgrture of present tenants from a home they are buying nerby. Meanwhile their fgrtment in the project, framed by phlox, daisies and glftdiolas, offers the eye one last oasis amid the dusty shambles. Q "We've been here 11 years" Marilvn Gangstee said re cently. "Two families lived here longer, 14 or 15 years. "We've always liked it. It as wonderful for families ith children. Many land lords don't allow children, but here no questions were ' fcsked. There was lots of space CXor playing too. ' "Our apartments has been Ocomfrtable and cozy. The wkmea who've come in here now. say the, buildings q were ell constructed." Tnants Protest j Wany tenants protested when they were ordered to leve. Tiey complained they could not get comparable fa ilits elsewhere without Crying iuch more if they could get them at all. The rent h0r9 was about S40 for a two Igeroom unit, a few dollars less or more for one or three bedrooms. Letters were written to Gdvernor Holmes, ' various senators and other officials. In te meantime, each family ppftrently managed to find another roof. Some, like the O G0ngstes decided they might Oas well buy a place as pay higher rents. And, inevitably, the eviction order stood. The housing authority's de cision was based on a belief it had served its purpose. Sale of the portion bounded by West Jackson st., McAndrews O rd. and Priddy st. to the Un it States Army, as the lo cation or a reserve unit ar mory, is currently being ne gotiated. The price has been estimated at S25.000. Authority to Dissolve The authority has agreed to dissolve itself and turn the rest of the land over to the city provided the city under take to use it for a public park and swimming pool. The authority would also turn over money to the city for the pool's construction. This sum, including accumulated revenue from rents, sale of the buildings and sale of land to the Army is expected to be about $75,000. The city has provided for this project in the 1958-59 agS- msu m 71 WT fx mass MOVE BUILDINGS Some purchasers of though the authority stipulates they cannot Jackson County Housing authority build- use them for residential purposes This one ings choose to haul them away in one piece, will soon be ready to roll. TORN DOWN Three stages in demolition with half its rafters exposed. In the back- of Jackson County Housing authority build- ground behind the workman stands a third ings are shown here. A mere skeleton now, building practically intact, the building in the foreground frames one JACKSONVILLE Volunteers Are Sought By BETTE HOSKINS Jacksonville Fire Chief Lewis Applebaker announced last week that the fire depart ment is urgently in need of five or six volunteer firemen, heeded especially to answer daytime calls. The present firemen now on duty are almost all out of town during the day at their jobs, leaving the city without ample firemen to answer calls. Anyone interested may contact Applebaker or attend the Monday night weekly meeting. Volunteers must be over 18 years old. Applebaker also stated he would appreciate an immediate respons due to this extremely dry hazardous weather. ' The fire chief also has an nounced that a iew IVi horse power fire siren has been purchased and will soon be installed to replace the present three horse power siren. municipal budget. But it will not draw up plans, according to City Manager Robert A. Duff, until a final transaction with the Army has been an nounced. Without that S25, 000, he said, there would not be enough to build the pool. And until the city draws up plans, apparently, the hous ing authority will not dis solve. Meanwhile, the clearing work goes on. Piles of nail studded boards, insulation and chunks of plaster rise one day and disappear the next. Gaunt wood-stove chimneys stand alone like tree trunks denuded by fire. Where buil dings have already been re moved, a graveyard of foun dation blocks remains. . Children come to play in the debris. If the Army says yes to the armory and all else goes well, they will be coming before too long to swim. Mrs. Ray Wilson reported last week that her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Kirtpatrick, who suffered a recent home acci dent and broke her hip, has been moved from the Sacred Heart hospital to the Mitchell Sanitarium here, where she will stay until she is able to stay at the Wilson home. Mrs. Pearl Kitchen moved back into her home at 609 L st. last week. Her daughter, Mrs. Elsie McCutcheon, of Riddle, visited her Thursday. Mrs. Ida Wright celebrated her 85th birthday Friday, July 25. Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis and family of Boise, Idaho, are guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Scheffel. Lew is is a nephew of Scheffel. Fred McKeen, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. McCready, left last week for San Diego, where he will be in basic training at the Naval station. He is a 1958 Jacksonville High school graduate. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bradley of Grants Pass are parents of a daughter born June 29. The baby has been named Shirley Anne. Mrs. Bradley is the former Frances Rumley. A guest at the home of Mrs. Anna Rumley last week was her granddaughter, Miss Mary Frances Bradley, of Grants Pass. Mrs. Albert Hackert enter tained the Ruth Rebekah club at her home Tuesday, July 22. It was an outdoor potluck luncheon with Mrs. Hackert serving desert and coffee, as sisted by Mrs. dna Evans. There were 22 guests pres ent, including two visitors, Mrs. Paul Godward of Jack sonville and Mrs. Laura Sewell of Grants Pass. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wink ler and daughter. Fay, were Units Site IT "mat ' Korea Applies for Space at Trade Fair Portland (UPD Exhibit space at the international trade fair to be held in Port land next June has been con tracted for by the Republic of Korea, officials report. The fair is scheduled as part of the Oregon centennial exposition. Consul General Young Han Choo, with headquarters in San Francisco, closed the pact for his government. He said several hundred products of his country would be shown at the fair. A total of 26 foreign coun tries have reserved space for the fair, with a total of 35 expected to sign, fair officials say. Travel Editors to Visit in Area Medford, the Shakespearean Festival, the Oregon Caves, and Crater Lake will "be visit ed by four travel editors from around the nation in August, it was recently announced. ' Eddie Mays, chairman of the chamber visitors service committee in Portland, report ed that the four editors will spend two weeks in Oregon, sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Travel associaiton.- Visiting the area wll be Frank Freeman, San Jose Mercury; Bill Hughes, Cleve land Press; Charlotte Brunk, Des Moines Register; 3nd Don Howard, Salt Lake Tribune. The Scolts are small Lap land tribe living in the north ern tip of Finland. guests at the home of Mrs. Anna Rumley, last week. The Winkler's are former resi dents now living in Arkata, Okla. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Ham aker and children moved last week to 1013 West 10th st., Medford. Association Story Began in Pacific Northwest in '39 By JIM FISHER With the coming of each summer and lasting through out the forest fire season, resi dents and tourists of Oregon are confronted everywhere with the message "Keep Ore gon Green." This slogan has become as familiar to the businessman who may spend just, his week ends fishing in the forests as to the logger who spends all of his time working in the forests. The story of the "Keep Green" movement in this and other states started in the Pa cific Northwest in 1939. At that time the "Junior Forest Council of the Douglas-fir Region" was formed as a boys program in forest fire preven tion. Governing Committee The state foresters of Ore gon and Washington, indus trial and public forestry offi cials, arid the American Le gion commanders of the two states served as the govern ing committee. The program had been pat terned after the Junior Forest Warden program sponsored in British Columbia by the Ca nadian Forestry association. Later that year at a com mittee meeting the organizers of the program considered the idea of making it a forest fire prevention program of every one, regardless of age. Gov ernor Martin of Washington agreed with the committee's plan and Stewart Holbrook, noted author and lecturer, was asked to direct the work of the "Keep Washington Green" program. The Wash ington program 'began as a state - supported movement with a budget of $5,000 for its first year of operation. Holbrook worked with Keep Washington Green for four years, helping to develop the system of stopping forest fires before they start. Form Oregon Group In July, 1940, Oregon's Gov ernor Charles Sprague and State Forester Nels Rogers gathered together prominent citizens to form . the Keep Oregon Green association. Since then, the "Keep Green" program has spread to many other states and even in a nation-wide "Keep America Green." However, it is in Ore gon that the "Keep Green" movement has received its greatest boost. The Keep Oregon Green r.s sociation, or KOG as it is known to its supporters, is governed by a board of trus tees with the governor of the state as president. Represen tatives from lumber com panies, forestry associations, United States forest service, bureau of land management, Oregon State college school of forestry, and private citizens serve on the board. , Each of Oregon's 36 coun ties has a county chairman to direct the program's work in that area. Jackson county's chairman is L. L. (Doc) Simp son of Southern Oregon Con servation and Tree Farm association. Contributions KOG operates with contri butions received each spring from throughout the state. Space for the association's headquarters has been pro vided by the Oregon State forestry department, which also makes a contribution to KOG's program each year. With a good budget and strong organization, all that KOG needed was someone to do the actual work of deliver ing the fire prevention mes sage to the1 people of Oregon. Richard Kuehner, Portland agricultural consultant and present state chairman of KOG,. was the first executive secretary. He was appointed in 1942. Present executive secretary and person chiefly responsible for the tremendous publicity that KOG has received in the past 10 years is Albert Wies endanger. With a small office staff, Wiesendanger has been contacting thousands of serv ice clubs, youth groups, for est workers, schools, fire pro tection offices, and individuals to promote fire prevention. In a single week, he might cover nearly a dozen counties, con tacting newspapers, federal district rangers, state district wardens, and particular per sons that he knows will help KOG in its work. Losses Decline With the cooperation that Wiesendanger has received, Oregon's forest fire losses by man-caused fires have de clined or held in check with regard to the state's popula tion growfh. In 1941, the year KOG was organized, there were 636 man - caused fires. II FOREST FIRE M ': DANGER BOARDS Forest fire danger boards have been erected by Keep Oregon Green to inform the public of the local fire danger. This one located at the state forestry de partment's headquarters on Table Rock rd. is one of several in southwestern Oregon. DIRECTS PROGRAM From their headquarters at 2750 State St., Salem, Keep Oregon Green association directs the forest fire prevention program in Oregon. Thousands of posters, key chains, maps, the Keep Oregon Green message are mailed out from this office each year. ' An all-time high of 1,507 man caused fires were started in 1949, but since then the num ber has slowly declined, with the exception of 1957. Last year, Oregon had 805 man caused fires. The manner in which KOG has gone about to reduce Ore gon's man-caused forest fires shows how a well - planned program and cooperation can place a message" before the public. Oregon's 127 daily and weekly, newspapers contribute valuable space for fire pre vention advertising and news releases. Many summer edi torials feature KOG's work. The 62 radio stations and five television stations in the state broadcast thousands of spot announcements on fire pre vention. Boards Erected Forest fire danger boards were erected along Oregon's major highways last year to inform tourists, forest work ers, and Oregon's own recrea tionists of the local fire dan ger. Thousands of "Smoke y Bear" posters, blotters, book markers, stamps, and other "give-away" items were dis tributed by KOG and its sup porters through the assistance of the nationwide cooperative forest fire prevention cam paign. KOG has purchased its own license plate attachments, key chains,- ash trays, and other items that give the fire prevention message. A new program of KOG has been to print maps of the state fire protection districts with a fire prevention mes sage on them for distribution to the public. This enables hunters and fishermen to ob tain the most up-to-date maps for only a small donation to KOG to cover the cost of printing. Purpose of Guard For the youth of Oregon, KOG has always maintained its Oregon Green Guard for boys and girls 8 to 16. The purpose of the Green Guard is to make youth more conscious of fire prevention and offer recognition to those who ac tually participate in report ing or fighting forest fires. At the end of 1957, 11,437 boys and girls were enrolled in the Green Guard. Since 1942, more than 70,000 children have joined the group. Members receive a Green Guard kit containing fire pre vention material and a man ual to be used in learning more about fire prevention from local fire protection agencies. If a member helps an agency by reporting or fighting a forest fire, KOG sends him a "Service Under Fire" certificate and badge. An annual forest fire pre vention poster contest is also part of KOG's youth program. Support Red Hat For the past three years, KOG has supported the Gov ernor's Red Hat Days by printing pledge cards to be distributed to hunters. As a result of this program, hunters fires have been reduced con siderably, i KOG has used all of these ways in promoting forest fire prevention. Residents of Ore gon should remember that rulers and other items bearing. every forest fire costs them monfey, either directly by loss of timber and possibly their job, or by indirect means, through increased taxes, loss of tourist trade, or drop in business when logging stopped by fires. is Raids Continue in Eastern Oregon Baker (UPD Oregon State police continued their crack down on alleged gambling operations in Eastern Oregon Friday as they made raids on three Baker county taverns. Armed with warrants for nine persons, including own ers, bartenders, and card deal ers, state police officers aided by Baker County Sheriff Del- mar Dickson and a deputy ar rested eight persons, includ ing two women, on gambling charges. Taverns raided were the Cimivotto Tavern in Rich land; Hells Canyon Inn, locat ed about 10 miles south of Halfway; and Stockman's Ta vern in Halfway. Each of the eight persons posting $250 bail and .are scheduled to appear before Justice of the Peace Will Nor deen in Baker Wednesday for arraignment. As was practiced in similar raids in Malheur county Wed nesday, when 19 persons were taken into custody in nine taverns, police said evidence was obtained early this month by undercover policemen. The highest peak in British Columbia is Mount Fair weather, 15,287 feet. fyzfSfc fM I qualified and Cormr-Corris : : w WEST MAIN AT SIXW "Your TV Weatherman" k ASHLAND MORTUARY , KBES-TV Me-iday Thru Friday I ,fr r rr St - 5:00 p.m. 1 1 4th and C Streets, Ashland j , , a . u j 'jp"SlV- 1111 Member National Selected Morticians by Invitation iShHMuLfe ILLINOIS VALLEY Open Meeting Conducted By RUTH RAUSCH Cave Junction The Illi nois Valley Chamber of Com merce conducted the first open meeting of the new year Thursday in the American Legion Auxiliary rooms. President Gordon White pre sided as chairman of the meeting. 1 Those in attendance were asked to suggest projects for consideration. Most popular suggestions centered around improvement of public parks, picnic areas and recreational facilities. Seven members of the Saddlebums club plan to leave Saturday for a ten-day trek on horseback through the Marble mountains. Those who will be among the party are Jerry and Jo Woody, Esther Blackridge, Frances Burns, Dorothy Bailey, Ann Benjamine and Peggy Fulk. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Leonard with grandchildren, Linda Xeonard and Frankie Van Pelt, and Mrs. Clara Spencer, all of Medford, were guests of the Raymond Baldwins this week. The Leonards made a trip io the Oregon Caves. Mrs. Leonard and Mrs. Spencer are sisters of Mr. Baldwin. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Davis and daughter, Leanne, of Al buquerque, N.M., were guests at the home of Mrs. Davis' aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Clayton of Caves highway. Earl Maxner, director of National Chinchila association was the principal speaker at the meeting of the Southern Oregon Chinchilla ranchers Wednesday night at the home of Cal Merchant in Grants Pass. A meeting of the California Oregon Chrome Producers is scheduled for Saturday, July 26 in the American Legion building at Cave Junction. Important meetings to be held Monday, July 28, include the Cave Junction city coun cil meeting - in the city hall building; Western Mining Council meeting in the Amer ican Legion Auxliary rooms and the Illinois Valley Jubi lee meeting in the VFW hall. Justice court cases this week included one $25 fine plus costs against Phil S. Ed wards for reckless driving. Other cases were Jack Clif ton Adams, fine of $2.50 for having no tail light. For fail ure to operate on the right side of the highway, Peter Lauzon of Takilma paid a $10 fine. Mr. and Mrs. Hayden De Camp of Monrovia, Calif., were guests of Hayden's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Halsey De Camp recently. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Lackey of Lackey's service station in Kerby were with their daugh ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Stan Waterman of Wolf Creek for the weekend. Robert Gammel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gammel, vis ited his aunt, Mrs. Gammel's sister, Mrs. Robert Blank, in Grants Pass recently. The Illinois Valley News will release their historical edition this year on Aug. 14, and whle the News staff mem bers will be on vacation that week, no interruption in serv ice will take place. The edi tion will be put in the mail as usual. While noi effort will be made to carry current news in this special edition, club notices will be published. ... Mrs. Robert Russell of Lake Arrowhead, Calif., arrived Friday for a month's visit with her daughter and son-in-law, the Rev. and Mrs. Gene Denning. Mrs. Russell .is an active club woman, being a past pres- dent of the Lake Arrowhead Federated Women's club and now serving the club as par liamentarian and district in stitution chairman for th southern Calfornia district. Danny and Elizabeth Den ning were home for the week end from Eureka, Calif., re turning to their jobs in Eu reka on Monday. Danny will stay in the California city to attend school in the fall. Eliz abeth will return home gfcout the middle of August. The annual Fireman's ball will be at the American Leg ion hall Aug. 9, with the Polka Dot archestra on the Dodium. The Illinois Valley 4-H Dairy club met at the Bob Martin home Tuesday to prac tice showmanship in prepara tion for the Josephine county fair. Refreshments, of ice cream were served by Mike and Steve Plueger. The A. W. Buckendahl ranch was the scene of a swimming party for the Il linois Valley Stitchers 4-H club. A birthday cake in hon or of Mrs. Bob Martin, club leader, was served by the hos tess, Mrs. Buckendahl and Sandra. Ronney Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. Les Henry, came home for the weekend. He has been staying with his sister, Mrs. William Burke, in Crescent City, Calif., where he has been employed. Official observance of the centenial anniversary of Belt Lodge 18 A. F. and A. M. will be held at the Masonic Temple in Kerby on'Aug. 16, follow ing a no-host dinner served by the Western Star Chapter 64, Order of Eastern Star at 6:30 p.m. in the social rooms of the temple. Areata Lodge A.F. and A.M. of Areata, Calif., will confer the Master Masons degree, thus returning the courtesy performed by Belt Lodge in 1956 in honor of Areata 's cen tenial observance. Ralph T. Moore, past grand master, is - chairman of the centennial committee, and Roy McNeil, past grand mas ter will deliver the adress of the evening. Walter Lansing, Grand Mas ter of Masons in Oregon and most of his official family will be in attendance. Invi tations have been issued to lodges in Oregon and north ern California. All lodge mem bers are welcome. Belt Lodge 26 was organ ized at Browntown on Alt house creek and held their first meeting under, dispensa tion March 14, 1859. '
