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12 MAIL TRIBUNI, M.dforJ, Or.9on, Sunday, July 27, 1938
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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
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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
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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.
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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. '