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12 MAN. TRIBUNf, Medford, Ort,0. Sunday, Auautt 24, 1951 - biille rfloinnie Park's Aire Hlmes IFir Mdmy Operators Belter Facilities, Looks 01 Local Courts Editor' Note: Liring In trailers has become Ameri ca's newest "way of life." Some people, however, still think of them merely as a convenience for travelers rather than full-time hous ing. . Zoning laws and regula tions in many communities reflect these attitudes. Med ford is typical of such com munities. In the interests of increasing public and offi cial awareness of the new role of these "mobile homes", the Mail Tribune is assessing the situation in this area. This is the first in a series of articles on mobile homes. By ERIC WENTWORTH ?4ail Tribune Staff Writer Cecil and Mae Watson ac quired the Linden Trailer park. 833 West Jackson st., in 1954 when he was 23 years old. Mae's aunt and uncle operated a trailer park in California. There are 27 trailer spaces rpw, all filled. And all but four, according to Cecil, have been occupied by the same people for at least a year. What sort of people ate they? One man grinds glass Idnses, another prepares win dow displays in a downtown drugstore. A preacher has lived there, and another man wio reportedly made a thou sand dollars a month. Nurses, salesmen, construction engi neers, mill workers, skilled laborers all sorts. Great Interest The Watsons take a great interest in the appearance of their park. They continually try to "brighten things up" by flowers and fences. They have painted the walls of the laundry room red to make it more cheerful in winter. Some tenants do their own gardening. They would like to make major improvements, such as paving driveways, providing patios and more trees and flowers. But - money, when you have two children, accu mulates slowly. The monthly rate at Linden park is 20 dol lars and up. Meanwhile. Cecil and Mae Watson maintain their park as best they can in a neat, well-ordered manner. 'We're very strict," Mae says. "We have to be. If we aren't, we hear about it from the people here." I Sizes, Standards The sizes and standards of other trailer parks in and around Medford vary greatly. The Stokes trailer court at 611 South Riveside ave. is living on borrowed time. It was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Medlin, who plan to expand their Wheel Inn motel when the present trail MODERN DESIGN The Daltons, at the Royal Oaks Mobile Home park on Highway 99. are improving their facilities with pa Men and women hear a sain with nothing in cither ear through thrilling Sonotone research discovery. Only YOU will know your E-Zone secret of transistor hearing aid completely concealed in stylish glasses. Yet you use both ears (just as normal per- E-Zone: Everything worn at EYE-EAR nothing worn anywhere else. E"e" - r.TTf C. R. ADAMSON, Manager ers have departed. "We're in the motel busi ness, not the trailer park business," Mrs. Medlin says. "If you could buy land way out somewhere wliere it was cheap, maybe you could start a trailer park and make money but not here. "We paid $29,000 for the property and that plus the taxes makes it too expensive. We clear about five dollars a month per trailer. We make more money from our three apartments than from all the trailers." There are only six trailer spaces at Miller's Trailer park, 322 South Riverside ave. Out of Town "If I were going to start a trailer court," says Mrs. Roy Miller, daughter-in-law of the owner, "I would hav it out a way from town. Each trailer would have a lawn, flowers and a storage space. Most everyone likes to live in a pretty place. "But you can't make money with a small court. You have to have a big court." The rate at Miller's is S15 a month. By contrast, an example of a big court is the Royal Oaks, run by Mr. and Mrs. Willard Dalton on Highway 99 just north of Phoenix. They hold to the modern conception by which trailers are known as "mobile homes." The Daltons, who have been developing their prop erty since last October, have 25 trailer spaces at the pres ent time, but expect 125 spaces eventually. The spaces are planned large enough to accommodate the big trailers which have become more popular. Cement Patio Ten spaces so far include a cement patio and a car port. Dalton says he plans to pave and curb the driveways in the park, and construct a recrea tion hall and a swimming pool in the shape of an oak leaf. The monthly rate at Royal Oaks is $22.50. Asked how many of his tenants are transient and how many permanent, Dalton re plies simply, "Nobody . ever talks of leaving." He is confident of his op portunity: "There's a good business for good mobile home parks." Large-Scale Plans Harry Elmore is another man who plans a large-scale, modern "mobile home lodge." He has bought a large tract northeast of the Biddle rd. Morrow rd. intersection and expects to develop it as soon as the Kenwood-Grandview sewer line is installed. Elmore has studied a wide range of literature on the standards and lay-out recom mended for such an estab lishment. "A mobile home lodge is in many respects a self-contained community," Elmore said last week. He described the strong sense of unity which often develops, evi denced by social clubs, toop-1 i I,, Aim irrHwtiiiHMHwiiiniMi m ii.i.iiriiMii mi wivng tios, car ports and underground wiring. They plan a swimming pool, recreation hall and paved driveways. sons listen) to enjoy latest hearing revolu tion recommended by doctors. Based on Sonotone bone-conduction invention, by passing outer ears. COME IN, PHONE OR WRITE level, .SONOTONE, 839 East eration and a sense of group identity. He believes the proprietor should encourage this com munity spirit by various means in order to give a resi dential character to his es tablishment. This is good for business, naturally, and it also fulfills the changin needs of "mobile homeown ers." Two million Americans were living in house trailers in 1956, according to the American Society of Plan ning Officials. And the fig ure is certainly considerably greater today. Changing Function But even more significant is the changing function of the trailers. More and more, they are becoming permanent residences rather than vehic les for vacations or extensive travel. Trailer owners are looking these days for attrac tive areas with modern facili ties where they can settle for a period of months or years. "You have to cater to the semi-permanent and perma nent classes," says Nick Gier, who has a trailer park and sales business at 2902 North Pacific highway. Hence the need arises for more trailer parks which ful fill these requirements. As they are developed, the num ber of trailer owners interest ed in long stays will increase further. A major obstacle to the de velopment of such parks ' is what Cecil Watson calls "the antique idea that people who live in trailers are gypsies." This prejudice appears both in the general attitude of house-dwellers and in the re strictions which cities and towns place on the location of trailer parks. Zoning Laws Generally, if allowed at all, they are required by zon ing laws to be situated in in dustrial or commercial areas. Here they are faced more often than not with high property values and taxes, and noisy and unattractive surroundings. "A trailer park should be in the same class practically as a residential area," Watson maintains. He also believes in standards high enough to make a park deserve sucn comparison. - "I don't see any reason for zoning trailer parks any dif ferent than residential areas," says Arthur H. Webster, who has operated a park at wi East 12th st. for over 10 vears. Some of his tenants have been in his park for eight or nine years. "People in trailers here," he adds, "are residents of Medford like anyone else." JACKPOT Naples, Fla. (UPD A radio listener ended a "mystery sound" contest on a local ra dio station when he named the sound as the whirring of a slot machine. The winner the Rev. James Bishop, pas tor of Grace Lutheran Church. He insisted he won "by luck." Hearing Secret Jackson - Phone SP 2-5904 UNIMPROVED Small difficult to make much of do not expand or improve "Z YOUNG PROPRIETORS Cecil and Mae Watson took over the Linden Park Trailer court in 1954 when he was 23 years old. Assistant Named To Jackson County Library System Miss Joyce Frances Marlin, of Gary, Ind., has been ap pointed to the staff of the Jackson County library as as sistant librarian in charge of adult services to readers. Her duties will' include reference, research, and bibli ography services not only to patrons of the Medford Pub lic library headquarters but service by mail and telephone to patrons of all Jackson County library agencies. She will also serve as readers' advisor, assisting library pa trons in the selection of read ing materials. Miss Marlin was selected for the position because of unusual qualifications in both reference and advisory work. She is a graduate of the Uni versity of Illinois library school and of the University of Indiana. Other Courses She also has taken courses at the University of Wiscon sin, Roosevelt university, and the American Conservatory of Music. Chicago. Her ex perience includes branch work in the Kansas City, Mo.; public library, and in the ref erence and popular library departments of the Gary, Ind., public library. Because of library closure for repairs during the first part of September, the newly appointed reference librarian will not report for duty until Oct. 1, when an expanded reference and advisory serv ice wil be instituted in the library. i Patrons of the Medford Public library headquarters are reminded they may bor row an additional number of books prior to Sept. 1 for use while the library is closed, according to Miss Helen E. Webster, librarian. , trailers find it a profit. If they their facilities, they tend to. and a greater They have "brightened it up" with fences and paint and set high standards of neat ness. They have many long-term tenants. LASHING at President Ei senhower, Governor Orval E. Faubus, Ark., says Supreme Court decision ordering school integration is not constitutional. Salmon Fishermen Vole End of Strike Bellingham, Wash. !UPD Four -day strike by salmon fishermen ended Friday night when they voted to accept an offer from fishing vessel own ers on the price per pound for sockeye. The sockeye price was set at 28 cents per pound, three cents above the earlier figure. Acceptance meant the fisher men pould share in what ap peared to be the best runs of sockeye in northern Pudget Sound and adjacent waters since 1954. Non - striking American fishermen netted 400,000 sal mon, worth S650,000, Friday otf the west coast of Vancouv er Island and in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. v The vote by members of Local 3 of the Fishermen and Allied Workers union was taken here and at Anacortes. It was 86 per cent in favor, of accepting the employer offer althought the fishermen had asked for 31 cents per pound. attract less-modern trailers proportion of transients. Two Champs Set In 4-H Cooking Two champions were named in the 4-H outdoor cooking contest at the 4-H and FFA county fair, accord ing to Marilou Garner, coun ty 4-H home economics agent. Champion in outdoor cook ing division, class 5, is Penny Sampert, Oak Grove, who prepared a menu for a meal cooked out of doors. Her ex hibit and that of . Susan Wright, blue ribbon winner, both go to the state fair. Craig Wright, Oak Grove, is champion in the outdoor cooking division, class 4, with his pan of cornbread. His exhibit and those of Bet ty Kerr and Jim Waddell, Sis Q club, all go to the state fair. Class 5 White ribbon award Mer alyn Brewold, Oak Grove. Award of merit Barbara Read, Medford. Class 4 Red ribbon award Linda Smith, Medford; Steve Stew art, Sis-Q; Lynn Merriman, Sis-Q; Nancy Johnston, Sis-Q; Ann Haviland, Medford, and Sharon Terry, Meadows. White ribbon award Har ry Toney, Sis-Q, and Denny Retter, Sis-Q. Award of merit Ken Stewart, Sis-Q, and Duane Nelson, Sis-Q. Average human hair grows about one-half inch per month. An average single hair lasts between two ' to four years before it falls out. HELP US! We Need Clothing, Shoes, Dishes, Furniture. We Pick Up. HELP OTHERS! The Salvation Army SPring 3-7335 Senior Champions Named in Judging Home Economics Four senior champions were named in the home economics judging results, at the 4-H and FFA county fair, according to Marilou Garner, county 4-H home economics agent. Joan Dobort, Central Point, was named senior champion in the home living division; Pat sy Charley, Central Point, se nior champion in the knitting division; Ann Darland, Med ford, senior champion in the foods division; Susie Palm, Eagle Point, senior champion in the clothing division; and Mary Savage, Central Point, senior champion in the food preservation division. State fair team in the home living division is Joan Do bort, Central Point; Glenna Mae Brown, Central Point and Carol Myers, also of Central Point. Alternates are Julie Ashton, and Laine Donker, both of Central Point. State fair team in the foods division is Ann Darland, Med ford; Alice Woolfolk, Eagle Point and Linda Cornutt, Gold Hill. Alternates are Nedra Harris, Medford and Charlotte Bush, Eagle Point. State fair team in the cloth ing division is Susie Palm, Ea gle Point; Mavis Strom, south west Medford club and Ro melle Fossen, Jacksonville. Alternates are Ginger Martin, Phoenix and Ursula Bates, Medford. Top club team in the cloth ing division is the Southwest Medford club consisting of Mavis Strom, Ursula Bates and Jeanette Nouguier. State fair team in the food preservation division is Mary Savage, Central Point; Carol von der Hellen, Central Point and Colleen Franek, Central Point. Alternates are Sharon Coffman, Central Point and Linda Cornutt, Gold Hill. Top club team in the food preservation division is An telope consisting of Alice Woolfolk, Eagle Point;, Char lotte Bush, Eagle Point and Paulette Anderson, Eagle Point. Governor Requests. A 'Liffle Summit' Vancouver, B.C. (UPD A "little summit conference" of chief executives of British Columbia, Oregon and Wash ington to discuss mutual problems was proposed Fri day by Washington Gov. Al bert L. Rossellini. He urged talks on utiliza tion of water resources and storage problems of the Co lumbia river system for de velopment of hydro-electric power and flood control. Areas of cooperation also would include tourist promo tion, fisheries, highways and agriculture. Rosellini addressed a lunch eon meeting during observ ance of Washington State day at the Pacific National expo sition. Rosellini disclosed that Ore gon Gov. Robert D. Holmes has pledged support of the "little summit" proposal and was ready to meet him at any time. Pl 1 you are served by (ill p3 ClW-J i'r- i j ii qualif ied ana I understanding people JJ I Aver Schurman C onger-oJfrforfis ' s WEST AT SIXTH. " "Your TV Weatherman" A I ASHLAND MORTUARY I KBES-TV Monday Thru Friday JfJL V 5:00 p.m. I 4th and C Streets, Ashland t nil 'JjTji llll Member National Selected Morticians by Invitation jltHOSEIil! TALKING IT OVER Sissel Frogner, of Skien, Norway, and Antonio (Tom) Alberto Valentim Tittle, of Portugal, talk over their experiences as foreign exchange students so far. Both young people are scheduled to take senior years studies in the Medford high school this fall. They are visiting this area under the American Field Service program. The Crater Lions club is sponsoring Sissel and the Medford Rotary club is sponsoring Antonio. Two AFS Students To Study in Medford Sissel Frogner of Skien, Norway, arrived in Medford recently to attend Medford High school as a senior. She is an exchange student under the American Field Service. While here she will be liv ing at the home of W. J. Williams, who also has a daughter, Marcia, in her jun ior year. Dr. Frank Wilson, presi dent of the Crater Lions club, and David Irving, past presi dent, under whose administra tion arrangements were begun for, bring Sissel here, are en thusiastic participants in this project. Sissel plans to be a teacher when she finishes tier school work. As a language major she speaks German, French, English and Norwegian. The exchange student can also sing and play the violin. Airsickness delayed Sissel in New York for a few days following her plane trip to the United States from Nor way. Among her first impressions of this country are the homes which look quite flat to her and luxurious and the large number of cars. Many of our fruits and vegetables are new to her, and hamburgers sooxi became her favorite food. Skien is about 120 miles south of Oslo. Sissel's father is a police officer there. A Portuguese student, An tonio Alberato Valentim Tit tel, is also a visitor here un der the exchange student pro gram. He will be a senior in the Medford High school this year. Antonio plans to be a doctor. The young Portuguese stud ent arrived in Medford rec ently after three weeks travel EGG CRACKING PRO Landrum, S.C. (UPD It was no new experience . when truck driver John B. Hicks of Highland, Mich., ran off the road Friday with a load of 30,000 eggs. Hicks told am bulance attendants who were taking him to a hospital that he had cracked up cargoes of eggs in accidents this month in Canada and Ohio. . from his home in Sintra, Por tugal. Sintra is a suburb of Lisbon. Antonio or Tom, as he. likes to be called here, has a mother who is a pharmacist and a father who is, an admin--istratOB in the Public Health Service in Portugal. He is being sponsored "by the Rotary club and will spend the year in Medford with Dr. and Mrs. Brandt Bartels. He sailed with 800 other American Field Service students from Rotterdam and flew from New York with AFS students to Portland. ANDY'S WILL BE OPEN TILL 9 P.M. 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