Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 21, 1958, Image 1

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FIRST 'PIONEER' Bob Sorber (center)
Centennial chairman for the Applegate
area, a member of the forest service staff at
Star Ranger station, last week end was
made the first "Oregon Pioneer" in Jackson
county in recognition of his effective lead
ership in organizing the Applegate valley for
the Centennial. Presenting Sorber with his
56 Per Cent of
United Medford
Goal Is Reached
Fifty-six per cent of the
United Medford Crusade goal
has been reached, according
to a report at a meeting in the
Young Men's Christian associ
ation building Monday noon.
Total collected to date is
$73,929.97 of this year's cam
paign goal of $131,030.
The public employees di
vision headed by Elliot Beck
en is the first UMC division to
reach its goal, Dick Travis,
campaign chairman reported.
The division was first last
year, too.
Dr. Frank Wilson, chairman
of the professional division,
announced the lawyers' sec
tion headed by Richard Court
wright has achieved its goal
with $2,030 collected. The pro
fessional division is high
among the remaining divi
sions. A group of 377 women will
conduct a door-to-door can
vas beginning Tuesday, Oct.
27, Travis announced.
All those attending the
meeting were urged to "put
forth all effort in this last
week of the campaign."
"AH "Rogue Valley"people
are happy to contribute to the
work of the agencies partici
pating in the UMC," Travis
said. "However, they cannot
give if the Crusade workers
do not make an effort to con
tact them."
Car, Switch Engine
Involved in Crash
An automobile and a South
ern Pacific switch engine col
lided early this morning at
the ' Main st. railroad cross
ing, Medford police reported.
It was the second collision at
that location in just over a
week.
The driver of the automo
bile, John Wilson, Lake ho
tel, told police he did not see
the red warning, light in op
eration. The engineer, James
R. Coon, Roseburg, said the
signals were working, police
reported.
The automobile ran into
the front of the engine, police
reported. No injuries were re
ported. Time of the accident
was given as 2:15 a.m.
Building Permit
Issued to Sears
A $648,393 building permit
for the new Sears Roebuck
and company store in the East
Jackson st. shopping center
was issued at Medford city
hall . Friday, according to
building department records.
The $131,725 permit for the
Safeway store at that location
was issued the same day.
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A FENCE?-State law (ORS 481.370) requires "a solid inclo
sure at least six fet in height" for wrecking yards. The estab
lishment shown here, photographed as part of the Mail
Tribune's inventory of municipal eyesores, has an open wire
gate facing onto a major traffic artery. A solid fence would
v,oi "lvtakp Medford Beautiful." it would obey
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"Oregon Pioneer" certificate is M. M. (Hug)
Huggins, (left), chairman of Jackson County
Centennial association. Watching (right) is
' Ernie Hood, Jackson county centennial
chairman and executive of the association.
Other "Pioneer" certificates will be present
ed to residents of the county who render
signal service to the Centennial effort.
To Start Nov. 12
A campaign to raise funds
for a new Oregon Shakespear
ean Festival theater will get
under way at a "kick off din
ner" at the Tally Ho restau
rant in Talent Nov. 12, Al
fred S. V. Carpenter, chair
man of the building fund com
mittee, has announced.
Goal for the campaign will
be $275,000,, the amount con
sidered necessary to guaran
tee a 1959 season at the Ash
land Festival theater. Comple
tion time for the campaign
has been set for the Christmas
season.
The Festival's former stage,
which had been condemned as
hazardous for the production
company, has been razed.
United Nations Day
Observance Set
A ,community observance
of United Nations day will
open at 8 o'clock tonight in
the courthouse auditorium un
der the sponsorship of Med
ford chapter, Oregon United
Nations' association. Al Brad
ford, city councilman, will
open the program as a repre
sentative of Mayor John Sni
der. The public is invited to
attend.
Manville Heisel, attorney,
will read in part President
Eisenhower's United Nation's
"Atoms for Peace" speech.
Dr. Joseph S. Butts, Ore
gon State college faculty mem
ber, will give the main ad
dress on "Atomic Energy
Uses in Biology and Agricul
ture." Dr. Butts, formerly
with the Atomic Energy com
mission, is now head cf'the
agricultural chemistry depart
ment of OSC.
The local observance of
United Nations week is being
focused on "atoms for peace"
rather than war and the ques
tion of "can man use the tre
mendous power of the atom
wisely to insure that it is a
blessing 'and not a curse."
Sergeant Convicted
Of Mistreatment
Ft.Jackson, S.C.-UPD-A gen
eral court martial today con
victed M. Set. George M.,So-
vie, Ogdensburg, N.Y., on five
of seven charges that he mis
treated trainees under his
command at this big infantry
center.
Sovie, a bemedaled veteran
of the Korean war, was con
victed of ordering traijees to
eat paper money, and other
indignities, but was acquitted
of charges of kicking trainees
and ordering recruits to hold
footlockers over their heads.
Maximum sentence on the
conviction would be 4V4 years
at hard labor, dishonorable
discharge and forfeiture of all
pay and allowances.
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I Fund Drive
More than 200 volunteer
workers artd parties interested
in the Festival are expected to
attend the "kick off dinner"
at the Talent restaurant. Pro
cedures and the aim of the
project will be clarified for
Rogue valley residents who
plan to participate in cam
paign.
Cochairmanships appointed
recently include Mrs. John C.
Cotton, Ashland, and Glenn
Jackson and Otto Frohnmayer,
Medford. Other divisional
heads include A. C. Fries, fi
nance committee; William
Dawkins, publicity commit
tee; Earl Collins, headquar
ters " committee; and James
Dunlevy, speakers committee.
Chairmen for three ' more
Oregon cities have been ap
pointed to assist in the cam
paign. They are E. C. Sam
mons in the metropolitan Port
land area, William Russell in
Eugene, and Del Milne in
Salem.
Bolivia Under
Slate of Siege
La Paz, Bolivia - (UPD - An
armed revolt against the gov
ernment Of President Hernan
Siles Suazo broke out at dawn
today, and a state of siege
was imposed on Bolivia.
The revolt was attributed
to the opposition Bolivan So
cialist Falange. The state ra
dio said four Falangist lead
ers were arrested.
The radio said the govern
ment controlled the situation
and that the country was
calm outside of La Paz.
But it also urged members
of the government National
Revolutionary movement to
take up arms against the
rebels.
At least two persons were
reported killed in clashes dur
ing the early hours.
Ballot Measures to
Be Topic at Meeting
Measures to be on the bal
lot in the coming general
election will be discussed at
a public meeting at Medford's
First Congregational church
Monday, Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m.
Emmett Bullard will be mod
erator. Well-informed speakers will
discuss the measures in full,
and those in the'audience will
be given an opportunity to
ask questions. The meeting is
being sponsored by the social
action committee of the
church.
Eisenhower Speech
To Be On Radio, TV
San Francisco (UPD The
White House announced to
day that President Eisenhow
er's speech in Chicago Wed
nesday night will be broad
cast nationally by radio and
television the chief execu
tives first nationwide politi
cal speech in his current ef
fort to step' up the Republi
can congressional campaign.
Jn New York, the Columbia
Broadcasting System said it
would carry the President's
speech live over radio and
television at 5:30 p.m. (p.s.t.).
Other networks said they had
not been asked so. far to
carry it.
WEATHER
clouds tonight. Cloudy Wednes
day with, occasional light rain.
Low tonight 42. High Wednes
day 65.
. Temp.
Highest Yesterday 65
Lowest this Morning 36
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 5:21 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 6:32 a.m.
Moonset tomorrow 1:51 a.m.
Full Moon (Hunter's
Moon) Oct. 27
PROMINENT STARS
Fomalhaut, due south 9:04 p.m.
Sirius. rises 12. 17. .a.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Mars, rises 7:20 p.m.
.Saturn,.. sets 7:12 pjn.
Ike Calls for GOP
Congress To Curb
Labor Corruption
President Addresses
Audience in S. F.
San Francisco -(UPD -Presi
dent Eisenhower today called
for the election of a Republi
can Congress so that corrupt
labor unions can be "fumi
gated."
In his second major politi
cal appearance in California
within 24 hours, Eisenhower,
talking to a rally of GOP pre
cinct workers here, continued
his frontal attack on the Dem
ocrats but with new emphasis
on the issue of labor legisla
tion. Democrats Blamed
He said there was a press
ing need for legislation to
"enable workers to free them
selves of their corrupt labor
bosses who have betrayed
their trust."
"We need to elect Republi
cans so we can move ahead
needed legislation in this
area," Eisenhower said, blam
ing the last Democratic Con
gress for sidetracking his
recommendations earlier this
year "in favor of an insipid
and wholly unsatisfactory
substitute."
This was a specific refer
ence to the Kennedy-Ives bill
which died in the House.
Right to Work Issu
As the prominent backdrop
to the President's discussion
of labor legislation was the
split between Sen. William F.
Knowland, the GOP guberna
torial candidate, and Gov.
Goodwin J. Knight, the Re
publican senatorial nominee,
over the so-called right to
work law pending before
California voters in the Nov.
4 elections.
Knowland is the stout pro
ponent, Knight the opponent
of the proposed law which
would prohibit compulsory
union membership as a job
requirement.
Eisenhower made no men
tion of a right to work law in
his prepared speech excerpts
here today as he interposed a
seemingly different aispect of
labor-management problems
into the ' campaign involving
Knight and Knowland.
Corruption in Soma Unions
This strategy apparently
was part of Eisenhower's ef
forts to find ground on which
the top two candidates could
stand together with some
semblance of public unity.
The President told, the
party rally in San Francisco's
Civic auditorium that "dis
closures in the labor and man
agement field have brought
to light great abuses of trust
and power" with a resultant
"grave danger to all Ameri
cans." . ,
"The corruption in some
labor unions, and in their re
lationships with management,
threaten a serious weakening
of those industrial relations
which have become basic to
our national welfare," he
said in his prepared remarks.
He said that next January
he will renew his request for
legislation to safeguard union
funds and enable workers to
oust corrupt union leaders be
cause he feels working men
and women of the nation need
this protection.
Before he left Los Angeles,
the President launched a new
attack on the Democrats, ac
cusing them of everything
from economic pocket-picking
to being politically nutty.
Charles Brooks to
Speak al Meeting
A meetihe of all Jackson
County Democrats interested
in working to get out the
vote on election day will be
sponsored by the county cen
tral committee Wednesday at
8 p.m. at the Democratic
headquarters, James A. Red
den, county chairman, has
announced.
Srjeaker will be Charles
Brooks, administrative assist
ant .to Sen. , Wayne Morse.
Brooks will come from Port
land to address Democratic
precinct workers here.
Redden stressed the impor
tance of a large voter turnout
on election day.
Medford Man Pleads
Guilty in Court
Bascomb Taylor Buzbee,
Medford, pleaded guilty in
circuit court yesterday to lar
ceny by embezzlement.
A' pre-sentence- report has
been ordered by Judge Ed
ward Kelly. v
' Buzbee is charged with tak
ing $633.24 from. Greyhound
Post Houses, Inc., in Medford
on June 1 19,. 1958. He had
been extradited from El Paso,
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Medford
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Government of -Morocco
Faces
Uprising Threat
Ultimatum Said
Handed To Premier
Paris-(UPD-Morroco's worst
government crisis since the
nation gained its independ
ence two and a half years ago
is threatening to topple the
government of Premier
Ahmed Balafrej, reports
reaching here said today.
Balafrej and his govern
ment have been in almost
continual session with King
Mohammed V since Saturday.
Ultimatum Said Given
Reports from Rabat have
made no mention of the cur
rent crisis, but informed
sources here said an ultima
tum has been handed to Bala
frej, demanding that he re
sign or face the threat of an
armed uprising,
Cause of the trouble, the
sources said, is the Istrilqlal
party's monopoly of govern
ment jobs. Other political fac
tions feel they should have a
say in the government, and
their demands have crystal
ized into a "Balafrej must go"
movement.
According to unconfirmed
reports reaching here, the
leader of the anti-Balafrej
movement is Ben Meloudi, a
former anti-French guerrilla.
Meloudi has a force of sev
eral thousand guerrillas ready
for action in the wild Riff
mountains and has warned
Balafrej that unless he broad
ens his government and re
leases, three guerrilla leaders
now; under earrest, his men
will "begin ' operations," the
reports said.. .
Some minor ; clashes be
tween the guerrillas and Moroccan-,
troops -have -already
taken place, the reports add
ed, and many desertions lo
the rebel - cause from : the
army have been reported.
Deputies Investigate
Burglary in Phoenix .
A burglary at Sierra Cas
cade Pine company, Phoenix,
is being investigated by Jack
son county sheriff's deputies
today. .
D. M. Randies, office man
ager, reported Monday after
noon that thieves had entered
the office some time during
the week end and took.a tally
ing machine valued at $100
to $120.
"Who's Going To Leash
Greek Queen, Children
Arrive in U.S. for Tour
New York-ttlPD-Pert Queen
Frederika of Greece arrived
here today with two of her
children for a six-week coast
to coast tour during which she
will study the development of
nuclear physics for peaceful
purposes.
Not Interested in Bombs
"I'm not interested in atom
bombs," the 41-year-old queen
told reporters at a press con
ference aboard the liner He de
France. "I want to visit uni
versities where nuclear phys
ics, is taught and see peace
time atomic installations. I'm
going to be a model student
on this visit."
Frederika said Greece will
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1958
Sail on Space Ship To
Reach Planets Foreseen
Pittsburgh-diPD-Dr. T. C. Tsu believes
that the simple procedure of unfurling a
sail beats all the fancier space-propulsion
systems for reaching the planets Mars and
Venus. '
Tsu, of the Westinghouse Research Lab
oratories, has made detailed studies of the
force which the sun's radiation could apply
against a parachute - like sail, and has
reached these conclusions.
-A space ship weighing 1,000 pounds .
and bound for Mars would need a sail 1.600
feet in diameter, big enough to provide a
tent for the Pentagon. But the sail would
be very thin, would weigh only 800 pounds
and would be unfurled after the ship had
been rocketed into orbit.
Faster Mars Trip
-Solar radiation would provide a force
of only half-a-pound or about half a horse
power, but this would continue indefinitely
and would propel the ship to Mars in 118
days. By comparison, Dr. Werner von Braun
allows 260 days for reaching Mars in a rock
et ship.
-Although the planet Venus is closer to
the sun than is the earth, Tsu believes it
could be reached with almost equal ease by
a system that amounts to "tacking"-chang-
Porter Defends His
Achievement Record
Charles O. Porter, Fourth
district Democratic congress
man running for reelection,
last night defended his record
of achievement in the 85th
Congress, and discussed Latin
American foreign policy.
He spoke before a small
gathering at Democratic party
headquarters in the Esquire
theater building.
As to charges that only one
Porter-sponsored bill, out of
76 on which his name ap
peared, was enacted, into law,
Porter declared that while
technically true, the charge
is misleading. More than 20
bills which he sponsored,
singly or jointly, passed . in
one form or another, he said.
Some of the objectives wefe
incorporated into other legis
lation, some -were deferred
while similar legislation was
passed, and there were other
cases . where the objectives
were attained, Porter stated.
Other Bills
Other bills were introduced
to "point up a need" (such
as the Rogue River Basin
development bill, .which was
introduced to speed up agency
reports, and to call attention
of local people to the situa
tion), he stated.
Or Unleash Whom?'
construct a small nuclear re
actor next year near Athens.
She said she was taking a per
sonal interest in the project
and hoped to gain helpful in
formation from scientists and
professors here.
Met By Greek Envoy
The queen was accompan
ied by her tall, slender son,
Crown Prince Constantine,
18, who is a sub-lieutenant in
the Greek army, navy and air
force, and her daughter, Prin
cess Sophie, 19. She was met
aboard ship by Greek Am
passador Alexis Liatis and
taken to the Royal Suite in
the Waldorf-Astoria Towers to
rest before visiting the Em
pire State Building.
Some situations were re
solved without the need for
legislation, the congressman
stated; while on others there
was no action, or the measure
died in committees or on the
floor of the house or senate.
In discussing Latin Amer
ica policy, Porter said he sees
encouraging signs of a re
newed realization of the im
portance of South and Cen
tral America to the United
States. He discussed the Mur
phy case, which began his
interest in Latin America,
and details of his activities
opposing General Trujillo, die
tator of the Dominican re
public.
". . . We wilj not serve the
cause of freedom by closing
our eyes, in the name of anti-
Communism, to other tyran
nies which usurp' the sover
eignty, of the people," he de
clared. "Moreover, anti-Communism,
while a virtue, does
not bring with it the privilege
of abusing every other posi
tive virtue which gives democ
racy its strength and makes
it worth preserving from
Communism ...
"We need the friendship
and cooperation of the Latin
American people," he added.
"Already their population has
surpassed that of the United
States. At their present birth-rate-the
world's highest-by
the end of the century, Latin
America will contain 500 mil
lion people, twice the esti
mated population of the Unit
ed States."
Concluding, he stated, "Cor
dial, cooperative relations
with our Latin American
neighbors are important to
the prosperity and security of
each of us ... If I have been
able to arouse the interest
of a number of my colleagues,
as well as the interest of the
general public, I will feel a
sense of deep accomplish
ment. "Democracy can only live
through those who defend it.
The American people hate dic
tatorship and love democracy
-and our foreign policy should
reflect this fact. Effective
leadership of the free world
demands unflinching, unmis
takeable allegiance to liberty
and justice for all peoples,
not just our own."
Porter's campaign visit will
end tomorrow morning with
a talk at Southern Oregon
college.
Candidates Night
Set for Grange
Central Point - The candi
dates night of the - Central
Point Grange will be Thurs
day, Oct. 23, starting at 8 p.m.,
members and others interest
ed were reminded today.
The event, at the Grange
hall on Pine st., will be open
to the public. Attending will
be candidates for office in and
from Jackson county only.
Each will be given five min
utes to speak, and there will
be a question and answer pe
riod. Entertainment and refresh
ments will be provided by the
Grange.
John Day (UPD David Ban-
zer, 51, of Mist, Ore., suffered
a fatal heart attack Monday
while hunting. ;
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ing the position of the sail so as to move
either towards or away from the sun.
The same kind of "tacking," he said,
could be used to slow down in space:
After leaving its 18,000 -mile -an -hour
earth orbit, Tsu said the ship would hit a
peak speed of 50,000 to 60,000 miles an hour
on its journey to Mars. The scientist out
lined his plan during a series of scientific
demonstrations Monday. He said his ship
would need no return fuel, but might want
to carry an auxiliary landing craft for de
scent to the surface of the nearer planets.
Demonstrates Dishwasher
Sailing would be inefficient for reaching
distant planets, he said, and would become
worthless outside the solar system, where
heat radiation from the stars would com
pete with that from the sun.
Dr. R. A. Ramey, head of the labora
tories' new products division, meanwhile,
said he in installing in his home an "ultra
sonic" dishwasher that cleans dishes by
sending sound vibrations through water.
Ramey demonstrated that a cocoa
stained glass almost immediately became
clean when placed in the sound-agitated
water. He estimated the device will become
"practical" in two to four years.
Court Outlines
Ideas to Assist
In Park Sites
The county court has writ
ten a letter to the county
planning commission, outlin
ing its ideas of how the lat
ter could be of assistance in
the selection of recreational
sites in the county.
The letter, was in response
to a request by the commis
sion that the court put into
writing what assistance it de
sired along these lines.
Such property would be re
quired and developed by the
county through federal agen
cies from donations from in
dividuals or would be ac
quired by the court from the
owners, the letter stated.
Sites Suggested
Some of the sites already
suggested to the county court
have been referred to the min
eral division of the bureau of
land management for clari
fication of mineral rights on
those properties, the county
court wrote.'
Through more publicity,
those interested will probably
contact the planning commis
sion with suggestions, and the
suggested sites should be
studied and recommendations
made, the court said. It is also
on the outloolr-for such sites
while making road inspec
tions and will refer any sug
gestion to the county plan
ning commission, the letter
stated.
The court will contact the
planning commission as soon
as a lease on Howard Prairie
and Emigrant recreation site
development is received and
accepted, the court said. Spe
cifications on such develop
ments will be referred to the
planning commission for its
recommendations, the letter
concluded.
Portland-OIPD-The Portland
Chamber of Commerce has
announced that it would be
represented at a hearing in
Bend Nov. 7 on the wilder
ness preservation bill.
Tentative Plans For
Jewett Days
Central Point Tentative
plans for "H. P. Jewett Days"
were outlined last night at a
committee meeting at Central
Point Junior High school.
The days' events would
honor the .superintendent of
School District 6 (Consolidat
ed). Jewett has been super
intendent of the district more
than 36 years. He began his
duties in the fall of 1922. He
will retire next August.
Two days of activities are
contemplated, May 7 and 8.
A tour of schools for Mr. Jew
ett is planned for the first
day. On the second day grad
uates of Central Point and
Crater High schools and
teachers who served under
Jewett would .return. Pro
posed events for this day in
clude athletic games, a smor
gasbord supper and an eve
ning program and gift presen
tation. Rex Putnam, Salem, state
superintendent of public in
struction, has accepted an in
vitation to be main speaker at
Reaction of
Chiang Kai-shek
To idea Unknown
Plan Would Reduce
Danger of Warfare
Washington -flJPD- Adminis
istration sources said today
Secretary of State John Fos
ter Dulles may propose a mili
tary pullback by both sides in
the Quemoy area to lessen the
friction in that explosive re
gion. They said it was possible
Dulles, now conferring in Tai
per, Formosa, with Chiang
Kai-shek, would propose that
the Chinese Nationalist leader
signify his willingness to de
militarize Quemoy without
Taipeh, Formosa (UPD
Secretary of State John
Foster Dulles and President
Chiang Kai-shek met for
two and a half hours to
day. A spokesman for Dul
les said it was logical to
assume they discussed re
sumption of U. S. naval con
voys for Nationalist ships
supplying the Quemoyi.
relinquishing sovereignty if
the Chinese Reds give assur
ances they will withdraw
their garrisons from nearby
Amoy on the mainland.
Would Strengthen Position
Whether the Nationalist
leader would even consider
such a step was not known
here. However some Ameri
can officials felt he would
strengthen his position in
world opinion if he showed
willingness to seek reciprocal
measures to blunt the sharp
point of conflict in the area.
Such Communst-Nationalist
agreement would do nothing
to solve the basic dispute be
tween the two, officials
acknowledged. But they said
it would at least considerably
reduce the danger of renewed
warfare.
Officials here had their fin--gers
crossed, hoping Monday's
Communist bombardment of
Quemoy would prove an iso
lated gesture and not indica
tive of Red intentions to re
ume full-scale shelling of the
beleaguered offshore islands.
Chanees Seen Good
Most officials said they be
lieved chances were good the
cease fire would last now.
They interpreted Monday's
sudden breach of the truce as
a gesture of contempt toward
the United States and Dulles,
designed to impress particu
larly Asian opinion with the
fact that Peiping still holds
the initiative.
Some diplomatic authorities
speculated privately that the
renewed bombardment might
well have been sparked by
Red resentment at claims by
some Republican politicians
in this country that the cease
fire was a "victory" for the
firm" Eisenhower adminis
tration Far East policy.
80 Appointments
Made for Blood
Only about 80 appointments .
have been'made for the regu
lar visit of the Red Cross
Bloodmobile at the local chap
ter house, 60 Hawthorne ave..
tomorrow, officials said this
morning.
A total of 350 donors are
needed to assure the quota of
290 pints, Red Cross officials
noted.
The Bloodmobile will be at
the chapter house here be
tween 1 and 6 pjn. tomorrow.
Appointments may be made
by telephoning the Red Cross
office at SPring 3-3813.
Announced
the program.
An H. P. Jewett Homecom
ing account is being set up at'
Central Point branch of First
National bank for donations
toward a gift.
The committee which met
last night was representative
of various groups and inter
ests in the, community and
school district. Detailed plan
ning for the. event has been
placed in the hands of an ex
ecutive committee. Members
are Mrs. Scott Hamilton, C.
Norman Gail, C. A. Meyer,
Otto Bohnert, Lester James
and Everett Faber.
District 6 is considerably"
larger today than when Jew
ett came in 1922. It original
ly included just the Central
Point area. First merger was
with Agate district. Consoli
dations followed with Gold
Hill, Willow Springs and Ta
ble Rock, and then with Sams
Valley and Tolo. Doors of
Crater High school were
opened to students in the fall
of 1951.