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MAIL TRIBUNE, Mtdford, Own, Thonfr, January 1, 139 SA lC"Diros Amoini D"DS SO o no Dgnnoifo Staff Members Not Unanimous; Marked Agreement Noted What was the most significant news in Jackson county during 1958? What was the most interesting? The nine members of the Mail Tribune newt staff, who wrote and covered the stories, are not unanimous in the choices this year. But the degree of agreement about the news and its interest and significance is marked. The elections in the county, both primary and general, were picked by five news staffers as the most significant, and by seven as the most Interesting. Three others thought that the year-long, quiet progress in construction of the Talent irrigation and reclamation project was the most significant, and one believed that the ever-increasing tide of young people into the schools was the most significant. For second choice In sig nificance," four picked the Talent project story, two pick ed the continuing develop ments in planning, both city and county, and the related disputes over subdivision ord inances and garbage disposal regulations, and one each picked the off-street parking fight, the Shakespearean Fes tival building fund drive, and the start of construction on the new shopping center off Jackson st. Third choices In signific ance were the Shakespeare Fund drive (four votes) the off-street parking fight (two votes), and school reorganiza tion progress, planning work, and shopping center (one vote each). 'Most Interesting ' Aside from the elections, only two news events drew first-place choices as the 'most interesting' of the year. These were the school reorg anization story, and the fight over nomination for district judge. Second-choices for the "most Interesting" news went to de velopments in the Oregon Centennial celebration, the off-street parking election, and the Jacksonville dump controversy (two votes each), and the elections, the Shake speare fund drive ahd the dis trict judgeship (one vote each). Third-place choices went to the Jacksonville dump fight (four votes), the Centennial and the "Make Medford Beau iful" stories (two votes each), and the district -judgeship (one vote). Following Is a day-by-day review of the news events of the year, taken from head lines in the Mail Tribune. JANUARY Two babies at Sacred Heart hospital are first in 1958. . . . hearing on Medford Phoenix school district bound ary is slated. ... mice dam age fruit trees. . . . post office is to have automatic elevator. . . Medford Mayor John W. Snider extends all one-year committee appointments an other year, makes new ap pointments and creates two new committees. . . . two Ash land women hurt in car crash on Highway 99. . . . Don Sta thos elected chairman of County Republican Central committee. . . . O.K. Market safe robbed of $1,500. . . . Medford police expect to re ceive the first of six new pa trol wagons this month. . . . the Jackson County Housing authoritty dwellings on West Jackson st. are to be liqui dated this year. . . . Mrs. Al len Gebhard is named Demo cratic county treasurer. . . . the Medford Central Labor council expects to expell Teamster Local 962. . . . Pa cific Tel and Tel plans in stallation of a new long dis tance operating unit. . . . Ger ald J. Scannell Jr., The Dalles, is named new Jackson county deputy district attorney. . . . Rev. Raymond W. Hum reads the New Testament aloud in 17i hours. . . . new federal budget calls for $9,500,000 for the Talent project. . . . O'Gara street residents plant 17 flow ering cherry trees. . . . March of Dimes campaign in full swing. . . . Medford police ar rest "con" man Robert Meu nier. . . . city council author izes city to sign agreement with Southern Pacific for Eighth st. railroad crossing. . . Mayor Snider names 16 to a parks and recreation ad visory committee. . . .gas ex i -, ', CTWtr- , . plosion blows off lids of the new eighth st. storm sewer. . . . Laborer's Union Local 1400 and the Contractor's As sociation of Southern Oregon enter negotiations here. . . . Lyle Kinney is elected head of the Fruit Growers League of Jackson county. . . . fire breaks out in the vicinity of Walker's Dreamland ballroom on East Main st. . . . two are injured in a toboggan acci dent at Union creek. . . . Don ald S. Clark, local rancher, dies of a heart attack. . . . The Footlighters stage repeat per formance of "The Wooden Dish". . . . Bereth Hopkins announces she will run for re election as county clerk. . . . Chamber o f Commerce an nounce its support of VA plans to convert Camp White to a veterans hospital. . . . work begins on the Main st. Eighth st. couplet. . . . heavy rains cause flooding in Rogue River and other areas. . . . Medford High school students hold primary election as part of the 10th annual Student Government day. FEBRUARY Medford policemen learn to ride new Cushman "Jeep" cycles for parking meter pa trol. . . . Greyhound bus driv ers go on strike. ... A sub committee to study means to prevent juvenile delinquency is authorized by the advisory council of the Jackson Coun ty Juvenile court. . . . Frank Albert, senior at Medford high, will serve as Medford mayor during student govern ment day. . . . David Frohn mayer of Medford High and Linda Warren of Crater High are winners in the Elks Lodge Youth Leadership contest. . . . Army Engineers' report on the Rogue River study is ex pected to be presented to the public by late June. . . Phone company employee killed in a Highway 99 crash involving three trucks and a car. . . . Bids are called by Medford school district for construction of Wilson school. . . . Student Government Day activities get under way. . Legal proceedings are begun to validate Swede Wern mark's candidacy for county judge. . . . Students participat ing in Student Government Day hold mock city council meeting. . . . Arguments be fore the state supreme court on Swede Wernmark's candi dacy for county judge pre pared. . . . Billy Junior Nunn is re-sentenced to die by Cir cuit Judge H. K. Hanna. . . . Hugh D'Autremont pleads guilty to second degree mur der. . . . Storm winds here reach 69 miles per hour. . . . Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna issues an order restraining Gov. Holmes from commuting or attempting to commute Billy Junior Nunn's death sentence. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson are sen tenced to 2VS years each for unlawfully obtaining public assistance. . . . The state su preme court orders County Clerk Bereth Hopkins to ac cept the filing of Swede Wern mark for county judge. MARCH Three plywood mills close in Jackson county because of a poor market. . . . District attorney Thomas J. Reeder criticizes the county judge and clerk for seeking outside legal aid in the case involving the judge's term of office . . . Circuit Judge Edward C. Kel- ley, Medford. Municipal Judge iNoreen Kelly and Jackson " II i " t 1 . wit Ti'iTif F . new hospital open doors . . , ville Municipal Judge Bernard Kelly appear on television in "What's My Line?" . . . Mrs. Maxine Smith is named vice president of the Oregon Ed ucation association . . . state legislative interim committee hears testimony here on deer feeding and hunting problems . . . a homemade bomb con cealed in a book explodes at Medford High school . . . van dals push over some 120 tombstones in Jacksonville cemetery . . . three Central Point youths are arrested in connection with a burglary, several thefts and the vandal ism in Jacksonville cemetery . . . John Phillips, Medford ham operator, picks up signals from the Vanguard satellite . . . a Phoenix company plans a plant for making prefabric ated buildings . . . aerial map ping of Medford is to begin . . . Robert Lee Ayres is ar- raigned on a first degree mur der charge in connection with the slaying of Wayne Wilbur Dailey, Ashland motel oper ator . . . Loren S. Ritchie, Medford contractor, submits the apparent low bid for con struction of Hoover school . . . primary election campaigns get into full swing . . . Gov ernor Holmes pledges his sup port of efforts to return un used buildings at Camp White to federal service . . . two men are killed in a car-pickup collision near Eagle Point . . . Jack Eaton, county planning technician, is called on to look into legal procedures for procuring park sites . . . Dis trict Attorney Thomas J. Reeder orders confiscation and destruction of all pinball machines "depending uponJ chance" after April 9. APRIL Clyde Pangborn, famed flyer who used Medford air port for many years, dies . Three juveniles responsible for damage do repairs in Jack sonville Pioneer cemetery . . The Jackson county rural school district calls an elec tion to exceed the 6 per cent limitation R. Craig Philips awarded Fulbright scholar ship in Philosophy to study in Edinburgh. . . . CAA suggests "express" status for airport here. . . . Mrs. Rosemary Slaten indicted by grand gury . .. . hearing held on construc tion of a road into Howard Prairie recreational site . . . city franchise sought for TV antenna plan more scholar ships awarded students by Elk Lumber Co. . . . work moving ahead for two new schools in Medford district ... re straining order is placed on pinball directive as machines held not devices for gambling . . . county assessor explains property assessment . . . last minute preparations rushed for Pear Blossom Festival . .. Bakers' local awaits NLRB hearing and election is plan ned soon . . . Charles Porter says Rogue study late for ac tion . . . hot spring sun aids Pear parade . . . Mail Tribune Women's Editor is named win ner of three prizes . . . over 250 present at VFW ceremon ies for national head . . . final arguments presented on SP rail service case . . . job clas sification survey submitted to county officials . . . Charles C. Furnas, ex-local-mayor, dies . . . Mail Tribune gets church news prize . . . Cascade tun nel poked through for Talent job . . . general improvement noted in employment in local mills . . . recreation responsi bility given to the county . . . Upper Rogue audience hears of plans for River develop ment and alternatives . . . Medford will be first city to participate in state FHA pro gram . . . Carlos Morris seeks opinion on whether weather forecast is political . . . dedica tion of new hospital is sched uled for April 26 . . . Bruce F. Burchfield dies of heart attack when house damaged by fire . . . voter registrations show gain of 3,288 . . . move of patients to new hospital is scheduled for May dealine . . . crowds see hospital on Satur day and Sunday . . . federal planning funds sought for O Sputnik rocket creates interest county program . . . operating budget for Howard school passes . . . 130 attend dinner to start "auto buy" program here. MAY Hugh D'Autremont pleads guilty to assault charge . . . Ceremonies mark "Law Day" in area . . . "Remarkably smooth" move is made to new valley hospital . . . Planning budget given approval by county court ... Ervin L. Pe terson boosts individual initi ative idea before 1,000 mem bers of Oregon Junior Cham ber of Commerce . . . Eagle Point and Shady Cove join school districts . . . Call for bids made on Emigrant Dam enlargement project . . . Tal ent project workers' strike halts work on project . . . Gandt reelected head of Pio neer Sites foundation . . . Evacuation exercises are held in simulated alert . . . Med ford police complete construc tion of range . . . Porter pro poses new federal building here . . . An irregularity in handling of city parking me ter money is found . . . Robert Kyle, president of loan asso ciation, dies . . . Housing au thority residents protest order to vacate . . . Medford city planners suggest zone to in clude mobile homes . . . Port land Chamber of Commerce expresses interest in poten tialities of Howard Prairie project . . . David L. Mack, Crater student, receives schol arship of $500 . . . Primary election voter turnout "aver age" . . . Construction of tele vision service, in city planned . . . Work resumes on Talent project after strike . . . $30, 000 in frost damage reported in Del Rio orchard in Gold Hill ... Lumber rate cut is allowed railroad . . . Slater to replace Mrs. Jensen as school board clerk July 1 ... 150 register for local crime con ference . . . Cable TV system and color TV are announced by local station . . . Sno-Cat Co. -receives one of Navy's highest honors . . . Official canvass shows tax base pro posal lost by 126 votes . . . Rogue River men selected to participate in Brussels Fair . . . Ashland school district voters approve budget . . . Hail causes some damage to pears . . . Cordy receives su perior service award . . . dis agreement seen on county sal ary schedule . . . manager of Western Union office here to retire June 1. JUNE Charles H. Lorton, 100. dies in a local hospital . . . county elected officials plan to ask a 10 per cent pay boost . . . Mrs. Richard Travis sweepstakes winner for exhibition roses in the Medford Rose society show Medford's school dis trict voters pass the new budget by a 5-1 margin . . . 259 Medford High school sen iors to receive diplomas . . . Gladys Beddoe and Sandra Buxton named top graduating seniors . . . two exploded homemade bombs are discov ered in the city reservoir . . . county budget committee agrees to levy no property tax, thus automatically elim inating the tax base . . . audi tions begin for the 18th an nual Oregon Shakespeare fes tival . . . James A. Redden Jr. elected to succeed himself as chairman of the County Dem ocratic central committee . . . 195 Disabled American Veter ans in town for convention . . . DeWayne Miller drown; in the Applegate river . . . Leon aid Mayfield, Medford super intendent of schools, to re ceive doctorate in education at the University of Oregon . . . a new attendance record of 984 in one day set at Haw thorne Park pool . . . William Frohmayer appointed to the state real estate board . . . officers of the Jackson County Employees association ap prove "reluctantly" the pro posed compensation plan . . . Stanley C. Jones resigns from the city council . . . plans an nounced for a Jackson County Centennial association . . . "Rusty" becomes the 1958 rooster crowing champion with 68 exclamations in a half hour period . . . C. E. Hed berg, local manager and vice president of the First Nation al bank, appointed to admin istrative position in the Port land head office . . .. John Bowman wins Catfish Derby for second time . . . UMC offi cials set $131,030 goal . . . city council authorizes the Ken-wood-Grandview sanitary sewer . . . Robert- L. Baccus appointed to succeed Stanley C. Jones on council. JMWJMWJMWK' JULY Rural school board certi fies levy totaling $1,974, 515.12. . . . Medford city council approves 1958-59 bud get totaling $2,772,385. . . . About 200 postmasters and wives attend convention here. . . . Eugene F. Burrill, Pros pect, makes forced landing in Piper Apache four miles northeast of Medford airport. . . . Jackson county budget for 1958-59 totaling $3,435,887.09 adopted. . . . Workers on the Talent project are idled as employers comply with a statewide order against oper ating engineers union. . . . Salter and Klien, Rogue River, awarded contract for renovation and expansion of Medford Senior High school. . . . County Clerk Bereth Hop kins directed to issue certifi cate of nomination for the district judgeship to Robert G. Danielson. . . . Medford planning commissi on ap proves tentative zoning of Ber rydale. . . . Eugene Burns, syndicated Mail Tribune fea ture writer, is reportedly killed in the Iraq uprising. . . . City Sanitary Service plans to use new dump site near Jacksonville regardless of objections. . . . Mark Goldy resigns from . the Medford planning commission. . . . John Wiliams announces plans for a new television station in this area. . . . Robert Daniel son files an acceptance of his nomination for district judge. . . . The state legislative in terim committee on mental re- tardation and emotional dis turbance learns the local pic ture. . . . Ken Bailey, 14, of Rogue River, receives a "serv ice under fire" award from Keep Oregon Green associa tion for preventing spread of forest fire. . . . Evans valley school district voters turn down proposed budget for the third time. . . . Jack A. Edson appointed to Medford plan ning commission. . . . Medford realtor objects to residential use of buildings bought from the Jackson County Housing authority under an agreement they are to be used for other than residential purposes. . . . The Shakespeare Festival in Ashland opens its 18th season with "Much Ado About Noth ing." . . . Two Medford boys, 9 years old, open carnival and make 24-cent profit. AUGUST City Sanitary Service launches dumping operations near Jacksonville. . . . Mark Goldy, chairman of the Jack son County Housing author ity, says requirement that dwelling units removed from housing area be used for other than residential purposes not "ironclad." . . . Medford Ki-. wanis club dedicates Maple Park rest area to the city and county. . . . Theft of $400 frm the Jackson County Farm Home safe under inves tigation. . . . County plan ning commission approves in terim zoning ordinance to pre vent garbage dumping near Jacksonville and forwards its recommendation to the county court. . . . The Main st.-Eighth st. couplet in Medford opens on schedule. . . . Shutdown of long-distance trucking goes in to effect here. . . . Two safe burglaries, one in Medford and one in Ashland, net a total of $1,336. . . . Army an nounces plans to acquire a Jackson County Housing Au thority tract for erection of a Reserve Training Center. . . . Bob Sorber inventories cen tennial attractions in the Ap plegate area. . . . Rogue Val ley Roundup activities get un der way. : . . The Sputnik III rocket attracts local stargaz ers. . . . Talent project work ers return to jobs. . . . Mrs. Max Hawks of Shady Cove is discovered by bloodhounds after her sojourn in the Huck leberry lake area. . . . Spec tacular electric storm causes several fires. . . . Sen. Philip B. Lowry files findings of facts in connection with Southern Pacific railroad pas senger service "abandonment. . . . Council approves "inter im'' zoning for Berrydale. . . . Poor attendance at nominat ing convention foils hopes of naming "standby" candidate for district judgeship. . . . The 4-H, FFA livestock fair boasts the biggest sale ever. . . . Pat Rushton named Miss Jackson County at the Kiwanis county housing authority buildings cleared fair. . . . County court rejects planning commission recom mendation for interim zoning ordinance to prevent garbage dumping near Jacksonville. . . . Over two dozen members of possible teen-age sex club examined in connection with outbreak of venereal disease. . . . Crop duster plane spray ing orchards topples KDOV's transmitting antenna. . . . Jackson county to receive an Increase in O and C timber receipts. SEPTEMBER Mrs. Ann Todd charges ad ministrators of the Eagle Point Irrigation district with improper practices . . . Don Geren, Eagle Point dairy farmer and water user, takes issue with Mrs. Todd . . . Roy Bashaw receives judicial sanc tion as the official nominee for district judge . . . Miss B. J. Larsen announces resigna tion as administrator of the Rogue Valley Memor ial hospital . . . Medford's city council creates municipal park and recreation commis sion . . . Mayor Snider ap pointed to the Oregon Cen tennial commission . . . Busi ness Education Day receives praise from school officials and Medford businessmen . . . members of Teamsters Local 962 here approve contract pro posals designed to end the 36 day trucking strike-lockout . . . . schools begin fall sessions with a 10 per cent over-all reg istration increase noted . . . United Medford Crusade 1958- . . . Mayor Snider . . . lost for senator . . . reelected mayor . . . appointed to Centennial commission . . . reelected to board of directors of League of Oregon Cities . . . appointed chairman of the League's highway committee . . . named a member of the highway committee of the American Munici pal association . . . sparks Make Medford Beautiful cam paign . . . 59 campaign gets under way with a kick-off dinner at the YMCA . . . controversy over the validity of a contract flares up between Gilman's Dairy and Teamsters Local 962 . . . four children and wife of Harold Otosen, Eagle Point city marshal, hospital ized after an auto accident . . . . Bruce Barnett, 13, builds a castle of firewood . . . Cora Lee Ottosen, 2, dies of injuries sustained in auto crash . . . Roger Linhart, 14, of Med ford, is accidentally shot and killed by friend . . . the Eagle Point Irrigation district's as sessment ledger appears to substantiate Mrs. Ann Todd's complaint that penalties for late payments were levied in consistent . . . dismantling of the Shakespeare Festival the atre in Ashland gets under way . . . Mayor Snider an nounces a campaign to "Make Medford Beautiful" . . . Med ford city council paves way for sale of old community hos pital building by approving a liberal interpretation of zon ing regulations . . . fire de stroys White City Box com pany . . . Mayor Snider ap points nine members to the new city parks and recreation commission . . . the Medford building department and pri vate contractor at odds over an alleged violation of city building regulations . . . di rectors of the Oregon Shake- speare Festival association set a total of $275,000 as the amount needed to rebuild the Ashland theatre . . . positive action by the five men who deliver Gilman's milk is sug gested to resolve the dairy's dispute with the Teamsters. OCTOBER Eight area students named in semi-finals of National Merit scholarship competition . . . Copco's Big Bend plant dedicated . . . man arrested for paying in cash on gam bling device . . . parking plat form proposal presented to Medford city council . . Charles Ivan Gustafson nam ed new administrator of Rogue hospital by board . . . two officials conduct study of local air pollution . . . Medford youth killed by bullet on hunting jaunt . . . budget com mittee members will return unauthorized expense money when directed by county court . . . break in number of un employed noted . . . Centen nial group seeks chamber of commerce as project sponsor . . . Ted Flury denies 'inten tional corruption' in conduct ing Eagle Point irrigation dis trict business . . . "Keeney Plan" is favored by merchants group . . . property tax rolls to be turned over to sheriff for collection . . . Mayor Snider opens senior activity center here . . . Democrats narrow registration gap to 687 behind the Republicans . . . Planners suggest that Clark st. railroad crossing be maintained . . . roller skating rink planned on Eagles property . . . group formed to study fairgrounds possibilities here . . . Flury arrested on indictment from grand jury . . . plans for 'Ore gon Centennial Week' in coun ty discussed . . . accident vic tim dies of injuries, 13th in county . . . problems of small woodlots dismissed . . . Flury arraigned in circuit court . . . city council approves heating and lights money for senior center . . . Fred Robinson elected temporary head of Medford Gospel Mission . . . $276,867 received from state by county to cover quarterly payments . . . voters and can didates eye each other at . . . reelected circuit judge . Fair . . . fall enrollment hits all-time high at SOC . . . court outlines ideas to assist in se lection of park sites . . . oppo sition to proposed change in O and C timber receipts is voiced . . . twenty Medford lawyers named to Bar asso ciation committees . . . Lowry asks PUC for decision on rail road case . . . exemptions ex- ceed $56 million from ad valorem taxes . . . contracts planned for recreation sites at lakes . . . razing of Shake speare theater nears comple tion . . . commission approves local highway funds . . . chair man of tree committee named by Mayor Snider . . . land use policies discussed at city offi cials' meeting . . . Eagle Point may hold election for irriga tion district director. NOVEMBER Morse claims Hatfield gave false evidence . . . School bus accident injures 36 children . . . New hospital set for Cen tral Point, says Dr. Rutter . . . Area puts two Democrats and five Republicans in jobs . . . Groundbreaking set for shop ping area . . . Three candi dates seek election to Eagle Point irrigation district board of directors . . . Baker chal lenges Medford to contest for beautifi cation . . . Complaint seeks cancelation of Copco contract with E.P. irrigation district . . . Jacksonville grants surrey franchise . . . Tree inventory of parkways in city completed . . . Parents petition court to correct Dark Hollow road conditions . . . Dedication set for new build ings at SOC . . . Former Eagle Point irrigation worker de fends the district board and Flury . . . Wagon train being considered by 4-H members in valley . . . 200 volunteers ex pected at Shakespearean Fes tival fund dinner . . . Clarence J. Greb reelected director of EP Irrigation district . . . SOC coaches walk back to Ashland after game . . . Shakespearean Festival fund drive for theater under way . . . Special Med ford election called for amend ment to authorize bonds for off-street parking facilities . . . Mystery' tree may be collec tor's item . . . 69.54 per cent of voters cast ballots . . . City officials attend League con vention in Eugene Consoli dation studied By boards in Talent and Phoenix ... SI ,000 stolen from school safe in Jacksonville . . . Trail riders plan participation in pony ex press run ... 14 residents of county receive naturalization . Congressman Porter tells of need to develop recreation al areas . . . Mayor Snider ap pointed to Highway group of American Municipal associa tion . . . Duncan picked for House speakership . . . U. S. check raises hopes for new swimming pool on Jackson street . . . OSC professor says Beekman Ave. tree may be Hedge Maple . . . Shakespeare fund drive reaches third of $275,000 goal . . . Protest about Phoenix highway by pass sent to state . . . Property taxes in county show 8.6 per cent increase . . . Local, pears face stiffer competition and lowering of prices . . . Hun dreds attend holiday opening of local stores . . . Joel B. Reeder named Medford's new city attorney. . . . new circuit judge DECEMBER Water and fire district vot ers elect directors . . . Red den resigns as local chairman of Democratic party . . . five organizations pledged to city beauty program . . . Sweet gum trees will be planted in city . . . Brian B. Mullen named deputy district attor ney Medford City Council recommends amendment ap roval . . . Christmas trees are cut illegally in region . . . Unemployment in county well below last year . . . state em ployee dies after car falls into Cascade gorge . . . Copco will construct office building . . . Mrs. Maxine Smith named head of educators . . . Copco wins suit brought by state . . . third floor of Ashland Junior High condemned . . . off-street parking amendment is de feated in city election . . . bill planned for accurate lab eling of shoe material . . . Construction work in'SUake speare theatre starts . . . Mrs. Buffington chosen chairman of Heart Drive . . . City police discover pinball payoff on Front street . . . Study plan ned on air pollution here . . . Million dollar construction work is set at SOC . . . Mild red A. Gail gets fellowship to study Russian . National Guard alert termed big suc cess . . . helicopter service planned in area . . . Bids on Army reserve center may be called in January . . . Recrea tion and sports area planned south of Medford . . . prisoner smuggles $590 into county jail despite search . . . Pren tice named secretary of Tree Farm group . . . Action to curb U. S. Supreme court urged at meeting . . . Air pol- . . elected district judge . . . lution is discussed by Medford city council . . . Jerry Golden, Ashland, held in tavern shoot ing .. . J. H. Creager elected president of Jackson County centennial group ... Esti mates are expected in Janu ary for new Ashland Junior High . . . Shakespeare festival drive total is increased by new donations . . . Hugh D'Au trement will be released in January . . . proposed Talent project license agreement for recreation work received by county . . . School reorganiza tion group withdraws sugges tion . . . Judge Kelly calls for depositions in Eagle Point water users case The A. C. Pierce display wins the Junior Chamber of Commerce out door Christmas lighting con test . . . Charles Johnson, 82, of Ashland, killed by auto . . . Angus Bowmer named to di rect portion of Oregon's Feb. 14 centennial "birthday par ty" in Salem . . . Medford man ana his son drown oa Illinois river fishing trip.
