MAIL TRIBUNE, Mtdford, Own, Thonfr, January 1, 139 SA
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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.
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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.