Ashland Legion
Post to Meet
Ashland - Members of the
Ashland post No. 14 and aux
iliary of the American Legion
have planned a special joint
meeting Tuesday, Jan. 13, at
7:30 p.m. in the Legion hall.
Special guests will be de
partment heads from Port
land, including George Nel
son, commander; Glen Howe,
service officer; Mrs. George
Dickie, president; and Mrs.
Pearl Simpkins, rehabilitation
chairman.
All will speak on current
phases of the Legion program
The meeting is designed to
acquaint members with the
benefits which are available
to veterans, those in charge
state. Wives of ex-servicemen,
as well as Legion and aux
iliary members, are invited.
Other persons in Ashland
having questions concerning
veterans hospitals, burial
benefits, pensions, G.I. loans,
or other .veteran-connected
problems, are invited.
Refreshments will be served
by the auxiliary.
The group will hold a
meeting at Camp White to
meet the new manager and
explain services offered by the
legion and auxiliary. Guy
Applewhite, Ashland, the Vet
erans Administration Veter
ans Services representative for
this area, will attend.
Tickets for Awards
Dinner Go on Sale
Tickets for the annual Med
ford Safety Council's awards
banquet went on sale Friday,
Capt. Clyde Fichtner, Medford
police department and chair
man of the annual event, has
announced.
Tickets may be purchased
at the Medford police station,
or from members of the Safe
ty Council or at the door.
Jackson County Sheriff Joe
Walsh, awards committee
chairman, said two citizens
safety awards will be present
ed to individuals for outstand
ing endeavor In the field of
. safety. This marks the first
time the Council has honored
two persons with the award,
he said.
Other presentations will in
clude the Saved-A-Life award,
traffic safety award, industrial
safety and several commenda
tions to firms and individuals
for support of the work of the
Safety Council
Of the five largest cities
in this country, Los Angeles
alone showed an increase in
marriages in 1957.
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Recreation, Tourism Follow
Other Area Economic Leaders
(Editor's note: The fol
lowing article on tourism
in the Rogue River ralley
is written by Robert Dolan,
geography department,
. Louisiana Stale uniyenily.
It presents a summary of
the conclusion of a thesis
prepared as partial fulfill
ment of the requirements
for a master's degree in the
department of natural re
sources, Oregon State col
lege, June, 1958. The arti
cle was published in the
December, 1958, issue of
Oregon Business Review, a
magazine published by the
University of Oregon bu
reau of business research.)
By ROBERT DOLAN
Recreation and tourism are
big business in the Rogue
River valley. Their value fol-
Six Directors
Named to Board
Six directors were reelect
ed to the board of the Rogue
Valley State bank Thursday
at the annual stockholders
meeting.
Reelected were W. H. Young,
J. H. Stanley and Leonard
Bradshaw, Eagle Point, and
Frank P. Farrell, Ralph E.
Pierce and Clarence H. Young,
Medford.
W. H. Young also was elect
ed chairman of the board;
Clarence Young, president;
Pierce, vice president; Neal
A. Curry, cashier; Gertrude
McCorkle, assistant cashier;
and Ron Cordon, assistant
cashier.
Stockholders voted to in
crease the capital stock of the
bank from $100,000 to $150,-
000 "to keep capital funds in
line with increased business,"
officials reported. Surplus ac
count was increased to
$110,000.
Employees of the firm have
increased by one-fouth in the
past year.
Clarence Young reported at
the meeting that the bank had
an increase of half a million
in deposits and satisfactory
earnings.
He predicted that business
will continue to improve in
1949, with much activity in
new building and a greatly
expanded tourist trade.
The "Maser," a device
based on a synthetic ruby is
expected to increase the sensi
tivity of radio telescopes ten
fold. MONDAY, 9:30 A.M. TO
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lows closely on the heels of
region's two economic leaders-agriculture
and lumber
ing. The region contains ' the
raw ingredients for a great
diversity of outdoor activities
and pleasant vacations. The
weather and climate permit
some form of sport every
month of the year. The sum
mer season, the period of
greatest tourist travel, is es
pecially equable. The area has
a favorable location in re
spect to population centers,
and accessibility is provided
by an excellent highway sys
tem. Mountains are a part of
every view, and offer a mul
titude of recreation opportu
nities. Coniferous forests sup
ply a year-around green land
scape. Much of the forest land
is controlled by the United
States Forest Service. Cut
ting will be on a sustained
yield basis, and large areas of
unsightly logged-off land will
not mar the natural beauty.
The highland borders are the
sources for numerous moun
tain streams. Many contribute
their waters to the Rogue
river, master stream of the
region. The fighting sports
fish of the Rogue and its trib
utaries are one of the major
attractions of the area.
Developments Needed
For full utilization of the
recreational endowments of
nature, there is need for such
developments as parks and
picnic areas, roads and trails,
campsites, and public conve
niences. Federal, state and
county agencies have been ac
tive in such developments.
Crater Lake National park is
one of the most famous beau
ty spots in North America.
Oregon Caves National Mon
ument is another national
park development. The recreation-use
policy of the U.S.
Forest Service has been re
sponsible for numerous camp
sites, public conveniences,
hundreds of miles of trails
and roads, scenic protective
zones, and wild, limited, and
recreation areas within the
three national forests located
in the region. Josephine coun
ty and the Oregon State High
way Commission have dedi
cated land for parks. A num
ber of reservoirs provide fish
ing, boating and other water
sports.
The region's recreational
assets are responsible for a
large yearly influx of visitors.
Traffic counts conducted by
the Oregon State Highway
department in 1953 showed
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Our loss, your gain!
AND GIRLS' SIZES
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Medford's Bargain Center
Sixth and Central
that 1,725,000 tourists and va
cationists visited the Rogue
River valley. The average
length of stay within the re
gion was estimated to be one
and one-half days. Surveys by
the National Park Service
and the U.S. Fish and Wild
life Service indicate that the
average visitor spends ap
proximately $5.43 per day.
This means an annual income
to the region of approximate
ly S14 million. This income is
surpassed only by the approx
imate S56 million for lumber
ing and the approximately
Sio million for agriculture.
Vacation Dollar
The major part of the vaca
tion dollar js spent on lodging
(31.3 per cent), food and drink
(29.3 per cent), sporting goods
and related commodities (21.6
per cent) and transportation
(17.8 per cent); and the sell
ing of these goods and serv
ices to the tourist is subse
quently one of the major eco
nomic activities of the region.
The number of lodging ac
commodations, food dispenso
ries, and service stations in
excess of the immediate popu
lation needs clearly indicates
a seasonal or itinerant trade.
There are 162 motels, 29 ho
tels, 210 eating establish
ments, and 161 service sta
tions in the area. Most of
these business establishments
are located in the major cen
ters or on the roads radiating
from them. Business begins to
accelerate in May, reaches a
peak in July and August, and
begins to decline in the latter
part of September. To the
average businessman, the
summer season and the quick
ening of the economic pulse
are coincident.
Tourism can have a promis
ing future in the Rogue River
valley. Tourist travel and ex
penditures are on the in
crease. An estimated 3,454,
000 people visited Oregon in
1956, an increase of 216,000
over 1955. These visitors are
estimated to have spent $141
million in 1956 as compared
to $127 million in 1955. In
1947 two million visitors used
the state parks, beaches, and
rest areas. In 1954, the use of
these facilities had jumped to
six million, an increase of 200
per cent. In 1960, the number
is expected to be nine million.
Must Be Expanded
Since the Rogue River val
ley should receive its share of
this expected increase in tour
ist trade, recreational facili
ties must be expanded. Needs
range from picnic and camp
grounds, to large, complex
multiple-use recreation areas.
A major part of the job of
providing these facilities will
be accomplished by the agen
cies in control of the public
lands-the U.S. Forest Service,
the National -Park Service,
the Bureau of Land Manage
ment, and the State Parks di
cision of the Oregon State
Highway department.
The U.S. Forest Service in
tends to expand and improve
existing facilities under the
new program, "Operation
Outdoors." This will have di
rect effect on the recreational
future of the Rogue River val
ley, since a large per cent of
the present and potential at
tractions and. developments
lie within the boundaries of
"the national forests.
Improvements are also
needed in many of the present
state and county parks. Addi
tions to the present number
would relieve the- congestion
in those existing.
Great Potential
A great potential lies in the
Applegate and Illinois River
valleys, where recreational
development is feasible. Ap
proximately fifty miles of the
Applegate River valley is ac
cessible by a surfaced road. It
offers scenic attractions, nu
merous camping and p'enic
sites, together with swimming
and fishing waters. Develop
ment in this region would ne
cessitate -additional commer
cial enterprises such as mo
tels, service stations, restau
rants, and resorts. Develop
ment in the Illinois Valley
may be more distant, because
of its very rugged topography
and inaccessibility. The open
ing of these valleys would
augment present development
and further bolster the tour
ist economy.
The Rogue River valley has
shown a rapid development in
recent years, and continued
development of new portions
of the area 111 be realized as
tourist and recreational pres
sures increase.
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