2 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford", Oregon, Sunday, February 1. 1959
Annual Student Government Day Gets Under Way Wednesday
At the 11th annual Student circuit judge, James Main;
Government day gets underlie Hoffbuhr Phoenix, cir-
cuii judge, tawara iveiiy,
way Wednesday, Feb. 4, those
connected with its develop
ment will remember the con
siderable work done by its
"prime movers," the late Dia
mond Flynn, mayor of Med-
ford, and Mrs. Joanne Smith
head of the Medford High
school social studies depart
ment.
Original purpose of the pro
gram was to give students of
the senior class an opportun
', ity to see local government
in action at a time when they
are studying local govern
ment, according to Elliott D
Becken, assistant superinten-
' dent of Medford schools. Stu
dents are elected by fellow
students to fill local govern
ment positions during Student
Government Day.
The two-day activities come
" when the students have fin
. ished the local government
course, Becken explained. Af
ter this brief experience, they
return to class and use a pre
pared outline to give their
experiences.
"During Student Govern
ment Day. the students are
using the city hall and coun
ty government offices as. an
extension of the school labor-
. atory," the assistant superin
tendent said. "It personalizes
their course and makes them
see and experience first hand
some of the things they have
only read and talked about.
"We are greatly indebted
' to the Medford Elks lodge for
. carrying the program on and
making it continuous, for giv
ing the project direction, fa
cllities and funds necessary
. to put on the dinner, provide
the speaker and give it the
dressing that appeals to the
teenager.
"We are also greatly in
debted to Medford city offic
ials. This student government
day as developed and con
tinued here has no superior
In the state and nation from
everything I have been able
to learn," Becken said.
Names of the students who
are participating in the pro
gram, their temporary offices
and the public officials they
will work with are:
Linda Holm, Butte Falls,
assessor, Ray Schumacher;
Lynne Smith, Jacksonville,
Joan Skov, Central Point,
county clerk, Marvin Mad
den; Bill Hubbard, Eagle
Point, county judge. Earl Mil
ler; Bill White, Central Point,
county commissioner, Chester
Wendt; Leon Small, Phoenix,
county commissioner, Ralph
James; Don MacKintosh,
Phoenix, district attorney,
Thomas Reeder; Tom David
son, Prospect, district court
judge, Roy Bashaw; Duane
Anderson, Eagle Point, coun
ty engineer -surveyor, Paul
Rynning; Doyle Branson,
Jacksonville, constable, Mich
ael Loftus; Doug Davis, Cen
tral Point, county school sup
erintendent, Alf B. Mekvold;
Arthur Gardener, Eagle
Point, sheriff, Joe Walsh;
Gayle Hagen, Central Point,
coroner, Carlos Morris; John
Burns, Central Point, treas
urer, Karl Janouch.
Serving as temporary ap
pointed county officials are:
Raymond Abbott, Butte Falls,
chief deputy sheriff, Paul Bet-
tiol; Jim White, Central Point,
tax deputy sheriff, Mrs. Mar-
jorie Brooks; Mary Fowler,
Prospect, court reporter, Clif
ford Howard; Jean Messecar,
Eagle Point, juvenile direc
tor, Mrs. Kay Crowell; Jerry
Fereuson. Butte Falls, assis
tant juvenile director, Larry
Tweedy; Steve Carroll, Eagle
Point, watermastr.", David
H e n d r i x; Priscilla Poole,
Butte Falls, chief deputy
clerk, Mrs. Nyah Neil; Fran
ces Hensley, Phoenix, deputy
elections clerk, Mrs. Afton
Carter.
Pattie Clave, Eagle Point,
deputy records clerk, Mrs.
Thelma Mclntyre; Margaret
Pendleton, Central Point,
deputy accountant clerk, Miss
Helen Duggan; Susan Walker,
Phoenix, legal department
supervisor, Mrs. Irene Bren
ner; Ida Mane tsoiz, rnuEimi,
welfare administrator, James
Pullman; Elaine Kroon, Cen-
tral Point, public health om
cer, Dr. A. Erin Merkel;
Molly Gregg, ' Eagle Point,
public health nurse, Mrs.
Frances Clink; Mike Burrill,
Prospect, jailer, Jack Dunlap;
Sharon Mitchell, Jacksonville,
sanitarian, Orie Moore; Nancy
Nieder m e y e r, Jacksonville,
chairman, county extension
office, C. B. Cordy; Vernola
Hutchison, Central Point,
home demonstration agent,
Miss Mary Pat Lucy; Tom
Troxol, Phoenix, county 4-H
agent, Glenn Klein; Margaret
Taylor, Central Point, county
4-H home economics agent,
Miss Mary Lou Garner: and
Jack Esp, Eagle Point, county
extension agent., Earle Jossy.
George King, Jacksonville,
court house custodian, Merill
Beneka; Wayne C a b b 1 e r,
Jacksonville, veterans' serv
ice officer, Jerry Bianconi;
Gordon Allen, Jacksonville,
veterinarian, Dr. Kenneth
Farley; Richard Hammersley,
Cnetral Point, assistant coun
ty school superintendent,
Bruce Hitt; Judy Taylor,
Prospect, civil defense direc
tor, Maj. Gen. J. H. Hicks;
Mary Cole, Phoenix, county
court secretary, Mrs. Delpha
Offenbacher; Sharee Luke
Offenbacher; Sharee Lue
Wilderness Preservation Bill
This Year
May Be
Although the Wilderness
Preservation bill was not
passed in the last session of
Congress, there is a strong
possibility it will be brought
up this session, S. T. Moore,
U. S. Forest Service staff as
sistant, said Friday.
The bill would have a
strong impact on the national
forest system, Moore told a
meeting of the Siskiyou chap
ter of the Society of Ameri
can Foresters Friday night at
the Rogue Valley Country
club.
The forest service has rec
ognized the concept of wilder
ness as a legitimate use of
forests, he said. There ere
now 82 wilderness aeas con
taining a total of 14 million
acres.
As specified in the recent
wilderness bill proposal, no
commercial 'cutting or me-.
chanical equipment is allowed
in these areas. It has been the
past practice for the adminis
tration in charge of forest
lands to determine what areas
will or will not be wilderness
areas, he noted.
Three Parts
The forest service would ap
prove passing the bill if three
parts are deleted, Moore said.
One part would be the pro
posal to establish a wilder
ness council. According to the
bill, this would consist of the
secretary of interior, secretary
of agriculture, secretary of
the Smithsonian Institute and
three members at large.
The council would be an
extra body between the ad
ministration and the adminis
tration of the land, he pointed
out. It would require keeping
extra records and extra expense.
The other part, which the
forest service would delete,
would be that section which
states that unless the secre
tary of interior determines
otherwise, in 10 years areas
not otherwise designated
would become wilderness
areas. This would also apply
to primitive areas in national
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forests which would remain
wilderness if not reclaimed by
the secretary of agriculture in
10 years.
Insufficient Data
When boundaries were
drawn on present primitive
areas insufficient data exist
ed. If the 10-year period were
extended to 15 years it would
give sufficient time for the
forest service to study the
lands more accurately and
possibly reclassify them. The
forest service is now engaged
in this work, Moore said.
.Wilderness areas must be
determined by the adminis
tering agencies to allow for
adequate disease and insect
control, Moore added. Ac
cording to present terms of
the bill, it would be impossi
ble to get into wilderness
areas to perform the control
work necessary, he indicated.
Present wilderness areas do
permit watershed use, grazing
and extraction of minerals.
H . 1 '
ivioore aaoea.
Calvin Smith, of the Indus
trial Forestry association,
pointed out that the executive
secretary of the Wilderness
Society is directly responsi-
Die ior bringing the bill up
at the time of the last session
of Congress. Attempts to pass
mis diu Deiore irom 1956 on
have never been successful,
he pointed out.
Hearings Held
A number of hearines were
held on the bill recently
which revealed a number
of sportsmen's organizations
backed the bill with a few ex
ceptions such as the Izaak
Walton League chapter in
Portland. However, the Izaak
Walton league nationally fa
vored the bill, Smith noted.
The Alaska Mines commis
sion was against the bill since
so much undeveloped land ex
ists in Alaska, he pointed out.
A total of approximately 14
million acres of forest lanrl
has already been set aside for
one purpose use, the forester
noted. The bill would affect
19 national parks and include
national monuments.
Under the bill the secretary
of interior would have up to
10 years to lay out a plan of
development. If such plans
are not prepared and a pro
gram established then all un
developed lands would come
under the wilderness system.
Such undeveloped areas
would include ranges and
wildlife sanctuaries.
No Roads Built
Smith pointed out that un
der the bill no roads can be
built into wilderness areas, no
mechanical equipment can be
taken there, which includes
landing an airplane or oper
ating a boat. Lack of roads
would make it impossible for
forest fire-fighting, it was
pointed out.
Any changes In the status
of the wilderness areas would
require a presidential procla
mation, the forester pointed
out.
Economy Suffers
Dale Prentice, new mana
ger of the Southern Oregon
Conservation and Tree Farm
association, said that when
any part of the land resources
are withheld or eliminated
the whole economy suffers.
Federal taxes originate on the
land resources, he said. Every
area must contribute to the
needs of the people, he point
ed out.
Wilderness areas are a real
source of worry to forestry
men since such insects as the
spruce bud worm and the
spruce beetle are a problem
in western forest lands. Lack
of access to forested lands as
provided for in the Wilder
ness Preservation bill further
complicate the problem, Pren
tice pointed out.
During the question and
answer period, it was pointed
out that not half of the pres
ent wilderness areas are used
for recreation now.
Skipworth, Phoenix, labora
tory technician, Mrs. Lenore
Estes; Allen Barnes, Central
Point, curriculum coordin
ator, Robert Lawrence; Jaye
MacDermot, Eagle Point,
audio-visual director, Jim McDonald.
Students filling temporary
positions in Medford city ad
ministration are: Larry An
derson, Mayor; Doug Elliott,
city manager, and City Coun
cilmen Delia Robinson and
Bob Emmens, Ward I; Sharon
Blikenstaff and Arnold
Wolfe, Ward III; Mike Hart
ley and Larry Nolte, Ward
HI; Pam Stacey and Robert
Farra (St Mary's) Ward IV.
All students are from Med
ford High school unless other
wise indicated.)
Appointed city officials for
a day and other public fig
ures are: Shirley Berns, recorder-treasurer;
Judy Ball,
administrative assistant; Don
Tinseth, public works direc
tor; Ed Cripe, city engineer;
Don Wilson, purchasing agent
and airport manager; Frank
Peterson, police chief; Harold
Daley (St. Mary's), police cap
tain; Carol Swan, police lieu
tenant; Ted Lawson, police
lieutenant; David Havlick, po
lice sergeant; George Koch,
police sergeant; Don Harri
son, fire chief; Don Marshall,
assistant fire chief; Jerry
Swartsley, fire marshal; Mar
vin Frazier (St. Mary's), city
attorney; Harold Sexton,
building inspector; Bill
Young, municipal judge; Jim
Miller, park superintendent;
Michael Feiss (St. Mary's),
street superintendent; Lee
Mellish, sewage plant superintendent.
Dale Foresee, water super
intendent; Stephanie Ander
son, school superintendent;
Sandy Clark, assistant school
superintendent; Sissel Frog-
ner, recorder; Dewanda Win
chelj, mayor's secretary; Tom
Tittel, chamber of commerce
manager: Robert Allen, re
porter; Ruby Rowan, secre
tary to city attorney; Judy
Wymore, secretary to public
works director; Laurene Es
pey (St. Mary's), city health
officer; Danusia Kosecka,
health nurse; Dennis Barr,
planning consultant; Durtis
Holmes, state police; Jerry
vice, water commissioner.
Mississippi Police
Seeking Bold Thief .
Laurel, Miss. -(UPD -Police
are looking for a thief who:
Broke into the garage at
the home of a school superin
tendent. Stole a tractor stored in the
garage.
Drove the vehicle to the
school and broke in.
Removed the school's safe.
Hauled the safe back to the
garage on the tractor.
Used the principal's acety
lene torch, also stored in the
garage, to open the safe.
Departed with $300.
EAST EVANS CREEK-MEADOWS
California Couple Visits
By NELLIE BERGMAN
East Evans Creek-Meadows
-Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hudson
of Crescent City, Calif., visit-
LEAPS AND BOUNDS
. Lincoln, Neb.- (CPD -Univer-sity
of Nebraska wrestler
Harold Thompson . is just a
growing boy. In meets this
year, he wrestled first in the
137 pound class, then the 147,
157 and 167 pound classes.
About 75 per cent of Okin
awa's buildings have been re
ed Friday with Mr. and Mrs.
Emery Stingley. They accom
panied them back to Crescent
City for the week end visit
Mrs. Gertrude Hunt has
been visiting her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Vencen Hunt.
Mr. and Mrs. Curt Jessman
and family visited the Carl
Bergman home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. August Sin
gler has returned from a
month's visit 'in parts' of Ten
nessee. Their daughter, Nor
ma Jean, acorrmanied them
home. ,
Mrs. Carl Bergman visited
friends at Drew last week.
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Thirteen members of Dene
1 and 2, Cub Scouts from
Gold Hill, visited the publish
ing plant of the Mail Tribune
Thursday afternoon.
Visiting were Tom Kellogg, i
Dan Kellogg, Ken Martin,
Barry Leach, Larry Neilson,
Rand Turner, Mike Turner,
Lloyd Governor, Mike Rob
inson, Mike Morris, Billy Dye,
Bobby Boye, and Jimmy
Plummer. Guests were Janice
Neilson and Sandra Robinson.
Accompanying the group were
Mrs. Nancy Robinson, Den
Mother, Mrs. R. V. Neilson,
assistant Den Mother, and
Mrs. O. E. Kellogg, Den
Mother.
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