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8 MAIL TRIBUNE, MeJW, Oregon, Sanity, Mtrdi If, 13 State Appraisers for Freeway Active Along Proposed Right of Way in City State appraisers for the Highway 99 freeway project have been active for several weeks in the Medford area, studying property along the proposed right of way from Crater Lake highway to Bar nett rd. The right of way generally parallels Bear creek through Medford. The appraisers have been inspecting the properties themselves, including houses or other improvements on them, and have also been checking deed records at the Jackson county courthouse. Their object is to arrive at Individual appraisals for all properties that must eventual ly be acquired. "When these have been compiled, reports are sent to Salem. No Deadline Yet The two appraisers active In this area are not faced with a deadline as yet. The construction schedule calls for work on the Medford seg ment to begin next year, with completion due in 1962 or 1963. But funds are not yet available, even for purchas ing right of way property. and will not be until final plans for this part of the proj ect are approved. Hence the two men are proceeding at a moderate pace. They are called away from time to time for jobs in other areas. It is state policy, one ap praiser reports, to call in an outside appraiser a local businessman not connected with the state-for an inde pendent appraisal of any property worth more than $10,000. A second local ap praiser is called in under this policy if the property exceeds $20,000. These men are known as "fee appraisers." Funds Lacking But the state appraiser re ports that at present funds are lacking for the services of these men as welL The appraisal reports are reviewed by highway depart ment officials at Salem. In the case of the freeway, a joint state-federal project un der the interstate highway program, the appraisals may be studied by federal officials as well. The next step is negotia- Special Buy This Veek Only! Save 1.10 on each! Buy vtl at tit'rt prie for tfc yard nd for storing flour, ugr r v clothing out of roach of animals or moths! Full 20-gal. six. Galvanized, corrugated, with daap, snug fitting covar. Reg. 4.98 388 O Regular JUMBO SIZE CANS NOW 5.98 27-Gal. GARBAGE CAN .... 4.88 6.98 30-Gal. GARBAGE CAN .... 5.88 PLENTY OF FREE PARKING QUALITY AT LOWEST PRICES! II II - II II I 9 SPECIALISTS IN HOMEWAR ES I 245 S. Central at 10th Phone SP 2-5201 tion. State agents, armed with approved appraisal val ues and options for the indi vidual properties, approach the property owners and make purchase offers. The state agent, it is understood, has little leeway in the nego tiations. One official here said negotiators usually offer the highest price they can at the outset. Reported lo Salem If the property owner ac cepts the negotiator's price, this fact is reported to Salem If the state highway commis sion approves the transaction, a written notice is sent the property owner. He or she then has about 30 days to va cate the premises. If, on the other hand, those officials feel the negotiator has been too generous, fur ther negotiation may be un dertaken. Should the property owner refuse to negotiate at all, or should he refuse the state's The Family Council Editor's note: The F mil?-Council consists of a Judge a psychiatrist, three clergymen, a newspaper editor a women's editor and two writers. Each article is a summary of an actual report. The Family Council does not give advice; it merely reports on problems that have been dealt with by responsible agencies and counselors. Emily D. It is best for the children not to see him. Herbert F. Must I be push ed out of the picture? Emily D. My husband and I were divorced a year ago after a stormy eight-year marriage. We have two child ren a boy of seven and a girl of five. My husband has weekly vis itation rights and our dispute centers about this. He comes on Sunday, brings gifts for the children and takes them out for a big treat. He brings them home tired and upset and leaves me to cope with them for the rest of the week. It is my job to work and slave for the children through out the week, to punish them when necessary, share their troubles and go through the drab and vital routine with them. To them I'm a necessary evil, but Daddy is a weekly Santa Claus and they adore him. I believe that it is best for the children not to see him -at all. What is happening now is that they are torn apart. I have asked Herbert not to see them for their sake. Herbert F. Our divorce was as much Emily's fault as mine. It's true that I was the guilty partner from a legal point of view, but she drove me to do this. Emily has to do all the hard work in the home for the children, true. But don't I have to work hard to support them? I have had to take on additional work to support two homes. Don't I have the right to see the fruits of my labor? I love my children just as much as she does. ' Emily feels that the children are her one compensation and consolation in life, but does that mean I have to be pushed out of the picture entirely? I can't afford to raise another family. These are the only children I'll ever have. I want them to know they can count on Daddy when Mommy lets them down. Emily says that if I loved them sincerely I would not have acted as I did, but I can say the same about her. The Council: Our sympa thies are all .with the children who are pawns in this bitter contest. These ex-partners are still fighting their martial bat tle using the children as weap ons to hurt one another. We can understand Emily's position. It is difficult indeed. However, her bitterness and self-righteousness are running away with her and she does not consider such simple, com monplace problems as what these children would be told if her plan were carried out. Should they b e told that their father doesn't want to see them? Surely she realizes that this untruth would cause the children serious pain and damage. Should they be told that she doesn't wish their father to see them? Surely she realizes that this would cause the children to turn against her. Should they be told noth ing? Surely she realizes this would give rise to all kinds of strange ideas in their minds. Should they be told their fath er is dead? Surely she realizes that the lie would someday be found out and held against her. - If the happiness of the children is placed first and foremost, Emily will recognize that it is best for her to swal low her own feelings and let them love their Santa Claus Daddy. Children may appear to be easily "bought" by a doo-dad and a treat, but even the young ones are not emo tional morons. They may rage against a punishment and sometimes say things that hurt a parent to the quick, but if they are given real unselfish love, they will eventually get to know the genuine article. We can only add that Em ily's obvious jealousy of the children's affection for their father is an indication that her own love for them is some what tainted by insincerety. To the degree that she looks upon these children as a "com pensation and consolation" her love has a selfish motiva tion and is damaging to her self and the children. A child who is brought up to be "com pensation" to a parent knows that he has been given an un fair burden and will resent it either openly or in hidden ways. (Copyright 1959, General Features Corp.) offer, the alternative Is con demnation proceedings. Once the property has been acquired, the next step is to dispose on the structures on it. These buildings are sold at public auction. For example, one building on Table Rock rd. near Bear creek and two near Seven Oaks north of Central Point are being auctioned next Thursday. Bids To Be Opened One state official reported recently that bids for con struction of the segment be tween these two points are to be opened next month. Normally, he explained, properties for right of way are purchased three to six months before the road work is to begin. Funds for the freeway proj ect, under the interstate pro gram, are to be drawn 90 per cent from the federal govern ment and 10 per cent from the state government. When the Highway 99 artery is com pleted it will link Medford with other cties all the way to the Canadian and Mexican borders. Because of the joint par ticipation, the U.S. bureau of public roads as well as the state highway commission must approve the plans before funds are allotted. Some dif ficult engineering problems have delayed final plans for the Medford segment. The two problems giving the most trouble at present are the Crater Lake highway interchange and the East Jackson st. off-ramp. Off Ramp Proposed According to plans on file for some time, interchanges permitting access and egress for freeway traffic are to be situated at Crater Lake high way on the north side of town and at Barnett rd. on the south. An off-ramp, accom modating southbound free way traffic wishing to enter local streets nearer the center of town, has been proposed at East Jackson st. Various plans have been drawn for the Crater Lake highway interchange, but no final decision has yet been reached. It is generally as sumed that the freeway will be bridge across the highway and across the Medford cor poration railroad running along its north side-between Bear creek and Biddle rd. But the access and egress roads are causing headaches. The primary considerations, besides cost and engineering feasibility of course, are avoidance of traffic conges tion and hazardous intersec tions. Plans Now on File Plans now on file at city hall call for freeway motor ists entering Medford from the north, or leaving Medford northbound, to make their connection by a road that would meet Crater Lake high way at a point between Bear creek and the Big Y inter section. Traffic entering Medford at this interchange from the south, or leaving Medford southbound, would be routed between the freeway and Cra ter Lake highway by one of two diagonal roads meeting the freeway south of the high- Suit Seeks Money Paid to District Manager by Firm Mrs. Ann Todd, Eagle Point, has filed a complaint in the Jackson county circuit court against Ted. R. Flury, secre tary manager , of the Eagle Point Irrigation district, ask ing that the court order Flury to make restitution to the dis trict all of the "public monies" paid him. In the complaint, she said the money was paid by the California Oregon Power company. She also asked that money which should have been paid to the district by Copco for services performed by Flury, but for which Copco was not charged, be returned. The complaint states that on Jan. 7, under Flury's direc tion the Eagle Point Irrigation district adopted a resolution authorizing the board to enter an agreement with Copco for sale of its water to the power company. This specified that the district agree to convey to Copco rights and easements necessary to allow construc tion of a power plant and fa cilities at Nichols Gap. Provisions of Agreement The agreement provides, ac cording to the complaint, that the district's main canal be re habilitated and structures and facilities be replaced for de livery of water at 100 cubic feet per second from the dis trict intake to the power plant. The district was to do the work at Copco's expense, the complaint stated. The work was to be completed by Sept. 1, 1957. Flury was "compensated $1,080 per year as assistant superintendent of the Nichols gap project," according to the complaint. The district was not recompensated for the work performed, Mrs. Todd charges, because "Flury did not cause Copco be charged with the costs," Mrs. Todd stated in her complaint. "This is an inequitable and unjust contract for water users and irrigation district taxpayers plus neglected ditches of the irrigators while the equipment is being used at unreasonably low rates, in consistent with those charged for similar equipment and services generally." "Although the contract was not completed, Flury obtained an extension of the contract to Sept. 1, 1958, Mrs. Todd charges. Although Copco still had failed to complete the con tract by Sept. 2, 1958, another year's extension was granted despite the protests from tax payers and waterusers and no J additional payment was made the district, the complaint stated.. 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Identify which announcement you are crlt--Icising by mentioning q few of the words, since one sponsor may have severar dif ferent commercials on in a given week. ' PRIZES K-BOY will award a table model FM radio each week for the most interesting letter. The most interesting letter for the whole contest will win a beautiful HI-FIDELITY AM-FM RADIO-PHONOGRAPH CONSOLE. THE SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR OF THE WEEK IS: BOYD'S COFFEE Mail your entry to K-BOY AM-FM Box 1 1 09 Medford, Oregon A ! Cf5 if yu !laYe an sef sfay unesl daytime for our tlUW frequent Q AM-FM STEREOPHONIC DEMONSTRATION BROADCASTS 730 kilocycles - AM 95.3 megacycles - FM (-BOY'S Smile File Contest continues, too Send Your Smiles To: Smile File Box 1109 Medford way at a point between Bear creek and Biddle road. From here south to a point just above East Jackson St., the right of way lies between Bear creek and Biddle rd. and the four lanes are expected to run at about ground level. The off-ramp prbposed for East Jackson st. would ac commodate" southbound traf fic only, and would lead from the freeway to Jackson, join ing it at a point between the freeway and Bear creek. Asks Consideration The city of Medford has asked for further considera tion of the off-ramp plans, with an eye to solving a seri ous problem. With the com pletion of the new shopping center just to the east, the traffic load on Jackson should Increase substantially. City hall has permitted the final decision on whether this of-ramp should be con structed at all-a decision that still hangs in the balance. From the point just north of East Jackson to East 12th CLUB NEWS Sis-Q Guide Dog Club Meeting and obedience trials of the Sis-Q Guide Dog club were held in the Ash land YMCA building March 17. Mrs. Gibbs was present to judge the dogs in obedi ence. Those entered in the puppy class were Nyla. Mur ray with Zaundra, Clifford Bradshaw with Zack, and Pa tricia Knapp, with Zeno. In the older class, over 8 months, were Janet Issi with Raven, Denny Ritter with Rave, Mary Lee Gray with Rita, Lee Jack son with Rhea, Sharon Rod erick with Meg, Dale Mitchell with Vanguard, and Howard Glasscock with Vidor. Another trial may be held at a lafer date. Several visit ors were present and we would like to remind the pub lic that they are always wel come. The next meeting will be held March 31 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ashland YMCA. Lee Jackson, Reporter. ist., the freeway-according to present plans at least-is to be-elevated on steel supports. It will run above the west side of Hawthorne park and over East Main and East Eighth sts., crossing Bear creek to the west bank above 12th st. From there it will be routed between Franquette and Spencer aves., and con tinue southeast to Barnett rd. Barnett rd., it is anticipat ed, will be bridged across the freeway. Traffic from the north leaving the freeway at this point would meet Barnett west of the freeway opposite the extension of Stewart ave. Traffic from, the south would leave the freeway at a point to the south and would join Barnett just east of Bear creek. Entering Freeway "Traffic entering the free way from Barnett, coming from either east or west, would follow roads between Stewart and Bear creek that fall roughly into an oval pat tern. It would appear from the present design that the egress road for freeway traffic from the south would cut right across the city-owned prop erty along Bear creek that has been earmarked but not developed for park purposes. Engineers and others in volved in the project stress the fact that present plans are subject to change. But the general route of the freeway, along Bear creek through the center of the city, appears to be set. It was selected early in 1957 from several possi bilities, being considered the least expensive and least harmful to existing develop ments, including pear orchards. Ruling on Alaska Courts To Be Made San Francisco-fUPD-The U.S. Court of Appeals will hold a hearing in June on the ques tion of whether territorial dis trict courts in Alaska have lost jurisdiction since the ter ritory became a state. The court set no definite date, but consolidated three cases for the hearing which raise the jurisdictional issue. Attorneys in the cases will file briefs with the court be fore oral arguments are heard. The appeals were brought by Audy W. Deere, convicted of drunk driving; Curtis K. Kosters, convicted of counter feiting and forgery; and Leon ard W. Parker, who faces a theft charge. Deere and Kosters are from Anchorage, while Parker is from Fairbanks. SRS GIRLS. DON'T GET MARRIED! Well not until you see all the gorgeous wedding paper the boss has! Comes in dignified white or ivory, or in jazzy pink or blue, with gold bells, hearts, birds, or flowers. (Not all on one style of , paper, tho.) You can also pick out Reception cards. Thank-You notes. At Home cards, or other stationery. We have initialed Nap kins, Book Matches and cute lit tle white plastic forks with ini tials or name stamped in Gold. If you are a working girl, we'd appreciate your telling your boss that we print EVERYTHING! RECORD CORN CROPS Washington (DPD- Govern ment officials expect farmers to shuck around 550 milion bushels of their 1958-crop corn under Federal shelters by May 31. This would be an esti mated 182 million bushel in crease from 1957 and would equal the 1948-49 record. STESEpi TO o Painting Decorating o Paperhanging Quality craftsmanship and materials presented in a neat, efficient manner which only years of experience make possible. 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