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Routes Marked for
Festival Motorists
Valley residents who wish
to view pear orcharriVnow in
bloom may travel several
routes, Pear Blossom Festival
officials announce. ' . ,
The accompanying map, pre
pared for a Centennial Guide
book to the Wonders of the
Kogue River Valley to be dis
tributed this year, shows three
routes where the orchards
may be seen. They are routes
4, 5, and 7.
The routes, except 2 and 9,
have been marked with the
"scenic drive" marker shown
above. The markers show the
outline of a pear and pro
claim the area as the winter
pear capital of the world.
The guidebook that willjbe
printed in time for the open
ing of the stockade on Siski
you Summit includes names of
the various drives that tour
ists and residents may take.
The route include:
" (1) Greenwood Passage,
Highway 62 to Crater lake.
(2) Woodland Route of the
Pioneers, from Rogue River
through Sams valley, Ramsey
canyon and Evans valley. ,
. (3) Last Stand of the Savage
Rogue Indians, from "Nick
Young rd. at Eagle Point junc
tion on Agate rd., Highway
234, Modoc rd. through Modoc
orchards, Table Rocks, Sams
valley and to Gold Hill.
(4) Stagecoach Rim Road,
from Jacksonville to Darda
nelles on Old Stage rd.
(5) Foothills. Vista, from
Hillcrest rd. to Brownsboro
and Eagle Point on Foothill
rd.
(6) Panoramic Pinnacle,
Roxy Ann.
(7) Countryside Aisle, from
Ashland north on Valley View
rd.
(8) Land of the Dark Hol-
WEATHER
FORECAST: Variable high
cloudiness tonight and Satur
day. Cooler. Low tonight 35.
High Saturday 70.
Temp.
'Highest Yesterday ....
Lowest this Morning
79
37
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today
6:47 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow .
a.m.
9:25 pjn.
The Moon sets
tonight and is in Apogee.
First Quarter . April 15
Last November Mars outshone
every stai and planet in the
sky. Now as it moves into the
constellation Gemini, Mars only
appears, as one fairly bright
star among many others.
III lt mi ihiiiiiiiii
lows, from Jacksonville to
Highway 59 via Bellinger rd.,
Hull rd., South Stage rd.,
Griffin Creek rd., and Pio
neer rd.
(9) Alpine Meadows Loop,
Ashland loop rd., which is
still closed by snow.-
Bill Involving
Districts Passes
Salem -UPD- House bill 411
providing for assessing costs
in three irrigation districts in
southern Oregon passed the
Senate , and was sent to the
governor Thursday.
Involved are the Talent,
Medford and Rogue River
Valley Irrigation districts.
The bill provides that peti
tioners to join a water district
shall consent to a cost assess
ment on the same basis as
they would have paid if they
had joined the irrigation dis
trict originally.
There was no opposition.
"Prospects For A Summit Meeting
Appear Brighter . .
Klamath Falls
Man Sentenced to
Six-Year Term
Thomas Leroy Sowell,'42,
Klamath Falls, who attempted
to escape from the Jackson
county jail recently, was sen
tenced to six years in the state
penitentiary this week.
He had pleaded guilty to
charges of uttering and pub
lishing a false check in Judge
James M. Main's court.
Sowell, alias Richard Leon
Barnes, also was sentenced to
9 months and 22 days in the
county jail for making a false
statement in writing to obtain
benefit. He had pleaded guilty
to the charge Jan. 30.
He also pleaded guilty in
district court to charges of
attempting to escape from the
county jail. He was sentenced
to one year in the county jail
to be served concurrently with
the other district court sen
tence. In other court action, Lester
Lee Lewis, 66, of route 2, box
671, Central Point, was sen
tenced to three years in the
penitentiary by Judge Edward
C. Kelly. He pleaded guilty to
procuring a female to engage
in prostitution. .
Jose Manrubia-Martinez, 26,
of 722 West Fourth st. and
Gibbon rd., was arraigned be
fore Judge Main on a charge
of grand larceny. Miss Noreen
Kelly was appointed his attorney.'-
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Also pleading guilty before
Judge Kelly were Robert
Bruce Coker, 29, of 5134 Table
Rock rd., and Jim Seth Cun
ningham, 24, of 1297 Stevens
rd., to charges of obtaining
money by false pretenses.
They were arraigned on dis
trict attorney's information
and the judge ordered pre
sentencing reports.
Arraigned before Judge
Main were Jean Noel Wright,
19, of 244 North Grape st.;
Roger" Dale Bennett, 18, of
4095 Highway 99 south; and
Calvin Summers, 18, of 303
North Holly st. They are
charged with burglary not in
a dwelling and attorneys were
appointed for each.
The men are charged with
the burglary of Tom Thumb
market last month. Attorneys
appointed were Bernard
Kelly for Wright; Warren
Lesseg for Bennett, and J. V.
McGoodwin for Summers.
Consolidation to
Become iff eclive
Next Thursday
District Seeks
Use of Number 1
Effective consolidation date
for the six school districts
which voted to merge last
Monday will be April 16, next
Thursday.
It is hoped the big new
school district can be renum
bered No. 1.
These announcements were
made following yesterday aft
ernoon's meeting of the coun
ty boundary board,, which
canvassed the Monday elec
tion vote, and ' set the April
16 effective date.
The Medford school board,
which will administer the new.
district, will ask the state leg
islature to pass a resolution
which would allow it to use
No. 1 as its official designa
tion, it was reported.
Seeks New Number
'The board is seeking the
use of No. 1 for several rea
sons, they said. The number
is that of the Jacksonville
school district, oldest in the
county, which will be part of
the new district. The board
said it feels it appropriate to
preserve the historic number,
as a tribute both to Jackson
ville and to the pioneers who
established schools in Jack
son county.
This is doubly true in Ore
gon's Centennial year, they
said.
Under present state law the
newly consolidated district
could use Medford district's
old number, 49, but not No.
1, it was explained.
Results of the official can
vass of votes showed only
minor errors in the unofficial
vote count.
Freeway Approval
Being Withheld
The federal bureau of public
roads is still withholding ap
proval of the Highway 99 free
way through Medford, pend
ing agreement on designs for
interchanges, according to W.
C. Williams, state highway
engineer.
"There is no disagreement
over the route through Med
ford," Williams said in a letter
to the Mail Tribune this week.
"The bureau of public
roads," he said, "is withhold
ing approval of the section
from Table Rock rd. to Bar
nett rd. until a satisfactory
agreement has been reached
between the .public agencies
concerned as to the design of
the various traffic interchange
facilities."
He said detailed designs for
the interchange at Crater
Lake highway are "still under
study at this time.
"As yet we have not reached
an agreement with the bureau
of public roads as to the spe
cific design we will construct
at this location." Approval of
the Medford sector should fol
low an agreement on the de
sign of this interchange, he
stated.
The BPR's approval is re
quired since the freeway is
part of the federal interstate
highway program, and the
federal government is paying
for 90 per cent of the project.
Construction of the stretch
through Medford is scheduled
to begin next year and be com
pleted in 1962 or 1963.
Condemnation Suit
Opens Before Jury
Jury trial proceedings in
another of a series of condem
nation suits got under way
this morning with the testi
mony of three witnesses.
The condemnation suit in
volves the state highway com
mission and Henry Corbin of
Rogue River. Tracts of his
property will be used for loca
tion of a viaduct for the
Grants Pass-Rock Point sec
tion of the new Highway 99
freeway.
The state has offered $14,
000 for two tracts, one con
taining 16.1 acres and one for
.4 of an acre to be remov
ed from Corbin's Sunnyside
Farm land. Corbin is asking
$16,500.
Testifying this morning
were the defendant, Henry
Corbin, Mark Goldy, Medford,
an appraiser of the property,
and B. M. Allen, an appraiser.
Attorneys in the proceed
ings said they expect the case
to take all of today.
Washington - (UPD - The Ag
riculture Department predict
ed a winter wheat crop of
966,236,000 bushels will be
harvested this year. .
Price 10
Medford
22 Pages
OLD AND NEW The second annual south
ern Oregon Sportsfair, which begins at the
Medford Armory tonight, will feature the
latest in outdoor and sporting equipment,
but a touch of the old days will be found
here and there to help point up Oregon's
Centennial. The picture above shows the
Committee Will
Consider Name of
Reserve. Armory
A committee of reserve of
ficers is studying suggestions
for the name of the new Army
Reserve armory, to be con
structed in Medford this year.
The committee is soliciting
suggested names from mem
bers of the public. They may
be submitted to Brig. Gen.
William Prentice,- Army Re
serve Training Center, Fed
eral building, 33 North River
side ave., Medford. ,
The committee, in follow
ing Army policy and regula
tions regarding naming such
installations, is seeking the
name of some local service
man who distinguished him
self in service.
Act of Heroism
Army regulations suggest,
specifically, that the individ
ual so honored should have
been one who performed an
act of heroisnij" or who held a
position of high responsibility
and whose death was a result
of battle wounds. If no such
individual is suggested, the
building may be named for
one who did not die as a
result pf wounds. ,
No living individual will be
considered for the honor of
having the Armory named
after him, the committee
pointed out.
Anyone knowing of anyone
who earned such honors dur
ing Army service is requested
to suggest the name to the
committee.
May 1 is the deadline for
receiving such suggestions,
the committee . said.
Poiuek Arrested on
Court Warrant
Geor g e Potucek, business
manager of Carpenters Union
Local 2067, was arrested yes
terday on a district court war
rant charging illegal posses
sion of gambling equipment,
Medford police reported.
Potucek was released on his
own recognizance, pending an
appearance Monday..
Red Cross May Conduct
Drives to Reach Quota
Local Red Cross officials
may turn to an' antique fair
or "chain" luncheons to help
meet this year's country-wide
quota.
The possibilities were dis
cussed, when the Jackson
county chapter's board of di
rectors held its regular month
ly meeting yesterday at the
chapter house, 60 Hawthorne
ave. '
'The antique fair would
raise funds through , selling
display space to dealers and
charging admission. It has re
portedly proved a successful
approach in other communi
ties. Chain Luncheon
The chain luncheon works
this way: a woman invites
seven of her friends to a noon
time meal and round of
bridge. Each guest brings a
dollar for the Red Cross.
Then, each of the guests in
turn becomes a hostess and in
Cents
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1959
Pear Blossom Event,
Sportsfair
The annual Rogue Valley
Pear Blossom Festival and
Crater Lions club's Sportsfair
will be held this week end.
Activities will be highlight
ed by a paradeiin downtown
Medford starting at 2:30 p.m.
tomorrow, and displays of
sporting equipment' and for
other recreational purposes at
the armory. ,
, The Sportsfair will open at
5 p.m. today, at noon tomor
row and at 10 a.m. Sunday,
and will include a variety of
events such as helicopter
rides, - skin diving, retriever
demonstrations and trout fish
ing.
Near Peak Bloom . '
Pear blossoms in the valley
are nearing their peak bloom,
and many motorists are ex
pected on valley roads this
week end along scenic routes
marked for Centennial tour
ists. Many of the routes, espe
cially in the valley area, are
desirable routes for viewing
fruit orchards.
The parade, which forms at
the Library park, will consist
of three sections. They are a
section for decorated bicycles,
tricycles and other children's
vehicles and marching groups;
a section for motor-powered
commercial vehicles and repre
sentative displays of the
Sportsfair; and a section with
the Oregon Centennial theme.
Parade participants are
asked to be at the Library
park at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow
so entries may be judged be
fore the event gets under way.
Parade Grand Marshal
Miss Pat Rushton, who will
represent ' Jackson county at
the Miss Oregon pageant at
Seaside in June, will be grand
marshal for the parade. The
king and queen of the Pear
Blossom Festival, Frank Allen
Hunt and Margaret Stephen,
will ride the royal float. The
commercial section will be
led by Miss Marianne Samuel
son, Miss Sportsfair, and Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Lane of
Ashland will portray "pioneer
Jackson county" in leading
the Centennial section.
The Sportsfair, which is in
vites other friends to a sim
ilar occasion.
Chapter Chairman Manville
Heisel reported that the local
drive this year is still about
$2,450 short of its $27,494
quota. He said a total of $24,
000 was raised through the
United Medford Crusade and
the Ashland-Talent United
Fund, and that about $1,043
has been collected since.
Heisel stated that the UMC
fund-raising has reached into
areas of the county that for
merly were canvassed by the
Red Cross alone.
He pointed out that of the
total to be raised, $14,101
would be retained for. local
use and $13,398 would be for
warded to national headquar
ters. Representatives of local
newspapers, radio stations
and the television station were
recognized at the luncheon for
their coverage of Red Cross
activities.
huge plastic bubble where swimming and
skin diving demonstrations will be given in
a 23-foot circular pool. Also located under
the bubble will be a trout fishing pool and
an ice cream concession. In contrast, part
of an early-day logging wagon is shown in
the foreground.
Starts
its second year, will focus at
tention on sporting and recre
ational facilities in southern
Oregon and northern Cali
foria. ' .
Included in the Sportsfair
will be a large plastic bubble
covering an outdoor water
sports arena. The bubble will
house skin diving tank, the
trout pond for youngsters, a
swimming pool for water
activities demonstrated by
YMCA members.
Horse Show
In addition to about 70 ex
hibits will be a horse show,
parachute jump, helicopter
rides, and retriever demon
strations. Displays, most of
which will be inside the
Armory, will include water
craft and water sports equip
ment, guns, ammunition, trail
ers, planes, mobile homes and
health equipment.
The Shadows, a local rock
'n roll singing group, will pro
vide entertainment during the
Sportsfair Saturday and Sun
day. They will appear be
tween 8:30 and 9 p.m. Satur
day and between 3:30 and 4
p.m. and 8:30 and 9 p.m. Sun
day. BASEBALL
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Milwaukee 9 13 0
Pittsburgh 0 7 0
Spahn and Crandall; Friend.
Gross (8), Porterfield (8) and
Foiles. HR: Mathews, Milwaukee.
'Black Dog Bandits' Captured in Woods
The "Black Dog Bandits,"
who staged a "raid and hold
up" in Butte Falls two weeks
ago, were "captured" by a
group of vigilantes near their
hideout in the woods in north
ern Jackson county yesterday.
Even the bandits' mascot,
a small black dog, was cap
tured, according to reports.
The report was given,
tongue in cheek, by officials
of the Jackson County Cen
tennial association.
The Butte Falls "holdup,"
CAPTURED A group of vigilantes Thurs- They will be marched through downtown
clay captured the "Black Dog Bandits" at Medford iri the annual Pear Blossom parade
their hideout in the woods in northern Jack- tomorrow under "guard," it was reported,
son county. The "bandits" two weeks ago Rumors have been heard about a possible
staged a "raid and holdup" in Buttt Falls, "escape."
54th Year
Tribune
No. 18
Gasoline Tax
Increase Voted
By Oregon House
Hike Needed To
Match Federal Funds
Salem-(UPD-A bill increasing
Oregon's gasoline tax from 6
to 7 cents a gallon for the next
five years passed the House
today and was sent to the
Senate.
Vote on the bill was 44-12.
Rep. Carl Fisher (R-Eugene)
carried the bill on the House
floor, stating that the increase
was recommended by both
the Interim Highway Commit
tee and the House Highway
Committee.
Fisher said the increase
was needed to match federal
funds for the interstate high
way program.
Would Fall Short
The state, Fisher said, needs
S14 million annually to match
federal money but will have
only $10 million in I960 un
less the gas .tax is passed.
Without the new revenue,
Oregon would fall behind a
total of $18 million a year in
the federal program, Fisher
said.
This would result in the
1961 Legislature having to
raise the gas tax one cent plus
another one cent for two years
to catch up, he said.
To Raise $6 Million
The gas tax would raise
about $6 million a year with
10 per cent of the money going
to cities and 14 per cent to
counties. A remainder of $4
million would be enough to
provide matching funds.
Rep. Vernon Cook (D-Trout
dale) , opposed the bill on
grounds an increase in the gas
tax would make it less likely
that taxes could be raised to
cover other important areas
such as welfare, education and
improvement of state institu
tions.
Rogue Water Bill
Signed by Governor
. Salem-Gov. Mark Hatfield
has signed a bill to permit
withdrawal of water from the
Rogue river for fish, wildlife
and recreational purposes.
The main purpose of the
bill originally was to allow
industrial use of the Rogue's
water but that was stricken
after many protests from in
terested persons.
Augusta, Ga. (DPD Presi
dent Eisenhower today recom
mended that the Republican
National Committee select
Sen. Thurston Morton of Ken
tucky as the new GOP nation
al chairman.
which was staged at a Cen
tennial observance square
dance, caused some concern
with law enforcement agen
cies in the county although
the "bandits" and the mock
holdup were designed and car
ried out in a spirit of good
humor.
The event was staged to
help publicize Jackson county
during the Oregon Centennial,
association pointed out.
According to reports, the
"bandits" will be marched
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Pearson Plan
Would Go To Voters
In November, 1960
Salem (DPD Sen. Walter
Pearson's proposed three per
cent sales tax bill had passed
its first big hurdle today.
The Senate Tax Committee
Voted 5-2 Thursday afternoon
to recommend passage of the
measure.
The bill would increase
state school support to $140
per census child and would
lighten the property tax load
by about 40 per cent.
Would Go To Voters
Voting "do pass"on the bill
were Sens. Ward Cook (D
Portland); Ben Musa (D-The
Dalles); Harry Boivin (D
Klamath Falls); Boyd Over
hulse (D-Madras) and Donald
Husband (R-Eugene). Oppos
ing it were Sens. Monroe
Sweetland (D-Milwaukie) and
Anthony Tturri (R-Ontario).
The measure, if passed by
the Legislature and signed by
the governor, would go before
Oregon voters in November
of 1960. If it should be ap-.
proved then it would be up to
the 1961 Legislature to put it
into effect.
The Legislature could in
crease income tax exemptions
for single persons from $600
to $1500 and for married
couples from $1200 to $3000
to provide incomje tax relief.
Welfare Appropriation
The Senate unanimously ap
proved a deficiency appropria
tion of $1,200,000 for the Wel
fare Commission to cover
costs through June. The mea
sure now goes to the governor.
The Senate State and Fed
eral Affairs Committee agreed
to take another look at a bill
which would call for a vote of
the people in 1960 on the issue
of daylight saving time. The
Committee tabled the measure
last week alter it had passed
the House.
Rogue River Man
Pleads Innocent
Shade Combs, 62, owner of
the Homestead Tavern in
Rogue River, and Paul Sherod
Bailey, tavern bartender, also
Rogue River, appeared in dis
trict court Thursday morning
on charges of possessing, dis
playing and operating a game
of chance.
Bailey pleaded guilty to the
charge before Judge Roy
Bashaw and was fined $120
plus $5 court costs. His attor
ney was Walter D. Nunley.
Combs pleaded innocent to
the charge and trial was set
for June 3 at 9:30 a.m. in dis
trict court. He was released
on his own recognizance.-
The two men were arrested
April 3 by sheriffs deputies
and a pinball machine was
confiscated by the sheriff's
office.
through downtown Medford
in the annual Pear Blossom
parade at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow.
They will be under "guard."
Centennial association offi
cials said they "overheard
talk of an escape, which, if
it occurs, may result in the
'bandits' carrying on raids
this summer at Centennial
events."
Association officials pointed
out there is "no reward" for
their capture.
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