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CONFERENCE - Col. Charles Chick, wing mander, Lt John Keener, at the Medford
commander of the Oregon Civil Air Patrol, airport. Colonel Chick and Major Greer
center, and Maj. William Greer, Air Force were on a state tour of CAP facilities and
liasion officer for the CAP, discuss the local conferences on local programs,
program with the Medford squadron com- - (Knackstedt photo)
Summer Recreation
Reported to Parks Com m ission
Further 'details of Med
ford's proposed summer recre
ation program were reported
at last week's city parks and
recreation commission meet
ing. Prescott park renovation
requirements, a proposed park
area atop Barneburg hill and
plana for developing the West
Jackson st. park were dis
cussed. The summer recreation pro
gram is slated to get under
way June 22, City Parks and
Recreation Director Robert L.
Haworth reported.
The city, Haworth said,
will provide "a varied pro
gram of games and sports, so
cial activities for all ages, arts
and crafts, music and drama,
nature activities and -special
vents."
Coordinated Program
. The city's program, he add
ed, is "coordinated in all
phases with the summer pro
gram offered by he Medford
school district."
Dean Benson, head track
coach at Medford High school,
has ben retained as city recre
ation supervisor, Haworth re
ported. Glen Shireman and Mrs.
Archer Watson, both with the
Medford school district, have
been named as recreation
. leaders, he continued. Ha
worth outlined several partic
ular programs.
' A two-week baseball clinic
under John Kovenz is slated
to start June 22 at the Med
ford High school athletic
field. Boys of all ages may
participate.' .
Children to Register
The same day, children up
to 12 may register for arts,
crafts, music, drama, nature,
story-telling and special ac
tivities. More details are ex
pected soon.
Girls 16 and under may par
ticipate in sports, baton twirl
ing and under activities under
Sandra Laing
Boys, after the baseball
clinic ends July 2, will have
the chance to play baseball,
. volleyball and . tennis under
another proposed . program,
Tennis tournaments are plan
ned in connection with the
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program conducted by Bob
Huff. Medford tennis coach.
The city-school summer ac
tivities are to be conducted at
Hawthorne park and at Jack
son, Washington, . Hedrick,
Wilson and Hoover schools,
Haworth reported.
Training Course
At Hawthorne park pool, a
10-day Red Cross water safety
instructor's training course is
also to start June 22. Begin
ning July 6, four 10-day
swimming instruction courses
will be offered.
Haworth said plans have
been laid for instruction in
cqmpetitive swimming " and
diving as well, with the possi
bility of organizing a city
team for meets with other
communities.
An inventory of what needs
to be done io renovate Pres
cott park was submitted by
Haworth to the commission.
The list includes:
Repair and maintenance of
all picnic tables in the Roxy
Ann and Madrone Ledge pic
nic areas:
Repair and maintenance of
sanitary, facilities and fire
places in both areas;
Repair and maintenance of
the Madrone Ledge water sys
tem, j .
Details Assembled
Haworth said details of the
projects were to be assembled
into reports available to in
terested service clubs.
Names of groups volun-
tering for renovation work in
tne park continue to be sub
mitted, he reported.
Haworth told the commis
sion Jackson county crews
have sprayed poison oak
alone the Dark roadwav and
have oiled portions of the
road
He said the city nark de
partment's maintenance crew
was .installing a protective
railing around the water
source at the Roxy Ann picnic
area.
Cattle Straying
With respect to cattle stray
ing through the nark. Ha-
worth reported that the city
is responsible for providing
a proper and comnlete fence
along the park boundaries be-
lora action against any illegal
trespassing can be taken.
A fence does exist around
the park. But, Haworth said,
an expeditionary force from
city hall must inspect it to
ascertain its state of repair.
He reported that according
to City Attorney Joel B. Reed
er the city can allocate spe
cific areas in the 1,740-acre
park on a license basis to Boy
Scouts and other groups In
terested in developing camp
sites and other 'recreation fa
cilities. Formal Request
The Boy Scouts have re
quested such an allocation
orally, but Haworth said a
formal request in writing
should be submitted. "There
should be plenty of room for
everyone," he commented.
The city water department's
13-acre reservoir site atop
Barneburg hill, a potential
park area, was also discussed
when the parks and recrea
tion commission met Wednes
day night.
Haworth read a letter from
Robert L. Lee, city water su
perintendent, stating that only
about four acres would be
needed for the 11-million gal
lon reservoir slated for con
struction in the next five to
eight years. .
The private developers who
deeded the' area to the city
are asking, according to Lee's
letter, for the water depart
Plans Are
ment and city government
itself to contribute half the
cost of improving the streets
that bound the area: Argonne
ave., Black Oak dr., Nieto
way and Shannon dr,
A conservative estimate for
the city's share, according to
Lee's letter, would be about
S16.Z50. Tne commission , ac
cepted Haworth's recommen
dation that in view of this ex
pense and another possible
expense in connection with a
storm sewer the matter should
receive further study.
Jackson Street Park
Haworth's preliminary plan
for the West Jackson st. park
site includes the. proposed
swimming facilities, a court
area and an open area for
baseball diamond, softball
diamond and other field
games. '
Lee Ragsdale, Medford
school district physical, educa
tion supervisor, said the dis
trict would be interested in
helping develop and maintain
the baseball fields in return
for their use during the spring
season.
He explained that the
school district was interested
in having McLoughlin Junior
High school play baseball at
the West Jackson st. park and
Hedrick Junior High, at Haw
thorne park. In return, he
continued, the district was
agreeable to participation in
developing and maintaining
the diamonds.
Couple Leaves for
Houston Convention
Mr. and Mrs. Wynna P,
Grier, Old Military rd., Med
ford, left Friday for Houston;
Tex., where they will attend
the annual convention of the
American Collectors associa
tion, of which Grier is presi
dent.
Grier is with the General
Credit service here. They plan
to spend a few days in Mexico
City before returning home.
Pd. Adv. Jackson County
Central Committee, Clif
Assistant Chmn., 1 28 East
Here's Information On
The Castor Oil Plant
The small boy has a very
good nauseous reason for
wishing there never was such
a thing as a Castor oil plant.
It is not the plant itself that
he views with repugnance but
what is made from the fruit
that tastes bad.
Little Mexican boys proba
bly hate it as badly, even
though their fathers may de
rive much of their living from
growing the plants, and.
harvesting the seeds; for in
Mexico, it is grown on a com
mercial basis.
In Mexico, under conditions
particularly suited to its cul
tivation, the Castor oil plant
easily reaches phenomenal
proportions, often reaching a
height of 40 feet in a single
season. It is called the "Palm
of Christ" and is treated with
the respect due a profitable
crop.
Native to Africa and India,
the Castor plant naturalizes
itself readily to nearly any
kind of temperature condition
and soil tolerance. Even, in
colder climates it is often
grown as an annual. It is one
of the most decorative of
plants, often with medallion
shaped leaves that may be
three feet across, with deep
ly cut edges, and usually hav
ing from 10 to 12 toothed
points. There is also a wide
variety of colors, such as
light and dark green, bronze,
purple, or even red, depend
ing on the species.
A member of the Spurge
family, to. which the Tung-
iil tree belongs, it is probab
ly one of the very first plants
that .early man attempted to
cultivate.
The medicinal oil of the
Castor plant comes from the
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seeds that form in the rough
pods that grow abundantly on
the limbs. The pods are cover-
jered with soft spines that are
usually bright red in color.
Inside the pod are "the three
oval seeds, or beans, from
which the oil is derived. The
crushing of the seeds liberates
the oil.
Many Uses
The golden, light - colored
oil can be described by many
adjectives, most of which fall
far short of describing its
true taste. But there are many
uses aside from medicine that
have been found for this oil;
once it was used as a lubricat
ing oil for high speed engines;
such as racing cars and motor
cycles. In a hot engine the
odor from the oil is nauseat
ing, and every spectator at
older race tracks has un
pleasant recollections of i the
airborne taste of castor oil.
Perhaps this is one reason
why it is not so used any
more. It is also said to be a
valuable preservative for lea
ther shose.
The bright shiny beans
have also been used, crushed,,
in the burrows of ground
moles and pocket gophers.
Shortly after the beans are
dropped in the tunnels the
little rodents leave home for
more pleasant surroundings.
The little blind ground mole
seems to like the taste, and
smell of these castor beans
no better than any small boy.
(Released by The Register
and Tribune Syndicate, 1959)
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