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O MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford', Or. Sunday, Aug. 9, 1959 Gold Hill Council Asks Enforcement Of Speed Limits Gold Hill - The Gold Hill city council last week direct ed Police Chief Floyd Taylor to start a more strict enforce ment of the city's speed lim its, which were posted re cently. Taylor was relieved of some of his other duties to devote more time to police work. He will continue to handle water sampling, chlorination and work at the sewage disposal plant. Willard Taylor was ap pointed to maintain streets, drainage and care of the city park and sewers. Cecil Van Horn was sworn in as a councilman, replacing Truman O. Price, who re signed. Van Horn's term will expire Jan. 1, 1961. The council also approved a plan for Bill Roble, state deputy fire marshal, to in spect the city and recommend ordinances and control meth ods of fire prevention within the city. Fire Chief Clyde Kell was requested to accom pany Roble on the inspection. Inspection Sought The inspection was sought because of a number of exist ing fire "hazards reported to the council recently. Ralph E. Roderick, consult ing' engineer for Cornell, Howland, Hayes and Merry field Consulting Engineers, Corvallis, reported on the pro posed water troatment plant. He said the filtering plant system, which "would include the expense of meters, is es timated to cost about $130, 000. Tentative plans were made to hold a public meet ing in the near future t- give citizens a chance to ask ques tion concerning the plant. At the hearing, Archie Rice, consulting engineer for the firm, will explain aspects of a bond issue. Rice made the original survey, on the water - treatment plant in 1056. ' ' ffFrrv' s PEEK-A-BOO FISH Los Angeles-flJPD-The Navy announced Thursday it has developed a new underwater camera housing that has over come some annoying prob lems of light and color for un derwater photography. But "we still have troubleetting good pictures,'.' Researcher George Silberberg raid, "be cause the fish .come right up to look into the lenses.", IN ORBITA Thor-Able m rocket carrying a "Paddle wheel" satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral. Four solar paddlewheels are shown extended from the payload of the Explorer VI. Folded birdlike beneath the satellite luring the flight of the space probe rocket, the paddles will expand into place through the force of springs and centrifugal force as the satellite sep arates from the rocket and is spun into orbit Energy of sunlight, harnessed by 800 silcon solar cell covering the paddle, is converted to power to operate the satel lite instrumentation. . - Radio Broadcasts Taped at Festival Ashland - Andrew C. Love, National Broadcasting com pany producer, yesterday re corded two Oregon Shake spearean Festival productions for nationwide radio broad casts. One program, . featuring music from "The Maske" and a blending of scenes from "Twelfth Night," wiU be re leased coast to coast by NBC's New York studios, Thursday, Aug. 13. The show will be heard locally at 6:05 p.m. on radio station KMED, Med ford. A special 60-minute adap tation of "Antony and Cleo patra' will be distributed to radio stations in all parts of the country for broadcast dur ing August. Orders for the drama are being received from numerous radio stations in the country, Festival offi cials said. Love also assisted the Fes tival company in the produc tion of a special profile fea ture 'to be aired internation ally later this summer by the "Voice of America." The Festival is entering its fourth round of plays this week' with attendance still leading last year's by about 1,000 William Patton, general manager, said. Patton noted, however, that excellent seating still is avail able for almost all perform- New Nursing Home Planned in Valley Plans for construction of the largest nursing home in the area a modern, 50-bed home were announced Fri day by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Milledge, proprietors of the Milledge Convalescent home, 12 South Orange. st. The new home, which is on the drawing boards now, will be of one-story, fireproof con struction, it ' was reported, and will cost "in the neigh borhood" of $150,000. The site of the new home is 2248 Barnett rd. The plans will provide for the addition of an extra 50 beds within a few years. i The plans are expected to be completed in three or four weeks and it is hoped that construction will begin soon afterward. Exams Announced by Civil Service Group Examination for fireman watertender . for service aboard a sea-going hopper dredge in the Columbia river and Pacific coastal waters has been announced by the civil service commission. Additional information may be obtained from the commis sion's representative at the Medford post office building. GRANGE NEWS ances. Improvements in the audience area have resulted in perfect sight and sound fac tors from all the 1,144 seats, he said. ;. '- Enjoy swimming, fishing, boating, sailing, hiking, archery, camp crafts, na turelore, campfires, riflery and Mt. Thielsen and Bailey excursions. REALLY LIVE with Campfire Girls. Diamond Lake Camping August 16-23 AGES 7-18 Membership Not Necessary FEE $ 17 50 for Week Phone SP 3 5679 Meals are prepared by qualified dieticians from a well-balanced .nu that includes plenty of en- ,rgy-building MILK. ... And MILK t If T is an e55eiiuoi iw jj..... .... shape for all their activities so, whether you go to camp or not, drink at least 3 Glasses of MILK a day! piocucdra j league Pomona Grange The crowd at the July meeting of Jackson County Pomona Grange filled the Griffin Creek Grange hall. Among those present was newly-appointed State Lectur er Victor Croxton. All Po mona officers were present except Overseer Mel Lattie, who was absent due to illness, and Executive Committeeman Herb Carlton, who was out of town. HEC chairman Cassie Gold ing reported the following winners in the sewing con test: Class A, 1. Leola Sim monds, Butte Falls; 2. Bonnie Smith, Shady Cove; 3. Mrs. Edwin Walters, Central Point. Class C, 1. Ila L. Sattler, Shady Cove. Class D, 1. Anna Beryl Kee, Shady Cove. She reminded all the subordinate Granges of the Crochet and Canning contests in Septem ber, Reports were also heard on agriculture, bees, poultry,-and horticulture, with Vaughn Quackenbush of the state ex periment station discussing pear decline. ' During the lecture hour the Granee was entertained by a I vocal solo sung by Mrs. Zita Smith, who was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Bennet of Griffin Creek; and a piano solo offered by Mrs. Grace Bruce, Gold Hill. Humor was presented in a reading by Mrs. Vieva Saltmarsh, Upper Ap- plegate, a skit by Otis Jones of Eagle Point, and a panto- mine by Anne and Chet Wendt, Central Point. An amusing lesson in punctuation was demonstrated by State Lecturer Victor Croxton with the aid of six reluctant students. In a more serious vein was the talk by Vaughn Quacken bush on the history and care of roses. Fair committee chairman, Delmar Smith, asked for help on the exhibit being prepared for the Kiwanis Fair to be held this month,' and for the state fair which opens Sept. 12. He urged each Grange to supply a representative on this committee and reminded all members of the oppor tunities from entries in , the "Land Products" division of the fair. Education committee chair man, Roberta Hill, gave a talk on the oceans and their in fluence on our lives. A report was also heard from Master Bob Bitterling . on the ac complishments of the State Grange Session. Flood control representa tive, Frank Hall, urged all Grangers to attend the open meeting which the Army en gineers will hold shortly on the Rogue river situation, be fore making their recommen dations , to Congress. Carl Christensen, president of the Jackson County Grange Council, announced that the next meeting will be Oct. 12, in the Gold Hill Grange hall, and reminded each subordi nate Grange to see that it is represented. Cecil Kee, Shady Cove Grange, asked that the secretary of each Grange in the valley supply him with the dote charters were grant ed and the first master's name, inviting any, such mas ters who are still Grange members to attend the Shady Cove Grange meeting to be held Sept. 5. Next " meeting of Jackson County Pomona Grange will be held at Butte Falls, Satur day, Oct. 24, at 10 a.m. Frank Malin, dance chair man, announced that the square dance lessons have been completed, and in the future there will be only reg ular dances every other Sat urday. James Nichols was received into the Grange by demit from Lake Creek. Malin di rected the lecturer's ho ir. Refreshments were served by Mr. and Mrs-Clint Baugh man, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Ott wall and Mr. and Mrs. Les ter DeShazer. Shady Cove Grang Shady Cove Grange met Saturday in the gym of the Shady Cove school. Owing to the absence of both master and overseer, Lecturer Delia Littlef ield opened the Grange, then turned the meeting over to Cecil Kee, a past master. Obligations for the ' third and fourth degrees were given to Mr. and Mrs! Don Silver. Those voted on to be come members were Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nashed and Mrs. Ada Boyington. The following committees were reported on, agriculture, legislature on schools, roads and relief. . The H.E.C. reported the pie social recently was success ful. ' Local activities coming up in the ' community are the VFW rummage sale and the Garden Club Flower, Hobby and Antique show Sept. 4 at the Shady Cove school gym. The chuck wagon break fast to be put on by the men of the Grange will be Aug. 23 in the Shady Cove school cafeteria from 5 ajn. until noon. . Resignation of Master Ed Houston was read. Houston has been ill. Mrs. Walter Cross was called to San Fran cisco by the death of her sis ter. Mrs. Agnes Brown reported on her tour of the state Cen tennial faim in Portland. The lecturer ' asked each member to give some incident of their ancestors pioneer days. The HEC will meet Tues day, Aug. 11, with a picnic lunch at the Reed McKay home on Rogue River. The next regular meeting will be Aug. 15. The serving committee in cluded Mr. and Mrs. C. Wat son and Mr. and Mrs. J. Miner. Gold Hill Grange Two applications for mem bership in the Grange were received by the Gold Hill Grange at a meeting Aug. 6. Charles Foote, master, presid ed at the meeting, which was attended by less than the reg ular quota of officers. . Attendance was lower be cause of a few of the mem bers attending the Pomona visitation meeting at Upper Rogue Grange hall. Several topics were discussed, includ ing a church Sunday, a picnic, fire control and the purchase of wood. Highlights of the lecturer's program were a presentation of an old-time recipe by Lena Laricks, and an account of the Applgate family, pioneer Mining Council Sets Date for Picnic The Northwestern Mining Council will hold its picnic at TouVelle State park on Table Rock rd. Aug. 23, the council decided at a recent meeting. The picnic will be. for mem bers and their guests. At the meeting, the coun cil reviewed the success of the International Gold Pan ning contest held during the Jacksonville Gold y-ish jubi lee last week end. The con test will oe an annual event sponsored by the Council. John Haskins, Medford. won the contest, competing in the final round with Gordon Talbott, Jacksonville, and Gene Fields, Medford. 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