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Jerry Vakoc Gels
Eagle Award in
Court of Honor
.i . Jerry Vakoc, son of Mr.
J and Mr. R. Z. Vakoc, 713
J West 11th it., Medford, was
? presented the Boy Scout Eagle
"- rank at ceremonies last week
; at St. Mary's school.
1 A freshman at St. Mary!
High school, he is now a mem-
2 ber of Air Scout Explorer
Squadron 14, but completed
the requirements for Eagle
; rank while still a member of
; Boy Scout Troop I of St.
2 Mary's. The Eagle rank is the
highest rank a youth can earn
; In Scouting.
2 Jerry Vakoc has a perfect
attendance record for his
four years of Scouting. He
r was a senior patrol leader for
? two years before becoming
- assistant junior Scoutmaster
; of Troop I. Earlier this year,
; he was one of a group from
1 Troop I who received the
2 Catholic Ad Altare Dei award
in recognition of service to
J the church and knowledge of
I the faith.
; Court of Honor
Z Presentation of the award
took place at a special Court
of Honor In St. Mary's school
attended by more than 40
J members of Troop I and their
I parents.
Robert D. Church, Scouting
; executive, presided at the cer-
: emonies, and noted the im
I portant role played by par
: ents In their son's success as
a Scout.
- T. W. Dugan, grand knight
: of Rogue River Council,
Knights of Columbus, the
sponsoring group of Troop I
presented the Eagle badge to
Mrs. Vakoc, who pinned it on
her son's uniform. She re
ceived a miniature of the
badge from her son.
Charles Hackett is Scout
master of Troop I. The Troop
committee is composed of E
E. Ford, John Carnegie, Rob
ert Wright, Arthur Becker
and Richard Randolph.
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RECEIVES AWARD Jerry Vakoc, center, Scoutmaster of Troop I, and T. W. (Bill)
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Vakoc, 713 West Dugan, grand knight of the Rogue River
11th st., Medford, looks over his certificate Council, Knights of Columbus, which spon-
which accomapnied his Eagle badge award, sors the Troop. -Looking
on are, left, . Charles Hackett, (Knackstedt photo)
SCHOOL
Medford High School
Edited by Jim Frake.
Staff: Rita McBeth. Edonna
Pace. Susy Reule, Jaci Skel
lon. Diane Mohr. James Mc
Cormack. Esther Jacobs,
and Ann MacManama.
Medford High was a gay and
colorful place during the past
week as the annual Tornadia
week unfolded its festive
events. Throughout the week
Tornadia ribbons were sold,
along with 'mums and tickets
for the Saturday dance. The
bonfire was held Thursday
night on a vacant lot by Jack
son school with tne rauy
squad in charge.
The crowning of the court
was held at halftime of the
game Friday and again at the
dance Saturday. The following
made up the Tornadia court:
Vicky Enders and Chuck Mc-
Nair, sophomore princess and
prince; and Karen oieue ana
Jim Barry, junior princess and
prince. Named queen to reign
over the event was Senior Ju
di Robbins, and Reinhart
Kostiin, German ex
change student at MHS, was
named king.
The annual noise parade
was staged through the down
town area Friday afternoon
with prizes awarded to the en
tries making the most noise
and showing the most original
ity. First prize for noise was
awarded to the "A" band,
while the top award for origi
nality went to the Girls'
League.
Results of the tryouts for
'Dino," the first all-school
play of the year were announ
ced last week. Members of the
cast include Dino, Craig
Wright; understudy, Bob Rut
ter; Mr. Sheridan, Dean God
dard, understudy, Dan Bish
op; Mr. Mandel, Paul Moore,
understudy, Mark Goodman;
Shirley, Bonnie Lowry, under
study, Linda Jo Waltermire;
Jackie, Connie Orr, under
study, Sherril Christian; and
Miss Haines, Jean Pletsch,
with Esther Jacobs as under
study. Playing the role of Mr. Fal-
caro, Ken Hall; Mrs. Falcaro,
Linda Lowry, understudy,
Sandy Saner; Sylvia, Jackie
Mee; Delia, Sara Hinkle, un
derstudy. Careen Carter; and
Pat, Lucille Lowry.
Also. Bea, Beverly Gebb-
hardt; Danny, Jim Pool;
Steve, Joel Gregory; Mrs. Mik
ula, Carol Slater, First Girl,
Barbara Budge; Second Girl,
Susan Ellis; Joey, Dan Bishop;
Boy, Bob Rutter; Another Boy,
Clay Varney; Girl, Careen
Carter; and Another Girl, Lin
da Jo Waltermire.
The Settlement House Kids
will be Cecelia Fichtner, Mar
ty Wyatt, Sherrill Christian,
Esther Jacobs, Mike Gannon,
Mark Goodman, Sandy San
ner, Tom Zeitler, and Sheri
dan Shumate.
Four student delegates and
two advisers will attend the
annual Oregon high school
press conference in Eugene
Oct. 16. Representing the Hi
Times will be Feature Editor
Margaret Tizekker and Sports
Editor Joe Railton. The Crater
delegates will be the coeditors
Lauren Stayton and Jeanine
James. They will be accom
panied by yearbook adviser,
Elizabeth Settle, and newspa
per adviser, Vern Wolthoff.
Carolyn Mencke, senior,
will tell about her summer in
Finland as an exchange stud
ent at the first evening meet
ing of the International Rela
tions League this year.
The meeting, Oct. 13 in the
school cafeteria, will be a din
ner affair. Mary Frohnmayer
and Julie Yeakley are general
chairmen. ' '
Members of IRL have also
decided that the second night
meeting would be a model
North Atlantic Treaty Organ-
ization conference. All mem
bers were to sign up to repre
sent different countries in
NATO. ;
Election of officers for the
newly -formed Thespians
Troupe 358 was held at their
first meeting Oct. 6. Elected
were Connie Orr, president;
Lucile Lowry, vice president;
Deanna Hull, secretary; Kathy
Relling, treasurer; and Sharon
Tepovac, records clerk.
The new club at MHS is
sponsored by the National
Thespian society, and its main
objective is to promote a
greater interest in dramatics.
Its first project is the sponsoi
ing of "Dino," the first all-
school play. The club's advisor
is Lenore Zapell, dramatics in
structor.
Hoping to acquaint Medford
student and parents with the
American Field Service ex
change program, the local AFS
committee distributed a spec
ial bulletin to all MHS stud
ents last week.
The bulletin offered infor
mation regarding the organi
zation of AFS, its foreign stud
ent program, summer ex
change program, and the
school program for American
students.
Those thinking of applying
for any of the AFS opportun
ities are asked to watch for
further announcements, ac
cording to Mrs. Frank Bash,
local chairman.
Announced Monday were
the returns of Friday's sopho
more class elections. Carl
Washburn is president; George
Clearwater, vice president; Jo
Ann Johnson, secretary; Mike
McCullough, treasurer; and
Chuck McNair, representa-
Initiating the 1959-60 MHS
broadcast year, four students
recorded a 15-minute pro
gram over radio KYJC for re
lease Saturday.
Reporting on the Sept. 28
Region Six student council
conference in Coos Bay were
Doug Kliever, moderator; Bob
Hamilton, ASB president; Pat
ty Barnes, secretary; and Bev
Todd, treasurer.
"DeVere Taylor is advisor
for the radio program depart
ment at Medford High.
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I A Tribute to
Our Civic Leaders! I
There have been ethers such as . Benjamin
Franklin who healed family troubles as well
as those of the commonwealth. Today, the fine,
efficient men who guide the civic destinies of
our community do not have time to personalize
their talents. But they work assiduously for the
good of the greatest number . . . and they
do a most commendable job. They do their
utmost give of their time and effort to
make our community your neighborhood
your life, more abundant. Give them your sup
port. Show them you appreciate their goals and
achievements!
Medford
101 North Central, Corner
Week Days: 8:30 A.M. to 10:30 P.M.
Open Sundays & Ho!iday-10 A.M. to 9:30 P.M.
We Salute Our Town!
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One of the most active ser
vice clubs at MHS is the ush
ers squad, composed of a
group of pep club members
and other girls who volunteer
their services. Among the ob
jectives of the group is to as
sist in seating people at foot
ball games, banquets, and oth
er school functions in which
the public is invited. ,
Those who ushered Friday
evening for the Crater game
were Kay Lee Ruhl, Cecile
Bel, Colleen Drinkwater, Don
na Jasmann, Janet Young,
Lois Wright, Linda Lowry, Ju
lie Gandt, Jenny Dickey, Bar
bara Shaw, Christine Sather,
Joyce Staots, Janice Cox, Di
ane Jacabson, Linda Smith,
and Carolyn Mencke.
Grace Berg, dean of women is
advisor for the service organ
ization. First in Series
Of Classes Slated
The first in a series of
American Red Cross standard
first aid classes will start
Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7:30 pjn.
in the Red Cross building, 60
Hawthorne ave., officials have
announced.
The course will continue for
five Tuesday evenings. LeRoy
Williams, first aid chairman,
urged those who have had
previous courses to attend
since there have been many
changes in methods in the past
few years.
An advanced first aid
course will be given for all
those interested who have
earned a standard card. There
is no charge for the course, he
noted. Registrations may be
made by telephoning the Red
Cross office, SPring 2-4405.
Dr. Hibbs Presides
At Portland Meeting
Dr. Ralph E. Hibbs, Med
ford, presided at the Saturday
session of the annual scientific
meeting of the Oregon Heart
association at the University
of Oregon Medical school au
ditorium in Portland.
A banquet at the Benson
hotel ended the two-day meet
ing which began Friday.
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Dfnprovement:
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E3ad3o Network
Equipment improvements
for . the forest industry's
"Roxy radio" network in
southern Oregon have been
announced by Tom Winni
ford, Central Point, radio
technician in charge.
New equipment will include
a new tower on Roxy Ann
butte and an improved an
tenna system scheduled for in
stallation in about two weeks
lne improvements were ap
proved recently by the board
of directors of the Southern
Oregon Conservation and
Tree Farm association, which
operates the network.
A new 72-foot extension
type tower, manufactured by
the Tn-Ex Tower corporation,
j. mare, uaiii., win be in
stalled on the base of the
existing tower, which will be
removed, Winniford said. The
present 50-foot tower was in
stalled when the forest net
work was organized in 1949.
High-Gain Antenna
A new Motorola brand
high-gam antenna will be
placed atop the tower to
double the effective radiation
of the 60-watt transmitter. It
will approximate the broad
cast reception range of a 120
watt transmitter, with no in
crease in power output of the
existing Roxy transmitting
station, Winniford said.
A new coaxial cable will be
installed between the tower
and transmitter at the time of
changeover, he added.
Dale Prentice, secretary
manager of SOCTFA, said the
new equipment was being in
stalled in an effort to improve
radio communications with
logging operators in the
fringe areas. Principal trouble
areas for reception from mo
bile operators, he said, are in
the Dead Indian area, above
Prospect, and beyond the
Tiller divide.
Moving Back
He explained that logging
operators . were moving fur
ther and further back in tim
ber country as new areas are
opened. Continued improve
ments, Prentice noted, and
changes in the Roxy and Sex
ton radio networks operated
by the forest industry are
necessary in order to maintain
good communication.
The fringe area reception
problems stem from both dis
tance of the mobiles from the
transmitter, as well as terrain:
characteristics. Present cov
erage ranges from 30 to 50
miles from the transmitter, he
said.
Prentice emphasized that
the current improvements
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were not a cure-all for the
c o m m u nications problems,
butwould clear up some of
the present problem areas.
Further Improvements
The next steps in futher im
provements in the communi
cation system would be instal
lation ( of high-gain antennas
on the mobiles operating in
the fringe areas, ' Prentice
said, or eventual establish
ment of repeater stations to
extend the coverage area, si
milar to the method used by
Elk Lumber company in its
radio operation.
The new tower is a four-section
extension type and instal
lation wi'l consist of attach
ing the unit to the existing
base atop Roxy Anne butte,
then cranking up the addi
tional sections and locking
them in place. Guy wires will
then be strung to stabilize the
72-foot tower. The system is
presently licensed on the For
est Products band up to 600
watts,, and no license change
is anticipated. Installation of
the equipment will be made
by Winniford.
The Roxy radio network
broadcasts on an assigned fre
quency of 153.17 megacycles
and the Sexton radio net
work, operated by SOCTFA,
on 153.23 megacycles. No
change is anticipated in the
present radio link between
the transmistter on Roxy
Anne butte and the broadcast
staion located at 1109 West
Main St., Medford.
Lumbermen's Group
To Meet Wednesday
Proposed changes in grad
ing rules as well as latest in
formation on freight rates and
trade promotion projects will
be discussed at the district
meeting of the West Coast
Lumbermen s association at
the Jackson hotel, Wednesday,
Oct. 14.
The no-host dinner will
start at 6 p.m.
The industry is faced with
a number of problems and all
lumber manufacturers in
southern Oregon and northern
California are invited to at
tend. Attending from the Port
land headquarters of WCLA
will be R. E. Mahaffay, Em
mett Stoddard and Harry Fim-
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Park Service Calls
For Bids on trucks
The national park, service
will open bids on four used
trucks at ' 2 p.m. Thursday,
Oct. 29, in room 307, Medford
post office building, Otto M.
Brown,' superintendent of
Crater Lake National park,
has announced.
The trucks include one
pickup and . three dump
trucks. They will be sold to
the highest bidder.
They may be seen between
1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Oct. 15, 20,
22, and 28 by calling the park
service office, SPring 2-6183,
in advance, Brown said.
Diamond Ring Theft
Investigated Here
A set of diamond rings was
stolen from Andy's Jewelers,
15 North Central ave., Thurs
day, during store-hours, Med
ford police reported.
' A store clerk, Joyce Ann
Burns, 19, of 911 Casino rd.,
Medford, was waiting on cus
tomers when the set disap
peared, police were told.
The rings were described
as the "Feature Lock" brand,
single diamond with yellow
gold mounting. Police are in
vestigating the case today.
The native music of the
Bahamas is called "goombay."
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Cooperation Sought
In Enforcing Law
On Minors
The Medford city police so
licits the cooperation of par
ents m aiding the enforcement
of the new state law against
minors under 18 years smok
ing, Police Chief Charles P.
Champlin stated Friday.
He said the department also
asked the cooperation in the
enforcement of the. law from
owners of establishments
where tobacco products are
soldandof merchants who
would have juveniles smoking
on their premises.
The department's request
followed an announcement
Thursday by District Attorney
Thomas J. Reeder that he had
asked local law enforcement
agencies to enforce the new
state law.
Illegal to Furnish
The law, as passed in the
1959 Legislature, makes it il
legal both-f or a person to furn
ish tobacco in any form and
in any manner to a minor un
der 18, and for a minor under
18 to smoke, ' use or possess
any form of tobacco in any
public place. The law also
holds a business person liable
for minors under 18 using to
bacco at the place of business.
Champlin said that officers
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Smoking
would cite minors under 18 in
to municipal court for viola
tion of the law. He said thjgj
the parents of the juvenile
would be notified by a letter
from the court telling them of
the citation and requesting
them to appear with the min
or. He added that there would
be sufficient time between the
issuing of the citation and the
court appearance for the par
ents to be notified.
Approves of Law
Chief Champlin said that
he approved of the lawwhich
represents a simplification of
10 former statutes, making it
more realistic. He added that
he welcomed the district attor
ney's stand in the matter.
The police chief stated that
the department had received
telephone calls regarding the
new law since the district at
torney's statement Thursday.
The 1959 legislature amend
ed two statutes and repealed
eight others in simplifying the
law regarding smoking by
minors.
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