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Out on - By BOB WALTERS Floating a Loan The city of Ashland has been invited to enter a float in this summer's Portland Rose Festival. The only stumbling block, not surpris ingly, is money. "We were invited last year," says Mrs. Velma Jones, secretary of Bard - Town's Chamber of Commerce, "but we decided that if we couldn't do it properly, we wouldn't do it at all." Mrs. Jones adds that the chamber is 100 per cent be hind the idea, as are many of the city's organizations. They feel a float in the festival would be a good publicity gimmick not just for Ashland, but for all of southern Ore gon. We told her, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, that if some one decides to donate about $5,000, we'd appreciate hear ing about it. "Ha!" replies Mrs. J. "I bet vou wouldn't appreciate it half as much as I would!" Old laws and agreements which never have been brought up to dale can be amusing, or they can create quite a siir among the in dividuals affected. District BC's school board, reports Doris Hughes, our Central Point correspon dent, recently ' dug up an agreement signed back in 1892. The board managed lo abide by it right lo the letter, however. It staled that Table Rock school either had to be maintained or a five-foot fence had to be built around the location. If one of these actions weren't taken, lhe property was lo be deeded back lo its original owner. The only legal step, under the agreement, required a little lime and amateur de tective work, but they final ly found lhe owner, a Mr. J. Andreson of San Rafael, Calif. Andreson now has the deed. Then there's the law that says you can't whistle "Dixie" while standing on your head and shooting marbles in Dustbowl, Kan sas on Sunday afternoons . . Seems there was a squabble (or misunderstanding, as you prefer) about who really won that Ugly Man on Campus contest at Southern Oregon college last week end. There were five finalists, and the students cast their votes by donating money to the March of Dimes. The guy who brought the most money into the till was to have been crowned "King Ugly." But that, we're told, wasn't the way it happened Pete Petford, sponsored by the Mugs, apparently had edged Les White, who was backed by Siskiyou hall, the men's dormitory, by about $20 or so. The powers-that-be decided, after the donations had been counted, that Petford was in eligible because Mugs is an "off - campus" organization. r PAINT WITH V We must reduce our stock of used sewing machines. Every used ma chine in our shop is reduced for quick sale. ELECTRIC PORTABLES 1450 From Several Good Treadles $950 From Come in and look Sm 318 E. Main - ' jr. 4 L ' 1 I SB . J PRESIDENT NAMED - Easton Humphrey, Medford, was named new president of the Oregon college during their Shown with him are Richard and Dr. Loren Messenger (right), re-elected secretary-treas urer. Jack Sutton, Grants Pass, was elected vice president. The largest meeting of the association in its history was greeted by Dr. Elmo N. Stevenson, president of SOC. The Dads voted to help the students buy two television sets and a sewing machine for the new units of the dormitories. A committee of the old and new officers will implement this plan with student participation. SOC Prexy Attends Meeting in Ashland -Dr. Elmo N. Stevenson, president of South Oregon college, atTend- ed a meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education in Chica go last week. Dr. Stevenson was a guest at the meeting of the sub committee o n improvement of instruction, which was con cerned with the methods of orientation for new college faculty members. A program of orientation and improvement of college faculty has been in effect at Southern Oregon college for four years, and Dr. Steven son was invited to report on its implemation and effective ness. Under this program, new faculty members receive m- struction and information from personnel of the col lege at the beginning of fall term. During the school year series of seminars in col lege . teaching are held on psychological and methodo logical orientation, Dr. Stev enson reported. "The orientation of new faculty and the improvement of college instruction at Southern Oregon college are concerns of both the adminis tration and the teaching staff," the president said. "The faculty committee on profes sional growth creates the pro gram and its chairman and the president direct it with the institution's key personnel and staff assisting." The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Edu cation released a bulletin this month on the type of orienta- They gave the title to White. Something like drawing four aces and having the deal er tell you that kings are high. MEDFORD PAINT and Wallpaper Store 6th & Holly Diagonally Across from Post Office PHONE SP 2-9321 We Give S4H GREEN STAMPS CLEARANCE From 1 Only Singer Dressmaker Beautiful Walnut Cabinet With B-Haler and Zig-Zagger and Full m OQ50 Singer Guarantee ONLY Iw7 them over no reasonable offer refused. SEWING CENTER Medford SP 2-7153 Dads Association of Southern annual meeting last Saturday, Joy (left), outgoing president, Chicago tion and improvement pro gram in use at Southern Ore gon college, commending it as "of benefit to both old and new faculty . . . possessing great orientation value." Jacksonville Group Sets Youth Plans Jacksonville - The Jackson ville Lions Auxiliary club has announced it will sponsor dancing lessons for teen-agers in another effort to launch an active youth program here. Club members will meet with junior high school stu dents, aged 13 through 16, and their parents at the commu nity hall at 8 p.m. this Mon day to explain the program. Lessons will be given by the owner of Thurston Dance studio, who will attend the Monday meeting. The larger the group of teen-agers en rolled, the smaller the. cost will be to each individual.- . Members of the Lions auxil iary, who also will chaperone the dancing lessons, have asked that teen-agers and par ents attend the meeting in order tp help start a youth program here. $60,000 Expansion Set for Lanes Ashland James Harris, owner of the Ashland Bowl ing lanes, Saturday an nounced plans for an expan sion and remodeling program which will cost $60,000. Work will start immediate ly, Harris said, and will in clude construction of four new alleys, making a total of 12. The new lanes, he added, will be kept open to the pub lic even when leagues are us ing the other eight alleys. He added that he has room for 16 lanes whenever de mand calls for them. The establishment will re main open during remodel ing. RETURNS FROM TRIP Applegate Valley - Mrs. Sophia Straube has returned to her home here after visit ing relatives in Corvallis, Sa lem and California cities dur ing the past six weeks. CONSOLES $2450 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford. Or. Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1960 Heavy Rain, Snow Helps Northern California Area New Greenhorn Dam Said Filled to Brim By KATHERINE CHAPMAN Hornbrook - Last week's rain and snow gave this area its first good soaking in al most a year. The rain gauge on the back yard fence post shows an accumulated 6.5 inches of precipitation since the first of the month. This was enough to bring up the water level in a num ber of private wells, and to soften the baked soil to a workable point. Another result of the four day rains was the filling of the newly-completed Green horn dam in Yreka. The 192 million gallonsplus storage facility was filled to the brim around 4 a.m. the morning of Feb. 10. Cost $600,000 The project, including wa ter lines, pumping stations and storage tanks, cost nearly $600,000 and will insure Yreka an adequate water sup ply for the future. At the regular meeting of the Yreka city council Feb. 5, the final payment of $48, 305.64 for actual work on the project was approved. Bonded indebtedness for the dam covers $550,000. CP Police Chief Lists Activities Central Point - Central Point police issued 337 traffic citations during the past six months, according to a report of the department's activities released yesterday by Police Chief Wallace Bowen. The department also solved 13 of 19 worthless document cases, eight of 14 burglaries, three of five forgeries, one of two cases of grand larceny and one of three cases of em bezzlement, the report stated. Other activities, according to Bowen's report, included 11 cases of disturbance; seven arrested for disorderly con duct; .22 arrested for misde meanors; seven arrested on warrants from other areas; 31 juveniles referred to juv enile authorities; nine juven iles arrested as runaways; eight family disturbances and 39 cases of destitution. Sixty-three traffic acci dents, including 27 at one in tersection, were reported. Ve hicle parking violations num bered 289 and 223 civil com plaints were received. Bowen added that his de partment also assists 87 Jun ior Police boys by instructing them in rules of safety re garding firearms, motor ve hicles and bicycles. Rangers Report Five Feet of Snow Applegate Valley-An aver age of five feet of snow with heavy water content at 6,000 foot elevation was reported by the snow survey crew from Star Ranger station making the trip into the Sis kiyous early this month. Making the trip were Neil Suttell, Robert Snoich, Doug las McClelland and . Charles Niver. Suttell also reports comple tion of a timber inventory on which allowable cuts in the next 10-year period will be based. The work has been di rected by Charles Niver, as sistant in timber manage ment. Final compilation of data is expected in early summer. Foreign Language Lab OK'd for Crater Central Point -Charles A. Meyer, District 6C superin tendent, has announced that the state department has ap proved the foreign language laboratory for Crater High school. : Tape recording and audio equipment, as well as other facilities to begin the labora tory, have been ordered and Meyer said these aids will be available to' students this term, since plans are to have equipment here and set up in March. The government matched the amount of money spent by the district oh this new improvement to the school, Meyer added. INJURED IN CRASH Gold Hill - Mr. and Mrs. Lee Marsden received word that their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Judy of Salem, had been involved in a traffic accident in . Portland last Saturday. Their car was demolished and Mrs. Judy was hospitalized with back injuries. . 6 mm hw I 185 Persons Attend Cub Scout By BETTE HOSKINS ' Jacksonville The annual Blue and Gold banquet for Cub Scout Pack 35, held this year in observance of Cub Scouting's 50th anniversary, was attended by 185 persons at the elementary school here Saturday night. Guest speakers included E. O. Graham, Harry Barne burg, Herb Colley and Art Iverson. The speeches con- Team Holds Dance To Raise Funds Hornbrook - Several mem bers of the Ashland Sage Riders were on hand last Saturday evening for the spaghetti feed and dance sponsored by the Vaquerras, Hornbrook's girls' mounted drill team. In the Ashland group were Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Root, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Herrin, and Walter Rensker. Representing the Montague Lancerettes were Tish Lacey and Diane Fehlman. Dennis - Mason of Montague also was present as were - several from Hilts, The dinner was given by the - Vaquerras in order to raise money to defray travel and transportation costs for the girls and their mounts during the up-coming rodeo season. - - The team participated in several riding events through out the county last season, and was well received wherever it appeared. They wear red and white uniforms and white hats. . Lauran Paine was the orgi- ginal adviser for the group, When the Paines sold their ranch and moved to Ft. Jones, Jack Wayne succeeded Paine as adviser. Team members are Janet Ferguson of Hilts, captain; Donna Spearin, co-captain; Darlene Spearin, Penny Bar num, Linda Blankenshlp, Jeannie Cardoza, Gerry El more, Barbara de Clerck of Hilts and Lulabelle Whitten of Yreka. Saturday's event was the most' successful, financially, that the team has undertaken. Jack Wayne said he and the team wish to thank all who worked to prepare and serve the dinner, and all who at tended and gave them the support and backing of the community. Fund Drive Moves Into Final Week Ashland-The Ashland Tal ent United Fund moves into a final drive this week in an effort to reach its original goal of $23,275. . The fund at present is $3, 777 short of the goal, Presi dent Howard Wiley an nounced Saturday.' r - Directors of the fund met Friday night After canvass ing prior returns and learn ing that several firms and in dividuals originally were not contacted, they decided to continue the drive. SNOW QUEEN CHOSEN Prospect-Nan Govenor was chosen queen for the annual Snow Ball held recently at Prospect High school. Snow princesses were Virginia East man, senior; Zi Rena Brehn, junior and. Renalda Griffeth, freshman. RETURNS FROM SPAIN McLeod-Jimmy Richardson, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Richardson, recently returned from Spain, where he had been attending college, and joined the Army shortly after arriving in New York. BOB WALTERS. Regional Editor CORRESPONDENTS: Applegate Valley Maude Ziegler. TW 9-1333 Butte Falli Mary Jo Harris. TO 5-2126 Central Point Doris Hughes, NO 4-1106 Eagle Point Dottie Harbison. HI 6-3274 , Gold Hill-Sams Valley Mary Kell, UL 5-1126 Hills Mrs. M. F. Carin Hornbrook Kaiherine Chapman, GR 5-3586 Illinois Valley Margaret Ctowl Jacksonville Betle HosUns. TW 9-1209 McLeod Caroline Harding. TR 8-2260 Meadows Nellie Bergman, HI 6-1267 Phoenix-Talent Joe Cowley, KE 5-2918 .Prospect Frances Ring, UN 9-2211 Shady Cove Evelyn Watson. TR 8-2351 Table Rock R. E. Nealon, TA 6-2097 Tiller-Drew Viola Rogers Yreka-Montague Carol Petersen Banquet cerned the benefits which the boys; their parents and the community may realize through Cub Scouting. Numerous awards were presented during the evening, including a one-year den mother's pin to Mrs. Ted Run die by Den Chief Larry Hogan and a two-year den mother's pin to Mrs. Ed Hinkle by her son Bill, who also presented a two-year Cubmaster's pin to his father, Ed Hinkle. One -year Cub pins were presented to Lee Wilson, Louie Wilson and Danny Da vis by their mothers while two-year pins went to Danny Maddox, Charles Logan, Hen ry James, Robert Glathar and Bill Hinkle. Woodrow Davis was pre sented a three-year assistant Cubmaster's pin by Mrs. Da vis, and a Wolf badge was awarded to Gail Allen by his mother. Bill White was pre sented a denner's badge and Richard Rutherford an assist ant denner's badge. Den mothers presented gold 50th anniversary pocket pieces to each den chief and Cub Scout. Den chiefs are Mike Young, Den 1; Glenn Gilman, Den 2; Larry Hogan, Den 3, and Dean Parrott, Den 4. Rural Reflections By MAUDE ZIEGLER Applegate Valley-One local farmer decided to lead out in generally improving his place, and one rainy night burned down his old barn. It was something of a job to start the 50-year-old tim bers to burning, he said, and as the barn finally emerged into blazing embers and shooting sparks a few passers- by stopped and seemed to be in sympathy with the old building, for they said, "It's too bad." This farmer has been read ing journalistic opinion that more useless old farm build ings should come down. His Herefords are accepting mod ern ways, too, and Monday when they were trucked across country to get their sil lage, they had tranquilizing shots so they wouldn't be nervous. Couple Leaves for New Home on Guam Gold Hill - Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Camblin and their chil dren Judy and Jim of Yuba City, Calif., left Medford air port by plane last Saturday en route to Agana, Guam, where they will make their home. They planned to stop over a few days at both San Francisco and Honolulu. Mrs. Camblin is the former Jeanne Hammersley of Gold Hill and a graduate of the old high school here. Her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hammersley, and brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hammersley, all of Yreka, Calif., made the trip to Med ford to bid the Camblin family farewell. NEW RESIDENTS Applegate V a 1 1 e v - New residents in this area are Mr. and Mrs. John Mellow and Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Rogers. The Mellows are rental? a home at present, but expect to purchase a farm. FLU CASES REPORTED Tiller -Drew - Anyone in this community who has not been bitten by the flu bug can count himself lucky. Three more cases were reported last Friday. They were Virgle Lowry, Howard Midkiff and Mrs. Joe Crumpton. Two-Week-Old Calf Swims Across Creek Tiller It was pouring down rain and Elk creek was the highest it had been all winter, when Gilbert Bonney noticed one of his cows was on the opposite side of the creek from which she was supposed to be. The cow's 2-week-old calf wasn't with her. After Mrs. Bonney and son Jerry had searched frantically for the calf about an hour, they gave up and were heading for the house. Something down creek from them attracted Mrs. Bon ney's attention. Stopping to look, they saw the small calf scramble up the slippery bank. It had swam the swollen creek with no ill affects. Regional Calendar Gold Hill The Federal Land Bank association of Medford (formerly the South ern Oregon National Farm Loan association) will hold its annual meeting at the Gold Hill Grange hall Tuesday, Feb. 23. Registration will start at 11 a.m., followed by dinner at noon and the busi ness meeting at 1 p.m. Two association directors will be elected. Jacksonville - The Jackson ville Odd Fellows and Rebe- kah lodges will serve a fried fish dinner in the Odd Fel lows hall dining room at 4 p.m. Sunday. Proceeds will be used to sponsor the win ning student of the United Nations Pilgrimage this year Bill Lawrence of Ashland last year's winner, will show slides taken on his trip to the U.N. Gold Hill-The Bible study group of the Gold Hill Chris tian church will meet at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Allison, 560 First st. Gold Hill-The Gold Hill Christian church choir will meet at 4 p.m. tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Joe Kava leski on Maple lane. Eagle Point - The Eagle Point Women's Missionary Circle will meet at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Barrell Stanley. Eagle Point - The Eagle Point Jayceettes will meet at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Keith Krambeal on Crater Lake highway. CLUB DISCUSSES WORK Tiller-Drew-Plans for get ting more work done on the club hall highlighted the meeting of Club 227 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil McNees Friday night. The old hall was razed by fire two years ago and work on the new one is proceeding slowly since members work on the project only in their spare time. BUY A VOLKSWAGEN DURING EASY TO BUY! Only $2172 dtlirered in Mtdford. EASY TO LOAD! Through - wide double side doors and rear. EASY TO DRIVE! Turns sharper, climbs easy, has lot of power. EASY TO PARK Parks in placet other tracks can't handle. EASY ON GAS! Twice tho mileage on' regular gas! . 'Trivial' Newspaper Items Prove Helpful to Readers By KATHERINE CHAPMAN Hornbrook - While some may consider the small per sonal items appearing in the regional columns trivial and unimportant, it has again been brought to this corres pondent's attention that they do serve a useful purpose. Many readers seem to like them, and even are grateful for them. Only last Wednesday, two cousins who had lost all track of each other were brought together by a small personal item one had read in the Mail Tribune. The item stated that 9-year- old Gary Rue had been re leased from Sacred Heart hospital in Medford and was recuperating here at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gosney. Mr. and Mrs. William Strowbridge of Medford read it, and last week drove over here and called on the Gos neys. From them, they learned that Gary's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer (Slim) Rue, were making their home in Seiad valley. Cousins Meet Again Strowbridge and Rue are cousins, but had not seen each other since they were small boys. Through this small item, they were able to contact each other after many years. This brings to mind a simi lar incident which occurred recently. When Mr. and Mrs. Ivon Howard celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Dec. 13, two of the guests who attended were friends from the Upper Applegate area whom the Howards had. met in 1911 when they were camp- Tiller Service Station Robbed; Little Taken Tiller-The Associated' sta tion at Tiller was robbed Thursday night. ."Chuck" Jackson, proprietor, said the station had been opened with a key missing from a key ring. . , ..... .. ' ; He stated the key must have been removed from the ring some time during . the day Thursday. The soft drink machine at the- station was plugged in and soft drinks, a small amount of cash, and two used tires were taken. Lawn SMASH5 Hand Mower Power Mower (Most Rotary Mower $1.00 (Sharpen & Balance) We hollow grind both the bed knife and the reel on our Precision Grinder Also we clean, lubricate and fully adjust for top performance. SHOP FACILITIES For any repair job on any mower tiller or small engine. 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