MAIL TRIBUNE, M.Jford, Or.
Monday, Feb. 29, 1960
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Br BOB WALTERS
'Sorry, Wrong Number1
Ashland s new city hall
seems up to date in every re
spect, and that includes a
switchboard which was in
stalled a few days ago.
Calls to city officials whose
offices are in the new build
ing should now be made to
MUrdock 9-5651. You'll be
answered by a cheerful fe
male voice and, before you
can say "wrong number,"
you'll be talking to your
party,
That cheerful voice, inci
dentally, belongs to a young
lady named Margie. Before
the new piece of communica
tions gear was installed, Mar
gie was the police depart
ment's Gal Friday, so to
speak. Now she's the switch
board operator in addition to
her other duties.
We gave her a week to
practice with the buzzing
punchboard, and then called
to ask her how she liked her
new job.
A shame we can't print the
reply.
At approximately 11:25
Saturday morning, we pur
chased a new car. That is,
we signed several papers
and drove the vehicle from,
the dealer's garage back to
the office. We'll legally
awn il about the time U.S.
Astronauts are toasting
marshmallows over a roar
ing fire on the moon.
Anyway, by 12:35 p.m.
the same day, a member of
Medford's Finest had seen
fit to honor our shiny new
vehicle with its first park
ing ticket.
No eomplaints, officer.
You saw your duty and you
did it.
But we do have one ques
tion about the man who
prints the tickets for the po
lice department:
How long did it take him
le become a millionaire?
.
Press releases from numer
ous organizations throughout
the area pour into the Mail
Tribune office each day and
they sometimes contain a
laugh or two, usually unin
tentional ones.
Last week, for instance, we
received release concerning
the receit meeting of one
of the local clubs. After noting
the business handled by the
group, the writer concluded
his report by saying, "We
celebrated several birthdays,
including George Washing
tons." ,
George apparently was the
only honoree who missed the
party.
But there's always next
year.
Another local meeting
probably should have made
newspaper headlines around
the world, not to mention
medical history.
One of the evening's
speakers, the release said,
"explained how she pro
duced eggs."
Chickens, we assume, are
outdated.
Most of us, admittedly . or
otherwise, occasionally watch
television. Some of the pro
grams, are good, some not so
good.
But oh, those local commer
cials. The other night three em
ployees of the local channel
were seated around a small
home bar. Each of the trio
was taking nervous, some
times almost frantic, sips
from glasses which probably
contained ice tea.
All seemed afraid their
mothers were going to storm
into the picture at any mo
ment, '' Also, we've often won
dered if local TV staffers
are required by their con
tracts to have those flat-top
haircuts. '
. If they all gathered in
front of the camera eye at
once, they'd look like a
fleet of U.S. Navy aircraft
.carriers preparing for battle.
BOB WALTERS, Regional Editor
CORRESPONDENTS:
Applegate Valley Maude Ziegler, TW 9-1333
Butte Falls 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 5-1 12S
Hilts Mrs. M. F. Cavin
Hornbrook Katharine Chapman, GR 5-3581 '
Illinois Valley Margaret Crowl
Jacksonville Betie Hoskins. 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 Evalyn Watson, TR 8-2351
Table Rock R. E. Nealon. TA 6-2097
Tiller-Drew Viola Rogers -Yreka-Montague
Carol Petersen
Special Classrooms
Planned by Ashland
Ashland - The Ashland
school district is working on
plans to have two special
class rooms for mentally re
tarded students in operation
by the start of the 1960-61
school year.
Under Jackson county's pi
lot program, about 10 such
youngsters from the Ashland
district presently are attend
ing classes in Jacksonville.
The plan under study will es
tablish a classroom for ad
vanced students in the new
junior high school now under
construction and a classroom
for lower students in Bell
view Elementary school.
The Ashland school district,
according to School Superin
tendent Stanley C. Jobe,
plans to begin screening chil
dren and conferring with par
ents regarding the program
sometime in April.
1964 Is Deadline
All school districts having
12 or more mentally retarded
students must have such a
program in effect by 1964, ac-
Former Resident
Earns Promotion
Gold Hill - Mr. and Mrs.
Ferd Jones received news last
week that their son Wendall,
a former Gold Hill resident,
has been promoted to the rank
of assistant forest ranger in
the Deschutes National For
est area at Sisters, Ore.
A graduate of the old high
school here and Oregon State
college, he has been with the
Willamette National Forest at
Detroit, Ore., for the past sev
eral years. Prior to his pro
motion he was timber sales
manager there.
The Joneses and their chil
dren, Linda, Steven and San
dra are now residing at their
new home at Sisters, Wen-
dall's mother said.
Regional Calendar
Gold Hill -The Gold Hill
Community Methodist church
will practice at the church at
4:20 p.m. Wednesday, accord
ing to Mrs. C. Norman Gail,
choir director.
Eagle Point - The Eagle
Eagle Point city council will
meet in the library at 8
o'clock this evening.-
Applegate Valley-Mrs. Wil
fred Pearson, ACWW chair
man of Upper Applegate Ex
tension unit, will lead the
group in a study of India at
the meeting at the Grange
hall Wednesday. Ladies will
sit on the floor to eat food as
it is prepared in that country.
Members are asked to' bring
articles for silent auction for
the benefit of the 4-H schol
arship' fund. They also are
asked to bring their own ta
ble service as well as pillows
and blankets for sitting.
Gold Hill-Amethyst Rebe
kah lodge will meet at 8 p.m.
Wednesday in the IOOF hall
on Fourth ave.
Prospect I m m u nization
shots will be given at Pros
pect schools beginning at 10
a.m. Thursday. The first four
grades will receive DPT shots
and small pox vaccinations,
and students of the fifth grade
and above will receive diph
theria and small pox shots.
Booster shots will be given to
those who need them. Slips
will be sent home with chil
dren and must be signed and
returned if the child is to re
ceive a shot. Pre-school chil
dren may receive shots if ac
companied by a parent.
Central "Point-The Central
Point city council will meet
at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the
city hall, City Administrator
Lyle Paull has announced.
Eagle Point - The Reese
Creek Home Extension unit
will meet at the home of Mrs.
Don Scobie on Ball rd. tomor
row. The meeting will start
with salad - making at
10:30 a.m.
Eagle Point - The Eagle
Point Garden club will meet
at the home of Mrs. A. Wat
tenburg on Alta Vista rd. at
1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Mrs.
Tom Vestal will be co-hostess
and Mrs. Don Kimmell will
present the lesson on pruning
shrubbery.
cording to a law Dassed hv
the last legislature.
"The big problem," Jobe
says, "is getting the teachers.
He explains that the legisla
ture made the program effec
tive for 1964 in hopes, that
enough teachers will have
been procured by that time.
The state has provided a
scholarship fund, he says, to
provide for teachers' training.
To qualify, a teacher must
hold either an elementary or
secondary teacher's certifi
cate and must have had at
least one year of successful
teaching experience.
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tend classes for one summer
at either the University of
Oregon or Portland State col
lege. They must complete at
least 18 hours of specialized
training to qualify to teach re
tarded students.
Stale, District Funds
The state will furnish $75
for tuition and $200 for living
expenses toward the scholar
ship, and a school district
will furnish an additional
$200.
Before receiving the schol
arship, the teacher must sign
a contract guaranteeing that
he or she will teach at least
one year in "the district con
cerned. After a teacher has been
assigned to a specific district,
the state will reimburse that
district $3,000 toward the
teacher's salary plus a maxi
mum of $700 for supplies and
$300 for transportation, de
pending on the needs.
Each of the two proposed
classrooms, Jobe says, must
have at least 12 but not more
than 15 students.
EP Couple Adopts
3-Year-0ldGirl
Eagle Point - Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Barton of Butte Falls
Star route on the Crater Lake
highway have adopted a 3-year-old
daughter, Jean, to
add to their family. The Bar
tons moved to Eagle Point last
August from California and
had taken care of the little
girl most of the time there.
Thev have a eirl 15. Diane!
a boy 13, Danny; and girls 8
and 5 Donna and Darlene.
Barton works for the Timber
Products company and Mrs.
Barton helps her parents, Mr.
ana Mrs. Boyd Bruner, at the
lunch counter during the rush
hours at noon in their store.
Mrs. Buck Heads
Festival Committee
Applegate Valley - Mrs.
Otis Buck was named Tues
day to head a committee for
planning a spring festival to
be presented at the Grange
hall in May by the two ex
tension units of the communi
ty. Others named on the com
mittee were Mrs. Mike Loftus
and Mrs. Lance Offenbacher.
It is planned to invite 4-H
members to exhibit also.
Thirty-five women attend
ed the joint meeting of valley
extension units Tuesday,
when Mrs. Francis Krouse
presented the project on syn
thetic fabrics.
Parents Take Son to
Portland Hospital
Gold Hill - Mr. and Mrs.
Cermal Cook, Blackwell Hill
rd., will take their 11-year-old
son Donnie to Portland
today where he will enter the
Dorenbecker Children's hos
pital for several weeks. His
mother said that his friends
who wish to do so may send
cards and write to him at the
hospital.
Donnie has been unable to
attend his fifth grade classes
at the Hanby Elementary
school here because of his ill
ness this year. Mrs. Ferd
Jones is his home teacher.
ATTENDS MEETING
Central Point -Arthur
Straus, Crater High school
principal, left Friday night for
Portland to attend th Na
tional Secondary Principals
association meeting from Sat
urday through tomorrow.
More than 4.onn
from throughout the U.S. are
attending the meeting.
BULL' PURCHASED
Applegate Valley - David
and James Christensen pur
chased a red Shorthorn bull at
the recent bull sale held in
Red Bluff.
WINS ORATORY TROPHY
Lone Pine - Miss Sue Jahn,
a former Lone Pine student
now attending Hedrick Junior
High school, received a tronhv
for oratory at Linfield college
at McMinnville. She attended
Lone Pine school for eight
years.
Everv 38 seconds fir
breaks out in the United
States. Every two minutes an
American home catches fire.
Every 50 minutes a human
being perishes in a fire or
cues of burns.
Retiring School Band Leader
Reviews Highlights of Career
By MARY KELL
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Gold Hill - Charles W.
Cook, 143 Kenwood ave.,
Medford, notified officials of
School District 6C that he
will retire as band leader at
Hanby Elementary school ef
fective at the termination of
the present salary year, Aug.
31, 1960.
In an interview with this
correspondent, Cook, whose
title is chief warrant officer,
United States Army retired,
recalled highlights of his life
prior to and during the 34
years that he was a member
of the U.S. Army. He retired
in July 1947 with 20 years'
experience as an Army band
leader, and was persuaded to
come to Gold Hill to teach a
few weeks later by Ferd Jon
es, who was superintendent
of the combined elementary
and high school here at that
time.
Cook will observe his 65th
birthday this year, and he
and his wife Eva plan to do
some traveling, he said. Plans
for the future include trips to
Canada and Mexico, and, if
all goes well, a trip to Hawaii,
and of course fishing in the
well known streams and lakes
in southern Oregon.
He said that following his
retirement here, he will cher
ish the memory of having had
the privilege to teach and ob
serve talented youngsters de
velop musically, because until
he came to Gold Hill, he had
never taught children. He be
lieves that improvement
grows with education and the
elementary music program is
an important phase of the
school's curriculum because
it is as vital to the naturally
gifted musician as the study
of mathematics is to the child
who is a budding physicist.
Pupils of the fourth through
the eighth grades at Hanby
are eligible to participate in
the band program. .
Faculty Praised
Cook praised Gilbert Mack,
principal of the two Gold Hill
schools, and members of the
faculty for their cooperation
in seeing that his pupils arriv
ed on time one day each week
for their 15-minute private
lesson, and one hour band
rehearsals two days each
week. He said without this
support, he could not have at
tained the enjoyment and
success that he has experienc
ed in the school music depart
ment here. He says there has
been an average of about 40
pupils, including beginners
and advanced students each
year.
Each youngster spends one
school year in the beginners
band, in addition to his or her
individual lesson,-before pro
motion to the advanced band.
At the end of this time, the
child should be ready for the
advanced band. Early in the
spring each year it has been
his custom' to invite the par
ents of the beginners to at
tend a special band rehearsal,
after which he likes to ex
plain to the parents whether
their child should be provid
ed with an instrument of his
own the next year or discon
tinue and steer his interest to
other channels.
During the first year of
band the child is permitted
to rent, through the school
rental plan, an instrument if
there are enough available.
But -he or she is required to
have his or her own instru
ment the second year. This
system allows more young
sters to have an opportunity
to develop talents, without
the cost of an instrument
which in some cases would be
an unnecessary expense to
the parent if the child is not
interested.
The retiring band leader
expressed his appreciation to
the people of the community
for their friendship and con
fidence during his years as
band leader here, which has
been a gratifying experience,
he said, even though he had
visions of full retirement
when he first arrived in Med
ford. 'At that time he came
here to visit his brother, Har
old Cook. He liked the cli
mate and fishing so he bought
the family home on Kenwood
ave. and sent for his family in
June of 1946, the summer pri
or to his retirement from the
Army.
Cook was born in Peoria,
111. His father died when he
was 12 years old, and Cook
came to Oregon with his
mother, brothers and sister
to reside. .
His mother died shortly ai-
terwards, when he was 13
years old.
Supported Himself
Orphaned at this early age,
he said it was necessary for
him to support himself, which
he did by working for . his
board and room at a farm at
Perrydale, near Salem. He
explained that his first expe
rience in the field of music
came at this time when he
played clarinet in the Perry
dale Coronet band. He spoke
of his eighth grade diploma,
which he received from the
department of education, Sa
lem. After attending high school
for two years, he became ea
ger to go to the Philippines,
so at the age of 18 years, he
joined the Army and several
months later was assigned to
the 13th Infantry band at
Fort McKinley, near Manila,
P.I., and played with Army
bands from 1914 through the
years of World War I.
He stated that his real op
portunity came in 1925 when
he took an examination for
entrance to the Army Music
school at Fort Meyer, Va.t
and was among four of 250
men who were successful.
Then he was ordered to take
a 2-year course to obtain a
general knowledge of all
band instruments, harmony,
arranging, ear training, the
oryT acoustics, teaching, and
history of music.
Following graduation from
the Army Music school in
1927, at which time he receiv
ed his band leader diploma,
he was ordered by the war
department- to New Bruns
wick, N.J., to the military sci
ence department of Rutger's
university, where he taught
4-year music courses for 12
years.
As band leader, the war
rant officer was , responsible
for the musical efficiency of
the band. He personally super
vised the musical instruction
of the bandsmen and detailed
qualified non-commissioned
officers to act as his assist
ants. He conducted all con
certs and attended all drills,
parades, and other such cere
monies as required the pres
ence of the band. He submit
ted schedules of musical -duties
to his commanding offir
cer and was held responsible
for strict compliance with
such schedules when approv
ed. Supervised Instruction
When post schools include
musical - training, the band
leader generally will super
vise the instruction and may
detail qualified bandsmen 'as
assistants. The band leader
inspects all musical instru
ments at least once a week.
When buglers are used on the
installation to which the band
is assigned, the band leader
is responsible for their train
ing and will request proper
authority to detail a qualified
n o n - commissioned officer,
other" than a bandsman, as
sergeant bugler. The band
leader issues commands when
the band is on the march. As
commanding officer of the
band, the warrant officer
band leader is responsible for
the military training and dis
CHARLES W. COOK
Retiring Band Leader
(Photo by Bob Kouth)
cipline of the band.
In 1939, Cook was ordered
to Fort Hancock at Sandy
Hook, N J., where he directed
the 52nd Coast Artillery band
for two years. He was sent to
Panama in 1941 to direct the
11th Engineers band.
In 1942 he was ordered
back to Washington, D.C., and
assigned to the faculty with
four other instructors at
the Army Music school at
Fort Meyer, Va., to train 549
band leader. This school had
been reopened July 1, 1941
after being closed since
1927. He said when he gradu
ated from this same school in
1927, he never dreamed that
one day he would be given
the distinction of instructing
at the school.
He mentioned some of his
former students, including the
well known Hugh Cury, who
is now band leader of the
United States Army band at
Fort Meyer, Va.; William H.
Strickland, who is now teach
ing at the Mozartium. at Saltz
berg, Germany and William
J. Ehrbar, now teaching at the
New York Institute of Musi
cal Art. Both of these schools
train professional musicians.
After the quota for band
leaders was filled, he said the
Army Music school was clos
ed again in 1944 and to his
knowledge has not reopened.
Then he was ordered to Head
quarters 8th Service com
mand in Dallas, Texas where
he was detailed as band in
spector, traveling 25 days of
each month through the
states of Texas, Oklahoma,
Louisiana, Arkansas and New
Mexico to visit and assist
band leaders.
In 1946, be wis order
ed to Letterman General hos
pital in San Francisco, Calif.,
until his retirement from the
army in 1947.
Cook and his wife, the for
mer Eva Seif ert, an Iowa girl,
were married in 1925 while
he was a student at the Army
Music school. They have a
daughter, Mrs. Clarence E.
(Ruth) Hasse of Portland, and
one son, Charles W. Cook Jr.,
who is a member of the arm
ed forces and resides in Ja
pan. There are six grandchil
dren. Cook will complete 40
years as a Master Mason this
March. He joined the Masons
in 1920 in New York state
and is now a member of the
Medford Masons, and a mem
ber of the York Rite bodies
and a Shriner.
. He directed the Hillah Tern-,
pie Shrine band for nine
years and directed the Ash
land city band three years.
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Group Plans Action on
Hazards to Students
Gold Hill - Several major
hazards that could endanger
the lives of school children in
this community were discuss
ed at the first official meeting
of the recently organized
safety committee held in the
Hanby school's cafeteria last
Tuesday afternoon. A survey
will be made of conditions
throughout the area.
Consideration was given by
the committee to numerous
complaints that have been re
ceived in regard to the danger
that exists for school buses at
railroad crossings here when
box cars are parked so that
District Directors
Hold Special Meet
Tiller-Drew - Directors of
School District 114, Tiller
Drew, and District 15, Days
Creek, held a special meeting
last Monday evening at the
Tiller school to discuss prob
lems that needed attention be
fore the new school board is
elected.
Although it previously had
been difficult to replace one
man on the board of District
114, there are now nine can
didates running for a place
on the new board. They are
Wayne Peterman, Walter
Cook, . Hillard Liligren, and
Charles Porter of Tiller and
Jim L. Jenks, Mrs. Howard
Midkiff, Gilbert Bonney, Joe
Zimmerman, and Glann Rog
ers of Drew.
Work Progresses on
CP's New City Hall
Central Point - Many Cen
tral Point residents are watch
ing with interest the work on
the foundation for the new
city hall.
Plans call for a single en
trance on Pine St., with doors
into the city hall and into the
new library. The library will
be in the west side of the
building, parallel with the
Central Point Pharmacy.
The present library section,
which faces Third st., will be
converted into quarters for
the police department.
Accidents in which five or
more persons were killed
caused nearly 1,600 deaths in
the United States in 1958.
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the driver's view of possible
coming trains is blocked. It
was reported that in transport
ing students to and from
school it is necessary for at
least 17 loaded school buses
to cross the railroad tracks on
school days, each with about
60 passengers.
The committee agreed that
a letter should be written im
mediately to Jonel C. Hill,
public utilities commissioner
at Salem, to obtain correct in
formation as to what pro
cedure is necessary in regard
to the installation of a railroad
crossing warning signal in
Gold Hill and to learn what
the state regulations are con
cerning speed of trains and
failure to whistle at crossings.
Sponsored by PTA
The committee is sponsored
by the Gold Hill Parent
Teacher association. Members
are Mrs. Clyde Kell, safety
chairman; Gilbert Mack, prin
cipal of the two Gold Hill
schools; Mrs. Clayton Netzel,
safety representative for Pat
rick school; four school bus
drivers, Henry Paulsen, Sher
man Kieger, Iver Sands, Joe
Morgan; Police Chief Floyd
Taylor, and Mrs. Ogden Kel
logg, president of the P.T.A.
The committee requested
Police Chief Taylor to appeal
to the state police as to the
possibility of having state
officers assist him to control
reported speeding and wreck
less driving on the state high
way (Second ave.) within the
city limits of Gold Hill. Pat
rick Elementary school is lo
cated on Second ave.
It was suggested that the j
committee consult the city i
council concerning shrubs and j
other obstacles which block i
the view on certain streets
near the Hanby school.
A progress report will be
made by the safety commit-:
tee at the next meeting of the
PTA, Thursday, March 10.
Jacksonville PTA
Searching for Talent
Jacksonville - The Jackson
ville PTA is searching for lo
cal talent to participate in the
group's talent show scheduled
to be held in March.
The show will replace the
annual PTA smorgasbord held
here in the past. Anyone de
siring to participate should
contact Shirley Rawlins at the
Jacksonville school.
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Tiller-Drew PTA
Honors Presidents
Tiller-Drew-Five past presi
dents were honored at the
Tiller-Drew PTA Founder's
Day Tea Feb. 25 in the school
gymnasium. They were Mrs.
Bill Howell, Mrs. Stuart Wil
liams, Mrs. Howard Midkiff,
Mrs. Earl Tibbets, and Mrs.
Vincent Lewis.
Following the pinning of
corsages on the past presi
dents by Mrs. Jim L. Jenks,
president, members and guests
were entertained. The pro
gram opened with Mrs.
Charles Porter playing a pi
ano instrumental. Mrs. Anton
Erlebach gave a reading fol
lowed by a guitar instrumen
tal by Bill Hudson and a read
ing by Mrs. Paulson.
Since timber is the biggest
contributing factor in the
economy of this community.
Assistant Ranger Carlson of
the South Umpqua District of
the Umpqua National forest
gave an informative talk on
the multiple uses of the na
tional forests. He showed a
movie to emphasize the points
he made. The multiple use of
the forests are wood, water,
wild life, and recreation.
The silver gift, which is
used to extend and improve
services rendered to children
and youth by parent-teacher
associations everywhere was
$9.87.
CLERK CHOSEN
Drew - Mrs. Harvey Moore
of Drew was notified last
week that she had been chosen
clerk of her precinct for the
next two years.
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