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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1960)
C .MAIL TRIIUNE, Mtdf.nl, Or. v A Wednesday, Mar. 1 6, 1 960 Old vs. New Since we started the region al news page more than month and a half ago, we've had favorable comments, not- so-favorable comments, sug gestions and even a crank call. From a cranky caller, of course. Many, especially subscrib ers in Medford, Central Point, Gold Hill, the Applegate Val ley and Eagle Point, seem to favor it over the old system of using columns written by our correspondents. The primary reason given by these readers is that now the news from communities within the Mail Tribune's cir culation area is being printed as news and under its own headline, which we think is as it should be. Those who prefer the old system say they miss the "vis it" stories the correspondents used to write. Most of those "visit" items went out the window the first day of the regional page, but not without good reason. First, there's the problem of space. Taking advertisements into consideration, there's only so much room for news. On some days, space is plen tiful. On others, it's about as scarce as a smudge pot at a meeting of an air pollution committee. Whet the paper attempts to do is fill that news space with the most important local, state, national and interna tional stories. When you consider how siuch real news is happening all the time, it's hard to find justification for devoting sev eral Inches of type to saying that "Mr. and Mrs. Herb Glotz visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. Willard Fink. Games were played and then everyone enjoyed delicious tea and crumpets prepared by Mrs. Fink. Also visiting were . . ", luton a Umb By BOB WALTERS Et cetera. Thus, it's a question and often a problem - of grading the news. Stories ranking high on the list appear in print. Those at the bottom do ; not, unless there happens to ' be an abundance of space. ' ' Readership also must be ; considered. Well over half the Mail I Tribune's subscribers live in ? Medford and its environs, yet "visit" stories are not printed I for or about them. Nor do J they expect them. What they J do expect is the news. How then can the paper use , similar items from areas Z where its circulation is vastly smaller by comparison? Logically, it can't, and shouldn't. ; ; But this certainly doesn't ; slam the door on bona fide J news stories from our smaller t communities. They're import- ant to the community con ; cerned, subscribers want to ;read them and the paper ; wants to print them. J That, in fact, is the reason - for having started the region- al news page: to keep our I readers abreast of what's hap- S pening in their communities. Z That includes doings of city officials, community organiz- - ations. clubs and, whenever - possible, individuals. i- . Names, we realize, make ; news. When they do, the Mail Z Tribune will print the story. Z When names, however, are - only names, there simply isn't -room for them. i ... This has not been an at I tempt to berate any of our - subscribers who have la- 5 mented the passing of "visit" stories and such. Rather, it has been an effort to show ; them that the paper, too, has t problems. Z We sincerely hope those who have expressed approval of the new page will continue ; to like it. And we hope the ; others will understand that : the paper is printing what it I considers most important to the majority of its subscrib ers. : ... ; Try saying the word "news " paper" aloud. The accent, you'll find, is on the first syllable. HURT IN ACCIDENT i Tlnv "ppk Mrs. Elena Barber, third grade teacher at I love f rem r crnoni. is a ijh- t:ent at s oresi uien cuum ai iCanyonville for treatment of injuries suffered in an auto "accident last Tuesday. The wreck occurred on Beales rvaalr - tL-hin her car struck ma t u cr. , Speaker Reviews Highlights Of School's 99-Year Br MARY KELL Mail Tribune Correspondent Sams Valley-Highlights of history relating to the Sams Valley school of District 6C were told by C. Wesley Mc Donough at a recent meeting of the Sams Valley PTA when "dads" presented the program. Past presidents who re ceived recognition in observ ance of founder's day were Mrs. Earl Peffley, Mrs. Frank Straus, Mrs. Jean Smith, and Mrs. Edgar Pleasant. Mrs. Alfred Gowan, publici ty chairman, reported that a silver offering taken that eve ning was contributed to the Oregon Scholarship fund. The business session was conduct ed by Stanley Hall, president of the unit. Plans were made to sponsor a potluck supper and full length movie on April 2. Suggestions that a dance and card party be held in the near future to raise funds for PTA budget expenses were discussed. Mrs. Harold De- Voss is ways and means chair man. Organized in 1861 Wesley McDonough said the district was organized as Sams Creek on Feb. 11, 1861. The boundary started at the upper edge of the lower Table Rock on the right bank of Rogue river and ran north until it intersected Evans creek, then southwest to Sar Hilts Cage Team Takes 5 Awards in Tournament Hilts - The Hilts Elemen tary school basketball team captured five awards and third place in the annual ele mentary school basketball tournament held in Alturas last week end. Hilts seventh grader Lester Chase received the trophy as the tournament's outstanding player and, with teammate James Blanchard, eighth grader, was named to the 10 member all-tournament team. Fire Department Board Votes io Protect School By EVALYN P. WATSON Mail Tribune Correspondent Shady Cove -Trail The board of directors of the Shady Cove -Trail Volunteer Fire department at their meeting Monday night agreed to enter into a contract with the Eagle Point School dis trict to furnish fire protection for the Elk-Trail school. Board members Ed Hous ton, Bert Conner, Ray Briggs, Floyd Kelley, Del Logan, Athel Dudley and Mrs. Thel ma Reinning, clerk, also in spected the new automatic gas heater now installed in the fire hall. The new heater will be used only when fire-fighting equipment is in danger of freezing. Keeping the build ing warm enough to avoid this danger has been a prob lem and board members ex- Dressed hope that the new heater will help solve it. Access Roads Finished The board also was told that, with the consent of prop erty owners, eight access roads have now been bull dozed down to the river at various locations in order that the pumper may takeVater from the river. The board voted to allow the Shady Cove Grange to build lockers in the hall for the purpose of storing cloth ing and bedding for the relief of needy families. Grange women have been collecting such articles and often have been on hand to aid needy cases in the area. Jacksonville Drive Grosses Over $489 Jacksonville - The recent March of Dimes drive here grossed more t han $489, ac cording to the report sub mitted this week by Mrs. John J. Crabb, Jacksonville campaign director. The Mothers March netted $233 of the total, followed by three organizations -American Legion, Royal Neighbors and Rebekah lodge No. 4 - with over $181. Other funds were collected from schools, coin collectors and mailers. In the statement, Mrs. Crabb e x p r e s sed appreciation to Mrs. E. O. Graham, organ izer of the Mothers March, and R. J. Tetrault for their work during the drive. Shady Cove Mrs. Nellie Chamberlain suffered a brok en nose and severe bruises in an auto accident last Satur day. Her car reportedly was forced Into the Indian creek bridge by another car. She was ilont la the vehicle. dine creek and back to the Rogue river and point of be ginning. An early settler, James Sut ton, was clerk in March 1861 and recorded that of 52 school age children, there were 15 in attendance at tne one school house, with 60 days of school. The amount paid the teacher was not reported but the district received the sum of $117.68 from county funds. This early day school was a log building and stood a short distance west of where the Paul Schulz garage building is at present. The school operated about one quarter of each year, and the main subjects taught were Davis and Thompson arithme tic, Mitchell geography, Clarks grammar, Websters speller and Sanders reader. McDonough made compari son concerning consolidation. He said we are now consoli dating for mere economical operation, but on March 3, 1877, a petition was presented to the county to divide the Sams Creek district. Those signing for the northwest or Pankey district were James Pankey, A. S. Moon, Jacob Gabriel, William Payne and Jed Smith. He said those sign ing for the southwest or Sams Creek district were other well known early settlers, John Chastain, John Sise more, C. C. McClendon, J. Dowden and O. Ganiard. The locals opened play Fri day night by crushing Adin 37-16, then dropped a nip-and-tuck battle to Cedarville 30-28 Saturday afternoon. In their closing game Saturday evening, they scored in the final seconds of a three-minute overtime period to edge Lakeview 28-26. Girls Take Trophy Yell leaders from Hilts also lugged home a trophy, the first they have ever won. The girls, Barbara Rainwater, Marsha Simmen, Marilyn Thompson and Leroy Green, were voted the tournament's top group from a class "B" school. Teams from numerous schools in northern California competed with only Cedar ville and Castle Rock finish ing in front of the Hilts entry. End of Season The local team thus closed its season on a winning note although it had operated un der a considerable handicap in not having a gymnasium. All practices were held on an outdoor court, weather per mitting. Construction of the com munity's new recreation hall is nearly completed, how ever, as workers have finished sanding the floor and are presently painting court mark ings. The school team will practice and play all home games in the new gym next season. . Regional Calendar Gold Hill-Amethyst Rebe kah lodge will meet at 8 o'clock tonight at the Odd Fellows hall on Fourth ave. The Friendship club will be in charge of entertainment. Lone Pine - Roxy Ann Grange will hold its annual crab feed this Sunday from 12:30 to 4:30 pan. at the Grange hall on the corner of Spring st. and Valley View dr. Proceeds will go toward improvements on the public recreation area on the Grange lot. The public is invited. Gold Hill -The Gold Hill Christian church Bible study group will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Freeman. SECTION DESTROYED Applegate Valley - A 30 foot section of false work on the timber access bridge un der construction on Hamilton rd. was washed away Sunday. Heavy rains during the week end brought a five-foot raise in the Big Applegate river. The R and M Construction company of Central Point is building the bridge. 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 Doltie Harbison, HI 6-3274 Gold Hill-Sams Valley Mary Kell. UL 5-1126 Grandview-Lone Pine Dot Simmons. SP 2-9676 Happy Camp Happy Camp H.S. Journalism Class; Deanna Dunn Hornbrook Katherine Chapman. GR 5-3586 Illinois Valley Margaret Eichler, 1-5207 Jacksonville Bette 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 Rogue River Cecile Camden, UL 5-1569 Shady Cove Evalyn Watson. TR 8-2351 Table Rock R. E. Nealon. TA 6-2097 Tiller-Drew Viola Rogers Yreka Ruth Middleton, VI 2-2807 History James Pankey and Jacob Gabriel gave land for the Pan key school in March, 1881. C. C. McClendon deeded land for the Sams Creek school in March of the same year, and the school stood where the Albert Straus house is now. The Pankey school was just north of the Earl Peffeley residence. Both schools were famous old landmarks. McDonough recalled stories about a method of operation used about 1890 at the Sams Creek subscription school. Each family donated a sum for operating the school and Rachael Nickels was the teacher. lhe Antioch district was organized about 1870, and the Meadows district in April, 1871. A man named John Pot ter taugh at both of these schools. There also was a school at Asbestos in the Mea dows area, and for a period of about two years a subscrip tion school was held in the Meadows. The building used was an old cook house at a sawmill. In the Beagle area, the Mountain school operated for a while and was located near the Rush place. About 1900 the Chapparell school, located just off of what is now known as Perry road and Weber road, was started. It was fairly close to the small community known as Rabbitville, where a store and blacksmith shop were op erated by the Woodsons about that time, McDonough said. Districts Merged The Sams Valley and Chap- parel districts consolidated in 1920 and the present school was started in 1921. McDon ough said the gymnasium was constructed in 1930 with all donated labor. The main building is of pole construc tion, the poles being cut on the Fitzgerald property. They were cut and -peeled with the help of the high school boys and were skidded out with horses and hauled to the sight on wagons. He said what lumber was used was purchased in Med ford and from the Train mill on Elk creek for around $7 a thousand. The Sams Valley Grange donated the flooring, and it came from an open air dance pavilion that was in the black oak grove south of the school. Sams Valley High school won the county basketball championship about that time with seven boys on the bas ketball team, he said. The Pankey district even tually consolidated with Sams Valley, also the Meadows, and when the Army turned back the Beagle area it became a part of the Sams Valley dis trict. He concluded his story with the statement that through more consolidation we are all a part of District 6C. During the evening Alfred Gowan spoke of topics of in terest to the group concern ing schools in Dearing, Kan., in comparison to the local school and PTA. In Dearing, he said, there was no PTA. Instead, once a month, peo ple of the area held what they termed a community club at the school. Everyone attend ed whether or not they had a youngster in the school. The Gowans resided in Dearing prior to coming here several years ago. The next PTA meeting is slated for Thursday, March 31 at 8 p.m. Rural Reflections Applegate Valley Nothing is so rural as a rural mail box, and there was a mad scramble of digging and generally rush ing about in the rain Friday night to get posts set properly and boxes up in order for folks on Palmer creek rd. to receive mail at their gate Sat urday morning. A little neighborliness mingled in, and some set up boxes for their neighbors while doing their own. Most boxes were removed from their old station at McKee bridge. Families enjoying this rural service were those of Joe Shattuck, Edna Sawyer, Clif Childers, Jim and Don Fossen, Ben Christian, John Byrne, Bill Nostrand and Art Goss. Hornbrook Residents Get Young Trees By KATHERINE CHAPMAN Mail Tribune Correspondent Hornbrook Several local residents are taking advan tage of the opportunity of ob taining young trees from the state division of forestry. Latest to take part in the project is Postmaster Wayne Cummins, who last week end received his order of 1,200 of the seedlings. On the acre of ground sur rounding their home, he and Mrs. Cummins have set out 370 Douglas Fir, 150 silver tip fir, 150 Arizona cypress, 100 sugar pine, 100 black locust, and 70 Sierra redwoods. The latter are of the inland type such as those grown in cen tral California and were set out entirely as an experiment, as they are not indigenous to this area. To Replace Losses Some 200 trees were plant ed in a seed bed as future re placements for possible losses, and the others are being planted by the Robert Farmers on their lot adjacent to the Cummins property. Both properties lie between old highway 99 and Cotton wood creek. Orders for the seedlings are taken by Roy Bengard at the California ADVERTISING IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR PLENTIFUL" WAY OF LIFE and advertising can help make your future years more plentiful than ever, MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE from State State Division of Forestry at Yreka. They are then sent to the agricultural college at Davis, from where they are forwarded for filling to vari ous tree farms throughout the state. Trees sent to Cummins were from the nursery at Ma galia, Calif., and from the Ben Lomond nursery at Santa Cruz. Average price of the four-inch seedlings is $8 per hundred. Also participating In the tree enterprise is Ronald Rhodes, teacher in the local grammar school. He is setting out some 30 acres of the seed lings at his father's ranch near Bogus, up the Klamath fiver. BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION Applegate Valley - A for est service road crew under direction of David Thompson of Medford has started con struction of a permanent bridge over the right hand fork of Steves fork in the Carbury area. The bridge will be 50 feet long and is being built in connection with tim ber sales there. It is jointly sponsored by Double Dee Lumber company of Central Point. YOUR PRO The development of new things for better living helps keep business humming. The production of new products creates new jobs, and helps stabilize our employment. Advertising is the tool which enables business to develop hew things with confidence. It create the desire for these new things for better living. And by increasing employment it creates the purchasing power to buy them Grenada Woman Badly Hurt in 2-Car Collision By RUTH MIDDLETON Mail Tribune Correspondent Yreka - Mrs. Evelyn E. Sopp, 44 -year -old Grenada resident, was reported in "fair" condition today after suffering major injuries in a two-car collision yesterday at the intersection of highway 99 and the Montague-Grenada county road. The accident occurred at 4:25 p.m., the California High way Patrol reported, when Mrs. Sopp's northbound car entered the highway from the county road and was struck by a car driven by Phillip R. Smith, 29, of Mt. Shasta. Officers said Smith appar ently had the right of way. No citation has been issued. Smith was unhurt and dam age to his auto was minor. Police said Mrs. Sopp's car received major damages. The woman was rushed to Siskiyou County General hos pital here with as yet unde termined major injuries. Hos pital spokesmen said X-rays were being taken today. SPE RITY Yreka Scouts Yreka An Eagle Scout badge was presented to Grant Hosford during a recent court of honor held by Troop and Post 57. Glen Schmidt received a Life award and Star badges were presented to Bill Day and Mark Wardrip. Other award winners in cluded Leonard Beebe, Rod ney Blackwell, Richard Franklin, Don Franklin, Gary Lott, Mike Sorth and Bill Simpkins, Tenderfoot; Robert Graziani and Rodney Stan shaw, Second class, and Dale Hastings, Brian Favero, Ste ven Meek and Boyd Taylor, First class. REVIVAL MEETINGS! Evangelist ALLEN L. CRABTREE TONIGHT -8 P.M. Hear Personal Testimonies of Divine Healing Thursday and Friday 8 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Radio Broadcast, KMED ' 9:5 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Rev. Crabtree 11:00 a.m. Water Baptismal Service Rev. Crabtree Thursday Night, Friday Night, Young People Testify APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH N. Central at 3rd, Medford Loyce C. Carver, Pastor Phone SP 2-2757 Win Awards Eight Scouts won merit badges and numerous others received badges denoting their offices in the troop and post. Del Pilliard served as judge during the court. RESCUE BREATHING Applegate Valley - Rescue breathing was demonstrated in a film shown at a meet ing of Ruch PTA Friday eve ning. It was pointed out that a child may successfully use the few necessary steps in this method of artificai res piration. The PTA is planning a chicken dinner with enter tainment in April for the ben efit of the treasury. 3:00 p.m. 7:50 p.m. Visitors Testify
