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 . . ",
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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
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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
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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
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TO OUR PLENTIFUL" WAY OF LIFE
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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