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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1960)
MAIL TRIIUNI, M.df.ro Or. Miy, AM 24, If 10 Medtfoird. Jcaycees Start 0evellpinniemi4 Project 14 i BEFORE CLEANUP Medford Junior Chamber of Com ! merce members are shown above just before they started .' cleaning up this lot on North Riverside ave. recently. A I wrecker from Dick's Wrecker Service was used to help Development of Steens Mountain Area Is Planned i Portland - The scenic and historical Steens mountain area, 90 miles southeast of Burns in Harney county, is to be developed for multiple pse, but limited to the graz ing of livestock, hunting, fish ing, camping, wildlife man agement and watershed pro tection, according to Russell E. Getty, state supervisor of the bureau of land manage ment. '. Another action has oeen to tart construction of an ac cess road from the county road in Catlow Valley east to the Junction of Big Indian creek and the Blitzen river. The first section of the road Is to be completed by June 30. After July 1 it Is believed thnl construction of the sec ond section, from Big Indian creek to the summit of the Steens mountain, will begin. Work on this section will de pend upon appropriations. ' ? constructed in the Steens nrea, reierrea 10 as mo f'Slecns Mountain loop," will pe approximately 33 miles in Jengtli. It will connect with 4 he BLM road at Fish lake iO miles east of Frenchglen. fl'liis section was built in the 1930'a by the civilian con servation corps. ; Don Robins, district man ager of the BLM Burns dis trict, said that the state game department and the BLM est imate that 4,600 fishermen. 5,900 deer hunters, 400 bird hunters and 4.500 campers and tourists are now using the area for recreation each year. ; It has been called one of the Jcst deer areas in the state jinri game management Spokesmen have said that the Hccr harvest should be con siderably increased. i Getty has suggested that a 'Steens mountain committee Ge formed with a represen tative from the ranchers who run livestock In the area and representatives from l)ie county, state and federal agencies, wildlife and con si-rvation groups and the Burns Chamber of Commerce. ! The committee would form' t)lato the broad plans under nfhicli multiple-use manage ment and development would tp applied to the area. Bell Ringers Seek Volunteers Here ; Persons' interested in being volunteers for the Bell Ring ejs march for mental health Uting conducted this month ale asked to telephone Mrs Jbhn Dickson, Bell Ringer onmpalgn chairman, at SPring 3-1286, the Mental Health as- spciatlon of Oregon has an nounced. T The need for funds to help Oic mentally and emotionally Dl persons was pointed up recently by Lester Anderson, eampalgn manager, when he aid, "When we know that one out of 10 Americans Is in need of treatment for some iort of emotional or mental disorder, we must realize the need to expand our mental health facilities and our service. Above all, we must support the research pro gram of the National Associa tion for Mental Health, for research i the only way to strike at the roots of menial Illness." Gov. Mark Hatfield has ac cepted the honorary chair manshlp of the Mental Health campaign In Oregon, accord Ing to Dr. Allen H. Parker, president of the Oregon association. g . --..1.7 COT WEEDS Members of right in white coat, helped along South Riverside ave. irr. ; ARMORY GROUNDS Members of the Oreogn National Guard cooperated in clean ing up the armory grounds south of Med ford late last week as part of the Medford Jaycee community development program. Jaycees are concentrating on cleaning up r ; It 4 w ' CLEAN RIVERSIDE .Members of the Med- week. Left to right, they are Bill Tope, ford Junior Chamber of Commerce are Jim Sluimnker, Douglas Peters and Dr. Earl shown here as they started the orgiinlza- Johnson. Twelve Jnvcees participated in tion'i community development project last the Riverside project. tKnackstedt photo) remove some of the heavier Items on the lot. The cleanup is part of the Jaycees community development program, which they hop to make an annual event of the Jaycees. (Knackstedt photo) 1 JW tat- r f SIS. -a W ajfi-VHI . ' i- -vJti 5'-skJ' rw if W? Boy Scout Troop clean up weeds Saturday morn- Ing as part of the Medford Jaycee commun ity development program to make Medford the "Cleanest City in Oregon." (Knackstedt photo) f y i approaches to the cily so tourists may have a more favorable Impression on entering the city. Lt. Richard Greer and Col. Robert Irv ing of the National Guard were in charge of the cleanup project. Knackstedt photo) City Approaches Being Cleaned as Part of Program The first impression a per son receives when entering a community is a lasting one. And usually the first im pression is one derived from the appearance of the commu nity's approaches along major highways. If those approaches are grown over with tall weeds, littered with unsightly debris, and untidy, the lasting im pression is not favorable for the community. But if the approach is clean and neat, the traveler will be more apt to remember the community as an attractive place, and perhaps remain in the community for a few days. Undertakes Program The Medford Junior Cham ber of Commerce has under taken a community develop ment project, which, the Jay cees hope, will result in Med ford having the 'title of the "Cleanest City in Oregon." The project itself started last week when a group of Jaycees cleaned up sections of North Riverside ave. It con tinued through the week at various times, and yesterday, when members of Boy Scout Troop 13 under the direction of Jerry Lausman cleaned up a section of South Riverside ave. The Initial work a week ago including cutting grass in parking strips from Sixth st. north on Riverside ave. to the Cedar Lodge motel, removing with the owners permission two old awnings on two build ings, cleaning up a vacant lot with owners permission, and mowing an elderly couples lawn. Thursday and Friday, mem bers of the National Guard unit cleaned up around the armory south of Medford, leveling the ground, cleaning ditches and trimming trees. Richard Greer was in charge of the detachment. Members of the Jaycees said "If each Individual citizen in Medford that owns property would just stop and look at his property, he would find many ways In which to Improve it with a minimum of expense." "We see these same eye sores every dRy, so we are used to them. But to visitors and tourists goihg through they stick out as if they were painted red," a Jaycee repre sentative continued. The Jaycees asked local residents, when they are driv ing around, to look over the city and see where beautifica- tlon can be obtained, especial ly along the city's approaches. Any suggestions, they said, can be forwarded to the Jay cees at post office box 55, Medford, and all suggestions will be considered. Assistance Offered The organization also has offered to assist elderly resi dents who find it hard to keep their yards trim and mowed. A city-wide trash pickup with City Sanitary Service trucks is planned by the Jay cees May 13. There will be no charge for pickup up trash piled along the street, Jaycees said. Jaycees encouraged resi dents to participate in the clean up program. Honorary chairman of the program is Medford Mayor John Snider, and Terry Green is chairman for the Jay cees. Others on the Jaycee community development proj ect committee are Del Land ing. Dick Courtwright, John Gustafson, Dick Bates. Lew McLaren, Douglas Peters. Dr. Earl Johnson, Gene Schwein Glen Lusk, Jim Shumaker, Jerry Leslie and Ken Knack stedt. Fred Griffith of the Medford Active club is sub chairman who will represent the Active club on the proj ect. The Jaycees hope to enlist assistance from other organi zations and civic clubs in the area. To call attention to the proj ect, Foster and Kleiser has agreed to furnish the Jaycee committee with two progress signs, one at the norm aim south approaches to Medford. And the Jaycees themselves have prepared bright colored signs which will be placed at locations where the commit tee has worked. In previous years, individ uals and other organizations have sponsored such clean up campaigns, but this year, since the Jaycees have increased in membership, the organization decided to sponsor the devel opment project because It "would stand better chance of getting more accom plished." The Jaycees hope to make the community development project a continuing program to help keep Medford an at tractive community, not only tor tourists, but also for the residents themselves. T MO 1- -jr I AFTER CLEANUP This Is the same lot on North River side ave. after the Medford Jaycees completed its clean ing operation there as part of the community development LEVELING FIELD Work at the National workman on a tractor leveling the ground. Guard armory south of Medford Included while another crew loads a truck with tree leveling the ground as well as removing limbs and other material collected on the weeds and other debris. Shown above ts a lot. (Knackstedt photo) -Mb.; HELPING HAND Little Jeff Humphrey, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Humphrey, 340 Lindero ave., Medford, seems to enjoy giving the Medford Jaycees a helping hand in their community development project by raking grass. The sign in the background is the type which Jaycees plan to place at locations where clean up work has been done. (Knackstedt photo) Big Estate Left To Public Charity Portland - ll'PD - An estate worth an estimated $1 million left by a member of a pioneer Oregon family who died here April 16 was left to public charity. The will 1. Mrs. Elizabeth Church Clarke was admitted to probate Thursday by Judge William L. Dickson. Mrs. Clarke was a member of the pioneer Church family of Salem and was the widow of Louis Gay lord Clarke. Clarke died In 1943. A major Item in the estate is the Woodlark building at 813 Southwest Alder St. In Portland where Woodard Clarke Drug Co., was former ly located. The will named some 20 personal and private bequests to relatives and friends and a fund of S5.000, interest from which is to be used perpetual ly for the preservation of the Salem Pioneer cemetery where her parents are buried. Tile rest of the estate was placed in trust with the Unit ed States National bank with the provision that the Income should be used to provide medical, hospilal and other similar types of care for wor thy persons unable to pay all or part ol such service. I ff. 4TH YEAR IN BUSINESS Fer On. Wtk, Month or All Summer at tho R-Br-E Ranch on rht Applegatt Rivtr in Hit Plnei Where tvory. thing for tht Boy is Furniihtd. r- - 't:v- :x . io T $45.00 e Week From Sunday to Sunday Visitors Welcome Sundays ERN AND ETHYl ELLSWORTH R-Bar-E Ranch 5728 Southiide Road Grants Pass, Oregon Phone GR (GReenwood) 6-3029 3 Miles Down River From Murphy on Southsidt Road program. Similar work was North Riverside ave. (Knackstedt photo) One-Car Accident Takes Woman's Life Klamath Falls -0IPD- A one- car accident on U. S. High way 97 one mile north of Mt Hebo Summit near the Ore gon-California border Friday night took the life of Mrs. Marie Mathilda Hickox, 36, Walnut Creek, Calif. , The California highway pa trol said she was alone in the car when it skidded on snow and hit a bank. She was thrown from the car. Fisherman Drowns In Deschutes River Bend JUPD- Carl Arvid Pe terson, 59, Rte. 3. Gresham, drowned this morning in the Deschutes river a short dis tance above the bridge at Cove State ' Park, the first drowning of the fishing sea son opening Saturday, report ed in this area. State police said Peterson slipped and fell into the river while he was angling. The body was recovered some time later. 4 R-BAR-E RANCH NEWS... Opening Dale-June 5, I960 Boys 7 to 14 1. Horses Swimming Fishing Horse Pack Trips Baseball & Basketball Roping Trapping Home Cooked Meals LIMITED TO 20 BOYS A WEEK BOYS' VACATIONLAND to "V!L Ait done along other sections of Academic Honors List Announced An academic honors list will replace the traditional vale-dictorian-salutatorian recogni tion at Medford High school graduation ceremonies start ing this year, school officials announced last week. The academic honors list will consist of the top 5 per cent of the class scholastically, based upon seven semesters of high school work. The new system, already In effect in most large high schools in the state, operates to encourage good students to select courses they really want and need rather than to avoid certain challenging advanced subjects out of fear that they might be eliminated from contending for the two top spots, school officials said. Named to the first honors list are Bonnie Alllngham, Molly Barker, Gary Beach, Keith Berg, Nancy Dean, Mary dePlace, Dorlna Fray sher, John Frohnmayer, Rob ert Hamilton, Elaine Jennings, Douglas Kliever, Anne Mat thews, Margaret Medlin, Caro lyn Mencke, Llndaglenn Mil ler, Patricia Novak, Henry Olson, Richard Peterson, Mar go Preston, Lauren Stayton, John Shaw and Pamela Wat son. School officials said class rank is still determined at the end of the senior year for use in scholarship applications and to meet college entrance requirements. BUCKHORN MINERAL SPRINGS AihUnd, Ore. Enjoy health, rest, comfort. and hospitality amidst pleas ant furro undines. 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