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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1960)
16 MAIL TH'IUNI, M"wl, Or. A Sundiy, May 22, 160 Gtneraf Hiefci Speaks On Hoipifa's Port M"'. Gert. Joeph HicVt civil defense director of Jack inn county, addressed em ployee! of Sacred Heart hos pital recently concerning the part the hospital miRht play in the event of a military dis aster involving radiation fall out. Hicks' address was In con Junction with the Civil De fense training program cur rently being conducted at Sacred Heart hospital. Military Might Hailed in Armed Forces Day Fetes Washington -'UPD- America hailed and paraded its mili-j tarv might Saturday in Armed Forces day ceremonies stress ing preparedness in the face of new international tensions. In New York, a crowd esti mated by police at 100,(100 lined the route of a parade by 17,000 marchers, including ac tive and reserve units and the entire West Point corps of ca dets. Spectators were five deep in some spots along the I Fifth avenue route of the pa i rade, sponsored by th New I York chapter, Military Order Attention ALL ELK Because of the large attendance to our convention here May 26, 27 and 28, WE ARE DESPERATELY IN NEED OF EXTRA HOUSINGI Please Call SP 2-6247 and let us know if you have an EXTRA ROOM This Is An Urgent Request Med ford Lodge 1 168-B.P.O.E. PHONE SP2-6247 of the World Wars Gen. Curtis E. I.emay fold an Armed Forces day banquet in .Sew York that Kussia wiii be unable to overtake the United States in military strength "unless we let them." Advanced Missiles Lemay, Air Force vice chief of staff, called for rapid de velopment of "new and more advanced" weapons to keep this country ahead, and dis- I closed his service already has j designs for more advanced missiles than the Minuteman which is slated to be opera- I tional in 1!)62. ' He also reported the Samos reconnaissance satellite was reaching a "significant phase of development." "And this is only the be ginning," he said. "Our rec ord today shows we have a . space capability that insures ' our leadership." 1 Gen. Lyman L. Lemnil.er, I Army chief of staff, assailed foes of foreign military aid at an Armed Forces day dinner ' in Savannah, Ga. "My colleagues on the joint chiefs of staff and I ail agree that none of us would want to see a single dollar added to its service budget if that dol lar had to be subtracted from the mutual security program," Lemnitzer said. I Events in the New York area also included a planned I demonstration of tight forma- tion flying off Coney Island Sunday by the Air Force Thunderbirds, a precision fly ing team of F-100 Super Sabre jets. A crowd of 2 million was expected at Coney Island for this as well ai a Coast Guard display of air-sea rescue ope rations and judo, hand-to-hand combat exercises and scaling of a 40-foot tower by Army Rangers from Fort Benning, Ga. 4r !iH2 ill l J . .: w I BREAKS GHOUND-Representative Charles O. Porter is shown above as he turned back a shovelful of dirt at the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the new American Legion hall Saturday, May 14. The new building, located between Niantic and North Riverside ave., Medford, will house one large and one small meeting room in addition to kitchen facilities. It is s . ..-.1 J . . i . - .oviMH W , : -,r. "3t-,t .-utJT. -i. Fit rfO..-'. t A. T.V.WtMf i to be a one story cement block structure with overall dimensions of 500 by 100 feet. Also pictured above are, left to right, Gerald Latham, president of the Medford Chamber of Commerce, Granvil Brittsan, Eugene Orr, secretary-treasurer of the building commit tee, and Post Commander Melvin McEI-hiney. Program on Rifle Safety Set Today A rifle safety program for all persons between the ages of 14 and 18 is to be held at the Camp White rifle range today beginning at 10 a.m. Sponsor is the 2nd battle group IRBth, of the Oregon National guard. A short snfetv Droeram will be given and then participants I will be allowed to fire the Army M-l rifle at a specified range of 200 yds. Guard officials have advis ed that students attending must be accompanied by parent. National Park Has 58th Birthday Fifty-eight years ago today, May 22, 1!I02, Crater lake was set aside as a national park by President Theodore Roose velt, and was created "a senic wonder for the enjoyment and inspiration of all who come to visit it," according to Park Superintendent Otto M. Brown, A letter sent two days later to William Gladstone Steel, superintendent at that time, nntifing him of the enactment, is still preserved by park of ficials as part of the historical scrapbooks prepared by Steel. The several volumes record the study behind the estab lishment of the national park, the fifth in the U.S. Historians reports Steel tried for 17 years to achieve the status of "national park" for the lake which he had heard about while still a boy in the midwest. The House of Representa tives passed the bill April 19, 1902, and the Senate brought the same bill up to vote May R. Thirteen days later the President signed the bill. 4-H Club News Korny Kampers The fifth meeting of the Korny Kampers 4-H club was held recently at Susan Tins ley's home. The meeting was called to order by President Janice Main. We had several guests. They included Mrs. Herrin, Mrs. Heffner and Mrs. Tins ley. Special guest was Miss Norma Hague, 4-H agent. We discussed raising money. We had a film on Nevada's mines and resources. Refreshments were brought by Connie Shaler, Janice Maine and the Wrights. Marta Heffner and Susan Tinsley brought examples of good and bad potholders and we judged them. Susan Tinsley, Reporter West Side Rabbitteers The West Side Rabbitteers 4-H club's recent meeting was called to order by Treasurer Laurene Kellow in the ab sence of the president and vice president. We discussed fair equip ment, money-raising projects, the club contest, the club's banquet at the end of the 4-H club year, and where we will go on our summer out ings. We had a rabbit judging contest. The meeting was ad journed for refreshments. Feme Kellow, leader, told us something about s u m m e r school at Corvallis. Karen Alldridge and Laurene Kel low will be going. Karen Alldridge, Reporter Howard Bake-N-Siilchers The third year cooking group of the Howard Bake-N-Stitchers 4-H club met re cently at the home of their leader, Mrs. Jerome Maehren. They prepared a luncheon for their mothers. The moth ers arrived at noon and lunch was served. They served foods prepared from 4-H recipes. Diane Maehren, Reporter CONGRATULATIONS THE NEW CRATER OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL DR. PAUL T. RUTTER and STAFF CENTRAL POINT, OREGON HAROLD W. SALTER - General Contractor Sub-Contractors PLUMBING Patterson Plumbing Co. CONCRETE , Tru-Mix MULWORK .. Ashland Cabinet Shop PAINTING Rod's Quality Painting LUMBER . ROOFING . Big Pinei and Medford lumber Ekerton Paint A Roof ARCHITECT ELECTRIC Electronic Service Ce. PLOOR COVERING Gilkiion Co. GLASS & GLAZING Selby Glais Ce, HEATING I AIR CONDITIONING Modern Plumbing t Heating PLASTERING MASONRY M. E. Macki Wm. C. Z.eser . Carl Sandeen OPEN HOUSE Saturday & Sunday May 21 & 22-1 to 5 P.M. DEDICATORY PROGRAM 2:00 PM SUNDAY MAY 22 Dedication Message by the Honorable Dr. Edwin Durno Oregon State Senator Light Refreshments The regular meetinff of thi 4-H Empire Builders was call ea lo order by Vice Prcsidcn Ron Anderson. Secretary Karen Jossev read the minutes of the last meeting. Ken Stewart gav the treasurer's report. Com mitlee renorts were eivon. The Grants Pass Empire Builders' club members were guests to hear the special speaker. Dr. Leonard May field, Medford school district superintendent. Marjorie Wonderly, Reporter Federal Workers Get Health Plans Seattle Contracts for vari ous health benefit plans for federal employees are being signed as fast as final details are worked out. according to John M. Young, regional di rector, civil service commis sion. Plans will be available to all eligible federal employees under the Federal Employees Health Benefits act. About 16.000 federal em ployees in Oregon, and about tQ Rlln rlnnnnnntr J I ( ' " I hi;, in ll-lll-lrtl --iujuytea are expected to enroll in the program, he said. The government will pay up to a maximum of 50 per cent of the cost and the employee will pay the re mainder. Employees may select one of two plans. One is an indem nity benefit offered by the Aetna Life Insurance com pany of Hartford. Conn. The other is a service benefit plan offered by the national Blue Cross-Blue Shield o r g a n i-zations. BLM Plans Sale Of Area Timber The bureau of land manage ment will offer for sale 31. 988.000 board feet of timber. appraised at $714.549 80. at an oral bid sale in Medford June 9. the department of the interior has announced. The timber will be of fered in eight units, seven of which are in Josephine coun ty and total 2:1.670.000 feet appraised at $517,993.60, and the other is in Jackson coun ty with fUlR.OOO board feet, appraised at $196.556 20. The volumes are estimates. No sales will be made for less than the appraised price. Douglas f i r. ponderosa. pine, sugar pine, incense ce dar, white fir. western red cedar, Port-Orford cedar and hemlock are being offered Detailed information about the sale can be obtained from the bureau of land manage ment's district manager at the BLM warehouse, Armory dr. Mcdlord. shop moniay night 'til 9:00 p.m. mim 1 tl! I TRAVELS III STYLE i J Three-piece dark toned plaid suit in easy , care Dacron polyester and cotton. Wrinkle a J resistant. 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