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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1960)
0 0 0 0 o O o . o o coo gc::zj Ooo gg CO o 0 o 0 W o . o V - - , w o o Air eo ,10 MAIkTDWUHI. 0. - .m 7T i MANOR PROGRESSES The largest of the burg hill southeast of Medford. The picture major construction projects in the valley above shows progress of construction on the now under way is Rogue Manor atop Barnc- the multi-million dollar structure. FRAME WORK Frame work . ... w ..U..,B t,aai. mum seuona siory. rne structure calls for mostly St. is nearing completion. The company wood in its construction, Including lament Dlans tn nrnnnv nff no onnna ; 4U j i .1.1-1. , . . rJ bu MOTEL ADDITION To keep pace with lions made to others. Above is a new ad . the increasing numbers of tourists and va- dition to one of Medford's more recent mo cat onists in southern Oregon many new tels, Cedar Lodge, on North Riverside ave. motels have been constructed, and addi- along Bear creek. Su L r , ,T,A"ng construction recently completed fire hall and library projects In Central Point has been a new building, and will replace the present city city hall. The structure is adjacent to the hall west of the present location on Pine st ri.',; :iiJ',.t,, vfi-MV!'! ' .",CHSnTf,W0r m ,gel,"',,g artcd licve overcrowded classrooms. Other con- on an addition to Jewetl school in Central struction In district BC Inrlnrfn. n .hh Point part of school district ac. building tlon to omot Z Gold HU1 ' prNjnm to provide dditloml spli' r irow4h Keflec4ed' ion fa) aaeeay. Mar 1. 1M lit on the new floor, with rental space available in the Jlt xiiat, cu uuuuis, wnicn were insiailea last week. a r - I ..... - ':J w .lu. s; -r - -T7 inifc W Mi H Baa HJ 1 "WKT-i.. " Permits Isued in City Total Almost S2 Million in 60 One of the ways to judge the growth of an area is by the building activity. And a drive around the Rogue valley substantiates this. Almost everywhere one can see new construction or remodeling projects under way. Many new homes are being constructed, some in complete subdivisions, and new subdi visions themselves appear reg ularly. New business and pro fessional buildings are going up, other business firms are remodeling, or remodeled re cently. Some major construction work is yet to start, among the more notable Medford Cor poration's planned plywood plant south of its present of fice building. New homes will continue to be built, and addi tions and new classrooms will be constructed in most school districts in the county. Building Activity The present building activ ity in the county reflects the recent census for Jackson county. The census bureau in Eugene said the official pop ulation of Jackson county is 73,316, some 1,000 more peo ple than original estimates. Although building permits are issued only within city limits, there are many new homes, and businesses, under construction outside city lim its. So far this year, the Med ford building department has Issued building permits val ued at $1,983,787 with some $817,060 of that in new home construction, including du plex building. In Ashland, 58 building per mits have been issued to date with a total valuation of $433,690, of which some $274, 000 is for new home construc tion, including multiple-unit dwellings. Other New Homai There are probably as many, if not more, new homes being constructed outside city limits for which no permits are issued. The value of these homes is hard to determine, but probably exceeds that of the Medford new home valua tion listed when permits are issued. Taking the spotlight in ma jor construction is, of course, the 10-story Rogue Valley Manor on ton of Barneburg hill southeast of the Medford city limits. The multi-million dollar structure can be seen from almost any location in the valley. The building permit for the Manor, however, was issued last year, and does not show on the almost $2 million worth of permits issued In Medford since Jan. 1 this year. Among those since Jan. 1 were permits for some of the California Oregon Power com pany's shop facility construc tion at the corner of Grape st. and Stewart ave. in Medford. The development was started last year with construction of a shop and storage space. Future Office Building Space is provided at the site for a future office build ing, but just when it will be constructed is uncertain, it is understood. Among other major build ing permits this year has been one for the Standard Insur ance company two-story all- wood structure at the corner of East Main and Genessee sts. Standard Insurance plans use of some of the building, but the second story will be rental space. Another important eon struction item is aditions to present schools or new schools and the largest of these proj ects In the valley now is con struction of Ashland Junior High school. Construction on that struc ture was started after district patrons approved a bond is sue to finance the building. A new junior high school was deemed necessary there when the old structure was con demned as a fire hazard. New School Recently a new school was completed in Rogue River when the old building was condemned as a fire hazard, In most other districts, con struction has started, or will start on additions to present plants to provide space for the increased number of children Medford district'! two-year building is under way -with work starting on the Hoover school addition, bids opened on additions to West Side and Ruch schools, and bids plan ned to be opened on other work In the nenr future. In district 6C, which In cludes Central Point, Gold Hill and Sams Valley, work is starting on additions to schools to relieve crowded ' j i4j0I0J .Tr.-- - L"' -it r HOME CONSTRUCTION Shown above is a partly constructed home on the left. Home construction in a Medford subdivision, show- construction is evident throughout the val ing the base for one home at the right, and ley. ! iffl : - i If a-- : - COPCO PLANT E. R. Vroman, 1006 South Grape st., Medford, stands between two supports for the roof of a building at the site of the California Oregon Power com pany development on South Grape st., Med Group Raises Funds For Dental Tools Portland - IUPD- Chile's disastrous series of earth quakes, volcanic eruptions and tidal waves has caused a severe shortage of dental equipment in the area and the Oregon State Dental associ ation is doing something about it. A short, intensive fund raising campaign Is underway in hopes of supplying some emergency kits for extrac tions and minor oral surgery. The equipment is standard ized and can be used by any dentist or doctor on the scene. Police Ready for Festival Problems Portland - (UPD - The Port land police department's big gest headache of the year -the annual Rose Festival traf fic jam - is being worked on. Portland police Capt. John Pittenger, in charge of traffic during the two 1960 Rose Festival parades, said the ad vance plans are being worked out to help handle the im mense volume of traffic. The two parades are the Merrykana parade, the eve ning of June 7, and the Grand Floral parade, on the morning of June 11. conditions. Planned are addi tions in Gold Hill, an addition to Jewett school, work on which already has started, and at Central Point Junior High. Addition Planned An addition to Phoenix High school is planned to help accommodate the additional students attending Phoenix High through consolidation with Talent. An addition also is planned at Butte Falls, for which vot ers recently approved a bond issue to finance it. But perhaps the most im portant construction, additions or other remodeling to the in dividual resident is his home. New homes are being built almost everywhere in the val ley, and many of the older residences are being remod eled to accomodate the in creased number In the family. The pictures on this page today illustrate some of the construction projects now un der way in the valley, includ ing new homes. CORN REMOVER fcwi kM rafef Iim peta mnj pe noi ho4 Mnu. mi cam rel SHtnM teftan. In maw fld daai iwt mmm (ha floKua m etial atf.iwrai. Whan a itian So- feilaal try ai ana. Tiy vt luxiea feliaf. wMcfc ralla-aa pom, toranan, twalffne nr er ttmni pptiraHaa lath rtmtejiai aeU ea Manay eofc eworonfaa. Exclusively at WESTERN THRIFT Vinson Purchases Del-Mar Franchise Eldon Vinson, 1524 Whit man ave., Medford, has pur chased the southern Oregon franchise of Del-Mar, Inc., Portland, it was announced recently. Dealing in super market dis plays of clothing and soft goods, Vinson's franchise in cludes Jackson, Josephine, Douglas and Klamath coun ties. He was formerly with Snl der's Dairy and Pepsi-Cola, serving in route work and accounting. Wife Sees Husband Commit Suicide Woodburn -(UPD A 41-year- old Woodburn man killed him self with a blast from a rifle Friday night, in full view of his estranged wife and most of their 10 children, the Ma rion county sheriff's office said Saturday. Dead was Donald Clare Goetz. Deputies said Goetz came to Woodburn from Eu gene, where he had been working on a construction job, to discuss a divorce action fil ed by his wife. Mrs. Goetz told officers that after they talked, her hus band returned to his car, pull ed out a rifle, and shot him self in the head. L 2100 ft ft Siskiyou Funeral Service Invites You to the Dedication of The New Veteran Memorial Sponsored by Jackson County Allied Veterans' Council MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS American legion, V.F.W., D.A.V., W.W.I. Barracks and Military Order of the Purple Heart Ceteetkeriaai Camatery Mortuary Maea4 JI 60S HIGHLAND Mew if 1 I ! s 1 i ) i J ford. One of the larger construction proj ects in the county, the company started construction recently to relieve crowded conditions at its shops and storage site. Medical School Gets Many Gifts Portland -(UPD- More than $3.5 million in gifts and grants, the largest total ever recorded, has been received during the past year by the University of Oregon Medical school here, according to busi ness manager W. A. Zimmer man. The 1959-60 total of $3,661,. 4S7 is up half a million dol lars from last year's high of $3,108,429. The major portion of the grants was contributed in sup port of research programs of the medical school. Fire Leaves Family Of Six Homeless Vancouver, Wash. -lUPD-Fire destroyed a home here Friday night and left a family of six homeless and with only the clothes they wore. The Clark county sheriff's office said the fire leveled the home of John W. Keller. The blaze had been burning for about 45 minutes before an alarm was turned in, officers said. Keller, his wife and four children had been away from home and did not return un til late in the evening. tr ft it -fr Jr Memorial Day ft ft ft ft -k MIMBIR ORISON FUNIRAL DIMCTOR'S ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED AND ONLY MIMBIR ORISON INTIRMINT ASSOCIATION IN MIDFORD 0 - J. iyoldomig 111 We Must Stop Killing Creatures on the Highways Game laws are peculiar. Man-made, they are of course full of loopholes and techni calities, some of them as elas tic as a rubber band. Someone shoots a game-bird or a protected animal out of season and the game warden can take the man into court. The court may fine him or at tempt to explain to him the error of his ways. This is as it should be. Yet the driver of an auto mobile can run over, often de liberately, any number of small animals on the high ways and the game warden pays no attention. It's open season the year 'round for the killer with the car and the sadistic mind. A motorist of my acquaintance followed a grown man who ran his car into a small ditch and broke a front wheel try ing to hit a rabbit that made the mistake of trying to cross the road. Count Them On any cross-country trip, count the song and game birds as well as other animals that are bloody heaps on the high ways. Many of them were run over deliberately. Figures re cently released show an alarming number of these lit tle creatures needlessly killed just because, someone didn't care. Local Agents Get Honors on Exams Richard J. House, Medford insurance agent, received top score in the current examin ation for Certified Insurance Agent, according to the May issue of the Orpwm Agency Digest, a publication for the Oregon Association of Insur ance Agents. House totalled 84.09 per cent in the five-part written examination during the March series. Runner-up honors went to Fred M. Gatter and Fred R. Brennan, Medford in surance agents. - Thirty-seven agents, 26 of them first time applicants, participated in the March ex amination series conducted at Pendleton, Portland and Med ford. Previously, two Med ford agents, Donald Stathos and Ren Taylor, passed the ex amination. The publication also noted that Gordon Mackenzie, Mack enzie agency, Medford was named one of five winners in the recent AZtronaut contest conducted by Zurich-Ameri can Insurance companies. Objective of the contest was to find an appropriate spot for the "Big I" symbol In Z-A advertising. MANAGER RESIGNS Salem - (UPD - The Board of Salem Nut Growers, Inc., was advised Friday night that the group's manager, Glenn Hans berry, has resigned and the board was authorized to dis pose of all assets and property of the cooperative. 10 A.M. TOMORROW and to visit the CHAPEL IN THE TREES (Mortaary) and the HEW GARDEN CRYPTS ( V.S.' ) All Within SISKIYOU MEMORIAL PARK (Meeera CeaiaMry) The beautiful array of Memory flowers covering our green lawn makes Memorial Day fitting tribute to the memory of those we love. Small Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watfcins Actual counts often show at many as eight deaths per mils of highway, in one northern state. Sportsmen and conser vationists of that state, to gether with many others, an becoming justifiably alarmed. One northern state made a public appeal in the newspa pers and over the radio and TV stations asking motorists to exercise caution and avoid if at all possible the needless killing of wildlife. There are many instances, of course .where the driver is blameless; where he cannot safely avoid hitting the small creature. But there is no ex cuse for deliberate attempts, by a few thoughtless ones, to run down a helpless creature who has no protection. This happens altogether too often. Shameful Waste The wild creatures killed on the highways are a shame ful waste; the little heap of bloody flesh on the pavement serves no purpose. At certain times each year there are, of course, many young and in experienced creatures ventur ing out across the roads for the first time. Many of these are trusting things; they harm no one and in turn do not ex pect to be harmed. If the parents of the young are killed, the young them selves, also die. The young may starve or fall easy prey to predatory animals, some at bad as the predatory human behind the wheel of an auto mobile, who thinks just be cause he has a car he can run roughshod over anything too small to defend itself. The next time you see a bird, an animal of any kind, or even a lumbering turtle, trying to cross a highway, be a gentleman, give them a chance to live. They have it tough enough anyway without you to add to their dangers. Remember, the rubber tires of 50 or more million automo biles are helping to erase the wildlife from the glorious pages of America's great out doors. (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1960) . ' 77 Cases of Measles Reported in Medford Seventy-seven cases of mea-' sles were reported in Medford last week, according to Dr. C. I. Drummond, Jackson county public health physi cian. Ashland reported 25 cases, Eagle Point, 15, Central Point 6, Shady Cove 4, and Jackson ville and Gold Hill 2 each. Medford reported 13 cases of German measles, while Ashland and Jacksonville each had 1. Jacksonville reported 8 cases of chicken pox and Med ford 2. Other communicable dis eases were: Ashland, whoop ing cough 1: influenza, Shady Cove 6, Medford 2, and Cen tral Point 1. Gold Hill reported 7 cases : of pink eye, and Eagle Point 4 strep throat cases. (0 V- o )
