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HIGHEST SCOUT AWARD Shown admir
ing the Eagle Scout award given to Ron and
Greg Gandee Friday evening is Dr. William
H. Roberts, Scout " master, Troop 9.
Ron (center) and his brother, Greg, are the
25th and 26th Boy Scouts to achieve the
coveted award in the Troop during the last
decade. Making the actual presentation at
the First Christian church ceremony was
J. A. McDougall, Crater Lake council com
missioner. Sherill Doty awarded special
ceremony neckerchiefs to the Medford boys.
Ron has been active in Scouting for about
8 years; his brother, 6. They are sons of Mr.
and Mrs. R. H. Gandee, 1575 East McAn
drews rd. They are the only ones In Troop
9 receiving the award so far this year. Dur
ing the yast few years the troop has made
many trips to the Pacific coast, the Oregon
caves, and points in Eastern Oregon.
(Knackstedt Photo)
Two Medford Brothers Receive Eagle
Awards, Top Honor in Scout Program
Two local Boy Scouts were
conferred the highest award
in Scouting, the Eagle rank,
Friday evening in ceremonies
at the First Christian church,
Medford, according to Dr.
William H. Roberts, Scout
master, Troop 9.
Honored were Ron G. Gan
dee and Greg K. Gandee, sons
of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Gandee,
1575 East McAndrews rd.,
Medford.
Presenting the awards was
J. A. McDougall, Crater Lake
Council commissioner. The
special neckerchiefs were giv
en by Sherill Doty.
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During the last 10 years, 26
boys have been awarded the
coveted rank under Dr. Rob
erts' leadership. The troop
has been sponsored by the
First Christian church since
1947.
Ron, 15, has been active in
Scouting since entering the
Cub Scouts about eight years
ago. His brother, Greg, 13,
has participated in the world
wide program for about six
years.
During a decade of Scouting
local boys achieving the Eagle
Scout rank in Troop 9 include
Sherrill Doty, Dale Cooper,
Bill Roberts, William Roberts,
Don Weber, Don Gordon,
Jerry Nell, James Martolin,
Loren Leach, Don Church,
Dick Gutches, Mike Roberts,
Sam Jennings, Jim Corum,
uiCK corum, Don Harrison,
George Ice, Glen Kaye, Har
old Sexton. Willard Harwood,
Robert Allen, Tom Turpln,
Frank Balch, Bill Mills, and
the Gandee brothers.
Scout officials point out
that earning this rank is no
easy task. Years of work and
community service goes Into
each award.
Outstanding service to
Scouting and community is a
by-word in Boy Scouting
throughout the world, and
Troop 9 has been no excep
tion, bcout spokesmen note.
Many famous trips, which
have drawn the attention of
the Oregon Statesman, Salem;
the Oregonian, Portland;
Northwest Roto magazine; the
Illinois Valley News; the Mail
Tribune; and many other state
and national publications,
have been taken by the troop.
Glancing over the record.
such trips and their date in
clude one to the Oregon caves
over the mountains, 1949: a
trip down the Rogue River to
Agness, Ore., 1950; a trip to
English lake in the Marble
Mt. area, 1951; two additional
trips to the Oregon caves
1952 and 1953; a trip to the
famed Owyhee river area by
boat and foot, 1954; another
Journey to the Northern Call
fornia-Marble Mt. area, 1955:
an Illinois river trek to the
Coast, 1956; an excursion in
the Blue Canyon primitive
area including a Blue rock
to Lake of the Woods trip,
1957; a hike to the coast along
the Rogue river, 1958; a visit
to the McCabe ranch on the
Illinois river, 1959; and pas
sage on Bear trail, a moun
tain trail down the Rogue riv
er to the Coast, 1960.
From information gathered
from state - wide newspaper
clippings dating back several
years, there is evidence that
the trips were not taken with
out , adequate planning and
careful carrying out of plans
Perhaps the trip receiving
the most extensive publicity
was the Owyhee River trip,
lying in "one of the wildest
parts of Oregon," so says one
newspaper.
A party of 73 Scouts, lead
ers and guides made the trip
to the canyon located in Mal
heur county. Four plywood
boats and 14 rubber boats
were used, several being dam
aged. However, the entire
party made it home safely
One of the originators and
promoters of the trip was Dr,
Roberts, who, upon arrival
home, told newsmen, ". . . if
we'd known what we were
getting into, probably we
wouldn't have made the trip,"
The 1954 journey took over
a week s time in mid-June.
The boys left early June 12
by bus for Rome, Ore., a small
town on the Owyhee river,
Crews on Alert After
Checking Fire Near Baker
Baker-IUrD-Fire that black
ened. 15,000 acres of grass and
sagebrush east of here and for
a time threatened the town of
Durkec was brought under
control Friday, but crews re
mained on the alert in case
the wind freshened.
A Bureau of Land Manage
ment spokesman said 450 men
and a dozen bulldozers re
mained on the fire linos to
make sure the flames didn't
break over them with a pick
up in the wind. Gusts of 20
miles per hour were forecast.
Reports of how close the
fire crept to Durkce varied
up to seven miles, but John C.
Hunt, BLM information offi
cer, said a bulldozer operator
in the area told him the
flames came within two to
two and one-half miles of the
town.
A cigarette tossed out by a
motorist may have started the
blaze which broke out Thurs
day afternoon on Highway H(i
near Love reservoir and Vir
tue tint nbmit 20 miles east of
here. Airplanes dropn 1 a
borate solution on the flames
during the height of the flre-flghtlng.
SF Firm Bids Low
On River Project
Eugene - 0IPD - Petor Kiewlt
Sons company of San Francis
co was the apparent low bid
der at $14,"7.I97 Friday for
construction of the 1)0,000 kil
owatt Carmen-Smith hydro
electric project on the upper
McKcnzie river for the Eu
gene Water and Electric
board.
Ten bids were received. The
second lowest bid was a com
bined offer of $15,064,899 sub
mitted by Henry J. Kaiser
and the Macco corporation.
Merger Announced By Two Banks
Portland - HOT - George F.
Briee Jr., president of the Se
curtly Bank of Oregon, and
Hmee llolii, president of the
Pioneer Hank of Mllwaukle
$9,000 Damage
Caused by Fire
Pendleton-IWD-A fire from
exhaust of a cur burned
through 160 acres of standing
barley Friday afternoon In a
field about 14 miles southwest
of here. The barley was be
ing harvested for Cunning
ham Sheep company by work
crews.
Fire started when a car was
started under a grove of trees
and the exhaust flashed out
and caught dry grass. High
winds and 1)0 degree tempera
tures In the field aided sparks
as the fire whipped through
large stalks of barley. Dam
age was estimated at more
than $9,000.
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'WILDEST PARTS' Shown Journeying
down the Owyhee river in Malheur county
are several Boy Scouts and leaders under
the direction of Dr. William H. Roberts,
Scoutmaster, Troop 9, Medford. This area
has been called one of the wildest parts of
Oregon. A party of 73 Scouts made the trip
in June of 1954. Dr. Roberts said of the trip
after returning home, ". . if we'd known
what we were getting Into, probably we
wouldn't have made the trip." A Scout
group from Cave Junction also made the
trek.
423 miles from Medford.
Also on the trip were Scouts
under the direction of Merle
Preston, Troop 70, Cave Junc
tion.
In brief, that was a trip not
one of the Scouts probably
will never forget. But it is
only one of the numerous
events that have been under
taken by Medford Troop 9.
Salurday announced a merger
of the two banks,
The merger with the Secur
ity Uunk was approved by the
Pioneer Bank at n special
meeting of the Mllwauklu in
stitution Friday.
Pioneer Bank stockholders
deposited 111 escrow more than
23 of the stock of the Mil
wuukio bank. Security Hank's
board of directors is expected
to approve the merger in
few days.
HIGHLAND GAMES SET
Portland -lUPO- Dr. William
M. Graham, Tlgard, minister
of the Church of Truth, Port
land, has been chosen presi
dent of the Portland Highland
Games association. Tho Inter
national Scottish Highland
Games will bo held In Port
land July 23, at the Lincoln
High school athletic field.
Group Aims to Cut
Welfare Cost?
Poilliind-IUPII - Tho legisla
tive Interim committee uf wel
fare approved proposals aim
ed at culling Oregon welfare
costs and lit more efficient op
eration of welfare agencies at
the concluding session of its
two-day hearing Friday.
The saving of more than $1
million a blennliiin may be
made possllilo If out) measuro
favored by tho comlintleo Is
adopted by thu 11)61 legisla
tors, advocates said. It would
deal with enforcement of child
support and would automa
tically make husbands pay
support money.
A second measure would en
force payments by run-awuy
fathers.
The median family's a mum I
Incomo is $5,232.
4-H NEWS
Tolttit Shcop
On Sunday, June 2(1, tho
Talent Sheep 411 club mot
at llagleys. We saw u film on
blocking "in- lambs for fair,
Mrs. llaglcy served refresh,
moiils.
Margaret '('hillock,
Reporter,
Woillldt KnTlloiTKllloni
The June meeting of tho
Westsldo Knltten Kllti-us 4-11
club was held at Martini anil
Susan llulliiid's home. Our
guests were the Applegatn
Knitting dull, Wo discussed
coming events Including tho
Pre-Falr Juno 21). Our meet.
Ing was followed by a picnic,
K at hy Thompson,
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