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WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 10 MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. B 3 Out on a Limb By BOB WALTERS History Mystery The wllu of our clly hull reporter really hurt my fuel lntt the other cvonlnil. "Hob," she inked, "In lliuro rciilly a gumo culled Ink 1'lnk?" I wns cut tu t h o quick, wherever Unit In. Thin mini) iiliuut while uur city hull nun), his mltum. two (ik'iulH (rum the local leoveo tiitlun mill TuiiiluT mill 1 wciu hiivluit pl..n lit II Indue In the SlnklyiiiiH, (Thu teevee employes, Incidentally, awcnr Unit more puoplu net their uni'liovli'H front those plana tliiin from liny uthur suurce In southern ()iciin.) But buck to Ink-Pink. I assured the young lady that Ihera indeed Is such a Bam. I only wish I had taken lima lo axplain to hot that Ink-pinks hava played an Important part In world happanlngs slnca lha beginning ol lima. The first Ink-pink. In fact, was uttered by lha or iginal prehistoric dog. He said "bow wow" and his descendants have been say ing It aver since. The first recorded Ink pink, in most of you un doubtedly know, whs spoken in the Gnrtlen of Kilen. Kve, Just utter bltlnji Into a b 1 tt, J uli-y, red tipple, point ed to omethliiK slltherliiK throuKh the Kriiss and asked Adnm, "is Unit a fake nuke?" Many, many centuries lal r, a dashing gentleman named Christopher Colum bus needed some gold coins lo buy three ships. All he wanted lo do was corner the fishing industry in the Mediterranean but, like most con men, he knew he needed a better gimmick than that, So he told ev eryone he wanted lo prove the world was round. Word of Chris' idea fi nally reached the ears of Queen Isabella and she called him in to see what be had in mind, "Mr. C," asked the queen, "what do you need most lo get this project on the sea?" Old Chris, who perhaps was a bit of a smart-aleck, was brief and to the point: "Money, honey," In the blenkcst hours of the Revolutlonnry War, Gcoritc Wushinkton and his troops were bnioied down at Vulley Forite. It win cold, windy and a n o w y and GeorKo's men were tired unci sick, not to mention sick nnd tired. The general decided that If the men were cheered up, they'd bo raring to no once imnin. "Well, son," snld General George, striding briskly up to a younii private, "what do you think of life In our great Contincntnl Army?" "Brrr, Sir," answered the shivering soldier. The next ink-pink prob ably is the most famous. Abe Lincoln coined it when he oponed his speech ai Gettysburg like thlst "Four score . . ." The crowd loved it. Ink-pinks have been rela tively scarce during the past century or two but a retired tailor nnmed Harry Truman enmc pretty close last week when newspupormcn asked him If he planned to attend the Democratic National Con vention, Said Harry: "Yen nnd no, and mnybe so. Ask me later and I'll know fo' sho'." Or something- like thai. 70 'Peewees' Play Baseball in IV Illinois Vnllcy - More than 70 "peewees" have turned out for the summer recreation council's baseball program, ac cording to council spokesman Lcs Adklns. About 15 Cub Scouts are helping the smaller young sters by giving them coaching and encouragement. The boys arc divided into four groups nnd it is planned to have them play for the public on Tues day nights at the high school field. Practice sessions arc, being held at Spitz field. Eaglo Point - Fifteen grad uates of Eagle Point High school's 11)51) graduating class nnd their guests attended a class reunion and picnic at TouVolle stale, park on the Fourth of July. Wives and children brought the total attending to 44, Flood Control Dam Proposals Heard At Hornb rook Meet By KATHERINE CHAPMAN Mail Tribune Correspondent llornbrook - A public meet ing wns held at thu Grange hull Monday night lo present to the people the possibility of a flood control dam, or dams, In the Cottonwood creek watershed, and to de termine the reaction of the public to such a proposition. The meeting, attended by 115 persons, was called to or der by Fred Mitchell, secre tary of the Cottonwood Irri gation nnd Mlnnlng Co., who Introduced John Lenz, an en gineer with the U. S. Soil Conservation service. I.enr. explnlned briefly the Watershed nnd Flood Control act passed by the California legislature In 1047 which was set up to handle upper water sheds. Maximum size of the watershed that can bo work ed under this act is 2.10,0110 acres. Larger watersheds come under the management of the U. S. Army engineers, and the in-between ones arc handled by the U. S. Depart ment of the Interior Bureau of Jtcclumutlon, 102 Square Miles The Cottonwood creek wa tershed Is 102 square miles, ii little over 00,000 acres, or roughly one-fourth of the maximum size. While the lake created by any one of these dums would have the recreational feature in well, Lenz stressed repeat edly that this was primarily a flood control project. He also pointed out that under the Watershed and Flood Control act, each project Is a local undertaking with federnl help - not a federal project with local help. Also under this law, local organizations backing such a project are required to ac quire easements from proper ty owners In the proposed dam site nrca. nnd the local district also leta all contracts. Part of the cost of the project mny bo covered by work con tributed by locnl people. Fifty per cent of any land above any reservoir Is re quired by law lo be under the soil conservntlon act, In order Unit they may control stream bank erosion, nnd oth erwise manage the area for flood control. Floods Get Worse As Lenz pointed out, "Ev ery flood is followed by a worse flood because of the destruction of top soil and cover, such as brush and small trees, that would nor mallly hold back the run-off nnd let It out slowly." While the program under which such projects arc cur ried out is primarily flood control with recreational pos sibilities, the local district could request so many acre feet of water lo bo held back nnd released for irrigating purposes. Possible locations of the dam sites as proposed by Lenz were 1 - on the Mitchell place; 2 - one mile above No. 1; 3 - at tin Junction of Mill creek and Cottonwood creek; 4 - Enst Mill creek, or 5 -Hulton creek. Site No. 2 wns thought lo be the most feasible. This would require a dam 100 feet high, with a top length of BOO feet, nnd n sur face area of 64 ncres nt Iho splllwny crest. Storage capa city at the splllwny crest would be 3.000 acre feet. A total of 600,000 cubic yards of fill would be required, there would be a drainage nrcn of 01 squnre miles above the dam sit, and there would be an estimated shore line of two miles. Other figures concerning the Cottonwood creek water shed presented by Lenz were that the length of the chan- Crater FFA Boys Build Concession Central Point - Boys from the Crater FFA chnpler work ed this week on the new con cession building they are erecting nt the shopping cen ter nenr Senrs In Mcdford. Boys will alternate on the building nnd the selling. Among confections to bo sold will be snow cones nnd cotton enndy. Money from lite pro ceeds will be used for future projects. When finished, the concession will bo open every dny except Sunday. ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BEKINS Will Move You There Certified Service -eT,- Be Safe With Storage & Crating cxporiencea racking Bonded Drivers ON THE RUN SINCE '91 18 West 2nd St. nel from thu Klamath river to Mt. Ashland is IB miles, and Hint Iho elevation ranges from 7,532 feet to 2,075 feet, a drop of ft,45H feel, which makes Iho nvernge grade 6 per cent. Favorable Reaction Reaction lo Iho proposition wai favorable, so on a mo tion by Glen Robertson, a committee was appointed to attend the nexl meeting of the Shasta Valley Soil Con servation board toi inrrow to gel further instructions on the methods of proceeding will) the plan. Lent explained that after the preliminary work is done, the stale will complete a feasibility study, and thai there will be no cost to the local district until the work progresses to the joint where a budget Is to be set up. All 500 programs huvc to bo ap proved by the governor of the stale. Members of the committee appointed by Charles Bloom Ingcuinp, president of the Cottonwood Irrigation and Mining Co., arc Glen Robert son, Hob Cummins, Fred Mitchell, Charles Blooming camp, and Frank Graves of Hilts. Membership Up In Reorganized CP Lions Club By VIOLA COOK Mall Tribune Correspondent Central Point - Reorganiza tion of the local Lions club wns completed the end of June. Twenty new members have been added since the re organization. Because of summer time ac tivities, meetings will be limited to every other Tues day night until September when they will be changed to each Tuesday. Dinner meet ings from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. at the Pioneer restaurant will be held instead of the usual luncheon. Principal goal for Uic year will be continuance of past civic functions maintained by the former Lions. One of the outstanding goals will be fur nishing money for glasses for needy children In the nrea. New officers include Presi dent Dr. Max Flowers, Vice President Richard Traylcr, Secretary-Treasurer Clif ford Aycrs, Tniltwistcr Wil liam Snxbury and Lion-Tamer William Colley. On the board of directors , are Don Fnber, George Johns, Art Ruppand and John Croskell, 125 IV Children In Swim Program Illinois Valley - Approxi mately 125 youngsters signed up last week for swimming lessons offered as part of the locnl summer rccrcntion pro gram. Program Director Larry Maurer said four classes have been formed. Advanced clnss meets from 10:30 to 11 a.m.. intermediates from 11 to 11:30 nnd beginners from 11:30 to noon. Mothers and infants at tend sessions from noon to 12:30. Night baseball games sched uled under the program this week have been postponed until repair work on lights at the field has been com pleted. Little Interest has been shown in badminton nnd golf nnd Maurer said the activi ties will be dropped from the program - unless there Is a larger turnout. Archery classes hnve been well received, however, with about 20 persons taking part. LOGGER INJURED Tiller-Drew - Richard B. Slater was injured Friday when a small sapling flew up and hit his power saw. The saw cut three bone-deep gash cs in Sinter's knee. He wns falling limber for Vern Kll Han, logger, at the time of the accident. Tiller-Drew - Mr. and Mrs. Buck Zimmerman nnd three children of Olympia, Wash., arrived July 8 for a week end visit at lhe home of his brother, Joe Zimmerman. JBE!0N$ ptKl Wlllll.llWIDK MOVINO COVERING 4 STATES Phono SP 2-6273 "ill ipu1 n iiPJesional Addition Work On EP City Hall Said Progressing Eagle Point The new ad dition to the clly hall is re ported progressing nicely with only the roof and the inner partitions to be added before the paint will be ap plied. The addition was approved by the council some lime back with Euglc Point Mar shal Orln Chastnln and David linnniiford doing the con struction work. Both the city recorder, with her increasing flies, and the marshal have outgrown their present tiny office In spite of a much smaller desk being substituted for the large wooden one some lime ngo. Within the past year the need for a Judge has greatly increased. The Judge has had lo use the library building as an office or to hold court in. The old building will be the police station will) Chastain making the present recorder's office his office. The new ad dition is being made from pu mice block as is the old build ing and will be 24 feet by 12 feet added to the rear of the present 24 foot by 10 foot building- The new section will house the recorder's office, one jail cell and a storeroom that also will be used as a pho tographic dark room by the police department. The store room can be converted into a third Jail cell if necessary. For the present, the Judge will continue to use the li brary as neither office is ex pected lo be large enough to house a Jury should there be a need for one. I Regional Calendar I Gold Hill-The Golden Cir cle of the Gold Hill Christian church will meet at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Bessie Henderson. The church's Bible study group will meet at the church at 7:30 tomorrow evening. NewGH Post Office To Open Tomorrow Gold Hill - Postmaster H. D. Force said today the new Gold Hill post office will open its doors lo the public at 8:30 tomorrow morning. Moving from the old lo the new building will lake place tonight. Force, said. Plans are being made for dedication ceremonies but no date has been set. BOB WALTERS, Regional Editor CORRESPONDENTS! Applegate Valley Maude Zlegler. TW 9-1333 Butte Falls Mary Jo Harris. TO 5-2126 Central Point Viola Cook, NO 4-1334 Eagle Point Dottie Harbison, HI 6-3274 Gold Hill-Sams Valley Mary Kell. UL 5-1126 Grandview-Lone Pine Dot Simmons, SP 2-9676 Happy Camp Hazel Davis, GY 3-2387 Hornbrook Katnerlne Chapman, GR 5-3586 Illinois Valley Katherine Scott, 5203 Jacksonville Bette Hoskins, TW 9-1209 McLeod Caroline Harding, TR 8-2260 Meadows Nollle Bergman, HI 6-1267 Montague Carol Peterson Phoenix Helen Nikodym. KE 5-1388 Prospect Frances Ring. UN 9-2211 Shady Cove Evalyn Watson, TR 8-2351 Table Rock R E. Nealon, TA 6-2097 Talent Bill Young, KE 5-1253 Tiller-Drew Viola Rogers Williams Bonnie Mitchell. PR 2263 ' Yreka Bessie Boyd Fraser how to live and millionaire with VitY bo an autocrat nt the nutonint when you can be a plutocrat for a pittance? Yes, you can actually enter tain like a millionaire without actually being one! Even if your nnmo is John D., Vincent A., Andrew C, or Cornelius V., you'll find it impossible to entertain more lavishly than with a bottle of Samovar Diamond-Clear Vodkn. This is because Samovar, like money itself, complements any situation. Samovar is even better than money. Money can't mnko you hnppy-it can only make you comfortable whilo you're being unhappy. While Snmovnr, on the other hand makes nn occasion both comfortable nnd happy. All you need ia Samovar Vodkn, aomo ice nnd some mix-orange juice, tomato juice, or vermouth to nnmo n fow-to entertain, nnd live, llko n millionaire! Free recipe book tells you how. Send postcard to Rm. 3306, Empire Stnto Bldg., N.Y. 1, N.Y. Snmovnr is mndo from grnin by Boakn Konipnniyn, Schonloy, Pa. nnd Fresno, Cnlif. Comes in full 100 proof to suit people with big jiggers and little jlggors. Business Doubles At EP's Library By DOTTIE HARBISON Mail Tribune Correspondent Eagle Point T h c number of people using the Eagle Point library and the number of books checked out have more than doubled since the new hours took effect the first of July, according to Li brarian Mrs. Jessie Tyccr. Mrs. Tycer stated that the largest increase has been in Rural Reflections By MAUDE ZIEGLER Applegate Valley Summer time in the valley brings the Everett Martin family here from the San Francisco Bay area for the ninth consecutive year. They like their leisure ly vacations at McKee forest park. When they first started coming here, their son Gary was a toddler and Loren Cooper was the ranger- Now their family consists of Mrs. Martin's mother, Mrs. Hazel Davidson of La Fayette, Calif., Gary's friend, Danny Christy, and "Snowball," the kitten. Fishing, swimming, "loaf ing," and drives to Mcdford nd Grants Pass and the friendliness of local folks are what they enjoy. Tuesday the boys had a scavenger hunt with a raid on such items as a snake skin, egg shell, and mossy stick. The Marlins enjoy the im provements at McKee park, and its steady program of keeping fixed up. They op erate a service station at Ti buron and Mr. Martin has had to return to his business dur ing the last two seasons while has family maintains their outing. Discussion Set on Range Management Applegate Valley Ernest Black from lhe bureau of land management will meet with the local farm bureau group tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at the Grange hall to discuss the new range management program. All interested persons are invited- ERROR CORRECTED Eagle Point - It was er roneously reported in a sto ry on Monday's regional news page that a new election on the Eagle Point sewage la goon system will be held the first of February. Election will be held the first of Sep tember. entertain like a Samovar Vodka News the morning hours when the library Is actually packed with youngsters checking out books. More than 70 youngsters have enrolled in the "Smoky Bear program" sponsored by the forest service and Mrs. Ty ccr said that did not include the several new applications that were turned in Monday, At least 6 to 8 youngsters have already completed the required 10 books for the badge and several are very close to the required number Mrs. Tycer said the library received several new books last week for first and second grade readers and any book they do not have they can al ways order from the Medfcrd library. It is also possible to return books borrowed from the Medford or other branch libraries at Eagle Point or check them out here and re turn them at one of the oth er libraries- Overdue books may be turned in at the re corder's office when the li brary is not open. Mrs. Tycer stated that the new hours will be in effect after school starts to enable the youngsters to check out and return books at noon in stead of taking time out of school. New hours are from noon to 5 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. on Mondays; 10 a m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 pm. to 5 p.m. on Fridays. KI A D WW l-l a-i a-rJ w Extremely cold spring weather, has forced Ward ta tell a $14,000,000 over - stock el mowers at the low est prices in five years I K 19-in. rotary with l powerized starter j pKx WB0- 0.00 j: ; gjyp jjfw" j& Formerly 94.50. No more i MX)f ''' ,v!lt turns of the wrist and 2 Vi i llfljra i'MriS HP engine starts. No lawn 1 llfx " - ----Jre scalping ... . wheels inset -i . I 2? wti;'i1 for close trim. Adjustable f " 1 V-- - vB&stV- cutting heights. li 21-inch ... 86.88 hi SALE! 20" ROTARY Big Value! Low Price! Husky Vh HP engine. Easy-to-push . . gives even cut . , close side trim. Adj. cutting hi. 24-1 N. ROTARY 22-IN. ROTARY, Vandals Invade Kerbyville Buildings Damaged, Antiques Stolen Illinois Valley Vandals in vaded Kerbyville Ghost Town recently, causing some physi cal damage to various build ings and making off with sev eral items entrusted to the care of the owners of the widely-known tourist attrac tion. Many of the Items taken have no market value but are antiques with sentimental as well as historic value. Stolen articles included the hat worn by Buddy Groff when he won the calf-roping championship and an old, key-wound pocket watch. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sowell, owners of Ghost Town, have listed the missing goods with the sheriff's office. Sowell said the vandals may not rea lize the historic value of the stolen articles and added that FULL LOAD OF SUPPLIES... PLUS A CREW OF 6 low initial cost (only $2407) is just part of the story of the VW pick-up. You get TWICE the gas, oil and tire mileage! You save on service, depreciation and repairsl You park in 3 feet less space than standard automobiles. And the rear seat is quickly removable to provide sheltered space for an extra 450 lbs. of cargo. Come in and get the whole story this weekl AUTHORIZED OEAUt CJ II M U-U T V 1 V V Ml SALE! SWIVEL ACTION 22-inch ROTARY TILLER 41 88 America's fin s t 1 "Pushbutton" start er .. . Vk HP en gine. Unbreakable forged bolo tines. $S DOWN with Powerized Starter 3 h.p. 4-cycle engine he will not file charges if the items are returned within a week. City Has Problem No Office Space Cave Junction-City coun cilman here are faced with a problem - they need a city office. The Beall building, for merly used by the council, has been sold to Jack Egg ers, who will use the build ing to bouse a portion of his home appliance business. The shortage of suitable office space here may force the city to seek temporary quarters until an office can be located. Then again, the council may consider build ing a city office. MORSE MOTORS 6th and Ivy, Medford for the greatest MOWER SALE in Wards entire history! tor REG. 142.50 3 HP engine. Handle throttle; recoil starter. 14-gauge steel shall. Ghost Town; m H..BCMKST? !naijohriit'it"Moaijlr jehifglno monty it about Ilk charging anything ou borrow r . now, par t back later. .. , PACIFIC fJ3 FIMiRCI 16 S. CentTir'sP 3-5308 Bob Griffith, Manlier (All kuns made under the , Oregon Industrial Loan Act) Open Diily 9 a.m.S p.m. Mondays Till 8 p.m. Closed Saturdays New Volkswagen Six Passenger Pickup r SALE! STEEL DECK 24" ROTARY MOWER 49 88 Adj. cutting height. : ' $S DOWN .....54.88 ............44.88
