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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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l powerized starter j
pKx WB0- 0.00 j:
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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
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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.
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