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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OIK.
FBIDAY, JULY 22, I960
Tablets
By R. I. NEALON
Table Rock - The pistol
packing Irrigator of the west
side now has 29 notches on
his pistol butt, having killed
that many snakes to date, one
having 15 rattles. He don't
wait for the snakes lo come
his way, but goes looking for
worn.
B. R. Porter, on lime
owner of what it now the
Table Rock orchard and the
TuttU sub-division, lived in
Harney county before com
ing her, and hauled freight
with a four horse teem from
lh railroad to Burnt.
H laid rattlesnakes in
Eastern Oregon war plenti
ful, but didn't bother him
xcept that they, scared hit
hones. H wor leather
! ! boots and when the horses
began to thy at a make he
. flopped the team and
jumped off. When the make
coiled up into striking por
tion, in gun language, got
cocked and crimed, he laid
that he would jump right
into the coil with both feet
and in hit words, stamp the
daylights out of the rattler.
We wouldn't advise any
' one to jump into a coiled
rattlesnake with the kind
of footwear people wear
nowadays.
Forrest Casey and son, of
the Rogue River Paving Com
pany, have the contract from
the state for doing the paving
job through here. According
to Casey, the part recently
paved will have another three
inches or so of black top
added before completion. This
type of road is known as
blacktop, not as durable or
lasting as concrete, but cost
ing only about half as much.
. .
Bob Sag spent several
days recently in Hood River
county, and other up-stat
counties with a number of
high school students who
are taking forestry and ag
riculture. - While there they inspect
ed power and irrigation
dams and orchards. Hood
River orchard, according to
Sage, has gadgets that cor
rectly tell volume of mois
ture from a few inches to
savarnl fat hlow ihm sur
face and give a clear pic
ture of irrioaiion needs.
In one section visited,
power to run lh irrigation
sprinklers is no problem.
since me lau zrom me
tun the sprinkler heads.
The only gadget used is a
pressure gauge.
The visitors were told
that blight and pear decline
are not problems in this
district.
.
The daily vacation Bible
school for children got under
way here - Monday morning,
with 24 youngsters and three
teachers, Airs. Guy Nelson,
Mrs. Harold Sharp, local
leaders, and Miss Norma Mar
tin, of Cave Junction, in attendance.
Two melon customers of
, past years were her lues-.
. day asking about watermel
ons, and seemed ditappoint-
time. They taid they had
tried teveral of those ship
ped In and couldn't' find'
one fit to eat. .
. . '. ..... .
, Bob Sanderson, a member
of tne bteve Wilson gange,
was here Wednesday on busi
ness connected with -tractor
tires. He said that the hot
weather makes it tough- on
tire changers.
' He told of the large nunv
ber of truck tire changes and
lube jobs he had done in a
single day, working by the
hour.
This reminds us of when
Frank Morrie had at Eagle
Point what was called then
a blacksmith shop, where he
shod horses, the main source
of power on the farms.
He said that one day he
took In $100 for horse shoe
ing. The price was J 1.50 or
$2.00 per horse. The shoes
which he furnished were
very cheap compared, to what
they arc now.
In telling about his big
day's profit, lie said that lie
loosened up and gave Ills
helpers a $5 gold piece for the
day's work which ordinarily
would have been $1.50.
. Two meetings recently
held on the J. S. Richard
son's lawn in lh shade of
the big black oaks, included
that of the Crater Chapter
of lh Grandmother's club
of Central Point held Mon
day, with 21 members pres
ent. The other was lh
meeting, Tuesday, of the
Royal Neighbors of Amer
ical, with 13 members and
a few visitors present.
The knife with the long
blade on our back porch is
not a dangerous weapon. The
little woman has it there to
cut a head of lettuce now and
then for visiting neighbors.
She eats lettuce like a rabbit
and thinks other folks might
be as fond of it.
Sometimes I wonder if it
might be like Stanley Ly-
diard s father, who was very
fond of wild ducks. When he
had good luck, he would take
a duck to his friend who ran
a small store.
One day he brought a duck,
but found the door locked. So
went around back and saw
a duck or two that had been
thrown over the fence. He
recognized them as the ones
he had given to his friend
who never ate duck.
Ray Wyatt, our merchant,
who likes lo fish, and hunt
pheasants, learned after it
was too late, that the gam
commission had dumped
several hundred nice big
trout into the river from
ih Bybe bridge deck. If
Ray had known of the
"wind fall" of fish he would
have been underneath with
his fish basket.
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What may be of interest to
local people is a letter recent
ly received from Roy Hensley
of Berkley, Calif., which tells
of his being sent by the Uni
versity of Calif, under the
Ford Foundation to Indone
sia. He will do research work
and will teach the farmers
the American technique of
tilling the soil and growing
crops.
Hensley and his wife and
son expect to leave next
month, and are eagerly look
ing forward to their new ad
venture which will be for a
two year term.
.
Th recent Democratic
convention created much in
terest her among radio
listeners and TV watchers.
All agree ' it was a great
show', especially the accep
tance speech of John Ken
nedy. We first heard him speak
at a rtoosevelt Memorial
, dinner and thought then
that a man of his ability
. and wisdom could sit in lh
seats of the mighty. But
talking with him personal
ly we found him very hum
ble, and seemed as much in
terested in talking to an
Ignoramus like us as if we
were the king of Denmark.
If elected he will face a
terrific task, the most crit
ical this nation or the world
has ever known, but we be
lieve he will face it with
courage and patience, trust
ing in the Lord to carry .him
through.
- He -would assume his du
ties with malice toward none,
and charity to all. To those
who seem to question who he
would serve, if elected, we
would ask, who he was serv
ing when wounded wearing
a U. S. uniform in World War
Two.
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Officials In Jacksonville
Caution About Fire Danger
By BETTE HOSKINS
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Jacksonville - According to
Jacksonville Fire Chief Lewis
Applebaker and Mayor E. O
Graham, the extreme fire
hazard now existing due to
the lack of rain for over 50
days makes It necessary to
caution residents here of sev
eral regulations.
First it is unlawful for the
owner, occupant, agent or oili
er person in possession of any
lot, tract or parcel of land
within the corporate limits of
the city to permit grass or
other vegetation with the ex
ception of shrubs, trees or
crops raised in the ordinary
course of husbandry to be
come a fire hazard.
It is also unlawful for any
person within the city limits
to accumulate, to permit ac
cumulation, to deposit, or to
cause to be deposited on any
premises inflammable refuse
or rubbish in amount or quan
tity sufficient to constitute a
fire hazard.
They also stressed that it is
unlawful for anyone to burn
any inflammable refuse or
rubbish in any open space
without first obtaining a per
mit to do so from the fire
chief, who will, upon receipt
of an application to burn, in
spect the premises and state
the exact time mid place for
the burning of such materials.
The ideal solution, Apple
baker said, is that prior to
May 15 each year, each prop
erty owner should destroy ac
cumulated rubbish to prevent
It from becoming a fire hazard
during the dry season, when
even supervised burning is a
risk.
Applebaker also cautioned
residents that it Is the duty of
all consumers and users of
water connected with the wa
ter systems now or hereafter
installed in the city to shut off
all private systems, hydrants
or appliances on their prem
ises immediately when any
fire alarm is given by the fire
department or when any fire
is in progress in the city of
Jacksonville.
Turning in false fire alarms,
careless smoking habits, and
dumping out hot ashes in un
safe areas are all considered
unlawful and can result in
serious consequences.
Survey of Sewage Lagoon
Under Way in Eagle Point
By DOTTIE HARBISON
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Eagle Point - The actual
surveying of Eagle Point for
the new sewage lagoon system
started Tuesday afternoon
with the arrival of the sur
veyors from Clarke and Groff
Engineering firm.
Groff accompanied the men
and returned to Eugene Wed
nesday after getting the work
started.
The elevation of the ground
to be included in the project
will be surveyed first, accord
ing to Mayor E. Putman.
Word received from Ken
neth Spies, deputy state sani
tation engineer, by the Eagle
Point city mayor and council
stated that the members of
the State Sanitary authority
approved the issuance of a
certificate of priority for a
federal grant.
Regional Calendar
Jacksonville The Jackson
ville volunteer fire depart
ment will sponsor a series of
first aid classes beginning
July 28. The classes will be
held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at
the Jacksonville community
hall.
The Medford fire depart
ment will provide instructors
for the six-week course. . .
Eagle Point Starting at 8
a.m. Saturday and Sunday,
all men in the community are
asked to come down and work
on the community building.
Wives are asked to bring
potluck luncheons at noon.
Further information may be
obtained from Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Hanscom.
Eagle Point All Eagle
Point cub scouts and their
families will meet at 10 a.m.,
Saturday, for their jubilee
pack meeting at TouVelle
State park.
Central Piont The Central
Point summer recreation pro
gram will sponsor the annual
"Drive-In Movie Night"' to
night. A bus will pick up
those children with signed
permission slips at 7:15 p.m.
at the city hall and will then
deliver them to the Valley
drive-in to see the first two
features.
There is no charge to the
children. The features are
"Violent Saturday" and "Fire
Down Below."
The children will be re
turned to the city hall about
12:30 a.m. Transpor tation
from the city hall to the
child's home must be provided
by the parent or guardian,
Illinois Valley Home eco
nomics extension units will
hold homemakcr's camp at
Camp Chinquapin from July
24 to 30. The camp is located
on the Oregon Caves highway
just past Grayback forest
camp.
Phoonix-Tho annual Phoe
nix volunteer fire department
picnic will be held starting
at 5 p.m. Sunday at the resi
dence of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Cv Nikodym, 418 Pine st. .
All volunteer firemen and
their families are invited and
asked to bring fried chicken
and hot dish or salad, The
firemen will furnish liquid refreshments.
The $29,130 grant will assist
In financing the construction
of the proposed sewage treat
ment works project.
Eagle Point submitted an
application, June 14, which
the sanitary engineer approv
ed and forwarded to the Unit
ed States Public Health serv
ice on July 18.
Spies stated in his letter
that the certificate of priority
would not be issued until the
engineering plans and specifi
cations for the project had
been completed by Eagle
Point's consulting engineer.
The approval of this project
Includes the provision that
construction will be started
during the present fiscal year.
Illinois Valley Man
Appointed To Board
Illinois Valley - Appoint
ment of Elbert C. Eastcrbrook
as a member of the Farmers
Home Administration county
committee was announced this
week by Eugene M. Denney,
county supervisor.
Easterbrook owns and oper
ates a general livestock farm
near Cave Junction. He is
recognized as being an out
standing farm operator.
Two other members com
plete the committee, which
works with the county super
visor in administering the
agency's farm credit program.
Other members are Paul M.
Robinson and Nelson O. Ward,
both of Grants Pass.
Easterbrook will serve for
a three year term.
five-Y ear-Old Girl
Unwittingly Pickets
Democratic Party
By BESSIE BOYD FRASER
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Yreka-Carol Sellsbrom, 5-year-old
daughter of Frank
Sellsbrom, Jr., was visiting
her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Sharon on north
Main st. th night of the
Democratic convention. She
was dressed for the occasion
in her grandmother's high
heels, a bridal veil and a
transparent organdy dress
over her vivid shorts.
It was a family party and
they ware all watching TV
and trying to make sens
out of th uproar. Carol ask
what the flags were for,
meaning the placards being
waved with such abandon
by parly members. She de
manded a "flag" too.
H 1 grandfather pro
duced a large piece of card
board, and after her father
made a brief notation, nail
ed it to a stick and Carol
proudly w a 1 k d up and
down th sidewalk keeping
lime to the convention blast
from lh TV within.
The large letters on on
side of lh placard read,
"No Trespassing!" and on
the other side in giant sized
letters It read, "NIXON'S
OUR BOY1" '
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Speaker Tells Of
Narcotics Problem
By EVALYN P. WATSON
Mall Tribune Correspondent
Shady Cove-Members and
friends of the Rotary Club
recently heard a lecture by
Joe B. Crunk of Los Angeles,
a high school teacher In the
Los Angeles Public Schools
system and former member
of the Narcotics bureau.
Crunk spoke on tho narcotics
problem In the United States.
Crunk has worked with ad
dicts in Narcotics Anonymous
programs and rehabilitation
of young addicts since 1948.
Ho was formerly a law en
forcement officer In Vancou
ver, Wash., and Culver City,
Calif.
He now has charge of the
Continuation Education Pro
gram for the San Fernando
district which deals with 14
to 18-year-old problem chil
dren. Los Angeles, Portland, Ta
coma and Seattle serve as
ports of entry for narcotics
and they arc distributed from
there, he said.
Tremendous profits, such as
a $5,000 or $6,000 Investment
yielding $375,000, caused
gangsters to take over the
narcotics trade when boot
legging liquor became unprof
itable. Narcotics Is now a
booming business, he said.
A "cap" costs an addict
from $2.50 to $7.50. A con
firmed addict may need $50
to $100 a day to satisfy his
habit. The money is usually
obtained through crime.
Crunk gave the definition
of an addict as "a person who
abuses a drug or drugs to such
an extent that the person or
society Is harmed." Tho life
expectancy of an addict Is
17 years and soven to nlno
of these to bo spent In hos
pitals and other correctional
Institutions, ho said.
There aro only two rehabil
itation centers for addicts In
the United States, ono located
at Fort Worth, Texas and tho
other In Lexington, Ky,
Crunk said that the big
problem was getting the In
formation concerning the ter
rible dangers of the use of
narcotics to the public.
Education of the public will
enable them to fnco this situa
tion and do something con
structive about eliminating it,
he said.
Former CJ Principal
Gets Oregon City Job
Illinois Valley - A former
Cave Junction high school
principal, Vernon Larson, 42,
was named Oregon City High
school principal, Tuesday.
Larson now resides In Ore
gon whore ho is the superin
tendent of secondary educa
tion for the State Department
of Education.
Larson received a three
year contract with a $9,000
annual salary.
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PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN MOTORS REVEALS
How Rambler Upset
Forecasts of All the "Experts"
by GEORGE ROM N E Y, President oj Amirkan MolarsCorporatton
npHREE years ago, the "experts" hid
American Motors ready for burial.
Then they were stunned by the 1958
and 1959 success of Rambler, but they
promptly made new predictions.
"Just wait," they said, "until the
Big 3 bring out their compacts." A
Big 3 spokesman was quoted as say
ing his company planned to take the
bulk of its compact sales "out of
Rambler's hide."
Instead, what has happened?
Since the first new competitive com
pact was intro
duced, Rambler's
volume tops all
compacts. In fact,
it tops all but two
of 19 U. S. makes
in production.
June, 1960, was
the biggest sales
month in Rambler
history.
Why were the "experts" wrong?
Some "experts" confused compactness
just with whcclbasc or overall length.
Others attributed Rambler's success
to economy.
Thus, they assumed that when the
biggest makers introduced cars which
somewhat approximated Rambler, their
massive promotional expenditures
would "snow Rambler under."
They failed to realize that while other
cars might appear to be passable imita
tions of Rambler, they could not imitate
the one priceless Rambler asset un
compromising quality of construction
and workmanship.
This quality, this basic excellence, has
given Rambler something money can
not overwhelm - the enthusiasm of a
million of the best satisfied car owners,
The big chart shows why.
Rambler leads in those qualities which
provide more usefulness to the user . . .
more basic excellence.
Compared with bigger, more cosily
"low-priced sixes," Rambler was first in
economy and handling. But surprisingly,
Rambler also led in satisfactory horse
power and good engine performance.
Rambler Is built to be lived In,
not Just looked at
For another surprise, look at the ratings
on the important comfort faclors,
Rambler is first in case of entry and
exit, heating and ventilating, and satisfac
tory interior and exterior dimensions.
True, one car edges Rambler on head-
How Owners Themselves Rate the 1960 Cars
Here are Important results of survey ot 1800 owners ol each ol the nine 6 cylinder can shown In the charts. Noll that Ramblar
leads both the low price and compact Melds on the most Important question ol all, "Would you buy the tame make again!"
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CHEVROLET - 81.9
FORD -87.4
PLYMOUTH - 67.2
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higher priced "to -priced
vtt" to rink abovt ht
Rambler Sii on quMttotn
ot room, performanct.qual
ity, etc. Intieed,
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VALIANT-78.5
CORVAIR- 60.1
FALCON-66.0
LARK-89.8
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room, but is last on leg room, Anolhcr
leads in leg room, but is last on head
room. None offers the balanced room
and comfort of the Rambler 6.
None offers Reclining Scats , . . indi
vidually adjustable front scats . . .
headrests . , , a Travel Rack slandard
on 16 of 17 Rambler wagons,
"No trouble at all"
Look at Rambler's big lead on Median-
SII5,,
ical Performance: "No trouble at all,"
No wonder owners rate Rambler the
best value for the money.
M Only Ramblar blankets
the compact car market .
Another point the "experts" missed Is
that Rambler's imitalors are merely
pecking at one segment of the compact
cur Held, In room and power the imi
tations compare only with (he smallest
, Rambler, the Rambler Amcricnn,
Rambler, on -(he other hand, covers
, nil three compact car fields (right), with
a cur to meet the needs of everyone,
Tho "experts' " third mislako was un-'
dcrcstimating demand for compacts,
As (he compact car market expands,
Rambler sales in I9fi0 more than keep
pacc-24 ahead of a year ago.
For a free booklet, "what to look
TOR AND HOW TO SAVE MONEY IN IIUV-
ino A compact car," write to American
Motors Sales Corp,, Automotive Div,,
P. O, Box 17, Detroit 32, Mich.
'Optional at txtra eatt
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