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v If ,r-. ... WHERE FIRE STARTED The fire, which burned 1,100 acres of farm fields on the north side of Lower Table Rock Tuesday, started near this pole along Highway 234, state forestry officials said. The blaze, at tributed to a spark from a state highway department tractor, quickly spread to the nearby field. Among the first of several ranch buildings to burn was the barn shown here, filled with hay owned by the Straus brothers. Although not visible in the picture, the entire hay stack was aglow with flames. Parks and Recreation Group Hears City Development Plan Parks and recreation com' mission members were expos, ed to a long-range develop- '"Weill program for the City of Med ford last night at a three hour meeting at city hall. The "main business," as Chairman Russ Jamison an nounced the item, was a pre sentation of a report prepared during the last two years for the city by the bureau of municipal research and serv ice, University of Oregon. Background on park and recreation facilities in Med ford was discussed as well as a general information on the report. Although commission members had received copies of the 22-page booklet, this was the first time it had form ally been open to discussion. Parks Plan The proposed freeway sys tem planned for this area was also mentioned as to its rela tionship to the park and recre ation future plans. Addition al information must be ob tained from the state highway commission before action on parks near the freeway may be seltllcd, it was brought forth, C i I y Planning Engineer Ned Langford emphasized that the report was not a ''park and recreation plan," but rather compiled data sur veying the present situation in Medford and looking into the future. The report was meant to offer suggestions and possible proposals on develop ment, but is not a "plan" as such. Comments The report was supplement ed by comments from the director of the university agency compiling the informa tion, Lloyd Anderson. Ander son advised that the funds for the survey, supplied in part by an urban planning assist ance grant from the U. S. Housing and Home Financing agency and Medford, were made available In December, 1957, with primary work fol lowing to this date. Extensive work in organizing the ma terial was done during the last three months with the cooperation of this city's ad ministration and the munici pal research bureau. In making the study, Lang- lord continued, it was neces sary to determine the current conditions in the city, to make an analysis of the findings, and to prepare some type of suggestions for land use, He sail, that in considering the availability of land for park 'and recreational use, it is important to realize the various zoning regulations both now and in the future Uses Maps Using several maps and a pointer, Langford told the commission that the report was considering Medford dur ing the next 10, 20, or 30 years, and was not needed in lis entirity at this time. Asked if this proposal, in its entirity, should be adopt ed by the city, Langford said "not necessarily." He explain ed that Medford would not need t,e same amount of park and recreation facilities as would New York City, name ly because we (Medford resi dents) are ". . . living In one of the greatest recreational areas in the nation." In preparing the report, it was also pertinent to intro duce the types of play appar atus, parks, recreation facili ties, and activities available to the parks commission, as well as the planning group. Some of these Include play lots, playgrounds, playficlds, parkways, and zoological gar dens. In showing the 'present parks and recreation facilities in this area, the report con cluded Hawthorne, Jackson, West Side, Union, Maple, Ear hart and Prescott parks, as well as other park sites and proposals in and around the city. The report suggested the combining of city parks with schools, thus providing dual use and conserving public funds. The commission seem ed to approve of this idea but questioned if the schools would then be tempted to re duce their recreation pro grams and rely on the city. It was the consensus that this would be a key to this city's park and recreation program development. Langford showed the com mission graphically, land be ing used now for recreation, living, commercial, ,and for street arteries. He said that some 20 per cent of all urban development goes into streets, another 5 per cent is wasted due to unsold lots and poor development on the part of the owner. Park Area Nsxtded According to the report, if Medford were to provide pub lic parks at the recommended rate by the National Recre ational association, It would need at least 470 acres of park land by 1975 and S60 acres by 1980, assuming the popula tion projections considered 39 New Fires Noted in Oregon By Unli.d Press International Fire crews Wednesday night were fighting at least 39 now forest fires caused by lightning in the past two days, but most of the new blazes were reported under control. Eighteen of the new blazes were reported in the Malheur Forest, and at least 19 In the Wallowa-Whitman Forest. Only two new fires were re ported in the Umatilla Forest. Clarence Edgington of the U.S. Forest Service said the worst fires flared northeast of Prairie City, east of Baker, and Northeast of Enterprise. Edgington said men and equipment were manning the fires. A 2,000-acre forest fire near Bly was reported under con trol, and several smaller fires around Klamath Falls were reported in check. A fire which blackened an estimated 1,008 acres on Table Rock Mountain was also reported under control. Longer Hours for Taverns Requested Portland - IUPII - A liquor industry request for later closing hours for beer taverns was' taken under advisement by the Oregon Liquor Con trol commission Wednesday. The proposal was made by the Oregon Restaurant and Beverage association, which asked the commission to al low beer taverns to remain open until 2:30 a.m. Estab lishments selling liquor by the drink arc allowed to remain open until 2:30 a.m., but beer taverns are required to close at 1 a.m. More than 100 persons at tended the commission's hear ing on the proposal Wednes day. Opponents of the Idea called for earlier - instead of later - closing hours. Hugh Kirkpatrick, chair man of the commission, said no decision will be made be fore the commission meets in September. arp trup. This Is rnuffhlv nn acre for every 100 persons. Langford reminded the group that this recommended rate is not as suitable for Medford as it might be for New York City, due to local access to natural recreation facilities. Tf wno nnfpri fhnfc nnrka chnuM sprvp n snprifipr? area. as do the public schools. The local schools now cover a rnriltin nf nnnrnvlmnfplv f.hrpp- - j fourths of a mile, a half-mile radius is recommended bv tho oarks report for school-park planning. City administrators empna sizori that in the development of local facilities, cooperation is required rjeiwecn ine parss a n H nlnnninff commissions. and the schools, then final ap proval By tne cuy council. Choosing Sites Before preparing any type of parks arrangement, it was noted that the area around the parks has a direct influ ence on the parks, and must be considered in planning. Choosing of park sites neces sitates an analysis of the sur rounding areas.- According to the planning engineer, if yard and play areas are provided in residential areas, the needs for parks would be reduced. ITvnlnnnlfnn nf the rCDOl't kv J.anatnrA rnncllldcd in ad lcln ihnl a "nnlii-v frame work" be provided so other city departments would have something to work from. "Because the report is nov a 'plan'," Langford said, "ii is nn In thp oarks commission to determine tho next step." Adulli and Children Tt wno sintpH that anv narks and recreation development by the city wouia aiso cmui to adults as well as children. Both active and passive recre ation lacuilics wouia oe nctu- ed. jnmisnn asked the commis sion members if a "Joint meet ing" would be in orocr 10 dis cuss the report with the plan ning group. Langford said he had "presented" the report to his pnminlssinn. hut had not discussed it with them. At the same time he advocated tnai such a meeting be arranged. Member James Zack felt that the commission should examine the report "pioce by piece" before subjecting it to another body. Jamison agreed that "it should be digested thoroughly" before - meeting with the planners. A commission meeting was scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 17, at 7:30 p.m. In the council chambers. This would be open to the public. Fall TrialSialed In Idaho Murder Gooding, Idaho-HIPD-Murder suspect Roger Julius Hall, 22, Eureka. Calif., today was back in Gooding county jail await ing trial. Hall Wednesday was bound over to the 4lh district court to await trial on first degree murder charges. The trial was scheduled to start sometime during the fall hearing which starts in September. After hearing testimony at Wednesday's pre 1 1 m I n a r y hearing. Judge P. Gossctt said he felt there was good and sufficient reason to believe Hall was Implicated in the murder of Dr. John Hunt of Portland, Ore., last Aug. 24 near Biiss in southern Idaho. Thornton Target Of Candidate Newport - IUPD - State Sen. Carl Francis of Dayton, Re publican candidate for attor ney general, Wednesday lash ed out at his opponent, Rob ert Y. Thornton, in his first major political speech of the 1960 general election cam paign. Francis criticized the Dem ocratic incumbent for his handling of the Portland vice investigation. "After more than two years of false starts, neglect and faulty documents, the state finally came up with a total of one conviction and one guilty plea, out of 117 indictments," Francis said. "In spite of the estimated cost of more than $200,000 for the Portland vice probe, the net result was vir tually nothing except bad pub licity for the city of Port land." Francis also brought up in vestigations into ' Oregon Liquor Control commission and in Lincoln county. He said that in both cases Thorn ton tried to insert himself into investigations that were already in the hands of other bodies and failed to make any headway. iMiWf 'i m.i-a j4. V JfisV ' PIGGY-BACK RIDE Robin Kay Schubert, 20 months old, rides papoose style on the back of her brother, James, 13, after their arrival in New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth. They arrived with their parents from Oslo, Norway, en route to East Lansing, Mich. (UPI Telephoto) Spokane Bank Tells Credit Extension Spokane - IUPD - The Spo kane Federal Intermediate Credit bank extended $247, 674,803 in credit during the last fiscal year, President Paul F. Malson announced Wednes day. Matson said the six produc tion credit associations in the state extended $23,337,654 in short and intermediate term credit to farmers and ranchers in the last fiscal year. The figure is some $600,000 under fiscal 1959, Matson said. The 30 associations in Ida ho, Montana, Oregon and Washington extended $208, 171,904 of credit in the last fiscal year, about $750,000 over the volume during the previous 12-month period. Man's Business is Finding Old Books Dennis, Mass. - Ben Muse supports a wife and five chil dren by offering to locate al most any book you might be looking for. Using a little bookshop in nearby Hyannis as his head quarters, Muse searches attics, cellars, old bookshops and antique shops all over the country in his business of filling orders for rare or out-of-print volumes. r i made with i Delicious KRAUT J 1st choice with more people according to consumer surveys. DISH-Of-THI-MONTH , l barbecue reubens I 2 C. grued TilUmook Chctse I 1 C chopped, drained I Stcinfeld's sauerkraut, yi G mayonnaise or siliddrcsllng , 1 up. ea. mustard and horier adilh ' 1 long loaf French bread Mir Tillamnplc. Itriuf. mivan. I naise and seasonings. Cut French bread in yi" slices without cutting . through bottom crust. Spread I cheese miiturc between slices. Bake on cookie sheet or foil at 3)0' till IDrownca ana duddi. acrrcs o-o. ear- fL Tillie says: "WE'RE AT THE SEASHORE EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR!" : At Tillamook . . rain. ! fresh from the ocean j plenty of it . . . I keeps the grass green 'r t titu Httt mat mum imut. 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