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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-
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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.
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