Regional News
Bob Wslters, Regional rditor -r:
CorreipondenU: Applegate Valley . Maude Zcegler; Butte Falls - Mary Jo Harrli; Central Point -X
. ci01' EaSle Point . Dottle Harblaon; Gold Hill-Sams Valley - Mary Kell: Grandview-Lone Pine
pot Simmons- Happy Camp . Hazel Davis; Hornbrook - Katherlne Chapman; Illinois Valley . Kather
ine Scott: Jacksonville , Bette Hoiklni; McLeod - Caroline Harding; Meadows - Nellie Bergman; Phoe
2? .1" He-iV Nlko5y.mi Prospect - .Frances Ring; Shady Cove . Evalyn Watson; Table Rock - R. E.
"d Fr Voung; Tiller-Drew - Viola Rogers; Wllllama - Ann Kataenbach; Yreka . Bessie
Star Fire Crew Completes
Intensive
Applegate Valley -Five
,-days of Intensive fire suppres
sion training has been com
pleted at Star Ranger station
by the new 10-man regional
crew assigned to this district.
The crew is headed by Bob
- Schmidt. Other training per-
. sonnel included Robert Snoich
and Ranger Neil Suttell, who
instructed in fire organization,
fire safety, fire behavior and
fire fighting methods.
A test fire was set at Dutch-
. man's Peak. The men had
practice in pumper equipment
and radio and telephone com
munications. They also went
on a 20 mile hike.
. These regional crews are
being established over Oregon
and Washington because of
the present critical fire dan
ger. The men at Star are on
24 hour call and may be sent
' anywhere in United Stales.
. They maintain a complete
state of readiness and can be
ready to go three minutes
after they have been notified
of a fire.
EP Sewage Election
.Slated For Thursday
Eagle Poinl-The election
- to authorise the Eagle Point
- city council to proceed with
the Eagle Point city sewage
- lagoon system will be held
- tomorrow from 8 a.m. to
8 p.m. in the high school
gymnasium.
All adults who have re
; : sided within the city for 60
days are eligible to cast a
, ballot, according to city
attorney Gregg Hornecker.
! A special council meeting
' io receive the vote tabula
I lions will be held in the
i library at 8:30 p.m. follow
1 ing the election.
M New York Gem
i Robbery Solved
I ; New York - IUP1I - The June
j ,25 theft of $31,000 in gems
I : from famed Cartier's on Fifth
i ' Ave.- was solved early today
! 'by the police and FBI with
f the arrest of two men.
Assistant Chief Inspector
' Edward Feeley said the ar
, rests were made Tuesday
night after 30 police and FBI
i ' agents played a game of "leap
V frog" in seven unmarked cars
i t trailing the two men through
Manhattan .and Brooklyn
streets.
' Feeley said that all of the
itolen gems were recovered
along with an unexpected
; windfall-$30,000 in AT and T
'bonds stolen in two other
. burglaries.
The arrests Tuesday night
'climaxed a five-week, around
)the-clock surveillance of the
men, Feeley said.
Feeley identified the two
'inspects as Kingdon de Nor
, mand, 51, and Joseph Coffey,
1 23.
He said a third man, Pas
' quale Fuca, 27, a friend of
i Coffey, was later picked up
on Manhattan's lower east
'tide on a vagrancy charge. He
,' refused to speculate on what
, part, if any, Fuca played in
the Cartier's robbery. '
H. C. MAN INJURED
Happy Camp-Robert Ewell
.injured his left elbow last
j week when he was thrown
' from the car which he was
'driving. Ewell stated that his
, car hit the bank, causing the
i car door to fly, open. He is
'. employed by the Forest Serv
ice at Ti-Bar. ' ;
, MERCHANTS DONATE
Illinois Valley - Gifts do-
nated by the merchants of
'Cave Junction to the Illinois
f Valley volunteer fire depart-
ment for their booth at the
"Jubilee, Sept. 3 through 5,
'arc now on display in the
, Champion building. The mon-
ey from these items will help
(quip the fire hall.
J CALIFORNIAN ARRESTED
i Yreka - Siskiyou county
sheriff's deputies took Into
custody Robert Lee Coldren,
45, of Paradise, Calif., over
.the week end on a bail-jumping
charge.
Coldren was taken to Sis
rkiyou County jail.
SCHOOL INCREASE NOTED
Grenada A 30 per cent in
crease in attendance is expect
ed for the Grenada grade
' school, according to Charles
Page. Last year's attendance
was 100 students; 130 students
are enrolled this year.
JUVENILES HELD
-. Happy Camp - Three juve
' niles, ages 16, 14 and 13, are
being held by Juvenile author
" ities for burglary of seven dif
ferent homes in Happy Camp.
About $800 worth of Items
were taken.
10-Day Training
The remaining crew mem
bers include Chuck Thomp
son,' Monty Facie, Lon Grid
man,' Fred Jones, Bob Faulk
ner, Dayrel Hawkins, Jerry
Byrd, Bob Kolkin and Wayne
Cabler. ,
Construction Continues
At Three Horn Camp
Tiller - Drew - Three Horn
Camp on Highway 42 between
Tiller and Trail, just above the
Diamond creek bridge, is
slowly shaping up as a picnic
and overnight camping spot,
according to Ira Poole of the
Forest Service.'
Three stoves and four tables
and benches have been built
and are ready for use. There
are also rest rooms, but as yet
there is no drinking water and
the grounds have not been
graveled. - . .
Yreka Employee Quits
After Rumor Circulates
Yreka - Jamie Smith, for
nine years an employee of the
Siskiyou county assessor's of
fice, has tendered his resigna
tion from the county post.
Smith has been accused by
outside interests of using his
position to further his own
ends and feels that his resig
nation will end any possible
derogatory attacks against the
assessor s office.
Rumor has inferred that he
has used his position to an
unfair advantage and further
ed his own interests with in
The long happy weekend calls'for Rainier's'lceless Icebe
Start chilling a couple of Rainier Cold Packs right now. Add the light touch of Rainier's fine beer to your long;
happy weekend. The aluminum foil Cold Pack keeps
SCC' HOW riMt BEER IS 'MADE VISIT SICKS'
Highway Plans Studied
By Men in Happy Camp
Happy Camp - Two men
from the division of state
highways at Sacramento were
in Happy Camp last week.
They were studying the re
routing of the state highway
through Happy Camp and
contacting property owners,
They also contacted mem
bers of the elementary school
board since the right of way
will take a small corner of
school land next to Indian
creek and the Klamath river.
An appraiser will also contact
property owners.
When asked how soon con
struction on the new highway
and bridge across Indian creek
would begin, they answered
that it depends on how soon
funds are made available. At
best guess, not until spring at
the earliest and perhaps not
until the following year.
formation not easily accessible
to the average individual.
County Assessor L. D.
(Babe) Taylor stated that
Jamie Smith has been one of
the most valuable employees
in the assessor's office.
"His resignation has been
accepted because, unfairly or
not, his effectiveness has been
Impaired in this position,"
Taylor said.
Smith will remain with the
department until a qualified
replacement can be found.
MEDFORD MAIL
F i re Destroys Fa m i ly's Home,
Closes Truck Cafe In Gold Hill
By MARY KELL
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Gold Hill - Mr. and Mrs, L.
D. Marple, owners of the
Truck cafe in Gold Hill and
their four children, lost all of
their clothing except what
they were wearing last Friday
when fire of undetermined
origin destroyed their living
quarters in the rear of the
building.
The boys' new school outfits
were among clothes burned in
the fire, Mrs. Marple said. Al
so a total loss, Marples said,
were all of their personal and
household belongings, which
were not insured.
The building was insured,
the couple said. Estimates of
the damage are not available
at this time.
Grocery supplies in the
cafe, where there was exten
sive smoke and blister dam
age, were also a total loss. The
couple bought the building
and business last April 15.
The fire was discovered at
the rear corner of the build
ing, when Mrs. Marple went
to investigate the odor of
smoke drifting into a window
at the side of the cafe. The
alarm was turned in at 3:50
p.m.
Mrs. Marple said that Jim
Boone and Charles Pedigo,
employees of , the Domestic
Gas company across the street
from the cafe, rushed to the
scene and immediately turned
off the propane gas to avoid
any possibility of an explosion
within the building.
Marple, who is employed
by K Lines Service was away
from home when the fire oc
cured. Mr. and Mrs. Marple and
their oldest son, Larry, 14, are
staying in a one room build
ing on their property behind
the burned building. They are
using the kitchen facilities of
Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Lokken at
their home across the street
from the cafei
Fund Started
Several persons who have
wished to remain anonymous
have started a cash donation
TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE.
.aMMsyj'isa trMi'iniyyUi
CAFE BURNS Fire recently gutted the living quarters of
the L. D. Marple family in the rear of the Gold Hill Truck
cafe (shown above). The fire started in the right corner, of
the building. Charred boards on the outside of the back
porch and building may be seen,
for the Marple family, Mrs.
Lokken said. She said that
other persons who are inter
ested in helping may contact
her at her home, 719 Second
ave., Gold Hill.
Three of the Marple's
youngsters, Leland 11, Danny
9, and Sherrie 2V4 years are
staying with friends of the
family, Mr. and Mrs. Percey
Newfield, Central Point.
Mrs. Marple said that Dr.
and Mrs. Richard Carlsen
brought shoes for her little
girl and other clothing im
mediately after the fire. Mrs.
Carlsen took the three boys to
Eagle Point where they were
given shirts and pants by the
Seventh Day Adventist church
group there.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Von
Boskirk of Ashland have
offered the couple a rent free
furnished house near Gold
Hill, until they can get a new
start, the Marples said.
The Marples said that al
though they are not sure of
their immediate plans. They
do hope to be able to re
establish their Truck Cafe
business, which has been
closed since the fire.
Jacksonville Class
Sets Special Meeting
Jacksonville - The Jackson
ville first aid class will hold
a special meeting tomorrow
evening at the old high school
building, according to Police
Chief Frank Carter.
Personnel from the Med
ford Ambulance service will
be on hand to demonstrate the
loading and unloading of an
injured person.
A group of 19 persons is
enrolled in the class, which
is being instructed by Leroy
Williams of the Medford fire
department.
Carter said that the public
is especially invited to this
special class meeting.
SCHEDULE REGISTRATION
Lone Pine -Lee Merriman,
principal of the Lone Fine
school, has announced that
pre-registration for new first
graders who are not already
registered will be held at the
school on Sept. 9 from 9 a.m.
to noon.
refreshing Raimer cool for hours. ..yet costs no more.
RAINIER BREWING' CO. .'.SCATTLC. ..SPOKANE. U. S. A.
Yreka Man Held
In Connection
With Wife's Death
Yreka-Leo , Huber of Mt.
Shasta, Calif., is presently in
custody at the Siskiyou Coun
ty jail on a possible charge
of homicide in connection
with the gunshot death of his
wife, Lois Emma Huber, 48,
on " August 27. The Hubers
were married in June of this
year.
According to Sheriff A. B.
Cottar of Siskiyou county,
Mrs. Huber was allegedly
found by her husband on the
lawn near their trailer, which
was parked north of Mt.
Shasta.
Autopsy reports disclose
that cause of death was ex
sanquination from a bullet
wound through the left lung.
Mrs. Huber is survived by
a son, Richard Barhan of
Mt. Shasta, four sisters and
two brothers.
Siskiyou county sheriff's
deputies are continuing their
investigation.
Youth Wins Trophies
For Accordion Playing
Eagle Point - Mr. and Mrs,
Frank Chamberlain, Eagle
Point, have received word
that their grandson, Terry
Chamberlain, has added two
more trophies to the 17-cup
collection that represents his
accordion playing triumphs.
He has just returned from
Chicago, where he captured
first place in the national sen
ior accordion competitions,
netting him $200 plus a cup.
His second cup represents his
winning first place in the state
contest, entitling him to enter
the Olympics contest this year.
The national prize automati
cally enters him in next sum
mer s Olympics.
Terry was accompanied by
his accordion teacher Leo f i
lippini and is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. G. Chamberlain
of Spokane, Wash.
Eagle Point
Re-election In November
Eagle Point- Mayor Ed Put
man has announced that the
office of mayor and the three
councilman positions will be
up for either election or re
election this fall.
Putman said that he would
run for office again this year
especially since the city is in
Grandmother Called
To Sick Grandson
Hornbrook-Mrs. Orva Gos
ncy, who has served on the
Deadwood Forest Service
lookout for approximately 12
years, was back home in
Hornbrook recently for her
first day off since reporting to
the lookout in June.
She was called in to Yreka
by the illness of her small
grandson, Gary Rue. Gary
was taken ill while spending
last Christmas vacation at the
home of his grandparents here
and spend many weeks in the
Siskiyou General hospital in
Yreka and in Sacred Heart
hospital in Medford.
His present illness is a con
tinuation of his earlier illness,
and. he is in the hospital in
Yreka at present.
Old Ruch Dance Hall
Has Been Razed
Applegate Valley - The old
Ruch dance hall, built around
1900 by the late C. M. (Cap)
Ruch, has been torn down by
the present owner, Robert L.
Hughes.
The building was used as a
store in more recent years
and older residents recall the
days of banquet type suppers,
which took three or four days
in preparation, served at coun
try dances.
Hughes expects to leave the
old hall property as a park.
He said he previously had al
lowed people to picnic in the
area but since they left broken
beer bottles, he is prohibiting
further use of the ground.
6 ,rL AV' W
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 31. lftO
Mayor Seeks
the middle of the lagoon proj
ect. Councilman Shy Callaghan
announced that he will not
seek re-election this year. Cal
laghan has served 10 years on
the council.
Councilmen Oscar Frei and
Donald McGovern were not
available for comment.
Petitions must be in 30 days
prior to the general election
on Nov. 8. These petitions are
available in the recorder's
office for those wishing to
run for office.
Each petition must contain
the names of 20 legal voters.
Banich Named To
High School Board
Yreka-George Banich, 207
Raymond st., was elected by
the Siskiyou county board of
education to replace Del Pil
liard on the Yreka union high,
school board of trustees. Pil
Hard has been transferred to
Chico, Calif., to manage the
local office of the Crocker
Anglo Bank. '
There were no other appli
cants recommended to the
board for consideration.
Banich wan formerly under
sheriff of Siskiyou county
from 1955 to 1958 and entered
the office of district attorney
in 1959 as a special investi
gator, where he is presently
employed.
Applegate Men Return
From Cattlemen's Ride '
Applegate Valley Local
men who have returned from
a two-day ride of the Oregon
state cattlemen's association
in the Pendleton-TJkiah area
are Leon Offenbacher, John
Horner, Robert Forheim, and
Ranger Neil Suttell.
Purpose of the ride was to
discuss and observe range
management, fencing methods
and other subjects of interest
to foresters and cattlemen.
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