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8 B Regional News John Stafford, Regional Editor Correspondent; Upper Appletfate Valley Maude ZiegJer; bower Applcgate Valley Jeanetia Head: Butte Kalis Mary Jo Ilarrii; Central Point Ooiorch Armstrong; Kasle Point Duttie Harbi ion; Gold Hill-Siinu Valley Mary KcU; Grandview-Lone Pine Dot Simmons; Happy Camp Hazel Uavia Bcttv Reedy; Hornbrook Katherlne Chap-nan; Illinois Valley Kuthcrine Scolt; Jackson ville Butte Hoskins: McLcod Caroline Harding; Murphy Mrs. R J. Mlllemann; Prospect Velda Barr; Shady Cove Evelyn Watson; Table Rock R E Nealon; Tiller-Drew Viola Rogers; Williams Luurctta McPhemon: Yreka Doris Robinson and Betty Calkins. Jacksonville Presented Charter Friday Jacksonville - The charier for Centennial Post 100, Amer ican Legion, was presented Friday evening during a visi tation of department officers. The joint post and auxiliary meeting was held In the Com- munity hall Lester J. Watts, district commander, who also was charter commander of the Centennial post, made the pre sentation to Lind McBeth, the present communder. The post was organized in December 1950, during Oregon's Cen tennial year, and regular meet ings were begun just a year ago. Vcrn W. Rennick, Centen nial post adjutant, read the names of the 100 charter mem bers from a scroll lettered in script by R. J. Tetrcault,. a charier member. All Districts Represented Dcpatrment officers who at tended the charter ceremonies wcreMerrill Johnson, Oregon City, commander; Mrs. Earl Bigalow, Medford, auxiliary president, and Mrs. Nota Francis, Portland, auxiliary secretary. All the posts within District 13 were represented at the Youth Employment Said To Be Critical Problem Annl,.n!,ln VulW "VniiniT people who want to work ,i(,,iB . ..,7 n don't have to have a tractor- ihey are willing lo use a shovel," Larry Tweedy, panel 1st for the Lights on for Edu cation program told the group attending at Ruch school Thursday evening. "The youth employment problem in Jackson county Is very tense," Tweedy said, ana named Christmas tree farms with possible shop setups as one facet of employment for teen agers. He mentioned Irri gation companies as another possibility for absorption of young laborers, and said that many young fellows whose parents may be on welfare are anxious for, jobs. Tweedy's remarks were in regard to a proposed legisla tive study of programs for youth employment and pos sible elimination of obsolete provisions now hampering young men in obtaining jobs. Tweedy Is counsellor with the county Juvenile department. He said many juvenile prob lems would bo solved It the youngsters were kept busy. He also named lack of Indus try In this county as a hind rance to jobs, and said that work camps are being con sidered as a solution to the statewide, problem. Tweedy also discussed the problem of obscene publica tions and the recommended legislative measures In their regard, saying it is up lo the New Josephine County Hospital Being Considered Grants Pass - Virgil Adams, city and county planning con : sullanl, announced Insl week that construction of a new Jo sephine General hospital . building is being considered. At a cily planning commis sion meeting Wednesday night, Adams discussed the ad vantages and disadvantages of four proposed sites for the building. The first would be located on a "parcel of land" within the Industrial park, the old location of the Josephine coun ty airport, now abandoned. Advantages would include easy access and the availabil ity of an "adequate" sewer line. However, water mains have not been extended as yet, and fire equipment would have a lli-mlle run to the sile. Sit Outside City Proposal B Is Just outside the east cily limits, on the north side of A si. Annexation would be necessary for public utilities and protection servic es. Dally traftlc estimates on A St., may hinder litis location. Another possible location would be the four city blocks bounded by Fourth, Second. C, and E sts. The northeast block Is south across C si., from Washington school. Pub lic utilities and services plus a downtown convenience make this desirable. Although this area has also been desig nated for a new civl center, Adams contends it would be a "logical place" for the hos pital. The fourth choice is on the present hospital site at A St. and Highland ave. , MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1961 Legion Post ceremonies. From Ashland were Andy Anderson, com mander; Scotly Hall, adjutant, and Clyde Smith, chaplain. Grants Pass was represent ed by Mr. and Mrs. William Friend, both past district of ficers. The delegation from Medford included Granville Brittsan, commander; Eugene Orr, national rehabilitation committee officer; J. E. Rus sell and Paul Bulkin. Central Point also was represented. New Centennial post and auxiliary members who at tended were Pat Graham, Gor don Erwin, Mrs Rennick and Mrs. Bulkin. Graham is past department commander of the Disabled War Veterans and the present secretary of Allied Veterans council. Separate business meetings were held by the post and auxiliary when the depart ment officers spoke and offered instructions. A social hour was held for the guests and post and auxil iary members when Mrs. Flor ence Whilcley, Mrs. Alma Bcrriman and Mrs. LaVcrne Hannenkrat were in charge of refreshments. individual to report such ma terial being sold. Dr. A. E. Mcrkel, county health officer, was another panel member, and he named a number of agencies "dump ed in the lap of the public health department" that need legislation to tarry out their. activities and to strengthen their legal status. He men tioned mosquito control, in spection of restaurants, mi grant camps and others. He mentioned appreciation of the child guidance clinic and the juvenile court as recognized agencies. Merkel also spoke oi me pilot programs already set up in Ihe state for education of migrant children and pro posed legislation lo continue this education. First Speaker Glenn Smith, chairman of the Jackson county rural school board, was the first speaker on the pimel, and f x plaincd the proposal to In crease the percentage of state support of schools from the non-property tax sources to 50 per cent of current expen ditures of schools of the state. This would embrace a five year period. He also discussed fees from O and C lands. Regarding Ihe legislative proposal to hold classes on Saturday, Smith named the expense of maintaining open classrooms as one of the draw backs. The speaker did not favor elimination of the coun ty school superintendent's office, nor the appointment (Instead of election) of a state superintendent of public in struction. Smith also dis cussed several other legisla tive proposals. Including the increase In this county of schools for the mentally re tarded. Boyd Gibson, Ruch prin cipal, acted as moderator for the discussion, and Hex Davis was program chairman. There was a fair attendance at the meeting, and some interest was shown in holding further discussion meetings for airing of legislative proposals. The meetings was sponsored by Ruch PTA. Regional Calendar Central Point - The Central Point Home Extension Unit will meet Wednesday, Jan. IR. at 10:311 a.m., at the home of Mrs. Frank Bruce, 5205 Do brot Way, Central Point. Each member Is lo bring table serv ice. Child care will be provid ed at the home of Eunice Jones, 235 Laurel, Central Point. McLeod - Lady of Kalinin club will have their dinner at Rogue River lodge Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. All members are urged to come. Officers will be elected. RAINS KILL FIVE Singapore - HTH - Steady monsoon rains during the past week have claimed the lives of four children and a woman authorities reported today. All the deaths were by drowning in swollen drains and canals In various parts of the Island. DRAWBRIDGE STICKS Miami -illPli- A drawbridge connecting Miami's fcay Bis caync to the mainland stuck In the raised position about 5 p.m. Sunday Just when thou sands of beachgoers were try ing tojjet hrQ There was a three Wur wail. Small Attendance At Eagle Point School Program Eagle Point - Twenty-seven people attended the Jan. 5 "lights on for education" pro' gram in Eagle Point. Less than five of the 27 were other than teachers, their families, school board members or PTA officials di rectly connected with tho pro gram. School board members indicated they were "greatly disappointed" 'at the small turnout. A panel of four people con sisting of a school board mem ber, school superintendent, teacher and parent - teacher, discussed how proposed state legislation could influence school personnel and school children. Among questions board members presented for par ents to consider were: How much do you know about the school's finances? Do you know Ihe school budget doesn't allow funds to be used for publicizing how funds arc being used and activities of the schools? How would you feel if you had to carry the full cost of your child's educa tion yourself? What are the present and planned bene fits for the special education of gifted and retarded chil dren. A brief summary of the re ports presented at the pro gram will be given at the next PTSA meeting for those who missed the special education meeting. Principal Signed To Three-Year Contract Happy Camp-Herbert Son neborn signed a new three year contract as Happy Camp school district principal at the Jan. 11 elementary school board meeting. Sonncborn, now In his sec ond year as district principal, praised faculty members and said they have been doing an outstanding job' with students this year. In other action, the board authorized Sonncborn to ad vertise for bids on furniture in a house on school properly which Is now being used as a school band room. Presents Request Sonncborn presented a re quest lo Ihe board for trans portation to school of 16 chil dren living across from the Curly Jack camp ground at the mouth of Elk creek. Par ents have asked the board to extend bus service to the chll- Rural Reflections By MAUDE ZIEGLER Applegale Valley - A local panelist on the "Lights on for Education" program admitted himself in something of a rii lema as he sat on the panel. To begin with he was a Ju venile worker, and advocated both parents being at home as Ihe best remedy for delin qiiiney, whereas lie and his wife both were at Ihe meeting while their own children were at home. Making matters worse, the entire state wide program is directed to youth, and theo retically every parent in the county (if not in the slate) should have been at the dis cussion meetings Thursday night. He was looking for an upsurge of delinquiney the following day. Applegale Valley All Ihe pieces aru filling together like a Chinese puzzle. The big pieces are shaping up now, and by March the smallest bits will fall into place. The subject is a valley wide mins trel show with benefits going to the American Red Cross. Ruch school auditorium has been selected as the place. The date will be In March. Mrs. Edna Sawyer In In charge of arranging and pro duction of the show, with Har lan Cantrall assisting. Mrs. Oils Ruck is general chair man, and Mike Loflus has been selected as inlerloculor Hill Darker, Larry Tweedy, and Iloyd Gibson will have Important roles. Organizations of the whole valley will par ticipate, witn 411 clubs giving pickaninny dances. Every one is enthusiast Q Mrs. Sawyer says. The Mcdlord chapter. American Red Cross will handle television and radio advertising and typing This is Ihe second annual valley wldc Red Cross benefit. o O t Alert TTirnkmg Saves Hornbrook Residence By KATHERINE CHAPMAN Hornbrook Correspondent Hornbrook A tragedy was averted here recently. The cool head and alert thinking of 82-year-old Mrs. Zcla El more were credited with sav ing not only her house, but possibly her life when at the height of a windstorm that hurled itself through this val ley, her house caught on fire. "Grandma" Elmore had been about to take her after noon nap; when she decided her goats should be fed first. Walking from her house to her little goat pasture, some thing, her "guardian" angel," she said later, caused her to Dr. Woodell Named Graduate Director Ashland - Dr. Marshall E. Woodell, Southern Oregon college professor of social sci ence, has been appointed di rector of graduate studies to replace Dr. Alva W. Graham, Dr. Elmo N. Stevenson, South ern Oregon college president, has announced. Dr. Graham is currently on leave to Bolivia on a state de partment education program where he is serving for two years as an adviser to the edu cational division of the Boliv ian government. Dr. Woodell has been on the staff of SOC since 1939, serving as registrar from 1939 to 1946; dean of men 1946 to 1953; and on the in structional staff in social sci ence since that time. He has a broad background of experience, having been director and treasurer of the Oregon Shakespearean Festi val, a member of the Ashland city council, and a member of the Ashland school board. He is a member of Phi Gam ma Mu, national social science society; Pi Kappa Delta, na tional speech honorary; Al pha Psi Omega, national dra matic society; Phi Delta Kap pa, mens education society; and Phi Kappa Phi, a nation al scholastic honorary. drcn. Sonneborn said the re quest would mean the school bus would travel an additional one mile. This section of the road and bridge has not been ac cepted by the county road de partment. The board denied the transportation request pending approval of the road extension by the road depart ment. Local businesses which do nated lumber, roofing and nail for a bus shed for students on Indian creek were praised. The board asked that the sec retary send a letter of thanks lo those donating materials. Mexican Dinner Planned by PTA Murphy The executive board of the Murphy PTA held a special meeting Tues day, Jan. 10, to. plan the Mexi can dinner lo be held at the school Friday evening, Jan. 27. Mrs. Howard Lewis, Mrs. Robert Wallace, Mrs. George Hickman, Mrs. Art Hyde, Mrs. Clayton Fox, Mrs. Lewis Hayes, Mrs. John White, and David Branson, school princi pal, met with the ways and means co-chairmen, Mrs. Clar ence Rosa and Mrs. James Williams, and with Mrs. Fran ces Gutierrez, who acted in an advisory capacity on the plan ning of the menu and the pro gram for the evening. It was decided that a traditional Mexican menu would be served, featuring cnchllados, greeu salad, Spanish rice, fried beans, and special cook ies baked according to a Mexi can recipe for dessert. Bever ages of coffee for adults and cocoa for the children will be served. This will be served cafeteria style and, rather than setting a tint price for the dinner, a price for each item on the menu will be set so that more or less of any one dish may be had according to each per son's preference. Following the serving of the dinner from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Mrs. Marge Vnrner will show the colorful slide pictures she look while on a trip to Mexi co and there will be baby-sitting service provided during the evening's program, accord ing to the unit president, Mrs. White. This will be the first, and one of the main, fund-raising events sponsored by Ihe PTA. SPACE RESOLUTION Chicago -il'Pfi- A committee' of Ihe Lutheran Churchmen of America Executive Crgt-.l meeting here has resolved to extend church-sponsored Boy Seoul programs lo "Qy planet in outer space that may be dis covered In the forthcong Interplanetary era." I "A MEDFOHD turn around and look up at her roof. It was ablaze. She began to yell, "fire!", but the force of the wind car ried her voice across empty fields, and no one heard her. She ran back into the house, grabbed her purse and a hand ful of cherished small prosses sions, and ran out, again calling "fire!" But again her voice was lost in the wind. Back into the house she ran a second time and dialed the telephone number of one of her sons she didn't know at the time which one she dialed. It happened to be her son, Ardon Burns, who raced down the hill to her house and up to the roof with the garden house. By chopping out the burning shingles, he was able to bring the fire under con trol before extensive damage had been done. In the meantime, Mrs. Burns had taken "Grandma" Elmore to the Burns home to rest for the week end while her son repaired her roof. One of Mrs. Elmore's best-loved possessions is her old-time grand piano, and she said her greatest worry was how it could be removed out of the house in case the fire could not be checked. Cause of the fire was unde termined, but all concerned agreed that only a miracle had saved "Grandma" and her home. i mitotic . vl a I liUWRL, : Speci-I Prices Effective WU )i'ASv thro Wednesday, January 18 . vT AktS"' 17 111 '" Limit Rights Reserved ZjjX If FRESH OREGON GROWN 1 I LiXIi5 Si 4 f FANCY " " GROUND 1 I SCALLOPS BEEF I 1 M nJ Peppers 1 9 wmm JUICE I felj SS TAHGELOS 15c 6 29 ox $-1 00 9 A 46-ox.$00 if OCEAN SPRAY NAVEL i cans cam Jk! $$ I CRANBERRIES ORANGES I CORNED BEEF I ,b 1 0 ? , , , J 2 I If While They Last lb. Sunshine Fruit lb. BRAVO 12 or. OQ 1ITO&RBS& ' BRAND Can M rr MAXWELL HOUSE I COFFEE ' 59 $117 USE MARKET BRAND B IjOfl .lE H PANCAKE SYRUP vf 59 . ., e qc J Jpr GOLDEN Y"" JTIaI msS& f SHORTENING f7wnjspg MAIL TPjBUNE, MEDFORD, Tiller-Drew PTA To Contribute Records Tiller-Drew - Records for roller skating and a school bulletin board for the Tiller Store were two of the main topics discussed at the regular meeting of the 1 Tiller-Drew PTA Jan. 10. , The PTA will furnish three long play waltz records. Miss Rosie Alsip agreed to purchase them. Elmo Picht will make the bulletin board from material the PTA will buy. The board is to be. put up by the door of the Tiller store and will be used excusively for school and PTA announcements. The afternoon skating Jan. 21 will be supervised by Mrs. Jack Lenherr and Mrs. Ger shom Roy. Skating Feb. 4 will be under the supervision of Mrs. Roy Jackson. Mr. Argyle Matthews has charge of the night skating. Mrs. Hillard Liligren report ed there will be an immuniza tion clinic at the school Jan. 26. A father's night as a fund raising project was discussed. It is to be discussed further at the March meeting. The program was a comedy skit by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Greenman. It was a skit they had done on Broadway before retiring from show business. Refreshments were served in the cafeteria by the fifth grade mothers. ORE. Union President Is Gold Hill - Fred R. Martin was sworn in as president of United C e m e n t, Lime and Gypsum Workers Local Union No. 136, during the last regu lar session Jan. 9. Lester Par ker administered the oath to new officers. Other officers for 1961 are Harold Bocn, vice-president; Alva E. Cook, financial secre tary and treasurer; Kendal J. Dufur, recording secretary. Trustees are F r a n k V. Mat thews, J. E. Fisher and.Wil mer Bailey. Committee chairman for thel year were named. Those on the grievance committee be sides Fred R. Martin are Nick H.' Coulter, Donald C. Dusen- I M I, -T ..rEirfaStad Installed Recently berry, Harold Boen, Leroy Cameron, and Kendal J. Du fur. Job committee, Lester Parker, Albert Finke, and Thelbert Wright. Welfare com mittee, Clyde KcU and Paul Thompson. Retirement com mittee, Floyd Lance, and Wal ter Chaffee. S. U. B. commit tee, Donald Dusenberry, and J. E. Fisher, Frank Matthews, J. E. Fisher, and Wilmer Bail ey were named to the enter tainment committee. Donald C. Dusenberry is re tiring president of the union. Local Union No. 136 meets the second Monday and last Friday of each month at 8 p.m. at the Boy Scout hall on Fourth ave. Barker's announce with regret that some 300 pair of their shoes are dead. If you would like to visit the bodies where they lie at 206 E. Main, please bring nine dollars. Health Clinic Set : For Eagle Point Eagle Point-A well child conference will be held at Eagle Point Grade school Thursday, Jan. 19 from 1 to 3 p.m. Children from six months to 6 years of age ara eligible to attend. The conference is primarily for children not under regular health supervision of a family physician. Immunization will be offered. Dr. A. E. Merkel, publia health physician, will be tha examining doctor. Appoint ments may be made by calling Mrs. Dean Collette at Hill crest 6-1176. pretty good! these formerly sold for as high as $22.95. I BemiMBCTmagMiMm.., - flL O O O
