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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
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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.
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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.
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