MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE.
SUNDAY. MARCH 26. 1961
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.EAGLE SCOUT AWARD David LaFever
and his mother, Mrs. Harry LaFever, 785
Head rd.; Central Point, are shown admiring
"the Eagle Scout award just presented to
"the youth. Shown also are Dr. George Rose
berry of the First Methodist church, Med
ford, and Bob Hawkins, scoutmaster of
Scout Troop 7, Medford. The special court
of honor was held last week. Other mem
bers of the troop also received many awards
including first class, second class, star rank,
SOth anniversary, and merit badges.
(Knackstedt photo)
Central Point Girl
Gets Recognition
", Marcia Jo Miller, 9-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Don Miller, 118 South Ninth
tt., Central Point, recently re
oeived national recognition
for her achievements in baton
twirling,
- Officials of the National Ba
ton Twirling association in
Jonesville, Wis., have includ
ed her in the 1961 edition of
"Who's Who in Baton Twirl
ing" on the merits of her skill,
l.e a d e r ship, and reputable
achievements beyond the lo
cal area.
" Miss Miller is one of 1,400
Outstanding young men and
women to be honored in the
fwirling field, which now
boasts more than 500,000 par
ticipants in the United States
and Canada.
: The 11th' annual edition of
the publication contains over
500 pages of pictures and bi
ographical histories of Amer
ica's twirling stars, the story
of the evolution of the art of
fwirling, and selected refer
ence material.
Eagle Scout Award
Ceremonies Held
David LaFever, member of
the Boy Scouts of America,
Medford Troop 7, was pre
sented the Eagle Scout award
at a special Eagle Court of
Honor held Wednesday eve
ning. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry LaFever, 785 Head
rd., Central Point, and is a
student at Crater High school.
At the recent meeting of
the Scouts, sponsored by the
First Methodist church, Med
ford, awards presented includ
ed first class, second class,
star rank, 50th anniversary
awards, and merit badges.
Scout officials presiding
were Dr. George Rosenberry,
First Methodist minister;
Dolph Bills, Glen Duysen,
Roy Rolls, and Ronald Lamb,
committeemen; Leo Taylor,
Scouter and committee man;
and Bob Hawkins, Scoutmas
ter. Give Testimonials
During the program, the
committee of Troop 7, the
minister of the church, Ron
ald Lamb of Crater High
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school, and Hawkins each
gave testimonials concerning
LaFever's achievements. He
is the second Eagle Scout in
his family.
Receiving second class
awards were Danny Hawkins,
Bt on Wells, William Park,
Rocky James, Arthur Hill Bill
Bittle, Danny Veal, Sammy
Coulter, Henry Muller, Jack
Rice, Don Stroh, and Billy
Centers.
First class awards were pre
sented to Edward Butchino,
Larry Duysen, Dean Hall,
Ricky Howell, Warren Rolls,
and Bradley Thompson.
Those Scouts receiving mer
it badges include Wayne Tay
lor, eight; David LaFever,
five; Ricky Howell, Jerry
Hobbs, Richard Moyer, Mike
Minnis, and Larry Duysen,
three; Warren Rolls, Darrel
Wells, and David Dollcn, two;
and Dean Hall, Vern Beers
lee, Paul Lewis, Edward
Butchino, James Moyer, Alex
Mackinicki, Danny Hawkins,
and Molvin Taylor, each one.
Star Rank Award
Richard Moyer, Mike Min
nis, Jerry Hobbs, and Wayne
Taylor each earned the star
rank award.
Scouts receiving the 50th
anniversary award were Da
vid LaFever, Melvin Taylor,
Vern Beerslee, David Doolen,
Paul Lewis, Darrel Wells,
Mike Minnis, Richard Moyer,
and James Moyer.
Also, Wayne Taylor, War
ren Rolls, Dean Hall, Danny
Hawkins, Jerry Hobbs, Larry
Duysen, Ed Butchino, Al Moy
er, Robert Hawkins, and Leo
Taylor.
Troop 7 was also presented
the 50th anniersary presiden
tial streamer award.
Officer Promoted To
Assistant Warden
John Langrell, safety offi
cer for the slate department
of forestry, has been promoted
to assistant district warden ef
fective Monday.
He will be responsible for
the operation of the Grants
Pass unit of the southwest Or
egon district.
Prior to joining the depart
ment, Langrell had worked
several summers in fire con
trol work, and is a member
of the state fire team. After
graduating from Oregon Stale
college, he joined the depart
ment and began work as a
technical assistant in Salem
The new assistant district
warden served in the Armed
Forces from 1950 to 1955, Is
married, and has two, children
Adequacy Will Remain Matter
Of Dispute on Fishing Date
By JOE COWLEY
Mail Tribune Staff Writer
Some facilities will be avail
able for public use at Howard
Prane when the fishing sea
son opens April 22. But,
whether these facilities will
be adequate remains a matter
of dispute.
City-County Parks and Rec
reation Director Robert L.
Haworth said Friday a mini
mum of facilities would be
available, but with careful
handling these should be suf
ficient for the summer recrea
tion season. County, Judge
Earl Miller's statements seem
to agree with this.
How ever, Concessionaire
Bob Johnston, of Johnston
Stores, Medford, vigorously
disagrees. Johnston feels any
complaints concerning inade
quate facilities will come to
him, since he and his staff
will be at the public recrea
tion area while the county
court and recreation director
will be in their offices some
distance from the area.
County Engineer Robert J.
Carstensen said he will start
work on the boat launching
ramp extension as soon as a
week of dry weather permits.
Construction Planned
He had planned to start
construction of the rock-fill
and cinder covered extension
tomorrow. How ever, wet
weather has kept the ground
so saturated that it would be
impossible to move in heavy
equipment required without
tearing up the entrance road,
he explained.
The ramp extension will not
be the full 650 feet as sug
gested in January, but will go
to the present edge of the wa
ter. Carstensen feels this will
be sufficient as it is estimated
that the lake water will be
five feet deep at the end of
ramp June. 1. How far down
the lake is drawn during the
rest of the summer must be
faced when the problem aris
es, the county engineer feels.
Both the county judge and
me recreation director sup
port Carstensen s theories.
After all, he is the county
engineer," the two men agree
No Accurate Estimate
Talent Irrigation district of
ficials said Saturday there is
no way to make an accurate
estimate of how far down
Howard Prairie lake waters
might be draw for irrigation.
This will depend on the
amount of water fed into the
lake by tributaries, they point
ed out.
The concessionaire said
various officials" last Jan
uary thought a 650-foot exten
sion of the boat-launching
ramp was necessary to carry
boats on trailers across the
expected mud flat exposed
when the water recedes. Now
the water is up to some 300
feet of the existing boat ramp.
This means if crews started
work now the ramp could be
extended only about 300 feet.
Recreation Director Haworth
admitted Friday that pushing
material off into the water to
Brock To Start
With SNF April 1
Grants Pass-Howard Brock,
assistant district warden for
the Grants Pass unit of south
west Oregon, will begin work
April 1 for the Siskiyou Na
tional forest.
Oregon state department of
forestry officials said that he
will have his office at the
SNF headquarters in the
Grants Pass post office build
ing. Brock has served as the as
sistant district warden since
1952, after serving as a techni
cal assistant in Medford.
extend the ramp last summer
was not satisfactory.
Johnston argued further
Friday that he has been ad
vised by a "competent con
tractor" that work could be
done at Howard Prairie in
spite of the wet weather. He
declined to give the contract
or's name.
Johnston claimed the work
could have been done earlier
this winter when the soil as
Howard Prairie was compara
tively dry.
Engineer Directed
Speaking before the Med
ford Chamber of Commerce
Round Table, Haworth earier
this year had said the county
engineer had been directed to
start work on the boat ramp.
Friday, Judge Miller and Ha
worth said no deadline or
starting time had been set for
the boat ramp work. Plans for
the added facilities were not
completed in time to avoid the
wet weather, both men an
swered Friday.
The concessionaire said Fri
day the existing parking area
will not be adequate this sea
son, construction and place
ment of dock anchors in the
boat basin should have been
done earlier, and power equip
ment should be installed be
fore fishing season opens.
Johnston estimated there
were 300 cars in the developed
recreation area at one time at
Howard Prairie during the
ice-skating season. Skaters
were using 60 per cent of the
available parking space al
that time plus the ramp facili
ties, which will not be avail
able for parking this fishing
season. Boat trailers attached
to most of the cars "will com
pound the problem," he point
ed out.
No Power Equipment
Judge Miller and Haworth
Friday said power equipment
would not be installed this
season.
"This means our gas supply
facilities will be scverly lim
ited, since fire-prevention reg
ulations require us to store
gas below ground and pump
it up electrically," Johnston
said. This means, also, no
hot water and lights in the
public reslrooms and no lights
in the traffic areas
"An incinerator should be
built and operating to prevent
a long costly run to the gar
bage pit located near the dam
last year," the concessionaire
pointed out further. "This pit
has been unhealthy and ill
smelling." Haworth said Friday the
Jackson county parks and rec
reation commission had agreed
earlier lhat "certain things
will be needed" for the com
ing season, such as power
plants, additional camping
space, additional parking
space, extension of the boat
launching ramp to meet the
water-line and dock facilities.
"The commission after
studying this situation recom
mended, with cost estimates,
that these facilities be made
available on or before April
22," Haworth staled. "How
ever, the commission recog
nizes full well the county has
limited funds for this work
during the current fiscal year
and has pointed out to the
court that additional funds
have to be made available to
meet these needs."
Haworth said Friday morn
ing, before he met with the
county court that afternoon,
lhat he can'l say if the weath
er has been a factor in pre
venting the boat ramp work.
He noted that earlier this win
ter a D-8 Caterpillar tractor
hauled two ice-skating shel
ters off the lake shore with
out difficulty.
The recreation director said
he didn't think that campers
would be inconvienced due to
lack of power facilities at
Howard Prairie. The fresh wa
ter is pumped by a diesel
power pump, he said. Camp
ing areas should be adequate,
although they cannot be num
bered and assigned at this
time, he added.
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