MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE
SUNDAY. APRIL 9. 1961
A 3
Small Industries, Homes Add to Areas ComstructioirD
(Continued from page 1)
Other smaller Industries
now under construction in the
area include a potato by
product manufacturing plant
in Central Point, which will
employ 10 persons, and a co
operative warehouse in the
Mason-Ehrman tract north of
Medford which also will em
ploy 10 persons.
Other new and sizeable in
dustries are being rumored
for the Medford area, and at
least one of them appears it
will locate here in the hear
future..
New home building is keep
ing pace with the rest of the
growth. Since Jan. 1, the city
! building department has is
sued 30 permits having a to
tal valuation of about $360,
000 for new residences,- both
single-family and duplexes.
Apartment Developments
Also two apartment devel
opments are proposed for the
shopping center area, one of
them having 43 units. -
A complete list of the other
announced projects in the
Medford area would take con
siderable space. But some of
the major ones are:
' A $1,200,000 addition to
Rogue Valley hospital.
A $250,000 medical cen
' ter building to be erected near
'the hospital. '
. , A convalescent hospital
near the shopping center. :
. A new Newberry's de
partment store at the shopping
center. '
. A new First Federal Sav
ings and Loan building, ' cost
ing about $100,000.
-The new St. Mary's High
school near Barneburg hill. ;
Federal Building
The $2V4 million federal
building, now proposed for
property south of 10th st.
Matlack's new shopping
center on West Main st., rep
resenting an initial invest
ment of $150,000. x
The addition to the Pa
cific Telephone - Northwest
building. (The building addi
tion will cost $117,000, and
the investment in new equip
ment will be more than $1
million.)
The Jackson county ex
tension service building on
Stewart avel, costing approxi
mately $120,000. , ,,,, 1 i
Other Conitruction .
Other recent announce
ments which are indicative of
the overall , growth in , the
area, are a proposed new golf
course, a ,.. proposed private
tennis club and the construc
tion by the city of a new
bridge across Bear creek at
Fourth st. ,
Some of the new buildings
and businesses In Medford
that have already been com
pleted should be mentioned,
because they too are a part of
the city's, growth.
These would include the
Rogue Valley Manor, the new
Jackson County Federal Sav
ings and Loan association
building, a roller skating rink
south, of Medford, the . new
Standard Insurance company
building, the recent addition
to; The Mall building, the new
Army and Navy reserve
building, the new city swim
ming pool and the new Thun
derbird market.
Incidental to Growth
; Then there' is the freeway.
The multi-million dollar high
way is actually incidental to
the growth of Medford, since
It would have been built here
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Hearing Slated
On Annexation of
Land To District
A hearing on proposed an
nexation of four areas to the
Rogue River Rural Fire dis
trict will be held at 10 a.m.,
Monday, May 8, in the Jack
son county court room, Coun
ty Judge Earl Miller an
nounced Friday.
Elections on the proposed
annexations will be held in
the main district and each
of the four areas, probably
June 12, according to Assist
ant Fire Chief Douglas
Buckle. '
One parcel extends from
the Fly Casting motel to
Rock Point; the second from
Foots creek to the Ray Frantz
residence: the third, one mile
south along Savage creek;
ana the fourth, 'the Foothill
blvd. area.
Has Four Trucks ' .
The district now has four
fire trucks to cover 11 square
miles within the district, and
any outside fire, calls. A
fourth, a tank truck, was pur
chased in January under a
rent-lease agreement of $10,
000 in anticipation . of the
annexed areas. ,
Millage for the district is
3 410 mills. The expected
budget is $5,200, compared
to the current year's budget
of $4,400.
The district now . has a
Number 9 fire insurance
rating and has applied for
a lower one the assistant
chief said. Property owners
taken into the district would
have a 10 per cent reduction
in fire insurance rates com
pared to the present rates,
Buckle said.
The rural district has 14
full-time volunteers and 20
part-time volunteers, . Buckle
said. The rural district . fire
men go to fires outside dis
trict boundaries, and assess a
minimum charge in these
cases, the assistant chief ex
nected 'With the tourist in
dustry. '
This would be an impres
sive list for any city. For Med
ford (pop. 24,456) . it repre
sents probably one of the
greatest construction booms
since the infamous years of
1009-1912. ... ; :
Won't Continue ,
Chamber of Commerce
Manager Don McNeil does not
think the present pace of con
struction will - continue. He
feels that the great amount of
construction that is currently
going "came about by coinci
dence and that it will level
off in the near future.
McNeil does believe that
Medford is one of the fastest
growing spots in the Pacific
Northwest, and he said that
Medford is gaining a reputa
tion as being a boom city
throughout Oregon and Wash
ington. ' - . '
This reputation alone
could conceivably attract oth
er new businesses here which
think there is a boom, and
want to get in on it. If this
did happen, McNeil was not
sure that it would be a good
thing.
Enthusiastic About Medford
McNeil's note of caution
should not be interpreted as
pessimism, for he is as enthu
siastic about Medford and its
future as anyone.
He thinks, however, that
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Enrolled at Fresno
A Jackson county resident
is one of 46 new students who
have enrolled in the Fresno
State college agriculture divi
sion for the 1961 spring semes
ter. , ' ' -
She is Judy N. Bradshaw,
of route 1, box 391, Eagle
Point. A sophomore, Miss
Bradshaw is majoring in ani
mal husbandry.
Pre-School Clinics i
Scheduled in Area
Pre-school physical exam
inations and immunization
will be offered by the Jackson
county health department
April 12 from 9 a,m. to 3 p.m.
in the Eagle Point school and
at the Shady Cove school May
18.
Health officials reminded
residents that it is requested
that each child entering the
first grade present evidence
of having had a physical ex
amination. This may be ob
tained from his private physi
cian, or at the clinics.
Appointments for the Eagle
Point clinic may be made by
contacting Mrs. Dean Collette,
Hlllcrest 6-1176; and for the
Shady Cove clinic, Mrs. Ed:
ward Learning, TRinity
8-2102.
industrial growth will come
from within, rather than
without. Jobs , in the valley
have been increasing at an
average of 350 per year dur
ing the last 10 years, and Mc
Neil said 90 per cent of these
jobs are from the expansion
and diversification of local
Industry. -
He cited Bear Creek orch
ards entrance into the fiber
glass trailer business and the
expansion of the Jeddcloh
Bros. Sweed Mills at Gold
Hill as examples of this.
On the Threshold'
On the subject of popula
tion, McNeil believes that
Medford and the Rogue , val
ley "are on the threshold of
the greatest influx of popu
lation . we've ever known,"
with much of this influx com
ing from the Los Angeles
area.'
' He gained this belief while
working for Oregon at a re
cent vacation travel show in
Los Angeles. He said these
persons are not only seeking
the area as a place for a vaca
tion, but also as a place to re
locate. Many of them should
be job-producers rather than
job-seekers, he said.
. While noting that some per
sons are predicting that Med
ford will have a population
of 50,000 by 1970, McNeil
said his own "conservative
guess" would fix the popula
tion of Medford "and the ur
ban area" at about 53,000 by
1970. " - '
Unemployment in Area
Unemployment still runs
rampant in the valley, but
there are indications that it is
going down., John Patton,
state employment director for
this area, said that 14 per cent
of the 60 per cent of the work
ers who are covered by un
employment compen sation
are now out of work. :
However, this represents a
slight recrease from the 14 to
16 per cent unemployed aver
age for the preceding months.
It would be virtually impos
sible to arrive at an exact
count of the total available
labor force in the county, but
Patton said he would estimate
it about 25,000. .
All in all, Patton forecast
what looks like a reasonable
year, "maybe a very good
one." He is one of those who
is predicting a possible boom
in the valley.
Not everyone is in agreement-
that the city is pushing
ahead. Some persons will say
that what Medford is getting
now, it has needed for a long
time, and that we are merely
"catching up."
But anybody and ; every
body knows that something is
going on, and they will be
watching the next few months
with considerable interest. ;
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Waller's Inn Bought
By Investment Firm
' Rogue River - Waller's Inn,
Main and Pine sts., Rogue
River, known as a stage coach
depot before the development
of the railroad, was purchased
last week by an investment
company headed by Martin
Barnett of Medford.
, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fox,
formerly of Gold ' Hill, are
acting as managers of the inn.
Former owners of the res
taurant, Mr, and Mrs. Albert
Bamforth, now own the 14
unit Valley Entrance motel,
1193 Siskiyou blvd., Ashland.
The couple have also obtained
a 22-unit trailer park behind
the motel.
3,201 Visitors Noted
At Museum in Month
Jacksonville - Visitors from
30 states and six foreign coun
tries toured the Jacksonville
museum during March, accord
ing to the regular monthly report.
The total for the month was
3,201 visitors, making a grand
total of 412,514 persons who
have toured the museum since
it opened in July, 1950. The
March total was 141 over the
same time last year.
Classes of students attend
ing in groups included the
ninth grade from Myrtle
Creek, grades 1 to 8 from
Glendale Seventh-Day Adven
tist school, Lakeview High
school band, Crater High
school junior history class,
Eagle Point eighth grade, Lin
coln school third grade, Ash
land, and the special educa
tion class from Central Point
Others were Cub Scouts
from den 2, pack 41, Griffin
Creek; den 15, pack 6, Med
ford; den 2, pack 35, Jackson
ville: and den 29, pacK 3
Grants Pass; Camp Fire Girls
Happy Workers, Medford;
members of the Oregon School
Food Service association; and
the Apostolic Faith church
Grants Pass.
Foreign visitors came from
Canada, Mexico, Germany,
France, Japan and Australia
Gifts and loans from Med
ford residents during the
month included a small cra
dle and pieced quilt from Mrs
H. V. Elliott; a Chinese meat
cleaver from Weaverville,
Calif, given by Mel '"rows;
Bohemian glass goblets and
pewter pieces, Mrs. Louise M.
Warren; an 1861 picture, Rob
ert D. Heffernan; directory of
Jackson county streets and
roads , compiled by the Cali
fornia Oregon Power com
pany, from Seth Bullis.
Gifts From Ashland
From Ashland came seven
bound volumes of the Ashland
Tidings, 1876-1893, from Edd
Rountree; old photographs of
Ashland scenes and store In
teriors, 1898-1906; opalized
wood and mineral specimens,
A. O. Phillips; and pictures of
early settlers, Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh F. Barron, from Hugh
F. Barron.'
The Barron family was one
of the earliest in the Ashland
area and Mr. Barron, with
three other young pioneers,
built the "Mountain House,"
noted stage station still stand
ing several miles south of Ash
land on the old Siskiyou
Mountain rd. -
A collection of antique and
modern guns and knives from
many countries was contribut
ed by Clem H. Ault, Central
Point, who also brought a col
lection of old pottery pieces
from Italy. Mrs. Emma Morri
son contributed an 1884 book,
and Henry James donated a
piece, of Bolivian money.
Three ledgers, 1892-1917, were
received from Rogue River
Hardware company, Grants
Pass, and a coin from Frank
J. Kelly, Harbor, Ore. ,-
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