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Personally By JOHN Last Wednesday night at a public meeting in Gold Hill, Mayor Milton Steinmetz uv . troduced a proposal for a city Water filtration system. Stein metz. city councilmen and in terested residents are of the opinion that a dangerous situ ation is becoming more dan gerous. , Gold Hill's water comes from the Rogue river. It is pumped into a . reservoir where it is treated with chlo rine to kill bacteria. The chlorine is used in high con centrations at times and causes an objectionable taste, However, this is a necessary evil. In summer months when the river becomes- low, a high bacteria count is present. And in winter months, the bacteria level is increasing due to in creasing population along the banks of the river and in creased industrial' uses of the river. Ted Gerow, of the state sanitary authority, said things aren't going to get any better, f : Orie Moore, of the county health department, related some pertinent scientific information to us not long ago. The ideal situation in chlorine treatment is to have just enough chlorine to kill all bacteria. Bacte ria are either in solution or cling to solid particles in the water. The solid parti cles soak up the chlorine. Moore said it is possible for all chlorine to be used up by the solid materials, leav- ' .ing the bacteria in solution - untreated. The solution is to have just enough of a chlorine excess to Insure proper - water - treat ment. So what would a water fil tration plant accomplish? Just this. It would remove chlorine consuming solid' particles from the water. Thus, only particles in solution would have to be battled. The filtra tion plant won't eliminate use of chlorine. However, as Ge row said, there is a good chance the chlorine concen tration could be greatly re duced. ' -,. Mayor Steinmeli has been pushing the filtration plant idea for some time. He recognizes the need for the system and is of the opinion that the sooner it . can be installed the better. However, the idea of spend ing $120,000 for a filtration . plant puts fear in some - Gold Hill hearts. And right ly so. It is a lot of money. However, the fact remains, . if Gold Hill is to have good . water on a citywide basis, a filtration plant is going to be necessary. If a $120,000 system is in stalled and five per cent in terest is obtained on a bond Issue, cost to each water user will be $4.75 a month, accord ing to Steinmetz. The money will be used solely for the city water system. - Currently, each user pays a monthly rate of $3. Not all this money is used 'for the water system. Much of it goes for other city improvements. If the filtration plant comes into being, chances- are good some sort of tax will be im posed to take care of city im provements now covered by the water fee. The thought of a tax is shocking to some people. However, as Councilman Delos Walker pointed out, you don't get something for noth ing. It has been rumored in some quarters that Steinmetz and the council arent present ing all the facts to the people. This is doubtful. At the public meeting, Steinmetz and coun cilmen put themselves at the mercy of the people in offer ing to answer all questions. This could be embarrassing if they were trying to hide facts. They weren't embarrassed. We don't live in Gold Hill and wouldn't assume any share of the water filtration plant cost. However, a few cold facts are staring the peo ple of Gold Hill in the face. . The water filtration plant is going to corr-a if the qual Mortgage LOANS for Looking for money to borrow? Commonwealth offers mortgage loans on homes, commercial and industrial property, apartments and projects for senior citizens. We represent 17 life insurance companies, eastern sav ings banks and pension funds. We have the money, terms and rates to meet your requirements. Quick, efficient, courteous service. Contact our nearest office: Commonwealth, Inc. 200 Equitable Building, 421 S. W. 6th .., Portland 198 liberty Street, S. E., Salem 1211 Vim Avenue, Boise, Iderie Speaking STAFFORD ity of the water is to be lUted. The current system of treating the water is dan gerous healihwise. If the bacteria count surpasses the ability of the chlorine to treat it, an epidemic could break out. And last but' not least, cost of water filtration sys tems isn't going to go down. Money saved by investing today could be put to anoth er important use tomorrow. Keep pushing, mayor. Josephine Unit School Buget Unchallenged Grants Pass The 1961-62 Josephine County Unit bchool district budget went unchallenged at a public hearing last week. Elmer Fleming, countv superintendent, said' there is no money in the budget for construction of new buildings, He explained that a bond is sue will be necessary to fi nance any new construction the district might undertake, Fleming was questioned about school cafeteria lunch prices. He said experience has shown if the price is raised from the present 25 cents to 30 cents, the volume would drop enough to offset any gains. He said the cafe terias are losing money. In response to a question about the districts ultimate goal for teachers' salaries William E. Gilmore, district board chairman from Mur phy, said there isn't any defi nite goal. He said a general goal would be to adopt a schedule which would enable the district to compete for good teachers. Obscene Books" Jim Gleason of Murphy ac cused Illinois Valley High school and Grants Pass High school of having on their library shelves obscene. lewd and subversive books" which "Christian parents felt should be removed." He also attacked' sex education films shown recently in the schools. He said the films had a ten dency toward corrupting stu dents' morals. Gleason said he represent ed the Murphy area. How ever, other residents of the area said he did not speak for them on the matter. He brought three books, which he had a student check out of the Grants Pass library. He called the books "ob scene."-. When questioned about where he had obtained a list of obscene books, he in d i c a t e d Harold Anderson, Murphy pastor, had "dug it up." He said the group he represented requested a meeting with the county school board between now and the date set for voting on the budget. He said the group didn't feel they could pass a budget calling for a large amount of tuitition necessary to send county students to Grants Pass since "tax money was being used to purchase this type of book. 143 Donors Give 119 Pints of Blood Eagle Point - A total of 119 pints of blood were do nated during a five-hour pe riod in Shady Cove last week. The Red Cross Bloodmobile was located at the VFW hall Wednesda afternoon. It was the most successful drive of. the last two years. Donors totaled 143. Mrs. Ernest Seggessenman was gen eral chairman. Mrs. Merle McGraw and Mrs. Harold Grow were co-chairmen for the area between White City and the Butte Falls junction. Other workers included Mrs. J. W. Love, Mrs. Davis Schneider, Mrs. J. N. Fortin, Mrs. Jack Grow, Miss Con nie Greg, Mrs. LeRoy Draper, Mrs. Donald Pulley, Mrs. Ted Flury and Mrs. T. R. Shaw. 175 Attend FFA Banquet Eagle Point - The fifth an nual Future Farmers of Amer ica parent and son banquet was held in the Eagle Point Grade school gymnasium re cently with an estimated 175 people attending. Honorary membership awards were presented to Spike Malloroy, Willis Haw kins and Don Geren by FFA officers. ,.The member ship awards and personal pens and plaques were presented to the men for help given to the FFA during the year. , , Miss Dorrene Christian was voted chapter sweetheart. She was presented a FFA jacket by Don Pestka. Establishment i n farming awards were presented to five outstanding boys in their re spective fields. Victor Halsey was presented the soil and water management award by Mike Reid. A plaque was pre sented by Harry Hanscom, president of the Eagle Point Junior Chamber of Commerce. Ron Greb received the dairy ' farming award from Ron Anderson. A -rotating plaque was also presented to Greb by Robert Bitteling in behalf of the Milk Producers Classroom Tea c h e rs Install Officers Eagle ' Point - New officers for the 1961-62 school year were installed at the Eagle Point Classroom Teachers banquet held recently at the Rogue River lodge near Shady Cove. Ralph Humphrey, presently teaching seventh and eighth grade class at the Eagle Point Grade school, was installed as president. Humphrey served as treasurer in 1959-60 and vice president in 1960-61. He Athletes Honored In Butte Falls Butte Falls - A banquet honoring football, basketball players and fathers was held at the Butte Falls High school recently. Talks were given by team captains Roger Ellefson and LaVern Baker Also speak ing were Dick Pepple, var sity coach, and Mike Estes, junior varsity coach. Bill Hun ter, superintendent, acted as master of ceremonies. A Ger man band under the direction of Dean Boggan entertained, Guests present were Fran cis Brown and son Jerry, Tom Rambo and sons Arthur and Ira, Clein Poulton and son Garry, William Bowen and son Mel, Bill Lytle and son Jim, Bert Baker and son La Vern, Chet Ellis and son Ar thur, Les Ellis and son Neal, Larry Barlow, Mrs. Alvena Thompson and son Alvin Elmo Ellefson and son Roger, Earl Remsen and son Danny and Kenneth Fisher and son Doug. Team managers Larry Cothrin and David Webb were also accompanied by their fa thers, Ray Finchum and Amon Cothrin. i Yreka Elementary PTA to Meet Thursday Yreka The Yreka Elemen tary PTA will meet Thursday, April 20, at 2:30 p.m. in the multi-purpose room of the Jackson street school. The program will be a tal ent show presented by the seventh and eighth grade stu dents. Mrs. Dorothy Johnson is in charge of the program. There will also be installation of officers for the new year. Child care will be provided. Regional Calendar Gold Hill -The Gold Hill Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, April 20, for a noon luncheon at the Gold Hill Grange hall on Sixth ave. W. D. Longmore, district freight and passenger agent for Southera Pacific railroad, will be guest speaker. George M. Joyce, Southern Pacific trainmaster, will also speak. They will present a film de scribing industrial develop ment in small areas. Thursday will be the deadline date to become a charter chamber member. Eagle Point The pack meeting for Cub Scouts and parents of Pack 48 will start at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday even ing in the Eagle Point Grade school gymnasium. At least one parent must accompany each Cub if he is to receive a blue participation ribbon. Williams - The Williams PTA will elect officers at a meeting Wednesday, April 19, at 8 p.m. in the Williams school. Williams - The Williams HEU will install officers at a meeting Friday, April 21, at the home of Mrs. A. D. Fitzpatrick starting at 10:30 a.m. Williams - The Williams Grayback Brushriders will hold a potluck dinner meting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boyce April 22 at 7:30 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON league. Steve Geren was given the public speaking award by Dick Calloway. Robert Bit- terling of . the Eagle Point Grange presented the award. Elvin Hawkins received the chapter star farmer award from John Patrick. The tro phy and rotating plaque were presented by Charles Martin, president of the Eagle Point Lions club, The chapter farm mechanic award was given to Marvin Cothrin by Everette Adam son. George Schoettle, John Pat rick and Benny Sutton were named FFA activity award winners. The; awards Were given to the three students who contributed the most work to the chapter during the year. Committee Chairman Everette Adamson presented the awards. Dale Vaughan presented Mrs. Donald Geren, instructor of the Eagle Point High school home economics class, and the Girls Athletic association, presents- of appreciation for their help in serving the ban quet. , Mike Reid was given the is presently an Oregon Educa tion association county repre sentative and council dele gate, vice president of the Jackson County Department of Classroom Teachers and state chairman of the local projects and recognition pro gram for the Department of Classroom Teachers. Humph rey attended Seattle Pacific college, Southern Oregon col lege and Stanford university. Other officers installed were Mrs. Anne Briggs, vice presi dent, special education teach er in Eagle Point; Mrs. Naomi Smith, secretary, a second grade teacher in Shady Cove, and Mrs. Arthur Hume, treas urer, fourth grade teacher in the Elk-Trail school. Donald McGovern, a past president of the association, installed the new officers. Their duties start immedi ately. Outgoing officers receiving recognition for their work the past year were Bill Croucher, president; Humphrey, v i c e president; Miss Nancy Rina barger, secretary, and Mrs. Doris Smith, treasurer. Charles Anselmi of Shady Cove entertained the group witn accordion numbers. Su perintendent Glenn D. Hale was the main speaker of the evening and reported on the superintendent's con vention held recently in San Fran cisco. Among some of the accom- pusnments of the organization durine the state recognition for lnnnt project work in the public re lation field! Ampr nan VHitna. tion week promotion; legisla tive activities which included Lights on for Education pro gram; promotion of members for county and state chair manshiris and offinps- nrocnn. tation of a scholarship for the 1961-62 school year, and spon sorship of legislative resolu tions on deDartmental nnrt state levels. N. California Television Log Programs listed below are received from the television stations and the Mall Tribune assumes no responsibility except to make changes as supplied KIEM-TV (Channel 3) MONDAY 4:00 Search for Tomorrow 4:15 Guiding Light 4:30 HSC Presents 5:00 Uncle Bill Cartoons 5:30 Magic Land of Allakazam 6:00 News 8:10 Weather 6:15 Douglas Edwards Newi 6:30 California ns 7:00 Best of the Post 7:30 To Tell the Truth 8:00 Pete & Gladys 8:30 Bringing Up Buddy 9:00 Danny Thomas 9:30 Andy Griffith 10:00 Hennesev 10:30 Bat Masterson 11:00 News & Weather TUESDAY 3:00 Brighter Day 3:15 Secret Storm 3:30 Edge of Night 4:00 Search for Tomorrow 4:15 Guiding Light 4:30 Sky King 5:00 Uncle Bill Show 5:30 Quick Draw McGraw 6:00 News 6:10 Weather 6:15 Douglas Edwards News ' 6:30 TB A 7:30 Circus Boy 8:00 Father Knows Best 8:30 Dobie Glllls gflo Tom Ewcll Show 9:30 Red Skelton Show 10:00 Garry Moore Show 11:00 News It Weather KVIP-TV (Channel 7) MONDAY 4:00 American Bandstand 5:00 Popeye and Friends 530 Rin Tin Tin 6:00 Newsbeat Northstate 6:15 NBC News 6:30 The Rebel 7:00 Lock Up 7:30 Academy Awards 0:30 Adventures in Paradise 10:30 Peter Gunn :00 11th Hour News 11:15 Jack Paar 12:30 Late News and Silfn Off TUESDAY 5:00 Popeye and Friends 5:30 Rocky and His Friends 6:00 Newsbeat Northstate 6:15 NBC News 6:30 Highway Patrol 7:00 Leave It To Beaver 7:30 My 3 Sona 8 00 Rifleman 8:30 Wyatt Earp 9:00 Stagecoach West FFA Green Hand award as being the most outstanding student. John Patrick pre sented the award. The state officer greeting was presented by Ernie Bolz. Bolz is a member of the Phoe nix chapter and is presently state FFA treasurer. Donald Reed, state FFA president, gave the main ad dress of the evening. Reed be longs to the chapter in Half way, Ore. Elvin Hawkins introduced parents and guests at the head table. Merwyn Mayo intro duced the following board members from District 9: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Harnish, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Caldwell, Mr. and Mrs. John Reid, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tresham, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hanson, Edward Strother, and Mrs. Beryl Hick- son. Victor Halsey 1 n troduced the vocational agricultural ad visory board for 1960-61 school year as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Don Geren, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. Will Hubbard, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. John Loper, Mr. and Mrs Don Anderson, Mr. and Mrs, Irvin Ross and Mr. and Mrs, John Reid. Ron Greb gave special recognition to the following honorary members for the last five years: Glenn D. Hale and Earle Jossy, 1956; Bill Bigham and John Ousterhout, 1957; Dan Morton, Nat Etzel and Lester Bradshaw, 1958; Shy Callaghan, Victor E. Gardner and Will Hubbard, 1959 and Bob Lonzway, Bill Wood and John Patrick, 1960. Beautification Committee To Meet Phoenix The Phoenix beautification committee will meet at the town hall at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Mayor Faye Carver announced today. A tree planting program and perhaps a later lower planting program for the city will be discussed. An inspec tion trip of areas in town needing clean-up and beauti fication will be made. Tenta tive plans will also be made for creation of a park in the gully between the north and south lanes of the South Pa cific highway, the mayor said. "Everyone is invited. This is a chance for all townsfolk to do something to make Phoe nix a better place in which to live," the mayor said. "This is your invitation to partld pate so don't say you wern't invited! For more informa tion call the mayor at KEy stone 5-2351. , - Applegate Grange Sponsoring Dance Applegate Valley-In coop eration with the local commit tee of the American Cancer society, Upper Applegate Grange is sponsoring a. bene fit dance at the Grange hall Saturday, April 22. Jim Win- mngham is chairman of the Grange. John Bettercourt and his Applegate Eancheros will provide the music. Refreshments will be served by the committee of the Can cer society of which Mrs. Ar min Hichter is chairman for the Applegate with Mrs. Hen rietta LePiniec as co-chairman. There also will be a table of miscellaneous items for auction. Mrs. Mason An derson is in charge of posters. Proceeds will go to the cancer society. CLEANUP WEEK Gold Hill - Spring cleanup week in Gold Hill starts to day and will continue through April 24, according to Gold Hill city officials. Fire regu lations are now in effect. Burning permits may be ob tained by contacting either Fire Chief Clyde Kell or City Recorderd Ferd Jones. FIRE DANGER INCREASES Yreka - Due to increas ing fire danger, the Klam ath National forest has been forced to man its lookout slanons at tolling Bally, Slater Butte, and Ofiield mountain, and in addition has placed initial attack crews at selected stations. The public is urged to be very careful with their de bris burning during this pe riod of unseasonally dry weather. Will POLIO strike this Summer? There is a very good chance that POLIO will strlka this Summer. Are you ready for it? Are your chil dren? Babies, if there are any at home? The time to prepare is now and the way to do it is to arrange for your POLIO shots. Call your local physician or local health department for informa tion. This is particularly important for young par ents and babiesl Make arrangements today and be on the safe side. Remember, no one is too young or too old to get POLIO. Be safe and free from worry. It only takes minutes of your time. Don't take a chance-take your polio shots Published ss public service In cooperstlon with Ths Advertising. Council and the Newspaper Advertising Executives Assoclstion. REGIONAL NEWS Pamphlets Describing Upper Rogue Distributed Shady Cove-Plans for dis tribution of 10,000 pamphlets describing the Upper Rogue river area were discussed at a meeting of the Rogue Won derland association last week. The meeting was held at the Rogue River lodge with Shel don Hughes, association presi dent, presiding. It was an nounced that 2,500 pamphlets have already been distributed to automobile clubs and vari ous tourist organizations throughout the country. It was suggested that personnel offices of large aircraft and defense plants be added to the mailing list. Pete Karner is chairman of the mailing com mittee. ' . Highway Signs Discussion about highway signs placed in various loca tions directing tourists to the Upper Rogue area was also held. Gird Levering reported an official of the state highway commission said at a recent meeting of the Motor Court association in Salem that $600,000 had been appropriat- Shady Cove Rotary Hosts Area Leader Shady Cove William H. Lush, of Eugene, district gov ernor of Rotary International, was guest speaker at a dinner meeting of the Shady Cdve Rotary club held April 11 at the Riverview cafe in Shady Cove. Lush discussed his experi ences during his year of of fice. He described training he took at the Rotary center at Lake Placid, N.Y. He related many anecdotes of his five day stay there and told of con tacts he made with other Ro tarians from all over the world. He then told of official vis its made to other Rotary clubs prior to coming to Shady Cove, and described accom plishments of the various clubs. In conclusion, he com plimented Shady Cove Rotar- lans on work they are doing in the community. Officers Elected By Shady Cove PTA Shady Cove - New officers were elected at the April 10 meeting of the Shady Cove rlA. - Mrs. William Shepherd was named president. Other offi cers include Mrs. Dave Berg- ren, vice president; Mrs. Dor othy Brown, secretary, and Gordon Peterson, treasurer. Mrs. Gene House, chairman of the cook book project, re ported that most of the books have been sold. The process used by children in checking out library books was de scribed by teachers. May 18 is the date for the pre-school clinic. Mrs. Ed Lea rning is clinic chairman. In stallation of new officers will be held at the next meeting. Refreshments were served by seventh grade room mothers. 34 Children Examined At Pre-School Clinic Eagle Point - Thirty-four children were given physical examinations by Jackson county health examiners at a pre-school clinic held in Ea gle Point recently. Mrs. Cleo Kent, county nurse, said that 75 letters had been sent to youngsters en tering school next year. She said past averages indicate about one-third of the chil dren receive, examinations at the clinics. The - remainder are examined by private phys icians. Belch! Stop Indigestion 3 Times Faster Certified laboratory ttitiprovt BELL-ANS tab litt neutralize 3 timet at much ttomaeh acidity In one minute as many leading digittive tablet!. Get BELL-ANS today for the fait (it known relief. 35 at druggists. Send portal to BELL ASS. Orangeburg, H. Y. for liberal free sampli. ed for work on the Diamond lake cutoff road. New association officers are Sheldon Hughes, president; Kenneth Oliver, vice presi dent; Leona Hughes, secretary-treasurer, and Sauna Freehmd, Don Stuart, George MacDermott and Dan Aberge, directors. jteaaMjeaflaliiilfi liiayitTnflfflOTltKMMMttBeitMai El IV I WW J! lift XT' "WW tfcA UV . Dili's: J . . 'H'B v..- Tw''W1lii ..F' We're Overstocked! Huge Stock Goes At Near Cost Or Below For QUICK DISPOSAL! 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Correspondents: Upper Applegate Valley Maude Ziegter; Lower Applegata Valley Joanette Head; Butte Falls Mary Jo Harris; Central Point Dolores Armstrong and Flo Vincent; Eagle Point Dottle Harbison; Gold Hill-Sams Valley Mary Kail- Grand view- Lone Pine Dot Simmons; Happy Camp Hazel Davis, Betty Reedy; Hornbrook Katherine Chapman; Illinois Valley Katherine . Scott; Jacksonville Bette Hoskina- McLeod Caroline Harding; Murphy Mrs. R. J. MHlemann; O'Brien-. Letha Cooke Phoenix Mrs. Leo Furry; Prospect Velda Barr; Shady Cove Evelyn Watson- Table Rock R. E. Nealon; Tiller-Drew Viola Rogers; Williams Shirley Fischer; . Yreka 'Doris Rob ' inson and Betty Calkins MWHISSMIHHHMl'Ma L.-l II DRASTIC REDUCTIONS On Our Entire Stock Of ISHIN TACKLE i!1!'"""""' win . Poles, Reels, Lures, , t r. BUDGET' PLAN CUrtDT SALE CONTINUES iri TILL STOCK IS DEPLETED Now 17. 1961 i FISHING Season Opens APRIL 22 AVAILABLE 12 Price 10:00 Thriller 11:15 Jack Paar 12 JO Late News and Sign Off p.m. r
