MAIN SHIP CHANNEL Rising nearly 205 feet above the river level at
low water, this cantilever structure across the main ship channel near
the Astoria waterfront will allow the U.S. Navy's biggest aircraft car
rier to pass safely underneath. The approach, right, will leave Astoria
Final Plans Being Made for
Salem-Preparatlon of final
plans for the $24 million As-
toria-Megier oriage across ine
mouth of the Columbia river
has begun by the Oregon state
highway department with the
assignment last veek of a spe
cial survey part to complete
the location survey,' and the
letting up of a 10-man bridge
design section In Salem to
turn .preliminary drawings
into completed plans for
letting of contracts. ; ' "ft
The resumption of activity
closely follows approval of
a bill by the Oregon legisla
ture for financing of the pro
posed bridge, and the signing
into law of the measure April
27 by Gov. Mark O. Hatfield.
Earlier, the Washington legis
lature had passed a similar
bill making possible the re
placement of the present out
dated ferry system and link
the Oregon and Washington
sections of Highway 101.
One of Longest
The bridge will stretch 4.1
miles from Astoria to Point
' Elltce, near Megler, Wash., a
length that will make It one
of the longest bridges on the
Pacific Coast.
From the south, the new
section of Highway 101 will
begin at toll station Just off
Astoria s Marine dr., curve
counterclockwise through a
full 360 degrees as the Astoria
approach raises to the ship
channel, make a long leap
Burglars Take $500
Worth of Tools
Eagle Point - Burglars en
tered the Eagle Point High
school vocational agriculture
building Wednesday night or
early Thursday morning and
took tools valued about $500.
The burglary was discov
ered Thursday morning when
Nat Etzel, vocational agricul
ture instructor, entered the
building.
Oran Chastain, Eagle Point
police chief, said the burglars
had apparently entered by
door. The school was burglar
ized in March and among
Items taken was a key ring
with keys to most school
doors, Chastain said. He said
there was a possibility one of
these keys had been used.
Chastain said the burglars
apparently knew where shop
tools were stored. He . said
there were also scrawlings on
a blackboard located In the
v building. ' .
Eagle Point police and the
Jackson county sheriff's de
partment are investigating.
Disabled Persons May
Draw Social
Anyone who . has . dis
ability which has prevented
their working for six months
or more should contact the
Social Security admlnlstra
tien office If they have not
already done so, advises Ed
ward B. Jacobson, district
manager of the Medford so
cial security office.
Monthly benefits can be
paid to a disabled person and
his dependents it certain re
quirements are met. The re
quirements for d I s a b 1 1 1 1 y
benefits are that the disabled
individual has been employed
under social security for at
least five years in the 10
year period Immediately be
fore becoming disabled.
The disability must be of a
physical or mental nature
which can be established by
medical evidence. It must also
be an impairment which pre
vents the person from being
SUNDAY. MAY 7. llll
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high across the main ship
channel near the south river
bank, drop to 25 feet above
sea level for more than 10,000
feet across the sometimes-dry
Desdemona Sands, then rise
briefly again for 70 feet of ver
tical clearance over the north
ship channel before descend
ing again in a brief Washing
ton shore approach.
The Astoria approach will
utilize prestressed concrete
beam spans set on concrete
piers, located to avoid over
Pickin' Pears
By WALTER TOWNSEND
The meeting of the Oregon
State Library - association In
Medford last week end 'was
a reminder of how the com
munity shares resources and
provides pleasant experiences
for the Domiciliary members.
On the green bus we have
visited the Medford library,
and Omar . Bacon, librarian,
made us welcome. .
Miss Cora Mason, librarian
at Ashland, a long-time friend,
personally conducted the
White City visitors through
the building, which was built
in 1012 with Carnegie assist
ance, 115,000 being contrib
uted, and $25,000 by the city
of Ashland. . ; '
In 1955, two meeting rooms
were built in the basement.
Miss Mason has a staff of 6
people, 3 full time, and 3 part
time. Over 3,000 people
(adults) visit the library every
month, and the high school
students use it at night to
tudy. .
Art Collection
The art collection of Mrs.
Sidney Ainsworth, Ashland,
Is currently on display on the
main floor. The library is
open every day except Sun
day from I a.m. to 10 p.m.
In addition to the chief
librarian, the staff Includes
Mrs. Charles J. Worth, Mrs,
Robert W. Pentzer, Mrs.
George A. Briscoe, Mrs. Leon
S'.aryon and Mrs. Oscar Sand
er. One ot the striking ex
hibits is a double, link chain
mall of a Portuguese rider of
the 13th century. It is so
heavy it took two men to
hang it. Yet It Is designed as
the armor for a small-size
man. This ancient relic of
"knighthood days" was pre
sented to the Shakespearean
Festival association by A. C
Gilcrcast, All links in the
coat of' mail are hand made,
Security
employed in any substantial
gainful work.
' Jacobson said, "Even
thought the disabling condi
tion may prevent the person
from performing his regular
line of work, he cannot quali
ty for social security benefits
unless the impairment pre
vents him from doing any
other type of gainful work
If, because of education or
skills, the disabled person can
work at some employment
other than his usual occupa
tion, he would not be eligible
tor these disability benefits.
Also impairments of a tem
porary nature cannot qualify
a person for benefits."
Information about disability
benefits or any other aspect
ot the social security program
may be obtained at the Med
ford social security office lo
cated in the Mall Building at
1005 East Main st. The office
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4.30
p.m. Monday through Friday
loading the slide-prone Astoria
hills. After its first beginning
in a turn north Off Marine dr.,
the approach will rise in a
gradual curve, cross Marine
dr. once, continue the curve
in an easterly direction,- still
gaining altitude, and re-cross
Marine dr. a second time on
roughly a north-south axis.
Steel Deck Truss
At. this point, a steel deck
truss section will carry the
roadway to the 2,414-foot,
three span through cantilever
News and Notes
From Camp Whit
By special Invitation,' there
was a visit to the Shakespear
ean collection when Angus L.
Bowmer was the speaker. He
spoke to Readers and -Writers
club. Pictures of his Euro
pean trip were shown. The
Festival dance tunes by Judy
Bjorlle set the mood for the
talk: ' ;
Visits Libre
On around the hill, we visit
ed the college library, and
passed Miss Victoria Taven
er's home on Siskiyou blvd.,
and turning in to Ashland
ave., saw Emll . Kroeger's
house. We thought and spoke
of him as state representative
of the Elks, and mentioned
some of the . things he - had
done for the members. .
The Southern Oregon col
lege library has 40,000 vol
umes with Myrtle Funkhouser
as chief librarian. She had
been there nine years, she
said. Also serving the library
are T. Shively, reference li
brarian; and Miss Lucy Ann
P a u c h e r, catalogue; Mrs.
Eleanor Everett, librarian of
children's literature; as well
as four other members en
gaged in clerical employment
at the library.
"Libraries are not so sedate
and somber as they used to
be," Miss Funkhouser said,
pointing to yellow steel stacks
and a work and processing
room of exciting red. This is
an example of "color comes
to the library." It is open
8 to 5 and 6 to 9:45.
Stop in Medford
Returning to White City,
the little green bus again
stopped at Medford's library,
where the visitors viewed an
art collection of the Rogue
Valley Artists, which is
changed once a month.
In tills journey of one after
noon, we had seen examples
of public libraries and college
libraries, learned of their
services and functions in their
communities in contrast to
our own, and of the coopera
tion and over all sameness of
purpose.
One man in our group had
lived in Ashland but had
never before visited that II-brary-until
he went In our
little green bus!
The Grants Pass library has
extended an invitation to
White City men to come for
a visit soon. This will be ac
cepted at an early date, ac
cording to Chief Librarian
Enid Holmes.
Wednesday night, Colleen
Hope brought entertainment
to the Domiciliary. One por
tion was presented by her
kindergarten class ot tiny
tots.
Even though it was their
first appearance, they pre
sented their health verses.
singing games and acrobatic
skills like old troupers. This
program has a monthly sched
ule maintained by the Red
Cross.
Mrs. Fred Rehllng, chair
man, and Mrs. Orval Bellveal
served refreshments.
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Marine dr., make a full circle before reaching the bridge proper. The
bridge will be built on roughly a north-south line, filling the last gap
in Highway 101 and replacing the present ferry system.
section, 1 the main channel
crossing. , Crossing the main
ship channel, the lowest steel
member of the center span
will be nearly 205 feet above
mean low water and stretch
1,204 feet between the two
steel towers supporting the
cantilever spans, - clearance
enough to float the U.S.
Navy's biggest- battleship un
der the bridge at high tide.
The towers will be mount
ed on concrete piers protected
by, wooden fenders, leaving a
ship channel 1,070 feet wide.
From the north end of the
third cantilever span, the
roadway descends by steel
deck truss and steel plate
girder sections to an elevation
25 feet above mean sea level,
then proceeds across Desde
mona Sands, a 10.000-foot
stretch of river sand, either
awash or covered shallowly
by water at low tide.
A total of 178 prestressed
concrete- deck spans 60 feet
long will rest on concrete
pilings.
Elections Set for
Ministerial Group
Elections will be held at
the Tuesday, May 9, meeting
of the Medford Ministerial as
sociation at, St. Luke's Metho
dist church, 2940 Siskiyou
Diva,
The session will start at 9
a.m. with a fellowship hour
followed at 8:45 with coffee.
The business meeting will get
unaer way at 10 a.m.
Senior Capt. William Rick
en will speak on the work of
the Salvation Army. Follow
ing the meeting, ministers and
meir wives . will attend
luncheon at Ping's Garden.
Suit Filed Against
Southern Pacific "
A damage suit against the
Southern Pacific company and
Delbert Hebert, an engineer,
has been filed in circuit court
by Angel Ingle, 1978 Table
nock rd., Medfoid.
Ingle seeks $22,000 damage.
$204 medical expenses and
$291.98 for car repair as the
result of a Southern Pacific
company locomotive hitting
his automobile at the Fourth
St. crossing May 4, 1959. The
accident was reported to have
occurred at 8:45 p.m.
The plaintiff charges that
he suffered neck, back, spine,
chest, head and facial injuries
as a result ot the accident. His
attorney Is Walter Nunley,
Medford.
Grange News
Butte Falls Grange
The Butte Falls school
band, under the direction of
Dean Boggan, entertained
with a half-hour music pro
gram at a recent Grange
meeting. The high school
girls chorus accompanied on
the piano by Mrs. L. L. Mea
dows, under the direction of
Dean Boggan, presented two
numbers. After the concert,
the participants were served
refreshments.
The ways and means com
mittee reported the "crab
feed" a success, and expressed
appreciation to the outside
Grange members and the lo
cal townspeople who helped
make It a success.
Mrs. Victor Krelof, Ronnie
Remsen and Bruce Pingla Jr.
MEDFORD MAIL
Bridge
As the viaduct approaches
the seldom-used north ship
channel, the span length will
increase to 120 feet, and steel
plate girders on concrete piers
will again raise the roadbed.
Nine 354-foot long steel
through-truss spans cross the
channel, providing clearance
of 70 feet in height and 300
feet . in width at mean low
water under the center span.
Foundations for the piers
here will be the deepest of
the entire bridge, and one
may go down as far as 90
feet below sea level to reach
the solid foundation of the
river bottom. Four concrete
beam spans will carry . the
roadway down-to the Megler
approach.
The decs; will contain two
14-foot lanes, with an addition
al one and a half foot refuge
area on each side next to the
handrail, although the four
mile bridge length makes pe
destrian' use doubtful except
In emergencies. Additional
width will be provided at the
toll station off Marine dr. on
the Astoria approach.
The bridge is designed to
withstand some of the tough
est attacks of nature. Gusts of
150 miles per hour from the
fierce Pacific storms that oc
casionally batter the coast will
still leave the bridge with a
safety factor, and the concrete
piers are built with' an eye
toward the river flood speed
of nine miles per hour when
whole trees are 'swept along
and sand would eat away any
weaker substance
Concrete is used in place
of steel wherever possible to
reduce the maintenance cost
of painting in the face of con
stant attacks of corrosive salt
spray.
Meeting Being Arranged .
Arrangements for a meeting
between the Oregon state
highway commission and
Washington state highway
commission are being made
at which a formal agreement
covering the partnership ar
rangement between the two
parties will be drawn up for
signing. . Under the present
working agreement, the Ore
gon state highway department
is preparing the project for
contracting, subject to a final
check . anl approval by the
Washington engineers. -
The authorization from the
two state legislatures provide
that the anticipated deficit in
toll revenue necessary to op
crate and maintain the bridge
and to pay off the bonds is
to be made from other state
funds. The first $100,000 an
nual deficit will be paid by
Oregon and the remainder
split 60 per cent to Oregon
and 40 per cent to Washing
ton. Each state will build its
own approach. - - -
were elected to become new
members, and took the first
and second degrees at the
Central Point Grange May 5
where a team put on the
ceremony.
The next regular business
meeting will be June 5.
AWNINGS
Aluminum Canvas
Free Estimate
LAWN FURNITURE
StH Green Stamps
Burk's
114
las) Male
Sr J-'.71
TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
Court Records
DISTRICT COURT
John E. Chastain. Improper lane
usage, SIS.
. David N. NeUon, failure to dia
play PUC. IS -
Danny R. Andrews, apeed con
tort. $78.
LaRoy L. Waat, ovarlength. S9.
Rlcardo J. Wolfe, angling In
clewed eeeaon, S30.
Markey JL. Jamea, racing, $76.
Harland Lee Harmon, violation
ot baalc rule, 910.
John B. Terny, violation of basic
rule. $10.
George P. Featheratone. inade
quate brakei. $5.
Clark W. Brown Jr obstructed
Vision. $5.
Edith M. Smith, disobeyed atop
sign, $7.90.
Johnny A. Burch, overload, $64;
avfei-lodd. S4B.
Ethel E. Von Stein, passing with
insufficient clearance, $10.
Bernard D. Clark, overload. $15.
Hell A. unsing. overioaa, jo.
Arnold J. Fein, overlenffth. $15.
Theodore R. Mullln, obstructed
vision. $10.
Paul Inlon, no operator's .li
cense. $3.
Boston D. Leemean, ovarlength,
$15.
Earnest E. Peyton, Jacksonville,
driving while license suspended,
1130.
Ronald J.'Betts, Prospect, driv
ing while license suspended, $130.
Clarence e. ben, excessive noise,
$5.
John S. CaudlU, obstructed vis
ion. $10.
CIRCUIT COURT
Rita M. Acree vs. Harry - J.
Acree, divorce complaint.
Frances L. Rock vs. Robert Whil
llng Rock, divorce complaint.
Violet D. . Bullard vs. Marshall
Bullard, separate maintenance de
cree. Glenna Cave vs. Richard Cave,
Hivnrce comntaint.
William Brown Jr.. vs. Helen
Louise Bronson Brown, divorce
complaint. . - .
MARRIAGE LICENSE
APPLICATIONS
William Michael Morse. 840
Rrnokiide blvd.. Grants Pass, and
LiUie Blanche Livermore Ewan,
304 Brookside blvd.. ttrants fags.
Samuel James Morehouse. 1063
Court St., Medford, and Mona
Jean Scott, 229 South B St., Eagle
Point. '
State Real Estate Man
To Conduct Course
William E. Healy, educa
tional supervisor for the Ore
gon real estate department.
will conduct the certificate
education class for ' real es
tate brokers and salesmen of
Jackson county Tuesday,
May 9.
The class meets at Hedrick
Junior High school beginning
at 7:30 p.m. Topic of the lec
ture will be "Getting Salable
Listings." A class May 23
with Prof. Frank Tattersall of
the University of Oregon
speaking on "The Economy of
Oregon" will complete the
spring session.
Eugene Man Explains Purpose Of Products Unit
Val Gardner, prominent
Eugene lumberman, chal
lenged the forest industries
and allied businesses and pro
fessions to expand their ef
forts in wood promotion to
maintain a vital economic fac
tor in southern Oregon, the
lumber Industry. v
Gardner, a member of the
forest products council,
Eugene Hoo Hoo club, spoke
last week at the monthly
meeting of the Rogue Valley
Hoo Hoo club In Medford.
Great strides In the fields
of design, grades and specifi
cations of wood have been
made, Gardner said, but much
more' work must be done in
taking the story to those who
o SPECIAL NOTICE o
-NOW IS THE TIME
Unsplit Peeler Core Wood
BIG DOUBLE LOAD
Orders Will Be Accepted For Delivery From May 15th to
June 30th. Price Quoted For Medford Delivery .
SUGGEST EARLY ORDERING N
SP 2-8086
Timber
MKDFORD
fsw f t MODEL lUf - i
TO HOME OWNERSHIP
COME IN AND TALK OVER YOUR
HOME FINANCING PLANS
Conventional Loans. . .
for the building or buying of hornet
of "old fashioned" mortgages.
FH A Home Loans ...
-for building or buying of homes less than 10 years old
in approved areas.
Veteran Home Loans ...
for the building or buying of homes less than 10 years
. .. in approved areas.
FHA'Home Improvement Loans . . .
for the remodeling of your present home.
Th trrcinhad Job oj Saningt and Loo Associations
are In a position to specify
materials In construction of
churches, homes, public build
ings and Industry.
The lumberman explained
tho work of the Eugene for
est products council in serv-
lng as a clearing nouse ior
questions relating to the use
of wood fom contractors,
architects, public officials and
the general public.
He noted that in most
euprv raxe thev were able to
supply information which
tipped the scales in tavor oi
a decision to use more forest
nmducta. To suddIv the an
swers they were able to call
on the, services of many for
est products trade organiza
P
. . and refinancing
JCF
JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL
SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSN.
Ashland Branch-337 East Main, Ashland
Home Office-2 East Main, Medford
tions as well as testing labora
anri fire rating bureaus.
The same services are avail,
able to any community group
interested in tne promotion ot
wood to maintain local pay
rolls, he said.
Th . aneaker was mtro
duced by Jack Mitahell, presi.
dent of the local noo noo
club. Mitchell also announced
the appointment of a special
committee to carry out the
objectives of wood promotion
in this area.
The group will be known
as the woods products promo
tion committee. Keith Gor
don, Western Lumber com.
pany, Medford, was named
chairman.
Company
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