SUNDAY, JULY IS. 1862
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON
White
By SID HOLLINGS WORTH
Mail Tribunt Correspondent
White City-White City to
day is a strange combination
of the old and the new-the
old world and the new deal.
There is something of a feu
dal atmosphere with a pro
gressive outlook pervading
the scene.
When the post office ad
dress was changed from
Camp White to White City,
embracing more than the
plant of the Veterans Admin
islration to include the office
of the bureau of reclamation
in the interior department
and the adjoining White City
industrial community, the old
aura of a military camp be
gan to fade.
Camp White as an infantry
training ground in World
War II, and as a new en
deavor in the chain of domi
ciliaries maintained for dis
abled war veterans, has now
disappeared. The VA now
recognizes the real value of
White City domiciliary and
in the past five years has
given fullest attention to
permanence of the facilities
and personnel.
The domiciliary has gone
through its period of growing
pains and is settling down to
a way of life that is unique.
Attention now is being direct
ed toward making the system
work and inculcating a mor
ale among ail who participate
in the program. Triis includes
a nucleus of community agen
cies, churches, schools and or
ganizations who comprise the
corps of volunteers.
Frank Glonning, adminis
trative assistant, estimates
that about 400 volunteer en
tertainers and participants
come to White City each
month to assist in the pro
gram. In addition, there are
275 on an average who are
regular contributors to the
over all schedule of events.
Most of these volunteers are
enlisted from the Rogue River
valley.
ML Ashland Loop
Road Is Now Open
Ml. Ashland Loop rd. is
now open, according to the
weekly recreation report
from Rogue River National
forest. Snow has kept the
road closed until now.
The recreation report by
district is:
Applegatt district: Roads
in the district arc dusty. The
dust plus logging trucks on
all major roads makes travel
hazardous.
Campgrounds are receiving
heavy use, but are holding up
under the Impact. All camp
grounds are open. The river
is warming up and more peo
ple are taking advantage of
It.
Fishing near Copper has
been reported as good, not
poor, as previously reported,
Other streams and lakes also
are producing good catches.
Ashland district: The Ml.
Ashland Loop rd. is now open.
Use of the Ml, Ashland area
on the Fourth and last week
end was heavy.
Fish lake continues to pro
vide poor fishing, but the
weather has Improved so it
h "now comfortable camping
at the lake.
Use of the campground at
Dead Indian-Soda Springs is
light. It is cool and pleasant
for picnicking and fishing the
South Fork of Little Butte
creek.
The road from Fisli lake
to Lake of the Woods i. open
but dusty and rough because
of construction on the Wln-ncmucca-lo-thc-Sca
highway.
Bull Falls district: Snow
is still a problem in the Seven
Lakes basin. Much of the
trail into the basin and to
Devils peak is still covered
with snow. Scattered drifts
are still common around the
lakes. Fulling reports nidi-
cate good catches in Cliff lake
and only fair success in Mid
dle lake and Grass lake.
Trails are being opened in
the Blue Canyon area. The
work should he completed
shortly. No fishing reports
were received.
The trail to the beaver
dams on the Fish Lake rd is
open and in good condition.
A roadside sign on the road
marks the beginning of the
trails directions to the hea
ver dams can be obtained at
any of the guard stations or
at the district office.
All district roads are in
good condition. Heavy log
ging traffic may be encoun
tered on the Twlncheria and
Lodgepolc rds. during week
days. The Fish Lake rd. has
been oiled to the Willow lake
junction. An oil dust coat was
applied from the Willow lake
Junction to the bottom of
Mosquito hill
Prospect district: All roads
on the district are now open
with heavy weekday logging
traffic on Woodruff and Jim
Creek rds.
Major trail are also in
good hiking condition with
improvement operations com
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CLEANING GROUNDS This is the way
Camp While looked when work started on
the Domiciliary back in 1950 covered with
One of the more recent ad
ditions to the operating staff
has been a chief of house
keeping. The VA has been
training men in this work at
the hospital in Denver and
Lewis Qustafson was sent
here to inaugurate this su
pervision' On of Station's Aims
Good housekeeping has
been one of the aims of this
station from the day it was
opened. A corps of workers
reminiscent of the days when
Camp White was built, started
in. Under Burton Sims, in
charge of engineering, the re
building work was carried
through.
Then attention turned to
pleted or under way.
The weather has been fit)
lo 00 degrees during the day
and quite cool in the evening.
Trout fishing Is improving,
as the streams are warming
up and daily hazards Increase.
Good rcpons have been re
ceived from all the upper
branches of the Rogue river.
If any additional Information
is needed, there will be per
sonnel at the station through
out the week from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. for assistance.
Union Creek district: All
campgrounds and roads are
now open on the Union Creek
district. Motorists are advised
to use caution on the National-Wizard
access road because
of heavy logging traffic.
Clear skies and warm
weather make camping and
fishing conditions Ideal. Re
ported catches arc good and
many.
Deckles Cafe is now open
6:30 a.m. to 0:110 p.m. stand
ard time. Tourist accommoda
tions are available at the Un
ion Creek resort. Supplies and
gas may be purchased from 7
a.m. to II p.m. standard time.
Plans Progress
For Demo Picnic
The Jackson- Josephine
county Democratic picniCi
committees met at the Canary j
Cottaifc in Gold Hill last week
with Ralph James and Dr.
Carroll Dewey, co-chairmen.
I presiding.
The annual picnic will be
held July 22 al the new Val
ley of the HoRiie State park
between Cold Hill and Rogue
River. The cation and festivi
ties will start al 1 p.m. Speak
! iinj will begin al 2 p m.
j Candidates who will speak
'are Sen. Wayne Morse. Roiiert
!Y. Thornton. Democratic can
j ilidale for governor; Robert :
! Duncan, candidate for con
gressman from the fourth dis
trict; Norman Nilson. labor
' commissioner, and Charles
Crary, candidate lor state rep
t resentative. ;
! Kd Spcncrr, Democratic'
slate chairman, has accepted
an invitation, and plans to
attend with his faintly.
Registration will be 2S
cents for adults, but not over :
50 cents per family. The
charge is to cover various 1
beverages, ice cream and ta
ble service which will be fur
nished. Families with names
from A to G are asked to take i
a meat dish; II to M, a vege-!
table; N to S. a salad; T to Z. '
a desert, co-chairmen said,
NAV1GATOR D1ES "
HoMon l?l' LI Cmdr :
Charles V, Cowing. 47, com- '
rounder of the first U S ship
(n mi vi Lull ihn V nr I lit, nit
Passage, died Thursday of
cancer. Cowing commanded
the Coast Guard cutler Spar,
W"hen she made the hazardous
nyace in IH37
Today
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interior decoration. Volun
teers made and installed cur
tains around the windows,
provided bed covers and oth
er conveniences. A mammoth
painting job was undertaken
and among the painters an
artist, Clarence Henderson,
was found who decorated the
canteen with murals. The in
terior job Is only beginning,
Sims declares.
Modern bathroom fixtures,
beds and lockers are being In
stalled and numerous changes
are being made in the arrange
ment of sections, conforming
with the allocation of men to
rooms and dormitories.
Elaborate Organization
An elaborate organization
of those contributing to the
welfare and well being of the
membership has been estab
lished, It is this arrangement
that harks back lo the feudal
tradition without the severe
obligations of that system of
life. Member duties are im
posed for reasons of health
and in conformity with med
ical control.
In this little society,, which
because of its character is al
most self sufficient, are all
the material and spiritual ad
vantages of food and comfort
able lodging, entertainment;
hobbies, sports and recrea
tion, medical attention and
religious services.
Members perform half of
the housekeeping duties and
provide better than 40 per
cent of the employment. They
participate in activities of
their own choice in most In
stances, form their own social
groups, including member
ship in their own posts of the
VFW, WW 1 Veterans, and the
American Legion, and vote in
all elections.
Distinct Character
But the distinct character
of the White City domiciliary
as a combination of the old
and the new is the unostenta
tious service rendered by the
surrounding communities of
the Rogue River valley.
CONTENTMENT
AND SECURITY
A hut sun . . . the day olf . . . and nothing to do
hut enjoy th contentment of loafing on the
beach with his Riautlson. Rut even as he duo,
his savings are working for him nt our Insured
Savings and lxian. Here your money works
hard earning excellent returns, insured up to
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stones and bare of trees. Culverts have re
placed ditches and all buildings have been
repainted and reroofed. '
The devotion of such peo
ple as Caesar Muzzioli with
his accordion band and the
schools and trained entertain
ers is recognized. But the un
announced aid rendered con
tinuously by such independ
ent bodies as the Elks, the
Grange, the Red Cross, the
Garden clubs, the Salvation
Army and the service organi
zations makes the task df ad
ministration much easier.
These compose the body of
the VA Voluntary Services.
It may be added that hardly
any other VA installation has
had the advantage of local
publicity gained through the
valley's news media.
Such activities show how
White City now functions as
a little city almost anart from,
but still a part, of the world.
With the daily sale of two
Portland papers, together
with TV and radio, not to
mention movies, the men arc
kept abreast of what is hap
pening elsewhere. The com
plement of members conies
from or has been in every
part of the world.
Humanitarian Nature
The humanitarian nature of
the entire undertaking is sym
bolized by the establishment
on the spot of a social work
service and the installation of
offices for the American Red
Cross, the American Legion
and VFW Auxiliaries.
The contribution of the Red
Cross is Jargcly grooved to
this aim, combined ' with the
traditional services to the
well being of veterans. A staff
of 21 gray ladies and one man
is assigned to the domiciliary.
They spend the morning
on the job performing various
services, largely identified
with the work of the medical
department. They visit the
men in the infirmary, write
letters for them and do er
rands. Miss Voda Brower does
typing in the infirmary.
The social service work is
handled by Mrs. Sheridan
I lis snvings are earning money at our Insured Savings and Loan
and LOAN ASSOCIATION
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THE GROUNDS TODAY Shade trees to
day predominate with green lawns in place
of stones and sand to make of White City
Scott and Mrs. John Gates.
Mrs. E. A. Littrell assists in
the treatment room. Mrs. Roy
Stanley, Mrs. John Hall and
Mrs. Galen E. Jordan conduct
classes lo help aphasia cases.
A class in knitting also is un
der Red Cross supervision
with Mrs. G. G. Stagg in
charge.
Most Unique Service
The most unique service at
this station performed by the
Red Cross gray ladies is the
reading class for men who are
not able to read themselves,
in the library. Mrs. Allan Per
ry, Mrs. Ted Flurry, Mrs.
John Jones, Mrs. J. J. Mc
Hugh and Mrs. Tlielma Short
are the readers.
All of these services are in
conspicuous and apart from
the regular theater entertain
ment. The Red Cross arranges
for a monthly variety show
and occasional travel talks
given by prominent citizens
who have made trips to other
lands, which are reviewed pic
torially. Mrs. A. T. Wattcnburg is
the VAVS representative and
Mrs. Fred Rehling Is Gray
Lady chairman.
One large scale operation
that has grown in importance
to the membership is the sew
ing circle maintained by four
ladies' groups from the sur
rounding area. Forty - f o u r
women participate in this pro
gram. Always Enough Mending
The Eagle Point and Phoe
nix Grange ladies, the Grants
Pass Blue Star Mothers, and
the World War I auxiliary
come to White City on sep
arate days each month and
there is always enough mend
ing and stitching to do to keep
them busy several hours in
the afternoon.
In recognition of this ser
vice, they are:
Eagle Point Grange: Lena
Smith. Ethel Coy, Edna Best.
Sylvia Hale, Mabel Harnish,
Augusta Perry, Gertrude
Stanley and Irene Stafford.
Phoenix Grange: Christine
Dinsmore. Evelyn Cyr, Myrtle
Hivsnn Svlvia Rains Ktlipl
Hockersmith, Elsie L e w i sj
$10,00(1 hy the Federal Savings and t,oan Insur
ance Corporation, a government agency. Why
not join the millions of families who are getting
the most mil of their savings the Insured Sav
ings and Loan way? You, too, ran find content
ment and security when you save with us.
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Florence Hartley, Opal Strom,
Ma Del Cox, Edith Poe and
Wilma Johnson.
Blue Star Mothers: Mary
Boiling, Bessie Gentry, Jenny
Smith, Nellie Shephard, Lau
ra Buckner, Velma Badley,
Edna Crosby, Ruth Harmon,
Edna McKcnzie and Ardina
Kretschmer.
WW I auxiliary: May De
Barry, Ruth Clark, Frances
Dalton, Ruth Gendling, Olive
Hoffman, Edna Hastian, Anna
Lund, Mabel Lynch, Mamie
Schrack, Mildred Taylor,
Ruth Walters, Mildred Pitch
er, Belle Otis, Cora Fawcett
and Anna Brown.
Flowers, Shrubs and Trees
Flowers, shrubs and trees
now grow in the Camp White
area where only stones and
weeds were found before.
Beautification of the grounds
is more than two-thirds com
pleted, according to Sims.
The engineering division un
der his direction has brought
about this transformation.
A good neighbor across the
highway, Charles Hoover, has
helped in a big way by sup
plying about 2,000 yards of
top soil and from five lo six
hundred yards of fertilizer lo
help make the lawns green.
Among the special recrea
tional advantages are the pic
nic area, sponsored mainley
by the VAVS and the minia
ture golf course laid nut by
Al Williams, former pro at
the country club.
Assist To Improve Grounds
Tlie Oregon Federation of
Garden Clubs has contributed
rose bushes and plants and
has assisted in numerous ways
to improve the grounds. One
special project for the men
with an interest in gardening
has been the sponsorship of
small garden spots between
buildings to cultivate.
The Garden club women
have one assignment which
has continued through the
years in supplying flowers for
decoration. They form an al
tar guild which is active seven
months of the year in decora
tion of the chapel each Satur
day. Starting in April with the
Robert F. Kyle, Mjr.
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a park as well as a home for disabled vet
erans. This is a view from the administra
tion building entrance.
Crater club, women each
month are selected from the
groups in Jacksonville, Ash
land. Central Point, Shady
Cove, Jerome Prairie and
Medford.
Mrs. B. L. Lockwood of
Talent is the VAVS represent
ative of the Oregon Federa
tion of Garden clubs.
Recognize Importance
The VA in 1957 recognized
the importance of this phase
of the program and a green
house was built and is main
tained by the engineering di
vision. Flowers and plants are
grown and during the five
months of winter, flowers are
supplied for the chapel and
special occasions such as the
Christmas season.
W. K. Snook has been the
official gardener since March.
One project which is being
given special attention is the
program of interests for the
aging veterans who come to
White City to stay. Many
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sored by Rita Holmes. The
service organizations together
with the rehabilitation staff
provide facilities in games,
hobbies and manual arts
training, tours and other in
terests as well as aids.
There is a collection of
more than 2,000 puzzles, all
donated, which has been the
pel project of David Frisch.
A stamp club has been active
under sponsorship of Lorena
Leach, of the American Le
gion auxiliary. And during
the season, a Fishing club is
active.
Work in Lapidary
A few of the old timers en
joy working in the lapidary
with rocks. This interest is
encouraged by Elmer Binker,
of the Roxy Ann club of Med
ford. An art class, it is an
nounced, will soon be started.
Banks I. Paul, acting di
rector at the present time, has
been assistant to both E. K.
Ricker and the late H. C. Her
zog. in charge of the major
portion of the rebuilding pro
gram at the domiciliary.
Paul is a trained adminis
trator, having an MS degree
from Columbia university, of
New York, in hospital admin
istration. He has had consid
erable administrative experi
ence and came to Camp White
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of the aim of General George
A. White, when he helped to
found the American Legion
in Paris, after whom Camp
White was named.
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