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WEDNESDAY. AUGUST IS. 1962 in a V f J I 1 ! r 1:1 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON (41 j , ,rt t n fuf ... " ...... I 'WWrw CENTRAL POINT WATER RESERVOIR Construction of a million-Kallon water res ervoir was completed in Central Point re cently by a Florida construction firm. The reservoir, which is expected to be in oper ation within 60 days, is located at Fifth and Cedar sts., near the location of the former 50,000-gallon tower (shown in background). The new tank is 75 feet in diameter and 30 feet high (note size compared to chil dren standing in front, center). Bids for the Improvement and enlargement of Cen tral Point's water system were opened in January. The city approved the sale of $150,000 in bonds, authorized by Central Point voters, and the 15-year bonds were sold. Besides the reservoir, the bonds fi nanced 6,500 feet of additional eight-inch water mains. The tank is a steel shell en cased in gunite. A crew of 11 men worked 11 weeks to construct the tank. Local labor was used except for applying the gunite. Democrats Roll Toward Victory In Alaska Vote Anchorage, Alaska - HOT -Alaska's Democratic incum bents appeared rolling toward renominalion for new terms today as voles continued to roll in from across the vast - state. With about one-third of the . slale's 339 precincts complete, , Gov. William A. Egan, Demo crat, was steadily pulling ahead of his closest opponent, former Anchorage Mayor George Bycr. Egan had 7.522 : voles and Byer 2.973. Two 1 nlhrr candidates had a com bined total of 1,(184. On the Republican ticket ; for governor, former Terri torial Governor Mike Stepo vich continued to hold a com fnrlable lead over slate Sen. Howard Pollock and three other candidates. Stepovich had 3,52a voles and Pollock 2.2D2. The other three had 2, 5P1 voles among them. Gruening Honominalad Sen. Ernest Gruelling, Dem ocrat, easily won renomina lion for a second term, polling 10,058 votes to 1,505 for An chorage school-teacher Robert L. Vcach. Former Interior Department official Ted Stephens appear ed an easy victor in the GOP race to oppose Grucning with 5.423 votes to 1.031 for Frank Cook, Anchorage. Lowell Thomas Jr. also had a commanding lead for the Republican nomination for the House of Representatives with R.214 voles to 1.07H for stale Rep. Henry S. Pratt. The win ner will fare Incumbent Ralph J Rivers who rolled up 10. 243 voles and is unopposed for Ihe Democratic nomina tion for a third term. Grange News Russ Seen Able To Destroy Satellites Manchester, England - HOT -Sir Bernard Lovell, head of Britain's Jodrelt Bank radio telescope, said the Soviet Un ion soon should be able to destroy American satellites In space. The latest Russian twin manned space shots show they "have clear space su periority in the military, if not in (he scientific sense,'' Lnvcll said. "I can see no reason at all," he said, "why the Soviet Un ion should not now very quickly be in a position to dispatch the United States MIDAS salelliles, which have been described as 'spy' satel lites." Sir Bernard also predicted Ihe Soviets may be able to send a man in close orbit around the moon within the next year. Unionists Request Cases Be Dropped Enterprise. Ore. -U'Ni- Eight union members accused of picket line violence at Wal lowa have asked a Judge to dismiss their cases. Instead of entering pleas in Circuit Court here, the eight entered demurrers protesting their indictments. The indict ments grew out of a riot while the Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union was pirkelin Ihe .1 Herbert Bale mill in Wallowa The August meeting of Up. per Applegale Grange was held Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. Lecturer's program was pre sented before the regular busi ness so that guests could wit ness the presentation of 20 year pins to Christine llarr and Vieva Sallmarsh by Bob Church of the Medford Weath er bureau. He gave a brief description of the rain-measuring program in the area and congratulated the two Grangers for more than 20 years of continuous service. Other features of the pro gram were a duel, a guessing game and a talk by Mrs. Flor ence Lance about her recent trip lo California, where she and four friends loured Ihe Winchester house near San Jose, San Simeon drove through Sequoia and Yosem Itee National park over Tigoa pass en roule to Reno. During tile regular meeting new members, Winifred and Bernard Knutsen, Roy Straub, and Mcdclane Bohnker were I obligated in the first and sec ond degrees by State Over seer Roscoe Roberts. Mrs. Ger trude Straub is joining Up per Applegatc Grange by de mit from McArlhur Grange, McArthur, Calif. Some of the new rates and improved coverages offered by Grange insurance were discussed by insurance and Business Agent Roscoe Rob erts. Quarterly reports were read. For the Home Econom ics club perhaps the greatest accomplishment from a com-iriunity-service standpoint is the securing of weekly gar bage and trash pickup for residents of the area. More than 40 customers were ob tained through efforts of the club. It was pointed out that the country side and farm steads are beginning to look belter already. 11 was also reported that tiie food booth sponsored by Upper Applegale Grange at the Jacksonville Jubilee was a financial success. HECi Water Skier Abandons Distance Attempt Astoria -41PII- Water skier Jerry Springer said today ne has given up his plan to water ski from Astoria to Orofino, Idaho, this summer. Springer said the reason was a dry spell which had cut the flow of the Clearwater river in Idaho to a point too low for a boat to operate. He said he hopes to do it next year. Arsonist Blamed For Brush Fire Clarcmont, Calif - OJPIi - An arsonist-set brush fire which threatened expensive homes in the Padua hills has been contained by a massive air ground fire fighting force. About 100 homes were evac uated when the fire raced throuKh the tinder dry brush. Also threatened was the color ful Padua Hills theater where Mexican-American theatrical events have been staged for many years. More than 500 men as well as six borate bombers battled the fire under the direction of Los Angeles County Fire Chief Keith Klinger. Klinger, determined to keep the fire from becoming another disas ter similar to the Bel Air fire in Los Angeles last fall, di rected the fight from a heli copter. More than 800 acres were covered by the blaze two miles north of here and 35 miles east of Los Angeles. No homes were damaged and no injuries were reported. Jerry Taylor, 27, LaVcrne, Calif., was arrested late Mon day after a ranger saw him leaving the area where the blaze started. Taylor, an un employed truck driver, admit ted setting the fire and "some others I can't remember." He was booked on suspicion of arson. Udall Proposes Acquiring Land For Recreation Washington -HOT- Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall, endorsing legislation to fi nance the program, told Con gress Tuesday new outdoor recreation lands must be sub stantially acquired within the next 10 years or be lost for such use. The program would be fi nanced largely through users fees. "If we do not begin now to acquire these lands, they will soon be unavailable because of price, or they will have been developed for uses in compatible with outdoor rec reational use," Udall said in prepared testimony before the Senate Interior committee. Fund Repayable A $500 million federal fund would be put up to underwrite land purchases, repayable lat er. Udall said that at the pres ent rale outdoor recreation visits which jumped 10 per cent last year will "at least double within the next eight years." This pressure, he said, will "continue for many, many years ahead." The National Association of Manufacturers, in a statement filed with the committee, said the land ariuisition program conflicts with recommenda tions of the Outdoor Recrea tion Review committee and j with existing legislation. The i NAM said the commission urged that the acquisition be I undertaken by the states. BP A To Dedicate Supply Service Center Vancouver - ll'Pli - Bonne ville Powef Administration will officially dedicate a new $1 million consolidated supply service center and hold an open house celebrating BPA's 25th anniversary at J. D. Ross substation north of here Fri day. Portland area manager Jack O'Neal said BPA Administra tor Charles Luce will be speaker of the day. Health Group Holds Regional Meeting An all day regional meet ing of Tuberculosis and Health association executive secretaries was held early in August in the Jackson Coun ty Tuberculosis and Health association office, Medford. Represented were Jackson, Lane, Josephine, Curry, Klamath, Douglas and Coos Program planning for the coming year was discussed and plans were made which tie in with a county, state and national program on the eradication of tuberculosis. Attending were Mrs. Hazel Fredrickerson, Eugene, presi dent of the Oregon Confer ence of Tuberculosis Work ers: Mrs. Clare Ellis, Klam ath Falls; Mrs. Pauline Coney, Roseburg; Mrs. Ann Mont gomery, Coos Bay; Mrs. Shir ley Shipley. Grants Pass, and Mrs. Virginia Kyer, Medford. RADIO BILL APPROVED j Washington-HIPD-The Hous Commerce Committee Tuesr i day approved a bill to allow foreign governments to oper ate radio stations in Washing ton. The bill, requested by the State Department, would extend the privilege only to governments which in turn permit U. S. embassies to op-, crate radio stations in their Chairman Dana Gearhart secured the booth space, it was managed by Ralph Smith, and staffed under the direc tion of Irene Culy. A potluck picnic for mem bers and friends will be held at the ranch of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Scott on Little Apple gate rd., six miles from Yale creek. Everyone Is invited to attend and swim in tile river which flows through the property. Refreshments were served by Ernest and Ella Dorn and Arthur and Betly Seotl. The hall was decoraled with bas kets of flowers from (he gar dens of Master Anna Scott. The regular meeting sched ule will resume in September on Ihe second and fourth Fri days of each month. Nickel Firm Target Of Accusations Washington - IUPII - A gov ernment accountant Tuesday accused former Treasury Sec retary George M. Humphrey's old firm of destroying pertin ent records of negotiations with the government for a multimillion dollar stockpile contract. The accountant, Robert H. Henson, a supervisor in Ihe General Accounting Office, said he found penciled nota tions in the files of the M. A. Hannay Co. indicating that documents were destroyed last February and March. That was aftern Sen. Stuart Symington's stockpile Inves tigating subcommittee had shown an interest in the prof its realized by llanna subsid iaries under government con tracts signed 10 years ago. 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