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NEW BRIDGE This is a view of the new Happy Camp
bridge over Indian creek looking cast shown just before it
was opened to traffic last Friday.
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be used only by city traffic after having served both high
way and city traffic for 30 years.
Modern Bridge Opened
In Happy Camp Replacing
Old Indian Creek Span
By HAZEL DAVIS
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Happy Cnmp - A new In
dian Creek bridge along wun
a relocated highway around
the Happy Camp business dis
trict was opened officially Cor
traffic Friday.
According to Hi-sidcnl En
gineer D. Eldon White of Sac
ramento, the bridge itself was
complete as of Oct. 22 but the
opening was held up awaiting
application of an asphalt coat
on the approaches by the Stale
Division of Highways' main
tenance department.
This coat was applied Thurs
day and stop signs for streets
entering the new highway
were also put in place.
The four span box girder,
solid concrete bridge is 330
feet long and 34 feel In width
with a 28 foot travel way and
two foot walkway on each
side. The bridge Is approxi
mately 35 feel above the
creek bed and is situated lust
above the point where Indian
Creek meets the Klamath Riv
er. The total cost of Ihe bridge
was approximately $142,000,
the contract having been let
March 15 with construction
starting shortly after that
date.
According to Ihe contrac
tor, the 5-inch aluminum rail
ings on the bridge were
brought all the way from San
Jose, after which, they were
Installed on the bridge by two
men in one day. The U-inrh
thick aluminum pipe 5-inchrs
in diameter railings are
placed along each side ol the
bridge with 10 tout spacers.
The total length of the pipe i
730.43 feet combined right and
left railings.
This highway reliu-alion is
a part of the betterment proj
ect for the Klamath River
highway State Route !iS, hum
Highway 9!) into Humboldt
County.
The rerouting touk thr main
highway from the center of
town and established it on the
Crater FFA Plans
Activities Tonight
Central Point --Membrrs of
the Future Fnrmors of Amer
ica will lenve Crater u
school tonight nt 7 for a hny
ride to Hob Ryan's on Murine
rd. A bonfire and wrnncr
roast is in store for the Kroiip.
Seven or eight trucks will fur
nish the transportation.
Don Miller, director of ac
tivities at Crater, reporting
on the recent duck and pheas
ant hunt at Keno with 22 of
the boys from the Sportsman's
Club, said the hunters were
quite successful. The group
bagged 20 ducks.
Three buses will be avail
able to the team rooters and
students of Crater for the
game at Klamath Kails Fri
day. Buses will leave the
school at 3:45 p.m. Tickets
for students only are fifty
cents. i
TONITE "Sr
Al Bradford
DEMOCRAT FOR
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Sixth year of legislative ffxpfii.
ence on Medford City Conned,
Bradford for Rtp. Comm
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Franklin Btdg., Medford, Ore
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31. 1962
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old one-lane bridge will now
south side of town away from
city traffic and school cross
ings. The old bridge and high
way will remain for city use.
City traffic now has stop
signs at both ends of town
upon entering the highway.
causing some confusion the
first few days as motorists
found themselves in wrong
lanes or failing to stop at the
new interesections.
According to the contractor
for the bridge Job, C. O.
Bodenhamer of Mountain
View, the noticeable dips
along the railings of the new
bridge come from the fact
that the bridge has been built
according to a new engineer
ing method which allow a 1 'A
inch camber in this case which
has been added to center of
each of the four spans to al
low for settlement of the con
crete) bridge.
Al present the bridge ap
pears not to be horizontally
straight. According to the en
gineer in approximately four
.veins these dips along the
span will not be present, al
which time the bridge will
have settled and the span will
be straight.
This method is now being
used in concrete bridges to
eliminate the dips noticed in
older bridges, a new concept
In the engineering field.
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Regional Roundup
by Clsve Twltchell
Mail Tribune Regional Editor
When we read the political advertising and letters
to the editor that have been occupying a considerable
portion of this newspaper of late, our thoughts frequently
drift back to the seven propaganda devices outlined by
Institute for Propaganda Analysis. They were listed in
an E. A. editorial shortly after last spring's primary
election.
One of the devices which has been particularly over
worked is the endorsement technique, getting prominent
persons or authorities to endorse a particular candidate
or proposition. We do not contend that candidates are
entirely at fault when these propaganda techniques are
used. The human mind has become so conditioned to
making decisions on the basis of propaganda rather than
fact that candidates and proponents of measures literally
are forced to use these propaganda techniques in order
to win votes.
The fluoridation campaign locally, for instance, has
involved the endorsement type of argument almost ex
clusively. Both sides have issued lists of individuals and
organizations who have endorsed their respective views.
We noted with amusement a letter to the editor last
Sunday aseserting that those who have endorsed fluorida
tion are more "prominent" than those who oppose it.
The crux of the matter should never, In our opinion, be
WHO said it but rather WHAT was said.
Art Pills Batter?
Until recently we had been led 10 believe that adding
of fluoride to water systems was the only way of admin
istering it to persons who need It. Two events, however,
have indicated to us that there may be a superior method.
First, we talked to some friends who moved here recent
ly from Detroit, Mich. They informed us that Detroit
water had not been fluoridated, that instead a program
of fluoride clinics had been set up throughout Detroit
area schools. Then second, we listened to the remarks of
Dr. Frederic Exner of the University of Washington
Medical school last week. He stated that as much as a
95 per cent reduction in cavities had been noted in
people taking fluoride pills, as compared with a 60 per
cent reduction through fluoridated water. He also asked
if it wouldn't be better to treat patients individually
instead of on a haphazared mass basis. (If two out of 10
people in a room have a headache, would you give the
two of them aspirin pills, or would you dump a certain
amount of aspirin solution in the water fountain from
which all of them were drinking?)
We have no way of knowing whether fluoride pills
are as effective as Dr. Exner said they are. We'd really
like to know, because if they are, then we would consider
such pills the answer to the fluoridation issue. The pity
of the fluoridation controversy is that the proposal more
than likely will lose, and if it does, it more than likely
will come up again in a few more years, and perhaps
come up time and time again after that (and our editor
will find himself beneath another blizzard of letters
on the subject.)
On the basis of the above, we would suggest to the
fluoridation proponents that if they do lose this election
they might Investigate the fluoride clinic program that
our friends from Detroit told us about.
Thoit Other Iiiuei
There are "a few" olher issues and candidates on the
ballot besides fluoridation next Tuesday. Virtually all
of them are strictly Oregon issues and races, and be
cause we are a relative newcomer here, we feel very
unqualified to offer any comments.
Mary Alice Brusha, our Central Point correspondent,
however, has asked that we announce that after talking
to the candidates and to numerous Central Point cit
izens she feels Clavin V. Bowers would make the best
mayor of that city.
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FDWARD JONES
Seeks Poii Again
Two Running For
CP City Treasurer
Central Point - Two candi
dates are running for the of
tice of Central Point city
treasurer, the incumbent Ed
ward W. Jones and Mrs.
Keith Williams.
Jones lias been Ireasurer
here for the past 27! 1 years.
He slates that he has watched
Ihe city grow during the 30
years he has been a resident
and (eels he can continue to
serve the people of the area.
Jones is the father of three
children. He resides al 115
Amy st.
Mrs. Williams, known as
Juanila to her friends, has !
been a real estate saleswoman 1
in Ihe valley (or several !
years, at present with Bill j
Colley Heal Estate in Central j
Point. In the past she has
been associated with such
(inns as Guy V. Hayes, Chris
Barker and 1.. J. Heed.
. She is also employed part
time with Alexander Hard
ware in Central Point. She
resides with her husband and
four children at US South
Filth st.
Reducfon irt Cof-Vef
loan Jnferesf Goes
Into Effect Nov. I
Yrcka-A reduction in the
rate of interest charged for
Cal-Vet loans goes into effect
Nov. 1, according to Sifkiyou
County Service Ofticer How
ard K. Cramer.
Although the reduction of
a quarter of one percent from
4 to 3 and 34 per cent was
approved at the rod of July
by the Veterans' Finance com
mittee, Cramer explained that
the California Military and
Veterans code provides that :
SO days must elapse between
the time contract holders are
notified of the reduction and
Its actual application. I
Butte Falls Takes In
10 New Members,
Plans Two Projects
Butte Falls The Butte
Falls Lions initiated 10 new
members into their club
Wednesday evening, Oct. 24,
following the monthly family
pot-luck supper. A group of
approximately 85 was in at
tendance. Eston Humphrey of Med
ford performed the initiation
ceremony. Humphrey is a
member of the Medford Lions
club and he and several mem
bers from his cluh were guests
of the Butte Falls Lions club
for the evening.
New members are Charles
Copeland, Walter Humphrey,
Erie Kissel, Bill Hyde, Wayne
Curtis, Lloyd Holm, Bill
Erles, Virgil Wilson, Guy
Warren and Ron Lewis.
Two projects under way for
Ihe Butte Falls Lions club are
the tenth anniversary celebra
tion of the club and a local
blind program. More rinlails
on these two items will be
brought to light following Ihe
November meelinRS.
Hostesses for this pot-luck
meeting were Mrs. Leonard!
Slratton and Mrs. Henry Ty-;
garl. '
The next regular meeting of
the Butte Falls Lions club will j
be held Wednesday evening,
November 14, at Nora's cate. i
This will be a dinner meeting.
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Understands the problems ....
Talks Issues not slogans ....
Vote for the candidate with the courage of
his convictions ....
ELECT REDDEN REPRESENTATIVE
Pd. Pol. Adv. I. J. Ktedti. 4 1 Usrocd O., Mfd'oid
MEDFORD MAIL
Record Voter Turnout Seen
In Josephine County
By PRISCILLA AVERILL
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Grants Pass Contrary to
general downard trend in vot
er registration throughout the
state this fall, it appears that
Josephine county voters will
go to the polls next Tuesday
in record numbers.
Josephine
Historians
Research
Illinois Valley Plans for
formation of a research li
brary and improvements to
the Kerbyville museum were
discussed by the board of di
rectors of the Josephine Coun
ty Historical society when it
met Oct. 19 at the museum in
Kerby.
President Mrs. Arthur Kel
lert conducted the meeting,
with Secretary Mrs. Pauline
M. Shier, Treasurer Mrs.
Dorsme Gohrke, Vice Presi
dent Don Barnes, Directors
Mrs. Rulo Roberts, Mrs. Har
ry Floyd and Curator Mrs.
Doris Boyd present.
The society has over 100
members all over the world.
One member lives in Japan,
another in Victoria, British
Columbia.
The society is actively or
ganizing a research library,
The Southern Oregon Histori
cal archives, which contains
such items as the Amos Voor
hies collection and glass plale
negatives.
Jack Sutton serves as chair
man of the library board, and
members include Mrs. Flor
ence Moberly, C. D. Cameron,
Mrs. Ernst Hiller, Don Barnes,
Mrs. Harry Floyd and Dr.
Francis Haines of Southern
Oregon college history staff.
Dr. Arthur Taylor, head of the
college social science depart
ment serves as an ex-officio
advisor.
The library has been estab
lished for the purpose of giv
ing student research and
teacher workshops access to
irreplaceable newspapers, pic
tures and clippings. Requests
for information have been re
ceieved from students and
teachers from Grants Pass
High school.
The society Is now search
ing for a permanent location
for the library. Anyone hav
ing material regardless of va
riety, should contact Mrs. Ray
Darneille, Wilderville, Ore.
Don Barnes, mentioned at
the Oct. 19 meeting that the
oldest apple tree in Josephine
county, in the Merlin district,
was partially damaged during
the storm and that it will be
necessary to give it care to
save it. The age of the tree
dates back to 1850, when it
was planted by Ihe Haines
family.
Mrs. Doris Boyd reported
that during the past season 6.
548 visitors toured the Kerbv
ville museum. The Illinois
Valley Federated Women's
club has allowed a fund of
$500 for improvements al the
museum grounds.
Future plans are to add
plants to the old fashioned
garden, and picnic tablps. The
only storm damage reported
at 'the museum was that the
glass panels of the old Sucker
A VOTt FOR
LARRY SHEEHAN
for
COMMISSIONER
Will assure you
"Good Government
Through Good Leadership"
Pd. Pol. Adv., Shpphan fnr Co
Com., Chm. E. C. Philips, 1549 S.
Ivy, Medford, Ore,
ELECT:
DEMOCRAT
THIBUNE, MEDFOHD, OREGON
The Josephine county clerk
has reported an official total
registration of 15,504 is the
highest in the county's history
and approximately 1,000 over
the total registration at the
May primaries.
Requests for absentee bal
lots, he added, reached 350 a
County
Plan
Library
Creek school house were
broken.
Next meeting of the society
will be on November 9 at the
Kerbyville museum.
The Historical society has
compiled a booklet covering
use of early day cooking
methods and utensils, entitled
"Oldtimer Recipes." This is
aavailable at the Kerbyville
museum.
Grannie Finch, a valley pio
n e e r , has contributed her
famous sourdough recipes that
were originally printed in
1929 for distribution at the
Josephine County fair that
year.
Mrs. Florence Strong of
Cave Junction, Ore., one of
Mrs. Finch's five children,
confirmed this information.
Mrs. Ruben Tucker of Selma
added to the booklet a recipe
for soap making.
Messner Speaks For
Ralph Richardson
Montague Gerald Mess
ner, head of the English de
partment of the American
River college in Sacramento,
spoke on behalf of Dr. Ralph
Richardson, candidate for
state superintendent of
schools al a coffee hour ses
sion at the Montague hall Oct.
27.
Because of illness, Dr. Rich
ardson had to cancel his itin
erary in the northern part of
the state. His taped speech on
"Our Need in Education" was
heard, followed by a question
and answer period, conducted
by Messner.
The speaker was introduc
ed by Mrs. George Bray, and
the chairman for the coffee
hour and other arrangements
was Mrs. Norman Sears. A
good attendance was noted.
Later in the day Messner
also spoke at the Hornbrook
school, at the Elks temple in
Yreka and in Weed. Messner
is well known in the county,
having attended schools here.
His parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Harris Messner, formerly
of Yreka, where Messner prac
ticed law. They are now in
Del Norte county.
AWAIT ARRIVAL
Wilderville - Mr. and Mrs.
Darwin Ingalls will leave for
San Antonio, Tex., Nov. 2 to
be present for the birth of
their first grandchild, which
is due in November.
FORCED TO LEAVE
O'Brien Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Davis were forced to
leave their home near Moore's
mill when the recent southern
Oregon typhoon removed the
roof. They are now living in
the former John Campbell
residence.
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Tuesday
week before the election,
whereas such requests nor
mally total only about 200 In
an off-year general election.
Much of the increase is at
tributed to heighened con
troversy surrounding a local
ballot issue, the proposed for
mation of a Josephine County
PUD.
Also up for election are
two positions on the Board of
County Commissioners. Vying
for a four-year term are
James T. Harris (D), Grants
Pass; and incumbent Louis D.
Ringuette (R), also of Grants
Pass.
Candidates for a two-year
term are Edward W. Hare
(D), Cave Junction; and in
cumbent Donald G. McGregor
(R) Grants Pass, who was ap
pointed to fill an unexpired
term.
Democrats have a slight
edge in the registration fig
ures, which shape up as fol
lows: Republicans, 7,443;
Democrats, 7,786; Miscellane
ous, 324.
Ballot Issues Explained
To Central Point Lions
Central Point Mrs. Og
den Kellogg, president of the
Medford League of Women
Voters, was guest speaker at
the regular meeting of t h e
Central Point Lions club Oct.
23. She explained and dis
cussed the many issues on the
ballot.
Committee reports were
heard on the recent board
meeting held at the home of
William Colley. It was stated
a total of 325 man hours had
been contributed by members
of the Lions club toward the
installation of the seats for
the new Crater Stadium.
Also noted was that the
short order stand, owned by
the club, had been loaned to
the Future Farmers of Amer
ica (FFA) at Crater High
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SUBJECT OF FUND DRIVE This is the Central Point
American Legion hall, erected in 1947. At present, members
of the post and the community are staging a fund drive to
repair and paint the building. t
RegionalCalendar
Lone Pine -Friday, 6:30
p.m., Roxy Ann Grange hall,
Valley View dr. and Spring
st., pot-luck dinner. 8:15 p.m.
election of officers.
Sams Valley- Thursday,
1:30 p.m., Sams Valley Ladies
club will meet at home of
Mrs. Dalton Straus on Duggan
rd.
school for the football season,
and in return the FFA would
given the stand a coat of paint
for its use.
Plans were made for the
annual football banquet to be
held the latter part of No
vember. Chet Ayers and Sam Price,
new members, were intro
duced to the guests and other
Lions. Following this E. J.
Christie announced that the
Nov. 13 meeting will be a
zone affair and dinner will
be at 7:30. Reports will be
presented to the group from
Gold Hill, Eagle Point, Butte
Falls, Shady Cove, Trail, Pros
pect and Central Point. The
program will be conducted by
Andrew Hamstra, Eagle Point,
chairman of the zone committee.
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Legion post u
Seeks New Adjutant
Central Point Members
and families of the American
Legion Post 129 enjoyed a.
potluck dinner at the regular
October meeting of the unit.
Marion Hull, post com
mander, reports the recent
resignation of Adjutant Vic
tor Moore and said a success
or is now being sought.
Members were asked for
suggestions as to how lh
necessary funds could be rais
ed for the repair and paint
job needed on the hall.
Stating the meetings ar
held on the second and fourth
Thursdays of each month,
Hull said that all veterans oJ
World Wars I and II are in
vited to attend.
Teachers Group Has
Montague Meeting,
Montague - The northern
section of the California
Teachers association met re
cently at the Montagu
school. Dinner was served to
65 members by Mrs. Jack,
Harding, the cafeteria cook.
Ron Roads, president, con
ducted the meeting. Mrs.
Pauline Davis spoke to th
group concerning the twenty
four propositions which will
appear on the November bal
lot. The next meeting of the
group will be held in Fort
Jones on Nov. 8. The subject
for discussion will be th
making of wills.
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