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MEDrOBD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON MONDAY. JANUARY 14, 1963 B 5 Regional Roundup by Clove Twltch.ll Mail Tribune X.gional Iditer The election next Friday to determine whether proposed Talent Rural Fire Protection district Is to be formed will climax not few hours of work by a small group of individual!, among them John Tompkins of Talent, a former city councilman. - Human beings have an astonishing ability to offer only criticism when public spirited persons step forward and assume responsibility or civic projects without thought of remuneration. It is somewhat amazing to us that there still are people will ing to subject themselves to the abuse that often accompanies volunteer civic work. Regardless of whether one favors or opposes the formation of a new fire protection distict, or any new proposal, some recognition should be made of the ef fort that has gone Into it. In the case of the Talent Rural Fire Protection dis trict, at least 500 hours of volunteer work have been expended. We arrive at that figure because there were more than 500 signatures on the final petitions which qualified the measure for the ballot. We recall hearing a petition circulator in southern California estimate that it takes an average of one hour to get each signature by the time you knock on someone's door, explain that you're not a salesman, go over the proposal sought by the petition and answer questions. Tompkins told us one day. that he spent an entire two weeks' vacation last year going from door to door with a petition. If you divide 24 hours into 500 hours, you will note that the time spent gathering 500 signa tures would equal almost three entire weeks, day and night. Tompkins, incidentally. Is the same John Tompkins . who figured in the city of Talent election case In circuit court last week and here is another example where civic repsonsibillty is often rewarded with abuse. Tompkins was on the city council for two years as the result of an appointment. He ran for reelection last November and was defeated. Forty-five of the ballots used in that election were incorrectly printed, however, and were not counted into the final results. Tompkins and other city officials felt that some legal opinion should be obtained as to whether the 45 incorrect ballots could be thrown out or whether the election should be held over again. But in order to get the matter. Into court, someone had to officially contest the election. And so Tompkins volunteered to act as the guinea pig and do the contesting. As a result he has been criticized by fellow residents as a "poor loser!" Change of Haait ' Last week was an interesting one in Siskiyou county. The county board of supervisors, which previously had voted 3-2 not to approve a $4,300,000 federal Area Re development administration loan application by Sis kiyou Hardwood company, reversed its stand, by a 3-2 margin. The supervisor who changed his mind was Earl Ager, who was quoted as saying he did so because he felt it impossible to refuse to certify that the proposed loan would fulfill three specific requirements. These require ments were that it be within the approved overall economic development plan for the area, that it result In new employment opportunities, and that the necessary resources for its operation are available. The two super visors opposing certification of the loan application stated their belief that Siskiyou Hardwood company's proposed wood products plant at Yreka would force other mills in the county to close down, and thereby merely transfer employment opportunities from one part of the county to another. The change of stand by the board of supervisors undoubtably removes another roadblock In the way of eventual approval of the loan application. United Press International reported from Sacramento Friday, three days after the supervisors' reversed de cision, that the California State Department of Finance planned to approve the application,- From the state level, it would then go to federal officials for final approval. ' RegionalCalendar Wilderville Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Ed Anschenbrenner, Methodist church superintend ent from Eugene, will attend board meeting at Wilderville Methodist church. I Ashland Tuesday, noon, Chamber of Commerce lunch eon at Mark Antony, Bill Pat ton will be Installed president for coming year. Year end re ports will be made. Gold Hill Thursday, 1 p.m., Gold Hill Chamber of Commerce will meet in the council's chamber at the city hall. This will be annual meet ing and election of officers for 1D63. Gold Hill Thursday, 8 p.m.. Gold Hill Grange will meet at the Grange hall on corner Sixth ave. and Fourth St. BROGDENS RETURN O'Brien-Mr. and Mrs. Oren Brogden and their daughter, Kathy returned from Wash ington to their trailer house In O'Brien. Brogden has been recovering from a back In Jury. The family will be leav ing for California soon, where he will be employed in construction. KVIP-TV (Channel 7) Monday 6:15 Huntley BrinlUty 6:30 Gallant Men 7:30 Trie Dakota 8:30-Rif)eman 0:00 Stonev Burke 10:00 Ben Capey ll:0O ABC Late Newt . 11:10 sporucast 11:15 TbniBht Show 1:Z3 iaie newi Tuesday s:au caucauonai 10:00 Price U night 10 :30 Concentration 11:00 Jane Wyrnan 1 1 :30 Youri For a Song 12:00 Ernie Ford Show 12:30 Father Knowi Bent i:oo Lareua Young 1:30 TV Bingo 2 DO Day in Court 2 54 Midday Report 2:30 Seven Keya 3:00 Queen For a Day 3:30 Who Do Vou Trust 4:00 American Band tend 4:30 Discovery 4 :5.V Bandstand New 8:00 Cartoon Time 5:30 Mickey Mouse Club 6:00 Newsbeat Northiiate 8:13 Huntley-Brinkley 6:30 Laramie 7:30 Combat 6:30 Hawaiian Eyej 9:30 Untouchable! lo:30 Don't Call Me Charlie 11:00 ABC Newa Final 1 1 : 10 SporUcast 11:15 Tonight Show 18:25 Late News Wednesday 9:30 educational 10 00 Price ia Right 10:30 Concentration 11:00 June Wyrnan 11:30 Youri for a Song 12:00 Ernie Ford Show 12:30 Father Knows Best 1:00 Loretta Young 1:30 TV Bingo 2:00 Day in Court 2:24 Midday Repo.'t 2:30 Seven Keys 3:00 Queen (or a Day 3:30 Who Do You Trust 4:uo American Bandstand 4:30 Discovery 4:55 Bandstand News 5:00 Broken Arrow 530 Mickey Mouse Club Br LXURAZNE LAWS MU Tribun Corrttpondtnt Rogue River The first regular council meeting of the year was held Tuesday evening, Jan. 8, in the coun- L "i if J NEW OFFICIALS Sworn in at Rogue Riv er last week were, from left to right, new mayor John B. H. Leyen and councilman Loyd Morrow, Roy Strickland and Foy James, elected In November. Strickland was the lone incumbent. Administering oath is Orva Jean Cruise, reelected recorder-treasurer. New Mayor, Councilmen Sworn Into Office At Rogue River Cancer Society To Show Films At Crater High Central Point - Represen tatives of the American Can cer society will be at Crater High school Tuesday conduct ing two separate sessions. An 8:45 class will include freshmen and sophomores, and at 9:45, juniors and sen iors. Films will be shown to the students, and any ques tions they may have will be answered by the visitors. Two popcorn sales will be conducted at the school Wed nesday by the Medical Mind ed Maids and the Girl's Ath letic association. Dance PIann4 On Thursday, the Crater Boosters' club will sponsor a wrestling demonstration, to be held in the Crater gym. The public is invited to at tend, starting at 7:30 p.m. The pep assembly of the Girl's Athletic association, will sponsor a dance following the event, in the multi-purpose room. The District Parliamentary contest will be held Saturday at Myrtle Point. Winners of this event, will be eligible to compete in the state contest. Future Teachers of Ameri ca (FTA) will conduct a cake sale, Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the seventh period, 3:16 p.m. Prospect Church Has New Minister Prospect - The annual Epi' phany candlelighting service was held Jan. 8 at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Prospect. The church now has a new minister, the Rev. Stanley A. Welch, from Corning and Or land, Calif. He replaces the Rev. John Powers, who has gone to Albany, Ore. 1 chambers at the Rogue River city hall. A new Mayor, two new councilmen and reelected city recorder-treasurer and one reelected councilman were sworn in. Issuing the oath to the re corder-treasurer Mrs. Orva Jean Cruise was councilman Arty Laws, and Mrs. Cruise in turn administered the oath to the new mayor, John B. H. Leyen, and to the three new councilmen, Loyd Morrow, Foy James and re-elected councilman Roy Strickland. Orvis Reeter. George Magerle and Arty Laws are in midterm as councilmen. Because of the absence of some of the council members this was a short meeting and a special meeting is scheduled for a later date. Mayor Leyen, who is back In office after having served as mayor several years ago, announced the following com mittee appointments: Water committee: Arty Laws, chairman, George Mag erle, Loyd Morrow. Street committee: Foy James, chairman, Orvis Reeter, George Magerle. Police committee: Roy Strickland, chairman, Orvis Reeter, Loyd Morrow. Finance committee: Loyd Morrow, chairman, Roy Strickland, Foy James. Sanitation committee: George Magerle, chairman, Arty Laws, Roy Strickland. Fire committee: Orvis Reeter, chairman, Foy James, Arty Laws. Library committee: John B. H. Leyen. Regional News Mitchell Sanitarium Owner Will Retire Jacksonville Mrs. Bessie Mitchell, long time owner and manager of the Mitchell san itarium here has announced her retirement. Her son Robert Mitchell has purchased the sanitarium and will manage it. He is also the proprietor of the Thrifty Mar ket here. , Classroom Teachers Have Meeting At Central Point, Discuss Events for 1963 Central Polnt-The Jackson County Classroom teachers held their executive ..eetlng Tuesday at Crater High school with John Kucklcr. Phoenix High teacher, presiding. Because of fog a quorum was not present. For that rea son all official business was postponed. President Kuckler appoint ed the following OEA-CTA nominating committee: Elsie Turner, Eagle Point, second grade teacher, chairman, Shir- Icy Kannaslo, Phoenix, fourth grade teacher, Helen Becker, Prospect, second grade teach er, Dean Roberts, Gold Hill, eighth grade teacher, and Frank Kock, Ashland, sixth grade teacher. The next dinner meeting of the Jackson County OEA CTA, will be held at Mo Loughlin Junior High school Feb. 23, at which time a "Teachers Educational Pro fessional Workshop" will be held. Ethic in the teaching pro fession will be discussed. Mrs. Mildred Black, Gold Hill, sixtli grade teacher, chairman of the OEA-TEPS Committee, is also chairman of this re gional workshop, which will include Josephine, Jackson and Lake counties Mrs. Zelma Foote, Jewett school first grade teacher and regional director for the OEA Department Classroom teach eri, reported that tentative plans are being made con cerning the fall state con vention to be held in Jackson county Oct. 25. c Art Display Slated At Jacksonville Library This Week Jacksonville Mrs. Arthu: Roberts, Jacksonville librari an, announced this week that she has arranged for an art display at the library featur ing paintings .and works of sculpture by recent new resi dents here, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle and Catherine Harrell, for merly of Loa Angeles. Harrell is an honor grad uate of Otis Art institute and has had one man art shows in Downey and Bakersfleld, Calif., and the Los Angeles County Museum showing con temporary paintings on the United States. He also showed paintings in the festival of arts in 1954 and 1955 with Charles Mooshian and Rob ert Carmean. Katherine Harrell also at tended Otis Art institute and is a sculptress. Her display at the library will Include a fe male figure in teak wood, a native girl in birch and a nude in birch wood. Harrell's exhibit will In clude a figure study from life done In black conte crayon, a drawing of Michael Ange lo's Medici (Madonna head) done in red conte crayon, the head of a girl from life In pencil, a copy of a copy by Ruben of Leonardo da Vin ci's "Battle of Anghiarl" in charcoal, the head of a Swed ish woman In carbon pencil with white crayon and a drawing of a male nude fig ure in grey wash and brush drawing. Mr. and Mrs. Harrell have purchased a home here and plan to open an art studio across from the Jacksonville Museum in the near future. They have a school age daugh ter and a pre-school age sort. Everyone interested is in vited to view this art display any day during library hours. Central Point Happy Bluebirds Convene Central Polnt-The Happy Bluebirds of Central Point met January 10 at the home of Mrs. L. E. Lull, 3353 Mili tary rd. The group will begin its first project of the new year. Movies will be constructed in shoe boxes. City Procedures Explained To New Gold Hill Councilmen FOR LONELY MEN On Sunday, Dec. 30, Ray Chinca, own er of the Mt. Shasta Veterans club, served his 12th annual holiday dinner to old. lonely men. Eighteen attended, includ ing Joe Mueller, 82. left, and Harry Starr, 88. Chinca cooks this meal every year, for all who attend and can qualify. The only provision is that the diners must all live alone. Money, or lack of it, has no bearing. Chinca says he feels it is a hollow gesture to wish a happy occasion to folk if one does not do what he can to make it a happy time. And so he gives these men the finest meal possible at no cost in an effort to help combat the lonely hours they endure. Gold Hill Mayor Milton Steinmetz commenced h i third consecutive two year term in that position during the January session of the Gold Hill city council last week. Richard Straus, coun cilman, who was the only of ficial not taking the oath, ad ministered the obligation to the mayor for the 1963-1984 term. The newly elected city offi cials were sworn in by the mayor. Taking the oath were Ferd Jones, city recorder treasurer; two two-year term councilmen, Hilton Brignall and Leonard L. Martin; and three four-year term council members, Mrs. Dorothy Meis ter, Roland Washburn and Ronald Kallsta. Retiring councilmen Delos Walker. Kendal Dufur and Ozzle Newland surrendered their scats to the new offi cials. Walker and Dufur had each served about six years on the council. Newland, with several years experience, had been appointed to the unex pired term vacated several months ago by the resignation of Cecil Van Horn. Another retiring council man, Stanley Newnham, was not present for the last meet ing. He was serving on ap pointment the unexpired term of Virgil Cribble. Committees named by the mayor were: Finance: chairman Richard Straus, Dorothy Meister and Roland Washburn. Water and lights: chairman Hilton Brignall, Roland Wash burn and Richard Straus. Sanitation: chairman Hilton Brignall, Leonard L. Martin and Ronald Kalista. Equipment: chairman Leon ard L. Martin, Roland Wash burn and Ronald Kallsta. Fire exposure: chairman Ronald Kallsta, Roland Wash burn and Hilton Brignall. - Nuisance: chairman Leon ard L. Martin, Dorothy Meis ter and Richard Straus. Police: chairman Hilton Brignall and Leonard L. Mar tin. - Policies and procedures were explained to the new council. Mayor Steinmetz in formed the council that It Is not his policy to "conduct" or discuss city business on the street with citizens or mem bers of the council. The coun cil meetings are the place to do this, he said. He reminded committees to bring their business and prob lems betore tne council ai regular meetings. He said all citizens are welcome to attend the council meetings and urged to do so. So there is no reason to become involved in city business on the street, he said. With the exception of the recorder treasurer, police chief and maintenance man, all are serving without pay. The many hours that will be spent at council meetings and committee work will be do nated by the mayor and coun cil members, during their re spective terms of office. Recorder-treasurer Jones, who his served in that post for several consecutive terms, told the new council of pro cedures. He reminded them that regular meetings are held the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m., except on certain occasions when there Is a conflict of dates. Payment of labor, salaries, etc. is taken care of on due date, he said. He reviewed the water ordinance concern ing enforcement regulations. The new council agreed with the opinion of the former council that the water ordi nance should be strictly en forced. New council members were informed that the water col lections go Into the general fund from which city expens es are paid. Householders are charged a set rata of $3, which if paid by the 15th is reduced to $2.70. Local residents are not metered. However, businesses are metered and pay accord ing to what they use, includ ing the Ideal Cement compa ny. Mayor Steinmetz appointed the street committee, Straus, Meister, and Kalista, to in vestigate reports that a tree along Second ave. ii consid ered to be a hazard since the storm last October. The committee was author ized to take necessary steps to eliminate the condition if the tree Is determined a haz ard, a report to be given at next regular council meeting. Other hazards because of trees were pointed out, and will be investigated, it was said. Steinmetz reported that t California resident had pur chased property formerly owned by the Richardsona and has proposed construction of two rows of new houses between the home on the riv er bank and Second ave. The proposal has been referred to the planning commission, com posed of H. D. Force, chair man, Donald Morrow and Paul Molloy, for consideration, he said. Starts Tomorrow . . . Until?? STOREWIDE Featuring Mistakes By Buyers (That's Us) . . . At . . . Saxbury s Family 1 4 U VNJ rr blubber n 1 All SALES ' FINAL! Clothing In The Middle Of The Central Point Shopping Center Due to the fact that we are new to this business, we hive made buying errors. 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