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WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY . 19(3
BEDFORD MAIL 1RIBUME. MEDFORD. OREGON
Regional Roundup
by CUv Twitch.ll
Mail Tribun Regional Editor
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The proud old U. S. National Bank building in
Grants Pass Is gradually giving way to the efforts of
Grants Pass wrecking contractor John Sims, but the
battle still isn't over. Much of the 15-inch thick masonry
walls are still standing.
Meanwhile, this little saga of a staunch 35-year-old
building versus the efforts of man has been creating
quite a bit of attention. The photo above was transmitted
by United Press Telephoto last Monday, undoubtedly to
all Oregon subscribers to the service and possibly be
yond. Sims' crew has been trying to knock the building
down for over a month now. The heavy concrete walls
are so liberally reinforced by steel that it is rough going.
From what we hear, we understand that the new
owners of the downtown property have not yet decided
what type of business they will put in.
But apparently almost everyone else in Grants Pass
has.
The rumors have been flying thick and fast. Rumored
uses include a clothing store, and branch of a large Port
land department store. We haven't yet heard anyone sug
gest a parking lot or a turkish bath, however.
Out of the Mouths of Babes Dept.
From Charlotte Davis, our Montague correspondent,
comes this little item:
Jess R. Grisham, Siskiyou County Agricultural com
missioner, recently lectured to the children at one of the
county's schools on the subject of insects. After the lec
ture was over, one of the small fry was heard to comment
to Mr. Grisham, "I never knew about a louse until you
came here."
Road Troubles In Proiptct
Last week the roads In Prospect were so Icy and
slick, reports Velda Barr, our Prospect correspondent,
that the little Crcen Briar school bus that goes to Union
Creek to pick up the children there was wrecked. The
bus, fortunately empty except for the driver, skidded
and overturned, smashing one side of the vehicle. The
driver, Mr. Boyer, is now using his car to transport the
children.
This week the Prospect area has a different problem.
Rain and balmy weather have turned dirt roads into
streams of mud. Laurelhurst road in particular is re
ported virtually impassable. "People In low cars can't get
through and it's a mess," says Mrs. Barr. "The mail man
(who has to travel it daily) told me it was awful."
Regional Calendar
Eaele Point - Wednesday,
8:30 P.m.. Eagle Point Com'
munity building, Eagle Point
Garden club dinner meeting
for husbands and guests. '
Eagle Point - Wednesday,
8 p.m., Eagle Point Scout
Community building, execu
tive board meeting of the
E.P.S.C. building.
Eagle Point - Thursday, 8
p.m.. Eagle Point Jaycecttes
meet at the home of presi
dent, Mrs. Ralph Humphrey,
190 Avenue G in White City.
Prospect-Saturday, a dance
sponsored by the Prospect
Lions club will be held at
the Prospect Community hall.
Everyone is welcome.
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Lone Pine-Thursday, third
grade Bluebirds, 2:35 to 3:45
p.m., Lone Pine school cafe
teria. Mrs. Yvonne Earnest,
leader.
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Lone Pine - Friday, 2:35 to
3:45 p.m., second grade Blue'
birds. Lone Pine school cafe
teria. Mrs. Eugene King, lead-
Korby-Tbursday, 10 a.m.,
the Josephine county health
nurse will show a film on
personal hygiene for all fifth
and sixth grade girls at Kerby
school.
Gold Hill Awaits Federal Grant
For Study Of Sewage Treatment
N. California
Television log
Progrfttni lilted below ire
received from the television
nations and the Mall Tribune
iiiumnt no renpnnlhlUty except
to make changes as supplied
KVIP-TV (Channel 7)
Wednesday
5 oo Broken Arrow
3:30 Mickey Mouse Club
6:00 -Newibeat Norlhstate
oils Huntley-Brlnfcley
B 30 International Showtime
7:30 Wagon Train
8:30 Gome My Way
9:30 Our Man Higgins
10:00 Naked City
11:011 Nw Ptt
11:10 Spnrtscast
11-1 a Tonight Show
U 2a i-ate News
Thursday
9 jo fc. ducat ion il
10 00 Vttoe is Right
10 30 Concentration
11:00 Jane Wynian
1 ) :3lt Your I or a Song
lii.liu Ernie Kord hhow
12 2"- - fz'hcr K"" Rri!
1:00- Lsrstta Young
1 30 TV Bingo
2:00 Day in Court
3. j-t Midday Heporl
2 30 Seven Keys
3 Oft Qui on fur a Duv
3 30 Who Do You Timt
4 00 American Bandstand
4-n nui'ovfry
4 55 Bandstand News
5 00 Super Car
9 30 Mli key Mouse Cluh
0 00 Ncwsbeat NorlhiUU
6: IS Huntiev-itrlnklev
a 30 Father Knows Best
7 00 Cuet ward Ho
T 30 Ottie and Harriet
8 00 Donna Reed
8:30 Leave It To Beaver
9 Oo My 3 Sons
9 30 Mcllale's Navy
lotio Freti Atair Premiere
J 1:00 News Final
11:10 Sportscast
11:15 Tonight Show
12.25-UU News
I00F Building Fund
Committee Elects,
Plans Benefits
Gold Hill The building
fund committee nf inn P
and Rcbekah lodges in Gold
Mill elected officers and plan
ned benefits at a committee
meeting held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Walker,
January 28.
Mrs. Charles V. Stripling
Was elected onnrral chairman
of the building fund commit
tee; Mrs. Walker, secretary
and Raymond Thompson,
treasurer. Mrs. Paul Mnllnv
and 11. D. Force are also mem
bers of the committee.
Mrs. Stripling reported that
the first benefit, a recent food
sale, raised $76.21 towards the
Dunning fund. The first cash
donation $10.00 whs given by
the Past Noble Grands club.
Plans for the second benefit
were made during the commit
tee meeting for a dance Satur
day from 8 to 1 p.m. at the
lioia hiii Unitize hall. All
proceeds will go towards the
building fund for Improve
ments to the I.O.O.F. build
ing, Mrs. Stripling said.
Mrs. Molloy was named by
the chairman to take ciiHruf
of a talent show that will be
held sometime in the next
month or su.
9-30 Education!
innn Price la Rieht
10 :30 Concentration
11:00 Jane WW roan
Iran Vniirfl For a Sone
12:00 Ernie Ford Show
11 JO Fattier Krnmi Beit
OO Loretta Younf
1 :3U TV Blnjo
3 iiO Day In Court
3 24 Mldilav Report
J 30 Seven Keya
3 00 Queen (or a Dav
3.30 Who Do You Truit
4 00 American Banditantf
4 30 Discovery
4 Si Bandstand Newi
5 00 Jill's Party Time
9 JO Mickey Mouaa Club
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Heins Open Meat
Counter At Market
Jacksonville -Dick and
Helen Ilein have announced
that as of Feb. 1 they will
be operating a meat counter in
conlunction w-i 1 1 the Thrifty
Food Market at 108 "". Cali
fornia st., Jacksonville.
The Heins formerly operat
ed the Jacksonville Cold
Storage plant and are the
owners and operators of the
Par a-Dice Ranch at t. 1,
Highway 238, west of here.
Recently they have operated
from the Medford Ice and
Storage building in Medford
but are now In process of
moving to the Thrifty Market
location.
Br MARY KELL
Mail Tribunt Correspondent
Gold Hill - According to
Mayor Milton Steinmetz the
city of Gold Hill is awaiting
final action by the govern
ment for a federal grant to
pay engineering services for
preliminary investigation ana
report of the city i sewage
treatment plant.
Mayor Steinmetz reported
that he had been notified by
letter Jan. 29 that the Hous
ing and Home Finance Agen
cy of the federal government
had completed its review of
the city's application and
found it complete and in form
to be acted upon.
The letter, written by L. L,
Durkee, director Northwest
operations, stated that one
basic element of the program
is that no part of the advance
can be used to pay for plan
ning completed prior to the
date of a formal offer by the
federal government to make
an advance.
He advised the mayor that
the city would be notified
promptly if and when they
are able to approve the re
quest.
Steinmetz explained that U
the grant is made, the govern'
ment would finance the study.
Repayment would be made
by the city if anything defi
nite is started as a result of
the engineering survey. The
mayor said the people of Gold
Hill will be informed as this
progresses.
First major business for
1963 by the new council was
to authorize Steinmetz to sign
an engineering services agree
ment for preliminary investi
gation and report of the city's
sewage treatment plant. The
agreement signed January 7,
1963 is between the city and
R. T. Worthington & Asso
ciates, Corvallis. It was mail
ed to R'chard T, Worthing
ton, engineer and The Hous
ing Se Home Finance Agency
of the federal government for
further review and recom
mendations following the Jan
uary council meeting.
Signing of the agreement
took place after the mayor
explained previous study that
had been given by the retir
ing councilmen and himself
in regard to Hie application
for federal assistance for plan
ning improvements at the
city sewage disposal plant.
The former council during
the December, 1962 regular
council session approved a
resolution to apply for a loan
from the government to do
necessary engineering study
of the disposal plant, and ut
that time the mayor had been
authorized to file an applica
tion for the city in regard to
a federal grant for public
works.
Like An Aulo
Steinmetz, a retired civil
engineer, told the new coun
cil that in the past he has
donated his time to do en
gineering work for the city
in many cases. However, now
he feels the people should
pick up the expense of en
gineering fees. He said the
sewage plant is just like an
automobile, It needs main-
tainance and repairs. He feels
it is necessary to have a com
plete engineering report of
the city's sewage plant to de
termine cost of sewage plant
improvements.
The retiring council had
made efforts to comply with
recommendations f o r im
provements that were made
by the slate May 15, 1962, to
bring the plant up to date.
He stressed that the plant
which was built some 30
years ago is operating fine at
this thne, but problems arise
from time to time that are
unforeseen. Necessary routine
replacement of parts for the
machinery is much more ex
pensive now than was a few
years aKt, he added. He point
ed out that detergents and
other household items com
monly tHerJ by the hr.iocwii'e
today were unheard of when
the plant was constructed.
These create a real problem,
he said.
Thorough study has been
Eagle Point Band
Slates Pops Concert
Easle Point - The Eagle
Point High school band Ls
bavin' iU annum rhill-spu-ghctti
dinner and pops con
cert this evening at o p.m. in
the grade school cafeteria.
Serving of the dinner will
last until 7.,(o p m. allowing
everyone time to move to the
multi-purpose room at the
high school for the pops con
cert at 8 p.m.
Music selections will in
clude In Li from current popu
lar Broadway and television
favorites. Such numbers will
Include selections from "Mr.
Lucky," the television pro
gram; a salute to Hawaii, with
"Songs of the Islands;" and
"GirI," from movie fame.
given during the past months
by the retiring council and
Mayor Steinmetz as to now
funds can be obtaineo for this
nurpose with the least ex
pense to the people.
Plans to consider a pro
posed sewage charge were
dropped several months ago
by the council when a Urge
crowd of citizens visited
regular council session to in'
dicate strong opposition to
any sewer charge or levy.
Voters Nixed
A sum of $4,000 earmarked
by the council which included
monies for recommended im
provements at the disposal
plant was turned down by
the voters at the 1962-63
budget election. Instead the
amount received In the budget
for 1962-63 sewage purposes
was $2,400. Of that amount
there remains a balance- of
$1,460 to cover maintainance
and small repairs. This
amount does not provide for
the rising cost of parts, ex
pense of recommended im
provements and future plan
ning that is needed, according
to present city officials, and
former ones who have studied
the factors.
It was the opinion of the
mayor and council that the
public should be informed at
this time of the steps that
have been taken by the coun
cil and problems that do exist,
so that the people in Gold
Hill can better understand
why the council authorized
the mayor to sign the agree-
ment. They stressed accurate
information will be released
as it is available.
The engineering work con
templated will comply with
the requirements of the Com'
munity Facilities administra'
tion. Housing & Home . Fi
nance Agency of the United
States government.
The agreement stipulates
that the engineer is to furnish
and perform the various pro
fessional engineering services
required for the project, and
shall commence and complete
his work within 30 days after
the city receives notification
from the Housing & Home Fi
nance Agency of the United
States government that an ap
plication for advance for pub
lic works planning has been
approved.
Services To Include
According to the agreement
engineering services to be per
formed will include a review
of the city potential for fu
ture development of residen
tial and commercial areas; re-
So. Talent Sanitary
District Board
To Meet Thursday
Talent The board of di
rectors of the recently created
South Talent Sanitary district
will hold its first meeting
Thursday night.
The meeting will start at
8 p.m. in the Talent city hall.
Future meetings will be held
the first Thursday of each
month.
Election of the board mem
bers, Donald E. Grimes. Wil
liam K. Kerns and Everett M.
Schmelzer, was certified by
the Jackson County Court
last week.
Business at Thursday
night's meeting will include
election of a president and
secretary.
Central Point Lions
Plan Breakfast To
Aid Club Projects
Central Point-The Central
Point Lions club will sponsor
a breakfast Sunday at Crater
High school, to be held in
the cafeteria.
The breakfast will consist
of hotcakes, bacon, ham and
cges, with milk or coffee.
nrtrl wi.u he cpryed fi'tl 7 a.m.
to 1 p.m. The price will be
$1 for adults and 73 cents
for children.
Proceeds from the break
fast will be used for com
munity projects ana activities,
as well as for the Beaver
Buys State program.
Shady Cove Garden
Club To Hear Talk
Shady Cove - The Shady
Cove Garden club will meet
at the home of Mrs. ". C.
Col lo way, the second house
to the right on Arkansas rd..
between Shady Cove and
Eagle Point, on Monday.
A talk on seed propaga
tion will be featured.
The money made from this
benefit event will be used to
help buy pep band uniforms
for the high school pep band.
Tickets for both dinner and
concert arc $1.00 for adults,
50 cents for students. Pre
schoolers may eat free.
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same happr rrltal millions hate enjorad
fr over yaara. f or ronvrnienre, bus
the large atae. liet Poena rilla todarl
view of population trends of
the city and determine prob
able long range growth; de
termine the present and esti
mated future collecting sys
tem requirements of the sew
age treatment plant; investi
gate physical features of the
existing sewage treatment
plant, and report on the con
dition of the various com
ponents and their ability to
perform the intended func
tions; determine what modi
fications In the existing treat
ment facility are essential and
required, and prepare a pre
liminary design arrangement
of the recommended modifica
tions; Prepare estimates of cost
on the recommended modifi
cations and preliminary de
sign arrangements; investi
gate the financial condition of
the city as related to potential
indebtedness and. financing
for the improvements contem
plated; offer recommendations
on project financing, sewage
connection fees, rate struc
tures, and system operating
costs; compile the above in
formation in report form, and
offer recommendations to the
city for a fixed program, ini
tiating the contemplated proj
ect; submit the completed en
gineering report to the Ore
gon State Board of Health
for review and approval.
As compensation for the
above described engineering
services, the city will pay the
engineer the lump sum of
$900 within 30 days after
completion of the work re
ceipt of advance planning
fund disbursement from the
United States government.
Superintendent Addresses Kerby PTA
Illinois Valley-Elmer Flem
ing, Josephine County school
superintendent, was guest
speaker at a recent Kerby
PTA meeting, participating in
a panel which answered ques
tions concerning the operation
of the district.
Other members of the panel
included Bert Easterbrook,
school board member from
the Illinois Valley area, and
members of the local school
advisory committee, Mrs.
Charles Versteeg, chairman,
school principal. Robert Ham
bty and Ralph Millard.
The local advisory commit
tee is elected by the people,
it was explained. Members
mut live in the zone served
by the school with which they
are connected. The senior
member of the committee is
elected its chairman.
13 Committees
Answering other questions,
Fleming noted that in 1954 a
total of 54 separate schools
were brought under one gov
erning district, with 13 local
advisory committees repre
senting the county's elemen
tary schools. There are five
persons on each committee,
one of whom is a school board
member.
These representatives of Ihe
board help make up the
school budget, decide how the
schools are to be operated and
help in the consideration of
hiring teachers recommended
by the superintendent, Flem
ing explained.
The assistant superintend
ent of Josephine county, Wes
Peters, is responsible for help
ing select school text books
and seeing that classes are
properly taught. Peters also
oversees purchasing of school
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PTA PANEL Answering questions about
school district operations at recent Kerby
PTA meeting were, left to right, Bert Eas-
supplies and school bus ex
penses, it was noted. This year
he is coordinator of the school
curriculum.
Prior to the panel discus
sion, a short PTA business
meeting was held, with dis
cussion of prizes to be offered
at the science fair to be held
in March at Kerby school.
Fleming recommended award
ing ribbons as prizes, as these
are what other county schools
give.
Refreshments of doughnuts,
coffee and punch were served
Regional
News
by Mrs. Ralph Millard, Mrs.
Floyd Briggs, Mrs. Kenneth
Brown, Mrs. William Wood-
terbrook, Ralph Millard, Mrs. Charles Ver
steeg, Robert Hambly and Elmer Fleming,
superintendent of Josephine county schools.
bury and Mrs. Delbert Scott.
The next Kerby PTA meet
ing will be held Feb. 28.
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