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CROWDED RUNS This picture shows the crowded dog
runs at the Jackson county dog pound off Highway 99
Man's Best
By FAITH McCULLOUGH
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Ashland Like the inevita
bility of death and taxes is
the problem of dogs. Man's
reputed best friend has also
become his greatest nuisance
In many communities, Jack
ion county being one of them.
Few taxpayers are aware
of the county dog pound
located north of Talent and
east of Highway 99 in a large
barn filled to overflowing
with homeless dogs and cats.
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POINTS TO DATE Suzanne Brooks,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brooks, 1649
Grand ave., Medford, points to Heart Sun
day date, today, remitting residents that
volunteers will make door to door calls be
Medford Council Accepts Bids
On Two Installation
Bids on two city projects
were accepted Thursday night
by the Medford city council.
A low bid nf $8,71 '2, sub
mitted by W. H. Conrad com
pany Inc., was accepted for
the installation of an eight
Inch water Main on Biddlc
rd. from Morrow rd. to Crater
Lake highway. Two other
bids had been received.
Another contract which
was for a sanitary sewer on
Kcnyon st. from Holmes ave.
o Garfield St., also was
awarded to W. H. Conrad
company. Their bid of $5,157
was the lowest of five re
ceived. Speaking from the audi
ence, Mrs. 11. P. Bnsworlh
Jr., asked the city council to
bold a Joint public meeting
with the Jackson county court
to review costs of the current
Civil Defense program.
Committee Appointed
In other action. Mayor
James Dunlevy appointed a
committee consisting of Rich
ard Travis. Joe llosick and
William Singler to meet with
the City Sanitary Service re
garding a rale adjuslment.
Miss June Whealon was ap
pointed to the parks and re
creation commission to fill
the unexpired term of Alex
McDonald, who recently re
signed
In other council action, the
council:
Held a public hearing on
the withdrawal of the Chest
nut st.-Slewart ave. area re
cently annexed to the Med
. ford Rural fire protection dis
trict. There was no opposi
tion. Approved a request of
the Kennedy Furl OH com
pany to replace a 550-gaHon
oil tank under tile sidewalk
at 235 Noi-lh Bartlelt st.
Approved a land ex
BHUARf M. 1963
Friend May Become
Chris Hugler, pound mas
ter, with iwo assistants has
developed one - of the most
sanitary of projects under
difficult conditions.
During January, 442 ani
mals were brought In await
ing possible owners or death.
Twice a week a full list of
dogs is published with the
result that some are re
claimed or are given new
homes, but the majority must
be disposed of after a five
day waiting period, or in the
tween 1 and 5 o'clock this afternoon in the
annual Heart Fund campaign. Miss Brooks'
father is co-chairman of the drive in Medford.
change with the Oregon hiRh
way department of two par
cels of land on MeAndrcws
rd. eastward from Biddlc rd.
owned by the department for
city land on the southeast
corner of Slcwart ave. and
South Riverside ave. needed
for freeway approach.
Approved a cooperative
agreement with the state
highway department and
Medford Corporation to elimi
nate a drainage problem in
the vicinity of the Big Y.
Authorized purchase of
Bartlett Pear Day
Set at University
Bartlelt Tear Day has been
scheduled Feb. 1!6 by the de
partment of food science and
technology at Oregon Stale
university, according to Coun
ty Kxtrnsion Agent Clifford
B. Cordy.
The morning sesiion Marl
ing at 9 a in. w ill be devoted
lo Mich cultural problem:, as
varieties, rnntstorks. virus
diseases, insect control and
pear decline. The.vc will he
discussed primarily from the
standpoint of ihrir influence
on processing quality, Cordy
noted.
The afternoon session will
deal with problems more di
rectly associated with the pro
cessor. These include pear ma
turity, ripening and handling.
processing procedures and ec
onomic trends.
The topics will be present
rd by speakers from the stale
universities nf Oregon. Vash
ington, California and from
the L'SDA. A complete pro
gram may be obtained from
Cordy at the extemion serv
ice office.
north of Talent. An average of
into a space of 240 square feet.
case of those suspected or
having rabies or having bit
ten someone 10 days. Twice
a week the unwanted dogs are
gassed.
Seven Oulildt- Runs
There are seven outside
wire runs, two of which are
kept for Quarantined dogs
leaving five with a total of
240 square feet for an aver
age of SO to 60 animals
crowded so close together
that they cannot lie down,
much less move about.
Projects
a new pumper-tanker fire
truck for the Medford Rural
fire protection district.
Authorized condemnation
for water department right-
of-way near Myers lane.
Called for a public hear
ing for a change of zone at
16 South Peach st. to multiple-family
residential use
from single and two family
use.
Called for a public hear
ing to annex approximately
28 acres of property north of
Capital ave. and east of the
city's Capital Hill reservoir
site.
Approved the manufac
ture of toys and children's
furniture at 1109 West 11th
St., as a home occupation.
Approved a request by
Thomas Cardona, Villa Rogue
Apartments, lo pave and use
a portion of 10th st. and Sis
kiyou blvd. for parking fa
cilities in connection with his
apartments on condition he
work with the city's tree
planting committee.
Paving Approved
Approved a request by
Dr. O. J. Halboth lo pave
100 feet of thr alley between
Ivy st. and Oakdule ave. on
Eighth st. at his own expense.
Approved a request by
property owners on Valley
View dr. from Harrison st. to
Capital ave. thai they be per
mitted to install an asphalt
strip on this street section.
The council referred to the
city engineering deportment
a petition signed by 81 per
sons, requesting a traffic sig
nal on Central ave. at Ninth
si. Thr council oskrd the
rnglurering department lo
notify the state highway de
partment of the situation and
ask for a survey of traffic
conditions at the intersection.
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50 to 60 dogs are crowded
Nuisance
The Inside quarters are the
same size, 4 by 12 feet. At
night the dogs are kept in the
building and in cold weather
Hagler warms the area with
a large wood stove. Twice a
day the runs are thoroughly
hosed out and each day they
are disinfected. Sanitation is
remarkable considering the
crowded conditions.
This reporter has visited
the Jackson county pound on
several occasions and has
counted as many as 67 dogs
penned together. Their look
of haunted desperation is
something one cannot forget.
Hopefully a few struggle
against the wire looking for
a lost master or a new one,
then fall back again to sit in
apathy, awaiting their cer
tain fate.
Vast Pick-Up Area
The dog pound housing
situation in Jackson county
is a stupendous problem be
cause of the vast territory in
cluded in the pick-up area.
Covering a 2,000-square-mile
district is a superman's job.
Hagler and his assistants have
accomplished the seeming im
possible in sanitation, effici
ency and economy, but lack
ing adequate runs cannot be
expected to operate to the
fullest extent. At least five
more wire runs of the same
size are sorely needed.
Despile the handicap of
crowded runs, Hagler has
been able to make the Jack
son county pound one of the
cleanest in the state and for
his excellent work was re
cently recognized by Oregon
found association.
A careful record of each
animal brought to the pound
is kept and those wearing li
censes have the advantage of
immediate notification of
owners. Persons reclaiming or
taking dogs are charged at the
rate of $1 a day plus license
fee. The annual records of the
pound make interesting study
m.terlal for those who be
lieve In humane treatment of
animals at a minimum cost to
the county, but the minimum
apparently is not sufficient to
do the job which should be
done.
Franklin Elected
VP of NW District
Dave Franklin, owner-manager
of Franklin's Transfer
and Storage company, with
offices In Medford and Grants
Puss, was elected vice presi
dent of the Northwest district
of the Mayflower Warehouse
men's association at the 31st
annual meeting of the associ
ation in Los Angeles.
Franklin has been in the
transportation business for 24
years. He was named "First
Citizen of Grants Pass'' in
1947, and is a member of the
Lions and Elks clubs and the
chambers of commerce in
Medford and Grants Pass.
There are representatives
of 550 firms attending the
five-day annual meeting of
Hie Mayflower association in
Los Angeles.
FATAL BOAST
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- The coroner said Thurs
day that Hopkin Evans, 47, a
laborer who boasted he could
drink anything, was killed by
downing a bottle of couch
medicine prescribed by a bar
maid. He said the medicine
contained a small amount of
narcotic, w h I c h combined
with five beers Evans had
drunk, made it fatal.
Cap C. Vandagrift
REAL ESTATE APPRAISER, CONSULTANT ft NEGOTIATOR
ANNOUNCES
HIS NEW LOCATION
1 King Street Phone 779-1666
Medford, Oregon
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Valley Coin Club
Plans First Show
In City March 3
The Rogue Valley Coin club
has announced its first coin
show will be held March 3 at
the Jackson House In Med
ford. Show hours will be 9
a.m. to 9 p.m.
The show will include an
auction and exhibits in five
different categories: U. S.
coins, U. S. currency, foreign
coins, gold, ancient and me
dieval coins.
The exhibits will be enter
ed in both senior and junior
divisions. Awards for first and
second places will be present
ed winners and a grand award
will be offered for the "Best
In the Show."
Keith Witt is general chair
man of the show. Don Wendt
will handle the auction, which
is scheduled at 2 p.m. Ma
terial for the auction is being
assembled and interesting
items include scarce and semi
scarce Indian and Lincoln
pennies and numerous other
desirable coins, singly and in
rolls, club officials said.
Spac for Bourse Tables
Space will be provided for
18 bourse tables at which coin
dealers from the Pacific
Northwest will be located to
operate exchanges.
Other committee chairmen
named for the show are
awards, Keith Witt; prizes,
Ken Myers, Darrell Rumley
and Lee Collingwood; Bourse,
Bill Thompson; security, Bob
Hcin; public address system,
Bill Thompson, Don Wendt;
displays. Bob Hein, Dick Mc
Elhose: registration, Louella
Schneider, Ruth Wing, Eve
lyn Hein, Linda Myers; re
freshments, Evelyn Hein, Ken
Myers; signs, Linda Myers.
Alice Hallgren and Don
Wendt are handling publicity
for the show.
The public is invited to the
show for which there will be
no admission. Refreshments
will be served.
Eight Paving Jobs
Approved
Council in
Ashland - This week's Ash
land city council meeting fail
ed lo arouse more than slight
interest when a hearing on
nine street paving projects
was convened. Only one fail
ed of approval, having the
opposition of a majority of
residents.
Ordered in were portions
of Grant, Terra, Idaho, Lit
way, Herbert, Jennifer, Court
ney, and Heather sts. Turned
down was Scenic dr. paving.
A hearing on paving of Mer
rill st. was- set for March 5.
Several complaints were
registered. One concerned the
unsanitary and unsafe condi
tions at the old Taylor Mill
property on Herscy st.
where the mill pond consti
tutes a nuisance. A letter to
the property owners was or
dered. Harry Rees asked that
heavy trucking on Wightman
st. be re-routed and that the
fire hazard of the old Work
man null be investigated. No
action was taken.
Approval was given to Mc-
Grcw Brothers Sawmill for a
20-year lease on the properly
purchased from Arthur Pe
ters. The firm will be re
quired to guarantee at least
an annual cut of 2 5 million
board feel, exception being
made for shut down during
any three non-consecutive
years in the lease period. Mc-
Grew Brothers will pay the
city $50 a year for lease of
the land.
Northwest Development
Corporation was granted its
request for widening and sur
facing the present rad into
the Oak Knoll golf course and
was given permission for
three years use of the road
while construction of the
housing development is un
der way.
Early in the session, coun
cilmen disagreed on granting
of a Class B package liquor
license to the College Mar-
Summer Hours Noted
Jacksonville The Jackson
ville Museum will go on sum
mer schedule March 1. Miss
Mary L. llanley, curator, has
announced
The museum wil, then re
main open from 10 a nv to 5
pin on week days, and noon
unlil 5 p m. on Sundays and
holidays, throughout the sum
mer season.
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New Radar Equipment Now Being Used
New radar equipment-the
most compact and modern
available-has been received
and put into use by the Med
ford police department.
The radar unit, called Electro-Mafic
Radar Speed meter.
was purchased directly from
the manufacturer in Norwalk,
Conn., and was delivered to
the police department Feb. 1,
according to Chief Charles P.
Champlin.
Among the new unit's ad
vantages over older models,
it is completely portable and
can be transferred easily from
one patrol car to another. It
is not necessary to keep the
car's engine running while the
radar is in use since it plugs
into the cigarette lighter, ob
taining its power from the
vehicle's battery, Champlin
noted.
The unit also is completely
transistorized, hence guaran
teeing savings on costly tube
repair that was prevalent with
the older models. Maintenance
costs, in general are low on
the new unit, Champlin said.
It has been widely adopted by
other law enforcement agen
cies in the country, among
them, Oregon state poilice.
At a recent demonstration
of the new unit on Highway
62 near the Biddle rd. freeway
interchance, Chief Champlin
explained how the accuracy
of the unit is checked by an
officer before he begins to use
it.
After the machine is turned
on, the officer takes a tuning
fork, raps it against something
hard, and then holds the fork
next to the transmitter-receiver.
The sound vibrations cause
the needle on the radar speed
meter to register at a certain
spot on the dial.
There are tuning forks de
signed to cause the needle to
register at whatever speeds
an individual operator may
choose, but most law enforce
ment agencies pick one which
will check the accuracy of the
unit at the most frequently
driven speed of their moving
violators.
The Medford police depart-
by City
Ashland
kei, 1253 Siskiyou blvd. pur
chased by Joe and Betty Ben-
brook from Dale and Grimes.
Councilman Don Lewis
voiced disapproval of liquor
sales in such close proximity
to Southern Oregon college
and was joined in his stand
when the vote was taken by
Councilmcn Arthur Peters
and Duane Baker. Voting in
favor of the license were
Councilmen George Ward and
Emmelt Whitham. David
Kerr was absent.
Mayor Richard Nei 11 ob
served "we are expected to
comply with the law and I
feel this action is discrimin-
aiory. Cily attorney Harry
Skerry was told to notify the
Benbrooks that they may ap
pear before the next council
meeting to appeal the decis-
sion.
City Superintendent Elmer
Biegel presented a plat show
ing proposed new streets in
the city-owned tract adjacent
lo Mountain View cemetery.
The subdivision will later be
open for sale.
On appeal from Fred Smith
a large tree in front of his
house at 590 Allison st. will
he spared until such time as
its roots clog the sewer. The
concession was mace because
of Smith's plea that "the love
ly tree means much to my ill
wife."
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WATCHES NEEDLE INDICATOR Officer
Jerry Butler here watches the meter indica
tor to detect the speed of an automobile ap
proaching from the rear. The radar unit
ment, for example, used a fork
which will cause the needle
to point to 50 miles per hour.
Oregon state police use one
at a faster setting. The ma
chine dial, however, is line
arly calibrated, and if it is
accurate at one setting, it will
therefore be as accurate at
any other place on the dial.
The unit may be set to oper
ate at three ranges-long, med
ium and short-with a maxium
range of 500 feet. From where
the patrol car was parked dur
ing the demonstration, north
bound cars were being picked
up by the radar just as they
came over the rise in the high
way near the Biddle rd. inter
section. "We've been using the new
unit for about the last week,"
Champlin said, "and several
citations have been issued to
speed vialators already as a
result of its use."
The chief explained that ra
dar units are frequently used
to check traffic along a par
ticular street in the city where
residents have complained of
a speeding problem, and
where, for example, the safe
ty of children is being endan
gered.
"We want motorists to know
about the new radar unit and
how it is used so there will be
no mystery about its opera
tion," Champlin said. "It is
a valuable aid in helping our
department maintain safe
driving speeds on our city's
streets."
Liberty Amendment
Tabled by House
Salem - The so-called Lib
erty amendment was tabled
by the House with a 6 to 3
vote upon the motion of
James A. Redden (D-Medford).
The Liberty amendment
would require government
abandonment of all businesses
and repeal of the federal in
come tax. The motion was
made by Redden after mem
bers agreed that nobody on
the floor, including the spon
sors would vote for the bill.
Redden pointed out that the
sponsors had stated opposition
to the bill but had introduced
it at the requests of constit
uents. Representative Richard
Kennedy (D-Eugcnc) warned
of probable Communist domi
nation should the federal in
come tax be repealed.
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HOLDS TUNING FORK As Police Chief Charles P. Cham
plin looks on, Officer Jerry Butler holds the tuning fork in
front of the radar unit's transmitter-receiver to see that the
instrument is operating accurately. When the receiver picks
up the fork's particular virbations, they are registered at a
certain speed on the radar meter, which is kept in the front
of the patrol car. (Knackstcdt photo)
Grants Pass Youth
Grants Pass James Joiner
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Joiner, 464 Jones
Creek rd., Grants Pass., is
working at Abbott Laborator
ies, North Chicago, III., as
part of his. undergraduate
program as a student at Anti
och college.
All students at the liberal
arts college are required to
supplement on-campus study
with off-campus job experi
ences. Joiner, a second-year chem
istry major, has been as
signed to the control and de
velopment laboratories at the
Chicago firm.
Joiner graduated from the
Grants Pass High school in
1901. He has worked at the
Albert Einstein centers at
Jacobi hospital and Van Etten
hospital, both in New York
City, since entering Antioch.
can accurately register the speed of a ve
hicle from a distance of 500 feet. (Knack
stedt photo)
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He will return
classes April 4.
to campus
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