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? i i ; Coos County Leaders Oppose Industrial Sites In Dunes Park Eugene - HUD - Buatnenmea and official! of Cooi county and the fide o Coot Bay and North Bend testified here Saturday at a U. S. Strata Interior aubcommittee hearing they are opposed to a national seashore park at the Oregon Dunes that would include in dustrial sites. They mentioned sites north of Coos Bay that had been developed for industrial water supply and plants. Sen. Lee Matcalf (D-MonU, chairman of the hearing, call sd for six hours of testimony, MOTHER'S DAY CARDS Mothar'i Dsy Sunday, May 12 ft II 217 I. Mala Sr. Medferd divided among opponents, proponents and discussion, A statement by Mrs. Vera Springer, Portland, represent ative of Sen. Maurine Neu berger (D-Ore.), Indicated the senator feels boundaries as stated in her proposed sea shore bill remained flexible. Tom O'Dwyer, North Bend, asserted the national park con cept is not compatible with industrial use. He said loss of the Industrial water for future forest products expansion could be a tragic blow to the communities. Similar statements were placed on the record by oppo nents to the plan ol ben. Neu berger to put the south boun- dary of a national park near Coos Bay and the north boun dary near Florence. Coos county and school dis trict officials said the area needed the industrial develop ment for tax base as well as new payrolls. E. C. Manders, manager of the Menasha Corp. mill, lo cated on the dunes, said the company would never have considered the dunes water supply dependable if the dunes had been a national park. Mill First The water aupply was de veloped by Pacific Power and Light Co. just north of the 30-GALLON GLASS-LINED DAY A NIGHT GAS ITER HEATER 10 YEAR GUARANTEE bay. The pulp and paper mill was the first in the area in some 25 years. A PP&L spokesman said the utility would not have been able to explore the dunes if It had been a national park. PP&L urged that the south boundary of a national park be on Tenmile creek, the south boundary of a national park as envisioned in a pro posed bill In Congress by Rep. Robert Duncan (D-Ore.). Support for the Neuberger bill came from Bend publish er Robert Chandler, former congressman Charles O. Por ter, and James Monte of Port land, chairman of the Com mittee for the Oregon Dunes, "They (the dunes) are unique on the North Ameri can continent and they should be preserved," Chandler said. Monte said Oregon lacks well rounded resort areas and the dunes would meet this need. The rush of civilization upon our scenic areas Is mov ing so devastatingly that 1 fear my own children will never enjoy the scenic beau ties that I have known In Oregon in my lifetime," he declared. Dan Allen, speaking for Gov. Mark Hatfield, said the state favora federal develop ment of the Dunes and would be willing to turn over its property in the area. Page 2A MEDFORD, Tribune MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY, MAY S, 1983 Land Sales Fraud Bill Approved By House Committee FTC Charges 2 Valley Property Sales Firms With False Advertising REGULAR PRICE $87.50 LESS TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE $30.00 YOU PAY ONLY Eight SOC Students Attend Conference Ashland - Douglas Legg, of the Southern Oregon college social science division, led a delegation of eight students to the 13th Model United Na tions conference of the West Coast April 24-27 In San Jose, Calif. The SOC contingent repre sented the Republic of Bolivia during the sessions at which they heard a number of speak ers, including Jonathan B. Bingham, U. S. representative to the Economic and Social Council of the UN; Godfrey K. J. Amachree, under-secre-tary in charge of the UN Ci vilian Operation in the Congo; and Nicolai Federenko, USSR ambassador to the UN. Students making the trip in cluded Ron Wilson, Medford, chairman; Louise Borgialli, Klamath Falls; Jerrylrm Ol son, Klamath Falls; Mary Jo Batzer, Medford; Sue Ross, CorvelHs: Dan Kirkpatrick, Ashland; Mike Teeter, Med ford; and Der.ton Weaver, Ashland. GAS V APPLIANCE DEALER DIRECTORY Salem - HOT - A bill aimed at protecting the public from "fraud," deceit and misrepre sentation" in land sales won approval Friday of the House Committee on Planning and Development. The bill Itself stales there U a "need" for such legislation. The bill is based on provid ing stale evaluations of sub divided lands offered for sale within Oregon. Under the measure, a" sub divider would have to file notice of hia intention to sell or lease lands with the Real Estate Commissioner. He would have to furnish information about the lands, and post a surety bond to guarantee completion of prom ised improvements. The real estate commission. er would be authorized to ex amine the lands, except in cases where a political subdi vision already was equipped to do the same thing. The commisioner then would Issue a report on the lands. A copy of the report then would be furnished to any prospective purchaser. Other Highlights Education - A bill to phase out special scholarship treat ment for college students from Alaska and Hawaii passed the Oregon House and went to the Senate. Fish - A bill revising com mercial fish processor and dealer licenses waa signed by the governor, the third in package of four. Timber - A measure revis ing the eastern Oregon timber tax law was signed by the gov $57 50 SEE YOUR PLUMBER OR DEALER TODAY CALIFORNIA-PACIFIC UTILITIES COMPANY ,1ll:lJ:';H;:l?VH.-H:i;MJ:I.M;l.-l--a Phone 772-S2I1, Madford - 4S2-21 16, Ashland Gas Water Hearer . 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Weather permitting the sale will be held at the front of Britt center. , 1 . ., Dr. Doerter pointed out that in these days of mass pro duction and machine made items, that art objects pro duced by talented students represented unique, personal, and expressive statements at testing to the talent, skill, imagination, creative ness, and purpose of the ar tists. . Kaziko Kondo, Japan, and John Schroeder, Rogue River, are serving as co-chairman on the sale, which has been pro posed s an annual event They announced that 35 per cent of the profits would be contributed to the Art Schol arship fund. A number of the items may be previewed at the Mark Antony hotel, Ashland, May 6 through 23. Two Man Returned on Warranis from County Two men were returned to Jackson county Thursday and lodged in the county jail on crmininal charges. Royal Robert Allison, IS, of 4 South Newtown St., Med ford, was arrested in Portland on a warrant charging grand larceny. Norman Dane, of 68 North Mountain ave., Ashland, was arrested in Roseburg on warrant charging obtaining property by false pretenses. Formation of New Retail Merchants Board Suggested - Formation of a Retail Mer chants Board which would mold all sections of the re tail trade in greater Medford and concern , itself with the larger geographical area through long range planning and promotions was recom mended to the chamber of commerce as a future goal when Manville Heisel, vice president of the chamber ad dressed the board last week. Heisel told the breakfast gathering at the Rogue Val ley Country club that such a board could be of benefit to all merchants and the econ omy of all Medford. Heisel preceded the recom mendation with a proposal that the chamber make its major objective a policy which would pull Medford to gether in all segments of its economy. Asks Consolidation He asked that the cham ber consolidate greater Med ford into a vital hub, provid ing goods and services to the entire geographical area of southern Oregon and north ern California. The provision of administrative machinery and staff help available to downtown merchants and the shopping center in develop ing their various promotions, was asked by Heisel. Otto Frohnmayer, past pres ident of the chamber, moved that the chamber board estab lish such a policy. He asked that It be clearly understood that such services be made available to other economic groups. The motion was approved. I. K. Ferry, cnairman oi the membership committee, made a plea for more help in membership solicitations. Chamber Manager Don Mc Neil presented plans for a new brochure outlining in de tail the 1963 program of work established at the January meeting. The brochure was approved. Former Rector of Local Church Dies Word was received here Fri day of the death of Dr. Her ald Gilbert Gardner, tsz, lor mer rector of St. Mark's Epis copal church. Dr. Gardner died April 27 in San Mateo, Calif., follow ing a long illness. Dr. Gardner came to the Medford parish in 1939 from Burlingame, Calif., and left here in 1943 to become dean of the Episcopal Cathedral in Salt Lake City. He continued from Salt Lake City to Boise, Idaho, where he was dean of the cathedral until his retire ment because ot ill health in 1952. Surviving are his wife, Mar garet Gardner; a sister, Mrs, Martha Walker, Tipton, Ind., and two daughters, Mrs. Glen Shafer, Anacortes, Wash., and Mrs. Kenneth Neumann, San Mateo, Calif., and 10 grandchildren. Washington - (UPt - The Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Saturday filed charges of false advertising against two development firms selling land in Lake Valley, Ore. It was the fifth case filed by the governmen t in the past seven weeks in a campaign to protect prospective landown ers from being lured into buy ing a pig in a poke. The FTC tiled a similar case in April involving land sales in New Mexico. In the last seven weeks, the Justice De partment, in cooperation with postal inspectors, has filed three cases charging mail fraud in connection with land sales in western states. In its complaint today, the FTC named Harney County Land Development Corp., Chi cago, and Harney County Es crow Co., Burns, Ore. Also named in the com plaint were John M. Phillips, Jack C. Cherbo, and Richard D. Walker, all of the Chicago firm, and Willis F. Bardwell, of the Oregon company. The complaint charged that the companies printed decep tive claims, pictures and pho tographs in advertisements in metropolitan newspapers. Summer Workshop On Shakespeare Is Scheduled at SOC Ashland - Southern Oregon college and the Oregon Shake spearean Festival will cooper ate in a six-weeka summer workshop on the Southern Oregon college campus June 17-July ZB. The workshop consists of courses in Shakespeare on the Stage," "acting," "direct ing, "costuming, "stage scenery," and "Drama In the Secondary School. Lectures and demonstra tions will be presented by the Oregon Shakespearean Festi val staff numbers to the workshop students. Members of the workshop also will have an opportunity to observe re hearsals and see some ot the dress rehearsals of the regular season's offerings at the Fes tival theater. Aspect of FestlTal An interesting aspect of the festival is the fact that high school juniors and seniors (1962-63 school year) are able to enroll In the workshop for a special tee of $50. College undergraduates and graduate students may enroll for credit by payment of regular sum mer session fees. Students may elect to take the entire workshop program or a por tion of it. The play, which will serve as a laboratory project for the workshop, will be "A Mid summer Night's Dream." An open-stage outdoors produc tion is planned, but the pro duction will not be in the Eliz abethan tradition as are per formances at the Oregon Shakespearean Festival. Deadline for enrollment In the program is May IS. Inter ested persons are invited to write to Dr. Dorothy Stolp, director, Shakespeare Appren tice Workshop, Southern Ore gon college, or the department of speech and theater arts, SOC. par annum Large or small savings accounts are always welcome at . . . Jackson County Federal savings and Loan Assn. Home Office-2 E. Main, Madford Ashland Brinch-337 E. Main, Ashland . It said the advertisements claimed the land was located "in a. fertile valley" and "in the west's greatest recreation area." It said the area was not suitable for cultivation. The advertisements ' also contained the words hunt, fish and swim, although the area la not close to any hunting, fishing, swimming, skiing, boating or similar recreation al facilities. 1 In addition the advertise ments indicated the land was located in a "sunny invigor ating climate" with "300 days of warm, wonderful sunshine Thisisthe best way fr vacation travel! Ill Continental Trailwiys Tours. Inc. "pleasure p'en" tour vicition. Conti nental Treilwayi takes cats ol all tha details in advance hotel reservations, bascace. sightseeing . . . you lust relax aboard an airconditioned, rest room equipped luxury bus... end enjoy e carlree-carelree vacation. Ona row-cost pike... one phone cell la your local Continental Trail ways Tours, Inc. Agent is all II takes I - 773-1853-148 No. Front I -J Local Student Gives Report at Meeting Douglas Elliot, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don J. Elliot, 3072 Old Military rd., Medford, represented Oregon at the Northwest regional meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, student chapters, at University of Ida ho, Moscow, May 2 and 3. Elliott, a senior in chemi cal engineering at Oregon State university, presented a report and slides of his study of the "numerical aolution ot two dimensional steady atate heat conduction problems by the relaxation method with the aid ot an IBM-1620 com puter." Students and faculty, rep resenting almost all accredit ed chemical engineering schools In the Northwestern United Statea and British Co lumbia, attended the two-day conference. Oregon State university en gineering department faculty advisor, Professor Donald Jost, accompanied Elliot on the trip. throughout the year." The FTC said the climate in the area was neither moderate nor temperate. 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