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8 A WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1963 MEDFOBD MAIL TrtlBUNE, MEDFOBD, OREGON Regional Roundup By Cleve Twitchell Regional Editor Figures released last week by the Klamath National for est give an Idea of the large amount of rain that has fallen this spring compared to nor mal precipitation. For example, during April 9.71 Inches of precipitation was recorded at Sawyer's Bar. The normal is 2.30. Precipita tion at Seiad was 7.3B com pared to a normal of 1.68. At Yreka It was 1.72, compared to a .79 normal. Precipitation totals from July 1, 1962 to April 30, 1963 showed 54.17 inches at Sawyer's Bar compared to a normal of 45.29; 51.55 at Seiad where the normal is 43.26 and 21.98 at Yreka, where the normal is 16.47 Inches. Still Wailing - Members of the Ashland Chamber of Commerce are still hoping that one of these days they'll get a chance to hear about the new Bard's Inn motel, now ncaring com pletion on the old Presby terian church property in Ashland. A program was scheduled on the motel a couple of months ago, but the builder was detained by a rounda bout set of circumstances, In volving delay of a plane ar rival, caused by bad weather. Then for yesterday's meet ing a program again had been scheduled on the new motel, but this time the owners had to be In Portland and were unable to attend. Meanwhile, the handsome new motel appears as if it were just ' about ready to open. Some residents were surprised during the winter when they heard the motel operators were already ac cepting reservations for ac commodations during the Shakespearean festival. But now it looks as if the owners knew what they were doing. it Regional News Bashaw Named Phoenix Attorney Phoenix - The Phoenix City Council has decided to appoint E. R. Bashaw, MedTord attor ney, as city attorney for Phoe nix. He will take the place of Richard Cottle of Ashland, who resigned. In other matters at their Monday night mwtlrg, conn cilmen heard a request from Richard Pelers, part time city police officer, that he be ap pointed a full time officer. The council agreed, however, that Peters should remain on a part time basis until the city budget for the next fiscal year is drawn up. The council approved a pro posal to have a portion of First at. filled In close to the post office in order to provide more room for parking. A portion of the Douglas McClurg properly south of Phoenix was annexed to the city. And It was announced that Pacific Power and Light com pany has taken over mainten ance of all street lights in Phoenix. OLD MOTEL SOLD-This is the Little Butte motel, built in 1942 to supply needed hous ing when Camp White s being built. It has now been (old to a While City couple Old Little Butte Motel Sold, No Being Remodeled who are remodeling the main building (above) and tearing down some of the smaller buildings. llf By DOTTIE HARBISON Mail Tribune Correspondent Eagle Point The Little Butte motel, built in 1942 to answer the plea for housing at the time Camp White was being built, was sold recently to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stotler of White City. The motel, located on the corner of East Main and South B sts., is being partially re moved to make way for the construction of two new homes. . The main home was orig- glnally built by a Mrs. Gil breath and is constructed on unique pattern with rooms having rounded corners. The house, built of red tile, will be remodeled and either sold or leased bv the new owners. The long row of cabins at the southwest corner of the property is presently being emodcled into a modern dwelling , while all of the smaller cabins have been sold and most of them removed. Stollor said the cabins were not modern and he wasn't In terested in fixing them up for rentals. At a latter date he is con sidering the possibility of put ting In a new motel on the south end of the property. The wash house is being re modeled for a shop. The large corner lot locat ed directly on Main and South B sts. Is is being saved for commercial use with the pos sibility of an eating establish ment with covered outdoor eating facilities being erected. Mrs. Gilbreath sold the Little Butte motel to the Church of the Golden Rule, which used it for retreats after the war. Church mem bers used the main house for dining and meeting rooms and slept in the cabins. After about 10 years they purchas ed part of the Hanley ranch in Lake Creek, and the motel was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Culy who again rented it out as a motel. j The Culys owned the motel for about 10 years, recently building themselves a new home in the Ruch area and selling the property to the Stotlers. RegionalCalendar Jacksonville - Thurs day, 12:30 p.m., Adarel Social club luncheon meeting, Masonic hall. Eagle Point - Thursday, 7:30 p.m., cub scout pack 48, community building. Grandview - Thursday, 7 p.m., Foursquare church an nex, Mother-daughter ban quet, Sponsored by the U.F.W. ladies. Grandview - Friday, 7:30 p.m., 2200 Roberts rd Cy s quiz team, competing, for practice, with Ashland church team. R5 Yreka Students Read Prize Essays 200 Attend Crater High Spring Concert Approximately 200 attend ed the annual spring concert presented by the Crater High school music department re cently. . Participating in Ihe concert, which was entitled "Aspects of America," were the girls glee club, the choir, Lavallers, the band and the Junior High chorus. Julius Lusky presented a cornet solo. The program was dedicated to Norman D, Carothers, mu sic instructor at Crater who is convalescing following surg ery at a Portland hospital, The entire group was under the direction of his wile, Mrs. Jean Carothers, Central Point Junior High chorus Instructor. As a token of appreciation for taking over the program with only four days notice, the group presented Mrs. Caroth ers with an orchid. Yreka - A large number of parents, teachers and other interested persons gathered at the American Legion hall re cently to hear the winning essays in the recent student Americanism contest. After each student had read the essay, he or she was pre sented an award by Mrs. Clyde Hcbard, Americanism chairman of the American Le gion auxiliary. The following students re ceived awards: 1. "The Pledge of Alle giance and Me" - Ricky Doty, first; Patty Simpson, second; Markita Haraden, third. 2. "The Meaning of the Mount Rushmore Memorial" - Donna Burch, first; Kent James, second; Barbara Nel son, third. 3. "Whut Is American Pa triotism?" - Robin Dais, first; Linda McAlistcr, second; Su san La n Re, third. It was announced at the meeting that Donna Burch also won first place in her group in the district competi tion. Refreshments were served by the members of the Ameri can Legion Auxiliary, after which a short business meet ing was held. Plans were made for Poppy Days which will be May 24 and 25. Auxiliary members who can work are requested to contact Mrs, Laurel Keyes, poppy chairman. All veterans' graves will be marked with a flag for Me. mortal Day, a project of many years of the Legion and Aux iliary. Talent Homo Sold To California Couple Talent - Mr. and Mrs. Frank Christian have sold their home at 314 West Main St., to Mr. and Mrs. Ron Pitts from Southern California. Mr. and Mrs. Pitts have three children and Mr. Pitta is in the retail rug business. Mr. and Mrs. Christian are remodeling the downstairs apartment at 316 West Main St. and plan to move there shortly. DANCE SUCCESSFUL Talent - The benefit dance sponsored by the Talent fire men recently with the help of the Talent Lions in the kitch en, was well attended, and over $100 was netted for the benefit of the Jim Perdue family. New Hours For Gold Hill Market Listed Gold Hill Billy and Jerry Jeroloman have announced that their B it M Market is now open seven days a week. Hours are Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Interior of the business has recently had a coat of paint to brighten It up for the spring and summer. A touch of paint also was ap plied to the trim on the ex terior of the building. Prospect Lions Club Celebrates 15th Anniversary Prospect -The Prospect Lions club celebrated its 15th anniversary at a recent gath ering at the community hall here. The Lady Lions served a buffet dinner to approximate ly 130 persons, including guests from Grants Pass, Med ford, Eagle Point, Talent, Cen tral Point, Shady Cove and Butte Falls. Several charter members of the Prospect club who still belong to it were present. They were Dewy Hill, Heston Grieve, Luke Biden, L. E. Clevenburg, Roscoe Larson and Paul Pearson. They were accorded special honors. Officers attending included APPOINTED Rogue River-Harry Skev lngton of Rogue River has been appointed AD1 Camb. to Byron G. Gentry, national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. BEING REBUILT Talent - The Vane Lutz house at the Talent junction, which' was extensively dam aged by fire recently, is under reconstruction. It is expected to be ready for occupancy shortly. Mansville Hiesel, district gov ernor of district 36E; Allen Jewett, deputy district gover nor; Esten Humphrey, past district governor; Dr. Lee Mel lish, international counselor; Dan Dwyer, district secretary; Andy Mcllish, zone chairman from Butte Falls, and Mrs. George Hubbard, state district director. Entertainment was provid ed by the Butte Falls and Crater clubs. Chairmen for the meeting were Lowell Ash of Union Creek, George Hub bard and Ralph Goode. Work at Park The Lions club is having another work day at the Pros pect park this Sunday, weath er permitting. Work was done there last Sunday in spite of light rain. The men worked in prepara tion for moving the wigwam from the old jamboree grounds to the park. The wig wam is now ready to move as soon as the weather clears and the ground is dry. Among those working at the park last Sunday were Heston Grieve, Dave Neville, Ralph Goode, Everett Shafer, Lewis Clevenburg, J. Hall, Roscoe Larson and Lloyd Hale. Siskiyou County Will Host North State 4-H Field Day By CHARLOTTE DAVIS Mail Tribune Correspondent Siskiyou County - Yreka's population will probably in crease by more than one quar ter when an expected 1,200 or more green and white uni formed 4-H members from 13 northern California counties arrive. The young people, accompa nied by their parents and leaders, will be in Yreka com peting for regional honors in Jewett Parents React Favorably To Conference System Central Point - More than 97 per cent of the parents of Jewett school pupils were in attendance during the parent teacher conferences held re cently at the school. Bill Brewster, ' principal, noted that this is far above the national average for this type of program. He also reported the reac tion of parents to the confer ences has been favorable. This was the second session of parent-teacher conferences in lieu of report cards. Con ferences are held at the first and third report periods with report cards being used at the second and fourth nine weeks. Plans are underway to ex tend this type of program to the fourth grade, Brewster announced. 4-H demonstration and talent school. Qhartz valley Leader JOIlll IlVluc, uao utaic ui meal arrangements for., the event. Mrs. Jack Zediker, Big Springs 4-H leader, is in charge of arrangements for welcoming the visitors. Mrs. Charles Hammond, a leader in the Greenhorn 4-'i club, heads the group which will entertain the visiting 4-Hers who arrive Friday evening. contests. Farm Advisor Bill Rudi man reports that the Field Day is held in a different county of the Northern Cali fornia 4-H Region each year. Siskiyou County can expect to host the field day again in about 1976. Siskiyou County 4-Hers, and Yreka businessmen are planning a real welcome for the visitors, and every ef fort will be made to make their brief stay here a pleas ant one. The talent and dem onstration contests will be conducted Saturday in the Yreka High school. However, early arrivals will be enter tained the night before at the Siskiyou County fairgrounds. Chamber of Commerce Sec retary Harry Crebbin is mak ing arrangements for accom odations of visiting parents and leaders, and is coordin ating financial sponsorship of the event by local business men. Table Rock 4-H Leader Del Reynolds is arranging for ac comodations of the 4-Hers coming to the event from oth er counties. Howard Trivel piece, local school bus own er and former 4-Her himself is in charge of transportation of 4-Her groups during the event. Roger Linton, 4-H Club Leader from Etna will super vise arrangements and staff ing of the demonstration and talent areas at the High Talent, Jacksonville Lions Club Plan Joint Celebration Talent - The Lions clubs ot Talent and Jacksonville will both celebrate the 15th anni versary of their organizations Saturday at the Tally Ho. The members of the Lions auxiliaries of the two towns will be among the guests at the dinner meeting and instal lation of new officers. Officers of the Talent Lions to be installed are Al Grab ber, president; Lester Davis,' first vice-president; Russ Da vis, second vice-president; Chailes Dsvis, secretary; Wil- liam Gleim, treasurer; John Butler, tail twister and Charles Cory, three year board member. The clubs are planning a gala affair to which other val ley clubs are invited. Those wishing reservations may call Frank Christian. Cave Junction Youth Wins Scholarship Cave Junction - Walter Freeman, a senior at Illinois Valley High school, has been notified that he Is one ot the recipients of the United States Scholarship at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colo: President of the Colorado School of Mines Dr. John W. Vanderbilt made the an nouncement. The scholarship, In the amount of $750, is renewable for three additional years of study for a total scholarship of $3,000 during the four years of undergraduate study. Freeman's major will be mineral engineering. He is the son ot Mr. and Mrs. Walter B, Freeman of Cave Junction. Eagle Point Junior Says State Is In Good Hands Eagle Point - "I think that our state is In pretty good hands," Leonard Hanson an nounced on his return from visiting the state legislature recently. He went on to say that everything was well organized and worked out, "One thing I found out, was that only about one tenth of the actual work Is done In the general assem bly. The rest Is done In com mittee meetings," he com mented. ' Hanson, a Junior at Eogle Point High school, and other valley students, stayed with Rep. John Dellcnback In Sa lem while they attended ses sions of the stale legislature last month. 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