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Regional Roundup
by Clevo Twitchell
Mail Tribuna Regional Editor
Alice Burnc'.te, our Talent correspondent who has
been covering developments In that city's project to in
crease its water supply by taking water out of Wagner
Creek, became curious about one aspect of the plan. She
wondered how or if the city was able to obtain the right
to take water out of Wagner creek. And so she made an
Inquiry, and received the following letter from David C.
Hendrix, watermaster for district 13, in response:
"This will acknowledge receipt of your letter dated
May 11, 1963, in which you requested information on the
availability of water from Wagner creek for the Town of
Talent.
"Please be advised that the Town of Talent will
divert water from Wagner creek through an agreement
with the Talent Irrigation district. The Talent Irrigation
district acquired rights to Wagner creek on July 31, 1915,
under Permit No. 4537, which allows them to sell water
for both irrigation and domestic purposes. It would not
be possible for the Town of Talent to file on Wagner
creek themselves, since Bear creek and its tributaries,
which include Wagner creek, are closed to appropriation.
It should be understood that no person or group of per
sons may take water from any stream in Oregon without
first filing for water rights. This office will continue to
regulate the water of Wagner Creek in the same manner
as in the past, which means that the prior rights which
belong to the old Fred Wrap (Rapp) property, the users
of the Beeson-Roblnson ditch, etc. will have first claim
to the natural flow of Wagner creek during the irrigation
season, therefore, any water diverted by the Town of
Talent from Wagner creek will have to be replaced by
the Talent Irrigation district so these prior rights will
not be infringed upon."
Because the city (or to be precise, the "Town of
Talent") is going through the Talent Irrigation district for
its water from Wagner creek, the rumor was circulated
that the city would get water from the creek only during
the irrigation season and would still have to rely on its
wells (present source for all city water) during the rest of
the year. But in this case the irrigation season has no con
nection with the agreement between the city and the dis
trict. The city will get water from Wagner creek the year
around and use the wells only for supplementary water.
- Hatten and Bingham of North Bend was the success
ful bidder on the treatment plant and lines for the new
system with a bid of $89,580.79. Of that figure $34,497.09
is for transmission lines, $7,047.70 for the Wagner st. line,
$2,175 for the canal Intake line and $45,761 for the water
treatment plant .
A $16,500 contract was awarded to Pillsburgh-Dcs
Moines Steel company to furnish and install a reservoir
with an umbrella type roof.
Visitors at in Aialea Festival
"A trip to Brookings to see the Azalea festival was an
experience we will remember for a long time," reports
Bertha Hanscom, Phoenix correspondent, who went over
last week end, along with MT Farm Editor and Mrs. Joe
Cowley and others. "Everything was so green and pretty
this time of year with the flowers blooming along the road
side and the rivers so clear and blue. It made one feel like
going for a swim right then and there. Whoever named
Oregon mountain should have named it 'Lost Dinner.' No
one who has gone over that mountain could possibly be
afraid of the Green Springs. The Azalea parade in Brook
ings was very interesting and there were several entries
from Medford. One never gets too old to go to the beach
and go barefoot in the sand, and it's fun to get caught in
one of the breakers. The sea breezes were so refreshing
one hated to leave it all.
"We visited the Azalea State park Sunday morning.
Church services were being held there-and after the serv
ices, a huge barbacue. We arrived in time to see two tons
of barbecued beef still In the pit."
According to Velda Barr, our Prospect correspondent,
some families from up that way took in the Brookings
events as well. They included Mr. and Mrs. Everett Shafcr
and son Cleve, Mr. and Mrs. Ward Blaine and their daugh
ters, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Esten and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
Axtell all of Prospect, and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Kclley of
Shady Cove.
More About the Ashland Tour
Harry Crebbln, manager of the Yreka Chamber of Com
merce, told members of the Ashland chamber good will
tour last week about an advertising plan of his that worked
rather unexpectedly. Just to see what would happen he
put an ad extolling the virtues of Siskiyou county in the
Wall Street Journal. It stuck out like a sore thumb, and as
a result drew more response than any ad he's ever run in
a travel magazine.
What Time Is It?
We can't help but admire the ability of some of the
more outspoken opponents of daylight saving time, who
employ such sweeping generalities (The Institute for Prop
aganda Analysis called them "glittering" generalities) as
"everyone hates its" or "Nobody wants it." We don't hate
it, so apparently we are nobody.
Actually, we have a take-lt-or-leave-it-alone attitude
on DST. We'll grant that It's harder to get up on mornings
when we have to be up early, but the extra hour of morn
ing darkness Is a blessing on days off, and we enjoy the
extra hour of daylight In the evening.
Illinois Valley
Chamber Elects Ted
Rodgers President
Illinois Valley - Ted Rodg
ers was elected president of
the Illinois Valley Chamber
of Commerce for 1063-64 at
the chamber meeting last May
21. Don Lewis will be vice
president and Gordon White
will again handle the treas
urer's office.
Mrs. Bill Cooper will suc
ceed Ed Kentficld as sccre
tary. Kentficld reported over
1,500 inquiry cards had been
received the past year, adding
to the mailing coats the Cham
ber has been facing.
Usual membership fees are
$25 but the Illinois Valley
bank renewed its membership
with a payment of $100, as it
wanted to help offset the In
creasing costs.
The chamber stated that
membership drive will get
underway soon and hopes are
to enroll every business In
the valley as a member.
Tickets for the annual din
ner will go on sale soon. The
event will be held at the Ore
gon Caves Chateau.
Cave Junction-The Oregon
State Highway maintenance
crews have completed work
on the Redwood highway in
riownt- n Cave Junction. The
local crew, under foreman Bill
lumen, widened the pavement
to where It Is now 15 feet on
one side of the center line and
12 feet on the oilier side. A
total of 850 tons of hot plant
pavement material was used
and was hauled by a crew
from Grunts Pass.
Horsemen To Ride
From Montague
To Burney Sunday
Siskiyou County Members
of riding clubs at Montague,
Gazelle. Mount Shasta, Mc
Cloud and Burney will hold
a pony express ride Sunday,
June 2.
It will begin at Montague
promptly at 10 a.m. Follow.
Ing the finish at Burney all
participants will return to
McCloud where members of
Squaw Valley Riding cluo of
McCloud will serve a banquet
to visitors.
This has long been an an
nual event, with the terminal
being at McCloud. Burney
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PONY EXPRESS Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Ilolcomh of the
Ml. ShaMa Horsemen's club pose with their horses. They w ill
participate In pony express
Burney. t
BUSY PLACE-The Prospect scaling station
has been a busy place this spring because
of heavy logging activity, due primarily to
the blowdown of timber suffered in the
Columbus Day storm of last year. A steady
Butte Falls PTA
Officers Installed
At Final Meeting
Butte Falls-The May meet
ing of the Butte Falls Parent
Teacher association held re
cently at the high school was
the final meeting of the 1962
63 school year.
The annual school picnic
will be held today at the
Grade school. This picnic is
sponsored by the Parent
Teacher association. Parents
are asked to bring a hot dish,
salad or dessert, sandwiches
and service for their own fam
ily. Coffee, punch and ice
cream will be provided.
Project Initiated
With monies left in the
treasury over and above cur
rent budget, the association
elected to send a Junior girl
to Beaver State.
Officers installed for the
forthcoming year were John
H e n s h a w, president; Mrs.
Charles Capello, vice presi
dent; Mrs. John Wolter, sec
retary; and Mrs. Donald Hen
shaw, treasurer. Installing of
ficer was Mrs. Harry Dalton.
New officers were present
ed with a boutonniere and
corsages. Mrs. William Lytle
was presented a past-president's
pin.
Happy Camp Music
Students Perform
Happy Camp - The annual
recital night for the private
music students of James Tris
tan was held at the high
school music room earlier this
month. Taking part in the
program were two students
of the guitar, and four piano
students.
Starting the program was
Jay Dolczal, fifth grader, tak
ing part in his first recital
on the electric guitar. Also
on the electric guitar was
h i s sister, Tina Dolczal,
eighth grade, who having had
more years of practice, play
ed some serious guitar music.
Playing the piano were Linda
Davis, fifth grade; Nina Cham'
bers, and Cathy Melnert, sev
enth grade; and Lee Attcbery,
eightli grade.
horsemen now have a club
and hereafter will participate,
The Mount bhasta group
has designated 10 riders for
partlcipants who will take
over the baton at Spring Hill
near Mount Shasta, and speed
It on to McCloud where
Squaw Valley riders will take
It on to Burney,
Mount Shasta club prcjl
dent Charles J. Hnlcomb, and
his wife Jean are holding
regular workouts to have
horses and riders in shape for
a record run over the Mount
Shasta section.
ride Sunday from Montague to
C
stream of trucks is bringing the logs down
to mills on the valley floor each week day.
One day earlier this month a million board
feet of timber was scaled at this station.
Blowdown Sales
Spur Prospect
Logging Activity
By VELDA BARR
Mail Tribune' Corrapsondenl
P r o s p e c t Many people
might be surprised at the
number of logging trucks that
are passing through Prospect
on week days this spring.
Trucks keep coming and go
ing almost a constant line of
them.
They start rolling before
the light of day and continue
almost into the night. They
remind a person of a column
of ants one after another,
each with a load of logs going
down the road to the mills.
Many of the trucks make
three trips a day down to the
valley floor.
From Blowdown
Most of the logs they are
carrying this spring are from
the blowdown sales that have
been let in order to save tim
ber that was blown down in
the Columbus Day storm last
fall.
This timber was spread out
over a large territory. In the
Prospect ranger district there
was an estimated 65.5 million
board feet of logs and timber
affected by the storm. Accord
ing to Ward Blaine of the
Prospect district, a total uf 59
million board feet of timber
has been sold and is now be
ing logged.
Emil Sabol of the Union
Creek district reported that
his district suffered a 40 mil
lion board feet blowdown,
most of which is now being
logged.
Most of the loaded trucks
from the Union Creek and
Prospect ranger districts are
Rural Reflections
Unprecedented Event:
Men Attend A Shower
By MAUDE ZIEGLER
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Applegate Valley - They
were said to look just like big
boys all dressed up for a
birthday party. They walked
down the pathway meticu
lously carrying their frilly
pastel packages. They num
bered 24, and they made a
compact circle as they sat
around the large living room.
In their conversation they
were said to have sounded
like a flock of geese.
They were farmers, young
and old, gathered for a mo
mentous social event of their
own, the like of which Is un
precedented in this commu
nity. It was a layette shower
honoring Fred Straube, and
they had received invitations
in the mail saying that Edgar
Bush was the host, and that
the shower would be held at
his home near Ruch.
It is not often that men
get together, one of the wives
later remarked, except for a
fury, most usually over milk
prices or range rights. If not
that, they have to baby-sit
while their wives enjoy cof
fee and a chat.
So it was a party In every
sense of the word and lasted
until after midnight. Fritz
Offenbachcr was reluctant to
attend, it was such a novel
event, but he was among
those staying the latest.
Martin Gricr was delegated
to assist the honor guest as
he unwrapped his gifts, and
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scaled at the Prospect scaling
station. Earlier this month in
one day the five men who
scale the logs at this station
scaled a million board feet.
That's in the neighborhood of
200 loads of logs.
The woods are alive with
activity. If one goes out any
of the roads that leave the
Crater Lake highway, stops
his car and just listens, he
can usually hear power saws,
tractors, bulldozers and load
ers at work all over the
place. The men. are working
to get the blown down timber
out of the forest so that the
bugs don't ruin it and so that
it won't cause a fire hazard.
20 Outfits
There are approximately
20 logging outfits working in
this area, not counting firms
like Elk Lumber company
who own their own timber
and don't go through the
Prospect scaling station.
One of the oldest In the
area is Skeeters and Skeeters,
which established a camp
here since 1941. Previous to
that date, the men drove up
every day from Talent.
Others include the McGrew
brothers, Ben Nork, Joe Olli-
ver, Ray Offord, CMD Log
ging company. Milton Sander
son, John Wheeler, John
Spencer, Wayne Ash, Harry
Goode, Jim Slack, Burl Britt,
Don Harper, Oris Noble, R. J.
Borch, Steve Cloud, S and W
(Schaffran and W a r t h e n),
B and R, Jim Welch and Luke
Biden logging outfits.
Several more are scheduled
to start up soon, it Is reported
Martin made a list of each
donor and his gut. It seems
that stretch pajamas predomi
nated to the extent of seven
pair, and one huge box that
took much undoing contained
baby food.
One gift arrived in a gunny
sack, tied with baling twine.
Ed Ramsay and Ernie Stalun
could not attend, but sent
their gifts.
One hundred ham sand
wiches had been prepared for
the occasion, to say nothing
of cake, cookies, potato chips,
and other delicacies which the
host served.
Glenn Sattmarsh told sto
ries of the old days, and
grandfather, Louie Straube,
was present. Other men at
tending were Don Haynes,
Boyd Hamilton, Lance and
Leon Offcnbacher, "Sandy"
Smith, Jake Vender Stocl,
Jim Corson, "Dutch" Often
bacher, Bruce Morlckle, Fran
cis Krouse, Harlan and Bob
Cantrall, E. E. Cox, Dave
Winnlngham, Fred West, and
Glenn and Donald Bailey.
The Bush home and sur
roundings are up-to-date and
a place where folks like to
gather, but with a few old
fashioned touches like the
patch of young potatoes push
ing through the ground and a
set of freight bells topping
the front gate. The bells are
from wagon freighting days in
eastern Oregon, where the
Bushes formerly resided.
LJA
Awards Presented
At Crater Assembly
By MARY COLLEY
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Ray White was installed as
Crater High school student
body president at an awards
assembly held recently at the
school.
Other student body officers
installed for the 1963 - 64
school year were Dave Force,
vice president; Dianne Shel
ton, secretary; Ginn Tomlin-
son, treasurer; and Jim rul
bourn, business manager.
Rena Offutt received the
outstanding student council
member trophy.
Student Awards
Students receiving awards
were: Joliene Greene and
Jenny Lou Thompson, out
standing student council mem
ber certificates; Joyce Dye,
outstanding senior G.A.A.
member; May Brown, out
standing Comette; H a n n a
Jacobsen, penny queen; Jo
liene Greene, girl of the year;
Randy Pinney, Sportsman
club award; Greg Applen,
school spirit; Jan Mooster,
homemaking; Bob Sanger, out
standing senior band member;
Marvelle Lichtenstein, most
improved singer; D e 1 o r e s
Sanderson, "Note from Norm"
service award; Jan Pfaff and
Les Dewey, Danforth awards;
Les Wewey and Joyce Dye,
OSU Dads club award.
The G.A.A. received the
club of the year award.
FTA awards were presented
to Royal Harger, Janine
Parrish, and Donna Ham
mond, Youth Conference
scholarship; Linda Monia,
FTA scholarship; Jan Pfaff,
Carolyn Barnes, Ray White,
Jan Mooster, and Donna Ham
mond, service awards.
Janet Pfaff received the
Girls league scholarship.
Other students named for
Yreka Club Plans
To Distribute
Medical Emblems
Yreka - Many underprivil-
edged persons In Siskiyou
county with hidden medical
problems and acute allergies
can now look forward to the
protection of the internation
ally recognized Medic-Alert
emblems with the announce
ment that the Soroptimist
Club of Yreka, will provide
these "life-saving" emblems as
its yearly project.
The Medic-Alert Foundation
International is a charitable,
non-profit organization which
Wildflower Report
From O'Brien Area
O'Brien - Cats Ears or
calochortus maweanus are
more abundant on Rough and
Ready Flat this year than
ever before. Lupines, arrow
leafed balsam root, phacelia,
brass buttons and larkspur
are now in bloom.
Penstemon will be out in
about two weeks. Flames of
Indian Paint Brush flicker in
and out among the heaviest
growth of wild grasses in
many years. This year ceano
thus appears to be dicing out.
Sycle leafed allium is just
beginning to show.
Miss Campbell Gefs
Scholarship at SOC
Cave Junction - Catherine
Campbell has been notified
of her selection for a scholar
ship to Southern Oregon col
lege in Ashland. The scholar
ship equals the full cost of
tuition and fees for one year.
Miss Campbell will major
In elementary education and
minor in physical education.
She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Campbell of
3649 Rockdale rd.. Cave Junc
tion, and has attended Illi
nois Valley High school the
past four years.
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scholarships were Joyce John
son, Medical Minded Maids;
Judy Wilson, Beauty school;
Jenny Lou Thompson, district
6 teachers.
The National Actuary so
ciety award went to Robert
Bruce.
Academic Achievement
Academic ach i e v e m e n t
awards went to Jean Fish
back, Rose O'Connor, Robert
Bruce, Bruno Meyer, Joyce
Dye, Selene Ash, Math; Jean
Fishback, Mike Smith, Carol
Norris, Lori Hixson, Robert
Bruce, Jan Mooster, and Les
Dewey, English; Jean Fish
back, Jim Welch, Steve Jorde,
Bruno Meyer, and Les Dewey,
science; Linda Monia, Pat Cal
endar, and Gary Vincent,
Spanish; Mike Turner,
Debbie Alton and Marlena
Fowler, French;
Toni Morrow, Charles
Lusky, Rose O'Connor and
Mike Smith, Latin; Ron
Smith and Carol Mundlin,
German; Linda Monia, Gary
Vincent, Bob Bruce, Cynthia
Pleasant, Frank Roberts,
Joyce Dye, and Suzy Flynn,
foreign language field day
awards.
Les Dewey, Marlena Fow
ler, Jenny Lou Thompson,
Joyce Anderson, Jeanette
King, Carri Peterson, Cynthia
Bartley, Roy Fair, Christine
Bishop, Kathy Galbraith, and
Charles Lusky, social studies;
Rozanna Davis, Camelle Merz,
Lillian Colpitts, Jim Arnold,
Cathleen Harsh, Delores
Sanderson, Linda Monia, Ron
Smith, Carolie Kuest, and Jo
Ann Trautman, commercial.
Speech awards were made
to Alan Bray, outstanding
senior speaker and Oregon
high school speech; Dave
Force, Carol Foote, and Don
Gail, league key; and Sharon
Shellabarger, most improved
speaker.
provides stainless steel and
silver emblems with a warn
ing engraved on the back not
ing the particular medical
problem of the wearer.
The emblems carry a med
ical insignia with the words
"Medic-Alert'' embossed in
red which is easily identifi
able and well-known in the
United States and throughout
most of the world.
In case of accident or seiz
ure, the emblems alert phy
sicians and passersby to sum
mon and administer the prop
er medical treatment.
The Soroptimist Club of
Yreka will work with the
school, health, or other vel
fare departments in providing
tile bracelets or necklaces to
those in need of them.
Recognized internationally
the medical language en
graved in English is under
stood by physicians univer
sally. The Foundation has sis
ter organizations in Canada
and New Zealand and is regis
tered in 16 other countries.
Anyone wishing further in
formation regarding Medic
Alert may contact the Sorop
timist Club of Yreka in care
of Doris Young, president.
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Illinois Valley - Thursday,
Memorial day services plan
ned at Laurel cemetery, Cave
Junction, at 10.15 a.m., and
at Deer Creek Cemetery at
Sclma at 11:15 a.m. Public
invited.
Cave Junction - Sunday, 2
p.m., public meeting of Min
eral Industries Development,
Inc., at Cave Junction City
hall.
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