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MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1963 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON 5 iff. A Randolph Collier Tunnel Nov; In Final Construction Phase By LETHA COOKE Mail Tribune Correspondents Randolph Collier tunnel ii In the last phasei ot con struction, with the dedication scheduled tor Saturday, July 20 by officials of Del Norte county. Meyers Electric is present ly installing naming insiae the tunnel which will pro vide 45 foot candles at the oortal rones and 7 foot can dies in the tunnel interior during daylight hours witn a night time illumination oi i.i foot candles llirougnoui, Street light illumination will extend beyond the por tall. Conduits were Installed for the lighting at the time the ceiling was poured. Painting in Progress Grafe Callahan, main con- atruction contractor, is now applying paint to the walls and ceiling, a wnue epoxy finish with gloBS surface, which will Improve the light ing and facilitate washing of the Inner tunnel suriace. Comoletion of the two ap proaches is being carried out by Mercer Fralsor, now in final states ot surtacins. Initial tunnel construction began in January, 1061 at a location 340 feet below Haicl view Summit ridge, wilh its main object to eliminate a teep narrow road with eight horse shoe curves and lower the road elevation to such a point that now would not present a major problem dur ing winter. The tunnel itself is one of the greater projects in relo cation of Redwood Highway 199 in Del Norte county, Calif. Honor Ban. Collier It has been called Randolph Collier tunnel to honor the California state senator who worked with representatives of Del Norte and Josephine counties for its construction and who for years have ad vocated this Improvement in communica tion between southern Oregon and the Crescent City seaport. Gibbons and Reed construc ted a north approach from 199 through Broken Kettle Creek canyon the summer previous to tunnel boring. Morrison Knudscn contracted south portal approach work which required excavation at the portal site and many large cuta and fills througti Smith River canyon down to Idle- wild, Calif. Their work was finished hut fall. Randolph Collier tunnel was planned at an expendi ture of $3,788,000. Due to un foreseen complications in ex tremely treacherous ground and long periods of rainfall at inopportue phases of con struction the cost is now fig ured at nearly twice that fig ure. The time element also was extended almost year over that expected due to these complications. California Division of High ways state engineer Sam Hel wcr recently outlined long range plans for further Im provement of the Redwood highway 199 in which he stated, "Initial stages are not far away. Engineers planned technicalities of this tunnel in anticipation of eventual con version to one way traffic. 5 Mi- J, 1'.. w - ' IMPROVE WATER SERVICE - Workmen were on the job last week digging ditches to accommodate completion of the "loop" of water line connecting Seventh st. with North Broadway in the city of Rogue River. The line being installed is a four-inch transcite pipe. When complete, city, officials reported, it will give better water service to the residents of the North Broadway and Valley View dr. areas. Talent Lions, Auxiliary Install Meeting Slated On I00F Building Gold Hill-All members of Gold Hill Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges are urged to attend a meeting Tuesday at 8:1S p.m. at the IOOF hall. At that time plans for the IOOF building will be discuss ed. This meeting has been called by the building com- mittpp To date the building fund has reached the sum of $1, 698. Money for the building fund project has been raised by various donations, food sales, a rummage sale, and benefit dances. A spokesman for the com mittee announced plans are to continue giving benefit dances throughout the sum mer each Saturday night at the American Legion hall In Central Point. All proceeds from these dances go to the building fund project. The regular meeting of Odd Fellows lodge No. 129 will be held Tuesday prior to the planning meeting. Talent - The Talent Lions club and Lions auxiliary held joint installation of officers Saturday, June 13. at the Tal ly Ho. Installing officer for the auxiliary was Mrs. Frank Christian, past state presi dent, and a member of the Talent auxiliary. New officers installed were Mrs. Lester M. Davis, presi dent; Mrs. Charles Cory, vice president; Mrs. George Ner ton, secretary; Mrs. George Glcim, treasurer; and Mrs. Charles Roberta, Lion Tamer. The directors Installed were Mrs. Henry Bechtold, retiring president; Mrs. Wayne Reed, past president; and Mrs. Churllc Davis, ap pointed member at large. Corsages were presented to the new officers, and gifts to the out-going officers by Mrs. William Glenn, page. Eaton B. Humphrey. Lions International counselor, was installing officer for the Lions club. Installed as presi dent was Albert Grabber; Les ter Davis, first vice-president; Russell Davis, second vice- president; Charlie Davis, sec. rctary; William Glelm, treas urer; John Butler, Tall Twist er; and Charles Cory, the elected member of the board of directors. Perfect attendance pins were presented to the follow ing members: Earl Storey, Frank Christian, George Nor ton, George Glolm, Lester Davis, Charlie Dumas, Henry Bechtold, and Lewis Hunt. Mrs. Cory and Aggie Horst man were In charge of decor ations and corsages. Guests for the evening were Mr. and Mrs, Eston B. Humphrey, and Jean Hcsa of Medford; and Mr. and Mrs. Ron Pitts, and Mr. and Mrs. Champ Touchstone of Talent. Regional News Jacksonville Sewer Bids Being Studied Jacksonville - Members of the Jacksonville City Council arc scheduled to meet Tues day at 8 p.m. at the city hall to consider what action to take on bids on construction of the city's sewer system. Bids from six linns were opened last Thursday nifiht by Sid Lasswell of the cngi neerina firm of Cornell, How lHnd, Hayes and Merryfield. All were higher than the firm's estimates on the proj ect, which were $251,8HH.3U on the sewer system and $47, 722.80 on the pond. Engineers Study The bids were referred to Cornell, Howland, Hayes and Merryfield for one week ol study, with a report due back at tomorrow night's meeting. Bids opened last Tuesday were as follows; Tecples and Thatcher, Inc. of Portland - $306,173.40 on the sewer und $55,137 on the pond. Use of asbestos pipe would increase bid by $10,- 000, clay pipe by $15,000. W. A. Auslanri Construc tion company of Grants Pass - $69,393 on the pond only. R. A. Helntz construction company of Portland - $2BB,- 448.30 on the sewer and $57,- 108.00 on the pond. Rex Kinsey Construction company of Slayton $301,- 519.54 on the sewcr. No pond bid. Use of asbestos pipe $2,300 extra. James G. Robertson of Clackamas - $349,608.60 on sewer only. Asbestos pipe $74 extra. M. J. Brassfield of Salem -sub-total for both sewer and pond of $334,724.25. RegionalCalendar Phoenix-Tuesday, 8:30 p.m., Phoenix Grange visitation meeting, at Phoenix tlcmeiv tary school gym. Phoenix la. dies asked to bring sand' wlchcs. Wednesday, f):30 to 10 a.m., Focus on Farming presented on television channel 10, P. K. Nelson from Clovcrlawn farm at Williams will talk on Gucrnticy cattle. 1,800 Brochures Mailed by Gold Hill Chamber of Commerce Gold Hill -At a recent ses sion of Gold Hill Chamber ot Commerce It was reported that 1,800 brochures had been mailed since January, 19U3 to all parts of the United Slates, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Gold Hill Chamber of Com merce Is a member of the Va cation Land of Southern Ore gon. Brochures arc mailed in conjunction with that pro gram to promote Interest in the area of Sams Valley and Gold Hill. BUY PROPERTY O'Brien Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Mnrkley purchased the William Cooke property and have moved their trailer house on tho grounds. This property Is on highway 1!)S) In O'Brien wheor a tratilc house fire occurred last win ter. The Markleys will be here for the summer but will return to their missionary work with Indians in Arizo na, New Mexico and Mexico this fall. Boat Races, Carnival Planned For Happy Camp Celebration mm Br HAZEL DAVIS Mall Tribune Correspondent Happy Camp - The Third Annual Fire Department Fourth of July Celebration will start off with a bang tha night of July 3 with the crowning of the carnival queen during an American Legion sponsored dance, and followed by three big days of fun. According to Fir Chief Frank Lootens, a tight sched ule of events is planned for all three days with a wide variety of entertainment for young and old. Booths at Carnival All civic organizations in town have been invited to sponsor a queen candidate and to set up booths at the carnival. The queen will be selected and crowned during the American Legion dance by three Judges from out of town, and will s e 1 e c t the queen on qualities of beauty, poise, character, and person ality. The queen will then reign over all festivities dur ing the celebration. The Happy Camp Volunteer Fir department is sponsor ing a log rolling contest which Camp will be held at Siskiyou Mills, greased pig chase at the high school; a dance the night of July 8 to end the celebration with music by Howard Nev ens and orchestra of Yrekn; and a dart game and baseball throw at the carnival square. The carnival will be open during the afternoon and eve n 1 n g s of July 4. 5 and 6. Nearly all the local orgunira tloiu will be participating In a wide variety of booths, a lot of which will be new this year. Boat Races In conjunction with this celebration, the Happy Camp Lions Club Is pon.orli)ii its annual 64 mile Klamath River Boat race which this year will he run in two clasiflcatlons. rowboat and kayak or canoe, with separate prizes awarded in each division. Those inter ested may contact Bob Wright of Happy Camp for more in formation. Also added this year are short half mile motor boat races in the Immediate vicin ity of Happy Camp. All these boat races take place on the Fourth of July for one day only. According to Flic Chief Lootens, the fire department proceeds will he put into a fund with an ultimate coal of buying a new fire truck with modern fire fighting equip ment installed to n ake this department more tMcient. In the past the department has spent m u c h money for re suscltaters and other life sav ing equipment, as well as modern flic tignlint! equip ment to belter protect the people tn the area. The Klamulh Kart Club of Happy Camp i sponsoring go kart racing every day dur ing the celebration at the new tracks, with a big day of rac ing on Sunday, July 7. The various activities dur ing the celebration are being sponsored by Happy Camp Lions club, American Lcijion, Klamath Kart club. Chamber of Commirc e, and Happy Camp Volunteer Fire depart ment. According to lire Chief Lootens. the local Auxiliary Police recently organized erhe. will be on duty all dur ing the celebration. This unit Is sponsored by the Civil De fense and Sheriff Al Cottar. Volunteers Asked By CP Library Central Point - Disappoint ed children returned home empty-handed from the Cen tral Point library last Mon day when all books for grades 1 through 3 were checked out, according to Mrs. A. D. Van Horn, librarian. Members of the Space Ad venture summer reading club have checked out a total of 1,003 books since June 3, she reported. The reading club now has 322 members, as compared to 183 last year. Om-r Bacon, head librarian of Jackson county libraries, reported that the eleven month period for which fig ures are available lor mc 1062-63 fiscal year shows an increase of 23.7 per cent in the number of books checked out of the Central Point libra ry. So far the figures for June show an Increase of 28 per cent, he noted. Since funds are not avail able to employ additional help and because of the in crease in library use, volun teer workers are needed at the Central Point library. Anyone interested in donating their services is asked to call Mrs. Van Horn at 664-3228 during the hours the library is open. Rcdgers Installed Chamber President Illinois Valley Ted Rods ers was installed president of the Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce al the chamber's recent annual dinner, held at the Oregon Caves chateau. Seventy-four persons. In cluding guests from Grants Pass, Medford, Ashland, Cres cent City and Brook' s chambers, were present. Slate Sen. Debbs Potls of Grants Pass acted as master of cere monies. Other officers installed in cluded Don Lewis, vice presi dent; Mrs. Bill Cooper, sec retary and Gordon White, treasurer. Installed on the board of directors were Dr. Joseph Meyers, Ed Atkins and Bub Grants. Since Jan. 1. lOBIt, some 2,000 Inquiries have been re ceived by the chamber as a result of the Vacalionland of Southern Oregon promotion, it was announced. Reports also were heard on efforts to get better television reception in the valley and on the Sucker Creek irriga tion program. The program of the eve ning was given by Jack Sim. Josephine County park su perintendent, who showed a film on slate parks. ' Kory COFFEE Drip or Regular lb. Homogenized mile; Riverside 2 Gallons Standby TOMATO JUICE 46-oz. Tint 4 89 White Spray TUNA No. j Tins ' 5 for 88' FREE TO EVERYONE ... OUR ALL NEW SSl Pick up your FREE Supermarket AOS$A B Sweepstakes Card Today! You ( fll 1 I may win up to $5,000 in CASH ! iJ I Absolutely no pur- IJI I ISfj ' crd or punch out vjT Prospecl Jamboree Planned Aug. 10 rnpccl Plans are now being marie (or this year's Prospect Jamboree, to be held here Aug 111. Kour candidates for the post ef contest quern will soon be announced. They will sell tickets, with the winner to be determined on the basis of most tickets sold. Regular meetings to make plans (or the event are being held at the Prospect Commu nity hall. The next meeting Is set for July u. AH resi dents are urged to attend. Dutch Queen ICE CREAM Assorted Flavors i2 Gal. 69 1 Banquet Frozen FRUIT PIES 3for99 Tenderleaf INSTANT TEA riy2oz. 0! Midway Meat Co. Completely Tenderized SMOKED HAMS Shank Half er Whol ':".45h..49 A-Grade, Plump 2i to 3'j lb. Beauties WHOLE DRAWN FRYERS 29 Pan Ready CUT-UP FRYERS Ore. Food Stores Famous, Lean GROUND BEEF lb. Lb. 35c 39 CORN rga Golden Sweet Ears Carrots lb. 9c U.S. No. 2 Potatoes 10 lbs. 39c JUICE Onnft Grapefruit Qt. APPLE FRITTERS PLAIN FOOD ANGEL Westgate Bakery 49 49 27 DOZ. LG. HOMEMADE BREAD 01 CLOVER LEAF ROLLS Lustre Creme SHAMPOO Reg. 4(l $1 size nrijr Prices Effective Through Wednesday o We Reserve The R'ht To Limit Quantities MEDFORD-Westgate Center MEDFORD-13th and Central ASHLAND-Gateway Shop. Center W Rrvt Th Right To Limit. Pricti Eftcctiv thru Wednndiy 28-oz. Bottles PEPSI COLA 9 or p'us Stripe T00TKP.JE 63c A
