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6 B WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 7. 19B3 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON -., "... . j 7 . .... w. .j HIGHWAY SHAPING UP A sign of the progress being made on the new road around Prospect is this bridge over the Rogue Tiver which recently was constructed. The road involves about 6.S miles, leaving present Highway 62 at Cas cade gorge and rejoining it north of Prospect. The road will run to the west of the present highway. Regional News Gold Hill Council Stresses Control Over Water Usage Boosters' Club Opens Drive For Public's Attention Jacksonville-The Jackson ville Boosters' club met Mon day on the lawn of the towns historic Jacksonville museum 1n the form of a Community Promotion committee "Kick Off" program. The committee plans a two month drive to direct the attention of the peo ple of Jacksonville to the pur pose and aims of the Boosters' club. This is the "preliminary phase," as outlined by Dirk Andersen, consultant for the Bureau of Community De velopment Studies at the Uni versity of Washington, who spoke here last month. Public Musi Participate If the people of Jackson ville do not understand the goals of the Jacksonville Study Development Program, it cannot work, the Boosters' club feels. The study cannot be done unless the two co operates In working on the program. This is a community project. Some one has to do this work and the townspeo ple must realize tney are. tne ones to help make this a dem ocratic success, a spokesman (aid. , Finding out where Jackson ville is going, in what direc tion, and how to help it be come a working reality for the business people, the resi dents, and the tourists,, can only be done by first having total Inventory of the town. Thus, it becomes a research project. The Boosters' club has start ed a coordinated plan entail ing a nine-month period for committees to be formed and to turn in their reports. So tar, boundary, history, gov ernment and population com mittees have been started. Some of the goals of the plan are: To make an all-over self analysis of life here and to gain a better understanding of what makes the community what it is; to understand local problems, to become aware of them and understand why they exist; to help develop from the study a sound plan of community action neces sary for the full development of its natural resources; to create within the community the spirit of unity and cit izen alertness which is needed- to make the program a permanent ongoing process. Help Offered A letter was read from An dersen offering help from the University of Washington De partment of Sociology's Office of Population Research, or the State Census Board, 'in re gards to an experienced enum erator for the census guide and coding for the census re port soon to be undertaken. The Boosters' club, follow ing Andersen's further recom mendation, will try to find a qualified enumerator in Ore gon as he would be closer to work with. Guests at the meeting in cluded jvore Hazel Daw from Hayward, Calif., a former teacher at the old Watkins school on the Big Aplpegate, and Hazel Swayne, Medford, a Mercy Flights nurse, whose grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Herbergcr, lived in Jack sonville at the turn of the century. Talent 2-Family Water Rate Will Be Reconsidered Talent - The Talent City council will study its rate structure for water service to two-family dwellings as a re sult of comments made at a council meeting here last night. Two residents appeared at the meeting to make a com plaint about the rate, which is $7 for the first 10,000 gal lons of water. The complaint concerned the-minimum that has been set for two-family dwellings - not the general rate increase which went into effect here last month to fi nance the city's new water project. The residents said they thought two family dwellings should be charged the same as single family residences, at $3.50 for a minimum of 5,000 gallons. To Be Studied Councilmen took the sug gestion under consideration. There are a number of two- family dwellings in Talent, it was noted. , In other action, the council received a resolution from the South Talent Sanitary dis. trict expressing a desire to participate in the city's plan ncd sewage treatment plant expansion project. The district requested a engineer's report on the approximate cost of the project, by Aug. 30. A city spokesman said such a report will probably be available In another week. By MARY XELL Mail Tribune Correspondent Gold Hill - Mayor Rich ard Straus and council mem bers in the city of Gold Hill urge residents to avoid wa ter waste. Police Chief Bill Young and city officials are asking the cooperation of lo cal residents in reporting un necessary noise of motor ve hides including motor cycles, motor bikes, motor scooters and automobiles. Council members agreed that the police chief be au thorized to enforce the water ordinance and control the noise after complaints were heard during the August 5 council session. It was reported that water has been left running tor as long as 24 to 72 hours in the same spot at some residences in the city, resulting in wa ter waste in the streets. The nuisance of cycles was dis cussed at length, and it was pointed out that cycles are not only a noise nuisance but also create a possible fire haz ard when climbing the hill behind the city because of the dry grass. Subject To Fin Wasteful water users are subject to a $5 to $25 fine and up to 10 days in jail. No fine or sentence will be re mitted. The water ordinance also specifies that no open hose shall be used for irri gating. All irrigating must be done through a nozzle with '4-inch or less opening, and water is not to be left running at night. Leaking faucets are prohibited and all water is to be turned off when the fire siren sounds. Council members Ray Ka lista and Dorothy Meister voiced complaints as to why fire chief C. Clyde Kell is' not issuing fire permits for open burning during the cur rent fire season. Mayor Straus expressed the opinion that such' complaints should be brought to the attention of the fire chief himself and the vol unteer firemen rather than the council and dismissed the matter. Since no bids were receiv ed by August 5 on the 1954 Ford four-door city owned sedan, the vehicle is still for sale. Anyone Interested may inquire at the city recorder's office for further information. The council authorized city recorder Ferd Jones to have an ordinance that will pro hibit trailer homes in the city limits of Gold Hill. The ordi nance will not effect trailer home already here that are installed to the city water and sewer. Prices Discussed Council studied proposals of certain people who wish to buy city lots in the area of Sixth ave. and Fifth St. It was agreed that no less than $500 per lot would be ac cepted for the areas involv ed. It was stressed that when persons are Interested in such matters they should attend the council meetings in per son. Any building on lots would be subject to all stipu lations in the city building code. Representatives of the Plummer enterprises attend ed the meeting concerning certain property matters in volving the proposed Rio Vis ta subdivision. Minutes of a special coun cil meeting held July 15 were approved. It was held for the purpose of planning summer street and drainage work. RegionalCalendar Grandview - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., car wash sponsored by Crusaders Youth eroun of Foursauare church, at Hal's Flying A station, Spring st. at Crater Lake ave. Rural Fire District Asking For Bids T a 1 e n t Bids on tearing Hnun several houses at the corner of Main and I sts. here will be opened Aug. 26. The Talent Rural Fire Pro Ixrlinn district is calling for bids on the project. The dis trict board recently pur chased the property as the site for its fire hall. Pfioem'x Lions Host Pot-Luck Picnic Phoenix - The Phoenix Lions held a pot-luck picnic last Sunday, Aug. 3, at the Jackson Hot springs. The af fair was attended by the larg est group so far seen at a club picnic of this type. Regional Roundup By Cleve Twitchell Regional Editor The gremlins around the Twitchell home have some thing against clocks. W e watched powerless last week as our arsenal of timepieces was reduced from five to one in little more than 48 hours. First it was our watch, which began to stop and then start again at whim. Then the wife's watch stopped. Next the electric clock in the kitch en gave out, and a few hours later someone dropped the bedroom alarm clock and broke it. All we have left now is a clock radio. It's Fair Time The Siskiyou county fair is fast approaching, an event which for roundabout rea sons will probably lessen the amount of news to be reported from Montague during the next two weeks. The reason: Charlotte Davis, our Monta gue correspondent, is entering just about everything she has in (hip year's event, ranging from baked goods to veget ables. The fair is scheduled Fri day through Sunday Aug. 16 18 i at the Siskiyou County fairgrounds on the south side of Yreka. A feature this year will be the International Paul Bunyan Logging champion ship, including such events as chain saw bucking, hand saw bucking,- chopping, tree falling, speed climbing, and axe throwing. Now in Whit City Dot Simmons, our Lone Pine and Grandview areas correspondent for several years, has moved to the White City area, where from now on she will report news develop ments from that mushroom ing community. News may be phoned to her at 826-4617. Inasmuch as Lone Pine and Grandview are now largely a part of the city of Medford, no new regional correspond ent will be assigned to these areas. Mrs. Simmons will still, however, accept news items from Lone Pine or Grandview residents who may wish to call her. Motel Price War? Norman Wade, the Talent motel operator who also heads the Talent-Phoenix Business men's association, predicted the other day that a motel price cutting war would start in the valley within six AT PHE-FAIR John Suetta, left, and Bob Hutchins were mong the participants as the Hombrook 4-H club held its first pre-fiir. . - i , , 4 ' ' t Grange Reunion Honors Past Historic Activity in Valley Evans Valley - Mrs. Fern Badcock, Master of the En terprise Grange, welcomed fifty or more guests attend ing a tea Sunday afternoon, honoring fifty - one years of activity in Evans Valley. The program was arranged by Mrs. Alfred J. Boulter. James Purinton, organist of Rogue River, provided back ground music for the after noon. A barber shop quartet composed of Chester W. Jen sen, Frank Lyons, Loren Fer nald and Ralph Badcock sang a group of songs. Mrs. Rob ert K. Wales read "Ma and the Auto" by Edgar Guest. History Read The highlight of the pro gram was the reading of the history of the valley and the Grange, written by Mrs. Boul tcr. She said she felt it was impossible to write the histo ry of the Grange without the back ground of the valley For the valley began with the classic of unexplainablc mi gration of thousands of fami lies crossing the "Great Amer ican desert" by the route that went into the history as the "Oregon Trail" in the early eighteen hundreds. In 1847, William Peck Hil lis arrived in the valley, set tling at the mouth of the Sykes creek as it empties into the Evans creek. Here he mined for gold, planted his fields and shared his corn with the Indians. At the time there were Chinese also min ing in the area and they as sisted Mr. Hillis with his work. Meanwhile he took up a homestead, the only white man in the area for seven years. Soon other families moved into the valley, the Ncatham ers who crossed the plains by oxen in 1833, the Odens also crossing the plains by oxen in 1859, the Moores from Tennessee, the Owens from Kansas, the Wakemans from New York, the Syfers and many others followed, seeking land that might mean independence. The early pi oneers cut timber, planted crops, raised cattle and mined for gold. In 1870 there was a need for schools and Hillis agreed to maintain and give room and board plus a small wage to a teacher for three con secutive months to form a school district. The first school was a log cabin with an open fireplace for heat. The next year they built a new one room school, Wim er school, district No. 62. By 1012 the community was completely self - sufficient. Hombrook 4-H Club Has First Annual Pre-Fair Hombrook - The Horn brook 4-H club held their first prc-fair July 28 at the Grange hall. The club is the newest one in Siskiyou county, having been organized only last Feb ruary, and has a membership of 25. That the members of the group and their leaders have been hard at work dur ing that short lime was evi denced by the fine display of fat calves, light horses, sewing projects and cooking projects. Showing their fat calves were four boys and one girl, John Suetta, John Snyder, Duane Gricb, Bob Hutchins. and Megan Kutzkoy. Licht horses were displayed by Penny Barnum, Kalhy Zan notto, Larry Madison, and John Snyder. Skirts, aprons and sewing boxes were made by girls in the sewing class. and numerous plates of cook ies of various kinds were dis played by boys and girls in the cooking group. The purpose of the prc-fair was to give the youngsters practice and further instruc tion In the manner of han dling their animals to be shown at the annual Siski you County Fair held Aug. 16, 17, and 18. at the fairgrounds in Yreka. They now had schools, church, store, and a blacksmith shop. With the coming of the tele phone and rural free deliv ery, it brought the outside world closer. The farmers in the area soon realized the' need of organized recognition in the state and government. The Grange was the first influence in bringing the farmers together. On June 1, 1912, a group met in the Pine Grove school, with state dep uty Turvey to discuss the pos sibilities of organizing a Grange in the valley. On July 1, the same year. Enterprise Grange received their charter and elected Potter master. For 51 years it has played an ac tive part in the life of the community. All of the proj ects of the past have been of benefit for the people of the valley. Mrs. Boulter spoke of the pictures arranged on the wall, -the first school buses, Mays Creek school, and two gener ations who attended, many of them still living in the val ley. Threshing crew on the Dan Ncathamcr ranch, dredg ing for gold on Sykes creek, logging by teams and a Bap tismal scene on the banks of Evans creek. Mrs. Boulter then intro duced the past master of the Grange; Mrs. Marion Scad ding, 1939; Robert K. Wales. 1945; Joe Wilson, now of Myr tle Creek, 1953-54; Mrs. Al fred J. Boulter, 1956-57: W. C. (Jimmic) King, 1959; Ches ter W. Jensen, 1946 through to 1950, then again in '52, '61-'62. Ted Sims, slate depty and Mrs. Sims of Corvallis. closed the afternoon program with the comments of interest on the first Grange, the reason for organizing and their pur pose and activity over the nation and some of the cus toms and benefits through Grange membership. CRATER LAKE MOTORS D. E. GILMORE SPECIAL Buy At Wholesale! '61 CHEV ImptU 4-Dr.. H T., Auto., R. & H., P.S., tIAMw P.B., Wis $2099 NOW IOO Bui. Ph. 773-7594 8th t Fir Rat. Ph. 582-3944 Name Of Pacific Road In Phoenix Will Be Changed To Pacific Lane By BERTHA HANSCOM Mail Tribune Correspondent Phoenix Pacific road will henceforth be known as Pa cific lane, following action by the Phoenix City council Mon day night. A petition requesting the name change was submitted to the council Monday night. It was signed by all property owners on Pacific road. The petition stated that many per sons were confused by the old name, being led to believe that Pacific road was the same as old Pacific highway at Tal ent. After studying the petition, the council passed a motion to change the name to Pacific lane. Action on Signs In other action, councilmen voted to have all traffic signs in the city put on posts stuck firmly in the ground so that they cannot be turned around. A complaint was voiced about children riding bicycles on sidewalks and the wrong way on Main St., which is Highway 99 through Phoenix. The complaint expressed con cern for the safety of the chil dren. A motion was made and passed by the council to post signs at various places in Phoenix stating that bicycle riding or parking on side walks is prohibited and that a bicycle must be operated the same as an automobile, with the operator giving hand signals. Bicyclers will not be allowed to ride on the wrong side of a street or highway, councilmen also decided. Mayor Darrell Paxson and the council members compli mented Street Superintendent John Klassen for the good work done on the unpaved streets in Phoenix by having crushed granite put on. Black topping has been finished on five streets, and a new bridge has been put in. Businessmen in Phoenix were reminded that they must have a business license. A deadline of July 1 was set earlier, but because some have failed to get their license the council passed a motion to make an amendment, that be ginning July 1, 1964 all busi nesses must have their li censes within 30 days or by August 1, 1964, or a fine of $25 will be levied. A slot has been put in the door of the City Hall to ac commodate residents who would like to drop their water bill payments in when the of fice is closed on Saturday and Sunday. The key to the com munity building may be drop ped inside also. Although there is no def inite date by which weeds on private property must be cut, residents were reminded of the fire hazard during hot weather, and were asked to get a burning permit and burn their weeds. This can safely be done by calling the fire department to stand by, coun cilmen noted. If the city has to do the cleaning off of prop erty, the owners will be charg ed for the service. Fire Chief Dave Haggard suggested that anyone report ing a fire on Sundays, instead of wasting time calling, go to the fire hall and pull the manual alarm. The volunteer firemen who do not have fire phones in their homes have no way of knowing there is a fire unless they hear the alarm, but there are always firemen in town on week ends, he said. months, because of the flurry of new motels that have been built. From the looks of some signs that have appeared in front of certain Medford mo tels in the last couple of weeks, it may already have started. LIVE LIVELIER ! Summer moke you sluggish? Don't let heat and humidity take the life out of living. Live in the cool, crisp, invigor ating climate of an air conditioned home! Electric air conditioning means greater comfort . . . better health. air-condition See your favorite Calbre Etectricat league deafer. BIG Y SHOPPING CENTER, APPLIANCE DEPT. BORGER'S EADS TRANSFER AND FURNITURE CO. HOME APPLIANCE COMPANY JOHNSTON STORES LEONARD ELECTRIC CO. MODERN PLUMBING & SHEET METAL MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. 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