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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON
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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 , ,
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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.
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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.
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