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8 A. FRIDAY. AUGUST 9. 1963 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON Prospect Gets Ready For Jamboree Tomorrow lLi:'E QQQ DDC53 CENTRAL POINT HEADQUARTERS This fire hall in Central Point, home of the com munity's volunteer lire department, was constructed In 1956. The department has been in existence since 1894. City of Central Point Served By Modern Fire Equipment Bv MARY COLLEY Mail Tribune Correspondent Central Point - When the city fire whistle sounds in Central Point, quite a change takes place along the main street, for many of the busi ness, men are also volunteer firemen. Serving the city with no remuneration, on call night and day, the 22 men who com prise the volunteer fire de partment have the satisfaction of knowing they have the training and equipment to cope with any situation. Their equipment consists of three fire trucks and one res cue unit. The rescue unit, put in service in 1959, is the most recently acquired purchase and was obtained through the cooperative effort of the en tire department. Valuable This unit is proving to be one of the most valuable pieces of equipment, as it is fully outfitted with modern equipment two scuba div ing outfits, a 1500. watt gen erator, stretcher, a Scott air pack, inhalator, aspirator, first aid needs, cutting sup plies, porta - power hydraulic unit, chemical fire extinguish ers, grappling hooks, two way radio, portable spotlights, salvage covers, and miscel laneous hand tools. The resuscltator has been Invaluable and has been used with great success, accord' ing to Don Milligan, assistant are chief. However, the present 1953 truck which houses this unit is becoming unserviceable and must soon be replaced. Plans are now in the making to provide a new truck through donations from resi dents and organizations of the Central Point area, Milli gan continued. The Central Point Fire de partment has always been a volunteer organization, be ginning in 1894 with the hose cart drawn to the fire by hand. Later teams and wagons were used. Tod'';' three fire trucks 22S Pt. Myl - L-Fj' ?;f . iT St '..W ..,.. STUDENT FIELD TRIP Central Point's Fire department also serves as sort of an educational tool, as field trips are made by primary school pupils in District 6 each year. This photo taken last June shows Don Milligan, assistant fire chief, talking to part ot a group or zdu wnicn tourea tne department. serve the community. In 1956 a new fire hall and library building were completed. Clang No Longer Heard The clang of the old fire bell, which was presented to the city by the Ladies Benev olent society, is no longer heard, as the more modern siren has taken its place. The bell Is still to be seen at the left front side of the fire hall. Each year a tour of the fire department is a field trip of interest to Central Point nrimary school pupils. This year approximately 250 chil dren from Jewett and Sams Valley schools visited the fire department during June. The firemen hold tncir meetings the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The remaining Wednesdays of the month at the same time the men hold their drills and are taught new methods, com pleting and adding to their training. ia fins FOR THE FINEST IN DINING! DINING ROOM OPEN EVERY DAY S A.M. to 11 P.M.-12 P.M. Friday The Valley's Most Danceable Music Featuring . . . THE TAYLOR TRIO Friday and Saturday FOR BANQUETS and PARTIES Call 535-9710 Talent OLD BELL At one time firemen were summoned by this bell, given to the city by the Ladies Benevolent so ciety. Although now replaced by a siren, the bell still may be seen on the left front side of the fire hall. Lions of Prospect Plan For Jamboree Prospect - Thirteen Pros pect Lady Lions and their families attended the combi nation "work night" and ex ecutive board meeting held at the new Prospect public park July 31. " After the potluck dinner the men worked on the build ings and grounds, while the ladies held their business meeting which was mainly or ganizing their forces for t'-e Jamboree to be held Sa...r- day, Aug. 10. Another work night was planned for Friday night when the float for the parade will be started and prizes sorted for the Jamboree. The next regular meeting will be Aug. 14 at Beckte's Cafe in Union Creek. The next executive board meeting will be Aug. 28 at the home of Mrs. Lowell Ash, also at I Union Creek. Second Meeting Planned Tuesday By Boosters' Club Jacksonville The Jackson ville Boosters' club will hold the second in a series of gen eral report meetings at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 13, on the Jacksonville museum lawn. Everyone in Jacksonville Is invited to hear reports of the various committees, about the coming rummage sale and progress made in preparing the recently rehabilitated Jacksonville railroad depot for a community and tourist information center and Boost ers' club headquarters. Help Needed Everyone is invited to help clean up the inside of the old railroad depot, possibly lay lineoleum and paint the interior Saturday morning, starting at 8 o'clock. Office furniture, a typewriter and telephone are needed. The de pot will be manned as soon as and as often as volunteers are available. The government committee will meet at 7:30 p.m., Thurs day, Aug. 15 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Of' fenbacher, S07 Sterling rd., Jacksonville. Various commit tee assignments will be con sidered further. Deadline Listed Deadlines for completing the various government com mittee, assignment reports as set last night are: education, Mrs. Charles Offenbacher, and financing local govern ment, Chester Wendt, both Sept. 12; libraries, museums and public buildings, John Anderson, and recreation and parks, Mrs. Roy Clark, both Sept. 26; structure and func tions of government, Mrs. O. W. Matheny, Oct. 10; back ground on local government, Mrs. Charles Offenbacher, and popular control of govern ment, unassigned, Oct. 24; public protection, Francis Guidry, and municipal serv ices, transportation, utilities, John Keaveny, both Nov. 7; housing and urban renewal, unassigned. planning and zon ing, unassigned, both Nov. 14, public health, unassigned, and public welfare, Mrs. Ga- lin Jordan, both Nov. 21. More io be Contacted Mrs. L. Houston Valentine, Boosters' club director, will contact people to fill the un assigned reports, it was de cided at the meeting at Mrs, Jordan's house. Guidry had completed ear lier all but three questions on the education report, but the committee voted to give him a new assignment since the practice of University of Washington's community de velopment program is not to assign people to a study of their own professional job areas. Tablets By R. E. NEALON Mail Tribune Table Rock Correspondent RegionalCalendar Sams Valley - Saturday, August 10 at 7 p.m., Sams Valley Grange picnic at the Thomas home at Table Rock store. Jacksonville - Tuesday, 8 p.m., special city council meeting on sewer assessments, city hall. Early Sunday morning there appeared at our house Carl McLean, a 58ths Sioux Indian of Portland, Ore gon. He was the Hiawatha type, tall, and straight, slim and active. He said his great grand-Dad was called Chief High Bear. He is known by the members of his tribe as Chief McLean. He was told that we could tell about the Indians and about their camping grounds. At this point we had to tell him we were not here at the time the Indians were. His business here is to try and arrange for an Indian village and he has picked the lower Table Rock as an ideal place for such a village. In this village they plan to make beads, trinkets, other wearing apparel, and other things usually made by the Indians which they use to sell and trade. Chief McLean says this will be a great help to the Indians and also an attraction to tourists and stimulant to the valley econ omy. According to him they will try to enact, the old scenes back in the days when the Indians were here. (Now we hope they don't enact the scalpings.) We asked him if they would have the two squaws jump off the cliff, rather than be captured by the American soldiers. He said he didn't believe that story. He thinks the squaws would rather be captured by the soldiers than to jump off the cliff. To establish and operate an Indian village Chief McLean would have to lease or buy this land. Believe it or not, we have seen a cup of dry beans grown on this rock, and have drunk water from a dug well about 3 ft. deep and only a few rods from the edge of the cliff. Our English friend reports that while she was din ing with a friend up in the mountains, a large lizard hopped across her plate and caused her to lose her appe tite, as she didn't know whether the lizard had washed his feet lately. Ta! Ta! TTFN (Ta, Ta, for now). Otis Hedge of Medford, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Lytle of Napoleon, Ohio, and children, were visi tors with relatives at the Everett Brown home last Monday. Mrs. Joe Perry tells us that the J. J. Nichols (an old timer) mentioned recently in the Tablets was her hus band's grandfather. The Robinson combine is harvesting local grain which is said to be yielding quite well. Some fields are producing barley where a measured bushel weighs close to 50 lbs. According to Welborn Beeson's diary, he organized the first grange in Sams Valley, Feb. 16, 1874. This grange operated several years before closing. The pres ent grange was organized in 1926. The next meeting of the Sams Valley Grange, will be held Saturday evening Aug. 10 on the lawn at the Table Rock Store. There will be a pot-luck picnic din ner and the usual business and good time enjoyed by grangers when they get together. Among local people who have killed rattlesnakes recently are John Dickey, who slew one with a stick, and the Don Wheelers, who killed a large one on the west side road with a gun and two shovels. Thought for the day It is more blessed to give than to receive, so. we Americans should be a truly blessed people. Central Point Council Awards Paving Contract Central Point Bids on curbs and paving for four streets in Central Point were opened and the contract awarded to Rogue River Pav ing company when the city council met Tuesday night. The bids were as follows: South Ninth st. from Pine to Oak $6608.51, Rogue River Paving; $7178.27, Virgil An derson; $7352.57, Tru-Mix; $7443.60, Liningcr and Sons. Laurel st. from Front to Ninth $28,084.80, Rogue Riv er Paving; $29,138.67, Virgil Anderson; $31,834.40, Tru- Mix; $31,931.45, Lininger & Sons. Chestnut st. from Sev enth to Freeman rd. $5797.- 11, Rogue River Paving; $6441.76, Virgin Anderson; $6586.74, Lininger & Sons; $6534.58, Tru - Mix. North Ninth from Pine to Manzanita $3544.97, Rogue River Pav ing; $3842.71, Tru-Mix; $4112.- 31, Virgil Anderson: $3912.29, Lininger & Sons. Totals for the four streets were: $44,- 125.39, Rogue River Paving; $46,871.01, Virgil Anderson; $49,564.26, Tru-Mix; $49,874. 08, Lininger & Sons. In other action the council voted to -put in water connections on vacant lots before streets are paved. -authorize a call for bids for a 1000 gallon pumper fire truck, to be presented at the next regular council meeting, September 3. -approved plans for form ing a house committee for the fire hall to grant or deny re quests from various organiza tions to use the fire hall, two members of the committee to be from the volunteer fire de partment and two from the city council. Frank Koch, whose petition for a zone change from resi dential to commercial on his property on South First st. was denied at the July 2 coun cil meeting, appeared to pro test the decision. The Wooden Shoe Invites You To DINE and ... and lake your place in the fun! SATCH, DROOPS and BOB pitying nd linafnt your favorite tunes from the "old timers" te tht ntw hits in festive fashion thai only they can create. Dane the Samba, Twist, Bop or Welti they play them all. Ef III; r J J VT7rt' I I Prime Ribi Steaks Chicken Yea couldn't spend barter evening anywhere. Enjoy Irv'i (ino cuisine, your favorite beverage and Hie friendly, courteous atmosphere that all your fricndi ara now enjoying. At The Popular Holland Hotel APPEARING MONDAY NITE A Turkish "Harem Dancer" She's Beautiful, She's Lovely, She's Graceful on the Same Show with the "Nonchalants" Featuring Max Cooper as MC A standup comic, mimic, vocalist, per cussionist and guitarist who will tickle your funny bone. and Gordon Dudero Playing the piano, electronic piano, vo calizing and bringing you a never-be-fore-heard-in-Medford sound of his organ-accordion. IN TUNE WITH YOUR TASTES IN TOUCH WITH YOUR FUNNYBONE IN CONTACT WITH YOUR DANCING IN HARMONY WITH YOUR BUDGET NO COVER CHARGE COOPER AND DUDERO All it ever costs you is the price of your favorite beverage which you'd pay anyway with or without entertainment JUST HAVE FUN. AT THE HOTEL MEDFORD aw'. & rr I wf3 1 J z Q L h i jstv 'J fat? - :js - mm s - - r jwfm- St LAST YEAR'S EVENT The queen's float, Prospect Hillbilly Jamboree parade. Th constructed by the Prospect Garden club, 1963 parade will take place tomorrow, leads the way in this scene from last year's j-gj By VELDA BARR Mail Tribune Correspondent Prospect - The 13th annual Prospect Hillbilly Jamboree will take place here Saturday, highlighted by a parade, crowning of a queen, various games and dancing. Events get under way at 10 a.m. with the queen coro nation, followed immediately by the parade, which will form behind the Prospect shopping center and march up the Crater Lake highway to the Prospect public park. Prizes will be awarded for the best entries in the parade. Three girls are in the run ning for queen of the jam boree. They are Judy Hedge peth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence G. Hedgepeth and Prospect Higii freshman class candidate; Judy Betts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mar vin Betts and candidate of the sophomore class; and Sandy Garrett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Garrett, who is senior class candidate. The queen will be deter mined on the basis of ticket sales. A prize has been award ed for the most tickets sold each week. Miss Hedgepeth won the first three weeks, while Miss Betts won last week. During the morning after the parade, the Margaret Han son trio from Medford will entertain. Other kinds of en tertainment, such as log buck ing, sack races and horseshoe throwing will be offered dur ing the day. Climax of the day will be a public dance at the commu nity hall at 10 p.m., with mu sic furnished by the Night- lighters. Various organizations ot the community will have booths at the park among them the PTA, Lions, Lady Lions, Cul Scouts, Boy Scouts, St. Mar tha's guild and Prospect High School Lettermen. Persons have been working at getting the jamboree grounds into shape by hauling sawdust to the area and keep ing it watered down to avoid dust. Yreka Square Dance Club Slates Events Yreka - Circle -N-Square dance club members were the guests of the Larry Leach and Don Carey families at their summer homes on the Salmon river last Saturday and Sun day, Aug. 3 and 4. On Aug. 1 a workshop was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Robinson and three squares of dancers were kept busy by the caller Art Gravelle. The next workshop will be Thursday, Sept. 5. A meeting of the Board of Di rectors was held Thursday, Aug. 8 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eb Marlowe on Green- Regional News horn road. On Aug. 13, the Circle-N- Square dance club will be I host to the caravan of square dancers coming from Daly ; City, the time and place for j the dance will be announced : in a few days when plans are ! complete. 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