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6 A SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1962 MEOFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON " ,f iHi'"H:'i'W'.',,V J L llj. lUU I , l ,,.,11,, l III , , im ,,, I,,.,,.. . (, , , i,,, I J, I , nanpilljl.,! tWVW, y--. ww.? Negative Recommendation Is Given to Zone Change Request EXAMINE STAND-PIPE A group of seven Algerian soil scien tists and foresters last week visited local farms, orchards and the Rogue River National forest. One of the orchards visited was that of Joe Naumes on Kings highway. Here a group of four Algerians, led by their interpreter, David Braun, New York City, N.Y., extreme right, look at an irrigation stand pipe. Clem Ault of the Rogue Soil Conservation district, stands on a ladder and peers down. Members of the seven man group were Hachcmi Hamchaout, Abdelhamid Boudour, Fcrhat Nacer, Mohamed Hammoudi, Abcrdcrrcbou Ourabah, Salah Larsinat and Kamel Zadek. The group was accompanied by Glenn K. Rule, 4824 Chumberland ave., Chevy Chase, Md., formerly of the Soil Conservation Service. The group also visited the Book man house in Jacksonville, which Rule, an antique collector, felt was impressive. Algerians Tour Orchards in County ' What happens when a colonial power like France moves all of its personnel out of a country like Algeria, leaving it to the natives? It means few teachers for the schools, few scientists and few technicians, particularly in farming and forestry. When one considers a country roughly eaual to the United States least of the Mississippi river, :such a w i t h d r a w a 1 of key oersonnel can have a tre mendous impact on a country Medford Council On Rehabilitation Said Successful The Medford Council for the Rehabilitation and Employment of Ex-Offenders is operating successfully, a state official who heads up the overall state-wide program in this field said on a visit to Medford last week. He was Ted J. Holdt, state di rector of rehabilitation and em ployment for ex-offenders, a de partment created a year and a half ago under the State Board of Control. Holdt instigated formation of the Medford council, one of the first in the state, last March. Since its formation, the coun cil has succeeded in finding em ployment in the Rogue Valley for a number o( ex-otlonders, Holdt said. To Address Chamber Ho will be back in the valley this week to address the Ash land Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday and to urge more inter est in the program on the part of business and professional peo ple in the valley. The number of persons be tween the ages of 18 and 24 committed to state penal insti tutions has more than doubled since 1956, Holdt said, while the state population in that age bracket has actually decreased slightly. "This increase Is due primar ily to the inability of ex-offenders to secure employment," he said. "More than half of the boys at the Oregon Correctional Institute are serving uicir sec ond term. "They don't want to go back. But when they are denied em ployment, one of two things hap pen. Either they revert to ille gal acts to obtain subsistence and eventually return to prison, or they have to rely on public assistance." "It is Just plain good business to employ these men and make of them taxpayers rather than tax-consumers," Holdt added. He urged interested persons to contact the Rev. Robert Tull, minister of the Medford Congre gational church, who is chair man of the Medford council. Ray Hume Named Deputy-ln-Charge PORTLAND (UPI) - Ray Hume, deputy U. S. marshal, was named Friday as deputy In charge of the U. S. marshal's office until a successor to Paul Knnrnev Is named. Kearney died Friday morning at a Seaside hotel of a heart attack. He was 63. Almost two acres of farm crops are required today to feed one adult, the department of ag riculture estimates. when it is primarily agricul tural. ' About 80 per cent of the people are directly supported by rural enterprises and this production normally provides more than a third of Algeria's gross wealth. The French withdrawal meant technicians were suddenly ap pointed to administrative posi tions. To learn more about modern farming and forestry methods seven technicians in soil conservation and forest management in Algeria flew to this country and arrived in Washington, D. C, Aug. 14, sponsored by the Agency for In ternational Development Study Wheat Farming Next stop was Oklahoma City, Okla., where they learned how U. S. farmers use dry land for wheat, studied water shed devel opment and flood control. This was Important since Algerian farmers still grow wheat, barley and oats, most, if not all of it on dry land. Aug. 29 to Sept. 4 was spent at Riverside, Calif., where the group learned how citrus fruit is raised, plus grapes and dry land barley. Algeria raises lots of figs, dates, oranges, lemons and olives as does Riverside and Willows, Calif., the next stop. In fact, the Algerian Dcglet Nur (date of the light) is shipped throughout the world. At Willows, the Alger 1 a n s were interested in forest fire control methods, particularly the use of airplanes to drop chemicals on fires. A local lumberman noted that lumber from Algerian forests primarily helped to re build Europe and particularly France after World War 11. Discuss Algerian Crops During lunch at Nnrl lis Chuck Wagon restaurant in i Medford, the Algerians said i they also raise pears, apples, 1 peaches. They proudly said through (heir intcrpretor David Braun, New York City, N. Y., that they have the best dates j in the world, clear and sweet, In fact almost transparent. They export the bulk of these to Eng land. They also raise navel, Thomp son and Valencia oranges and a variety of mandarin orange called Clementine (named alter a priest, Clement, who develop ed the variety.) Their forests produce both hard and soft wood, but mostly pine which originated in Syria. The Algerians have not pro gressed as far with their beef ! and dairy breeds as the U. S. farmers have. They were im pressed with some large Here ford bulls which Ihey saw on a local ranch. Thoy said they have larger bulls, hut not like the Hereford. They have Charo lias, and Swiss, Dutch and Ga lena cows. They have larac, modern dairy plants similiar to those in this country, but all of these are near large cities. Impressed With System They said they were most im. pressed with the irrigation sys tem in this valley which carries water from reservoirs several miles away to orchards on the valley floor. During visits to local orchards they examined the custom built "cherry picker" at the Don Mi near orchard. This is a self propelled boom with cage to lift the picker to the highest and least accessible parts of the trees. At the Joe Naumes or chard on Kings highway they examined the irrigation system and grafting on young pear trees. A visit to the Bear Creek Or chards packing plant was ap parently one of the highlights of the tour. Here they saw special gift boxes and packages being fashioned, watched the com-l mercial pack. Tour Young Orchard They also were conducted on a tour of Bear Creek s young orchard planted between Phoe nix and Talent and along Bear creek. Company Horticulturist John Higdon explained grafting of young trees with blight and possibly pear decline resistant species. They also saw the chemical control of weeds. Modoc orchard was another stop. Dry land farming and pas ture fertilization practices were examined on the ' George Loftin farm in Sams Valley. They saw the reservoir con structed by the Sams Valley Ir rigation association as a cooper ative project off Ramsey Can yon rd. The alfalfa seed produc tion at the Albert Straus ranch also interested them. They were primarily inter ested in Thursday and Friday's trips through the Rogue River National forest where they saw new tree plantings in the Butte Falls area. They saw the de velopment of possibly disease resistant type of white pine, grafting, and viewed a logging operation in the Union Creek and Prospect area. Saturday morning they flew from Medford to Lincoln, Nebr., where they will see dry land wheat farming. This will be the last leg of the trip before the final stop at Washington, D.C. A zone change request which would have permitted construc tion of five duplexes on prop erty located on the west side of Kenyon St., north of Garfield rd., was given a negative rec ommendation by the Medford planning commission Thursday night. The applicant, Vernon Ras mussen, 3 0 8 Garfield St., through his lawyer, John R. Dellenback, told the commission he wanted to erect some dwell ings "equal in quality" to the structures already developed on that part of Kenyon St. In May, Rasmussen had re quested the 137 by 250-foot strip of property be rezoned from single family to multiple family. The planning commission had voted to deny that request, part ly because of the property's proximity to Jefferson school. Oppose Change Request Two residents of the area, E. C. Phillips, 1549 South Ivy St., and Dale Hodges, 1525 South Ivy st., appeared before the group to oppose the request. Stockmen Plan Tuesday Meeting Stockmen will discuss getting bulls ready for the annual Cal Ore Hereford association's range ready bull sale Oct. 9 when the association holds its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in North's Chuck Wagon restaurant in Medford. The discussion will be mainly on sifting and grooming, accord ing to Eddie Meeker, Phoenix, association president. The bull sale at the Jackson county fairgrounds follows the Jackson County Stockmen's as sociation feeder sale set for Oct. 8 at the Rogue Valley Live stock, Inc., in Phoenix. Phillips said construction of "sub-standard houses" in the area would cause property val ues to go down, and Hodges said he "would rather see single family dwellings" constructed in the neighborhood. Commissioner Walter Higgins moved to deny the request. His motion was supported by a 5 to 1 vote. In other action, the commis sion voted to: Variance Is Granted Grant a variance to permit construction of a carport at 148 South Keene Way. Grant a variance to permit construction of a carport at 130 White Oak dr. Set Oct. 10 as the date for a public hearing on an amend ment to sign provisions in limit ed commercial districts. The amended section is proposed to read: "Signs shall be limited to those identifying a business on the premises. Notwithstanding anything in this section, all signs will be placed flat against a building which supports it and shall not extend more than 18 inches from the face of the building." Public Hearing Scheduled Set Oct. 10 as the date for a public hearing on a proposal to rezone various properties locat ed on Barnett rd. and Ellendale dr. Property owners in the area contemplated for the change will receive written notice of the commission s intentions. Approve a request to have a 20-foot easement designated as an officially approved place to provide access to an interior lot located west of Windsor ave. and north of Dellwood ave. Set Oct 10 as the date for public hearings on zone change requests for properties located on the south side of Crater Lake highway, north of Delta Waters rd.; at the northeast corner of Crater Lake ave. and McAn- drews rd.; on the south side of Reddy st. approximately 200 feet east of Crater Lake ave.; and at the northeast corner of West Main st. and Western ave. Hearings Are Set Set Oct. 10 as the date for public hearings on requests for a variance to sign requirements in multiple family zones for the county health building at the Jackson county fairgrounds, and for a variance to sign require ments in limited commercial zones for property located at the northwest corner of East Jack son st. and Genessee St. Commissioner Larry Horton presided over the meeting in the absence of Chairman Elwood Hedberg. The next regular meeting of the commission is set for 7:30 p.m., Oct. 10, in the council chambers in the city hall. Residents Reminded About Wine Making Autumn is the time for wine making. . Realiting that many people are interested in manufacturing their wine at home, Gordon V. Sandell fo the Alcohol and To bacco Tax division of the Inter nal Revenue Service, Portland, has issued a reminder to these people. Dr. Chance Completes Post-Graduate Course CENTRAL POINT - Dr. Ed wad V. Chance, osteopathic physician and surgeon, was among 68 others from the Unit ed States who attended the first of a series of 19 post-graduate courses of the American Col lege of Physicians last week at the University of California Medical center in San Fran cisco. Dr. Chance, who will attend 10 of the courses, completed the course in basic mechanisms in internal medicine. Persons intending to produce wine for family use must notify the government at least five days before beginning produc tion, Sandell stated. Otherwise, such wine is subject to tax and seizure and the maker is liable to criminal action. Up to 200 gallons of wine may be produced annually for fam ily use without payment of tax, if the wine maker is the "head of the family." Forms for giving notice of home wine production may be obtained in this area from Al cohol and Tobacco Tax Divis ion, Room 225, U. S. Court House, Portland, Sandell stated. FBI MAKES ARREST PORTLAND (UPI) - Dewey Pittman, 37, Portland, was ar rested Friday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Okla homa City, the FBI here said. Pittman was charged with forgery of a $470 check drawn on an Arizona bank. Geo. Grabow 1365 Kings Hwy., Medford Phone 772-8560 Ultrasonic Cleaning Electronic Timing WE BUY Oin GOLD! CRATER FINANCE j) Cascade Shopping Center 3 White City-826-2721 Let Us Put You On Top of The Wonderful World of Money The "money months" are here againl If you need EXTRA CASH just give us a ring on a, the phone and tell us jP; how much you need. ONE LOAN ONE convenient monthly payment. 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Riverside Mark Graham 535-2225 Woody Underwood 664-3290 Phone 772-6157 Zip Einhouse 773-7122 Bud Phipps 826-9681 Linfield Receives NSF Grant of $3,600 McMlNNVlLLE The Linfield college physics department has received a $3,600 National Sci ence foundation undergraduate science education grant for the 1963-64 academic-year, accord ing to Robert E. Jones, depart ment chairman, The grant will be used to sun port six students in undergradu ate research participation and Independent study projects. Three students will receive $200 stipends, plus expense sup port, and three other students will receive expense supiwrt for their projects. ft n .VMCH00trr SCHOOLS WILL OPEN SEPTEMBER 9. MANY CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME! DON'T LET IT BE THEIR LAST! YOUR CAUTION CAN SAVE A CHILD'S LIFE ... SO PLEASE . . . DRIV DRIVE CAREFULLY around schools and play grounds! Be on the lookout for children when they walk to and from school! Your vacation from school children is over now! BE ON THE ALERT when you are near a school bus. Of course, they have to obey all traffic rules! But, give schoolbusses a break anyway . . . they carry a priceless cargo! PARENTS! NEVER STOP TELLING children about the many traffic dangers! Only then can we hope to help reduce traffic fatalities! One out of seven fatalities involves a schoolchild! One out of ten fatal accidents is caused by a teen-age driver! DRIVERS! DON'T HURRY when you drive! We may as well face it! We cannot reduce traffic casual ties unless we slow down! The lives of others are in the hands holding your steering wheel. The minute you may save, isn't worth the life of a schoolchild! HAVE YOUR CAR CHECKED by an expert! Any car that is not in perfect mechanical condition is a potential murder weaponl The few dollars you spend may save a life! Published in cooperation with the Medford Traffic Safety Council by the MedfordITribune O 00
