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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1963)
1! A WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2a, 1903 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON Regional Roundup by Cleva Twitched Mail Tribune Regional Editor A couple of weeks ago a Medford real estate firm ran an ad in this newspaper under "business opportunities" adver tising the "lownsite of Tiller" for sale. Our interest was aroused, and so we contacted the realtor for more informa tion. He reported that a 155 acre parcel was for sale, including eight houses, a bunkhouse, cafe not now in operation, office building and trailer park. A five-acre piece on which a market, service station and post office are located, was not involved, he explained. Based on this information, we wrote a news story about the "townsite" being offered for sale. The Roseburg news paper did likewise. But when residents and business people in Tiller read the stories and advertisements, they were annoyed and indig nant. The 155 acres offered for sale also did not include other prominent buildings in the community, they pointed out. Their objections raised the interesting question of when a townsite ceases to become a townsite. In this case, we're inclined to agree with the Tiller residents who state that the best part of Tiller really isn't for sale. We asked Tiller-Drew correspondent Viola Rogers for a report. Her reply reads, in part: "The 155 acres comprising some rentals, a non-operating restaurant, and a bunkhouse are truly the least part of the town. The rest of the town is comprised of two filling stations, a tavern, a general store, post office, nursery and gardens, elementary school, and a community church in addition to several homes. Just across the South Umpqua river from Tiller are the two office buildings of the South Umpqua District and the Cow Creek District of the Umpqua National forest, also residences of several of the personnel of the Forest Service. "This 155 acres, advertised for $50,000, and belonging to Steve Cooper and Bernard Young of Roseburg, has been for sale for several months. The thing that irked the Tillerites, people who live and work in and for the town, was the unfair way in which the two Roseburg men were trying to dispose of their property." Bertha's Back Bertha Hanscom, our roving correspondent who covers Phoenix when she's home, is back from a hunting season vacation in the Lakeview area. The country over there seems to have plenty of water this year, she reports. Streams and lakes which were dry last year are running nearly full this year. They visited Crump lake and report it is almost full for the first time in several years. "We spent the night on the lakeshore," Bertha writes, "and it was more beautiful than I've ever seen it, with a full moon shining across the water. We were the only ones there except for the coyotes. The sunrise over Crump too was beautiful. No artist could ever paint a sunrise like that one." , , On the way home, the Hanscoms slopped at a service station at Beatty, and Bertha asked the lady attendant what the weather had been like in those parts recently. The lady replied that she didn't know, because she was from Medford. Unanimity Perhaps the most unanimous precinct in the tax election last week was at Holland in the Illinois Valley area. The vote was 84 to 0 against the income tax bill. Street Signs Are Going Up In Happy Camp HAPPY CAMP Something new has been added around town in Happy Camp. For the first time in the history of the town, street signs have been posted at intersections, a project of the Happy Camp Lions Club. According to Fred Fairbairn, chairman of the project, many months of research and work have gone into the project About 80 signs have been made, painted, and lettered by the committee and put into place at street corners and there are about 80 more to go, he said. At present the project goal is to mark each street within the Happy Camp Fire District. Street names have been stud ied from county maps and docu ments concerning the town, and any street not found to have a name is being named for old timers in the area, Fairbairn said. A future goal will be to num ber all houses in the area after the sign job is completed, Fair bairn said. At present all streets and roads in the area are being mapped by the committee for luture rcterence. Anyone who has lived in an area such as this can well und erstand the problem of trying to explain to a visitor in town how to get to such and such a place. In the past, since Indian Creek runs north and south, one would pick a landmark such as the high school, or the drug store and go so far east or west, north or south from there. The signs should simplify di rections, that is, after the people of the town learn the names of the various streets since Main St. has changed to Second ave. and Indian Creek Road, is now Main St. AN 1898 SCENE The Odd Fellows build ing in Gold Hill was constructed by Stickel Brothers, contractors, in 1898, and this photo shows the actual construction work in prog ress. It is one of the few old photos of the building still in existence. Now, 65 years later plans are under way to relocate the lodge room, kitchen and antirooms on the lower floor. Later on, the long range plans call for event ual removal of the upper floor. Preliminary day night of each week. The above photo shows workmen laying handmade bricks to construct the building. The workmen in that day received about $1.50 for an eight or nine hour day, and bricks cost about $15 per thousand. The workmen, left to right, were Tony Olsen, father of Mrs. Raymond Thomp son, building fund committee member; Mrs. Gwenn Stickel Davis, who was then 5 years uiu,- naiier n. aiiCKei. ner tamer: a man work on the lower floor remodeling project named Humphrey; Bill and Clyde McFarren- has started. The original floor on the lower the Beidler brothers; Hunter and George Val right section has been torn up by Odd Fel- Stickel. lows members who donate their time on Tues- Help On UN Fund Drive Sought In Gold Hill Area GOLD HILL Anyone in the Gold Hill area who is interested in helping with plans here for the annual United Nations Chil diens Fund Drive on Halloween is invited to contact Mrs. Ogden Kellogg, Sardine Creek Road. She is assisting Mrs. C. Reese Braley, chairman of the Jack son County UNICEF program. trick or treat" for UNICEK will help buy milk and medical care for ill children and moth ers in many lands. On Halloween, Thursday, Oct 31, banks made of half - pint milk cartons for this purpose will be distributed at Patrick and Hanby Elementary Schools to youngsters who plan to par- Pennies'given to children for ticipale in the local United Na- lions dllKlI L'lls r unu in ivu. It was stressed that these banks will be given only to chil dren who have a written per mission slip from their parents. This week films will be shown in the Gold Hill schools in ob servance of United Nations Week. The films are entitled "A Gift To Grow On," which Patrick students will see, and that to be shown at Hanby is "Grain Of Sand." Students Start Magazine Sales Drive GOLD HILL Students of Hanby Elementnry school in dis trict 6 started the annual maga zine sales Oct. 17 in Gold Hill. Funds derived from the sales will benefit the student body activities, according to Gilbert A. Mack, principal of Gold Hill schools. Working Writers Invited To Meeting CENTAL POINT-AU working writers are invited to attend a meeting of the Rogue Valley Writers tonight at 7:30 at the home of Helen Bartley , 3478 New Ray road. Those wishing further infor mation may phone Mrs. Bartley at 6M-li)24. ITINERANT CLAIMS ILLINOIS VALLEY - Accord ing to Don Stiflcr, manager of the Giants Pass stale employ ment office, itinerant claims service is being offered in Cave Junction. A claims adjuster for the Grants Pass office will be in charge in this area. Reports will be taken each Thursday from 0:30 a.m. to noon at the American Legion hall in Cave Junction. Central Point PTA's To Meet CENTRAL POINT - The Cen tral Point Elementary and Jun ior High Parent Teacher Asso ciation will meet Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in the junior high cafeteria. Guest speaker will be Dr. Betty Lou Dunlop, Southern Oregon College. Topic of h e r speecn will be Teacher Education." Elementary and junior high teaciiers will be introduced. on icers mis year are Mrs. Ray Guss, president; Mrs. Raymond Chavis, first vice president; Mrs. Lumas Bur- rough, second vice president; Mrs. Charles Klulsenbeker, treasurer; and Mrs. Lewis Col lins, secretary. I hose wishing to loin the unit should contact Mrs. Burrough. I he executive committee will be in charge of refreshments. Habv sitting will be available in the home economics room. PP&L Representative Doing Prospect Story PROSPECT Ron Brown, who is in the advertising depart ment of Pacific Power and Light Company out of its Port land office, has been in the Prospect area taking pictures in preparation for a story concern ing Jim Wilson and his activi ties as a trouble shooter for PP&L. The storv and pictures are scheduled to appear soon in the company's periodical which is mailed to customers with the power bills. Parent-Teacher Conferences Planned At Sams Valley School SAMS VALLEY - Parents of first through sixth graders of Sams Valley Elementary School in district 6 have been sent information of the parent teacher conference method of reporting which will be used at tlie end of the first report pe riod, according to principal, Allen W. Hill. Hill said scheduling of ap pointments and notices of in dividual conferences are being sent out this week. Parent teacher conferences will be held during the week of Nov. 4 through 8 at the school. Hill stated that each confer ence will take about 20 min utes, and the conferences with parents will be held that week from 2 p.m. lo 4:;iu p.m. Room mothers for Sams Vol ley Elementary School an-; parent teacher association ac tivities for the I "!? t .m year have bcu named, Hill said. They are the following: Mrs. D. G. Kilburn and Mrs. Billic Milton for Mrs. Rudella Ander son's first grade room; Mrs. Donald Elder for Mrs. Aletha Burreson's second and third grade room; Mrs. George More field for Mrs. Zada Acker's fourth grade room; Mrs. Fred Robertson and Mrs. Bob Cron kite for Miss Vernola Hutchin son's fifth grade room: and Mrs. William Griffith and Mis. Clcti Kofcwd for Hill's sixth grad The first activity for which room mothers will take charge of arrangements will be llie an nual Halloween parlies which will be held in the various class rooms following a costume pa rade on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 31. The total enrollment at Sams Valley Elementary School has classrooms and the chorus will sing. The Sams Valley principal attended a slate principals' meeting held in Eugene on Oct. 14 and 15. Mrs. Ron Petrie taught the sixth grade class during Hill's absence. Released time for Bible his tory classes was held for the fust time this fall on Thurs- now reached 125, Hill said with 1 ,ay. Oct. 17. Released lime wi the latest students coming her from Hawaii. They are Lynn Donaghy, a fourth grader, and her brother, Kim Donaghy, a fifth grader. Their parents are Mr. and Mrs. 11. A. Donaghy. There are now i7 "... lies roprcscv, ; ., ; .w enrollm.": !; ',- ., f .l-jus, brrAt.R ,(twi. ii. trades: first, !:' 'X-:, U, thud, 12; fourth, o, liflh, 24; and sixth, lii. The District 8 I'TA Inter School Council met at the Sams Valley School last week in the rnfnl,,ri.i At a recent meeting of llie j Mins v auey its, nmm Sams Valley I'TA, the room count award plaque went to the second and third grade roum for having Ihe most parents present. During the PTA meeting copies of the new by-laws wore presented lo those attending. It was indicated that voting will lake place at the Nov. 21 PTA meeting. On thai date open house will he held h the be given each Thursday accord ing to Ihe regular school cal endar. Hours (or fourth through sixth graders are 1 p.m. to 1:15 p m. and f-.v-j ; r - to 3 Klamath Forest Has 8,745 Acres Of Slash To Burn Y R E K A-The Klamath Na tional Forest has 8,745 acres of slash to burn this fall. The fire must be hot enough to burn up all the slash and leave the ground clean for the planting of more than four million trees, and not do any damage to the surrounding virgin timber stands. The foresters must first plan the details of the burning, in cluding the equipment they are going to use, the number of men necessary, and the precau tions to be taken to protect the surrounding forest. During the summer, firelines are built around the cut blocks, and after cutting the heavy fuel into short sections it is piled into windrows by means of bulldozers. Happy Camp Fire Chief Knew What He Was Talking About HAPPY CAMP-Fire Chief Frank Lootens spoke just the other day during Fire Preven tion Week concerning the dan ger of flue fires due lo too much pitch and too much soot build up in chimneys. Persons should check their flues before build ing hot fires during the coming cold season, he said. Well this week, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Wirth and family lost all of their personal belongings during a fire which swept through their home about four miles up Indian Creek. The cause: A flue fire that set the roof on fire and was in an advanced stage before Ihe fire was noticed by neighbors and help summoned. There was only time to get the family to sate- ty before Ihe root caved in. "Faulty flues or flue fires caused by too much soot build up are responsible (or more than ill) per cent of fires here, Loolens said. After the first fall rains, weather observations are taken inside the cut blocks to deter mine when conditions are satis factory for burning. Weather forecasts are watched to anti cipate strong winds and drying weather. The safety of the men dur ing the burning is carefully watched. The firing begins at the top of the block and burns downhill and in from the sides to prevent a strong fire burn ing uphill, creating its own draft and threatening escape. Another hazard is rolling rocks which are loosened by the burning material and which aie hard to detect in the heavy smoke conditions. RegionaiCalendar GOLD HILL Saturday, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., a benefit dance will be given at the Central Point American Legion hall. All proceeds earmarked for the Gold Hill IOOF building fund project. CENTRAL POINT-Sunday, 2 p.m., at Central Point Junior High Gym, Miss Monte Belle Cummings will speak and show slides of her trip to the United Nations. All Odd Fellows and Rebekahs and others interested are invited. Heifer From Actor's Ranch Is Champion at Exposition GETS POSITION WILDERVILLE - Edward R. Colin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Finn Colin of Fish Hatchery rd. here, has received news that as soon as he completes his tour of duty with the armed services he will have a post with Trans World Airlines as a radio and ground control crewman. APPLEGATE VALLEY Red Addie, junior yearling red Angus nener irom me Suncrest stock ranch near Copper, owned by motion picture actor, Steve Reeves, was champion of her class at Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Port land last week. A second heifer, Columbine's Joy, won second place in the same class, according to Reeves' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Maylone, managers of Suncrest. Mr. and Mrs. Maylone also announced that Reeves, now in Rome, having completed the picture, "Sandokan," will re turn to the Applegate in Janu ary to make his home. Reeves, who has lived in Europe for a number of years. spent some time in Ceylon off the southern coast of India and in two localities in Spain while making the last picture. One picture in which Reeves starred as the son of Spartacus was "The Slave," which closed Sunday at a local drive-in theater. Mr. and Mrs. Maylone attend ed the exposition in Porltand. Their Angus cattle were trained and shown by their herdsman, Alan Kitt, an experienced show man who has appeared at stock shows in Fort Worth and in Colorado and other sections of the west. Suncrest ranch also breeds Rex Morgan horses, and Mr. and Mrs. Maylone report recent sale of Sun Gold, two year old stallion, for one thousand dol lars. The sale was made to Miss Meredith Kerr of Mission Hills near Los Angeles. She will use him as a show horse and for riding. In June Suncrest ranch ex hibited in the all Morgan horse show in Portland, where Sun Gold placed second, with King's Ramsom placing first in the same class. The horses also were shown at the Josephine county fair at Grants Pass in August, where King's Ransom won reset ve championship. Sun Gold won second place again in Grants Pass. Lady Sun Gold, a three year old mare, placed first in her class. Sugar, a '63 filly foal, placed first at Grants Pass, and Rocky, a male colt, placed third. Mr. and Mrs. Maylone have managed the 162 acre Suncrest ranch since it was purchased by the actor about three years ago. The ranch is stocked with 60 head of Angus and 12 head of Morgans. Lions To Sponsor Breakfast Sunday CENTRAL POINT - The Cen tral Point Lions club will spon sor a pancake breakfast Sunday from 6 a.m. to 12 noon at the legion hall on Pine street in Central Point. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Central Point Volunteer Fire Department to be used toward the purchase of a new truck to house the rescue unit. The rescue unit was put in service in 1959 and was oblained through the cooperative effort of the entire fire department. It is fully outfitted with modern equipment. However, the pres ent 1953 truck must be replaced. The firemen plan to replace the truck through donations from residents and service clubs in the Central Point area. Firemen have reached the halfway mark toward their goal of $4,000, according to Don Milligan, assistant fire chief. ROLLEIFLEX BOLEX NIKON PENTAX LEICA HASSELBLAD FALL-SEASON KODACOLOR REPRINT COUPON This coupon when presented to Ander's Photo Shop with any Kodacolor negative for reprints entitles you to . . 5 JUMBO COLOR PRINTS A J 1 .45 Value (Minimum Order 5 Prints) 5x7 ENLARGEMENT A $1.25 Value... ANDERS PHOTO 232 EAST MAIN ?'ff: c,Pir November 15, 1 963. Good for Kodacolor SHOP PHONE 772-5646 negatives only. 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