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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.
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GOLD HILL-An unexpected
yisiior in the Gold Hill city cen
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(lie other day as she strolled
down the railroad tracks.
crawled under a narked box
car and trotted alone, the path at
Ihe west cdj;e of the city park
towards the post office.
As one resident said, perhaps
she wanted to get her mail.
However, she stopped short at
Second ave. and darted away
when frightened by the noise of
a passing motorcycle.
Those watching said she then
dashed behind the buildings at
.leddoloh Brothers Sweed Mills,
Inc. along the railroad tracks
and headed (or the residential
area of town.
In Ihe excitement it was not
learned whether or not she de
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as she had been in her hideout
spot, or whether she planned lo
..,.;.. " ' ' ; return lo the rural area.
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