- MKWUKP MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON ' SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1963 g -J'
Mew Type of Hiker Appearing on Section of Rogue River Trail
By PRISCILLA AVERiu. Z.
Mail Tribune CorresDon,w
GRANTS PASS The Rogu,
Rival TV-i!l ..
....... wmamg its way
along the north bank of the
Rogue In Josephine and Curry
vuunues, nas long provided a
favorite three- to six-day trek
for intrepid hikers.
Since the east end of th Trail
was extended this year to Grave
i-reeK, an easy drive from
Grants Pass, a new type of
hiker is now appearing with in
creasing frequency on the new
ly improved portion the hiker
who is out for a oneway outing.
Evidence of his numbers may
be found any sunny week end
in a graveled parking area be
low the Almeda Bridge where
Grave Creek joins the Rogue.
Here, a pleasant 30-mile drive
Possible Violation
Of Zoning Indicated
The Jackson County Court has
referred to the district attor
ney's office a possible violation
in the South East Ashland zoned
area.
In a letter sent to the court by
George J. Brenner, planning di
rector, it was noted that Jack C.
Eaton has moved a house trailer
onto property owned by Mrs.
Bessie J. Purtcll, 2900 Highway
99 South, in an area exclusively
zoned for farm use.1
In correspondence received by
the planning office and the
court, it was the understanding
that Eaton planned to operate
the farm for Mrs. Purtell.
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from Grants Pass via the Galice
Road, are parked the numerous
cars, pickups and camnein nf
hikers who are out enjoying the
beauties of this region, so re
cently almost inaccessible.
Reached By Riverboat
Rainie Falls, formerly reach
ed onlyi by riverboat, or by a
path so precipitous it attracted
only the must agile climbers or
most ardent fishermen, is now
an easy two-mile trek over a
well - graveled footpath which
winds around bluffs high above
the Rogue with an often breath
taking view of the river below.
On a bright Saturday after
noon in October, on a hike with
a troop of 30 Grants Pass Girl
Scouts, we encountered on this
stretch groups of fishermen out
for steelhead, family groups out
for a day in the woods and,
inevitably, a troop of Boy
Scouts with all manner of
hiking, camping and fishing
gear strapped to their backs.
Since, as of last summer, the
Trail has been restricted to foot
traffic only, there is one famil
iar type of camper or picnicker
who will never be encountered
here. This is the camper who,
instead of trying to "get away
from it all," seems to take it all
with him. When you have to
pack it in on your back, it's
surprising how many" things you
can learn to get along without.
Once beyond Rainie Falls, the
hiker can either return or push
on 22 miles to Marial, in Curry
County, where the next road
meets the trail. He will find five
campgrounds along the way,
each in a flat spot and near
a spring or stream.
Campground Facilities
Campground facilities are
provided by the BLM, which
manages the 10,000-acre Rogue
River Recreation Area through
which this portion of the Trail
winds. Facilities include tables,
fireplaces, toilets and garbage
pits. A favorite canteen-nuing
spot is China Gulch, a short
hike beyond Rainie Falls.
Campgrounds, ana tneir ins
tances from Grave Creek, are
Rainie Falls, 1.8; Whiskey
Creek, 3.4; Big Slide, 3.7; Rus
sian Creek, 5.7S; Horseshoe
Bend, 13.2; Kelsey Creek, 15.4;
and Tucker Flat (near Marian
23.4.
Those who push on past Rai
nie Falls, of course, are not as
apt to encounter as many casual
hikers as on the eastern portion
of the Trail. Even so, an esti
mated 300 or 400 people hike
the length of the Trail each
season; the hardier going be
yond Marial to Agness (39.85),
and the hardiest following tne
Rogue clear to the coast at Gold
Beach.
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SALEM (UPI) -Collections
through October totaled $36 mil
lion, a gain of 5 per cent over
the $34.3 collected in the first
four months of the 1962-63 fiscal
year, the State Tax Commission
said Friday.
Personal income taxes
amounted to $32.3 million and
corporation taxes, $3.2 million,
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ALONG RIVER TRAUMA group of Girl Scouts from Grants
Pass arc shown along the Rogue River Trail between Grave
Creek and Rainie Fafis. Several groups, including Boy Scouts
and families on fishing trips, were using the trail on this week
end last month.
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GOES AROUND FALLS Rogue River Guide
Grant Garcia of Galice "lines" his river boat
down the fish ladder on the north side of
Rainie Falls, while hikers stop to watch the
operation. Boat passengers take to the trail
for this part of the boat trip downstream.
Children's Book Week Plans
Announced by Local Library
An extensive program, fea- program was appointed in 1919
turine a variety of topics, has by Fredric G. Melcher who was
been announced for the local
observance of Children's Book
Week, which opens today to con
tinue through Nov. 16, Mrs.
Bayard Getchell, head of the
children's department at the
Public Library of Medford and
Jackson County, and the depart
ment staff announced today.
The idea for a Children's
Book Week was first conceived
in 1915 by Franklin K. Math
iews, chief librarian for Boy
Scouts of America, Mrs. Get
chell recalled the history of the
observance. The first commit
ohservance. The first commit
tee to carry out such a week s
Dr.McNealToSpeak
At Portland Event
ASHLAND - Dr. Roy W.
McNeal, professor emeritus at
Southern Oregon Colloge, will
be the guert speaker at a special
observance of Education Week
by the Portland Scottish Rite
Bodies of the Masonic Order
Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. in the audito
rium of the temple. "It's Time
to Think" will be the title of
Dr. McNeal's speech.
Dr. McNeal, who has been
associated with Southern Oregon
College since 1927, received the
degrees of masonry in the sum
mer of 1926, serving as worship
ful master of the Ashland lodge
in 1935. He served as a district
deputy of the grand master from
1935 to 1946 and was elected
junior grand warden in 1951 and
second grand warden in 1952.
In 1953 he was the deputy grand
master and in 1954 was elected
as grand master of the masons
in Oregon.
Dr. McNeal has been a mem
ber of the Scottish Rite since
1946 and elected to the Knight
Commander Court of Honor in
1953.
associated with R. R. Bowker,
I publisher of children's books,
and became concerned about
the poor literature often avail
able to children.
The goals of the week's pro
gram are to publicize: "What a
book can mean to a child, what
good books there are, good old
books that may have been for
gotten and the wonderful new
books now available."
Slogan for Observance
The slogan for this year's ob
servance is "Three Cheers for
Books."
There will be exhibits of new
books at the main library and
at all the branches. Included
will be books which the chil
dren can read to themselves
and books to be read to chil
dren. There are new biographies
and travel books, mysteries and
sports and one table of sward
books. This table will include
the Newbery award books, the
Caldccott award hooks and
Young Readers' Choice. The
latter group consists of the
books chosen by the children of
the Northwest each spring.
Demonstrations Planned
Tuesday at the main library,
Mrs. Richard Dol of Southern
Oregon College will speak to
school classes at 9:30 a.m. and
demonstrate origami, the art of
Japanese paper folding. At 2
p.m., Robert Church, meteor-1
ologist at the Mediord brancn
of the V. S. Weather Bureau,
will give a talk and demonstra
tion on weather predicting.
Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 9:30
a.m., Dr. Russell Davis of
Southern Oregon College will
tell animal stories and at 1:30
p.m., Dr. Leon C. Mulling of
Southern Oregon College will
talk on Guam.
Thursday, Nov. 14, at 9:30
a.m. Hugh Simpson of Southern
Oregon College will talk on the
Air Force, and at 2 p.m., Mra.
Virginia Card, who has done
extensive research on Oregon
Indians, will talk on the Indians
of this particular area.
Mrs. Card will repeat her pro
gram at 9:30 a.m. Friday. At
1:30 p.m. the same day, Robert
E. Alston of Southern Oregon
College will talk and give a
demonstration of children's art.
The Central Point library is
planning a special story hour on
Friday for children of the Cen
tral Point kindergarten.
The pre-school story hour at
the Medford library will be can
celled during the week because
of the extensive program plan
ned for the school children, who
will be brought to the library for
the Book Week observance,
Mrs. Getchell said.
Phoenix Students Are Commended
PHOENIX-Phoenlx High
School Seniors Danny Cooper,
Dick Sanders, and Fred Swin
gle have been honored for
their high performance on the
National Merit Qualifying Test
given last spring.
Each student who is endorsed
by his school receives a formal
Letter of Commendation signed
by his principal and the presi
dent of the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation, John
M. Stalnaker.
Stalnaker recently stated that
about 32,000 students through
out the country are being
awarded Letters of Commenda
tion in recognition of their out
standing performance on the
qualifying test. Although they
did not reach the status of
semifinalists in the current
merit program, they are still
capable, he noted.
Winners of Photo
Exhibition Noted
By Organization
June Hoefft and Roy E. Mar
tin, both of Medford, took top
honors in the Southern Oregon
Photographic Association's still
life exhibition held at the No
vefnber meeting.
Miss Hoefft s "Three Mus-
teers" and "Fruit Delight'
placed first and second in the
black and white division.
"Weathered Wood" by Lloyd
Smylie placed third with honor
able mentions going to Howard
Lind; Medford, and Mrs. Lcroy
R. Tompkins, Talent.
In the color division, Martin
placed first and third with
"Flower Girl" and "Blue
Swans." "Sea Treasures," en-
tered by Mrs. Tompkins, took
second place and honorable
mentions were won by Law
rence E. Kuttner, Talent, and
Howard Lind and Bryan Pierce,
Medford.
The exhibitions were judged
by members of the Photograph
ic Society of America. The black
and white entries were judged
by Robert Porter of Florida and
the color entries by Wayne Fos
ter of Phoenix, Ariz. The judges
made tape commentaries, giv
ing the exhibitors suggestions on
how their photography could be
improved.
The winning black and white
prints are now on display at the
Public Library of Medford and
Jackson County.
The annual banquet of the
Southern Oregon Photographic
Association will be held at
Kim's Restaurant Dec. 2, Mrs.
Martin Johnson announced at
the meeting.
The Photographic Association
exhibition in the Medford Art
Gallery is scheduled this winter
for Dec. 18 to Jan. 3.
LOGGER KILLED
PENDLETON (UPI) - Clyde
Robert Wagner, 49, of Reith,
was killed while logging in the
Camas Creek - Pearson Creek
area 13 miles east of Ukiah
Thursday.
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