SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2!, 1963
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON
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Moinith by Month Review off Area
January
Freeway projects in Jackson
County scheduled for contract
ing in 1963 on Interstate 5 . . .
Arcade building planned in
downtown Medford . . ,
Public Utilities Commissioner
Jonel C. Hill to hear evidence
on application tor railroad cross
ing at Barnett Road . . . Gov
ernment auditors discover mis
takes in granted timber land to
private interests in Rogue Riv
er National Forest . . . Differ
ences in Medford Irrigation Dis
t r i c t administration resolves
with discussion of procecdures
. . . Winter term enrollment at
Southern Orefjon College ahead
of same datt last year . . .
United Crusade of Jackson
County reaches goal . . . Mayor
James Dunlcvy makes appoint
ments to citv boards and com
missions . . . Hearing in Talent
held to decide whether to hold
city elections second time . . .
Public hearing scheduled on
proposed joining of Phoenix
Talent and Medford School Dis
tricts . . . Jackson County offi
cials sworn in office . . . Med
ford citv officials appear before
Public Utilities Commissioner in
Salem . . . Local skiicrs circle
Crater Lake in record time . . .
Jackson County Rural School
board meets to discuss school
district reorganization . . . Part
of space exhibit at Seattle
World's Fair displayed in Med
ford . . . Critical shortage of
water felt in area . . . Park and
Recreation Commission and
Medford Planning Commission
elect new officers . . . Depart
mental budget for parks and
recreation development of Emi'
grant Lake and other areas to
be discussed at meeting . . .
Gifted Jackson County high
school students to begin classes
at Southern Oregon College . . .
H. D. Christensen elected as
chairman of Medford School
District budget committee . . .
Downtown property owners dis
cuss parking district . . . Inad
vertent veto by former Mayor
John W. Snider overridden by
council vote . . . Fund for new
Sacred Heart Hispital reaches
new high . . . Election on con
solidation of Phoenix-Talent and
Medford School Districts sched
uled . . . Park commission ap
proves bids for diving pool . , .
John Snider made honorary
member of Jaycees . . . Con
demnation suits filed against
land holders for highway right
ot way . . . Peter Brilt Music
Festival plans discussed . . .
OreRon State Police Capl. Paul
Morgan retires.
February
Medford City Council endorses
school park approach to future
park development . . . Sheriff's
office fills vacancy . . . State
police officers promoted . , .
Rogue Basin Flood Control and
Water Resources Association
representatives plan trip to
Washington, D. C. . . . Auto
matic vote counting expected
soon for Oregon, Jackson Coun
ty officials note . . . Irrigation
district board of directors turns
down financial participation in
county flood study . . . Mother's
March for the March of Dimes
is scheduled . . . Former Con
necticut governor speaks at Lin
coln dinner . . . New pay plan
for Medford employes is adopt
ed by City Council . . . Southern
Oregon water supply is reduced
by lack of moisture . . . Masters'
paintings on exhibit at Rogue
Art Gallery . . . School dislrict
4L w
mi.,
Mr. and Mrs. Sharon Eiehclboigor are sbou n vrrt tfr. I'wcm
CiTgoii ,ShakesM'aican Festival in Ashland,
Workmen arc shown at the
budget committee studies pro
posed expenditures for next
year . . . Water main installed
in city streets . . . Consolidation
of Medford and Phoenix-Talent
school districts defeated 3 to 1
. . . Police Capl. Earle Tichenor
awarded plaque for outstanding
work in public safety . , .
Growth of Medford seen in
state and federal records . . .
Billboards along highways dis
cussed by Jackson County plan
ners . . . Zone change requests
heard at public hearing by
Medford City Council . . . Med
ford planners deny request for
Biddlc Road sign . . . Religious
cansus scheduled this week end
Downtown department store
gels approval to expand build
ing . . . Plans are under way to
adopt new forms of teaching in
local high schools . . . Election
date set for vole on Medford
School district budget . . . Ordi
nance adopted prohibits bill
boards along freeways in city of j
Mcdlord . . . Pay increase lor
Jackson County employes dis
cussed . . . John w. Snider
named to Oregon Slate Board
"J Higher Education l''
I I mm inivu iii'ifl imuaitiiiiic,.
amount . . . Jackson County of
ficials attend hcarinR on Ore
gon and Californis land grant
funds . . . Oregon rated first in
education study.,
March
Oregon Washington Tele
phone Company plans rate in
crease , . . Sheriff's office gets
delinquent tax list ... Mrs.
Robert Minear is named woman
of the year . . , Jackson County
youths claim national hiking
record tor 50-milc iiok . . . (jov-
crnor Mark 0. Hatfield pledges
fight to save state Civil Defence
organization. . . . Jackson Coun
ty Rural School Board levies '-i
mill tax to provide funds to bal
ance budget . . . Jackson County
Budget Committee holds first
meeting . . . Rogue Flood Con
trol and Water Resources As
sociation to pursue funds for
Rogue Basin Project . . . Ore
gon taxpayers may loose Fed
eral tax deductions . . . Pro
gram to help offenders released
from prison to be tried . . .
' 1 ill
site of the Peter Brilt Musical
Southwest Oregon experiences
warmest renruary on record,
Weather Bureau reports . . .
Immediate action on air pollu
tion sought by Medford City
Council . . . Petitions circulated
requesting new classrooms at
Jefferson School to relieve
crowded conditions . . . SOC ex
pansion plans reviewed by Stale
Board of Higher Education . . .
Bear Creek recreation develop
ment reviewed by Jackson
County Parks and Recreation
Commission . . . Medford School
Board authorizes classroom ad
ditions to handle increased num
ber of students . . . Memorial
student loan fund made for the
late E. H. Hedrick . . . Medford
School Board approves budget
for next school year . . . South
ern Oregon law enforcement of
ficers attend advanced training
school . . . Resources associa
tion asks for fiscal allocation for
Rogue Basin projects . . .Com
mittee formulates information
to attract fruit growers to area
. . . Medford building safety dir
ector Oliver R. McNeel resigns
post . . . Jackson County Budget
Committee discusses health de
partment funds . . . Valley or
chard heaters deemed as ap
proved type . . . Jackson County
receives civil defense budget al
location . . . Oregon Public
Utilities Commissioner approves
extension of Barnett Road
across railroad tracks . . . Two
hour limit parking meter install
ation approved by Medford City
Council . . . Jackson County Pub
lic Health Center plans com
pleted . . . Forest Fire season
begins ... 55 mile-per-hour
winds strike Ashland . . .Timber
"blowdown" estimated exten
sive in (orcsls following last
Oct. 12 storm . . . Fire causes
heavy damage at cold slorage
plant in Medford.
April
Medford water main In he
connected to new south feeder
water main ... Bid received
for development of ski lodge on
Ml. Ashland . . . Temporary
postmaster Al Bradford named
. . . Elmo Stevenson, president
of SOC leaves on trip lo UAR
. , . Sanitary authority to work
IVMana of Alba Il.ilv al the
Festival in Jacksonville.
i with city on air pollution prob-
lem . . .Budget for School Dis
trict S'liiC approved by voters
. . .Rlnodinohilc schedules visit
Medford . . .Highway relocation
opposed by Jacksonville towns
people . . .Forest Service ac
cepts bid development of ski
lodge on Mt. Ashland ... Re
modeling date set for post of
fice building. . . Medford build
ing safety director John T. Hoi-
i mer appointed. . . County Bud
jget Commiltee approves alloca
i tion for courthouse expenses
. . . State Game Commission
holds meeting for Southern Ore
gon hunters. . . Rogue River
National Forest Plans more
campsites to accommodate in
creased in campers. . . Parks
and Recreation Commission ap
points committee to nominate
new officers. . .Stored water ex
pected to help in anticipated
water shortages in irrigation
districts. . . Hunters indicate op
position to doc hunting in Ore
gon. . . Jackson County Budget
Committee hopes to end studies
this week. . . Applications for
additional land irrigation are
available at district offices. . .
Daylight saving time extended
one month. . . Howard Prairie
Recreation Area opens for sea
son. . . Pear blossom king and
queen selected. . . Distinguished
citizens named by Medford
Junior Chamber of Commerce
. . .Proposed plan for redevelop
ment of Hawthorne Park pre
sented to Parks and Recreation
Commission. . . Slate Board
of Education anproves $311,900
for improving education. . .Pear
Blossom Festival and Crater
I. ions Fun Fair held in city. . .
Tentative total budget for Jack
sou Countv set. . . Girl Scout
council voles against national
plan. . . Jack Edsnn renlaccs
! Al Bradford on Citv Council post
I . . . I.ntler-Day Saints Church
wins best theme prize in Fosli
j val parade. . . Fishermen brave
j inclement weather as season
1 opens. . . Survey ot frost dam
1 age to local fruit crop taken. . .
. College entrance fees raised by
Stale Board of Higher Educa
tion . . . Jackson County girls vie
i for Miss Rociic Valley lille . . .
I Representatives from School
District 5I9C return from School
visilalion to Denver.
May
Roy Scout campoioo sched
uled in area . . . Jackson County
Sheriff's criminal department
to don white helmets during
summer months . . . Medford
Citv Council calls for hcarine on
air pollution problem . . . Base
ball I ommissiou appointed by
Jackson County Court . . . Hart
led pear crop expected to he
half the volume of previous
year's crop . . . Elections held
in all schiiol districts in county
. . . Rural school district levy
passed . . . Plans to improve
Willow Crock Lake made by
Jackson County Court . . Med
ford School Hoard votes 'to in
crease sie to seven members .
. . Medford officials discuss cur
tew laws . . . Pear production
estimated about I ' - million
boxes . . . State Highuax IV
partment plans survev for al
ternate route for Jacksonville
Provolt Highway . . . Mcdlord
pliiiuiiMs to sliuiv resolution tor
proimscd Civic Cooler . . . Work
oil .laok.Mill I'.'trk pool pincross
ing on schedule . . Bids are
! called for construction of Jack
son County Health Center . . .
' Roosevelt PTS approves resolu
1 Hon to ask city about construe-
linn nf siH.,ii':,ll.-t l.li,,. 1.,
school . . . Ton semi - finalists
selected to compete in Miss
Rogue Valley pageant .. . Equa
lization board asks appraisal of
j land parcels . . . Charles Crary
I elected chairman of Democratic
Central Committee . . Class
room additions approved at Wil
son and Lone Pine schools . . .
Public hearing held on location
of IntersUUe 5 route over the
Siskivoos . . . Formation o(
Jacksonville Roosters Club an
i nounced . . . Jackson County
Budget Commiltee approves
promised I'Hvi-M nrrhminarv
budget . . . Scluml S.ilelv Paircil
h.inqiicl held . . . Action l,:kcu
on proposed air pollution con
trol ordinance . . . June Callag
han chosen as Miss Rogue Val
ley . , . Medford Fire Depart
ment starts annual house-to-house
inspection .. . Collier tun
nel through Oregon Mountain to
be opened in July . . . Jackson
County officials to confer with
federal agencies on recreational
problems . . . Small forest fires
started by storm passing
through area . . . Parks and
Recreation Commission to ask
for federal aid in moving How
ard Prairie boat docks to less
dangerous position . . . Invita
tions to about 200 taxpayers in
School District 549C to serve on
advisory committee sent out . . .
Medford Chamber officials plan
trip to Southern Califronia . . .
"Thru-Street" plan for Medford
revised . . . New post office sub
station planned in Medford . . .
Registration for summer swim
classes begins . . . Play equip
ment dedicated at Jackson
Park.
June
Oregon Legislature passes in
come tax bill . . . Shakespearean
Festival in Ashland starts with
check-in period . . . 37th annual
commencement exercise held for
graduates of Southern Oregon
College . . . Poor pollinization
causes major fruit loss in Jack
son County . . . Firearms train-
inp classes begin in area . . .
Philip B. Lowry resigns as at
torney for Medford Irrigation
Dislrict . . . Bids for new health
center opened by Jackson Coun
ty Court . . . Hearing on forma
tion of downtown Medford park
ing district held . . . Medford
High School graduates receive
diplomas . . . Medford City
Council passes air pollution or
dinance with some changes . . .
Water supply outlook for South
ern Oregon deemed as "good"
. . . Mrs. Edith Updike wins
sweepstake in eleventh annual
Rose Society rose show . . .
Telephone company files rate
request with Public Utilities
Commission . . . Preliminary
plans ior new Sacred Heart
Hospital prepared .. . City of
Medford awarded safety plaque
for traffic engineering for sec
ond consecutive year . . . Per
mits for the construction of pro
fessional building in Medford is
sued . . . Hearing slated on Jack
son County budget for next year
. . . Six applications received for
post in district attorney's office
. . . Lily Glen riding stable
opens al Howard Prairie . . .
Fire training for forest service
personnel starts . . . United
Crusade sets goal for annual
fall drive ... A.' L. Nash ap
poinled to Jackson County Fair
Board . . . Plans for elementary
team teaching workshop at
Hoover School mode ... Six
bids received on proposed Jack
sonville sewer system . . . Jack
son County Budget Committee
and County Court sign revised
budget fur I!l(i3-M . . . Rural
fire protection district schedules
election on annexation question
. . . Annual Jackson County 4-H
fair planned at county fair
grounds . . . Oregon State Sani
tary Authority determines use
of federal funds . . . Preliminary
plans for development of Haw
thorne park presented to parks
and recreation commission . . .
Water carnival held at Emi
grant Lake . . . Local Red
Cross chapter named as semi
finalists in 12 Lane Bryant
awards for volunteers eneaged
in projects for Ihe benefit of
the community . . . Pacific Pow
er and Light execulivcs honored
on retirement after 50 years of
service . . . County post offices
receive zip code numbers . . .
Entries posted for Ashland In
dependence day celebration pa
rade . . . Medford Bov Scouts
to attend national jamboree in
Greece . . . Ashland section of
freeway scheduled to open in
August . . , Dinner given for
Shakespearean Festival actors.
July
Koscburg's D'Ann Fulierton
wins Miss Oregon title . . . Mrs.
Margaret Stephens promoted to
chief deputy in tax department
of Jackson County Sheriff's of
fice . . . Crowds watch parades,
fireworks displays al Fourth of
July celebrations in Jackson
County . . . Sale of PP&L bonds
approved by public utilities com
missioner . . . Hearing on
proposed Mcdlord city budget
set . . . Farm labor office set up
at fairgrounds ...Jackson
County Judge Earl M. Miller
breaks ground for new public
health center . . . Shakespear
ean actors near final rehearsals
. . . Counseling service in Ore
gon school program started at
Southern Oregon College . . .
Mayor James Dunlovy's com
mittee to study capital improve
ments holds organization meet
ing . . . Plastering of inside of
diving tank in Jackson pool ex
pected to be finished soon . . .
Jackson County Classroom
Teachers Association awarded
plaque by the Department of
Classroom Teachers of the Na
tional Education Association . . .
Funds for planning Agate Dam
and Reservoir project are made
available . . . Middle Road traf
fic signal installed , . Slippage
damages Eagle Point Irriga
tion Dislrict canal . . . David
Hrashcitrs assumes dunes as
planning twhivcian lor City 'of
Medfoid . . Construction of ski
lodge ok Ml Ashland gels under'
m "'Tsr.,w i- uu. 'ur-A a i (M-v .
The driver was uninjured
way . . . Possibility of incorpor
ating a separate city in Bell-
view area southeast of Ashland
discussed al meeting of Anti
Annexation Committee . . . Or
chardists discuss ways to pro
cess below average pear crop
this year . . . Redevelopment
plans for Hawthorne Park ac
cepted by park and recreation
commission . . . Formal dedica
tion of Collier tunnel scheduled
. . . Medford and vicinity watch
ers use "scopes" to watch
eclipse ... An estimated 1,400
attend first night's production
of Shakespearean Festival play
in Ashland . . . Interstate 5 south
of Medford opens . . . Italian
visitor from Medford's sister
citv expected . . . Grazing rights
for horses at Howard Prairie
lake being souaht . . . Civic
Center idea endorsed by Med
frod's Citizens Capital Improve
ment Committee.
August
Public hearings scheduled by
Medford City Council on seven
zone change requests . . . Coun
cil accepts report favoring
lounge in airport terminal . . .
Teacher team from Lexington,
Mass., arrives to start planning
two-week workshop at Hoover
School . . . Jackson County
Judge Earl Miller returns from
Association of Counties meeting
in Denver . . . Harold (Red)
Thomas retires as assistant
slatf officer of the Rogue River
National Forest . . . Majority
at public hearing oppose forma
tion of West -Side water district
. . . Six temporary classrooms
being installed at Medford High
School . . . Jackson County Re
publican party schedules family
picnic . . . Robert D. Hostettcr,
staff officer in charge of timber,
range and wild life for the bu
reau of land management, pro
moled to new post in Portland
office . . . Total assessed valua
tion for the Jackson County tax
roll shows increase over last
vcar . . . unit .music festival
Rol,.
in Jacksonville opens
ert Duff, citv manager
presents
monev needs for development
of city resources before Capital
Champions named at 4-11 fair ' jng yard not in violation of state
. . . Gov. Mark.O. Hatfield gives I aw. Manager M. L. Page, Sa
address at Rcmiblican picnic 'em. registration division de
ltoone Rin Klravl Control partment of motor vehicles
and Water Resources Associa-
tion sponsors tour of three pro
posed dam sites . . . Special
election on tax program called
(or by petition . . . Resolution
defines boundaries ol proposed
Civic Center . . . Foremen of
Oregon Newspaper Publishers
Association meet in Medford . . .
Auction of livestock ends 4-H
FFA fair . . . Lost Creek reser
voir mnv be operating by 1970,
group told on Rogue Basin proj
ect tour . . . Concrete pouring
starts on Mt. Ashland Ski lodge
. . . Ashland receives S45.0O0
from stale for hospital site . . . j
Portland firm submits low bid
on construction of three du
pleves at Crater Lake National
Park . . . New Safeway store
under construction ... 14 im
provement needs submitted (0
Capital Improvement Commit
tee. Sepfember
Highest taxes seen in Eagle
Point, Jacksonville. Rogue Riv
er .. . only one company bids on
bleachers for Jackson County
ball park. . . Numerous fires
started bv storm in Southern
Oregon,
"lis entr
California doe tops
ter Rest - of - the-
show. . . Dame! W. Fry. former
mis.-ilo engineer, author of
books on unidentified flying ob
jects, lo talk to teachers. . .
Congressman Robert B. Duncan
discusses activity in Congress
during interview. . . Distnbu- recommends turning down an
Hon of Jackson County surplus offer from PP&L for electric
food successful. . . Dudley L. ; system ... Dr. Elliott B. Mac
Ferguson becomes admmistra- Cracken, SOC, elected president
live assistant to City Manager f Ashland Shakespearean Fes
Bob Duff. . . Waiting period for tival . . . Bear Creek Park name
marriage licenses extended lo selected for area . . . David
seven days. . .Talent Rural Fire M. Franklin, Grants Pass and
Department to select new chief Medford businessman, dies un
. . . Residents in Jacksonv ille expectedly . . . Voters turn out
oujcii i iiiuie 01 sewer. . .
Temperature leaches high of 99
degrees. . . Jackson, Josephine
and Klamath Counties allocated
their share of National Forest
receipts. . . Jackson County
Court sen-Is letter about wreck
ing vaid in Talent area to Sa
lem . . Slate Democratic par-
in this accident, one of many in
ty chairman to visit Medford
. . . Freak blasting mishap
damages nearby homes. . . St.
Mary's grade school enrolls 660
. . . Grass, brush fire in Little
Applegate area burns 40 acres
. . . Council approves fund for
appraisal on Civic Center ac
quisitions and approves two
leases for parking lots. . . Mcd
co employes vote to retain union
. . Student enrollment in
School District 549C totals 8,731
. . . Shakespeare Festival at
tendance passes 50,000 mark for
first time. . . Medford has hot
test day, 102 .. . Federal funds
granted to aid storm sewer
drainage study. . . Harold
James Bibeau sentenced to 12
years on manslaughter charge
involving Ashland theater man
ager. . . Pear crop suffers se
vere "blow down". . . County to
consider purchase of property
on Eighth Street for parking
space. . . Pear pickers needed
in area. . . Portland NAACP
will request "welcome assur
ances" for Negroes in Medford,
Ashland and Grants Pass. . .
Immediate and future needs of
airport reviewed for Medford
Capital Improvements Commit
tee. . . Increase in enrollment
noted in School District 9. . .
Medford praised for its treat
ment of minority groups by
Mark A. Smith. . . Two youths
die in motor-bike accident on
Blackwell Road. . . National
Forest timber cut sets record
in 1903. . . Agreement drafted
to preserve purity of City's wa
ter. . . Legislators claim tax
bill approval needed. . . Con
tract renewal for Lily Glen rid
ing stables to receive more con
sideration. . . "Patriotic Rally"
sponsored by the Freedom Cen
ter to be held here. . . George
M. Roberts to receive recogni
tion from Oregon Bar Associa
tion for practicing 50 years. . .
34,491 registered voters are list
ed .. . Citizens Advisory Com
mittee hear discussion on class
room cooling. . . Oregon Vet-
j erinary Medical Association fall
: clinic opens in ivieoioro. , .
fianner aimon cisncr ueueves
Medford in "fine postion" for
redevelopment work. . . Wreck
Mdica. . . ruunc nedung ,u..y , program . . . Administrators of
be called on the proposed for-1 School District 54gc makc nine
malion of the West Side Water, recommenda,ions , cjlizcns
district. . . Seven students m j Advisory Committee on Educa
area bs cd as National Merit . ,ion ,ntcrna, con(lk.t o
scmifmahsls. . . Citizens Ad-, Mm s,m ,lnr,ij c,rm
, vjsory Committee asked to do -
1 cide on scnooi plan soon
Ocfober
Norwegian official touring
valley on exchange program . . .
Immediate, projected needs of
police, fire departments noted
. . . Rep. Robert B. Duncan
says sign not seen by JFK on
fly-over . . . Jackson County
Court will consider request for
checking of books at
Prairie concession . .
Howard
Inde-
pendent audit of MID books
voted . . . Most successful sea -
son reported at Howard Prairie
. . . Countv receives S148.320.99
as share of the former reserve
fund received from the state
land board from timber re-
ccipts . . . rormcr Mayor John
Snider to assist in opening truf
fle festival in Alba . . . Coun
cil against name "City of Med
ford Memorial Park'' . . . Coun
cil seeks federal assistance in
solving the Riddle Road prop
'cm . . . Tentative date for
sewer election set in Talent . . .
Welfare district mceting'held in
Medford . . . Industrial shop
training for mentally retarded
high school pupils possible in
area . . . Ashland City Council
ui large numoers ior lax ret-
erendum vote . . . John H. Rous-
selot, western states district
governor of John Birch society
speaks in Medford . . . Rogue
Basin Flood Conlrol and Wa
ter Resources Association hears
discussion by representatives ol
federal, stale, countv and citv
Activities
the area during the year.
governments on pollution of
Bear Creek . . . Jackson Coun
ty parks and recreation com
mission recommends five-year
contract for Lily Glen stables,
and development ot Elk Creek
hatchery site as a recreation
area . . . Park ranger inter
rupts men urging bear out of
Crater Lake National Park to
kill ... Advantage of 2-2 plan
on secondary level reviewed . . .
Voters reject tax measure 5
to 1 . . . Possibility of teen-age
center to be presented to meet-ing-of
park and recreation com
mission . . . Construction of
Jackson County's new health
building ahead of schedule . . .
66.2 per cent of voters cast bal
lots in tax election . . . James
Wilson appointed Central Point
municipal court judge . . . Asa
Hanamoto arrives to present
preliminary designs for Bear
Creek Park . . . Medford Air
Force Days in honor of King
sley Field set . . . Talent's new
water system to be completed
soon . . . Pilot program for ad
visory jury of youth to start in
Ashland . . . Ashland business
men indicate sales tax favor
. . . Results of Mail Tribune poll
indicates voters want taxes re
vised, economy, cigarette tax
and sales tax favored , . . Jack
sonville's federal grant request
receives partial approval by of
ficials . . . First freeze of fall
recorded in Medford . . . Pri
oiiiy list is adopted by Medford
Capital Improvements Commit
tee and submitted to city . . .
New Safeway Store opens' on
West Main Street . . . Jackson
County Court to purchase
Eighth Street lot for courthouse
parking . . . Duncan schedules
visit to Medford.
November
Mary Jo Batzer, Medford stu
dent, homecoming queen at
Southern Oregon College . . .
Bids called for paving Lake of
the Woods highway . . . Quiet
Halloween noted in area . . .
Two new branches of First Na
tional Bank planned in Medford
Laurance Lspey reelected
head of Jackson County Park
Association . . . Parks Com
mission to ask County Court for
youth work plan . . . Medford
firemen seek toys for holiday
jbrinRS fi8 jnch o mn'is'tu're
James Frakc, Medford, student
al the University of Oregon ties
for third place in Sigma Delta
Chi national contest . . . Parade,
speakers' stand dedication,
highlight Veterans day activi
ties . . . Albert Hueners re
elected to MID board of direc
tors . . . Natural gas to start
in area . . . Proposed closure
of Rogue River to Chinook sal-1
nion angling to be discussed at
Izaak Walton League meeting
! MID board to consider letter
! of protest regarding directors'
election . . . Medford Police
Capt. Clyde C. Fichtner appoint-
cd acting chief during the ab
sence of Charles P. Champlin 1 Point, were judged winners in
. . . Altrusa Club to conduct (he first Christmas home light
survey of housing needs for ing and decorating contest" in
elderly ... Two U.S. engineers ; the Land of Many Oaks' sub
arrive to study proposed Jack- division.
sonville restoration . . . Local The first prize was presented
Izaak Walton League not in fa- by C. W. Duggan. builder and
vor of closing Rogue R I v e r1 developer of the new residential
above Elk Creek to Chinook sal
mon . . . Hueners declared offi
cially re-elected as director in
MID election . . . Ashland City
Council discusses problem of
Bellvicw area; siill undecided
. . . Local pharmacists verify
anger over welfare drug cut
back . . . Mavor James Dunlew
turns vane uiuigiog naiuiai gua
into area . . . Medford shares
in world's shocking grief as
President Kennedy assassinated
. . . Union Thanksgiving serv
ices to be held in Medford. Ash
land and Talent . . , Mayor
James Dunlevy receives tele
gram from Alba, Italy, officials
extending their condolences ov-
r ih- Heath nf PriiW irn.
neriv Jackson Countv Judeo!
Jackson Countv Judge !
Earl Miller believes re-evalua-1 CORVALLIS - An Orei-on
tion of local welfare program ! State University senior in (or
is in order . . . Santa Clans ar- est management. Glrn .'. Tillitt
rives Nov. in in Medford . . . Portland, has won the $100 fust
Dudley L. Ferguson named prize in the essav contest spnn
manager of Medford municipal sored bv the Western Forestry
airport . . . Largest single grad-.and Conservation Association.
ing contract in the history of
the Oregon Highway Depart
ment scheduled for the Siskiyou
Summit-California state line . . ,
Jack Sutton presents an outline
of the Jacksonville community
j development program under the
I federal urban renewal program
j to the Jackson County Court.
December
Santa Clans arrives by heli
copter for Medford merchants'
opening . . . Many foggy days
seen in the Rogue River Valley
. . . Taxes for schools may be
raised an average of 5 mills
. . . Hearing held on South Tal
ent interim zoning . . . Election
set in four irrigation districts
for directors . . . Director of
Medford Irrigation District,
Paul Culbertson, resigns . , .
Dry ice disperses fog over air
port . . . Jacksonville sewer
completed . . . Grants Pass
police officer dismissed . . . Dcl
lenback, four others, decline
special session pay . . . County
Court calls for vote on zoning
in South Talent area . . . City
officials open off-street park
ing lot at Sixth Street and
Central Avenue . . . Medford
High School men's debate team
places first at Pacific Univer
sity Debate Tournament . . .
Jackson and Josephine Park
and Recreation Commissions
discuss possible Youth Work
plan . . . Voters of South Talent
Sanitary District defeat pro
posed bond issue . . . Five-man
Jackson County Trade Com
mission selected by court . . .
United Crusade Drive reaches
84 per cent goal . . . Jury de
termines evidence not sufficient
to find anyone guilty of crimp
in the fatal accident of two Cen
tral Point boys in motorbike
automobile accident . . . Jack
son County Secondary Princi
pal's Association asks for more
information on Youth Work
pian . . . Southern Oregon Col
lege athletic contract violation
to be searched out . . . Slate
population up 5 per cent; Med
ford increases 607 to total 26.526
. . . Christmas eve service
planned in downtown Medford
. . . Giants Pass City Council
supports firing of police officer
. . . Jackson County population
up 4.1 per cent over last year
. . . Next freeway link set to
open Jan. 15 . . . Dr. Leo Van
Dijk elected president of Ash
land Chamber of Commerce . . .
Radio station KDOV destroyed
by (ire . . . Bureau of the Bud
get approves Merlin project bill
. . . Two-year Bear Crock Basin
Study on water and sewage
planned . . . County charity
program estimated to cost S-lon,-000
yearly , . . New Jackson
ville sewer system goes into op
eration ... 36 days of fog re
corded since November 1 . . .
Grants Pass council presented
petition requesting inquiry into
city personnel practices . . .
Limited skiing may start on Mt.
Ashland . . . Extortion attempt
of Allan Perry manager of
Medford Branch of First Na
tional Bank . . . Crackdown nf
"wigwam" burners started by
state authorities . . . Three men
charged with extortion lo ap-
pear in Jackson County District
Court . . . U. S. National Bank
of Portland to establish branch
in Jacksonville . . . Fire exten
sively damages Building Mate
rials shop in Medford . . . Jack
sonville notes 50 per cent in
creased mailing ... SI million
mark passed by Medford Post
Office . . . 2,775 Christmas (roes
taken from Rogue River Na
tional Forest .... 200 citizens
take part in downtown Christ
mas Eve service . . . Four
Christmas babies born in Jack
son County .... Sheriff's dep
uty Buford Johnson appointed
part time Jackson County Civil
Defense director .... David
Lowry resigns from Jackson
County Planning Commission.
Winners ol Holiday
Contest Are Listed
Mr. and Mrs. John Eckerman,
11396 Dueoan RoaH r.,nir,i
area in Sams Vallev.
Second prize was awarded lo
Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Suite,
11396 Dennis Road and third
prize was won by Mr. and Mrs.
Robert D. Cronkhitc. 11454 Den
nis Road.
In addition to cash prizes,
each nf the winners and the 17
otner contestants win receive
; either a European or White
Weeping birch tree from C. C.
Hoover who was one of the con
test judges. Other judges were
George Lofti and Ralph James.
Portland Student Wins
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