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Former Glendale Boy's Success ' Story Told In Oregon1 By MRS. GERALD B. FOX The Northwest Magazine section of the Portland Oregonian for Aug. 4 carried a two-page feature ar ticle about Les Pete, formerly of Glendale. Pete has topped a career as an outstanding high school and college athlete and high school coach by publishing, since about a year ago, a slick-paper stato sports magazine, Oregon Sports. The magazine, which now has some 4.000 subscribers, is publish ed in Forest Grove, near which Pete now has his home. . The June, 1952, issue is of par ticular interest to Glendale people since it featured southwest Ore gon with articles and pictures on teams and stars of Bandon, Coos Bay, Coquille, Drain, Glendale, Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, Med iord, North Bend and Roseburg. Les Pete first reached sports prominence while attending high " school in Glendale, and in college in Albany where he was selected as the outstanding player for the year. His mother, Suzan Pete, and his sister, Mrs. Bill Gibson, still live in Glendale. Another sister is a resident of Grants Pass. Mr. Pete is married and has four children, Micheal, Jimmy, ' Billy and Bar bara, whose ages range from sev en years to three months. Return From California Mr. and Mrs. Lester Irons have returned to Glendale after a two month trip through California and the southwestern states. They vis ited their son, R. D. Irons, and . his family in Southwestern Texas, before -returning here. They are living at Quines Creek. Betty Reed's brother, Joseph Mihek, visited her recently from Portland. There will be an all-church pic nic next Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at the Glendale City Park. Terry Coleman, granddaughter of Mrs. Jerry Ricker of Glendale, cut an artery in one hand while swimming in Cow Creek near Azal ea Monday. It was necessary to apply first aid to get the bleeding stopped before taking her to Grants Pass for medical atten tion. Mr. ' and Mrs. Floyd Ames of Glendale returned Thursday of last week from a four-day trip to Portland, where Mr. Ames under went a check-up at the Veterans' Hospital in Vancouver. Doctors pronounced Ames in good shape following his recent operation. While in the Portland area, they visited with Mr. Ames' daughter, Mildred Hopkins, and with Grace Horton and her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Dash er, in Battle Ground, Wash. Go To Jubilee Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Blaser and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ames, and Sandra La Prath made a trip to Jacksonville Saturday night to attend the Jacksonville Jubilee. Betty Fisher has returned to Glendale and will make her homo with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rcnus Michel, while Bob, her hus band, is stationed in Korea. The couole have been living at the naval base in San Diego until recently. Eleanor Box, Jerry Kittinger and Mr. and Mrs. Jack La Prath of Portland were weekend guests in the Henry La Prath home near Glendale Junction. Mrs. Kay Dollar recently receiv ed word of the death of her father in Seattle. v ' Mrs. Jerry Ricker and her grand children, Jerry and Terry, are leaving Wednesday for Areata. California where they will be I spending 10 days or two weeks ! with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Graves. ' They may also spend some time visiting in San Francisco on their way home. i Kenneth Hughes and his wife went fishing on the Umpqua Riv-1 er near Glide last Sunday and were caught in the electric storm which whipped the whole southern coastal area Sunday night. Former Resident Visits ' Bill Mouchett of Glendale is vis iting with his daughter, Mildred, at Glide. Margaret Austin, formerly of Glendale, who is visiting with friends here, had dinner Sunday with Mrs. Hays Mouchett. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Morris of McA'Mster, Ok'a., are vlsitine Mr. and Mrs. Garland Morris of this city. Rev. and Mrs. E. T. Grafstrom, son, Duane. and Mrs. Howard Hutte and daughter, Alma Grace, auenaea tne fellowship meeting and dedication of the new Assem bly of God church at Rogue River Monday. The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Grafstrom were the first pastors of this church. Steve Kadas. Glendale Jeweler. has returned from a two-week va cation up the Mckenzie River. He reports that the fishing was fair, but the "resting" was excellent. Mrs. Jack Day returned Sunday from visiting in Los Anzeles with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Davidson and family of St. Louis, Mo., are visiting the Emerson Thomas family for a week or two. Maj. Harold Cooley, proprietor of the Glendale Drug Storj, left Thursday for the Organized Re serve Corps Encampment of the 304th Logistical Command. He will return Aug. 20. Dixie Jean Willis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Willis of Grants Pass, spent three days this week with the R. C. Hemp hills on Barton Road. " I JbL JhtMm. - Ralph Cake Appointed To Ike's Personal Staff DENVER Ul Ralph Cake, for mer Oregon Republican national committeeman, Wednesday was named to the personal staff of Gen. Eisenhower, GOP candidate for President. Cake, who arrived here Wednes day to begin the assignment, will be an aide to Gov. Sherman Adams of New Hampshire, chief of Eisen hower's political staff. Cake was Oregon committeeman for about 12 years. He did not seek re-election this year. Equipment Of Oregon Gas Firms To Be Eyed SALEM im An inventory of the trucks, repair crews and equip ment of Oregon's 59 gas utility companies is being conducted this week at the request of Oregon's civil defense agency. The inventory would help the civ il defense agency to serve as a clearing house for emergency needs following a disaster, officials said. . FLOWER POT FALL FATAL LOUISVILLE, Ky. Wl Six-year-old Cheri Lue Hockenbury was in jured fatally Tuesday night when she overturned a large flower pot on herself. REHEARSAL- Queen Barbara Peterson Drac.ices Dullina whiskers on Front HnriW m Brockway. Queen Barbara is one of four official whisker pullers who will assist during selec tion of beard contest winners Aug. 23. Pictured, left to right, are Queen Barbara, "Little Fuzz" Bob LeBleu, Hadley, who appears to be enjoying having a prize whisker pulled- Ed mond Huntley of Tiller, and Al Muma, Roseburg. (Picture by Master Studio) ' David Douglas Of Fir Tree Fame Uses 'Magic' To Calm Indians In Pageant Episode By KEN METZLER (This is the third of a series of articles describing each of the five episodes of the Umpqua Cavalcade.) Indians in Episode 3 of the big Centennial Pageant are bewildered by "magic" displayed by David Douglas, for whom the Douglas Fir is named. Portrayed in the "Hunting and Trapping," episode of the Cavalcade, Douglas is sent by the London Horticultural So ciety to examine botanical specimens. 1 Touring Oregon,- his main inter est is in trees and in one scene he shoots down a cone from one of the big trees to examine it more closely. This brings out a horde of an tagonistic Indians, but the clever Douglas calms them with his own brand of magic he starts a fire with a magnifying glass and cre ates a fiery spectacle by placing gun powder on the fire. 1 Later he meets the returning Jedediah Smith, survivor of an Indian Massacre portrayed in Ep isode 2. ' i Smith and a parly of trappers from Hudson Bay Co. sit around i a campfire and sing Kubik's "Ev ery Female is a Torso." Next Ewing Young drives by with a great herd of cattle. He's singing a lonesome song, "Along About Cock Crow." The famed Applegate expedition led by Jesse and Lindsay Apple- gate arrives on the scene looking for a new wagon road into Ore gon to eliminate crossing the Co lumbia River. Four-Day Battle The landing of a party of early settlers at Port Orford brings on the "Battle Rock" incident., Tho group is attacked by Indians and 11 men withdraw to a rock off tha coast where they fight off repeat ed Indian attacks for four days. The rock was later dubbed "Bat tle Rock." Finally the men are able to es cape and make their way to a location near Gardiner. The Cornwall party enters the Cavalcade with the establishment of the first cabin in Douglas Coun ty. Episode 3 ends with the return of the Applegate party from Ft. Hall, Ida., to announce they had found it a new route to Oregon. It's called the Applegate Trail or the "Oregon Trail, Southern Route." The small wagon train is hailed by a choral group singing "Con estoga Way." Tho episode Is under the direc tion of Mrs. Joe Mathews. Physical Exams Aug. 12 In Riddle By . ERMA BEST The pre-school health clinle for beginning first graders at Kiddle will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the new grade school building. Dr. V. R. Kelsey and Mary A. Barrett, County health nurse, will conduct the clinic, aided by sev eral mothers of the Riddle PTA minder the direction of Mrs. Ger ald Maitlen. All beginners must be examin ed on that day or pick up a school examination slip and be checked by their own family doctor. There will be no charge for the clinic. First graders must reach their sixth birthday before Nov. 15, U52 nH flirnich a hirth Mrtirij.ota other proof of their birthdate at the timA nf IHnil Bvnmin.llAH High school freshmen register anj lane pnysicai examinations on Thursday, Sept. 4, and Friday morning, Sept. 5. at the Riddle High School building. Serviceman Visits Don Riddle FT1 uhn I. .1.. tioned at Oakland, Calif., spent the weeKena visiiing nis father, Claud Riddle, and other relatives and friends in Riddle and Myrtle Creek. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Paetz and sons. Leland and flarv lnft thic week to drive to Stanton, N. D. to nnng nome their third son, Kenneth, who has been spending the summer there with his grand parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Victor and daughter, Jeanie, of El Monte, Calif., are spending a two-weeks vacation in Riddle with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Victor, and Mayor and Mrs. Jess Lillv. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mitchell have as their house guests his brother and his sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mitchell and children, who are enroute from Phoenix, Aril., to Seattle, where Mitchell, who is in the service, will leave Aug. 29 for overseas duty in Ja pan. ON POTATO COMMISSION SALEM I Edwin J. Slastny of Malin was appointed Tuesday to the Oregon Potato Commission to fill the unexpired portion of the term of Scott Warren of Klamath Falls who has resigned, Gov. Mc Kay's office announced. Friday, Aug. I, 1952 The Newi-IUvlaw, Roseburg, Ort. 9 Dillard Reports Good Sean Crop ' By ROSA HEINBACH The bean crops in the Dillard gardens promise a bumper crop this summer ..according to Abner J. Rice Jr. and Hoy Rice, well known bean growers in the Dil lard area. Pickinff 'At (hp Ahnf Dioa knnn patch started Friday and at Hoy nn-es, un mgnway aa, on Monday. This new Variety of beans mature two weeks later than the old-time Blue Lakes. Guast From California Guests at the William C. Hnln bach residence Monday were Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ray McAlpine, their son, Ray, from Pasadena, Calif., Mrs. R. C. Autry and grand- daUChter. Anril Manrin0 Mnalnin of llannv Vallnv Th MAln;nA family lived up Kent Creek for many years, iwo years ago they moved to Pasadena. They plan to return nere to live in the near fu ture. The employees of the Dan Laur- ance lo. enjoyed an all-day picnic Sunday on the North Umpqua. Fishing and visiting were enjoy ed by Mr. and Mrs. Phil Hick man, their daughters, Mardell and Marsha, Roger Sinclair, Mary Lou Poole, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Laur ance and son, David Brent. Mr (I T RnvPr is rnnnetn1 tn be improving satisfactorily in the Mercy Hospital following a serious major operation last Tuesday. Her daughter, Edith Eastman, has re turned to her home in Eugene. Lillian Bridge of Lowell Is staying in Dillard to be with her father. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Gibb and Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Dorrah went deep sea fishing Sunday from Winchester Bay. The were suc cessful in catching their quota. If ice is subjected to great pres sure it can be made heavier than water. GE0RGIE LEE SHOP Everything for Children 130 N. JACKSON CANNING SAUAON 39c Lb. - Whole Fish PACIFIC SEAFOOD CO. 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