Winchester Couple Buys GY Property
By AODIE SCHNEIDER
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Basson, ;
former Garden Valley residents
now living in Winchester, have
purchased an acreage that bor
ders the Lloyd Carlson property I
in the valley.
The Bassoni have received word 1
of the death of her brother-in-law,
the Rev. M. O. Robbini of Penny
Karms, Fla. The Rev. Mr. and
Mrs. Robbins had visited the Bas
sona frequently when the latter
couple lived in the valley.
Word has arrived in Garden Val
ley of the death of Rose Gober
ville at Santa Rosa, Calif., Feb. 19.
She was 61 years old.
Interment was at the Santa Rosa
Memorial Park. Mrs. Goberville
is survived by her husband, Jo-
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seph of Santa Ro&a, a daughter,'
Carol Stringer of Los Gatos, Calif.,
and a son in Chicago. The Gober
villes came to Garden Valley from
Chicago about IS years ago and
purchased the Adam Schneider
home.
Pertlandera Visit
The Rev. and Mrs. John Moll of
Portland have returned home after
visiting the Rev. and Mrs. Jonn B.
Ellingson of the Garden Valley
Community Church. The Rev. Mr.
Moll presented a sermon at the
Sutherhn church and at the valley
church.
Mrs. Joseph Watkins of Long
Beach. Calif., has returned to ex
tend her visit with the Ellingsons
after visiting in Washougal, Wash.,
for several days.
Nancy Dunn attended the 12th
annual high school conference of
the International Relations League
at the University of Oregon. Dis
cussions were held on United
States and Economic develop
ment, a reappraisal of our policy
in underdeveloped lands.
Canyonville Heads Discuss
Reactivating Civil Defense
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Canyonville police, fire and wa
ter department heads met wiih Civ
il Defense chairman John Hamlin
recently to discuss reactivating
Canyonville's Civil Defense organ
ization. Police chief Reed Gross, fire
chief Norman Hanson and Fred
Elliott, street and water depart
ment head, discussed with Hamlin
possible use of surplus equipment
and sources of funds possible to
aid in the running of a livu De
fense organization.
Sale Slatod
A rummage sale, planned for
April 10-11 in the Mesick Building
in Canyonville. was discussed by
the Bertha Rebekahs at their last
regular meeting, with Mrs. Claude
Long, noble grand and Mrs. John
Terry, vice grand, presiding.
Wendell Vurton and Darrel Walk
er of Canyonville were baptized
recently at a joint baptismal serv
ice with the Glendale Baptist
Church in the Assemblv of God in
Glendale. The Rev. Carl Walser of
Canyonville officiated.
B. A. Nicho!3 of the Canyonville
Baptist Church was in charge of
the regular Siskiyou Assn. meet
ing Friday at the Grants Pass
Church.
Beaver Dam Work Study In Futility
; Fri., Mar. 6, 19S9 Th Ntws-Raview, Koiabu-j, Or. S
PAGE. Ariz. (AP) Just 100 feet nearest kiio-m habitat of hit kindi triable to explain his presence.
Plans for the coming spring con
ference, to be at Canyonville, were
made by South Douglas Business
and Professional Women's Club
members during their last meeting.
Facets of Oregon history were
presented by Bess Clough The
spring conference, planned for
April 4 and S. will include a ban
quet and meeting Saturday and a
breakfast and meeting Sunday.
Both events will be held at the
Masonic Temple in Canyonville.
Visits Mother
Mrs. Guy McGee. Florette Mc
Gee and John Mc.N'eal of Tiller
travelled to North Bend recently to
visit Mrs. McGee's mother, Mrs.
1nrv 0arwrvt whn ha K'n run.
! fined to Mercy Home following a
recent stroke. Mrs. McGee reports
that her mother, who is well-known
in the Canyonville area, is some
what improved but will have to be
confined to the sanitarium for a
long tune.
Also hospitalized is Guy McGee,
confined to the Community Hospi
tal in Roseburg.
The Rev. A. M. Shaffer is said
to be improving after suffering a
heart attack a month ago. He has
been able to resume work on a
lmht basis this past week and has
spoken at his Assembly of God.
down the Colorado River from
where workmen are noisily build
ing the 421-million dollar Glen
Canyon Dam. another dam u ris
ing, more quietly and at less cost.
An eager beaver, given tolls and
a contract by mother nature, is
busily at work undisturbed by the
racket around him. j
Nor is he disturbed by the fact :
he s at least 100 miles from the
a 1 workmen at the dam have adopt
or that there isn't I tree
decentlv sturdy shrub nearby He's I ,d h,ra " mascot. They bring
using driftwood and an occasional ! m,n food and call him "an engi
twig for I ha job. I neer't engineer "
But his efforts will be in vain.
When Glen Canyon is finished, the
river will bo returned to its na
tural channel and the beaver dam
will disappear in the flood.
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Riversdale Grange
Told Of Sewing
Contest Deadline
By ADDIE SCHNEIDER
Riversdale Grange members
have been reminded that closing
date for entry into the S50.000 sew
ing contest, sponsored by the Na
tional Grange, has been set for
March 31.
Those eligible for entering in
clude Grange members in good
standing, 12 years of age and
over, and non-Grangers who are
12 years and over and are spon
sored by a Grange member in
good standing. Professionals in the
sewing field are not eligible for
entry.
Any type of dress may be made.
Contestants are classified in age
groups, r.ach contestant must com
pletely fill out and file an official
entry form with the subordinate
home economics chairman of her
Grange and a non-Granger form
must be signed by the sponsoring
memDer.
Details Available
Those interested in further de
tails may contact Mrs. Eric Tro
zelle. home economics chairman
for Riversdale Grange. Dresses are
judged at each Grange, with the
winner going to the county con
test. The county winner then goes
to the state Grange in June and
the national contest follows. Stale
Grange winner last June wa Llea
nor Boxx from Azalea, who was
not a Grange member.
Boy Scout troop 143, sponsored
by Riversdale Grange, was pre
sented its charter during the last
Grange meeting. The troop is made
up of boys from Garden Valley
and Riversdale, with 14 members.
Scoutmaster is Louis Cottrell and
Ken llebard is assistant scoutmas
ter. Although the group was or
ganized just four months ago, most
of the boys have passed the tender
foot rank.
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SHERIDAN. Wyo. UPi In 1942
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bottle and left it in Big uoose
Canyon deep in the Big Horn
mountains of northern Wyoming.
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whoever finds this."
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earns hunting season this fall.
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Skatula. mey got wetr maim.
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