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JACKSONVILLE
NEWS
by Jessie Matheny
BRITT MUSICIANS DUE
Tuesday, August 8, fifty mus­
icians will a rriv e to participate
in the fifth annual P eter Britt
Music and A rts Festival concert
season scheduled to open the
weekend of August 12-13.
M embers of B ritt Société will
host a potluck supper at the
B ritt grounds for the musicians,
the evening of August 8. Social
hour will sta rt at 5:30 p.m.
with the supper being served
starting at 6:30. The club will
furnish the main dish, with
m em bers of the club and Royal
Neighbors
of America furn­
ishing the salads.
John Trudeau, director-con­
ductor of the B ritt concerts,
was in the community last week­
end to preview the band-shell
condition at the grounds and the
housing facilities for the music­
ians.
A new group, The P e te r Britt
C horale, will present four per­
form ances during the festival
season.
Frank W. Holman.
Portland music teacher and
full-tim e
director of the
Portland
Symphonic Choir
(since 1963), will be director
of the Chorus. Twelve persons,
of the Portland area, will p art­
icipate in this new lnovation of
the festival. The perform ances
scheduled Include the evening of
Aug. 22 on the grounds, with
two afternoon presentations
August 23 and 26 in the U. S.
Hotel Ballroom.
Afternoon musical concerts
will be presented in the ball­
room of the U. S. Hotel, this
y e ar, due to the hot summer
afternoons discomfort at the
grounds.
Approximately 7,000 tickets
w ere sold, last year, for the
season. It is hoped that this
amount will be exceeded con­
siderably
for this coming
seaso n ’s perform ances.
ART EXHIBITORS
Jacksonville’s newest art
gallery, The C rest, operated by
a rtis ts Leon Barnard and Glenn
Arnold, presently have a guest
exhibitor, Ora Alcorn.
Guest a rtist at the Cracker
B a rre l Studio, from Aug. 1
through 13, is M rs. Helen Tryk,
Dorena,
Oregon, Woodland
G allery. M rs. Tryk has exhibit­
ed paintings
at the Village
G reen, Eugene.
PARTY HONORS TWO-YEAR
M rs. L arry Peterson, Hue-
n e rs Lane, was hostess for a
birthday party celebrating her
daughter
Edwina’s second
birthday, last Friday afternoon,
Six m others, eighteen guest,
s is te r , Lisa, and the honoree
participated in games during
the occasion, with refreshm ents
concluding festivities.
P resen t for the occasion were
M rs. Ron White, Tam, Mike,
Billy; Janet Range, all Central
Point;
M rs. Nick P arrish,
Wendy, Cindy, Becky, and Holly
Old Stage Rd.; M rs. Dick Craig,
Kim and Karen; M rs. Gary Mc­
A lister,
Gary, Lurene, and
Mark; M rs. Tom Kersten and
Susie, and M rs. David Brown
and Scotty,-all Medford; also
Carin
Sheperd and Shelley
M isener, both Jacksonville.
AUG. 3 , 1967
CENTRAL POINT TIMES
Pink and blue stream ers with
balloons were decorations tor
the patio event.
MATHEWS VACATIONING
J e rry
M a t t h e w s , Los
Angeles, is v a c a t i o n i n g
in Applegate Valley, houseguest
of the L. K. Stoners, Thompson
Creek Rd. Matthews and Stoner
motored to A storia, accom­
panying
Dr. Orval Eaton,
Medford, to spend the weekend
Salmon fishing. It’s reported
that the salmon fishing is ex­
cellent at the mouth of the
Columbia River. The fishermen
reported a successful trip.
ATTENDS SHAKESPEARE
M rs. Jane Barrow s, East
California St., and houseguest,
M rs. Mildred Gilmore, Salem,
attended Shakespearean festival
perform ances, last week.
FAMILY REUNION
Sunday, July 23, M rs. Leon
(Lola Huber), and M rs. Offen-
bacher, Lower Applegate-238,
participated in a reunion of M rs.
Offenbacher’s
family at the
G rants Pass home of her siste r
M rs. C arl (Norma Jean Huber)
and Mr. Stien.
Among the 40 members p re ­
sent for this occasion were Mr.
and M rs. George (Edith Huber)
Heckley; U.S.N. Cmdr (retired)
Melvin P. and M rs. Huber; Mr.
and M rs. Ed (Arlene Huber)
Froggatt, all Santa Rosa, Calif.
M r. and M rs. Clyle (Clair)
G resham , Atlanta, Ql, and M rs.
Neva Patterson, Los Angeles,
cousins
of the family also
attended this event.
Mr. and M rs. Gresham and
M rs. Patterson were guest at
the Leon Offenbachers for a
tim e during their southern O re­
gon visit.
M rs. T h e 1 m a (Huber) Ho­
ward, Portland, was also p re ­
sent for this occasion.
PORTLANDERS VISIT
Blake M a t th e w s and son
Mark Portland were among the
group of guests, last Friday
evening at the Bruce Matheny
home. M r. Matthews was on a
business trip in the valley.
AREA BITS
Jim Settle, Applegate, has re ­
turned home after attending con­
ferences at Winona Lake, Ind­
iana. Settle attended conferen­
ces for both Youth for C hrist,
Am erica
and International
Youth for C hrist.
The Bruce Mathenys motored
to
C rescent
City,
last
Wednesday, Point of interest
included the fascinating sight of
watching the shrimp boats un­
loading their “catch.* The trav­
e le rs motored through an un­
frequented portion of Jedediah
Smith
State Park, on their
retu rn home.
The Carl Ludwigs, Medford
and grandson, C urtis, El Sob­
rante, Calif.,
were Sunday
visitors at Random Acres, the
W alter Footes home, Thompson
Creek Rd.
The Hank Head family,
Browns Road, have returned
home after vacationi ng along the
Oregon coast north to Tillmook
and up along the Columbia
River.
The Don S t o n e r family,
Thompson Creek Rd.; the Dick
Peek family, 238-lower Apple-
gate; The Neil Stoner family,
Griffin Creek Rd.; the Warren
William family and Chuck B lr-
chenell family, all Medford,
plcnlced, fished and swam at
Howard P rairie Lake, last
Saturday.
The A p p leg ateC o m m u n ity
Church building committee ann­
ounce a scheduled building fund
benefit rummage sale, Friday,
August
4, in the form er
Gibson’s
Saddlery on 6th St.
acro ss from the Holly Theatre,
Medford.
M rs. Jeanett Head, Browns
Rd., has been called for d istrict
court jury duty for a period of
tim e.
HOSPITALITY HOUSE OPENS
M rs. Edna Valentine ann­
ounces the o p e n 1 n g of Hos­
pitality House - V isitors In-
f o r m a t i o n Center - in the
historic Kaehler Law Office,
S. Third St. The Center will
operate during the Shakes­
pearean festival season, Ash­
land and the Britt Music and
A rts Festival season here in
Jacksonville. M rs. John Crabb
and M rs. Jane Barrows are both
assisting M rs. Valentine at the
cen ter. Hours are 10 a.m . to
5 p.m. Monday through Friday
and 1-5 p.m. Sundays.
VISITORS FROM ALASKA
M rs. D o u g l a s
Preston,
Kodiak, Alaska, is visiting with
form er Alaskan neighbors, the
Sig D igrees, N. Hamilton Rd.
and C antrall bridge.
M rs. Preston, professionally
known as Eudora Macdonald,
has
many alaskan scenes,
p o rtraits of Eskimos, Indians,
and Leuts, she has done in oil
media. She also has a collection
of
her sketches, a recent
venture. She has taught art in
Alaskan communities and cities
particularly Fairbanks.
The P restons plan to become
Oregonians in the not too distant
future, h a v in g p u r c h a s e d
woodland acreage of the Otis
Bucks, little Applegate Rd.,
upon P reston’s retirem ent.
M rs. Preston’s mother M rs.
Shultz, southern California, is
also visiting with the D igrees.
GRANDMOTHER VISITED
The Bill Jones family Apple-
gate St., are now home after
vacationing and visiting re la ­
tives in E astern Oregon and on
the Oregon coast. They motored
to Heppner to visit with Jones*
grandm other, M rs. Jeff Jones,
98 who continues alert and spry,
according to her grandson.
The family spent the greater
part of their vacation at Arch
Caves at the beach cabin of
Jones parents, the Glenn Jones,
Portland.
Tb* WIN SN«
Walk on the w ild side and
you have no safe aide.
Many of the d a n g e r o u s
things we do in tra ffic reflect
childish im pulses we have
n e v e r outgrown. Im m ature
pedestrians jayw alk, forget to
check tra ffic . But not you I
You always walk with your
head up, your eyes open, your
mind a le rt.
W alk on the wise side and
be on that safe side.
BROWN
PROMOTED
C arroll E. Brown, Forest
Supervisor Rogue River Nation­
al F orest, recently received a
p ro g re s s iv e
promotion,
a c c o rd in g
to C harles W.
Connaughton, Pacific Northwest
R e g io n a l
F o rester. Mr.
Brown’s work involves leader­
ship in the protection, develop­
ment, and management of the
Rogue River National Forest
resources; formulating, in co­
operation
with the Regional
F o rester, his assistants and
other
Forest
Supervisors,
F orest Service regional policy,
and promulgating and adm inist­
ering this policy. He acts as
the Regional F o re ste r’s re p re ­
sentative in liaison with State,
other Federal agencies, in­
dustry, and owners of private
holdings within and adjacent to
the R o g u e R i v e r National
F orest.
Born in Vancouver, Washing-
te r, Brown started his lifelong
caree r in F o rest Service with
seasonal employment on the
Columbia National Forest (now
Gilford Pinchot) in 1928. After
graduating from Oregon State
University with a B.S. degree
in forestry, he received his
first permanent appointment as
Junior F o rester in 1934. Since
then he has worked in various
capacities; CCC camp superin­
tendent, d i s t r i c t ranger,
assistant forest supervisor,
engineering
staff officer,
tim ber management staff officer,
and fire control staff officer on
the Chequamegon, Wenatchee,
M r. Hood, Columbia, Sluslaw,
Olympic, Fremont, and Gifford
Pinchot National Forest from
1935 through 1955. Just prior
to coming to Medford in June
1957. Brown completed a two
year tour of duty in the Regional
Office Division of Recreation
and Lands, Portland.
Brown is an active member of
the Society of American F ores­
te rs , Southern Oregon Federal
Business Association, Rotary,
Chamber of Commerce, Zi
Sigma Pi (National Forestry
Honorary), Izaak Walton Lea­
gue, Boy Scout Council, and
Jackson County Federal Emp­
loyees Credit Union.
He and his wife Rita live
near Central Point. They have
two m arried children.
Mr. Smith was driving through the
country when his motor stopped. He
got out of the car and raised the
hood to locate the trouble. "The
trouble is in the carburetor,” a voice
behind him said. Smith turned, sur­
prised, but saw only an old horse
standing rearby. Not believing his
ears, he asked, "Did you say some­
thing?"
"I said you’d better check the car­
buretor,” replied the horse.
Rushing to the nearest farmhouse,
Smith excitedly told his experience
to the old fanner. "Was it an old
bay horse with one flop ear?" asked
the farmer.
"Yes. yes. that’s the one!”
"Well, don't pay any attention to
him ” the farmer scoffed. "He don’t
know anything about automobiles
anyway.”
,
Lady: "May I try on that dress in
the window?”
Clerk: "Don’t you rhink you’d better
use the dressing room?”
A fanner and his wife whose Uncle
Luke lived close to the stockyards,
the gas works and a chemical plant
invited him to come for a visit and
enjoy some fresh air. Uncle Luke
was delighted but cut short his visit
after two days with the comment:
"This country air may be all right,
but there’s no body to iL”
NEW REST AREA
The Oregon State Highway
Commission today approved
plans for the development of a
Safety Rest Area with modern
facilities at Suntex, located
0.56-m ile west of the junction
of the Central Oregon Highway
(US20) and the Lake view-Bur ns
Highway (US395), about 27 miles
west of Burns.
Plans will provide for truck
and passenger car parking, rest
room facilites, picnic tables,
water supply and irrigation sys­
tem , planting of trees and lawn,
construction of sun shelters,
and an information shelter.
Cost of the project will be
approximately $74.000, and it
will be financed by 100 percent
Federal funds under the High­
way Beautification Fund.
**Look what I learned in
school today, P O P ."
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CATTLE RUSTLING
1967 STYLE
T w e n ty - t h r e e Hereford
ste e rs stolen in California and
brought into Oregon in June on
a forged California brand in­
spection certificate now are
back in California through the
combined efforts of California
officials and the livestock div­
ision of the Oregon Department
of Agriculture.
When Oregon was notified of
the theft of the cattle that were
s u p p o s e d ly
enroute to a
Redmond o r Madras auction
m arket, Brand Inspector Verne
McCauley, M adras, located the
23 anim als at the livestock
auction market at Madras and
placed th e m
under seizure.
They were held until released
to Investigator C. M. Howard
of the sh eriff’s office at Ukiah,
C alif., who returned them to
California in late July.