TWELVE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday. Ftb. 7, 1946 .
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CO-OP MEETING
SATURDAY AT CP
Central Point, Feb. 7 Annual
meeting of the Grange Coopera
tive Supply association member
to receive report! of the man
agement and plan activitlei for
the coming year la slated to open
at 10 a. m. Saturday in the
Grange hall here according to
Manager Earl weaver.
A preliminary meeting of the
board of directors was held last
night.
Functioning as an agent for
cooperative purchasing of farm
supplies, the organization has
grown since its Inauguration
1934 to have over $35,000 Invest
ed In buildings and facilities,
Weaver says. A Jackson county
axsoclation, it was originally
limited to Grange members but
in 1940 changes in the corpor
ate papers made its services
available to any agricultural
producer in the county.
Additional facilities, benefit
ing farmers in the southern sec
tion of the county were gained
in 1043 by acquisition of the
Ashland mill's business and prop
erty. Main office is in Central
Point.
Weaver reports a substantial
gain in members during the past
year and expects about zdu v
be on hand for the meeting
Over one-third million dollars
worth of supplies were purchai-
ed through the cooperative last
last week and will be decorated I
as soon as dry enough. The pen- j
ny drill was changed to a silver
drill and was added to the $25
already subscribed to the March
of Dimes. i
Refreshments were served by I
Mr. and Mrs. Abbott and Mr.
and Mrs. Biles. j
Grange will open promptly at
8:30 from now on and closu as
near 10:30 as possible and the
rest of the evening will be de
voted to social activities.
year.
THE GRANGE
Live Oak Grange
Live Oak Grange of Rogue
River met In regular session
Feb. 4 with Master Carl Chris-
tenson In charge and 78 mem
bers present with nine visitors
from Enterprise Grange, and
Mrs. Pomroy from Sama Valley,
Third and fourth degrees were
given Mr. and Mrs. Harris, Mr.
and Mrs. Spink, Mr. and Mrs
West, Mr. Goldlng and Miss Mar
tha Smith of Live Oak, and Mr.
and Mrs. Huffman, Mri. Wall
and son and Mrs. Deck of En
terprise Grange of Wimer. Be
side the candidates Master Jen
sen and wife and Mr. and Mrs
Blair wera the other visitors
from Wlmer.
Otto Fhurman was reported
111. AU officers were present.
Four names were voted on to
become members and one name
was read for membership. Re
freshment! were served and a
Social hour enjoyed.
The recreation dance Satur
day was well attended and all
report an enjoyable evening
H.E.C. Chairman Mrs. Rhueltng
served doughnuts and coffee.
Next recreation meeting will
be card' party on Saturday
night. Feb. 18.
Next H.E.C. meeting will be
all day Thursday, Feb. 21, start
ing at 10:30 a. m. with a covered
dish luncheon at noon. AU lady
members try and be present.
Bams Valley Orange
The first meeting In February
of Sams Valley Grange was open
ed by Master John Peffley Feb.
2 with average attendance. Four
officers were installed: Mary
Perry, treasurer; Belle Loftln,
lecturer; Ruth Dolan, Flora, and
George Loftln, executive com
mlttee. They were Installed by
Albert Straus.
Roll call found Mr. and Mrs.
Loftln home from California
Several points were brought up
on the A.A.A. meeting to be held
at the Sams Valley Grange hall
or. February 11 at 10 a. m. Farm
ers are asked to attend. Agri
culture reports were given by
Ray Ryan, George Loftln and
Conrad Johnson. A report of
the condition of the new Mea
dows road was given by Albert
Straus and Mrs. Peffley also re
ported on road conditions and
ah.. Inge of help and material.
A letter from Mrs. Haskins.
principal of Sums Valley school
said next P.-T.A. program Fri
day night, February 8, would be
devoted to home and form acci
dent prevention with speakers
from Medford
George Lofin gave an Inter
esting talk on the farm situation
in California. Lecturer hour was
a program selected at random
from the crowd. A quartet In
cluding Veltle Biles, Albert
Straus, Ralph Janus and Jack
Korner, sang; Ruth Dolan ave
an accordion solo, and Mary Kor-j
ncr and Uculah sang "Happy
Birthday" In honor of George :
Loftin's birthday, I
The basement was plastered
Students Offered
Money, Medals In
VFW Essay Contest
High school students are be
ing offered the chance of win
nlng $1,000 cash prize and a gold
medal in an essay contest spon-l
sored by the Ladies Auxiliary
to the Veterans of Foreign Wars !
of the United States. Theme of i
the eleventh annual national
essay contest will be "What Can
I Do For My Country?" 1
A second prize of $500 cash
and a gold medal; a third prize
of $250 and a gold medal and
a fourth prize of $100 and a gold
medal also are being offered
Ten consolation awards of S10
each and ten consolation awards
of $5 each will also be awarded
Mrs. Esther Mueller, 33
Quince street, in charge of the
committee of Crater Lake Auxil
iary, 1833, Medford, said the lo
cal auxiliary will offer prizes
of $5, $3 and $2 for the best I
essays submitted by local stu
dents. Local competitions will
close at midnight, April 1, and
state competitions will close at'
midnight May 15. National com !
petitions will close at midnight
June 15.
Nursery School
To Continue On
Private Status
Continuance of the Medford
Nursery school at 325 East Jack
son street after February 28, 1
when Lanham funds for main-1
tenancc of the school will be j
discontinued, was announced 1
this week by Mrs. Ethel Ten-
nant, director and new owner.
who has been in charge of the i
institution since February 1043. 1
Present location of the school !
was purchased recently by Mrs.
Tennant for this purpose and all I
pre-school children of the com- j
munlty are eligible, according to
the announcement. Although to I
be operated on a private basis
after February 28, the present
rules and regulations, excepting
those regarding fees and eligibil
ity, are to remain unchanged, It
was said.
Some 600 children have been
cared for at the school during I
the past three years. j
Former Resident
Mrs. Palmer Dies',
Old time valley friends of,
Mrs. Lola Hall Palmer will bel
saddened to learn of her death
January 24 at her home in Mar
lon, Ore.
She was born near Grant Ccn-!
ter, Iowa, July 2, 1898, and came'
to Sams Valley with her parents!
in jbuz making their home on
what Is now the Jack Horner
place.
The family later moved to
Marlon where Mrs. Palmer was
united In marriage to her hus
band, John, Sept. 13. 1918. i
The past 25 years of Mrs. Pal-'
mer's life have been spent Ini
Corvallls where she was loved j
and highly respected by all who j
new her. It was here she and
er husband reared the follow
ing children, whom with their!
father survive. Mrs. MRrvin1
Johnson, Salem; Mrs. Robt. Lei
Tonrncux, Portland; Mrs. Bruce j
Sheltnn, Moscow, Idaho; and Lt. '
Wendell H. Talmer, Salt Lake!
City, Utah.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at Jefferson Saturday where
out-of-town relatives In addition
to the children included MrsJ
Eva La Rue, Anacortes. Wash.:
Mrs. Ruth Jeffrys, Portland:
Mrs. Gertie Pearson, Turner.
isters of the deceased; John
Hall, a brother, and wife from
Central Point; and John Hogg,
cousin, Vancouver, Wash.
DEBS OARM3 SIGNS
San Diego, Feb. 7 U.R
Debs Gnrms, former Infielder
for the St. Louis Cardinals and
National league batting cham
pion in 1940, today was signed
by the Pacific Coast league Sail
Diego Padres, Bill Starr, club
president, announced.
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