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Farm Bureau Banquet Held Monday; 'Week' Kick-Off Conducted Marshall Swearingen, state president of the Farm Bureau Federation, was principal speak er at the "kick-off dinner of the local observance of Farm Bureau week here last night. The dinner was at the Medford hotel. Swearingen told the Jackson county members that he has been member of the bureau for 17 years for three principal reasons: 1. It is a group of farmers formulating their own policies; 2. The federation is the na tion's largest farm organization, with 1V4 million members in 47 states and Puerto Rico, and 3. It is a federation, with no central structure of control. Hare Equal Vote Each county has an equal vote on resolutions, he pointed out, and county and regional delegates are voting members at state conventions, and officers of the federation carry out the instructions of the. members not vice versa. The bureau includes every type of farmer, Swearingen em phasized, and not just one group such as dairymen or cattlemen. Members in Jackson county are orchardists, dairymen, stockmen, truck farmers, dry land farmers, seed crop farmers, and others. All farmers are invited to in vestigate the farm bureau as a "voice" in agricultural policies on a local, state and national level. Check-Up Meeting Set A "check-up" meeting will be held in the county courthouse Thursday evening to see how the current membership drive is progressing, it was announced last night. Membership teams this week are conducting an all out drive to cover the county. In addition to attracting mem bers, the week is designed to better acquaint people of the county with the importance of a prosperous agricultural economy and the efforts of the Farm Bureau to improve the condi tions. T. S. Tiegs, president of the county bureau, said, "We are trying to do a good job of public relations for agriculture." Will Answer Queries r Questions about the bureau will be answered by Mrs. Mar tin D. Schnack, secretary of the Jackson county bureau, route 3, Medford, Tiegs said. Teams working on member ship this week are under the leadership of John H. Mitchell, Talent, who was toastmaster of the banquet last night; David Blair, Evans valley; Allan Ital ians, Eagle Point, and A. L. Lemley, Ashland. Members of the bureau are also speaking at meetings of var ious business organizations and service clubs during the week. Speakers may be obtained from Tiegs. His telephone number at Talent is Ashland 2-5982. Chicago U.R) A 70-millimeter x-ray picture camera, be lieved to be the largest in use, was unveiled at a meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. Navy Mail Clerk Arrested in Theft Of Money Orders Memphis, Term. U.R Fed eral authorities jailed a 24-year-old Navy mail clerk here Mon day night in the theft of $53,000 worth of postal money orders from his ship. .The arrest of Gene Pearson Crawford ended a two-week chase by plane, train and auto mobile over the South and South west, postal authorities said. Wife Not Implicated Crawford was - seized as he stood outside a drug store where he had left $1,720 in a brown paper bag for his wife, who was not implicated in the theft. The sailor had just arrived by chartered airport limousine from Little Rock, Ark. "Gambling did it," Crawford told police after his arrest. "I just got to gambling on my ship and lost more money than I could pay back." Money Spent on Autos Memphis Detective Chief M. A. Hinds said Crawford had cash ed about $7,000 worth of the money orders he took from the USS Walke at San Diego, Calif. The mail clerk said he spent most of the money for the pur chase of two automobiles and plane and train fare. Authorities also found two Navy pistols and two circular postal stamps in Crawford's possession. The stamps were used to validate the money orders, he said. RUGGED AT 100 Holyoke, Mass. (U.R) John Mason, a rugged 100, cut all the winter wood for his family's stove and lugged it up two flights of stairs. iff? Ji ' What makes Olympia so Shady Cove-Trail News refreshing? 4 lih the Whiter It is widely recognized by scientists and master brewers that one of the most important factors in making good beer is the natural brewing properties in the water. "If s the Water" from our artesian wells, combined with pre mium quality grains and hops and the skill of Olympia's master ........ . .. ..... .... . . , . , . .-. brewers that gives such refreshing taste and rare good flavor to OLYM PIA . . . America's Original Light Table Beer. Pt Symbol of Hospitality Visitors are always welcome at Otympia Brewing Company. Ormpte. Washington, "One of America's Exceptional Breweries" Shady Cove-Trail Mrs. John ny Walker of Medford, formerly of Shady Cove, underwent major surgery Saturday at the Com munity hospital in Medford. Dean Ausplund of San Pab lo, Cal., is spending a few days visiting his uncle and family, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Eastgate of Shady Cove. Steelhead Post No. 6881, VFW, and , Ladies' auxiliary held their regular monthly meet ing March 7 at the Post hall. Officers were nominated and elections will be held Friday, March 21. Movies were shown at the meeting by Carlos Morris of Medford. Mrs. Nancy Linebaugh, moth er of Mrs. Nellie Chamberlain of Shady Cove, was visited by her son and wife from Eugene on Sunday. Mrs. Arend Fryling of Shady Cove is in a Medford hospital for observation and treatment. Mrs. Esther Hotchkiss and son. Ronald, and Mr. and Mrs. Har old Dodge and son, Duane, all of Portland,' are visiting the Jerry Hicks family of Shady Cove. Mr. and Mrs. Harris of the Mountain View cafe in Shady Cove have opened their restau rant for the season. Mrs. Clara Schlottach, mother of Mrs. Paul Davis of Trail, who has been here visiting the Da vis family, is leaving for Cali fornia accompanied by Mrs. Da vis, where they will visit Mrs. Davis' son, Lt. Bob Davis, and family of Mountain View. After spending a few days there Mrs Davis will return to Shady Cove and Mrs. Schlottach will remain for a longer visit and then go to Monrovia, Cal., to spend the summer with a daugh ter, Mrs. David Brand and fam ily. She then plans to return to her home in St. Louis, Mo. Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Brown of Shady Cove were their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Kizer and Kathy; their son and family, India Evangelist To Speak Tomorrow Lee Thomas, 33-year-old evan gelist who recently returned from India where he conducted a series of meetings under the sponsorship of the Youth for Christ movement, will show a documentary film about India, which he produced himself, at the Foursquare church here at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday. Thomas, a veteran of World War II, was in India during the war, and was wounded there when an ammunition train ex ploded. He spent 13 months in a hospital there, and at that time decided to become a ministers . In 1951 he returned to India, and to other countries of Asia. The film which resulted is col ored and sound, and the Rev. Harry J. Hansen, pastor of the Foursquare church here, said it has been termed "the most in formative film on India ever pre sented to the American public. Beginning Thursday, the Rev, C. T. James, Los Angeles, will hold service at the church. They will continue through Sunday. Mr. James, a Negro, conducted services here about a year ago, which were popular. High-Alf ilude Jump Made by Lieutenant With Combat Command Car go, Korea U.R) A possible rec ord for a high-altitude paratroop landing may have been estab lished by 1st Lt. K S. McKinnen of the 8th Army Quartermaster section, who parachuted to . a mile - high snow covered peak near the Korean battlelme. He leaped from a C-46 Com mando of the 437th Troop Car rier Wing Monday after it had airdropped 10 tons of supplies to the 5th Air Force mountain radio station. The lieutenant wanted to study means of re claiming supply parachutes. , The Grange Shady Cove Grange . Shady Cove Grange will hold its regular meeting on Wednes day evening, March 12, at the schoolhouse. H.E.C. will hold a public bazaar and food sale the Saturday before Easter, April 12, at Nutt s market at the post- office in Shady Cove. Owe, a HaWa Cord to wi yew Mend "pood luck" i finest Mi tradition. See Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brown, Sandy, Tim and Pam of Grants Pass, and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Setzer and son of Prospect. Newcomers to Shady Cove from Inglewood, Cal., are Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Van de Kamp and children, Mary Lou and Penny. Mary Lou is in the first grade at Shady Cove schooL Van de Kamp is employed at the Trail Creek Lumber com pany and plans also to farm on his own ranch. Mrs. Van de Kamp is a registered nurse, and is also interested in ceramic work. A group of members of Sha dy Cove Grange met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Motschen bacher of Shady Cove, March 1, for a card party. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Claude Close of Trail, Mr. and Mrs. Harris Flow ers, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cross, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Connor, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Vanderlip, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Nutt and the host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Motschenbacher, all of Sha dy Cove. This was the second in a series of card parties for benefit of Shady Cove PTA. The third card party will be held Saturday evening, March 15, at the home of Mrs. Lewis Dusen berry.of Trail. Milton Beck of Beck's Full Basket o' Chicken has announc ed the sale of the Beck's Singing Pine ranch to Mr. and Mrs. War ren Wockner, son . and daughter-in-law of Bob Wockner of Shady Cove. The 40-acre ranch is located at the end of the road branching off opposite the Burdette residence on the River road, a road which the Becks named on arrival in this area as, "The Rocky Road to Easy Street." The Eagle Point high school chorus of 35 members under leadership of Mr. Whipple, band director, presented a varied pro gram of musical numbers to the student bodies of Shady Cove and Elk-Trail schools on March 3. Vernon Baldwin and Bob Hol comb of Shady Cove and Bar bara Jackson of Eagle Point gave several numbers on the sousaphone over KYJC on the Dr. Pepper program on March 1. Mr. and Mrs. John McCulley Tuesday, March II, 1952 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVZ of Portland drove back to Sha dy Cove and spent a few days of their honeymoon here. They were married March 2 in Port land. The Bob Holcomb family of Shady Cove have all been un dergoing a siege of flu with Kathy, the little girl, having a very bad cold. Plans , have been made to have the Shady Cove PTA rep resented at the convention in Pendleton on April 7, 8 and 9 by Mrs. Delbert Spain, newly elected president, and Mrs. Car tee Wood, newly elected vice- president Mrs. Ray Briggs is starting her second series of lessons in home nursing on Monday, March 17, with classes to be held on Monday and Tuesday, starting at 7 p. m., for three weeks, with the last lesson being held on Monday, making a total of sev en lessons in all. Anyone inter ested in taking these classes may contact Mrs. Briggs as she can take 20 people this time. Mrs. Agnes Brown of Shady Cove will assist her. An interesting and varied pro gram was presented at the reg ular meeting of Shady Cove PTA March 4 at the schoolhouse. A program was presented by the Girl Scouts under leadership of Mrs. Cyril Allen commem orating the 40th anniversary of the Girl Scouts, March 12. Bill Littlefield, who went to the 4-H national convention in Chicago in November as a delegate, gave a talk on highlights of his trip. At the close of the program the Mothersingers presented a group of Irish songs. A health food demonstration was given at a dinner recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Holcomb of Shady Cove R. C. Cordis told of the impor tance of going back to nature for one's basic foods. Mrs. Bob Burns sang. 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