Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 17, 1952, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextEIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) In And Around Gold Hill Gold Hill Amethyst Rebek sh lodge will conduct initiation ceremonies at its meetings Wed nesday night at 8 o'clock at the Odd Fellows hall. The degree staff, headed by Mrs. Maybelle Rains, noble grand, and Mrp. Ce cil Johnson, vice grand, will be under the direction of Mrs. Paul Thompson, degree captain. The refreshments and decorating committee will include Mrs. Wil liam Fields, chairman; Mrs. Clayton Fields, Mrs. John Cogs well, Mrs. John F. Frost and Mrs. Roy Centers. The program planning of the Gold Hill Business and Profes sional Women, s club, scheduled for last Tuesday night at the home of the club president, Mrs. Thelma Bell, was not held, due to lack of a quorum. Several members were out of town and others lacked transportation. The program planning will be done at the next regular meet ing, Tuesday, June 24 at 8 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Edith Graf fis on North 99 highway. Gold Hill Lady Lions club met Thursday night at the home of Mrs. Douglas North on North 99 highway. Mrs. J. Les Graffis club president, reported on the state convention of Lions and Lady Lions, held June 8 through 10 at Salem. Next meeting was scheduled for Thursday, June 26, at 8 p. m. at the home of Mrs. William Rockford on North 99 highway. Gold Hill Lions club and Lady Lions were represented at the state convention in Salem last week by Mr. and Mrs. J. Les Graffis and Fred Hasse. They returned home Tuesday night. Friendly Circle will meet Fri day noon for a potluck luncheon and social afternoon at the home of Mrs. James Clement on Riv erside avenue. One of the square dancing sessions sponsored by Amethyst Rebekah lodge will be held Sat urday, starting at 8 p.m. at Odd Fellows hall. All adults and teen-agers of the community are Invited. Bring sandwiches or cookies for potluck refresh ments. There will be a small admission fee. Hobby club met Friday night at the home of Mrs. J. Les Graf fis on North 99 highway, Mrs. Daniel Stewart served as host ess. Mrs. Edward Slope of Grants Pass gave Instruction in textile stencilling work. Next meeting was scheduled for Fri day, June 20, at 8 p. m. at the borne of Mrs. William Rockford on North 99 highway." The club members have been in vited to show exhibits of their Try the Train Overnight to PORTLAND Qay-f Save time gleep as you ride in Pullman or in chair car with deep-cushioned re clining seats. Enjoy the lounge car with easy chairs, magazines, snack refresh ment service. Leave in the J evening; arrive Portland 7:25 a.m. Overnight service 1 returning, too. I Bus Connects with Famous Ride in modern alr-condl-tioned bus especially char- itered by S.P. to Dunsmuir. Board the famous stream liner, Shasta Daylight, de i parting 5 p.m., arriving San Francisco 11:15 p.m. Bus leaves Grants Pass 11:55 a.m., Medford 12:50 p.m., Ashland 1:18 p.m. Return ing leave San Francisco on the Shasta Daylight 7:45 a.m., be home in Urn for dinner, VXn timtg Soim art Paeite Standard Ttmtf tt additional MtmmHf call yaur laal ar mara .. aaant. f. d. Marrll, Aftnt Fhona 2-214 MAIL TRIBUNE hobby work at the flower show to be sponsored by Gold Hill Garden club late in August. Visitors last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Stieber on Second avenue were Mrs. Stie ber's sister, Mrs. Clifford John son, and daughter, Miss Frances Ruth Johnson, from Denver, Colo. The visitors left Sunday, accompanied by Mrs. Stieber, for a trip to Wisconsin, where Miss Johnson will enter the Univer sity of Wisconsin for a summer course to obtain her degree of Master of Science. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Stieber will then go to Denver, Colo., where Mrs. Stie ber will visit before returning to Gold Hill. Mr. and Mrs. William Hall and son, Raymond, of Fourth avenue, left Wednesday for a vacation trip to Portland to visit Mr. Hall's mother. They planned to be gone ten days or more. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Andrews of Sacramento, Calif., were guests Thursday and Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leon ard Andrews on the Upper Riv er road. They were enroule to Portland where A. K. Andrews will be working this summer. He is senior topographer for the Un ited State Geological Survey, and is an uncle of Leonard An drews. Derald Alan Adrews of the Air Force, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Andrews of Gold Hill, has been transferred to Chanute Air Force Base near Chicago, according to word received by his parents. He was formerly stationed at Amarillo, Tex. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Molloy and two sons, David and Donald, left June 7 for a vacation trip to British Columbia, Canada. Mol loy's father, Joseph Molloy of Vancouver, B. C, who had been visiting at the Molloy home in Gold Hill for the past month, went along with the Paul Molloy family as far as Portland, where he will visit for a while with his brother, James Molloy. The monthly meeting of school custodians of the Southern Ore gon district was held Saturday at Gold Hill elementary school. Lester Thompson, custodian of the Gold Hill school, acted as host and served fried chicken, pie and coffee to the 17 members present. Thompson will go to Springfield Wednesday to attend the annual convention of school custodians to be held there June 18 through 21. The restaurant at the corner of Fifth street and Highway 99, formerly operated as Etta's Cafe has been taken over by Mr, and Mrs. O. L. Carter, who operated cafes in Talent and Central Point during the past 18 years. The restaurant will be open from 8 a. m. to 7 p. m., serving short orders, sandwiches and home made pics. It will be closed every Sunday. Delos Walker, owner of the Signal Service Station at the corner of Highway 99 and Fourth street, has opened a lum ber sales yard in the space in the back of his service station which formerly housed a garage business, Miss Marlon Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Smith of Sardine creek, was installed Thursday night as honored queen of the Central Point Beth el of the Order of Job's Daugh ters. Other Gold Hill girls in stalled in office or appointed as chairmen included Joanne Rit ter, librarian, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rittcr; Nadra Moore, messenger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moore; Mil dred Gail, messenger, and Grace Gail, choir members, daughtrs of Mr. and Mrs. C. Norman Gail; Helen Hood, welcoming commit tee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mclford M. Hood; Dixie Lee Wal kcr, welcoming committee, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Delos Walker. Douglas Smith, brother of the new honored queen, pre sented the crown to his sister in his capacity as master councilor of the DcMolay chapter assist ing, with the ceremony. Corsages used in the Job's Daughters installation ceremony were made by members of the Gold Hill Garden club. The meeting was attended by a lni-Rp group of mothers of Gold Hill members of Job's Daughters. Beverly Moscr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Moscr of Sec ond avenue, was one of four members of the graduating class of Crater high school who were presented with faculty awards at the commencement exercises. Her award was for citizenship. Donald Parker, who was to have left this week to attend the 4-H club summer school at Cor vallis, has contracted a case of Tuttday, Junt 17. 1983 measles and will be unable to go. Mrs. Jack Cannon of Sixth av enue, is in Sacramento, Calif., visiting with her daughters. She planned to be gone, about ten days. Archie "Dad" Herrick of Sixth avenue went to Portland last Friday to attend the graduation of his grandson, Richard Zen ner. Delivery of the new pumper fire truck for Gold Hill, which had been expected about June 15, has been delayed, according to word received last week. Def inite delivery date is not known yet. The Moisture Conservation league visited Gold Hill Friday to secure signatures to petitions to have a measure placed on the November ballot to stop "cloud seeding" operations. The group brought the body of an old air plane, mounted on a truck and plastered with posters bearing arguments against the cloud seeding work. Free balloons were given to all children pres ent. The demonstration was at tended by a large crowd of chil dren but not very many adults. Final plans have been announ ced for the annual picnic of the Sunday school classes of Gold Hill Community Methodist church. The picnic will be held Sunday, June 29, at TouVclle park on Rogue river. Those at tending will leave Gold Hill right after close of morning church service. Each family, is to bring sandwiches and table service enough for its own mem bers, and whatever kind of hot dish is assigned by the picnic committee. Adult members of the committee are Wilmer Bail ey and Mrs. Fred Lester. All children planning to attend are asked to bring a note to Sunday school next Sunday, stating whether or not one or both -of their parents will go. This will enable the committee to arrange for adequate adult supervision if a number of children will be unaccompanied by parents. Gold Hill children will be given an opportunity t o take swimming lessons in a pool in Medford this summer, with transportation furnished by school bus, if 30 or more young sters sign up for the course. Three afternoons a week will be devoted to the course, until the series of ten lessons is complet ed. A fee of $1.50 to $2 will be Stcmdord qutpmanl, at((terUi, end trim IttuitmUd eft iublcf to Chans without notfct. Whila tidowoN tirci optionol of antra cotl. Elderly Members Of Woodcraft Make New Oregon Home Portland (U.R) A special train carrying 84 elderly men and women arrived here Monday from Riverside, Calif., eq route to Hood River where the oldsters will move en masse into their new home, the once-famed Co lumbia Gorge hotel. They are members of Neigh bors of Woodcraft's home for the aged which is being moved from the 'California city to Oregon. The old folks average 80 years. Taxes Causa Mora A spokesman explained that "property taxes" had caused the lodge's leaders to make the move. "We operate in all the nine western states, and California is the only one that taxes the prop erty of benevolent organiza tions," Mrs. Minerva Codding, Portland, grand guardian, said. "We won't have to pay any prop erty taxes in Oregon." Old Homa Too Larga Mrs. Codding also said the Riv erside home was too large and expensive to operate. The 84 old sters had been living there in a 400-room building, but now will move into the Columbia Gorge hotel, which the lodge recently purchased. The hotel has 48 rooms and a 17-room annex. She said "only a minority" of the old folks were upset at mov ing out of southern California. charged per child, the fee to cover lessons, transportation and locker charges. Instruction will be given by Ed Knapp, athletics instructor at Crater high school. Parents wishing to enroll their children may telephone Mrs. George Turner at 5-9021, or con tact Mrs. Ed Knapp. Children of eight years or older may er roll. JOINT LIONS MEETING Shady Cove-Trail The Li ons club and Lady Lions of Sha dy Cove-Trail enjoyed their first joint meeting here on June 11. The business meeting and dinner were at Beck's cafe. My k wMkd w II II II IU 1 II IHJIUIVf fA- II fl II I J- f! fl iuivh 11 fl tl kJ Y m m m km m mm warn mtr mm mu 1 SOUNDED OFF-Sgt. C. D. Chase (above), Ft. Ord, Calif., wrote a letter to Gen. Mark Clark criti cizing his handling of the Koje Island mcident.The Army or dered Chase : couptraartialed be cause "he went beyond person alities and criticized national policies and Congress." The ser geant forgot the 89th Article of War, which forbids showing dis respect to a superior officer. New Larger Signs On State Police Cars State police vehicles will be easier to identify in the future, it was reported today by Capt. Paul Parsons, commander of (he Medford police detachment. All police cars now have new signs with the words "Oregon State Police" in large letters on the doors. The words are about three inches tall, and are read ily readable at a distance, in con trast to the state seals which have been on the cars in the past. MAN, 76, TO STUDY Detroit (U.R) John Breed love, 76, who graduates from Northern high school Wednes day night, has applied for ad mittance to Wayne university. MEDFORD 6th and Ivy i n I Hire i & Local Commander Awarded Medals For Work in Navy Lt. Cmdr. Raymond Lester Ettinger, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Ettinger, 824 West 12th street, Medford. has been pre sented with three, gold stars in lieu of three additional air med als, according to a Navy press release. The presentation was made re cently for meritorious service while on duty with Patrol Squadron 6 while in action against Communist forces in Korea, 'he Navy release said. Commander Ettinger gradua ted from Medford high school in 1936, and attended Oregon State college for two years. Before entering the Navy in 1942 he worked for Trowbridge and Flynn Electric company. He took his Navy flight training at Pensacola, Fla., and received his wings just after Pearl Harbor. He spen' 14 months in Korea, and is now attending the Gen eral Line school at Monterey, Calif. His wife and two children are with him. A brother, Robert Ettinger, lives at 830 West 12th street, Medford. HOT IN HELL Hell, Mich. (U.R) It was hot in Hell Monday. The temper ature hit an unofficial 103 de grees. Freshly Ground FEEDS Are more palatable. Our Medford Made Feeds are really freth MORTON MILLINO CO. iu wis Mcuan nwf & :4 he jiQn -Tfj,l,,w 'mi i MOTORS Phone 2-6157 Foresters To Hear Of Forestry problems concerning the increasing danger posed by the Douglas fir beetle will be discussed at the June meeting of the Southern Oregon Conser vation and Tree Farm associa tion. The meeting will be in the Pioneer room of the Jackson hotel, with a social hour at 7:30 p. m., and dinner at 8 p. m., standard time. Bill Hagenstein, of the Indus trial Forestry association, will lead a discussion regarding the forest pest. R. L. Furniss of the Forest Insect laboratory, and A. J. 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