Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 15, 1952, Image 15

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Farm Safety Week
Noted by McKay;
Slogan Suggested
Salem (U.R Next week ' is
National Farm Safety week and
Gov. Douglas McKay has called
on Oregon farmers and their
workers to observe the occasion.
He urged adoption of the week's
theme: "Adopt right attitudes:
Think Safety act safely."
The accident prevention divi
sion of the State Industrial Ac
cident Commission said the farm
accident record for 1951 was
slightly higher than the 1950,
with 2,252 accidents reported by
agricultural concerns covered
under the workmen's compensa
tion act. These included three
fatalties and 1,508 time-loss ac
cidents. Ninety-two were listed
as, victims of occupational -disease.
Farm occupations in which
the greatest number of accidents
occured included:
General farm hand, 59 per
cent, fruit picker, 13 per cent,
carpenter, 3 per cent, tree pru
ner, 2 per cent, and tractor op
erator, 1 per cent.
Gold Hill
Gold Hill A second election
on the Gold Hill city budget will
be held Friday, July 18, from
1 pjn. to 7 p.m. at the city hall.
Although the budget was passed
by a majority of voters in May,
an error in the posting date at
that time makes it necessary to
hold the election again. Amount
of the budget remains the same.
A public hearing on the budget
will be held July 17, the day
before the election, at 8 p.m. at
the city halL
Friendly Circle will meet Fri
day noon for a potluck luncheon
and social afternoon, at the home
of Mrs. Dale Clements on Galls
creek.
Gold Hill Hobby club met Fri
day night at the home of Mrs.
Daniel Stewart on Fifth avenue.
Twelve members were present.
Mrs. Stewart announced that the
club had been asked to have a
booth at the carnival to be held
Friday night, July 25, on the city
hall lawn. The carnival is being
held by several local clubs to
secure funds for fixing up the
community clubroom in the Odd
Fellows building. - Hobby club
members agreed to have the
booth, with each member to do
nate one or two hobby craft
articles, with proceeds from the
sale of the items to be given
to the clubroom project. Refresh
ments were served by the hos
tess. Next meeting was sched
uled for Friday, July 18, at 8
p.m., at the home of Mrs. Wil
liam Rockford on North 99
highway.
The annual picnic of the Sun
day school of Gold Hill Com
munity Methodist church was
held Sunday at TouVelle State
park on Rogue river. A large
crowd attended. The afternoon
was devoted to ball-playing and
other games and contests. Re
freshment chairmen were Mrs.
Fred Lester and Wilraer Bailey.
Pfc. Linsley Dotson of the
U. S. Marine Corps, son of Mrs.
Maybelle Rains of the Old Stage
road, is being sent back into
the front lines in Korea, after
recovering from wounds receiv
ed in action last month, accord
ing to word received from him
by his mother and his grand
mother, Mrs. George Dorman of
Second avenue. He had expected
to be sent home, as he has been
in Korea more than a year and
was due to come home under
the rotation plan. The rest of
his outfit was sent back to the
United States while he was in
the hospital, according to his
letter.
Guests last week of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Bell on Second ave
nue were Mrs. Bell's mother,
Mrs. Fern Herron, and Miss
Amelia Olson, both of Peoria,
111. The two visitors arrived July
4 on a seven weeks tour of the
west coast. They flew by plane
from Chicago to San Francisco.
It was the first trip west for
Miss Olson. Mrs. Herron visited
her daughter and family two
years ago. The two women left
Friday for San Francisco, Los
Angeles and down into Mexico.
They will return home by way
of Denver.
A July 4 picnic on the Rogue
river in Sams Valley was enjoy
ed by a group of Gold Hill resi
dents including Mr. and Mrs.
John Jore, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Rockford, Mr. and Mrs.
Don borrow, Mr. and Mrs. J.
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CHARMING PORTRAIT OF HAPPY COUPLE was made in Chicago hotel where news was carried
to General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower that he had been selected as presi
dential nominee of Republican party. He promises a "fighting" campaign International Soundpkoto)
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Les Graffis and Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Nelson.
. A potluck picnic dinner Sat
day evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Les Graffis on North
99 Highway was enjoyed by
members of the Gold Hill Busi
ness and Professional Women's
club and their families. Dinner
was served on the lawn. Present
in addition to the Graffis family
were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bell
and two children, Pamela aid
Charles; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mol
loy and sons, Donald and David;
Mr. and Mrs. William Rockford,
Mrs. Ralph Bell and Mrs. Daniel
Stewart. It was announced that
no further club meetings will
be held until September.
Miss Marion Smith, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Smith of Sardine creek, left Sat
urday to spend a week at Camp
McGruder, summer camp for
women of the Methodist church.
Mrs. Smith had planned to ac
company her daughter, but did
not go because of the illness of
her father, Jim Smith of Med
ford. He is a former resident of
Sardine creek and is also the
father of Mrs. Melvin Burnett
of Sardine creek.
Mrs. S. M. Christensen of
North 99 highway is in Sacred
Heart hospital in Medford where
she underwent surgery Friday.
George Scott of Garden Row
is in the Community hospital
in Medford for a surgical operation.
Findley Wray, 17 - year - old
grandson of the Rev. and Mrs.
H. A. Dierdorff, arrived Thurs
day from Oakland, Calif., to
spend the summer at the Dier
dorff home on the Upper River
road. He plans to work in the
orchards while he is here.
Mrs. Vernon Divers left Sun
day for Quincy, Wash., after
spending two weeks here visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Holderness of Fifth avenue.
Mrs. Divers and her husband
will spend the summer in Quincy
and will return to Pullman,
Wash., in the fall, where both
are teachers at the University
of Washington.
Pvt. Gene Holderness left Sun
day for Camp Kilmer, N. J.,
Tuesday, July 15, 1952
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE
Mrs. H. L. Tonn and Mrs. Anna
Tonn of Medford and Mrs. O. T.
Wilson of Central Point.
Miss Marge Torrance has re
turned to her home here after
vacationing at Clear Lake, Calif
Over night guests at "Harding
Paradise" on July 12 were Miss
Jacqueline and Josephine Hume
and Arthur Kobernik and his
son Eldridge of Roseburg.
Attending the luncheon at the
home of Mrs. Frank Ditsworth
on July 10 were Mrs. Alma Mai
lery, Mrs. Paul Force, Mrs. Bob
Derrohn, Mrs. Carl Richardson,
Mrs. Warren Barr, Mrs. Herb
Carlton. Mrs. Bud Netherland,
Mrs. Ella Cummins, Mrs. Ranald
Axtell, Mrs. Bruce Grieve, Mrs.
Claud Garrett, Mrs. Harry Hard
ing, Mrs. Judy Vinson, Mrs.
Dolph Larson, M. Ester Mer-
riam and Mrs. Henry.
Guests of Mrs. Alma Mallery
are Mr. and Mrs. Guy Merriman
and family of Upper Lake, Calif.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Harding Sr. are Mr. and Mrs.
Ora Fultz and two sons of Red
wood City, Calif.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ker-
mit Larson are Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Grann of Van Nuys, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Steacy and
family of Paso Robles, Calif.,
are spending the summer here
with Mrs. Steacy's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Irwin Howe.
Mrs. Claud Close is attending
the VFW Auxiliary convention.
In and Around McLeod
McLiod Guests of Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hall en
Mrs. Warren Barr are Mrs. Har-.tertained a group of friends and
old Whitehead and family of relatives at a picnic July 4 at
Stanwood, Wash. their ranch. Present were Mr.
Luncheon guests of Mrs. Lew-land Mrs. Garner Conev and two
is Dussenberry on July 11 were daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Miller and three children
all of Medford, Mr. and Mrs
Max Clatsch and five children
from Klamath Falls and their
house guests, Mr. and Mrs. Wes
ley Medcalf and children from
Nelson, B.C. Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Muller were afternoon
callers.
Ruth Ann Harmon of Crescent
City, Calif., is a guest of Carol
Scott.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Young are Mr. and Mrs. Lionel
Joy and daughter, Effie of Ga
linas, Calif. Joy landed a 16
inch rainbow trout.
Mr. an Mrs. Roy Vaughn are
building a new two-story home
on Laurelhurst road.
Word has ben received here
that Mrs. Walter Hillman and
nephew Jackie have arrived in
South America where they will
live the next three years.
Bob Conger and Benny Col
lier spent several days recently
at the coast fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Train and
daughter, Denice of Florence,
were guests here over July 4 of
Mr. Train's sister, Mrs. Audrey
Collier.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ditsworth
of Ashland were overnight
guests here July 7 of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Richardson.
Attending the July 4 picnic at
"Folding Hills" ranch were Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Briggs and daugh
ter Phyllis, Mrs. Norman Smeds,
Captain and Mrs. James Hoey,
Mr .and Mrs. Scott Brill and
daughter Mary Ann, Mr. and
Mrs. Glen Nelson and children
Glenda and Randy, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Dolencheck and daughter
Sheila and Mr. and Mrs. George
De Grejori and daughter
Christine.
after spending a furlough in
Gold Hill with his parents, Mrj
and Mrs. Paul Holdernese. His
wife and baby daughter, who ac
companied him here, will re
main in Gold Hill while he goes
overseas for duty in Austria.
BATTLE FLAG RECOVERED
Tupelo, Miss. (U.PJ Ten-year-
old Bobby Lundy, exploring
100-year-old Bethany Presbyter
ian church, discovered a trap
door and a basement, inside
which he found a bullet-riddled,
blood stained Conferedate flag.
Historians said it was the ban
ner used by Rebel forces in the
Battle of . Eryce's Crossroads.
June 10, 1864, which disappear
ed after the bloody conflict.
CAUGHT 6 YEARS LATER
MemDhis. Tpnn (U.R) Rpn
i r- t . . . .
-oiatry jr., pui a Dana on a cnim
ney swift's leg here Sept. 20.
1946. Three boys caught the
swift, back in Memphis, only
this summer.
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