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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1955)
o o G G O 1,600 Freshmen Expected at UO Eugene More than 1,200 freshmen have already been ad mitted to the university for fall term, - according to J. Spencer Carlson, director of admissions and counselling, who estimated that around 400 more will be admitted by the time the term opens on Sept. 26. N4w students are now being admitted at a rate of 15 per cent higher than at this time last ,year, Carlson says, and he ex pects the total of new students to reach 2,300 to 2,400. Total enrollmcait for the fall will prob ably surpass the 4,900 mark, he believes. Graduate student applications are up over 1954, records show while those of transfer students have dropped slightly. Enrollment for fall term, 1954 was 4,439. Registration and orientation of new students has been set for the week of Sept. 18. Classes are scheduled to start on Mon day, Sept. 26. Kenneth Bigham Named Winner Of 'Better Farming1 Contest Old Central Point Building Torn Down Central Point One of the oldest buildings in Central Point, the old Pioneer club which was constructed in 1880's, is being o lorn down to make way for im provements at Pioneer Tavern- Cafe. Ed Colpitts, owner of the building, said expansion plans for the tavern-cafe call for din ing room and possibly a dance cfioor in the future. The second floor of the frame structure housed the Woodman tt the World lodge, and the ground floor was a confection ery-Ice cream parlor and city post office operated by Postmast- ,rrSam Moore. 0 Colpitts purchased the build ing, one ot the nrst duiii in oen- ral Point, in 1947 and operated ihe Pioneer club there . until 1952, when he opened a new tavern-cafe just west of the ftuilding. u, VFW Representative For Camp Appointed Cmi White George Perry, Murphy, Ore., has been appoint ed VFW representative at Camp White for the coming year, Com mander Garry L. Hanson, of the department of Oregon, has noti fied the Veterans Administration Volunteer Advisory committee at a recent meeting in the Elks temple. Other new members of the ad visory committee introduced at the meeting included Mrs. Ruth Gordon, representing the Ameri can Red Cross, and her alternate, Marie Rehling; Mrs. Vada Page, representing the Military Order of Lady Bugs, and James Grigs by, representing the Elks. Acting Chairman Franklin Qlrard welcomed the new mem biers to the committee and intro duced George Perry, of the VFW, and Miss Rae Boyles, the new librarian at Camp White. "Manager E. K. Ricker ad dressed the group and announced that the budget for the fiscal year has been approved and is now in effect." Kenneth Bigham, 1954 grad uate from Crater High school, has been named winner of the "Better Farming" contest for the southwest district of Oregon, ac cording to Leonard Kunzman, vocational-agricultural instruct or at the school. Gets Cash Award Bigham, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bigham, Sams Valley, re ceived a $25 cash award from the Future Farmers of American sponsored contest, Kunzman said. The award is judged on P v r fi'A? I V 1 KENNETH BIGHAM Receives Award the basis of a personal visit from a committee from the state de partment of agriculture which tours the state to choose win ners. Bigham was selected on the farming program he has devel oped, and on a working knowl edge of farming including fer tilization, feeding, farm records, breeding and farm management, Kunzman added. The Bigham boy owns seven head of registered Hereford beef valued at $1,500, five Guernsey dairy animals, a poultry house and 20 acres of land adjoining the family farm. Last year he farmed 11 acres of oats and bar ley from rented acreage also near the home plot. Ski lift on Shasta ' Possibility Studied D u n s m u i r Possibility of building a ski lift on the slopes of,-Mt. Shasta will be discussed at meeting in Sacramento Aug. it was reported here this weijk. team of Forest Service of ficials and others interested in spected possible sites recently, and recommended development of Panther Meadows as a skiing area. 4-H Club News Upper Rogue Livestock Club CThe last meeting was held at the home of Mary and Judy Lee Kv, Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m. tJ.Ve straightened out our rec ord books. We also talked about tr)4-H fair. Ljt&freshments were served by Mrs. Lee Key. Linda Jackel, Reporter Wagner Creek Club The Wagner -creek 4-H club meeting was held Aug. 5 at the Don Sommers home. The mem bers worked on their record books and filled out slips for spe cial awards. When the members were almost done they were served Koolade and cookies by Mrs. Sommer. Daryl Zapell, reporter. Of 270 public buildings in De troit, 40 of them are over 50 years old. Court Records DISTRICT COURT Francis Allen Miller, overwidtrp. $15. Richard Lee Mayberry. overload, $113. Glen Ronald HaiRht. overload. S5S. Leonard Eugene Steege. improper muffler. S15. CWfcXIT COURT Hnby Ruth Howell vs. Sam Howell, divorce complaint. Allen Adams vs. Shirley Adams, di vorce complaint. M.APRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS fcfbert Archie Gouley. 22. Portland, and Janice Marilyn Wadley, 22. Ashland. Despondent Mother Kills Sons, Self Phoenix XU.R) The coroner's office said today it did not ex pect to hold an inquest into the brutal murder-suicide in which a "good" mother cut off the heads of her two young sons and then took her own life. Sheriffs investigators said Mrs. Shirley Zumstein, 25, killed her two sons, Roy Jr., 5, and Dennis, 4, and then cut her own throat yesterday in apparent de spondency over her husband be ing out of work. The three bodies were found in the living room -of the fam ily's small frame house on the desert near the Phoenix suburb nf KiinnvsiHp. . I ' The medical examiner, Dr. Daniel J. Condon, said the two boys apparently had been struck on the head with a hammer be fore the decapitation. He said both a seven-inch hunting knife and a pair of scissors were used in their slaying. The mother, he said, probably used the knife to cut her throat. Hurricane Connie Blamed For Death in San Juan San Juan, Puerto Rico (U.R) Hurricane Connie led to the death of one worker and the hospitalization of six others Thursday. The workers, all water re source authority employees, were poisoned .while cleaning organic matter out of a huge tube. The decomposed matter accumulated by a high tide re sulting from the hurricane pro duced poison gases. Fulgencio Riviera died shortly after being taken to a hospital. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday: 10 a.m. Monday for Monday; other days 5:30 previous day. NEED BACK-TO-SCHOOL CASH? From kindrstlM to collea. kids cost money... money invested in thsir futures. My we help? Add up ill the anticipated back-te-seheol expenses and brine, the figures to your Hearty PF office for a friendly discussion. A PF back-to-school loan may be just the answer to your arithmetic problem. A DflWG flf PACIFIC I PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL Frank Wilkinson, Manager PHONE 3-3989 16 S. Central Medford Besides this award, Bigham has won the "State Farmer De gree." This is the highest degree that can be reached on a state level, Kunzman stated. The young farmer, in order to attain this prize, must be among the top two per cent of vocational agricultural students. During high school, Bigham held the office of vice-president of the FFA chapter in the school. Prior to his enrollment in the vocational agriculture class, he was a member of the 4-H for nine years. All of his livestock and a sample of his crops will be shown in the FFA section of the Oregon State Fair to be held Sept. 3 to 10 in Salem. Supervising Health Nurses To Aleef Here About 20 supervising nurses in county health departments of the state are expected to be here Friday for an all day meeting in the courthouse little auditorium. Miss Ruth Peffley, state direc tor of public health nursing, will preside. Dr. A. E. Merkel, county health officer, and Miss Dorothy Collard, supervising public health nurse for the county, will make local arrangements. Dead line for Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday. Sunday, August 14, I95S MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE fEVdf Indian Farm Expert Visits in County Dr, D. L. Reddy, a farm expert from India, visited Jackson coun ty farms and dairies Wednesday. Dr. Reddy is a veterinarian and manager of one of the govern ment foreign farms in his home country. Earl Jossy, county agricultural agent, accompanied Dr. Reddy on tours of various valley farms and dairies, and the Grange Co Op warehouse. The doctor asked if it "might be possible to see a lumber factory," and was happy to be shown through Elk lumber company's mill, Jossy said. Dr. Reddy is in this country on a Point Four exchange pro gram and has been connected with Oregon State college the past three months. He is in- Seat tle this week attending a dairy men's meeting, and will soon visit California and then con tinue east. MAYBE COLOR BLIND Edinburg, Tex. 0J.R) Edin burg police proudly announced Thursday that there hadn't been a single traffic accident on Courthouse Square during the three months that its traffic lights were missing because of new construction. Then they re placed the lights. Within the hour two cars collided on the square. Ml Model WA-750 Lb LJ i c NOTHING DOWN - 313.81 A MONTH Here's a dream come true for every woman who has wished she could change wash water as soon as dirt and lint show up. 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