County Stockmen
Slate Discussion
Of Various Items
A variety of livestock prob
lems will be discussed at the
annual meeting of the Jackson
County Stockmen's association
Monday from 10 ajn. to 4 p.m
in the Central Point grange.
The president's address by
James C. Miller Jr., will open
the meeting. Others on the pro
gram include Bruce Boldenow,
Dixie lane, -who will discuss ex
periences in the range summer
school sponsored by the North
west section of the American So
ciety of Range Management;
Mark Lawrence, grazing super
visor for the bureau of land man
agement; Jay F. Grant, Rogue
River national forest, who will
discuss range reseeding in 1955;
and Don Smith, Red Bluff,
Calif., range bull classification
work.
Reports Planned,
A report on feeder cattle sae
will be made by Gordon Stan
ley, Merton Bradshaw, Clayton
Charley and Fred Off enbacher,
Representatives of the Oregon
Cattlemen's association will dis
cuss a state beef commission
proposal and Dr. A. G. Beagle,
Portland, and Henry Owens,
chairman of the disease control
committee, will discuss progress
in disease control.
. Mrs. JDave Campbell, Bly,
will discuss the Cow. Belle's or
ganization and activities for live
stock promotion.
Luncheon will' be served in
the Grange dining rpom follow
ing election of officers and di
rectors. This year's officers, in
addition to Miller, are Warren
Bayliss, vice-president; Frank
Preston, treasurer; and County
Agent W. B. Tucker, secretary.
Trichinosis Cases
Reported in County
Two cases of trichinosis, one
each in Medford and Jackson
ville, were reported last week
to the public health department.
The disease is spread from eat
ing insufficiently cooked infect
ed pork, v ,
Mumps lead the-communicable
diseases in Jackson county dur
ing the week ending Feb. 4
Eight cases were reported in
Rogue River and one each in
Medford and Evans Valley.
' Eight cases of measles were
reported, with, seven in Talent
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CONDUCTS SERVICES The
Rev. Harold L. Volk will open
a series of services Feb. 15 at
7:30 pm. at the Medford First
Church of the Nazarene, at
Holly and. First sts. Rev. Volk
has had more than 20 years ex
perience in the field of evan
gelism. Services will last through
next Sunday. Lee Mansveld,
Pasadena, Calif.; will be special
singer at services. : .
CP Collects $1,970
For March of Dimes
Central Point The greatest
March of Dimes fund collected
here in recent years totaled $1,
970.36, Richard Stratton, Cen
tral Point March of Dimes chair
man reported recently.
, The annual January drive in
Central Point and vicinity is
sposored by the Central Point
Lions club. ,
Crater High school received
the Jackson county trophy for
the school collecting the most
money for the MOD campaign.
The school collected $907.76
with its Teens Against Polio
drive. Dianne Clark was chair
man. The junior class raised a
total of $262.21 to win the Cen
tral Point Merchant's trophy,
awarded to the class raising the
highest amount for the MOD
drive. ' ." "
and one Medford; influenza, one
each Medford, Talent and Jack
sonville; pneumonia, two Med
ford; rheumatic fever, one, Cent
ral Point; meningitis, one, Ash
land; chicken pox, one Rogue
River; ; infectious hepatitis, one,
Prospect; trench mouth, one,
Medford; scarlet fever, one, Gold
Hill; and strep throat, one Med
ford. ' - .
Peck Brothers Robbed
Of $1,424 Thursday
Cash and checks amounting to
$1,424.43 were taken Tuesday
night from a filing cabinet of
Peck Brothers, tire sales and
service firm on Crater Lake
highway. ' .
Investigating sheriff's depu
ties said burglars forced open
the cabinet and removed $380
cash and $1,044.48 in checks
from a cash box. Nothing else
was reported missing.
May Establish Mint
Control Are Here
Establishment of a mint con
trol area in Jackson and Jose
phine counties to produce certi
fied mint planting stock, was
discussed here last week by pros
pective growers and a represen
tative from Oregon State col
lege. .
Some 400 acres of peppermint
is grown on Riverview farms
in Josephine county, for com
mercial oil production, accord
ing to assistant 'county horticul
tural agent Don Berry. Several
farmers in this area are consid
ering the crop, he said. ,
i A one-fourth acre plot of mint
grown last year by Andrew Ste
vens, Soutb Pacific highway,
showed promise, Berry said. The
establishment of a control area
here would require growers in
the two counties to control and
attempt, to eradicate diseases
and pests which are confined
mainly to the product.
Hearings by the state depart
ment of agriculture would be
required if growers in the two
counties decide on the control
area.
Bank President To f,
Speak at Meeting
Fred A. Knutseiii new presi
dent of the Federal Land bank,
will speak at the annual meet
ing of the Southern- Oregon Na-
1 ' jit
Seek Volunteers For
Heart Fund Campaign
A request for Heart Fund vol
unteers to take part in a house'
to-house drive in Medford on
the afternoon of Heart Sunday,
Feb. 26, was announced Friday
by Mrs. Earl B. Bigalow, Heart
Sunday chairman.
Volunteers will be assigned 15
to 25 homes in his or her imme
diate neighborhood, according to
Mrs. Helen Apple, and in many
instances it will be possible for
the assignment to be completed
within an hour.
Volunteers wishing to enroll
in the campaign may do so by
calling Mrs. Bigalow at 2-6877
or Mrs. Apple, 3-3879.
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FRED A. KNUTSEN
To Speak at Meeting
tional Farm Loan association
Thursday, Feb. 16, in the Gold
Hill Grange hall. :
Registration for the meeting
will start at 11 a.m. with a
luncheon served at noon.
During the business session, a
director will be elected to suc
ceed J. .W. Bigham, whose term
expires. Other business also, will
be discussed, including the new
Oregon water code?
Knutserf, who- was born in
Portland, is a graduate of North
west college ci law. tie prac
ticed law in Oregon before join
ing the Land bank in 1933. He
previously was general agent
and general counsel of the 12th
Farm Credit district of Spokane.
He replaces Henry Matthew,
who is retiring, as president of
the bank. , , ...
Kapers Rehearsals
Into Full Swing
Rehearsals are now in full
swing for the annual Kiwanis
Kapers show,. Director Don Han
sen of Lassen : Theatrical pro
ductions has reported.
He said that all talent from
outside the Medford . Kiwanis
club for the production of mu
sic, gags arid, dancing has been
cast and that casting of Kiwan
ians and their wives is almost
completed. Rehearsals are now
being conducted afternoons and
evenings on a six days per week
basis -.
The Kapers will be presented
Feb. 29 and March 1, 2 and 3 at
the senior high auditorium.
Theme of this year's mirthful
show is "Holiday Review." A
number of holidays through the
year will be portrayed, includ
ing Washington's and Lincoln's
birthdays, ' Valentine's day and
Easter. There will be a Mexican
holiday ' scene ; and an ocean,
cruise.
Early rehearsals give a bright
outlook -for the show,r Hansen
stated. He praised the work of
the Kiwanis singing chorus
around whom much of the show
is built this year. Hansen said
that the high school girl and
"secretary" chorus are working
hard in practices.
This year's show will feature
one production after another on
the stage, Hansen reported.
Sunday, February 12, 195S ,
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Sixth Graders Hear
Talk on Oregon Trail
Dr. Arthur Taylor, professor
of social : sciences at Southern
Oregon college, spoke oil the
Oregon Trail last week for mem
bers of the sixth grade Oregon
history classes ; at Roosevelt
school annex.
Dr. Taylor illustrated his talk
with colored slides, showing por
tions of the old trail as it appears
today, and the terrain traveled
by the pioneers on their way
west in wagon trains.
Ashland CD Director
Submits Resignation '
Ashland Col. H. R. Jordon
has resigned as civil df ense di
rector for Ashland. His letter of
resignation Was submitted to the
Ashland city council Tuesday,
and became effective Jan. 31.
Jordon said he probably would
be out of town much of the time
during 1956, and felt that he was
"unable to give the time neces
sary to the office." "
MONKEY BUSINESS
Asheville, N.C. (U.R) Bent
ly Mulford, a state official of
the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, was re
covering Saturday from a mon
key bite.
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