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TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, March 28, 195S Eagle Point Orange cquainted light Eagle Point An old fashion- j earlier. Or "Farmer clothes" will ed election rally and candidates i do, the committee said, if old- get-acquainted night, completed j time costumes are unavailable, with costumes and a torchlight j The committee said the candi parade, will be held here 'next j date with the best costume "will Tuesday. April 3, it was an-; receive 100 votes'" although it nounced yesterday. The event, which is expected to be the "kick-off" of the pri mary election campaign for county candidates, is being spon sored by the Eagle Point Grange. The entire population of the county is invited. Regular Meeting The rally is being built around the regular Grange meeting, which will start at 8 p.m. De tailed pians are being formu lated, and will be announced as they become definite. Candidates for e 1 e c t i o n to county and state offices in the 0 primary election are all invited, and are requested to come dress ed in costumes of the 1890s or did not specify what kind of votes. Grange Lecturer C. C. Hoover, lecturer of the Grange, is chairman of the rally. Ex-Sheriff Ralph Jennings will attend to enforce law and order. Vernie Matthews and Bill Bing ham will be in charge of the "hitching rack," and Earl Jossy and Bill Wattenberg are in charge of the torchlight parade. Holly Swingle will be the greeter. There will be an election-queen contest and there will be old-time fiddling by Fd Cow den accompanied by Mabel Wertz. There will be group sing ing led by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gore, and early-day football heroes will attend. GRANDVIEW-LONE PINE CoupSe Back From Funeral By LILLIAN KNIGHT o Grandview-Lone Pine Mr and Mrs. Richard Hart returned last week from Temple City, Calif., where they were called by the death of Mrs. Hart's mother, Mrs. Nellie Hunsicker, 0 after she had suffered a stroke. Funeral for her was held in the Temple City Nazarene church and burial will be in her old home town of Osage City, Kan. Mrs. Don Butts is recuperat ing from a case of the flu. Mrs. Maxine Huvinan and children returned home last Monday after spending a week at Renton, Wash., visiting' rela tives. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Palmer of Glendale and their two girls visited at the Howard Huffman and the James Lindsay homes last Sftnday. The Rev. and Mrs. Martin Brown of Cave Junction were overnight guests Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Knight. Roxy Ann Garden club met at the home of Mrs. H. Chand ler Drew last Tuesday with a goodly number of members present- s . March 21 Mrs. George Paul, Mrs. , Robert Nelson and Mrs. Floyd Fogelquist attended the County PTA meeting held at the Elk-Trail school. March 23 was the occasion for ' a birthday celebration at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fogelquist in honor of their daughter, Mrs. Walter Gabin. Refreshments of ice cream and ake were served and the eve ning was devoted to playing pin ochle, with high scores made by Mrs. William Neal and Lloyd McCullough. Thursday will be PTA night at the school, with a special program planned around the Easter theme. 1 Charles Stokes, son of Mr. and Mrs .Robert Stokes, suffer ed a bad cut, requiring a stitch over his eyebrow, . Monday while he was playing baseball at school. An Easter egg hunt will be held Saturday) March 31, at the school for Cub Scouts of Pack 44 and their families on the cleanup afterwards the boy who collects the most litter will re ceive a prize. Mr. and Mrs. George Knight and baby son Robby were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Knight. George Knight is with Osteopathic Society Meets at Home Here The Southern Oregon Osteo pathic Physicians and Surgeons met at the home' of Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Heatherington, Black Oak dr., Monday. The auxiliary served dinner with Mrs. Heath erington and Mrs. C. Rambo co hostesses. The group discussed current hospital problems. Dr. A. A. Griffin of Jacksonville was nom inated as a trustee to the State Osteopathic -association. A special breakfast meeting for physicians has been sched uled April 9 at the Jackson hotel. a fibreglass company designing and molding boats in Costa Mesa, Calif. A surprise housewarming party was held for Mr. and Mrs. Albert Beutel at their new home on Morrow rd. March 24. Mrs. Harry Heryford was hostess and Mrs. D. W. Husband was co-hostess. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bennet of Williams, Ore., Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Young of Waldport, brother and sister-in-law of Mrs. Beutel; Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Husband, Mr. and Mrs Harry Heryford, Mr. and Mrs. George Dean, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Goodwin, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Miracle, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Ir win Turner, and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Childers. American Tanks Being Unloaded At Arabian Port Bahrein, Persian Gulf (U.R) Eighteen American-built Walker Bulldog tanks have reached Saudi Arabia aboard an Ameri can ship and are being unloaded at the Saudi Arabian port of Dan-imam, it was reported here today. Reports reaching this British protectorate from the nearby mainland said the U.S. freighter James Monroe arrived in Dam mam yesterday with the tanks on deck, their steel treads stowed on ton of them. I No special security arrange ments were taken, but ' Saudi Arabian authorities gave the con troversial tank shipment spe cial priority over other shipping. For Training Purposes The tanks were shipped to Saudi Arabia for training pur poses over the objections of the Israeli government which has been unsuccessful in efforts to buy arms from the United States. Saudi Arabia purchased the tanks from the United States last Aug. 25 under an agree ment whereby the- United States agreed to supply training tanks in return for certain rights in cluding the use of air bases in Saudi Arabia. The tank purchase was made before Soviet Russia caused un rest in the Middle East by ar ranging for Communist Czecho slovakia to sell MIG15 jets, Soviet-built bombers, tanks and heavy guns and other equipment to Egypt. FINISHING OUT OF MONET, Nashua (arrow), is badly beaten in $112,900 Gulfstream Handicap, at Miami, Fla. Sailor, Mielleux and Find No. 5 finished in that order. Nashua carried top weight of 129 pounds, showed little of usual class. (Internatimal Soundphoto) Sleepy Man Finds Auto In House No Dream Houston, Tex. (U.R) C. W. Owen thought he was dreaming when his wife Flora awakened him at 2 a.m. and told him there was a car in the house. She was right. It belonged to Sam Gentry, 49, a bartender, who fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into the laundry sub-station where the Owens lived. HILT Girl Scout Awards Presented By MRS. JOHN H. GREEN Hilt A court of awards for the Hilt Girl Scout troop was held last week, under the direc tion of Mrs. I. Fix, troop leader, Mrs. Mildred Weley, senior troop leader, and Deana Michelon, junior scout leader. Awards went to Dorothy Fox, Df ana Michelon, Jeri Johnson, Linda Scliuck, Lina Foggiato, Cheryl Smith, Cary Smith, Kar en Hofer, Alvia Accatto, Leta Zeber and Donna Green. A short program included the Girl Scout song, a tap dance by Janice Ben son, Terry Oakley, Marcia Gavin and Pat Fox, and a ballet dance by J.anet Smith. Mervin Yodor, a former resi dent of Hilt, who is now attend ing the university in Berkeley, was a recent visitor here. Miss Nancy McMaster from Hornbrook spent the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Ward. A card party sponsored by the Parent-Teacher association March 23 was given under the leadership Qf Mrs. Louis Oakley, Pinochle and canasta were played. Next card party will be held March 30 in the club house. The Hilt Parent-Teacher asso ciation met March 22 with the vice-president, Mrs. Opal Ward, in charge. Officers elected for the com ing year were president, Mrs. Barbara Johnston; vice-president, Mrs. Ann Van De' Weghe; secretary, Mrs. Lucille Hofer; treasurer, Mrs. Audrey Preston; historian, Mrs. Opal Ward; and auditor, Julius Beterbide. Pro gram was introduced by Bobby Laustalot, and included a tap dance and song by Janice Ben son, Terry Oakley, Marcia Cavin and Pat Fox. Billy Green played the accordion. There was a ballet dance by Janet Smith, and a song by fifth and sixth graders. A talk was given on child teeth care by Dr. R. Atwood from Yreka. Louis Oakley, business agent for Local 2732, AF, motored to Chester, Calif., to attend a busi ness meeting recently. Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and daughters, Cheryl, Carey and Janet, have gone to San Fran cisco to visit Mrs. Smith's sister. Mrs. Anna Wolf of Central Point is visiting with her daugh ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Vick Van De Weghe and family. Miss Adele from Yreka made her regular weekly trip to Hilt on Friday for her dancing class. Mrs. Orvil Green underwent an operation last week at Osteo pathic hospital in Medford. Mr. and Mrs. John Yoder from Yreka visited town Saturday. Duke and Duchess club held a dance March 24. The proceeds went to the Crippled Children's association. Rev. Patrick McTague was in town for his regular weekly mass on Sunday and announced he will have mass on Thursday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m. Confes sions will be heard at 6:45 p.m. Hilt Community church bas ketball team won the champion ship in the YMCA league in Ash land. 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