GOLD HILL
Student Readinq Survey
Br MRS. SAM ELLIOTT
Gold Hill Linsley D. Dotson,
son of Mrs. Maybell Raineg,
.student in California, will head
a fluoridation survery which be
gins in Pomona next week.
Fifty students from a sociol
ogy class of Mt. San Antonio col
lege will question residents
about fluoridation and whether
or not they approve. The project
is strictly a service, and takes
neither side in the fluoridation
issue.
Linsley D. Dotson was born in
. Central Point in 1932 and grad
uated from Central Point High
school.
Mr. and Mrs. Corky Lentz are
spending the Easter holidays
with Mrs. Lentz's mother, Mrs.
Robert Bowen. Mrs. Lentz is a
graduate from Crater High
school and has lived in Sweet
Home since her marriage.
Phyllis and Billy Boye, son
and daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Boye, have returned from
California where they have been
visiting their grandmother, Mrs.
Jarris, in San Diego, and their
brother George Boye of North
Hollywood.
Mrs. Carl Boye, who recently
returned from the Sacred Heart
hospital in Medford where she
underwent major surgery, is
now improving rapidly.
Many Gold Hill people have
expressed their appreciation of
the General Motors Parade of
Progress and are looking for
ward to seeing it next year.
Mrs. Jack Cline, who has not
seen her parents for some time,
left this week for Iowa to spend
a few weeks with them.
Robert Balch, who has been
scoutmaster in Gold Hill, has
stated that not having time
enough to do the work justice,
he is giving it up. James Cow
ard is to take over this important
job.
The Home Economics club of
the Gold Hill Grange will hold
a rummage sale Tuesday, April
3, and Wednesday, April 4, in
the building at 108 North Ivy st.
in Medford. They express the
hope that this sale will be well
attended. All clothing is clean,
pressed and will not need mend
ing. Mrs. Hans Jacobsen and
daughter, Jeniffer, Daily City,
Calif., spent last week with her
aunt, Mrs. Nora Wait and Mrs.
Robert Sutherland, and also her
lister, Mrs. Lily Dusenberry and
Mrs. Ivan Smith.
HILT
Accident Victim Is Buried
By MRS. JOHN H. GREEN
Hilt Funeral for Norman R.
Dutro, 38, who was accidently
killed March 24, was held in
Yreka Wednesday at 2 p.m.,
with the Rev. Harold Coleman
of the Methodist church offi
ciating. Mr. Dutro was born Dec. 11,
1917, served in the United
States artillery during World
War II in Europe, and was a
member of Yreka Aerie F.O.E.
Survivors include his parents,
Mr. and 'Mrs. William Dutro of
Hilt and a sister, Mrs. Vera Fray
of Marysville.
Pall bearer were Gilbert Lu
per, Audamar DeClerk, Elmer
Dragoo, John Devilla, Louis
Oakley and R. Cavin.
Interment was in Evergreen
cemetery beside . his brother,
Ernie Dutro, who was killed in
action in World War II.
Conducting military rites at
graveside were veterans from
Hilt.
Miss Liana Rossetto, Redding,
a former resident, is spending a
week with her uncle and aunt.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Michelon.
The James Luellen family
took up rsidence in Phoenix,
Ore., this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Brewolf moved
to Hilt recently from Central
Point.
SAVAGE CREEK
ROGUE RIVER
By CHRISTINA MARSHALL
Savage Creek-Rogue River
The Savage Creek Women's club
met at the home of Wynn Hinch
March 27. The group meets every
two weeks on Tuesdays. Among
those present were Libby Dodge,
Catherine Burkhart, Hilda Ra
cine of Foots Creek, Lois Black
man and guests Mr. and Mrs.
Crevy and children who are from
Seattle, Wash.
An afternoon of sewing, visit
ing and planning was enjoyed.
Refreshments were served.
Mrs. Eva Sherman, a Savage
Creek resident, has been visiting
relatives In California, recently.
Clarence Mitchell and daugh
ter Marilynn have returned from
Oregon City where they spent
some time recently following the
illness and death of Marian
Mitchell, their wife and mother.
Norman Speer, former Tribune
carrier for this area, is now em
ployed by Kelt Chevrolet in
Grants Pass.
Promotion of Valley
Vacations Continues
The active promotion of vaca
tion possibilities of Jackson
county will be continued in two
major travel marks during the
coming summer.
Don P. McNeil, manager of
the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce,' was advised yester
day by officials of the Pacific
Northwest Travel association
that 30-foot displays of the trav
el organization will be placed in
the foyer of the Union depot in
St. Paul, Minn., and Union sta
tion in Dallas, Tex.
The one display will go on ex
hibition in St. Paul at the close
of the Minneapolis travel show
where it is also being used. The
other will begin its "selling job"
in Dallas at the close of the Dal
las outdoor and travel show.
Other events in which PNTA
is participating include those in
San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Kansas City, Detroit, Cleveland,
Chicago and Dallas.
Williams to Present
Recorded Discussion
Thomas Williams, superin
tendent of Crater Lake National
park, will present a recorded
talk by Conrad L. Woirth, direc
tor of the national park service,
at the Monday noon meeting of
the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce roundtable.
The talk, accompanied by
color slides, will discuss the pro
posed plans for improvement
and betterment of the parks.
All persons interested are in
vited to the weekly Juncheon
roundtable discussions.
Highway Committee 1
Sets Six Hearings
Salem OJ.R) The joint
House and Senate Legislative
Highway Interim committee an
nounced Saturday it will con
duct six more hearings to sup
plement the nine held previous
ly in southern, central and east
ern Oregon.
New hearings were set for
Corvallis. April 23; Coquille, Ap
ril 23; Coquille, April 24; Reeds
port, April 24, and Tillamook,
April 25.
The committee is dealing with
such matters as farm plate re
gistration programs, transfer of
the weighmasters from the high
way department to the state po
lice, Highway Commission prac
tices in acquiring property and
control of access, establishment
of a state parks department not
under the Highway commission
and compulsory vehicle inspection.
Grange
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Phoenix Granga
At the meeting of Phoenix
Grange March 27, Bellview
Grange was well represented.
Guests for the evening were
Master Ralph Mickel -and Mrs.
Mickel, and 20 others, all mem
bers of Bellview Grange.
Mickel, during his short talk
later in the evening, extended
an invitation to members of
Phoenix Grange to return their
visit soon.
Mrs. Paul Force of Eagle
Point, and Brother Arnold of
Central Point Grange, were
guests also.
The lecturer's program pre
ceded the short business meet
ing and consisted of colored
films by Conger-Morris, show
ing fishing from motorboats in
the Everglades, and water sports.
Dee Hendrickson reporting on
horticulture said that 13,240 car
loads of fruit and vegetables
sold in one week on Eastern
markets, and that in spite of such
an abundance of everything, the
plight of many people in the
vicinity of Yakima, Wash:, was
pitiful, due to unemployment
caused by bad weather condi
tions in that state cutting down
on fruit and vegetable produo
tion. In other sections of the
Northwest, weather conditions
had been more favorable, crops
1 1 A, li V
large ana ineir quainy good.
HEC Chairman Velma John-
son reported on the dinner serv
ed to the Democratic social club
March 24. She also suggested
an ice-box for the kitchen would
be a help in serving dinners.
Ladies of: Phoenix Grange
who go to Camp White to do
mending on the first Wednesday
in every month were reminded
that April 4 would be the next
date for that service.
Chaplain Gertrude Lewin re-
ported Charles Johnson of the
executive board as being ill, and
Mrs. Enid Caster had been hurt,
though not seriously, in a car
accident.
Master Melvin Lattie announc
ed the ballots for election of
state officers had arrived and
election would be held at the
April 10 meeting.
Lecturer Dee Hendrickson an
nounced the program for the
next meeting would be a mys
tery program at 8 p.m. He urged
all who attend to be prompt. It
is for Grangers only.
Cake with whipped cream and
coffee was served following the
meeting by the Oscar Gysins,
Clarence Hunters and Bennet
Austins.
Hagenstein Speaks at
10th SOCTFA Meeting
The tremendous increase in
wood products utilization, the
establishment of . sound tree
farming practices, the barriers to
industry progress and the forest
products stake in local govern
ment were reviewed Friday
night at the 10th annual meet
ing of the Southern Oregon Con
servation and Tree Farm asso
ciation. The speaker was Bill Hagen
stein of the Industrial Forestry
association, Portland, who com
plimented SOCTFA members
for the progress made in coop
erative forestry in Jackson coun
ty during the past nine years.
Fuiur Told
He discussed the "tremen
dous" future of chemicals in the
industry, pointing out that thel
alcohol, a potential by-product
of wood, is largely being dis
carded now. But in the Puget
Sound area alone, if it were util
ized there would be enough to
provide all the synthetic rubber
being made in this nation today.
Organic chemistry has a big
part in the industry's future, he
said, and he characterized the
douglas fir resin, from the
Rogue basin to the Canadian bor
der, as the "organic chemistry
basket of the world."
He touched on the forestry
hearings held here recently by
a congressional committee, say
ing that politics should not enter
into forestry. "We can't afford
to have political tampering with
our economy," he said.
40-Year Supply
As to Jackson county, he said
there are some 20 billion feet of
standing timber, which, at an
average cut of 500 million board
feet annually, should last for 40
years. But he also pointed out
that some areas, including Jack
son county, have an overinstalled
capacity which only partly can
be overcome by more up-to-date
inventories and increases in the
allowable cut.
One major difficulty, he said,
is the barrier of distance to the
markets, and high freight rates,
a difficulty which can be ex
pected 'to grow, rather than
diminish.
Hagenstein pointed out that
county governments are de
pendent for their tax income on
stable economies, and the fact
that stability in the forest in
dustry, on which local govern
ment depends for much of its
income, depends in great part
on fair and equitable taxing
procedures. ;
Foresters Needed
He added that trained forest
ers are badly needed, and that
there is a shortage of trained
woods technicians.
Hagenstein concluded with an
appeal for solidarity and unity
in the Industry in working to
ward a solution of its many
problems.
Art Davies, Jacksonville log
ger who is retiring president of
SOCTFA, presided at the meet
ing, during which past presi
dents were introduced. They in
cluded E. W. Pease, A. W. Lin
gass, Richard Reynen, B. Sam
Taylor, Jack Crump and Glenn
Hunter.
New Directors
Three new , directors were
elected, two for regular terms
and one to fill an unexpired
term. Those named were A. C.
Smith, Grants Pass, Ben Nork,
Bob Kline and Mel McGrew, all
Medford.
Two amendments to the by
laws were passed, providing no
director could serve two suc
ceeding terms on the board, and
that a director must serve at
least a year before being named
an officer.
Sunday, April 1, IS58
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE
Vets May Protect
Social Security
Veterans with total disability
may protect their" social security
status through 1954 amendments
to the Social Security act known
as a disability "freeze," accord
ing to Veterans Service Officer
Charles Holbrook.
The freeze protects the work
er by reducing the requirement
for quarters of coverage in his
insured status and by preventing
the dilution of his average
monthly wage, thus increasing
the amount of benefits that will
be payable when the worker
reaches age 65 or dies.
Applications must be filed in
order to obtain the freeze, Hol
brook said, and veterans eligible
should contact Holbrook in the
courthouse or call at the social
security office.
Materie Honored (or
25 Years of Service
Joseph J. Materie, manager of
Montgomery Ward store in Med
ford, Saturday was honored on
the occasion of his 25th anniver
sary with the firm.
The manager was presented a
watch by M. R. Yost, district
manager for the firm with of
fices in the local store. The pre
sentation was made during the
morning coffee break at the
store and employees participated.
Materie, a resident of Medford
since May, 1951, when he was
transferred here by' the comp
any, first worked for the firm
at Walla Walla in 1931 when he
was employed as a salesman and
department head. In 1942 he
was promoted to assistant man
ager at Albany and then was
transferred to Eugene. In 1944
he became store manager at Sa
lem and later at Oiympia, Wash.,
and Grants Pass before coming
here.
Many Companies
Offering Premiums
To Get Business
New York (U.P.) Competi
tion for the consumer's dollar
was never hotter and industry is
spending $1.7 billion this year in
a program to lure them in.
Splashy ads tell the story:
"Buy four tires and get a fifth
one free."
"A wallet free with every
watch."
"A 825,000 accident life insur
ance policy free with each new
car."
Companies making everything
from breakfast cereals to televis
ion sets are offering premiums
and incentives of all kinds - to
get extra sales or extra incen
tive among their salesmen.
The record $1.7 billion ear
marked for that purpose in 1956
represents an increase of $200
million over 1955. And this ex
penditure is over and above the
$7.5 billion to be spent for ad
vertising in newspapers and oth
er media.
Industry spokesmen say the
premium boom is part of indus
try's effort to keep production
lines humming without resorting
to price wars.
"Premium wars are a lot
healthier than price war," one
spokesman said. "They're also
good medicine for many sales
ills."
Search Base for
Army Knife Slayer
Costa Mesa, Calif. flJ.R)
Military and civilian officers
Saturday questioned nearly 50
enlisted men at the Army's
guided missile site in nearby
Santa Ana in a search for the
knife slayer of an 18-year-old
soldier's wife.
Authorities said there was a
"strong possibility"' that the vic
tim, Mrs. Oleta C. Johnson, may
have been killed by the same
person who fatally stabbed Mrs.
Barbara Jepson, 18, in Van
Nuys, Calif., two months ago.
Mrs. Johnson died Thursday.
There were striking similari
ties in the two deaths. Both wo
men were stabbed in the chest.
Both died while their husbands
were away. Their bodies were
partially disrobed, but there
were no indications of actual
sexual assault.
Moreover, nearly 50 soldiers
were transferred to the Santa
Ana missile base just two weeks
ago from a missile base just six
blocks from the Van Nuys slay
ing. Police continued to question
the dead woman's husband. Pvt.
Harold Johnson, 19, and his
buddy, Pvt. Henry Garcia, 19,
both based at the Santa Ana
scheduled to take lie detector
tests Monday.
Arguments Scheduled
In Anderson Case
Salem (U.R) Arguments in
the the appealed murder case of
James Quinton Anderson will be
heard by the State Supreme
Court here April 11.
Anderson was convicted of
the second degree murder of
Richard David Miller in Klamath
county Nov. 5, 1954, following
a drinking party. He was tried
in Harney County Circuit Court
on a change of venue.
Anderson's brief contends the
Klamath county district attorney
tried the case even though Klam
ath county had lost jurisdiction
of the case when it was trans
ferred to Harney county. The
brief claims no jurors were e
lected by Harney county . officials.
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Ike Threalener to
Face Trial Soon
Denver U.R A Secret
Service agent said Saturday a j
six-foot Kentuckian will be ;
bruoght to trial in two or three
weeks for allegedly threatening
the life of President Eisen-I
hower. i
Earl E. Schoel, agent in charge '
of the U. S. Secret Service of-!
fice here, said Sam Stepp, 35-year-old
jobs laborer from Inez,
Ky., has admitted threatening
the President's life in a Buena
Vista, Colo., bar last Monday-night.
Stepp waived preliminary j
hearing before U. S. Commis- J
sioner Harold S. Oakes late Fri-i
day and was taken to Denver
county jail when he failed to
post a $1,000 bond.
Schoel said Stepp was over
heard at the bar saying "Presi
dent Eisenhower is a German
S.O.B. and if. I ever get close
enough to kill him I'll kill him.
I have a .30-.30 bullet for him."
Stepp denied making that ex
act statement but did say he
threatened the life of the Presi
dent, Schoel said.
Deputy Sheriff Lee Smith
said the 170-pound Stepp, wear
ing a gray sport coat, white can
vas gloves and smoking a corn
cob pipe, was unarmed and sur
rendered when arrested Wednes
day at Glenwood Springs, Colo.
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engine for the long drives and tours ahead
this spring and summer. Our experts will
put it in tip-top shape to give you smooth,
dependable, economical performance.
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