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APPLEGATE-JACKSONVILLE Suspension Bridge Complete .... By HELGA MITCHELL -Applegate- Jacksonville The new suspension foot bridge on the Applegate river just be pond Ruch was completed last Friday, according to Wesley Hartman, foreman on the proj ect.. The concrete slab founda tions on either side of the river are the height of the highest water level reached during the recent flood. "It is the nicest foot bridge built in this area of the Applegate," Hartman stated. The adult Bible class will meet at the home of Mrs. Harley Hall on the Little Applegate on Mon day, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. Allen Hill is the instructor. The "Spring Fling" auction will be held at the Applegate school on Saturday, April 21, at 8 p.m. An assortment of foods will be on sale. The Applegate Home Exten sion unit was to meet at the home of Mrs. Earl Hvall on Friday, April 20. The project will be on making draperies. Mrs. Arion Christensen will be the co-hostess. Mesdames Carl Herriott, Ed Goodwin, O. Row den, Blanche Lorsung, Thornton Gapen and Dora Krouse will be on the refreshment committee. The "cat" work on the road to Squaw lake has been com pleted, and Bert Harr has be gun grading it. Unless there are heavy rains, the road should be good enough to permit travel to the lake by opening day of the fishing season. Services at the Ruch Com munity church for Sunday, April 22, include Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m. with the Rev. Earl Best speak ing on "Christ the Revealer of God"; Bible study, 8 p.m. At tendance in the church has been on the Increase. Last Sunday there were 79 persons in Sunday school. An extra lesson on basket weaving finishes was to be given in the workshop at the home of Mrs. Harry Davis of Beaver Creek road on Friday, April 20. Everyone attending is asked to bring a sack lunch. The Little Applegate Sewing club meet at the home of Mrs. Glenn Saltmarsh on Thursday, April 26. The late Mrs. Emma Blanken ship, who died last Sunday, was a well known former resident in this area. . A special class for the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade stud ents in the Ruch school will be given on Friday, April 27, at 3 p.m. A demonstration on the techniques of artifical respira tion will be given by Leroy Wil liams'Tof Medford. Williams urges all mothers of pre-schoolers to attend this meeting, stat ing that small children are able to be taught "safety" by means of a doll. The Ruch school boys and girls will play a Softball game with the Griffin Creek students today. Last Friday, the Ruch boys won, and the Ruch girls lost In a ball game with Evans Valley. Last Monday, the Applegate and Ruch PTAs sponsored a dinner, for the Jackson County Teachers association, and 70 teachers attended this event. Mrs. Fred Nelson, the Apple- gate school cook, and Mrs. Eli abeth Vessell, the Ruch school cook, prepared the dinner. Both schools helped furnish the pink and green table decorations. Green place mats with painted apple blossoms were made by the upper grade Ruch students. Ruch school teachers assisting on the table decorations were Mesdames Ray Offenbacher, W. Shannon and Mary Overstreet. Representatives of the Apple gate school were Mesdames Ed Goodwin, Fred Nielsen, and Carl Herriott. After dinner, the Ruch grade school band played selec tions under the direction of Marvin Throne. Guests present were Miss Irene Hallberg of the state department of Education at Salem, and Mrs. Nna B. Inch, assistant county school superin tendent. A band recital was given last Wednesday at the Ruch school by .the Griffin Creek grade school band, under the direction of Steve Whipple. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hack worth of Uppr Applegate, rec ently purchased five acres of land from Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Guetzlaff on "Top o' the Hill'. Larry- Hackworth is building a two car garage. The Hackworths have one daughter, Cindy. Mrs. H. L. Liles of Sterling Creek recently left for Sweet Home, Ore., to visit her sister, Mrs. Kizzie McRath. " A luncheon was held at the home of Mrs. Henry Pawlowski recently. Guests attending were Mesdames Paul Gandt of Fern Valley, Clifford McGinty of Med ford, Julia Gandt, A. Pawlowski, and Francis Mitchell. After the luncheon the hostess entertain ed by playing the piano. The Parish Workers guild of St. Peter's Lutheran church in Medford recently met at the home of Mrs. Edwin Guetzlaff. Members attending were Mes dames John Gemaehlich, Her man Korpi, Harvey Brandau, Hugh Huntley, Joe Jarvis. Ken neth F. Korby, Homer Pleyer, L. T. Yandel, and Miss Ruby Mack. A review of the work done for the past month was discussed, and refreshments were served. ' 1 J. L. Liles of Grants Pass visited his sister, Mrs. Mansel Milam of Sterling Creek, last Saturday. Mansel Milam, who Is employ ed in Klamath Falls, came home for the week end "and did some more work on his house. Edward Milam is now doing orchard work in Medford for Eddie Ernest. A meeting of the representa tives from all the American Union Sunday schools as held at the Allen Hill residence in Central Point last April 12. Mrs. Ray Widner and Mrs. Harley Hall of Little Applegate attend ed the meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Don P'Brien and son, Michael, of Portland, visited his father, Jack O'Brien, and grandfather, Jim O'Brien, last Friday. On Saturday, the Don O'Briens visited his mother, Mrs. Rolland Smith, and on Sun dav they visited her mother, Mrs. Effie Cafebolt in Medford. Don is employed at the First National bank in Portland, and was recently promoted to as sistant cashier. Last Thursday, the Rev. and Mrs. Thornton Gapen took their daughter, Virginia, to Portland for a pre-nurses' examination. While there, the Gapens visited her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ellison. Bob Tolle drove the school bus during the absence of Mr. .Gapen, who gen erally drives the Applegate school bus. While cutting kindling wood last Thursday evening, 13-year-old Larry Guches, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bud Guches, cut his hand, which will be in a cast for six weeks. Terry Langley and Billy Peite are back in the Applegate school after having a bout with the measles. The 4-H Applegate Fishermens club are busy working on their float for the Pear Blossom fes tival. 'A square dance was held at the Little Applegate school house last Saturday. Guests at tending were Mr.' and Mrs. Fred West, Mr. and Mrs. Chuch Chit tock, Mr. and Mrs. Lance Of fenbacher, Mr. and Mrs. Don Gettling and family, Mr. nd Mrs. Glenn Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Franz and grandson, Glenn, Mr. and Mrs. Estel Cox and Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Smith. On this occasion, the square dancing group's fifth annivers ary was celebrated in conjunc tion with several guests' birth days. Sandwiches, cake, ice cream and coffee were served. Miss Mildred Milam of Sterl ing Creek recently heard from her fiance, Petty Officer Char ley Meeds, who phoned her one evening from Honolulu, Hawaii, to wish her a "happy birthday". Meeds paid $14 for the seven minute phone call, but the en gaged couple throught it was well worth it. Miss Milam is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mansel Milam, and Charley Meed's mother is Mrs. Jane Meeds of Forest Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde' Stewart have sold their home in Jack sonville and will move back to their home on "Top o'the Hill" this week end. Mrs. M. W. Couch, who under went surgery recently, is up and around again, and has caused her friends and neighbors to marvel at her speedy recovery. Mrs. Couch said she had re ceived several visitors, tele grams and cards. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Harding of Mapleton, Ore., have moved their trailer to the residence of Mr. -and Mrs. Bill DeShazo Fri day.' The Hardings have a 9-year old boy, Steve, and an. 8-year old girl, Linda. Willis Harding is working on the new logging road on the California border for the A. L. Harding Construc tion company, and they plan to stay here for approxiamtely one year. Harding, who is a pianist, has a spinet piano in his 40 foot trailer. This is the first time the Hardlings have been in this section of Oregon, and Mrs. Harding commented, "The Ap plegate valley is beautiful." Mrs. Ray Widner of Upper Applegate will leave April 19 on an extended trip across the country. First she will drive to North Hollywood, where she will pick up her sister-in-law, Mrs. Allen Kramer, who will accom pany her on a portion of the They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo MOW!sSmc I THE LITTLE VVOM4N DOES DO IT ITV aSSjt you lllllt now listem to who's taking all Xf- DO IT-I'M JllI THE BOWS 4MD BENDS Mongoose g4ve up in disgust om his do-it- hisself w4ll- R4 PEEING JOB"" a- NOW ON UNITED! 0 GlhifSGiqf mrnd offl fifed HsQl UNITEDi an Airport Terminal. Im . 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Rural Reflections: The Little Friday, April 28, 1958 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN The Homestake gold mine at Lead, S.D., gets less than a third of an ounce of gold from a ton of ore. Applegate Knitting club, which met at the home of Mrs. Wilfred Pearson last Tuesday, literally became a hen party, when two little chicks came strutting into the living room. The little chicks, who have been disown ed by their mother, have now taken up their abode in the Pearson home, and assume that they too are members of the household. Parents' Conversation Blamed for Delinquency Kingston, R. I. (U.P.) Par ents who make no bones about "getting away" with things with in earshot of their children may be passing on anti-social atti tudes, according to Dr. John B. Mitchell, University of Rhode Island socialogist. "Youngsters," Dr. Mitchell said, "learn delinquent behavior from the casual conversation of parents and relatives. 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