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ATTEND CAMP These eight Medford Civil Air Patrol mem ben recently returned from a 13-day summer encampment at the Portland Air Force base. Left to right are Cadets Ken Baker, Ralph Dillon, Ken Pctucek, Mary Daniels, Lee Gossett, Bob Greer, Gary Yancey and, kneeling, Sharon Zundel. Miss Zundel reigned over a Cadet Hop the last day of camp. Eight Cadets Return From Summer Camp Six young men and two young women returned to Medford last Saturday after attending sum mer camps of the Civil Air ,Patrol. They are all members of the Medford squadron, CAP. Bob Greer, Ken Baker, Lee Gossett, Ken Potucek, Gary Yancey, Ralph Dillon, and Sha- Ashland-Beaver Road Still Closed by Snow Tlve Ashland-Beaver Creek road loop in the Applegate for egtiy district is closed by snow. but Dutchman Peak and Jack on Gap can be reached by way of Beaver creek, it was learned Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Wear Chisholm arc again stationed on Dutch man Peak lookout. More than 400 people were registered visitors there last year. Ike Coffman is stationed at Tallowbox lookout, which can b reached by Star Gulch. Bob Webb, Applegate forestry dis trict assistant, reported most traili are now open. A new slide of several acres is report ed on the Butte Fork trail, but 1,300 feet of new trail has been built to by-pass it. Jersey Cow Completes Production Record A registered Jersey cow own ed by W. D. Mongold, owner of La Pine Jersey farm, route 1, Eagle Point, has completed a 305-day H r d Improvement Registry production record. The cow produced 12,717 pounds of milk containing 661 pounds butterfat at the age of 6 years and 3 months. The official record was made by LaPine Sybil Cheryl and her tests were supervised by Oregon State college for the American Jersey Cattle club, Jersey breed registry organization located at Columbus. Ohio. ron Zundle spent June 17 through 29 at the Portland Air Force base and trained under the CAP program. Achievement Certificate Cadets Baker and Gossett were awarded the certificate of achievement which is given for completion of the Cadet man ual of training outlined by Na tional Wing headquarters. Miss Zundle reigned over a "Cadet Hop" the last day of encampment as queen of the 1956 camp. The other re"turnee. Cadet Lt. Mary Daniels, came home from a two week stay at all girl con ference at Lackland AFB, near San Antonio. Texas. Flies to Portland Miss Daniels left Medford on June 15 and flew to Portland where she, with others picked to attend the conference, was flown by an Air Force C 47 to Travis AFB, Calif. From there the group flew to Williams AFB in Arizona and on to Texas. At the conference. Miss Dan iels took training regularly pre scribed for members of the Wo men's Air Force. She joined the other Medford cadets in Porland after camp ended June 28 and the eight returned together about noon June 29. Amy Hurst Elected Centennial Queen Aurora (U.R; Amy Hurst, 2, was elected queen of the Aurora Centennial celebration here Friday night. Entrants in the competition for queen were required to be direct descendants of the Aurora colony and at least 65 years old. The event, which will feature pageants and parades, is set for July 20-22. Georgia Pacific To Buy Coos Firm Coos Bay U.R) J. W. Forrester, president of the Coos Bay Lumber Co., said Friday that he had been advised the Georgia Pacific Corporation would '"lay the cash on the line" in San Francisco next Tuesday for the Coos Bay company. The transaction involves the purchase of the Dant and Rus sell shipping, lumber and man ufacturing assets by Blyth and Co., and resale of the huge Coos Bay Lumber company operation to Georgia Pacific. Reports that Georgia Pacific will close down the big Coos Bay lumber sawmill were not confirmed, though at Portland, Robert Floweree, head of Georgia Pacific sawmill opera tions, was said to have indicat ed closure of the Coos Bay saw mill was being "considered" if the purchase is completed. Blyth'i purchase offer for the Coos Bay firm was placed at over $71 million, but the entire Dant and Russell transaction had been set at a figure ap proaching $110 million for the shipping companies, the world wide lumber marketing organ ization, Fir Tex, Inc., at St. Helens, and Lumber remanufac- turing plants in southern Oregon and northern California, 'a pine mill interest in Heppner and the Coos Bay operations in lumber, plywood and hardboard. Beagle Club Slates 14th Annual Picnic The 14th annual picnic of the Beable club will be held Sun day, July 15, at the Grants Fass city park. Dinner will be served at 1 p.m. Each family is asked to bring a picnic lunch. Coffee will be furnished by the club, which is made up of former Beagle residents and friends. A meeting will be held dur ing the afternoon to elect of ficers for the coming year. H. U. Walters of Medford is the pres ent president. After the meeting a program will be held. Mrs. C. R. Alex ander's band will play during the afternoon. Swimming and other recreation will also be part of the program. FRANCO A GRANDFATHER Madrid (U.R) The Marquesa Devillaverde, daughter of Gen eralissimo Francisco Franco, gave birth to a girl Friday at Franco's El Pardo residence. The Villaverdes already had two girls and a boy. LOW BIDDER Portland (U.R) Floyd Gra ham Construction company, Le banon, submitted the low bid of 70,000 to the Corps of Engineers yesterday for repair and con struction of bank protection works at the Ketcham, Eagle and Pape locations on the South San tiam river near Crabtree in Linn county. POST CARD POLICE CALL Benton Harbor, Mich. (U.R) Benton Harbor police rushed to the scene when they received a complaint "boys on Pearl Street are shooting big firecrackers." But there were no .boys shooting firecrackers when the cops got there perhaps because the com plaint came on a postcard mail ed 24 hours earlier. LAFAYETTE PRESTON Observes 100th Year Lafayetie Preston Celebrates 100th Year Here Recently By MRS. C. B. TAUNTON Butte Falls A celebration of the 100th birthday of Lafay ette B. Preston was held recent ly at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mina Wright, Butte Falls. Mr. Preston was born in Three Rivers, Mich., on May 30, 1856. His parents were Fidelia Daley and Jackson Monrne Preston. When he was eight years old, the family moved to Butler county, Neb., where- he lived for nine years. At the age of 17 he returned to Michigan, where he remain ed for three years. At that time he came back to Nebraska, and four years later, homesteaded a place in Brown county, Nebras ka. He farmed the land and af ter 12 years, he married I.vrtia Burgett in 1892. The couple had five children, one of whom died at the age of two. Move lo California In 1900 the Preston familv moved to Cottonwood, Shasta county, Calif., where he farmed lor seven years. In 1907 he moved his familv to Weston, Ore. Thev lived there for two years, at which time they moved to LaGrande. Ore. They moved from La Grande to Baker county in 1915, where they lived until Mrs. Preston's death in 1928. Since thpn Mr. Preston has divided his time among his chil dren. He has spent many of his recent years with his daughter, Mrs. Mina Wright, in Butte Falls. He has one son. Eoniamin Preston, Garbcr, Calif., and two oiner aaugnlers, Mrs. Martha Jensen, Bremerton, Wash., and Mrs. Ida Tyrell, Stockton, Calif. 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First SWA stewardess is Miss Marita Suesskind, Berkeley, Calif. Sunday, July 8, 1956 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Veteran Foot, ighter Actress Takes Role in New Show Miss Ruth Kilbourn, veteran Footlighter actress who first ar rived in Medford in 1951, will be seen in the role of the elder ly Mrs. Colby, when the group's summer show, "Late Love" op ens at the Fairgrounds theater for a five night run, Tuesday, July 24. Having played' in five major productions and directed two shows for the Footlighters, Miss Kilbourn has had a varied back ground in the little, theater field. In Many Roles . Before World War II, she act ed numerous roles for the Pasa dena Playhouse, participating fully in the program offered by that organization. Then she served 3',2 years in the Wom en's Army Corps as a motor corps instructor. Following this she became camp director for Girl Scouts in Alaska for two years. Entering, the University of Beaverion Boy Dies Of Gunshot Wound Portland U.R) A 13-year-old boy was killed by a .22-cal-iber bullet from his own gun Friday afternoon while he and a friend were shooting at cans in a gravel pit here. The victim was Philip Bryant Edwards of Beaverton, who had been staying in Portland with his grandmother, Mrs. Philip B. Edwards. Police said it was not know just how the accident happened, but the boy's friend, James W. Keller, 14, said they were sit ting on a boulder when sudden ly Philip stiffened and said, "Jim, I've been shot." James ran for help, but Philip was dead when sheriff's deputies arrived. Deputy Coroner W. A. Farrell said that the gun prob ably discharged while the Ed wards boy was loading it. The boy died a few moments after the bullet entered his chest near the heart. The victim was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Edwards,' Beaverton. Washington Senator Campaign Shapes Up Olympia (U.R) The battle for the U.S. Senate shaped up of ficially here Friday when War ren G. Magnuson, the Demo cratic incumbent, filed for re election and his third term. The state's senior senator, a veteran of 20 years in Congress, will be opposed by Gov. Arthur B. Langlie. Langlie, an announc ed candidate, has not yet filed. Magnuson plunked down a fil ing fee of $225 and announced he intended to campaign on the strength of his record. "I have a record that every one in the state knows," he said. "If reelected, I intend to continue to advocate and fight for the things I have been fight ing for 20 years. The record speaks for itself." The Seattle Democrat is chair man of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Commit tee and a member of the ap propriations Committee. He is scheduled to return to Washington, D. C, during the weekend and return late this month to resume his campaign. BIKE COP SEEKS TURTLE San Pedro, Calif. (U.R) Em barrassed motorcycle officer Danny Danielson was on the lookout Saturday for a slow moving escapee. Danielson was given custody of the escapee, a turtle named "Speedy," by chil dren from a grammar school. They asked him to keep their turtle mascot for the summer. But "Speedy" disappeared early in the week, and Danielson's out to find him. 1 1 fv-. Get NESBITT'5 at your Favorite GROCER Oregon in 1949, she became ac tive in campus productions and radio adaptations, playing ma jor roles in "The Warrior's Hus band", "Winterset" and "Mac beth." In between she took time out to write one-act plays, one of which was published. Case Worker Miss Kilbourn came to Med ford in 1951 as a case worker under the Jackson County Wel fare commission and joined the Footlighters the same year. During the next two years she played in "Guest in The House," "George Washington Slept Here," "Suspect" and "Good bye My Fancy." She directed "Only an Orphan Girl" and "The Glass Mountain." In 1953 she joined the Red Cross as a social worker in mil itary hospitals. Even in the ser vice she found herself "back on the boards" playing in one-act plays with the Travis Air Force base players, repeating her Medford role in "Goodbye My Fancy" at the Lakewood Circle theater in Tacoma, Wash., and playing a role in "Front Page" with the Fort Ord Army play ers at Monterey. Returns Hr Because of illness in her fam ily, Miss Kilbourn resigned from the Red Cross and came back to her job with the Wel fare commission in Medford. Her family live in Grants Pass. Her favorite role? It might be the one she is currently work ing on, this actresf believes. "Mrs. Colby in 'Late Love' is as surprising and as delightful an old hellion as you'll find in the theater," she said. "And I'm having a. lot of fun with the role." HOW CHKIbilAN N SCIENCE HEALS Station KWIN 1400 K.C. Sundays -10:15 A.M. DON'T MISS . . NORFIELD'S SHOE SALE TREMENDOUS VALUES 'V.- ..w a&aj-iyfiXZ Sfe w. ukH . . 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