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.
Mr. Preston is confined to his
bed most of the time.
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Trail Riders Plan
Ride, Wiener Roast
The Medford Trail Riders will
hold a meeting July 21 at Jack
son hot springs. A wiener roast
and swimming will precede the
meeting.
A ride is planned for July 22
starting at 9 a.m. at Clyde
Bunker's ranch in Eagle Point.
Riders are to bring a sack
lunch.
Mrs. Shirley Krause was ap
pointed as new publicity chair
man at the last meeting.
Southwest Inaugurates
Stewardesses On Planes
Southwest Airways has in
augurated a new flight service
aloft by assigning stewardesses
on all its Martinliner flights, T.
R. Mitchell, SWA's executive
vice president has announced. .
"The recent changed flight
characteristics of Southwest en
able us now to emphasize greater
passenger service aloft," Mitchell
said. 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.
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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."
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