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GOLD HILL Many Fires Cause Damage BY MRS. SAM ELLIOTT ' roizhbors house. Ernen Nickl. Gold Hill ThrP fir in who livs a littie ovpr a block th.rrf day ha set a new record wpfI ca tr-p 5mok corning n:' JACKSONVILLE Walls Back From Long Trip By MHS. C. S. HOSKINS ! in Kansas, Missouri, the Ozark Jacksonville Mr. and Mrs. i mountains. Oaklahoma, and Eton Val!. fiflT North Fifth st.. Texas. In Dennison. Texas, Mrs. for Cold Hi'l of the front r'oor About 7 pm. Tuesday a grass and went to work with the hf f;re was ignited from the residue of a trash fire from earlier in the day. or possibly f lyinz sparks, on 'he Cement plant property. The fire fairly 'exploded.'' but the -olurieers with the safe forest sprvirp and their equipment managed to put It out. About 1" p.m. a fire eviden tly started from sparks, ieni'ed he roof of a s'oraze room on the M. C Hanrork place, burning the store room and contents. The loss ! set at Ano'her nijhbr ?n in the alarm, conserjuen'iy here w?s not r.ny ex'ens;-e damage none - Mrs T. 7.. Smith returned Sc veek from a months va-a';r,n in southern California tprr.T v.'i'h Mr and Mrs. Harry Smi'h and family. Mr. and Mrs. Jack .I.hn ctone of Brownshoro and f.-,rr.:!y The Harrv Smith family are former residents rf Gold H:Ii and are now living in Lake wood where Smith is employed in a large market in Be'ifio'.vcr f)' Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith, also Wash , w n . T 1 f If l .. .1 ,1. H If l. TUIII1' I VL 1111 J'. IK . , . . i . ( , iu ' ' ...... rl 'MIl.81'1 r .3 J . H1! 0 II U 1 i'..i , , i i r- t-: r u 1 1 Mm T 7 ?mith hi mother souia. Mont. : utner Clyde Kell took volunteers and and remained to visit before pack cans to assist the fighting, j returning to I.os Angles where Kel! wishes to express bin ap-; he is employed by and electric preciation for the volunteers ' company. and their work Many had to Mi Linda Callahan. rj.vish leave tneir obs to assist. Kell '"r r,f Mr. and Mrs Clarence also stated that he wished to in-; Callahan, returned this week form all residents in the Gold from Fresno. Caiir. where v(,r Hill area that if they live out-; has been vacationing wi'h her side the city limits they should : paternal grandparents first call the forest patrol fr,r aid in fighting the fire and then of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Gail, call Kell. who will be happy to has returned from her months -!! I-!.... u,. vnrntinn in Aiiiic .Tali-cn Mev- ...i. ,u ,,,;,:.. f ico where she has heen a Eoiost E rookst one. Minn., they attend-P-'-D.. where they hadn't visited the city limits. j in the Lawrence Hartmus home On Sunday at 2 a.m. fire dest-i Mr- and Mry- Gooref' Wa!!cr loved the home and furniture' upper tiiver rrj., are tne parent Miss Mildred Gail, daughter mod a week ago Wednes-: Wall visited her old home where from a five week. 6.259-' she played as a child with "Ike" n-.i vacation trip. They began Eisenhower, who lived next ''"etr trip hv Diamond Lake and I door to them. The old Eisen o Maupin. Ore., where they hower home is now a monument, visi'ed Wall's oldest sister andi After visiting other towns in family, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Alex- Texas and Mexico they went areVr. They shopped in Top-J through the California desert. pe-..sh. Wash . where hi bro'h-'ln El Monte, Calif., they visited er and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Wall's grandson and fam Oeorce Wail, and a sister. Mr. '-'y and saw her two great grand ai d Mrs Edgar Bernard, of children. At Temple City they Tyre Valh"., joined them on j visited Wall's oldest son. M. D. tne trio, each couple driving' Wall, and family, and Yosemite their own car. Along the way j Park. They stopped at the home he visited relatives in Pasco. ; of their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. then took Kighwav 10: -lorn Neeiey, at Lake of the Woods. " vacationers returning Montana towns thev 'his week were Mrs. W. L. visited were Billing?, Miles Sutherlin and two sons Charles Ci-v. and Bozeman. In Northland Bob. of South Third st. Dakota they saw the bad lands They drove to Tucson, Ariz., and were forced by car trouble ; where they visited three days ,'n !!l degree heat to stop over j with relatives, Mr. and Mrs. a day in Tappen, .'. D. In Sand-j Frank Broyies. They also visit rone. Minn., they saw the 1000 led New Mexico, Lousiana, parts i.-.kes area and experienced a j nf Arkansas and Texas. They sudden storm with hailstones as, drove 5.500 miles and took 16 large as gnlfballs. which dented rn'ls of film. They left here the their car roof. They al?0 v isited i 16th of June. Wall's half brother whom hej Also home this week from a had'nt seen in 47 years. In vacation trip back to England. ed a family reunion of distant ; sirce coming here 15 years ago. i relatives at the home of Mr. ! were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ras- i and Mrs. Ftvsu?. Twentv-piaht : mussen and two children, David of Mr. and Mrs. Hancock, just of girl born July 11 weigh- relatives were present. ind Beatrice, of Rasmussen's west, of the citv limits. It started 1 in 5 '4 P""nri:- Hf!r Parents : from faulty wiring, damaged ihave named her Trudie Ma;. They have made plans for a week at the Lake Tahoe where the Havilands and the Turks from the electric storm. Mr. and anp n" ,nur "rnmors. um Mrs. Hancock were alone at vn"ner':t bpmK 9 -VPar!: "lri the time of the fire but Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hart Hancock had not yet retired. 1 nick and daughter, Naomi, or plan to meet. She stated that she smelled j Covina, Calif., are guests thisj Mrs. Laurence Kell. former smoke but did not locate it in j week at the home of Mr. and ; resident of Gold Hill but now time to save the house. The Mrs. Howard Haviland. Mrs. living in Medford. was taken to fire started in the attic. The! Hartnick is Mrs. Haviland s the veterans hospital in Port cement plant immediately sent i daughter. Hartnick is superin- land for major suraery. Mrs. aid, and they had their own ' tendent of the Aero Foundry in ; Kell was a WAAC during the i raaf!- V..C. i.Hg The Walls made other stops ' Super Service station in Jack- j sonville. The Rasmussens were accompanied on the trip by his mother. Mrs. Lena Rasmussen. of 1019 West Main st., in Med ford. En route the Rasmussens vis ited Glacier National Park and Rushmore Memorial in the Black Hills, and the 'Peace Gardens', a park between Can ada and North Dakota, with a on one side of 8undT, July 23. 195S MlJDrORD (OHEOO?n MAIL THTB TTWE SBTTIf EAGLE POINT Washington Family Visits AILMENTS TRACED Central Intelligence Agency men have traced cause of re curring illnesses of Ambas sador to Italy Clare Boothe Luce (above) to arsenic poi soning from white -painted roses on her Embassy bed room ceiling in Rome. Time magazine, in next issue, will say that for 20 months Mrs. Luce had been breathing fumes, eating food and drinking coffee powdered with the deadly white dust. By PEARL HENDERSON Eagle Point Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Smith and two sons of Olympia, Wash., have been visit ing here with his father, Roy Smith, his sister, Barbara Hick man and family, and other rel atives for a few days while on their way home from a trip to Salt Lake City. Utah, Yellow stone park and other points along the way. They will leave for home Sunday, July 22. Eagle Point post office has been undergoing a general re modeling operation for the past week with light colored pan eling, stamp window, general delivery window, and many other up-to-date improvements, making it one to do justice to any city, and Postmaster James Wallace and assistant, Ralph Keeslcr. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Langham and daughter, who came to i Medford a month ago from I La Habra, Calif., purchased a ; lot on West Sixth st. here from j Darling and Blair real estate ; brokers, and are building a five I room house on it. which he ex I pects to have ready to move into in about six weeks. Mrs. Mary Plasha left Medford by plane to San Francisco last Coal was the only fuel to be used for the generation of elec tric power in Michigan during 1954. Sunday evening, where she will stay with a sister and husband for awhile. Mrs. Plasha is the mother of Mrs. Don McGovern, of Eagle Point, and had been with her for a couple of months, and took care of the home until the McGovern's returned from month's vacation in Hawaii. WAKEFIELD DRAPERY Complete DRAPERY DECORATING SERVICE Full Length Samples Terms Free, Easy Parking 1 1 00 Crater Lake Ave. (Not Highway) water from an electric pump i Burbang. Calif. While here the i war. but the house was too far gone,; men have been enioying fish-; Mr. and Mrs. Fd " n-niocKS iosi everyming j ing in me nogue river ana in oi .w.uy, ..,.,,. n-vBum.; nrt ,he United States jiniiiuiiiK h wrii impn (utp ; iiirtiiv ihkf's. hip wrmiPn ;irn w' s hi uk im iiimh uu i ; frppp, refrigerator and all other ! visiting many .pl.ires of inters. ilfmf. Mr?. NauEhtrn is th I ho rnarl inrl n A , -; ., r t . Naughten ' " ,7 . juwi, Muiiin is mat Three Killed in Crash Near Port Orchard Port Orchard (U.R) Three young Marines from the Bremer ton Marine Barracks were killed instantly here early Saturday when their car failed to make a turn and crashed into a utility pole. Killed were Thomas W. Gar rity, 21. Ocean City, Wash., Cyrus Yellowmule, 22, Wyola, Mont., and Manuel Nevarez, 23, El Paso, Tex. Garrity was the driver. I will never be at war. furniture Another fire which may have started in a box near a wood stove, damaged the home of Mrs Mina Raworth, on sixth st. The house was occupied by Mrs. Betty Nickle and two small sons. The N'ickles had gone to a including the Jacksonville! sister of Kendall Dufer and also Museum, Lithia Park and House nf Mystery. Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Turk of Long Beach, Calif., have also been guests at Mrs. Haviland's home. The Turks stopped enroute to Portland Turk is a cancer specialist. a niecp of Mrs. Carrie Fuhl ana Lih- MrKay. The Hugh Bailey? have vis itors from Yu.iia. Ariz., Bailey's sister, Mrs. Odell Fletcher, her husband and son Jimmy. They plan to spend a week here. Dr. f:r " ' ' Ww.-,.:-i.--T;., Tj.Ji- -.j,,;-:,,; I . m l . I .-" fix r pi ;i I 1 17 i -- for , 1 DRESSES -GOATS -SUITS 1 Sale Started Friday By Monday Each Dress, Suit and Coat will be Reduced 3 more dollars and a $1.00 Each day Thereafter! 50.100.195.295.395 Values $1.00 to $14.95 95.595 P"""""""""'1"'11 l""1,J '' iWWBWM( " L --r-Kti r...rtt...-rr-r.';fftft.ta SKIRTS - Now 5395 to $995 Values $5.95 to $19.95 Iffiiw 'ft iliimi iiiTi-ii -1,1, Timet' t irw-i-'uNM- ir iii ian.. , -fti-ir'-4 , BLOUSES-Now S95 io 5595 Values $3.95 to $10.95 Mrs. Lena Ka-inusscn remain ed in Xorth Dakota to visit friends and will return by train. The Earnest Rasmussen return ed home through Yellowstone Park. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wall at tended a picnic held at Casey State park honoring Mrs. E. D. Davis on her 84th birthday last Sunciay. There were 30 guests present. Mrs. Davis is an old ime resident nf Jacksonville now living in Shady Cove. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Vincent Kashafer of Shreveport. La., were visitors at the home of his cousins. Mrs. Lloyd Lamb, on Magnolia ave., last week. They also visited at the Bud Keinking home in Meriforrl. Recent guests at the Ross Crowley home were Mrs. Frank Marsdcn of Springfield, sister r.t TH r- T 1 .1 i .-j. iiu;. iuit?y, a uiouier. r Morris Jackson of Bend, and OS Mrs. Crowley's parents. Mr. and ei Mrs. Ira Jackson of Kelso. Wash. Mrs. Crowley is steadily improving from her recent op eration. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hazen returned Wednesday from a few days fishing at Plush, Ore., in Warner valley. All former residents of Penn sylvania are invited to a pic nic at TouVelle Park July 29 at 1 p.m. Those attending are ,to bring their own table service and a covered dish. Coffee will be furnished. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Peak and children of the San Fran cisco area were visitors this week at the home of Mrs. James Fretwell and other relatives in Jacksonville. Mrs. Peak and Mrs. Fretwell are sisters. Miss Joan Fretwell has been 4 away this week at Camp Ma- ' cruder, Barview, Ore., attend- ;J3 ing the School of Missions spon- M sored by the Women Society of g Christian Service of Methodist ijS churches. Miss Fretwell was one 'fl of 16 girls chosen from the Med- rwj ford area. Bob Finney Is In the Com munity hospital this week re covering from surgery. Lee Hodson i hack this week I after visiting his son in Los : rtngeies. Mr anr! Mrs Martv Perreard and family are in New Jersey on a three week vacation trip .3 visiting Mrs. Perrard's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Harlin Ftolie and children, Tommy, Susie and Kay of Corning, Calif., were visitors July 4 at the home of Mrs. Rolie's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hardy. Miss Caroline Owens of Spo kane. Wash., formerly of Jack sonville, was a one day 'drop in' visitor at the Lee Hardys last week. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hardy spent Sunday in Grants Pass visiting their son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Hardy. Dr. Robert Van Galder of Valle.jo Navy base is visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Van Galder, this week. Mrs. Robert Van Galder flew to Montana to visit her parents. Rhoda Serry of Medford spent this week in Jacksonville with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Serry. Jacksonville Royal Neighbors lodge gave a baby shower July 17 honoring Mrs. Ted Hewlett and her month-old daughter. Holie J. About 20 guests were present. Refreshments were serv ed and gifts presented to Mrs. Hewlett. The committee in charge included Mrs. Virgil Moon, Mrs. Fay Dawson, Mrs. Gordon Kirtland and Mrs. Earn est Mclntyre. Mr. and Mrs. William Blagden and children of New Westmin ister, B. C, and Henry New comb of Vancouver, B. C, were house guests ten days at the Quintin Jordon home. They are cousins of Mrs. Jordon. While here they made several sight seeing trips wdth the Jordons including Crescent City, Crater lake and Diamond lake. David Jordon is visiting in Castro Valley near San Fran cisco at the home of his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Sills. Alc Robert C. Misner. sta tioned at Mitchell Air Force base, N. Y., is a house guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leon ard Wicks ten, Jacksonville. Misener and Roberta Lee Wick sten were to be married Satur day evening, July 21. Misener is the son of Mrs. Thelma Misen er and is a graduate of Jackson ville High school in 1952. The Bay bridge from Oakland to San Francisco has been a toll revenue success and as a result the rates have been reduced sev eral times. Shop Closes SAT., JULY 28 Everything Priced To Sell! Entire Stock Must Be Sold By Saturday So Hurry! GIRLS Here's Your Chance to Complete Your School Wardrobe at Huge Savings! BERT PREE'S FASHIONS r No Approvals - All Sales Final 526 EaSt Maltl St, You'll Find Spearmint In Our Prescription Department! And it's not a gum. It's used In compounding some prescriptions that your good Doctor writes. Hundreds of other products of the earth once grown by monks in their monastery garden are also used in filling prescriptions. Our Registered Pharmacists know exactly the right one to use and follow out your Doctor's order to the letter! When you have a prescrip ton to be filled send or bring it to us. Our service is quick, efficient and dependable. Medford Pharmacy, Inc. We Are Open Today 11:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. PHONE 2-6253 127 EAST SIXTH : '-' 36 to 40 in. width. PRINTED SMLCL0TH Reg. 69c yd- i. fitor'' 3' ..- . . '"nred and Pain EMBOSSED COTTONS Re9- 49e yd. irr .i.: r"l- " frr.h " I brrht Q7C 'p U I yrf CLEARANCE SALE 1 36" PRINTED PL1SSE Reg. 39e yd. 33 yd- CLEARANCE SALE A true no-tron fabric, tht 1 nfflfwr next 10 the skin than mountain air. All fast colors and built In shrink resist ance -von expect from -J rWrir. I ; rerf nd or ""'r '..,? yd 'dy Bm 'UrVC .... " YD. SALE Wa.hable Faiteolor Acetate nd POTT ON PONGEE Combed . Reg. 79e yd tOOl t . material l 'l Hon pnnri ,. 4TC CLEARANCE SALE 4 Washable 36" Widths Win UN SHEERS n Reg. J9c yd. whabl.. Jry am '. .n4 ,tty ... urarFBI7ED ASS0IT10 toi" ",, THREADS 29e 100 YDS. .Ho.nt.coio; . - SIX COKU in"" SIX CORD THREAD yt Coslumt-Mak.r & Pearl BUTTONS Big assortment OJ"? of sizes. All Tin- -j est quality. fcW dor,. fc"" Uf U CLEARANCE SALE 9 and 10-lnch Talon yd. OH vi 1 " ZIPPERS 35? tr lves. sun bocVs,ne:klinJ. Assorted colors ....4 Steel 1 w a SCISSORS Unbreakable. AQr tO laboratory test- ed i approved. J MEDFORD'S BARGAIN CORNER SIXTH and CENTRAL 111 m . n
