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ROKT MEOrCTRD (OPSOOTT) ILLINOIS VALLEY Tally Non-Oregon Visitors By FRANK STRICKLAND Cave Junction According to Ca e Junction rr.o'.el Operators. 215 out of Ta'p pf-rson? made ovfTniuh ltopc m trus ars Mon day. Th1 pot-chcrl va? madn to acouaint the local chamber of commf-rre and others vho may be jnt-rested in the sum-rri'-r volume of travel pafsinz through the city. Although the valley has b'-en very warm the pact f-.v weeks, southbound tra velers report encountering "much warmer" weather else where in the P;.nfic northwest. The Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce, in co-operation wi'h Cave Junction busmets men, hac mautirated a plan to fur'h.er adver'i-e this valley as a resort remon. Each Friday between 2 and 4pm throush mit the summer. Police Chief Don Ifol'en is instructed to stop at least ope touring motorist and extend to hum an invita tion to spend the n)ht and fol lowing day as a guest of the city. The visitor and his party receive free loui'mg at one of the valky's motels, a trip through fin 5n Caves, meals and gif'.s of me char:d:-e at the hands of an ofriri.!! welcoming partv v. ho pres r:'. s tr e surprised traveler with a "Kcv to the City." V'i!h f"-;r f-fficient fire-f ,gh.t ing frr'in?:iions standing by herp in the Illinois Valley, fires in all !.i-siii( ations are being kept under control. There as suring report- come from the Illinois Valley Protective as-j sociation. tin- IV. Hurai r'irp Protection district, the S'ate Forest Patrol station, U.S. Forest Service and the independ ently equipped fire-fighting crews of the logging and milling industry. Also stationed here are smoke jumpers who para chute to inaccessible spot fires. Word has been received from Sen. Dick Neuberger, co-author with Sen. Wayne Morse of a bill to grant a federal charter of incorporation to the Veterans of World War I. that he believes favorable consideration will be given the bill before adjourn ment of congress. Federal char ters have in the past been grant ed to such other veterans or ganizations as the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans, the AMVets, the American Legion, and the Marine Corps League. Nettie Sowell, operator of the Golden F.agle Service station in downtown Cave Junction, was $r richer Wednesday because of her habit of giving the motors of her customers' automobiles a quick once-over while servi cing them with oil and water. A well-known fan belt manufac turer sends out a roving driver whose car is purposely equipped with a faulty or badly worn fan belt. Service station attendants who call his attention to the damaged belt get five silver dol lars from the "Mystery Car" driver. Two modern buildings were completed this week at Wood land Echoes, a roadside tourist facility eight miles east of Cave Junction on the Oregon Cave highway. The larger structure is 25 by 3(1 feet, and will house a cafe and charcoal broiled steak house, and the smaller building has been equipped to serve as a club room. It is designed and furnished to meet the needs of local clubs and civic arganiza tions The club room will accom modate approximately 30 per sons. It contains a complete kitchen with refrigeration and electric steak broiler. Accord ing to the operating-owner, the club house will be available without charge to local and visit ing groups. The tourist facility, which is operated principally as a motel, is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert L. Clayton who came here from North Holly wood. Calif., in 1952. The Nowman's Cafe at Cave Junction is opening a second BIG VALUE IN Tire cord SPECIAL SPECIALISTS Free Parking IN saanniaanHB MATL TRIBUNS : eating establishment at Wood land Echoes court. The new restaurant, which will be called "Nowman's Country Kitchen." will specialize in charcoal-broiled s'eaks. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nowman the owner-operators, came to the valley from Med ford. Ore., where Nowman was j employed as chef at the country club. Despite the prolonged heat wave, the east fork of the II i linois river as Cave Junction is carrying approximately one half i of its normal flow at this season. : The stream, which is clear and ' cold, varies in width here from narrow rapids to deep, slow moving, stretches up to 100 feet - in width. The region's swimming hole on the west fork of the II ; iinois about 10 blocks from Cave i Junction's business district shows little change in its normal , size and is accomodating a great I many bathers who gather on its I sand beach daily. Cave Junction Postmaster C. Y. Arnold and Mrs. Arnold re turned Friday from Portland I where they attended a conven ; Hon of the Oregon state chapter of the National Association of i Postmasters. Arnold stated 1 among many subjects discusesd at the meeting was the proposed 1 cent increae on first class post age rates. He stated a bill ap proving the increase had already passed through congress and is now pending action in the sen ate. Mr. and Mrs. Luther C. Sher ier Sr., owner-operators of the Illinois Valley cleaners at Cave Junction, are on tour of south eastern Oregon and California. The Sheriers are making a leis urely trip to points of interest combined with short visits with relatives and friends along the route. They expect to be away two weeks. The cleaning estab lishment is being manned dur ing their absence by Mr. and Mrs. Luther C. Sherier Jr . According to well-informed keepers of temperature records hereabouts, the weather at Cave Junction Wednesday ranged from 95 to 104 degrees, depend ing upon location of the ther mometers. When the sun went down, however, and the cool, rather chilly, breezes came, arguments over temperatures were dismissed with the general agreement that the day was a "scorcher." Mrs. Ralph Messenger of Cave Junction has been appointed Josephine county chairman of the Holmes for Governor com mittee. State Sen. Robert D. Holmes. Democratic candidate for governor, announced re cently. The Oregon Caves, 20 miles east of Cave Junction, operates a scheduled bus service to the caves during periods when the cave is open to the public. The bus. which is operated by Lydon Viel, an Illinois student min ister here on summer assign ment by the National Council of Churches of Christ in Amer ica, meets all Greyhound buses arriving at Cave Junction and transports stop-over passengers to and from the caves. The Ore gon Caves is a national monu ment at the foot of the Siskiyou Range. Many visitors see the caves as part of package tours sold to cross-countrv tourists who travel by train and bus on sight-seeing trips. Doctor C. G. Stem, chiroprac tic physican at Cave Junction, encountered a full-grown rattle snake near his home on Old Stage rd. east of the city Wed nesday. The rattler, a species of snake rarely seen in this sec tion of Oregon, was 25 inches long and equippped, in addition to a full set of teeth, with his share of rattlers and buttons. Fire destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Pullen on Old Stage rd. last Wednesday This was the third dwelling house fire two of which re sulted in complete destruction the Pullens have experienced in GARDEN HOSE reinforced Can be shut off at the nozzle ond left In hot sun under full water pressure for days! You coo Je. the strong tire-cord reinforcement through transparent ouier laccer. Keimorcement assures long service. A ' mull" with gun spray nozzles ond automatic shut-off sprinklers. REATTACHA BLE COUPLINGS make repair of accidental damag quick ond easy. J rut cumAwec 50 ft. $49 M 2S ft. $39S 75 ft. ' u... ... t medtsl tost HOME WA RES ! Free Delivery Sunday, July li. 1956 PHOENIX Baby Shower By LILLIAN KNIGHT Phoenix A baby shower for Mrs. Don Mitchell was given by Mrs. Earl Davis recently at the Mitchell home. A pink and blue color scheme was carried out. and a miniature basket was used as a centerpiece for the gifts. Cake, jello, and ccol aid were served for refreshments. Guests were Mrs. Tom Mitchell and daughter Mary Ellen, Mrs. H. J. Fichtner, Mrs. Harlon Glascock, Mrs. Ada Fowler. Mrs. Gloria Evernden, Mrs. Mark Norton, and Mrs. Bill Ham. Recent visitors at the Brooks Montgomery home were Mrs. Lelia Jackson. Mrs. Etta Patter son, and Mrs. Willie Robinson of Blackwell, Texas. They were school friends of Mrs. Montgom ery, and this is the second time in 47 years for a get-to-gether of the ladies. Mrs. Montgomery visited with them in Texas about two years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Reed of Grants Pass and Mr. and Mrs. Don Austrum and baby Bobby of Astoria were recent guests at the home of Mrs. Minnie Mc Clain. Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Austrum, and Mrs. McClain are sisters. The Rev. and Mrs. E. J. Clark of Grants Pass, former Phoenix residents, visited friends and at tended to business in Phoenix Monday. While they had their car serviced at Johnny's Garage they visited at the Ray Claflin home, the William Hewitt home, the Bert Stancliffe home, Mrs. Emma Keith, and Mrs. Enid Caster. They bought some cher ries at the Don Korth orchard west of Phoenix before returning to Grants Pass. Miss Nelda Wallace, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wal lace, is spending the summer with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Steele, in Fairbanks, Alaska. She mo tored with her parents, to Port land and then took a plane from there to Fairbanks. Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Wolfe are grandparents of a boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Leon Wolfe of Medford. Mrs. Leo Furry is an aunt. Other new mothers now home from hospitals include Mrs. Wil liam Cales with her new son, Mrs. Glen Thompson with her new daughter, and Mrs. Donald the past 12 months. By FRIEDA THAYER Bonnie Messinger, mother-to-be, was honored recently at a party given by Betty Jolly and Norma Lee Jones at the home of their mother, Mary Raines, on River st. Following the games and gift presentation, refresh ments of ice cream and cake were served. The guest list included Al berta Yarbrough Frances and Delores Reinohl. Vernice How land. Emma Castleberry, Dot Hamilton. Hazel Henry, Judy Collman, Gertrude Knight. Leah Musil, Nettie Sowell, Bernie Husted, June Lee, Jean Ellers, Benny Smith, Emma Castle berry, Ellen Hartwell, Harriet Ford, Mrs. Phil Kellar, Mary Millard. Clara Champion, Mable Lackey, Sue Coates, Kathryn Raines, Peggy Mohr, Mrs. Mes singer, Marie White, Lorraine Savage, Flora Waggener, of Grants Pass, Ronine Rausch, Laura Brown, Dorothy White. Beverly George. Grace Davis. Emma and Charlene Kimbler. Verna Byrd. Patsy Smith, and Margaret Matlock from Phoe nix, Ariz. Darrell, Dale, and Cliffie Knight, sons of the elder Dar rell Knights, have been sum mering in Portland since the Fourth of July, spending their time among their many relatives in that vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Williams. Whittier, Calif., who have been on a trip into Canada, returned Friday to Cave Junction to visit a few days before continuing south. They left Monday, via Reno, taking with them their hostess, Fay Arrants, for a re turn visit. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Sed lack, formerly of Rockydale, but now living in Areata, Calif were week end house guests of Mable and Roy Moore. The Sed lacks were accompanied by their two sons, Mark and Denny. Blanche Lackey and Martha Trefethen took some time off last week for a trip to the red woods. They went through the Trees of Mystery and had a picnic lunch near there. Mrs. Glen Champney, secre tary for the Missionary Society of the Community Church of Cave Junction, says that at a meeting held on Wednesday to supply clothes, quilts, and other items to their needy fol lowers in foreign fields. They ask in the way of donations of usable material such as old coats, dresses and so on, which can be made over. Ralph Wheaton left Cave Junction Sunday with Boy Scout Troop 70 for camp at Lake of the Woods. Ralph is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wheaton. Kenneth Gottschalk. a 3rd class engineman in the Navy and son of Gertrude Wheaton. Sailed from San Diego July 9 for a six month period of ser vice in Japan. 1 Recent Event McGeary with her now son. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Haggard are spending a month in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. They both grew up there and it has been ten years since either of them has been back to visit rela tives or friends. Mr. and Mrs. Porter of Suther lin, Ore., visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Chriss over the last week end. Mrs. Enid Caster returned home July 13 from a two weeks trip to St. Paul, Minn., and Bourbon, Mo. At St. Paul she visited a sister-in-law and niece and at Bourbon she visited an old school friend. She was ac companied east by Mr. and Mrs. Ira Brooks of Medford. Mr. and Mrs. William Cales and new baby boy, who have been staying with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hobbs, have moved to a home of their own in Talent. Mrs. J. H. O'Grady, Perry, Fla., is visiting with her daugh ter. Mrs. Glen Thompson this month. Mrs. Charles Bergstrom is home after being in the hospital for medical care. It was pre viously stated that she was a surgery patient. Donovan Wolfe is much im proved since his throat surgery and will soon be able to go back to work. Mrs. Clara Bjork is recuperat ing at home following a heart attack almost two weeks ago. Mrs, Arthur Kane is down from Eugene to be with her mother. Mrs. Maud Haskins, sister of Mrs. Walker Caldwell, broke her arm when she fell while baby sitting recently. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Moore have moved from their home on Hilsinger rd. to Barnett rd. in Medford where they purchased a home from their daughter and son-in-law. They have rented their Hilsinger home to Mr. and Mrs. Clay Calkins and family. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Thompson are expected home about July 20, according to Mrs. Dorothy Thompson. They will fly from Ft. Carson, Colo. Keith is now able to travel after his accident while on a training mission and this will be his first furlough since he has been in the service. Barbara, his wife, will go back to her work at the hospital. From time to time Keith will report back to the Colorado hospital for treatment for several months. Guy Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Davis, recently cele brated his tenth birthday with a party given in his honor by his mothers. Games were played and cake, ice cream, and cool aid were served the guests. Those present were Jimmy Glascock, Jimmy Marrs, Jimmy Seitzsing er. Sandra Wallace, Mary Ellen Mitchell, Neil and Dean Teets, and Mrs. Susan Meeker and lit tle son, Michael. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Benjamin of Georgetown, Calif., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Da vis the first week in July. Davis and Mrs. Benjamin are brother and sister. Jacksonville Man Sentenced in Court Richard Harold Kivett, route 2. box 13B. Jacksonville, was placed in the city jail Friday morning for non-payment of fines. Kivett was sentenced by Mun icipal Judge Warren Lesseg to five days in jail or $25 fine for having no motor vehicle oper ator's license and fined S10 for violation of the basic rule. He pleaded guilty to the charges. USE TRIBUNE WANT ADS lnrii i-iwin ii in innriiinna is'iiilNi;a.y5yfeWWu-, Jftpt "nJ NOTHING HERE . : FOS SURE 'Jlp? Sy NOTHING l'X '? here JMSr "V " ' '"'I He's wearing Sonofone'S; Newest Hearing Aid... ALL AT THE EAR! WEIGHS ONLY OZ. WITH BATTERY Traditional Q N OTO N E mi c. 18 Years with Sonotone 839 East County Volunteer Workers for Morse Discuss Campaign Jackson county volunteer workers for the reelection of j Senator Wayne L. Morse, held 1 a series of meetings this week end and named directors of ac tivities for towns in the county, according to .Mrs. Edward C. Kelly, county director for the Morse campaign. They also met with two spe cial activities coordinators who visited Jackson county. Charles W. Brooks of the Eu gene headquarters, director of workers for Morse in the fourth congressional district,, who is spending the week end at the Kelly home, met with workers for Senator Morse in Medford, Ashland and other Jackson county areas. Confers With Boyer He also conferred with State Chairman Robert A. Boyer and other Democratic party leaders here. Marshall Swearingen of Bend, meeting here with local farm ers and small business men, al so discussed plans with volun- j teer Morse workers following a i roundlable discussion of cam j paign activities at Boyer's of : fice. County area directors and j workers for the Morse cam ; paign include the following: Medford, Cecil Norris. chair man: Margaret McGee. Fred j Stevens, Mrs. Moore Hamilton, 1 Max Terzenbach. John Zenor, j Cathy Clabby. Mrs. Tom Hig- gins, Arthur Lusk. Mrs. Max : Wimmer: Ashland. R. D. Lamb, j chairman; Attorney Sidney j Ainsworth. co-chairman: Dr. Ar j thur Kreisman; Phoenix. Mar cus Norton, chairman: Warren Loffer. co-chairman: Rogue Riv er. Larry Sheehan, chairman; Joe Deckelman, co-chairman; Charles McGarvie. Henry Cor fain, William Gauthier, Harry White, Orvile Hart. Shady Cove, Ray Briggs, chairman; Prospect, Mrs. Frank Boothby, chairman: Gold Hill, Donald E. Morrow, chairman; Alva Walker, co-chairman; Sams Valley, Mrs. Albert Straus, chairman; Eagle Point, Clarence Davies, chairman; Ta ble Rock, Emmett Nealon, chairman. Reese Creek Family Returns From Trip Reese Creek Mrs. Jim Martinson and sons returned re cently from a trip to California and Texas where they spent six weeks visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Heffly and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Martinson and children went on a week end camping trip to Hyatt lake. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis, son Ben and wi.'e, from Klamath, Calif., were week end guests at the Morris Curtis home. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wright and daughter from Montana spent a week with"his father, Harry Wright, at Dodge Bridge. A potluck supper was held in their honor. Those attending were Mrs. Harry Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Huntley and family. Bill Wright and chil dren from Medford, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Curtis and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gardner and son from Reece Creek. Home movies of the recent flood on the Rogue river were shown. REDS CLAIM TURBOJET CAR London (U.R) Russia's Gor ki Motor Works has built an ex perimental turbojet automobile capable of speeds of more than 300 miles per hour, Moscow ra dio reported Friday. Read and (Jsa Classified Ada... The Community'a Biggest Marketplace R. ADAMSON DISTRICT MANAGER Jackson Phone 2-5904 On TKe Side (Distributed by King Continuing the practice of giving hurricanes feminine names, the next to come will be called "Anna." One following will have a name beginning with "B." A group of young women of Manhattan named Barbara have organized to protest against any hurricane being given their name. So the second hurricane may be named Beatrice, Beulah or Betty. Queries from clients. Q. Inso far as apartments are con cerned, what is the most fashion able street in Paris? A. The avenue Foch from the Arc de Triomphe to the Bois de Bou logne. On this some of the weal thiest people in the world have apartments including Aristotle Onassis, the Greek shipping mag nate, Antenor Patino, the tin magnate, Baron G. Rothschild, the banker; Mme. Cartier of the jewelry family and many others of similar wealth and social standing. Q. What are your fa vorite lines from the works of the Irish poet, Thomas Moore? A. Have no outstanding favorite but the following is a passage from Moore I like very much: What can we wish, that is not here. Between your arms and mine, Is there, on earth, a space io dear As that within the blessed sphere, Two loving arms entwine? Pleas Note Know any mother and daugh ter who look like sisters? Have just been looking at a mother ; and daughter picture. Asked to guess which was mother and which the daughter I guessed wrongly. The 39-year-old mother in the snapshot actually looked ; younger than her 19 year-old daughter. Horses and Women How well do you understand women? Do you devote much time to a study of the opposite i sex? Have you noticed the in-, numerable things women do dif-: ferently than men? A man squeezes a toothpaste tube the I logical way, that is from the top. A woman squeezes it from DON EDWARDS, I 1 . J AUTOMOBILE OR FIRE INSURANCE . . . Plus 1) 11 BT CA NC 11 L L AT ION WHO WILL MAKE PAYMENTS ON YOUR APPLIANCES BOAT x Pioneers in lower cost insurance AUTO TRUCK 414 EAST MAIN By E. V. DurTlrTg Futures Syndicate, Inc.) the middle. A woman strikes a match away from herself. Men the other way. Maybe the fe males have the right idea there. Women close their eyes when kissed. Men keep theirs open. When undressing, a man takes his shoes off first. A woman takes her shoes off next to last. A woman turns on the gas and then looks for matches. A man gets the matches first. A woman looking at her fingernails holds her hand straight out and the palm down. A man looking at his fingernails bends his fingers toward himself. A woman never consumes a piece of chocolate candy in its entirety. She bites it in half to see what is inside. A man eats the whole piece im mediately. Check this on your wife. If you notice anything else women do differently than men, please let us know. We can use the information for our Horses and Women files. Male rs. Female Can women sell better than men? A number of organizations are beginning to think so. There is an increasing belief that a smart looking young woman has greater persuasive powers than the average salesman. In any event, the demand for traveling saleswomen is reported great. To aid in meeting this demand, the New York University will inaug- fl Thanks . . M To all those whose cooperation mads our recent NUTRIA SHOWING a grand success. Special thanks to Monarch Seed & Feed Co. and the Newspapers of this area. We regret that we were un able to talk to everyone who attended the show. 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Gantz was handcuffed to the steering wheel of his car by two thugs and po lice had to file off the bracelets. Gantz said the men turned down the $25 in his wallet as chicken feed. urate this fall a special courso in sales technique for traveling saleswomen. Passing By Joe White. Actor, singer, song writer. Began his career as on of the cast in the play "Check ers" which starred Thomas W. Ross. Also appeared as one of the quartette in that stage favor ite of the yesteryear titled "The Old Homestead," starring Den man Thompson. Was also fea tured on the airwaves as "the Silver Masked Tenor." Sidelights Chinese women stay looking younger longer than those of any other nation. But I don't know why. Might be the diet they adhere to. Could be their ability to relax. Or their philos ophy of life . . . Anita Ekberg, shapely Swedish cinema siren, is a graduate of a three-year domestic school course. As a re sult, Anita is skilled at sewing, cooking and keeping house. 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