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! TABLE ROCK Bumper Peer Br H. E. KEALON Table Rock The Hulls or chards completed the harvest of a bumper crop of pears last Fri day. The picking job was fin ished earlier than in most valley orchards. The Modoc orchards, having wme vl the later varieties of pears, will continue picking for the next 10 days. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Matte ion and four children of Med ford. have moved into the house on the Sage place recently va cated by the Bill Bishop family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Meyers and Frank's mother. Mrs. Julia Myers, returned Tuesday from a several days stav at a resort on the coast between Smith Siver and Brookings, reporting lovely weather along the coast. Mrs. Nels Jaeobson. now has a telephone in her trailer house. Her telephone number is 8-4800. Mrs. Emma Sullenger, a for mer resident, now making her home at Jefferson, is visiting relatives and friends throughout the valley and is spending sev , eral days in the Table Rock area. Alan Hill, with his son, Dan ny and mother-in-i." Mrs. Mrs. Jones of Central were welcome visitors last Sun day at the local Sunday school, as was Caroll Powell of Central Point, who represented the Gideons, and spoke to the mem bers of the Sunday school in be half of the organization. Rev. Hill is the missionary for the Am-rican Sunday School Union for this district. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bosworth ipent Monday' and Tuesday va cationing and fishing -at Dia mond lake, and brought home a beautiful catch of fish. Several local people have reg istered during the last few weeks, but there are several more that "just haven't got around to it yet." We would like to" remind them that registration will close Oct. 6. Mrs. Emma Sullenger, while visiting friends at the Modoc orchard Thursday evening, suf fered a stroke and was taken to the Sacred Heart hospital, where she is reported to be do ing well. Harvest Over Severn Table Rock families ' have made trips to the moun tains during the past week in search of huckleberries. Mr. and Mrs. Ceorge Joseph iof Yakima. Wash., owners of the j Modoc orchards, are spending ! some time here during the pear harvest. BUTTE FALLS Dogwood Tree Blooming Grange Notes Ontral Point Grange Central Point Grange set Fri day nisht. Oct. 5, as the date for the Booster Night program, at the regular meeting held Sept. 21. It wa? decided to start with a potluck beginning at C:30 nm. and all members are urged to come and bring a friend. ' Delmar Smith, lecturer, is planning a prnpram which will follow the dinner. Arnold Bnhnert reported on farm prices for the agricultural committee, stating that hog and beef prices were down. The lecturer's program con sisted of a discussion on wheat growing, the kinds to grow and the uses, also the cost of grow ing beef cattle in southern Ore gon, and other farm problems. Lillian Weideman. HEC -hairman, stated the country would he held again this yearn- "'nnection with the an nual turke., -"inner scheduled for Nov. 8. and Trrncd ail mem bers to save produce and" other articles for the store. The Charles Taylors and Hol mer Bclls"served cantaloupe and ice cream at the close of the meeting. Construction of New Brazil's Capital Set Rio Dc Janeiro U.R) The government announced Satur day that construction of the first buildings in Brazil's new capital city will begin immediately. A private company will start work on the presidential resi dence, a hotel and an office building. The new capital, to be called Brasilia, will be located near the country's geographical center on a plateau, assuring pleasant climate the year around. Rio is the present capital. By MARY JO. HARRIS j . Mr. and Mrs. Doug Finch, of j the US Forest Service, have a dogwood tree blooming in their ! front yard. ! Mrs. Finch reported that the ! tree was loaded with blossoms ! this past spring and is now ! blooming once again. Though the earlier blossoms were full circles, these are malformed and ap pear to be single large white petals. From all reports, this is an oddity. Bloodmobile Visit There will be a Bloodmobile unit at Shady Cove Tuesday, Oct 9. from 2 to 8 p.m.. Butte Falls will be a representative community in this unit. Blood doners, volunteer work ers, and typists are needed. Those in the Butte Falls area who are interested are asked to contact Mrs. Charles (Red) Cap ello. The hours have been set so that the working men can participate. Several in the community have donated a total of approxi mately six gallons (48 pints). The John John Zimmcrlee family, former residents now living in the Eagle Point area, recently spent an evening here in the Burrell Tracy home. Housewarming Held A housewarming was given for Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Irwin Sept. 1. The Irwins are the ne v owners of the John Henshaw home. Guests were en'tertained and a gift was presented for the Irwin home. Mrs. Red Capello and chil dren. Jeanette, John and Jerry, and Miss Pricilla Poole spent last Sunday at Klamath Falls visiting with friends, the Tim Galapher family. While there .a visit was made to the Klamath park. Mrs. (Wm, (Doc) Bowen has been ill with step throat. Birthday Party A surprise birthday party was held in honor of Mrs. Jack Rod gers Sept. 24 at the fish hatchery. Birthday cake and ice cream were served and gifts opened. Guests were Mrs. Don McKeen, Mrs. Dwayne Burton, Mrs. Bur rell Tracy. Mrs. Virgil Conley, Mrs. Orville Stewart, Mrs. Roy (Red) Price, Mrs. Joe Dyer, Mrs. Alva Webster, Mrs. Red Capello, Mrs. Wm. L. Harris and Mrs. Henry (Hank) Typart. Small guests were Vanessa Taccy, Jeannie Bowen, Kathy, Paul and Jerry Conley. Jimmy and Doris Burton, Sherry Ty fart, Scotty Stewart. Jerry Cap ello. Jimmy Rodgers and Pam and Roger Harris. Son Visits Wayne Curtis of Sacramento, Calif., recently visited here with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Curtis. Curtis, a forest service employe, was on a field trip during his son's visit. Little Jess Smith arrived home this week after being hospital ized with a stomach ailment. Jess is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald (Porky) Smith. Mrs. Ray Trefren recently suffered a broken arm broken from a fall Sept. 19. She is re ported much improved. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Rodgers and family of Brookings spent a weekend recently with the Jim Rodgers family. The Rod ger's picnicked Sunday at Casey parkpark on the Rogue river. Cecil is a son of the Jim Rod gers and a former resident. Iniured in Fall Mrs. Gus Edmondson while grouse hunting fell and sprain ed her ankle. She is reported much improved. A birthday party for Mrs. L. L. Meadows of Medford and Mrs. William L. Harris was held Sept. 21 at the home of Mrs. Harris' mother, Mrs. Vern Helbig. Grants Pass. A luncheon was served, pin ochle and bridge played and gifts opened. Pinochle prizes were won by Mrs. Ramon (Bud) McComb and Mrs. Gerald (Jerry) McComb. Bridge prizes were won by Mrs. L. L. Meadows and Mrs. William (AL) Hartlerode. Other guests were Mrs. Jess Rodgers and Mrs. John Werre ot Rogue River. Mote Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sheppard celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary Sept. 25. Pvt. Dale Smith, guided mis sile division, US Army, recently arrived for a two-week fur lough from Fort Bliss. El Paso, Tex. Smith will report at Pitts Pvt. Smith will report at Pitts burgh, Penn. as an instructor in " iwiiiMMnrm ii inn ii the guided missile division. Dale is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Smith. Dinner Given A surprise birthday diner was given in honor of Mrs. Olive Rodgers of Medford recently at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Donald C. Smith. Guests were Mrs. Donald Cave of Medford and Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Garman and son of Med ford, a son and daughter of Mrs. Rodgers. Additional guests were the Wayne Smiths of Medford and Miss Aileen Smith, a brother and daughter of Donald C. Smith. Miss Smith will soon leave on a "two-week vacation. Her parents will drive her to Klam ath Falls where she will go by train to Wyoming to visit with friends. Mrs. John Malloy of Seattle. Wash., spent 10 days with ther son and family, the Ed Malloys. Relatives Visit Mrs. Ed Malloy's parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Black of Med ford and Mrs. John Malloy's sister and family. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Wilson of Medford, spent one day visiting with the family during the 10 day visit. While here. Mrs. Malloy visit ed with friends in Medford, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jenkins and family. Mrs. Malloy left last Saturday for a short stay with Ed Mal loys twin sister, Mrs. Roland Stairet, in Portland. She left Portland Sept. 26 to return home. Load Lost A trucker lost his load of logs just this side of the rail road track within our city limits. According to report, the train whistled and the trucker ap parently did not hear it until it was too late for him to pass safely over the tracks or to have sufficient clearance to stop on this side. He swerved and turned just beyond the Hoffman home, this side of the tracks, and hit a stump. The cab is upright and the trailer . is on its side. The chains held ' fast and the log load remained intact. The truck er was not injured. Luncheon Served The Butte Falls Lions aux iliary served an Italian luncheon Sept. 27 at the Union hall as a trail group project. Sunday, September 30, 19J8 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN 1 j3 At KILLED Captain Milburn G. Apt, shown m the cock pit of the Bell X-2 at Ed wards Air Force Base, Calif., when the X-2 crashed in the Mojave Desert in his first attempt to fly the rock et plane. The X-2 is de scribed as having power compared to that necessary to drive a Navy cruiser at top speed. Leningrad Teacher Gets Permit to Visit in U.S. Sao Paulo, Brazil (U.R) A 67-year-old Leningrad school teacher was on her way to the United States Saturday to visit her two daughters in Pennsyl vania. Soviet authorities granted Olga Gorinevskaya permission for a three-month stay with Mrs. Irene Belsky and Mrs. Xenia Philippov of Avington, Pa. She was the second Soviet citizen to get such permission this year. Salem (U.R) Holly leaf min er, a plant pest which reduces the commerical value of holly, was recently discovered for the first time in Astoria, the state agriculture department reported Saturday. Twenty trees in a six - block area showed from light to medi um infestation, the department said. None of them were commer cial trees. t ' sit N. N. $1195 I v X x ill i Four-speed portable In wmshsble charcoal and light frey (or sky blue and white) Fimmn Columbia sound system includes Ronette car tridge, aluminum feather-touch tone arm, vented sound ehmhr front speaker. 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