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BUTTE FALLS Minister Visits From Orient B7 MARY JO HARRIS Butte Falls The Rev. Wil liem E. Schubert, veteran mis- iionary to the Orient, will be visiting. Miss Mary Schuber, of Butte Falls. He is scheduled to arrive Saturday from the East coast where he has held speaking engagements and attended a mis sionary convention in the nations capital. While visiting in Butte Falls, the Rev. Schubert will be speak ing at the Assembly of God church beginning Sunday, Oct. 21, at 11 a.m., and each evening of the week, except Monday and Saturday, at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Schubert returned to the states last June after completing his sixth term of missionary serv ice in China, Japan, Formosa and nd the Philippine Islands. He began his missionary career in 1922, when he first went to China. After many years of min istry In China, the rising horde of Communism finally made it impossible to continue mission ary work there. He then minist ered to the Chinese in Formosa and also to the Japanese. For the past three years the Rev. Schubert has again minist ered to the Chinese behind the "bamboo curtain1' by means of powerful radio, reaching all of China and into Russia, and even heard in Butte Falls by Miss Schubert with a short wave re ceiver owned by Cecil Taunton While he is on furlough, the ministry to the Chinese continu es by means of recorded sermons broadcast daily over the Far East Broadcasting Co. in Manila Pastor John H. Fuiten, of the Assembly of God church, states that the public is invited to at tend the special services and hear this man who ministers daily to millions. The Community hall board wishes to offer a challenge to the women of Butte Falls. Every woman Interested in giving the Community hall "a helping hand" is asked to bring a pot luck dish and a man Saturday, Oct. 27. If the weather is fair the noon meal will be served In the city park, otherwise it will be held in the basement of the Community Hall. The board hopes enough men will turn out to finish the roof and braces before bad weather hits. If there isn't a large enough turnout, an experienced man will have to be hired to complete the necessary work at the ap proximate cost of $300. The building is badly needed. The board will be there Saturday to help out will you? The annual school carnival, to be held in the high school gym has been postponed until Nov. 9.' Those associated with the carni val feel that this new date will meet with public approval. Leading in the deer Jackpot contest so far, is Jim Rodgers, with the largest blacktail, weigh ing 169 pounds. Bruce Burton is high with the smallest blacktail weighing 84 pounds. Contest in terest running high as the sea son draws on. M. H. Pingle, owner of the Mile Mar ranch, has been here this week during the cattle drive. Pingle commutes between here and his home in Arcadia, Calif. In his absence. Johnson is head foreman. Pingle is a brother of Bruce Pingle. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Pingle, owners of the Butte Falls Gen eral store, have as a new em ployee Mrs. Robert Hargraves. Mrs. Fred Ranklin, of Med ford, visited this week with her daughter and family, the Bruce McDonalds. Mrs. George Miller and daugh ters, Patty and Cindy of Med ford, recently spent a few days here in the Gene Irwin home. Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Irwin are sisters. Miller is a carpenter in the Medco mill in Medford. A surprise visit by seven Butte Falls women was paid to Mrs. William Thomas, now of Med ford. A potluck luncheon was served and the ladies presented Mrs. Thomas with bulbs, plants, shrubs and a tree for her gar den. Guests were Mrs. Page Stauf fer, Mrs. Alva Webster, Mrs. Tom Stanton, Mrs. Clay Con ley, William A. Hartlerode, Mrs. Mrs. Art Price, and Mrs. Leon ard Richmond. Daughters of Mrs. Thomas, Jo Anne and Barbara, of Medford, also attended. Visitors in the Page Stauffer home are Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hodge of Oakridge, Oregon, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lemery of Eugene. The ladies are visiting. while the men try to run down a buck. Bob Snoich, of the U.S. For est Service, will be transferred to Medford sometime in the very near future. Bob will be connect ed with a different type of work with the Forest Service in the en gineering field. Work on the Butte Falls Com munity Bible church has pro gressed greatly. The roof has been finished, the studs are up and windows ready for casings. The Rev. Howard Simmonds was I Around Hollywood By ALINE MOSBY United Press Correspondent Hollywood (U.R) Doggone if Fess Parker, last year's Davy Crockett, hasn't parked his shootin" iron and decided to 7S study opera 1 j and m u s i c al I comedy s i n g- 1l in p. The tall. gangly actor who first made fame on the range in the coonskin cap, revealed he's moved indoors and has been taking opera les sons for the last five months. Fess will unveil the result of his studies on the George Gobel NBC-TV show tonight when he sings an aria from the opera La Forza del Destino." Or, at least, he'll sing it in a duet. His teacher, Edwin Lear, will take the tenor's role. And Fess will sing with him repeat ing one phrase over and over, except for an "adios" at the end. Singing Said Challenging "It's not easy," Parker said. "I've been workin' hard on this. This is the biggest challenge I've encountered. I hope for the fans there will be an element of sur prise when they hear me sing. And I hope this will be the "be- If'. Aline Mosby GOLD HILL Improve Grounds At Plant reported to have fallen last week while working on the church, and sprained his ankle. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Malloy have left on a two-week vacation trip. The Malloys plan to motor through parts of California and Nevada. Mr. Malloy is superin tendent of the Medco logging op erations here. Mrs. Babe Smith, while hunt ing pine cones last week had been reported as lost. By the time rescue parties had arrived in the Rustler area Mrs. Smith had walked out to the road. Resi dents were quite concerned, knowing that Mrs. Smith knows this country better than most, and it was feared she was hurt. Everyone was greatly relieved when she returned, after stay ing out longer than usual. One-year-old Dapne McComb, daughter of the Gerald McCombs was recently involved in a car accident. Daphine was badly bruised but is reported much better now. To residents of the Butte Falls area: pleace call 2126 to report news items, or leave information at the Shell Service with Mrs. Cecil Taunton. ALL FIRST QUALITY ALL FIRST QUALITY SOLID COLOR Cotton Assortment Assortment includes san forized broadcloth, crease resist finish cottons, comb ed broadcloth, polished cottons, sanforized poplin and novelties. Mostly fall shades. Values up to 59c yd. 36 to 39 in. widths, 1 to 15 yd. lengths. It. 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Mr. and Mrs. Joe Estramado have announced the birth of a baby girl weighing eight and a half pounds. They have named her Juanita Lynn. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Pixley of Pittsburgh, Penn., former Ore gonians at the McLeod Maurice home. Pixley is vice-president of Mellon National bank. It was noted that Tribune car ried an article on a late blooming Easter lily. We of Gold Hill have beaten that record. Mrs. George Dorman received a lily last East er and later planted the bulb. The bulb came up, not as one, but as two separate plants. Two weeks ago she placed one bloom on a grave at our cemetery and second one is at the Methodist church. Mrs. June Buttes of Placer ville, Calif., is visting her broth er and family, the Ralph Bells. Mr. and Mrs. George Walters and family, who have been living at the Leslie Walker home on Up per River rd, have moved to their Sams Valley Orchard home. Mrs. Elmira Barber, and two children, have moved into the Wilbur Martin home on Fourth ave., and the Martins have mov ed to their new home on the Up per River rd. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Whitford are moving to Bakersfield, and the Rev. and Mrs. Howard Wal ton are getting settled in the new parsonage. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Smith have just returned from a vaca tion in Corvallis, where they have been visiting their daugh ter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Petty and their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Smith. They also went to Van couver, Wash., to visit other rel atives. Mrs. Vernon Taylor and son David returned with them for a visit in Gold Hill. Construction on the new fish ladder is progressing nicely. Neal and Hansen have finished their part of the excavation and con tractors stated they expected to have it completed by the first of November. A party given by the junior class of the First Christian church for the young people's group was the result of an at tendance contest. The Southern Oregon Society of Artists have announced that Benoyd S. Bayless Jr., art teach er at the McLoughlin Jr. high, will be the guest speaker at their next meeting, which will be held In building 218 at Camp White, Oct. 24. This meeting is open to the public. Mr. and Mrs. McLoughlin have returned to their home from No onan, North Dakota, where they have been visiting Mrs. Mc Laughlin's parents, the Joe Gust ugson's, her sister, Mrs. Clifford Dixon and other relatives. They returned via of Yellowstone Na tional Park. Mr. and Mrs. Emmens made a weekend trip to Klamath Falls for the opening of duck season. They stated there are lots of ducks, but the weather was much too nice. The womens group of the First Christian church meet every Thursday In their new church. They are painting walls and woodwork, and building cab inets. While attendance of the Gar den Club, at the home of Mrs. William Fields, was at an all time low, they still had a lively meeting. Mrs. Fields, president appointed chairmen for some committees. Mrs. Lloyd Dusen- Sunday. October 21, 1956 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN berry was made chairman of the card committee, Mrs. George Dorman was appointed to pub licity and Mrs. George Smith to scrap book chairman. It was de cided how they would decorate the tables for the teacher's cele bration, which will be held soon. They had a discussion on chry santhemums. Mrs. George Smith brought five varieties from her own garden. A corsage of fusias, brought by Mrs. George Dorman were unusual and very beautiful. Even after a week in the refri gerator without water. The after noon ended with color slides shown by Mrs. Smith of her yard and it's multitude of flowers. The next meeting will be Nov. 16, but no hostess is yet announced. The Past Noble Grand club of the Amethyst Rebekah lodge will meet at the home of Mrs. Ralph Bell in Wednesday , ' Oct. CONSOLIDATE THOSE BILLS and have lower payments this winter Stark Finance Go. 2739 No.'99 Phone 3-1817 BBBBB 24, at 8 p.m. On October 17 the Amethyst Rebekah lodge com pleted their plans for the hallo ween party to be given for the teachers. The party will be for adults only and women are ask ed to bring a pie. when you drive the '57 PLYMOUTH suddenly it's I960 i MISSOURI FUR Jefferson City, Mo. (U.R) Missouri trappers and hunters bagged $381,386 worth of fur bearing animals during the 1955 56 season, the state conservation commission reported. The pelt harvest amounted to 207.921 skins, with raccoon pelts leading with a record of 121.000 pelts marketed. Beaver catches show ed a significant increase, with 3,132 reported, compared . to 2.333 the previous year. ginning of a new career for me in musicals. Texas-born Fess confesses he never had been exposed to clas sical music in his life before, and had no interest in singing other than folk tunes. Then last spring he ran into Howard Keel in England, where both were making personal appearances. "We got talking and I real ized that for musical comedy you have Howard Keel, Gordon MacRae and thats about all," he said seriously. "Then you get to popular singers like Frank Sina tra: but that's a different group. Field Wide Open "I had never intended to be a singer, he continued. "But when I got home I decided if the j field was that wide open I'd like j to get into it. I Parker, who is ambitious be-; hind that deceptive western i drawl, began taking lessons with i Lear, also from Fess' home town of Waco. Tex. The actor tuned ; up his baritone for one lesson a day, sometimes two. The only other singing Fess has done is crooning "Davy Crockett" and other folk songs on records and in his Walt Dis ney pictures. "I want to do a Broadway musical," he said. "That would be the biggest thrill of my life. Then, well, you never know. 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