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TEW MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, October 28, 1956 Circuit Court Suit Charges Negligence Mrs. Pauline K. Goguey, 423 Berrydale ave., Medford, has filed a complaint in circuit court against Edna Moss Miller, 34 Rose ave., Medford, charging her with negligence in operating a car when she collided with an other car operated by Mrs. Gog uey last July 22. Mrs. Goguey stated in the complaint that her car was struck from the rear by the car operated by Edna Miller while she was parked at the West 11th st. railroad crossing while a train was passing. The complaint alleges that Edna Miller was driving too fast and that her car was not under control. Mrs. Goguey stated that the accident caused the death of her unborn child and that she suf fered shock, bodily pain and mental anguish. She is asking $7,500 general damages and $250 special damages. BONNIE BECOMES BRUCE Long Beach, Calif. (U.R) Bonnie Clare Quinn, 50, filed a petition Friday to change his name to Bruce Carl Quinn. He said he was sick and tired of re ceiving letters addressed to Mrs. Bonnie Quinn. His wife's first name is Eddie. Dead Una SundaT Classified Is al Boon Saturday. 10 am Monday tor Monday other days 5:3C orevtous day The Community's Blffirest Marketplace Hemorrhoids (Piles) Fistula Colitis Pruri tus (itching) Prolapse. Treat ed without surgical operation or hospitalization or loss of time from work. If you have health problem of this nature it will pay you to investigate. Or. Herman Wexler Chiropractic Physician 44 E. Main Pioneer Bldg. Ph. 2-3391 Ashland. Ore. GOLD HILL Comedy Highlights Party By MRS. SAM ELLIOTT I Noble Grand were represented Gold Hill The Gold Hill by Mrs. Norman Gail as she community hallowsen p a r t y, I sang the "green eyed dragon", given for the teachers of Gold I She also put on an Elvis Presley Hill schools and Crater high school, was attended by a large crowd. Humorous costumes and clever skits made the party an outstanding event. Prizes were awarded to Mr. Ogden Kellog who was dressed as a hobo, and Mrs. Don Mor row who came as a vamp. Their prizes were giant suckers. The prize for the most unique cos tume was won by Mrs. F. G. Harrington who was costumed as a lamp. She won a jig-saw puzzle. Other winners were, the best dressed couple, Mrs. Wll mer Bailey as Little Red Riding Hood, and Mrs. Earl Moore as the big bad wolf. Mrs. Cecil Johnson introduced the participating groups leaders. They were: the -V.F.W., Von Whitmore; Gold Hill Grange, Herman Kamping and Alvie Walker; The Independent Order of Oddfellows, Cecil Gabey; The Friendship club, Mrs. Paul Mol loy; the Past Noble Grand club, Mrs. Leo Graffis; The Amethyst Rebecca lodge, Mrs. Lola Pars ley; The PTA, Mrs. Floyd Tay lor; the Garden club, Mrs. Wil liam Field; The Health Unit, Mrs. Ed Knapp; superintendent of schools, H. P. Jewett; Princi pal of Gold HiU school, Gilbert Mack; principal of Crater High, Arthur Straus; director of schools, Norman Gail was also presented. The Health unit sponsored a balloon race, the Lion's club showed "the tax payers", The Friendship club presented "Art Carney's sewer gang", the Re beccas presented a comedy about a husband and a new hat. The teachers held a Scavenger hunt contest, the IOOF were "ma and son Clem", the Grange gave a singing skit "pa, ma and me", sung by Bob Cook. The Past Paul Selby Wants Your Vote FOR MAYOR m The Public Interest Will Be His First Consideration Always! Experienced Progressiva leadership. Vote for Medford's Progress VOTE FOR SELBY 8 Ycjrs City Councilman, 3 Years President of Council, Chairman of Finance, Police, Fire Committees, Past President Junior Chamber of Commerce, Past President Medford Krwanis Club, Member Chamber of Commerce, Medford Business Man for 16 Years. Clayton W. Lewis, Campaign Manager Paid Pol. Adv. Ml act. Decorating of the hall was done by the Rebeccas. The Gar den club decorated the dining room and tables. The PTA gave a between-acts comedy. After the program Wilmer Bailey played dance tunes and refresh ments of pie and coffee were served. Friday night a scavenger hunt was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Elliott, honoring their son Johnny's birthday. The hunt took the youngsters all over town asking for many old things. Halloween decorations and a huge birthday cake constituted the decorations. Present were: Skeetcr Smith, Timothy Stu dent, Vickey Lester, onald Fish er, Judy Kimmey, Arlin White. Linda Ramsey, Charlie Johnson, Leslie Mister, Howard Misner, Terry Turner, John Ushery, Barbara Allen, and Kerry Koot man. First and second prizes were awarded to the winners of the hunt. Mrs. Myrtle Reel helped with the serving. The evening ended with the telling of tales. The women of the Methodist Community church, with Mrs Ferd Jones acting hostess, gave a baby shower for Mrs. Burly Trilly. A pink and white cradle surrounded with gifts furnished the decorations. A prize was offered in a contest of rhyming names and was won by Mrs. Paul Molloy. In a contest of diaper changing, the grandmoth ers beat the young mothers. Mrs. Jack W. Student has just returned from Redding, Calif., where she has been house hunt ing. Mr. Student has been work ing down there for some time. Mrs. Mable Davis recently re ceived word that "her mother, Mrs. M. E. Cupp had passed away at the age of 79, in Ord way, Colo. Mrs. Davis was un able to atten dthe funeral but her brother, Harold Cupp was able to go. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duel are in Portland this week visiting friends. The Carl Witfords are back for a short stay while, they await the vacating of the house pur chased in California, and to take care of unfinished business here Mr. and Mrs. John Cogswell of Gold Hill have announced the arrival of a new granddaughter, born on Oct. 14. The childs par ents are Mr. and Mrs. Richard Abbott of Chula Vista, Calif. They have named the 6 pound 5 oz. baby Julia Lynn. - Chester, Pa. (U.R) When local exterminating companies refused to have anything to do with bee; swarming at a window of tier house, a woman hooked j up her vacuum cleaner, which I contained sealed dust bags, and j captured two full bags. The re I maining bees retired from the field. Ht ativce. Oesaoa To When It May Concern: It has been suggested that I write about the qualifications of Mrs- Anna Mellon Scott in so far as her vatic at Hood Bfrer is concerned. I hare been a resident of this County slnee 1912 and during this time have been a praotlelng Attorney at Law. Included In this period I was Dlstrlot Attorney for Hood Rlrer County from 1920 to 1940. I hare known Mrs. Scott ell thru these years. Mrs. Scott left Hood River about April, 1935. Upon coming to Hood River she was employed by Hood River Abstract & Investment Company and for twelve years was In actual charge of and operated ths offices of the oompany. When the re came a vacancy of the office of the County Assessor, she served capably as temporary Assessor. Eurlnj World War I she served s advisory In the County Clerk's office while the Cleric was serving In the Armed Forces and was employed at various times In the Sheriff's office. Urs. Scott operated a very active real estate and Insurance office for the owner while he was taking a year off f ran bis work. Urs. Scott .together with her husband operated a bust nesa of thetr own for a number of years here in Hood River before moving ,to Jackson County, and loan vouoh for her efficiency In that bus iness endeavor. . Mrs. Soott was the kind of a person who could be trusted a nd she was a very capable executive. I can unhesitatingly reooranend her, boflj from my personal acquaintance with her and from what I know of her work Very truly youra, 1 yy f john Baker, Attorney at law, Hood River, Oregon. September 27, 1956. JACKSON COUNTY DESERVES GOOD BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ELECT ANNA SCOTT County Treasurer Pd- Adv. Jackson Co. Rep. Central Comm. Grange Notes Phoenix Grange A "town and country" break fast and gettogether will be held at the Phoenix Grange hall Tuesday, Oct. 30 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Short talks will be given on the Talent project, agriculture, taxation, roads and highways, and an outline will be given on some of the programs and pro jects planned by the Jackson county Chamber of Commerce. There will be capable speak ers on issues. The event is the outgrowth of programs of both the Chamber of Commerce and the Grange as a whole, to promote better un derstanding between those who live in cities and those who live on farms. It is hoped other farm people, as well as Grangers, will attend and avail themselves of this op portunity. Musical entertainment will be provided and ladies of Phoenix Grange will serve the country style breakfast at a nominal charge. Tickets may be obtained from the master of Phoenix Grange, Melvin Lattie and Don McNeil of the Chamber of Com merce. Phoenix Grange held their booster night program Tuesday, Oct. 23. Officers took their stations with the regular seating drill. After the chaplain's prayer, and presentation of the flag, the meeting was turned over to lec turer Dee Hendrickson. First on the program was an address by master Melvin Lattie, explaining the purpose of Boost er Wight. Hendrickson then called the names of distinguished guests, masters of other Granges, past masters and other guests present, and asked each to tand as their names were called and take a bow. Three young ladies of Oak Grove school were introduced and they played several saxa phone and piano numbers. Members of Caesar Muzzioli accordian band played several selections, and four of the young ladies of the group sang, accom panying herself on the accordian. Mrs. Wimmer, president of the Footlighters was introduced and she gave a dramatic reading. Mr. and Mrs, Chris Wolf's square dance group, in costume, danced squares and couple dances with black light. Several recreational games and mixers were . directed by' Mrs. Al Floyd. State steward, Roscoe Roberts, gave a talk exploining .Grange insurance. To close the program Mrs. Olin Poe read a poem on safety and other members of Phoenix Grange presented a skit entitled "safety in the home and on the farm." The hall was decorated In the halloween and .harvest theme, with corn stalks, pumpkins and black cats. Chrysanthemums were at the officer's stations. The chairman of the different Grange committees were respon sible for some part of the pro gram. They were: Youth, Mrs. Willis House; Horticulture, Dee Hendrickson; Dramatics, Vaughn Quackenbush; Recreation, Mrs. Al Floyd; Legislative,.- Chas. Johnson and Home Economics club, Mrs. Velma Johnson. Cinnamon sticks, coffee and tea were served following the program. Gertrude E. Lewin. Bids Called for Rogue Aerial Photos The Portland district of engineers, has invited bids tor 2,140 flight line miles of vertical aerial nhntnerranhin narr atives Of the Conuillo Rncriro anrf umpqua rivers, ..according to' i-oi. jacKson Graham, Portland district engineer. He said the aerial photographs would be used in evaluation of flood damages and preparation of survey reports on possible pro jects in these three river basins. Bids will be opened in Colonel Graham's office, 628 Pittock block, Portland, at 2 p.m., Nov. 8. Providing river stages and CONTINUALLY CONSTIPATED Maybe you aren't getting at the cause A daily serving of Kellogg' All-Bran correct a common cause of constipation lack of bulk. Good-tasting All-Bran, made of whole wheat, provides the natural laxative bulk you need daily for comfortable elimination. All-Bran has helped millions. Why not you? Try it for 10 days. If not entirely satis fied with All-Bran, return the empty carton and get twice what you paid. Best JACKSON VILE Oct. Garden Meeting Held By MRS. C. S. HOSKINS Jacksonville The October meeting of the Jacksonville Garden club was held at the Community hall last Thursday with their president Mrs. R. T Nichol presiding and 17 mem btrs present. It was a "guests day" meeting with 10 guests present. They were: Mrs. I. D. Fitzgerald, Siskiyou district di rector, who gave a few pointers on working together and belong ing to garden club groups; Mrs Otto Nagel, assistant director from Eagle Point, who presented ideas on wrapping and decorat ing Christmas packages, utiliz ing parts of old Christmas cards; Mrs. A. O. Floyd, district trea surer, also spoke. A short business meeting was held and then a guest speaker, Mrs. Ed Hanley, gave a talk on "trees and vines for both ornament and fruit in garden designs"; Mrs. L. Luy spoke briefly on beneficial life in the gardens and Mrs. Lulu Sauls berry gave two readings District officers were present ed with corsages and Mrs. E. E. Evans won a price. The tea host esses were: Mrs. C. P. Smets, Mrs. J. Winningham and Mrs Lance Offenbacher. Fall decora tions of chrysanthemums, color ed leaves and fruits were placed around the hall and on the tea table. The Siskiyou disrtict meet ing will be held in Talent, Oct 30, with registration to begin et 9 a.m. . The Jacksonville Teenage ciub invited the whole communi ty to join in a halloween cele bration Oct. 31. A masquerade parade starting at 7 p.m. at the old city hall with a dance, games and refreshments for al are on the programs. The dance for adults and the teenage group will be at the Community hall. Pre-school and first and second graders will go to the Presby terian church recreation hall, hird and fourth grades to the music room at the high school, and fifth, sixth and seventh grades to the community hall kitchen. Everybody in the par ade will be in costume. Unmask ing is to be at the Community hall at 10 p.m. Mr. a'nd Mrs. Harve Geadtke, and two children, from Mart ineze, Calif., are spending part of their vacation in Medford, visiting Bernice Pennick at the Hawthorne apts. They all came tu Jacksonville one evening last week to call on Mrs. Ida Wright. They are all old friends The Geadtkes are planning to return home Sunday. Mrs. Sam Dawson, and daugh ter Julie returned from 3. visit last week at the home of her aunt and uncle,, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Johnson, at The Dalles. They also made a side trip to Portland. ' Mrs. Eva Eldridge and two daughters, Darcy and Billy Jean, of Handford, Calif.,.have arrived here for a two weeks visit with Mrs. Eldridge's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Clemmer. Pvt. Dale Lee Hard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Llyle Hard, Jack sonville, left last Sunday for Ft. Dick, N.J. From there he will be sent to Germany. weather conditions are favor able, to successful bidder will be expected to perform the work during the month of November, it was stated. Work will be ex pected to begin on Nov. 13. Mrs. Max Kitchen, and three g.rls from Myrtle Point, visited various relatives in town last Sunday, including Mrs. Pearl Kithcen. Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Kitchen of Reno, Nev., spent last week with Mrs. Pearl Kit chen in Jacksonville and visit ad their two granddaughters and their families, Mrs. Gertrude Tryon of Grants Pass and Mrs. Bud (Elsie) McCutcheon of Ash land. The first of this seasons Cof fee Klatches, sponsored by the Jacksonville Royal Neighbors, was held last Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Joe Berrimen. She was assisted by Mrs. Earnest Rassmussen. Coffee and cookies were served during the morning, salads and sandwiches at noon, and coffee and cookies until 5 p.m. These Coffee Klatches, open to the public, are an annual project of the Royal Neighbors, with one to be held every two weeks from now through Jan uary. Twelve dollars were taken in on this first meeting. The club's quota for the year is $100. With the first glimpse of snow rimming the valley last Mon day morning, and autumn leaves still falling, many 'Old Timers' in, and around Jacksonville, predict an early and extra cold v. inter ahead. Since discussing the weather is considered a safe subject even for this campaign year, readers are asked to send their prediction on the kind of vinter ahead, and your reasons for your forecast, to the cor respondent, Box 38, Jackson ville. Miss Joan Fretwell took a pleasure" trip last week to Cor vallis, where she spent the week end with friends. The Women's Missionary coun cil of the Assembly of God church met last Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Lora Young for an all day meeting beginning at 10 a.m. The project for the day was to candy walnut meats to ' put in Christmas packages o be sent to home and foreign missionaries. They also put to gether a baby quilt for Mrs. Isther Olsen, a missionary in India in charge of an orphan age. Mrs. Olsen plans to visit this church in November. The W.M.C. extends an invitation to any interested ladies to attend their meetings and help with their missionary work. They met on the second and fourth Wed nesdays of the month, usually at the church. The Missionettes, a branch of the W.M.C, is. for young girls between nine and 16 years of age. They meet on the second end fourth Tuesdays of the month, under the leadership of Mrs. Earnest Rassmussen. Miss Gypsey Beams is president of the group. Miss Letha Davis is vice president, and Miss Carolyn Mayfield is secretary and trea surer. The projects now underway is construction of color and pic ture books for the orphanage in India. The Missionettes will present the books to Mrs. Olsen when she makes her visit here -n November. Any girls inter ested are welcome to attend meetings and help with the var ious projects. MOTORIST WINS Camden, N. J. (U.R) A pa trolman handed an auto driver a ticket for speeding and threw a carbon sheet of the summons to the roadway. The motorist promptly swore out a citizen's warrant against the officer for littering a public thoroughfare. 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