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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, January IS. 19S7 Casting Parly for Kiwanis Kapers Is Tentatively Slated Jan. 25 has been set as ten tative date for the casting party for the ninth annual Medford KiwanU Kapers, cochairmen William C. Stram and Jack Fitz gerald have announced. The party will be held under the direction of Dr. Abner Clark president of the service club and talent committee chairman for the Kapers. "Guys 'N Disguise" is the theme for the 1957 show which is sft for Feb. 20, 21. 22 and 23 at Medford High school auditor ium. The Kapers will require 75 singers, dancers and comedians and a mixed chorus of 50 voices. Dr. Stram and Fitzgerald have said that most of the performers will be Kiwanians and their wives. Acts, Scene The show will depict "How a Ham Gets To Be a Ham" through six scenes of the first act. Sec ond act, "Gentlemen Be Seat ed," will have a minstrel theme. Olson and Johnson type gags between the scenes will add va riety to the first act. In the second act gags will be part of the scene and will be on the stage rather than in the aud ience. Through a policy established last week by Kiwanis directors. the club has broadened the scope of its community service to in clude youth, welfare and phil anthropic activities. Funds to support this community service are obtained through production of the annual Kiwanis Kapers. Grange Notes Phoenix Grange The first meeting of 1957 of Phoenix Grange was held Tues day, Jan. 8 with new officers at their stations and Master Dee Hendrickson presiding. He appointed Mrs. Florence Hartley musician with Myrtle Hixon to substitute when nec essary. Charles Hackersmith of the agriculture committee reported on supply and price of wheat and hay, and quoted the. num ber of acres formerly in wheat which was now under the soil bank and which would appreci ably decrease the surplus wheat. Melvin Lattie spoke regard ing taxes and formation of the new state legislature. On horticulture Jake Arnold said pruning was behind sched ule in many orchards due to un favorable weather. Vaughn Quackenbush gave an informative account of new ideas he got at the recent horti culture meeting at Corvallis. In cluded were smudge pots of dif ferent structures showing the proper ways of operating them to get maximum benefits. He also told of a disease call ed "pear tree decline" of both quick and slow types and stated they know very little of either the cause or the cure of the disease. Coral Schroeder, HEC chair man, announced the next meet ing of the club will be Wednes day, Jan. 16. at the home of Mrs. George Hartley. Mrs. Velma Johnson post HEC chairman, gave her final report for the year 1956. which includ ed many items benefiting the Grange and improving the Grange kitchen. Chaplain Gertrude Leivin re ported Ralph Swingle had been at the Sacred Heart hospital for surgery on his hand but was now at home. Secretary Lesbia Lattie read letters of thanks from the War ren Loffer and Anderson fami lies, also from Mrs. Bernice Jen osky who has been quite ill for some time, but is improving. Vaughn Quackenbush of the music committee, in his re port, told what he considered to be the best musical programs on TV. The March of Dimes was dis cussed and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Lattie volunteered to have the initial koffee klatch at their home on north Phoenix road. Monday, Jan. 14. from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Mrs. Mark Norton will be cohostess. Anyone inter ested is invited, the number at tending is not limited. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Arnold, Mrs. Charles Johnson and Vauehn Quackenbush were es corted to the masters station and presented their attendance pins. The program for the evening was under the direction of the recreation committee, of which Mrs. Mervin Hixon is chairman and consisted of. a reading by Mrs. Sylvia Bates and a game of "chit chat." The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 p.m. and refreshments rf coffee and sweet fruit rolls were served by the committee for refreshments, the Dee Hen riricksons, Chet Parkers and J. Greens. Publicity Chairman, Gertrude E. Leivin. GOLD HILL Volunteers Answer Alarm MRS. CLYDE KELL Gold Hill Firemen stood by at the flue fire Wednesday morning, Jan. 10, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lenard E. Gaskin, at 560 First avenue. According to firemen, there was no dam age. The residence is owned by Fred Lewis of Gold Hill. Among those who responded to the alarm were Deloes Walk er, Jack Arnold, Mayor Emie Cooper. Virgil Gribble, fire chief Clyde Kell, assistant chief Wilmer Bailey, Donald Morrow, Bill Dungey and Howard Bur-dett. No business session was held at the last meeting of the Vol unteer Firemen due to the small attendance. A discussion was held concerning the plans for a partition in a part of the hall. Members of the department present were the president, Floyd Lance, Jack Arnold, Vaughn Whitmore, chief of po lice Floyd C. Taylor and the fire chief Clyde Kell. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Walker of Sams Valley are the new man agers of the El Rogue cafe, hav ing leased it from Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Walker. The business was formerly under the management of Mrs. A. A. Walker and her sister, Mrs. Ruby Qaukenbush, who will still be employed there. Carl Christensen, returned to his home Jan. 5, from the Sacred Heart hospital, where he has been a patient for several days. Howard Christensen of Palo Al to, Calif., returned to his home Wednesday, following a visit here with his parents, Mr. and Vs. Carl Christensen, during his father's illness. The Christ ensens live at Cogswell's trail er park. Lee H. Marsden returned to his home at 404 Seventh street Jan. 8, after being in the Sacred Heart hospital several days. Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Kellogg have returned to their home on Sardine Creek following a trip to La Jolla, Calif., where they visited with Kellogg's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Kellogg. Two of the Kellogg children, Dan and Cynthia remained with their grandparents to attend nursery school for a month. John Cupp from Winters, Cal ifornia has returned to his home after visiting his sister, Mrs. Ma bel Davis and Dick and his brother Ralph Cupp, who lives at the home of Mrs. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis A. Cult ter and daughters Kay and Kathy, of Dugway, Utah, spent a week recently at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Les Graffis. whose home is on high way 99 north. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Gregory of highway 99 north entertained friends at a 5 p.m. dinner party at their home Saturday, Jan. 5. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cameron. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Kofahl and Mrs. Helen Wegner of Litchfield, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Mace Freeland have returned to their home on highway 99 north following a two weeks trip to Van Nuyes, Calif. They returned Friday, Jan. 4. While in California they visited with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. How ard Johnson and family. The January meeting of the Rogue Valley Herb society will be held at the home of Mrs. John Hoist, at Madroaks on the Lampman road. The exact date of this meeting will be announc ed at a later date. The Clutters are both em ployed in civil service work. New comers to Gold Hill are Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bailey and sons, Tim and Dennis. The boys have enrolled at Crater High School. The Bailey's trad ed property in Redondo Beach, Calif., in exchange for the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Starr on the Upper River road. The Starrs, who had made their home in Gold Hill the past eight years, have moved to Redondo Beach. Bailey owns the B. and F. Ma chine company in Lynwood, Calif. Of interest to people of this community is the fact that, Mr. and Mrs. Bailey traveled to vari out places, even as far as Ten nessee, looking for a suitable location. They were impressed by the quietness and natural beauty of this area. Recent guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Hoffman were friends from the island of Guam, Mr. and Mrs. Harry East man, who have lived on the is land since 1946. The Eastmans visited with the Hoffmans for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman also, I" lived in Guam for a number of years. Other guests at the Hoffmans were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mc Kay of San Francisco. Mrs. Mc Kay is a daughter of the East mans and is a teacher of Spanish and English at Jackson, Calif. Mrs. Helen Wegner of Litch field. Minn., is spending the win ter at the home of her sister, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hoffman. NEWS NOTES from Crater High School By PAT MEDLEY Everyone is talking about the March of Dimes. Last year Cra ter High won the county trophy collecting the U jT most money, and this year they are de termined t o win again. The k i c k off assembly was held Fri day with class competi t i o n to see which class could get the most money laid on the floor during a set period of time. Coins tink- Pt Medley SHADY COVE-TRAIL Family Attends Funeral By EVALYN P. WATSON Shady Cove-Trail Mr. and Mrs. Ed Learning of SBady Cove left Friday for Weed, Calif., to attend the funeral services on Saturday for Michael Bortalaz zo, nephew of Mrs. Learning, who was killed Monday when struck by a pick-up truck as he crossed the street in front of his home. The Learnings went to Weed Monday night upon learn ing of the accident. The Bartolazzo family lived in Jacksonville for a period of time and had only returned to Weeij, their former home, re cently. . 1 Mrs. Jim Cassal of Trail has written many of her friends here that the operation on her eye was to be performed Tues day at St. Vincent's hospital in Portland. She has been staying at the Commerce hotel there. Mrs. Edwin Strother of Shady Cove is convalescing at Em manuel hospital in Portland fol lowing surgery, and expects to be confined to the hospital for another two weeks. Her address there is Room 305, Emmanuel hospital 2800 N. Gantenbein ave., - Portland, Ore. The March of Dimes Drive is underway this month. Letters have been sent to all the clubs and. organizations who partici pate in the fund raising events. The seventh and eighth grades at the Shady Cove school are getting the envelopes ready for mailing. The Shady Cove Boy Scout troop will sell Blue News About Servicemen IN OPERATION Specialist Third Class Gur man V. Marney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kemit, V. Marney, route 1, Medford, is participating with the 187th airborne infantry com bat group in "operation market II" at Ft. Bragg. N. C. The oper ation is designed to test the com bat efficiency of the new divi sion under simulated atomic warfare conditions. COMPLETES TRAINING Darwin Bean, Prospect, re cently completed basic training at Lackland Air Force base, San Antonio, Tex., and is now train ing to be a weather observer at Chanute Air Force base, Illinois. RETURNS TO BASE Merle Nyberg, Navy photog rapher, has returned to the Na val Shipyard at San Francisco, Calif., after visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Nyberg, Cen tral Point, during the hoUdays. He also visited the Ben Day's in Salem while on leave. Gresham Man Killed By Dynamite Explosion Camas, Wash. U.R) Oscar Roy Sedig, 62, Gresham, Ore., was killed Friday when a charge of dynamite exploded prematurely. Sedig was prepar ing to blast a stump on a clear ing project here. Coroner Paul Mylan said the explosion was caused by a faul ty fuse. Sedig was powder man for the Badger Construction Com pany of Gresham. Crutches. Announcements of other events will be made as soon as the chairman is inform ed of them by the organizations. The free polio shots for every one from- 1 to 20 will be given at the Shady Cove School on Jan. 21. The doctors are donat ing their time and the serum free of charge. The polio shots will also be given at the Elk Trail school Jan. 17 from 9:30 to 11:30. As a part of the polio drive the seventh and eighth grade students of the Elk-Trail school are making posters for display in public places to in form people of the need for these shots. Waters of the Great Salt lake in Utah are said to be about 23 per cent salt in content. By way of contrast the salt content of the Atlantic ocean is about 3.5 per cent. JIM'S MEATS 838 West McAndrews Road Phone 3-1666 All MEATS ARE INSPECTED TOP QUALITY LOCKER MEATS CUT - WRAPPED Vi or Whole Beef 33c lb. Hind Quarter 39c lb. Front Quarter 32c lb. Family Budget Order 24-lbs. $10.00 Eugene Rogers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rogers has return ed to his studies at Pacific Union college after spending the holi days with his family at Elk creek. Trail. He returned to school by way of Paradise, Calif., and visited at the home of Miss Jean Yeoman and family. Jean accompanied him to St. Helena, Calif., where she is a pre-nursing student at the sana torium there. Rogers and Miss Yeoman recently announced their engagement and the wed ding is planned for sometime late in August of this year. Arlene Rogers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rogers of Milo Academy at Canyonville, Ore., spent the school holidays at home and, then returned to start the mid-winter term at the Academy. Mr. and Mrs. Daun Chaney made a trip to Estacada, Ore., where they visited with Chan ey's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Chaney. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hanson of Elk creek, Trail entertained at their home with a new year's eve party. Cards were played during the evening. Guests at tending were Mr. and Mrs. Ted Shimek, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bush, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Case bier and daughter, Jolene of Trail; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lacey and son. Norris of Central Point: and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Merriman and sons, Lynn and Danny and Vance of Ashland. Miss Agnes Oliver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Oliver of Trail has left for Washing ton, D. C, to accept a position in the Navy civil service. She graduated from the Northwest Air college in Spokane Dec. 20. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cross of Shady Cove made a trip to San Francisco where they attended the funeral of Cross's mother, Mrs. Gertrude Jory of that city. Mrs. Jory had visited with her son and wife on several oc casions and was well known in the area. Mr. and Mrs. Hammons and son, Frazier, and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Pfeirer and son. Bill, made a trip to Sheridan, Ore., during the holiday season where they visited with Hammon's father, J. W. Hammons. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hoffman and sons of Applegate had din ner on new year's day and spent the day and evening visiting with Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson and family of Shady Cove. Leo Hoffman and John Wilson at tended college together in California. led into cans and the class offi cers scrambled around on the floor arranging the money into long lines, with the coins just touching each other. The jun iors won with four long lines across the gym floor, but word has it that all their folding stuff had been changed into pennies for the occasion. Junior Class President Randy Campbell was comfortably seated, and the pres idents from the other three classes bowed before Randy, re peating an oath to the effect that the "juniors are superior" to whatever class they represented. Senior Class President John Greb almost choked on his words, but the juniors cheered wildly and cast triumphant looks toward the senior section. The juniors won the contest for the largest amount of money, also Further class competition will follow in the race for the most March of Dimes money. Among the events to raise proceeds are a March of Dimes dance spon sored by the junior class. Each class will sell tickets for their candidate for Miss March of Dimes, who will reign over the dance. Girls League is sponsor ing luggage day, when girls carry the boys' books to class with the presentation of a tick et purchased for a nickel. The boy must purchase a new ticket for each time he goes bookless to class. Last year classes conduct ed everything from bottle drives to car-washes, all of which will be repeated again. Eligible students have filled out applications for the Elks Leadership Award. Clarence Mellbye, vice principal, notified all students who qualified for the honor award. From these ap plications, the most outstanding will be sent to the Elks judging committee. ketball player, Neil Green, who was seated in a chair, and it was only then that students realized how difficult it would be to shoot baskets from a sitting po sition. After his explanation of the game and the demonstration Chase spoke to the assembly briefly. THE HARDER THEY FALL Chicago U.R) A would be purse snatcher got painful proof of the adage about the bigger they are. James Higgins, 11, tackled and brought down the 155-pound laborer as he fled the scene of a theft. James weighs 63 pounds. The Odd Fellows essay ton test is underway. The faculty committee has selected 20 es says from the junior class and 20 from the senior class to com pete for the six cash prizes. The essays are titled "Make Every Day Safe Driving Day." The Crater agriculture chap ter made a field trip to the Hub-bard-Wray building to inspect John Deere farm machinery last Tuesday. The 70 boys and ag teachers, Bill McFarlane and Ed Griggs, were served lunch during the inspection. After the group had been through the en tire building, they went to the Craterian Theatre, where they were shown several movies on farming and related subjects. Cal Giesler of the state game commission presented an inter esting program on hunting safe ty. He illustrated his talk with a large chart, then a movie was shown - entitled "Trigger-happy Harry." passed and no one can tell you where the time has gone. New York City replaced Phila delphia as the nation's financial center sometime in the period from 1830 to 1840. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HEALS Motion KWIN 1400 K.C. Sunday 10:15 A.M. Joyce Pestka has been appoint- ; ed the Girls League movie chair man. Movies are one of the ways in which the Girls League raises money to finance a scholarship to a deserving girl. The first semester will end next week at Crater High school. The past week has been one of the busiest all year. Term pa-' pers and semester notebooks are getting most of the attention in the classroom. Sophomores are asking "How do you make foot notes?" and more experienced students just look smug and keep typing. Half a school year has If You Have A MONEY PROBLEM Southern Oregon' Oldest Finance Co. Can Give You Worry Saving Financial Assistance CALL COLLECT And Let Us Process Your Loan In Advancel You Simply Come By For Your Cash Loans from 2500 $2,50000 ON AUTOMOBILE FURNITURE SALARY Repayment On Monthly Installments Fitted To Your Budget! Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. Phone 3-4564 Sparta Bldg. Medford Sara Richards, a senior, has been selected as the "Homemak er of Tomorrow" as a result of her high score on the Betty Crocker homemaking test, held last month. Sara was presented with a "Homemaker of Tomor row" pin, especially designed by Trifari. She is now eligible to compete in the state contest for Oregon's Homemaker of Tomor row, and should she win, she will be in competition for the national contest. The first place national winner will receive among other prizes, a $5,000 scholarship. The girls of month for No vember and December were pre sented at the Girls League meet ing last Wednesday. Irma Pen well received the honor for No vember and Karen Johnson was named for December. The two girls were introduced, and the league president fastened the Girl of the Month discs around their necks. Myrta Otterdale, from the Pa cific Telephone Company, was the guest speaker at the Girls League meeting. She talked to the girls about careers with the company, discussing such things as the salary, working condi tions, and chances for advancement. Salk polio vaccinations will be administered without cost to Crater High students beginning Jan. 24. Because the vaccin ations must be given in a series with the second vacination two months after the first, and the last one seven months after the second, only two vaccinations can be given during this year. The third will be given at the beginning of the next school year. National Torch Honor Society has selected 20 new members, from the junior and senior class es. The new members held a meeting to discuss plans for in stallation. At the same meeting, the society pin was selected and orders taken. The Rev. Jack Chase, a mem ber of the Wheelers basketball team, presented an assembly last Tuesday. Chase demonstrated the game of wheelchair basket ball, played by men otherwise unable to participate in the ac tive sport. Mr. Chase was par alyzed from polio, but this in no way hampers his skill in the game of basketball. He held a shooting match with varsity bas- NEW BOX OFFICE Hollywood U.R) The world's first drivein box office was opened by producer Michael Todd. 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