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o o TWELVE KEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thuriday, February 7, 1957 Fcanmi and Garden Young Farmers Plan To Give Scholarship The' Jackson County Youn Farmers group has announced it will present a $195 college schol arship this year to a boy in the county who will have graduated from high school by this June, and who plans to study agricul ture in college. Recipient of the scholarship need not be a 1957 high school graduate, but must have a high school diploma, it was explained. The award will be presented on such basis as the boy's financial need and desire to follow a career in agriculture. Funds Raised The Young Farmers have raised funds for the scholarship through such activities as a food booth, which the group sponsor ed at the county iir. At a meeting Monday night, members heard LeRoy Olfen bacher, Applegate. describe a low-water bridge he has just linishfl building. The bridge, he said, is des igned to prevent destruction by high Bter. It stands four feet above normal water stage and is mounted on 13-inch beams i sealed in concrete. ' S Inches Higher Downstream end of the bridge is six uiches higher than the up stream end. He explained that the downstream flow water ex erts downward pressure on the bridge to prevent bouyancy of debris or force of the stream current from tearing out the beam? when the bridge is cover ed with water. ! This design, he said, is used for bridges over South American j rivers, where flash floods are ; common and bridge destruction had been extensive prior to use ! of this type of construction. Student Speaks Also participating in the pro- ! gram was Robert Lichti, Crater High school Future Farmers of America chapter member, speak i on "Urea, The New Artificial Protein." I Lichti won the Crater High FFA speaking contest last month : and will compete in the Rogue L'mpqua district contest in Rose burg on Feb. 13. Eighty-Five Herefords Due For Sale Here on March 14 Forty-five bulls and 40 heifers ! will not be held this year, have ve b'ia selected for auction t.tipe annuaFCal-Ore Herelora sale scheaffied for March 14 at the Jackson county fairgrounds, according to Earle Jossy, county agriculture asent. Jossv and John Landers, live- atock specialist for Oregon State j math Falls will be judge at the college, inspected the animals i show. Ellis White of Ontario been consigned to the Cal-Ore sale. He said this will assure a greatcd than usual numberof high quality animals at the sale. The Herefords will be shown on March 13, the day preceding the sale. John Horton of the Horton Hereford ranch near Kla- Much of Nation Doused by Rain By UNITED PRESS . Rain doused much of the na tion and fog lingered over the eastern sections of the country today. The wet Weather pattered across a swath of land from the Mississippi Valley east ward through the Ohio Valley and Tennessee to the Atlantic Coast. Thunderstorms crackled over the Southern Plains and ranged as far east as the Mississippi Val ley. Occasional showers damp ened the Northern and Central Pacific Coast, also. Misty air loitered over aij area that extended to the East Coast from Northern Texas to Northern Illinois. A chunk of cold air swept from the Northern Plains into the Northern Great Lakes re gion, and sent snow flurries swirling over the lakes slates. The Northern Rockies and parts of the Central Plateau were also visited by flurries. Snow fell across Idaho, east ward through Montana and into North Dakota Wednesday, but amounts were not heavy. Tem peratures climbed as much as 15 degrees higher than the previous day's reading in many spots from the Great Lakes to North ern New England. Early today the temperatures averaged in the 30s in those areas. Night time weather reached the 70 degree mark in Florida, but halted in the 60s elsewhere along the Gulf Coast region. In Jackson, Josephin. Siskiyou and Kit math counties last week. Polled Hereford! Jossy said one-third of the ammals0to be auctioned at the ale (wi)l be polled Herefords. He added that a number of con ffiVnee. for the Oregon Polled HerefotdasJociation sale, which said. will be auctioneer at the sale. During the sale a $200 pure bred heifer calf will be present ed to a 4-H club member or a Furture of America who is pre sent and accompanied by a par ent or guardian. Other special prizes are also planned, Jossy Use of Machines " Factor in Mastitis Improper use of milking machines is a primate cause of mastitis among livestock, accord ing tor Dr. O. k Schalm, pro lessor -of veterinary medicine at tie Citfrsity of California agriculture college, Davis, Calif. DiC Schalm spoke to about 60 Jackson ani Josephine county dairymen at a meeting Monday in Jerome Ptairie, west of GrantjPass. His topic was "Mfcititis 'in Dairy Cattle." O Dr. Schalm recommended use of ynall diameter rubber liners for ieat cups on milking mach ine. Me also wrgtxdairymen to tiTiwe the machines as soon as milking is completed. Attending the meeting from Jackson county were Dr. E. M. Hanswatt, Central Point vet erinarian; Keith Hockersmith, Central Point, field man for the Jackson county grange co-op; Victor Brrdseye, Medford; Glenn Birdseye, Rogue River; Aubrey Wisdom. Medford; and Earle Jossy, Eagle Point county ag riculture agent. 4 CLUB -M NEWS Grange Notes GRANOE BOUNTY CONFERENCE At the County Conference to be held Saturday. Feb. 9. in the CentralPoint Grange hall there will be group meetings of the Pomona officers with the sub ordinate Grange officers. State officers also will be present and floor work will be demonstrated. Cash prir.es are being offered by both Pomona and State Granges for attendance of offi cers from the individual granges, as was done last year. Prizes in the Champion Grange contest, details of which were recently mailed to all Grange Masters in the county, will be announced at the meeeting. Any questions concerning the contest will be gladly answered by the Pomona officers. It is important that all attend this conference to get the new year started well. All ladies attending are to bring sandwiches or cookies. Members of all granges are in riled, whether officers or not. Brush Busters Forestry Club The Phoenix 4-H Brush Bust ers Forestry club met Friday eve ning, Feb. 1, at the home of Ray mond Wallace. There was an election of of ficers. The new officers are James Scott, president; Raymond Wallace, vice president and re porter; and Charles Swingle, sec retary. . A quiz was given on samples of several trees and record books were handed out. Lawson Scott is the local leader. The next meeting is to be a field trip on March 2. Raymond Wallace, Reporter. Buiy Bees Sewing Club The Gold Hill Busy Bees 4-H Sewing club started its meeting with refreshments served by the hostess. We spent the rest of the meeting completing our three projects, needlecase, wrist pin cushion and head scarfs. Mrs. Jones wants us all to start on our stuffed animal together. Our next meeting will be in two weeks, on Feb. 15. Peggy Dye, Reporter. Newspaper Delivery Men Vote To End Strike New York .U.R1 Newspaper delivery men voted Wednesday night to end a six-day strike against 31 wholesale distributors that partially disrupted deliver ies of newspapers and magazines in New York City and its sub urbs. The strike ended when mem bers of the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union (independent) voted by hand to accept a S9 weekly wa;e-welfare package the identical offer rejected by the union last week, thus touch ing off the strike. Lewis Bright Entered In Speech Contest Salem Lewis Bright of Med ford, a junior at Willamette university msjoring in speech and drama, is the university's entiant in the annual state Ex perimental Speaking contest Feb. 14 at Oregon State college. The contest will take the form of a television speech on the subject of a great orator of the contestant s choice. Bright has selected Robert Ingersol, fam ed lecturer and orator of the 19th century. Other colleges and universities participating in the contest will be Lewis and Clark, Linfield. George Fox. Portland State, Northwest Christian, Oregon State. University of Portland and University of Oregon. Newsprint Price Increase Announced San Francisco U.R Crown Zellerbach Corp. announced to day it is increasing the price of newsprint $4 a ton effective March 1. Vice President C. E. Young said the increase would bring i the price of newsprint sold by j i the corporation, principal sup plier of consumers in the West, ( to S135 a ton. ! The increase followed similar price hikes by the U.S. Interna- j tional Paper Co. and several ; Canadian companies. j Young said it was necessary ' to raise the price because of in- j creased costs of labor, wood, ' fuel, transportation and other j materials. 1 'Guys N' Disguise' To Appear on TV Three "Guys 'N Disguise" will appear on KBES-TV Panorama between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. today. The three will be prominent Medford businessmen who are taking part in the ninth annual Kiwanis Kapers. A complimen tary ticket to the show will be given to any person telephon ing and identifying anyone of the characters within 15 minutes of their appearance on Panorama. Four tickets will go to a person identifying all three. Three other "Guys N' Dis guise will appear on ranorama on Feb. 14 with the same op portunity offered the public. Families of Kiwanis members cannot participate in the guess ing contest. The Kapers will be presented on Feb. 20. 21, 22 and 23 at the Medford Senior High school auditorium. Proceeds will be used for Kiwanis youth, welfare and philanthropic activities in the community. Rehearsals are now in full swing. The show uses all local talent with profes sional direction. CHILDREN TRAPPED IN FLAMING HOUSE Intense heat and flames turned back neighbors and firemen attempting to rescue four small children from this house dur - ing a flash fire that completely consumed the structure In Hayward, Calif Their mother, Mrs. Marie Riller, had gone next door (right), which is also burning, to bor row a cigaret A faulty gas pipe leading to the kitchen stove, the only source of heat, was blamed. MEETING LONE PINE SCHOOL FRIDAY, FEB. 8th, -7:30 P.M. For the discussion of legal action required for the annulment of the annexation to Medford of that part of the Lone Pine District extending from Buckshot Hill Road, North to Roberts Road and from Springbrook Road East to Brookdala Read. Attorney Kelly will address the meeting. CJ Residents Seek Lower Electric Rates Cave Junction In an effort to get lower electric rates, 75 consumers residing in Cave Junction have petitioned the mayor and city council to refuse extension of California Oregon Power company's franchise for a longer term than one year. It was said if the council acts I favorably on the petition the company s present franchise, i which expires m a few months, will not be renewed for a longer period until its rates are adjust ed to correspond with those of other southern Oregon commu nities. The Democratic club of Illi nois Valley held a public meet ing Monday to discuss electric rates in the valley as a whole Ken Priest, public relations man for Coos-Curry Electric co-op, was principle speaker. The incorporated limits of Cave Junction comprises only a small portion of the population of this area. It is estimated that approximately 300 reside within the limits while more than 1,500 live on the outskirts of town. Morse Introduces School Aid Bill Washington (U.R) Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) introduced a bill today which would provide $1 billion annually in aid for school districts "without any strings attached." Morse offered the bill as an alternative to the administra tion's bill which proposes a four year, S2.2 billion program of fed eral aid for school construction. He described the administration plan as "too little and too late." Under his plan, Morse said, school districts could use their federal aid "as needed for salaries, maintenance, books or new facilities" eliminating "any possibility of federal control." WHAT, NO CHASER1 Chicago :U.R A free or will be opened in the heart of Chicago's liquor - laden Skid Road. But the only libation dis pensed at the bar will be milk distributed by the Pure Milk Association. Former Rep. Velde Named in Divorce Suit Las Vegas (U.R) Former Rep. Harold Velde (R-r.l.) has been sued for divorce by his wife, Dolores, on -the ground of mental cruelty. Mrs. Velde, 40, filed suit for divorce Wednesday. The Veldes were married Dec. 8, 1945 at Baltimore and separated last October when she came here. Velde, 46, served four terms in the House before deciding ' not to seek reelection last year. He was chairman of the Un American Activities Committee! in 1953-54. j discover the difference in STYLING! at be Leigh Motors O 134 S. Riverside Southern Pacific Sells American Airline Tickets San Francisco (U.R) Amer ican Airlines passengers in six West and Southwest states will be able to buy their tickets at Southern Pacific stations next week under a plan announced by the two firms Wednesday. The service will start Feb. 12 in more than 200 towns in Ari zona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Texas where the airline does not have offices. Like 'em low-built? That's fine Studebaker started that trend' What's more, Studebaker is grace fully low with ample road clear ance, and plenty of leg room inside. The President Classic Come ride a Studebaker today. You're bound to agree Craftsmanship malts the big difference! NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY Studebaker '57 livilMlillfA Prosecution Nearing End in Bridges Case San Rafael, Calif. (U.R) Dis trict Attorney William O. Weis sich neared the end of his case today in the trial of two South ern California seamen accused of assaulting longshore leader Harry Bridges in a Sausalito res taurant. Wednesday. Sally Stanford, well-known Bay Area nightlife figure, testified that she heard a disturbance in the vicinity of the men's room of her restaurant last Sept. 21. She said she rushed there in time to see Fred Reppine, 35, and Donald C. Hansen, 23. both of San Pedro, kicking the longshore leader. Later both Hansen and Rep pine took the stand and admitted brawling with Bridges, but in sisted that they did not recog nize him as the leader of the In ternational Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. German General Named Central Europe Leader Paris (U.R) The North Atlan tic Treaty Organization an ganization announced the offi cial appointment today of West German Lt. Gen. Hans Speidel as commander of the allied land forces in Central Europe. Speidel's pending appointment as successor to Gen. 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