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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1957)
Irigfcf Tikes First In Speech Contest O Salem Lewis Bright, son of Philip S. Bright, 1797 Minear rd. 5$edford, won first place cash prize in the annual State Experi mental Speaking contest held Thursday at Oregon State col lege. Bright is a junior speech ma jor $1 illamette university and represented his school in the contest. Speaking over a closed circuit television hook-up, Bright used as his trsic "Robert G. InRersoll, Orator." In the State Peace Ora torical contest held in the eve ning. Bright received third place speaking on "In Defense of Is rael." This is the third type of spiking contest sponsored by the intercollegiate Forensic as sociation of Oregon to be held ft far this year. Willamette has vjo first g)dce in both after din ner and experimental speaking divisions. Bright, a 1954 graduate of (5Tedford High school, competed with representatives of seven j. ther colleges and universities gin Oregon. 0 The winter wheat acreage seeded in the United States for 1956-57 is the smallest since 1913. TUBES GONE Jackson, Mich. U.B Ida Eeyette turned on her television set Friday, after she returned home from shopping, but nothing happened. A thief had taken all the tubes out of the set during her absence, Mrs. Beyette said. Salesman Club Elects New Officers Friday New officers of the Southern Oregon Salesman club were in stalled at a meeting in the Rogue Valley Country club Friday. Feb. 15. Installed were Paul Mitchell, president; Larry McConnell, vice president; Wayne Wright, secre tary; Maynard Paup, treasurer; Art Woods, chairman; and Milt Evans, sergeant-at-arms. Rex Sweeney, outgoing presi dent, was presented with a gift by other members of the club. After a short business meeting, members danced in the Crest room. In charge of arrangement? were Art Woods and Bill Sweet. Approximately 50 members and their wives attended. TABLE ROCK Car Hits Telephone Pole SEATON ON INSPECTION Washington U.PJ Secre tary of Interior Fred A. Seaton plans to leave Sunday for a two week inspection of Hawaii "to get current information" on the territory's bid for statehood. By R. E. NEALON Table Rock An automobile traveling at a high rate of speed, went out of control Friday eve ning. Feb. 8, near the corner of Modoc road and Table Rock road where it struck and snapped off a telephone pole. The damaged car was pulled from it entangle ment with the pole by a farm tractor and later taken away for repairs. If this heavy pole had not been in the path of the car, it would very likely have crashed into the house only a short distance away which is oc cupied by the Arthur Sharp fam ily. According to Jack Tharp, line foreman for Columbia Utilities, the broken pole was one of the most important in the line, car rying the cable terminal dead ending from both ends. The re pairs, running into considerable expense in money and labor, are just being completed. A letter from Mrs. William Bishop in Kansas City, Kan., states that a relative at Ontario, Ore., in a telephone conversa tion, told her that on Jan. 26 the temperature went down to 16 below zero in Ontario and 20 below in Medford. This report caused Mark, who is excited about ice skating, to want to get Continues All This Month! Our Gigantic 2ND Open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. DURING SALE MEN'S DRESS SOCKS 39c pr. MEN'S STRETCH SOCKS 49c pr. BOYS' DRESS SOCKS 19c pr. MEN'S SPORT SHIRTS 89c ea. MEN'S WOOL SWEATERS 3.99 ea. MEN'S WOOL SHIRTS 5.00 ca. MEN'S WHITE T-SHIRTS 29c ea. MEN'S FLANNEL WESTERNS 1.99 ca. BOYS' SPORT SHIRTS 89c BOYS' POLO SHIRTS 79c BOYS' FLANNEL PAJAMAS 1.59 BOYS' WESTERN SHIRTS ... 2.49 BOYS' JACKETS 1.49 MEN'S 1312-OZ. JEANS 2.68 MEN'S KAKAI PANTS 2.68 MEN'S FLANNEL SPORT SHIRTS 1.99 MEN'S DENIM SLACKS 2.49 MEN'S BOOT SOCKS 69c LADIES DUSTERS 99c LADIES DRESSES 99c LADIES BLOUSES 79 LADIES NYLON HOSE 69c LADIES JACKETS - - 2.99 INFANTS SWEATERS & DIAPER SETS 79c MEN'S DRESS SLACKS -- 3.95 MEN'S SPORT COATS 22.50 MEN'S CASUAL JACKETS 10.00 MEN'S SHORT DRESS JACKETS 2.99 MEN'S WORK JACKETS 4.99 MEN'S CALK LOGGER BOOTS 22.50 pr. MEN'S 8" WORK BOOTS 7.95 LADIES WOOL SKIRTS 3.99 LADIES BETTER DRESSES 3.98 LADIES PLAID WOOL TOPPERS 6.00 LADIES ANKLETS , 19c pr. GIRLS' DRESSES 20 off LADIES GOWNS 179 BLACK RUBBER BOOTS 4.95 MEN'S SPORT LOOPS, BELTS, TIES 99c Hundreds of Unadvertised Values Throughout The Store! rater Dept. Store back to this valley, so he eould skate up and down the length of Rogue River. Sunday, February 17. 1957 , MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE The other evening about dusk our otherwise reliable water pump stopped percolating and, with it being the only means of getting water for the house and livestock, we were faced with a rather serious problem. A check of fuse plugs, switches and contacts failed to find any breaks or shorts, until our neigh bor Jim Fleischer, the sharp eyed jack-of-all-trades, discov ered a maple bug sandwiched in between the contacts in the pres sure switch. The small bug in e tight place was large enough to break the contact, and stop the works. Earl Bigham, the Beagle farm er, has decided to follow the ex ample of some of his neighbors by putting in an irrigation reser voir on his farm. He has plans made for constructing a dam and ditch that will impound enough winter rain water to irrigate some seven acres. He expects to have the work completed in time for the next irrigating season. The Rev. S. W. Pleasant and wife and son William Jr., of Priggott, Ark., arrived here in January, and are living at Modoc orchard, where Pleasant is employed. The friendly little dog that has been visiting at the home of the Sr. Aliens, has returned to his home at the W. J. Gebhard farm near Central Point. A news item in our last lettter telling of the dog's whereabouts was no ticed by Mr. Gebhard the owner, who quickly retrieved his lost pet. Word was received here re cently by Dad Doran telling of i me aeatn of his brother, John j Doran, at Boise, Idaho. I Mr. and Mrs. Barney Carter of Arizona were recent visitors i with old time friends at the E. E. Robinson home. Carter lived in the Gold Hill area some 50 years ago and did much gold j mining in many sections of Jack i son county, working at one time in the Cinnabar mine, now called the War Eagle mine in the Meadows district. Mrs. Carter, before her marriage, taught school at Gold Hill, when A. J. Hanby was principal there. Mrs. Clara Gardner and broth er Chris Richardson, of Medford, were Sundav dinner euests with relatives at the R. E. Nealon home. Mrs. Ronald Shope of Sams Valley, who, with her family, visited recently with friends and relatives in Arkansas and ad joining states, stopped in the other day with a delicious, sam ple of Arkansas molasses made at her fathers farm. The next meeting of the local community club will be held Friday night, Feb. 22, when a vote will be taken on the future plans and dates of carrying on or not carrying on the organization. Mr. and Mrs. John Morris, ac companied by Mr. and Mrs. j Vern Chapman of Medford, were I recent visitors with friends and I relatives in Phoenix, Ariz., Los Angeles and other California J cities. The Chapmans have rel-1 atives in Arizona and the Morris' in California. j Mrs. Ruth Wyatt arrived home Friday evening from a several j days visit with her son, Kenneth j and family in the Bay district, , where he is a member of the school faculty. i Fire District To Be Discussed i Ashland Residents of the Valley View district of Ashland i will discuss formation of a rural j fire protective association at a ; meeting in the Valley View club house (formerly known as the ; Valley View school) Wednesday, ; Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. j Move to organize a fire pro-: tection association followed a se ries of fires in the district, ac cording to women of the Valley View Community club, sponsors of the meeting. Speakers for the evening will include W. P. Roble and Mervin Gilson, deputy state fire marsh als from Salem; Curtis Nesheim, district forestry warden; Charles Davis. Ashland fire chief; Gor don Barker, Medford fire chief; and Sidney Ainsworth, Ashland city attorney. 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