Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 6, 1957)
o f . O I t I o I 0 i. ' J VENTRILOQUIST David Miller, ventriloquist, will be among entertainers when the "Young Orcgonian" troupe appears in Medford Friday. March 15. The show will start at 8 p.m. in the Medford High school auditorium. It will be sponsored by the Medford Kiwanis club, and will be free to the public. A Kiwa nis spokesman said the club is underwriting the group and pre senting the show as a "gesture of thanks" for support of the re cent Kiwanis Kapers by area residents. At the same time, a vol unteer citizens' committee has gained the cooperation of the Kiwanis club to make the event an opportunity for people of the area to express their good wishes to Bob Stedman, drama and English instructor at the Medford High school, who has been seriously ill for several months. The show also will be present ed at Camp White for residents of the Veterans Administration Domiciliary. PROSPECT Early-Day Incidents Told By GENEIL SPRUILL Inspect The Prospect PTA held their regular meeting in the school cafeteria on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Some incidents of the early history of Prospect were told by Mrs. Francis Pearson who was a member of one of the first families to settle in this area. She was born in 1885, the first girl to be born in Prospect. Her parents nd a brother came from New Hampshire to Pros pect and Mrs. Pearson received hrr early education here and later attended college at Ash land. At the age of 18 she taught school in a one room cabin. She had about 30 students who ranged from four to 21 years of age. Boxes were used to sit on as there was no desks. After 26 years of teaching she retired in 1S50. College students home for the week end were Frank Artmire and Le Roy Struck. Master Points Won by Players Camp White Winners for the last meeting of Camp White Veterans' Bridge club were awarded master points. North-South winners were Jack Harris and Fred Stevens, first, 72 points: Mrs. Roy Pruitt and Dr. George Dean, second. 68: Mrs. R. J. Conroy and Al Gilhousen. third. 63V2; Mrs. Gil housen and William Hickey, fourth, 62- 2. Winning east-west were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Randall, first. 68'.;; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Win ner, second, 59". 2: Mrs. Oda Thomason and Walter Grow, third. 59; Mr. and Mrs. William Isaacs tied with Mrs. Josephine Clark and Mrs. M. Hendrjx fr fourth, each pair scoring 57 points. Prizes for veterans' high score in February were awarded to Asa Kimball, first; William Hick ey, second and Walter Grow, third. These prizes are provided by the American Legion auxil iary of Medford. Mrs. Randall and Mrs. Fred Purdin served supper following Play. Insurance Dividends Left On Deposit Not Tax Free To make exceptionally tasty Imrs d'oeuvres. fill pitted ripe olives with bits of green onion and wrap in flat anchovies. Fas ten in place with cocktail picks. The internal revenue service has ruled interest earned on GI life insurance dividends left on deposit with Veterans Adminis tration no longer is tax free, S. T. Brannock. officer in charge. VA office, Medford, has an nounced. Interest accumulations should be reported on 1956 federal in come tax returns as such, Bran- nock said. Veterans benefits that are tax 'free and need not be reported in 1 1 956 federal income tax returns include: Dividends and all other pro ceeds except interest on divi dends from GI insurance poli cies. Education, Training Education and training allow ances for veterans of the Korean conflict period who ars in school or taining establishments under the Korea GI bill. Subsistence allowances paid World War II veterans training under the original World War II GI bill. Subsistence payments made to disabled World War II and Korean conflict veterans training under Public Law 16, the Voca tional Rehabilitation act. Disability compensation and pension payments received by veterans for service-connected nonservice - connected disabilities. Grants to seriously disabled veterans for homes designed for "wheelchair living." Grants for motor vehicles to veterans who lost their sight or lost the use of their limbs. World War I emergency of ficers' retirement pay. VA death benefits to families of deceased veterans also are exempt from taxation. They in clude death compensation and pension, indemnity and all GI insurance payments, Brannock said. Boy Advances To $32,000 on TV Quiz New York (U.PJ Robert Strom. 10, of the Bronx, N. Y, won S32.000 Tuesday night on "The S64.000 Question" televis ion program by correctly an swering questions about "science." Navy Cmdr. Edward Peary Stafford, grandson of North Pole explorer Robert Peary, won 58,000 on the same show in his category, "American literature." Contestants on "Do You Trust Your Wife," Erik and Helena Gude, Palos Verdes, Calif., in creased their trust fund to S105, 000 by defeating travelogue pro ducer Hal Linker and his wife, Halla. Wednesday, March 6, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Grange Notes Members of Enterprise Grange met with their Master, Gladys Boulter, Tuesday evening Feb. 27. Reports were heard from HEC chairman Lottie Martin. S124.75 was turned over to the treasure from the sale of the afghan. Mrs. Martin also reminded members to turn in their sales slips no reports were heard from chair man Chester Jensen on dairy or Grange insurance as he was at tending the flood control meet ing as a representative of En terprise Grange. Lectures David Blair discus sed the present day legislative problems of taxations, discussing many of the bills pertaining to schools, education and their ef fect on property tax. He urged members to write to their rep resentatives and to explain how they feel in regard to the bills mentioned. Only this way our representatives will know how to serve the people better. Hosts for the evening were Mr. and Mrs. James Martin and Mrs. Enid Stone. RAIDERS TO MEET Fort Walton Beach, Fla. XU.P.) The Tokyo Raiders led by Lt. Gen. James Doolittle will meet here April 18-21 at the spot where they trained for the fa mous bombing mission over Japan. NEWSWEEK EDITOR FINED Princeton, N.J. U.R) Mal colm Muir Jr., executive editor of Newsweek magazine, was fined $225 and his license re voked for two years Tuesday when he pleaded guilty to a charge of drunken driving. CHARLES D. HOLBROOK TAX SEPVIRE Jackson Hotel Bids Phone 2-5969 Evenings By Appointment Phone 2-8840 Evenings NOTICE!!! Due to inclement (lousy) weather we have extended the date on our free drawing to March 15, 1957. Come' in or phone and we will register your name. CDCC 1 Cleaning Job en Davenport, Regardleu of Six. ' " 1 Cleaning Job en Carpet or Rug, Regardless of Six Laurine's Carpet House Phone 3-5132 1 To Buy or Sell - Use Tribune Classified Ads The St. Martha's Hnilri nnn. sored a pancake supper March 5th at the Community hall. All members of the Prospect basketball team were honored Thursday with a dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Vannice. The team finished their regular season with a tie for second place. Jim Daniels and Don Vannice were chosen on the all star team and Leo Dan iels received honorable mention. Relatives visited Friday eve ning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Voyde Bliss, to help Mrs. Bliss celebrate her irbthday. There Will ho a wnrlr rlav at the ProsDect Com mnnitv rluK on Saturday. March 9. Everyone wno is able is urged to come and help out as there are spvpral lobs to be donp. Thp nrniert will start at 9 a.m. and workers are asked to bring their ham mer and saw. A noon meal will be served by ladies of the com munity. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Chandler have returned to their home at Cascade Gorge after spending 10 days at Santa Ana, Calif visiting with Mrs. Chandler's parents. They also visited with Mrs. Ruth Hart who for many years owned and operated the Cascade Gorge store. O Mr. and Mrs. Angus Potter, from Mesa, Ariz., have been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gillespie. Other visit ors at the Gillespie home were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilburn. O Eddie and Karren Mattcrn and Kathy Large. The high school will sponsor a smoker March 8 at the school gym. There will be 10 boxing matches put on by the Pal club, and a tag team match as well as the high school boys. Prices are adults 75 cents, students 35 cents and children 25 cents. Miss Wanda Moore spent the week end with her girl friends Kathy Dilly and Mavis Couser al Eagle Point. The eighth grade boys and girls and the seventh grade boys left Prospect Friday morning about 9:30 a.m. for Brookings for the district grade school basketball play-off. They beat Brookings 34 to 25. After the f,ame and something to eat the girls went to their motel and the boys to the beach, where they pitched their tents and retired. Saturday morning they visited 'Sca Wonders Alive." Mr. and Mrs. Ward Blain and V. H. Stauffer accompanied the group. They returned to Pros pect Saturday. Glass containers are manufac tured principally in about 100 factories in various cities in the United States. Are fJe Careful With A b 1 SUIT i and iHMwdor 6 SHIRTS 1 7 tfVe bunder a shirt i wi return it with JFJ Sk. button missing Jl fht Phone 2-6165 For Free Pickup & Delivery Service DUMAS DOMESTIC LAUNDRY ANB dry cleaners Serving Southern Oregon For Over 50 Years! "YOUR APPEARANCE IS OUR BUSINESS" 30 North Riverside Avenue Medford We Are Bulging at the Seams With New Spring Coats, Suits, and Hats All Sizes and Styles . . If You Are in the Market for a New Spring Coat or Suit, We Have An Unusually Large Selection . . . SPRING SUITS by Ricemor Wonderful fitting, wonderful looking all wool Spring suits by Ricemor. A large selection of new spring styles and colors. Fitted or boxy styles. Reds, Tans, Greys, Pinks, Blacks Sizes 10 to 18 and 141i to 24. $3295 $3795 53995 $4450 Wonderful fitting, hard finish, crease res;stant fabrics. Will really hold a press. Come in and look them over. ill 1 SPRING COATS Beautiful new styles in long spring Coats. All wool materials in Fleeces, Hopsack ing. Tweedy blends, and other fabrics. Sizes 8 to 16 in beiges, blues, reds', pinks, yel lows and greys. Come in and look vhem over. $2995 $3295 53795 53995 Shorty Coats Fancy tweedy mixes, and plain colors in Suedes and Fleeces. , Sizes 8 to 16. $1995. . $2435 $2795 . $2895 fi7 Yes, Ladies. Absolutely Free! Your choice of any hat in our store Free, with the purchase of any Coat or Suit. Hundreds of new Spring O Hats to choose from. Come in, select your new Spring Coat or Suit now, and pick out any Hat you wish to go with it. agg mill iiSaas UMmf fvjrvi oFi? SIKSGS 4
