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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
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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.
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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.
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