.fOUH MEDFOHD (OREGON)
BHIA Names Top
Herds In County
It Annual Meet
The top producing heard of
the Jackson County Dairy Herd
Improvement association for
lf36 is owned by R. L. and
Blanche Wyant.
This announcement was made
t the annual meeting of the
tsociation Thursday, March 21,
in the courthouse auditorium.
This herd of registered Jersy
cf.tle produced 499 pounds but
trfat and 8,827 pounds milk per
coov for the year.
Other top herds in the county
ere owned by J. E. Parsons
ith 473 pounds butterfat and
,771 pounds milk; Victor and
Nita Birdseye with 451 pounds
butterfat and 8.721 pounds milk;
yichard and Elizabeth Wester-
bcrg with 446 pounds butterfat
and 8,588 pounds milk; James
and Neola Edge with 439 pounds
butterfat and 11,760 pounds
milk.
Average production for cows
on test in the association was
387.4 pounds butterfat and 7,774
pounds milk, it was reported.
Thirty herds completed a year's
testing in 1956, and in these
herds there were 1,254 cows.
3 Officers for 1957
Officers elected for 1957 in
clude J. E. Parsons, president;
Victor Birdseye, vice president;
Earle Jossy, secretary; and J. A.
Edge, Don Geren and Robert Bit-
terling, directors.
Featured speaker at the meet-
0 ing was Harold P. Ewalt, exten
sion dairy specialist irom Ore
gon State college. Ewalt advised
dairymen to keep good records
on the cost of production and
performance of their individual
cows. He also, urged them to use
those records to reduce costs of
production.
Weeds
and
Herbicides
Br RAY HUBBELL
County Weed Control
Superriior
Plants are most easily con
trolled when they are young and
vigorously growing. Therefore,
spring and early summer are
good times for most weed con
trol. There are several plants in
the Rogue River valley which
are easily controlled in early
spring, but present a problem if
let go until summer. One is
poison hemlock. It is also mis
takenly called wild carrot. Saint
Ann's lace, wild parsnip and
fcther names.
Sizes Vary
Poison hemlock may be found
along ditches, roads and lanes,
creek banks and railroads. At
this date plants will range in
size from a few Inches to two
feet or more.
Since poison hemlock is sus
ceptible to hormone type sprays,
now is the time to start this
work. As the plant increases in
size, so does its resistance to
control. Uncontrolled areas be
come dense with growth and the
problem is an ever-increasing
one.
It might be pointed out at this
time that there is no one treat
ment mehod for these problems.
Seeds lying in the ground may
exist until conditions are correct
for its germination. In most of
the above named locations,
where the ground is not cultivat
ed or worked to bring seeds to
the surface, control can be
achieved by preventing exisiting
plants from maturing.
Yellow Star Thistle
Another plant that presents
a problem is the yellow star
thistle. Its complete eradication
would seem impossible, but con
trol can be achieved. This plant
produces a great mny seeds
and grows well in areas not und
er irrigation. Fence lines, road
sides and uncultivated areas are
favorite locations. Due to the
heavy seed yield of this plant,
new plants will emerge all
. through the early spring and
summer months. Repeated ap
plications therefore are needed
for its control. Hormone sprays
work well on early growth of
this plant.
Chickory, buckhorn plantain,'
sour dock, buU thistle, teasel,
sweet anis and mustards are a
few plants which are more easily
nd economically c o n t r o lied
hen young.
Those attending the all-day
fcrea weed meeting yesterday ob
tained considerable information
on modern weed control meth
ods. Representatives from the
state highway department, chem
ical companies and irrigation dis
tricts were in attendance. How
ever, there were relatively few 1
farmers present. Speakers in
$udcd Ray Kelso, state depart
ment of agriculture; Jack Ross.
Oregon State college farm crops
specialist; and Bill Kosesan, state ,
highway, department. j
(This is another in a series of j
frticlcs written for the Mail Tri- j
bune by Ray Hubbell, county j
eed control supervisor. Read-1
r's questions on weeds or weed j
control can be sent to the county j
extension office, courthouse.
Med ford. Answers will be mail- j
f)i or printed in this column.)
MAIL TRIBUNE
Fotrm and Qotrdetm
Mixed Price Outlook
Seen for State Crops
Corvallis M i x e d price out
leok for Oregon's 1957 fruit and
vegetable harvest is forecast by
Roland Groder, Oregon State
college marketing specialist, in
OSC's "Agricultural S i t uation
and Outlook" circular now avail
able from county extension serv
ice offices.
Several major fruit crops such
as strawberries, black berries.
apples, peaches, prunes, and pos
sibly pears are headed for stiffer
competition this year, Groder
believes.
Walnuts, filberts, cherries, and
some caneberries are expected to
fare better. While prices for
these crops may be slightly low
er man last year, the net re
turns to growers should be great
er due to better yieias. Many
growers were hard-hit with short
crops in 1956 following heavy
winter damage.
Processed Fruits
Stocks of most processed fruits
have moved well during the
past season, Groder said. Except
for frozen strawberries, carry
overs are not likely to be ex
cessive.
With strawberry acreage still
on the increase, the specialist be
lieves it may take two. or three
years of low prices to bring
national production and use into
balance.
Prices for processed green
beans are expected to hold up
with supply and sales in good
balance, but sweet corn and peas
are in heavy supply and may call
1957 Wheal Crop
Price Looks Good
Corvallis (U.R) Improved
price outlooks for wheat, live
stock and poultry were reported
today by Oregon State College
economists here.
Agricultural Economist M. D.
Thomas said chances look good
for 1957 wheat crop prices to run
somewhat higher than the gov
ernment support prices. He said
the coming wheat crop both na
tionally and in the Northwest is
not likely to be large enough to
meet domestic needs and ex
ports,, resulting in prices high
enough to draw government
wheat out of storage.
Thomas said Northwest wheat
exports may reach 175 million
bushels during the current sea
son. Feed grain prices were ex
pected to drop in price next fall
to around $3 to S3.50 lower than
last fall and smaller pork sup
plies and a light early hatch of
laying-type chicks promised bet
ter prices for meat and eggs.
Increase in Use of
Wool Cutting Supply
Corvallis Increased use of
wool by U.S. woolen mills is cut
ting down government - stored
stocks and could wipe out the
58 million pounds surplus by the
end of this year, according to
M. D. Thomas, Oregon State col
lege agricultural economist.
U.S. mill consumption of ap
parel wool in 1956 ran about 5
per cent more than in 1955 and
14 per cent more than in 1954.
At the same time, domestic pro
duction has not increased and
imports of apparel wool have
remained low. "
Drought in the Southwest has
reduced sheep numbers about as
fast as they have increased in
other parts of the country. To
keep pace with increased de
mands for wool, the government
surplus holdings have been siph
oned off at the rate of about
six million pounds a month.
Leaders Discuss
Overnight Field Trip
Jackson county 4-H forestry
club leaders Monday night made
preliminary plans for an over
night field trip to take place
in the county June 7-8.
Site for the event will be
selected later, according to
Glenn Klein, county 4-H agent.
Assistance will be sought from
professional foresters in the
area, Klein said. The program
will include identification of
trees and shrubs, tree planting,
pruning, selection, gathering,
pressing and mounting specim
ens for identication and instruc
tion on what to do when lost in
the woods.
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4th and N. Central Phone 3-4421
Thunday, March 28,
for a cutback in the 1957 pack,
according to Groder.
Fresh market vegetables are
expected to be in good local sup
ply and are likely to feel con
tinued heavy competition of
shipped-in produce from such
areas as California, Arizona, and
Texas. Groder believes some
fruit and vegetable growers may
find good market opportunities
through roadside stands and the
U-pick trade.
Spray Equipment
Must Be Registered
Salem With a record demand
for weed spraying services in
sight this spring, the state depart
ment of agriculture calls atten
tion to the need to register all
operators and spraying equip
ment. This applies to both air
and ground operators and equip
ment. Weed spraying work in east
ern Oregon, particularly in
wheat fields, is off to the biggest
start in years, Ray Kelso, depart
ment supervisor of herbicide ap
plication, said. On a quick trip
into eastern Oregon last week he
licensed four new operators
three working in the air and one
from the ground.
Any eastern Oregon operators
who need licenses in a hurry this
spring should contact Verne Al
exander, department representa
tive stationed in the city hall at
Milton-Freewater.
Western O r e g on applicators
should contact the department
headquarters at Salem, or they
may appear there to take the
state examination without ad
vance notice. No new operator
may engage in spraying or dust
ing legally until he or she passes
the qualifying examination.
Applicators licensed last year j
must renew 1 their license to
operate again this year.
Better Livestock
Prices Predicted
Corvallis Cheaper feed and
better prices for Oregon live
stock and poultry products dur
ing the last half of 1957 are
forecast by Oregon State college
agricultural economists.
The economists expect Oregon
barley and oats prices next fall
to be around S3 to $3.50 a ton
lower than last fall. Main rea
sons for the expected price drop
are continued large supplies of
local and national supplies of
feed grains, prospects for large
planting again this year, and
lower government support rates.
Barring last minute changes,
the economists state, support
prices for all 1957-crop feed
grains will be under last year.
National average supports are
now listed at $3.33 a ton lower
than last year for barley and
$3.12 less for oats.
Corn supports are down $5 a
ton and hay is likely to be cheap
er than last fall.
Meanwhile, smaller pork sup
plies and a very light early hatch
of laying-type chicks promise
better prices for meat and eggs.
Poinsettias Can Be
Kept Throughout Year
Fargo, N.D. (U.R) The color
ful poinsettia that you received
this winter can be kept through
the year, according to Don
Hoag, North Dakota Agricultur
al College horticulturist.
The poinsettia is native to the
sub-tropics and doesn't take
kindly to winter weather, Hoag
pointed out. A few cold drafts
will curl the big red leaves and
results will be just as disastrous
if the plant is placed in front
of a hot air register. The plant
thrives best under average tem
peratures of 65 degrees. The hor
ticulturist said the poinsettia J
will bloom for several weeks
if given plenty of water. '
But keeping it through the
year is a little tricky, he ad
mitted. Put the plant in a dry place
where it won't freeze, and al
low the soil to dry up gradually.
In May, cut the stem back
about two-thirds, wash the old
soil from the roots, and re
pot in fresh soil. Softwood
cuttings taken in July and root
ed will, with luck, give blooms
for next Christmas.
Clover, Alfalfa
Seed Growers Can
Expect Good Prices
Corvallis Oregon clover and
alfalfa seed growers can expect
prices to hold up fairly well in
1957 unless U.S. and Canadian
fall seed harvests are large.
Ray Teal, Oregon State col
lege seed marketing specialist,
said short 1956 crops in Can
adad and a smaller alfalfa seed
harvest in this country reduced
carry-over supplies and upped
prices.
The grass seed picture is some
what dimmer. Teal said ryegrass
seed prices are becoming too
low for even the most efficient
producers to cover costs. Grow
ers are trying to bring supply
and use back into satisfactory
balance.. Low prices for 1957
seem likely unless ryegrass seed
Harvest is reduced sharply.
Prices Head Down
Bentgrass and fine fescue
prices appear headed back down
after last year's spurt resulting
from short turf grass seed crops
in both Canada and the Mid
west. But Teal believes prices
should stay above the low levels
of two or three years " ago for
awhile at least.
Rapidly increased production
of the new and popular Merion
bluegrass has dropped early high
prices of S2 a pound to around
$1.50. However, the specialist
thinks there is still room for
profitable expansion of this crop
even though prices decline some
what. Oregon yields have been
good, averaging about 200
pounds per acre last year.
Sudan is an exception in the
general grass seed trend. Sup
plies are smaller than last year
and chances are good for prices
to go above average next fall.
Counseling Positions
Offered for Leaders
Corvallis Counseling posi
tions for 75 young men and wo
men will be offered for about
two weeks this summer by the
state 4-H extension office at Ore
gon State college.
Young people, 18 or older, are
needed as counselors for youths
who attend 4-H summer school,
June 11 to 21 at OSC. About
1,850 boys and girls, 12 years
and older, are expected to at
tend the 10-day school along with
200 4-H leaders.
Counselors help supervice and
organize club members in living
quarters and act as advisers in
planning recreation a c 1 1 vities.
They receive room and board
plus payment for their duties.
Counseling experiences are espe
cially beneficial to students plan
ning to teach or work with young
groups, according to 4-H leaders.
Interested persons should con
tact the state 4-H office at OSC.
Kangaroo Rat Said
Growing Menace
Davis, Calif. (U.R) Cali
fornia ranchers face a growing
menace ia the kangaroo rat, a
small rodent with eyes bigger
than its stomach.
Walter E. Howard, a Univer
sity of California agriculture
specialist, said he turned one of
the small animals loose in a
closed room with thousands of
tiny rose clover seeds. The kang
aroo rate ate an average of 3,500
seeds a day but also picked up
an additional 16,000 seeds to
store in its nest. ;
On the range the tiny pests
cache the extra - food under
ground for the rest of the year
Unfortunately, Howard said, the
animal buries it too deeply to
germinate. ,
Howard warned that without
control measures the kangaroo
rats and other rodents could
quickly gather most of the seed
scattered on newly seeded range-land.
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Spring Crop Acreage
May Be Smallest in
Nation Since WWI
Corvallis Farmers plan to
plant the smallest acreage of
spring crops since World War I,
Mrs. Elvera Horrell, extension
agricultural-economist at Ore
gon State college, has reported.
She said the way things look
now, total planted acreage of 59
major crops across the nation
may be 12 million acres less than
last year.
Each spring, the U.S. depart
ment of agriculture crop report
ing board asks the nation's farm
ers what they plan to grow, and
how many acres they expect to
plant to each crop.
After checking the board's
latest report, Mrs. Horrell said
it looks like farmers will plant
about one-fifth less spring wheat,
make modest cuts in corn and
oat acreages, and keep hay acres
about the same.
Planned acreage increases in
clude early potatoes up a little,
barley up about one-tenth, and
sorghum up almost one-fourth.
GOLD HILL
Potluck Dinner Scheduled
BY MRS. CLYDE KELL
Gold Hill Mrs. J. Les Graffis,
president of the Past Noble
Grands club, has announced that
the annual potluck dinner for
Past Noble Grands and their
fimilies will be held at the Odd
Fellows hall Friday, March 29,
at 6:30 p.m.
Friends report that Norman
A. Campbell of Highway 99,
north, is getting along fine.
Campbell was in an automobile
Interest in Goats
Leads To Career
Haverhill (U.R) A sixth
grader's interest in goats led to
a career of animal husbandry
and a source of goat's milk for
a visiting monarch.
Allen L. Rogers, now a resi
dent of Maryland, pleaded for
years before his family would
let him have a goat as a pet.
No one could understand it,"
said Eleanor Rogers, his sister,
a high school teacher in the fam
ily's home town of Haverhill.
"Other boys wanted a dog, or
perhaps a pony, but with Allan
it had to be goats or nothing."
One goat led to another and
many more, she said. Rogers
studied the animals and read
many books on the subject.
Rogers made animal husband
ry his major at the University
of Connecticut. He's been a goat
raiser ever since.
Rogers' prize herd of goats at
tracted international recognition
this year when they were used
to supply milk for visiting King
Saud of Saudi Arabia while he
was in Washington, D. C.
Machine Conditions
Hay During Cutting
New 'Holland, Pa. U.R) The
nation's farmers won't have to
worry about tnat old nemesis
weather, next summer when it
comes time for harvesting hay.
New Holland, a subsidiary of
Sperry Rand Corp., soon will
market a farm machine that
conditions hay so effectively it
field dries in record time.
The new product, called a
mower-crusher, operates like a
huge washing machine wringer
on wheels. Hay is fed between
two large, smooth rollers, crack
ing the stews length-wise in
stead of crimping them. This
cures the hay up to twice as
fast as previous methods.
The mower-crusher is pulled
by a tractor. The crusher sec
tion grinds up hay mowed on
the previous cutting round
while the mower is weaving a
new swath to the right of the
crushing operation.
The crusher also picks up the
hay more efficiently, New Hol
land said, and upends it into a
fluffy row behind the crusher
for faster, more thorough dry-
ling.
West Jackson
Mi inn Co. r5.'i
In Oregon, the report shows
farmers plan to increase their
hay acreage about 1 per cent,
sugar beets . 7 per cent, oats 9
per cent, and barley 10 per cent.
The state's farmers plan to cut
their late summer and fall po
tato acreages about 3 per cent,
corn 5 per cent, and have in
dicated a spring wheat acreage
cut of almost 35 per cent.
However, these acreage cuts
do not necessarily mean ag
ricultural production will show
a similar cut, Mrs. Horrell said.
Modern machinery, use of fer
tilizer, and new "know-how"
have helped farmers up yields
per acre in recent years.
Plans announced now by farm
ers may not turn out that way
either, Mrs. Horrell added. Price
changes, available labor, changes
in government programs, weath
er, and warmers reaction to the
announced plans of other farm
ers, can all change the final
picture.
accident about five weeks ago.
Miss Bernice Cleff, who was in
jured in the same accident is
still confined to Rogue Valley
hospital in Medford.
Mrs. Stanley N e w n ham of
Medford has been staying in
Gold Hill at the home of herj
husband's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Newnham, of Fourth ave.
while Stanley Newnham has
been on a business trip in the
east. Newnham left by plane
March 18 for Portland, from
where he went by train to Louis
ville, Ky. '
Ladies attending a recent
stork shower at the home of Mrs.
Norman Burreson for Mrs. Stan
ley Newnham of Medford were
Mrs. Loyd Gobernor, Mrs. The-
ron Boen, Mrs. Bill Ferguson,
Mrs. Bill Hittle, Mrs. Earl Moore,
Mrs. Ritchie -Genaw, Mrs. Wil
liam Housley, Mrs. Veltie Biles,
Mrs. Wilmer Bailey, Mrs. El
wood Abbott, Mrs. Kent Clark
and children, Debbie and Ricky,
Mrs. George Smith, Mrs. Lucy
Edington, Mrs. Ethel Edington,
Mrs. Floyd Lance, Mrs. Harry
Newnham, . Mrs. Dale Shultz,
Mrs. Cleon Botsford, Mrs. Johny
Bochardy, Mrs. Melvina Burre
son, Mrs. Donna Dunn, Miss
Lucille Smith, Mrs. Edward
Robinson, Mrs. John Morris, Mrs.
Ronald Broad, and Mrs. Ray
mond Doran.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis
were hosts to a family dinner at
their home in the Table Rock
area Sunday, March 24. Those
present were Mrs. Lewis's sister
Mrs. "William Force, and Bill
Kell, of Gold Hill, Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Dusenberry, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Lewis, their daughter, Miss
Sharrell Lewis, and their son,
Gary Lewis, and Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Hess and children, Vickie
and Scottie, all of Medford.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Bailey
of Fifth ave received word from
their son, Kenneth W. Bailey,
March 25 telling them that he
has received his private first
class rating. Kenneth is with the
headquarters co. Yukon com
mand in an Army tout on Elison
Air Force base at Fairbanks,
Alaska. He Is assigned as truck
driver and pumper operator in
the fire department at the base.
Floyd Lance, Wilmer Bailey,
Clyde Kell and Bill Kell at
tended a meeting of the Central
Point firemen, Wednesday,
March 20, in Cenrtal Point.
The March meeting of the Gold
Hill Garden club was held at the
home of Mrs. Frank Carter on
the Upper River rd. Mrs. Carter
served a dessert luncheon pre
ceeding the meeting. A discus
sion was held on various plants
and planting.
Mrs. Carter placed first In the
tree quiz and Mrs. Alfred Bailey,
second place.
The next meeting of the Gold
Hill Health unit will be held at
the home of Mrs. Erwin Hoffman
on Pacific Highway 99, north,
Tuesday, April 2, at 1 p.m. A
dessert luncheon will preceed
the business session.
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Grange News
Butte Falls Grange
Butte Falls Home Economics
club met at the home of Mrs.
Ross Arent. There were ten mem
bers present for the Pot Lucft
lunch served at 12:30. There was
one guest, Mrs. Neathammer,
who is mother of Mrs. Arent.
The display table for next reg
ular Grange meeting will be ar
ticles from Hawaii, in keeping
with the Grange tour to Hawaii
next month.
Mrs. Ernest Smith reported
the ladies of the community are
making wool quilts to have on
hand for any emergency that
might arise.
It was announced there will be
a public card party at the Kin
caid hall Saturday night, March
30. A nominal charge will be
made. Cake and coffee will be
served during the evening.
Mrs. Elga Abbott gave a re
port on the pot luck dinner given
for the basketball team and high
school faculty. It was well at
tended. St. Patrick was the theme for
the program. Mrs. Jim Arnold
read two articles, one entitled,
"Doing a Job Well."
Mrs. Everett Moore showed a
hand made lunch cloth. It will
be on display in the windew of
Stoddard's Hardware store. Any
one wanting to buy hand made
gifts are asked to call at the
home of Mrs. Ray Green.
The next meeting will be at
the home of Mrs. Elga Abbott,
April 17, at 1:30 p.m.
Serving committee for next
regular grange meeting is Mr.
and Mrs. Britton Ash and Robert
Elsom.
Roxy Ann Grange
Members of Roxy Ann Grange
met in regular session and Mas
ter Kees of Shady Cove Grange
was presented to the masters
station. "
Charles Whitcher gave an
agriculture report telling of
prices of farm commodities and
the production of these commodi
ties. He suggested to members to
have their soil tested, stating
that experiments have shown a
definite need for different types
of fertilizers.
Ken Shaw, dance chairman,
reported a crowd of 10 squares
at the last dance and said the
next dance would be April 6.
Willetta Sims- reported 23
mpmhprs nresent at" last HEC
meeting. Plans were made for
the rummage, plant and baKe
food sale to be held at the
Grange on March 28.
Marie Pfnister urged all mem
bers to continue to save their
1ps slins and said three new
advertisers have been added to
thp list.
The disnlav table consisted 'of
china belonging to Verda Quack
pnhush. A cream Ditcher and
sugar bowl from France were of
specal interest.
Thp lppislatlve committee re
ported on several bills and sug
gested that members read and
studv information pertaining to
senate bill 68 known as the con
tractors bill.
rhanlain Mav Dalton reported
that nnn Meadows had been
taken to the hospital with a se
vere attack of asthma.
Members of the Roxy Ann de
gree team will put on the tnira
and fourth degree work at Shady
Cove on Saturday, Marcn du
Master Kees of Shady Cove ex
tended a welcome to all Grange
mpmhprs.
The next Grange meeting will
be April 5 with Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Cameron, Mr. ana Mrs.
Norman Thames, and Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Of ford on the serving
committee.
The lecturers program follow
ed Grange and consisted of a skit
"Stolen Beauty," put on by Kim
Griffin and Nixon Hall. Gath
ering Nuts was put on by Marie
Pfnister. A reading given by
Frances Moffatt pertaining to St.
Patrick's Day. Charles Whitchei
spoke on the problems of a hog
r-mu .Tl by fhe bog
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raiser. My Wild Irish Rose was
sung by the members. Refresh
ments were served by the Halls,
Griffens and Gaults.
Eagle Point Grange
A 32nd anniversary pot luck,
dinner preceded the March 19
meeting of the Eagle Point
grange. A good attendance was
noted.
Following the dinner, the lec
turer presented the following
program: a piano selection by
Marcia Ackerman; two songs by
the Ackerman trio, Jimmy,
Marcia and Lola; a reading by
Mrs. Holly Single; an article was
read by Mrs. Paul Force taken
from the Medford Mail Tribune
of Dec. 1928, on the organiza
tion of the different granges in
the valley; and a story was told
by Glen Rader. The program
came to a close by the members
singing an Irish song.
Honored Guests
After the opening of the meet
ing, Mrs. Olin Poe, district chair
man of the H.E.C., and Cecil
Kee, master of the Shady Cove
grange, was escorted as honor
guests to the master's station.
The third and fourth obliga
tions were given to Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Myers.
Under agriculture, a discus
sion was held on the resolution
for the government to pay a
subsidy on cull dairy cattle and
it was decided not to support
this.
The legislative committee held
a discussion on bills before the
Senate and it was voted that
the Eagle Point grange go on
record as opposing Senate Bill
68 and also to oppose the bill
making bank closing on Satur
day compulsory.
Bridges Built
The roads committee reported
on the bridges being built in the
county and it was noted that
there were four bridges in the
process of being replaced. This
replacement seemed to be tak
ing a considerable amount of
time, but the reason for this was
that one construction company
was doing all of these and that
it was saving the county the
price of one bridge by awarding
these to the one company. Forms
and other material are being re
used on all four bridges, thus
saving the taxpayer money.
The reception committee In
troduced the following visitors
and the Granges: Mr. and Mrs.
Olin Poe, Phoenix, Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Rader, Roxy Ann, ' Cecil
Kee from Shady Cove, and Rob
ert Bush, Gold Hill.
Mrs. Glen Clymer announced
the meetings on family business
and law, sponsored by the home
extension, would be held in the
Eagle Point Grange hall, April
4, 11 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. The
public is invited to attend these
meetings. The Jackson County
Bar association is furnishing the
speakers and the talks will cover
probates, deeds and other mat
ters of family business and law.
An informal coffee heur will be
held after the meetings, with a
question and answer period.
Meeting Set
All those interested in reor
ganizing the third and fourth
degree team are asked to meet
in the hall Sunday, March 31, at
7 p.m.
The Eagle Point Grange voted
to help sponsor the rural fire
district being organized in the
Eagle Pbint area.
A 25-year pin wag presented
to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hoover
for having 25 consecutive years
of membership in the Grange.
First, second and third year at
tendance pins were also present
ed to those eligible by Secretary
Agnes Hubbell.
Cecil Kee announced that the
Central Point drill team would
confer the third and fourth de
gree at the Shady Cove Grange
March 30 and anyone having
candidates was especially invit-
prl in mmp
Cora Bitterling.