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PHOENIX Firemen To Buy Equipment By LILLIAN KNIGHT Phoenix The Phoenix vol unteer firemen have expressed gratitude to those who helped make the annual St. Patrick's day ball a success. More than $293 were taken in, $200 of which was profit. Proceeds will be used to pur chase new fire masks, amber al ternating lights on their cars and a new emergency fire extinguisn er for the chief's car. Jie home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Delno Sloan, last week end. He is being transferred from Portland to the Palo Alto, Calif., office by Consolidated Freightways. He will be work ing on personnel problems with jthe Stanford University Re search institute ior tne comp any. 1 Phoenix Neighbors of Wood craft held a social meeting in the hall March 21 with the Asn land, Medford, and Grants Pass lodges attending. The Medford guard team staged a drill march. Mrs. Phoebe Mathney, district (field manager, and B. J. Staats, cteputy district field manager, Gases were the main entertain saent of the evening, with white etephant packages given as priz ed. Cake and coffee were served. The next business meeting of tf Neighbors of Woodcraft , kt4ge will be held in the Grange fall Thursday, April 4, at 8 p.m. Jffrs. Valker Caldwell and, Mrs. Kelbert Cook will be hostesses. Rioenix Thimble club will meet Friday, April 5, at the borne of Mrs. George Bourne for a eovered dish luncheon. C. L. Robbins left Saturday frir Bremerton, Wash., where he will visit relatives before going "to San Bernadino, Calif, where " he will make his home. He will stop at San. Francisco to visit b s& Ronnie, who left here &out avear ago, and who is low emp oyed in a bank there. Bobbins "Vld his place to Mr, and Mrs. A. C. Stockstill of Huston rd. April 13 has been set as the date for the wedding of Miss Shirleen Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Miller of Fresno, Calif. She is a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Montgom ery, and Mrs. Miller is the for mer Babe Montgomery. Her fiance is Ernest F. Harris Jr., of Fresno, who is attending Fres no college. A turkey dinner Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cobleigh with Mr. and Mrs. galph Coggins of Medford as host and hostess honored Mr. and Mrs. Carmine Gigliotti of Medford, Mr. and Mrs. Frank IS ts worth of Ashland, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cobleigh of Central Point, and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cobleigh. Mrs. Brooks Montgomery and Mrs. Minnie McClain, visited Mrs. Leslie Pense and her baby on, Kenneth Dean, Tuesday af- i' ternoon. They also visited Mrs. ' Frank Carland the same afternoon. Mrs. Ruth Williams, her two daughters, Mrs. William New man and Mrs. Abie Willis, and son, Donald Williams, who lives in Ashland, returned home Sat urday after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Yocum in Tacoma, Wash. Mrs. Yocum is another daughter of Mrs. Williams. They also visited with a sister of Mrs. Williams in Portland on their way home. Mrs. Doris Criner and chil dren, Lela and Tommy, of Phoe nix, Ariz., are visiting this week at the home of her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Abie Willis. - Mrs. Pearl Fraser, sister-in- law of Mrs. William Newman, and children, Janet and Mickie, have moved to Lakeview, their former home, after being here since last fall. Jeannie May, an other daughter, is staying with Mrs. Newman until school is out. The Lions club and Ladies auxiliary held an induction cere mony at a banquet March 27 at the Tally Ho. The club has now 50 members. They are in first in the activities contest in dist rict 36E, which covers all south ern Oregon. On The Side By E. V. Durling (Distributed by King Featurei Svndirt. Inc.) Becoming a papa continues to be of great financial benefit to Prince Rainier. His Royal High ness is reported harboring the belief that the Monaco stamp bearing a picture of Princess Grace and her baby Caroline will bring millions of dollars to the coffers of his principality. He may be right, The Mother's Day sale alone ' should net Monaco several millions. Asking 0 Queries from clients. Q. Is the type of cigar smoked by Sir Winston Churchill, British states man, the longest Havana cigar regularly retailed? A. No, sir. The longest Havana cigar is the one called the "Partagas Visible Immensas." It is 93A inches in length . . .Q. How old is Qfcarles Chaplin Jr.? Which of the many wives of Charles Chaplin Sr. was Junior's mother? A. Charles Chaplin Jr. is now 30 years old. His mother is Lita Grey, who was the second Mrs. Charles Chaplin. Asidei Although Boris Karloff, the actor, whose real name is Wil liam Pratt, has lived and worked in the United States for over 40 years he is still a British citizen . . .That way of life previously referred to as featuring "Wine, Women and Song" is now called "Whisky, Wagering and Worn en. As a saleman of railroad equip ment "Diamd Jim" Brady had an income of $20,000 a week and no income tax to pay. . .Exten sive research indicates that men are 12 per cen more brainy than women but not as tricky. Among The Married A 42-year-old British wife, be lieving it too late in her life for her to have a blessed event, adopted a girl. And so what? Shortly after that she gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. Speak ing of women of 40 and over hav ing unexpected births, I heard of a woman of 42 who gave birth td triplets. Also of a woman who had two children be fore she was 23 and none again until she was 45. So, Mister, you see it is as I am always telling you. That is, just because your wife is over 40, don't get the idea that you will never be again call ed upon to pace the hospital waiting room floor as a nervous, anxious expectant papa. Sidelights That extremely brilliant Brit ish literary lady, Rebecca West, recently said. "My favorite part of the world is the countryside of America. You must go to Penn sylvania and you'll love Amer ica" ... In the traditional Italian wedding ceremony both bride and groom have a best man. If that practice was in vogue in this country, who do you think would have been your wife's best man? Passing By It is a good idea for a sales woman to be genial and friendly but calling the feminine custom ers "Honey" or "Dear" seems to be over-doing it a little. . .Billy Sunday, the evangelist of the yesteryear, was at one time a major league ballplayer. The first 13 times Sunday went to bat for Pop Anson's Chicago Gallows Hauled Away Because of Lack of Use Champaign, 111. U.R) The Champaign County gallows, used only twice since 1845, has been hauled away to the dump from the basement of the county court building. Although the structure was built in 1845, it did not serve its purpose until 1898. Then, 23 years later, it was used for the second and last time. Cubs he struck out. If that isn't the record for consecutive strike outs by one player what is? Best Seller' "True Love" as sung by Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby is a better selling recording in England than anything sung by Elvis Presley. In the most recent list of best sellers in England, the Kelly Crosby recording is fourth on the list. "Hound Dog" by Presley is 13th. Incidentally, the Kelly Crosby "True Love" disc is not sold in Monaco. Also no films in which Grace Kelly appears are shown in that principality. If a resident of Monaco wants to see a Grace Kelly picture he has to go over the border to France. Get It Rright Once more I see it said that Hetty Green had a fortune of over $60 million, she lived in a cheap run-down tenement house on the lower East Side of Man hattan. That's not so. For a per iod Hetty lived at the Hotel Plaza, the world famous luxury hotel. She also lived at the celebrated St. George Hotel in Brooklyn. Her husband and her daughter, Sylvia, lived with her. Thursday. April 4. 1957 MEDFORD (OREGPN) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE Revised Protect Ready for Food Preservation Members Corvallis Oregon 4-H club members enrolled in food preser vation projects will have new materials awaiting them this spring, according to the state 4-H extension office at Oregon State college. A new. outline called Food Preservation" has been prepared and distributed to ciunty exten sion agents for youngsters who enroll in the project. Mrs. Winnifred Gillen, state 4-H extension agent who pre pared the project outline, said revision was made at the recom mendation of 4-H leaders, club members and county extension agents. The project is flexible, she said, because it into the fam ily food preservation program, especially in the case of families who like to freeze or can the family food suppl;'. Revised Project In the revised project, the youngster can freeze all the foods in his project or can some TOO FAST Watertown, Conn, (U.R) The Police Commission notified fire department officials that some of the volunteers raced through the middle of town at "high and unsafe speeds" and the practice "must be stopped." Portland (U.R) Jack M. Merrill, 36, chief of the Federal Narcotics Bureau office here, is being transferred to Seattle. if he wishes. A new section on freezing precooked and prepared foods also has been included in the new outline to give older club members experience in planning meals from the freezer. There are four divisions in the project, graded according to the youngster's skill. In the begin ner s division, 9-year-olds can work with their mothers to learn basic food facts, selection and care of food and equipment. As the 4-H'er become more adept, they can do all the canning job themselves. All 4-H foods projects are de signed to help families enjoy bet ter meals, and pare food costs. Youngsters, she said, who learn right techniques of canning early can contribute to better homes now and in the future. County extension agents can provide more information about the 4-H project. Investment Club Teaches Fundamental Practices - Williamstown, Mass. U.R) Some freshmenhave started the Williams Investment club "to educate club members in the fundamental principles and tech niques of sound investment prac tices" Each student has put in from $20 to $25 to start the group off with a kitty of $260. To date, the club has purchased eight shares in a chemical company and one in an investment trust. The students plan to continue the club for four years and plow back dividends to permit diversi fied investing with the increased capital. Use Mail Tribune Want Ada KIRBY CO. Sales & Service 1028 Murray, Med. PHONE 2-8355 (Salesman Needed) Dollar Days SEE GROCETERIA ADS PAGES 6 and 7 SECTION ONE Mrt. Vernon Moore and son, i Jesse Ray, are home from the hospital and are both doing fine. The annual PTA potluck din- ner will be held Friday, April ' 5, in the -cafeteria with serving . tfe tart at 6:30 p.m. A televis ; ion set will be provided for . (fight fans and a film for "the children will be shown. The reg afar business meeting will fol fciw the dinner. The seventh and eaghth grades are hosts with the mothers serving. Jack ThomDson. son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Thompson, left in late March for San Francisco for his assignment after spend ing two weeks with his folks. He recently completed his basic training. Mrs. Matilda DeVore is visit ing her son at Crescent City, Calif. Mrs. Arthur Boner left Sun dav for Portland where she will attend a beauty school for ad vanced training and hair styl ing this week. She will visit her daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Krebs in Arlington, and attend the beau ticians' convention in Portland this week end. Boner will join her Saturday and they will re turn home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Sloan and daughter, Brenda, visited at Garden Notes By C. B. CORDY County Extension Agent for Horticulture Lawns should be planted as soon as the soil can be properly prepared. Getting the soil well prepared is essential to the es tablishment of a satisfactory lawn. A fine, firm seed bed should be worked up. It should not be worked any deeper than is necessary to level the area. If the soil is a heavy clay it Can be loosened up by covering 1 inch deep with sawdust and thoroughly mixing this with the soil. As the sawdust will absorb all of the natural fertility a rather heavy application of a commercial fertilizer is neces sary. Three pounds of ammonium sulphate or 10 pounds of a com plete fertilizer per 100 square feet would be sufficient. If no sawdust is used five pounds of a complete fertilizer per 100 square feet would be adequate. This should be mixed with the soil just before planting. Lawn Grass Three or four pounds of lawn grass should be seeded on each 1,000 square feet. This seed should be sown lightly and the area covered two cr three times in different directions to insure a uniform stand. After sowing the seed the area should be very lightly raked or a thin lay er of peat moss or sawdust should be scattered to protect the seed from drying out too rapidly. The selection of a satisfactory lawn grass depends on individual taste. In the more humid areas of Oregon bent grasses are the most popular but in this area, with hot dry summers, bent grasses are very unsatisfactory. Red Creeping Fescue is one of the most satisfactory grasses and grows well in the shade, stands lots of traffic and does not creep into the flower beds. Its big drawback is it goes dor mant and turns brown in the summer if allowed to get dry. As it goes dormant when dry it is difficult to green the -lawn up again before fall. Kentucky Blue grass and Mer ion blue grass are also very good. The Merion blue grass makes a i denser, more springy turf and has a darker green color. They are a little coarser than fescues and don't grow quite as well in the shade. They also creep into the flower beds but this is not a major disadvantage. Coasfal Employment Above 1956 Figure San Francisco (U.R) Wage and salary employment, exclud ing domestic and agricultural workers, totalled 5,626,100 in o the three Pacific Coast states in mid-February about the same as the previous month, but 271, 100 above last year. The Department of Labor said Thursday that the slight January-February increase of 4,100 workers this year although following the expected seasonal trend did not show the strength of the corresponding periods of the last two years. California employment of 4, 399.700 in February was up to 12,700 from January, but Oregon was down 2,000 to a total of 464, oOO. Washington employment de clined by 6.600 to 761,800. MONEY PAINS Framingham, Mass. (U.R) Manv years ago Giulio Mont-i anari won a bet by swallowing three quarters and a dime. Now, at 63. he's having stomach trou ble, and surgeons say he must undergo an operation for re moval of the coins, revealed by an X-ray. $T One Trip S7 . LOANS J!g Borrow The American Way! LOANS S25 to S1.500 AUTO SALARY FURNITURE For Any Worthwhile Purpose PAYMENTS TO FIT YOUR BUDGET! American Finance Corp. Phone 2-8886 123 W. Main Medford .PACDFBC WW) & SEE & Co. Your Friendly CENTENNIAL FEE DEALER ... ' Located at 4th and Front Streets In Medford (Former Samson Feed Co. Location) MM (6) (O) FREE COFFEE and DOUGHNUTS IF REE PRIZES WILL BE SERVED ALL DAY Master Door Prize $25.00 In Merchandise Prizes Every Hour on the Hour All Day. You don't have to buy to participate. BABY Chkks WHILE THEY LAST 15 chicks to each adult starting at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. Please bring your own containers. SPECIAL FENCES CHICK STA. CRUMBLES 50 lbs. $2.79 Hl-E BROILER PELLETS Sack 4.40 PACIFIC HEN SCRATCH cwr. 4.20 WHEAT cwr. 4.10 (These prices are in effect Friday and Saturday only) While They Last 15 OFF, OB All Power Lawn Mowers and Windolph Garden Makers PEAT MOSS F" Bale $4.25 SUPER FANCY LAWN SEED.... Lb. 95c LAWN FERTILIZER $3.75 cwr. and up Lawn Seeders-Rollers -Spreaders Available While They Last A r J 7 f The Manaaement and Personnel Extends a Cordial Welcome to Come in and net Acquamr- Sl KsUrUlUl IIIUUUIIUU- and se the Most Complete Stock of Farm and Garden Supplies m Southern Oregon PACOFDC FEED & P Co. 4th & Front Streets Medford, Ore. . Phone 2-2413
