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.
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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.
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BABY
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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
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PEAT MOSS F" Bale $4.25
SUPER FANCY LAWN SEED.... Lb. 95c
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