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r fW0 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE One of Toughest Road Projects Slated to Start By JERRY REYNOLDS United Pratt Corretpendenl Sacramento, Calif. U.R) In trie of the toughest road-building jobs ever undertaken, Cali fornia will carve a four lane su perhighway at the granite sum mit of the Sierras. "Work on the $6 million federally-aided project will start this wmmer. The result will be one at the world'! highest freeways, Cglong the craggy Donner Sum ariit route used by travelers into (California for more than 110 Sears. Engineers have decided to push construction around the (Block in a race against mother Mature. They will blast at night amid peaks towering 9,000 feet above sea level. Dangerous as 4his might seem, it is considered fess perilous than trying to work in the 26-foot snow drifts winter brings. Work will be suspended Between mid-November and the criiddle of March. (ix Unils Planned Summer will see the start of qjix units, including the expan sion of U.S. 40 to four lanes at ire 6,000-foot level of the high way linking Floriston, Calif., Sjid the Nevada border. Part of the project is construc tion of the freeway which will carry 30,000 spectators a day from Floriston to the site of the 1960 Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley. The new highway across the Sierra Nevada range will be come part of the strategic trans School News McLOUGHLIN JUNIOR HIGH The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company sponsored an educational assembly on April 17. Mr. Seavey, a company staff specialist, gave a 30-minute demonstration of new trends in electronic power use. He also explained the principle of long range dialing in telephone calls. His assistant, Pat, explained the system soon to be in use in our area. The McLoughlin band will march in the Blossom Festival parade on April 27. Counselors from the senior high school will register ninth graders, during school hours next week. The Southern Oregon Music Contest will be held in Medford April 26 and 27 at the senior high school. Elmer Ayres is chairman for the two day festival of band, ortfiestra and choir groups. Spheols from Jackson, Jose phine, Douglas, Klamath, Lake, Oaa Curry counties will parti cipate. The concert band, cadet tpttd and orchestra will repre afatt McLoughlin. An evening acert will be held for the pub is on April 26 at the Hedrick $ptior High school. . large percentage of Mc Laughlin students attended the Good Friday services at the First Church of the Nazarene. The girls' chorus sang "Were You There?". "There's a Green Hill Far Away" and "Psalm Forty- two", directed by Ray Lewis and accompanied by Mrs. Mar garet Brown. Tournaments are continuing in badminton, ping-pong and sjiuffle-board in the girl's PE dasses. Practices are being held for th operetta "Miss Starlight" which will be presented May 3 A selected group of band and orchestra students presented a program over KYJC on April 18. PLEASED About the Performance Pontiac made at the Daylona Beach Races, it Bob Larimer, Sales Representative of Dean ft Tay lor Pontiac. He wants you to call him phone 2-5241, for an appointment tor a Demonstra tion ride in the '57 Pontiac to he can give you an application to win FREE a '57 Pontiac. Bob has been telling locally for many years and will give you that personal touch you like to have when selecting your new car. We know you will be impressed with the Pontiac at well at the ale tervice Bob will give you. AOT, continental network for military transport in case of emergency. But it also will bring 1.5 million vacationers and travelers into California each month. Every obstacle nature can throw in the bulldozers' way will face construction crews one of the heaviest snowfalls in the country, 56 feet a year, and precipitious 9,000-foot granite crags which hover over the 7, 1 00-foot Donner Pass. Man-Made Obstacle There will be a man-made ob stacle, too. The California di vision of highways is consider ing stationing "public relations" men to salve irritated motorists delayed on the present highway by one-way traffic and complete stops for blasting. One alternative to the 24-hour summertime construction is a proposal to halt all .traffic at night and do all the blasting then. The highway is open the year News Briefs SHOT TO DEATH Brookline, Mass. (U.R) An attractive 18-year-old girl was shot to death in her apartment Saturday by a former boy friend who flew here from California. Police said Jack Chester, 22, a Lancaster, Calif., factory worker, ran up to iwo policemen guarding the Boston A. A. mara thon route and told them he had killed Miss Beatrice (Bebe) Fish man with a volley of .45 pistol bullets. MURDER-SUICIDE West Hollywood (U.R) A 78-year-old' man and his wife, both suffering from cancer, died Saturday in an apparent murder-suicide pact because they did not want to be a financial bur den to their son who is working his way through law school, au thorities reported. The husband apparently shot the wife and then himself, sher iff's deputies said. CONFESSES New York (U.R) A 22-year- old oil burner repair man Sat urday confessed to the murders of two Brooklyn women 19-year-old Patricia Ruland and Mrs. Dorothy Campbell, 53, po lice said. The man, Identified by police as Thomas Joseph Higgins, said he beat Miss Ruland to death with a claw hammer after what he termed a "necking session." He also admitted that he was the slayer of Mrs. Campbell. Mrs. Campbell was found beaten to death earlier this year. REACH AGREEMENT Los Angeles (U.R) Repre sentatives of the Chrysler Cor poration and the United Auto Workers Union Saturday reached an agreement designed to settle a more than month-long strike of 4,000 workers at the company plant here. No details were announced. The strike was over an alleged production speedup. SUBMITS RESIGNATION Phoenix U.R John P. Frank, Phoenix attorney, has submitted his resignation as special counsel for the Arizona Interstate Stream commission in the state's suit for Colorado river water, it was announced Satur day. Wayne Akin, chairman of the Arizona Interstate Stream com mission, said Frank gave his private practice here as the prin cipal reason for relinquishing the $24,000 a year position. ANNOUNCE CAMPAIGN Washington U.R) American plywood importers announced an "all out" campaign Saturday to block legislation they said would impose "industry killing" quotas on their product. Representatives of three im port organizations said the cam paign is a "factual counter at tack" against the "extensive progaganda and lobbying cam- THIS ONE FIGURES Hollywood (U.R) Director Delbert Mann stopped produc tion on the movie, "The Bache lor Party," so actors portraying bookkeepers could go to school. Mann sent them to business school to learn the proper hand ling of computers. EAVESDROPPING USELESS Memphis, Tenn (U.R) The judge dismissed a case against R. R. Edmonds, who had been ac cused by Mrs. Marion Slavri onas of listening in on her tele phone conversations, because the charges were "all Greek." "Why should I listen in on her," Ed monds protested, all she speaks is Greek and I don't understand Greek." STRANGE HIDEOUT Los Angeles (U.R) Edward O'Brien was rudely awakened Friday by three strange bedfel lows. The bedfellows: An auto mobile and two auto theft sus pects who crashed into his bed room while attempting to elude police. The deep sea diving record of' 600 feet.is held by a British Roy al Navy teaman. Sunday, April 21, 1957 - Building Soon round except during blizzards of the kind which in 1952 stran ded the City of San Francisco passenger train in 26-foot drifts for days. Most closings last only a few hours, but it all amounts to a $300,000 annual snow re moval bill. Donner Pass was named for the Donner Party which attemp ted to cross it in the winter of 1846. The party traveled from Wyoming across to Great Salt Desert in the summer and ar rived at the towering spine off the Sierra in the fall. Only a few members of the party climbed the granite sum mit and made it to Sacramento for help during the winter. Oth ers camped at Donner Lake near the Summit, fought off the huge snow drifts and subsisted par tially on the flesh of their own dead. Of the 90 persons who set out on that first trip, only 43 survived. paign" of the domestic industry. Domestic producers, they said, are attempting to kill off import competition by appealing direct ly to Congress. MISSILE LAUNCHING Washington aU.R) The Navy announced Saturday that it will build i 2 million dollar land bassed missile launcher which can roll, pitch and heave like a ship. The Navy said that the re search launcher will be used to reproduce ship motions to enable the checking of guidance and fire-control systems and actual firing procedures for ship launched missiles. Charles Reynolds Takes Chairmanship Portland (U.R) Charles H. Reynolds, since 1949 a member of the State Highway commis sion, took over officially as its chairman Friday as the commis sion held a one-day meeting here. Reynolds, a 60-year-old La Grande insurance man, succeeds Ben Chandler of Coos Bay who left the commission March 21. Reynolds was born in La Grande and is a graduate of Ore gon State where he was quarter back on the football team. Also present Friday for his first session was Robert Chess man, publisher of the Astorian Budget, who was named to the commission to ,fill the vacancy left by Chandler. Astoria Publisher Joins Highway Group Salem '(U.R) Robert B. Chess man, 36, publisher of the As torian Budget, Thursday was sworn in as a member of the State Highway Commission. Chessman was appointed by Gov. Robert D. Holmes to suc ceed Ben R. Chandler of Coos Bay who had asked to be reliev ed of his duties. Charles H. Reynolds of La Grande, a long-time member of the commission, was elected chairman. Chessman's father, the late Merle Chessman, served on the highway commission for more than 10 years. A COOL OCCUPATION Madison, Wis. (U.R) The Wisconsin state bureau of per sonnel is offering an interesting, $325-a-month summer job "shade tree inspector." LOCKED OUT. THEN IN Rochdale, England (U.R) Clare Leach, 75, arrived home without her keys and found her front door locked so she decided to slid- down the coal chute into the cellar. Police found her in the cellar 31 hours later. That door was locked too. CHAUFFEUR ARRESTED Taipei, Formosa (U.R) Police reported Saturday that chauffeur Hsien Shou-shan was arrested for pawning his employer's car at a pawn shop for $360. About one-half of the known coal reserves of the world are located in the North American continent. Use Mail Tribune Want AdJ The Low Cost Way To Sell Items You No Longer Need Interested in Minerals Mining Gems or Oil? $2.50 Will Stake Your Claim to 12 BIG MONTHLY ISSUES of WESTERN ASSOCIATED MINING NEWS Room 139 Pacific Building Salem, Oregon GOLD HILL Man Arrives By MRS. CLYDE KELL Gold Hill Egon Kristensen, formerly of Denmark, arrived Monday, April 15, for a visit with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Christensen at their home on the old pacific highway. This is his first visit to the United States. He came to Ed monton, Canada, two years ago, where he has been employed as a hyster operator. He spent one year before this in Ireland, after leaving Denmark, where he was a farmer. Kristensen is the first relative S. M. Christensen has seen since he left Denmark in March 1912. Christensen, known to all his friends as 'Chris' spent some time in Montana and Illi nois before coming to Gold Hill. He was employed at the Ideal Cement company 33 years before his retirement three years ago. He and Mrs. Christensen keep busy now caring for their small farm on the banks of the Rogue river north of the Gold Hill city limits. While in southern Oregon, Egon Kristensen will also visit with the Christensen's four daughters and their families, Mr. and Mrs. Roland Washburn and three children, Patty, Carol and Larry of Gold Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Sam ones and two children, Bil ly and Marie, old pacific high way 99, Gold Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Johnson and two sons, Mike and Curtis of Medford, and With Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Chapman and son, Dennis, also of Med ford. The Christensen's son, Lt. George Christensen, has .recent ly finished flight school and is now a pilot. He is stationed at Fort Rucker, Ala., where he will teach pilot instruction. At this time Lt. Christensen and Mrs. Christensen are vacationing one week in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Dale" Knox and son, Jackie, of Oakridge, Ore., spent the week end of April 13 and 14 visiting in Rogue River with her mother, Mrs. Rena Pal merton and in Gold Hill. While here they visited with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Mabel Davis and son, Dick, and at the home of Mrs. Knox's aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. William Ferguson. Mrs. Knox is the former Francis Da vis. Mrs. Jessie Hays has'bought the former Judge Neevil's home on Second avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Melford Hood went to Jefferson, Ore., Friday, April 12, where they spent the week end visiting it the home of Mrs., Hood's mother, Mrs. F. B. Jones. The Hood's daughters, Helen and Susan, joined them Sunday at Jefferson and accom panied them home. Miss Helen and Susan Hood left Wednesday, April 10, for Portland where they attended the Grand Bethel of Oregon. Miss Donna Burnett of the Up per River road and Miss Gail Collins also were in Portland for the occasion. Miss Collins was chosen to the office of grand third messenger of Job's Daugh ter at this meeting. Gail is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cillins of 494 Sixth street, Gold Hill. Miss Burnett and Miss Col lins also returned to their homes Sunday, April 14. Several members of Amethyst Rebekah lodge went to Central Point Wednesday evening fol lowing the regular lodge meet ing, to attend lodge at the Mt. Pitt Rebekah lodge. This was Friendship night at the Central Point lodge. Members of Ame thyst lodge provided an Elvis Presley skit for their part of the entertainment. Amethyst Rebekah Friendship held its regular April meeting at the home of Mrs. Paul Molloy on Second avenue Monday, Ap ril 15. . Mrs. Donald Morrow, presi dent of the group, conducted the business session. Plans were made for a picnic for members' families in the near future. Following the meeting, re freshments were served by the hostess. Installation of officers for the ensuing year will be held at the next meeting of the Past Noble Grands club, which will meet Thursday evening, April 25, at the home of Mrs. Jameg Clem ents. Mrs. Ernie Cooper went to Eu gene last weekend to attend the Hayward relays. She was joined there by her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Rossi From Canada and family.Mrs. Cooper accom panied the Rossis to their home in Empire, Ore., where she vis ited until Sunday. Mrs. Ruby Quakenbush re turned Monday, April 15, to her home after spending the week end visiting at the homes of her two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Hawkins in Oakland, Calif. Mrs. Hawkins is the former Eu gena Quakenbush. Mrs. Quaken bush also visited with her son, Bart Quakenbush who is attend ing the Contra Costa Junior col legs. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ellicson, of Eugene, Ore., have moved to Gold Hill, and are living in the small home of Mr. and Mrs. Al va Walker on the river; Orvile Nevile of east Oakland, Calif., was in Gold Hill several days recently on business. While in southern Oregon he was a guest at the home of Mr. Henry Lytke and his daughter, Mrs. Ann Simpson in Medford. Mrs. ' Ed Knapp of the Old Stage road was notified last week that she has been elected to the board of directors of the Jackson County Cancer associa tion. Mrs. Knapp is the president of the Gold Hill Health unit. Mrs. Leroy Dungey returned to her home April 17 from a vis it with her son, Gene Governor, .at Laytonville, Calif. Gene is at tending high school there this year. Mrs. Kay Crowell of the Jack Son county Juvenile department, Medford, attended the last meet ing of the Gold Hill Junior Po lice Thursday evening, April 18. She presented a talk on the var ious activities of the juvenile work in the department concern ing the youngsters and their care. The officers of the Junior Po lice were awarded their badges at this meeting and all mem bers were sworn in by Mayor Ernie Cooper, who attended the meeting. Cooper is one of the three advisory board members. Three new members joined the group at this time. The boys will practice base ball Saturday afternoon at 2. Following the practice the boys plan to work on the recreation room at the city hall. Refreshments were furnished by Mrs. Lee Malone, Mrs. Ernie Cooper and Mrs. Clarence Hunt ley. They were served by Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Malone, follow; ing the meeting. Congratulations are extended to Linda Estremado and her par ents, Mr. and- Mrs. Joe Estrema do of Galls creek road upon three-year-old Linda becoming Queen of the fourth annual Pear Blossom Festival. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Foley of Pacific High way 99 North, parents of Ken neth Foley, who will be a prince this year, are also to be congrat ulated. The youngsters were sponsored by the Gold Hill Grange. Communist Hungary Executes Counter-Rebel Vienna (U.R) The Com munist Hungarian government Friday night announced the ex ecution of another of last Octo ber's so-called "counter-revolu tionists." Budapest Radio said Istvan I Micsinai was executed shortly j after he was sentenced to death ; for taking part "in the murder; of a police officer." j WEATHER By United Press Northern California; Clearing and colder most areas. ALL IN THE EAR What you see m this girl's ear is Sonotone's new hear ing aid complete. ' IT'S WORN ENTIRELY IN THE EAR - no cord, no extr "button." Weighs only half an ounce. Women's hairdos hide if completely." On men, this amazing hearing aid is barely noticeable from any angle. : ' COME IN. PHONf OK WJtlTf. Fftff tCMQNSTKATION-NO OBLIGATION S0N0T0NE C. R. Adamson, Dish Mgr. 839 E. Jackson Ph. 2-5904 BUTTE FALLS Play, Breakfast Scheduled By MARY JO HARRIS Butt- Falls Headling activi ties for the coming week are the junior-senior play and fisher man's breakfast. The junior-senior play will be presented April 26 at 8 p.m. at the high school gym. The play, "The Dead of Night" by J. C. McMullen, is under the d:rection of L. O. Machlan. Admission will be reserved seats 75 cents, gen eral admission 50 cents and stud ents 35 cent. The . cast includes Juanita Sheppard, Gene Henshaw, Don ald Ellis, Kay Brown, Monte Facey, Joyce Irwin, Jim Irwin, Patricia Moore, Bill Irwin and Bruce Pingle. Following the play will be a cake auction spon sored by the junior-senior class. Proceeds from this evenings en tertainment will be used for the junior-senior banquet and prom and the senior skip day. The Fisherman's Breakfast, sponsored by the Butte Falls Lions club, is scheduled for the first day of fishing season, Sat urday, A p r i 1 27. The first breakfasts will be served at 4 p.m. at the city park, weather permitting. In case of bad weath er breakfast will be served at the Union hall. The breakfast menu will con sist of ham and eggs, sausage and and all of the hot cakes and coffee a person can hold. The price has been set at $1.00 per adult and 50 cents per child under 12. Chairman of this pro ject are Page Stauffer and Glenn Cathey. Jesse Smith received injuries from an accident while playing baseball this past week. Jesse was taken to Medford where five stitches were taken in the cut above his eye. Jess is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald (Porky) Smith. He is now convalescing at his home. With the onset of spring, the usual cold, flu and other early spring complaints have descend ed on this community. Two womer now under doctors care are Mrs. Porky Smith and Mrs. Page Stauffer. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Taunton left here Friday, April 12, for the Chicago area via San Fran cisco. The Tauntons will return to Butte Falls May .10 for a short visit before journeying on. Thursday evening, April 18, was-birthday night for Mrs. Ran dall Perkins at a regular Mt. Pitt club meeting. Members at tending this meeting were Mrs. Lee, Jolliffe, Mrs. Gene Irwin, Mrs. Virgil Conley, Mrs. Randall Perkins, Mrs. Mammie Poole, Mrs. "Henry Tygart, Mrs. Wil liam L. Harris and Mrs. Trudy Buttram, hostess. Election and installation of of ficers was held at this same meeting. Incoming officers are Mrs. Lee Jolliffe, president; Mrs. F. E. Poole, vice-president; Mrs. Randall Perkins, secretary and Mrs. Don Jolliffe,- treasurer. Next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Charles (Red) Capello Thursday, May 2. The talent show and cake auc tion held Friday evening, April 12, at the high school has been reported as a success. This pro ject is an annual affair given by the Butte Falls PTA to raise money. Winners of the talent show Go Modern ... And be practical too with an Automatic Gach range 4DIFIF2 ON ALL GAS RANGES FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY CALIFORNIA-PACIFIC W UTILITIES1 COMPANY rivh MEDFORD, OREGON were, first prize, Darwin Moore, pianist; second prize, Mrs. Wil liam L. Harris, soprano soloist, accompanied by Mrs. Roger Har ris, and third prize, Miss Juanita Sheppard who put on an act in pantomine of Elvis Presley. PTA members wish to extend their thanks to everyone con tributing towards this project in making it a success. A special thanks is due to all those par ticipating in the talent show. A Gun Shoot sponsored by the Butte Falls Gun club is sched uled for Easter Sunday at the rifle range. This shoot will start at approximately 10 a.m. Mem bers of the Mt. Pitt club will serve in the refreshment booth. Hot dogs, chili, Easter eggs, cup cakes and coffee will be sold. Some of the spring wild flow ers have blossomed out much earlier than usual this year. Two favorities of all are lamb tongues i I Per Annum Current Dividend S SAVINGS LOAN 126 East Main Medford Sinct mlllMlllliVilW'liWiliflliillUIHliIIIKII'H r 1 1 1 j 1 Sentry Dogs Guard Sabre Jet Air Base Niagara Falls, N.Y. (U.R) Six well-trained, 80-pound German shepherd sentry dogs are part of the security force guarding operations at this F-86D Sabre jet Air Force base. The dogs, with airmen han dlers, have been assigned here for security patrol, principally at night. The men, all volun teers, received eight weeks of special training with the dogs at Ft. Carson, Colo. By use of the special security. Air Force officials hope to pre vent possible espionage or sabo tage. The F-96D's, part of the 15th Fighter Group, are heavily equipped with radar and arma ment. They maintain a 24-hour vigil over the Buffalo-Niagara area. and orchids. The orchids have appeared in great abundance in April whereas normally very few are seen before May. If you've got a yen for something really important . . . it figures to take im portant money. There's just ONE way to get it,' and that's to stash away part of your allowance or earn nings in a Jackson County' Federal savings account very week'. Accumulated dividends will help your savings grow FASTER! This Is a solid idea, man. Why not get with it? I i i i i ASSOC ATION I I "Where You Ar Paid To Save" ... I 7 110. HIT T.V. 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