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TEH MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, May 7. 1957 T TAKING off at Cape Cana veral, Fla., Navy rocket reaches altitude of 120 miles in second test of earth satel lite vehicle. It reached speed of 3500 mph. (International) Tighter Migrant Worker Rules Urged Portland (U.R) State La bor Commissioner Norman Nil sen today recommended a stif fening of standards for migrant labor camps in Oregon. The recommendations to Gov. Robert Holmes followed an in vestigation last week into a Clackamas county situation aft er workers had been evicted and were cared for by welfare authorities. Nilsen suggested that closer liasion should be maintained be tween states "so that, people will not come to Oregon expecting to be employed when jobs are non-existent, only to become wards of the state of welfare agencies." He also said he had talked with growers and suggested es tablishment of a "code of ethics which would include that all members comply with the labor, health and other laws pertain ing to their operations." PROSPECT Cub Scouts Receive Awards By GENEIL SPRUILL Prospect Dar Bevens, Cub Scoutmaster, presented 15 awards to Cub Scouts April 27 at the Prospect Community hall. Presentations were made to Gor don Jantzer, Monte Chapman, Joe Robinson, Gary Shaw, Andy Maurer, Robert McCollum, Jerry Chapman, Terry Parton, Ernie' Seter, DeWayne Wilson, Rex Boothby, Arthur Andresen, and Thad Bedingfield. Bobcat awards were presented to Larry Reyn olds and Bruce Winterhalder. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Younger who have resided the past three years in Prospect have returned to their home in Medford. Monte Reing, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Reing, who . is in the Navy, is spending a i5-day leave at the hime of his parents at Cascade Gorge. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Cleven berg returned to their home April 28 after spending the past three months traveling in Mex ico, Florida and Connecticut. Mrs. B. N. Houghton, Mrs. Leo Hoag, Mrs. John Davidson and James H. Grieve attended the church convention at Eugene. Terence Frichette of Yakima, Wash., a student at Northwestern Christian college at Eugene, was guest speaker at the Cascade Gorge Christian church Sunday May 5. The Home Extension unit will meet Wednesday, May 8, at the home of Mrs. Archie McKillop at at 10:30 a.m. A potluck luncheon will be served. Mrs. Paul Doe and Mrs. Clarence Hedgepeth will present the project "Reup holstering kitchen or dining room chairs with foam rubber and plastics." Bob Culver, former Prospect resident, left Saturday for Fair- DanKs, Alaska. He will return later for his family. Girl Scouts Cave Junction More than 50 Girl Scout adult leaders and committeewomen attended the Rogue Valley Area overnight training session Friday and Sat urday at the new Girl Scout camp near Grayback park. Instructions in camping skills, outdoor cooking, patrol work, lashing and tent pitching were given by Mrs. Lois Baker, Mrs Lois Moulton, and other Scout directors. Troop leaders received quali fications during the training pe riod, which will enable them to take their troops to the Camp- oree in June and on other over night camps. STORY OF DEFEAT New York U.R) Sen. John Kennedy (D-Mass.) explained to the Overseas Press Club Mon- Hav nipht how he lost the 1956 Democratic vice presidential namination. Taking his cue from last Saturdays Kentucky Derby Kennedv said: "I stood up in the saddle, and Sen. Estes Kefauver put a big nose between me and the 688 votes." MONEY! for VACATIONS BILLS MEDICAL EXPENSE Any Worthwhile Purpose Borrow The American Way! LOANS S25 to S1,500 AUTO SALARY. FURNITURE For Any Worthwhile Purpose PAYMENTS TO FIT YOUR BUDGET! American Finance Corp. PhoM SPring 2-8886 123 W. Maia Medford Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnston and family have gone to Los An- geies where they will make their home. Roller skating for grade school pupils is held the second and fourth Tuesdays each month under the supervision of Eldon Bean at the Community hall. The Prospect Lions are spon soring the play, "You Can't Take It With You," by Moss Hart and George Kauff man. The play will be presented at the new high school gym May 17 at 8 p.m. The young people of the Cas cade Gorge Christian church served a ham dinner at the Com munity club Sunday, April 28, for the congregation and friends. The dinner was prepared and served under the supervision of Mrs. Harold Anthony. About 60 people attended. won second prize in the "tall tale" contest sponsored by Pap py Coleman on KBES-TV. Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Poole and family were Mrs. E. C. Ross and daughter, Peggy, of Central Point, and Ralph Kipher of Fort Worth, Tex. Mrs. Paul Struck won second prize in the KBOY letter men tion contest. Mrs. Struck's hobby is contests. She has won more than 1,000 contests. Mrs. Struck Fun to Do! i 1. - ... - Spruce up your home for sum mer this decorative design of kittens and flowers is just the thing! Combinations K-stitch and mesh make crocheting fun! Make a chair-set, buffet-set, or scarf ends! Pattern 7178 includes chart, crochet directions. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS in coins for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for 1st class mailing. Send to Medford Mail Tribune Household Arts Dept., P. O. Box 168, Old Chel sea Station, New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS and PATTERN NUMBER. A bonus for our readers two FREE patterns, printed in our new Alice Brooks Needlecraft Book for 1957! Plus- a wonder ful variety of designs to order crochet, knitting, embroidery, huck weaving, toys, dolls, others. Send 25 cents for your copy of this exciting NEW needle book now! Mr. and Mrs. Eldon (Stub) Bean are parents of a son born April 28. He has been named Randy Lee Bean. Child Falls 75 Feet Info Well; Bruised Patrick Springs, Va. U.R) Little Susan Ehmann today had only a bruise and a cut to show for her fall 75 feet to the bot tom of a dry well. The 16-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Ehmann was rescued within an hour aft er she apparently pushed aside boards covering the abandoned well and fell in. Her brother, Pat, 3, called their grandmother, who flagged passing motorists. A man went down the well on a rope and was pulled out with the baby by other rescuers. Week's Sewing Buy '9M SIZES W Cj 1018 ' Beginner-simple sewing, with our . Printed Pattern! No waist seams, no fitting worries just cinch this pretty summer dress with your favorite belt! Have it in two smart versions with and without the yoke and sleeves! Printed Pattern 9044: Misses' Sizes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18. Size 16 requires ZVz yards 35 -inch fabric. Printed directions on each pat tern part. Easier, faster, accurate. Send FIFTY FENTS in coins for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern fcr lst-class mail ing. Send to Marian Martin, care of Medford Mail Tribune, Pat tern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N. Y. Print plain ly NAME, ADDRESS with SIZE and STYLE. NUMBER. GET Shake Mill Bought - By Bridgeview Man Cave Junction A shake mill on Rough and Ready flats, for merly known as "Casco War Products," has been purchased, by Earl James of Bridgeview, who moved it this week to a new location on the Takilma rd. Former owner is Carl Spieth, an Illinois Valley real estate man. The mill, which is to go into production immediately, will be operated by James, with the as sistance of one or two employ ees. He plans to enlarge his out put of cedar products by adding a portable mill which will make box shook, battery stock and sawed fence posts. As it now stands the mill is geared only for Hollywood shakes, but the portable rig is expected within the next two weeks. FARM FIRE WARNING Champaign, 111. (U.R) Three fourths of all fire damage to farm buildings is due to some construction fault that careful inspection could have uncovered, a University of Illinois farm safety specialist said. BETTER CHECK THOSE FOOTPRINTS Mixed-up year old twins Jane Ann ana Joan Betty pose a perplexing problem for Mrs. Clayton Furton of Detroit and the rest of her 11 children. A week ago the twins identification bracelets came off and now no one in the family can tell who's who. Working on the problem are, left to right, front row: Joyce, 11, Jeri Gay, 9, Jean, 8, Judy Ann, 7, and Janet Sue, 5. Back row: Jimmy, 13, John, 4, and Joey. 12. Mrs. Furton is holding Jackie Lynn. 2. NO LUCK Hartford, Conn. (UP.) Water engineer Alexander Markus complained that visitors to the filter plant polluted the sew age system. 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