Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 19, 1957, Image 3

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    HORNBROOK
Woman Observes 89th Year
By MRS. H. H. CHAPMAN
Hornbrook One of the largest
.encial gatherings of the season
vas held on Mother's Day
at the home of Mrs. Martha (Mat
tie) Cummins.
The occasion also marked Mrs.
Cummins' 89th birthday, which
falls on May 15. Those calling on
her to wish her "happy birth
day" were Mr. and Mrs. Rob
Cummins, Mr. and Mrs. Al
Spearin Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Cummins, Mr. and Mrs. Loren
Cummins and children, Mrs. Al
berta Hutchins, Mr. and Mrs.
Jess Cummins, Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Cummins, Shirley Mof
fett, Norman Cummins, Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Shearin, Mrs. Fuzzy
Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Al King
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs Orson
Coleman, Mrs. Mabel Sanders,
rs. William Sanders and children,
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Riness, Mr.
and Mrs. Henley Clawson, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Gosney, Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Rue and children,
Dave Holland, Mr. and Mrs. Gor
don Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. George
Bray and children from Yreka,
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Evans, and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beason and
children from Ft. Jones, Calif.,
and Fred LeBunch of Portland,
Ore.
Mn. Cummins also received
numerous cards and gifts from
other friends. Born in Rosehill,
Jasper county, Illinois, on May
15, 1868, Mrs. Cummins came to
Hornbrook in 1904, and has
made her home here ever since.
She and her late husband ob
served their 60th wedding anni
versary shortly before his death
in April, 1955.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cummins
and daughter, Shirley Moffett,
entertained at dinner Mother's
Day for Mrs. Cummins' father,
Charles Spearin and his sister
and her husband, Mr. and Mrs.
George Hansen of Brownsboro,
Ore.
Will Hansen, also of Browns
boro. came over with them and
was a dinner guest at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Tyrer. Mrs.
Tryer is a sister of Hansen's late
wife, Susie.
Mrs. Minnie Bloomingcamp
and son, Charles, drove to Med
ford on Mother's Day where they
attended services at the First
Presbyterian church. They were
guests of the Wyatt's at dinner at
their home.
Chamber of Commerce, were
guest speakers at the meeting of
the Parents' club held at the
schoolhouse Wednesday after
noon.. Balfrey spoke on the im
portance of getting out the vote
in this area at the special elec
tion to be held Friday, May 17,
for members of the board for the
proposed Junior college. Wedin
also spoke briefly on the same
subject.
The following officers of the
rParents' club for the ensuing
year were then elected: presi
dent, Mrs. Frank Cardoza, vice
president, Mrs. Norma Farmer,
secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Marjo
rie Smith, and publicity chair
man, Mrs. Elsie Hogan.
Plans were completed for the
graduation ceremony, and also
for the school picnic to be held
Tuesday, May 28, at Jackson Hot
Springs. Refreshments were
served at the close of the meet
ing by Mrs. Ruth Cummins and
Mrs. Gladys Jones.
Mrs. Laura Swinnerton was
hostess on Monday for the Con
tract Bridge club at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Dave Holland
at Camp Lowe. Members playing
were Mrs. Marshall Horn, Mrs.
Lester Nye, Mrs. Bertha' Bradley
and Mrs. Fred Mills. Mrs. Archie
Winders, of Santa Rosa, Calif., a
sister of Mrs. Bradley's, was a
guest player, as were Mrs. Hen
ley Clawson and Mrs. Kay Ket-tlewell.
Eighth Graders Hold
Exercises at Academy
Twelve eighth graders at Ro
gue River academy attended bac
calaureate and graduation exer
cises Saturday, May 18, at the
Valley View Seventh Day Ad
ventist church.
The baccalaureate 'sermon was
delivered by Elder - Don Mac
Ivor. Diplomas and awards were
presented at the 8 p.m. gradua
tion program by F. W Wilbur,
principal. Graduation -speaker
was Elder M. L. Thomkins.
Class sponsor was Mrs. H. C.
Chilson. The Faculty, 10th grade
class and the seventh grade class
participated in the academic
marches.
Soloists were Joe Hoyt and
Jim Kemster for the morning
service, and Virginia Teegarden
and Mrs. H. H. Bresee for the
evening program. O. W. Tucker
and Oral Tucker Jr. presented
an instrumental duet and organ
ist was Mrs. Joe Hoyt.
Thomas Tucker was class vale
dictorian. The class gave Mrs. Henry
Huenergardt the honor of select
ing the processional for the bac
calaureate. She has been organist
for the graduation exercises for
many years, but was unable to
play this year because of illness.
Her choice was "March of the
Nobles" by Keates.
250 Turn Out for ! Ashland Residents
JACKSONVILLE
Cemetery Cleanup Planned
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Becken
tsauer of Seattle. Wash., were
guests last week of Mr. and Mrs.
Trank Bear. On Thursday, the
Bears entertained- at breakfast
for the Beckenbauers and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Ohlund.
The Birthday club observed
the May birthdays of Mrs. Gene
French and Mrs. Esther Paine
at a dinner party given Saturday
evening by Mr. and Mrs. L. C.
Walsh at their home. Attending
the party were Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene French and Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Bennett, all of Yreka, Mr.
and Mrs. Lauran Paine and son,
Lornie, Mr. and Mrs. Al Greg
ory, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Williams,
Mr. and Mrs. "Doc" Davis and
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Newell. The
latter two couples are from For
tuna, Calif., and are spending
a 10-day vacation in the Horn-!
brook area, fishing the Klamath.
Miss Sharon Walsh and Miss
Barbara Burns also were present.
Mrs. Oliver A. Fick of Canyon
ville. Ore., is visiting this week
with her husband's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Chapman.
Graduation exercises for the
eighth grade class of the Horn
brook grammar school will be
held Friday, May 24, at the
Grange hall. Because of this, the
regular Grange meeting will be
held on Thursday, May 23, in
stead of on Friday.
Br BETTE HOSKINS
Jacksonville According to
the newly-formed Jacksonville
cemetery commission, a final
clean up day at the cemetery is
scheduled for Sunday, May 26.
A city truck will pick up all
piles of trash, if left along the
road.
The commission has asked
that only metal containers be
used for flowers in the future
to eliminate the potential of bro
ken glass. Additional informa
tion may be gotten by calling
Albert Hackert at TWinoaks 9
1025 or Carl Hoskins at TWin
oaks 9-1209.
Frank Carter, Jacksonville
Police Chief has announced that
an adult nine week Red Cross
first aid course will begin here
on Tuesday evenings starting
May 28, from 8 pan. until 10
p.m. The instructor will be Le-
roy Williams, a firemen from
the West main and Lincoln
street fire station in Medf ord. , .
The lessons A'ill be given at
the Jacksonville Community
hall. Anyone interested in taking
the course, which is free should
contact Frank Carter.
and two children, Charles and
Edna, drove to Canby and Mul
ino. Ore., over Mother's Day to
visit relatives there. Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Wall and daughter
Thelma spent Mother's Day at
the home of Mrs. Wall's son and
family, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Ste
vens, in Jacksonville. Phyliss
Stevens who is working at Lake
of the Woods again this year,
came home for a short visit one
day last week. Her -sister, Betty
Lou, will leave here about June
1 to go to work at the Lake
resort.
Vacation Bible School will be
gin at the Assembly of God
church on Monday, June 3, and
will continue through June 14
Commencement will be held on
the night of June 14. Children
from the ages of 4 to 14 are in
vited - to attend. The theme of
the course for this year is "The
Christian Way of Life."
Dick Hoffman former Jackson
ville resident, has been a visitor
here this week from Bremerton,
Wash.
Annual Banquet for
City School Patrol
A total of 250 people turned
out Friday night for the annual
School 'Safety Patrol banquet
in the Jackson hotel to honor
student patrolmen at Medford
public schools and St. Mary's
parochial school.
Officials reported the crowd
exceeded the dining room capa
city and five tables were set up
outside the room to accomodate
the overflow. ' . -
Medford Police Capt. Clyde
Fichtner, main speaker for the
evening, described training re
ceived by students in the school
patrol program. He named safe
ty, responsibility and leadership
as the most valuable things
learned in the program. He also
named several former school pa
trolmen who are now adult com
munity leaders.
Urges Motorists
Captain Fichtner urged motor
ists to slow down in school
zones and yield the right of way
to student patrolmen and the
youngsters they are protecting.
"When a freckle-faced young pa
trolman smiles at you in appre
ciation for your courtesy, you
think to yourself, 'There is a
future citizen' ", he said.
Medford Mayor John Snider
distributed awards on behalf of
the Medford Safety council to
representatives of each school.
The awards were mechanical
pencils.
Teachers working with the
school program were also com
mended for their accomplish
ments. It was noted that no acci
dents have occurred this year at
intersections where school pa
trolmen have been working.
Master of ceremonies for the
program was Russ Jamison.
Guests included Medford Police
Chief Charles Champlin, - Mrs.
Hazel Swayne; past president of
the safety council, the Re7. Fa
ther John Ilg of the Sacred Heart
Catholic church, Mrs. Aubrey
Loper and Aubrey Loper, pres
ident of the safety council, who
introduced Captain Fichtner.
The first year industrial
classes from Jacksonville High
school, totaling about 25 stu
dents, took a field trip to the
Medford Corporation mill last!
Tuesday. The students, for the
past six-weeks period, have been
studying lumbering in the North
west and plywood products.
The annual- Mother's Day tea,
sponsored by the Girls' League
of Yreka High school, was held
Tuesday, May 14, in 4he old gym
of the high school. During the
tea, various types of entertain
ment were presented, followed
by a fashion show. Mothers at
tending from Hornbrook in
cluded Mrs. Ed Mason. Mrs. L. C.
Walsh. Mrs. Lauran Paine, Mrs.
Dave Holland, Mrs. Duane Ham
ner, Mrs. W. A. Rutledge, Mrs.
Wayne Cummins, and Mrs. Tom
Watt Jr.
Mrs. Fred Dutton drove to
Portland recently t- visit friends
and relatives and to attend the
wedding of her daughter, Alyce
Atherton, to Fred Gustafson, of
Astoria.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Griffith
and son Elmo, of Auburn, Calif.,
are visitors this week at the J.
B. Noble home here and plan
to visit Mrs. Griffith's brother
and family, Hugh Hulbert of
Medford, as well as other friends
and relatives in the area. Before
returning hame they will make
a trip to Coos Bay to visit friends
there.
Stanley Balfrey, principal of
Yreka High school, and Al
Wedin, representing the Yreka
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Speakers Listed for
Conservation Week
The Jackson county conserva
tion committee has established a
speakers bureau for organiza
tions desiring speakers during
conservation week, May 20-26. (
Any group may get a conser
vation program" and speaker by
contacting Ted Moore, Rogue
River National forest office in
Medford, or Dr. Elmo N. Steven
son, Southern Oregon college.
Speakers will fill in or present
a whole program, it was pointed
out. '
Included in the speakers list
area for -the past 22 years. Her'?5.e: C- H. Shepherd and Cole
avjvcab, uau auu. same,, .leiil
Ault, soil conservation; Max
Schaffer, mineral resources; Bob
Root and Walter and J. Hof
fbuhr, water conservation; Har
old "Thomas, G. Duysen, Nils Ed
in, L. Solin, M. Storms, E. K.
Peterson, H. Hopkins, Britt Ash,
V. Taylor, W. Bjorge,, Herbert
Haglund, M. Lawrence, J. Car
negie, J. Jartman, S. Taylor, W.
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Hackert
have recently traded their prop
erty in Albany, Ore., for a home
at 321 Avery street in Ashland,
the former residence of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Starkweather. Hack
ert is an instructor at Ashland
High school and the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Hackert in Jacksonville.
Funeral services were held
this week for Mrs. Mellissa E.
Davis, 84, and a resident of this
survivors include 44 grandchild
ren and 64 great-grandchildren.
Interment was in the Jackson
ville cemetery. Relatives here to
attend the services, meeting af
terwards at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Wall in Jacksonville,
were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis
and Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Apl
ing, of Bend, Mr. and Mrs. Sam-
Mr. Aaron Davis of Ui and L' Jf f' f
n Mr 9nH Mr. r-nr. n conservation; Earle Jossy, W. B.
Ore., Mr. and Mrs. George Davis
of Klamath Falls, Mr. and Mrs.
Marion Walters and family of
Shady Cove, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Hassler of Central Point, Mr.
and Mrs. John Davis of Talent,
Ore., Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pais
ley of Medford, Mr. and Mrs.
! Neil Glenn of Medford, Mrs. Lo
la Towne, Medford, Mrs. Anita
Volkman of Grants Pass. Miss
Carol McVay, Medford, Mrs. j Koehn, 65, Friday pleaded guilty
Tucker, Harold White, Irene Hol
lenbeck and Dr. Stevenson, gen
eral conservation. '
Portland Man Pleads
Guilty on Evasion
Federal Employee
Official lo Visit
Luis Gastellum, vice president
of the National Federation of
Federal Employees, will address
federal civil service employees
of Jackson and Josephine coun
ties on Tuesday, May 21 -
The meeting, scheduled to
start at 8 p.m., will 'be held at
the Camp White domiciliary
theater.
Gastellum will speak on leg
islation concerning federal work
ers. He is associated with the Na
tional Park service and plans a
trip through Crater Lake 6n his
return to his Washington, D.C.
office.
Accompanying Gastellum will
be Roy P. Fry, Portland, a spe
cial representative, and Edward
Knackle, Albany, president of
the Oregon Federation of Fed
eral Employees' unions.
In addition to the speakers, a
program featuring music and
dancing will be provided by the
Thurston School of Dance, Med
ford. Refreshments will be
served after the meeting. Spon
soring Gastellum's visit here is
local 700, Medford member of
the National Federation of Fed
eral Employees unions.
To Vote on Budget
Ashland Residents of the
Ashland school district will vote
Monday, May 20, on a proposed
budget of $913,801.86 for the
1957-58 school year.
This is $100,277.86 more than
the $813,624 budget for the cur
rent year, school officials point
ed out.
Estimated operating budget
for the coming year would be
$816,801.86, which is $106,
177.86 more than the 1956-57
operating budget. Amount for
bond payments is reduced by
$6,000 for next year. The pro
posed budget would call for an
estimated levy of $595,601.86 or
55.4 mills. Millage rate for the
current year is 51.1.
School officials have pointed
out that increases in the proposed
budget are largely due to an
ticipated enrollment increases
and resulting need for additional
facilities, equipment and instruc
tors. Under capital outlays includ
ed in the bifdget is $10,000 for
acquisition andor securing op
tions on proposed building sites.
The 1956-57 budget did not in
clude funds for this purpose, it
was reported. An increase of
$13,610 is included in the pro
posed budget for new buildings
and additions and alterations of
buildings over the amount of the
previous budget.
An anticipated enrollment in
crease of 100 students has been
reported for the 1957-58 school
year. . ,
Keynote Speaker for
Anniversary Named
Klamath Falls (IP) Assist
ant Secretary of the Interior
Fred G. Aandahl will be the
keynote speaker at the golden
anniversary dinner of the Kla
math, reclamation project Fri
day, May 24.
Delivery of water to the Kla
math project lands was accom
plished Many 16, 1907.
Sunday, Mar 19, 1957
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREX
Doorbell Rig Backfires
Cave Junction A cat who
rings the doorbell is owned by
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Floyd of
Holland, near Cave Junction,
who have rigged up a cow bell
within reach of .their big black
tabby.
The arrangement backfired
for Floyd one night last week
when the tinkling bell called
him to the door. "Come on in
you black so-and-so," he shouted
into the dark.
The cat didn't come in. Stand
ing in the doorway were friends
of the Floyds, Mr. and Mrs. How
ard Bearss.
Holy Lands Slides to
fie Shown Monday Night
Colored slides of the Holy
Lands and Europe will be shown
at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Mt.
Pitt avenue Church of the Naz
arene by the Rev. Norvie O.
Clift who is completing a re
vival meeting at the church.
Included in the pictures will
be recent happenings between
the different peoples in the Holy
Lands and a question and ans
wer period will follow. At 7:30
p.m. today the last in the revival
meeting series will be held.
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to three of a four-count indict
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anthropist and civic leader,
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Milwaukie Firemen
Arrested al Party
Milwaukie (IB Three Mil
waukie firemen trying to raise
funds for support of their volun
teer first aid and disaster car
were arrested Friday night.
The three men were, accused
of illegal sale of liquor at a bene
fit party.
Altough temporary licenses to
cover such situations are avail
able, the firemen neglected to
apply for one and liquor com
mission agents broke up the
party with arrest warrants. The
three men were released on their
own recognizance. ,
The Milwaukie first aid car re
ceives no tax support but is
made available throughout the
Portland metropolitan area by
the Milwaukie volunteers. ,
of Malin, Ore., Mr. and Mrs:
Lionel L. Wall, Medford and
Mrs. Earl Wall of Jacksonville.
In all, a total of 70 relatives
gathered at the Edwin Wall
home and were served lunch,
before leaving for their homes.
,Mr. and Mrs.' A. P. Fretwell,
of Portland, were visitors this
week at the home of Lois Fret
well. Mrs. A. P. Fretwell works
for the Children's Aid Society
in Portland and had in her care
the 33rd baby she has cared for
since starting to work for the
Society.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Welch
cross-examined by Assistant US
Attorney Robert B. Carney. He
was on the stand as a witness
in his own defense.
A fourth count against him
was dismissed.
Koehn pleaded guilty of evas
ion of about SIO.OOO in taxes for
himself and his wife for the
year 1950 and of assisting a
Portland company with report
ing, for tax purposes, a net in
come in 1950 and 1951 of about
S25.000 when it was actually
$68,000.
Koehn was released on his
own recognizance pending pre
sentence investigation.
Billy Graham Announces
Rescue of Benny Hooper
New York (U.R) A mass
sigh of relief rose Friday night
from 16,500 persons sitting in
Medison Square Garden.
-Evangelist Billy Graham had
interrupted his sermon to an
nounce that a team of volunteers
had rescued 7-year-old Benny
Hooper from the bottom of a
well shaft in the Lonk Island
community of Manorville.
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