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Grange News Shady Cove Grange The Shady Cove Grange 931 will have their monthly social meeting at the Thelma Reining homeon Rogue river, starting with a potluck suDper at 6:30 p.m. Eagle Point Grange The Eagle Point Grange met July 16 with Master Cliff Moore presiding. Milroy Charley and Verne Mathews, reporting on agriculture, gave a summary of how the local livestock auction sales held up over the week end. W. E. Davies, also on agricul ture, compared the average wages of men and women in the cities and in rural areas over a ten year period, showing how the farmers income has not held up with city income. He also ex plained the Oregon Commodity Commission and how it affects the farmer. Grant Hubbell, on legislature, reported on a meeting he -attended in Medford recently, which went into the matter of water rights and the filing on them. It seems that on most streams and rivers the water rights have been over-alloted, and which goes to make original water rights valuable, so it was the consensus of opinion that a com mittee be set up to formulate a program to regulate water rights and the filing on them. H.E.C. chairman, Mrs. Paul Force, announced the Eagle Point Grange would serve a tur key dinner at the hall Aug. 4 starting at 12:30. Tickets will be on sale at the hall on the day of the dinner. The display table contained articles and pictures from Iran and Lebanon and were displayed by Mrs. Grant Hubbell, whose son-in-law was recently stationed there. Cal Lusk reported on the Eagle Point city council meeting held recently to discuss the ad visability of putting in a sewer and also on how to levy the assessment to the best interest of all those concerned. Lecturer Robert Bitterling held a quiz on How Well Do You Know Your TV? and had a mys tery story read, which Grange members solved. The program closed with a question and an swer period on automobiles. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Art Kent, Mrs. Ruby Stowell and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Force. At the July 2 meting of the Eagle Point Grange, Charlie Hoover, on agriculture, reported that local hops topped the Port land market over Midwest hogs and that local hogs were raised or grass and two pounds of range pellets per day. Also he re ported that mosquito control was proving quite successful in the county but help was needed in drainage of swampy places on privately owned property. Wilford Davies told of the bill passed by the legislature re cently on ragweed control, which will be placed with' the department of Agriculture for enforcement. He also gave some statistics on agriculture in Jack son county. Displayed on the HEC table was an array of flags of differ ent nations, made by Mrs. Otis Jones. Insurance agent, Grant Hub bell, said that car insurance rates were increased and that some fire insurance policies would also see a raise in price. Mrs. Otis Hill on "youth" gave a talk on what to do to interest youth in the Grange. For the lecturer's program, Mrs. Lester Wertz read an article on when and how the dif ferent nations made up their na tional flags. Mrs. Charlie Hoover. Mrs. Jake Brown and Mrs. Robert Bitterling gave short readings and the program closed with a quiz on flags and Oregon history. Refreshment committee for this meeting was Mr. and Mrs. Dave Wright and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Vestal. 16-Year-0ld Held In Connection With Truck Theft Friday A 16-year-old Medford boy was lodged in the county jail on a charge of auto theft Fri day night, and three other teen age boys were released after being questioned by city police. Officers said they observed a pickup truck in which the four were riding racing wth another car near the intersection Stewart ave., about 10:30 p.m. Police said they chased the truck north on Riverside ave., then the truck turned left to a hamburger stand on South Cen tral ave., and two of the boys jumped out and ran. The truck reportedly continued a short distance on South Central ave., before the other two abandoned it in the left lane of traffic and began running. All four were apprehended and taken to the city police station. Written Statement In a written statement to po lice, the 16-year-old said he found the vehicle parked at 722 Broad st. with the ignition keys inside. He said the other boys had no part in the theft. His companions were two 18-year-old Medford boys, John Albert Parrack, 1119 West Fourth st., and Ronald' Lee Christensen, 832 North Central ave., and a 17-year-old Medford boy. Roger Baker, 722 Broad st. told police he parked the truck at his residence about 5:30 p.m., and had not looked for it since then. Carl William Schmidt, 1403 East Main st., owner of Schmidt Distributing company, was identified as owner of the vehicle. APPLEGATE-JACKSONVILLE 4-H Club Fair Scheduled By HELGA MITCHELL Applegate-Jacksonville The pplegate Valley 4-H club fair will be held at the Ruch school Friday, Aug. 2, beginning at 9 a.m. Nate Etzel, who works in the Agricultural department of the Eagle Point high school will do the judging. A few of the Applegate chil dren will appear with their ani mals on the local TV station on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 5 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend the fair. A recent picnic was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Howlett on upper Applegate. At tending were Mrs. Flora Hara, Mrs. Alice Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walker and daughter Velita, Mrs. Randle, all of Med ford, and Mr. and Mrs. O. Layton of Ashland. The group participat ed in swimming, gold panning, and picking berries. The How letts, who operate the Miscel laneous Market in Medford, rec ently purchased their home on the Applegate. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Dean and 2 children of Long Beach, Calif., recently spent a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Estel Cox. Dean is a nephew of Mrs. Cox. A PREGNANT THOUGHT Reno Nev. IW Jim Hardy attached a birth announcement to an overtime parking ticket when he mailed the $1 fine to the municipal court clerk sev eral days ago. Friday he receive a short congratulatory message from the court along with the $1 he had mailed to pay the fine. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Persons of Walnut Creek, Calif., were house guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Forbes V. Brown recently. In honor of their guests, the Browns had Mr. and Mrs. Char les V. Carmichael of Talent, and Mr. and Mrs. Phil Feddersohn, of Ashland, over for a picnic down at the river. Miss Bonnie Couch returned from the Rogue Valley Memorial hospital last Sunday, where she underwent minor surgery. Miss Couch is reportedly feeling much better. Mrs. Wilfred Pearson has a word of advice to deer chasers: "Naptha flakes will definitely discourge deer from eating the tops off your vegetables. They will also alas, discourage you from eating said vegetables if applied too close to harvesting time." The Pearsons recently had this sad experience when they had baby beets drowned in butter for dinner only to find they bore a distinct flavor of moth balls, (and little Bambi just laughed and laughed!) A birthday party for Mrs. James Stephens was held recent ly at the heme of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mansel Milam. Guests attending were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hetrick. Mr. and Mrs. Thorne Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Al Blumreich, and James Stephens. John Scott and son. Tommy, of Denver, Colo., were house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Armin Richter at the Circle G ranch last week. While here, Scott and his son took a trip to Squaw lake and Crater lake. strator. Guests attending were Mrs. Glenn Saltmarch, Mrs. Mrs. Harry Davis, Mrs. Rolland Smith, Mrs. Estel Cox, Mrs. Ed win Dean, Mrs. Edna Sawyer, Mrs. Ben Twiss, Mrs. Larry Snopal, Mrs. George Frago, Mrs. Armin Richter, and Mrs. Bob Baylor. At the precise moment, when Mrs. Otis Buck was on her knees with her head in a paint bucket, her telephone rang, and friends of Irvington, Calif., called to tell her they would be out to her ranch in a short while, but could only spare a half hour of visit ing. That half hour was chock full of laughter and reminiscence for Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Vayssie and Mr. and Mrs. Buck. The Vayssies and the bucks hadn't seen each other in five years. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Farrand were recently called to Corning, Calif., where his mother, Mrs. Mary Farrand, suffered a stroke. The latter Mrs. Farrand is re portedly improving, and the Far rands returned to their ranch on upper Applegate. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Bandle and children, Leonard and Darlene, of Van Nuys, Calif., recently spent four days with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Davis of Beaver creek. While here, the Bandies and Davis' visited former Apple gate residents. Mr. and Mrs. Art Street, of Grants Pass. Mrs. Bandle is the daughter of Harry Davis. Other visitors at the Davis residence were Lou Crovotta, of Grants Pass, and Mrs. and Mrs. Clarence Lack of Roseburg. A Stanley party was held rec ently at the home of Mrs. Joe Farrand, with Mrs. Mary Ellen Howell, of Medford, as demon- y2 Current Dividend Rate SAVINGS 126 East Main Medford P LOAN ASSOC no. ATION "Where You Are Paid To Save" A few days ago we were pre sented with several old copies of the San Francisco Weekly Chonicle from the year 1904. Mrs. C. A. Day of Lake creek, daughter of Mrs. Margaret Nuss baum of Applegate road, found them on her ranch and sent them to us via her mother. We could not help but make a comparison between today's headlines, and those of 1904. Last Tuesday, a navy jet fighter broke a trans continental speed record, and in April, 1904, the "American Eagle," a dirigible airship in vented and built by Dr. August Greth, made it's second flight with unfortunate results. The story tells that the motor of the airship ceased to chug, and we quote, "The monster finally came to rest in che San Bruno swamps, at a point midway be tween the Pesthouse and the old Bennett tannery." The article left one unanswered question, "what is a Pesthoue?" Mr. and Mrs. Dean Philips and three daughters, of San Berna dino, Calif., were visitors at the home of her mother, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Twiss. About ten women attended the last meeting of the Little Applegate Knitting club, which was held at the home of Mrs. Edna Sawyer. During-the meet ing, Mrs. Sawyer displayed a hand-made quilt of exquisite colors, which Mrs. Harry Davis thought looked like a painting. Mrs. Metta Buck was presented with a gift. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at the home of Mrs. Ben Twiss. Something which most of us take very much for granted in our every day lives, was the cause of a celebration at the ! home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hawkins of Bishop creek last week. After 22 long years, the Hawkins had electricity installed in their home, and Mr. and Mrs. Al Mueller, of Arizona, were ; there to celebrate the occasion with-them. The Mullers, who happened to have a TV set with I them, brought it into the house ! and everyone sat with eyes ! focused on the set. Mrs. Hawkins, who had just come home from, went about her daily ritual of taking a foot bath, but became so intrigued ; with the set, that she absent mindly placed her foot, with shoe and stocking on, into the tub. Electricity is a wonderful invention! Rural Reflections: Our county ! clerk was momentarily torn be 1 tween emotion and civic duty recently, as 11 year old Jim Mit chell of Top o' the Hill proudly stalked! into the clerk's office and slapped an Applegate porcu pine nose, with whiskers and all, on the counter. After the clerg regained her mental equili brium, she squeamishly grabbed i a paper towel and pleadingly asked Jim to place the thing ' on the paper. Jim mercifully j obliged, and the clerk gingerly ! carried "the nose" to the waste Sunday, July 21, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN KILTS Surprise Party Given BY MRS. M. F. CAVIN Hilts A surprise party was held June 30 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Burns at the S. S. Bar ranch in honor of Bob Burns' 22nd birthday. Guests were lr. and Mrs. For rest Burns; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burns and daughter, Kathy; Mr. and Mrs. Vern Burns and chil dren, Danny and Donna; Mr. and Mrs. Evan Maupin. The party was given by Mrs. Bob Burns. The Burns family are engaged in farming and cattle raising, coming here from southern Cali fornia last January. Mr. and Mrs. Itala Marin and son, Frankie, vacationed the past two weeks in southern Califor nia and Mexico. Oren Ellis, of Sacramento, vis ited with relatives here recently. Mr. and Mrs. Al Simmen and family spent several days camp ing near Chester, Calif., during their recent vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Brooks, of Coronado are the parents of a son born June 29 at the Corona do hospital. The baby has been named Gregory Matthew. He weighed 8 lbs. 8 oz. at birth. Brooks is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Sief and attended the school here. Mr. and Mrs. M. G. King vis ited last week in Reno, Nev., and Quincy, Calif., returning home on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Audomar De Clerck and daughters, Barbara and Carleen, spent their vaca tion visiting relatives in Sacra mento, San Francisco and Santa Cruz. They returned home Sunday. S 3C and Mrs. John Hannon and daughter, Terry Lynn, of Corpus Christi, Texas, were re cent guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dittmar. Mrs. Hannon is Mrs. Dittmar's daughter. Mr. and Mrs. L. Verandez, of Vallejo, visited recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Men des and family. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Leazer and family, of Orick, visited at the homes of Mrs. Minnie Vieira and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Vieira over the Fourth of July weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Donivan Ward and daughters, Gayel and Diane, spent their vacation at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Gano and son of Corning. They also visited friends in Burney and took a drive through Lassen park. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Smith and family are vacationing at their cabin on Evans creek near Rogue River. Cheryl, their oldest daughter, who has been employ ed in Scott valley accompanied them. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Brower, of Yreka, visited recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Nunes. Other recent guests were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nunes of Mc Cloud, Calif. Miss Carolyn Black of Red ding is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cattuzzo. Mrs. Jack Maraglea and family, also of Redding, are guests at the Cat tuzzo home for two weeks. Picnicking on Beaver creek the Fourth of July were Mr. and Mrs. Warren Fox and family, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Marin and family, Mr. and Mrs. Donivan Ward and family and Mr. and Mrs. Don Wilcox and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Span naus, accompanied by Mrs. Au drey Rease, of Ashland spent several days last week camping on the McCloud river above Shasta lake and on Lake Alma-nor. Mrs. Edith Cocciante, of Los Angeles, visited at the Warren Fox home over the Fourth of July. Sprague and family spent two weeks vacation at Diamond lake. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ayris spent their vacation camping and fishing on the McCloud river. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Van de Weghe and family visited friends and relatives in Eugene during their vacation. Mr. and Mrs. John Shaw and daughter, Naomi, and son, Stev en, visited friends in southern California during their vacation. Herman Bauman, of Los An geles, was a business visitor here recently. Mr. and Mrs. John Slyvestra are the parents of a boy born July 10 at the Sacred Heart hos pital in Medford. Mr. and Mrs. John Barbera and daughters, Deanna and Paul ine, Mr. and Mrs. Ozzie Bern heisil, Norman Bernheisel and Donna Goodwin went deep sea fishing last weekend near Smith river and Brookings. A guest ast the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dittmar is Mr?. Dittmar's 89-year-old mother from Biggs, Calif. Recent guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fremd were Mr. and Mrs. William Yaeger of Sacramento and Mr. and Mrs Albert Fremd and daughter Kim, of Susanville. AT LONG LAST Providence, R.I. HD It took 17 years, but Mrs. Adrienne La valle, 34, of Woonsocket finally has received her bachelor's de gree. In 1940 she enrolled at the Providence College School of Adult Education. The other day she got her degree after her col lege career had been interrupt ed repeatedly by marriage, motherhood, and household responsibilities. they drove to Crater lake. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Capello took a vacation trip visiting friends and relatives in Reno, Mojave and Oxnard. They re turned home on Thursday. Mrs. F. Bloomingcamp, of Hornbrook, and Victor and Kar en Snyder, of' Medford, visited at the M. F. Cavin home on Wednesday. Ben Capello, a former resi dent of here, now residing in Yreka is ill with a severe heart attack, but is slowly improving according to the latest reports. SPEECH WINNER Fremont, Mich. IB Ilona Skalder, 17, high school junor who did not speak English when she arrived here seven years ago, won a speech contest spon sored by a Fremont civic organi zation. She was born in Latvia. FINALLY GRADUATES Chelsea, Mass. (IP) Mrs. Lena Hoskins, a grandmother who quit school at 15, recently com pleted the required studies at Chelsea High school and was awarded her diploma with the class of 1957. Don't Say "Hello" Say - - - "FILTER-FLO" Mr. and Mrs. Art Gilberg and daughter, Karen, visited over the Fourth at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mills. Mrs. Gilberg and Mills are brother and sister. Overnight guests on July 5 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Doni van Ward were Mrs. William Gilberg and four children of Modesto. They were enroute home from i Albany and Salem, Ore., where Gilberg is employed. They also visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Buster Nelson in Roseburg. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fremd and daughters spent several days vis iting in Stockton, and Susanville. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Trinca and daughters and Mr. and Mrs. Tony Marin and family were deep sea fishing near Brookings last weekend. Mr. and Mrs. John Barbera and Mr. and Mrs. Donivan Ward attended the Hill Toppers Square Dance held Saturday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fran Cronin on the Old Military road. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Claes, of Wilmington, visited several days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Thompson and daughter Mari lyn. On Monday, accompanied by Mrs. Thompson and Marilyn Washable Scrubbable Durable You'll love nkST !J the beautiful VHjMjK Shades! f W The Ready-to-Use LATEX PAINT It's fun to Paint . . . when you use SPRED SATIN FRAKE& SMITH Artists Supplies 315 EAST MAIN Custom Picture Framing PHONE SP 2-4564 S&H Green Stamps Tool Mr. and Mrs. Ransom Smith j and Mr. and Mrs. Charles paper basket. Jim danced out of the court house doors with his first 50 cent check tightly clutch ed in his. hands. At OK MARKET . . . SILVER DOLLAR STAMPS! At: MEDFORD MUrrLfcK I.O. 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