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GOLD HILL 80th Birthday Observed By MRS. CLYDE KELL to his home in Astoria following Gold Hill Several parties i a week's visit here with his have been given recently for I mother, Mrs. George Dorman, Mrs. Hannah Routh who ob served her 80th birthday anni versary Tuesday, July 23. The firs was a picnic dinner at Jackson Hot Springs given by her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Hosts were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swindler and daughters, Karen and Barbara, and Mrs. Jim Swindler and son, Gary, all of Medford. Also pres ent was Mrs. Routh's daughter, Mrs. Lester Thompson, of Gold Hill. Sunday, July 21, a party was given for Mrs. Routh in her home on Fourth ave. by the family. Attending were her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Routh, Geld Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Frazier of Fresno, Calif., Mrs. Lester Thompson and Mrs. James Clements, Gold Hill. Mrs. Routh was given a sur prise party by members of the Amethyst Rebekah Friendship club Tuesday. Mrs. Routh is an active mem ber of both the Amethyst Re bekah lodge and the Friendship club, which is a social branch of the lodge. Those attending were Mrs. Don Morrow, Mrs. Paul Molloy, Mrs. Roy Centers, Mrs. Charles Bell. Mrs. Clyde Kell, Mrs. Lester Thompson and Mrs. Louise Robinson, all of Gold Hill, and Mrs. Robert McDaniels, of Central Point. and other relatives. He and Mrs. Dorman went to Crescent City to visit friends. Many former residents have pent vacations in Gold Hill in the past several weet and oth ers are planning to do so. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Martin and sons Philip, Joe. Erett, and Davey Miles, arrived from La fayette, La., July 16 for a visit in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Martin.. He is formerly of Gold Hill. The Mar tins left July 24 for Louisiana. Howard Dorman has returned Mr. and Mrs. Mace Freeland had as guests the past two weeks their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Johnson, and daughters, Tracy and Nicki Jean, of Van Nuys, Calif. Major and Mrs. Linsley Dor man and sons,' Linsley J. and Gregory G., plan to arrive in Gold Hill early this week for a 10-day visit. They will be guests in the home of his mother, Mrs. George Dorman, while here. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cook spent their vacation in Isaqua, Wash., and Summer lake, in eastern Oregon. Man Solves Problem Of Termites in House Muskegon, Mich. (IP) Dal las Varney has won his battle with termintes and the Chesa peake & Ohio railroad. The hassle began when ter mites infesting rotting railroad ties on an abandoned siding threatened to invade Varney 's new home. Varney tried to find the owner of the tracks but couldn't and finally ripped out the 165 feet of rails. Then the C&O handed him a bill for $72. When he failed to pay he was arrested for grand larceny. Circuit Judge Henry L. Beers directed a jury to return a ver dict of Innocent after Varney's attorneys contended the track had not been used since 1929 and a house currently stands in its path. The termites? "I haven't been bothered with them since I got rid of the old railroad bed," Varney said. On The Side By e. v. Duriin3 (Distributed by King Future Syadicat. Inc.) You often see women who ap pear many years younger than they are. However, you rarely encounter a man who looks over 20 years younger than -he is. Such a rarity is Dr. Gayelord Hauser who is 77 years old and appears to be about 45. How has Hauser accomplished this? He does not attribute it to diet. He says it is all a question of holding your stomach in. That, he maintains is the secret of eternal youth. Coit of Living Remember the i o n g titled "Now's the Time To Fall in Jaove ? Was popularized by Eddie Cantor in 1931 during the depression. It was maintain ed. In the song, that the time to fall in love and marry was propitious because food, espe cially potatoes and tomatoes. was cheaper. Incidentally, at present, with food prices in gen eral rising rapidly, potatoes are cheaper than last year. Also cheaper than in 1956 are eggs, cnicken. lettuce and orange Juice. Tomatoes, however, are higher priced than a year ago. As usual the price of pork chops keeps rising and rising. Why is this? Who Is so crazy about pork chops? Massing By Matt Moore. Veteran film actor. One of the three Moore brothers from Toledo, Ohio, who all became film stars. Two of the brothers married film stars. Owen Moore married Mary Pick ford and Tom Moore was wed to Alice Joyce. Matt Moore Is till active in the films and Is one of the cast of the current hit film titled "An Affair To Remember. Housekeeping A recent check reveals the average French housewife spends 12 hours a day doing her house work. This lengthy working day is mostly due to the lack of labor-saving, housekeeping de vices In the average French household. Only a few French home managers have vacuum cleaners, washing machines, au tomatic electric irons, etc., etc. The average American house wife can finish her housekeeping in six hours or less with the aid of aforementioned devices. I hope your spouse appreciates what a lucky girl she is not to have to keep house in Paris. Aiking Queries from clients. Q. You ay Frank Stanton wrote the ong titled "Mighty Lak a Rose." I say Ethelbert Kevin wrote it. Who is right? A. Frank Stanton wrote the highly appealing poem titled "Mighty Lak a Rose." Ethelbert Nevin adapted it to music. . . . Q. At what racetrack was the starting gate first used? A. Use of the starting gate orig inated at the Agua Caliente track in Mexico. The same race course was the first to feature a race caller. In recent years it was first to compel jockeys to protect themselves by wear ing "crash helmets." Horses and Women Is your wife a hat enthusiast? Or does she habitually go hat- less? What is her view of the claim that women of intelligence are fond of featuring hats but that females who are below par as to intelligence hatitually go hatless? Anyway, if your wife is a hat enthusiast it might In terest her to know that the hats worn at the Ascot Races by Queen Elizabeth, Princess Mar garet and the Queen Mother were all made by the well-known Paris milliner. Mme. Claude St. Cyr. Smoking Only excessive cigarette smoking can be classed as seri ously harmful. So many medical men maintain. What is "exces sive smoking"? It is the consum ing of three packs of cigarettes a day. The worst chain smokers are women. Many ;,moke more than 60 cigarettes a day. A moderate smoker is one who finds one package of cigarettes a day sufficient. Get It Right Note Queen Victoria quoted as saying: "I am not amused." What Her Majesty said was, "We are not amused." She so expressed her feelings after viewing an imitation of herself by one Alec Yorke, a young equerry at Buck ingham Palace. Victoria had no sense of humor. It was Thack eray who once observed, "A woman without a laugh in her is the greatest bore in existence." Army Plans 50,000 Cut by Next June Washington (IB Inform ed sources said today the Army expects to make a second 50,000 man cut in its strength possibly by next June. The new cut plus the 90,000 man cut ordered this week would reduce the Army to 900, 000 men the same strength as the Air Force will have at that time. The Army announced Wed nesday night that it will trim its monthly draft calls as a result of the first 50,000-man cut. It said it could not say at this time how much the draft calls will be reduced. Penthouse Plunge Fatal to Woman, 28 New York (IB The 24- year-old daughter of a Mil waukee industrialist and former Republican national committee man plunged to her death Wed nesday from a 28th floor pent house apartment of a Park ave. hotel. She was identified by police as Patricia Philipp, the daugh ter of Cyrus L. Phillip and granddaughter of former Wis consin Gov. Emanuel Philipp. 'In her pocketbook, police found an unaddressed note read ing: "Dear Hon. This is the only way out. You are not to blame." Police were unable to deter mine to whom the note was ad dressed, or the reason for the leap. Co-workers at the Allied Public Relations Associations, where Miss Philipp had been a secretary the last two months, could offer no reason for the ap parent suicide. They described ' the gray-eyed brunette woman ; as an apparently happy person, j popular with associates. Grange Notes Phoenix Grange Phoenix Grange met Tuesday, July 23. at 8 p.m. This being Na tional Safety Week a program along that line was presented by Mrs. Olin Poe. She had on display posters, safety literature and an assortment of luminous tape to demonstrate safety de vices for farm implements. She talked on safety in the home and on the farm. Mention ed in particular the rotery lawn mower, a very efficient machine but also could be a very danger ous one if not handled with due caution. Round Table Discussion She called on several mem bers for a round table discuss ion. Mrs. Barney Lewis talked on safety in the kitchen; Mrs. Sol Cox, safety the bath room; Mrs. Vaughn Quackenbush, safety with medicine; Dee Hen drickson on ladders. He talked of ladders for different uses, from the long 16 foot ladder used to pick pears from taller pear trees to the small ladder used in the house. He said he had never seen a Jacobs Ladder. Several others had seen them and described them. Melvin Latties subject was safety with tractors and gave as his opinion a great majority of accidents with tractors were the result of a moment of inat tention or thoughtlessness. Mark Norton spoke on safety with guns. Mentioned different types of safety devices on guns and some careless ways of hand ling fire arms consequently causing accidents. Safety When Fishing Vaugh Quackenbush had for his subject safety when fishing. Related some fishing accidents on the humorous side and some that were more serious. He men tioned that while on his recent 2,600 mile trip up into Canada, he was glad to report he did not see one accident A number of humorous stories about accidents were told by other members present, and then all joined in an action song "Coming Round the Mountain" led by Vaugh Quackenbush. Introduced by Receptionist Mrs. Olin Poe was Mrs. Anna Scott from Upper Applegate who spoke briefly. She mention ed the excellent hay crop on their ranch this year and that they had received good prices for some-stock they had sold, and were now raising beef cat tle exclusively. Price of Eggs Mrs. Al Schroeder reported the price of egges had gone up considerably. That recent prices had been the lowest in 13 years. They expect to handle 1,300 baby chicks this year. Mrs. Mervin Hixon reported on their hay crop which is all taken care of, and the pipeline milker which they have install ed recently. The Chaplin reported secre tary Lesbia Lattie ill, but im proving, and that Mark Smith had been ill but was able to be back at work. Visit Bellview Grange Master Dee Hendrickson told of the surprise visit to Bellview Grange the night of July 16 by members of five different Jack son county granges. There "were 46 visitors of which 11 were from Phoenix. Meeting adjourned at 9:30 and refreshments of cake, straw berries and coffee served in the dining room. The tables were decorated with vases of perenial sweet peas, Shasta daisies, and sprays of tamarack. On The serving committee were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perl and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Chapman and sons, Dean and William Chapman. Gertrude Lewin, Publicity Chairman. Ju ; . ; ' 7 : In - ACTING DCG Angus L. Bowmer, producing director at the Shakespearean Festival is snown with Teddy, black and white English sheep dog owned by Danny Seymour, Ashland. The dog will play the part of Crab, which accompanies Launce, played by Bowmer, in "Two Gentlemen of Verona" during the August presentation of five Shakespeare plays. Dinner To Open New Parish Hall A public ham dinner from 1-5 p.m. Aug. 4, will herald the opening of the new Sacred Heart Parish hall on west 11th st. be tween Holly and Grape sts. Proceeds will go toward com pleting the furnishing of the hall, which replaces a wooden structure destroyed by fire. Tickets for the dinner will be on sale at the door, or may be obtained from the Altar society, Knights of Columbus, or the rec tory, following each Sunday Mass July 28 and Aug. 4. The hall, finished with pumice blocks and white fir, and its ad joining new kitchen, is an annex to St. Mary's gymnasium and will make the gym available for large gatherings. A meeting room and storage room are also included in the structure. Ashland Dog Will Make Stage Debut In August Plays Ashland Shakespearean Fes tival audiences at this year's productions of "Two Gentlemen of Verona" will meet the festi val's accomplished canine star, Teddy," a black and white Eng lish sheep dog. Three-year-old Teddy, owned by young Danny Seymour, Ash land, is making his stage debut in August as Crab, the stoic dog that accompanies Launce in the "Two Gentlemen of Verona." Angus L. Bowmer, producing director of the Oregon Shake spearean Festival, who plays Launce, reported that Teddy is "one of the most challenging actors I've ever played opposite. Working with him is thoroughly stimulating." August 1 marks the opening of the Festival's 17th season at America's first Elizabethan the ater, and the only theater of its kind in the Western Hemis phere. "As You Like It," "Othello," "Two Gentlemen of Verona," and "Henry VIII" will be of fered in nightly rotation through out August. Two special presen tations of "Pericles" will be seen Aug. 23 and 29. Court Records DISTRICT COURT Olonzo Henry Smith, no PUC per mit. SIS. Gerald Stephen Thompson, failed to stop at sign. S10. James Walter Stewart, overheight load. SIS. Alan Michael McQuade, violation of basic rule. S10. Robert McClintock. no operator's li cense. SIO. Charles Earl Lane, no operator's li cense. $10. Frank Leroy Quinley. no operator s license. $25, bail. Allen Adams, excessive load over hang. $15. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Guy Hastings Parker, 1467 South Stage rd and JoAnn Agnes Doe, Prospect, Ore. Race Track To Be Target Of Restraining Order Hillsboro HP) Francis Link later, Washington county district attorney, said Friday an early hearing on a request for a tem porary restraining order against a midget auto race track near Portland will be scheduled. The county court filed the complaint after residents near the quarter-mile track protested that noise, dust and crowds deterred them from enjoying their property. Average capacity of freight cars in the U.S. is 2'.i tons great er now than it was at the time cf Pearl Harbor. Some of the new phosphorus compounds are deadly to many insect pests. j Buy At guilders Supply QCALITT BLOCKS Bricks, Fines, Drain Tile 727 W. McAndrews Ph. SP 2-4107 MONEY WORRIES GETTING YOU Question: Where Can I Gel Money for My Vacation? ANSWER: BORROW THl AMERICAN WAY LOANS 25 o I,500 AUTO " SALARY FURNITURE For Any Worthwhile Purpose PAYMENTS TO FIT YOUR BUDGET! American Finance Corp. Phone SPring 2-8886 123 W. Main Medford 4-H Club News Reese Czeek Renegalds The Reese Creek Renegalds held a meeting July 23 at the home of Jossie Clayton on Butte Falls highway. We discussed the fair and how many animals we were going to take. Our leader checked our record books. .. Cliff is going to let the club use his clippers to clip their animals. Mrs. Clayton served refresh ments. The next meeting will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Calla way on Butte Falls highway. John Hughes, Reporter. Meadows Busy Beavers Club The Meadows Busy Beaver club meeting was held at Mrs. Bob McAllister's home, July 22. The meeting was held outside, and we talked about having a and rummage food sale. Noth ing definite was agreed. After the meeting refreshmens were served, and we listened to records and talked about the fair Most of the girls are pretty far along on their sewing and the boy's animals are doing fine. The next meeting is to be held at Mrs. Maplesden's home, July 30. Carolyn Matteson Reporter This Woman Needs Fairy Godmother New Orleans W Mrs. Jeremiah F. McGrath has prob lems she believes only a magic wand" can dispel. Mrs. McGrath is in the hospi tal, the mother of brand new triplets, all girls. Her husband is in the hospital with malaria, contracted in the i South Pacific during World War II. Seven other McGrath child ren are at home. The McGrath house has only one bedroom. The McGrath washing ma chine is on the blink. "Maybe a fairy godmother will come along," Mrs. McGrath said hopefully, from her hospital bed. Sunday, July 18, 19S7 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE TON! Medford Scouts See Sights in New York (Editor's note: The following letter was written for the Mail Tribune by Stan Dowson, one of 63 Crater Lake area Boy Scouts who attended the annual Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge.) We just left New York and are headed for Detroit. In New York, the majority of the scouts saw Rockefeller Center, Radio City, where most of us took in a movie, "The Silk Stockings," with the Rockettes and the United States air force. We also took a tour around Manhattan, attended a ball game and visited Coney Island. New York was truly a great exper ience with subways, lights and skyscrapers. 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