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ILLINOIS VALLEY Fall Style Show Planned By HELEN BOTTEL Cave Junction Tentative plans for the Civic Women's league fall and winter style show were made at a meeting held Wednesday night at the home of Marcia Brown in Cave Junction. The style show, an annual af fair, is one of the highlights of the winter season, and will dis play costumes from most of the local shops. It is set for early November. A special meeting of the club has been called for Thursday, Oct. 24, at 11 a.m. at the home of Eileen Quinn in O'Brien. Fur ther arrangements for the show are to be made at the session to which members are asked to bring sack lunches. The linen basket, a club money making project, is being filled with 'homemade articles, and is to be put on display at Waldo store in O'Brien at the last of the month. cent hunt near Lakeview. On the trip with him were Clifford Phil lips, who got a four pointer, Marshall Burrows, Henry Wurn, Maburn Campbell and Ted Hooney. Guests this week at the home of Mrs. Gladys King were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Larkin of Man hattan, Kans. Mrs. Larkin is Mrs. King's cousin. A handicraft sale is planned by St. Patricks of the Forest Catholic church for October 25 and 26 at the Illinois Valley Bak try building in the north end of Cave Junction. Christmas gift items, ceramics, aprons and a number of other hand made items will be on dis play. Mrs. Marian DuBerke is chairman for the affair. The Rev. and Mrs. Richard Bruner and family are house guests at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. Robert Kingsbury at Kerby this week, while Mr. Bru ner conducts an evangelistic mis sion at Immanuel Methodist church. Bruner and Kingsbury were former college classmates. "Herbs" will be the topic for discussion at the Illinois Valley Garden club meeting to be held Friday, October 25 at the home of Mrs. Robert G. Smith. Mrs. Stephen E. Counts will be the speaker. Local gardeners who plan to attend the Siskiyou District of the Oregon Federation of Gar den clubs Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Fruitdale Grange hall, are asked to bring horticulture spe cimens for display. These should be either house or garden plants and should bear a label listing the name and exhibitor. James C. Donahue of Klamath Falls will show colored slides of native waterfowl at the District meeting. Floyd and Ray Prichett and Al Mellow brought back three good-sized bucks last week from a hunting trip in the Bly district. Plans for the year's activities were made at the organizational meeting of the Stitch 'n Rip club, held Wednesday afternoon at the home of 4-H Leader Mrs. Les Basham. Nine members were present. Next session is set for after school, October 30. At the Walter Hunting home at Siskiyou Mountain camp re cently were Mr. and Mrs. Russell Beyers of Cleveland, Ohio. Hunt ing had not seen his nephew, Beyers, in 37 years. Gordon Leonard bagged a buck having four points on one side, five on the other, on a re- The Illinois Valley Bakery building is getting a new roof. Tony Stava has been hired for the job by owner Mrs. DuBerke. Sally Clarke is recuperating from major surgery, performed last week at Josephine General hospital. Air Raid Aleri Sounds in Damascus Damascus, Syria 1P A five-minute air raid alert sent soldiers scurrying to action sta tions and civilians to cover Fri day. Authorities said afterwards that unidentified planes were detected in the vicinity of the Syrian capital. It was the first such alert to have occurred dur ing the present Syrian-Turkish crisis. Alert sirens sounded shortly before Moslem Sabbath services were to begin. Russian-o u 1 1 1 MIG15 jet fighters of the Syrian Air Force swooped overhead and soldiers ran to previously assigned stations. the sheriff's office. Husky 2nd, an imported Ar gentine thoroughbred stallion owned by Mrs. Ellen Wood of the valley, was a recent winner in a race at the Fresno District fair. Mr. and Mrs. Al Boucher and family have moved into the U. S. Forest Service house at the Sis kiyou Aerial project. It was for merly occupied by ttie Orville Loopers, who have moved to Redding. Boucher is a squad leader at the project. Noelene Larda, who at 17 was the first girl ever to make a par achute jump in New Zealand, was a guest last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Al len at the Siskiyou Aerial proj ect. Miss Larda met the Aliens through Jack Harter, a project squad leader who spent some time in New Zealand several years ago. She is planning to make her home in Canada. A guest at the Women's Soci ety of Christian Service Monday, October 14, Miss Larda described the customs and churches of her country. In spite of flu, 16 children were examined at the Well Child Conference held last, week at Evergreen school. Openings are available for the December clin ic and appointments can be made by calling Mrs. James Allen at 0903 or Mrs. Robert Smith at 13702. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Archer of Selma and the Rev. Robert Kingsbury of Immanuel Metho dist church attended the Ore gon Town and Country church conference at Oregon State col lege Oct. 15, 16 and 17. The Rev. Kingsbury served on the planning committee for the conference and was master of ceremonies for the Youth ban quet Wednesday at which Mark Hatfield, Oregon secretary of state, was the principal speaker. The 11 hunters who brought back 11 bucks from eastern Ore gon during a week of hunting are Bob Miller and sons, Ted and Hank, of Kerby; a brother-in-law, Henry Carter, Roseburg; C. O. Wallace and sons, Loren and Marlyn of Selma; Glen and Lon nie Plumlee of Selma, Floyd Vaughn and Clyde Prevatt of Kerby. Named to the position of jailer in the sheriffs office of Del Norte county, Calif., is A. W. Siegelkoff of South Deer creek road, Selma. The retired Los An geles city police officer will take over his duties immediately." This is the third appointment of valley men to fill offices in Del Norte county. Walter Hunt ing is undersheriff there, and Don Holten, former Cave Junc tion police chief, is a deputy in Ed McDonald of O'Brien and his son, Chester, of Kerby, don't believe in wasting time. They drove over to Bly mountain Sat urday afternoon, shot a doe and a four-point buck within 15 min utes and returned the same eve ning to dress out their kill. Also lucky were Hubert Love and his son Bill of O'Brien, who arrived home Sunday from La Pine with a forked horn and a doe. With them on the trip were Bill's cousin. Gene Ley, a former valley resident now living at Medford, and Bill's young son, Patrick. The three unexpectedly met an old hunting companion of the Loves, John Grubb, also out after a doe or a buck in the LaPine area. 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MtMara I SAVINGS AND LOAN I VOBNDftTION I CURRENT DIVIDEND PER ANNUM FIRST FEDERAL Savings & Loan Assn. of Medford 29 North Ivy R. F. Kyle, President GOLD HILL Residents Return to Area By MRS. CLYDE KELL Gold Hill Many local resi dents have returned to their homes in the Gold Hill area fol lowing vacations. Mr. and Mrs. William S. Dick inson arrived at their home on Sardine creek Oct. 17 from a six-week's tour of several states. The travelers spent some time at Yellowstone National park, and visited relatives in Wash ington, Colorado and Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. John Cogswell returned Oct. 21 to their home on Second ave. following a ten day trip to California. They spent several days visiting in the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Abbott and daughters, Debbie and Julie at Chula Vista. A party was given, while the Cogs wells were at the Abbott home, in honoro f Julie's first birth day Oct. 15. While in southern California, they visited his mother, Mrs. Margaret Cogswell, who is con fined to a hospital in Los Angel es with a broken hip. She is well known in Gold Hill, having visited at the Cogswell's home many times. En route home the Cogswells stopped for a visit with rela tives in Downey, Oakland, and El Sobrante. They were also guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Parker at Santa Rosa. The Parkers are former Gold Hill residents. Mrs. Floyd Taylor and son, Glen, and Mrs. Jack Arnold went to Idaho Oct. 17 where they visited relatives of Mrs. Taylor in Boise and Nampa until Sunday. Mr. andJVlrs. Arthur Boye and children, Patty and Bobby, and Arnold Boye returned to their home on highway 99 north Oct. 21 from eastern Oregon, follow ing a five-day pheasant trip in Little valley. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Colby at Harper. Attending the dinner besides the honored guests and their parents were Carol and Larry Washburn, Mr. and Ms. Sam Jones and the children. Billy and Marie, all of Gold Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Chapman and children, Dennis and Linda, Dr. R. P. Mortenson from Medford, and the hosts. Mrs. Lester Parker entertain ed at a party held after school Oct. 22 in honor of her daugh ter's ninth birthday. Games were played, and refreshments of ice cream and cake were served to the guests. They were Patty and Bobby Boye, Wanda Potts, Shir ley Kell, Jackie Straus, Irita Taylor, Donna Mae Arbuckle, Crystal Litton, Joan Hilkey, Marie Forman, Wanda Munday, Ronda Rosecran, Leona Blake, Mike Malery, Kirby Koopman and the honored guest. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Parker were also hosts for a birthday dinner Teusday evening, Oct. 22 in Linda's honor. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Kell and Shirley and Dave Parker. A party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gray, the evening of Oct. 17 to celebrate the birthdays of Mrs. Gray on Oct. 18 and their daughter Nancy's second birthday on Oct. 17. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gray, Sardine creek, and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Malone, old highway 99 south. Mrs. Mabel Newnham is a patient in the Rogue Valley hos pital in Medford, with injuries she suffered in an automobile accident Monday evening. Bob Gray was honored on his birthday Oct. 23 when his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gray and his wifes parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Malone dropped in with ice cream and cake to help him celebrate. Also present were Iiis wife and their daughter, Nancy. Arnold and Arthur went on to Ontario, where they spent a short while visiting with Bruce Bennett, who is manager of the Commercial Finance office there. Bruce is a former resident of Gold Hill. Also returning to their home on Kanes creek Oct. 18 were Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Rose cran, who had spent five days hunting near Gerber reservoir in eastern Oregon. Mrs. Nora Baker of Medford stayed at the Rosecran home during their ab sence to care for Susie and Carol. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cook arrived home Oct. 18 from a hunting trip to Silver lake in eastern Oregon. Cook injured his shoulder in a fall while hunting on Foots Creek Oct. 20, Mrs. Cook said. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bell went to Placerville, Calif., Oct. 18 where they attended the wed ding of their nephew, Rodney Butts, on Sunday, Oct. 20 Miss Betty Ross became the bride of Rodney Butts in a ceremony held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, in the Federated church in Placerville. He attended the Gold Hill school for several years. Rodney is employed for the Placerville Fruit Growers and his bride works for the Pa cific Telephone and Telegraph company in Placerville. They went to Las Vegas for their honeymoon. The Bells were house guests of his sister, Mrs. June Butts. They returned to Gold Hill Oct. 21. Several birthday dinners and parties have been held this past week in Gold Hill. A birthday dinner was given Sunday evening, Oct. 20, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Christinsen on old highway 99 north to celebrate the birthdays of three of the Christensen's grandchildren. Honored guests were Curt Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Johnson, Medford, who observed his first birthday Oct. 20; Patty Washburn, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Washburn, Gold Hill, was seven on Oct. 22 and Mike Johnson celebrated his fifth birthday, which is also on Oct. 22. Mike and Curt are brothers. Mr. and Mrs. Chauncy Page were surprised recently when Mrs. Page's nephew, Jody Hens ley, stopped for an overnight visit with them. He was enroute to southern California from his home in Wakia, Wash. Hensley is serving with the Navy as an electronics engineer. Mrs. Nora Wait received word recently of the death of Mrs. Gus Himmel of Salem. Mrs. Him mel was the former Grace Hicks of Gold Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Whar ton, Medford, recently spent a day on Sardine creek gathering apples. They visited at the home of Mrs. Wharton's sisters, Mrs. Nora Wait and Mrs. Robert Suth erland.. Recent house guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Paulson on Sardine creek were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chelgren and daughter, Miss Gail Chel gren, and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Martinsen and son, Jeff, all of Los Angeles. Also spending a week at the Paulson home where Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brylla of Sonora, Calif. Mrs. Brylla is the former Harta Paulsen, Henry's sister. Recent dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gray were Mr. and Mrs. E. DeGarmo of Central Point and their house guests, Dr. and Mrs. Lyle Hol land of Temple City, Calif. Mrs. Minnie Kirk has return ed to her home in Van Nuys, Calif., following a week's visit in the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gray. She also visited in Ash land at the home of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Linsey Bratcher, and family. Mrs. Gray entertained at a luncheon in honor of her moth er, Mrs. Kirk. Other relatives attending were Mrs. Linsey Brat cher, Ashland, Mrs. James Wood and Mrs. Wesley Riley, both of Central Point, Mrs. Merlin Fgarle, Medford, and Mrs. Roy Pax-menter, recently of Medford. Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Riley, Mrs. Fgarle, and Mrs. Parmenter are sisters, and daughters of Mrs. Bratcher. Mrs. Ferd Jones was hostess for the October meeting of the Gold Hill Garden club recently at her home on Sixth ave. Members participated in an open discussion on winter care of plants to be left outdoors dur ing the coming season. The care of geranium and fucias were discussed. Mrs. J. G. Kofahl pre sided at the panel, at which time proper storing and trans planting of bulbs were discus sed. Mrs. Roy Cameron provided a quiz for the afternoon's pro gram. Mrs. Tony Ross received a rooted dahalia for answering the most questions correctly. Mrs. Lloyd Dusenberry, flower chlarman, reported on the get well cards she has sent during the past month. CALL NOW! 2 7 1 6 6 SEND FIREPUCE WIDTH an HEIGHT. RECEIVE ColarM Booklet FREE! SMITH-DYNGE LUMBER CO. 8th at Fir Street Phone SP 2-7166 NO SPARKS! NO SMOKE! NO FLOOR DRAFTS! LOWERS FUEL BHLS1 Uniform kcot Wool tocr to ttlma presro-logt or briquctt. Yoa central fir hmm ond family safer! your Sunday, October 27, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVB DOME WORK Nashville, Tenn. 0PJ When the dome on Tennessee's state capitol was built, the great great grandfather of Gale Wilkins helped with the work. Recently the dome was torn down for re building, and Gale's father had a hand in that. Officers of the club have an nounced that the next meeting will be held Nov. 22 instead of the third Friday, Nov. 15, be cause this date is so close to th' dinner which is to be given Nov. 16 by the Woman's Society of the Community Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wolff and children. Donna. Freida and Marvin, of Roseburg were week end guests recently in the home of her father, Charles F. Rose cran, on Kanes creek. Mrs. Wolff is the former Millie Rosecran. Other visitors at the Charles F. Rosecran home were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dowles and children, Marion and Lee, of Grants Pass. Mrs. Dowless is the former Betty Rosecran. The Wolff and Dow less families also visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Rosecran and daughters, Susie and Carol. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gray had as their house guests recently Mr. and Mrs. Titus Martin of Sutherlin. Mrs. Donald Morrow, presi dent of the Amethyst Rebekah Friendship club was hostess for the group at her home Monday, Oct. 21. Mrs. Jerry Herrington was cohostess. Final plans were made for the club's participation in the Teach er's reception. Mrs. Morrow pre sided at the business session. The November meeting of the club will be held at the home of Mrs. Robert McDaniel, vice president of the club, who lives in Central Point. Mrs. Paul Molloy reported that $56 was raised toward the PTA budget by the coffee hour, which was held at her home recently. Mrs. Molly was assisted by members of the Gold Hill Parent-Teacher association. They were Mrs. Melvin Johnson; Mrs. Edsil White; Mrs. Floyd Taylor, president of the unit; Mrs. Lester Wakeman; and Mrs. Georgia Wilson. ' T IUT IIV It tllllnilll Mill II LENDING A POLITICAL HAND Vice President Richard Nixon (left) gets together with State Senator Malcolm S. Forbes at Atlantic City for strategy talk for a Republican campaign tour of New Jersey. Nixon made a swift one day tour of the state stumping for Forbes, who is running for governor. ' , GENERAL M tax 1 NEW -1957 -NEW Fully Electric Adding Machine ADDS, SUBTRACTS, MULTIPLIES 9-column Capacity, Visible Adding Dials. Weighs only 12 lbs. A New Electric machine at the price of a hand operated machine. Out-performs machine selling at twice the price. Made in U.S.A. Guaranteed. Carrying cases available. 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