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At the Grange Roxy Ann Grange Roxy Ann Grange held it's regular meeting Oct. 13 with Master Al Sims presiding. Ken Shaw, chairman of the dance committee reported that square dances will be held on the first and third Saturdays of each month, with Gordon Ker-j shaw and Kenneth Howe as call ers. Agriculture chairman Charlie Vhitcher reported most of the dairies of the valley now are us ing the tanks in place of the cans, thus where three to five trucks were used to pick up the cans, only one is in use now. Mrs. Al Sims. HEC chairman, reported the HEC met Oct. 16, at the home of Mrs. E. Larson with Mrs. Orie Moore as co hostess. There were 19 members and two guests present. Plans were made for the dinner, food and fancy work sale to be held at the grange Saturday, Nov. 9. The next HEC meeting will be at the home of Mrs. W. W. Clay pool on Bullock road with Mrs. Robert Meadows assisting. The display table featured guns, old and new, belonging to Edward Claypool. His mother, Mrs. W. W. Claypool told of her experience of killing her first and last deer in their orchard a few years ago. Plans were made for the cut ting of oak wood Sunday for the grange and at the same time re move the unwanted trees from the Marvin Garrett place. Master Al Sims appointed a committee for the "Forward '58' operation of community service. This is a contest put on by National Grange Community Service sponsored by Sears. Roebuck and Co. The contest runs from Sept. 1, 1957 to Sept. 1, 1953. Chaplain Mrs. Paul Dalton re ported Mrs. Henry Moeller not getting along too well and Paul Larsen is recovering from a stroke she had a few months ago. Lectures hour was held after the meeting. Groups were form ed and given some old clothes and hats to put on a skit. Next grange serving commit tee will be Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Claypool, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Ritchey and Mr. and Mrs. Al Sims. Group singing opened the pro gram for the Roxy Ann Grange Booster night, Oct. 12. History of the Roxy Ann grange, from the time it was chartered in 1931, was given by Roscoe Rob erts, a charter member and now Steward of State Grange. A tableau of a harvest scene was made by Mrs. Charles Whit cher and Mrs. Dennis Whitcher played and sang a harvest song. An address was given by Ore gon State Grange Master, Elmer McClure on the progress the grange has made since it was organized. Two piano solos "Nola" and "Canadian Capers" were played by Mrs. Dennis Whitcher. Mrs. Adeline Whel dons toy pomeranian dog danced as little Cinderella. The double quartet from Cen tral Point grange sang several numbers. One song was about some member of the Roxy Ann grange. Those in the quartet were Mr. and Mrs. Otto Neider meyer, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wendt, Dorothy Hall, Homer Jeffries, and Win Arnold. A skit, "Sloppy Women" was narrated by Glen Rader. Those acting In the skit were Mrs. Paul Dalton, Mrs. Jack Burns, Mrs. Ethel Byers, Mrs. Bruce Moffatt, Mrs. Clarence Pfnister, Mrs. Glen Rader and one of the little Dalton boys. Guests for the evening were Mrs. Elmer McClure, HEC rep resentative of the Western Divi sion of National Grange, and ,'Mrs. Pearl Dentel, HEC chair- j i man for Oregon State Grange. CAVE JUNCTION Two Seniors Make 4.0 By HELEN BOTTEL Upper Applegate Grange I Cave Junction Shirley Brew- t, . . . t , cr and Norma Martin both sen- The Home Economics club of;.1 " . , . n nr ; iors have achieved a 4.0 or the Lpper Applegate Grange has - ht A average it was re- been selected as one of the 25 in veaiecj Thursday when grade re the state as worthy of the Cer- i ports were released at Illinois tificate of Merit awarded by the j Valley high school. National Grange. I Seniors led the list of honor Thi i hiorrnt vL-arH i students, with 13 making either based upon such projects as com munity service, beautification of grounds and buildings, Aid to Youth in the educational field, contributions to better health, interest in charitable causes, pro motion of friendship with other countries, aid to the needy and entertainment of veterans. Chairman Edna Sawyer wishes to thank members of the club and other Grangers for their cooperation and untiring efforts to make this signal award pos Upper Applegate Grange Upper Applegate Grange went on record favoring a reduction in the state income tax rate for 1958 rather than having any part of surplus state funds for the current year disbursed to tax payers in .the form of re funds. The action was taken at the regular session of the grange on Friday, Oct. 25, and the sec retary was instructed to trans mit this information to Senator Phil Lowry and Representative Robert Duncan who are in Sa lem for the special session of the state legislature convening Oct. 23. Tentative plans were outlined by Worthy Master Menno Bach mann for conferring the first four degrees of the order on the group of five candidates who were obligated recently. Chaplain Kathleen Scovell, re porting for the relief committee, stated Sister Flossie Meyers is convalescing from surgery in a Portland hospital and Sisters Grace Buck and Pearl Whitney are recovering from illnesses. Home Economics Chairman Edna Sawyer outlined plans for a turkey dinner in early No vember. The date is to be an nounced later. Upper Applegate Home Economics club is one, of 25 in the entire state of Oregon to receive a certificate of merit for completion of its Flame of Friendship projects Sister Sawy er stated. Sister Anna Scott, legislative chairman, was delegated to rep resent Upper Applegate Grange at the Oct. 28 meeting of the Jackson county Planning Com mission. An invitation to membership on the Kogue Basin Water Re sources board was presented but action was deferred until fur ther information can be secured by the secretary. The annual election of grange officers was scheduled for Fri day evening, Nov. 22. Refreshments were served fol lowing adjournment by a com mittee composed of Sisters Metta Buck and Viola Finley, and Brothers Clarence Buck and Ed ward Finley. Wedding gifts formed the theme for the Display Table. In cluded among them were ob jects of silver, lace, antique glass, and oriental lacquer, the oldest item displayed dating back to 1887. Griffin Creek Grange Plans for a turkey dinner scheduled Nov. 3 were discussed during the recent Griffin Creek Grange booster night. Grange ladies are to furnish two pies and a glass of jelly or jam. The meeting adjourned with a pie feed following a pro gram of songs, readings and a skit. A nr R erades. A total 01 oo youths received a 3.0 average or above. Following is the high school honor roll: seniors, Shirley Brew er, 4.0; Norma Martin, 4.0: Mary Hoskins, 3.8: Stan Love, 3.6; Rick Rauber, 3.6; Bill Young, 3.6; Jean Knight, 3.5: John Goodwin, 3.4: Gary Meredith, 3.4: Dolores Reinoehl. 3.3: Arlene Banks, 3.3; Linda Marshall, 3.3; and Jim Peninger, 3.2. Juniors: Jeanetta Adams, 3.3; Carmel White. 3.16; Robert Wright. 3.16; Lynda Zimmer man, 3.0. Sophomores: Roberta Martin, 3.8: Mike Johnson, 3.4; Judy Hansen. 3.3: Joyce Larson, 3.3; Loren Meredith, 3.3: Kathy Mc Lean. 3.3; Rudy Tibbs, 3.2; Ar lene Gibbons, 3.16: Sharon Prath er, 3.16: Phyllis Baird, 3.0, and Mark Nelson, 3.0. Freshmen: Sandra Piper, 3.8; Harriet Dennison, 3.6: Terry Johnson, 3.6; Linda Prather, 3.6; Judith Work. 3.5: Carl Hammer, 3.3: Pat Pickle, 3.1 and Dennis Bottel, 3.0. While the flu bug made in roads on attendance at public schools in the valley, the James Boys home at Bridgeview, a pri vate residence school, was hav ing troubles of its own. A total of 27 out of the 39 students contracts the disease. The staff was kept busy with trips to the doctor and bed care for the sick youngsters, all of whom caught the bug at about the same time. Adding to the troubles, Mrs. Leta James, founder of the home, and three of the four teachers also became ill from flu. By Friday, most of the young sters were recovering, but all were being kept indoors as a precaution against further com plications. Power outage Friday in the Illinois valley was blamed on a small gray squirrel who brushed against a circuit breaker at the sub-station on Old Stage rd., it was explained today. The high voltage killed the squirrel. A switch was burned DEFECTS TO WEST Zurich, Switzerland HP) Zurich police have granted tem porary political asylum to a member of the Czechoslovakian National Ice Hockey team, it was disclosed Monday. Police said player Stanislav Nepomu cki, 25, slipped away from other team members last Friday and contacted the Zurich Skating club for help. Tuesday, October 29, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE out, six insulators broken. The squirrel was found by a Cali fornia Oregon Power company crew who investigated the trouble. George W. Thrasher was elected president of the Laurel Cemetery association at a meet ing of directors Monday, Oct. 21 at the J. J. Villair residence. Clyde Hays was name vice president, while Mabel R. Villair was elected clerk. Directors are George W. Webb, Clyde Hays, George W. Thrasher, Sophia Bunch, Hugh White; John W. Smith, Lucille M. Floyd and Mabel R. Villair. Members of the board voted to discontinue the annual Thanksgiving dance as being too expensive. Instead, a campaign for raising funds will be con ducted through local organiza tions and by contacting individ uals on a mailing list. Halt May Be Called In Salmon Fishing Biological consultant for California-Oregon Power company Charles J. Hanel expressed the belief that Oregon will soon be forced to close Salmon fishing! if continued low runs are re-1 corded next year. He gave this predicition before a meeting of the Jackson County chamber of commerce roundtable on Mon day noon. Hanel said Washington has closed salmon fishing during the later part of the season this year in order to allow a sufficient spawning run. Oregon will be forced with the same problem next year if no improvement is noted, he said. Hand's job with COPCO is to be coordinator between the state game commission and the company when construction is planned which will block a fish migratory route. He said a num ber of COPCO's power installa tion are far enough upstream so no damage results to the routes. He said fishing has been im proved in most cases because of the creation of large lakes be hind dams which are ideal for fish life. All lakes now planted with fish have been surveyed The first typewriter in which the operator could see the line he was typing was manufactur ed in 1883. first to find the best types suit ed to the lake, he added. Campbellsport, Wis. OPI Proprietor Gino Scudella com plained to police that just after an open house at his bowling alley Monday, burglars broke open his safe and took more than $1,400. Edmund E. Hass Vice-President Iacific Northwest Compact W 1913 HOTEL MEDFORD LOBBY Phone SP 2-8379 Consult With Mr. Hass on INVESTMENT and RETIREMENT Programs Using the Securities of . . fc Utilities Banks Insurance Industrial Investment Company Shares. Dependable Incomes of 5?b to 6 Can be Obtained. 'Other offices in Portland, Salem, Eugene, Seattle, Spokane,. Tacoma, Aberdeen. Bellingham, Yakima. Wenatchee and Walla Walla. jn McLEOD Family Makes Home in Area Bv CAROLINE L. HARDING McLeod Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fergerson and three children of Los Angeles have rented the Fin strum cottage on Laurelhurst road. The three children have enrolled in Elk - Trail school. Mrs. Fergerson is the daughter of Mrs. Cravin of Trail. Elk - Trail school basketball team beat Griffin creek school by a score of 18 to 0 on Friday, Oct. 18. Mr. and Mrs. Nate Edwards of Van Nuys. Calif., who have been spending the past month at their cottage on Butte creek, have re turned to their home. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Huston of Shady Cove were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Vaugh on Laurelhurst road Wed nesday, Oct. 23. Mrs. Huston and Mrs. Vaugh are sisters. Mrs. Arthur Hume and twin daughters, Jacqueline and Jose phine, have been confined to their home with flu. Mike and Stevie Netherland of Medford are visiting their grandparents," Mr. and Mrs. Herb Carlton, while their par ents are hunting in eastern Oregon. Lan Dussenberry fell and broke his arm while playing ball at school recently and Neil Dus senberry is home with the flu. I V VHT ' NO POTATO CHI psr I I QHuaa IDgDfc (HOD (SEE lNGrMWEST POTATO CHIP INDUSTRY. "Sweaters" Beautiful wools and fur blends sweaters ... classic and nov elty styles ... values from 6.95 to 14.95 ... 489 and 8" On certain fall and winter merchandise . . . outstanding values selected right out of regular stock ... no "special buys" . . . no "factory seconds" . . . but all honest to good ness reductions assuring you of only the finest of values and savings . . . and every single piece of merchandise comes out of our fall stocks, so shop and save during this big savings event . . . This week only . . . "Coats" "Suits" AND Two big racks of styles selected to give you wonderful savings on your fall and winter needs ... everyone from this year's stocks ... values from 22.95 to 59.95 . . . 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