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10 MAIL TRIBUNE, M.dkrd, Oregon, Sunday, April 6, 1958 ssomra CCdetq yeemi T lie 17 Candidates to Compete for 1958 Festival Royally A king and queen of the 1858 Pear Blossom Festival will be selected starting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, at Lincoln school in Med-ford. i o) Selected 11 '7" ypi . - Seventeen contestants, 10 girls and seven boys, will compete for honors to reign over Festival activities the week end of April 12 and 13. Linda Estremado, Gold Hill, and Hal Ellis, Medford, queen and king of last year's festival will crown their successors. Entertainment will include selections by the Medford High school string ensemble, and dances by the Thurston Dancing school and Colleen Hope's Dance Studio. James Dunlevy, manager' of Rogue Valley Country club, will be master of ceremonies. Participate in Judging Those attending the cere i monies will be asked to par ticipate in the preliminary se lection of finalists, but final judging will be handled by representatives of all incor porated cities in Jackson county, according to Fred Beck, president of the Festi 1 association. . Candidates, whose pictures are shown on this page, are (listed candidate's name, sponsor, and parents): Queen Marlies Gorden, Central Point Jayceettes, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Gorden, Cen tral Point; Kathy Nuich, Jack son County Cow Belles, Mr. and Mrs. John Nuich, Med ford; La Donna Lull, The Flower Mart, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lull, Medford; Sherry Lynn Giles, Omar's Steak House, Mrs. Bertha S. Giles, Medford; Judy Clark, Chuck's Market, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark, Medford; Nancy Tom jack, Medford Lady Lions, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tomjack, Medford; Dawn Selby, Mod ern Tile company, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Selby, Medford; A 1 y c e Gaynell Krambeal, Eagle Point Jayceettes, Mr. and Mrs. A. Keith Krambeal, Eagle Point; Linda Ellis, Med ford Lady Lions, Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Ellis, Med ford; and Patricia Veal, Med ford 20-30 club, Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Veal. King Steven C. Morrison, individually sponsored, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Morrison, Ash land; Michael Watkins, Med ford 20-30 club, Mr. and Mrs. John Watkins, Medford; Scott Sundby, Medford Aerie Eagles Mr. and Mrs. George Sundby, Central Point; Bobby Mc Lean, Matlack's Super Mar ket, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Mc Lean, Medford; Clay Charley, Jackson County Cow Belles, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Charley Medford; Richey Shafer, Cen tral Point Jayceettes, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford E. Shafer, Cen tral Point; and Craig Theodore Flury, Eagle Point Jaycess, Mr. and Mrs. Pete W. Flury, Eagle Point. Granis Pass Men Have Low Bids On Air Station Seattle, Wash. Grants Pass "contractors were appar ent low and second low bid ders for construction of a gap filler facility to be known as Placer Air Force station near the village of Placer, some eight miles due east of Wolf Creek. Bids were opened Thursday afternoon in the office of the U.S. Army Engineer District, Seattle, officials said. Ausland Construction Co. bid 540,465, and Clyde C. Hamilton offered $46,554. John Kovtynovich of Eugene were third with a figure of $52,165. Tweleve contractors were in competition. H. Barn hart of Medford topped the list with a bid of $68,386. The government estimate was $54,342 it was reported. Other contractors of this region who bid were Donald W. Thompson, North Bend; John M. Steinmueller, Jr., Eu gene; and Harold W. Salter, Rogue River. The Army Engineers is the construction agency, for most of the Air Force installations as well as for the Army. They presently are working on a number of gap filler stations in Oregon, to complete the de fense warning and control system in the state officials said. A gap fillpr station is a small, unmanned unit which consists mainly of a concrete communications building and a radar tower. Work on the Placer job will start within 10 calendar days after the suc cessful bidder has received notice to proceed, and is to be completed within 120 cal endar days. j ALYCE KRAMBEAL Eagle Point Jayceettei PATRICIA VEAL Medford 20-30 Club GRAIG FLURY Eagle Point Jayceettes Ex-Hornbrook Resident Dies in Sacramento Hornbrook Mrs. Susan Horn Roberts, 80, died March 27, at Sacramento, Calif., where she had made her home for many years. She had been ill about five weeks. Mrs. Roberts . was born Oct. 9, 1877, in Ft. Jones, one of five children of pioneer Scott Valley residents, David and Clara Jane Horn. When she was a child, the family moved to a ranch on the Klam ath river which extended sev eral miles up Cottonwood creek. At the time of the building of the railroad through north ern California, a subdivision point was needed between Dunsmuir and Ashland, and the Southern Pacific made a deal with Mrs. Roberts' father for some of his ranch land, and the town which sprang up there was named Horn brook, after her father. The 3000 foot peak at the north of the town also bears his name. Horn's Peak. Mrs. Roberts was preceded in death by her husband, Willis Roberts and by a sister, Mrs. Dora Hall, and two brothers, David Marshall Horn and Hardman Horn. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. George Condrey of Weed, Calif., and a son, David Rob erts, who is with the National Georgraphical Society. She was a 50-year members of Co lumbia Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, of-Sacramento. Funeral services were held in the chapel of the James Gar lick funeral home in Sacra mento, followed by cremation and internment in the family plot in the Henly-Hornbrook cemetery. Rolling Log Kills Wyerhaeuser Loader Oakland, Ore. OP) A loader for the Weyerhaeuser Timber company was killed Friday 30 miles east of here at a Weyehaeuser site when a log became dislodged from a stack and rolled over him. The victim was identified as Keith Krewson of Suther lin. Douglas county coroner L. L. Powers said the accident occurred about 10:30 a.m. Of the total area of Illinois, about 67 per cent is underlain with coaL 3l liS L ' hkki 3 3fel ' feS ' - Mm4 fr)0A $h M P jlMA - Writ- J : 1m ' Wlt H 4 rW IK ' f'r't ' Xj J tvl J ktzMi I i-5' s Mil, fel Stl! ii I . '-n4 NANCY TOMJACK Medford Lady Lions . MICHAEL WATKINS . Medford 20-30 Club Memorial Corner Honors Donation To Local Library Honoring the many indi viduals of Medford and Jack son county to whose memories book donations have been placed in the public library collection, a memorial corner has been set up this week in the Medford Public Library headquarters. A memorial gift ledger, in which are inscribed the names of persons who have been thus honored by their friends and admirers, lists the donors of the book memorials and the titles of the books select ed in each case. Above the lectern bearing the memorial ledger there has been hung a plaque in tribute to the late Mrs. Ella J. Smith, whose gen erous bequest has made it possible for the library to build a substantial collection of books concerning the Pa cific Northwest. Inscription Reads The inscription on the plaque reads as follows: "In grateful memory to Ella J. Smith, a long time resident of Jackson County, whose generous bequest to this li brary has made it possible to render fuller service to its patrons." All books purchased by means of Mrs. Smith's be quest are listed in the memo rial ledger, as are books pur chased by Robertson E. Col lins in memory of Floyd Narcotics Head To Leave Bureau Portland (IP) Jack M. Merrill, former head of the Federal Narcotis bureau here has resigned from his post in Seattle where he was trans ferred from Portland a year ago. The Oregon Journal said Merrall revealed in a court disposition that he had once borrowed money from James B. Elkins, key figure in the Portland vice controversy. Merrill said the loan was made "many years ago" and that it did not affect his work as a narcotics agent. He de clined further comment, say ing it was best that his depos ition be aired in court before he issued a further statement. The deposition taken from Merrill was in connection with a libel suit filed by the Portland City Commissioner Stanley Earl against the Hearst Publishing company. UBIKE- MUG Slabs and Rough Blox Green Dandy to Burn with Dry Wood Big Double Load or Single Load MEDFORD FUEL COMPANY Telephone SP 2-2111 SHERRY LYNN GILES Omar's Sleak House BOBBY McLEAN Matlack's Super Market Hart. Other pages name de parted members of the Ameri can Legion to be memorial ized by the American Legion Memorial Fund. During the past five years 32 persons have been honored in this way by the Lekion. Also included in the ledger is a sample of the memorial bookplate placed in each book which the library, receives through such gifts and a leaf let explaining the procedure for honoring individuals in this way. Largest Non-Atom Blast Eliminates Sailing'Hazard Campbell River, B. C. (tPI Engineers set off- the larg est non-atomic blast in his tory Saturday in an effort to blow the top off of Ripple Rock, for almost 200 years the worst navigation hazard off the West Coast. The waters of Seymour Narrows, just off the coast of British Columbia, billowed high into the air as the 2, 700,000 pounds of high ex plosive were detonated at 9:31 a.m. (PST). Tons of water spewed into the air in a stemless mush room shape as the Nitramex-2-H tore its way through the heart of the rock. In a job that took more than two years, a tunnel was drilled from nearby Quadra Island under the channel and up into the submerged peaks so that explosives could be packed into the rock. The twin peaks have cost more then 150 lives and countless shipping losses since the narrows first were chart ed in 1792. Observers in nearby bunk ers could see little after the initial explosion as smoke ob scured the channel. The ground trembled as the shock hit the watchers six seconds after the blast. A few sec onds later waves to four to five feet high smashed against the shores of Quadra Island and Vancouver Island, on either side of the narrows. Syracuse, N. Y. (IP) De partment of Water workers used a mine detector to lo cate a loaded revolver Frank Lombardo accidentally drop ped in a snow drift at a busy intersection. Court & McAndrews lit MARLIES GORDEN Central Point Jayceetes STEVEN C. MORRISON Individually Sponsored Ashland Woman Ashland Mrs. Reta Aleta Champion, 52, of 130 Fourth st., died early Saturday morn ing of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. She was found by her- hus band in the attic of their home about 2 a.m., according to Ashland police. Mrs. Champion was born on July 5, 1905 in Weaverville, Calif, and married Joseph Champ ions on October 29, 1925 in Yreka, Calif. They had lived in Dunsmuir before moving to Ashland 15 years ago. She is survived by her hus band, Joseph; daughters, Mrs. Maxine Stringer and Miss Shirley Champion, both of iwiMitiiiM . KATHY NUICH Jackson County Cow Belles SCOTT SUNDBY Medford Aerie Eagles Dies Of Wounds Early Saturday Ashland; and three grand children. Survivors also include her mother, Mrs. Louise Brown, Eureka; brothers, Eugene Brown, Eureka; Floyd Brown, Eureka; Raymond Brown, Eureka; Melvin Brown, Wea verville; Merle Brown, U. S. Army in Germany; sisters, Marion Brown, Eureka; Mrs1. Armeda Spencer, Portland; Mrs. Maxine McKnight, El Certio, Calif.; Mrs. Francis Muldany, Loleta, Calif., and one sister and brother had died previously. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Litwillers' Funeral home in Ashland. STEBTBtfl JUDY CLARK Chuck's Market CLAY CHARLEY Jackson County Cow Belles Dirty Yard Brings Jail Term for Man Milwaukie, Ore (IP) Leo Fontana, 71, who lives on a $78.75 monthly pension and who had 19 dogs, was serving a 90-day term in jail today for refusing to clean up his yard. Authorities said the city Thursday completed the re moval of 60 truckloads of junk, plus the dogs, from his place. Most of the junk was badly-weathered odds and ends of lumber and old machinery. DAWN SELBY Modern Tile Company RICKY SHAFER Central Point Jayceettes Dynamite Blast Kills Farmer Creswell (IPI A 66-year-old farmer, Floyd G. Miller, was killed Friday morning by a dynamite blast as he cleared stumps on his prop erty near here. Lane county coroner Fred Buell said apparently Miller was killed when he approach ed a stump to investigate a charge that did not explode, and the dynamite exploded just as he reached to adjust the fuse. The body was found by Miller's wife about 1:00 p.m., when he failed to come to the house for lunch. Although the story of the death and ascension of Christ has been retold for many centuries, it is al ways an enlightening and uplift ing story tKjat gives mankind the very highest standards by which to guide his life. The faith of the masses has ever been strengthened year after year, in times of recession and oppres sion or disaster and death, by this story of a miraculous life after death. On this Easter,day, we joyfully join the millions in remembrance of the story of that morning when He arose to give the world a prom ise of eternal life . . . . . . and on the lighter side of this Day, we are happy to see our youngsters romp and play on the lawns, hunting Easter eggs and enjoying the health provided by good, wholesome diets supple mented by God's most perfect gift in food-MILK. ? MILK producers LINDA ELLIS Medford Lady Eagles LA DONNA LULL The Flower Mart Medford Man Accepted At Northrop Institute M. Jarold Christensen, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Chris tensen, 178 Winema way, Medford, has been accepted by Northrop Aeronautical In stitute, Inglewood, Calif., for enrollment in the aeronautical engineering course. He is a graduate of Rogui River academy, and was en rolled in Walla Walla col lege, Walla Walla, Wash, prior to going to Inglewood. Waterville, Me. (IP) . Police here had to improvis when the regular police cruis er and patrol wagon were tied up for repairs. The de partment hired a taxicab to patrol the city streets. J lcag ue
