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Pre-Sehool Activities Scheduled at Talent - Talent A pre-school get acquainted day has been planned for children who will enter the first grade at Talent Elementary school next fall. Mothen and prospective first graders are invited to at tend school Tuesday, May 13, at 1:15 P-m. A short general meeting is planned,' after which mothers and children will be able to observe the first grades. A 10-story steel skeleton buiding constructed in Chica go in 1885 was the forerunner of the modern skyscraper. mm mm A 6AL10N (Sawacvw $2.00) DURING GENERAL PAINTS SPRING PAINT SALE AT . SISKIYOU HARDWARE 225 W. Main, Modford ALEXANDER HARDWARE Central Feint S&H Green Stamps Grange News Eagle Point Grange Visitors present at the May 6 meeting of the Eagle Point Grange were Carl Christen son, Master of Live Oak Grange, Foster Luce of the Live Oak Grange and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perl of Phoenix Grange. Luce presented a res olution on flood control and water reserve . to the Eagle Point Grange and after an explanatory talk by Luce the Grange went on record as fa voring the resolution. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Larson were voted on to become members of the Eagle Point Grange. . On agriculture, Robert Bit terling said the price of cows and quota on the Grade A market were good at the mo ment, Charlie Hover said beef prices were a little better but not as good as" they were dur ing the winter. Cliff Moore, reporting on the wool market, said it was not good at present but had hopes it would im prove by fall. HEC Chairman Mrs. C. C. Hoover announced the dresses for the Grange contest had been judged and were ready to go to Pomona, and also that the display table was on an tique and souvenir spoons. Charlie Hoover, reporting for the special events com mittee, said that since the Grange was entering the com munity service contest it should try to keep projects alive, the Grange voted to help support the project of the recreation area proposed in the Camp White area. Kitchen Remodeling com mittee announced that plans for the kitchen had arrived from the California Oregon Power company, and that some progress in the kitchen would be noticed by next meeting. ' f- It was voted to give a schol arship to some student to go to 4-H summer school at Cor vallis in June. Mrs. Gertrude Stanley was elected to be the Grange and insurance delegate to go to the State Grange convention at Eugene in June. The program was by the legislative committee, Mrs. Lester Wartz. The men were asked to sing a song to the Mothers which they did by rendering "How Dry I Am." Mrs. Grant Hubbell read the origin of Mother's Day. The song "Mother" was sung by Mrs. Ed Hayes and Mrs. Rob ert Bitterling and the program closed with a talk on educa tion by Clarence Davies. Refreshments were served by ladies of the HEC since the kitchen is in the process of being remodeled. - Phoenix Grange At the next meeting of Phoenix Grange, the Roxy Ann degree team will give the third and fourth degrees to candidates. Other Granges are invited to attend to have their candi dates initiated in those de grees. The meeting will be Tuesday, May 13, at 8 p.m. Gertrude Lewin, Publicity Chairman. Roxy Ann Grange -Roxy Ann Grange jnet Fri day, May 2 with all officers but one present. HEC Chairman Verta Quackenbush reported HEC met Wednesday at the Grange hall with 30 members present. She also reported a turkey dinner for. the Toastmistress club was served April 28. May Rushton and Lillian Foresee were hostesses at the meet- ing. Marie Pfnister . asked all members to turn in sales slips for the quarter. The display table contained pictures of members of the Grange taken by Marguerite Shaw. Mr. Cameron reminded members of the school elec tion and to be sure and vote. May Dalton told of the harm insectisides in orchard spray are doing to honey bees. She said the bee owners would remove the hives from the or chards if the pear growers would let them know a few hours before they were going to spray. Bees in the valley are dying off and in a short time there will be no bees Quick as ... with a modern automatic GAS -'HATER HESTER WAT H 13 . ; . .... a Wink Inquire about our New Rental Sales Plan! Now $2 a month will provide the installa tion of an AUTOMATIC GAS WATER HEAT ER in your home then plenty of crystal clear hot water for aB the family. your plumber or visit our display floor Only Down $1)00 A Per I Month 30 Gallon Size Installed! SERVES YOU - AMD THE QQUUUHITY. TOOt CALIFORNIA-PACIFIC UTILITIES COMPANY Phone SP 2-5284 Medford, Oregon Attend the YMCA AUCTION - Sunday, May 17 - 7 to 10 P.M. ?SS7 W Certificates Given Six Apprentices Six certificates for comple tion of apprentice training were presented at a recent banquet for plumbers. George Beltz, secretary of the Jackson - Josephine Pipe- trades Apprentice committee was presented a certificate for 10 years of service. Receiving apprentice cer tificates were Ronald John son, Ernest Nelson, Glenn Willford and Charles Smith of Medford; and Raymond Howard and Warren Williams of Roseburg. The men have completed their apprentice training within the past two years. Speakers at the meeting in cluded C. Leonard Smith, chairman of the Jackson-Josephine county Pipetrades ap prenticeship committee; C. C. Hogan, state director of ap prenticeship of Portland; and Norman Nilsen, Portland commissioner of the state bureau of labor and chairman of the state apprenticeship council. VA Hospital Appeals For Qualified Nurses Portland An appeal for qualified nurses to help oper ate the Portland Veterans ad ministration hospital has been issued by . Dr. J. Gordon Spendlove, manager of the hospital. Nurses who are not now employed and are interested in working are asked to con tact Dr. Spendlove : at the hospital. t to polinate pear trees. A motion was made 'and passed to send Master Al.Sims to the state convention in Eu gene May 9 through 13. Lecturer , Frances Moffett had games for the lecturer hour. ' Refreshments were served by the men of the Grange in honor of Mother's Day. On Monday, May 5, a pot luck dinner was held at the hall for Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Larsen, who aer moving to Portland. ( The Roxy Ann degree team will present the third and fourth degrees at Phoenix Grange Tuesday, May 13. Any Grange having candidates are welcome. There will be a practice Monday night, May Willetta Sims, orter. ' Repc Butte Falls Grange Gordon Walker and Charles Hayes were given first and second degree and third and fourth degree obligations re spectively in the Butte Falls Grange. Members were reminded of the work day . at the Butte Falls Cemetery, May 17th, at 9 a.m. A potluck dinner will be served at noon. Everyone is urged to turn out. , The next serving committee will be Mr. and Mrs. Ross Arnt, and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Laird. The next HEC meeting will be Mayl3, at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. L., Casey. . . At a showing Tuesday May 9, the girls from the high school sewing class, the home extension unit women and en trants in the National Grange and Singer Sewing machine contest modeled their dresses. Mrs. Ted Fredenburg was moderator. Coffee, Tea - and cookies were served. The dress to be entered in the contest was made by Mrs. Howard Simmonds. Less than one-third of "the 322 islets in the Fiji Islands of the South Pacific are inhabited. P Willi .WjyMWV'W ','"" -?"! 1 : U A f r FEATURED ATTRACTION Headliners of the stage show at this year's Medford Home Show are Tom Garey and Sherry. The variety act includes hypnotism and mind-reading, comedy, a performance by "Rex the Trained Dog," and trick use of the Australian bull-whip by Garey. Also included in the stage show are the comic juggler Val Setz, Klinker the Klown, and the Colleen Hope Dancers. The third annual Medford Home Show opens at the Medford Armory Thurs day, May xo, ana continues through Sunday. . ' Several Activities For Children Are Planned at Show vides a diaper changing room and bottle . warmer, and will have on sale disposable dia pers, safety pins, and other necessities. The third annual Medford Home Show will be held in the new National Guard Ar mory on South Riverside ave., May 15, 16, 17, and 18. The show opens at 5 p.m. Thurs day and-Friday and at noon Saturday and Sunday. . Every day will be kids' day at this year's Medford Home Show. Although most of the home making exhibits at the show will be designed for the young ster's parents, there will be several special attractions just for the kids. ' "Kiddyland," a place for the children to play while their parents are looking over the rest of the show, will be located "just outside the ex hibit building. In Kiddyland, there will ' be ' a merry-go-round, airplane ride, and the show's special feature, a roll er coaster. Also in Kiddyland to entertain the youngsters will be Klinker the Klown, who will give out balloon an imals and other gifts. Special Attraction A special attraction for young ladies at the show will be the drawing on the last day for the full - size playhouse prize, modelled after a Rogue valley home just completed by contractor IV W. Catalano. The playhouse is big enough for children to stand up and move around in, and will be on exhibit all during the Home Show in the main ex hibit area. In addition, the ( show will feature a number of exhibits with prizes and gifts for chil dren, and ice cream, hot dogs, and soft drinks will be on sale by the Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce. . K. O. Harris, Oregon por- ' trait artist and caricaturist, also will be at the show, spe cializing in rapid pastel por traits of children and grown ups alike, and a specialty of the stage show will be a num ber by members of Colleen Hope's dance studio classes. Baby Strollers For the . very young, the Home Show will provide baby strollers free of charge at the show entrance, so that parents will not have to pack and bring their own strollers or leave the toddlers at home. The stroller service also pro- Visitors to . the Mariners Museum at Newport News, Va., are fascinated by its ex tensive collection of massive figureheads that once decor ated the prows of historic ves sels. Its ship models range from primitive Indian dugouts to the liner United States. National Guard News Both Medford National Guard units will take part in the Armed Forces day parade Saturday, May 17. Members of the Army and Navy re serves will also participate in the parade in downtown Med ford. . Summer field training dates for the Medford National Guard units has been set from the night of June 13 to the afternoon of June 26. The units will travel to and from Ft. Lewis, Wash., by train. Company A Company A reported no losses or gains in personnel during the past week. Pvt. Herbert J. Mastersori Jr., re ported back to the unit after completing six months of act ive duty at Ft. Ord, Calif. Classes on the 60 mm mor tar, the adjustment of mortar fire and section training were held at the Tuesday night drill.', The next Company A drill will be held Tuesday, May 13, according to Capt. B. Reibe, company commander. Headquarters' Company Several promotions were announced at last week's meeting of Headquarters' com pany. Richard B. Walls and Arthur A. Guches Jr. were promoted to sergeant from specialist third class. Richard L. Cranston was promoted to specialist third class from pri vate first class. Headquarters' company men attended classes on use of the field pack and took tests on map reading at the May 5 drill. . The , next scheduled drill will be held Monday, May 12, according to Capt. S. J. .., Fagone, company com mander. No losses or gains in the number of men were reported for the week. Pvt. Robert Christian reported back to the unit from six months active duty at Fort Ord, Calif. In 1890 as many as 68 per cent of the men aged 65 and over in the United States were in the labor force; in 1955 the corresponding percentage was less than 40. : MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Sunday, May 11, 195S 7 Preparations Made For YMCA Day Camp Preparations for the annual to the present site to provide facilities for an additional 20 campers per week, he said. The camp is open for boys between 7 and 10 years old. Registrations will be limited to 60 boys per period, and may be made at the YMCA, 322 West Sixth st., Medford, by telephoning the Y at SPring 2-6295. Medford YMCA day camp scheduled during June have been completed, according to Herb Partridge, camping di rector for the YV ) Day camps are scheduled June 17 through 20 and June 24-27 at a site south of McKee bridge on the Applegate river. The campsite has been moved TRIPPED BY LIE TEST Indianapolis, Ind. (IF) Fire man Herman S.s Brown, 28, confessed after a lie test-Friday he telephoned a false alarm on his day off so he could loot the locker of a fellow-fireman. Child marriages are an old custom in India. In a village of central India a one-month-old boy is reported to have been married to a two-week-old girl. The bride and bride groom were held on their mothers' laps during the cer- emony Vote For mm sfianfl For Jackson County REPUBLICAN PROVEN PUBLIC SERVICE Emphasizing Planned Economy Smith for-Sheriff Committee (Look at the Record): 20 Years Law Enforcement in Jackson County Business and Police Administration Training 6 Years Chief of Police City of Ashland, Oregon .'' 6 Years Jackson County Chief of Criminal Investigation under Sheriff Sid Brown 2 Years United States Forest Service ' 5 Years Chief County Weighmaster 3 Years Law Study , . 23 Police Science Training Courses -y Traffic Safety Course, University of California s r Native Oregonian 20 Years Jackson County Home Owner Organizing Director Mercy Flights - Executive Committee man Boy Scouts of America Ex-Serviceman VOTE FOR PROVEN PUBLIC. SERVICE , Emphasizing Planned Economy . Pd. Adv. Vern 'Smith for Sheriff Committee Stanley C. Jones Jr., Chmn., 113 Rose Ave., Medford I Foresee You'll Have the Fastest, Finest Moving Day Ever . . . with Davis Whether your moving day is in the future, or if it's tomorrow remember to call the very best Davis! Our specialized equipment and experience mean you'll get the move of your lifel TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO. Crating & Packing Medford-1 39 South Fir Phone SP 2-6273 Ashland-240 4th St. Phone MU 2-8552 BEKINS AGENT FOR MEDFORD AND ASHLAND CAST YOU IS FOG3 3SPISI3IISNCI for Circuit Court Position No. 3 I 1 CIB6WT JUS) 9E Judge Kelly f. 2. 3. 4. Pd. Pol. Ad. Is The Only Candidate for Circuit Judge Position No. 3 Who: HAS JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE. Judge Kelly is the present Circuit Judje. He hM proven experience and qualifications for the office. He is the only candidate for this office who served as Circuit Judge Pro-tem by appointment of the Chief Justice or Supreme Court. , t - ; HAS 30 TEARS ACTIVE PRACTICE IN ALL PHASES OFTHE LAW. Judge Kelly has actively practiced in aU the Courts of Oregon in civil jnd crimtoal cases, handled numerous estates and guardianships. He has been Special Assistant to the United States Attorney General. HAS WORKED CONSTRUCTTVELT AT ALL TIMES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHERN OREGON AND ITS PEOPLE. Judge Kelly is the only candidate who has been a member of the Legislature. He has contmuously worked with schoob, juvenile, youth, fraternal, civic and other organizations constructively for the ad vancement of Southern Oregon. RErFTVFTk TMORF THAN 90 VOTE BY SECRET BALLOT IN THE PREFER ENTMI PftH OF THE MEMBERS OF HIS OWN PROFESSION FOR POSITION N?" The bi poH ofe lawyers of Jackson and Josephine Counties was 73 votes for Judee Kellv and 8 for his opponent. This was the highest percentage vote for any contested I judfcial position itne state. It is a vote of confidence in his work by those ost likely to know. RETAIN JUDGE KELLY COMMITTEE, Otto J.. Frohnmayer, Chairman 1656 Spring St., Medford '
