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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1958)
Grange News Phoenix Grange Phoenix Grange met Tues day, May 13, with an attend ance of 107. Represented ware Roxy Ann, Upper Applegate, Cen tral Point, Gold Hill and Live Oak Granges. State Steward Roscoe Rob erts was a guest. Al Simms, master of Roxy Ann Grange and Menno Bachmann, master of Upper Applegate Grange were escorted to the master's station. Following the opening cere mony the meeting was turned over to Roxy Ann degree team, who gave the third and fourth degrees to Mrv and Mrs. Fred Follis, Dr. and Mrs. Ed ward Durno and Lionel Quinn all candidates of Phoenix Grange, and to five candidates from Roxy Ann, and five from Upper Applegate. Several oth er candidates were expected but were unable to be pres ent. The Harvest March, two tableau and the solo by Ken neth Nolte contributed to the degree work. Following the conferring of degrees, Master Charles John son thanked Roxy Ann Grange and complimented the work of the degree team, singers and musician. The Grange voted to con tribute one $25 scholarship to the 4-H. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Teisheira were voted to become mem bers of the Grange. The HEC chairman,' Coral Schroeder, reported the re cent plant and rummage sale successful and announced the next HEC meeting would be in the home of Mrs. Melvin Lattie Wednesday, May 21. There will be a dessert lunch eon at 1 pjn. Cohostesses will be Mrs. George Drake and Mrs. Oscar Gysin and a spe cial invitation was extended to the ladies who have just become members of the Grange. Roberts spoke on the Grange Community Service program, and the 85th state Grange session to be held at the Lane county fairgrounds in Eugene, June 9 to 13 and said he hoped every Grange in Jackson county would be represented by their delegates or alternates. Bachmann spoke briefly, complimenting the Roxy Ann degree team' for the excellent work. 1 Al Simms of Roxy Ann and Mrs. Anna Scott of Upper Applegate also spoke briefly. Secretary Lesbia Lattie an nounced the next Pomona meeting Saturday, May 24, at Central Point at 8 p.m. in stead of 10 a.m. as was stated in the Grange Bulletin. All ladies are asked to bring cookies. The fifth degree will b put on at this meeting and all those having taken the four degrees are eligible to take the fifth at this time. Judging of all entries In the Grange sewing contest dresses, hooked rugs, blouses and aprons will be held in the courthouse auditorium Monday, May 26, according to Mrs. Edith Poe, district HEC chairman. Judging will begin at 1 p.m. and any Grange member wishing to see the entries, is welcome to view them there after the judging. At the close of the meeting ice cream, cake and coffee were served by the committee, Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Hixon, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Smith, Mrs. Christine -Dinsmore and Mr. and Mrs. Higdon. Gertrude Lewin, Publicity Chairman. Pomona Grange The fifth degree team of Jackson County Pomona Grange will meet Sunday, May 18,. in the Central Point Grange hall at 1:30 p.m. to re hearse for the May 24 meet ing. It is important that all of ficers of Pomona Grange at tend the rehearsal. The next meeting of Pomo na grange will be May 24, in the Central Point Grange hall at 8 pjn. All subordinate Granges are urged to bring as many candidates as possible to receive the fifth degree. La dies attending are to bring cookies; and ice cream will be furnished by Pomona HEC chairman, Edith Poe. Judging of all entries for the State and National Grange sewing contest will be held May 26 in the Jackson county courthouse auditorium at 1 p.m. This includes dress es, blouses, aprons, and rugs; all must be properly labeled with name and grange of con testant. Mrs. Melvin Lattie Secretary Sabotage Blamed For Gas Delay Salt Lake City (W Sabo tage was blamed Saturday by Pacific Northwest Pipeline corporation for interruption of natural gas service to the Spokane area last Oct. 18. Vice President Arthur B. Allyne said studies by an inde pendent research laboratory showed some type of explo sive was placed - against the pipe outside in three different spots at a remote area 20 mites southwest of Spokane. He said an explosion halted gas service to Fairchild Air Force base and the Spokane area for 36 hours. "We have no idea who set off the blast or why it was done," Allyne said. "But we have notified law enforcement officers of the laboratory's findings." The pipeline runs 3,000 miles from San Juan Basin in New Mexico to the Canadian border in the Pacific North west. The three blasts were within one 40-foot joint on a 16-inch line that is an offshoot of the main pipeline. Clean Up Day Set At Gold Hill Gold Hill Saturday, May 24, and Sunday, May 25, have been set as clean up days for the Gold Hill cemetery, ac cording to Mrs. A. A. Walk er, chairman of the improve ment committee. All who are able to do so, have been invited to assist in the general clean up of the cemetery as well as their own lots. Those- who find it impos sible to work in the cemetery on the dates set are1 welcome to do so at their convenience, Mrs. Walker said. William (Bill) Hittle will be in charge of obtaining a fire permit from the forest serv ice. Trash will be hauled to one location for burning. Anyone having a pickup that could be used to haul de bris should contact Mrs. Walk er, or Mrs. Robert Sutherland who also is on the improve ment committee. The board of trustees is CAA To Install Approach Lights Authorization for the Civil Aeronautics administration to construct an approach ., light lane system at the Medford municipal airport was grant ed by the city council last week. The system would start at the northern end of the run way and extend for about 3,020 feet. The action by the council grants use of the land to the government for the sys tem. The council also authorized the city manager to file con demnation proceedings for a small section of land required for use in the system. Present negotiations are not favorable for the purchase of the land and condemnation might be necessary. . "Approval of the purchase of a section of land at the northern end of the proposed light system was given by the council. The land is about 2V acres and will cost about $2,178 to acquire. TV TOWER FOR MOSCOW Moscow (IP) A 1,640-foot-high television tower made from prefabricated re inforced concrete will be erected for the Moscow TV Center, it was announced Saturday. The tower will have two elevators, each capable of carrying up to 100 persons to a height of 1,312 feet. made up of Mrs. Nora Wait, William Wright' and Charles hit. 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(IB A man who fell into the city incinerator and escaped by crawling across" the fiery coals to a door was reported in poor condition Saturday with burns over 90 per cent of his body. The victim, Thomas King asy, 20, a truck driver's help- 4-H Club News Toothpicks and Sweeidishes We met at the home of Fredanna Wilkens. We elect ed new officers with Fred anna Wilkins, p r e s i d e nt; Cheryl Hastings, vice presi dent; Elaine Hastings, secre tary; Linda Beatty, treasurer; Teresa Patten, song leader; Patty Barnum, pledge leader; and June Hendry, news re porter. Mrs. Hacket said we would have our workshop May 17 at the home of Teresa Patten. She also gave us the pattern for our bean bag. June Hendry Reporter er, was standing on the incin erator Friday guiding the dri ver as he backed up to .an opening with a load of trash to be burned. Kingasy stepped too near the opening and fell feet first down a three-foot square, steel lined chute into the in cinerator. Unable to stand, Kingasy made his way on hands and feet across the furnace bed to a firebox door, pushed it open and called for help. Two stokers pulled y h i m out, his hair, clothing and shoes blazing. . They doused water on him and called an ambulance. . ; He was taken to Wilkes Barre General hospital. POSTMEN SEEK BIRD BAN Bournemouth, Eng. ' (IT) Britain's postmen decided to day to reopen negotiations with the post office about the sending of unwrapped poul try through the mail. The postmen object to the smell and blood from the birds. Centennial Role Set For- Farming . Portland (IP) The role of agriculture in Oregon's centennial celebration was outlined at a meeting here on Friday of top Oregon agricul tural .experts and centennial commissioners. Among . projects discussed by the group, known as the centennial advisory commit tee, was that of contacting all of the producer groups repre senting the 100 agricultural commodities raised in Ore gon to lay plans for an "im pressive and dramatic presen tation" of agriculture at Ore gon's 1959 100-day centen nial exposition, commission chairman . Thomas Sandox, Astoria, said. Clancy Jean, manager of the agriculture department of the Portland chamber of commerce, was elected chair man of the centennial agri cultural committee. Alfred Nobel, inventer of nitro-glycerin and donor of the prizes that bear his name, died in 1896 on the Italian Ri viera. ' Aircraft Strike Nears Solution . Los Angeles (IP) The tense, strike-threatened at mosphere that marked labor negotiations with four big air craft companies this month is expected to be dissolved to day when workers vote on tentative contracts. Some 42,000 members in Southern California and five states of the United Auto Workers (UAW) and Interna tional Association of Machin ists (IAM) are expected to ac cept the two-year contracts of fered by Douglas, Lockheed and North American. A strike at Convair"s mis sile plant at nearby Pomona continued today but with lit tle . effect. The company re ported more than 82 per cent of its employees were cross ing the picket line and an early settlement was expect ed. Some 8,000 workers on strike at Lockheed's Mari etta, Ga., plant for the past nine days cast their ballots Saturday on a contract pro posal. : MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Sunday, May 18, 195S 3 Fine Arts Group Set For Centennial Portland (ffl The fine arts committee of the Ore gon Centennial laid plans at their first meeting Friday for special statewide activities in the field of graphic arts, mu sic, literature and drama dur ing the state's 100th anniver sary next year. Committee members discus sed plans for handling sug gestions for special fine arts projects and events. Elected chairman of the committee was James Hart, assistant professor in the Eng lish department at Portland State college. I HELP US! We Need Clothing, Shoes, Dishes, Furniture. We Pick Up. HELP OTHERS! The Salvation Army SPrino. 3-7335 From 16 to 20 per cent United States production is in capital goods. - ' CHRIS I SCIENCE J jHEAtfyj Station KWIN 1400 K.C. Sundays 10:15 A.M. Sates Retvtols Fofcffnf WHEEL CHAIRS Open Sundays and Holidays 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. HUDSON'S PHARMACY 613 E. Main Ph. SP 3-5345 1 Block East Hawthorns Park CAS. LOAP We store's 64-Store Buying Power enables us to sell our share of ten carloads at these LOW, LOW PRICES. Come in and choose the set you want at the price you can afford to pay. . 8 IPc. 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