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64 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford-, Oregon, Tuesday, May 20, 1958 ROGUE RIVER George L. Zimmers Dies fry MRS. MYRTLE WHIPPLE Rogue River George L, ' immers, who has been a resj- dnt of Rogue River since 1K5, died Saturday, May 10, Medford. Mr. Zimmer was born in Wisconsin, Aug 12, 1865. The iral was held in Twin 3ftlls, Idaho, Wednesday, and Jrialw as at Glenns Ferry. In August, 1914, he was itrried in Salt Lake City to Tillie Odekirk, who survives. Also surviving are three children, Fred of Homedale, 7daho; Mrs. Lulu Humphreys f Seattle, Wash.; Mrs. .Clara Ctse of Glenns Jerry, Idaho; 40 grandchildren and 42 great grandchildren. Mrs. "Earl Young is a pa tient at a rest home in Med-ford. Mrs. James Wiley is spend ing several weeks at the home of her son Clinton in Me Cloud, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hen derson of Santa Barbara, Calif., were recent visitors at the Jim Whipple home. The Hendersons were former resi dents of Rogue River. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Guetzlaff, who live near Jacksonville, accompan ied the Hendersons. The Guetzlaffs once lived on Foots creek. Tom Wilson and Ambre Blayden spent a few days last week at the home of Mrs. Sa die Siphers at Sams Valley. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Seaman of Seattle, Wash., are visiting Seaman's sister, Mrs. Carl Magerle, and family. The Sea mans are also visiting friends in Medford. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Bur nett were guests Mothers ,day t the home of their son and 4aughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jgelvin Burnett at Gold Hill. Mrs. L. A. Drumm of Evans Creek road returned Monday ' aTrom Sale Lake City where they were called by the death ccf a sister. While there she visited with her mother. The Rev. and Mrs. C. E. ly after a six weeks visit in the east. The Rev. Ferrell is pastor of the Church of God. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Stephens have returned home from a two weeks vacation spent in Astoria, Portland, Seattle and Tacoma. Mrs. James Rhoten and son, Carl, and Miss Kay Williams of Wimer spent a few days lats week at Ft. Bragg, Calif., where they visited Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Kjelland. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Breed ing of Brookings visited rela tives and friends around Rogue River last week. . Word comes from Calimesa, Calif., that Mrs. Harry Rose is a saleslady in a new real es tate office just opened by Charles H. Biggs in that city. The Roses were former resi dents of Rogue River. Mrs. Ed Lenderman who is recovering at the Rogue Val ley hospital after a major operation, is reported to be doing . very well. Mrs. James Whipple had as dinner guests May 6 Mr. and Mrs. John Breeding and Mr. and Mrs. "Slim" Francis Hawkins and her husband, James Whipple. The dinner was in honor of Mrs. Breed ing's birthday that day. Mr. Hawkins' birthday, May 5, and Mr. Whipple's, May 21. Mrs. Howard Miller, who has been a patient at the Os teopathic hospital in Medford has returned home but is un able to receive visitors. She suffered a heart attack. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith had as overnight guest Friday, May 9, Frank McKloska of Holland, Ore., and on Satur day they took him to his home. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Haw kins had as their guests the week end of May 3 Mr. Haw gin's brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hawkins of Cot tage Grove, Ore. On Sunday, May 4, Mrs. Fanrell returned home recent-' Lloyd Smith was winner host- New Defense Bill Hears Approval Washington (IPl Chair man Richard B. Russell of the senate armed services committee said Monday he be lieves a defense reorganiza tion bill will be approved which is "reasonably satisfac tory to everybody." The Georgia Democrat made the statement to news men. He said he has not had a chance to study the bill drafted last week by the House Armed Services Com mittee. But he said his com mittee will hold hearings on it as soon as the House com pletes action. Russell's statement under lined the view, expressed by other Senate sources, that the defense reorganization fight which once loomed as a no-holds-barred battle between Congress and the President may end up as a mild skirmish. Warehousemen Reject Offer Seattle (IP) Striking Seattle warehousemen Sun day rejected an employers' package offer which would have increased wages by 17V& cents by the year's end, but negotiations to settle the 17 day old strike were expected to be resumed today. Members of the Warehouse Drivers and Helpers Local 117, a Teamsters union affil iate, rejected the package by a vote of 333 to 257 at a spec ial union meeting Sunday aft ernoon, W. L. (Bill) Williams, local secretary - treasurer, said. The offer was made by the Northwest Produce associa tion. In addition to the 17Vi cents-an-hour wage increase this year, the contract would have been re-opened during the following two years. ess to Mr. and Mrs. James Whipple, Mrs. Lois Morgan and son Hurst, and Mr. Lloyd Smith. The dinner was- in honor of Lloyd's birthday, May 5, and Mr. Whipple's birthday, which will be May 21. . GOLD HILL Pair Hurt in Accident By MRS. CLYDE KELL Gold Hill Mr. and Mrs. L. A. MacDuckston, who make their home at the Casa Rogue motel, are both con fined in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital at Pasco, Wash., be cause of injuries received in an automobile accident re cently. Their car, which they had purchased only a few weeks ago, was demolished. He is a salesman for the Chippewa Woolen mills. . According to a message re ceived here by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Quinn, owners of the motel, Mrs. MacDuckston was seriously injured and under went surgery following the accident. Another car was in volved. The MacDuckstons are well known in this area, having made their home north of Gold Hill the past five years. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Quinn, Gold Hill, were among the dinner guests at a Mother's Day celebration held in the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whitlock of Medford. Others present were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Whitlock and Mrs. William Barlow and son, Michael Jeffrey, all of Medford. Dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Centers on Mother's Day were Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Rivett, their twin sons, Ron and Rob, and daughter Gayle of Sacra mento, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hobson and children, Ken neth and Barbara of Rose burg, Mr. and Mrs. William Centers and youngsters, Jeanne and Buddy of Med ford, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Straus and children, Jackie, Janice, Kimbra and Dickie, and Mrs. Ann Payne and son, Chipper, all of Gold Hill. The Rivett family were houseguests over the week end at the Centers home. Week-end guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Straus were the Hobson family. Mr. and Mrs. John Cogs well had as their houseguests last week-end, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hodge from Eugene. The Hodges are former resi dents of Gold Hill and Grants Pass. Guests at the home of Mr, and Mrs. G. G. Robbins on Mother's Day were Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Robbins and sons, Cory, Kent and Junior, of Oakland, Ore., Mr., and Mrs. Duane Hutchins and children, Judy, Janet and Johnny, of Grants Pass. Mrs. Hutchins is the former June Robbins. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Neil Robbins and sons, Billy and Danny, "of Gold Hill, Lovell Robins, from Phoenix, Miss Nelda Robbins and Winston Robbins, Gold Hill. Lovell is a brother of G. G. Robbins and is a former resident of Gold Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Arty Laws were hosts to a family dinner at their home in Rogue River on Mother's Day. Those pres ent included her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Force, and Bill Kell of Gold Hill, Miss Elizabeth Laws and Ronald Laws of Rogue River. Mrs. W. I. (Bill) Morgan has returned to her home here from Portland, where she had been the past sever al weeks because of the ill ness and death of her hus band. Services were held there May 2. Mrs. James Hutcheson left last week for her home in Houston, Texas, following -a ten-day vtsit in southern Ore gon with relatives. She is a sister of Roy Cameron and Mrs. Effie Birdseye. "Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cameron were hosts to a family picnic given in Mrs. Hutcheson's honor while she was here. About 25 attended the affair. Mrs. OUie Easterling and Mrs. Chester Putney from Ashland were recent visitors in the home of Mrs. Nora Wait and Mrs. Robert Suth erland. Mrs. Robert Sutherland and Mrs. Nora Wait of Sardine creek spent last Sunday aft ernoon visiting in the home of- their brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dusenberry on the Applegate near Shan creek. They report M. LAX 3 mm Save en Atlas Tires in time for trouble-free vacation travel! Prices have been cut on first-line Atlas Plycron cushionaires . . . and on economy Atlas Grip-Safe Tires. What's more, you can depend on Atlas Tires sold at the sign of the Chevron, because Standard Stations and Chevron Dealers know their business depends on keeping you satisfied with-the best products and service. Save today...Budget terms...Buy on your Chevron National Credit Card. All sizes Atlas passenger tires are on sale, Including 14" sizes for late model cars AS LOW AS PLUS TAX and recappable trade-in, size 6.00-16 Grip-Safe black, tubed-type ' 4 ple sAVlMs ' K3 " 11111? Hazards Found in 240 Residences Last Week City firemen on home in spection last week found no hazards in 224 residences checked. They made 240 recommen dations for correction of haz ards. Stops were made at 783 dwellings. At 334 no one was home and 43 occupants re fused the offer of inspection. that Mrs. Dusenberry is in poor health. She was bitten by an insect several weeks ago. The Dusenberrys are former residents of Sardine creek. Mrs. Robert Lewis of Table Rock was a guest in the home of her brother-in-law and sis ter, Mr. and Mrs. William Force, Wednesday, May 14. Mrs. - Harriett Elliott re turned to her home here Sat urday, May 10, after a three months' vacation in Los An geles, where she was a guest of her sister, Mrs Rosetta Way. She also visited other relatives while in California. The time and day for the public hearing on the 1958-59 city budget for Gold Hill is scheduled far 8:30 p.m., Mon day, June 2, at the council room in the city hall. At a recent council meeting it was decided to install 12 inch storm drain along the west side of Eighth st. be tween Fourth and Fifth aves. The council approved the purchase of water pipe and fittings not to exceed $1,500, financed from the water funds in the 1957-58 budget. A group of 11 Explorer Scouts of Post 43 and their advisor, Robert Schmidt, went to Crater Rock museum one evening recently. The owner, Delmar Smith, gave a talk on rocks. May Brown and Clyde Brown Jr. participated in a program at Camp White the evening of May 12, in which they both played selections on their accordions. They are children : of Mr. and Mrs Clyde Brown Sr. of Fourth ave. Girls of the Crooked Stitches and Sew Girls, Sew, first and second year 4-H sew ing clubs, and their leader, Mrs. Walter Dev. were hosts to a tea Tuesday, May 13, be tween 3 and 4 p.m. in the dining room of the Gold Hill Community Methodist church, Guests included mothers, grandmothers and friends of the groups. .Those attending were Mrs. E. C. Vollmert, Mrs. Melvin Lewis, Mrs. Ken neth Lamb, Mrs. Thomas Da vis, Mrs. Clyde Brown, Mrs. Rolland Rosecrans, Mrs. De- los Walker, Mrs. Sam Jones, Mrs. Pete Munday, Mrs. Clyde Kell, Mrs. Joe Lewis, Mrs. Harriett Elliott and Mrs. Ferd Jones, who was 4-H sewing leader for several years. Also attending by special invitation from the girls was Mary Lou Garner, Jackson county 4-H agent. Miss Gar ner spoke to The mothers and their daughters concerning 4-H summer activities. Mts. Daniel Stewart, presi dent of the Past Noble Grands club of the Amethyst Re- hekah lodae. has announced that Mrs. J. Les Graffis will he hostess for the group at her home on Highway 99 North Thursday evening, May 22, at 8 p.m. " A meeting of Amethyst Rebekah lodge is scheduled for Wednesday, May 21, at 8 p.m. in the IOOF hall on Fourth ave. Mir and Mrs Ralnh Bell x have 'as their house guest this ner oruuiei, nuwoiu anl his friend Dr. IVlllXCl., 1 Richard Olis, who arrived TJpw York for a iviaj i-x wuiii vacation in southern Oregon. . . XT Youngsters irom me sco a hrnnffh the seventh Ui v" 0-- invftpH to attend Vacation Bible school at the Community Metnoaisx cnuiui t.. a thrnnph .Tune 20. Classes will be from 9 a.m. to 11:55 Monday tnrougn c - day. Parents child vahn wish their attend and who haven't received a registra tion form, may uuwui v.. . Cogswell's market, Gail's Gold Hill market or Lester's store. The pre-registration form should be returned as soon s nnssihle to the Community Methodist church, P. O. Box 613, Gold Hill, Ore. The French maintain spe cial "Nomad Schools" in tne Cahara Desert. Young Frencn tutors travel on camelback with the desert tribes during the school year teaching young "Nomads their A.B.C's. Ninety-five per cent oi sm Aanis in the U.S.S.R. science schools this year specialize in physics. Husbands! Wives! GetPep,Vim;FeeiYounger Thousands of couples are weak, worn out, exhausted just because body lacks iron. For new younger feeling after 40, try Ostrex Tonic Tablets. Contain iron for pep; therapeutic dose Vitamin Bi, to increase vigor, vitality. 8-day "get-acquainted" size costs little. Or get Economy size and save $1.67. At all druggists. - East Evans Creek-Meadows Friendly Neighbors Meet By NELLIE BERGMAN East Evans Creek-Meadows Members of the Friendly Neighbors club met ' at the home of Mrs. Guy Bishop on Wednesday, May 14, for the last meeting until September. Mrs. M. P. Franklin left for her home in Riverside, Calif., Sunday evening after visit ing two weeks at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Maplesden. Mrs. CaTlick and family of Yreka, Calif., also spent Mo thers day visiting in the Maplesden home. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mattison of Grants Pass visited briefly with friends in the Meadows Monday. Friends of the Meadows ex tend their sympathy to the Byron Coulter family of the death of his mother, Mrs. Jen ny Coulter of Ashland. Mrs. Emery Stingley spent two weeks in Portland recent ly visiting her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fuchs. Mr. Jack Holtzclaw has re turned , from Portland after spending a month there. Red Cross Said On Financial Tightrope San Francisco (IP) E. Ro land Harriman, national chair man of the American Red Cross, said Monday the Red Cross is walking a "financial tightrope" because "unprece dented disasters of the past few years stripped us of our disaster reserves." The county 'work crew is progressing nicely with the construction of a mile of the Meadows road. Logging is underway again and residents of the Meadows are shutting their doors to the dust raised by passing trucks. The trucks are coming up from West Evans creek to Medford. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mercer of Medford and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bergman camped Sat urday night at Salt Creek on West Evans creek. Herman Gerhardus Is ex pected home from Portland after being in the veteran's hospital and spending some time visiting with relatives and friends there. GLASS for Remodeling and Construction Ph. SP 3-3613 SELBY ' GLASS CO. 303 North Bartlett at its smoothest 1 .. made with Smirnoff ! mufti I GET ON THE VODKA WAGON WITH mmtoffvoDKA 80 8 100 Proof. Distilled iron inio. Sti. Piem Smirnoff Fit.' 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