CA MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Tuesday, August 19, IMS
FAMILY TROUPE The Borden family,'
Wally Borden and his wife,. Ruth, and
their children, Dick, 16; Mike, 15, Sandy,
12; Gary 11, and Sherry, 10, will be en
tertainment features during the Friday
and Saturday matinees at the Kiwanis
County fair. The family, now of Medford,
has made a number of television appear
ances and recently entertained at the
Manhattan Beach hotel in New York. The
children are talented singers and each
member of the group plays one or more
instruments. .
Borden Family Will
Entertain At Fair
The musically inclined Bor
den Family, seven strong,
will be one of the entertain
meqt features Saturday and
Sunday, Aug. 23 and 24 at
the Kiwanis County fair.
Each member of the family
plays one or more musical
instruments and all of the
youngsters are talented sing
ers. Dick. 16, and Mike, 15,
formed the nucleus of the
Deadline to File
Entries in County
Fair Is Extended
The deadline for filing en
tries in competition at the
county fair in Medford has
been extended, according to
Art Savard, general chairman
of the Kiwanis Club spon
sored community event, Aug.
21-24.- '
Those planning to enter
competition in any of the de
partments will be able to
bring their exhibits to the
Armory for registration on
Thursday morning, Aug. 21,
even though they have not:
filed an application of entry.
Registrations hours will be
from 9 a.m. until noon Thurs
day only, Savard stated.
Decision by Commit!
The decision to lift the
deadline was made by the
committee in charge because
of the difficulty in getting en
try information to all inter
ested parties in J a c k so n
county.
Savard extended the grati
tude of the Kiwanis club to
various home extension units,
garden clubs and Grange
reDresentatives' who are
working on the plans for the
county fair and encouraged
everyone to give them their
cooperation.
Judging of the various
departments and divisions
in competition will begin
promptly at 1 p.m. Thursday,
and all award ribbons will be
in place in time for the for
mal opening of the county
fair set for 5:30 pjn., Thurs
day.
troupe about eight years ago.
when they started singing in
school programs. From singing-
they both turned to play
ing musical instruments.
Dick now specializes on the
accordion, but plays the trom
bone and cornet as well. Mike
plays a number of stringed
instruments.
Musically Inclined "
Wally Borden and his wife,
Ruth, were also musically in
clined and soon joined their
sons in public entertainment;
he playing the guitar and she
the - piano. The rest of the
family joined the group -as
soon as they were old enough.
Eleven-year-old Gary han
dles the drums and the ac
cordion; and Sandy, 12, and
Sherry, 10,- are both talented
singers and also play several
instruments.
The B.o rdens, originally
from Bemidji, Minn., are now
residents of Medford, having
moved here from Prineville.
Recently they appeared on the
NBC-TV show "Two for the
Money" and entertained at
the Manhattan Beach hotel in
New York. ' "
They will perform at the
matinees beginning at 3 pjn.
Boy Caught Between
Elevator Doors
Gulfport. Miss. (LTD
Eleven-year-old Craig Jones
probably will think twice in
the future before trying a
solo flight in an elevator
and then undoubtedly will de
cide against it.
Craig sneaked into an of
fice building elevator Mon
day, anxious to rise in the
world. Alone, he pushed the
operating button. But then he
had qualms about his trip and
tried to jump out before the
doors closed.
He got past the inside door,
but the outside door slammed
in his face. He managed to
clutch the outside door, where
he remained clinging terrified
for 15 minutes while the self
operated elevator soared past
him.
Firemen finally rescued
him unharmed.
Boredom May . Get Best
Of Flagpole Sitter
Indianapolis. Ind. rtiPI
Mauri Rose Kirby. 17, con
fessed today "boredom" might
thwart her quest for a new
record by spending six months
atop a 71-foot flagpole.
Mauri Rose completed 48
hours on the pole with' the
help of books, a radio and a
book-writing project, but pin
ned her hopes on a telephone
that "rings so often" she has
no time for reading.
Government Worker
Turnover Listed
Washington (UPI) Near
ly one-fourth of the employees
who were working for the
federal government in Jan
uary, 1957, weren't around by
the end of the year.
Civil Service Commission
statistics show that more than
22 per cent of the government
workers went off the payroll
voluntarily or involuntarily
during the calendar year.
The total governmental
turnover was 23.5 per cent.
This was still only about half
the turnover ratefor private
industry. '
Forty per cent of thtose
who left jobs with Uncle Sam
quit. But the rate was drop
ping sharply toward the end
of 1957, when the recession
took hold.
Story on Pears in
Valley in Magazine
A special feature story of
the pear harvest in the
Rogue valley will appear in
the September issue of the
SP Bulletin, according to a
spokesman for the Medford
Pear Shippers associatibn.
The publication, published
by the Southern Pacific com
pany, receives wide distribu
tion in six western states.
The article, written by
Bill Robertson, assistant ed
itor of the SP employee mag
azine, will cover all phases
of pear production locally as
well as information on the
Pear Blossom festival.
Robertson, accompanied by
Francis Hanson, staff photo
grapher for Southern Pacific.
spent several days in the Med
ford area last week securing
information and pictures for
the story. They visited several
orchards, toured local packing
plants and interviewed many
shippers and growers as well
as the county agent.
TRAWLER CUT IN TWO
Brest, France (UPD The
7,650 - ton Portuguese ship
Timor radioed Monday night
it had slashed the French
trawler Agneau Pascal in two
in a collision about 50 miles
from the Breton coast. One
man was missing and feared
dead.
Broker Wants Moon
Office for Sales
If there is a man in the
moon, Pauline. Riggs Haines
wants to sell him a house. ,
A Downey, Calif., broker,
Mrs. Haines recently wrote
the Slate Division of Real Es
tate: "Enclosed please find $1
.. . . I wish to be the first to
apply for a branch office on
the moon.
"My children insist ihis will
come in my time. It is hard to
believe, but I want to be
ready." ' '
Real Estate Commissioner
F. W. Griesinger showed that
his ' imagination was at least
equal to Mrs. Haines'.
He decided that pending an
nexation of all or part of the
moon's surface to the state of
California, her application for
a branch office will be kept
on file under "Moonbeams.1
Man Dies of Wound
From Hunting Rifle
Messina, Sicily (UPD Car-
melo Lubica, 77, died Monday
night of a wound received
when his dog accidentally dis
charged a hunting rifle.
Police said the freak acci
dent occurred 17 days ago
when the dog tipped over the
gun Lubica had leaned against
a wall in his home at Longi.
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ADJUSTS SHOW HALTER Linda Gigson, 13, of Central
Point, tugs on the halter over th head of her Hereford
steer. She plans to show the Hereford at the Jackson County
4-H and FFA County Fair. Her mother, not shown, Mrs.
Everett Gibson, president of the county 4-H leaders, said
the family keeps seven sheep, two horses, one steer, and one
pig, most of it on l'i acres in the Central Point area. Some
of it is kept on a neighbor's land.
Phoenix Man
County Chairman
For Red Hat Days
' Mark Norton, Phoenix, is
one of 36 county chairmen for
Red Hat Days observance in
Oregon, Gov. Robert D. Hol
mes announced recently.
The county leaders will as
sist the 27 sponsoring agencies
for the governor's Red Hat
Days committee in the state
wide observance.
State chairman is Rollin E.
Bowles, Portland lawyer and
newly appointed member of
the state game commission.
Serving with him on the state
committee are W. O. Kelsay
of Rosebure, Ben Buisman.
Arthur K. Roberts and George
Brown, all of Portland Ed
Sullivan of Herford, and J.
E. Rutledge of Klamath Falls.
Secretary is R. C. Holloway.
Sponsoring Agencies Listed
Sponsoring agencies of Red
Hat r)ays, created to promote
safety, courtesy and responsi
bility among Oregon's sports
men, include: Associated
Forest Industries of Oregon,
Keep Oregon Green asocia
tion, Oregon Cattlemen's as
sociation, Oregon division of
the Izaak Walton League, Ore
gon Duck Hunters association,
Oregon Farm Bureau Feder
ation, Oregon Forest Fire as
sociation, Oregon state board
of forestry, Oregon state de
partment of .agriculture, Ore
gon State Labor Council
Oregon state game commis
sion, Oregon State Grange,
Oregon state police depart
ment, Oregon Wildlife Fed
eration, Oregon Woolgrower's
association, U. S. Bureau of
Land Management, U. S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, U. S.
Forest Service, U. S. Soil
Coast Lumbermen's associa
tion, Western Division of Out
door Writers' association,
Western Forest Industries as
sociation, Western Forestry
and Conservation association,
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KILLED AT BORDER -
-Tiberias, Israel (CPU -Israeli
border police shot arid
fatally wounded an armed
Jordanian guardsman cross
ing into Israel, it was report
ed Monday night. v
London (UPD Soviet Rus
sia exported 2,000 Soviet
made rock 'n' roll guitars to
London Monday in exchange
for British razor blades.
JOINT ACCOUNTS
PREFERRED
New York (UPD The
American Bankers Associa
tion says about eight out of
10 young married couples fa
vor joint checking accounts.
One reason, according to the
ABA, is that this prevents ex
travagant buying since the
husband always knows what
his wife has been spending,
and vice versa.
STAND SHEEPI Linda Gibson, 13, of - at the Jackson County 4-H and FFA Fair
Central Point, pulls at a leg of a Suffolk this week.
sheep as she gets it ready for exhibition
Area Pears to Be
Displayed at Salem
Famous Medford pears will
again grace the Jackson coun
ty exhibit at the Oregon State
Fair through the cooperation
of the Medford Pear Shippers
association, according to Del
mar Smith, who is in charge
of the exhibit arrangements.
Smith reported that' the in
dustry group had agreed to
furnish a mass display of both
regular Bartletts and the new
red Bartletts for exhibit at the
Jackson county booth.
Other segments of the agri
cultural economy of the area
will be contacted for assist
ance in supplying needed ex
hibit items, Smith concluded.
Western Pine association Ore
gon Bow Hunters, Industrial
Forestry association, Cooper
ative Extension Service..
Newsman Retires
After 53 Years
Metamora, 111.' (UPI)
William (Uncle Will) Ryan,
80, has retired after serving
53 Vz years as editor and pub
lisher of the oldest newspaper
in Woodford County, 111.
Ryan, who was orphaned
at the age of 5, started his
newspaper career as a printer
in Avoca," Minn. ' Later he
worked as a printer in Mon
tana and California.
He bought the Herald for
$400 in 1904 and was proud
of the fact that he has printed
more than 2,800 issues of the
paper without a miss despite
one fire that destroyed his
type and subscription list.
Circulation has jumped
from 480 in 1904 to 1,400 at
present. The weekly has been
sold, to a group headed by
Illinois State Rep. Paul Simon.
Woodshed Burned
In Local Orchard
Central Point Fire at the
401 orchard east of here
destroyed a large woodshed
and damaged a frame apart
ment structure Saturday
night.
Central Point rural fire
men, who were called about
10:15 p.m., said that the blaze
started in the woodshed and
spread to the other building
by radiant heat. The fire ex
tended slightly intoone of the
three apartments, in the form
er Camp White structure but
otherwise was confined to the
attic.
The two buildings were not
attached.
Five Central Point rural
fire department vehicles were
dispatched to the blaze.
SEE THE '
SENSATIONAL NEW
Vibra King Cushion!
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On Display At the
KIWANIS COUNTY FAIR
The VIBRA KING Relax-O-Matic cushion with it variable
speed, automatic vibration, works gently and safely to ease
tensions and relax tired muscles. The VIBRA KING helps you
feel relaxed and look younger.
THE VIBRA KING RELAXES YOUR:
Feet Back Hips Thighs
Neck Shoulders Stomach Calves
K. W. BRAMHALL, Distributor
710 N. Riverside
Phone SP 2-7726
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THERE'S LOTS TO DO
At the COUNTY FAIR
Games and rides, Grange Exhibit, Home Extension Unit Pro
jects, Land Products Section, Home Economics Section, Com
mercial Displays, Floral Section and Garden Club exhibits,
guided missile exhibit and Talent Search and Miss Jackson
County Beauty Pageant (produced by Medford Junior Cham
ber of Commerce in cooperation with the Kiwanis club).
Concession will be operated by Jackson County Service Clubs.
and featuring-
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FFOCDfiL HOSTESS
Courtesy of
Pepsi-Cola Bottling tJompany of Medford
CCOWAMD
MEDFORD ARMORY
AUGUST 21-22-23-24
Hours: Aug. 21 and 22
5:30 to 10:30 pm.
August 23 and 24'
12 noon to 10:30 p.m.
AND DON'T MISS THE 4-H, F.F.A. FAIR -FAIRGROUNDS ALL WEEK!