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8 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Wednesday, April 22, 1959 PROSPECT Couple Visits By FRANCES RING Prospect Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Wertz are visiting for a time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Parton. They said they hope to settle in this area. The Parton family is planning a family reunion in the near future. The Community store at Prospect held it's monthly sale Monday, April 13. The store is open on the second Monday of every month. Suzanne Rogers returned on Sunday from Eugene, where she and others from her Beth el, No. 56 International Ord er of Job'i Daughters, attend ed Grand Session. Suzanne was chosen Grand Bethel junior princess to serve for the ensuing year. Traveling with Suzanne was her mother, Mrs. Velma Rog ers, Mrs. Rick Easton and daughter, Susan, and Susanne Schauble of Shady Cove. George Rogers returned on Tuesday evening from a 10- day visit with his aunt, Mrs. Verna Webb, of Yreka, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn La Barre of Copco have had as their guest Mrs. La. Barre's aunt, Mrs. Jim Robins of Med- ford. Returning from Portland re cently were Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Bevins, Mrs. Leo Iloag and the Rev. and Mrs. W. Bruce MacHenry. They at tended a diocesan convention of the Episcopal church. Jack Ells and girls and sis ter-in-law Carolyn Ells and girls, spent Wednesday night visiting Mrs. Ruth Sullivan and children in Shady Cove. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Namitz and Jim Namitz from Sweet home, Ore., visited at the home of Mrs. Namitz's parents on Saturday and Sunday. Bob Broomfield was also a visitor there over Sunday. The baseball game played on Friday between Prospect and Shady Cove grade schools Locked-Ouf Group Loses Jobless Pay Salem -(UPD- An Unemploy ment Compensation commis sion referee ruled Tuesday that operating engineers who were "locked out" in last sum mer's' construction strike are not eligible for unemployment insurance. Referee C. F. Addison said that unemployment due to a strike, lockout or other la bor dispute is not insured un der Oregon law. He said this includes non participants who are in the same class of employment as those participating in the strike. The ruling affects over 700 workmen of the building crafts who were unemployed during the August, 1958. strike against the Associated General contractors. at LIPPERTS The' New, Exclusive : "he lea by SPRING AIR. Only foam rubber mattress with alt 4 exclusive sleep comfort features EXCLUSIVE! Reversible with two degrws of firmness-firm on one side, extra-firm on the other EXCLUSIVE! Smooth foam rubber top on both sides EXCLUSIVE! Famous "Heallh Center" construction EXCLUSIVE! Complete air-flow ventilation. It's the greatest foam rubber mattress improvement in 10 years' It's reversible, with 2 damalk segrees of firmness, and ven tilation you can (eel. Plus the Soring Air "Health Center" for extra support where 70?J of your body weight rests. 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The Book mobile would bring a fresh collection of books to Pros pect at regular intervals and would give readers an oppor tunity to enjoy the newest books as well as the old fa vorites. Mrs. Claude McLaughlin is convalescing at home after spending last Tuesday and Wednesday in the hospital in Medford. Acme To Take Part In National Week Acme Hardware, 245 South Central ave., Medford, will be one of 23,000 independent hardware stores in the coun try participating in the Inde pendent Retail Hardwaremen of America Hardware week which starts Thursday, Tony Manno, owner of the store, has announced. The annual nationa.1 selling promotion, which is sponsor ed by the IRHA, will feature famous brand merchandise values from the nation's lead ing hardware and housewares manufacturers, Manno said. A new feature of Hard ware week, he said, is that an Esther Williams swimming pool will be among the prizes awarded. Hardware Week shoppers have to register for prizes, Manno said. A total of 600 wholesale distributors and leading man ufacturers whose brand name goods are featured in indepen dent stores or cooperating in the spring selling event, Man no said. Banks Man Killed As Car Leaves Road Hillsboro -0IPD- Lester Leon Duncan, 43, Banks, was injur ed fatally early today when his car left Highway 47 at a curve about three miles north of Forest Grove and crashed over an embankment. Duncan was brought to the Tualitin hospital here at 12:45 a.m., but died before 1:30 a.m. Ray Tankersly, 27, also of Banks, suffered minor injur ies in the crash, police said. HEALTH CENTER'.' versafbam " TRADE MARK Handsome. durable imported Sa.j'Sr ticking. with Applications Being Taken for Positions The civil service commis sion has announced that ap plications for examinations for estate tax examiner, mu seum aid, actuary, and oper ations research analyst are being accepted. More information about the positions and application forms may be obtained from L. B. Nelson at the Medford post office. Fryer Labeling Act Passes Senate Salem-(UPD-All fryers sold in Oregon must be labeled as to the state where they origi nated and also state what food preservatives have been used, according to a bill passed by the Senate and sent to the governor Tuesday. Sen. Robert Straub (D Springfield) said an influx of fryers from the South had depressed theSl million fryer industry in Oregon- "This bill will not prevent shipment of fryers into Ore gon from other state s," Straub said, "but it will in form the buyer where the fry er came from and the pur chaser also will be assured that a fryer has been freshly killed." Enforcement of the act will be up to the Oregon Fryer Commission. Hearing Aid Dealer Bill Passes House Salem -(UPD- A bill licensing hearing aid dealers and con troling their advertising to prevent misrepresentation passed the Oregon House Tuesday and was sent to the Senate. Rep. Norman Howard (D Portland) carried the bill on the floor to a 51-8 victory. The bill provides that deal ers in hearing aids must pass an examination and then be licensed by the State Board of Health. The board will set up stand ards with which dealers must c6mply. If the bill passes both Houses of the Legislature and is signed by the governor, Oregon will be the first state in the union to have such con trolling legislation. Sew It in a Day SI7F 9104 10-20 Whip up this breezy beauty in less than a day! No fitting problems-just button shoul ders, cinch waist with belt. Gay for work or play in flower-strewn cotton or silk. To morrow's pattern: Misses' sheath dress. Printed Pattern 9104: Misses' Sizes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Size 16 takes 5V4 yards 35-inch fabric. Printed directions on each pattern part. Easier, accurate- Send Thirty - five cents (coins) for this pattern-add 10 cents for each pattern for first-class mailing. Send to Marian Martin, Medford Mail Tribune, Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS with SIZE and STYLE NUMBER. CLOGSTON'S Metal Weather Stripping and Screens Estimates Gladly Phone SP 3-1014 Evenings ' " ; I ! 5 k n V t 1 ! II is I 1 I i 1 i t if l A M 1 1 " Education Group Accepted in HEA Ashland The Southern Oregon College Education as sociation has been accepted as an affiliate of the National Education association, NEA President Ruth Stout, has an nounced. The NEA is an independent, voluntary, non-governmental organization of educators who have as their major goals ele vating "the character and ad vancing the interests of the profession of teaching and promoting the cause of edu cation." The local .assiciation will be eligible to "receive the NEA publications. Dr. Alva Gra ham is president of the local association. 'DONATE' PART OF LOOT Newton, Iowa - (UPD - Bur glars cracked the safe at the Newton Daily News and made off with S826 in cash. They left S20 in an envelope mark ed "for the R'ed Cross." Cozy as a Kitten Delight some youngster and mother, too, with this cozy quilt decorated with playful pussies. Easy applique! Use gay scraps for baskets, solid color for kittens. Pattern 7379: pattern of patches; charts; di rections; yardage for twin and double size. , Send Thirty - five cents (coins) for this pattern-add 5 cents for each pattern for 1st class mailing. Send to Med ford Mail Tribune, Household Arts Dept-, P.O. Box 168, Old Chelsea Station, New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS, PATTERN NUM BER. Our new 1959 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue has many lovely designs to order: crocheting, knitting, embroi dery, quilts, dolls, weaving. A special gift, in the catalog to keep a child happily occu-pied-A cutout doll and clothes to color. Send 25 cents for your copy of the book. 7379 Mmjh better balance ! ' ff Wheels are five inches farther apart. This widens the stance, not the car, gives you road-hugging stability, less lean and sway. Only Pontiac has Wide-Track Wheels! SEE YOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED PONTIAC DEALER DEAN & TAYLOR PONTIAC CO. 6TH AND GRAPE MEDFORD Grange News Central Point Grange Central Point Grange met Friday, April 17. Only routine business was considered, and the meeting adjourned. Those present then drove to Roxy Ann Grange to attend the Grange visitation. The meet ing there was interesting with Grangers from throughout the county present. A delegation of Grangers from Rogue Riv er Grange near Grants Pass attended. The HEC meeting started at the home of Mrs. Morris Frink, 3067 Linden lane, Cen tral Point, this morning. Phoenix Grange At the April 14 meeting of the Phoenix Grange eight can didates were voted to become members. Included were Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Reichstein, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cyr, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meadows and Mr. and Mrs. Merlyn B. Borough. The first and second degrees will be conferred April 28. HEC Chairman Mrs. Sol Cox announced a potluck din ner for the same evening which will start between 5:30 and 7 p.m. Candidates are in vited to the dinner. Members should bring their table serv ice and two dishes, either meat, . vegetable, salad or dessert. Mrs. Cox also reported the club gave to the Spense Me morial fund and brought at tention to the display table with a crocheted tablecloth belonging to Mabel Quacken bush. Master Charles Johnson an nounced Mr. and Mrs. Delno Sloan were eligible for 25-year pins. The Grange sponsored a 4-H scholarship. Horticulture Chairman Vaughn Quackenbush report ed his- observations on pear decline. During the "lecturer hour fishing and hunting trips in Oregon were related by mem bers and Mr. and Mrs. Mark Norton gave highlights of a recent trip to Palm Springs and Las Vegas. The" serving- committee for evening were Mrs. L. O. Pen land and Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Quinn. Live Oak Grange A potluck dinner preceded the first regular meeting of Live Oak Grange in April and was well attended. In an agricultural report, Roy Frantz stated that egg prices were declining and the hog market up. He said the irrigation problem may get acute, as rainfall is far bejow normal. Frank Hall, legislative chairman, spoke on the State power bill and announced the hearing on the Subdivision or dinance to. be held at the court house in Medford the evening of April 16. The secretary received a certificate of merit for send ing all 1958 reports in on time. She stated that we now have 85 members on the roll. The 10 members receiving attendance pins were: Phil Strahan, Cassie G o 1 d i n g, Belle Strahan, Carl Christen son, Letsy Miller, Beth Potter. Joe Golding, Frank Hall, Fred Dengler and Jessie Frantz- Millie Walker was elected alternate delegate to State Grange which will be held at Baker the first week in June. Seven members attended the visitation at Butte Falls April 16. Quarterly report by HEC chairman, gave the following accomplishments for the quarter: The roof has been added to the dining room porch; parking lot graveled; painting finished in hallway and shrubs planted by the building. The lecture program put on by the HEC committee was a skit "The Lady and the Tramp," by Edith Osborne and Frank Hall. Kitchen hats were displayed and judged by the men. Beth Potter received the prize for most outlandish hat. A reading by Beth Pot ter, "The Yukon," questions on Alaska by Letsy Miller, and insurance questions and answers by Ray Frantz were included in the program. Sev eral numbers were then sung by the "Kitchy Koo" quar tette, -consisting of Betty Frantz, Edna Sheehan, Esther Fabric and Marcia Brown. Letsy Miller, Publicity Gold Hill Grange A group of boys from the Crater chapter FFA put on a program at Gold Hill Grange Thursday evening, April 16. Accompanying the. nine boys were their instructors Ed Griggs and Bill MacFarlane. A demonstration of a meet ing was put on by the group, witli John Caster as chair man. The expert way in which the meeting was hand led caused one Granger to re mark: "There would be no worries about the future of agriculture in trfis country if it were in the hands of boys of this type." The program was concluded by four mmbers of the group performing . on electric gui tars. It was pointed out that the Crater chapter FFA won top honors in the state this year. Charles Foote, master, call ed the Grange business meet ing to order, with Mary Jacks acting as secretary pro-tern in the absence of Loricks, who is on vacation. Agricultural chairman Chauncey Page reported that markets about as usual and quoted from an item in the Grange bulletin which stated that Oregon state farmers ex pect to plant about 30 per cent more corn, 43 per cent more dry field peas, 43 per cent, more sugar beets and 20 per cent more Parley. Adah Jones gave informa tion of early agriculture in the state, stating that in 1830, cattle and sheep were shipped up here from the Sacramento valley. At that time cattle were bought at $3 a head and horses for $12. Willie McLean reported that agriculture was the na tion's biggest single industry, employing 40 per cent of our 65 million employed. She said that colleges were turning out less than half of the number of trained workers needed in agriculture. Marie Christensen called at tention to National Library week. She said the library in this area was first built in Jacksonville in 1909. In 1911 money was granted from the Carnegie fund and in 1920 the library was moved to Med ford. It is a county library, serving 60,000 people, with 43,000 books on the shelves of Scholarships Are Available in State Portland - A total of 100 teachers scholarships are available in Oregon to public school teachers who are teach ing the retarded or "wish to teach them, the Oregon As sociation for Retarded Chil dren has announced. The Oregon association will offer 17 scholarships or grants to teachers. Summer session programs will be of fered at the University of Oregon and the Portland sum mer session, the association said. Teachers are needed in the field which offers profession al possibilities for advance ment. The association pointed out that in 1955, thre were 10 special classes, and in 1960 there will be almost 90 with 400 possible in 1964-65. Teachers interested in teach ing the mentally retarded are asked to contact their school superintendent or the Oregon association at 221 Piatt build ing, Portland 5, Ore. nine branches. Mary Jacks asked" for the use of the hall for a benefit dance to be put on by the Medford Trail Riders to fi nance -the Medford wagon train which started from Mis souri. This was granted by the Grange. The date will be set later. Chaplain Nora Wait report ed Ruby Quakenbush, Delia Cook. Myrtle Reel, and the A. A. Walkers, improving after recent illness. Grace Bruce read excerpts from a letter from Flora Bish op, a former member, now in Mexico. Flora is still an invalid, but is much improv ed. Vada Page reported calling on Wilbur Martin, who is now at home convalescing from surgery. Marie Christensen won the attendance prize. It was noted that the Chris tensen and Jones families had spent seme time weeding the patio at the hall. The Grange plans to hold open house on May 15. On Saturday, April 25, there will be held the regular meeting of Pomona at Gold Hill. This will be an all day meeting with dinner at noon and a memorial service at 1 p.m. The Gold Hill members will journey to Sams Valley on the evening of April 25 to put on the program for the neighboring Grange. At the next regular meet ing May 7 the program will be put on by the HEC of which Bertha Potter is chair man. Refreshments were served by Vada and Chauncey Page and Charles Foote. All interested in square dancing are asked to call Grace Bruce, UL 5-1394. BIG 9 x 12 FOOT MIRACLE PLASTIC ALL PURPOSE CLOTLKI ST', Medium GREEN STAMPS Central Main and Central Log Buyer Dies in Loading Accident Springfield, Ore. (UPD Horace Eugene Bates, 39, of Springfield, log buyer for Na tran Plywood Company of Springfield was killed Tues day afternoon in a loading ac cident at the C. R. and K. Logging company operation of Canyu Creek in the Wil :. : Ultimate Mimch SUNGLASSES bv rOSTA bRAMTLY The first reoi NEW sunglasses in a decade I Elegant styling of high-priced custom eyewear. 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