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8 MAIL TRIBUNE, MadforJ, Or. Sunday, July 5, 1959 Demurrer Filed in Suit Involving Patrol Car, Bike Another' attempt to elimi nate all but one .defendant in the $140,000 damage suit on behalf of the 5-year-old girl injured in a collision with a Medford police car was taken last week. A demurrer filed Tuesday in circuit court alleges that the plaintiffs recent amended complaint "does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action" against Medford Mayor John W. Snider, the eight Medford city councilmen and Police Chief Charles P, Champlin. The demurrer does not men tion Patrolman Donald Pur- sel, who was driving the pa trol car which collided March 12 with the bicycle the girl, Jana Sue McCall, was riding Circuit Judge James M. previously overruled defend ants motion to strike - the names of the mayor, council- men ana ponce cniei on grounds they are not liable The amended complaint to which the demurrer replies, was filed June 22. The complaint alleges that Pursel was negligent in oper ating the police car and that the other defendants were negligent in continuing to employ Pursel despite his al leged incompetence to operate a motor vehicle. ; The defendants are repre sented by Paul Haviland and Carl. Clinkenbeard, Medford attorneys. The plaintiff, on behalf of Jana Sue, is her father, Doyle McCall, 523 Haven' st. He s represented by Anderson, Franklin and Jones, a Port land law firm. Influenza Tops List Of Reported Disease Fifty-seven cases of com- mucable diseases were report ed to the Jackson County Health department for the week ending July 3, accord ing to Dr. A. Erin Merkel, public health physician. Influenza accounted for36 of the cases with 15 reported in Medford, 7 in Central Point, 6 in Shady Cove, Ash land 5, Phoenix 2, and one in Rogue River. Ashland had the only case of scalp ringworm reported and Medford had 4 and Ash land had 2 cases of whooping cough. Six cases of German mea sles were reported, 4 in Med ford and one each in Phoenix and Central Point. Medford, Ashland, and Central Point each had one case of measles. Medford also reported three cases of chicken pox while Talent and Eagle Point each had one. 'Crow-Off' Planned In Rooster Contest Rogue River A "crow-off" contest to decide the winner of the National Rooster Crow ing contest held June 20, will be held in the city park in Rogue River Aug. 29. ' Roosters that ' tied for the championship were "Twinkle Twerp," owned by Arlen and Howard Simon, Medford, and "Sandy" owned by Paul E. Sanders, Rogue River. Both roosters crowed 67 times in the 30 minutes. The Simon boys and Sanders will be guests of Boosters club, sponsors of the .annual bear barbecue at which event the crow-off', will be held. Gold Rey uam s. rax twzulS " ' - VV : Centra Po!nt ' J I . 'MEDFORd 3 I i GAME CALLED . ' . Cambridge, Mass ,IDPD-Since 1868 Harvard and Yale have played 228 baseball games, only one of them ended in a tie 1-1 in 11 innings in 1905. BIDIN' THEIR TIME Buffalo,' N.Y.fUPD Border Patrol officers - here arrested Elmer Thompson, 50, when he re-entered this country from Canada, where he. fled after jumping bond more than 16 years ago in a gold .smuggling case. OREGON GOLD . GULCH-Valley residents and tourists flocked, to the grand opening of Oregon Gold Gulch, psuedo frontier mining town, yesterday on Hidden Valley ranch property northwest of Central Point. The day's activities included a variety of events from "shoot outs" by members of the Quick Draw club to gold panning. The community is open daily from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. and it can be reached from Highway 99 or Old Stage rd. The above map may be used as a guide for persons planning to visit the village. GOLD HILL Meeting Set For July 10 By MRS. CLYDE KELL Gold Hill - Dewey H. Wil son, a Medford attorney, will be guest speaker, at a meet ing of the Women's Society of the Gold Hill Community Methodist church set for Fri day; July 10, at 12:45 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Roy Es keyf highway 99 north, Gold Hill. He will speak on the prob lems of youth in this area. His topic is in conjunction with the program of the afternoon, the title of which is "Build ing Christian Character; Youth." . The-Women's group at this time is interested in the pro motion of the study to help young people in this area. There will be a question and answer period following Mr. Wilson's talk. ,Mrs. Ferd Jones will be in charge of the opening devo tions and Mrs. Nora Wait will assist the hostess , with the dessert luncheon. in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Cooper and fam ily, Second ave. Mrs. Dunn and Mrs. Cooper had not seen each other for several years, until this reunion. Mr., and Mrs; -J. E.. Mayer of Portland were guests at .the home of her mother, Mrs. W E. Thompson, old highway 99 south, several days. They also visited Mrs. Mayer's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Chavner Thompson, prior to leaving for their home in Portland, Sunday, June 28. Mrs. Mayer is the former Hortense Thompson of Gold Hill. 4-H Club News Wesiside Hayburners The Westside Hayburners 4-H Horse club held their last meeting at their leader's home near Lake Creek. The meeting was also an overnight ride. Members rode from the Posse Grounds on Saturday morning to Mrs. Fisher's home and then rode back to Med ford the following day. . ": Bill Jones was a visitor on the ride. The business meeting con sisted of . discussing summer activities. - Craig Wright, Linda Smith and Penny Sampert from our club went on the 4-H Wagon trek and to 4-H Summer school. ' The next meeting Will be held July 9 at the Cheney home with members riding to it. - Linda Gibson, Reporter mm X OU CAN COUNT on TnI , f TIM tOSt Be sure you have most automatic washers require about 25 gallons! Wooliss The Ruch Woolies held their meeting June 19 at the Larson home. ' Mary Anne Canfrall gave a report and demonstra tion on judging sheep. The eighth meeting was held on June 29 at the Nelson home. Margaret Nelson gave a report on the seeding of lambs and Linda Bettencourt reported on Suffolk sheep. On June 23 the club went on a picnic and swimming par ty at Twin Plunges in Ash land. Madge Barker, - Reporter. recovery rate of gas water heaters to supply all the hot water it takes to do the wash . . .load after load . . . without delay. Bonus Allowance For your old WATER HEATER . Trad in your present heater on a new "Day & Regular . Night", J E T G L A S Water Heater! Waterproof Rust proof Worry-Free gives you over 30 more hot water and guarantee for 1 0 years. Less Your Trade-in Allowance sggso $2510 Eft VAII nil If AMI If VIIIV IUU mi UiJLI Visit our display floor or call on your Gas Appliance Dealer GtKQ in i - This Bonus Savings Is Also Available . 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Ribbons were given for the first, second and third prizes. . events ana winners were western pleasure, David Hop kins first, .Gary Whittle sec ond, Jo Woods third; Trail horse, Carolyn Sidner first, Gary Whittle second, David Hopkins third; musical chairs, Bob Olson first; Jim Cotton second, Linda Thomas third; figure and race, Bob Olson first, Jo Wood second and Gary Whittle third. Penny Anderson and Gail Stone presented the awards. Barbara Beck, Reporter. KNITTIN KITTENS The Knittin' Kittens meet ing was held at the home of Mrs. Lucille Frink, our lead er, on Saturday, June 20, at 1:30. The meeting was called to order by Shirley Roach act ing president. The two flag salutes were led by Carol Foot arid Linda Johnson. Roll was called by Kathy Thomp son, secretary. The minutes were read and approved. The Applegate Knitting club, led by Mrs. Krouse, in vited the Knittin' Kittens club for a picnic and swim on July 18. The Knittin' Kitten girls are to bring a note from their parents giving permission to go on the picnic and swim. They are to bring swim clothes and meet at Mrs. Frink's at 10 a.m. The swim party will be the last meeting of the year. The Central Point Econom ics prefair will be held at the Crater High School cafeteria at 8:30 on July 15. All the Knittin' Kitten girls are ask ed to bring at least one article and a sack lunch. Mrs. Frink asked the girls for suggestions on how to use the Pear Blossom float money. The refreshments were served by Marilyn Watson and Judy Frink. Linda Johnson, Reporter. Guests last week end . in the home of Mrs. Florence Livingston, on Lampman road were former residents of the community, Mr. and Mrs Pete Boska, and daughter Miss Joe Boska, of Red Bluff, Calif., and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Winters of Redmond, and Mrs. Livingston's two grand daughters, Jacque and Kathy Livingston. Many other residents have guests from out of town visit ins here, while some take vacation trips to other places Mr. and Mrs. Russell Corn- best and daughters, Dana and Sheryl, of Reno, Nev., were guests last week end in the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Olav Lokken, Second ave., Gold Hill. Russell Combest is former resident of Jackson, county and has many friends here. Miss Jenny Lou Thompson and her brother, Paul (Spike) Thompson left June 29 for Tucson, Ariz., where they were to meet their mother. Mrs. Sam Ledbetter. They will return with her to the Ledbetter home in Cd. Ob regon, Sonora, Mexico, to spend the summer vacation before returning to Gold Hill to make their home with their (grandparents, Mr. and Mrs Paul Thompson, Second ave While in Mexico they Will also visit in the home of their father, Creighton Thompson and family, also of Cd. Obre gon. t Mr. and Mrs, Martin W, Sax of Manhattan Beach Calif., visited at the Claude Scott home , here, while they were visiting in southern Oregon, as well as other ac quaintances in Gold Hill. Mrs. Sax, the former Mar- jorie Pena Hopkins of Med ford, is well known in this community. She taught sixth grade in the Gold Hill ele mentary school and was ac tive in the promotion of Girl Scouts here at that time, (When the writer of this column was herself, a sixth grade student.) The Gold Hill post office became a second class office on July 1, according to H. D Force, postmaster. The Rev. and Mrs. James F. Eubanks, Jr., have named their baby daughter Daphne Elizabeth. The little girl was born last week at the Osteo pathic hospital in Medford. The couple 'has one other child, a two year old son, Eddy. The Eubanks are re cent newcomers to . this com munity. He is pastor of the Gold Hill Community Metho dist church here. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Finke, and Mrs. Josie Finke spent Sunday, June 28, at Brook ings, stopping en route to eat picnic lunch in the red woods. Harry Newnham was taken to the Rogue Valley hospital in Medford last Tuesday, June 30, for further treatment, ac cording to relatives. Leslie King and R. Steven son of San Francisco, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. Force and family on June 27. They were en route to Vancouver, B.C., Canada, where they wilt be a guest of the Force's son, Bill, a form er resident of southern Ore gon. Mrs. Bill Dunn and twins, Michael and Karen, from Los Angeles, were recent guests at the home of her brother- Mrs. Ellen Gray left for her home in . Santa Cruz, Calif., after being a guest at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bob - Gray and children, Nancy and Bret, of Fourth ave., for several days. While here Mrs. Gray also visited in Medford at the home of Mrs. Nancy Sallunger. The Grays were hosts to a family dinner the evening of Mrs. Gray's departure, June 25. Attending besides the hosts and their houseguest were Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ma lone, Gold Hill. Dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Dueul and daughters, Melissa and Diane, at Del Rio orchards on July 1, were his brother, Jack Enders, Palm Springs, Calif., and his mother, Mrs. Aimee Dueul, Medford.. Arriving July 2 to spend the Fourth of July week end in Gold Hill with relatives were Mr. and Mrs. Neal Bush and son, Dan, of Hillsboro. While here they will visit her mother, Mrs. Minnie Byerly, and at the , homes of two of her sisters, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Force and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thompson, where they will be guests during their visit here. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Tucker, Phoenix, Ariz., were over night guests at the home of W. G. Finke on Sams creek recently, en route to the state of Washington. It had been 40 years since the two men had seen each other. They were childhood friends in Wyoming. Local, residents spent the week end of June 27 and June 28 water skiing and swimming at Lake of the Woods. On the outing were Mr. arid Mrs. Donald Dusen berry, and children, Dougie 'and Lynn, and Mr. and Mrs. Roland Washburn and three youngsters, Carol, Patty and Larry. , ' Mr. and Mrs. Donald Meis ter and son, Kelly, returned to their home here after a week's vacation tip the coast to Astoria, Portland and Se attle, and over to Bremerton, by ferry. They returned by the inland route. Among points of interest visited by the Meisters in cluded the cheese factory at Tillamook, the brewery at Olympia, the Bonneville dam and hatchery, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Park and the Mt. Hood Scenic loop over Three Sisters. While their parents were vacationing, Miss Leslie Meister, her sister and brother, Nancy and Earl Meister, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ival Moore and family, Ferry rd., Grants Pass. Mr. and Mrs. Nathon Bariry and family, Sams Creek rd., had as recent over nignt guests, her brother and sister- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. ueiDen Buzz" Shoemaker, ana son, Darryl, of Coos Bay. Buzz, as he was knofvn to ail ms schoolmates, attended tne Gold Hill elementary and old Gold Hill High school here. The Shoemakers also visit- e d another brotner-in-iaw, and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Les lie Walker and family of Upper River rd., prior to leaving for Los Angeles. Th ShoemaKers pian xo visit awhile in Gold Hill, fol lowing the California vaca tion, before returning to their home in Coos Bay. Another brother, known to au or ms former schoolmates here as "Cootv" Shoemaker has re-j turned to southern Oregon to reside, making his home in Medford the past month. Mr. and Mrs. David Bur- lew have been guests at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Sowers, highway 99 north, while they were vacationing in southern CASH DAVIS PHARMACY THE OKOiZ STORE 135 West Main, corner Grape Ph. 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