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DAFFY DILL AND ROSE Judy Frink, 11, member of the
4-H Daffy Dills gardening club for Central Point-West Side
area, poses with roses she raised at home. Flowers raised
and arranged by Jackson county 4-H members are on display
at the Jackson County 4-H and FHA and FFA fair this week.
'Health Fair' Set At Kiwanis Event
A popular feature of the
Kiwanis County Fair. Aug
20-23, at the Medford Armory,
will be the "Health Fair"
which is being planned in co-
... when a food
hopper's "paradise" I
will be opened .
to you
operation with all of the
health education organizations
in Jackson county.
Participating organizations
include American Cancer So
ciety, American Heart associa
tion, AA, Child Guidance
Clinic, Mental Health commit
tee, National Foundation, and
Jackson County Tuberculosis
and Health association.
Grace Reimer, executive
secretary of Jackson county
unit of the American Cancer
Society, and Helen Tweedy,
Jackson County Public Health
association, are cochairmen of
the exhibit.
The displays will be set up
in the large classroom to the
left of the lobby of the Arm
ory. Films furnished by the
participating groups will be
shown at regular intervals
during the course of the four
day event.
Fair hours are 5:30 p.m. to
10:30 p.m. on Thursday and
Friday, Aug. 20-21, noon to
11 p.m. on Saturday, and noon
to 10 p.m. Sunday, according
to fair officials.
Watch for it!
New York (DPD - Supermar
kets are studying a Swedish
machine that is said to accept
empty , bottles, sort -them for
size and give customers refunds.
Kiwanis
Schedule
Thursday,. Aug. 20
3 pjn. Judging of food,
textiles floral and land pro
ducts departments.
6 pjn. Art exhibit open
ing (on display all four days)
6:30 pjn. Kids games and
contests. ;
7:30 pjn. Stage show. The
Borden family and state fair
talent search.
8:30 pjn. Shaggy dog host
for kids special event.
9:30 pjn. Stage show.
New show, new talent, head
lining the Bordens.
Friday, Aug. 21
6:30 pjn.-Pig scramble and
special events. Family fun
night.
7:30 pjn.-Stage show. The
Shadows (1958 state fair win
ners). .;
8:30 pjn. Mrs. Emma
Gatewood appearance, (travel
ing grandmother from Ohio).
9:30 pjn. Stage show. The
Shadows. Talent search.
10:30 p.m.-Parachute pack
ing demonstration.
Saturday, Aug. 22
1 pjn. Southern Oregon
sky divers exhibition.
1:30 pjn.-Bliss Heine Cen
tennial youngsters.
2 p.m.-Pig scramble or oth
er kids events.
3 pjn. Arrival of Mrs
Oregon (Mrs. Dorothy Jean
Chase, Eugene).
4:30 pjn.-Kids contests.
5:30 pjn. Sky divers ex
hibition. The Borden family,
6:30 p.m. Special event
and Oregon Garden drawing.
7:30 pjn. Stage show. The
Novel'aires. Codgie Clark.
Talent search.
8 n.m. Announcement of
county fair winners.
8:30 pjn. Roving enter
ment, the Shadows.
9:30 pjn. Stage Show.
Novel'aires. Codgie Clark.
10:30 p.m. Roving enter
tainment, the Shadows.
Sunday, Aug. 23
1 pjn. Sky divers exhibi
tion. ' 2:30 p.m. Greased pig
scramble.
3:30 p.m. The Borden fam
ily, the Novelalres, and Cod
gie Clark.
4:30 pjn. Games and con
tests. 5:30 pjn. Sawdust scram
ble. 7:30 pjn. Stage show. The
Novel'aires. Codgie Clark.
8:30 pjn. Talent finals,
state fair.
9:30 pjn. Stage show. The
Novel'aires. Codgie Clark.
Los Angeles - (UPD - Former
California Gov. Goodwin J.
Knight has signed a contract
as a news commentator for
local television station KCOP.
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Semi-dwarf Wheat May
Washington (Science Serv
ice) Stiff-s t e m m e d semi
dwarf wheat may be the an
swer for Pacific Northwest
growers whose what suffers
extensively from lodging, or
being beaten down by the
elements. The semi-dwarf va
rieties, Japanese - American
blends, resist lodging and
stand erect on fertile soil with
heavy nitrogen fertilization.
Be Northwest Answer
Scientists of the Department
of Agriculture and the Wash
ington, Oregon and Idaho
Agricultural Experiment Sta
tions are cooperating in de
veloping and testing the
grains. Because the milling
and baking qualities of the
semi-dwarfs still must be im
proved, the wheats probably
will not be available to grow
ers until 1963 or 1964, the
USDA said.
4 MAIL TRIBUNE, M4fa4, Or.
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STRIKE INSURANCE
Washington (DPD - The Asso
ciation of American Railroads
says railroads "are actively
considering" adoption of a
"service interruption" insur
ance policy to protect them
against certain losses growing
out of strikes.
ROUNDS POLE Gary Whittle, 13, member of the participants in the 4-H horse show
of the Trail Blazers 4-H horse club of the Sunday which opened the annual Jackson
Central Point arta, rounds a pole during a county 4-H and FFA fair,
pole bending demonstration. He was one
Two Area FFA Boys Take Top Spots in District Contest
Two members of local FFA
chapters took the top two
rankings in the Rogue - Ump-
qua district better farming
contest ended recently.
Art Gardener, Eagle Point,
ranked first, and. Leon Small,
Phoenix, second. Ten chap
ters participated.
The FFA members were
judged on how well each pre
pared for farming judged by
an interviewing team of
Ralph Morgan, state super
visor of vocational agriculture
education, Bill McKinney,
North Salem High school vo
ag teacher and Jim Ross, state
FFA treasurer.
BOATING MOST POPULAR
New York (UPD - The leader
among all "take part" recrea
tion activities for Americans
is pleasure boating, according
to Sales Finance News. Not
only does boating claim the
most people participating
some 35 million but it also
claims the most total dollars
spent, more than $2 billion a
year, the publication said.
The boys were also, check
ed on how much they had
done toward developing their
own projects and were ques
tioned on their knowledge of
such general subjects as use
of fertilizers, animal nutri
tion, and many other agricul
tural subjects.
Gardener owns 28 head of
Angus including cows, heifers
and calves. This project was
developed during the four
years he has been in vocation
al agriculture. . He started
with one head of Angus when
a freshman. He used money
from summer work to help
build up his herd. His project
shows signs of hard work and
good management. Gardener
will attend Oregon State col
lege this year where he will
study agricultural chemistry.
Leon Small raises nine head
of registered Hereford beef
animals for breeding stock.
He raises his herd on 53 acres
of dry land and 15 acres of
irrigated land. He will show
eight or nine registered beef
ASK ANY Kl WAN IAN ...
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,
Special Events and Talent Search. Concessions will be operated
by Jackson County Service Clubs.
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MEDFORD ARMORY
AUGUST 20, 21, 22, 23
Hours: Aug. 20 and 21
5:30 to 10:30 p.m.
August 22 and 23
12 Noon to 10:30 p.m.
ADD DOU'T MISS THE 4-11, F.F.A. FAIR FAIRGROUNDS ALL WEEK!
at the 4-H and FFA fair.
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KIWANIS CLUB
For its exciting nw County Fair,
benefit for free dental clinie. to
serve under-privileged children.
We urge you join in the fun
II four big days! See exhibits,
special entertainment . . . get'
into the contests . . . at th
County Fair this week!
Copco urges you to hurry to the . . . .
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Jackson County Fairgrounds
The future of Jackson County, of Oregon and the Nation rests with the young
folks . . . depends upon their energy; integrity and good citizenship. That is why
Copco is so enthusiastic over the fine 4-H club and Future Farmers of America
movements, which instill in boys and girls the finest type of training in self-reliance, '
resourcefulness and sound citizenship. That is why Copco urges YOU tcr lend en
couragement to these outstanding youth organizations by attending the fair this
week!
Published in Cooperation with the Medford Kiwanis Club and Jackson County
F,F.A. and 4-H Clubs by . . .
THE CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY
A Western Company owned and operated by Western People