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McNeil to Assist in Oregon Booth at Los Angeles Event Medford Chamber of Com merce Manager Don McNeil has been authorized by the chamber board of directors to assist with work for the Ore gon state booth at the Inter national Sports and Vacation show in Los Angeles, Calif., March 11 through 20. It was agreed at the board meeting directed by Jerry Latham, newly elected cham ber president, that McNeil should assist Carl Jordan, travel information division, 'Oregon state highway depart ment. -' It Is estimated that the booth will be visited by 300, 000 persons of the greater Los Angeles area. McNeil and Jordan will contact auto .'clubs, chambers of commerce, Los Angeles newspapers and travel editors who have been .through Medford during their ; stay in Los Angeles. The board also accepted the .'city of Medford's offer of a .display booth at the airport 'for chamber exhibits. The tourist and convention com mittee will be in charge. , The board also authorized the committee on "new cham ber home" to proceed with '.final plans for relocation of ;the chamber quarters. The. committee reported that the cost of the site and the build-" ling would be within the cham ber's rental budget. I The Retail Merchants asso ciation is continuing to coop erate with the Pear Blossom Festival committee, Chairman Gene Orr said. It is planning a fall opening, and expansion of Christmas street decora tions. The merchants felt heavy foot traffic on Central ave. would make tree plant ing there impractical. How ever, the merchants support ed planting more trees on Main st. Four Die in Car Across Highway Alpine, Calif. - (DPD - Four persons were killed Saturday when a speeding car struck a vehicle that was parked side ways across a narrow winding road, the California Highway Patrol reported. Investigators identified the dead as Ernest Gumfory, 23, Artesia, N.M.; Joe Gonzales Jr., 24, Los Angeles; Ray Smith, 36, El Centro, Calif., and his wife, Linda, 41. The patrol said the car in which Gumfory and Gonzales were riding was parked cross wise at the bottom of a hill on U.S. Highway 80 with its lights off and motor dead. Smith's car, traveling at a high rate of speed, was un able to stop. There was no indication of why the car had parked across the road, the patrol said. 6. MAIL TRIBUNE, MtdforJ, Or. Sunday, Ftb. 21, 1960 One Killed in Alfuras Accident Alturas, Calif. - (DPD - One man was killed and two others injured Friday afternoon when a small private plane crashed on takeoff here. The plane was apparently headed back to Klamath Falls. The dead man was identi fied as Dolan Southard, Bie ber, Calif. Injured were B. M. Buckley, Klamath Falls, and Drace Fountain, Alturas. Buckley and Fountain- were listed Saturday as still in crit ical condition at an Alturas hospital. Buckley and Foun tain were in the front seats of the plane. The plane got off the ground about 50 feet then crashed on the end of the runway and bounced into a fenced yard of a building contractor. The plane burst into flames. Buckley and Fountain suffer ed severe burns of the body and were taken to Modoc Medical center here. Grange News Courtesy Man Takes Part in Shipment Russ Heysell, manager of Courtesy Chevrolet, was in Portland recently to pick up a new Corvair which was part of the largest delivery of 1960 Corvairs shipped into Oregon. The event marked the kick off of Chevrolet's Feb.-March special marketing activities. A total of 104 other dealers in the Portland zone took part in the event. Laic Creek Grang Mr. "and Mrs. Win Arnold, Griffin Creek Grange, were guests at the February meet ing of Lake Creek Grange. We welcome as a member of our Grange, Glenn Burg. Before the opening of the Grange we had as guest speaker, Victor Halsey, . a member of the FFA club of Eagle Point High school. He talked on the benefits of "soil conversation." Also present as a speaker was Bob Lonzway, He explained the formation of a soil conservation district for this area if wanted oy the people. Heused maps to illus trate his talk. Camille Gilkey, educational committee, read -an article on Abraham Lincoln entitled "Never Admit. Defeat". Faye George, educational commit tee, reported oh the school re organization law. The aim of the law is to better the schools for the children. Mas ter Bob Gilkey reported on a debate between Sen. Robert Byrd and Rep. ' Charles Porter. Fire insurance agent Mur ray Bartling urged all mem bers to take advantage of the free inspection offered by Copco of our house wiring. HEC Chairman Nora Bred shaw was asked to purchase oilcloth for some of the tables in the kitchen. The dances being given are well attend ed and are the source of some improvements being made in the hall. Members are reminded to send their dues to the secre tary. The new pass word was given by the master. Next Grange meeting will be on March 11 at 8:30 p.m. Refreshments were served by the Bradshaw and Bar tling families. . HEART SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28 We proudly salute . . ThM volunteer Heart Sunday block workers join in the nation-wide walk that produces medical strides in the vital field of heart research. They receive no pay. They often receive no thanks. They can expect no recogni tion. To the millions who stand to gain from their efforts, they are faceless benefactors. Next Sunday, thousands of Heart Fund volunteers will cover the neighborhoods in this area asking for support of our number one defense against heart diseases. Block' by block, the individual contributions will snowball into a powerful weapon against the greatest health killer of them all. A volunteer will be at your house next Sunday. Please greet her with all the courtesy she deserves. eHEART DISEASE This salute is presented as a community service by . . . JACKSON COUNTY ASSOCIATION of Insurance I AGENT II DWEffiOT INSURANCE 'MERITS Make it a date to see the 1960 II MIS KAPEBS February 24-25 -26-27 Two full hours of delightful music and comedy, this week at Medford High! Tickets now on sale from any Kiwanis member . . get your's nowl FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY. Grange Festival Grangers are reminded that Monday evening, Feb. 22, is the meeting time of the Jack son County Grange Festival group at the Central Point Grange hall at. 8 pan., when further plans will be made for the Summer Festival accord ing to Chairman Victor Croxton. v It is the wish of the officers that all county Granges be represented. Ladies are asked to bring sandwiches. Butte Falls Grange Recently elected officers of the Butte Falls Grange met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben J. Fulton and made committee appointments. They are ways and means, Elga Abbott, Mrs. H. J. Wright, Ross Arent; home eco nomics, Mrs., E. A. Abbott; youth committee, Douglas Finch, Earl Deen, Mrs. H. J. Wright; community service, Mrs. J. J. Arnold, Ted Freden burg, Oliver Boyd; member ship, Mrs. Everett Moore, Mrs. Hugh Laird and Mrs. Les Casey; investigating, Mrs. Everett Moore, Mrs. E. A. Ab bott; agriculture, Ted Freden burg and Robert Elsom; edu cation, Douglas Finch and Roy Green; legislative, Ernest Smith. Chairman Mrs. E. A- Abbott was in charge of the January meeting of the HEC . at the home of Mrs." J. J. Wright. Committees appointed includ ed publicity, Mrs. . H. J. Wright; bazaar, Mrs. -. Roy Green; historian, Mrs. H. J. Wright; hospitality, Mrs. Ben Fulton; coffee bands, Mrs. Earl Deen; labels, Mrs. Oliver Boyd; and program each host ess. Twenty -two members and four visitors attended the February Grange meeting. E. A. Abbott announced a box social Feb. 20 at the com munity hall. . . Mrs. Oliver Boyd announc ed a first-aid class each Thurs day night for six weeks. The course started Feb. 4. The next Grange meeting will be held March 7, at 8 p.m. in the Community hall. The February meeting of the HEC was held at the home of Mrs.. Everett Moore. Mrs. Glen k e a r n s, ' Wyandotte, Okla., sister of Mrs. Ernest Smith was a guest. - ' Mental Patient Breaks Into Meiers Portland (DPD An escaped mental patient Friday night told officers how he broke in to parking meters in the downtown Portland area. Milton Herman Lokan, who escaped from the Oregon state hospital Jan. '13 told police he broke into the meters with a screwdriver. He was arrested earlier in the day for shoplifting after a lengthy chase through the downtown area. Lokan was charged with larceny from a store and lar ceny from parking meters with total bail set at $750. Investment Firm Is Organized in Valley . An irrigation district man ager, Medford atttorney and an engineering consultant have formed a company for investment in real estate in the Rogue valley, Harold W, Sexton, one of the partners, said Friday. Sexton said the new firm, Futuron Limited, Medford, was formed by Walter J. Marquess, the engineer, him self and J. V. McGoodwin, Medford attorney. L DICK HOUSE The House . of Insurance Y0UR7,y L Insurance JJ AGENT J k-ltl$ TOO !!- f 113 EAST 8th Phone SP 3-6607 WPMZEJI V m Sae Competition 111 1 , - .- w Jorgensen's Vanilla Ice Cream Wins top honors in contest at Oregon State College! o o We're bursting with pride and no wonder! Rich, delicious Jorgen sen's Vanilla Ice Cream (your favorite, we hope) has been named th very best in the state! The award was made at the end of the 49th convention of Oregon Dairy Industries. Herman Duncan represented Jorgensen's. We're mighty proud, too, of the gold medal diplomas awarded to Jorgensen's in the homogenized milk division, and in the half and half division. Peter Tighe represented us in both contests. These awards are even further proof that you are sure of the finest when you choose top-quality Jorgensen's dairy products! vmm m nrm rmim came a meet The Red Cross must keep ample blood supplies on hand . . . - trtfTJ, ' won't YOU help? Your blood is precious whether you need it in the form of a transfusion or whether you are a blood donor. Your Red Cross distributes blood to everyone at no charge! The need is urgent. Help your neighbor maybe yourself! Ihe BLOODMOBILE will be at the RED GQOSS DDILDIilG TUESDAY! ' February 23 o 60 Hawthorne St.
