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.
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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.
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V m Sae Competition 111
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Jorgensen's
Vanilla Ice
Cream Wins
top honors
in contest
at Oregon
State College!
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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.