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: MAIL TRIBUNE, Mtdferd, Or. fA Monday, March 14, 190 Otlf M a limb By BOB WALTERS Bee's Sting Kills Shady Cove Logger Payola for Kids For kids in the Tiller-Drew area, it pays to go to Sunday school. Sunday school officials, ac cording to Correspondent Viola Rogers, have started new, and pernaps unique. practice. Every Sunday they hide a $1 bill in each of two song books. Some might consider it form of payola, but it's good bet that attendance is increasing. All the youngsters need do is arrive early, choose the lucky books, warble ' song or two and they're in the chips. Wonder if there's an age limit? A while back we men- . lioned a lady who kept right on baking bread while Central Point Rural firemen extinguished a fire at her home. We goofed, however, in crediting the item to C. P. Correspondent Doris Hughes it was re - ported by Betle Hoskins, our Jacksonville corres pondent. Mrs. Hoskins wasn't ; irked, but the lady who ; gave her the story was "pretty excited." she says, i Adds Mrs. H.. in what ' might be taken by some of Jacksonville's information . o sources as a nudge: "I wish . they'd all get that excited ' akevt giving me the news!" Southern Oregon college's : Dr. Richard Byrns, we're toli believes more students shoara - be encouraged to attend small colleges. "That way," he explains, : "more people will have the : benefit of a small college ' education." A miracle happened yes terday. Background: After our re cent traffic mishap, the : doctor said we had "regres sive amnesia." thus we couldn't remember any thing that transpired just before, during or after the accident. It was a total blank. Until yesterday, that Is, when all the details came back. It happened like this: We were driving slowly and carefully when, half way down Sexton moun tain, a sweet little gray-, haired lady began pushing a baby carriage across the highway. Toddling along be hind her were three small, furry puppies and a Cub Scout carrying an American flag. There was only one de cision. We swerved and smashed into the mountain. The little lady knelt over us in the-ditch, said "Thank you, son," and continued on her way. Think the insurance com pany will believe that? War Whoop, the Happy j Camp High school newspaper, says a little girl was quite j disturbed when she arrived t home with her report card. "Mommy," she grumbled, "I got an F in Sex and I didn't even know I was tak ! ing it." Crater FFA Lists Committee Heads : Central Point - New com l mittee chairmen in the Future Farmers of America, Crater Chapter, include Howard Mis- ner, landscape chairman and Glenn J o h n k e y, assistant J landscape chairman. I The boys will add to the I present landscaping in front of the Crater High school ag- riculture building. They will also construct a chapter sign. : Russel Frink was appointed ! assistant tractor foreman and I will work with LeRoy Chas- ttain, tractor foreman. They : will see that proper care is taken of the tractor. They : also will be in charge of ap : peintments for its use. : Joe Reeder was appointed chain animal chairman. In I addition to collecting reports from holders, he will keep a file on each animal. Todd Caster is the new TV ; chairman. Caster plans a ! minimum of four television I programs and will organize the programs and contact the local station for time and pro ; cedure. ; Willie Debrick is Crater ; chapter's farm overseer and I will have control of the planting of the 15 acres of the chapter farm. f Nate Olson is chairman In ; charge of the veterinary cabi i net. He will check out sup plies, keep records and keep ' the cabinet in order. By EVALYN P. WATSON Mail Tribune Correspondent Shady Cove A bee's sting apparently was responsible for the death Saturday of Charles Brewer, 42-year-old Shady Cove logger and con struction worker. Brewer died within two hours after being stung by a bee while repairing the tele vision antenna atop his home on Indian creek. His doctor said an autopsy is planned, however. The man was chopping wood behind his house when his wife left. When she re turned, he told her the bee had stung him while he was atop the roof. By the time a doctor ar rived, Brewer was extremely ill. A few minutes later, he went into a coma from which he never recovered. In addition to his wife, Brewer leaves four children, the oldest an eighth grade student and the youngest four years of age. Brewer was the second father of an eighth grade stu dent to die accidentally here within the past month. Hom er Buttram, who had a daugh ter in that class, was killed in a shooting mishap in mid February. Burial arrangements are under the direction of Conger-Morris Funeral home, Medford. i&negional. (vELJ rn CP Mayor 'Clean Up By DORIS HUGHES Mail Tribune Correspondent Central Point - Mayor Free man Mason has declared this FFA Boys Ready for State Convention Central Point-David Foote and Jim Frink of the Crater High school Future Farmers of America went to Roseburg March 5 to be interviewed for the State Farmer degree. Degrees will be awarded at the state convention in Pen dleton March 16-19 State officers serving on the interviewing panel were Ralph Morgan, state advisor Edwin Glenn, state president; Lenny Fendall, state vice pres ident; Jim Ross, state treasur er, and Ron Sequist, state re porter. The State Farmer degree is the second highest degree giv en in the FFA. The degree is allowed to only 2 per cent of the state membership. Applicants interviewed for the state farmer degree are asked questions pertaining to their knowledge of agricul ture, home supervised farm ing program, leadership and scholarship. 200 Acres of Crops Delmer Smith, FFA repor ter, said Jim Frink has for his farming project 200 acres of crops consisting of barley, wheat, oats, vetch, and alfalfa. Jim also owns 30 head of swine and four head of dairy animals. He has a considerable in vestment in farm equipment and implements including a pickup truck and an imple ment trailer which he con structed in the Crater agri culture shop. Jim is assistant treasurer of the Crater FFA chapter and in this capacity is in charge of all chapter tractor accounts and financial records. Dave Foote has served this year as promotion chairman of the Crater FFA. As such, Dave presides over activities of the radio chairman and the chapter news letter editor. In his home farming, Dave has 10 head of dairy animals. Others to Compete In officers' competition, Crater FFA will send two boys. Pete Melsted, chapter treasurer and winner of the district skills contest, will en ter his treasurer's book and Delmer Smith will send his scrap book which placed first in skills at Eagle Point re cently. Jim Cunningham is apply ing for state soil and water management. On the state lev el Jim Frink also will enter farm mechanics. Crater is sending the FFA Rogue Ramblers to participate in talent night. They include Denny Samples, guitarist and singer; Leon Sherman, guitar; Danny Mattson, piano and Larry Owenby, drums. John Castor, chapter presi dent will also attend, and Don ald Ryan will enter his ad vanced project record book. Donald Denning is on the state nomination committee for state officers. Gary Dusen berry, chapter photographer, will accompany the boys to Pendleton. I 1 READY FOR CONVENTION Crater High school FFA mem bers check member Don Ryan's project record book which placed first in the Rogue-Umpqua district and will be entered in competition at the state convention in Pendleton this week. Seated are Chapter President John Castor and Ryan. Standing are Delmer Smith, chapter reporter, and Jim Frink, who will compete for the state farmer degree. Rural Reflections By MAUDE ZIEGLER Applegate Valley-A couple of choice confessions have come along recently. Mickey Buck, the bicycling Welsh girl, was saying she is nap ping sometimes and isn't al ways aware she is being made chairman of some function. When she read in the head lines on this page that she was at the head of a spring activity she said she was 'laid flat." Glenn Travis, the jovial school bus driver who spends the rest of his day servicing cars in the Medford school system, is an avid gardener and says he must raise some thing no matter if it costs him four times as much as if he had bought it. Licenses Available In Eagle Point Eagle Point - Dog licenses are now available at the city recorder's office in Eagle Point, according to Oran Chastain, city marshall. Be cause of the increased demand over last year for licenses, the city has ordered more for the local residents but the late fine will have to be paid as the deadline was March 1. Chastain also said that be ginning April 1, the dogs must be kept tied or fenced during the summer months to protect gardens and flowers. Cook House Open For Forest Crews Tiller - Drew - The cook house for forest service work crews opened today at the South Umpqua Falls camp. Mrs. Sam Lulich (Edna Bar row) is the cook again this year. All regular forest service work crews started back to work today after a two month lay-off. Ranger John Wilson of the Cow Creek district sent out a 10-man tree planting crew. Their first plantings will be on the Red Mountain timber sale and at Castle Rock. Ranger Wilson adds that fire season begins April 1. At that time it will be necessary to obtain a fire permit in or der to burn blackberry vines and grass and to burn to clear off a garden patch. No permit is required to burn trash in a covered barrel or to build a camp fire on rocks or sand. Wilson warns those who will be having camp fires to be sure to build them in a safe place and to make sure the fire is out be fore leaving the camp site. - Eagle Point Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Clymer were called to Coquille by the death of Cly mer's father last Thursday. They were to have returned to Eagle Point yesterday. 17 Now Enrolled For Dance Class Jacksonville The ballroom dancing lessons being spon sored by the Jacksonville Lions auxiliary every Mon day evening at the Communi ty hall at 7:30 p.m. are pro gressing with 17 students en rolled so far. Any interested junior age Jacksonville youngsters may still enroll until the end of the 8 or 10 lesson course. A scarcity of boys was noted at the first session of this Community project last Monday. Officials hope more boys will get courageous this week and rescue the girls from their female dancing partners. The class is being instruct ed by Mrs. Thurston of the Thurston Dance studios in Medford. Eagle Point Group Elects President Eagle Point - The Eagle Point Classroom Teachers as sociation last Wednesday heard the report of the previ ous elections for new officers for the 1960-61 school year. Bill Croucher of the Shady Cove School was elected presi dent; Ralph Humphrey of Eagle Point Elementary school, vice president; Miss Nancy Rinabarger of Eagle Point elementary, secretary; and Doris Smith of Eagle Point High school, treasurer. Installation of officers will be held at a banquet during the first week of April. BOB WALTERS, Regional Editor CORRESPONDENTS: Applegate Valley Maude Ziegler, TW 9-1333 Butte Falls Mary Jo Harris, TO 5-2126 Central Point Doris Hughes, NO 4-1106 Eagle Point Dottie Harbison, HI 6-3274 Gold Hill-Sams Valley Mary Kell. UL 5-1126 Grandview-Lone Pine Dot Simmons. SP 2-9676 Hilts Mrs. M. F. Cavin Hornbrook Katherine Chapman, GR 5-3586 Illinois Valley Margaret Eichler. 1-5207 Jacksonville Betle Hoskins. TW 9-1209 McLeod Caroline Harding, TR 8-2260 Meadows Nellie Bergman. HI 6-1267 Phoenix-Talent Joe Cowley. KE 5-2918 Prospect Frances Ring. UN 9-2211 Shady Cove Evalyn Watson, TR 8-2351 Table Rock R. E. Nealon, TA 6-2097 Tiller-Drew Viola Rogers Yreka-Montague Carol Petersen Declares Week' week "Clean Up Week" for the city of Central Point. Yard cleaning has been called "catching" and every spring, a yard-cleaning epi demic spreads throughout the city. Whole families seem to be hit as the spring weather calls them out to inspect their yards. Hoes and rakes are brought forth and trash is raked and burned. A shining clean town emerges and residents seem to feel more pride in their city. Eloy Sutton also announced that Central Point Junior Chamber of Commerce mem bers will donate their time March 19 and 20 to haul away trash. Residents wishing to take advantage of this help are asked to place the rubbish next to the street in front of the house. The trucks will not patrol the alleys. The trucks will begin the pick up patrol early Saturday morning. Lyle Paull, city adminis trator, said a burning permit is not required at this time for the burning of trash. Phoenix Firemen Slate Big Dance Phoenix The biggest local dance of the year is expected to be the Phoenix volunteer fire department's St. Patrick's ball scheduled for this Satur day at 9 p.m. in the Phoenix community club. A western swing band will provide the music and the firemen's auxiliary sandwich es, cake and coffee. During previous years more than 150 persons have attend ed the dance. Tickets can be purchased from any volunteer fireman or auxiliary member. Irving Hanscom, city water- master, has been making a door to door canvass. Tickets also can be obtained from his home at 403 C st., Phoenix. The money will be used to purchase additional fire de partment equipment. School Evaluates Safety Program Central Point - Bill Brew ster, principal of the H. P, Jewett school, in trying to evaluate the safety program, has been training students to be alert to possible dangers and to make precautionary measures a regular matter of course. In studying fire precau tions, it occurred to Brewster that the cafeteria was a place where fire drills could be beneficial. The children are assembled during drills in a large group near the kitchen and near the furnace room. Brewster has been instruct ing students, in the event of an alarm, to quickly and calmly vacate the cafeteria. Days Creek PTSA Plans Talent Show By VIOLA ROGERS Mail Tribune Correspondent Days Creek - Days Creek PTSA members at their meet ing Thursday discussed prog ress of the organization's tal- ent show scheduled for March 25. Seven acts have been enter ed to date, it was reported, in cluding five in the elementary school class and one each in adult and high school groups. Jim Lordie, chairman of the nominating committee, report ed that persons he had con tacted for PTSA officers for the coming year declined to commit themselves until af ter the election of directors. The nominating committee will report and elections will be held at the April meeting. Mrs. Robert Martin dis cussed the "well child clinic" sponsored by the Riddle PTA. She stated the county nurse and doctor would come to an appointed place at a prear ranged time to check pre school children. The service is free but there is a small fee for shots. President Richard Prairie nominated a committee to ar range for a "well child clinic" for the Days Creek-Tiller-Drew areas. A questionnaire on safety patrol sent by the department of motor vehicles was discuss ed. It was deemed inadvisable to have a safety patrol at Days Creek since the highway is a considerable distance from the school. Several members voic ed the opinion that children who rode bicycles to school were in more danger than the children crossing the high way. Members of the PTSA did, however, decide to contact the state highway department to see if the blackberry vines, which were obstructing the view on a corner, couldn't be eradicated. Prairie asked members to be thinking about the state convention to be held in Med ford April 26-28. Record Number At PTA Meeting Shady Cove-Trail Jack Jones, formerly of Prospect, was accepted as a new mem ber of the Shady Cove-Trail Lions club when the group met last Wednesday at the Rogue River lodge. School Board Names Directors Days Creek - Board mem bers of 114 and 115 met Fri day night March 11 at Days Creek school to canvass the election results. The election was for the purpose of elect ing a new seven-man board for newly combined districts. New board members will be Hillard Lilligren, Charles Porter, and Wayne Peterman of Tiller, and Lawrence Mi chaels, Roy Matthews, Louie Rogers, and Richard Prairie of Days Creek. Peterman and Prairie each will serve for one year; Rog ers will serve a two - year term; and Matthews and Lilli gren each will serve a three- year term. Lawrence Mich aels and Charles Porter tied for top place on the newly elected board and it will be up to the board to determine which of the men will serve four years and which will serve the five-year term. One hundred and three voters turned out to vote at Days Creek and 68 voted in the Tiller-Drew area. Register Now! sranwG TERM March 28 ROBERTSON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS 40 N. Riverside Medford SP 3-4264 619 S.E. Cass Roseburg OR 3-7256 411 Main Klamath Falls TU 2-4126 LEN OSGOOD, Builder X 1 IJ ' Ashland, Oregon CJ ri I "Installing Electric Heat holds building costs down." i ffSdSf&Ktfii' m j I Hi) I yjayasaa m 1 OqIJ fcriRURejQflMHR m - --r - fill! . ffSuyjfev FMm.Wii.r.riiiiioit rjS&T&K I Ml Kill Etat'ieHeitMBCOFCOor ' f&- VigiWy ,oer CalOre Etactrica) Dealer. I Lone Pine - The highest at tendance figure of the year was recorded last Tuesday when anoroximatelv 250 Der- sons attended the Lone Pine PTA meeting. Members decided to have a kindergarten asain this vear. to be held during May from a a.m. xo i:30 p.m. each week day. Mrs. Ma"bel Hundley, former Lone Pine first grade teacher who recently retired, will help with the teaching. Alter the business meeting. a white elephant silent auc tion sale was conducted. The proceeds will be added to a general tuition and scholar ship fund for teachers. Highlight of the evening's program was a physical edu cation demonstration by the fourth, fifth and sixth grad ers. The program included tumbling exercises and per formances of numerous Amer ican and foreign folk dances. Regional Calendar! Applegate Valley Ivan Skyrman of Central Point will be guest speaker at the meeting of the Applegate Val ley Garden club to be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Curt Gearhardt. Skyman's subject will be na tive trees. A plant sale for benefit of the 4-H club schol arship fund will be held. Eagle Point Cub Pack 48 will meet at the Eagle Point grade school gymnasium at 8 o'clock tomorrow night. There will be a charter Review in spection of uniforms. Five EP Youths To Attend Convention Eagle Point - The Eagle Point FFA will send five to the state convention t week. Three of the boys v chapter delegates with Drjfc Vaughn making the trip e Pendleton to enter his distrj championship secretai f to book and Donald Carnes te enter the state talent contest. Don won the Rogue-UmmuB district with an accordian splo. Eagle Point delegates te traa. convention are Don Pesljpa and Elvin Hawkins, alternates Steve G e r e n and Kfefet Vaughn. The boys will leave Beafjp Point at approximately 8 am. Tuesday and the instrucfcjp. N. Etzel, stated that tra would stay at the Temgl hotel in Pendleton. The boys will return to Eagle Foint Sunday. FE Spring DfflU 1 1 i i I i s Regular Price 40 lb. bag covers 4000 sq. ft. 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