I MAIL TRIBUNI, Msefere', Or.
1 I Fridty, April 22, 1960
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By
Table Rock-The secretary's
report of Easter Sunday'! sea
don of the local Sunday
School gave the attendance
at 55. with 100 per cent of
the members present. There
were 18 men present, which
was a record for some time.
The Easter lesson, an appro
priate program, and Easter
sermon, by Garland Shlnn,
A S. Union missionary, and
the Easter egg hunt for the
youngsters concluded the ses
sion.
'
John Caird. a ctrtifltd
appraiser from the county
aisetsor's office, was out
lhU way Tuesday, getting
data on the local irrigation
ditch, its shareholders, the
acreage under irrigation,
the amount of water used,
and types of soil. Accord
ing to him, all property
within the boundaries of
district 6-C will be reap
praised this year, as many
of them need adjustment,
and the assessor does not
go along with the scheme
to make a blanket per cent
raise on all property.
Caird says the appraisal
will likely show some raise
in property values.
' White City is first in the
new telephone directory, and
Elwood Abbott is the first
name In the book, which
makes it easy to find. We like
this, as we get news from
around the Sams Valley area
from the Abbotts.
Mrs. Cuy Nelson received
a letter a few days ago from
a friend in California tell
ing her about reading in
the M.T. the many chores
.performed by Happy, the
Nelson's collie watch dog. If
Happy realises how we
have spread his fame, may
be he won't growl at us
the next time we go snoop
ing around the Nelson farm,
-.
i The sudden death of Rob
ert McMullen, an employee
of the Darling dairy, occurred
Tuesday at the farm house
where he and his wife had
lived for several months.
Graveside services were held
Friday at the I.O.O.F, ceme
tery in Grants Pass.
We felt there was a bit
of irony on last Friday's
page one of the M.T. where
it was stated in one column
thai a $1,000 per year raise
for elected county officials
.had been approved, and in
another a county official
had atated that the county
had paid all it could to the
hospitals for the care of in
digent patients.
It reminded us of what
the late Alex Sparrow told
us when he was county
Judge. He said he had Just
attended meeting of
judges and commissioners
in Portland, and it seemed
to him the main business
of those attending was to
try to gat their salaries
raised. This he refused to go
along with. His salary, if
we remember right, was
$1.(00 or maybe $2,000 a
, year. Salaries those days
were set by the legislature.
He was asked if he
couldn't be a belter judge,
and serve his county better
if he got a salary of $2,500
or more. He answered by
i saying he was doing the
very best he could, and
wouldn't do any different
if he got twice as much,
and thought a person should
be willing lo go beyond the
mere standpoint of money
for the love of his country.
This was his way of look
ing at it, and doesn't imply
that the recent boosts were
not needed, for after all the
budget committee should
know whether they were or
not. As to donations to the
, hospitals, we think those
; who sell the stuff that puts
. men in the gutter should
' contribute or at least thty
j should help support thtir
offspring.
. We were talking with Don
Faber (little Don) recently,
and he told us of the terrific
loss they sustained in the re
cent warehouse fire in Mod
ford. There is some Irony In
this story as the Fabcrs sell
lire Insurance, but had very
)ittle on the burned building
and contents. This must be
family tradition, as we re
rn ember Don's grandpa, E. C.
Feber, who sold insurance on
the side, while he ran a uro
eery and clothing store, which
caught fire one night, and
Was considerably damaged,
and carried no insurance,
Well, anyway, no one can
lay the Fobor's "burn, outs"
are Insurance fires.
A state highway crew was
; setting slakes tlhrough her
Tuesday, and reported that
paving operations will
commence in 30 days, when
the road from the Modoc
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Summer Recreation
Board Sets Meeting
Br MARY KELL
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Gold Hill - A meeting of
the summer recreation board,
which consists of representa
tives from several different
community groups, will be
held Monday at 7:30 p.m. in
the Hanby school cafeteria.
Tentative plans for a pro
posed summer recreation pro
gram for youngsters of this
area have been discussed at
two preliminary sessions of
the board.
Gilbert A. Mack, principal
of Patrick and Hanby Ele
mentary schools of district 6
was elected at the last meet
ing of the board to serve as
general chairman of the sum
mer recreational board. Leon
Myers, teacher and coach at
Hanby, was named recreation
al director by the group.
Two Instructors
The summer recreation pro
gram will hire two qualified
Instructors to be in charge.
It is estimated that the mini
mum expense will be about
$750 for a six-week program
which would consist of three
hours a day, five days a week.
Flooring Business
Opened in Yreka
Hornbrook-A new business,
Modern Floors, was opened
last week In Yreka by Loren
Cummins in partnership with
C. H. (Chuck) Ling of Yreka.
Both men have been em
ployed for several years by
Turner i Furniture store, lay
ing plastic tile, floor cover
ings and plastic wall tile.
They have taken courses from
the Armstrong installation
school, and will attend a re
fresher course in June. They
will do custom work in homes
or offices.
Both Cummins and Ling
are natives of Siskiyou coun
ty. Cummnis, a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Rob Cummins,
makes his home in Hornbrook
where his wife, Ruth, is a
teacher in the local grammar
school. They have two chil
dren, Loren Howard, a stu
dent at Yreka high school,
and Jennifer, who attends ele
mentary school here.
In addition to his floor cov
ering work, Cummins also is
the high school bus driver for
the Hornbrook area, a posi
tion he has held for many
years.
GaieUe Grange to
Dedicate New Hall
Yreka Gazelle Grange
will dedicate its new hall at
2 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The state Grange master will
be in charge of dedication
ceremonies.
The former Grange hall
was destroyed by fire about
two years ago.
Following Sunday's cere
monies, i a dinner will be
served. The public is Invited.
Gazelle Grange recently In
itiated a class of about 60
candidates with the Green
horn Grange degree officiat
ing at the ceremonies.
Siskiyou to Have
Hay-Pellet Mill
Yreka Siskiyou county
will have a potrable hay-pellet
mill shortly after the first
of June. Owners will be Mr.
and Mrs. John Cawley of
Yreka.
Manager -operator will be
Leonnrd Shelton. The mill
will be available to all farm
ers In the county.
Myers was authorized by
the board to prepare a sched
ule that would Include such
activities as baseball for boys,
Softball for girls as well as
other popular playground
games. There will be a regis
tration fee for each child
participating. Myers also was
instructed to draw up a set
of rules and regulations that
youngsters will be required
to follow.
The instructor will have
the authority to suspend a
youngster s privilege of tak
ing part if rules are dis
obeyed. In this case the reg
istration fee would not be
returned. Youngsters who
have completed the fourth
grades, and including those
through 16 years of age will
be eligible for the program's
activities.
Swimming in Rogue River
will not be a part of the sum
mer recreation program. The
board voted to eliminate
swimming in the river as a
part of the project because of
certain risks and responsibili
ties that would be involved
in the supervision of a large
number of children at that
location. The decision was
made after a thorough discus
sion and study of the prob
lems.
Youngsters will have an op
portunity to take swimming
lessons at the Hawthorne
swimming pool in Medford
Details will be announced
later in regard to this pro
gram.
Organizations and repre
sentatives named by them to
promote the interests of a
local summer recreation proj
ect are Gold Hill city council,
Delos Walker and Fred Lester:
Gold Hill Grange, Willard
Taylor; Gold Hill Lion's club,
Donald Morrow; Odd Fellow
Lodge, H. D. Force; Gold Hill
schools, Gilbert A. Mack; Gold
Hill Health unit, Mrs. Delos
Walker; Gold Hill Garden
club, Mrs. Ferd Jones; Gold
Hill PTA, Mrs. Paul Molloy;
Woman's Society of the Gold
Hill Community Methodist
Church, Mrs. George T. Allen;
and Amethyst Rebekah lodge,
Mrs. Clyde Kell.
Two Slightly Hurt
In 2-Car Collision
Yreka Two persons suf
fered minor injuries during a
two-car collision on highway
97 near Weed at 2:05 a. m.
Tuesday.
The California highway pa
trol cited Victor E. Peterson,
35, of Weed, for driving while
under the influence of intox
icating beverages.
Officers said Peterson's car
smashed into one driven by
Johnnie R. Rogers, 27, of
Weed, after Peterson failed
to see Rogers' turn signal.
Botli drivers were treated at
a Weed clinic.
MS Hews
Open House Set for
CP's Jewell School
Central Point-The annual
open house and spring music
program will be held Tuesday
evening at the H. P. Jewett
Elementary school.
Open house will last from
6:30 to 9 p.m. and the music
program will be presented by
students beginning at 7 p.m.
Directing the program will be
Mrs. Ruth Brewster.
Classrooms will be open for
visiting before and after the
program. Refreshments will
be sold by the PTA.
corner to the junction with
Dodge Bridge road will be
paved. We understand that
much of the expense of the
county road work through
here this spring was caused
by having to meet specifi
cations of the state and fed
eral governments, and also
because the wide rightaway
south of the Dodge Bridge
road was given to the coun
ty by the Army for road
purposes, with a specified
width. To put up fences in
side the given width would
be foolish, for in time, peo
ple who had bought land
and built houses would find
their houisi were in the
road way.
The lady who delivers our
M.T. (always on time) tells
us that after reading our col
umn she feels she knows the
people In our community, and
really likes our dog and hog
tales, and says keep up the
good work. We appreciate her
interest, and if we weren't re
stricted on adjectives, we
would say we think she is
a mi I l fine lady. However,
wc may run out of hogs and
dogs, and may have to use
sheep, cattle and maybe
skunks.
Thought for the dayi
Self praise is hall scandal.
Tlllcr-Drew-Rusty Russel of
Milo, Ore., completely demol
ished his 1955 Victoria last
Sunday when he failed to ne
gotiate a curve a mile below
the Elk Creek store on high
way 42. Rusty was unhurt in
the accident.
Applegate Family Has Two
Businesses; Third Foreseen
Candidates' Fair Set by Prospect PTA
ProsDect - Seventeen can
didates for nominations in
the May 20 primary elections
have been invited to a "can
didates' fair" Monday night
at 8 o'clock in the high school
gymnasium.
The Prospect PTA li spon
soring the fair.
Each candidate will be
given five minutes to speak,
according to Mrs. Doris Booth
by, PTA legislative chairman.
Mrs. Boothby said the PTA
hopes for a good turnout as
"This Is an opportunity for
residents of the community to
meet the candidates personally."
Invited candidates include I federal posts from the Jack-
all persons seeking county son county area, Mrs. Booth
positions as well as state and I by reported.
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By MAUDE ZIEGLER
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Applegate Valley-The Lyle
Stoner family came to South
ern Oregon to go into the egg
business with hens in open
laying houses as they do In
southern California, and
wound up with a second busi
ness as fabricators of wire
cages. Furthermore, they fore
see a third business as com
mercial worm growers.
Lyle Stoner and his mar
ried sons, Neil and Don,
cleared nearly 40 acres on
Thompson creek. Their ranch
is located about a mile above
Applegate shopping center.
They started the project in
October, 1958, and have set
up two open air poultry sheds
176 feet long with 1,000 H and
N white leghorns, each spend
ing her life in her small cage.
The Stoners made their own
cages, adding a few rabbit
cages to house their family
rabbits, and found many other
people who also wanted cages
made. As a result, they filed
in February, with the county
clerk's office a busines' name
of Stoner and Sons, Fabrica-
Applegate Groups
Elect Officers
Applegate Valley - Officers
In local extension units have
been elected, and in the lower
valley unit Mrs. Leon Offen
bacher is chairman, Mrs. Rus
sel Planalp, vice chairman,
Mrs. Lyle Stoner, secretary,
and Mrs. Thornton Gapen,
treasurer.
Mrs. Henry Mapston was re
electer chairman of the Upper
Applegate unit, Mrs. Glenn
Bailey was reelected vice
chairman, Mrs. Mike Loftus,
secretary, and Mrs. Clarence
Roloff, treasurer. The two
units held a joint meeting re
cently at the Grange hall with
Mrs. Fred West giving a dem
onstration on care of synthet
ic fabrics. Forty-eight wom
en attended, with the follow
ing guests from the Williams
unit: Mrs. Percy Fowell, Mrs.
Howard Kincaid, and Mrs.
Carl Neuber.
The next joint activity will
be a spring festival display
ing unit projects, which will
be held at the Grange hall
May 7.
Rural Reflections
By MAUDE ZIEGLER
Applegate Valley - Autumn
will steal the show in her loud
blast of splendor, and pastel
fruit blossoms want the stage
of tender spring, but who has
paused in April to see the
woodland trees born again in
their shy colors?
The bronze of the black oak
in her froth of blossoms turns
to mauve in evening shadows.
The olive green of white oak
blossoms and of the gentle ash
accentuates the almost-daffodil-yellow
of the blooming ma
ples. The willow trees In their
curls add their own yellows to
the tapestry of April that
breathes for a glorious mo
ment and is gone.
BOB WALTERS, Regional Editor
CORRESPONDENTS!
Applegale Valley Maude Ziylr, TW 9-1333
Butte Falls Mary Jo Harris, TO 3-2126
Central Point Doris Hughes, NO 4-1108
Eagle Point Dottle Harbison, HI 6-3274
Gold Hill-Sams Valley Mary Kell. UL 8-1126
Grandview-Lone Pine Dot Simmons, SP 2-9676
Happy Camp Happy Camp H.S. Journalism
Class
Hornbrook Katnerlne Chapman, GR 5-3586
Illinois Valley Katharine Scott. 5203
Jacksonville Bette Hoskins, TW 9-1208
McLtod Caroline Harding, TR 6-2260
Meadows Nellie Bergman, HI 6-1267
Montague Carol Peterson
" Phoenix-Talent Joe Cowley, KE 3-2918
Prospect Frances Ring, UN 9-2211
Rogue River Cecils Camden, UL 5-1368
Shady Cove Evelyn Watson, TR 8-2351
Table Rock R. E. Nealon. TA 6-2097
Tiller-Drew Viola Rogers
Yreka Ruth Middleton. VI 2-2807
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SPRING TULIP DISPLAY
SEE THEM TODAY!
Choose Your Fall Bulb Now
From Actual Flowers
Big Y Feed & Seed Co.
948 N. Pacific Hwy. Medford
ton. They estimate they have
sold 1,000 chicken cages. They
make cages to order, not us
ing their own specifications.
Special Equipment
For making the cages, the
Stoners have a shop with spe
cial equipment, including a
wire cutting and straighten
ing machine, a machine for
cutting and bending sheet
metal, and a spot welding ma
chine. The rabbit cages are
quonset type with dome top
to be suspended under a roof,
and the Stoners say they have
a big demand for outside
feeders made of sheet metal.
Sales area for the wire cages
covers southern Oregon and
northern California.
Their chicken cages, eight
inches wide, and 16 inches
high, have a awing type door,
which makes escape impos
sible, and they are cheaper
than the ordinary cage.
Good Background
Stoner and his sons have a
good background for their
new venture, for the father
was superintendent of pipe
construction in T oir r e n c e,
Calif., and the three of them
worked as steam fitters and
welders.
The third potential business
of worms may be developed
by seeding a few fishworms
Lions Club Breakfast
To Aid Covvie Fund
Rogue River-A pancakt
breakfast will be held al
the Live Oak Grange hall
Sunday with proceeds going
to the Jim Cowie Fund.
Cowie recently died of
burns suffered when a gas
tank blew up while he was
working on a car with an
aoetlylene torch. He was
the father of two small chil
dren and his widow expects
a third in May.
The breakfast, sponsored
by the Rogue River Lions
club, will begin at 8 a.m.
and will last until 2 p.m.
ft will be an "all you can
tat" breakfast with a SI
charge for adults and 50
:enls for children.
underneath the dropping of
the chicken and rabbit cages,
according to observations the
Stoners have made of others
In the business. Not only does
a fine crop of saleable fish
worms result, but the drop
pings are kept well mulched,
and seldom need to be cleared
away.
In regard to laying flocks,
the open laying sheds are the
first to be introduced in south
ern Oregon, and were some
thing of an experiment last
winter, but the senior Mrs.
Stoner says the hens contin
ued 86 per cent laying during
the cold weather. The project
was an object of concern to
feedmen and poultrymen of
southern Oregon.
Stoner expects to build
more sheds and to increase
their flock to 10,000 or more.
Eleven hundred baby chicks
are on hand now, for which a
brooder house has just been
completed. At present eggs
are sold locally from a refrig
erated insulated storage room.
The Stoners previously re
sided in tile area operating the
sawmill at Applegate in 1950
and 1951. Mr. and Mrs. Don
Stoner live in Jacksonville,
and Mr. and Mrs. Neil Stoner
live on the Thompson creek
property. The family expects
to do more clearing for per
manent pasture, and to raise a
few cattle.
California Woman
Listed as Missing
Yreka-The Siskiyou coun
ty sheriff's office Wednesday
issued an all-points bulletin
listing Mrs. Betty Warmer,
31-year-old mother of three,
as a missing person. Initial
report was received from the
Dunsmuir police deparmtent.
Mrs. Warmer was described
as 5 feet, 7H inches tall and
weighing 180 pounds. She has
dark brown medium length
hair, light complexion, small
moles on face, and was wear
ing a dark blue sweater,
black shirt and tan shews.
She was driving a 1949 Chev
rolet, California license AZN
258.
Officers said she left her
three small children at home
early Tuesday afternoon and
reportedly was despondent.
Regional Calendar
Yreka - Gazelle home eco
nomics club will host its an
nual luncheon for similar
clubs throughout the county
at noon next Thursday at the
Shamrock cafe south ' of
Yreka.
Rogue River - A three-act
comedy . entitled "Brother
Goose" will be presented by
students in the Rogue River
Hieh school gymnasium at 8
o'clock tonight.
Applegate Valley - Candi
dates night will be held to
night at the Upper Applegate
Grange. All county candi
dates have been invited. The
public in Invited.
Illinois Valley - The an
nual program "Skimming
Low" is scheduled for tonight
and tomorrow night at the Il
linois Valley High school.
Participating will be mem
bers of the Lions club, spon
sor of the event. Proceeds
will be used in the valley's
summer youth program.
Rogue River The Rogue
River Council of Clubs will
meet at 8 o'clock tonight at
the city hall.
Illinois Valley - All Demo
cratic candidates have been
Invited to a potluck dinner
sponsored by the Democratic
club at 7:30 tomorrow night.
Eagle Point -Five persons
were fined $10 each in Eagle
Point court last week for vio
lations of the basic rule. Fined
were Joseph Bartley of Med
ford and Eagle Point residents
Ernest Himmelman, George
Spolick, Warren Peska and
Alveria McDonald.
Wherever you look,
there are new economy
cars. But when you look
twice, chances are it's
one of our SIMCAs You just
can't find a better looking, more value -packed car for so
little money. These styledin-Paris beauties come com
plete with luxurious interiors, 4-speed drive,
rust-proofed UniGard bodies, electric windshield
wipers, and oversize brakes. Test drive one today.
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Don't miss the 7th Annual Pear Blossom Parade . . . Saturn
dayi Medford youngsters (from 6 to 60) will march in the
annual salute to our number one agricultural product pears.
The local businessmen who serve the community as Inde
pendent Insurance Agents salute the young people of Jackson
County who participate, and urge everyone to give them your
support.
The parade will start at library Park promptly at
2:30 p.m. and travel past on Main Street to Haw
thorne Park. Special entertainment and presenta
tions of cash awards will be held at Hawthorn
Park following the parade. Join In the funl
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