MEOrOltD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORB.
. MONDAY. NOVEMBER 28, 1(60
Personally
Speaking
Br JOHN STAFFORD
Santa Claus hai come to
town) He arrived in Medford
and Ashland Friday. There i
no kiddie in the area who has
been looking forward to hit
arrival more than tliti writer.
A Mail Tribune story Sun
day told about Santa's arrival
in Medford. Among other
things, It mentioned that he
passed out Christmas candy
to' 1,500 youngsters. I hope
that all 1,500 children were
believers in Santa. I am. Peo
ple who spread rumors to the
effect that there Isn't a Santa
Claus (or an Easter bunny)
make me mad. I have had a
few experiences with Santa
Claus that dispelled all doubts
In my mind as to his existence,
One of these follows.
It used to be traditional at
the Stafford house on Christ
mas eve to leave a bowl of
corn flakes out for Santa
Claus. We always figured that
after a trip of several thou.
sand miles, the good old guy
might be a little hungry. So
grandpa and I used to fix up
a heaping bowl of flakes, top
ped with sugar and milk. .
Although I was always
asleap when he arrived, I
know corn flakes are one
ef his favorite dishes. He
aie the ones we left for him
with apparent sest. For en
Christmas morning, all that
was left was a spattering sf
milk and sugar in and
around the bowl. A trail ef
corn flakes were left In a
neat little path from bowl'
to fireplace. In addition,
there always was a small
note expressing apprecia
tion for our thouqhtfulnass.
My wife informs me that
she had a similar experience.
Children in her family always
left a bowl of graham crack
ers and milk for Santa, with
sugar for his reindeer. She
Informs me that on Christmas
morning, the graham crackers
were gone, along with the
sugar. Santa came in the
front door at her house (they
have a very small chimney).
Apparently he never bothered
to wipe off his feet before
heading for the goodies. There
were tracks leading from the
door to the graham crackers,
to the Christmas tree, and
back to the door.
This is why I believe in
Santa Claus.
'
This Is the first Christ
mas the Stafforda have ever
spent away from their
homes In Michigan. Never
theless, we are looking for-'
ward to the season. One of
the reasons Is that we ire
anticipating much fun in
decorating our little apart
ment Sunday we discov
ered that this area affords
one excellent opportunities
to obtain choice decorations.
We were driving in the
country when we saw bushy
growths In the bare trees. Aft
er observing a few hundred
of these, we couldn't put oft
our curiosity any longer. We
tramped into a field to a
tree for closer Inspection.
I didn't realize what I was
getting myself into. The
bushy growth looks like mis
tletoe. The Little Woman was
certain that It was mistletoe.
After fighting her off, I final
ly succumbed to a peck on
the cheek.
Well, to make a long story
short, we now have two bags
of the bushy growth sitting
in the laundry room. Further
Identification is needed to de
termine whether we have the
real thing or just a worthless
weed.
One other decoration was
discovered. We don't know if
it is real holly or not, but it
certainly looks like' the real
Stuff. One bag of this is also
residing in the laundry room.
(Not to mention a sack ' of
pine cones.)
Although it is a little late,
we would like to make a few
comments about the Medford
Black Tornado footballers. We
like to think that we come
from country where football
Is really king. Michigan pro
duces many fine high school
and college teams annually.
The rosters of most Big Ten
teams and even teams as far
away as Wyoming and Ari
zona list Michigan footballers.
Although college football in
Oregon doesn't draw as large
crowds as those In the mid
west, its followers are cer
tainly as enthusiastic. And
this Is true on the high school
level also.
Medford fans were proud
and boastful of the Black
Tornado gridders. They had
a right to feel this way. For
as an outsider, we must say
that we have seen few foot
ball teams as fine as the
one Medford had this year.
Hard work and fine coach
ing were evidently responsi
ble for this.
. That they lost to the state
champion David Douglas team
is a credit to the Medford
New Hunter Safely
Slated To Start
Eagle Polnt-A new hunter
safety class for boys and girls
12 years of age and older will
be started this Thursday night
at 7 p.m. in the Eagle Point
Scout house on South C St.
Theodore Hoffman is the li
censed instructor and the
course is offered free to any
area youngster Interested.
The National Rifle associa
tion hunter safety course
teaches proper gun handling
In circumstances relating to
hunting. Basic Information
about ammunition and guns,
especially as applied to their
safe use, is included. Sports
manship is stressed too, be
cause safe hunting and sports
manship go hand in hand.
There is no intent to teach ex
pert markmanship. That is a
separate subject requiring
considerably more training
and practice.
The sole aim of this course
is to give the hunter basic in
formation which should en
able him to avoid hunting ac
cidents. The NRA wishes to
spread the principles of safe
hunting to as many people as
possible. This course is used
In all states which have state'
wide hunter safety programs
and la used as well by many
clubs and individuals.
Hoffman started this course
last May and has graduated
three classes to date with most
of the boys receiving high
praise for their handling of
guns while hunting this year,
Hoffman stated that the Eagle
Point merchants were spon
soring the course. .
Regional News
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Eagle Point Greeters
Have Had Active Month
Regional Calendar
Central Point - District t
Motherslngers will meet at
the home of Mrs. Chester
Ayres, 45 North 9th St., Cen
tral Point, Tuesday, Nov. 29
at 9:30 a.m.
Applegate - The Applegate
and Ruch 4-H Achievement
night will be held at the Ap
plegate school cafeteria Nov.
30 at 7:30 p.m. Awards will
be presented after a potluck
supper.
Applegate - The Applegate
PTA will meet Dec. 1 at 8 p.m.
In the school cafeteria.
Eagle Point - All women
living on South B st. are In
vited to attend a Thanksgiv
ing coffee social at the home
of Mrs. Ed Klmmel at 10 a.m.
Tuesday.
Illinois Valley - The Fruit-
dale Grange will hold Installs,
tlon of officers at their meet
ing Saturday night, Dec. 3.
Illinois Valley - The city
council will meet tonight at 8
p.m. In the city hall.
Illinois Valley - The Illinois
Valley High school Junior
class will have their skating
party .Wednesday, Nov. 30.
Bus transportation will leave
the high school at 8 p.m. for
the Grants Pass Rink. They
will return at 10:30 p.m. '
Prospect - A dance will be
held Dec. 10 at the Prospect
Community hall. The public
Is invited.
Tiller-Drew-- The next
regular meeting of the Tiller
Drew PTA will be Dec. 6.
Tiller-Drew - Club 227 will
meet Dec. 2 at the club hall.
Illinois Valley - The Illinois
Valley Toastmaster's club will
meet tonight at 7 o'clock at
Nowman's Cafe. . The Rev.
Gene Denning' will preside.
Bill Forrest, William McLean
and the Rev. John McMurtrey
will give speeches.
. Illinois Valley - Directors
of the Illinois Valley Chamber
of Commerce will hold their
November meeting at Now
man's Cafe, Tuesday, Nov. 29
at 12 p.m. William J. Mc
Lean, secretary, said commit
tee reports will be presented.
McLean urges all directors to
attend.
Community Dinner It
Held on Thanksgiving
' Tiller-Drew - Residents of
the Drew Community pooled
their Thanksgiving dinners.
They met at Club 227 where
all their food from roast tur
key and chicken to pies of all
kinds were put on a huge
buffet , table, The afternoon
was spent visiting.
- Those attending in spite of
an unabating rain were Mr.
and Mrs. Jim L. Jenks and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Jim H.
Jenks and Joe, Mr. and Mrs.
Hubert Walker, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Lowry and Leanna,
Mr. and Mrs. Virgle Lowry
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Zimmerman and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Tison and
Vickie, and Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Stauch and family, Mr.
and Mrs.-Richard Slater and
family of Canyonvllle also en
Joyed the dinner.
Others were Mr. John Dun
lap of Medford, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Miller of Medford, Mrs.
Ruby McCutcheon, Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Downey and guest,
Mrs. Blanch Saunders of Si-
,em. ......
players. Nothing leu than a
championship club could have
beaten them.
By DOTTIE HARBISON
Eagle Point Correspondent
Eagle Point - Eight new
families have moved into
Eagle Point and were called
upon by the Eagle Point
Greeters during the past
month. This organization is
sponsored by the Eagle Point
Javceettes with tne coopera.
tion of the merchant In the
grade school district.
Newcomers to the commun
ity are asked to contact Mrs.
Harry Hanscom at Hlllcrest
6-3852 or Mrs. Rick Wolga-
mott at Hlllcrest 8-3292. If
you have a new neighbor, the
Greeters would a p predate
your turning their name in so
they could be officially wel
comed to the community.
Among new families mov
ing in this past month were
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Claggett
and children Randy and
Larry. Larry remained in Sa
lem to finish his last year of
high school. The Claggetts
are living In Mrs. uoyer s
home behind Brooks Cafe on
Main st. Claggett is a master
mechanic.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Burril,
of route 1, box 273, came from
Klamath Falls. He is present
ly employed as a logger. They
have two children Vincent and
Rodney, aged 7 and 5 years
respectively. '. . ' 1
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hicks
and children Cheryl, 6, Lynn
Marie, 4, Kathleen, 3, Richard
Anthony, 2, Joseph 1, and
John, 2 months, are residing
at 218 Aiax ave. in White
City. They moved here from
Fair Oaks, Calif. Hicks is
presently employed as a salesman.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Clark
are now living at 501 South
C st. He Is employed as the
plant superintendent for Dor
mans. They have four chil
dren, Joy, 13, Betty, 9, Ter-
resa 7. a n d Sherri, 2. The
Clarks came from Bridal vale,
Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Leon
ard Modee and children Ste
ven, 9, Susan, 8, and Charles,
7, are living at route 1, box
He Is employed part time
at his trade of Insulation. The
Modee's moved here from Van
Nuys, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Mat-
tey are living at route 1,' box
769. Mr. and Mrs. Keith
Fowler and children Billy, 12,
Kathryn, 9, Ronald, 6, and
Bobby, 8, are living at the
Glen Rogue Trailer Court and
came from Blue River, Ore.
Fowler is a cat skinner by
trade and the three older
youngsters are all In the scout
ing program. Mrs. Miry TUt-
man and two children. Elvis,
9, and Sharon. S, are living
at Butte Star route, box 30.
coming to the area from Tex
as. Mrs. Tillman is presently
employed as a nurse and her
son Is also in the scouting pro
gram.
Periodically a social is held
for all of the newcomers who
have moved into the area
within the past couple of years
and participation is urged
from the older residents to
come out and meet these fami
lies and acquaint them with
our organizations and com
munity functions. The next
social will be held sometime
in January.
Rural Reflections
. By MAUDE 2IEGLER
Applegate Valley - A pic
ture as pretty as a Christmas
card was made when Marlene
Moore looked out of her win
dow at the snowy mountains
and contrasted the climate and
contour of the country- with
her home state of Louisiana.
Marlene has the old covered
McKee bridge literally at her
back door and she pondered
that snow makes the summer
water supply. .
In Louisiana there Is neither
snow nor mountains nor need
for Irrigation. Marlene was
making a cake for her tiny
daughter Sherril on her sec
ond birthday, and she describ
ed Louisiana summers. Rains
come often, always heralded
by a big black cloud rolling
up and often accompanied by
thunder and lightning. She
mentioned the tornadoes and
hurricanes. But summer mois
ture never interferes with the
potato, cotton and peanut har
vest. As Marlene baked her cake
and brewed fragrant coffee,
her Junior high school daugh
ter Mary was anticipating the
church hamburger try, and
William, her sophomore boy,
was getting ready to go some
where. The five-year-old son
was entertaining Charlie, the
Dachshund pup. "
- Mr. and Mrs. Moore are llv
ing here in their second at
tempt in a few years to be
come accustomed to the west
"Once you have been here,
you - always want to come
back," Marlene said, and she
wished there had been more
snow Friday.
Forest Campground
Expansion Started
; Butte Falls - Improvement
and expansion of the Whiskey
Spring campground on the
Rogue River National forest
was started recently.
"The project Is a coopera
tive effort by the Eagle Point
Boy Scout troop 48 and the
U.S. Forest Service," said
Randall Perkins, district ran
ger at Butte Falls. He added,
"A general cleanup of the
area was completed and work
was started on the construc
tion of a nature trail." The
campground will be expanded
as funds for additional facili
ties become available.
Mike Kaiser, scoutmaster of
the ' troop, commented, "The
troop has undertaken this
project as part of their public
service program. We plan to
continue the undertaking as
weather permits."
The boys who participated
in last week's endeavor are
Arthur and Wayne Harbison,
Billy Harper, Edgar and Vic
tor Wooden, Larry Harris,
Tom and Terry Nelson, and
Donald Hanscum, Eagle Point.
Decoration Event
Planned in Yrek'a
Yreka - The annual Yreka
outdoor Christmas decoration
cootaat will avails be sponsor
ed, by the Chamber of Com
merce. The Judging will take
place Dec. 21-22. The decora
tions will be Judged on artistic
merit, originality, lighting
techniques, ingenuity and
Christmas theme.
The contest will be divided
into three categories; residen
tial, churches and civic build
ings and commercial. First
place prize for residential dec
orations is $50. There are five
second place prizes of $10 each
in the residential category.
The California Oregon Pow
er Co. will contribute $150 to
prize winners. It is not neces
sary to file entries. There will
be a $25 prize offered for the
best church and civic build
ing or organization. The best
commercial decoration will re
ceive $25 or a trophy.
Winners will be announced
Dec. 23 and prizes awarded,
The judges names are being
kept secret, Harry Crebbin,
secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce announced.
Alarm System Set
At Water Reservoir
Illinois Valley - An alarm
system is in operation at the
Illinois Valley water reser
voir. ,
- The system Is for warning
the watermaster when water
in the reservoir reaches a cer
tain level. Warning of me
chanical disorders or leaks
will be given by the system.
The system Is routed through
the Redwood telephone office
When the alarm goes off, Wa
termaster Art Drews will be
notified. '
FAMILY SETTLED
Gold Hlll-Pollce Chief L. C.
Harrison, his wife Evelyn and
their daughters, Sharon 9, and
Linda 4, moved to their new
home last week. The Harri
sons bought the former Earl
Moore residence from Alvin
Anderson. Prior to purchasing
a home here, the police chief
and his family had resided at
1118 Second ave., after mov
ing' to Gold Hill several
weeks ago from Sams Valley.
WINE CONSUMPTION
Wine consumption in the
U.S. 'has doubled in 15 years.
N. California
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Donations Offered for Scout-Community Bldg.
Eagle Polnt-Among reports
given at the Eagle Point
S c o u t Community building
committee meeting Monday
night was the otter of some
kitchen equipment by the
Eagle Point Lady Lions club,
progress to date of the coupon
and stamp collections and the
park light donation by the
park chairman.
Mrs. Stewart Hopper ap
peared lu behalf ot the Lady
Uoiu and offered part ot klt
cheo equipment now being
used by the Lady Lions in an
other building. ,
Mrs. Ytrgll Hayes stated
that X78 oi the needed 730
ivffee bands tor the 84 cup
coffee percolator have been
collected; 4.800 Betty Qrocker
coupons, or enough tor a com
plete silverware service tor
20 have now been collected;
563 milk coupons, and several
stamp books and loose stamps
which are being put in the
books.
Mrs. Hayes stated that she
would be happy to pick up
any silverware, kltchenware,
or anything anyone has to ot
ter for the building if they
will call her at Hlllcrest
6-3693.
Harry Hanscom, chairman
CHEESE CONTEST
Milwaukee About five
quarts of milk are needed to
make one pound of American
cheese.
ot the building committee
would like to have each or
ganliatlon send a representa
tive to the next committee
meeting Dec. 3 to discuss any
plans their organization
would like to participate in
and to tentatively form vari
ous needed committees. This
meeting .will be held at the
Ed Klmmel home on South B
st.
"Don Klmmel reported that
four posts and lights have
been secured for lighting the
new park around the build
ing, and a 283 gallon gas tank
has been donated for use for
the building's heating system.
Harry Hanscom stated that
10 ot the roof beams had been
completed with 10 more to be
made. Four of the laminated
beams are cut-away beams
and two are big carrier beams
34 and 30 feet in length to be
completed this week.
Hanscom said they were
still in need of electricians to
install the wiring in the walls
of the new building so the
roof can be put on the build
ing before the weather ruins
the newly laid sub-flooring.
Any electrician who can do
nate a few hours work for
this project Is ssked to call
Hanscom at Hlllcrest 6-3852.
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ONIONS 5
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MEAT
Ground Beef
MEDFORD'S FINEST 3 lbs. j
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