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REGIONAL NEWS T. t- 1 J ' ' rastn STREET SIX Six Grants Pass High school have formed a Band members are, from left in front row, band that has attracted interest in the area. Mark Millemann, Keith Bakshas and Mike The Basin Street Six have been performing Vannice. In the rear are, from left, Denny at various dances in and around Grants Pass. Walker, Gary Hugoboom and Gary Mc- Tentative plans call for each band member Corkle. Basin Street Six Attracting Interest in Grants Pass Area By JOAN MILLEMANN Murphy Correspondent Grants Pass-Take six young men with a love of music, a desire to express themselves individually and the talent to do it musically and, before you know it, a band is born. This is the case with the Basin Street Six, newly - formed band which is attracting in terest in and around Grants AU of ' the boys with the exception of one, are seniors at Grant Pass High school and all are members of the high school band. They are all products of the elementary school band programs, with the exception of the drummer, Keith Bakshas, who has been known for many years as an a c c o m plished accordionist, which instrument he still plays when not beating out the rhythm for the high school band or the Basin Street Six. Some of the boys have had, in addition to their school band work, private les sons; some have not. ' One talent they all share is that all of them can play in struments other than the ones in which they specialize. As a matter of fact, this is the kind of group where one would not dare to lake the chance of leaving his instru ment lying around while tak ing a "break"; he might come back to find the fellow next to him playing it with a sur prising degree of talent. All Are Active Almost all the boys in the group have, as students, been active in extra-curricular high school affairs, with in terests ranging from student body government offices to lettering in various sports. Mark Millemann (clarinet) is student body president at the high school; Garry McCorkle (bass), Gary Hugoboom (trom bone) and Denny Walker (trumpet) have all been active in various sports. The band might well be without the services of Hugoboom if a neck injury hadn't forced him to give up basketball this year. When Mike Vannice (saxophone) stales somewhat apologetically that the band has been his sole interest in the field of extra-curricular activities, this remark is greeted by broad smiles on the part of his fellow band members. What he refers to very casually as his "interest in music," they immediately translate as a tremendous amount of natural talent. They all benefit from his na tural ability to arrange, com pose and transpose music for any instrument. The fact that he can play almost any in strument including, of late, the piano, and do these things so effortlessly is, they feel, a major contribution to the Six. Denny Walker was recently one of four students chosen at the high school to take part in the Northwest Music con ference in Spokane. The stu dents were chosen on the ba sis of recordings made at the Advertisemenr ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATISM, NEURITIS SUFFERERS " Can Ease Minor Pains Day after Day Scientifically formulated and new AR-PAN-EX works directly throuch blood stream to bring fast tempo rary relief of minor pains of arthri tis and rheumatism. See us today about AR-PAN-EX tablets. Money back guarantee. WAINSCOTT'S PHARMACY 322 E. Miin Mtdferi John Stafford, Regional Editor Correspondents: Upper Applegate Valley Maude Ziefjler; Lower AppleRate Valley Jeanette Head; Butte Falls Mary Jo Harris; Central Point Dolores Armstrong and Flo Vincent; Eagle Point Dottie Harbison; Gold Hill-Sams Valley-Mary Kell; Grandview Lone Pine Dot Simmons; Happy Camp Hazel Davis, Betty Reedy; Hornbrook Katherine Chapman; Illinois Valley Katherine Scott: Jacksonville Bette H oak ins; McLeod Caroline Harding; Murphv Mrs. R- J- Miltemann; O'Brien Let ha Cooke; Phoenix Mrs. Leo Furry; Prospect Velda Barr; Shady Cove Evelyn Watson: Table Rock R. E. Nealon; Tiller-Drew Viola Rogers; Williams Shirley Fischer; Yreka Doris Rob inson and Betty Calkins. students at to pursue a high school and sent to Wash ington for judging. Out of the 800 students submitting re cordings, Walker was one of the 250 finally chosen. The group got together in the fall of 1960 and began to play just for fun after regular band practices and after school for their own enjoy ment. They were encouraged and helped by Raymond Mc Allister, high school band in structor, and they feel they owe a tremendous amount to him. He has given his free time often and although he confided to the mother of one of the boys that he first let them get started as a 'sneaky" way to get them to give extra time to music prac tice, he began to be pleased with their results. He was in strumental in having them play for one or two civic groups in town and now no one is more pleased than he at how these invitations have snowballed. Scout Recognition Dinner in Gazelle Hornbrook-Scveral persons from Hornbrook, Including Scoutmaster Ralph Chadwick and Mrs. Chadwick, attended the first annual recognition dinner of the Siskiyou-Silver- tip district, Boy Scouts of America, held at the Grange hall in Gazelle recently. Other Hornbrook residents among the 140 persons at the banquet were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Farmer, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Skeahan, and Oscar Barnum. Scouts from Troop 92, sponsored by the Gazelle Parents club, conducted the opening ceremony. The Rev. Harold Engdahl of Mt. Shasta Methodist church, gave the invocation. Master of ceremo nies was W. E. Roberts, Sis kiyou county superintendent of schools, Yreka, and in charge of the banquet were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth True love of Grenada. Hornbrook troop No. 38 was among those troops in the district which were given awards for an increase in membership. L. E. Jeter, who has long been active in scouting in Hornbrook, was honored with the District Commissioners' award. Jeter was unable to at tend the banquet because of illness. Collier Announces Bridge Project O'Brien State Sen. Ran dolph Collier has announced a speedup of road construc tion in the northern California area to alleviate unemploy ment. A $400,000 bridge is sched uled for construction on the Smith river between Gasquet and Darlinglonia on Redwood highway 199. Engineering work has been completed. The project will be advertised for bids within 30 days. Approaches to the bridge will be ready for advertising for bids when the engineering is completed. This should be within 60 days. Construction of the bridge and appoaches is a part of a plan to realign the Smith river canyon high way route. It should be start ed by late next year. Gasquet is midway between O'Brien and Crescent City. The project will be approxi mately 10 miles south of the Orajon mountain tunnel. music curriculum in college. They liave played for the Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions club, the Eagles auxiliary and the K n i g n t s of Columbus in Grants Pass. They entertained at Camp White, and at the winter dance of the Rogue River High school. Most re cently, they were invited to play at the statewide Jaycee convention held in Grants Pass, and as a result of this, have been contacted to go to Newport to play during the Newport Festival week end March 5 and 6. They are to be a featured part of the pro gram. Music Majorj Their interest in music is further indicated by the fact that when all six go on to col lege their tentative plans call for each of them to major in music. Their choice of col leges ranges from Southern Oregon college, to the Univer sity of Oregon, the University of Portland and Lewis and Clark college. Some of them plan post-graduate work in music. They hope to build this satisfying hobby into a source of extra income to be saved for college use, and anyone interested in hiring the group may contact Denny Walker either at his home on Ashley Place in Grants Pass, or by asking for him at the high school. As a matter of fact, since they will be a featured part of the March 10 talent show put on annually by the senior class at the high school, they suggest that you come out and hear them and judge for yourselves whether the Basin Street Six is here to slay. Box Social Feature Of Grange Meeting Williams - The Williams Grange held a box social at its February meeting. A. D. Fitzpatrick was auctioneer. Proceeds from the box social will be used for making gen eral improvements of the Grange hall and the organiza tion of a youth group. Mr. and Mrs. Buzz Dibble and family were among Grange guests. Dibble was caller for square dances. Graduation was featured at the February meeting of the Provolt Grange. Junior square dance classes had been com pleted and diplomas were re- ceived from Mr. and Mrs. Dib ble, instructors. Potluck dinner was served. N. California Television Log P toe rams listed below are received from the television stations and the Mall Tribune assumes no responsibility except to make chances as supplied KVIP-TV (Channel 7) WEDNESDAY 5:no Popcye and Friendi 5:30 Lone RanRer 6:00 Kowsbcat Northilau 6:1. 1 NBC Ncw 6:30 Bugs Btinny 7:00 Donna Reed 7:30 Wagon Train 8:30 Price Is Right 9:CO Hawaiian Kye 10:00 Naked City 11:00 11th Hour News 11:15 Jack Paar 12 30 Late News and Sign Off TIIL'nSDAY 3:00 Popeye and Friends 3.30 Rocky and His Friends 6:00 Ncwsbcat Northatate 6:15 NBC News 630 Brothers Brannagan 7:00 Sea Hunt 7 30 Outlaw 8:30 Real McCovs o.oo Bachelor Father 0:30 Ford Show 10:00 Groucho Marx Show 10:30 Interpil Calling 11:00 llth Hour Newt 11:15 Jack Paar 13.30 LaU Ktwa And Sta Oil MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. Barnstormers To Be in Festival Grants Pass Dr. Larry Ware, newly-elected president of the Footlighters of Med ford, was guest at last week's meeting of the Barnstormers, theatrical group of Grants Pass. The meeting was held at the home of Mrs. James Bask er, president. It featured a rehearsed reading of the re cent Broadway success, "The Gang's All Here." These re hearsed readings, called by the members the "turkey of the month," have become a monthly feature. Ware discussed the group's participation in the Drama Festival which is to be held in Medford under the sponsor ship of the Footlighters in mid-July. The Barnstormers are entering a one-act play in festival competition. It will be one of the three scheduled to be performed in Grants Pass at the Highland school March 2, 3 and 4, and will be chosen on a basis of audience reaction at these perform ances. Ware announced that dra matic groups from Roseburg, Klamath Falls and Medford will take part in the festival along with Grants Pass. An other group, not as yet decid ed upon, will also be repre sented. He suggested the pos sibility of one or two joint meetings of the Footlighters and the Barnstormers to help plan the affair, and said that Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ford of Medford are supervising fes tival planning in the Medford area. Hostesses for the evening, in addition to Mrs, Basker, were Mrs. Mel Galli and Mrs. Robert Kelso. The meeting was well attended and it was decided to have new members of the Barnstormers take part in next months rehearsed reading. Community Club to Get Improvements By MRS. LEO FURRY Phoenix Correspondent Phoenix-Further work will be done on the Phoenix Com munity club floor in the near future, the board of governors agreed at Monday night's meeting in the club house. The floor needs hard wax surfacing before it can be used any more for square- dancing, delegates from the local service clubs said. Doug Fosbury, Medford square dance caller, was given per mission to hold square dance calling classes every Sunday night starting this Sunday. However, square dance clubs won't hold dances in the club house until the floor is waxed, it was reported. A few peop.e led by J. D. Lubbers and Lloyd (Nick) Nik- odym laid the hardwood floor ing. Other volunteers helped apply the filler: Burlap sack ing will be hung from the ceiling to improve accoustics, it was decided. A membership drive will be conducted in Ihe near future, it was voted. Membership cards were given the various local club delegates to take back to their organizations. Membership fees help finance a college scholarship fund for a Phoenix High school student and pays for the upkeep of the club house. Everybody in the 43 Attend Founder's Day PTA Meeting Tiller - Forty-three persons attended the Tiller-Drew PTA Founder's day tea at the school gymnasium Friday, Feb. 17. Six of 13 past presidents were present and were intro duced by Mrs. Roy Jackson, president. The past presi dents, Mrs. Howard Midkiff, Mrs. Jim L. Jenks, Mrs. Lois Lewis. Mrs. Wayne Peterman. Mrs. Earl Tibbcts, and Mrs. Stuart Williams, were pre sented corsages. The program for the tea opened with Mrs. George Slone playing a piano instru mental, Mrs. John Wilson played a clarinet solo, Mrs. Gene Carlson, a vocal solo, and Avery Greenman, aided by his wife, put on a comedy skit. Anton Erlcbach gave a talk on early schools in the community. Mrs. Howard Ward closed the program by telling the significance of Founder's day. GRANGE MEETING Applegate - The Provolt Grange will meet Friday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. for their social meeting. The meeting will open with a potluck supper and will be followed by the showing of a travel film of Hawaii. Everyone is welcome and parents are encouraged to brijig their children. Agent Comments On Least Read Of Best Sellers Williams Oregon residents spent $414 million for life in surance in 1959, according to Miss Rizpah Douglass, Jose phine county agent. The life insurance policy is one of the "least read best sellers," Miss Douglass said in speaking at the February meeting of the Williams HEU. She stressed the importance of understanding life insur ance. On too many occasions we find out too late that our pol icy doesn't fit the needs of our family, Miss Douglass said. Often, if we thoroughly under stand our policy we would be able to take advantage of its benefits while still living. Too many people have the feeling they must die before they get any benefits, she indicated. In many cases the status of the family has changed consider ably since the policy was is sued, Miss Douglass comment ed. Converted Many policies may be con verted to fit the family's needs, she said. She also com mented on how benefits are paid. The way to lake care of your insurance is the way that best satisfies you, she said, Questions Miss - Douglass asked, were "Have you read your life insurance policy lately? Does your family know where the policy is kept? Are the beneficiary and contingent beneficiary names correct and complete?" ELEMENTARY PTA MEETS Jacksonville The Fcbru- uary meeting of the Jackson ville Elementary PTA was held recently. Fred Buehling demonstrated techniques and methods used In his special remedial reading classes. Herb Colley's sixth grade class pre sented a short skit. It was an nounced that a rummage sale sponsored by the PTA will be held March 4 at the Fehl building in Medford. Phoenix area Is invited to at tend, Refused Permission The Road Knights, an Ash land hot-rod club, was refused permission to hold a dance in the club house. Phoenix City Councilman John K las sen pointed out that the Phoenix I Police Chief John Atchison had had considerable trouble with the club members and their friends when they held a dance in the club house dur ing the Christmas holidays. The hot-rod club attempted lo hold another dance in the community hall snortly after the first one and the police chief was forced to close the hall and padlock it. "I don't think the hot-rod club members are to blame as much as their followers and the band they brought with them," Phoenix Mayor Faye Carver said today, Mrs. I. J. Hanscom and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Lubbers fa vored giving the club mem bers a second chance, but the majority ot tne board of gov ernors led by Klassen object ed vigorously. A representa tive of the hot-rod club said Monday night that the club would provide its own depu ties for policing and parents of the band members would be chapcrones. During a joint Community club-city council meeting fol lowing the dance disturbance it was decided that the Corn- y if' Their first and last movie together... A A Marilyn Monroe , exciting qualities ( ? J tells of ond why he became i ' CLARK GABLE'S ' her herol A READ IT .!. aX1Jyr weekly February 261 h issue WITH THE Medford Mail Tribune LEAVE CITY Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Cornelius loft Los Angeles about lVfe years ago "to get away from it all." The Cornelius' are living in a secluded area on the Ramsey canyon road near Gold Hill. Cornelius was a tool and die maker in Los Angeles prior to coming to the Rogue valley area. Couple Fashioning ilderness Home By DOT SIMMONS Lone Pine Correspondent Lone Pine- Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Cornelius, a couple 66 and 67 years old, came to the Rogue Valley area approxi mately l'i years ago from Los Angeles city life to "gel away from it all." The Cornelius' live in a se cluded area on the Ramsey canyon road near Gold Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius began clearing the wooded area to begin accomplishing the dreams of their youth. Cornel ius refers to his wife as his "finishing touch." She works right along with him. They are at present living in a house trailer thai is supported by a cabana they have built them selves. Besides this, they have built a tool shed, and a chick en house. Cornelius has no power tools, except a skill saw. Buildings have all been constructed from trees thai they have cut. The sheds are all roofed with shakes they have made. No lumber has been bought or wasted. Natural Lake A natural mountain lake Is located in the area, and they plan to have an orchard and garden, and will irrigate them from the lake. Cornelius sup plies drinking water from a spring he located by crawling for several hundred feet throueh a canyon. The water had to be lifted 127 feet. He then rebuilt a pump to pull the water 1,000 feet from the spring to a water tank that he assembled and covered with cedar lumber he cut from the land. Until about three months ago, the Cornelius' operated their own power plant wmcn Cornelius assembled. It can still be used in case of emer gency. He has cleared his own right of way, an area of 20 feet high and 565 feet long, for installation of electricity they now use. A short lime ago Mrs. Cor nelius became ill. She was unable to walk or get around outside, so this left Cornelius but one objective to build munity club would continue in its proscnt status. Unless the club could be operated more efficiently and law and order maintained among those using it the city council led by the mayor had threatened to take it over and close it. This is provided for In the club charter. Some members of the board of governors are thinking about promoting more youth activities in the club house and possibly opening it for teenage use after school. Par ents of local teenagers would he asked t hn chaperones- something for her to around the hillside in. ride Ho rigged a one man tractor with a trailer which he assembled from wagon wheels, and a frame. Thus, Mrs. Cornelius has gained her strength and is able to help saw wood and shakes. They use the tractor and trailer to haul wood and rock from various parts of the property. Cornelius plans to use uie rock in a lire place for the house he Is planning on building. Die Maker Prior to coming lo Oregon. Cornelius was a tool and die maker and an experimental macninist. He was employed by the B. M. W. manufactur ing company in Los Angeles. He also worked on intercontinental-ballistic missiles before retiring approximately two years ago. ; They are also raising an 11- year-old grandson who attends school in Sams Valley. The Cornelius' have goals that help to clear the brush. They use their milk for chinking. They are a remarkable cou ple, and are very devoted to each other. Cornelius boasts that their love is even Rrealer than when they were first married. They have six married chil dren and 32 grandchildren. "Clecfruc teat I&utebd, onufUuU hams ELVIN V. WOODS Builder Roseburg; FOR FULL INFORMATION ON SAFE, CLEAN, ECONOMICAL ELECTRIC HEAT, VISIT A CALORE ELECTRICAL LEAGUE DEALER OR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR' Baumer't Sheet Metal and Healing, 840 N. Riverside-Medford, SP 3-4346 Brooks Electric, 1116 N. Riverside-Medford, SP 2-5209 Court Street Electric, 1127 Court Street-Medford, SP 2-2463 Electronic Service, 18 North Grape-Medford, SP 3-1971 T . 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The PTA named Mrs. Hebard as a teacher who has given out standing service to children in her community. An award was presented by Mrs. Fred Caldwell, president. Mrs. Merlin Huntsman gave a brief history of Mrs. Hebard's accomplishments. She has taught in Yreka for 17 years and in California for 30 years. She was a teacher in Wiscon sin for ll. 2 years before mar rying and coming to Cali fornia. Mrs. Hebard has taught well over 1,000 pupils since coming lo Siskiyou county in 102D. She is a graduate of Teacher's Normal school at Ladysmith, Wis. She also has studied at numerous schools in California. Mrs. Hebard is a member of the Historical Society, Daugh ters of the Nile, active mem ber of the American Legion auxiliary, Past Matron of the Order of Eastern Star and holds the honor of being Past Matron of Past Matrons and Past Royal Matron of Siski you Court 100 Order of Am aranth. She now holds state office of Assistant Grand Lec turer and is currently presi dent of Gamma Nu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, an In ternational Honorary Society for Women Educators. Mrs. Hebard is the wife of Clyde Hebard retired chief of the Yreka Fire department. Past presidents of the PTA were honored at the meeting. Mrs. John Hitchcock read a poem about each past presi dent, and Mrs. Norman Fiock, chairman, presented each with a corsage. Past presidents hon ored were Mrs. Claude Gillis, Mrs. E. V. Glover, Mrs. Jerc Hurley, Mrs. Harold Langc, Mrs. A. H. Bryan, Mrs. Albert Wedin, Mrs. John Hitchcock, Mrs. George Tyler, Mrs. Carl Franson, Mrs. Jack Young, Mrs. Edgar Meek and Mrs Fred Caldwell. A past presi dent from Santa Ana, Mrs. Es ther Granan, mother of Mrs George Tyler, was also pre scnled a corsage. The group discussed many items of business and reports were made. Among therri was a report by Mrs. Edgar Meek lor the nominating commit tee. The officers-elect were ap proved by the membership. They are Mrs. Stanford Cooley, president; Mrs. Robert Jenott, first vice president: FOR MODERN, LOW-COST ELECTRIC HEAT ON - TIME PLAN... MAKE RATES ... . ASK YOUR 8 5 Mrs. Richard Johnson, second vice president: Mrs. Robert Caddell, third vice president; Kooert Reynolds, fourth vice president; Mrs. Richard Day. secretary; Mrs. Robert Web ber, treasurer; Mrs. Walter Garchow, historian, and Rob ert Carlson, auditor. : Mrs. James Robinson and Mrs. William Holt were ap pointed to study the possibil ity of a mother's brigade for tile school crossing at the Gold street school. Reynolds ex plained that only sixth grade students could control traffic, and the grades only go to the fifth at the Gold street school. It is a problem for the parents and the police, not the school. Girl Scouts passed silver trays for the silver offering which the president, Mrs. Caldwell, explained went into the membership's revolving fund to be loaned to deserv ing college students. ZONING ENFORCEMENT ' Jacksonville - Jacksonville city officials announced this week that, according to the city zoning ordinance, no large house trailers will be permitted to park in the city in the future unless in author ized trailer parks or courts." NEW DOCTOR Yreka Dr. Howard M. Lamborn, Jr. will begin l eral medical practice in '. . a In the near future. Dr. Lmi born is formally of Linc 'i, Calif. He will specialize in obstetrics and gynecology. U.S. IS SEVENTH London -IUPD- The United States ranked seventh in con struction of shipping in I960, Lloyd's Register of Shipping reported today. Japan, Brita'n and West Germany were ;"n the top positions, with 1,73.', 656, 1,331,491, and 1,092.1!) tons respectively. The United States launched 484,978 tons. 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