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2 B Richard Straus Becomes New Mayor Of Gold Hill Br MARY KELL Mail Tribune Corraipondant Gold Hill - A shifting of positions took place in Gold Hill city government at the Mi 8 council meeting. Richard Straus, council president was promoted to mayor of Gold Hill. He suc ceeds the late Mayor Milton Steinmetz. who had served faithfully in that office sever al years until his untimely death last month. Councilman Hilton Brignal was advanced by a vote of council members to president of the council to fill the va- Fire Training In Progress At Shady Cove Shadv Cove - A fire train ing school for volunteer fire- men has been in session me l past few weeks at the Shady Cove Fire hall. The meetings are held every Monday night at 7:30 p.m., and anyone in terested in fire prevention and protection in the home Is in vited to attend. Tonieht's meeting, howev er, will be held in the smoke chambers at Medford. Tnstmnf Inn has already been given in the chemistry of fire, all-purpose masks, lad ders, ventilation, hose simole hydraulics, pump operations, salvage and overhaul ana puDiic reiauwu. Future Classes Some classes yet to be con ducted will deal with hose laying, handling fuel fires and operation of trucks and pumps. Meetings are conducted by Warren Ritchie of the Med ford Fire department. He is assisted at times by person nel specializing in the field of study for the evening. There has been discussion about needed changes of equipment and purchase of new smoke masks which will be presented at the next board meeting in Shady Cove. - Attendance -at each of these classes has averaged from 25 to 30 men from the Immediate community and surrounding areas. Women are also wel come to attend and the ones who do report it very educa tional and interesting. BAD LUCK Wflderville - David Browne and Dick Sorrels of Wilder vllle were on their way home from a recent fishing trip to Fish lake when their trailer started whipping and turned over their car, totally demol ishing It. The accident occur red on Dead Indian rd. Nei ther man was injured. English Girl Lets Wind Blow Her To Happy Camp By HAZEL DAVIS Mail Tribune Correspondent Happy Camp - Most of us tt one time or another talk of visiting far away places but never really get down to finding the way or means for such a venture. A young English girl, Ter esa "Tessa" Keith, decided she was coming to America and ltd Just that, found her way to Happy Camp not more than tour months after landing on the east coast. She knew no one In this area prior to ar riving In this country. Ac cording to Tessa, "I go where the wind blows me." Tessa landed in Virginia after sailing across the Atlan tic on an Irish freighter "to save expenses," enduring 12 days of rough sailing. To help finance her travels, she work ed after her arrival in this country at historic Williams burg, Va., at the Williams burg Inn as a cook under the chef, this occupation bolng on for which she was school ed in England at the Cordon Bleu, a famous cooking school, from which she received a diploma. Tessa also has had secre tarial courses but she said her first love la to cook. After leaving Virginia, where she spent the Christ mas season, she went to New York. All her traveling was made by bus. New York was a wonderful place to visit, but Tessa said "1 wouldn't like to live there, as it is too much of a rat-race, you know," mixing new-found Amerlsan slang wnn a very lovely English accent. Coming west, Tessa stopped Stop Bad Breath return iHfli-Steiics I Tumi Flit cm. s.m-im utitti mm, r" Mr tmttl IHT MVtnlitl l e (III, ttni pwtl I Btll-IM, a. v, tar ItatraJ n mumk, MONDAY, MAY 13. 1963 cancy left by Straus', promo tion. And Clarence Freeman was appointed to serve the unex pired council seat that had been Brignal's. Ferd Jones, city recorder- treasurer, administered the oath of office to Mayor Straus and new Councilman Free man. Straus, Brignal and Free man will serve in their re spective posts until January, 196S. The next city election will be held in November, 1964. This is Freeman's first ex perience in city politics. He is a sawyer for Double D Lumber company, a position he has held since April, 1050 He and his wife, Helen, and two children moved to Gold Hill from Klamath Falls about 13 years ago. Two Childrtn Their son. Howard Free man, is now on duty with the U. S. Navy stationed aboard the USS Coral Sea at Aus tralia. The couple's daughter, Miss Pamela Freeman, resides at the family home. She is a sophomore at Crater High school. Freeman belongs to two bowling leagues, his favorite leisure time sport. Councilman Ray Kallsta, who is also an active member of the Gold Hill Volunteer Fire department, explained various needs of the fire de partment. The council author ized the purchase of 150 feet of new hose, and other equip ment. A local businessman appear ed before the council to in quire as to the reasons gravel hauling restrictions are now in effect by the city at the Regional Calendar Kerby Tuesday, 1:30 p.m., social club of Western Star will meet at Kerby Masonic hall. Gold Hill Tuesday, 8 P-m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7418 will meet at the VFW hall on Old Stage road. Wed need a y, 9:30 a.m., Focus on Farming," KMED- TV. Mra. Antonio Beebe, Talent, will talk on raising race horses. . Gold Hill Wednesday, 8 p.m., Amethyst Rebekah lodge will meet at tne Home of Juro. A. A. Walker. Gold Hill Thursday, 12 noon, Gold Hill Chamber oi Commerce luncheon-business meeting at Dardenelle res taurant., ' ' Gold Hill Thursday, 8 p.m.. Gold Hill Grange will meet at the Grange hall. TESSA KEITH Finds Way To Happy Camp in Colorado and with the aid of her hobby, skiing, got a Job as she called It, "ski bum ming" and stayed there for two months. She spent her off hours on the ski slopes and enjoyed every minute. From there she came to Cal Ifornia and visited San Fran cisco and other Bay area cit ies. Speaking of San Francis co, she said, "A lovely city, I would like to have stayed longer there." It was while she was in the Bay area in San Jose to be exact, that she found out about a little town in Siskiyou county. Tessa had been staying with the parents of Mrs. Mike Ers- kine and during a visit with Mr, and Mrs. Ersklne, Era- kine talked of his parents and family in Happy Camp. Thus the winds blew Tessa north From Yrcka she made the trip to Happy Camp via the mail stage with Dick Merrill, a veteran of near 25 years swimming hole area. He ap peared on behalf of two cus tomers who had voiced com plaints concerning the coun cil's action on this matter. Mayor Straus and council members explained chief rea sons for council action, wnicn they felt was necessary to help preserve the site because t Is a favorite spot for sum mer time recreation for the general public City attorney Robert Grant was unable to attend the meet ing as planned to study a rough draft of an agreement concerning a proposed prop erty development between the city and Treco corporation, whose representatives are Mrs. Virginia Plummer and Jim Rodgers. Action was ta bled. Talent Council Accepts Low Bid Talent The Talent city council met in special session Wednesday to open the bids for the installation of tne water treatment plant. The low bidder on both the installation of the plant and pipe lines was Hatten and Bingham of North Bend. A representative of the firm informed the council that work would start as soon as his firm received the written confirmation of the contract and could get delivery on the Dine. New lines will be In stalled on Main st. and a pipe line from the water treatment plant to the city mains. Low bidder on the water storage reservoir was Pitts burgh, Des Moines Tank co. Gold Hill Friday, 1 p.m.. Gold Hill Garden club will meet at the home of Mrs. Ferd Jones, instead of at the home of Mrs. George Dorman as previously planned. Prospect Friday, 8:30 p.m., Prospect Art club will hold dinner meeting at River view cafe. Shady Cove. Guest speakers will be Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Skidmore of Med ford. Appfegate PTA Has Officer Installation Applcgate - At the recent ly held meeting of the Apple gate PTA installation of offi cers for the coming year was part of the program. The officers installed were; Mrs. Glenn Keyes, president; Mrs. Ivan Hartshorn, vice president; Mrs. Don Stoner, secretary, and Mrs. Harry Bryden, treasurer. she learned of the many In teresting characters who lived along the route down the riv er. Her trip on the stage also included putting mall sacks into the boxes. Asked about impressions she had of this country, she an swered that before coming to America she had always heard that people were very rich here. The first thing she no ticed was the many women who left their homes and fam ilies to work to afford these luxuries. While In Happy Camp, Tes sa was invited to talk to a seventh grade class and to answer questions asked by the students concerning her coun try and her trip. History Different Tessa told of how different American history is from Eng lish history since England is an older country with many past rulers and many wars. Tessa told of how she liked America and how friendly the people are here. She particu larly liked the West, she said, the wide open spaces, and horseback riding. She told of the life, industry, agriculture, television, current hit songs and soccer in England. Tessa spent less than a week visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Erskine and family here be fore "the wind moved her on." According to Tessa, she would like to visit Seattle, Montana and Canada, to see what her sister country Is like. L H" 712-4U ! -f.l. Regional News Patterson Named Central Point Council Chairman Central Point-Don Patter son was appointed chairman of the Central Point city council at its meeting May 7. Councllmen appointed as committee chairmen by May- or Bill Saxbury during the meeting were: Dale Bartley, street department; Ray Brit- ton, parks and recreation; Don Patterson, administra tive; Ben Mushaney, water and sewer; Bert Adams, fire department; and Warren Hoi brook, police department. The council named plan ning commission members for one, two and three year terms. Planners Appointed for one year terms were Keith Williams and Leland Lovejoy; two year terms, Chet Ayres and Harry Tonn; three years terms, Vic Noel and Bob Jantzer. In other action the council voted to: -approve ordinances to spread assessments on Alder st. and Grand st. paving and curbs. -amend the traffic ordi nance to regulate heavy trucking on Haskell and Amy sts. south of Pine st. -approve a zone change, Cave Junction May Gef Time Extension Cave Junction-At the Cave Junction City Council meet ing May 6, City Attorney Laurance Cushing told coun cllmen he had been advised by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare office in San Francisco that it has recommended the city be given an extension on the time limit for starting con struction of its sewage dis posal plant, i As of the date of the council meeting, there were only 52 days remaining before the deadline before which con struction on the plant would have to start or else the city would lose its $16,730 grant for the project. Work Begins on Rogue River Translator Rogue River - The Rogue River Translator association has announced that work has begun on its television broad cast transmitter station. The station is expected to be put Into operation this week. The purpose of this station is to pick up and to rebroad cast channel 10 on channel 3, bringing a better picture to those who have been unable to get a picture direct from Channel 10. TRY TH E THIRD WAY 1. AZO BLADES SCRAP! OFF WHISKERS Norelco rotary blades give you the most comfortable way to shave close and clean Nortteo 'flootlnghtad' $ptdhavr 30 Heads swivel to hug fat. Handsome new design. 'Pop-open' vents for easy cleaning. 1 10220 v. (ACDC). Adapts to world-wide ux. Travel case. Model SC7960. New No r lee 'flip-top' Speed t hover 20 Newest model of world's largest-selling shav er, with Norelco rotary blades. Economical ly priced. Hiptop' cleaning. 1 10 volts only (AC DC), Travel case. Model SC7920. S thavtrl rftm.nttr.fMl MlVI NORTH AMIIICAN PHILIPS COMPANY, INC., lOOf.ilOd Stitit. r'i Ysik 11. Niw York. Norilto it know. , PhiliShi. Caaadt iad ihrouihout th ten of tag fir. oild. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON residential to light industrial, for the Mose property in the Cooksey addition. -amend the ordinance de fining vagrancy. -accept plans for improv ing the intersection of Hazel st., Upton rd., Second st. and Third st. -instruct city hall employ ees to enforce ordinance on collecting delinquent water bills. Council members discussed a special city allotment proj ect offered by the state to In stall railroad signals at the Pine st. crossing, the city and state to share the cost. , During the meeting several Sixth st. residents expressed doubts concerning the quality of new paving and curbing on that street. Mrs. Crabb Given Vote of Thanks Jacksonville At the city council meeting May 7, Mrs. John Crabb of 409 Sterling rd., was given a vote of thanks for donating her un tiring efforts, and many hours of hard work in tracing down needed information wanted for the city sewer project. Mrs. Crabb went to the county courthouse and asses sor's office to locate and run down the lot number, descrip tion, and assessed valuation of each lot to be served by the new sewer. The council said she had saved Jacksonville the sum of about $700. New Street Signs Eyed at Butte Falls Butte Falls - The Butte Falls City Council has decided to accept an offer by the lo cal Lions club to help put up new street signs for the city. Cost of the signs will be paid by the city, the council- men determined at their meet ing of last Thursday. In other matters, the coun cil noted that at a special com munity meeting May 1, Luke Cernick was appointed chief of the city's soon to be form ed fire department. He was authorized to obtain volun teers to take training in fire fighting. Both men and wom en volunteers are needed. LEASES STATION Talent - Harold Jones of Medford has taken over oper ation of the Talent Shell serv ice station, at the Talent junc tion, on a lease basis. 2. nil OIDINASY IIECTSICS CLIP OFF WHISKftS Aorec ore co Rotary Blade Shavers Butte Falls School Budget To Be Aired Butte Falls - An open meeting for residents of Butte Falls School District No. 81 will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Butte Falls High school. All interested persons are invited to attend, for the purpose of discussing the dis trict's 1963-64 budget. A proposed budget calling for general fund expenditures of $136,107.80 was defeated by the voters a week ago, 97 to 69. The Butte Falls district has no tax base, explained Super intendent Charles Copeland Hence the budget must be ap proved by the voters each year. The open meeting has been scheduled in an effort to de termine specifically what the voters disapproved In tne pro posed budget and what, if any, chances should be made. Tne proposed general fund expenditure exceeds last year's figure by $6,596.04, The total tax levy of $73,- 827.09 was considerably be low last year's $89,293.76 and was the lowest tax levy the district has proposed since 19S8. ' Copeland called it a "con servative budget. He and other district officials attrib ute the defeat to a general overall trend among voters here. In the May 6 election, the voters also turned down the Jackson County rural school budget, unseated school board chairman Francis E Safety Rally Set At Shady Cove Shady Cove "Take Time to Live" will be the theme of a safety rally to be held at the Shady Cove V.F.W, Hall at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sponsored jointly by local employers and the State In dustrial Accident commission, this program will deal with the importance of safety to industry and individuals alike. Features of the program will be showing of the color film "Pulse of Life," a variety of skits and demonstrations. and presentation of awards to employers and workmen. Everyone is urged to "take time to live" and learn, by attending this meeting. Crater Art Students Do Well in Contest All four Crater High school art students who entered the seventh annual Maritime Post er contest have been noti fied that their entries were in the upper 150 out of s total of more than 10,000 en tries, according to Warren Holbrook, art coordinator for the school district 6. Students who entered the contest were Kathy Appel- gate, senior; Gary Vincent, junior; Carol Griffin, junior, and Lawrence Meyer, sopho more. TO SHAVE ! 3. NODELCO IOTASY BLADES STROKt Off WHISKERS New Norelco Cordless Speedshaver 20C Shaves anywhere ... in your car. outdoors. Runs on four tiny batteries. Only cordless shaver with Norelco rotary blades. 'Flip-top' cleaning. Mirrored case. Model SC7970. New Lady Norelco Shaver 201 Rotary blades shave smooth with no raror cuts. Perfect for legs and underarms. New low price. Lovely design. Soft zippcrcd case. 1 10 volts (ACDC). Model SC9010. Pcole by electing . Duane Smeltzer in his place, and recalled two board members, Duane Barton and Andrew Hamstra. The rural budget lost by a greater margin (40 votes) than did the Butte Falls budg et (28 votes), however, dis trict officials noted. Special Meeting Slated Tuesday by Talent Fire Board Talent - The Talent Rural Fire Protection district met last week at the Talent Feed store with 11 board members present. Eddie Heim, chairman, re ported that the district had been given a radio frequency of 154 megacycles but that it was too close to the frequen cy allotted to Central Point so it had been sent back and request made for a differ ent frequency. Fire permits are now avail able for the rural area and may be obtained from Rural Fire Chief Ralph Conner. It was reported that a sign has been made for the front of the district fire hall and that "No Parking" signs have been installed in front of the doors. Special Meeting There will be a special meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Talent Rural Fire Pro tection district hall. This will be a meeting with the five members of the budget com mittee to go over the budget that has been submitted to the county office before the budget is brought up at an election in the near future. It was decided to have forms printed for property owners of territory whose lands lie adjacent to the Tal ent Rural Fire Protection dis trict and who wish to have their lands annexed in the district. ' The next regular meeting of the district board of direc tors will be held Tuesday, June 4 at the fire hall. ACCEPTS POST Prospect Kermit Neville of Prospect has accepted a position with the Bureau of Land Management at Rose burg and will be- moving there soon. A star celebration for you starting May 16, 1963 arrives in food, drug, furniture, clothing and department stores. Anexcitingevent, Brand Names Week is staged by the brands you trust in every kind of retail place to buy. . . . BRAND NAMES WEEK It's a special week an everything up-to-date week a week for retailers to feature leadership brands, the brands on which the nation's most progres sive and experienced manufacturers BETTER LIVING THROUGH LEADERSHIP BRANDS Brand Nimei Foundation, lnc 292 Madison Av Home need decorating? Get an HFC Householder's loan Don't let lack of money keep you from making the improvements your home needs. You can get that fix-up cash at HFC. Phone or come in. This table shows samph loan plans. You can bor row any amount up to $1300 and arrange monthly payments ta fit your need. HOUSLsHO FINANCE 128 East Main St., 2nd Hours: Mod. Mini Ttiur. 10 stake their reputations. Wherever you go, you'll find special displays, special attention for the brands you like and trust a full se. lection in the size, the design, the flavor you prefer. 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