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10 A MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1961 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON Regional Roundup by Clsve Twitchell Mail Tribun Regional Editor Priscilla Averill, our correspondent in Grants Pass, has a tale to tell which illustrates the extent to which automation is creeping into our lives: "Like every parent who ever sent his son off to college," she writes, "we scanned the mail eagerly for news of his ar rival and impressions of first days there but after years of pushing him to his desk to write 'thank-you' notes, etc., we had little hope that this would be forthcoming very promptly. "Imagine our astonishment when, only a few short days after his arrival at an eastern university we found in the mail a neatly punched IBM card! The "mother-hen" college, knowing that parents want to hear what students are apt to put off writing, had included in the student's numerous reg istration papers the following IBM card with blanks all ready to be filled in: " 'Dear Folks: I registered at Syracuse University on September ... 196.., in the College of Engineering. My Syra cuse address is The phone number of my residence is Signature ' "On the other half of the card, squeezed in between the neat rows of IBM punches, was this message: 'To the Stu dent: Your parents are vitally interested in where you are living and how you can be reached quickly. Please fill out the right-hand side of this card, address it to your parents on the other side of the card, and leave it at the checkout table at registration. We will mail it for you.' "Now, how's THAT for automation! "(Don't get me wrong. We thought that hearing promptly even if it was through dear old IBM was just fine. Just so they don't take the next logical step further and make up cards for writing home for money! ! ! " A Fishy Predicament ' Here's another tale, this one from Hazel Davis, our cor respondent in Happy Camp, Calif. She swears that it is a true story. "Fishing here is getting GOOD or else it is real BAD, according to a story circulating around town. It seems this lady fisherman hooked a pretty big steelhead, according to the story, and amidst the excitement of playing the fish, the snap on her jeans came loose. "As the fish took his various runs up and down the river, the zipper on the jeans started to un-zip. Well, right here the decision had to be made as to which was the more important the zipper or the fish. The fish won. "By the time the fighting fish was landed, the woman was in a near state of shock, standing with feet wide apart to keep the jeans from descending to an embarrassing posi tion. By the way, the fish weighed in about eight pounds, an J in her book this was a real tough one to land." Large Oregon Delegation Attends Yreka Square Dance YREKA - The Circle N Square, square dance club of Yreka, held a herdtime dance Oct. 19 at the Vet's hall on East Miner St. Approximately 80 members and guests came dressed in hardtime costumes. The 'Soup Kitchen' opened at 7:30 and hot stew served in pie tins, salads, relishes and des serfs and coffee made up the menu. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mc- Alister and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Sams Valley Plans Halloween Parly SAMS VALLEY - A commu nity Halloween party for all youngsters and oldsters in the area will be held Thursday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Sams Val ley Grange Hall. A full evening of entertain ment has been planned for all who attend this event, according to members of the sponsoring group, Sams Valley Grange. A costume parade will be held for the young and old. There will be games, carnival booths, and refreshments. It has been planned as a fam ily affair so that all may enjoy fun on Halloween night. How ever, it was stressed that every one is invited. Grace were co-chairmen for the event Prizes were awarded for the best couple in costume, which was won by Mr. and Mrs. Duane natty of Talent. Best man s costume went to Don Gordon of the Buckles and Bows Club of Medford, and best lady's cos tume prize went to Flo Barnes of the Circle-N-Square club of Yrena Guests present came from Ashland, Medford, Shady Cove and Talent, Ore., and Weed Big Springs and Gazelle. Call' fornia. Guest callers during the evening were Bob Glather of Shady Cove and Buzz Dibble of Medford. Art Gravelle, caller of the Circle-N-Square, introduced Lar ry Leach, president of the local club, who announced the follow ing dates: Nov. I will be work shop night for the Yreka Club at the Vet's hall. Nov. 2 Floyd Workman and Buzz Dibble will be callers at the 6th annual night owl dance at the Medford Armory. On Nov. 9 there will be a dance at Weed at the White Pine hall, Howard Jones, caller. HOME ON LEAVE WONDEIl-Jamcs T. Hane- gan, MM3, is home on transfer leave from the Navy. His new assignment will be radar ship picKet amy on tne California coast. THIS WEEK The ...in Honor Flies of... n Vw.tin i DINNIS McCOY I J If 27-1961 EteM if j SEVEN TOOK PART The third prize in the Phoenix Halloween Parade went to a group of six boys and a girl who created this dragon. Prizes Awarded For Best Outfits In Phoenix Event PHOENIX Pete Shilts, Cindy Starr and a contingent of six boys and a girl walked off with the prizes during Phoe nix's Halloween Parade Saturday. The event was again spon sored this year by the Phoenix Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary. Shilts won first prize of $5 for his Indian costume. Miss Starr, 3 years old, took the $3 second award with a devil's outfit. The six boys, John Skjaerlund, Greg Hayes, Scott Goodrich, Alen Vencill, Lewis Hayes and John Sweeny, and girl, Pat Sweeny, won the $1 third prize, with a dragon costume. Three consolation prizes of 50 cents each went to Helen Marrs, Hillary Scott and a team of Kathy, Debbie and Renae Col lins. Around 100 kids took part in the parade. It drew a good crowd. Phoenix police directed traffic. The Talent Junior High School Band, under the direction of Harry Kanasta, and the Phoe nix High School Band played in the parade. PETE SHILTS Indian Took First 'Just off Jacksonville Highway" MEMORIAL PARK WEDDING CHAPEL COLUMBARIUM 1393 Arnold ln V FUNERAL HOME MAUSOLEUM CREMATIONS Phont 773-7338 Jacksonville Boosters Club Plans Halloween Parly JACKSONVILLE - The Jack-1 sonville Boosters Club will give a Halloween party for all school age children Thursday from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Pioneer Village, 907 South Fifth St. There will be dancing and games for all. Prizes will be given for the best costume, and also for climbing the greased pole. Mr. and Mrs. George McUne, owners, have donated the Vil lage and its facilities to the children and teen-agers of Jack sonville for the holiday celebration. Mrs. C. L. McBcth is in charge of chaperoncs. For persons wish ing to help with refreshments, please call Mrs. Arthur Roberts 899-1665 from 12 to 5 p.m., 899- 1258 after 5 p.m., or Mrs. Lyle E. Harrell, 899-1606. All dona tions will be appreciated. Prizes will be donated by the Jacksonville merchants. All children are invited to come in costume. CINDY STARR 3-Ycar-Old Took Second Regional News IN HOSPITAL O'BRIEN Albert Eggers is recovering .satisfactorily from surgery in the Rogue Valley hospital in Medford, according to Mrs. Eggers who spent the previous week end in Medford to be near for visiting. It will be about two weeks before he is discharged. Air Show Viewed by Sams Valley Couple SAMS VALLEY - Mr. and Mrs. Bill Price were among some 20,000 people who watched a recent Air Force Show al Can non Air Force Base, Clovis. N. M., earlier this month, when they visited their son. Airman Second Class Gail Price. Mrs. Price said the performance of the Thunderbirds flying the F 100 jet planes was a spectacu lar sight. Many stunts were per formed. The occasion observed the 16th anniversary of the Air Force as a separate unit, the event cele brated the 21st anniversary of Cannon Air Force Base, and marked the 50th anniversary of the Silver Wings. Young Price is a former resi-1 dent of Gold Hill and attended Crater High School prior to en listing in the Air Force about three years ago. The Prices also traveled in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas where they visited relatives. It was the first time in 21 years that they had returned to their hometown of Broken Bow, Okla. During their two weeks trip they had a reunion with his three sisters, and t brother and sister of hers whom they had K seen since they left Okla homa 21 years ago. Bulle Falls School Board Meets Nov. 6 BUTTE FALLS - Regular meetings of the Board of Di rectors of School District No. 91 are held the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the high school. The next meet ing is set for Nov. 6. Anyone who is inferesled in the schools of the district may attend these meetings. Topics that were discussed at the last meeting included the pink slips for the high school students, the bus repair problem and the grade school testing program. It isn't necessary to have a problem to attend the meetings, board members said. Citizens are encouraged lo come lo lis ten, ask questions or present a problem. Siskiyou Adult Education Program Stalled HAPPY CAMP During the regular meeting of the 25th District of Parents Teachers As sociation here recently, College of Siskiyous President Eddie Roberts gave a brief explana tion as to why evening adult edu cation classes have not started at high schools of the Siskiyou Joint Union High School Dis trict. Roberts said that the board of trustees of the Siskiyou Joint Union High benool District, which is made up of six high schools in the county including Happy Camp, has stated that the district is short of funds that it can no longer let the college use the facilities for the same terms as in the past years. A $2.50 registration fee in the past has been turned over by the college to pay for lights, heat, etc. The high school district, said Roberts, now wants to rent the district school facilities to the college for (in round figures) $2 per hour for classrooms; $4 per hour for metal shop; and $6 per hour for gymnasium. Roberts said the college has had many requests for a class in welding, women's physical education, as well as other aca demic classes. Other Possibilities If negotiations with the high school canot be made, it might be possible to use facilities at the elementary school and to use a private machine shop for the welding class, Roberts said. Also speaking during the meeting was Mrs. Blanche Hyde, state publicity instruction director whose home is in the Bay Area, who spoke on many ways in which to build up the PTA units in respect and mem bership. She said accomplish ments of units should be made known to the community so the meetings would not be known as "just another tea party." Mrs. Hyde said tht publicity goes hand in hand with public rela tions. Presiding at the meeting held at the Grange Hall was Mrs. Lloyd Westby, president of the District of Happy Camp, holding the first meeting of the 25th District ever to be held in Hap py Camp. A luncheon was serv ed by the Home Economics group of Grange No. 395 be tween the morning and after noon sessions. Other guests present in addi tion to those already mentioned were: Roger Ellis, dean, College of Siskiyous Evening Division; Al Swaim, Happy Camp, mem ber Siskiyou Joint Union Board of Trustees; Frank Oamek, high school principal (Happy Camp); John Sugden Jr., district super intendent of Happy Camp Union Elementary; and Phil Toleman May Start in Spring HAPPY CAMP - The Siski you Joint Union High School Board met here for their regular meeting and during the meet ing, discussed the situation con cerning the Adult Evening Edu cation Program which is spon sored by the College of the Siski yous at - attendance centers in the county. The Siskiyou Joint Union High School District this year has asked that the college pay more for the use of the six high school facilities under their direction, which includes Happy Camp. Until an agreement is reached between the college and the high school district there will be no adult classes held in these high school attendance centers. Board members all agreed that they want the classes to be offered for the people but be cuse of the very sad financial situation of the district, board members felt that they would at least have to break even. It was voted by the board to invite the College of Siskiyous Board of Trustees to the next meeting to discuss the situation and to arrive at an agreement so classes may start with the spring semester, since it is get ting very late to start now. RegionalCalendar PHOENIX-Monday, 8 p.m., Talent - Phoenix Businessmen's Association will meet at Phoenix Community Hall. Rep resentatives from the County Assessor's office will discuss property and loan values in the area. GOLD HILL Tuesday, 8 p.m., Odd Fellows Lodge No. 129 will meet in the IOOF Build ing. GOLD HILL - Wednesday, 9:30 a.m., Women's Missionary Council of Gold Hill Assembly of God Church will meet at the church. . GOLD HILL-Wednesday, 8 p.m., adult community Hallo ween party honoring teachers of Gold Hill and Crater High Schools will be held at the Grange Hall. All ladies other than teachers are to bring a pie. Crater Students Win Contest Students from Crater High School took first and second place in the Rogue District of the Oregon Soil Conservation Association speech contest held last Monday evening at Crater. First place went to Don Gail, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nor man Gail, Route 1, Gold Hill. Second place winner was Jack Peek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benny Peek, 445 Orr Drive, Central Point. Placing third was Dennis Bolz, Phoenix High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bolz, 4005 Colver Road, Med ford. Gail will speak at the sec tional speech contest at Grants Pass at the courthouse October 30. Topic for the speeches was "Woodland Management." C. W. Jensen, Rogue River, was in charge of the contest. Robberies Bring Changes at Wonder WONDER The recent rob bery of the Redwood Tavern and the Cottage Coffee Shop has left usually complacent Wonder in a state of nerves. Usually doors here are left unlocked even wide open year in and year out. Now everyone is try ing, the locks on the doors and most have vicious dogs. The residents miss their free and easy life, however, and hope the thief is caught shortly. The Hawaiian islands contain about 650.000 persons. About 650 Americans die of cancer every day. SAVE 50 OR MORE! ECON-O-CLEAN Professional Dry Cleaning With Coin Operative Economy! MINIMUM ORDER $1.90 Cleaning and Spotting Onlyl 38' ib. Dumas Domestic Laundry and Dry Cleaners 30-32 N. Rivtrtid Medford USE OUR DRIVE-IN SBRVICI "Nsthinf Mati Ctahti ti CUan it i Vnir?' t , AT THcee ICY PRICES From Your Friendly MARK'S Fresh 6th and Grape GROUND BEEF 3is1 WIENERS a II &9C CIDER 71f7 Golden Valley (J V V y2 Gal. PUBEX B LEAGUE Gal. 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