THE AMERICAN NRA EXEMPTIONS ARE NOTED «li ME VI K VTRAI yiusings— an Innocent B ystander | J(1.j we are v in d ic a te d ! As in ¡w past our prophecies c a n b e re lie d We said last w eek t h a t if we rf w y t h ln s a b o u t t h e b eau tifu l ,w:llt>r it would s u r e b r i n g rain fe did so speak an d a lm o s t b e to r e L paper was in th e m a l l, a lo n g «-.the rain. T h a n k s , J u p l U r . • « • I , MUt to say a w o r d r e g a r d i n g jfwork of the P a r e n t T e a c h e r a s mioii. This to o u r m i n d is a at institution. W i t h o u t t h e un ¿rstiBdiug and c o o p e r a t io n o f t h e psnu, (and especially t h e m o t ' L, the teachers w o u ld h a v e a h a r d L i to hoe. The m o r e t h e p a r e n t s the work of th e s c h o o l s t h e L (r the teach ers c a n succeed «try father or m o t h e r in t h i s dis- *ho has child ren in o u r sc h o o ls Laid Join the P. T. A. a n d a t t e n d 3 « meetings. It will do yo u good. • • • The business men of o u r c it y a g a i n L together in a c o m m o n cau se. Meriay morning t h e y j o i n e d in a ■Mean-up campaign, f o llo w in g th e iMition of c e r t a in m is c h ie v o u s Looks.” v . hs a great m a r t y r on a c c o u n t f his connection w ith a n u n f o r t u n - *Iy interrupted h o rs e w h i p p in g >t:«ode. seems to t h i n k t h i s p a p e r i p l y following in h is fo otstep* tisa we call a t t e n t i o n to t h e 11- °t situation in th is c o u n ty to d a y , had read o u r p a p e r m o r e reg u - k'y he would h a v e n o tic e d we h a v e p warning p eo ple a g a in s t th e ■ ® °f unrestricted booze f o r a lo ng We fear t h i s c o u n t r y is n o t [•' : th. .......... Just b* c a u s e th e • Amendment s e e m s s u i t to be bl'U off the books. I be much-abused and m uch-m a- F;ed Southern I’acific a t le a s t pays P'*xes on th e dot. W h ic h , w h en F «insider th e f a c t t h a t t h e coro- f has not been m a k i n g m o n ey r 4 long tim e, is r e m a r k a b l e . It be fine if o t h e r s w o u ld follow f - ' ‘ sample • • • f ^ OREGON. TH l K s |i \ t NOV EMBER -J. ItMH Bad Storm HALLOWE’EN PARTY Farmers , Small Rayes at Stores in Rural C. Lake aBY RELIEE CORPS ilS HUGE Towns Released S o m e im p rov em en t in late crop y ield s d u r i n g th e past few weeks buc AI. I STORKS NOI Il \ \ l \ d MORE THAN I l \ E EMPLOYES l \ TOWNS very little ch an g e in the general level (»I LK Ss TII. W £-.04» K V E MI T — KAUM « 0 - 0 PS A l . s o of f a r m prices nationally is itp o rteu KEI. EASED III P i t i ni IMI N I s O RD E R in a review of the agricu ltural situ ­ a ti o n j u s t released by the Oregon S t a t e college extension service. The Washington, Nov. 2.— In addition The h anking and (iuauclal legisla­ w e a th e r conditions during September te exempting from the operation of turn a tta c k e d th e problem of d eb t w ere fa v o r a b le an d prospects foi the master retail code, and also from and frozen deposits for both farm m o s t late crops, except tiuits, im ­ th e P re s id e n ts R e - e m p l o y m e n t a n j city. Of course, m ore wages p ro v ed so m e w h a t from tile generally Agreement, ail stores not having mean increased costs a n d h ig h e r low con d ition of a month ago. De more th an five employees in to w n s 1 prices. We must re m e m b e r th a t tails w ith reg ard to th e various of less than 2.5000 populations, tlie when we sta rte d many prices w ere co m m o d itie s which were sum m ariz­ President issued an aditlo nal Ex- at pauic low, levels a t which n e it h e r ed in th e re p o r t show a 5 per cent ecutive order which exempts farm- industry nor labor could live. Of g a in for p o tato es and small increases ers' cooperative organizations whose this broad p ro g ra m NRA is b u t a t o r co rn , oats, wheat, barley, hops, members receive "p a tro n a g e divi- part. It has nothing to do with hay a n d beans. Idends" from the sections covering | farm prices or public w orks, oil T h e g e n e ra l f a u n price level con­ fair practice sections of all codes, a d m in is tratio n , or th e hom e and t i n u e d a t a ro u n d 70 per cent of the I Such sections eith er limit or pro- farm loan acts. etc. It is solely l i i l o - i y i 4 av erag e, or 53 per cent | hibit rebates or allowances of an y connected w ith in d u s tria l organiza- of th e 1926-193U level. Owing some- l kind to favored purchasers w h eth er tion tor economic p lan n in g an d con- w h at to relatively high prices for in the form of money, goods, or ser- trol with reem p loym ent, hops, t h e Oregon farm price index|vices, or otherwise. ’ The n a tu r e of th e farm p ro b ­ a t tilt per cent of th e 1926-1930 av- Exemption of sm all m erch an ts in 'l e n t , with its a n n u a l crops, m akes e r a g e was h ig h er th an the general (owns of less (han 2.5UU was con- j(s solution slower. But a f t e r 4 a v e r a g e for th e whole country, ac- lemplated In prelim inary a range- m onths we find th e r e i*re som e e r a g e for th e whole country, accord- ments made weeks ago for creation th in gs NRA can do in aid of th e f a r ­ ing to t h e circu lar which contains 0f consumers' councils to h e a r com- mer and th e r u r a l m erch an t. O u r ex of price d a d td a an d index numbers for plaints of u n w a rra n te d price In- perlence show s th a t th e am o u n t n e a rly all products produced in th e creases in behalf of the C onsum ers' reem ploym ent and wage in c r e a s e s in 6tate> Advisory Board of NRA, with the e sta b lish m e n ts em ploying not m ore T h e index of prices paid by farm- sole exception of chain stores and th an 5 persons in tow ns of less th a n e rs h a s climbed above 11« per cent | branches of service o rg a n i z a ti o n s .1 2.500 pop ulation is not en o u g h to en tailed. T he of p re -w a r w h ere it was in Septem- Two weeks before the P re s id e n t’s offset th e h a rd s h ip her, so th a t th e exchange value of exemption o rder was issued it had j P resident is ask in g th ose w ho can do fa r m p ro d u c ts still hangs aroun d 60 been determ ined as a policy of th e so to c o n tin u e u n d e r th e fo r m e r By all o th e r s th e B lue Eagle p e r c e n t of " p a r it y " despite atren-1 Recovery A dm inistration because of rule ru ral c o m - jw lth the ex em ption chev ro n m ay be u o u s e ff o rts by th e agricultural a d - ; hardships imposed in ¡displayed. T his sho uld relieve th e j u s t m e n t a d m in is tratio n to increase „amities, f a r m p u rch as in g power, according to, In explaining the exemption of | fo r m e r of retail m a r k -u p s d u e to t h e c ircu lar. (small m erchants in sm all towns, | increased expense. O ur ex perience A d m ln lstrto r also show s w ide m isin fo rm a tio n " D e m a n d conditions c o n t i n u e National Recovery a b o u t th e e x ten t of w holesale and w e a k ," says the rep o rt, despite s u b - H u g h S Johnson said in part The recovery program came at a retail price Increases. Now lh a t activity ¡giantial gains in business and* e m p lo y m en t during the past lew ¡time when low prices w ere crushing most of the great codes a r e In. m o n th s The payroll of factory ag ricu ltu re when in cities and tow ns will be m uch e a sie r t h a n ev er before w o r k e r s is still less th an 60 per cent there was th e greatest «..employ- not only to In vestig ate but a c tu a 1> „f t h e 1926-1930 am ou nt which in- m eat we have ever known, when to prevent u n d u e w holesale P ^ e In­ d icates th e stre n g th of domestic de-!,ieb, and closed bank s were slowing creases. T he P re s id e n t has d ire c te d i f r f i r m products and consul«- activity In cities and on farm s, and th a t th is be d o n e at onie. r h ash .* power Foreign m ar- destructive business practices, du e “ B n, most of th e c o m p la in ts r e ­ el p u rc h a s in g p ' s m a l k et- depression, th reaten ed many in- reived now a r e of retail p ro f ite e rin g k e ts d u r i n g ' " t farm !,iUgtries. T he recovery program A co m plete plan h a s been w orked i n i y v e a r too the th e least ■ _ . __ . _ h.,o , i n0u i , n l n i n t ing v a s desigend to go to th e h e a rt o f ! o u t for fair h e a rin g s by com p lain t p ro d u c ts in n early sixty years. .a c h trouble. To farm ers it gave boards. By th e s e m ean s we believe :ilie a d ju s tm e n t and farm loan acts we can protect th e public. In clud ing S ta te G ra n g e M aster I To the unemployed it gave th e re- th e fa r m e r, a g a in s t price Increases covery a rt, which p erm itted th e wip- w hich do not come as a d irect result H ere T u esd a y Eve i„g ou t of u n fa ir tr a d e practices, of th e cost of r e e m p lo y m e n t.” C e n tra l Point (’.ran ge enjoyed th e privilege of a tten din g th e i 1,111 o n a m eeting held in their hall on T u e sd a y n ig h t a t which time we had | w ith us. S tate grange Master, 1U> W. Gill of P o rtland . State Bee re Beck of Albany. tarv . B erth a J Marie F li n t McCall, State Lecturer T alm iter. of Salem and George A. of whom S ta t e Drill Master each s p o k e on his respective ^ n c h 0 ‘he I work. N early every su bo rdin ate m a n g e of the county was represen t Z a* th e meeting. A fine m u s ic I ; followed th e executive s got t h r o u g h we l e a r n e d th i - w hich tim e th w e r e «.-ill be election ol v had an e le c tr i c ra n g e , h o t- « m e « « an d all m em ber* a r r h eater, w a s h in g m a c h in e . to be present H e. ei^ftrjp ir o n , t o a s t e r , elec- I W fig e ra to r, au to m atic w ater »Ilf* O. P an k ey who with mofo,., And still b ro k en hip »* 1 : «.th - * e m ,*d a w f u l to pay for 1 Pay „ 7 H eart hospital U getting * ‘on* r k°»er to o p e r a t e the«« f 0 n T e n : T h ey have tak en part of ^ e f e a r u n le s s o u r people , *> - They -o b a r k to m o r e s i m p '" ' ' " ff P * of living th e y will h a v e t o con a re opera plants b «0 pay t h e p ip er. [m u n icip al Shangle Studio Make- Record J. E. M erritt am i R obert M errill r e t u r n e d T uesday n ig h t from C r a te r 1-ake, w here they h ave beeu em p lo y ­ ed on ro a d c o n s t r u c ti o n fo r H. Y on­ d e r H ellen. T hey re p o r t a se v e re blizzard sw ept over th e la k e Mon­ day. w hich n e a rly c a u s e d the d e a th of several m en of t h e road crew. T he M erritts w ere called out to assist in u n lo ad in g ,iu oil t r u c k sev­ eral mile« from t h e i r camp. W hile t h u s e n g a g e d th e blizzard struck them w ith su ch force as to s p a t te r th e i r faces w ith spray from th e lake fai below. T h e r e t u r n to cam p was m ade w ith m uch difficulty ow ing to th e poor visibility a n d th e d a n g e r of going off th e rim in to th e lake. T he d r i v e r of a " c a t " w hich was being used to clean snow d rifts , be­ cam e so chilled it b ecam e necessary to put him into a t r u c k cal) to w arm up. T h e m e n finally re a c h e d a r a n ­ ger cabin. T he firs t m en to reach the cabin w ere u n a b le on acco u n t of th e i r chilled c o n d itio n to open th e s h u t te r e d doors. F in a lly one of th e tr u c k s artv e d an d t h e d riv e r w ho hail been s h e l te re d by his cab, got thi d o o r open an d a fire s t a r te d . by T h e M e r ritts w ere co m pelled th e d e e p snow to co m e out by way ol K la m a t h F alls. P arent T ea ch er E x e c u tiv e C o m m itte e M e e ts; P la n s W o rk T he W o m a n 's R elief C orps held a H allow e'en p a rty at t h e old W a l k e r d ance h a ll F rid a y even in g . J u d g i n g by the noise. It was a how ling s u c ­ cess -every y o u n g s t e r In tow n being present. T he fish pond an d c an d y b o o th s were soon sold out. Mrs. S m ith a n d Mrs. C o p in g e r in H u llo w e'en co stu m - •s had c h a r g e of th e fish pond. Mrs. l.ois R ic h a rd s o n , also in H a l l o w e e n colors, had c h a r g e of th e candy an d fancy w ork boo th. Mrs. Musty. Mrs. F a r r a a n d Mrs. W elc h in black and o ra n g e , serv ed buns an d wienies, d o u g h n u ts a n d coffee to th e h u n g ry . Mrs. E ldon U ieason, d re s se d as a Gypsy an d Mrs. Doss a n d Mrs. A n ­ derson In H allo w e'en colors, se rv e d e ld er to th e th irs ty . T h e ir booth proved to be th e most p o p u la r an d was s u r r o u n d e d by a larg e g ro u p of boys and g irls m ost of th e tim e. We d o n 't know if t being free c id er m a d e any d if fe re n c e o r not. Lots of fun wus had d a t th e c o u n tr y s t o r e w hich was In c h a r g e of Mrs. H e r m a n s o n a n d Mrs. C u m m in g s. T h e J u n i o r s p u t on th e p ro g r a m , w hich called for a lot of a p p lau s e. Dorothy S m ith a n d L o r e tt a H u g g e r had a d ia lo g u e a n d Bobby H o a g la n d an d R u th C o p in g e r a d ialog ue. T h e r e w as a p ie-eatin g c o n te s t which c a u s ­ ed m uch m errim ent, w h ere th « co u p les w ere tie d to g e t h e r. Mu Ic for th e d a n c e w as fu r n is h e d by Lois R ic h a rd s o n , Mervyn G leason. John Eddy an d Alvin Maple. T h e executiv e cou ncil of t h e C e n ­ t r a l P o in t P.T.A. m e t ut th e h o m e of Mrs. E d V in cent T u e s d a y e v e n in g . I B ir th d a y P a r ty Is O cto b er 31. T he m e e tin g w as called G iv e n B o b b y T u ck er fo r th e p u rp o s e of dis cu ssin g ways a n d m e a n s of ra isin g fu nds. T he C u rtis I'ublisliing C o m p a n y 's r e p r e ­ s e n t a ti v e w as p r e s e n t an d o u tlin e d Mrs. O. I). T u c k e r e n t e r t a i n e d his su b s c rip tio n p lan s w hich th e last T h u r s d a y h o n o ri n g h e r son Bob­ c o m m itte e voted to accept. Mr. b le ’s 10th b ir th d a y . T h e ro o m s w ere \ o u n g will h a v e c h a r g e of a d riv e r r e t t y with H allo w een d e co ratio n s . in w hich s u b s c rip tio n s to C u rtis T h e ta b le d e c o ra tio n s w ere e s p e c i­ m ag az in es will be sold. T h e P.T.A. ally a t t r a c t i v e w ith t h e la r g e b i r t h ­ will receive a good p ercen t of th e r e ­ day ca k e c e n te r in g th e table, also f a ­ t u r n s from th e sales. vors for each guest. It was also voted t h a t the P.T.A M arian T u c k e r w as a s s ite d In s e r ­ f h o u ld hold a c a r d p a rty at th e ving by H elene H a n s e n a m i N o rm a O ra n g e hall in th e n e a r fu tu re . Holland. G am es w ere played a n d W e lf a re w ork w a s discussed a n d j j o)ly , | m e h a d by all. Mrs. E. C. F a b e r w as ap p o in te d by Bobby received m a n y nice gifts. (fl. p re s id e n t to t a k e c h a rg e of th e T hose p re s e n t w ere: Doris P e n la n d . Lois S m ith , M ildred work. Mrs. C lara V incent, c h a i r m a n of W illlnms. Maxine ll o ll n n d , P eg gy S tu d io is classed as one of th e larg- in,, m e m b e rs h ip c o m m lttte e , re p o r t- C roft, A rdls H a n se n . K a d ln e Musty. lie- e s t an d finest e q u ip p e d s t u d io s be- . d t h a t se v e ra l new m e m b e rs h a v e G w end olln M a rin e , O e o r g e tt a C lean. Michael T h o r n le y , H a r r y T ay - tw een P o r t l a n d and S a c ra m e n to ,! i . • n secured. At th e close of t h e m eetin g lovely | o r , T oddy G rim es. W a y n e H o ffm a n , Calif. T he class of p h o to g r a p h s m a d e | •fresh m en ts were nerved by t h e E d g a r Boss. J o h n n y Ross, G uy O w ­ r by Ibis stu d io has b r o u g h t It recog- ! I,. i - 1 . -» ’ll.- follow ing m em bers ens. Bobby V in cent an d t h e honor n ltlo n not only in th is t e r r i t o r y , but w ere p re s e n t: guest Bobby T u c k e r. Mrs. Iluby L e e v e r, Mrs. Lois at th e Pacific Coast co n v en tio n s, w h ere, t h e tw o tim e s p h o to g r a p h s Young. Mrs. F r a n k L aw ren ce, Mrs. J o lly P a r ty G iv e n Rose H e rm a n s o n , Mrs. E. C. F a b e r . w ere exh ib ited in c o m p etitio n . Salon Mrs. E u d o r a B o h n e rt, Mrs. Mae A t G r im e s ’ H o m e ! H o n o rs w ere won tw ice— th e s e h o n ­ R ic h a rd s o n , Mrs L o r e n a Leach, Mrs. o rs being th e h ig h e s t p h o to g r a p h ic Della Tex a n d Miss A rle n e Hay. .w ard bestow ed by a p h o to g r a p h e rs C h e s te r G rim es e n t e r t a i n e d a few c o nvention, a n d this nidi Is th e only P a g k e H o m e S c e n e of his f r ie n d s w ith a Jolly p a r t y on one b etw een E u g e n e a n d S a c r a m e n to O ctober 29 G a m e s w ere played a n d to e v e r win. O f P . E . O . M e e tin g j ween colors, b lack a n d yellow, Mr. S h a n g le is a p rogressive b u si­ _____ were t a r r i e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e ro o m s ness m an of th is t e r r i t o r y — a mem- On W e d n esd ay a f t e r n o n . m em ber» ¡«Mo In th e re f r e s h m e n ts . C h e s te r ! ber, an d c h a i r m a n of th e m e m b e rs h ip w a- a ss isted by his b r o t h e r O liver of c h a p t e r AA. P K O. s iste r h o o d c o m m itte e of the Medford » h a m b e r A lovely tim e was h a d by all. T h e i of C om m erce, w hich o rg a n iz a tio n w ere " A t H o m e ’’ to a g ro u p of g u ests w ere: f r ie n d s a t th e s p acio u s h o m e of Dr has d o n e so m uch for th is te r r to r y bhlrley K in caid . C o n s ta n c e P o tts, 1 d u r n g th e last six m onths. T h e m e m ­ a n d Mrs. C. H. P ask e. Iris Hill. Maxine A yres, G e ra ld T h e follow ing p r o g r a m , a r r a n g e d b e rs h ip c o m m itte e has set a record Brown, Billie M e r ritt, G ene C aaad. for Increase In m e m b e rs h ip t h a t has an d p r e s e n te d by Mrs. l,ois Young. Byron Mliler. Dick W y a t t , K e n n e th received n a tio n a l co m m en t Me Is also I was g re a t ly enjeyred Miss Im o gen* W y a tt, Bobby V in cent, H al J e w e t t , a m e m b e r of th*- g e n e ra l c o m m it te e C hopin W altzes - Bobby T u c k e r. of t h e O regon D iam o nd J u b i le e re le - W’allace. b r a t io n to be held In M edford n e z t | Vocal solo» Mrs. D oris Nealon. J u n e 3rd. (w eek of J u n e 3 r d . ) Men-1 Vocal d u e t — M esdam es N ealon ! tion of th e M edford C h a m b e r of Com- a n d Y oung m e r c e p ro m p ts us h e re to m e n tio n R e a d in g — Mrs. Lola N oung ¡ t h a t th e m a j o r activity of t h a t or- P la n o aolo— M as ter R oger W olf s a n i t a t i o n is a g r i c u l t u r a l develop- T h e high school g ir ls o c te t te un- J. Verne Sliangb- m en t. a very w o rth y p ro g r a m a n d t t j d e r t h e direction of M Isa H a rri e t w o n d e rfu l 1 B aldw in p re s e n te d tw o n u m b e r s h a s a lr e a d y don e som e rw arg u m en t is a d v a n c e d t h a t j pays th e larg e-t *** ®y *"„* jf tin J Verne S h an gle cam e to Medtord w ork fo r th * f a r m e r I R e f r e s h m e n t s w ere serv ed fro m • havtn “ P ’ e m b e . 1927. a ft e r *v '' ha not r e d u c e d r a t e s f o r l t l o n in ,ai * ' n th« govern Mr Shi ngle la g ra t e f u l for th e p a t - ' b e a u tifu lly a p p o in te d table. Mrs. f th e ed with m any h n ‘n spite o f fa l li n g w ag es a n d plan» *»* , a k e n " wonId cease ro n ag e an d s u p p o r t he has received ¡T um y a n d Mrs T h o m p s o n p re s id in g o P r t la n d . i stu d io s of r * of c o m m o d itie s T h ? s e f o l k s m e a t all ,a en fa n | D th»» a n d . d u r i n g t h e co u rs e o f c o n v e r t * - at t h e u r n s 'a k e in to c o n s i d e r a t i o n t h e . W h ere would th e tion w ith o u r c o rr e s p o n d e n t s t a t e d : | Mesdamen M ann. Llbbey. Ibsrby >ur opinion t h a t tr arrival In Medford h keeping u p c o n s t a n t s e r v ic e r ¡rase? It O u r success h a s been d u e to alw ay s M erirk. F o w le r, J o h n s o n . D aniels. A paid by each co n -u m -j -d in th e Medford bldg l times; o f t h e cost of d i s t r i b u - ¡ s m a l l am o u n t m a k i n g a p h o to g r a p h t h a t la a . f o o d I P B u tle r. M N H o g a n . Blood. Van above 'h e a<'u»i ho rt tim e when he wa * *ke ju l u i i e r e e " " to »n all n a r t s o f th« ,er of elec r o i 1* » p o r t i n g a s can be m a d e W e sp are no ex p-n ae D o re n . l-amm, W. 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