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PAflTC THREE'
History of Medford's Company A
The hUtory of "the . local military
organization Company A lS6th Infan
try dates back to the year 1918. Out
of the old National Rifle Association
of Medford was organized a company
for the purpose of studying military
tactics and out j of this organization
there was formed the old Company
P of the state militia at Medford.
Oregon, which was organized under
the war time provisions of the state of
Oregon, and was solely a state organi
zation. ' i.Op the 10th day of May. 1918,
Company F, Oregon state militia was
mustered in with a membership of
' about eighty-three men and wero
sworn In by Adjutant deneral Wil
liams. The First Orflcors .
The officers elected to the old com
pany were H. A. Canaday, captain,
Fred S. Stripp, 1st lieutenant, and P.
10. Redden, 2nd lieutenant, and the
regular drilling and training of the
company was kept under the direc
tions of the military department of
Oregon until March, 1919, when the
new Federal National Guard regula
tions had been adopted by congress
and at this time there was formed a
new military company made up prin
cipally from the young men of the old
state militia all of whom re-enlisted
in the Federal National Guard and
the company for a time, while the
mllltnry department of the state was
building- a real military department
under the federal regulations was
designated as Company P, C, E and D
and at ono time for a few duys was
an artillery . company, but as the
military organization of the Federal
National Guard of the state of Oregon
developed into a real military regi
ment and then into a brigade of the
Federal National Guard, the Medford
company was given its final designa
tion as Company A 186th Infantry.
' Company Transferred
However, the company- for a time
was a part of the 162nd Infantry but
as the military companies in the state
developed rapidly under the general
supervision of General George A.
White, adjutant general of the state
of Oregon, Company A was " trans
ferred from the 162nd Infantry and
made the first company of the first
battalion in the new regiment, being
designated us the 186th regiment,, in
fantry, of which it is now a part.
At first the company being In the
162nd Infantry was under the com
mand of Col. Oreede C. Hammond and
AND LOOK YOUNG
, Grandmother kept her hair beau
tifully darkened, glossy and attractive
with a brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur.
Wheneverl her hair took on that dull
faded or streaked appearance, this
simple mixture. wupplli with won
derful effect. Hy asking at any drug
store for- "Wyeth's Sage and suipnur
Compound," you will get a largo Dot
tie of this old-time recipe, improved
by the addition 'of other ingredlentB,
nil ; readv to use. at very little cost.
This simple mixture can be depended
unon to restore natural color and
beauty to the hair.
A well-known downtown druggist
says everybody uses Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound now because
It durkens so naturally and evenly
thnt nobody can tell it has been an
plied It's so easy to use, too. You
Bimply dampen a comb or soft brush
and draw It through your hair, taking
one strand at a time. . By morning the
gray hair disappears; after another
application or two. It Is restored to its
natural color and looks glossy, soft
and beautiful.. - Adv.
It's an old saying and . a
true one, that seeing is be
lieving, so we wish you to
visit our store and compare
quality of goods and prices
before buying elsewhere.
SO WHY PAY MORE?
We have just received a new ship
ment of Shoes. . . Reg. Now
Officers' Dreti Shoes .... 7.50 9 5.50
Army Dress Shoes . 6.50 $ 5.15
Regulation Army Shoes $ 7.00 5.75
Waterproof all ' leather -
Shoes, guaranteed....:-.! 7.50
Low Rubbers ..... .....$1.50
Army Canteens, with eov- -
'era .. -.'..$ .75
Arctic Overshoes j,..- $ 2.75
Mesa Kits $ .50
Navy Pea Coats. :.....$12.50
Overcoat 127.50
.Heavy ' Cetton Union
Suits ...j. 1-75
, Wool Union 8ults... 4.00
Wool Union 8uita . 6.00
Army Steel Cota 4.50
$ 5.95
1.35
t .35
2.25
S .35
9.50
122.50
1.45
$ 3.50
S 4.45
3.45
Cotton 'Blanksts ,.....i.2.50 2.19
Wolverine Blankets..... 4.50 S 3.75
Wool Blankets, guaran
teed, 4 lb f 6.40
Wool Blanket, guaran
teed, S lb
9 7.00
Wool Blankets, guaran- .
teed, lb : -
Wool Blankets, guaran
I 8.40
teed. 10 lb. . 114.00
Sheepskin Moccasins X 2.25 f 1.95
Stag Shirts 8.50 f 7.50
Stan Shirts, ouaranteed S10.00 8.50
Slicker Coats 3.00 2.25
Slicker Pants 2-75 200
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Special attention paid to mail order.
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MEDFORD, OREGON ,
upon the forming of the new regi
ment. Major Hiram U. Welch, asses
sor of Multnomah county was elected
colonel of the new regiment.
The local company has during its
existence been most of the time sta
tioned in a portion of the Natatorlum,
and without sufficient facilities to
carry on their work, but were given
the best In the way of headquarters
that could be found in Medford at
that time. .
Upon the forming of the new fed
eral organization as it now exists H.
A. Canaday was elected captain, Mar
ion C. Wright, 1st lieutenant, and
Vern B. Marshall, 2nd lieutenant, and
In the year 1922 Lieutenant Marshall
resigned from the service and Alvin J.
Crose, adjutant of the American Le
gion Post of Medford, and at that
time the first sergeant of Company A
was appointed second lieutenant and
these three men are now the officers
of the organization.
Mustered In Mar. 18, 1019
The men were mustered into the
Federal National Guard by Major
Francis Drake of Portland, Oregon,
on March 12th, 1919, with an enlisted
strength of ninety-two men and the
officers and the company' from that
time until the present has maintained
a membership of from sixty-five to
nlnety-slx men. Each year this com
pany has attended the annual en
campment at Camp Lewis and each
time has done most excellent work.
Two of the years out of the four
which this company has attended the,
annual encampment It has brought
home silver trophies for work done
In the camp and on two occasions
vied with Portland for the largest
company at camp.
The -members of this .company.
many of them, are now serving their
third enlistment period and have con
tinued on with the company a,nd now
with the armory will be able to enjoy
the magnificent building which they
have in Medford and with the young
men that make the personnel of the
company today the boys expect to go
back to camp this coming year in a-
position to stand at the head of the
National Guard companies of the
state of Oregon as the state of Oregon
Btands at the head of the National
Guard Department of the United
States. .
Amusement Program
The boys of the company have at
all times had the good wishes of the
people of Medford, but have during
the past years by reason" of lack of
room and facilities been'.. unable to
hold any social affairs or things of
that nature that would allow thenr to
Invite the public to their headquarters
but now they hope to be able to meet
often with the people of this vicinity.
..The membership of this company.
are most enthusiastic and expect to
make a good showing for Medford.
They are now organizing a basket ball
team, which they hope will be one of
the best in this end of the state, and
possibly in the entire state. A drum
corps and bugle corps are also bolng
organized, a small orchestra and a
male
quartet and the boys will soon be
putting on programs, i the most) of" "B 111 . ,,u
which will be made up entirely out or
their own membership.
The present personnel of Company
186th Infantry, Oregon National
Guard is as follows: . '
Officers . v ; ,
Captain, Hamfll'A. Canaday, ' v '
First lieutenant, Marion C. Wright.
Second lieutenant, Alvin J. Crose.
First sergeant, Gworge F. Lindley.
Sergeants: Clyde R. Richmond,
Reuben H.- Pitx. Weldon H. McBee,
Ermel Ingram, Henry L. Van Demark.J
Corporals: Charles D. Wiley, Cllf
ford B. Daily, Harry E. Hawk, Edwin
James. Bruce W. Moffatt, Leonard
Osborn. Sterling C. Richmond. Russel
Wells.
First class privates: Cyril R. Atkins,
Warren H. Conrad, John R. Duly,
Paul Oi Holmer, Gordon K. Kershaw.
Jack R. Lynch, Lewis C. Lyons, Lewis
O. Parker. Elmer O. Peters, Paul E.
Souther. ,
f Privates
Raymond L. Berry, Frank Board-
mam Coy W. Brown. Henry E. Brown
William Brown,. Harold B. Burnett,
Harold C. Burnett, Milan R. Burnett,
Elvis R. Cochran. Charles N. Davis,
Jr., Harvey J. Dutton, Royce M. Fin-
ley. Carl OregR, Vance D. Hall, Wil
liam N. Hall, Roy V. Hewlft, Harold
W. Hubter. - Ernest V: Hurt. Vernon
D. Kennedy, Richard 8. Law, Rupert
B. Maddox. Billle L. Miller, Kenneth
O. Miller. Sherman E.' Musty, Noel
Neergaard, Kenneth H. Nelson. Em-
met R. Phillips, Ora V. Phillips, Willis'
A. Porter. Floyd A. Purves. Frank E.
Redden. Robert C. Bchlelchert. Carl
M. Seufert, Paul P. Seufert, Raymond
J. Shoemaker, Orval L. Shores, Ches
ter W. Sllllman,. Richard H. Single
Rudolph F. Slngler, Ansel Y. Smith,
Claude Sullivan, Merle R. Tedrlck,
Dale H. Vinson,' Robert E. Welch,
Clarence Williams.'
FOUND NOT GUILTY
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 28.r-An-thon
Eckern, former vice-president of
the defunct State bank of Portland,
was found not guilty by a Jury in cir
cuit court late last night of the charge
of receiving deposits knowing the
bank to be Insolvent.
The charges against Eckern grew
out of the closing of the bank on Feb.
ruary 0, 1S22. He wns tried last Sep
tember but the Jury disagreed, neces
sitating a second trial.
T
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., Nov. 28.
(By Associated Press). Arraign
ment of J. C. Walton, former gover
nor, on six Indictments charging di
version of public funds and dispersal
of a meeting of the state legislature,
was continued today until Monday. '
The continuance was taken by
agreement after It was found that
four Jury trials were docketed for -to -
Medford's
At the regular session in 1921 the;
Oregon leRisliiture made an appro
priation of $40,000,000 for the erec
tion of an armory in Medford. Thin
appropriation was to be used, only
when the -'city or Memora ana juck
son county hud made an appropria
tion of a like amount. To this end the
county levied tuxes th'at would raise
Its quota of $'.10,000 by the end or
1923. In the full of 1922 it was dis
covered that there was only some
$12,000 available and that, in order
to make the state money available
Lbeforc the next session of .the legisla
ture when it might be lost, tne bal
ance of the $20,000 must be made up
at once. The Craters then stepped in
and made a drive among the business
men of Medford where they obtained
120 notes for $100 each, which were
then put up for security on which they
borrowed $8000 from the banks of
Medford to be repaid as money accu
mutated in the armory fund at Jack
sonvllle.
Then the city council voted $20,000
f6r the city's share and the stute was
notified that we were ready to pro
ceed. '
Medford Armory
Built and Equipped
By : Local Firms
In this day of modern construction
It Is necessary to have - responsible
J . . . . . .
workmen employed to secure the best
results both In ..construction and
equipment, ' .
The new armflry Is an evidence of
this, as it Is conoeded by everyone to
be one of the best public buildings in
the state and the state, county and
city got value: received f or every
dollar expended.
JX. L Stuart was the general con
tractor for, the building. . - - -
The stucco work was done by L. R.
Coombe ot Ashland. 'v ;
The electrical work' was done and
.
reopie g cmc more.
The--.mill ivork.' including sash.
doors,, cabinet' Vork and interior fur
nishing was manufactured '- by ' the
Medford Planing Mill. ,. '
The roof is the famous Johns-Man-vllle
asbestos product, there is over
20,000 square feet on the armory and
according to R. B. Hdllopeter, the
local representative, is a protection
against fire and carries the highest
classification from underwriters la
boratories. The painting was done by Thomp
son, the Painter, with Fullers famous
paints.
The cement used In the structuro Is
the Beaver brand, an Oregon product,
of the Beaver Portland Cement Co.,
the factory being located at Cold Hill.
The heating plant ' was furnished
and Installed by W. A. Altken, the
Plumblng-and I heating contractor,
, The maple flooring was from Mich
'ear.- furnished by the Medford Lum
ucl.uiiiimi jr.
The folding chairs,' rugs and can-:
vs shades were fuaalshed and' put
up by Weeks & Orr.
The office fixtures, including desks,
chairs, etc., were supplied hy the
Medford Furniture & Hardware Co.
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New Armory, a Monument to Medford
Plans Arc Kocclvetl. .
Plans for the building were drawn!
by Mr. Hinsncker of Eugene and sent;
here for ci itirism. A committee coin. !
posed of the various local organiza
tions Interested met nnd on Inspection
of the plans suggested somo small
changes which wore embodied In the
final plans nnd In the building. Uids
were called for and the contracts were
let In December, 1922 with the expec
tation that the building would be fin
ished by June, 1923. With only a
small purt of the work done the gene
ral contractor who was erecting the
building defaulted nnd his bondsmen
were culled "upon to completo the
building. This so delayed "the work
that the completion has only Just been
accomplished.
The property suggested by the city
council and approved by the adjutant
gcnerul of the stato und his stuff was
a piece of ground containing seven
lots and bounded by Jackson, Third
and Bartlett streets. Apple street be
tween Third street and Jackson street
was vacated and Included In the
property ns wns the alley crossing the
sume block. This gives ample ground
for parking around the building itself
beside allowing a place for a tennis
court. Dirt from the excavation or
the basement was kept on the prop
erty and this raises (.the lovel of the
grounds some three) feet above the
street.
In making the lawn" this has been
sloped from tho property line up and
leveled and seeded and when tho
grans comes on rioxt year will muke u
beautiful yard. ,
The' building f rorita on . Bartlett
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hnscment and Is two stories in height.
The basement contains the engine
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kitchen and dining room, a rifle range
spaee for a bowling alley to be In
stalled later, showers und rest rooms,
and under the stnge three largo dress
ing rooms. vTho front section on the
first floor contains the captuln's office
orderly room tho locker room where
each man in the company has a sepa
rate, locker for his equipment und tho
quartermaster room for tho storage
of nil the spare supplies of tho com
pany; and on the second floor tho In
spectors office, a club room for tho
members of tho company and a room
to be used for meetings of the Ameri
can Legion. CI. A. R., Spanish Ameri
can War Veterans and other organi
zations of this kind.
Largo Auditorium.
Tho drill hall and auditorium Is a
largo room 82 by 121 feet nil finished
with a fine maple floor. Above this
is a balcony and one end a large stage
making this room suitable not only for
drill room, but for dances, lectures,
musical entertainments, plays and
other entertainments of various kinds.
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armory wns a dunce by Company A,
IStith Infantry, Oregon Natlcnul
(Jim id. tho proceeds of which was
used for the payment of tho Interest
In the notes which were used to raise
money ahead of the tax colleetlon
These notes together with the Interest
have all been paid ami: the notes re
turned to the signers. Now the nr
nu try Is In almost constant use and
the things going on vary from a road
show to lodge Initiation. The popu
larity of tho building s assured and It
'Is promised thnt the rental will be
kept as low as possible at all times.
All expenses of operation must be
paid from tho Income of the build
ing, and as this Is a public building
thesupport of the public is expected.
R. 1. Stuart of Medford was the
general contractor and Archlteet Hln
saeker of Kugeno drew the plans.
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