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A bargain is a Bargain, ONLY when known quality is linked with
price! That's why the 20th Century Stores are always safe trading
places!
Prices Effective Saturday and Monday, December 8 and 10, Inclusive
Crystal White
Soap
10 hnr
for
39c
Snowdrift
Creamy
can
for
shortening; 8 -lb.
$1.79
Swans Down Cake
Flour
Per
37c
Fancy sliced; 8 large
delicious slices, in
! INTRODUCING
"Sweet Treat" Pineapple
each can Packed by Jim Dole, the Hawaiian Pineapple Kim
You cant buy better Those iwodays only 22 C
Large cans (Limit G) :
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Lard 1 'live, froshlv rendered
In bulk- 53 c
3 pounds
Shortening Best vegetable, sat
isfies the most discriminating
cooks Tn bulk ' P
3 pounds
SEASONABLE
Spoi-ry's Pancake and "Waffle Flour, 3-lb. Ueal value in this corn
package, bination, 4.8 C
Amuixo Putter Scotch Syrup, 2 1-1 b. can. at TUV,
Shrimp American Ueauty
New pack in enamel lined cans
Ko. .1 Cans, . 99
3 for J,,t
Wesson Oil and an ei
delectable Mayonnaise,
Quart can
;g make
49 c
Peets Washing Machine Soap
Large packages, 39 C
each
Peas San Wan Fancy, very
tender, small size extra fJf
sifted peas, 3 cans
FLOUR ssinn c'' saf'lc
Crown, Drifted Snow or Fisher's
Blend ,
$1.73
$1.99
Jello AU flavors
3 p a cji a gt ; s .s . . . r .
Milk Libby's,
sweet cream "
3 cans
25c
"The nearest to
29c
Seedless
28c?
Raisins Choice
Thonipspnsrr, ., ,
4-lb. package J..
Toilet Paper 1000 soft sanitary
sheeis, in each roll Qf
6 rolls .'
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landholder In this district is ex
pected, und rightfully so, to pur
cha.so hu nhare, ho.wcver small, of
lh" bonds.
The bonds arc a first mortgage
upon your own la ml along with alt
I other lands In the district, nnd us
jynu already know, the irrigation
1 taxes are levied and rendered to
iyu in conjunction with the county
taxes. You cannot pay the one
without the other. If taxes are not
pawl It affects the district only
temporarily, as tho law now gives
a right to foreclose In one year
after tax d'JJnqueney. Thus the
! Annual Rpnnrt fif MfidfoXti'S time after time on the same acre.
SaTTflSnaJES
BKr " UI1U W Iln 11 UCfOIIltS UCI1II ( M
Irrigation District Shows IT.!-! C
liipUu I I. A tuwi.l 1
Record of Outstanding
Accomplishment Govt.
Aid Is Probability In
come Is Increased.
The report on the activities of
the directors of the Medford Irri
gation district, recently issued, is
in part as follows:
The hoard of directors of tho
Medford Irrigation district are tnk-
ln tlie matter of security, the bond
holder is very well protected In his
Investment. Especially is this true
in the Medford district where the
total outstanding bonds now are
ll.L'iia.OOt) and tho total appraised
value of the land under the district
As an indication of the conserva
live Values used
the very cream of
ards and there are many
dreds of acres In this clnssifli
tlun were placed at
servativo valuation of
acre. The res nils of the appraisal
of the entire district, shows that
the bonds constitute about a 23
or me consorva- , j
tu tho apiirnlKiil j
f llin ie:ir oreli- j IL
lire many him- S
is rlnwiflcn.
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Ins this occasion to asnln ucqualnt i cent lonn on tl.00 worth or vnliio.
tho landowners, within the district, n Iw Sulta KM4iiixt
BULLY JDKA!
"Why not a Williams Tire for your Christmas Gift? Positively, the
safest tire fur 'Winter Driving! You can depend upon our prices be
ing, right. '
20TH CENTURY COFFEE
"This perfect blend sure makes a friend-." Direct from our toaster
to you it's always fresh Pound 48 $139
3 pounds '- ' "
Grapes
fancy
Extra
or's,
3 lbs.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
15c
Empcr-
25c
Grapefruit
Seedless Arizona's
4 for
25c
Lettuce
Soiid heads;
2 for
Cauliflower
Lni-ffe white 1 C -
heads, each 13C
Sweet Potatoes
Kx;ra fine;
n pounds OC
19c
Celery
Itrije sweet
stalks; 2 for ,
Bananas
A llttlo ripe but not over
ripe; 9Qr
5 pounds J
Phones 380 and 607
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226 W. Main and Medford Bide.
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mnnnHiiBBdaaDDDDDODODDr-
of the board's activities nnd ac
complishments during the past six
months.
We beltevo that over this poriod
there has heen material strides
made toward tho betterment of the
district. Kor the Htiko of clearnesa
and brevity, these uccompllnh
ments can best he divided and dis
cussed under the following heads:
Delinquent. Iaiul Kales
It will he remembered that up
to about six months iiko the total
accumulated delinquent land in
the district nmounted to about six
hundred acres. These delinquen
cies had accumulated over n period
of years, and were to a certain ex
tent lantls that had not been
farmed from the Inception of tho
district. Much of it whs controlled
hy absentee ownership, who appar
ently had no Intention of paying
taxes.
l,ast spring the directors stnrted
a campaign to dispose of this land,
with the primary idea of gcltini; It
back on to the tax rolls where It
would have to bear its just share
(jf the water and maintenance cost
mat more is to ne ninco i j
:lng a compromise out of j UL
an fighting thru the hu- j IL
uirt wif h all Its delays and H
H Jones, C. W. Koetcr ami, The only temporary auto license
Uobblns were nmofcc the Med- ; issued at the sheriffs office yes-
- ,, nnnn, ,n rjrnnts Pass yester- tenlay was lssucn io j. f. jonnsun
day. .
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Star Meat Market
.1 OF RADIO TALK AND
PLAY, KNIED TONIGHT
TURKEYS
SPECIALS
CHICKENS
RABBITS
Hams half or whole, per pound 30r
Good Bacon per pound : 25
Lard per pound .....16
Fresh Side Pork per pound 20
NEW SAUER KRAUT
Phone 273
We Deliver
l'p to Mars nnd "Down to
' Korth" will be nn adventure
j awaiting the radio public thruout
- the valley, when they tuno In on
KMKI), the .Mull Trfbune.Vlrgln
, Ktntion at 9 o'clock, to henr the
, unusual program, uponnored by the
Koulhern Oregon Electric com
: puny.
j I'rofcwor V. H. Relmer, who
'takes connlderflble time off from
hii? Villon of horticulture, to
follow his Rvocntlon of astronomy,
will give the listeners In an Insight
on Mtirs, which will set the singe
i for the comedy "Down to Knrth"
; which is to follow,
j Included In the caM of the piny
i will he Karl Davis, Fletcher Finn
, and Mary firelner, who have be
' come fit miliar rha meters on the
KMKI) programs during the past
two yenrs, Floyd Hush will be
' heard from In IiIh Important role
i as trick properly wlelder, nnd on
, the whule the program pro mine
to be on of considerable Interest.
of the district. The non-payment
of taxes by these delinquent acres
has added each year sn extra cost
on those who were faithfully pay
ing their share. To carry thru the
plan, it was necessary to arrange
with the local hanks for sufficient
money to clear this land of county
taxes, pay title Insurance und cuvv
for legal requirements. A credit
of $.lu0rt was arranged, however,
and we nro happy to report that
hut $3000 of this a mull nt has been
used. The cost of handling the
land has been held to a minimum,
and wo are indebted to the county
court for cooperation In tho extent
of absorbing a good portion of the
county taxes which had accumu
lated against these properties. ,!
330 Acres Sold
The net result of our efforts to
date, is the stile nf over 33o acres
or the original GOO acres. Most
sales have been on a smalt acreage
basis, and have been made at an
average price of about $37 , per
acre. Financially, then, the dis
trict will collect, as a result of our
efforts to date, about $12,000 from
the sale of land, which money will
come back to the district treasury
as reimbursement of taxes lost to
the district in the past few years.
In addition we will also Increase
our income from tuxes by about
SSimiO annually.
The hoard of directors have re
cently adopted a "Hmall down pay
ment plan," which they believe
will result In the sale of an addi
tional 150 acres within the next 90
days. We ore anxious to get tho
balance of this delinquent land
back on the tax roll as quickly us
possible. The plant adopted culls
for $2.00 down, nnd from $2.00 to
$3.00 per acre per month, extended
over a period nf about two nnd
one-half years. These monthly pay
ments in addition to taking care
of the purchase price of the land
also pay water taxes nnd Include
InlereHt payment nt 6 percent on
the unpaid balance duo lite district
on land sold.
Ilomls Arc Sold
$144,000 of the original author
ized bond issue of tho Mrtlfnrd
Irrigation District was withheld
from the. canal company because
of their failure to fully complete
tho construction of 'the project as
per contract. The withholding of
these bunds was contested in court
the cftnnl company losing their
claim, nnd the court ruling that
these bonds were originally created
to pay for the complete construc
tion of the Irrigation system. The
court further ruled that the dlreo
tors of the Medford Irrigation Dls-
trlct had the right to sell thesp
remaining bonds for tho purpose
of completing the project. In this
connection, it will be remembered
that In the spring f 1827 the di
rectors, with, the cooperation of
local business men, sold $31,000
worth of bonds. Tho money from
which was used to line certain
ditches. Last spring 1928 the
directors authorized the continu
ance of bond sales, tin Additional
lining was n'essary. He vera 1 ma
jor leaku had heen causing consid
erable damage to certain proper
ties, especially on the east side of
the valley, and It become Impera
tive that these Ionics be repaired,
otherwise the district could not
escape large damsge suits.
' A spiling plan was worked out
with M. N. llogan of this city,
wherein he wan to attempt to dis
pone of the remainder of the orig
inal unsold Issue. To date nn addi
tional $50,000 of bonds have been
sold. A very large portion of the
bonds placed In the spring of '27
and '21 were absorbed hy the Inrge
landowners. We cannot help but
foe) that the Interests of the small
landholders nre Just nn vital to
Ihelr welfare as are the largo In
tcrests to the Inrge owners. (
Bond J'urrhAHt I'rgi'd
Iet um be perfectly fair' nnd
frank In this matter, and look the
fact squarely In tho face. aot
One of the important phases
i that presents Itself to the district
and Us directors, in the successtul
conclusion of the law suit in which
Ihb district has heen Involved for
several years with the Rogue Ttlvor
Valley Canal company. A thoro
and Intelligent discussion of the
many phases nnd angles Is out of
the question here. The board feels,
however, that more Is to be gained
by effecting
court thn
preme cour
legal costs, providing however, the
settlement would be fair In all
respects and would also free the
Medford Irrigation District from
the domination nf tho ditch com
pany, nnd by so doing allow us to
administer our own water and all
affairs connected wilh It. In this
connection it must he remembered
that we are now virtually buying
water year - by year, In certain
specified amounts, to be delivered
only at certain specified times. We
all have felt the effects, of this
situation. Other limiting factors
enter also, which do not reflect to
our best interest. The board,
therefore, as previously stated, de
cided thut if possible a compro
mise should be effected which
would improve our position us an
Irrigation district.
Atter many lengthy sessions with
the Welch Interests, and thru the
able assistance of our nttornoy,
Porter J. Neff, wo finally arrived
at tho terms of a tentative settle
ment. The terms however are of
such far-reaching conse q u e n c e
that the hoard deemed it advisable
to call together an advisory com
mittee composed of many property
owners within the diKttiol. After
tfo meetings the general terms of
tan plan were accepted.
m. xl-tj r-TTin i imi nilriTTK A
aasM i'ri-f gi
3 CGr.te
and
1
Service.
go hand in hand at
$afen?qy
These three moft important funr.
tions of food Stores are found in
larger measure at Safeway Stores
than anywhere else. This is so be-
cause Safeway believes its first duty
is to you-th consumer
ii
(fi) Safeway Savings Saturday and Monday
Sugar
Pure eiinn, fine (ji'nimliitoil in n simi
lar' cloth bun. Note I lie unusually
low price. .
25 Lbs $1 55
Butter
Snfoway Nn. 1 quality, freshly churn
ed creiimery butter. Every pound
guaranteed.
1 Lb 54c 2 Lbs $1,07
Matches
Safeway matches, rejinlnr
size boxes. Strike anywhere.
6 Bx
12 Bx.
20c
39c
Tuna
Xo. 'i tins Light meat
flakes for salads n n tl
sandwiches.
Cans
39c
Form Kmergoncy Fund
The natural Inclination of the
hoard of directors would ho to cut
down the IK'9 water assessment.
After carefully going over every
single Item of expense, we find it
Is Inadvisable, to make such a cut
this coming year. 1 lease bear In
mind that of the total tax of 1G.60
per acre, that $U.50 Is levied under
the- head of fixed expense. This
money must be used toward retir
ing the bonds and paying the In
terest. The directors have no
Jurisdiction over this part of the
levy whatsoever. The balance
levied, $6.00, Is for operating pur
poses nnd Is subject to reduction,
such red uctlons being possible
when management efficiency per
mits. However,' wo have made what
wo feel to be splendid financial
headway during the past six
months. In ho far as we now have
on hand a surplus of about $16,000
as well an $12,000 In unpaid con
tracts from the solo of tho pre
viously mention delinquent lands.
On first thought It might seem
that this surplus could be used to
lower our yearly taxes. Kventually,
such will be the case but this year
this surplus money will be used to
retire certain loans from the local
banks that the directors have had
to fall hack upon In pust years.
After the retirement of these loans
it Is nlso the Intention of the pres
ent board to set up and estabMnh
an emergency fund Just as any
family would expect to set up for
itself to be used only In times of
stress. Wo feel that such a policy
l only sound buslneHs In view of
the ever poHslblc chances of major
cnnul washouts, flume and syphon
troubles, and other, emergencies
that a district such as this is ul
ways subject to.
. Kince we ore nit In sympathy
wllh tho ultimate reduction of
Water taxes, wo - herewith submit
certain factors which will some
time ho responsible for lowering
the rnte. '
, a. Disposal of the delinquent
properties, thereby getting them
back on the tax roim. (The past
year's reduction of delnquent
lands will mako Itself fHt In the
1929 income, nnd will amount to
about fifty cents per acre per year.
b. Reduction In tho cost of
maintenance of our ditches as a
result nf economies effected thru
thn purchase this fall of a large
gasoline shovel. (
. J. Lower cost of ditch mainten
ance an a result of the concreting
of tho main ditch In certain plncvs.
Concrete ditches re cheaper to
maintain than are dirt ditches.
d. Concrete lining will result In
the elimination of further payment
of damage caused by seepnge
losses. , Tho directors have had
many claims pressed from this
cause. -
c. Hhouhl a settlement with the
ditch company take place, giving
us control, and should the Central
Point area form Its own Irrigation
district, which that section hns al
ready voted to do, then a possible
combination of tho two districts
would result In cutting down thn ,
overhead operating expenses. This 1
saving would he substantial. I
t. Tho directors feel that should j
A settlement with tho ditch com-I
pnny be effected that they should)
take over the maintenance of the
Preserves
SUoolcum brand Straw
berry preserves of excel
lent (mility in 1" oz. jar.
Jar s. 23 c
Shortening
A pure snow while vege
table sliortcnmn in bulk
at this exceptional sav
in ft.
3 Lbs." 49 c
Tomatoes
Xo. 2 1-2 tins, field rip
ened tomatoes with
puree.
3 Cans 29 c
Cigarettes
Chesterfield, Lucky
Strikes and Camels.
Carton
10pkgs$1.09
Orange and
Lemon Slices ;
A delicious candy shaped
like the slice of the
orance. , Packed in 1 lb.
glassine. package.
pkg.. ,.23c
PRODUCE
Dry Onions
Nice Swetrt Onions,
iuiu .size.
med-
Lbs.
19c
Dates
Hulk dates of good qual
ity at a saving.
2 Lbs.':.. ..25 c
Mayonnaise
Oold Medal Mayonnaise
or sandwich spread.
pint 39c
Quart' 75c
Creamed Mix
A candy containing an
assortment of fancy
creams sold at a big sav
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2 Lbs. ...
Cabbage .
Hard white, medium
heads. , .'.
Pound
We Deliver Quantity Orders
Store No. 471, 210 W. Main
Phone 1010
3 Medford Ktorca
Conveniently located
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39c ft
PRODUCE ,M
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Store No. 433, 212 E. Main
. Phone 1176 ' -:
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ditch above Urafishaw Drop, for I Respectfully submitted,
which wo are now paying $1.00 I MKDKORD IKRUIATIOM DIHT.
per aero per year to the Welch In- David It. Itosenberg, President
terests. The board could do this of Hoard.
iwnrk. themselves at a saving of t N. H. Iionnett, Director.
around 2fi cents per acre. 'tn a ; Fred C. Kander, Director,
basis of tiono ucri this would ' "-
amount to n saving of $2400 an
nually, g. Tho grentest possible savings
however, would ho mnd thru tho
government refinancing of our
outstanding bonds. Of ta'.o you
havn noticed con:derabi uetlvlty
thru the reclamation department
toward this end. Hhould our Inter
est rnte lib reduced below', our
present 0 percent rate, the maturi
ties of our bonds extended, a situ
nlion could easily 'bo effected,
showing u yearly reduction In the
neighborhood of around $3.50 por
acre on this Hem alone.
ized common stock from 1,250,000'
shares to $.000,000 shares. A,
stockholders meeting was called1
for December 23. '
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URGE STOCK INCREASE
NBW YOUK. Dec. 7. (JP) Direc
tors of tho .1. C, Penney company
which operates a chain nf nearly
one thousand clothing and dry
goods stores throughout the coun
try today recommended to stock
holders an InereiiHe in the author-
KINC AID'S
BIG TURKEY DANCE
GOLD HILL ;
Saturday Night ;
Dance Till
" . 2 o'Olock
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Don't Miss This Christmas Opportunity
THIS COUPON WORTH $6.02
If presented Tomorrow, Docember 8, at the jarmln & Woods Drug 8tore '
v WATERSON PEN CO. 1
These Pens
Are All
Late Models
t With
Non
Guaranteed
Breakable
Barrels
and Capa
S Yean
. Many '
Colon
to ChoAe
From
Add 10c
lor Mall
Orden
THIS COUPON AND 98c
Entitles the Bearer to One 17.00 8lze Wsteraon Solf-FIIIIng Fountain Pen. Also PEN and PENCIL
to Match, In BILK PLUSH LINED LEATHERETTE CA8E AT ONLY $1.95.
This good on above dates only Supply limited.
BOTH LADIES AND GENTS' SIZES.
JARMIN & WOODS
THE OWL DRUG STORE
Corner Main and Central Open Evenings , - Phone 60
It ' a Good Caiue Buy Christmas Health Sealit