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MEDF01tl),'MAUi Till BUNK, MEDFOKD, OliEOOX. TUESDAY. MARCH 3. 1!)2S. PAGE SEVEN DOUBLESHOWERS HELD FOR LADIES OF EAGLE POINI KAGUS POINT, Ore., Mar. 5. (Special.) A dotlo snuwer was held ut the home of Mrs. William l'erry, Thursday, Fezruary 2Sth, for two of our Grange hulks, Mrs. Paul Force of Knle Point and Airs.' Tom Vesta! of Reese Creek. Anions those enjoying the after noon were Mrs. Runic Smith, Mrs. Mtttchttadt, Mrs. v. C. Clements. Mrs. Castor, Mrs. Dutton, ftlrs. Jacks, Mi's. Humphrey. Mrs, Perey Haley, Mrs. Speneer, Mrs. I.uyMr. Cowden. Mrs. McLellaml, Mrs. J. K. towt'U, Mru. Oonyon, Mrs. Stewart, M rs. Henderson, Mrs. Davles, Mrs. Hildreth, Mr How lett and Mrs. Perry. The aCteriioon was spent in pleas ant conversation followed by u dainty luncheon . ( Sam Coy delivered wuod to tht Ladles' Aid society and to 11. A, Williams Friday afternoon. A. C. Mittelstadt, master of the KiiKle Point CI range, and Mr. I'M It h Weidman, secretary, were attending to Orange business at Ihu'Flrst State-bank Friday morn inK. B. H, Huruish went to Med ford Friday to visit his son Robert, per taining to business. : Mrs. H. W. Ward, who has been1 spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips of Phoenlv. returned home Thursday eveninu. .This community was saddened by i be death of Mrs. Delia Ailn Lewis at the Community hospital Friday morning. Murch 1st. The; sudden death of Mrs. Lewis. wlu; was ill . only about two months, impresses one more than ever that we do not Know who may be called next. She was ever thoughtful of her home and family and always had a smile for everyone. She yas a Christian and n member of the Methodist ehureh. Funeral services were held at tiro Perl funeral home Sunday afternoon at 2:3". Rev. Raymond K. Rees officiating. The large gathering of people and the beau tiful floral pieces were Indications of the high esteem In which she wuh held in the community.. She leaves to mourn her loss her hus band. Frank Lewis, four daughters and five sons and eiyht grandchil . dron. .The remains :,wre. laid to rest in the Central Point cemetery. Active pallbearers were' W. C. .Clements W. L. Hildreth. William ,Perry, Rsiy Ashpolts .William Von der Hellen and i-'rank lirown. Tudd Whaiey. Philip Hannaford ami Rudy Weidman motored to Union Creek Sunday. On their way 'ark they visited with Anseil Scarce at Copco. The boys en joyed the trip. Mary llanuafnrd was on duty in the 'telephoiwrtfflrVWirWWrr-' ' There are some thing you cannot afford to miss, and one of them Is the chicken dinner which -will ueserved Saturday, not only to the visiting teachers but to everyone that come. .As the proceeds will bo divided between the Parent Teach er association and the Cirauge we are expecting a large, crowd and hope that everyone will make an effort to come and dine with us. Don't forget that there will be pie like mother used to make the kind that makes your teetii water for more. The tables will be loaded with good things to ent. so don't forget the time und place -at the school. Saturday at noon, March l"h. un der Hie auspices-of the Parent Teachers assuclatfon. Mrs. John (li-eh, president of the Pa rent -Teachers association, asks all members to be at Hie regular bus luces meeting next Friday. March 8th, at 3 o'clock p. m. There is much business to be done and the president is anxious to get the spring festival In full swing. Kvery member will have her corner to fill. The committer hav been ;y pointed and their work will bo out lined, and as time Is short for such a big undertaking, the members are requested to he present und on time, as success depends on our always pulling together. The far mem, are taking' advan tage of Hits good weather. All kinds of farm activities are taking place. All report thut the long dry frost improved the soil won derfully -unci land plaster Is being spread galore. Alfalfa and clover seed .is being put out plentifully, while some of the early birds are putting in their spring grain. The birds nre returning to tell us that spring is coming and: 'the dnffy-down-dillies will soon bo In full bloom. Hotbeds, are being pre pared and early gardens are being, planted. : Judging by the loads of hay moving on the roads, the dairy men are wishing for an early spring., John Greb, one of our highly es teemed neighbors, Celebrated his 6:!nd birthday anniversary Friday, March 1st. when, a very bountiful chicken dinner was served and a cake with ti2 candles lit graced the center of the table. Only their immediate family enjoyed the oc casion. They were Mr. and Mrs. Francis ,Creb Miller of A.shland, Mrs. Myrtle Ureb Smith und chil dren, Hud. Clarence, Foster. Alvln, John, and Mrs. Creb. Don't forget the choir practice every Thursday evening at the hmne of Mrs. Royal Drown. Mrs. Fred Dutton celebrated her birthday Saturday. March 2nd. Her father, S. II. Harnish. enjoyed the occasion when a chicken din ner with lots of frills was served. The Presbyterian Sunday school js keeping up Its attendance and doing good work under the super vision of the. officers and teachers. Kverything possible is being done to hold and encourage the yoxmg folks; Mrs. Davles' little tots are yery clever with their scissors and crayons and make many Interest ing pictures of the child Jesus. KUnor Throckmortcn had u birth day offering Sunday. Air. and Mrs. Patterson were .dinner, guests at thehome of Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Campbell Sunday. Kagle Point high school girls' .basketball team and Unite Falls Jiiuh school girls' basketball team plajed a game Friday evening on .the Rutte Falls floor. The Kagle Pointers were victorious by a score of 7 to 3fi. . Josephine Hurst, telephone op erator and Luclle Hurst. farmer ette, are partners In the goat and kid business. They have some rab Jits as u sideline. . Miss Sybil Castor held a laffy .pulling party Saturday and enter tained a few of her school chums. Thos enjoying the evening were Dorothy Pearee. Mary Hannaford,' Khtherine Phillbrook. Sylvia JTan kins. Myrtle Rigsby. Dorothy Coy. Freda Chambers. Dorothy Schafer, .Margaret Sisty, ttlsle AYilhite. Don na Drown. Mrs. C. F. Davies, Miss Durt and Miss Jamison teachers. Donna Drown of Drownsbnro spent the week end with Dorothy Coy. The girls are schoolmates. Myrtle Rigsby wax a week end visUi-iu-.iUJhe humo ot .Mr,ntl Mr. Fred Arens. A. D. Maple of Central Point has been attemling to the store for. Mr. Chcrgwln Ibis last week while Mr. Chcrgwin looked after his new or chard. ...... Mr. and Mrs. Orln Adamson and baby , Jean were, -visitors nl. the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Ragsdalo of Trail. Sunday.. Dr. Sears of Portland Is located in the rooms over the ItroWn fltore 'and Is ready for business. REVIVAL SERVICE AT REESE CREEK I Uti&SK CRKKK, Ore., Mar. 5. (Special.) The revival meetings at Reese Crevk are progressing wlth-a ; record attendance, even beyond the f. expectations of some who have j. been praying for a ccvlval, proving thai after all it is the old plain ; .gospel truths that saves pain, sin 'and takes the meanness out of us, i that people are Interested In. 1 There will be services every night ! this week at 7:45 and a lively all i day service next Sunday, nt which I time the communion service will i be given. Come, bring your basket ' lunch and we will feast together, ' satisfying both soul and body. Many will be glad to know Unit j Grandma Robertson was present ' as teacher of her class in Sunday . school as usual last Sunday, hav j. ing recovered from a fall at her : home on February 2-Hh. ! The Kagle Point Irrigation dis i trict put n crew ofemen nt work ! the first of the month cleaning the i main canal, and Mr. Seaman says j he hopes to Jbe able to turn the wateV In by the time It is needed, j Tom Vestal's work for the Owen i Oregon Lumber company hegan I very much with a rush this Jenr j and he, with other members of i the crew, worked nil ono night lost week, there being two wrecks of the logging train. j ' IT. Hall Is taking a luyoff for a j while and hopes to get a good rest. I Mr. ind Mrs. V. It. Dennis were down fro mCentral to the revival meeting laid, Sunday. Ho .says bo ) has plenty of work and sum to J spare, as is the case with most far J mers ut- this time of the year, 1 1 Theo. Rein writes that ho likes j his new position as tnolmaker and I is getting along fine,' but in be I tween tho lines It Is plain that there j is no place like home. BUTTE FALLS SCHOOLS !IM AGROUND IN RIVER JACKSONVILLE, Flu.. March lo.(P) The Clyde liner Mohawk, inbound with 25(1 passengers from Xew Vo4-k. went aground today ; lifter passing into the Inlet at the mouli of the St, Johns river here. , T h 0 vesse 1 was re 1 1 ort ed to be In da liver. I - 1 UUTTK FALLS, Ore., Mar. 5. (Special.) An Interesting program was given In the high school audl .torium Friday morning. Februnry 22. before n packed house. The pro;rnm was as follows: "America" Audience, accom' panted Tiy school orehe.stra. "ihfppy Days'-Schbol orchcstrtr.' Recitation Jack F.akvr. "That - Roy, OeorgeV (play) Third and Fourth grades. Moral Codo for a tfchool Child Fifth and Sixth grade boys. My Country Fifth and Sixth .grade girls, ' , - Debate (Washington and Lin coln) High School. Forwnrd High School Boys' chorus. . I March School orchestra. Biography of Washington Xor ma Pielc, Theona Bristol. Springtime illgh School , Girls chorus. Customs and Costumes of Wash ington's Time. Vocul Trio - Byron Stoddard, ISdlth Bristol, Raymond Tungnte, Klmer Abbott. Oh, Carolina Klght Grade Olrla. Star Spangled Banner Audience. Mrs. Susannc Homes Carter vis ited Rut to Falls schools one day last week. Friday afternoon the children of the third and fourth grades had a party near the old mill. '.. The boys and girls' basketball teams lost to Talent high teams by a heavy score February 15 nt Talent, This game decided whether or not the Butte Falls hoys would, have any chance to win the cham pionship uf Its district. The Butte Falls hlg school boys lost to Sams Valley February 22, with a score of 18-10. The high school delegates ar rived home Sunday from Corvalllf! where they hn 1 been attending thol educational exposition. They brought back many Interesting ideas from the addresses given by tho speakers there. Tho delegates were Gladys Tungnte and Ruby . Cox. They were accompanied by j Mips VanGroos. I AM illion POLICIES . which cover Homo Life lii? POLICIES which cover x Business Life If)- EVERY' business day in 1928, the; 26 million policyholders of the Metro politan Life Insurance Com pany, who are its sole owners, added a million dollars to the great reserve fund needed for their protection against , the hazards of .life and bus iness present and future. . ' ' Happily, more and more persons have a new under standing of what life insur ance promises, what it can do and what4 it does, do; They are learning that it does many different things equally well. .' j'; , . . While the original purpose to take care of the bread-winner's dependents in event of untimely-death-has never been lost sight of. today life insurance is large ly and directly concerned, with the business: of living. ' Metropolitan Lite Insurance Company Financial Report to Policyholders for Year Ending December 31,. 1928 Assets 1 .iuhililics: Statutory, Reserve Dividends to Policy , holders payable All oilier liabilities Unassigned Funds , . $2,695,473,965.64 $2,346,775,847.00 77,138,725.33 111,485,393.38 160,075,999.93 2,69S,475,965.64 $306,828,329.32 743,412,385.21 92,343,796.78 3,259,181,384.00 448,523,599.20 Increase in Assets during 192S . , Income in 1928 Gain in income, 1928 . . . Paid -for Life Insurance Issued Increased and Revived in 1928 . Total Bonuses and Dividends to Policyholders from 1897 to and .including 1929 . ... . . Life Insurance Outstanding Ordinary Insurance .. . . . . $7,825,652,878.00 Industrial nsurattcc ;.( premiums;' v'7r " " ; payable weekly or monthly) . . 6,297,013,786.00 Group Insurance . . . . . f ' 2,249,289,338.00 Total Insurance Outstanding . .16,371,956,002.00 Numhcr of Policies in Force . : . 42,329,281 (Iticllidint 1,304,569 Group Cnlififtn) .' . ONE form of life , insur ance provides educa tion for children at the very lime when their education costs most ... Another kind of policy tides over enforced idleness because of accident or sickness. Another form of policy, paid for in regular in stallments, is a sound finan cial investment, as well as a protection. Employers and employees join together in buying another kind of insurance which provides leisure and freedom from financial worry in later years. Business men build needed credit for business with life insurance policies . . -. Final payments on homes are made certain by insurance. .....,.. .......-.. .m1!:.T About one person in every five in the United . States and Canada shared in the Metropolitan's greatest year of service. ' Total expenditures fur Health aijd Welfare Work among Policyholders in 1928 . $5,953,211.12 Trained nursing care for sick Policyholders in 1928 . . . . ' 3,771,939 visits Health pamphlets distributed free in 1928 -. . ... . . 48,232,101 copies HALEY FISKE, President FREDERICK H. ECKER, Vice-President wyi The Metropolitan Life insurance Company is a mutual organization. It has no stock and no stockholders. Its wealth is owned solely by its Policyholders. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY NEW YORK fiiggest in the World.More Assets, More Policyholders, More Insurance in force. More new Insurance each year , v "Not best because the biggest, but biggest because the best" ......... . anrunce company. Thl district! Sweden Jfavc I70.0U0 Cum. wus recently awarded ii trophy, be-' HTOCK1 IOLM . OF) Tho num Ins KiicuoHHful In a contest In bur of motor yehleJeB In Sweden which seven western states par- now totals 170,000, or an Increase tlHnntert. . 1928 of 15,000: Metropolitan Has , Annual Statement To break a cold harmlcsslv and in a luirrv tn- n Bayer A?pirin tablet. And for headache. The action of Aspirin is very ellicient. too. in cases of neuralgia, neuritis, even rheumatism and lumbago ! And there's no after effect; doctors give Aspirin to children often infants. Whenever there's pain, think of Aspirin. Hie genuine Bayer Aspirin has Bayer on the box and on every tablet. All druggists, with proven directions. V Physicians prescribe Bayer Aspirin; ( it does NOT affect the heart . The flftanelul ruj--t ot tho Met. n;lultan Life Tntiranfc compaiiy, for tin your oirilnj? Docpmber 8 1 nt hi.xvri n jrowth during J'.2S that f t-xciMitlonaUy Krutlfylng to the many thousand policyholders uii'l native reprewntatlvoB of this grrrt mtituul liiHtltutlun. Durlntf .'the past year .tho ncU of tht? com pany cxct'cdutl the two and one half billion dollar rrrirk, an In or en ho of nt'll over three million dot In r during tho 13 months. According- to the statement, pa Id -for life insurance Issued, IncrciiMcd and rvvivt'd last year wan In excor of three billion dollarH. Finnufo and dixid'-nd to polit-yholders from 1 a 7 to ftnd includlni; l!'-i npprox Jmal" loH.0fJ0.00U, "The Metropolitan Life liinur anrp rompuny Ik a mutual organiz ation, without Mock or iioekhold erj It wealth in nokly owned by iltf pdlcyholdpr." according to John Vulton. manager of the south ern Oregon district. "HubPtantlfi sum of money nre uNo Fpcnt on health and welfare work unions poll'holdr und In health edu cational campaign." The southern Oreon district played an Important part In mak ing powdble. the remarkable 192 record t Hi I"trpoHtan XAt In- The Lifeblood of Progress Money, properly huiidled, is os.seiitial tu.cum niiniity prbfross aft well m to iiidHiilinil pri!i ress. . ' ' The First N'ntioiiiil nerve un h finuiiciqi urtci v through which muiwy may he kept, flowing tn keep enterprise ulivc in the Medi'ord territory. Bank horn und your dolluri bccoiiie part of the vital stream that mnk- for local yniwtli ? pros-'res-i! First National Bank o Med ford, Oregon , . 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