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MEDFORD MA'TL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1929. PSOI THREB ANNUAL MEET OF ffilTIN FIXED FOR DECEMBER 1 8 The annual meeting of the Fruit firovfern leRUe will he held Wed nesday, December 18, nl.so the annual election of office. Jt will liu one .ot the inofcK Important Hi-sMionH ifi the history of the local rtrRanizatliin; Allien Hucn, presl it nt, wilJi presiilor- Details of the in-nprailr are iiow helm; urrunjied; j lt'pnrts for the ypar will be Kiih ihlttfd hy the various committee. David It. Wood, chairman of the Winter fear committee, will make a. report on Jtosc campaign' In De troit. This report will he complete, dpd comprehensive and illustrated with graphs comparing the Detroit nnd New York markets. A finan cial report on the Detroit campaign will also Kuhmitted. ,: The meeting will oso hear a report on the Pacific Pear (.'.rowers Council formation last - Monday, with discussions of the future plans and policies of the organiza tion. The meeting will he the first for the Fruit Growers league, since the fruit season got' underway, and it is planned to hold another meeting in February. '-- Interest is ' continuing to prow " In theJ big; Firemen's hall at the Oriental Gardens. .next Thursday evening when members of the reg ular and volunteer fire depart ments will hold their annual par'.. The pavilion will ho given specil dicor:itlon and present plans c.ill for several feature entertainment numbers, including a selection of vical solos. Firemen will Ac. in charge of the ticker sales and will probably begin, the sales this week. 'The music for tho dance will ho furnished by the well known Dom Provost group of musicians from Ashland. .Dancing will bcg;n promptly at !) o'clock. ' ' SENT CUSTOMERS r I In accordance with' ah nnnu-il . custom, the California " Oregon Power company Is mailing to all local customers and stockholders copies of the new Copcb 11)30 ve.si pocket calendars. The new.cal- ehdar is of striking color and de sign and features a picture of' the new Prospect No. 2 power plant, tho largest generating ntion of its kind In the state-: of Oregon. The cittarterly dividend dates of 'opco preferred slock are prom inently displayed on tho reverse side which carries the complete calendar for lflSO. lteing of small size, the Copeo 'calendar -is a con stant help to the ihan who' carries It in his vest pocket or cafd case, uv to the wdmun, who keeps it In her purse. iThe&? little calendars are being"?nelo$ed with nil ligiit hills during the month-of Decem ber, which policy assures- that ev ery Copco customer will receive a calendar. New Penn Captain k "i I 'vN A. V ,V LIGHTING PLANS A meeting of the advertising committee of the Med ford Cham her of Commerce will be held early this weeli to perfect final plans for Medford's second annual outdoor Chrlstmus lighting con test. Last year's contest attracted a great deal of "favorable atten tion to this city and thousands of visitors viewed the beautiful holi day exhibits throughout the resi dence section. Several new plans ore being considered fr this year, full details of which will bo an nounced in the near future. Social Events of Church Societies Associated Press PHolo , Olck Gentle, who ran 102 yarda lor a touchdown against Cornell, will be Pennsylvania' 1930 grid captain. JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS WIN ESSAY PRIZES W.0.W.MMI0 SALEM, Ore.,' Dec. 7. -Mfl3) Ore gon assessment holders of life In surance policies In thex Woodmen of the World who are protesting the new legal reserve rates of that organization must await final de termination of tho Issue in the courts before tho Oregon Insurance department fixes a policy relative to the protest.., . . This, In substance, is. the reply of State Insurance Commissioner Clare A, Lee to a resolution adopt ed hy an organization of the as sessment members asking that 'the commissioner enforce in Oregon a decree handed down in favor of the members by a trial court hi Colorado. . i ' ' . BEND BLAST REVEALS HIBERNATING SNAKES BEND, Ore,, Dec. 7. (VP) A blast of dynamite which blew away f side of a cliff on the Ochoho high way near Mitchell today revealed several groups of snakes, coiled In bundles, and all dormant. Some of the bundles contained both bull rtnd water , snakes, but the rattlesnake bundles' contained only that'speeles. Whether or not the eighth grader knows more about ' soap ond its uses than do-other chil dren, ranging from, 11 to 14 years old in Medford,. cannot be proved. Kvidence that they know consid erable and are not afraid to ex press themselves, is found In the three prixe-winnlng essays on "Soap and Why AVe Lse- It," won by three 81? students In tho Junior high school. The contest, sponsored hy tho makers - of White King and Mis sion It1!! soaps, was nniwunced here 10 days ago at the Junior high, hut was not ' carried on in connection with school work. Those who competed for the three prizes, offered by Mrs. Bertha Dermody of Portland, advertising manager of the home service de partment of the Los Angeles Soap Co., who has spent the past few days in Med ford in the interest of the contest, did so voluntarily, tho work being done nt home. Heading exlrncts from the many original compositions of Medford youngsters over KM ED, the Mall Tribune-Virgin station this morn ing, Mrs. Dermody announced the three winners as follows: Arllne Oossott, .first prize of $5.00 In rash; Maurice Sample, second prizp of $2.r0: and Maurice Clark, third prize, consisting of a box of fine assorted soaps. The first prize winner Is print ed on the woman's page of this paper today. The other two will he printed later. Daily Meteorological Report ' Siinii.iv. bof &. man. Medford: and, .vicinity! "(Sunday, cloudy and ' Unsettled; moderate temperature. Oregon! Sunday,, cloudy and un settled; -moderate 'temperature. - Local Data. ' 5d i r Temperature (depfi.).. -2 " 40 HiKhest (Inst 12 hra.) 60 41 Lowant ;lat .18 hra.): 18 t. 'fc.; ;S1 llel humidiay (pet.) 99 . 77 l'nc4rHlHtInn (Imhen) .00"" ' -.no State of wenther Clear Cloudy ' Total precipitation slnco- Sep tember 1. lSSH. 1.16 Inches. Sunrise today, 7:37 n. m. Sonnet tuilay 4:40-p. m. Sunrise Mdndtiy' 7:27 a- m. NAVY NOW, FATTENS According to a letter received today from Xeil Hnrroll, midnhlp i man In the Xovnl academy at Annapolis, to his father, .Irte llar rcll, the came lietween Notre Dame and the Army furnished many thrills despite the cold weather prevalent In New York. While Inthe metropolis Ned visited with his brother, Bennle. and John Connort nlso of Med ford, both cadets "nt West -Point Military nendemy. who were al so In New York for the hip? game. r.ennlo Is taking on weight, ac cording to tho letter nnd now tips the beam at 175 with uniform, a cnnslderahlo Increase over his Medford high school days. A sale of every article 'of mer chandise In stock will be con ducted by the Medford Electric Stoic on North Central avenue, beginning Tuesday morning, Ue cembcr 10 at 9 o'clock. Included In the extensive array of nrticles to be on sale at greatly reduced prices are: Kafllos. elec tric toasters, ranges, heaters nnd washing machines. hri&tmas Spirit In Medford Praised By i MacMarr Officials O. I. Stone, manager of the. Stone division of MacMarr's store i. nnd Karl Stone, special aisplay manager of the same stores, both of Portland, were In the clly list week Inspecting their two stores here nnd transacting business with T. Parkinson, supervisor of this district, who resides nt noseliur-'-The visitors were pleased Willi the Christmas spirit displayed by the Medford merchants, especially In their magnificent opening on Wednesday evening, and the gen eral holiday spirit of the people. They also report a very profit able year for their "Mcdfrn-d and Southern Oregon stores, due to a great extent to the efficiency o." the district and store manager!, nd their assistant, ., 4 H.C. E Thomas Stetson of XeW York Pity, who recently camp to Med ford to make his home, and made quite a sensation in local literary circles by composing an Impres sionistic poem repardinff Crntjr Ijike. has entered the siun making business and established &' shop with the Hall l'aint eompanv on Main street near the Bear Creek bridge. Mr. Stetson Is a former newsnaper man and cartoonist, cnd Intends to design nnd construct business and residential signs of an original and artistic nature. Tie has already made such a sign for Mr. nnd Mrs. H. Chnndler Kgan, which will he placed at the en trance to their winter home at 1'ebblo IJcnch, Calif. He has re ceived several other commissions from Medford people. Mr. Stetson expects to make a display of signs In his shop In the nenr future, m which the public will he invitc.i .Tcsre 'VV.Slt'roy, son of Mr. nn.l Mrs. .1. YV McCoy of Wtuge street, who had been visiting his parents and nthr relative for two week, has returned to his home In Ios Angeles where he has been , em ployed by the American Can com pany for the last twelve years .i nwit.' nt shipping 'agent. W. .1. HITTCHISON, -Meteorologist. W. II. M. S. Class tt'Ill'xiiiiti The W. II. Kf. S. Class of tho First M. K. church will meet Tues day afternoon at tho home of Mrs. Hedges, with Mrs. Palen and Mrs. A. It. Hedges, with Mi'H. Palen and Mrs. Hess as assistant hostesses. , Mrs. O, V. Myers will be prog ram leader. Mrs. Koppen KiKortnhis Missionary Hon -let y. i The Woman's Foreign Misslon :trv Sociel v of the Klist. M. i ll. church, met with U. A. Koppt's. Tuenday afternoon. Airs. J. in ma Whelden, presiding. Song: "1 i,ove to Tell the Story." 'Mrs. A. (i. Bennett offering prayer. . Song: "I . I.ovo Thy Kingdom, Lord,',' Mrs. C. C. Van Scoync was pro gram leader. Mrs. Van Scoyoc lending tho de votions. Mrs. O. V. Myers gave the Book Review. Missionary benediction. .- - During the social hour, Mrs. Koppes, assisted by Mrs. B. J. Talmer, Mrs. A. B. Hedges, served cakes and coffee. . Missionary Society It iik I.unt'heon. ..A three - course luncheon was served Tuesday noon. In the large dining room of the Christian church. It was sponsored by the losing Side of a readingcontest, in the Missionary society. Theob ject of the contest was to get the missionary Information to the members of tho society. The. dining room was beautifully decorated with greens, nnd chrys anthemums, nnd small tables were used to seat tho forty guests pres ent. The table decorations were in keeping with the- approaching holiday season. Tall rod candles sprigs of holly and red nut bask ets being used to adorn - each table. Toasts nnd speeches were fin joyed while seated at the tables. After tho luncheon, the regular monthly missionary meeting was held In tho lecture room. The business period presided over by tho president, Mrs. U. L. Ray. The worship period was conducted by Mrs. O. M. Hon, assisted by Mrs. Fra n k Pa t terson and M ts. Ci er trude Klrkpatrick. Mrs, Clarence Boyd nnd Iter group had the presentation hour, and a very, interesting program given. Mrs. young, a guest from Central Point, sang In a very pleusing manner. 1 A vote of op preclatlon was extended tho sev eral Jiostesses, for un extremely enjoyable time. , JACKSONVILLE YOUTH ' HONORED AT OREGON 'UNIVERSITY OF Oil Ed ON. Eugene,: pcc.- 7.' (Spl. Harold lliltlreth, senior in business admin istration, froin.f Jacksonville,. ,.hu been elected 'a. Tnemher, or Friars, senior men's honorary. . Friars election Is ono":of the highest hon ors that can bo given a, senior mf.iT. Only the leading seniors are elected to membership, thero being hut V named each year. ' Ilildreth Is a weights .man on the track team nnd one, nt tlie lending seniors on the campus. .(Illllllllllilllllilllllllllllllllllllllllll: INSURANCE First Insurance Agency ' A, U HILL, MinigsF Phons 10S SO N. Csntral ' Medford, Oregon ''''IlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllUIli'' The Real Facts on KadioTone Quality Hear this unique radio tone test i i NOW! We kre giving a remarkable demonstration . of radio tone that we want every music lover in town to hear. Everybody U making claims; this remarkable test gives the facts. We will prove to you that no radio except Victor-Radio can produce the superb Victor TONE QUALITY. 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You are also aware thai every dollar you spend here must pay you liberal dividends in Service, Value and Satisfaction. . In every department of this store Christmas Suggestions are' on display If we can be helpful in any way be assured that the service facilities of this store are at your command. Remember it always pays to shop at Penney's. ; . . ' .: ' :' '. ' . - Extra-Length RAYON Bedspreads $3.98 Crinkle Stripe and Jacquatd All-Over Patterns! Surprising? Well, rathetl It's most unusual to find such good-looking spreads with deep scal lops and attractive patterns at anywhere near this low price I You'll havr no trouble in finding just the color to harmonize or contrast with your bed room1 color scheme I The perfect gift for home loving women I '' " '' ' '' v' '' '"' Absorbent Bath Towels The heavy, double thread Terry towels In all-white or colored border effect! ... and they are. at usual low priced at ., . , ;15c Hand-Embroidered LINEN TOWELS VH-Linen, down to the lirt thread I ; Hand embroidered, beautiful towel in all tha dainty pastel sliades and there eUcioWfly low priced at 49c ' . . Visit Our - ..i : TOY LAND From the very first PENNEY'S have been outstanding leaders in the Tdy , business. The reason is that we have Common Sense, Prices on Uncommonly Fine Toys. All ; the children agree that they want Santa Claus to send them toys like they saw at PENNEY'S. Thrifty parents know they can buy them for less here. '' Hurry-r-They Are Going Fasti Women's Pure SilU Hosiery 98c One of our most, popular numbers, to a gift of these pure silk, full fashioned hose is sure to please I Mercerized top , ind sole. Modish , shades. ' .. of Plated " " " ;-' Silverware Jj : In the Grece Pattern ' (T $4.98 Wi Each set consists of '26 pieces i ' I knives (stainless eel blades), 6 forks, ; I 6 tea spoons, 6 table spoons, sugar shell , I and butter knife. - : -f . , . . -. . . .Guarenteed for 25 Years '! . ', y. 1 j i i i iiiiAaeaMMMiMM - How About BLANKETS v ' . .;!,..,' ;i j- -:(At .: Appropriate Gifts for the-Home' Amorig f.he ; splendid variety, f ; high . quality blankets to be found in this store it would be difficult for us J to choose the most popular. -j -; One in particular has been a favoritr amongst bur patrons and rightly so Thi hig. warm coy . double blanket size 70x80 conges in rose, blue, 'gold, helio, and green plaids. ; - Has sateen binding apd isi first qual ity throughout. This is a splendid gift suggestion for the home. The price is surprisingly low. ' . i,-iii i ,v V'-"',"-' r: .fi.J-ter r-v.; v- c: iv'-v-.Jttv.i t i absorbent j Turkish Towels 1 Extraordinary but me I These heavy 22x44 Inch dottaU thrMd Tcrrx towels simply drink-up moisture. They're good looksof to ' all-white, plaids or colored border e Sects aod certainly are an un beatable value at this tow price I - . . . iw.,;.. ' .i.,r.- 25c Exceptionally Low Pricedl
