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BEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. 'MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1931.
Local and Personal
Vlslte Family Carl F. Swigart of
San Francleco and Lot Angela, la In
Medford vloltlnz Mta. Bwlgart and
their daughters.
,
Tarn Buy Ranch Mr. and Mr. T.
I. Tarr or Medford have purchased
part of the Joe Walsh property tn
the Benview district. -
Week-end at Flfer Accompanied
by two guests, P. D. Madison arrived
here yesterday from San Francisco
to spend the week-end on the river,
Visit Terminated Following sev
eral davs snent In Medford as the
euest of Mrs. Van Gilbert, Mrs. F.
Wood returned Saturday to Grants
Pass.
Will Teach In K. F. Miss Hollls
Bwlngle of Medford, will be the third
grade teacher at Roosevelt school In
Klamath Falls during the ensuing
school year.
.
BUI Budge Return William Budge
returned to Medford by train yeater
day from Ban Francisco, where be
has been visiting Mrs, Alex Budge
and daughters.
Motoring to Coast Dr. A. Jt. Ded'
on left last nwht by motor lor nose
burir. from which olty he will con-
tinua to Bandon and other beach
resorts for the holiday.
Babbit Breeders Picnic A meeting
of the Southern Oregon Rabbit and
Fur Breeders association will ne nein
today in Llthla park. Ashland, with
a basket lunon at noon.
Uuests at Springs Mr. and Mrs,
Adolph Steins of Los Angeles and Mr.
and Mrs. ,T.' . oanieis 01 rnocui.
Ore., are registered at the Ferguson
mineral springs at Sams vaiiey.
' Locate Iri" Medford Mr. and Mrs,
j. B. Griffin, wh had been visiting
at the home of their daughter, arrs.
w. o. Bailey at Merrill, recenuy
rived hero to make their home this
winter.
' Visited 'Her Mother Mlu Murta
Otterdale, ohlef operator of the Pac
ific Telephone and Telegraph office
at Corvallls, returned last week from
visiting her mother In Medford for
several days.
-'Vacationing at Lake Misses Jean
Bloe, Helen Dugan and Bernice am
are leaving this morning for Lake
of the Woods with Mrs. a race voss,
where they plan to vacation until
Monday noon. .
Noblltt In Seattle Bert Noblltt left
Medford on the Bhssta Saturday for
Seattle, where Mrs. Noblltt has been
in the Mason hospital for some time,
Mrs. Noblltt will accompany him
back to Medford.
Visiting In Corvallls Mrs. 3, U.
Taylor and daughter LuerUfv are
spending ten days In Corvallk) v lett
ing Mrs. Taylor's sister, Mrs. . Met
com. They left by train' Saturday
for the northern city,
'
In City Saturday Dick Strauss of
Sama VaUev was In Medford yeater.
day transacting business. Other call
ers from country localities were John
Kobllneer of Butte Falls and Wm.
Blgham ot Eagle Point.
.
Kldreefces Return Friends In" this
city are glad to welcome home Mr,
and Mrs. B. N. El dredge and son
Billy, who have been visiting In
Portland for the past several months,
Mr, Bldredge's health la muoh better,
; Will Teach Here Aletha Oray has
been at the home of her parent near
Gold Hill preparatory to taking up
her duties in the Medford schools.
Miss Gray has been attending the
University of Oregon this summer.
Misses Allen . Leave Prospect
Misses Quanlta and Leona Allen, who
have been making their home at
Prospect during the summer months,
have returned to Grant Pass where
they will attend school this winter.
Mrs. Mltohell Bereaved Albert
Franks, DO years old. who died re
cently at Longvlew, Wash., where he
had resided for the past five years,
waa a brother of Mrs. Anna Mitchell
ot Medford. He was fatally Injured
while helping load lumber on a boat
at the Long-Bell docks.
V
w
Like
Angel
Food
Note the. texture of
Tluhrer's New Holium
Loaf. Silky white and
just as fine ai your fa
vorite angel food.
That's the reason it
slices without crumb
ling and makes such
unexcelled toast.
V
14. H. Nichols of Portland was a lo
cal business visitor here yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Kern and daugh
ter Mary left yesterday for Coqullle
to spend the week-end holidays,
Visiting Relatives Mr. and Mrs.
James C. Grlgsby and son Jsmes, Jr.
will spend the week-end at Albany
and Salem visiting relatives.
Airport Visitor 8. M. Grlgger,
piloting a Great Lakes plane, stopped
at the Medford auport enroute to
Oompton, Calif., from Spokane, Wash.
yesterday afternoon.
Tall Sunflower A sunflower, 13
feet and one inch tall, and grown
by A. H. Doerner, of Melrose, is be
Ing displayed at the Roseburg cham.
ber of commerce office.
Teach at Brownaboro Miss Lydla
Smith has resigned her position at
the Ashland chamber of commerce
office and will teach school this
winter at Brownsboro, Ore.
Fluhrers at Lake Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Fluhrer left Medford last
night for their summer home at
Lake of the Woods, where they are
spsnding the holiday week-end.
Visits Mother Walter Scott, who
has been In San Francisco for the
past year, arrived in Medford yester
day to spend several days as the
guest of his mother, Mrs. Clara Scott,
Teachers Institute There The an
nual teachera Institute of Jackson
county will be held In Medford on
October' 10, and that of Josephine
county will be held at Grants Pass
on October 38. .
Merrttt at Merrill Eugene Merrltt
of Central Point Is assisting his
brother B. F. Merrltt, In the nost-
oince at Merrill, Klamath county,
during Mrs. Merrltt's absence caused
by her Illness.
. ,
Returns To Michigan Paul Wag
ner, who had boon spending a vaca
tion with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
D. Wagner, In Ashland, and other
relatives, left for his home In De
troit, Mich., last week.
Visited Ills Parents Phil Singleton
of Medford, spent a few days, at
Roseburg last week ' visiting his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Singleton
Sr., and attending to business for
his firm, the Zellorbach Paper company.
Harris Home Prom North W. P.
Harris of the aoodyoar agency has
returned to this city from attending
tne conierence in Portland for sales
man of the Goodyear company. He
reports southern Orefjon sales are
very gratifying.
MtM Griffin Has School Miss Ber-
nice Griffin, who lives on the Murphy
road In Josephine county, who grad
uated from the Southern Oregon
Normal at Aahland last year, will
teach during the coming school year
at Altmont, Ore.
,
Fair And Rounrl-iin A number of
Medford people will attend the Klam
ath county fair at Klamath Falls,
which began yesterday, and also a few
from here will take In the Lake
county round-up at Lakevlew, which
also began yesterday.
Blue Book Out Soon The new
Oregon bluebook, official directory of
the state, will be ready within three
weeks, Secrotary of State Hoas an
nounces. Contrary to former prac
tice, a charge of 35 cents a copy will
be made to all but schools and pub
llo officials.,
PAST YEAR 4.41 IN.
The monthly meteorological report
of W. J. Hutchison, head of the Med
ford weather bureau, made public
last evening la In the main a repl-
tltlon of drouth conditions which
have existed for months past, and
read as follows:
"Drouth conditions continued un
broken throughout the month with
day temperatures averaging general
ly above normal. Clear, cloudless
skies prevailed with an over-abundance
of bright hot sunshine. Except
for a light unmeasurable fall of rain
on the 16th, which was recorded as
a trace, no precipitation occurred.
"Maximum temperatures averaged
91.8 degrees and as compared with
previous records for August this fig
ure Is slightly in excess of the usual
mean. Minimum temperatures were
mostly seasonable. The higher tem
perature for the month, 103 degrees,
was recorded on the opening day. On
the sixth the minimum thermometer
registered a low temperature of 44
degrees, the lowest for the month.
Hot, dry weather with compara
tively low relative humidity combin
ed to make exceptionally high fire
hazards In the surrounding forest
areas Smoke from forest fires per
sisted In the Rogue River valley
throughout the month varying In In-,
tensity from light to dense. Occas-;
lonally thick banks of smoke limited
BEAUIIFICA1N OF
UNION CK. RESORT
T YEAR PLAN
When the plant of E, W. Orelner,
proprietor of the store and resort
and E. P. Becklehelmer, proprietor of
the restaurant and filling station are
finally realized the pretty Union
Creek resort will be greatly beautl
fled and enlarged. As It Is now, this
pleasure spot cn Unlcn creek between
Prospect and Crater lake Is growing
popular annually that Messrs,
Orelner and Becklehelmer have been
having hard work to keep pace with
that popularity and attendance of
vacationists and tourists.
i is generally recognized that if
progress In the resort's development
is maintained as In the past, Union
Creek will be an Immensely attrac
tive resort, forming part of a triangle
with the vacation-famed Crater na
tional park and Diamond lake re
sorts. ;
Some time ago suggested plans for
enlarging the resort buildings and
landscaping the grounds were put
Into the hands by the above named
men, of Prof A. L. Peck, landscape
expert of the Oregon State college,
and these plans drawn by Mr. Peck
were received yesterday from, him for
approval by the Crater National for
est headquarters office here, as Union
Creek lies within the confines of the
forest. After the Crater forest officials
approve, the plans must further be
the horizontal visibility to less than submitted for the approval of the
one mile.
"The shortage of precipitation.
amounting to .24 Inches, which Is
the normal August rainfall, brings
the total deficiency for the seacon
(September 1, -1930 to August 31,
1031) to 4.41 Inches, The annual
rainfall season terminated on August
31st with a total of 13.67 Inches.
Normal seasonal rainfall for the
Medford area la 18.08 Inches,
"Northwest winds prevailed with a
total monthly movement of 3933
miles. Wind velocity averaged 8.3
miles per hour with the highest vel
oclty recorded on the 17th from the
northwest at a speed of 24 miles per
hour."
The summary data for the month
follows in part:
Date Max.
..103
..103
.. 96
.. 90
.. 83
85
No Brother Now to Visit The
death at Jacksonville last WedneS'
day will probably mean that the an
nual or bi-annual visits of the lat
ter's brother, J. A. Blxby, the well
known aged Lincoln, Neb., newspaper
columnist, to Jacksonville and Med
ford will be discontinued.
. -
Jack Kerr as Orator Jack B. Kerr,
of Vernonla, Ore., former well known
Medford young man and later Copco
branch manager for several years at
Grants Pass, where he was president
of the Rotary club of that olty, ad.
dressed the Portland Rotary club last
week on "The Proposed Short Cut
to Our Ocoan Beaches." .
Big Orocery Combine Henry James,
secretary and general counsel for
MacMarr Stores, Inc., left Portland
last woek to attend a stockholders'
meeting In Baltimore, Md Soptem'
ber 11, called to ratify the acquisi
tion ot MacMarr Stores by the Safe
way Stores organisation and to com
plete closing details ot the deal.
.
Nelson Bark at Portland Harry N
Nelson, special agent for the Massa
chusetts Bonding and Insurance
company, left yesterday for Portland
after a short business visit In Med
ford. While here Mr. Nelson, who Is
past state adjutant ot the Ameri
can Legion, gave a tslk on the local
Legion radio program last Wednesday
night,
First Meeting In 80 Tears One of
the pioneer stage drivers who attend
ed the dedication ot Pioneer bridge,
was Tom Burnett, who came down
from near Roaeburg. He and J. B.
Russell met at the Russell home for
the first time In sixty years. The two
were playmatea and school boys to
gether when their homes were In
Ashland In 1871. Treka Dally News,
.
Koine Knoll Bankrupt Property
of the Rogue Knoll Inc.. planned a
year ago by O. O. Moses as a sum
mer fishing camp aeiuse, was nousnt
Wednesday morning at sheriff's sale
by the Rogue River Hardware com
pany, to satisfy bills against the en
terprise. A road waa opened up and
some cabins constructed at the Knoll,
which rises at the turn of the Red
wood highway at Shattuck's corner,
about five mile from Orant Pass.
Brill Sheet Metal Works doe ex
pen repairing, fender and auto body
repairing.
Med-
Oreen elab. 83.50 oer load,
ford Fuel Co. Tel. Ml.
Krystalglow, kodak gloss supreme.
. 07
. 84
. 83
. 88
. 87
. 94
. 04
. 87
...103
... 04
... 99
... 01
Mln.
60
83
80
53
,49
44
46
48
53 '
63
50
63
49
63
61
55
63
54
60
53
60
48
63
53
63
63
49 :
53
57
54
49
Mean
83
83
78
71
87
64
88
72
76
70
, 91.8 53.4 73.1
Meteorological Report
September fl, 1931
Medford and vicinity: Cloudy Sun
day; little change in temperature.
Local Data . -, 5 ? J ?
r 7-
Temperature (degrees) 63 86
j Highest (lost 12 hrs.).... 94 91
Lowest (last 13 hrs, )..... 61 60
Rel. humidity (percent) -60 19
Precipitation (Inches) ...... 0 0
regional forester.
These plans provide among other
things beyond beautifying the sur
roundings, for better accommodations
In every way for the convenience and
comfort of patrons.
In addition, the forest service will
enlarge and Improve the Union Cteek
camp grounds, Including the Installa
tion of running water, supply of
which Is to be taken from Union
creek, and out-door fire places.
The improvements to be made by
the owners of the resort will probably
not be ready until late next spring,
but the running water and fire places
will probably be Installed this fall
yet by the Crater National forest, os
the forest 'has already been allotted
and received the money for this pur
pose. WEEOlUPLEHELD
TO FEDERAL JURY
M. Levy and wife of Weed, Calif.,
arrested Saturday morning in the
Slskiyous were bound over to the fed
eral, grand Jury Saturday afternoon
by County Judge Alex Sparrow, act
ing for Deputy united States Com
mlssioner Chauncey Florey, on vaca
tion. Levy and wife were held under
$2000'bonds.
The pair was charged with the pos
session of 50 gallons of moonshine
said to have been Intended for Labor
day consumption in this city.
Levy la proprietor of an auto camp
at Weed, Calif.
FINpifTf
State of weather P.Cdy. P. Cdy
Total precipitation since September
1, 1931, none. .
Sunrise today, 6:41 a. m.
Sunset today, 0:37 p. m.
Sunrise Monday. 6:43 a. m.
SQUELCH
BEAN PAN ABLAZE
A pan of beans on flreat 330 South
Grape street resulted late yesterday
In a call to the local tire department.
Earlier yesterday morning, a fire In
the attlo and roof of the O. O. Flur-
ey residence at 825 West 13th street
called the local department to the
scene, where the blase was soon
placed under control.
HI OXE-ELEVhN-RAR-RANrH 111
Saddle horses tor hire. By hour, day
r week, special trips into the mtna.
at reasonable rates. Mew equipment
and good horse. Tel. r. w. Jnn.
Provolt Mall address Murnhv. Ore
O. O. Pumas of this city has re
ceived notice that he Is winner ot
the Ooodyear sales- contest for the
months of July and August. As a re
sult he, will be given a trip to the
Ooodyear Tire factory In Akron, Ohio.
He will arrive In the east octoDer
31 to attend the meeting of winners
Irom all sections of the United States.
Mr. Purnaa' record "Is an exceptional
one In view of the fact that he was
competing with dealers in Long
Bench, Los Angeles and other large
coast cities. His many friends are
congratulating him on his success.
ROUND TOP DOG
POISONING CASES
STILL UNDER QUIZ
Suspicion In the dog-poisoning
campaign, which has been going on
for sometime in the Round Top dis
trict,' centers today on one man, who
is himself a dog owner, it waa an
nounced yesterday. No charges, how
ever, have been brought against him
because of lack of other than cir
cumstantial evUence. ,
Four more dogs In the vicinity
have been poisoned. Two died from
the poison and two more were found
In time for antidotes to be effective,
Ople Stafford, humane officer report
ed yesterday.
One dog belonged to Miss Viola
Kershaw, whose little terrier was
killed by' poisoning about two months
ago, causing awards, out for appre
hension of the poisoner to be raised
to 81000.
The two dogs killed by the poison
ing belonged to Audrey Von Stein and
E. S. Vromsn. The former was a val
uable terrier and a gift to Miss Von
Stein. It was poisoned Wednesday
night.' ''
Mr. Vroman's dog was a setter. It
was found 111 Thursday and died en-
route to the dog hospital Friday. The
fourth dog was also owned by MIbs
Von. stein and was found before the
poisoning proved fatal.
A diagnosis Is being made by Geo.
Schumacher, local chemist, to deter
mine the type of poison used.
The three houses, where the dogs
were poisoned were locatd only a
short distance- apart. Every effort Is
being made by the humane officer
and hosts of dog owners In Jackson
county to apprehend the offender.
4 -
TREE FALL HIS
PROSPECT MILLER FOLGER DISCOVERY
OF AGED CIGARS
A. S. Lewis of Prospect Is In the
Community hospital receiving treat
ment tor a fractured pelvis and pos
sible Internal Injuries sustained yes
terday afternoon when struck by a
tree at the, Lewis mill.
Lewis was trucking In the Prospect
forest for the mill, where he Is part
owner, when a tree tell across the
truck smashing him against the seat.
An ambulance was Immediately call
ed and arrived at the hospital about
i o'clock with the Injured man.
No more green elab wood available
after Sept. 14. A big load of about
a cord and a half for 65 . Phone 76 I
Valley Fuel Co. .
When W. H. roiger recently ran
crn box of choice cigars 35 years
old In his home, which he had for
gotten or overlooked all these years
the Medford man started something,
as since -the reports come all parts
or th Pacific, coast that men are
searching their homes In hopes of
making similar discoveries of pre-
r nlfnt.fln. umBhRB. and if theV all
start smoking whatever finds . they
make the general public will prefer
the murk of .neavy xoresi.nrea u
havA Aomflthtne else . to talk about
except the depression and drouth.
The latest f!d or that sct u
chronicled by the regottaa as -el.
lows: : - -; 's- ''" .' ' -
"A box of 50 ancient eigari, aate
dating even the as-year-eia smokes
recently unearthed in Medford, Is a
to possession of I. R. Tildes, 4524
Fifty-second street Southeast. Mr.
Tllden bought these cigars when fce
was in Havana 33 years ago.
"They, are very choice Bavaru
cigars, Mr. Tllden says, but ha hit
no Intention, ot pssslng them out to
bis friends. Their sentimental value
Is far greater than the pleasure which
might be bad by smoking them.
- Broken windows glazed by Trow
bridge Cabinet Work.
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Regular Assembly of
Table Bock Council
No. IS, B. & 6. H.,
Tuesday, Sept. 8th, ut
7:30 p. m. Visitors
''welcome.
P. J. MCPHERSON,
Ills. Matter.
ALDEN, Recorder: -
3EO. B,
FILM ROUGH GUY
PLANE PASSENGEF
Victor McLaglen, movie actor, pass
ed through Medford yesterday after
noon aboard the trl -motor passenger
plane, enroute to Los Angeles. Mo
Laglen appeared at the opening of
the new Pox theater In Spokane, and
was returning south from Seattle.
A load of green slab wod: about a
cord and a half, 95 cash. Valley Fuel
Co., Phone 76. -
1 Factory blocks, dry alane and body
wood. Summer prices. Medford Fuel
Co. Tel, 631.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
MOST sensational bargain of the sea
son. Chinook salmon for canning,
10c a lb., whole or half fish. Mon
day and Tuesday only. Ivy St. Fish
Market.
TONS IN on KMED at 8:45 Mondy
and Tuesday, for a sensational sale.
Ivy St. Fish Market.
WILL finance married man. 35-60.
good appearance, fair education, tn
a paying business of his own. Prof
its not large to start with but will
Increase as you learn the business.
Must furnish A-l references and
have car for delivery. Make appli
cation In own handwriting to Mc
Connon At Company, Dept. C-19S4,
winona, Minn.
Dollar for Dollar
Electro-Kold
Gives ereater value In electric
Refrigeration
. All porcelain model, rcg $219
Special Price ::...$189
ftfeflford Electric"
Construction Co.
B. M. BUSH, Owner
Phone 00 Medford BldR.
Hotel Medford
Dinner $1 .00
Every Day in the Week
"The Food Is Better"
at the Medford
LABOR DAY
BALL
. i
S.E
The Dance of the Season!
nday Nite 7th
TEMBER tl
In the Big Medford
Airport Hangar
MUSIC BY
Dom Provost's "Pep Peddlers"
Special Features-
Mttiiaw;Miijawe;ijBPB
OAKLAND, Calif. Have several pieces
01 property: wanf property arounfl
Medford. B. T. Williams, Camp
Wlthui.
CASH OR TERMS want action new
home near new echoola coat over
3300. Make offer. Inquire 1016 W
11th. 83S-X.
FOR RENT Apartment; low rent;
801 N. Central.
FOUNDED
1909
JACKSON COUNTY
BUILDING & LOAN
ASSOCIATION
Rebuilt Batteries $3.00
Batteries Charged
50c
Service Electric Co-
Phone 1279 ill s. Hniiy at.
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I shades let us give
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Window Shades
Oil shades, guaranteed rollers all
sizes to 36 inches wide, 6 feet long,
finest quality, no seconds
c each
5 colors to choose from tan, gray,
ivory, light and dark green.
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FILMS
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West Side Pharmacy
8-tIt. 13-plate Battery, gn
i-rear (uarantee . . . pO
Battery Rechartini SDo
Severin Battery Service
1422 NO. Rlveram
Ore and Bullion
Purchased
WILDBBRG BROS.
SMELTING ft REFINING CO.
Oem: 72 MitkM St. ,Sn Fruiriaco
Experience Teaches
That the road to success is paved by sys
tematic saving. From the habit of de
positing a definite amount regularly.
Start this week. Deposit as much or as
little .as you wih.
Open An Account
Tomorrow
. Medford National
Bank