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t PXGE TEN ' JfEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, 'AUGUST 31," 1933. I ; 4H ACHIEVEMENT DAY MEET HELD Awards in Many Activities t. Made at Court House Ses ' sion Two Girls Win . State Fair Trip With Agen Eighty-five 4.-H club members of Jsckson county enrolled In home economic project under the super Tltlon or :bel C. Mick, county borne demonstration agent, attended the ounty-wlde achievement day and club fair held In the courthouse audi torlum, Wednesday, August 80. ( These club members represented Medford, Ashland. Butte Palls, Cen tral Point, Phoenix and Sam Valley communities. Foui-H Rose and Flowef Garden club members of Medford. under the leadership of Mrs. W. P. Stewart, Roosevelt school, and Mrs. ft. Keesee Washington school, made a very fine exhibit of flower and were given the following places: Lsverne Johnston, Roosevelt school, first place; Donna Stephens, Roosevelt school, second plsos; Jean Pease, Washington school, third place; Oersldlne Clemens, Roosevelt school, fourth place: Haeel Dressier, Roosevelt school, fifth place. In Cooking I project, the club led by Mrs. Paul Taylor from Washington school, Ashland, vied for honors with Phoenix club, under the leadership of Mrs. Lets Bonham, with first hon ors falling to Mabel Hardesty of Phoenix: second prize to Aletha Kel logg. Ashland; third to Florence Sherrer, Phoenix; fourth to Roma McReynolds, Phoenix; fifth to Viola Lowden, Phoenix. The Phoenix cook ing club Is the largest club In the county with 83 member enrolled. The exhibit was four drop or Ice box cookies. - In Cooking IT project the Ashland Junior high school girl under the lesdershlp of Mrs. Larkln Orubb, competed with Ssms Valley clubs, led by Mr. Dick Straus, on angel food or sponge cakes. Awsrds were s fol' lows: First, Margaret Brolll, Ash' land; seoond, Dorothy Thorns, Ash land; third, Mildred Almlne, Ash, lsnd; fourth, Alloe Sawyer, Ashland fifth, Rebecca Hunsley, Sams Valley. Canning I club from Butte Falls, under the leadership of Mrs, Joe Hlbbard, and from Sam Valley under the leadership of Mrs. J. M. Craw ford, won the following awards on their csnned fruit exhibits: Haul MoCabe, Butte Falls, first; Olive Da vis, Sam Valley, second; Marguerite Hlbbard, Butte Falls, third; Rogenla Dusenberry, Sams Valley, fourth; Frances smith, Butte Falls, fifth. Canning II. girls from Sam Valley club and Central point were awarded prlr.es on their exhibits of two Jars or fruit, one Jam, one Jelly, a fol lows: Mary Esther Davis, Sams Val ley, first; Ernest Lathrop, Central Point, seoond; Etna Davis, Sam Val ley, third; Rebeoca Hunsley, Sams Valley, fourth; Esther Lathrop, Cen tral Point, fifth. - Canning III First award on canned fruit, vegetables, meat, pickles, jams and Jellies wa given Katharine Lath rop of Central Point. ' Mrs. Sara H. Werta, home demon stration agent of Josephine county, judged the exhibit In all classes. - The plcnlo luncheon ws enjoyed by club membres and leaders, and wss plesssntly ollmaxed by a large freeser of Ice cream donated by Snlder's airy. i A short achievement program In the afternoon included singing -H club pep songs, 4-H club motto and pledge, the Introduction of leader present, and a talk by Mrs. Mabel Mack, boms demonstration agent, en the value of achievement, and special awards, and plans for club projects for coming year, Mrs. Msck announc ed that three scholarships would Be warded high scoring club members r club summer school next June, as follows: Cooking and canning club, donated by the California Ore gon Power company; rose and flower garden club, by the Medford Garden olub. The highest scoring Individual In each project will be announced later. The record for the entire year'a work will be considered In addition to the score on the exhibit. .The high point of interest la the afternoon' activities wa the county wide judging contest participated in by every club member present. Each member wss required to Judge four article In each of seven clsases, as follows: Sponge cake, white bread, canned fruit, canned vegetables, aprons, slips, school dresses and tow els. the two highest scoring mem bera from any one club to be awarded a trip to the state fair. Nollle McLane and Lorain Lacy, two 1 1-year-old girls from the Cook ing I club. Washington school, Ash- ill i i'l U i s tf " KrJ 3 r flllf if I l i in in I Cheyt nna --.. 69 BOrstOn sane 80 Chicago 74 Eureka ,,- 60 Helena Meteorological Report August 31, 1933 forecasts Medford and vicinity: Fair tonight and Friday; sot much change In temperature. Oregon: Fair tonight and Friday; but fogs on coast Warmer east portion. Local Data Temperature a year ago today: Highest 84: lowest 41. Total monthly precipitation .03 Ins. Deficiency for the month :22 Inches, Total precipitation since September 1. 1938, 14.90 Inches. Deficiency for the season, 8.17 Inches. Relative humidity at S p. m. yes terday, 38 per cent; 0 a. m. today, 82 per cent. Tomorrow Sunrise 5:38 a m.; sunset 8:46 Observations Taken at A A. 120 Meridian Time M, Los Angeles MEDFORD New Orleans New Vork Omaha Phoenix Portland Reno . . i- , Roseburg Salt Lake San Francisco Seattle Spokane . 74 80 .. S3 . 80 - 78 .106 .. 84 .. 84 . 74 ,. 90 . 78 . 63 . 60 Walla Walla 68 Washington. D.O. 78 86 68 63 S3 60 66 48 78 64 60 84 T. S3 .01 48 80 63 60 86 .08 63 .03 S8 .01 63 .10 P. Cdy. P.Cdy. P. Cdy. Clesr Cloudy Cloudy Clesr P.Cdy Clear Clear P. Cdy. Foggy. Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Rain Cloudy Cloudy Rain rand, led by Mrs. Paul Taylor, made the highest score and will leave on Sunday, September 4, with Mrs. Msck to attend the state fair, September A and 6. They will be guests of the fslr board at the i-H club dormi tory for the two days. They will rep resent Jackson county at the home economic Judging contest on Mon day., September 6. Junior high school girl of Ash land Margaret Brolll and Mildred Alwln scored seoond in ths Judging contest, ' Jean Leonard and Haxol Dressier of the Roosevelt school, Medford, cored third. DRY LAW REPEAL MAY BE FACT IN NEXTTENWEEKS (Continued from Pace One) I amendment would be formally abol ished on December 5 or 6, Three ratifying convention meet on Decem ber o. and two more on the Qth. Orer Half Voted. Statisticians adding up and analys ing the Tote thua far, figured today that although only half the states had balloted, more than 79,000,000 of the nation's 132,008, TOO population lived within their borders on the ba lls of the 1030 census. The popular vote in the 94 record ed states stands In round numbers at 0,800,000 In favor of repeal to 3.000,000 against. These figures, of course, do not Include the record ings in Kerada and Wyoming, where delegates were elected by masa meet ings and county conventions. On the basis of present Toting dates, all but nine atstes holding 14. MS.078 of the nation's population will have balloted by November 8 These nine Include Kansas and Louisiana. Kansas to Set Day. Governor Landon has called a spec ial session of the Kansas legislature to meet In .September, and probably a voting day will be set during the present year. Oovernor O. K. Allen of Louisiana has atated he also would call a special session. Should both these states vote this year, only about 10.000,000 of the population would not have been given an opportunity to ballot on repeal during this period Here are the election days already established during the next 10 weeks. Vermont, September 8; Mslne. Sep tember 11; Colorado, Maryland and Minnesota, September 13: Idaho and New Mexico. September 10; Virginia. October S; Florida. October 10; North and South Carolina, Ohio. Pennsyl vania and Kentucky (tentative), No vember 7. FREE LECTURE ON Christian Science BY Peter V. Ros, C. S. B., of Ran Francisco, California Member of the Beard of Lectureship of The Mother Church. The first Church of Christ, . Scientist, In Boston, Mass, in the RIALTO THEATRE, Medford FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1033 8:00 o'clock P. M. The public is cordially invited to attend L TO MOVE FRIDAY The Jackson County Building and Loan association's beautiful new home at 126 East Main street In this city will open tomorrow, according to announcement today by O O. Boggs. Workmen will be busy tonight put ting tne flnlsning touches on the completely remodeled and attractive quarters which will be occupied by this weU known southern Oregon In stitution. Frank Clark was architect and su pervised construction. Olass Installa tion and mill work was handled by the I'rowbridge cabinet Works. Cof feen Bros. Installed the plumbing and wiring and electrical work was done bv the People's Electric Store. In addition to housing the offices of the Jackson County Building and Loan association, the fine new struc ture will be the home of Harold Brown's First Insurance Agency and the law offices of Mr. Boggs and O. H. Bengtson, a member of the legal department. An enviable record of twenty-five yean uf ' successfully serving this community Is enjoyed oy the Jack son county Building and Loan asso ciation, one of southern Oregon's largest financial Institutions. Dur ing thJe twenty-five years, this as sociation has been under the same management, O. C. Boggs having charge oi affairs for this firm since its establishment In 1908. Initial business was transacted tn offices lo cated over Marsh's Grocery store, adjoining the present new home 'of the association. Another significant fact la that the Jackson County Building and Loan tissoclatlun has had but two presidents, Bert Anderson and C. M. Kldd, tne present head. Outstanding and successful business and profes sional men have served on the board of this Institution and the present directors are John C. Mann, Olenn O. Taylor Dr. R. E. Oreen, C. M. Kldd president, and O. C. Boggs. secretary and general manager. The personnel of the association Is as follows: Jane Schmidt, secretary; Harold Brown, O. O. Boggs, Jr., Earl Blga low, A. P. Butler. H. F. Elden, Laura Drury, Margery Wymore', Josephine Tayler O. C. Boggs, who baa successfully directed the affairs of the Jackson County Building and Loan associa tion during Its inception In 1908, has been actively Identified with Med ford' ouslness, financial and politic al circles for many years. He has an enviable record of civic and church work and Is a member of several well known fraternal organizations and clubs in this city 4 Warrant CalL Notice Is hereby given that School District No. 49, Jackson County, war rants No. 3680 to No. 4169 Inclusive are called for payment. Interest to cease on September 4, 1933. War rants to be presented for payment at the office of the District Clerk, City Hall, Medford, Oregon. REBECCA JENSEN, Clerk School District No. 49. M. O. WILKINS. LAWYER. 315 W. Main St., Medford. ENTERS PICTURE (Continued from rage One) festival together. He had a charge account with which he bought flowers for Mrs. Kelley. He tried to get her a job. Cross-examination did not shake either charge. Taylor told of bis conversation with Lamson. A Sacramento florist, Mrs. Marlon Johnson, and W. A. Friend, manager of the Stanford Press, testified to Lamson'a friendship for he Sacra mento divorcee. Hotel Record Shown. Hotel records were put In evidence to show Lamson visited Sacramento on January 11. left the next day; reg istered again January 18, left Janu ary 30; registered February 8. left February ll; registered once more tn February, twice In March and twice in April. Lamson and Mrs. Kelley dined In Sacramento "four or five times" the last one on May 16, 13 days before Mrs. Lamson'a death, Mrs. W. H. Bartlett, a waitress, testified. Letter May Follow. Mrs. Kelley's handwriting was identified. Apparently letters were to be introduced In evidence later. Portly Undersberlff Earle Hamilton and jovial Deputy Howard Buffing ton7 testified for the state. Both told of their Investigations the day after Mrs. Lamson was found dead. "My Ood, why did X ever marry her," Lamson said to his sister. Or. Margaret Lamson In Hamilton' pres ence, the officer claimed. Hamilton declared Lamson told him he had removed his pajamaa from the living room to a bedroom before he found his wife's body. That testi mony was Important. The pajamas bear blood stains. Lamson claims be told Hamilton he was carrying the pajamas when he found the body. JOE BROWN COMEDY OPENS AT STUDIO "Elmer the Great," Joe B. Brown s uprosrlously funny comedy opens st the Studio today. "Elmer the Great," written by Ring Lardner and George M. Cohan, was comedy riot on the stage and la even more hilarious a a screen plsy. The plot concerns a hick town boy who developa Into the champion bats, man of the big league. It. O. WILKINS. LAWYER. New office location: 31$ W. Main, Med ford, over People Electric 8 tore. Payments for operation and main tenance of the general departmenta of Kentucky' state government amounted to 19.25 per capita la 1833. $375- DOUBLE LOAD GREEN PINE BLOCKS AND KLABS VALLEY FUEL CO. TeL It Keeping Pace With The Ml 1 r of the Southern Oregon Country! The Jackson County & Loam E'uildiiig:; Association , Opens It's New Modern Offices at 126 East Main Friday, Sept. 1st f jy HIS association is proud of the part it has played in fr rvj development of this community and the Southern I I Oregon country ... We have had an active part in II this growth . . . The history of this institution is J V linked with that of Jackson County during the past 25 years. Anticipating the substantial growth, during the next few years, of "A Great Country," this association has expanded into new, modern quarters at 126 East Main Street ... We are proud of our new home ... it is a credit to Medford and Jackson County. You will find us better equipped to serve you, 'through our affiliation with the , Federal Home Loan Bank system, able to offer even greater safety for Investors, 25 Successful Years Under One Management Member Federal Home Loan Bank System DIRECTORS and OFFICERS 0. M. KIDD, Pres. 0. 0. BOGGS, Secretary-Manager J. 0. MANN GLEN 0. TAYLOR DR. S. E. GREEN A Cordial Invitation SOUTHERN OREGON people are cordially invited to visit our new offices . . . This is YOUR associa tion and you will find our enlarged quarters and added facilities will enable us to better serve the people of this community. Management O. C. BOGGS General Manager Home of First Insurance Agency BOGGS & BENGST0N Law Office m ; ' Mj TWENTY-FIVE YEARS-AND NOT A SINGLE INVESTOR HAS LOST A PENNY I I1! . ' Hi '