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MEDFORD MATT, TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAT 9, 1934. Four Day Roundup Planned as Oregon Diamond Jubilee Attraction PAGE FOUR GALAXY OF NOTED WILLJENTERTAIN Fodeo Feats, Contests Sec ond Only to Pendleton Show Promised Indus trial Parade Gains Interest Adding another great attraction to Oregon'a Diamond Jubilee celebration next June 8 to 9 In Medford and Jacksonville, arrangements have been eompleted for the presentation of Earl Cowan's famous roundup weanesaay, Thursday, Friday and Saturday after noons at the county fairgrounds. The Important announcement was made at last night's general commutee meeting of the celebration. The roundup la composed of over 160 bucking horses, steers, bulla calves, cows, bronch buaters, riders and other performers. It Is declared to be one of the most outstanding organisations of Its kfnd and ranks second to the famous Fenmewn roundup, which Is celebrating Its sil ver Jubilee this year. The Cowan pro gram includes innumerable feats of horsemanship, steer roping, bulldog' glng, roping demonstrations and other features never before presented In southern Oregon. Rounds Out Program. Good fortune Is felt In the availa bility of the roundup for the celebra tion and will round out a well bal anced program which lends every as surance Jubilee week will be with out lagging momenta at any time. ' Reports of different committee heads at last night's meeting Indi cated commendable progress In every division. Offers of co-operation and partlcl patlon In the pioneer parade, sched uled for Thursday, have arrived from widely scattered sections, J. Verne Shingle reported. Flans for this fea ture of the jubilee have taken a defi nite shape, with preparations begin ning on the numerous entries. Ranch " ers of the valley have been co-operating In offering horses and wagons for use In the procession. Industrial Parade feature. While the pioneer parade la recog nised as one of the outstanding fea tures of Jubilee week, It will be closely rivaled In Interest by the agricultural and Industrial parade o Friday, under the committee chair manship direction of R. O. Fowler. Southern Oregon granges are taking part 100 per cent and numorous ex ceptionally attractive floats are ex pected, Merchants, industrial organi sations, lodges and civic organisations are urged to participate in this cele bration feature, as well aa all com munities of the valley and southern Oregon. Preparations for the Jubilee souve nir program have been' completed, A. H. Miller, program chairman, reported last night. The booklet, printed locally, promises to be an exception ally attractive piece of work. Its cover design Is a work of art and is printed in several colors. It contains a complete program of the week's activities, a history of Oregon, and numerous other blt of interest. It will be available within two weeks for local residents to mall out to friends and relatives in other sections of the country. Plan Four Dances. . - Further plans for the four official Jubilee dances were discussed. They will be held In the armory, espec ially decorated for the occasion, and will have music furnished by excep tionally good orchestras. The Active club has agreed to co-operate with the general committee In handling the arrangements for these occasions, with the entire revenue going Into the Jubilee general fund. From prsent Indications, one of the best exhibits of Oregon products ever exhibited In the state will be pre sented In the Oregon Manufacturers' exhibit In the Nntatorlum. Exhibit Chairman W, A. Oatos roported the response from manufacturers has ex ceeded expectations, and It Is likely the available space will be gone In a short time. Local firms desiring space In this division are urged to make reservations early. Con res Ions Bought, Likewise the demands for conces sion space are rapidly Increasing with the possibility all available specs will be gone In a short time, W. W. Allen, concession chairman, reported. Re quests for concessions have been re ceived from a widely scattered area. Harry Parkinson, representing the Flek Flag and Decorating company of Portland, holders of the Jubilee street decoration contract, has been contact ing local merchants the past week tn connection with the decoration of store fronts. He told committee mem. bers last evening merchants on the whole are anxious to decorate their places of business to lend to the Jubilee spirit, presenting a completely decorate: city for the big week. Mr, Parkinson will visit merchants In Gold HIM, Central Point, Jackson ville, Ashland. Talent, Phoenix and business establishments along the way, extending a genuine Jubilee wel come to visitors throughout the length of the valley. Caret ans Coming, Little doubt surrounds the success of Trail Day, scheduled for Wednes day, June 0, according to Informa tion reported by K. O. (Jerry) Jerome, general chairman of the celebration He has been assured of the arrival of caravans from the Redwood Empire, extending as fnr south as Sun Fran cisco, from Victoria, B. 0 from central California, from Portland, from central and eastern Oregon. In terest in all these srctlons has reached a high point people are all anxious to come to Medford and Jacksonville to observe Oregon's 7Mh anniversary of statehood, paying slmpls tribute to the pioneer spirit of long ago which made this statehood possible. With rehearsals steadily progress ing the "Oyer-Un-aon," (Land of Plenty) Jubilee week visitors are as sured of one of the greatest histori cal pageants ever presented in the west. Over 600 people, including the well known Medford Oleemen and scores of Medford and southern Ore gon people, will take port In this long to be remembered production, writ ten and directed by Prof. Angus Bow mer, of the Southern Oregon Normal school. Historical Incident leading up to and including the establish ment of Oregon statehood will be faithfully reviewed by this carefully prepared presentation. Five Bands to Play. Band m u s 1 o will be popular throughout the week, Wilson Walt, chairman of the band contest com mittee, reported lost evening, but on Friday of Jubilee week, at least five bands will be present tn Medford, in cluding rpresentatlons from Weed, Calif., Roaeburg, Klamath Falls, Ash land and Medford. It Is probable bands from other sections will also be available. While much of the Jubilee week activities will be In Medford. with Tuesday devoted to program activities In Ashland, Jacksonville, one of Ore gon's oldest and most historic towns, will be featured throughout the week attracting thousands of visitors to this choice corner of the Rogue River valloy. An Interesting program Is being prepared by the citizens of this pro gressive city, established seven years before Oregon realized th Joys of statehood. Shades of 35,000 departed yesterdays will be drawn aside, once more reviving the days when gold gleamed on ne&rby hillsides, and stagecoaches rumbled from the south to the north and from the north to the south. Again will return the echoes of adventurous days when the cracks of Slwosh rifles pierced the air, when hostile Indians were off on the paths of war. Direct links with the past win be the pioneer displays maintained throughout the week and the build ings which were old when Medford was new will be thrown open to the public. Further details of pioneer days In Jacksonville will be an nounced from time to time. Th' federal corn-hog production control program shows there are 103 applicants In Jackson county, and 62 In Josephine county, according to fig ures complied by the office of Coun ty Agent Robert a. Fowler. Number of hogs listed in the applications shows 0035 hogs In Jackson county, and 1791 In Josephine county. According to County Agent Fowler the hog population follows the fed eral count, which In 1930 listed ap proximately 5600 hogs In this county. The assessor's office figures for last year, show there were 3030 hogs In Jackson county. The corn acreage In this county is listed at 660 acres on a two years average. It has Increased under the federal activity Impetus. The wheat production program for this county Is also reaching Impor tant stages, according to county Agent Fowler. Federal inspection of the wheat acreage will start within the next two weeks, and another pay ment of money will be made July 1. Under the wheat production regu lations, the names of the growers, the amount of wheat sown, and the estimated crop, will be published. This enables the government to have a close check on wheat production, and farmers to see what each other Is doing. County Agent Fowler says the wheat and other grains are well along and looking fine. The late spring wheat Is backward, he states. DOCTORS TO MEET IN ASHLAND NEXT The ctty of Asnland will be the meeting place of the' next session of the Southern Oregon Medical society, It was decki:a here yesterday at the close of the 43rd annual meeting, conceded to be one of the most suc cessful In the history of the organi zation. A highlight of the day was the luncheon served at the Chas. T. Swee ney country home to 120 doctors and their families. Fried chicken from the Sweeney poultry yards was featured on the menu. Twenty wives of local doctors as sisted Mrs. Sweeney as hostess for the occasion. Dr. Sweeney will be leaving this evening for Rose burg, where he will address the Douglas County Medical assocltalon this evening and the Fed erated Women's Clubs In convention tomorrow morning. His subject will be "Nature of Cancer and Its Con trol." He will return to Medford Thursday afternoon. Doctors Leave Having attended the 43rd annual meeting of the southern Oregon Medical society here yester day, several of the delegates left by train last night for their homes throughout the state. Leaves for Roseburg Bishop Sum ner, who spent several days here as a guest of John 0. Mann, left on the Shasta this morning for Roaeburg, and plans to travel from there to Marsh field. Admiral . Byrd Picks His Men! DO YOU? FREES' OARAGE Is where per sonal supervision Is more than a promise. ph(me 1B22.Y As near as your Telephone WRESTLING MEDFORD ARMORY Fast Vicious Thrilling THURS. NIGHT BARGAIN PRICES Fights Start 8:30 P. M. Any Seat B5c Children 25o REMAINDER OF YEAR IS James It. Owen, general manager ol th. Owen-Oregon Lumber company, U hopeful that th. plant with Its payroll of 300 men, will be able to operate all the balanoe of thla year. Plans toward this end are now being worked out by Manager Owen, The mill operates under the NRA lumber code. The sawmill department Is on a six day week, eight hour basis. Other department hay a 40 hour week. The logging oamps In the Butte Falls dlstrlot generally keep open until snow files, and come un der the head of a seasonal occupa tion. They are now In full operation, employing approximately 7ft men, mostly residents of the Butte Falls district. Like all Industry, the future of lumbering Is rather Indefinite, but with brightening market prospects. Dally trips are now being made by the Medford logging railroad, hauling logs from Butte Falls. Operation of the mill until Christ mas would provide employment and lessen the labor strain next winter, besides providing a steady payroll. Besides the Owen-Oregon plant, three small sawmill are operating In the Prospect district, and three or four In the Siskiyou and Dead Indian districts. They also operate under the lumber code, and provide work for between 199 and ISO men. The picture of John B. Griffin's old bear dog, Trailer, will be on dis play at the Diamond Jubilee head quarters, Mr. Qrlffln said today, and It Is expected many persons will be Interested In the photo, taken In 1011. This dog, Mr. Orirtln said, holds the record as the most famous bear dog on the Pacific coast having killed 138 bears on the coast and In the Cascade range. Trailer was taken to Alaska by Crlt Tolman, who paid the dog's own er S200 for the privilege. Tolman reported on his return that the dog had killed SO beare. 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