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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1934)
MEDFORD MSID TRIBUNE. MEDEORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 193. F E BY TAX FAILURE According to Information received today to local school authorltle torn I. F. Carleton, secretary of the Omton State Teacher association. very school In Llnooln county cloud May 11th. running only thirty weeks ID place of thirty-six week which la commonly accepted aa a I air lengtn tor ttie school year. This waa a cut If one-third ot a aemester. Salaries ot grade and rural teacher to that county average aeD a month. ttte high achool teacher aalarlee averaged 162.50 a month. There haye been no contracts signed In that aounty for nojct year In spite of the (act that selections are usually made In February, March and April. Mr. Ray QUI and his associates de clare Mr. Carleton la Issuing state ments that schools have plenty of snoney and, that there la no need for a aalea tax. These above facts have teen Issued by him to show the real condition of Lincoln county, condl pons which have been accepted only a matter of direct necessity. In closing Secretary Carleton- asks K Orange Master Oil! would care to accept aes per month. THREE KIDNAPERS SENTENCED TO PEN FOR LIFE TERMS (eoo 2rt unoxz wnnnnoo) aolng with two of his guests to the creation nouae on tne estate. Two Made "Snatch." "Two boys ran In. They had guns fend wore masks," said Gettle. "They Grabbed our arms. They tied Wolf James P. Wolf, one ot the guests) to k tree and aatd: 'This is no holdup. It's a anatcn.' "They bound my arms and put me lorer the fence. My hands were bound and they taped my mouth and eyes. They threw me Into a car." "Tou were directed over the wall?" Baked the district attorney. "Tea." Oettle replied. "I fell from r e top of the wall. Z told the men thought they had broken my leg." Kirk Waa Boss. - Gettle Identified the boss man as Kirk. Re aald they flatly declared fliey wanted $60,000. with the three men In the ease ready tor Ban Quentln, authorities were undecided what to do with two women who were arrested when found in company of Kirk when he was taken Into custody. The two women, Lauretta Woody, 99, alias Ann Williams and Mona A. Oal llghan. 31, alias Joan Ward, are being held for suspicion of kidnaping, Now It's Streamline Buses A s '. ... r' a.,.- . rs ... " "m"":.""v "',i""""T"i,"a Developments In trearnUne design that have so completely dominated, transportation construction this year are reflected In the new fleet of 123 buses delivered to Greyhound lines In answer to Increased travel through out the country. The new motor coaches, a fleet of which will soon be placed In opera tion over western highways to Pa cific Greyhound Lines, are declared to represent the finest in modern bus design. While the streamline body does not appear to be a radical de parture from general trends, It Is molded so that every line flows easily from radiator to panel fairing. The streamline bus has an over-all length of 36 feet and a wheel base of aso Inches. It la powered by a Gen eral Motors six-cylinder overhead engine that la of entirely dual de sign. Dual Ignition, fuel pump, fan belts, spark plugs and carburetor that operate either together or Independent of each other insure dependable high way performance. The Introduction of extra long springs, together with new efficient shock absorbers. Is a guarantee of unusual riding comfort. Seating ax- rangements are for 33 pafisengers and the driver. The chairs are designed to recline to positions for relaxation or observation. L. G. Mark el, traffic manager for Pacific Greyhound lines, declared the new buses would substantially Im prove the company's transportation Aervlces. "Increased popularity of bus travel has warranted their purchase," he announced yesterday. BE T CASE (Continued irom page one) ally have Insisted that firm steps be taken by the authorities to sup press any attempt to lnflaoe the com munity and cause a repetition of the turmoil that proved so costly before tranquility was restored. Fitch Wavlee Hearing B. L. Fitch, arrested last Saturday on the same charge, waived a prelim inary hearing before Justice of the Peace Coleman yesterday afternoon, and his case will come direct before the grand Jury at Its next session. Fitch to dote has been unable to pro Tide the 41000 bonds and was re manded to the custody of the sheriff- Fitch was not represented by coun ael. Under the Oregon law, a Justice of the peace has no authority to ap point counsel which Fitch requested. Other arrests In connection with the pamphlet distributing are sched uled. The district attorney today receiv ed a letter from Dan Ke 11 a her, state parole officer, Kell&her denies mak ing any requests for the supplemental affidavit as stated In the pamphlet. The letter states that no action has been taken on a parole for Fehl, though he has made "several de mands for a hearing." The letter further states: "The affidavit of Bunch is the same as many other affidavits, made by state prison Inmates. They are long on making them and seem to think they get results. In my opinion they are valueless." L CONTEST SLATED HERE SATURDAY There will d a model glider and flying model airplane contest at Van Scoyoo field Saturday at 1:30 p. m., open to all pupils of the grade schools and Junior high school of Medford. All contestants must register by May 18 at the Manual Training building of the Junior high school. Registra tion will be In charge of A. H. Fitch, manual training Instructor. - - All models must be made and flown by the contestants. Preliminaries for soaring gliders win Be run on by grades. All grades of the grammar schools will compete. and the three highest scorers will receive prizes. Grades seven, eight and nine will compete among themselves and the highest scorers In each flight will be awarded. Winners of each contest will be DEAF Bonephone. The much talked about and wanted bone con duction phone has arrived. Free demonstration. Dr.Orville Scheetz Optometrist 608 East H St., Grants Pass Near Post of flee III Operates for ess- THAN ANY FORD EVER BUILT THE smartest car thai Ford ha rar built la the smartest buy your budget has ever seen; The new Ford V-8 Is the mote economical car that Ford has yet produced. That big Ford V-8 engine, which Is capable of a generous 80 per, is miserly when it comet to fuel. It consumes Uo gasoline than many engines with leas cylinder, and less power; Aluminum-alloy piston, mlnimlre car boo formation. Tungsten steel valve seat Inserts virtually let you say "good bye forever" to valve grinding; The Ford V-8'i dependable spring!- which give you free action on mlljomr wheels have shackles that require no lubrication.' And the whole car is so reliably built that you will never be plagued with repair bills. Before you buy ny car at any price, drive the Ford V-8. MSB YOUR NEAREST FORD DEALER OsCiO1 ?ltBgfcasiri . ..." ci-iu Tie V-lyp' tnglnt btlJi etrry rtcorrf for jpted m Una, water and in tbi ir. See the New Ford V-8 Cars for 1 934 Now On Display C. E. GATES AUTO CO. Sixth and Riverside. Phono 141 determined by the time the gUder la In the air. All contestants will be given three trial flight In prelim inaries and finals, and an average will be taken for the three flights. Event Include: Gliders class A, scaring, 9-Inch to 13-lnch wing spread; class B, soar ing, 13-lnch to 34-inch wing spresd. Aeroplanes Class A, fuselsge model; class B, stick model, solid Balsa wing; claaa C, stick model, tis sue wing; class D, R. O. O. tor either. Dog fight for glider Preliminaries will be run off by grades. Grades and Junior high schools will oomplete In separate groups. The three getting the highest scores for each group will meet In the finale. t : Hear Bursell for Senator, 7:15 p. m.,-Monday. JUBILEE CHORUS E At a meeting of choir directora held last night at the Chamber or Commerce building, final plans for. the Jubilee religious chorus were completed. It was learned with re gret by those present that James Stevens, who was to have directed the chorus on June 3rd had been forced to resign, due to 111 health. P. Wilson Walt was duly elected to take hit place and all felt gratified at hi acceptance. Three full rehearsals were decided upon, sa follows: May 34, Msy 38 and May 31 at 8 p. m . at the Presby terian church, Medford. All directors and singer are re quested to make note of these dates that we may make this the most successful choral offering of its kind ever made here. 4 Relic of a "copper-stone age" which existed In the near east before 3.000 B. C have been unearthed by archaeologists. 1 (BILLYS PAL) Some fast work1 BLtv did in THOSE NEW SKIPS AT THE PICMC TO DA WON THE. POTATO RACEi JWEN HE AjAHP SCADS OF HOME- RUNS'1 WAD A HARD ITI Me KEP.Yfcr Gee I WISH WARDS tAD& SKIPS FOR DOGS at Wards budget price All the leisure you're going to enjoy this sum mer calls for smart sports and spectator foot wear! That means Wards headquarters for shoes ! Thrifty men and women find Ward shoes give them fit . . comfort . . quality. . smart styling plus the joy of common sense pricing. FOR WOMEN PAIR FOR MEN $3.98 Ami, v A V V MxKA 70c . v Vs? 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