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PXGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDXY, JUNE 8, 1934. Commission Meets Again In July for Hearing On Allocation of Forest High way Construction Fund PORTLAND, Ore., June 8. (AP) Th tAt highway commission de ferrtd award of contracts on two project and awarded contracts on several others at the afternoon ks alon of the general meeting here yes terday. The commission wilt meet again July 16 for a hearing of the forest highway fund and of other funds. Award of the oon tract on the Ash land undercrocslng was deferred. The low bid was for $36,721. Similarly, the commission deferred action on the construction of a storage building at Enterprise on whlca a bid of 93, 071 was submitted. The low bidder received the con tract award for the Mill City bridge In Marlon and Lane counties, to cost 37,531; on the Coos Bay bridge ap proach, on a storage building at Grants Pass, and on a protection fence project In Sherman county. PORTLAND, Ore., June 8. (AP) The construction company of Toufel ft Carlson of Seattle submitted the low bids on two Oregon Coast high way bridges when proposals were opened by the state Highway com mission here yesterday, but specified when entering contracts that It would accept the contract on one span only. The company bid 551,234 on the TTrapqua bridge at Reeds port In Doug las county, and It was expected the commission would award this work at that figure. The Sheble Construc tion company of Seattle bid 681,060. Teufel & Carlson bid low at 471. 971 for the Sluslaw bridge &t Flor ence In Lane county. The next low bidder was Mercer Se Frazer company of Eureka. Cal., at 401,649. If the Seattle company receives the Umpqua award, Mercer & Prazer will be award ed the contract on the Sluslaw span, the commission Indicated. Awards Held Up Awards of the Jobs will be held up, however, until the state completes Its funds agreement with the federal government, Leslie M. Scott announo-1 ed. No funds have yet been received for the five spans, bids on all of ' them now opened, while construction work was under way on only one, the Alsea spar at Waldport. 0. O. Hockley, PWA official here, wired the national board the results of the bids on, the last two bridges today, and said he believed the gov ernment was waiting receipt of bids on all of them before making the funds available. The government had agreed to loan and grant the state 5,000,000 for the construction work. In addition to opening bids on the bridges, the commission neared the completion of awards under the origi nal public works highway appropria tion of more than 6,000.000 when It opened bids on five road Jobs. The letting at the next meeting In about three weeks, amounting to about 200,000, will wipe the slate clean. Arenz Low on Underpass Theodore Arena of Portland was low on the Ashland undercrosslng section of the Pacific highway In Jackson county with a bid of 30, 721. Other low bidders were the United States Construction company of Portland at 42,604 and the O. I. Stebblns Construction company of Klamath Falls at 43,716. P. H, Cochran of Portland was low on the Coos Bay bridge approach at 10,828. Low bidders on the other three Jobs were: Guard fence pro ject on the Columbia River highway In Sherman count Collins Concrete te Pipe Co., Portland, 97,764; construc tion of storage building at Orants Pass Slg Ash of Medford, M.277; construction of storage building at Enterprise W. Vedder, La Orande, 3,071. The commission also opened bids for Marlon and Lane counties on the Mill City bridge over the Santlara river on the county line. Thirteen bids were received for the Job to be paid for by the two counties. Tom Llllebo of Kecdsport was low at $37 631, Theodore Arenz was next low at 938,764, while Joplln & Eldon, of Portland, were next at 30,417. Multnomah Job Delayed Bids were returned unopened on the 1.4 miles of grading and paving of the Swift secondary highway In Multnomah county, ostlmated at about 970,000, because Multnomah county had failed to acquire the right of way. This Job may be rcadver tlsed for the next letting, Chairman Scott of the commission last night told the contractors on the Coos Bay bridge no authorization could be given them to start to work until federal money was available. The contractors appeared before the commission requesting they be per mltted to go ahead with the work pending receipt of the money. "We could start next Monday on the North Bend Job," Theodore Shoemaker, president of the Northwest Roads company, one of the contracting firms for the span, toid the commission. The commission voiced Its Impa tience with the delay on the part of the federal government In not ad vancing the money for which con tracts have long been signed. It was suggested that Scott, R. H. Baldock, highway engineer, or J. M. Devers, attorney for the commission, go to Washington to speed action on the contracts. T LILY PONS WILL WED STEAMER PHYSICIAN BUENOS AIRES, Jun 8. P) Uly Pona. .tar ot the New York Metropoli tan opera, aatd today that aha would be married July 0, 1939, to Dr. Fritz von der Becke, phyalolan on the 6. S. Aroona, In celebration of the third anniversary of their meeting on that ship. The wedding will be performed on the Aroona, ahe aald. DOG RACES PAY STATE $13,000 FIRST WEEK SALEM, June 8. (AP) A check for (13,000, representing the atate's share of receipts from the first week of dog rnclng in Portland, was re ceived st the state treasurer's office today. , TJis dog races are under the su pervlslon of the Oregon racing com. mission, created by an act of the 1033 legislature. STILL the "way to a man's heart, DeLICIOUSLY prepared food (old fashioned as the idea might seem to be!) is still the way to a man's heart ! And, no tingle food stands a girl in luch "good stead" as White Star Tuna. For here is a food delicacy that costs no more than staple" foods; yet can be prepared in so many, many atnerent ways. Write to Van Cairm Sea Food Co.. Terminal Island, Calif., for these 19 Proven Recipes contained in "The Romance of Tuna" a score of ways to win your way to a man's heart. It's Free 1 Tuns lost (Hot) Toman Stuffed with Tuns Tomato Surptlae Tuna with Noodles Titos Eocore Creimed Tuns "a Is Kin," Moulded Tuns Silsd Pepper) Stuffed with Tuna Tuns Lost (Chilled) Tuns Salad In Veietahle Ring Tuns Croquette! Toaated Tuna Sandwlcbea Tuns Sandwiches Tuna Baked In Sheila Tuna Tlrobates Tuns "a la Newbura" Tuns Cocktail Tuna Cosmopolitan Salad Rolled Tuns Sandwich tit "Sf H C ORB ITU Ont., June B.4JP) Ma rle Dlonne, the weakest of the quin tuple t born last week, haa gained 14 ounce in the last 34 hours, it vai shown at today's weighing. The babies, their weights, and their gains from yesterday are: Yvonne 38 ounces no gain. Annette 3614 ounces ounce. Emllle 32 ounces 314 ounces. Ceclle 30! ounces no gain. Marie 25 ounces ounce. There was more noise and hop about the little Dlonne farm home today, fo rthe quintuplet whose health the world Is watching have developed healthy appetites. Meal times comes around pretty of ten, every two hours, but not too of ten to suit the five little sisters. "They were wide awake and yelling at their last meal," said Dr. A. R. DaFoc. "They are getting to know when It's dinner time." Rum In minute amounts Is being given the chlldtwa to stimulate them and they seem to enjoy It, the physl clan made n-own, "Brandy Is the usual thing but I didn't have any so I used rum," he explained. "The main thing is the alcohol, which stimulates. They seem to enjoy It. They stick out their tongues when the rum and feeding time appears." While the Dlonne family rejoiced In Dr. DaFoe'e statement that "I am more optimistic than I ever have been," word was received from San Francisco that twin hoys were born there yesterday to Mrs. Aldo Beltrami, a first cousin of A vlla Dlonne, father of the quintuplets. One of the twins died later. Twins have been frequent In Mrs. Dlonne s family also. Mrs. Dlonne is expected to leave her bed today for the first time since her confinement. Dr. DaFoe said the 34- year-old woman, now the mother of ten children, was near death when the quintuplets were born ten days ago. An example of the unusual pre cautions and attention given the In fants la the fact that the Ontario gov ernment' la repairing the road to the Dlonne home so Dr. DaFoe can mako the .dally trip more easily. The cus toms department of Cansda permits anything necessary for the children's welfare to enter the country without delay. Impeachment Urged The house of representative, Ju dietary committee voted to recom mend to the house that Federal Judge Charles E. Woodward (above) of Chicago be Impeached. (Aasoeiated Preae Photo) DROUGHT RELIEF STARTS AT ONCE WASHINGTON, J U n 8. ff) President Roosevelt directed his tides today to proceed at onoe with a vast drought relief program Involving 1520,000,000 which he will recommend to congress this week. Harry I. Hopkins, federal relief ad ministrator, was put In oharge of what the president regards aa one of the most serious disasters ever to hit this country. Hopkins,. In conference with the president, reported that the affected area Involving 10,000,000 persons in at least IS states. Mineral Display Drawing Throngs Crowds have been becoming so thick at the mineral display In the Hunt building today that the valuable dis play was closed to spectators at times today while crowds Inside completed Inspections of the many exhibits. The mineral display Is one of the most popular destinations of the thousands of Jubilee visitors. AT ENGLISH LUTHERAN Officials, business and professional men and women are especially In vited to hear the sermon on "The World's One Oreat Chance," which will be preached next Sunday at the 11 a. m. service by Dr. George P. Kabele in Zlon English Lutheran church, Fourth street near Oakdale avenue. "The Hon. Henry A. Wallace, secre tary of agriculture," Bays Rot. Kabele, "referred to the need of acting on this one chance, In the closing part of his address last Sunday, and great world political and business leaders and thinkers In various nations are becoming more and more convinced that It Is the only way out for an 'enduring social transformation such as the new deal seeks and which the world needs for the preservation of peace and to save It from political and moral chaos, or from Marxian communism. , "What do we need to do about It before too late? Action is needed now," says the pastor. T VESSEL LEAVES PORTLAND. f"Vr .Tmtia a The steamer North Klnir or t.h. p. clflo American fisheries, the first ves sel to leave Portland with cargo load ed With UMimvul Af atrltrlnn lnn. shoremen, sailed from the Oceanic lenninai here today bound for Alaska with 046 persona aboard. The selling ot the North King was Portland's participation In the open ing of the strike blockade sufficient ly to allow Alaskan cannerv shtn. tt go north for the sesson. others are leering Puiet sound porta for the far north. Fight Film Heads Rialto Double Bill Fight fans all over the country will recall bow Gene Tunnsy fought hit way to the heavyweight champion ship, and into the heart of a promi nent society belle. They still read of Jack Dempsey, because be always gave them plenty of action while fighting. In "He Couldn't Take It," coming1 to the Rialto theater today on their double feature program, Ray Walker plays the leading role of Jim my Case, whose flair for fighting causes him to lose Job after Job and run out of excuses to offer his fiancee, Virginia Cherrlll. Tim McCoy, In "Hell Bent for Love" will be on the same program. If Properly brewed, properly aged. ..that's why it has that "hoppy tang" that exhila rating real-beer flavor! AT ALL' PAVORITI DEALERS iiwraomgc(Ma) HOME OWNED STORES MMMMtBia. am. M The Wise Little Pig Hai gathered & veritable harvest of good things to trade for your food money this week. He Just went to work to see how many values he could find and you'll be amazed at the things he's found. Here are a few of his discoveries, listed below: FOR SATURDAY and MONDAY, TONE 9, 11 Phone 9 Free Delivery JTh SUGAR BREAD Pure Hi BUY N0W Wiggly W lUdWCO .4Ub I Cane I and avoid paying .S&b. 0fcj I Processing Tax ffi BUTTER Till 100 $4.79 WEifii. pce C3Sg Ngggp' Sat. Only, lb CwC "It )ozd& the flavor or my Strawberry Jam f f THESE RIPE -CnftiU STRAWBERRIES I s II TASTE EVEN I . i i. rl ... .... I V-fL yA WHEN I MAKE IT j lf THE CERTO I .- r T i ' ArkiiiiiiiaaaaaMaasaa I Lindy Golden B'tam Corn, 303 can 10d Libby's Deviled Meat, yi size, 4 cans 252 Ladoga Fork and Beans, No. 2 Tall can, 2 for .'....25 Maryland Chief Beans, No. 2 can 102 Red Ring Lima Beans, No. 2 can 10 Flapjack Flour, Alber's, Ig. pkg. 24 Dromedary Pimentos, J4 size 9J Baker's Prem. Chocolate, lb 24J LaFrance Flakes, package 9J H-0 Oats, small pkg., 2 for 27$ Lifebuoy Soap, bar 7 Rinso, large package . ....23 Oamay Soap, bar 5 CRISCO 3 lb Can 57c GEM NUT Margarine 3 lbs. 25c COFFEE Bliss Vacuum Packed Tin lb. 25c H Quaker Puffed Wheat, 3 pkgs 25i H-and-D Tomato Juice, No. 1 can 92 Llpton's Orange Label Tea, H Pound 772 'j-lb - 43? H Spuds, U. S. No. 2's. 50 lb. Bag 29 17 T3 17 17 Une zU-oz. f ackage of ritlLlli BISQUICK FREE to each purchaser of a 49-lb. or 24-lb. sack of DRIFTED SNOW Home Perfected FLOUR Coupon will be issued redeemable at SPERRY BOOTH at the INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION When Mrs. Brown first tried Certo, she couldn't be lieve how much better jam tasted! WHY don't you go to your grocer tomorrow get some ripe strawberries, sugar and Certo and put up a batch of wonderful Strawberry Jam? And you can't put up too much! More than four million jam and jelly makers are now using Certo and these include most of the State Fair Champions all over the country; They will tell you that Certo ought to give you half again more glasses from the same fruit, and allow you to finish it in one-third the usual time. They will tell you, too, of the extra flavor that you get in any jam or jelly made with Certo. When you use Certo, you boil your jellies or jams only a few minutes. The fruit juice does not boil away. And you never get that "boiled-down" taste that comes with long, tedious boiling. Certo is sold by all grocers. A product of General Foods. m K HOW TO MAKE THE BEST STRAWBERRY JAM Certo Laboratories report this recipe best for use with 19S4 ber ries. See alao Special Strawberry News below. 4 cup O lb arep&rM fnitl d.i nignr. j nice 01 i bottle Certo 7 cup (3 lb. nig nr. Juice of H lemon To pirpare fruit, (trtad ftboui a ouarti ripe twrrlf or crush so thai each Tberry sj immvu iva iuip Mwur miRar, prepared fruit, and lemon Juice Into large kettle, mix well, and bring to a full mUlnjt boll over hot tout Are. To reduce foaming, w tea spoon butter may be addedStir con stanUy before and while bolUnn. Boll hard 4 minutes. Kemove from fire and Mix In Certo. Pour quickly. PararTn at once. Makes about 10 gUasos (0 fluid ounces). MEAT MARKET 206 X. Main Free Delivery Phone 46 SPECIAL STRAWBERRY NEWS! Read carefully before making Strawberry Jam 1934 vill b a good strawberry year. Plsn to start your Orto jam cupboard with the first luscious atrawberrin. This yfar we've had unusual weather conditions and fruits may vary mora widely than usual In moisture content. V. x " .e.f.0...-. I BsLsssaHKr 'Mi 1 The Certo laboratories recommend that lor strawberry Jam you boil the fruit and sugar mixture of 1934 berries four minutes instead of one and for even better results and keener flavor, add the juice of half a lemon, (Recipe above.) Colored Fryers, lb. . . 22 Lard, O Q 3 lbs. 3 Pork I C Steak, lb. . . 1 Oc We are happy to welcome visitors to Medford and southern Oregon this week. Call on us for the very highest quality meats to be found in the city . . . And at reasonable prices too. JUBILEE SPECIALS Hamburger, 3 lbs. . 25c BEEF STEAKS, round or loin, lb ,. . . ; 15c VEAL STEAKS, shoulder cuts, lb. ,., 15c PORK ROAST, shoulder cuts, no shank, lb. ,.,.14c BEEF or VEAL, for roasting, lb. .10c BEEF or VEAL, for boiling or stewing, lb T. Jc LUNCH MEATS FRESH FISH POULTRY 33 1 Green Tea, J4-Ih Extra y2.h. for 1J Oslo Dog Pood, can 10J Shredded Wheat, 2 pbgs. 23 Post's Whole Bran, 2 phgs 25 S Oranges (Sunkist, 126 size). Doz. 265 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH