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MEDFORD MAIL TBrBUXE, MEDFORD, OEEGOX", SUNDAY, JU2sE 17, 1934.
CGG MEN ESCAPE
Gifted Lecturer To
Appear This City
Flower Newhouse, gifted young lec
turer and writer of Los Angeles, who
Is touring the United States and Can
ada wlU spesk in this city at the club
rooms on the third floor of the olty
hall for three evenings, beginning
June 10.
This young lecturer, Who la 25, has
been doing public lecture work for
over eleven yeara and la aald to be
one of the youngest lecturers In the
Truth movement. She la not rep re.
sentlng any organization, her work
being non-sectarian; and she feels her
ises could be Improved, la a cam
paign to "Renovize Portland, Ore."
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LONDON, Eng.. June 18. (AP)
The Evening news said today that
the English 'wife of Ronald Colman,
motion picture actor, has brought suit
for divorce and that Colman Is not
defending the case.
mission to be that of Instructing and
inspiring others to their own spiritual
unfoldment.
"Flower la a radiant and spiritual
ly beautiful soul, and has enjoyed a
splendid response on the Pacific coast.
Her audiences oontlnue to grow In
each city she visits for everyone is
blessed and uplifted by her illumined
message," according to
those who
have heard her.
All lectures are open to the pub
lic There la no admission charge, but
a silver offering will be taken.
MATCH TO FOOTS
rifty thousand persons Inspected a
demonstration bouse remodeled by
civic Interests to show how old prem
REGAINEDIFICE
Jubilee Held Friday Evening
And Old Church Bell Rings
Anew Regain Mortgage
Lost Property.
A Jubilee and potluck supper was
enjoyed at the First M. E. church
last Friday evening. The occasion
was to celebrate the repurchase of
the church property at Main and
Laurel streets, which was lost In
1983 through mortgage foreclosure
As part of the celebration the old
church bell was placed In the belfry
for the first time, and Us clear, mu
sical note was the signal for the Ju
bilee to begin.
This old bell was cast In 1876 and
was brought around the Horn to
Portland. The bell was donated to
the church 47 years ago by Mrs. D.
T. Lawton. now deceased. Mr. Law-
ton, a member of the church for
nearly fifty years, acted as bellman.
During the latter part or the Dan.
auet a program was enjoyed. A. w.
Shenerd acted as toaatmaster. The
first number woa a duet by Mrs. Al.
kin and J. M. Isbam, both of Grants
Pass. E. O. Koppen, chairman of the
board of trustees, gave an explana
tory talk on the purchase of the
ohurcb. Mrs. a. P. Mortensen spoke
representing the Sunday school. Mrs,
M. N. Hogau. representing the Ladlea1
Aid, talked with regard to the pur
chase of the church. H. Q. High
gave a short talk representing the
Men's club. The Epworth League was
represented by Marvin Burke, who
also gave a short talk. A talk by
the pastor on "Rededlcatlon of Ef.
fort," concluded the speaking pro
gram.
The Junior ohlor and the boys' sex
tet gave selections intermingled with
the speaking.
Over 300 members of the church,
were present and enjoyed the dinner
and program Immensely.
The church bell with a history
was cast at Troy, N. Y In IBS for
the Methodist church of East Port
land, Ore., shipped by boat around
the Horn to Portland and used by
that church for about fifteen years
until a larger ohurch was erected and
another bell provided. Mr. and Mrs.
D. T. Lawton were at that time mem
bers of the East Portland church.
After the Lawtona removed to Med
ford In 1887, they suggested and ar
ranged for the purchase of the old
bell for use of the Methodist churoh
of this city. The bell was hung In
the church on North Bartlett street,
where It has been since then. The
new church erected by thla society
at West Main and Laurel streets was
dedicated In 1924. The old bell waa
removed to this location Friday of
last week and D, T. Lawton had the
honor of ringing the bell for the
first time in the new piaoe.
Fire of supposedly Incendiary eri
gin destroyed the Foots Creek school
house Friday morning about
o'clock. Neighbors rushed to the
scene but were too late to extinguish
the names.
The building had been used as
church and was the sole place of
the vicinity where the people could
gather for Sunday worship, A piano
was destroyed.
The building had not been used as
a school house for several years and
was not occupied save at Sunday
church services.
Residents of the district ascribe
the burning to "ornerlneas." State
fire authorities and county officials
are Investigating the fire. Arrests
are expected.
The fire Is not thought to have any
connection with a recent series of
incendiary fires In Josephine county,
GRANTS PASS. Ore.. June 16.
(AP) An early morning blaze com
pletely destroyed the Herman Bros,
sawmill on Deer creek, 13 miles from
Selma, today. Damage was estimat
ed at 10.000 with no insurance. Fif
teen men were employed.
GRANTS PASS. Ore., June 18.
(AP)After & week of Investigation
by the sheriff's office and state po
lice, District Attorney Sherman
Smith today announced ns his belief
that the 930,000 Caves City fire early
this week was of Incendiary origin,
State officials have dropped the In
vestigation but the sheriff will con
tinue, he said.
$500 FIRE LOSS
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K. M. HuA&ong, science Instructor at
the senior high school, brought to
the Mall Tribune office recently a
glass Jar containing a female Black
Widow spider, and 84 newly hatched
baby Insects.
Mr. Husaong la making a study of
the habits of the creatures, wmon
have been found so numerously the
past month throughout Idaho and
in the eastern and central portions of
Oregon.
- "The adult la fed on flies," says Mr.
Hussong, "but the little ones prefer
a diet of earwigs."
The baby Insects, whloh are speck
led brown In color, In no way re
semble their Insidious looking mother,
whloh, as the name Implies, 1s a Jet
black color, with a single spot of
bright red on the underside.
"I'm not planning to set the spi
ders free," says Mr. Hussong. "A lit
tle cyanide in the Jar when I'm
through studying them will do that
CALLlUEDTOR
FEDERAL JOB TEST
The United State Olrll Service
Commission hfui announced open
competitive examinations as follows;
Junior patent examiner, aaooo a
year. Patent Office, Washington. D.
O. Graduation from acceptable four
year college course, with major In en
gineering, required, except that senior
students admitted.
Senior forest code examiner (for
estry) M.800 to 19,400 a year, Forest
Service. College degree In forestry and
certain specified experience required
The salaries named above are sun-
Ject to a deduction of not to exceed
S per cent during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1935, as a measure of
economy, and also to a deduction of
8!4 per cent toward a retirement an
nuity, Full Information may be obtained
from Earl H. York, secretary of the
United States Civil Service Board ot
examiners, at the post office or cus
tom house in this city,,
Four fires Saturday kept the local
department busy, with three grass
fires in the afternoon. The early
morning fire at 6:30 o'clock, was the
Warner Brothers' retard plant on
Clark street, which was completely
destroyed, bringing the loss to be
tween 8500 and (600, firemen estl
mated.
The grass fires ware at 1:15 p. m
at the airport: 8:00 p. m. at the
Medford golf course, and 3:30 p. m.
on West Fourth street. No damage
resulted from any of the grass flros
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SERA SUPERVISED
Under the sponsorship of the SERA,
the city playground Just across the
Bear creek bridge on East Main street,
will be supervised dally from 11 a.
m., to 7 p. m. starting tomorrow,
It waa announced Saturday, by Miss
Golds Boone, who is tn charge of the
work.
Mrs. Maurlne Duncan will be on
duty from 11 a. m., to 8 p. m and
Miss Leda O'Neal from 8 p. m., to
7 p. m. Other supervisors will be
named later, to assist, Miss Boone
stated.
Through the playground work, the
American Legion Is planning a base
ball tournament within the city,
.'or which additional arrangements
ar to be announced later.
It la expected that another city
playground will be opened within a
short time.
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Marahall of 1134
West Tenth street an the parents
of a son. weighing 7 pounds and one
fourth ounces, born Saturday at the
Barred Heart hospital.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Abbott
of 60S Benson street Friday, girl,
weighing 8 pounds, 9 ounces, at the
Sacred Heart hospital.
Phone 642. Well haul away your
Nfue, City Sanitary servloe, I Teacher, Studio, 830 No. Oakdale.
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RITES ON JUNE 10
In keeping with an annual custom.
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will hold
memorial services Tuesday evening.
June 19, and the aervlcrs will be held
In Odd Fellows' hall on West Sixth
street. Reverend Katon of the First
Baptist church will deliver the me
morial address, and there will be ap
proprlate music
The services will be held about 8
o'clock, and all members ot the local
lodgea of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs,
as well aa sojourning members, nre
invited to be present.
Bible School Will
Close With Picnic
The Dally Vacation Bible school of
Zlon Bmngelleal Lutheran church,
Fourth atreet, near Oakdale avenue
has had a very eucceMful week with
new pupils enrolling dally, reaching
an enrollment of 89 by Friday, All
coming are enthusiastically Interest'
ed in the work and a comprehensive
oourae of religious Instruction, un
denominational tn character, la be
ing given, with supervised play
period.
The school will be continued the
coming week from 8 to 11:30 a. m.,
dally from Monday to Friday Inclus
ive, and will end with a picnic to be
held in Llthla park, Ashland, Monday.
June Sfi.
Any others Intending to come to
the school should enroll not later
than Monday for the last week. Ex
perienced and capable teachers are
freely glvlrqj their time and tnlenla
to this work, and no charges ae
made.
Milk Prlre Quit
WASHINGTON. June 1AP
federal trade commission lnvetl.
of the distribution and price of milk
waa assured today with completion of
congressional action on the Kopple
mann resolution for such an Inquiry.
Florence Grave, accredited Piaao
Passengers in a forest service truck
escaped Injury early this week when
the vehicle crashed over a steep em-
bsnkment for over a fifty foot drop
near Camp Steamboat, CCC, accord
ing to word received here yesterday,
and after the truck was brought back
up to the road, It was driven back
to camp,
Raymond Rebbec of the Steamboat
company, waa driving, and Trelton
Woods, also of the same camp, was
riding In the front of the truck
with. him. When the brakes locked,
the truck crashed Into the bank,
then over the side of the narrow
road. The four men In the rear of
the truck were able to get out be
fore It went over trie bank.
Woods was thrown cTear of the
machine after It had turned over
once, going down the steep httl, ac
cording to the report. Rebbec, the
driver, remained In the truck, until
It had turned over three times, and
landed at the bottom of the Incline.
Hand lines and a chain were used,
with a caterpillar tractor to get the
machine, back to the road. The work
was In charge of Joseph Sanders,
forest service foreman.
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ELECTRIC DEALERS
TALK OVER CODE
Representatives of electrical eon
tractors and dealers from Medford,
Ashland and Grants Pass held a meet
ing at the Hotel Medford Saturday
for the purpose of discussing meth
ods of operating under the national
NRA code, which was signed last
January.
J. R. Tomllnson of Portland, rep
resentative of the National Electric
Light association, was the main
speaker and explained the code to
local dealers.
The NRA rules are not In effect In
the local district, It was announced.
but the Information given by Tom
llnson will be used In organizing a
program that will work In conjunc
tion with the national code,
A meeting of the representatives
of the local industry will be held
Monday night to organize such a program.
Tomllnson Is traveling throughout
Oregon, speaking before dltrict meet
ings of electrical contractors and
dealers,
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PICNIC SUNDAY
At Helmsn's park in Ashland, next
Suntlny, the annual Scandinavian
plcnlo will be held, and all Scandl
navlana are Invited to bring plcnlo
lunches, and enjoy the day together,
Coffee will be furnished.
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LOCAL TRUCKERS
8ALBM, June 16. (flv CTarles M
Thomas, public utilities commission
er, today revoked and cancelled tlw
permit of the Rogue . River Motor
Transport company of Medford to fur
nish motor truck transport service tn
Oregon. The hearing was held April
ig in ssiem.
The order held that the company
had transported shipments of certain
commodities not specified In Its con
tract and had assessed excessive
charges.
SALEM, June 19. m Oharlea H,
Carey, atate corporation commission
er, Issued a warning today to share
holders of the building and loan as.
aociationa who have been turning
over their account! to a collector on
a 80-50 basis.
Certain shareholders In the vlclnttv
of Bend, Pendleton and Baker have
been solicited to turn over their ac
counts to a collector, who agrees to
collect the proceeds on a 80 per cent
basfa. Like attempt have been re
ported in Multnomah county and msy
be expected In other vicinities, Carey
stated.
The commissioner said that share-
holdera were merely giving up one.
half of what they were rightfully en
titled to receive when liquidation of
the association was finally accomp
lished, by agreeing to such a Plan.
The warning wna stated to apply
particularly to the Union Savings and
loan association and the Western
Savings and Loan association, bout
of Portland, whlcn were In the hands
of the state corporation commissioner.
Old Mill Dam Gives
Evans Valley Water
The Old Mill Dam. on Kvans creek.
an 8. B. R. A. project, has been com
pleted, It was announced today at
the local headquarter, and will sup
ply the lower Rvana creek Irrigation
district with enough water to bene
fit 400 acres.
The project was atarted under the
C. W. A. March 35, and later put
under 8. K. R. A. supervision, with
n average crew of 15 men employed
for more than two months.
The dam Is a concrete travltv arch
type, 37 ft In height,
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