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SfEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. rEDFORD- OREOON. FRIDAY. APRTL 12, 1035 PAGE NINE Bucking Bronco Prize I. G. A. Contest i' a a a a at a a 3wa I tors and custodians who wish to succeed In their profession now have their chance. The state has estab lished a school to assist the men in preparation for atata-wlda civil ser vice examination. i i u f LUMAN 8 BROTHERS Main and Bartlett SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY Rhode Island Red Hens, lb. . 20c Choice Beef Pot Roast, lb. . 15c Fresh Side Pork, lb. . . . 20c Choice Veal Shoulder Roast, lb. 15c SWISS STEAK, lb. . . . 20c Country Sausage, lb. . . 15c Choice Cut T-Bone, lb. . 20c BACON SQUARES, lb. ... 22c SHORTENING, 3 lbs. . . . 39c TAKE HEAVY TOLL , STATE SPUDS Klamath Falls, No. 2 50 lb. 59c (I New Fresh Vegetables 3 bunches 10c FLOUR Klamath Falls Bouquet 49 lb. sack $1.59 KITCHEN QUEEN 49 lb. sack $1.79 1 lb. Chocolate Crinkle Cookies and 1 pkg. UNEEDA BISCUITS plain or salt 20c FIG BARS, Fresh 2 lbs 25c SMALL LEMONS full of juice, doz. . . MILK Peter Pan Milk by case 48 tall cans $2-98 MORNING MILK I. G. A. MILK PETER PAN MILK !J cans 19c 20,000 Families Forced On Relief by Destruction of Crops Loss Placed at 30 Millions, Mostly Wheat Buy At One Stop Save time and effort by shopping at Luman's where you can obtain all your food items tinder one roof with little effort and at substantial savings. Our Bakery Department is one of the outstanding features in our fine store. Drop in and look over our assortment of breads and pastries and especially note the two items listed below: DATED OATMEAL COOKIES, per dozen - HOT CROSI BUNS, per dozen - - 19c 23c Ik, r I :::,::!: M (By the Associated Prw) Crop damage est lm a tea exceeding 130.000.000. a seriously affected area of more than 15,000.000 acres and relief rolls carrying well above 20. 000 families were figures which swirled with the dust out of the west and southwest today. The figures pertained to the brew ing zone of the recurring dust storms: western and west central Kansas, southeastern Colorado, all of the Oklahoma Panhandle, the south eastern corner of Wyoming, the northeastern corner of New Mexico ' and the northern two-thirds of the Texas panhandle. A small part of southwestern Nebraska also Is in the territory, but the figures do not ap ply to It. Mostly YCheat The crop damage largely concerned wheat. In the Texas Panhandle. Walter Barlow. Amarlllo grain ele vator operator, said a conservative estimate of losses ranzed between $18,000,000 and $20,000,000. In Kansas, the difference in the value of last year's crop tn the dust ridden parts and the estimated value for this year exceeds $5,000,000. Fig ures released by P. K. Reed, federal agricultural statistician, placed the value on winter wheat last year in western and west central Kansas at more than $11,000,000. The estimated value In that area this year la rough ly $5,800,000. Hurry B. Cordell. president of the Oklahoma board of agriculture, said "the best wheat" in the northwestern Panhandle was "ruined" but it was Impossible yet to supply figures. Wyoming Hard lilt Losses of uncounted millions are Involved in official government crop estimates on April l for Wyoming. An estimated crop of only 360.000 bushels for this year contrasted with the 1.003.000 bushels harvested In 1034. Involved in the total, however, was an acreage reduction of 10,000. In 3. 500 .000 eastern Colorado acres, one of the sectors hardest hit by the dust, farmers have reported that their crop loses will be complete unless rain cornea quickly. Colorado State college agronomists said recent dust storms alone In the affected sector have red viced crop possibilities 15 to 26 per cent. Fred Daniels. New Mexico state college agricultural statistician, re ported wheat in Union county of that state is "almost a total loss." He placed the value on last year's 700. 000 bushels at more than $650,000. Texas Land Damaged Texas extension service officials said 3.500.000 acres had been dam aged seriously in the Lone Star state's Panhandle. In addition 1 ,500,000 acres was described as having been affected less seriously. The affected Oklahoma Panhandle area comprises 10,000 square miles or more than 600.000 acres. Wyom ing's wheat acreage Is 170,000. The New Mexico crops affected are In cluded in an area of more than 30. 000.000 acres. P. L. Dlsterdick, United States weather bureau official, said dust ha blown over 50.000 square miles in Wyoming. However, other officials reported the dust was largely an an noyance, crop damage being slight. 0 W I A horse that bucks like a Pendle ton round-up bronco will be won by some lucky boy or girl from the Medford area at the end of a big I.Q.A. label contest which starts this week-end, and continues for ten weeks. Similar broncos will be given away to the winners In Grants Pass and Ashland areas. During the next ten weeks many southern Oregon boys and girls who are trying to get the grand prize will also become the proud owners of coveted roller skates or Booster club sweat shirts. Prizes will be awarded each week for the youngster who returns the largest number from I.O.A. brand merchandise. The exciting contest Is being con ducted by members' of the Indepen dent Grocers' Alliance throughout southern Oregon. Labels must be turned In not later than 6:00 o'clock p. m. on Saturdays and awarda will be made each Monday morning, be ginning April 32nd, lor the duration of the event, according to T. W Mllner, superintendent of I. G. A stores. Displays of roller skates and Boost er club sweat shirts will be featured at all I.G.A. stores during the con test and the unique bucking bronco will be shown at different stores during the campaign. Kiddles will be given rides to test their ability Worth Honking About. PALOU8E. Wash. (UP) A goose owned by Brace Maryott has some thing to honk about. She produced an egg 11 yA inches in circumference the long way, weighing 11 ounces. FIRST AID CLASS WILL MEET MONDAY NIGHTS It was decided at the Initial meet ing of the first aid class last Mon day evening that meetings will be held regularly every Monday, at 7:00 p. m. for two hours. The meetings will continue next Monday night, and all are to be held In the Red Cross rooms at the court house. It was urged by Miss Marjorle Kelly, who Is in charge, that all in terested In reviewing the first aid register for the classes by calling the Red Cross offices and leaving their names. ELIMINATION PLAN BE This ends ihe irottblesotue 1 as buckeroos. A clipping of Friday's I.G.A. ad vertisement In the Mall Tribune will be credited as ten labels, but each boy or girl Is entitled to only one ad, S. A- Glbbs, manager of the local Mason Ehrman organization, an nounced. This offer expires on April 20th. Labels from I.G.A. coffee count as two labels. They may be collected from neighboring housewives as well as at home, thus providing a wide field for working on the part of the young contestants. The novel label contest is spon sored by the following I.G.A. stores: Alexander's Grocery. Inc.. 203 West Main street, Medford; Inda Humph rey, 643 East Main street, Medford; Tryon's Mercantile. Talent, Ore.; Luman Brothers Super Food Market. Main and Bartlett, Medford: Bunga low Grocery, 409 North Riverside. Medford: God ward Mercantile com pany, Jacksonville. Ore.; Faber's Cash Market, Central Point, Ore.; Faber's Cash Market. Butte Falls, Ore.; Dougherty's Grocery, 47 North Main street. Ashland Ore.; Doremus Cash Grocery, 71 North Main street, Ashland. Ore.; star Seed & Grocery company, 411 G street. Grants Pass, Ore.; Schumacher's Grocery, Cave City, Ore. Under the chairmanship of Ouy Applewhite, the city and county sub- 1 committee, of the five yesr develop ment committee, met yesterday after- noon at the Jackson County chambe- of commerce. Representatives from many communities In Jackson county were In attendance. Purpose of the meeting wa to dls- 1 cuss that part of the public works bill whereby nine hundred million dol lars la set aside for elimination of dangerous grade crossings in the United States. It was decided that brief be prepared by County Engineer Paul Rynntng In collaboration with officials of the various Jackson coun ty communities to show the needs of Jackson county aa they pertain to the elimination of dangerous cross ings. Those in attendance at the meeting were: Ouy Applewhite. Fred Scheffel. Oscar Lewis, representing the sub committees; President B. E. Harder and Manager A. H. Banwell. repre aentlng the Jackson County chamber of commerce; Judge E. B. Day and Paul Rynntng. representing the coun ty of Jackson; Ray Schumacher, prea Ident of the Talent chamber of com merce; Bert Stancliffe, and W. D. Barnes, representing Phoenix; Andrs Chomel. representing the city coun ell of Central Point; Mayor H. P. Drake of Gold Hill, and Mayor Thorn ton Wiley of Ashland. WAR ON SQUIRRELS ON IN EULL BLAST Extermination of squirrsls Is now In full swing In Jackson county, both the government and county partici pating In the activity. J. H. Heckner of Bronwsboro haa charge of the de struction or squirreia on lederai land. Cotinty Agent Robert G. Fowler is leading the war In the farms and orchards. Squirrel poison Is beln? distributed by the county agent and the fifth batch of 600 pounds was prepared today. According to Fowler, now ts the ' time to spread the poison grain as the squirrels are active and It la the mat- S lng season. No particular damage is resulting, according to Fowler, except possibly to freshly sown grain. The squirrels are reported more plentiful than last year( but not as hungry. The warm days of the past week have brought out the squirrels from wlpter quarters. Inn I tors Get Chance, BOSTON (UP) Ambltloua jant- The new edition of the popular FISHER'S BLEND Sour Milk Recipe Book Yours, without cost, if you will mail us your grocery receipt showing purchase of 2 Handysacks or 1 sack any other slit FISHER'S PANCAKE FLOUR Ask your grocer for t receipt covering your purchase of Fisher'i Pancake Flour mail it to ui and t copy of the new issue of Fisher'i Blenb SOUR MILK RECIPE BOOK will be mailed absolutely free. This offer carries a time limit. Therefore, we suggest that you get your copy before trie supply of books ii exhausted. Fisher Flouring Mills Company PORTLAND SEATTLE TACOMA . Be correctly coraeted In an Artist Model by Etbelwyn B Hallmann. MM SC "The home of good meats, Swift's gov't Inspected beef" A little Faint makes an old house look like new . . . But there isn't any thing you can do for meat that" is poor grade. Buy all your meat at the Lib erty and take no chances. Beef Pork Veal Lamb Shoulder of Lamb, lb 1 5C Legs of Lamb, lb 22c Racks of Lamb, lb 25c Swift's Premium Ham, lb. . . . 27c Swift's Cream Cheese, pkg. . . 10c Swift's Bacon, lb 35c Racks of Lamb Rolled for Roasts Try one! Fancy Hens AI Stewart's Capons We carry Fish Salmon Halibut Crabs Lobsters Oysters Takes ghanct slcutt at "Coffee-Floating" Bud and sally sellers closed the door on the last of their departing guests. "I'm so sorry I mis led you in my bidding," Sally turned to Bud. "But I did want to try that new system." "It's all over now," Bud said, "forget it. But let it be a lesson. Why in the dickens do you keep floating around from one system to an other? Get the one you like best and stick to it. "It's the same thing I was telling you about Their fair guoati were departing -your coffee. You know Hills Bros, is the best you ever tasted. But you try to save a penny or so -and neither of us likes the coffees you buy. So you float around from one to another, and we never know where we stand. Keep it up long enough, and you'll spoil our taste for good coffee. Let's have a new deal, and get back to Hills Bros." Itr'i 6f bock fo Hilts Bros. Ofir'tti 9iS Hilli B'oi.
