Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 24, 1935, Page 4, Image 4

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aiEDrOTlD MUE TRIBUNE, DFOKP, OREOOy. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24. 1935.
HOUSING CALLED
MIGHTY FORCE IN
DEPRESSION FIGHT
DFrnOIT, Mich. War against the
conomlc forcea which bring unem
ployment, want, and misery If being
wAge4 successfully by American busi
ness and prlvtae cltlzena through the
Better Housing Program, Federal
Housing Administrator James A. Mof
fett stated on a recent visit to this
city.
Mr. Moffett first cited many vl
dences of Improved business through
out the country, especially in the In
dustries benefiting directly from the
Better Housing program, which be
called "a mighty force In bringing
back good times.
"But the Better Housing Program
li not a force that moves by Itself, factors: the private citizen, industry.
automatically." Mr. Moffett said. "It and the credit resources of the coun
ts not a Government subsidised pro- try. Upon the amount of labor and
cedure. It Is purely and simply a co- cooperation they display, he said,
operative movement between the cltl-j depends the amount of success,
zens and Industries of this country ; "In this endeavor." he continued,
for which the Government supplies j "private Industry plays an tncreas
only the plan. j lngly Important role. Every business
firm In the country should be solid
ly behind this program. Industry can
help in several ways; ona Is by ad
vertising the program by every con
i celvable method; another Is by con
Ths working out of the plan rests
with private initiative. And private
Initiative, realizing both the selfish
and patriotic benefits of the Better
? , v. , ... i trlbutlng to the funds of local Bet-
a record for hard work than can stand , 8
, . ,. . ... . i ter Housing campaigns; another Is by
com par son with our country's united . m i hikim b
every business firm will profit di
rectly or Indirectly, every business
firm should be on Its toes In pro
moting the plan."
efforts In the last wur.
We are In reality waging another
war. It Is a war against the economic
forces that bring unemployment,
want, and misery. One of the great
est weapons In our war Is the Better
Housing Program, and I am happy to
be a citizen of a country which has
shown such a magnificent effort In
wielding that weapon. It has made
me proud of the name 'America' to
see the way In which our citizens
have answered this call to the colors."
Mr. Moffett stated that the Better
Housing Program can be made In
creasingly successful only by Indi
vidual collective work of three chief
JOSEPH CURTIS BARNES
IN PLAY AT STANFORD
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Calif
(Bp!.) Joseph Curtis Barnes of Med
ford, Oregon, has been chosen to take
a part In the campus production of
"Yellow Jack" bare. Barnes Is a sen
ior In the psychology department.
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L FROLIC IS
EVENT OF FRIDAY
Contributed
Friday night Is the big April Frolic
at the Jackson school. Many com
mittees and people are working to
make the affair bigger than ever.
At 6 o'clock supper will be served
cafeteria style -ith a varied menu to
suit everyone. Mrs. Morris has charge
of the supper, so tiiere will be plenty
of food and good service. All the
food will be home cooked and of the
best.
Mrs. Ned Culy will dish out the
Ice cream cones.
Then there will be a hot dog stand
with Mrs. Dick Kay In charge.
Mrs. L. K. Clevenberg having charge Mrs. Eldon Drysdale Is In charge of
of the candy booth. the big show. Ray Henderson will
As usual, there will he the fish 00 nngmaater.
pond with plenty of catches for all
Mrs. F. F. Burk will oversee that.
Borne of the dads are helping this
year. Stanley Jones and F. F. Burk
will run a "nlgget bany" stand, a
new feature for the frolic.
Roy Elliott will be there In charge
of a game. Mrs. Cbas. Thompson and
Mrs. Allen Smith are getting the
prizes for the evening.
Mrs. Mark' Jar ml n will have bal
loons, confetti and other fun makers
to sell. There wilt be a regular pop
corn wagon with lots of nice, fresh
hot corn. Mrs. Ralph Waldren is see
ing about that feature.
For the mothers and dads who have
flower gardens there will be a wide
variety of plants to choose from. Mrs.
Leland Mentzer has charge of the
plant department.
At 7:16 the children will parade In
costumes. Prists will be awarded to
the prettiest and the funniest.
The circus will have two perform
ances, one at 7:30 and another at
8:30. The children from each grade
will have one act. The teachers and
There will be a lot of fine home- students are working hard to make
mad candy, Mrs. Jack Swem and this the biggest and best show yet.
After the last circus performance
at 8:15 there will be a show that all
dads especially will enjoy. Eldon
- n estimated! the annual Frosh Glee, held last Sat.
IBbV 1UI'J W
(50 000,000 yrar for social wcur
project ww otI today by t!i
assembly constitutional amendment
groups.
The measure received a "do pas
Drysda,. and Ned Culy are plannln - ," Z " '."ni be e xo .ined
a boxing match with plenty of local t " " , th affair a (treat success.
their vote was oaecu - .
boxing match with plenty
talent.
To all mothers, dads and friends:
Be sure to come to our April Frolic
Friday night. Tilts la the only time
during the whole year that you have
an opportunity to help your school.
Everyone come, as you'u havs fun, a
good meal, and we assure you ade
quate return for your money.
The frolic Is sponsored by the
Jackson P.-T. A. and funds are used
to help support the lunch room.
f
urday night at McArthur court. Ben
son was chairman of the decoration
committee for the dance, and accord,
ing to fellow students and those la
charge he turned out something or
iginal and different In the decora-
tlons that helped largely In making
PLAN HAS APPROVAL
SACRAMENTO. Cal.. April 34. (UP)
Committee approval of a proposed
constitutional amendment providing a
annroval of the proposal as a de
sire to see It reach the floor of the
lower house.
H AI
The goal of every ambitious, active
freshman at University of Oregon was
realized by Noel Benson, graduate of
Medford high school, when he was
recently pledged among 14 other out
standing members of his class to
Skull and Dagger, sophomore service
honorary. It was made known here
today.
The pledging was the highlight of
Noel, who was president of the stu
dent body at Medford high school,
buslnesa manager of the Hl-Tlmes
and prominent In other school actlvt.
ties, is continuing as a popular and
leading student at the university.
ENJOIN S. CAROLINA
HYDRO PLANT PROJECT
GREENVILLE. 8. O., April 24
(AP) Enjoining Greenwood county.
South Carolina, from construction of
a hydro-electric power project on the
Saluda river. Federal Judge H. H.
Watklns ruled In effect tod-.y that
public works administration funds
may not be used to establish com.
petition for an existing utility In an
Intra-state business.
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