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1 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 3. 1935. PAGE SIXTEEN Products of Oregon Forests, Farms and Factories Featured This Week T RAFFIC SCHOOL NSTEAD Of JAIL Cities Enthusiastic Over Re sults Obtained With Auto ists Juveniles and Slight Offenders Get Instruction WASHINGTON (UP) CHiM which lend their trafflo low violat or! to Khool rather than Jail havg found the eyetem a aucceas, the American Automobile Awoclatlon ha reported. The Aaaoclatlon baatd the flndlm on a eurvey conducted bj lu Satety and Traffic Engineering Department. Prealdent Thomae P. Henry of the Aaaoclatlon aald the achoola have proved merltorloua In aeveral typea of caws, Including Juvenile, adult offenders who "would have been In different to a fine." and where a fine would have constituted a hard ship. Cities That Have Schools Vtolatora' schools are conducted In Berkeley, Los Angeles, Oakland. Piedmont. Sn Prancisco and Tracy, Cal.; Wichita, Kan.; Detroit; Min neapolis St. Louis; and Portland ore. Henry said plana were underway for establishment of similar lnstltu tlons In other states. "These schools are baaed on the generally accepted principle that edu cation Is an Important factor In any comprehensive program for the re duction of highway fatalities and ' Injuries." Henry said. "Maglatretee constantly are faced with the faot that quite a large proportion of vlo Jntora do not have a proper under standing of trafiio regulations, of causes of accidents, or of the prin ciples of safe driving." Oenerally Juveniles Generally, he said, violators turned over to the schools are Juveniles or persons whoee Infractions have not been serious enough to warrant a se vens penalty. niihlnrta studied In the schools In elude: cause and prevention of accl denla; traffic regulations; enforce ment- Drooer car care from a safety standpoint, and safe driving prac tices. rominntinna are held on the sub jects and some schools require a good mark on test pspers oeioro reieaainH the violator. Most of the schools hold their sessions once or twice a week in the evening. ADVICE SEN! OUT PORTLAND, May s(AP Infor mation giving all details on how to make applications for loans a.id loan-grants under terms of the huge public works relief bill now being administered, were sent last night by C. C. Hockley, PWA engineer here, to 3.000 Individuals and organiza tions who plan projects under the federal relief plan. The Information was to be In the hands of all Interested persons to day. . Hockley announced he was to leave today for Klamath Palls where he will meet with applicants tomorrow. He will be In Lakevlew Saturday and may go to Ashland for a meeting Saturday night. He will visit Med ford and Granta Pass on Sunday to talk over the situation with persona from those cities who have re quested Information. STRAIGHT TO HELL Mine, was supposed to have been op era ted by Indiana long before white men reached this section. Prospectora have worited the coun try east of here since the Civil War searching for the mine. Dr. W- F. Rogers, a merchant here and formerly a long-time practi tioner In this section, vouches for the story that a man named Tabor lived near the mouth of the Toma hawk until the closing months of the Civil war and appeared to have an Inexhaustible supply of new silver. NEW MINE FIRE RAGES NEW STRAITSVILMG. Ohio (UP) A new mine fire Is ravaging the New Straltsvllle area, beset for years by a continuously baffling under ground blare. The old North Hocking Coal com pany vein has become a raging fur nace since federal and state agents net fire to mash barrels found In the rhaft. names from the burnnlg mash barrels spread to the mine timbers, residents said. f&tm Celebrate Oregon Products tnS Week With These Popular Medford Products ON SALE AT YOUR GROCERS Marvel Wheat Puffs The fresh puffed wheat In the cellophane bag . WoRCGOHU S Qua"' I The following Items are now packed in 2-lb. cello pane pkgi. 15o, and 10-lb. cloth bagi, 48o V VITA WHEAT Coarse cracked wheat. The perfect winter breakfast food. Germowheat, the heart of the wheat Graham Flour, fine or coarse Whole Wheat Flour Old Fashioned Corn Meal Ground on a Stone Bnhr Morton Milling Co. Jackson Street on Railroad DAYTONA BEACH. 71a. (UP) Billy Sunday thinks the work! la "headln' straight to bell." This American nation of oura Id seen as a secorid Rome whose gran- deur slowly la crumbling by the 7a-1 year-old veteran of the Sawdust Trail, whose voice has rung out In evangelistic halls for decades In a bitter battle against liquor and re ligious laxity. Outlining hla views, Sunday de cried "atheistic leaders, dictatorial In power, fascist In politics, who are guiding the nation to Its ultimate downfall." "An age of American people In different to God. moral standards and the Ideals of pioneering fore fathers are aiding In the destruction of all that Is American by their pas sive attitude," he added. "The world la going straight to hell so fast It's breaking the speed limit," said the one-time baseball player, placing Russia and Oermany In the van In tWa mad ruab Into disaster. "The Russia which knew the ab solute rule of czarlsm was a Sunday school compared to the government by Stalin today," he asserted char acteristically. He thinks Germany Is but little better, and other nations of the world are following close behind In the parade. "In our own country everything's heading toward communism, social ism and fascism," he asserted. "Even today our president. Frank lin Delano Roosevelt, la a virtual dictator," Sunday said. "And the American people are willing. Moreover, we would rather better our hold on this City of De struction than flee from It." This attitude of acceptance and tolerance of "damnably bad" condi tions, the evangelist said. Is fostered In schools and colleges by modern professors "who teach doctrines of free lovo, evolution, economic and social exaltation aud, subtly, social ism to unsettled youth." "We've got away from the little red school house we lifted to know, and that taught us that George Washington was a grrat man and a model for everything truly Amerl- l can." Sunday lamented. "Washington refused to be a king and he would have refused to be a dictator If there had been such a thing aa a dictator i bark In those days. , . . 1 outh must be freed of un- American Influences, and the beliefs of today must be re-based on stable grounds of God and democracy be fore the nation wilt advance again. "God won't let America advance any further until It catchos up spir itually," 4 SAFEWAY STORES BUY $4,000,000 alty, has engaged for 10 years In re search among black races. "Voodoolsrn la not the bloody ter ror that movies and books make of it," he said. "In reality It Is a most peaceful religion. Its devotees at tend ceremonies regularly on Satur day night, much In the nature of Wednesday prayer meeting. Human sacrifice Is unknown." Harding Helreas Married of the late President werrw Harding, to William Poster, SS, of f Dayton, Ohio. In Newport, Ky. waa revealed when the t.Miple returned to Dayton. Mrs. Poster Is the frand- CINCINNATI (UP) The marriage of Jean De Wolfe Well, 38, co-helresa I daughter of Mrs. Harding. The Knight Packing company, Portland, Oregon, manufacturers of famous Knight's tomato Juice, cat fup and tomato Juice cocktail, at tributes much of the popularity of these products to the faot that Kcrfue River valley tomatoes are used ex clusively assuring purchasers of the utmost In tomato goodness snd healthfulness. The even climatic conditions and fertile mineral soil In southern Ore gon are Ideal to the growth and cul ture of the choicest tomatoes. Rogue River valley tomatoes are packed the same day they are plcUed so that they retain all of their fine flavor and sunshine vitamins after being harvested. Robert R. McKean. sales manager of the Knight Packing organization, haa been actively Identified with all Oregon Products campaigns, the third being now under way. in dis cussing the Importance of advertising Oregon products Mr. McKcan aald : "Every quality Oregoiv product sold In the markets of this country or In the markets of the. world Is Just that much more good publicity for Oregon, provided the Oregon name appears on the label. "During the first campaign last April, our sales showed better than n 83 per cent gain over sales of Apr.! for the year previous. During the second campaign, last November, our sales gained over 73 per cent. The drUe of last spring added 17 ueople to our payrolls. Many other Oregmi Industries have had similar grit. ly ing results. The Knight Packing Company, completing thirty-Cx years of suc cessful business this season, operates three plants In this state, maintains a force of 10 salesmen and brokers and ships to distant eastern markets and even to Hawaii. Safeway Stores purchased more than four million dollars worth of Oregon produced goods In 1034, ac cording to recently tabulated figures compiled by this firm. Appropriately enough, this an nouncement comes simultaneously with word from Safeway executives that all Safeway stores In Oregon are tying In 100 per cent with Ore gon Products Week, May S to May 11, Inclusive. Safeway stores have always been a large purchaser of Oregon merchan dise, much of which 1. shipped to other states In which the company operates. - The following is a breakdown of the 1034 figure mentioned above: Total purchases of fruits and vege tables came to $014,726.00; flour and flour products, 912,624.GO; dairy products, $844,261.00; meats, fish and poultry, 9660,520.00; toilet paper, 9100.410 00; Jams, Jellies, honey, syr ups. 997,687.00; shortenings and cooking oils. 993,331.00; candles, 973, 944.00; extracts and spices, 936, 70300; household supplies, 925, 766.00; vinegar, 921.626.00; . soap. 918.017.00; pickles. 913.664.00; feed, 911,800.00: beverages, $10,383.00; malt syrup. 99,686.00; nuts, $26,567.00; miscellaneous, $39,387.00. According to Safeway 6fftcials. large as these figures are. It Is ex pected that 1036 purchases will ex ceed them due partly to the com pany's large expansion program and partly to the expected Increase of consumer support of this year's Ore gon Products Week. L ST. JOB. Ark .(UP, Legends of rich silver mine supposed to be somewhere on the north bank of the Buffalo River near where It Joins Tomahawk Creek, have been revived with the exhibition in Marshall re cently of piece of hlgh-assaytng sll- - ver ore and a few pieces of almost I pure sliver. J. Turlcy, who came here from Tul 1 sa recently, owned tho ore. He leased I from O. B. Passmore, of MHrahal, 300 I acres of land, from which he snld he 1 had taken the metal. I The silver mine, called the Tnbor SET GUN WOUNDS OWN BROTHER OF MAKER 80, WOULD GO FISHING EUGENE, Ore. ( UP ) Mrs. Nancy Bugre. of Cottage Grove, may be 80 years old but Bhe's going fishing this spring. Mrs. Burge wrote the Lena County court here asking If she were eligi ble for a free fishing license. The state grants free licenses to persons who have lived In Oregon more than GO years. Mrs. Burge did not furnish that Information, but County Com missioner Cal Young said site would get the Ucen.se even If he and the other commissioners had to buy it. "If any wbman of 80 stln enjoys fishing, she should be able to fish," Young said, CLEVELAND (UP) Joseph Vol censek. 33, was dangerously wounded In the groin the victim of a gun trap which an older brother had set for a pilferer. The older brother, Rudolph, 36, wns grief-stricken over the affair. "I'm aorry I did It. I had no Idea tt was my brother,' he said. Rudolph. Ingenious with mechani cal devices, said he had decided to set the gun trap when he misled small amounts of money from his clothing. IN CHICAGO (UP) Stories of sea men and fiction writers of bloody voodoo rites In the West Indies have been "debunked" by Dr. Melville J. Herskovlte, who recently returned from a three-month sojotirn In na tive huts of the most primitive peo ples in Halt! and western Africa. Dr. Herskovitz. professor of an thropology at Northwestern Unlver- OREGON PRODUCTS DAYS May 3RD.TO 11TH It's Just "Good Business" To Give Preference To OREGON PRODUCTS rHE MONEY spent in this state for Oregon Pro ducts contributes directly and substantially to employment relief and the general prosperity of $e people of this state. It is simply good business to favor YOUR neighbors providing price and quality are right. What finer opportunity is offered for people of southern Oregon to KNOW their home products than "Oregon Products Days." With every purchase of an Oregon-made product you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you are doing your part to help build OREGON you are directly aiding the citizens of this state YOUR NEIGHBORS. Let's all get into the spirit of OREGON PRODUCTS DAYS! MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK MEDFORD, ORE. f A. 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