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PAGE TWELVE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD, OREGON. SUNT) AT, .TTJLT 7, 1935. POSTAL RETURNS IN LAST PERIOD Figure released Saturday by Pvt mater Prank DeSouza revealed that postal receipt at the Mrdford post office during the quarter year which nded June 30 ahowed an Increase of $4490 or approximately 25 por cent over the same three-month period a yoar ago. Bualness durlnpt the June quarter, Poatmoster DeSouza an nounced, was the greatest In the past four ycara. Total receipt for the quarter wtre J3. 127.34, which la an Jncreaa over tlie previous quarter, ending March SI. Of H.727. ngures for the fiscal year ending June 30 ahow that bualnewi totaled M, 800.72 In 1935. compared to R4. 1A7.82 In 1934. an Increase of 7, 631 .90. CAR VISITS CITY The Oeorge L. Baker first aid car, which Is making a tour of the state in the promotion of proper first uld through better public equipment, ar rived In Medford yesterday piloted by Capt. Fred W. Roberts of the Port land fire department, who announced that a demonstration will be held at 3:00 p. m. Monday beside the Cham ber of Commerce building. Latest types of first aid equipment will be demonstrated, Including the X. and J. Inhalator and Resuscltator for use In births, heart attacks, pneu monia, Infantile paralysis and many other emergencies, besides a surg eon's kit for the convenience of the medical profession. The tour Is being made at the In stigation of Oovernor Martin, whose wish, according to Capt. Roberts, Is to make Oregon the- leading state In first aid efficiency. The George l. Baker car, which answers approxi mately 350 runs a year at Portland, working directly with the medlcnl profession, Is touring the atate at Governor Martin's request. Capt. Roberta stated that most cities he has visited have adopted the equipment for 24-hour service to the public rendered free by the fire de partments. At a meeting Saturday morning with representatives of the fire department, the American Legion' and other service groups, Cnpt. Rob erta outlined i;r'.-liminary plans whereby It is hoped the service will he sponsored here. The committee appointed by the governor, besides Cupt. Roberts, com prises Jack Lulhn of Portland, chair man: Dr. Raymond R. Strnub. Port land; Socrotary of State Karl Sncll. 6 a! em; John Ilnmpshlro. 0 run Is Pars, and Senator Henry Hess of La Orande, who represents eastern Oregon. GETS JAIL T Pred J. Dumont, 47, a transient ar rested by city police Friday on a charge of stealing groceries from the Oroceterla No. 1, was yesterday given a 90 day Jail sentence by Justice of the Peace Wm. U. Coleman when he pleaded guilty to the charge. He started to serve the sentence yester day. Luther Crosby of Chlloquln was fined (5 and costs of 94 50 on a charge of operating a motor vehicle without an operator's permit. AT LAKE F ALL SERA IN STATE NABBED IN CHILD SLAYING 7" Tt waa announced Saturday at the office of Crater Lake National park that visitors at the lake on the Fourth of July numbered 2.326. one of the largest single day crowds In recent years. Snowdrift that furnished skiing near Watchman peak and made the scenery unique for so lata In the sea son, and bright, warm weather at tracted the vacationists, many of whom enjoyed boating and fishing on the lake. Attends Dental (omentum Dr. R. O. VanValzah left Saturday night by train for Long Bench. Cal.. to attend the Pacific States dental convention, which cot.venea In that city Monday for four days. Phone 842. We'll haul away your refuse. City Sanitary Service. PICKET BLOCKADE BAY AREA GROWS SAN FRANCISCO. July 8. (AP) Maritime union pickets extended their blockade to Include six ships on the San PYanclsco waterfront today as a new dispute arose but later withdrew from all but two. Later the pickets were withdrawn from all but the Point Clear, loaded with cargo diverted from British Col umbia by a strike of dock workers there, and the McCormlck line's steamer Charles L. Wheeler. The new dispute developed when union spokesman charged the McCor mlck company had removed Captain Oscar Salo from command of the Charles L. Wheeler because he had marched in the "Bloody Thursday" parade here yesterday. McCormlck officials denied this and said Cap tain Sftlo'a removal was to make way for another captain who held a high er seniority rating. SUICIDE BITTER IN FINAL WORD SEATTLE, Wash., July 8. (API Deputy coroners Investigating the death of Mrs. Madge Pool. 45, as phyxiated In a hptel room today, said they found a note requesting that her husband be Informed she "starved to death." Deputy Coroner August Chlgllone said another note was addressed to C. C. Pool. Snn YMrom. Cal.. in which she Indicated she Intended to suicide by drowning. The notes, Chlgllone said, did not specifically Identify her husband. A gns Jet had been turned on In her room, Chlcllono said. PORTLAND. July 6. (AP T. J. Griffith, chief of the Oregon works progress administration, has an nounced the selection of state as sistant and at the same time con firmed reports that the new WPA set-up would materially lessen the burden of the Oregon relief ad ministration. All works projects now being su pervised by the SERA, headed by Elmer Ooudy, with an estimated 18, 000 persons, will be taken over as the first atep in the function of the new WPA office, Griffith said. He also revealed that employables on the state's relief rolls would be transferred to the state headquarters of the national re-employment ser vice from which men and women will be chosen for works progress Jobs. Unemployables will remain the state's problems, the administrator said. The Portland branch, Griffith de clared. Is to begin . work on reliel problems Iat this month. Other state groups are not due to get underway until August. . WASHINGTON. July 6. (AP) Harry L. Hopkins' slashing of hours on relief Jobs was described offic ially today as an attempt to carry on a higher proportion of more sub' stantlal projects. On work relief projects under Hopkins, the maximum hours were cut from 180 a month to 140. The pay, which haa been announced as ranging from a 19 to $94 a month depending on locality and kind oi work, will remain the same. Officials said that with the hours each man will work reduced, the ma terials Involved will go that much further In the Job-supplying cam paign. The officials acknowledged that the new change will slow up the program. AS . WIFE SLAYER; ESCORT ESCAPES SANTA ROSA. Calif., July 6. p) The killing of a, 50-year-old woman reportedly by her estranged husband, and the linking to the case of two other men had police on the Jump here today while a posse searched lor William Long, her alleged alayer. . The woman. Mrs. Httttle Y eager, was killed late lest night while alt ting In her car with C. T. Barker, a companion. In front of his houoe. Barker told Sheriff Harry L. Patter son Long committed the crime. Patterson said Barker told him he and Mrs. Yeagci had been - visiting friends and that the drove htm home. As they stopped in front of the house, Barker related to the sheriff, Lon'i stepped from the shadows flashing a gun. "First I waa ordered out of tht car." Barker went on. "and then Lung told me to get back in. Suddenly Long opened fire, the first bullet killing Mrs. Yecwer Instantly. 1 leap ed out of the car and, by running through some nearby orchard, es- l raped from Long." it I 1 A mm-- Make What You Have COUNT let u assume that your estate, like (lint of many oilier. Is worth te Mian fm inrrly. H i tir more ren-nn. then. fr milking what vou hate count . . . Much mnv uVprmi upon the plan you adopt for the administra tion nf Hie property ou lme. . , . (,r i H jib-lurr of onr prr-enf and propertlte financial situation and we nil) gladly suggest an estate plan for you to study. The First National Bank 9 A Departmentized Bank Commercial-Savings Trust Department Safe Deposit Vaults m ' tJ't m f - - I giiTry.i.ljli)p:pwByijiMifM' i,i j iiihi inui ihw n-wwwy-.-- hi .?;', r. I- '.-v: -3 V- - i - -V ' --' is HOLMAN PLAN 10 SUBJECT TO VOTE SALEM, Ore., July 8. AP Any plan for financing th state's share of the expense of constructing a new suite capltol must be beyond legal question or else submitted to the peo ple for ratification. Governor Martin said late today In commenting upon report that State Treasurer Holman would present to the board of con trol a financing plan based upon an annual rental schedule utilizing avail able Idle state funds. I will welcome any legal plan of financing the state's share of the cost of a new capltol building with out necessitating the expense of a special election, but any such pro posal must be Icrs! beyond question,' sair Governor Martin. "If there Is any question of the constitutionality of creating such an obligation without a vote of the peo ple I will refuse to do as much as to give It consideration. If It Is neces sary to Incur an Indebtedness of more than $50,000, the constitutional limi tation. In order to complete the building, I will Insist that the ques tion be submtttted to a vote of the people as provided in the constitution." LAY WIRE TRICK TO WASHINGTON, July 6. (AP) Charges of wire tapping crackled more 'lightning today over the im pending utility bill lobby investiga tion. The charpe that utility holding company lobbyists "tapped telephone wires of members of congress" came from Representative Rankin ID Miss.) proponent of both the ad ministration's "death sentence" for "unnecessary" holding companies and the measure to broaden the power of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Floor fights in both the senate and house on the two measures will break next week. A group of pro TVA representatives today went into a huddle to map vote strategy lor the TV A bill. Luncheon Planned Mrs. O. C. Pab ner wilt entertain tho Phoentx Health Unit Tuesday. July B, at a covered dish luncheon. Members will tie a comfort and mako other articles, from which the ladies hope to replen ish the fund that guarantees hot school lunches during the winter months. Ntcu De Barry of Drummond, Okla., 59-pound mtdcet son of the late "bearded lady," Madame Eldonia. re cently celebrated his 50th birthday. Detroit- Mich., police hurried to New York fo take custody of Mr. and Mrs. Merton Ward Goodrich. They were wanted for the slaying of 11-year-old Lillian Gallaher In Detroit last fall. Top: Goodrich (right), In custody of a detective and at the right bottom Mrs. Goodrich smiles on her way to a cell. (Associated Press Photos) BY 1800 BABIES BETHEL, O.. July 6. (JPi Many of the 1.800 babies he brought Into the world d urine 75 years of practice, thronged Main street today to cele brate Dr. William Eberle Thompson's 100th birthday. It waa his day, and the town made the most of it. For one day, at least, the still-active centenarian attended no patients. Instead he received hon ors paid htm by his fellow townsmen. The town weekly printed a special Issue. CHINESE BANDITS E PEIP1NG PEIPING. China. July 6. (AP) Chinese reports that a concentra tion of bandits was roaming the countryside along the southern side of the great wall northeast of here caused some apprehension In Peiplng today. Authorities, however, discounted the report saying patrols within the affected area had scattered the marauders and that conditions wltn in the demilitarized zone about Pel ping were peaceful. LOCALS Here on fluslness Patsy A. Rich ardson, an employe of Crater Lake national park, was In Medford Sat urday attending to business. t Weill Expects Visitor John Wellls expected to receive as a house guest this week end Charles Hlckox of Cleveland, Ohio, and a friend, who ars motoring through Medford en route to San Francisco. Attends Elks' Convention E. W. Winkle, exalted ruler of Medford Elks' lodge, left Friday night by train en route to Columbus. Ohio, where he will attend the Ellks grand lodge convention. Winkle planned to make the trip via Los Angeles, where he will visit a sister several days before continuing to Kansas, where he will Blso visit relatives. After attending the convention he will visit a lens manufacturing plant at Rochester, New York. On Motor Trip South Misses Ger aldlne Latham and Audrey Lofland and Messrs. Gerald Latham and Carol Wall planned to leave early this morning by motor for San Francisco, where Misses Latham and Lofland will be guests for a time of Miss Latham's uncle, A. G. Smith, for mer superintendent of schools In Medford, before continuing south to the San Diego fair. Messrs. Wall and Latham will remain in San Francisco a week, motoring back via the Red wood highway. First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Medford Financial Statement June 30, 1935 ASSETS Cash - $ 7.767.37 Real Estate Loans 69,696.23 Real Estate Owned 8.950.94 Real Estate Sold on Contract 5,246.87 Notes and Accounts Receivable 1,605.08 Warrants 30.00 Furniture and Fixtures 319.01 Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank 1,500.00 Total Assets $05,116.50 LIABILITIES Notes Payable $ 7,425.00 Accounts Payable 101.12 Dividends Payable 9.25 . Shares: Full Paid Income 22,800.00 Optional Saving 8,049.06 U. S. Treasury 50,000.00 Reserves: Contingent 5,043.43 Federal Insurance 197.32 Undivided Profits 1.490.32 Total Liabilities ?95,115.50 STATE OF OREGON. COUNTY OF JACKSON, M. We. the undersigned, Fred L. Heath. President, and R. F. Kyle. Secretary, of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Med ford, being first duly sworn, on oath, depose and. say. each for himself 2nd not the one for the other, that we are respectively the President and Secretary of said Association: that we read the foregoing state ment of Assets and Liabilities, and know the contents thereof, and that the foregoing statement of said Association for the period begin ning January 1, 1935. and ending June 30, 1935. Is true and correct. FRED L. HEATH. President R. F. KYLE, Secretary Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of July, 103S-. M. PEIRCE. Notary Public for Oregon. My commission expires March 21, 1939. 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