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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOUD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1935.
IE
WILL STAGE DRIVE
FOR MEMBERSHIPS
Society and Clubs
JANET WRAT SMITH
Tha week of October 7th to 13tl
Inclusive, has been named by the
Parent-Teacher association In Med-
ford aa membership drive week.
"Since the National Congress ot
Parents and Teachers is composed ol
mothers, lathers and teachers, it is
perforce an organization that la non
commercial, aon-partlsan and non
aectarlan, conducted only In the In
to, eats of all children and of child
welfare In the community," says the
drive announcement.
Three reasons are given for mem
bership In a Parent-Teacher organi
sation: First, it is the only purely
democratic organization that seeks
to further the lnteresta of all chil
dren and through which citizens may
make themselves better parents, and
Join forts to those of teachera
and neighbors to Improve school
oondltlons and to make the commu
nity a healthier, safer, saner place
In which to raise a family. Second,
It Is an organization of parents, i
teachers and all good citizens w
promote child welfare. Third, Its ob
jects are to bring the home and
chool together In closer co-operation
to carry on constructive work
lor better parenthood, better homes,
better schools and better communi
ties. Any one Interested In the objects
tor which the association Is formed
may become a member,
, The meetings are heldW at the
schools once each month, from Sep
tember to June. The meetings con
sist of a program on some phase of
dhlld welfare, a -short business ses
sion, and a social hour, during rrhlch
parents and teachers may become
acquainted. ,,
The annual dues are 85o. This
Includes membership In local, state
and national organizations. Upon
payment of dues, members receive
the all Inclusive membership card.
, Present members are looking for
ward to meeting next week, and
hope to have a large membership list
to present at the annual convention
Which will be held here in October.
FIRE CONTROLLED
E
A MTiB.ll brush fire on Brans creek
was being held In check this after
noon by eight men of the state forest
ervlce. No property was In danger,
aid Warden Dwight Phlpps.
, The curtain of smoke overhanging
the Rogue valley from the Coos coun
ty forest fires had cleared sufficiently
today to warrant the U. S, forest
Vlce withdrawing the patrols It had
established yesterday In this section.
The forest service had 100 addition
al men standing by today for dispatch
to the scene of the fires around Pow
ers but It was considered unlikely
(that the erew would be needed.
ALIENS TO PRESENT
PAPERS HERE OCT. 14
Persons seeking to become Ameri
can citizens are requested In an an
nouncement Issued today to be pres
ent at the Federal court In the post
office build In at 10 a. m., October
14, one day before the opening of the
tegular annual session of the court
tic re.
Thomas a. Ortfflng. acting divi
sional director of naturalisation and
Immigration, with headquarters at
Portland, will be here Ootober 14 to
paM upon all papers that must be
submitted by aliens desiring to be
come citizens.
Isaacs Host
At Klver Lodge
William F. Isaacs was host Sunday
afternoon to the Toggery staff at
"Big Rock Lodge," his summer home
on Rogue river. Quests enjoyed swim
ming and other sports.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs,
Arthur D. Hess and son Billy, Mr.
and Mrs, B. O. Mackenna, Mr, and
Mrs. Del Cox, Birdie Cogglns, Adabee
Seller, Lucille Seller, Thelma D.
Hump ton and Dick Woodcock, and
the host.
Alpha Sigma
Planning Play
Alpha Sigma class of the First
Methodist Episcopal church met last
night for the regular business ses
sion, followed by a social hour. At
this time members definitely decided
to start plans for a play to be pre
sented the first Friday in November.
Details of the program will be an
nounced later,
Pan-IIe1I(nlo
To Lunch Saturday
Announcement has been made of
the Pan-Hellenic luncheon meeting
Saturday at one oclock at the Med-
ford hotel. Hostesses are Mrs. O. H.
Bengston and Miss Josephine Kop
pes. A cordial Invitation Is extended to
anyone who Is eligible. Reservations
may be made by calling either of the
hostesses.
Mrs, Barnes T "
Returns Home
Mrs Ernest Lee Barnes returned
Sunday from Portland, where she
had spent the past week visiting
friends.
Eastern Visitor
Here For the Day
'BftrrAt.t1. WnritU Tf rlaltn. a .Visa
Pacific coast from the east, arrived '
nere tms morning to be the guest
for the day of Mrs. Chandler Egan.
Reception For
Methodist Pastor
Rev. O. Olbson and Mrs. Gibson
will be honored at a reception at
the Methodist Episcopal church,
south, Friday evening, October 4, be
ginning at 7:30 o'clock. Members of
the church and their friends are In
vited to be present.
Mrs. Mae Albright Is chairman of
the program committee and other
ladles of the congregation are ar
ranging for refreshments.
Miss Harvey Is
Honoree at Shower
Among the many events which
have been arranged for Miss Ver
Dean Harvey preceding her marriage
to George SUllman, which will, take
place next Monday, was a theater
party given by Miss Emily Brown
last night. Following attendance at
the theater, guests returned to Miss
Brown's home for a late supper and
a kitchen shower for Miss Harvey.
St. Mark's .Guild""
WUI Serve Luncheon
St. Mark's Guild will serve a cafe
teria luncheon Friday at one o'clock
at the parish hall on North Oakdale.
A business meeting will follow the
luncheon.
All members are urged to attend,
and ladles of the parish are cordially
Invited. Hostesses for the luncheon
are MeBdames Hugh Hamlin, Nettle
Barneburg and A. F. Stennett.
Quest Of
Tuckers Leaves
Todd Powell, sports writer with the
San Francisco Chronicle, left yester
day to return to his home after
spending several days as the guest
or Mr. and Mrs. Nion Tucker at
"Rogue's Roost," the Tucker summer
lodge on Rogue river.
While here, Mr. Powell renewed
acquaintance with Bill Isaacs, and
reminisced concerning previous fish
ing trips taken in his company.
INSURANCE AGENT
STOCKMAN FINED
$250 FOR TAKING
CALF OFANOTHER
(Continued from Page One.)
aeema to have made a practice of
picking up calves and appropriating
them to his own use. This la the first
substantial case that has been pre
sented, but It Is not an extreme case.
It seems to have been a matter be
tween the atockmen."
Attorney William Brlggs of Ashland
addressed the court on behalf of De
Carlow. He saw the defendant served
In the World war with distinction,
had borna a good reputation In the
past and came of highly reapeoted
and widely known southern Oregon
family.
"Mr. DeOarlow Is guilty only of a
technical violation, for the taking of
a calf whose ownership was clouded.
His mistake was In not going through
the atatutory methods to establish
his claims."
Attorney BrlRgs charged that "cat
tlemen were stealing from each oth
er," and following the custom of tho
range. He gave atatementa he attrib
uted to atockmen, ana declared that
the "charge la the result of acrimony
existing among Dead Indian district
cattlemen."
A score of Dead Indian stockmen
were In court, expecting to be called
as witnesses.
The evidence was collected by the
Oregon Livestock Theft Bureau.
REESE CREEK WCTU
WESTERN AUTO
E
(Continued trom page one.)
Ject was slow In getting under way
because of the difficulty In obtain
ing necessary supplies and equipment
but that the work was now proceed
ing rapidly and smoothly. About
3,000 work hours have been com
pleted, a crew of 25 men now being
on the Job, the firm reported. The
report was approved by Fred W.
Scheffel, city superintendent.
South Fir street between Thirteenth
and Monroe streets, which has been
private property, was dedicated by
the .council last night as a city
thoroughfare. The strip, offered to
the city recently by Hutchison.
Lumsden and Palm, will be graded
and maintained by the engineering
department.
The council voted to institute fore
closure proceedings against about
200 pieces of property which are de
linquent In Improvement assess
ments. Approval was given to a re
funding operation designed to save
the city a considerable sum In Inter
est over a period of years.
City Attorney Frank P. Parrel, in
formed the council that he was pre
paring the ordinance prescribing a
special election on the proposition to
build a new water reservoir where
upon the meeting was adjourned to
Thursday night when the call for
the poll will be Issued.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9. (AP)
Charges of forgery and larceny from
his stage and movie star clients were
read today to John Kemp, ol, Insur
ance broker, accused of defalcations
estimated to total 2 60,000.
Kemp appeared fidgety antf 'nerv
ous under the glare of police lineup
lights. .
He said the estimates, which Police
Captain Frederick Zwlrz told him
were placed as "high as (300,000 were
wrong. Although he admitted having
said yesterday the alleged defalcations
might amount to 9100,000, Kemp est
imated today they were between 446,
000 and $60,000.
He said, answering a question by
Captain Zwlrz, that he had been com
mitting the alleged thefts for eight
or nine years.
Kemp said he had received a divi
dend check of $1524 on the insurance
of Will Rogers but that the comed
ian's widow, an alleged victim, had
not received the payment.
He said he believed the insurance
companies, having accepted blm In
good faith as an agent, would be
responsible for losses and that none
of the policy holders should lose.
Among other alleged victims were:
W. C. Fields, $2,000; Donald Brain,
$2,000; John Charles Thomas. $15,
000; Vlvtenne Segal, $12,000; the
former Betty Compton ( now Mrs.
James J. Walker) $400; Willie How
ard, $400; Bugs Baer, $1,600.
TRUSTY STROLLS AWAY
FROM STATE'S PRISON
SALEM, Oct. 2. (A) The state
penitentiary warden's office report
ed this morning that no trace had
been found of Edward Faster, 29,
trusty, who escaped from the peni
tentiary some time before 8 o'clock
last night.
Foster - made his getaway while
working at the guard's quarters out
side the walls, Warden James Lewis
reported. He was not mls&ed until
the 8 o'clock roll call.
The prisoner was sentenced to a
seven-year term In May, 1933, in
Douglas county, on conviction of lar
ceny in a dwelling.
STATE GAINS REVENUE
FROM WASTEBASKETS
8 A LEM. ( UP ) Th e first state to
go Into the business of selling can
celled postage stamps to collectors,
Oregon has found a new profitable
source of revenue.
Philatelists all" over the United
States have heard of the state's new
venture and have bought stamps at
10 cents per pound. All mall com
ing directly Into Secretary of State
Snell's offlceis salvaged from waste
baskets each day and the envelopes
put up in packages. If stamp col
lectors pay the state several hundred
dollars a year In Just one depart
ment, letters from all other state
departments may also be sold, Snelt
said.
Dern On Trip
The cameraman caught Secre
tary of War George H. Dern In this
informal pose In Oakland, Calif.,
where he stopped en route to
Manila to attend the Philippine
commonwealth government's Inau
guratlon ceremonies. (Associated
Press Photo)
WRITE, DON'T WIRE
IS ADVICE SOVIET
STALINGRAD, U.S.8.R. (UP) A
bnlky clock held up the sending of
scores of telegrams and caused a pub
lic Indignation meeting, not without
undertones of humor, in the tele
graph office here.
Director Fedorov of the government
telegraph system walked into his of
fice to find a milling crowd.
"What's the matter?" he Inquired.
"The office won't send our tele
grams." "Well, we can't. How can we send
your telegrams when our clock has
stopped and we have no way to time
them?" i
Then the director added reassur
ingly: "Be quiet please. I've taken meas
ures. One of the operators, whose
aunt has an excellent kitchen clock,
has gone to get it. He will be back
in a minute."
Just then the operator arrived, a
worried look on his face.
"My aunt went to the market and
locked her house," he explained de
jectedly. Angry shouts arose, to which the
director, thoroughly annoyed, re
plied: "Well, citizens, I can't understand
your passion for telegrams, anyway.
Why not write? That's a wonderful
means of communication and It's
cheaper."
Use Mall Tribune want ads.
KiWANIS PLEDGE AID
FOR OBSERVANCE OF
GO TO CHURCH MOVE
At the Ministerial association meet
ing In the Church of the Nazarene
yesterday a communication was read
from the Medford Ktwanls club
through their secretary, Carl T.
Tengwald, In which was offered
their support in the observance ox
community-wide plans for church
attendance. Special attention is
drawn to Loyalty Day, Sunday, Octo
ber 6.
Action was taken by the associa
tion In commending the Klwanis
club and other service clubs who will
Join in support of this move, which
Is being heartily recommended by
President Roosevelt, in an effort to
curb the lowering moral tone.
The churches of the city are plan
ning to entertain as guests visiting
delegations and members of the va
rious service clubs of Medford.
Gain Robinson appeared before the
Ministerial association In the in
terest ot the Community chest, for
which financial solicitation will be
gin next week. His address was cor
dially received and the verbal sup
port of the association wa accorded
him, with pledges to furnish work
ers to assist In raising the $16,000
budget for the chest.
CCC HONOR FLAG
TO WIMER CAMPi
CAMP WIMER, Oct. 7. (Bpl.)
Wlmer, home of th Medford CCL
district schools, became home of the
district flag during October, accord
ing to announcement of Major O. R.
Owens, district commander. The .flag,
awarded for all-around excellence In
all departments of company 864 for
administration to recreation, was
given to Wlmer for showing made In
September. Today's' award marked
the fourth time Wlmer haa won the
flag In seven months,
Work on Wlmer's new educational
plant is almost completed. ThrougB
the courtesy of forestry need Paul
Thompson, the educational depart
ment has taken over a large section
nf the forestry ouartera for Instruc
tion purposes. The new plant will
have a library, office, conference
room, press room, room for assistant
adviser and three classrooma. The
walls will be stained, floor ef the
library varnished and curtalna will
be hung on the windows. The plan
Is to keep the educational building
a quiet zone for the studious. The
recreational hall on the opposite side
of the parade ground will house the
playful and noisy.
The old school building will be
converted Into a house for Indoor
athletics during the rainy aeason. A
punching bag will be set up ana
I removable ring for boxers.
HOBO LIFE SUITS
NEW JERSEY BOY
BOSTON. (UP) The travels of
James Books, ID, of East Orange, N.
J., who visited the 48 states without
a penny, have been interrupted.
District Judge Albert P. Hayden of
Roxbury court sentenced the youth
to the state farm as a vagrant.
Meanwhile, Books is counting the
days until his release so that he can
get a Job on a steamship and begin
his travels In Europe.
The youth left home three years
ago. He traveled down the Atlantic
coast to Florida, gaining most of his
transportation in stolen automobiles.
These he would abandon when gaso
line ran out,, he told police. Some
times he resorted to freight trains.
He visited every state and saw many
historical shrines.
"I like the life of a hobo," he told
police, "and I learned more in my
three years on the road than I could
have in 10 years In school."
Reaches Stomach
Ready To Act
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BeLL-ANSSgS
FOR INDIGESTION iQSCfcV.Si
Let's have
a Hearth Fire!"
so simple with
Don't BE UNCOMFORTABLE these chilly
evenings just because the furnace fire is
"down"! Don't let your home extend a "cold wel
come" to unexpected guests! A "Pres-to-logs" fire
can be started on the hearth in a jiffy! No need to
split or carry in messy chunks of wood full of splint
ers and pitch.
Just keep some "Pres-to-logs" handy in a nearby
closet. It takes only a minute to lay and start a cozy
"Pres-to-logs" fire. And you won't have to wash yout
hands when the job is done! "Pres-to-logs" are abso
lutely clean !
Many an otherwise dull and cheerless evening has
been turned into a gala affair by the magic of a
"Pres-to-logs" fire. No other fuel compares in econ
omy, efficiency and convenience for use in heater,
range and furnace. Try them!
MRDFORD DEALERS:
MEDFORD FUEL GO. VALLEY FUEL CO.
1122 N. Central 26 W. Main
Southern Oregon Pres-to-logs Co.
The Oklahoma 3-cent cigarette tax
yields and average of 71.5 cents per
person annually, compared with a per
capita Income of 19 cents In Kansas
on a 3-cent tax.
Reese Creek W. O. T. U. will meet
Thursday at 7:45 p.m., in the Reese
Creek school house. The purpose ol
holding an evening meeting Is to
give the men en opportunity of at
tending, also those who live some
distances away who have not been
able to attend the regular meet
ings. Tli ere will be an Inspiring devo
tional service, reports from different
members and sn election of officers
for the naw year, 1936-90.
There will also be other Import
ant business, so It Is urgent for ail
to attend who possibly can do so.
The W. C T. U.
W. O. T. V. members of Jackson
and Josephine counties will meet for
a bl -county convention In the Meth
odist church in Ashland Friday, Oct.
4.
Delegates from Grants Pass. Med
ford, Ashland, Rogue River and Reese
Creek are expected. Those who wish
transportation or who can furnish
ears are asked to call 088-L.
The morning session opens at 10
o'ciock. Covered dish lunch at noon
and afternoon meeting commencing
at l :S0. These sessions are open to
all who wish to attend and a cordial
Invitation is given to all who are In
terested In the work.
nm BslPS Wool Bold.
I.ONDON, Oct. 9. (AP) There
were BSOS bales of wool offered si
th auction today ot which 7798
wers sold. The moderate selection
placed on tha market met with a
food general demand, and withdraw- ,
ale were few despite firm limits. ;
j
Use, Mali Trilmna want ad. I
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Style Show
ADRIENNE'S
Will Be Presented At
Thursday Night, 9 o'clock
'- t-f-
October 3rd
Lovely Living Models
Novel Settings
Ultra Smart Apparel
Special Music and
Dance Acts by Ruth Luy's Students
Screen Attraction: "Bright Lights"
Yes Sir! We Positively MUST DISPOSE of this
STOCK OF FINE
Las A hi al loaf Lai LI 111 Pi iTl ness Sale 1 The Prices Tel1
tho Story!
ClPSIfE'lE PRICES
PRICES
PREVAIL THROUGHOUT
OUR BIO STORE!
COT to the
FURNITURE PRICES
ARE ADVANCING
BUY NOW!
Everything Included!
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