Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 12, 1936, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextMEDFOBI MAIT. TTCTBUXE. MF.DFOHR ORFXIOX. 'I'll I KSOAV. MARCH 12. 1US. PAW? TIJTiEE s ) EVANS SHOE STORE TO TAKE FORMER WURTS LOCATION SvP6' Shoe store, formerly fcnow.. mm the Buater Brown Shop, will ooeu P7 tht former WurU Otft location at North Ontral-md Sixth street some ttme during April, according to an' nourvxment by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Svans. . Plans have been drawn for extens lre remodeling and Improvements which wlU transform this centrally situated business bouse Into one of " the most attractive and up-to-date footwear stores In southern Oregon. Special panels have been designed for the spacious windows which will form an unusually effective setting for fashionable shoes. ' ' " Evans' new store will have a ,met atanlne floor and the partitions down stairs will be removed to afford more space for the large stock of footwear which will Include Qther Unes la ad dition to Buater Brown, according to Mr. Evans. The move to" new headquarters marks an anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Evans who opened their present store during April. 1929. Btnce that time they have mads two major Im provements In the Buster Brown es tablishment, in 1933 new show win dows were constructed and In 1934 the Interior was enlarged and re decorated. Previous to his association with the Buster Brown concern, Mr. Evans waa employed by the Golden Kule company In Medford for- 19 yesra. . , A removal sale will be conducted at the Buater Brown shoe shop be ginning . Saturday, March 14. with substantially reduced, prices In ef fect. Complete details of this Import ant selling event will be published in tomorrow's Mall Tribune.'1 . - "Mime of Chris?' Evangelist Topic : At First Baptist Mr. long. etangellst t the Firm Baptist, church spoke Wednesday on "The Name of Christ." end built a special rag picture of Christ. Friday night is to be known as "Family Night," and a home-made cake will be presented to the mother having the largest family present. Also all Townsend club members are Invited as special guests. . Saturday there will be a special aervloe for the young people, start ing at 7 p.m., with a message In teresting to young and old. "The Amusement Question." All young people are urged to attend. Mr. Long has a special service Sunday morning, preaching on "490 w-.. ,i BimHop ntcrhf l Will BDCSk on "Success or Failure." A baptismal service will iouow me evening "i- . This Is the last week of this vangellstlo campaign,' Sunday being the lsst day. Will Give Play At Wagner Creek TALENT. March 12. (Spl.) The Wagner Creek P--T.A. will give tii.tr ntitiMl. "Whov Crasy Now?" at the Wagner creek school Saturday night, Marcn i. at o.w. The cast of characters Is as follows: Charlie Smooth, alias "the Kidder," Bernlce Anderson; . Abigail Snlffen, Eva Taylori Snowdrop Leblanc, Olive Johnson; expressman. Rachel Wil liams; Professor Timothy Twitters. Ooldle Abbott. Other features of the evening's entertainment will be musical num bers, cake walks. Pie and coffee will be served. Proceeds from the small admission charge will be used for the hot lunch department. Ashland Veterans Reunion Tonight ASHLAND. March IS. (8pl.) The "Fighting First Company." the Ash land unit that left here together In 1917 for participation In the world war. win hold Its annual reunion and feed at Kent's cafeteria at 8:30 tonight. Oscar Silver will be toastmaeter, with other assignments as follows: Millard Orubb. memorial address; Cllx Delsman and Chick Farlow, en tertainment; Beecher Danford, Lee Flfleld. and H. O.. Wolcott. nominat ing committee. Officers of the group, elected last year, are C. t. Hedberg. president: O. H. Wenne:. secretary-treasurer; Don 8pencer, historian, and J. Q. Adams, assistant historian. Seattle Takes Lead In Safety PORTLAND. March 12 (API Se attle gained a lend today In the accident prevention race with Port land, which began the first of the month. One death had been re corded here, but Seattle's record was clear. Seattle recently challenged Port land to a six-month conte.t. Peculiarly, there were 230 eecl 6nts In Portland the first week of March and the same number in Seattle, with 36 Injured here and at Seattle. A Three Days' Cough 1$ Your Danger Signal ooM or bronchial Imutlon.Vou CS Kt relief now with CteomulslmT Serious trouble may be brcwlni ind you cannot afford to Take SLlhe ,ubl o id nature to oothe and heal tlio Inflamed mem ranes a the germ-laden Dlilegm 4 loosened and expelled sued dont be discouraged, your lrwM Is author! to riarantee Jreomulflon and to refund vour noney If you are not satisfied wiih TOlt from the very flrrt bottle. Jtt Creomulilon riht now. (Advj GOOD GARDENING Mint Bed. If you're willing to spare a space in your garden three by three feet from vegetables, you can have a mint bed that will provide ptentv of leaves for flavoring drinks Ilk fell .say Iced tea. Five or six plants will be enough. Spearmint ts more widely grown by amateur than peppermint. First you plant indoors and then transplant, after what may be reasonably expected to be the last frost In your area, to the garden mint bed. The main thing Is to make sure that the plants don't blossom; when they do they become tough. It's s good idea to keep part of the bed shear ed down while the mint la being used from the other part, thui providing a contlnuouu supply of fresh tips. The seeds may bo grown Indoors In a big flowerpot before the transplanting period. F.L G.P. FRUIT, VEGETABLE MEETING CALLED Frank McKlnnon. chief of the di vision of plant Industry of the state department of agriculture, will meet at a p. m. Saturday with growers and shippers of fruits and vegetables In the auditorium of the court house. The meeting will be In the nature of a conference for the discussion of needed revision In state standards affecting fruit and produce, and all Interested In growing, handling or selling these commodities are urged to be present. , - The meeting Saturday Is one of many that' Mr. McKennon Is holding through the state In the Interests of groweis and shippers with the Idea of coordinating the state regulations and standards with best commercial practices. Portland Sugar Prices Advance PORTLAND. March 13. (AP) (Sugar prices on tne Portland market spurted up 10 cents a hundred pounds today, jobbers listing granu lated cane sugar at $4.95 and beet sugar at $4.85. The Increase follows up a pries adjustment In California and marks the second since the mid January break in the market as a result of the overthrow of the AAA. O RANTS PASS. March 13. (Spl.) F. L. Brewer took over duties as man ager of the California Oregon Power company In Grants Paas Tuesday, re placing V. Ward Hammond, who has been transferred to the Medford of fice. Brewer came here from Tilla mook, where he was merchandise manager for Mountain States Power company. Previously to being In the Tilla mook office. Brewer was with the Copco In Medford. Prior to file affili ation there he was with the Mountain States Power company In Albany and the Southern California Edison com pany at Alhambra. Mrs, Brewer and their two children expect to arrive here probably within the month to make their home. Hammond left here Tuesday for bis new position In Medford. His family will remain here until school Is out. L ON HISTORIC SITE A modem home, with beautifully landscaped grounds. Is to be built on the Old Stage road by Michael Beck, owner of Beck's bakery. The Mall Tribune learned today. Mr. Beck has just purchased a tract of four acres on the historic roadway north of Jacksonville from Chester Wendt whose dairy ranch adjoins. A frame ' dwelling and out buildings on the property are to be torn down to make room for Mr.. Beck's modern home. . Mr. and Mrs. Beck and family now reside at 524 South Grape street. Brazil's national coffee depart ment announced 35,801,332 sacks of coffee bad been destroyed up to De cember 31, 1935. In the country's five yeai effort to reduce the world supply and balance It against demand. When 17-year-old John Douglas FlQxman was fined $15 for (lying a plane In a dangerous manner, he tola an English court that he did It to please his grandmother. The "mailman" at Osborne, Karui.. Is Miss Elizabeth Craddlck, one of (he few women mall carriers In the United Stat. Meteorological Report March 13. 1936 Forecasts Medford and vicinity: Fair tonight and Friday. Cooler tonight. Oregon: Fair tonight and Friday, but unsettled northwest portion. Cool er east and south portions tonight. Temperature a year ago today: Highest, 64; lowest, 43. Total monthly precipitation, trace; deficiency for month, 0.66 Inch. Total prlclpltatlon since September 1, 1035. 16.34 Inches; excess for the season. 3.03 Inches. Relative humidity at A p. m. yes terday. 40 per cent; 5 a. m. today, per cent. 8unrlae tomorrow, 6:26 a. m. Sunset tomorrow, 6:15 p. m. Observations Taken at 5 A. 130th Meridian Time M.. II r b n 30 Boise 68 40 .... Cloudy Boston 42 40 1.30 Rain Chicago 48 30 ,18 Snow Denver ...... 34 . Clear Eureka 48 Cloudy Helena 44 32 P.Cdy. Los Angeles 82 52 - Clear MEDFORD ; 63 45 . Cloudy New York 64 46 1.00 Foggy Omaha 42 28 .04 Clear Phoenix 84 ' 50 .-. Clear Portland 56 44 .26 Cloudy Reno , , ; 68 36 - Cloudy Roseburg .... 48 .04 Cloudy Salt Lake City 64 30 Clear San Francisco 76 52 ... P. Cdy. Seattle 56 42 .28 Cloudy Spokane 43 36 .02 Cloudy Walla Walla 56 44 T. Rain Washington, D. C. 60 48 .08 Rain : -1 Faces Murder Trial. BURNS, Ore.. March 12. (AP) Tobe Skeins. ' charged with the stay ing of his brother-in-law last fall, will go on trial; here April 23. He pleaded Innocent when arraigned earlier this week. Skeins was lodged in the county Jail tsst October 39. Kansas tmln-auto collision In 1935 kilUd 63 persons, only four less than the combined toll the two preceding years. D. H. Hubbard told St. Petersburg, Fla., polios his billfold containing sis dollars was "picked" as he left church Deputy Sheriff Leon W. Woraham, Reidsvllle, N. C., arrested his man. but in doing so suffered a severe m.n bite on the wrist. PLANS COMPLETED FOR LEGION PARTY Ben Dorrls, prominent Legionnaire of Eugene, will be the principal speaker , at the American Legion birthday celebration to be held here under auspices of Medford post and Its auxiliary. The Legion anniversary falls on March 13, but It will be observed here, as elsewhere, on Tuesday. March 17. TV local celebration will be held in Knights of Pythias hall at Fifth and Orape streets. A covered-dish supper is to be served at 6:30. This will be followed by a program of entertainment, alter which Mr. Dorrls will give an ad dress on the formation and develop ment of the American Legion and Its principles. Dancing will follow. wtth Dick's orchestra of Ashland fur nishing the music. A large attendance is expected tom Orants Pass. Ashland and Kerby. Out-of-town Legionnaires who hap. pen to be In Medford at the time are also Invited. Centenarian Says Life of Work Has Been A Pleasure ORESHAM, March 13, A formula for lot , evuy? "X Just couldn't help myself," chuckled Mrs. Hannah "Grand ma" Johnson who celebrated her 100th birthday today. "I have worked pretty hard all my life and I've enjoyed It." For Uinately, she hasn't known what it means to be sick. In 1850 as a bride of sweet sixteen she crossed the plains from Missouri to Oregon on her honeymoon. She was still hardy and spry today after outliving all but two of her nine children. As If rais ing nine children wasn't enough, she raised two adopted children. 400 CARS PEARS 1701 cars 616 cars 304 cars Pears are now moving, chiefly to eastern markets, at the rate of 10 to 12 cars dally, according to South ern Pacific freight officials. Total fruit shipments to date from the Rogue River valley total 2521 cars, as follows: Packed pears ... Cannery pears Apples Shippers estimate there are about 400 cars still in storage awaiting sale and shipment. They are D'An jous and Winter Nelia. This holding la slightly more than normal for this time of year. Export shipments have been light the past six weeks, due to the French government reducing the quota. A new trade treaty Is now being nego 1 1 a ted , a ud W ash In g ton , D . C .. h as been urged to speed Its conclusion and the announcement by the French government of the second quota, so It will be of some value to the grow ers and shippers of the Pacific Coast area. Dismissal of tho tramage suit of Alberts V. Reynolds against the Med ford Center Building corporation and J. E, Trevorrow, for Injuries allegedly sustained In a fall March 31, 1034. on the Sixth street aldewalk of the building, ts sought in an answer filed yesterday by the defendant. The answer asserts that any mis hap to the defendant wns nqt due to the carelessness or negligence of the defendants, or any act of theirs. and charges the plaintiff with negli gence. Tho accident occurred when the light wells of the sidewalk were "t and slippery from a shower, the com plaint states. 6 PHOTOS 15c. Pensley's Studio. m New York To Yo Ay Straight Ffcp 7C"k) yf f II AkWT?" A II DRESSES $498 to $J75 We've gone the limit this year . . . come, ee for yourself I The prettiest, the liveliest, the gayest group of EASTER dresses evert Fresh, new styles, lovely new colors, very newest fab rics! STREET dresses. AFTERNOON dresses, JACKET frocks I 12-20, 38-44, 46-52. COATS 'Most any type you want , . . we've Fishtail Swaggers, Chadwicks, Polos, Cherry Lane checks, tweeds, fleeces, monotones . , . and the Hollywood Wraps in Kasha Suede I We've stunning Botany Worsteds, too, for strictly dress-up 1 Sizes 12 to 20 and 38 to 49. "Scottish Queen" j Midget Mourned I CHJCAOO. March 1J. (AP) The 1 midgut world waa In mourning today for "Scottish Queen." Jennie Qultiicy. who died at the home of a nephew I here yesterday. She waa 84 years old. Miss Qulgley. who stood 41 Inches high, was born In Cllasgow. Scotland. In IBM. She came to the United States at the age of 13 and was Riven the name of the "Scottish Queen" by the late P. T. Barnum. Deaths Increased from 3.9as In 1034 to S4.603 In Texas last year, wh.le births decreased from 131.43i In IC34 to 118.6SS last yesr. Schilling Baking Powder $i?y snowflakes. ra nn it r SEED Potatoes of All Kinds BLISS TRIUMPH IRISH COBBLERS EARLY 0HI0S QUICK LUNCH EARLIEST OP ALL, WHITE GOLD EARLY SUNRISE, WARBA PLANT OUR CERTIFIED POTATOES FOR HEAVIEST YIELDS Treat Seed Potatoes Before Planting. Use Semcsan Bel. Monarch Seed 6c Feed Co. "VOt'R SEEDSMEN SINCE 1910" AT M OF RICH, RIPE-BODIED TOBACCO "IT'S TOASTED' imam rt y Z ; f s; Ss .Wj Luckies are jess acid . ; J i : Excen of Acldllysf Other Popular Brandi Over luiky Strike Clgareltet ' L I .... f ,j ,.,,?,,,.?,, ,4 t : ! SttAHCI j j! ' i ! i u"c k v i t n i hi t : ! -V i 1 j : a"' I ' 1 A N 6 B I j ! ; .cWl ':. c i- - - i i k-iSsrxi ( STRIKE ) PROPER AGING Tobacco in its natural state is harsh and strong. Though "cured" by the grower before sale, it is unsuited for use without further aging. During this aging period (which ranges in the case of Lucky Strike from l'j to 3 years) important changes occur. These "Nature" changes result in the partial "smoothing out" of the original harsh qualities of the leaf. Our process of manufacture carries these improvements many steps further as every Lucky Strike Cigarette exemplifies: A Light Smoke of rich, ripe-bodied tobacco. Win... . LUCKIES ARE LESS ACIOt detent chemttol rettt thow thai other popular brandi hav an axcttt of acid ity ovr lucky Strike of from 53? to 100 1 UlUm VltlFIID IT INDIMNDINT CHIMICM LAICXATOIIII AND USiAiCH MOuri "IT'S TOASTED"-Your throat protection -against irritation -against cough r-fn-att IN t. )