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!MEDFO"RD MAIL TRIBUNE. arEDFORD, OREGON. MONDAY, 'AUGUST 31. 1936. PXGE THREE SOCIETY and CLUBS By Janet Wray Smith Rotarian Club To Entertain Families Attracting mucfe Interest Is an nouncement of tlie annual family picnic of the Rotary club which la being planned for tomorrow evening at Jacksot Hot Springs, when the club will be host to all members and their families. Among activities will be numerous contests and stunts designed for boys and girls, with various prizes being offered. A feature of the day will be the baeeball game between Rotarian dads and sons. Later In the evening, guests will dance on the open pavil ion under a full moon. Activities start at 6:30 o'clock, with a picnic .supper scheduled for 6:30 o'clock, -the club to furnish cof fee, lemonade and Ice cream. A large ' crowd Is anticipated, as this will be one of the largest social affairs ar ranged by the club during the year. uuests of Fabers ' ' Leave for Homes Mr. and Mrs. cverett Paber have had as their gueata for the past week Miss Ruth Almstedt, of Columbia, Mo., and Mrs. Faber'a brother. Frank lin B. Lanner. also of Columbia. Both guests left thla morning to return home. Miss Almstedt stopped In Medfora en route home after summering In Hawaii. Both she and Mr. Lanner are on the faculty of Christian college at Columbia, he aa head of the music , department and Miss Almstedt In charge of the art department. Among affaire arranged to enter tain the visitors was the dessert bridge party given by Mra. Faber Friday af ternoon, when she Invited several friends to meet Miss Almstedt. Scor ing awards went to Mlsa Almstedt, Mrs. Gladys Beebe and Mrs. Hobart price. Three tables were In play dur ing the afternoon. Perls Return From Trip South Returning last evening were Mr, and Mra. Frank Perl and their two children. Marianne and Billy, have been vacationing In the south for the Last fortnight. The Perls drove to California via he Redwood highway and coast route, stopping for a short time at Oregon Caves. They continued to pasaaena, Calif., where they were the guests of Mrs. Perl's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Brown. First Meeting Tomorrow Evening With the advent of September, clubs and organlzatlona will once more begin to take up regular sched ules man; of which nave been in' terrupted by the summer vacation season. Announcement has been made of the first meeting of chapter BE, P. E, O.. which la to be held tomorrow eve ning at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. R. A. Holmes, 130 North Oakdale avenuev. ; . . t . Visitors Leave For Los Angeles Miss Anne Hurd of Holyoke, Mass., and Mrs. J. P. Medarls, of Los Ang eles, left by motor Friday morning for the south after spending the oast month here. While here, they were the guests of their parents, Mr. and Mra. E. H. Hurd. After visiting friends and relatives In Los Angeles for a few days, Miss Hurd will continue east oy train, Both visitors have been greeted by a number of old friends during their stay here. Week-end Quest At Roberta Home Arriving from the south Saturday waa Miss Jane Maggard, or noes, uai who spent the week-end here aa the guest of Miss Dorothy Roberts at the O. M. Roberts home. Miss Roberta invited about thirty friends for a awlmmlng and cocktail party yesterday afternoon honoring ber guest, who returned south laat evening. Club Planning Luncheon Thursday Mra. C. F. Martin will be hostess to the wenonsh club at her home, 418 Haven street. Thursday afternoon. It his been announced. The affair Is to be a covered-dish luncheon followed r.y a business session. Circle To Meet Tuesday Afternoon Members of the South Side circle of the First Baptist church will meet Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Frank Carlow, 30 South Laurel. A cordial Invitation Is extended to all ladles of the south aide. Mrs. Gales Away For Vacation Visit Leaving last evening by train was Mrs. W. A. Dates, who will go to o.vin. ill . where she will be the Sliest of her parents. Mr. and Mra. Carl Flamme. 8he expects to be away about a month. m Mtar Society To Have Session Announcement has been made of , the meeting tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 o'clock of St. Ann's altar society, to be held In the parish hall. Those in charge request that all members be present. Visitor to Home After Week Here Miss Sadie Tevebough, of Roeeburg. left on the Shasta this morning for the north after visiting at the George A'alker home here for the past week Phe will be the guest of friends In Olendale before continuing home. Mrs. Huntress Home From Lengthy Vacation Mra. Katherine Huntress returned this morning with a long and pleas ant vacation behind her. having been away about three months. Leaving early In June. Mrs. Huntress went east via the southern route, stopping at varloua points to visit friends and relatlvea and spending the early part of the summer at the University of Vermont summer achool. Mrs. Huntress spent some time as the guest of relatives In Belford, Conn and visited a number of sea board cities. Including New York City. Returning west through Can ada, she vacationed at several re sorts, among them Montreal, Lake Louise and Banff, Victoria and Van couver, B. C, and arrived in Port land several days ago for a 6hort visit with friends there. Mra. Huntress' travels covered the greater part of the United States lated by Mrs. pomeroy herself. Claus Charley and W. E. Plnney. were at tested as circulators of two of the petitions. The time limit for circulation or the petitions, according to the coun ty clerk la 43 days before the gen eral election, November 3. Fletchers Return Iroin Vacation Visit Mr. and Mra. J. H. Fletcher aro among recently vacationing Medford ites. having returned Saturday eve-r-lng from several weeks' stay In the north. Mrs. Fletcher and their two chlldrn, Sally and Jimmy, have been away six weeks, having been joined three weeks ago by Mr. Fletcher. Among places visited was Everett, Vtn., where they were the guests of Mrs. Fletcher's parents, Mr. and Mra. Clyde Walton: Whldbv Island, being entertained at the summer home of Dr. and Mrs. H. R. Secoy. Mrs. Secoy tnd Mrs. Fletcher, being slstera. They also spent some time visiting relatlvea in Tacoma and friends In Fortland. n Recent Bride Returns Home . Returning home from Placervllle. Calif., yesterday afternoon was Mra. Wardlow Howell, nee Miss atnei Houston, who was "married In the south a few weeks ago. Mrs. Howell la the daughter of Mrs. C. M. Hous. ton and Is well-known here. News of the wedding will come aa a sur nrlse to many Medford friends. She will be Joined oy ner nusoana later In the fall. Mr. Howell has lived In Ashland for many years and is well-known In athletic circles of, the state, having attended Southern Ore gon Normal school Bnd tne univer- alty of Oregon. Meeting Date Chanted by Club The meeting of the Pythian ciuo previously announced for tomorrow will be held Thursday evening at the home of Mra. Carl Flchtner 618 South Holly street. The affair Is to be a covered-dish dinner at 8:30 o'clock, with Mr. and Mrs. W. L, walden assisting Mr. and Mrs. Ficnt- ner In host duties. Miss Herbert ' ' Back From North Among recently returned Medford- Ites Is Miss Helen Herbert, who ar rived late laat week after spending the summer at a glrla' summer camp on Orcas Island In Puget sound Fannie O. Blrdsey. former resident of the Rogue River valley and widow of Jamea G. Blrdsey. passed away at her home In Alhambra. Cal., Au gust 37 after a short Illness. She waa born In Bay City, Mich December 13. 1865. She went as a pioneer to Norfolk, Neb.. In 1873 and crossed the plains by wagon on the old Oregon trail to Oregon In 1886 She was married to James G. Blrdsey of Jacksonville, Ore., In October, 1890, and lived In Gold Hill and on Kanea creek for 33 years, going to Alhambra In 1909. , She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Grace Gregory and Mra. Anna Pratt, of Alhambra, Cal.; two sons, Norrls Johnston and George R. Blrdsey, of San Francisco: three granddaughtera. Mrs. Lillian Crlchton, of Alhambra, Mrs. Ella Sandrus, of West Africa, and Mrs. Dorothy Short, of San Francisco; two grandsons, Jlra B Gregory, of Alhambra and Earl John- aton. of San Francisco; and one great-grandson, Victor Short, of San Francisco; one brother, w. j. uomp ton, of Arizona. Funeral services were conducted at 1 o'clock Saturday In Alhambra. HEAD OF VET UNIT Polk Hull, Medford's famous Civil war veteran, waa today me new piestdent of the Soldiers and Sailors of Southern Oregon. He succeeds j. S. Crawford. The 1937 reunion will bo held here. Mr. Hull was elected at the closing session of the 44th annual reunion held Friday In the Clvlo clubhouse, Ashland. More than 150 persona at tended the meeting. A luncheon and a varied program of patriotic talks, readings, singing and Instrumental numbers were en-Joyed. L HEAD BUYS PLANE; 10 BECOME PILOT Lelsnd T. Cook, superintendent of schools In Gold Hill, today became one of the crowing number of Rogue river valley residents owning their own airplanes. Mr. Cook received de livery of his plane, a Portland-Bunt ship. Mr. Cook recently enrolled In the pilots' school conducted by Tom A. Culbertson. manager of Medford mu nicipal airport. He will receive fur ther Instruction In nying oeiore a" attempts to pilot his own ship, Mr. Culbertson said. The nlane was brought here yester day by Hugh Angle, whose appoint ment aa olflclal test pilot was an nounced In Portland today by Yale Smith, president of the Private Flyers' association. The plane was built by Lea Long of Cornellua. It la an exceptionally small monoplane powered by a two cylinder. 30 horsepower Aeronca engine. It Is a single place, open cockpit ship CCC EilLETSHOT BY BEER NEI 'Continued from Page One) AIRPLANE ATTACK WILL ENRICH STATE PORTLAND, Aug. 31. (AP) Ore gon need have no worries over the hundreds of families entering the state from the drought areas. In the opinion of S. O. McAllister, president of the International Harvester company. These people are courageous ana ambitious and their coming will be a great boon to your atate," he said while here on hie annual tour. "They are worthwhile folks and Oregon will be much richer In fine citizenship by their coming." McAllister asserted that "Old Moth er Nature" would have to determine the solution of many of the problems arising from the drought. Petitions bearing the names of 333 residents of Jackson county for the nomination of Ariel Burton Pomeroy of the Central Point district as an Independent candidate for represen tative In the atate legislature from Jackson county, were filed today with the county clerk. . with the previously filed petitions. this brings the total of the number of namea close to the 511 requirea for nomination by petition. Most of the petitions were clrcu- onerattng. Maderes had been drink ing, witnesses told the officers. He and McMann exchanged several wordaand Maderes started to chase McMann around the corner of the counter. When Maderes tore a board from the counter. McMann reached Into the loft where he lived and pulled down a gun. witnesses said. Standing on the counter. McMann anot twice Into the floor at Maderes" feet. He then went back Into the kitchen with Maderca following him, wltnesaea de clared. Maderas. according to teatlmony of eye-witnesses to officers, cornerea McMann against the cook atove In the kitchen and McMann. they said, fired two shots, one entering Maderea stomach and the other wounding him under his left arm. Maderes died almost Immediately. 65 feet above ground In a fir tree on Council Crest, above the city, ap parently had committed aulcldo by lashing herself to the branchea and swallowing poison. Shea said the death theory was only tentative. No identification had been 'Obtained. L The akull. missing from the re mains, waa discovered today about 60 feet from the tree and Indicated the victim waa about 40 years old, Shea said. The skeleton was found by a passerby strolling over the creet. (Continued from Page One) protest It was directed to make to he Spanish government, nor has the jAmerlcan consul at Seville, who waa Instructed to make similar represen- atlons to the commander of the rebel forces, advised the department aa to the outcome. Six Bombs Dropped The Kane was the target of six tombs and answered with nine rounds from ita anti-aircraft gun. The case was labelled as one of mistaken Identity" The swift destroyer, which left New York Aug. 17 under command of Lieutenant Commander J. L. Davla to help evacuate Americans from Spain. hvaa speeding from Gibraltar toward Balboa when the surprise skirmisn occurred, . j Aa the vessel cut the waves about i0 miles off the Spanish coast, a trl- motored, low-winged monoplane flew ever her at 4:10 p. m., Spanish time. snd dropped two bombs, wmch ex ploded perilously close to the Kane. The Kane, which waa flying tne American flag at her foremast head and In addition had an American en- Is.gn horizontal on top of the well deck awning, Increased her speed to maneuver away from the plane," Sec- otary Hull said. Plane Returns "At 4:35 the plane again flew over the Kane and dropped a third bomb." Astounded, the Kane'a skipper L eared the decka for action, and two ounda crashed from her gun in the Jelreotlon of the plane. 'At 4:33 the plane again flew over the Kane and dropped three more bombs, making a total of six, none lol which struck the Kane nor caused any damage to her. The Kane'a anti- ircraft gun fired nine rounds in tne direction of the plane during Its ap l roach and retreat." Hull announced Weather Oregon: Fair tonight and Tuesday, but generally cloudy In northwest portion: cooler In northeast portion tonight and Interior Tuesday: mod erate changeable wind off coast, be coming northwest. ON PLANS TO EXPAND E,FI (Continued from Pag One) termined to recompense the growor for Invading new territory and ob taining greater dlstlbutlon In popu lated domestic areas and foreign mar kets. The funds would be derived from that portion of custom lerctpta set aside to assist agriculture. 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