!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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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. The aire
of the indemnities would be deter
mined from the base return of sales
but the funds expended was not ex
pected to be large,
BIRTHS
PORTLAND. Aug. 31 (AP) Earl
Shea, deputy coroner, said a woman
whose akeleton waa found suspenaea
Born to Mr. and Mra. Marvin Carl
of Jacksonville highway a girl weigh
ing six pounds and 13 ounces at the
Stanley Nursing Home at 843 North
Ivy street on Friday, August 38.
Mother and baby were reported aa
getting along splendidly today.
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COSTS YREKA' MAN $5
Charged with speeding a truck be
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county line. Douglas Oiteson of
Treka, Cel., entered a plea of guilty
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State police said they pursued
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