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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1936)
MEDFOTtP MATT TRTBTTXE, nsbFOTtD, 'OttEGOtf. TTED'KESDST, SEPTEMBER 2, 1936. PACE TWO SOCIETY and CLUBS By Janet Wray Smith Young Couple To Be Wed Saturday Mr. and Mra. 0. B. English ba announced the betrothal of their daughter, Virginia, to Richard R. Wilson, eon ol R. H. Wilson, of thle city. The ceremony will be an event ot Saturday evening at the home of the bride's parents, and will be per formed quietly with only close rela tive present. Both Mies English and Mr. Wilson are well Known here, having graduat ed from Medford high achool and lived here the greater part of their lives. He la the grandson of Mr. and Mra. R. I Wilson. They will make their home here following the wed ding. Mra. D. Q. Horr. of Spokane, Wash., aunt of the bride-elect, Is expected to arrive soon for the ceremony aa re also Mr. and Mrs. Luke Lange, of Treks. Calif. Mrs. Lange la a sister of Mr. Wilson. Affairs are being arranged to honor the bride-elect preceding the wedding by her many frlenda In the city. Guild to Have Luncheon Friday Members of St. Murk's guild of the Episcopal church will meet Friday afternoon for the first aeeslon of the fall eeason. Arrangement are being made for a covered-dish luncheon at 1 o'clock. Mrs. M. M. Herman and Mra. L. C. Taylor will be hostesses for the affair, which will take place at the parish house. AU membera are particularly urged to be present aa plans for 'the year will be outlined. A cordial Invitation la extended to membera of St. Mark'a parish. Birthday Party Sunday Afternoon Little Miss Annette Ohlldreth. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Chlldreth, celebrated her third birth day with a party on the lawn ot her home Sunday afternoon. Refresh ments and games were enjoyed dur ing the afternoon. Guests wore Barbara Jean Cook, Donna Lee Webber, Barbara Merrltt, Gary Conrad, Jimmy Sheley, Jacque line Butts, Joan and Qall McDuffee, Alison Campbell and Marvin Fry jneyer. . Mra. Skyrman . To Loa Angeles Leaving today for the south waa Mra. C. T. Skyrman, of Central Point, who plana a vacation visit with rela tive and friends In Loa Angelea. Among those she will visit will be her alster, Mra, Julia Beaudrolt and Mra, Mary Jones, Mrs. Skyrman also plana to view the San Diego exposition before re turning home. Onest Returns "' " TP Home in North Leaving for her home in the north this morning by train waa Mra, E. E. Shadduck, of Portland, who waa a brief visitor In the city. While here. Mra. Shadduck waa the overnight guest ot her slater and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Fraser. rinletta Return From Ban Francisco Returning home yesterday were Capt. and Mra. Franklin H. Oanlett. and their three children, who have apent the past week vacationing In San Francisco and the bay area, where they visited friends. TICKET REFUNDS Holdere of model home ticket were requests today to call at the Jack son County Chamber of Commerce tonight to receive refunds. It was emphasized that this 1 the last scheduled evening for redemption. The committee In charge stated to day that about 500 worth or tickets la still outstanding. To facilitate re demption a start or four persona will work at the chamber tonight from 7 to 10 o clock, It waa related. The com mlttee emphasised that considerable work Is Involved In retundlng the money and asked that holdere not de lay In procuring refunds. Redemption haa been In progress the past two nights. Monday night 137 was refunded and last night log. Considerable delay might ensue If holders do not cash their ticket tonight, the committee warned. G 0. P. OFFICERS ARE RE-ELECTED All officer ot Medford chapter ot f Oregon Republican club were re elected at the annual meeting held last night In the Hotel Medford. Offlrei are Don Newbury, preal dent; Jack Porter, vice-president; Joe E. Wood, secretary, and Frank P. Far rail, treasurer. Mr. Farrell la chair man of the county committee, William A. McAllister, candidal for state representative, was elected a delegate to the stste convention to be held In Corvallls on September 18 and 17. After the election the meeting con sidered general policies tor the rail campaign. Delphian Groups Plan Combination Aa September opens, plan are being made by club and social groups for extensive fall and winter activity after the summer period during which the largest part of programs waa auspended. Among important club announce, rr.enu I that of the proposed eon' solldatlon of the Beta and Chi Delta chapters of the Delphian society, which were organized here last fall. It haa been decided that more effec tive programs can ne accomplished through combination, the resulting unit to have about alxty members. The two groupa will meet Thursday morning at 0:80 o'clock In the olrla' Community clubhouse to conclude plana for effecting the new unit, with Mra. E. P. Merrick to have charge No supervisor haa been named aa yet. Officers for the coming year will be elected at this flrat meeting since early summer, and all membera are particularly requested to be present In view of the Important develop ments to come before the group. Mrs. Overmeyer to East for Month's stay Mrs. O. L. Overmeyer Is among Medfordlte recently leaving for s va cation, having boarded the Shasta. this morning en route to North Da kota. She plans stops at various North Dakota cities, among them to be Jamestown, Bismarck, Pettlbone, Val ley City and a number of others, where she will be the guest of rela tives and friends. Mrs. Overmeyer expects to be away about a month. Vounrers Back From Wedding Trip, Returning home last night were Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Younger, who have had an extenalve wedding trip In the north following their recent marriage here. They went as far north as Van couver, B. C, traveling by way of the coast highway. Returning south, the Toungers visited friends at numerous oitles. Including Seattle and Portland. They will be at home to friends at 923 South Central avenue. York Children Home From South Mlsa Annette and Ed York, daugh ter and son of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. York, arrived home this morning on the Shasta from the south. They have been enjoying an extended vacation In varloua California oltlea where they were the guests of friends. The two have apent the paat three months In the south, Leaving Today on Vacation Trip North Among those planning a vaoatlon are Mr. and Mra. K. O. Owen, who left today by motor for the northern part of the state. They plan stops at Portland, Walla Walla nd other north ern cities and will be the guests tor several days of Mr, Owen's mother, Mra, Joseph B. Owen, at LaOrande. , Mr. and Mrs. Owen expect to be away about three weeks. Nurses to Meet Tomorrow Evening Announcement has been made of the meeting tomorrow evening ot the Oregon Oraduate Nurses associa tion. Mlsa Mary Blood will be hostess to the group at her home, B3A Eaat Ninth street, and the time ha been aet for 8 o'clock, All membera are re quested to be present 327 PLANES USE Medford municipal airport was used by 337 airplanes In August. It waa shown In a report aubmltted to the city council last night by Tom A. Culbertson, field manager. The planea were olaaslfled a fol low: 318 United airliners flying a regular mail and passenger schedule. 40 private. S3 army and eight navy. One hundred and nineteen passen gers got oft United airliners nere and 141 got on during the month, the re port stated. The number of passen ger tlylng through the Medford sta tion totaled 1,703. Postoffice Begins New Stamp Sale Sal started today at the Medford poatofflce ot the new Susan B. An thony three-cent stamps commemor ating the 18th anniversary ot the ratification of th constitutional amendment granting stitfrag to women. The atamp bears portrait of the famou auftragetta who led the fight for the enfranchisement of women. Beneath th oval portrait ar the words: "Suffrage For Women. B correctly corseted In n Artist Modal by Cthalwyn B Hoffmann. Closing time tor Too Late to Ola- slfy Ads Is 1:30 p. m AO"' un ,, pv ' O 1 . " . 'rffllllllllil illlllllllllllLP minimi U. Vllllll I - 1 Will 'I I rtHTT liiil MEDFORD FIRMS ATTACK LEGALITY E Eighteen Concerns File Suit in Circuit Court Tern porary Restrainer Sought Hearing On Thursday H. O. Purucker, doing business as the Electrical Wiring company, and 17 other Medford firms, covering, a wide range, but chiefly electrical con tract work, yesterday filed suit la circuit court, attacking constitution ality of the Oregon unemployment compensation law. The State Unemployment Compen sation commission, D. A. Dulmore, ad ministrator, and J. B. Krause, a rep resentative of the commission, are named aa defendant. A temporary restraining order against the commission is sought to enjoin them from enforcement of the law, or make collections under it, A hearing on the Issuance of the re- strlnlng Is scheduled for Thursday afternoon before Circuit Judge H. D. Norton. Attorneys for the unemploy ment commission have advised O. H. Bengtson, counsel for Purucker, they would be present at that time. The Purucker complaint sets form that plaintiffs sre engaged In con tract work, having to do with elec trical lnstallatlona and wiring, with th general public, but chiefly with th California Oregon power com pany, "from which they receive con siderable sums." Under the unemployment compen sation law, It la cited, tlrma with which the plaintiffs do business sre held responsible for payments under the law. Thle the complaint further contend, Involves the expense of bookkeeping end auditing. Th plalntlffa assert tnat the Cali fornia Oregon Power company re fuses to do business with them unless thev are registered with the unem- nlovment commission, and nave registered number from tne comraw alon. The plalntlffa atate they do not employ the required number of em oloves to register and receive a regla- tered number and aver they are there by "deprlvea ot business." The complaint then assert the un employment compensation law la "unconatltutional, Impalra the rights and deprlvea the plaintiffs of reve nue," la "class legislation, discrimina tory, repressive, la not a uniform tax and permlta the illegal withdrawal of funds from th atate treasury to de posit In th federal treaaury," and I contrary to the state and federal con atttutions. The ult. In general legal conten tion, la similar to a suit filed re cently by five Rogue River valley packing plants, and a grower. Firms listed aa plalntlffa in tne action are, besides Purucker: Palmer's Electrical store. Jarmln'a Drugs, M. E. Olson, general electric; E. J. Feldman, general electrlo and merchandise: J. H. Dawson, saw filing and repair: Bergman's Blacksmith ahop; Pruitt Melody Shop; Oharlea PuJImoto, res taurant; Electrlo Motor Shop; L. O. Shafer Electrical Worka: Sims Bros., gun and cycle ahop; Johnnie King, commercial art and advertising; Bar num Machine ahop: William A. Young Garage; Carl Flchtner Oarage and the Auto Beauty Shop, all doing busi ness In this city and county. FRUIT PEST CONTROL DEMONSTRATION SET FOR 2 P.M. THURSDAY Stone fruit growers are Invited to i attend a PMt control demonstration tomorrow, September 3, at 3:00 p.m.. at the old Graves tract, now known as the Lon Oak orchard, announces O. B. Cordy, a saint ant county agent. The Lone Oak orchard la one mile south of Voorhles crossing on the Coleman creek road. The proper way of applying paradl chtoroben&lne to control root borers will be demonstrated by O. T. Mc- Phone 1300 for Towing or Wrecker Service Anywhere Anytime Lewis Super Service MINIUM JL v 1 1 mi ii I .v.,w,t ,-j Wtorttr, horticultural specialist. These borers attack peaches, apri cot, prune and cherrle and severely damage the trees. The paradlchloro benzlns treatment Is very erfectlve In controlling them If It Is properly applied. Following this demonstration, the proper preparation of a good home made bordeaux apray will be explain ed. If properly prepared, bordeaux mixture Is unexcelled as a control for peach blight and peach leaf curl. If poorly made, Its use will give very discouraging results. The peach borer demonstration will start at 3 :00 p. m. tomorrow and the bordeaux preparation will start at about 8:00 o'clock. IS AIM OF CONFAB A conference Is td be held soon between Rogue valley farmers and a committee representing Medford gro cers, to discuss a uniform syajem of msrketlng, the Jackson County Cham ber of Commerce announced today The conference will consider grad ing, quality and prices of farm prod uce sold In Medford stores. This ec tlon waa voted upon at a meeting of grocers Tuesday, the meeting having been called by Mark Qoldy, chairman ot the chamber's committee on agri culture. The grocers appointed J. F. riawa. Goodwin Humphreys, P. A. Whitlock and V. E. Pope as a committee to meet with the growers. TAKEN BY DEATH John Sherman Van Dorfy passed away at 0:35 p. m., Tuesday at his home on Stewart avenue after an Illness of four months. He was born In Texas, August 30, I860, and apent hla early yeara In that atate, Kansas and Oklahoma. When he waa 17 years of sge he crossed th plains by team and msde hi home In eastern Oregon at Union, and La Grande, until 30 yeara ago when he located at Medford, Oregon, where he haa engaged In farming. September 0, 1888, he was united In marriage to Mary A. Olllaapy. To the union five children were born, one son, Ethan, passing away In childhood. Ho leaves to mourn the loss of a loving husband and father, his wife, Mary and four children, Mrs. B. O Lockwood. Central Point: Mra. Wil liam Hoefrt, Lake Creek, Ore., Mrs, O. O Cartwrlght, Medford and Orvllle L. Van Dorfy, Ashland, Ore., and five grandchildren, also a sister, Mrs. Clara Ady ot Cherryvllle, Kansas and two nephewa and three nieces. Mr. Van Dorfy waa a charter mem ber of the Medford Seventh Day Ad ventlst church of Medford. Funeral services will be held at the Perl Funeral Home Saturday at 3:30 o'clock, Rev. Adolph Johnson offici ating. Interment In Phoenix ceme tery. ' Chief Parts, Indian boxer, whoae teal name Is Sequoia Green Feather, doesn't sit down betwoen rounds. He stands up and inhalea a freah supply of oxygen. ADRIENNE'S Have a Thrilling Selection of New 1937 SCHOOL APPAREL Let Adrienne'g assist you with your school wardrobe problems , . . Snyder and Miriam Gross Knits Ideal for college gflrls and teach ers. Smart new styles and colors 1 Corduroy Suits These will be a favorite with the younger girls. They are washable, $3.95 DUTCHMAN REGION (Continued from Pag One) lynching." It baa been reported the desperadoes, would be held here If captured. A report that th Brlte brother bad been seen In the vicinity of Grants Pass Tuesday, was branded by 8heriff Brown as "a pipe-dream and pure moonehlne." The sheriff also said "th Brltes have no relatives In either Jackson or Josephine counties, a far as th au thorities know. Their only known kin are their father and mother, who reside in Siskiyou county." YREKA, Calif. Sept. 3 (AP) The Brlte brothers, sought for th slsylng of three men, were seen at Grants Pass, Ore., apparently seeking to pur chase supplies, said a report to the sheriff's office here today. Robert Robinson, road manager tor the Grant Pass Feed store, sstd the brothern, John H. Brlte, 88, and Coke T. Brlte, 81, were at the tor early yesterday. Robinson said he waa positive In his identification of the Brltes, who fled after the triple slaying near here Sunday morning. He said they were driving an old automobile and stop ped near the atore. Coke Brlte then crossed to the store, wblch was closed, and returned to the automobile, Robinson said. The fugitives also were Identified by a gas station attendant, who ob served them driving along the street. GRANTS PASS, Sept. 3. (AP) The sherltf'a office here laughed today at reports from Yreka that th Brlte brothers, sought for a triple elaytng, had been positively Identified here. They have Investigated everal false reports, they said. State police could not be reached, but their local headquarters, a ga rage, said no report had been made and the last mention ot the Brlte search was at 8 o'clock yesterday, when there was still "nothing doing." L. T. Robinson of the Orants Pass Seed and Feed atore could not be reached, but an employe said that s report had been made to them about 3 p. m. yesterday that the Brltes nao been aeen. Robert Roblnsod 1 not listed In telephone directories. Bill Robinson, service station attendant nearby, had no Information. Other feed stores, service stations and Robinsons were being contacted. E (Continued from Page One) more than six months. She vu rush ed here last spring from Anchorage after her leg became .nfected from a skating accident. She haa undergone several operations for removal of In fected bone. Hospital attendants said she le get- .1 ....... . 1 com ccs COATS Dressy coats and Sports coats; Wrap Around and Swagger. FALL SWEATERS Button and slip-on styles in single sweat ers or twin sets $1.95 and $2.95 WOOL SKIRTS $1.05 to 85.95 PROM FELT HATS S1.95 New Shipment of Blouses Silk crepe- and satin in attractive Fall colors $1.95 and $2.95 "Be hjtuitified in comfort" Adrienne' Salon of Beauty Experienced operators only Standard prices ting along "nicely" but when she will be able to walk was problematical. Her mother, Mrs. Oeorge Markle, left here for Anchorage severs! months ago. Relatives here asked hospital at tendant today to keep from the child any word of the disappearing of the plan, assuming that the Mr. and Mra. George Markle aboard It were her parents. Mr. aud Mrs. Markle and daughter Lou Ann, formerly resided In Med ford. Mr. Markle was employed as a plumber and attained considerable repute as a, baseball player on local teams. Mrs. Markle conducted a beau ty parlor. Their friends here have taken a keen interest in the progress of Lou Ann since her operation over six months ago. , The Markles left here to make their home In Alaska a few years ago. ,35, OF SUCCUMBS IN BOISE Harold O. Mitchell, superintendent of the Pacific States Mine, inc., here I for two years, died suddenly at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon In & hos pital at Boise, Idaho, Robert E. Stra horn, company president, was In formed by telegram last night. He waa as years old. Mr. Mitchell left here about two months ago to take -charge of the company's properties In Idaho. Last week he was suddenly stricken In the company's Boise office. He was taken to a hospital where It was found he was suffering from a ruptured gas trio ulcer. Three days ago he under went an operation and apparently waa recovering when ho succumbed suddenly yesterday, the telegram re ceived here stated. While employed by the. company here Mr. Mitchell resided In Jackson ville with his wife and two-year-old Ar(UO m ,h . Vet ftpti i n s k mi mr nii 1 WL (1 VI HAT'S t..Ww' . rt .W STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA daughter who survive. H Is sur vived slso by his' mother and a Bister. During his residence here Mr Mitchell became widely and favorably known throughout the county and especlslly In Medford. He was s scholar of exceptional mental capac Ity and considered an outstanding engineer. He was a registered mining engineer In Oregon. He waa a Mason snd a member ol the Medford Active club and his death was mourned here today by a wide circle of friends. Mr. Mitchell wss a graduate ot the University o( Utah where he subse quently taught for several years. He studied also at th University of Otegon and Stanford university. ' Mr, Strahorn and Claude E. Mas ters, company secretary, are to leave FUEL OIL -. SPECIAL PUMP SEEVIOE ANY KIND YOU WANT PROMPT SERVICE REASONABLE RATES COAL $1300Pertor Direct from car to your coal bin Lower your fuel rost by using ROYAL the best Utah coal you can buy. ROYAL Is clean and long burning. A car or ROYAL cool will arrive In a few days order nowl F. E. Phone 833. S VE?t . " eS-l.. f-..,: .Ave . lOU'- -f 1MI """... Yt by train tonight for Bols to att.ni th funeral, arrangement for whi arc being made today. I 'si Why Not Modernize Tour Bath Room? Modern Plumbing ft SHEET METAL CO. 410 e. Main. Phone 830 WOOD SPECIAL TODAY $200 PER TIER 12-in. Dry Fir in load lots Our wood Is made from large body Fir and all best quality. Ask for prices on 16-lnch and 2-foot Fir. Also hardwood. SAMSON CO. 229 N. Riverside u -
