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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. fEDFORD. OREGON, MOXDXY, SEPTEJIBEB 28, 1936. PA"GE THREE SOCIETY and CLUBS By Janet Wray Smith Young Couple Stop Here En Route to Klamath Home Mr. and Mrs. William H. Prentice, nee Barbara Coolldge, stopped In Med ford yesterday en rout to their home In Klamath Falla following a short honeymoon on the coast. They stopped here at the home of his par ents. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. prentice. The bride Is the daughter of Mr. H. E. Coolldge of Spokane, Wn. Thlr wedding was solemnized with a simple but Impressive ring service at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon at ttw home of tho bride's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Howard P. Miller. In Berkeley, Calif. Miss Vir ginia Moore, of Hood River, attended the bride and Robert Prentice was best man for his brother.' 1 Tha ceremony was read by Rev. Prank Thomas, formerly of La Grande and now of Berkeley, Calif., before a fireplace banked high with white stock and white chrysanthemum combined with white tapers. A reception fol lowed the wedding. Witnessing the ceremony were members of the im mediate families and about 20 inti mate friends. The groom is a Medford boy and has been residing for the past few months In Klamath Falls, where the young couple will make their home. The bride, formerly of La Grande, has visited here several times and has a number of frlenda and ac quaintances here. Both attended the University of Oregon, she being a member of Kappa Alpha Theta so rority and he of Phi Kappa Pse fra ternity. They will be at home to their friends at the Evans apartments In Klamath Falls. Mrs. Thrasher To t Attend State Meet Mrs. Ellen Thrasher, president 6t the Jackson County W. C. T. U., will represent the local group at the state convention to be held in The Dalles September 29 to October 2. The con vention, which will have as the prin cipal speaker Mrs. Margaret C. Munrw of Evanston, 111., national treasurer, is attracting considerable Interest among local members. Daughters to Meet At Armory Tonight Announcement was made today that Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War will meet this evening at the armory. All members are par ticularly urged to be present as plans are to be completed for a rummage sale in the near future and other fall activities. Hermanns Return To Rome In South Leaving on the evening train yes terday were Mr. and Mrs. C.P. Her mann, of Ban Francisco, who were returning to their home, They have spent the past soveral days vacation ing on the Rogue river, where they were guests of friends. LADIES! Bartlett's Fur Shop Now Open for Business 42 South Central A o You. can hurry a 4 V ) IVATIOVU, Miss Hanscam and F..W. Dunn to Wed Of Interest to their many friends is announcement of the coming wed ding of Mlsa Ruth Hanscam. daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hanscam, and Fred W. Dunn, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Dunn, which Is to be sol emnized Wednesday evening at 8:30 In the First Methodist church. Rev. Joseph Knotts will perform the cere mony. The betrothal was announced Sep tember 16 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wtllard Dudley and since that time Miss Hanscam has been feted at a number of affairs arranged by friends. Both Miss Hanscam and Mr. Dunn are graduates of Medford high school and she also graduated from the Southern Oregon Normal school. She has made her home in Ashland for some time. Following a short honeymoon, the young couple will go to Crescent City to make their home, where they will be associated In business with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hart, formerly of this city. Number of Guests At Tucker Lodge Taking advantage of the still lovely fall weather, Mr. and Mrs. Nlon Tucker, of San Francisco, are wel coming a number of guests to their summer lodge, Rogue's Roost, on Rogue river, this week. ' A large group arrived by train from the south last night to be guests of the Tuckers, among them Mrs, Ferdt ,nand Thleriot, of Burlingame, Calif,, who has been a frequent visitor at Rogue's Roost during the summer season. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker expect others to arrive throughout the coming week to make the most of recreations here before winter conditions force the closing of summer homes. Miss Paley Here For Week-end Stay In Medford over the week-end was Miss Marjorle Paley, who spent the time at her home here. She left about a month ago for Klamath Falls, going from there to the Hemey dis trict, where she Is instructor in music in the schools. Miss Dorothy Paley plans to leave Thursday of this week for San Fran cisco, where she will spend the win ter. She expects to continue music studies In the south. Mrs. Elliott to Visit in North Mrs. B. R. Elliott was among those leaving for the north by train last evening. She plans a few days' visit in Portland as the guest of relatives and friends. En route home, she will stop at Eugene, where she will visit her daughter. Amy. on the University of Oregon campus. Mrs. Elliott will return the latter part of the week. Mrs. Harding Will Be Ashland Guest Arrangements arc being completed by the Mount Ashland chapter. Daughters of the American Revolu tion, for a luncheon scheduled for October 16 in the Ashland hotel hon oring Mrs. Boone G. Harding, of this city, new state regent for the D. A. R. Arrangements are In charge of Mrs. H. C. Galey and an assistant committee. Notice Press correspondents or public lty chairmen of all clubs, lodges, church circles and other organi zations are requested to call the society editor at 76 during after noon hours as soon as possible Co-operation in this matter will be greatly appreciated. N A T I 0 N A I PIS . . 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They realized, however, that the hours of grueling labor they put In would be but an Idle gesture If a strong east wind sprang up, throw ing out from the flaming tree tops for distances as great as three or four miles red-hot embers. So tense was the population of the two towns, each surrounded by flames, that few would speak of the danger. For the most part, the citi zens went grimly about the Job of creating as much protection as pos sible, their eyea sore and red-rimmed from the dense smoke and their throats raw as beefsteak. Smoke Cuts Visibility Lights burned throughout the day and In the worst sections It was Im possible to see more than 50 to 100 feet. Only the dull red glow high in the skies told of the nearby menace of fire. Bandon was a shambles. Between 350 and 400 buildings lay in ruin, skeletons of partially collapsed walls sticking grotesquely above the mass of blackened brick, wood and steel. Through the debris, CCC enrollees and federal and state officials picked their way, looking for bodies. Captain Lee Bown, of the state po lice, said nine had been recovered and that' six more probably lay be neath the ruins. All that was left of the town was a bakery, three mills, a lumber yard about 20 bouses and the high school. The Identified dead were: John Rieder. Mrs. Ida Hill. Daniel Koontz, 70. Mrs. Charles McCullocb, 66. George Williams. Mrs. George Williams. Jack Bailey, killed by falling trees. Forester Brundage aald many of the fires probably were Incendiary, from the standpoint that they were started to clean up pasture or clear hunting ground and swept Into con flagrations before the rising wind. Two In Jail Two men were held In Jail here without charge. Chief of Police Matt Coy said he was Investigating reports of the finding of kerosene -soaked rags both here and at Bandon. Of the refugees who escaped to the beach and the harbor Jetty Saturday night, all but about 40 were gone from Bandon today, some quartered here, others traveling to the homes of relatives. Relief was mobilized on every hand under the direction of Governor Mar tin. Major General George 8. Slmond, commander of the ninth corps area, conferred with the governor at Salem and left for the fire area. The general already had furnished trucks, sup plies and national guardsmen for the stricken area. Grants Pass and Roseburg were turned Into concentration camps from which supplies were dispatched. All night long fleets of trucks traveled westward to the danger zone, carry ing food, medical equipment and fire fighters and tools. Hunting Stopped. In western Oregon, the governor or dered all hunting stopped. The whole countryside had the ap TILLERS PRODU CTT man into old age many a St! H.. I3I.D-V, Fiat cS ? 75e for Ne. 131-C fla r. i'il, :, ! Jt v $1.41 for No. 131-A J 'Ting? fj i Jt pearance of a battleground. A story of fortitude and of tribute to the 1500 residents of Bandon who saw tnlr life accumulations swept before a raging fire came from John Fasnacht, city manager of the strick en city. The flames struck suddenly Satur day night after efforts to control a blaze several miles from town failed. The flames leaped from tree to tree to send burning embers crashing atop roofs and into streets. Fasnacht, with his wife and three children, arriving In Salem to stay temporarily with relatives, related: "California tourists, whose camps were burned along with the homes of residents, said they never had seen such calm. People were laughing and Joking as the flames leveled their homes." He told of aiding in fighting a fire at Bear creek, five miles east of Bandon, late Saturday; of subsequent and futile attempts to save the city's reservoir; and then of the rush for the beach and safety when firemen finally were forced to abandon their equipment and leave their truck to the destructive flames. Sick Transferred. "The sick and Invalided people from the hospital (Bandon) were taken across the CoquiUe river by the light house tender Rose and placed In safety at the Bandon lighthouse. Many others drove through the fires on the highway to escape the zone. ( 'T heard of one woman who was saved, hut insisted on going back for her pet goats. She was burned to death. I don't know how many people were trapped." Sunday morning, he said, soveral cows came to the beach and fresh milk was available for the children who had not been evacuated. Residents saved nothing but that which they could carry, he said. His own family was uninjured. FIRE AND SLIDES HAMPER TRAFFIC ROSEBURG. Ore., Sept. 28. (AP) Fires and slides near Bridge resulted shortly before noon today in clos ing the Roseburg-Cooa Bay highway to all except emergency travel, state police headquarters here reported. Rocks snd falling trees made the trip through the burning sector extremely hazardous, and state police guarded the highway Junction eight miles south of Roseburg and turned aside all traffic except that of emergency character. The road between Co quiUe and Bandon was reported pass able today, but cars were allowed on the highway only upon state police pass, due to danger from falling SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 26. (AP-U. S. Dept. Agr.) Hogs: 1.100, direct 1,000. Steady to strong with lost Friday, top and bulls 170-216 lb. Callfornlaa 10.7S; odd lota 205 lb. averages 10.29; packing sows mainly 7.75, tew good light sows 8 00. CATTLE: 1,000. Direct 350. Mod orately active, generally steady, seven loada 030-1100 lb. Idaho and northern California graaa etcera 6.50-7.25: good light fed steers absent, quoted Mound 8.00-8.50; few plain grass heifers 4.50-5.50; bulk low-cutters-cutters 3.00-4.00: ef wl200 lb. dsiry cows 4.28; odd bulls 6.00-5.60. Calves: 10. Kormlnal; good-choice vealera quoted around 0.00-0.60. SHEEP: 1,700, direct 380. All classes very slow: lambs opening 35 to mostly 60 lower than last week Friday, short-deck medium-good 76 lb medium-pelt Csllfornls, lambs 8 00, sorted 15 per cent; half-deck 73 lb. weights 7.50. sorted 25 per cent; no wooled lambs sold, asking above 8.00; ewes In liberal supply, no early sales, undertone wesk. r"'! ( : , .. NVERN I? N. Y. Mrs. George R, Moffat of Ashland was In the Community hospital here today Buffering from a broken pelvis, fractured collar bone, several fractur ed ribs, abrasions and con t vision fol lowing a three-way auto crash at Voorhlcs crossing three miles south of Medford at 3:15 p. m. yesterday. Six others, riding In two passenger autos and a freight truck involved in the smash-up, escaped with minor In juries. The refrigerator truck of the tractor-trailer type, was owned by the J. J. Hendricks company of Seattle, and was driven by Thomas A, Hall. With Hall was Kenneth Schons, a relief driver, who was asleep. The truck was loaded with fish livers In large tins, being freighted from southern Cali fornia to Seattle for processing of their vitamin content. According to state police, who In vestigated the crash, the truck was coming toward Medford, and hod pulled over to pass a Bulck sedan driven by Helmer O. Moen of Route 1, Medford. Moen signaled for a left turn and swung into the Voorhles crossing side road. The driver of the truck told police he saw the hand signal but that Moen turned so soon after that he had no chance to stop or turn back. The heavy truck crashed Into the left rear of the turning sedan, and sent It spinning and skittering down the highway. In the car was Mrs. Moen, and their daughter, Maralda Delia, who were thrown onto their backs when the back or the front seat was torn loose from its moorlngB by the Impact. The Moen car slam med head-on into a Chevrolet coach headed south, and driven by Jack B. Balding of Ashland. The1 car was own ed by George R, Moffat of Ashland, who with his wife and a boy named Ralph Stubblcfleld, were passengers. The two passenger autos were badly damaged by the collision.. The truck, still travelling north, swung to the left as the two autos hit. The driver told police that he cut the wheels to the right to avoid shearing a tele phone pole on the left of the high way, slanted to the right across the pavement, and that the truck-trailer had Jack-knifed Into the ditch where it turned over and ended up headed south. Fish livers, fruit, and other produco being hauled In the truck was scat tered over the highway as the refrig erator body was split open. Hundreds of people flocked to the scene of tho crash as soon as word was learned here, and state police had to direct traffic around the wreckage. It was soveral hours before the scene was completely elenred, although traffic was routed past the spot Immediately. All of the occupants of .the .ma chines escaped serious Injury except Mrs. Moffat, although all received bruises and scratches. Tha stubble field boy was cut on the head In two places so severely that stitches had to be taken. The truck driver. Hall, told police that hla truck was speed -governed at 40 miles an hour, but that he had not been travelling over 35 when the ac cident occurred. Officers were atlll Investigating the case today. Alabama's legislature Is composed of 141 members, 35 In the senate and 100 In the house of representatives. 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W 0UGM Cm Iff i'r hWt ttim BrMMf(Aw )Phont ft j;,f MUft4 iniomn riciMC itivaiitt CNtoon M L fiom mw roil jmiiut i, ltir I Ii2s Dm romiyi I s," COBKTIIItj I WITH BIG ENTRY IN PARADE AT YREKA Medford Crater club's entry In the VreJta. Calif., pioneer parade yester day was awarded the first prise of S50, according to notification received by the Jackson county chamber of commerce this morning. Twenty three members of the club. In Daniel Boone uniform, took part In the parade. The club's entry consisted of a covered-wagon and pack tram. Including 12 mules, which depleted the discovery of Crater Lake by John Hlllman In 18S3. Jerry Jerome took the part of Hlllman duo to the ab sence of J. H. Pletchor, who was originally scheduled to portray the oentrsl figure. Using the slogan "Yreka peaches Medford pears", five young ladles fiom the California city, distributed 5C lug boxes of Medford peara and 13 boxes of Delicious apples for the club. The fruit was donated by the Pinnacle packing company. The Medford club's delegation, headed by Big Eruption Larry Schade. was enthusiastically received at the celebration, which also attracted a largu number of other Medford and valley residents. Further official representation of this city was made by the Elks band, under the direc tion of P. Wilson Walt. AT G. PASS (Continued from page One.) fornla a new emplro of great aoclal and eeonomlo value to the two statra, this section sne, the whole of tho United States." Henry J. Kalaer. Oak land contractor, testified before Frank C. Mcculloch, presiding at the hear. Ing for construction of the line. PWA Administrator Griffith testi fied that he had approved the Grants Pass application for 1.923.360 grant for construction to the Oregon border on belief from Investi gation that the development Justified the expenditure. He declared his ap proval was simultaneous with that of the California WPA administrator for the portion of the line from the stale border to Crescent City, Jsmes Twohy, head of the Twohy Brothers Co.. and the O. and O. O. railroad, presented his conclusions from engineering Investigations of the rouie over a period of 9a ynrs. The hearing will probably conclude tomorrow. Representatives from many Interested Oregon snd Cnllfornla cities are present. ENJOY MOPEET Heattnimg ContmCoE'tS: Toil can fnjoy the full comfort of modern oil hrat In your home by limply Installing an AMERICAN SUN FLAME OIL HEATER tho hratrr wlitih has achieved national popularity for lis unequallrd heautr, lis su perior construction, and Its matchless perfor mance. It will prove a pride In any borne, no matter how fine Its other furnlshlnis. It (Ives you clean, healthful heat. It Is so easy to operate that a child can care for It. 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(TV Five nation were joined today in the break up of Europe's gold bloc and the march toward currency adjust ment, led off by France under the protection of a "monetary equallb rium" agreement with ihe United States and Great Britain, While the Socialist government of Premier Leon Blum won a miijorlty In Its first parliamentary test of the French devaluation program, Switzer land, the Netherlands, Latvia and Greece were listed as embarking on new currency stabilization programs. Meanwhile, from Moscow caino de nials by the Russian Stato bank that sales of British pounds were Intended as an effort to force down the British currency rate. The sales were "ordin ary banking transactions," the bank declared. The series of financial developments sent the price of bar gold up 75 cents an ounce on the London exchange FEED. MADRONA FOR SUSTAINED MILK PRODUCTION AND MORE PROFIT IF YOU ARE FEEDING MILL RUN, GROUND BARLEY OR GROUND OATS SINGLY OR IN COMBINATION PUT YOUR COWS ON DAIRY RATION AND SEE WHAT A DIFFERENCE IN , MILK PRODUCTION AND HERD HEALTH - - - DAIRY RATION CONTAINS MINERALS. GROUND GRAINS, BEET PULP, OIL MEALS and CONCENTRATES GIVE IT A TRIAL YOUR COWS'LL DO BETTER ON IT . Monarch Seed c Feed Co. Phone 260 Cor. 6th and Bartlott '4(1 Kt'CT-r r; via a JLN-; m t. .. '.iJMiKiiri isi mm On Your Old Stove where operations were limited and business suspended In French and, Swiss franc and Dutch guilder dealings. $500 to Bandon H. l, Hathaway, district sales ma nage r for th e S t a nda rd Oil company left today for the scene of the disastrous Bandon fire to offer the assistance of his com pany In the emergency. A check for 8500 will be presented to Ban don officials as the Standard Oil company's contribution In caring for homeless resident of the ill fated community. Oae Mall Tribune want ads. 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