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PAGE FTVT3 I Tomato Show at Talent Friday, Saturday-Exhibits, Contests, Sports MEDFCVRT) MATT TRTBTTTSTE. "MEDFORT). rVRF.CKTST. THUKSDXY. OCTOBER 1. IMS. I 1 1 J GIANT PEAR PIE TO-BE FEATURE OF Doors Open 1 P. M., Friday Many Contests Listed Coronation Queen Opal Set for 8 P. M., Friday Plsns ire now complettd lor tht big pear and tomato show at Talent which opens tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock for the largest celebration ver held there. The completed pro gram shows a varied list of diversions and entertalnnment, with the open ing feature to be a softball game to morrow at 1 o'clock. The pear pick era and the tomato pickers will bat tle for the championship. At 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon the humorous fat men's race and the balloon shot-put will be held, with the Yreka high school band giving a concert shortly after. At 3:30 a picked team of donkey busters from the Southern Oregon Normal school at Ashland will tan gle with an outfit of baseballera from Yreka. The remainder of tomorrow afternoon's program will consist of Judging pear and tomato exhibits. Coronation Friday. At 7 o'clock tomorrow evening the ladles' pear peeling contest elimina tions will get under way, and pear packing contest to decide the world's championship will start. At 8 p. m. the coronation of Queen Opal I. wlU be held, the queen to be escorted by the Ashland Kilty band. A special dance featuring Mlsws Dorothy Ter- PROGRAM Southern Oregon PEAR AND TOMATO SHOW Talent, Oregon Friday Saturday Pear Tomato F.H.A. Auto Industrial Commercial Exhibits FRIDAY AFTERNOON Kitten Ball Game Pear Pickers vs. Tomato Pickers. Balloon Shot Put, Men-J'rize $1.00 Fat Men's Race over 180 lbs. Prize $1.00. FRIDAY EVENING (School Gymnasium) Pear Peeling Contest. Ladies. Prize $3.00, $1.00. Specially Program. Pear Packing Elimination Contest. Dancing, City Hall. Three-legged Race, $1.00. SATURDAY AFTERNOON Pear Race, Prize $1.00. Bicycle Rce, $1.00. 50-yard Dash, Girls, $1.00. Pear Eating Contest, $1.00. Pear Pio Eating Contest, $1.00. Baseball Throw, Girls. $1.00. Pear Throwing Contest, $1.00. SATURDAY EVENING (School Gymnasium) Finals, Pear Packing Contest, for World Championship Premium to be announced at beginning of contest. Cutting and distribution of World's Largest Pear Pie 7 :30 p. m. . Vaudeviile Entertainment. Dancing, Citv Hall. WAGNER GULCH RUNNING ROTH EVENINGS rot and Janet Reter will follow the coronation. James Stevens popular Medford baritone, will sing several numbers, as will Miss LaMurte Beck, with more music later by the Kilties. From 9 o'clock until midnight the Wagner Gulch midway will be open. In alt Its old-time splendor. Danc ing will also be held from 0 o'clock on. The exhibits, housed in the high school building, will be open to the public all day and all ovontng. Saturday Medford Day. On Saturday. Medford day at the show, a longer and more diversified program has been offered. Final Judging of exhibits will begin at 10 a. m. and continue the remainder of the morning. At I o'clock the vari ous races for prices will begin, to In- DON'T MISS etude a pear race, three-logged race, bicycle aprtnt, foot dashes for boys and girls, baseball throwing contest for girls and pear throwing for boys, a pear devouring contest and a race I to decide the fastest pie eater. At 4 o'clock the Medford Craters will mount jackasses for a baseball game agsln&t the Grants Pass Cave men, both squads In their stunt cos tumes. A good portion of the crowd is expected to attend this feature. At 7 o'clock Saturday evening the finals of the pear packing contest will be held, and the winner crowned champion of all Christendom. At 7:30 the gigantic pear pie, the largest ever baked, will be cut and distrib uted to the crowd. At 8:15 there will be dances end novelty numbers by the students of the Eve Benson dancing academy. Henri Warner acting aa master of ceremonies. There will be vocal solos by Mr. Reedy of the Phoenix schools, to an accordlan accompaniment. Dancing at City Hull. Saturday evening Wagner Gulch will again be in full swing, starting at 8:15 and remaining open until midnight. Dancing will be held In the city hall from 9 o'clock until 3 a. m. The committeemen who completed arrangements Include: Entertain mentMrs. Lynn Mills and H. H Lowe of Talent; contests Lynn Mills. Stanley Robblns and Clarence Hold rldge of Talent; pear pie J. J. Tryon and Martin Luther of Telent and Michael Beck of Medford; Wagner Gulch Gorden Ashcraft of Talent: commercial exhibits L, E. Blckel of Medford, H. Gllchrest also of Med ford. and Ike Frldegar of Ashland. The auto exhibit has beui In charge of H. L. CI ay comb of Ashland, with decorations under the charge of Vir gil Leslie of Talent. The pear and tomato exhibits have been arranged by William Boyd of Talent, Ralpn Koozer of Ashland and Maurice epatz of Medford. Word was received this afternoon that the 25-plece Yreka band and it caravan of from 50 to 100 cars will be present from the California city. In appreciation of the record attend ance from southern Oregon at their recent Gold Rush celebration. A po lie escort from Ashland to Talent has been offered by the Ashland city police. The Talent Pear and Tomato Show! THE progressive citizens of Talent are deserving of praise for their enterprise in staging this splendid exhibition of farm and orchard produce. This community show is well worth a visit to Talent, Friday and Saturday, and southern Oregon people should encourage the residents of this growing community, sponsoring this event, by their attendance. Eugene Thorndike, Manager Oris Crawford, Asst. Mgr. A. R. Puchner, Asst. Mgr. MEDFORD BRANCH The FIRST NATIONAL BANK 'The Oldest National Bank West of the Rockies" PORTLAND Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ONDISPLAY At the TALENT P EAR and TOMATO SHOW SPARK HOOVER Vacuum Sweeper mmm 1 1 I M.nt.d Oil Heater Gives you both circulating and radiant heat . . . People's Electric Store meet mrj clun ln need . . suits taj pockHbook. Bseh his positive agitation, dirt Mndrr and fun-to-ue cleaning tools . Complete home cleaning equipment and unequalled effi ciency PLUS the A R O M A D O R that freshens the sir as jou clrin: The 1937 STEWART WARNER RADIO brings PERFECT TONE ltb the new copper rHOTO-TOSF, SPEAKER . . . brings utterly new mellow neM and purity to erery tone. Beautiful cabinets . . prices to suit every purse! 214 W. Main St. AS ISfl Ml. Involving sale of liquor to Indiana, and two civil actions, ara on the docket, Federal Judge Pee haa held federal court here for a number of yean. The other federal official are also well known. United Statea Marshal SummerrlUe la a former Medford resident. All of the criminal eaaea orlgluated in Klamath county. Those calendared to date are; Harvey Stoneman, liquor to Indians; Norman Roeberg, liquor to Indians; Robert Faughn, liquor to Indians; James Meldrum, liquor to Indians;, Ted Captain, assault, and David Copper field, assault. Captain and Copper field are aborigines. The federal court term la expected to iaat the better part of two weeks. FEDERAL COURT Annual term of the federal court for the southern Oregon district will convene here Tuesday, October 6, at 10 a. m.. Federal Judge Jamea A Fee ; of Portland will occupy the ench. ' United statea Attorney Carl G. VMnaugli, United States Marshal John T. SummervMle. each with two depu ties, and Arthur Kenyon, clerk of the corrt will be In attendance. Meven criminal cases, two fov aa Rnult, and nlno for allied violations Hog Visitors Unwelcome. FREMONT, O., Oct. 1. (AP) Farmer Adam Roth. Ilka that mytho logical Grecian lady. Circe, has too many hogs on his farm. Roth told Sheriff Tom Pask that the hogs 31 of em had simply "taken up" at his place and wouldn't leave, and that he was getting pretty tired of feed ing them while vainly hunting their owner. Closing time for Too La to to Clas sify Ads la 1 :30 p. m. General Chairman mm IV:-,J 1 . V.. J. feu Mmm Kay J. Scr.umnc.ier taliove), gen eral chairman of the bis Talent pear and tomato show which opens tn that town tomorrow afternoon for a two day run. Schumacher has worked for weeks on the show, which will he the nlcRPst civic enterprise ever held In Talent. The general chairman yes terday estimated that between onoo and 10,000 persons would visit the ex hibits ind features In the two days. "Calisthenics" comes from a com-1 The government la said to pay ap blnatlon of Oreek words meaning proximately $178,000 a year for trans "beautiful" and "strength." I portatlon of members of congress. Use Mall Tribune want sds. Del Rogue Tomatoes Piquant In Flavor Firm In Texture Rich In Vitamins TOMATOES . . . Your Best Food DEL ROGUE ... the Best Tomatoes Your Grocer has Del Rogue Tomatoes and Tomato Juice Bagley Canning Co Ashland, Ore. Plan To Attend The Talent Pear and Tomato Show FRIDAY and SATURDAY... Colorful exhibits of farm and orchard products plenty of entertainment for all CONGRATULATIONS TALENT Upon The Opening Of Your PEAR AND TOMATO SHOW The citizena of Talent are deserv ing of congratulation! upon their energy and enterprise in staging this Fall showing of farm and orchard produce. Thii commu nity, located In the heart of southern Oregon's richest garden ipots, may be depended upon to offer exhibits and entertainment that will be outstanding .... It is a splendid example' of united effort in a progressive and grow, ing community I The CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY HATS OFF TO TALENT! We congratulate the Progressive Merchants of TALENT upon the occasion of the opening of the TALENT PEAR and TOMATO SHOW The displays of ORCHARD and FARM produce and the commercial and industrial exhibits planned for this community event are well worth seeing ... It shows what a comparatively small community with plenty of cooperative enthusiasm can do ... so we say "HATS OFF TO TALENT 1" WESTERN ST A T E S GROCERY COMPANY Featuring Canned Goods Using Rogue River Valley Produce! TALENT INVITES YOU To Attend the PEAR and TOMATO SHOW FRIDAY-SATURDAY OCTOBER 2-3 THESE progressive Talent business firms ex tend to everyone in southern Oregon a cordial . invitation to attend this outstanding exhibit of orohard and farm produce grown in the fertile area surrounding this city ... In addition to colorful displays, there will be entertainment for young and old ... A cordial welcome awaits you at TALENT Come both days Friday and Saturday! ' Tryon Mercantile Talent Service Station Leslie Plumbingr Talent Cafe Talent Barber Shop Talent Feed Store Boyd's Confectionery & Grocery Bates Service Station Talent New and 2nd Hand Store Park's Groceteria Ray's Market Phone 252
