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PAGE TWELVE MED FORD MAIL TRTBUOT, MEDFORD, OTJEGOX. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1936 TO LONGEST FIRE Moisture Not Heavy Enough To Aid Farmers Snow In Higher Levels. rtn nt the longest and most hu mrrimi forest fire seasons on record m brought to an end yesterday with geneai precipimwon vw . awubuoiu Oregon. lookouts on the Rogue river na tional foreat and the etate iorests m jacKson and Josephine oountlea were recalled and officials who had been sear mental exhaustion from a long . Tlgilance breathed a oeep sign 01 lief. The lookouU had oven on duty continuously from early spring, mis was believed to be the longest period they had been kept at their poete. Although a considerable volume ot rin and snow la required to soak fnmit floor, officials aaid that extreme danger for the year has been removed unless we weainer snoum become freakishly dry and warm. It was thought inai ino Dan on uui- , iliahtnaa an1 rubbish Without S permit, extended beyond the usual taivminntinff date of Octobar 10 be cause of grave hazards, would be lifted Immediately. While the general precipitation ended forest fire hazards, rainfall In southern Oregon waa not heavy enough to do the farmers much good, said H. a. Fowler, county agent. He described the rainfall aa "Just a heavy dew" and said two or three Inches of rain are needed for ploughing and the planting of winter grains. Rainfall In the valley, as measured by the weather bureau, waa .1J of an Jneh from 3:45 Friday afternoon to 6 p. m. yesterday. Deficiency for the month Is .43 of an" Inch. Rainfall for the season beginning September 1 waa AS of an Inch, a seasonal deficiency of 4.41 lnchea. Forecast waa for continued light precipitation today. Snow waa general yeaterday in the higher altitudes. Three lnchea of now were reported at Ijake of the Woods at 8:30 yeaterday morning and It was still snowing. Two Inches cf snow at Union Greek and one Inch In the higher altitudes of tha Apple gate were reported by the Rogue river national forest service. The foresters reported 36 of an Inch of rain at Trail. In addition to blocking ploughing and tha planting of winter grains, the exceptional drynej brought an early end to pasturage In the Rogue valley, Mr. powlrr said. Hs added that a heavy rain and warm weather would restore the pnstura for a time. Two Inches of snow were reported In Crater laxe national pant yester day morning and It waa still snow ing, though iigntiy. wnen sne snow started falling, the ground In the park wss barren whereas ordinarily at thla time of year there would be a white covering about five feet deep. BIRTHS Born, to Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Kel llnglon, 836 Holly street, a boy, weigh ing 8 poundi and 0 ounces, December 8 at the Sucrcd Heart hospital. Born, to Mr. and Mra, Carl Kludt of Prospect, a girl, weighing S pounds and 1? ounces, December B at the Barred Heart hospital. STRONGES' 4 iFIRE PROTECTION, During tho past 42 yoars this Woatorn Company has built a reputation for strength, dependability, and prompt settloment of losses HE insured covtrarj by hit policy geli the Strongest of Non-Assessable Fiip Protection at a 25 having! OREGON MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY M I M I N N V I III, OtltON Leland Clark AGENT Fire-Autos-Bonds Phone 1496 7 N. Bartlett E CENTRAL PI; WAR VETERAN CALLED Andre L Chomel, well known and beloved resident of Central Point, Ore for trie past eight years, passed away at. a local hospital Saturday morning at 7 o'clock after an Illness of the past four months. He wss bom at Saint Etlenne, Prance, August 18, 1884. and waa aged S3 years, 3 months snd 19 days. He left Prance In 1907 and came to Canada, where he lived until the World war, entering the war serving oversees and came back to. Canada. In 1931 he came to the United States, settling at Los Angeles, Calif., where he wss united In marriage to Miss vslentine Mesnage on May 1, 1B27. They came to southern Oregon In S938, making their residence at Central Point. In 1930 he built the Valandra ho tel, which la known throughout tho Pacific northweat to many tourists. Mr. Chomel'n death will be keenly felt by Bosts of friends throughout southern Oregon. A member of the chamber of commerce . of Central Point, be waa alao a member of the city council. He leaves to mourn his departure his wife, Mrs. Valentine Chomel. Puneral service will Hn hM tmm the SScrerl H.rt. I"!athn1l hn.h Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, Father Prancla W. Black officiating. Interment will take place In the fam ily plot In the Jacksonville cemetery. Recitation of the Rosary will be held at the Perl fllner.l home day evening at 7 o'clock. : Obituary "- Arthur J, Parry Arthur J. Pamr. a resident nt mmi. ford for the - past six years passed away at his residence 3134 Eaat Main street, earlv Fridav nventnt t th. age of 64 years. He la- survived by t-wu BiBicn, Mrs. ueo. u Knight, of San Carlos, Cal., Mrs. A. H. Bdward8 of Chicago, ill., and one brother, Oharlea parry of Rochester, N. Y., woo live nieces. Puneral mi-vImm win hn hOri frv. tha Conger funeral parlors Monday morning at 10 a. m. Rev. E. fl. Burt lam will have charge of services af ter which the body will be taken to flalem, Ore., for cremation. Income Shares Maryland fund, bid 910.14; asked 11.00. - Quarterly Income, bid 118.70; ask ed 20.65. fluid in Walnuts LOS ANGELBS, Deo. fl. (A Cali fornia walnut growers are pocketing a 1.930,000 "Christmas present" from their asirocl.ttlon this week. "Let's Figure $500 For A Savings invested by Deo. will receive dividends us Deo. 1st. f v ) 18 7 wf Ruby Ruth Bogart, eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. OrvlUe R. Bogart, of Phoenix, receive ; Jong scalp wound late Thursday a;tc.a,won when she ran Into the side of a car driven by Dr. Harvey Miller of Med ford. The little girl with two com panions was running across the Paci fic highway at Talent when she ran headlong Into the Miller car, the door handle catching her above the forehead. She was brought to the Osteopathic hospital her for treatment, and -vhb ordered to bed. She Is now confined to tier home In Phoenix. ' Dr. Miller said that he did not see the girl untli she had run Into the l '.r. A truck, headed scuth, was Just meeting the Miller machine when the girls ran out from behind it, Dr. Miller said. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Orvllle Shores, 844 Dakota avenue, received a wound on her bead and a bruised leg when the was struck by a car white crossing Main street at the Bartlett street Intersection. She was knocked against a companion, Rena collie, 332 south Orape street, and both women were knocked down. Mrs. Shores' coat waa torn In several places but her Injuries was not considered sort IAS SEAL SALE H. W. Gustln, principal of the Jack son school, reported to city police Friday that sometime Thursday night thicr or thieves had entered the school basement and stolen about 920 In cash, money collected from the sale of Christmas seals and from the lunch fund. Police were making an Investigation but said yesterday that no arrests had been made. Dr. Standard Buys West Mam Property Sale wss announced yesterday of tho five-room dwelling at 1105 West Main atreet to Dr. Susie V. Standard and Lottie May Watklns. The resi dence is being remodeled and other wise Improved by the new owners. Dr. Standard Is moving her office from Phoenix to Medford. The sale was made by the Teng wald Agency for the World War vet erans state aid commission. It was the fifth recent sale announced by the Tengwaid agency. f Penal Costs Increase SALEM. Dec. 8. (p) Expenditures for Oregon's state penal custodial and medical institutions mounted from Si, 533 ,677 In 1014-1016, the low est figure In tho past 24 years to (3, 410.309 tn 1030-1032, the itnto plan ning board reported today. We'll Want Trip To the World's Fair In 1939' "0. K. We'll Save $14.00 A Montn ana We 11 l'ut It Where It's INSURED!" (JU a month (or 3D month, equina JSCI. And the illrld.nds credited will be that murh extra money.) TELL US how you want to iivs and we'll figure out a plan for you. We can't guarantee the future, of eourso . . , but we can show you what dividends we're paying now and have paid In tho past. And bear In mind that you are fully protected against loss up to $5,000 by the Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Cor poration. Come in and talk it over, or phone or write for explanatory booklot, 10th of tederalSavings Hand loan association. 136 Eat Main St. CHANGE TO KEEP PORTLAND, Dec. 5. (AP) Pros pects for reopening the million dol lar Oregon worsted plant, strike bound for several weeks, was termed "bright" tonight by Walter W. R. May, manager of the Portland cham ber of commerce. May said a proposal developed at a conference of employer and textile union representatives whereby 'Roy Bishop, principal owner and general manager, would resume operations as soon as possible, "posclbly Monday or Tuesday." The offer has been sent to the union's executive committee. May said the proposal Included re hiring of former employees without discrimination, withholding of the labor relations board vote tot deter mine if the unon represents a ma jority of employees, acceptance of Gust Anderson, labor official, as llason of ficer between employer and ; em ployees. . . The firm normally employs about 400 workers. BY ICY BLIZZARD BUTTE, Mont., Dec. 5. (UP) Snow continued to fall over more than half of Montana tonight, ac companied by blizzard conditions which drove the mercury down to a minimum of 26 degrees below zero at Chester, north of Great Falls. Snow and warmer temperatures are forecast In the southwest; fair weath er waa predicted for the east. The snow began falling Friday In northern and western areas, reach ing a maximum depth tonight of six and a half lnchea at Hebgam dam near West Yellowstone. Three Inches were recorded at Butte, where the snow continued to fall In a 10 below zero temperature. In many localities stinging winds whipped the snaw and paralyzed traffic. Plane flights were postponed in Butte today. WASHINGTON. D.C.. Dec. 8. (DP) The treasury today awarded a 9255,- 600 contract to L. H. Hoffman, Port land, Ore., for construction ofa post office at Salem, Ore. ; The contract calls for construction of the building with an exterior of granite and marble, to harmonlre with Oregon's new atntehouse. unLLlvi rU j 1 ur r lull ighwy' ",Ki"- ivmwiqi""?.?'1 CONTRACT GIVEN b(V . l , . ill VVf I ..... I I ' M nirar;a 5 :. f iJlil SI !) Ntw Florentine toblel In Ivory, combinotion'oih v Jv. J l I tfV't -. Ill . '. M Tl'" I I I Mark. Rarit v . rh! oi ti troy, and olau laU D 01 ZkH i. r j JJ F 8 .r. II Top. hove rich, hond-toolsd llolion S S holder, Irecjulor PsJL l' .,iiit V J7 I N. Jl,v..-r I I leather oMont. SMutiful! I ? JI.OO volu) JSCZ I V. -4'W ' J7 V 1 -sfceaai" 1 Order by number; No. 740 Ivory; Included vlthoat Rlfcjk, II V m, Miiiafi in : L 3 I 1 7M Block; N, lit Green; ' "' fl ! idaCHG Ik S"' m' I-S I I He. 74 Rd. V, durina thi ( , U p Ml - " , . " fcT j LOCAL and Special Sermon A special sermon will be given in the Phoenix Chris tian church this evening. Scout Court Boy 3couts of' the Medford district will hold their monthly court of honor at the coun ty courthouse tomotrow evening, at 7:59; with Don R. Newbury acting as Judge. Scout Meeting Scouters of Med ford district will hold their annual meeting tomorrow evening following the monthly court of honor In the county courthouse auditorium, Seth Bullls, vice-chairman, announced yesterday. - Scout Board Meet Executive board officers of the Crater lake area coun cil. Boy Scouts of America, will hold a special meeting at the Hotel Medford this afternoon at 3 o'clock. An in formal fellowship dinner will be held at 5:30, Larry Schade, council presi dent announced, Wife Dies Medford friends were grieved yesterday to learn of the death of Mrs. M. J. Melchior. In Salem. Mr. Melchior, whose home Is In the capital city, la a frequent Med ford visitor. He Is field agent for the World War veterans state aid commission. Baptist Meeting Baptist women will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. C. A. Whlllock on the Old Pacific highway, with the Busy Band in charge of the program. Topic will be "The Road of Peace," with a discussion of Christmas around the world. Seals Brighten Mall "Brighten your holiday mall with a really Jolly Santa Claus this year, one that means some thing.' Thla Is the request of the Jackson County Public Health asso elation' "When you buy Christmas sealB you protect your home, as well as others, from tuberculosis. No other holiday seal does this," association officers said. Here For Week-End S. A. Moore, chief lumberman of the Rogue river national foreat service, arrived yes terday to spend the week-end at his home here. He is In charge of the Pelican Bay Lumber company timbers sale northeast of Crater lake. He re ported snow all the wsy from the company's operations to Prospect, the snow so blinding along the Diamond Inks highway that he could not see through the. windshield. Snow was piled four Inches deep In spots along the highway, he related. n! CVAfLU jwmui "J ISlKlDlQ)!! TABLES i Onlu SAMSON Tables have these S 7 P Famous SamsonHydc Tops . . Washable and liquot-proof. O Oversized, Fluted Legs . . Actually twice j strong. O Legs Braced Both Ways'. . Strong steel braces. ft Protecting Edges of Enameled Steel . . Steel (not tin) corners. Extra Size Tops . . Two and a half feet square. O A Strong, Troublc-Frce Table Will support 300 pounds. 1 PERSONAL - Bazaar-Card Tarty St. Mark's guild will hold a bazaar and card party In the guild hall next Friday. The hall will be opened at 13 noon and card playing will start at 2 o'clock. Tables may be reserved by calling 601-Y or 701-J, committee in charge stated. Return To Portland Miss Adelyn MclEityre, secretary to Federal Judge James Alger Fee, and Olenn G. Fost er, secretary to United States Attor-, ney Carl C. Donough, returned to Portland last evening by United air liner. They were here all week for the session of federal court that end ed last night. , Attorney Leaves Carl C. Donaugh, United States attorney for Oregon, returned by train Friday night to his Portland headquarters. He was here all week to represent the government In prosecuting cases In federal court. He left his assistant, J. Mason Dll lard, In charge of the final case on the calendar for this term of court here. Former Resident Dies J. L. Read, for several years manager here for the C. J. Brier Sample store, died In Eugene of a heart attack Monday. November 30, It was learned here yesterday by friends. He died while at work. Funeral services were held In Eugene. The Reads went to the northern city from here about 15 years ago. They had many friends In Medford. Mrs. Read, a son, and four daughters survive. Klnanls Debaters Elmer Weiss- burg and William Strang will engage tn a debate at tomorrow's weekly luncheon -meeting of the Ki wants club in the Hotel Medford. Members of the senior high school debating squad, they will argue the question: "Re solved, that the government should own and operate electric utilities." The club's program also Includes sev eral- musical numbers. A. R. Puch ner Is program chairman. Plan Yule Party At yesterday morning's meeting of the Degree of Honor Juvenile club plans were made for a Christmas party to be held In conjunction with the adult group Thursday evening. December 17. Marianne Casper acted as president at yesterday's meeting and Meredith Ben bow and Frances Bentley were guesta of the group. Announcement was made of the next meeting Jan uary 2, which la to be a New Year's party. uary a. which Is to be a New Year'a I I HtCSr John SliS--wa-paI See These Sensational Bridge Tables in Our Central Ave. Window . . . Buy Them for Gifts or for Your Own Home. But Come in Early Monday as They Will Go Fast. MANN'S LOWER 1 Lecture Tuesday Mrs. Walter Clif ton will lecture on "The rower oi Love" at a meeting In the Medford Truth center at 204 North Ivy street at 8 o'clock Tuesday night. Transfer Prisoners Leo McLaln, United States deputy marshal, left for Portlsnd by train last night with ten federal prisoners. He was ac companied by Fred H. Norman, fed eral court bailiff, and L. J. Walton, of the Jackson county sheriff's office. Six of the prisoners had been con victed tn federal court here. They were Roland Hicks, Indian, convicted of Involuntary manslaughter and sen tenced to three years in prison and fined 91000; Bennle Adamec. con victed of extortion and sentenced to three years: McKlnley Davis, Indian, convicted of selling steers without the written consent of the superinten dent of the Klamath reservation and sentenced to six months In a federal road camp; Cecil Blrke, Negro, sen tenced to ten months in a road camp and fined 9100; and Joe Lewis and William Stanton, each sentenced to eight months In a road camp and fined 9100, the last three having been convicted of selling liquor to Indians. Four of the prisoners were brought here by Mr. McLaln from Klamath Falls yesterday for transfer to Port land where they are to face the grand jury on charges of selling liquor to Indians. They were Peter Johnson, 37. Patrick Murphy, 63. Clyde H. Toler, 28. and John H. Willhoeft, 58, all of Klamath Falls. i Tragedy SALINAS, Calif., Dec. 5. (if) An estranged, middle-aged couple were found dead In their automobile near here today In what authorities pro nounced a murder and suicide. The skull of the wife. Mrs. C. E. Smith, 53, had been crushed. Send your washing to the new ' Troy Laundry, 811 N. Central. Phone 97. I J U AT 1 C TUIC. LOVE NOTE? Your Choice of Many Woofinroln. Dotljhed walnut finiih. h-Mutl-tul inlaid fiWl Very handwp Atk 'Of tTlfl no. 79 J, Nt. 70$ Ivwy, 704 Block, rmntol bordfff Mm. Two-rcntO Sponlih Hex 704 G'n, H. 716 Vofoort, H..726 Brown MAIN FLOOR. C A Closing time for Too Late to Claa slfy Ada is 1:30 p. m. f . Use Mall Tribune want ads. CARD READINGS Madame a. Mueller.. Honest and Reliable irlth best of references. 723 Sherman Street phone 9H5-J-J Headings $1.00. fn" rfiffflllH DR. GEO. S. JENNINGS Osteopathic Physician and Sur geon and Opto metric Bye Specialist Now In Permanent Offices 424 Medford Center BIdg. Medford, Oregon. 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