Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 14, 1937, Page 5, Image 5

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    MEDFORD MAIL TKTBTjyE. MEPFORD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, 'APRIL 14. 1937.
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LOCAL and PERSONAL
APRIL RAINFALL
Plan Pale Medford Gardfn club is
making plan for a plant aale to b
bald Saturday, April 9t.
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In Jacksonville Mra. Prank Shaw
and llttls daughter Anita rklttd In
Jacksonville Sunday aitsrnoon.
Sesames Work Prank Shaw waa
able to return to work tola week after
being 111 at nla home for the put
three weeks.
House Guest MLsa Marie Wilkin
aon of Jacksonville spent the past
week visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Prank Shaw here.
On Vacation Andy McCallan, as
sistant supervisor of the division of
employment of the WPA. is enjoy
ing a week's vacation.
To Los AnsHes l'homss Shsw of
North Riverside avenue and Lee Casey
of Butte Palls left by motorcar last
Tuesday night for Los Angeles.
Undergoes Operation Mrs. Jessie
Kllgore of Ashland underwent a major
operation at Community hospital
here Monday.
Call In Ashland Recent Medford
visitors In Ashland Included Mrs. w.
L. Michael and son Cecil, who called
Monday evening, and Mrs. Kenneth
Madden and son Bobble, who visited
relatlvea and friends there Monday
also.
Chorus Rehearsal Jackson County
Teachers' chorus will hold a rehearsal
In the courthouse auditorium at 10
o'clock Saturday morning. All mem
bers were requested by Esther church
Leake, director, to make a special er
fort to be present.
To Remodel A permit wss Issued
from the city building Inspector's of
fice yesterday to Hobart M. Price of
605 Park street to remodel his home
at a stated cost of $300. A permit
was also Issued to L. Daniels of 1805
Xsst Main street for the same pur
pose at a atated cost of 1400.
Enlist In Navy Completion of the
district quota of four navy enlist
ments for April was announced to
dsy by Ernest M. West, recruiting of
ficer here. Those enlisted were War
ren W. Denney, aon of Mrs. Delia
Denney of route 3: Claude M. King,
son of Mr. and Mra. Claude O. King
of Rogue River: Lester R. Barker of
Grants Pass, and Plorlan Kllmczak,
enrollee at the Klamath CCC camp
near Merrill. The four youths were
accepted at the recruiting station
here and were formally enlisted at
Portland yesterday. Mr. West said.
They were transferred Immediately to
the San Diego naval training station
where they will receive three months'
preliminary preparation for actual
duty with the navy. Applications for
enlistment during the next few
months are now being received oy
Mr. West at his office In the Medford
federal building. Details regarding
qualifications and the service may be
procured from him.
Transact Business L. g. Boomer
and H. K. Hamilton of Standard Bu
ttons. Inc., of this city, transacted
business In Ashland Monday.
Hera on Builness Out-oX-town
residents calling here Monday in
cluded Harold 8. Alklna of Ashland
who transacted business while here.
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At Entertainment Mrs. Prank
Shaw and her house guest. Miss Mane
Wilkinson, were among those from
Medford attending the entertainment
In Jacksonville Thursdsy night.
To ian Antonio Bernard Shaw,
CCC headquarters detacnment, leit
by train Thursday for San Antonio,
Texas. He was accompanied by sev
eral CCC enrolleea.
Visit Parents Mra. Dean Palwell
and daughter Barbara were among
recent Medford visitors In Ashland,
calling there Monday at the home
of Mra. Palwell'a parents, Mr. and
Mra. A. C. Tonner.
RECORDED HERE
(Continued 110m P On.)
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Bible Class Meet Women's Bible
class of the Plrst Methodist church
will hold a regular monthly meeting
at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon In
the home of Mra. Sam Bateman at
303 Maple street.
Photos Sent Out Photographs of
Medford's first annual national cat
fish derby were sent out today by
the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce to underwood & Under
wood and NEA. both of which fur
nish pictures to a large number of
newspapers throughout the country.
Mother Dies Mrs, Emma Merrlman
returned to her home here today
after staying for several days at the
home of her dsughter-tn-law, Mrs.
Lester Merrlman, In Klamath Palls.
The lstter'a mother. Mrs. J. H. Dltty-
more. died in Sslem last Saturday
and funeral services were held In
Salem today.
In Hospital P. E. Lewis of Ross
lsne underwent a msjor operation at
the Osteopathic hospital this morn
ing. Mrs. Al Clement of 308 Hsven
street Is receiving medical care. Mra.
Gerald Hunter of 319 Proenlx drive,
Ashland, was aald by hospital at'
tendants to be recovering satlsfsc
torlly from a msjor operation per
formed on April 11.
WPA Offlclnls Coming On a perl.
odlc visit to the various district of.
flees in the state, three WPA officials
will be in Medford tomorrow and
Pridav. They are Miss Msry Jane
Spurlln, state director of women s ac
tivities: Mra. Pannle Kay Friedman,
assistant state director of the divi
sion of employment, both of Port
land; and Miss Lois Crslg, regions!
offlclsl of the division of employ
ment, with headquartera In Salt Lake
City.
Assigned to ship William Lyman
Jackson, former Medford resident and
now atatloned at the U. S. naval hos.
pltal at San Diego, Cal has been
assigned to duty as a member of the
medical corps aboard the battleship
Maryland, one of the largest and
fastest ships In the fleet, for a cruise
to Hawaii, according to word received
by relatives here. The ship Is to
return for dedlcstlon of the Sen
Francisco bridge and continue from
there to Panama.
eurred In 1013 when 4.40 inohee was
recorded.
Maximum temperature yesterday
was 65 and minimum 50.
Mercury Climbs.
Increase In wind velocity from the
aouth. starting about a. m. today
sent the mercury climbing. Readings
were running about 20 degrees higher
thsn comparative times yesterday
weather officials report. The warmer
weather was expected to continue
throughout the day.
Slight damage was reported from
various psrts of the valley. The Cha,
teau, dance spot Just north of Ash,
land on Bear creek, was flooded tem
porarily yesterday afternoon when
the creek rose about two feet within
an hour, from heavy rains and over
flow from Emigrant dam. W. M.
Wslls of Ashlsnd. psrt-owner of the
Chsteau, reported damsge between
300 and 300. Approximately a toot
of water covered the floor at one
time, Wall ssld. All necessary repairs
hsve been msde and the establish
ment Is open as usual.
Slide Delays Train.
A slide on the Southern Pacific
railroad tracks near the Blsklyous
summit delayed the northbound pas
senger train this morning. Dirt, rocks
and trees, loosened by rain, tumbled
onto the tracka about 5 a. m. today.
Clearance waa completed before noon
and the train arrived here shortly
after 3 p. m. It was due at 8:47 this
morning.
Reports from County Engineer Paul
B. Rynnlng and Olen Arnsplger, lrrl
gatlon dlstrlcte manager, showed thst
Rogue river went out of Its banks
nearBybee bridge and flooded low
places In the Shady Cove area. A
bursting Irrigation ditch In the
Thompson creek district wss discov
ered In time to prevent damage.
Water a foot deep was flowing over
Emigrant dam this morning, Arnsplger
said. Damsge from high water wss
slight and streams were reported re
ceding throughout the county.
PLYING 'LAB' IS
AIRPORT VISITOR
A United Airlines laboratory plane
testing new methods of eliminating
static in airways communication made
a short stop In Medford last night
en route to Portland from Oakland.
The ship's crew of 8 Included Nor-
msn c. Klein, son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. J. Klein of this city. Norman Klein
Is well known here, having attended
school and grown up In the city, re
siding here until going with the air
line as radio engineer.
The laboratory shin I a regular air
liner that has been rebuilt Inside to
sccommodate elaborate testing Instru
ments. The plane u'ulses over various
storm areas in the northwest in an
attempt to experience condltlona
which cause severe radio static anl
to discover possible means of tncreaa-
r clarity of radio reception oy
planes, and airports under such conditions.
Rialto's Stars
Elder Nibley Of
Mormon Church
Here Tomorrow
fri
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A Moocher's Mistake.
SALEM, April 14. (API A. W.
Oalvln sentenced to five daya In the
county Jail on a "mooching" charge,
wanted to know the population of the
town. When told, he commented.
"Out of 19.000 people I would have
to pick on the sheriff as the first man
I met."
An army convoy from Port Lewis.
Wash., resumed Us march early this
morning to the Presidio In San Fran
cisco after spending the night at the
Medford armory.
The convoy Is transporting 37
trucks for use of the 30th Infantry
regiment In its march from San
Francisco to Fort Lewis for maneu
vers. The 30th infantry, together
with the convoy, .will spend the night
of April 30 here.
The convoy waa from the 9th field
artillery which Is commanded by
Lleut.-Col. Robert O. Klrkwood. Col.
Klrkwood accompanied the ' convoy
and expressed his appreciation for use
of the armory. All the facilities msde
available for the convoy use were
"very excellent," the colonel stated.
Elder Preston Nibley. president of
the Lstter Dav Saints Northwestern
states mission, will be principal speak
er at a conference here Thursday.
The meeting will bo held at 7:30
p. m. In the Baldwin Music hall, 133
West Msln street.
President Nibley Is stopping here
on his return trip from Salt Lake
Cits', where he attended the 107th
annual conference of the church. Ho
will speak on the success of the
church-wide security program, the or
ganization Inaugurated In behalf fof
its members.
The southern Oregon district mla
slonarlea will also be In attendance.
The general public la Invited.
Dinner And Dance
At C. P. Grange On
. Thursday Evening
Committees In charge of the dinner
and dance, to be held at the Central
Point Orange hall April 15, announce
they have every thing In readiness for
a record crowd and a good time is as
sured those attending.
Mrs. J. C. Vincent has charge ot
the dinner and will be assisted br
ladles of the home economics club.
Mrs. Stagg has chsrge of the tables
and young ladlea of the grange will
assist her.
Arrangements for the dance, to fol
low the dinner, were made b, Frank
Hammond and Arnold Bohnert.
Suva's orchestra will furnish the
music.
Mrs. Stsgg and her assistants will
sen's dinner from 6 until 8 p. m.
Dsnclng will start at 8 and continue
until a late hour.
The publl: Is Invited. The nominal
charge made for dinner will include
dancing.
A talented sroup of screen favor
ites. Including Margaret Lindsay, Jef
frey Dean, Nat Pendleton and J. Car
rol Nalsh bring to the screen of the
Rlslto theater today and tomorrow.
"Song of the City." a thrill-loaded
romance of young love based on fish
ing life around Prlsco'a ncorious
"Little Italj."
A fire at sea: a boy overboard and
then the quiet road back to health
with a nurse he falls In love with.
Is the principal theme, of the new
film with Jeffrey Dean and Margaret
Lindsay handling the romantic roles.
The new color film. "Captain Ca
lamity," co-etsrrlng George Houston
and Marian Nixon and with "Movtta"
of "Mutiny on the Bounty" fame In
aupport, playa as the added feature
with "Song of the City."
Exploits Of G-Men
Shown In Two Reel
Craterian Picture
Jut R the Marines got their nam
"Devil Dog" from their late fore
men. bo the G-men were christened
by the underworld. Machine-Gun
Kelly, now In Alcatrae. named them.
As the federal sleuths captured Kelly
for his part In the Urschel kidnap
ing, the frightened gunman begged,
"d-menl Don't ehootl"
By G-men. Kelly meant govern
ment men, and the picturesque name
flashed In headlines across the na
tion overnight. The G-men. led by
J. Edgar Hoover, show every phase of
their crime hunting activity tr. the
two reeler, "You Can't Get Away
With It." which comes to the New
Craterian theater tomorrow, on the
same program with the feature pro
duction, "Love Is New."
Here Thursday
WANTED To rent house, with pss-
ture for cow: close In. Can 443-M.
WILL TRADE almost new Thor wash
ing machine for good cow or heif
ers. T. 6. Bell, Rogue River, Aer
haxt road.
PANSY PLANTS. 38e doe. Mrs. Dress
ier. 1107 East Main.
APPLES for sale. Bring boxes.
Vlsts Packing House.
'Love Is News' to Tyrone Power.
especially when it concerns Loretta
Young and Don Ameche, starred with
him in the hilarious new romsntlc
hit by that name coming to the New
Craterian theater for a three-day run
starting tomorrow. "Love Is News"
tells the gay story of a pretty young
heiress who simply couldn't keep he
name out of the headlines, especially
with Tyrone and Don. two news de
mons, on her heels all the time.
Slim Summer vllle, Dudley Dlgges,
Walter Cntlett. Jane Darwell and Step
in Fetchlt make a splendid support
ing cast for the romantic threesomo.
LAWN MOWERS sharpened We call
and del Sims Bros.. Tel. 261. 33 N. Pit
Closing time for Too Late to Clas
sify Ads is 1:30 p. m.
Card of TttaitKi.
We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their many expressions
of sympathy during our recent be
reavement, the death of our brother.
James By bee; also for the beautiful
floral offerings. We desire to espec
ially thank the Warren Lodge No. 10
of Jacksonville for thftr kindness In
conducting the services at the grave
side. P. E. Bybee. Mrs. Minnie Luy.
Too Late to Classify
4-P-COM furnished
Phone 1001-H.
house for rent.
FOUND Sorrell milk
Jacksonville Marrnal.
goat. See
POUND Key container. Call at
Tribune and pay for advertisement.
POR RENT i-room house, etc
37 50, water paid. Chaa. A.
Agency.
Wlac
RED weaner pigs and R. I. R. eettlaf
hens. w. M. Troxell, end of Boutb
Peach.
FOR SALE Young Jersey cow. '
Darby, Qtiffln Creek.
Joha
PHOENIX BEAUTY SHOP
Work Guaranteed.
We have modern equipment, l
water softener. Our prices
right. Phone 6-F-3. Mr. and J
O R. Huber.
FOR SALE Combined gss station
and confectionery on pacific nwy.
Also 40 acres, oil station and camp
grounds. Also 6 - room modern
house, paved street, 3 bedrooms;
close In. Snap. 13500.
"DAD" ROBERTS
General Real Estate.
DAIRY RANCH
130 Acres. 70 A. tillable and 60 A.
Irrigated with free water, balance is
timbered pssture; fair Improve
ments. 3 barns, alio, house, granary,
etc.; fenced and running stram
year around: some stock and ma
chinery, Including tractor, included
In price: 40O0 00 full price: terma
THE REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE
Phone 1498 or 1948-R.
AUCTION SALE Saturday. April 17.
at the Sale Pavilion In North Men-
ford. Usual run of livestock, some
mschlnery. lots of fxirnlture con
sisting of dining bblea and chairs,
rockers, dresser, davenport, baby
crib and buggy, beds, springs and
mattresses.
So. Oregon Livestock Auction.
Col. A. M. Dudley. Auctioneer.
Phone 891 -J-3.
Communications
The Mall Tribune la glad to pub.
llah letters from Its readers, but It
finds It necessary to require that
such communications be slgntd by
the writer thereof, end do not ex
ceed 400 words.
Where writers request and have
a legitimate reason for anonymity,
their names will not be published
with their letters, but It Is neces
sary that the namea be known to
the newspaper
EXCHANGE your future rent receipts
for a home of your own. wme in
and talk It over. Fred Powers. Car
penter and Builder, 31 No. Grape,
Room
for SALE One 15-ft. and one 13
ft. Frlgidaire box: large coin isDie
for restaurant: also 1-n.p. and
h. p. compressors. Refrigeration
Service Co., 317 west Main St.
WANTED 6-foot ahowcase.
Cleveland. Butte Falls.
Mrs.
FOR SALE 4-room house and bat'.i.
close in on paved atreec. only ecjw.
Also have several other attractive
buys.
Xi. G. PICKELL, 16 S. Bartlett.
Exclusive Agent.
FOR SALE 365 acres, 50 a'jrea best
of creek bottom land, ebundanoe
of free water: creek runs through
place: 6-room house, large barn,
family orchard, nut trees and ber
rlea; well located or. gravel road,
nee L. a. PICKELL tor further In
formation. 16 8. Partlett. Exolu-
alve Agent.
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On Stage in Person!
MONDAY ONLY
Both matinee and evenlngl
The Sit-Down Strike
Is Over!
TRY AND SIT DOWN WITH
Les Price
AND HIS
5-PIECE
SWING
tl-W7 BAND
U ' iaJL (Formerly at the Oasis)
Playing Here
Every
Finest Floor In Town
Special Features
THE
BRASS
RAUL
1 mile South on the Pacific Highway
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OAK GROVE GIRLS PLAN
FUND RAISING PROJECTS
OAK GROVE. April M. (Spl.) A
swimming party and various plans for
raising fund are among projects un
derway for the girl' 4-H cooking in
club, under the leadership of Mr
Prod Reld. Officers are: President.
Margaret Walters; vice-president, 8v
ella Hammond; secretary, Marjory
Reich.
Cooking I club la having regular
meetings, under the leadership of
Mrs. Bessie Davis.
This district has the only knitting
club In the county. Miss Margaret
Plsk acts as leader.
LaVern Reich is organizing a live
stock club and other Interesting ac
tivities are being planned for members.
She Makes Film History
When She Makes Love!
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Show Starts Tonight at 6:30!
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Today Only I
JEAN ARTHUR
JOEL McCRZA
'Adventure In Manhattan'
ORIGINAL STARS
OF K. N. X.
and Ilollvnood Barn Dunce
See these favorites
Sheriff Loysl I'ndenvond
Glenn Hnrdy
Dmry Lsne
Buddy Bumpkin
Joe Blphop
And others!
TODAY and THURSDAY!
A Roaring Blast of Action, Drama
and Mad Love!
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S c r e a ming bombard
ment of rapid-fire exis
tence on San Francisco's
"North Shore" . . . 1
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On the Screen!
HUGH HERBERT
That Man's Here Again
NO. HMSK IN pmrE!!l
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Ol',ITYt ,-',T.. A7J S .a J
A Two-Fisted Sing
ing Sea-Ranger!
A colorful saa of the
South Seas . . with thril
ling action, torrid ro
mance, song hits galore
MOVITA
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