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ifEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON", TUESDAY. APTtTL 27, 1937. PAGE NTNE LOCAL and PERSONAL v Back from Klamath Ernel Stearns, WPA employe, reutrned from a. rou tine trip to Klamath county this morning. -i From Klamath Mr. and Mrs. Kel vin Carnell and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Templeton of Klamath Falls visited with friends and relatives In Mcd ford Sunday. . To Remodel A permit was Issued from the city Inspector's office yes terday to Annabelle Smith of 1132 East Main street to remodel a house at a stated cost of (800. From Portland Andrew Kerr, for mer Medford resident now living In Portland, Is visiting relatives and transacting business here. He Is reg istered at the Holland hotel. Rummage Sale Catholic womea will hold a rummage sale In the Hunt building next to the Roxy thea ter on East Main street Friday ud Saturday. The sale will begin each day at 9 a. m. At Wrestling Matches Among Ash land persons attending the wrestling matches at the Medford armory last night were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lecer. Art Cooper, P. O. McDougall, P.oy Parr, Jr., and Jack Bauldlng. Leaves for North J. C. Humphrey of Portland, field supervisor of the Oregon state planning board, left last night for Roseburg after spending several days in conference here with the county court and Karl L. Ja nouch, chairman of the county plan ning commission. General BrtnUig Corporation San Framcix w AngtUt Portland SeouU Return Home Mrs. F. A. WatkUu and baby son returned to their home in Ashland Sunday from the Stanley nursing home here. Business Visitor Out-of-town resi dents transacting business here Sat urday Included Glen Prescott of Ash land. From Gold Hill Mr. and Mrs. Hal Norrls of Gold Hill were shopping and tending to business matters here today. From Portland Q. I. Funk of Pott land was visiting In Medford today, transacting business and calling on friends while here. From Central Point Miss Bertha Myers of Central Point was calling in Medford today to receive dental attention and to shop. Many at Lake Tabulations today showed that 161 cars and 561 per sons were registered at Crater LhK national park Sunday. An inch of new snow fell in the park last night but weather this morning was de scribed as clear. Eagles to Prill Drill team of tne Fraternal Order of Eagles will hold a practice In the Medford armory at 7:30 tomorrow night. William Peck, manager, requests all members to re port punctually. The team Is pre paring for competitive drills to be held at the state convention at As toria In June. Planners to Meet Jackson county planning commission will meet In the Jackson County Chamber of Com merce at 7:30 Thursday evening, it wai announced today by Karl L. Janouch, chairman. The meeting will draw up definite plans for increasing water storage facilities and providing greater irrigation for the Rogue val ley, Mr.. Janouch Indicated. Forest Folders Rogue River na tional forest office In the federal building today took on the Appear ance of a travel terminal with the Installation of a cabinet and rack filled with descriptive folders ana maps of recreational and other asset! of the national forests of Oregon. The cabinet was made by CCC and ERA labor at the South Fork camp and the forest warehouse on McAn drews road. ELK'S ANNUAL MAY DAY DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT r-i ELK'S TEMPLE MAY Excellent Music. A good time is assured. For Elks and their invited guests. Admission $1.00 Mrs. Reed Cs lis Mrs. D. Reed ol Gold Hill called on friends and bual new acquaintance here yesterday. Patient Home Mrs. Leona Ormind of Ashland returned to her home yes terday from a local hospital whet she has been recovering from a major operation. Calling Here The Rev. and Mrs James E. Morgan, Miss Roberta Knott and Miss Ellen Lewi, all of Ashland. ; visited friends and shopped here Sat- ! urday. Shopping Here Out-of-town resi dents shopping and visiting in Med ford today Included Mrs. Charles Pat ton and Mrs. O. L. Moon, both of Butte Falls. Inspector Here Olenn Neai. air craft Inspector for the bureau of air commerce, arrived late yesterday at Medford municipal alroprt In a Mono coupe. Ht remained overnight and waa to take off this afternoon for Klamath Falls. Melrholr Here M. J. Melchoir. field Inspector of the World war vet erans state aid commission, arrived here this morning to transact official business. He expected to remain in Medford for several days. While here he will make his headquarters at the real estate office of Carl T. Tengwald, the commission's representative lor Jackson county. D. A. V. Meeting Disabled Ameri can Veterans will hold a regular meet ing at 8 o'clock tonight In the Eagles hall on West Main street. The new commander, A. H. Ban well, will ap point committees and a program of activities for the year will be planned. Because of the Importance of the meeting, officers requested all mem bers to make a special effort to be present. Driver Tests Ward McReynolds. state examiner of operators and chauffeurs, will be at Medford city hall from 8 a. m. to 5 p, m. Satur day to conduct written examinations and road tests. Persons wanting .ermits or licenses to drive cars or trucks are requested to consult Mr. McReynolds In the examination room on the top floor of city hall. Before nttemptlng the written quiz, appli cants are advised by the examiner to study the state book of rules and regulations, copies of which may be secured at city and state police head quarters. In Hospital Again Mrs. Ruth Holmes of 801 North Central avenue Is to undergo another operation a St. Luke's hospital In Spokane, Wash., tomorrow, according to word received here today. Mrs. Holmes suffered a broken back In a motor accident white she was on vacation In Wash ington last fall. She was confined for some time to St. Luke's hospital where she underwent surgical treat ment. She returned to her home here about January 1, but went back to the hospital 13 days ago. It was expected that she would be confined to the hospital this time a month to six weeks and that after her dis charge she would be confined to her home here for some time, it being necessary that she wear a cast tor about six months, according to In- iormaiion receivea oj iweaiora irienas. From Eagle Point Out-of-town residents calling In Medford this week Included Ray Harnlsh of Eagle Point who visited here this morning. Car Accident Dr. H. E. Miller of Medford and Lewis Marshall of route 1, Talent, were drft-ers of cars In volved in an accident on South Cen tral avenue In front of the General Petroleum corporation yesterday noon. according to a city police report. The machine driven by Miller skid ded across the street and hit the Marshall car. the report stated, dam aging the latter considerably. Mo body was hurt. Centra Promoted Lou Centra of Portland, special agent for the at. Paul group of lnsurs-,e companies, has been promoted to assistant man ager of the fire department at Sin Francisco. His Oregon successor is Ronald M. Hubbs. who has repre sented the companies In Washington and northern Idaho. Mr. Centra has been a frequent visitor here and has spent much time In fishing and hunt ing In the Rogue valley. Ike Still Blocked Road to Fish lake was still blocked by snow to day although motorists may drive five miles closer to the lake as a result of clearing work done by a Rogue River national forest bulldozer crew. The crew has cleared the rond for five miles beyond the Mosquito guard station but the snow was be coming Increasingly deeper and thora was no telling when the job would be completed, the forest office hero stated. On Committee J. H. Fletcher, secretary -manager of the Medford Federal Savings & Loan association, has been appointed to the United States Building & Loan league's com mittee on FHA. an announcement from league headquarters today said. The committee was formed In 1036 to study effects of the federal hous ing administration's activities on the savings and loan business and to chart possible uses the Institutions might make of the plan. To I,ava Beds David H. Canfleld, superintendent of Crater Lake na tional park, and Francis O. Lange. landscape architect, left this morn ing for the Lava Beds national monu ment in northern California where they were to go over plans for sum mer developments. They were to be Joined at the monument by George W. Fry, Crater lake ranger on special assignment, who left here yesterday. Mr. Lange arrived here lost week from his San Francisco office. 2000 TO GATHER IN ASHLAND FOR MUaCjBM 1500 Grade and 400 High School Students Will Take Part in 8th Annual Pro grams Thursday, Friday Miracle Man MONEY SAVHNG Ml WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY PRICES THAT WILL BRING YOU TO THE BAND BOX sura HATS SHOES SALE PRICES grey' Values ?6-00- " SALE PRICES $1.00 $1.95 S2.00 $3.00 "P to $6.95 and $4.00 COATS & SUITS DRESSES We are determined to sell EVERY All silk street dresses and light weight SPRING COAT and SUIT on our racks. wools- Pr,ces 'educed several dollarf on We have cut prices to make them move. evei7 garmegALE prices $4.95 and up $2.95 and up YOUR COTTON FROCK The famous Patsy Jane styled in Hollywood real buys at $1.95 $2.95 and $3.95 ' Sun-Ray Wash Frocks, Regular $1.49 values .... $1.00 each the JBAKHD IB2 "THE STORE THAT SAVES VOU MONEY" 223 East 6th St. Phone 089 FASTING FANATIC ASKS FOR PRAYER STOOPING OAK. Tenn., April 3' (UP) Jackson Whitlow. 47-year-old religious zealot completing his 40th day of fasting, today appealed to hie wife and other believers to "pray for me so I'll be able to hold out against the devil." With physicians telling the emaol a ted mountaineer that his fast would provte fatal "in a day or two." Whit low still was determined to "wait for the Lord's word if It takes my life "The devil hopes I'll weaken now that the end of the fast la near," Whitlow said. "Jehovah commanded me to fast and I'm fasting. He'll tell me when to eat." THIEF RUNS OFF WITH L( SOUTH SAN PBANCISCO, April 27. (UP) Chief of Police LouLs Belloni of South San Francisco today requested law enforcement officers throughout California to be on the lookout for a Ford coupe loaded with 60 pounds of stolen dynamite. The box of high explosive was stolen from a WPA project here and a coupe was seen In the vicinity shortly before ' It disappeared. Of flclals knew the license number of the car. Close to 3000 students and visitors are expected to take part in the eighth annual school music festival to be held Thursday and Friday of this week at the Southern Oregon Normal school In Ashland. Thursday will see 1500 grade school students from Klamath Palls, Med ford, Ashland, Orsnts Pass and Treka and Weed, Cal schools appearing In the grade school program. Chorus and vocal group numbers and Instrumen tal and band numbers will be feat ured on the program. High schools of the same districts will present Friday's program, about 400 being expected to participate. Programs for the two days follow: (Inide School Program Thursday 1:00 Address of welcome. Mayor T. 8. Wiley. Address of welcome. Dr. Walter Redford. 1:15 Chorus of unchanged voices. directed by Louise Woodruff, S.O.NS. 3:00 Special numbers: 1. Rlversldo school, Grants Pass: Ellen Franco, director, assisted by Caroline Cutting. 3. Dance clog, prospect; Beverly Young, director, 3. Lincoln school, Grants Pass: Edythe Andrews, director. 4. Klamath Falls junior high: LUlle Darby, director. 3:30 Folk dancing, directed by D. Virginia Hales, S.O.NJ. 3:00 Special numbers: 1. Medford Junior high band: Wil son Walt, director. 3. Swedish folk-dances, Lamm's Mill, Modoc Point; Viola Hopper, director. 3. Creative dancing. Washington Junior high, Orants Pass; Marie Sacomano, director. 4. Tap dance with violin. Harlalee Wilson, Washington school, Ash land; Eleanor Coombe, director. . Irish lilt, Howard school; Lollta Plerson, director. 3:45 Junior high chorus ensemble, directed by Llllle Darby. Klamath Falls. 4:00 Junior band ensemble, directed by Wilson Walt, Medford. High School Program Friday 1:00 Address of welcome, Mayor T. S. Wiley. Address of welcome, Dr. Walter Redford. 1:45 Massed orchestras; directed by Harry Bore), Klamath Falls. 3 "oo Special numbers: Ashland high school orchestra: di rected by Ward Croft. Medford high school, vocal groups; directed by Floy Young. Qranta Pass high school. Instru mental; directed by Martin Trepte. Yreka. Calif., high schol band; di rected by A. F. Oalgano. Klamath Falls union high, choral groups; directed by Beulah Gore. Weed, Calif., band; directed by Don Colvlg. 3:00 Girls' chorus; ensemble direct ed by Floy Young, Medford high school. Men's chorus, IT.BJ.); ensemble directed by Beulah Gore, Klam ath union high. Mixed chorus, (S.A.B.); ensemble directed by Paul Nutting, Orants Pass high. 4:00 Special numbers: Medford high school band; directed by Wilson Walt. 4:15 Massed bands; directed by Don Colvlg, Weed. Calif. ' lue Man Who Could Work Mira cles." H. O. Wells' hilarious screen comedy, which plays at the New Cra ter lan theater Wednesday only, stars Roland Young In the title role as a mouselike little clerk who suddenly acquires the power to work miracles. Starting with such modest mira cles as producing rabbits out of thin air. raising tables, etc.. Young pro gresses to such drastic matters as to try to make the girl of his dreams fall In love with him. All the mar vels he accomplishes with eaae ex cept the latter, which gives him con siderable difficulty, as U shown in the thrilling climax, to the unusual film. An all-star cast surrounds Young. "The Man Who Could Work Mira cles" will also play tomorrow night only at the Holly theater. ISLAND LEPER GROUPS FIND CHEER IN RADIO PAPETTE. Tahiti (AP) Pinal greetings in the twlce-a-week broad cast from the little radio station here always are addressed to lepers. Two colonies, one on Tahiti and the other on the remote Island of Reao, recently have obtained battery sets to the great delight of the Inmates. Radio now forms a link with many remote South Sea Islands which for merly heard from the outside world only on the rare visits of trading vessels. WRITESJW BOOK Publication Recalls Army Officer and Wife Were in Local High School's First Graduating Class The changing of industrial markets In the United States is Illustrated by the fact that In 1880 Massachusetts produced 47.2 per cent of the nation's shoe output as compared with 30.5 per cent In 1034. Corn acreage Is Increasing tn the northwest part of the United Statea but is decreasing In the southern and eastern portions. An article concerning publication of a new book by Major-Gen. Amos A. Pries, U. 8- A-, retired, appeared in a recent edition of The Nation's Forum, Washington, D. C-. news sheet, with a picture and btographlcnl sketch of the author. The book is titled "Communism Unmasked." Both Major-Oen. and Mrs. Pries are former residents of Medford. Mrs. Fries was Elizabeth Walt before ner marrlRfio and Is an aunt of Mrs. V c ti ll ey Dixon and P. Wilson Wait. Major Oen. Pries is a brother of Mrs. Katie Grieve of Prospect and of Mrs. Etta Purkeyplle of Central Point. Major-Gen. Priea and his wife were both members of the first class to graduate from a Medford high school, receiving their diplomas in 18S3, Fal lowing graduation, the major taught for a while before receiving an ap pointment to West Point, entering the military school In 1804. He grad uated in April, 1898, on 34 hours notice and six weeks ahead of sched ule to bo sent Into the Spanish war, For 19 years before the World war. General Pries served In various ranks from second lieutenant to lieutenant colonel in the corps of engineers. Among his principal engineering accomplishments was laying out and starting the eight-mile, 4.000,000 Dallea-Celllo canal along the Colum bia river. Prom that work in the early spring of 1906, General Pries went to Los Angeles to design an artificial harbor for a great- city, harbor that was to rise out of fl.000 acres of swampland in 25 years to be one of the greatest harbors in the world. To this day, the Loa Angeles harbor has grown with no changes whatever In those plans. During the World war, he became chief of the "gas service," a hereto fore non-existent branch of the army, remaining In charge when the new service became a permanent part of the army and holding that posl tlon until his retirement after 31 years of service. He has received numerous military honors from the United States and foreign countries and attained a high place In the military service of his country. Mentioned for New Judgeship DEAF GIRL 'TRAVELS' BY POSTCARD ROUIE LOS ANGELES (AP) Thirteen-year-old Joan Geyer, a deaf girl ol St. Louis, Mo., la "taking a trip around the United States by post card." she wrote Mayor Prank Shaw. The girl wrote she was unable to travel and was requesting mayors of cities throughout the United States to send her their photographs and autographed postcards. Mayor Shaw complied and sent her a pictorial magazine showing scenes in and around Los Angeles. Oldest CJrad Dies. WALLA WALLA, April 27. (ff MBinr nviwin Yates Lanalniz. 96-year- old Civil war officer, died today at the home of his daugnter, Mrs. rnu.p ur Aiiliinn. He was the oldest living graduate of Rutgera university. NEW YORK, April 37. (AP) Re election of Charles R. Gay May 10 as president of the New York Stock Exchange appeared assured today when It was learned no opposition ticket or candidates had been nomi nated In the two-week period t aside for such nominations. MODERN WOMEN Ntd Net Stifftr monthly ptin sad dlay dua to cold, nervous r train, exnoure or imilar osum. Chi-chefr-ten Diamond Br od I'illi re eflaetlve. rHiblfindRivQikkRHf. Boldbr ffe ui orujupsu I or over t yews, ami m 7ty SAKO- . GREEN PINE SLAB WOOED Big DOUBLE LOAD FOR DIRECT MILL DELIVERIES FIRST COME FIRST SERVED I Phone 7 Now nr TsMrnt7.il onnnurTin rn. 4S A,.' mmu m saw w w mm vv 11 END OF NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE P i . f' A m Step Lively La :ii V ... Jeeves, so sad-eyed, so gentle, so utterly, utterly proper, thought gang land to be a bit of all right. They could swindle him. bamboozle him and buffet him about, but he in sists on proper manners, and so the underworld Is tn a deuce of a dither when P. G. Wodehouse's famed "gen tlemans gentleman" goes berserk for a delightful period of gleeful buf foonery in the second saga of the silly blighter's misadventures, "Step Lively, Jeeves." The picture, starring the Incom parable Arthur Treacher in the title role, plays at the Rlalto theater to morrow and Thursday only, with "Everybody Dance," featuring Cicely Courtneldge and Ernest Truer, as the companion laugh hit. Reckless Driving Charge Is Lodged Joseph Lester Zamrzla of Medford was arrested by city police early this morning charged with recklene driv ing. He was released to appear later. Police state Zamrzla drove his car at excessive speeds In the downtown section and drove through atop streets without stopping. He was ap prehended at the corner of Main street and Central avenue. l:45-l':4V!):00 rmmmw 1:45-0:I-V:00 25c-33c-10c z William Healjr (above), general counsel for the Spokane district farm credit administration, wan proposed by Sen. J. P. Pope (D. Idaho) for one of the two newly created positions on the V. S. cir cuit court of appeals, ninth dis trict, at Ban b rancisco. ft Today & Wed. 1 I J W ' ' ' I ROMANCE . . Burning with the Zest of the Uncos quered West I . Harold Bell Wright's "THE MINE WITH THE IRON DOOR" fftarrinf RICHARD ARLEN Henry B. Walthall Cecilia Parker 5 Tomorrow & Thurs! In Trouble Up M To His Neck! With no end to laughs . . JTJ and hilarity! JJ v 8? Ilauoh HITS! WE? JEEVES ARTHUR TREACHER PATRICIA ELLIS ROBERT KENT I And The funniest danc ing star of stage or screen 1 SSL & CICELY COURTNEIDGE Everybody Dance With Ernest Truex f Also )J I Selected 1 I1 V Tomorrow (Wed.) Only THE most UNUSUAL SHOW YOU EVER SAW! M I h, .Ud J' W asklnil (inland -fit MtK VJH0 Theatre L III RRY! They End Tonltel Plus "Let's Oct Married THURSDAY! 5B PLCS MICKEY MOUSE DONALD DUCK Moose Hunters' I I ' III 1 1 fpoi!mKiym!a"TonlWl 7' I I I'
