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PAGE THREF I Was Thugging activity and new business made It Imperative that extra help be added to the local branch. He also pointed out that the bank now has the lar gest number of employes In the his tory of the institution. Recently employed In Everett. Wash . Mr. Lewis states he la pleased to be located here, where he relatives. SOCIETY and CLUBS By Janet Wray Smith Use Mall Tribune want ads. OPEN HERE MAY 24 MEDFORD MATL TRTBUXE. MEDFORD. OREGON". MONDAY. MAY 10. 1937. Farewell Party Marki Departure. A farewell Mother Day party waa arranged In honor of Mra. Row Slng ler last night when members of her Immediate family gathered In her home at 514 South Orape atreet prlor'to her departure on an extend ed visit In the east. After the party Mra. Slngler left on the evening train for the aouth. all the guests going to the nation to see her off. She departed for South Bend. Indiana, traveling via San Francisco, Los Angeles, and El Paso, Texas. At South Bend she la to be the guest of her son. Valentine Slngler. She plans to visit rei"' also In Chicago. Toledo. Ohio, Flint, and White Pigeon, Mich., where she waa born and where her brothera and sisters Btlll reside. It waa the first time In years that Mrs. Slngler planned a trip out of the Rogue valley .and her departure was made a memorable occasion. She will be gone about three months. Attending the farewell party were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Allen of Grants Pass, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Clifford. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Slngler. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Slngler, Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Maddox. Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Slngler, Mr. and Mrs. August. Slngler and 19 grandchildren. Conclave Reports Heard at Meeting Reports of the recent state conven tion were presented at the last session of the Degree of Honor lodge'by Miss Adabee Seller, local delegate. Mrs. Mayme Seller, honor guest at the state meeting and Mra. Ida M. Wilson. Juvenile director who also attended, gave additional accounta of conclave sessions. A social session la planned for May 20, with Mra. Matilda Dletrloh head ing the entertainment committee. Mrs. Edith Elliott Is chairman of the refreshment committee and will be esslsted by Mra. Ruth Syles and Mrs Zella Doe. Officers Re-named At Million Meet Mrs. L. O. Oentner waa re-elected president of the Adult missionary society of the First Christian church at the last session. Other officers re-elected with Mrs. Oentner are: Mra. A. H. Gregory, vice president: Mrs. M. E. Otaen. secretary: Mrs. David Hood, treasurer; Mrs. Cora Wilson, world call secretary: and Mrs. H. W. Oustln, librarian. Mrs. Ralph Cook was In charge of the program. Mrs. Minnie Crisp spake on "Language and. Literature of Afri ca"; Mrs. Bertha Huson. "At School in the Congo.': and Mrs. Kenneth Chlldreth on "The Church of the Congo." Mrs. R. Parlette headed the com mittee which served refreshments to about sixty members and friends present. Dance Planned Friday Evening uwnhni and their Invited friends will be entertained by Pocahontas lodge at a dancing party next roasy evening at the lodge hall. Music Is to be by Dickey's orchestra. Circle To Have Buffet Luncheon m. A. s. Bllton will be hostess to members of the Queen Esther -ii of the First Methodist Eplsco pal church at her home. 126 West Fourth street, tomorrow afternoon. The affair Is to be a buffet lunch eon. IN AGREEMENT (Continued from Pe One ) Lemerys Hare House Guests Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Lemery are among Med ford residents entertaining week-end guests at their home here. Dr. and Mrs. C. S. Adams of Klam ath Palls are house guests at the Lemery home. Also stopping over the week-end were Dr. and Mra. Paul T. Neely of Portland, who left yesterday to continue a vacation trip. Mrs. Lemery Invited a few friends for luncheon and bridge today for Mrs. Adams. Miss Richards Wort man Guest Among visitors In the city Is Miss Pearl Richards of Pasadena. Calif., who arrived recently for a few days' stay here. Miss Richards Is the house guer.t of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wortman at their home here. She expects to return home tomor row via the Redwood highway. whose product is released through United Artists, announced he "wel comed" the guild shop. Charles Leasing, head of the Feder ated Motion Picture Crafts, aald the tentative agreement between the studios and the actors would not halt pic-etlng by his 11 unions. Crafts Set Deadline "Unless we get an answer from the producers by twelve o'clock noon to day." Leasing said, "we will call na tionwide boycott of motion picture theaters. We will concentrate that Boycott in the industrial centers of the country." Among those at last night's guild tally were Mae West, Otto Kruger. Joan Crawford. Miriam Hopkins, Joan Blondell, Jean Mulr, Chester Morris. Fdward Arnold. Francla Lederer, Boris Karloff. Dick Powell. Hugh Herbert. Donald Woods. Robert Voung, Gary Cooper. Jean Hersholt, Paul Muni. Adotphe Menjou. Evelyn Venable, Warren William, and Lyle Talbot. Mrs. Hart Home From Stay South Among recently returned valley lesldents Is Mrs. Floyd Hart, who arrived this morning after visiting In San Francisco. She was accompanied home by her daughter. Charity, who Joined her mother In the bay -city a few days ago. Mrs. Hart has been away for about ten days. Week-End Here Eugene Guests Among visitors In Medford over the Mother's Day week-end were Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gross of Eugene They were the guests of their daughter and son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Eston Humphrey at their home here, re turning north yesterday. FATHERS INVITED TO MAY 11 MEET AUTO All fathers are cordially Invited to attend a "Fathers' Night" meeting at the court house auditorium May 11, at 8 p. m., which has been ar ranged by the extension service of Oregon State college. Mra. Maud Morse, extension specialist in parent education and child development, will discuss "The Privileges of a Father." Although this program has been particularly arranged for men. both men and women are invited. Parent education discussion groups have been meeting throughout Jackson . county for the past six months. Ap proximately 175 mothers have been enrolled In these study clubs. Since ' these discussions have been held at afternoon sessions It has been im possible for fathers to attend. Mrs. Morse states that fathers have much to offer parent education, and parent education study clubs hold surprises In store for fathers, therefore, this special meeting has been arranged for fathers. R. G. Fowler, county agricultural Rent, will be chairman of the meet ing, and Henry Niedermeyer, county recreation leader, will lead commun ity singing. Parent education study club members and the county exten sion committee members will be hostesses for the evening. PLANTING OF CORN WILL START SOON Grain crops of the Rogue River valley have ell been sown and plant ing will soon be under way. according to County Agent Robert O. Fowler. Tomato planting should start this week but, owln to weather condi tions, may be delayed. Most of the plants are now In "cold bins" await ing transplanting. Pears have started dropping petals, and forming, according to County Horticulturist A. B. Cordy. Peaches, apricots and cherries are advancing out of the blossom stage. Frost danger fears haunt tlie fruit men. Cloudy skies last night thwart ed smudging. It was said. So far this season there have been three smudgings, all light, and none gen eral. Nominally. It Is figured the frost danger period ends May 18. but has run later. Meteorologist Roy Rogers has been assigned to maintain the Iocs serv ice until June 1. when It officially Clws. ASHLAND LEADS IN TAKEN TO PRISON James A. Corey, charged with rob bery of a Rogue River store on two different occasions, has been sen tenced to serve two and one-half years In state prison, by Circuit Judge H. D. Norton. George Kerns, with a previous prison record, charged with forgery. 7, as sentenced to a two-year term in the penitentiary. The two prisoners were taken to the state prison yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Herb Moore. A. W. Downs, held for forgery of an endorsement, will be granted a suspended sentence, provided he can procure employment and agrees to pay back losses Incurred by his acts The district attorney's office -said this would be recommended. Downs was lessee of the Corbln Edgell orchard in the Eagle Point dis trict and admitted Issuance of false lf.bor claims against funds advanced by the Pinnacle Packing company. Downs is married, the father of two children and' has never been in trouble before. FEWER CH1N00KS Bill "Thug" Johnson, formei mine guard for a Harlan county, Kentucky, coal company, told the Senate Civil Liberties committee in Washington that Merle Middle ton, cousin of the local sheriff, was "chief thug" for county coal operators for two years. "When I was thugging In Harlan county," said Johnson, "Merle Middletoa was the chief of the rant." The May-June term of the circuit court la scheduled to start Monday, May 34, when a new petit jury list and in all probability, a new grand Jury, will be drawn. Jucle H. D. Norton Is holding court tbis week In Josephine county, returning here the end of the week to transact routine court matters. The docket for the. present term has been cleared with the exception of half a'donen matters, some of which j have been adjusted out of court. criminal cases nsioo ior cany dates on the new docket include those of F. A. Bates, miner of Foots Creek, charged with assault with a deadly weapon, and W. Q. Fields. 63. Jacksonville, charged with second ! degree murder for the admitted slay ! !ng of M. M. Mow, 40, Ashland, as ; the climax of a triangle love affair. . Involving Fields' estranged wire Fields claims self-defense. He has been a stifferer from neutrltis since his incarceration. i Bates allegedly drew a pistol, and made threats against lessee of one of his mining claims during an argument. Ashland led all other cities In Ore gon during the month of April in registering non-resident motor ve hicles, it was revealed today by fig ures released from Secretary of State Earl Snell to Lee Oarlock, local AAA manager. The Lithla city chamber of commerce pasted a total of 1057 stickers on out-of-state windshields compared to 1173 permits Issued by the of pee In Grants Pass, In second place. The state total In April of this year showed a sharp increase over the same period last year; 7618 permits being Issued last month and 5796 in April, 1836. The total to date was given as 19.029. while the figure to date last year was 14.891. Permits Issued at other Oregon en trance points are as follows: Klam ath Falls, 632; Ontario. 41; Brook ings, 381; Arlington. 315; and Port land. 366. Medford Issued 324 last month compared to 237 in April last year. California motorists led all others in entering Oregon the past month with 3458 permits received. Wash lngton was second with 1553. Every state In the union was represented with the exception of Vermont. Hat her Northern California: Partly cloudy and mild tonight and Tuesday; un settled north portion, with rains ex treme north portion; moderate west to southwest winds off the coast in creasing off north coast. Oregon: Rain tonight and Tues' day; moderate temperature; souther ly gal off coast. Slips That Pit by KICKERN1CK 1195 Panne. Crepe. Satin 1395. Ethlwyn B Hoffmann. 6. it a. Green sumps. EARL E. SIMMONS DIES IN TALENT Earl Eugene Simmons, resident of Talent. Ore., for the past 11 years. passed away at the family residence in Talent Sunday at 10 p. m. after two years' Illness. Mr. Simmons wsa born at Genesee. Idaho. February 26, 1881, and was aged 66 years. He was united in marriage to Myrtle Hammond at Jacksonville, Ore., In 1927; they had made their home In southern Oregon since that time. He waa a carpenter by trade and leaves a host of, friends to mourn his departure. He leaves his wlf;e one son, F. Simmons, of Talent: three sisters: Mrs. Llda Simmons. Fortune. Calif.; Mrs. Pearl McCIaln. Canyonvtlle. Ore., and Mrs. Irme Melendy of Eureka, Calif.; one brother, O. B. Simmons of Crescent City, Calif. Arrangements for the funeral are in charge of the Perl funeral home and will be announced later. Although Chinook salmon catches n the Rogue river took a sharp1 drop yesterday from the hundreds reported caught late last week, four Medford men hooked beauties. The largest was taken by BUI Coy below Grants Pass. It weighed 34 pounds and is on display at Lam port's. Charley Berwert and Chub Hamlin also caught one each, and while not so large as that hooked by Coy, weighed In the neighborhood of 24 pounds. Both were caught at Sav age Rapids. Lawrence Duff also hook ed a small one at Rainbow Gibson's. State police report that very few salmon were caught yesterday, the lun apparently having passed Savage Rapids and continued up the river However, of 90 fishermen checked at Fish lake, state police said all had the limit In trout. The road to the lake was reported open, although rough In spots. WARN BICYCLISTS OFF S. P. PLATFORM Chief of Police Clatous McCredle today Issued a warning to all persons riding bicycles to stay off the South ern Pacific platform at the passenger station. He stated that bicycles were strictly prohibited on the platform, which was for pedestrians only, and that any violations would be dealt with according to law. Several minor accidents. In which bicycles have run into persons afoot, nave occurred recently, the police chief said. Drastic measures would be taken from now on, he stated. 20,000 CHILDREN JACKSONVILLE C. OF C. WILL ENJOY PROGRAM i JACKSONVILLE. May 10. (Spl.) The Jacksonville Chamber of Com merce will meet tonight at eight o'clock in the U. S. hotel. A fine program has been prepared. Including folk dances in costume by students who participated In the recent music festival at Ashland. All are Invited. Fortunate Fire. LEBANON, May 10. ( AP) A fire did the work of a wrecking crew yes terday when It destroyed a building owned by S. P. Bach of Portland. Bach planned to raze the structure next month to fke way for a mod em store. Over 20.000 children In the rural districts have been immunized at no cost to themselves by the state 40 et 8. It was reported by Dr. F. J. Ernst, cf the United States Veterans hos pital in Portland, at the annual trl state "wreck" held In Pendleton Sat urday. Lee Oarlock said today. Oarlock. Grand Chef de Gare of the state 40 et 8. returned to Medford ;p.at night from attending the "wreck" and reported that over 100 members from Oregon. Washington and Idaho attended. All state officers were present, he stated, with a banquet In the Elke lodge and a parade In the afternoon featuring the conven tion. Seven new members were Initiated into the organization, with Lew Cor bett, formerly of Medford. heading the "wrecking club" from Walla Walla, Wash. CLAYTON W. LEWIS ON U. S. NATIONAL STAFF Clayton W. Lewis of Medford has been employed aa a bookkeeper by the Medford branch of the United States National bank of Portland, It was announced today by George T Frey, manager. Mr. Frey stated that the Increased Do you wear "Half Size" dresses? That is. are you 5 feet 4 inches tall, or less? Then what you need in a corest is a "HALF SIZE" LE GANT built to fit your own short-waisted figure requirements! There are three types of "Half -Size" Le Qant normal, full-bosomed, full hipped. One of them will fit you like a glove smooth and unwrin kled through the waist, all the curves hitting the right places. You've waited a long time for this development in corsetry don't wait another day for your new figure 1 All "Half-Size" Le Oants have the famous "Two Way-One Way" back construction, for hip-curve control There are three types of short figures which is yours? (ryA small ()Lvtei.r.e J Vyni uabg, KgrJi bust 7 Bust" 7 v.1-JJ H Bust $495 Other Styles . $295to$75o M. M. DEPARTMENT STORE CHARLES S. ADAIR, Manager CAKE ON SALE HERE A bit of Merrle England will be brought to Medford tomorrow and Wednesday when replicas of the of ficial Coronation cake may be pro cured at the two Groceterias. The Coronation cake will oe pro duced In the Groceteria Home Purity bakery from a teclpe received directly from a London firm commissioned to work out a standard formula for use by all English bake shops. It Is a chocolate cake with a pine apple fluff filling. It la fashioned like the British crown and Is sur mounted by a bit of decoration to represent the royal rubles. The cake will be standard pastry for all coro nation parties In England Wednesday. Limit Set for Cabs. MANSFIELD. O. (UP) Taxi com pany officials, co-operating with Po- lice Chief Meade K. Bates in a safety drive, have agreed to Install gov ernors on all cabs to hold their max Imum np'x'd to 30 miles an hour. WOMEN OF ALL AGES Zuber Promoted To Head Office A farewell party was arranged Bat urday night by Dr. Orace Orr for J. E. Zuber. district manager for the State Oil and Gas Co. here since last December, who has been pro moted to a position with the head office of the company In Portland. Dr. Orr had as guests all sates people in the district aiding In pro motion of the state-wide Harney ralley project. C. E. Naffziger. salesman, has been appointed to succeed Zuber. 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