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    MEDFORD MATTj TRIBUNE. MEDFORD OREGON'. MONDAY. MAY 17. 1937
PAOE THREE
SOCIETY and CLUBS
By Janet Wray Smith
Coming Ceremony
Planned for June
Announcement has been made of
the coming wedding of Miss Oerald
Ine Robinson, daughter ot Mr. and
Mra. H. E. Robinson o( this city and
Ira C. wilaon, son of Mr. and Mra.
Ralph Wilson of Sams Valley.
Date for the ceremony haa not
been definitely set but la planned
for the first week In June.
Mrs. Walter Clifton we hostess at
shower attently In honor of the
brlde-elect. Inviting a number of
friends to her home, fstra. Clifton's
small son Jimmy, dressed In appro
priate costume, presented gifts to
the honoree.
Friends Invited
lo Piano Recital.
Piano puplla of Mrs. E. . Gore
are to be presented this evening In
recital at 8 o'clock at the Baldwin
studio. A cordial Invitation la ex
tended to aU friends.
The program U as follows:
Fairyland Music Ada Mae Praget
Rosalie Roberta
How the Butterfly Keepa Busy .....
Wsdley
Coral Morton
Fairies and Brownies Oxford
Patsy Faber.
Falling Stars Williams
Delia Snyder
Swaying Pines Mattlngly
Harriet Walker.
Maiden's Wish Chopin-Barth
Dorothy Hanson
Chimes and Bells....Marle Seuel Hoist
Merlmae Currane
Moonrocketa (4 hands) Rolfe
Charlotte Older, Jean Pease.
Serenade - Oladya Gilbert
Thelma Howard
Spanlah Gypsy Dance Decevee
Betty Jane Johnson.
Mantilla .- Eckstein
Olive Morton
Poem . - Flbleh
Jean Pease
Tarantelle - Charles Dennee
Stanley Gustln
Dance Caprlcclso Cadm"3
Berntce Myers
Tanswela Meyer-Helmund
Kenneth Barrett
Valse Rolfe
Charlotte Older
Minuet a la Antique Paderewskl
Nell Stone.
A meeting for mothers will be held
at Mrs. Gore's residence studios. 110
Geneva avenue, Tuesday,' May 26, at
3 p. m. to discuss "The Child and
His Music Lessons." All Interested
are Invited. Chllldren's classes pre
paratory to piano playing are now
being crganlzed.
Session Planned by
Circle Wednesday.
Announcement haa been made of
the meeting of the Prtscllla circle
which has been set for Wednesday
afternoon. The group will meet at
the home of Mrs. E. A. Gardner, 703
Palm street, Wednesday afternoon at
3 o'clock.
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Lodge Pence
Set May 29.
Redmen lodge will entertain with
a dance at the hall Saturday eve
ning. May JO. Instead of the coming
week-end as previously announced.
The Grange
Phoenix Grange
Phoenix Grange met Tuesday night
and welcomed 35 members from Grif
fin Creek, two from Talent, one from
Gold Hill, two from Central Point
and two from Roxy Ann Granges. It la
always a pleasure to welcome visitors,
and we wish more would visit on our
meeting nights, the second and fourth
Tuesdays In each month.
Obligations In the third and fourth
degrees were given to Bert Stancltffe.
and E. C. Corn, and the first and sec
ond degree obligations were given Mr.
and Mrs. Rolla Reedy. Two names were
proposed to membership.
Lecture program, presented by the
lecturer of the Griffin Creek Grange,
consisted of slides, readings, orches
tra numbers, community singing, a
vocal quartet number, two . short
skits, and games.
Roscoe Roberts, master of Pomona
Grange spoke to all present urging
them to become members of Pomona
Grange, and also urging attendance
at the meeting to be held at Central
Point Saturday.
At close of the . meeting refresh
ments were served by the committee
m charge with assistance of other
members.
Home economics club will meet at
the home of Mra. Edmona Anderson
May 19. An all day meeting with cov
ered dish luncheon at noon.
FaRle Point Grange
Eagle Point grange will meet In
regular session May 18, with regular
officers In charge. Initiation of sev
eral new members Into first and sec
ond degrees, will be a feature. All
members are urged to attend. Lec
turer Orace Walker has prepared an
interesting program.
phoenix Grange
Home Economics club of Phoenix
grange will hold an all day meeting
at the home of Mrs. Edmona Ander
son, Wednesday, May 19.
Unitarian Minister
Hits Church Council
PORTLAND. May IT. (Pi The
Rev. Richard M Sterner of the Uni
tarian Church of Our Father labeled
opposition churches as "un-ChrUrttan"
today for threatening a "church war"
orer th admission of hi (roup to
the Portland council of churches.
The pastor, guest speaker at- the
Plrst Congregations! church, said ha
withdrew the application because
there Is grave danger of wrecking
the council."
Charles Newman
Passes At Home
Charles Deforest Newman died te
Saturday night In his home on Rom
Lane. He was 73 years old. Puneral
arrangements were being made this
afternoon by the Ferl funeral borne.
Oregonlans Hosts
In Washington
Word tronf Washington, D. C.
states that Senator and Mrs. Freder
ick Stelwer and Representative and
Mra. Jamea Mott have been enter
taining Informally for Judge Earl
Day of tbla city. Guy Cordon of
Roseburg. Judge Guy Moses of Cor
vallla and Mr. and Mra. Vic Mac
Kenete. formerly of southern Oregon.
Mr. MacKenzle la now national di
rector of the American Legion con
vention corporation In New York
City. The others visited the national
capltol on official business.
Among other recent oapltol events
concerning persons .known here waa
the luncheon arranged by Mrs. R. M.
Evens, member of Crater Lake chap
ter. D.A.R., . In honor of Mra. B. G.
Harding of this city, state D AE. re
gent who attended the . continental
congress there.
Among the guest were the follow
ing former residents of Oregon, now
officially stationed In the capltol:
Mrs. Amos.A. Fries, wife ot MaJ. Gen.
Fries, who formerly resided In Med
ford and la the aunt of Mrs. Volney
Dixon and F. Wilson Walt: Mrs.
Jamea T. Jardlne, wife of director of
agriculture experiment stations, who
was for some time connected with
Oregon State college: Mra. Ira N.
Gabrlelson, wife ot director of biolog
ical survey; and Mrs. C. M. Granger,
wife of the former regional forester
for Oregon. .,
Luncheon Set
By Lady Elks.
A dessert-luncheon ts being plan
ned for the meeting of the Ladles'
Elks club at the clubhouse tomor
row afternoon, regular ladles' day.
Time Is set for 1 :30 o'clock.
Cards, pool and bowling will be
arranged during afternoon hours. Ar
lady Elks are Invited to attend. Ar
rangements are being made by Law
rence Pennington, Mrs. Russell S
mon and Mrs. A. F. strnnett. v
Miss Southwlck
Returns Home.
Returning home Sunday evening
was Miss Doris Southwlck, who waa
among several Med ford young peo
ple entertained over the week-end at
the Oregon State college campus in
Corvallls, where Junior week-end waa
In progress.
Miss Southwlck was a guest ot
Alpha Gamma Delta sorority while
on the campus.
f
Grants Pass . Will
Entertain Golfers.
Women of the Rogue Valley Golf
club will be entertained by the
Grants Pass women Wednesday after,
noon. The Climate City group waa
in Medford two weeks ago.
Medford women desiring transpor
tation may call Mrs. F. G. Bunch,
local president at 744-L, for arrange
ment. Business Women
Meeting Tonight.
Business and Professional Women's
club will be entertained this evening
at the home of Miss Barbara Drury,
1009 South Oakdale avenue. Members
are requested to be present promptly
at 6 o'clock In order that a business
session may be completed preceding
the program for the evening.
High School News
by .
STUDENT REPORTERS
By Lois Brlnson
Fifty-two members of the 'Geology
II and Geo teutonic society took an in
teresting field trip Thursday.
They left at one o'clock In a cara
van of eight cara under supervision
of Mr. Finch, geology Instructor. The
trip took them to the Davla mines
about one half mile off the Old Stage
road.
They explored two mine shafts, and
followed a quarts vein studying the
formations. Miss Spurgln accompan
ied the group.
3 SPECTATORS KILLED
AT AUTOMOBILE RACE
LANGHORNE, Pa. May 17.-
Racing cara killed three spectators
and Injured four others yesterday in
the 60-mlle feature event on the
opening day program at the Lang
borne speedway.
Two boys who attempted to cross
the track to the Infield, witnesses
said, were struck by the racer of Bud
Henderson, of Akron. Ohio, fighting
in last place to keep from being lap
ped by the leaders.
Roaring along at better than 100
miles an hour, Frankle Bailey, 33, of
New Brunswick. N. J., swerved his
racer to avoid Henderson's car. He
lost control and the racer crashed
through an outer fence Into a group
of spectators, killing the third.
PISHINO TACKLE and Picnic Sup
plica at Huson'a Confectionery Open
erenlnss and Sundays
Schilling
pepper
Insist On Delicioui
Lost River
BUTTER
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TENTATIVE DATE SET
FOR TRIAL OF FIELDS
OF
Trial of William O. Fields, 63. Jack
son vllle, charged with second degree
murder for the slaying of M. M. Mow,
40, Ashland, on Feb. 6, has been ten
tatively set for June 7 and 8. In cir
cuit court. Fields In a statement, ad
mits firing the fatal shot, but claims
he acted in self-defense. The shooting
Is said to have been the culmination
of several months of bad blood, exist
ing between the two men. over Mow's
attention to Fields estranged wife.
The shooting occurred In her home
in Jacksonville.
Fields haa been a sufferer from neu
ritis since Incarceration In the coun
ty Jail.
Attorney Gua Newbury was appoint
ed by the court to defend Fields, and
has Indicated he will plead self-defense
and the "unwritten law."
Circuit Judge H. D. Norton, after
a week in Josephine county resumed
court here today, with equity mat
ters, owing to a case set for today,
being settled.
The civil action of F. A. Bates
against Ed Prefountaln, involving
mining claim work Is scheduled for
Wednesday.
The new term of the circuit court
starts Monday, May 24. The Jury list
for the new term waa drawn last
week. '
ROSEBURG WINS IN
FLOCK OF ERRORS
GRANTS PASS, May 17. (AP)
Amid an orgy of errors, supplemented
by pitchers who walked more than
they struck out, Roseburg gained
undisputed leadership of the South
ern Oregon league here ' Sunday.
Final score was 10 to 6, with Rose
burg never headed after tallying
seven times In the second Inning.
Farthering, winning pitcher, fanned
six but walked ten on balls. Griggs,
loser. In eight innings struck out six
but walked eight and committed two
errors. Each team saw 11 men die on
bases.
Short score: R. H. E.
Roseburg 10 8 3
Grants Pass 6 10 7
Farthering and Goff; Griggs, Chas
taln and Hartman.
ASTORIA YOUTH KILLED
BY HIT AND RUN DRIVER
ASTORIA. May 17. ( AP Ami
Farkkl. 33. Svensen, Is dead after be
ing atruck by an automobile aa he
walked along the Columbia highway
near his borne Sunday night.
Officers said Farkkl was the vic
tim of a hit-run motorist. They said
a friend, whom he had been visiting
a short time before, found his crum
pled body beside the roadway with
a fractured skull and fractured leg.
Indicating he had been struck by a
vehicle.
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TOMTTIE MAN ot the 20th
Century Limited, C J. Chase
says: "I don'C take chances with
my nerves. I smoke Camels
smoke 'em all I have a mind
to, day in and day out! Camels
don't get on my nerves."
63 Years of Married Life
Reviewed by Throckmortons
BIG APPLEOATE, May 17. (Spll
It was the rare privilege of Mr.
and Mrs. Arls Throckmorton to re
view long happy 'years of married
life together, when they observed
their sixty-third wedding anniversary
May 6. They spent the day quietly
at their home at Ruch.
Mr. and Mrs. Throckmorton have
lived In the Ric vicinity since their
arrival from California by covered
wagon 53 years ago next month. They
were married at the farm home of
Mrs. Throckmorton's parents on the
Sacramento river in Sutter county
In 1874. Mrs. Throckmorton, form
erly Sarah Bostwick. waa born in
Missouri .and Is 81 years old. She
T WYANT. 57.
TAKEN BY DEATH
Bert Wyant, 57, a resident of Ash
land and vicinity all of his life, pass
ed away at a local hospital early Sun
day morning after 5 years' Illness. He
waa born May 7, 1880, near Colfax,
Wash., and was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
B. T. Wyant, early pioneers of south
em Oregon, now deceased.
Bert Wyant was well known In
southern Oregon and had acquired a
host of friends. He was employed by
the Southern Pacific company as a
bridge carpenter for years, until Ill
ness caused him to leave that posi
tion. For the past two years he had
been making his home with his
brother L. H. Wyant of Lake Creek,
and his sister. Mrs. C. E. Bellows of
Eagle Point. Ore.
He leaves to mourn his departure,
seven sisters, Mrs. Mary Carlyle,
Klamath Falls; Mrs. Alice Allen.
Elmonte, Cal.; Mrs. May Bellows,
Ashland, Ore.: Mrs. Lena Bellows,
Eagle Point; Mrs. Amle Johnson,
Portland; Mrs. Nettle Wooley, Cot
tage Grove, and Mrs. Christine JoneB
of Medford.
Two brothers, Lewis Wyant of
Lake Creek and James Wyant of
Placervllle, Cal., also survive.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the Perl Funeral Home Tues
day at 3 p. m.. Rev. S. L. Divine
officiating. Interment will take place
In the Stearns cemetery near Talf-nt,
Ore.
Automobile Invades
Home, Hurts Woman
PORTLAND. May 17. (AP) Mrs.
H. W. Moss, Portland, had the un
usual experience Saturday of being
Injured in an automobile accident
while sitting In the living room ot
her home- 1
A car driven by Mrs. Harold V.
Utlberg, Portland, who was taking
driving lessons from her husband,
suddenly careened Into the side of
Mrs. Moss' residence, tearing a gap
ing hole in the house.
Mrs. Moss suffered scratches and
shock. The Ullberg's small daughter
was superficially injured In the
crash.
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TOBACCOS
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Camel are mada from finer, MORE
EXPENSIVE TOBACCOS -Turkish and
Domestic then any other popular brand
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crossed the plains In 1858. Mr.
Throckmorton crossed the plains in
1860, and later made two trips to
New York by boat, crossing the
Isthmus of Panama. He was born
in Kentucky 84 years ago.
Four children survive from a fam
ily of six. and Include Mrs. H. W.
Mc Dan lei and Elmo Throckmorton of
Apple gate. Lester Throckmorton of
Eagle Point, and Mrs. Wm. Hansen
of Medford. The pioneer couple are
the grandparents of nine children,
and have two great-grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Throckmorton arc
favorites of young people, and have
many friends throughoxit southern
Oregon.
VISITS SO. OREGON
The state highway commission,
transacting matters today in Grants
Pass and Ashland, was scheduled to
confer with the county court Tues
day, and discuss matters affecting
secondary roads. The county will be
represented by Commissioner Ralph
Billings and Otto Caster, and County
Engineer Paul B. Rynnlng. County
Judge Earl B. Day is in Washington.
D. C, as a witness before the O-C
tax refund hearing.
The highway commission was sched
uled to attend a luncheon at Grants
Pass this noon, and a dinner at Ash
land tonight.
It was reported, the changing of the
Pacific highway route through tlw
Plaza in Ashland, would be discussed
with the commission.
FRUIT Ai VEGETABLE
Frank M. McKennon, chief of the
division of plant Industry of the
state department of agriculture, will
hold a hearing at the courthouse
auditorium tomorrow afternoon at
two o'clock, for the purpose of rati
fying present grades and standards
for fruits and vegetables, pursuant
to action taken at the last session
of the legislature. The grades and
standards nre already established and
the ratification Is necessary. All
frultmen and farmera are urged to
attend.
Calneva Hot Spot
Goes Up In Smoke
TRUCK EE. Cal., May 17. (AP)
The aioo.000 Calneva lodge, en oddly
situated night club and gambling
establishment that drew a large
trade from the Reno divorce colony,
was In ruins today as tho result of
an unexplained fire.
Within half an hour after the fire
started last night, the 10-year old
building crumbled and was a total
loss, with all of its furnishings.
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Sneak-thleves pilfered two automo
biles In Medford over the week-end.
city police records showed today.
Arthur Brown, of 843 West 13th
street, complained that sometime Sat
urday night the cab o( his truck was
entered and from It were stolen 13
gallons of gasoline, a complete set of
socket wrenches In a bag. a one
pound grease gun. several wrenches
and pliers and about S3.50 worth of
groceries and meat.
R. Wageener. of 25 South Oram;
street, reported to city police "that
the door-lock had been broken on
his car parked In front of his res
idence probably early Sunday morn
ing, and from It were stolen a Glad
stone black leather physician's bag
and supplies, an old style suitcase,
a sample case and an overcoat.
Weather.
Northern California: Fair in soutn
and u nse 1 1 led 1 n nor t h port ton to-
nlght and Tuesday; light rain ex
treme north coast; cooler in interior
of north portion Tuesday; moderate
and southwest wind off coast.
Oregon: Unsettled and mild to
night and Tuesday; showers west
portion and over mountains; mode
rate southerly wind off the coast.
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CRANE
CRANE CO., 710 N. W. Fourteenth Ave., Portland, Ore.
Today the sport of fencing puts
much the same value on healthy
nerves and unfailing alertness as
did the deadly duels of long ago.
ONLY slow motion movies could show you
all the brilliance of Joanna de Tuscan's
darting sword play. Attack parry riposte-
happen too quickly for the eye to follow. In
Joanna do Tuscan's "Own words: "A person
who didn't have nerve control would never
stand out In fencing. My No. 1 reason for
smoking Camels is they never jangle my
nerves. Camel is the cigarette that I find per
mits me to smoke as often as I please. It's
Camels for me 'for digestion's sake' too. They're
so mild they never make my throat harsh."
WRESUINCACEJoseph
Green, absorbs plen
ty of punishment
competing In hli fa
vorite sport. A long-drawn-out
training
grind puts a strain
on nerves'says Joe,
"IenjoyCamelsoften
they help to ease
tension and never
jangle my nerves.
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San rranclsco .. 2S 15 .651
Sacramento 29 16 .644
bos Angeles 26 18 .5U1
San Diego 24 21 .533
Portland 20 22 .476
Seattle . 19 23 .42
Oaklnnd 15 29 .341
Missions 14 31 .311
National.
T. h. Pci.
Pittsburgh 16 5 .762
St. Louis 13 9 .591
New York 12 11 622
Brooklyn - 11 11 .500
Chicago ...I 10 12 .465
Cincinnati 8 12 .400
Phl'i.lelphla 9 14 .391
Boston 8 13 .350
America n.
W. L. Pet.
New York 12 8 .600
Philadelphia 10 7 .688
Cleveland - 9 8 .529
Boston 9 8 .529
Detroit -. 11 10 .524
Chicago 9 11 .450
St. Louis 8 11 .421
Washington 8 13 .381
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"JACK OAKIE'S
COLLEGE"
Jack Oakle runs the "col
lege". Catchy mode by
Bcoor Goodrato sod
GeorgicScolll Holly-wood
comedian. Judy Garland
Joftf I So joio Jack Oakf e'i
College. Tueday-8:50
pm E. 8. T. (9:30 pro
E- D.5.T.), 7:30pm C. S.T.,
6:30 pm M.5.T., 3:30 pm
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CHANCE TO LEAVE
Alvin Ruddell, charged with the
robbery of Spitzer's service station
at Talent, and under a suspended
sentence in circuit court for larceny,
was found guilty In Justice court
Saturdrv and sentenced to 30 days
in the county Jail and fined 25.
The sentence was suspended upon
condition Ruddell get out of town
and county before Sunday night. The
suspended sentence In circuit court
was for the theft of steel pipe from
the Opp mine near Jacksonville, to
which Ruddell plead guilty.
Ruddell when granted a suspended
sentence agreed in circuit court to
leave and take employment in Des
chutes county. He failed to do so,
but Instead secured employment on
the Pacific highway on the Slsktyous.
He was discharged and on the way
home ran out of gasoline. He at
tempted to replenish his supply at
the Spltzer station and was caught.
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