Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1937)
fEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, M"EDFORD. OKEOOX. "WEDNESDAY. JUKE 1R. lf)37. PAGE THREE SOCIETY and CLUBS By Janet Wray Smith . Former Resident Med ford Visitor. Mrs. Donald R. Nugent, formerly MIm Ruth Young oi this city, 1 tha guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Young and her sisters, Mrs. Arthur Short and Mrs. A.' D. Curry, prior to sailing for the Orient. She will Join her husband In Japan. He Is professor In the W a k ay am a eollege.' Mr. and Mrs. Nugent made an ex tended tour through the Orient two years ago and this spring Professor Nugent was appointed to his present position by the Japanese govern ment. Mrs. Nugent was formerly a mem ber of the Eagle Point school fac ulty and for the past three years ha been teaching In Palo Alto. Cal. She la being greeted by a number of old friends during her stay here. Mrs. Nugent will sail from San Francisco on the Talyo Maru June 38 and will arrive In Japan July 10. She will be In Medford until Sat urday. stamsey -Buford Wedding Told. Of Interest to many Medford friends Is announcement of the mar riage of Miss Ardys Ramsey, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clay Ramsey of Kerby and Howard W. Buford, for merly of .Long Beach, Calif. The ceremony waa solemnized last Saturday at the home of the bride's aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Fltepatrlck, near Myrtle Creek. The bride has many friends In t&e valley. Mr. Buford Is a graduate of Oregon State college at Corvaltls and for the past three years has been connected with the national park service at Crater Lake and Ore gon Caves. After a trip to northern cities, the TOing couple will be at home after Vy 1 at Crater Lake national park. ' icVr ' F.. urogram for Thur... Meeting. Member of the Royal Neighbors will gatherpmorrow evening at the K. P. hall foi'v special program In observance of Fla"g-Day. A new flag will be presented at that time. A short business session Is scheduled for 8 o'clock. Mrs. Maude Lovell Is program chair man and la being assisted by Mrs. Grace Wakefield and Miss Joan Mo Conochle. Refreshments will be served later, arrangements being made by Mrs. Irene Shirley, chairman, and Mesdames Grace Chllders, Hannah Honor, Hilda Hague. All members and their families are urged to be present by those in charge. Miss Buchanan to Be. Wed In North. . Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Buchanan an nounce the engagement of their daughter, Vava Agatha, to Glen Wood Crause of Juneau, Alaska, son of Mrs. G. A. Crause of LaMar, Colo. Miss Buchanan will sail from Se attle June 29 for Juneau, where the ceremony will take place the middle of July. Mr. Crause la associated with the Alaska mining company and they will make their home In Juneau. Card Party Is Planned Tuesday, Membera of the Redmen lodge are making preliminary arrangements for card party scheduled for next Tuesday evening at the lodge hall. Bridge and pinochle will be In play and an Invitation Is extended to anyone Interested. Mrs. Larlson e turns Home. Mrs. C. O. Larlson is among re cently returned vacationists, having arrived Sunday after a visit in the southwest. She has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Anna Davis, at her home In Albuquerque. New Mex ico, for the past two months. ii jiai a'.t"L J QUICK or REGULAR Made from the choicest, plumpest Northwest grains. T Free from oat dust and fine sifted particles which make oats pasty. T Be sure to ask your grocer for Triangle Rolled Oats. They have that nutty, toast like flavor. ..so full of thit energy-giving Vitamin B. Mr,, buwnry Ii Among Tea Guest, Mra. C. T. 6weny of this c:ty was Among gue6ts at a large tea ar ranged last week-end at the home of Mrs. B. O. Bailey In Oranta Pass. Three hundred guests were Invited by Mrs. Bailey. Also a guest waa Mrs. E. A. Woods of Ashland Dr. Woods and Dr. Sween ey drove to Grants Pass later In the day. the group being dinner gueju of Dr. and Mra. Bailey In the eve ning. The Batleya have Just returned from a four months' trip around the world, and arranged the recent affairs to greet their valley friends after their absence. Mrs. Houghton Is Hote.s To Group Abr.v.t thirty Lady Actlvlana from Grants Pase and Medford were enter tained last evening at the home of Mrs. Dwlght L. Houghton. The affair waa dinner and bridge, the Oranta Pasa women being guests of honor. Arrsngementa were made by Mrs. S. E. Phillips, who was assisted by Mra. George Robertson. Mra. R. E. Payne Mrs. Homer Marx, Mrs. How ard LeClerc. Mrs. Emll Mohr and Mrs. Paul Myers. Medford Girl Wed To Chester Woods Announcement has been made of the marriage of Elsie Sweet of this city to Chester Y. Woods, son of Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Woods of Ashland. The ceremony wa solemnized June S at the parsonage of the Christian church here. Rev. James Hamilton read the services." The couple will make their heme here. Both hove many friends In the city. f Lodgo Opening Attracts Many Many Medford residents are mak ing plana to attend the opening of Rogue River lodge near Trail on the banks of Rogue river. The new re aort Is to be formally opened this evening. Several expect to drive there for dinner and remain for dancing latr In the evening. Music Is to be by Steve Whipple's orchestra and special entertainment plana are being made for the opening. Aid Meeting ' Set Thursday Members of the Zlon Lutheran Ladles' aid will be entertained at the home of Mrs. Carl Plchtner, 813 South Holly Btreet. tomorrow after noon. A business session is scheduled for 3 o'clock end will be followed by sewing. All members are urged to be present. Visitor Leaves to Return North Today. Mrs. John Talent of Salem left by train this morning for the north to return to her home after a visit here. She has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Plelds and Mrs. Minnie Bellinger for the past two weeks, Mrs. Hallgren to Visit In East, Among valley residents vacationing away la Mra. Fred E. Hallgren. who left her home In Phoenix yesterday for the east. She plans a two weeks' stay with relatives and friends In Minnesota and Wisconsin cities. Miss Carlon Is Home From South. Arriving home from the south this morning was Miss Patricia Carlon. who has been attending school In Pasadena. Calif., for the past year. She Is visiting her parent, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Carlon. Visitors Here From California. Among visitors In the city are Mra. John W. Hoyt, Jr., and son, Arthur, who arrived recently from their home In Sscramento, Calif. They are the guests of Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Hoyt. Sr. Degree of Honor Meeting Thursday Members of the Degree of Honor lodge will meet for social session to morrow evening at 8 o'clock In the P.O.E. hall. All members are urged to be present by those In charge. BEN GEARY FREED OF DEER CHARGE Ben Oeary of Trail waa acquitted by a Jury In justice of the peace court today of a charge of lying In wait with a gun at a salt lick. The Jury brought In a verdict of not guilty after about IS minutes' deliberation. J. W. Jacobs waa Jury foremen. Judge William R. Coleman presided. Geary contended he was lying In wait for cougars that hsd been kill Ing deer. He testified that he la all experienced cougar hunter. Oeary was represented by Attorney Thomas J. Enrlght. George W. Neil son, assistant district attorney, pro secuted. Use Mail Tribune want ada. CED Schilling TCcl has more flavor because it's toasted PUBLIC IS DOCILE AS LIVING COSTS IN ITALY ROCKET No. Grumbles of People Are Heard Despite 69.8 Per Cent Rise in - Price In dex Since African War ROME (UP) Reports painstaking ly compiled by absolutely neutral and disinterested foreign experta reveal that the "cost of living'' In Italy has Increased 89.8 per cent throughout the peninsula elnce . Premier Benito Mussolini ordered nla Black Shirt la Clone Into Ethiopia on Nov. 3. 1935. A large part of this Increase can be attributed to the 40 per oent de valuation of the lira. League sanc tions against Italy and Mussolini's policy of economic autarchy at all coau are responsible to a leaser de gree. These figures axe the result of In dependent atudies made In every prin cipal city of Italy and compiled In one central office by a statistical ex pert. The baala for comparison waa the official prices In effect on Nov. 9, 1939, (the day before the war was Initiated against Ethiopia) and the official prices In force on March 1, 193T. . The Increase In the price of house hold textiles (165.8 per cent Jump during this period) la largely respon alble for the aharp upward trend of thb entire Index. Other commodities listed in the "coat-of-Ilvtng-lndex" showed Increases varying between 10 and 27 per oent. Textiles Rise Greatest Some examples of the percentual increases during the period mention ed are: Pet. Higher Average meat prices 37.8 All other foods .... 13.9 Fuels ....... 18.0 Vegetables 10.8 Household textiles 155.8 General coat of living Index 89.8 It la a remarkable tribute to the government, however, that the prices of the most Important food staples. such as spaghetti, bread and coffee, have increased little or not at all. The same cannot be said for clothing materlala. Here are aamples of official prices in effect on Nov. 3, 1935 and March 1, 1937. 1935 1937 Lira Lire per kilo per kilo Spaghetti 3.17 3.17 Bread .' 1.83 1.87 .... Coffee .......................... 39.50 33.70 SOgar 5.45 8.32 Beef .. 8.45 11.37 , Lire Lire per per meter meter Cheapest calico .. 1.35 4.00 . Men'a cheap suiting 45.00 130.00 (Currently a lire Is worth 5.38 cents. A kilogram Is 3.304 pounds.) Middle Classes Hit The persons who feel the pinch the hardest tall in those classes whose standard of living is above the apa- ghettl-bread-wtne-cheese diet of the Italian laborers. The latter class Is aware of slightly higher prices, but not to the extent of the middle and upper classes. To offset the upward price trend. which was initiated at the beginning of the Ethiopian war. the government has ordered a general wage increase amxJi'''9 " - - rnJOUNCING" ft PERMUTIT A Pi g0& AUTOMATIC ) BUY IT FOR jf I lj ti. . 3 A DAY j) 1 ; ;j This automatic water softener is the latest development of The Permutit Company, world's largest maker, of water conditioning equipment. It is en tirely automatic, Water come to your faucet, completely softened and fil tered. To renew softening capacity,, im ply snap a conveniently located twitch "Thm Modern Eumllal to Horn Comfort Palmer Music and Electric Store Main and B&rtlett Phone 788 rJY7 ?'fiJ' TrT. I BLESS HIS HEART. It was a great occasion, broadcast by Italian radio stations, when the Infant Prince Victor Emmanuel of Naples, heir once removed from the throne, was christened In Rome. Here Is a scene from the colorful ceremony. of approximately 10 per cent to more than 6,000,000 workers. The increases went Into effect before the devalua tion of the lire and alnce then the government has been doing every thing within Its power to keep prlcea down. It has succeeded In controlling the price of spaghetti and bread, but In other fields It has been defeated by the rigid laws of supply and demand. Many prices could not be kept down artificially because the products had to be Imported and Italy had to nay with devalued Ure. In virtually all these categories the prices are now 30 to 40 per cent higher than before devaluation. The Immediate reaction, after a study of the foregoing figures. Is that Italians must be protesting and grumbling against the new sacrifices they are making for Mussolini a em pire. People Not Grumbling Such Is not the case. Fifteen years of fascism have taught the Italian people discipline. Many of them are appalled t the price they are pay ing for Italy's new "greatness, but they don't grumble at least not In public. It cannot be denied, however, that there la a considerable amount of unexpressed dissatisfaction at the new burdens placed on their shoul ders. Since the Ethiopian war, more and more taxes have been added to pay for Italy's armament program and these, combined with the increase In the cost of living, have made life ex tremely difficult. Mussolini's new 1937-38 budget for national defense totals 9376,650.000, or an Increase of approximately $38, 360,000 over the previous year. The new budget does not Include special appropriations which are made from time to time to cover emergency needs which II Duce considers neces sary because of the International sit uation. Right now Italy Is engaged on a gigantic rearmament program which ts straining every nerve of-the nation. Citizens are deprived of many raw materials because they are needed for manufacture of war materials. Muni tion factories and armament plants are working on 34 hour schedules, and are not required to observe the 40 hour week which Is obligatory for all other Industries. Iron Supply Inadequate There la a shortage of certain raw materials, especially rubber and Iron, and according to trustworthy reports certain portions of the armaments and the electrically operated control doe. thereetNobother.Nodelay.Inex. pensive to operate. Handsome Dultix finish. Chromium trim. U'e are author ized to sell this improved Permutit Automatic Softener at a surprisingly low price, and on payment, as small a. 25 cents a day. Come in and see it. program are behind schedule. To ab tain the necessary raw materials Italy must pay in gold and the treasury does not always feel Its reserves are large enough to permit large-scale purchases. The international crisis over the Spanish civil war has forced Musso lini to warn the Italian people they must be ready for further sacrifices in the interest of national defense. Italian scientists are working day and nfght trying to find substitutes for oil, rubber, cellulose and cotton to free Italy from dependence on for eign markets. More and more substitutes are be ing offered to Italians. The gasoline burned by motorists has a large per centage of domestically produced al cohol mixed with It. Italian textiles are becoming more and more syn thetic. Every bit of scrap-Iron and paper Is used over and over again. Every backyard In Italy has been rak ed for bits of old Iron which might be melted down and used for arma ments. Preparedness Is Permanent '. The entire nation, as a matter of fact, Is virtually on a permanent schedule of war preparedness. Start ing this spring every Italian male be tween the age of 11 and 60 must have In his possession a booklet of "phys ical fitness and military preparation." This booklet registers all physical changes and every aspect of the bear er's military experience and training. The grim possibilities of the next war are brought home to every Ital ian by a recent ruling which makes It obligatory to provide anti-gas and anti-bombing shelters in every new building. Old buildings are being re adapted as best as possible to provide shelter for Inhabitants. Military training of Italian boya Is being Intensified. Virtually no ex cuses are accepted for absences from military training classes. Middle-aged men who did their obligatory military service many years ago are finding It increasingly difficult to be excused from periodical re-tralnlng and new instruction. The average Italian looks upon all this military preparation and new financial burdens with considerable apprehension, but there Is belief that Mussolini Is "lucky" and will bring Italy through hard times to the great est era of prosperity and glory In Its history, The term "Jocko," applied to mon keys, is a corruption of "enJeco.V a native African name for the chimpanzee. FALLS INTO TREE (Continued from Page One.) the around when the storm suddenly rettled and shut oft all visibility. "We left Medford about S o'clock.' Broatrom said, "and for about twen ty mlnutea had good flying weather. Then ire began to hit aaualli and low clouds. "We were not familiar with the country and were flying by contact, that Is. we were keeping low enough that w. could see the ground. We xere forced lower and lower aa the clouda kept settling, and finally were flTlhtf through oanvona mnA ilnn. ureama and fax below the level of 'ne mountain peaks. "AUddenlV the ClOUda hit, HmnnH .Ike a curtain and abut us In com pletely. The too went Mr m th. ("round and we could see nothing. 'The commander hiwan n it. and we were expecting any Instant to crash Into. a hillside. h i.iu m climb through and went to S 000 feet. A Brand New Shipment Here Tomorrow Fifty 100 Virgin Wool Blankets To accommodate the customers disappointed last week SALE PRICES STILL IN EFFECT1 48c DOWN--50C A WEEK! 228 POUNDS OF THE G3ARTEX TOWEL GO ON SALE TOMORROW BUY TOWELS FOR MONTHS TO COME! Thi bale of irreg-ular Martex Towels gives th& people of Southern Oregon sn opportunity to buy th best of High Grade Towels at a saving of 35 to 60 of the regular prices. It is just once in a season that we are able to make a buy like this. Our advice is to buy towels now for months to come. LOT ONE 15 x 22 White two thread with colored borders LOT THREE- 22x40 All white two thread towels 10 25 LOT FIVE 22x42 Two thread towels worth a great deal more. Your choice 3 for $1.00 Again we say, "Buy Towels now for months to come" M.M. DEPARTMENT STORE, Inc. but could not get out of tha fog. "Then we dropped down aealn and barely missed a crash when we taw tree tops only a few feet under our ship, "He signalled me to Jump. I bad never jumped before and I waa ter rified, but that terror was nothing like staying with the ship. I was glad to get out. . "My chut was still whipping me around quite a bit when i tried to locate the plane to see if the com mander was balling out. I taw the sr Ip just dlaappesring Into the fog and Immediately heard the crash as :t struck the hillside." Palmer's Featuring Water Conditioner Of particular Interest to people living tn the country districts using well water, which In most cases is j hard wster. Is the announcement by j Clayton Isaacs of the Palmer Electric store, that they now have In stock i the new Permutit water condittomis. I Soft water Is now available for every ! home having running water, accoro- In to Mr. Isssca. Water conditioning has many phasea, but all combine ' to mske water better and more ; pleasant to use. ! "Equipment . manufactured by Permutit wilt free the user of hard water worries. It also removes bid tnste and odors. There Is still other Permutit equipment that will make cloudy water clear, that will remove LOT TWO- Extra fine heavy two thread hand towels, 18x28 LOT FOUR- 22 x 42 two thread white with colored borders and all white EACH C EACH CHA8. 8. ADAIR, Manager iron, eliminating metallic taste, red stains on porcelain, and stop cor rosion of pipe lines and plumblrg. "Twenty-five years of experience have gone Into the making of these Permutit products, and today every one can command the full facilities of tie worlds largest speclsllst In water conditioning simply by ad vising us of their problems." 18 to 1 shot Wins. ASCOT. Eng., June 18. (AP) R. Middlenas' Palrplay, an IS to 1 shot, today won the Royal Hunt cuo of seven furlongs, 155 yards. H. O. Blagrave'a Couvert. which started at 100 to 6, was second and J. P. Hor nung s Pegasus. 25 to 1 in the bet. ting, third. Closing time for Too lAte to Clas sify Ads Is 1:30 p. m. FATHER'S DAY Next Sunday, June 20th SWEM'S GIFTS FAMOUS 15 29 EACH EACH - LOT SIX Jumbo Towels, 23x44, extra heavy two thread. All white or white with colored borders 39c 2 for 75c