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f PAGE TEN HfEDFORD MAIL TRIBUXE. MEDFORD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. JUSTE 23. 1937. AWARD OF PRIZES OF L Carnival. Dance Attended by 400 Tillamook Mem ber Wins Golf Trophy - Delegates Start Home Awarding of convention prizes and varied entertainment featured last night's carnival and danca which climaxed tha 3-day district conven tion of Lions International, held here. Approximately 400 Lions and townspeople attended the carnival, held In the armory. J. Verne Shan- gle, president of. the local club, pre sented tho following awards: Nine-year -old golf tournament tro phy cup, to D. H. Near of Tillamook, with a low net of 67. Cash prize to the club traveling the largest number of man-miles, Portland. Cash prize for the club having the greatest percentage 'of members In attendance, Park Rose. Cash prize for the best community display, Portland, with a t&OOO rep lica of Bonneville dam. Muile a Feature. Program for the evening Included a stage production. The day Nine ties and a recital by the combined Medford and Klamath Falls Olee men, under the direction of James Stevens, with Miss Jacqueline Mc Kce, 13-year-old vocal prodigy. Games and conceastona were also arranged and dancing closed the evening. A plea for Lions to work together fn combatting radical labor disturb ances and to aid In waking up the country to a realization of the forces endangering democracy and Ameri can life was voiced during conven tion sessions by Richard J. Often- baugh of Denver, Colo.. Immediate past president of Lions International and principal speaker of the gathering. Osenbaugh condemned the vio lence prevalent In present labor dis putes and urged hla fellow Lions to unite In efforts for peaceful settle menu. He also stated that the mat ter will be taken up more thor oughly at the International conven tion next month when prominent leaders of both the A. P. of L. and the C. I. O. will speak to mem bora, flucccssful Conclave. Delegates were returning to their nomes yesterday and today after ex pressing appreciation of Medford hos pitality. The conclave Is said to be the most successful in many years and much fnvorablo comment waa heard from visitors. Osenbaugh especially commended the club for Us sponsorship and com . pletlon of Prcscott park, dedicated Sunday, asserting that It represented onn of the moat outstanding commu nity services In the district. BAIIOOM IS PROMOTER'S PLAN Tf the Black Dragon nd Pets Bel eiwtro can b urged, bPRgod Intim idated or commanded to perform. Promoter Mac Llllard will atags a battle royal In the Medford armory next Monday night, he announced today. Since tho offnlr lat Monday when Belcastro handed the Dragon hla tlrt defeat In a Medford ring, the grap pling lmprrwirlo has been trying to arrange a battle royal, but to date, has met with only doubtful success Belcastro, Llllard said. h.) balked no little at climbing In there with fire guya who hate him plenty. And tho Dragon, afraid two or more will gang 'F on him and remote hla mask by force, olso haa shrunk from the Idea. However, Llllard el led. the free-for-all mUht be arranged; and If so. the following mcanlea and cleanle.4 wlli tako pnrt: Dragon, Belcastro, rrankle Taylor, Monte LaDue, Dal Hnddock. and Prank atojack. Mrs. Schilling Is Ashland Director ASHLAND. June 33 (Spl.) Mrs. Etta J4rhlnr wan returned to her position cm the Ashland achool board st th annual election Monday, re eelvlnj 58 out ot M vote. Th other 38 votes were cast tn a last minute "write-in" campaign for Dr. Arthur 8. Taylor. Bout hern Oregon Normal school professor, who said Tuesday that he did not know of any campaign In hla behalf. APOSTOLl FLATTENS 2ND ROUND FLURRY PORTLAND, June 23. (ffVFred Apoatoll boosted hla stock as a con tender for the world's middleweight title held by Freddie Steele of Ta coma here last night with a lethal "one-two" to the heart and Jaw that sent the young Brooklyn Negro, Tom my Jones, down for the count in the second round of their scheduled 10- round match. The San Francisco bellboy was spot ted seven pounds by Jones who weigh ed In at 163. Despite this handicap, the Brookryn boy took the first round by a shade, in the opinion of sports writers. ApostoU found the range In the second frame, however, and levelled his opponent one minute and 85 sec onds after the round opened. In the seml-wlndup, Dallas Ben nett, 160-pounder of LaQrande, scor ed a technical knockout over Paul Styger, 165, Aberdeen, In the second round. Frankle Oalluccl, 133, Portland, stopped Frankle O'Netl. 137, Pitts burgh, In 47 seconds of the first round. Phil McQuillan. 144. Los Angeles, declsloned Johnny Kunlch, 161. Ban Francisco, In six rounds, and Jlmmle Hefferraan, 155, Hoqulam. won the nod from Kid Thornley, 154, Silver- ton, In the four-round opener. E FROM SCHMELING CHICAOO, June 23. m Mai bchmeling made a world's champion out of Joe Louis after all. " When the teuton schslger kayoed the Brown Bomber In that memor able upset a year ago, he taught him not to gamble with dynamite. Louis never forgot that lesson. Because he remembered he's the second man of h.f race to be fighting men number one of the world. His poker face sprayed with the b:ggcst smile, he's ever smiled, the Biown bomber told his story and the ore reason why ho came off the floor to dethrone the game James J- Brad dock. "Bchmeling taught me to climb Into a shell when I got hit." ald the champion. "When he dropped me In the first round the first thing that came to my head waa caution. I got hell from Chappie (Trainer Jack Blackburn) between rounds for not tPklng the count of nine but I knewi what I had to do. Instead of piling In Ilka X did after Bchmeling hit me ; In the second round. I just boxed i and took my time. I "From the middle of the second I round, after I had managed to slip under Jim a lefts I knew I oniy ha2 to be careful to realize my greatest ambition. Since the Bchmeling fight I always wanted to get knocked down to see If I could come back. ! did and I'm satisfied I can be a worthy cham pion. I'll fight any man, any time, they tell me to fight." "He the gamest fellow I ever met," joe said as his big smile evap orated. "He can punch as hard as any man I ever met Max Baer and tre rest but I guess them years Jes' crept up on him. Nice to be young, ain't It?" Methodist Merger Near Says Bishop KLAMATH FALLS, June 23.-HP) Bl&hop Titus Lowe of Portland told the opening session of the 86th an nual conference of Oregon Methodist churches last night that union of the three branuftes of the church was virtually assured, remaining only a matter of organization. The last step, the vote of the Meth odist Episcopal church, south, is now under way, he said, the Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Protestant branches having already approved the merger. Use Mall Tribune want ads. ROADHOUSE OPERA. Mary McConnlc used to sine with thi Chicago Civic Opera company, but her most recent engagement was three shows nightly at a Milwaukee madhouse. "Just so I sins and eret paid," she said. She's shown in her dressing room. BOILER PROFFERS SITE, LB. Possibility that Ashland may be th home of a new stst tuberculosis hospital was seen yesterday follow ing the announcemen. that O. 8. Butler of that city had offered to the state a building sit and not less than S5000 towsrd the cost of con struction. The hospital. In case the offer Is accepted, would be located on Bridge street near the Southern Oregon Normal, Mr. Butler sold today, on property owned hy blm, but which he would donate to the state. A formsl offer of the property end capital was made by letter to Gov ernor Charles H. Martin, who re ferred It to Dan Fry. state pur chasing agent, with instructions to investigate. "I have no Idea when actual work will start," Mr. Butler said today. "That will be In the hands of the board, when and If they accept the offer." Mr. Butler remarked that he be lieved th weather In southern Ore gon would b Tery benefldsl to pa tients. A year ago, the Ashland man do nated ISOO to the state board to pro vide additional beds In The Dslles and Salem tuberculosis hospitals. FLOYD L. RITES T Funeral services will be held In the Perl chapel at 10 o'clock tomor row morning for Floyd h. Newman, who was killed In an auto accident last Saturday near Selma, Calif., while en rout to San Diego. The Rev. E. S. Bartlam, rector of St. Marks Episcopal church, will con duct the last rites. Interment will take place In the Siskiyou Memorial park. Mr. Newman, resident of Medford for tho last ten years, was born In Jerome, Idaho, on November 1. 1911. He was united tn marriage here to Mies Helen Wood In October, 1930. He Is survived by his wife, a two-year-old son, Ronald, hts mother, Mrs. Oeorge Etlcdge of Medford, a brother, Wayne Prlckett of San Diego, Calif., and three sisters, Mrs. Josl Stephenson of Medford, Mrs. Mane Dunqtin end Mrs. Neva Wslloce of Fillmore. Calif. TO VIE IN ASHLAND ASHLAND, June 33. (Spl.) Any girls residing in Ashland or vicinity who would like to wear the crown of "Miss Ashland" during the Fourth of July celebration and later at the "Oreater Ashland" celebratton may now apply for enrollment in the bathing beauty contest, It waa an nounced by Karl Nlms, manager ol the Twin Plunges and chairman of the event. The contest will take place at 11 a. m on Monday. July 6, the second day of tha celebration. Girls may register at either the chamber ot commerce or the Twin Plunges any time before June 30. and the list of successful applicants will be an nounced July 1. The contest will be limited to 3u girls, all of whom will be awarded free swimming suits on tho basis ol the date on which they applied for enrollment. Tha winner will bo given an extra quality suit, the most ex pensive and stylish on the market. Nlms said. ASK BID ON BONOS FOR WASHINGTON. June 33. m The Reconstruction Finance corporation called for bids on SHtn.ooo In bonds Issued by the Oregon state board of higher education, to be opened July 8. Included are an Issue for SM0.000 for a university building, ess .000 for normal schools and 118.000 for a nor mal gymnasium. Th money will revert to the PWA revolving fund, the securities hav ing been given for loans. Just received 30 summer styles for hot westher. See them at Otis the Tailor. 130 North Central. Lawn mover service, fell and del. Ideal Bike Shop Tel .Baa. 411 E. 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