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1 PAGE EIGHT TlfEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. TTEDNESDAT. JULY 7. 193T. FARNUM FREIGHT LINE IS SOLD TO ' Sal of the Farnum Motor Freight Una of Medford to Ui Psclflo Court Motor Llnea. Inc., of Ban Francisco, was announced today by W. W. Ber raman, president of the California concern and Lester F. rarnum, aoie owner of the local freight line. The purchaao price waa not made known. The aale la subject to approval or the Oregon PUO and the ICC, which la expected to be received in a lew days. Mr. Farnum, who founded the Far- miin Motor Freight line three and one-half yeara ago, will remain In Medford where he will aerve aa di vision superintendent for the Pacific Coast Motor Lines. Inc. All person nel of the Farnum line will be re. talned by the new concern, Mr. Ber- reman aald. ' The aale Involvea the transfer of all office, ahop and road equipment and' operating rights of the Farnum line to the Puclflo Coast Motor lines Bight pieces of operating units were purchased by the new line. The rs clfle coast Motor Lines, Inc., will have 14 employes located In Medford out of It total of 32 on the payroll Tt will operate two services dally be tween here and Portland and one each day between hero and San Fran Cisco. Service between Portland and Medford will be on a 12-hour basis, and between San Francisco and Med ford oh a 16 14 -hour basis. ' The company operates a fleet of 10 auto-oar - Diesels with a standard fleet of Freuhauf trailers having a M-ton capacity pay-load and refrlg- ted bodies. The company will main tain three division terminals, one In Roseburg. and one In Redding. Previous to (he sale,- the Pacific Coast Motor Lines, Inc., operated through trucking service between San Francisco and Portland, and the Far num llnea trucking servlcji between Portland and Medford. ' One of the main reasons for the aale, Mr. Berreman stated, was to eliminate overhead ' and maintain more extended service to the publlo. He also aald that the purchase of the Farnum llnea by the California corporation would not mean trans fer of purchases from Oregon. "Aa a matter of fact," he explained, "the plana that wo have for develop ment of this line should give us more purchase In Oregon than hereto L REGULATIONS FOR STREET CARNIVALS (Continued irotn rg Ona.) procured under term of the, ordln ano. The oouncll authorised the . of 50,000 In bonds for the repair and reconstruction of paved itreeta aa ap proved at the recent special election. B1U were, called to be opened at 7:80 p. m. on August a, at a regular council meeting. i It waa provided that tha bond are to be in denominations of 1.000, to be dated July Is, 1937. and to mature aerially In numerical order at the rate of 10.000 per annum over a five year period beginning In 103B. The bonds are to bear Interest at a rate not to exceed 4 percent. The bidders are required to stipulate the Interest rate. Effective at Once An emergency waa declared to ex ist and the ordinance was therefore made effective Immediately, During a discussion of the plnball amendment It waa brought out that the council hsd been Informed that the annual gross 'take" of the 77 machines In the city waa rumored to be 189,000, the average dally take of eaeh machine being 0.78, The council approved the sale of a lot on the east side of Willamette avenue between Ninth and Tenth streets to the heirs of the Kent es tate, the transaction being arranged by Robert Kent. Chief Roy Elliott was Instructed to attend tho annual convention and school of the Pacific Coast Ptte Chiefs' association In Spokane, Wash., August 11. Mayor George W. Porter said the fire schools are of groat volue and that the city should send Chief Elliott to tha Spokane confer enot. Fire Chief Lauded' ' The mayor also lauded Chief Elliott for his efficient handling of the re cent state convention of the Oregon Fire Chiefs' association here. Coun cilman C. C. Furnas Joined In the commendation and pointed out that the convention events were run punc tually on schedule. Mayor Porter said the conferences were very In structive and be dwelled especially on the chiefs' banquet In the Hotel Medford. He declared that the muil cal program at the banquet was es pecially good and asserted the accor dion band that played during tho dinner deserved a vote of thanks. Called upon to give a resume of the convention, Chief Elliott said the Medford meeting had the largest total registration and the largest registra tion of chiefs for any state confer ence In Oregon. Everyone attending waa thoroughly satisfied, he said, let ters of commendation still being re ceived from the delegates. Convention Cost Low. ' Total cost of the convention wae under 860. outlay for the city being only $25, Chief Elliott reported. Part of the expense, he added, was taken from the firemen's fund. The Med ford convention cost, he. said, com pared with asoo expended on the meeting In Marsh field the year be fore. The chief expressed his appre ciation to Medford firms, the city street and water departments who had donated help and supplies. A compromise on assessments with the I. o, O. P. was authorized, the settlement terminating a long con troversy between the lodge and tho city. . With the advice and consent of the council the mayor appointed the fol lowing budget committee: J. - W, Jacobs, George Hunt, Raymond Mlk ache, Elmer ' Chlldcrs, Prank Runt?.. Raymond Wright, Tom Bradley and Eugene Thomas, , CCC SWIM STARS TO ATTEND CLASS JULY 12-11 Picked swimmer from CCC camps of the Medford district have begun to arrive here to prepare for the district' annual water flrst-ald and life-saving school to be held July 13 to 17. Six days of flrst-ald and life-saving studies will be climaxed Satur day evening. .July 17, with an aquatic carnival at the Twin Plunges In Ash land. Two qualified enrollees from each of the 33 camp In the district will be here for the school. Lieut. Henry H. Marsden, Jr., of Oasquet, who dl rected last year school, will again be In charge, with Lieut. Marcus H. Mueller of South Fork aa his assist ant. Both hold Red Cross life saving examlnera' ratings. As In the past, Instruction will be divided between Ashland and Med ford. Each morning the group will work out In the Twin Plunge tanks In Ashland, which have been made available to the tchool by Karl Nlms, manager. In the afternoons, the group will devoto Its time to class study at headquarters In Medford. Capt. William C. Ryan, district wcl fAro officer, Is In general charge of arrangements. Enrollaes will study for Red Cross life-saving and exam-1 Innrs' certificates and will return to their camp to conduct similar schools. Lieut. Mueller, who will aerve a an Instructor, baa just returned from a Red Cross llfe-aavlng school for officer of the Los Angeles, Fresno. Sacramento, Redding and Medford districts held at Ouernevllle. Calif. There he qualified for his llfe-aavlng examiner' certificate. The water carnival to be held July 17 will be a feature of the "Greater Ashland" celebration. The forty-six CCC men will take part In swimming and diving events, and will give ltfe savlng and flrst-ald demonstrations. ACTIV1ANS INSTALL OFFICERS AT MET Installation of newly-elected offi cers was held at the regular weekly dinner -meeting of the Active club In the HoUl Medford last night, with Dr. Stanley E. Phillips succeeding Dwlght L. Houghton to the presi dency. Delegates and alternates were nam ed to attend the International con vention at Olympta, Wash., July 23 and 24. They were Tom Wray, Paul Meyers and Dwlght I. Houghton, delegates; Bruce Bauer, Chet Hubbard and James Moore, alternates. Others who will also attend are Pete Peter son, John Nledermeyer and William McAllister, International president, who will preside at all sessions. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads Is 1:30 p. m. . California values Its system of 70 Rtatn parks nt 814.744,008. PLAN NO INQUEST IN SELF-SLAYING There will be no Inquest Into the apparent suicide of M. William Vcd der, about 43, who died at the Com munity hospital in Ashland yester day, according to County Coroner Frank perl tola morning. Vedder, who bad been employed by the Hall Construction company on the Siskiyou highway project, shot himself yesterday morning with a .32 calibre Remington rifle. Deputy Sher iff Herb Moore, who Investigated, stated. The tragedy occured In the kitchen of the Vedder home on upper Walker avenue while the victlm'a wlfo waa In the barn. It was said. According to Dr. E. O. Everett, attending physician, the bullet entered the mouth and be came lodged In the brain. Vedder lived only about two hours. The deputy sheriff said Vedder had been despondent for some time over 111 health and financial affairs. He waa a veteran of the World war. and with hi wife, had lived In Ashland for the past seven years. There are no children, Deputy Sheriff Moore said. Mrs. Vedder, It was said, heard the shot and rushed Into the house to find her husband lying on the floor with the gun In his hand. Floyd Clark, former Ashland police officer, was summoned, and he phoned for a doctor and thsn notified Chief of Police Charles p. Talent. Chief Talent aald the man had been placed on the bed by the time he arrived. A pool of blood on the kitchen floor testified to the Iocs tlon of the shooting, c. M. Lltwlller was summoned and hi ambulance rushed Vedder to the hospital. The body was taken to the J. P Dodge and Bona funeral chapel, where arrangement will be announced later. Missionary From China Will Speak Nazarene Church Rer. L. C. Osborn, a missionary representing the Church of the Kt arlne In China, home on furlough. will speak at the Medford Church of the Nazarene at 7:45 this evening. He will show picture depicting Chinese life in all Its varied ramifications. From the south will arrive today Rev. and Mr. Robert Ingram, for IS year missionaries for the Church of the Nazarene In Central America. They will be heard Thursday evening at 7:45 at the Church of the Nazar ene In Its two-day missionary con vention. Rev. Ingram and Rev. Fred M. Weatberford, local pastor, were friend at college. Other services Thursday will be at 10:30 a. m and at 2:30 p. m. Mrs. E. E. Martin, district president of the Women' Foreign Missionary society will be accompanied from Portland, by Miss Agnes Gardner, outgoing mla slonor to India, who also has spent a number of years In that field. She will be among the group to be heard In tomorrow's sessions. ' The public I cordially Invited to all services, - DEFENSE HEARD ON AUTO DEATH The defense In the trial of Nelson Cannon, charged with Involuntary manslaughter, as a result of the death of Francla Lee Her? ford, 10, on the night of April 20th last, opened this morning. The case wa expected to be In the hands of the Jury composed of seven men and five women, late today, or tomorrow morning. City Policeman Joe Cave, called this morning as one of the final wit nesses for the state, testified Cannon told, him, he waa travelling "close to 40 miles per hour," at the time of the auto -bicycle crash, and that Hery ford appeared suddenly In the path of his oar. Cave waa barred by a previous rul ing of the court. In telling the de fendant's condition from liquids, and the state's first question was met by a vlgorpus objection from the de fense, and sustained by the court. The state contends that Cannon was driving at a reckless rate, with out consideration for the rights of others, when the auto struck Hery ford. resulting In Injuries from which he died an hour later. Measurements were also Introduced to show the dis tance travelled by the Cannon car , after the crash. I The defense holds that the accident i was unavoidable, and Intimated it would attempt to prove Cannon was I blinded by the headlltfhU of an ap proaching car. The defense is represented by At torneys George M. Roberts and W. M McAllister, and the the state by Dis trict Attorney prank J. Newman, and Deputy George W. Nelison. The case Is the last on the crim inal docket for the present term pf court. ; Doctor to Move ROSEBURG, Ore.. July 7. P Dr. James B. Foley, Roseburg physician, resigned last night from the Rose, burg city council, to which he was elected last fall, and announced that he Is moving this week to Portland to engage In practice of medicine and surgery. He has served for the past four years as phyalclan for the Rc? burg aerie of Eagles. UllJlIburlllgS: Insist On Delicious Lost River BUTTER ROOSEVELT AIDES ON COURT ISSUE (Continued rrum Page One.). j the field, backed by the "worship pers of tha golden calf," Logan said. "they are starting out now to de stroy" the president. not one of the opponents of the bill could deny, Logan said, that the report "has been ael&ed upon by enemies of the president and used a -campaign document for tin origin of a new party to take over the Republican party." "Has It come to pass that when a man disagrees with the president ol the United Btstes on a fundamental Issue he is .to be accused of trying to destroy the president of the United States?" Senator Wheeler (D., Mont.) asked angrily, . Ha cited Senator Hatch (D., N M ), Senator O'Mahoney (D.. Wyo.), Sen a tor McCarran (O., Nev.) and other opponents of the court plan as "close personal friends of the presi dent." Advocates Have Edge, Before the second day of hard hitting debate began, statements ot support for the substitute court bill gave advocates of the measure the edge among publicly committed mem bers for the first time. This lineup resulted: 38 senators openly favor the bill. 37 publicly oppose it. 21 still are non-committal. The two acquisitions, bringing to five the number of converts since oom promise proposal was offered last week, heartened administration chieftains. They asserted they hsd sufficient votes to pass tho newly substituted bill. llllllliniipu" 1111 intrWK .at . rw"" ou ' i.a " .4- ,lrt ,f B,I, 01 ".t,tt' llll n mis Ml! Ilf3 timiiiiin II 111 llll WIIIMI 1 aBseJflf!l . nr.roiiT op conmtion ok the Farmers and Fruitgrowers Bank At Medford. County of Jarkson, Oregon, at rlose of business June 30, 1937. Rr.aoiRcrs Loans and doscounta ..........,. . 345,073.6(i bi3.il .. 176.743 St 3.000.00 - 19.33.H1 13I.J8OO0 4O807 Overdrafts Bonds, securities, etc. ' Ranking house none, furniture and flxturea 93.00O.0O. ........ Real estate owned other than banking house , Cash, due from banks and cash Heme Other resources Tatal resource Deposits: Demand deposit ...... Time deposit ....... ..390.363 90 l.i.mi.iTir. . aasa.4ae.ss . 143.713.3S Total deposit .......... Capital sorount: Capital " Surplus ....., Undivided profit net: Reserves S01.100 04 .. I M.OO0.00 4 000.00 .... 8.29.1.09 800.00 Total capital account (Includes $34.80000 capital debenture and, or borrowing) m.om.05 . J Total liabilities -..... . .VMU63 !) 8tat of Oregon, County of Jackson, sa: I. F. E. Wahl, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above atatement la true to the best of my knowledge and belief. P. S. WAUL, Csshler. flubscrlbed and sworn to before me thl 7th day of July, 1937. FAYC BRENNER. Notary Public for Oregon. -. My commission expires October 1. 1837. Correct Attest: Delroj Oetchcll, C. t. Oate. 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