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THEDFOFD MAIL TRIBUNE. rETFORT. OREGON". SUNDAY. JULY 25, 1937
GIVEN JAIL TERM
Mrs. Becknell Refuses To
Turn Over 1931 Drivers
License, Or Get New One
Persistent refusal of Florhanna
Becknell to relinquish nor 1931 oper
ator's license and obtain a new one
brought her a 30-dajr acntenco In the
county Jail Saturday.
The court stated Mrs. Becknell had
refused to give the secretary of elate
her age and for that reason no license
was Issued by him. Testimony stated
she had been driving six years on the
old llcenso.
Records showed she had appeared
In court beforo on charges of driving
. without a license, here and In Ash
land. When Mrs. Becknell exhibited the
old llcenso In court but refused to
release It. the sentence was Imposed.
The court further Instructed the sec
retary of stato not to Issue her a new
license for one year.
"You havo defied this court, the
state police, and the secretary of
state long enough," Judge William ft.
Coleman said, In passing sentence.
Before sentence was passed the de
fendant was requested by the court
to turn over her 1831 drlcer's license,
and she refused, wheroupon sentence
. was passed.
Shortly after Mrs. Becknell was
placed In tho county Jail, the state
police brought tho disputed license
to court, per Instructions.
Following the Imposing of sentence,
Mrs. Becknell asked to drive her auto
home, and the court sent a state
trooper along, and then remanded
her to tho custody of the sheriff.
It was stated, that Mrs. Bocknoll In
her application to tho secretary of
state had neglected to give her birth
date, and for that reason a driver's
liconse had been denied.
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AT UNION CREEK
The Jackson County Homcmakera'
camp will officially open at Union
Creek forest camp on July 2S, and
continue for a six-day porlod. A to
tal of 63 women have enrolled from
Jackson. Josephine and Klamath
counties.
Tho camp program is being planned
to meet their needs as far as poa
slblo from the standpoint of inter
est and accommodations. It is an
opportunity for those enrolled to
maka new friends, develop new Inter
ests, enjoy the beautiful outdoors,
wholesome food and the restful camp.
Tho staff In charge of camp activ
ities are: Director, Mrs. Mabel C.
Mack,' home demonstration agent.
Jackson county; assistant director and
crafts teacher, Miss Helen Ann
Thomas, home demonstration agent-at-large;
nurse, Miss Leona Oleni
community hospital; llfo guard, Miss
Josephlno Hunter of Medford; cook,
Mr. Carl Sutton, Corvallls; and as
sistant cooks, Mrs. Mildred Drury.
Medford, and Miss Maudo Tool, Ap
plegate; crafts Instructors. Mrs. Aaloa
Sager, stato homo demonstration
leader, of corvallls. end Miss Rose
mary Gardner, rural rehabilitation ad
visor, Medford.
Sunday Is picnic day for the fam
ilies. The official camp program
opens with Sunday night supper and
vesper services. The camp activities
Include hiking, nature study, cratu,
reading, swimming, gainea and recre
ational programs. Those enrolled are;
Klainatlv county Mrs, O. K. Purdln
Modoc Point. Josephine county
Mrs. Evelyn Held, Mrs. Park Nomer.
Mrs. Alice O. Hamlett, Mrs. Robert
T. Harris. Mrs. K. J. Wllber, Mrs. Clara
H. Karl, Mrs. Mary Watts, Mrs. Ruth
M. Hart and Mrs. Victoria Sudabury.
Jackson county Mm. Ethel Blsh, Vio
let Dltsworth, Mary oustafaon, Jose
phlne Powers, Winifred Reich. Ida
cole, Belle Mitchell, J. W. Watkhr,,
Mlnle E. Weaver. W. C. Clannaway
Mra. W. H. Fnllln. Oladys Byrne. Mrs.
M B. Runnels, Minnie Barker, Mrs.
Roy Stanley, Mrs. Cannon, Mrs. B. K
Ford, Mrs. E. D. Hosft, Corvallls, Mrs
E. L. Glass, Mrs. Allco Ricks, Mrs
Eva Segessman, Mrs. Rend eater. Mrs
Evelyn MrLean. Mrs. Rita Myers, Mra
Evtrtora Bohnert, Mra. J. H. MeCrark
en, Mrs. Etta O'Brien, Mrs. nraoi
Crawford. Mra. Blanche Conrad, Mrs
Helen Messecar. Mrs. Lloyd Hubbard
and Mrs. alndys Rammln.
Directs Dance
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Pat Canon. Mcarurd, former itu
dent at the Pasadena Playhouse, is
playing an Important part In the
production of "Romeo and -Juliet,"
one of the play scheduled for thU
year's Oregon Shakespeare Festival,
August to 7. Besides directing the
dance scene, she appears as "Lady
Montague" In the play.
LIVESTOCK CO-OP
ON EVANS CREEK
Six Jackaon county farmera orga
nized the Evans Creek Livestock co
operative near Rogue River, Ore.,
sponsored by the community and co
operative service section of the reset
tlement administration, reports Her
bert M. Pcet, regional section head.
Tho new group wilt share expense
and use of a Guernsey bull. The co
operative Is set up under a patron
age agreement, with members par
ticipating on a fee basts.
J. H. Klepcr Is manager of the
group. Members Include L. P. Clark,
R. H. Johnson, P. C. Hathaway, E.
C. Johnson and a. E, Obcnclmtn.
Adding Machine Is
Stolen; Recovered
A Sunstrand adding machine,
which ,was stolen from tho Foster
and Klelaer company office at ail
South Front street Friday night,
was found later on tho railroad
tracks near the Medford Ice and
Storage company, city police report
ed yesterday. Tho machine was dis
covered by Glen H. Beams n and
Harry Allen, who took It to the
police station.
According to Charles L, McDon
ald, Foster and Kleiner manager
hero, the thieves broke the glass out
of tftq north front door to gain en
trance to the office. Two vaults in
the office, which were unlocked.
were not dlstrubed, nor were three
Royal typewriters, McDonald told
city police.
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HUSBAND KILLED,
The first dress rehearsal of Romeo
and Juliet was held In Ashland's
outdoor theater last night as the
Shakespearean Festival group began
polishing up their productions In
readiness for the, opening August 3.
"Romeo and Juliet," perhaps the
most popular of Shakespearean plays.
Is one of threo scheduled for the
all-day festival, Augut 2 to 7. "Tarn,
lng of the Shrew" and "Twelfth
Night" will round out the reportolie,
each of the plays being produced
twice. .
. Director Angus Bowmer and his as
alstaut, William Cottrell, who has
been actively directing tho "Romeo
and Juliet" production, were well
pleased with Saturday night's dress
rehearsal. Those who -witnessed the
rehearsal were impressed not only
with the Individual performances of
the actors, but with the movement
and timing of the play as a whole.
Produced on an original Elizabeth
an atago Just as they were In Shake
speare's time, the threo plays have
been costumed by Lois Bowmer, wife
of the director, each costume being
a faithful reproduction of a costume
of tho times. This year's festival
promises a number of beautiful new
costumes In addition to last year'a
wardrobe.
As the actora settled down for a
final week of work beforo tho plays
open, the Oegon Shakespeare Festival
association, sponsoring tho produc
tion, continued its drive for sponsor
ing members..
A number of new names were add
ed to the list and will be announced
early In the week:
BAIL HELD PHONY
Eugene T. Collins of 823 WeM 10th
street was fined $25 In city court
yesterday after pleading guilty to a
charge of reckless driving,
Collins was released Wednesday
night after his arrest by city police
upon payment of $25 bail in the form
of a check. The check, according
to city police, was returned from the
bank marked N. S. P. City Judge
All D. Curry issued a warrant for
Collins, and city police brought him
to the station yesterdoy morning.
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POlfTLAND, July 24. (AP)
Seventh Day odventists of Oregon
opened their forty-eighth annual en
campment at Gladstone Park today
with an estimated 6000 persons at
tending. It will continue until
August I.
KLAMATH PALLS, July 24. (AP)
Two persons were fatally Injured,
another was critically hurt and two
others suffered bruises today In a
head-on collision on the Lake view
highway eight miles southeast of
here.
The dead:
Dewey Byrne logging superinten
dent for the Ewauna Box company.
Viola M. Hicks, 13-year-old daugh
ter of Mrs. Ray Hicks of Klamath
Palls.
Another daughter of Mrs. Hicks
was Injured critically, while Mrs.
Hicks and a man riding with Byrne
suffered lesser Injuries.
The Byrne and Hicks cars were
demolished.
Dewey Byrne was the husband of
Mildred Byrne of 603 Haven street,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Much
more of 040 North Central avenue.
He is survived by his wife and two
small daughters, Joan an Margaret,
who were with their mother here. His
parents and other relatives reside In
the middle-west.
Mrs. Byrne left Immediately for
Klamath Palls upon receiving word
of the tragedy.
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THIS YEAR GAINS
The following fruit report Is taken
from the Oregon State college bul
letin for July:
"Total pear production was esti
mated on July 1 at slightly over 30
million bushels, compared with
nearly 37 million In 1U36, and 34.3
millions as the 1928-1932 average.
'The combined output of apples,
peaches, pears, grapes, cherries, apri
cots, plums and prunes, Is expected
to be approximately 16 percent larg
er than last year and 14 percent
above average.
"The western apple crop Is ex
pected to bo approximately 10 per
cent larger than In 1936, but 10
percent below the 1928-1932 average.
Unusually good apple prospects are
reported generally east of the Rock
ies, and total production for the
whole country Is estimated at 194
million bushels 65 per cent larger
than In 1936 and 18 percent above
the 1028-1932 average.
"In Oregon, tho peach crop Is ex
pected to bo about average, but the
Washington crop Is quite short and
near failures are reported In Idaho
and Utah. In California, the pcacti
crop la slightly below average. In
the country as a whole, peach pro
duction Is slightly above average and
21 percent greater than last year.
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Jlosing time tor roo Lat. to CJaa
sity Ads is i :30 p. m.
Exactly 100 persons took the 17
driver tests of the American Auto
mobile association which were held
In the county courthouse auditorium
Thursday and Friday under the spon
sorship of the Oregon State oMtu
association and the secr-tary of utt
Lee Oarlock, local AAA manager, said
yesterday.
No ratings were given out. Oarlock
stated. All dnt will be sent to AAA
headquarters In Washington, D. C.
where It will be tabulated and r.
leased later, giving the average gradM
of all cities in which l ha tests weie
gtven.
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Off To Prlwin
DETROIT, July 24. (AP) Day
ton Denn, black legion "Tigpr Man'
was taken to southern Michigan
prison today to begin a life scntenc; .
for murder. j
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HARVEST TIME
Man takes from the earth all fruit of the soed he has
planted. So in the spring and summer of life, we must
prepare to enjoy the fruits of our labor in lifo's autumn
and winter . , , by establishing; ourselves in a home of
our own.
That's why we aro constantly urging young couples to
lake adantage of the wondorful opportunity now offered
by the F.H.A. that makes it so easy and practical to
build a home.
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END OF N. CENTRAL
LEGION WILL AID
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Much Interest li being taken by
local service clubs and civic organiza
tions In sending Medford'a O.N.O.
unit to camp wltb a full strength
company. In this connection, C. L.
MacDonald, commander of the Med
ford Post No. 15 of -the American
Legion has appointed a committee to
assist in Interesting new members
In the O.N.O. organization and at
last Tuesday's meeting the following
resolutions was passed by the post.
Whereas, an adequate national de
fense Is one of the main obpectives
of the Amertcsn Legion, and the
maintenance of the National Guard
at full strength la an Important fac
tor In the national defense pro
gram. And whereas there exists at pres
ent several vacancies for enlistment
In the local National Guard unit
which must be filled before the
company leaves Medford for Camp
Lewis, Washington, for two weeks en
campment beginning August 17th. J
And. wnereas the attending oi
such encampments by young men af
fords an excellent opportunity for
character building and recreation.
Now therefore, be it resolved by
Medford Post No. 15, American Le
gion, department of Oregon, that this
past urge the young men of this com
munity to enlist In the National
Guard and take advantage of the
splendid opportunities offered. It U
urged that any young man of thsi
community vbo can attend the en
campment apply Immediately to
Capt. Carl Y. Tengwald. at 125 West
Main street, Medford, Oregon.
Medford Post No. 15. American Le
gion, by L. MacDonald, Commander.
H. L. Bromley, adjutant.
ind slightly cooler Sunday; Monday
generally lair.
Friday's maximum of 9 degrees
was the second highest of the year,
topped only by an earlier recording
of 100 degrees. Although yesterday's
high of 01 represented a substantial
drop, higher humidity prevented a
corresponding Increase In comfort.
A pelting rain, lasting only a few
minutes yesterday morning, failed to
cool the sweltering city. The shower
was accompanied by a thunderstorm,
weather officials report. Evidence of
the storm was not noticeable over the
city.
High temperatures during the day
normally drop after sunset In this
city but the latter part of the week
found many residents sleepless u
unusually high temperatures con
tlnued throughout the nights.
PROMISED TODAY
A thunderstorm yesterday morn
ing and high humidity throughout
tho day climaxed a week of above
normal temperatures which kept
Medford residents busy seeking relief
from tho heat.
Forecast last night was: Unsettled
LEASEES
We are going to handle peaches in carlots, and will be es
pecially interested in Crawfords, Elbertas and Hales.
Come in and give us a list of your anticipated crop. We
will buy for cash at the market price.
Pacific Fruit & Produce Co.
Carlot Sales Department.
224 West Sixth Street.
Holly Theatre Bldg.
Telephone 1001
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