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afEPFOftP M An, TRTBUyE. MEPFORTV OREGON'. STJSTDAY, AUGUST 1. 1937
F.G.
DIES INJWEDEN
Cablegram Tells Of Passing
Long Active In Valley
Affairs.
Dr. Franc 1 o. flwodenburg, prom
inent Ashland phyntclnn and turgeoo.
dld in ht native Gothenburg, Swe
den, his nephew, Carl Sweden burg,
wa Iniormrd by cablegram yenterday.
The brief mesaage did not sUte
when the doctor died or what caiued
death. He waa In good health when
be left Aahland on July 2 with hi
wife and two daughter for a tour of
Europe. He waa 69 yeara old.
Dr. 8 wed en burg waa widely known
In southern Oregon, having been ac
tive in medical, civic, fraternal and
business affairs. He took a prominent
part In the JackAon County and
Southern Oregon Medical societies of
which he had served as president. He
was a fellow of the American Collcffe
of Surgeons and a member of the
American Medical association. He was
Ashland city health officer from 1908
to 1030. I
He was a pnt exalted ruler of the
Ashland Elks lodge, past noble grand
of the Independent Order of Odd Pel
lows, a member of HIMah temple of
the Shrine, Modern Woodmen of
America and the Ashland Methodist
Episcopal church.
Dr. Swedenburg's business Interests
were extenilve. He owned and oper
ated the Swcdenburg building at 3rd
and East Main streets, Ashland, where
. he had his offices. Te owned also two
large pear orchards, one In Fern Vat
ley and the other near Phoenix. He
was a director of the Blair Granite
company and held investments in
other Ashland enterprises. Including
the Bagley Canning company.
The doctor was Influential in civic
affairs and helped to promote numer
ous projects one of the moat Impor
tant of which was Reeder dam which
forms the reservoir that provides Ash
land with water. He was appointed to
the Ashland city council in 1934 by
Mayor Thornton S. WUey and was
to have served until the general 1036
lection.
Dr. Swedenburg and his wife left
Ashland on July 2 for Oothenburg,
Sweden. They were Joined en route
by their daughters. Dr. Genevieve
Swedenburg. Interne at Pittsburg Uni
versity Medical Center, and Miss Elea
nor, a nurse at Barnes hospital, St.
Louis, Mo. In Vienna Dr. Genevieve
was to continue work In her medical
studies and Miss Eleanor waa to take
post graduate work In nursing.
The family sailed from New York on
July 10 and were to have arrived in
Gothenburg on July 10. After a visit
of ten days In Oothenburg they were
to have continued to Stockholm to be
guests of other relatives. Prom there
the daughters were going to Vienna
and the doctor was to have vlalted the
leading clinics of Europe.
Dr. Swedenburg waa born In Ooth
enburg on October 18, 1868, the son
of Mr. and Mn, John Henry Sweden
burg. When he was alx months old,
he came to the United State with
hla parents, the family taking up res
idence In Maiden Rock, Wis., where
the boy received hU early education.
He was graduated from the Be
irtan'i buatness and normal school at
Rd Wing. Minn.. In 1895 and procured
a degree In pharmacy at Valparaiso.
Ind., tn 1BH7. He received the drre
of doctor of medicine at the Rush
Medical college, Chicago, In 1000 af
ter studying- at the University of
Minnesota. His pott graduate work
included study In Chicago. Philadel
phia, New York and several European
centers.
On July 28, 1006, Dr. Swedenburg
and Olive Ester Eggleeton were mar
ried in Red Wing, Minn. The couple
came to Ashland in 1007. Their latest
Ashland residence at 990 Siskiyou
boulevard was considered one of
southern Oregon's show places.
In addition to bis wife and two
daughters Dr. Swedenburg Is sur
vived by two brothers. Dr. A. W. Swe
denburg of Thief River Palls, Minn.,
and C. J. Swedeneburg ' of Cannon
Palls. His nephew Carl came from
Thief River Palls this summer to look
after his properties while he was
abroad.
No word was received regarding fu
neral arrangements.
LONG TIME CITY
RESIDENT DEAD
William Wuley Hall. aged 18.
pnued away at the home of nla
daughter and aon-ln-law, Mr. and
Mra. Otto DeJarnett at 018 west
Jackson uarly Saturday morning.
Mr. Hall has been In falling healtn
for the past four yeara during which
time he haa realded with hla daugh
ter. He formerly realded a ahort
distance north of Medford.
Mr. Hall haa been a resident of.
Medford for the laat 30 year,. Hla
wife. Lettle E. Hall, pained away In
April, 1935. ,
Besldea hla daughter, Mra. Dejar
nett, he leaves one grandson, Wil
liam Purdln of Portland. Alao three
sinters and one brother, two of
which reside In Maine, one at Long
Beach, Cal and the brother In
Delaware.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the Conger chapel at 3 p. m.
Monday with Hev. D. E. Millard of
ficiating. Interment will be made
beside his deceased wife In the Sis
kiyou memorial park.
ANNUAL MEET OF
STATE INSURANCE
Tl
Prominent Executives Of
East Coast To Attend
Two Day Session Here.
MRS. ASHER NEFF
TO LAST REWARD
Ruth Turn bow Neff. wife of James
Asher Neff of this city, pnssed away
in Portland Friday while there for
a brief time. Ruth Turnbow was
born at Rose burg April 19, 1903.
She was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J, A. Turnbow. She also leaven
beMde her husband, four children.
LeRoy, Joan, Barbara and Bettte
Neff, all at home. Also five brother
and three sisters, George and John
Turnbow of Weatwood. Calif.; Alva
of Eugene, Ore.; Amos Turnbow and
Mary Crocker of Medford; Esther
Coleman, Mt. Shasta, Cnl.; Eunice
McCoy. Central Point and Woodrow
Turnbow of Haines, Alnska.
The body will arrive In Medrord
Sunday and committal services un
der auspices of the Medford Apos
tolic Faith mission will be neia
at the grave in the Medford I O O F.
cemetery at 3 p. m. Tuesday.
Regular services were held in
Portland Saturday. Conger funeral
parlors are In charge of arrange
ments here.
8nel Honored
ARLINGTON. July 31. (AP)
Oeorge Sane of Arlington was elect
ed commander of the local Ameri
can Legion post at elections here
thta week. Enrl Snell, secretary ol
state, a member of the local 'post,
waa named delegate to the state
convention at Albany In AuRiwt.
Between 100 and ISO persons ere
expected to attend the annual con
vention of the Oregon state insur
ance Agents' association here next
Thursday and Friday.
Several nationally prominent in
surance executives from the Pacific
coast and the east are to participate
In the convention and address the
bulsness sessions. The meetings will
be held In the Jackson county court
house auditorium.
Reservations Indicate that between
80 end 100 local agents and between
40 and M company representatives
will be present. It was stated by Har
old Brown, committee member.
Thursday afternoon will be devoted
to a tournament at the Rogue River
Valley Oolf club. Those not Inter
ested In golf will be taken on a
sight-seeing trip to Crater Lake na
tional park.
The annual banquet will be held
In the Hotel Medford at 7 o'clock
Friday night.
Earl Tumy is general chairman of
the convention committee. Assisting
him are Harold Brown. Max Pelrce,
J. O- Collins, Cole Holmes, Mark
Goldy and John Wilkinson.
STAGES COUNCIL
Cub Pack No. 8. sponsored by the
Washington School P.-T. A., held Its
second achievement council Friday
evening at the Washington school.
The meeting was well attended by
parents and Cub, and leadera of the
pack. The following Cuba advanced
from the rank of Bob Cat to Wolf:
Oene Shares. Lylc White. Kenneth
Carpenter and Harold Jenkins. Ad
vancing from Wolf to Bear rank
were James Brtnson, Tom Collie and
James Hoey.
During the program following the
making of the awards. Scout lm El
liott of Troop No. 7 gave an Inter
eating talk to the National Boy Scout
Jamboree at Washington. D. C, from
which tho Bcouta of the Crater Lake
area council have Just returned.
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mra. Loula Hughes
of route 1 a baby boy weighing 7
pounds 14 ouncea at Sacred Heart
hospital July 39.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Oldham
of 1133 Court atreet a baby boy
weighing 0 pounds 8 ounces at
Sacred Heart hospital July 30.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Tenny
son of 114 Almond street a baby
girl weighing t pounda 14 ouncea at
Sacred Heart hospital July 30.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Grant FarrU
of 2015 East Main street a baby girl
weighing 7 pounds 18 ounces at
sacred Heart hospital July 30.
Closing time for Too Late to Clas
sify Ads Is 1 :30 p. m.
We Start Our August Sales
Tht Wash Dress Lux Event
Monday morning w start our August galea with this combination
Lux, Wash Dress event. Miss Nona Crosby of the Lux Labora
. tories will be In our Wash Dress Dept. Her hints on the care of
wash fabrics will save you money,
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We have selected for thla event a group of lovely
Wifth Dresses, inch as cool swlwrs, voiles, sheers and
RnRlttth prints. Drew with sun backs, with Jackets
and frocki with Dundel nktrts. The trimmings are
neta. organdie, velvet rlbboni and smart buttons. We
have priced them only
$295
FREE LUX!
Miss Crosby of the Liu Co,
will prftmnt a mgxilar alee
paksr of Lux to every cus
tomer purchasing a Wash Dress
from 11 OA up. One parkane
to a customer). Lining your
wimh rrocks keeps them like
new.
MANNS
WE RECOMMEND LUX FOR WASH DRESSES
Mrs. Alice Hamilton of Klamath
Palls baa established her camp on
Hucitieoerry mountain for the 47th
consecutive year. Rogue river national
forest headquarters announced yes
terday. Mra. Hamilton sets up camp on the
mountain every year f pick huckle
berries which she nells in bulk and
canned. She has three helpers In her
camp this year. She Is getting an early
start aa the berries will not be ripe
for at least another fortnight, forest
headquarter! said.
An expert rifle shot. Mra. Hamil
ton remain in camp late enough Into
the autumn each year to get herself
the two deer allowed by law.
HEARING ENDS ON
TRUCK LINE PLEA
Hearing waa completed In the fed
eral courtroom here Friday on the
application of the Pierce Auto freight
Lines, Inc., for a certificate from the
Interstate commerce commission t o
render trucking service between San
Francisco and Portland and way
points.
Briefs are to be submitted hv th
Interested parties to the Joint board
which held the hearings and later tha
board Will make it ritonmmenrl..lnn
to the I.C.C. A. L. Stephens of Port-
iana was examiner for the I.C.C. and
H. H. Hauser of Salem represented
the Oregon nubile utilities nnmmi..
slon. The California railroad com
mission was also a party to the hear
ing as a member of the board but
had no representative present.
Coupe Upsets, When
Struck; No Injury
A Ford coupe drlved by O. Robert
Goodall of CCC Camp Wineglass, Cra
ter lake, was upset at the corner of
South Central avenue and Ninth
street at s p. m. yesterday when It
was struck by a machine operated by
Edward Anderson of 19 Hazel street,
socordlng to city police. Nobody was
injured.
OoodsU, police slated, was traveling
south on South Central avenue, and
waa struck broadsldo by the Ander
son car. pulling Into South Central
from Klnth street. The Ford coupe
was damaged considerably while the
Studebaker driven by Ander received
minor injury,
The department of agriculture est
imates the South Texas Bermuda on
ion crop at 1,993.000 sacks, 32 pcr
cpnt less than last year's production.
TYBALT!
r t- ii i wiiii inn iinirfr
Morgan rook nf the Cornish school.
Seattle, In spending the hu miner In
ko ill hern Oregon In order to take part
In the Shakespeare festival which
opens In . Ashland tomorrow night.
He la f-hown above as he appears In
the role of Tybalt In "Romeo and
Juliet." He will appear as Tranlo ill
"Taming of the Shrew" tomorrow
night.
Florhanna Mae Becknell. serving ft
30-day sentence in the Jackson coun
ty Jail, for non possession of an auto
driver's license, did not take ap ex
amination for a, new one today as
she had indicated a willingness to do,
and Instead remained In her cell, to
complete the first week of her sentence.
Sheriff 3yd I. Brown Informed Mrs.
Becknell he would be available by
telephone, any time during office ;
hours, to take her before the driving !
examiners here on a regular weekly
visit. The sheriff said Mrs. Becknell
was "unable to make up her mind.
Justice of the Peace William R
Coleman, committing magistrate, has
Indicated he would consider releas
ing Mrs. Becknell. if and when, she
took and passed, the examination."
The Jail matron said Mrs. Becknell
was 'cheerful and pleasant
Boosts Wild Life
MARSHPrELD. Ore.. July 31. (AP)
Gov. Charles Martin urged members
of the state game commission here to
make Oregon a "sportsmen's para
dise" and double Its fish, hatchery
output In 1938.
VALLEY POSTS 10
STATE CONCLAVE
IN SPECIAL CARS
Local Legionnaires are busily en
gaged In making final plans for rep
resentation at the annual state con
vention of The American Legion
which convenes In Albany next week.
A large number of veterans from Med
ford ond other southern Oregon com
munities plan to make the trip via
the Southern Pacific railroad and it
is thought that at least two special
cars will be needed to take care of
the Legion groups from Medford, Ash
land. Grants Pass and Rose burg.
Members of Medford post wishing
reservations are asked to contact Lee
Oarlock at 313 at onoe.
A meeting of the local post will
be held at the armory Tuesday night
at which time, final preparations for
the convention will be made. All
members are requested to be present
as several Important matters will be
presented for discussion, officers said.
BUILDING TOTAL
IN JULY $23,580
New Photo-Finish
Shop Opened Here
Announcement of the opening of a
new photo-flnlshlng service shop In
the Liberty building was made yes
terday by Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Gal
lap and Mr. and Mra. Hal Carver,
proprietors. The new business will
open for business tomorrow morn
ing. The proprietors moved to Medford
recently from Belvldere. 111., where
they operated the Mid-Western Stu
dio. Enlarging and color work will
be done Immediately, the owners an
nounce. The atudlo will handle por
trait work later. One day service will
be given.
Special Degree
At K. of P. Session
A special ceremony, the Oriental
degree, will be presented at tomor
row night's meeting of Knlghta ot
Phythlae scheduled for S o'clock at
the K. P. hall. Members of the
Granfe Pasa lodge are to conduct
the degree, those In charge have
announced.
Special entertainment and pro
gram numbers are being planned
to follow the lodge session and all
knights and visiting members are
urged to be present. The gathering
Is planned as an outstanding ses
sion of the year.
nuiidiiw nermlta Issued from the
city Inspector's office during the
month of July totalled i3,oou. an in
crease of nearly 300 per cent over the
corresponding period in 193. It was
revealed today by figures released by
City Building Inspector Prank Rog
ers. July In 1936 saw permits totalling
K.170.
Although showing a sharp gain over
permits Issued a year ago. the past
month fell considerably behind June
of 1937, when permits having a stated
cost of S34.764 were Issued.
Included In the total for the past
month were permits for the construc
tion of four new residences.
FILMlKSlIN
T
Eddie Nugent and Bradley Pai,
motion picture actors vacationing lm
southern Oregon, were made members
of the National Catfish Derby asso
ciation when they made a personal
appearance on the Holly stage Friday
evening.
Carefully instructed regarding their
res pons! bllitles, the two popular Hol
lywood actors were inducted into
membership by Jerry Jerome. . Nu
gent was presented with the big fish
pole symbolic of catflshing and Page
was given a scroll certifying their
membership In the association.
Prom the Holly the film luminaries
went to the Rlalto, where they were
presented to the audience by Elno
Hemmlla, theater manager. Nugent
displayed and described bis symbolic
fishing pole and Page read the cer
tificate of membership.
Both men were tired after a day
of trudging along the Rogue river in
search of summer camp property.
Nugent was lost for three hours and
he and Pago, arrived In Medford bare
ly :n time to make their scheduled
personal appearance.
They were out looking over prop
erty with Elmer Herrled. Nugent be
came separated from the other two
and apparently followed the wrong
trail.
TRAILER TREK TO
Mr. end Mrs.. E. J. Klein of 534
North Bartlett street and their sons,
Ralph, Leonard and Vernon, returned
home Friday night from a motor
trailer trek that took them from
Med f ord , Ore., to Med ford , Ms s&,
frAm Pnit tanrf. Ore., to Portland M.
,. The Kleins left here on June lo
in meu bcvkms mwwuu Matter.
Everywhere they went on their long
tour they advertised Medford and
tattrBstn lYrimtV. d ill trlbll tins rtarx.
phlets and describing the scenic, '
farm and commercial resources of
this section.
In Medford. Mass.. Mr. Klein barged
Into the office of the Daily Mercury
and the result was a long front-pig
story telling of the wonders of Med
ford, Ore.
Tho Ktntv finnHiirfprf : ' "Thpr la n.
doubt that if Mr. Klein reemalned In
UllO viuitut; tui an tiism Vi llBM
there would be a trek of trailers to
the city of which he so proudly and
sincerely boasts."
Use Mail Tribune want ads.
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