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PAG" TWO AfEDFOHD MATL TTHBUNE: MEDFORP. OREGON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2. 1937. L FOR CONVENTION Half Million Expected to At tend Annual Conclave Parade On Fifth Avenue Will Climax Program NEW YORK, SepV. 2. (P) The big town started getting bigger today as t vanguard of American World war veterans began a march 4ack to Now York. They were the first delegates to the American Legion convention the first of 000,000 men and women, Le glonnalrea and their families who are expected to attend the festivities starting officially September 30 and lasting five days. The hotels already have posted the little cards which say, In effect: "It's no use; we're rilled for that week." The housing committee wjll utilize ships In the harbor, Pullman cars In railroad yards, and 30,000 rooms In private homes. Biggest Convention. Harry W. Colmery, national com mander of the Legion, Is exuberant over the convention outlook. "This will be the biggest convention the Legion has had," he said and added, a bit quietly, "or ever will have." The Legionnaires, It seems, first paraded 'on Fifth avenue 30 years ago. Some of them did, that Is: most of them were shipped out aboard trans ports undor cover of darkness from Hoboken, N. J across the Hudson from Manhattan. The men who are In the Legion now averaged 24 years of age then. Trucks Fop Hire 4 Trucks 3 to 7 Tons Capacity Each Special Equipment for Furniture Moving, Local or Long Dhtance Hauling Insured Cairlers FURNITURE STORAGE NEW CONCRETE WAREHOUSE Our NEW STOKAC1E WAHKIIOUSE Is dry and clean. A very desirable plnce for your household goods. See us for rates Phone 833 Now for Rates F.E. SAMSON CO. 229 No. Riverside Now the Legion has a membership of 1,000,000 men whose average age Is 44 yeara. It la near the top of Us expected membership, which reached 1,100,000 In 1931, With the questions of bonus and prohibition out of the way, Legion officials expect no political Issue to arise In the business sessions of the convention. There will be an effort, however, to pass a resolution reconv mending the government draft capi tal and Industry as well as man power In the United Statae In the event of war. Parade Will Be Climax. The climax of the program will be Tuesday, September 31, when the Legionnaires parade up Fifth avenue with 500 bands playing. The march la expected to take 17 hours, lasting until about 4 a. m. But that's only one parade. "There'll be a parade every two min utes an official one, I mean," as serted one committeeman. "When the visiting outfits, detrain on Sep tember 19 and 20, they'll march to their particular hotels behind their own bands. Then they'll march to the other hotels, serenading they'll walk right Into the lobbies playing Mademoiselle from Armen tiers' and Mad el on,' and New York will like It." Each Legionnaire, as he registers, will pay 2 and receive his badge, official program, and a book of tick ets which, without further ado, en titles him to everything from sight seeing trips all over Manhattan to boxing matches In Madison Square Garden. There, with a seating capacity of 20,000, will be the first convention meeting at 9:30 a. m Monday, Sep tember 20. Tuesday, the Fifth ave nue parade. Wednesday, business session In the Metropolitan opera house. Thursday, the annual elec tion of officers. The Legion's fun outfit, the 40 et 8,H will hold Its own parade Sep tember 20 on Eighth avenue. After the tumult and singing ends, about 10,000 of the visitors will go on to France and see once again the places where they fought, and where so many of their buddies remain. YELLOW JACKETS LEAD ONCE MORE TO COURT FINES Twice within a fortnight the burn ing of a yellow-Jacket nest has led to fines In Justice of the peaos court. Exterminating the pests' nests Is legal enough In Itself so long as the burning la not done on forest land without a- permit or the fire Is not allowed to spread. But when viola tions occur, the forest service la quick to clamp down the law In Its effort to protect the timber areas. Latest to be haled Into court was Jack Falkaske of the Dead Indian road. He pleaded guilty In Judge L. 'A. Roberts' court In Ashland Tuesday afternoon to setting fire on forest land without a permit. He was fined es and C4.S0 costs He set the fire Monday near the Naben sawmill on the Dead Indian road, to burn out the nest of yellow Jackets that had bothered him In his work, the forest service said. Bmoke from the fire was reported by a lookout and a crew of men was sent to put It out. Dale Bums, fire guard of the Rogue River national forest, filed the complaint. On August 24, James E. Roberts and Clifford Crump were each ' fined 20 and costs by Judg? Roberts for permitting a fire to spread. Cn the previous day they set a fire to burn out a nest of yellow-Jackets that had hindered them In. their logging work on the Greenspiings. They thought the fire was out when they quit work but It flared up.. GRIFFIN CREEK PLANS GET-ACQUAINTED PARTY GRIFFIN CREEK, 8ept. 3. (Spl.) A get -acquainted party will be held at the recreational hall Saturday ev ening, Sept. 4. All In the commun- Itl are urgently requested to attend and enjoy the evening. The party was originally planned at the Mccarty home, but owing to the cool weather, It was decided to hold It In the hall. There is only one Aviation Ethyl available to Western motorists Many Ethyl users have believed that the addition of Ethyl fluid to gasolines makes them all equal In quality. This Is not true. The basic gasoline In Associated Aviation Ethyl Is different The more sensitive throttle, the new alivencss, the new ease In handling that comes to your cat Is the result of the extra quality In the basic gasoline. The extra smoothness, the ab sence from knock are qualities that Ethyl adds. From start to finish Associated Aviation Ethyl is different than all other Ethyls. It s a true aviation gasoline. Yet it costs no more than other Ethyls. for deluxe performance try rar J BIO APPLEOATE, .Sept. 3. (Spl.) Mrs. Horace Turptn was called to Treka early this week to be with her husband, who Is In a serious condi tion at a hospital there as a. result of an automobile aocldent Monday. Mr. Turpln, driver of a Pierce Auto Frleght truck operating between Med ford and 8nn Francisco, drove his truck to one aide of the road on an up-hill ;ra4e to avoid an- approach ing car, described as "coming end over end." Further details of the ac cident were not learned here, other than that the careening car collided with Turp ln's truck, resulting In his Injury, which Inducted, among other things, broken ribs, and a broken collar bone. Mr. and Mrs. Turpln make their permanent home In Med ford. althoun Mr. Turpln Is residing here at Ruch for a few months. 125-FOOT PLUNGE IS FATAL FOR MOTORIST MYRTLE POINT, Ore.. Sept. 2. (AP) Injuries suffered Monday when her car dropped 125 feet Into the shallow Coqullle river proved' fatal to Mrs. Luther Hall, 47, of Powers. - She was brought to a local hos pital by members of a Coos county motorcade, who freed her from the overturned automobile. AS TRADE GR T third expansion -since the es tablishment of Hansen Hardware In Medford has been effected this week with the portion of the Hansen build ing at Sixth and Bartlett streets add ed to the well-known firm. The ad ditional floor space available to Han sen Hardware Is SO feet by 120 feet, affording a frontage on Sixth street as well as Bartlett. "This new expansion of our firm evidences the substantial In crease in business we have enjoyed in recent months." Will Hansen said today In commenting on the acquisi tion of the added space for Hsnaen Hardware. "I have been most grati fied In and am appreciative of the splendlr patronage accorded this con cern by the people of southern Ore gon and northern California which haa necessitated this third expansion program. This support Indicates to me that the public here recognises the values we offer and accepts our merchandising policies," Hansen said. New, more comprehensive stocks of housewares will be added with 6.000 additional square feet of floor space available, Elmer Wilson, general man ager of the firm, stated today. Han sen Hardware will have the largest housewares store between Portland and San Francisco when this expan sion program Is completed, Mr. Wil son said. COQUILLE MILL GIVES RECOGNITION TO AFL COQUILLE, Ore.. Sept. 2. (API The Smith Wood Products company, largest employers In the Coqullle valley, recognized the A. P. of L. lumber workers' union as collective bargaining agency for employes In an agreement announced by Ray Jeub. manager. Employes were given 30 days lm which to make union affiliation. . Closing time for Too Late to Olaa- rlfy Ads Is 1 :30 p. m. Insist on Delicious Grade LOST RIVER BUTTER & MILK Manufactured In Medford rses, i s ,in Twies." ' ., f STMiaHT lOURION Pint Quart $1.20 82.30 Canadian Whiskey Pint . Quart 81.45 ;?2.80 Oranges keep better in Nature's own package That's why we rush Airway to you in the bean... and grind it while you wait? What! Grind Airway coffee before you buy it? 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