Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 24, 1937, Image 12

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TWELVE MEDFORD MATT, TRTBUN" MEDFORD. OREOON. SUNDAY. OCTOBER 24. 1937 DEVELOPMENT OF IT Aeronautic Group Confer Saturday On Future Plans Seek Funds. Earnest consideration of dewlop ment need at Medford municipal airport was pledged yesterday by Col Sunipter 8. Smith, chief aeronautic engineer for WPA In Washington, D. C, It was announced by Fred W. Seheffel, city superintendent, follow ing an Inspection of tha field facilities by a group of aviation Officials. Col. Smith, head of the group, con ferred with Mr. Seheffel and wont over plans and specifications of the airport. He took with him a copy of tha plana and a brief outlining the requirements that must ba lhet to maintain the field plant on a first class rating. Further developments of the air port are part of an active WPA proj ect and await only the allocation of funds to carry them out, Mr. Seheffel explained. What Is urgently needed he Informed the colonel, la a tU.000 allotment for widening the main runway. Othera In the visiting group were Howard Rough, assistant director of the bureau of air commerce: A. B. McMullen. chief of the airport di vision, bureau of air commerce; Oeorge W. Lewis, director of aero nautical research of the national ad visory committee for aeronautics: Fred L. Smith, executive of the Na tional Aeronoutlo aasoclatlon: OIU Robb Wilson, president of the Na tional aasoclatlop of State Aviation Officials and manager of the coun try's largest airport at Newark, N. J.: Lester D. Gardner, secretary of the Institute of Aeronsutleal Bclences; J. Frank Roberson; Burton J. Palmer, WPA regional executive; Col. Earl Popp, regional Inspector of the bu reau of air commerce: and Dr. Ray mond R. Staub of Portland, member of the Oregon state board of aero nautics. The proup arrived from Portland at 13:2 In an army transport plane piloted by Capt. E. A. Hlllery, with Lieut. F. D. Stevera as co-pllot. both officers being from Laiwley field. Va. The vUltora were met by city, coun ty and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce offlclala and executives of Medford chapter of the National Aeronautic association. Corrlwrton Gill, assistant WPA ad ministrator in Washington. D. C, headed the group at the atart of a nation-wide Inspection tour but was stricken en route to the west with tnnstlltla. He remained In Salt Lake Olty to have hla tonsils excised. The visitors wera sorvod an all-southern-Oregon luncheon In the air port cafe. The menu Included Rogue river valley tomato Juice. Jackson county pear salsd, Ro?ue river trout and Jsckson county pheasant and venison. Tha novel lunch Impressed the visitors and they spoke highly of Medford'a hospitality. The luncheon was prepared by Fred Powell and sen-Ice was supervised by Mamie Burnette. cafeteria hostess. At the luncheon A. H. Bnnwell. manager of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, presented Mayor C. O. Furnaa, A. S. V. Carpen ter, chamber finance committee head. Judge Earl B. Day and Mr. Wilson. Each gave a brief talk, Mr. Wilson complimenting Mcdlord on Us airport and declaring that the city la known nationally for Its high aviation stand ards. The visitors left for the south at 9:20. J JACKSONVILLE GRANGE PLANS TURKEY DINNER JACKSONVILLE. Oct. S3. (Spl.) Those scqualnted with the culinary ability of Jacksonville Grange ladles will bo Interested In knowing that the ladles will serve another of their famoua turkey dinners with all the "flxln'a" at S p. m. Wednesday, Oct. 37, at the old court house. The dinner will be followed bv a dsnce. DISTRICT POSTS PORTLAND. Oct. 38. (AP) Mem tars of the Oregon reclamation con ffresa drove to Bonneville dam today, with com pie tl or of bualneai aeeslons of the 37th annual meeting here Friday. Prank Morgan, Nyv. became prea ldent of the con grew, aucceedlng Robert W. Sawyer of Bend, who retired at bla own wish. The congreaa went on record fa voring a, eliding scale of repayments to the government of costs of Irri gation project by water users, based on one to nine per cent of the average grots crop Incomes over a 10-year period. The group pledged its support of the Willamette valley project, and urged liberalisation and explanation of the federal land bank's long- term loans for reclamation activities. Another resolution bearing on the proposed establishment of regional authorities throughout the nation, urged that any federal program should tend to strengthen, rather than hamper, the reclamation bu reau. The proposed "little TVA'a" should. not cause existing state agen cies to lose their Identities, officers said. District officers Included: First district Olen Arnepiger. Med ford, vice president: Reed Carter, Grants Pass. Dan McClellan, Salem, t. H. Judd. Medford, and M. K. Lewis, Corvallls, directors. ADELINT ROSTEL FUNERAL TODAY Funeral services will be held In Mt. Shasta, Calif., tills (Sunday) afternoon at 3 o'clock for Mrs. Ade line Rostel, well known Siskiyou county pioneer. She died suddenly Thursday morning at her Mt. Shasta home where she had resided since 1684. She wss the wife of Herman Rostel who died In 1B07, and since that time she has been managing business Interests left by him. She is known to a number of old time southern Oregon residents and In the past 60 years had made trips to Jackson county. She leaves no children to mourn her passing, but has a number of nephews and nieces in Oregon and California, Including Bert O. Rostel of Klamath Falls, and Ernest A. Rostel of Crater Lake and their families. She was a slster-ln-law of the late 0. B. Rostel, who came to Jackson ville In 1870 and died In Central Point In 1028. ,10 Three boys went bird hunting near Phoenix yesterday. One of them lay in Sacred Heart hospital last night, victim of an accidental discharge of hie 13 -gauge shotgun. The victim was Charles Nelson, 18. FINAL RITES FOR TO BE HELD MONDAY Funersl services for Florence Tlnv othv. 82. who died Thuradav ntcht of Medford high school Junior and son paralysis following shock caused by of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nelson of Route 4. Result of the accident might be a crippled right foot. It was stated by Dr. W. O. Bishop, attending phys ician. Nelson went hunting 'with Fred Stevens, high school football center, and James Hickman. When they were hunting near Phoenix about 3 o'clock. Nelson fell Into a hole. His gun, hald over his shoulder, fell to the ground behind him. It discharged and the wadding and shot tore Into the bot- .tom of his right foot. His companions nished him In their car to Dr. Bishop. At hla office the doctor extracted some of the wad ding, pellets and dirt that had be come Imbedded. Sole of his shoe slackened the force of the shot and the pellets did not penetrate through his foot. The boy was removed to the hos pital where Dr. Bishop operated last evening and removed other shot, wad ding and dirt. An X-ray was to be taken to determine whether any other foreign material remained in the foot. The shots tore the sole of the foot somewhat, the doctor aald, adding that the pellets entered at an angle toward the toes. The youth was re ported as resting as comfortably as could be expected last night. Nelson has been playing football at the high school. He will be out of the game for the remainder of the season at least, Dr. Bishop said OF GIRL CHARGE LEGION BALL FOR ARMISTICE PLAN One or the outstanding features of the 1037 Armistice day celebration will be the annual Armistice ball and floor show, according to those In charge of this year's program, me affair will be staged In the Oriental Gardens where the Is ample room to take care of the record crowd which Is expected. Music of the modern, swing type will be provided bv Ar chie Legge and his popular record ing band of 13 pieces. The floor show which has been engaged for the oc casion consists of several clever acts formerly Been In some of the leading night clubs and presented here for the first time, according to Lee Oar lock, chairman of the dance com mittee. Many southern Oregon dance fa ns a real ren dy planning to reservo the night of Thursday, Nov. n for this big event. Jake Kraal, northern California resident charged with a statutory of fense against his niece, a 15-year-old Sams Valley-girl, was acquitted by a circuit court Jury late Frldny, aft?r short deliberations. Walter Rowley was foreman. Acordlng to courthouse reports, three ballots were taken the first two standing 11 to 1 for acquittal. Med ical testimony at the trUl showed the complaining witness to be In a rtr Urate condition. The trial lasted two days. Attorneys Charlea W. Reames and Harry Skyrman appear ed for the defense. TALENT PARENfGROUP MEETS NEXT MONDAY TALENT, Oct. 33. (SpD First meeting of the Parent Education I Study group will be held Monday. October 35, at the home of D. R. , Smith. All Interested are Invited to . attend the meeting which will atart at 1 -30 p. m. ! HALLOWE'EN CARNIVAL AT J'VILLE THURSDAY JACKSONVILLE, Oct. 33. (Spl.) P. T. A. announces a big Hsllowe'en carnival to be held at the gymnasium Thursday. Oct. 38 at 8 p. m. There will be recreational stunts and booths where various things will be sold. The proreeds will be used for the soup fund for the coming winter. The public Is Invited. Tallamsn Lodge No. 31. Knights of Pythlss. In Itlstlon Monday. Octo ber 3Slh. 1937. All mem. hers are requested to attend. visiting mem bers welcome. Refreshments. C. Plrhtner, 0. C. Closing tlmo for Too Late to Clas sify Ads Is 1 :90 p m. the disappearance of her husband, Oeorge O. Timothy. Oct. 16, will be held at the Conger funeral parlors Monday at two p. m. The Rev. E. S. Bartlam will have charge of the serv ices and interment - will be In the Medford I. O. O. F. cemetery, Sheriff Syd I. Brown, conducting the search for Timothy, 87-year-old farmer Medford police chief who Is believed to .nave taken his own life by drowning In the Rogus river near Qcld Hill, stated last night that no new clues had been discovered. The "watchful watting" policy adopted by authorities would be continued today, the sheriff said. .There was a possibility. Sheriff Brown remarked, that a diving suit would be brought Into operation to search the 00-foot deep river chan nel directly under the Gold HU1 bridge. Attempts were being made to procure the diving apparatus, the sheriff explained. Timothy, who has been missing since late In the after noon of Oct. 10 when he was seen disembarking from a stage in Gold Hill after intimating in a note he waa going to take his own life, ts believed by searchers to have died In Rogue river. His walking stick, positively identified by Mrs. Bel F. Richardson, was found on the bridge spanning the river. TICKET SALE SET Starting Monday morning. October M. tickets for the Medford Junior Symphony orchestra concerts will be on sale at the following placea: Hotel Medford, Medford Mall Tribune, Ethelwynn B. Hoffman's shop. Pru Itfs Melody shop, Baldwin Piano shoppe. Tha Toggery. Lawrences Jew elry store, Leonsrd Electric, and the Cratorlan Beauty abop. Thla eerlea of concerts la being sponsored by the Medford Zonta club to help promote the musical activi ties In the community. The funds derived from the campaign will be used for two purposes: first, entire expense of carrying on the orchestra; second, orchestra instrument fund. Datea of the concerts are November 30. February 10, and May, 3, 183B, at Medford high school auditorium, dueat artists will appesr on each pro gram. Tickets may also be obtslned from any Zonta club member. Trio Given Fines For Street Intoxication Charged with being drunk on the street Friday, two transients and ) locaf man were given 10-day sen tences In city Jail by Police Judge Allen D. Curry yeaterday morning. The men are Dexter R. Duane, 53. of Colorado; Harry C. Qoff. 33. of 111 Inols; and Charlea Jesslman. 48. of Medford. .Tack Forester. 43, transient, was fined 910 for being drunk on South Front street between Main and Eighth streets Frldsy afternoon. He was ar rested by city police, In an uncon scious condition. LOCAL and PERSONAL More than 3.000,000 persona have reviewed New York from the Empire State tower. Dae Mall Tribune want ada. So Many Things To Do So Many Places To Go EVERY woman hat thought hat. If you are doing your own laundry work, and ar milting tha oufsida sctivi. rial you have longed for, you are surely overlooking n opportunity. Ar liHU eof we shall take care of el your washday problemi ana leave you time to do the thingt you went to dol ASK your friends about the dependable service we render. Rough Dry g lbs. 56c Tt web additional pound American Lmjndry PJb I3140UIH CENTRAL AVlNlt Q Y vou INVISfMSNT Make Savings Progress WITH POPULAR t Safety -Insured . ... PLANS Many savers are finding, a way te make (Tester minis pmaresa. RIGHT HfRC IN THIB ASSOCIA TtON. The) 're setting aside a little regularly from current Income. We're adding liberal dividends. It's amazing how tepidly sarins accumulate and grow when jou Invest th.m here WITH A Pt' POd. Attractive return, rNSlRfD MrrTT np to M.oo" by an agency of the V. . Government- these help yon make real savings progress. Ak for full In-formstlon. Ml n Jackson County Federal , SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION 126 East Main For Home Fin unci rig rnntla See An Inimrtd AsocUt.oB Files North Reginald Parsons left for Seattle yesterday afternoon by United Main liner. Helen Thompson III Miss Helen Thompson, daughter of Mrs. Belle Thompson, was reported yesterday as recovering satisfactorily following an appendectomy last Wednesday. . She ts at the Community hospital. Visiting Son Mrs. Van R. Gilbert of the Holly apartments Is visiting her son. Curtis flonney. In Salem. She left by motorcar Friday and planned to remain In tha capital city a few days. Entertainers In Plane Johnn7 Scott Trotters., band on the Blng Crosby radio program, will be on the United Airliner arriving at Medtord municipal airport tonight at mid night. The musicians are en route from .Seattle to Los Angeles. f Glee mm Rehearsal Medford Glee men will hold a rehearsal at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening In the Prultt Radio and Music Center. The management requests all old as well as new mem bers to be present aa an extensive season of recitals Is planned. . ' Actor at Hotel Charles Blckford and Arthur Wir of Hollywood wers guests at the Hotel Medford Friday night. They motored up to Oregon over the Redwood highway and left early yesterday morning for Reddfng to look at some mines. Minor Accidents Mrs. H. M. Schil ling of Ashland suffered minor In juries yesterday morning when a car driven by Ken Schilling, Southern Oregon Normal school football cap tain, struck the rear end of a ma chine operated by Mary Doy'.e of Yreka, Cal.. on the Pacific highway a mile north of Talent, a city police report stated. According to the re port, . a third car stopped suddenly without signaling, forcing the Doyle machine to do likewise and resulting In the Schilling car striking the Doyle auto. Cars driven by Irvln Dupray of 1U4'J North Riverside avenue and Le Roy West of 327 Bessie street were involved In a minor accident at Cen tral avenue and Jackson boulevard Friday night. . according to a city police report. D. P. Westbrook of 25 North Riverside avenue and Eugene Hampton of Medford drove cars in volved in a minor collision at Sixth street and Central avenue Friday night, a city police report stated yea-. terday. B. L. Sanderson, exalted ruler. urgs so to take advantage of these social every member who can possible do ' cvitmmmmmmmf Rummage Sale Set Altar society of Sacred Heart Catholic church is spon soring a rummage sale Thursday and Friday In the rooms formerly occu pied by the Schuas Vintage shop next to Brophy's Jewelry store on East Main street. Meeting Tuesday Disabled Amer ican Veterans and auxiliary will meet In the armory Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. After the business session a table service luncheon will bo served. Special arrangements are being macu In observance of the semi-annual birthday. Lowe at Airport Edmuud Lowe, film star, was a brief visitor at Med- ! ford municipal airport yesterday ; morning. He was traveling on United ; Malnllner from Seattle to Oakland. ! Ho was to continue later In the day from Oakland to Loa Angelas en route to Hollywood. Klwanls Meeting Girl Scout Week will be observed at tomorrow's week ly luncheon-meeting of the Klwanls club In Uie Hotel Medford at 12:1ft. Mrs. Marjorle Pen a. Girl Scout exec utive, has arranged a program which Includes musical numbers by Girt Scouts, a short humorous aklt and a brief talk on the work of the scouts j Adjutant G. R. Durham la program chairman. A SPECIAL INVITATION TO Southern Oregon Mechanics-Machinists, Boilermakers, Body Men, Metal Workers, Firemen and Engineers to attend a . Special Meeting at 219 W. Main, Tues., Oct. 26, 8 p. m. PURPOSE TO ORGANIZE . ELKS HALLOWE'EN T. The Elks annual Informal Hallowe 'en dance will be held Saturday night, October 30, according to Stan' Sher wood, chairman of the Elks dance committee. He will bo assisted on his committee by Earl York, Murray Bell, Ray Knlps and E. F. "Irish" Coleman. Sherwood stated, that the temple would be decorated specially for the occasion and that the music engaged for this dance Is supposed to be the best to be had In southern Oregon- The dance is for Elks and their in vited guests. Guest tickets much be secured and paid for In advance. This is done to avoid confusion at the door the night of the dance. Sherwood stated that Inasmuch as this was the first social event of the Elks for the fall season there was no doubt but that there would be a large crowd v,here TIME and PRESSURE it J Jjy count ... use the ROBIN MB SPRAYER Designed and built tor continuous HIGH PRESSURE SPRAYING THE ONLY POWER SPRAYER WITH ALL OF THESE FEATURES CONTINUOUS OIL BATH Robin Sprayera art entirely doted with working part operating in an oil bath. Tha pump it directly connected to tha engine and driven by hardened and heit treated helical gears alio enclosed and running in oil. 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Authorized models after the original designs of renowned Parisian couturiers, and now shown for the first time in this exhibit and sale. Only prime winter caught furs are used in the manufacture of Hamilton Fur Coats. You may buy with utmost confidence, these luxurious creations of one of America's largest and finest manufacturing furriers A direct from the factory presentation at Mann's Anniversary Sale Prices DEFERRED PAYMENTS MAY BE ARRANGED SECOND FLOOR Kl $79.00 AND TJP TO $ 1 000. 8rrtl ItstM snd litlmsus rtU o flsOlT flTsn on re styling, rspstrlnr. rlstnlng tn4 storsf. nlus Ksmll ton's rrsnt4 fins workmanship.