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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1937)
''RfEDFO'RD MATL TRIBUTE, MEDFORD. OT?EGOy, TH'UHSDAT. NOVEMBER 18, 1937. month. TURK SUPPLY CUT BY HEAVY EATING Meteorological November 18, 1037 Forecasts Med ford and vicinity: Occasional rain tonight and Friday; not mucb change in temperature. ' Oregon: Occasional rain went and local showers or snow flurries et portion tonight and Friday; mt much changa In temperature; Increasing east to southwest wind off coast. Temperature a year ago today: Highest, 67; lowest, 30. Total monthly precipitation. 837 Inches; excess for the month. 3.00 Inches. Total precipitation since Sep tember 1, 1937, 6.64 Inches; excess for the season, 8.61 Inches. Relative humidity at 5 p. m. yes terday, 83 per cent; 8 a. m. today, IE Twice As Many Birds Con sumed So Far This Year Advance in Price Pros pect Before Thanksgiving 100 per cent. Sunrise tomorrow, 7:06 Sunset tomorrow, 4:47 BAN FRANCISCO, Not. 18. Turkey-enter haw dons about twice u big a Job thla year as In any pre ceding year In tha natlon'a nlstory they consumed more than 36,000,000 pounds of turkey In the last nine Observations Taken 120th Meridian If And now that Thanlugfvlng Day la Just around the corner. It appears ts g that turkey In the oven will cost a little more than a year ago, because of the record turkey-eating and re- Boise 44 Cloudy Boston .,....f,.; SO 40 .... Cloudy Chicago ........ 32 Cloudy Denver ....... 44 13 .01 Snow Eureka ...... 60 46 .14 Cloudy Helena 16 13 .03 Cloudy Los Angeles H 64 46 .... Foggy MEDFORD AO 44 .89 RAln New York 44 86 .... Clear Omaha .. .. 83 33 .18 Snow Phoenix 74 44 .... Clear Portland . 83 48 .03 Rain Reno ......m..... 80 36 .14 P.Cdy. Rpseburg H 60 46 .00 Cloudy Salt Lake City .... 80 38 .18 Rain Son Francisco .... 66 44 .... Cloudy Seattle 80 43 .02 Cloudy Spokane 43 30 Cloudy Washington, D.C. 46 83 .... Cloudy Yakima 38 36 .16 Cloudy ' ductlon In supply. Price are now two or three centa higher than a year ago, and they may go up before Thanksgiving, sell ers here said today. Especially If picker troubles spread However, these trouble are appar ently confined to central California and Utah. Pickers are demanding 15 cents a bird for killing, picking and salting. They have been getting around five cents leas than that at some plants. Unionization of the pickers led to backing of their demanda by the Butchers' union here with the ad ditional demand of a closed shop. An agree me nt haa been offered to a dOMn Stanlalaua county marketing firms, with the threat of a boycott Sclo Pioneer Passes PORTLAND. Ore.. Nov. 18. fAP) "Aunt Becky" Morris, 9fi. laat sur vivor of the Crabtree amily which by the butchers on all non-union picked birds. Butchers here were threatening to boycott non-union blrda from Utah, but had taken no settled at Sclo In 1840, action against Oregon turkeys. Some of the Oregon birds are unlon-plokcd, others are not. Wednesday at the home Ira. Coming west by ox spent most of her life near Sclo. reigning aa queen of the Linn County Pioneer association since 1037. 1 .Timney Now Ma NBW YORK." Nov. 18. Tunney, former prizefighter, la now a banker. The Morris Industrial Plan bank announced today the on-time heavyweight champion had been elected to the board of PORT HANEY, B. O., Not. 18. (AP) A search party, aided by a police dog brought from Vancouver, today found Hie body of J. T. Wll on, 45-year-old Port Haney hunter, mlaaWig from hla home alnce Sunday Wilson's body was discovered near Loon Lake, about 10 mllea north oi j here. Search parties had combed the i wooded area near the lake for nearly I three daya, ! Yesterday a search party at In- ' terlor Trail, B. 0 found the body of I. S. Brliuon, hunter who was lost Saturday while on a hunting trip. Closing time ror Too Late to Clas sify Ada la 1 :30 p m. "IVE'RE thankful Jor the best cook in the world. . .or that big turkey anJ r T all the fixin's . . . and Jor mother's new gas range that helped her get Thanksgiving dinner in jig time." Yes, but just wait 'til the family gets going at the table. They'll be even more certain that Mother is the country's No. 1 cook, and that Thanks giving dinner prepared with an ultra-modern gas range is "tops." ft Gas is the truly modern fuel. It is quick the only fuel that reaches full heat instantly; controllable you tune in any desired heat; clean, dependable, economical, ft You'll enjoy every meal as never before with a new gas range. Let us install one today. A small down payment will secure inv mediate delivery. Terms to suit your purse. MODERNIZE ECONOMIZE 2. ee yout "Peaiet tt C. OF C. Report E E (Continued from rtg out.) gifts. Afterward the high school or ganlutions will play and sing Christ mas carols at downtown Intersections. The same program will be repeated the following Thursday, with the band and girls' fife, bugle and drum corps of the Junior high school par ticipating. The candy and baloons will be do nated by various merchants. a. m. p. m. at 5 A. M.( Time ' Other features of tha Christmas program are now being worked out. The city will be decorated In a U II different fashion this. year, plans call ing for placing af colored cellophane In all city street lights and the trim ming of light standards with large stars and evergreen wreaths. There will be no trees placed around town thla year. Med ford Garden club, will conduct the home and commercial decoration prize contest this year, the chamber announced. The chamber haa con ducted the contest In past years. The club la to announce Its plans later, the chamber said. Rallrad Man Dies .. . SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 18. (AP)- A brief Illness was fatal last night to John F. Pewters, 63, western freight traffic manager for the Great Northern railroad. He came here two years ago from St. Paul. For Bronchitis Tough Old Coughs It's different It's faster In action It's compounded on superior, med leni fact findings new In this country. IHTKLEY'S MIXTURE (triple act ing) Is tho name of thla prescription that "acts like a flash" It's really wonderful to watch how speedily died hero of her son, team, she hard, lingering colds are put out of business. Right away that tightness begins to loosen up coughing ceases niter (API Gene oroncniai pniwagcs ciear you re on your toes again happy and breath ing easier. uet iin. n i.r.i n today at any first- class drug store a single sip tells why Burk ley's out-sells all other Cough and Cold remedies In cold- directors. wintry Canada. Jarmln s Drugs. Ask Your Grocer or Restaurant for Martin's Home Made . TURKEY TAMALES Delicious . . . Savory . . . Quick Servo . . . Wholesome You (In not know how tasty and appetizing a tamale can be until you have eaten thl, product of the. M.UtTIN CANNING CO. SAVE SAVE SAVE , , 1. Gas Cooking mth 2. Gas Water Heating you enjoy the low COMBINATION GAS RATE Investigate today Begin saving tomorrow. tomorrow! Penney'Q 60 Outstanding Bar gains on this page I Read every one. Best values our buyers could secure for 1500 stores for Company wide Dollar Djiys! J O-' nor'inll v 'J! Reduced from higher priced ranges. Better DRESSES Shop Pennoy's second floor for these unusual bargains In fine street dresses. Print and plain crepes, sizes 12 to 52. PENNEY'S Second Floor Double Cotton BLANKETS Feature Value I 1 A limit erf quantity of fine quality d nub If blanket In colorful blocks, plaid. Shop Parly for this one! PENNEY'S Balcony Dollar Day Bargains! GIRLS DRESSES 3 for SI Received to feature for this hip, selling event tuMnst print dresses In girls' slies 6 to 16. t sell-out value! PENNEY'S Seroud Floor Women's Wrap Around WASH DRESSES 2 for SI Organdie trimmed and made of color fast AO-square print. Children's Warm Knit SLEEPERS 2 for $1 Warmly knit fleeced sleepers with feet In ages 1 to 8 random color! PENNEY'S Main Floor Children's Play Suits, 2 for SI Age 2 to a Dollar' Day Bargain! Men's Sanforized Shrunk WORK SHIRTS 2 for $1 Heavy grey Covert work shirts, full rut, coat style bought to feature for this bin bargain event! Men . . . stock up nnn I PENNEY'S Main Floor SANFORIZED OVERALLS Heavy 8 oa. Blue Denim, Bib Style Dollar Day Bargain! n Compare this value you'll wwnt scleral pair at this low 'price. PENNEY'S Main Floor Boys' Bib Overalls, 2 for SI . MEN'S ALL WOOL COAT SWEATERS 2 Excellent weight rlhbed knit all wool coot sweaters, all sires. A sure sell-out' value! PENNEY'S Main Floor Men's Work Pants SI Special now! MEN'S FELT SLIPPERS 2 for $1 Comfortable, soft padded soles, sires e to ii. PFNNI Y'S Main Floor Men's Sturdy WORK SHOES $2 sir. v Si' JL H it I N.sa.. 1 .-- rim Heaiy man it I r uppers, long If I M f wearln.l I S rnmpo soles. V suet 6 to II. 1 lb. All Wool Batts 3 for Another shipment of those dark ' grey all wool batts, featured for Dollar Days a sell-out Tallin. Shop earlyl PENNEY' 8 Bulcony Children's Part Wool Hose 4 pair Secured for an outstanding viiluc for Dollar Days children's warm, part wool, long stockings; dark tan colors, sizes 6 to 9. PENNEY'S Main Floor 36-in. Flannel 8 yds. Good fuallly striped outing Manuel. 36 Inches wide, both dark and light colors. PENNEY'S Balcony Stamped Cases 3 for Pillow Cases stamped and all ready for embroidery new designs. They will make an excellent girt. PENNEY'S Balcony ' Fine Capeskin Gloves Women's novelty capeskin slip-ons In black, brown and nay. They're washable. PENNEY'S Main Floor Large Cannon Towels Here Is a Dollar Day special you can't nftord to pass up 22x4 Inch heavy duty Terry towels. They're a sell out! PENNEY'S Balcony 36-in. Muslin, 15 yds. Here Is a value unbleached mullu, LL brand the best buy In muslin we've offered this year! PENNEY'S Balcony 27-in. Flannel, 10 yds Fancy striped or white outing flannel In good weight at a bargain price tor Dollar Days. PENNEY'S Balcony 81-in. Sheeting, 4 yds. Heavy unbleached sheeting, lull 81 Inches In width, at 4 yards for SI .011! PENNEY'S Balrony Silk Crepes 3 yds. Solid color, slightly weighted silk flat crepes. 3fi Inches wide. Short lengths. PENNEY'S Balrony 3-lb. All Wool Batts tirjie comforter sire, nil wool hntts In 3-lb. le: dark (trey rolnr, but nn eM'cllent tnlue tunntlty Knitted. PENNEY'S Balrony Fast Color Print 10 yds. rnuual value In M Inrh, fast rolor print mil bolts and hort length reduced. TENNEY'S Balrony Monkscloth 3 yds. Excellent quality, natural color, foitr ply, 501 m'h nionketoth. PENNEY'S BaleonT $1 Linen 'Kerchiefs, dz. v ' Men's Ki.17 pure white linen hand- Sfc kerchiefs ullh hemstitched border. t PENNEY'S Main Floor Uress ohirts Z ror f Men's well tailored, full cut drew J uhlrt). In fat color stripes and fancy I patterns: 14-17. I PENNEY'S Main Floor 50 Umbrellas Special A Women's Ifl-rlh oil silk or r.lorla S cloth umbrellas with novelty handles. Rust -proof frames. PENNEY'S Main Floor Women's Pullman Robes C Marked down to feature for Dollar O Days-a-tenulne Pullman robes. They'll sell fast at this price, shop earlr. PENNEY'S Second Floor 44 Flannel Shirts 2 for tl hlrt. In g lies I4i " 13 Men's food quality flannel dark tan and nary blur; to 17, Don't pa thl) one PENNEY'S Main Floor Pay Cash and Save at GREAT BARGAINS! 3 Big Days Friday Saturday and Monday Reduced from Higher Prices! Beautiful Winter COATS BE $10. ns. Here Is your opportunity to get a fine woolen coat, smartly styled, self trimmed or fur trimmed coats. Shop early for your sire! PENNEY'S Second Floor Crib Blankets 2 for Urge Esmond crib blankets, nursery designs. PENNEY'S Second Floor Indian Design BLANKETS $1 60x80, Rood weight robe blankets In bright colored In dian patterns. PENNEY'S . Balcony Compare This Value! Boys' All Wool SWEATERS $1 Specially purchased for Dollar Day feature boys' good weight all wool slip-over sweaters, sl7.es 6 to 16; as sorted colors; quantity limited. PENNEY'S Main Floor Davenport Pillows ?1 Penney 's Balcony Perfect, Ringless Chiffon Hose 2 pair $1 Women's flawless, full-fashioned, ringless chiffon silk hose, very special for Dollar Days, 2 pair for $1.00! PENNEY'S .Main Floor ' Flannel Gowns 2 for $ Special buy on 300 women's warm riannel gowns, well made, full cut of good weight flannel; white, pink or pearh. Best buy this season. PENNEY'S Main Floor HIT and MISS Rugs, 2 for $1 Penney' Balcony Boys' Winter Weight UNION SUITS 2 for $1 Special for Dollar Days! Boys' winter weight ribbed knit cotton union suits: sires 1 to lfi. PENNEY'S) Main Floor Men's Part Wool Socks, 8 pr. ?1 Men's Part Wool Union Suit Featured at Men's 10 percent wool union lulls, ankle lengin, tun lengm sleeves, ribbed knit In tan random: sires 36 to 46. PENNEY'S Main Floor Part Wool Boot Socks, 4 pr. ?l Men's and Roys' 8lr.es Women's Comfortable Felt House Slippers 3 pair $1 Women's sort felt (.Up per, comfortable padded sole, all Jlet. na tional value for rennet's Dollar Pan. a NOTICE Advance Showing of TOYS this Saturday Select yours early 3 QGXDvJr SI Sixth and Central Med ford, Ore. I'KFV Main Floor
