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SrEDFOttT) MATL TRTBTTyR .MT5TVFORD, OREGON. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 23, 1037. PAOE FIVE EARLY YULE MAIL URGED BY D'SOUZA TO AIDJANDLING Prompt Mailing Will Permit Delivery On Time, Avoid Broken Parcels and Dis appointment. He Declares "Do your Christmas mailing early," Thla annual advice was given to day by Postmaster Frank DeSouaa., The advice was Intended to be of help not alone to postoffice employee but more particularly to the public. Early mailing Insures more careful handling, faster service and delivery before Christmas, Mr. DeSouza point ed out. Qlft packages may be la beled "Do not open until Christmas," he added. Early mailing also relieves postal employes of an overwhelming burden on the last few days prior to the holiday, he stressed, Keady for Kush. "The postoffice department Is or ganized to serve the public promptly and efficiently In the delivery of Christmas mall and packages but de lay, broken packages and disappoint ment cannot be averted If everyone waits until the last lew daya before Christmas to do his mailing,'!; Mr. DeSouza asserted. "We want to de liver all Christmas mall on time and In good condition and so we are calling upon the public to co-operate with us." The heavy volume of Christmas mall makes It necessary to handle pnckages quickly with no special con sideration to any parcel and so all gifts should "be wrapped sturdily and. tied securely, the postmaster said. He advised the use of special delivery where the shortness of time made the Immediate dispatch of mall to destinations desirable. The department has been organ ized t deliver all Yule mall before Christmas, Mr. DeSouza said. An or der from the postmaster general states "that all postal employes who can be spared shall have the oppor tunity to spend, Christmas day with their families." Mall Now, Is Advice. While star routes will operate as scheduled, there will be no city or rural mall delivery excepting the de livery of gift parcels on Christmas day, Mr. DeSouza emphasized. To enable postal employes to spend their Christmas at home, the post master asked that, all gift parcels be mailed In time to permit delivery not later than December 24. nte beat Insurance of delivery before Christ mas, ne emphasized, la to start mail ing the packages novA Christmas mailing has already start ed. Mr. DeSouaa said, Incoming and outgoing parcels already having been received at the postoffice here. 4 Meteorological Report Forecasts. Medford and vicinity: Showers to night and Wednesday; moderate tem perature. Oregon: Showers tonight and Wed nesday, snows over high mountains: moderate temperature; fresh south erly wind off coast. Local Data. Temperature a year ago today: Highest, 71: lowest, 35. Total monthly precipitation, .7 Inches. Excess for the month, 4.07 inches. Total precipitation since September 1, 1937, 9.08 Inches. Excess for the sesson, 5.62 Inches. Relative humidity at 5 p. m. yes terday. 92: 8 a. m. today. 100. Sunrise tomorrow, 7:12. Sunset tomorrow, 4:44. Observations Taken at 5 120 Meridian Time a. m.t u zS Sf S3 fS ? j I r Boise 2 38 Cloudy Boston 32 K T. Clear Chicago 32 12 .... Clear Denver 48 28 .... Clear gureka 8 84 1.78 Bain Helena 34 30 ... P.Cdy. Im Angeles 84 44 .... Cloudy MEDFORD 88 45 .18 Cloudy New York 36 22 .... Clear Omaha 32 26 .... Clear Phoenix 80 48 .... P. Cdy. Portland 4B 48 1.18 Cloudy Reno 82 52 .. cloudy Rowburg 68 50 J7 P. Cdy. Salt Like - 54 34 .... Cloudy n Francisco .... 64 53 .18 Rain Seattle 54 46 .75 Cloudy Washington. D C. 38 22 .... Clear Ysklma 42 38 .22 Cloudy Retail Sales Over Last Year Visioned PORTLAND, Nov. 23. lP) L. C. Crowder. general manager of the Na tional Retail Credit association, pre dicted retail sales for the year of more than 42 .000.000 .000, 8 to 10 percent above 1936. He warned the Portland association, hoaver. aeslnut too liberal credits. Chinese Flee to Foreign Zone Safety ! &&Mi3L : : : . y - : I Some of of Shanghai background the hundreds of frail bunts Chinese refusees used to flee Pontung to the Inter national Settlement are shown crossing the i.hnngpoo with the U. S. AuRiiiHa, flagship of the Asiatic fleet, In the Beagle BEAGLE, Nov. 23. (Spl.) Mrs. Walter Grant was called to Oakland, Calif., last week on account of the sudden death of her sister. The neighborhood extends heartfelt sym pathy. Saturday visitors at the 8andreon home were Mr. and Mrs. Milton San derson and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sanderson and baby, Larry, of Med ford. Melvtn Martin, who has been In the Sacred Heart hospital for the past week, was removed to his home Fri day but will be confined for a week more. Farming has ceased for a time as the ground Is so full of water Until the rains, Mr. Poote was farming for Clarence Case In Table Rock Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Straus and family-of Sams Valley at the passing of Mr. Straus last week. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sanderson were Sunday visitors at the M. P. Young home In Willow Springs. Leo, Lorlng and Merrill Martin helped John Nelson pick turkeys the latter part of the week. Mrs. Sweet has moved Into her new house. It Is nearly completed on the outside and all but the bullt 1ns on the Inside. Sunday visitors at the Melvln Mar tin home were Mr. Martin's father and brothers, Homer Martin and Hoi lis and Stanley, of Reese Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Brown wood and daughter of Debenger Gap were Sun day visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bowen. . rn . r i a& varan ge Lake Creek Granite. At the last meeting of Lake Creek grange the following officers were elected for 1938: Master, Claus Charley; overseer. Leonard Bradshaw; lecturer, Mary Moore; steward, Reed .Charley; as sistant ateward, Tom Stanley; chap lain, Mabel Brown; treasurer, Mabel Stanley; secretary. Myrtle Charley; gatekeeper. Wlllard Walch; Ceres, Gwendolyn Charley; Pomona, Helen Sidley; Flora. Nora Bradshaw; lady assistant steward. Gwendolyn Brad shaw; executive committee, Henry Meyer, Russ Moore, George Brown. 1 Disaster Seen If Farm Bill Beaten WASHINGTON. Nov, 23. Con gress1 alternative to accepting the new bouse farm bill is to send the farmer to "a dire disaster next year." Congressman Walter M. Pierce of La Grande, Ore., said. "We must have an adequate con trol over wheat production or pee wheat go down to two-bits (25 cents) a bushel In 1938." the chairman of the wheat section of the house agri cultural committee said In an Inter view after the committee had accept ed his group's recommendations ten tatively. Weather Northern California: Generally fair tonight arid Wednesday, but cloudy on coast and over mountains and rains tonight on extreme north coast; cooler Interior of central portion to night; moderate west to northwest wind off the coast. Oregon: Showers tonight and Wed nesday, snowa over high mountains, moderate temperature; fresh souther 17 wind off the eoat. Ask Your Grocer or Restaurant for Martin's Home Made TURKEY TAMALES Delicimu . , , Savory . . . Quick Serve . . . Wholesome Too eo not know how tarty and ppetlilnt a timale ran be until nn hTe esten this product of the MARTIN C.tN.MNO CO. Thompson Creek Brownsboro THOMPSON CREEK. Nov. 23. (Spl.) Edyth Balderston, who has been staying In Medford. visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Bal derston, here for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Beebe, with their family and Mr. Walker of Oklahoma, have moved Into the Anderson Mee house near the Thompson Creek school. Miss Jane Mason has been on the sick list, but is better at this writ ing. Chester Balderstqn has moved from his upper house down to the house closed to the road. Shorty (Geo.) Colfeene was at home November 21 from Medford, where he has been carpentering. Those who are taktng part In the play at the H. E. club of the Apple gate Grange Is to put on December 3 met at Martha Mee's home November -1 to practice. A few neighbors met at S. L. Johns ton' Friday, November 19, for a fare well party for Mr. and Mrs. Loren O'Neal, who are moving to Griffin Creek. The evening was spent In games, after which refreshments of pie, cake and coffee were aerved. Allen Caskey has moved from the Reita Kendall place to a home on Clarence Gassaway place. Rains of the past week have caused the farmers to. look after their ditches. Some ditches have broken. Relta Kendall has rented her place to Wilma Messenger. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sullivan and son, Arlen. v. sited 8. L. Johnston's November 19. Ashton Forrest returned the first of the week from his trip through California. BROWNSBORO, Nov. 23. (Spl.) The Hedrlck boys of Merrill visited at the home of Mi. and Mrs. C. E. Craig Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. Mrs. Lloyd Masse y spent a few days last week, visiting friends and rela tives at Amity, Ore. Irene Charley underwent an ap pendix operation at a hospital In Medford last Thursday. Mrs. Geo. Brown returned home last week from Medford and la re covering nicety from her recent oper ation. Mrs. Donald Young of For- tuna, Cal.. arrived a few days ago to be with her mother. Brownsboro school took note of Children's Book week by discussing favorite books and on Friday after noon each child chose a character from a favorite book. He then told the story of himself as that char acter and the other children tried to guess the book represented. Mrs. Fred Bloomingcamp and son Charles visited at the home of Mrs. Rohrer last Tuesday. FIELD IS OF CITY E Succeeds Stanley Jones As Commission Holds First Meet of Year 27 Boys Now Have Training Jobs Harvey Field became a member of the Medford apprentice commission at Its first organization meeting of the new school year In the Holland hotel yesterday afternoon. He suc ceeds Stanley C. Jones, who has moved from the city. . All other commission members at tended the meetln. they beinc May nard Bush, who was elected chair man: James K. Hoey and Leland Mentzer, secretary and vocational co ordinator of the' Medford high school. The meeting gave considerable time to the study of the wage scale and general orders of the state welfare commission, especially those affect ing the part-time co-operative appren tice training program. pTOgrum Explained The term "part time co-operative" means that the student apprentice spends part of his time in- school and part time on the job, the em ployer and the school co-operating to train the youth, Mr. Menteer ex plained. Usually half a day Is spent In school, the other half at work, he added. While In school the student-apprentice must study English, history, civics, science and other subjects re lated to his trade or profession, Mr, Mentzer pointed out. The apprentice receives school credit also for his work on the Job, the co-ordinator re lated. "This plan enables the boy to graduate with his class but In the vocational division," Mr. Mentzer said. "Rarely do the boys of this group plan to go to college. Most of C. I. Goff's Mother Passes in Leaburg Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Ooff returned Monday evening from Eugene where they attended funeral services Sun day for Mr. Goff's mother, Mrs. Alice Goff, who passed away last Friday at the home of a son. E. W. Goff, In Leaburg, near Eugene. Mrs. Alice L. Goff, who was 7b years of age. had been 111 for over a year. She had visited In Medford a number of times and had many friends here who will mourn her passing. Wy! fjrmry Aged 2 full years in modern temperature jV-V controlled warehouses. OLD QUAKER is better than ever because its taste improves yi . t w'1 aKe- And . . . you don't have to be rich to iwA cn'oy rich OLD QUAKER Try somc toi," IjL THIS WHISKEY IS 2 YEARS OLD Mm BoV6?Sf. " BRAND l' A" I STRAIGHT WHISKEY '' fl AtaiUble in Bourbon itRjt ( Vnjf4 P'NT 80C QUART 1.50 If you're the type who likes rich bourbon 1 1 ; just taste double-rich CREAM OF KEN TUCKY. This straight bourbon is made in the Bluegrass Country by master Kentucky distillers the good old Kentucky way. ttmt BQURB0N m" PINT 85C QUART J1.55 JTjl LSk Tl,sl TEN CIOwn Own (f. ii UMfijy'flri c 1 1 1 o p m Ni Mum 1 1 :. mmm ; fcii.g to MOOP GOLDEN TEDDING makes richer, smoother drinks because it's richer, smoother whiskey, jTrrrnj All whiskey ... it has had no peers for fifty yean. Golden Wedding BOURBON ALENDFI) STRAIGHT WHISKIM S1.15 QUART '2.20 COMWOHT 1937, SC IINLIY DISTRIBUTORS, NC Nltt YORK CITY them will continue In the trade or business .In which they have been working." Dozens it Jobs Mr. Mentzer reported that there are dozens of Medford high school graduates who are now working on the Jobs they chose for their appren ticeship. Mr. Meptzer also Informed the commission that the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and Medford business men were much In favor I of the training program and were j giving It their whole-hearted support i and co-opewtlon. A monthly report showed there are now 37 boys working In the par-time co-operative program. Twenty are In the trades apprenticeship group and seven in the mercantile or store management field. Students Listed A list of the boys and their em ployers follows: ;. C. Bennett, Jr., Model bakery; Ernest Chlldreth, Rogue River Chev rolet company; Raymond Childress. Trowbridge 9l Flynn Electric com pany; Delbert DeWolf. Orover dairy; Warren Flchtner, Plehtner a gnrnge; George Glffln, Crater Metal & Engi neering company; Keith Gregory, the Crest: Harold HartzeU, Mann's de partment store; Bob Hayes, Relnhart is Barker; Philip Henselman, Mont gomery it Ward company; Marlon Johnson. Riverside market. Also Franklin Jones, Prultt's Music and Radio Center; Warren Larimer, Medford Domestic laundry; Bob Lewis, Pennington's garage; Cecil Michael, McBee Welding works; War ren Morgan, Flowers Mattress and Upholstering company; Martin North craft. White Machinery company; Bob Ohrt, Ktdd shoe store; Albert Plche, Plche hardware store; Bob Russell, Worthmore stores. Also Dick Shafer, Shafer Electric works; Gene Ted rick. Medford green house; Clyde Troxell, Burk Tent & Awning company; Warren Young, M. M. department store; Duane Estes, Trowbridge Cabinet works; Bruce Blew, Jennings tire service; and Mau rice Hooper, Hooper's garage. CHICAGO, Nov. 33 (AP-U.Dept. Agr.) Pears: One car California, 1 Oregon arrived, 0 on track, 7 sold; Oregon Bosc 1.040 boxes fancy 1.35 00, average 1.64; 400 boxes No. 1. 150-3 33, average 3 00. Monday. Of this number, 1948 were acceptable. Pear Markets Yesterday NEW YORK, Nov. 33. (AP) U. B. Dept. Agr.) pears: Thirty cars arrived, 8 California, 1 Oregon, 10 Washington unloaded, 35 cars on track; no quotations. EUGENE, Nov'. 23. UP) An un identified gunman who shot through window of the E. E. Hilttbrand home while occupants played bridge Sunday night narrowly missed Mrs. Hiltt brand and Mrs. O. L. Klenzle. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads is 1:30 p m. Not Wanted PORTLAND. Nov. 33. (AP) Hilary M. Bell told police he was wanted at Louisville, Ky.. whence he had fled when he found tome 9300 bad been taken from the safe of the store he managed. Police telegraphed an In qulry and found Bell was not wanted but his store keys were. 1 root oi ah VkAVBft 2240 JOB CENSUS CARDS FILLED OUT IN'KLAMATH KLAMATH FALLS. Nov. 33 A total of 3340 unemployment cen sus report cards had been handled by t he postoffice here upto noon yhSjC- n Q"fit' HM CALIFORNIA WINE PORT SHERRY WHITE POftf i TOKAY ANGELICA MUSCAT i ROMA WINE COMPANY. HC.. Lm. Cafffemta THANKSGIVING TURKEY &i4f ffedfi- R0ASTED IN ANEW WEDGE WOOD LOW-TEMPERATURE OVEN JA 0 jm fV mMj:S'mnnm ROASTING Qkd BAKING tHiutUs UfUk .... . WEDGEWOOD kW Jtaw -Zehinetaluie Ova A glorious Turkey guaranteed! 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