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Newspaper Page TextPAGE tfEW MEDFOKD fATL TRIBTJXE, MEDFOTtD. OREGOy. TUESDAY. APTCTL 26. 1938. APPLE PRODUCERS New Farm Bill Provides For Experiments In Making Sugar From Orchard Product Relief Needed Meteorological Report By John L. Wheeler ( AP Northwest Correspondent) WASHINGTON, April 36. AP Pacific northwest apple growers, con cerned now by diminished foreign market and low domestic prices, may rind a prosperous future In the sugar Industry, Startling as It may appear at first glance, agricultural experts assert the plan has a sound basis. Sugar production from apples may be one of the numerous by-products of the fruit studied If and when the government establishes a re search laboratory. The new farm bill authorises the establishment of laboratories "each In a- major farm producing area" tid the Appalachian Apple O row ers, Inc., representing some 600 pro ducers of Virginia, West Virginia. Maryland and Pennsylvania, haa rec ommended that one be devoted to studies of Its product. Burpuftfte Beets "Experienced chemists In the su gar Industry have assured us," ' an official of the Appalachian group said, "that the apple has tremend ous possibilities as a source of sugar that It equals or even surpasses sugar beets commercially.' To Washington and Oregon, with their abundance of apples, and Utah and Idaho, with an equal abundance of sugar beets, any move In the dl- growers would be of far-reaching 1m- f porta ncc In tho Pacific northwest, j . High production costs and low J prices have made apples a more or ' Jess "troublesome" crop the past few years. There have been great sur pluses and for the most part the farmers have ended "In tho red." Finances Nought. Even today representatives of Washington's heavy producing dis trict of Wcnatchee are In Washing ton seeking federal eld In financ ing their next crop. The going has been slow and their problems many because the farmers are not In a position to assume any share of the production cost. If they can raise about a third of tho cost from some other rederal agency, the farm credit administration has agreed to put up the remaining two-thirds. I Agriculture department officials.' Indicated It may be many weeks be- foie n decision is reached on the Appalachian request for an apple Inborn tory. riiey Bald It would be necessary lu map a uroud courtte for research prior to selection of products to be suiaiea in the four laboratories. Apples Major Crotu. The apple growers argue that ap- pies are a major crop" as evidenced by the annual surpluses. The growers made no suggestions as to a site for the apple laboratory, merely suggesting that such a re search unit be set up to study pos sible apple by-producta. Borne of these by-products, they aid, were. In addition to sugar, fruit Juice and poctin. adding that the flatter was "assuming real Im portance In the medical world, both a a healing end restorative agent," The housewives of the country know pectin as a sugnr-savlng in gredient In Jelly-making. April 30, 1038 Forecasts Medford and vicinity: Cloudy to night and Wednesday; moderate tem perature. Oregon: Fair east and cloudy west portion tonight and Wednesday: un settled over mountains and on coast; moderate temperature; moderate westerly wind off. coast. . LOCAL DATA Temperature a year ego today: Highest, 01; lowest, . Total monthly precipitation, 1 .06 Inches; excess for the month, none. Total precipitation since September 1, 1937, 24.46 lnchfe; excess for tho season, 9.03 inches. Relative humidity at 6 p. m. yes terday. 43 per cent; fl a. m, today. 90 per cent. Sunrise tomorrow, 0:13 a. m. Sunset tomorrow, 7:06 p. m. Observations Taken at 5 A. 120th Meridian Time M., 7FITTT ss V" B fS oE fs II MEDFORD TO HAVE SPECIAL SERVICE IN AIRMAIL WEEK Private, Plane to Link City With Grants Pass, Rose burg, Cottage Grove and Corvallis On May 19th Boise ....... 48 48 .20 Cloudy Boston 48 40 T. Cloudy Chicago 84 44 . P. Cdy. Denver 82 62 .. Clear Eureka 88 32 Cloudy Helena 44 34 .14 Cloudy hot Angelea 82 42 .68 Foggy MEDFORD 82 48 T. Cloudy New York 88 42 .... Foggy Omaha . 78 82 .88 Cloudy Phoenix ..... 80 68 .... Cloudy Portland 82 48 .08 Cloudy Reno 60 38 .... Cloudy Roseburg 68 48 .01 Cloudy Salt Lake City 84 38 T. Clear San Francisco .... 82 4B .01 Cloudy Seattle 62 48 .01 Cloudy Spokane 70 48 .... Cloudy Washington, D.C. 80 48 .... Cloudy Yakima 68 48 .... Cloudy Dillard Drunk Loses In Race With Police ROHEBlino, Ore.. April 20. (AP) Alfred David Huntley, resident of Dillard, lost a race with City Police man Jack Kcarna last nlht and to day win fined ino and sentenced to SO days in Jail on a plea of guilty to a change, of drunken driving, city Recorder A. J. aeddes reported. The race was decided In the policeman's favor when Huntley's car crashed Into the approach of Oak street bridge, the recorder said. Closing time for Too Late Bty Ads 1 1 :30 p. in. Dae Mall Tribune Want Ada Accordion Band On Program At Lincoln School The Junior accordion band, under direction of Mrs. Harry Prentice, will be an added feature on the enter tainment . program at the Lincoln school gymnasium Friday at 8 p. m. The accordion hand which drew much applause In the recent Lion's club show,- Is donnting its services to aid tho Lincoln school service club In their benefit program. "Clubbing a Husband." a three act comedy, directed by Mrs. Ralph Burgess, will be presented on the same program. Advance ticket sales Indicate a large attendance will ape the male members of tho cast. "Doc" Wright, Raymond Hunsaker. Cnrl Wlnklebleck and Bob Elson. put In their place by the Independent group of women of a small town. Proceeds will go to the Lincoln school lunch fund. The school claims the distinction of pioneering the school lunch field locally. For the past 18 years, olub members point out, hot lunches have been provided for children who found It necessary to eat their noon meal at the build ing. Although the lunch room la largely self-supporting, the service club sponsors It and donates many free meals during the year. Special plane service during Na tional Airmail Week May 18 to 21, was assured Medford today. A private plana authorized to carry airmail for one day will leave here on Thursday, May 19, for Portland, It waa announced by Postmaster Frank DeSouza. En route to Portland the plane will deliver and pick up air mail In Orante Pass, Roaeburg, cot tage Grove and Corvallis, these four cities not having regular dally air mail service. The plane will be piloted by Thom as A. Culbertson, Jr. Ita .departure time haa not been determined,. Mr. DeSouza said, but it must leave here In time to reach Portland not later than 1:30 p. m. npeclal Cachet. Mr. DeSouza was notified today by Lester A. Wlmberly, Roaeburg poet master, and N. J. Nelson, Jr., cottage Orove postmaster, that their dtles had provided funds to help pay for the special airmail flight. All airmail leaving here during Nations! Atrmall Week will bear the Imprint of a special cachet. The cachot, on hand at the postofflce to dny. Is two and a half Inches square. At the top Is a spread eagle holding in Its talons an airmail pouch. Crater lako Is shown at the bottom. At the left, printed vertically, la the word Medford. At tho corresponding right side la the word Oregon. Under the wording "National Air mail Week, May 16-21, 1038" Is the legend: "Oregon's first official and regular air mall field, established September 18, 1026." Tho cachet was designed by Hlb- bard Cleveland, artist associated with Marshnll-Smlth-l.eonard. The plates were made by Jack Mnrshnll of the anmo firm. A(lerllse.H Medford. This cahet, proclaiming Medford as the first official airmail center lu Oregon, will be stamped on all air mail leaving here during the weeel: of May 15 to 21. Inclusive. In order to spread thla message as widely as possible and thus advertise Medford as a progressive city, Mr. DeSouza pro posed that as many resldenta as pos sible send their correspondence by nlrmnll during National Alrmnll Week Tho postmaster emphasized thai airmail may be used to advantage even when Ihe points of destination are not on commercial plane routes Airmail, he potnted out, Is always dis patched aa far as possible by piano and the remainder of the distance by train when the destination points have no airmail porta. Ho aatd that with a little additional cost airmail may also be sent to foreign points. tlons for A. 8. B. officer lor the coming year were announced. A. 8. B. elections were held In the hall April 20 with final returns post ed on the bulletin board Thursday. Those elected are: President, Bur ton Daugherty; vice-president, Don Montelth; secretary,' Tonl Stephen son: treasurer, Bob Newland; busi ness manager, Dick Finch; song queen, Msry Shreve; yell leader. Oretenen McAllister; property man ager, James Baize. The three Utter officers were elect ed unanimously. Medford high was very fortunate In having Miss Orace Phelan, world's amateur champion typist, appear be fore the assembly ' April 18. Mlas Phelan put on a speed exhibit at the rate of 234 words per minute. Her program waa varied with differ ent speed teste, .and once she typed for three minutes at the rate of 143 words while answering questions for member! of the student body. During Mlsa Phelan'e exhibition which lasted nearly half an hour. aha typed without a single error. An assembly was held Friday morn ing to advertise the senior play. "Applesauce," which la to be given Wednesday, April 27, at 8 p. m. student director for the play, Jean Horton, announced that a scene from the rehearsals was to bo given and talked on the characters, glvlnp; Idea of their costumes and the type of parts they will play. Members of the cast are: Mrs. Baldwin, Catherine Conroy; Mr. Mc Allister, Russel Blair; Pa Robinson. Bob Conroy; Ma Robinson, Mary Lou Maun; Bill McAllister, Don Herrled; Rollo Jenkins. Harold Sleight; and Hazel Robinson, Jeannette Field. Small admission prices were an nounced. The short skit . was very amusing. and promises to be an outstanding entertainment. WINDOW OLASS We sell window glass and will replace your oroken windows reasonably. Trowbridge Cab inet worka. Election officers for the voting precincts of Ashland have been named by the county clerk, as fol lows. The first named person Is the chairman, the second Judge, and the remaining three clerks: Boulevard 1st board: Mrs. Rosa Dodge Oaley, Oertrude M. Balls, Sadie V. Stratton, Grace Engle, WU- mer M. Foley. 2nd board: Orace E Dickey. Sadie Oulm. Roberta Rose Everton, Ward V. Croft, Bessie Carl ton. East .Central 1st board: Edna 0. Forsythe, Lillian A. Provost, Delia M. Rose, Geo. N. Kramer, Mrs. Mar garet Dean. 2nd board: Arthur M. Peters. Leonard N. Hall, Mabel Bate man, Edna R. Smith, Oscar T. Berg ner. West Central 1st board: W. C. Mitchell, Mabel Hancock Barber, Dor othy F. Specht, A. E. Kinney, Mrs. Ethel Putney. 2nd board: Lura M. Applewhite, Mabel Wagner Kinney, Stella Case Wagner, Esta M. Dur ham, Marie Freeman. Oak Street 1st board: W. H. Mc Nalr, W. F. Loomls, R. E.v Detrlck, Edith Smith, F. F. whittle. 2nd board: Chas. W. Banta, Jennie M. Wolcott, Lulu B. Franco, Muriel H. Smith, John Loughlln. North let board: J. R. Plttenger, Mabel Ross Moor, Vera Caul. Fran ces E. Fuller, Florence L. Pratt. 2nd board: Almeda Coder, J. L. Wilcox, Minnie Mary Porter, Rollln Jonea. Rollle Freeman. East 1st board: H. B. Carter. Fin- Icy R. Buyers, Ceclle Flfleld, Muriel Necley. Leona S. Ormund. 2nd board1 Maud M. Livingston, Cella Bernlng hausen, Anna C. Delsman. Mrs. Min nie Andrews, Fay Harris. j Southeast 1st board: Mrs. Beulah M. Joy, Ralph E. Stevens, Mrs. Fran ces Monroe, Nella M. Rice, Iir? K. Rude. 2nd board: S. A. Peteri. Wil liam Rice, Myrtle Mayberry, Blanche D. Murphy, Ella 8. Merrill, Northurest 1st board: J. W. .Potter, Leah M. Caldwell, Delia Acklln. Anna Myer, Louise O. McNalr. 2nd board: Oeo. 8. Mason, Ruth Porter. Vetrts Enders, Estelle Albert, Bess O. Canfleld. South 1st board: Myrtle B. Miller. O. F. Carson, Victoria Tavener, Pearl Easterllng. Jean Anderson Byera. 2nd board: Mary B. Alklns. Mrs. Lu cille Bentley, Myrtle B. Miller, E. May Hernden, Emerson Easterllng. Ashland, West J. Ra McCracken, Violet Chaney. Gladys M. Williams, Edith Davcnhlll, Isabel M. Lennox. . SLAVER OF DAD-IN-LAW OAKLAND, Cftl., April 26. (UP) Bert Nichols, 47-year-old railroad steward who shot and killed his father-in-law, said today he "faced the future with an untroubled mind" and that he would not have an attor ney to defend him at his trial. I'll dump the whole situation In the Judge's lap," he said. "They can fry me If they want. I'm not sorry I did It." Nichols shot George P. McCutchan In their home Saturday, He told police that for years the father-in- law had made life "unbearable, had nagged Mrs. Nichols and been mean to his grandchildren." Squirrels Carry Plague. LA ORANDE. April 26. 4fPf Bu- bonlc plague Infection was found In squirrels taken In the Hot lake area near here, the state board of health reported yesterday. Persons In the area were warned against any form of contact with the rodents, pending probable control efforts by the U S. public health service. A new kind of building material which Ita Inventor says will reduce the cost of general building from 35 to 40 percent haa been developed here by W. H. Jnnnin of 814 Sherman avenue. The new material has been dovt lop ed from buckshot soil, sand ami ce ment, Mr. J firm In sold. Ho stnVd he has made numerous experiment with It and found It satisfactory. Tt has been approved for building purpose. by Prank H. Rogors, city Inspector. Mr. Jarmln asserted. Oregon State college ha reported favorably on fle different anmple.s of the material, Mr Jarmln related. He recently completed a ret amine wall and driveway of the new ma terial at his residence, and Invite the public to Inspect them. High School News by STUDENT REPORTERS By horuthy Flynn The second radio program play sponsored by students of tho radio claw, was held recently. Illustrating how public speaking Is for superior to using guns In settling arguments Announcer for tho program was War ren Bayllss with the east es follows: Rule McCoy, Don Stanley: Hezzlr Martin, Jane Hooker: Rafe, Burdetto Dodce; Miss Kram, Edna Knowles, Pa McCoy. Martin Luther: Ma 'Mc Coy, Jeannette Field: and Pappy M'irtin, Bob Conroy. The piny "Justice of the Moun tains," una written by the actors. It centered around two lovers, Rufo and Heccle, whose families were feuding tn the Or arks. Hezzle talked Rufe Into going to school, where he took up public speaking and became an Intelligent man. which nwde him able ao settle the feud by talking Instead of using guns. Concluding the program, nomlna- 11 ' filv rare w's 111 for 1 pfys, 9? 1ft 1 key has been put away you in HiramWalker's PRIVATE CELLAR Psopl who hav looked Into Hiram Walker's PRIVATE CELUr say they can understand why it'smak Ing so many new friends. Just as soma people naturally get along better together to do the com ponent parts of this whiskey. Try It tonight and see for yourselfl I Ml t 1 1 iimnsnami niii esiTit T Th. nraigM whilii.l m Ih.i product ate 1 r.on or mors old. 23 itro.ghl hi,.e, 75 n.irfrol Ipir.H d.H.llKl from groin. 21 llro.ghl whlik.r 4 r.on old. 4 itro.oM r,;.t.y J ,.o old. W proof HIRAM WAIKIR eV SONS. PEORIA. ILL . WAI KIBVII ll. 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You'll soon hear th call of the wide open spaces, -ao be ready. Choose from our New displays of Palm Spring Cloth, Deuim Hop Sacking. Flannel and other Summer fabrics. II your Hacks come from Mann's you'll b properly dressed for outings. $198 t0 $398 . Spring Sale Women's Shoes dood news for shot buyersl Here Is a money-saving event which many women will take advantage ofl New Shoes on Sale at M.49 . . . 'oes In such popular shades as Thrush. Tan. White. Blue and Com binations In dress on! sport .tyles. Also s:nart new Blacks Included at this moncv-sBvtnR price on sale Wcdnc.vlnv morntni In the Shoe Drpt. Main Floor. $J49 PAIR MEDFORD'S OWN STORE