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arEPFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, fVREOOX. STTXTUT. MAY S, PAGE TTTTCEE SPECIAL COUNTY TO Ceremonies will mark the Rogue valley' special airmail service dur ing National Airmail Week May IS to 31. It waa announced yesterday by Postmaster Prank DeSouza. The special service will be pro vided on Thursday. May 19 when ft private plane, given official status for the day. will connect Medford. Grants Pass. Roseburg. Cottage Grove and Portland. The plane, flown by Thomas A. Culbertson. Jr.. president of Med ford ohapter of the National Aero nautic association, will leave mu nicipal airport at 10:30 a. m. Mayor 0 C. C. Furnas will officiate at the departure. He will assist Lorraine Toung. six-year old daughter of Postal Inspector and Mrs. Harold Toung. in placing the first bag of airmail aboard the plane. The public Is invited to attend the ceremony. Plane schedule for the special air mail flight is: arrive Grants Pass 10:45. depart 10:55: arrive Roseburg 11:20. depart 11:30; arrive Cottage Orove 12 noon, depart 13:10; arrive Portland 1:30. At Portland all the mall will be dispatched by regular 1 commercial airmail lines. At each city postmasters are arranging spe cial ceremonies in recognition of the first stop of an official airmail plane, Mr. DeSouza said. To benefit fully from the special, authorized airmail service out of ; Medford. Mr. DeSouza is arranging schedules for the pick-up of airmail in all parts of the county. The air mail thus collected will be dispatch ed from here on the special plane. Meantime all rural carriers work ing out of Medford will procure data on the probable volume of airmail -during National Airmail Week. oioiiiiB win u j tut, jur eucn uujt- holder and Mr. DeSouza asked that these be filled out and returned as quickly as possible. HENDAYE. France (at the Spanish frontier). May 7. (p) Spanish In surgents tore a gap through govern ment defenses in eastern Spain to day and advanced five miles nearer the "lifeline" highway link between Madrid and the Mediterranean ports of Castellon De La Plana and Valencia. Insurgent commanders reported the government line was broken 40 miles north and slightly to the west of Castellon where they captured rhe town of Portell, deep in the pocket protecting the government's central coast lines. Wash Day Every Day With Circus The five herds of Plenlinnts with the ,l ,G. Barnes and Sells Floto circus coming to Medlnrcl Wednesday, May 11, (grounds near Jackson school), dally tine oceans of water. Ho do the 50 lovely Hol lywood aerial ballet girls for their dally washing. Between shows, the faithful old rub-a-tliil wash hoard, snap Makes, and zinc tub are brought out. Fifty henutlftil harks bend to their chore. Above, Is Katlierlne Munlnck, hanging out to dry her stint. 20 Lb. Fish Caught By Tribune Pressman An 18-to-20 pound salmon was caught yesterday at the Wooldrldc pier below Grants Pass by Dick Orrn of the Mail Tribune press staff. Jim Murray, Mall Tribune linotype oper ator, out for the first time this sea son, met with no luck at Rainbow Gibson's. While many fishermen were out along the Rogue below Grants Pass, few salmon were landed, Mr. Green reported. The big. sporting fish have Just begun to arrive, however, and angling ought to be good from now on. he added. Both Mr. Gibson and Mr. Wool dridge consented to keep the Mail Tribune informed on catches. 4 City Time Clocks B1NGHAMPTON. N. Y. (UP) City employes of Blnghampton may soon have to punch time clocks. Mayor Charles Kress revealed that ne was studying a proposal to install time clocks In each of the various city de partments on a trial basis. : In Europe peanuts are used mainly for stock-feeding. HITLER, IL DUCE SEAL PLEDGE IN FIDELITY TOASTS" ROME. May 7. Benito Musso lini and Adolf Hitler "completed and sealed" their alliance tonight in an exchange of fidelity toasts at a formal state dinner in Palazzo Venezla. The fuehrer guaranteed "for all time" the Alpine border between Ger many and Italy, "It Is my unshakable will and also my political testament to the German people." he declared, "to consider in violable for all time the frontiers of the Alpfc-eracted between us by na ture," (Germany extended her territory to Italy's northern border March 13 when Hitler annexed Austria.) The dinner brought to a climax a week's visit filled with military dem onstrations, pageantry and political discussions whose import the world probably will not know until time discloses them. The short speeches of the two dic tators lacked concrete details of what they intend to do about Czechoslo vakia, where a nazl German minority la clamoring for autonomy, and other problems which were said to have been discussed. CLUB WOMEN LOSE OUT TO FIGHTERS KANSAS CITY, May 7. (AP) Of ficials of the General Federation of Women's Clubs protested when they learned a prize fight was scheduled for next Wednesday night at the Municipal auditorium arena. They had planned to hold a sym posium of "religion and democracy there at their triennial convention. Cltyl Manager H. P. McElroy ruled for the athletes. "The Municipal auditorium Is for all the people." he said. "It la as much for a prize fight as a women's club rid there's not a lot of dif ference between the two anyway." 4 : Portugal has been independent since the 12th century. 1 Purchased Llcented by Suta ol CilUomls HitaHUktd 1907 WILD B ERG BROS. SMELTING & REFINING CO. Offices: 742 Market St.,San Francisco Plant! South San Francisco MARE to fight 'S LOS ANGELES. May 7. (API Martha. Rave gave legal notice today that she intends to contest the main tenance suit brought against her by her father. Peter P. Reed. She answered his action by filing in superior court a statement that she paid him $35 a week in addition to other expenses up to the time he demanded an accounting for her earnings as a film comedienne. 3h says the suit abrogated the agree ment. As a further defense. Miss Ray says her father is able, but unwill ing, to -seek employment. AT DERBY IS ROBBED LOUISVILLE. Ky.. May 7. (API Miss Joan Bennett. Hollywood fltrr actress who came here to see the Kentucky derby, reported today that Jewelry she valued at between 825.000 and $30,000 was stolen from her hot", room. The thert was revealed to Loulsvtl.c police tonight by John L. Kilgarif.. Louisville attorney representing the actress Hollywood Insurance com pany. Detective Chief Wllilam A. Oeltjen said the stolen gems included a platinum emerald diamond ring valued at $10,000, a diamond ring valued at $5,000. a diamond and rubv scarlet and four diamond bracelets. 4 mm runnrv SEATTLE. May 7. (AP) Mgr. M O. Ringenberg of the Waterfront Employers' association said tonight he would protest to federal labor and commerce departments Monday over action of the Sailors' Union of the Pacific In picketing and halting operations on five ships in the Seat tle harbor. The ships were picketed as part of the union's "hot cargo" ban on com merce for or from the closed port o: Taroma. Peter B. Gill of the tailors' union predicted other tteupg as other ships arrive here with Tacoma cargo. Five vessels were tied up here today. Vew Mntr Rewinding Repairing f:rhantf Gage Motor Service . . THE NEW . . WESTINGHOUSE WASHERS RING ALMOST EFFO RTLESS WASHING TO THE LAUNDRY The WESTINGHOUSE SPECIAL WASHER Finished in sparkling white and black. French type turbulator for "natural" washing action. Also AUTOMATIC PRESSURE wringer, handy-feeder, dry feed board, automatic re versible drainboard, touch bar safety release, soft rubber balloon-type rolls. Capacity 8 pounds. 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E NETTLES LEAGUE GENEVA. May 7. (T) The diplo matic "battle of the year" will open here Monday over the question of recognition of Ethiopia as part ot the Italian empire. The League of Nations council will open Ita 101st meeting then on the second anniversary ot Italy's annex ation of the East African nation. A single adverse vote could wreck a council decision. No unanimous vote, however, la required for a mere recommendation by the council usu ally the practice on questions of pro cedure. Ethiopia's legal existence as an la dependent state, league quarters indi cated tonight, may be treated as Just that a mere question of procedure. HIT BY- OSBORNE PORTLAND, May 7. Oov. Charles H. Martin's description of himself as a champion of labor was challenged today by Den T. Osborne, secretary of the state federation of labor with the assertion that the governor fought the unemployment compensation bill before the legisla ture. Osborne claimed the governor had denounced New Deal legislation on this act and threatened to veto the Oregon enabling aot. He abandoned his position, however, when employ ers displayed favor toward the meas ure, the labor leader declared. An essertlon that Martin had shied away from Intervening In labor vio lence last fall also came from Oa borne, who declared that Sheldon Sackett, Marsh field publisher, had visited the governor and urged him to curb terrorist activities only to ba told by the governor that the sltua tlon was "too hot" to handle. f Closing time for Too Lata to Olaa- I if y Ada la 1 30 p. m. Could this happen to YOU? If you have loved ones dependent on you . . children . parents . . be sure to hear the gripping story of Laura Dunn, Widow . , to be given on the Aunt Jenny program. May 9, 10, 11 and 12 over the Columbia network. A thrilling human-Interest story . . a vital message to YOU and to vour family. Don't miss It. TUNE IN At 11.15 a.m. Lob Angeles-KNX. 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("Thrifty 60" owners report averages of 22 to 27 miles on a gallon of gas.) These are only three of the reasons for visiting a Ford dealer before you buy. You'll recognize the re'st when you get out on the road in a Ford V- 8. You'll realize that it's 8-cylin-0) drr quality all the way through! FORD V8 PRICES BEGIN AT 599 MR THt 40-HP. Court (IUUSTHATI01 DILIVIHIO IN DITKOIT, TAXIS IXTtA The Tudor Scfhn it 1644; th Fordor Sedan, $689. With tba 85-horwpower V-8 enilnc the Coupe it 1629; the Todor, $669; the Fordor, $714. I9UIPMENT. All price, tnrlnde front and rear bampert and bumper guardt, .pare heel, lire and lube, lire lock, cigar lighter, one windshield wiper, one tun vitor, twin homt, and head light beam indicator on instrument panel, at no extra charge. THE Thrifty Sixty" FORD V-8 See the New 1938 FORD V-3 Now On Display C. E. GATES AUTO CO. FORD - LINCOLN ZEPHYR Sales and Service Sixth and Riverside YOUR FORD DEALER Phone 141 n V (.rape.
