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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. MONDAY. MAY 23. 1938.
SPEECH CONTEST
BY STUDENTS IS
Democratic Big-Wigs Haunted
By Fear That Martin Support
Will Go to Republican Choice
WASHINGTON, May S3. (AP) If official t Democratic hfadquartr
keep little list of place where they may have to help restore poat-prl-mry
harmony, the chance are that the word Oregon ha been written
Just beneath Pennsylvania.
Oov. Charle Martin of Oratro. who ,
ought Democratic renomination, na
Interested party worKer nere Be
cause of Republican assertion that
their candidate would gain some sup
port from the Martin faction.
National Chairman Jamea A. Farley
ha given no public Indication o far
that he might take hand In trying
to reunite tho Oregon Democrat be
fore the fall campaign begin.
Farley Pledge Aid.
parley telegrapned pledge of up
port to Willis Maboney, Klamath
Pall. Oregon's Democratic nominee
for United State senator. ,
1 want to see you win nd will
do anything I oan for you from now
until the poll close on election day,
Farley' message said.
It would not urprlse many politi
cal student In the cpltl, how
ever, If prominent member of the
Hees and Martin group should con
fer soon separately, of course with
' administration officials. )
Only three day after the Penn.
sylvanla primary, It wa noted, John
It, Lewis, the CIO leader, wa a White
House luncheon guest, and Walter A.
Jones, a Dromlnent Pittsburgh Demo
crat, wa vnited In Washington
hotel by presidential secretary.
Jone. who had supported the de
feated CIO 1 t e. thereafter an
nounced he would upport the party
nominees.
Fsrlev had lolned Jone and Uewl
in harkin? Thoma Kennedy, who
io.t. the Gubernatorial nomination In
Pennsylvania. On the other hand, he
had supported Oov. ocorge n. sane
for the senato against tne oiu can
dtdate.
Surprised by Hess.
In the Oregon conteat. however,
parley made It plln before the bal
loting that he wa not taking lde.
Friend aald afterward he had been
surprised by the defeat of Oovemor
Martin, whom secretary icnes na
descrlbod a being "at heart no new
dealer."
Representative Walter M. Pierce
(D.-Ore) said he wa well acquainted
with both Bea and Martin and
"both are strong." He added he
would, support tho nominee.
Tho Democratlo split In Oregon
wss not . accompanied by a division
between the CIO and the American
Federation of Labor, auch oc
curred In Pennylvanla. Both labor
organizations upported Hess against
Martin, who had crmoizea laoor poli
cies of the Roosevelt admlnlatratlon
Handling of labor problems, of
ficial of both major pnrtlcs concede
will be a prominent Issue In- the
PennsylvanlK and Oregon elections,
lewis tins not disclosed whether
lie will aid the Democratic nominees
111 Pennsylvania. Ho said Saturday
the primary had been a "stinging
defeat" for the Democratic state or
ganisation, even though Its slate de
feated his candidate.
'Eliminating Pittsburgh nd Phila
delphia from the picture," Lewi aald.
"Kennedy carried the rest of the
mate."
There Is no state primary this
week, but s half doeen will be held
In June.
(Contributed)
Next Thursday the youth of Med
ford will place a challenge before
the people of Medford. They will uk
this question: "What right does the
present generation of adult hold
that entitle them to piece us. the
youth of this generation, under the
bondage of liquor?"
Student of Medford Junior high,
hearing of a possibility for striking
a blow at liquor, requested the locnl
W.C.T.U. to sponsor a speech con
test, the subject, "Prohibition."
The local W.C.T.U. gladly accepted
the sponsorship and through contact
with state and national headquar
ters, made It an official medal con
teat. Six girl and five boy have
been selected from all those compet
ing, to enter the flnl medal con
test before the people of Medford.
The six girls will speak at the North
Methodlat church Thursday at 2:30
p. m., the boys at the South Meth
odist. Thursday at 7:30 p. m.
There will be singing and lnter-
mlsslonal mualo furnished' by Phoebe
Swem and her accordion. The girl
contestants are Joan Burk. Nova
Jeanne Renfro, Jeane McCandll.
Prances Klmmlch. Jeane Crlpp and
Dorothy Troxeli. The boys are Harris
Janes, Elmer Bashaw, Bob Hanlln.
Bob Leonard and Eugene Hayes.
All speaker have hsd previous ex
perience and have been working the
past two weeks with Don Darnellle.
atjeech Instructor for Junior high.
Judge will Include H. W. Oustln
principal of Jackson school.
The students want everyone to feel
welcome to come regardless of your
views on the liquor question. They
feel that the .speeches will Interest
every good cltlien. They offer a wide
variety of sneeches such as - inc
sacrifice Spirit." "Story of tne
Dimes." "T;ie Reform Wilt Oo On,
Tommy." "Hands." "Death Laughs.
and other, all filled with vital, grip
ping fact. They feel ure of your
reaction If you will only come ni
llnd out Just what a terrible mens
you havo placed around their homes
and playgrounds.
DEWILTON DEVOE
, AGED 85
Home Economics Specialists Coming
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atari member of the home economies extension staff of Oregon Ntatc rollege will arrive In Medford
today to take part In the annual "program planning day." to be held at senior high school Tuesdnv.
Shown above are Mr. Maud Morse, specialist In parent education; Miss Lucy Case, nutrition specialist, and
Mr. Azalea Sager, specialist In clothing and home furnishings.
CHAMBER SETS MEET
COMMENCEMENT SET
FOR THURSDAY EVE
JACKSONVILLE. May 3S. (Spl.)
Senior high school commencement ex
ercises will be held In the KymiwMum
Thursday night at 8 o'clock, with
members of the graduating class glv
Ing speachea dealing with the early
history of Jacksonville. The program
follows:
Processional School Band
Ralph Botts, director
Invocation . Rev. E M. Mall try
Selections Girls' Sextette
Our Community
Early History of Jacksonville .
Merl Kendall
History of Education In Jackson
ville Hseel Kendsll
The Industrie! of Our Community
LaMonte Dowy
Our Future Mary Branam
Presentation of Honors and Award
A. L. Beck, Superintendent
Presentation of Diplomas
Mrs. P. Flex, Board of Education
Benediction ...Rev. E. M. Mallery
Recessional School Board
RESTAURANT IHAIN
FOUNDER PASSES
BERN ARDSVU.LE. N. J.. May 38.
fAP4 William Chllds, whose adven
ture tn vegetarianism cost him con
trol of the national chsln of restau
rants hearing his nsmt. Is desd at 73
He died at his home yrsterdsy after
a five-months Illness.
Child and his brother, the late
Samuel S. Child, .started the rrntau
rant chain tn 18H8 and built it Into a
$37,000,000 system serving 50.000.000
meals a year.
A vegetarian himself, C h 1 1 d s
thought he foresaw a trend toward
lighter meals and tried to anticipate
It with meatless irwniti. The publR
was npsthetlc, and declining profit
led stockholders to oust Child m
chairman In March, J02fl. after a long
battle for proxies.
Chtlds. who thought patrons should
order "a nltv balanced ration of 85A
calories, with plenty of vitamins
sprinkled on top." conceded later
that perhaps he had carried his
calory.countiug too far.
WINDOW oLAtf-we iei: window
glass niid will tjju.ee joui iroken j
windows reasonably, rroworuifa Cab
in t Work
Dewllton Delancy DeVoe. a resi
dent of Medford for the past au
vears. iiassed away at the home of
his son. C. A, Devoe, uar west
Main street, Sunday at 9:30 a.
after a few weeks illness, Mr. DeVoc
was bom In Wisconsin. July 8. 1B53
He spent his early life In Wiscon
sin, and when about 21 years of age
moved to different places in the
east, always traveling by covered
wagon. He lster met Miss Frances
Perry and they were united In mar
riage at Maynsrd. Towa. In 1873.
They came to Southern Oregon In
1018.
A fine man. well liked by all who
knew him. Mr. DeVoe had been bed
fast since the tragic death otf Mrs,
DeVoo by fire.
He leaves three sons, O. A. DeVoe,
Medford: Hsrrlson W. DeVoe. Glen-
wood. Wash., and Don W. DeVoe,
Topeka, Kansas, also eight grand
children.
Private funeral services will be
conducted from the Perl funeral
home Wednesday at 10 a. nv, Pro
fessor A. J. HHnby officiating. Inter
ment will take place In the Medford
I. O. O. F. cemetery beside his wife.
HOLBERTON ' HONORED
BY RESERVE OFFICERS
EUGENE. May 33. (;pi The Ore
gon department of the Reserve Offi
cers Bsaoelstlon elected Captain H. R
Laslett. Corvsllls. president at Its
17th annual convention here Saturday.
District presidents included: Wil
lamette. Captain Emmett C. Forsythe
Salem; Umpqua. Csptaln lrry H
Holberton. Medford.
The Marlon-Polk chapter won the
Msjor John Flynn trophy for chapter
efficiency.
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Plana to accelerate highway devel
opment and to Increase touiift Irae!
are to be adopted at a dinner-meeting
In the Hotel Medford at 6:30
Wednesday, it was announced today
by the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce.
The dinner-meeting la being -pou-
sored by the tourist and roads and
highways committees of the chamber
of commerce. Representatives have
been Invited to attend from the
chambers In Ashland, Grants Pas,
Roseburg and Yreka, Calif.
At a noon luncheon In the Hotel
Medford Wednesday a special cham
ber of commerce committee will pre
pare the agenda to be considered at
the dinner meeting.
On the special committee are Eu
gene Thorndlke, chamber president.
Glenn Jackson, vice president. Ben E.
Harder. A. S. V. Carpenter. Karl L.
Janouch, Olen Arnsplger, E. P. Leavltt
and Judge Earl B. Day.
Portland Dog Be.tt
VICTORIA, B. a, May 23. (API-
Carry the News of Dunvegan. owned
by Walter Kendal of Portland. Ore.,
was adjudged winning dog of the
Scottish terrier class -and the best
terrier In an all-breed championship
show held by the Vancouver Island
Dog Fanciers association.
TOLEDO. May 23. fP Dan John
son, secretary of the Willamette Val
ley Operators' association and general
manager of a large mill here told 400
sawmill men at an I. E. U. meeting
that the Industry was In the worst
condition In 20 -years.
He said that railroads had suspend
ed buying, off-shore export busn?ss
was at a standstill and that export
mills were flooding the California
mnrkpt.
"Mills that have run steadily for
the last 25 to 50 years are Idle
and no one can predict an upgrado
turn." he asserted.
EXTENSION UNITS
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Extension Staff Members
Coming for Annual Con
ferenceProgram Opens
9:45 A. M. in Senior High
Staff members of the home eco
nomics extension staff of Oregon
State college will arrive in Medford
this afternoon to take part In the
annua! "Program Planning day" to
be held Tuesdsy at the Medford
Senior high school.
The program will start at 9:45 a.
m. and will be of unusual Interest
to the delegates this year. Delegates
to the conference will Include one
representative from each home ex
tension unit end one representative
from each study club. Feature of the
morning program will be the talk by
Mrs. Azalea Sager, state home dem
onstration leader, on "New Develop
ments in the State Program."
Parent education, a major project
In the county for the last two years,
will again be given an Important
port in next year's program. Mrs.
Maud Morse, specialist tn parent edu
cation, will discuss with the delegates
"Living Together in the Family." The
parent education project is carried
through the leader training work.
Miss Lucy Case, extension speclil-
ist In nutrition, will explain to the
group the projects in roods and nu
trition which have been developed
and could be carried out in the ;
county.
Mrs. Azalea Sager will explain to 1
the group other projects whic.i are
available In clothlnf and textiles an-:
home furnishings.
Luncheon wilt be served at 12:15
at the Holland hotel. The meeting
will adjourn at 3:30 p. m.
AUSTRALIA FOREST
CHIEF IS VISITOR
William W. Gay. commissioner of
forests for Australia with headquar
ters in Melbourne, spent the week
end making a study of sltvlcultural
management on the Rogue River na
tional forest. He Is making a study
In the principal forests of the United
States.
After a trip to Crater Lake national
park yesterday morning, Mr. Gay
made a survey of logging operations
near Chemult. He was accompanied
by his wife. Karl L. Janouch, super,
visor of the Rogue River national
forest, and W. V. Benedict, senior
forester of the TJ. fl. bureau of ento
mology and plant quarantine atJ
Oakland. Calif. The tour was mad'4
In Mr. Benedict's car.
After the Inspection of the logclng
operations. Mr. and Mrs. Gay were
taken to Klamath Falls whence they
left by train for Eugene. Today Mr.
Gay was to continue his observations
on the Willamette national forest.
Carson Convinced
Sprague Will Win
SPOKANE. May 33. (AP) Mayor
Joseph K. Carson. Jr., of Portland
said here Saturday the nomination
of Henry Hess as the Democratlo
candidate for governor of Oregon
would Insure the election of Charlea
A. Sprague, of Salem, the Republi
can nominee.
"The defeat of Governor Martin
by Hess should not be construed as
a true indication of how the majority
of people in Oregon reel," Carson
said.
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