JiEDFOTCD MAIL TRIBUNE, M'EDFO'RD, OKEGOy. WEDNESDAY, JUXE 29, 1938.
PAGE SEVEN
FIRST FEDERAL VOTES
4 PER CENT DIVIDEND
A dividend of 4 percent on all
shares for the current six months'
period ending June 30, 1938, was
voted by the board of directors of
the First Federal Savings and Loan
association of Medford at Its regu
lar June meeting, making an unin
terrupted payment by the association
of 4 percent since Its Inception.
In addition to the dividend dis
tribution to investment and saving
members of the association, a sub
stantial amount will be added to the
surplus and reserve accounts from
the earnings of the past six months'
period, B. P. Kyle, secretary of the
association, stated today.
During the last six months the
association has made very satisfac
tory progress In all lines of Its activ
ity, Mr. Kyle said. "The financial
statement as of t June 30 will show
a very healthy Increase In assets. The
association has granted a large num
ber of loans on homes during thtu
period, thereby promoting home own
ership and creating a market for local
labor and materials," he stated.
Soundness of the Investment and
the appeal to the public of the In
surance of savings accounts by the
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance
corporation, an agency of the fed
eral government, were credited by Mr.
Kyle for the Increased number of
Investors.
Officers and directors of the asso
ciation are Fred L. Heath, president;
Wm. H. ""Fluhrer, vice president; R.
F. Kyle, secretary-treasurer; P. M.
Janney, Max Pelroe, B. H. Bauer,
W. O. Rookard and Stephen Q. Nye.
POSTPONE HEARING
IT
Hearing of the complaint charging
the Bishop brothers of Sams Valley
with assault and battery upon
state policeman, has been postponed
until July 12, by Justice of the Peace
W. R. Coleman. It was scheduled for
today.
The complaint was Blgned by State
Policeman Paul A. Williams, who al
leges that while questioning the pair,
one of them struck him In the mouth
with his fist, cutting the lower Up.
Afterwards they Ignored the troop
er's commands to halt, while fleeing
The Incident occurred ten days
ago in the Sams Valley district. The
officer was Investigating the letting
of air out of an auto tire. One of the
Bishop boys volunteered the Informa
tion, he knew nothing about the
piece of mischief. The blow was al
legedly struck when the state po
liceman asked how he knew it had
been done.
Comedy Romance Coming Sunday
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With the official motion pictures
of the Louls-Schmellng heavyweight
championship fight as a special added
attraction, "Josette," starring Slmone
Simon with Don Ameche and Robert
Young, comes to the Craterlan the
atre Sunday for a three-day show
ing. A gay comedy romance of naughty
New Orleans, "Josette" also features
Bert Lahr, Joan Davis, Paul Hurst,
William Collier Sr., and Tala Birell.
New song hits by the team of Gordon
und level add to the entertainment
Seventeen hundred feet of film,
picturing ' the fastest championship
battle ever fought, first at regular
and then In slow motion, showing
details of every blow every knock'
down are climaxed by Referee Ar
thur Donovan's version of the fight
that settled once and for all any arg
uments of Louis' supremacy over
Maxie, In the Louls-Schmellng fighc
pictures.
Jane Withers Show Here Thursday
TO CLOSE ASHLAND
WATERSHED AREA
For the protection of the Ashland
creek watershed from fire, the reg
ional forester of the U. S. forest
service has designated the area ns
closed to all travel effective July V
Persons will be prohibited from
going on or being upon the area,
except with permit Issued by a for
est officer. No permit Is required of
any actual settler going to or from
his home.
Thla closure Is the same as has
been In effect for the past several
years, protection being of primarv
Importance because "the watershed Is
the source of water supply for Ash
land, forest headquarters here point
ed out.
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Premiere of Jean
Parker's New Hit
Now at Craferian
It Is seldom Indeed that a city
the sis of Medford Is fortunate
enough to have the world premiere
showing of a motion picture that
la expected to become one of the
top favorites of the year. But It does
happen and today the Craterlan
theatre opens the first showing, any
where, of "Romance of the Limber
lost, the Gene Stratton-Porter story
starring Jean Parker.
The story of Indiana's swamp folk,
"Romance of the Limberlost," la to
be the Inhabitants of the 95 miles
of swamp land In the southern part
of the state, what "Tobacco Road"
Is to Georgia, or the Bayous are to
New Orleans.
Laurie (Jean Parker) Is a child
of nature, who Uvea in the Limber-
lost with her Aunt Nora, who hates'
(he girl because her mother had
married the man Nora had lovd
Laura tries to defeat her environ
ment by study but gets no encour
agement except from the bound boy
of Corson, drunken, coarse bully,
wealthiest man In the Limberlost,
who desires to marry Laurie.
When Corson agrees to support
Aunt Nora In style for the rest of
her life, the woman forces Laurie
into acceptance of the marriage, only
because she Is afraid of a scandal
about her mother. Into this picture
comes the young lawyer Wayne, and
the two young people fall In love.
When Corson Is killed accidentally,
his bound boy Erie is accused of
the murder. Thereupon Wayne takes
the side of the boy and In a thrilling
Jury trial proves his innocence. And
with justice comes the realization
of the young folks' romance.
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JAIL SENTENCE FOR
THEFT OF GASOLINE
- Eugene Prince, 19, local youth,
charged with theft of a half gallon
of gasoline from a car belonging to
Sam Bateman, was sentenced to 30
days In the county Jail by Justice of
the Peace William R. Coleman yes
terday. The authorities claim -Prince
has been In trouble before. The com
plaint was signed by Clyde Pichtner
of the city police force.
George H. Ferguson of Wenatchee,
Wash., charged with operating a
truck without a PUC license was as
sessed 10 r.ad costs.
Bolts Kill 17.
WARSAW, Poland. June 39. (AP)
Seventeen persons were killed by
lightning today and more than 100
injured as the severest thunder storm
In recent memory raged in several
parts of Poland, ending a heat wave.
LAKE CREEK RANCHER
SEEKS ROAD CHANGE
The county court was today con
sidering a petition, granting "a road
of necessity" to Hamilton Pox. a res
ident of the Lake Creek district, to
give him an outlet from his place.
There Is a road now to the Pox
place, and it has two gates. Their re
moval la sought to provide a freer
path for trarflc and cattle, and also
eliminate stock breaking down the
fences, and eating growing crops.
Pierce Returns
LA GRANDE, June 29. (tf Rep.
and Mrs. Walter Pierce were home to
day from the 75th congress and
Pierce expressed optimism over pros
pects of obtaining funds to start the
Umatilla dam project. He said he be
lieved the president would accede to
construction.
Use Mall Tribune Want Ads.
23rd Fatality
PORTLAND, June 29 . P CharWe
Clink, 45, iron worker was knocked
from his bicycle and fatally injured
by an automobile last night at north
west 37th avenue and Alnsworth
street. His death was the twenty
third traffic fatality of th year.
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Jane Withers goes gypsy In a big
way In her newest song-filled, laugh
packed comedy hit, "Rascals," which
opens a three-day run at the Rlalto
theatre tomorrow. Rochelle Hudson
and Robert Wilcox romance arounc
the campflre while Borrah Minevitch
and his Harmonica Gang raise hi-
Jinks with "dinger" Jane on the
highways.
"The Overland Express," starring
Buck Jones and recently noted In
Time Magazine as the best all-around
Western picture ever filmed, will play
as the companion feature -vlth the
Withers opus.
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Jewish Order Elects
PORTLAND, June 29. (P) David
Robinson, Portland lawyer, became
president today of the Pacific coast
grand lodge of B'Nal B'Rlth, Jewish
organization, and San Francisco was
chosen for the 76th convention next
year. Robinson succeeds Jacob J.
Lteberman, Los Angeles. Mrs. Lenore
D. Underwood, San Francisco, was
elected president of the women's
lodge.
Hurry! They Must End Tonlghtl
John Boles and Madge Evans in
"SINNERS IN PARADISE"
PLCS ANNA NEAGLE In "THE SHOW GOES ON"
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ping Gypsy now . . 1
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