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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD, OREGON. TVEDXESDAY. AUGUST 17. 1938. PAGE PTVE LOCAL and Court of Honor A Boy Scout court of honor will be held at 8:45 p. m Thursday In the Upper Rogue Orange hall. Committee to Meet Finance com mittee of the Jackson County Cham ber of Commerce will meet at 9:30 tomorrow morning. The eeeslon wae postponed from Tuesday morning- V. ,1. Rolfe, chairman will preside. Minor Accident Claire O. Hlgglns of route 4 and Daniel W. Plaff of Nampa. Idaho, drove can colliding with alight damage on the Pacific highway early this morning, accord ing to a report on file In city police station.' Drunk Sentenced Sentenced by City Judge Allen D. Curry thta morn ing to serve 10 days In Jail on charge; of drunkenness were Thomas L. Mor rlsey, 80, and Daniel J. Donahue, 35. La Verne Guy Allen, 18. drew a five day Jail sentence on the same charge t Meeting Tonight A meeting of all persons Interested In learning about the Medford Flying club Is to be held at 8 tonight In the offloe of Thomas A. Culbertson at the municipal air port. The club Is being formed for the purpose of acquiring a plane and of procuring Instruction leading to a private pilot's license. Tools Rtolen Weston T. Dough rty of the Brookhurst orchards on the Crater Lake highway reported to city police yesterday that a brown metal tool box containing assorted wrenches, socket sets, files and ether tools was stolen from the ranch sometime Monday night. He also stated that two automobile tires were stolen. Hansen Leaving Mr. and Mrs Harry Hansen will leave next week for the Willamette valley where Mr. Hansen expects to enter business while Mrs. Hansen attends Orrgon Normal school at Monmouth. Mrs. Hansen, who has taught In Central Point for the past 13 years, resigned her position Saturday. Mr. Hansen has severed his connection with the George Yeo realty agency here pre paratory to the move. Smoker Fire A careless smoker was held to blame today for a fire that last evening burned over 20 teres of grass and brush in the GrU fin creek area four miles west of Phoenix. Who the smoker was could not be established, the state district tire warden's office said. The blaze was reported at 4 p. m. and although It was not In a protective area the state office here sent two crews of four men each with a pumper. The fire was declared out at 8 p. m. To Install Members of Medford post and auxiliary of the American Legion were today planning to attend the annual Installation of officers which will be held in the armory next Wednesday evening, August 24. . After the Joint Installation ceremony thre will be dancing. A supper served by auxiliary members will be the con eluding feature of the evening's pro gram. Commanding officers are urg ing all member?! to set next Wed nesday evening aside for this annual get-together party. , Army Posts Open Recent war department regulations provide for the examination of applicants for commission In the medical adminis trative corps of the regular United States army, it was stated In a pre,y release received today from MeJ. IL D. Bagnall, recruiting officer for the Portland district. The examinations are to be held November 14 to 18 and applications must be on fllo not later than October 20. Appli cations and requests for Information should be addressed to the Adjutant General, Washington. D. C. ?rlver Test Applicants for lic enses or permits to operate cars will be examined on Thursday this week as well as on Saturday. An examiner J will be In council chambers on the v, top floor of city hall from 8 to 5 tomorrow and applicants are asked to report to him between those hours. Examinations were also given today. The extra mid-week service Is Intend ed to relieve the usual Saturday rush and as many applicants as possible are Invited to utilise the special service. Examinations are given every Saturday but the num ber of applicants Is Invariably to large that long waits are necessary Air Travel Gains Revenue pas " aenger miles chalked up by United Air Line planes on their flights oe tween Medford, Vancouver. California point and the east totaled 11.003,186 In July, a gain of 1 per cent over June when 10.858,795 revenue pas senger miles were flown, according to figures received by Max C. henne. field manager for the company here. Summer vacation travel and new low air fares. Including half -fares for children, accounted for a portl. n of the traffic gain, it was stated by W A. Patterson, United'! president An increase of 3.82 per cent In volume of air express shipments flown over A United'a Pacific coast and cosst-to , coast airways was revealed In the ' month's record, with 164.084 pounas j having been transported In July as ; compared to 156.892 pounds In June iiypp- 1 I tot ot -ol 1 f0...7,iate ato' 1 41 ,: I PERSONAL Buys Bull A purebred Guernsey bull, Early Riser of Rogue View 201201 was purchased recently by Charles Pettegrew of Eagle Point from George H. 8 to well of Medford. Building Pemlt Frances B. Ken- ney of 812 Bennett street applied at the city building Inspector's office yesterday for a permit to repair a roof at a stated cost of ISO. t flome from Hospital Mrs. Herman D. Powell of 414 Valley View drive has returned to her home from the Sacred Heart hospital where she hid been confined for two weeks follow ing an operation. Plane Refueled Lieut. J. F. Wad- man stopped at Medford municipal airport this afternoon to have his army Boeing pursuit plane refueled. He was en route from Homllton field to Marshfleld. To Coast Col. and Mrs. R. I. Stuart and daughter Isobel of 317 Apple street left this morning by motorcar foV the Crescent City coast vicinity where they will spend Mnme time on a combined business and pleasure stay. To Attend Rites All Veterans of Foreign Wars and auxiliary members are afjeed to meet Thursday morning at 11 at the Perl funeral home to at tend the funeral of Fredrick Butler, late commander of Crater Lake post 1833, V. F. W. To Attend Funeral All members of the Last Man's club of Jacksot county are" requested to meet Thurs day at 11 a. m. at the Perl Funeral home, 426 West 6th street, to atend the funeral of Fredrick Butler lnti commander of the Jackson county chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars, t Airport Arrivals Yesterday's ar rivals at Medford municipal airport were uoi. u. u oidfield. command ing the air corps at Fort Lewis, Wrt&h., who was en route to Oakland. Cai., in an army Douglas observation plane: Max Gulley, Ashland to Kiam ath Falls in a Taylor Cub owned by the Klamath Falls Flying club; and M. J. Cumberley. factory representa tive or the Waco company. Oakland, Cal.. to Portland in a Waco cabin plane. IN 11 TO HELP E . PORTLAND, Aug. IT. (AP) Head ed by Charles H. Leach, a committee to raise a war chest for the Demo cratic party at the November elec tion was appointed today by Prank iicrney, state party chairman. Among the membera ore David Nelson. Pendleton: E. E. Wilson. Cor vallls: Tom Holman, Salem: Dr. W. A. Moser, Orants Pass: Glen Wlm. berly. Roseburg; Ward Spatz. Med ford; M. L. Johnson, Klamath Palls: Allen Smith. Baker: Harry L. Moon, La Orande: Mrs. Cora Cooter. Salem: John D. Mann. Medford; Harry D. Bolvln, Klamath Palls: w. T. Miller. Orants Pass; c. D. Pics, Roseburg. Osteopath Charged With Wife's Murder LA CLEDB. Mo., Aug. 17. (AP) Dr. William P. Lamance, one time boner who turned to osteopathy be cause he lost a bet with his father, was charged with wife murder today. The body of Mrs. Ella Lamance. pretty and 29. was found Mondsy night on a cot In the vegetable cellar behind the doctor's home. 8herlff Max Brown discovered the corpse a short time after the 34-year old osteopath reported his wife was missing. Brown said she apparently had been beaten to death a week before, ' Ose Mall Tribune Want Ads. LIFE AND DEATH "ON THE ROCK"..! lured p 1 a y e r 1 ! ENDS TONIGHT ANN SOTHERN h j EI 1 " " STARTS SATl RDAr . . .1 A New Chapter Serial "DICK TRACY" Based On The Comic Strip vm a. 1 av'l V With a cast ol Ss.y over 1000 lea- Musical Show (" m : ff v. t.' 1 : V :ry i 7.' ' Vi1' Including Rudy Vallee and Ros. mary Lane In the cast, "Gold Dlggeri in Paris." the swing-time musical show, cornea to the Craterlan theater for Sunday only. Others In the ca&t Include Hugh (Woo-Woo) Herbert, Rialto Comedy . Victor McLaRhlen has soma rare fun with a maKe-a-mtlHon-in-a-min-ute role opposite Grade Fields and hta afde-klck. Brian Donlevy. In "We're Going to Be Rich." hilarious comedy opening a three-day run to morrow at the Rialto theater. Oracle Fields, undisputed queen of comedy and song, haa her first role In two years opposite the brawny star. "West of Cheyenne." starring Char les fitarrett. will play as the com panion feature. ' Keep cut flowers as cool as possible. Do not expose them to direct aun llght. . 4 Doors Open Tonite at 6:45! Show, at 1:4$ mLast Times Tonite! Alison Skip worth Polly Moran in "LADIES IN DISTRESS" Plus ANNA MAY WONd in 'WHEN WERE Y0D BORN?' on6' nui- 91Pe ovA veV fieW- : 1$ Coming Sunday Allen Jenkins. Gloria Dickson, Mabel Todd. Frlta Fold and the tamed Schnlckellrlts Band, admittedly the looniest melody maniacs In the woild. And. of course. It wouldn't be Odd Diggers without an embellishment of hundreds of beautiful girls. FOILED IN MURDER LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17. (API Sheriff's officers said Mrs. Elliabeth Trlff, paroled from the state hos pital for mentally afflicted at Cam arlllo. tried to kill her two small children with a paring knife today but that the courage of five-year old Jole TTIff saved his life and that of his sister. Mary, three. J. B. McCoy, sheriff's deputy, said Mrs. Trlff became crazed, took the children Into the bathroom of her home, locked the door and told Jola. "We are all going to sleep." McCoy said Jole told him he saw Mrs. Trlff poise the knife above lit tle Mary's head. Jole grabbed his mother's wrists, shielded his sister, pushed his mother off balance, un locked the door, and fled from the house before his mother could over take them. Mary's screams attracted Mrs. Mary McndenhaU. a nura, and with the assistance of neighbors, Mrs. Trlff was overpowered. COLOR LINE"CAUSES CONVENTION TO MOVE 8AN FRANCISCO. Aug. 17. (UP) Eight hundred delegates to the 20th annual convention of the Hotel, Restaurant and Bartenders Interna tional alliance today moved their convention headquarters out of the Whitcomb hoteP after the manage ment refused accommodations to negro delegates. The delegates resolved to check out of their, rooms and convention headquarters at the hotel within 34 hours. Manning Johnson, negro business agent of. a New York local, told the convention the hotel had excluded negro delegates because of their color. 3 Mut Kvet ' Kiddles OX I0f m StarU TO MORROW . BsyrAv) CONTEST CLOSES T With contestanta submitting photo graphs with Incresstng numbers each day. the contest to discover the little southern Oregon girl who nrwt close ly resembles Shirley Temple, Is rapid ly growing to peak proportions. The contest closes Saturday night, at midnight, closing day of the new Shirley Temple picture, "Little Miss Broadway," -hlch opens a tour day showing today at the Cratortan the atre. The contest Is open to all little girls now residing In southern Ore gon. Photograph, must be of fairly recent origin. All Judging will be dona on a basts of comparison with tha picture of Shirley shown above. Photograph! may ba entered at the Medford Mall Tribune or Craterlan theatre, with the "Shirley Temple Conteat." All photos will be returned at the conclusion of th contest Sat urday night. To contestanta who wish to be photographed In genuine little Shir ley Temple dresses and hats. Mann's Department store have offered to loan the necessary apparel without ODiigation, according to John Mof- fatt, store manager. i TOWNSEND SEES DOOM SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. lT(OT) Dr. Francis E. Townsend, sponsor of the $200 monthly old aga pension plan, waa represented today as be lieving California's new ".10 every Thursday plan" was foredoomed to failure became It affected only one state. Townsend refused to be quoted directly but Olen 8. Wilson, his spokesman, said "the doctor feela that any pension plan dealgned to bring about national recovery should be nationwide In scope." The new plan, called "ham and egga for California," proposed to II x, Hi1, f"""1 1 -ta"-f.e' m - 1 Bhowi at 1:45 7:00.9:16 If o ( I ul! -..led vm I Fa vv oM.i ilM I la d'B,;.T!rt " " M IT F" a Beauty Shop Bill Causes Women to Battle In Alley PORTLAND. Ore, Au. 17. ( AP) Two women who couldn't agree on a beauty shop bill want out Into the alley to settle It with the following result, aald Officer L. V. Travara: Adella Harris, ii, of Vancouver. Wash, suffered a possible Jaw fracture and Martha Mackay, 18. of Portland, wai treated for head and face cut. Miss Mackay, said Travera. clslmed that she and the other woman began arguing about a bill rendered by Mlsa Mackay'a beauty shop. They ended up In a fight In a nearby allay, which developed Into fisticuffs and rock-throwing be fore . passers-by separated them, the officers report aald. raise the estimated 91.600,000 weekly by Issuing state warrants which would be financed by a two-cent transactions tax paid weekly by the person holding the tl warrant. Defeat Port Proposal. PENDLETON. Aug. 17. OP) Uma tilla county voters rejected a county port proposal yesterday at a special election, nearly complete tabulations revealed todsy. with three small precinct unreported th Tot 'stood : Yes 764, no 838. Too Late to Classify PHONE 969-R for furniture repairing, reupholsterlng, reflnlshlng by Thl bault. FOR SALE Tuscan cling peaches, 3 mllea west ot Phoenix on Cole man creek road, O. D. Vroman. Phone U-F-S. NICELY furnished room: private ent rance and bath. 335 8. Ivy, FOR SALE 3-whee?raTler" 33S No. Ivy. FOR SALE OR TRADE .30-30 car bine. Dowd, 3ft So. Riverside. WANTED Apartment suitable for on gentleman. Permanent. Box 603. Tribune. WANTED TO LEASE amall farm suit able for dairy and poultry. Box 603, Trlbuna. MUST SELL THIS WEEK Chesterfield, dishes, birds. St., Aahlsnd. Dreswr, 133 8th is... n a ri T A U x OA7 Ao. ru.. S mi- aaxaBaBa- V FOR RENT l-room furnished apt eie a. Main. FOR LEASE Good farm, located en highway. Inquire Mary I. Helms, Klamath Junction, Ashland. Or. FOR SALE Bicycle, good condition, practically new tires, new pedals, rear bundle carrier, lamp; 18 each. 3S Laurel St. Dr. Carlow. NICELY FURNISHED APARTMENT In Mall Tribune building. Com bination living and . dining room, fireplace. Electric refrigeration and rang, steam heat and hot and cold water furnished. Adults. Ap ply at business office Mall Tribune. FAT DUCKS Dressed or allv. on Ouemsey cow. giving milk. Mo- Carty'a. Orchard Home Drive. Tel M93-J-3. ORDER your peach, pear and to matoes for canning now, at Pete's Fruit Stand, corner Be all Lane and Highway St. FULLY FURNISHED OIL STOVE KELVINATOR THREE SLEEPING ROOMS Aaa- A-room modern bung, Si nil low, pink of condition furnished: oil burning stove, piano, davenport, occasional chair, dining table, 4 chairs, 3 beds (complete), 3 dressers, Hotpolnt elec. rang, Kelvlnator, Thor oleo trio washing machine, etc.; 9 large walnut trees In front: wll krtt yard, nlc roses, garage: 3 blocks to school. All for only 3390: some terms. MARK A. GOLDY. INO. Phone 738. 109 I. Main St. 1934 FORD Pickup ..398 O. E. GATES AUTO CO. Used Car Department. NEW HAMPSHIRE HENS M. B. Glover, Ross Lane and McAndrows. WANTED Practical nursing or housekeeping In refined home. . Good cook. Reference. 741 West Jackaon. FOR RENT 13-acr ranch, 3 mil out; bulldlnga. Furniture In nouso for sale or trade. Inquire 630 No Central. SAFETY for Your SAVINGS JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN 138 EAST MAIN ST. -1J Ma, " " - OVIkS. a iiuuu ft V r .. mr IDNA MA" "IIS DURANTE n I I V F B lTJ.an- 'l on, tfuffl At, EXPERIENCED bookkeeper and ste nographer wants employment Lo cal references. Phone 1376. '34 DODQE Convertible Coup: looks and runs like new: radio, heavr. perfect throughout. Special pries only 449. See thl cr sure If you want a bargain, and on low easy terma. All cars under cover at 8th and Bsrtlett Sts. PIERCE ALLEN MOTOR CO. Dodge . Plymouth Distributors. FOR SALE Good Wedgewood rang. Singer sewing mschln. radio nd canned fruit cheap, as must lesv soon; slao hay. Third houaa past Dark's Serv. Sta. on Stewart Av. CANTALOUPES, medium six. 36 uu.7i4. o. c. r miles wesc on Jackson villa Hwy. Phone 731.R. FOR SALE Australian Shepherd pupplee and Whit New Zealand rabbits. Call at th Covered Wagon. WANTED Jersey bull of service age. w. n. manae. tti. i, Medrord. Writ or apply at ranch. K DANCE TONIGHT at the Townsend Hall over the Baldwin Piano Shoppe. Coolest hall in So. Oregon. Oood music Gentlemen SSe. Ladies 10c C. L. Perkins DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY Phone 273, 135 a. Central At. Medford, Or. ASSOCIATION 2 . .... heart o. big a. htf pun . . . h.'t vr opened eHherl Matt . . . 80e Evei . , i 40o Kiddiei . lOo 7 .fffi rrfniiiiiiiiiull
