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PAGE TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY. AUGUST 21. 1938 MIDGET SPEEDER FOR FRIDAY TEST 1 With 10 young Medford "Barney Oldflelda" already definitely entered In the gigantic Mall Trlbiyw -Scout Cub midget speeder derby to bo staged on East Main street next Fri day evening, and with several more local youths expected to enter their racing creation before the registra tion deadline at 6 p. m. Tuesday, of ficials In charge of the event are rapidly completing plans for one of the most spectacular amateur racing events ever held In southern Oregon All drivers of the midget vehicles have been ordered to bring their speeders to Boy Scout headquarters on Bast MJn street at 7 p. m. Tues day ao that they can be qualified as to safety and Inspected to make cer tain they comply with the official rules governing construction. The apeeders will be Inspected by the rules an regulation committee con slstlng of Bay Harrison, Bay Baker and Emll Tarns, which will be assist ed by Frank Hull. There will also be a general committee meeting at 7 p. m. Tuesday In Boy Scout headquar ters to complete final plans. The gen eral committee consists of M. 0. Wright, chairman and H. D. Bylng ton, Verne Ohangle, Bay Harrison, Ray Baker, J. A. McDougall, Fritz Nlasen, Carson Thtacher, Emll C, Tains, H. B. Brunson, H, L. Carlton, and H. O. Williamson, All are request ed to be present. Medford boys In two age divisions, from 0 to 11 and from 13 to 16, In clusive, will race their home-con-otructed speeders down East Main sl.eet for a distance of 1320 feet exactly a quarter or a mile. The race will start at the end of the wide paving at the bend of East Main street, with the finish line being at tho Willamette street Intersection. Boys from 0 to 11 years of age, In clusive, will enter speeders In class B, while those from 13 to 19, Inclus ive, will be In clsss A. A large list of prises has been donated by Med ford business establishments. Friday evening, 16 entrants In tho derby, with their speeders and me chanics to push them, paraded from Boy Scout headquarters to the New Crater Ian theatre, where they were guests of George Hunt to the movie "Little Miss Broadway," ond where they made a personal stage appear anfie. Frank Hull acted as master ol ceremonies. Introducing the drivers and their mechanics, and also gavn a short talk on safety driving. Mr. Hull stated that speed attained In the National derby reached 05 miles an hour, although he didn't expect such record to be developed In the Med ford race. Following are the drivers and me chanics wno appeared with their speeders In tho parade and on the Rtage, the drivers being named first; Edward Gove and Leonard Morrow, Billy Cox and Bob Drlscoll, Reece Cave and Milton Slngler, Do null Smith and Dirk Crawford, Wei don Webber and John Brewer, Jack Kresse and Steve Dlpple, Robert Mor gan and Leonard Duewn berry, all nt class A; and Norman House and Al Rolllnson, Arlon Skinner and Davtd Holmes, Donald Shores and Fred Gardner, Tom Tarns and Bill Tame Donald Williamson and MltfotU White, James Loontn and Don Loii. Bill Gould and Billy 81ms and Rich ard Harrison and Jack Thompson, all entered In class B. Also registered for the derby but not having their ma chines completed for the parade are Paul Wagner. Howard Fry. Stan Smith and Halbert Deuel. Fry's me chanic will bo Robert Duanne. Smith's will be Morris Campbell and Deuel'r. will be namrd later, as will Wag ner's. It was announced yesterday that Judges of the derby would be Mayor C. C. Furnas, Stato Police Capt. Leo M. Bown and Chief of Police Cla tous MrCredle. Starters nd other race officials will be appointed Tues day night. 4 Srta World's ItiM'nrd LONDON, Ai. 30. (V-Sydiuiy Wooderson, Great Britain's great mid dle distance runner, today bettered the world's record for the half mile covering the distance In one minute. 49. 3 seconds in a special handicap race at London's Hotspur park. ANNOUNCEMENT Effective Monday, August 22, 1938 WE WILL DISCONTINUE OUR RETAIL LUMBER and BUILDING MATERIAL DEPARTMENT AND DEVOTE OUR FULL ATTENTION TO THE MANUFACTURE AND WHOLESALING OF LUMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS OUR RETAIL FUEL DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE AS USUAL OFFERING ECONOMICAL FUELS AT ECONOMICAL PRICES TIMBER PRODUCTS COMPANY Phone 7 Erl of Central Avenue MEDFORD TOT IS TRAGEDY VICTIM CORVALLXS. Ore., Au. 20.-(UP) Shirley Ann Dusenberry, . three year old daughter of Miss Ilene dale of Medford, was drowned near here Friday afternoon when she fell Into a spring. The child's mother was sleeping nearby when the girl wandered of and fell face forward Into the pool. Efforts to revive her were futile. Miss Gale, the former Mrs. Arthur Dusenberry, of Gold Hill, has been visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ralefgh Gatton, near CorvallU, for the past two weeks. Miss Gale makes her home In Medford at 1106 West Tenth street. Shirley Ann was aged two years, eight months and twenty-nine day Besides hef mother, she leaves her father, Arthur Dusenberry. her grandparents, Mr And Mrs. R. E. Gsle of 1106 West Tentb street. Med ford and two aunts, Mrs. Raleigh Gatton of Corvallls and Mrs. Robert Brock of Oraves Creek, Ore. The body was brought to Medford Saturday and services will be con ducted by A. J. Hanby at the Conger chapel at 3 p. m. Monday with In terment In the Sl&klyou memorial park. DO'S, DONT'S OF COIFFURES TOLD Pcsola, hair stylist at Mann's De partment store gives Medford wo men a bit of advice on the "do's" and "don'ts" of hair styles. He main tains that achievement of true chic oomcs from styling to type of mi lady's coiffeur. For women who ore Inclined to have long thin faces. Pesola says, "Do wear side parts with the hair worn bock from the forehead with curls or reverse curls that cling to the top of the head, do wear smoothneAS at the forehead and fullness at the sides with low neck curls." "Don't use long center parts with hair ar ranged straight down along the nat ural hair line, this only emphasizes the length of the face and tends to make It appear thinner." For women with round faces and short necks who wear glasses Pesola says, "Don't wear hair waved straight down the sides or let long hair ham; down the neck." "Do dress hair back In pompadour fashion with large loose rlngslfts on forehead side either waved or drawn back ending in smootn individual curls, wear neck line exposed by either Keeping It tailored or hair brushed up. Pesola has many other mothods ol concealing poor facial structure and has made a definite study ol styling hair to suit the Individual. The types which he chose for "do's" and "don'ts" In this article are only two of many of which he has made a study. REAMES RECEIVES WORD OF PWA PROJECT GRANTS A telegram received by United State, senator A. Evan Reamo at his office here atated that allotmenta have been approved by the public works administration for the follow !ng Oregon projeota: Eugene: University of Oregon building, (00.000 loan and $64 000 grant. Bend: Pavtmr, 110,620 grant The telegram came from. H. A. dray, assistant PWA administrator at Washington, D. C. It was made public yesterday by Senator Reames BIRTHS Born to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Walker of Oold HUI at Sacnvt Heart hos pital yesterday morning, a baby boy weighing 8 pounds, 3'4 ounces. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bush of 734 West Jackson boulevard at Sacred Heart hospital August 18 a baby girl weighing S pounds, 1! ounces. Uso MaU Tribune Want Ads JORGENSON HELD FOR AUTO DEATH A coroner's Jury holding an Inquest In Ashland Frldsy afternoon found George Dale Jorgenson, 17-yetr old Ashland boy, responsible for the death Thursday night of Edward B. Wagner, 36, blcycl'.;'. who was struck by on automobile urlven by young Jorgenson at the Intersection of East Main street and Mountain avenue. The Inquest was conducted by Dep uty Coroner Will Dodge and District Attorney Frank J. Newman. The matter will be submitted to the next session of the grand Jury shortly after the first of September, the district attorney stated. Young Jorgenson, son of Mr. and Mrs, J. T. Jorgenson of 301 East Main street. Ashland, Is not being held In custody. Jorgenson, according to District At torney Newman, admitted to the cor oner's Jury that he was traveling too fast, and one witness estimated the machine was moving 65 miles an hour. STATE BLUE ARMY WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. (P) The war department disclosed today It was considering substituting a wool en field service uniform of slate blue for the army's present garb. Officially the proposed uniform was described as "pleasing In nppearanco to the eye.' but some officers pri vately disagreed. The color, some who haw It said, resembles badly faded blue denim the stuff used for overalls and lack the beauty of the French army's hor izon blue. Tho war department said the pres ent cotton khaki' summer uniform was to be retained and was not In volved In the proposed substitution FACES OPERATION MEMPHIS. Tenn.. Aug. 30. The services of Carl Hubbel), star southpaw of the New York Giants, may be lost to Manager BUI Terry for the remainder of the season, it was Indicated today when an opera tion was declared necessary. A specialist who examlnrd the fa mous screwball hurler said there was a "loose piece of bone" In the Joint of his left elbow and announced in operation would be performed Mon day that should greatly improve the arm. Obituary Edward B. Hagner Funeral services for Edward B. Wagner, who lost his life In Ashland, Ore., on Thursday, will be conducted iirom the Perl funeral home Monday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock. Elder Adolph Johnson officiating. Inter ment In the Siskiyou memorial park. Murgnret . SoIIhs Margaret S. Sollss, aged resident of Medford. died about 6 p. m. yesterday In the home of her son, John E Sollss of 1S27 North Itlverslde avrnue. A complete obituary and announce ment of funeral arrangements will bo published In tomorrow's paper. The Perl funeral home Is In charge. Use Mall Tribune Want Ads. FEED SURELAY greater PROFIT over feed oost DAVIS FEED STORES LOCAL and From Ashland Walbert Fl actus of Ashland was a Medford visitor yes terday afternoon. Calls Here Mrs. Evelyn Laird of Rogue River was a recent Medford business caller. Medford Callers Among Eagle Point residents who were recent Medlord business callers were Mrs. Ray Hnr nlsh and daughter. Mary Harnlsh. Fred Stanley and Mrs, Roy Stanley. Oil Business Miles Stuart of 1029 Queen Ann avenue was a caller . In Medford yesterday from Diamond lake vicinity, where he Is working i Club to Meet Home Economics club of the Central ' Point Grange will meet Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Henry Head. From Bay Clty-J. W. Cotton of San Francisco Is a business caller In Medford while looking after his min ing Interests here. He Is staying at the Hotel Medford. - In AKhland Dr. and Mrs. C. E Kunz of 10.16 West 11th street visited In Ashland Thursday evening and also attended the ball games. They are former Ashland residents. On Business Lou Wooding and son, Jack, of Los Angeles are In this city transacting buslneim. Mr. Wood ing Is representative of the Hamilton Beech company. The two men arc registered at the Hotel Medford. Attend Ciame Mr. and Mrs. Ber nard Rice of 816 Cedar street, visited In Ashland and viewed the softball game there with Mr. Rice's sister Mrs. Larry Porter, the former Helen Rice of this city. . ' From Merced L. Jay Wllkle or Merced. Calif., spent the past two days In Medford transacting business. He. Is. traveling representative for Diana Sportsweor. Mrs. Wllkle ac companied him. They are leaving today for Lake view, Ore. To Son Franrlsco Lyle Fisher, local orchard 1st, left last night by train for San Francisco, where he will vls'.t for a few doys with his son. William Fisher, and family of New York City, who are spending a vacation with Mrs. Fisher's parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Maclntyre of San Francisco. Visit Daughter -Mr. and Mrs. H. Mark ham and son, Samuel, of Palo Alto. Calif., are visiting the Mark ham's daughter. Mrs. W. A. Oraff. lit the Hotel Medford. Mrs. Graff and her husband recently moved to Med ford from Chicago aud will reside here. Mr. Graff Is associated with Timber Products company. . Visit , Mere Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Welch and daughter. Betty Jane, yf Exeter, Caltr., arrived In Medford yesterday and are guests of M'-r. Welch's brother, T. J. Fu&on. at 200fi East Main street. The visitors arc also visiting Mrs. Welch's mothrr. Mrs. Mary Wood In Ashland. Ttuy will return to California tomorrow AT CUPP'S TWO POPULAR EXCHANGE STORE! NEW LOW PRICED FURNITURE If you are looking: for EXCEPTIONAL BARGAINS in either NEW or USED furniture. VISIT OUR NEWLY ENLARGED EXCHANGE STORE NOW 407, 409 East. Main St. Hore you will find good, new furniture at BOTTOM PRICES as well as special . savings in good, reconditioned USED furniture. And dont forgot, our window shade repair department in connection with the Exchange Store offers quality shade service nt moderate cost. JOHK 217-319 EAST MAIN STREET PERSONAL Drills Tuesday Regular weekly drills will be held at 8 p. m. Tuesday in the Medford armury by Company A and Headquarters company, 186th In fantry of the Oregon national guard Hark From Vacation Mrs. Anna G. Bengtson resumed her practice of massage at her suite In the Craterltn building yesterday after enjoying a' fortnight's vacation In Petaluma, Calif. Meeting Monday Medford Junior chapter of the National Aeronautic association will hold a regular weefcl7 meeting at 7:30 p. m. Monday In the Jackson County Chamber of Com merce building. All boys Interested In aviation are Invited to attend To Inspect Roads T. A. Rico, in spector from the office of engineering of the United States fore service at Portland, arrived here yesterday to Inspect road construction In ths Rogue River national forest. It was expected that he would spend aboet a week on the forest here. Koozer to fiprak Ralph E. Koozer, general manager of tho Ashland can nery, will be . the speaker at the Monday noon luncheon meeting of the Klwanis club In the Hotel Med ford. Mr. Koozer, an authority on the subject, will speak on the "Tomato Industry In the Rogue River Valley." Leave Today Mrs. Charles Holmes Jr. and her son, Charles Holmes the 3rd. accompanied by Mrs. Holmes parcnts-tn-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holmes Sr.. are leaving this evening by train for Memphis, Tenn., home of the latter Holmes, to spend a month vacationing. The Memphis residents have been visiting In Med ford for the past several weeks, dur ing which time the entire family enjoyed a trip north. Drunks Chastised James E. Kenne lcy, 51, and Ralph Chrlstlaiison, 35 each charged with drunkenness, were sentenced by City Judge Allen D. Curry yesterday to spend 10 days In city Jail or leave town Immediately They told the court they would leava town. Joseph Murlln James.- HC. charged with assault, was given a five-day Jail sentence or a floater out of town. He left town. James allegedly struck Christ ianson In a fight at Main and Front streets -Friday night. Minor Accidents Clyde L. Stafford of route 2 and Ernest M. Madden of route 4 drove vehicles Involved In ft minor accident on East Eighth street Saturday afternoon, a city police report re veo 1 pd . Ca rs opra tod by Caroline R. Johnson of 1006 South Oak dale avenue and R. R. Ebel of 620 South Oakdale avpnue collldra with slight damage on the Pacific highway near Stewart avenue Friday evening, occordlng to a report on tile In city police station yesterday. Wfcl Main street and Onkdnln avenue was the scene of a minor wreck Frldav afternoon between vehicles operated by Albert Musty of Centrnlla. Wash., and Ivnl R. McClanahan of Spring street, a city police report stated yesterday. GUPP AT OUR Counterfeit Coins Authorities Is sued a warning yesterday that coun terfeit silver dollars and half-dollars were being circulated again In Med ford. Merchants and employes were counseled to Inspect all coins care fully. . Vacation Ends Mr. and Mrs. Herb Brown and small daughter, Helen Marie, of 719 Welch street, returned home recently from a fortnight's va cation spent In southern California. In Los Angeles they were guesM ol Mr. Brown's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Brown, who formerly resided In this city. They made the trip by motorcar. Arraignment Tomorrow Louis Pool, 30, of Medford, arrested in Roseburg Friday afternoon by state police on a warrant charging contributing to the delinquency of a minor, was to be returned to Medford today for arraignment In Justice court tomor row. Pool Is charged In the warrant w!h '.unntng away with a 13-year-old Medford girl. From Heat tic Mr. and Mrs. Mllo D. Wlnans and son. Bobby, of Seattle, Wash., arrived In Medford yesterday to spend" a vacation with Mr. and Mrs. H, J. Fleischer at their home In Central Point. Mr. Wlnans Is financial editor of the Seattle Times. Mrs. Wlnans Is Mrs. Fleischer's slstci. They came from Seattle by motor along the coast route. Enlists In Army Announcement was made yesterday of the army enlistment of Ray Atkins of 426 Ben son street. Mr. Atkins is tho son or. Mrs. Rose May Atkins of Vale. He was accepted tentatively for enlist ment on August 11 by Sgt. Willis 8. Estep, in charge of recruiting at the Medford station in city hall. Passing his final qualifying examinations at Vancouver Barracks. Wash., he was formally enlisted on August 16 for service with the 3rd coast artillery. Fort Stevens. Civil Service Tesr United States civil service commfsslon yesterday an nounced an open competitive exami nation for tho position of Inspector and assistant Inspector, general con struction, to fill existing and future vacancies In the bureau of reclama tion for duty at Coulee dam, Wash ington. Competitors will not be re quired to report for examination at any place but will be rated on their experience and fitness. Applications must be on file not later than Au gust 31. Full Information regarding the positions and examinations may be procured at the Medford postofflec from Earl H. York, secretary of the local board of civil service examiners. Returns From Trip Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Isaacson of Central Point re turned recently from a motor trip through the old south, during which thy traveled 16.000 miles in 10V, months. They left here September 30 of last yeor. and after visiting Nevada mining towns. Death y alley, Zlon National park, Bryce canyon, and the Carlsbad caverns, thpy proceeded tc San Antonio. Texas, where they speot two months. In December, they took a 2.100-mile trip to Mexico Cltj . From San Antonio, they traveled around the Gulf of Mexico to Florida, stopping at New Orleans and other cities In Louisiana, 'Mississippi and NEWEST FALL FURNITURE TRADE-IN YOUR OLD FURNITURE Yes sir! We will give you a generous allowance for your used furniture on the purchase of new items for your home . . . This spells SUBSTAN TIAL SAVINGS and affords vou an opportunity to have NEW furniture WITHOUT DELAY I PRICES TO FIT YOUR FAMILY FURNITURE STOR Alabama. They spent two months In Florida. At Jefferson City. Mo., they visited during the month of May with relatives and friends and on tho return trip spent June and July In Pasadena, Calif., with friends and relatives. They returned from Cali fornia via the Redwoods highway. Mr. and Mrs. Isaacson stated they found no place with the climate to compare favorably with the Pacific coast. E TO CURB EVASION WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. JP) The treasury la studying a proposal tu consolidate the federal gift and es tate taxes and thus raise a more pos itive barrier to a7oldanco of the high er tax brackets. Under the proposal to combine -hc gift tax and the two federal estate taxes Into a single "transfer tax," .V.l gifts, whether made during the don or's life-time or passed on as estates, would be taxed the same. Successive gifts, whether effective before death or afterward, would oc lumped together to determine the tax bracket applicable to them, and thus they would come under a high er bracket than If they were taxed separately, part as gifts and part as estates. Silverton Semi-Pros Win, Stay In Race WICHITA, Kans.. Aug. 20. Slamming oait a one-sided 10-1 vic tory, Silverton, Oregon, remained In the running today for the national semi-pro baseball championship by beating Kearney, Neb., which was ousted from the race by the defeat. After allowing three singles In the first Inning. Brewer was Jerked by the Silverton manager and White reliev ed him, allowing but three more hits In the next six innings of the 7-ln-nlng game. Kearney's only run was made off Brewer. Use Mall Tribune Want Ads NoW is RIGHT NOW is a good time to clean-up those old bills and gej your personal finances in order for fall money needs. Our cash loan plan provides money to pay your debts or for any other purpose. Quick loans on your own signature and security. Get the facts . . . today ! OREGON FINANCE CO. 4!i 8. Crntral W. K. Tlioimifl, Mpr. UriMlse No. S-211, M-217 PERSONAL AND AUTOMOBILE LOANS MO MEDFORD til. At ihh $5. Oo Olf On. UfTt BUDGET! : Ttraberllne Lodge Plans PORTLAND, Aug. 20. AP) De cision to keep Timberline lodge on Mount Hood open the year around was reached today by directors, Pres ident Jack Meier said. 13 A delicious energy building cola drink Its name is founded on purity BR HI Il suniuiiwwu THE TIME! Phone 139 STORES It's time RIGHT NOW to buy furniture and we have some EXCEPTIONAL VALUES in QUALITY home furnishings at our main store 317 East Main street . . . COME INI SEE tho ice ' Mo'v,, ,'',,,, M TELEPHONE 505
