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Newspaper Page TextMEPFOfiD MAIL TRTTjUXE. MEDFOKD. OREGON. MONDAY. AUGUST 22, 1938. PAGE THREE A IV Society and Clubs By Clara Mar; Dafris Popular Visitor Leaves For Home Mr. and Mrs. Prank Hull and ton. Dsd Hull, with Mr. Hull's mother, Mrs. ijOttle Daniels, and the latter daughter. Mrs. R. M. Cvans, motored to Crater Lake yesterday and then on to Klamath Falls for luncheon, after which Mrs. Evans boarded the trsln for her home In Washington. D. C. Mrs. Evans has been visiting her mother and brother In this city since May, during which time she has been prominent In Medford society and club meetings. During her stay. Mrs. Evans was guest speaker at a num ber of organization sessions, address ing members on Interesting detail of Washington life and of the capital social whirl. In the eastern city, Mrs. Evans figures prominently in the American Federation of Clubs and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Puruckers Return From Wedding Trip Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Purucker ar rived In Medford yesterday morning by train from San Francisco and thus completed a month's wedding trip spent In the east. The couple were married In Van couver, whence they went by plane from here- and continued on east on the train. In Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Purucker enjoyed attending the "trade show," sponsored by the Chi cago Music merchants. Another In teresting feature ef their trip was going through the Everett Orgatron factory In South Haven. Mich. Prior to returning to Medford, the couple visited In New Orleans, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. Purucker will reside at 13 Glen Oak court In this city. Pocahontas Lodge Hosts To Visitors Saturday evening the Pocahontas lodge held a very special meeting In honor of a group of visitors among who were Mrs. Lotta Hughes, past great Pocahontas tf Long Beach, Cal.. and Mrs. Hazel Hlte, past great Pocahontas of Long Beach, Mrs. Edna Grace Cook, great wenonah, also of Long Beach. Anna Smith, past Poca hontas of Muhtcan council No.. 42: Lola Decker, past Pocahontas of Mahella council No. 152; Harvey Hill, . past grand trustee of Long Beach; Dr. Tullows. past great sachem of Portland and Mr. M. McOinnls. great trustee of Watsonville, Cal.. and Wanlta Iow of Watsonville. The degree work was exemplified by the team and each visitor made a very Interesting speech, especially mentioning the fine council of Med ford and the beautiful Rogue river. Dinner Party Held In Barnes Garden A number of Medford members of society participated In a delightful no-host dinner party Saturday eve ning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Barnes on East Main street. Cocktails preceded the dinner which was held in the attractive garden of the Barnes home. Following this, dancing was enjoyed for the remain der of the evening. Forty-seven guests were present at the affair, Including several out-of-town visitors, among whom wore Mr and Mrs. Robert Hart of Klnmath Falls, former Medford residents. Mabel Mack Home From Eastern Stay Mrs. Mabel Mack returned to her home on Genessee street this morn ing on the train from the north after a two month's stay In the east. Enroute to Cornell University where she ai-tended summer ssion, Mrs. Mack attended a Home .Economics convention In Pittsburgh. She also visited In New York City. Kansas City. Portland and Washington, D.C. In the latter city Mrs. Mack espec ially enjoyed her sojourn where she viewed a number of the new build ings and was impressed with the beauties of the city. On the train, enroute home. Mrs. Mack met Harriett Baldwin, a former Medford resident and member of the school faculty here. She has been teaching the past several years In New York and this year hns a posi tion with the Eastern Oregon Normal school In La Grande. Lions Rummage Sale Thursday. Lady Lions Auxiliary will have a rummage sale next door to Brophy's atore Friday and Saturday of this week. HELD AT PIONEER JILNMCH Throng of Descendants and Friends at Services Un" veiling Granite Boulder and Plaque in Grounds New Ambulance Placed In Service Return From Gold Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Stuart and Mrs. Davtd Rcsenberg returned to Medford Friday evening from Gold Beach, where they had spent a several days' sojourn. Calendar Miss Gdrman Back From Bay City Mrs. Cora Oarraan of Portland pent last week as guest of her daughter, Miss Jean Garman at her home on West 10th street. Over the week-end, Miss Garman and her mother, motored to San Francisco where they were to meet Mrs. Gar man's son, Dave, of Washington, D. C, who will spend a month's vaca tion on the coast. Miss Garman was expected to re turn to Medford today and the other two will return to Medford to visit for several days later on.. Monday ' 8:00 p. m. Legion auxiliary instal lation rehearsal, armory. Tuesilav 10:00 a. m. D. A. V. sewing club, home Mrs. Bertha Neff, 624 Bessie I street. 2:00 p. m. Homecoming of General Aid, M. E. church parlors. 6:00 p. m. Active club picnic, Hel man's Ashland. 6:30 p. m. Christian Endeavor dinner, Presbyterian church. Group Enjoys Day At Diamond Lake A group of Med ford's younger set enjoyed Sunday spent at Diamond lake, where they indulged In the various activities offered there and visited the lodge. Those making the trip were Doris Smith. Andy Severson, Ben Dietrich. Merle Deltrich, Virginia Preston. Eu gene Durkee, Alice Wall and Mable Kaytor of Con-all Is. Mias Kaytor Is a visitor In Med ford at the home of her aunt and uncle. Mr. and Mrs. H." W. .Conger on West Main street. Legion Auxiliary Installation Soon American Legion and auxiliary will convene Wednesday evening for a lolnt Installation In the armory at 8 o'clock. Following the Installation, refresh ments and dancing will be enjoyed. Members of the Lesion and auxiliary of Arhland and Grants Pass orders have been Invited .to participate in Wednesday's session. An Installation rehearsal will be tield this evening in the armory at 3 o'clock and It Is very important that all members of the auxiliary be present. Bay City Guest Visits Daughter A recent arrival In Medford from San Francisco la Mrs. Lela Stewart who Is the house guest of her 5on-in law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Mix well Barry at their home on Windsor road. Mrs. Stewart will visit here for a fortnight. Saturday evening she was a guest at the dinner party given at the Ernest Barnes home on Eft Msl., street. S amine Creek SARDINE CREEK. Aug. 22. (Spl.) Mrs. L. R. Myers left Sunday to at tend summer school at Corvntlls for a few weeks prior to beginning her school oh Little Applegate for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Shoemaker of Kanes creek were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Du senberry. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Powell wtrc here from Grants Pass Wednesday and were accompanied by Mrs. Pow ell's parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Reed, who are visiting their daugh ter, Mrs. F. N. Tygart and family for a few days. The Reeds expect to leave soon for their former home In Oklahoma. Virgil Hill and Arnold Klrtley and their families came over from Klam ath county this week. The men re turned to their work and their wives remained to do some canning. L. R. Myers and family moved tht week from the Dunlap place to Ap plegate where Mrs. Myers expects f teach school. Mr. and Mrs. Branamon of Gold Hill and F. N. Tygart and family made a trip Sunday to Diamond lake. Crater lake, and returned by way of Fort Klamath and Klamath Falls. Howard Dunlap and daughter Ed na, who have been living at Modoc orchard for the past year, moveo back to their home here this week Mrs. Eva Smith and daughter Marjorle and Geneva, spent Monday visiting Mrs. Henry Paulson. 4 WINDOW GLASS We sell -vladow glass and will replace your broken windows reasonably. Trowbridge Cab inet Works. The romance of the pioneer days again manifested Its appeal to a great crowd of descendants and friend who gathered from all parts of Jack son county Sunday afternoon at th old Methodist church of Jacksonville in the annual memorial service. Rev. E. N. Mallory, the present commun ity pastor, was assisted In the serv ices by Rev. Joseph Knotts, Rev. James Hamilton, Dr. Jouett P. Bray. Rev. C. H. Freldenburg of Talent and Rev. L. F. Belknap. Old time gospel hynms were sung by those who filled the church burn ing and overflowed the grounds. A loud speaker was Installed ao that the many outside might share In the service. The sermon by Dr. Sherman L. Divine, paator of the First Presbyter Ian church of Medford. was from the text "When your children shall ask their fathers In time to como. saying, 'What mean these stones?' Then ye shall let your children know." Joshua IV-21-22. He eald In part. "Since the day when God said unto Abraham In the long ago 'Get thee up from thy kindred and thy father's house and go unto the land that I will show thee.' man has been captivated by the lure of the West. And as Abm- ham's first act on reaching far away Schechem was to build an altar there. the pioneer has sooner or later per formed his religious duty. The fouu datlon of all home and community life is In religion. Circumstances may alter many things but the hearts of men sooner or later return to re build the altars of their fathers. "Following the great migration of 1853 when a large company of new settlers came Into the Ro?ue RWer valley, the Rev. Joseph S. Smith be gan the work of establishing the church. The organization was effected on June 1. 1854. Steps were takn for the building of a church and assisted by the Misses Overbeck and Royal who carried the subscription lists Into every home. Into saloons and wayside camps the building was begun. 'The Territory of Oregon having summoned Mr. Smith to serve as Its congressman at Washington, the Rev. T. F. Royal came on the field and securing a gift of the present site from James dugsage with the aid of loyal workers, both men and wo men, completed and occupied the structure In the fall of 1854. The builders were Pile, McDonough and David Linn. Formal dedication was conducted by Rev. J. H. Wilbur, pre siding elder of the Umpqua district This church was used as a place of In the above photograph tleorge J nil, local branch manager or Gil more Oil Com pun v. Is shown congratulat ing Frank Perl on the new Packard Ambulance recently placed in service lv the Per) Funeral Home. This spe cial amDuiance noay on a Pm-nani 8-i2u B cnassis is or ine latest aeMgn lor sick cans ana first Bid with built-in medicine cabinet and dual heaters. worship by the Methodists and Pres byterians for 25 years. , Faith, fortitude and fidelity were the virtues handed down by the fathers and mothers of that day as spiritual heritage to us." Following the aervlce Inside the church, the congregation gathered : about the great granite boulder erect- ed In the church yard where after a beautiful flag ceremony conducted by the Boy Scout troop of Jackson ville which unveiled the monument and Its bronze plaque. "To the Mem ory of the Rev. Joseph S. Smith and the Noble Pioneers." Dr. Divine as sisted by the other ministers presen'.. formally dedicated the memorial. A generous offering was received to assist the Rev. E. N. Mallory and the Jacksonville Business Men's as sociation In their work of painting the outside of the church and Im proving the grounds. An annual serv ice is proposed to be held In this ancient shrlhe. In connection with the fall meet ing of Southwest Presbytery In the Presbyterian church of Jacksonville In early October another monumen Is being prepared by Rev. Mallery for dedication to the memory of Rev. M. A. Williams, another plonee? preacher of Jackson county. Mark Road Completion TOLLGATE. Or., Aug. 32 AP) Southeast Washington and northeast ern Oregon residents celebrated com pletion of the Weston-Elgin highway across the Blue mountains, connect ing the Grande Ronde and Walla Walla valleys, with a picnic yester day. An estimated 10.000 persona participated. Has Vlrst Wedding. NEW OLAfldoW, W. S. I AP) Al though more than 100 years old, Sutherland's River, a small district here, had 1U first wedding recently. IRRIGATION TAPERS OFF AFTER RECORD SEASON The heaviest valley Irrigation sea son has started to taper off, with a good reserve In the reservoirs, accord ing to Olen Arnsplger, general man ager of the Medford and Talent Irri gation districts. The tsperlng-off Is due to many of the orchards discon tinuing because of picking. Manager Amsplger states there wa? almost continuous Irrigating this summer, as It was broken by no showers, since early In May. General ly, there are rains to break the Ir rigation season. Suitors Now Leery KUCHEVO, Yugoslavia (VP) Thrice widowed within four years, Darlnka Match has lost each of her husbands by "act of Gcd." Lightning killed each one. . 14 HOIS LOST WEST CHESTER, Pa. (DPI Mis fortune and back luck have dogged the troll of Sergt. J. A. Foster of the 13th black watch, 48th high landers, Canadian army, for many years but the tougher, the breaks the harder he fought back. Stranded here with his wife and two children while en route ftom Miami, Fla., to Hamilton, Ontario, In a crude pushcart. Foster told the story of his life, a story of Ill-luck, personal injury and financial desti tution. He said that during his life he built 14 homes and lost them all. His five daughters, mother and two sisters were killed In a hurricr.n. He la disabled from world war wounds and la -"dead broke." "But I'm not discouraged," he said. "I'm not giving up. I'm going to start all over again." Foster, who Is 66. Is taking his wife and two children, Beatrice, 11, and Willie, 10, to his native Canada to collect a war pension. The fam ily's mode of transportation is a home-made cart which Is propelled by hand. "We've been on the road for moro than 100 days," Foster revealed while here. "We've crossed 1 8 mountains, weathered all sorts of storms, and never asked for help." He keeps a small tin can fastened on the side of his cart with a sign, "Donations." Occasionally a stranger drops a coin In the slot. "One day." Foster said, "a Scotch man named McTiddler came along and looked us over. By a coincident: it happened that he served with the Canadian forces In the World war, In the same company of highland errf that I did. We had a long talk to gether and he gave me a dollar. "Some people make fun of us. But I do not let that bother me. I won-. der how many of thern would have the spunk to do what I am doing and keep on after what I've been through." ' Five of his homes were destroyed successively by flood, hurricane and fire. In 1920, his Moorhaven. Fla., home was devastated by a hurricane which killed his mother, daughters and sisters. His last home was de stroyed at Key Largo, Fla., In 1936. There's a silver plate under my scalp where I- was wounded that makes my head throb when I lie down to sleep at night," Foster said. "My teeth hurt sometimes -tb ones that wore driven up Into my gums when I was hit In the mouth by shrapnel. "But outside of that, I'm all right." PROSPECT AREA HAS EPIDEMIC OF THEFTS A crime wave rolled over the Pros pect area, the past week, and a trail er wagon, a buzz saw, and a grind stone were stolen, according to the sheriff's office. The bus?, naw belonged to Ludo Grieve. In charge of the California Oregon Power company plant near Prospect, and the grindstone to Earl Ulrlch. The trailer was owned by an other resident of the area. There are no clues to the culprit The authorities do not figure the loot will be used In a woodcutting project, but will be sold for cash. t 4 But Never Smokes CARDIFF, Wales (AP) Tinker, tobacco-chewing 21-year-old South Wales pit horso who won't start work In the morning until he has had his "quid,' won the veterans' prise at the Royal Show here. He has worked underground 10 years. X. T ... I I One day Rev. Kelly heard me mash a thumb . . . Here J am reaching up trying to get a drain plug to turn loose when WHAM . . . !!XXX!I1 Then I turned around and saw him I "I-I was just thinking about today's stop-arid-go driving," I said, flabbergasted. "Must be terrible," said Rev. Kelly, not smilin'. "Yessir, Rcv'rend," I chatter on. "Every time a car stops and gets cold, the oil all drains off the movin' parts. Then you start the engine and cause a lot of wear. "Unless, Mister ... I mean Reverend Kelly . unless your oil starts flowiri like a bat outa outa well, flowin' fast: "And Rev'rend, I bet a lotta nickels and dimes that used to 60 (or thirty or thirty-five cent oil get put in the collection plate nowi This Golden Shell is only a quarter." (That one just flashed into my mind.) "Well, Bill (he calls me Bill always), you've helped me with that information maybe I can help you." So promised to go to prayer meetin' next Wednesday night. Sincerely, A- r. E. Dinner Tueda Evenlnr The Christian Endeavor or the First Preabyterlan church will hold Its monthly business dinner tomorrow evening at 6:30 o'clock. Plan, for fall work are to be dlKUaeeo' and the president a.'ks that all membera be present. Relief Corn, ' To Plrnlr Chester A. Arthur Relief corps will have a covered dish luncheon at the Llthla park In Ashland Tlureday at 1:30 p m All members are to bring a hot dth. bread amlbutter and wlrhea and table aervlce. Coltee will be provided. 'test en. -ri y r I TO MEXICO CITY it the I'. S. representative at In ternational housing and town planning federation ronfrrcner will to Warren Jar Vlntor (above), eeonomlst with In I. S. housing authority. He'l lead discussion on housing b tropical countries. In theWrld of Sport ONE SMOKER TELLS ANOTHER: 'GET A US WITH AAMEL!" ted ' n mm "IT'S CAMELS FOR MEI " declares Jane Fauntz Manske, whose brilliant diving hat brought her national fame. She adds: "After t diving exhibition when I feel exhausted, I welcome the 'lift' in energy I get with a Camel. Camels give me a swell sense of well being especially during and after meals. Camels certainly add to the joy of living. They're so mild and fine-flavored I" MARSHALL WAYNE, Olympic platform diving champion, speaks decidedly for Camels. "After a strenuous competition I get a 'lift' with a Camel," he says. "And Camels sure help my digestion to hum along too." AQUAPLANING IS FUN but it's .exhausting too.That'sone reason why Gloria Wheeden says: "When 1 feel d-r-a-g-g-y, a Camel gives my energy a swell 'lift.' And Camels are mild, delicate, yet full-flavored." Camels are a matchless blend of finer, MORE EXPENSIVE TOBACCOS Turkish and Domestic taWTlfM. I.M. ft. t. lHW I I I 1 V(FSa ,.. lc-.t. T2eTY E I l hey re so mild and fine-flavored I J TCZr tennis star, comments on f LXJ'df - N. ft'Maaaasaw w y "ssV "- 2 W nerve con,rol-"So many klSX (V L n,. SL-Ul XL . - JSV p s tennis champions prefer Y v f IfcjK i dr IThVx ' fSL J Camels. Camels don't upset A X SMrib fl ( mi QK-JJ" - J'- I 1 the nerves and spoil timing. ( 'rSKL TV ""X, aKj fNjff I'm convinced Camels are made .'if lT?Jl r ' JS ' 'iV fc8imRACC0S' y ' ' An ssswsK yip m jf ' LX 3H hours. Clayton Bishop, J& IWf I VfJ I f""irrWh ".b-5!i r!Y ,w,MM,NO RBCOrDS VA ft -4 "Camels never ruffle my M fll if FALL before Lenore K.ght VfS 1$ I r-J T and they give my 3 VJlf Vngarl. Unore remarks: Vff , I 1 TTA . energy a. well)," $ 1 If . "Camel, never t.re my ta.t. F 7 V I iUTS 'jL ltiaisstTl U ) of R't on my nerves. When I hi jj al!." ife'''lJB7 'jj lctf,: k 'on Another thing-Camels M I Wfl'' lV&Ba&fo S tgXL 5 yLs4 Mflf are to mild-they never IfJ ' J&Zj&XfJ "Z7 -S?JS. r Will irritat. my, throat." ft I 1ft I i'C a li : 1 niwi uww. Wmm swim. RALPH GULDAHL. twice? winner of U.S. Open golf crown, says: "One thing about Camels is the 'lift' in energy they give. X vt smoked Camels 10 yeart and I've never known them to jangle my nerves. I appf eciate Camels?