Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 14, 1938, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextSTEDFOTtD DJATL TRIBTjyE. MEPFORT1. OftEGOy, TKmXT. OCTOBER H. 1938. VXSE EE 55SES359 ITS REGULATIONS WASHINGTON, Oct. U.-(KP) Tha wrge-hour administration will Issue general definitions and regula tions toon to clarity application of tha new labor standards law, but only In a few eaaea will they deal wlthlndlvldual Industrie! or oceu pstloni. ' "Congress eoula haw outlined the Industries to which the law would apply, but It didn't, and neither can we." wage-hour officials aald. "We , can hardly put out a catalogue aay 4 tec this industry la covered by the act and that on Isn't." On of the first announcements V wlU define learners, apprentices, handicapped workers and messengers, who the wage-hour act says may be paid less than the statutory mini mum of .6 cent an hour, effective October 3. Another will defln professlonala, xecutlvea and other categorlaa spe cifically exempted by congress, Offlclala aald. however, these defi nitions would not be specific enough to Inform a large manufacturing company, for example, whether an Individual employe would be subject to minimum wage provisions of the taw. Elmer P. Andrews, wage-hour ad ministrator, and bis legal staff, will attempt to make more specific rul ings In response to Individual re quests from industries or workers In doubt about the application of the law to their occupations. The administrator said, however, the courts would have to decide many questions concerning which ha had "no power to make any j binding ruling." J All Industries In Interstate com . wares, except those specifically ex '1 smpted, will be subject to the act. They will be obliged to pay their workers a minimum of 35 cents an hour and limit their work to a maximum of 44 hours a week. Employers who violate the require ments will be liable for unpaid sums plus an equal amount aa damages and costs of litigation. - LOST FISH BOAT ASTORIA, Ore., Oct. 14. (AP) The fretful sea off the Oregon and- out hern Washington coastlines was searched today by the coast guard's amphibian plane for the Portland halibut schooner Enterprise, missing since storms last we It -end drove fishing boat to shelter. The plane, after searching a strip ' of' ocean 7o miles offshore from Cape Meara to Leadbetter Point, landed here for refueling last night, but took up the search, again today. The craft, commanded by Captain Conrad Bwenson of Portland, had a erew of three aboard. Fishermen, unworrled, blamed tar diness of the boat to a balky engine. Coast guardsmen feared heavy seas night have wrecked her. Meteorological Report Forecasts Medford and vicinity: Cloudy to night and Saturday with occasional light showers, slightly warmer to night. Oregon: Cloudy tonight and Bat urdsy, light showers tn south and east portions, slightly warmer In tb Interior tonight and east portion Saturday, moderate northwest wind off tha cosst . Local Data Temperature a year ago today: Highest, 8S: lowest. 47. Total monthly precipitation. .08 Inches. Deficiency for tha month, 38 Inches. Total precipitation since Sept. 1; 1838. 68 Inches. Deficiency for the season, SO Inches. Relative humidity at. 8 p. m. yea. terday, 63 per cent; 8 a. m. today, 78 per cent. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:34 a. m.; sun set, 8:0 p. m. Observations Taken at B s. 110 Meridian Time. CITY 251 CSI 53 Eg Si 5 S5 3 Sl fl ft If Boise 74 80 Boston 80 58 Chicago :.- 70 50 Denver 80 46 Eureka 63 SO Helena 63 30 Los Angeles.... 86 63 MEDPORD . 83 48 New York. 73 60 Omaha, ............. 83 66 Phoenix 84 60 Portland .. 60 44 Reno 80 44 Roseburg 64 44 Salt Lake. 78 56 San Francisco- 78 -58 Seattle ....... 60 36 Spokane .'. 56 33 Wash., D. C. .... 74 53 Yakima 60 40 Cloudy Rain Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy Cloudy .T Cloudy .04 Cloudy .. Cloudy .T Cloudy .T Pt.Oldy, .... Clear . .03 Cloudy Cloudy .T OCTOBER RELIEF SALEM, Oct. 14. (AP) The state tellef program for the remainder of October will be financed by 1100.000 which State Treaaurer Rufus C. Hol man borrowed yesterday from the bate. Re borrowed a similar amount i two weeks ago. Certificates of ln- debtedness sgalnst prospective liquor commission receipts secure the loans. MEET WEDNESDAY The Southern Oregon chapter Sons of the American Revolution will cele brate the 167th anniversary of the surrender of Corwallls at Yorktom with a banquet In the social hall of the First Presbyterian church, Med- ford, Wednesday, fl:30 p. m. New compatriots will be Initiated ere the closing of the charter membership. Dr. Sherman L. Divine, president, will preside and addresses will be given by Compatriot Asa Hough of Qranta Pass and Compatriot Frank Hull of Medford. Rev. John W. Hoyt will pay tribute to the late Compatriot Capt. Oliver Applegate. All men who can prove a direct line of descent from a patriotic sire who fought or served in public relations during the War of the American Revolution are eligible to Join the chapter and will be most cordially welcomed at the banquet. Walter Frazer Brown, sec retary, is receiving reservations. CCC REPLACEMENT LIST FOR OREGON GIVEN 88 BOOST WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. (AP) Robert Pechner. director of tha Civil. Ian Conservation Corp., announced today the CCC enrollment quota for the three montha which started October 1 had been Increased by 13,188, He also authorised enrollment of 1667 additional project assistants, en rolleea with technical qualifications for supervisory work. These Increasea brought the re placement enlistment quota for the quarter to 68.516, sufficient to bring the total enrollment up to the au thorised 800.000. The labor department told Pech ner atate selecting agencies reported more than 335,000 applicants for en rollment. Fechner announced these Increases in project assistant quotas by corps arm. and In regular enrollment by atates: . Ninth corps area. 675; California, 815; Idaho, 63: Montana, 67; Nevada, 13: Oregon, 88; Utah. 76; Washing ton, 175. PORTLAND. Oct. 14 (AP) Dial telephones are no boon to Evelyn Pox. She explained It to the phone com pany yesterday. Her plaint was that her phone rings constantly. When she answers the question Inevitably Is: "Did I do It right?" She found the telephone company had thoughtfully provided lnstruc tlona In the phone book on how to dial and had given East 0517 aa a sample number. You guessed It her number Is East 0517. KILLS AND SAVES PORTLAND. Oct. 14. (AP) Me chanized operating rooms ambu lances fitted for emergency surgery have saved lives of hundreds of sol diers In the Spanish civil war. Dr. Edward Barsky, former medical mem ber of the loyalist International brigade, said here yesterday. "But remember," he aald, "that war la a mechanized business and the death on tha front line la In greater numbers." DOUGLAS SHOES prove that STYLE tn tt tojetlier with STAMINA I These thee, n.ve QUALITY th.t "weirs like iron" yet (hey look sod ifter months snd milts of herd wter. Make every cent you spend for ihoet count in OUALITY I See ouromplete ityle line-up of DOUGLAS SHOES . $4.00 and $5.00 BOLD EXCLUSIVELY AT M. M. DEPT. STORE Mt ADOUAtmS" f o POLE STRATO HOP ZAKOPZAN15. Poland. Oct. H. (AP) An explosion seriously dam aged the "Star of Poland" strato sphere balloon today and a projected ascension waa postponed until next year. The builders had hoped the gigan tic balloon would rise IS miles above sea level. Preparations begun at midnight for a take-off were halted by high wind. During deflation the hydrogen ex ploded. No casualties resulted. MaJ. Albert M. Stevens, American stratosphere explorer who ascended 73,306 feet for a world record Nov. 11, 1935, aaw tha explosion. REPUBLICAN EDGE IN PRIMARY CUT SALEM. Oct. 14. (API registra tion totals from a fourth of Oregon's counties Indicated 'today that the Democrat would reduce the 16,000 Republican majority of the May pri mary. Democrats led In the nine counties 39,438 to 37.995, tha total registration being 68.334. Democrats have made substantial gains In all of the nine counties which have reported, while Republi can made alight galne In sli cou ri tes and lost In three. Klsmath county reported 19.710 registered voters. Including 7S39 Re. publicans and 11.877 Democrats. The total was 1100 below the record 1938 general election figure. Seek More Hrhool Coin. PORTLAND, Oct. 14. (Pi A fight against Multnomah county for an Increased school tax levy was started yesterday by the Portland echo.:) district board when It filed a peti tion In circuit court for a writ of mandamus requiring the county commissioners to levy st once a tax of 8681,718. o Babies' Wealth 81,297 SYDNEY, Australia (UP) Insati able statisticians have computed that every baby born In Australia cornea into life owing 8744 but havvnn J3.041 In assets The first figure rep resents the baby'a share tn the pub lic debts and the latter Its share In the country's weslth. Heating Site Bought. SALEM. Oct. 14. !Pr Daniel J. Fry. etste purchasing agent, was authorised yesterday by the state eapltol reconstruction commission to purchase property at 13th and Terry streets ss a site for the state's new central heating plant. 4 Eugene Geta Signals. SALEM, Oct. 14. A eontra-t for furnishing and Installing traffic j signals at Eugene Intersections wtr awarded by tha state highway corn. ! mission vesterdiy to CaMolloe ane 1 8tocr. Eugene, on the second I Mr , bid of 87.741. Portland Plcd. CHICAGO. Oct. H4V-Th Ns. tlonel Association of Retail Drug gists, winding up Its 40th annual con vention last night, elected John witty, Portland, Ore., Its president SLFON-NITE for Minus Trouble, Catarrh, AXhma, Har Fever, Colds and Sore Throat, - For ale at rour Druiitsf O IOD01 00 0130 00 - i NATIONAL Retail GROCERS Week tarn io"-s' 4, Free Deliveries Daily 2 Telephones 353 and 354 Begins SATURDAY - A ROYAL CLUB FREE COFFEE and SANDWICHES Will Be Served Saturday Saturday Is Movie Day! Sleep In Medford and see motion pic tures made on .Med ford streets. ROYAL CLUB, Daintv Dirrmle Peat. , 2i Solid Pack Tomatoes. ......:. 2 Spinach 2$ Cut Stringiest Bean 2 Crm. Style Gold. Bant. Corn 2s Whole Kernel Gold. Bt. Corn 2s Large Green Asparagus .... 2s Pumpkin . 2s Tomato Juice .,.,.r.-. Is Tomato Sauce .... ....... . 8 oz. Sauerkraut 2Js Melba Halves Peaches 2s Sliced Yellow Cling Peaches 2s Apricots 2Js Bartlett Pears ....... 21 bhced Pineapple . . Sliced Pineapple Grapefruit Minced Clams is Red Alaska Salmon , Is Tuna Fish ' ... $s Crab Meat s Shrimp, wet or dry pack 5 oz. Grapefruit Juice 2s Grapefruit Juice 13& oz. Pineapple Juice . . .12 oz. Orange Juice 12 oz. -zrs I III x Blia I 8 1,8 I Doren I Can I Pr Can I cans I Csns Cans t II X II J II 39c $.76 $1.50 24 $2,981 j Tl U 39c .76 1.50 24 2.98 l 1 I I O 41c .80 1.56 24 3.10 V W R 37c .72 1.39 24 2.76 U 36c .70 1.33 24 2.65 i J . L nrriii mr l S 38c .75 i.45 24 2.89f7 ) Join the"REOULARS fl 79c 1.56 2.99 24 5.96V . w40 ..tcCt II 29c .56 1.10 24 2.18- ' fill.BRll II 19c .37 .72 48 2.85 STOCK GV U 12c .23 .45 72 2.70 ITP L )p O 33c . .65 1.22 24 2.42 ur USffiAHSsST H 47c .93 1.78 24 3.54 NOW W&kg&7 U 47c .93 1.78 24 3.54 Ur279V 52c 1.03 1.95 24 3.89 Xffiffl Ma II 56c 1.10 2.12 24 4.22 : iSSiAJ II Is 27c .53 1.00 48 3.98 II 2is 58c 1.15 2.16 24 4.29 ....... 2s 38c .75 1.42 24 2.82 49c .96 1.83 48 7.30 66c 1.30' 2.58 48 10.50 53c 1.05 2.00 48 7.98 87c 1.73 3.32 52c 1.02 1.95 48 32c .63 1.25 24 25c .49, .96 24 25c .49 .96 24 25c .49 .96 48 7.78 2.45 1.90 1.90 3.80 Royal Club Coffee, Mb. jar 25c, 2-lb. jar 48c, 3-lb. jar, 69c. Royal Club Jell Powder, all flavors, 3 for 13c. Royal Club Peanut Butter, 1-lb. jar 19c, 2-lb. jar 33c. MECO EXTRA STANDARD CANNED FOODS Cream Style Gold. Corn. No. 303 25c .49 .95 24 1.89 Peas ...No. 303 25c .49 95 24 1.89 Tomatoes . 2js 29c .57 1.03, 24 2.05 CANDY SPECIALS Old fashion Chocolates, (him Drop) or Jelly Beau 10c pound ALL 5c CANDY BARS 3 for 10c ALL 5c CHEWING GUM 3 Cor 10c PEANUTS FRESH ROASTED 2 lbs. 25c Quality MEATS MILK Libby's or Oregon Fine Quality 4 Tall Cans 25c Cue 48 Tall Cans $2.88 STALEYS SYRUP A delicious rich maple fla vored syrup for wafflee, pancakes, hot bread and cooking. U lb. can 15c 2 lb. can 25c 5 lb. can . 43c 10 lb. can 83c Soda Crackers Crisp, Delicious 2-Lb. Box 20G PAHCAKE FLOUR Best quality Crown or Fisher S.V.... 45c Young frying size Rabbits, lb .27c Choice Beef Pot Roasts, lb 13c Swiss Steaks cut from tender young beef, lb. 20c Veal Roasts, choice shoulder cuts, lb 15c Jewel Shortening, pure vegetable, 4-lb. ctft. 50c Choice young fat Hens, lb 20c R. I. Red Fryers, milk and corn fed, lb. ... 25c Beef Short Ribs, fine for baking 10c Pork Roasts, leg or loin cuts, lb .,. .20c Salt Pork, fine for frying, lb. 15c Spring Lamb, No. 1 quality legs, lb. 22c Small lean Picnic Shoulders, lb .19c Seasoning Bacon, lb . . . 15c Eastern sugar cured Bacon, med. thick, lb. 25c Home rendered Lard, 4 lbs 50c 1224 K, PRIZE aftrmfsrs' cmsco 6 lb. can $1.05 3 lb. can 55c MINCE MEAT Quality 2 lbs. 25c NUT MARGARINE 2 lbs. - 25c BUT AT THZ LOW PRICES Kitchen Queen i Moon Brand An All Purposa Flour 49 lb. sack $1.29 Tna flnast hardwhart 49 lb. lack $1.19 Klamath Bouquet 49 lb. $1.1 5 LUMAN'S Bakery Specials SATURDAY Butterscotch Pecan Rolls Truly a delicious dish baked as an upside down roll in brown sugar and generous quantities of walnuts, candied cherries all through tht roll. dozen . . 23c Fruit Filled Ice Box Cookies A recently new cookie and their outstanding good ness has won everyone who has tried them. dozen . . 19c Fruits and Vegetables! Local SATURDAY SWEET POTATOES 8 lb. 25c Sweet Potato Squash lb. 2c GRAPEFRUIT r 6 for 25c CABBAGE Local Solid lb. 2ic APPLES tC 6 lb. 25c TOMATOES 3 lbs. . . 10c Local Home Grown Tomatoes All froih, crisp, tender local bunch Vegetables 3 tor 10 n nn nn n w L iyj m fci uv BROTHER m BIG FOOD CENTER MAIN AND' BARTLETT STS. Telephone 353 or 3544 Free Deliveries Daily Telephone Your Order o o D Q 8 o II o o D o Price $1.00 301 IOC3Q OE 10130 1012