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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 1938)
MEPFOTm MATL TRP3UNE, MEDFORD. OftEnCX. MONDAY, TOYEMKEK 28, IfT.S. PAGE FITS Timberline Mascot Helps Open Ski Season IE HIGH COST OF WINNING BiE St. Lawrence Islanders Now Work Only 1 Instead of 4 Years for Prospective In-Laws Before Wedding WASHINGTON, D. C. ( Spl ) It wasn't the upkeep of a wife but the Initial coat that brought complaints from Esktma youths on one of Uncle Sam's far-north island possessions. So St. Lawrence island, 100 miles off the Alaskan coast In the Bering sea, now has a new marriage law whereby suitors need work for pros pective fathers-In -law only one year, lnrtead of four, before claiming their brides. Furthermore, selecting a mate la no longer to be a family affair but one In which young people may make their own choice. "Change comes slowly to the re mote top shelf of American posses sions,' points out a bulletin from headquarters here of the National Geographic society. "Up near the Arctic sea, only 40 miles from the bleak shores of eastern Siberia, St. Lawrence island Is a spot of hind seldom visited by residents of the outside world. t'ncle Ham Sends Teachers "As a government reservation, about 100 miles long and averaging 20 miles across, this Island rates four school teachers and a nurse, provid ed by the U. S. bureau of Indian af HERE'S HI It SEE THE FIRST nnTIOMIl BM1K Any Branch Z SELECT VOilR CRR...neui or used Under three years old 3e PRV flSH...otf supply one-lhird the price in trade-in or cash; we lend you the balance required to pay for both car and insurance. You need not be a depositor to borrow from this bank FIRST SIBTIOUOb EH . EEE-fr fairs In the Interests of the A.B.C.'s of health and knowledge. "Under a simple form of local rule, supervised by the U. S. coast guard and based on the primitive economy of the territory, native boards are elected in the main villages to run cooperative stores, set prices, give credit In bad times and arrange for the sale of local products. "To the four or five hundred In habitants ol St. Lawrence, however, even such elementary community In terests are considerably less vital than the Individual problems of mak ing a living hunting, fishing, and trapping, under the harsh rules of the far north. "Summer gales, plus fog and rain turn the Eskimo equivalent of Thr Good Old Summer Time' into a mel ody for wind Instruments, while win ter weather is merely worse, with wilder storms and an Arctic ice pack that hems In the island for eight months of the year. "During the long winter months, no ships visit the island. Even the warm season finds only half a dozen arriving, including coast guard and Indian bureau vessels, and perhaps ' one or two free-lance trading schoon ers with supplies for the cooperative ' stores. Ufe Is Hard "In recent years some of the more prominent citizens of St. Lawrence have learned to live In frame houses, sleep in beds, cook on stoves, and eat canned foods. For the most part, however, the Islanders struggle alonq under conditions that were 'good enough for their fathers. "Climate and local raw materia i; oontlnue to dictate dress styles In terms of furs and hides, with bird skins and feathers for ornament, al though certain manufactured article: such as house dresses, calico snov shirts, and men's denim overalls an increasingly popular. For the young er feminine set, one modern costume Includes the practical accessory of bloomers made of mattress ticking worn tucked into high boots. "Still used for shelter in the less progressive settlements and or.mps UOUI Tl No ambitious movie actor is more successful in "stealing" a scene than is Bruhl, picturesque St. Bernard mascot of TimSerline Lodge. When the Shell Oil touring party arrived in a De Luxe Ford V-8, first of the 1939 cars to make the ascent at the open ing of the season, Bruhl was on hand to greet the visitors and to make sure he was in their photographic record of the trip. The skier at' left found the new snow at Timberline as smooth as 1 ride in a 1939 Ford V-8. are the old Siberian-type of winter huts, with dome-shaped roofs attach ed to layers of walrus hides, lashed to wooden framework and held to the ground by heavy rocks. The smaller and leas sturdy Siberian sum mer house, also made of walrus hide or sealskin but flatroofed Instead of curved to deflect snow, has given way to flimsy frame buildings usually abandoned in winter because of lack of heating facilities." Use Mall Tribune Want Ads. tf you lik frisndt to drop in informally, you ned 8litzWirthofd Extra PaU btr ...for it brinQt old frltndt clor, mokai nw friendi more congenial it toivci your "what to t trva" problem!, and it it Afctd by tveryont. Serve frotty bortlai from your own refrigerator whenever friendi coma to call. UJ m 2uu ha mm itmtnim t. Mttum. miim Distributed by 8nlderi Dairy L ST1CE FETE Members of Medford Past No. 15 of the American Legion heard a final report of the recent ArmUtlce celebration at their regular semi monthly post meeting held at the Armory last week. Although financial returns were considerably smaller this year, the celebration proved to be self-supporting and was concedovl to be one of the most enjoyable events of it kind staged here in re cent years. The fact that there were ho accidents or disorder of any kind was also a source of great satisfac tion to those in charge of the local celebration. Plans for Christmas holiday activ ities were discussed at the meeting and Medford post will take on active part In worthy project to bring Christmas cheer to the needy, n this connection an appropriation was made for the Legion Christmas fund which takes care of veterans In the various soldiers' hospttals of the northwest. On December 14 the Legion and Auxiliary will hold & Joint session which will be in the nature of a Yuletlde party. Each member is asked to bring a toy for the Christ mas tree, these toys to be sent to Roseburg for distribution to the children of veterans who are In the Roseburg hospital. Cole Holmes, chairman of the Legion Scout committee announced that troop 7 will hold a court of honor Tuesday, November 29. to which all Legionnaires are Invited. The event will take place at the n STOP and II S miles straight as a shot h miles by STOP - In . & fv? -Jiv i-K fl THEY SHALL NOT PASS, decided Germany, think ing of enemy tanks, and so teeth-like concrete blocks designed to rip off tanks' caterpillar treads supplement the Limes steel and stone defenses. The fortifirations built to match France's Ma Snot line, Is to be finished this winter Roosevelt school at 7 p. m. A report of the membership com mittee Indicated that large num ber of 1: zal Legionnaires have already paid their dues for 1039 and the national figures are well ovrr 500.000. the best record in the his tory of the Legion. "A cordial invi tation to pin Medford Post No, 15 and to participate in the construc tive program planned far the com ing year Is extended all ellglblo vet erans of the World war." announced Post Commander Robert R. Ebel The Weather Northern California: Generally cioudy and mild tonight and Tues day; occasional light rain northwest -V-'tJ ..jfiSfSJ im "ifrii i" ' nn irt ii Hi niiii irTii ilifi miiiii iiim i .1 i H W m 1-1 miles as me roaa runs- IJM J' !1"am JrTV il me, i low and second, your engine makes up to 3 times as many revolutions as in high uses 3 times as much gasoline STOP-AND-GO driving fools your speedometer while your car is going a mile, your engine may go the equivalent of two. The number of extra revolutions your engine makes depends on how many times you stop and start how much of your driving is in low and second gears. You can't avoid stop-and-go driving, but you can do something about its high cost. portion; moderate southerly wind off coast Oregon: Unsettled tonight and Tues day; occasional light rain west por tion; slightly warmer in Interior to night; moderate southeast wind off const. Stolen Auto Crashes Court PASADENA. Cal. (UP When Tor vald Frederlcksen went to report the theft of his automobile to the sher iff's office, he was startled to find that hi auto was already In court. It had crashed down a hillside and, plunged into the sheriff's building,' winding up exactly in front of the Jibe's bench In the township court room. miles 4 and - GO m 1" Mr. mmmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmKmammmmmmmmmmmmmaim w L.tklL RXX5IU1 SAVES ON STOP AND SCOUT EXECUTIVE FOR SPONSORSHIP Commendation of their wort in sponsoring Scout troops and Cub p&cks was received recently by local : Parent -Teacher associations from Irving P. Beesley, scout executive for Crater Lake area council, Boy Scouts of America. "The last annual report of the Boy Scouts of Amnrlcn shows the P.-T.A. sponsoring 1 ,047 out of a tot3 of 85,-000 Boy Scout troops In the United States,' said Mr. Beesley. 'This Is an excellent achievement and deserves high commendation. "The program of scouting ha objectives character building, citi zenship training and leadership de velopment, la there any program in thr? worid more applicable than that of scouting to the principal objective of the P.-T.A.. namely, child wel fare? This undoubtedly accounts for the P.-T.A. Interest in sponsoring scouting units. "Today." continued the eieoutlv. "our schools, for the most part, are doing a wry commendable work dur ing the five or six daylight hours In which they occupy youths' time. How about the five or six hours of laylllit time spent outside of school, not to mention evenings, nights, week-ends and holidays, when our young are free to do Just as they please? Of course th church nd the home each play important parts In partial use of youths' leisure time. How much of their leisure Is used in constructive programs? "Grnrnmnr school Parent-Teacher associations are ideal sponsoring M r Shell engineers found that getting away from a traffic stop can waste enough "undigested" gasoline to carry you H of a mile. To cut this costly waste, they rearranged the chemical structure of 'gasoline. They make every drop of Super-Shell "motor digestible" every drop usable in stop-and-go driving. There is a Shell dealer near you. Use Super Shell regularly and your savings count up. bodies for Cub packs with boys nine to aleven veara old. Junior felcfe 1 school P-T-A.'s should sponsor Scout troops and senior units with boys 13 to 16, and IS and older. "Crater Lake council of Boy Scouts serves Jackson and Josephine coun ties In Oregon and Siskiyou county in California. In this area are 46 units. Including 28 Cub packs, 90 Scout troops and three Senior units. Twelve units are sponsored by P.-T.A m, nine by fraternal order, eight by American Legion posts, seven by service clubs, five by churches and five by Oranges. Hat off to the P.-T.A.a, they lead the list. "Duties of a sponsoring body are, securing of adequate leadership for scouting units and providing suitable facilities for weekly or monthly meetings, "Further Information may be ob tained by telephoning writing or calling at Boy Scout headquarter, at fiOO East Main street. rind Bodv In Brush. PORTLAND, Nov. 3S (AP) -Herbert Ledbury, Union Pacific track walker, Sunday found the body of a man of about 70 In some brush near the track a mile east of TroufcSsle Authorities were unable to leant the man s identity but said they believed he died of exposure. Back Pain and Kidney Strain Wroni foods and drinks, worry rerverk and coldi often put a strife on the Kidneys and functional kidney dUorders may be tha true cause of Exceu Acidity, Oetttni Up Nights, Burning Pauaces. Lea Pains. Nerv- ousnr-ss, Bininna. Swollen Ankiw. Rhea. mius i!iiit ana puny crci&t. Reia year kidneys purify your blood with Cretex. Usu ally mo very nrst aose ittrts Helping your kidneys clean out excess acids and thli loon 'may make you feel like new again. Under isiy ccmplettiy m cost trottting. Oft Oyf stsstex today. It costi only So a doss at druggists and the guarantee protects you. 1 SHELL: GO
