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PAGE TWELVE MEDFOKD rATL TRTBTjyE, HrEPFORD. OREfipy. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 18. 1938, COAST FRUIT ASK LOWER RATE ON PEARS, APPLES PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 17. (AP) Executives representing most ship lines operating between the Pacific coast and Europe heard a demand by fresh fruit shippers and growers that rates on apples and pears be cut sharply. 6hlp line exocutlves from San Francisco, Seattle and Portland con ferred here with fruit men from Hood River and Medford In Oregon: Santa Clara valley In California, and Went tehee and Yakima In Washing ton. They were asked to lower the rate on both apples and pears to 7oc & box from a present rate on ap ples of 8714c and on pears of 07'Ac. The fruit men argued that winter pears are as easy to handle as apples and should enjoy the same rate. The shipping men made no com mitments but said they would con fer again next Wednesday In San Francisco and give their final an swer. They pointed out that exist ing rates were based on the cost of sen-ice. Fruit men srgued that the reauest ed reduction would stimulate fresh fruit trade to Europe. Ship lines represented Included the i-aciiic coast-European Conference. Interocean Line, Johnson Line, North German Lloyd, Fruit Exnres. Line. Royal Mall-Holland American Llnea ana uiue star Lines. LEAKY GAS MAIN ITES, PERILS (continued from page one) escaping gas exploded In the hols and sent flames roaring to the top of the power pole. Start of the fire was considered one of the strangest phases of the unusual occurrence. It was thowht tho exhsust of a passing car Ignited a cloud of the gas half a block from Its source. Tho lesk waa caused by a split valve In the main under the ground In the alley, company employes said, the spilt bolng attributed to con traction. The leak waa reported short ly before 13:30 a. m. and H. w. Wil son. Ray Stringer and Dolph Bills were dispatched to make repnlrs. Thry dug a pit around tho valve nnd were working In the holo when Mr. Wilson, foremen, sent one or the men bsck to tho company shop for additional tools. The remaining two men then emerged from the nit anil a minute later the explosion occurred. jno gaa rirst Ignited at Centrnl avonue and East Fourth street, pre sumably by a passing car. The flnrr.es travelled In leans, Ignltlnir Docket. of the gas until they reached the teasing valve. Difficulty was experienced In shut ting off tho near-by control valve. The firemen answered a ward alarm at 1:13 a. m. A large crowd of spec tators assembled at the fire. Tho residence at 32.1 North Central avenue Is owned by L. N. Younger, who lives next door at 337 The property at 342 North Front street Is owned by William Lumen. The loss wss covered by Insurance. Chief Elliott said. A fire at V3a p. m. yesterday burned the side of a frame garage at the home of c. E. Lsnne. 30S Laurel street. The blsre waa caused by hot ashes left In a wooden box up nnlnst the Rarnge, Chief Elliott said. Dnmsge was slight. A w.rd alarm was sounded. It was tho third fire of recent weeks attributed to hot ashes left In Inflammable containers. Chief El liott hss Issued frequent wnrnlngs against leaving hot ashes In such contslnera. Jackson Cub Pack Meeting Tuesday The Jackson school Cub park will meet Tuesday. December 20. at 7:30 p m. In Jackson school. A special In vitation has been extended to boys and their parents, especially boys planning to become Cubs soon. A special Christmas program Is planned and each Cub la to bring a small toy. Santa Clans will he pres. ent In person to tslk to the boys about the spirit of Christmas, lie will receive the toys fmm the boys and then redistribute them to other less furtunate children of Merifnrd. Several boys will be adrnnred ac cording to their achievements. UNCLE SAM GETS CAR THEFT CASE At the request of Jackson county authorities, the two men found In posseuion of the Chevrolet sedan stolen from Jack Clark here De cember 8 and recovered tn Long Beach, Cal., Friday, will be prosecut ed by federal authorities under the Oyer act, state police said yesterday The men. Kenneth O, Gibbon, 24 and Paul Abayta. 25, are being held In the California city. They are known to have stolen a car In Eu gene and abandoned It In Coos coun ty, where a warrant for them haa been Issued, state police aald. When arrested In Long Beach In the Clark machine, they were In company with a third man, who la also being held, and who admits being a parole vio lator. 4 . FOR SEAL SALES Christmas Seal sale booths, which are being operated about th city to enable shoppers to make last minute purchases of the cheery little stamp, which "protects your home from tu berculoals." will be In charge of Mrs. Henry Prlngle Monday, M1m Helen BullU, booth chairman announced yesterday, On Tuesday, December 20, Mra. Crawford Lemmon will be chairman of the booths, and on Wednesday. December 31, the Central Point com mittee will direct the booth sale. Thursday, December 22. the closing day, the Phoenix committee will man age the sale, placing workers In each booth. TO BE E OF L WILL I Under the direction of Mlaa Ploy Young, Instructor In music at the Senior high school, approximately 200 voices will be heard In the high school auditorium Monday at ft p. m. In the annual Christmas concert, sponsored by the music department of the high school. Rehearsals have been conducted at the high school for the past three weeks and the concert will be the culmination of the effort of nearly 300 students. The program to be presented Monday night to the Med ford public will be as follows: Selections from "The Messiah" . : Handel Orchestra. The First Noel Traditional Oh, Come All Ye Faithful Wade Chorus and Orchestra. The Legend ... .Tschalkowsky The Shepherd's Song . Protheroe Dorothy Oaddls, Nola Harwood, Mary Shreve. Beneath a Southern Sky Ijaramore-Rlch Bill Vawter. Tenebrae Factae Sunt Palestrlna Choir. Joy to the World With Descant. Handel -Froth Ingham Silent Nfc?ht ...Oruber-Wetl DELAY SENTENCE Mrs. Ida M. Hollars, of 433 Plum street, received word Friday of the death of her brother, Luther M. Copenlmver, in Seattle. Wash. Sur vivors besides Mrs. Hollars, are C. C. Cope n)i aver, of Stanford, Texas; A. L. Copenhaver, of Jefferson City, Mo., and J. P. Copenhaver. of Chicago. Luther Coponhnver lived In Med ford with Mra. Hollars until about eight years ago when he went to Washington to reside. He was a World War veteran. The funeral will be hfld here with Perl Funeral home In charge of arrangements which will be an nounced Inter. 4 COUNTY WILL GET $47,425.68 SPLIT SALEM. Dec. 17.(AP) December apportionment of state road money to the counties aggregates ai, 200.000. Secretary of State Earl Snell fiiid to day. The last semi-annual appor tionment, In July, came to $800,000. The counties receive $3,000,000 of highway funds annually. Multnomah got tho Uon'a Miaro of $182,672.17. Baker county got $17. 5.17.13; Benton $32,09A30; Curry $4, 038.41; Jnrk.tnn t47.42lV(?fl: Josephine $15,148.18; Klamath $43,310.84; Lane $(13,788.73; Linn $.10,130.15; Marlon $77,548; Polk $18.87087; Umatilla $.13.058 02; Union $20,804.33; Wallowa $0,357.33. 4 Oh. Holy Night Adams Male Ensemble. Lo, How a Rose - 16th Century Traditional Christmas Eve Kllmcr-Hegeman O Iris' Chorus. There's a Song In the Alr..01ey Spcaka Incidental Solo John Chllders. Incidental Solos John chllders and Wilson Church Sanctun Gounod Chorus. The director, Floy Young, hss been assist by Mlaa Pauline ConraJt, Instructor In art; Miss Catherine Campbell, clothing Instructor; Leland Mantzer, manual arts Instructor; and Wilson Walt, band leader. Accom panists will be Dorothy Wilder, Jose- 1 phlne Mead, Natalie Tengwald, and Philip Henselman. The concert, lasting approximately an hour and a half, will bo open to the public. No admission fee will be charged. T An even dozen Medford youths, ratifitng In flue from 13 to 17 years, will be arraigned In Juvenile court some time this week to answer a wide variety of charges. Some of them are being held In custody and soma have been released to their parents pending arraignment, all following arrests made by city po lice last week tn smashing the youth ful gang which has been operating for the paat two years. All the boys, most of them high school students, have confessed to an amazing series of enr prowling, shoplifting, gasoline, tire and bicycle stealing, breaking and entering and larceny. As city police continued questioning the young culprits, more loot was being recovered. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads Is 1:30 p. m. PORTLAND, Dec. 17. Op, Federal Judge James A. Fee delayed sentenc ing Hlnton C. Hardlson, CCC worker from Tipton, Oa., yesterday after expressing doubt that a prison term would teach the youth a lesson. Hardlson pleaded guilty to sending , f io.ooo extortion letter through the malls to the parents of Shirley Temple, child film player, John Mowry, attorney named to defend the 23-year-old enrollee from the deep south, asked probation be cause Hardlson had been kicked by a mule when he waa three yea refold and the Injury had rendered him mentally deficient. Hardlson was arrested by FBI agents at Camp Rand near Oal.ce November 37. He waa arraigned here and held under $50,000 bail for the grand Jury. He waa described by observers as a dull-witted sort of youth. It was understood he gave his CCC camp address In the extor tion letter though he signed a ficti tious name. HEALTOOTTAGE TITLE PRESENTED Certificate of title to a portable tuberculosis cottage waa delivered yesterday to the Jackson County Public Health association by Com missioner Ralph Billings. The cottage, built at a cost of $500, was a gift to the association by Q. S. Butler, Ashland resident who for several years has aided finan cially In the cure, prevention and control of tuberculosis. The new cottage will be used in the Afhlnnd district. It Is known as a Burr cottage, used at the home of patients who cannot arrange Im mediately to enter a sanatorium. Use of the cottage Isolates the tubercular patient and permits more readily of scientific treatment. The health association now ius three such cottages for use in Jack son county. Tho cottages are main tained by the association: mainte nance Involving considerable expense In Itself. Funds for maintenance are provided by the Christmas seals which are now on sale throughout the coxinty. E CITIZEN PASSES Joseph Morcom, 77, former resident of Jacksonville, where ho leaves many old friends and acquaintances, passed away at Corvallls, Oregon, Friday eve ning. Tho remains will be brought to the Conger chapel here arriving Tuesday morning and rervlces will be held at the graveside In the Jacksonville cemetery at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday. Besides his wife Nellie Norcom. he leaves two daughters. Mrs. Kenneth Sims of Corvallls and Margaret Wat- kins of Rainier. Oregon. Also one brother In North Carolina and two sisters In England. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads is 1:30 p. m. Snakes do not charm birds. TO NEW 'PHONE ALMANAC AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC The new 1939 Telephone Almanac U now available, and copies may be obtained at the trlephone office, anrorrtlng to R. B. Hammond, man ager here for The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company. The Almanac, which Is an annusl publication of the American Tele phone and Telegraph company, ion taln historical data, astronomic I calculations, telephone Information and other Interesting items. Chief of Police Clatous McCredtc stated yesterday that all bicycle own ers applying for license renewals must bring their 1038 registration card? with them to city police station. where the 1039 Ilcenws will be Issued Renewals and new licenses will be Issued starting tomorrow. No exam inations will be necessary for thav having IH3H license. HEALTH DEPARTMENT LISTS MILK SAMSON'S SPECIAL DAIRY FEED THE BUTTERFAT MAKER $1.35 PER SACK 80 LBS. MMftON'S Stvelal Hairy Feed contain, Ground Com, .Mlllrun, Soybean Mi'iil, hurley, (irounil Oats, Peanut Meal, 1.1 n seed Oil Meal, t'ocotuiut Meal Mineral ami Salt. Protein 17 Fat 4 This popular Dairy Feed should Interest you. If you want extra prorit give this reed a trial. BEETPULPwith Molasses, perewt. S1 .65 F. E. SANSON CO. Pone 833 229 N. Riverside The following grading of milk dis tributed In this area la announced by the Medford city health depart ment. Orsde A raw: Campbell's Milk Dairy. Cloverhlll Dairy. Kershaw's Dairy, Madrons Dairy. Perrydale Dairy. SchleseU'a Dairy. Orade A raw and paMuerlired; Oil man's Dairy, Orovnr's Creamery. Lost lllver Creamery, snlder's Creamery. Nanon'fl Dairy, Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads In :30 p m. Where the Finer Gifts Are to Be Found And Where the Price Is Always A Little Lower! JNO. W. JOHNSON'S Jewelry Store M of 4 with th Aid of a free Ur''"''J ' tj) f BARREL BANK 8? let Mm ee how umall i hniipe peedlly grows Into M dollur In a handy little hank - - - and hnn 4 B M multiplier dollars In this Adulation. I SAVE SAFELY I I An AmiMint Your Mtvtnp M An Time Intiirrd up to $..nmi M JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN rAW 1 Vl ill k-:-. cmv I I i if' m " I ir"? MALM'S Tour Name and 'Mara'j Belong on Every Gift Special Christmas CM) of Genuine "Hamilton" FUR COATS Here Is a sensational two day sale of famous Hamilton Fur Coats. A Monday and Tuesday opportunity to buy America's finest furs at greatly reduced prices! Take advantage of this sale. Buy for self or for gift giving. All styles are new for the Winter season. All furs guaranteed by this store and the Hamilton Fur Co. OVER 100 BEAUTIFUL HAMILTON FUR COATS IN THIS CHRISTMAS SALE Regular $119.00 Pony Paw Coats now for $89.00 Regular $98.00 Sealine (Dyed Coney) now $69.00 Regular $149.00 Persian Caracul Coats now $95.00 Regular $195.00 Tropical Seal Coats now for $129.00 Regular $199.00 Mink Dyed Muskrat priced at $169.00 Regular $199.00 Silvertone Muskrat Coat now at $169.00 ' Regular $198.00 Hudson Seal (Dyed Muskrat) now $169.00 Regular $445.00 Chenise Mink Coats now priced at $395.00 Regular $445.00 Alaska SealSkin Coats now priced $395.00 This Sale Is Under the Personal Direction of Mr. C. Samuelson of the Hamilton Fur Co. --'ffetL MANN'S SECOND FLOOR Fruit of the Loom SHIRTS This year give Him "Fruit of the Loom" Shirt. Our stock of these Fast-Color Pre Shrunk woven pattern Ahlrta now complete for Holiday buying. New colors as welt as whites In all sizes. $155 TWO SHIRTS FOR $3.00 MEN'S HEAVY BEACON ROBES IN NEW PATTERNS FOR $3.89 CHRISTMAS SALE MEN'S AND BOYS' ZIPPER FRONT WOOL JACKETS Hero Is a real Christmas Bargain In Men's and Boys' all wool plaid Jackets. These have ripper fronts and come In Blue. Red and Brown Plaids. A gift that will last for many years at a new low price. The boys slzee are $33.9 $4.49 i Regular $5.95 and $6.95 Sizes for Men Are WARM SKI PARKAS FOR MEN AND BOYS PRICED $4.95 & $5.95 Fitted and Unfitted Kits for Men $295 t0 $995 Unfitted Styles at $2.50 to $4.45. THESE ARE GRAND CHRISTMAS GIFTS Ollt shoppers will (Ind the lowest prices In MMford on Fitted snd Unfitted Csses st Mnnn's. Sturdy All lesther elpper closing esses In generous sires and smsrtly fitted with shsvtng needs snd brushes for only Gift Suggestions 'Men's Botany Wool Ties priced $1.00 Famous Holeproof Hose for 35c and 50c Cheney Pure Silk Ties, choice at $1.00 Hickok Jewelry priced at 50c and $1.00 No Belt Pajamas at $1.95 up to $5.00 Holiday Store Hours DEC. 22 AND 23RD OPEN UNTIL 8:30. DECEMBER 24TH WE CLOSE AT 6. MANN'S To the Conscience-stricken before Don't let the nicht before Christmas find you in the house Without the best gift for your girl incna or spouse. Silk stockings by ROLLINS are known For their wear. She hopes that St. Nicholas will leave several pair. Mother, sweetheart, snd sister til snug in their beds Have visions of gifts that dance through their heads. But this little hint you cm put in your cap And your shopping for women will be just & snap. Instead of one patr, get stx for each ooe. And your job m Sana wilt be lots of fun. For one thing is certain, $s etch woman knows. She may have plenty of everything ...but not enough hosel R llirvj MATCHED COSTUME COLLECTION So bring us your Christmaj list ind let us fill your needs with the sheer, shimmering loTeliness of ROLLINS Matched Costume Collection. D Pr. ASSOCIATION 120 K. Main 7i
