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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOim MEDFORD MATT. TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1939. MEDFORDwllSvTRIBUNE Eiryon Id Boot hern Ortgn Bwd tli Uall Trlbuot." Pally Eicept Saturday. PublUhefl by UBDFORD PHINTINO CO. II tT-II No Fir Bt. Phons t ROBERT W RUHU Bflltor. ERNEST R OlLHTHAf UnaK". An ln(lpDf1nt Nwtpapr. RnUrad a Mcond -ciiii mttttr it ftld ford. Oroioo. undor Act of March t. lTl anuscRiPTioN rates Br Mall In Advanco: f)all and Sunday ona rear ....It 00 Daily and 8'jnday all moothi... HO Dally and fluuday thra month! 1. 00 Dally and Sunday on month.. 7fc By farrltr In Adnc Uadford, Aah. land Central Plnt. Jackaon1Ha. Ooid Hill. Kiua River. I'hoanlB. TalanL tnd on motor rouiaai Dally and Sunday ona yaar 1100 Dally and flundi y ona month . . Tl All tirmi caah In adnn. OfMrlnl Paper at the CHj of Hertford nrfltlal I'd per ol JarltMon Connly. UKMIIKK OP HIE ASSIM IAI KIl PHKKN HrrrlTtng Full laacd Wire Hrlr. Tha Ana'iciatad Pra ta aclualvaly ntltiad to the uaa for publication of all nawa dtapaich.a cradltad to H or other wlaa ered'terl to thte paper and alaa to lha local nawa publlahad herein AH flfhta for publication of epactai dUpatehaa harain ara a HQ raaarad. UtJHBBRS OF (INITBUPRE8B UEMHKR OF AUDIT MIRBAU OF cmnuiiATioNa Advarttilng Representative! WESTHOMJUA V COMPANY, INC Cfflcaa in Naw ToTh. Chtcaro. Detroit, fiin Franelco Loe Anjtfilen. Beet tie. Portland. Bt Unin Atlanta. Vancouver. Ore filojfijjTfsr e r PiiblishIeV AspiTi Ye Smudge Pot B Arthur I'erry. The cheers have turned to sneers, in some circles, for Col Lindbergh, once a national Idol. The oratorical blasts from high places, and pipsqueak echoes from Jerkwater scribes, Indicate in the background political anguish Is brewing. Mayhap, the Colonel in. his gricntific research Into the field ofc aviation and medicine, has come upon diplomatic plot ting to kidnap the American form of government, and "re make America," not so many years ago, held to be a vital need. One of the fundamentals of politics is to discredit the accuser, before he can make his accusations. Can that be why, one speech, has changed a hero to a villain, almost in the twink ling of an eye? A football coach has been likened to a general in a bat tle. A general never runs out on the battlelicld, when things begin to look blue, to tell the first sergeant, what to look out for on the next maneuver. ... A colored gentleman of Mis souri was fined $13 for setting fire to the tail of a bull to get the bovine out of a field. The more humane technique Is to beat the bull to the fence, and In case of a tie being gored. ... "Several club members, who have been ill after a fashion, were In attendance Tuesday af ternoon." (S umner Creek Hems). Perils of striving for a waspy waist, and a scissors shape. ... Butchers report there Is a brisk demand for foot-square chunks of bacon rind, for greas ing of the pancake griddle these snappy morns. ... American women spent 2 bil lion dollars last year for beauty treatments. It seems like a lot of money to expend on an area beneath a hnt that will never look like anything. . There Is a demand for a change In the Oregon game laws. The present quota of 17 hunters for every Chinese pheas ant needs revision. ... Potency of Fried Chicken (Grants Pass Bulletin) "After the fine welcome and dinner (particularly the dinner) that the Williams Ladies' club and the Grange provided on Monday night, the chamber of commerce might well be tempted to ask the state highway department to build a whole network of roads in the Williams district, complete with sidewalks, curbs and gutters." ... C. Von dor Hellcn, the Wellen country-Jake, t o w n e d today, wearing a whiskered sweater he claimed was made from his own wool. ... There are hints the California Ham & Eggs plan has bitten a number of Oregonians. Too many are blaming the "financial overlords," Instead of them selves, for their lack of a frying pan. ... THE BIG BRUTEI "We never advise anyone to leave her man, but we will sny If we stayed with yours, he'd never get another bite from our hands until he had apologized. And in future we would deem it our right not a special priv ilege to go out when we wanted to." (Love Agony Col.) The elephant as the symbol of the Republican party was originated by Thomas Nasi in a cartoon published in 1874. Join the PARENT-TEACHERS associations here and elsewhere ara now observing "National Membership Month." P.T.A. organizations of Medford and Jackson county, local communities, are taking this opportunity to bring attention to their program, which aims at closer unity between parents and teachers in common problems of Parent and teacher groups the state. We want to see their useful broadened through a larger active It is difficult to conceive of a system WITHOUT the cooperation excellent record of local schools may be attributed, in a generous measure, to close relationship between parents and teachers, made possible by active Parent-Teacher groups. TEACHERS, to be successful, must have the fullest cooperation of parents, for the education of children goes on OUT of school, throughout their waking hours and there should be harmony and coordination between education at home and at school. Likewise, parents, to be successful parents, must have a sym pathetic understanding of the methods and problems of teachers IF the right kind of relationship is to exist between the home and the school. AND so, right thinking parents welcome the P. T. A. as a means of keeping INFORMED on educational matters; they have no desire to use it as a means of usurping the functions of the schools. Teachers also welcome this avenue of friendly relationship with parents of their pupils, for problems of both are mutual the teacher's responsibilities to youngsters go further than just impart ing "book knowledge." Obviously, disciplinary and character building problems have an Important place in every school room. Thus, with informed parents and teachers meeting their prob lems In perfect accord, the right IDEALS can be inculcated in youthful minds and the KNOWLEDGE imparted with which those ideals can be fulfilled. THE philosophy of the Parent-Teachers movement is well ex pressed by Virginia Merges Kletzer, vice-president of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers; I see In the parent-teacher movement a crystallizing of publto opinion regarding puhllo responsibility to childhood and youth. Thla la manifested not only In the public attitude toward education but In the public attitude toward social stand ards. It results In protective machinery In the community, state, and nation; Juvenile courts, safety regulations, sanitation control, and other health and welfare asrvlcea. It results In a combined effort to curb, counteract, and, where possible, elim inate those forcea In the community which are detrimental to childhood and youth. It unites people for thoughtful planning and for unselfish service and we see growing out of this service and thla planning cleaner, more wholesome cities with parks, recreation centers, and libraries. We see cities that afford opportunities to hear good music and see good pictures, and not only to hear and see, but to make music and create art. We tee a countryside that la richer In opportunltlea for the rural child, ao that he la no longer the natlon'a atep-chlld when It cornea to educational and social advantage. A MOVEMENT with such a philosophy should penetrate the entire structure of American life. An organization that ties together two fundamental American Institutions the home and the school is certain to grow and to expand its practical, far reaching work of social, spiritual and physical education. Already there are more than two and a quarter million mem bers In the National Congress of Parents and Teachers and the faster this number increases, the sooner we can be certain that America's youth the'eitizens of tomorrow will grow up with a broader, saner, truer view of life's values. IT follows that If parents of this county have not yet Joined the Parent-Teachers association, now is the time to become a part of this purposeful organization. A greater ACTIVE membership will extend and broaden the horizons of the P. T. A. movement which seeks to make better children, better parents, better teach ers and better schools! H.G. At The National Capitol with John W. Kelly (Continued from Page One.) written in ink, some with lead pencil. One set of letters de mands repeal; the other begs retention of the embargo all say "keep us out of war." Senators up-holding the em bargo are called on the phone and warned that they are taking the wrong position; are notified that there is a large influential group which is determined to destroy Hitler. Citizens recently denouncing Great Britain for betrayal of Palestine are now insisting that England be fur nished weapons to clean up Hit ler. BOYISH Aenntor Holt. West Vir ginia, tells how his t fit her whs stoned nnd threatened with lynching her hum he oppmed the United States being dragged Into the firm world war. Senator Bob LnF!lette declar ing his father's life was threatened when, ss ft senator, he opposed the United States enterlnft the world war. Col. Charles Lindbergh, whose father as s roiiflressmaji, opposed the world war. Is denounced by British and Canadians and t screaming- woman columnist for not accepting the propaganda of tht re peal ers. In the house, a member who lives In a wheelchair because both his If; were shot off making the world safe for democracy, presents himself as Exhibit A of what Europe can do to American youth, and opptw repeal. Ths captain of a sulfide squad, muchly decorated, about a SRalnat repeal in th well of the houae. No congroMman who waa un der fire favora lifting the embargo. BROINNINO Tuesday (Oct. 31), about 60,000 employees of Indus tries In ths Pacific Northwest will have their work week reduced to 43 hours, two hours less than at present. Of these, It Is estimated 10,800 are In Oregon, the remainder In Wash ington state. In ths lowest bracket, those In ths minimum w;uje class, will receive an Increane of l 00 s week. Under the 44-hour week they were paid til; under the 42-hour week, with sn automatic increaw from 3ft cents to 30 rents sn hour, their pay will be $13 W. This Increase In the payroll also means collection of a larger amount of revenue from the payroll tsx for socis! security, Worker now being paid ths minimum for a 40-hour P. T. A. by no means unknown factors In child welfare. here are among the most active In work continue; we want to see It membership. harmonious and efficient school of such an organization. The week will receive 12 a week Increase, and this la also adding to the pay roll and Its tax for social security benefits. BEFORE the Dlea committee com pletes Its work It plans to probe Into the Lawyers' Guild, of which there are a number of members In Washington and Oregon, and some on the government payroll. No less than Judge Pecora, one of the organ Iwrs, haa been critical of a certain group aupposed to be In control. TRIO PUT TO DEATH BY NEW EXECUTIONER nELLEFONTE,-Pa Oct. 23. (AP) A mild-mannered electri cal engineer, beginning a career as Pennsylvania's executioner, quickly put to death three mur derers In Rockvlew , prison's oaken electric chair early today, then lighted a cigarct and re marked, "I'm not a bit nervous." For his 14 1-2 minutes work, 37-year-old Frank Lee Wilson of Pittsburgh, collected S4S0 $250 for the first victim, Paul Ferry of Erie. Pa., and $100 additional for each of the others, Willie Unilpy and Ira Bob Rcdmon, Philadelphia negroes. ON PHEASANT RULING SALEM, Oct. 23. (AP At torney General I. H. Van Winkle ruled valid today a state game commission order closing the open season on Chinese pheas ants in western Oregon counties until Sept. ,10, 1 0-40. District Attorney James R. nain of Portland had questioned the order. Counties affected by the order are Lake, Jefferson. Clatsop. Co lumbin. Washington, Coos, Yam hill. Pulk. Ponton, Lane, Linn. Marion. Clackamas, Multnomah, Curry, Lincoln and Tillamook. Grang Complaint. Moscow. Idaho, Oct. 23. State Grange Master E. T. Tay lor of Coeur D'Alene said here last night the Idaho Grange had filed with tjie interstate com merce commission a complaint against all railroads in Iiiano Oregon and California, asking a "reduction on westbound rates on grain and grain products to Pacific coast points." . Personal Health Service By William Signed letter pertaining to personal health and byglene, not to disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Or. Brady If a stamped self addressed envelope la enclosed Letters should be brief and written In Ink Owing to the large number of letters received only a few can be answered. No reply can be made to querlea not conforming to Instructions. Address Dr. William Brady. 269 El Camlno. Beverly lllllt, Calif. SALUTE TO THE One hundred twenty chapters, perhaps 170 local organizations of the American Society for the Hard of Hearing observe this week as national hearing week. This society, founded twenty years ago is concerned in education, pro paganda in the interest of the deafened and in the preven tion of deaf ness. The so ciety d I s t r I butes valuable pamphlets o n deafness and provides physi cians and oth ers professionally interested with reprints of medical and other scientific articles bearing on the prevention and relief of deafness. The society's head quarters are 1537 35th Street, Washington, D. C. The society distributes a pam phlet entitled "Hearing Through Life" which every hard of hear ing individual will find help ful. Send a stamped addressed envelope to the headquarters of the society, or to the local chap ter or society for the hard of hearing in your community and ask for it. Hard of hearing folk who join the local chapter or society for the hard of hearing enjoy and benefit by the atmosphere of friendly understanding and the special entertainment or rec reation features these organi zations provide. Lip reading should be studied by any one who is hard of hear ing. If you acquire the skill to read the lips it is a great relief to the strain of trying to hear conversation. Lip reading is now taught in some evening public schools, in some universities, and in WPA classes in some cities. Perhaps you can learn where such instruction is avail able in your community by send ing an inquiry to the Society for the Hard of Hearing at Washington or to the local chap ter, inclosing a stamped envel ope bearing your address. One of the most effective ways to prevent deafness was described in this column last April, In an article on "Ade noids and Deafness in School Children." Briefly. there are small masses of soft lymphoid tissue The Capital Parade By Joseph Alsop and Robert Kintner Released by The North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc. Washington. Oct. 23. In one antic fortnight, it is already clear that, in the person of the Hon. A. B. "Happy" Chandler, Junior senator from Kentucky, the senate has acquired another mountebank statesman, and majority leader Alben W. Bark ley, another heavy cross to bear. "Happy" is unusually inter esting, for, besides being an ex pert in mountebankery, he has more than a trace oi the man of destiny. He is in the senate now bec.uisp old Marvel M. Lo:an opportunely died, per mitting Happy to resign as gov ernor of Kentucky and have his friend and successor, Lieuten ant Governor Keen Johnson, name him to the Logan vacancy. He arrived in Washington with the entire government of his state, and it was beautiful to see the beneficiaries of Happy's political largesse gloating from the gallery as their former mas ter was sworn in. It was also beautiful to hear that Happy's wife, the charming Mrs. Chand ler, had intimated that old Sena tor Logan's demise was only another instance of an all-seeing providence's interest in Happy's welfare. Happy's first two weeks In Wash ington have been replete with inci dent. No sooner did his train pull into union station thiin a special courier appeared on the platform, urging him to attend at the senate at once in orur to be able to vote for the administration on the Tobev resolution, separating repeal of the arms emhatyo from the cah-and-carry plan. He was led up ths alsio to be sworn In by Barkley himself, the old enemy whose senate seat he had tried to take In the famous KtMituck primary of Shortly thereafter, Bvsdier Oen sra.1 "Pa" Watson, gonial secretary to Brady, M D. HARD OF HEARING identical In structure and char acter with the tissue of the ton sil and the pharyngeal adenoid body close to the orifices of the Eustachian tubes the ventila tor tubes which connect the ear cavities with the nose-throat pas sage back of and above the soft palate. Thickening or chronic inflammation of these masses (tube tonsils) is a common cause of deafness or poor hearing in school children. Some doctors regard this condition, neglected, as it is in most instances, as the most common cause of middle ear deafness in adults. Accordingly in some well managed schools now each child is examined annually for this trouble, and if the tube tonsils are enlarged the child receives a few mild X-ray or radium treat ments, which has proved effec tive in correcting the trouble and improving the hearing. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS I'eg Tool h As for peg tooth being a recent development, my husband has had for many yeara such a tooth front tooth broken off by accident when he waa 17. Dentist killed the nerve and screwed artificial tooth on peg Into the root of the broken off tooth. It has served well for 20 yeara. (Mrs. A. W. Q.) Answer Thank you. That haa been successfully done by dentors for many years. The peg tooth which la a new development, la an artificial tooth built on a vltalllum peg which la screwed Into the Jaw bone, to fill a space left by loss of a single tooth, without disturbing sound teeth ad jacent to the space. Beware the Traveling Specialist Heard a health lecturer, a well known specialist, tell about a plant In the ocean which Is the food for halibut and la a remedy for arthritis. I Mrs. J. K.) Answer Halibut, presumably, not being subject to arthritis? If a doc tor or specialist la fairly good he keepa busy at home, through the good will of his satisfied patient who tell their friends. If the doctor is not so good he can travel around and catch a certain number of suck ers. Pimples My 13 year old daughter la both ered with blackheads, pimples or lit tle bolls. (Mrs. H. J.) Answer -Send stamped envelope bearing your address, and ask for monograph on blackheads and pim ples (acne, as doctors call It). (Protected by John P. DUle Co.) Ed. Note: Persona wishing to communicate with Dr. Brady should send letter direct to Dr. William Brady. M. I).. 63 El Camlno, Beverly Mills. Calif. 1 the president, summoned Happy to i the White House for an Interview with the leader of his party. Happy i no doubt remembered the last time j he had enjoyed such an Interview, when the president asked him to let Bnrkley .ilone. Then Happy told the ! president that It was "his time now," 1 and, when the president suggested ; that he was over-young to hear fate whispering In his ear so loud, re plied that he hful heard of a rather . young man running for the vice pres j idency once upon a time. At any I rate, when the call to the White , House came, Happy was s little ner I vous, and actually asked Barkley to accompany him and give him strength. He and the president seem to have had a Jolly visit, for Hnppy emerged with the announcement that ha had opposed Barkley not from any per sonal ferellngs, but Just because he wanted Barkley 's Job. At about the same time, he announced that h would vote with the administration on the arms embargo issue. A little after that, he made news by saying he wasn't Just sure how he would vote, and now he has stated he would adhero to his first Intention. Mean while, he has taken the chair in the senate, after which he told his friends that the other senators said he "did fine." Ha ha s triumphantly dis closed the president's approval of pome WPA road projects, the misuse of which was his chief issue against Barkley. And finally, having de clared he would not make a speech until he learned his way about the senate, he has Jumped up during the neutrality debate to give vent to some loud platitudes about " American boys," and how they should not fall on foreign fields. Altospther. lisvtn votl. spoken, tftlkrd for publication, srnbbcd A llt tl pork, and vtsltMl the president .ind other points of Interest In the city. Happy hss compressed the ev perlencps or most senfttom" first years In office Into his first, two weeks. There Is no doubt about It; he is a (ro-fc"tter. His wholp oaroer proves that, for he Is the son of a poverty-stricken postman In the macnlflcently named PennyrUe district of the Kentucky blue prnss. He educated fc:melf by titanic efforts, was a leader on his i collve campus, and became a lawyer I with ca Havlne become a lawyer. ; he also became a politician. Mnslnii his way upward through the ranks with rendition of "Tbcre"s a Oold I Mine in tha Skv." a (trand political j theme sot:,; When he arrived at the lieutenant governorship, he selrod the opportunity of Governor Ruby l-af-foon's absence from the state to call A special session to rewrite the pri mary laws to the d!!ulvantn.Te of the Ijtffivn m:chlne. Hie own coventor- I j ..hip and senator ;hlp were the nat- ! ' tiral next step? j "Ib'v Hspp M b- a vrrj slulllcent figure. Put at lent he is entertaining, which U ome thing In time Ilka these. Communications None Sincere To the editor: Have you by any chance heard about the present great American "Topic", "The arms embargo"? Why all this dither and shouting? About nothing, it appears to me that both sides want the same thing "Money" Give them the money, and all else may go to pot, from all the frothy speeches I have heard, there has not been one that has the ring of sincerity. And now; pop up a bunch with foreign names, who pro pose to go to war at once, and seize everything in sight, and to sell dummy guns for home defense, they could not be oth erwise or they would be used for other purposes in a very short time. Alas, it has always been so, we get immensely excited over nothing and this state is brought about mostly by our politicians, the more noise they can make, the more votes they think they will get, and we the people, who really do not have enough to do to keep us busy at our own affairs, get immensely worked up about nothing. There is no more danger of war at this moment than there is of my being sent to Jail be fore bedtime. Calamities do not come in a hurry, and th-y usually cast their shadows before them, and there is always time to handle them when they do come. "RAISE THE EMBARGO" and make a few more million naircs. And this would be al right, too, if it were not for the poor devils who are down in the mud, being shot at, no matter what nation they belong to. W. B. Crause. Griffin Creek Griffin Creek, Oct. 23. (Spl) Rev. and Mrs. B. V. Brad shaw of Beatty, Ore., and Mrs. Cora Lyon of Klamath Falls were guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. Riley D. Hansen. Rev. Bradshaw and wife have charge of Indian mission work at Beatty. They attended the Methodist . conference in Med ford and while here enjoyed visiting friends. Mrs. W. H. Griffen Is ex pecting her mother and sister and three children from Co quille for a week's visit while the men folks are on a hunting trip. Mrs. Patterson left Friday for Fort Klamath. She expects to be back about December 1. Alice Allen of Antelope was a week-end guest of Bettie Broun. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wilcox, son Bob and daughter Jean, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Broun and daughter Bettie, and grand daughter Sonia Lee, and Ralph Evans of Medford were dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. White. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Goodman, who lived this summer in the Phil Bumgardner house, moved into Medford last week. Mr. and Mrs. George Mason of Seattle were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Riley D. Han sen. Griffin Creek home extension unit held an all-day meeting at the home of Mrs. Patterson Thursday. The project "Vege table Plate," and "Vegetable Cookery No. IV," was given by project leaders, Ethel Guches and Winnie Brown. Plans were made for a community Hallo we'en party at the hall Tuesday evening, October 31. Games and singing will be enjoyed by young and old. Doughnuts, cider and home-made candy will be sold. Every lady who can Is asked to bring some doughnuts or candy. Next unit meeting will be November 16 at the home of Mrs. Ray Guches. Weight Control I will be given by Mrs. Mabel C. Mack. Guests for the day at Mrs. Patterson's were Mrs. B. V. Goodroad and Mrs. Bren H. Starcher. Breakfast guests of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Brown Sunday morning were Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Valentine, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gilstrap, Harold Wainscott and Mrs. Woody Morris. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Conger are spending this week in San Francisco. Mrs. Conger's sister. Miss Emily Nahss, went with them. 40 RAILROAD WORKERS DIE IN FLAMING WRECK Mexico City. Oct. 23 (API Dispatches from Veracruz re port 40 rail workmen burned to death after explosion of two cars of gasoline. The dispatches said the gaso line cars overturned at a spot where a picnic party had loft a fire Gasoline reached the fire and the whole train was envel oped in flames. Biqhorn Sheep Released. Washington, Oct. 23. (AP) Secretary Ickes announced to day the release of a herd of 23 Rock mountain bighorn sheep on the Hart mountain antelope refuge in Lake county, Oregon. ' v . v ""' r',',, ' ' ' ,' News.,,. By FRANK JENKINS EARL Snell, Oregon secretary of state, speaking at Merrill Friday night, made this highly interesting statement: "Our sister state to the north, Washington, is $3,000,000 in the red. Our great sister state to the south, California, has a defi cit of $40,000,000. "Oregon has a BALANCED BUDGET and FIVE MILLION DOLLARS in the treasury." ... OREGON, once sneeringly re ferred to as the fool of the family, has grown up to be the wise, shrewd son who knows how to handle money when he gets it. ... (In the house of the man who knows how to handle money when he gets it, there is usually plenty for all. In the house of the fool who persistently spends his money faster than he gets it, FAMINE is pretty certain to arrive sooner or later.) ... ""ERMANY is mad over the new Turkish treaty that gives control of the vitally im portant gateway of the Darda nelles to Britain and France and is muttering in her beard that when her big brother Rus sia gets through with the Bri tish and French they'll wish they hadn't done it. The Germans bitterly call Turkey "Britain's stooge." . ITALY, still on the fence and EXCEEDINGLY anxious to remain there, views the Turkish treaty (which will add one more to her enemies if she goes in on Germany's side) with "calm serenity," and (according to dis patches) offers the opinion that it will be a "harbinger of con tinued peace in the Mediter ranean." . . CT A L I N, characteristically, says nothing at all, and meanwhile the British go on be ing excessively polite to him. There's a hen on this particular diplomatic nest, but as yet no one even professes to know what will be hatched out. (Supposedly, according to Hit ler's bombastic announcement, Russia and Germany are now "conferring" on measures to be taken to chastise the British and the French for refusing Hitler's offer of peace after the smash ing of Poland. Stalin, it may be taken for granted, is conferring with HIMSELF on this import ant subject: "Whose back shall I stick the knife into?") The Grange Talent Grange At the regular meeting of Talent Grange October 19 a good crowd attended with sev eral visitors present from the Griffin Creek Grange. The program was for those having birthdays from May to October. From this group lead ers were appointed who chose sides for a quiz contest. Frank Reed won the men's prize while Mrs. Nora Wolters won the ladies' prize. Two judges were appointed to select the best looking man and the best looking lady. One judge awarded Mrs. Tom Bell the ladies' prize. To keep Mrs. Bell from going "high hat" the other judge awarded Mr. Bell the prize in the men's group. Talent Grange will hold their annual turkey dinner Sunday, November 5, serving from noon to 4 p. m. Home economics committee will hold a special meeting at the home of Mrs. Nora Wolters October 24 to complete plans for the coming Grange dinner and it is hoped as many as pos sible will attend. At next regular mooting of Grange officers will be elected for the coming year. All ladies are asked to bring- a paper sack lunch for this meeting. Griffin Creek Grange Plans were discussed last luesday night for the second annual sausage supper to be held October 2(1 at the K. P. hall in Medford. Another pig. Griffinella II. was adopted last spring and raised by the Grange and will furnish sausage for the affair. The supper and musical pro gram are in charge of Sarah Tolle. Master W. B. Britton an nounced that the next meeting. November 7, will be election of officers and also that the lecture hour will precede the business session. Tcople of the community are invited to at tend and hear Mrs. A. T. Lath rop give an illustrated lecture. The Grange voted to hold fortnightly dances again this winter, the date of the firt dance to be announced later. Closing time for Too Ule to C.as s!!y Ads is 1 .30 p 01, Flight o Time Medford and Jackson County History from tht flies ot the Mall Tribune 10 n4 to year o. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY October 23, 1929 (It was Wednesday) Amid scenes of the wildest confusion, the wall street stock market sustains a rapid decline, after heavy selling. Fear Urban Diteman, on a trans-Atlantic flight has per ished. State water board disapproves of bond issue for Rogue River Valley irrigation district. Local apple harvest to end next week. Detroit housewives hear radio broadcast telling glories of Bosc pears. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY October 23, 1919 (It was Thursday) King Alfonso of Spain pays visit to the Verdun battlefield, and is given inside story of Ger, many's bloody defeat there. President Wilson from his sick bed pens proposal for "indus trial peace". Snow falls in the foothills, and rain on the floor of the val ley last night. Local schools to honor mem ory of Theodore Roosevelt Octo ber 27, with special programs. Game preserve in the Mt. Pitt district proposed. Grand jury recommends the construction of a new court house, as present building is in adequate. 1 Ye Poets Corner Farmer Jones and Hit Mule. (By Russell Milhhell.) A farmer owned a donkey, so they say. That strove to do his master's will all day. The farmer rode him out in early morn. And muzzled him to save an ear of corn. In evening, riding home again, He put it in a high rail pen A cup of grain, some moldy hay, He left it there all night to bray. One day the farmer did discern The mule had sense enough to learn. Then Farmer Jones began to school The ass he'd taken for a fool. It learned to stamp its hoof and say It wanted more and better hay. It shook its head at musty corn A smarter mule had never been born. And then, to cut a long, long song. An agitator came along. He filled the mule with discon tent, And put him up to devilment. Then Jack went on a sitdown strike, And asked of Jones another hike. Said Jones, by dab, he'd quit that school And go and get another mule. But Jack rose up with eyes on fire And told the farmer whom to hire. He sneered at Jones, resolved to win, And Jones sneered back, but then gave in. But now, they say, the ass Is uoss, And Farmer Jones Is at a loss Just what to do to get a mule That s never been to any school. Oregon On Oregon's rugged winding coast, Great waves break like a mighty host; They seem to impart a secret lore, As dark blue waves spray the shore. Columbia highway surpass a dream God's masterpiece of beauty suDremp. Towering in whltness o'er val- iey ana tree, Mount Hood, a symbol ot eternity. A pageant of roses Is Portland's pride, Gracing each June like a lovely bride; The city, so proud, acts as the Hi uum; The air Is fragrant with rich perfume. Oregon Caves, long hidden expansions Are open doors in marble mansions Sparkling in beauty like glist enintr frnct A paradise that once was lost. Amid the snow, spring flowers awake Around the rim of fr- ti.- .... " .cr- lure, Where Mount Mazama erupted in violence. Leaving a sapphire sea of silence. Oscar G. Gibson, Cloverdale, Cal. Clcslns time for Ton Ij-. , e. ... X; Ada IS 1:30 p. m.