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Newspaper Page Text-1 PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD; OREGON. MONDAY. OCTOBER 23. 1939. Ordeal of Athenia Sinking Described by Mrs. Gilstrap (Ed. Note: The Alhambra, Calif., Post Advocate recently published the following account of the sinking of the Athenia, written by Mrs. Lillian Gilstrap, who with her daughter. Miss Cosby Gilstrap and three Alhambra teachers survived the dis aster. Mrs. Gilstrap is high school librarian at Alhambra and Is a sister-in-law of Ernest R. Gilstrap, business manager of the Medford Mail Tribune). By Mrs. Lillian M. Gilstrap Realizing that our friends and people of the comunity are In terested to know what really took place at the time of the Athenia disaster, I am giving a brief account of the happen ings of that evening. The ex perience of the passengers dif fered depending upon their var ious locations on the ship and their occupation at the moment. The ship was entirely blacked out. All portholes and shutters were closed at 6 o clock. We were traveling rapidly and in heavy seas which accounted for many seasick passengers. Miss Kemper and my daugh ter were in their berths and I was at dinner with Miss Martin and Miss Turnbull. Torpedo Htrlkrt Suddenly the torpedo struck, rhe lights Instantly went out and the Athenia quivered and listed. Tables, chairs and passengers were thrown to the floor. As I groped my way upstairs, and to my stateroom for my life belt, there was little con fusion. All were trying quietly to escape from gas-filled corridors to their life stations on deck. I Joined Mitts Kemper and my daughter at our station where we had been drilled on the previous day. The hatch had blown away on the after deck and this end was inking rapidly. There was not a sufficient number of the crow to man the lifeboats properly and we learned later many of them had been killed. Daughter Fell Into Hen We slid down Into the lifeboat on & piece of flro hose. The boat swung Wide and my daughter, who wtia clad only In a silk night gnrment, fell Into the water from which we res cued her. We had great difficulty In getting away from the Athenia since the passengers did not know how to row and one of the most perilous mcmenta came when an other lifeboat was almost launched upon us. The eight hours spent In the crowded lifeboat on the open seas are Indescribable. Constant balling was necessary to keep It from alnk Ing. The waves drenched us all and we were senslck. Those In our boat owe thetr lives to one of the Athenla's cooks who was the only peraon who really knew what to do. It waa this man who brought us safely alongside the Southern Cross and saved us from capnt'.lng as did Boveral other lifeboats with loss of lire. Placed On U. 8. Ship From the Southern Cross, about Six hours later, we were transferred to the City of Flint, Amerfcan mari time freighter, which brought us Into Halifax. The freighter had ac commodations for six and the crew. Two hundred and sixteen survivors were put on board. The food waa excellent, but the water supply very limited. I cannot praise too highly the courage and fineness of Captain Qalnard, his officers and crew. They gave their clothes to the survivors and made shoe from rope and can vas for the little children, among the numher being Nlcoln. 10-month old daughter of Ernst Lubltsch, Child Dies Almnrd Ship The 13-day Journey was saddened by the death of four-year old Mar garet Hayworth of Hamilton, Ont., despite the fact our boat had turned north 80 miles out of Its course to Intercept an American ship traveling east, from which we took on doctors and medical supplies. Two severe storms and the sight ing of an unidentified submarine off the Newfoundland coast added greatly to our distress. In Halifax every kindness and consideration was shown to the dirty, wenry survivors. Our two coast guard cutters Bibb and Campbell, safely escorted ua into the harbor which had been cleared bv a mine sweeper. British men-of-war dipped the colors and a salute of 20 guns save us welcome. Motilities Aid Survivors Canndlan mounted police and Red Cross nurses were In charge. Pood, hot baths and other necessary com forts wore provided and the Injured were given medical attention. The Canadian National Rnllway provided a special train of lfl osrs to transport the survivors to Mon treal. From this point passengers en trained for their homes. Tills train was unique In that It carried no luggage of any kind. We are deeply grateful to all who tried to alienate our distress and peed us on our way to California and are happy and thankful to be home. COUNTY 4-H MEMBERS AI PORTLAND SHOW Marvin and Melvin Poyer and Dale Williams of Ashland, Pat von der Hellen of Antelope, Ivan Myers of Table Hock and Law rence, Bill and John Ousterhout of Little Butte made a very cre ditable showing for Jackson county In the 4-H club activities at the Pacific International Live stock Show, reports L. E. Fran cis, county club agent. The three Ousterhout boys con stituted the livestock Judging team from the county that placed first In the state and third In the north west. Tills Is the second year In suc cession that a Jackson county 4-H Judging team has made an outstand ing record at the Pacific Interna tional. Lest year the Poyer brothers and Date Wtlllama placed first In the northwest In the same contest. Outstanding awards of the various Jackson county participants In the livestock classes are aa follows: Melvin Poyer, second senior year ling Jersey; third senior Jersey calf; third Junior yearling Duroc boar and fourth In dairy showmanship. Mar vin Poyer, flrri Junior Jorsey calf and fourth Angus steer. Wale Wil liams, fifth pen of four fat hoga. Pat von der Hellen, sixth Southdown fat lamb. Ivan Myers, first Corrie dale yoarllng ewe fleece. The total premiums won by club members was 946.00. The total receipts from the sale of fat stock waa (413.41. Virginia Ricks of the Howard com munity and Ivan Myers were the two club members selected to make the trip to the Pacific International aa guests of the First National Bank of Portland. , New Unique Series Chesterfield Ads Is Just Released One of the most Interesting and compelling series of news paper advertisements ever to run in behalf of a leading Amer ican cigarette has Just been re leased by Chesterfield. Dealer sales that are sure to result will be assisted by colorful store dis plays. The first newspaper ad vertisement will appear during the week of October 23rd, the start of a schedule that con tinues through December. Famous personalities from many fields are featured in the scries. The sports world is rep resented by such figures as Grantland Rice and Frank Ful ler, Bendix Air Race Champion. Outstanding Hollywood stars such as Bette Dnvls, Loretta Young, Errol Flynn, and David Niven play a large part in the Chesterfield campaign, while the glamour and beauty of the American girl is typified by Miss Phil Offer who was chos en "Cotton Queen of 1939." However, the most unusual and striking advertisements In this new Chesterfield series are the three all-text announcements that every smoker will be keen ly Interested in reading. The ad vertisements are entitled "To bacco opens doors to fields where people live, work and achieve, Diere's no great mys tery about cigarette tobaccos," nnd "It was hit or miss in grand father's day." Not only arc they fine examples of clear writing, original layout and good typo graphy they also contain new and Interesting Informa tion about cigarette manufacture. Meteorological Report Forecasts Medford and vicinity: Showers to night and Tuesday, cooler Tuesday. Oregon: Showers tonight and Tues day with snow over high mountains, Tuesday warmer In the extreme east and southeast portion, tonight cooler In the Interior of south and east portion, Tuesday fresh south and southwest wind off the coast. Local Data Temperature a year ago today: Highest 69, lowest SO. Total monthly precipitation, .96 Inches; excess for the month, .13 Inches. Total precipitation since September 1, 1939, 1.32 inches: deficiency for the season, .13 Inches. Relative humidity at S p. m. yes terday. 31 percent: 6 a. m. today, 89 percent. Tomorrow: sunrise 6:34 a. m., sun set 5:10 p. ra. Roosevelt Returns WASHINGTON. Oct. 23. (AP) President Roosevelt re turned today from a week-end of rest at his home in Hvdr Park. N. Y. 29 BODIES PICKED UP FROM GERMAN VESSEL Copenhagen, Oct. 23. (API Danish fishing boats reported to day they had picked up bodies of 20 men from the German mine field giuirdshlp Kste 7. which exploded Saturday off Moen island. At the same time. King Chris Van cnn-men.led In a telegram two Danish airplane pilo's who braved mined waters and a heavy sea to rescue four sur vivors. A fifth saved himself after a 10-hour swim. k flr3rJ 'fffl J 0 fil A f fe m I JUL "l ONliilQ 4 PINT 100 PROOF 90 (ttf CVAKT) NO INCM AM IN MICFI T.t .Au. " : 1 VW GfflH'l ' omiD IN ION0I A .. awl. beb,. F 1 "'vli J.1 r' b rM i. ..... : H. D..i. bi.d b, 'A Vi . , I I I I I M I I ! 1 1 i I f r-v. M 9 mmmsmtR 3 Obterratlons Taken mt 6 120 Meridian rime, a. m.. 1 D E I : c -0 1 1 g 5 g ll 3 in 28 2 H on- S Bjf f - f rlrl Boise Boston Buffalo Chicago .. Denver .. Eureka ..... Helena Los Angeles.... Medford Omaha .' Phoenix Portland Reno Roseburg Salt Lake ...... San Francisco Seattle Spokane Wash., D. C Yakima 36 43 31 46 45 61 37 61 40 61 53 33 46 39 51 57 52 48 65 .00 Clear T Clear .01 P Cloudy .00 Cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Rain Clear Clear Clear 4-H'ERS PURCHASE PUREBRED STOCK Jackson county 4-H club mem bers recently purchased $300 worth of purebred livestock from outstanding breeders in the state, states L. E. Francis, county club agent. Ivan Myers of Table Rock bought two purebred Chester White sows and a purebred Ches ter White boar from the herd of F. M. Horn, Cottage Grove. Pat von der Hellen of Ante lope purchased a Jersey heifer calf from the herd of David Hagg Sr. Sons of Heedvllle and two purebred Southdown ewes, one from Eldon Riddle of Mon mouth and the other from A. C. Hubbard of Halsey. Clayton Charley of Lake Creek purchased a purebred Berkshire gilt from Wm. Mc Burney of Mulina. Four Shrop shire ewes were purchased from C. E. Grelle by Mary, Joan and Billy Nussbaum of Lost creek. In most instances the money used to purchase the livestock was secured through premiums and sales at the county livestock show. Stockton Hat Firs Stockton, Cal., Oct. 23 (AP) Firemen worked all night to put out a four-alarm fire on the waterfront that caused $25,000 damage to the Taylor Milling company plant and resulted in serious iniuries to Fire Cantnin Walter Silber, 39. Traffic Death Weekly Portland, Oct. 23 (AP) Portland averaged a traffic fa tality a week this year up to Sunday, Chief of Police Harry M. Niles disclosed. There were 43 deaths in the first 42 weeks of the year. Ti E AT the usual carnival boothi, ind a program made up of musical numbers and a one-act play, "Kitty Learns a Lesson." A small general admission fee will be charged for everyone. Funds from the carnival are used to support student body activities for the year. Robert A. Smoot of 322V4 South Central avenue sustained bruises and two skinned knees when the motorcycle he was rid ing collided with an automobile driven by Roy E. Cardiff of 509 Oak street at the intersection of Central avenue and Jackson boulevard this morning. Smoot was traveling north on Central avenue and Cardiff was driving east on Jackson boule vard when the accident occur red, a city police report stated. Smoot and the motorcycle were knocked to the pavement. Neith er the motorcycle nor the auto suffered much damage. Jack Gardner, Jr., 16 and Susie Carrol, 36, suffered minor injuries Saturday night when the car in which they were rid ing, operated by Jack Eugene Gardner of Talent, struck two other automobiles at Central avenue and Maple street. Jack, Jr. sustained a cut on his nose and face lacerations, and the woman suffered a small cut on her face. Their injuries were treated in I ommunitv hos pital. City r.nllce reuorted that the Gardner car, traveling sourh on Central avenue, started to pass an auto driven by James H. Griffith of 304 West Clarn strset just as the latter, moving in the same direction, made a left turn into Maple street The Gardner car hit 'lv left front to '.tier of thf Griffith machine, then con tinned across the street and crashed ii to a parked cal br longing to Frank A. Jonnson of 43 North Peacn street police stated. The Jol.r.son car w.i badly damaged, its windshield being broken and the frame and body jammed up. The Gardner car also was damaged considerably, while the Griffith machine was more fortunate. City police cited Gardner on a reckless driving charge. He pleaded not guilty and his trial in city court was set for this afternoon. The home extension nroieet nn the training of rural recreation leaders will start with an even ing school scheduled for tnriav and Tuesday at 8 p. m. in the courthouse auditorium, accord ing to Mabel C. Mack, countv home demonstration agent. Miss Izola Jensen, extension specialist in community social organization, will direct leader training activities. This even ing will be devoted to teaching rhythmic games and Tuesday evening to various types of table games. All organizations interested tn developing recreation activities arc invnea to send from two to four leaders to the meetings. ANTELOPE 4-H CLUBS TO COMBINE EFFORTS Twenty-two 4-H club members and leaders participated in the organization meeting of the An telope 4-H clubs, October 18, reports L. E. Francis, county club agent. Ben Walch was elected president of the Union club, made up of the six subor dinate clubs in the community. Bryan Yorton and Delia Bigham were elected vice-president and secretary, respectively. The various subordinate clubs organized, their leaders and presidents are: Dairy, J. W. Bigham, leader. Bob Walch, pres ident; purebred Guernsey, J. W. Bigham, leader, Cora Bigham, president; sheep, Mrs. Nell von der Hellen, leader, Pat vonder Hellen, president; clothing I, Cora Bigham, leader, Barbara Culbertson, president; clothing V, Mrs. Lester Bradshaw, leader, Bonnie Anderson, president. Weather Northern California: Increas ing cloudiness tonight with fogs on the coast and light rain on extreme north coast; Tuesday generally cloudy with showers in north portion; cooler in in terior Tuesday; moderate north west wind off the coast. 4 Closing time for loo Late to Clas sify Ads Is 1:30 p. m. t 1 HER OIL HEATER WARMS UP CLAMMY CORNERS WITH THIS NEW OIL HEW IT DOtSN'T Stttt LIKE. THE, SAME. HOUSE 1 r EVEStf ROOM COZY VARM.... NOT H COLD SPOT ANYWHERE SAMS VALLEY HIGH TO GIVE CARNIVAL Sams Valley, Oct. 23. (SpU Sams Valley high school will present its annual Hallowe'en carnival at the high school audi torium at 8 p. m., October 25. There will be entertainment and prizes for old and young at Here's how to BUY HEAT Intelligently You'll find mori lltitt Unils per dollar in burner ell than in any other heating futU So witch to Associated Automatic Burner Oil distilled, clcjn burning, light amber, JOO1 heat energy. SPEEDY DELIVERY. AntcUttd Automatic Burner Oil Is available every day in the year. Quick service. And if you buy on contract, you know your maximum price in advance for the whole season. Q AND WITH SHELL HEATING OIL PRICED DOWN WHERE IT IS, W FUEL BILL 15 M-AHNGLY 5MML WILLIAM E: GOULD E! William E. Gould, 51, resid ing at 25 N. Peach St., passed away suddenly at his home ear ly this morning. He was born at Peterborrow, Ontario, Canada Aug. 8, 1888, and while less than one year of age, came with his parents to Rochester, N. Y., where he resided until 1929 in which year he moved with wife and child ren to Ashland, and resided there until coming to Medford three years ago. Mr. Gould graduated from the schools at Rochester and was later employed for several years as foreman for the Eastman Ko dak Co., and later took up car pentering and contracting. He was especially fond of sports and seldom missed an athletic event and will be greatly missed by the boys of Ashland and Medford. Besides his wife Daisy, he leaves the following children, Mrs. Wilbur R. Childreth, Med ford; Mrs. J. H. Ashbaugh, Haw thorn, Nev.; Marian and Alvin Gould of Medford, and William, Jr., of Medford. Also three brothers and one sister residing in New York, and one grand child, Shirley Ann Childreth of Medford Mr. Gould was a member of the Elks lodge at Ashland. Funeral services will be held at the Conger chapel at 2:00 p.m. Thursday with Rev. Ernest Wine of Ashland officiating. Births Born in Sacred Heart hospi tal this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Deta Walker of Gold Hill a baby girl weighing 6 pounds, 8 ounces. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Benny Tumbaya of 214 North Holly street in Sacred Heart hospital Oct. 18 a baby boy weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces. Born to Mr. and Mrs. T. Logan Albright of Route 1 in Sacred Heart hospital Oct. 19 a baby boy weighing 10 pounds 5 ounces. ACTIVIANS WILL SEE PICTURES OF AFRICA Motion pictures of Africa will be shown at Tuesday night's regular weekly dinner of the Active club in Hotel Medford at 6:30. George F. Kimball, mining engineer who spent five years In Luanshya, northern Rhodesia, will present the pictures he took during his residence there. He will accompany the movies with a lecture. The Active club feels fortu nate in having Mr. Kimball as their guest, and a large turnout is expected. Aubrey Norris is chairman of this week's program committee. Uso Mall Tribune want ada. No Radio for Inventor PARIS, Oct. 23. (AP) Edou ard Branly, French physicist A who pioneered in development of wireless telegraphy, celebrat ed his 95th birthday today with out a radio in his house. "It bothers me," the inventor told friends, "to think I had some- I thing to do with inventing it" MEDFORD FUEL CO. DAY OR NIGHT TELEPHONE 631 USTIN TO ASIOCIATID POOTBAIL 1 P 0 T C $ t I FAMOUS SHELL BURNER LABORATORY IMPROVES HEATING OILS FOR EVERY TYPE OF BURNER Manufacturers of oil furnaces and heaters often bring their problems to the Shell Oil Burn er Testing Laboratory. Here, in the largest laboratory of its Jcind, Shell heating engineers search for ways to make oil heat better, lower in cost. Due to years of scientific re search, there's now a perfected Shell Heating Oil for every type of burner. Each is a dis tilled oil, free of sediment and water. Each Shell fuel ignites instantly, vaporizes complete ly, and burns with a hot, prac tically soot-free flame. Thone Shell Of fice ask about Shell Price Pro tection Plan, SHELL HEATING OILS The Heat That .Viirr Fails 1 1 r ofracco ...opens Doors to Fields where People Live, "Work & Achieve To .oday there are about 1,000,000 cigar stores, drug stores, country and grocery stores where you can buy cigarettes in the United States. These re tailers, and the jobbers who serve them, have built up a service of courtesy and convenience unmatched by any other industty catering to the American public's pleasure. There are another million people who are engaged directly or indirectly in the transportation of cigarettes to every town, hamlet and crossroads. It IS ESTIMATED that there are 1,602,000 tobacco farmers raising tobacco in 20 out of the 4S states. Good tobacco is one of the hardest crops to raise and bring to market, requiring great skill and patience from seed-bed planting to harvestingand cur ing. The modem tobacco farmer has done well the job of constantly improving the quality of his product. T HE AVERAGE LENGTH of service of the 13,230 people working in the Chesterfield factories, storage houses, leaf-handling and redrying plants is over 10 years. This means that every step in the making of Chesterfields, regardless of how small, is handled by peo ple who have had 10 years of experience and ability in knowing their jobs. TRULY TOBACCO OPENS DOORS tofields where people live, work and achieve, and Chesterfield takes pride in its ever increasing part in this great industry that is devoted entirely to the pleasure of the American public. T) SMOKERS, Chesterfield Cigarettes have alwayssaid, and now repeat, that in no other cigarette made can you find the same degree of real mildnessand good taste, or the same high quality of properly cured and aged tobaccos. Chesterfield Cigarettes are made with one purpose only ...to give smokers everywhere the MILDER, BETTER-TASTISG SMOKISG PLEA SURE they want. You can't buy a better cigarette. 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