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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31. 1939. PAGE THREE Society By Clara Forrest Pickett Will Wed Dancer The engagement of a former Medford resident, Forrest M. Pickett, now of Portland,- was made known today in this city. Mr. Pickett will wed Miss Florence Nelson, daughter of Mrs. Margarete Nelson of Port land. Miss Nelson, a talented and beautiful blonde dancer, worked several years in New York and has spent the past three years in Hollywood under contract to M.G.M. Miss Nelson, who is now in Portland, plans to leave there this week to return to Holly wood for three weeks work in Broadway Melody of 1940. After y which she will travel back to Portland where her marriage to Mr. Pickett will be an event of December. The former well known local man is a graduate of Oregon State college in Corvallis where he was affiliated with Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. In this city he was associated with i Standard Oil company prior to being transferred to Portland where he is with the same com pany. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Pickett of this valley. Ticket Holders May Take Guest It was announced recently that all persons holding season tickets for the Southern Oregon Symphony orchestra concert to be presented Wednesday eve ning at the Medford high school, , may take a guest on the ticket free of charge. The concert, under the direc - tion of John R. Knight, will start at 8:15 o'clock. The orches tra will be augmented by sev eral excellent musical features. The price of the single tickets has been reduced and it is an ticipated that a capacity crowd will be present to hear the val ley's "own symphony." Legion Women Busy Sewing Medford unit of the Ameri can Legion Auxiliary held their regular monthly sewing meet ing at the armory last week. Fourteen members were present to sew children's dresses for families of veterans confined to the Eoseburg Veterans hospital. Later on sewing for the Amer ican Red Cross chapter will be done as a request for it has " been made from the local Red Cross chapter. The fourth Wed nesday of each month is de voted to sewing and the presi dent, Mrs. H. J. Meiring, re quests all members to set this evening aside and be on hand to do their part. The committee serving was Ruth Parker and Helen Collier. Next regular meeting will be held in November, when final plans for Armistice day will be reported. , Housewarming Is Saturday Event A housewarming was enjoyed Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. Warren Mee on the Jack sonville highway. Guests included Mr. and Mrs Laurence Kaiser, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mee, Mr. and Mrs. Eu- gene Mee, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Lewis, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mee, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown and the Warren Mees. A buffet supper was served. Nile Daughters To Sew Thursday Daughters of the Nile will gather Thursday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Robert Ebel for a hot dish lunch eon and an afternoon of sewing on garments to be donated to the crippled children's hospital. Mrs. O. L. Overmyer or Mrs. A. B. Cunningham are to be called by members planning to attend. Members are to bring thimbles and needles to the affair. Birthday Party Enjoyed Monday Mrs. Douglas Smith entertain ed with a surprise birthday party Monday afternoon honoring her daughter. Donna Lee. Guests present were Shirley Fichtner. Shannon Greene. Shir ley Boytan, Elaine Bradford. The afternoon was spent in playing games, after which luncheon was served to the very small guests. Bvy Pine Slabs 12-Inch Load $S50 Valley Tel. 76 and Clubs Mary Davis Josephine Bullis Has Chairmanship University of Oregon, Eugene, Oct. 31 (Spl.) Josephine Bul lis has been appointed chairman of the finance committee for the annual YWCA doughnut sale to be held November 6 to 11 at the University of Oregon in Eugene. The drive will take place on the campus in booths, in the liv ing organizations., and' at the Oregon-Oregon State gome No vember 11. . ' Miss Bullis, a graduate of Medford senior high school, is majoring in architecture and the allied arts at the University. She was recently . elected secretary of the YWCA, sophomore com mission. She is the daughter of Seth Bullis of Medford and is affiliated with Pi Beta Phi so rority. Divoteers Will Have Breakfast There will be no regular weekly luncheon tomorrow for Rogue Valley Golf club women, however, the divoteers will en joy a breakfast in clubrooms Saturday morning at 9 o'clock and a tournament to follow. All members are invited to join the breakfast affair. In the putting event held last week, Mrs. Belle Thompson and Mrs. Keith Kittle placed, while Miss Nannette Holmes was awarded six free lessons for win ning the approach and putt af fair. Palo Alto Folk Enjoy Reunion Arriving in Medford Sunday morning from Palo Alto, Calif., were Mrs. Lydia Roberts and her son, Sydney. Mrs. Roberts will enjoy a re union with her grandmother, Mrs. Lydia Vincent of 1005 West Main street whom she has not seen for 14 years. During her three-day stay here, Mrs. Roberts and her son will be entertained by two aunts and meet other relatives for the first time. Harvest Festival Friday Evening The Roosevelt school annual Harvest Festival will be an event of Friday evening at the school at 7:30 o'clock. The affair is sponsored by the Home and School circle of the school and proceeds will be used for the maintenance of the lunch room where hot lunches are now being served to 17 needy school chil dren. A fish pond and other gay Hallowe'en pleasures will be en joyed throughout the evening. The public is invited to attend. 1 Women's Chorus Delays Meeting The meeting of the Women's chorus scheduled for Wednes day evening has been postponed until Wednesday, November 8 to give members the opportu nity to attend the Southern Ore gon Symphony orchestra con cert being held in the Medford high school at 8:15 o'clock Wed nesday evening. DAV Sewing ' Club to Meet D.A.V. auxiliary sewing club will meet at the home of Mrs. Roy Smith on North Riverside avenue Thursday from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. All women having articles for the coming bazaar are asked to bring them to the meeting. A pot luck luncheon will be served at noon. Elta Deuel Has Spook Party s A Hallowe'en motif in decora tions and favors was used by Elta Deuel Hubbs Tent No. 11 Friday evening in the armory. A gift was presented to each birth day guest and refreshments were enjoyed. Colony Club Enjoys Dinner Thirty members of the Colony club gathered at the clubrooms Sunday evening for dinner and an evening of "clock" bridge. S.P.W. to Melt Wednesday Eve Spanish War Veterans and auxiliary will convene in the Medford armory at 6:30 Wed nesday evening for pot-luck din ner. Lodge will follow. All members are asked to attend. or 16-Inch Double Load $6 00 Fuel Co. 26 W. Main Frohnmayer Home Scene of Meeting The home of Mrs. Otto J. Frohnmayer was the scene of the regular gathering of Ki- wanian Dames yesterday after noon. Luncheon was enjoyed, after which a business meeting and bridge was held". Mrs. O. O. Arnspiger received the card prize. At the business session it was announced that the Dames would convene with Kiwauls club mem bers Thursday" evening - for a special meeting. ''During the af fair the annual Christmas doll was dressed -and a wardrobe completed for it. Members also sewed on Red Crosse clothing during the afternoon.-'. . J '' I Twenty were; present arid $irsj. Grace Collins acted tis the assist ant hostess. '; Contemporary Club . ! . Will Convene Soon iT'. ' r'; Contemporary Book club will convene tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Ernest Barnes on East Main street. Mrs. Floyd Hart will speak on her trip to Canada and will also show movies of the journey. No luncheon will be held prior to the session. Mrs. Wagner Hera To Visit Parents Arriving in Medford Saturday from her home in New York City was Mrs. Lawrence Wagner who will spend several weeks visiting in the valley. The eastern resident will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brown in this city and Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Wagner in Ashland. Navy Mothers Meet Wednesday Rogue Valley Navy Mothers' club will meet Wednesday morn ing at 10 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Minnie Hedgpeth in Cen tral Point for an all-day session. Members are to bring their own luncheons and are to meet at the Chamber of Commerce build ing at 9:45 for transportation. Crowl-Schneider Marriage Told Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Crowl announced the wedding of their daughter, Pearl Lois Crowl of this city, to Ray Schneider of Klamath Falls on Saturday, October 28, in the First Christian church in Klamath Falls. The Rev. Arthur Bates officiated. 1 P. T. A. Activities Washington P.-T.A. is spon soring a family dinner to be given at the school house on Friday, from 5:30 to 7 p. m, Proceeds will be used to help in lunch room and other organ izations sponsored by the P.-T.A. A motion picture entitled "Snow Survey" has been ob tained from the visual educa tion department of Oregon State college. A large part of this picture was filmed here in southern Oregon and it will prove interesting and instructive to both adults and children. ! The public is invited. Calendar Wednesday. 10:00 a. m. Navy Mothers, home Minnie Hedgpeth, Central Point, 12:30 p. m. Adult group, Christian church. 1:00 p. m. Rotary women, home Mrs. J. Frank Reinhart, 301 Crater Lake avenue. (Mem bers bring service). 1:00 p. m. Lady Lions, home Mrs. Lyle Thurman, 722 W. 14th street. 2:00 p. m. Contemporary Book club, home Ernest Barnes, East Main street. 2:30 p. m. Wednesday Study club, Girls' Community club house. 6:30 p. m. S. W. V., armory. 7:30 p. m. Arts and Decora tions group, A.A.U.W., room 6, high school. 7:45 p. m. Toastmlstress', Girls' Community clubhouse. . 8:15 p. m. Southern Orezon Symphony orchestra concert, Medford high school. METHODIST LEADER 10 TALK HERE TOMORROW Dr. Thomas A. Stafford of Chicago, one of the general sec retaries of the Methodist church will speak in the First Meth odist church here Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. Theme of his ad dress will be "World Current Events and Movements." Rev. Joseph Knotts, local pas tor ,said today "it is seldom any of the great leaders of the church visit Medford and now that tkl. 4....U. I. l j hiiav viiis u(iJwi 1,1,1,1 19 given, an memoers ana irienas should avail themselves of the chance of listening to this man." Dr. Stafford will also speak to the ladies of the church to morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. COOK! IN 5 MINUTES! At ffv t fc,t m frrlnf tag. mn4 cm. DdUlMM for etrrfdt tirf ftW Mt-tlk tiCW t II kok4 tMnfj. At Yon FACULTY, PUPILS BUSY (By Susan Vilas.) Plans for the Junior high school carnival Friday night are well underway. Miss Delie M. Whisenant, acting principal, said today the entire gymnasium will be a series of gaily decorated booths filled with good things to eat. games to play, prizes and souvenirs. One big evening of fun, from 7:30 to 11:30 o'clock. Robert Stedman, directing the main program, said, "Miss Kelly. Mr. Darnielle. Miss Leach and I have arranged a show in acts so the people coming in late won't miss the whole entertainment." Ray Henderson is again pre senting his famous minstrel show. Don McKenzie is presenting a new thing to the carnival this year. It Is travel motion pic tures. All the teachers are working hard on their booths and dis plays, and every student has something to do with the car nival. The popularity contest is the most important event of the car nival to the pupils. Joan Elliott and Ray Cascbeer are leading. 1:30 WEDNESDAY Burrel W. Miller, 70, a na tive of Jackson county and a resident ,of Applegate, Ore., passed away early last Satur day morning. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Clara Miller of Ap plegate; one daughter, Mrs. Babe Agee, of Denver, Colo.; two brothers. John Miller, of Medford and Walter Miller, of Applegate, also three grand daughters, Mrs. Gaylord Brad ford, Clara May Flynn and Irene Johnston. Funeral services will be held from the chapel of the Perl funeral home Wednesday at 1:30 p. m., with the Rev. D. E. Millard officiating. Commit ment services and interment will follow in Griffin Creek cemetery. Friends are respect fully invited to attend. Marriage licenses issued by the county clerk s office during October totaled 26, two more than in September. All of the applicants were residents of Jackson county, the records show. License issuances are still be low monthly average, before 26 LICENSED TO J?hPfWF-' "Tell me, Mr. John Cobb, how it feels J (s to drive the Railton Red Lion X - y I ttTTTHX rtTTTTl 7f Y-F.1 1111 TTFTi lifTTTi tmrs iTnKX SZul VfiJ VlU NfcJi' Miri HUT 3Vt 'IUiU 'UWW world't bell" I FREE! PICTURES OF JOHN COBB'S RAILTON RED LION AT GILMORE DEALERS Election Data Time 1 p. m. to 8 p. m.. Tuesday, October 31. No one may vote before 1 p. m. or after 8 p. m. Who may vote Any regis tered voter, whether a proper ty owner or not. Where to vote At the pot ling place in the city ward in which you live. Polling places are: First Ward Hotel Jackson. Central avenue and 8th street First ward starts at Bear creek bridge, extends west along Main street to Southern Pacific railroad tracks, along railroad to Stewart avenue. Stewart avenue to the contei line of Riverside avenue, then to the east, north and south city limits to Crater Lake avenue, to Main street, west on Main street to Myrtle avenue, south on Myrtle to Bear creek and along center line of Bear creek to the Bear creek bridge. Second ward-County court house, Oukdale avenue and Main street. The second ward comprises everything west oi the railroad and south of Main street. Third ward Fichtncr't Karage, Sixth and Fir streets The third ward lies west ol the railroad and north of .Main street. Fourth ward City hall. Central avenue and Fifth street. The fourth ward ex tends cast of the railroad and north of Main street and in eludes that portion of the city between the north city limit and Bear creek and bounded on the east by Crater Lake and Myrtle avenues. Maps showing thr wards may be seen at city hall or Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. passage of the Oregon marriage medical examination law last December. However, a vast im provement is shown over last February when the grand total was three. There has been a decided falling off in local cou ples going to California points to have the knot tied. Livestock Winner. Los Angeles, Oct. 31. (fl'l William McDonald, 19, of The Dalles, Ore., won first place in the junior division grand cham pion steer contest of the Great Western Livestock show. I ' .till I hmmru West Side Pharmacy P PraAfeJ? '3 MORE SERVINGS WEST MAIN AT GRAPE STREET III rich it i vita m ill fc ' I ElM liillHlllEliBi FUTURE CRAFTSMEN OF MEDFORD, GRANTS PASS IT Medford and Grants Pass Fu ture Craftsmen clubs held a joint meeting at the Medford senior high school last evening. The Medford boys put on an initi ation ceremony, initiating 15 boys from Grants Pass and 18 from their own chapter. Grants Pass Future Craftsmen first aid teanv vinners of the recent Meier & Frank-Oregonian first , aid contest in Portland, gave, an .interesting demonstra tion otaHIfrJal. respiration and the use of 'fractitm splints as used by the first aiders. Amusing stunts and contests were indulged in by the two groups, the most popular being pillow fights astride a slick pole At 10 p. m. all adjourned to the shop where they found a keg of cider and plenty of doughnuts. Harold W. Shogren, coordi nator of Grants Pass, and L A. Mentzer, local coordinator, agreed that this was one of the most successful joint meetings of recent years: Twenty-two boys made the trip from Grants Pass and approximately 30 of the Medford boys were present. ASHLANDPIONEER TAKEN BY DEATH E. B. Barron, one of the oldest native sons of the Ashland dis trict, died early this morning at the age of 80 years at the ranch on which he was born, eight miles southeast of Ashland. He had not been in good health for several years. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m Thursday in the Ash land Elks temple, in charge of the lodge, of which he was a member. Interment will be in Ashland mausoleum. Arrange ments for the speaker had not been completed today. Mr. Barron was born on Janu ary 25, 1859, and lived his entire life on the large Barron ranch, which was one of the first dona tion land claims in the upper Rogue River valley. During his career as a rancher he became one of the largest stock raisers and land owners in southern Oregon. He was a very chari table man, and many stories are told of his aid to struggling farmers in "the good old days." Mr. Barron is survived by his widow, a daughter, Austie Bar ron, and a sister, Mrs. G. S. But ler, all of Ashland. Sister Writes To Mrs. Kenly About British War Drama Details of a thrilling drama on a British submarine are pre sented vividly in a newspaper clipping received by Mrs. F. Corning Kenly of route 1 from her sister, Mrs. Farwell Boston FROM 16,000 ROSE VARIETIES When Josephine gave a flow er show In honor ol Napoleon, more than a hundred eurs ago, I here M ere only 3S0 named va rieties of roses. Now there are over 1(5,000. Each year new varieties are added. Kuril year we choose for you the hest of the new kinds and offer only the finest tested rose for your Rejection. NEW VARIETIES1 Select a Few New Sorts for Your Garden NEW COLORS1 NEW FORMSI REXALL 1c Sale 25th Anniversary This is the original ONE-CENT SALE. Conducted only at REXALL DRUG STORES November 1, 2, 3, and 4 Listen to Rexall's Coast to Coast RADIO SERVICE Rubinoff - TONIGHT KM ED, 8 P. M. KMED, THURS.. FRI.. SAT., 1:45 P. M. "At the Hart you'rt iur of your motors. You'vi got lea to help the cooling . . . and regular stock lion Head motor oil to protect the 24 cylinder against searing heat. AAA officials give the sig nal and the lorry behind begins shoving. You wait until you're doing about 60 and then that Gilmore motor fuel takes hold In grand fashion. You zoom up to 150 and go into second. At 240 you get Into the sensitive third gear and the back of the seat smacks you between the shoul der blades. You're on your way . . . keeping your eyes glued lo that rushing black line In front. Red banners beside the track leap at you, and you know the Railton Red Lion b in the middle of the measured mile. You glance at the tachom eter and see you're nearlng 380 so you ease up ' on the throttle . . . those tires must be watched. And then in 9.7 seconds you've done the meas ured mile with a new world record of 368 miles per hour ... a record that proves, to my mind, more than ever that Gilmore products are the world's best" OftiM H h Ammrsn Amniit Anmmlm, of Hoylake, Cheshire county, England. The story pertained to the sub marine that had been patched up by her crew after it had been badly crippled by enemy depth charges. After being patched up, the submarine limped across the North sea until she was picked up by an escort of British de stroyers. Mrs. Boston Is well known In the Rogue River valley, being a periodic visitor here. The Eu ropean war has touched her home closely, for she has three sons in military service, and her city, she wrote to her sister here, is now housing 1500 persons evacuated from Liverpool. Closing time for Too Late to C.&A alt; Ads la 1:30 p m. Osa Mall rrlbuue want ad. 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