MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31. 1939.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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-'
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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.
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FUTURE CRAFTSMEN OF
MEDFORD, GRANTS PASS
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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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