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MEDFORD MAIL TRIRUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1939.
40 CARS OF PEARS
SOUGHT BY FSCC
Cornice And Anjous Will Be
Shipped To Relief Centers
Pay $1.05 Per Box.
The Federal Surplus Com
modities corporation Is purchas
ing from pear growers in the
Medford area, 40 cars of Cornice
and Anjou pears during the
period November 24 to Novem
ber 30. Pears to be purchased
must grade U. S. combination
or better, of a firm ripe stage
not to exceed 1 per cent decay.
Sires to be taken by the FSCC
under this purchase are 225s
and larger for Anjous and 180s
and larger for Cornice. Price
to be paid for both varieties Is
$1.05' per standard wrapped box.
Allocations have been made
by the committee of the Fruit
Growers League, Ned Vilas,
chairman, Dr. G. B. Dean, S. G.
Nye and Chester Fitch, and
have been made in proportion
to the total packed tonnage.
Upon recommendation of the
Fruit Growers League commit
tee it was agreed upon by the
packers and storage plants that
packing charges would not ex
ceed .47 cents per box and stor
age charges would not exceed
,18 cents per box, leaving the,
grower a net return of 40
cents per box.
All pears purchased by the
FSCC will be shipped to relief
centers throughout the United
States and will be distributed
through the relief agencies to
the needy and unemployed.
li HELD
Attributed to a high wind,
fire did slight damage to two
residences about the same time
yesterday morning.
Two forest fires, one state and
one national, also were brought
under control yesterday morn
ing, the firefighters being great
ly aided by a timely rain.
A defective chimney was
blamed by firemen for a roof
blaze at the J. L. Woodcock
residence, 324 King street. Fire
men answer a ward alarm at
10:45, eight minutes after one
crew had left on a ward alarm
to the home of John Wagner,
1315 Locust street, where sparks
from the chimney had ignited
the roof.
Twenty-five CCC men and
three men from state forest pa
trol headquarters here con
trolled a 50-acre brush and grass
fire on a ridge above the Bar
ron ranch about ten miles
northeast nf Ashl.'inrl off ihn nlrl
Pacific highway. Dwlght Phipps.
district fire warden, directed
the crew. The fire was reported
to patrol headquarters at 11 p.m.
Friday.
A ten-acre brush fire near the
Sterling mine was controlled by
40 CCC men working under
the direction of Lee Port, rang
er in charge of the Applegatc
district of the Rogue River na
tional forest.
Other forest fires were re
ported but they turned out to
be controlled slash burnings.
The city fire department's
chemical crew put out a flue
fire at the Flynn Electric Ser
vice, 131 West Main street, Fri
day afternoon. No damage was
done.
TO
BE TOLD PEOPLE
City planning experience of
mid-western cities will be made
available to Medford citizens
and planning officials at a meet
ing in council chambers at city
hall here at 7:30, December 4.
The meeting will lie in charge
of W. Bernard Roberts, chair
man nf the Medford planning
commission.
Leader of discussion at the
meeting will be Charles 11. Ben
nett, city planner of Milwaukee
Wis., and field representative
nf the American Society of
Planning Officials with which
the League of Oregon Cities is
sponsoring the meeting.
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EX-MEDFORD COUPLE
WARNED OF ROBBER'
BY FORTUNE TELLER
Last Tuesday, a day after
she had visited a fortune teller
who predicted that she would
be robbed. Mrs. Darlcan Lowrie,
18, of 1458 Sutter street in San
Francisco, reported to police the
loss of $200.
Mrs. Lowrie, whose marriage
to Edward Lowrie took place
recently in Medford, formerly
made her home here. The cou
ple arc believed to have been
spending their honeymoon In
San Francisco and had been
expecting to return to Medford
at the time of the robbery.
The Lowrie auto was robbed
of clothing, personal effects and
radio worth $200. Later the
fortune teller telephoned Mrs.
Lowrie to say "I told you so"
and add that the loot could be
found at a certain Geary street
address. Names of two sus
pects, James Hubbard and An
drew Campbell, were also as
serlcdly In the spiritual com
munication. Mrs. Lowrie visit
ed the address, found her suit
case, but $150 wortli of wearing
apparel and the radio were miss
ing.
Mrs. Lowrie asked the police
to commune with the fortune
teller as to the whereabouts of
her garments.
Dcs Moines. In.. Nnv 25 fVP)
Three men accused of the mur
der of Harold J. Drcher, Mason
City, la., salesman, pleaded
guilty in a surprise move here
today and threw themselves on
the mercy of the court.
Francis P. Welsh, 28, cap
tured in San Francisco, Cnlif.;
William E. Connpr in rplnnsorl
from the Arizona State prison,
and frecl Ostcnrieder, 18, ar
rested in Einzone. rirp nHmit.
ted their guilt before District
Judge Loy Ladd. They had
pleaded not guilty previously
and trial hnd hnnn sot. for ll-io
current district court term.
the judge said he would begin
a hearing Monday to determine
degree of guilt. With him rests
the decision of whether the trio
must hang or go to prison for
life terms.
Drcher was kidnaped, robbed
and pushed, fatally wounded,
from his automobile on a down
town sroet here July 27.
Salem, Nov. 25.- (Pi Ore
gon's automobile death rate
dropped from 13 to n.01 per
sons killed per 100,000,000 miles
traveled last month, Secretary
of State Earl Snell said today.
For the first 10 months of 1039
the rate declined from 11.8 to
10.7.
Closing time for Too Lnte to Clas
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NYA OFFERS WORK
FOR 4 IRE
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Portland Two new NYA
projects in Medford will provide
work and training assignments
for four unemployed young wo
men, State NYA Administra
tor Ivan G. Munro, announced
today.
Munro said that Superintend
ent of Schools E. H. Hedrick
has agreed to put two young
women to work in school cafe
terias where they may learn the
fundamentals of meal planning
and preparation of food by as
sisting experienced dieticians.
The other two young women
will have an opportunity to pol
ish up their stenographic and
clerical skills under supervision
of Eugene Hampton, in the Farm
Security Administration office.
In addition, Munro declared,
young men will be asigncd in
several occupations on projects
that are currently operating.
Unemployed young people be
tween the ages of 18 and 25 may
apply for the assignments to
District Supervisor Earl I. Rice
in his office in the court house.
Rice stated that 31 men and
25 women aged 18 to 24 in
clusive are now employed on
NYA projects in Medford. Four
teen different projects provide
non-budgeted assistance to tax
supported agencies which in
clude experience In clerical
work, cafeteria operation, li
brary work, recreational area
development, radio station op
eration and radio construction,
mechanical and garage shop
work, electrical shop work and
commodity distribution. In ad
dition to the valuable work ex
perience under good supervis
ion, these part-employees re
ceive $15 per month or more,
for 50 hours project work.
Assignments are available on
these projects for 17 more
young men and 4 more young
women.
Rice said that through abili
ties developed on such projects,
several young people from this
district have been able to se
cure full-time employment of
various kinds at reasonable
rates of pay since July, 1930.
Ellensburg, Nov. 25. (VP)
Vernon T. Davis, of Medford,
Ore., was named today as head
of the new weather bureau sta
tion to be established at the El
lensburg airport, Fred Toffman,
city clerk, said he was informed
today by the Seattle office.
The five-man station here will
be open soon in quarters built
at the airport by the city and
leased for 10 years by the Uni
ted States weather bureau.
OiiM or Thanki
Wo wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their kindness and
sympathy during our recent bereave
ment. Also for the beautiful floral
offerings.
Surviving Relatives of the
beloved Katherlne Adams.
Use. Mall Tribune want nds.
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CROWD FLOCKS TO
CHRISTMAS EVENT
Crowds thronged the down
town business streets Friday
night In the largest Christmas
opening fete on record here.
Hundreds of children were
greeted by Santa Ciaus at the
Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce and, later, downtown
as the Jovial gentleman from the
North Pole circulated in the
business area with Police Chief
Clatous McCredie as escort.
Hundreds of persons, children
and grown-ups, viewed the
store windows as they were un
veiled for the Yultide season.
Senior high school band play
ed at different downtown spots
and Mrs. Harry Prentice's com
bined Medford and Grants Pass
accordion bands played at both
the Baldwin Piano Shoppe and
the chamber of commerce.
Speaking for the retail mer
chants committee, A. H. Ban
well expressed thanks to Santa
Claus, Mrs. Prentice and her
musicians and the high school
band and its director, F. Wilson
Wait.
SATTERLEE BOY
Chances for the recovery of
Norman Satterlee, Medford
youth who was injured in a
diving accident last July and
is now in a San Francisco hos
pital, look better, according to
word received vesterdav hv Bav
Harrison from Guy Satterlee.
lather of the injured youth.
Mr. Satterlee reported that
the San Francisco doctors said
Norman's spine was not severed
and that his muscles were in
good condition considering thr
length of time he has been
paralyzed. The doctors plan to
make a definite decision soon.
Mr. Harrison recalled the
time, 28 years ago, that his
father, S. B. "Dad" Harrison
of Medford. broke his neetr
The elder Harrison ate as much
turkey as anyone Thanksgiving
Day. H is 84 now.
Find $20 Nugget in
Jacksonville Mine
Jacksonville, Nov. 25. (Spl.l
A gold nugget worth $20.15 Was
found last week by the Ravenor
brothers while mining here in
town.
Hearst Armor Sold
New York, Nov. 25. (VP)
The William Randolph Hearst
collection of armor, comprising
about 200 articles ranging from
daggers, swords, halberds, pikes
and small cannon to complete
suits of armor, was sold at auc
tion yesterday for $19,322.50.
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li.'f of ulcar tint! stomach pains, in
digestion, ni iimns. for heartburn.
titirtnnv iwtiftation. liloat, nni otlii-r conditions
cnii"l by I'vrew ncirt. Get today n .c tiarkm
of Udfin Tablets. Ahaolutely if touw.Th.
must, help you or your mnncv will bo refunde
At Western Thrift Store and
and fiood drugiilsta everywhere.
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Shops Here Mrs. Lee Port
of the Star ranger station In
the Applegate district shopped
here yesterday.
From Chiloquin Clayton
Kirk, prominent in tribal af
fairs of the Chiloquin reserva
tion, spent Saturday here on
business.
Minor Accidents Trucks op
erated by Floyd E. Jones of
Central Point and B. J. Larsen
of Portland were involved in a
slight mishap at the Tolo over
head crossing Friday morning,
a report on file said yesterday.
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Many Served Jackson coun
ty chapter of the Disabled Amer
ican Veterans of the World war
served 175 Thanksgiving Day
dinners Thursday. Most of the
veterans were served at the
Medford armory where a
Thanksgiving program was
given after dinner, but several
dinners were sent to veterans
and their families at their
homes.
To Show Movies Two reels
of motion pictures depicting ski
scenes in Sun Valley, Idaho,
will be presented in the Med-'
ford junior high school audi
torium Wednesday night at 8
o'clock by Darroch Crooks, Sun
Valley representative, through
the sponsorship of the Rogue
Snowmen. The pictures are in
color and sound. The public is
invited to attend.
Snow in Park Snow fell in
termittently in Crater Lake na
tional park yesterday, deposit
ing a half inch up to 4:30 p. m.,
rangers reported by short-wave
radio. The snow started falling
at 0:30 a. m. Visibility was
zero most of the day, the ran
gers said. The snowfall, while
light, was enough to close the
east entrance road. West and
south entrance roads through
the park were open. Maximum
temperature during the day was
44 degrees, the mercury hav
ing dropped to 29 by 4:30 p. m.
A southeast wind blew during
the day.
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Dinner Delayed Griffin Creek
H. E. club dinner scheduled for
November 30 has been post
poned because of sickness among
members. The affair was to
include Griffin Creek Grange
members.
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To Have Sale Oregon State
Mothers club will sponsor a
rummage sale December 1 and
2, in the store formerly occu
pied by the Golden Rule. Funds
will go toward the club scholar
ship. Members having garments
to contribute toward the sale
are to phone Mrs. Everett Gill
espie or Mrs. M. D. Field.
Singer on Radio Donald
Dickson, Metropolitan Opera as
sociation baritone who will give
a recital in the Holly theater
here February 6. was heard in
two numbers in two radio
broadcasts of recordings Friday
night. First broadcast was from
station KOA, the second, a repe
tition of the first, from KGO.
The announcer said Mr. Dickson
was including the two songs in
many of his concert programs
this year. The broadcasts re
vealed a voice of exceptional
quality and those who heard
the recordings declared Medford
was in store for another mus
ical treat when the noted bari
tone comes here February 6.
Plane Passengers Arrivals
from Portland by United Main
liner yesterday afternoon were
Fred Ris, Capt. B. Berrigan and
Miss B. Granger. Secly V. Hall
left on the same plane for Oak
land, Cal. Departing by Main
liner yesterday morning were O.
V.. Wilson, to Spokane, Wash.,
via Portland, and Mrs. L. Fen
Vn, to Seattle, Wash. Seely V.
Hall arrived from Portland Fri
day midnight and J. F. Dillard
left on the same plane for Los
Angrles. Miss Nell Perrine and
Miss Louise Anderson of Ash
land left by Mainliner Friday
night for Portland. Miss Pearl
Kepper departed by Mainliner
Friday evening for San Fran
cisco. Mrs. W. Dunlap arrived
from the south by Mainliner
Friday afternoon.
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Civil Service Test U. S.
civil service commission yester
day announced on open com
petitive examination for elec
trician foreman to fill existing
and future vacancies on the
power network of the Bonne
ville dam project. Complete
Information may be obtained at
Medford postoffice from Stan
ley G. Sherwood, acting secre
tary of the local board of civil
service examiners.
Policemen Sick City Police
man Ray F. Sloneker was con
fined yesterday in Sacred Heart
hospital where he was receiving
treatment for a heart ailment.
He was taken to the hospital
late Friday afternoon. City Po
liceman William Peck was re
ceiving treatment in Commun
ity hospital for influenza. He
was taken to the hospital Fri
day afternoon. Motorcycle Po
liceman Clyde Fichtner was con
fined with influenza to his home
at 525 South Riverside avenue.
Re-Enlists Melvin M. Mc
Caleb, son of Mrs. Joyce Mc
Calcb of 318 Marie street, re
enlisted November 21 in the
U. S. army infantry with sta
tion in the Panama Canal Zone,
it was announced in a press
release yesterday from Col. G.
T. Perkins, recruiting officer at
San Francisco. McCaleb was
honorably discharged from the
army last April 5. He made
application for re-enlistment
November 13 through the re
cruiting office in city hall here.
Formally re-enlisted at Fort
McDowell, Cal., he will sail for
the Canal Zone on the next
army transport leaving San
Francisco. Native of Oregon,
McCaleb was born in Willam
ette and reared in Medford.
Fine Weather Adds
To Oregon Drought
Portland, Nov. 25.-(P)Balmy
temperatures in western Oregon
and crisp weather east of the
Cascades accentuated the aut
umn drought today.
Virtually every section report
ed moisture deficiencies. The
Portland area had a 12-inch de
parture from the year's normal
precipitation of 33.61 inches.
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Angus Bowmer, teacher of
drama at the Southern Oregon
College of Education in Ash
land and director of the" Ore
gon Shekaspearean Festival as
sociation, yesterday compliment
ed the cast of Noel Coward's
"Hay Fever," which the Med
ford Community Players will
present in the senior high school
auditorium at 8:20 next Wed
nesday and Thursday evenings.
After attending rehearsals,
Mr. Bowmer declared that sev
eral new "finds" are in the cast
chosen by Robert Stedman, di
rector. The entire cast, he said,
is doing an excellent job. Mr.
Stedman's direction, he added,
is also excellent. The play it
self, he stated, is one of Mr.
Coward's most amusing and
most expertly written.
Italians were the most numer
ous foreign-born group in the
United States in the census of
1930.
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