MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. TUESDAY. JANUARY 16, 1940.
PAGE FIVE
LOCAL and PERSONAL
Marshal Hera Theodore
Smith, city marshal of Butte
Falls, was a Medford visitor
yesterday.
Ai Matches Among Ashland
residents attending the wrest
ling matches in the Medford
armory last night were Allen
Autry, P. D. McDougall and
Harry Chipman.
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Visitors Leave Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Gay of Seattle, Wash.,
left for home this morning af
ter visiting over the week-end
at the home of Mr. Gay's broth
er, Charles B. Gay, 523 North
Riverside avenue.
Breaks Ankle Bill Cum
mings, sports editor of the Kla
math Falls Herald and News
and former Mail Tribune re
porter, broke his ankle last
Sunday while skiing in Crater
Lake national park, according
to word received here today.
Return East Charles Ber
rang of Long Island City, N. Y.,
who has been a guest the past
three months of his grandpar
ents. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ber
rang of the Covered Wagon on
the south Pacific highway, left
Sunday night for the east.
Building Permits Anna C.
Brewer of 727 South Central
avenue applied at the city
building inspector's office yes
terdav for a permit to build
a storehouse at a stated cost
of $250. Application for a per
mit to reshingle his house at
a stated cost of $50 was made
by Earl Owings of 337 West
Second street.
Weather Clear Only patches
of snow remained in the Union
Creek district today as clear
weather continued to prevail,
Crater Lake national park
headquarters here said. High
ways, including the Diamond
Lake highway, were open but
covered with a layer of ice in
shady spots, making tire chains
a necessary accessory for safe
travel, the office said. Cloudy
weather prevailed at Oregon
Caves national monument.
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South By Plane Mrs. Ed
ward Farnsworth of Klamath
Falls left by United Mainliner
this afternoon for San Diego,
Cal. The plane, due here at
10:55 a.m., did not arrive un
til 1:30, held in the north be
cause of fog around Portland.
The early morning northbound
plane today was held for sev
eral hours at Oakland, Cal., be
cause of the Portland fog. Due
here at 4:52 a.m., it did not
arrive until 10:16. Other trips
since yesterday were on sched
Overseer Here The Rev.
Robert R. Crawford of Port
land, overseer of the Apostolic
Faith church, Mrs. Crawford
and their son, Robert, Jr., con
tinued by motorcar this morn
ing to Los Angeles after spend
ing the night here. They were
overnight guests at the home
of the Rev. C. W. Frost of 901
North Central avenue, pastor
of the Apostolic Faith church
here. They arrived here late
yesterday afternoon from Port
land. Mr. Crawford was to tran
sact church business in Los
Angeles.
Partly Cloudy Partly cloudy
weather prevailed today in Cra
ter Lake national park, visibil
ity, however, remaining good,
rangers reported by short wave
radio. Snow had settled to a
depth of 58 inches at headquar
ters building. The ground cover
was described as "variable
crust." Ski trails were still
rough from Sunday's use, the
rangers stated. Park roads were
covered with a layer of packed
snow and ice and tire chains
were advised. Temperature
dropped to a minimum of 20
degrees during the night.
Clothes For Needy Persons
needing clothing were asked to
day to call at the Central Ave
nue Church of Christ, North
Central avenue and Jackson
boulevard, between 1 and 4:30
p.m. Friday. Donations of food
and clothing for the underpri
vileged may be left at the
church.
Sponsors Sole The entire
parish of St. Mark's Episcopal
church will sponsor a two-day
rummage sale Friday and Sat
urday in the corner store form
eVly occupied by Western
Thrift at Main street and Cen
tral avenue. The sale is sched
uled to begin at 8 a.m. each
day.
Increase M. M. Franks,
route asent of the Railway Ex
press Agency, said, while here
yesterday that the Christmas
business handled by the Med
ford office of the agency
showed an increase of 40 per
cent in air express in 1939
over that of 1938..
Court Citations Byron L.
Lamson, 27, of Portland was
cited by state police yesterday
to appear in justice of the
peace court hr:c January 22
charged with driving an over
loaded truck. Raymond H.
Chamberlain, 34, of Gold Hill
was cited to appear in Gold
Hill justice of the peace court
this afternoon charged with
driving a vehicle with impro
per lights.
10 SEEK PAROLE
IS
Siskiyou Tunnel Bandits
Nearing Thirteen Years in
Prison Records Good
BOWMER WILL HOI
DIRECT FESTIVAL
IN COMING SEASON
Angus L. Bowmer, director of
the Oregon Shakespearean Fes
tival association plays since their
inauguration five years ago, an
nounced today that he definitely
would not direct the festival this
summer.
Mr. Bowmer said that he had
made tentative plans to take a
leave of absence from his drama
duties on the faculty of the
Southern Oregon College of Edu
cation in Ashland to study
toward his doctor's degree at
Yale.
It is understood here that Mrs.
Bowmer and Bill Cottrell who
have been active in the annual
productions in past years, have
been approached by letter re
garding the assuming of the di
rection of the plays this year.
Their answers are expected for
early consideration by the festi
val committee. Mrs. Bowmer
and Mr. Cottrell are at the pres
ent time coaching and doing
other phases of Shakespearean
work in Los Angeles.
Dr. Walter Redford, president
of the Oregon Shakespearean
Festival association in a recent
statement said "later meetings of
the committee and festival di
rectors will line out our summer
work, but I am confident that
the festival will be produced this
summer as usual."
The DeAutremont brothers
Hugh, and the two twins. Ray
and Roy all serving life sen
tences in state prison for their
confessed parts in the Siskiyou
tunnel train robbery and quad
ruple murders, of October 9,
1923. will appear soon before
the state parole board and seek
either a parole or a pardon, ac
cording to reports received by
county authorities.
The brothers, next June 27.
will have served thirteen years.
During this period they have
been model prisoners, with the
exception that Hugh was mixed
up in a few infractions of peni
tentiary rules. The twins have
been employed in the prison
barbershop, and Hugh of late
years, has acted as editor of
the prison magazine.
The crime, because of its
atrociousness, astounded the na
tion at the time, and their ar
rest and trial, four years later
created world-wide Interest
Hugh was arrested at Manila
where he was enlisted in the
regular army. The twins were
arrested by postal inspectors at
Hanging Rock, Ohio. Ray had
married and was the father of
a baby.
At the trial of Hugh held in
the old courthouse at Jackson
ville, a Jackson county jury re
turned a verdict of guilty of
murder, but recommended a
life term. The twins, returned
here, plead guilty, and were
also granted life sentences.
"Swanee River" Here Wednesday
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Romantic minstrel days are
recalled in "Swanee River," the
film story of Stephen C. Foster,
the great American troubadour,
produced entirely in Techni
color and coming to the Crater
ian theatre tomorrow for a four
day run. Don Ameche plays the
role of Foster, Andrea Leeds is
his lovely bride and Al Jolson
plays E. P. Christy, the famous
minstrel king of the day.
Ameche and Jolson sing many
of the songs that have made
Foster's name immortalized
through the years, and other
melodies are rendered by the
famous Hall Johnson choir.
Among the numbers sung are
"The Old Folks at Home''
(Swanee River), "Old Black
J o e," "My 0 1 d Kentucky
Home," "Oh! Susanna!", "Do
Camptown Races," "Jeanie With
the Light Brown Hair" and
"Ring, Ring de Banjo." Also
heard in the film are Foster's
"Beautiful Dreamer" and
"Soiree Polka."
"Dr. Christian" Holt At Roxy
county from 18 to 13. If there
is no opposition, the reorganiza
tion will be effective June 1.
Districts iiot wanting to come
under the plan may withdraw.
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Salem, Jan. 16. (P) The
state board of education ap
proved yesterday proposals for
reorganization of school dis
tricts in Josephine and Curry
counties, Josephine county be
ing the first to submit a reor
ganization plan under a 1939
law.
The Josephine county dis
tricts would be reduced from
42 to 21, and those in Curry
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Dr. William Crandall of Ash
land presented a paper on "So
cialized Medicine at the regu
lar monthly meeting of the
Southern Oregon Osteopathic so
ciety last night at the home of
Dr. W. W. Howard, 1507 West
Main street.
Others present were Dr. Geo.
S. Jennings and Mrs. Jennings,
Dr. Eva Carlow and Dr. Frank
Carlow of Medford, Dr. Gladys
Crandall and Dr. Bertha Sawyer,
Ashland, and Dr. Blaine Pruitt
and Mrs. Pruitt of Grants Pass.
Next month's meeting will be
held on February 19 at the home
of Dr. Pruitt in Grants Pass.
BUSY YEAR SHOWN
BY JUSTICE COURT
FOR FUNDS IN WAR
ONPOLIOILITIS
Following a plan broad in
scope, the women's division of
the infantile paralysis drive for
1940 swung into action all over
the county today.
Mr. M. M. Snider, general
chairman for women's activi
ties announced that Mrs. A. E
Brockway has joined the gen
eral committee. Mrs. Brockway
has long been associated with
welfare work, and is at the
present time president of the
Medford P.-T. A.
Over fifty club groups are
being contacted and the full
list will be announced when
individual contacts have been
made.
"Women poignantly realize
the necessity for this drive to
stamp out the dreaded disease,"
said Mrs. Snider today. "It is
certain that every mother has
had the fear that poliomyelitis
might strike unexpectedly and
leave death as its unpleasant
calling card. For that reason,
we know that every woman in
southern Oregon will enlist to
raise funds for the most worthy
cause of this year or any year."
Women's activities are close
ly allied with the annual ball,
as they are intended for per
sons not interested in partici
pation in that manner. Many
social events have been planned
with the understanding that a
great number of small contri
butions will help to swell the
county quota to an all time
high.
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"Meet Doctor Christian," the
first of a projected new series
of films starring Jean Hersholt,
and based on the famous "Doc
tor Christian" radio serial,
opens for today and tomorrow
only at the New Rialto theatre.
An outstanding supporting cast
is featured with Hersholt, in
cluding Dorothy Lovett, Robert
Baldwin, Enid Bennett and Paul
Harvey.
The new film concerns the
humanitarian ideals of a small
town doctor and the obstacles
he encounters when trying to
benefit his fellow citizens. The
efforts of Doctor Christian to
get a much-needed hospital for
the town of River's End, and
his struggle to arouse the town
to its real necessities are said
to prove heart-warming enter
tainment, and also to find their
counterpart in the real-life hap
penings of rural America.
"Laugh It Off," featuring
Johnny Downs, Constance
Moore, Hedda Hopper and Ed
gar Kennedy, plays as the added
feature with "Meet Doctor
Christian."
Jack Holt plays the title rola
in "The Strange Case of Dr.
Meade" with Beverly Roberta
opposite. The exciting film
plays today and tomorrow only
at the Roxy theatre.
John Qualen heads the sup
porting cast
Baptist Ministers Meet
Portland, Jan. 16. Iff) The
Oregon Baptist ministers' confer
ence opened in Oregon City yes
terday with 60 pastors in attend
ance. An election will be held
Wednesday. '
Tom. Tom the Piper's Son.
Bought an Humphrey Car,
Tt sure did run.
Why don't you
Rave your shoe
And drive an Humphrey
I'sed Car too?
DE SOTO PLYMOUTH
Humphrey Motors
33 S. Riverside. Phone 454
The Medford district Justice
court with Justice of the Peace
William R. Coleman presiding,
handled a heavy volume of busi
ness the past year according to
the annual report of the office
filed today.
There were 583 criminal
cases, 327 cases filed in the
small claims court, and 323
civil cases handled, a total of
1,233 cases.
Monies paid to the county
and state amounted to $5,221.12.
Fines paid to the county
amounted to $2,900.35, and fees
paid to the county were $1,
616.46. Fines paid to the state
totaled $704.31.
Only 1 Arrest
Salem (U.R) Only one arrest
of a restaurant dealer for sell
ing adulterated milk to custo
mers was made during 1939
and that at the end of the year,
the state department of agricul-
ture announced here. The own
er was fined $10 on conviction.
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