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MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY. JUNE 4. 1940.
POLISH TRAGEDY
TOLD BY VISITING
DIPLOMATIC AIDE
Medford Guest Saw Results
of Invasion Fate of
Polish People Is Unknown
Will Morton, member of the
United State diplomatic service
in Warsaw, Poland, (or the past
five years, related numerous
tales of horror of Germany's
march into Polish lands last
September in an interview with
the Mail Tribune.
Because of his diplomatic po
sition, however, and in view of
the seriousness of the situation
abroad, Mr. Morton authorized
publication of only parts of the
extremely interesting review of
tragic conditions in Poland, and
the many heart-breaking scenes
he witnessed.
Ltft In April
Mr. Morton was relieved of
. his post in Warsaw early in
April and went to Berlin. From
there he traveled to Genoa,
Italy, for a short time, returned
to Berlin-later and sailed from
there to the United States on
April 20. In this city he is vis
iting his nephew, John D. Raf
ferty, a' his home, 308 Alice
street. Mrs. Morton and her sis
ter, Mrs. Blanche Rafferty, the
local mans mother, accompan
ied him here for a fortnight'!
vacation during which time he
is enjoying a rest and fishing
in Rogue river and Fish lake.
An incident which Mr. Mor
ton discussed freely was his
held by the Russians for 17
days. He had been assigned by
the consul general and Anthony
Josepn Drexel Biddle, Jr.,
United States ambassador to
Poland, to evacuate Americans
from Poland at the outbreak of
Germany's invasion of the coun
try on September 1. Mr. Mor
ton went from Warsaw to
Bczjest-Lltvosk where ha had
pre-arranged to gather the
Americans. However, his plans
were interrupted by fast mov
ing of the German army, he
related, and not many of the
Americans had the opportunity
to meet him there.
Taken By Russians
During the time he was sup
posed to be looking after evac
uation details, he was taken by
two Russian commlsars to an
old Polish palace on the river
Dnelster which separates Po
land from Rumania. There were
several Polish families in the
palace and for their protection
aj well as his own, Mr. Morton
put up an American flag in the
front yard of the palace, he
said.
Detained with Mr. Morton,
was Dick Mower, a Chicago
newspaper reporter covering
European wars at the time. Mr.
Mower had previously been de
nied a Russian passport and
therefore was afraid that if he
were detained too long, the
Russians through questioning
would find out that he had
none, Mr. Morton related. After
several days, the reporter de
cided to swim across the river
into Rumania and escape to
Bucharest He carried out his
plan successfully and his report
to Ambassador Biddle that Mr.
Morton was being held, event
ually resulted in the latter's re
lease. Polss Happy Before War
In commenting on the Polish
people, Mr. Morton said that
they were a happy race and
had done well In building up
their country since the last war.
He mentioned that there Is
starvation there now as in
other European countries which
have been affected by the war.
The visitors said thnt he didn't
know what would become of
the Polish people now.
Mr. Morton plans to report
to the state department in
Washington, D. C, for reassign
ment in several weeks.
Heads Church
Margaret Matters.
Boston, June 4. (&) Mrs.
Margaret Murney Glenn Mat
ters of New York, daughter of
Edwin F. Glenn, United States
army, was elected Monday pres
ident of the Christian Science
Mother church, the First Church
of Christ, Scientist, in Boston.
In a message read to the
thousands of members from all
parts of the world attending the
annual meeting of the mother
church, the Christian Science
board of directors appealed for
calm and more faith in God in
the face of the present world
turmoil.
"When the true Idea of man's
relationship to God is univer
sally expressed, misunderstand
ings between men and nations
will vanish," the board said.
G.
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SAYSJREASURER
Over Hundred Families Leav
ing Long Beach, Calif.,
June 20 for New Venture
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TO LADIES GROUP
IN REGULAR MEET
It was "ladles' day" at the
regular meeting of Klwanis club
yesterday as President Bob Bau
man turned the program over to
Rhoda Iden, president of the
local Toastmistress club. Master
Toastmlstress Iden called on
other members of her club in
attendance for their contribu
tions to the program.
Bessie Long regaled the group
with an account of the trials and
tribulations of John Citizen when
called as a witness In court and
subjected to the cross-fire ex
amination of the attorneys. The
Kiwanians were articulate in
their appreciation of Toastmis
tress Long's effort. Violet Wood.
employed in the district office of
the CCC, gave an account of
accomplishments and serious
purpose of CCC enrollees. She
also urged appreciation of the
average enrollee on the part of
local citizenry.
Catherine Ford urged Kiwan
ians to "be better business men
with better business letters."
Drawing on her personal experi
ence as stenographer and secre
tary, she gave many of her busi
ness men listeners some valuable
tips on dictation and business
letter writing. Betty Vilm was
another Toastmistress visitor.
Reginald Vincent of the local
Salvation Army Unit intro
duced Adjutant Henry Koerner,
of Portland as his guest of the
day. Adjutant Koerner serves
as divisional secretary for the
Southern Idaho-Oregon Division.
Long Beach, Cal., June 4.
W) The "Pioneer Club" of
Long Beach is packing its be
longings in preparation for a
"back-to-the-Iand" trek to Ore
gon, the club's treasurer, R. C.
Parsells, said today. June 20
now is the starting date.
"And we'll have 100. or may
be 200, families with us," he
added.
The president of the pioneers.
R. J. Wilson, left by motor for
Grants Pass, yesterday to make
final arrangements for the ar
rival of his band of "pioneers."
Own 180 Acres
The club owns 180 acres of
timber land near Grants Pass
and expects, says Parsells, to
lease more.
A lot of people have the
idea we're kind of a 'cracked
in the haid' bunch of folks,"
laughed Parsells, "but we've got
good idea and maybe it'll
work.
"We're going up there with
a do or die attitude and we
expect to have tough sledding
for the first two or three years.
Contrary to reports, we are
not a lot of 'reliefers' and WPA
I Job holders. Only two or three
of the certain hundred family
heads are on the WPA and only
one that I know of Is on direct
relief. We are employed In pri
vate industry, or own small
businesses. We're painters and
carpenters and the like.
Checkup Invited
"I wish anyone who doubts
our sincerity or our motives
would check with the Better
Business Bureau of Long Beach.
They know all about us."
"''""'MPLANS COMPLETE
rorceut
Medford and vicinity: htr tonight
and Wednesday, Utile change In tem
perature. Oregon: Fair tonight and Wednee
day. lightly cooler In extreme nil
portion; tonight moderate northern
Ij wind off the eoaat.
Local Data
Temperature, a year ago today:
Highest, tl: loweit. 44.
Total monthly precipitation. .41
Inches. Eineae for tha month, .32
Inrhee.
Total precipitation since sept. 1.
.(38. I'ilh lnehea. Excess (or the
eeaeoa. 6 .35 lnehea.
Rclatlr humidity at 5 p. m. yea
terday. 4S: 8 - m. today. 1st.
Tomorrow: SunrUe. 438 a. m.;
aunaet, 7:43 p. m.
Obarrratlnna Taken at 4:30 a. m
110 .Meridian Time.
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Bolae 73 53 Cloudy
Boaton . 88 64 M Cloudy
Chicago 89 83 Pt. Cldy.
Denver 74 48 Clear
Eureka 58 53 Pt. Cldy.
Havre 73 48 1.38 Clear
Loa Angeles... 75 68 T. Cloudy
Medford 73 S3 Pt. Cldy.
New York 86 83 Clear I
Omaha SI 67 .68 Cloudy I
Phoenix 102 88 Clear
Portland 67 49 Pt. Cldy.
Reno S3 50 Pt. Cldy. I
Roeebunr 89 63 Pt. Cldy.
Salt Lake 73 47 Clear
San Francisco.. 84 53 .... Pt. Cldy.
Seattle 68 63 .04 Cloudy
Spokane 73 48 Pt. Cldy.
Waah.. D. C. 88 84 Clear '
Wenatchea 7S 63 Pt. cldy.
FORTY TURN OUT
FOR TRY-OUT IN
FESTIVAL ROLES
OF HEALTH ASSN.
Final . plans for the annual
meeting of the Jackson County
Public Health association were
completed yesterday at the reg
ular meeting of the executive
board at Hotel Medford.
The meeting will open with
luncheon at 12:13 at the court
house auditorium and in invi
tation is extended all persons
interested in public health.
Those planning to attend the
luncheon, who have not been
contacted by a member of the
committee, are asked to tele
phone Miss Helen Bullis, Med
ford, 416, regarding the menu.
The Medford and Ashland
committees are arranging the
annual luncheon for which all
community groups contribute
to the menu.
Luncheon will be followed by
the annual election of officers
and the address of the day at
1:30 o'clock. Dr. Wendell
Hutchens, M. D of the Oregon
Mental Hygene society, is com
ing from Portland for the meet
ing and will speak on the sub
ject of mental hygiene.
Mrs. J. C. S. Weills, presi
dent, presided at yesterday's
board meeting and reports were
made by several committee
chairmen. It was emphasized
that all interested persons are
cordially invited to hear Dr.
Hutchens Thursday. He will be
the first speaker on this par
ticular subject to be sponsored
here by the Jackson County
Public Health association.
Grants Pass, June 4. OP)
The Grants Pass and Josephine
County Chamber of Commerce
reported Monday that It had actors and actresses to the South
ern Oregon College of Educa-
Prelimlnary casting try-outs
for productions In the sixth an
nual Shakespearean festival
slated for the Ashland civic
Elizabethan theater In Auiriist
brought a total of 40 prospective! corresponding secretary,
GARDEN CLUB ELECTS
MRS. HEFFNER LEADER
Portland, June 4. JF) Ore
gon Garden club members at-
' tending the state federation con
vention here elected Mrs. Dan
iel Heffner, Portland, president
yesterday. Other officers: Mrs.
O. J. Millard, Grants Pass, vice
president; Mrs. George Mere
dith, Gladstone, secretary: Mrs.
Chester McRoberts, Gresham,
GIVEN FOR NEW HAIL
(Contributed)
Townsrnd club No. 2 gave a
strawberry festival and concert
Friday evening at Townscpd
Hall, 123'i West Main street.
Prof. Fred Alton Haight. his
orchestra, with vocalists Peggy
Riddle, Lulu Metrger and Gail
Thomson presented the first part
of the program highlighted by
a piano solo by Fred Alton
Haight, Jr., aged six. and a fea
ture song and dance by Peggy
Ridille.
At Intermission strawberry
shortcake was enjoyed. Selec
tions on the electric guitar and
accordian were then rendered
by Arlis Cowan and Dwlght J.
Albright. Vera and Pauline Pye,
with guitar accompaniment by
Leland Johnson pleaded with
their songs in Spanish and Eng
lish. The program ended In a
riot with Gail Thomson and
Lewis Parker in their rendition
of "Tht Dashing Marine."
(Contributed)
Townsendites Interested In the
program for the new Townsend
Hall at the Dreamland will have
this schedule for this week.
Youth club will have the first
meeting this (Tuesday) evening.
Wednesday at 8 p. m., the
hall cnmmlt'ees will meet to
sign the lease and perfect a per
manent organization. This will
be followed by the regular
Wednesday evening Townscnd
dance.
Harmony club will meet Fri
day evening.
All Townsendites and friends
should attend all meetings.
YOUNG MEN SHY AT
MILITARY TRAINING
Vancouver. Wash., June 4.
P Only 281 eligible spoil-
i cants have filed for the annual
citizens military training camp
here, MaJ. J. E. Joffry, Van
couver barracks executive offi
cer, said yesterday. The quota
Is 593. Camp opens early In
July."
investigated locally statements
made in a printed prospectus
of the Pioneer Club of Long
Beach, Cal., which proposes to
set up a colony of loggers near
here.
Public concern has been ex
pressed over the possibility of
the migrants becoming public
charges as result of ignorance
of the poor local market con
dition for logs.
Prospectus Quoted
Manuel quoted from the pros
pectus and reported his find
ings: " 'Hospitalization, medical
and nursing facilities will be
provided at once' according to
the prospectus," said Manuel.
"But the county hospital the
only one in the county has not
heard from the group. Neither
has the county health office re
ceived any inquiry.
We are making every ef
fort to ascertain the educational
facilities , , .' according to the
prospectus, but the club has
made no inquiries of the county
school superintendent.
A definite market is as
sured at all times for our logs
to any number of mills within
a very short distance," accord
ing to the prospectus, but I have
been able to find no mill owner
who knows anything about the
club.
Claim Land Prospect
"'Shortly we shall obtain
logging privileges on govern
ment lands which are In course
of being surveyed.' says the
prospectus, but the national for
est supervisor here has no In
formation and no requests ex
cept from the regional office,
which asked if any Inquiries
Imd been made here by the
club."
The prospectus proposes that
each member pay $25 to pur
chase logging tools and to set
up a community with all util
ities and all conveniences ex
cept gas.
tion last night,
Most of the role-seekers were
from Ashland and vicinity, al
though a number of Medford
players were on hand. Several
of the actors who held parts in
the 1939 plays were unable to
attend the first night but are f
expected to turn out this evening
and tomorrow night. Try-outsl "
will be carried on until Thurs- f
day, with special coaching start-! I
ing the last of the week for
newcomers who show promise.
Director William David Cot
trell reissued a call for persons
of dramatic ability between the
ages of 25 and 45 to participate.
He said that one of the plays.
"The Merry Wives of Windsor"
calls for more mature players
and invited all persons Inter
ested to be on hand this eve-',
ning. j
Meanwhile, Lois M. Bowmcr. !
head of the art and costuming
departments said that she would
like to contact persons interested
in technical phases of theatrical
production work. Those talented
in make-up. art. designing and
other phases who would like an '
opportunity to participate in "behind-the-scenes"
activity should!
p5 h
MUZZY
MARCELLIN0
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
FAIR GROUNDS
GRANTS PASS
contact her In Ashland tonight en-l.. O
or Wednesday evening. ,OaiUTQ3y, JUIlC 0
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June Sale or
SUITS
These Suits will sell fait tomor
row I A special group of both
tailored and dressmaker styles in
tweeds and solid shades at lass
than half price. Not all sites in
this assortment but every garment
a sensational value at $5. Come
Early.
Values Up to $19.95
While They Last
The June Apparel Sale
Brings You An Exciting
Sale of
r i
asu rrocks
A Salesman's Sample Line
Plus Our Own
Spring and Summer Styles
Half Price
Hera's a Sale you cannot afford io mitt! Satur
day we bought a talesman's sample line of 1940
Wash Frocks consisting of Sheers, Spun Rayons,
Seersuckers and Novelty Summer Wath mate
rials. These lovely tamples plus drestes from
our own summer stocks go on sale tomorrow
at jutt Half Price. Wath drett season Is just
starting so buy yours tomorrow at Mann's and
save half. Buy two or threel
$6.50 Wash Dresses Now $3.25
$5.98 Wash Dresses Now $2.99
$3.98 Wash Dresses Now $1.99
$2.98 Wash Dresses Now $1.49
$1.98 Wash Dresses Now 99c
DRESS CLEARANCE!
Spring and Summer Frocks in Three Price Groups
Values to $14.95! Values to $19.95
$5. I $10.
11 1 am itlHM lttl f H
Values to $24.95
$15.
June Sale of Blankets
Blankets and Down Comforts are selling fast at Mann's. Dottnt of women
are taking advantage of our club plan Why don't you buy your winter
bedding now and save. Below are two outstanding values from our Juns
Bedding Sale.
All Wool 72 X 90 inch "KENWOODS"
Hera's a marvelous Blanket. A llfe-iima bed
cover for Jutt il2.9S. Big 72x90 in. all wool
Kenwoodt. ( Int. longer than average blank
Is A regular $15.95 -alua yours for 50c
down and 5C a week. Rib weaves in new
1940 colors, bound with 5 In. Celanesa satin
ribbon.
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$1295
Join the Bedding Club 72X90 inch All Wool
"Slumber Queen"
Ererf year our Bedding Club enjoys
a larger membership. Dotcnt of thrif
ty women join thit club and In a very
easy way buy their Winter Bedding.
All you have to do it go to the Bed
ding Department, select your Blank
ets. Comforts. Sprtadi. Pillows, etc.,
pay 30c down and SOc each week,
and la a short time your bedding is
paid for. ready for the winter months.
A popular, eaiy way io own all the
bedding you need.
Another featured Blanket for this annual
June Salel A big 72x90 in. all wool Oregon
made Blanket called the "Slumber Ouaen"
A life time blanket of finett quality. Comes
In many rich colors bound with a matching
I inch latin ribbon. Yours for 50e down and
SOc weak at Mann's.
$998