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ITEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1940.
RETAIL SHOPPING
Best Week in Ready to Wear
Since Pre-Easter Period
War Jitters Subsiding
New York, June 7. Re
tall trade spurted this week as
warm June fun brought shop-
peri to tores on trips deferred
by the long, wet May.
The rush to buy warm
weather apparel, sportswear,
nd sports equipment this week
made it difficult for merchants
to maintain stocks," said Dun
it Bradstreet today. "Stores fre
quently reported the best week
In ready-to-wear departments
Since the pre-Easter period.
"In both men's and women's
clothing, volume ran sharply
ahead of year ago, after lag
ginf in the two weeks preced
ing."
Par Orer 1939
Retail buying generally at
leading centers of distribution
averaged 5 to 11 percent above
the like 1939 week, the credit
agency said.
"Although soma retailers
pointed out that the brisk up
turn might be merely a 'flash
In the pan,' most were inclined
to regard the activity as evi
dence of healthy consumer mor
ale," the agency added. "Buy
ing was general enough to in
dicate that war tension had not
brought about any significant
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CAA Authorizes Summer
Preliminary Training
Should Registerby June 10
Europe's war. intensifiad with a huge Carman drive (while arrows through Belgium), toward
Paris, saw iha Allies attempting eounler-attacki (1 black arrows), at both ends of lha battlefront.
Allies bombed Friedrichshafen. sila of Zeppelin airplane motor works, in a series of raids (2), dlr
acted at industrial western Germany. Nasi bombing in central France, not definitelv defined (3
doited circle). Italians were reported nervous as entry into war was delayed. Dolled arrows (4
and 6) Indicated how London speculated on how Russia mignl serve as a diplomatic even military
cnecic against iiair. An Italian report saia Turkey was pressing Greece tor permission to land
troops in the Aegean Island IS), to keep Italy from seising them as air bases.
stinting on durable or so-called
luxury goods.
"Automobile dealers reported
a strong recovery In sales fol
lowing the slump in the latter
half of May."
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Eight youths have been sel-
a ected tentatively for enlistment
a in the U. S. navy under the
sj government's enlarged defense
I program, George E. Patterson,
recruiter in charge of this drs-
1 trict announced today.
Those selected were Harold
E. Kllburn, Central Point; Nor
man R. King and John F.
Roessle, Grants Pass; Percy O.
Freeman, Rogue River; Glenn
A. Cripps, Riddle, and Walter
L. Beeson. Verl C. Tilley and
Thomas A. Guthke, Tulelake,
Cel.
The youths will leave here
by train Monday evening for
Portland where they will be
given final qualifying physical
examinations. If they pass the
final tests, they will go immed
iately to the San Diego naval
training station for two months
of preparation for assignment to
actual duty.
Another contingent of eight
recruits will be selected tenta
tively next week for enlistment
In the navy, Mr. Patterson said.
S) Be Bark. Inc., Boctaa, Mm.
Pony Dead at 41
Camden. S. C. (U.P.) Caesar,
dean of polo ponies. Is dead. The
aged horse was said to be 41
years old. Dr. T. B. Bruce, vet
erinarian, said he had treated
the pony in 1907 when Caesar
was being ridden In polo games
Hind determined his age at that
time at eight years.
Cuts Class
Columbia. S. C (U.R) A stu
dent at the University of South
Carolina asked to be excused for
missing a class and gave a rather
unusual reason: "My wife gave
birth to a child." The registrar
said it was the first time he ever
jiiriiiii umi excuse, oiii pecrpica
IT.
. NELLIE S. M
OF SAMS VALLEY IS
SUMMONED BY DEATH
was born in Brown wood, Texas,
August 3, 1876, and for the past
33 years had made his home
with his brother.
He also leaves three other
brothers, Edwin P. Hughes,
Medford; C. W. Hughes, San 21
Southern Oregon College of
Education, Ashland, June 7.
(Spl) Word has been received
by the Southern Oregon College
of Education that the civil aer
onautics authority haa author
ized the college to conduct a
summer preliminary course In
civilian pilot training to begin
June IS and to be completed by
September 15.
The course will be divided
Into two phases: a 72-hour
ground course given at the col
lege and a 33 to 54-hour flight
course given at a nearby air
port, no doubt Medford munic
ipal airport as in the past. Stu
dents eligible to participate
must be citizens of the United
States, they must have reached
their 18th but not their 26th
birthday on or before June 1,
1940, and they must not have
held any pilot certificate of
private grader or higher.
Physical Requirements
Students will also have to
meet the physical requirements
for a student pilot certificate of
commercial C.P.T. grade. All
students desiring to enroll for
flight training who are under
years of age must receive
rorarasta
Uedlord and nctntty: PirtiT cloud;
tonight and Saturday, probably
showers tonight, little chsnge ta
temptrature.
Oregon: Partly cloudy tonight and
Saturday, probably local showers In
south and east portions tonight, lit
tle chsn in temptraturo. moderate
northwest wind o'f the coast.
Local Uala
' Temperature a year ago today:
Hlfhest, 77: lowest, 41.
Total monthly precipitation, Al
Inch, txcees for the month, M Inch.
Total precipitation since Sept. 1,
13S. 33 35 inches. Cictea for the
season, 3o Inches.
Relative humidity at I p. m. yes
terday, 87; 6 a. m. today. .
Tomorrow: Sunrise, 4:31 a. m.:
sunset, 7:44 p. m.
Ohemalluot Taken at 4:M a. m.
110 Meridian Time.
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Harvesting of the Rogue riv
er valley cherry crop will start
the coming week, according to
C. B. Cordy, assistant county
agent. Bings will be picked
first, and Royal Ann's next. A
few of the lesser cherry varle
ties have been picked the past
week.
No price has been announced
though buyers are reported
looking over the situation.
Local grown raspberries have
appeared on the market and
will be coming along steadily.
They are the first picking of the
two-crop species of raspberries.
Peak of the local strawberry
crop has been definitely passed.
Cordy said.
The assistant county agent
said present' weather conditions
are ideal for growing crops, and
predicted a good pear crop. He
said it was too early to make
any estimates by varieties.
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Mrs. Nellie S. Scott, 83, passed
away late Thursday evening at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Walter Messenger, in Sams Val
ley. She was born in Jacksonville.
111., April 3, 1833. With her
parents she moved to Nebraska
where she was united In mar
riage to Walter Scott in 1883.
rive years later they moved to
Medford.
She was one of the first mem
bers of the W. C. T. IT. and for
several years was the secretary.
From 1888 to 1895 she was the
organist for the Presbyterian
church in Medford,
In 1895 they moved to Sams
Valley. The rest of her life
was spent on the same farm
with the exception of one year
that she returned to Medford
and two years spent In Coos
Bay. Mr. Scott passed away in
1933.
Funeral services will be held
at the graveside In the Pankey
cemetery In Sams Valley Mon
day at 2 p. m. Arrangements
are in care of Conger Funeral
Parlors.
TOM FAY FIRST
vy.eti
QUALITY
MARKET
217 W. Main Across from Copco
Phone 529
Plus I Free
Deliveries Dally
Quality Meats
We feature prime eleer beef at
all tlmee. Try this drllrlont
meal.
SieVi fleet
Short Ribslb. 10c
Ideal for stewtnf or bruiting
1 lb Frankfurters
1 qt. 8auerkraut
BOTH FOR
Rrnnomlial to Krrte
al llil ,rlte
19c
15c
Pork Roast
Veal Roast
Pork Steak
Veal Steak Pound
Cut from fancy pork and real
A tear I rd
Dill Pickles
la. sise 3 for 5t
Sweet Pickles, pt
Meat prices dtt Saturday Unit.
COFFEE
ROYAL CLUB
Lb. tin .... . ..23c
Lb. jar 25c
GRAPEFRUIT
No. 1 can
2 cans 15c
Tomato Soup
Campbell's
3 cam 19c
Pea. canJQQ
neodf-Oood Ne. t ran
Lemons doz
ISA SunkIM
19c
New Spud. JQC
Cantaloupe 25C
Thomas H. Fay was the first
Medford youth to enlist in the
U. S. army tinder the govern
ments new defense program,
Portland recruiting headquar
ters announced In a Dress re-
lease today. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lester H. Fay of
738 West Eleventh street and
was a member of the 1940 grad
uating class at Medford high
school.
Fay was formally enlisted
June 1 at Portland for sen-Ice
with Company C, 30th quarter
master regiment. Hamilton field,
San Rafael, Cal. He was ac
cepted here tentatively for en
listment by Staff Sgt. Willis S.
Estep and sent to Portland to
take final qualifying examina
tions. Sgt. Estep, who is In charge
of the army recruiting station
In Medford city hall, has also
enlisted Llnsey M. Tlmberlin of
Glendale for service with the
99th iield artillery, a new regi.
ment being formed at Fort
Lewis, Wash.
T. R. HUGHES DIES
IN FERN VALLEY
T. R. Hughes, known to his
friends as "Tus." passed away
suddenly at the home of his
brother. L. H. Hughes. In Fern
Valley. Thursday afternoon. He
Diego, and R. L. Hughes, New
Mexico. There are also two
nieces, Mildred Marshall and
Margaret Beer, both of Fern
valley, and one nephew, Del
bert Hughes, of Medford. Also
several other nieces and neph
ews in other states.
Funeral services will be held
in Conger funeral parlors at
2:30 p. m. Tuesday with Rev.
D. D. Randall officiating. Inter
ment will
cemetery.
be in the I.O.O.F.
Proves Costly
Redding, Cal. (U.P.) Albert
Vestal, 81, lived "in luxury" at
one of the leading hotels here,
taking his meals regularly in
the hotel dining room. But when
investigators found that in addi
tion to $100 a month from an
estate he also received $33 a
month from the county, his
domicile was transferred to the
county jail.
the written consent of their par
ents or legal guardian.
Inasmuch as all students
wishing to participate in this
civilian pilot training program
at the Southern Oregon College
of Education must be register
ed students, it is advisable for
all individuals interested to call
at the administrative offices of
the college to ascertain the par
ticulars of the course on or be
fore June 10 as this date begins
the summer session.
A Cow's Tale
Pueblo, Colo. (P A couple
of Central high school girls, in
a horned costume built for two,
impersonated a cow too realis
tically at a dancing fete. A cou
ple of dogs in the audience nip
ped at the heels of the make-
believe dairy animal and
barked.
Ignores Money Bag.
Seattle. Wash. U.P.) A little
brown canvas sack lay on the
sidewalk in front of the Seattle
First National bank. Hundreds
of pedestrians walked around
It. Finally Pierre Weiss, motor
company executive, picked it
up and saw it contained $500 in
silver half-dollars. It had been
dropped in transferring to an
armored car.
Farming Pays
Waterville. Me. (U.P.) By
farming in his spare time, Frank
P. Farnham, 23, of Belgrade has
earned enough money to finance
four years of college for himself
and his 21-year-old sister, Lydia.
The two students, both members
of Phi Beta Kappa, will graduate
from Colby College In June.
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: 85 61 . Pt. Cld'r.
as 84 .01 Cloudy
OS 88 .. deep
68 63 T. Cloudy
85 44 T. Pt. Cldr
. 73 54 Pt m.
. 75 48 Pt. Cldy.
. 74 53 Clear
69 65 T. Rain
71 63 .03 Rain
. 95 87 T. Pt. Cldy.
74 51 pt. Cldy.
CHERRIES
ROYAL ANNES BINGS LAMBERTS
AGAIN PAYING TOP PRICES
FOR BRINING CHERRIES
Pick your erop early to avoid rain damage. Now barreling.
Bring In a Sample of Your Crop to Our SOUTH FIR ST.
PLANT.
DON'T DELAY
American Fruit Growers, Inc.
BROKEN TOE RUINS
VACATION PLANS
A broken toe has ruined a .
vacation for Mr. and Mrs. Ro-i
land G. Beach of 113 Geneva I
street. I
The assistant postmaster and
his wife were to leave yester
day morning for a vacation at
Diamond lake. Preparing to re
tire Wednesday night and walk
ing shoeless in a dark room,
Mrs. Beach struck her foot
against a piece of furniture. The
little toe of her left foot was
broken.
Suffering considerable pain, '
Mrs. Beach was confined to bed i
today. The vacation trip was ;
called off and Mr. Beach re
marked that he was acting as
"chief cook and bottle washer."
BOYD'S
ARK
Phone 1054 for
Prompt, Convenient, Courteous
Delivery Service 4 Timet Daily
8:30 A. M. 10 A. M. 2 P. M.
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SPECIALS for June 8 and 10
Schilling Coffee
Helps Census
Naknek, Alaska iPl The
population of this Bristol Bay
village owes something to Mrs.
Martha Monspn, 40 years a rest
dent. Not only is Mrs. Monscn
the mother of 14 children, but
she also has been the sole aid in
delivering 42 babies to Naknek
mothers.
WHAT AW EXQUISITE JELLY
SERVER IT MAKES YOUR
JELLY MORE IRRESISTIBLE
THAW EVER,
PEbi-JEL GETS THE CREDIT
FOR BOTHI IT MAKES PER
FECT JELLY AND MAKES IT
POSSIBLE FOR -ME TO HAVE
THIS BEAUTIFUL SILVER JELLY
SERVER! jf5is
SUNDAY. JUNE 1ITH
IS FATHER'S DAY
VmTII ant t do ninMhrtt nice
fer jinr ld en rsth'r't Ps.
Srnd him rlif rrd slon with
your gift.
SWEM'S
GIFT SHOP
CRUSADER plot 4a
pattern ol qulsil
beauty, designed by
one ol the most famous
silversmiths la the
world! The aim pi a
txauty of this design
harmonlioa with all
elher allrer patterns!
Each piece Is harked
by (ii UNLIMITED
GUARANTEE! We ol
lu too this l.llr SOTTAS
not at J 1.00 not at
f I-W but 1st approda
Uoa el your unlailing
loyalty to Pea-JoL
(Actual Sin Klattrafrd)
This Gleaming
SILVER-PLATED
JELLY SERVER
tor A PEN-JEL
only L Box Fronts
A.k your grocer for Pen-Jel, th
originl powdered fruit pectin. To
get your free iellv server, mail two
box fronti to THE PEN-JEL CORP,
222 W. 20th. Kansas City, Mo.
mm 23c
IstignTTjsjd 45c
UPTON'S TEA
Ceylon, India or Black
I lb. 39c -lb. 77c
Cocoa Hershey
lb. tins
13c
Canada Dry Mixers
Sparkling Water Ginger
Ale Lemon Soda Tom
Collins
12oi. bottle 2 for 17r
28-os. bottle 2 for 2!r
Plus bottle deposit
Crape Juice.
Walsh's, quarts
Grapefruit Juice
46-os. tins
Pineapple Juice.
Dole's. 48-os. tins
35c
15c
25c
Knight's
No. 2'i.
2 for
Tomato Jules
23c
Now your home-made Jelly ean be
more tsirnpting than aver before I Be
assured of sparkling, clear. full-Ca.
Ycred Jelly every time by Insisting en
PEN-JEL. Only one easy cup-for-cup
recipe for all fruits and berries.
CRACKERS
Sta-Crlsp Salted 4 Q
Wafers. 2 lb. box iJQ
23c
4c
25c
Sta-Crlsp
Grahams. 21b. box
Jello. All flavors
pkg
Mothers Oats
All kinds, pkg.
Flagstaff Hardwheat,
43-lb.
bags ..
Blue Ribbon,
491b. bag ...
Kiich. Queen
43-lb. bag
ET
4 P. M.
SI .49
FLOUR
wheat,
$1.39
Pard
3 cans .
Deviled Meat
' slse
51.49
250
10c
Corned Baei Ofl
Swift's, No. 1 tins tCUC
Olives, Calif. Ripe
No. 1
, Calif. Ripe f T '
tall 2 for tOC
Corn, Peas or String Beans
303 sise 5C
3 cans 3C
pound 10C
Sure-Jell r tm
3 Pkgs COC
Psn-Jel r
3 packsges fcOC
3 bottles 48C
Wax Paper J a
12J ft. rolls . I 3C
Katies Hag or OTe
Sanka. lb. can Cm I C
Campbell's Soups 3p
3 cans uOC
ltl"W Clikkm MiKhrrmni)
Chicken or Mush
room. 3 csns
29c
teyfflte?Le. 19c
Lux Toilet Soap 3 bars 14c
Lifebuoy Soap 3 bars 14c
Rinso, giant size pkg. 53c
Finest Quality Fresh Fruits and
Vegetables Selected Daily
At Lowest Market Prices
PAY CnSH AND SAVE
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