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PAGE TWELVE MEDFORD MAP, TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY. JUNE 9. 1940. HOLLYWOOD ASKS ABOUT LOCATION FOR FILMS HERE Progress mi reported by various committees at a meet ing of the director and com mittee chairmen of the Jack son County Chamber of Com merce in the Hotel Medford Friday afternoon. The meeting was told that In quiries had been received from four major Hollywood motion picture companies regarding lo cales In southern Oregon suit able for film work. Motion and still pictures of various places In southern Oregon had been circulated by the chamber of commerce among all the major Hollywood companies to show what locations were available here for various kinds of set tings. The four companies writ ing to the chamber of commerce expressed interest in the idea and asked for additional infor mation, including data on weather, the meeting was in formed. A report was read on- the Shasta-Cascade Wonderland ex hibit at the Golden Gate inter national exposition, stating the display was up to par and well worth seeing. The large paint ing of Crater lake that formed part of Jackson county's exhibit last year now hangs in the ro tunda of the Shasta-Cascade building. It was stated. The agriculture committee re ported progress In the collec tion and grading of small fruits and vegetables. The industrial committee also reported pro gress. Membership of the indus trial committee, headed by Karl L. Janouch, was an nounced as follows: H. S. Deuel, Eugene Thorndike, H. A. Thier olf and William Perry. Turned over to the agricul ture committee was a letter from F. Fernandez Helguera, broker at Havana, Cuba, who asked that he be put in contact with growers of onions willing to do business in Cuba. The Havana broker said he was sure mutually profitable business could be developed. Literature descriptive of southern Oregon was sent to the Trl-State Transit company, Shreveport, La., at the com pany's request, for 300 circu lars. The company wrote that it wanted the literature for its bus patrons In nine states who contemplated vacations in the west. GIBRALTAR SEEN AS :T I The Mobile Ambassadors zaoofc Jl J Ltjl to right with Ford Ctr No. 28,000,000, dbovt, art Co-pilots immj Roontj tnd Cbarlts Sodtrquist. Enroute to the New York world's fair this week, via Canada, il Ford Car No. 28,000,000, which recently visited the Golden Gate International Exposition and was royally welcomed by highest officer! of state, city, and exposition, along with detachments from the British and Mexican consulates and the entire cast of "America! Cavalcade of a Nation". The symbolic automobile arrived at the San Francisco Bay fair simultaneously with H. C Doss, general sales manager of Ford Motor Company, B. W. Slagle, head of the Lincoln Zephyr. Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Company, and J. R. Davis, western sales supervisor, who were there to conduct the first gather ing of automobile dealers on the island during the 1940 season of the exposition and open the Ford Building. The car has been to Mexico Cry on its 10,000 mile international good will tour. Civic receptions have been held at hundreds of points along the route. The car will arrive in New York on Ford Day, which marks the 37th anniversary of the company. It will be placed on display in the Ford Building in the New York world's fair. Berlin, June 8. (IP The au thoritative commentary Dlenst Aus Peutschland predicted to day that Gibraltar would be come Spanish as it was before Britain made it a Mediterranean stronghold. The commentary said areas opposite Spain on the African coast apparently meaning some in addition to Spanish Morocco "must be in Spanish hands." "Spain In this position will have the function of an inde pendent trustee for all nations living on the Mediterranean or doing business there. "A great, proud Independent Spain in the new Europe as a friend of the axis partners (Ger many and Italy) will correspond not only to moral obligations among the three states but also to the real interest of the two axis powers." HUBBARD ELECTED TO SHRINE POST Chester Hubbard was elected president of the Shrine club at the annual luncheon-meeting in the Hotel Medford Friday aft ernoon. Stepping up from the vice-presidency, Mr. Hubbard succeeds George T. Frey as president. Eugene Orr was elected vice president and Harold Head was reelected secretary-treasurer. A feature of the meeting was the attendance of A. Thurlow of Portland who has been In Masonry for 67 years. Now 90 years old, Mr. Thurlow is a past potentate of Al Kader temple In Portland. He gave a brief talk at Frlday'a meeting. He was taken to the meeting by his son, William S. Thurlow of 22 Ross court, whom he was visiting. PORTLAND NOTES Portland, June 8. (Ti The first week of June provided moderate gains In Portland's business, Dunn's lleview said today. Retail sales were slightly ahead of the corresponding week a year ago and May's business was well above the same month In 1939. Depart ment stores reported 7 to 8 per cent gains and one group 12 per cent. Orders decreased slightly In the lumber trade. A log sur plus sent the price down from its level of several months ago. CHARLES D. STACY Charles D. Stacy, a resident of Medford for many years, died, at the family home, 232 South Grape street, Saturday morning. A complete obituary will be published later. Funeral services will be held at the Perl chapel Tuesday at 10:30 a. m. with the Rev. Father Herald Gardner of St. Mark's Episcopal church officiating. In terment will take place in the Siskiyou Memorial park. The 88th reunion of the Ore gon Pioneer association will be held In the Auditorium, Port land, next Thursday. A program of literary exer cises will be held at 2 p.m., a banquet, with a social hour af tcrward, at 4:30 p.m., and the annual business meeting and camp-fire at 7:15 p.m. Children of pioneers and the public gen erally are invited to attend the evening meeting. Eligible for membership in the association are all persons coming to or born lit the ori ginal Territory of Oregon up to 1859, the year Oregon became a state. Persons who came to any part of the Pacific coast up to 1859 may become members upon application to the secre tary. . Indian war veterans of the Pacific northwest will hold their annual meeting In Pythian hall, Portland, next Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. COMPLETE CASTS DENTISTS, DOCTORS INSURANCE CHIEF FOR SHAKESPEARE PLAYS PREPARED FEAST WEDNESDAY The first meeting of its kind ever to be held here will be an event of Wednesday evening when members of the medical Complete casts for "As You and dental professions of Jack- Like It" and "The Merry Wives son and Josephine counties com- of Windsor", two of the four productions to be staged by the Oregon Shakespearean Festival Association in Ashland this Au gust, have been tentatively an nounced by Director William David Cottrell. Major roles In "The Merry Wives" are held by 18 players. supplemented by 10 minor char acters. The players are: Dick Farmer, Don Huffman, Solem, Doug Hubbard, Don Shanahan. J. Morgan Cook, Winston Hotel, Joe Beach, Burk Yadon, Jim mie Baughman, Guy Corliss. Richard Schuhard, Clyde Dun ham, Ralph Brinkley, Maybelle Hotel, Katherine Denser, Bar bara Jean Schuler, and Laura Jones. Assisting are LeRoy Lind ner, Gene Perry, Byre Putnam, Carol Cook, Betty Rhodes, Eliza beth Fouch, Doris and Betty Danford, Egene Bennett and Kent Robbins. Major players in "As You Like It" are Delmar Solem, Bob Shaw, Bill Henselman, George Smith, Don Shanahan, LeRoy Lindner, Dick Farmer, Burk Yadon, Ralph Brinkley, Jimmie Baughman, Ethel May Rotun ette, Dorothy Lee, La Merle Beck Witt, Ninon King, Doris Danford, Bill Westfall. Others are Joe Beach, Don Huffman, Kent Robbins and Byre Putnam. The casts of both "The Com edy of Errors" and "Much Ado About Nothing" are being se lected and will be announced early this week. First rehearsals for "The Merry Wives" is called for Mon day evening at 7:30 p.m. in the Elizabethan theatre In Ashland. Cottrell said that little work was expected to be accomplished at this session, but that the time would be devoted to acquaint ing the players with their roles and arranging for scripts- Preliminary sessions for "As You Like It" will be held Tues day night in Ashland at the Shakespearean Uieatre, with an urgent call for all players to be on hand Costumes for the players were being designed by Art Director Lois M. Bowmer and will be started this week. An invitation for non-professionals interested in designing and costume work to participate, has been extend ed and persons seeking summer theatrical experience of this na ture are asked to contact her in Ashland. bine for a joint session, The banquet and program affair will start at 7 p. m. and will be held at Chalker's Motel on the Pacific highway north near Gold Hill on the Rogue river. Subjects in common to both professions will be discussed during the evening and Dr. Edwin R. Durno, counseler for the Oregon State Medical society, will speak on "Medical Economics." Dr. William Roney, Medford physician, will be in charge of the humorous side of the session. Dr. James C. Hayes, chair man of the medical committee in charge, may be contacted for reservations. E Seth B. Thompson. Oregon state insurance commissioner, will address a dinner-meeting of insurance men of Jackson and Josephine counties in the Hotel Medford at 6:30 Monday. Reservations had been made up to last night for 30 insurance men, 30 were expected. It will be Mr. Thompsons first visit to southern Oregon since his appointment as insur ance commissioner last fall. He will give an address on 'The International Crisis and the Local Agent." The world's cen ter of the insurance business is London and the effect of the European crisis on the business in America will undoubtedly be discussed bv Mr. Thompson, it was said. Other subjects also will be discussed. Arrangements for the dinner- meeting have been made by J. C. Collins of the Brown St White agency. Australian textile Industries an planning a S4.000.000 to S.000.000 expansion. The history of the aubmiwlne dates from 1820. the year the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. Is Your Home Comfort Conditioned? YOU MAY IMPROVE, REPAIR REMODEL AT LOW COST Olf THE F. H. A. PLAN Thousands of homo onnera an using this sertlre to Increase the comfort and value of their homes. The IH.t Plan permit! )oo to relaln your cash aalnes. No donn payment Is neces sary and I--r terms permit small pa.tments that are easy on your Income. FOR HEALTH'S SAKE BE COMFORT CONDITIONED SUGGESTIONS in Insulation Exterior improvements. Cabinets, etc. Attic room Bath and kitchen O Flooring Garages New Roofs Saa us for other Items Porter Lumber Company 204 S. Fir LEGION WILL ELECT BLAZE DESTROYS APPLEGATE HOME Little Applegate, June 8. (Spit Fire, believed to have flt irtcd when a chimney burn ed out, destroyed the two-story frame house on the Nate Rus sell place about 1 p. m. Friday. Mr. Russell, who operates a sawmill here, was away at the time but Mrs. Russell, with the aid of her aged father and neighbors, succeeded in saving a small amount of bedding, clothing and furniture. Several hundred cans of fruit, meat and other food sup plies were lost along with the major portion of the contents of the dwelling. No estimate of the monetary Medford American Legion post will nominate and elect state convention at Seaside, atllo!, " ivfn- 'as reported the regular meeting Wednesday j lhe hol"e " covered by in- evening in the armory. Lunch j will be enjoyed after the meet ing. Commander H. J. urged all veterans. KIWANIAN KIDS SPECIAL GUESTS It will be a banner day for the sons and daughters of Ki wanians tomorrow when the Ki wanis club will pay tribute to the children of members at the weekly luncheon-meeting in the Hotel Medford. Kiwanian Frank Perl has mapped out a program that has everything from a classical pi ano solo by a grown-up daughter to a duet of some sort by Kl wanian children still in swad dling clothes. Those who have had a glimpse of the dress re hearsal declare that no Kiwani an can afford to miss the meet ing. A special out-of-town guest will be Seth B. Thompson of Salem, state insurance commis sioner who will be here on his first official visit since becom ing commissioner. I ' ' I tJLJliU UUi s3sMf i"J EE BS3 i, eai Cloalng tlm let Too Lato to Clas sify Ada la 1 SO p. m. Fawar Touriats Salem, June 8. 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