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MEDFOKD MAIL TRTBUNT. MEDFORD. OREGON. TUESDAY, JULY 2. 1940. PAGE THREE ' JOHN S. BONAR, 79 John S. Bonar passed away in Ashland Monday evening at the age of 79. For the past 40 odd years he has made his home In Jackson county. He is survived by one neph ew. D. A. Bonar of Lynwood. Calif., also one sister and a niece in California. Funeral services will be held in the Phoenix church Wednes day at 3 p.m. with interment in Phoenix cemetery. The Rev. Edwin N. Mallery will officiate. Arrangements are in car of the Conger funeral parlors. Snanish explorer called the river at Trinidad, Colo., "El Rio de Las Animas Perdidas en Purgatorio." French trappers shortened It to "Purgatorie" and American cowboys made it "Picketwire." MERCY FOR SALE IN the name of the American Red Cross and today's armies of suffering mankind, we pro pose that you try a simple ex periment Though it may not be a pleasant one. After you have finish td read ing this column, we suggest that you close your eyes for a brief moment. And listen . . . Listen to the shuffling, rum bling sounds of the greatest ar my of all time. Listen as though this broken, weary, hungry horde of tortured humanity, of children and babes in arms were trudging endlessly by your own front door. It is the army of (he homeless refugees of all Europe. They have been dis possessed of practically all that life holds dear. Many are sick and wounded. Hunger to them is an agony that knows no end. They are not thousands they re millions without destina tion and without hope. They are as real as the familiar faces you will see tonight at your dinner table. Their need is tragic, stark and immediate. If you could will an end to this suffering, bow much of it would you choose to erase? It is your con tribution to the American Red Cross that measures how much this shall be. Mercy is on Hu manity's bargain counter for sale. Let's close our eyes and listen... And when you open them, we think you will want to reach in your pocket. What else can we all do? Standard Oil Company ofCalifornia 'I'm hard on stockings... so I wear BERKSHIRE" The more active and thrifty you are, the more you'll appreciate your Berkshire Stock ings.They're sheer and lovely but strong Beautiful from top to toe, but reinforced at every important point! Berkshire will see you through a long calen dar of occasions, and keep on fitting you perfectly during their long and lovely Sfe. Just try Berkshire once You'll be back for more. 79c to $1.25 pair M. M. DEPT. STORE Society Clara Mary Da vis Mitt Edwards Is Honored At Party Monday Evening The attractive garden ar.d yard at the home of Mrs. Clira Young on South Oakdale ave nue formed the setting for one of the loveliest parties cf the season last evening whf n the Misses Jane and Leila Carlton and Dorothy Nyswaner were hostesses honoring Miss Ceorgia Edwards, bride-elect of P. C Wilder of San Francisco. Individual picnic box lunches were enjoyed on tables arrang ed under a large weeping wil low tree. The white boxes were decorated in pink and blue, the party color motif. Pastel flow ers centered the tables. The honoree was presented with an abundance of mirce' laneous gifts in a ruffled white silk parasol trimmed with a large white satin bow on the handle. She was also given a beautiful corsage of Talisman roseouds and bavardia. Guests included Mesdames Robert Hammond. Bruce Bauer. Ivan Harrington Warren Olsen, John W. Johnson, Vera Strr.der, Kenneth Parrett, Leland Clark, Frank Perl, R. Jack Simpson, Harold Bunce, Lloyd Sanders. Glenn Fabrick, George Ed wards, Lee Bishop, Mayno Cole man, Bernie Hughes and the bride-elect's three sisters, Mrs. Edwin B. Schack. Chester Hub bard and Jack Walker. Bridge was played during the evening with Mrs. Bniur and Mrs. Clark winning the prizes. Miss Edwards' wedding to Mr. Wilder will be an event of Saturday late afternoon in St Mark's Episcopal church. Mr. Wilder is expected to arrive In Medford Thursday with his mother, Mrs. Mary Wilder, anC his two sisters, Mrs. W. M. Porter of Berkeley and Mrs R. G. Haskins of San Francisco. Mr. Haskins will also attend the ceremony. A number of other pre-nup tial affairs will fete Misr Ed- WKrds this week. Miss F razee Here Prior To Wedding Miss Lois Frazee arrived in Medford yesterday from San Francisco, to spend the week visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Frazee. On Sunday morning the Frazees and then daughter will travel to the Bay city where Miss Frazee's mar riage to George R. Bergman, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Bergman of Los Angeles, will be an event of July 9. The bride-elect graduated May 24 from Stanford university school of nursing and is well known among the younger set in this city. Her fiance Is i graduate of Stanford university class of 1937 and is at present a senior at the Stanford univer sity school of nursing. 4 Maasdams Horn From Vacation Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Maasdam returned to their home on South Central avenue yesterday from the north where they spent a week vacationing. In Salem they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Craig. Later the couple en joyed a drive down the coast highway to Crescent City, Cal. VlfOCJUNG STOCKINGS and Clubs John Weill s Wed To Bay City Girl In Recent Service Of interest to his many friends in the valley was the marriage of John Weills 3rd. last Saturday in San Francisco, Lai., to Miss Audrey Davis, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Davis of Nevada City, Cal. The bride is a graduate of the University of California class of 1939. Mr. Weills, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.C.S. Weills, prominent Medford residents. received his early education at Tamalpais Boys' school in San Rafael, Cal. Later he attended University of. Oregon in Eu gene where he was affiliated with Chi Psl fraternity. A few close friends attended the ceremony on Saturday and it is expected that the couple will visit in this city some time during the summer. They will make their home for the present in San Jose, Cal., where Mr. Weills is asso ciated with the Pacific Tel phone company. Mr. Roberts Is Guest Speaker At Pro-America. George M. Roberts. Medford attorney, was guest speaker at one of the largest meetings of Pro-America, National Republi can Women's organization, ever held in this city yesterday. Fifty members turned out for the luncheon session and heard Mr. Roberts present an interest ing resume of the life and work of presidential Republican nom inee, Wendell Willkie. The law yer also spoke regarding the recent Republican national con vention held in Philadelphia and explained how delegates are chosen for the convention. The speaker particularly stressed the Interesting fact that Mr. Willkie's nomination was definitely the will of the people and was taken out of the "hands" of politics. At the conclusion of the at torney's talk, Mrs. C. M. Hurd presented excerpts from an art icle entitled "Let Us Act Our Age" by Roger Burlingame. She enlightened the group on the fact that America has had one form of government for more consecutive years than any other nation and that the United States is functioning under the oldest document in the world the constitution. Mrs. Raymond Driver pre sided at the particularly en' thusiastic session. Girls Arrive For Vacation Miss Edna Dale and Miss Martha Shelly, two former well known Medford girls, arrived here yesterday to visit friend and relatives for three weeks. The two are student nurses in the French hospital school of nursing in San Francisco, Cal Hurry and gt your first choice of thete July bargains. Lota of smart shoe. popular styles colors materials! Practically all size and widths available now. But (sorry!) not every size in every style. REGULAR STYLES $5 TO $6 M. M. DEPARTMENT STORE Kellys To Visit Relatives Here Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kelly are expected to arrive In Med ford Wednesday evening from Portland to spend a brief time visiting Mr. Kelly's mother, Mrs. E. E. Kelly at her home on Queen Ann avenue. The Kellys docked in Seattle last Friday from Nome, Alaska where they had resided since February. Their small, Jimmy, was with them In Nome. They were met in Seattle by Mr. Kel ly's sister. Miss Marjorie Kelly, who spent the past fortnight at tending a Red Cross Aquatic school on Beaver Lake at Is saquah. Miss Kelly returned to her home here several days ago accompanied by Jimmy Kelly. The Edward Kellys will now be located in Portland where Mr. Kelly is special attorney for the department of justice. Schacks Arrive For Ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B. Schack and two children, Mary Lou and Edwin Jr., arrived in Medford yesterday to spend the week va cationing and to attend the wed ding of Mrs. Schack's sister, Miss Georgia Edwards to P. C. Wil der on Saturday afternoon. The Schacks are the house guests of Mrs. Schack's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walker at their home on West 11th street. The visitors reside in Seattle, Wash. Group Enjoys Sunday Outing A delightful outing was en joyed Sunday in Ashland park by a group of Medforditos. After a picnic dinner, the party drove to Emigrant lake for an afternoon of boating. Later, they returned to Medford for a supper party In the garden of the F. E. Redden home or, Reddy avenue. Those present were members of the Southern Oregon Crecit Bureau and their fami'lt.s, as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Brommer, Mr. and Mrs. Redden and grandchildren, Joan and Irene Franklin. Annie J. Bate man and daughter Joyce Anne, Howard Willock, Mr. and Mry. Wilbur Slovens and son Wilbur, Jr.. Virginia Hall, Mrs. Eudora Smith and sons Calvin and Ar thur, Charles Devine ind the Misses Edna Hilderbrand, Ma rian Mellin and Emma Jane Brewer. Miss Swayn Is Horn From South Miss Jeanne Swayne return ed by train this morning from uaitiana, ,ai., wnere she va cationed for three weeks. She attended the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure island, visited friends and relatives and viewed the ordination of her cousin, Edwin Carr, during her stay. Visitors At ' W.td R.sid.nc Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Wood of Oxford, Neb., and Mrs. W. O. Holbert of Omak. Wash., are guests at the Eber Weed home here. Mr. Wood and Mrs. Hoi bert are brother and lister of I Mrs. Weed. Bride-Elect Is Party Honoree Miss Thelma Sines, who will become a bride in the nenr fu ture, was honored at shower party recently at the home of Mrs. Frances Bentley. Guxts included Misses Mar garet Sullivan, Doris Bahcock, Maxine Romine, Mesdames Ne oma Jones. Ruoy Romine, Flor ence Rose, Lina Dyer, Marie Sipes, Lucretia Willock. E. E Shultz, Iva Walden, Bcrnice Hewit, Rachel Cobb and Doris Gunn. , The rooms were attractively decorated in a color scheme of pink and white. Games were enjoyed throughout the even ing and refreshments concluded the party. Mrs. Bentley was assisted by Mrs. Gunn, Mrs. Jones and Miss Romine. Jones Celebrate 56th Anniversary On June 29 at their home, 1028 West Eleventh- street. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones, well known residents of Medford for the past 20 years, celebrated their fifty-sixth wedding anni versary. The couple were married in 1884 in Rooks County, Kansas. They have two children living, C. C. Jones of Reno, Nev., and Mrs. Lelia Maybrier of Oak land. Cal. They celebrated the anniver sary date quietly at their home here. Albany Folks Visit Meadows Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meadows of Albany are spending several days here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Meadows at their home on Portland avenue. Tha two Mr. Meadows are brothers. Elliotts Hosts To House Guests Mrs. Ernest McCall and daughter, Marilyn of Prescott, Wash., are house guests at the country home of Dr. and Mrs. B. R. Elliott. Mrs. McCall is a sister of Mrs. Elliott. Week-end guests at the farm home were Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Shepherd and daughter Jean, of Yreka, Calif. Mrs. Shepherd is also a sister of Mrs. Elliott. LAVERNE TEMPLE PASSES, AGED 58 La Verne C. Temple, 58, a resi dent of the Butte Falls district for the past nine years, passed away at his residence north of Phoenix, .Monday evening, after a prolonged Illness. Mr. Temple was born in Oakfield, Wis., Aug. 6, 1882. He worked In the timber in Western Washington for many years, making his home in Cen tralia. 1 He Is survived by three sis ters, and three brothers, Mrs. C. A. Seymour and Mrs. Helen Steele, of Centra lia, Wash., Mrs. B. T. Chambers of Tacoma, Wash., Alfred L. Temple of Mon terey Park, Calif., William Temple of Burlingame, Calif., $0.95 and Vannesa L. Temple of Cen tra lia. Funeral services will be held at the graveside in Medford I. O. O. F. cemetery Wednesday at I p.m. Rev. W. A. Dawes of ficiating. Perls in charge. ETHEL ANDRESEN CALLEDBY DEATH Ethel Florence Andresen. 29.1 passed away at a local hospital Sunday evening after four days' illness. She was born at Mis souri Valley, Iowa, February I 10, 1911. Her parents. John and 1 Lillis Larimer, moved to Brook ings county. South Dakota, in ' her infancy and there she re ceived her education. Ethel Florence Larimer was married to Walter Andresen. Sept. 27. 1930, at Brookings, S. D. She leaves her husband Wal ter and two sons, Vern and Don- i aid; one daughter passed in in-! fancy; also her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lartmr, five broth- j ers and three sisters, Harry, ' Lawrence and Robert, of Chi- i cago Heights. 111., William and' Warren, of Medford, Mrs. L. ; W. Exe. Mrs. E. H. Pedersen, Brookings, S. D., Mrs. E. L. , Abel, Grants Pass, Ore. The family resided near Cen tral Point for the past two years and in the valley for six years. Funeral services will be held from the chapel of Perl funeral M. M. DEPARTMENT STORE PAY LESS-DRESS 3ETTER 220 EAST MAIN TELEPHONE 232 Maka your holiday trip more enjoyable by wearing sport clothes from the M. M. DEPARTMENT STORE, pay less and dress better. NEW SUMMER DRESSES New summer dresses by Bloom field. There are sheers, crepes, prints. This shipment arrived just a few days tgo, and bought special for 4th of July selling. Values to $19.95 Now $8.49 Values to $8.95 Now $5.95 Values to $5.95 Now $2.98 FINAL CLEAN-UP! Spring Coats Final clean-up on spring coats. Not many left, but if your size is her take your choice from this group. Values to $14 85. Grand Clean-up $398 Celebrate in a New Straw Hats that formerly sold up to $2.98. July 4th special Cotton House See what values for M. M. DEPT. STORE PAY LESS AND DRESS BETTER home Wednesday at 2 p. m., with the Rev. Sherman L. Di vine, D.D., officiating. Inter ment will be in Siskiyou mem orial park. Friends are respect fully invited to attend. SEED CLEANING OUR FACILITIES FOR CLEANING ALL SEED CROPS ARE SECOND TO NONE IN SOUTHERN OREGON VETCH CLEANING . . . Wa have tha best set-up for separating vtlch from oats or barley. Bring your crop to us for a r.al job. YOU'LL MAKE NO MISTAKE IF YOU BRING YOUR GRAINS, GRASSES. CLOVER OR ALFALFA TO US FOR A REAL CLEANINGI PORT ORFORD JUMBO CRABS Cooked Yesterday, Fresh to You Today HOLLY'S SEA FOODS I 12S E. 6th Phone 1(4 Wa Deliver C.O.D. Orders N I i Wo 98c Coats $ 1 00 only I Children's sun and play suits for both boys and girls. Seersucker and broadcloth. 59c each lathing suits and trunks. Sizes 4-12. All wool and rayon elastic materials. 69c to $1.95 Values to $1.23. Children's dresses In dimities and sheer materials. Dainty nd cool. Sizes 2-12. Special 79c Regular 11.40. Little girl dresses, only a few In this assortment, but an exceptional value for 98c Hundreds of young Malayan! have entered training at Singa pore as seamen for the British navy. Cm kUU TrlbuD an ada. For Your Convenience, the M. M. Department Store will remain open until 8:30 Wednesday evening. cool, comfortable, (mart INC., whera you always MEN'S SLACKS Wash alacks, spun rayons, all-wool gaberdines and Bedford cords. The new' shades. Self matching belts. $1.98 To $6.45 Swim Trunks You will enjoy your Fourth of July plunge more if you wear a pair of our smart new lastex trunks priced at 98c To $1.98 WING SHIRTS Large assortment of pat terns. Collars and cuffs guaranteed to never fray or wear out during the life of the shirt. Plain and fancy patterns. MEN'S SPORT OXFORDS Grays, whltea, beiges, browns and blacks. All wanted new summer styles. $3.95 4th of July SPECIAL 29 dozen slightly irregular full-fashioned silk stock ings. Stockings that will wear and have all the beauty of $1.00 stockings. While they last. 69c 3 Pairs $1.85 LADIES' Sport Oxfords Sandals, oxfords, and straps. Whites, blues, reds and candy stripes. The smartest sport shoes of the year. $1.98 pair
