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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MED FORD. OREGON. MONDAY. JULY 22. 1940. PAGE THREE SUII AFTERMATH: A complaint charging Chris Hansen and his son, Vernon Hansen, with assault ard bat tery upon Waller Lip-s and a man by the name of Jensen, was served today by Deputy Sheriff William Grenbemer. All concerned are residents of the Gold Hill district. A hearing is scheduled for late today. The Hansens are alleged to have set upon Lipes and his com panion in a local restaurant last Saturday, according to Sher iff Syd I. Brown. The fracas is another angle, it is said, to the local action by Wilma Han sen for the custody of her son Vernon. 8. by a previoui mar riage. The sheriff said Lipes and companion sustained some welts In the scuffle. Lipes is the grandfather of the boy. The mother. Wilma Hansen, last Friday filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus, for custody of the boy. which was granted here when she ob tained a divorce in 1935 from George Houk. The application came up before Circuit Judge H. D. Norton Saturday. Final hearing was postponed until next Friday when Attorney Hilding Bengtson raised the question of the jurisdiction of the court on the grounds the divorce was originally granted in Lane county and should be settled there. The court re quested both tides to fi'e brief?. In the habeas corpus appli cation. Wilma Hansen charged the grandparents of the boy. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lipes, were secreting the boy and re fused to deliver him to his mother. She now lives in Cali fornia, and asked the court for his custody, to take him here, Society and Clubs Reported by Nancy Heath At Pilgrim Holiness Church Clotlng urn tor loo Lt to Clas sify Ad U 130 p. m. THiSPJVTOF M fcy JOHN CLNTOr . I used to be rfk ' rabid on the -'W subiect of Sunday driv Jr ing. My wife used to almost ft blast to get me in the His-pano-Plymouth and out onto the highway. But do morel I'vm found a trick! It'i thli .tort eut the main highway end turn mt the flrit unfamiliar reed you ceme te. Then drive alene It till you me te another unfamiliar road and try that enel You may wind up in iome o n e's west forty, or in the driveway of a ranch no use. But what do you carer 1 he kick is in never knowing what's coming next! You'll be surerlted te And whet adventure you'll hove. I've found whale .octUm ef country that I never droemed existed. I've found blessems, deserted houses, end once, even chest school house with en arithmetic lesson stlli unerased en the melding blackboard. What I'm getting at Is -fust jump in the car and let er find iif oti way. Pretend you can't read the road signs. Incidentally, you'll prob ably find that It will be even mere fen If yee esa 74 gasoline, be cause 7 has wey ef trooping your engine purring along so smoothly you'll forget thet yea hare an angina. Jut because 76 is especially de signed for Traffic, don't think yuu hae to stay in the thick of it. There's excitement, there adventure and possibly even romance, just over that hill oner there go see if 1m not right! UNION OIL COMPANY Med ford Couple Wed in All-White Setting Sunday An all-white wedding was one of the season's loveliest yester day at high noon when Mies LaVerne Stephenson and Dr. George K. Goodrich were united in marriage at St. Marks Epis copal church. The bride, given in marriage by her father, Ralph Stephen son, wore nn exquisite gown of white satin with lace insets fashioned in princess style. Her tulle finger-lip veil was held in place by a wreath of orange blossoms and her bridal bou quet was composed tf gardenias, sweetpeas and bavardia. A sin gle strand of pearls was he only Jewelry. Miss Coleen Stephenson, the bride's sister, was maid of hon or and wore a white organza and lace dress, bouflant style. A Juliet cap of organza and seed pearls and an old-fashion ed nosegay of pink and blue flowers completed her ensemble Bridesmaid;, the Misses Beu- lah Stephenson, also the bride', sister, and Geraldine Wilkinson, were dressed in white shirred taffeta and net gowns alike. Their Juliet raps were made of satin and seed pearls and their old-fashioned bouquets were of mixed pastel blossoms. Dr. O. J. Halboth wes best man for Dr. Goodrich and ush ers were Robert Miksche and Wallace Brill. The church and altar wers decorated in masses of white gladioli. Thi Rev. Father Her ald Gardner oificiated and Mrs. Eva March played the organ wedding music. The bride s mother wore a navy blue and white ensemble and a corsage of gardenias. Following the ceremony, the beautiful brunette bride, the bridegroom and members of the bridal party received guests at the outdoor reception which was held at the Stephenson home on Arcadia Court. A number of pre-nuptial so cial affairs honored the popu lar couple who will make their home in Coring Court, fol lowing a wedding trip. The bride is a graduate of Medford high school and has been prominent in the valley for many years. Dr. Coodrich attended Kalamazoo college in Michigan, University of Michi gan and University of Califor nia, where he specialized in orthodontics. He is affiliated with Zi Psi Phi, national fra ternity. Among out-of-town g iests at tending the ceremony were Dr Goodrich's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blich, and his two sisters, the Mirses Lucille and Marguerite Goodrich of Angola tnd. Air Line Heads Guests at Lake W. A. Patterson of Chicago. president of United Air Lines and Seely V. Hall, former Med ford resident and now vice president of United Air Lines in charge of western division operations at Oakland. Cal., were honored guests at the Wm. H. Fluhrer summer home at Lake o' the Woods over the week-end. About 12 guests enjoyed fisn ing and boating at the popular summer resort. Dinner Honors Mrs. McConnell Mrs. Lillian Salade was host ess at a dinner party Saturday night at her ranch home, hon oring Mrs. MrConne!!. who is a house guest at "Topsides, " the A. S. V. Carpenter home. Guests included Mi. and Mrs. Leonard Carienter, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Carpenter, Mrs. Robert Ruhl, Mrs. Harrift Spar row, Eddie Carlton. Vr. and I Mrs. Gain Robinson and Mr.' Marjorie Pitts of Chicago. Mrs. Pitts is a sister of Mrs. Salade and is spending the summer at the ranch. Medford Residents Guests at Resort Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rynning and son Dalroy and Mrs. Jack Swem were week-end guests at the K. E. Hodgeman cabin at Lake o' the Woods. Mr. and Mrs. Hodgeman, form-r residents of Medford and now of Pasadena, Cal., accompanied by their daughter and son, Joan and Donald, spend th summer months at their home at the lake. Also visiting at Lake o' the Woods were Mrs. Bob Fleming and daughters. Wilma and Ro berta and Miss Nancy Swem, who were week-end guests hi the F. F. Burk cabin. Guests there from Klamath Fall were the Misses Marion, Hazel and Barbara Thomas. E WILL DRAW 3,000; About 3.003 men, women and children are expected to at tend the Theocratic convention of Jehovah's Witnesses at the Medford armory Wednesday. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Simultaneously, similai con ventions will be held in more than a score of other cities throughout the United States. I Medford is one of only six cities in the Pacific coast states to have one of the conventions The convention here is for mem bers of the religious order in northern California and all of Oregon. Meetings arc to be held In armory daily at 1 p. m imax of the convention will reached Sunday when Judge Rutherford, head of the orga nization, will speak to all the conventions irom me m a 1 n closing Urn. tot Too uta to ciu meeting in Columbus, Ohio. His iif; Ada u l-JO p m. address will be carried by telc- phone to all the conventions at Dm Mill Trunin wsnt ad. each of which It will be ampli fied through loud speakers. Jehovah Witnesses hert have been making arrangements for some time to accommodate visit ing delegates in private homes. In the past few days mem ben have beep walking about the streets of Medford carrying placards and passing out leaf let calling attention to the convention. McCann's Guests At McCredie Home Mr. and Mrs. Jack McCann The "King's Envoys ' labor), quartet from Pacific BibU col lege of Huntington Park. Cal., will prnt a program of muiie nd forceful mestag at th Pilgrim Holiness church, Eat Jackson and Bessie street. Wdnidar at p. m. Non-Swimmer Drown. Portland, July 22. t.-P) A plunge down a chute at a Tual atin river swimming resort end ed in the death of Robert Her- g?rt, 22, and the narrow escape of his companion. Ben Miller. 'J. rarlv toriav of San Francisco are the guests now to swim ' nere oi ir. ana nirs. i.iatous McCredie at their home in th? GeBauer apartments. The visitors and the Mo Credies planned a trip to Cra ter lake today. Mr. and Mr3. McCann will return to San Francisco tomorrow, a c c o m panied by Mrs. McCredie, who will attend buyers' week in the Bay city. Medford Couples Visit in Canada Returning by motor Sunday from a week's vacation in Can ada, were Mr. and Mrs. Mark Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. Ger ald Latham. In Canada they visited Banff, Jasper national park and beautiful Lake Louis?. Returning through Montana, they visited Glacier nationul lark and Grand Coulee dam in Washington. War Casualty Berne (i The Association of Swiss Dentists Just appealed to the public to pay dentists' bills in cash because dentists have to pay their bills, too. A number of people have put off paying Neither knew I their doctors' bills until the war , i is over. 1 A. L VR0MAN PLUMBING and HEATING Crane. Standard or Kohler Fixture Crana Shallow or dp wU pump. Estimates Free No. 9 Hawthorn Avenue PHONE 113 SEED CLEANING OUR FACILITIES FOR CLEANING ALL SEED CROPS ARE SECOND TO NONE IN SOUTHERN OREGON VETCH CLEANING . . . W hava th bett i-up for separating Tteh from oat or barley. Bring your crop to u for a real Job. YOU'LL MAKE NO MISTAKE ir YOU BRINO YOUR CRAINS. ORASSES. CLOVER OR ALFALFA TO US FOR A REAL CLEANING! Chrysanthemum Club Picnic Thursday The Chrysanthemum Thimble club No. 223 will hold a picnic Thursday evening at 6:30 in Lithia park for club members and families. The committee in charge will furnish coffee, cream and sugar. Ladies of Baptist To Meet in Church The Ladies of the Baptist church will meet Tuesday after noon at 2 o'clock in the church parlors instead of at the home of Mrs. Luttrcll. Residents Return From Northern Trip Mrs. C. M. Brewer, accom panied by her daughter Barbara and Phoebe Swem, returned last night from Portland, where they spent several days. They also vacationed at Gerhart, popular Oregon coast resort. RUES HELD HERE FOR JOHN L. WOLFF Medford Couples to Diamond Lak Resort House guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Perry arc j Mr. and Mrs. L.. L. Dillinaham I of San Diego. Cal. ham is the sister of Mr. Perry The couples left Sunday for Dia mond lake, where they will spend about a week. Graveside services were held in the Medford I. O. O. F. cemc tarv this afternoon for John L. Wolff who died July 16 at French Camp, San Joaquin Gen eral hospital. Dr. Sherlam L. Di vine, pastor for the First Pres byterian church, officiated. Mr. Wolff was a brother of Mrs. Hugo H. Guenther of 613 Newtown street. His body was brought here for burial in the family plot. Mr. Wolff was born In Berg dorf. Russia, January 23. 1868 He was a resident of the United States for 57 years, of California for 23 years. He is survived by his wife. Pauline, of Lodi, Cal., five sons. John. Jr.. Mathew, Jake, George and Goettlieb. all of Forks, N. 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