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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MATT, TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY. JULY 30, 1940. E II OF Local Theater Owner Finds News Reels Okeh but Heavy Plots too Gloomy. With the banning, and quick reinstatement of war film In the Craterian theatre, much comment hai been created throughout the entire state. On Saturday, the Portland Journal carried an editorial compliment ing George Hunt, theater owner, upon his decision to eliminate war pictures. Monday's Oregon Ian carried an Associated Press story regarding their reinstate ment. . , To eliminate any confusion In the public mind, Mr. Hunt was questioned this morning for his views on the subject. News. Not Slorles "Although," he said, "the movie-going public surprised us by their vehement desire to see pictures of the war in the news reels we show, further quest ioning of our patrons proved we were on the right track when we first eliminated war scenes. It appears that they want to see news shots, particularly of those scenes they have been reading about in tne newspapers and hearing about over the air. However, feature pictures with the story plot revolving about the war or any part of It the nazl regime, fifth columnists and the like are something else again. "Feature pictures Involving naziism or the current war are .Invariably heavy with tragedy and pathos and have a tendency to cause our audiences to be come downcast and glum. The inevitable result of any such screen stories is to create pessi mism and gloom. Entertainment Object "Our business Is entertain ment. Webster defines entertain ment as "amusement, diversion, recreation,' and we might add to that definition the word 're laxation.' Diversion and relaxa tion from the world's problems are what most people look for in the movies. Heavy tragedies are not very popular right now, what we need are lots of com edies to make people laugh, musical shows and good old fashioned 'epics' of the early west they're always popular with theatre audiences now more than ever. Action and laughs and music are the three most Important entertainment media at present not heavy drama. "The Ideal theatre program, to our way of thinking, would be one devoted wholly (with the exception of war shots in the newsreels. since we've learn ed that's what our audiences want) to breeiy entertainment. And, apparently the powers that be In Hollywood must be thinking along the same lines for advance news of feature pictures now In production for future release promises to bring more real entertainment to our screen 'hen we've had In long time. "There are, at present, a few features available well made, with important stars in the cast that we are going to pass up because we have learned defin itely from past records that our audiences do not want heavy, war-time tragedy. We are also making it a point to preview any picture that has any part of it involving war or totalitar ianism and, if we believe It contrary to 'entertainment,' It will be passed." WILL STAND TRIAL already In a zona that permitted building to the sidewalk line. Besides, officials said, the deal for the erection of the proposed building had fallen through. Identity of the proposed build ing and builder was not revealed. iON CRASHCHARGE NAZARENtTOPENS 0 la! A I IMI IPPVII in UIU Unilll I.ILLMMU One additional tenant pur chase loan has been approved for Jackson county, E. Hamp ton, county farm security ad ministration supervisor, an nounced today. All tenant farm ers,' farm laborers or share croppers desiring to be consid ered for the new loan, must file their applications In the lo cal FSA office, 211 Fluhrer building, on or before August IS, 1940. Applicants must be residents of the state, have qualifications for successful farm ownership and need the opportunity to Im prove their status. Preference will be given to applicants with dependent families and some livestock and equipment to car ry on farming operations. After applications have closed, Hampton explained, the county tenant purchase commit tee will review applications, ap praise farms intended for pur chase and make final recom mendations as to those best qualified for participation in the program. Families applying for the program may also indi cate the farms they wish to purchase. Application blanks can be secured from Hampton, county supervisor, and must be filed at the county FSA office, 211 Fluhrer building. M. Motschenbacker Denies. Passing Another Car in Manner to Cause Wreck. SIX-TIME LOSER SENTENCED AGAIN Amos Emory Jones, a six-time loser, received his seventh pris on sentence yesterday when Circuit Judge H. D. Norton im posed a six year term at Salem, on his plea of guilty to larceny from a dwelling. Jones, whose police record runs back to his juvenile days. served four terms In the Oregon prison, one In San Quentin, and one at McNeills Island, for post office robbery. William Birdslll of Phoenix. was sentenced to two years in prison, on a pica of guilty to check forgery. Jones and Blrdsill were tak en to the state penitentiary to day, by Deputy Sheriff William Grenbemer. UTTLE BUTTE WATER M 1 k Motschenbacker of Klamath Falls, charged In a complaint signed by Mrs. Rita Muzzi of Santa Monica, Cal., with passing another auto with insufficient clearance, entered a plea of not guilty In Justice court yesterday, and was cited to appear tomorrow morning for trial before a Jury. As a result of the accident, which occurred In the neighbor hood of Dodge bridge, the Muzzl car overturned three times, causing injury to a woman In the car, who required hospital attention. Alfred B. Davis and Guy S. Compton, local residents, charged in a complaint signed by Walter Woolridge,' with at tempted larceny of livestock, ap peared this morning and asked a preliminary hearing, which was set for Thursday morning. The pair are alleged to have feloniously and unlawfully ap proached the turkey roost on the Woolridge place, five miles northeast of this city, in the nightime. Paul K. Jones and Harvel Jones, charged with intoxica tion, were each assessed $10 and costs. William R. Muckey and Lewis C. McDaniel, similarly charged, were similarly fined. Hie latter pair, the court was informed, profanely tongue lashed the arresting officer. As a result of a Saturday night check-up of traffic, the following valley residents were fined for having no operator's license, all in the sum of $2.50 and $4.50 costs: Edwin Floetke. Khoenix; Elmer C. Allen, Phoe nix; Tom H. Fairchild. Medford; Dewey M. Blair, RFD 3, Med ford: Henry D. Booth, Central Point and Richard Foster, Med ford. William T. Milhoan, Central Point, was fined $2.50 and costs for improper auto lights and Homer S. Dawson was assessed $5 for overloading a truck. Yesterday was the busiest day in several months in Justice court. T CANCEL HEARING E The Southern Oregon Indoor campmeeting, sponsored by the Medford Church of the Nazar ene, at North Holly and First, will begin Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. Special workers engaged for the campaign include Dr. T. W. Wlllingham, as the preach er for the series, which will con clude Sunday, August 11. Dr. Willingham, for 14 years a col lege president, is one of the na tion's most successful youth leaders In the field of religious education and evangelism. Professor and Mrs. Elbert T. Tindley will be music directors and special singers. He Is a gra duate of Temple university and studied voice culture under the famous French teacher, Eugene D'Avengnue, in New York City. Mrs. Tindley is a coloratura so prano, graduate of the Pitts burgh Musical Institute, and is an accomplished pianist. Rev. Fred M. Weatherford local pastor, states, "I have just heard these workers at the great camp meeting in Portland. Oregon, where they ministered to throngs of people. I saw the great audiences thrilled with the singing of the Tindleys. time and again and I judge the preaching of Dr. Willingham of first rank quality." There will be meetings every night at 7:45, except Saturday and at 10 o'clock each morning. Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. E SALE ANNOUNCED; EXPAND PLANT Christian Schempp and Or rin Brown of Modesto New Owners Name Changed. Cochran Recital Of Sacred Songs 8 o'Clock Tonight A large attendance Is indi cated for the recital of sacred songs to be given at 8 tonight in the social hall of the First Presbyterian church by Reid C. Cochran of Modesto. Cal. Mr. Cochran will be accom panied by his wife. Mr. Cochran will give an hour's program, "Famous Hymns With a Story." He will Introduce each hymn he will sing, with story about the life of the composer, some incident regarding the composition or use of the hymn by famous singers. The public in invited to hear Mr. and Mrs. Cochran. W THE H; ARISTOCRAT OF Pints r t f 81.40 f isi ! I Quirts j i (t , V J If , "Sk j mm iloRo in "SI-,' I V'L r f J1 I. Ross Kline and Howard C. Short, Jackson county farmers, have organized the Little Butte Water Facility Group near Eagle Point, under the sponsorship of the community and cooperative service section, farm security administration, according to Eu gene Hampton, county super visor. Facilities of an Irrigation pump, engine and pipe will be available for use on member farms. The new cooperative is set up on a joint-ownership plan with members signing partici pation agreements on a fee ba sis with each member contrib uting his own actual operating expense. I. Rosa Cline will act as treas urer of the association. There will be no rmhllr hr. ing tomorrow night on a pro posed ordinance chaneine the set-back lines for construction of buildings at the northwest corner of West Main street and Oakdale avenue, the Mail Tri bune learned today. Purpose of the proposed change was to permit construc tion of a building up to the sidewalk line. At its meeting July IB, at the request of the planning commission, the city council adoDted an ordinance calling the public hearing. The next day, officials ex plained today, it was learned that no zoning change was nec essary as the property was Births Born to Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Winter of 27 Newtown street at Community hospital Monday morning, July 29, a baby boy weighing 7 pounds, 44 ounces. Born at Community hospital Monday afternoon, July 29, a baby girl weighing 7 pounds i ounces to Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Olson of 1028 Court street. Sale of the Huber Packing company. Inc., to Christian Schempp and Orrln L. Brown of Modesto, Cal., was announced today ' by George C. Huber, president of the corporation. The sale became effective yes terday. Mr. Schempp and Mr. Brown will operate the business as a partnership. For the past seven years Mr. Schempp has oper ated the Modesto (Cal.) Meat Packing company, Mr. Brown being associated with him for the past three years. Mr. Schempp'i lease recently expir ed and he set out to find a new and favorable location, after spending several months looking over the northern Cali fornia and Oregon fields, he reached the conclusoon that Medford and the Huber plant offered the best prospects, he related. Name Changed. Name of the local firm has been changed to the Medford Meat company. Mr. Schempp said the firm would invest $15,000 In plant expansion In the next three months. A complete processing unit, for the production of such products as smoked meats, sausage and meat loafs, will be added to the plant, he stated. The present plant Is entirely new and modern, having been constructed only a few months ago after fire had destroyed the original buildings. Not all the plant units contemplated, how ever, had been erected when the sale was made. Mr. Brown said his wife and two sons would come to Med ford to reside within a week. Mr. Schempp's wife and two daughters will move to Medford as soon as the family can dis pose of its property in Modesto, Mr. Schempp said. Employes Retained. All present employes will be retained and more help will be employed later ns required, Mr. Schempp stated. George C. Huber. who has headed the Huber Packing com pany since he came to Medford from Los Angeles seven years ago, said he is withdrawing from the meat packing business and will set up a new business in peat moss here In the near future. His son. Glenn M. Hu ber. who was vice-president nad superintendent of the company, has taken over a meat packing plant In Redmord, he said. Why stand ow a hot coo store when you can buy a rtrondltlontd electric ran? for as little as twenty dollari -at Copco. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doty a girl weighing six pounds and seven ounces late yesterday afternoon, Monday, July 29, at the home of Mrs. Doty's mother, Mrs. M. E. Fox, Talent. PHONE 481 for Quick. Dependable Serrlre Unique Cleaners Hotel Allen Bids Bud Lanrents REUBEN HITE RUES Funeral services for the late Reuben L. llite of Phoenix, who passed away Sunday morning will be held in the chapel of the Perl funeral home on Wed nesday morning at 10 30 o'clock. Aerie No. 2093 FO E. will con duct the services. Interment will be In the Phoenix cemetery. Friends are respectfully Invited to attend. Weather Northern California: Fair to night and Wednesday, but cloudy or foggy near coast: nor- ;mal temperature; gentle to mod erate northwest wind off coast GLL.SMOHF. tTII Ll.i. to.. IM LoulsiUle-Oaeiubora, krnlutkj Troops On Move Salrm, July 30. (? Five hundreds troops of the 85ln coast artillery, en route bv mo- itor convoy from San Francisco to (he fourth army maneuvers i at Fort Lewis. Wash., will ramn I tonight at the I'at fair grounds. PRICES SLASHED ON The Famous saaaaaaaaaeaaaae Regular Ptica Special Price 6-Qt. Liquid Capacity $ 7.49 $ 6.49 10-Qt. Liquid 12-Qt. Liquid 18-Qt. Liquid 2LQt. Liquid 25-Qt. Liquid 40-Qt. Liquid Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity 12.30 13.50 17.00 18.00 18.50 28.45 8.95 9.95 11.95 12.95 13.95 19.50 We give S. H. Creen Stamp on All Housewares. HANSEN HARDWARE 6TH AND BARTLETT. PHONE 3$ l' j til MS 5 5 r comfortable. qultt room sUl with bath from $ ml nut? i from Union R.R. Terminal 15 minute from lOLLIWMI land of movie nJ radio ... I T AVtRM . OR II L V I Carf faciltti. nto every buyers life a little rain must fall! Here's merchandise (if you want to call it merchandise) that our buyers three months ago thought were rays of sunshine but' have turned out to be wet blankets. . . Honest, we've been trying for weeks to sell this stuff. We know you are sick of looking at it but here goes for one more fling. And before you look at the prices, read what the buyers have to say. A MILLION COLORED GLOVES Hi As a glove buyer. I'm not so hot I've a million mora jit or less Colored Cloves left en stock. Bought them I I to sell for $1.00 and if I can get 39c pair for thera I I'll be tickled pink. Come in and look them over, I I I there as good as gold only I'll take the gold, you j I can have the gloves. Women's RAFFIA SANDALS & TIES The shoe buyer hung his head in shame when the Advertising Dept. asked for copy on this ad. With tears in his eyes he asked me if I thought he could get 69c for these Cool Raffia Sandals and Ties. Well I don't know. They are $2.95 values and come in white and multi-colors with cuban heels. 39 PAIR 69 PAIR !!! ;ii WE ARE "THRU" WITH DISHES From now on I'm going to let my hardware friends do the dish buying says Paul Butler. Dishes, ya gods, I'll sell what I have left for S1.29 set and chuck in j ! j a 5SxS,2-inch Rayon Plaid Breakfast Cloth to boot. Ill These are 14-piece sets in Green and Cold. You can j j j afford to break the whole set at this price. I i ' They LOOKED GOOD a Month Ago When these rayon satin damask Lunch Cloths first came in we thought they would be fast sellers at 79c. They looked like $1.00 cloths to us. But not to the customers. We've 75 of them left and for 49c we'll let you take one home. Big plaid patterns in Green. Blue. Rose and Gold. 1 29 SET 49 EACH We Are Ashamed to Ask $9.95 for These We're advertised these Men's Suits a thousand times at 125 and sold a lot of 'em, but times hare changed. The fellows around town dont' want this line and we're tired of looking at them. Now if a dosen men will slip us $9.95 we'll see that you get, a darn good suit and give you a nlckle change out 'of a 10 spot. WE DONT WANT 'EM; DO YOU) $095 i ! ! m Slip Into the Men's section by the back door and ask one of the boys to show you theie $4.95 Wash Suits, ft A "kff' We won't tell your friends. No sir, not us. For If we JS m " ' ...... --. ... .,, jhh know, mum's the word. Anyway it will pay you to see these. Honest they are a bargain. We'll Tost in a $1.00 Tie for 39c With These SuiU. ;49 COME ON YOU FRUIT WORKERS Wa knew when we bought these Slacks and Farmer ettes that the salesman was talking us Into something. We marked them $1.98 but no sale and we can't sell slack sets in December, so come and get 'em at $1.00. Yes. you could wear them on outings, but I think their better for fruit work. (Mann's Second Floor) si 00 WATSON THE NEEDLEl Yes Indeed, Watson the needle, for here are Shirt to make you slap happy. For what could be sweeter for sports wear than a snappy print of a Spsnish senor seranading the girl friend, or your neighbors Scettie strutting his stuff even a high school Romeo's Model "T". No we're not kidding. We'll prove It for $1.19. 1 19 EACH If YOU DONT Go Near the WATER You won t like these Swim Suits. In fact that's the raason we re selling em at Half price. Here are Suits designed for girls who really like to swim. No skirts to bother with. If you are the kind who puts on a Swim Suit for a sun bath, these wont Interest you. USE THEM FOR CURTAINS! HALF PRICE Yes sir. when I bought (h.. t . r ... . . . 5- .S. 2 w T , mk Window taini out of 'em. You'll Si-, " ' "morrow," 1 1 1 " "aw Air Conditioned
