MEDFORD MATE TRIBUNE. MEDFOKD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. JTJT,T31. 1310.
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Society
Reported by
Mrs. Bengtson
Feted at Party
Entertaining at a surprise
birthday party at the Hotel Hoi
land this week was Mrs. Anna party In honor of her birthday i her home on Siskivou heights.
G. Bengtson for her daughter-ion July 28. Mrs. Murrey re-iMrf Brown w,s a former Med-in-law,
Mrs. O. H. Bengtson. (ceived numerous lovely gift forj resident, making her home
The fourteen guests who ! 'rom her friends. nere or ,ome time. This is her
greeted Mrs. Bengtson were Mr.
and Mrs. Lyle Wilcox and their
two sons. Bob and Lyle, Mr. and
Mrs. Karl Janouch, Dr. and Mrs.
C. I. Drummond and Mrs. Drum
mond's sister, Miss Clark Elean
or Oberlies, Mrs. Ethel Boggs,
Mrs. Anna G. Bengtson, Mrs.
Paul Herron, Mr. O. H. Bengtson
and small daughter Brenda.
Later the guests returned to
the Bengtson home at 203 North
Peach where games and gifts
were enjoyed.
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Marilyn Miller
Honor ee at Party
Mrs. Earle Miller was hostess
at her home at 617 Park last
Monday evening at a dinner par
ty to a group of the very young
set who gathered to celebrate
the seventh birthday of Marilyn,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Miller.
The table was decorated with
a large birthday cake and cor
sages of pastel flowers were
found at each place.
Guests included Patty Free
burger, Linda Lou Lemery, Su
sanne Singleton, Barbara Green,
Margaret Ann Pinneo, Sally
Cooney, Caroline Shangle, Betty
Begley, the honoree, Marilyn
and her small brother, Dick.
B.P.W.ToHold
Meeting Thursday
The Business and Professional
Women's club will hold its reg
ular dinner meeting Thursday
evening, August 1, at the Hotel
Holland at 6:30.
Enid Funk, first vice-presi
dent, will preside. The program
for the evening will be in
charge of Mrs. Zoe Hurd, who
is chairman of the legislation
committee. Mrs. Hurd will be
assisted by Eva Jurr and Viola
Liedel.
All past officers and commit
tee chairmen that did not file
their reports at the last meeting
for the year ending June 30,
1940, will be given at this time.
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Starting Tomorrow!
For a limited lima only. sraat NATION-WIDE SALE of tha
famous Pequot sheets and cases. Buy nowi take advantage of tha
saving to be had on iha nation's finest, longest wearing sheets
and casts.
nd Clubs
Nancy Heath
Mrs. M. C. Murrey
Honored at Party
Friends of Mrs. M. C. Murray ;
gathered recently at a surprise ,
Following the serving of re
freshments, a musical program
was presented. Helen Pierce
gave three vocal numbers, ac
companied by Mrs. George
Snearley and two piano solos
by Venita Gardner. The remain
der of the afternoon was spent
in playing Chinese checkers.
Those present Included Mrs.
Mary Jones, Mrs. Elizabeth
High, Helen Pierce, Mrs. George
Snearley, Helen Gardner, Veni
ta Gardner and the honoree
Mrs. Murrey.
Portland Residents
At Gannaway Home
Guests at the W. C. Gannaway
home are Mr. and Mrs. Rode
dack of Portland who have
been spending the last few days
visiting in Medford. They are
en route to their Portland home
after a vacation tour in Cali
fornia.
Mrs. Rodedack is a niece of
Mrs. Gannaway's and a cousin
to Mrs. Arthur Render, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Gan
naway. House Guests
At Davis Home
House guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Davis of West
Jackson are Mrs. Ferriil W.
Forden and small son. Bill of
San Jose, Calif. Mrs. Forden and
her son arrived in Medford with
Mr. and Mrs. Davis upon their
return from a vacation in the
south some time ago.
Mrs. Forden is a sister of
Mr. Davis.
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Juvenile Club to
Have Picnic Saturday
The Degree of Honor Juvenile
club will hold their regular
meeting Saturday, August 3, in
the park at the corner of Sth
and Bartlett from 4 to 6:30. Mrs.
Ida M. Wilson, Juvenile direc
tor, asks that all Juvenile chil
dren be present and bring a
guest. All attending are asked
to bring a picnic lunch.
Madf ord Residents In
Southern California
Leaving last Saturday by mo
tor for southern California were
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Emmens.
In California they plan to visit
with friends in Los Angeles and
en route home will visit the
Golden Gate Exposition in San
Francisco on Treasure Island.
They plan to return about Sun
day.
Home Economics Club
Has Recant Luncheon
The members of the Home
Economics club of the Phoenix
Grange met recently at the
home of Mrs. Mona Ferns with
M. M. DEPARTMENT STORE
PAY LESS DRESS BETTER
320 EAST. MAIN TELEPHONE 233
SHEETS 0rig Now
72 x 99 ..........1.40 1.24
72x108 ..1.50 1.34
Six 91 150 1.34
Sixios 165 1.44
sixl08 Hemstitched 1.95 1.60
PILLOW CASES 0r3gj Now
42x36 .' each .33 .29
42x36 each .35 .32
42x36 hemstitched each .48 .44
45x36 hemstitched each .50 .47
SI inch bleached sheeting yd. .51 .45
42 inch bleached tubing yd. .27 .23
Mrs. Crr assisting. At noon
delicious covered dish luncheon
was served. The afternoon wms
spent in a social hour and con
cluded by a business meeting
presided over by Mrs. Peggy
Schmaclc. who acted as chair
man in the absence of Miss Eiva
Caster.
Format Resident
Visits la Mediotd
Mrs. Charles Brown arrived
today by train from Chicago to
snend the next two weeks visit-
,ith M i i Emmen at
first trip
years.
to Medford in ten
PACKING PLANTS
UNDER WAY SOON
The Pinnacle Packing com
pany plans to start its No. 1
packing plant Friday morning,
and the Potter Palmer company
plans to open Bartlett pear pack
ing operations Saturday. The
Reter Fruit company will start
next Monday. It is expected all
plants will be in full swing by
the middle of next week.
Bartlett picking was reported
underway today in some of the
early orchards, with more start
ing tomorrow.
Horticulturist C. B. Cordy re
ported pressure tests showed the
fruit was ready to pick, but he
doubted picking would be gen
eral before Monday.
SUSPENDED SENTENCE
ON ASSAULT CHARGE
Dave Gillette of the Phoenix
district, charged with assault
and battery, was given a six
months' suspended sentence by
Justice of the Peace William
R. Coleman yesterday. Gillette
engaged in fisticuffs with De
lores Sullivan, a neighbor, and
appeared in court with a black
ened eye and other signs of a
loser.
According to the testimony,
the argument was over some
bees, and came to climax when
autuvan assertcdly made a re
mark about some friends of
Gillette's, which the latter re
sented.
LOCAL COUPLE OBTAIN
RENO WEDDING PAPERS
Reno. Nev., July SI. (F)
Marriage licenses issued here
yesterday included Joe E. Saun
ders. Gold Hill, and Laura M.
Harding, Rogue River, Ore.
Pension Paw-Wow
Salem. July 31 P Meth
ods of assisting legislative candi
dates who favor larger old age
pensions will be discussed here
tomorrow at a meeting of the
state executive committee of the
Oregon pension federation.
JACKSON COUNTY
WOMEN JOIN WAR
AGIST CANCER
Form Division of Women's
Field Army of American
Society for Cancer Control
Announcement was made to
day of the organization of the
Jackson county division of the
Women's Field Army of the
American Society for the Con
trol of Cancer.
Still In an embryonic stage.
the local division is sponsored
jby the Jackson County Medical
society and the Jackson woumy
Public Health association, ine
state commander has appointed
Mrs. Ralph U. Boutelle of 21
Florence avenue chairman for
this district.
At a meeting in Mr. Bou-
telle's home Monday night.
plans were made for selecting
an executive board and other
officers to arrange and direct
the Jackson county division of
the Women's Field Army. In ad
dition to Mrs. Boutelle, those
attending the meeting were Mrs.
J. C. S. Weills. president of the
Jackson County Public Health
association, and Dr. O. J. Hat
both and Dr. Robert Sleeter
who. with Dr. Harvey Woods
of Ashland, were appointed by
the medical society.
Last Te Enter War
"Oregon and Connecticut are
the only states In the Union not
already engaged in this educa
tional campaign against cancer,"
a statement issued today said.
'As Oregon stands about mid
way in its record of deaths from
this cause, there is a clear-cut
challenge to the state.
"Oregon a mortality rate Is
133 deaths per 100.000, com'
pared with 112 for the whole
United States and only 51 for
South Carolina. The Women's
Field Army was recently organ
ized in Portland and Jackson
county intends to do its part
in the future, hopeful of reduc
ing the number of deaths caused
by cancer."
TOWNSEND PICNIC
SET FOR SUNDAY
(Contributed'
The Townsend Trailblazers In
arranging a schedule for picnics
has set the date for the annual
delegates' picnic at Ashland
park for next Sunday in the
upper picnic grounds, if it can
be secured, if not It will be
at the lower grounds. (Just keep
going until you find the Town
send crowd.)
Martha Spenker wil give the
main address on the convention
with other delegates making
short remarks.
This is not picnic for Town
sendites alone. Everyone will
find a welcome and i invited.
Derby
Derby, July St. SpI. Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Lorton and Bob
bie Chambers of Butte Falls
were Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. F. D. Kill.
C. H. Hayma and hla brother
Leonard cut a be tn Saturday.
Thy hived U beat and savad sis
gallons of honey.
Hurl Hayitea ntf Frank HID war
buaineaa visitor to Eagl Point
tnlT 30.
Dennis Clark, Kewt tllfaon, T. R-
ktarcar and son Brras are helping
Seotty Boytr with bis building con
struction. Mr. and sir. W. M. Bennatt and
Mr. ana Mrs. Percy O'Nell of Butt
JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL
Savings & Loan Associition
128 East Main
Falls. noRtly marn4 couple of
DrtT, a era brought by crowd of
tnMa to Mr. ana sir. Fran Chap
Una bom Saturday tenlne. ahara
plenty of bomc-mao K craara as
caka war atnrad.
Percy, a tairatrd rtoHotat. antar.
tatnatf bla frlrsaa vitb SSa rlollrt
and Mr. and Mrs. Burl Oueroary of
Butt rH sraale ob
Hawaiian (ultara. It waa a Yry
njoyabl aratsinff.
LjSa Haynca of Bail rout, with
bla parrnta Mr. and Mrs. Muri
Rarnta. wtotfraa. Fraaraaa. tonard
and 1m aprnt Friday at Oypay Sprint
plcklngr htieiUaberriea.
Murl Dean and aoa Kldon war
at Orp.y Spring July JO and ti.
7 BOYS AND GIRLS
DIE ON CROSSING
Augusta, Ga., July St fflt
Seven boys and girls en route to
a swimming party were killed
yesterday by a fast freight train
which crushed their automobile
at a crossing near here.
There were no survivors. The
car was dragged some 1,400 feet.
Six Augusta victims were R.
A. Elliott, Jr., 19-year-old senior
at the Citadel in Charleston, S.
C, his sister, Helen. 18, their
cousin, Corinne Elliott. 16, Wil
liam Wheetess, 20, Julian Bai-
dowski, 19, Harry Jarrell Shep-
pard, 19, and Emma Baker, a
18-year-old visitor from Atapa
ha, Ga.
RIVER CARNIVAL IS
CENTENNIAL FEATURE
Salem, July 31. (IF) A river
carnival, featured by a tug-of-
w a r between two tugboats.
opened Saiem five-day cen
tennial today.
The climax of today's cele
bration will be fun parade
and a pageant at the state fair
grounds, in which 3,000 per
sons will depict Salem's history.
The pageant will be held four
nights.
Several thousand persons are
expected to visit the city.
Radio Highlights
By Associated Pre.
(Time is Pacific Standard.)
Topic of Col. Ctwrles A. Lind
bergh's Sunday broadcast on
MBS is announced as "Keep
America Out of War for Ameri
can Reasons." MBS will carry
the talk at 12:30 p. m., while
WOR, New York, wilt record
it and repeat it at 7:15.
Tonight: Europe CBS :55.
6:30; WJZ-NBC 6; MBS S; NBC
8.
WABC-CBS :1S. Rep, Homer
D. Angela on Defense.
Thursday: Europe, subject to
change NBC a. m., 8:45
m., CBS 4 a. m., 2:45 p, m.
PHOENIX T0WNSENDITES
TO GIVE SOCIAL FRIDAY
Phoenix, July 31. SpiJ
The Townsend club will give an
ice cream social Friday evening
at the home of Mrs. L. Conklin
on the highway.
Mrs. S. W. inman, club dele
gate lo the recent national
Townsend convention, is expect
ed to give a report.
REP. LINDSAY WILL BE
COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Washington, July SI. (P)
Representative Lindsay Warren
(D.-N.O will be appointed
comptroller general cf the Unit
ed States, the nomination go
ing to the senate tomorrow.
Warren, a veteran member
of the house and chairman of
the account eommitte, will
succeed former Senator Fred
Brown of New Hampshire, who
resigned recently.
You can enjoy these
advantages of
MORTGAGE
LOANS
1. Prompt service na delay of t4
lap. f
1. Small monthly pTmn!s eut
Income.
I. Lena lermti lev Interest rata
charged on decreasing balance.
4. Loan expense small, na commis
sion to pay.
MASS SUB GIN
M LIFE TERMS IN
SAN QUENTIN PRISON;,
Loa Angeles. July SI. U-R
A sentence of five consecutive
life terms in San Quentin pris
on today was given Verlin H.
IT r.,rn. n.in.inDl
of the South Pasadena junior
high school, for the mass
der of five of his school assocl-l
ate. He pleaded guilty.
In addition. Spencer was sen
tenced to a sixth prison term of
not to exceed 20 year for
wounding a sixth victim. This
was to follow the five life terms,
thus assuring that the school
master would spend the rest of
his life in prison.
Superior Judge Thomas L.
Ambrose pronounced sentence.
GRAVE-DIGGERS PICKET
BIG DETROIT CEMETERY
Detroit, July 31 OPl Thirty-
five striking grave-diggers, bear
ing placards, picketed Wood-
mere cemetery, one of the city s
largest burial grounds, today.
The strikers, members of the
United Cemetery Workers-CIO.
demanded higher wages and
vacation with pay.
Cemetery officials said a fore
man was performing the neces
sary burials.
REUEF SPEEDED TO
TURKISH QUAKE AREA
Ankara, Turkey, July 31 Mi
Government agencies speeded
relief today to earthquake
stricken areas In the central
Anatolian plateau, where 300
persons were reported killed
and hundreds Injured yesterday
by heavy temblors which de
stroyed 12 villages.
The affected region centered
around Yozgad. 200 miles east
of Ankara.
Vgalabi Soap
Athot, Mass., July 31 tm
Paul Prallnsky Is amazed at the
virtuosity of a plant in his back
yard. Below the ground the
i plant la growing healthy pota
toes, while up above there Is
handsome tomato.
Outstanding at C.M.T.C.
Vancouver, Wash., July 31
W) Edward B. Buckman, Glad'
stone. Ore., was selected a the
outstanding Oregon man at this
year's citizens military training
camp. He was awarded a trophy
donated by Governor Sprague.
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COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO., of Medford, 601
Assassin Exacuiad
London, July 31 !,? L'riham
Singh, alias Mahomed Singh
Aiad. 37-year-old Indian engi
neer, was executed at Penton-
viiie prison today for the mur
der of Sir Michael Q'Dwyer, re-
ired lieutenant governor of
Punjab, last March IS at a meet
ing here of the East India associ
ation.
Waalhar
Northern California: Fair to
night and Thursday, but cloudy
or foggy on coast: normal tern-
i perature; moderate northwest
mur-!wind off coast.
DRESS
$5.00
Hundreds of Dresses Go On
Sale for Final Clearance
All Styles at Dresses and Formals
From att of ear leading manufacture?
Junior Sizes Regular Sizes
i Sizes
Whites, Pastels and Prints
Many Values te $16.50
FINAL CLEARANCE
$5.00
COME AND
BURELSOH'S
LADIES'
Medford Building,
The tingling taste of Cbca-Cola
never loses the freshness of appeal
that first charmed you. It leaves a,
cool, clean after-sense of refresh
ment that satisfies your thirst
completely.
PAUSE THAT REFRESHES
' soraro i-Nm. authosjtt o thi cocxcoia co. y ,
Travel to the Bowlder Bam
recreational area is heavier
than year ago.
Ci Mail Triers wast ads.
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