MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORrj. OREGON. SUNDAY. AUGUST 11. 1940
PAGE TEN
GIVEN CONTRACT
IT
Contract for the corutructlon
of the U. S. army air corps
radio operation building at
Medford municipal airport has
been awarded to A. T. Beckett
of Oakland, Cal., It was an
nounced here yesterday.
Beckett's bid was $9,400, con
siderably more than the sum
originally allotted for the build
ing. The bids were opened In
the office of Ma J. E. P. Anton-
ovich, constructing quartermas
ter at McChord field, Tacoma,
Wash.
Work Starts Soon
Work on the building Is to
be started In the near future.
It will be a one-story brick
building with a tile roof. The
building will be erected a little
south and to the east of the
hangar. Outside dimensions will
be 20 by 43 feet.
The building will contain the
radio operating room, office,
locker room with IS lockers,
shower room, large vestibule
and heating unit room. It is
Intended for use not only by
the radio operating personnel
but by army pilots passing
through.
It was originally planned as
two-story structure with
sleeping quarters and a lounge
room for pilots but the cost,
as shown In the first set of
bids, was found too much In
excess of the $7,500 earmarked
for the building. All original
bids were thrown out. new
plans and specifications drawn
up and new bids asked for.
To Lay Cable
In addition to the building,
contract is expected to be let
soon for the laying of the cable
to connect the operations build
ing with the radio transmitter
situated on Crater Lake high
way. This in itself, It was said,
will Involve a considerable ex
penditure. Work has been done
on the trench for the cable.
The project for the radio op
rations building was started by
the Jackson County Chamber
of Commerce and the army rep
resentatives here. Spokesmen
for both and for the city yes
terday expressed their gratifi
cation upon receiving word
that the contract had been let.
Receipt of word of the award
ing of the contract followed
closely the announcement Fri
day afternoon that the war de
partment had approved a $120,
000 airport Improvement plan
s a WPA project under the
country's defense program.
Kenne'th S. Perry, engineer
from the state WPA office at
Portland, came here to work
with Fred W. Schcffcl, city sup
erintendent, and his aides in
preparing detailed plans and
specifications In an effort to
expedite the work. Mr. Perry
nd Mr. Scheffcl stated yester
day that the detailed plans and
specifications would probably
be completed Tuesday. The
work sheets must then be ap
proved by various officials.
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FOR AUTO THEFT
Irving K. Bicknell. 37. a tran
sient, and Earl F. Feltenberger,
39, who said his home was in
Kansas City. Mo., were arrested
by state police early Saturday
morning and lodged in the
county jail on charges of auto
theft.
Their arrest followed an auto
mobile accident on the Midway
road about two miles this side
of Bybee bridge, in which the
alleged stolen car they were
driving collided with a machine
operated by Joseph E. Spayde
of Ashland. The cars were dam
aged considerably, but nobody
was injured.
State police said that Bicknell
and Feltenberger admitted steal
ing a Pontiac coupe in Ashland
Friday night, owned by Noel
Taylor. They headed for Grants
Pass, but got off the Pacific
highway fend traveled on Mid
way road, police quoted them
as stating.
About 1:30 a. m. Saturday,
police said, their car and Spay
de' collided, and following the
accident Bicknell and Felten
berger scurried away and hid
in the brush about 200 yards
from the scene of the accident.
In the meantime Spayde came
to Medford, reported the acci
dent and flight of Bicknell and
Feltenberger to state police, and
the two men were arrested In
their hiding place. They gave
up without trouble, and police
said they were "very drunk."
CUT IN ACCIDENT
Mrs. Paul Hackett of Route 4
suffered a cut forehead Satur
day afternoon when the car in
which she was a passenger,
driven by Pauline Hackett, col
lided with a machine operated
by Audrey Flynn of 219 Mc
Andrews road, at Fourth street
and North Central avenue.
The accident occurred, accord
ing to city police, while Miss
Hackett's machine was traveling
north on Central avenue and
the other vehicle was moving
east on Fourth street. Mrs.
Hackett's head came in contact
with the windshield. Both cars
were damaged considerably.
Gladys Stone, 21, and Velma
Edwards, 24, passengers in a
car operated by Faye L. Knapp j
of 108 Columbus avenue, were
injured early Saturday morning
when their machine sideswiped
a car driven by Leona Gilliland
Chisman of Ashland, at Voor
hies crossing south of this city,
a report on file said yesterday.
According to the report, the
Knapp auto, traveling north on
the Pacific highway, passed a
parked truck at the satne time
the pther machine, traveling
south, reached the scene.
Mrs.' S. J. Richardson of Cen
tral Point and L. N. Younger
of 227 South Holly street drove
cars involved in a slight acci
dent on Front street between
Main and Sixth streets Friday
afternoon, a report on file said
yesterday.
Autos operated by Murl Hutch
inson of Days Creek and S. H.
Clayton of Chicago collided Sat
urday morning on the Tiller
Trail highway eight miles north
of Trail, a report on file said
yesterday.
Death Rehearsal.
La Llnta, Spain, Aug. 10.
HP) Anti-aircraft batteries and
recently arrived airplanes at
Gibraltar rehearsed today for
expected air attacks.
T.R
MANAGER. PASSES
Thomas H. Ness, 80, division
manager for the California Ore
gon Power company at Rose
burg, passed away in the latter
city at 3:30 a. m. Saturday after
month's illness.
Mr. Ness, who was born In
Smlthficlil, Out., had charge of
electrification of the Southern
Pacific intrrurban system In the
bay area and was employed by
the East St. Louis and Suburban
company in similar work before
coming to Medford February 1,
1921, as general construction
superintendent for the Califor
nia Oregon Tower company. He
supervised construction of sev
eral transmission lines for the
company, one of them, from
Prospect to Springfield, being
the longest in the company's
territory.
When the Copco purchased
the Douglas County Light and
Water company It Roseburg in
1923, Mr. Ness was transferred
to that city as division manager.
and he continued in that capac
ity with exception of nine years
when he was division manager
for the Mountain States Power
company at Coos bay.
Survivors, besides his wife,
Include five daughters, Mrs. A
L. Ifawn, of Eugene; Mr. C
W. Wakefield and Mrs. F. C.
Bash, of Medford; Miss Gene
vive Ness, Roseburg, and Miss
Virginia Ness, Portland; also
two sons, T. 11. Ness, Jr., and
John Ness, Roseburg.
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Luxable Rayon Satin Slips
Attention, Women and Misses . . . Here's a "Lux
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Luxable Wool Blankets
72X84 in. Pure Wools
The 72x84 Inch Marshall Field Blanket Is one of the
outstanding buys of this big sale. A pure Wool
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wide rayon satin ribbon and come in a full range of
new bedroom colors.
A Sensational Lux
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ular $8.50 Values.
$695
FREE LUX
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A free box of LUX will be pre
sented with each 59c purchase of
Luxable merchandise (only one
box lo a customer).
Susanna Eachus. Lux Fabric ex
pert is here to help you in eny
washing problem you may have.
Be sure to see htr for she will
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IE SUITS
Summer Suits with a famous label on them.
Washable and wrinkle resistant. All sises in
longs, shorts, stouts, and regulars. Our COM
PLETE stock goes at this price.
$312,85
YOU HAVE TWO MONTHS IN WHICH TO
Wear the FOLLOWING BARGAINS IN
They are the best thing of their kind shown in Medford. Kuppenheimer, Timely,
Michael-Stern, and Pinfield all put their labels In these and were PROUD to do it.
This group includes suits selling up to
$25.00. Tropical worsteds and all wool
fabrics tailored in the newest models.
Most of them are light in color and are
priced to move QUICK.
$1400
Suits here are values to $32.50. Timely
and Michael-Stern garments that are qual
ity leaders the country over. All sises in
shorts, longs, and regulars.
$1900
Famous Kuppenheimer suits, as well as Timelys
In this group. Double-breasted end single
breasted three-button models. Tweeds, worsteds
and tropicals. A wonderful group of quality
suits and an unheard of price.
$2400
Here is the cream of our clothing stock. Famous
Kenwood Tweeds and Cheviots. Kuppenheimer
and Timely worsteds. Most sises and models .
values to $45.00.
$2900
A BIG
SMACK
To Our Customers
Two shopworn genuine
Kirsten Pipes. These
have been damaged no
more than a small
scratch on the bowl.
$10.00 pipe now SKi.OO
$17.50 pipe now 10.50
WASH PANTS
Wash Pants in tans, greys, greens, blues, and natural
shades. Cut to lit you just like the pants trom our
$50.00 suits. Many of them with sippers. All of them
are "kissing Summer Good-bye at this one price."
$90
STRAW
HATS
are all going at two
prices . . while they last:
95c
and $1.40
SPORT SHIRTS
A small group of $5.00 sport shirts going
at this one price.
$250
All aiteralions will be done in our own alteration de
partment at no extra cost lo you other than special work
done at your request. This assures you of the BEST
FIT IN TOWN .... a genuine BARKERIZED garment.
A sale is no better than the store behind it.
60c Will Buy
NECKTIES
Values to $1.50
Crayco. Beau Brummel
Arrow
SPORT SHIRTS
$1.00 Values, all
going at 60c
BELTS
All summer belts designed
by Pioneer in blacks,
whites, and tans.
$1.40
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$1.90
WILL BUY:
Wash Pants up to $3.00
values in greens, greys,
tans. ad blues
Sport shirt values to $3.00
and $3.50
SWIM TRUNKS made In
lastex by Gantner. with
built In supporter . . . .
regular $3.95
$2.40
WILL GET YOUt
all wool Sweaters in coat
and slip-over styles. Val
ues to $4.00
FELT HATS ... all fur
felts made by Dalton and
Byron . . . priced as high
as S4.09
$340
WILL BUYi
Sweaters valued to $5.95
in all sizes and colors
Wash Pants of a famous
name, regular $5.00 value
Knox Hats in light sum
mer shades
JLest asTAJsl Wet PA V1rse e
Store Will Be Kept Open Monday
Night for Those That Work During
the Day!
In Roseburg at 11 a. m. Mon
day, and graveside services will
BARKERIZE and
feel wonderful
be held here Tuesday at 11 a
m. with interment in Siskiyou
Memorial Park.
Clowui tun. it Too ute to Clss- ,
all) AOs 11 I 30 p. a. 1
Funeral services will be held