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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1940.
Society Clubs
By Clara Mary Davis
Mrs. Devaney Is
Medford Visitor
Being welcomed today In
Medford is Mr. France De
vaney of Portland who plana to
return north by train this eve
ning after spending a brief visit
here at the Lydia apartment of
Mrs. Mayno Coleman.
Mrs. Devaney formerly lived
In Medford, prior to moving
north, and has a large acquaint
ance of friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilson left
last evening to return to their
home In Alameda. Cal., after
vending a week visiting Mrs.
Coleman and Mrs. Wilson's
moti.er, Mrs. Grace Thorbus.
They were accompanied south
by James .'layes, who had
spent three days visiting his
parents. Dr. and Mrs. James C.
Hayes and Farwell Kenly, who
had spent several days at the
home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. Corning Kenly.
Mr. Hayes and Mr. Kenly re
side in San Francisco.
Methodist Ladies
Aid Changes Name
The meeting of the Ladles Aid
of the Methodist church In the
Sunshine parlors last week
marked the "finale" of the so
ciety In name. The society has
been in existence since the ear
ly days of the church's history
when the old edifice on North
Bartlett street was the church
home.
With the uniting of the
ehurchs, north and south, under
the new "regime", the ladles aid
will function hereafter under a
new name to be known as "The
Woman's Division of Christian
Service".
The regular business session
wai conducted by Mrs. I. N. Mc
Colum who occupied the chair
in the absence of Mrs. Grace
Tucker- Devotional period was
led by Mrs. W. J. Wiley. The
Prlscllla circle as hostesses pre
sented a playlet of amusing char
racier. The accordion quartette un
der the leadership of Mrs. Har
ry Prentice, contributed several
enjoyable numbers, the partici
pants being, Dorothy Schiller,
Mary Moulton, Margaret Moul
ton and Marilee Thorsen.
The meeting closed with the
reading of an appropriate poem
written by Miss Gladys Bond.
Refreshments were served by
the hostess.
Butlers Leave
For Albany
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Butler
and two children, Thomas and
Dennis, returned to their home
In Albany yesterday.
Mrs. Butler and the children
had been visiting here a week
at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Parrett, on
North Orange street and Mr.
Butler joined his family here
for the week-end.
Cummons Home Is
Scene Of Party
The home of Mr. and Mrs. C.
L. Cummons In Eagle Point was
the scene of recent surprise
farewell party for Miss Miriam
Cummons who plans to leave in
the near future for Los Angeles,
Cal., to attend college.
Guests enjoying the pleasant
affair were Alice Moore, Ethel
Mae Johnson, Grace Moore, Mil
dred Wescott, Juanita Moore,
Ellen Sullivan, Gene Dunnigan,
Melvin Johnson, John Sullivan,
Jimmy Johnson, David Robert
son, Delton Johnson, Homer Sul
livan, Lloyd Collins, Mr. and
Mrs. Cummons, Mr. and Airs
Elmer Robertson, Mrs. Jim Tru
dell. Mrs. Agnes Moffltt, Mrs.
Vale Johnson, Mrs. Marjorie
Moore and Mrs. Mary Brouse,
Lovely gifts were presented
the honoree during the evening,
after which games and refresh
ments were enjoyed.
Whites Depart
For Portland
Miss Brewer to
Attend College
Miss Emma Jane Brewer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Brewer of 307 Laurel street, left
by train Monday evening for
Ventura, Cnlif., where she will
attend Ventura Junior college
this winter, specializing in secre
tarial work.
Mrs- Mlna White and two
daughters, the Misses Gwen and
Marian, left last week by train
for Portland to make their home.
The Whites have been long
time residents of the Phoenix
district and their many friends
regret their departure to the nor
thern city. Mrs. White has been
a capable member of the Phoe
nix Presbyterian church for
many years. A group of her
church friends gathered at the
train depot and presented her
with a gift of friendship.
Both of her daughters will at
tend high school In Portland.
Miss Gwen spent last year at
tending school there and taking
voice instruction. She Is regard
ed by musical critics as having
an excellent tenor voice and It
is anticipated by teachers that a
successful singing career Is Inevitable.
Mrs. White had lived In Phoe
nix for about thirty years.
Getchells Have
House Guests
Mrs. Frank Swift Bouma of
Seattle and Mrs. William John
Lewis of Berkeley, Cal., have
been the house guests of Mrs.
Delroy Getchell the past week.
Other house guests who re
cently enjoyed the Getchells
hospitality were Miss Marcia
MarFarland of Hillsborough
Park, Cal., and Mrs. James Ma
dill and Miss Marjorie Msdlll of
Yakima, Wash.
Mrs. Swan Visits
Relatives Here
Mrs. James Swan of Topeka,
Kas., arrived In Medford last
week to visit her parents, Mr.
Bnd Mrs. Harry Leclerc and her
sister, Miss Ruth Leclerc, at
their home on West Second
street.
This marks the eleventh con
secutive year that Mrs. Swan
has come to Medford from To
peka to visit. She plans to re
main here for three weeks.
Trio Visits At
Hayes Residence
Misa Mary Hayes, accompan
ied by the Misses Jane Kindall
and Eve Davis, arrived here
Sunday morning by motorcar
from Aberdeen, Wash., to visit
the former's parents. Dr. and
Mrs. James C. Hayes, at their
home on East Main street.
Miss Kindall left today for
her home In Tacoma by plane.
Miss Haye and Miss Davis will
visit here until September 13
at which time they leave by
train for St. Louis, Mo., to enter
University of Washington.
At the university Miss Hayes
will specialise in medical social
work and Misa Davis will en
roll In the graduate school of
social work. Both have been
Washington state welfare work
ers for the past several years.
Reynolds-Conley
Marriage Told
Miss Wanda Reynolds, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Rey
nolds and Melvin Conley, son
of Mr- and Mrs. Vernon Conley
of Ashland, were united In mar
riage In Dunsmuir, Cal., August
21, it was announced In this city
today.
The bride wore a powder blue
afternoon dress with black ac
cessories. The ceremony took
place at the home of Hugh
Clark. Doris McGee and Iris
Ford attended the couple.
The couple, both graduates of
the Ashland high school, will
make their home in Dunsmuir.
where Mr. Conley is employed
with the Southern Pacific rail
road company.
Davidson Home
Seen of Party
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Dav
idson were hosts for an infor
mal gathering at their home on
Ashland avenue late Sunday
afternoon.
Among the twelve guests
dropping In were Mr. and Mrs.
Ted Medford and Mr. and Mrs.
S. Slater of Klamath Falls, who
had been here for the week-end
attending the southern Oregon
golf tournament at Rogue Val
ley golf club.
Two Visit Friends
In Coast Town
Miss Dorothy Rogers and Mrs.
Roger Ileadlee spent the week
end In Crescent City, Cal., vis
iting friends.
What the Girl
Scouts Are Doing
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With camping season success
fully over and school schedules
near, each Girl Scout troop is
urged to have a meeting the
week before school opens. v
This first meeting will be a
rallying of members, committees
and leaders, and will probably
be held at the home of the
leader or at Scout headquarters.
Either the Scouts or the leaders
should arrange for this first fall
meeting.
The regular meeting for all
Girl Scout leaders of all age
girls is scheduled for Monday,
September 9 at 1:30 Scout of
fice. Plans will be made for
training sessions for all leaders.
New ideas, plans and material
will be given to leaders to as
sist in this year's program for
all troops under this council.
In a few instances where lead
ers are moving, working or as
suming other civic activities, the
former leaders or committee
members are urged to gather
members of their troop to make
plans for meeting time and place
and get the troop organized as
early as possible.
Brownie troop 26, from the
Jackson school district had
their first fall meeting at the
children's playground Thursday.
Group Leave
For Convention
Leaving this morning by mo
torcar for Seaside were Captain
and Mrs. O. L. Overmyer to at
tend the state convention of the
American Legion-
The Ovcrm.vcrs were accom
panied north by Mesdamrs
Thomas Freed, Charlrs . Kuntz
and Thomas K. Flynn. The
group planned to visit In Port
land today.
Miss Newbury
Has Birthday
Mrs. Don R. Newbury enter
tained for her daughter, Miss
Nancy Jean, Saturday afternoon
at her home on Eastwood drive.
The affair observed the
eleventh birthday of Miss New
bury and eleven guests were
bidden to the outdoor picnic
luncheon, games and treasure
hunt which followed.
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OLIVIA N Tin dominated
the interview his first for the
press flvrn by Simon Patina
(above), Bolivian minister to
' France, and a recent visitor to
New York. He may build a tin
smelter In I'. 8.. produces much
of Bolivia's tin.
Sixteen Teachers On Staff
for Year New Gymna
sium Ready by Nov. 1
Nancy Clark Is
Holiday Visitor
Miss ' Nancy Clark left last
evening by plane for San Fran
cisco. Cal.. after unending the
Labor Day holiday here visiting nounced by Superintendent
Central Point, Sept. 13
(Spl) Central Point schools
will open September 9. Heading
the staff of 16 teachers will be
Supt. H. P. Jewett. High school
instructors are Ethel Fleischer,
Charlotte Eyre, Iren Beamer,
Martha Boshears, K. A. Hulburt
and James Harrison. In the ele
mentary schools will be R. H.
Gandee, principal, Robt. Webb,
Leah Etta Evans, Ruth Foster,
Helen Wilson, Ruth Ottoman,
Mabel Dodson, and Mae Rich
ardson. Music will be directed
by Harry Meyers.
Plans for the year as an-
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Don
Clark at their Willow Creek
orchard home.
Miss Clark is employed at the
North American Insurance com
pany in the Bay City. While
here she enjoyed viewing various
matches of the Southern Oregon
golf tournament held at Rogue
Valley golf course.
Mrs. Smith In
New York City
Mrs. C. Glen Smith of 1222V4
West Main street, who has been
in New York City at the Hotel
Commodore for several days
last week, will be a house guest
this week at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Arliegh Hough of
Jackson Heights, Long Island,
New York.
P. E. O. to Meet
This Evening
Chapter BE of P. E. O. will
hold its first meeting of the fall
season this evening at 8 o clock
at the GeBauer apartment of
Miss Katherine Stewart. All
members are asked to attend.
Miss Yoakum Is
Home From Trip
Miss Elizabeth Yoakum,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Yoakum, returned to her home
on Cedar street this morning
from Portland, where she spent
three weeks visiting her aunt.
Miss Pauline Yoakum. She made
the trip by train.
Art Class to
Meet Thursday
Jackson County Art Class will
meet Thursday at the home of
Jerry Warren, 330 Haven street.
All art class students are in
vited to attend.
Mrs. Stevens Home
From Vacation
Mrs. James Stevens returned
to her home in Cargill Court
yesterday morning by train
from San Francisco, Cal., where
she enjoyed a weeks' vacation.
Jewett, Include an enlarged
physical education program, in
creased emphasis on American
ism, and special attention to in
dividual differences.
Completion of the new gym
nasium has been promised for
the first of November. With the
completion of this building and
further development of the ath
letic field as planned. Central
Point will have an excellent
school plant consisting of four
buildings and about 10 acres
of playground space. While a
slight increase In enrollment Is
expected, none of the grade
school or high school classes
will be overcrowded. This will
permit a high degree of effic
iency In instruction and atten
tion to individuals needs.
AH elementary texts are fur
nished by the district. All high
school texts are owned by the
school and furnished to high
students at a small rental fee.
Central Point high school was
the first In the county to organ
ize a rental system and has had
it in operation for six years
with considerable success.
children were born, two daugh
ter and one son, all of whom
survive. Mrs. Mable Smith of
Butte Falls, Ore.. Mrs. Margar
et Pollock, of Shelby. Mont.,
and Thamer Ray Gonderman of
Klamath Fall. Also seven
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
Mrs. Gonderman was mem
ber of the Central Point Relief
Corp and The Church of
Christ. The funeral service will
take place from the chapel of
the Perl Funeral Home, Thurs
day at 1 p.m.
TOMATO HARVEST
Harvesting of the Rogue riv
er valley tomato crop is ap
proaching the peak and the first
of this season's pack of the
Bagley Canning company of
Ashland, is now on local groc
ery store shelves, W. A. Gates,
one of the cannery directors re
ports. The shower of last night, ac
companied in some section by
lively wind, will not hamper
picKing ot either tomatoes or
D'Anjou pears, County Agent
Robert G. Fowler said. He added
the wind blew off some pears.
but not enough to cause any
loss.
Packers reported D'Anjou
picking would be over by the
end of the week, and that har
vesting of Boscs would be un
derway next week.
LARGE QUARTERS
stalled In the new paint shop,
giving daylight lighting for dif
ficult color matching require
ment. There is also a new car
storage building and new wash
rack. The driveway to the shop
ha been widened for eay en
trance. The used car lot ha been
moved from the south tide to
the north side of the Humphrey
building where a much larger
space makes it possible to dis-
The 1941 Plymouth, with 19 PJ.-M' "'
important advancements, is on
display today at Humphrey Mo
tors, local Plymouth and De
Soto dealer.
Powermatic shifting, which
reduces shifting effort, Is one
of the features of the 1941 mod
els available in eleven smart
new colors, new two-tone color
combinations and new two-tone
upholstery.
Plymouths for 1941 are also
equipped with new safety rims
on wheel which prevent throw
ing of tires in case of blowouts
or punctures and the lock for
the new one-piece hood is con
trolled from the driver's seat.
The 1941 Plymouths will be
available in fifteen models.
Humphrey Motors have com
pleted an extensive enlarging
program, which will give them
plenty of space for the proper
showing of new Plymouths and
DeSotos. according to announce
ment today by Frank Humphrey.)
Florescent tubing has been in-
Humphrey Motors 1 now
equipped to offer complete auto
motive service, according to Bill
Stirling, assistant manager.
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Ellensburg. Sept. S. Pi
Pete Grubb of Florence, Ariz.,
won the saddle bronc cham
pionship In the concluding con
tests of the 18th annual Ellens
burg rodeo yesterday. He fin
ished in the money all three
days, although he failed to win
on any day.
Grubb's 449 points nosed out
Frank Vanmeter of Billings,
Mont., who finished with 448.
Bill McMackin of Trail City,
S. D., was third with 443 points.
Dm Mall Trtbuna want ada.
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Births ;
Born to Mr. and Mr. Tom
Wray of 19 Vancouver avenue in
Community hospital September
2, a boy weighing eight pounds,
four ounces.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Fay
Woods in Community hospital
September 2, a boy weighing
seven pounds, five ounces. The
Woods live In Central Point.
NORTON TO HOLD
COURTING. PASS
Radio Highlights
61-POUND FISH TAKES
ASTORIA SALMON DERBY
Astoria. Ore., Sept. 3. OF)
Burtell Anderson of Skamokawa,
Wash., captured the annual As
toria salmon derby which ended
last night with his 61-pound, fl
ounce Chinook landed Saturday
He won prizes of $100 In cash
and an automobile.
His fish was the largest among
42"0 taken by approximately
1000 anglers.
By Associated Press
(Time is Pacific Standard)
New York, Sept. 3. CBS
travels to London, Berlin and
Washington tonight in a broad
cast marking the first anniver
sary of the war.
NBC presents two programs:
On the WJZ net work, reenact
ments of the sinking of the
- I Graf Spee, the Invasion of the
Circuit Judge H. D. Norton lowlands and the collapse of
will hold court in Grant Pass! France, at 6 p. m., and on the
next week and expects to set sev- WEAF hookup a round table of
eral eases here for trial the fol- commentators and military ex
lowing week. All are civil cases perts at 7:30.
as the criminal docket is prac- CBS' program begins at 6:30.
tically clear. with the voices of Edward R.
No decision In the case of the j Murrow In London and William
state fish commission against the L. Shirer in Berlin. The broad
Beaver Portland Cement com-least then will switch back to
pany. In which an injunction is New York and Washington for
sought against the recently con-1 reviews by Maj. George Field
structed wing dam in Rogue ling Eliot and Albert Warner.
River, is expected until Septem- .
bcr IS. Both sides have briefs' Tonight: WJZ-NBC. 4 p. m.,
j0 fje salute to opening schools.
The cement company, as a re-
Wednesday,
Eurone. NRC! 7
suit of the litigation, has sus-' .... m rRS 7 m
pended work on the proposed ; 9;30 m ; MBS 10 05 n ,
power house until the case
settled.
is
m.; 10:30, 11:30 p. m.
OF C. P.
On the short waves: RNE,
Moscow 7 p. m., broadcast in
English; DJL, DJD, DXB, Ber-
ilin, 8:15, news in English: JLS2
I Tokyo 8:40, Nagauta's music;
GSC, London, 11, Tropical
'Talks.
Notice To Clubs
With clubs and organiza
tions resuming meetings after
a summer recess, the daily
calendar, listing by date and
time individual meetings, has
been resumed In the society
column.
Notice of meetings to ap
pear In the Sunday calendar
should be phoned or brought
In to this paper not later than
Friday noon. Meetings sched
uled to appear during the
week should be phoned in by
10 a. m. of the day the notice
is to appear
Mary Alice Gonderman. 68.
a resident of Central Point for
the last 4 years and the state
for 16 years, passed away early
Monday morning at a Central
Point private nursing home fol
lowing a prolonged illness.
Mary Alice Swanger was
united in marriage to Thamer
S. Gonderman at Warsaw, Ind..
in 1893. To this union three
Combined area of British
Caribbean islands is 12.200
square miles, three-fourths the
area of Switzerland.
West Point of the Air
Is Now Ready for 12,500
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OnB of the greatest opportunities ever offered
to young Americans is now open. The expansion of the
Army Air Corp make it possible for qualified young
men to receive thorough flying instruction at Govern
ment expense: $75 per month pay while training
Second Lieutenant's Commission in the U. S. Army Air
Reserve with active duty pay and allowances ranging from
$205.50 to $245 JO per month upon graduation.
With aviation expanding rapidly all over the world
this training equips a young man for a glorious career
well paid and rich in opportunity for advancement. Basic
requirement are: excellent physical condition; unmarried;
ages 20 to 27; two year of college, or a written examina
tion covering equivalent work.
The opportunity is limited and qualified young men
are showing great interest. Apply at once for training as
a U. S. Army Flying Cadet. This is the chance of
lifetime! Visit or write:
U.S. ARMY RECRUITING SERVICE
CITY HALL, MEDFORD. ORES.
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S00 p. m. Pythian Sisters.
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Wednesday.
6 30 p. m. Spanish War Vet
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