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PAGE TEN MEDFORD MATT, TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1940 ,77, IS OLDEST MAIL HIGH WIND HITS Some damage to Cornice pears In a number of orchards was done by a freak squall that swirled around Jackson county n..i.. Rural Rnilfp And 'for "bout h,If hour rridy Operates Rural Koine ftnuinlght packing houses reported Travelled 12480 Miles Last Year Delivering. The Medford Mail Tribune's annual Bargain Days started Saturday morning and will last until Monday. September 16, and among the 44 regular car riers who are authorized to accept subscriptions under the greatly reduced rates is Charles N. Hansen, who at the age of 77 is the oldest in years and in the point of service of any of the paper's large number of deliverymen. Mr. Hansen has delivered a Mail Tribune motor route since 1928, when these routes were irct nreanized to provide rural subscribers with the same fast evening service enjoyea oy ciiy subscribers. And in that time Mr. Hansen has Increased his route from 123 subscribers to 241, a very fine showing. During the 12 months ending August 31, Mr. Hansen has traveled 12,480 miles and deliv ered 70,225 copies of the Mail Tribune to regular subscribers, and during the next 12 months he hopes to deliver even more issues of the newspaper. Mr. Hansen's route starts at Lyman street and Hillcrest road, and covers Spring street, Wa bash avenue, College hill. Buck shot Hill road. Coker Butte road and the Crater Lake highway to Four Corners. From there it goes to Modoc orchard and low er Table Rock and returns on the Midway road, Davis road and the old airport road, finish ing at the Copco sub-station on Morrow road. ' The Mail Tribune has six motor routes that cover 237 miles in the rural section each day but Saturday, and deliver nearly 1,200 copies. Mr. Hansen has lived in Medford since 1907 and for 10 years operated a blacksmith shop- After selling his shop he was employed by B. J. Peart In Central Point for eight years. The Mail Tribune carriers operate their motor routes on a Little Merchant plan. Each car rier purchases from the Medford Publishing company each day sufficient copies to deliver the number of copies on his route. The carrier pays a given price for each copy, and at the end of the month the total cost of his papers are i;hi".rged to him less the refund he has on the Bar gain Days subscribers who paid by the year. Since the carriers' earning is the same on the yearly subscrip tion as it is on the monthly subscription, he prefers to have Bargain Days subscribers as it eliminates the cost and trouble of collecting each month. The Bargain Days subscrip tion rate for one year by carrier Is $6, and for one year by mail In Jackson, Josephine and Siski you counties is $4.30. yesterday. The pears blown off the trees. In parts of the county. In cluding Medford, the wind storm was accompanied by a heavy downpour of rain while in other parts there was no rain at all. The U. S. weather bureau reported only a trace of rain. Electric lights flickered out in a number of sections in town as limbs of trees were lashed by the wind against power lin-js to form arcs. In several places the arcs created a loud rum bling noise and vivid flashes like sheet lightning, arousing whole neighborhoods. Obituary LOCAL 4-H GROUP IN PRIZE CLASS AT STATE FAIR Patty von der Hellen Has Champion Lamb Others From Here Win Awards. 15 KUI i IN WILL GOP HEAD OFFICE Jackson county Republican central committee yesterday an nounced the opening of cam paign headquarters at 40 South Central avenue. H. V. Hamlin will be in charge. William M. Downing William M. Downing, a resi dent of Jackson county for the past 56 years, passed away at his home 613 North Bartlett street Saturday afternoon. His passing was sudden and attributed to an acute heart attack. He was born at Newton, Iowa. Oct. 23, 1867. and was aged 72 years. For the last 21 years, Mr- Downing has been a mem ber of the Apostolic Faith mis sion of Medford. Besides his wife, Martha L. Downing, he leaves one son, Glenn C. Downing of Medford and one brother in San Fran cisco. Also three grandchildren in Aberdeen, Wash. Funeral services will be con ducted at the Conger chapel by Rev. C. W. Frost at 2 p. m. Tuesday. Interment will be In the Jacksonville cemetery. Hannah J. Payne Hannah J. Payne, 77, who has resided in Medford for the last 53 years, coming here at the time the Southern Pacific rail road was built through the val ley, passed away at her home, 725 Welch street, at 2 a. m. Sat urday, following several years of failing health. She was born near Adel, Iowa. June 9, 1863. She moved from the place of her birth to Cali fornia and spent her girlhood at Healdsburg and Santa Rosa where she acquired her educa tion in music and from there she came to Jackson county where she leaves many friends. One brother, Newton Payne, a niece, Rophey Payne, and a nephew, Newton Payne, reside at Overton, Neb. Also one cousin, Zora Turpin, resides at Medford. Funeral services will be held at the Conger chapel at 2 p. m. Monday with Dr. Sherman L. Divine officiating. The remains will be forwarded to Adel, Iowa. for Interment. Friends are in vited to attend the rites Monday. Patty von der Hellen of Ante lope was Jackson county's out standing 4-H club exhibitor at the state fair in Salem, accord ing to a listing of winnings In I a telegram received by the Mail Tribune yesterday from L. E. Francis, county 4-H club agent. Miss von der Hellen, who had entered a sheep exhibit, won the grand championship with a fat lamb which later was sold at $1.90 a pound, the telegram stated. In addition she also won first, fourth, fifth and ninth prizes in canning and fourth and fifth in bread. Other winners from Jackson county were Jean and Lucille Brennesholtz, sisters of the 1 Table Rock 4-H club, who won first and second places, respect ively, in knitting; Lola Gober Oak Grove, first with a cake; Delia Bigham, Antelope, fourth, and Janet Charley, Lake Creek, fifth, with dresses; Virginia Ricks, Howard, eighth In the bread-baking contest. Also Bob Barbce, Oak Grove, third with egs; and Jack Reich, Oak Grove, third with chickens. The Jackson county 4-H boys and girls won a total of $268 in prize money. UNIT REPORTED Two days after Medford's national defense committee held its first meeting and prepared an intensive enlistment cam paign, 15 recruits had been en rolled in the Oregon national guard units here up to the close of business yesterday. More than 40 recruits must be enlisted to bring the units up to authorized strength upon mobilization September 16 for a year of active duty. Four men were enlisted yes terday. They were Donald H. Cheadle, Medford, for Com pany A, 186th infantry; and Glenn R. Boyd, Bert P. Luman and Colin J. Gould, Medford, for headquarters detachment, 3rd battalion, 186th Infantry. The names of 11 men previous ly enlisted had already been announced. E. H. lledrick, superintendent of city schools and a veteran of the World war, spoke highly yesterday of the value of na tional cup.rd training. The Company A exhibit of a modern soldier's equipment in the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce show window con tinued to attract much attention I yesterday. A display by head quarters detachment is to be arranged in the M.M. depart ment store window tomorrow morning and another by Com- Ipany A is to be placed in the H u b b a r d Brothers hardware i store window Tuesday morn ling. Dr. Sherman L. Divine, chair man of the defense committee, and trained. The young fellow will speak on the enlistment . then who has been smart campaign at the weekly lunch-i enough to have acquired a little eon-meeting of the Kiwanis ; military training ahead of time club in the Hotel Medford to-! will see what it is worth. He morrow noon. won't have to be told not then Speaking of the enlistment he won't." rnmnaiifn Mr Hfririrk said! "I am a strong supporter of the national guard and believe Old Tanks Ta Canada Fort George G. Meade, Md., ... C- . n At-mv n11PtT in- in the training that is to Dej --! " . . had in the national guard, even dieted toay that 229 rusty but for peace time and even if I ''till trusty World war tanks knew no war would ever come. "For more than 10 years our high school has recognized the value of such training and has allowed high school credit for it. "I served three years in the national guard myself several years before the last war and I know how valuable that train ing has been to me. "If war should come to us, which we sincerely hope will not happen, hundreds of thou sands of green men will be brought in by the draft. These men will have to be officered here were slated for transfer to Canada for training purposes. Jew Baiters In Main Bath, Me., Sept. 7. lift Show windows of five stores in the business district here, all hv Jews, were smeared i early today with varnish and the tires of a fruit and pro duce truck, also Jewish-owned, were slashed. ON DISPLAY TODAY AT Leonard Electric Co. A WIDE SELECTION OF NEW FLOOR LAMPS PAY ONLY 50c Us Copco's New 75 Plan Chances Are You'll Have Nolhins More to Pay. See Copco Adv. Below for Complete Details of 75 Plan. Births Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baker of 216 Haven street a boy weighing eight pounds and four ounces in Community hospital Friday night, September 6. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ada la 1:80 p m. Astoria, Ore., Sept. 7. (PI The packers price for fall fish ing has been accepted bv the AFL Columbia River Gillnet Fishermen's Union, Guy Law rence, union official, said today. , Baby Edwards Patricia Jane Edwards, in fant daughter of Mr- and Mrs. George M. Edwards, 315 Wil lamette street, passed away at a local "hospital Friday night She was born on September 2nd. She is survived by her par ents, and one sister, also her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Smith of Central Point, and Mrs. Anna M. Edwards of Med ford, and her great-grandmother, Mrs. llattic Smith of Central Point, Ore. Funeral services will be held at the graveside in the Central Point cemetery Monday morning at 10:30, with Perl's in charge Closing tlma for loo Lata to Claa Uj Ada la 1 .30 p. m. Cue Mall Tribune want ads. You can enjoy these advantages of MORTGAGE LOANS 1. Prompt strvlce no delay or red lap. 2. Small monthly payments out of Income. 1. 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Here's just one example of how this 75' i DISCOUNT PLAN works: If the lamp you choose costs $900 and, because of Increased use of electric service In your home your bill Is $100 a month higher than a year ago. you will earn 75c a month to apply on the purchase of your lamp in LESS THAN 12 MONTHS the balance on your lamp will be paid and your actual investment lor BETTER LIGHT will be just 50c If you have not earned enough discount to pay for your lamp, or lamps, at the end of the first 12 months, you pay the difference in 12 installments of not less than 50c a month. You are not limited to one floor or table lamp full and winter months are ahead and youll be needing plenty of GOOD light choose more than one of these scientifically designed CERTIFIED lamps while this 75'- DISCOUNT PLAN is in effect! I s I fit 'a 1 V SEE DEALER TODAY, ASK ABOUT THE 75 DISCOUNT PLAN Here's A Deal You Can't Afford To Miss! 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