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- in PAGE EIGHT SUBSCRIBER LIST One-Year Renewals Up 51 Per Cent in First Day of Annual Bargain Period That people are taking an In creased interest in world and national affairs because of the European war and the coming presidential election seems to be indicated by Medford Mall Trl bune subscription figures ' re leased today by Gerald T. Lath' am, circulation manager. With the Tribune's annual Bargain ' Days period in full wing, Mr. Latham reported that one-year renewal subscriptions for Saturday, first day of the period, were up 31 per cent over the first Bargain Day last year, and that new Bargain Days sub scriptions were 29 per cent high er than at the close of the first day in 1939. Ends September IS Bargain Days wilr end next Monday, September 16, at 7 p.m. Until then, persons may sub scribe to the Mail Tribune for one year by carrier for $6, or by mail in Jackson, Josephine and Siskiyou counties for S4.50- Mr. Latham, in explaining the manner in which the Mail Tri bune's 44 paper carriers do their work and receive promotions, said: "The average American boy gets the urge to earn his own money between 10 and 12 years of age. Prior to the pass age of the Wagner labor act, which prohibits the employment of boys under 14, we started many youths 10, 11 and 12 years old as street salesmen. "From street salesmen they would earn positions as substi tute carriers, and then at the age of 14 or IS would secure a job as a regular carrier. Starting as a regular carrier, the boy must learn to be prompt and accurate In delivering his newspapers, he must learn some accounting and bookkeeping and he must be come a salesman. If the boy ap plies himself diligently and does his work well he will be promot ed as better routes open up." Hugh Power Example A fine example of the promo tions carriers receive for good work is Hugh Power, Mr. Lath am noted. After selling papers on the street in 1932 and 1933, Hugh substituted on a route for about a year and a half, and in October, 1935, was given a route of his own. In April of 1936 the routes were reorganized from 20 to 27 city carriers as a result of the circulation growth, and Hugh was awarded a better route for his fine work. From April 1936 to August 1938 Hugh delivered route 5 in Medford, embracing South Fir, South Grape and South Holly streets. In 1938 he delivered motor route A to Ashland as a substitute, and it was while de livering this route that he saved the life of an elderly woman in Fern valley from perishing in her burning house. For this feat of bravery he was given a medal and citation from Governor Martin, through the efforts of the local Lions club. Hugh is now delivering Motor route E embracing Butte road, part of the Midway road and the old Pacific highway, the Jack sonville . Central Point road north of Ross Lane, Ross Lane west of Jacksonville-Phoenix road, the Old Stase road be tween Carpenter'. .id Goodhue Hill addition, and llcall lane. He covers 21 miles a day and deliv ers to 134 regular subscribers To Attend SOCE Hugh is 18 years old and Is a graduate of Medford high school. He has purchased all his clothes and his bicycles, and also has paid for his automobile since starting to work for the Mail Tribune in 1932. He is taking private flying lessons at the Medford munici pal airport and has 22 hours to his credit. Hugh expects to at tend Southern Oregon College of Education at Ashland for two years, continuing to deliver his Mail Tribune route. After com pleting Junior college work at SOC E, Hugh hopes to major in engineering and chemistry at a university. SPEECHES IN WEST Salem. Sopt. 9. Sena tor Charles L. McNary, before leaving for Washington, D. C. after a 16-day visit to his home here, said today he plans to niake a western speaking tour that might include one speech in Oregon. He will leave Portland by plane at 5:45 p. m. tonight. McNary. who accepted the Republican vice presidential nomination here August 27, said ha would confer late UiU week in Indianapolis with Wendell L. WlUkle, Republican presiden tial candidate, and Joseph W. Martin, Republican national chairman. They will discuss the part McNary should play in the cam paign, but McNary commented that "They have more work cut out for me than I'll have time to do." DEAD AND INJURED INCREASE PAST IN CONTINUED RAIDS (o-atlnuM trucn Pt On.) war, possibly signalling the start of an all-out assault to be followed by an attempt to land troops. With full details of the night of havoc still far from com plete, British observers admit ted that activity on London's great maze of docks had been paralyzed indicating a threat to the capital's food supplies. Shipping Dlvartad Shipping will have to be di verted to other ports, it was said, and food and other sup plies brought into London by train and trucks. While the British capital's sleepless millions dazedly took up their routine tasks, the Lon don press warned that Hitler's long-threatened Invasion may be Imminently expected. "We have not yet reached the top note of this crescendo of air attack," a London air min istry official said. Berlin reported the full-blast blitzkrieg was personally di rected by Reichsmarshal Her mann Wilhelm Goering from his headquarters In northern France. Super Bombs Used With less than two weeks to go before the start of equi noctial storms. Marshal Goering unleashed wave after wave of Germany's biggest bombers loaded with cargoes of "super bombs" reputedly capable of leveling anything within a 500 yard radius. Goering himself, In a surprise broadcast, said Hitler had en trusted him with the task of storming "the heart of the Brit ish empire," carrying out the nazi fuehrer's threat of thous andfold "reprisar for British RAF raids on Germany. WATER CARRIER Washington, Sept. 9. W) Legislation which would nh. Ject water carriers to regula tion similar to that now appli cable to railroads and motor carriers won final congressional approval today. The senate accepted a com promise version of the regula tory bill, which was first passed bv both holies Inst vnr nnrl was twice referred to a Joint nouse-senate committee for re vision. The vote was 59 to 15. Before sendinc the bill n the White House, the senate reject ed, 51 to 23, a contention by Senator Clark (D., Mo.) that it had been drafted In violation of senate rules. Asuncion, Paraguay, Sept. 9 ('V) General Higinio Morinigo is the provisional president of Paraguay as the aftermath of a fatal airplane accident. President Jose Felix Estlgar rlba and Scnora E.stigarnba were killed In an air crash Sat urday. Morinigo, who was war min ister under Estigarriba, was cho sen by the cabinet yesterday to take over the provision presi dency. He retained members of the old cabinet and nniminioH Gen. Paulino Anmntla as his ..... v. .-..-.v.. m Mr nunisiry. 4 MEDFORD MATT, PAY LARGE SHARE OF ROADjXPENSE P. U. C. Aide On Visit Here Says More Than Million Will Be Paid This Year "More than a million dollars probably will be turned over to the state this year by the truck owners and bus lines operating in Oregon, all for the building of new roads and the mainten ance of old highways," said Ralph H. Mitchell, recrctary to the public utilities commission er, who is a Medford visitor from Salem today. With Mitchell Is Joseph L Kennedy, chief accountant of the commissioner, who is super vising the origin;)! cost survey of the California Oregon Powdf company. This work is being carried on by the state in con Junction with a collaborating survey by the Federal Power commission. Ormond R. Bean, state utilities commissioner was a Medford visitor in company with Kennedy and T. O. Russell, chief engineer, at a recent tele phone hearing here. 'The public utilities commis sioner's office is one of the state departments which may be termed self-supporting", said Mitchell. "The office expense is maintained through fees from the public utilities and from the truck and bus lines operating over our highways. "Today there are approxi mately 15.000 trucks using Ore gon highways, operating on ap proximately 7500 permits and every possible precaution is be ing taken for the safety of the driving public. The truck own ers are cooperating wonderfully in (his campaign of safety in driving plus the installation of the latest safety devices that the highways may be made more safe- I "Commissioner Bean, who took office on June 1, last year. Is carrying the service of the state to the tax-paying utilities and truck owners, in that all hearings insofar as possible are being held near the operating centers of these Industries rath er than have them make trips to Sakm for such necessary hearings as often has been the case in past years." F, E Salem. Sept. 9. f.-D Attend ance at Oregon's state fair which closed yesterday set an all-time record of 117.984 paid admissions, in spite of unfavor able weather most of Tlie week. Last year's attendance was 114,821. Yesterday's crowd of GO COACH FARES between points in Oregon! Now you can enjoy the mny advantages of trsin travel to northern Oregon points for the lowest every, day cost !n many years. Next timt you travel, try the train. It's cheaper thsn driving and a lot more fun. Look at these NEW fares! PORTLAND $5.00 $9.00 EUGENE 3.35 6.05 SALEM 4.40 7.95 ALBANY 3.95 7.15 T7T. JLi Southern Pacific I. I,. IOKKI, TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. 10,150 was a new Sunday high 'mark. A total of $116,664 was wag ered on the horse races, an in crease of $17,000 over last year's record high. DELEGATES REPORT The five delegates from Med ford Post to the 22nd annual convention of the American Legion, held at Seaside last week, agreed upon their return that it was probably the most serious convention of the de partment since the beginning of the Legion. Realizing the import ant part the Legion must play during the exlstancc of the pres ent world conditions, all senti ment and politics were aban doned in the election of the of ficers for the coming year, they said. Capt. H. J. Melring, retiring commander of Medford Post, was unanimously elected com mander of the 4th district. Mrs. Melring, retiring president of the Medford auxiliary, was elec ted president of the 4th district ladies auxiliary. Bob Ebel, a past commander of Medford Post was elected Grand Aumen eire of the 40 and 8. Detailed report of the convention will be given at next regular meeting of the post, Wednesday at the Armory. AIRPORT SIGN LISTS RECREATIONAL FACTS Attracting much attention Is a large sign erected at Medford municipal airport by the Jack son County Chamber of Com merce. The sign shows Medford as the center of a large recreational area. Facts and figures regard ing Medford i resources are list ed. EX-HAWAII GOVERNOR SPEAKS HERE SEPT. 24 Lawrence M. Judd of Hono lulu, former governor of Hawaii. is scheduled to give a talk here September 24 under sponsorship ' of the Jackson County Cham ber of Commerce- Details regarding time and place of the address have not been completed. Back In Hospital Douglas Finch, fire guard on the Rogue River national forest who was injured last Tuesday, was taken back to Community hospital last night for further observation and treatment. He had been dismissed from the hospital after receiving treat ment for possible internal in juries. He was hurt when his horse fell upon him. Ban Church Noise Independence, Ore., Sept. 9 HP) Petitioned by 36 residents to do something about nocturnal noises issuing from a local church, the city council passed an ordinance prohibiting dis turbing noise after 9:30 p.m Dogs and other animals also come under the ban. nt. l-ttonr J .'' OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1940. WILLKIEPOLISHES SERIES OF TALKS FOR WESTERN TRIPj G- 0. P. Candidate and Staff Will Leave Indiana Thurs day to Stump 18 States Rushville, lnd., Sept. 9. UP) Henry Ford talked with Wen dell L. Willkie today 15 min utes and afterward 'the Repub lican presidential nominee said the automobile manufacturer had come only "to pay his re spects." Ford, who arrived In a spec ial railroad car this morning, left without comment. He went to Detroit, where he has a din ner engagement tonight with his son Edsel. Rushville, lnd., Sept. 9. UP) While aides made final plans for a 7.200-mile campaign trip to the Pacific coast and back east, Wendell L. Willkie worked today on a long series of speeches designed to further his bid for the presidency. The Republican nominee and his staff will leave here Thurs day night for a stumping tour bought a talking machine It was one of those new-fangled contraptions that played "Oh, Promise Me"whenever you wanted to hear itl Grandpa bought it from MONTGOMERY WARD and i saved a pile of phonograph combinations mat lets you make your own records at home. And, he's saving a pile of money JKr by buying it at MONTGOMERY WARD. yJjTj The fact is, for 68 years, millions of families jp have saved money by buying at MONTGOMERY WARD. For 68 years, MONTGOMERY WARD has kept prices low by buying direct from manufacturers fN and selling without frills. And, for 68 years, WV- MONTGOMERY WARD has kept quality standards Montgomery Ward's Sale Starts Wednesday. September Ulh TELEPHONE 3930 of 18 middle and far western states which President Roosevelt carried both in 1932 and 1936. Chicago First A special train will take Will kie first to Chicago for four short talks on Friday, and then will carry him through Illinois, Iowa, Mieniii-i and Kancn hpfnro his first major campaign address I at Coffeyville, Kas., a week from today. From Coffeyville the Willkie train will go through Oklahoma, northern Texas, and New Mex ico. 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Curb Small Blaze Near Seven-Mile A mll forest fire northwest of the 7-Mile guard station in the Lake O Woods district ot me Rogue River national forest was being corralled this afternoon. It Grandson is buying one of those new radio- i - r i- - fSMSMtm 68 III luuunma't m at Anniversary was described as a man-cam l blaze. Lightning storms occurmi 1 t uvcr ait ui me lorest b. ' jtwecn midnight and dawn but ! I no strikes were observed, hejd. ' quarter iicic amiuuncea. PUD Issue lo Volt Tillamook, Sept. 9 VPh-k resolution to submit a $750,000 bond Issue to the voters in No, ember was unanimously to. proved by the Tillamook pes. pie's utility district Saturday The money would be used to purchase or construct power lines. FOR EXTRA SERVICE CCT STANDARD Gasoline-Uniurpaf fed n55?jx Mirtr i 117 SOUTH CENTRAL r