Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, September 19, 1940, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 19. 1340. PAGE SEVEN THIRD AIR COURSE 10 BE INSTITUTED AT Class of 20 to Be Enrolled Girls May Enter-EIigi-bility Rules Are Given mitted by D. L. Chadwick of Portland. Chadwick halted his car on a city street last night and itepped out to help a man draped prostrate over the gutter. The man arose, whipped out a revolver and robbed Chadwick of (70. Ashland. Sept. 19. Spl. Southern Oregon College of Ed ucation today issued the follow ing information regarding the third primary course in the government-sponsored civilian pilot training program: A class of 20 students will be enrolled subject to official ap proval at Washington. No alter nates will be allowed. To be eli gible students must be Ameri can citizens 19 to 26 years old and able to pass the required physical examination. At least one year of college work Is re quired. Girls at least 62 inches tall and weighing at least 100 pounds will be accepted pro vided they can meet all the oth er requirements. Not more than 10 per cent of the class may be girls. Credits Allowed College credit of six hours will be allowed for the course. Certain fees must be paid in addition to the regular college fees. Pilot students must be ful ly matriculated college students carrying at least eight hours of class work in addition to aero nautics. No freshmen may be The course embraces 72 hours of ground work . given Jointly hv the colleee and the flight instructor and a 35-to-50 hour flicht course eiven at Medford municipal airport. The ground work requires several hours of class attendance at the college nrh wp'pIc durine the fall and winter terms. Ground instruc tion will begin as soon after September 23 as practicable. Flieht training is scheduled to start soon after November 1 and will be completed not later than January 3. Two previous primary pilot training courses have been con ducted here, the first compris ing ten and the second 30 stu dents. The second class com pleted its work this week, 28 finishing the court. SEEK APPLICANTS F0RP.0.1ITRESS Application forms for the U. S. civil service examination for charwoman at Medford postof fice were today in the hands of Earl H. York, postal clerk and secretary of the local board of civil service examiners. Women interested in the position were asked to call at the postoffice and procure the forms without delay as applications must be on file with the civil service of fice in Seattle, Wash., not later than September 24. only five days hence. There is a vacancy at the post- office here that must be filled immediately. The work of char woman involves cleaning, dust ing, sweeping, etc., and the pay is 50 cents an hour for the hours of actual work. DRESCHER TO HEALTH MEET Portland. Ore., Sept. 19. (IP) Fred H. Reese, manager of the port traffic development bureau here, declared today that export fruit had disappeared almost 100 per cent. Yakima exporters who ordi narily poured thousands of boxes of fresh apples and pears into holds of refrigerator steamers here for delivery in Europe have no hope of shipping fruit abroad this season, he said. He asserted on a recent visit to Yakima he found only two cars of fresh pears booked for early shipment to England and both will move east by rail for shipment on a Belgian steamer- "Brokers who ordinarily do a big fruit business with Europe are not even spending money on cables this season," he said. MAN FOUND IN GUTTER ROBS GOOD SAMARITAN Portland, Sept. 19. (IP) Here's the latest nomination for the "meanest thief" title, sub. SEEK KIDNAPER OF 'LOST' BABY Connellsville, Pa., Sept. 19.- (JP) While a youthful farming couple rejoiced today on their 13th wedding anniversary ov er the safe return of their "baby" son after his strange dis appearance four days ago, state police gravely decided it was a case of abduction and set out to find the kidnaper. Sergeant Harry C. Johnson said he believed two-year-old Ronald Rumbaugh had been "placed" in a cornfield where an airplane pilot spotted him yesterday afternoon. In movie- thriller fashion, the pilot flew two miles to the Rumbaugh homestead, yelled to the boy's father and others, and guided them quickly to the scene, thus ending an ever-widening search in which several dozen police and hundreds of volunteers had participated. UNDON AND FARLEY Topeka, Kas-. Sept. 19. P) Alf M. Landon and James A Farley finally have joined forces at least in a sporting way. The former national Demo cratic chairman recently sent Landon an autographed copy of a book. Replying, the 1938 Re publican presidential nominee wrote: "For the first time I want to see the Yanks win." Farley wrote back: "I read with interest what you had to say about the Yan kees. I am glad that you finally are playing on my team." fair at Sacramento will show , their animals at the fair here.: In addition to the livestock exhibits, booth displays and I horse races, there will be car nival, circus and two nights of dancing. The plans of the management of this fair call for one of the largest in the history of Siskiyou county. warm Dr. Erwin C. Drescher, acting director of venereal disease con trol in Oregon, will speak next Thursday at the bi-monthly meeting of the Jackson County Public Health association, sched uled for 2 o'clock in the county court house auditorium, Mrs. I. E. Schulcr. program chairman. announced today. An invitation to the meeting is extended all Interested groups, Mrs. J. C. S. Weills. president, stated, urging that other organizations plan to at' tend and take advantage of Dr. Drescher's visit. His address will be supplemented with mo tion pictures and he will be glad to answer questions. Tea will be served at the close of the program by the Talent group. The meeting will mar re sumption of regular activities of the association following summer adjournment and lead-, ers expressed the hope yester day that every community in the county be represented. ! Plans for the annual Seal Sale will be presented. Jackson county workers were today at-; '.ending the Seal Sale confer-, ence in Grants Pass, conducted I by Miss Elsie Witchen, acting' executive secretary for the Ore gon Tuberculosis association. In , the Jackson county group were Miss Helen Bullis. county chair-: man; Mrs. Leonard Mayficld. 1 Medford; Mrs. R. E. Walker,! Mrs. Marcus Woods, Ashland; Mrs. Lottie Van Scoy, Eagle Point; Mrs. Jean Boye, Gold Hill; Mrs. Roy Martin, Jackson-! ville; Mrs. Stuart Porter, Phoe-j nix; Mrs. Eva Segessman, Shady Cove; Miss Josephine Koppes, Medford. Form Eagle Squadron I London. Sept. 19. (IP) Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair announced today that Col. Charles Sweeney, American vet eran of the World war Lafay ette Escadrille. was organizing an "eagle squadron" which will be composed of American fliers who volunteer to fight for Britain. Mltht Mistake Dayton. Ohio API Tom Mcftrltl slept with hla windows ahut during two of the hottest nights of the iummr. Beth times he closed them after hearing the city street cleaner. He thought it waa rain. POLE TO GRAPPLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT SELECTED Forest Grove, Ore., Sept. 19. (IP) Dr. John F. Dobbs. re tiring president of Pacific Uni versity, today announced ap pointment of Dr. Walter C. Giersbach, state superintendent of congregational churches in Illinois, as his successor? Dr. Dobbs has been president since 192S. Closing time tor Too Late to Clas sify Ada la 1 30 p m. Mike Nazarian will undoubt edly win his eighth straight grappling match in the Medford armory next Monday night, be cause he will be facing Joe Smo linski, the Polish palooka whose mat victories here have been as scarce as hens teeth. They'll meet in the one-hour main event, Promoter Mack Lillard announced today. Taro Ito, popular Japanese matman, will face Bob Kruse of Oswego, Ore., in the middle event, and Whitcy Wahlberg will take on Balk Estess in the opener. Estcs is a brother of Toots Estes, and is younger and bigger than his kin. It will be his first appearance here. 4 WALL FINISH- HORSE RACING AT SISKIYOU CO. FAIR Yreka, Cal., Sept. 19. (SpU Three big days of horseracing will begin Friday, September 20 when the Siskiyou county fair opens for the 1940 season. 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