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PAGE TWO MEDFORD MATT, TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. MONDAY. JUNE 9. 1941 Fi CO TO ATTEND BOYS STATE SESSIONS This year'i session of the Beaver Boys' state will be at tended by the largest group of local boys ever participating In this youth activity of the Ameri can Legion, according to R. R Ebel, chairman of the Boys' State committee of Mcdford, post No. 15. Through cooperation of public-spirited local citizens and or ganizations with Medfnrd post a total of 27 boys will attend the camp at Oregon State college, June 22 to 29. Mr. Ebel, who attended a meeting in Portland last week as a member of the board of di rectors of Beaver Boys' State of the American Legion, advised that final arrangements were made for this year's session which promises to be the largest and best in the five years that the legion has sponsored this plan for teaching the youth of today constructive attitudes to ward the American form of gov ernment. All educational and recrea tional facilities of Oregon State college will be available to the boys present from all parts of the state and a corps of lecturers drawn from among the outstand ing citizens and public servants In Oregon will present special lectures on subjects pertinent to tne week s program of Instruc tion. Administrative officers, In structional counselors and super visors of recreation In charge of the course are well trained and experienced leaders of boys. In planning for each year's session, American Legion posts through out the state endeavor to select boys with outstanding qualifica tions in character, service and leadership who will have a seri ous attitude toward en intensive citizenship training program, Mr. Ebel said. Boys enrolled Include Jim Grlgsby and Russell Mclntyre of Jacksonville, and the following from Medford: Eugene H-tyes, -Don Shanahan, Charles Whar ton. Bob Brewer, Donald R. Lue, Elmer n. Bashaw, Bill Wall, Clif ford Quigley, Homer Sullivan Camden Wheaton, Ned R. Lleb- man, Cato Wray, Louis W Powell, Bob Kyle, Jack Moffatt. Harris Janes. Dan Graham, Bob Davis, Jas. K. Hoey, Jr., Earl Higgins. Ralph Matlack. Seely v. riau, Jr., Austin J. Murray, oeorge Bryant. Nell Iven and Russell Mclntyre. Sponsors include: B. P. O. Elks, No. 1168, Rotary club, I. O. O. F., Active club. Medford post. No. 15, American Legion, Voiture No. 165, "40 & 8" so clcte, past commanders' council of southern Oregon American Legion, Medford Mail Tribune. Medford Ice and Storage Co., H O. Hussong. H. H. Cleland, A. S. Rosenbaum, J. C Mann, Elmer Childcrs, Robert Kyle, John R. Moffatt, Lloyd Williamson, H. H. Fluhrer, Gilbert Stuart, James K. Hoey, H. S. Deuel, Jack Mat lack, Secly V. Hnll, Mrs. I. D. Murray. Earl York, Roland Smith, Henry Padnham, Jr., I. O. O. F. No. 10. Jacksonville. Soldier Drowns St. Helens, Ore., June 9 (P) Harold Hunter, 31, Fort Lewis, Wash., soldier who has been in the quartermaster corps 11 years, slinped from a fishing boat and drowned in the Colum bia river Saturday. Lessons in Flag Etiquette Supplied By Veterans of Foreign Wars BIGHTV WR06 Bunting should bs ussd tor platform or lor th decoration of speaker' ounda and (or general decoration. The blue atrip ahould alwaya be placed uppermost tntt th red at the bottom. 'I Tfce flat; should always be flown or dts played with the stirs to th left and wtib th ttripe floating to th right, When hanging with the atrfpe tn vertical petition, th atari ahould always ppear ia upper left hand comer. 4 Never lei the American flag touch th ground or th floor, or trail in th water. isyi wJPr-4 n On patriotic occasions, th flag rnay bl displayed abov and behind th SDOftkw against a wall or curtain. If flown from a staff, it should be placed at th speaker right. v Malt sure the flag never touches the ground when placed in a fixed position upon a grave - On parade th American flag always claim the pLac of honor at the right. mi In church, the flag should be placed a the congregation's right. Other flsgi should be placed to '.he left of th congre gation. In th chancel, or on a platform, th flag should be placed at th dirty man s right a he face the congref ation. and th other flags at his left. When flown at half-staff the flag ahould be hoisted to th peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position, be lore lowering the flag it should be raised again to th pf.sk. On Memorial Day. May 30. th flag should be d up laved at half-staff from sunrise until noon and at full staff from noon until sunset. I) When used to cover a tasket. th flag should be placed so that the stars are at the head in the unotr ncht hand eomer (over the heart) looking from the foot. The flag should not be lowered into th grave not allowed to touch the ground. - When on halyard ts used fo two of mors flags, th American flsg should always be flown st the peak. In displaying flags on adjacent staffs th American flag should be hoisted first and lowered laa m Th flag should never be draped ova the hood, top. sides or beck of s vehicle, train, automobile or boat When displayed on s motor car, the staff should be attached firmly to th chassis or clamped to th rsdiator cap. Whsn'olsplsyed with group of other flJ. th American flag should be at th cwucr or at th highest point of th group. When th American flag Is displayed with another flag with staffs crossed, th American flag should be on th right, with th staff over th stall of th other flag. H When displayed on a staff projecting from a building, th field of blue. should go clean to th peak of the stsf f unless the Hag is bemg flown at half-staff.. Th flag must not be used aa a table cloth Nothing but the Bible should rs upon the flag CASTING EXPERT TO DO STUFF ON E Th flag thould nvtr b mad to 4 oratt platlorma or Kindt, or drapod In a (union for dacoratinf purpoaot. Navar dliplay th American flar with tha onion down txc.pt aa a signal ot di fraaa. The ahild of th. United State, has IS vertical atnpca. 7 white and 6 red. topped by a field of blue without atari. During the early days of the Revolutionary war variety of flags were used by the different colonies and military commands. Late in 1773 a committee of congress, after consulting with Washington, in command of the army at Cambridge, decided up on the form for a new flag. This adequately, Y To salute th flag, person ifli Civilian clothes should stand at artennon. plac th hat with th right hand over th left brasst. Persons attired m military uniform should execute th right hand salute. MS r A U1111 IFr i When diiplayed over a etreet between two buiidingt. the American flag ahould be impended vertically with the union to the north in an east and west street, or to the east in a north and south streeUy flag consisted of 13 stripes, red and white, with the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew on a blue field in the canton or union. The flag was first unfurled by Washington, January 2, 1770. During 1776 and 1777 a num ber of flags with 13 stripes came into use and the need of a def inite national emblem was rea lized. On June "14, 1777. con gress passed an art stating 'that the flag of the 13 United States That man is here again, and If you have nothing better to do he can straighten out the kinks In your casting troubles in a jiffy. Roy L. (Doc) Haslett, the "Gypsy Angler," who holds an annual clinic for anglers, will be on the job again between the hours of 4 and 7 p. m. on the county courthouse lawn next Wednesday, June 11. He Is being brought here this year by the Rogue River Sports men's club. . "Doc" is an expert of ' the highest calibre and his advice u given absolutely free. He is a traveling good-will man, hired by the tackle companies to spread the gospel of good fish lng form. So tar as he is con cerned, there are no strings attached to his offer and he will be glad to give all the benefit of his knowledge and experience. An important part of "The Oypsy Anglers' program con sists of demonstrating easy, simple angler's knots worth knowing. The new Nylon lead ers and fly and bait casting lines are in his equipment and usher men looking for the latest and best in gear have an opportunity to inspect, at first hand, all of the recent developments in ad vanced tackle and equipment. It is emphasized that nothing is offered for sale. Haslett invites the sportsmen to bring their own outfits, and will give advice about correctly selecting rods, lines, reels and other items of equipment whicli will enable the angler to "fight the fish, not your tackle, "Doc" says, "In spite of the fact that fly casting is highly technical, in that timing, rhythm and correct application of pow er must be synchronized, cast ing a fly is one of the most easily learned co-ordinative ac tivities connected with outdoor sports. If one can learn to dance, skate, swim or ride a bicycle he can, with greater ease, ac quire the ability to cast a fly if not expertly, in E CALLS TO EAGLE PT. AREA TO BE CHEAPER Reductions In certain tele phone toll rate between Med ford and Eagle Point. Browns- boro. Dead Indian Soda Springs and Lake Creek wpr annnnni.Ml today by the Columbia Utilities company which operates the telephone system In these im munities. Reduction! In etntlnn. tostation and person-to-person ton rates range from 20 per cent to 33 1-3 rier rent The. station-to-station rate between Medford and Eagle Point for in 'stance. Is reduced from IS cents to 10 cents. The new rates be come effective June 21. Dale Ensminger, district man ager Of the Comnanv. snnnnnpl that the reductions are in line with the company's policy of re adjusting all toll rates to con form to interstate standards, based upon air-mileage rather than route mileage. Mr. Ensminger also said that as the proposed army canton ment to be lnrnreH In j Antelope-Beagle districts lies ; within the operating territory of I the Columbia Utilities company. itriepnune service will be fur nished by the company to the cantonment. He expects that service at the cantonment will be provided through facilities of a large automatic dial private branch exchange, with connect ing toll lines to connect with the toll system of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph com pany at Medford. Toll lines be tween Medford and the canton ment area are owned and oper ated by the Columbia Utilities comany, Ensminger said, adding that the company is making ac tive plants to begin construction of the telephone plant facilities and installation of exchange and station equipment as soon as contracts are definitely awarded for construction of the canton -ment. road via the Watchman will be started this week, Mr. Leavitt said. Two or three weeks may be needed to open the north entrance road he added. E months he engaged In Intensive study and training to procure an instrument rating, necessary V for employment as a co-pilot. a surprisingly short time.' MOTHER KILLS 2 jnnDQi enr , OLLI Salem, Ore.. June 9 (JP) The body of a 29-year-old mother No other flag should be houtad abov th American flag eicept a church pennant, which can be flown from th masthead above the Star and Stripe when religious service are in progress in a military chap! er aboard a U S Navy ship .ZuWl it . .r. h who "PPy shot herself and shall be 13 stripes, alternate red... nMM' ,. ,,, , and white, that the union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, rep resenting a new constellation." This was the birthday of the flag as we now know it and June 14 is now celebrated as "Flag Day." her two children was found in a farm home near West Stayton yesterday. Police said a small-caliber rifle was beside the body of Mrs. Daisy Woosley. Nearby were the bodies of her sons, Del- In April, 1818. congress pass- and Eddie- 3- each !lain In displaying the flat of two or more nations, all flags should be flown from sep arate atallsol the same height and the flag! should be ol approaimately equal Haa. , When used in connection with the tm veiling of a atatue or monument, the flag ahould be prominently featured but ahould never be used aa a covering for a atatue. History of Flag The flag of the United States of America Is the third oldrst of the national stnndnrds of the world; older than the Union Jack of Great Britain or the Tricolor of France. ed an act providing that the flag should have 13 horizontal stripes, alternate red and white. with a single bullet. Mrs. Woosley earlier In the day had talked about leaving and that the union should dis- nome- ner brother. Albert Stur- play 20 stars, representing the vetant, 14, told police. number of states then in the ri... "uTI T, I , Union. It Un nrnviHH .ht! Gn-W, sell glasa. reglare on the admission of every new a.e"''n,on a .u?aU.d!'bl Trov. bridge Cabiiie, Works be added on the following Juiy 4th, and this has been the regu lation ever since, accounting now lor the a stars shown. PARK OFFICES TO LAKE FOR SEASON Crater Lake national na-v ,- mlnistratlve offices in the Med ford federal building were closed today for the summer period, personnel, record ami n,,in. ment having been moved Sat- uraay to summer headquarters at the lake. The offices here will be closed until mid-October when the administrative staff will return to Medford for thp winter. An advance crew of emn1nve of the Crater Lake National Park company, a private enter prise operating resort facilities at the lake, was to make prep arations today for the summer opening, E. P. Leavitt, park su perintendent, said today before he left for the lake. The lodge will open Wednesday and cafe teria, cabin and bus service will be resumed for the summer next Sunday, he stated. East, west and south entrance roads to the park are open and work of opening the north rim Emory Culoertson, former Med ford resident, is now a co-pilot o.n United Air Lines, working on the Oakland-Salt Lake Cityj run. He received his assignment j as co-pilot Thursday. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Culbertson, Sr., of Route 3, Emory learned to fly at Med ford municipal airport under the tutelage of his brother Tommy, a flight instructor in the government's civilian pilot training program and superin tendent of the municipal airport. Emory was first employed by United Air Lines as a station attendant at its office here. He was promoted to the dispatch er's office In Oakland, Cal., where he makes his home with his wife, the former Pauline Rogers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Rogers of 315 South Orange street. He kept up his flight studies until lie procured a commercial license from the civil aeronautics ad ministration. 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