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PA HE TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, 'WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1941. I L SPEAK AT ELKS' FLAG RITES Myron Hunt to Give Patrl otic Address at Thursday Night Program in Temple With the patriotic address to be given by Myron Hunt, chief architect for the proposed army cantonment, the Medford Elks lodge will hold its annual Flag day services in the temple at 8:30 p. m. Thursday, and the public is cordially invited to at tend. Mr. Hunt, who Is in charge of a small army of architects and draftsmen now working here on preliminary plans for the can tonment, will speak on "Defense of the Flag." His address, due to its timeliness, is expected to prove especially interesting. Also included on the program arranged by Frank DcSouza, general chairman, will be pledge of allegiance to the flag, led by Ernest L. Scott, exalted ruler: the history of the flag by Mr. DeSouza, assisted by Boy Scouts, and introductory ex ercises by exalted ruler and his officers. The compete program fol lows: piano selection, Medley of National Airs, Sebastian Apollo introductory exercises, exalted ruler and officers; prayer, Chap lain Father Herald G. Gardner "History of Flag," Frank De Souza, past exalted ruler, assist ed by Boy Scouts with Sebastian Apollo at the piano; altar serv ice, esquire and officers: song. "Auld Lang Syne." Elks; patri otic address, Myron Hunt; pledge of allegiance to the flag, led by fcrnest L. Scott, exalted ruler, entire assembly; song, "Ameri ca, entire ascmbly. C.T. PASSES SUDDENLY Charles T. Higglnbotham passed away suddenly this morn ing at his home, 506 S. Ivy. While he had not been feeling well for several days, his Ill ness was not considered serious. He was born in Nebraska, Sept. 30, 1876, and came to Jackson county with his parents about 60 years ago. For a time they made their home In Cen tral Point, then moved to Jack sonville and Inter to Medford when construction started on the railroad. He was the first wagon-maker in Medford. He Is survived by his moth er, Mrs. Margaret Fisher, Med ford, and a step-daughter, Mrs. Lena Siegman, Tacoma, Wash. Services will be held in the Conger Funeral parlos Satur Conger Funeral parlors Satur D. E. Millard officiating. Inter ment will be in I. O. O. F. cem etery. AUTO ROBE LIFTER Walter Foster, 56, a tran sient, picked a poor time to al legedly steal a car robe from the back seat of an automobile owned by Frank Richards of Gold Hill, which was parked on Eighth street between Bartlctt street and Central avenuo last night. A city policeman caught Fos ter red-handrd, and he was to be arraigned in justice of the peace court this afternoon on a charge of larceny from a car, police reported. O.S.C. MATH PROFESSOR OF CRASH INJURY Newberg, Ore., June 11. liPi Charles Johnson, 67, Oregon State College mathematics pro fessor fur 4fl years and son of the first pros: lent of the Uni versity of Oregon, died of in juries from an automobile-train rrah yesterday. His brother. Dr. William J Johnson, 64. Corvallis. who was driving their automobile when it collided with a train near Dayton, Ore., suffered fractures of both logs. He was hospital ized In Portland. Spiritual Evangelist Mtl, J. Rea Krri b In your city for a trw data only. Mr H- Kya la apirlt iiftlKt. It la an ab oliiw fart ht ht la tha on who t"d Mr. Harding rWora In pral l"nfa election that he voutd b tha (irt Udr of tha land. 6t Mra K1' adTIr arhll yoti hav th op-pc-tunuy. com ftnfl M Irwlt, Bh9 la now lev at the Grand hcrtH. room No u Hour e a. m. to S 30 p in. Slaying Suspect Caught Alfred Wells (Uft), accused of a triple slaying In San Ber nardino, Cal., In May 1841, is shown after he was arrested in Spokane, Wash, With him is Patrolman D. A. Morgan. IN SUICIDE ATTEMPT; PUT IN PADDED CELL Spokane, Wash., June 11. (IP) Gnome-like Alfred H. Wells 31-year-old ex-convict from San Bernardino, Calif., last night tried to keep a promise to Spo kane Jailers to end his life and wound up by spending the night in a padded cell. City Jailer Hubert Hoover re ported Wells attempted to strangle himself with strips torn from his shorts only a few hours after he was confronted by three officials from San Bernardino, where he is charged with the triple killing of his half-brother, Dnvid Raymond Wells; David's wife, Jean, and a visitor, Rose Destree. 17, whom he had never seen before. Sheriff Emmett Shay, Deputy John P. Foster and Dlst. Att. Jerome B. Kavanaugh, all of San Bernardino county, reached Spo kane late yesterday after a two- and-a-half day automobile trip and immediately put Wells through a two-hour grilling, dur ing which the district attorney said "he claimed he had no re collection" of the killings. Sheriff Shay, however, added he's guilty as hell. We tripped him up in a dozen places." Bees Swarm In Dentist's Office Puyallup. Wash.. June 11. (!P) A swarm of bees invaded the dental offices of Dr. E. R. Lynam here today, forcing his patients to retire to the street. The bees also stopped traffic on tne main street. After local townsmen, versed in the art of bee-keeping, re moved the swarm, the dentist passed word around he was once again "open for bee sness." About ten quarts of milk are required for a pound of butter. The United States is the great est dairy nation In the world. CJflE BEER Lost River Dairy. Inc., OF SCOUTS, SUCCUMBS Suffern, N. Y., June 11 (P) Daniel Carter Beard, one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America, died today. "Uncle Dan," as he was affec tionately known by millions of Boy Scouts, would have been 91 years old on June 21. He had been ill since April. 20 when he contracted a cold at his 14 acre estate here. The venerable scouter and naturalist, loved the world over by men who used to be Boy Scouts and by the boys them selves, died in his ciuict rustic woodland home, 'The Brook- lands." His daughter, Mrs. Barbara Price, was at his bedside. Death resulted from a heart condition which followed the cold and which was complicated by old age. His son, Daniel Bartlett Beard of Omaha, Neb., was reported nying here. Uncle Dan was chief to 1,400,000 Boy Scouts of America which he helped Ernest Thomas Seton found in 1910, two years after Sir Robert Baden-Powell formed his scouts in England. The Mail Gets Through Superior, Neb. June 11. (P) Star route carrier Clarence Vandorn was forced to leave his car at a bridge washout two and a half miles south of here and trudge into town with two mail pouches. When the pouches were opened, they were found to contain three circulars and a letter. Fifty Fifty Poplar Bluff, Mo.. une 11 OP) School officials checked and double-checked, but could find no mistake in the total en rollment of grade school chil dren. The count was: Boys 1679. girls 1679. The millions of western ers buy more of Acme Deer than they do of any other brand! Acme Beer is the con tinuous first choice for lively lightness, golden-mellowness and satisfying refreshment! 7 r ACMlMtwtlVaVKta-tMAia, ff Medford Distributors, TOURIST SEASON banner tourist travel for 1941 danner tourist travel for 1941 were brought to the Medford Rotary club Tuesday by Tom Stanley, general manager of the Shasta Cascade Wonderland as sociation, guest speaker at the luncheon meeting of the club at the Hotel Medford, who was in troduced by H. L. Brown, pro gram chairman. The four major Industries of the Wonderland and their In come to the vast area were list ed by the speaker as agriculture, $40,000,000; stock raising, $5, 000,000; mining, $6,000,000, and lumbering, $30,000,000. Another income source of importance is the tourist business, Mr. Stan ley said, bringing (11.665,00 to the Shasta Cascade Wonderland in 1936 and $21,643,000 in 1940 Tourist travel is one activity that takes nothing away from such an area as this, the Won derland manager reminded his audience. In the nine Oregon and California counties em braced by the association, one out of every six dollars of in come has its source in this high ly important tourist industry, a ratio more favorable than other coast area's. In discussing the comprehen sive advertising and promotional program of the Shasta Cascade Wonderland association, M r. Stanley emphasized the excel lent record of the organization by citing steadily mounting pop ulation and retail sales figures. Following tne Rotary meeting Mr. Stanley visited the Medford airport and site of the proposed army cantonment here. ENROLLEEWAIVES Armand Sullivan, CCC en- rollee, charged with assault with a deadly weapon waived pre liminary hearing in Justice court yesterday and was ordered held in $2,500 bonds for grand Jury action. Unable to furnish bonds, he is held in the county Jail. The complaint was signed by Chief of Police McCredie. District Attorney George W Neilson reported Sullivan had made a signed statement admit ting the charge. Sullivan is alleged to have in flicted eleven knife wounds on Lee Cook, during a melee on Front street last Saturday night, between a group of CCC youths. Both Sullivan and Lee are from the south. CHERRY CROP FAR UNDER LAST YEAR Washington, June 11. The commercial cherry crop this year will be nearly 17 per cent below 1940 production, the agri culture department predicted yesterday. The sour cherry crop was estimated at 79.150 tons, 30 per cent below 1940, and sweet cher ries at 69,040 tons, a 3 per cent gain. The estimate for Oregon was 17,300 tons, compared with 21, 800 tons last year. Cw Mail n-lbuo want ada. Attention I Investors J DIVIDEND TIME IS HERE Our saving members will receive their regu lar semi-annual dividend on July first at the annual rate of 4o. We Invite you. toe, ts start saving new and share in the next dividend. January 1, 1942. Jackson County Federal savings & loan association 126 East Main Sea Going Girl in Helen Slaughter, Kansas girl who never saw a body of water larger than a creek until after she finished high school, now is sailing the Great Lakes as a staff officer of the U. S. mer chant marine. Shown above, the has just been made senior as sistant purier on the S. S. North American out of Chicago,. 111. E Portland, June 11. (P) Suf ficient signatures have been ob tained to force a general vote on the legislative bill to restrict net fishing in coastal streams, the Oregon fishermen's council said yesterday. The 20.000 names, if authenti cated, would place the bill on the 1942 ballot. MM enjoy, the last degree o! year-round hospitality at tha West'i foremost luxury resort. Inspiring walks. ..exciting play... breath-ultras charm... relaxing peace. From $6.... European Plan From $10. ..American Plan 1 iMWIV' Vmul " X 1VU Jail J.U1I ! I ill I1JACKSDN COUNTY PAYS 4 PER CENT A dividend at the annual rate of four per cent for the period ending June 30 was declared by the Jackson County Federal Sav ings and Loan association board of directors at their June meet ing. The directors ordered the divi dend paid on the basis of earn ings for the six months. The dividend which members will re ceive represents earnings of the association after all operation expenses have been paid and a substantial amount credited to the association's reserve fund. Dividends will be paid in cash on investment accounts and in other instances the dividend will be credited to the account, in accordance with the wishes of the members. The Jackson County Federal Savings and Loan asociation is a member of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance corporation, an instrumentality of the United States which insures savings of association members against loss up to $5,000. DEVALERA BALKS U.S. USE OF PORTS London, June 11. VP) Irish sources said today that Prime Minister Eamon de Valera of Eire had refused to permit the United States to use either sea ports or airports in Ireland as a stepping stone for transporta tion of war supplies to Britain. The Irish prime minister, with the memory of bombs dropped in uuoun May 31 still fresh in his mind, was said to feel that use of any part of southern Ireland for such purposes would open the country to German air at tacks as a legitimate military target. It was understood, however. Dad Will Really U T I! i in: 1 1 ii hi n ii imi ms leisure nours in Loafer Coat He'll get a kick out of wearing one of these handsome fleece loafer coats. Thfty are smart, comfortable and good lookingl They've got a convertible collar, bellows pockets, and hand stitchings. Come in Natural Tan, Green, Blue and soft tweed mixtures. Sizes for every man and priced from $A 95 $'795 "I to at tin Remember we will be glad to giva you every assistance in the selection of gifts for Dad and wrap them at tractively for Father's Day. t - . . S 1 Medford' s Popular Store for tractively for Father's Day, that he If agreeable to establish ment of a terminus In Ireland for trans-Atlantic passenger ser vice. The United States was said reliably to be speeding arrange ments for a direct air link with Britain because of fear that Ger man moves in the western Medi terranean and Atlantic soon might sever the present connec tion via the Azores and Lisbon. Stored Sulphur Burns Portland, June 11. VP) A waterfront blaze 'destroyed a considerable amount of stored sulphur here yesterday. Fumes overcame Fireman A. W. Ogden, but a first aid squad revived him. Spontaneous combustion was blamed for the fire. THURSDAY ONLY? Sale of Men's Belts In this 39c group are Men's solid leathar Belts, the kind to be worn with pat ent buckles. All come in plain colors and as long as initial buckles last you'll get one free with each belt. Choice 39. "Father's Day" Sunday, June 1 5 Enjoy Famous Names in White SHIRTS Arrow - Manhatt&n and Bruxton Here are shirt names "He knows". The very kind he buys for himself. So you can't go wrong when you buy Dad a shirt from Mann's. Shirts finely tailored from cool white broadcloths in collar styles for every neckline. Why not give Dad one or two ef these) fine shirts next Sunday Enterprise, Ore., June 11 . ") f A derrick beam, which snap ped during haying operations, struck and killed Herbert CherTo weth on his Imnaha river ranch near here Monday. Big. Rough Part Dry SQOO aj a wopiuy iwiu 12 or It inch 0 . MEDFORD FUEL CO. TeL 3111 1122 If. Central BLUE RIBBON SPECIAL In this 59c assortment at regular $1.00 belts. Con sisting of light colored sport types and smart two toned styles as well as solid colors. Your choice tomorrow at Mann'i 59. Check This List for Other Gifts for Him Sport Belts Vest Sweaters Sport Shirts Neckwear Sport Jewelry Swim Trunks Handkerchiefs Pajamas Dress Sox 65 $50 Men
