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PARE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY. JUNE 16, 1941. CHOOSEMEDFORD Internal Jurisdictional Dis putes Settled at Astoria Meet AFL Convenes Astoria. June 18. With one of the largest registrations in recent years Oregon AFL unionists opened the annual State Federation of Labor con vention here today. President Paul E. Gurske, Portland, called the first session t 10 a. m., launching two days of speeches and introduction of resolutions. The Oregon Building Trades council ended a two-day meeting yesterday with announcement that internal Jurisdictional dis putes affecting 20,000 members had been settled. The council demanded dissolu tion of the Works Project Ad ministration and return of relief to state agencies. The govern ment'! apprentice training pro gram was approved. Medford Sit Volney P. Martin. Portland, was re-elected president; C. D Long. Klamath Falls, was named vice-president, and John O Nclll Portland, secretary. Medford was voted the January conven tion. The Oregon Culinary Work ers alliance recommended a five-state conference to standard ize wages and working condi tions in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. All officers were re-elected, Including Gertrude Kay, Eugene, second vice-president, and Guy C. Tatman, Klamath Falls, sec retary. The office of fourth vice-president, representing east ern Oregon, was created with Tim Estabrook, Pendleton, se lected for the position. AUTOMERSTO DOWN THUM Bhis thumb is down for food, says Bob Friers, 16. It. of Mlchlxan traduate who hitch-hiked 130, 000 miles throuf h li coantrlrs in the last 13 years. He has sailed en the 8anta Hosa for an ALTO trip throiuh South America. Starting July 0, all Medford automobile dealers will close all day every Sunday, according to a n announcement yesterday. The new closing plan will in clude both new and used car dealers. The change, under considera tion for some time, will give all automobile dealer employees Sundays to do as they please. Customers' automobile buy ing habits in the past have forced the dealers to stay open long hours, according to Frank Humphrey, spokesman for the Croup. He said, "Shorter working hours in most Industries now give our customers more time to shop for automobiles and we believe the new hours will not inconvenience them in any way." Medford automobile dealers will continue to remain open evenings, except Sunday. JURY CALLED FOR WEDNESDAY TRIAL The Jackson county petit Jury has been called to report Wed nesday for the trial of the Med ford Gurage against George W. Field. The plaintiffs seek $500 general damages, $2,000 puni tive damages, and $13 per day for deprivation of use of an auto. The controversy concerns an Oldsmoblle sedan, which the complaint charges Field holds in an attempt to "force plaintiff to deal with plaintiff on his terms." The litigants were unable to agree on the trade-in price on a "wrecked 1940 car." Field in his answer claims he made a down payment on the purchase of the Oldsmobile, and offered the balance amounting to $183 at time of delivery. which plaintiff would not ac cept. Payment was also extend ed at other times, it is claimed The Oldsmobile la valued at $1408. JAP BOMBING OF CHUNGKING ZONE Sharp 300-Word Note Given Matsuoka 5 Explosions Near U.S. Embassy, Claim STOCKHOLDERS MEET OF HOME LOAN BANK Directors Ben H. Hazen and J. M. Person of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Portland will head a delegation of officers and directors of Oregon savings and loan associations attending the annual stockholders' meeting of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Portland, at Gearhart, Oregon, June 17 in connection with the Pacific Northwest savings and loan conference. A. P. Butler, secretary of the Jackson County Federal savings and loan associ ation of Medford, is attending the meeting. A total of 46,228 Oregon citi zens are members of savings and loan associations, all of whom will be represented by this dele gation In discussions of interest to all home owners and investors. More than $30,000,000 has been saved by citizens of Oregon in the savings and loon industry, which is paying them a hand some return. A large portion of this money has been loaned to Oregon families for the pur chase, building or modernization of homes. IS ELECTED Tokyo, June 18. VP) United States Ambassador Joseph C. Grew personally delivered today a sharp 300-word note of protest to Foreign Minister Yosuke Mat suoka against Sunday's Japanese bombing of Chungking in which bombs fell in the American safety zone, narrowly missing the U. S. gunboat Tutuila. The ambassador acted as soon as he received definite notifica tion of the bombing from Chung king, and without waiting for instructions from the state de partment. The embassy declined to dis close the exact wording of the communication Grew took to Matsuoka. The ambassador received word that at least five bombs fell in the vicinity of the U. S. embassy at Chungking and of the gunboat. One bomb was said to have ex ploded 50 yards from the en trance to the embassy air-raid shelter, damaging offices and breaking windows in the em bassy itself. CCC-TO DISBAND CAMP APPLEGATE Medford CCC district head quarters announced today that instructions had been received from ninth corps area head quarters in San Francisco to dis band company 5463, Camp Ap plecate, about June 21. This is the sixtn Medford dis trict company to be ordered abandoned at the end of the cur rent quarterly period. Instruc tions issued first indicated that the Applcgate company would be moved to Camp Alkali Lake near Lakeview. Loss of the company leaves only one CCC camp, South Fork, in the Rogue Klver national forest. The two forest camp companies have worked on road, trail and bridge building, replanting, camp ground development, fire pre vention and suppression and other forestry projects. Camp Applcgnte is one of the oldest camps In the Medford dis trict. It has been occupied dur- AT 20-30 conclave; Eugene Monaco of Medford was unanimously elected district governor of the northwest dis trict yesterday at the conclusion of the semi annual convention of the district's association of 20- 30 clubs at Bend. Monaco suc ceeds Wes Davis of Seattle, Wn. Delegates to the convention voted 100 per cent support to Anthony Manno of the Medford club in his candidacy for vice president of the national associa tion, election to be held at the national convention in Salt Lake City. Manno is now a national trustee. Attending the convention from Medford were Franklin George, official delegate, and Clyde Chamberlain, Harold Littrcll, Wlllard Pederson, Anthony Man no Pierce, Green, Eugene Mona co and Harlan Wiley. Visiting ladies from Medford were the Mesdames Monaco. George Man no, Green and Wiley. Glass W sell glasa. reglaze four nroken windows reason ably Trowbridge Cabinet Works DR. A. R. HEDGES Chlropimrtle A Naturopathic rtiytlrlan Phoiw 3170 128 E. Main St TAINS IN TUB NECK Pains at th base of the brain mrm common and yet few resltM thrtr ftiRnif icanc. Many of these sulleren are content to art tn the morning Just m tired aa when they wnt to bwl. Pressure at thta point an vitAlity and rausra weakness early In the day. Headaches, cltrr.1 nra, stomach symptoms, eye a! Mic tions, sinus troubles, pains In the I laciBi nerve and minr outer symp tom develop from prrsaurea at the I bs rf the brain. Later cornea more I seiioue weakness and nervous mixtion. Chiropractic adjustment I make It poasible for nature to re store fionnal Junction. Many ran I of this tvpe will respond ery quick ly where the damrve done la only I moderate. Delay often means changes I In nerve structure as well as function of the nerves and where I chronic pressures eslst over many I tears. It Is necessary to allow much I more ttme to make the correction. Kvmptoms lea.iin(T to nerve eihaus- tlon are always serious and should j he brought to the immediate at ten- I tlon of your chiropractor. WHEN YOU REPLACE DEMAND . . . WELDING Arc & Acetylene Portable Welding Outfits SPRINGS Repaired and Rebuilt FOR ALL CARS AND TRUCKS Discs Sharpened by Cold Rolling NO HEATING - NO GRINDING BERGMAN'S SHOP 118 South Bartlett Phone 113 tng each of the 17 six-month periods since establishment of the CCC, although at short in tervals it has not been occupied. It was occupied during the first period of the CCC, on May 13, ivjj, by Co. 926, a ninth corps area company from the Vancouver barracks district. Wash. Since then it has been occupied by companies 4242 and 290, both second corps com panies, and Co. 2720, a seventh corps area company. Tha pre sent company, D4B3, has the longest service of any company at Camp Applegate. NEW FORD TRUCKS FOR CCC DISTRICT SERVICE Last two of a shipment of 24 new Ford V-8 trucks for the Med ford CCC district were unloaded this morning and driven to the motor transport division, head quarters detachment Just south of town, where they will be stored for future use. The trucks were shipped from the Halabird quartermaster de pot, Baltimore, Md. It was the first shipment of Ford trucks to be received for this district in several years. Unloading m begun Saturday. The Mia of monocles in the United fltates has increased more than 00 per cent since the war began. Dm Mall Tribune want ads. DON FAWCETT IS PLANE CONTESTS Don Fawcett, with a 3-flight average of 18 minutes, 2 seconds, took first place in the Medford Prop Nuts gas model airplane contest on Agate desert Sunday. Fawcett' highest single time was 23 minutes, SS seconds, bet tering the club record by more than 4 minutes. Ed Sims with a high time of 0 minutes, .30 seconds and a 3-flight average of 3 minutes, 10 seconds took second place. In third place with an average of 2 minutes, 17 seconds was Mary Fawcett, mother of Don, flying her first gas model. Don Cook took fourth with an ave rage of 1 minute, S3 seconds. Fifth place went to Art Wieland, and sixth to Earl Rietsma. In the trophy race the point standings are as follows: Earl Ritsma 285 Don Fawcett .20S Don Cook 135 Ed Sims 90 Jack Moffatt , 85 Alton Johnson ... 80 Arlan Skinner 70 Dick Fawcett 30 There is no meet scheduled for the local club, but they are intending to compete in Klam ath Falls June 29, Salem July 13, and Eugene In August. Several from the Eugene club attended Sunday's jneet, but ar rived too late to enter the com petition. EMUfflifDIES Redding, Calif.. June 18 (JP) The plunge of an automobile down a 25-foot embankment killed Raymond A. Hilton, 35, Shasta dam worker formerly of Klamath Falls, Ore., yesterday. Jesse Forde, also of Shasta dam, was injured in the accident 27 miles east of here. HALF YEAR TRUCK TAGS MAY BE OBTAINED NOW The sheriff's office announced today half year payments on truck licenses would be accepted, and urged truck owners to call early and get theirs. The pay ments are on a weight basis. KELLY SEES CUT IN POWER RATES Linking of Bonneville and Shasta dams with a consequent reduction in power rates in southern Oregon was foreseen today by Edward C. Kelly, an attorney for the Bonneville pow er administration at Portland who is here on vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly and their chil dren, Bernard, Noreen and Jim my, are guests of Mr. Kelly's mother, Mrs. E. E. Kelly, 911 Queen Ann avenue. There is no immediate danger of power shortage in the north west though a shortage might develop, Mr, Kelly stated. Bon neville has enough output now for all existing requirements but defense industries, especially aluminum In the northwest, are making gigantic demands upon the power capacity of the nation, he pointed out. Mr. Kelly acknowledged that Democratic party leaders here have discussed with him hit availability as a candidate for congress from the new fourth" congressional district. Primaries for this election would be held next May. Mr. Kelly was noncommittal. CAUSE IS DECIDED Washington, June 16 JP The civil aeronautics board re ported today that two met killed in a Wimer, Ore., airplane crash in September, 1940, prot ably died because the pilot at. tempted a downwind landing on a small field. The CAB listed as a contribut, ing factor the Inexperience of the pilot, William L. Harley, who had flown 20 solo hours. His passenger was Robert E. Patterson. The plane, belonging to the Grants Pass flyers' club, was flown from Grants Pass to tha 1250-foot square pasture near Wimer. 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