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PAGE TEN inSDFORD MATT; TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1941 LAST RITES FOR J. H. COOLEY HELD IN GRANTS PASS APOLLO TO GIVE Ell Bradford will be conduct ed from the Perl funeral home on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Elder Harold A. Peck- ham of the Seventh Day Adven- tist church officiating. Inter ment will take place In the Siskiyou Memorial Park, ' Last ritei for Jeremiah Henry Cooley were held In Grants Pass today. . Jeremiah Henry Cooley was born August 14, 1856 In Bala' sore, India. His parents, Rev, Buel Cooley and Harriett Bald win Cooley, both graduates of Oberlin college, were Baptist missionaries in India for 12 years. . When five years of age, he came to America with his par ents, who were grieved to find their home land engaged In civil strife. His father enlisted In the 142 Illinois volunteer regi ment, and served as chaplain until the close of the war. He was educated In the schools at Johnston, Wis., where his father was pastor, and Hillsdale college, Hillsdale, Mich. For several years he taught school In that section of the country, In 1878 he went to the new state of Nebraska and purchased a half section of land near Kene- saw from the Union Pacific rail road. During that winter he taught the village school. The following year he brought his bride, Alice Dutton Cooley, to whom he was married August 12, 1879, In Lawrence, 111., and for two years they lived on the farm, enduring all the hardships of pioneer life In a new country while he continued teaching. Then he purchased an interest In the lumber company and con tinued actively in that business until 1803 when he moved to Louisiana to engage in the manu facture of lumber. Four chil dren were born: Harriett Alice Allen Henry, Grace Irene and Charles Ray. Upon the death of his wife In 1887, the family returned to Nebraska, and he later located at Hebron, where he remained for 10 years. In 1909 he moved to Medford, Ore., and engaged in the lumber business and re sided there until a few years ago when he retired from active affairs and moved to Grants Pass, where he passed away August 24, 1941. He was keenly interested In civic enterprises and was a factor in the upbuilding of the church, and the community. He was a member of the First Pres byterian church of Medford. and of the several branches of the Masonic lodge. His daughter, Harriett A. Moore, preceded him In death in April, 1939. Surviving are two sons and one daughter, Allen H Cooley and Charles R. Cooley. both of Grants Pass, and Grace C. Collins of Medford, Ore., and two grand sons, Cornelius B. Collins and John C. Collins, both of Medford. A 43-mlnute program of mu sic will be presented by Se bastian Apollo and his accord ionists In the recreation hall of the migrant agricultural labor camp here at 8 tonight. The program was arranged by John R. Knight, music chairman of Mrs. Alfred S. V. Carpen ter's recreational sub-committee of the Jackson County Council of Defense. Mrs. Carpenter, who visited the camp yesterday, has also arranged for a puppet show next Tuesday night, it was an nounced today by Hayes Beall, acting camp manager. A general assemblage will be held at 8 p. m. tomorrow to hear reports from the camp council. The council has adopt ed a constitution, fashioned af ter a model prepared by the farm security administration which set up the camp, and this is one of the matters to be considered. Dr. Sherman L. Divine, pas tor of the First Presbyterian church, will conduct a religious service at the camp at 8 p. Sunday. Y ONLY BY ORDERS OF LOCAL T ROGUE R. SEPT. 8 Obituary Rogue River. Aug. 26. (Spl.) Returning to Rogue River after 10 weeks attendance at Univer sity of Oregon summer session, Walter V. Dennis, superintend ent of local schools, announced that the fall term will open September 8. The elementary and high school buildings, it is reported, look exceptionally at tractive after thorough cleaning and refresher coats of paint and varnish. W. A. Beck, head cus todian who has spent the entire summer working at the schools. reports that many students and other visitors stop daily to ad mire the educational plant. Particular interest, he de clares, is shown in the lawn, trees, and shrubs which have grown to a thing of beauty. Mr. Beck, the superintendent reports, not only prides himself in the painstaking quality of building maintenance but also gives meticulous care to the grounds which were landscaped last spring when tha students of the school undertook the project. True Miles Adams True Miles Adams, a resident of Medford for the past five years, passed away at the family come on Route 3, Midway road, early Tuesday morning, after a prolonged illness. Mr. Adams was bom at Hennlng, Minn., on June 18, 1888, being aged 53 years 2 months and 10 days. He spent his early life in North Dakota, Montana and Minne sota. He Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marie Adams of Medford, his mother, Mrs. Miles Adams of Van Nuys, Calif., two chil dren, Mrs. Rachel O'Leary and Kenneth Adams of Ashland, Ore., five sisters, Mrs. Edna Simmons of Van Nuys, Cal., Mrs. Edith Weed of Canada, Mrs. Bessie Gardner of Klamath Falls, Ore., Mrs. Anne Thomas of Salem, Ore., Mrs. Mary Todd of Thermopolls. Wyo., two broth ers. Richard Adams of Ashland, Ore., and Lew Adams of Mon tana, three grandchildren. Dale. Faye and Patricia O'Leary of Ashland, Ore. Funeral services will be an nounced later through the Perl funeral home. Mrs. Ella Bradford Funeral services for the late Births No agency excepting the local board with which selective serv ice registrants are registered has any authority to promise or to grant deferment, headquarters of Jackson county local boards 1 and 2 stated today in a formal announcement. The statement was prompted by asserted promises of defer ment held out by certain com mercial schools offering training In defense work. "It has come to the attention of the local selective service boards that the representatives of certain schools training selec tees for defense service are us ing as an extra inducement to the prospective student the promise that they will secure deferment for him if he enrolls for the course with their school," tne statement said. "Selective service headquart ers want to make this definite statement: "1. The selective service act does not permit of group defer ments. "2. No agency excepting the local board with which the selec tee is registered has any author ity to promise or grant defer ment. "3. Selective service local boards request all registrants to contact their headquarters at 204 West Main street or the city school superintendent's office In Medford city hall before enroll ing with any organization which is promising to train selectees for defense industry and to se cure deferment for them so that they may complete their training course. Statement from board head quarters followed closely the is suance of similar counsel from E. H. Hedrick, city school super intendent, who advised all youths to investigate the many defense courses being offered by the government without charge before signing up for any course offered by private schools at certain fees. swing of production and that there had been no slowdown since Germany Invaded Russia Asked at a press conference If the United States was near to entry into tha war. Beaver- brook replied that such a deci sion was the business of the people of the United States. "What do you think?" report ers persisted. "I'd like to see them In," he said, lilting his voice. Then, repeating this state ment, ha said: "It's nobody's business other than citizens of the United States, but if I am not to be hypocritical I'd like to see them in now." IS UPON 01 BLAZE The Dalles, Ore., Aug. 28. JP) A fire alarm Interrupted As sistant Fire Chief Charles Roth, Jr., as he was burning grass off a vacant lot. He hustled down to the fire hall in time to follow trucks starting out for the re ported blaze. They went to a vacant lot, and started ex tinguishing the flames Roth had Just set. SMITH To Mr. and Mrs. Eu gene, 912 South Central, Aug 23. a girl, 6 lbs., at Sacred Mean hospital. BIBLER To Mr. and Mrs. By ron, 1001 North Central, Aug 21, a girl, 7 lbs., at Sacred Heart hospital. BARKER To Mr. and Mrs. George W., 209 Tripp, Aug. 22, a girl. 8 lbs., at Sacred Heart hospital. BOBUET To Mr. and Mrs James, 1)44 Boardman. Aua 23, a boy. 6 lbs., at Sacred neart Hospital. FACEY To Mr. and Mrs. Bur ell, Butte Falls, Aug. 22, a girl, 7 lbs., at Sacred Heart nospital. BRADSHAW To Mr. and Mrs Leonard, Lake Creek. Aua 21, a girl, 74 lbs., at Stanley maternity nome. "First Deathless Week" Boston. Aug. 26 M Massa chusetts registrar of motor ve hicles, Frank A. Goodwin, re ported today the "first deathless ween on Massachusetts high ways In recent motoring history, and attributed the record to his order limiting speed to 40 miles an hour to conserve gasoline. O GREEN SLABS Big Hsaplng Load 300 cu. It. 12 or 16 inch Fill your car or trailer at our yard at the end of North Central Ave. aod McAndrews Road rti Y& Timber Products Company Phona 2123 .s. HER OWN AFFAIR London, Aug. 28. UP) Lord Beaverbrook, British minister of supply who recently returned from conferences in Washing ton, declared today that the United States was in the full London, Aug. 26 UP) The former United States destroyer Hopewell, renamed the Bath and manned by a Norwegian crew in the service of Britain, has been sunk, the royal Nor wegian navy announced today. The only other detail dis closed was that an unspecified number of the crew was lost. It was the first of the former U. S. destroyers to be an nounced as lost. The Bath was one of the 50 U. S. destroyers taken over by the British in 1940 in exchange for base-rights on British terri tory in the western hemisphere. The destroyers were renamed for American and British cities bearing the same names. The Bath was one of 11 ships of its class turned over to Brit ain. All were built in 1918, of 1,060 tons displacement and rated at 35 knots speed. JERRYHT IS GIVEN FULL SAY OF DRAFTEE SLASHED 10T03YR. Washington, Aug. .26 -(JPy The war department announced today that Robert P. Patterson, acting secretary of war, had ra uced the prison term of John Habinyak, Pennsylvania draftee convicted by a military court martial of Insubordination, from 10 to 3 years in prison. The acting secretary also sus I ended execution of Habinak's dishonorable discharge until his release from confinment at the Fort Leavenworth, Kas., Diei- plinary Barracks where he was oidered confined. The war department announ ced that If Hablnyak's orison conduct is good, he will be relea sed In 30 months which is the maximum period of service to which trainees are liable under the revised draft law. Suspension of the dishonor able discharge will make it pos- sioie the department said, to re store Habinyak to duty at any lime with remission of the un expired term of confinment should his subsequent conduct lustify additional clemency. He .vouia be required, however, if the emergency continues to com plete his service with the army. Habinyak's 10 year sentence stirred criticism in congress be cause of its severity, and the de partment acted with unusual speed in reviewing the court's ction. Salem, Aug. 26. (IP) Fed eral officials advised Jerrold Owen, state civilian defense co ordinator, today that all policy matters involving civilian de- defense activities would be clear ed through Owen's office, the officials asserting that the con flict between state and govern ment civil defense officials has been ironed out. Owen had complained that t.ational civilian defense head quarters has been dealing di rectly with county and local de fense bodies, leaving Owen in the dark as to what has been going on. CONG. PIERCE TO ASK RE-ELECTION Portland, Aug. 26 (JPi Wal ter M. Pierce, La Grande, east ern Oregon representative in congress, will seek re-election next year. The former governor of the state, stopping over here en route to Cascade Locks to view proposed aluminum factory site, announced intention seeking his sixth term. of Ch for Poultry and Esgs O. K. Poultry Co, th and nr. Tel. 4318. POLITICAL SPOT Valsetz, Aug. 26. (P) Dor othy Anne Hobson, youthful edi tor of the Valsetz Star, is in dilemma. The 13-year-old girl told her 800 subscribers in the August issue of the publication, out to day. "If Secretary of State Earl Snell runs for governor of Ore gon against Governor Sprague, we won't know what to do. "They are both Republicans and both very friendly to us. We have received several letters from Governor Sprague and once at Senator McNary's nom ination luncheon at Fir Cone we had our picture taken with him, but every Christmas for four years we have received a GROWTH a trad y as Ufa Itieir. SAVINGS Invested ber reg ularly earn substantial pro fits , . , without worry about market fluctuations wiping out profits or principal! 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