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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1941 PAGE THREES Society and Clubs by Betty Shoemaker Mrs. Lawrence Tells Of Trip Through Alaska Meeting at the home of Mn. H. W. Conger Monday evening members of Zonta were taken on a circle tour of Alaska by Mrs. John F. Lawrence, who with her husband enjoyed an extensive trip in the far north ern United States territory. With the aid of maps, books and card illustrating her talk Mrs. Lawrence wove an inter esting travelogue of her vaca tion, taking her listeners into Dawson, Fairbanks, Ketchikan, fkagway country and the famed host towns of the early gold rush days. She spoke of Resur rection bay as the most beauti ful scenery in the country and mentioned the extensive airport program being carried on in Alaska. By relating Incidents occur ring in various towns visited on their trip she brought out the character of the residents and reading from Robert Service's poetry, Mrs. Lawrence express ed the thought that those who visit or live in Alaska once always want to return. Reports were given by var ious committee heads including Mrs. Jacque Lenox, chairman of the membership committee, Mrs. Stella Merrick, finance; Miss Joe Kirtley, by-laws, and Mrs. Conger, club secretary. Miss Louise Basford presided c.ver the business session which was opened with singing led by Mrs. Effie Kurtz. The next meeting will be a luncheon Sep tember 22 with further details to be announced later. Two Initiated Into Juvenile Degree of Honor Louise Wriston and Thomas Wriston were initiated into the Degree of Honor Juvenile asso ciation Saturday morning when the club gathered at the home of the director, Mrs. Ida M. Wil son, 7 Chestnut street. Jimmy Johnson acted as president with Harriet Morris as flag bearer. A weiner roast and water melon feed followed. Louis Greenwell received the game prize. Guests included Louis Greenwell. Mary Bradbury, Walter Bradbury and Delos Cullen. The next meeting will be held at the K. of P. hall October 4 at 11 a. m. Carters Have House Guests Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Neal Carter, 309 Gen essee street, the last few days, have been Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Barker Jr., and daughter Holly, of Spokane, Wash., and Mr. and Mrs. C F. Banta and son Mich ael, of Portland. The Barkers and Bantas have both visited in Medford on several occas- P.-T. A. Activities CALENDAR Party Enjoyed Tuesday Evening At Wilkinson Home. Miss Patricia Wilkinson, who is leaving Saturday for Mary'. hurst college at Portland enter tained a group of friends at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wilkinson, 714 Park avenue last evening. Visiting and games comprised the en tertainment. Attending the affair were l Misses Marybeth Bradfish, Mary :Lee Strang, Fern Tye, Barbara Ann Brayton, Mary Wilcox, I Monica Wilcox, Mildred Karris, Ruth Nordwick, Charleen Ro jberts of Eugene, Toni Stephen son, Anita Davis, Helen Gilham, Jackie Flynn, Jean Henselman and Charlotte Older. Visitors Leave For California Visitors of Miss Mary Chrls tensen, of the Tribune Apart ments Monday evening were Miss Vera Housechild and Miss Ellen Johnson of St. Louis, Mo. The visitors motored west by the northern route and left Tuesday afternoon for San Francisco and Los Angeles, Cal. They plan a short trip into Mex ico before returning to St. Louis. Daughters of Nile Complete Luncheon Plana Daughters of the Nile, Med ford group, are making final plans for the first fall meeting to be held in the Medford Ma sonic hall Saturday at 12:30 p. m. Covered dish luncheon will be served and those who have not been contacted are asked by the luncheon committee to bring rolls and jelly. FOR FAREWELL TO Lincoln school P.T.A. will open fall activities Friday at 2:30 p. m. when members meet at the schoolhouse. Important business will be discussed. The executive board Invites all par ents who are not affiliated with the association to attend the afternoon meeting In order to become acquainted with the P. T. A. members. A social hour will follow with Mrs. Howard Glascock and Mrs. Dee Newton Jn charge. INDIGESTION enay afiect the Heart Oea trapsed IB taa McoAfb or gullM Bur act Ilk. a tr-tltr on tl bain. At lb. B-M :o or dillat. emart ata tod woman dtpraa oa B.U-aa, TiUnu to t itf.. i,o luiiiit out n,iM or tna latitat. 6:30 p. m. American Legion auxiliary, armory. 7:30 p. m. Daughters of Job, Masonic hall. 8:00 p. m. Chrysanthemum circle No. 84. N.O.W, K. of P. hall. Thursday 1:00 p. m. Medford Sojourn ers, Hotel Medford. 1:30 p. m. Loyalty circle of First Methodist church, home Mrs. Ray Harrison, 719 West Fourth street. 2:15 p. m. W.C.T.U., home Dr. S. V. Standard, 1105 West Main street. 8:00 p. m. Degree of Honor Protective association at K. of P. hall. 8:00 p. m. Graduate Nurses, District No. 4, Jackson county, home Mrs. Tavener Robinett, 912 Siskiyou boulevard, Ash land. 8:00 p. m. Reames chapter, No. 66, Order of Eastern Star, Masonic hall. 8:00 p. m. Past Noble Grand club. Girls' Community club house. 8:00 p. m. Eagles auxiliary, F.O.E., Eagles hall. Spend Weekend ' In Roseburg Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Randolph and daughter, Barbara of 548 Pennsylvania avenue motored to Roseburg over the weekend where they visited relatives. The Randolphs formerly resided in Roseburg. Toil-Parrots a , , . I " ' g; $ mm fax iv ar 1 Vi, N I Prospect Residents Leave For Alaska ! Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rollins and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rollins of Prospect left Saturday by train for Seattle where they will board a steamer, for Alaska for an extended trip. Eagle Pt. Teachers Will Be Honored Eagle Point, Sept. 10 Spl.) A reception honoring teachers ot tne agie Fomt school will be held in the high school build ing Friday at 8 p. m. sponsored by the Eagle Point P.T.A. An invitation is extended to those who care to attend, especially parents with children in school. Former Residents Garnetts' Guests Mr. and Mrs. Charles Colby of Temple City, Ore., were visitors last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Garnett, 211 North Peach street. Mr. Colby is a former Medford resident. Miss Joan Garnett had as her guests the past week Miss Dor othy Stewart and Bob Sawyer, both of Eugene. They returned north Monday. Ashland Residents Motor To Medford Amone Medford visitor Sun. day from Ashland were Mr. and Mrs. Ben Anderson, who visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Huber. ALWAYS LOOK LIKE A MILLION f GARDEN CLUB And They "Wear Like Iron" with AIL LEATHER Where It Counts It's their eye-catching, "grown-up" appearance thit mikes them popular with mtJtrn boys and girls. It's iturdf leather counters, insoles and heel bases that mikes them war. It's their listing shipe, proper support, roomy toes and snug heels thit parents sppreciste. See us for new Poll-Pirrot shoes... reuotublj priced juvenile footwear thit "looks like a million" and "wears like iron." Hance - H. Cleland. recently elected president of the San Diego Gas It Electric company, San Diego, Cal., was here today to say goodbye to friends and former associates of the Califor nia Oregon Power company. It was his first visit here since his election to head the southern California utility company Aug. 25. He was in the south at the time and the election came aa a complete surprise to most of his associates in the Copco organi ration of which he was presi dent when he was chosen as the new head of the San Diego com pany. Mr. Cleland's family moved to San Diego a few days ago. A meeting of utility execu tives In San Francisco enabled Mr. Cleland to come to Medford to say farewell to his friends and associates. He arrived from San Diego last evening by Unit ed Mainliner and planned to leave for San Francisco tonight. So busy is Mr. Cleland in his new duties that he will be able to spend only one day at the San Francisco conference. His company is engaged in a gigan tic expansion program to cope with the defense work that has multiplied the population of San Diego and surrounding ter ritory. Nevertheless he said he wanted to take time out to come here to say goodbye to his friends and associates. He de clared he would always have a warm spot in his heart for southern Oregon and its people. Buick Dalers To Meet In Portland Hear New Program Two hundred Buick dealers and salesmen of Oregon, Idaho and southern Washington are expected to convene in Portland next Friday when the 1942 program and a movie preview of new cars will be presented. R. A. Skinner, Hobart Price, B. L. Sanderson and T. J. Hlght, of Skinner's Garage, local Buick dealer, will attend the meeting. President Harlow H. Curtice and Vice-President W. F. Hut stader of the Buick motor divi sion. General Motors sales cor poration, are scheduled to ad dress the meeting from Flint, Mich., over a long-distance tele phone hookup. Executives of Braley & Gra ham, Buick distributors in Ore gon, have just returned from a meeting in Flint, at which time Curtice and Hufstader outlined plans for the season to them. They were also given an oppor tunity to inspect new models and received instruction for dealers and service managers to be passed on at future local con ferences. The Buick program will be In line with the nation al defense program. It was stated. ture of 17,500,000 and the car was a complete sell-out only a few months after it was placed In full production." He said that the car was all welded, and built on the 'mono- coque' construction principle that is giving greater strength and greater range to big bombers. Its gasoline economy of 25 to 30 miles per gallon gives the car especial significance today, he said. He said that after the con vention, September 12. he would go to Kenosha, Wis., where Nash cars have been built for 25 years, to participate in a mass drive-away of several thousand new Nash cars. The cars will be introduced here about September 20, he said. Portland Wheat Portland. Or.. Sept. 10 Sept. fl S7't M 87 "i Dm. l.OUi 101, loiu 1.01'i Caah ttraln: oats Ko. 1-38 lb. whit j 13.00. Barley no. 3-49 lb. b. w. 63t so Corn No. 3 y. shipment 63360. No. I flas $3 02',, Cut wheat (bid): soft whit 09c; sort whlta) deluding Rex 61.031,; white club 81.03V western red SI 034. Hard red winter: ordinary P7i: 10 per cent c: 11 per cent S1.04: 13 per cent SI. 10. Hard white-baart: ordinary 61.03: 10 per cent 81.07; It per cent 81.1; 13 per cent St. la. Today's car receipts: wheat 37; itour S; corn 4: oata a mlllteed 1. FUNERAL FRIDAY AT 2 P. M. Funeral services for George Edward Higgins, seaman first class, who lost his life at San Diego, Calif., on August 30. 1941, as the result of an motor cycle accident, will be conducted from the Perl funeral home Friday at 2 p. m.. Rev. R. W. Coleman, pastor of the First Christian church officiating. In terment will take place In Sis kiyou Memorial park. I George, the third son ot Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Higgins of route 4, this city, enlisted In the United States navy in 1936 to serve four years, being honor ably discharged at the duration of that time. He was in the naval reserve, and was called back into service last Aprih He nad been in San Diego all of that time. He is survived by his parents, cne sister. Mrs. Frankie Nelson, two brothers, R. L. Higgins, Jr.. and James E. Higgins, all of Medford. Douglas Acft. DuPont Gen. glee. ,, , Oen. Foods . Orn. Mot. Int. Harvest. Johna-Man. Kennecott .. Monty Ward Ni. Amn. Av'n. N.th Amer. Fenney (J. C.) . Penna. Ft. R. Phllnpa Pet. Radio Sou. Pac. . Sid. Bra rid a St. Oil Cal. St. Oil N. J. Trana. Amer. Union Carb. Unit. Aircraft . United Airline . U. A. Steel 74 -152 . SI a, . 404 . 381, . U'a - 7' . 8S, . s&s . IS'-, - US . as . 39 - 4 - - s . 3S1 - 43H - , . 78 40 13', 88 Chicago Wheat Chicago. Sept;. 10. (vT An out burst of aelllnar today caused grain and soybean price to tumble from four year peak level. Wheat and ry tell more than S otnu. corn and oat more than 3 cent and soybeans SH to 8S cent the extreme. Liquidation waa' touched off by a statement ot Treasury Secretary Morgenthau advocaUna relet surplus farm commodities. Wheat Open Hlfth Low Sept. .1.184 Dec. 1.33U May 1.37 July 1.38 1.19 1 3S'4 J.37H 128, l.n4 1.31 1.3S 138 of Cloe 1.1S4 1 i3'a 136', 1.37y4 Pear Markets Yesterday San Frat.rlaco Ratter San Pranclco. Sept. 10. But ter S3 score, 37', c; 91 score, aec: 90 acore. 33c; 89 score, asc. Sacramento. Sept. 10. 0P But Urfat First grade, 41c; second grade, 39c. ...tnv " . ten TW wz- r Chicago Sept. 10. U. S. D. A.V Pears: Five California, 1 Washington arrived, 8 cars on track. No Oregon quotations. New YorkTsept'lO. ") U. S. D. A.) Pears: Eleven cars ar rived, 9 California, 2 Oregon unloaded, 21 cars on track. No Oregon quotations. Slow Progress On Plywood Factory Slow progress is being made on the experimental plywood plant planned by the Timber Products company, due to the slow arrival of material and machinery from the east Only a lathe has been received so far. Defense material has the right-of-way. The company acquired ground adjoining Its present plant for the experimental works. If conditions justify af ter a thorough test, the com pany has announced they would build a larger one. "Flower Arrangements" will be the topic discussed by Mrs. Eunice Curtis of Seattle at a meeting sponsored by the Med ford Garden club at Lincoln school tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Those interested are Invited and a small charge will be made for those not Garden club mem bers. If demand is large Mrs. Curtis will hold a class tomor row on flower arrangement Did Its Best Salt Lake City. Sept. 10. fl") J. E. Hanchett complained be cause the iight bulb he put in the socket at a railroad switch tower gave a dim light but he let it stay. That was In 1904. The bulb burned out yesterday and he had to replace it. Cullen Leaves To Attend 1942 Nash Prevue In Chicago Frank J. Cullen, head of Ab bey Motor Co., Nash dealers, i left Tuesday for Chicago, where he will view the new 1942 Nash cars and attend a national con vention of Nash dealers, distri butors and factory officials. Cullen said that advance in formation Indicated that the new cars will represent an Import ant advance over 1941 models. He saw no departure from the Industry's normal procedure of Improving its car year after year, and said that the 1942 cars would ba better from a wide variety of appearance and me chanical standpoints. "I expect to see enough ad vancements in the new Nash '000' to make it the most com pletely new development in the automotive world," Cullen de clared. "The company entered the lowest-price field with this car last fall after four years of development and the expendl- 147 SOUTH CENTRAL. TELEPHONE 3930 DEL NORTE COUNTY SEPTEMBER 18-21 FAIR CRESCENT CITY, CALIF. Four ari store Baring. Thanday, Friday and Saturday wtta Pari runts, al aaterlng. Sunday raring with wagering. Fet (tan tor nrat rare Theraday 1:8. Opening pared invei Fair Grenada at 1 A. M. Thnredav. Admission sec. Children ever tS. tse. ander It Free. Redwood Empire Day, Saturday, Sept. Zth. SOUTHERN OREGON DAY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Conptrt harm -how trt ftlrS Mralng 1M and ermtlnaM throughout th 4mj. FIREWORKS SAT. NITE Coarteay SHELL OIL CO. Dandng after rtreworat at Veterans Memorial Hall. Sunday Morning noes Falling Contest. Carnival Day an Might Arthur's Mlihty American Shows festering Free act. Bartarhell Handicap sanday. Sept. gist. Stock Farad and Cattle lodging. S4I.OO Premlem List. SXVoo improvements oat talldlnc anal grounds. Inrladlng a new t-.lpt granSetaad, pooltry hqe, hove and rattle earns. LIVESTOCK Fortland Portland, Or, Bept 10. JP) (USD. Hoga 600; market active, steady to strong; good-chotc 170-815 lb. drrtv-lns 818.76 13.00; 330-aao lb. weight 811.76 13 M; light light mostly 811.76) 18.00; packing aowa 810J6-76; feeder plga quouabl to 818.60. Cattle 200; calve 60; market -tlv. steady; few itmra 68 25 10 35; light dairy steers downward to 87.60; beef belter 68.60 e8.36; carter -cut ter cow 86.00 n 8.00; shelly kinds down to 64 25: fat dairy cow S6.S0 88; medium-good beef cow 87.38. 8.25; medium bull 8885-60; good quotable to 8936; good-cholc veal- rs 813.50.) 18.60: common-medium grade 88.00 11 AO. Sheep f market active, fully steady: (rood -choice trurked-ln spring Hub" 81035-76: cholc eloely ort- ed kind 811.00; shorn lamb 86.50 down; common grade down to 87.76; eholo 64 lb. feeder lambs 810.00; odd yeaning 7 75: fat wn salable 4 00-60. Chicago Chicago. Sept. 10. s).(UsrM) Hogs 18.000; ton 813.86. Cattle 11,000; calve 800; top Sl -85 paid for tight yearltnga; several load 819.60-75; highly finished light and medium weight a tears 818.36-66. Sheep 3.000; generally steady. Portland Produce Wall St, Report New York. Sept. 10. (P The stock market drifted into slightly lower ground today af ter some minor recovery thrusts were voided by a drying up of buying in the leaders. An assortment of utilities, store stocks and specialties car ried plus marks at the close. Transfers were around 800, 000 shares. Today's closing prlos for 84 a .jctd stocks follow: Al. Them, as Dy .160V4 Am. Can 81 '4 A. T. T. "si Anaconda 38 Atch. T. S. 7. 2Vi Bendls Avla. 88 Beth. Steel B7, Caterpillar Tract. 54 Chrysler 5 i Curt! a-Wright SS SOFTIES hive definitely banished clumsy, heavy shoes for morning ind diytime wear. These light, flexible "lovelies" in glove calf, crushed kid and glove suede prove also that tbtrt is style now in low heels. M. M. DEPT .STORE I Fortland, Ore- Sept. 10 Froduc steady, unchanged. VUU.. TWO DATS AND A NISHT TWOPEtSONS IRCIIIES: om&Bath Dinner or Supper Dancing "Breakfast ft MS?: -I 1 liter- id- tfii'rmc3i You trust fts quality In thit worka-day world, the pause (hat rtfmhtt with let ccld Coca-Cola la a wclcotrM moment on th tunny tide of thlngt In anybody buty day. It taket but a minute to enjoy re fresh men t right out of the bottle. lOMlIB until AVfNOIITT Or TNI COC.COl (Oaf ANT 6V COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO of Medford, 601 No. Crap St Phone 333)