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PAGE ETGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1941. AT E Mrs. Charles McKee and Mrs. Fred Lumm Seri ously Injured. Two women were In Com munity hospital today with In juries suffered when cars, oper ated by their husbands, collided at the corner of Fourth and Grape streets about 10 a.m. Sun day. Mrs. Charles McKee. 9S, of Route sustained the most ex tensive injuries She was receiv ing treatment for a scalp lacer ation, a fractured right arm, a fractured left knee cap, a lacera tion of the tongue and multiple bruises, according to her attend ing physician. Mrs. Fred Lumm, of 1222 West Main street, knocked un conscious momentarily, suffered brulaes and shock, her doctor stated. Mr McKee sustained a lacer ated nose and Mr. Lumm suf fered a laceration of the face. Neither was hospitalized. According to a police report of the mishap, the car being driven east on Fourth street by Mr. Lumm was struck on the right side by the machine being operateJ north on Grape street by Mr. McKee. Following the impact the Lumm auto was shoved up onto the sidewalk on the noitheast corner Both cars were considerably damaged. TURKEYGROWERS U. S. Merchantman Lehigh Sent to Bottom by Sub r -f 14 ML 'JiL. p "'A ' In the striking picture above the U. S.-owned freighter Lehigh, with more than half her length submerged, lifts her bow. Pulling away from the stricken ship are the No. 1 and No. 2 lifeboats, last to leave the ship. The vessel went under 34 minutes after her crew cleared the side. In lower photo the Lehigh, which was torpedosd by a submarine October 19, points her bow skyward and p'.unged to the bottom. James Earle, 2nd engineer, took these exclusive pictures. Local produce houses report ed today that turkey growers re holding out for 30 cents per pound for No. 1 hens, and 23 cents per pound for No. 1 toms and as a result the local ship ments lag. though time is short to dispatch them east for the Christmas trade. Swift and Com pany reported their Thanksgiv lng price Is 27 cents per pound for No. 1 hens, and 22 H cents for No. 1 toms. This was the last local quotation. It Is estimated that less than . half of the valley turkey crop was shipped out during the Thanksgiving season. The total output was figured at close to 43,000 birds. Swift and Company reported they expected to start buying and killing Wednesday or Thurs day of this week. r t BELLE VAIL CALLED BY DEATH Belle Vail Paine died at her home. North Orange street. Medford, Sunday afternoon, November 23. Born at Unlonvale. K. Y., she was married to Lieutenant Wll Ham H Paine. United States army. In New York City, June 1, 1H97. Then followed twenty three years of army life during which sne made homes In Colo rado, Georgia, Kansas. Cnllior inia, Vermont, Cuua and three ffmes n the Philippine Islands. She had lived In Medford since 1921 Except her husband she leaves no relatives in Oregon. Funeral services will be private. Offenbacher Estate Valued at $19,454 An Inventory of the estate of the late John Offenbacher, pio neer resident of the Applegate district, lists its value at $19,454.43. The appraisers Wil liam Grenbemer. Martin McDon ough, and John T. Matney, filed the document In probate court Saturday. Executors of the estate are Leon Offenbacher, a nephew, and Attorney Allison Moulton. Chief Items on the Inventory are the Applegate ranch, and California Oregon Power com pany stock. Firemen Start Work . Of Refurbishing Old And Battered Toys With an accumulation of bat tered toys and new materials on hand, firemen went to work In earnest today on the Job of reconstructing and repainting the playthings for distribution by the Lady Lions among under privileged children for Christ mas. A generous assortment of toys for the firemen's workshop was produced by the special chil dren's movie show at the Cra terian theater last Friday. Spon sored by the George A Hunt Theaters, Inc.. and the Mail Tribune, the show cost each child attending a new or old toy. With proceeds from their annual Thanksgiving Day ball, the firemen this morning pur chased paint and other materials and supplies needed in their work of restoring the discarded toys. With a new, spacious work shop In which to help fill Santa's Christmas pack, the fire men will soon be through wltn the supply of toys on hand and a great many more are still needed, Chief Roy Elliott said. AUTO CRASH SUIT T The regular circuit court Jury. Including a special venire of five names drawn last week, to bring the total of 24, has been directed by the court to appear tomorrow for the damage suit of Waldo Green against II. N. Adams of Puyallup, Wash. Green seeks $20,000 general damages and $1,000 special dam ages for personal injuries alleg edly received in an accident on the Pacific highway in the Slski- yous in July 1940. It is anticipated the trial will last two or three days. Attor neys Don R. Newbury and Charles W. Reames are opposing counsel. BAN TIN FOIL USE AFTER MARCH 15 Fellowship Dinner at Christian Church On Tuesday at 6:45 P.M. "Members and friends of tho First Christian church will meet Tuesday at 6:43 p. m. for a fellowship dinner to celebrate the fifty-seventh anniversary of organization of the church. The date has been changed from Wednesday evening, as at first announced, to cooperate with the merchants Christmas open ing program. Kendall E. Burke, president of Northwestern Christian col lege, will be the speaker for the occasion. Mrs. Stephen Epler of Ashland will sing two num bers. Mike Thorniley of the Medford senior high school will give a reading Leonard May- field will be toastmaster. Spe cial decorations will dramatize the anniversary theme. This will be a "pot-luck" din ner which the friends and mem bers of the church are invited to attend. 1 KILLED. 80 HURT Corinth, Miss., Nov. 24 AP) One passenger was killed and more than 80 Injured, three so seriously they may die, when eight cars of the Illinois Central's fast passenger train, the Semi nole, left the tracks and hurtled down a 30-foot embankment a mile south of there yesterday. Mrs. Dovie Robertson, 72, of Selmer, Tcnn., died in a hospital here two and a half hours after the accident. Listed as critically injured were Mrs. J. W. Carman of Chicago; James Madison Spur- lock of tufaula. Ala., and Mrs. J. T. Evans, 87. of Jackson. Tcnn. The fast train, bound from Florida to Chicago, was loaded with persons returning from Thanksgiving visits with rela tives and friends. A transverse fissure in a rail was described by railroad officials as the cause of the wreck. I y$ mty : i ASK SLOW-DOWN BAN The Dalles, Ore., Nov. 24 (P) The Oregon State Junioi Chamber of Commerce, ending two-day convention here yes terday, passed a resolution de manding congressional legisla tion, prohibiting slow-down tac tics in national defense indue tries. CITY HEADS MEET Klamath Falls. Nov. 24 P) A regional meeting for city of ficiala will be held here tomor row by the League of Oregon Cities and the bureau of munici pal research of the University cf Oregon t Washington, Nov. 24 CT Start saying goodbye to the lead foil on a package of tobacco, tin foil on a bottle of ginger Effective March IS. they'll forbidden In the Interests of de fense. OPM Issued the order yester day, and it bans the use of tin or lead foil in the packaging of tobat-co products, chewing gum. candy, beverages, typewriter ribbons, films and friction tape. Foil manufacturers, OPM ex plained, were using about 6.900 tons of lead each month. The metal is widely needed for de fense purposes, and only part of the required supply is produced in tills country. PAPER SAVING Fort Lewis. Nov. 24. P) The public relations office of the post command here reported today In one of its press re leases that such releases were being condensed because the war department was trying In every way to conserve paper. VITAMIN "B" I IRON III SHERRY WIRE TMI NATION'S TONIC Supplant! yeer 1 1 v VITAWINt rt aid. Mtwr. to ff 1 1 v worn ewf, run dove lyiim due te Ucfc I Vit.mlii I d eW-bndiiia b lMS CHILDREN IN FIRE Nome, Alaska, Nov. 24 (AP) Sexersl children received burns LEAVING YANGTZE Shanghai. Nov. 24. (AP) The United States gunboat Wake left Hankow for Shanghai today, beginning the withdrawal of the American navy's Yangtze river patrol between Shanghai and Hankow. The 370-ton Wake was the last occidental guardship left at Han kow. United States naval au thorities there also closed their warehouse and liquidated the stocks. About SO Americans 35 of them missionaries remained in Hankow. Evacuation of United States naval forces at Shanghai, includ ing marines, appeared tonight to be near execution following upon President Roosevelt's order earlier this month to the marines to retire from China. The ma rines are expected to be out of Shanghai by Sunday. Withdraw al of the naval patrol appeared likely to be effected the last, of the week. I Ice Cream Plant Is Damaged by Blaze Portland. Nov. 24 (" A three-alarm fire caused $200,000 damage at the Sunfreeze Ice cream plant here yesterday. Manager Gustave E. Hilen, who estimated the damage, said later surveys might show the $1,000,000 structure, owned by the Arden Farms Dairy, to have suffered even greater loss. Two firemen were slightly In jured In controlling the blaze. cause of which was undeter mined, . Closing ttm. tot classified Ads 9 m. Too Lata to Claaslry 12 .30 p TWO DROP THAT COLD SNIF'IY WATIIT MISIIT OP ins each nostril as dim-ted. Give that bead cold the air. Long luting stipplv only 2oc Also, demand Peaetro Xuee Drops. TTTX XT 4 Ml SmrMf n Win ll 1 Im tab lH f tWrlO, tM mt Vtt h Ht (MM MMdJ. M M WW HI fM 4tov, HH tm Mk 4HMi 44 M when fire destroyed the Eskimo 1 wJZ . Z.r industrial boarding school at ' os" . I m um ( White Mountain yesterday. No ! " VT? J ! 7r"- v . . . UK Mm Inmar. WS Cld St able. The children who were in jured are being brought to Nome by airplane. outer below The temperature of space Is 459 degrees zero, Fahrenheit GIVE VITiWINE Mil TRIAL Heath's Drug Store Dial 3551 Next time, try the train 11 -Trrrti it Go to bed here t wake up there Cm yoi Imaging an easier, more pleasant wst to travel than this : go to bed in s soft, comfortable berth. Enjoy good night's sleep. VC'ake up at Tour destination. Try It, ne time you go to Portland. Overnight service returning too. SEE HOW LITTLE IT COSTS. TO PORTLAND lit Con Fore $9 IS $14 I J lor B.rth J 65 J 10 t Suadr4 rmUauas) Cooch Fare 5.00 t.00 S-P The Friendly Seut!iera Pacifist F. C Morris. Agent, Phone 2390 or. write 4. A. ORMOPY, O r I, :i Pstltlc Bl.1, Portland. On. JKt, STOP SIGNS FOR FOURTH STREET UP IN FEW DAYS Installation of stop signs and buttons along Fourth street and Central avenue will be staryd tomorrow, Fred W. Scheffel, city superintendent stated today. The city council approved this traffic safety move Septem ber IS but giving effect to the council's action has been delay ed by slowness in delivery of the necessary signs, Mr". Scheffel explained. The signs, of a kind that can be seen at night, had to be ordered in the east, he re lated, adding that they are now on hand and were being attach ed to steel posts today. The but tons. In accordance with state regulations, will be imbedded In the center of the streets at the entrance to Fourth street and Central avenue. The signs will go in the parkways. While delivery of the signs has been awaited, accidents have continued to occur along Fourth street. The latest, occur ring yesterday morning at Fourth and Grape streets caused injury to four persons, all of whom were taken to a hospital for treatment, two of them in an ambulance. Under the resolution adopted by the council, Fourth street was made a stop street from North Oakdale avenue to River side avenue, excepting Central avenue. Central avenue was made a stop street from Sixth street to Edwards street. The Fourth street action was solely for traffic safety while the Cen tral avenue move was a prepara tory step governing a smooth flow of traffic in case the pro posed Medford army canton ment should become a reality. Prospect Mrs. Lloyd Johnson and son. Uordan. Mr. and Mrs. James Dole, Glenn and Paul Dole, Miss Ailecn. Sherwood, Joyce Mont gomory. Miss Mildred Johnson. Eugene, Wayne, Robert and Gbria Dunagan. and Mr. and Mrs. Dunagan. After dinner, in strumental and vocal music was enjoyed. . Adln Hammon has secured vork at Bedding. Calif. Hla wife and two little son. are .taring at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Nye for a few days until they Join him. Charlea Gray, oldest son of Mr. and Mr. Richard Gray, underwent a ton- allectomy In Medford last week. The Charlie Skeetera logging com pany haa ceased operatlona In thla locality and have moved out for thla season. Sunday dinner guest, at th Reu ben Moore home were Mrs. Nealy Bean, Eldon Bean, and son Leon, of Ashland, and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Onn and daughter. Norma, of Trail. Mr. and Mrs. Dee Hedepetb and son Robin visited their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Clan RJchey of Cbemault, over the Thanksgiving holldsy. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Sutclllte, son. Herbert, daughter, Dorothy, and her house guest. Miss Peggy ackenstoa. of Portland, visited In Medford and Ashland, Saturday. On Sunday Mrs. Sutcltffe and Herbert took Miss Doro thy and Miss Peggy back to Oswego, where they reside at Rosecllffe Hall, and attend Marylhurst College. WUlard Horn returned to Prairie Friday to resume hla logging operatlona. alter spending Thanks giving with hla fanjlly bera. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Moor and daughter. Colleen, motored to Gold Hill Thursday and vlaltod Mrs. Moore's brother and alster-ln-law, Mr. and Mrs. Claud. Chapman. . REGIMENT LEAVES Salem, Nov. 24. (AP) The 30th infantry regiment, compris ing 1,100 men, left Salem this morning for Fort Lewis on the last leg of its movement from San Francisco. It will rejoin the third division. The soldiers stay ed last night at the state fair grounds. Arthur Pryor, the band mas ter, conducted his first "band when he was 21 years old at Denver. RtUef for Miseria of ' HEAD COLDS Put a-enreese Va-tro-nol up eaerj nostril. It tl) shrinks swoUrn mem branes, (3) soothes Irritation, ana (3) helps clear cold-dag- . -yO. ged nasal passages. vf V-3J? lh.ll.-M mmnLto Aim Follow complete di rections in folder, j- TA-tM-NOl TTTTT- Friendship - Service These Things Count! O Sometimes, In grief, some of us lose our way and need the guid ance of someone who can help us. We can extend that help to you with the sure knowledge that we know what we are doing, and do It efficiently, respectfully and economically. Please let us extend to you our services in your time of distress. CONGER T 1 Tl 1 r unerai rariors Prospect, Nov. 24. 'Spl.) Mr. and Mrs Leslie Dunagan entertained the Naza'-ene church orencstra members and their families at dinner Friday eve ning. Covers were placed for Mr. and Mrs. Leon Glinr and daughter, Miss Mary, Mr. and I 1 ii I if m r unerai rariors IV V Phone 3147 I k VfW. 715 W. Main St. 1 sp-a.), f'A II rt ,1 5 . '.rr. t wV- Yr&rk f iFon&in) CHRISTMAS COMES TO OT1 WEDNESDAY NIGHT, NOV. 26 Celebrate The Grandest Christmas Opening Yet With MEDFORD MERCHANTS i
