MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1941. -
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OREGON FARMERS
WILL FACE DROP
Heppner, Dec. 6. Agri
cultural Oregon can expect a
slump at the end of the war,
Eastern Oregon Wheat League '
members were told yesterday, j
The state's cash income will
reach $140,000,000 this year,'
. more than twice that of depres-!
sion years, and there is bound !
to be a oost-war market lot. '
down, R. E. Brown, general
agent of the Farm Credit Ad
ministration, said.
. He urged farmers to retain
normal land values, retire
debts, build financial reserves,
store up reserves of soil fertil
ity, avoid speculative increases
in production and increase the
efficiency of family-sized farms
and homes.
E. B. MacNaughton, president
of the First National Bank of
Portland, said that the trend to
ward centralization of power
and socialization of the nation
could be developed for good or
evil.
He predicted that lease-lend
materials, if repaid at all, would
. come back in goods and serv
ices, making the government
the world's greatest whole
saler. He said the principle of
trustee-ship was coming in ag
riculture and other natural re
sources. The committee on production
In a preliminary report advo
cated a survey of storage needs
and early preparation to handle
next year's crop, and applica
tion of new knowledge on weed
control problems.
Cavemen Receive
O.S.C. Invitation
For Rose Tourney
Grants Pass, Dec. 6
The Oregon Cavemen, who
twice were invited by Gover
nor Culbert L. Olson of Cali
fornia to march in the Pasa
dena Tournament of Roses
but were snubbed by the
parade committee, are going
to parade New Year's day.
So declared Chief Bighorn
Sherman Uahl as he received
word Friday from Theo P.
Cramer, business manager of
Oregon State college. Rose
bowl defenders this year, that
the college and Corvallis
would welcome caveman par
ticipation with their float.
JAKES 01 LIFE
again this year for additional
schools. The band and chorus
will rehearse all day next
Thursday and Friday with Dr.
Kratt and Mr. Stehn and pre
sent the concert at 8 p. m. Fri
day. Tickets went on sale today.
High School News
by
STUDENT REPORTERS
By Thalma Kaplon
At the first study meeting of
the French club held last week,
Ann Van Valzah gave a report
on Napoleon's march to Mos
cow and interestingly compared
it with the present march of
Hitler. Virginia Hayes spoke
on De Gaulle, his background
and his organization, and each
member, upon roll call, told
facts about leading Frenchmen.
President Don Shanahan presided.
The newly-formed Spanish
club held its first party last
evening to initiate, new mem
bers. Initiates were required to
sing, recite, or act in Spanish.
Members were given a little
paper sombrero in the Mexican
colors, red, gren, and white, to
wear. Also signs with humor
ous sayings in Spanish were
made for the new members to
wear. The constitution and ways
of getting points were explain
ed to the new members.
A Christmas party is next on
the Spanish club program to
commemorate Pinata, the Mex
ican way of celebrating Christ
mas. President Bob Holmes pre
sided and Kay Bilderback was
program chairman. New mem
bers include Carolyn Benedict,
Barbara Culbertson, Dorothy
Davis, Betty Guches, Nanette
Holmes, Lois Ann Hubbard,
Irene McDonald, Glen Lamb,
Bob Hodgman, Larry Marsh,
Marella Brockway, Bette Lou
Foulk, and Elsie Saunders.
New York, Dec. . AP
Walter Frey Preston, Jr., 39,
manager of the National Broad
casting company's public service
division, was found dead in his
apartment today and was declar
ed a suicide by Dr. Philip Gold
stein assistant medical examiner.
His report said Preston had tak
en an overdose of a sedative.
Patrolman Alfred Lewis quo
ted Preston's wife, Margery, as
saying that Preston had been
drinking before he returned
home last night and that she re
fused him admittance to her bed
room. Before joining NBC In 1935
as assistant to the vice president
and treasurer, he was assistant
to President Robert M. Hutchins
of the University of Chicago.
Born In Dawson, Yukon Ter
ritory, Canada, of American par
ents, Preston was a graduate of
Yale university.
To discuss plans for the an
nual Washington Day assembly
to be held soon was the reason
the H. E. C. A. meeting was
held Monday according to Royal
Geason, president. The commit
tee for the affair includes Elmer
Bashaw, - Harris Janes, and
Helen Arnold. Installation was
held for new members voted
upon at a previous meeting.
Members are voted into the or
ganization for outstanding work
in history, civics and economics.
New members include Lorrains
Glenson, Dorothy Durst, Mark
Baglin, Elmer Bashaw, Cliff
Quigley, Lanar Coverstone, Bar
bara Inskeep, Beverly Hodg
man, Bob Hodgman, Bette Lou
Foulk, Margaret Thompson,
Anne Scripter, and Ray Bilderback.
Dr. Theodore Kratt, dean of
music of the University of Ore
gon, and John - Stehn, head
bandmaster of the same univer
sity, will be here December 11
and 12 to lead the high school
choruses and bands from Med
ford and neighboring schools in
the annual music clinic.
They presented such a suc
cessful program last April with
just the Medford band and
choruses that they were Invited
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The Grange
Talent Grange
Talent Grange met Dec. 4
and made plans for the Christ
mas party to be held at the
next meeting. It was decided
to have the same as in former
years with each one bringing
small gift for the gift exchange.
Y. G. A. will meet at Bell-
view Dec. 10. H. E. C. will meet
at the home of Mrs. Gladys Rob
bins in Ashland Dec. 16.
Several Talent Granges have
formed a dance club and elect
ed Loyd Lacy, president; Flor
ence Hartley, secretary-treasurer:
Mrs. Jas. Firestone, hostess,
and Harry Weagant, caller. This
club is one of several being
formed in the county for pro
moting old-time dances.
The evening's program opened
with duet and solo accordion
numbers played by Raymond
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Gross and Keith Barshaw. This
was followed by an amusing
guessing game called the art
gallery. The program concluded
with the showing of motion
pictures by R. A. Pres on of
Portland, a representative of
the Standard Oil company.
Upper Applegate Grange
Upper Applegate Grange will
meet Friday, December 12 so
that members may attend the
state conference at Central Point
on the following Saturday which
is the regular meeting date.
the Libyan desert has reached
7,500 counted and there are
many more as yet uncounted,
British headquarters announced
LIBYAN PRISONERS
Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 8. today,
The number of German and
Italian prisoners capturtd on I Dee Mali Tnoune want ada,
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