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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1941.v PAGE THREH L PAGEANTT0N1GHT Sunday school of the First Christian church will present the pageant, "The First Christ mas,' this evening at 7:30. A White Gift offering will be taken for boys and girls of the White Swan Indian Mission of Yakima, Wash., which is part ially supported by the First Christian church. Dried or can ned fruits or vegetables, toys, articles of clothing for boy or girls 6 to 16 years, and such other materials as can be used in a boarding school will be ac ceptable. If money is given It will go toward the support of matron in the school. The pageant has been devel oped and directed by Georgia Rich, Mrs. Wm. Foley, and R. W. Coleman. A number of the young people and adults of the Sunday school will be used In the pageant and musical accom paniments. The public Is cordially Invited to attend. When Better than at CHRISTMAS? YOUR CHRISTMAS LIST may seem complete. But it is sadly lacking, sir or madam, unless it includes a gift for the Red Cross. At this 1942d Christ mastide, the Red Cross needs fifty million dollars. Not for Europe. For home. For our boys. For us. Fifty million dollars is a vast amount a tremendous gift. Yet is only a yardstick to meas ure the job. It is only a frame work for a greater gift in time, in sacrifice, in personal effort, that American men and women will make, one for the other, through the agency of the Red Cross this coming year. It is completely appropriate - that the call for giving should sound at Christmas time a season dedicated to loving kindness, to goodness, and to mercy. Surely have goodness and mercy followed the Red Cross all the days of its life. All its days has it lived in the -spirit born on earth that first Noel m Here it has fed multitudes. There it has lifted up the halt. Yonder it has comforted whole peoples gone down to their Gethsemane. Now, at home, it faces a bigger task than ever before. Help hold high its ban tier. Remember, too, that the first Christmas gift of gold came from a certain three who were not alone good men, or kindly men, but uis men. THURSDAY, 8-9 P.M. 74llt WftKlY STANDA'O SYMPHONY H.nry Svadrofshy. Conducting Mutual-Don Lee Network March of th. Tort TerSer Ave Mtria ScAuAert-free'ericijea JubilMt Noel Cbtdwick Chrlstmaa See Bering 1Areeieane : Mimitt;Parando. .0ieef Maiml and Grcttl: Humptr4imek Dream Pantomime Ballet of the Seasonal. Gluvw9 Winter j Bacchanalo Standard Oil Company of California Attention! LAST-MINUTE SHOPPERS Give Her Beautiful Things to Wear at Money-Saving Prices The BAILED BOX 223 East 6th Society by Betty Shoemaker State President Visits Local Medical Auxiliary Mrs. Charles E. Hunt, state president of the auxiliary to the Oregon Medical society, ad dressed members of the Jackson County Medical society auxil iary at their December meeting Thursday. Luncheon was served at Hotel Medford followed by a Christmas party at the home of Mrs. E. R. Duroo. Mrs. Hunt of Eugene, outlined the work for the auxiliary for the year and discussed the activ ities of the state and national auxiliaries. The local unit will take up the preparedness pro gram and plana to organize a class In home nursing and other work. Eighteen attended the meet ing. Christmas gifts were pre sented each member from the Christmas tree. Mrs. A. J. Loef-fler- is president of the Med ford group. While here Mrs. Hunt was a house guest of Mrs. C. W. Lem- ery. Attending from Ashland were Mrs. E. A. Woods and Mrs. Gordon MacCracken. Christmas Social Held At Clubhouse Business and Professional Wo men's club members enjoyed a Christmas social at the Girls' Community clubhouse Thursday evening. The room was decor ated with the Yule motif with a Christmas tree, greenery on the mantel, and other seasonal themes. Miss June Erickson was gen eral chairman; assisted by Mrs. Zola Sims and Mrs. Eve Pren tice. The theme of the party was a Christmas broadcast from "the little red schoolhouse." Mem bers participated In the program and later refreshments were served from individual lunch pails. Toys were distributed from the Christmas tree and at the close of the evening the toys were turned over to the Lady Lions for their Christmas toy project. Members reported the Yule party one of the out standing social events of the club calendar. 1 Southern Oregon Couples Wed - Among southern Oregon cou ples licensed to wed at Reno, Nev., yesterday according to As sociated Press wire reports were Victor E. Perkins of Grants Pass and Carol L. Richardson of Pro volt; John Bolton and Alta Hol land, both of Ashland; John P. Burch of Hamilton field, Cal., and Alice Mae Arnold of this city; Frank Strahan. of Diamond Lake and Anna Hazlcwood of Burns, Ore. a Navy Mothers' Club Meet At Cuffla Home - Members of the Navy Moth ers' club met at the home of Florence Cuffle 909 North Cen tral avenue Friday evening with 20 in attendance. Music was en Joyed during the evening with special numbers by Ida Santo and Billy Ferns. A gift exchange followed. The next meeting will be an all-day session to be held January 7. Detailed plans will be announced later. Home From Junior College ' Hugh Scovell. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh L. Scovell. 336 South Riverside avenue. Is spend ing Christmas holidays with his parents. He Is a student at Pasadena Junior college. Phone 3686 ani Clubs Thursday Club Holds Annual Yule Party Phoenix. Dec. 23. (SpU The Thursday club of Phoenix gave their annual Christmas party Saturday evening at the Old Stage House. Dancing and cards were enjoyed after the dinner. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Barrett. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Stancliffe, Mr. and Mrs. Emest Madden, Mr. and Mrs. Milo Furry, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Furry, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Barkley, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Catfierwood. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hallgren. Mr. and Mi's. Scotty Fairweather, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wilcox, Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Quakenbush, Mr. and Mrs. Woodford Turpin. Mr. and Mrs. John Heckert, Mr. and Mrs. George Bourne. Mrs. Mona Ferns. Mrs. Bertha Cobleigh. Mrs. Cornelia Barnes and Mr. Andrew Hearn. Methodist Choir Entertained At Pierce Home Members of the choir of the First Methodist church were en tertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Pierce, Pierce heights, Sunday evening at the close of the Christmas program at the church. About 30 attend ed. Colored motion pictures of the Pierce's trip down tho Rogue river last summer were shown followed by singing. The Pierce home was decor ated in the Yule motif. A minia ture madonna and cherubs were arranged on the mantel before low burning candles. A large white candle centered the din ing room table and at either end were clusters of colored Christmas balls with streamers to the candle. Another Christ mas scene decorated the buffet. The decorations carried out a blue, red, silver and gold theme. Nevita Chapter To Meet Tonight Nevita chapter. No. 93, O. E. S.. Central Point, will hold a Christmas party at the Masonic hall tonight at 8 o'clock. A Christmas tree, treats and a program has been arranged. Mrs. Merritt Swing, worthy matron, is in charge of arrange ments for the program; Mrs. Edwin Andren, refreshments; Mrs. Ed Vincent and Mrs. Everett F a b e r, decorations. Those attending are asked to bring a quarter for a gift and write a Jingle or rhyme to ac company the quarter. Visitors At Dunn Home Mr. and Mrs. Harvy Dunn and daughter. Miss Betty and son Wallace of Olympia, Wash., are visiting at the home of Mr. Dunn s mother, Mrs. Katie Dunn, 35 Myrtle street. They motored south and plan to remain until Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dunn and daughter. Delora and son, David of Crescent City, Cal., will arrive here tomorrow to spend Christmas at the Dunn home. Hunt Home From University Cecil Hunt, Jr., student at University of Oregon is spending Christmas vacation in this city with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hunt. He Is a sophomore at Eugene, majoring In business administration. a CALENDAR Tuesday 8:00 p. m. Jackson county chapter. No. 8, D. A. V. and auxiliary. Armory. Thursday Christmas day. Closing tim tor Clsuttlod Ms 0 a. m, Too Lou to Clualre 13:30 P- , Aav m mm i i mm i m Thete wne have diKOvered IIGHT-fORTY Broody know ...that good brand is not expensive! INT HUMS 51.15 $1.65 I, ROMA WINl COMPANY, Inc ft, 4 PftOOr , I - inv. cu o m - - DRILL TONIGHT IN Company A and headquarters detachment of the new Oregon state guard will drill in the Medford armory at 8 tonight Those who did not complete their physical examinations last week will complete them to night, said MaJ. Carl Y. Teng wald, battalion commander for Medford. Marshfield and Klam ath Falls. Company A, commanded by Capt.. James W. Grigsby, will be composed of three officers and 60 men, with a permissible reserve of 28 men. Major Teng wald said. Headquarters de tachment will be composed of one officer and ten men, with a reserve of 18 men. This makes a combined total of 116 men, which will just about take care of all eligibles enrolled, the ma jor stated. A larger number than this enrolled for the state guard units but not all were able to pass the required medi cal examination. Remaining two officers of Company A and the comman der of headquarters detachment have been recommended to state headquarters at Salem but confirmation of the nominations has not yet been received, Teng wald said. Uniforms and rifles for the two units are expected to arrive momentarily, he stated. FAMILY IN NEED OF BED, STOVE A family trying to keep going without asking for outside as sistance is badly In need of a mattress, bed frame, bed spring, heating stove and a couple of chairs, Adjutant Charles K. Cox of the Salvation Army said 'to day. The Salvation Army, coming in contact with the family through its Christmas activities, has provided better shelter and sufficient bedding but other help is urgently needed, Adjutant Cox stated. Anyone having something to donate may telephone the Sal. vation Army, 4230, and the article will be called for. GOOD NEWS FOR G. Grants Pass, Dec. 23. (TV "I'm happy that my son is alive, but someone else is sad," said Mrs. Lula Griffith today as she wiped away tears that persisted even after correction of the false report that her son had been killed in military action. The navy sent Its regrets late Monday for the report which told her that her son, Sgt. John A. Wright, of the marine corps, had been "killed in action." It was a case of wrong identifica tion explained the navy. TIRE !iiNG Salem, Dec. 23. W) Gover nor Charles A. Sprague said he would meet In Portland at 3 p. m. today with representa tives of the ti'e Industry for a preliminary discussion of plans to ration automobile tires. Sale of tires is prohibited by federal order until January 5, when the rationing plan will begin. The governor said he would set up rationing boards through out the state to see that pur- i& ill New Year's Day Proclaimed As Day of Prayer Washington. Dec. 23. (IP) President Roosevelt today proclaimed New Year's day as a day of prayer. "We are confident in our devotion to country, in our love of freedom, in our inher itance of courage." he said. "But our strength, as the strength of all men every where, is of greater avail as God upholds us." Therefore, he said, he was setting aside the first day of 1042 "as a day of prayer, of asking forgiveness for our shortcomings of the past, of consecration to the tasks of the present, of asking God's help in days to come " chase of new tires Is restricted to essential vehicles, such as commercial, public and defense vehicles, as well as for buses. It will be virtually impossible for a private car owner to buy a tire unless his car is abso lutely essential to his business. JAPANESE PLANES Tokyo. Dec. 23. (Official Broadcast Recorded by AP) Japanese planes made a mass raid on Rangoon this afternoon, bombing the airdrome, hangars, wharves, railway station, gov ernment offices and barracks, it was announced here today. Several British combat planes were reported shot down and a number of planes destroyed on the ground. The Japanese planes all "re turned unscathed after witness ing the destruction of part of the city," the announcement said. Rangoon, Burma, Dec. 23. OP) Nine Japanese bombers and one fighter were destroyed and several others seriously damaged in an air battle this morning over Rangoon, a com munique said. Three British fighters were lost In battling a large Japanese force raiding this British strong hold. POSTMASTER NAMED Washington, Dec. 23. (P) President Roosevelt has sent to the senate for confirmation the nomination of Odden L. Dickens to be postmaster at John Day, Ore. T 0J1 RAM "HW aS. ,46 STOCK U" PARCEL DELIVERY FINISHED BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT The Medford postoffice ex pects to have all Christmas par cels on hand delivered before dark tomorrow so that it will not be necessary for residents expecting packages to keep porch lights burning, It was an nounced today by Postmaster Frank DeSouza. Parcels arriving on delayed trains too late for delivery to morrow will be delivered Christmas morning. Mr. De Souza said. The postoffice will be closed Christmas day and there will be no mail delivery excepting parcels and special delivery mail, he stated. The postoffice will close at 6 p. m. tomorrow, Christmas eve. Yesterday the postoffice clear ed 61,633 pieces of outgoing letter mail, Mr. DeSouza said, explaining that this was exclus ive of parcels. On the biggest day in the Christmas season last year the office handled 47,370 this year how go wln" f -ood -out enioynw1". , - too. , 8sto. 1 " nr , ,vt .MH DARK OREGON mi pieces of outgoing letter mall, yesterday's total showing an increase over last year's record of 14,263 pieces or 30 percent. EXCEED LAST YEAR Salem, Dec. 23. (AP) Old age pension costs In Oregon dur ing the first 11 months of 1941 totaled $5,071,932, compared with $4,776,986 during the sim ilar period of 1940, State Treas urer Leslie M. Scott said today. General assistance payments during the same period were $2,195,285, a drop of $300,000. Scott said the trend of pension and public relief costs is down ward, while unemployment com pensation costs are showing sharp Increases. GOEBBELS ON AIR Berlin, Dec. 23 (Andl Agency to AP) Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels Is to broadcast his traditional Christ mas Eve address to Germans throughout the world at 9 pjn. (11 a.m. PST) Wednesday. At the top of the Christmas list You make no mis take when you give hosiery ... for every woman can use more stockings. But they are Berkshire Stockings. anoreclate these exquisite for their sheer loveliness their long tuear. 89c to $1.50 M. M. DEPT. STORE because all activity must be directed to one goal winning the war. Rubber must be conserved. So must gos eline, lubricants and man power. Accordingly ...and it is with regret. ..wo have postponed the Gilmoro Grand Canyon Run. The decision to defer the world's stock car classic was reached on our own volition... without an order or suggestion from any government department. At a future date we will again sponsor this annual mileage test for new cars. But in the meantime, all energies must bo directed to one goalwinning the war. fori 6 Gilmoro, President, Gilmore Oil Co FAILS GRANDMA Salem, Dec. 23. (AP) A 59. year-old Curry county grand mother, Mrs. Myrtle Garner, was ordered by the state supreme court today to be returned to the state penitentiary to serve the balance of her four-year sentence on a charge of cattle theft. Mrs. Garner had served three months of the sentence, being re leased last June on a writ of habeas corpus by Circuit Judge L. H. McMahan of Marlon county. The grounds for her re lease was that there were no wo men accepted for Jury duty in Curry county, since the county has no accommodations for wo men Jurors. ADMIRAL TO DUTY Annapolis. Md., Dec. 23. (AP) Rear Admiral Russell Willson, naval academy superintendent, was ordered to duty today as chief of staff to Admiral Ernest J. King, commander in chief of the United States fleet. always be sure Women Berkshlres ... ami 3 III! A. XI I V ! X I 14.
