MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1941.v
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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CALENDAR
Tuesday
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chapter. No. 8, D. A. V. and
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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.
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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
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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.
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