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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON. "WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1941. PAGE THREE Society by Betty Shoemaker Sybil Walker Weds Dean Mills In Corvallis Riviera. Dec. 31. Spl. Miss Sybil Hodges Walker became the bride of Dean Martin Mills, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mills, at a ceremony read Sunday after noon, December 28. at the home of Mrs. Marie Micka in Corval lis. Rev. A. Hart of the Baptist church officiated in the living room which was decorated with silver bells, white tapers, calla lilies and yellow and bronze mums. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Millie Walker, was given in mar riage by her uncle, R. L. Miller of Gold Hill. She wore a brown costume suit and carried bou quet of talisman rosebuds. Miss Georgia Micka was the bride's only attendant. Kenneth Grant was best man Miss Avis Keys sang "I Love You Truly" and played the wed ding music. Assisting at the reception were the Misses Vivian Kudrna, Margaret Lindsey, Marlon Kud rna and Bessie Hershey. Mrs. Mills has many friends In the valley, having graduated from the Gold Hill high school before attending Oregon State college. Mr. and Mrs. Mills will be at home in Corvallis after January 6. CALENDAR Wednesday 8:00 p. m. New Year's eve party for Unity members, home Mr. and Mrs. T. Kurtz, 204 North Ivy street. 9:00 p. m. I.O.O.F. watch party at I.O.O.F. hall. Redmen New Year's dance at hall, Apple street. Medford Elks' lodge, New Year's eve ball nt Elks temple. Thursday, New Year's Day. Miss Ruth Hedges Returns to Salem Miss Ruth Hedges has return ed to her position in the state library at Salem after spending Christmas holidays with her par ents, Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Hedges, 838 East Main street. FARM AID BILLS Washington, Dec. 31. (IP) President Roosevelt signed into law today a five-year extension for two major phases of the ad ministration farm program soil conservation payments and price supporting loans. These activi ties were scheduled to expire with the end of this year. The soil conservation pay ments, for whien congress has voted $500,000,000 annually in recent years, are made to farm ers who cooperate with acreage allotments and other soil con serving regulations of various commodity programs. The price supporting loans, made by the government's Com modity Credit corporation, must be made at 85 per cent of parity levels whenever marketing con trols have been approved under the program. (Parity prices are designed to give a farmer the purchasing power enjoyed in the 1909-14 period.) G.M.G. SUED Los Angeles, Dec. 31 VP) Suing Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer film studio for $50,000 damages, Mrs. Mildred Cazaux of Culver City charges that its chimpanzee Jackie, escaped a month ago, entered her yard, knocked her down and caused her to faint. About 150 yards of silk are required to make a parac&ute for a parachute trooper parrying necessary equipment, according to the bureau of supplies and accounts of th U. 8. navy. HARBOR IN BRAZI t Serene Is the harbor at Recife, port ea the hump of the Brat Ulan Atlantic eceao coastline nrare Africa. Small boats reach quirt watrrs throat h swlBflnf brldfe (rear)., h'ete tba Urge eccaa ship is the back reuatl at ruLO' and Clubs House Guests At Garnett Home House guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Garnett. 211 North Peach street are Miss Jane Warlick of Eugene, who is visiting Miss Joan Garnett and Boyd Sawyer, student at Uni versity of Iowa, Ames, Iowa, who is spending New Year'i hol idays in this city. Miss Warlick is a student at the University of Oregon and affiliated with Gamma Phi Beta sorority. Friendly Pinochle Club To Meet The Friendly Pinochle club will meet Friday at 8 p.m. at the Girls Community clubhouse, 229 North Bartlett street. Those desiring reservations are asked to dial 3879. Women's Relief Corps Plans Installation William H. Harrison, Women's Relief Corps, No. 27 of Central Point will hold installation of officers for 1942 Saturday in their hall. Members and fam ilies will enjoy a pot-luck din ner preceding the ceremony. Medford Residents Visit In Portland Mrs. R. W. Childreth and daughter, Shirley Anne, of 721 South Peach street left last eve ning by train for Oregon City and Portland where they plan to visit relatives and friends for two weeks. Eagles Auxiliary To Hold Dance Eagles auxiliary is holding hard-time dance tonight at the Eagles hall beginning at 9 o'clock. A prize will be award ed the best costume and noise makers are to be distributed for the celebration of New Year's Eve. Former Resident Visiting Here Roy E. Cundiff, Jr., former Medford resident, now residing in Seattle, Wash., is visiting Al Gould, 721 South Peach street and other friends. Mr. Cundiff. who is employed with the North ern Optical company in Seattle, plans to enlist in the U. S. army air corps in a week. His parents are now residing in Bremerton, Wash. BOOTH SALES SET The continuous flow of pen nies into Seal Sale booths about the city of Medford preceding Christmas brought the greatest fund to combat tuberculosis ever realized through this par ticular medium of the cam paign, Miss Helen Bullis, Jack son county chairman, has re ported to the Jackson County Public Health association, spon sor of the drive. The total real ized this year from booth sales was $294.44. The booth sales were handled by the junior group of the Jackson county public health association and many volunteer workers, con tacted by the group. While the anti-tuberculosis drive ended officially with Christmas, funds will be rolling in for several weeks in response to the mail sale. The total will not be announced until a later date. TRAILER HOUSE DEATH Portland, Dec. 31 CP) The coroner's office reported today the death of Leona Alden, 4 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vester Alden, In a trailer house. The report said death may have been due to fumes from a circulating heater. SAMARITAN KILLED El Centre. Calif., Dec. 31 VP) Simforiano Carmago, 48, park ed his car and jumped into a ditch to aid a hit-run victim. Carmago'f own car rolled into the ditch and killed Carmago. MAY HELP ARMY Uniformed Auxiliary Corps Would Serve In Aircraft . Warning Service, Clerks. Washington, Dec. 31 Women volunteers in khaki uni forms would be enrolled as pri vates and officers of the United States army under a plan ap proved today by the war depart ment and now awaiting congres sional action. A uniformed women's auxil iary corps to serve directly with the army In the ai: craft warn ing service and in clerical and other non-combatant posts was recommended by Secretary of War Stimson in a letter to the house military affairs commit tee. His letter endorsed a bill by Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers (R-Mass.), calling for establish ment of the feminine corps. Depends on Needs Stimson said the size of the women's army would depend up on military requirements and estimated its cost during 1942 at $3,000,000. Chairman May (D-Ky.) had said previously that hearings on the bill would begin after the war department gave an opinion on its merits. Modeled in general on the auxiliary territorial service in which thousands of British wo men are enrolled, the American counterpart would pay privates $21 a month, the same as army men. Women officers and non commissioned officers would be chosen on merit, trained in spec ial schools and granted pay in line with army pay for similar posts. At Large Camps Units of the women's corps would be stationed at each large army post or camp. They would live in barracks and be subject to military discipline. Outside of several drill hours weekly they would do clerical and sec retarial jobs and work as tele printer operators, cooks, bakers, dieticians, pharmacists, tele phone operators and hospital and laboratory technicians. Stimson indicated that the women's corps would take over entirely the present aircraft warning system operated by ci vilian volunteers. In Britain the A. T. S. also operates fire con trol apparatus of anti-aircraft batteries, working with gunners under fire. Annual Dinner and Meeting Tonight at Christian Church Officers for 1942 will be elect ed and reports of 1941 activities will be reviewed at the annual dinner meeting of the First Christian church in the church dining room at 6:45 tonight. Allen Curry, chairman of the official board, will preside. Dr. C. C. Drummond, chairman of the board of elders, will give the invocation. After the introduc tion of guests and a fellowship sing, a review of reports will be given by Mr. Curry. Officers will then be elected. After an interlude of special music, the pastor, the Rev, R. W. Coleman, will give an ad dress. The chorus will present a number in response to the ad dress and the meeting will end with a prayer of consecration and benediction upon the old year. ' To Aid Housing Portland, Dec. 31. (IP) Longdon Post, regional U. S. housing authority director, ad vised Portland yesterday that the government had agreed ten tatively to finance a $1,000,000, 400-unit project here. Bids are to be opened around February 15. Fresh beef needs of the V. A. oaTy for the fiscal year ertdlnf June SO, 1943 are estimated at nearly 60. 000.000 poundi. Heiress Weds f '-y v Jin . -. .-r3- sp""". -iV. -v-r : Pasquala (Pat) Dl Clcco, Hollywood actors' agent, and his bride, the former Gloria Vanderbilt, 17-year-old heiress, laughed happily following their marriage at historic Santa Barbara Mission at Santa Barbara, Calif. Employment Service Becomes Federalized Effective Thursday Medford office of the Oregon State Employment Service is be ing transferred from state to federal control, effective Jan. 1, and will hereafter be operated as an office of the United States Employment Service, L. C. Stoll, United States Employ ment Service director for Ore gon, announced today. Mr. Stoll said the 24 offices of the state department are be ing made federal offices follow ing President Hoover's request to governors of the states on December 19, asking that ar rangements be made to transfer the personnel and the necessary equipment to the federal gov ernment in a nation-wide reor ganization of the employment service to meet increasing labor demands of the war industries. All employes of the State Un employment Compensation com mission engaged in employment service functions, will become federal employes at their pres ent rating and salary under the state merit system. The Medford office will re main in its present location, 45 North Fir street, under man agership of Lewis Ulrich, but will operate under the name of the United States Employment service. Claims for unemployment In surance, under the state law, will continue to be taken at the Medford office by federal em ployees, and transmitted to the state agency for the usual deter mination as to eligibility. New Year's Service, Saint Mark's Church Saint Mark's Episcopal church will recognize tomorrow. New Year's Day, with a worship ser vice at 10:30 a. m. There will be no sermon or music. In keeping with Presi dent Roosevelt's proclamation for a day of prayer special inter cessions will be offered for the nation, armed forces and for all captives and oppressed of all nations. The church will be open throughout the day for those who desire to make private devotions. REAPPOINTED Salem, Dec. 31. (IP) Gover nor Charles A. Sprague today reappointed Mrs. C. W. Hay. hurst to the state wage and hour commission, and B. B Mathis to represent employes on the state board of education. Both are from Portland and the new terms are for four years. JAPS ON VACATION Portland, Ore., Dec. 31. (IP) Y. Oka, acting Japanese con sul here, his wife, young son and staff of five men and two women, left last night for a gov ernnient "camp" for Japanese consular officials In Hot Springs Virginia. FORESTERS ON DUTY Portland, Dec. 31. (IP) Lyle F. Watts, regional U. S. forester, said today that forest service men would stay on duty New Year's day. Many of them are lookouts for civil air raid forces. Offlrrra and anllitM prrsornl of tha C. B. nary raad about 3.000,000 books a year. Actor Agent i. .... 4 IE War With Russians No Pleasure Jaunt Says Nazi Soldier Bern, Switzerland, Dec. 31 VP) The war up to June 22, when GeVmany invaded Russia, was Just a "strength through Joy excursion" compared to has happened since, a soldier wrote in Heinrlch Himmler's SS Organ, Das Schwarze Korps "We do not wish to underes timate the hardships of the pre vious campaigns In France and the Balkans, but compared with what we endure in Russia they were child's play, he wrote. The reference to "strength through joy," the recreation ac tivity of the German labor front, was contained in a col lection of letters of soldiers pub lished to show that even though the people are asked to surren der their clothing for the front they are suffering hardships compared with the men on the eastern battle lines. Airmail Close Time Hour Before Arrival Because of a tightening of en trance regulations at Medford municipal airport, all airmail beginning January 2 must be received at the central post- office one hour before plane arrival time. Postmaster Frank DeSouza announced today. At present airmail must be at the postoffice only 45 minutes be fore plane time. ORDER SAND BAGS Portland, Dec. 31. (IPl The Portland art museum has order ed 2000 sand bag and 4000 cu bic yards of sand for bomb pro tection, and Director Robert Tyler Davis said Saturday may be moved to the museum base ment. FLAX PLANT Silverton, Ore., Dec. 31. (IP) The newly organized Silver- ton Flax Processors was sched uled to start construction of a drier building on a 43-acre tract in the Bruch creek district to day. HIGHWAYS OPEN Redmond, Ore., Dec. 31. (IP) The state highway offices here, said last night that both the North Santiam and McKen zie highways were open to traf fic. HEMORRHOIDS (Mm) HERNIA-FI88URE-FIITUU no itM to Miter my ler. 9nm t ... V ooatUlly troitool .toota fforaud Coon dltordori wltaoat aoapJUl nr gleal op. ortttoa. Soad today lor Mil Booklot oatalalatj vlbl laloraiaHoa a ad ovpUlalaf taoel. tOrf CrIH rmu Avllatf Dr. C. J. DEAN CLINIC f . I Cf. I Sara.ld. ,m4 Or..J A. Tl.pt (Aal WIS onla4, Oiaajoa Phone 2119 for Towing or Wrecker Service Anywhere Anytime Lewis Super Serrice URGE TO GIVE BOOKS TO Libraries To Be Used As Collection Headquarters For Drive Starting Jan. 12 Salem, Dec. 31 (IP) More than 180 Oregon libraries and their branches will be used as collection headquarters in the drive to collect books for men in the nation's armed forces. State Librarian Eleanor Ste phens, who will direct Oregon's part In the nationwide drive, said today. The drive will begin January 12, and the books will be placed in USO houses, army day rooms, ships naval bases, to supplement government library service. which is available only In larger camps. Miss Stephens appealed to all Oregonians to give every book they can spare, asserting "every volume is another store of amm unition against boredom." Non-Fiction Best "Information regarding read ing preferences of enlisted men indicates that non-fiction, espe cially up-to-date technical books to help with ttieir problems, and solid literature are more popular than among civilians. Fiction re mains eternally in demand, as well as travel, biography, histo ry and humor. Unbound maga zines, however, and newspapers win not be handled by this cam paign,"' she said. Members of her executive committee In the drive are: Ka therine Anderson, Portland; Mrs. Meredltn Bailey, Sisters; Jose phine Baumgartner. Salem; Ma bel Doty, LaGrande; Marcia Hill, Grants Pass; Mrs. Evelyn Jacobs, Corvallis; Mrs. Wilma B. Koehler, Hood River; Ruth Kru eger, Corvallis; Hugh Morrow, Salem; Ann Mulheron, Portland; Miss Elizabeth Olson, Pendleton; Florence Sweet, Pendleton; Nell A. Unger. Portland; and Willis Warren, Eugene. SLOW-MOVING ALIENS QUIZZED BY DONAUGH Portland, Dec. 31 (Pt V. S. Attorney Carl C. Donaugh today questioned enemy aliens who turned in contraband guns, cam eras and short-wave radios after the 11 p. m. Monday deadline. A number of aliens did not comply with federal orders until yesterday. IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN TO SKATE 9x In Ut run f Jii J $ E By CELLAR FIRE A dog was suffocated, floor joists in the cellar were burned considerably and the entire house was badly smoked In a fire late yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Burk, 53 Rose avenue. The fire was caused by an overheated sawdust-burning fur nace that ignited the Joists above, firemen reported. The burning joists set fire to the top of the pile of sawdust In a bin next to the furnace. The fire was discovered by Mr. and Mrs. Burk's daughter Joanne, when she opened the door leading to the basement. A cloud of smoke puffed Into her face and she slammed the door quickly and called the fire department. Closing the base ment door kept the fire from spreading throughout the house, firemen said. The inside of the door was badly scorched by heat from the burning timbers in the cellar. The house was so thickly fill ed with heavy, yellowish smoke from the smoldering joists and sawdust that firemen had dif ficulty finding their way to the base of the fire. They were con tinually in danger of being over come by the smoke which pour ed out of every part of the house. One of the men got to the fire through a cellar wia dow while others on tho outside ELKS' ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S EVE WED. NIGHT DECEMBER 31 a Me ELKS' TEMPLE Greet the New Year with music of Steve Whipple' Orchestra from 10 to 3. Elks $1.50 per couple. Including tax Guests by Invitation card only. 12.00 per couple. Inc. tax. n o 1 DON'T MISS THE GRAND MASQUERADE PARTY At The MEDFORD ICE ARENA the Spirit of the Gay 90's Cn "AllOut"For mm. m s . Kegttlar f rices! It' a Party You'll Long Remember held to a rope tied to his wrist. When the smoke cleared enough to permit firemen to find their way down the cellar stairs. Waddles, the dog, was found dead at the head of the steps. The pet, beloved by all the children of the neighbor hood, had been trapped in the basement. China Airports Key To Japan Bombing Is Yankee Pilot's View Hollywood, Dee. 31 (IP) Royal Leonard, 38, former per sonal pilot for Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, declares that Japan can be bombed effective ly with American long range bombers from bases In occupied China. "I don't think we realize how fortunate we are to have China as an ally," said Leonard, now a Chinese national aviation corps pilot and home on Christmas leave. 'The air fields are there and more can be built." "Had the British cooperated with the Chinese and prepared air fields back of their lines, Hongkong would not be in Ja panese hands today." "Japanese pilots are better than the Americans gave them credit for being prior to the war, but they're not as good as a lot of people now think merely be cause of their early successes." INDIGESTION Gas mm.y axciU lb Hrt action At tb Brit iln at d Is two Hun ant utri i cVptnd) an lMl-m Tibkti to Mt u rrr. Na Ust U but mW of Uw fiiiMt-truni mdtrlnw knowa feotUo to ih tod racolrt OOUBUB Moa teak. H rl
