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PAGE TEN RECREATION PUNS E T Civilian Defense Council's Committee In Charge Of All Phases Of Program. Plant made by the recreation committee of the Jackson Coun ty Council of Defense embrace not only the soldiers who will occupy the Medford army can tonment but also the civilian workers who will build it, Mrs. Alfred S. V. Carpenter, com mittee chairman disclosed yes terday. Definite plans made already for the thousands of workers and their families who will come here to build the canton ment include club room for women, a day nursery and club rooms for men, Mrs. Carpenter said, revealing that committee plans are flexible enough to meet any ordinary circum stances. . Mrs. Carpenter spoke of the plans when questioned by the Mall Tribune after the visit Fri day of Don T. Orput, Portland, field recreation representative of the federal security agency, and Harry H. Stoops, San Fran cisco, acting regional director. Mr. Orput spent the day here In conference with Mrs. Car penter and various city, county, coordinating cantonment board and other officials regarding recreational plans. Mr. Stoops conferred with Mrs. Carpenter and Mr. Orput between planes, continuing northward after the conference. Applying For Building Mr. Orput said that the de fense council's recreation com mittee would handle all phases of recreation here for both the armed forces and civilian de fense workers. The committee will be the sole planning agency and all authentic news about recreational activities will come from it, he stated. Mr. Orput said he came here to gather the latest data and details to make an application for a federal community build ing in Medford. Mr. Stoops looked over near by towns, including Eagle Point and Central Point, both of which have offered sites for federal community buildings In case planners find it necessary to erect recreational centers In those towns. Funds Provided Mr. Orput explained that up on request the federal security agency makes application for a federal community building to the public buildings admlnistra lion, funds for the buildings being provided by the recent community facility appropria tion bill. When constructed, the federal community buildings are entrusted to the custody of the federal security agency which In turn leases them to cities that can finance their own recrea tional program without outside assistance or to the U. S. O. when the local recreation com mlttee applies for U. S. O. assistance, he related. When the U. S. O. administers a federal community building, the local recreational committee serves in an advisory capacity. Cooperating fully, the city has provided site for the building here. The site is sub ject to the approval of the public buildings administration. "federal security agency rep resentatives naturally counsel with the U. S. O. regarding the character and conduct of the defense recreation programs," Mr. Orput said, adding that "it should be remembered that when It comes to a community, the U. S. O. comes merely to supplement the community-wide recreational program." Mr. Orput spoke highly of the capable and far-seeing manner In which the recreational com mittee here has handled the program. He has followed the work of the committee here since its inception and declared he has been Impressed with Its efficirncy and thoroughness Mr. Orput has made his services available to the local committee whenever called upon and the committee has frequently ex pressed its appreciation of his able guidance and assistance. MRS. EMMA CAGNON Funeral services for Mrs. Em ma Gagnon will be held from the Sacred Heart Catholic church Monday morning at 9 o'clock. Rev. Father Francis W. Black officiating. Interment will take place in the Medford IOOF cemetery. Rosary will be held at the "erl funeral home this evening -it 8 o'clock. Electrical Contractor Wiring Repairing OLSON ELECTRIC Dial tMfl. I N, Onltal Obituary Schoenfeld Sees Army Camp Here As an Opportunity for Rogue Valley By Jeunesse Butlar American agriculture U bet ter prepared to supply our war time needs In food and fibre than any other Industrial group, al though the picture has changed since December 7, William H. Schoenfeld, dean of the school of agriculture, Oregon State col lege, told the Fruit Growers league of Jackson county in an nual session Friday afternoon at the Jackson county courthouse. The fortunate situation had come about, he declared, through im proved planning and organiza tion by agricultural groups. The dean expressed doubt if ration ing of food should give great con cern now or in the immediate fu ture. Dean Schoenfeld pointed out that the coming army canton ment presented many advantag eous features and could be of great benefit. "The opportunity it presents to fruit growers of this valley in developing a po tential market after the war is unquestioned. It presents a cross section of the American consum ing public brought right to your doorstep", he stated, recommend ing that pears be "brought to these young men and their liking for them developed. When they go back to their homes they won't forget what Oregon fruits and Rogue river valley pears are like," he' added. In discussing "Food for De fense", Dean Schoenfeld recom mended that the Fruit Growers League appoint a grower-labor committee to cooperate with the Rogue River Valley Traffic as sociation, Jackson county land use committee, Jackson county U.S. D A. defense board, Jackson County council of defense, fed eral employment service end local selective service boards. Food For England Certain specific foods were In demand for shipment to England and to some other countries in the allied group, he said. Food which must be low in bulk but high in calorics and possessing definite nutritional values, such as the "protective foods", canned milk, pork and tomatoes (partic ularly solid pack), dried milk, powdered eggs and cheese. These were being shipped in ever in creasing volume, he declared. Discoveries of much import ance were showing up through army examinations, his audience was assured. Men rejected, said the dean, could be made eligible within six months by proper diet. He said that In the last war bulk only was demanded but now nu tritional foods were correcting deficiencies to a remarkable de gree. Progress Gratifies The dean said he was gratified at observing the progress in the intelligent program of fruit pro duction in Medford district, that the league had taken the lead in constructive work in the matter of the pear packing school, that teaching women to work as pack ers at this particular period was an excellent idea and that Jack son county had exceeded the amount of food required to be sent to England. "The United States must again be the 'Good Samaritan' and feed the world if there are to be peace and harm ony in and between nations after the cataclysm is over," he de clared. Two resolutions considered of exceptional importance were passed. One concerned the adop tion of new bylaws prepnrcd by A. S. V. Carpenter, E. W: Cari ton and W. J. Looker, and a sec ond, the intention of continuing me packing school. The financial report, showed the league to be in good condition. Eighteen direc tors will continue to conduct the affairs of the league as follows: three year term: E. P. Vilas, Chester Fitch, S. G. Nye, Jr., R. C. Ward, Ralph Cook, George Harcington; two year term: W. E. Holmes. R. K. Norris. A. S. V. Carpenter, Ward Spatz, E. C. Gardner, Robert W Root; one year term: Merrill Chase, Har old Thorniley, Dr. George B. Dean, Martin Luther, Wheldon Biddle and C. C. Clemens. W. J. Looker was elected secretary treasurer. Nominations for presi dent and two vice-presidents were received but election of these officers was postponed un til the regular monthly meet ing of the board in February. The Rogue River Valley Pear O Scope, official Journal of the STORE For LEASE Adjoining First National Bank. About 1900 square feet floor space. Will modernise with new glass and tile front. Second Hand Clothing Business for Sale at 13 South Front street only 30 feet from Main street. STORE 25x50 Feet FOR RENT Will modernise and divide for two tenants If desired. SKYLIGHT FOR SALE Skylight. T'ixS feet; hip roof and fire-proof. Just like new. Apply ALLEN HOTEL MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. Farm Interests league, will be continued. In a last message to the league, S. G. Nye, retiring president, said: "We have a war to fight and a cantonment to build". Mr. Nye left later in the day for the north to assume his duties as captain in the United State army. He told his fellow-members that problems would come up every day in the fruit industry, re minded growers present of their privilege of attending any meet ing of the board of directors at any time, declared that many new packers had been gained as the result of the packing school and expressed the hope that it would be continued. He stated that a labor camp might prove helpful and said many messages had been sent by the league di rectors to senators and represen tatives concerning matters in volving the fruit industry. Nye said he considered the formation and conducting of the pear pack ing school the major achieve ment of the past two years. Expresses Thanks In further reporting on the school, Chester Fitch expressed appreciation to the Rogue River Valley Traffic association and to the Pinnacle Packing company for assistance, declared the school had been self-supporting. that 20,000 boxes, about one per cent of the total valley pack, had gone out from the school and in so doing had kept a sizable payroll in the valley. R. W, Root was commended for his efforts as chairman of the school com mittee. Ralph Cook, president of the traffic association reported on accomplishments of the associ ation in conjunction with the league in the matter of state and federal laws, importation of pears from the Argentine, enter taining the Oregon-Washington-California Pear Bureau and Pear League last spring, the migrant labor camp and pear ripening program at terminal markets. Leonard B. Mayfield, princi pal of the Medford senior high school, told In detail how the packing school became, the sec ond season, the responsibility of the Oregon state board of voca tional education and of the high schools of Jackson county as well as of the Fruitgrowers league. Representatives of various fed eral agencies empowered to help communities in cantonment areas with housing and public utility expansion will come here this week to look over the situation again. Frank J. Van Dyke, civil ian cantonment board coordina- I tor, said yesterday after his re turn from Seattle and Portland where he conferred at the region al and district offices of a num ber of governmental agencies. In Portland and Seattle Mr. Van Dyke discussed various ap plications for federal assistance, lie said. Although the coordina ting board here has had compre hensive plans in readiness for many months, he indicated that so far as quick federal assistance is concerned there are still un solved angles of the problems that will be created by construc tion of an army camp in this area. I0LE AUTOS NOT The new federal motor vehicle tax of $3 a year must be paid on all usable vehicles whether they are in use or lying Idle in garages, Erie M. Gray, deputy collector of U. S. internal rev enue here, stated yesterday in reply to numerous questions. The tax Is on ownership and not on use of ehicles, Mr. Gray said. Tax stamps at S2 0 are now on sale at postoffices for the period ending June 30 when the $5 stamp for the full fiscal year must be obtained. ELK CREEK, EAGLE PT. TO D. E. Millard of Shady Cove reports the sale of the W. F. Martin ranch of 175 acres lo cated on Little Butte creek about one mile from Eagle Point to Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Elbert, South Gate, Calif. Mr. Elbert owns a manufacturing plant In Los Angeles, making parts es sential to airplane conctruction. and does not plan to come to the ranch until the war Is over. In the meantime a son-in-law will operate it for him. The ranch was purchased fully equipped and will be operated as a dairy ranch and general farm. The price was reported to be $14,300. On account of their health. Mr. and Mrs. Mar tin plan on a year's rest before deciding Just where they will locate. Another sale of Interest which was reported by Mr. Millard, la that of the John H. Trusty ranch of 224 acres on Elk creek, which was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Canfield, Pasadena, Calif. The Trusty ranch is one of the finest on Elk creek and the new owner expects to continue its operation as a cattle ranch and will take possession early in February. The ranch was fully equipped and stocked. The pur chase price was said to be $12, 500. Mr. Millard also reported the sale of 160 acres on Trail creek to Mr. and Mrs. Otis S. Jones, San Francisco, Calif., and 149 acres on Trail creek to Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Sawyer, Palo Alto, Calif., and a four-acre tract on Rogue river near Shady Cove, to Mr. and Mrs. B. D. McCon nell, Montrose, Calif. T A meeting of all interested per sons in the locality will be held in the Grange hall in Phoenix at 2:30 this afternoon to make plans for the national defense savings bond pledge campaign opening throughout the state Tuesday. Earl Newbry, county chairman, will preside. The Jackson county pledge campaign, in charge of Moore Hamilton, will enlist about 1,000 canvassers who will call at every home to fill out voluntary pledge cards. The plan is entirely volun tary, Mr. Hamilton emphasized in asking the good-will of every family for the canvassers. NEW iDSIREN TESTS APPROVED Results from the two new city owned air raid warning sirens tested yesterday afternoon were good, Fire Chief Roy Elliott said after receiving reports from checkers in various parts of town. The siren at McAndrews road and Court street will probably be moved in toward town a quar ter mile and other location ad justments may be necessary to attain the best results, Chief El liott stated. The other siren yes terday was on top the senior high school. Sites will be temporary until the best locations are de termined by test, the chief said. Births HANSEN To Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hansen, route 1, Med ford, January 17, a girl, Carmen Joyce, seven pounds, at Com munity hospital. Closing tlms tor Clssslfltd Ads 0 a. m Too Late to Classify 13 30 p. m. TRUCKS FOR HIRE Local and Long Distance Hauling Small and Large Van Equipment Rate $1.50 to $2.75 per hour SAMSON STORAGE FURNITURE MOVING AND STORAGE Phone 37S6. 4th and Front OREGON, SUNDAY, ,61 PASSES SUDDENLY, CENTRAL PT. HOME Frank Zuccala, resident of Central Point for the past 24 years, passed away at his resi dence at 6 o'clock, Friday eve ning, after a very short Illness. Mr. Zuccala was born In Italy on October 16, 1880, being aged 61 years. He came to the United States in 1903. Mr. Zuccala leaves many friends In the Rogue river val ley who will remember him for his kindness and good humor. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Allalde Zuccala and one daughter, Elizabeth, aged 13, both at home, one son, Mario, aged 19, who is In the United States navy and stationed at Pearl Harbor, and one sister who lives in Canada. Funeral services will be con ducted from the Perl funeral home on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will take place in the Siskiyou Memorial park. Mrs. Johanna Marie Danlel son passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lillian Young Saturday afternoon at 2:45. Last August she fell and broke her hip and never fully recovered from that. She was born In Copenhagen, Denmark on April 7, 1865, and came to the United States at the age of 14. Her husband passed away at their home in Nebraska in 1932. She became a member of the Seven Day Adventist church at the age of 21 and had been a very active member in the church. She Is survived by five chil dren, Mrs. C. C. Massay and Mr. Orla Daniclson, both of Hills boro, Ore., Fred Danielson, Coz ad. Neb., Mrs. Lillian Young, where she had been making her home since the first of last No vember, and Mrs. Charlotte Mc Neely, Lincoln, Neb. She is al so survived by a twin sister, Mrs. Catherine Mathisen, Carmen, Okla., as well as two othet sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Joseph, San Francisco, and Mrs. Bessie Knuke, Chicago, and two broth ers, Nels and Fred Nelson, both living in the east, and nine grandchildren. The time of the service will be announced later by the Con ger funeral parlors. Hugh McNerney, 45, a horse dealer of Klamath Falls who has been residing here the past few months, waived a preliminary hearing In Justice of the peace court yesterday on charge of obtaining money by false pre tenses. He was bound over to the grand Jury. On the recommenda tion of the district attorney and sheriff's office, he was released on his own recognizance. McNerney was charged with passing a worthless $18 check on December 6 to Deaver & Mc Curley. filling station firm. Dis trict Attorney George W. Neil son counseled merchants to use the utmost discretion in cashing checks and warned that when itinerants come here in the wake of cantonment construction there ' is likely to be a wave of bad checks. He advised merchants to investigate first and thus avert the necessity of spending tax payers' money on arrests and prosecutions. Closing time for Classified Ads S a. m Too UU to Classify 13 30! p. m. JANUARY 18, 1942. LOCAL and Chnrui Rshasrsal Rogue Riv er mixed chorus will hold rehearsal in the Medford Junior high school Monday at 7:30 p. m. Return North Mr. and Mrs Fred Lockwood and R. M. Church of Roseburg motored here Friday on business. They returned to Roseburg yesterday. Returns Verne L. Drager, Inspector for the Oregon liquor contral commission, returned here Friday evening after an official business trip to Klamath and Lake counties. Drager went to Klamath Falls Tuesday. In Hospital Dr. F. G. Bunch. 1628 East Main street, was re ported yesterday to be Improv ing satisfactorily at the U. S. Veterans' hospital In Portland where he underwent a major operation last week. He ex pected to be In the hospital several weeks. Kelly Visit Mr. and Mrs Edward C. Kelly of Portland arrived here by motor Friday evening from Portland to spend the week-end visiting Mr. Kel ly's mother, Mrs. E. E. Kelly. 911 Queen Ann avenue. They planned to return north today. Mr. Kelly is attorney for the Bonneville power administra tion. To Market Mrs. C. T. Stew ard, owner of Adrienne's wom en's shop in this city, departed by United Mainliner Friday afternoon for San Francisco. She planned to continue south to the Los Angeles spring mar kets by train and return later in the week to San Francisco where she will attend spring markets before returning to Medford. Seek Name Change A hear ing will be held at 11 a. m. Wednesday before County Judge J. B. Coleman on the application of Margaret Zella Cornell and James Tracy Cornell, wife and husband, to change their names to Margaret Zella Bentley and James Tracy Bentley. The cou ple has been known as Bentley over a long period of time and both have transacted business under this name, the petition explained the reason for asking the change. Instructor Harry Young, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Young of Seattle, Wash., former Med ford residents, is now flight engineer instructor In a defense school maintained by Trans Continental and Western Air Express in Albuquerque, N. M., according to word received here yesterday. He is a civilian teacher, having graduated from Parks at East St. Louis, 111. Young graduated with honors, maintaining a straight "A" aver age in his college course and began teaching December 22 at Albuquerque. The Youngs, well known in this city, moved to Seattle early last summer. Not Wreckage Lee Port, rang er in charge of the Applegate district of Rogue River national forest, reported yesterday that residents of Ruch were consid erably excited yesterday after noon when several thought they had sighted the wreckage of the lost army photographic plane on the side of Woodrat mountain. Port was summoned by the resi dents and In turn the army office in this city was called. A plane Tew over the section of the mountain and Port and another Ruch resident walked into the site only to find the supposed wreckage was a patch of snow, forest headquarters here said. limbs- ON HOMES t Tl I Applications for loans en residential proper, ties are being promptly acted upon and loans ire closed without delay. If you plan to buy or tell, let ui finance the transaction. BUY DEFENSE BONOS and STAMPS HERE PERSONAL i r.imAmnni Medford residents attending the Ashland Medford basketball game In Ashland Friday night were Mau rice Spatz, Bob Gilstrap, Geofge Green and Harold Thorniley. --- T.ka Thomas nwss-buM -- - .Ht4nt siinerintena- v, rai fcci , .- , ent of Crater Lake national park, left yesterday tor me par where he planned to spend the week-end. - m a r l ,i h Phoenix Townsend club No 1 will hold a regular semi-monthly meet ing at 8 p. m. ruesaay ia ure ni r-hrietlan phurch. As important business is to be transacted, all members were asked by officers to be present. Returns Home Paul Hanlin, U. S. deputy marshal, returned to Medford Friday evening after MnHinff turn Havs in Klamath Falls on official business. While in Klamath Falls he served suo poenas for a grand Jury meeting in Portland this week. Graduated Prvt A. Morgan, ,n Mr nnri Mn W. J. Mor gan of 429 South Central ave nue, was graduated recently from the branch of the U. S. army air corps technical schools at Chanute Field Rantoul, Ill- according to official wora re ceived here yesterday. Recalls J. J. Howard, an employe of the Pacific Tele phone Ic Telegraph company, recalled yesterday that he fished with Clark Gable and his wife. Carole Lombard, who was killed in an airplane crash near Las Vegas Friday, when the popular motion picture actors visited the Rogue river valley last summer. Back From Trip Mr. and Mrs. Vernon J. Robinson of 31 Geneva street returned home Friday from Conrad, Mont., where they spent two weeks. They were accompanied back by David Craig of Conrad, Mrs. Robinson's father who will make his home with his son-in-law and daughter here. Plane Passengers Mrs. H. Mecklin departed for Portland by United Mainliner last eve ning. G. Roberts arrived from Portland yesterday afternoon and 3, Littman departed for San Francisco. W. M. Poole arrived from Oakland, Cal., yes terday noon. Leaving for Port land were V. Stewart, K. W. Cockerline, F. E. Wing and S. J. Severson. Leaving Friday evening were T. W. Renz, to Oakland, and H Mecklin, to San Francisco. Leaving for Port land Friday afternoon were H. H. Stoops, O. A. Lewis, E. B Devoe, L. Amacher and T Shearer. Frank Van Dyke ar rived from Portland Friday aft ernoon. Leaving for San Fran cisco were Mrs. C. T. Steward and L. Ralston. HARDIE SPRAYING MACHINES Alio PARTS for all HARDY SPRAYERS Efficient Service Department BOWSER Equipment Co. Ill No. Fir Street Medford, Oregon To BUY Or BUILD Jackson County FEDERAL SAYINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION 126 East Main Driver Flaed Elm O. Bailey, 25, Central Point, was fined $1 and $4.50 costs in justice of the peace court yesterday when he pleaded guilty to operating a truck with Improper clearance lights. Lift Operating According to word received by the Crater Lake national park office in the federal building from the Portland weather bureau yes terday, the ski lift will be operating at Crater lake today. The report also gave 48-hour-old snow news with 58 Inches of snow with powder surface at headquarters and 67 Inches In the ski bowl. Minor Accident Edward Wolff of 508 Hamilton street and Jean McCandliss of 1006 Court street drove cars involved in a minor accident at Main and Orange streets Friday afternoon, a re port on file said yesterday. S. S. Morgan of 212 South Orange street and A. S. Rosen baum of the Hotel Medford operated cars involved In a slight accident at Eighth and Front streets Friday afternoon. according to a report on file yesterday. !E Y New Cumberland, Pa., Jan. 17. (AP) Victor Peace Smith, born in McKecsport, Pa., at 11:11 a. m., Nov. 11, 1918 11 min utes after the first world war armistice became effective was inducted into the army to day. 0 ?3f it r 4 mi Hi i4 ft? 1 V
