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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1942. WHAT TO DO IN GAS ATTACK IS RECITED -BY OCD Seattle Spl.) Adequate pro-1 tection against gai atuckf does! not require the equipping of! the entire civilian population with gas masks, nor is there any Immediate contemplation of auch a program according to a statement today by Stanly W. Donogh, director of the north west sector of the Office of Civilian Defense. "There seems to be consider able confusion on the part of h nubile concerning gas at tacks and need for gas masks' aid Donough. "It Is true that we have received large num ber of masks and we are hoping to receive additional supplies. These are being allocated to the most effective places for train ing and protective purposes, be said. Donogh states that contrary to popular belief gas does not spread over wide areas but is concentrated in limited districts and hanes close to the ground It Is comparatively easy for the public in affected areas to avoia dancer by leaving the area or "by going to the upper story of their home or a aowmown building. Instructions for protection against gas were outlined by Mr. Donosh as follows: 1. Self aid is the best aid for orevention of injuries due to war sases. War gases arc uau ally not dangerous if you take steDS immediately to remove them from the eyes and skin Effective means to accomplish this should be In the kitchen and bathroom of every home. Always keep on stock a supply of laundry soap and baking oda. 2. If you are inside build ing, remain there and go up stairs, for war gases cling to the ground. Do not leave your home unless it is absolutely necessary. If you are outside and -not able to get indoors im mediately, walk don't run to get out of the gas area. Avoid puddles of liquid agent and basements, valleys and other low places. . 3. If you have been exposed to a war gas a. Breathe through cloths wet with baking soda solution, b. If you are outside of a building, first remove your outer clothing and leave it out side before entering, c. Wash your hands and then your face with laundry soap and water, d. Wash your eyes at once with a large amount of a solution of baking soda: one teaspoonful of baking soda in a glass of water, e. Take a bath using plenty of laundry soap. f. Wash your eyes again with baking soda solution. Repeat. 4. If splashes of liquid gas have gotten on you a. Blot up as much liquid as you can and be careful not spread it. b. Daub the contaminated area with cloths wet with Clorox or other similar chlorine solution. c. Repeat steps b, c and 4 in S above. 9. Remain calm. Lie down and cover yourself with a blan ket. Medical aid is on the way. There is no Immediate serious danger from exposure to any known war gas. Patriotic Thief Take Tribune's American Flags A patriotic thief, ii such anomaly can exist, has made off with the Mall Tribune's two curb flags, it was discov ered Saturday when they were needed for placement in front of the office as a Fourth of July observance. The two flags, four by six feet in size and attached to eight-foot poles were pur chased from the Medford American Legion post some years ago to fly on patriotic occasions, along with those of many other business places of the city. The banners were stored in the office when not in use and exact date of their taking could not be determined. CALLED BY DEATH Charles Sidney Clifford pass ed away at his home on Mace avenue Saturday afternoon after a long Illness. Mr. Clifford, who owned and operated a small saw mill on Evans Creek was born in Sid ney, Colorado July 23, 1884. In 1907 he went to Los Angeles, Cal., where he married Loretta May Neely in 1908. To this union were born two children. Edith and Grace. Grace preceded her father In death two years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford went to Puyallup, Wash., and engaged in the logging business. In 1931 Mr. Clifford brought his family to Medford where they have resided since. Mr. Clifford is survived by his wife, one daughter, Edith Lovejoy, of Akanogan, Wash. his mother, Mrs. Mary Clifford. Puyallup; three sisters, Lula Gilkey, of Puyallup, three bro thers, Edwin Guy, Puyallup. Wash., George and Noble E. of Conconcilly, Wash. Funeral services will be held at Perl Funeral Home Tuesday at 2 p. m. The Rev. Harry Dow ney of the Full Gospel Church will officiate and interment will be at the Jacksonville cemetery. POSTPONE DENTAL MEET Chicago, July 8. AP The 84th annual meeting of the Amer ican Dental association, one of the nation's largest medical-professional conventions scheduled for Boston, Mass., Aug. 24 to 28, has been postponed for the dura tion of the war, it was announced today. WATER HEARING A hearing on the determina tion of water rights on Lake Creek was being held today by Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna. At torney James T. Chinnock of Grants Pass, and representatives of the state engineer's office will present records and other evi dence. With the ending of the dam age suit of Stephen J. Cline against the Pacific Greyhound stages last Friday, the current calendar of the circuit court has beet fairly well cleared save for routine matters. The jury re turned a verdict in favor of the stage company, and disallowed their counter-claim. In August, it Is the custom for many circuit court Jurists to take the annual vacation. FORFEIT BAIL TO CITY MAGISTRATE Many forfeited ball In the city police court today on drunk charges lodged over the holiday weekend. Harmon Rains and Leo Raymond Riddle, charged with fighting on a public street forfeited $10 bail. Frank Wil liam Burlson, forfeited $10 bail for being drunk and disorderly. Forfeiting $10 bail for being drunk were Armed Edward Carlson, Frank McDonald Rae, Fred Taylor, Albert Charles Steward, Floyd E. Deaver, Oli ver Bob Dickson Herbert and John Morlock. Charles Chris tian Berg was fined $10 and sentenced to five days in the city jail or leave town. Traffic violations Included: Albert A. Clark, Frank Ed Till man and Beverly G. Clark, charged with violation of a basic rule $10 fine. Marion Friend. $1 fine for parking on sidewalk; William Cummings. forfeited $5 bail for (allure to, stop at stop street; Craig Miss- j iler, $5 bail for operating auto-1 mobile with four in front seat; j Ray A. Weeks forfeited $2.50 1 bail, no tall light; Homer G Downey, $2.90 fine, double parking. Oil Butte Falls Road As Anti-Dust Measure The county is spreading some dust oil on the Butte Falls road and in other sections, but it will be limited due to lack of trans portation facilities. No crude oil for heavy oiling is available. Some heavy oil has been ap plied on cantonment district roads. Some of the workers went through oiled strips at a high rate of speed, and .now want payment for smearing damage to their autos. County Judge J. B. Coleman said. In one instance, where this occur red, an unoilcd strip was left for traffic, the judge said. .OF PROSPECT PASSES Mrs. Margaret Jennie Bcoth by, 84, passed away this morning at her home near Prospect after a brief illness. Mrs. Boothby ws born August 11, 1858, in Hills boro. Ore., where her parents had settled after crossing the plains by wagon in 1845. Mrs. Boothby came to Jack son county from Portland at 11 years of age. Her husband, Al bion H. Boothby, succumbed at Prospect in 1925. Surviving children inc'ode Ed win M. Boothby, Mrs. Maud Arant, Miss Ida Boothby and Tracy D. Boothby, Ul of Pros pect; Charles W. Boothby, Con cord, Calif , and Mrs. Effie Paul, Klamath Falls, Ore. Funeral services will be hjld at 10 a. m., in the Nyes ceme tery near Prospect, under direc tion of the Litwiler Funeral Home of Ashland. CALENDAR Monday 6:30 p. m. C. E. Meeker's Sunday school class picnic, 724 West Jackson baulevard. , Tuesday 7:30 p. m. Medford Dupli cate Bridge club. Hotel Medford. 7:30 p. m. Degree of Honor Executive committee, Townsend hall. 8:00 p. m. Degree of Honor lodge, Townsend hall. 8:00 p. m. Past Commander's club of D. A. V. auxiliary, home Mrs. Bert Hickmon, 207 Haven street. 1 HOME, SWEET HOME Dallas. July 6. (AP) Friends of Midshipman Robert E. Netting can call at any time with the cer tainty that he will be at home. His midshipmen's cap was stolen soon after his arrival. He can't leave his house without proper uniform dress, and nowhere in the city can he find a replacement. PEAK THIS WEEK Peak of the cherry picking will be reached in the Medford area this week, and a few days later in the Ashland section. C. B. Cordy, county horticulturist, reported today. The fruit is being shipped to California markets by express. Some of the earlier varieties of peaches are now on the mar ket, but it will be a month be fore the main varieties Elbertas and Hales will be harvested. Thinning of peaches has about been completed fh many or chards. The warm weather of the past week has been beneficial to grain crops, and some wheat has start ed to head. Haying is being ham pered by shortage of help. No machine has ever been In vented to replace skilled hands in joining cocoon enJs in wind ing silk. Women's Motor Corps Meeting 7:30 Tonight Volunteer Womens' Motor corps will meet with Captain Anita Morrell at IS Corning court tonight at 7:30 o'clock. At that time all members are asked to bring their first aid car kits for Inspection and first aid will be practiced. The meet ing is compulsory for members. ICKES OPPOSES M'NARY FOREST CONTROL BILLS Washington, July 6 P) Secretary Ickes of the interior department has made adverse reports to the senate on two bills by Senator McNary de signed to promote sustained yield forest management. The secretary said the bills (S789 and S1093) contained de fects and did not adequately provide for the proper place ment of authority to handle the problem. Cloln Uma tor Cluainrd AcU 9 a. m. Too 1st to Classify 12:30 p. m. LAY MORE LINOLEUM The work of laying new lino leum in courthouse office is still underway with the basement floor completed. New covering Is now being laid in the assess or's, treasurer's and sheriff's offices. It will also be laid in the circuit court chambers and of fice, and the courtroom. For the past five year we have pleased our customers with modern monument work of modern materials, at moderate prices. Call on or write, M. T. BURNS, Ashland, Ore. Phone 6261 On the Plaia Condensed Report of the UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK of Portlind. Oregon SUBMITTED TO THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY AS OF JUNE 80. 1942 RESOURCES Cah on Hand and Due from Ranks Vnitcd States (iovernment Bonds Municipal and Other Bonds. Loans and Discounts.. Stork In Federal Hrsenre Bank Hank Premises including branches).. Safe Deposit V'nH Other Real Estate.. Customers' Liability on Acceptances.. Interest Earned Other resources I 76.013.196 . 9KH l.HtiT.TJ .ltMI.lS 40.2.it.2tl2.24 2Mo.OOii.iiu 3.334.692.53 24.911 2d 1.00 1SH.9S7.50 3I.V36I.S3 193.418 48 220.822.120.93 Capital , Surnlul .... I mllviried Profits Hesertet LIABILITIES ,, ,t 4.500.000.60 5.000.000.00 . 1 .307.662.63 1.240.376.46 Reset-res for Interest, Taxes, etc Acceptances . Piviilends declared Deposits: Demand and Time.. I'ubltc funds , Other Liabilities , 166.244.657.76 21.660.405.70 I2.64,J59.0 SI0.4."9.99 166.937.50 78.750.00 203,103.063.43 60.650.87 (220.822,120.93 Both Public and Trutt Fundi an ttcurtd according to law. MEDFORD BRANCH MEDFORD, OREGON Ilead Offier, Portland Ores a DIRECT BRANCH OF THE IMTt l) STATKS N TIO AL IUK OF PORTLAMl Mrmher Ftxkrml IVpotit Iniurmnct (.Vrporaripa Dutch Boy Paints YOUNGER h LANGE 31 No. Bartlett ELECTRIC FANS ALL MAKES AND MODELS DULIEN'S AT HANSEN HARDWARE 35 North Bartlett FLIER DECORATED Portland, July 8. (AP) A silver star was awarded Lieut. Dean Davenport, one of the Tokyo bombers, in a Fourth of July review at the Portland army air base. The award was mad to the Portland pilot "for gal lantry In action subsequent to the raid on Japan April 18, 1942." Um Mali Tribune) want tda. C1L0B0Z "First Aid" in Home Health Defense ...a "First Aid" in Civilian Defense! 4? IS- Keap Clorox handy in your horn for everyday as well as emergency us. Remember, there's only en Clorox . . . always order by nam. AMERICA'S FAVORITE HOUSEHOLD DISINFECTANT CLOROX FREE MOM CAUSTIC wooomns (mmchm IMOVIS STAINS " " . ' "You br it does I As a retailer, I'm the link, you might say, between manufacturer and consumer. And what affects each of them under these wartime conditions is mighty important to me." 1 "Tak Mrs. Consumer. She and her family have to plan their shopping more carefully tlian ever these days. They have to know in advance how and where they can male their dollars go furthest, hi order to find out, they read ntuspaptr ads." " """" 3 "It's plain to see what this means to manufacturers. They know the best help they can give me In moving their goods off my shelves is ntvspaprr advertising here in this community. And today this is stronger, faster-acting support than ever." O "Why? Well, they've always turned to newspapers for news . . . and that means buying neu s In the ads, too. Today, with all this big war news popping, more people than ever are reading newspapers . . . and paving even closer attention to the ads." A "Then, too, manufacturers these days often have to change their ' sales or distribution plans overnight, and newspapers are the only place where they can keep their advertising in step with these sudden changes, and keep customers coming in here." This retailer It right! Wartime conditions ere changing the making and telling and buying of goods. And the service of newspaper advertising, to manufacturer, dealer, and con tumer, ii greater than ever before. Today, more than ever, manufacturer produce more sales for their retailers . . . and themselves , . . when they advertise in local newspapers. THE BUREAU OF ADVERTISING AMERICAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION OP WHICH THIS NEWSPAPER IS A MEMBER 0 i
