MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1942.
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First lo Sight Japs
in Midway Foray Was
Kin of Local Woman
Senior officer en the U. S
navy patrol plane that first
sighted the Japanese invasion
armada headed for Midway is
land, which was subsequently
smashed by American air might,
was Ensign Robert Allen Swan
of Billings, Mont, brother of
Mrs. Arnold M. Depner of 81H
West Jackson boulevard of this
city.
Mrs. Depner said her father,
Merrick Swan of Billings, sent
her a picture printed in the Se
attle Times, of the crew of the
patrol plane- Ensign Swan was
among members of the crew,
. Mrs. Depner said her brother!
aft) who visited here last summer.
was graduated from the Pensa
tola, Fla., navy flying school
last October.
UTILITYVALUES
FIXED BY TAXES
Salem, July 18 (JPl The
state tax commission announced
today the utility assessments
for each of the 36 counties, the
state totals being $172,150,810
assessed value and $316,788,153
cash value.
The assessed value is up $3,-
3Q0:000 from last year.
The assessed value shows an
Increase In Multnomah county
over last year of $1,401,070, and
the increase in other counties of
$1,881,765.
The full cash value and
assessed value of utility proper
ties in counties includes:
Douglas $11,031,331 and o.
818.799. Jackson $13,388,708 and $8,
134.888. Josephine 4,225,270 and $2.-281,646.
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BE PARTY GUESTS
Townsend club of Medford
are invited to Join in the party
to be held by the Phoenix
Townsend club, Tuesday eve
i ning, July 21, starting at 8
o'clock. The Medford members
will assemble in front of the
Townsend club headquarter! on
West Main street as near 7 p. m.
as possible.
Those having cars are asked
to bring them to help provide
transportation for those without
cars. A surprise is in order for
the evening, according to the
announcement of the meeting.
"Crossroads" Premiere Coming
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Tomorrow brings an eventful
week to the Rialto theatre with
the world premiere opening of
Crossroads." with Hedv La-
marr and William Pnmn
starred for the first time. Others
in the large cast of popular play
ers are Basil Rathbone, Claire
Trevor, Sig Ruman, Felix Bres
sart and H. B. Warner. The ex
citing new mystery-drama will
play for one big week at the
Main street showhouse.
"New Soldiers Are Tough," a
new "World in Action" short
subject, will play on the same
bill.
BIRTHS
GILBERT To Mr. and Mrs.
Edward, 431 North Central ave
nue, Medford, July 18, a girl,
two pounds, at Community hospital.
FOWLER Tn Mr and Mr.
Weston, 602 West Hth street!
Medford. Julv 12. hnv
pounds, at Community hospital.
COOK To Mr. an1 Mr. T..n
C, 730 West 11th street, Med
ford, July 10, a boy, six pounds,
ai community hospital.
ANDERSON To Mr. and
Mrs. A- M-, 4550 N. E. 17th
street, Portland, July 18, a boy,
seven pounds, at Community
hospital.
LEWIS To Mr. and Mrs. L.
L., 27 Washington street, July
15, a girl, seven pounds, at Com
munity hospital.
LEGG To Mr. and Mrs. Pat.
Central Point, July 14, a girl,
seven pounds, at Community
hospital.
WELCH To Mr. and Mr.
Don J., 1140 West Eighth street.
Medford, July 12, a girl, seven
pounds, at Community hospital.
BAKER To Mr. and Mrs.
Robert, Butte Falls, July 11, a
boy, seven pounds, at Commun
ity hospital.
The Grange
Central Point Orange
Central Point Grange will
meet Friday night and a good
attendance is desired. The pro
gram will be given by Master
A. T. Lathrop, Edith Bohnert,
Ed Vincent, Dale Ward, Mar
garet Hampton and Eudora
Bohnert.
Phoenix Orange
A picnic will ba held at the
Delno Sloan home Saturday
night of this wek. It is the
regular Home Economics club
meeting of Phoenix Grange but
given as a picnic to entertain the
husbands of the members.
Assisting Mrs. Sloan are Mrs
Inman, Mrs. Stanclift and Mrs.
Ferns.
All ladles are asked to bring
at least two dishes, their service
and sugar.
The meat dish is being fur
nished by the committee.
Supper will be served around
8 o'clock.
Comedy Booked for Holly Fans
-...ws., lis wnlail ai'Tirtantfiatir, ,t',wrypiaj..J 'vJudaal
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Patsy Kelly and Bert Lahr
have two of the six riotous roles
in "Sing Vour Worries Away,"
new medley of music and mon
key business coming to the
Holly theatre for tomorrow
night and Saturday matinee
and evening. Others in the east
are Dorothy Lovett, Gypsy Rose
Lee (June Havoc). Buddy Eb
sen and Sam Levene. "Jessie
James. Jr., starring Don "Red"
Barry, plays as the added West
ern feature.
Western Role
Lovable Wallace Beery Is
jamming laughs and thrills In
to the cool Craterian theatre
where he is playing through
Saturday night In "Jackass
Mail," rousing story of the tur
bulent mining days of 1849 when
the jackass mail carried gold to
the Pacific coast. Marjorie
Main plays opposite as his hen
pecking sweetheart.
PORTLAND CIO GROUP
j ASKS PICKET PROBE
Portland, July 18 iff) A de
mand by the Portland Industrial
Union Council, CIO, for a fed
eral grand jury investigation of
picketing at a north Portland
housing project is on file today.
The council, reorganized yes-
Dutch Boy Paints
YOUNGER ft LANGE
31 No. Bartlett
Thursday
6:30 p. m. Royal Neighbors
of America, covered dish picnic,
home Mrs. Michael Beck, Old
Stage road for members and
their families and friends.
8:00 p. m. Carnation club,
home Mrs. Peter Dietrich, 939
North Central avenue.
7:30 p. m. Crater Lake aerie
Fraternal Order of Eagles and
auxiliary.
Friday
1:30 p. m. Queen Esther
circle of First Methodist church,
home Mrs. F. E. Redden, 1018
Redely ..venue.
8:00 p. m. Inbetweenera
Marine dance, Lincoln school
gymnasium. Boys and glrla of
8th to 11th grades invited. Re
freshments will be on sale.
VAST AREA PURCHASED
IN DESCHUTES, KLAMATH
Bend, July 16 m Nearly
10,000 acres of ranchland in
southern Deschutes and north
ern Klamath counties have been
purchased by J. W. C. Pogue,
Exeter, Calif., stock and dairy
operator.
The amount Involved wa be
lieved to hsve been more than
$100,000. The transaction In
cluded Howard Mayfield's 9000
acre ranch.
Base Hospital Unit
Off To Active Duty
Portland, July 16 (IP) Fifty
three physicians, 97 nurses and
96 enlisted men of base hospital
46, enlisted at the University of
Oregon medical school, were n
route today to army training
bases.
The physicians and nurses left
yesterday for Fort Riley, Kas..
and the enlisted men' for Fort
Lewis. Th latter group will go
to Fort Riley later.
MrTHODISTS ELECT
Portland, July 16 JP) Dele-;
gates to the Free Methodist con-;
vention here have elected the
Rev. D. L. Fenw'ek and the Rev.
E. F. Aiken district elders. They i
will be assigned to districts this
week. The Rev. Mr. Fenwlck !
has been pastor at Salem for!
two years. j
Sugar rations In Canada hsve
been reduced from three-fourthi
of a pound to one-hail pound I
per person per weeiu 1
FOR VICTORY
BUY UNITED STATES
WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
Buy them to hattmn Wefory
Buy thm q$ often
and at manya you canl
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terday after being Inactive sev
eral months, asserted that the
AFL was responsible for picket
ing the project, where CIO
workers are employed and add
ed that ClO-produced shingles
also were a factor in the
picketing.
Eccles Will Wind Up
Interim Committee
Salem, July 16 Gover
nor Charles A. Sprague said to
day he has asked David Eccles.
chairman of the legislative in
terim committee to study taxa
tion and to promote industrial
development, to bring the com
mittee's work to speedy con
clusion. Eccles, who had resigned from
the committee because of the
refusal of the state emergency
board to provide funds for the
committee, has been persuaded
to continue, the governor satd.
STRICT REPRESSION OF
PROSTITUTION IS URGED
Portland, July 16 Wi Strict
repression of prostitution was
urged today by Dr. Frederick
D. Strieker, state health officer,
as the only means of combatting
venerea) disease.
Segregated districts, with
medical inspection of prostitutes
cannot solve the problem, he
said, urging public support of
the present repression program
in Oregon cities.
WOUND STRIPES
Moscow, July 16 (P) Wound
stripes dark red for minor and
gold silk for major wounds
have been ordered Instituted by
the state defense committee.
Red army men entitled to them
will wear them over their right
breast.
Bakers Ordered to
Cease Price Fixing
Washington, July 16 OP)
The federal trade commission
announced today It had ordered
the Inland Empire Bakers' Asso
ciation, Inc., Spokane, Wash., its
officers and member companies,
to cease and desist from entering
Into or carrying out any com
bination or conspiracy to fix
uniform prices.
The association, engaged In
manufacturing and distributing
bread and bakery product In
eastern Washington and north,
ern Idaho was organized In 1934.
EASY MONEY
Cumberland, Md., July 16
(P) Screen star Loretta Young
and 8,000 others at a war bond
rally listened Intently when Vir
ginia Lee Kalterman, 10, was
asked how long she had caved
the money to buy an 118.75
bond. "I have not been aaviner tt
at all. I won it at bingo game".
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