Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 10, 1943, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TEN MEDFORD. MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1943 T SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR BOY SCOUTS To inform the general citizen- 17 concerning the organizations - in Medford which will partlcl- pate in Community Chest funds this coming year, a series of spe cial articles is to be published on each agency within the next several days. The Community Chest drive is to start October 18, Monday, under direction of A. S. Cummins, chest ooara member. . First of the scries, dealing with the Boy Scouts, is here with presented, "Boy Scouts have become a familiar part of the American scene. Throughout the country boys are active with war service projects and the training pro gram of the Boy Scouts of Amer ica. "Scouting is training- for a way of life, the kind of life America chooses to lead, the kind for which her sons are fighting across the seas. On those fronts, and on the front at home, the qualities which Scout ing stands for courage and character, assure us of victory and a lasting peace. " 'American needs Scout-trained men'," says J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who has long been interested in boys. 'Many men in the F.B.I. were Scouts when they were boys,' continues Mr. Hoover. 'Resourcefulness, in itiative and dependability are called for daily in their defense of the home front. These are the same qualities that account for the exceptional record for mer Scouts have made, on the battle fronts around the worm. "The program of the Boy Scouts of America includes Cubbing, a home-centered ac tivity for boys 9, 10 and 11 years of age, Boy Scouting for boys 12 years of age and over, and Senior Scouting for young men IS years of age and over. "The local organization Is a part of the Crater Lake Area Council, and is a member agen cy of the Medford Community Chest. . Cubbing, Scouting and Senior . Scouting groups are sponsored by churches and com munity . organizations in . Med ford, Jacksonville, Phoenix, and Central Point. Although there has been an increase locally of 42 per cent in boy membership during the past 12 months, plans are under way to extend the program to many more boys by means of an appeal to commun ity groups. A special appeal is being made to men to serve as leaders and committeemen. "Local leaders include J. A. McDougall, Medford district commissioner; Seth M. Bullls, chairman; Larry Schade, Crater Lake Area Counil president; 1 Charles B. Warner, executive, and Arnold K. Green, assistant .executive. SCOUT TRAINING HELPS WIN VICTORIES ON ALL FRONTS ml: w fe Ernest 1. King Frank Knox Rear Admiral U.S.N. Secretary of the Navy William D. Leahy Admiral V.S.N. ! j $i 11 -v-. Douglas MacArthur General U.S.A. . Henry L. Stimson Thomas Holcomb Secretary of War MaJ. General, U.S.M.C That Scout training; develops character and self-reliance is well known to these Army, .Navy and Marine Corps leaders. On numerous occasions each has said as much in praise of the Movement which gives to West .Point and Annapolis better than 60 of their men, Wherever our fighting forces are hitting1 the enemy, you may be sure that among their ranks there are tens of thousands of formei Boy Scouts prepared to win the victory. FORMER CENTRAL PT. LADY PASSES Dorothy M. Kelthley, aged 29, formerly Dorothy Sanderson, who was born and reared in Central Point where she at tended grade and high schools, passed away at Santa Rosa, Calif., Fniday as the result of injuries due to an automobile accident. She went to the southern city about 10 years ago to reside. Besides her mother, Mrs. An na M. Trebesch of Central Point, she leaves two brothers, Charles G. Sanderson of Sams Valley and B. L. Sanderson of Medford. The remains will be brought to Medford and services will be announced by Conger Funeral parlors lati-r. ' Soldiers Honored Wednesday Night Members of the Pocahontas and Redmen lodges were hosts Wednesday evening to Lt. Car penter and a group of 20 enlist ed men from the 81st General Hospital at Camp White!. The program ieatured Med ford musicians. Mrs. C. R. Alex ander and her group played several pieces, and three girls from Mrs. Eve Prentice's accor dion band presented numbers. Miss Verene Bailey played sev eral piano solos. Following the program, games and dancing were featured. Mrs, Harold Tolle and Mrs. Helen Bieghler assisted with the music for dancing. Refreshments were served later in the evening. This was one of a series of parties held the flirt Wednesday of each month for an invited group from Camp White. CARD OP THANKS We wlan to expreaa our alncera thanks to our friends and nelghbora for their klndnesa and aympathy. al for tht beautiful floral offerings dur ing our reoent bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Myera, Mn Addle Walker and family. Obituary I LAST RITES HELD FOR RAY C. MARX WILLIAM ARENS William Arens, a resident of Medford for just a short time, passed away at 50 Modoc ave nue on Saturday morning. A complete obituary will be pub lished later. Perl Funeral home in charge of the arrangements. MARTHA WOLLE ' Martha Wolle, a former resi dent of Medford, passed away in the Monterey county hospital. Monterey, Calif., on September 30, after a short Illness. Remains arrived in Medford Saturday and burial will be in Siskiyou Memorial park on Tuesday. Perl Funeral home in charge. ,91 Anne Dale Hodgklns, mother of L. D. Hodgkins, 91, 710 East Main street, passed away at the family home on Saturday morn ing. - Mrs. Hodgkins, who was well known to many people in Medford and vicinity was born at Bloomington, 111., on May 24, 1852, being aged 91 years, five months and 15 days. .Although of advanced age, she was able to be up and about and visit with her friends until two weeks ago, she was very active In the Presbyterian church, hav ing been a member for the past 60 years. She was also a mem ber of the Royal Neighbors of America. i She Is survived by , three chil dren, Mrs. Zela Foster, Wallace, Ida., Mrs. Myrtle Brewster, Bax ter Springs, Kans., and a son, L. D. Hodgkins of Medford, a brother, Henry Dale of Glradou, Mo.; also eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Remains will be forwarded to Baxter Springs, Kans., for serv ices and interment. Perl Fun eral home in charge of the ar rangements. jAMESTATOlOF GOLD HILL DIES Etna, Oct. 9 (Spl.) Funeral services for the late Raymond C. Marx, formerly of Medford, were held her last Friday under auspices of the American Legion with the Rev. E. Russell Tanner officiating. Marx lost his life Sept. 25 in the crash of a B-37 Vega Ventura bomber at Port Angeles, Wash., where a crew of nine had flown from Paine Field, Wash., to . repair a P-38 plane. Five members of the crew were killed and four escaped with injuries. He was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. George Marx, and was a native of Fort Jones, Calif. Services at the arave were conducted by members of the American Legion. Relatives and friends from a distance at the funeral included a brother, Pfc. Harold Marx, of Camp White; Homer Marx and H. Prlngle, Medford. Selective Service Board No. 1 yesterday released results of ex aminations given to a group of Medford men sent to Portland the first of the week. I Accepted for service in the army were Lloyd Lee Albern, Oliver Alien Gustafson, Harold LeRoy Koehler, Chester Lee Roberts, Donald Montague Dut- ton, Adelbert J. Neimoyer, Tay lor Byam Yocom, William Ed wards Brooks, Donald Booth Long, Frank Leslie Carson, Lowen Emery ' Williams, and Gerald Willis Morse. - Navy recruits are Harold Henry Head, Alfred Eugene Orr, Gerald Louis Clark, Albert John Hall, Wesley George Gabel, Rollin Reese Jones, Willard Elvin Cave, Lewis Lowley and Reginald Ballif Woodvine. The coast guard took only one, John Michael McCabe. Rejected for military service were: Dwight Jackson Albright, Richard Albert Tilley, Clayton Wesley Lewis, Alba Wann Ford, William Harry S(inger, Leroy Johnston, Otto Lee Whitesides, Arthur Benjamin Clearley, Theodore Herbert Crawford, William Teddy Grisham, George Codding Witter, Edgar Bryan Van Horn, James Mitchel Hos kins, John Francis Salvey. Ed gar Eugene Eddy, James Magee, William Warren Crawford, Homer ' Allen Sullivan, and Dwight Marvin Johnson. - Navy Recruiting Specialist H. w. cram further announced Sat urday that several of the men listed as accepted by the navy had enlisted through the navy recruiting office in Medford, and were sworn in October 5. They are listed by the selective service board, too, since they are cleared through that office and credit is taken for the num ber of enlistments, to be applied toward the quota for this area. Seabee recruits are Harold Hen ry Head,' Gerald Louis Clark, Albert John Hall, Henry Nahss, and Alfred Eugene Orr, all of Medford, and Wesley George Gabel of Central Point. Enlisted in the regular navy from' Med ford were Willard Elvin Cave, Lewis Dowler, Rollin Reece Jones, Andrew Darrell Mitchell and Reginald Ballif Woodvine. T E Sgt. Marx was a resident of Medford for a number of years. and was widely known. Shortly oeiore nis death he spent a fur lough here. He was a member of the Medford Elks lodge. . Closing time for Classified ads 9 m. Too lata to Classify 12:30 p. m. DUTCH BOY PAINTS Full Stock YOUNGER'S APPLIANCE SERVICE CO. 31 N. Bartlett. Phone 2419 Chrysler Made Parts HUMPHREY MOTORS 33 So. Riverside Dial 4980 Local friends have received word of the death of James D. Eaton of Gold Hill, who passed away at the Tuberculosis Sani tarium in Salem, October 3. Death resulted from a heart at tack. Mr. Eaton Had gone to the sanitarium several months ago for treatment. His wife accom panied him and remained with him until his death. Born at Twin Lakes, Freeborn county, Minn., Mr. Eaton came with his parents to Medford in 1894. Most of his life has been spent in this area. Survivors are his wife, Vio let; one sister Hattie Lawrence of Gold Hill; three nephews; three great great-nephews and one great great-niece. STOCKS DECLINE New York, Oct. 9 U.R Com bined tax and war news brought selling in "peace" stocks during the past week, . and other sec tions Joined in a decline which carried prices down to a new low since lato August. Closing time for Sunday Too Let to dually. 8:30 Saturday afternoon V DRINK IT DOWN! At Least Four Glasses A Day Of .V ..... GRADE A PASTEURIZED MILK and CHOCOLATE MILK Ye ilreel That's what children need to keep up the fait pace they go these days- Grownups need plenty of this rich, creamy milk, too, for added wartime pep! , SNIDER DAIRY & PRODUCE COMPANY A) The Aircraft Recognition school conducted at the senior high school the past eight weeks came to a close with final ex aminations Friday. Held to train observers for Medford post of the air warning service, the class was taught by Mrs. Hazel Gilmore, a qualified instructor trained by the army. Of the 53 enrolled, - 30 completed the course and graduated with high grades. - Graduates are: E. S. Degman, Phyllis Whitlock, Madge Fair child, James Miller, June Wil liams, Dick Hake,' Mabel Ben nett, Dale Flowers, Merriam Looper, Ward Bebb, Una Inch, Bob Duane, U. n. Elson, Blanch Johnson, Mrs. Whitehead, Dick Iven, . Claire Thomas, Phillip Horton, Teddy Sidwell, Marie Hansen, Ethel Weed, Marie Et- tinger, . Arthur Hess, Elizabeth McGalliard, Nellie Gibson, Frances Zundel, Hattie Fiesser, Jean Jester, Zoe Byington, and Fred Byington. Closing time for Classified ada 8 . m. Too lata to Classify la JO E FOR TEENAGERS DISCUSSED HERE ' A fact-finding committee was set up at a meeting Friday, at tended by-representatives of ten active civic organizations and community groups, to determine the advisability of establishing a 'Teen Age Recreational Center here for young. people of Med ford and vicinity. .The committee will again meet In, the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce on Fri day, October 16, at 4 p. m. In the meantime, 'teen age leaders in the schools, city and county officials, adults in close touch with young people through churches, youth organizations. etc., will be consulted and the opinions ' and . Information ob tained .prepared for' review at the forthcoming meeting. A Teen Age recreational center has been established in Grants Pass and it is proposed to inspect this establishment during the survey. Participating in the fact-finding were Marjorie Pena Hop kins, acting chairman, represent ing the Jackson County Recrea tion Committee: Ray Baker, Herb Grey, Judge J. B. Coleman and an appointed member from Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis, Zonta City Council, Ministerial Asso ciation, Business and Profes sional Women's Club, and Amer ican Legion and Auxiliary. Inquiry Class For Non-Catholics To Open Monday Night An Inquiry class for non Catholics will begin Monday evening, Oct. 11, according to an announcement by the Rev. F. W. Black, pastor of Sacred Heart church. Lasting one hour, the class will ba held at 7:30 on Monday and Thursday of each week in the parish house, 326 S. Oakdale. Anyone interested in learning more about Catholic belief and practices is Invited to take ad vantage of this opportunity. In coming for the instructions no one obligates himself in any way, according to Father Black. Fistula Sufferers Shniilrl Learn Farts- i FREE BOOK Tails About Dangers Of Neglect The McCleary Clinic E101T Elms Blvd., Excelsior Springs. Mo., U puu ting out an up-to-t&e-mlnute 133. page book on Fistula, Pllei (Hemor rhoids), related ailments and colon disorders. You can have a copy f this book by asking (or It on a post card sent to the above address. No charge. It may save you much suf fering and money. Write today. WANTED Mechanics Office Clerks City Deliverymen Transport Operators In an Essential Industry Permanent Positions Open in: San Francisco Medford Roseburg Corvallis Redding Portland Grants Pass Eugene Albany Crescent City Contact or Write A. C. PIERCE PIERCE FREIGHT LINES 1015 No. Central Medford ... ... . wim n mi 1111 minium in n in mm f i, jTy T ""' ' tllW,l,t'l',''r''"m m m Mail Overseas Gifts Before October 1 5 th. Here Are Weight REGULATIONS Packages weighing no more than five pounds will be accepted for mailing. These must be packed for shipping, addressed clearly and contain only non perishable mailable matter. It's up to us here at home to make sure our Christmas packages for the boys and girls overseas meet with the requirements laid down by the Post Office Depart ment. To make the task easier for all concerned, do your shopping tomorrowl . Requests from addresses and approvals from commanding officers have been waived for the Christmas mailing period. We are ready with all the helps and hints you'll need to make their Christmas overseas a merry one. Suggested Gifts For Overseas Mai ling Here Are Size REGULATIONS Parcels or packages must not exceed IS Inches in length, or 36 inches in length and girth combined. Make certain your package meats these postal regulations before you take it to your local poitoff ice. PACK SECURELY Furlough Bags of Heavy Poplin, Zipper Top $2.95 All Wool O.D. Scarf & Glove Sets for Him $4.95 Handy Pocket Size Toilet Kits "at $3.00 and $5.00 Travel Kits, Fitted for Toilet Goods. Priced $5.95 Fine O. D. Sox, Rayon, Lisle, Wool 45c to $1.50 Billfolds for Service Men Priced $2.50 to $6.00 100 Wool O. D. Sleeveless Sweaters Priced $3.95 Part Wool and All Wool O. D. Neckwear at 69c & $1 Web Belts, some with gold-plated buckle 55c to $1 .25 Compact Cigarette Cases. Your Choice $1.49 Handy Whisk Brooms $1.75. Playing Cards 75c Picture Frames $1.00. Sewing Kits at $1.65 Brass Polish 50c. Fine Stationery, Box $1.75 Also All Kinds of Miniature Games MAIL'S ENTRANCES ON BOTH MAIN AND CENTRAL AVENUE ADDRESS CLEARLY MAIL BEFORE OCT. 15TH - Da 4UU Triounc Waal Ada. Fioase rememnar.