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The Battle of Cherbourg dims
the national interest In the Re
publican convention, claims a
portion of the semi-democratic,
semi-New Deal press. Both are
events that will shape history
in Europe and America for sev
eral generations. The public
knows the inevitable finish of
both, and are interested in both.
The heavy artillery of war
thunders at Cherbourg. The
heavy artillery (vocal) of poll-
tridges, thunders In Chicago.
...
Haying Is the order of 'the
day In the rural regions. No
tiller has yet knocked himself
cold, by stepping on the busi
ness end of a pitchfork. To
leave the pictured favorite
weapon of Satan flat on the
ground, instead of stuck in
same, is the unpardonable sin of
the fields.
. .
T'WOULD SOLVE A MYSTERY
(Kansas City Star)
"What the country needs,
three or four nights week.
Is a radio commentator who
will stand at another mike
and tell the radio audience
what the studio audience la
laughing at."
B. Mussolini, the former Ital
ian hot-shot, has taken a turn
for the worst, and has called for
his wife and son to come to his
bedside, a Swiss report says.
Since his ousting year ago,
this has been a chronic trick of
the ex-Dui-e. They always come
simultaneously with the word,
his late pal A. Hitler is receiv
ing a thumping on one or more
fronts. His outstanding "turn
for the worst" was turning to
Hitler, In the first place.
,
Mrs. C. Pheasant did not hear
the mowing machine In time
and with her family of three,
are no more. Mr. C. Pheasant
Is too grief-stricken to give an
explanation of why ha was
absent from his guard post.
....
The vice-president and the
president of China, following a
conference at Chungking agree
what China needs Is "peace and
prosperity." It's an old-fashioned
notion, but many hold this
nation should strive for some of
the same, even If all "social
gains" are lost.
THE COURT HOLDS BACK
(N.Y. Law Journal)
"In this connection, though,
I might mention one peculi
arity of the New York Court
of Appeals that It has re
frained from overruling any
of its own recent decisions
during tho past year.
One of the objectives of Rus
sia is the "nationalism of the
munitions works of Sweden,"
whose boasted neutrality In this
war has been something else.
They have sold ball-bearings,
iron, and what have you, to Ger
many, a fact now starting to
scratch the craw of United Na
tions. Russia, hated by Sweden,
would quash the hypocrisy of
shouting peace from the house
tops, while selling cannon to all
comers, cash in hand, In the al
leys. Gov. Warren of California In
his keynote speech to the repub
lican convention last night, ad
ministered a dignified and artis
tl c hide peeling to the New
Deal dynasty. He called atten
tion to the timely crisis that
arises In every election year,
and the "Indispensable man"
always the same man who
alone, of 130,000,000 souls who
ran solve it. Further he stated,
"the generals and the admirals
know how to run the war, and
we will see they have the op
portunity to run It without po
litical interference." This means
it will not be necessary for H.
Hopkins, the deputy president,
to fly to Moscow to discuss mil
itary problems and strategy,
though unhandlcapped by any
knowledge whatsoever, of mili
tary problems of strategy.
It Is now beginning to seep
through the war lord knotheads
and the Imperial Knothead of
Japan, they have less chance
than the Hon. Snowball.
Tuesday, June 27, 1944
Editorial Correspondence
Chicago, 111. June 25. Well,
The lobby downstairs looks like a Hoboken dock after an ocean
liner has come in a solid lake of luggage with many of the po
litical pilgrims sitting on meirs
assigned, These poor old 4-F bell
age, are having a heck of a time,
it. The smartest thing we have
arrive two day3 early and miss
"Mess" Is appropriate for the
also stationed here. And they
those we have seen. Well, if
Texas, guess you have to be tough to survive.
Speaking of Texas, we were
"Babe" Didriksan, alias Mrs. Mildred Zaharias, was all square in
her golf battle with Dorothy Germain of Philadelphia for the title
in the Women s Western Open
north of the city. It being Saturday afternoon we decided to Join
the gallery as an excellent substitute for our customary 18 holes,
with the Broken Arch quintet.
. . ,
Caught the Northwestern suburban limited Just as It was mov
ing out and had to sit on a stack
end baggage car, and pay ten cents extra for being late ana hav
ing no ticket.
Park ridge was reminiscent of "Lum and Abner," but proved
to be a very comfy, unassuming village with a large sign in the
wooded town-square reading: "A Boy Scout Town Where Good
Turns Are Done."
Under the heading of "good turns" there was no taxi cab to
be had and so we had to hitch hike to the country club, while at
least 500 "C" motor cars whizzed by us. Adding 13 holes of the
match, the one-sided contest ended there, walking back to the
CNW station In the "good turn" community, did give ye editor an
excellent week-end work-out.
The "Babe" hasn't changed a lot in looks since 8 or 10 years
ago. We last saw her play golf In Los Angeles, when George Za
harias followed her around, betting a dollar a hole with some gam
bling Dais, and as we recall It, lot doing so well for the Babe was
off her game badly on that jaunt.
the money, for judging by what
nursuing the Babe with romantic
shortly thereafter when the pride
greatest girl athlete ever to heave a javelin, Became Mrs. ueorge.
George, by the way, was on hand yesterday and the exuberant
I way in which he kissed and hugged Babe when she won, 7 and 5,
h. I, -. o fw lronalr nn this mnteh nr nprhnna we do !
George an injustice, it may have been merely romance again
this timel
Yes, Babe undoubtedly is one of the greatest woman athletes
In all sport history, and one of the
looks and manners are concerned.
We doubt If she is as hard boiled and dirt mean as she looks.
. .
We doubt if the Babe ever played better golf than she did yes
terday afternoon, and as far as
be played?
She not only smashed women
men's par for the course by three strokes, shooting a 69, all
birdies and pars. Although the match ended on the 31st hole, by
mutual agreement they played out the 36, Miss Germain playing
worse and Babe even better, on the last hole she chipped In the
cup from off the green for a birdie 3. And putt, even Dave Wood
in his prime had no more one-putts, well not many more, Babe
had over 19 out of 301 And drive, but why go Into that, she
wasn't much better than Hot-Flash Thorndike when he gets really
hot, say around 243 yards on the average, straight down the course.
We never pulled harder for a
main and never with less results. Dorothy Is a striking contrast
to the hard-bitten Babe, a husky, tanned, smiling, wholesome, well
dressed college girl, and everyone says a marvelous sport.
She certainly took this crushing
so no doubt, fur to be tops In this golf competition game one has
to have something of the killer Instinct. Babe has it, and we
wager George, grin, easy ways,
But What a course Park Ridge
solid carpet of lawn, not a weed
sand traps nicely raked after each
incldently, havo the O. Schcnck putting technique, they care
fully inspect the surface of the green from ball to hole and pick
up various and sundry things which can't be seen, but no doubt
exist.
Patty Berg nnd Gene Sarazen
In the gallery, both rooting as hard as they dared for the under
dog. The former is a captain in
while the latter, they say, won t admit it, but has really quit com
petitive golf.
That s the trouble with being
more pleasure or recreation when one has really started to slip.
Another break for a certain member of the Broken Arch quintet!
Instead of waiting an hour for
the loop, transferring to a street
of Chicago we haven't seen for years, and MORE unattractive and
sordid and SOILED sections of human habitation can t be found
on this long-suffering planet! R.W.R.
Rangers Set Out
To Rescue Fliers
In Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon, Ariz., June 27
(U.R) Hardened forest rangers
today readied a portable boat to
cross the swift waters of the
Colorado river In the first step
to rescue three army airmen ma
rooned a week on Jutting Tonto
plateau deep In the canyon.
Two parties of rangers reached
the river's edge Inst night after
packing the hastily-ringed boat
down winding rtrlght Angel trail
on mule-back.
Crossing the river Is only the
beginning. On the other side Is a
nigged and unmarked trail to
the foot of Tonto ("Fool") pla
teau.
Not before Friday do the res
cuers expect to be in position to
fire their breeches buoy guns,
borrowed from the coast guard.
On the rocky promontory
4500 feet below the "anyon rim,
meanwhile, the three aviators
stranded Tuesdny after parachut
ing from a temporarily disabled
bomber have plenty of provi
sions. Power Resources
Report Given C-C
C. Brazil, district manager of
the Bonneville Power adminis
tration, wns in Medford yester
day for a brief vsllt at the Jack
son County Chamber of Com
merce. Brazil was cn route to
Klamath Falls and while here
presented to the Chamber copies
of preliminary report of power
resources of the Pacific north
west and related resources.
The report, termed "Pacific
Northwest Opportunities con
tains maps, charts, drawings and
other material on Washington,
Oregon, Montana and Idaho and
the circus is arriving!
wearily waning ior a room 10 pe
boys, most of them above draft
and are not very cheerful about
done on this trip to date was to
this mess.
Texas Republican delegation Is
are a pretty tougn euncn, at least
you are a Republican and live in
informed at lunch yesterday that
at the Park Ridge country club
of Chicago Tribunes in the rear-
Perhaps George did not mind
subsequently happened, he was
intentions, which were rewarded
of the Texas Panhandle, and the
least attractive ones, as far as
that goes, HOW could better golf
s par to smithereens, she beat
gal than we did for Dorothy Ger
defeat In her stride, too much
cauliflower ear and all, knows It!
is, fairways and greens Just a
or a bare spot in all the 36, and
match! Both Babe and Dorothy,
were among the famous golfers
the army and badly off her game;
good at the game, there Is no
a train we took a bus back to
car, and went through sections
according to Paul J. Raver, ad
ministrator of Bonneville, the
study is an analysis made to
serve as a basis for a full pro
gram for regional power develop
ment of tho northwest.
Johnston Calls On
Russian Dictator;
U. S. Help Lauded
Moscow, June 27 OJRi
American business and labor
have done a remarkable Job In
war production, Marshal Josef
Stalin told Frlc Johnston, presi
dent of the U. S. Chamber of
Commerce, yesterday.
Johnston was received at an
audience also attended by For
eign Commissar V. M. Molotov.
"We discussed credits and
products which Russia desires
and wishes to exchange," John
ston said after the meeting. "I
found Marshal Stalin ready to
answer all questions with
promptness and frankness. I was
greatly Impressed with his
knowledge of American indus
try." Johnston was accompanied to
tho audience by U. S. Ambas
sador W. Averell Harrlman.
Moscow newspaper today an
nounced Johnston's reception in
large type and displayed pic
tures of Stalin, Johnston, Molo
tov and Harriman.
Still in also praised American
agriculture. '
APPENDDECTOMY
Willtamsport, Pr.-4U.R Sixteen-day-old
Leo Flgel of Mun
cy underwent in appendectomy
,at Willlamsport Hospital, estab
lishing a record as the youngest
patient to undergo such a surgi
cal operation at the institution.
I Cloalng time for Caesltled ads '
a. m. Too Let to ClauKy, 12.30'
p. m.
E AIDED
BY HEAVY BUYING
BY BIG CONCERNS
Jackson county's efforts In the
Fifth War Loan drive have been
substantially boosted by the al
Iotments of purchases by various
firms having branch offices or
large accounts in the county it
was stated today by Charles
Clay, Sr., manager of the drive
headquarters.
iweive nrms making pur
chases credited to Jackson
county were announced today.
Included were the Pittsburg
Plate Glass company, of which
L. R. Hubbard is the Medford
manager, $5000; Pacific Fruit
and Produce company, managed
here by John Larwood, $6788;
F. W. Woolworth company, man
aged by R. M. Schino, $5000
Union Oil Company of Califor
nia, of which Al Downs is the
local manager, $5700; Gilmore
Oil company, managed by Don
Bagley, $4000.
The Fenstrom Paper Mills
company of Pomona, Calif., al
lotted a $5000 purchase to Jack
son county through the solicita
tion of Holmes Brothers; Pacific
Greyhound company, of which
Cedric T. Reaney is Medford
agent, allotted a $5000 purchase
and the General Petroleum com
pany, managed here by Claude
Holmes, allotted $10,000 to the
county. Standard Oil company
of California, for which L. T.
Nygaard is local manager, made
a county allotment of $54,000;
Montgomery Ward and company,
managed by H. L. Brown, al
lotted $60,000; Firestone Tire
and Rubber company, managed
by Clyde Webb, $4000, and
United Air Lines, managed here
by Jack Y. Meyer, $60,000.
BRITISH CAPTURE
Rome, June 27 (U.R) British
8th army forces captured . the
fortress of Chlusl and pushed
northward through strong enemy
resistance along a 25-mile front
In central Italy today as Ameri
can tanks and infantry advanced
six miles up the Tyrrhenian
coastal road to within 30 miles
of Llvorno (Leghorn).
Official reports said the Ger
mans were falling back in good
order all along the front from
the Chlusl sector to the hills
northeast of Perugia in a fight
ing retreat that limited the Brit
ish advances everywhere to
about three miles
The American coastal columns ,
inn, rail n h maHnit nnlvi
appeared to be meeting only
sporadic rear guard opposition
but other American and French
units of the Allied Sth army
were reported fighting some of
the bloodiest tank and Infantry
battles of the Italian campaign
In a- pincers drive on Siena, 40
miles Inland.
Livestock
Portland, Ore., June 97 (DP)
Livestock:
Cattle, 125: calves. 35. Quality poor.
Few sales eteady to weak. Cutter
steers. e7.60(.r8.0O: cutter to common
hellers, 6.009.0fl: cannr and cut
ter cotra. t4.00ilt6.00; con.mon beef
cowa ailmnd S7.60; medium grades
held above S900; ford young beef
cowa salabla to 811.00 and above;
common to medium bulU, 87.00 1
8 50: good beef bulls to 89.60; good
to rhotce vealem. 814.00(9 1540.
Hna. 400. Market active, steady.
Oood to cholre MO-270 Iba.. 813.75;
170 Iba., 813 0O; light Hints down to
810 00: good sowa strong at 88.00a
8.50: cholre feeder plas. 810.50.
Sheep. 400. Market eteady. Oood to
choice spring Inmha. 813 50: common
to medium. 89.509 12.50; good ewpa.
84 00.
The North Portland livestock mar
ket will be cloaed July 4.
South Pan Francisco. June 27
(tlPI IUSDA) Livestock:
CnMle. 200. Fully ateady. Monrtav,
packaae experimental steers. 816 00:
medium end. 814 00: most grass feed
er etrera. 813 00t IS 00: three loads
light feeder heifers. 8U.75itl3.50. To
day, largely clean-up basla. Oood
cowa, 813 0013 50; numerous pack-
ares ueo meaium cows, eiuu" t i
8'ioso: canner and cutter, largely
(S 00 8.00.
Calves. 35. Steady. Few good to
choice vealers. 814o6,H50.
Hoca. 300. Steady. Few loads and
packagea jood and cholr 180-270-lb.
narrows and gilts, 815 00; medium to
good eowi. 89.00 9 50; few choice,
89 75.
Sheep. 4000. Active, -tltly ateadv.
Deck choice 85-lb. north coa.t lamp's.
815 35: two decks good to choice 80
1b. 814 50. eorter 15 par cent. 813 50.
Monday, receipts of 800O completely
cleaned.
Chicago. .Tune 37 tTP Livestock:
Hogs. 30.OO0. Falrlv active. Steadv to
10c hither. Oood and choice 16O-J30
lbs. 8116513.73; 350-650-lb. aowt,
310 75 1 11 00.
Cattle 5000: calves. 1000. Comnara
tlveiv little beef In run. Reduced re
ceipts main eliminating Influcree.
Top steers, 317.50: bulk, 814.50
17.00; l-et hellcra. 817 IS; bulk. 813 SO
0 16 25; cutter cowa. 8S 15 down: most
beer cows. 39 9511 00.
Sheep. 10OO. Oood and choice spring
lambs steady. Lower grades dull,
weak. Shorn -we steady to 25o-lorr.
Some good and choice native spring
Iambs. 815.25. with bucks discount
ed 3100.
Portland Produce
Portland. Juna 7 (TJP) Market
list:
Cantaloupes Jumbo S6-451. 87 508)
7.75 crate; standard. 3SV3 crate
Apragus Northwest No. 2. 83 50
pvramtd.
tloan Oregon, local green round.
14', c lb; California. 10 I4e.
Carrot Oregon, 60470a dogen
Bvmc&ea. ,
S. P. Honors Its
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Representative of the more than 15,000 Southern Pacific employee now
In the armed forces on battlefronti and in training areas, these fur.
toughed railroaders posed with their company's Service Flag at recent
observance of "S.P. War 8ervlce Day." Numerous rallies were held by
the railroad'a 100,000 men and women to honor their fellow workers In
uniform and pay homage to the 68 who are officially reported aa having
died In the service of their country. -
Cauliflower Ho. 3, S1.25 crate.
Squash Local, S2.00 flat.
Tomatoes California Coachella.
$4.00 per 4-baaket crate; lugs, $5.00.
Chicago Wheat
Chicago,' June 27 (DP) Wheat:
Open High Low Close
July .!.S7 1.58'4 I1.67V4 158'i
Sept.- . t.67',4 1.59 187 1.58't
Dec. 1.S9V4 1.60?4 1.58 1.50
May 1.60 1.62V 1.60 1.62
S. F. DAIRY PRICES
San Francisco, June 27 U.R)
Dairy market:
Butter 93 score, 43e; 92
score, 42V4c; 90 score, 42Vic; 89
score, 4134c.
Cheese Wholesale prices, loaf
27 9c, triplets 27.2e.
Eggs Large grade A, S837c:
medium grade A, 3031V4c;
small grade A, 2123Vc; large
grade B, 29 30c.
Wall Street
New York, June 27 U.R)
Stocks ran up fractions to more
than a point today, carrying the
main list to a new high for al
most seven years. Trading for
the first four hours was at a
pace of more than 2,000,000
shares for a full session.
Bullish enthusiasm was traced
to optimism In Wall street over
me cnances or uovemor Lewev .
of New York for nomination as .
Rnnnhllpgn rT"neir1nntift ra rtrll.
date on the first ballot tomorrow. I
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iDiiHy a closing prices on se .
lected stocks:
American Tel & Tel 160'a
Anaconda ..
Chrvsler ....
Curtiss Wright
General Elf ctri :
General Moiovs
Montgomery Ward .
Penn R R
Phillips Petroleum
J C Penney
Radio '.
Southern Pacific
Standard Oil Cnl
Texas Gulf Sulphur .
Trnnsnmerica .
United Aircrafts
U S Rubber '
U S Steel
.... 27 '
.. 96s
5's
.. 38H
.. 65
4B
.... 30
44
....102'4
.... II
31s
.... 37-n
.... 35s
.... 10' 3
.. 28-n
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STAMPEDES TURKEYS
Manchester, Me. (U.R) E. N.
Jacques has had three "war cas
ualties" among his turkeys. A
low-flying bomber on a routine
training flight frightened the
turkeys into a stampede In
which three were killed and 25
others Injured.
STRICTLY G.I.
Denver, Colo. (U.R) There's
a major at Fort Logan who is
strictly a "G.I. Joe," even when
it comes to the name of his
home town. He is Pvt, Major
Webb, general c!uty man at the
station hospital. Pvt. Major
v,,, . c-
halls from Sergeant, Ky.
MUCH CONFUSION
Murphysboro, 111 (U.R) Turn
about was fair play when Fred
Cheatham, Carbondale minnow
merchant, had District Conserv
ation Chief Leonard Brantley of
Murphysboro and two conserva
tiling his peace shrdlucmfwyp
Hon agents arrested for disturb
ing his peace when they arrest
ed him on a charge of selling
without a license.
One of the earliest nall cut
ting machines invented In Amer
lea made about 200.000 nails
per day, or about 100 times the
best output of an experienced
nallmaker working by hand.
HARDIE SPRAY RIGS
NIAGARA DUSTERS
G Sales . : O Genuine Parts
Dependable Service
McCOY MACHINERY COMPANY
North Fir Phone 341 J Medford
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Actress Jonn Fontaine, who once
said Brian Ahernc was the "finest
husband in the world," pictured in
Hollywood court, where she won di
vorce from actor on grounds of ex
treme cruelty.
VERSATILE FIRE CHIEF
St. Joseph, Mo. (U.R) If you
hold the job of fire chief in this
day and age, you can't tell what
you arc liable to be called upon
to do at least, that seems to be
the way with Fire Chief Leo J.
Urbanski of St. Joseph. Recently
he was called by the Missouri
Pacific Railroad here to offer
advice about washing away a
soft drink syrup which had leak
ed from barrels packed in three
of the railway cars so that the
good barrels could be salvaged.
REDUCE FARES
Lynn, Mass. (U.R) Pious of
ficials of the Eastern Massachu
setts Street Railway Co. have
reduced bus fares within the
city limits to five cents on Sun
days up to 1 p.m., as their con
tribution to the pray-for-pcace
movement.
The department of commerce
says tests of rubber sample
taken from a London street
which was payed with rubber
about three years ago show the
street is holding up in excellent
shape. A section of a busy street
In northern England which was
paved with rubber 11 years ago
is safd to be in good condition
today.
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Tribune 10 and 20 r" ago
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
June 27, 1934
flt was Wednesday)
"Beat-uo gangs" from Port-
land attacking non-union work
ers
Battle on NRA restaurant
code opened at Portland.
Eagles drum corps to parade
on Main street Friday evening.
Carol Hayes- Is named head of
Lions club for coming year.
Unsettled with showers. High
71, low 50 degrees.
British note voices
settle war debts.
wish
to
Insider declares Hitler has
'lost loyalty of Germany."
Clean and paint drive to con
tinue throughout July.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
July 27, 1924
(It was Friday)
Highway bridge at Canyon
ville to be dedicated Sunday.
Oratory breaks loose again at
Democratic convention. James
M. Cox of Ohio placed In nonr
Ination for president. Klan sup
port hurts MpAdoo s aspirations.
State highway commission to
seek federal aid In maintaining
natural scenery.
Cloudy. High 86,
grees.
low 46 de-
Band concert at city park to
night. Parents urged to prevent
their children from yelling and
running through crowd.
County tools on Sardine Creek
road work stolen.
Alfalfa crop in Table
Rock
area good despite drouth.
Love joy Promoted
To Lieut.'Colonel
Clifford O. Lovejoy, in Eng
land with the quartermaster's
corps, has been promoted to
lieutenant colonel, news re
ceived here by his family states.
Lt. Col. Lovejoy has been In the
army almost three years.
The Lovejoys own and oper
ate several clothing establish
ments under the name of Mode
o' Day and Mrs. Lovejoy is
managing the stores for the dur
ation of the war. The family
home is at 120 Ashland avenue.
ChUd-Stealing
Charge Dropped
Los Angeles, June 27 (U.R) .
rars. jualne Monfredi Wise-
era ver, zi, was free today of
child-stealing charges placed
against her after she had eloped
wim Ellsworth (Sonny) Wise-
craver, 14-year-old schoolboy, to
iuum, miz., on April ZB.
superior Judge Clement D.
Nye dismissed the charges yes
terday, holding that while Mrs.
Wisecraver's conduct "probably
was unethically and morally re-
prenensiDie sne had not violated
child stealing laws.
Isolationist and
Legion Leader Vie
Bismarck, N. D., June 28 (U.R)
Isolationist Sen. Gerald P TVv
stakes his renominatlon against
"y"" u. aiamoaucn, former na
tional commander of the Ameri
can Legion, and Congressman
Usher L. Burdlck In today's pri
mary election in North Dakota.
Stambaugh Is believed to be
the biggest threat to Nye be
cause of his support by the anti-non-partisan
league group which
is opposed to Nye's nationalism.
China Is planning its own post
war automotive industry. The
program calls for Initial annual
production of one vehicle for ev
ery 12' 4 miles of road, or a to
tal of 2600 vehicles on China's
32,500 miles of road.
ORDINANCE NO. 3782
AN ORDINANCE providing
for a special election for the
purpose of submitting to the
legal voters of the Cltv of
Medford, Oregon, for their ap
proval or rejection the propo
sition as to whether or not
said City shall be authorized
to levy taxes serially to pro
vide funds - for the construc
tion of a municipal swimming
tank with its facilities and
appurtenances at an estimated
total cost of $62,500; as pro
posed by Ordinance No. 3781.
THE CITY OF MEDFORD
DOTH ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That a special City
election hereby Is called to be
held on the 1 4th day of July.
SaeFaa'saax
Eddie and Ruth's
HIWAY
STEAK AND
CHOP HOUSE
16 North Rivsrtida Avsj.
OPEN NIGHT and DAY
Eddie and Ruth Long, Owners
1 1944. That at said special elec
tion there be submitted to the
legal voters of the City of Med
ford for their approval or rejec
tion the proposition ordained by
the council by Ordinance No.
3781, to-wit
"That the City of Medford
shall for each of ths tax years
commencing July 1, 1944, and
July 1, 1945, levy taxes In
the amount of $31,250.00 in
accordance with Chapter 140
of the General Laws of Ore
gon, 1939, for the purpose of
providing in advance funds for
the construction of a municipal
swimming pool with its facili
ties and appurtenances at an
estimated total cost of $62,
500.00 and such taxes shall be
outside the limitation on tax
ation imposed by Article XI,
Section 11 of the constitution
of Oregon."
Section 2. Said election shall
be held on the 14th day of July,
1944, between the hours of 1:00
o'clock P. M. and 8:00 o'clock
P. M. of said day, and each of
the four wards of the City of
Medford is hereby declared to
be an election precinct for the
purposes of said election and
votes may be cast therein at the
places herein designated, to-wlt:
FIRST WARD:
Roosevelt School
SECOND 'WARD:
Jackson County Court House
THIRD WARD:
Fichtners' Garage Corner of
Fir & 6th Streets
FOURTH WARD:
City Hall
Section 3. The following per
sons are hereby designated and
appointed as judges and clerks
of election for each of said wards
as follows:
FIRST WARD:
Blanche Powell, Judge; Hal
Piatt, Judge, who will also act
as Clerk; J. W. Shirley, Judge,
who will also act as Clerk.
SECOND WARD:
Margaret Lewis, Judge; Lida
Applegate. Judge, who will also
act as Clerk; Mary Higgins,
Judge, who will also act as
Clerk.
THIRD WARD:
Ann Gilbert, Judge; Minnie
Bellinger, Judge, who will also
act as Clerk; Cleo Canoose,
Judge, who will also act as
Clerk.
FOURTH WARD:
Lucy Elwood, Judge; Jose
phine Sleight, Judge, who will
also act as Clerk; Fannie
Cochran, Judge, who will also
act as Clerk.
Each of said Judges and clerks
of election shall be paid the sum
of $3.00, as and for their com
pensation as . such election of
ficials. The Recorder is hereby direct
ed to provide all necessary sup
plies and ballots with which to
conduct such election.
Section 4. The ballot title and
form of ballot to be used at said
special election and for voting
upon the proposition submitted
by Ordinance No. 3781, and as
provided by the City Attorney
shall be as follows:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
City of Medford,
Jackson County, Oregon
Special election, July 14th, 1944,
on the proposition
"That the City of Medford
shall for each of the tax years
commencing July 1, 1944, and
July 1, 1945, levy taxes in tha
amount of $31,250.00 in ac
cordance with Chapter 140 of
the General Laws of Oregon,
1939, for the purpose of pro
viding in advance funds for
the construction of a municipal
swimming pool with its facili
ties and appurtenances at an
estimated total cost of
$62,500.00 and such taxes shall
be outside the limitation on -taxation
Imposed by Article
XI, Section 11 of the constitu
tion of Oregon."
The voter shall place an (X)
between the figures BOO and the
word "YES" or between the
figures 501 and the word "NO" .
appearing below, which Indi
cates his choice.
500 YES
501 NO
Section 5. The Recorder shall
give notice of said special elec
tion by causing a copy of this
ordinance to be posted at each
place of holding election not less
than fifteen (15) days prior to
such election, which said places
of holding election are also here
by determined to be four public
places' within the City of Med
ford, Oregon, and to publish this
Ordinance In three issues of the
Mail Tribune, a Newspaper of
general circulation published
within the City of Medford, Ore
gon. All of said publications
thereof to be prior to the day of
election and two of the publica
tions thereof to be not less than
ten (10) days prior to such elec
tion. Section 6. The results of the
election shall be certified by the
Judges and Clerks of the election
to the Recorder.
Passed by the City Council
and signed by me in open session
in authentication of its passage
this 26th day of June, 1944.
C. A. Meeker, Mayor
ATTEST:
J. R. Woodford, Recorder
Approved by me this 26th day
of June, 1944.
C. A. Meeker, Mayor