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TEN MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, Sept. 24, 1944 STUDENTS URGED TO STAY ON JOB FOR WEEKLONGER Critical Labor Shortage Causes Request Supt. Hedrick Agrees. be more advantageous if theyj stayed out two weeks at the opening of the year. Students having left their Jobs already were advised to report again for work. GOP STATE LADY ' Senior high school students now working in the fruit were urged yesterday by school of ficials and fruit men not to quit work to enter high school, open ing tomorrow, but to continue at least a week or two longer. E. H Hedrick, superintendent, stated that calls from orchardists and warehousemen, from R. H. Cate of the farm labor supply office and W. J, Looker, secretary of the Traffic association, had con vinced him that students were needed because of the critical labor shortage. Opening of high schools was delayed one week at the request of the fruit Industry, leaders be ing of the opinion then that by the 25th of September the har vest would be far enough ad vanced that students could be released. It is now stated that due to unforsccn circumstances, to lose the approximately 70 senior high school students now working would be a disaster. Mr. Hedrick stated that every effort would be made by teach ers and school officials to aid Four women leaders of the Republican party in Oregon will be at a meeting scheduled for 7:30 p. m. Wednesday at the Hotel Holland, local Republi cans announced yesterday. Here for the meeting will be Mrs. George T. Gerlinger, Republi can national commltteewoman for Oregon, Mrs. John Y. Rich ardson, vice-chairman of the Re publican state committee, Mrs Lockmund and Mrs. Pierce Young, the latter national com mittecwoman for the Young Re publican club of Oregon. Young Republicans, both men and women, are especially urged to attend the meeting and to con fer with the four leaders, and any young citizen interested In the campaign is cordially invited to attend. The meeting will be In the Sixth Street lounge of the hotel. In the afternoon the four wom en will meet with Republicans In Ashland. All four are from Portland. Misses Farrell And Pringle Win Honor University of Oregon, Eugene, Sept. 23 (Spl.) Two Medford the students with their studicsi girls, Patricia Farrell and Lois later if they delayed enrollment He pointed out that from the standpoint of the student, it was easier to make up work at the beginning of the year and also to earn needed money at the high wages paid by the fruit in dustry. Some students have been In the habit of leaving school for some two weeks In the mid dle of the year to earn money, he said, and added that It would Ed's Feed Store JACKSONVILLE HIGHWAY and LOZIER LANE Open for Business Under New Management. Carrying a complete line of Feed, Seed and Remedies. The dairy herds of two Jack son county 4-H club members will be richer by one animal af ter the 4-H fair next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The outstanding boy or girl with Guernseys will be awarded a purebred calf by Ginger Rogers Rogue River Ranch, while the outstanding boy or girl with Jer seys will be awarded a purebred calf by the Rogue River Jersey Cattle club. Other awards to be given at the fair include a silver cup for Guernseys, awarded by Charles A Wing: a silver cup, awarded by Katherine Hcffcrnan; a silver cup for Herefords, awarded by G. E. Pierce; a $25 war bond for the best dressing steer, awarded by C. G. Elmhirst. In the home economics divis ion special prizes include a $50 merchandise order awarded by the M. M. Dept. store, to be divided among the five divisions of the clothing project. A loving cup for the outstanding home economics club is awarded by the Medford Business and Pro fessional Women's club. j The businessmen of Ashland wll( provide a number of 4-H summer school scholarships to be awarded to the first prize winners in each division of the show. The Rotary club of Med ford is sponsoring the auction sale of livestock again this year. Verl G. Walker and Co. will again furnish the loud speaker svstem in cooperation with Gil more Elevates C. S. Beesemyer to Post of President Los Angeles Election of Clarence S. Beesemyer to the presidency of the Gilmore Oil h ; ''to"',", V is' f ' J ELKS HAVE MORE FREE BOXES FOR OVERSEAS GIFTS CATALIIS RAKE The Elks lodge will resume Allied Headquarters, South- on Monday the free distribution west Pacific, Sunday, Sept. 24 of wooden boxes for overseas U.R) A navy Catalina bomber SOCE Fall Quarter Opens Oct. 2 With Frosh Registering in men applicants. Jfor admission for the fall quar ter is much larger than a year ago, with a noticeable Increase CLARENCE S. BEESEMYER OH Company Executive Co. was announced last week. He succeeds Earl B. Gilmore who is retiring from active par ticipation in the company. Mr. Beesemyer was vice-presi- dnnt nnH ITPnnrnl manaonr nf fhn Gilmore Oil company for many1 RbTert LaRocque, C. R. Fry B years. mailing of Christmas gifts to service people. The distribution at the Elks temple, Central and Fifth streets, has been delayed by lack of material. However, enough lumber for 500 more boxes has been donated by the Long Bell Lumber Co. of Weed. To date, 1,150 boxes have been given out, Chairman August Glutsch of the Elks committee reports. The Elks ask that re cipients give their names and the war theater to which the boxes will be sent. The contain ers comply with postal require ments on measurement. Success of the project, Chair man Glutsch reported, has been due largely"to the following or-j ganizations and persons: Timber Products, Southern Oregon Sales, Copeland Lumber Co., Trowbridge and Flynn, Ed Borg, Frank Fairweather, Homer Marx, Elmer Childers, George Hiles, Ed Niles, Lee Watson and Jean Watson, Russell Semon, Amelia Pringle, were among 65 students receiving Junior certi ficates at the university, it was Fluhrer's Bakery, announced Thursday by the Registrar's office. This gives them the privilege of taking honors courses lead ing to a degree with honors. To be eligible for this work the student must maintain a grade average of 2,75 or better in his university studies. Miss Pringle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Pringle, 015 Reddy avenue, is enrolled this fall as a junior in the univer sity's sociology department. Miss Farrell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Farrell, 1510 East Main street, completed her junior year In the English de partment last spring and did not return to the university this fall. Both young women plan to enter Stanford university at mid-year. Medford Prominent In UAL Advertising Medford has been given prom inent nation-wide publicity in the forthcoming United Air Lines, new national magazine advertising campaign, according to Jack Y. Meyer, Medford Air Lines station manager. Appearing in five popular magazines color ads features in the first of the series Washing ton, D. C. Above a picture of the capitol is a map of the Unit ed States showing Medford among the mojor cities on Unit ed Air Lines route. Theme of the campaign Is "The Main Line Airway Goes Where Business Is". Born on a ranch in Holly wood, a few miles from the Gil more property, Mr. Beesemyer went to work for the late A. F. Gilmore in 1912 as a roust- aDout tor tne wen young Gil more Oil company. As the com pany grew and prospered Beesemyer worked In the of fice, then became sales manager and eventually took on addition al managerial responsibility. L. Lagcson, Harvey Robertson and Marita Kyker. Miss Mary Logan Of Rogue River WAVES Recruit off southern Mindanao in the Philippines sank two Japanese merchant vessels of 2000 and 500 tons in attacks Wednesday night, Gen Douglas MacArthur announced today. Other long-range navy bomb ers struck at shipping off Bor neo the same night, hitting at enemy sea routes which are be ing pulled farther, westward with the steady extension of Al lied . air control. A 1000-ton freighter wasjiestroyed in the raia. MacArthur's communique said that Allied ground and naval forces have killed an additional bjs Japanese in mopping up back areas in New Guinea, with 201 prisoners taken. In addition 1U1 tnendiy nationals were freed. Light naval units, presumably P-T boats, continued to operate around Morotai island and sank five supply-laden barges north of the Morotai strait separating the Allied-held island from Hal mahera. A single enemy plane raided U. S. positions during the night and dropped bombs without effect. Southern Oregon College of Education, Ashland, Ore., Sept. 23 Arrangements have been completed for opening of the fall quarter at the Southern Ore gon College of Education. The freshman program will begin Monday, Oct. 2, with fresh man registration, and concludes Wednesday evening with an all school faculty picnic. Returning students will regis ter on Wednesday, Oct. 4, and classes begin Thursday, Oct. 5. The number of applications Complete Factory Approved SAFETY SERVICE Chrvsler Fao- Triale I tory Engineer- HyiCBJ d and Inspect ed raris xor Chr ,mler Dodge PLYMOUTH Dodge Trucks DePt St' L. G. TAYLOR CO. 112 So. Riverside Phone 296S What the Girl Scouts SHERWOOD IN ITALY ON DUTY WITH ICS Rogue River, Sept. 23 Miss Mary Lorena Logan left Sunday for Hunters college. N. Y., where she will train with the Waves, after spending the past month with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Logan, and brother and ; campaign. This work has been wife, Mr. and Mrs. G. Bernard delegated to the Girl Scouts and Logan, at their home in the . is very important. Meadows. . I , : . - Miss Logan Is a graduate of . n,y n'ne hm'clde? occurred St. Mary's Academy of Medford ! ur,nf? the Pnod the Sa" Are Doing Emergency Notice An emergency call is sent out for all Girl Scouts to report at the Holland Hotel today, prefer ably this morning, to fold cir culars for the Community Chest We head off ATT U jTR Qd FREE PROTECTIVE BMTEEY SERVICE r i L-m : - . s j ai now II your caiiery is easier man iu Clotlna time for CiwwMt-d arts 9 .. m. Too Lata to ClaiMfy, 12:30 ia. m . ra. p. Closing time fot Classified ads 9 Too Lata to Classify. 12.30 Come In- Come in end see ut et our new Plant on South Fir Juit off Main Street. Aik to ee Mill Thelma Toi let, or call 5214. Won't You Kelp (Is Be Santa CI To Thousands of Folks? We are grateful for the response we havo been getting to our appeal for help in our Gift Package De partment. O At the rate our Thanksgiving and Christmas orders are pouring In again this year, wo are going to be Santa Claui to a great many thousands of folks alt over the country. To fill these ordon for both our Blue Gooso Gilt Packages and Blue Gooso Fruit o' tho Calendar Club members, we will bo building thousands of our beautiful Bluo Goose Fruit Baskets and Fruit Trays, as well a thousands of our other smaller packages containing Roquo River Valley's own world-famous duComico and D'Anjou pears. To those already experienced In bas ket and tray packing wo invito you to come in and sco us. To thoso not ex perienced, but who would liko to learn this interesting and fascinating trade, we also Invito your inquiry. It will surprise you just how easy it is to learn, and, of course, you'll bo paid while you learn, too. We need many others for work in our Evcrqrccn and Novelty Department mak ing Clusters, Door and Window Hangers. Blue Goose Gift Department AMERICAN FRUIT GROWERS, Inc. MEDFORD OREGON Pfc. Mabel Sherwood, Wac, Is now overseas, stationed in Italy according to a public re lations release from the Allied force headquarters, Mediter ranean theater. Prior to enlist ing In the women's army corps Mrs. Sherwood was employed at the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company. The contingent of 29 enlisted women, of which Pfc Sherwood was a member, arrived at an Italian port recently to work with units in that theater. They will serve as administrative re placements for soldiers sent to combat lines or Wacs trans ferred to other assignments. Pfc. Sherwood was the only Wac from Oregon in the con ! tingent. Stanley Sherwood, husband j of Pfc. Sherwood is first class I petty officer, USN stationed at I Vero Beach airfield, Florida. Robert Sherwood, brother of Stanley Sherwood has been pro moted to corporal In the army. 1 He is stationed at Fort Leonard 1 Wood, Mo. His wife, Mrs. Bar bara Sherwood resides in this city. They are brothers of Dr. I Russell Sherwood, 523 New ' town and sons of Mrs. Katie I Sherwood, same address. and spent one year at Maryl- hurst college, Marylhurst, Ore., after which she attended Wash ington university, Seattle, for a year before going to Yakima where she studied and passed her C.A.A. examination for pri vate pilot license. Marv Lo"an is the fourth Logan to enter the military serv ice. Lt. J. Dee, is a pilot station ed in the south Atlantic. 8-Sgt. Chester J., is in the south Pa cific with the 18fith infantry, and John L., of M.P.Bn. is in France, and was with the in vasion troops when they en- tered Normandy. ' Francisco 1906 earthquake and fire. 0 L0AB8! On JEWELRY. CAMERAS and MUSICAL INSTRU MENTS Used and unre deemed iewelry at great savings 229 'j E. Main Street State License P 137 A battery older than Its guarantee Is likely to cause trouble soon. And battery trouble Is a bigger-than-ever headache these days. For with fewer service stations and garages, emer gency service is hard and expensive lo get. So don't take a chance on sudden battery failure . . . especially when we olfer you Protective Battery Service FREE1 Well test your battery and tell you if it's still dependable or needs rechcrging. We can head off your battery trouble before it starts. So save yourself time, trouble and money by coming in for Protective Battery Service soon. BATTERY GUARANTEES vary widely and wo suggest you see us if you are not sure about yours. However, your battery is older than its guaran tee 11 you purchased your car new in 1941 and still hare tb. original battery. Tti B. F. Goodrich Glasstei ' Tn t. F. Goodrlcn Regali" The B. F. taM$tniirl The I. F. Goodrich Sllrer Spirt LEWIS SUPER SEME STATION 8th And Front Phone 2119 Le it h F. Abbott j Leaves S. P. For KALE Portland Lcith F. Abbott, former Ash land resident and well-known in this city, has been appointed to director of publicity and pub lie relations for radio station KALE In Portland effective Oct. 1, according to word re ceived here, lie has been ad vertising agent for the northern division nf tho Southern Pacific company with hendquarters in Portland sinco 1930. Abbott Is widely known throughout the Northwest as a speaker and toastmaster and Is active in many Portland civic enterprises. He has been asso ciated with advertising since his graduation from University of Oregon in 1923. The radio station was recently purchased by the Oregon Journal, BIRTHS FISH To Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher, Phoenix, Sept. 23, 1944, a boy, eight pounds, at Community hospital. Christopher Wren, designer of London's St. Paul's Cathedral, was a professor of astronomy be fore he became an architect. 4. - to-" -4- i (' fr A- BUY WAR BONDS for VICTORY The MEDFORD ROTARY CLUB MS 00 T0 ATTE Ihe 111 Fill I TOES. UU II X& LJ 0 fuuii llliari THUPiS. SEPT. 28 27 - 28 JACKSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS NO ADMISSION FEE Experienced Clothing and Shoe Salesman WANTED Rcfcrcnco Required. Write, Phono or Wire. State Salary Expected. Drew's Mansiore Klamath Falls, Ore, Em fl rfti AUCTION THURSDAY, SEPT. 28 1:30 P. V, SPONSORED EACH YEAR BY THE MEDFORD ROTARY CLUB 213 So. Fir Street Phone 5214
