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TEW MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday. Oct. IS, 1944 Former Effort May Prove Helpful In Modern At tempt to Institute Culture Br PATRICIA CLARY United Press Staff Correspondent Sacramento, Cal. U.R) Col. Alexander R. Heron, state direct or of reconstruction and re-employment, dug down In Califor nia's musty archives and dusted off an Idea today which may provide the state with a new Industry after the war. Col. Heron, long an advocate of non-food uses of agricultural products, found new support for his theory in a report from a for gotten state board of silk cul ture, published in 1883. What happened to the board of silk culture and -the flourish . lng silk industry it predicted for California between 1883 and 1944 is something Col. Heron has not found out yet. However, he believes the time has come again for an Investigation of "definite possibilities" of the In dustry after the war. Climate Is "Bait" California climate is as equ able now as it was 60 years ago. he pointed out, and the board in 1883 found It was the 'best in the world" for cultiva tion of the mulberry trees and the worms themselves, partic ularly in that it lacks summer thunder storms, which apparent ly distract a silkworm from his business. A silk manufacturing Indus try nothing short of immense was predicted by the 1883 re port, which added, "The time Is not far distant when In value and importance silk and silken fabrics will rank among (Cali fornia's) first productions. Col. Heron Is willing to try for this again. He said he be lieved postwar expansion plans of California apparel manufact urers might provide ready mar kets for "superfine" California silks. Outlet for Woman One of the state's biggest post- Chest Colds To Relieve Misery Rub on Tested war problems the fate of wom en welders when shipyards close down is neatly solved by the board of silk control. Indicating that California In dustry faced a similar problem In 1883, the board deplored the absense of "appropriate indus trial pursuits" for women and "the evils and dangers likely soon to arise from the fact that most women find themselves un able to contribute to the family Income, nay, scarcely able to support themselves." Silk culture, It declared woum give multitudes of our daughters healthful occupation Moreover, it called It an Indus try "peculiarly fitted" for wom en, saying, "The gentleness and tenderness required in the nur ture of the silkworm appeal. to woman's motherly instinct." Warsaw Again a Battleground fax jn Jfj"rK WICKS WapoRub Smoke Cuts Down Salt Lake Vision Salt Lake City, Oct. 19 (U.R) Pittsburgh has no corner on the smoke problem, as evidenc ed today In the official weather report for Salt Lake City, which reads: "local smoke." The smoke which collects In this still pocket of the Salt Lake valley, cut down visibility to two city blocks this morning and planes at the airport were oper ating on Instruments. Most of the smoke originates from coal furnaces, burning leaves and Salt Lake's huge high octane gasoline! ONCE THE GAY AND BEAUTIFUL CAPITAL OF POLAND, Warsaw now liee in mine. Devastated by tare weeks of siege in September ol 1939, and martyred by five yean of German occupation, Warsaw (in became battle- (round in Auguit of (his year when the people of the city rose againit the Germans. Her la a view of Nona Sena torska Street ihonini King Siiiiimond tha Third't column on Castle Square. -" Wac Gives Basal Metabolism Test in Hospital TWO ARRESTED FOR HUNTING VIOLATIONS Ben W. Boren, charged in a state police complaint with hunt ing on a game reservation, was arraigned in Justice court yes terday and asked for a jury trial. The pica was granted and the trial set for Wednesday, Novem ber 1. Boren was charged with hunting on the Kirtland Farms near Central Point. Thomas Jefferson Evans, charged with hunting without a license entered a plea of guilty and was fined $25 and costs, by Justice of the Peace Tucker. COMPLAINTS FILED ON STOCK AT LARGE The sheriff's ofifce has been busy the past week, with com plaints of stock running at large throughout the county, particu larly in the north Medford and McAndrcws road sections. The strays consist of horses, cows, milk cows, goats, and hogs. When complaints are filed 1 Zl$,.'--T?-.W2r f r rt'dal aranA-siT Private First Clasi Frances Chaver, member of the Women's Army Corps from Santa Fe, New Mexico, a trained Army technician, gives valuable medical tails or Halloran General Kcspital, Stafcn Island, New York. Her work help Deed tha recovery of woundod men. Tha WAC needs more women for vitol jobs. animals are rounded up and the owner Is located. He is advised where the animal can be pro cured by payment of the feed bill. Deputy Shoriff Bill Gren- bemer reports. WILLKIE FUND Des Moines, In., Oct. 19 (U.R) The Amorican Red Cro?s, Brit ish War Relief society, Russian War Relief, and United China Relief each has received $15,000 from the Wendell Willkie trust fund, according to Gardner Cowles, Jr., trustee of the fund. the The 1940 presidential candidate Oloalni tlma tot Clwalflrd ads S m Too Lata to Ulaaslty 1130 fyaa detflotut cAe&u When John's address became co Postmaster, I volun teerod to be Nurse's Aide. The Red Cross needs you, too. If you'd like to volunteer, call jour local chapter. Aides ire especially needed during the daytime. The important part is I'm releasing graduate nurses for services only they can do . . . and I'm storing away a fund of knowledge for post-war days when John and I hava a family of our own. It's work you, too, will be proud of. Why not volunteer today? donated to the fund all of his royalties from the book "One World," to aid philanthropic causes. SHOOTS HUSBAND Fairfield, Calif., Oct. 19 (U.R) Mrs. Madeline Chadburn, sec retary to Solano County Super ior Court Judge W. T. O'Don nell fatnlly shot her husband, Wurren, and then unsuccessfully attempted to commit suicide aft er a quarrel early today, the sheriff's office reported. BRIDEGROOM AT LAST Boslon(U.R) Thirty-two times a "best man" at his friends' weddings, Cpl. Charles Falso of Boston finally played the lead ing role when he married his childhood sweetheart, Miss Con stance Coppola. - DENTISTS ELECT Chicago, Oct. 19 (U.R) Dr. Walter H. Scherer, Houston. Tex., took office as president of the American Dental association last night succeeding Capt. C. Raymond Wells, USN, Washing ton, at the closing session of the three-day conference of the house of delegates of the asso ciation. Dr. Sterling V. Mead, Washington, was named president-elect, and Dr. Harry B. Pin ney, Chicago, was reelected gen eral secretary. The oldest serviceable hand pumping fire tngine in the world still can be seen at the Narra gansett fire station at Warren, R. I. The engine, purchased by the town in 1801, consists tf a rectangulnr tank with rounded corners and two vertical pumps in the middle connected by two sidebars. The first Union regiment to go to the front in 1861 fully equip ped with uniforms and arms was the First New Hampshire, com posed mostly of men from Con cord and neighboring communi ties. mi vmim GUARDIAN OF THE WIRES Tbii meuagt nnlributtj t ibi Amtrisan Rtd Cnut by WAIHSCOTT'S PHARMACY 400 EAST MAIN ST. The Testboard Man u work ing day and night in Tele phono Central Officea to keep youi telephone service work ing smoothly. It's amaring what he can do. II there ahould be any trouble on the lines, special instru ments help him locate it with in a low yards even though it is miles away irom the testing station. This saves hours of search ing by line crews. That's more important than ever these busy war days. TH? "" tinp'iftMi MO TF!FP.PH COMPANY US N. Battlatt Medjord, Oregon Ttiephona 2101 WHEN CALLING WAR-BUSY CENTERS Somatlmae you mar heat the Long Die lance operator lay "Pleaeai limit your eall to B minutaa. That'a to Ut you know that tha Unas are crowded. Committee Handles Copco Campaign in War Chest Drive, The California-Oregon Power company employee campaign for the Medford .Community Chest and National War Fund Is be ing handled by a committee con sisting of F. L. Brewer, chair man, O. A. Eden, V. W. Ham mond and France Bunce, accord ing to A. S. Cummins, president of the firm. Employees in charge of the Fluhrer Bakeries' plant cam paign are Ray Doty, Gail Lang ston, Van Gilbert. Lela Myers, Ray Harrison and Helen McDon nell. Pledges had been signed by 80 per cent of the total em ployees at the last report. About scrapped States. 5000 automobiles are daily in the United NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that I have been appointed by the County Court of Jackson Countv. Oregon, Administrator of the estate of Hugh T. Carter, de ceased, and have qualified. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to present them, with proper vouch ers and duly verified, to me at the office of Harry C. Skyrman, Attorney for said estate, at Room 409, Medford Center Building, in Medford, Oregon, within six months from the date of this notice. Dated and first published October 19th, 1944. CARLOS MORRIS, Administrator AT Met, state treasurer, snd attor ney. , In this county, there are two contests. For county commission- Arthur E. Powell. nepuDii incumbent, is opposed by er, can Ralph - G.- Jennlntt, Talerrt, Democrat, and W. P. (Tuck) Tucker, incumbent Republican, is opposed by Fred Kelly for Justice of the peace for the Med ford district. Sample ballots for the Novem ber 7 election have been printed, and are now available at the county clerk's office In the court house. It is probable later ar rangements will be made for dis tribution centers In other cities of the county. There are ten measures on the ballot, including one calling for a special levy for improvement of the present facilities, and for construction of new buildings at the Jackson county farm. It is on the ballot by initiative peti-! tion. ! On the state tickets there are: contests for U. S. senator, con gressman from the fourth dis-, DRESSES We invite you to eome lit and look through our line of Dresses. You may find just the one you want. Sixes 9 to 52. $8.98 to $14.98 HAROLD'S LADIES' APPAREL The Store of Every Day Low Prices 130 East Main St., Medford i '',' V"? ' ' """" "SSiS. . , - - i HOUND TRIPS Last year a total of 2,868,110 persons traveled an average distance of 386 miles on Great Northern passenger trains. 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