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! FOURTEEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUJTE Sunday, Oct. 22. 1344 LEGION LEADERS FOR POST MEET State Commander Crum and Aides to Give Information On Veteran Program. Following the parade a get-together lunch will be served in the basement of the Elks temple. The lunch is in charge of Gen eral Chairman Brewer. Commander Harry Young urges a good attendance at Wed nesday's meeting as he described it as important to all Legion naires. A Dutch lunch will be served after the meeting. All visiting Legionnaires are wel come. Torpedo-Bombers Strike Ryukyu Medford Post 15, American Legion, will be host to State Commander Penn Crum, Field Secretary June Valiant, Depart ment Service Officer Bob Dil lord and Department Adjutant Fritz Nissen at the next meeting Wednesday, Oct. 25. The Legion officials arc on tour of the stale for the purpose of giving assis tance and instructions to post commanders, adjutants, service officers and World War II liaison chairmen. Subjects to be dis cussed are: The G. I. bill, Insur ance compensation, death pen sion, hospitalization and out patient treatment, vocational re habilitation, employment, and various phases of liaison with World War II veterans, the many activities of the Legion pro gram for the year and adminis trative work of the post ad jutant. As this will be the only meet ing In southern Oregon, the of ficials of Ashland, Grants Pass and Cave City Posts have been invited. Final plans for Armistice Day observance will also be dis cussed. General Chairman Fritz huRh L. Brewer reports plans had been completed for the Leg Ion breakfast at 8:30 a. m. at Holland hotel. Albert Fiora is In charge of the breakfast. Col. I W. H. Paine has lined up hi usual patriotic parade to start at Ho clock. A contingent of sailors and marines from Klamath Falls, guests of the V.F.W. will march. i PLEDGES SUPPORT The Jackson Counly Chamber of Commerce has pledged sup port to the Junior Chamber of Commerce and wishes to cooper ate in every way to make the new organization a success and benefit to the city of Medford, the directors state In a letter to Paul Selby, president of the Jun ior Chamber of Commerce. "The Junior Chamber feels honored in having full recogni tion from the senior group and hopes to aid the Chamber of Commerce in its work," Presi dent Selby said. A large attendance is expected for the next Junior Chamber meeting to be held at Hotel Med ford, Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. Har ry watson, local organizer, urges all interested in belonging to the Junior Chamber of Commerce to be at the meeting. Those who did not attend the first meeting will be told the purpose of a Junior Chamber and what it means to the individual and the community. Several projects will be up for discussion so that the new organization will commence to function immediately. 4 . ; - i i i, f 1 'WtM ' J f 0 t Carnor-baaed torpedo-bomber i from. a groat task force of the Pacific fleet range over targets on Okinawa island in the Ryukyu group which ihey have bombed and set aflame. Official U. S. navy photo. y i YOUR ROOM Will. It RIADY1 ELECT OCTOBER 31 Dale of the election school of the Jackson County League of Women Voters has been changed to October 31, it was announced yesterday, due to conflicts. The school will be at the Riverside USO auditorium and election issues will be discussed and can- didatcs introduced. Mrs. Justin Smith, president of the league, urges members to attend the OPA Meeting which Is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Chamber of Commerce building since the meeting will deal with price control and in flation, on the league program for the year. Speaker will be McDannell Brown, Portland, dis trict director of OPA. League members are further reminded of the joint meeting Tuesday evening of the AAUM- LWV foreign policy study group at Mrs. Smith s home, 21 Geneva street, at 8 p. m. FOR OCTOBER 31 A meeting of the YMCA board of directors, held at the club rooms, appointed a nomination committee composed of Archie Pierce, Charles Newland and Ralph Cook to bring in nomina tions for additional members to be added to the board. It was agreed to have an entry in the Armistice Day parade and to ask the Senior Hi-Y club to sponsor this. The constitution for the Medford YMCA was read and adopted OBITUARY !o JULIOUS BITTERLING Julious Albert Bitterling, of Medford, passed away here Fri day morning. He is survived by three' children, five grandchil dren, three sisters and a broth er. The children are Robert Bit terling, San Francisco; Major O. W. Miller and Joseph R. Miller. Sisters are Mrs. Louise Thomp son, Astoria, Ore., Mrs. Emma Pederson, Seaside, Ore., and Mrs. Lottie Guthrie of Columbus. Ohio. The brother is Edward Bit terling, Portland, Ore. Funeral services will be held UN SEEK T FUNDS RESIDENCE AREA Community Chest and War Fund solicitation was today re ported well under way in Med ford residential areas, with 26 women volunteers at work in as from the Conger-Morris Funeral man districts. First to report in nome Monday at 1 p. m. Inter- during the past week was Mrs. ment will be in IOOF cemetery. RICHARDS INFANT Services for Anna Mac Rich ards, infant daughter of Mrs. May Richards, Medford, who passed away in a local hospital Satur- An open house for the purpose . AW morning, will be held at the WANTED 50 USED GARS Medford's Larger! Buyer Piyi Highest Cash Prices No Delays. "Ask the man who sold one" HUMPHREY MOTORS USED CAR EXCHANGE 33 S. Riverside Dial 4980 Jackson P.-T.A. H. W. Gustin, principal, spoke at the meeting of the Jackson School rarent-Tcachcr associa- I Hon Friday afternoon, extending a welcome to parents. Mrs. Ivah Murray, teacher, Introduced Mrs. Catherine Nccley and Mrs. C. R. I Richmond, who presented rc- I views from the national maga zine. Mrs. Delia Webber lead j community singing. ; An evening meeting is planned ! for November in order that fath- I ers may attend. I The meeting closed with a tea hour, with Mrs. Floyd K. Law I son chairman' in charge. of acquainting the community with the club rooms and facili ties at the Masonic Centre build ing is planned for the afternoon and evening of Oct. 31. It is hop ed that the PTA clubs of the city will handle the program, decorations and refreshments. All clubs, societies and organiza tions of the community will be invited to havo representatives at the opening. The following Individuals and firms havo contributed to the furnishings and equipment: Gales Furniture company, Holland Ho tel, Ends Transfer, Sum Colton, Elks Club, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Haskins, Dr. and Mrs. Bert El liott, Bill Patton, Mrs. C. R. Bra ley, Frank Redden, and Mr. and Mrs, Alfred Carpenter. The members of the board in attendance were Dr. Bert Elliott, I. E. Shuler, Frank Redden, Owen Walker, Harry Hanson, Tony Manno, J. C. Tucker, Mrs. Dolph Phipps, Robert Elder, and Ben H. Schmidt, general secretary. graveside In IOOF cemetery Tuesday at 11:30 a. m. with the Rev. W. G. Shearburn officiat ing. Arrangements are in care of Conger-Morris chapel. HARRY A. VAN AUSDALL Services for Harry A. Van Ausdall, who passed away at his home, 19 Jeanetto avenue, will be held Monday in the Conger Morris chapel at 2:30 p. m., with the Rev. Louis C. Kirby officiat ing. Interment will be in Jack sonville cemetery. A B-29 bomber requires over 1OU0 pounds of rubber tubes and tires and more than a ton of rub ber in its fuel tanks. Ut. Mflll 'lltDuii. Want Ada. A r ! ::c::;.r-.; ;!;:jpf u. aU i 1 :fl OVr,rt mm C. TAILORED IN ROCHESTER By MICHAELS. STERN . MARY J. BABCOCK Mrs. Mary J. Bnbcock, a for mer resident of Medford, passed away at Salem, Ore., on October 18, Remains were forwarded here to the Pearl Funeral Home and funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m. licr son, Roger, will arrive here from Klamath Falls today to complete arrangements. A complete obit uary will be published Monday. JOHN HARRY JONES John Harry Jones, father of Stanley Jones, 512 Pennsylvania avenue, passed away Saturday morning. A complete obituary will be able, published, later, with the Perl age, Mineral Home In charge of arrangements. TOPS GIVING FOR T With a total of $2,429.28, all paid in cash or by payroll deduc tion, Medford Corporation and employees yesterday topped the current Community Chest and War Fund campaign with the largest group contribution yet received. "The directors and member agencies of the Chest and War Fund sincerely appre ciate this outstanding assistance, as well as the spirit of goodwill and community interest it evi dences on the part of the men and women of one of our great est local industries,", said the chest directorate, in a letter of appreciation addressed to the management, union organization and employees of this leading lumber firm today. Both Medford and Butte Falls operations were represented by the joint contribution of the com. pany and workers in all depart ments, as evidenced by the fol lowing tabulation: Sawmills-day $ 158.50 LIST OF spleuous he could drive H only at night. , The navy plans to build a $6.. 500,000 hospital of 1000 beds in San Francisco after the war. DM Hall Trlbuuo Want Ada. Ernest Scott, 45 Glen Oak Court, who brought in $92 last Wednes day, just four days after the first call for volunteer help was issued. Others who had made re ports by Saturday included Mrs. Ray Harrison, Mrs. Ruth A. Par ker, Mrs. Nolle B. Winne, Mrs. C. Rease Braley, Mrs. Carrie Milnes, Mrs. Howard Coghill, Mrs. Lucinda Hubbard and Mrs. Cliff Proctor. In the field and expected to report early in the coming week are: Mrs. Mark Goldy, Mrs. Gert rude Moffct, Mrs. O. II. Beng ston, Mrs. Darrell Huson, Mrs. Harry Holmes, Mrs. Moore Ham ilton, Mrs. R. A. Miksehe, Mrs. Nat Bender, Mrs. E. M. Lovell, Mrs. Vivian Kyker, Mrs. Robert Buckles, Mrs. Robert Duff, Mrs. Nell Taylor, Mrs. Ralph Dippel, Mrs. Ella Gould, Mrs. June Bris bine, and Mrs. LcRoy Cline. It was emphasized by chest campaign officials that the resi dential solicitations are an essen tial "clean-up." to afford an op portunity to contribute to all those who have not been reached through the downtown and em ployer solicitations now nearing completion. About 20 more wo men arc still needed and volun teers arc asked to call at 123 West Main or phone 5588. As a general rule districts assigned are solicitors' home neighbor hods: extent of each volunteer's district varies with time avail- 20 calls being about avcr- Sawmill, night 57.00 Machine shop 40.50' Shipping 85.50 Construction 54.50 Yard 149.50 Planing mill 85.50 Railroad 132.00 Powerhouse 80.00 Dry kiln 69.50 Office 150.00 Woods 641.78 Total employees ....$1,704.28 Company contribution 725.00 Total $2,429.28 Credit for the success of the campaign rests with the indi viduals, whose response was the most generous ever experienced in company history and with workers in each department who undertook the big job of solicit ing "face-to-face" several hun dred employees, it was stated by MEDCO management when turn ing in report and funds at chest headquarters yesterday morning. Total was about 20 per cent over last year's showing, also a source of gratification to campaign officials. BIRTHS MERR1MAN To Sgt. and Mrs. Lee, Trail, October 20, boy, eight pounds, at Community hos pital. ROSE To Mr. and Mrs. J. H., Rt. 1, Box 171, Medford, October 20, boy, eight pounds, at Com munity hospital. Complete Factory Approved SAFETY SERVICE Chrysler Fac tory Engineer d and Inspect ec Parts for Chrslar Dodge PLYMOUTH ' Dodge Trucks L. G. TAYLOR GO. 112 So. Riveraide Phone 296S SOUND SLEEPER Fort Wayne, Ind. tU.R) Sleep ing too soundly proved unprofit able for Paul Parkins, who! uiuu i wane up when a noisy thief stole his car from under his bedroom window. First, the thief had to dig the car out of the mud where it was bogced down, and. second, the muffler didn't work, but nothing dis turbed Parkins until the next morning. AUTO SOLD HERE- DR. R. M. HOOD OPTOMETRIST Sparta Bldg. Medford. Ore. Appointment if Detlied Boston ill.R In an attic on West Cedar St., Fred and Charles Fisher planned the au tomobile innovations w h I c h made the trademark "Body by Fisher" internationally famous, and earned them more than $800,000,000. E Coquille. Ore., Oct. 21 (U.R) Elmer Robinctte, who pleaded guilty to obtaining property un der false pretenses, was under sentence today to three years in the state prison. Robinctte was alleged to have purchased an auto in Medford and drove it to Myrtle Point to get the money to pay for it. When apprehended later, he j wrote two worthless checks and was eventually arrested in Sweet l Home after leaving a trail of bad checks. OLIVER TRACTORS O Future orders are now being taken for models 60 70 - 80 tractors. We have several coming if you need a tractor ORDER NOW! AMERICAN FRUITGROWERS, Inc. 213 So. Fir. Phone 5214 uit th suit the home lo men or. t . 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Mc Cormick, Medford; Alfred T. Morris, Ashland; M. W. Morse, Medford; F, B. Olding, Grants Pass; James T. Parmelee, Med ford; V. A. A. Rowe, Ashland; Leo T. Sauer, Grants Pass; Isaac Smith, Butte Falls. ERROL'S CAR STOLEN Beverly Hills, Calif., Oct. 21 (U.R) Film Star Errol Flynn's custom-built Packard, stolen a week ago, was recovered tonight by Beverly Hills police from Merlin John Newton, 20-year-old army private AWOL from Camp Mead, Md., who assertedly con fessed the limousine was so con- El jj6.oo-i6 Jz BUY WAR BONDS ' f, 33- X ilif busy days ahead! Busy days? You bet! And rainy, windy days, too! It's time to think about that topcoat. You'll want one that will pass the test of pretty constant wear you'll want one, too, with something extra in serviceability and smart appearance. You'll want a coat that's light, warm and comfortable one that's BOTH water re pellent and wrinkle-proof. 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