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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1944)
FIVE CONCERTS ARE CHOSEN FOR Yank Gunners Wounded in Jap Attack i Civic Music Week ended Sat urday night with a capacity membership, according to Seth Bullis, president of the Jackson County Civic Music association. .The executive committee met at 9 p. m. Saturday, after mem berships had been closed, and chose five concerts for the cur rent season. ' Announcing and explaining the concerts, Franklin Smith, representative of the National Concert and Artists corporation who was in Medford to aid with the membership week, made the following statement: " "Joseph Szigeti, world-famed violinist, opens the season Jan. 8. In line with the new Holly wood quirk of engaging world I famous artists for motion pic tures, Szigeti Is the guest star who . will appear in the forth-1 coming Bette Davis-Jack Benny! picture "Hollywood Canteen." It is possible the picture may ap-j npnr lnrnllv hpfnre Szieeti's Der- i sonal appearance. Berini Second "Mario Berini, young Ameri can tenor who has had. a meteoric success during the past couple of years, will be the second art ist. Berini is at present appear ing in leading tenor roles with the Chicago Opera company. Earlier in the fall he sang lead - ing tenor roles with the Mexico City Opera company, and last year was leading tenor with Mayor La Guardia's New York Centre Opera company. "The first ensemble to appear will be the National Operatic Quartet, four outstanding Ameri can artists with a conductor-accompanist. Their program will be made up entirely of ensemble Wounded during furious Japanese attack against their aircraft carrier, these Navy gunners are given first aid by hospital corpsmen and shipmates during Second Battle of the Philippine Sea. At least 48 enemy warships were hit and sunk in this battle, on oi the most decisive of modern times. U..S. Navy photo. 311 BY T PRAI numbers, familiar operatic quar tets and duos. "Ania Dorfman,' the pianist j who was Toscanini's guest artist ah a .nnnt MRP Evmnhnnv ' broadcast, will appear in March. Miss Dorfman comes to the west coast as guest artist with the San Francisco symphony orches tra, Pierre Monteux conducting, and comes to Medford imme diately following that engage ment. Ballad Singers Coming "The fifth attraction is Ellie Siegmesiter's American Ballad singers. . This famous organiza tion devotes its talents and pro gram to. Americana; virtually, they review American FATHER KIDNAPS SMALL DAUGHTER with her daddy now ... I do not blame you so much as those who have advised you. Yet, I must warn you not to expect any officer of the law to assist you to again take her away from me." Mrs. Evans said he had been hunting them for 20 months in Texas, Kansas arid Oregon. He obtained a divorce three veers ago in San Antonio, Tex., charg Portland, Ore., Nov. 20 (U.R) Oregon and Washington au horities today searched for Marshall Crowell, 52, who is al leged to have taken his daugh ter, 414 year old Mary Amelia Pwttnc frnm n nrivnta hnmp history where ner mother had left her Three indictments one of them with two counts listed, not yet made public, were returned by the grand Jury, E. C. Faber, Central Point, foreman, at its concluding session Saturday. The grand jury adjourned subject to call. Woodrow Wilson Newburn, lo cal millworker, was indicted on a charge of rape, involving a minor girl. Newburn. the district attorney's office reported, fol-' lowing the dismissal of a charge against him last spring to enter1 the army, was given a medical discharge, and returned home. He is now held again. Roy V. Green was indicted for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The unrevealed in dictment on two counts, involves a criminal matter, and an arrest in the case is scheduled today. The grand jury also investigat ed conditions at the county farm and hospital, and in . a report complimented Mr. and Mrs. Moss, in charge of the institution on their management, and fur ther reported, "everything in first class condition."- A similar report was filed on the county jail. The county court was also praised for formulating the spec ial levy approved by the voters at the last election, calling for improvements and new construe Mrs. Clara Purucker Suffers Severe III Mrs. Clara Purucker, 106 South Orange street, one of the city's best known citizens. Is in Sacred Heart hospital where she was taken Sunday evening after having been ill at home for a few days. Mrs. Purucker, 82 years of age, for many years operated a maternity home in Medford and is widely known. Mrs. Fred Reinecke, Mrs. Purucker's daughter, arrived in Medford this morning from her home in Los Angeles. It is stated that the elderly woman is not permitted to have visitors. ' Maj. A. H. Gardner, Jr., com manding officer of the Lake City Ordnance plant near Kansas City, Mo., reports that it has been found that with the ever increasing percentage of women employed in explosive plants, the safety records have Improved in proportion to the number of women employed. Monday, Nov. 30, 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THREE CIMRANTf flOOX KM THt V5-S, HAHOSOMlm MNtW PACKACtJ ONION SEED KINO Twin Falls, Idaho, Nov. 20' (U.R) Funeral services are being arranged for John L, Peters, 60, the original "onion seed king" of the west. He died Saturday in a Twin Falls hospital. Peters had shipped annually from 100, 000 to 300,000 pounds of onion seed. Jeep ambulance may ba mane vered over all kinds of terrain in combat areas. ' An army ordnance jeep and trailer can be converted into an ambulance which is capable of carrying three litter patients, two assistants and a driver. The tit i t ' 1 1 1 OPEN ETUfFY UfiSI sleep TnainNT f nj.ht nnniL uM. : DDI II, auier wmcn Helps uution: uae only 3-drcn relief with vi . 1 1 jT' 1 Vw M I 1 Jl MM Vf 3 ing desertion, then she later ob tained a separation decree in j tion at the county farm, "for the bayre, OK la., awarding her the care oi our old people." child. There have been several legal tiffs and he took the child while she worked in a war plant. I Mrs. Delia Evans, divorced wife of Crowell, swore out through the folk songs of the nation. Starting with folk songs brought to America by the Pil grim Fathers they progress fe, warrant charging child through our history to Include steaUng. she sald she had been ballads of the woods and rivers arded custodv o the child in two divorce actions, one in Okla- and every section of America: "The final choice of artists was guided by the many ballots submitted by members. As vocal ensembles were an overwhelm ing choice for first place, both of the foregoing ensembles were engaged in an effort to follow the will and choice of the majority." Nc low every American must ask himself the harsh question: "Am 1 worth it" Over the earth as the clock goes tick ... tick .. . tick young sters are giving up their lives ... for you. No matter how un worthy you may feel, you have no choice. You must try to be worth itl And that goes for all of us every blessed one. . Then we'll buy more War Bonds. We'll make the Sixth War Loan Drive just opening the most successful appeal Uncle Sam ever made to his people. We'll let no Nazi gremlin whisper that the war's over. We'll let no Jap goblin perch on our ear to mutter that it's time to look out for ourselves ... that other drives are due . . . that Christmas is coming . . . that we have done enough.. For, remember this: When you buy War Bonds, you furn ish money for everything our men use. For a pin point in time, you finance the whole show. Still, in that instant, above ten million lads see you and raise. They give the absolute essential the things money won't buy! Victory requires both these sacrifices in part nership. As they pierce the hard core of Germany and break through the outer armor of Japan, out fighting men are every single day an inspiration to the peo ple of America. Let us turn things around By a universal response to this Bond Drive, let us make the people an inspiration to the troops. Let us try for an in stant in time to be worth dy ing for! jP.-T.A. Activities Washington Parent - Teacher association observed its annual Dad's , night -lasU Friday, the meeting being preceded by a covered dish dinner at 6:30 o'clock. Dinner was followed by sing ing and two guest speakers. Eldon Drysdale spoke on the an nual Christmas seal sale of the Jackson County Public Health association and Mrs. Wallace Haskins of the Lincoln' school faculty gave an instructive talk on "Accident Prevention. Frank Honts, principal of the school, conducted a quiz game on traffic rules. Mrs. Rollin Jones, president, presided over the meeting and mothers of children in Mrs. Canode's room served as a kitchen committee for the dinner. About 05 people were In at tendance. Jackson P.-T. A. From long experience as a leader of youth, Ben Schmidt, executive secretary of the Med ford Y. M. C. A., Friday night gave an address at the annual Dads' night program for the Jackson School Parent-Teacher association on the relationships between parents and children Several vocal numbers were given by Mrs. Helen Pierce and H. Nelson. A "Dutch Auction," with Marjorie Hopkins acting as auctioneer, was a new experience for most of the parents, A busi ness meeting preceded the pro gram. Principal H. C. Gustin wel corned the fathers present and commended their interest in Parent-Teacher associations as an organization. BAiTnEWS WAITS Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 20 U.R) Arizona highway patrolmen to day were trying to locate Mrs. Anna Gransee of Wauconda, 111., who reportedly was traveling through Arizona en route to Cal ifornia without knowing her son had been killed In an air crash. homa and one in Oregon. Apparently Crowell traced the child through private detectives and secured a house-to-house salesman's job to gain admit tance to the home of Mrs. M. Nyberg, who was caring for the child, late Friday. When she went to the kitchen to put away the merchandise she had pur chased, she found the child miss ing and a letter on the table. The letter said that "Mary is once before in Oklahoma in 1041, Mrs. Evans said, PHOENIX RED CROSS TO MAKE DRESSINGS FRIDAY Phoenix, Nov. 20 The Phoe nix Red Cross surgical dressings group will not meet Thursday of this week, since it is Thanksgiv ing Day, but will meet Friday instead it was announced today. Mrs. Addle Loyd urges as large an attendance as possible on Fri day, pointing out that the dress ings are urgently needed. Plants employing less than 500, comprising 07.4 per cent of the total in 1939, made 46.4 per cent of the total and made only 23.1 per cent of the value of shipments, Maury Maverick, chairman of the Smaller War Plants Corporation, reported. REVIVAL CONTINUES . AT NAZARENE CHURCH The revival campaign at the Medford Church of the Nazarene had an auspicious opening with the itev. Jfi. JS. Patzsch yesterday. His enthusiastic evangelistic min istry In song, trumpet and preaching was received by a full house both morning and night. Rev. Fred M. Weatherford, pastor of the church, stated that, the evangelist will be heard to niht at 7:30 and every night excepting Saturday with a great Sunday school rally next Sun day morning at 9:45. ' In Spain, oil bearing shale produced about 6000 barrels of gasoline and small quantities of gas-oil and lubricants during 1943, according to the depart ment of commerce. MONEY TO LOAN! On JEWELRY CAMERAS and MUSICAL INSTRU MENTS Used and unre deemed lewelrv it great sa-'ngt PEOPLES LOAN GO. 12914 E. Main Street State License P 137 WANTED 50 USED CARS Mcdford'i Largert Buyer Pays Highest Cash Price No Delays. "Ask the man who sold one" HUMPHREY MOTORS USED CAR EXCHANGE 33 S. Riverside Dial 4980 T7 PARTS and SERVICE lor all Makes ot WASHERS and . REFRIGERATORS YOUNGER'S APPLIANCE ; SERVICE CO. 31 N. Bartlatt Phone 2419 ALL NATURE PREPARES FOR WINTER - HOW ABOUT V0U f 1 For winter transportation, the SNOWSHOE RABBIT actually grows his own inowshoes in the form of long, stiff hairs on his feet that improve his "traction." And nature's camou flage also turns his extra warm winter coat white tor protection. ; THE SNOWSHOE RABBIT IS All SET FOR In a typical self propelled tank destroyer battalion there are 36 army ordnance tank de stroyers. Each armored vehicle weighs 32 tons, carries a three inch high velocity gun and has a maximum speed of 29 miles an hour. Cluetjia time lot Sunoay Too Lata co Clflxalfy 6 SO Saturday afternoon Please remember VMif.li'iirnii ANNOUNCING REOPENING OF HOLLY CAFE Monday, Nov. 20 6:00 A. M. 8:00 P. M. 31 N. Holly WINTER TRANSPORTATION Lucky rabbit! He never has to worry about "stalling" In deep drifts ... nor about freezing cold. It's different with cars. Nature doesn't help them. In fact, time and bard use and the elements all work to harm both finish and functional parts. These things should be watched . . . checked regularly by someone who really knows. N . Your Plymouth, Dodge, De Soto or Chrysler dealer has a very real interest in keeping your car running at its best. He has tools to test and adjust it. He has genuine factory-engineered and inspected parts. His experienced mechanics know every detail of the car's operation. A thorough looking over now may save you a lot of needless expense. Phone for an appointment now and get your dealer's advice on your car's needs this 4th War Winter. CHRYSLER CORPORATION Parts Division 4' ut nectionfc "can ncJ . " wcl " uo- if nece; P'e. """'"''Cjsir"".- op 23 MEDFORD WOMEN HEEDED mi FOR WORK WITH THE ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT i I TMf tradtmarfc Mtnttflti MOPAR facto ry-nglntrd and Intntcftd parti and acctiwritt lupplltd by ChrytUr Corporation Parti DIvU lion. YOUU INJOY MAJOI lOWtt. THURSDAY!, 9 f. M, I.W.T, CM N.twert PtifAlOUTH 00906 BE SOTO CElW$,Gtt TUP IAR You wi" bs tMn9 0V6r technical ob e I Ilk UVD that 1 essential to the quick recovery of our fighting men who have been wounded while fight ing for YOU? Til IT OI A PC You wi" ,erve "n Army Hoi- I Ilk rLHVL pltal within the United State or abroad. ALL large military hospitals have requested more WACS for duty with the Medical Department. TIP DAV You wi" receive the '" P'V men fc IH I in the army . . . and that include all of your uniform, food, and medical attention free. THE BENEFITS STS'St . oolng something towlrd bringing an end to the war, you will receive the benefit of the G. I. Bill of Right with security for tho future. THE REQUIREMEIITS Ing, you will be sent to duty immediately after baiic train ing; otherwise, you will receive full training at an Army Medical School. The age bracket are 20 through 49; and with no dependent under 14 year of age. IF YOU CAN QUALIFY PHONE 5022 OR MAIL THIS COUPON IMMEDIATELY U. B. ARMY RECRUITING STATION . POSTOFFICE BUILDING. MEDFORD. ORE. i Please sand ma, without any oblioatlon on my part, the new illuatratad booklet about the WACS . . . telling about the Jobs thay do, how they live, their training, pay. officer election, ate. NAME .. ADDRESS . CITY STATE PHONE NO. Good Soldiers WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS Thl appeal to south am Oregon women published through the courtesy of the . . , . Home of the Nationally, Famou Blue Goose AMERICAN FRUIT GROWERS Inc. MEDFORD, OREGON JOIN THE ATTACK BUY MORE WAR BONOS
