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EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, Dm. 10, 1944 LEND LEASE COIN TO BLOOD DONORS Sacramento, Dec.. 9 U,R) A voeniutinn condemning the al leged use of lend-lease funds to pay donors of blood for military and civilian use In other nations . tnnleht bv the ex- yvao wuvp a - - . ecutive committee of the Cali fornia department of the Ameri can Legion. The resolution pointed out that the purchased blood program was being carried on in cnuimr tion with a Red Cross program In ttrhlfth rfnnnrs fflvfl blood With out pay for use by the armed services oi the uniiea dmim. R. H. Chamberlain, Oakland hairmnn nf the Lesion resolu tions commission, said the reso lution was based on circular advertisement which bore the name of a San Francisco labora tory and which offered $4 and free transportation to donors of a pint of blood. He said a Los Angeles firm was carrying on a similar program. The circular said that the pay ment war marie from lend-lease funds and that it was intended" for military and civilian use in allied nations. Earlier the Legion executive committee received a report from the California Joint immi gration committee, declaring that Legionnaires "must be the first" 'to protect Japanese whom military authorities; may return . to the Pacific coast. . ' . FOREST MEET ENDS Portland, Ore., Dec. 9 U.R) The Western' Forestry associa tion closed its conference here .today with a. demonstration of logging equipment and fire fighting tools. ' RECORD BUDGET DUE Sacramento, Dec. 9 (U.R) California's 1945-47 budget un avoidably will be the largest In the state's history, Gov. Earl Warren said today. , ' C09t PVff T& iHTIM PHOCftSI Only "Rubber Welding" lm you the advantage el Itu hMt and no distortion on lha aid, wall ol your tin. YET EVERT RECAP IS FDUT GUARANTEED Don't dalav protaet your val uable lira catcaasaa .lacap and roll today, O.K. RUBBER WELDERS NO. RIVERSIDE AT THE "Y" Phone S86B Harold O. Kragar, Proprietor fMY$ Yi LOOK 0-M1 AND 0 . . Spend them like cash Buying on credit is so easy when you shop with Wards merchandise coupons. You can buy a book of coupons on our monthly payment pita . . . and spend the cou pons like cash la any department of our store. Any responsible person can open a monthly payment account at Wards with any purchase totaling $10, Give them as gifts No need to worry about choosing the right gift. Give Wards merchandise coupons. The lucky person receiv ing them can spend them to buy exactly the merchan dise he wants. Coupon books come in $3, $10, $15 and $20 denominations kit each in an attractive Christmas envelope. Buy them for cash or on credit IVIontgomery Ward 117 South Central Phona 3930 EM mm i IT J -.jiff j n &EILJ11-M CHEEEERUPPER Pretty Sheila Ryan, member of the Naval Aid Auxiliary, spends much of her time cheering up convalescent men in California. Here she's working on ,Pfc. John E. Welch, U. S. Marine who was wounded in south Pacific, and is convalescing a' 7 Sawtelle, a government hospital Sheila's in the movies. . SEEING EYE DOG )WNER WINS COURT HEARING Houston, Tex. (U.R) Sight less residents of the Lone Star state who manage to live in their world of darkness with the un canny help of seeing eye dogs are; granted the right to take their canine companions into restaurants under a one-year-old Tnv n Inuf The law was put to a test here recently. . A. local restaurateur was naied into court ana, nnea $50 and costs for refusing to serve Miss Mary Lee Chambers 26-year-old blind, defense plant worker, because she would not leave Betty, her seeing eye dog, outside the cafe. . In one of the first such cases on record, the blind woman was led to the witness stand by her faithful . dog, a big German nollce. Betty, trained In Morristown, N. J., by the Seeing Eye Dog Foundation, Jumped to the stand nd sat at her mistress' feet while Miss Chambers testified the restaurant operator had used abusive language when she told him a law compelled him to serve her, and that 3he could not go anywhere without her dog. Testimony revealed that city health inspectors were unaware ot the existence of the law and that the cafe man had been warned previously that he could allow no animals to enter his es tablishment. Air Missions Safer Than Ride At Home Springfield, Mo. (U.R) Alr! Corps Sgt. Joe Atchley, 20, thinks one of the best things about air travel is that there aren't any trees to get in the way. Atchley survived 30 missions over occupied France without a scratch but ran into a tree with his automobile the first week he was home on furlough. SALEM TOT, 3, IS Tl Salem, ' Ore., ' Dec. 9 (U.R) Ralph Davenport, three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Daven port of Salem, was killed' bv a bullet from a high-powered rifle which was accidentally dis charged this afternoon while in the hands of the tot's nine-vear- old Dlavmate. Lnrrv flnrAnn Pyshny.' The bullet struck the boy In the back of the head. The tragedy occurred in the bedroom oi the Davenport home. STRIKE CONTINUES Pittsburg. Pnl Tian ii mm The strike of 3,500 employes of the . ColUmhJft Stpol fnmnnnu over a change in work, schedule continues toaay. Still Time To Order for Eastern Delivery! For the CONVENIENCE of G I FT BOX BUYERS Orders for Christmas Delivery To Any Point In The U.S.A. May Be Placed at PAR STORES O WEST SIDE SHOPPING CENTER 221 West Main SWEM'S 217 East Main Shop LOCAL and H.r. On Laava Ensign Rob ert Hight, of Missoula, Mont., is visiting at the home oi nis uncie, and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. ttioht of the Old Military road. Ensign Hight Is stationed at San Diego. a a rn Furlouah Est. D. Paul Andre arrived in Medford Mon day on a short furlough during which he will visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Andre of Jacksonville. Sgt. Andre has served two years with the medi cal corps qf the 47th bombing group in the Mediterranean area. To Portland Dr. and Mrs. George S. Jennings, and Dr. Jennings' office assistant, Mrs. Edith Davis; Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Glutsch and Dr. Glutsch's office assistant, Mildred Byrne, will at tend the annual Northwest Con gress of Optometry to be held in Portland Dec. 11-12-13 at the Hotel Multnomah with Visual Training as the theme. Resigns Mrs. Evelyn Fox, In charge of girls' physical educa tion at Medford Junior high school, has resigned that posi tion in order to return to her home in Salem where her hus band. United States army, will join her on a furlough. Her suc cessor has not yet been named, according to E. H. Hedrlck, sup erintendent of Medford schools On Furlough Staff Sgt. Mil ton Pitts, army air corps, son of Mrs. Janice Pitts, 915 Queen Anne avenue, arrived home this week from the European thea tre to spend several weeks in Medford. Sgt. Pitts, who was re cently wounded for the second time, holds several decorations. He plans to report to Santa Anna, Calif., after leaving here. Sgt. Pitts has three brothers who are also In the air corps. In Miami Beth Watson and Jean Hunt, both formerly of Medford, are now stationed in Miami, Fla., with the Waves. Prior to their entering the serv ice Miss Watson was employed at the county- superintendent's office at the Jackson county courthouse and Miss Hunt work ed for the army ordnance at the Medford fair grounds. Both Waves were In Medford over Thanksgiving to visit Mrs. C. B. Purucker, 106 South Orange street. Selected For School Mary Lorena Logan, S2c, was one of nine Waves selected from a group of 1,680 girls at Hunter college to attend control tower operators' school at Atlanta. Ga. according to information receiv ed by her mother. Mrs. C. J Logan;, Rogue River. Miss Logan wrote that the training sched ule was very heavy but that she enjoyed the school very much She reported at Hunter college for - her Indoctrination training September 20. St. GIFT SHOP O St. mami for Gift Pears and Other Gift Items At These II 3X SVTX II TXrT'A 1 1 PERSONAL Medical Society The Jackson County Medical Society will meet at the Jackson Hotel Wed nesday evening, Dec. 13, at 7 p. m. for dinner. Dr. C. M. Young will be host and Dr. C. W. Lem- ery will present the paper for the evening. ' Rummage Sale Gold Hill group of Jackson County Health association will hold a rummage sale in the Masonic building, Main and Holly streets, begin ning at 9:30 a. m. and ending at 4:00 p. m. on December 12-13. New articles will also be on sale. Seal Sales Chairman for the Monday Christmas seal sale Is Mrs. Dwight Flndley. Selling will be Mrs. Charles Falwell, Mrs. B. L. Lageson, Mrs. Walter Graff, Mrs. Harold Reichstein, Mrs. Don. Saf ford, Mrs. Eugene Thorndike and Mrs. Reese Bra- ley. Cars Collide William G Howes, 52, route 1, Gold Hill, suffered a cut in the back of bis head Thursday when his auto mobile was involved in an acci dent with a car driven by Rex Earl Godding, Grants Pass, in front of the Sherwood Auto Court. Godding suffered small cuts. In Navy Donald Linn Cahifl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Cahill, 27 Elm street, and Rob ert Boyd McBeth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. McBeth of the Eagle Point Star Route, enlisted in the United States naval re serve December 5, according to Herb drain, recruiting officer In Medford. . Returns to Valley Mrs. Madge Flndley of Newport, Wash., arrived in Medford re cently to visit Mrs.. Louise Bates, 112 Laurel street. Mrs. Findley, the daughter of Mrs. Hattie Ow- ings, pioneer resident of Eagle Point, has not visited the valley since 1917 and she notes ..many changes. - Paper Drive A waste paner anve will be conducted in Med ford schools early in - January, according to E. H. Hedrick, city school superintendent, and those who can should begin to save waste paper for that date. Hed rick stated that the schools have been urged to organize a paper drive for some time, but that owing to other projects they have had to postpone it. Confer Knight Rank At a regular meeting tomorrow night of Talisman Lodge No. 31 Knights of yythias, the rank of Knight will be conferred on a class of five Esquires, four of whom will be from Klamath Falls. A delegation of Knights from Klamath Falls plan to be present. The ceremonies will be followed by a substantial lunch. A large attendance from Med ford and vicinity la expected. Gflfrtl Boxes ' ofi Rogue River Valley's Most Famous Gift VALLEY FUEL Free Movies The American1 Legion will present the interest ing and educational film "The Battle of Russia," Monday at 7:30 p. m. at the Oak Grove school. The public is invited. To "Hold Baaaar The drill team of the F. O. E. auxiliary will give a bazaar and rummage sale at the Eagles hall, 217 West Main street, December 15 and 18. , Fire The chemical truck was called to the GeBauer apart ments Thursday to extinguish a fire in a chair, according to the fire department. Little damage was done, the fire department said. ' Mayor Leaves Mayor Clar ence A. Meeker has gone to Port land to attend a meeting of the directors of the League of Ore gon Cities. The legislative com mittee of the group will also meet. The mayor plans to return home Tuesday morning. . m m m In Hospital Mrs. A. J. Hanby. 435 North Holly street, is a pa tient in Sacred Heart hospital, having suffered a broken hip in a fall early last week. It is stated that Mrs. Hanby will be per mitted to receive visitor begin ning Tuesday. Brothers Meet Cpl. Robert C. Brown, recently in Medford to visit relatives, stopped briefly in Los Angeles en route back to Camp Swift, Tex., and visited with a brother, Wesley A. Brown, whom he had not seen in three sears. Cpl. Brown also visited with an aunt and uncle. Mr. and Mrs. Art Reber in Los Angeles. The corporal is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown, 315 Ashland avenue. F Funeral services for Perry Eugene (Smitty) Smith, ' who nassed away in a local hospital Thursday, will be held at the Elks temple in Ashland Monday at , 1:30 p. m. Services will be in charge of Litwiller funeral home of Ashland with interment in the family plot in Ashland cemetery. He was born May 3, 1908, in Kuna, Idaho, and had lived in Oregon the past 15 years. He was employed by Charles Skeet ers' logging operations at Talent. Surviving are his wife, Peggy. one son, Roland Lee, his father at Parma, Idaho, and a brother. Capt. R. R who is with the army in France. . Closing time for Sunday Too Late to Classify 5:30 Saturday afternoon--Please remember. C. L. PERKINS Doctor oi OPTOMETRY ' Successoi to Or E D El wood Betterment oi Human Vision ' LENSES PRESCRIBED Ph. 3881 214 Fluhrer Bldg Cor. Mala ft Central Medford 134 West Main St. CO., Inc. 26 West Main St. Firmr mm CONGRESS PLANS TO QUIT DEC. 20 Washington, Dec. 9 U.R)r The 78th ' congress moves into its final lap next week, with public interest focused .pri marily on senate committee con sideration of a group of presi dential nominations to top posts in the state department and on the new surplus property board. Some leaders hoped the leg islature calendar could be clean ed up in time to permit con gress to adjourn late next week, Others were less sanguine, how ever, and believed it probably would be about Dec. 20 . when the 78th congress decides to go home for the holidays. The 79th congress convenes Jan. 3. 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But the needs of war have first claim on available telephone equipment and on telephone manufacturing facilities and manpower. Delays in filling civilian orders just can't be helped. All of us telephone people sincerely appreciate the co-operative understanding being shown by the many thousands who are waiting their turn to get service. 6! WAR LOAN LETS FINISH THE JOB THI PACIFIC TILIPHONI AND TILIORAPH COMPAN1 14S N. BARTLETT MEDFORD TELEPHONE 2101 the 11th national conference em labor legislation in Washington, D. C, next week. - Dm Mail Tribune Want Ada. HACK'S GARAGE Now In Nw Temporary Location at SIXTH 8x1 RIVERSIDE At Jim's Super Service T WASHING MACHINES REPAIRED Part k Service on all make & B WASHER SHOP 406 E. Main Phona 6302 Story! SAY
