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TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Monday. Dte. IB. 1944 DEATH SUMMONS EARLY RESIDENT . Emma York, resident of Medford for SO years, passed way at a local hospital Satur da) . She was born In Kincarden Ontario, Canada, and at the age of nine moved with her parents to Wheatland. N. D. , On February 28, 18D4, she was married to William T. York, at Absaraka, N. D. Mrs. York served on the com mittee which was appointed to name the streets of Medford. She wa a charter number of the G'eater Medford club, one of the fiist civic organizations of this community. She was also an active member of the Presby terian church. Mrs. Yurk leaves to mourn her passing, o.ie son, Earl York, two daughters, Mrs. '.ujille Hay and Miss Laura YorK. an 01 meaiora. She is also survived by two grandchildren and two great- ar anrfchildren. Funeral- services will be held "-1 the Perl Funeral Heme Wed nesday at 11 a. m. The Rev, Harry Hansen of the Presbyter ian church will officiate and in terment will be in Siskiyou immortal Tark. Pallbearers for Mrs. York will be Sid Brown, William von der Hellen. Robert Fowler. James Hoey, Ramond Miksche and 'Leon Haskins. 1 TAKEN BY DEATH Lucy Jane Zimmerman of Central Point passed away in Medford after a prolonged Ill ness. Mrs. Zimmerman was born In Bcoi.e County, Ind., Oct. 30, 1871. She spent her -early life in Indiana, and moved to southern O.jgon in 1907, living here con tinuously since that time. Her husband, Robert Zimmerman, passed away in 1927. ,i She is survived by one son, Orvllla Zimmerman, o'. Central roint. Three other sons pre ceded her in death. One lister survives, Mrs. Nettie Cunning ham and two brothers, 'elson nd Earl Wyncoop, all living in Indiana. There la one grand child, Maxine Zimmerman. , Funeral services will be con ducted from the Perl Funeral Home on Thursday at 11 a. m., with burial in Phoenix ceme tery. HERB CRAIN TOP NAVY v RECRUITER FOR STATE Herb Crain, recruiter In charge of the Medford navy sub ' station, won the "E" pennant ward (or navy recruits for the second consecutive month, ac cording to an announcement in Oregon Navy News, official pub lication of the Portland navy re cruiting station. . Crain's record was based large ly on his splendid record of 17-year-old volunteers, his total of .041 points being far ahead of other substations. He also made an excellent showing in WAVE enlistments, ending up in second place only few points under Eugene, the publication stated. Daily Weather Report Forecast M Milord and vicinity: Cloudy to night; partly cloudy Tuesday; little change In temperature. Oregon: Cloudy west portion with few light showers west ol Cascades today. Tuesday: Partly cloudy, local fog and low clouds tn valleys of east portion; Utile chance In temperature. L.UCS1 USUI MRS. DEMOREST, Temoerature Hlchetl SO; lowest 35 degree. Total monthly aio today: ree. precaution Inchea. Deficiency lor tha month 1.4D inchea, Total precipitation ilnce September 1, 194, 8 58 Inchea. Deficiency for Uie Season .41 inches. RelaUve humidity at 4:30 p. m. yesterday 80; 4:30 today 03. Tomorrow Sunrlaa R:34 a. m.: auniet 11:42 n. tn. ooi.e Boston Chicago Denver Eureka avre Havr Loe Ancelee , Midlord Mew York Omaha . Phoenix Portland Reno Roaeburg .. Salt Lake San Francisco Beaiue Sookane Washington, D. C. , ai . 43 . 31 , 34 . 63 . 34 . 70 . 44 . 41 . 31 . C8 . 41 . 4S . 38 . 311 . M . 30 . S3 . 44 . 23 IS 30 7 10 Trace 53 .11 30 40 33 .01 38 8 as 33 22 3S jDi 14 47 87 34 28 94 Use Mall Trlbuno Want de. Heavy Fir Slab Wood 16-Inch For Immediate Delivery BIG DOUBLE LOAD $.50 Soulhsrn Oregon Fuel Co. Phone 5186, Medford 75, Central Point TAKEN BY DEATH Bertha Stewart Demorest, 72, native daughter of Jackson coun ty, being born on the Stewart acres northeast of the present site of Medford in March. 1872. and before the town of Med ford started, passed away in a local hosnital Saturday evening after an illness of a few months. She was born of pioneer par ents, the late Mr. and Mrs. James Stewart, Sr. When a young woman she taught the Lone Pine school here, and on October 18,' 1893, was married to Dr. Henry Demorest and later moved to North .Dakota where Dr. Demorest practiced for many years. They returned to Med ford in 1627 and Dr. Demorest passed away In 1930. She is survived, by four chil dren, Miss Maude W. Demorest, Mrs. S. Zler and Mrs. M. Young er of Medford, and Mrs. E. W. Fredrlckson of Minneapolis, Minn. Also one brother, James Stewart of Medford, and six grandchildren, Funeral services will be held In the Conger-Morris chapel at 2:30 Thursday with the Rev. Harry Hansen officiating. Con cluding services will be in the I.O.O.F 'cemetery. Oklahoma Plans To Advertise Country Oklahoma City (U.R) The next Oklahoma legislature will be urged to appropriate funds to advertise the merits of Okla homa's resources and invite business and industry to investi gate the state, Chairman - Don McBrlde of the state planning and resources board announced. McBrlde said the board will propose a budget for the next blennium of appro x i m a t e 1 y $487,000 yearly. Complete de tails will be worked out between now and when the next legisla ture meets in January, California has the largest motor vehicle registration of all the states. Most Beautiful WAC in England Adorns B-17 V-Vm " ' f"i? (Acme TtUphoto) Dpi. Ruby I. Newell of Long Beach, Calif., chosen most beautiful WAO tn England in Stars and Stripes con test stands beside huge portrait of hererlf which adorns this B-17 Flying Fortress, "Ruby's Raiders.' named for her by MS Bombardment aroUD of Eighth Air Fore. ALL WHO AIDED Ti Henry Zacharisen, Jacksrn county war bond chairman, to day expressed his than1, and ap preciation to the American Le gion and others who aided in the success of "Here's Your In fantry,", infantry show which was presented at Medford high school stadium Saturday night. During the afternoon equip ment used by the infantry troops in combat was on display at the Riverside USO with the show in the evening highlighting the program. Infantry soldiers, all of them having seen actual cort.bat, pre sented the evening show which was topped by a simulated at tack on a Japanese pillbox. Use of such equipment as carbines, BAR, flame' throwers, machine guns, rifles and pistols were de scribed over public address system as the infantrymen dis played them under actual bat tle conditions at the stadium. W00DR0W WOLF RITES WILL BE IN OKLAHOMA The remains of Woodrow W, Wolf, who was accldently killed in an auto accident last Novem ber 22, was forwarded yesterday to Ponca City, Okla., where serv ices and interment . will take place. The remains were accom panied by the widow of the de ceased. Conger-Morris were in charge of shipping arrange ments, , ' . . BIRTHS RANKIN -r- To Mr. and Mrs. Dale, Route 1, Dec. 12, 1944, a girl, 6 V. lbs., at Sacred Heart hospital. WILSON To Mr. and Mrs. Dean, 716 N. Riverside, Dec. 17, 1944, a girl, 7 lbs., 12 oz., at Sacred Heart hospital. Use Mall Tribune WantAde. P.-T. A. Activities Jackson PTA . - In his address to members of the Jackson School Parent Teacher association at the Christ mas meeting, held at the school house Friday, the Rev. George Turney, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal church, told the story of the Epiphany. The school chorus, composed of 72 children from the fourth, fifth and sixth grades sang Christmas carols under the direction of Mrs. Delia -Webber. Following a short business meeting presided over by the president, Mrs. Lloyd Smylle, a social hour was enjoyed by par ents, teachers and friends. Mrs. Jean Cottrell and Miss Eunice Grey served, and Mrs. Lloyd Lawson arranged decorations for the affair. Mrs. Homer Blum, chairman ol the war stamp committee, reported that $251.19 in war i the National Safety ' Council's stamps and $112.50 in bonds had 33rd annual meeting here, as a AT CLUB BIRD SHOOT Forty-six turkeys and six giant domestic geese were carried home for Christmas dinners by the target busters, from the Med ford Gun club Christmas turkey shoot yesterday afternoon. The shoot drew the largest attend ance of any held during the year and perfect weather helped the shooters to high scores and lots of prize birds. Throughout the day a hot lunch was served and many spectators swelled the crowd that taxed the capacity of the club house. Twenty-three contestants were successful in the shooting events for turkeys and 13 won turkeys oy the "potluck" route, some of the shooters winning as many as five turkeys by the two different methods. Winners In the regular shoot ing events included Bowser, San.- ders. Pease. HoEue. cupp, uan- iels, Anderson, Gleason, Croi. sant, Limbeck, McGonagle, Sr roff, Nledermeyer, Jennings, Peart, Turpin, Lees, Watkins, Hogan, Eldcn, Booth, . McGon agle,, Jr., and Livingston. Potluck winners were: Nleder meyer.. Young. Turpin, Sanders, Clark, Daniels, Bowser, Jim Ross, Eads, Bristow, Smith, Gleason and Porter. Miss and Out events went as follows: Event 1: Niedermeyer, first; John Ross, second; Jantzer, third. Event 2: Pease, first; Tur Din. second. Event 8: Jantzer. first; Watkins, second; Nieder meyer, third. . Backer-up event: John Ross and Hogue, first; Niedermeyer and Gleason, second. . ' Midget House Has Features Against Accidents in Home ' Chicago (U.R)- A miniature house incorporating all known safety features was unveiled at been sold since Oct. 1. Rodents constitute 65 per cent of the food of coyotes la Yellow stone National Park, new step to teach the public how to avoid breaking its collective neck. - Home falls take a toll of 32,500 lives annually, .William Wo ways -bo buy his gft s 1,11 '' V -if Tho shopper's method-struggle through crowds and risk life and limb to find "something he might want" Usually you never find it-so In sheer desperation you take what you can find. And this you send him -with a brief note of apology. Tha painless method simply stroll into your nearest liquor store and say "Imperial." This can be done quickly, easily and the man who gets it will know that you know how to say fHappy Holiday" in a real way. And-that you really mean it IMPERIAL Taste -why this famed "vefveted" blind was the pre-war favorite of miJoni for j extra smoothness $25 45 QtMIT Inriudlnp lotttf foderal itcli totj (ODE NO. 000 Imperiat it Hiram HWkeri 6enrfef Wey. 86 pnot 70?0 grain neutral spirit). Hiram Watket & Sons nc, f eoria, Itt Davidson, architectural engineer of the midget safety bouse, pointed out in exhibiting his model featuring stairways with low risers for easier ascent, car pets and rugs sized to be slip proof and windows washable from the inside. Other safety features incor porated into - the no-accident home included rounded, smooth corners on counters and cup boards in the kitchen, small night lights near doorways, bed room furniture arranged to pre vent stumbling accidents, and an electric light or switch near the bed. 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