Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 18, 1944, Image 2

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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.
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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
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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.
Cloefna time tot Sunday Too Late
to Clasalfy 8:30 Saturday afternoon
PLeasa remember.
WASHING MACHINES
REPAIRED
Parts & Service on All Makes
B & B Washer Shop
40 E. Mala Phone 5302
In Transjordanla an 'entire
forest was cut clean during
World War I by the Turkish
army which, lacking coal, used
the wood as fuel for railway
locomotives.
Room For
One More Good
Mechanic
Best working condition! In
Medford. Clean shop, well
equipped, automatic heat, hot
water, high rate of pay with
paid vacation. Large parts
stock.
See LeRoy Cllne or.
Frank Humphrey
HUMPHREY MOTORS
33 8. Riverside Dial 48S0
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QUILTED COTTON ROBES
AY MERRY CHRISTMAS'
in and how nicely they say Itl Not fvst on Christmas day, but ai
through the year. On cold mornings ... on fuel-rationed evenlngi
Mi she'll snuggle Into Iti warmth and be extremely grateful foi
your present. Choose a lilting floral print from Wards where yov
can be sure It's well made, warmly quilted In cotton and will
generous wrap-around! Sizes 14 to 2f
CLEARANCE OF GIFT ROBES
5.98 QUILTED COTTON
Attractive checks in warm full cut
gift type robe . .......... .
7.98 RAYON QUILTED SHORTIE
, Cay prints in newest type robe . , .
wear over slacks for lounging............
7.98 RAYON MOIRE ROBE
Sophisticated Moire in deep warm
shades of blue or wine......................
4.89
6.89
6.89
HANDBAG CLEARANCE
1.49
36 REGULAR 1.98 HANDBAGS '
Simulated leathers, top handles,
envelope style .'.......
43 REGULAR 2.98 HANDBAGS
Black, Brown Navy in smart novelty types ... A JA
copies of better bags .....
GIFT SLIPPER CLEARANCE
1.98 LADIES' SLIPPERS
Many Plush or Brocade step-in types, etc.
Nor all sizes .
2.49 WARM LAMBIES
- Natural color ... so easy to slip Into ...
ideal for chilly mornings .. .
1.68 LADIES' KNIT SLIPPERS
For Mom or Grandmother . . . the soft type
they like . . . pretty shade of Blue
SLIPPERS FOR MEN ONLY
Scuff or slip-on type . . . soft simulated
leather . . . were 3.49...
GIFT NECKTIE CLEARANCE
1.39 RAYON NEC XT-IK
Colorful gift type prints . . . choose from
wide assortment of shades ......
1.00 RAYON NECKTIES
1.49
1.97
97c
247
Good quality, smart looking Florals,
ana oiner prints ................
97c
67c
Household Gift Clearance
7.95 MEXICAN HOOKED RUGS
All wool . . . harmonize with any
color scheme . .
3.19 PLAID YARN RUGS
Were 3.19 .. . they're washable
and reversible
6.45 OVAL BRAIDED RUGS
All cotton . . . easy to keep clean . . .
attractive colors ... 24 by 44...,,
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Every one a beauty . . pre-shrunk and in
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