Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 16, 1945, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextE ACCIDENTAL BLAST Theodore Earle Yorton, S 1c, USNR, has been reported killed in action, in a telegram from Vice Admiral Randall Jacobs, chief of naval personnel, Wash ington, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earle B. Yorton, route 3, box 476. The message, received Tues day, said the 19-year-old navy man died as a result of an acci dental explosion November 10, 1944. The war department de clared that further hope of his survival was unlikely and that he had been officially declared dead. A communication received last November 30 had reported the boy as missing. Mrs. Yorton said her son's ship was an am munition carrier, and he was a gunner's mate. The Yortons have lived In Jackson county since 1927. Sea man Yorton attended Medford high school for three years prior to his enlistment in the navy .in August, 1943. He completed boot training at Farragut, Idaho, and graduated from the U. S. naval gunnery school at Lake Union, Seattle, before going on duty in the southwest Pacific theater of war. .-' Besides his parents, Yorton is survived by a brother, Bryan M., a pharmacist s mate 2c, who Is serving in a surgical team on a LST boat-in the Philippine islands; a sister, Marine P., em ployed by the U. S. National bank, Medford, and a younger , brother, Bernett Yorton, a jun ior at Medford high schpol. Boy Scout News ' All members of Troop 2 plan ning to go on the snow hike over Saturday and Sunday please meet for a short meeting at Lincoln school gym tonight at 7:30. NEW kind of ASPIRIN tablet doesn't upset stomach When you need quick relief from pam, do you hesitate to take aspirin because it leaves you with an upset stomach? If so this new medi cal discovery SUPKR1N, is "iust what the doc tor ordered" for you. Superin is aspirin plus contain! the same pure, sale aspirin yov. have long known - but developed by doctors in a special way foi those upset by aspirin in its ordi nary torm. This new kind of aspirin table dissolves more quickly, lets the aspirin get right at the iob ot re lieving pain, reduces the acidity o ordinary aspirin, and does aot ir ritate or upset stomach even af tes repeat doses. Tear ihi out to remind yon t Bet Superin today, so you can havi it an hand when headaches, colds etc., strike. See how quickly 1 relieves pam - ho;; srsja nne you teei aicer orIMsa taking fttvourrtrug gist's, lot and B9fc V ELKS An Informal Party for Elks and Their Ladies Only! SATURDAY O10 P. M DANCING O GAMES Lunch Will Be Served DON'T MISS THIS GRAND PARTY! Nelson Weds ti is !;" - '-'4 .Kr. " Donald M. Nelson, SS, personal representative of President Roosevelt, and his bride, the former Miss Marguerite Coulbourne, 26, pictured after their marriage by U. S. Court ot Appeals Justice Thurman Arnold In Wash ington, D. O. Before their marriage, Miss Coulbourne was Nelson's sec retary and one-time college beauty queen. Nelson's first wife divorced him a month ago. Miss Coulbourne Is a widow. BEBERNISS RITES TO BE SATURDAY Funeral services will be held at the Perl Funeral Home tomor row at 2:30 p. m, for August R. Beberniss who died Wednesday afternoon when the logging truck he was driving left the road near Cascade Gorge and rolled down a steep embank ment. The Rev. L. C; Kirby of the First Methodist church will officiate and interment will be In Siskiyou Memorial Park. Mr. Beberniss had been a resi dent of Medford for four years. In January, 1943, he was induct ed into -the service from Med ford and received an honorable discharge in October of 1944. He was married to Mary Hem merling October 30, 1941,. in Medford. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, Mary; his moth er, Mrs. Paula Beberniss of Med ford; one sister, Mrs. Meta Wy koff of Medford; two brothers, Marvin, serving in the armed forces overseas, and LeRoy, liv ing in California. He is also sur vived by his grandmother, Mrs. Anna Gosda of Grand Island, Neb., and other relatives. Mr. Beberniss was born in Grand Island, Neb., October 28, 1916. NEW SAW SHOP OPENS ON SOUTH RIVERSIDE W. (Bill) Malone, who has had 25 years experience in Ore gon and Washington, has open ed a saw shop at 765 South Riv erside avenue. Malone stated he will have complete service for logging and mill supplies and will maintain day and . night service as well as pick-up and delivery service. The shop will be able to repair saws up to 84 inches in size, Malone said. The new business will be known as Medford Saw. Shop. Former Secretary (Acme Tehphoto) OBITUARY CLARA BELLE PURUCKER Mrs. Clara Belle Purucker, be loved resident of Medford, where she has lived for the past 35 years, passed away, at the family home, 106 South Orange street, this morning. A complete obituary will be published Sunday with the day and time of funeral services. Perl funeral home will be in charge. i RUDOLF PIETZNER Funeral services for Rudolf Pietzner will be held in the Conger-Morris Chapel at 1:30 p. m. Saturday instead of Friday as previously announced. Services will be conducted by the Apos tolic Faith Church with' inter ment in Siskiyou Memorial Park. COGGIN3 INFANT . Ralh Edward Coggins, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coggins of Rt. 4, Medford, passed away Thursday at a lo cal hospital. He was born at Erie, Kans., on November 18, 1942. His parents moved - to Medford last August. Left to mourn are his parents and two brothers, Paul and Eugene, and one sister, Ruth Ann, also his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coggins of Medford, and Paul E. Cravens, of Erie, Kans. Private funeral services will be held Saturday at 10:30 a. m. at the Perl Funeral home. The Rev. L. C. Kirby of the First Methodist Church will officiate and interment will be in Phoe nix Cemetery. SCHOOL CLERK NAMING AWAITS SNELL'S PEN Salem, Ore., Feb. 16 (U.R) Jlhe senate today passed and sent to the governor the Condit Bill (HB213) to require the ap pointment instead of election of school board clerks in second and third class districts, mak ing the procedure conform to the first class boards. Um Mall Tribune Want Ad. ' RALPH COOK IS NAMED HEAD OF MEDFORD YMCA Ralph Cook was elected presi dent of the Medford YMCA at a meeting of the newly elected board of directors held last night at the "Y" club rooms. He suc ceeds Dr. Bert R. Elliott who aided with organization of the group several months ago and served as first president of the board. . B. L. Nutting was named vice president; Charles Newland, treasurer, and I. E. Schuler, sec retary. Commenting on the remark able progress of the new organi zation during its brief existence here, E. C. Corn spoke during the meeting. He declared that the "Y" was filling a very defi nite need for the youth of Med ford and added that nothing of fers a larger challenge than the YMCA when it functions In its fullness. Present 'teen age membership of the "Y" club is 289 according to a report by Ben Schmidt, secretary - of , the organization. Other members number 187, he said, and reported that the week ly attendance averaged between 700 and 800 boys, 125 to 175 girls, 10 to 15 adults, and 5 to 15 'teen age visitors. Sub-groups of the "Y" club already organized are a camera club, stamp collectors' club, a dancing group, a ping pong group and a Hi-Y club. Activi ties during the month include three dances, 10 "feed" nights, bowling contests, checkers, car oms, and rummy games and jig saw puzzles. The secretary reported that his activities have included 58 talks before groups of all types and counciling meetings with 66 boys, 12 girls and 18 parents. During the meeting a letter of resignation was read from Herb Grey who stated that pres sure of other civic activities at this time prevented him from serving on the board. It was stated that the board hoped Mr. Grey would resume member ship with the group at some later date. Rev. Seals Ending Nazarene Revival On Sunday Night ' Sunday will be the closing day of the revival, series currently being held at the Medford Church of the Nazarene by the Kev. B. V. Seals, known as the "big Texan." He will speak to night on "God's Master Gift, Grace." There will be no service tomorrow night. Sunday morning the evangel ist will speak to the Sunday school at 9:45 o'clock and at 10:45 his topic will be "The Love Tragedy of the Cross." His final appearance will be Sunday at 7:30 p. m. when the evangelist will speak on "God's Ander to Man s Destiny." At 3 p. m. Sunday the Rev. and Mrs. Seals will both speak at a general n:ass meeting at the church, Mrs. Seals also being a well-known evangelist and speaker. Music for the campaign is un der the supervision of John Eby, The public is cordially invited to attend. TRU-MiX BID APPROVED FOR KLAMATH PROJECT Klamath Falls, Feb. 16 No tice has been received by the Klamath bureau of reclamation that the assistant secretary of interior at Washington, D. C, has approved awarding of con tracts for the construction of pumping plants E and F and other pertinent structures for the Klamath Straits drain outlet to the Tru-Mix Concerte com pany of Medford on its low bid of $151,132.30. BILL REQUIRES DATE ON MILK BOTTLE CAPS Salem, Ore., Feb. 16 (U.R) Requirement that the date be stamped on milk bottle tops of pasteurized milk and cream was provided today in a bill Intro duced by Sen. Thomas Mahoney. Portland. TRAFFIC GAINS Washington, Feb. 16 (U.R) Improved weather conditions permitted greater movement of railroad traffic in the week end ed Feb. 10 and loadings of reve nue freight rebounded 16,756 cars from the more than two year low of the previous week, the Association of American railroads reported today. Cloalni time for Clammed Ada am Too Lata to Classlfr 13.30 MONEY TO LOAN! On JEWELRY. CAMERAS and MUSICAL INSTRU MENTS. Ud and unra deemed lawalry at grtat savings PEOPLES LOAN CO. 229 'i E. Main Street Stat License P 137 Cubs and Parents . Attend Council In . Washington Gym About 100 Cubs and parents attended the Achievement Coun cil Thursday evening in Wash ington school gym. According to Cubmaster Carlos Morris the meeting drew the largest attend ance in five years. Mrs. C. A. Stothers presided. Colors were forwarded by Den No. 2 followed by all the Cubs in the Pack. Following pledge to the flag, led by Den Chief Phillip Horton, the Cubs.formed the Living Circle. Mrs. A. C. Knudsen, assisted by Den Chief Freddie Byington, and accom panied by Mrs. Gordon Gilmore, led the group in singing. E. S. Degman gave the following awards; Community Stripes and Pack No. 6 numbers to Dave Newland, Edward Demmer, John Wolfe, Freddie Rawson, David Sletten and Billy Clark; service star to Buddy Lindgren and Denner Stripe to Arnold Widmer. Following the awards each of the six Dens gave an excellent skit, Ringling Officials On Court's Mercy Hartford, Conn., Feb. 16 (U.R) Six officials and workers of Ringling Brothers-B a r n u m & Bailey circus pleaded nolo con tendere in superior court today to manslaughter charges result ing from the fire which took 168 lives last July. Fleas were entered by Vice President James A. Haley; gen eral manager, George W. Smith; boss canvasman, Leonard S Aylesworth; . chief electrician, Edward R. Versteeg; rolling stock superintendent, David W. Blanchfield, and head seatman, William Caley. The nolo contendere plea meant that the defendants, with out admitting or denying guilt threw themselves on the mercy of the court for sentencing. WAR ON AXIS DECIDED BY URUGUAYAN CABINET Montevideo, Feb. 16 (U.R) The Uruguayan cabinet today decided to declare war on the Axis powers, it was officially announced. The declaration will become effective upon receiving parlia mentary approval. BIRTHS HANSCOM To Mr. and Mrs. William Albert, Phoenix, Feb. 15, 1945, a boy, four and one half pounds, - at Sacred Heart hospital. GEM WITH. OOODERHAM WORTS ITO, : f .; (William Penp Jill BUNHD WHISKEY : Sl3 A :. ta PROOF : ,? ' j ? mOtAIN II NtUTXAl SPISIM Itl 2r UL IwSm I Tiny Power Plant Sparks Engines Of B -29 Superforts Sidney, N. Y., U.R) It takes more than 175 million separate electrical discharges from 12 nnn to 15,000 volts each to enable a u-29 to deliver a load ot bombs to Tokyo, These electrical discharges are Benerated hv tlnv "nnumr plant," or magneto, small enoughJ in up n in nnn nnnn nnfi hi-a delivered through a wiring sys tem 10 ine engine cylinders at the rate of 1,200 per second, ac cording to Herman Hanni, gen eral manager, Scintilla Magneto division of Bendix Aviation Corp., which developed the "power plant." Each of these electrical dis charges or "sparks" must be timed perfectly or loss of power and even engine failure would result, Hanni said. DOES IMPOSSIBLE San Francisco, Feb. 16 (U.R) Ensign John A. Weber, of Hood River, Ore., did what U.S. Federal Excise tax Extra on Most Cosmetics and Leather Goods BUY BONDS Wo made a bum buy, so please coma in and get them! 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