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TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Friday. March 23, 1945 T, 11 E. M. Tucker of Grass Valley, Calif., successfully demonstrated his Sno-C?t near Medford on March 19 and 20 to a large group of representatives of agen cies interested in snow travel. The machine was first driven from Union Creek Ranger Sta tion to Huckleberry Mountain. Hauling 11 men and their paks (pay load was 1 ton) over a nar row, winding forest road, Tuck- Asparagus Cuti and Tipi . Green Bean . . Lima Beans . . Cur Corn . . Peai . . Pea and Carrots , . Peaches . Apricots . and Others. Oakdale Grocery So, Oakdale at Eleventh er't machine ascended 1300 feet in 6 miles In 40 minutes travel time, over snow ranging from 2 to 8 feet in depth. Fuel cost was 11 cents per ton mile. In the afternoon, the group drove the machine from Union Creek Ranger Station to a point near the Cascade Divide In Cra ter Lake Park, transporting 10 men 23 miles over soft snow In 3 hours and 30 minutes. Fuel cost was 10 cents per ton mile. On March 20 the machine suc cessfully ascended Mount Ash land, climbing 4,000 feet and carrying six men and packs. The round trip of 22.6 miles was ac complished in 5 hours with a fuel consumption cost of 14 cents per ton mile. Adverse snow con ditions were encountered on this trip, particularly above Bull Gap where snow was badly drifted. New snow depth there ranged from 32 to 48 inches on top of 3-4 feet of old snow. Windfall trees delayed the machine a few minutes in some Instances. Amone those taking part in the tests were Geo. D. Clyde, in charge of Utah snow surveys; James C. Marr, in charge of Idaho snow surveys; E. P. Lea vitt, superintendent of Crater Lake National Park; Robert Mer cer, engineer, U. S. Forest Serv ice, and others. The tests were arranged by R. A. Work, super visor of snow surveys In west ern states for the U. S. Soil Con servation Service, COMPOSER DIES Hollywood, March 23 U.R Nat Burton.- 43-year-old com poser of "The White Cliffs of Dover" died last night at the Hollywood Embassy Hotel of a heart ailment. He was also the composer of the currently popu lar "Don't Ever Change." Special Spiritual Services Sunday Eve. at 8 P. M. Medford Hotel Auditorium 406 West Main ' .All Welcome Lectures - Messages Healing Special Notice Rev. Darlene Le-Vyne will open new serv ices each Thursday at 2 p. m. afternoons . at above address. Message Circles will alio be at Hotel for private advice. from 11 a. m. to 2 p. m. Dr. Edward C. LeVyne, D.D., Pastor Starting Monday, the 26th The DIXIE CAFE Will Operate From 7 A. M.lo 10 P.M. FEATURING , . Home Made Pastries ' Fresh Sea Food Steaks Chops Tiirkey Chicken MOST ANYTHING YOU WANT TO IAT EARL WOOLRIDGE CHEF and OWNER RED CROSS UNIT FOR HOSPITALS Eight cartons containing 1489 articles: Sweaters, toe and stump socks, pajamas, kit bags, diapers and other hospital garments, and six cartons containing 268 filled kit bags left Medford yesterday for army and navy hospitals, ac cording to Mrs. Orin Schenck, volunteer chairman of produc tion of the Red Cross. The monthly shipments of the sewing groups of the county will increase in size during the com ing year as Jackson county fills the demands for both military production and civilian relief, Mrs. Schenck said. The depart ment will welcome any church or club in the county which can devote a meeting or more a month to Red Cross sewing. Thousands of yards of material must be cut and expert cutters are urged to sign up for work in the auditorium the next few months. Many Groups Work Th fnllnwintf ffrnnna are now sewing for Red Cross as well as many Individual sewers ana .knitters: Applegate grange, three Ashland sewing units, an Ash land Christian churcn unit. Adarel chapter No. 3, Eastern Shr MorifnrH- RilttA Fall unit. Camp White auxiliary sewing unit, Colony club, Dorcas society of the Seventh-Day Adventist church, Grace circle of the Presbyterian church, Just Folks circle of the First Methodist xhiirch St Marks Guild of St. Marks Episcopal church, Chris tian church circle, Young Mar ried group, of the Christian church, Eastside Presbyterian group, Sunny sisters oi ine Prn.hvtprinn phurch. Daughters of the Nile sewing unit, Jackson ville unit; Lake Creek unit, Med ford American Legion auxiliary uilno unit. Phoenix sewing unit, Past Noble Grand club of Medford, Jantza uiris- sewing unit of Prospect, Table Rock i .iiin fiuh Tnlent xewine unit. Trail sewing unit, Victory club. Medford O. E. S. and.wenonan club,. Medford. Church of Christ Meetings Continue The evangelistic Bible confer ence conducted by Dr. Louis R. Patmont at the Central Church of Christ here will continue un til Easter Sunday. Meetings are conducted nightly at 7:45 o'clock except Saturday. During the coming week Dr Patmont will illustrate his mes sages with screen views taken by him in various parts of the world. He has written a number of books dealing with the present world crisis and his prognostica tions were based on first-hand observations. None of his pre dictions have proven false, it is said. A Week With Christ At the Cross Pre - Easter Union Passion Week Series Featuring Dr. Russell V. DeLong, D.D., Ph.D. Special Speaker, Pulpiteer, Author Educator Mr. John Eby, Director of Music' NOON-DAY MEETINGS In Riverside USO Auditorium, 12:05 to 12:33 P. M., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday CHURCH SERVICES: UNION MEETINGS Begin at 4 P. M. Sunday, March 25 First Presbyterian, 11:00 A. M. Sunday, March 25, 4 P. M. First Methodist Church. Sunday and Monday, 7:30 P. M. First Christian Church. Tuesday Zion Lutheran Church. Wednesday First Presbyterian Church. Thursday and Friday, 7:30 P. M. First Methodist Church. Sunday, April 1, 11:00 A. M., 3:00 P. M., and 7:30 P. M. Church of the Naxarene. Also Good Friday, 12-3. , Auspices Medford Ministerial Association' WAR NO. 2 VETS HEAD VFW POST Due to the fact that Crater Lake Post, VFW, membership has been greatly increased by men of World War No. 2, now in active service overseas and also those recently discharged be cause of wounds, the post elected three comrades of World War No. 2 to its three highest offices at a recent meeting in the Arm ory. Victor Robb, who has been in the navy for the past six years with service In both the South and Central Pacific and who re cently transferred his member ship from Jasper C. Lent Post, Portland, is the newly elected commander. Comrade Robb's father, until his recent death, was also a member of Jasper C. Lent Post. Others elected were: Senior vice commander, William Strick land; junior vice commander, William B. Henderson; quarter master, Earl Garfield; chaplain, Francis Walker; post judge ad vocate, Ira D. Canfleld; trustee, Etha Wall. Auxiliary officers recently elected were: President, Mar garet Erbes; senior vice presi dent, Mary Schulz; junior vice president, Frances Zundell; chap lain, Jean Hitt; treasurer, Alice Beneka; conductress, Mary De Berry and guard, Ltla Elliott. Plans are being made for a joint installation April 17 at the Armory. American and British' bomb ers dropped 1,546,000 tons of bombs and Incendiaries on en emy, targets in Europe during 1944. MANN'S tm4 Come Easter and your Heart is Light and Gay . . . Come Fashions like these at Mann's and you want to burst into song. And why not? For here are Coats, Suits and Dresses styled for You by America's Leading Tailors and Fashion Experts. 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