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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1945)
FOURTEEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Thurs., May 17. 194S TO LITTRELL STORE A public Inspection of the new Llttrell Farta building, located at Sixth and Bartlett streets, will be held Saturday, according to E. A. Littrell, manager. Llttrell Parts has a record of 22 years in Medford under one management, Llttrell said. The firm was started In a location on Front street and moved to 315 East Main street two years later where It has been for the past 20 years. Personnel numbers 27 plus seven In the armed forces. The new building, wwcn was recently constructed next to the old Safeway store, which also was made a part of the new Litt rell building, houses the whole sale store while the former Safe- wav building will be occupied by the office and machine shop where ten men are employed In motor rebuilding, metalizing, crankshaft grinding and other custom work. There has been an Intercom municatlon system Installed and a switchboard with 14 tele phones, Littrell said. Flourescent lighting Is used throughout the building, whlcn has a glass Dncn front on the Bartlett street side. A hydraulic elevator operates from the first floor to the base ment. The building measures 100 by 100 feet with a basement 100 by 50 feet. There Is 15.000 square feet of floor space In the store. About 27 are employed In the local concern and 12 others are employed at branches In Yreka, Calif., and Grants Pass. Oak Grove P. J. A. Sponsoring Plays f, On Friday Evening Oak Grove parent-teacher as sociation Is sponsoring presenta tion vof "Kidnaping Betty" and "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow," two one act comedies, at 8 p. m. Friday In Oak Grovst school. The com edies were presented by the high school Methodist youth roup two weeks ago ana proved so popular that they are being presented again. In "Kidnaping Betty" many humorous and complicated sua ations arise. The following are In the cast: Janls Duncan, Jean Hickman. Laurene Hemmerling, Alice Howard, Jerry Igo, Bob Bills, and Dick Kyle. Hellcatter Home tl fZ)- f - 4 ' - lit ' JiJr. fcifaftiAlaWrl IS- Kim S (Acme Telephoto) Lieutenant Louis A. Menard, 23, ol Palmetto, Fta., one of the first Navy Hellcat fighter-bomber pilots to gel a crack at Tokyo pictured upon hu return to San Francisco. With nine Axis planes and a long list of medals to hia credit, Menard Is here to re port that the Japs do not do so well when the chips are down. T 10 OPEN JULY 4 In the comedy, "Mrs. O' Leary's Cow," Interest and ex eitment run high when a "dear est possession," turns out to be an ''Irish cow." The cast Includes Nona Werner, Peggy Bray, Jane Watson, Harriet Walker, Mada Una Ward. Jerry Warren and Rusty Wimmer. Grants Pass Plans City Salary Boost Grants Pass, May 17 Salaries ef the heads of the police depart ment, fire department and street department will be raised from $2323 to $2700, according to fig ures from the tentative city budget act by members of the city council and their appointed representatives at a meeting Wednesday night. The city's finances arc the best In its history, a city officer said. LOCOMOTIVE RECORD An analysis of the availability of railroad locomotives discloses that a steam locomotive can be used 80 per cent of the time, a dlesel-elcctric 90 per cent and all electric 85 per cent of the time. A check of an automobile bat tery every two weeks is wise In present times, when limited driv ing has been harder on batteries than, was the normal us of peace-time. Camp McLoughlln, Boy Scout camp, located on the shores of Lake O'Woods, will open July 4 for Its 18th year, Gordon Gil more, scout executive for Med ford, announced this week. The camp season will Include five separate periods and will re main open until August 8. The cost for one week will be $10. All registered scouts, with their parents' and scoutmaster's ap proval, may attend. In addition to the permanent camp staff, leaders will be Gil- more and Harold Ylvisakor, camp directors. The central staff consists of a registered nurse, a certified Red Cross wa terfront director, an experienced cook, and an excellent Junior staff, Gllmore said. Program for this year Includes swimming and boating, hiking, riding, handicraft, any many oth er ?amp activities. The camp al so provides a trading post, church, food, mall service and transportation expenses. A court of honor will be held at the closing campfire each week. Boy Scout News Last Tuesday evening Troop 8 gave up their meeting to gather paper. They got quite a bit but are still going after it. 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