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TEN MESFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, Mir 20, 1945 ELAINE WALKER IS 0 ING CLASS David Chirgwin Named Sa lutatorian for 1945 Class Ceremonies Thursday. Elaine Walker is valedictorian and David Chirgwin salutatorian of the 1945 class of Medford sen' lor high school which will be graduated Thursday night of this week during ceremonies at the ' auditorium. Miss Walker Is the daughter of V. G. Walker, Route 2, Box 124, and young Chirgwin is the son of Mr. and Mrs. n. t Chirgwin. Route 2, Box 192. Complete program for the tra ditional ceremonies were an nounced today by Lester Harris, high school principal. The pro gram will be opened at 8 o'clock by the bugle trio made up of Lola Daugherty, Jossie Jacobs and Temple Ross, and the Rev, George R. Turney will deliver the invocation. Carl Winkle bleck will present a vocal solo, accompanied by Miss Nancy Swem. Address of the evening will be by Bishop Bruce Baxter, Port land, who will be introduced by E. H. Hedrick, superintendent of schools. Miss Marilyn Wright will present a clarinet solo, ac companied by Miss Phyllis Fur ry, after which Mr. Harris will make the announcement of spe cial awards. A number will be given by the senior girls' ensem ble, of which Donna Dawes, Mar garet Drysdale, Jean Farley, Joanne Franklin, Audrey Jar- min, Bonecia Parsons, Glorie Preston, Rosalie Roberts, June Williams, Marilyn Wright are members. Miss Swem is accompanist. Dr. R. E. Green, chairman of the board of education, will pre sent diplomas. Members of the honor society, Torch, graduating this year are Myrla Ball, Pearl Brock, John Bullock, David Chirgwin, Louise Ellis, Lois Hoffman,' Loyd Hus ton, Hortens Jennings, Wanda Johnson, Elmer Kyle, Ferney .McKibben, Shirley Pankey, Ger ald Pence, Helen Rubenstcin, Nancy Swem, Elaine Walker, June Williams, Rhoda Williams and Eileen Young. TERM EXTENDED Washington, May 29 U.R The supreme court today extend ed its current term for two weeks, setting a tentative new adjournment data as Monday, June 11. RITES THURSDAY Mary Jo Kirtley, aged 18 years and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Kirtley, 621 Dakota avenue, passed away at a local hospital, Monday afternoon, after a brief illness. Mary Jo was born at Chicago, 111., on April 17, 1927. and has spent most of her life in Medford. She was a student at Medford Senior High school, and leaves a host of young friends to mourn her departure. She is survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Kirtley and sister, Jacquoise, of Medford: her grandfather, W. M. Kirtley of Medford, and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Dragoo of Eugene Funeral services will be con ducted ' from the Perl funeral home on Thursday morning at 1U.3U, with the Rev. Delbert Daniels officiating. Interment will take place in the Siskiyou Memorial park. OBITUARY LEWIS A. ASKEW Lewis A. Askew. 81. Rerrv. dale, passed awav unexneetpHiv '.- ' mummy morning in ugene where he was undergoing mcHi. cal treatment. Arrangement are in care oi me conger-Morris inapei The American mprrhnnt ui man is a civilian. trvino vninn tarilv. and thnueh often n r ref action has no military status. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS . v.uuuj (LwiiKrii ana tomorrow Wltn cattered showers and little change in Oregon: clear tonight and Wednes day except partly cloudy in outhern wiiii itaiiercn iiini innttfri. warmer except on coast today but eoojpr in njiiamett valley late Wed nesday. nitrneni io; lowest na. Total monthly precipitation: 4.44 inches. cxi-Qiji ior ins momn: 3.43 inches. Total nritpinitMiinn ainm Cnt.ni.- 1. 1044 1 RQ 1nnhB Excess for the season; 3.17 Inches. terday: 47; 4 30 today: 03. " ftunrlaat H Utt m m Gnn..t .) uiv. 1 y '. m m M 1 n Mnslnn mi (jnicago Denver Eureka Havre io Angeles , Medford ... New York Omaha flfl 30 AS M B8 -12 - 74 47 67 61 74 BR "70 flit . ...74 44 . ...flB na BO A3 74 53 ea no ......81 B4 84 00 .IT Phnn(v Portland HI Rnn Roue burg ..., limit t.lia San Francisco Kstalfla Washington, D. C, 1 a mm .an ftiK!Mom.'ii,mvj WEDNESDAY MAY 30th This Store Will Be CLOSED DEPARTMENT STORE Open Thursday Morning at 9 o'Clock DEATH COMES TO JESSIE BUSHONG Jessie Pearl Bushong, 48, well known resident of the Talent dis trict, passed away at a local hos pital early Tuesday morning, after a brief illness. Mrs. Bushong, a native of southern Oregon, was born at Williams on Sept. 10, 1806. She attended school at Klamath Falls and Mer rill and the St. Mary's Academy here. She was united in mar riage to James B. Bushong at Yreka, July 10,. 1933. She leaes a host of friends to mourn her passing. Besides her widower, James Bushong, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Betty O'Connor of Central Point, two grandchil dren, Johnny and Clinton O'Con nor: two listen, Mrs. I. C. Cun ningham, Phoenix, Mrs. Tom Melton, Roseburg; two brothers, Jack Ward, Medford, and Clel lan Ward, Portland. Funeral services will be held at the Perl Funeral home on Fri day afternoon at 2 o'clock, with the burial in the Steam's ceme tery at Talent. Ceiling Price on Early Apples, $3.33 Washington, May 29-OJ.PJ-Ceil-ing prices for the 1943 crop of early apples, fob country ship ping point, have been increased from $2.85 to $3.33 a bushel, the Office of Price Administra tion has announced. This means retail ceilings for early apples will go up about l'i cents a pound, OPA said. The increase will be effective from May 29 through June 20. The Increase was necessary because of ad verse growing conditions, OPA explained. SEES BOND SHOW After a more than capacity au dience filled the Holly theater last night for the Marine band war bond show, latecomers were turned away, gratified commit tee workers stated this morning. It is thought about 1300 persons crowded into the showhouse, which has a seating capacity of 1100. The show of band and or chestra numbers, specialty acts and a film met with an enthusi astic response. George Frey, chairman of the seventh war loan drive commit tee, reports that during the' past week about $150,000 in "E" bonds alone have been sold. He expressed his appreciation for the large turnout for both the street and theater shows and stated that the marina troupe had enjoyed its visit here a great deal. This makes the 12th ap pearance for the veterans in a support of the present bond drive. Harold Breedlove, 42 Granted Discharge Fort Lewis, Wash., May 29 (U.R) Pvt. Harold T. . Breedlove, Medford, Ore., was discharged during World War I because he was too young. Today he has been handed his second set of discharge papers for being too old. Breedlove enlisted in May 1918, at the age of 16 but ran afoul of parental objections that brought his release two months later. Twenty-six years later, the old urge to enlist arose and he signed up with the army in May, 1944. But military officials, learning that Breedlove was over 42, have once more rele gated him to civilian life. Diamond Lake Road, Resort Now Open Crews completed plowing of th. MeHfnrri-Diamond Lake road yesterday afternoon and it is now open for travel into the lake resort the Manager, ueorge u. Hmvarrl renorted this morning. Roads from the Klamath Falls and Roseburg direction were opened earlier, he reported ana the lake is now accessible from all directions. f Vi fichintf Miun onens at the lake Wednesday and capac ity reservations for the first three days were made, the man ager declares. The lodge and dining room are now open for the first time in three years, Howard reported. State police this morning ad vUpH motorists making the trip to the lake to carry car chains and a shovel. 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