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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1945)
Dally Weather Report PORECAKTH Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered choweri to night and Thuriday. Uttlt change in temperature. Oregon: Partly cloudy with scat tered ihowen tonight and Thursday. luu cuau in lemperaiura, LOCAL DATA Temperature a year ago today: Highest 81; Lowest SO. Total monthly precipitation; .52 incnes. Excess for the month: .37 InchM Total precipitation since September 1 ia-.i: iv-0 incites. Excess for the season: 3 39 Inches. Relative humidity at 4:30 p. m., yes. teraay; xoaay: o ,, Tomorrow Sunrise 6:36 a. m. Sunset 8:44 p. m High Low Prec. Boise i 43 .07 Boston , , 45 .23 ...39 -.47 ,..60 43 47 44 33 43 31 50. 43 49 57 50 48 51 48 31 S3 33 47 53 Chicago Denver H Eureka .. -.59 59 ..50 -.71 .S ...54 ...58 ...92 Havre Los Angeles Iledlord New York . Omaha Phoenix Portland Reno ........ ...65 ..65 .43 Fait Lake Snn FrancUco 91 60 Seattle Spokane Washington, D. C. . Yakima doling time for Classified Ads 8:30 m. Too Late to Classify 13:15 p m PIANO it th basic musical instrument helpful In your child's future) ability to ward any other music study, for example with the stringed Instruments. BEGINNING AND AD VANCED piano summer classes. Margaret OsenLrugge Phone 4258 711 E. Main BREAD IS AT ITS BEST ALWAYS. ...WHEN IT'S Sd -10 kaaaaaWBSSSSmaaaaBSHsaaaHa Look for tha BLUE GOOSE SIGN The National Brake test Campaign NOW UNDER WAY . . . nd it ii time NOW to have YOUR car'i brakes carefully checked. Our experienced meehanici will check them for you and, if adjustment or relining It needed they'll do tha job quickly and economically. For YOUR protection and the safety of fellow motorists, be sure that YOUR brakei past tha test! AMERICAN FRUIT GROWERS Blue Goose Decorated Truck Aids Sale Of War Bonds Engaged In the double lob of boosting war bond sales while delivering wartime freight, decorated truck of the Pacific Motor Trucking Company will arrive here today. Its assistance to local war bond committees has been offered by J. E. Skof- stad, northern district manager for the trucking company. He plans to keep the truck in this city until midday tomorrow after which it will appear in Ashland. Painted red - white-and - blue and carrying the patriotic ap peal, "Buy Another war Bond YOUR BRAKES ARE AW WHEN THEY'RE SHOT 213 South Fir Street In Medford Today," the truck will stimulate bond sales while doing its regu lar job of store-door pickup and delivery of freight hauled by Southern Pacific trains, explains R. H. Holmes, district freight and passenger agent here for the rail road. Frank M. Gurrin, of Portland, PMT general agent for merchan dise traffic, W. E. Davis, PMT assistant agent here, and Fred G. Morris. Medford agent for South ern Pacific, are assisting in de tails of the Medford bond truck showing. The red, white and blue truck will be parked In front of the Craterian theatre tonight for the free movie day bond campaign. 26 AT PL Central Point, June 6 U.F) Twenty-six students graduated from Central Point High school Friday night. James Allen, Don Bohnert, Shirley Brenner, Anna Dale Coleman, Dale Childress, Brant Culbertson, Bette Ed wards, Theron Gordon, Zoe Hill, Margaret Houston, Ilene Hilkey, Marjorie Howsley, Virginia Rupp, Kenneth Palen, Everett Pleyer, Monice Roberts, Dorothy Robbins, Ellsworth Robinson, Dan Sage, Glenn Shrier, Willa Sullivan, Arglee Williams, Mu riel Weidman, Dean Wilson, Joyce Woolridge, and Marna Sandvig were all present to re ceive diplomas presented by Su perintendent J. P. Jewett. Miss Marjory Howsley was valedictorian and Miss Willa Sul livan salutatorian, Ben H. Schmidt, general sec retary, Y. M. C. A. of Medford gave an address on "Widening Circles." Invocation was offered by E. Gilbert Cays, minister of the Church of Christ, and the benediction was pronounced by Rolf H. Hansen, minister of the Federated Church. The Central Point school or chestra and girls chorus each presented several numbers, un der direction of Harry L. Meyers. Helene Blumenstein was accom panist for the chorus. swgsgisW'j t' CHECKED I," 1 'i 8: EFAM SAIO 100 SILL When the Medford public li brary was erected in 1912 it held but 2,815 volumes com pared to 38.000 at present ac cording (to E. Fay Woolsey, li brarian, who commented this week on the proposal of the city council to remodel and enlarge the building. One of the six pro positions to be voted on at a spe cial election June 12 is that of a bond issue of $102,000 for the library enlargement. Circulation in 1912 was 26, 727, Miss Woolsey's figures show, for a population of 8000 persons, while the 38,000 vol umes now owned by the system are serving an ever-increasing population with a high peak cir culation of 220,000 already at tained. "We feel that post-war days will bring increased demands in all fields but especially in sci ence and technology, and that these sections especially should be expanded," Miss Woolsey wm 1- 4 LET US HELP YOU PLAN To help with your planning, we have a special department that will be glad to tell you some of the things to expect and that will help provide proper wiring so you can enjoy all the good things that Electrical Living promises. states. 'There Is great need for increased filing space for maga zines, pamphlets and documents to make possible better refer ence service. A report of the library com mittee compiled recently stated that space is so limited in the library building that new" vol umes cannot be added without discarding an equal number of older ones and that the heating system and lighting system are greatly in need of modernization and the entire building needs repair and renovation. Last attendance check showed an average daily attendance at the library of about 350 per sons. SAD STORY Vancouver, Wash., June 8 (U.R) If your ration book is low on red points, read this sad story: A trrtck was destroyed by fire today near Vancouver, including its cargo of 70 cases containing 80 pounds of butter each, 20 cases of cheese and some cans of ice cream mix. The goo was six inches thick over the highway. There's a Wfrvr m your future! c you California Griffin Creek Mgn Gets Purple Heart For Battle Wounds Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Meehan of Griffin Creek that their son Sgt. Myron B. Meehan, has been issued the purple heart for wounds re ceived in action In France and according to a letter received from his division chaplain has been awarded the bronze star for outstanding ability and courage demonstrated while at his post of duty. He also wears the silver wreath composed of oak leaves, cross and stretcher designed only for front line medics. Sgt. Meehan is with the 7th army and serves as medical j I 'ar' 8 10c.SOeertl.Oe ; at U rg oo -tn la.. J including .in ,mr , 4 "Iri 4-tT' I Oregon Power Company Wednesday. June S, 194S MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE Is somewhere in Germany. Be fore going across he trained with the 91st division at Camp White and later was selected to serve as Instructor in the new 70th di vision at Camp Adair. He at tended Fltszimmons General Hospital in Denver for three months and there received spe cial training. Previous to enter ing the service he was a student of Walla Walla College. Closing time for flunday Too Late to Classify 0:30 Saturday afternoon Please remember Chickens WAMTE1 LIVE OR DRESSED HIGHEST PRICES PAID Qualify Market 222 West Main - - Phone 4765 A lj -'wop WHAT IS ELECTRICAL LIVING? It's simply making electricity your servant, to eliminate the drudgery of housework; In every home there arc scores of ways In which electricity can save you time and energy. In the kitchen you can have automatic cooking, effort less dishwashing, better food preservation. All through the house there are equally important ways in which electricity can add to your com fort and pleasure. Electrical Living means tak ing advantage of as many of them as you can. HOW CAN YOU HAVE IT? Simply see that your home is properly wired, so your present electrical equipment . . . and new things in the making . . . will have plenty of cur rent, where you need It. Whether you plan to build or modernize, make sure that the win'- -; will keep your house up-to-date clcctricaL; WHEN CAN YOU START? Soon, we hope. But, in the meantime, it Is Important to decide on what electrical con veniences you want, and the wiring needed for them. It's not too early for that. In fact, It's important to plan now, so you can start to enjoy the benefits of Electrical Living as soon as it is available. j-ui.a ACTRESS NURSES' AIDE Hollywood, June 8 (U.R) Fiery Actress Llll Damita French born ex-wife of Actor Errol Flynn, today began nurses' aide work at the Sawtelle Veterans hospital. WEATHER Northern California: Partly cloudy today, tonight and Thurs day. Showers in mountains and a few light scattered showers in northern valleys. Slightly warm er northern valleys today. - Eafebit
