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
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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.
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AT
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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.
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CHECKED
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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
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including
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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
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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.
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