TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
SIX IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS UP FOR
BALLOTJTUE S DAY
Voting Places Named For
Municipal Bond Election;
Important Measures Up.
Six separate Improvement
projects for Mcdford will come
before city residents Tuesday
when a special municipal bond
election will be held. The six
proposed projects, construction
of a new bridge, across Bear
Creek at Jackson street, improve
ment of the new park on the
east bank of Bear Creek, an ad
dition to the public library, con
struction of a storm sewer and
drainage system, construction of
an additional sanitary sewer line
and an addition to the sewage
disposal plant, are the result of
many months of planning and in
vestigation by city officials and
council members.
Polling Places Named
Voting will take place at poll
ing places set up in all four
wards. First ward residents will
vote at the Roosevelt school, sec
ond ward voters at the court
house, third ward at Fichtner's
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garage and fourth ward at the
city hall.
Pulls are to be open from 1
p. m., until 8 p. m.
For the past few weeks city
officials and council members
have carried on a campaign to
inform city voters of each pro
ject. Each project has a sep
arate ballot space and will be
considered separately.
Sewer Project Up
Ballot measure 502-503 will
provide for the sale of bonds not
to exceed $78,000 for construc
tion of a sanitary sower to serve
certain sections of the city on
Mct ciHn nnw hflvillC no SCW-
er connections and to relieve an
overload on the west side sewer.
RnA.sns rrnvirlpi for bond-
Udliui uw .
ed indebtedness not to exceed
the sum of $235,000 for eniarge-
nF thp iir-U'S OlSDOSHl
plant now declared badly over
loaded ana ncccssiiwiin uu.mk-
ine of raw sewage lino iik
creek.
The measure covering me
bridge construction is numbered
506-507 and provides for the
sale of bonds not to exceed $35,
000. City officials point out that
i,o nratt hririee is too narrow
for present traffic and is badly
in need of repair.
Library Improvement
Wnllnt nn.8-500 nrovides for
bonds not to exceed $102,000 for
enlargement, repair and equip
ment for the public library.
Members of the library board, a
citizens group, have recom
mended this project pointing out
that the present building is too
small, is in need of renovating,
that the heating and lighting sys
tems need replacement and that
under existing conditions library
service cannot be maintained on
a standard with other cities of
comparable size.
The storm sewer bond meas
ure, number 510-511, provides
for an indebtedness of not to ex
ceed $300,000 to construct a sys
tem of storm sewers which city
officials declare is necessary to
prevent basement flooding dur
ing rainy periods and to provide
drainage for several open ditches
now constituting a health haz
ard. Park on Ballot
Final measure on the special
ballot is 512-513 which would
bond the city for $75,000 to im
nrove the new park. The park
site was purchased by a group of
civic-minded citizens last winter
and initial plans have been
drawn for the city without
charge through the interest of
Reginald Parsons, beattle ana
Medford industrialist.
LAST ATTESTOR
HIT BRAYTON
Last rites will be held Tuesday
morning at 9 o'clock from the
Sacred Heart Catholic church
for William Everett Brayton, 17,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett H.
Brayton, 314 Vancouver avenue,
who passed away at a local hos
pital Friday evening after an ill
ness of a month. Recitation of
the Rosary will be held at the
Perl Funeral Home on Monday
evening at 8 o'clock. .
William Everett Brayton was
born in this city June 10 1928.
and would have observed his
17th birthday today. He was a
youth of pleasing personality,
known to scores of Medford peo
ple as Billie, and was popular
with all ages, who mourn his
passing. He was a student at St.
Mary's Academy, and stood high
in scholastic work.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Everett H. Brayton,
his two grandmothers, Mrs. Ann
Brayton, Spokane, and Mrs.
Margaret Reddy, Cleveland, O.,
and a sister, Mrs. Barbara Nelson
of this city.
Fountain Honoring
Pioneers Given By
Rev. D. E. Millard
A large group of citizens and
court house officials attended the
presentation of a fountain and
bench at the court hpuse Satur
day afternoon. Dedicated to pi
oneers of southern Oregon, the
bench, made of petrified wood
by D. E. Millard, and the foun
tain were a gift of Rev. and Mrs.
Millard.
Judge II. K. Hanna was chair
man of the ceremonies. He in
troduced Mrs. Millard who read
a poem entitled "Rocks" which
had been written for the occa
sion by Rev. Millard.
Judge Hanna also introduced
Rev. Millard, who gave a talk
on petrified wood and made the
presentation. Ralph Sweeney,
county treasurer, made the ac
ceptance speech in behalf of
Judge J. B. Coleman. "Shorty"
Conrad of the city water depart
ment turned the water into the
fountain.
I'rcccding the ceremonies the
entire court house group assem
bled on the steps of the building
for a picture.
In Philippines Capt. Dean
W. Ford recently wrote his par
ents from the Philippine Islands,
where he was temporarily on
duty with the air corps. Capt.
Ford, who has been assigned to
transport duty in the India-China
theater since the first nf the
year, commented on the destruc
tion of the island towns and
cities. The captain is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. B E. Ford,
Jacksonville highway. His wife
and small daughter reside in
Newberg, Ore.
Clfwtnn Ume lor Sundny Too t,ate
to Cliisslfy S 30 Saturday arUrnoon
IMtnua remember
LAST CHANCE!
Boys! Girls! There are still
few openings left in the new
SUMMER BAND AND
ORCHESTRA SCHOOL
Now being formed!
A chance to learn to play your V
choice of 19 popular instruments J
REGISTER MONDAY
June 11 at the MEDFORD JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOL GYMN between 7;00
p. m. and 8:30 p. m.
Tuition for the entire course of twenty-fire
lessons is only $5.00
School District No. 49 has offered to relund this entire
amount to students who attend 90? of the classes and who
cure the ipproral of the director. The summer school will
be under the personal direction of Sydney H. Bouck.
SECY. FARRELL TO
SPEAK TO C. OF C.
MEETING FRIDAY
Robert S. Farrell, secretary of
state, will speak at Hie regular
semi-monthly luncheon meeting
of the board of directors of the
Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce here next Friday. For
this occasion the meeting will be
held in the blue room of the Ho
tel Holland and business and pro
fessional men of Jackson County
have been invited to attend. Res
ervations may be made by tele
phoning either the chamber or
the hotel.
Mr. Farrell will be accom
panied by the chief deputy sec
retary of state, Harry Schenk,
former manager of the Oregon
Newspaper Publishers' associa
tion. The two state officials will
also attend a meeting at Klamath
Falls Thursday noon and Mr.
Farrell will deliver a flag day
address Thursday evening at the
Medford Elks club. He is past
exalted ruler of the Portland
Elks and was a national officer at
the time.
In his address before the Jack
son County Chamber of Com
merce, Farrell will discuss time
ly state problems and outline the
proposed post-war building pro
gram of state educational insti
tutions. General chamber busi
ness and committee reports will
precede his remarks.
ELKSWIY
The local Elks lodge will con
duct their annual Flag day serv
ices in the lodge hall, Thursday
night at 8 p. m , June 14. The
public is Invited to attend these
services.
The following program has
been arranged:
Piano solo, "The Star Span
gled Banner." Sebastian Apollo
at the piano.
Introductory exercise, Exalt
ed Ruler M. R. Plaskett and of
ficers. Prayer, lodge chaplain.
Piano, "Columbia, the Gem of
the Ocean," Sebastian Apollo
History of the Flag, Don New
bury, assisted by Boy Scouts.
Altar services, officers of the
lodge.
Song, "Auld Lang Syne," en
tire assembly.
Patriotic address.
Song, "America," entire as
sembly. BIDS CALLED FOR
POST OFFICE JOB
The Federal Works Agency,
838 Apraisers building, San
Francisco, has called for bids
to paint the exterior of the Med
ford post office, Postmaster
Frank DeSouza said Saturday.
Bids will be opened at San Fran
cisco at 2 p. m June 27, accord
ing to the announcement.
All woodwork and mctalwork
on exterior of the building will
be refinished. broken window
panes replaced and some paint
ing and renovating done on in
side of the building.
Completion time after award
ing of contract will be 120 days,
the announcement stated. Bid
forms and specifications may be
obtained from the postmaster.
DeMolay Installs
Officers Wednesday
Public installation of officers
of the Demolay wtll be held
Wednesday at 8 p. m. in the Ma
sonic temple.
Officers to be Installed arc:
Jerry Warren, master councilor;
Bob Boyer, senior councilor;
Ferny McKlbben, junior council
or; Herb Robbins, senior deacon;
Bud Kutting, Jr., junior deacon;
Gene Ncff, senior steward; Lynn
Bcssonctte, junior steward; Fred
Stamm?n, chaplain; Carl Reich
sentinel: Bill Moffat, standard
bearer; Bob Butler, almoner;
Don Waldron, marshal; Jerry
Igo, orator. Preceptors are: 1st,
Philip Phipps; 2nd, Harold Skin
ner; 3rd Jack Wimer; 4th, Verne
Shangle; 5th, Norman Kaplan
6th, Bob Duane; and 7th, Dick
Kyle.
Past Master Councilor Elmer
Kyle is now in the service.
VISIT ROSEBURG
Jackson County Chapter will
have a good sized representation
at the Red Cross Regional Con
ference at Roseburg from June
11 to 13th.
Monday, whichis for Chapter
Administration problems, will be
attended by Seth Bullis, Chair
man, Mrs. Alfred Carpenter,
Vice chairman, and Head of Vol
unteer Special Services, Mrs.
Sam McNair representing the
Ashland branch and Mrs. Fred
Rankin Executive Secretary.
With exception of Mr. Bullis
all will stay for the full confer
ence. Tuesday, the Volunteer Corps
will be represented by Chair
men: Mrs. Marrs Gibbons, Home
Service. Mrs. John Day, Staff
Asst's., Mrs. Rawles Moore, Gray
Ladies. Mrs. Orin Schenck, Mrs.
Charles D. Faldwell Motor Corps
Production, Mrs. T. R. Florey,
Nurse Aide and Mrs. A. E.
Reames, Staff Ass't. member of
publicity committee, will attend
Tuesday and Wednesday ses
sions. Miss Helen Bullis, Home
Nursing and Mrs. Fiorey will at
tend Nursing Service sessions
Wednesday, all returning Wed
nesday evening. Miss Merrit,
Field representative of College
Red Cross Units, will return with
the group to Medford for a chap
ter visit and conferences with
Dr. Wnlter Redford, President of
S.O.C E. and Mrs. Bertha Stev
ens, Red Cross representative on
the college staff.
Four Local Girls
To Attend Legion
Auxiliary "State"
The American Legion Auxil
iary is sending four local girls to
Girls' State to be held at Silver
Creek Falls near Salem, June 10
to 17 Elaine Walker, Lois Knee
land, Claire Thomas and Adri-
enno Leach of Medford Senior
High School have been chosen to
attend.
The state organization of the
Legion Auxiliary sponsors this
week of training in city, county
and state government for girls
sent by the Units of the state.
Political campaigns for the dif
ferent offices are conducted,
elections held and business of
the different departments of gov
ernment conducted. A trip to the
state capitol i.i included in the
training and sessions of the "leg
islrtture" are conducted by the
girls.
Applegate Brothers
United in Trinidad
Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Apple-
gate, 615 South Oakdale avenue.
recently received a letter from
their son, 1st Lt. John Applegate,
telling ofa recent meeting with
his brother, Dick, at Trinidad.
Lt. Applegate wrote that while
on a flight to Natal, Brazil, he
stopped at Trinidad and enjoyed
a two-day visit with his brother.
He found him through the USO,
the letter stated.
Dick Applegate Is a Boat
swain's mate, first class, and is
stationed at Trinidad as a skip
per on a patrol boat while Lt.
Applegate is a pilot in the air
force.
JACKSON COUNTY
RED CROSS WILL
Yes, more and more folks of all ages are crowd-.
ing into this "picture of health" drinking and
using more and more milk nature's most nearly
perfect food! For young and old alike milk "adds
to life" more healthful and wholesome living
la tune with the American way of life!
Lost River Dairv
Producers of Fine Grade A Pasteurized Milk
CO-OP APPROVES.
BUYING OF LOST
RIVER HOLDINGS
Motion for the purchase of the
Medford holdings of the Lost
River dairy, on North Riverside
avenue, and adjacent Waldron
property was carried unanimous
ly at a special meeting of the
South-western Oregon Dairy Co
operation operative association
which was held in the auditori
um of the court liouse yesterday
morning, Roscoe Roberts, asso
ciation secretary reported yes
terday. The motion was made
following a detailed report of the
dairy by C. N. Gillmore. A
cheese installation will be built
on the Waldron property and this
will enable the association to
handle cheese, cream and market
milk. Exact date of purchase
will be announced later.
R. G. Fowler, county agent,
spoke to the group on the future
of possibilities of dairy coopera
tives and reported on the exten
sion of the cow testing associa
tion for dairymen of Jackson
county.
Resignation of President Hen
ry Padgham was accepted and
the new president, C. A. Smith,
was introduced.
IRK ON MINING
According to the State depart
ment of Geology and Mineral In
dustries, assessment work on
mining claims was exempted for
the duration of the war by act
of congress, approved May 3,
1943.
In order to take advantage of
this act, a claimant of a mining
claim must file or cause to be
filed with the county recorder
of the county in which the claim
is located, a notice of his desire
to hold the claim under the
act, before noon of July 1 of
each year that the act remains
in effect.
No limit is set on the number
of claims which may be ex
empted. These notices should
be filed with the county rec
order before July 1, 1945.
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SHOPPING
DAYS
BEFORE
Don't Forget Dad!
Choose Appropriate
GIFTS and CARDS
Now at the
West Side
Shopping Center
THE REXALL STORE
W. Main & Grape Ph. 3330
ADDS TO LIFE!
OBITUARY
MRS. MELVINA BRISCOE
Funeral services for Mrs Mel
vina Briscoe, who passed- away
at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. C. W. Waddell at Eagle
Point, on June 4, will be con
ducted from the Perl Funeral
home Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock, with the Rev. Delbert
Daniels, pastor of the First
Christian church officiating. In
terment will take place in the
Siskiyou Memorial park.
ALBERT J MACDONOUGH
Last rites for Albert J. Mac
Donough, who passed away in a
Portland hospital last Sunday,
were held in the Conger-Morris
chapel Friday afternoon with
Dr. Louis C. Kirby officiating,
followed by Masonic services.
Interment was in the Medford
I O.O.F. cemetery.
Two vocal numbers were rend
ered by Mrs. Geo. Wendt; Mrs.
McAllister, Henry Niedermeyer
and Chester Wendt with Mrs.
Henry Huenergard, accompanist.
Pallbearers were C. A. Medk
er, John Moffat, Geo. W. How
ard, H. E Conger, Frank Redden
and Ike Dunford.
Officer Leaves Lt. Harold J.
Grow left Medford Tuesday for
Lincoln, Neb., after spending a
leave in the city visiting his
wife and daughter, Nanette, at
the family home, 310 Portland
avenue, and his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J E. Grow, 17 Almond
street. The officer has been
jPJJ FOR War
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Smorf two-tone HIckok initial Buckle on genuine
leather belt, In black or brown ... the set 3i
And Here's A Grand Gift for Dad
BAR-H br HICKOK
Strictly masculine, are these tooled leather Wallets
by HIckok. Some are laced ; i ; some plain , ti I
oil ore attractive. The Western designs are authentic;
GIVE SPORTSWEAR!
Give Dad some togs he'll enjoy on his time off in the
victory garden, on the golf course, on fishing trips!
We have exactly what Dad would choose himself!
The TOGGERY
34 North Central Avenue
B. C. MacKanna
stationed with the air corp as ft
B-17 instructor at Kingman,
Ariz., and will now be assigned
to a B-29 school in Nebraska.
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