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EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE : Monday, July 83, 1945 E MAY" BE FILMED There Is a definite possibility that Ernest Haycox' latest Satur day Evening Port serial, "Can yon Passage," will be filmed in Jacksonville and the Rogue Riv er Valley where most of the ac tion of the story occurred, ac cording to word received Friday by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. Henry Spitz, rep resentative of Walter Wanger Pictures. Inc., of Universal City, Calif., and a party of three will visit the Jacksonville area this week to survey the locale. The Wanger company has purchased the 'Canyon Passage mm rifihts. The motion picture men will be shown about the region by Ranger Lee Port of the Star Ran- ger Station, who has been as signed to the duty by Forest Su pervisor Karl Janouch. Haycox' two best known nov els which "were filmed in tech nicolor and proved top box of fice attractions were 'Union Pa cific" and "Stagecoach." The recent novel of early life In the gold mining community of Jack sonville will be produced on a similar scale. Chamber officials here have expressed gratifica tion In the interest of southern California film producers In the Oregon area, believing that se lection of this section for the filming of "Canyon Passage1 may lead to future productions - in this valley. Assurances o f cooperation have been extended to Walter Wanger Pictures, Inc. by Gover nor Earl Snell and the local chamber. The author of "Can yon Passage" recently spoke at a Medford Rotary club meeting and is a honorary member of the Jackson County Sheriff's Posse. Carelessness in handling live stock causes approximately one fourth of all farm accidents. Um Mail Trlbuna Want Ada. HUNT'S SIGN SHOP All Work GUARANTEED Phone 7321 20 W. 8th St. Medford. Ore. Tax Collector To & Add Employes In ' Ferreting Dodgers Portland J. M. Maloncy, col lector of internal revenue, for the Oregon district, announced today that 25 employees will be added to the Internal Revenue staff In this district to assist the treasury department's current drive against wartime tax evad ers. Primarily, the positions, will be allotted to persons having ex perience in business, accounting, legal, and investigation work which would fit them for em ployment as deputy collectors, revenue agents, and special agents. A limited number of clerical positions must also be filled. Salaries for the positions range from $1704 plus overtime for clericals, to $5180 plus over time for technical and adminis trative positions. The efforts of these additional employees, together with the in tensified effort of existing staffs, are expected, according to Sec retary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., to collect at least a billion dollars of addi tional revenue from tax chisel ers all over the country. I0NAL E WASHING MACHINES REPAIRED Parts it Service on All Makes B. & B. WASHER SHOP 408 E. Main Phone 5302 Veterans Offered Free Information OnUofO Rights University of Oregon, Eugene, July 23 Information for veter ans on the opportunities at the University of Oregon is outlined in a booklet just issued from the office of the university edi tor, George Belknap. The educational provisions that have been made for veter ans by the Federal government and the state of Oregon are ex plained with detailed and sim plified information as to eligi bility of returned veterans, bene fits, length of training, place of training, and type of training that may be applied for under the G.I. bill of rights, the Fed eral rehabilitation act and the Oregon' veterans' act. Informa tion is also given as to where applications may be made. A general outline of the courses of study and the services offered veterans is also included In the booklet which will be mailed free to anyone writing the registrar's office on the cam pus. SCRIBES HONORED Manila, July 23 (U.R TSgt. Frederick C 1 e a r y , Pasadena, Cal and TSgt. Ben Chatfield, Macon, Ga., managing editor and editor, respectively, of the Dally Paclfican, were awarded bronze stars for military achievement today. Ufa Mall Tribune Want Ada. I Royal Vizier Ernest T. John son, of Yreka, announces a big special meeting of Fuhat Burkan temple 224, Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan, known as the D.O.K.K., will be held Thursday, July 26, in Knights of Pythias hall, Medford. ' The meeting will honor Im perial Secretary Carl R, Mit- parts of southern Oregon and northern California, I ."'!) ' m-; 5 1 mmnrr1- "" "- nr Charlei B. Mitchell chell of Cincinnati, O., who will visit here on his way from an Imperial Palace meeting at Sac ramento to a meeting in Seattle. He will be accompanied by Ore gon Grand Chancellor Guy John son of Pendleton, Royal Prince H. F. Lee of Portland, and Grand Master-at-Arms of Wash ington, Charles B. Mitchell of Yakima, Wash. The evening will open with a potluck dinner at 7 p. m., fol lowed by a program with Royal Prince R. G. Beach as chair man. The meeting Is open to all branches of Knights of Pythias and their invited guests. Each couple attending is requested to bring a covered dish, not includ ing meats as the lodge will furnish chicken, desserts and coffee. Imperial Secretary Mitchell will be principal speaker of the evening. A special event will be presentation of Pythian serv ice certificates to Warren Ed ward Fichtncr, ' Wallace Ray mond Casebecr and Raymond B. Crosby. Members will attend from all LOIR AIR FARES PROPOSED BY UAL Proposed new lower air travel fares between Medford and other cities across the country were filed today by United Air Lines in Washington, D. C, for an ef fective date of August 20 or earlier, according to word re ceived by Max Henne, station manager here. These, with ear lier reductions by the United, represent a 24 per cent reduction in air travel fares since the start of the war. W. A. Patterson, president of United, again emphasized that the lower fares are not being proposed as a business-getting device Inasmuch as United's Mainliners already are carrying capacity or near-capacity loads. Examples of the proposed rates, as they affect Medford in comparison with present and prewar tariffs, are as follows: Medford to: Portland, pro posed, $f0.40, present, $10:80; Seattle, $16.65, $17.30; San Francisco, $12.85, $13.40; Los Angeles, $28.00, $29.20; Chicago, $85.45, $89.75; New York, $119. 10, $124.75. SGT.JOHNWILSON Oregon Girls Urged To Enlist in Waves , For Hospital Corps Portland Opportunity for Oregon girls to enlist in the Waves has one more been opened in the state with special empha sis being placed on enlistments to fill the need for 10,000 hospi tal corps Waves. Oregon girls who want to travel, who want to be with our fighting men and at the same time be trained for a necessary and useful profession are wanted at once. First stop for enlistees Is the U. S. Naval Training School in New York for eight weeks indoc trination. Those who volunteer and are selected for the hospital corps at completion of recruit training will be given a hospital apprentice rating and sent to a naval hospital for further eight weeks training. A NX i k9m VI : - t)?;.W.'r. ! Vv, w '"""L 1 One COMFOrf 100 PROOF LIQUEUR Drink l cither STRAIGHT... HIGHBALL... COCKTAIL Offer Positions To Veterans In Foreign Service University of Oregon, Eugene, July 23 The increasing respon sibility of the United States in world affairs is necessitating ex pansion of the Foreign Service. To take care of this expansion, the state department is offering to veterans an opportunity to apply for a commission in this service. To be eligible for application, veterans and service men and women must be between the ages of 21 and 30, able to read a foreign language (French, Ger man or Spanish), be a citizen of the United States, and have earned (with certain modifica tions) a college degree. Application blanks and detail ed Information may be secured at the office of the dean of men on the University of Oregon campus, Eugene, Applications must be received before Aug, 18. 1945. ye' v (ytfM The original carefully guard Formula ... not-tobecopied MWataab W ' 1T11-I Mhai ilium!' ded Secret fusion rf a smooth yet hearty soul warming 100 i iuui ooay wun an entrancing, subtle but commanding flavor . . . instantly revealing t distinct unmatchable individ uality. If Vnil riav nnl A., J .... ,v u UIUVKICU .uu.uiijr vicinal oomnern usmtort . . . now preferred cross the nation ... do it now. You'll arrree ir's rmlv fouMirinn t Titrt's only one Southern Comfort! SOUimRN COMFORT CORP.,. ST. IOUIS 3, MISSOURI June Road Deaths State's Record Low Salem Traffic Caiotltu. i Oregon during June set an all time low fnr thf narlnH lhaf Bl. dent statistics have been main tained in this state. Robert S. Farrell. secretarv of stt. today. There were 12 persons killed In traffic in Oreenn in .Inn. th lowest toll for that month since records were started in 1933. In that year, 16 fatalities were re ported In June. The June toll this year was 40 per cent under the fatality toll of 1944 whrn 9(1 nr.in. were killed, Farrell said. There were seven pedestrian deaths in June, 58 per cent of the fatalitv toll. Ro.irio. th. en pedestrians killed, there was one bicycle death, one death in- Volvillff the cnllUinn ft txt-rt .... and three deaths from non-collision accidents. 1 IIAHIII II II. KKM-I.K. Vlf Proprietor Prion 4.KI . VM N mvi-rorlf al thr -! I IHliBll. llaWii.. M 111 aTaaiaJTa For his reputation as a dough nut baker in the Service .Com pany of the 184th Infantry SSgt. John L, Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Wilson, of Central Point, has won considerable pop ularity according to the follow ing news release from Headquar ters Tenth Army 1st., Informa tion and Historical Service: With the 7th Infantry Division on Okinawa: Menu in the 184th Infantry regiment do a lot of back slapping when SSgt. John L. Wilson of Central Point, Ore gon, is around and it's light enough gesture for what they're getting out of it. SSgt. Wilson, a service com pany cook, heads a group of bak ers turning out 5,500 doughnuts a day for the fighting men on the front. Wilson's idea, which is supported partly by the Ameri can Red Cross, first affected only one tank company, but got out of control and now every one in the regiment drops in for doughnuts. The sergeant is a graduate of Sams Valley high school where he was known as a basketball whiz. He was a student at Ash land Normal School and later enrolled in Sacramento Junior eolleee. from which city he en listed in the army in 1941. John (Red) is now a veteran of many campaigns. , FREAK ACCIDENT Ashland, July 23 A Grey hound bus, Oregon-Nevada-Cal ifornia freight truck, and a light truck operated by Gladys Mc Culley, route one, Box 174, Med ford, were involved in a freak accident near the intersection of Clay street and Siskiyou high way, at Ashland's south city lim its last night. According to city police, who investigated, all three vehicles were going south when theMc Culley truck started to pass the freight truck, being driven by Ellis Shaw, Redding., The bus, driven by Bert Klinefeter, Red ding, started to pass the light truck at the same time, squeez ing the McCulley vehicle be tween the freight truck and bus. Considerable damage resulted to the front fender of the Mc Culley truck and minor damage to the bus but no one was in jured, police stated. The freight truck was not damaged. CARNIVAL AT PHOENIX PROMISES INTEREST Phoenix, July 23 The carni val on July 27 sponsored by the Juvenile Lodge of the Neighbors of Woodcraft promises to be one of the most interesting and en tertaining functions put on !n the community for several months. The carnival, to be In the Grange hall, will open with a program at 8 p. m., which will be followed by the usual carni val stunts, tables and booths. One In 37 farms had a dlsaj. trous experience with fire in the five-year period 1936-40. - There are nearly 5,000 miles of canals in Holland. Uia Mall Tribuna Want Ada. E Popular befRH FRESH because H's Popular! tipP wij ''THE CHAINS ARE GREAT FOODS, CORH iKellogg's Corn'Flakes bring you nearly all the protective food cle: ments of the whole grain declared, essential to human nutrition, PREFERRED Through the years the popularity of this fine bread has steadily climbed and to day it is preferred by more people throughout southern Oregon than any other bread. There is good reason for this overwhelming preference! ENRICHED BREAD is packed with strength-building iron, calcium and Vitamin Bl good, muscle building food value PLUS a superior taste that appeals to all. If yours is one of few Rogue River Valley families not now using Fluhrer's Bread just try one loaf that will be enough to convince you of its superior flavor! To Be Certain of the Best, Choose the Package With the Distinctive Red End aiaaMMi,,
