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EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE Monday. Sept. 17. 1945 FOWLER STRESSES MORE IRRIGATION ITER IN COUNTY Aililand, Sept. 17 Jackson county is urgently in need of more Irrigation water if the county is to meet the increasing demand for land from large numbers of new citizens coming to the area, R. G. Fowler, coun ty agent, told members of the . . . we chased and swatted klU 1 W 'T", urn i "" - We Offer for Sale Our CIRCULAR Located 17 Miles North ot Mcdford on the Crater Lake Highway 9 Daily Capacity 20,000 Feet 125 H. P. Diesel Motor and other necessary equipment Gulf Red Cedar Company, Inc. S. C. Star Route, Eagle Point, Oregon Telephone Eagle Point 23 IS A Ve'll Help Your Garage or Automobile Service Man PUT YOUR CAR IN A-l CONDITION-lt Has to Last! - "Ci5"S T Y I ... AshWnd Rotary club Thursday. He emphasized that despite the increase in land under culti vation, there was a land boom under way which has taken pric es to a dangerous height and that many would find it diffi cult to make farming pay under the current prices of land, the increase being 5 to 00 per cent above '.he pre-war period. Agriculture Main Work Agricultural income in Jack son county was approximately 16 million dollars, with friut re presenting half of the income, Fowler said, making agriculture one of the leading occupations of the county. A question of construction of dams along Rogue river, from ButToday INSECT SPRAY fem DEAD! One whiff knocks fliei sliffl Flies should die. They carry deadly disease germs. Rid your home of flies, ants, moths and mosquitoes. Merely spray Bif in the air to keep them away. Get Bif at your store today. INSECT SPRAY A Wlka Product 2i M Our $8,000 Precision Built Crank Shaft grinding machine puts this vital work within the reach of every shop, It Is designed for speed Fred Gardner Is a specialist In analyzing, treating and curing the many ills of today's overworked motors. His exact ness and careful attention to every small detail has mado him a mechanic that garages can depend on whenever they need accurate crank shaft grinding. LITTRELL PARTS YOUR FRIENDLY STORE Sixth and B art let t Mcdford where the major portion of Irri gation could be procured, has started with sportsmen aggres sively opposing dams which they claim would interfere with tourist business, another size able income. Fowler told the club. A new source of irriga tion water is absolutely neces sary for agriculture growth, the speaker emphasized. Conservation Praised The soil conservation pro gram which has particularly in creased use of fertilizer was also praised by the county agent, who reminded his listeners that about one-third of the county's present 48,000 population are farmers. As a further emphasis of the value of land, he stated that practically all of the coun ty's present 48,000 population are faimers. As a further em phasis of the value of land, he stated that practically all of the county's income comes from the land farming, forests and min ing. He estimated that approxi mately 28,000 more acres of Jackson county land could be cultivated; much of it so-called marginal land now, if additional water was available. FRESHMAN WEEK SET AT University of Oregon. Eugene. Sept. 17 "Freshman Week" on University of Oregon campus opens September 17 and will be devoted entirely to assisting en tering freshmen to become oriented to their surroundings according to a new plan devel oped by the administration. The week begins Monday in McArthur court when photo graphs are taken and examina tions Riven. At 10 a.m. students will meet President Harry K. Ncwbi.rn at an opening as sembly. Placement anfl physical ex aminations will continue through the week. Orientation meetings will be held by group appointments to inform fresh men on the organization and technical vocabulary of the uni versity. Assistance will be given on selections of majors. "Mnors meetings" will be held Tuesday evening under di rection of deans of the several schools and heads of depart ment:). Students will confer Wednesday with faculty advis ors. Freshman week terminates Friday and Saturday with regis tration held all clay Friday and Saturday morning. Payment of fees will be made at this time. Extension Unit At Central Point To Meet Wednesday Central Point, Sept. 17 Cen tral Point Home Extension unit will have a rally meeting Sept. 1!) nt 2 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Merle Obenchain. Plans will be mado nnd details considered af fecting the efficiency of the unit throughout the coming year. Officers for this year are Mrs. I.ulu Floux, president; Mrs. Nola Goehring, secretary; Mrs. Merle Obenchain, vice president; Mrs. Evelyn Meadows, treasurer, and Mrs. Grace Ilanscom, li brarian. Everyone Interested In home extension work is urged to at tend the meeting. The culture of cotton began In , Louisiana in 1740, and sugar ; cane was introduced successfully I from Santa Domingo by the 1 Jesuits In 1751. and accuracy. H-t1 m TO Gerald A. Speedy, assistant national director of cubi.-ing, Boy Scouts of America, is to be 1 Gerald A. Speedy in Medford, Sept. 19 and 20 to aid In preparation of fall cub bing activities. In order that full use of Speedy's suggestions for cub scout work may be made, a cubbing conference has been called for 8 p. m. at the scout hall, 500 East Main street, Gordon D. Gilmore, scout exe cutive, announced, and all cub bcrs and parents and other per sons interested are invited. Having been associated with Boy Scout work since 1922, Speedy served in several capa cities in the Minneapolis area council and has done consider able writing on boys' work and cubbing subjects. Cubbing is a scout program for boys aged nine to 11, and Is participated in by their parents. CLASSPREJUDIGE Klamath Falls, Sept. 17 Three high school boys, who were charged with assault and battery by the fathers of three other bovs after n hrnwl lnit Sunday outside a lunch counter ai tspianaiie and Wall, were committed to the Juvenile de tention home last week by Cir cuit Court Judge David R. Van denberg pending further order of the court. Class prejudice at Klamath Union high school was blamed for the unsavory incident after the three lads charged told uvc nile officers that "they didn'l like '400' kids, who thought they were better than everybody else. The Comnlnintc worn c!mm by the fathers of the three boys wno were allegedly assaulted. One of the boys held has a previous record for assault and one other has come to the atten tion of the authorities prior to this Incident. Rogue River Boat Trip Disastrous Grants Pass, Sept. 17 A near fatality occurred Thursday af- ternoon when a boat occupied by Mr and Mrs H. L. Painter of Berkeley. Calif., II. M. Painter! and L. K. Painter both of Grants Pass, was capsized by a rock Jut- i ting out of the river. Just below ' Hellftate on the Rogue river. M's Painter had a rone tagl- cd on her leg at the time and when the boat tipped over she was unable to free herself. She was dragged about fifty feet be hind the boat under the water. She finally managed to grasp the capsized boat and climb on top. The boat and all of the fishing gear of the party were lost. TRUMAN TO SPEAK Washington, Sept. 17 (U.PJ ' President Truman will deliver j a- address here Sept. 24 at the 1 unveiling of a bronze plaque ot ; the late Franklin Delano Roose velt. Members of the supreme court, the cabinet and congress will attend the ceremony. The plaque Is the work of Miss Sclma Uurke of New York. OE 4 GLASS J ; j TO Commander-Elect Dick Baize said today .the Medford Ameri can Legion Post will take part in the world-wide drive to en roll the newly-elegible 12,000, 000 fighting men and women of the irmed forces. The drive will be launched this week, which is to be known as "National Amer ican Legion membership accel eration week." Post Adjutant Walter Dunlap said among the plans to be car ried out to enroll the quota of members of the armed forces are: (1) Put its World War II members to work on committees in charge of the enrollment drive. (2) Compile a list of the community's men and women still in service. (3) Get out let ters immediately to these mem bers of the armed forces with membership applications attach ed. (!) Get the local mayor to issue i proclamation on the Le gion's membership drive. (5) Ar range for showing of the Legion film trailer in local movie thea ters. (6) Order the 1945 Ameri can Legion panel posters, for dis play on local billboards. (7) Establish membership" booths in downtown locations. (8) Interest Legionnaire parents, and others too, in sending paid-up Legion membership eards for 1948 to their sons and daughters in service. Captain Hamilton, Ex-Minister Here, Serves in Germany Capt. James M. Hamilton, who was pastor of the First Christian church here about five years ago, is now serving as chaplain with the 39th infantry regiment, ninth division, at Pottmes, Ger many, according to a letter re ceived by his mother, Mrs. E. E. Hamilton of Portland, who is now visiting another son, Orville E. Hamilton, at Central Point. According to Capt. Hamilton's letter, he has his office in a castle which was built in 1705 and the church where he holds services was constructed in 1349. The town, Capt. Hamilton wrote, was founded in 876 A.D. The chaplain, who expects to return home about June 1, now has five battle stars and two bronze stars. His wife and three children reside in Fort Worth, Tex. THE GRANGE Upper Applegate Grange Upper Applegate Grange met in regular session September 8 with Master Christine Harr pre siding and twenty-nine members present. Brother Bauman gave an in teresting report on the electric ity we hope to get in the not too distant future. , About fifty members and their lriends celebrated V-J day at the hall. The evening was mtsk You bet! The big, golden loaves of luscious Fluhrer's Enriched Bread are popped out of the ovens of Fluhrer's big spic-and-span Medford bakery EVERY MORNING . . . it's so soft and fresh that it is appetizing to the last crumb! That's why this grand energy bread STAYS FRESH LONGER in the bread box. Just one loaf is all that is necessary for YOUR family to always insist upon. . . . ENRICHED BREAD When we say: "Good to the last crumb" we mean just that on the table, for toast or in puddings, Fluhrer's Enriched bread is simply tops. This grand tasting bread is both vitalizing and energizing, too, with strength-building iron, calcium and Vitamin Bl. Smooth in texture equally as good for toast your whole family will "go" for Fluhrer's Bread, To Be Certain of the Best, Choose the Package With the Distinctive Red End spent In singing and dancing. Another of those popular dances is to be held September 15. Next meeting will be October 13. 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