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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1945)
LIFE INSURANCE DIRECTOR SPEAKS AT ROTARY MEET Growth of life Insurance com panies in the U. S. during the past 100 years and their con tributions to the economic life of the country were discussed at a luncheon meeting of the Med ford Rotary club Tuesday by B. M. Downie, agency director of New York Life Insurance Com pany at Portland. Speaking at the Hotel Medford, Downie traced development of the in surance idea from the old burial societies, the advent of Lloyd's of London, English fraternal so cieties and Benjamin Franklin's first fire insurance company in this country. The first life insurance com pany in the United States was organized in 1835, Downie said. The three major groups, frater nal, stock and mutual, all oper ate on similar procedures with three basic charges, for detth losses, for cash reserve which is based upon interest rates and general operating cost. The four conventional types are straight life, endowment, term and an nuity. Business Open Book The difference between com panies may be determined by the value each places on securi- lOMOtttOW ALRIGHT 7-VlSITBlI IAXATIVI 8ETA2 BOX Wood and Coal Combination STOVES Younger's Appliance 31 N. Bart left Sinatra In "Anchors A weigh" J t. F Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson share dinner and a few laughs in this scene from the technicolor production with Gene Kelly in "Anchors Aweigh" which opened a four-day run today at the Craterian theatre. In BROOKINGS, OREGON Stay at the TEMPLAR HOTEL Clean, Modern, Steam Heat Dorothy and Earl Templar, Props. ties, the speaker said. Although 3,000 life insurance companies have gone "on the rocks" since 1835, regulations and controls render their business an open book and have strengthened their position in the economic scheme of this country. Insur ance is today considered a "trus teeship" for the people's savings. Downie pointed out that two well known public investigations of insurance companies in 1905 and 1941 further established their dependability in the minds of the public.1 Improvement in the educational program of life insurance agents was the prin cipal recommendation of the 1941 investigation, and com panies generally have stressed such a prgoram in recent years. Huge Investment Today 153 billion dollars are invested in commercial com panies, 137 billion in govern ment insurance in wartime and 67 billion in social security. Mr. Downie concluded his ad dress with a brief discussion of taxation and insurance. He was introduced by Ray Wright, local New York Life district manager. W. A. Gates announced the Rotary culb's participation in the current Victory Loan queen con test and urged fullest coopera tion. ' WEATHER Northern California: Increas ing cloudiness today with light rain extreme north portion to day spreading to central portion tonight and south portion Thurs day. Warmer tonight. Moder ate southerly wind except mod erate to fresh off coast. Talent Methodist Bazaar Is Friday Talent, Nov. 14 Women of the Talent Methodist church will hold the annual bazaar Friday, Nov. 16, at the city hall. The sale will begin at 2 p. m. with handwork and foods featured, and it is stated that a number of articles suitable for practiral Christmas gifts will be on sale. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Cloudy with occasional light rain tomsht and Thursday. Warmer tonight. Oregon: Scattered showers and snow flurries tonight and Thursday except light rain west portion in afternoon. Fresh to strong southerly wind shifting) to westerly off coast. LOCAL DATA Temperature a year ago today: Highest 49: lowest 24. Total monthly precipitation 1.24 Inches. Excess for the month .33 Inches. Total precipitation since Septem ber 1. 1945. 2 96 inches. Deficiency for the season .02 Inches. Relative humidity at 4:30 p.m. yes terday 68; 4:30 today 83. Tomorrow Sunrise 7:01 a m. Sunset 4 30 pm. Observations taken at 4:30 a.m. 120 Meridian Time: High Low Prec. Boise . 46 36 Boston 66 M .13 Chicago ...... 05 31 Denver 45 33 Eureka 56 45 Havre 6 Los Angeles 79 4R Medford . 50 .19 New York 65 54 .13 Omaha 26 23 T Phoenix 75 36 Portland 52 50 .01 Reno 57 22 Roseburg 67 44 Salt Lake 44 25 San Francisco .. 61 47 Seattle 52 43 .57 Spokane 41 39 .03 Washington. D. C. 69 54 .06 Yakima 44 Use Mail TrlDune want Ads. TOLD IN ANNUAL T Reports showing the growth of St. Mark's Episcopal church and adoption of a budget, Includ ing for the first time salary for a religious education director and young people's worker, fea tured the annual parish dinner of the church held Sunday eve ning at the parish hall. St Mark's church was incorporated in 1890 and work has been car ried on by the Episcopal church in this area since 1874, it was stated during the dinner. Figures given by the rector, the Rev. George R. Turney show a 30 per cent increase in church attendance in 1944 over 1934. The church had but 176 communicants and 343 mem bers in 1934 while in 1944 com municants numbered 347 and membership had Increased to 649 persons. Evaluation of church property has increased from $25,000 to $59,000 in the 10-year period and receipts have increased about three-fold, it was reported Church school enrollment has risen from 107 to 169. Sixty three persons were baptized or confirmed last year as compared to 35 in 1934, the report show ed. Ing, and a program and several entertainment features will fol low the supper and regular meeting. The school children have turned in 57 memberships to date in the current drive. Prizes will be awarded at the conclu sion of the contest. P.-T. A. Activities HOWARD P.-T. A. Howard P.-T. A. will meet to morrow afternoon at 2 p. m. at the schoolhouse. A large at tendance is requested to help plan for a health room. Program will be furnished by drd and 4th grade pupils. Shady Cove P-T. A. Plans for a potluck supper to be held Friday, Dec. 14, were made at a meeting of the Shady Cove Parent-Teacher association held Nov. 9 at the school. The potluck supper will replace the carnival, which will be held next spring. Families attending the supper are asked to bring table service and each P-T. A lady attending is asked to bring a dish towel for the kitchen. A welcome is extended to any one wishing to join in the even- i Check and Double-check jS; I lis Have you ever noticed that whenever two trains pass, freight or passenger, a trainman will signal, with hand or lantern, to the train man at the rear of the other train? This Is not merely a friendly gesture. Each man makes a careful visual inspection of the other's train while it passes. Then he signals that all is well or that he has spotted some defect. This is Just one phase of a continuous "check and double check" system. All Union Pacific THtnOGUSSIVl trains are thoroughly Inspected before leav ing terminal points . . . all station agents check each train as it passes. Even track crews, along the right of way, are alert to spot any sign of trouble. Thus, Union Pacific trains are checked time and time again as they transport passengers and freight over the Strategic Middle Route, uniting the East with the mid -West and the Pacific coast. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD Jackson P.-T. A. Mrs. Edith Hamilton will pre side at the regular meeting of the Jackson Parent-Teacher as sociation meeting Nov. 16 at 3 p. m. Mrs. Hamilton succeeds Mrs. William Herron as presi dent, since the Herrons are leav ing soon for Grants Pass. Committee chairmen appoint ed recently are membership, Mrs. James Farrar; refresh ments, Mrs. Louis Putman; hos pitality, Mrs. William McKenic; magazine, Mrs. C. R. Richmond; publicity, Mrs. L. E. Van Aus dall. Gordon Gilmore, Boy Scout executive, will present the Cub Scout charter during the meet ing and plans will be made for a Dad's Night potluck dinner to be held this month. Mothers of children in Mrs. Kirtley's and Mrs. Schneider's rooms win be hostesses for the meeting. TO Parents and citizens of this district were reminded today of the showing of the film, I. ml dren of the City" in the county courthouse auditorium tonight at 8 p. m., the film having been brought here through the efforts of Rep. O. H. Bengtson, chair man of the state legislature's in terim committee on child delin quency. The film is said to be enlight ening in the study of child de linquency and its causes and will be shown free. Assisting Bengtson with the film showing are Dr. A. Erin Merkel, county health officer, and Robert Eldt-r, county juvenile officer. Shady Cove Shady Cove, Nov. 14 The community extends sincere sym pathy to Mrs. Zella Tullis in the recent death of her father. The storage locker plant Is near completion, also the gar age. Another new building to house the Valley Supply Hard ware was started this week which makes Shady Cove look quite cityfied. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mills- paugh and friends have been re newing old acquaintances here the past week. They now re side at North Hollywood, Calif. Upper Rogue Grange will hold another dance Nov. 24 at their hall. Jim Welch has returned after serving in the army. He is the proprietor of the former Mil lard Motor Court. Mrs. Elsie Turner and fam ily had the father and son home for a visit over the week-end. Court House News Divorce Complaints Clarice V. Gardner vs. Don M. Gardner. Divorce Decrees Wallace Edward Cunningham vs. Irma Zelma Cunningham. Rita Becker vs. Fred Becker Small and round fluorescent lights for Christmas trees will be available for the holiday season. 2 Rabbits Just don't know about Shell Heating Oil. So they grow fur to keep warm and first thing they know some woman is wearing their hide. To save your hide from the cold, phone the Shell man to deliver cozy warmth eco nomical, dependable, clean burning Shell Heating Oil, SHELL OIL CO., ING. 1002 S. Central Ave. Ph. 2181 rrrrT. YEAR PRISON JOLT FOR JAIL BREAKER Robert Ben Merrill, on trial before a circuit jury on an as sault and robbery charge, and who entered a plea of guilty to an indictment charging Jail break, was sentenced to a year in the Jackson county Jail yes terday by Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna. In the robbery trial which started yesterday, two special venires of six names each were drawn before a jury was secur ed. The first witness was called yesterday afternoon. He was Dave Hickman, the complaining witness, who told of events be fore the robbery. His woman companion, and the taxi driver they hired also testified for the state. Merrill is alleged to have struck Hickman on the head with a beer bottle and photo graphs of the injury as well as of the beer bottle were intro duced by the state. Merrill is scheduled to take the stand In own defense. The case is expected to go to the jury late today or early tomor row. TRAIN DERAILED Omaha, Neb.. Nov. 14 U.PJ The westbound City of Denver passenger train was derailed early today near Hershey, Neb. The Union Pacific Railroad an nounced that no one was in- Wedneidey, Not. 14, 1943 MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE FTVI jured seriously, although sev eral passengers were bruised. KENNEY IN TOKYO TOKYO, Nov. 14 (U.PJ Gen George C. Kenney, commander . . . ' . . Clostne urns for Classified Ad I of far eastern air force, arrived1 m. Too Lata to cuiy latisp here today for series of quick conferences with occupation chiefs before rejoining his com mand in Manila. Closing time lor Classified Ada I 30 MAINLINERS TO PORTLAND m hrs. SEATTLE va hrs. SAN FRANCISCO va hrs. LOS ANGELES 4K hrs. 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