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TWELVE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, Dee. 23, 1945 NAME SHIP GRAVEYARD Washington, Dec. 22 IU.R) Vice Chairman William L. Vick ery of the maritime commission said that Tampa Bay, Fla., was one of several possible "lay-up" bases for surplus U. S. Victory ships. Closing time for Sunday Toe Late in Classify 4:00 Saturday afternoon, floase remember. Park View Convalescent Home 153 Granite St.. Ashland. Or. Registered Nurse in Charge Equipment for bad patients. 81 CHICKEN and STEAK DINNERS KING S CAFE Owned by OTTO and WAVE KING Highway 89 at Talent Come Out and See the Beam Salem, Dec. 22 Highway conditions as reported Fidny by State Highway Engineer R. H. Boldock included: Medford Intermittent rain, but no ice or snow, Roscburg Clear. Eugene Raining lightly. Klamath Falls Fourteen inches new snow on Sun moun tain, with total of 81 inches, still snowing. Raining in Klam ath Falls area. The Dalles Sleeting with three inches of snow. Bodic, one time metropolis of the Mono country, is one of the best preserved "ghost towns" of that region. TONIGHT-7.-30 Don't Mi This Delightful Christmas Play "The Empty Room " Presented by Mrs. Baker and a Cast of Young People ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH 11 Newtown St. Treats for the Children POST IRE JAN. 1 Mrs. Fred Rankin, executive secretary of the Jackson Coun ty chapter, American Red Cross, has submitted ber resignation, effective Jan. 1, in order that she may join her husand, Lt. Col. Rankin, now stationed at Ft. Sill, Okla., following three years active service in the southwest Pacific and the Phil ippines. Mrs. Rankin and her mother, Mrs. L. M. Beaty, Blair, Neb., will leave early in Janu ary for San Diego where Mrs. Beaty will spend the remainder of the winter with friends. Mrs. Rankin will be joined by the colonel and the two will con tinue to Ft. Sill. Seth Bullis, chapter chair man, yesterday expressed the appreciation of himself and the entire Red Cro.-s organization for the splendid service given by Mrs. Rankin in promotion of the organisational activities of the chapter. "When it becomes necessary to expand the chapter to meet the over night needs of military service and especially nf Camp White, the chapter was fortunate to secure Mrs. Rankin to relieve Miss Lillian Roberts of her organizational duties," Mr. Bullis said. "For nearly three years Mrs. Rankin, with untiring zeal and ability assist ed the volunteer chairman of the many activities in Red Cross service whenever needed. She has background of public welfare work in Omaha, Neb., and the effects of her fine leadership will long be felt in Red Cross." It is further pointed out that Mrs. Rankin assisted with or ganization or the Camp White auxiliaries when the camp was operating at full capacity, that the Ashland branch was greatly expanded during her service and that various innovations in office procedure were made during her tenure of office, which began in May of 1943. OBITUARY JOHN HASKINS John Haskins passed away Saturday morning. A complete obituary will be published later through the Perl Funeral Home. MCPPY CHRISTMAS AND A PRIG UTand HAPPY NtVV YEAR To Turkey and Poultry Raisers and Dairymen of Southern Oregon. Ve sincerely appreciate your generous patronago during the past 7r anu iuok rorwara to serving you well throughout 1946. Fisher's Flouring Mills Co. Faber's Farmers Supply Co. L. T. Robinson, Field Service Dept. FRANK O. COCHRAN Frank O. Cochran, a resident of Central Point for 50 years, passed away at his home there Wednesday afternoon. He was born in Ohio on Aug. 13, 1869. His wife, Mrs. Laura Cochran, passed away in 1940. He is survived by two sons, Lawrence Cochran of Long Beach, Calif., and Cecil Cochran of Portland, two brothers, W. A. Cochran of Portland, Roy Coch ran of New York; three sisters, Mrs. Stella Obenchain of Central Point, Mrs. Rosy Anderson of Coos Bay, and Mrs. Maud Wrenn of Reedsport; four grandchildren, Mrs. Florence Zook of Long Beach, Calif., Robert Cochran in the United States navy, Far land O. Cochran and Rodney Cochran of Long Beach, Calif. Funeral services will be con ducted from the Perl Funeral Home Thursday at 2 p. m. with burial in Siskiyou Memorial Park. LT. GOL FLUHRER LEAVING SERVICE AFTER HOLIDAYS Arriving last week from Vi enna, Austria, was Lt. Col. Wm. H. Fluhrer who will report at Portland after the holidays for separation from the army air corps. Col. Fluhrer has been in the army about four years, hav ing been commissioned early in 1942. In recent months Col. Fluhrer has been commanding officer of the Tullin air base at Vienna and was in charge of an air group which made regular flights to Paris, Balkan bases, Turkey and Cairo as well as other European points. The of ficer was also on duty In India for an extended period and was commanding officer of the air base at Naples, Italy, for about a year. En route home' Col. Fluhrer flew a plane from Vienna to Palm Beach, Fla., and then brought another airship from Florida to the west coast. Col. Fluhrer has made no particular plans to follow his return to civilian life. He has varied business interests in this dis trict, including the chain of Fluhrer bakeries in southern Oregon and northern California E MRS. FLORA H. PADGHAM Mrs. Flora H. Padgham, 83, of 1109 Niantic, passed away in a local hospital Saturday after noon. She had lived here for the past nine years. Surviving is her husband, Henry F. Padgham, three chil dren, Mrs. George S. Brown. Portland: Henrv F. PaHi?h:im. Jr., Medford; Mrs. D. J. Bolton, Medford; and five grandchildren. The remains will be forward ed to Portland bv the Cnnepr- Morris Funeral Parlors for cerv ices there Thursday afternoon. INFANT WITHAM Graveside services for Charles Norman William, Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Witham were held in the Siskiyou Memorial park at 11 a. m. Friday with Rev. Louis C. Kirby officiating. The little son was born in a local hospital Dec. 19. Conger Morris Funeral Parlors were in charge of arrangements. LT. COL. LOVEJOY IS HOME AFTER 4-YEAR SERVICE Make Fine Gifts Wool Hand Hooked Rugs from $14.88 up Bath Sets $3.75 to $6.50 Charm Tread Rugs $3.25 to $24.50 e .. . i . ,.V v , . ANGORA SHEEP RUGS $6.50 to $49.50 Large Assortment of FRAMED PICTURES and Art Supplies Large Selection of FINE MIRRORS A Lasting Gift That Pleases TABLE LAMPS WASTE BASKETS Many Other Fine Gift Items Priced Right! OPEN UNTIL 9 p. m. SATURDAY and MONDAY Building Specialty & Appliance Co. 317 EAST MAIN YOUR HOTPOINT DEALER PHONE 5487 MRS. LILLIE M'DONOUGH Friends gathered at the Con gcr-Morris chapel Saturday aft ernoon to pay final tribute to Mrs. Llllie T. McDonough who passed away last Wednesday at her home which was a part of the homesteader's right purchas ed by 'her late husband in the Applegatc district in the early 80's. Mrs. McDonough was 78 years of age. Pallbearers were: Jack O'Brien, Roland Smith, Leon Of fenbacher, Boyd Hamilton, Har lan Cantrall and Lewis Buckley. Interment was in Logtown cemetery. ELLIS GARRETT Ellis Garrett, 84, a resident of Sams Valley for many years, passed away in a local Ifbspital near midnight Friday. He was a well known citizen of Jackson county and a complete obituary with funeral arrangements will appear later. Conger-Morris Fu neral Parlors are in charge. TOLBERT F. FERGUSON Tolbcrt F. Ferguson, 76, pass ed away at the home of his brother-in-law, II. T. Duney, of 518 Mary St. at 3:15 p. m. Friday. He had been here but a short time, coming here from Walla Walla, Wash., where he had spent the last 15 years. He was born in Bates county, Missouri, Jan. -2, 1869, and came overland by team and covered wagon from Missouri to Oregon 70 years ago. He leaves one brother, Mcjbin Ferguson, in Portland. Also sev eral nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held in the Conger-Morris chapel at 2:30 Monday with A. J. Hanby officiating. Interment will be in the Medford I.O.O.F. cemeterv. Lt. Col. C. O. Lovejoy has re- I turned to his home here after more than tour years service in the army, with two years of it spent in Europe. At the time of the Normandy invasion he commanded the 577th Quartermaster Battalion, one of two quartermaster bat talions to land on D-day, on Utah Beach. For this action the battalion was awarded the Croix de Guerre, with Palm, by the French government. In ad dition to two battle campaign stars, Lt. Col. Jovejoy wears the Bronze Star Medal for meritori ous service. Lt. Col. Lovejoy is spending his terminal leave at his home, '20 Ashland Ave., in Medford, after visiting his son, James R. Lovejoy, Slc, who is stationed at Del Monte, Calif. ,in Navy Training School (Pre-R a d i o). and his daughter, Jerrilee Love Joy, who ia a Wave stationed at Balboa Park, San Francisco. Lt. Col. Lovejoy will resume his duties as owner of a chain of Mode O' Day shops in Southern Oregon. FARMERST0 GET HELP IN ESTIMATING TAXES A deputy collector from the office of Internal Revenue will be in Medford Jan. 2 to 4 and Jan. 11, 1-4 and 15 to assist farmers in making out their form 1040ES, declaration of esti mated tax for the calendar year 1945, it was announced yester day by the Internal Revenue Service, Portland. The collector will be in Ash land Jan. 10 and at Grants Pass Jan. 7 to 9. Closing lini for Classified Arts S 30 m. Too Lata to Clnsslly 12.13 p m. There's many a very friendly thought in this greeting warm and true and many a wish that Christmas joyful may ever dwell with you the coming year. Mary Chas. T. Fujimoto Jacksonivlle Yuletide greetings to one and all. A very merry, merry, Christ mas and a happy and healthy New Year. PEEL FUNERAL HOME JOHN A. PERL FRANK PERL Phoenix, Dec. 23 No serv ices will be held today at the Presbyterian church here, a church spokesman said yester day. A previous announcement mentioned only the Sunday school. Reason for the cancel lation is the flu epidemic. The service, featuring special Christmas music, planned for this morning and the pageant by the young people set for this evening will both be presented Dec. 30. The Rev. Charles Bell of Elwood City, Pa., will preach at the morning sen-ice. I The Ohio River, from Wheel ing, W. Va to the present site of Cincinnati, was a common highway for early explorers of the Northwest Territory in the late 18th century. Hat- Mali Tribune Want Ada. 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