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TEM MEDFORD MAIL TMBUNI TuMdiy, Jan. IS, 1846 i TOASTWIASTERS TO SEEK LAURELS IN Lt. Governor Hay Harrison of the Medford Toastmastera' cluo announced plans for the oratorl. cal contest of Toastmasters' In ternational at the club's weekly meeting last night. During com ing weeks local members win compete for the club champion ship, the winner to meet the Klamath Falls club winner here March 18 for the area cham pionship. Winner of that meet will In turn compete In Port land May 4 for district honors and the Portland winner will go to Seattle July 25 to compete for International honors. . Harrison also spoke last night on "The Consideration of Post war Salesmanship" and E. Hed bcrg spoke on "Government by Law or by Violence." Hedbcrg gave one of the most inspiring talks that has been heard by the club In many weeks, it Is reported. The next meeting, Jan. 21, will be In charge of Ed. Drys dnlo, toaslmaster; Carlos Morris, toplcmastcr; Jack Frost, critic, and speakers will be Dr. C. L. Perkins, Archie Pierce and George Davis. Central Pt. Trapper Wins Sears Award For Pelt Handling Everett M. Yrjung, well known trapper from Central Point, la a winner of an award for correct pelt handling In the 17th National Fur show conduct ed by the Raw Fur Marketing service of Sears, Roebuck and Company. Young's carefully handled muskrat pelt brought him one of the $5 daily awards, as a re sult of its being judged one of the three best handled skins among all pelts received at Sears Raw Marketing station in Seattle on January 2, and In ad dition entitles Young to consid eration for one of the major awards, Including $1,000 first award, to be selected at the final Judging, In April. Correct pelt handling the prime purpose of the fur shows has proved to be or vital im portance to trappers due to the fact that millions of dollars were formerly wasted through care less. Incorrect skinning, stretch Ing and drying of furs dollars which could readily have gone Into the trappers' pockets in stead of being cast to the winds. TO MEET MODERATOR Presbyterians of southern Ore gon will gather In Medford to morrow evening to meet Dr. Wil liam B. Lampe, modcraotr of the general assembly of the church highest office which the church ronfers. Dr. Lampe will address the gathering at 7:30 p. m. at the First Presbyterian churcn here following a covered dish dinner. Dr. Lampe, pastor of West Presbyteiian church of St. Louis, Mo., is considered not only one of the outstanding ministers of the Presbyterian church, but has been active In many channels of Christian service. He has been a member of the executive com mittee of the Metropolitan Church Federation in St. Louis during his entire 25 years with West church Bud as chairman of tho civic committee of the fed eration led In organization of the Public Education association. Dr. Lampe was member of the committee that brought about study of tho Bible on released time In the public schools oi t Louis. The moderator Is at present serving on the boards of both Westminster College, Fulton Mo., and Bible College of Mis sourl at Columbia, and Is presi dent of the Westminster Founda tion of Missouri. ROGUE RIVER VFW Rogue River, Jan. 15 Mem bership of the Veterans of For eign Wars post 4116 her has risen from 28 In June when the charter was granted to 58 ac cording to retired army colonel Ted Hopkins, post commander. Hopkins says that the grow ing organization contemplates erection of a concrete and frame two-story building and that Bob Hoover, Ed Burkctt and he were serving on a committee to In vestigate the mutter. A 'teen-ager's club, which meets on Wednesdays for an eve ning of varied entertainment, is sponsored by the post. Personal Property Tax Returns Slow Reaching Assessor Personal property tax returns mailed by the county assessor's office January 1, are not being returned filled out as promptly as expected. County Assessor C. A. Myers reports. The law re quires that they be filed on or before March 1. a penally being attached for failure to do so. lt is expected, now that farm ers have completed filing their feder-il income tax estimates for the coining year, there will be an liK-rease in personal tax re turns. Myers urges that the re turns be filed as soon as con venient to avoid congestion In the assessor's office. Remind Landlords Tenancy Changes Must Be Reported Landlords in the Medford ren tal area are reminded that all changes In tenancy must be promptly reported to the area rent office, Marvin U. llixon, area rent representative, stated today. Such changes must be re ported within five days after such changes occur. Landlords are also cautioned against increasing rents without first applying at the rent omce, Hlxon added, as such violations subject the landlord to treble- damage action and other penal ties under rent regulations. En forcement of rent regulations and penalties against wilful or negligent violators is Deing tightened, and any violations can not be tolerated, Hixon said. Any questions about maximum rent, evictions, or rent control should be referred to the area rent office, In the City hall, tele phone 7126. One Pension Plan For Country To Be Talked At Meeting Discussion of a "one pension system" for the country will take place at a meeting set for Thursday, Jan. 17, at the USO auditorium at 8 p. m. according to Frank Nelson Taylor Cum mlngs. The new plan is to be known as the "National Assur ance and Retirement Act," he states. Pupils of Miss Margaret Osen brugge will present a musical program during Ihe evening. Appearing will be Carolyn Hall, Jerry Conner. Caroline Schmidt, Lillian Eck and Fay Zier. The public Is cordially Invit ed to attend the meeting and no admission will be charged. Christian Church Will Hold Annual Meeting Wednesday Annual meeting and fellow ship dinner of the First Chris tian church will be held Wed nesday, Jan. IB, at 6:45 p. m In Fellowship hall of the church. Presiding will be Ralp! Cook, chairman of the churc board and Robert Church, dial man of the fellowship dinni.. committee. A quartet composed of Oletha Olson, Belly Anderson, Marmle Olson and John Kukpatrick will sing and Betty Anderson will give a solo. Mr, Olson will conduct group singing. Ben Schmidt, secretary of the Medford Y.M.C.A. will be the guest speaker. E STILL HELD IN SUSANVILLE JAIL Jackson county sheriff How ard Gault said today that Calvin L. Burtis, who escaped from the county jail with three others Jan. 5, is still held at Susanville, Calif., on an armed robbery charge. Burtis' sister, Doris, who is wanted for aiding and abetting a jail escape, is also held on the robbery charge, it was stated. Gault said it had not yet been determined whether the pair will be returned to face charges here or would be held for the armed robbery charge. Bobby J. Nelson, one of the foursome to escape from the jail here, is still at large, Gault said. It is believed he took part in the robbery but escaped the police dragnet which captured Burtis and his sister, according to Gault. Edward Mackey and Roger Chapman, negroes who made the jail break with Burtis and Nel son, were capturecj here a short time later. JACKSONVILLE I00F TO INSTALL FRIDAY Jacksonville, Jan. 15 Ruth Rebekah and the I.O.O.F. lodges of Jacksonville will hold joint installation of officers at a meet ing Friday, Jan. 18, at 7:30 p. m. at the lodge hall. Grand Master H. A. Ncunham of Gold Hill. and Ina Huson, Medford, district deputy president, assisted by the Installing teams of the Rebekah and Odd Fellow lodges of Gold Hill, will conduct the cere monies. Refreshments will be served. riui or THANKS We wish lr express imr heartfelt ffratitiHle for Ihe kind rxprcslons pi ntpnlhy mm Ihe nmutmil floucn, rroclvrd alm-e the pautng o( our husband ami father. Clarice Nye mid family drain ttma ror ClaMlfled Ada B 30 am Too Lata lo Clautfy 1313 pm INCOME TAX 6c GENERAL ACCOUNTING SERVICE R.W.PIERCE Former Deputy Collector or Internal Revenue, who will give you latest interpretation of Income Tax Laws through C. C. H. Reports. YOU SHOULD CLAIM ALL VALID EXEMPTIONS 104 W. Main Phono 2920 Cold Spell Favors Valley's Orchards Assistant County Agent C. B. Cordy reports the present cold spell is .favorable for valley orchards, retarding any prema ture flowing of sap and killing off the weaker Insect pests. Hog killing is main order of business In the rural areas, and many have already completed this annual farm task. PHOENIX ADOPTS NEW BUILDING ORDINANCES Phoenix, Jan. 15 Approval of a new set of building ordi nances to govern the construc tion of dwellings was made by the city council here last night. The ordinances are aimed at the enforcement of modern stand ards and solid wall foundations and brick or stone chimneys are two of the requirements, accord ing to A. H. MacKintosh, city recorder. MacKintosh stresses that building permits must be ob tained before any construction is begun. Andrew Johnson, who became President after the assassination of Lincoln, was the only former President to return to public life as a member of the U. S. Senate. Pappy's Choice 1" '( (Aetna Telepholo) Willie New York Socialite Mrs. Lucy Mnlcomson In Reno, Nev., awaits explanation of Lt. Col. Gregory (Puppy) Boyington's announcement that he had changed. his mind about marrying her, word came from Las Vegas, Nev., that tho famous Marine ace and Miss Frances Baker, 32, of Los Angeles, were wed there. Pappy and Miss Baker are shown here lost November as Boyington gave Miss Baker some lessons In piloting a yacht, during an outing at San Diego, Cal, World Sugar Supply Wdl Be Much Less Washington, Jan. 15 (U.R) The agriculture department re ported today that the 1946 world sugar supply will be 6,500,000 tons smaller than before the ar. A survey showed that Euro pean supplies would be even more drastically reduced than in other parts of the world. Europe draws the bulk of its sugar im ports from the Caribbean, which is an important source for the United States as well. GOLD HILL TEACHER TAKES EUGENE POST Gold Hill, Jan. 15 Resigning his position last Friday as ath letic and manual training in structor in the high school here was Noble B. Martin who is accepting a job with the veter ans' bureau in Eugene. Martin left for Eugene Friday. The vacancy on the faculty re- mains to be filled but Harold Reedy, general and social science teacher, has assumed the coach ing duties according to Princi pal F. W. Jones. The Grand Coulee dam in the state of Washington contains more cubic feet of dam than any other structure in the world. NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the County Court of the State of Oreeon for Jackson County. In the Matter of the Estate of I FRANK M. AMY, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointqd Executrix of the estate of Frank M. Amy, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present ! them, with the proper vouchers, I within six months from the date ! of this notice, at the office of J. j F. Fliegel. 32 No. Central Ave nue, Medford, Oregon. Dated j and first published January 15, j 1848. VADA G. LEWIS, Executrix. J. F. FLIEGEL, Attorney for Executrix. E PICKS BOOK STAFF Posiie River. Jan. 15 Selec tion of Phillip Carlile to edit the 1A4B hieh school annual was an nounced yesterday by Principal A. B. Mekvold. Carrol Mar shall will be assistant editor. Choice was made yesterday morning at a combined student council and faculty meeting Procedure for making the 80 pointment was set up last week when the student body adopted a constitutional provision re quiring the student council faculty vote. Editor of the school paper will be chosen by the same method in the future Chinese Jibe At Yankee Soldiers Shanghai, Jan. 15 (U.R) Twenty thousand Chinese stu dents marched through the streets Sunday demanding that American troops quit China and chanting slogans for a demo cratic China. American soldiers along their route were greeted with ibes, "Why don't you go home?" Closing time for Sunday Too Late to Classify 4:00 Saturday afternoon Pieaso remember. 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