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.
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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
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(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.
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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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seal of ownership.
When You
SELL-
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a Commonwealth Insured
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