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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1946)
FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWS 218 CALLS DURING PAST YEAR Medford'a fire department re sponded to 218 calls In 1945 and the total loss for the year was $28,613.39 according to a report from Fire Chief Roy Elliott read to the city council last night. The figures are lower than those of 1944 when 221 calls were answered and losses amounted to $31,052.68. Estimat- "See Humphrey First" TO BUY OR SELL YOUR USED CAR Humphrey Motors Used Car Exchange 33 S. Riverside Ave. ed value on property Involved this year was $368,876.64 and the Insurance at risk was $300, 700. Insurance paid was $28, 163.39. The city's loss per capita was $1.79 compared to $1.94 in 1944. Fire Chief Elliott made 305 personal inspections of buildings and property, had two fire haz ards removed, issued 510 per mits :.nd inspected all schools and attend fire drill at each school during the year, his re port stated. There were two injuries and ona death due to burns. New equipment added was one Amercian LaFrance 1,000 G.P. M. pumper. Equipment was in service a toial of 83 hours, 32 minutes. Elliott's report said that "The department wished to thank the public for their wonderful co operation, also the mayor and the city council for their excel lent support during the past year." Mill Cafe Opens At Central Point Central Point, Jan. 16 Open ing of the Mill Cafe, opposite the Cheney stud mill on Front street here, by L. R. Ross and William Bowman occurred Monday. The partners purchas ed the cafe, formerly known as Elsie and Barney's, from Wil liam Schwarz and have redecor ated it in black and white. Ac commodations for 24 persons are available. A special mill worker's lunch will be featured. ROBERT VOEGTLY NEW PRESIDENT OF JAYCEE GLOB Robert W. Voegtly, represen tative of the Hines Lumber com pany of Chicago, was elected president of the Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce at the semi-annual elections held at the Chamber of Commerce offices last night. Paul Hershey was named first vice president, E. Carl Bennett second vice pres ident, Chester Cole, secretary, and Alan Jewett, treasurer. Named to the board of direc tors were Vince Smith, Les Stamper, Robert Schenck, Lynn Robertson, Harry Stahl, Lew McLaughlin, Dr. Henry Krause and Floyd Darland. Bob Rucker, retiring pres ident, presented past president pins to Vic Milnes and Paul Selby and was in turn presented a pin by Voegtly. A director's meeting was called for the home of Les Stamper, 720 South Peach street, at 8 p. m. Friday. The club de cided to hold weekly meetings each Tuesday night. The Coast Guard is the oldest arm of the United States mili tary service, formed in 1790 as the Revenue Cutter Service. SjjkV in fW4:?k the night and day blacks the new shiny plastic "Vinylite" newest in glamour shoes Typical of the fine shoe crafting that's won Deliso Debs world-popularity.- riis sophisticated mat black for dining, dancing, daytime. Of course dLWuiu. PALTER jDB LI SO P.S. Leon's also have the same style in lovely brown suede with large bow. . . . LEONS 21 N. Central Ave. Mrs. Emma Jordan Former Resident, Dies In Bremerton Emma Jane Jordan, wife of William H. Jordan, and a for mer resident of southern Ore gon having lived at Ashland, Grants Pass and Gold Hill, pass ed away at her home in Brem erton, Wn., January 12. Mr. and Mrs. Jordan moved to Bremerton about two months ago to establish their home with a daughter, Mrs. Irma Perry. Mrs. Jordan was born near Grants Pass, May' 15, 1874. She and her husband celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary December 4, 1942 while living at Ashland. In addition to her husband she is survived by daughters Mrs. Perry of Bremerton, Mrs. Winnie Bogle of San Francis co, Mrs. Laura Evangeline Pit tock of Alcdford; brother Riley M. Thompson and sister Mrs. Rebecca Mee, both of fcugene; also 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Hall Funeral Home of Grants Pass will announce the funeral services. Siskiyou Pioneer Dies At Hornbrook Yreka, Calif., Jan. 16 Clyde Ladd, 65, of Hornbrook, a resi dent of Siskiyou county for many years, died Monday morn ing at Siskiyou County General hospital. Ladd, a native of Jacksonville made his home in this county most of his life. Survivors include a daughter, Lillian Callahan of Hornbrook, two sons, Walter Ladd, with the army in Italy, and Elvin F., a member of the signal Corps in the South Pacific. Roguedale Cafe At Shady Cove Opens Shady Cove, Jan. 16 The Roguedale Cafe was opened here yesterday by Mrs. Alma Danlelson who will serve both dinners and short orders. Her establishment has facilities for serving 30 people at a time. Mrs. Danielson came here from Santa Ana, Calif., last summer, Daily Weather Report FORECASTS .Medford and vicinity: High cloudi ness tonight and Thursday with fog Thursday morning. little Chang in temperature. Oregon: Cloudy with Intermittent light rain west of Cascades tonight and Thursday. Light snow in moun tains. Not so cold over north por tion tonight. Moderate southerly wind off coast. LOCAL DATA Temperature a year ago today: Hiqhest 48; lowest 32. Total monthly precipitation 1.60 Inches. Excess for the month .67 Inches. Total precipitation since Septem ber 1, 1945, 1287 Inches. Excess for the season 4.40 Inches. Relative humidity at 4:30 yester day 69; 4:30 a. m. today 86. Tomorrow Sunrise 7:36 a. m. Sunset S:07 p. m. Observations Taken At 4:30 A. M., 120 Meridian Time High Low Prec. 3oise Boston .. 'hicago )enver lureka lavre Ilomath Falls '-os Angeles , r.Iedford .'lew York ........ Omaha Phoenix Portland Reno Rosebur? Salt Lake 32 32 26 42 67 43 93 94 33 46 San Francisco Seattle 43 Spokane 34 Washington, D. C. 43 Yakima 30 19 20 22 42 21 13 38 25 14 13 39 36 19 34 10 38 39 22 Take it easy... Have a Coca-Gola i.,tbe friendly pause adds to gay times A pause is mighty welcome when you've been burning up a load of calories on the ice or anywhere! And at that moment when you pause, you naturally turn' to the pause that refreshes with ice-cold Coca-Cola. That's the moment when everybody jumps at the friendly invitation Have a Co'e. lOmtO UNDII AUTHORITY OP THI COCA-COIA CO A PANT IT ' Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Medford Hear Morton Downey KMED 2:30 P.M. mi it "Coca-Cola" and its sbbreviitiol 'xCoke are the registered trade marks which distinguish the prod -Wct of The Coca-Cola Compter. URGED TO HELP CLOTHING DRIVE Groups of the county were urged again today by committees handling the victory clothing drive to cooperate in every va' possible in order that the drive: might be "put over the top." Carey W. Thomson, Jackson county chairman for the drive, gave high praise to churches for "doing a splendid Job" but added "We have been hopeful, how ever, that clubs, lodges, frater nal organizations and unions would also take up collections of clothing and bundles. Laun dries and dry cleaners could do likewise." The Salvation Army has made a splendid collection, Thomson states, having turned in over 600 pounds of clothing, bedding and shoes already. Boy Scout troops throughout the city and county are bringing in daily contribu tions under the supervision of Gordon Gilmore, Scout execu tive, and Scoutmasters. Mack Lillard has requested wrestling fans to bring donations to the armory on match nights for the balance of this mon'h. City schools under E. H. Hed rick are planning a drive this week and C. R. Bowman, county superintendent of schools, states that the drive through county schools has gotten underway with good results promised. Collection depots have been established throughout down town Medford in leading stores so that all clothing donated will be inside in a dry, guarded place. Neighborhood stores are asked to accept the clothing for the drive and to phone Reginald Staff at 3843 for pickups. Donors may leave bundles at the main depot at the USO on Riverside and Sixth streets. Humphrey's garage on South Riverside, at the Medford and Jackson hotels, M M Department store, Mann's, Acme Hardware, Rogue River Chevrolet garage or at any church. Donors are also asked to write a letter and enclose it with their contribu tions. Persons having large paper cartons are asked to place their contributions in these since they are urgently needed for packing and shipping. Heavy cord or twine will also be greatly ap preciated by the crew in charge of packing ar.d shipping, under the direction of Dale Stephen son. It Is stressed again that shoes, boots, overshoes and foot wear of all sorts must be secure ly tied In pairs. A big parade, signalling the end of the drive, is planned for Saturday, Jan. 26, with donors to congregate at Main and Cen tral arounl 9 p. m. to deposit contributions In boxes arranged for that ytirpose. North California Veterans Eligible For Camp Hospital Yrekn, Calif., Jan. 16 Eligi bility of veterans of Siskiyou county In California for admit tance to Camp White naval hos pital was made known this week by Congressman Clair Engle. The announcement followed a report by the Veterans' admin istration that 500 beds had been made available at Camp White. Since the administration has been divided on a regional basis, Siskiyou county will be under jurisdiction of VA officials In Portland, Instead of San Fran cisco. Despite the fact that authoriza tion of veterans here to move into Camp White is pending ne gotiations with army authori ties, Engle advised that the Camp White set-up is permanent and its facilities will be avail able to servicemen of this area. Veterans seeking information concerning the hospital should address applications to the man ager, Veterans' Administration, Portland. Wadneaday. Jan., It-It MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THRU AMY WILL FILED The will and codicil of the late Frank M. Amy, pioneer resident of Jackson county, was filed for probate yesterday. Mrs. Vada G. Lewis, Portland, was named executrix, and Eugene Thorndike, Carl Y. Teng wald and E. L. Scott appraisers. In a petition filed for admit ting tlie will to probate, prob able value of the estate is placed nt not to exceed $17,000 consist ing of $11,000 in United States government bonds, cash and per sonal property and effects. Will was made Nov. 30, 1941. In the codicil, property pur chased after that date and lo cated In the Barnett road dis trict, Is bequeathed to Mrs. Fred L. Whitman of Union Creek. who "has been very kind to me." The cabin, furniture, house hold eflects and some jewelry, located at Union Creek, where Amy made his home for several years, Is left to Mrs. Vada G. Lewis. His auto is bequeathed to his sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Wright, Cen tral Point. Bequests of $500 each are made to two nieces, Mrs. Louise McKim and Mrs. Dorothy Grcen lcnf. Half of the balance of the estate Is left to a sister, Mrs. Laura Josephine Craw, and the other half to his deceased wife's sister and brother. Interior and Exterior PAINTING PAPER HANGING Work Guaranteed CALL 2419 Youneer's Appliance DUTCH BOY PAINTS 31 N. Bartlctr SAVE 1 0 on lib. of any brand of CO when you boy large packag FFEE ? Wheatena -the "DiFFeReNr'Aotamzg To Mrs. Housewife! It's true! In this "get acquainted" offer, yon savu. 10( on each pound of coffee purchased. Go to your grocer now buy a large package of WHEATENA, and a pound of your favorite coffee! The WHEATENA box-top is the only coupon re quired and is good for 10f! toward the regular price of any brand of coffee you choose! What WHEATENA Is! WHEATENA Is the "DIFFERENT" hot cereal with the toasted taste of Wheat. It's a welcome change for breakfast . . . tastes good, and stands by you. Watch your family go for it! Enjoy this bargain now. Buy a large Wheatena get any brand of coffee you choose at a saving of 101 Hurry! Offer good only until February 2, 1946. County Jury List In Preparation Preparation of the Jackson county Jury list for the coming year, consisting of between 400 and 500 names, Is now under wi y by the county court. It will be completed In time for the first Jury, to be drawn for the February term of court starting Monday, Feb. 25. Sufficient names are placed on the Jury list to provide for regular and special venires throughout the year. BIRTHS BUMGARDNER To Mr. and Mrs. Philip, 725 Clark St., Apt. 3, Jan: 16, 1946, a girl, 9 pounds, at Community hospital. DEPNER To Dr. and Mrs. Arnold, Old Stage Road, Jan. 16, 1946, a boy, 8 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. Closing tlmo for Classified Ads 6:30 a m Too Late to Classify 12:1A p.m Rev. Edward C. Le-Vyne D.D. Nationally Known Spiritual Advisor For appointment Ph. 11 SI Grants Pais, Ore. 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