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MEDFORBw<wTKIBUNI News of the Week Condensed (Clip and Mail to Then In Service ot Dist.nl Friend.) Dear. .. Date.- The second week of February has been a busy one for the coun ty, with special meetings to con sider the housing shortage. Phoenix and Talent considering merger ot their school systems and Medford school officials planning major repairs and en largement of all Medford schools. At a Chamber of Commerce meeting building of small homes on vacant city lots was discussed and a committee will consider erection ot a model which would be disposed to a veteran in need of housing. Shortages of ma terial, mainly plumbing, pipe and electrical fixtures, is said to be acute. Superintendent Hed rick has recommended a repair and remodeling program for the schools to cost about $500,000, with early submission of the plan for voter approval. Junior high school is said to be most in need of enlargement and remod eling. Charles Adair has announced plans for construction of a sec ond story for the building which houses the MM department store, V. B. Hawley Is planning to Bring ui your mainnf list mnd we wul address envelopes on our New Elliott Addressing machine Morse's Mailing Service ion 3723 39 So. Grcp L C. TAYLOR GO. pays the HIGHEST MARKET PRICES If you have a CAR or TRUCK to tell, we advise telling it now. Call or Phone Dodge-Plymouth Dealer L. G. TAYLOR GO. Phone 2965 build seven motel units on North Riverside avenue and Miss Dor othy Miller plans to build a gro cery store at 1501 Prune street to serve the Woodlawn Heights addition. The Grange Cooperative Sup ply association has decided to erect a large feed manufacturing and storage plant at a proposed cost of $85,000, site of the plant to be decided upon later. Fire destroyed the Crater Meat com pany plant on the Midway road last Friday night with an esti mated meat loss of $10,000. Stan ley Morgan, owner, plans to re build a $35,000 plant in the near future. Installation of 541 parking meters is now underway and their use will be started in the near future. Newest organization in the valley is the Rogue Valley Irri gation association, formed of representatives of several irriga tion districts. Victor Bursell is the president. Lincoln's birthday was cele brated with the 32nd annual meeting of the county Lincoln club, with Lamar Tooze of Port land delivering the address of the evening and Henry Enders of Ashland named president. Up per Applegate grange recently passed a resolution demanding that the government make sur plus materials available to vet erans by establishing surplus property depots in each county. Everyone read with interest a statement by Dr. Howell Wil- liams University of California geologist, that even if Mount Mazama did erupt again, it wouldn't do anything worse than kill the fish and spoil the beau tiful blue color of Crater lake, Ever since spectators reported an odd cloud of smoke or gas hovering over the lake last sum mer, residents of this area have been wondering what the results would be if the extinct volcano revived. Dr. Williams says vio lent activity is unlikely after a volcano once collapses. The Junior Chamber of Com merce membership contest didn't last long for the "membership goose" first in the custody of Jerry Latham, disappeared short ly after Latham took it to the U. S. bank and turned it over to Bob Schenck. Medford senior and junior high school students did well in the Linfield college tournament. Lorraine Greaves, ninth-grader, won first in oratory and extem poraneous speaking in the junior 0 "For Home Sweet WESTWOOD "Supreme" INSULATION Co Home" WESTWOOD HOME INSULATION Cuts Tutl Bills As Much As .. for Reduces Summer Heat much as. ...... ATTIC Average Siie $89 LABOR and MATERIALS Job Guaranteed 30 jf" DEGREES "f"sssi 53 1 1 WW- m Ik - 8 Insulation engineer and trained insulation crew now at Western Auto to serve home owners who want to cut fuel bills as much as 30 and reduce summer heat in the home as much as 15 degreei. WESTWOOD HOME IN SULATION does this at LOW COST. Need a New Roof? We'll Save You Money! Re-roof with WESTWOOD SUPREME ROLL ROOFING or "Hex" or square butt shingles. Satisfaction Guaranteed. FREE ESTIMATE Yei. we'll qladlr air. you FREE ESTIMATES without obligation. Call at our store or 'phone 2182. 101 South Riverside Phone 2882 section and Jerry Igo, Bill Mof fat and Janet Horsley won sec onds and third places in im promptu, debate and extemper aneous speaking sections. News readers also learned this week that 95 new cases of measles were reported among the young fry during the week, that 130.116.000 board feet of timber at a cost of $667,772 was cut on the Rogue River National Forest during 1945, that Shelby Tuttle, air corps veteran, has opened a new flying service at tlie fairgrounds air park, that the Eagles lodge celebrated the 48th anniversary of founding Feb. 14. Oddity in the news was the si multaneous initiation into the American Legion of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Laing, both World War II veterans. Laing served In the air corps as a flight officer while Mrs. Laing was a Wac. Latest additions to the politi cal ring are Ralph Billings, former county commissioner, who has filed for the republican nomination for county judge, and Dick Baize, navy veteran and present city policeman who will seek the democratic nomi nation for sheriff. Weddings, as usual, continue to occupy space in the social news. Announced in recent days were the weddings of Barbara Jean Olsen to Mcrlyn Perry, both of Eagle Point; Helen Marie Hansen to Weldon Schnell of Ohio; Cecelia Franson, Tacoma, to Leigh Blew; -Lucile E. McCol lum, Central Point, to Grover D. Copeland, Ashland; Wanda Hood to Frank Bryant, formerly of this county and now of San Diego; Bethel Bernheisel, Ash land, to Leland Cook, Phoenix; Marjorie Jones to Salvador Es- quivel, Mexico City; Doris A. Figaro of Sacramento to Merle Vernon Montgomery; Phyllis England, Prospect, to Richard Schroeder, Toledo, Ore. Engagements in the news were Faye Hollcnbcck to Roland F. Hogue; Alice Sparks to James Gordon Bennett, Tacoma: Susan Vilas to David Holmes, Jr., and Yvonne Moore, Gold Hill, to Herbert L. Edwards. Almost all of the grooms and grooms-elect are veterans of the last war. Relatives of Earl E. Tucker have received formal notice from the navy that he was one of 98 men massacred by the Jap anese on Wake Island In Octo ber of 1943. Added to the list of discharg ed men this week was Joe Orlow, formerly SM2c in the navy and holder of the silver star and navy cross. He plans to re-enlist. His brother, William, is home on leave from the navy after 25 months In the Pacific. Roger Barker, who also spent 25 months in the Pacific and held the rating of carpenter's mate, has been discharged and others out are Arthur Satterlee, former staff sergeant, who served In Europe with the second armored division; James W. Grigsby, Jr., former electrician's mate third class who served 18 months on a transport; Francis X. Widmer, in the navy two years and who served aboard the USS Louis ville as a quartermaster and Conrad Waite, who served six months with a repair unit in Japan. Also home after being dis charged are Houston Pitts, for mer technical sergeant who served 15 months in the C-B-I theater; George L. Meadows, vet eran of 39 months service in the medical corps, spent partly in the African and European thea ters; Melvin B. Woods, former staff sergeant with the 96th divi sion who holds the purple heart for wounds received at Leyte; Reed Cox, formerly with air borne divisions in Europe and who will now live in Lakeview and James H. Doe, formerly sta tioned aboard the USS Missouri and who witnessed the surrender of the Japanese. Pfc. James L. Graham, who has re-enlisted In the service, is home on furlough. Savella May Davidson has been advanced to the rating of chief yeoman at Corpus Christi where she is sta tioned with the Waves. 33 Mack truck, which will be used for lumber hauling to Medford, from the Ross-DeArmond Lbr. Co. mill. Wallace W. Dlnkena and Jim Sawyer have built roofs over both entrances and flights ot steps leading to the school din ing room. Twentv-one armv and 12 navy among those discharged from the service during the past week according to reports from separa tion centers. Armv nr.nnnl !! His. ........ w a V .. .. - - charged at Ft. Lewis were Sgt. Calvin N. Howley, Central Point; Pfc. Arthur C. Hodgson, uutte f ans; upl. William K.. Quarterhout, Eagle Point; Cpl. RirhnrH W T.m .TnflrsnmHllp T4 Robert E. Stribbling, Shady Cove; SSgt. Carl E. Isenhower, 73 Pine Street, TSgt. Albert C. Carlson, Rt. 1, T4 Alfred A. Larson, 157 Oak street, Pfc. Lester W. Alwine, 842 A street and Pvt. Claire L. flnnrl 7n Bush street, all of Ashland; T4 David w. Robinson, 407 Park street, SSgt. Ross W. Webb, 223 W. Sixth street. Sut Frank M Sitton. Rt. 2. T5 Robert N. Du- prez, box 646. T4 Robert Als paugh, Jr., 824 Second street, Pvt. Arthur E. Pnrlsnn 037 M Central avenue, Pfc. Robert iaaa, 7uz Pennsylvania avenue, Pfc. Trafton D. Bench, Rt. 1, Cpl. Kenneth R. Corliss, 938 S. Holly street. Pvt. Joseph W. Roberts. 839 W. 13th street, and Tec. 4 Gerald J. Bryant, 619 S. Cen tral avenue, all of Medford. Navy men released at Bremer ton were Ernest G. Childreth, MOMM 3C. AshtnnH Raniarv.!,. F. McManama, GM2o, Central t-oint, Jesse E. Miller, SK2C, Rogue River, Richard F. Grav elle, Slc, Jacksonville, and Gene H. Foresee, RM3c, Rt. 4, naymona J. fltts, PhM3c, Rt. 3 Lewis L. Smith. SI if ia iu Oakdale avenue, Frank F. Car ter, AMM2C, Rt. 4, Russell E. Stelle, Slc, 409 N. Fir street, and Harold E. Hargitt, Y2c, 416 ft-ing street, all of Medford. Lt. flC) Allvn A. Mnnivia 1Q1K Crown Hill Rd., Medford', was separated in Seattle anrf rii.ri.. A. Affleck, EM3c, 108 S. Grape au-eei, .v.eaiorct, was discharged at Shoemaker, Cal. Prospect Prospect, Feb. 15 Member ship is rapidly growing in the newly organized Girl Smut troop, sponsored by the P.-T.A. mrs. k. Macro is leader, assisted by Mrs. Doyle Mills, and Mrs Henry Herman Is in charge of tne Brownies. Norman Mayfield of Crescent visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Neece and Miss Dona Shadley over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Sutcliffe, Sr., returned from southern Cal ifornia last week, where they at tended the funeral of Mr. Sut cliffe's father. Sgt. Ted G. Jantzer, a former Prospect boy, arrived in New York Feb. 7 from Luzon, Philip pine islands, and went on to Camp Shelby, Miss., where he will receive his honorable dis charge. Sgt. Jantzer Joined his wife Lorraine, at Picayune, Miss., Feb. 12, and they are planning on coming to Oregon sometime in March, to make their home. Sgt. Jantzer is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. George L. Jant zer of Medford. The heavy snowfall of the past two weeks has curtailed the local lumber and logging industries. Several of the mills are taking advantage of the enforced shut down to do their annual repair work. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Chapman went to Portland last week, where they purchased a new Olive kJkP Barber's Xft Letter 1 I e e O. P. WATER LEVY SET Grants Pass, Feb. 15 A levy of $8.88 per acre has been assessed against land under the Grants Pass irrigation district to raise funds for expenses anticipated during 1946. The I levy tqtal was $88,711.68 on an acreage of 10.265. of which 10.000 was given as the base acreage from which revenue could be anticipated. Use MaU Trmune Want Ads. Slide on DOLLARHIDE SLIDE Where skiing and toboggan ing is goodl 12 miles from Ashland, Ore., en Highway 68, six miles from Klamath Junction, two miles from Summit. SAT. & SUN. ONLY Admission 50c No longer do I doubt the story ui Cinderella's transformation from ragged squalor to radiant lovliness. For I have but lately wltnesed an equally astounding transformation. As has been the case with so many small farms the last few years, ours has been increasing ly neglected. Ground previously cultivated has been taken over by weeds and berry vines. The orchard has remained unpruned and buildings have disintegrat ed. I have agonized over this pro gressive decay but have been unable to better matters. Yet this mornine. Hillside "walks in beauty," for it snowed during the niaht. The too-twiggy trees could not flaunt such lacey flounces were they not too twig gy. Snow-laden berryvlnes scarf the fences in a prodigality of lovliness. Sweeolne the eround under the walnut tree free of gnow.j ground suet and cereals wcrej spread for the birds. They came to the feast on fluttering, eager wings; orange and brown Alaska j robins; black headed Juncos; bril-: liantly vested towhees; scarlet; helmeted woodpeckers; f o u r kinds of sparrows; flickers,1 flashing their flame-lined wings; ' bright breasted robins; goldy-J green kinglets; demure- hermit thrushes; chickadees; Oh, the glad news spread quickly, I tell you. I So is our Cinderella bedecked with jewels. And it was but a part of the magic that the jewels were possessed of life and move ment. Back of the orchard Is the forest, fir tops fingering a leaden sky. That slightly burnished spot Is the sun, trying to estab lish a beach head for an invasion of this other-world realm. Given time, it will. And when it does, then the hour will have struck. The enchanted moment will have come to an end. Hillside will be thrust back into its former ragged neglect. Bui for the now, there Is this magie the snow has wrought. And underneath this there is further magic yet to be accom plished. The magic of pushing green things; of swelling buds and the swift upflow of sap. The knowledge of this coming en chantment makes a singing through my blood and in my heart there Is the beginning of a stir I know so well. Come onHr.ff seeA and sun and I will work yet another magic. Just MEN BY DEATH Roland V. Mitchell, a life long resident of Jackson Coun ty, passed away at a local hos pital Thursday. Mr. Mitchell was born In Jacksonville February 5, 1895. He has been employed as an orchardist in the valley for many years. He was a veter an of the World War I. Left to mourn his passing are his mother. Mrs. Lucy Knox of Jacksonville; two children. John Mitchell, in the Navy and now home on furlough, one daughter, Marcel Godly of Jack sonville; one grandson; two brothers, Lewis Mitchell of Springfield, Ore., and Nicholas Mitchell, Dorris, Calif. Funeral services will be held at the Perl Funeral Home Sat urday at 10:30 a.m., the Rev. D.'E. Millard officiating. Inter ment will be in Jacksonville cemetery. Friday, F.b. 15, 1148 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBTJICE SEVEN sent as her horoscope prophesied. The baby was born at St. Vin cent's hospital by caesarian sec tion. Miss Montez' physician was Dr. Bernard J. Hanley. OYSTERS MENACED Seattle, Feb. 15 OI.PJ All naval aircraft in the northwest's Puget Sound area were ordered today to joint coastguard sur face patrols In attempts to abate water pollution from shipping which coastal oyster and clam bed operators claimed menaced their industry. Use UaU Tribune Want Ads. iWICI asMANY,.,TWICtaOOOD MlertM I for 1M Distributed by McDonald i4nuy Ce. and sold by sll Uve dealers. VALENTINE BABY Hollywood, Feb. 15 iU.fO Maria Montez gave birth to an eight pound, three ounce baby girl Thursday a valentine's pre- Medford Rose Gardens & Nursery Salet Yard 812-814 Beekman St. Phone 5844 Medford A FULL LINE OF Evergreen Fruit Tree Shade Tree Grape Camelia Walnut Rhododendron Flowering Tree Alalia Rose 6000 Gem Strawberry Plant, $25. per M. EVERYTHING FOR THAT LANDSCAPE Agent for Quick Grow Peat T 2J you wait and see. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ELECTRIC RATES CUT San Francisco, Feb. 15 (U.R) Electric power rate reductions of $4,310,000 a year for all northern California customers of the Pacific Gas and Electric Co., effective in April, were an nounced today by L. Harold Anderson, president of the Cali fornia Railroad commission. Anderson said the reductions, with recent cuts in gas rates, will slash $7,490,000 from the P. G. 4c E.'s annual income. "i i Home Buyers Attention If the seller wants all cash for the property you wish to buy, and you haven't all the cash, see ut about financing the balance. riendly Helpful A sslstance at .i Jackson County Federal Savings & Loan Assn. 126 E. Main Medford, Oregon (?eflC0($ They're Back Again GLASS COFFEE MAKERS SI LEX or MANHATTAN 8-cup $295 Curtis Coffee Brewer 8-cup $395 AND LOOK! JUST ARRIVED! O Galvanized Garbage Cans, 30 gal. O Metal Corn Poppers $1.25 O All Steel Scooters, rubber tires O Doll Buggies 4 selections O Metal Baby Strollers O Vacuum Bottle Fillers - thermos pint O Gallon Hot or Cold Picnic Jug mouth Riviera Dinner ware 25-piece set. Four striking colors. A surprisingly low price for such fine quality $g95 tils CflpA Bo handy, convenient and sole, tool Fold, when not In use and tuck, away so easily. Red baked enamel dep. and top , , , leg. are aluminum fini.h. $398 Deluxe Sealed Beam Headlight Adapter Kits COMPLETE Hard to Get Sizes . . . 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