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Sunday. February I, 1930 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE Skitlng Piriy Westminster DEATH TAKES SISTERS SCOUTS MARK ANNIVERSARY Troops, Cub packs and Explorer posts throughout the United States this week will com memorate the 40th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America as they also observe Boy Scout week. The scout movement was incorporated at Washington, D. C, on February 8, 1910. "Strengthen liberty" is the birthday theme. More than 2,300,000 boys and adult leaders are associated with the organization. Since 1910 more than 16,500,000 boys and men have been identified with the Boy Scouts of America. Boy Scout Week To Feature Activities Three major events and number of additional activities In Big Pines district of the Cra ter Lake Area council will fea ture local observance of Boy Scout week February 6 to 12 ahd of the 40th anniversary of the Bov Scouts of America. A "crusade night" in the form of a district court of honor at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 1 at the iunior hieh school girls' svmnasium will be the first major activity. It will be held for ,11 ranks and merit badge awards with scouts from the entire dist rict participating. To Take Over City On Saturday, February 11. scouts will take over the city government. On Saturday, Feb ruary 12, they will attend churches in groups in emphasis of Boy Scout Sunday, according to J. A. McDougall, council commissioner. McDougall will direct the court of honor and Larry N. Schade, commissioner, and John Eddy, assistant district commis sioner, are assisting with ar rangements. At the Tuesday program a mayor will be elected for the Saturday event. His identity will be revealed later in the week. One boy from each troop whose rank is first class or above will be nominated for mayor. Nom inees other than the one chosen for the office will fill other city posts. In addition two youths from each troop are being nom inated for the fire department and two for the police depart ment. Jimmy Dunlevy, district chair man, and John Danforth, com missioner, have charge of city government arrangements which are being completed with Mayor Diamond Flynn. Will Attend Church On Scout Sunday troops spon sored by churches will attend services of those churches. Oth er troops will pick churches to attend. Window displays at downtown Medford stores, arranged by Boy scout and Cub scout troops, were completed yesterday. John Patton had charge of this work and was helped by Dick Daniels and Arch Brown, commissioners. During this week there will be scout programs at civic clubs, schools and other organizations Several members of Troop 5 will be Rotary club guests Tues day; a number of Troop 3 and Explorer Post 3 members will attend Lions club Wednesday, and several TrooD 9 scouts will be at Kiwanis club Wednesday. Many troops this montn are nav ing parents' nights and potluck suppers. Varna Increase Srnnt officials said that the rmior lnWp area council had 38 per cent increase in Cub scout. Boy scout and Explorer memberships in 1949, the lourtn urMnci inrrpase in region 1 1 TU i-nninn in turn had the high- in .i.S.-.. oho oct mirpflsfl in me nauun. npnt settina an all-time rec- ord. The 1949 national average was 16.5 per cent. ' mi .... i nas Cub scouts, Boy scouts and Explorers in Big Piiies district which has 22 of 54 f " . c 15 of 32 Cub packs and three of' nine Explorer posts in the council, 'mere is ii...t in pverv community of the coun cil but Eagle fomt. Scout Official Here For Charter Review Royal B. Stone, Portland, dep uty regional executive of the Boy Scouts of America, was in Med ford during the week-end for a Crater Lake Area council char ter review. He helped review the work of 1949 and plans for 1950. Stone met with the council executive board Friday night at the Jack son hotel. O HOME TOWN NEWS O "Time to go home. I'm stopping by WM. SWARTZ & SON to select the plumbing fixtures we're having in stalled in our house." PHONE 2-5972 FOR ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS xmkmmnmtm i TlflW ilYi' i inl ii 4 1fi l, i I, . I -iHEI.'MJ.!! Local and Personal Home III Alvln Williams. Central Point, who suffered a heart attack last week, is con fined to his home. With Tengwald AgencyRoy Elliott, retired Medford fire chief, has joined the Tengwald Realty agency as a salesman, ac cording to announcement Satur day by C. Y. Tengwald, owner of the agency. Rehearsal Cancelled The Philharmonic society chorus will not meet Tuesday, February 7, due to the conflict with the con cert of the Jackson County Civic Music association. Rehearsals will be resumed Tuesday, Febru ary 14, as usual. Leaves Domiciliary James F. Sweeney, former newspaperman who has been acting as corre spondent for the Mail Tribune at Camp White for the past two months, left Friday night to ac cept a position with a San Fran cisco advertising agency. YPF To Ski Members of the Young People's Fellowship of St. Mark's church have planned a trip to the Siskiyous today for skiing. The young people are to meet at the church at 8 a.m. for a communion service and will leave from the church. Those taking the trip are to wear ski clothes and to provide their own lunches. Medical Society The regular meeting of the Jackson County Medical society will be held Wednesday at the Colonial inn, 305 South Riverside avenue. Dr. Charles F. Hoey will be host for the dinner served at 7 p. m. and Dr. Richard Sleeter will give the paper of the evening. Cancel Rehearsal Rogue Val ley chorus will not hold a re hearsal Tuesday, February 7, due to the concert of the Jackson County Civic Music association. Meetings will be resumed Tues day, February 14, at 7:45 p. m., in the music room of the Med ford senior high school. Principals' Meeting Jackson County Elementary Principals' regular monthly meeting will be held Tuesday, February 7, at 7:30 p, m at the courthouse. The meeting was changed from Monday to Tuesday because of conflicting basketball schedules, according to President Hugh Eskridge. UAL Manager Returns W. G. Carson, United Air lines station manager here, returned yester day from a two-day meeting In Denver held by the company to discuss spring schedules, sales plans and flight performance program. The meetings were led by Seely V. Hall, former Med ford man now general manager of ground services for the company, Cars Damaged A car driven bv Jean Moore Graff, 19, of 311 West Jackson street, was "badly damaeed" Friday night, accord Ing to police, when it crashed into a narked car owned by Wal- ter Fritzler, 14 Hawthorne street. Police reports said that Graff was attempting to park at the Colonial inn on South Riverside avenue when his brakes failed to work. He col lided with the rear of the Fritz ler car. No injuries were re ported. Scouts Tell Plans To I00F Members Three Boy scouts, Richard Lee Stothers and , were guests at the Dickinson Jack Bailev. meeting of Medford lodge No. 83, IOOF, this week. They were introduced by Gordon Green wood, scout advisor and dis cussed the history of scouting. The boys also told of the trip around the United States which will be taken by a group of Med ford boys this year in connec tion with the national Jamboree to be held at Valley Forge. Pa., this July. Boys will be selected to take the trip by members of their own units. Member Honored Oliver Rogers, a long-time lodge member, was presented with a huge cake to celebrate his birthday which was not re vealed. Presentation was made by A. J. Hanby. Other entertainment included songs and accordion numbers by Joan Anderson, vocalist, and ! Carol Davies. both from the Eve Prentice studios. Robert Davis, vice grand of the lodge, presided in the ab sence of Noble Grand Hazen Cram, who is in the hospital re covering from an eye operation. The first degree, and a sur prise program, are planned for the February 7 meeting, and Grants Pass lodge members will visit here on that date. SUFFER FROM RHEUMATIC PAINS OR ARTHRITIS? TRY MEDICINE ROCK Rslif at lilt In new lecil discovery, gaining nation-wide attention. A fam ous clinical laboratory's exhaustive rests show It holdi great hope for rhiwmatiam and arthritis sufferers. Many local people greatly benefitted. Your Favorite Southern Oregon Drug Store Has It! Visitor W. H. Hawkins, In dianapolis, Ind., is visiting with his sister and family, the J. M. Weidmans, Central Point. Arrives Home Mrs. T. C. Dickey returned to her home in Jacksonville this week from Portlan dwhere she was called by the death of her sister. . Club To Meet Medford Inter-City club will meet Monday at 8 p. m. in the apartment of Miss Hazel Swayne, 16 Cargill court. From Hospital Gerald War ren, 925 Jasper street, has re turned home from Sacred Heart hospital where he has been con-; valesclng following major sur gery last week. ! Dance Club Members of the ! Central Point Federated Dance 1 club will meet Monday at 8 p.m. in the little gymnasium of the 1 school. Instruction for beginners will begin at 7:30 p.m. ... Knights of Pythias A regular business meeting wilt be held by . Knights of Pythias members Monday in the Pythian building : at 8 p. m. To Salem Mrs. J. C. Cox, 330 Apple street, left here today for Salem where she will attend a meeting of school superintendent I secretaries. She will return Wed- j nesday. . 1 Lions Clubs A joint meeting of Phoenix Lions club members and Central Point Lions will be held in Phoenix Tuesday, Febru ary 7. Central Point members are to meet at the Central Point city hall at 6:30 p.m. that eve ning and go as a group to the meeting. Square Dance A square dance for beginners only will be held In the YMCA social hall Monday at 8 p.m. Only Y mem bers who are square dance be ginners are to attend. Regular square dance committee will function Wednesday night in stead of Monday. Lee Ragsdale will be Monday night's teacher. Court Records Police Court ! Elbert Hale, violation of basic rule, bail $10. i Bertha E. Pree, William L. 1 Smith, no stop at stop sign, bail 35 each. Jack Sampson, LcRoy Cline, parked in restricted zone, bail i $2 each. Robert B. Peebler, violation of ! basic rule, fine $10. Ann C. Gould, no operator's I license, fine $5. Fellowship club of the Jackson ville and Central Point Presby. terian cnurcnes win enjoy a skating party Wednesday, Feb ruary 8, in the Medford armory. Thore attending are to meet at their respect! ve churches at 7 p. m. for transportation and skating will begin at 7:30 p. m. After he was President, John Quincy Adams served 17 years In Congress. Ortonville, Minn. IU.PJ Miss Hilda Johnson, 79, St. Paul, died in a hospital here after a lengthy illness. Her sister, Mrs. J, A. Johnson, 71, Ortonville, was in formed of the death and within an hour died herself. LAWYER TEAM ' Mount Clemens, Mich. (U.R) When Vincent M. Dunn lavs down the law to his wife, Betty Jane, she throws It right back at him. The Dunns received their law degrees together, and both are In practice. EXPERT TYPEWRITER and ADDING MACHINE REPAIRS YOUR OFFICE BOY IIS Wast Main St. More than 74 per cent of the eligible voters cast ballots In the .. 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