Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 05, 1950, Image 9

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Justice Court
Ben D. McCollum, no
permit, fine $10 and costs.
Clyde Chriss, no mud guards,
fine $1 and costs.
Charles H. Cummings, no mud
flags, fine $5 and costs.
Court House News
Divorce Complaints
Lewis, Gladys May vs. Merrill.
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