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Eagle Point 'Donkey' Basketball, Saturday Eagle Point, Feb. 8 A donkey basketball team between the "mule train" team and a group of Eagle Point school laculty members villi be held In the Eagle Point high gym Saturday, February 11, at 8 p.m. Proceeds wlil go toward student activi ties and the athletic fund. Stiff competition Is seen in the game, especially from the stub born donkeys. SPECIAL CHOW SHOOT Permits for shooting crows on the Sauvie island game manage ment area are being issued at the Portland office of the game commission it wag announced to day by Charles Lockwood, state game director. Sports for the Week WEDNESDAY Donkey basketball, St. Mary's gym (Elks vs. Eagles lodge team) at 8 p.m. AAU basketball games (two), junior high, 7 p.m. and at 'Rogue River Medford Rifle club shoot, Merrick's, 7:30 fi.m. Commercial Bowling eague, 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY City Bowling league, 7 p.m. Volleyball games, senior high girls' gym and YMCA (two at each), 7 p.m. AU-star wrestling card, armory, 8:30 p.m. Oak Grove school at St. Mary's (basketball) at 3:15 p.m. Wagner Creek Wagner Creek, Feb. 8 The benefit social at the Community hall in Talent, February 4, given by Wagner Creek P.T.C. for benefit of the Brabbin family was a big success. Mrs. Dave Brabbin has been seriously ill for quite awhile and Mr. Brab bin is still in a cast because of the back injury which he receiv ed while tobogganing last month. Byron Bushnell is going ahead with construction of his new house on land fronting York lane which he purchased from Leon Lockwood a few months ago. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Breese are the parents of a baby boy. She is the former Bennie Morrow of Wagner creek. A robin's cheery song of spring this sunny morning caus ed us to doubt Mr. Woodchuck's gloomy prediction of six more weeks of cold wintry weather. We ventured out where hundreds of robins dotted the greening pastures and lawn and saw many signs that spring is nearing. . Among the convincing signs of spring are some pansies and a red primrose in full bloom, many buds promising other blooms soon, fat daffodil buds and Stars of Bethlehem pushing their way through the grassy soil, and swelling leaf buds on the white lilac. Another sign of spring was Carlos Goddard spading a plot in his grandmother's yard for early garden and flowers. Mrs. Ella Abbot has been vis iting for a week with Mrs. Annie Robinson in Ashland. The Young Married Women's Sewing Club meets at the home of Claire Sommer February 8. Wagner Creek 4-H club offic ers, Donald Brabbin, Carlos God dard, Lois Bradley and Betty Hopper with their leader Mr. Nicholson, attended officers' training school at Roxy Ann Grange Hall February 7. Penny Taylor spent last week end with her grandparents. Ricky Nagel and his parents are spending a week in Los Angeles. Silverton, Ore., Feb. 8 U.R Errol Ross was named mayor of Silverton by the city council Monday night to succeed C. H. Weiby, resigned. Uie Mail Tribune Want Ada fAemt Tetenhotol TOP MAN P0 Haas of New Orleans and his wife display broad smiles as they look at the 13000 check he received as top man In if ucond annual Lonf Beach Invitational Oolf Tournament at Long Beach, Calif. Haas scored a neat 268, It under par for the W boles. .... AROUND HOLLYWOOD If VIRGINIA MacPHERSON Unite' Frail Corraspoadanl Hollywood, Feb. 8 !U.R) It won't be long before all you'll need to win a shiny new, air pi a n e or a mink coat is a paid-up news paper subscrip tion. The man who dreamed up radio give aways is crash ing into the tabloids. "I'll help bo o s t circula t i o n," said Adolnhe Wen- VlrrtnU land, a dapper MacPhtrwti m u 1 1 achioed gent who looks like a plump Adolphe Menjou. "Several pap ers have approached me about getting them fancy prizes for newspaper contests." This'll be a cinch for Wenland, who isn't called the "Giveaway King" for nothing. Without even mussing his waxed mustache he can get his hands on anything from a trained elephant to a dia mond necklace to a new car. He could even if you wanted 'em get you Abbott and Co tello. He gave them away once and it was a great success for a day.- Wenland has on his "lists" al most 100 manufacturers who will jump at the chance to give away their products provided a free plug is tossed in somewhere so several million people will hear about it. Not Always Eager They weren't always so eager. But Wenland's gift of gab con vinced them it was good busi ness to give away a $5000 mink fur coat for $20,000 worth of advertising. Now he handles practically ev ery big giveaway on the air and has "gabbed" himself into an in come of almost $100,000 a year. It is Mrs. Wenland's big com plaint that he uses most of that to buy things he gives away to other people. "I'm funny," Wenland said. "I don't keep any of the things my clients give me. They don't check up on me. I admit it's a big temptation sometimes not to let some of it stick to my fingers. Payi For Own "But I buy all the furs and diamonds I give to my wife. I pay for my own automobiles. And if 1 ever need an elephant, I suppose I'll buy that from some contestant who won one and didn't want it." Along with this fancy "Santa Claus" job, Wenland said, you lose a lot of faith in human nature. "Something funny seems to happen to people who get things for nothing," he explained. "They get grabby, they want more. One lady, who won a trip to Hollywood and a diamond wristwatch, brought her husband along. Sha Cot Peeved "So we paid his way and gave him a watch too. And darned if she didn't set peeved at every body because his didn't have as many diamonds in it as hers did." A lot of people give him more headaches when they start to re sell their loot. "They have trouble getting S5000 for a five-grand airplane," Wenland says. "So they come to me with their gripes. I don't know what I'm supposed to do. I really get discouraged some times. Volunteer Firemen Hear Training Plan Medford volunteer firemen heard an outline of a training program and were urged to help secure more men interested in fire fighting, when they held their monthly meeting Monday night at the fire hall. Leo E. Weidner, senior cap tain of the Portland fire depart ment on loan here as consultant and acting chief, outlined plans for a training program given oy the state to cover every phase of fire fighting. Weidner said the local depart ment needs more volunteer fire men and urged present volun teers to contact friends who might be interested. He said it should be an honor to be a vol unteer firemen and urged his listeners to be careful whom they choose. Maj. Albert Gaddis Gets Air Assignment Westover, Mass., Feb. 8 Maj Albert C. Gaddis, son of Earl C Gaddis, 815 East Jackson street, Medford, Ore., has been trans ferred to the Atlantic division headquarters of the military air transport service at Westover air torce Base in Massacnusctts. ac cording to an announcement by Maj. Gen. Archie J. Old Jr., divi sion commander. Major Gaddis, who has served with MATS for the past four years, win assume amies in ine materiel section which is respon sible for the operation of supply lines for the Atlantic division. A graduate of Medford high school and Heald college in San Fran cisco, he also attended Oregon College of Education. He recent ly returned from the air com mand ataff school. Dead Una on clBMifled Adi: 5:30 p.m. for following day: 10 a m Monday for Monday; noon 8aturda for Sunday a m. PLASTI-KOTE PLASTIC PAINT ' IN COLORS ONLY REDUCED 50 Includes Auto, Tile and Floor Finishes ALSO A Few Colors Left In PLASTIC PLASTER Reduced 50 Stamper & Goff Bros. 225 W. Main Phone 2-2939 FREE DELIVERY SERVICE Stal Your Home Against Winter Cold with Quality WEATHER STRIP Save 20 on Fuel! PRESS TITE CORDS 80 ft. coils $1.45 RUBBER INNER SEAL 7 Vic Foot NU-WAY FELT METAL BOUND 20 ft. coils $1.00 FELT WEATHER STRIP 17 ft. coils 25c Many Boy Scouts Earn Awards Al Court Of Honor About 178 Boy scouts, and some 75 parents, attended 'the district court of honor held at the junior high school last night in connection with Boy Scout week activities. Three boys were awarded Star rank, highest given at last night's court. They were Lyle Hamilton, troop 33; Jimmy fer ry. Troop 3 and Russell Parris, Troop 35. Richard Dickinson, ex plorer Post 8, was advanced to explorer woodsman. Court Officials ' Larry N. Schade, Big Pines district commissioner, and J. A. MacDougall, council commis sioner, presided at the court, and other oiiiciais mciuaea narry Barneburg, district advancement chairman; John Patton, Dick Daniels, Tom Harper, Arch Brown, John Eddy and John Danforth, neighborhood commis sioners, and Cliff Hansen, scout executive. The event was the first dis trict honor held in many months. Boys earning their first class badges last night included Carl Mohr and Bob Rasmussen, Troop 3; Bill Attridge and Cecil Ell dridge, Troop 6; Warren Deak ins, Dale Livingston, Walter Garner Jr., Eddie Manley and Elvin Ballance, Troop 7, and Russel Swank, Harvey Heuners and Jesse Dressier, Troop 35. Win Second Class Second class scouts included Larry Fisher, Willard Anderson, Robert Erickson, Gene Fisher, David Patience and Karl Hagcn busch, Troop 2; Morris Smith. Gary Colton, Teddy Braun, Glen Schneider, Dave Danforth, Craig Gilbert and Jim Bishop, Troop 3; Tom Jones, Troop 4; Dick Mil ler, Troop 15; Ronnie Walker and David Muir, Troop 6; Glen 4-H LEADERS MEET The first meeting of iti kind in Jackson county was held at the Roxy Ann Grange last night for officers of the county's 4-H clubs. More than ISO club offic ers, leaders, and parent! attend ed to hear Burton Button of Ore gun State college explain the duties, functions and require ments for youths holding elected offices ia 4-H clubs. Boy Scout News Cub Pack 15 Phoenix Cub Pack 15 held a covered dish dinner at the Phoe nix Presbyterian church last Fri day. About 55 cubs and parents were present. After dinner the parents met with Cubmaster Keith McCrack en, when he outlined plans for a baseball team. Arrangements were made for a cub display at the Randall Grocery store dur ing Boy Scout week. Cubs were requested to wear their uniforms all during the week, and the Rev. Clark invited them all to attend a Special ser vice In the church February 12, at 11 a.m. Boys receiving awards in cluded Donald Wallace, bear and one gold and one silver arrow; Don McCracken, wolf award; Dale Haggard, one gold and two silver arrows; Garry Simmonds, one gold and four silver arrows; Ernie Lind, one gold and five silver arrows; Ronny Bradley, denner stripe; Robert Taylor, as sistant denner stripe, Jimmy Floyd, denner stripe, and Ran dall Stothers, one year pin. Backes. Troop 35 and Eldred Muir, Troop 41. Nineteen boys were each awarded one or merit badges. Election of city offiicals, who will serve for a few hours on Saturday, was conducted at the meeting, and results will be an nounced tomorrow. - It takes a year from breeding time to produce a hog or lamb ready for market. Wadnaidiy. February I. 1950 Ashland Council Studies Increase For Water Rates Ashland, Feb. 8 Preliminary action to increase water rates to commercial and agricultural users was taken by the Ashland city council at a regular meeting held last night. The council also went on record as favoring the reestablishment of a Jackson county fair. City Attorney Harry Skerrv Jr. was instructed to draw up a city ordinance covering a pro posed new set of water rates sub mitted by the recently appoint ed water committee. It was esti mated at the meeting the pro posed increases would bring in $20,000 in additional revenue each year. Job Changes Okayed The council adopted an ordi nance which established former Utilities Superintendent Elmer Blegel as electrical superintend ent and city engineer, including the duties of building inspector, at a total salary of $450 per month. Earl Hosier was named as sewage treatment plant su perintendent in addition to his present Job of water superin tendent, at an increase in salary making the total he will re ceive $400. Mayor Thomas S. Williams said five applications had been received for the recently-created job of city purchasing agent and warehouseman, and announced that he had appointed Gifford Chinlund to the post effective February 15. The council con firmed the appointment. Further consideration of the proposed and disputed serle of timber in Ashland canyon to the forest service was delayed, and the question may be referred to a vote of the people. Mayor Williams instructed all MEDFORD (ORECOM) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN Educational Trends Is Speech Subject Donald A. Emerson, who Is to lecture and lead a discussion on "Trends in Modern Educational Methods" tomorrow at the Roos evelt school gymnasium at 8 p.m. comes as a representative of the state board of education, Med ford Parent-Teacher association leaders pointed out today. Emerson Is In charge of cur riculum and is assistant superin tendent of the state board, which is considered outstanding in ed ucational fields because of a spe cialized and qualified staff. PTA leaders also said that state tax funds provide $50 per year to school districts for each child enrolled, and because of this the state board has a staff lo guide and to supervise each district so school standards may be kept at a high level. Mrs. John Carter, president of the Medford Council of Parents and Teachers, said this is an ex cellent opportunity for Medford parents and teachers to learn what is being done in other com munities, and hear the state board's recommendations re garding elementary supervision, text bnOkfl Blirlin-vicual m.tk. ods, and other subjects. nftri lln Rlinrlxf r-laaalflu. Nnon Saturdays. city department heads to pro vide their budget requests to the interim budget committee, head ed by Elmo Stevenson, president of Southern Oregon college. Income Tax Service Mary B. Main 211 S. Canrral 24-hour Talaphona 2-9281 EXPERT TYPEWRITER and ADDING MACHINE REPAIRS YOUR OFFICE BOY 115 Wait Mala It. fntyotte torn mWrife LUCKV LUGER IHTII1TA1I MIWIIV CO, VAHCOUVII. WASH. JO I. A. FISCHER 53 Summit Ave. . Ph. 3-1792 Medford, Oregon BUILDERS SUPPLY Qualify Pumice BLOCKS - BRICKS FLUES 727 W McAndrawi RaL PHONE 2-4107 JwmMmmmmmmmw f . - -I : V; (mmmmM 1MB fill ...make sure your G. 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