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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1950)
I 1 I f Sil ft - i ' "it li ri hi J faai i Walter A. Swanson County Education Group Hears Talks At Local Meeting Richard Barss, editor of Ore gon Education Journal, Port land, stressed problems of Ore eon education at the annual luncheon meeting . of Jackson county division of Oregon Edu cation association held Saturday Sn Rogue Valley Country club. His subject included public interest in education, financing and curricula. He placed special emphasis on financing and ' brought out that the increased birth rate and migration into this state have created real prob lems in Oregon schools. Mrs. Bertha McKinney. presi dent oi tne Jackson county as sociation, presided. Roland Parks, principal of Ashland high school, was toastmaster. Mhi. Winiton Speaks Mrs. Mabel Winston, registrar at Southern Oregon college and recently elected vice-president of the Oregon Education associa tion, also spoke. Special reports were given by representatives from the various county organizations witnin tne association. About 100 attended. HEIDT BAND TO TOUH HOLLYWOOD, Apr. 15 U.R) Bandleader Horace Heldt and his troupe of 60 performers leave today for a three-week tour of U.S. army bases in Ger many. Candidate (or Congress Visits Medford Friday Walter A. Swanson, Spring field, democratic candidate for nomination as United States con gressman from the fourth Ore gon congressional district, was a Medford visitor Friday. He was accompanied by Mrs. Swanson. while here Swanson conferred with democratic leaders in re gard to his campaign. He has covered almost all of the fourth district on his present trip, he said. Swanson said he is Impressed with the rapid growth of Med ford in the past 10 years, and added that he will again visit Medford before the May primary election. He is 39 years of age, not 30, as previous press releases had stated. Mr. and Mrs. Swan son are parents of three children. A graduate of the University of Oregon, Swanson also studied agriculture at Oregon State col lege, and is familiar with the problems of Medford pear grow ers, he said. V The democratic candidate spoke at the Williams Grange hall Friday evening on the quali fications of a congressional can didate. He contended that his opponent in the. primary elec tion, Dave Shaw, Gold Beach, is unqualified from the stand point of residence, experience and accomplishments. Cites "Short Reiidenca" "It is impossible for a new comer to understand the prob lems of agriculture, forestry, manufacture, and labor, as prac ticed in the state of Oregon, in the short span of two or two and a half years residence here," Swanson said. "Book knowledge is fine when augmented with practical know ledge," he said, "But booi know ledge divorced from the practi cal application is a very inadequate crutch for a congres sional candidate to lean upon. Swanson was to speak in Lane county Saturday and in Linn couty today. HORSES HAVE RIGHTS ST. LOUIS (U.R) The law still recognizes the horse in this day of motorized vehicles. The board of aldermen passed a bill making it unlawful to drive any horse-drawn vehicle not equipped with a pail or bucket "suitable for watering horses therefrom." SHAKESPEAREAN DIRECTORS PLAN The 1950 Oregon Shakespearean Festival associa tion board is shown above at a recent session making plans for the Shakespeanean birthday -observ ance on April 23 at Ashland. The special program will feature a reception and ceremonies ana wm end with the showing oi tne mm Hanuei at tne varsity ineater. L,eu to rigni, seated, are wirs. I. E. Schuler; Marshall Woodell, treasurer: John Cotton, president; William McGee, secretary, and Miss Victoria Taverner. Standing are the Rev. A. H. MacDonnell; Angus L. Bowmer, producing di rector, and Harrv A. Skerry Jr. Not pictured are Rodney Keating, vice president, and Robert Ed wards, Don Danielle, Dr. Elmo Stevenson and A. C. Allen Jr. The public has been Invited to the birthday observance. Sunday. April It. 1950 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN Humane Society Tells ! Of Animal Week Soon Mrs. Sidney W. Richardson, secretary-manager of .the South ern Oregon Humane society Saturday pointed out that May 7 to 13. is Be Kind To Animals week, and that Sunday, May 7, is Humane Sunday. Mrs. Richardson pointed out that Oregon law specifies one half hour per week of instruc tion in humane education in public schools, and she said the humane society has made the following suggestions for school projects: Birdhouses. dog houses, animal-shaped book markers, toys for dogs and cats, cloth animals, suet sticks and seed blocks for birds, proper beds for dogs and cats, field trips to farm and through the woods, and bird walks in city parks, and talks by veterinarians and demonstra tions of the proper method of handling dogs. Male drivers in 1949 were in volved in more than 90 per cent of all U. S. automobile accidents. In 1949, 9.350 pedestrians were killed in the United States. A TRIUMPH of Phllco Advanced Dtsign a huge extra-cofd area for quick chilling beverages, laladi, desserts keeping left overt, baked goods, extra Ice cubes. Huge built-in covered meat compartment. Greatest Deluxe. Advanced Design Refrigerator Ever of only S30950 fHUCO tot. Yes, the most amazing value in a real luxury refrigerator ever offered I The newest, latest services and con veniences at a big saving! See It, compare it before you buy. e Huge 9.6 cw. ft. capacity e full-Width Built-in Freezer e Fully Adutloble Shelves e Huge Full-Width Freshener e ioty-Out Ice Trays MANY OTHIt DHUXI MATUS.lt iv fop to Softool $ri'' Uses wasted space above Door lor real iciiibcjohvm suited to all kinds of food I (SrijtTITTIP EASY TERMS MEDFORD GRANTS PASS Prop Nuts' Speed Contest Set Here The Medford Prop Nuts, local gas model airplane club, will hold its first control line speed contest of the year today at the Medford senior high school, starting at 10 a.m., with con testants from Klamath Falls, Grants Pass and Salem expected to compete. Events to be held will be two classes of speed for the various size of motors, with top speeds of over 130 miles per hour ex pected, and a stunting event which will be open to all sizes of motors and all ages of flyers. Planes flown in this type of contest are flown on steel wires varving from 52'i feet to 70 feet in length, depending on the size motor used, ana are timed for a given number of laps to determine the speed of the model. Any flyer of model airplanes is elegible to enter today's com petition and the public is invited to attend. No admission charges will be made. Pest Exterminator Opens Business Here One of Medford's newest busi ness establishments is the Fer ris Pest Control service recent ly started here by W. S. Ferris, who formerly operated the serv ice in Santa Rosa, Cal. Operating from his home at 906 Grant avenue, Ferris is trained and equipped to serve the southern Oregon area in the control of flies, ants, rats, roaches, mice, bedbugs, fleas, bees, wasps and earwigs and will also engage in spraying of or namental shrubs, shade trees, fruit and nut trees. He said he is prepared to of fer general weed control , and destruction of termites, wood destroying beetles and fungi. Ferris has moved to Medford with his wife and four children and has purchased a home here. He was licensed and certified to do pest control work in Cali fornia. Phoenix Man Guilty Of Reckless Driving Henry Grant Scott, 28. Phoen ix, pleaded guilty in police court here Saturday morning t o a charge of reckless driving. He was fined $50 and his liquor license was taken from him. Arresting off i c e r s reported that Scott was caught driving 55 miles per hour and in a reckless manner on South Central avenue Friday night. When he was stopped, police said they found part of a fifth of whiskey In the car. Last year, 269.000 pedestrians were injured in the United States. n TO IN UJ I- i il'l Of course you want to bo luro of sanitary facilities in tho laundry you chooto plus trained operator safe loap products, prop- . .. I at orly applied' livery -prompt do- thrifty prices! Phono ui right away Pheet 2-2334 132 S. Central Beehives Damaged; Owners Post Reward Bell and Mankins, Old Stage road, bee farm operators, re ported today that about $500 in damage had been done to their beehives located o n Beecher flats Friday night. The damage included destruction of hives and stolen honey. It is reported that they offer a reward of $50 to anyone who can give information leading to iden tity of the vandals. Those wish ing to report such information should contact Bell and Mankin at their home north of Jackson ville on Old Stage road, or B. H. Johnson, Jacksonville chief of police. CAP Drill Contest May Be Held Here, Commander Says Possibility that the state drill competition of the Civil Air patrol will be held in Medford this year was reported Saturday by Lt. Donald Stewart, com mander of the Medford flight. He stated that Portland CAP officers are negotiating to shift the contest site from Portland to Medford. Date of the event is Sunday May 7. The two com munities, reportedly, are the only ones with CAP drill teams. Medford cadets are drilling earnestly three nights a week in anticipation of the reward for winning state honors, Lt. Stew art said. The winning drill squadron will get a free airplane ride to Ogden, Utah, lor the re gional meet on July 3. Group "Looks Good" The local contingent is looking good, according to Lt. Stewart, but the unit needs to sign up about 10 more boy cadets to round out the drill team and re serves. Boys 15 to 18 years of age interested in the CAP may contact officers at the drill lo cations at the "armory at 7:30 p.m. Monday, regular meeting time; at the junior high between 5 and 6 p.m. Wednesday, and at the municipal airport on Sunday. Free orientation flights for new cadets commence at 9 a.m. and drill at 1 p.m. The state drill is to be an out door event if weather permits. Stewart said that one of the senior members has donated $100 to the Medford flight. About 75 per cent of last year's automobile accidents were caused by drivers of pas senger cars. Former Auto Dealer Dies Heart Attack Loyes D. Champion, Montrose, Cal., passed away in Medford Friday. 'He had suffered a heart attack while on a fishing trip with his son. He was Dorn at uooaara, Tenn. on April 1, 1899. He was an automobile dealer in Medford for many years, his garage being where the Leever Motor company, is located. He had to retire three years ago be cause of ill health. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella A. Champion of Mont rose, Cal., two sons, Elmer of Montrose and Ralph of Medford; four brothers, Joseph, Carl, Cecil and Ben all of Oklahoma and one sister, Mrs. Elva Clemons, Bell Gardens, Cal. Remains will be transferred this evening to Montrose for ser vices and interment will take place at Bell Gardens. Perl funeral home is in charge of arrangements. I AM REGISTERED and Voting ARE YOU? 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