TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Thuriday. May It. 1950
Grants Pass School
Names Valedictorian
Grants Pas, Ore,, May 18
(U.R) Margaret Garner has been
named valedictorian of the
1950 graduation class at Grants
Pass high school. David Volk
man was chosen salutorian.
TOMORROW
VOTE for
WAYNE
HORSE
REPUBLICAN FOR
U. S. SENATOR
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He Has the Ability, Political
Courage and the Rugged Hon
esty Oregon Wants In Congress
RE-ELECT
Senator Wayne Morse
fd. Adv. Jackion Co. Committee
for Wayno Mono for Stnator
Mother, Children
Perish in Blaze
As Home Destroyed
Saanich, B. C, May 18 U.R)
A mother and three children
were killed this morning when
flames destroyed their one story
frame home here.
Mrs. Annie Rejd, 30, and her
two sons, Jackie, 4, and Brian, J,
and her daughter, Sharon, who
was one vear old today, were
killed. The father, Machinist
George Reid, and two daughters
were saved.
The mother and father were
awakened by the crackling
flames about 5 a.m. Fighting
their way through heavy smoke
and flames, they carried two of
their daughters outside, -men
Mrs. Reid returned to the blaz
ing house before her husband
could stop her, attempting to
save their other three children.
She entered the bedroom
where the three were sleeping
and was met by a wall of flame
which trapped her, fire depart
ment officials said.
Smoulderina All Night
Reid, who suffered burns to
his hands and wrist, tnougm me
fire had been smouldering all
niL'ht. He said he and his wife
were drying clothes in front of
their coal stove last nigni, ana
left them there overnight.
"Some embers probably got on
the clothes, and the fire was prob
ably smouldering all night long,
and broke out tnis morning,
firemen quoted him as saying.
The four bodies were burned
beyond recognition, Police Offi
cer Walter Dawe said. "When
we went in, we just found bodies.
They were terribly burned. The
kiddies were still in their beds,
and the mother was on the floor."
SHE'LL BE READY
Memphis. Tenn. (U.R) Mrs.
Clara Gould was preparing for
the future when she advertised
for a iu-iitsu teacher. Mrs. Gould
said she wasn't taking the course
with an eye toward immediate
use, but what with the state the
world was in, it might come in
handy later.
CROC NEEDED KILLING
New Delhi, India (U.R) When
hunters ripped open a 16-foot
crocodile which they shot near
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' a woman's set of metal bracelets
and a child's shirt.
PARK VIEW NURSING HOME
906 West Main Street
Medford, Oregon Phone 2-6938
Completely equipped Nursing Home for chronic and
convalescents. Hot water heat throughout building.
Licensed by the State of Oregon.
24 HOUR NURSING CARE
Registered Nurse' In Charge
North Beach Peninsula Provides
Variety of Sports and Scenery
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For Northwest residents with
a limited vacation budget and a
yen "to get away from it all"
for at least a few days this sum
mer, perhaps North Beach pen
insula in southwestern Wash
ington is the answer to their
search for reasonably priced re
laxation and recreation.
North Beach peninsula is a 28-mile-long
sand spit which sep
arates the Pacific ocean from
Willapa bay and is located
across the mouth of the Colum
bia river from Astoria. It repre
sents a drive of some 140 miles
from Portland via either the
lower Columbia River highway
to Astoria and then by ferry to
Megler on the Washington side
or north via Longview and High
vnvi 830 and 101.
With the idea of previewing
this vacation paradise for the
1050 season, the Oregon State
Motor association sent the writer
and his family to spend a week
end at Ocean Park, one of sev
eral communities located on
North Beach peninsula. Driving
the familiar white car and ac
companied by reasonably good
weather, considering our "late
spring" this year, we found most
of the attractions available as
outlined -in the always inviting
travel folders.
By prior arrangement, our
host, Bill Stacey, who operates
a motor court at Ocean Park,
and Roy Sheldon of the Ocean
Park chamber of commerce
were on hand to greet us. To
gether they spent most of the
ensuing day and a half conduct
ing our party on a tour of recre
ational facilities, commercial
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Clam digging is a favorite sport on North Boach peninsula.
oyster beds and canneries, his
toric shipwreck sights and
superb ocean scenery.
Newspaper training had made
us wary of chamber of com
merce enthusiasm, but we found
if difficult to discount their
claims for the "world's longest
beach." They described it as a
natural paradise for fishermen,
hunters, hikers, horsemen and
just plain vacationers of the lazy
variety.
Furthermore they proved
their case to our satisfaction.
For the visitor with a desire to
prove his prowess with rod and
reel, there is a choice of stream.
lake, surf and deep sea fish
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gJyS BEACH a
Route taken by motorloggers from Portland and return.
against which he can match wits.
For the visitor whose eyes are
trained on the rifle sights, there
are deer, bear, elk and duck to
hunt. Even the golfer has been
thought of and residents are
busy preparing a nine-hole
course for the enjoyment of
tourists and we'll bet they
have plenty of sand traps, too.
The peninsula has always at
tracted Oregonians in large num
bers to dig clams and catch
crabs, the like of which are hard
to find anywhere else in the
world. The Japanese current has
favored the residents of North
Beach by warming the nearby
surf to a mild temperature that
encourages one to get more than
his big toe wet and makes the
adjacent Willapa bay an ideal
natural spawning ground for
oysters. In addition to the surge
of summer traffic, natives make
their livelihood from working in
the oyster beds, canneries and
cranberry bogs.
At this season of the year, of
course, the tourist is uppermost
in tne mind9 ox residents, who
are anxiously awaiting the in
flux of guests who swell their
normal population of 3000 to
more than 27.000 during the
height of the season.
Numerous special events are
planned each year to supplement
natural facilities and make the
visit of tourists even more en
joyable. Among the annual high-
ugms eacn year are tne tollow
ing: Long Beach Japanese glass
float hunt in April, Ilwaco's
North Jetty fishing derbv in
May (no license required), Long
Beach clam festival in May, Pen
insula Saddle Club Horse Show
and Rodeo in July. Ocean Park
uyster lesuval in August,
Ilwaco mayors' salmon derby in
August, and the Chinook salmon
derby held in conjunction with
Astoria during the last week in
September.
Timber Harvest
Tax Produces
Over $1 Million
Salem, Ore., May 18 (U.R)
The timber harvest tax author
ized by the 1947 legislature had
produced more than $1 million
by April 30, the state tax com
mission said today.
The tax is a levy of five centa
a thousand board feet.
The assessment and taxation
division of the state tax commis
sion collects the levy and deposits
it with the state treasurer. The
fund is divided, 40 per cent to
the state fcrest research and ex
perimental fund, and 60 per cent
for research in use of waste re
sulting from harvesting, process
ing and manufacturing of forest
crops.
Costly to Collect
It cost $63,139.16 to collect the
million dollars.
The third fiscal year of the
timber harvest tax ends June 30.
Collections for the first fiscal
year were $375,265.27. Collec
tions for the second fiscal year
ended last June were $390,
258.44. 'The current fiscal year
has seen $233,212.58 paid to
date.
There are penalties for oper
ators who neglect to pay the tax,
and these have amounted to $11,
276.38 since July, 1947. Refunds
have been' made amounting to
$3,312.03.
NEW 'HAND' DOES AS WELL
Memphis, Tenn. (U.R) John
Gaia's handwriting today looks
almost exactly as it did seven
year ago. Then he used his own
hand but today he uses an arti
ficial one. His right hand was
blown off during army maneu
vers in 1943 and he had to learn
to write all over again.
Dead Une on Classified Ads: 5:30
pm for following day: 10 a.m Mon
day noon Saturday for Sunday ajn
Gold Hill Scholarship Report Said in Error
Gold Hill, May 18 Due to a
misunderstanding, the scholar
ship awarded to Miss Carma Fer
guson, a Gold Hill high school
senior, was incorrectly reported
at coming from the Medford
Business and Professional Wom
en's club. Miss Ferguson's schol
arship was awarded by another
valley women's group which has
asked that its name be withheld
for a later announcement.
Miss Dana Platz of the Med
ford Business and Professional
Women said no scholarship has
been awarded yet by the Med
ford club and that when the
award is made it will be to a
Medford girl. 1
'.jSWLDERS SUPPLY
'B Quality Pumice
BLOCKS BRICKS FLUES
727 W. McAndrewi ltd.
PH0NI 1-4107
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Hlllsboro, Tex. (U.R) Tippy
is a dog that can't be shelved.
Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Cagle have
given the half-chow, half-collie
away twice now and he has re
turned home each time.
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TOMORROW
Election Day!
And For Sound, Safe. Progressive Government
ME REPUBLICAN!
Here's the Way U. S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith
Definies the Objectives of the Republican Party:
M) Reducing taxes;
(2) Balancing the budget;
(3) Fighting deficit spending and gov
ernment watte;
(4) Fighting communitm here Instead of
complacently condoning it;
(5) Making foreign policy truly bi-partisan
instead of merely rubberstamped;
(6) Fighting and exposing "SOMETHING
FOR NOTHING" deception, whether
it be socialised medicine, socialised
farming, or hidden taxes;
(7) Preventing either management or
labor from getting too much power
at the expense of the public;
(8) Maintaining an adequate social se
curity system that doet not limit op
portunity nor discourage initiative
and laving;
(9) Opposing any curtailment of vet
erans' benefits;
(10) Smashing the filibuster en Civil
Rights.
Psl Air. Jitkion Counry .publican Centril Committee
Memorial Day Plans
Laid by Committee
Plans for an observance of
Memorial day were laid last J
week at a meeting of veterans
and patriotic organizations in j
the Medford hotel. Mrs. Freida
Lawrence, president of the I
Women's Relief corps, presided.
Col. W. H. Paine said a pro
gram has been arranged that
will be similar to others held
here in recent years. A patriotic
parade will leave the old city
park at 10 a.m., Tuesday, May
30, and will march down Main
street to Bear ' Creek bridge
where it will pause for a short
ceremony. It will then go to
Hawthorne park for an appro
priate program.
Colonel Paine said all patriot
ic, fraternal, social and civic or
ganizations of Medford and
neighboring communities are
asked to participate in the
parade.
The annual Memorial Sunday
service will be held in the Sal
vation Army church at 11 a.m.,
May 28. The service will be con
ducted by Maj. Jack Little.
DETROIT MAN LEADS
Indianapolis, May 18 (U.P)
C. S. Sparkman. Detroit, led
Woodruff Randolph, president
of the AFL International Typo
graphical union, today in their
race for the presidency of the
union of nearly 90,000 printers.
MEDFORD
PHARMACY
127 E. 6th
Just Off Central
9 A.M. - 10:30 P.M.
For Complete
Prescription Service
DAY
and
Night
Call
2-6253
If No Answer dll
2-8582
Prompt Free Delivery
Baby Needs
Sick Room Supplies
Rentals
JIM GORDON
Bidgood Hudson
Medford'l Own Modern
Pharmacy
An Important Message
To Citizens of Medford
For the Health and Safety of
YOUR Community
The CENTRAL
LABOR COUNCIL
Urges You To
Vote 500X YES
Medford' present water system is inadequate to
meet the PRESENT and future needs of this fast
growing community. BE SURE to vote for the
MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM ENLARGEMENT
BOND AMENDMENT.
Vote 502 X YES
Additional fire stations and new fire fighting equip
ment are URGENTLY NEEDED for the safety of
this city. Money spent for this necessary expansion
will be off-set by fire insurance rate savings. It's a
SOUND INVESTMENT.
Vote 504X YES
This Fire Department Special Levy will insure proper
maintenance of equipment and adequate salaries for
personnel. Medford is growing up and cannot give
efficient fire protection unless BOTH fire depart
ment levies are passed.
All Three of These Measures
Appear On the Special Election
Ballot at the Polls . . .
Tomorrow - Friday-May 19
All Three Must Be Passed
Organized Labor of this community has carefully
studied each one of them and unhesitatingly endorses
them. Remember, the health and security of YOUR
city depends upon YOUR support!
Published as a Public Service by the
MEDFORD CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL
(Psld AO.)