Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 31, 1950, Image 10

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Newspaper Page Text1 1 ygW MEPrOBP (OWtOOW) MAIL TRIBUNE W.dnidoT. Mar 31' 1950 MEDFORDvwTRIBUNE "Everyone Id Southern Orefoa" Reeds The Mail Tribune" Dally Kxcept Saturdaf Publlahed bj MltDrORD PRINTINO CO. M-29 North Fir St Phone HIM ROBERT W. RUHL, Editor ERNEST R. CILSTRAF Mana uroa rznmv Aftwartlatna Mar a C FERGUsdN. ManaglM Editor ERIC ALLEN JR., City Editor HARRY CHIPMAN. Telegraph Editor HENRY L. GREEN. Sunday Editor OLIVE STARCHER Society Editor GERALD LATHAM. Circulation Mar An Independent Newipaper Entered ea second claaa matter at Medlord. Oregon, under Act of March 1. 1887 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Mall In AHvanea: Dally and Sunday one year.-W OO Dally and Sunday el months s.7a Dally and Sunday three mos 2M Dally and Sunday one month 1.00 By earner in aovuet A.hl.nrt Central Point. JackaonvUle Gold Hill. Phoenix. Talent and on Dally and Sunday una year.412.00 Dally and 8unday-Hne month 1.00 All Terms Cash Is Advance Official Paper of the City et atedferd oiiiciaj raper ei iwuvn United Press Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU Or CIRCULATIONS Advertising RepiosentaUve; WEST-HOLLIDAY COMPANY. INC Offices In New York, Chicago. De troit, San rranclsco. Los Angeles Seattle. Portland. St Louis Atlanta Vancouver, B C. PUBLISHERS A$iOCIATIOM UiTinNi sit. EDITORIAL 3 'f"5'" Flight o' Time Medrord end Jackioa Ceenry Hnv Kry from the files of the Mail Tribune 10. 20 sad J4 fairs eo A Hint For Parents N 10 YEARS AGO TODAY Mar 31. 1940 (It Wa Friday) De Molay district conclave to open In Medford tomorrow. Grants Pass population placed at 6,000 by census, an increase over 1930 when the number was 4,666. Miu Maxine Waters to leave tonight for Honduras trip. Eleventh annual Mail Tribune trapshoot slated over week-end at gun club. Willow Sprlnm Thursday club to meet witn Mrs. n. . t-nir-gwin on June 6. 20 YEARS AGO TODAY May 31, 1930 (It Was Saturday) The Rev. J. T. LaRose suc ceeds the Rev. G. O. Crow as pastor of Nazarene church. High school year book, edited by Curtis Barnes, dedicated to Superintendent E. H. Hedrick. James Hayes' new service sta tion In Bellview district nears completion. May building program totals $36,260, a decrease of $7,000 from last month. 34 YEARS AGO TODAY May 31. 1918 (It Was Wednesday) The Rev. William B. Hamilton of Episcopal church delivers Memorial day address in Medford. Horses owned by James Bow ers, Ashland, and Dick Turpin, Medford, to rare at fairgrounds June 18 for purse of $150. Nurml bakery buys Seattle roominghouse here and plans In stallation of $4,000 baking plant. FAMOUS NAMES Boston 1U.P.) The Massachu setts secretary of state. Edward J. Cronin. received requests for vital statistics from persons named Lincoln, Wilson, Tatt and Garfield on the same day. School vacation time will be with us in a few days bringing again that annual problem for boys and cfirls what to do for recreation and pastime? The Question nrobablv holds more worry for parents than children for the sudden ending of the day-long school routine leaves a hiatus in young lives which cannot be filled by a few odd jobs about the home, and such diversions as can be thought up from day to day. OT so many years ago a lad could grab up his trustv .22 or his fishpole, mount his bike and in a short time be "out in the country. But things are different now. The "out-in-the-country" area is pretty well settled up; farther away the streams and forests are neagea aDOut Dy iisning ana nunung regulations. Shooting at a tin can or other target is dangerous business for people are all about. e TPHE most practicable solution for the younger fry s ironnfirtri fimo HilpmmQ la nnnorvisoH nlnv I If r.hp arious types available none are more widely varied, interesting, or worth while than those to be found at theY.M.CA. The Y.M.C.A. besides having something to offer the bovs and Eirls in the way of swimming, athletics, recreational games and training in various skills, also holds attractions for the whole family. On family nights there are square dancing, entertainment and games in fact most youngsters, and parents too, can find something to enjoy much of the time in Med ford's magnificent new Y.M.C.A. building. e A MEMBERSHIP drive is now going on and it is expected to greatly increase the number now on the rolls, which includes 232 family members, 92 high school eirls, 318 grade and junior high girls, 136 high school boys, 468 grade and junior high boys and 65 other boys and girls. A HAPPY soJution of the vacation time problem is available for parents of active children. All they have to do is make it possible for them to enjoy the Y.M.C.A. facilities. An even better solution can be found by the parents joining in the fun by making it a family membership. E.C.F. A Nichols' Worth of Comment On This and That By HARMAN W. NICHOLS United Press feature Writer Washington. May 31 (U.R) About this time every year my friend Edna Stickney of Cleve land, (., comes up with a story about w i g gle worms. This time she wonders, in h e r letter, how the worms she gave me last year wig Bled in my gar den. Well, Ed na, I am u n happy to TB' port that I do not know. Last year I had a garden and Dlnnted the worms to the best of my wife's ability This year I do not have a gar den. So far as 1 know, me worms are doing okav. Anyhow. Mrs. Stickney. wno teaches wriggling children in the classroom by day and raises lit- Uarnuui Nichols Battalion Members To Have Rifle Shoot The 382nd quartermaster bat talion of the organized army re serve corps will conduct a rifle shoot at the indoor range at Mer rick Thursday. June 1, at B p.m., it was announced today. The shoot will be for record firing for all members. Uniform will be optional. Subscribers To report Impropfr or non flllvir,v of tho Mall Tribune phone 2-6141 before 6:45 p. m. daily and 10-30 a. m. Sunday. If rctular delivery arrtTM shortly after you rail, pleat notify office, thua eliminating apectal meiBenger aervlco. V - A 7 7 - t J: ....... ,i - J - tie wrigglers in her basement during the dark hours, has sent along the, latest literature on worms. According to Mrs. S., if you treat a worm right you can make money out of him. Dig down under your rose bush, says she, and drop a few worms and the first thing you know you II nave wonderful blooms. Put some around the bean hills and you'll recognize the things which come up. Deposit Fertiliser Mrs. S., who is an old hand at raising beans and worms, claims that the wigglers bore into the earth, perforate same. and deposit fertilizer that is in valuable. So far as the lady from Cleve land is concerned, she figures it this way: In the slow process of nature, it Is estimated that from 500 to 1,000 years mav be required to lay down one inch of topsoil. Well, in the earthworm, we have a perfect, quick-acting humus factory and topsoil builder. Mrs. s. is sincere about earth worms for a commercial reason. She sells the things for a penny a piece. She does pretty well on the deal. She doesn t care whether you put the worms on a fish hook or plant 'em under your rose bushes. She gets her price. Careful Study Mad My friend in Cleveland orob- ably knows more about earth worms than the department of agriculture. She has made a careful study of them. She says that a sensible earth worm never In its life .man travels more than a couple of feet. That means that you can Dlant a worm and go back a couple of years later and expect it to be right where you left it. But worms have to be fed. as I well know. The ones Mrs. S. sent me last year came with danger sign on the outside of the box. The danger was meant to warn that I had to be sure to fmt plenty of ruffage on the soil n which thev were plnnted. I did and so far as I know the things survived. At least. I cauuht a comile of nice bass and my roses looked mighty pretty last summer. Oregon Penitentiary Sets Population Mark Salem, Ore.. Mav 31 U.R) Oregon state prison is facing a housing shortage. Population at the penitentiary reached 1.444 Tuesday, about 2S0 in excess of normal accommodations. Deputy Warden Euuene Hal- ley said the crowded condition will be relieved somewhat when the new 400-cell block is com pleted, another new cell block was recently completed. Appro priation for a third new block will he wught from the 1951 legislature. Cross town By Roland Coe In the Day's News "One of the guys I caddy for. rigged it up. far SB. ' .flK.L. 1 rvr.v--' Jack McElroy 'Hollywood' Radio Show To Be Aired Here Saturday The famous "Welcome to Hol lywood" radio broadcast, con ducted by Jack McElroy, will be broadcast from Medford this week by the noted radio person ality, it was announced today by James Dunlevy, manager of ra dio station KYJC. The broadcast will be in con nection with the YMCA building fund benefit which will also bring Jack Hoheisal, Los Ange les square dance expert, to Med ford to call at a jamboree Satur day. McElroy and his producer, Ralph Hunter, will record the broadcast at the senior high school auditorium, and will in clude members of the audience on the show. The popular radio entertainer receives hundreds of invitations each week from all sections of the country, but ac cording to Dunlevy was Influ enced in making the trip to Med ford by his desire to try Rogue river fishing. McElroy will be master of cer emonies at the dedication of the new swimming pool in Haw thorne park, scheduled Sunday. His broadcast will be from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.. and will be followed by the square dance jamboree at the high school gym nasium. McElroy will also ap pear at that event to assist Ho heisal Both affairs are for the benefit of the YMCA. Drain Water Supply Hampered by Mishap Drain. Ore., May 31 (U.R) The water supply to this small western Oregon farming commu nity was cut off for several hours yesterday when a bridge col lapsed with three horseback riders on it and severed the main water pipeline. The 20-foot high bridge over Elk creek crumbled when Po lice Chief Vernon Pouncey, 38; his son. Donald, 15, and Leroy Farley, 14, were crossing it. Pouncey was treated for ankle and head injuries and his son for a broken leg. One of the horses died of a broken neck, another suffered a broken leg and was shot, while the third was not hurt. Chiropractors to Convene in City This Week-End Members of the Oregon Asso ciation of Chiropractic Physic ians and its women's auxiliary will convene in Medford this week-end with sessions being held at Merrick's hall and at the Jackson and Medford hotels June 2. 3 and 4. Main speaker for the conven tion will be Dr. J. J. Nugent, New Haven. Conn., director of education for the National Chiro practic association. Other speak ers include Dr. W. A. Budden, director of the Health Research foundation. Portland: Dr. Gor don V. Pefley, Portland, and Dr. P. L. Poulsen, Baker, speaking on athletic injuries; Dr. M. C. Mix, Roscburg, Dr. J. E. An drews, and J. D. Keiffer, labora tory director at Western States college in Portland. Mayor To Welcome Mayor D. L. Flynn will wel come the convention at its open ing session Friday morning, and Dr. Charles E. Williamson of Eugene, association president, will respond. Sessions will continue through Sunday afternoon, with the elec tion of officers and main busi ness meeting Saturday after noon, followed bv the main ban quet and ball, with Dr. Robert A. Wood, Klamath Falls, as toastmaster. Dr. E. N. Terrill. Ashland, president of the Southern Ore gon Chiropractic association, is general chairman of the conven tion. Other committeemen in clude Dr. L. H. Haughawout, Coos Bay: Dr. M. C. Mix. Rose- burg: Dr. A. R. Hedges, Medford; Dr. C. W. Campbell, Grants Pass; Dr. Paul D. Bray, Medford; Dr. H. E. Campbell, Grants Pass: Dr. R. W. Klicr, Portland, and Dr. Alton Dalros, Roseburg. Girl Scout News Court of Awards A court of awards for the eighth grade troops of Mrs. T. R. Florey and Mrs. J. F. Campbell will be held Thursday, June 1 at 4 p.m. in the girls' gymnasium of junior high school. Mrs. G. W. AUingham s eighth grade troop from Oakcrove and the eighth grade troop of Mrs. D. E. Walsh from St. Mary's neighborhood will be guests at the court. As a part of the program the senior Girl scout troops will pre sent a ceremony. The program is cnarge of Mrs. Ted Horn- schuch, junior high school neigh borhood chairman, and Mrs. Marjorie Hopkins. Dead Una nn r-Muirterf Aria, 8:30 p.m for following day: 10 am Monday for Monday; noon Saturday for Sunday a.m. Is yours with the New 1950 Bel tone 26 smaller, lo lighter, no button need show in the ear. For Free Hearing Test Cell, Write or Visit Medford Headquarters JAMIS TA'T t ASSOC. 214 Leveretfe Bide.. Ph. 2-4262 By FRANK JENKINS From London: "In a flare-up of national ex uberance that resembled an ex plosion. BRITAIN ENDED GAS OLINE RATIONING AFTER ALMOST ELEVEN YEARS OF IT." 'LL OFFER a little bet: To the Britisher with a car, that is the biggest news since the Germans surrendered. By com parison, it makes the upset in the parliamentary election last February look like a molehill sit ting beside a mountain. . THE BUSY teletype gives us this picture of joy in Lon don: Motorists danced happily around their cars lined up in the longest gas queues (pronounced "cues"; it's British for lines of people waiting to buy) in his tory. THEY TORE UP RATION COUPONS OR MADE BON FIRES OF THEM. Gas sales were phenomenal . . . one London garage sold 3,000 gallons four days supply un der rationing in six hours . . . in Bristo, garage mechanics toasted the news in champagne . . . prices of used cars jumped 20 per cent over last week's list ing. . . . (1940 British-made Fords sold for S980 on the wave of ration-free gas enthusiasm.) And so on. It was certainly a big day in the tight little isle. HOW COME this sudden end of gas rationing? This is the official exDlana- tion: 'Minister of Fuel Noel-Baker. announcing the big event in the house of commons, said ration ing was ended because TWO AMERICAN OIL COMPANIES (Standard of New Jersey and California-Texas Oil company) had agreed to take sterling (pounds) instead of dollars for gasoline." JET'S see. These two American compan ies have holdings in the Middle East (Arabia, etc.) British gaso line companies have even bigger holdings there as well as else where. How come the British couldn't have ration-free gasoline until AMERICAN companies came across and agreed io sell their Middle East gasoline for pounds instead of dollars? Lectern Dedication Set by Methodists Members of Shipmate class of the First Methodist church, re cently dedicated a lectern in memory of the late Mayor Clar anra A Meeker, for manv years a teacher of the class. The lectern is made of special ly selected pieces of Oregon mvrtioufnnH which ii member of the class bought from time to time in various woodworking shops of the state whenever he found a piece which he judged nartinnltlt-lv Koniltjflll flnH WaS hand-made and hand-polished with great care, a spoKesman ioi the class reported. Tha lata MflVW Meeker WAS identified with the activities of First Methodist church over a long period of time. He was su- TtorintAnHpnf nf the SundaV school for some 20 years, as well as teacner oi me onipmaies class, and served on various kn.Fl. anri .nmmitlpPG T4a hflH joined the Methodist church at the age of 16, and was active in church work until nis aeaxn m February, 1948, in his late 60's. and lay you away among the other fossils. STILL and all, that's the way I feel about it. I find I'm perfectly certain in my back-number mind that if we gave our government in Wash ington the peace-time power to ration everything we use (gaso line among the other things) it wouldn't be long until our gov ernment would be using that power to CONDITION US to whatever the smart boys in the government bureaus thought we ought to be conditioned to. Im ashamed of it. of course. just as I'm ashamed of every thing that tags we as an old fogy and a back number, but that's the way it is. and I can't help it. Anyway. 1 m against rationing exceDt in time of war. Bones Identified As Ancestor of Sea Cow Astoria, Ore., May 31 (U.R) A cluster of column-like bonej found by Louis Angstrom while digging a basement last fall have been identified as the skull of a miocene age ancestor of the sea cow called "desmostylus herp serus." The skull found by Angstrom was the third ever discovered, according to J. A. Shotwell of the University of Oregon mu seum of natural history. 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 Call 2-8582 Prompt Free Delivery Baby Needs Sick Room Supplies Rentals JIM GORDON Bidgood Hudson Medford's Own Modern Pharmacy I RECKON that's an unfair question. The British govern ment's answer to it would be that Britain has needed to sell British oil SOMEWHERE ELSE in order to keep British foreign trade more accurately balanced. It wasn't until kind-hearted Americans agreed to sell gaso line for POUNDS that the Brit ish could have petrol for their cars. I SUPPOSE I'm just getting so suspicious of ALL POLITI CIANS that my poisonous mind jumps to the conclusion that the soicalist government of Britain has used gasoline rationing as an instrument to HANDLE the Brit ish people as the socialisist poli ticians think they OUGHT to be handled, and QUIT rationing only when it became apparent that the British people are get ting restive under socialist regi mentation. When you get that bad. it's probably time to chloroform you No Need to Worry If You Need Cash In A Hurry STAN STARK : Yes Man There's no need to worry over those annoy ing small bills when you lack the funds to pay all of them. Get a loan here and settle every debt. It's simple, convenient and practical. Oregon Finance Co. Phone 2-4433 Craterian Bldg. 45 S. Central Lie. S-211 M-217 V"...- y W- wf., GET YOUR VERY OWN BEAUTIFUL 24" SHEETS! 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