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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Wednesday. June 7. 1950
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Mry from (he filet of the Mail
Tribune 10. 20 end 34 years ago
Graduation
10 YEARS AGO TODAY
June 7. 1940
(It was Friday)
Medford population placed at
11,548, increase of 541 over 1930
census.
Dr. C. H. Paske and Dr.
George B. Dean added as direc
tors of County Public Health as
sociation. Hal's Camera shop to open
new quarters on North Central
avenue tomorrow.
Pilot training course to open
at Southern Oregon college.
Episcopal churches of Med
ford. Grants Pass and Ashland
to hold Joint service Sunday at
Lithia park.
20 YEARS AGO TODAY
June 7, 1930
(It was Saturday)
Russell Sherwood. Medford
to graduate from Osteopathic
school this week.
High school senior class warn
d of "perils of Jazz age" by
commencement speaker.
National guard encampment
opening slated next Tuesday,
34 YEARS AGO TODAY
June 7, 191b
(It wbs Wednesday)
Walter Bowne buys 20 acres
In Ross lane district and plnns
Siu.uou home.
Twenty-fourth annual of
Southern Oregon Chataqua to
meet at Ashland starting July 7
lor 12 nays.
F. R. Neil. T. A. Brown and
Joe Geppert appointed viewers
for proposed road from Butte
rails to Prospect.
Wilkinsons Attend
College Graduation;
Three to Take Trip
Mr. and Mrs. John Wilkinson
and daughter. Miss Dolores wit
kinson. returned to their home
on Park street Monday. The Wil
kinsons had attended graduation
ceremonies at Mnrylhurst college
where Miss Wilkinson received
a bachelor of arts degree.
They were accompanied by
Miss Ednalou Enright of Tncoma.
also a member of the class and
the two young women, with Miss
Wilkinson i brother, Don, will
leave this week-end for a 10-day
trip in calitornla. Young Wilkin
son is a member of the 1050 grad-
uawiiK ciass oi nicaiorci nigh
scnooi.
Ashland Woman to Open
Piano Class Series
Mrs. Frances Wilde, Ashland
today announced the opening of
an eight-week series of summer
piano classes, from June 19 to
August 11, to be presented in
Medford and Ashland. Classes
will be for beginner', inter
mediate players, and advanced
students.
Registration for Medford
classes may be made at Pruitt':
Music center.
Mrs. Wilde la a graduate of
me University of Washington
and also studied at the Univer
sity of California at Los Angeles,
and formerly gave adult instruc
tion through the Los Angeles
public schools. She Is a member
or the National Guild of Piano
Teachers.
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Tomorrow evening 231 seniors of Medford high
school will receive their diplomas in exercises at the
school's athletic field the largest graduation class
in Medford High history.
1MEDF0ED townspeople in general join in the hope
that there may be fair skies for this important
event in so many young lives; they hope also that fair
weather may attend all their days for we are proud
of the boys and girls of '50. Proud of their scholastic
attainments, their fine records in the fields of music,
art, manual training, domestic science and in ath
letics.
WE KNOW that the high school years have served
to develop intelligence, character, skill and
healthy bodies all of which are fundamental requisites
in the enjoyment of democratic lite.
e
A LTHOUGH receipt of a diploma is one of the inv
" portant steps, it is, after all, only a milestone in
the journey of life. The growth of character, better
understanding and judgment, must be a continuing
process if life s full truitlulness and advantages are
to be enjoyed.
Existence has grown more and more complicated
through the vears with political, economic or interna
tional complications becoming almost daily fare. But
through our schools the young of today are better
equipped than any before to cope with such problems
and vicissitudes as may come their way.
Mav they enter their new future unarraid, with a
proper regard for the system which has made their
education possible, and gratitude to the teachers
whose patience and devotion nas enabled tnem to
travel thus far on the road to knowledge. E.C.F.
The Marrying Month
June is the traditional month for weddings in
most of the countiy, but strangely enough the prefer
ence is not shared equally in all of the states. In Ore
gon, for instance, marriages in June average at least
70 per cent higher than the daily number for the year.
In Mississippi, South Carolina, Arkansas and Georgia
December is the marrying month.
CTATISTICS painstakingly gathered by the Metro-
politan Life Insurance company also reveal that
June is the most popular among girls marrying for the
first time, and that they constitute about four-fifths of
all brides. Although women who are remarrying also
prefer June, their marriages are more evenly dis
tributed through the year. The excess of June brides
who were married before is about two-thirds less than
for those entering matrimony for the first time.
Divorcees choose almost equally between June
and July, and widows prefer the early fall almost as
much as June.
PREFERENCE for June decreases with advance in
4 age. Up to age 55 this pattern is determined large
ly by the growing proportion of remarriages ; the pref
erence of single women for a June wedding lessens
only slightly with age.
For the older women, June is outranked by Octo
ber as the most popular month for marrying. In fact,
autumn weddings seem to have a greater appeal to
spinsters than to divorcees or widows at these ages.
Crosstown
6 Roland Coe
sae-sapaaeaassssssssssessassssssssssss J-4 fcv i-n... LUL1 Near, f ureal, '
"They're still lalkin' about how they made over last
years' clothes. Wake me up when those dames decide
to get on with their game."
Competitive Bidding
Demanded by Council
A demand for more competi
tive bidding by contractors on
citv Droiocts and a word of
warning to businessmen concern
ing the payment of the $20
license fee were sounded last
night at the regular meeting of
the cilv council.
The lone bid of $3,157.70 by
Warren Conrad to construct a
sewer In Getchell subdivision
was accepted by the council.
However, Mayor Dinmond Flynn
indicated that such repetition of
sing e bidding will not be toler
ated bv the council. The coun
cil "won't piny along that way"
and expects competitive offers
on all Jobs, he said.
Should Support Programs
If contractors expect tne city
to stay out of the contracting
business, they should support
city programs, Flynn declared.
He intimated that there is a
tendency to turn down tough
jobs.
The council gave advance
notice that it would enforce the
city business license ordinance
and Intended to take legal action
whore licenses are not paid
within a reasonable time. A few
individuals have not paid the
license, it was said. It was
thought that 60 days would be a
"reasonable" time. The $20 fee
is due after July 1,
Bid Accepted
One other bid was accented bv
the council last night, the $555.10
offer of Shasta Distributors for
pumn. tank and n ne for the
domestic well at the sewage
treatment area. Hubbard Wrav
company and Leslie Plumbing
company were other bidders.
following hearings, the coun
cil approved construction of
sewers on Mt. Pitt and Win.
Chester avenue between Peach
and Hamilton streets and on
Peach between Ml. Pitt and
Stewart avenues.
Surveys OK'd
1 no clly engineer was author
ized to pro.-eed with survevs re
lative to eventual rnnstri'ioflnn
of sewers In Farhart street area
and the Merrick's Motor Inn sec
ion along Bear creek.
Members of the streets and
roads committee were asked to
make a preliminary sluriv con
cerning possible limit of park
ing to one side of the street on
Oakdale avenue between Eighth!
street and Dakota avenue and
between Fourth and Sixth
streets. Councilman Dwight
Houghton brought out the dan
ger created by the narrowness
of the street and heavy traffic.
Water Hearings Set
Hearings were scheduled for
June 20 on proposals to lay
water lines on Winchester and
Mt. Pitt avenues between Peach
and Hamilton streets and on
Newtown street between Bel
mont and Stewart avenues.
Councilmen approved the sale
of Lot 10, Block 3, Oak Grove
subdivision, to Harry E. and Ada
Andrews for $800.
They authorized Firemen
George Streeve and Earl Harri
son to attend the training school
sponsored by the Oregon State
Fire Chiefs association at Oak
Grove near Oregon City. It was
announced that Monday, July 3,
will be a work day for city em
ployees. (See story Page 1)
News of 4-H
CLUBS
Howard Clubs
The Howard Handy Hands
Sewing club and the Howard
Livestock club will hold a Joint
picnic in Lithia nark. Ashland.
at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 8.
Swimming at Twin Plunges will
follow:
The regular meeting of the
sewing club will be Saturday at
1:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs.
William Foley, the leader.
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SHE'LL TRY AGAIN Shirley May France recuperutes in a New
York hospital alter having her tonsils removed in preparation for
her second attempt to swim the EnKllsh Channel, which will be made
this summer. Shirley hopes to return to her home at Somerset,
Mass., later this week to resume training in Mt. Hope Bay.
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
In Galveston the other day,
it rained 14.2 inches in nine
hours. Estimated damage, HALF
A MILLION DOLLARS:
It was just too much of a good
thing too quick.
C PEAKING of weather, this one
J clicks off the teletype from
London:
"It got so hot here today that
cats got drowsy and fell off win
dow ledges. The Royal Society
ior me rrevention of Cruelty to
Animals reported that it got 20
calls to pick up felines injured
in mac manner.
It was only 82 above!
fUT HERE in the West, we
think of 82 above as hardly
snirt-sieeve weather, but in
gummy and humid London it's
SOMETHING. Weather is some
thing else you can't measure sat
isfactory with an index number
or marks on a scale.
THE COLLEGES get into the
npua thic want
At UCLA, they've developed a
small hydraulic press which can
turn marble into a liquid THAT
FLOWS LIKE MOLASSES.
Dumbbells will want to know
what good can come of making
marble flow like molasses. Dr.
David Griggs, UCLA geophysic
ist, hopes it will help "explain
earthquakes and perhaps TELL
HOW TO LOCATE VEINS OF
PRECIOUS METALS by dupli
cating subterranean conditions."
Knowledge marches on.
VOU NEVER can tell about
these new developments.
When the scientists first began
to talk about prying atoms apart
and recombining the pieces, we
common run of folk gave it no
need.
Then came nylon and we sat
up and began to take notice.
AT PRINCETON they are set
tine nn a niiir t-acu-ii-aK
ter TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHY
THE COUNTRIES OF THE
WORLD DON'T GET ALONG
WITH EACH OTHER. Presum
ably we have to find out WHY
THEY DON'T GET ALONG be
fore we can learn HOW THEY
CAN GET ALONG.
If we could find out how na
tions can get alone with each
other we might be able to find
out how individual human be
ngs might get along with each
other.
After that might come the
millennium.
profit organization.)
Suddenly a guy yelled Bingo!
and produced a card that, he
said, entitled him to the $980
jackpot. The operator of the
game and the cops, after a con
sultation, disagreed. They claim
ed the guy had four confederates
just outside the window with
a small printing press and when
the bingo operator called out the
winning numbers they printed a
card to match and slipped it
through the window quick.
The trouble with gambling is
that there just doesn't seem to
be any way to keep gamblers
honest.
A SAVING WAY to tcv
a thrifty way to savo
that's what your gift of
Savings Account offers. Any '
amount from $ 1.00 up starts
your graduate's gift account
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AT A LITTLE town in Con
npptlVnt thn nlliai. ninVtt tUar
were holding a nice gentlemanly
and ladylike bingo game in a
public hall (bingo is legal in Con
necticut if conducted by a non-
The Grange
Thrilling Trip Up
Salmon River Told
To Rotary Club
The thrill-packed and hazard
ous boat trip up the Salmon riv
er in Idaho was described to
members of the Medford Rotary
club Tuesday by E. Morgan Able.
Grants Pass, who accompanied
Glenn Wooldridge, fishing guide.
on the trip.
Speaking at a luncheon meet
ing at the Jackson hotel. Able
told of the many obstacles which
had to be overcome in making
the first trip on record up the
swift and treacherous Salmon.
His job was to photograph the
Journey, which started at the
point where the Salmon empties
into the Snake, and ended at
Salmon City.
Real Wilderness
This area of Idaho is one of
the last real western wilder
nesses, Able told Rotanans.
Game abounds, and few people
are able to stand the rigorous
life of this wild area. One family
of seven, living in such a remote
place that school lessons for the
five children had to be flown in
by helicopter, was discribed
Walter Garner, program chair
man, introduced the speaker.
C. Lyall Fidler urged the co
operation of the community in
tne forthcoming Rogue River
Roundup, and outlined some of
the highlights of the two-day
show. The progressive program
of the Jackson County Sheriff's
posse for improvement of their
Ross lane grounds was explain
ed. The local group, comprising
68 posse members with a ladies'
auxiliary of 54, was started In
1940 by the late Sheriff Sid
Brown. At least 380 horses will
be in the big downtown parade
in Medford Saturday evening to
launch the two-day Roundup festivities.
Brown water snakes are not
venomous but they do bite sav
agely and strike out furiously
when handled.
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PICNIC
SUNDAY
JUNE 11
TouVelle Park
For All Odd Fellows
Rebekahs and
Friends
FREE Sandwiches, lei
Cream, Pop
GAMES FOR ALL
12 NOON ON
James Clabby Named
OSC Publication Editor
Corvallis, June 7 James Clab
by, Medford. a senior in engineer
ing, has been named co-editor of
the Student Directory, or
"Fussers Guide," for the next
school year, according to the Ore
gon State college publications
committee. Bob Ma.son. Aibanv,
will work with Clabby as editor.
Clabby, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Clabby. 109 Laurel street,
has been active in publications
on the campus for three years
and was on the directory staff
last year.
Dead line Sunday Classified Is ei
Nr n Saturdays.
Central Point Grange
Helen Caster had charge of
the program of games and songs
at the regular meeting June 2
of Central Point Grange. Gaston
Floux had charge of the dis
play table, the topic being "in
sects." Grange decided to postpone
the next regular meeting one
week because of Stale Grange
and other conflicting meetings.
The meeting will be hold Friday,
June 23 instead of June 16.
Refreshments were served by
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Ford and
Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Sander.
Bristol. Va. fU.Ri A citizen
here paid a SI traffic ticket and
claimed some sort of record. He
said the ticket was the 318th
one he'd paid.
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