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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1950)
fOUH MEDrOHD (ORECON) MAIL TBIBUNE Tuesday, June 27, 19S0 Governor's Proclamation Starts First Annual State Thrift Campaign Today Today mark! the beginning of Oregon't first annual week-long community thrift campaign, Sponsored jointly by savings banks, savings and loan com panies, life insurance firms and the Oregon section of the treas ury department's savings bonds division, the campaign Is to stress the independence obtain able through individual thrift habits. "Save for your independ ence." is the theme of the ob servance. , . Gov. Douglas McKey has en dorsed the program, which will culminate July 4 with the pre sentation of Oregon's liberty bell to state officials. Governor Mc Kay's proclamation which gives details of the observance, fol lows: PROCLAMATION WHEREAS On July 4, 1950 the 147th anniversary of our In dependence Oregon's Inde pendence bell will become the permanent possession of the pea pie of Oregon, and WHEREAS the political Indt pendence and the liberty we cherish cannot exist without the financial and economic security of the people, and WHEREAS the thrift of the In dividual builds the thrift of the community, the state and the na tion through building the person al and family security upon which the nation's ecenomic strength is based, and WHEREAS Oregon's Independ ence bell, through its associa tion with the United States sav ings bonds independence drive has become an emblem of thrift in this slate: I. therefore, as the governor of the state of Oregon, take this occasion to hereby call upon the citizens of this state to devote the period from June 27 to July 4, 1930, to Oregon's first annual community thrift campaign. I dedicate the period to the proposition that the thrift level of any community Is most prop erly an object for the organized attention and effort of that com munity, just as poverty and need and want, which bespeak the ab sence of thrift, are now combat ted by communities through var ious relief organizations and measures, both legislative and social. I call upon the mayors and city governments of our various communities to take appropriate action during this campaign to ward organizing their Jurisdic tions for the positive pursuit of thrift. I ask the county chair men of the savings bonds organ ization to organize a community thrift campaign within their re spective counties in cooperation with all other thrift media. I ask all employees within the state. Including state and municipal as well as private payrolls of what soever size, to offer to, and ef fectively promote among their employees at least one form of thrift. I ask all civic and service clubs to prevail upon their em ployer members to that end. I ask organized labor In all of Its branches to take suitable act ion in acquainting its member ship with the community thrift campaign, and to assist employ ers in the promotion of thrift. I ask all citizens of Oregon to make the Oregon community thrift campaign a time of per. sonal rededication to the cause of thrift and security in their dally lives by resolving to: Save regularly in a savings account; Protect themselves and their families with life insurance, or Buy United States Savings bonds regularly. Let us each and all be started on our way to financial inde pendence no later than Inde pendence day, - Given under my hand and seal at Salem, Oregon. Douglas McKay, Governor of Oregon Brannan Charges 'False Impressions' Oklahoma City, June 27 (U.R) Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan charged today the American farm bureau is attack' ing the Brannan plan by throw Ing up a smokescreen of "false impressions. Brannan made the accusation in a letter to Homer Duffy, pres ident of the Oklahoma Farmers union. The farmers union supports the plan, while the farm bureau opposes It, The farm bureau has created the impression that the plan pro vides new and drastic penalties and regimentation, Brannan charged. The secretary said the refer ence obviously was to penalties provided for selling commodi ties in excess of the farm mar keting quota. He said these "so called penalties have been in the law for six basic commodities since 1938," and would not be changed or increased by the plan. BURGLARY TIMED Detroit U.R) Because Jack Miles holds two Jobs, he and his wife seldom have an evening out together. The evening that' they chose to go out for the first time In six months was the same eve ning thit a burglar chose to break Into their home and take $90 In savings. 'Acmm Tilipholot TO OUIT JAPAN Lt Chm. Hor ace Rnbertaon (above), onmmu dor British Commonwealth Occu pation Forces In Japan, watches a parade honoring Secretary of De fense Louis A. Johnson in Tokyo. Qen. Robertson Is soon returning to Australia, and all BCOP troops will leave Jspan In the near future. In the Home On-Outings at theFinest Clubs and Taverns Wherever ffeople Enjoy Good Living OREGON'S EXTRA PALE BEER tmk Umuii, ItUa. Sneai w IMIStnMM SMli but hmm I Services Held for Ex-Medford Resident Funeral serylces for J, Luther Jenkins, 63, Medford resident who passed away in the veterans hospital in Portland June 14, were held June 17 in Portland. Interment was In Lincoln Me morial park. Survivors Include Mr. Jen kins' wife, Roberta, who return ed to her home at 224 Haven street yesterday. Other survivors are a sister, Mrs. Ruby Kall breier, and a brother, Ashby Jen kins, both of Lexington, 111., and two other sisters whose names and addresses were unavailable. The deceased was born in Lex ington June 4, 1897, and served in World War I. He came to Med ford in 1924 and engaged in the carpenter's trade, working at this until two years ago when he be came 111. He was known among his friends for his keen interest In hunting and fishing. Boise, Ida., June 27 (U.R) Harold A. Boyd, former state purchasing agent, was sentenced to 10 years In the state peniten tiary yesterday after pleading guilty to a charge of misuse of state funds. Theater Manager Blasts Testimony of Usherette In Wilson Brothers Trial ' Vancouver, Wash., June 27 (U.R) Rebuttal testimony by a Portland theater manager yes- South Korean Vessels Under Secret Orders Honolulu, T. H, June 27 (U.PJ Three converted American navy patrol craft, now part of the South Korean navy, sailed last night from Pearl Harbor under secret orders. The ships, which docked at Honolulu harbor Friday, went to Pearl Harbor Sunday after the Korean civil war broke out. They were originally scheduled to lay over in Hawaii seven days for "engine repairs" and refueling. With the ships is Admiral II Won-Sohn, Koreas' ranking na val officer, as chief of naval operations. Meanwhile, Gen. n Wkon Chung, chief of staff of the south Korean army, is expected to leave today for Tokyo and Korea. tarday blasted a hole in the Wil son's brothers' hope of proving they were attending a movie In Portland at the time JoAnn Dew ey was kidnaped March 19. Earlier in Monday's superior court session, Mrs. Betty Lyon declared she talked to Turman and Utah Wilson on the night of the crime while working as an usherette at the theatre. Statistics Offered ; But Manager Robert Butts, , Jr., turned up as a rebuttal wit-1 nets for the state and offered j payroll statistics as proff that Mrs. Lyon worked at the now-j closed theatre only one day, at ' least two days after JoAnn's ab- j duction. ! Butts said ha would produce further evidence todBy that Mrs. Lyon did not work at the thea tre the night of the abduction. The Wilson brothers are on trial for the kldnap-murder of 18-year-old JoAnn Dewey whose body was found in the Wind riv er March 26. Surprise Witness Mrs. I,yon turned up as a "sur prise witness" for the defense yesterday. Earlier the defense had called Mrs. Cleo Wilson, not related to the defendants, who had served as head usherette at the theatre in March. She said she remembered talking to the brothers but couldn't recall the date. Mrs. Wilson also said they spoke to another usherette but was unable to remember her name. The defense contended that Mrs. Lyon was the usher ette. Rebuttal testimony was sched uled to continue today.' Roller Shades DU PONT TONTINE Shady Wiktfield Wakefield Drapery 2nd Floor Medford Furniture, 6th & Bartletr, Ph, 2-6010 SELBY GLASS SELBY GLASS SELBY GLASS SELBY GLASS Polished Plate Glass Crystal Heavy Sheet Window-Single, Double Pattern-Wire, Frosted Safety Glass for Auto, Truck, Busses 40 S. Bartlett at Corner E. 8th Phone 2-2075 there's no substitute for systematic savings 1 1 HERE'S WHAT YOU'U SAVE IN... 1 YEAR J TEARS 3 YEARS l m M VMM J156M plus interest phis interest plus interest y tn JIM M ' UM 0O 390 00 plusmtereit plus interest plus interest um JJ0 00 W2000 VMM J UU plus interest plus interest plus interest tien Vm M 7I0"m $lV7o f' M plus interest plus interest phis interest "LET'S BUILD OREGON TOGETHER'' Nothing can equal the feeling of security that comes with having money in the bank... money you can count on for the "extras" in life... money to meet an emergency, should one arise. Notice from the chart below how a small amount saved out of every paycheck soon builds into a sizeable sum. Governor McKay has pro claimed the period of June 27 -July 4 as a time for Oregonians to observe COMMUNITY THRIFT. Open a First National Savings Account during this week and start saving for your independence. MEDFORD BRANCH FDCSSTF NATINAE, BANK OF PORTLAND Opinio to S Including Sotwrdoy " W, B minim neiiai etpotir imiuianci oioinoi
