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EIGHT MEDFORD (OHEOON) MAIL TRIBUNE Bunday, April 20, 1952 Meeting Tuesday Set on Fire Unit Residents of the county with lng 4V4 air miles of Medford Saturday were urged to attend a mass meeting to consider forma tion of a Medford Rural Fire Protection district. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tues day, April 21, in the auditorium of the Jackson grade school in Medford. Mervin Gilson, of the state fire marshal's office, will be guest speaker, and will describe some of the processes through which fire districts are formed. Petitions for the formation of the district have been approved by the fire marshal's office, and will be available at the meeting for distribution for signatures. New Traffic Lights j To Go On Monday ' New traffic lights will start functioning Monday morning at the Jackson street and Summit avenue Intersection In front of the Jackso school. The lights were authorized recently by the city council as a safety measure for school youngsters. City Superintendent Vernon Thorpe said that three, stop lights for motorists and three walk-wait signals for pedestri ans have been installed. A city police officer is to be at the scene Monday to instruct students in the use of the lights nA in cm, that thp signals are observed by motorists. The light will be In operation all aay. YES! m YES YES! YES! STAN STARK Ytt Man J Employed men or women - married or single welcome; uuisioerj nor invoivco: Loam mad for any good purposes like' paying bills, medical or dental expenses, home repairs, seasonal needs, etc. Phont first and everything will be ready when you come in. Call tomorrow Oregon Finance Co. Crateuan Bldg. 45 South Central Lie. S-211 M-217 Phone 2-4433 A Tribute to Our Truck Gardeners! On the friendly outskirts of our town are count less patches of earth, tilled to perfection. The patient men and women who work this soil are Truck Gardeners, specialists in delicious and succulent vegetables for your table. They work long hours. Their produce is at our markets earlier than sun-up They love the earth for its golden bounty. They build homes and rear families. They, In truth, are the salt of the earth and deserving of all the respect we can give them. Long may their gardens flourish! MEDFORD PHARMACY, Inc. 127 EAST SIXTH PHONE 2-6253 9 A.M. to 10:30 P.M. We Are Open Today We Salute Our Town! - V ' . . 1 111" - SEN. HOWARD BELTON Tuesday Rotary Speaker State Senator Due For Rotary Talk Here on Tuesday Slate Sen. Howard C. Belton, Canby, will speak at the Tues day noon luncheon of the Med ford Rotary club, it was an nounced yesterday. The club meets in the Pioneer room of the Jackson hotel. Senator Bclton will speak on "You and Government." He has b"cn a member of the state sen ate for a number of years, and "iring the 1947 session was pres ident of the senate, and as such was acting governor on a num ber of occasions when the gov ernor was out of the state. He is at present a "hold-over" member of the senate and will automatically return to the legis lature's 1953 session. The senator this year is seek ing election to the national Re publican convention as a dele gate from the state at large, hav ing filed his candidacy by declaration. 1952 Poppy Poster, Contest Awards Here Announced The awards for the 1951-52 poppy poster contest were an nounced yesterday by the Med ford American Legion auxiliary. Competition was keen in the three divisions at senior high school, Junior high school and the elementary schools, sponsors said. First prize at the Senior high school went to Cora Mc culloch, sophomore; D a r r e 1 1 Brown, sophomore, was second; and Carole Pringle, sophomore, third. ' Carl Gordon, ninth grade, won first prize at the junior high school; Susan Gustison, eighth grade, second; and Mary Beaton, ninth grade, won thirH. On the elementary level, Joe Burns, Roosevelt sixth grade, took first; Barbara Risner, Lin coln, sixth grade won second; and Lester Schall, Jackson sixth grade, gained third. Joan Lau rila, Washington sixth grade, was given honorable mention. Three Prises Prizes awarded the winners were S5 for first, $3 for second and $2 for third. The judges were Herb Grey, Otto Wilda and Hal Bishop. The best poster in each of the three divisions will be sent to compete in the Oregon state post er contest. The auxiliary sponsors this contest annually to create inter est in the poppy sale which is held late in May. Poppies sold here are made at the veterans domiciliary at Camp White, which also furnishes poppies for many other Oregon as well as Washington .points. Migrating Mirbach Now Settling Down Toledo, O. U.R The cur rent generation of the von Mir bach family has settled down finally to a life of student-Jani-tor-nulhor after traveling over half the earth. Count Alexander von Mir bach, descendant of 10th cen !ury Frnnconians who migrated in the Kith century to Russia, is studying to be a teacher, or phil osopher, at the University of Toledo here. To support himself, the 43-year-old immigrant born In St. Petersburg (Leningrad) works daily as a college janitor. In his spnre time, which necessarily is limited to about one to two hours daily, the mustachcoed count works on his unfinished novel, "The Satan Leads the Dance." Count von Mirbach fled Rus sia In 1920, wandered stateless over Europe, was Imprisoned in Nazi Germany and finally liber ated by the American Army. He came to this country last December. Battle Harbour, center of Lab- rador's fishing Industry, proba bly took its name from the j Portugese word batal, meaning boat. At this settlement In 1893, : Dr. Wilfred T. Grcnfell "Gren- fell of Labrador" built the first j hospital for the Indians and Es ! kimos of the region. ff ? M&sm STILL clutching Bebe, pet Welsh terrier, Jane Griffin, 23, awaits ambulance after falling three stories from building In Los An geles. She suffered pelvic Injury. Bebe seemed ok. (International) WITH A BETTER RUNNING CAR Treat it to our SPRING CHANGE-OVER SPECIAL have just what Is reiiuircd' to give Tour car new life and new beauty ... a ronipn-lirniuve Spring Oiangr-Ovrr SHvial that includes these essential services at one low package price: Drain, Fluth and Refill Transmission if Complete lubrication if Drain, Flush and Refill Ceoling Sytlem if Complete Scientific Engine Tune-Up Several Other Combinations Other Than Shown Above Clean, Repack and Adjust Front Wheel Bearings if Drain, Fluth and Refill Rear Axle if Change Engine Oil if Wash and Polish for Spring Beauty 20 DISCOUNT Clauss Motors NEW CAR SALES & SERVICE 5th & Bartlctt Phone 2 6185 Lloyd's of London Insurance Proposed For Oregon Pilots Salem (U.R) Lloyd's of Lon don may protect Oregon pilots. The State Board of Aeronau tics disclosed Saturday that Lloyd's of London has proposed an insurance policy to protect pilots and observers authorized to fly on search and rescue mis sions in Oregon. The proposed policy was con sidered by the State Board of Aeronautics at its meeting here Friday. Portion Accepted The board accepted the por tion of the policy which included public liability and property damage. A few additional ques tions were asked concerning the portion of the policy represent ing insurance of the pilot and the observer, and the answers will come from London, Once the answers from Lloyd's are received. It is expected that this policy also will be accepted. Jack Bartlctt, director of the State Board of Aeronautics said Oregon First State Bartlctt said the board believes Oregon is the first state to pro vide Insurance for pilots and observers in the search and res cue program of the state. Three other Pacific Northwest states are interested, and the plan will be presented to them at a re gional meeting in Boise, April 29. A five-year permit for use of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. property in Klamath county to be used as an emergency air strip was approved and Bartlett was authorized to sign the same for the bard. Canadian Eskimos Said Hard To Find Ottawa (U.R) The depart ment of national health and wel fare has a hard time giving ! money away to Canada's Eski mos because they are hard to find. The Eskimos are nomadic and scattered over thousands of miles of Canada's northern , coastline and the Barren Lands. the department said. The result is that it Is difficult to deliver family allowance checks to them. The department said there were. 1,608 Eskimo families In Canada as of March 31, 1951, with 3.B48 children. Checks are not Issued to the Eskimos. Instead, they are Is sued certain specified Items of food, apparel and equipment under the supervision of dis trict registrars, usually Royal Canadian Mounted Police offi cers. Powdered milk and approved baby cereals are considered seml compulsnry Items so that the Es kimos will spend at least a fair share of the allowance directly on their children. Eating Utensils Used To Break Out of Jail McMinnville (U.R) A pro posal is on the May 16 ballot for a new Yamhill county jail. And high lime, too. Sher iff W.L. Jones said Saturday. The sheriff disclosed that three prisoners, Morris Chene vere, 18, Saginaw, Mich.; Leon Rice. 26, and Jack Ballard, 28, both of Botwell. Okla., used a can opener, a spoon and a knife to break out of the crumbling, 64 - year old jail Friday. Jones said the trio simply used the tools to remove the old mortar between bricks in the jail walls. ' Serious Water Shortage Faces Washington Area Yakima (U.R) A group of farmers Friday organized the Roza Water Users Protective as sociation In attempt to save their crops from a critical water short age. Gordon Cornue, president of the organization, said 1,000 of the Roza project were endanger ed when a break occurred in the right branch of the lateral of pump unit eight April 10. The water was turned off and has been off ever since. The area affected Is 20 miles southwest of Yakima. Chin-Up Officers Aid New Chapter Harry Chipman, president of the Jackson County chapter of the ChirvUp club, a national or ganization for the handicapped, and John "Duffy, chapter vice president, are In Grants Pass to day to assist with organizing Josephine county chapter of the club. The Jackson county chapter was organized in October, 1950, and the membership includes handicapped persons from vari ous valley towns, including Ash land. . At a monthly social meeting of the club Friday evening In the Girls Community ciud, a Dar bershop trio furnished entertain- ment. The trio members were David Muir, tenor; Eugene Cog gins, leadf and Bruce Bailey, baritone. The chapter meets twice monthly, with alternate business and social sessions. WINDOW SHADES MADE TO ORDER BARNARD'S 317 E. Main Phona 2-5487 PRESEASON SPECIAL While They Last! 6 Ft. Redwood Barbecue gO 35 Table and Benches........ & Scheffel Patio Supply HIGHWAY 99 SOUTH Next to State License Bureau PHONE 2-5668 Vacuum Cleaners. SERVICE & REPAIR ALL MAKES Dust Bags, Filters etc. Phone 2-4998 As Mef reshing As sranN(K f DELICIOUS REFRESHING 9 . jmgemeM CREAM For Every Occasion! For the gardening-time mack . . . after a round of golf or an evening drive . . for easily-prepared party treats and des serts , , . there's nothing quite to favor ful ai FIESTA ICE CREAM . . . favorite of EVERYONE ... in everyone's favorite LUSCIOUS FLAVOR! 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