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1 DETROIT You Can Do It On a Two Week Vacation . . . and Pick Up New Plymouth ... for a Leisurely Return Trip Home . . . enough to pay for a Good Portion of Your Vacation Trip! PLACE YOUR ORDER MOW YOU WILL SAVE $248 . . . and Drive Your Present Cai Until You ' Leave for Your Vacation PLYMOUTH As Low as $1656 at Detroit HUMPHREY MOTORS DESOTO PLYMOUTH RIVERSIDE & 8TH PHONE 3-1052 Robinson Said Hard At Campaign Work Freri E. Robinson. Medford candidate for the Republican nomination as Oregon's state treasurer, with only three weeks to go before the May ltith pri maries, has stepped up the in tensity of his campaign, accord ing to Charles D. Wheeler, cam paign manager for Robinson. Rnhinson is eettine a fine re ception both in Portland and at Willamette Valley points where he has been working the past week. Wheeler said, and a num ber of organizations have swung into the campaign with their support. Tuesday evening, Komnson was in Salem, and he spent yes terday working in Portland. To day he is again in Salem and Polk county. Friday he will be in fcugene, returning to Portland to spend the week-end. The Grange Phnanlv Cranoi Lecturer Jake Arnold pre sented Mrs. Eve Prentice and her accordion troupers at the regular mpptinff of Phoenix Grange on April 22. Those play ing were Vida (Jnilders, ior rainA Mnrsp Bpverlv Jones. Jan ice Stanford, Dorna Mallams,. Ethel Culver, Delons ' uavis, Cora Bell Ravenor, Raymond Swingle, Dick Whitlock, John Lisic and Dale Ward. Featured soloists were Beverly Jones and Cora Bell Ravenor, 7-year-old pupil. Queen candidate Miss Leota Perry sponsored by the Grange fnr th Mav festival was wel comed by Master Claude Hut ton. A gift was presented to her from the Grange. Charley Hockersmith was elected fire insurance represen tative to state Grange. Ways and Means committee has plans for the final grand party Tuesday night, April 29. All members are invited. Enter tainment and refreshments will be provided. This will complete the project started with "Come As You Are Parties." Serving committee for next regular Grange meeting May 13 will include Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Penland, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Skinner, Mrs. Marian V. Riegel and W. B. Tucker. Grange ladies are urged t enter the fancy apron contest sponsored by the state Grange Home Economics committee. Phoenix Grange won $5 re ward sponsored by Pomona Grange for first and second de grees conferred at Bellview Grange on April 15. Eagle Point Community Church Sets Supper Eagle Point Eagle Point Community Bible church will hold its spring fellowship sup per at 7:30 p.m. Fridaj, April 25, in the Eagle Point Grange Hall. All friends of the church are Invited. Phares Huggins, pastor of Williams Community church, will speak. The program will in clude special music. Daily Weather Report KORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Shower! thin evening and Friday with thunder, storms in mountains. Low tonight 42. High Friday 65-68. Western Oregon: Cloudy tonight and Friday. Occasional light rain spread ing slowly over entire area tonight. Scattered thundershowers over moun tains this evening. Friday scattered showers and cooler. Lows tonight 40 50. Highs Friday 60-70 interior, 55 on coast. Temperature a year ago today: Highest 65; lowest 37. Total monthly precipitation .22 Inch. Deficiency for the month .83 inch. Total precipitation since September 1, 1951. 18.40 inches. Excess for the season 4. IB inches. Relative humidity 4:30 p.m. yester day 34: 4:30 a.m. today 77. Observations Taken at 4:30 A.M. Meridian Time Boise 78 Boston 78 Chicago 54 Denver . 65 Eureka 52 Havre 73 ss 45 42 36 46 Klamath Falls 71 49 55 48 51 46 59 46 38 43 43 49 47 47 48 44 Los Angeles ... 65 Medford .. 78 New York .. 77 Omaha 55 Phoenix 86 Portland - 73 Reno 76 Eugene .. 74 Salt Lake San Francisco 58 Seattle - 67 Spokane .... 70 Washington, D C 88 Yakima 75 Tomorrow Sunrise 5:13 a.m. Sunset 7:03 p.m. ILflJXLW ON IPage 3 SECTION TWO TODAY FOR GROCETERIA SAVINGS! BROOMS SOLD FOR BLIND Medford Lions club Saturday will conduct its second an nual sale of 'blind-made brooms for the benefit of its aid to the blind program. The brooms are made in a state-sponsored factory for the blind in Portland. Brooms may be ordered at any time on Saturday by calling 2-7194, and will be delivered if requested. Types to be sold in clude floor brooms, whisk brooms and chil dren's brooms. The sale is being conducted in cooperation with Sam Evans, local blind repre sentative. In addition, brooms will be on sale 1952 Crop Outlook Still Favorable Minneapolis (U.R) The out look for crop production in 1852 is "favorable" despite the damag ing floods which have swept through the Missouri and Missis sippi River valleys, the Cargill Crop Bulletin said Thursday. The floods will "cut heavily" into acreage seeded to corn in the affected areas, the Bulletin said. If these areas are cropped at all, it will be to late crops, it said. Unseasonably low tempera tures caused some damage to the nation's winter wheat crop which was estimated at 947,000,000 bushels. However, favorable growing conditions in the future would enable the crop to over come a large part of the damage, the Bulletin said, fc In both the Eat and Pacific Northwest, the crop survived the winter in better than average condition, and was making "good progress. CONTRACT AWARDED Salem U.R) Betchel Bros. Elgin, has been awarded a con tract for construction of a park camping area at Immigrant Springs state park, the highway department said Thursday. The firm submitted a low bid of $34,- 754.90. Dead line Sunday Classifieds ts a' 5:30 o.m for following day. 10 a.m Monday tor Monday: noon Saturday far Sunday a.m Chapman Jewelers PROUDLY ANNOUNCES J P S 00e WATCH AT A SITUS SUM Subsidiary of Elgin Watch Company Look at these new Wadsworth Watches (ap Msn lll Look at these new Wadsworth Watches for women . . . k nomi Now come in and see for yourself that fine watch values start at 19" CHAPMAN JEWELERS 109 FAST MAIN PHONE 2-5623 Home of Prism-Lite Diamonds Six Members Initiated Into SOC Honorary Ashland Six members were initiated last evening into mem bership by Theta Delta Phi, men's scholastic honorary fra ternity at Southern Oregon col lege, according to Richard L. Carter, Medford, secretary- treasurer. The formal ceremony was followed by a picnic lunch eon at Jackson Hot Springs. New members are John O. Zeller, John S. Weaver and Ed gar A. Graham, Ashland; John K. Newton, Talent; George B. Adlcr, Klamath Falls; and Staf ford G. Thomas, Melbourne, Australia. Homemakers Class Sets 'Bring a Guest' Party Homemakers class of First Methodist church will have a "bring a guest" party at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, at the church. There will be a potluck sup per, musical numbers, movies and a style show featuring spring hats. Those attending are asked to bring a guest, -a main dish, salad or dessert and their own service. The program will be for the entire family. British railroads purchase every year 15,000,000 tons of coal, 600,000 tons of steel, 435, 000 tons of timber and 3,750, 000 yards of cloth for uniforms. Fur seals can dive more than 200 feet in their search for food. Use Mall Tribune Want Ads H VX 1 V $33.75 AS $29.75 1 JQ You've read that the new Wadsworth Watches have jeweled lever movements that are reliable end accurate. You've read that cases of the new Wadsworth Watches are styled and made by the same people who make cases for some of America's most expensive watches. You've read that Wadsworth Watch prices start as low as $19.95. at several downtown locations from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Shown above are members of the club preparing for the sale. Left to right, standing, are Gordon Mackenzie, Lee Knox, Al Perkins, Herb Seitz, Dr. Lee Mellish, Oscar Gage, Bill Sabel, Eston Humphrey, Keith Bates, Rusty Maulsby; kneeling, Ed McKeen, club president, and Hilary Meyerle, broom sale committee chairman. The only one with four legs is Little Daisy, well-known cow-about-town, who man aged to crash the picture taking. (Brainerd photo) Machinists' Strike Threatened in North Seattle (U.R) Some 2,200 members of the International As sociation of Machinists (AFL) may, strike against 45 Puget Sound metal - fabricating plants Monday unless now work con tracts are signed, a union official warned Thursday. I. A. Sandvigen, local 79 busi ness representative, said some 125 independent shops would not be affected if they signed agreements to abide by any con tracts signed with the larger fac tories. If the strike were called, it probably would idle some 6,000 workers, many of whom belong to unions which already have signed agreements with employ ers, an industry spokesman said. Sandvigen said the dispute is over a health and welfare pro gram offered by employers, wording of a proposed auto matic wage increase in the con tract, and the field pay scale for machinists. In the mountains of western Syria stands the Crusaders' mighty fortress of Krak des Chevaliers, a reminder to the modern world of the ancient wars that once swept the Middle East. The number of foreign visi tors to Germany in 1951 was 50 per cent greater than in 1950. according to the German tourist office. $33.75 if Thuriday. April 24, 1952 Jacksonville Garbage Collections Change Jacksonville Beginning May 1 garbage collection in Jackson ville will be handled by Med ford City Sanitary service, May or Albert Hackert reported. He advised all residents to take advantage of the service since the dump ground previ ously used will be closed to the public. Hackert stated also that a Survey of the city, with the help of the fire department, will be made' to see that rubbish and fire hazards are removed. Hackert and city councilmen said today that the police depart ment has been instructed to is sue citations to anyone found permitting dogs to run at large. Dogs must be kept penned or leashed during April, May, June and July. Hackert, in requesting cooperation of dog owners, pointed out that the ordinance regarding dogs was passed after numerous requests by residents. Ancient peoples called sulphur the stone that burns and, ac cording to The Book of Knowl edge 1952 Annual, thoy believed sulphur fumes chased away evil spirits. 'i OK folfft Gerber's BABY FOODS Strained or Junior 4 Cans 35c CEREALS pkg. 17c Strained or Junior MEATS each 22c BABY NEEDS Johnson's Baby Lotion 5 oz. 49c Baby Oil 5 oz. 49c Baby Powder 9 oz. 49c Evenflow Nursing Bottles 25c )1 MM l5c Du-AII DUST MOPSl.69 SPIC-SPAN Giant Economy Pkg. 89c Morrell's Slab Bacon '"39' Half or U.S. Inspected Pork Roasts u. 39c Center Cuts Shoulder Oregon Brand Sliced Bacon ib. 39c Fancy Colored Roasting Hens ib. 55c Eviscerated FRESH FISH, OYSTERS and CRABS MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE London has not been In the path of a total eclipse of the sun for more than 150 years, nor will its people see one in the 20th century. Britain's blind workers are producing goods and services valued at $12 million a year. 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