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Church of Nazarene! r Sunday, January 15, 1956 T3 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Plans Construction Of Second Chapel Construction of a second Church of the Nazarene will be gin in Medford at Mt. Pitt and Chestnut aves. in April, accord ing to the Rev. Raymond W Hum, pastor of the Medford con gregation. First unit of the building is expected to be completed by cmmer, when a pastor will be appointed by the district assemb ly and the church will begin operation. Vole To Sponsor Plans for the organization have been underway for some time, the -Rev. Hum said, and the local membership voted last May to sponsor the project. ' ". Preliminary survey work started Wednesday by the Young People's society of the southern Oregon zone. A convertible chapel-residence has been planned as the first unit, by the department of home missions and is In wide use throuehout the nation.. The ranch-style construction will in elude future use as a parsonage. Larger Church Planned A larger church will be built on the corner lots as the congre gation increases. Several persons have already joined the charter membership, according to Rev. Hum, and "it is expected that the new quart ers will greatly expand the ser vices of the Nazarene denomina tion in the Medford area." The present congregation, First and Holly sts., which will - soon celebrate its 35th anniver sary, has pledged funds for pa ving the adjoining streets, in addition to donating the lots. Fi nancial assistance for the project -Jiac hppn ffivpn hv the Oreeon- v . - - -J - - o Pacific district through its home mission club and the revolving loan fund. New Bus Bought for RR School District Rogue River Rogue River school district recently negotia ted a trade to provide a 48-pas-senger school bus for the West Evans creek run, John Harr, superintendent of school, has an nounced. A 36-passenger bus, which was used early this year, was car rying about 53 passengers from the Evans Creek area. The rur al school board and Rogue River school district negotiated the trade. The exchange was made on a temporary basis during the Christmas - holidays, and the board formally approved the trade at its recent meeting. fv. t.jr A f ISifw,: i'tt"S-imf fW""-Li I Iti"?' ('' NEW CHAPEL Construction of a second in ihe sketch above is expected to begin in Church of the Nazarene in Medford, shown April at Mt. Pitt and Chestnut aves. American Legion Post Here Organizes For Civil Defense Work Medford American Legion post last week was organized into a disaster relief team, to work in coordination with var ious groups in all phases of com bating destructive forces. , . Taking part in the organizing were civil defense officials and other civic officers who pointed out needs in the community. - Coll R. J. Pflaum, who has worked with civil defense, dis cussed the need for an inventory of all doctors, nurses, medical supplies and volunteer workers. Commander M. E. (Bud). Fisher pledged the support of the Le gion in the program. Forest Fire Needs S. T. Moore, U. S. forestry fire control officer, said his most urgent needs included cooks, messengers, communication, op erators and equipment, and de tail men behind the lines. Teams of eight men to take charge of disaster work were discussed, by Verne Watrud, president of the Jackson County Disaster Car. Dwight Albright, control cen ter chief of civil defense com munications, gave a brief report on his department activities and said messengers were needed in EAGLE WOOD CO. Split Peeler Ceres ' 16" or 24" Split Log Ends Cord or 2 Cord Deliveries DIAL 3-TA-62302 RR Boosters Club Awards School Prizes Rogue River New clocks offered by the Rogue River Boosters club as prizes for the best decorated room at Christ mas were presented at a faculty meeting of grade school feath ers here recently. Mrs. Howard Norwood and Mrs. Betty Bamforth, represent ing the club, presented the sev enth grade clock to John Cris man and the third grade clock to Mrs. Minnie Jensen, whose grade was the winner in the pri mary building. . Because school closed before Christmas because of flood con ditions, the Booster club was un abe to visit all school rooms and complete judging. Teachers were asked to vote. his department, which is a "nu cleous of ' all operations." E. W. Brown of the sheriff's office reported that three teams are organized in that office for disaster work, but said many more are needed. He offered the services of those already organ ized to train others. Traffic Control Traffic control and other prob lems were discussed by Medford Police Chief Charles Champlin. Police Lt. Clifton Lacy explain ed how extra manpower is need ed in emergencies, to assist with police duties. Col. H. J. Meiring, who is in charge of food and supplies in civil defense, encouraged regis tration of all workers in the cu linary field. , ' Organizations interested in co operating in the program are urged to contact legion workers. Police Chief Urges Caution by Residents Police Chief Charles Champ lin yesterday urged Medford people not to allow door-to-door magazine salesmen now opera ting in the Medford area in their homes. - Champlin. said that there had been several recent cases of questionable practices on the part of magazine salesmen and that local people should be very cautious in "dealing with them. In one case a magazine sales man reportedly had implied he was connected with the drive to raise funds for the Rogue Valley Memorial hospital and in another case that . they were raising funds for a church. Champlin said. Police will deal with sales men promptly if a crime has been committed, the police chief said, but until there . has been an actual . crime their hands are tied. He urged people to report any questionable practices or cases of bad conduct immediately. 111 Oig THIS WEEK AWARDED FROM FREE FORD TICKETS ANOTHER 3 - -. IFMUJffiV 29" No Need to buy io gel FREE Tickets WHY DON'T YOU BUY GAS AT FORTUNE? IT'S FUN TO BUY GAS AT FORTU IV "On Hie Point" South Central and South Riverside , Free Ford Tickets from Southern Oregon Fortune Stations Central Market Crater Lake Motors and Bell Motors, Grants Past Man Fined, Jailed On Driving Charge Jesse Willard Tudder, 37, was fined $225 in district court yes terday and sentenced to 60 days in county jail on a charge of driving while under the influ ence of intoxicating liquor and fined $75 on a charge of fail ure to stop at the scene of an accident. His right to apply for a driver's license was suspend ed for 90 days. Tudder, a transient, was ar rested arid jailed Friday follow ing a two car accident ' near Phoenix. His car collided with a car driven by Robert Carr Mix, 40, of 215 C st, Phoenix, according to state police. There were no injuries and damage was slight, police said.' Other Accidents In another accident, Peter Dee Flury, 24, Eagle Point, was injured slightly about 2:45 a.m., Saturday, when a car operated by. him collided with a vehicle driven by Robert D. Burns. 845 Garfield st., near Camp White, state police reported. . ' Flury was taken to Sacred Heart hospital by Medford Am bulance service where he was treated and released. Police said that the car driven by Burns swerved, causing the two cars to collide. Damage to both veh icles was heavy and they were removed by a wrecker. A car driven by Lewis Den ton Pearson, 32, of 562 Gar field st., Medford, collided with a Medford corporation dump truck near the Big Y intersec tion at about 4:05 p.m. Friday, officers reported. The accident report said Pearson's car skid ded 71 feet before striking the truck, which was driven by George Forest Cook, 73, of 50 Kenwood ave., Medford. Dam age was minor. Pearson was cited for viola tion of the basic, rule, the in vestigating officer said. Some 31,000 Visit Jacksonville Museum Jacksonville A total of 31, 001 people visited Jacksonville Museum during 1955 raising to tal attendance since the museum was opened July 10, 1950, to 202,196. . , During the month of Decem ber, 583 people from 17 states and the territory of Alaska vis ited the museum , Visitors averaged 84 a,, day and 2,583 per month during 1955. Court Records Raymond Russell McDougall, viola tion of basic rule, $10. Vernon Alger Wright, violation of basic rule, $10. Clemen Mathew Lizberg, following too close ,to rear of vehicle, S10. Fred Francis Milledge, violation of basic rule, 810. John Thomas Mallon, excessive noise (pipes), S10. James W. Hall, violation of basic rule, $10. Willard Lester Taylor, violation of basic rule, $10. ... Clifford Christopher Sullivan, vio lation of basic rule, $10. Robert Rounsavelle Carter, violation of basic rule, $10. DISTRICT COURT George W. Sconyers, failure to oper ate on right side of highway, $10. Walter C. 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