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A NicficJ's Worth of Comment On This end That V. a"r.inz-'-r. -vw-t ti '.'.:l of irie.- (,l '.;,(. L'niV By HARMAH -When !' ia..s no thsr.e about the prceni ti!f.nt. R i r h- r,f. b;n k jnt The of f ; -a! itlVe of t;ie V. P. :s located S of the Cap it in J85N it ?;'ier clips and 1;'. by as and eiee'.nci'y came Hrmjt. Nlihot in the Sena'e h? &je.-: : e oiivp for e . er-' vren sine John C. Breckenncige of Kentucky. The n.eino sas that a!mo.-t . every article in the off.ee is of '"historical interest .'' I iot a copy wrpn I riropred h to chr:.v nvr A few t"in;s v. ith the present m t'linben'. The f j r d-k V' i i.. the rcii'T of t.ft -wte v.as f.r-t usd b Pre.oent V.h.Iirn ?.Trplir'ley. ft had been stnreri m the Wnite U'!i5t' basement for many year after McKiniey was .snot by an a--.-i-.-in on Sept i. 1!H1. One day m 1917 Prf.-.dent V.'oodrow Wil.on was looking Ground roomc in the bi;t Penn sylvania a e mansion which he bad nf. er s'tii before. He came i:p"n tite fir-k. V.'ibru,, who ua-nt s!;p"r.-ti',oi.s. bad the ri-k moed t- is office and labored over it for trie, rest of his second term Valuable Painting In the V. P.'s office ynu also vriJl find a larye picture of Oeornc Washington. It is retard ed a one of the mo-t valuable paintings in the Capitol build-, ins. Rembrandt Pearle was the artist and art critic believe it Mould be worth at least half a million riollais op ihf open tnar ke'. Ititeretin abo j- the chan delier which bans mrr the vice president's d"k. it is well chain ed up and not likely to drop slassy hobble fin the head of any assistant leader i Tills fixture was hoiislit b Thomas Jefferson in Paris whpn i he was ambassador to France 1 from tiie colonial government, i It is marie of Bohemian crvstals. w. NICHOLS Jtur Writer with ' r r : : n L i . a . - It ' cand.es ur;t aiong Stop That Noise! The memo sa s the chandelier hung in t.-.e White House until Teddy For..? vlt becan.e Presi fjet.t '. :,; ; r. later. With all t:.e ".'.'i r dov. s : .on t.-.c wind made the pri-i: - t:rr;;n and Mr. Roose . e:? ...! ;fj .-ar.d no tinkling of pr:n So he snipped i' to the Capitol to hang in the vice pres ident's office. The Doily Mad -on m.rror is a t: ii. g : bci'.o.d. .Man;, tnou--ands of lad;.- v:-:tors iia'.e look ed into ;t and wondered if may bp they wouldn't have made a pretty first lady. Legend has it that Doily, wife of President James Madison, picked up the mirror in Pans for $50 in Amer ican money. When she got back to the states, she charged the S.'tO tab one on customs to the official a' count meaning the taxpa ' ers Dolly lived to regret tms over sight. There uas an investigation that cost ti-.e taxpayers S2.H00. Things finally was: charged off. McLEOD Dog Takes Prizes at Show ! Friday, July 27, 1358 KECFOr.D (0F.EG0N) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE STATE CHAIRMAN N. Thom as Stoddard, above. Portland realtor, has been reappointed Oregon chairman of the March of Dimes, it was announced to day by Basil O Connor, president of the National Foundation for j Infantile Paralysis. RAPID ADVANCE ' j Littleton. Colo. 'U P The j KB I arrester! teller LeRoy K. j Greob Thursday on charges he embezzled SH8U from a bank here. Giebb had been working; at the bank for one month. Pickin' Pears Nevs and Notes From Camp White By BILL HURN The VA Domiciliary nod of recognition for the current week -"es lo the United Spanish War Veterans auxiliary, department of Oregon, and their card is the j one on display on the plaque of ; dining hall corridor. VFW auxiliary, department of Oregon, and Grants Pass iiicm-j hei s sponsored a recreation after-1 nomi al buildinc 218 center Fri-j dav. Lelia Birch and Edith Mer ritt of Shady Cove w ith their j cue t. Sandra Rundv. and Cirants : Tass mernliers Lillian Williams, j Gladys Kastan. Martha Bishop.' Mary Hale and Gertrude Snores assisted at the party. American Legion auxiliary of: Medford Post 15 held a cigarette! spread Monday evening at the theater conducted by Thclma ; Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Merle 1 J.-rman. Xettie Fllenburg and Hugh Williams, with Mrs. Stan ley, an Arizona member as a guest. By CAROLINE L. HARDING McLeod Pepe-Le Moko of Rancho Pest completed his screen work in tiie motion pic ture "Gootiby My Lady" which was recently show n in Medford. He is now concentrating on mak ing championship in the snow ing which he did in Santa Moni ca and Long Beach, Calif., where he was best of winners. In Contra Costa and San Fran cisco. Calif., flog shows he was best of breed 111 ail major shows and won championship in Van couver. Wasii. Showman han dling this dog was Porter Wash ington of Beverly Hills. Calif., and owners are Mr. and Mrs. Nate Edwards of Van Xuvs. Calif. The dog is the Bark less Basen gi. a hunting dog of Africa. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards have been staying at their cottage on Butte creek and attending various shows from here. Mrs. Fred Bambaberger of West Holly, wood. Calif., is also staying at the cottage. She i Mrs. Ed wards' mother. Edwards is a pic ture producer for .John Wayn3 and will leave for Europe Aug. 1 on business. Dinner guests at tiie home of Mrs. Leo Hoag on Thursday. July 19. were Mrs. Harry Hard ing. Mrs. Sherman Poole. Mrs. Bill Houten. and Steve and Robe Hoag. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Close of Medford spent the weekend of July 20 at Harciings Paradise on Butte creek ; Mrs. Paul Lorranca has re j turned to her home here after spending a week in Roseburg 1 recently. Miss Doris Darroiin. who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Wal ' ter Hillman. in Van Nuys. Calif., i has returned to her home here ; Her brother. Jack, who spent 1 the winter in California, came with her. : Colonel and Mrs. Elrod and son from Vermo. Calif., are vis ; iting friends and former neigh i bors. The Elrods used to live j here. Col. Elrod is now sta : tinned at Barstow, Calif. Mrs. Edna Sherer of San Francisco. Calif., attended the i wedding of her son, Keith, to I Miss Carolee Thurman of Jack i sonville in Medford on Wednes day. July 11. Mrs. Sherer visited I wi;h friends in Prospect for a j lew days. j Miss Jacueline and Josephine ; Hume held a swimming party in I Butte creek Wednesday. July 25, to celebrate their 13th birthday. J Word has been received from ! Georgia that a baby boy was ! born to Mr. and Mrs. Deloy Gil- lispie July 18 weighing 9 pounds. 5 ounces. This is their first child Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dale and daughter. Virginia, of Oakland. Calif., have been house guests i of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Carlton. I Also visiting on the Carlton : ranch are their son. Jack, and family of Shady Cove, and their daughter. Mrs. Claud Garrett Standard Declares Quarterly Dividend San Francisco ill.? Stand ard Oil Company of California, which split its slock last May. declared an increased quarterly dividend of 45 cents a share Thursday payable Sept. 10 to stockholders of record on Aug. 10. R. G. Foliis. chairman of the beard, said the new rate is equivalent to 90 cents a share on the number of shares outstand ing before the stock split and represents a 20 per cent increase over the former dividend of 75 cents. Tiie new rate is based on 63.224.386 shares outstanding. Foliis said net income for the second quarter was S60.556.309 compared with S56.212.191 for the second quarter last year. Earnings per share increased from 89 cents last year to 06 cents for an equivalent number of shares this year. Sales and other operating rev enues. Foliis said, totaled S352. 701.180 during the second quar ter, compared with S315.282.461 for the same period last year. and family of Ashland, and Mrs. Bud Netherland and family of Medford on the 4th of July cele brating Herb Carlton's birthday. During the recent electric storm lightning struck one of the Carl tons' cows and killed it. STILL THEY ROLL IN! Wc Sold a Row or Two of USED RANGES WEDNESDAY BUT... Ve Sold a Row or Two of Brand New HOTPOINT APPLIANCES, TOO! SO... We must continue our fabulous USED APPLIANCE SALE thru SATURDAY . . . as we have more in. CONTINUE TO SAVE $ $ $ on USED RANGES $ Priced from 1 V cr up BE SURE TO SEE OUR OTHER GOOD USED APPLIANCE BUYS! CITY APPLIANCE INC. "Jackson County's Exclusive Hotpoint Dc.ilcr" 127 No. Central Avenue Medtord Fhone 3-5306 H j.i4iLjiiiui mm minnJ n .iiill m .j hi in i mi 11 m u . i u m E. K. Ricker. manager VA Domiciliary, has announced the transfer of H. J. Heitkemper, personel officer to American Lake VA Hospital effective July 29. Mr. and Mrs. Heitkemper and four children came here from Vancouver hospital in May, 1952. Part of this last years extra assignment for Heitkemper was to serve on the central office set up as a member of the wage survev team. 5AVWfl STinoo : - , James and Marian Cech were escorts for the second Crater Lake trip of this season. On Wed nesday, the American Gold Star Mothers, department of Oregon, sponsored the day's tour, refresh ments and entertainment for 28 members. including Chaplain Eskay and Photographer Payne on the bus trip. A Kerl Cross Infirmary visita tion with a view-master showing was made Wednesday morning with Mrs. Martin Luther of Med ford in charge. 14950 NEW AMPRO TWO SPEAKER HI Fl TAPE RECORDER Total Value SI 79.50 S Yours for Two speeds, 2 speakets Vr- Fidelity range 60-1 1000 cps. Fasr forward fast rewind Input and output jacks, foot control switch Only 25 lbs. of weight Here's what you get in this Big Value Career Tape Recorder, reg S159.50 3 Rolls of Pie-recorded Tape, value ... 12.00 1 Demonstration Tape w Music, value.. LOO 2 Rolls of Unrecorded Tape, value 7.00 TOTAL VALUE $179.50 LIMITED TIME ONLY - Use Your Credit ror Mil iuui riiuiugiopini' Needs It's . . . . 9 a s CAMERAS PHOTOGRAPHS 120 East Main St. A display spread has been in stalled in the main corridor from building 200 featuring the In centive Award Honor Roll, its aims, purposes and possibilities. The summary of the fiscal year July 1. 1955 to June 30, 1956 shows that this VA Domiciliary was recognized on seven awards on suggestions with prizes rang ing from S10 to S50 and that four superior performance designa tions were made with cash awards from S120 to S350 with still three superior performance and two suggestions by members of this facility carried over on the pending list. Performance citings and checks were handed Clarence J. Bryan, canteen: Enid L. Brown, managers office, and Beulali Keyser. personnel. Six operators comprising the boiler-room crew shared a S250 award. Suggestions accepted and awarded were from Elmer Rick ey and Melvin Lewis (2) of nurs ing service: Merle Dotson and Walter Wills of supply; Lilah McCullough, personnel and Frank Kichardson, engineers. Mrs. Violet Carlson, alternate VAVS national representative of DAV Auxiliary from Spokane. Wash.: Mrs. Bertha Neff, VAVS representative, DAV auxiliary' o Medford. with Mrs. J. N. Peacher and Mrs. Ruth Elliott, volunteer workers of Medford, were taken on a tour of the facility Tuesday. It was Mrs. Carlson's first visit to this station. Emergency Ruled Following Storm Beaver Falls, Pa. ;ll.R: Se vere thunderstorms, backed by wind, rain and lightning, batter ed the Upper Ohio Valley Thurs day night. A state of pmrrgency was de clared in Beaver Falls. Some 100 families and a Girl Scout camp were evacuted near Wheeling. W. Va. Pittsburgh was drenched under more than in inch of rain in 15 minutes. A school in Steu benville. Ohio, was struck by lightning. No casualties were reported. Edward C. 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