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Modesto News-Herald from Modesto, California • Page 6

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PACM IE Conflagration Laid To Cigaret Or Match Sweeps Several Hundred Acres Several hundred acres of forest and pasture land were burned over in a lire Tuesday afternoon and night along tiro Stanislaus River near Angels Camp. Volunteer fire fighters, imder the direction of Forest Ranger Herbert, succeeded in controlling the blaze. No houses or mines were destroyed. The cause of the fire is not known, although it is believed It was started by a clgaret or match It broke out along the highway on the Melonea Grade. An old landmark in the district, the Fred Stevenot home, was saved.

The flames spread rapidly towards the but wore stepped by the volunteers. 'Men working in adjoining fields rushed to the scene of the conflagration and battled the flames until Herbert arrived to take charge of the battle. Rocks For Gates To Be Hauled By Truck TURLOCK, July to be used in construction of pillars for the new arch at Legion 1 ield entrance will be hauled by-auto truck from La Grange on Sunday bv a large delegation of members of Hex Ish Post, it was decided at last night's meeting. Contracts for the iron work and rates of the arch were- awarded this week. It is expected that the improvement will be completed by August 12, opening date of the fifth annual melon carnival under lue auspices ot the Legion.

FINED S25 TUELOCK, July 10. Pleading iruilty to charges of disturbing th Seace before City Judge W. Coburn Cook yesterday, Cyrls Samuel Turlock was fined $25. Driver Fined--Raymond Curies of Ripon was fined $25 after being found guilty by Judge B. C.

Haw kins here on Wednesday of charge ot reckless driving. 4 Fuel for Every DM Modesto Fuel Co TURLOCK NEWS '--MODESTO JfEWS-HERAlD-JiaT 1 -H. 1628 -Motorist Twice Mock, Ceres, Hughson, La Grange Odd Fellows And Kebekahs To Meet July lectcd officers of four Odd Fcl- ows and Rcbekah lodges will be installed joint les in Pentecostal Kail, Turlock, on Sat- uirday evening. Tho lodges are: Turlock, Hughson and La Grange. The Installing officers are: Odd Fellows, C.

R. a district deputy marshal, 1 and James Kins i i grand master of Tur- lock; Rebekahs, J. Thompson, district deputy marshal, a Mrs. Myrtle Morrison, district deputy president, also of Turlock. Officers of the Turloclc lodges to i seated include: Odd B.

Jackson, noble grand; Henry Rice, vice-grand; George Hale, recording secretary; Charles Chris- ion, financial secretary; H. E. Balch, treasurer; George Dresbach, jast noble grand. Rebekahs--Edith Pearl, noble grand; Pear! Olson, vice-grand; Bessie Porterfield, financial secre- Josephine Haynes, recording secretary; Selma Christian, treasurer; Caryl Kinser, past noble A program and banquet will follow the ceremonies. Mora than 300 Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are expected to attend.

C. E. Pearl Victorious Life Conference At Turlock Planned pURLOCK, July 10--Committee members are arranging details or the second annual San Joaquin 'alley Life Conference Beulah Park, August 3 to 7, lev. Paul W. Hood, chairman, an- iQUnceB.

Dr Charles G. Trumbull of 'hlladelphia, I a i ally known, who conducted last year's meetings, again will bo the main peaker. The Turlock conference i one of three held in the state. Jho others are conducted during he year at Hollywood and Oak- and. The committee in charge Rev.

Mr. Hood, Rev. Chares E. Irons, Rev. K.

B. Bylcen, Bev. Axel J. Thomvall, P.ev. E.

G. Kerby, Rev. D. L. Moffett, Rev.

N. W. Jennings, Rev. W. R.

Ivoy, Rev. H. H. Wilson, R. V.

Wilcox, Z. 3tubbs, Blva Widlund, Olga Rlsell, Marionne Sandberg, Helen Olson, A.dolph Kordeen, Oscar Lindberg, Oscar Gustafson, A. E. Sandberg. Theodore Brickson, Kenneth Larson, Turlock; Rev.

Theron M. Chastain, Dr. W. A. Low.

Mrs. W. A. Low, C. A.

Bralnerd, Mrs. C. A. Braincrd. Modesto; Rev.

C. J. Ledin, Hilmar; Rev. A. M.

Gibson. Rev. J. Amstutz, Denair; C. 5.

Johnson, Mitchell; John O. Ceres; Rev. F. Truex, Stockton. BIRTHS Oth St st ATKINS--At Turlock, July 9, to Ihi wife of Thomas Atkins of Tur lock, a eon.

CART--At Turlock, July 9, to th wife of Roy Gary of Ceres, i daughter, SELLS 1NTEEEST TUHLOCK, July 20--The Stat Railroad Commission yesterday proved the sale of a half interest i the Farmers' Warehouse and Sir ply Company of Turlock by Ricl I artl L. Frye to Roy Day for 000. rpURLOCK, June home I of Mr. and Mrs. B.

P. Rude was the scene of a party Saturday evening, ia honor of the birthdays of Mrs. Lydia Mohr and B. F. Rude.

An informal social evening was followed by the serving of refreshments. were: Messers. and Mesdames William Mohr. J. J.

Hogin and family, Ben Gruber and family, Glen Bailey and famiiy of Los Angeles, A. E. Russell and family, F. W. Chappell and son.

W. A. Mason, J. M. Robertson and daughters, Lilbun Covey and sons, C.

A. Lasatc-r and family, Claude Ellis and family, I. H. Rude and family, W. M.

Rude, Wayne Warnbanks, H. C. Peterson, Mrs. Laura Rowley and daughter; Misses Lilly Fallquist, Thelma Gallagher, Erway, J. S.

Kane, M. L. Boyd and Roy Rude. Members of the local chapter of De Molay met in the Masonic Temple last evening. Cards were enjoyed the early part of the even- Fourtesn Candidates Admitted To Organization; Allot ment Exceeded TURLOCK, July" tlatlon last night of fourteen candidates, the membership of Rex Ish Post, Americ a i reached 175, sev- a prs more than headquarters a ment.

onies i charge of the Forty Et i team of Stanislaus County Voi- turo, 653. a i ates W. Humphrey, William H. Barber A. Nelson, A.E.Jveuman M.

Simmons, H. S. Baker, Carl A. Anderson, Luthar Bert Waite, Dr. Charlea P.

French Frank Enos, N. Cecil Moore, H. Smith and Ij. N. Johnson.

Following Initiation, talks were given by Commander E. Neu man, Fred Adams and B. W. Creim of Modesto, Clinton Price, New man; Howard Rowe, Madera. A program of entertainment pre ceded serving- of in charge of C.

Shuck, V. Bjorklunf and Arthur Douglas. ing followed by a swim at th plunge. Tho members- decided a their last meeting to 'hold but on business session during iTuly an August, the second' monthly meel ing to be a social one. Miss Marion Wallne was surprised Sunday afternoon when group of friends gathered at th home of her parents in honor her birthday.

Late in the after noon, a buffet supper was serve on the lawn. The guests include Misses Elvera Carlson, Hilma Car son, L-innes Johnson, Helen Car son Ericksoiv Marion Wa ine. and Messers. Arvid Dimberg Arl'o Johnson of Roclc Island, 111 nois, Wallace ErlcUson. M.

Arider son, Air. and Mrs. A. Johnson an Mr. and Mrs.

Martin Wallne. Miss Ella Larson, Lloyd man and Ed. Loynachan spen Sunday in the Yosemite Valley vii itlnp with friends. A A Hurt In Wrecks Within 2 Days Leland Cowan, who was injured an automobile accident Monday ming, received culs on his arm nd his parents, Mr. and Mis.

Charles Cowan, escaped uninjured when their machine was involved an accident on the Golden jtate Highway about two miles lorth of Modesto Wednesday morning. The elder Cowan was taking his on to Modesto for medical treatment when the accident occurred. The Cowan automobile a orced against the side of a truck ravelins in the same direction. The machine overturned. In the accident Monday evening.

Cowan -was cut a bruised and eceived a fracture of the ankle. Turlock Guards To Attend Encampment TURLOCK, July command of Captain L. L. McGee, Company 185th Infantry, Turlock Na- lonal Guard unit, will entrain for Camp San Luis Obispo at 12:30 A. July 21, for a fifteen-day tram- "ng period.

Fo'rty men and three officers arc expected to represent the company. Six members of the Turlock guara riflo team will participate in pve-j imlnary try outs for the state rifle i team which will compete at Camp Perry, Ohio, during August and September. Those who will try for places are: Captain McGee, George Patterson, Henry Falk, Donald Cook, A'l Denk and William Schmidt. Cap-1 tain McGee and Falk were members of the state team last year, RETURNS HOME NEWMAN, July Caton returned home Friday from a Modesto hospital, where she underwent an operation. The Bank-'of Italy is an'outstanding finan- cial institution for the following reasons: It pJonccred branch banking in the United States, to It gave 'all of its employes--from president to office boy--a share in the profits of the business, to It originated the "out-in- the-open" method of banking, to It made "of the people, by the people and for the people" banking tremendously successful in California, to It established the world's first great "department store of finance," to proved the practicability of democratic, warm, human banking service, to It created the school savings plan.

to It brought itan banking service to many of the smallest communities of the state, to It provided adequate financing for the farming and fruit interests of the state, to It helped to make California one of the greatest empires of the world. Veglect Your Weekly of Christmas CM Deposits Bank of Italy A THUS A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION A I A A Modesto, Calif ornia VISIT GBATTON GRATTON, July A. V. Wilder and children of Oakland arrived hers Monday and are spending the week with her sister, Mrs. J.

E. Kinser, and with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.

Proctor of Turlock. LET US YOUR APRICOTS OR PEACHES FOR YOU If You Are Not Equipped to Do So SEE R. A I TENTH AND STREETS For Particulars COMMERCIAL DRY YARD Waterford Road Goodyear TIRES At These New Low Prices Compare With Other Leading Lines 30x3 $3.60 $3.95 Cl $4.85 31x4 $8.20 32x4 $8.75 33x4 $9.20 $11.80 29x4.40 $5.50 30x4.50 $6.10 30x5.00 $8.10 30x5.25 31x5.25 $9.30 32x6.00 31x4 Speedway Cords $6.15 32x4 Speedway Cords $6.45 SPECIAL ON GOOD USED TIKES twee 29z6.50 All-Weather Treads, slightly uwd Garlock's Tire Service 926 Ninth Street Next to Western Auto Supply announces a larger, finer DICTATOR Six ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN (US) INCH WHEELSASE at a lower price 995 at the factory TUDEBAKER'S famous Dictator finest car ever built and sold at its price, now becomes a still finer car--offered at a still lower price! The wheelbase has been increased to 115 inches. It is fleeter, lower--smarter in line and color--smoothzr its supple power--than even its champion predecessor, The Dictator which sped 5,600 miles in 4,751 minutes. Studebaker performance, which holds every official stock car speed and endurance record, is strikingly evi- dent in The New Dictator Six, as in its companion Dictator Eight.

Studebaker's unique One-Profit manufacture alone permits such a car to be sold at a price lower than that of any Studebaker dosed car in history. Come take the wheel of The New Dictator Six, or Eight. Whatever you drive now, you will be impressed with.The New Dictator's champion quality, at its low One-Profit price. US-inch wheelbase. Oilfiller, gasoline filter and crankcass ventilating system insure maximum engine efficiency.

Lanchester vibration damfener. Rubber engine mountings. Fuel pump insures constant, adequate flow of gasoline, regardless of speed or grade. Thermostatically controlledcooling system retards flow of water until motor has reached precisely correct tempera-. tui for highest operating efficiency.

Timken tapered roller bearings in rear axle, front and rcarwheels and steering knuckles. Double-drop frame of new compound flange design--far costlier but sturdier, safer and permitting graceful lowness of body lines. Hydraulic shock absorbers, front and rear. Upholstered arm rests at each side of rear seat, which is 46 inches wide. Hardware of soft Butler finish, further beautified by an etched design, Full-vision, full-ventilated bodies of steel over hardwood foundation--the accepted fine car coachcraft.

One-piece steil core safety steering wheel. Fully adjustable steering wheel and front Amtlified-action 4 -wheel brakes which stop The Dictator in half the distanca accepted as standard. Tarnish-proof chromium plating of al! exterior brightwork. Coincidental lock to ignition and steer, ingassures Dictatorowners lowest theft insurance rates. The Dictator maybe driven 40 miles jer hour the day it is delivered--the result of a a i i workmanship and careful inspection.

MODELS AND PRICES President Eight Commander Eight Commander Six i Dictator Eight Nrw DICTATOR REGAL SEDAN, Six win whtcls and luggagi grid stmdard tqaipmmi, $1195. Dictator Six DICTATOR Six SEDAN, $i035- DICTATOR Six FouR-Dooa A $1095. ErskmeSix DICTATOR Six COUPE, Prim at tit factory. Sutnffri and spare tins extra. I AT THE Tune in "Studebaker Champions" Sunday evening 6:15 Pacific Standard Time, Station WEAF and NBO network 78510)52575 149510 167 135010 1525 118510 1435 99510 1195 860 to 1045 I AT THE A.

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