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A Cougars Continue Top League; Beavers Lose Br Unlttd Prist A last-minute spurt gave Wash ington State college a dramatic 82-51 victory over the Univer lity of Oregon Monday night and ahot the Cougars 10 percentage points ahead of Washington in the northern division Pacific Coast conference basketball race. Led by big Ed Gayda, the Cougers powered from behind a nine-point halftime deficit to take the tilt. Gayda scored 16 points, all of them coming in the second half. WSC Tak Early Lead Washington State grabbed a two-point lead 15 second after the game started but the Web foots sprung to a 16-6 lead after The Dalles Peach Crop Said Damaged The Dalles, Ore., Feb. 7 (U.R) Sub-zero weather may have eliminated all possibility for a peach crop this year, growers in The Dalles area said today after a week end survey of damage. Full extent of the damage probably won't be determined until spring, but growers said injury to buds left little doubt that the crop had p but been wiped out. Examination of buds in many instances showed a black color inside, an indication of frost kill. The normal color is green. Growers said apricols appar ently fared only slightly better. Cherry trees were believed in fairly good condition because of their ability to withstand the rigors of winter. Lincoln Day Dinner Needs Roof And Table Portland, Ore., Feb. 7 (U.R) A Lincoln day dinner for Mult nomah county republicans needs a roof and table. The dinner was oriEinallly icheduled for the Cosmopolitan club, but the club engaged in a labor dispute with AFL Culinary Workers, has been blacklisted by the Central Labor council. "The republican party certain ly is not going to hold a meeting in a club that is on the unfair list," said Banquet Committee Chairman Olin Harrison. "We are bystanders." on all 1950 t I aTIaWI -M BTaT . IN FACTORV DELIVERED PRICES Sensationally lower prices now give you the benefit of Studebakes all-time peak production ! Urn in now! See for youraerf how the strikingly beautiful 1950 "neat took' Stud bakers excel in sleek mooam styling - in gas economy -in retful rkie -In handling tase - in freedom from costly napalm -In (olid values! STUDESAKER'S KXUY ROUING ! See your StudebaW dealer now ! 10 minutes. WSC was nowhere near the basket during the first 20 minutes, notching only four out of 35 shots. After the intermission which saw the Ducks holding a 26-17 advantage, the Cougers started to work. Matching almost shot to shot, the game see-sawed to a 50-41 Oregon lead with three minutes left. Then lightning, in the form of five determined Cougers, struck. Scores Fr Throw Leon Mangis scored a free throw. Bob Gambold got a field goal. Gayda dumped in two two pointers and a charity toss. A one-pointer by Mel Krause of Oregon left the score 52-51 for Washington State and the Coug ars froze the ball the remaining 15 seconds. Gayda's 16 points' were high for the game. Krause followed with 14 and WSC Sophomore Center Gene Conley got 13. The squads take the courts again tonight at Pullman, Wash. Reservists May Hear Lecture On Armor All members of the organized reserve of all branches of ser vice will be welcome to come to an instruction meeting on the uses of armor in warfare, to be held at the Jackson county court house auditorium at 8 p.m. Wed nesday, it was announced today by Major Walter Fingerhut, ORC instructor here. An instruction team from the sixth army headquarters will be here to present the information, which includes the latest thought on the "subject of employment of armor under foreseeable, "on ditions in future combat." Man Fatally Burned In Portland Hotel Portland, Ore., Feb. 7 (U.R) Police said today that Harry Ar nold. 44. was burned fatally Sat urday night when he apparently set his clothing afire accidentally in his room at the Rainier hotel. He died yesterday afternoon in St. Vincent's hospital. Dead line on Classified Ads: 5:30 p.m. for following day: 10 am. Monday for Monday; noon Saturday (or Sunday a.m. passenger SA VINOS TO yOU OF Forty-Three Boys To Get Awards At Honor Court Here Forty-three Boy scouts of the Medford district will receive awards at the district court of honor to be held tonight in con nection with the observance of Boy Scout week. The honor court will be held in the girl's gymnasium of the Junior high school at 7:30 p.m. J. A. MacDougall, council commissioner, will be chairman of the court, assisted by Larry N. Schade, district commission er; Harry Barneburg, who will talk on tenderfoot rank require ments, and John Eddy, assist ant commissioner. Highest rank to be awarded will be the Star award, to be given to Jim Berry of Troop 3, by Tom Harper. Tan First Class Ten boys will receive first class rank, presented by Dick Daniels; 14 will receive second class, presented by John Patton, and 18 boys will receive a total of 26 merit badges, presented by John Danforth and Arch Brown, neighborhood commissioners. Following the presentation of awards, scouts will elect from their own ranks a slate of "city officials" who will take office at the city hall for a few hours on Saturday. Nominees for the city posts have beea made by indiv idual troops. Also following the court, plans will be discussed for the year's camp-o-ree, for Camp McLaugh lin this summer, and for the na tional jamboree at Valley Forge in July. Details of a "swim-o-ree" to be held at 7:30 p.m., February 22, at the YMCA for all Boy scouts, will also be given. Grants Pais Active H. D. Christensen, president of the Crater Lake Area council, and Cliff Hansen, scout execu tive, attended a Grants Pass dis trict meeting last night, the first since a recent council charter review. The Grants Pass district was recognized as leading the council in scout memberships, with a 61 per cent increase com pared to a council average In crease of 38 per cent. The district plans to give more emphasis to senior scouting, more camping and more trair'ng for boys. European Expert To Address League Here Dr. Frank Munk, professor of political science at Reed col lege, Portland, will be the main speaker for a district meeting of the High School International Religions league to be held in Medford senior high school on Wednesday, February 15. Representatives from 13 high school leagues in this area are expected to attend the meeting, which will open with luncheon at the school at 1 p.m., with the conference to begin at 2 p.m. Mrs. Justin Smith, Medford senior high school teacher and leader of the local league, states that Dr. Munk s topic will be "What I Saw on the Russian Orbit." Dr. Munk, noted both in this country and abroad for his knowledge of international problems, and who has served as a special advisor for commit tees of the United Nations, spent several weeks in Europe last summer. VERNON TO REMAIN New York, Feb. 7 (U.R) The mystery concerning the immedi ate future of First Baseman Mickey Vernon was cleared up today when Cleveland General Manager Hank Greenberg de clared, "He's not for trade and he'll stay with us." car models Somebody Might Have Stolen The Clunk Seattle. Tab. 7 U.R) T.t in Ownir John Egtr always wantad to own on oi those low-slung automobiles with everything automatic. A law w talcs ago. h mad a down-payment on a S3. 700 car and parked it tn front of a bowling allay. Someone alt admired It enough to steal it. Tha car was later found tripped of all its accessories. Tha insurance company made good Eger'i loss. Friday, Egr parked his re furnished car In front of the bowling allay. It was gone when h returned. His tad comment: "Maybe I should have bought a clunk." Adult Sewing Class At Jacksonville Planned Jacksonville, Feb. 7 Plans are being made to hold an adult class in sewing at Jacksonville high school. Recently a letter was sent to the parents of Jack sonville school children suggest ing the possibility of an adult class. It wai reported that those interested indicate their prefer ence of subject, time and day. A c c o r d i ng to Superintendent Dick Boyd sufficient interest was indicated for definite plans to be made. The time has been set to conform to the survey results. The class is open to anyone 16 years of age who is not going to school. It will be held in the high school home economics room on Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m. and will extend for a per iod of ten weeks. Arrangements have been made for Mrs. Ed McKinstry, who handles a sim ilar course in Medford, to teach the class. Instruction is planned to begin on Thursday, February 16. The definite registration date for those wishing to take the class is Thursday, February 9. The registration of $2.50 for the ten weeks series can be paid and registration blanks filled out any time between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. in the school office. Demand For Lumber Continues High Here The demand for the Rogue valley's lumber products remains high, local industry sources said today. Coming out of a slump last fall, markets have been ac tive up to the present, and the chances are that demand will re main at a high level, it was re ported. A few mills shut down for overhaul and repair, and some are down due to the lack of logs, although others are cutting from their storage decks. The situa tion is normal for this time of year, according to lumbermen. Loggers are only waiting for a break in the weather, and for full load limits on highways, to resume operations. Despite the recent severe weather, logging is still possible in some low-lying areas. '' Sen. Morse Calls For Peace Saving Program Madison, Wis., Feb. 7 (U.R) Sen Wayne Morse (R., Ore.) has called for a three-point program to save world peace lest man kind lose its happiness for generations to come." A University of Wisconsin al umnus, Morse told a Founders' day banquet last night that the bi-partisan foreign policy should be revived, that freedom-loving peoples should unite in a peace front and that they should set up a world order "capable of substituting international Judi cial decrees for hydrogen bombs. "We must demonstrate that we stand ready to Join with Rus sia and other nations in an ef fective plan for international control of the manufacture of atomic and hydrogen bombs," he said. Measles Epidemic In Alaska Settlement Bethel, Alaska, Feb. 7 U. A serious measles epidemic was raging through this tiny Kuskow kim river settlement today with at least 65 cases undergoing hos pital treatment. Dr. Duncan Chalmer. Alaska native service physician, said be tween 300 and 400 other persons were subject to the disease be cause they had been in contact with those affected. The American Red Cross was rushing 1,000 vials of serum from San Francisco to aid m combat ting the epidemic. No deaths have been reported as yet. Washington. Feb. 7 (U.R) Maj. Gen. Robert M. Lee was named today as commander of the air force units which will take part in tha new atomic weapons tests at Eniwetok atoll in the Pacific. SURE, SPEED UP! Our Rtaoy Mixta Canerat will schtd'ule. It taltat tha laa ut of evtry phase ef eencrtta can itructlon. It sivtt tlmt, montr, it evtry stiff -ind-turn! Talk with ut. Sand and Gravel Crushed Rock Crushed Granite M. C. LININGER and SONS CORNER HAMRICK ROAD MEDFORD PHONE 2-5336 Man Dies Of Injuries After Rescuing Son Sterling. Colo., Feb. 7 (U.R) Adam Steinbach. 50, of Illif, Colo , died here early today from injuries received as he saved the lite of his 3 1 a-year-old son. State patrolmen said Stein bach was driving his car on U. S highway 6. about three miles out of Sterling, last night, when his wife suddenly screamed that their son, Richard, had fallen out of the. car. Steinbach stopped the car and ran back to where his boy lay at the side of the road. But before he reached him, the youngster stood up and began running blindly across the highway. Steinbach made a frantic dive to prevent the boy from being hit by an oncoming car. Stein bach knocked his son clear but the approaching car. driven by Allen Carse, 50, of Palisades Neb., struck him. almost sever ing his left leg and injuring him internally. Steinbach died at 1:45 a. m. about five hours after the acci dent. Officers said his son escaped witn minor nruises. Gunmen Escape With Registration Fees Baltimore. Md.. Feb. 7 (U.R) Four Negro gunmen escaped with $16,000 in a three-minute holdup in the library of Morgan state college here late yesterday, The money represented mid- term registration fees collected during the day from students of the Negro institution. Entering the library just a few minutes after the last student left after paying his registration fee, the gunmen held six faculty members, eight cashiers and two janitors at bay while scooping the money into a canvas bag. The gunmen ran out the main door, across the campus and disappeared over a hill. Seventh Attempt To Murder Gambler Dallas, Tex., Feb. 7 (U.R) A flattened bullet was the only clue police had today in what ap parently was the seventh attempt to assassinate Herbert Noble, re tired Dallas gambler. The gunman fired the bullet last night into the fourth floor hospital room where Noble has been a patient since December 31, when he was Injured in an other assassination attempt. The silvery - haired Noble's bodyguard rushed into the hos pital room only moments after the bullet splintered a window and struck the ceiling. Crochet To Cherish Make a lasting gift for your home! Make a beautiful lunch set in pineapple design crochet. These doilies have such varied uses. Oval doily Is 15x22 Inches In No. 30 cotton, round one it 14 inches. Pattern 73H8: directions. Our improved pattern visual with easy-to-see charts and pho tos, and complete directions makes needlework easy. Send TWENTY CENTS In coins for this pattern to Medford Mail TriDtine, riousenoia Arts Dept., P. O. Box 5640, Chicago 80, 111. Print plainly NAME. ADDRESS with PATTERN NUMBER. Just off the press our nw Alice Brooks Needlework cata- logue. Send fifteen cents in coins for your copy. 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The band also rifled a market of $2,000. $1,700 of it in checks. $116 in cash and the remanider in merchandise, police said. Richard Gage of Sioux Falls, Ida., said $800 worth of merchan dise was stolen from his car, and a theater owner reported the theft of a March of Dimes con tainer with about $50 in it and the theater's petty cash box. 1 Statement Of Wages Due By February 15 Salem, Ore., Feb. 7 (U.R) Ev ery Oregon employer must fur nish employees with a statement of wages paid in 1949 and the amount of taxes withheld, by February 15, state tax commis sioner Ray Smith in charge of the income tax division reminded today. A special form printed on green paper has been mailed to every employer of record and on this form 99W must be given the information supplied the employee. Smith said this places the responsibility on the em ployer if the income report is not furnished in time. The commissioner said infor mation on taxes withheld is im portant as sometimes they are higher than taxes due. A total of $1,823,769 was refunded last year to 171,690 individuals. American Submarines Being Sent To Europe Washington, Feb. 7 (U.R) The navy lias disclosed that the submarines Blower and Bumper will be transferred overseas un der the arms aid program of the North Atlantic security pact to help western Europe defend it self against any communist ag gression. It did not say what country or countries will get the vessels, but it announced they will leave San Diego, Cal., and Pearl Har bor, respectively, tomorrow for the Philadelphia naval shipyard where they will be overhauled and refitted. They are expected to reach the Quaker city about March 1. McLains Salute the Men and Women The Scouts and Cubs OF CRATER LAKE AREA COUNCIL ON THE OCCASION OF SCOUTING It ent ef tha greateit move ments in history for tha building of itrong bodies, alrt minds moral charactar in the youth of today. Thii wtek commamoratai tha 40th anniversary of thii flnt, universally beneficial program. Especially do we with to congratulate the fathers and mother who de vote io much time, effort and energy to fur thering this thoroughly American, thoroughly democratic movement! Crater Lake Area Coun cil it one of America's finest . . . thit commun ity it proud of it! Open Twenty-four Free Delivery Day or MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN SPEECH POSTPONED Ashland, Feb. 7 The speech which was to hava been given at a Southern Oregon college student assembly Wednesday bv Dr. Frank Munk, political sci ence professor at Reed college, Portland, has been postponed for one week, college sources said today. Salem, Ore., Feb. 7 (U.R) State Rep. J. S. 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