Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 22, 1950, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Textf Local and Person a j f Plan Salt. Junior High School Parent-Teacher association will hold a rummage sale Friday. February 25, at Walt's radio shop 4U tasi Main street, me sale will open at 9 a.m. Special Strvica An Ash Wednesday service will be held at 8 p.m. today in Zion Luth eran churcn. Ur. O. w. fcbright, new pastor of the church, will conduct the service and deliver a sermon. To Santa Barbara Dr. G.A. Dierdorff, 2630 Hillcrest road, has left lor Santa Barbara, Cal., to join his wife and two sons who are visiting with Mrs. Dier dorff's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Brooks. The Dierdorffs will return here Mondav. Leaving Hospital Jerry M. Tribbey, 17, Grants Pass, whose eye was removed by surgeons at Sacred Heart hospital Saturday, was to be released from the hos pital today, it was reported. Tribbey was wounded in the face by an accidental gun discharge. Lecture Announced The Rev. D. E. Millard will lecture at 11 a.m. Sunday in the Pythian building, followed by a fellow ship covered dish dinner. For information and transportation those wishing to attend may tele phone Mrs. Genevieve Hyde, 2-4269. The public is welcome. Benefit Dinner The annual George Washington ham dinner of Phoenix Presbyterian church will be served Friday, Febru p.ry 24, at the church by women of' the church and community. Serving will begin at 5:30 p.m. and continue throughout the evening. Drivers' Examiner A drivers' license examiner will be on duty In Medford Thursday and Friday at the Pythian building from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. until 12 noon. Per sons wishing licenses or permits to drive are asked to get in touch with the examiner well ahead of the scheduled closing hour. To Attend Conference City officials planning to attend the second annual roads and streets conference at Corvallis on Thurs day and Friday are City Super intendent Vernon Thorpe, City Engineer E. N. McKinstry and Street Superintendent Lester V. Anderson. Jackson County En gineer Paul Rynning will be a speaker. The conclave is spon sored by the Oregon State col lege department of civil engin eering and the student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. REALTY VIEWS "Hr. Mrm th kevs to my hous. I havt besn transferred to another state, and the moving van i loading our rnings rigm jfr m ' seemed in a big m hurry. ? ' : tJ ' "And here't a 1 -Jk 'W : deed already sign ed. You fill in the new owner's name after you r!t t sell the house. k sMiitiri,Jtf"" ti " we want ,ne ... AM cash. Can't be Fred Chei bothered with sending le&al papers back and forth." "Hold on," I said, somewhat sur prised, "are you sure you want to leave everything in our hands." "Yes," he said, "I have confidence in your firm." "Well," I remarked, "we appreciate that and will be glad to handle all the details for you. But how much do you want for your house?" "Whatever it's worth on the mar ket," he said, "I don't know how much that is. Come with me and we'll set a price." We agreed on a figure and he signed an exclusive listing. In a few weeks the house was sold. His con fidence was not misplaced. Let us help you sell your house. We'll do the right kind of job for you, too. Just call 2-5124. Home Real Estate Agency - Realtors JOSEPH CHEZ, Broker 8 North Riverside i Phone 2-5124 or 2-2905 Y CLUB Gene Elton Talented DON'T MISS THIS FINE ENTERTAINMENT Dining Room Open At 6 P.M. FEATURING THE FINEST Southern Fritd Chicken end Steeki in the Rogue River Valley PHONE 2-4800 MEDFORD HWY. 99 NORTH Mttting Scheduled The Tom Cats will meet at 8 p.m. Thurs day at the home of George Wat son, 940 Ellendale drive. Married In Reno George S. Hutchins Jr. and Lillyan Hutch ins, both of 433 North Columbus avenue, motored to Reno Feb ruary 17 and were married in the Methodist church there, it was announced here today, Portland Produce Portland. Ore.. Feh. 22 (1TP1 Butler Prlcn to retailer.: Grade AA prima 69c lb.: AA carton. 70c; A printi 69c: A carton. 70c; B print. 6c. Egf pricei to retailer.; Grade AA iarse c; A large 43c; AA medium 42 43c; A medium 41-42c; .mall, nominal; cartons 2c additional. Cheese Price, to retailer.: Port land. Oregon, itnglea 39.42c lb.: Ore gon 5.1b loaf. 44 1, -45c lb: triplets 1 3C le.. than .ingle.. Premium brand.. .miles, ox'.c id.; joar. 33.c lb. Obituary HERBERT HADLEY Services for Herbert M. Hart ley, 38, who took hij own life at the family home on Beall lane Monday, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel Thursday at 1 p.m. with Elder Schnepper officiating. Interment will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. The deceased was born Feb. 15, 1912 in Sedina, Neb., and had lived In this community for 16 years. Surviving are his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Hadley, Cen tral Point. ARNOLD TR1TT JR. Services for Arnold Gerald Tritt Jr., infant son of Dr. and Mrs. Aronld Tritt, Glendale. Ore., who passed away in a local hospital Tuesday, were held at the graveside in a Grants Pass cemetery this morning. Arrange ments were in care of Conger Morris funeral home. Surviving besides his parents are a sister, Carolyn and a broth er. Steven, both at home in Glen dale; his maternal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. William Pace, Spanish Fork, Utah, and his pa ternal grandmother, Mrs. Mayme E. Tritt, American Fork, Utah. BIRTHS FRICK To Mr. and Mrs. Melvin, 837 West Second street, Feb. 21. 1950, a girl, weight 7Vi lb."., at Osteopathic hospital. MARSH To Mr. and Mrs. Roger, route 2, box 285, Med ford. Feb. 19, 1950. a girl, 7 pounds, at Community hospital. WHALEY To Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur C, route 3B, box 2G3E, Medford, Feb. 20. 1950, a boy, 5V4 pounds, at Community hos pital. NISHIMOTO To Mr. and Mrs. Hidito. 528 South Fir street, February 21, 1950, a boy, 8V2 pounds, at Sacred Heart hos pital. Savannah, Ga. (U.R) Police of ficer Charles R. Breitenbach rushed out after a telephone call reporting a "bank robbery." It was. but not the kind Breiten bach had bargained for. Thieves had broken into a suburban home and stolen a child's bank containing $10. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Clear to part ly cloudy tonight nd Thuriday. Con tinued mild. Western Oregon: Fair gouth portion, mostly cloudy with occaiional light ruin north tonight and Thursday. Lit tle change in temperature. Low to night 33 to 45. High Thursday 50 to 60. LOCAL DATA Temperaturt a year ago today: Highest 36: Lowest 40. Total monthly precipitation 104 inches. Total precipitation sine September 1, 1940, 12.44 inches. Excess lor the senson 132 inches. Relntive humidity 4:30 p.m. yester dav 37"- 4:30 a.m. today BAT,. Observations Taken At 4:30 A.M., 120 Meridian Time High Low Prec. Boise 42 29 Boston 20 Chicago ..... 38 Denver 43 Eureka ............................ M Havre - S3 Klamath Falls 4S Los Angalei 3 Medford 3 New Yprk 27 Omaha 30 Phoenix 7B Portland 32 Reno ......... 32 Eugene n - 5f) Salt Lake ... 39 San Francisco .. 01 Seattle - 47 Spokane - 34 Washington. D. C 3R Yakima 41 Tomorrow Sunrise 8:35 a.m. Sunset 5:34 p.m 1 WEEK a At Tht Pianist (Acmt Tflephotol OVERJOYED Frank H. Blgelow, 29. Navy veteran of Rockvllle, Md, rejoices with his wife and daughter, Lennle Marie, 3. after he re ceived check for $1198 the first to be presented by the War Claims Commission to persons Imprisoned by the Japanese In World War II. Bigelow's check represents payment of II lor every day he was held by the enemy and failed to received standard food rations. Ding Dong Daddy Fails! In Thirteenth Marriage San Francisco, Feb. 22 iU.R) The "Ding Dong Daddy of the D car line" just can't seem to make a go of marriage. Mary Van Wie, most recent bride of 64-year-old Francis Van Wie, complained to Superior Jude Herbert C. Kaufman today that her marriage was "all over, it's ended." "I've moved out of our love nest," ,she told Kaufman. Kauf man married the couple last Sep tember 16 after Van Wie got out of San Quentin where he served a term for bigamy. She is, by Van Wie's own ad mission, at least the thirteenth wife he's had. Kaufman suggested she con tact the legal aid society for in formation on a divorce. Girl Burns Fingers; Pie Wins Top Prize Chicago. Feb. 22 U.R A willowy brunPtte who burned her fingers in the attempt today won first prize in the 18th an nual national cherry pie baking contest. Nineteen-year-old Jacqueline Hanneman, Indianapolis high school, received $150 cash, an electric range and a ticket to Washington for her efforts. Betty Zimmerman. Berlin Heights, O., 17, blonde, won second. Margaret Cartv, 16, Ridge field, Wash., third. The contest was sponsored by the National Red Cherry insti tute in the interest of cherry pie and attracted 20 contest ants, all champions of their home states. Astorian Sentenced For Worthless Check Astoria, Ore., Feb. 22 !U.R W. G. Nevitt, father of five chil dren, has been sentenced to a year in the state penitentiary for paying for groceries v ith t worthless S25 check. Circuit Judge Howard K. Zim merman sentenced Nevitt after Nevitt failed to appear on Feb- w w 1 lfil it , WY (II HCRf BD I llj JJ 1 tj" ii.-m-a..i.faMM.i.a.-iiwia.ai.ii THE BOWERY BOYS IWU 4Wi II- - I W&T ttMtY SHC? -"--' . . ".l. .tails I n nnnnnnv nWJ ,r II II iBrtu unoect" I .-lkl'-fl lil a rP IV II I I ' ' SirFS I . hjS IT' CJr l iiixi w r r a 1 also iiiii mi iiifcoK- -i 7 XI A &i .Tum,, Two Indicted In Pension Plan Quiz Sacramento, Feb. 22 !U.R The Sacramento county grand jury has indicted two persons in connection with an investigation into payments by pension lobby ist George H. McLain to State Assemblyman John W. Evans (R.) Los Angeles. Superior Judge Malcolm C. Glenn issued bench warrants for the two persons indicted and set their bail at So, 000 each. He or dered their names to be with held, as well as the charges against them, until they are ar rested. The McLain - Evans investiga tion was the only matter before the grand jury. Body Of Beaverton Man Found In Auto Portland, Ore., Feb. 22 (U.R) State police reported today they found the body of Franklin W. Nagel of Beaverton. Ore., in his automobile yesterday an appar ent suicide. Police said he had been shot through the head witli a .22 calibre rifle bullet. The Wash ington county coroner at Hills boro took charge of the body. Nagel was a retired coal miner from the east. ruary 10 as ordered. Nevitt, re leased on his own recognizance following his plea of guilt, told the court he thought date for sentencing was February 20. Nevitt admitted writing check for $25 to pay for $22.38 worth of groceries. He received $2.62 in change. fl KILL THE kmfHELOi -KXjHiQp V TICKET TAX ! jE OV, tyQr W0K TTO tJZ-ZMti W oin h Crusada Ag3ir.1t the 1 ,W I f ZaZZIZaaaaaaaaaZaaaaaaZlVlaZZZllf 1 aaaaaaatgMaaaa.aaaaa.aaaa.a.aaaa.aaaaaa A Unfair Exciia TaM : 4 f (j Ofa 4 I -i-- - , J L , J), . JJ J lIBwiTT TimT. -a m 1 JL VRITE YOUR CONGRESSMAN fji ref)$ I I afi?fll fill I B l'l H i TT j H 'j jfl I )' H 'M 1 1 1 j' itl'lM IH jf NOW M J&B e" It lij $f C Ir Flashing fangi, defiant roars, in gory combat on barren Arctic cragtl V " I) &f T 1 I sSr 1 WALT OlSlMElPMSINtJ THE ACADEMY AWARD SHORT FIATUKlt IT'S ONE ROUND AFTER ANOTHER... yJiTZrT iW 4Jk true life adventure mint it TECHNICOLOR J?. Eagle Point Eagle Point, Feb. 22 Mrs. Alice Daley and daughter, Mrs. Margaret Peachey of Eagle Point, have expressed their gra titude and thanks to the fire de partment, the telephone office operators and their good neigh bors for their kindly and effici ent cooperation on the morning of February 17 when their kit chen flue caught fire. But for the prompt response, to their call for help it would have proved dis astrous. Don McGovern is putting up nice looking fence in front of his property, adding a great deal to the looks of the place. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Guerin of Burlinganie, Cal., accompanied by Mrs, Amy Brown, left last Thursday for their home. They came up to attend the funeral of Mr. Guerin's aunt, Mrs. Cora O'Brien, February 14. Mrs. Brown will visit with the Guer in's and other friends in that locality for two or three weeks before returning home. Walter Swartz of Vancouver, Wash., a resident of Eagle Point about 30 years ago, called on Mr. and Mrs. Will Brown and other old friends here February 20. Mr. and Mrs. Jack De Bene detto and two youngsters, re cently of San Francisco, moved into the Dahack apartments last week and will make it their home for the present. Mr. De Benedetto hns a position with the Bruce Bauer company of Medford and will move his fam ily to Medford as soon as a suit able house is available. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Boyle of North Bonneville, Wash., left on their return home last Wed nesday after attending the fun eral of Mrs. Boyle's mother, Mrs. Cora O'Brien on February 14. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Swan, owners of Swanee Kcn nells. February 19. were Mr. and Mrs. Eldon F. Cross of Hal sey, Ore. On their return home they took with them their two champion cocker spaniels the Swan's had kept for them while they spent the winter in Phoe nix. Ariz. Among those from Eagle Point attending the Christian Science lecture in Medford Monday night were Mrs. Ray Harnish 1 I Wednesday. February 22. 1950 One Trip Too Many Bad For Refund 'Chiseler1 Minneapolis (U.R) One trip too many. A young man walked into a surplus store with a coat on his arm. He looked just like any other young man until he asked for a refund on the garment. Store officials became suspici ous and questioned him. The youth admitted he had stolen the coat earlier. He said he pulled the same trick on another occasion and the store gave him a $30 refund. and daughter Helen, Dean Col lins, Mrs. Ben Boren and daugh ter Alnhn. Mrs l.nltiA Va c..,. Mrs. Jack De Benedetto, Mrs' Gertrude Stanley and Mrs. Orvil neiiueisuu. Mr. and Mrs. Frank nmW. lain of Shady Cove lived in and took care of Mr. and Mrs. John Clarke's house here while they were in Smith HM roi u.ii,... they went to attend the wedding 01 ineir son, wuuam N. Clarke. Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Pence drove to Roseburg, February 15 to attend the funeral of a friend. Uie Malt Tribunt Want Ada HfT?d sm TODAY aSk "hjm' tfj&in&lxf&&7'& tale M f Man Held For Theft Of Walch From Store William Patrick Collins, 58, veterans domiciliary center employee-member, is held in the city jail charged with larceny of a watch from Brophy's jewelry on Monday afternoon. Police said that Collins admit ted taking the watch and walk ing out of the store while a clerk was looking up information on another. He was arrested yester day. Officers said they had no new informatoin on the theft of $120 from Leever Motor company on Monday night or early Tuesday morning. Minneapolis (U.R) Minneso ta's population has grown from 6.077 in 1849 to 2.938.000 in 1949, according to the state his torical society. Grain harvested in 1849 was about 48,700 bush els. This year it ran up to 356, 000,000 bushels. Sheep and cattle can be grazed in the same pasture advanta geously, but only if sufficient space and grass are allowed. of The Headless Horseman! WITH RAYMOND MASSEY RICHARD WHORF MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN HAM DINNER PHOENIX Presbyterian Church FRI. FEB. 24 Starting 5:30 P.M. Adults $1, Children SOc M SEE THE KIWANIS MINSTREL p SHOW COMING J rL 01 (it I1 rcu. H, 3 fil Humphrey Motors V:'V ' ' aaw.aia.,ag the bang-up I