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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
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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
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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.
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