Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 28, 1950, Image 13

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Newspaper Page Text1 I. Local and Vram Butia Falls Mrs Mil. tie Carson, Butte Kails, was an overnight guest Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. Earle Hoover, 37 Tripp street. From Portland Mrs. Leila Wells, Portland, arrived Tuesday to spena a wl-uk nure viaiuug with Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Sever son, 113 North Ivy street. To Coos Bay Les Coleman, of the collection department of Medford branch. First National hank, left this weeK to suDstl tute indefinitely at the bank's Coos Bay branch in the same capacity. TONITE - SAT. k John Wayne, Montgomery Cliff- "RED RIVER" 4 PLUS The Singing Dude Technicolor Special NEWS CARTOON STARTS SUN. Spencer Tracy Katharine Hepburn, in "ADAMS RIB" The Biggest Comedy Hit of the Year! PLUS "King of the Olympic" NEWS CARTOON Gates Open at 6:30, Show at 7 In Comfort GOLD HILL GRANGE SAT NIXES Arnold's Gold Hill Grange Band DANCE TWO FOR ONE SHOE SALE PAI For The Price MOTORCYCLE VALLEY VIEW TRACK 3 8 Mile Flat Track Just North of Ashland Time Trials 1 p.m. Races 2 p.m. Adults $1.00-Children 50c Inc. Tax Personal Meeting Cancelled There will be no meeting tonight of the Young Married Couples' club of the Zion Lutheran church. The next meeting will be held May ?6, Vacationing Mrs. Lucy Len fele of the IBM department of Medford branch, First National bank, is spending this and next week at her home on Myers lane, vacationing. To Camp White Bernard Kruse, who lost both legs in a railroad accident Sunday, was to be moved today from Com munity hospital to the veterans' domiciliary center, Camp White. ..." From Pasadena Mrs. Ruth Storrs, Elk Creek, has returned after visiting the past two mnnth. In Pocadona Pol Vo mother, Mrs. Ruth b'. Mattison, nas returned to visit indefinitely with her daughter. From Boise Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Cavanaugh and daughter Joan, Boise, Ida., are expected to arrive this weekend to spend several days visiting here with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Wlllenbring, 709 Dakota avenue. ... Leaves Pfc. Darrell P. Wil son, son of Mrs. George Ham mond, 308 Ashland avenue, has left for Wichita Falls, Tex., where he will be stationed at Shepard field with the United States air force. . Conservationists M e e t i n g Members and guests of the Southern Oregon Conservation and Tree Farm association will meet at the Grants Pass Coun try club at 6:30 p.m. today to hear a discussion of labor mat ters, and an explanation of a pro posed log grading and scaling bureau. Typewriter Taken Henry Granat, Eugene, reported to city police that a Remington type writer and a pair of sun glasses were taken from his car Wednes day night. The vehicle was parked at a local service sta tion and windows were broken. ... To Build Frank Zane has asked the city building inspect or's office for permission to ereci a si.oou residence at jdu i Stewart avenue, t. t. Shulz will repair a roof at $43 cost at 646 Pine street and F. M. Porter will re-roof a residence at 28 North Orange street. m m m Accident Listed Sedans driv en by Don Chapman, 2331 Cra ter Lake avenue, and R. L. Gil lin, 411 Beatty street, collided on Crater Lake avenue about one mile north of Medford Wed nesday night, reports filed with city police stated. Some damage was reported to the Chapman car, Historical Society Directors of the Southern Oregon Histori cal Society, Inc., will meet Sat urday at 11 a.m., in the county court room at the courthouse, ac cording to Miss Claire Hanley, president of the society. Miss Hanley stated that the directors are expected to pass upon a com mittee recommendation regard ing selection of a temporary cur ator for the museum to be open ed soon in the former county court house at Jacksonville. Doctors Here Dr. Max C. Carter and his wife. Dr. Barbara Carter, with their daughter, Ann, are visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George R. Carter, 821 East Jackson street. Dr. Max Carter is now practicing thoracic and cardio vascular surgery in New Haven, Conn., and before coming to Medford he attended the annual i meeting of the American Thor acic society in Denver where he was Invited to present a paper on experimental thoracic surgery. Exac actly ceof I ., APR. 30 Arraigned R o b e r t Eugene Cooper, 27, Applegate, was ar raigned on grand larceny charges in Justice court yesterday in a case involving theft of mechan ics tools valued at more than $35. He waived preliminary hearing and is being held in county jail in lieu of $1,500 bail. ... Collision Reported Consider able damage occurred to a sedan driven by Paul B. Lowery, 255 Stewart avenue, in a collision yesterday morning, according to a report filed with city police. Driver of the other car was Les ter Bray, Allen hotel. The acci dent happened at Riverside ave nue and McAndrews road. From Fishing Trip Dr. Jou ett P. Bray has returned after spending four days at Gold Beach on a fishing trip there. Dr. Bray was accompanied on the trip by Leland Rohner, Grants Pass. Dr. Bray reported that the weather was Ideal and that fishing had been good, though while they were there the river became high and riley. Their largest catch was a 28-pound salmon. ... Passengers Hurt Elvln Lee Kile, aged two, and Mrs. George Kile. 709Vi West Jackson street, were slightly hurt about 8:30 p. m. yesterday in a collision at Summit avenue and Second street, city police said. The au tos involved were operated by Philip Wayne Merrifield. Beatty street, and Gordon Lowell Sikes, Central Point. B-'Jj cars were considerably damaged. Ta Hawaii Word has been jeceived here of the transfer of J. R. Mitchell, son of Mrs. Mar tha Mitchell, Jacksonville, to tne Hawaiian islands. Mitchell has been stationed for the past sev eral years at Oak Harbor, Wash., navy airbase. Mrs. Mitchell and the family expect to leave by ship from San Francisco May 1. The Mitchells are former Jack sonville residents and Mrs. Mitchell is the former Merle Kendall. Troop-Posse Drill Members of the Jackson County Mounted Sheriffs' posse and Ladies' Mounted Troop auxiliary drill teams will meet at the posse grounds on Ross lane Sunday at 10 a.m. for drill practice. The teams are preparing for the first presentation of their precision drill at Grants Pass June 3, and for the Rogue River roundup here June 10 and 11. Anyone wishing to watch the practice is invited to do so. Obituary MRS. HANNA JOHNSON Mrs. Hanna Johnson. 85, of 845 Bennett street, died at her home this morning. Perl funeral home will have charge of serv ices. A more complete obituary will be published later. MRS. ZELDA BROWN Recitation of the Holy Rosary for Mrs. Zelda Mae Brown, 1018 West Fourth street, who died Wednesday, will be held at Perl funeral home at 6:30 p.m. today. The funeral will be conducted from Sacred Heart Catholic church at 10 a.m. Saturday. In terment will be at Siskiyou Me morial park. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Clear to partly cloudy toniftht and Saturday. Somewhat warmer Saturday. Western Oregon: Fair interior, part ly cloudv on coatt tonight and Sat urday. Warmer. High 3R to 68 Satur day. Low torn eh t 32 to 38. LOCAL IATA Temperature a year ago loaay. HiRhest 61; Lowest 43. Total monthly precipitation S7 Inch. Deficiency for the month .64 inch. Total precipitation lince Septembei 1, 1949, 13.18 inches. Excess for the season .86 inch. Relative humidity 4:30 p.m. yeiter dnv 38: 4:30 a.m. today 90. Observation! Taken At 4:30 A.M. 120 Meridian Time HiphLowPrec Rnlaa 54 3.1 Boston 38 43 .11 Chicago 41 62 52 47 .48 65 5 . 55 50 01 91 37 41 28 24 35 35 46 33 55 30 Eureka 52 41 .01 Havre Klamath Falls . Los Angeles .Medford ............. New York .... Omaha Phoenix Portland ........ Reno ...... .84 .21 .32 68 52 37 37 34 42 34 39 3S 32 Eugene Salt Lake 63 San Francisco . 58 Seattle 52 Spokane . 48 Washington, D. C 75 Yakima 37 Tomorrow Sunrise 9.00 a.m. Sunset 7.07 p.m BIRTHS KEASEY To Mr. and Mrs. Carroll, 632 Palm street. April 28, 19S0, a boy, 9 lbs., at Com munity hospital. BLACKLEDGE -To Mr. and Mrs. William, 9 Hawthorne ave nue, April 28, 1950, a boy, 7Vi lbs., at Community hospital. DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF HARRY KANNASTO and Hii 11 Collegiares MERRICK'S BALLROOM SATURDAY, APRIL 29 9:00 to 1:00 Archbishop Opens Fund Drive for St. Mary's School The Most Rev. Edward D. Howard, archbishop of Portland in Oregon, last night formally opened the campaign sponsored by the Sacred Heart Catholic church to raise $150,000 for the construction of a new building for St. Mary's school. Several hundred campaign committeemen and their famil ies attended last night s meet ing, which precedes tonight's in tensive project by about 250 men of the parish. Cites Need For Schools Archbishop Howard comment ed on the need for Christian schools, and he pictured the heri tage of all Catholics, saying that it is necessary to make sacrifices now if the new school is to be come a reality for their children. Other speakers at the meeting were the Very Rev. John M. Ber ger, pastor of the church here; L. A. McCormick, parish chair man of the drive; Frank Apple gate, an old time parishioner, and E. H. Hedrick, city school superintendent. Wall Street New York, Apr. 28 U.R Automobile and aircraft shares featured a higher, moderately active stock market today. Dow Jones closing stock aver ages: 30 industrials 213.56 up 1.12; 20 railroads 55.53 up 0.33; 15 utilities 42.75 up 0.11. and 65 stocks 75.95 up 0.38. bales today approximated z, 180.000 shares, compared with 2,060.000 traded yesterday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T 156' i Anaconda . 293i Chrysler 6734 Curtiss Wright 9:,r General Electric 48' 4 General Motors 84 3 it Montgomery Ward 56 V4 Penn R R 1634 Penney J C 57 Vi Radio 21 Southern Co 127s Southern Pacific 52" s S Oil of Cal 64 Texas Gulf Sulphur 73' Transamerica 17's United Aircraft 31 V U S Rubber 42 U S Steel 32 Youngstown 8214 Portland Produce Portland. Ore, Apr. 28 (UP.) Butter Prices to retailers: Grade AA pr'nts. B4c lb.; AA cartons. 63c; A prints, 64c; A cartons, 65c; B prtnta, 62c Egg prices to retailers: Grade AA tnrKc. 43c; A large, 41c; AA medium, 41c: A medium, 40c; small, nominal; cnrloiiK, 2c nditionnl. Cheese Prices to retatlen: Port land, Oregon singles, 37 -41c lb.. Ore Ron 3-lb loafs, 423-4ao lb; triplets, 1 '3c less than single. Premium brands, Mingles 50'ic lb.; loaf 32elb. DANCE SAMS VALLEY GRANGE SATURDAY, APRIL 29 MUSIC BY SONNY AND HIS BAND Refreshment! DREAMLAND WALKER'S DANCE - Every Sat. Nite Modern and Old Time Dances Enjoy the Genuine Old Time Quadrilles Good Clean Dance - Large Crowd It's Always Family Night Here! MERRILL'S 6 PIECE BAND NOW! WALT DISNEY'S .ft Y IT fill II Y1Y I I I UOEHLU is at the Holly Theatre YOUR "CINDERELLA" APRON CUTTINO OUIDI H AT PENNEY'S FABRIC CENTER NOWI ASK FOR ITI Copyright WmH Dfiney rotterrMe. DANCE No coolina ivitem not even the floor it fir from the best . . . - BUT- You're sure to have one swell time with . , , DICK SPAIN AMD,wMI,'M U S HALL JACKSONVILLE DANCE SAT. MUSIC BY ftTVeftfTI OREGON RAMBLERS The Grange Gold Hill Grange Gold Hill Grange H.E.C. met at Grange hall April 26 with the usual covered dish luncheon at noon and Brothers Dlerdorf and Askins as guests. Quilting was the order of the day from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cards were sent to Carrie Buhl, Leon Wise and Lieut. Chaffee and a sym pathy card to Mrs. Ruth Husen. H.E.C. voted to hold a food sale with several cakes on May 13 in time for Mothers' day, the place to be announced later. Sister Fiene donated funds earned from the sale of maga zine subscriptions to Chairman Ethel Askins to add to the elec tric range fund. Flora friends were remembered and flowers sent to the sick members. Valley Folk Attend Footprinters' Meeting A delegation of Medford Foot printers and their wives attend ed a joint meeting of Klamath Falls, Dunsmulr, Redding and Medford chapters of Footprint ers at Cal-Ore, near Dorrls, Cal., last night. The group made the trip by chartered bus. The meeting honored the pres ident of the grand chapter of the organization, Clarence B. Jor gensen, Oakland, Cal. The Footprinters organization is made up principally of busi ness men Interested In cooperat ing with law enforcement agen cies. Approximately 200 attended the joint meeting. Attending from the local chapter were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Leverette, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Woods, Mr.-and Mrs. James Town, Mr. and Mrs. a A I onsmnnn Mr. and Mrs. Al Leighton, Ernest J. Hepp. all of Medtoro, ana rar. ana hub. Harry Travis, Ashland. m.!I.JAlnV,ta rnronllv H 1 1 0 tin r 1 1 1 1 (111 l 1 p 1 1 in . .......... " a r some tree trunk water pipes wnicn naa wrvcu n a main for more than 200 years. Livestock Portland. Ore , Apr. M r.tti. l.nd eood 1.120 lb. fed altera $29. heavier load $28.30. other high medium ana low 1000 . ... nthr medium aradea $23.31) to $26 50. common $21.30 to $29. Good ted heifers $26.75 to $27. Medium 23 50 to $26. Cutter and common dairy tvpe $16 to $20. Canner and cutter cows generally $14.50 to $16 50, ahella down to $12 or under. Odd Strom weight cuttera to ai i ana ovr. m..rn,,m mw. tig to $21 In cluding heavy Holatelna up to $20 and $20.30. Good beef cowa $22 to $23. Good bulla $22 to $23, odd head $'Vi3 and 23.50. latter for heavy Hiln. Common and medium aauaage oulla $17.50 to $21. Calvea 10. Good vealera $28 to $30, choice to $32, odd head $33. Common and medium $13 to $25. Hogs 30. Good and choice inu to aju lbs. $19 to $10 90. late aalea largely $10.30 with few at $10.63. 230 to 2B0 Iba. $13 50 late. Good aau io euu id. owa $14.50 to $19 30. Good and choice feeder piss moatly $10 to $10 50. Sheep 23. Good and choice fed lamb, S24 .50 to $25 23. medium $22 to $23.50. Medium feeder! $21 to $21.50. Good shorn ewes $0.90 down, wooled ewes to $10. Common down to $6, culls down to $4. Good heavy ahorn bucka down to $3. ' X AT THE OLDEST HALL IN THE COUNTY aood heitina system, and I Friday. April 28. 1950 Public Land Requests Reach Record Volume March applications for the use of the public domain reached 4,000 a record for recent years, according to a burctu of land management report. That is more than 50 per cent higher than the monthly average over the last year, the report said. Increased activity during March was reported generally throughout the bureau's seven regions, with particular interest shown in oil and gns leases and small tract applications. Small tracts are parcels of land, five acres or less, which have been classified for use of home, busi ness or recreational sites. Fifty-six land withdrawal ap plications were made to the bu reau during the month from oth er federal and state agencies for land to be withdrawn from the public domain for use as irriga tion or power sites. Portland, Ore., Apr. 28 (U.R) University of Oregon medical school alumni yesterday elected Dr, Homer P. Rush of Portland as the association's new presi dent. Tl HERE'S COMEDY PLUS ACTION! SAT. KID SHOW 5 CARTOONS EE H EART A BI Z OWA am HEED tJTZl iJ Cell take ISflaWVp' IVajrtari Kw t Sr--- ! Ulf-riaVill I'Vf t BUD JJf ABBOTT KfesO LOU m0w "f I MOM'. FINIS? h -If ail ricnjui I, II ' Slsii?jiiiwuaaifctfwi , -J (a Ban fFWi ilTTTTO Sunday J M .Z7V . " rXTia. ATTENTION! THE COMBINED ARMED FORCES OF MEDFORD WILL BE ON HAND WITH AN INTERESTING DIS PLAY OF LATEST COMBAT EQUIPMENT. MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN HEALTH OFFICER HERE Dr. Harold Erickson, state health officer, is in Medford to day with two members of his staff, a Dr. Vest, maternal and child health consultant, and Miss Margaret Simpson, for a discus sion meeting with officials of the Jackson county health de partment and with school offici als. A meeting was held at the health department this morning to discuss public health services that are available to the schools. liiililLy tne IUT or f TheJolwaSlorY ,ASfi fiigXA LARRY PARKS 11 Open 6:30 Show al Dusk OUTLAW QUEEN! 3IH.bU.IUBJ a- Alike.! LAKE -w -ff .IjaaT i - Jwm.ill.jb- i. , lBBeBBBBBBBBBll1lf if H 1 1 n Mffjcy pi IS I KOME MMT60MERY I J Ml MIIIE I LT camerou wnjoMil fm MOSES AVOID NITE CROWDS COME EARLY CONTINUOUS TONITE & SAT. FROM 12:45 P.M. i;iiTKyfa(Mttff.rMiaiii-vi .aj -FfckmZ IIFI I III ALL ITS FIMZfWrJrl photoflraphid by 1400 eombat earners. menCwftf'B ,1 uen.Mil PMMKV 1 1 1 1 L litiillil ' jsm!h- ...k ..... . ... I FROM 12:45 P.M. I PLAN VALLEY FILM Vc.itura Pictures corporation, a subsidiary of Eagle-Lion studios In Hollywood, has notified the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce that It is planning to photograph portions of the val ley for a short subject film to be entitled "Rogue River." It has requested Information from the chamber regarding the lum bering industry in this area. Plans call for camera crews to bo here sometime in June. liilLi.ii INDS SATURDAY Yvonne DeCarloin "BUCANEER'S GIRL" Also Don Barry In "TOUGH ASalGN.VENT" I Starts SUNDAY! H I CONTINUOUS I SHOWS FROM I 12:45 P.M. I Saturday 1 Sunday I jaaaaaaiaajjaaaaaaBaijl'j Dead Unt on CI am. fled Ade: 3:30 p.m. (or following day; 10 am. Monday (or Monday; noon Saturday for Sunday a.m. -'. u k 'J' IOUIDMOO THIJ II lovr A DIIAM 11 WtlH YOUt MIA It MAKE I" - ..'. t .Jj XMDttlUAWOUSONO' tlNOftlUA WNrUTr. .'."'"eLL J V TW I 1 PO CSlm Duns syrrf oaii Va I SONOEKAAJtO J VJi.aaU' 1 T Phone 3-9195 Medford, Oregon