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ft I Local and Car Ftte A spark from a match was listed as possioie cause of a car fire at Merrick s Motor Inn about midnight last night, firemen said today. Floor matting was burned but damage was slight, according to the re nort. The auto belonged to F. " Roach, Roseburg Naval Reserves Medford's naval reserve volunteer com- ?osite unit 13-11 will meet at :30 p.m. Wednesday in the fed eral office building. The major part of the meeting will be de voted to preparation for the Armed Forces day parade to be held May 20. Four-Hers Meet Jackson county 4-H club members met last night at the fairgrounds for a discussion of tractor mainten ance problems and to lay plans for next fall's 4-H fair. Leader for the group was Truman Bishop and the meeting was conducted bv President Henrv Padgham. Howard Festival Howard school students will present their annual spring music festi val Friday at 8 p.m. in the school gym. The vocal and in strumental program will be un der the direction of Edwin C. Root, music instructor, who will also present a guitar specialty. There will be no admission charge for the program. Shady Cove Picnic Shady Cove school children will hold their annual annual picnic mark- Ing the end of the school year Wednesday, May 17, starting at 11 a.m., on the school grounds. All children, their parents, other relatives and friends interested In the work of the PTA are in vited to turn out and enjoy the affair Those attending are re quested to bring a covered dish, either salad, hot dish or dessert. ENDS TONITE MMIT., Fr aui Bin ouJUtrm (MFE- RRSEIi KIRK- Gffiffl'OOD HERE WED., THURS. Kathryn Grayson - E. Barrymore "THAT MIDNIGHT KISS" in technicolor PLUS "SMUGGLERS COVE" NEWS CARTOON Gatai Open at 7:30, Show at Duik i ' rBirf.JgiTrgiai rare fib no i Mi COMITY COBfllSSIOtJEB 1 4 ,1 - - "4 i Personal Moved Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Dorg have moved from here to make their home in Cloverdale, Cal. Square Dance The YMCA weekly square dance will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Huson in charge. New Employee MrJ. Flor ence Zimmerman began work yesterday as hostess in the of fices of Monahan and Wiggins, optometrists. Marine Meeting A meeting of marine corps reserve VTU 13-21 will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the federal build ing, North Riverside and Sixth streets. Money Taken Mrs. Jane Trask, Room 4, 344 South Cen tral avenue, reported to city po lice yesterday that a consider able amount of money had been taken from a purse in her room. ' Shovel Taken Mrs. L. M. Smith, 328 South Riverside ave nue informed police that some one stole a shovel from her yard yesterday evening as she was working on her lawn. Hub Caps Stolen Bill Hous 510 West Jackson street, told po lice that hub caps and wheel rings were stolen from his car parked on Bartlett street last night while he attended the box ing matches at the armory. Car Stripped Richard Suth erland, 808 West Jackson street, reported to city police that his car was stripped of its motor wiring Sunday night and that the distributor was removed at the rotor and condenser taken. Year of Duty Floyd D. Do land, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Doland, route 1, Sams Valley, a corporal in the army, has com pleted a year of duty in the far east, the army said today. He is an engineer, disc jockey, control man, announcer and assistant program director of the armed forces radio station WYKI at Itazuke air base, Fukuoka, Ky ushu, Japan. From Seattle Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sawyer of Seattle are vis iting this week with Sawyer's brother, Roy Sawyer, 205 Port land avenue, and his sister, Mrs. D. M. Cleveland, 210 Portland avenue. From Vacations Mrs. Floyd R. Lawson, 19 Chestnut street, commercial teller at First Na tional bank, and Mrs. Joe McCal listcr, Bellinger road, secretary at the bank, have returned to their employment following their vacations. In San Francisco H. H. Cole man, Crater Lake Motor com pany, left by plane yesterday for San Francisco where he will at tend a dinner honoring Clem Powell, new branch manager for the Richmond area which in cludes this district. Coleman plans to return Wednesday. Re turning today from Oakland is William Mantey of the local company, who was south on a business trio. In Missouri Mrs. Viola Bot orff, Hawthorne apartments, left Saturday to visit her mother and other relatives in Missouri, Mrs. Botorff expects to remain there about a month. Dinner for Reservists The southern Oregon chapter of the Air Reserve association will hold its annual spring dinner at Mon Desir Saturday, beginning at 8 p. m. The regular chapter meet ing which was set for Wednes day evening has been cancelled. Court Records Justice Court Raymond R. Note, passing school bus while unloading school children, fine $2.50 and costs. H. B. Stephenson, overloads,' total fine $49.50 and costs. George RT Morse, overloads, total fine $30 and costs. Luola B. Bengtson, no opera tor's license, fine $1 and costs. Bobbie G. Porter, no opera tor's license, fine $1 and costs. Carl A. Delamar, drunk on public highway, 20 days in jail, pay court. Police Court Truman Gene Rennels, reck less driving, fine $35. Harry Mueller, no operator's license and violation of basic rule, total fine $20. John William Haven, viola tion of basic rule, fine $10. Robert James DeGroot, no operator's license, fine $5. Donald Lee Swank, no opera tor's license and loud muffler, total fine and bail $7.50. Melvin Simonds, failure to yield right-of-way, fine $5. Kenneth C. McHugh, parked in front of fireplug, bail $5. Steven Crippen, parked in al ley, bail $5. James Goode. assault and bat tery, 30 days in jail suspended, fine $25. Whalers' church, built in 1844 at Sag Harbor, Long Lsland, stands as a reminder of the hey day of the whaling industry. It also is one of the country's out standing examples of Greek re vival architecture. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Med ford and vicinity: Increasing high cloudiness tonipht. partly cloudy with few showers Wednesday. Cooler Wednesday. Western Oregon: Scattered Hsht showers this evening, partly cloudy and cooler Wednesday. Low tonight 40 to 50. High Wednesday 35 along coast and generally 62 to 72 in inte rior. LOCAL DATA Temperature a year ago today: Highest 72: lowest 49. Total monthly precipitation .43 inch. Deficiency for the month, .17 inch. Total precipitation since Sept. 1. 1049, 15.62 inches. Excess for the season. .58 inches. Relative humidity 4:30 p.m. yester dnv 20: 4:30 a.m. today 86;. Observations Taken at 4:30 a.m. i 120 Meridian Time High Low Prec. Rofse 71 42 Bosto:i 54 45 T. Chicago ........... 8f 43 Denver 75 47 Eureka 54 45 Havre 84 42 T. Klamath Falls v H9 30 Los Angeles .. 6ft 53 MedTord 81 42 New York 58 32 T. Omaha ,.......... Phoenix ....... P7 85 Portland 6!) 40 Reno ...... 80 36 Eugene ......... 72 38 Salt Lake 76 48 San Francisco 84 47 Seattle 62 41 Spokane 67 4ft Washington. D C 67 57 .01 Yakima 79 41 Tomorrow Sunrise 5:48 a.m. Sunset (1:28 p.m. OF JACKSON COUNTY The rapid growth of your county will require an experi enced, courteous and capable business man as your COUNTY COMMISSIONER during the coming years WHO CAN and WILL devote FULL TIME to his job. The future business and activities of your county court will require planning, economy and a business-like manage ment of its affairs and the knowledge and ability to meet the many problems in its future development and main ' tenance. Balance your county court with a man QUALIFIED to use good SOUND FAIR BUSINESS JUDGMENT and be PROGRESSIVE in county affairs on a FULL TIME BASIS. Get the MOST for YOUR TAX DOLLAR! I am veteran of World War One and have had 32 years of diversified butinen experience in banking, auditing, talcs executive, gold dredging, conitruction, building, inveitmenti in several Jackson County Communities, and cattle raisino. VOTI FOR L. G. "LEW" GRAVES Primary Election This Friday, May 19 1 1 " 1 1 I , v' f ' -. , BRAKES FAILED 1v children crashed through a guard, rail and train In Dennlson. Ohio. The Obituary ROBERT MAY Remains of Robert J. May, who passed away in the VA domiciliary center Thursday, will be forwarded this evening by the Conger-Morris funeral home to San Francisco for serv ices and interment there in the Golden Gate National cemetery. Mr. May was born in Glasgow, Scotland, Jan. 25, 1887. He was a veteran of World War I, serv ing from May 20, 1918, to Aug. 29, 1919. being discharged at Ft. D. A. Russell, Wyoming, as a Machinist, 15th Co., 14th Grand division, transportation corps. KATHRYN HOUCK Kathryn Houck. a resident of Jackson county all of her life, passed away at the family resi dence. 202 South Oakdale ave nue Monday. Mrs. Houck was born at Jacksonville on Nov. 8, 1867, and was aged 82 years. She attended the Saint Mary's Academy at Jacksonville and fin ished her education in the Ash land schools. Survivors are three cousins, George W. Dick. Hillsboro, Ore., Mrs. Margaret Henry, Sacra mento, and Michael Dick, Van couver, Wash. Private funeral services, with her close personal friends in vited, will be held at Perl fu neral home Friday at 1:30 p.m. with the Very Rev. Father John Berger, pastor of the Sacred Heart Catholic church, officiat ing. Interment will take place in Siskivou Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be H. K. Han na. Lylc B. Thurman, M. M. Mor ris. Elwood Hedburg, J. W. Mc Coy and H. N. Lofland. It is the request of the family lhat flowers be omitted at the services. . FLORENCE SIMS Florence Alberta Sims, 401 East 12th street, passed away at the family residence Monday. She was born on July 6, 1912, at Grand Junction, la. Survivors include one daugh ter, Mrs. Ernia Morehouse. South Bend, Ind.: one son, Lloyd K. Tyson in the U. S. army in Vi enna, Austria, and one brother, Curtis Sims, Tacoma. Funeral arrangements are in charge of Perl funeral home and will be announced later. ivy ivi (Acme Telenhotot were Injured when this school bus plowed into the side of a freight driver said his brakes fallen. Wall Street New York. May 16 (U.R) End of the railroad strike today set off a chain reaction of favorable news that lifted the stock market to new highs for nearly four years in the general average, Dow Jones closing stock aver ages: 30 industrials 219.70, up 1.66; 20 railroads 56.44, up 0.19; 15 utilities, 44.65, up 0.17; 65 stocks, 77.79, up 0.69. Portland Produce Portland. Ore., May 16 (UPl But ter Prices to retailers: Grade A A prints, 64c lb.; AA cartons. 65c; A prints. 64c: A cartons, 65c; B prints, 62c. EKs Prices to retailers: Grade AA large. 43c; A large 41c; AA medium. 41c: A medium. 40c. small, nominal, cartons, 2c additional. Cheese Prices to retailers; Oregon singles. 37-4lc lb; Oregon 3-lb. loaves 42 1 a -43c lb.; triplets. lc less than singles; premium brands, singles, 50'jc lb.; loaves 523c lb. Asparagus sold for 15 cents a pound on the Portland oastside farmers wholesale produce market today with 30-lb. pyramids selling at $4 50. Lettuce brought 5. 50-630 a crate. California strawberries were $3.75 4 a U -tup fill. Cold storage onions sold for $2 40 a 3-)b. sack with Columbia red onions going at $2 50-2.60 a 50-lb. sack. Poultry, Rabbits Live chickens Broilers under 2 lbs. 17c; 2-3 lbs., 25c; 3-4 lbs., 2-27c; 4 lbs. and over, 27-28c; fryers 2-3 lbs., 2H-2f)c: 3.4 lbs.. 32-33c: roasters 4 lbs. and over 32-33c; leghorns under 4 lbs.. lBc; 4 lbs. over, 20-2lc; roosters, use; heavy hens, all weights, 22c; old roost ers, all weights, 12-1 lie. Turkeys Net to growers, dressed: A young toms, 27-28c; light hens, 41 42c. Rabbits Live white 4 to 5 lbs., 24. 20c; 5-6 lbs., 20-24c; colored 2c lower, Livestock Portland. Ore.. May 16 (UP) Cat Ho nnu: holdover 150: market slow; tra toAfiv: medium steers to 927: high good to 130; common beef heif ers $20-23; cutter dairy types down to 91; cutter cows $15-15.30; some held above 918; canners down to 914 and below: cominon-mcdium beef cows S17-20: odd sond bulls $23. Calves 30; good-choice vealers scarce: $27-31; common 300 lb. calves, vealers mixed $17. Hogs 150; early sales steady; good choice 180-230 lbs. 21 75-22; few 250 lbs. $21; good 350-550 lb. sows $15.50 16 SO; good-choice feeders $21.80 22 30. Sheep 150; scattered sales spring lambs steady: good lots to $2fi; medi ums $23; medium-good old crop lambs to $22 or above; medium feeders $20; good shorn ewes above SB. (Paid Aiv.t Tuesday. May 18, 1950 Shady Cove -Trail Shady Cove-Trail, May 16 Mr. and Mrs. Bob Burns of Shady Cove are parents of a boy, weighing 8'i pounds, born May 13 at the Community hospital in Medford. This is their third child and third boy. Henry Hull of Shady Cove. brother of Mrs. Charles Braugh ton, also of Shady Cove, entered Sacred Heart hospital May 11 suftering from pneumonia. JMk (.reek faocinl club will hold a pie social Friday, May 19, at 8 p. m., at the hall. The en tertainment committee is in charge. The social is for all club members and friends and each lady is requested to bring two pies. Mrs. Mildred Frisbie and Mrs. Erma Craous of Selma visited Mr. and Mrs. Tom Burdett here recently. Mrs. Frisbie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bur dett. Of interest to all parent of babies and pre-school children is the pre-school and infant clinic to be held Monday, May 22, from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m., at Shady Cove school house. Immunization against smallpox, diphtheria and whooping cough will be offered. Mrs. Ola Houston of Shady Cove has been named chairman and anyone desiring further informa tion should contact her. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Saari and baby son, Michael, of Los An geles, are guests of Mr. Saari's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paavo Saari of Shady Cove. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kirldschi of Trail are vacationing in Los Angeles and Venice, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Trovillo of Shady Cove are grandparents, a baby girl having been born April 29 to their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Yost of Vancouver. Wash. The baby has been named July Elaine. Mrs. Al Rogers of Shady Cove spent Mother's day in Hood Riv er with her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rogers. Mrs. Rogers' other son and wife, Rob ert Rogers of Salem, were also in Hood River over Mother's day. Kenneth Paulson, husband of Gladys Paulson of Shady Cove, has returned from the Veterans' hospital in Portland, where he has been undergoing treatment. Herb Sawyer of Los Angeles spent several days here visiting his brother, Dole Sawyer, and his brother, Jim Sawyer of Trail. "Mrs. Frances Miller left May 12 for Portland to spend Moth er's day with her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Decker. Mr. and Mrs, Rufus Trusty, who have been spending some time in their summer home on Elk creek, Trail, have returned to their home in Dunsmuir, where he will resume his posi tion with the Southern Pacific. Jerry Eastgate and Jack Pfcif fer of Shady Cove and Douglas Johnson of Trail accompanied Tom lepper, assistant scoutmas ter, on an overnight fishing trip last week-end. Mr. and Mrs. James Huffman of Eugene are visiting Mr. Huff man's uncles, Dale Sawyer of Shady Cove and Jim Sawyer of Trail. Mrs. Lola Bartuss of Shady Cove underwent an operation on her foot and ankle May 1 1 at the Community hospital in Medford. On her return from the hospital she will be staying at the home of Mrs. Florence Mason of Sha dy Cove. Newcomers to Shady Cove are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fran cis and son from Cascade Gorge, who have rented the Kecs resi dence. The Kees have now. com pleted their rock house and moved into it in back of their other house. Friends in Shady Cove, Trail and vicinity were grieved to learn of the passing of Jim Buck master at the Veterans' hospital In Portland on May 7. He served many years In the navy. Mrs. Eva Segcssenman has Just returned from a trip to Port land and Vancouver, B. C. While In Vancouver she visited cousins and nieces and on her way home stopped off in Portland for sev eral days for clinical work at the Portland Clinic. She was ac companied home by her niece, Miss Marian Roach of Vancou ver, B. C. Dead lint on Clnlfle1 Aim S'30 p.m. for following day. 10 m Monday for Monday: noon Saturday for Sunday a.m Cool Refreshing DAIRY QUEEN A dalicloui lc Milk Product Only 10c it Dairy Quan Standi at W. Main and $. Central PARTY AND SPECIAL TREATS 6INUINE OLD STYLE SOUR Made in San til n 4 Large Selection of WINES and MIXERS BEER Any Kind By the cat or bottle HONE 2-4625 for Free Delivery of Been and Mixers OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 9 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT Bell's Beverage Shop 124 South Central , Murray Bell, Owner MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN Rogue River Rogue River, May 16 A blast from the sawmill's whistle was heard in Rogue River Saturday noon. And the re-opening of the mill brought some new families to the town. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Willson and their children ar rived from Deer Park. Wash., hist week. They are living on the Old Stage road west of Evans creek. Mr. and Mrs. , Clarence Willson and their two children, from John Day, will occupy the house next to the city hall. The brothers are employed as ratchet setter and sawyer at the mill. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Foster of Grants Pass have rented the apartment at the Rogue River shoe shop. He is another new employee of the sawmill. Among summer visitors to Rogue River were Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Simmons from Van Nuys, Cal. They spent three days with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bentley Shaw of the You Do It laundry. Mr, and Mrs. Don Bcllon and two children of Klamath Falls arrived Saturday to visit the H. J. Hoppers and to attend the wed ding of Phyllis Hopper. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gammon and family of San Diego spent the past week at the country home of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Desselle. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hopper of Eugene motored to Rogue River to attend the Hoppcr-Hedgepeth wedding. They drove a new Aus tin of England motor car. Satur day Hopper invited several peo ple for a trial ride, then parked the car on Main street for the in spcolion by the public. Mr. and Mrs.. James Roy of Albany have leased the Double Decker and arc installing a Sweden Speed Freezer to manu facture soft cream and hard ice cream. They plan to be open for business Wednesday. In the meantime, wnue tney are in stalling the machine and clean ing the building, the door is open because Jim Roy says it kept one man busy locking and unlocking the door for the towns folks, and with a wide grin he explained it was this friendly community spirit as well as the good climate which led them to choose Rogue River as a suitable location, after searching from Portland to Los Angeles and re turn. Another smiling Californian says he is going to retire and live in Oregon. Ray Brockman and Jim Handy of Los Angeles, called at Harry Hill's office Thursday and Brockman mir-1 chased the eighty acre Shaw place, adjoining the ranch of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Cook on West Evans creek. Brockman said he is an attorney, is retiring, and plans to build a home on Evans creek. The interior of the Chinook Sporting Goods store is being re decorated. The walls are done in a restful shade of leaf green to match the new Venetian blinds and the window trim. The cen ter partition has been removed to give a clear view of the snook er table at the rear of the room. This gives the store the congenial atmosphere of a sportsman's meeting place. Mr. and Mrs. Will Day mo tored from their home at Mount Shasta, Cal., Sunday to visit with Mrs. Martha Cary and to see the graves of their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Albcrt Mcllvaln. I They had received a notice of the Woodvllle cemetery clean-up-day published in the Tribune, which was mailed to them by Mrs. Cary and as they could not come on the date set. May 20, they came on Mothers day, in stead. 'FURY AT SEA' With FRANCH0T TONE WALTER BRENNAN JOHN CARROL SPECIAL) MARCH OF TIME "MacArthur's Japan" FOODS FOR SPECIAL DINNERS Sfr FRENCH BREAD Francisco ROGUE RIVER MEETING Rogue River, May 16 The Men's Council will meet at Hope Presbyterian church Friday, May 19, at 8 p.m. A special speaker from New York will be provided by the national council. Layman Alan O. Dcch will discuss nation al interests of secular and relig ious nature. All men of the com munity are invited. Especially does Mr. Dech wish to speak to the men of tho church. mm frvf) Open 7 P.M. Show At Duik 1 iim um CFNE KRUPA Wl GREY DUUNE milZ, I tssiim; in juii-i fipfl "Enjoying the cowboy pidura, CHILDREN?" PHONE 2-6424 . ENDS TONITE M Dan Dailey - Ann Baxter TICKET to TOMAHAWK 2 HITS Tomorrow Gloria H.nry Ji4 Roil Ford TT 40c Bargain Mat. 12:45 P.M. NOW! 7$W TH 23. . i nriMirart rum nwnow ii,.i,i,iuijj!.i;u UlliHIIlfHS l XL Virginia L.f MAYO I.' 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