Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 09, 1950, Image 15

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Newspaper Page TextLocal and Attend Market Week Mr. Smd Mrs. Fred Robinson return jrd Thursday night from a week's K'isit in Seattle wnere they in 'sDected fall lines of men's ap- feiirel exhibited by national manufacturers during Market week. Robinson is owner 01 Robinson brothers mens fur nishings store. DRIVE-HI theatre Tonight - Sat. Jean Arthur -Wm. Holden "ARIZONA" Plus WOLF CALL NEWS CARTOON Sun.-Mon.-Tues. ROBERT PSESTON - CHILL WILLS ROBERT STERLING and Introducing JOHN 8ARRYM0RE. IR. PLUS Jiggs and Maggie In Society NEWS CARTOON Gates Open at 7:30, Show at Dusk No Dust Inside or Out! Yes, You Can DANCE In Comfort GOLD HILL GRANGE SAT. KITES Arnold's RHYTHM BAND FEATURING COWBOY TROUBADOR fit! mm REAL OLD TIME SQUARE DANCES DREAMLAND WALKER'S DANCE - Every Sat. Nite Good Clean Dance It's Always Family MERRILL'S 6 PIECE BAND Hey Kids! Tomorrow Is Your Day! Central Point BRING THE FOLKS TO THE MATINEE UWRVIY 1:00 m (,!p0 I V II IMt'J ft U f rrrnr LAST TIMES Personal To Meet The Home Econo mics' club of Talent Grange will meet Tuesday, June 13, at the home of Mrs. Thomas Bell at 11:30 a.m. V From Taeoma Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Olson, former Gold Hill residents now living in Tacoma, Wash., have left after visiting here with Clint Walker, 33 Rose avenue, during the week. To Coast Mrs. Alto Pruitt, 403 King street, will leave to morrow for Currier's village on the coast near Reedsport. She expects to return home Wednes day. Reading Room Open house will- be held at the Christian Science reading room at 228 West Sixth street, Saturday, June 10 from 5 to 9 p.m., and on Sunday from 2 to 9 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Graduated Harry A. Nord wick, 919 Reddy avenue, was among the 1,092 graduates who received degrees from the Uni versity of Arizona this month. He received his bachelor of sci ence in public administration. Shipmates Shipmates class of the Methodist church will meet at the home of Mrs. A. E. Brockway, 2325 Stewart ave nue, at 6:30 p.m. today for a potluck picnic. The affair will be held rain or shine, according to those in charge. Foresters To Elect Members of the Siskiyou chapter of the Society of American Foresters will elect officers for the com ing year at a meeting at the Medford hotel at 7 p.m. today. Sam Taylor, of Elk Lumber company, is incumbent presi dent. I Historical Society The Southern Oregon Historical so ciety will hold its annual meet ing in the auditorium of the Jackson county courthouse at 8 p.m., Monday, June 12, accord ing to the acting secretary, Mrs. Edith M. Gifford, who stated that officers for the ensuing year will be elected at the meet ing. To Portland J. E. Hoxie. who has been here on an extended visit from San Diego with his sons and daughters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hoxie, 953 Kenyon street, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hoxie, 43 Summit street, left this week to visit two other sons and families, one in Port land and the other Washington state. He expects to be away about a month. From California Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gill, Monterey, Cal., and their daughter, Miss Bernice Gill, Los Angeles, arrived this week to visit Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pruitt, South Holly street, and Mrs. Alto Pruitt, 403 King street. The Gills are former residents. Miss Gill, a graduate of Stan ford university and a registered nurse, is an assistant to a doctor of dermotology in Los Angeles. Boy Hurt 3illy Joe Skeeter, seven, who suffered a laceration in a fall this week, is confined to Sacred Heart hospital for treatment. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Skeeter, Eagle Point. From Lewiston Mr. and Mrs. Oley C. Moen. Lewiston, Ida., arrived Wednesday to visit their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Moen and family, 1019 Queen Anne avenue. Oc casion of their visit here was to attend graduation exercises last evening for the Medford senior Viih enhnnl in whifh their granddaughter. Miss Evelyn Moen, was graduated. From here i the visitors will go to Shevlin to spend some time with a daugh- ter and family living there. Un ; til about nine months ago the Oley C. Moens were Medford ' residents. - Large Crowd wde,n Old Night Here! mo Dances T iw M ILA II 1'HIII'll SUNDAY!! Released Mrs. Curtis N. At kins, 2270 Howard avenue, who underwent major surgery on May 29, left Sacred Heart hospi tal today. . Car Stolen A 1941 blue Buick sedan registered to John and Netta Rector, 214 West Jack son street, was reported stolen from Burgoyne's restaurant early this morning, city police said. From Hospital W. F. BHin cett, 419 King street, was releas ed from Sacred Heart hospital yesterday after being confined there about a month because of surgery. Visitors are invited to call on Blancett at his home. . From Berkeley Mrs. Isobel Davis, Berkeley, Cal., is expected to arrive this week-end to visit her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Davis, Edgevale orchards. From here Mrs. Davis will leave for Seattle. In Prospect Andy Anderson and Claud C. Haggart, of the Medford Lions club, attended a meeting of Prospect Lions Wed nesday evening as boosters from the local club for the state Lions club convention to be held here this week-end. New Employee Miss Lois Nelson is a new employee in the bookkeeping department of the United States National bank. Miss Betty Peterson, of the same department, has returned to her employment after an absence be cause of surgery. Graveling Completed Work men yesterday completed grad ing and graveling South Grape street between 13th street and Melrose avenue and Monroe street between Holly and Fir streets. They are to finish laying base rock for an airport taxiway repair job tomorrow. Discharged Ray Millard. Prospect, who suffered severe leg injuries in a truck accident on Crater Lake highway last fall, was released from Sacred Heart hospital this week. He had been confined to the hospital here since September after un dergoing treatment at Eugene. One leg was amputated. . Auto Accident A car driven by Darrell Mclvine Goedc, 2229 East Main street, was consider ably damaged about noon yester day in a collision at East Main street and Crater Lake avenue, according to a report filed with police. Driving the other car in volved was Thomas M. Smith, 547 Marie street. Footlighters A special meet ing of all Footlighters who have volunteered to work on the dra matic activities project for eighth and ninth grade Girl scouts during day camp, will be held at the home of Mrs. Nancy Clark Jones, 401 Ranch road, at 8 p.m. today. Those unable to at tend have been asked to contact Jim Sullivan, educational and training director for the theater group, or Mrs. Earl Knight, co ordinator for the organization in the Scout project. Youths Injured Bob Mcsser. 422 Laurel street, and John Murphy, 735 West 14th street, suffered minor cuts and bruises in an auto accident yesterday afternoon, according to Conger Morris ambulance men who took them to Sacred Heart hospital for treatment. The ambulance men said that a car operated by Murphy failed to negotiate a turn at the junction of Griffin creek road and South Stage road and crashed into an empty log ging truck. AH V"jONES CAPITOl RECORDING STAR SINGING & PLAYING YOUR FAVORITE WESTERN SONGS 2 BIGNights Friday Saturday at the ROGUE VALLEY BALLROOM FRIDAY, JUNE 9 ONLY FAIRGROUNDS Ann Jones, the girl with a mil for tveryone, it ap. peering in person with her all start Weitern Dance Band. Saturday night the biggest dance in the valley will be held at the Rogue Valley Ballroom. Here you will lee some of the finest dressed cowboys and cowgirls in Medford. There will be lots of dancing and entertainment o everybody come at you are or in Weitern Dress. If you are looking ior a lot of clean fun and a good time, don't miss these 2 BIG NIGHTS t'uring the Round Up Week. pi i wy To Repair Demorest Mort has applied at the city building inspector's office for a permit to make S700 repairs to a resi dence at 131 Vancouver avenue. Office Closed The DAV of fice, room 12 Brophy building, will be closed from June 10 un til June 19 while the state con vention is in session in Eugene, according to James E. Burnett, adjutant. Livestock Portland, Ore., June 9 (U P.) Cattle 30; sales confuted canner-eut-ter cows and bulls: steudy; bulk can-ner-cutter cows $14.50-16.30; medium bulls $20-21.50; few commons $16.30 $19. Calves 13; vealers steady; medium good $22-26.50. Hogs 25; butchers steady; sows ab sent; small lots good-choice 188-215 lb. butchers $22; odd hend U5-170 lhs., $21; good 110-145 lb. feeder pigs steady at $18. Sheep 50; no early sales; market quotable nominally steady; good choice spring lambs to $23.50. Portland Produce Portland. Ore., June 9 (U P.) Butter Prices to retailers; Grade AA prints, 64c lb.; AA cartons. 65c; A prints, 64c; A cartons, 65c; B prints, 62c. Esg prices to retailers: Grade AA large, 46c; A large. 44c; AA medium. 44c; A medium, 43c; small, nominal; cartons, 2c additional. Cheese Prices to retailers: Oregon singles. 37-4 lc lb.; Oregon S-lb. loafs, 4 2' -43c lb.; triplets, ll3c less than singles. Premium brands, singles. 30'ac lb.: loaf. 52ac lb. Best Marshall strawberries sold for $3 a 10-lb. flat on the Portland east side farmers wholesale produce mar ket today with poor quality berries down to $1.75 a flat. Narcissus strawberries were $2.30 $2.75 n flat. Mid-Columbia peas brought $3-3.30 a 30-11). orange box. Lettuce was $2.50-2.75 a crate. Wine variety rhubarb from Seattle sold lor $1.75 an orange box. Mid -Columbia turnips were $1.15 a dozen bunches. Beets brought 80 cents to $1 a doz en bunches. Poultry, Kahljits Live chickens Broilers under 2 'lbs., nominal: 2-3 Ins.. 2fc-29c; 3-4 lbs ,2(i-27e; 4 lbs. and over. 27-28e; frvers 2-3 lb., 26c; 3-4 lhs.. 30c. roaster 4 lbs. and over. 30c: leghorns under 4 lbs . I4-18j. 4 lhs. over l"-18c. roosicrs 2jc: heavy hen-. ;ll weichts. 22c; old roosters, all wciKhts. Ili-Kkv Turkevs ."et to growers, dressed: A oung toms. 27-28:. light hens, 41 42 c Rnhhits Live white 4 to 5 lbs . 22 24c; 5-6 lbs., 20-40c; colored 2c lower. Wall Street New York. June 9 U.R Stocks rose to their best levels in more than four years ami in dustrials reached new highs since Sept. 20, 1930 today on increased volume. Railroads had their best gains since April 3, but their average fell short of crossing the prev ious high for the year. Utilities rose a small amount. A Clean and Enjoyable DANCE New Phoenix Community Club & Youth Center Eltig. SATURDAY, June 10 9 P.M. to 1 A.M. Modern Music by CONNIE CONNESS and His Band Adm. 60c tax inc. per person LSTARLKTE CARNIVAL OF FUN MATINEES SATURDAY & SUNDAY AT 1 P.M. PONY RIDES... PLAYGROUND . . . SWINGS... SLIDES... RIDES and slfl.'.Wrr!'' I Obifuar) EDWARD HERRIOTT Edward W. Herriott, 25 North Peach street, died at the family residence Thursday. Mr. Herriott had been employed at the Med ford hotel for many years. He is survived by his wife, Gertrude, Medford; three sons, Robert, Medford: Jack, Klamath Falls, and Donald, Millbrea, Cal., and four sisters, Mrs. Nell McCracken, Medford; Mrs. Anna Prophet and Mrs. Lola Bunch, both of Williams Creek, and Mrs. Kate Hyde, Woodburn; one brother, Ben, and five grand children. Funeral services will be held at Perl funeral home Monday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. D. E. Mil lard officiating. Interment will take place in Missouri flats ceme tery. ROLLIE NEWBOLD Rollie W. Newbold, 56, passed away at a local hospital Thurs- Dow Jones closing stock aver ages; 30 industrials 226.86 up 1.34; 20 railroads 56.65 up 0.91; 15 utilities 43.84 up 0.11; 65 stocks 79.38 up 0.61. Sales today approximated 2,130,000 shares, compared with 1,780.000 traded yesterday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T 16(H4 Anaconda 328 Chrysler '. 78 Curtiss Wright 8" General Electric 50 ' i General Motors 96 is Montgomery Ward 59 Pcnn. R. R HvU Penney, J. C 58;l i Radio .'. 21 11 a Southern Co 12'.t Southern Pacific 5I:,h S. Oil of Calif 72' i Texas Gulf Sulphur 72' 4 Traiisamerica 18'.i United Aircraft 28 U. S. Rubber 453 U. S. Steel 35'j Youngstown 93;14 mm Open 7 P.M. Show at Dusk BRING THE KIDS OUT EARLY! A Big Carnival of Ride the Miniature Train. Fun Every Nitcl Enjoy Our Exciting New Playground ... A Real Picnic for the Entire Family! S " r annrn K& 'l AUVN JOSLYN UNA ROMAT DRIVE-IN THEATRE Ul Tia kC a a a a ii 8 TilDETHBAfEW Admission Friday, June 8, 19.0 Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity; Cloudy and cool with showers this evening, be coming partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with scattered light show ers Saturday afternoon. Western OreRon: Considerable cloudiness with scattered light show ers Saturday, high .VS-K0 on coast, tia 72 interior. Lows. 40-50. LOCAL DATA Temperature a year ago today: Highest 110; Lowest 51. Total monthly precipitation .02 inch. Deficiency for the month .22 inch. Total precipitation since September I. 1!4!. 15 H4 inches. Deficiency for the season .14 Inch. Relative humidity 4 :10 p m. yester day 2HS-; 4:30 am. today 71. Observations Taken At 4:30 A.M., K0 Meridian Time High Low Prec. Roise Boston Chicago Denver Eureka tin 45 70 93 fit 74 SI) 42 7 B4 17 90 . 85 94 43 52 40 Havre 42 40 .10 Klamath Falls ... Los Angeles Medford New York Omaha Phoenix Portland Reno Kugcne Salt Lake San Francisco .... Seattle Spokane Washing-ton. D.C. Yakima 53 54 55 48 37 52 36 53 46 44 66 40 (13 65 K4 86 68 Tomorrow Sunrise 5:3S a.m. Sunset 8:45 pm day. Mr. Newbold was bom at Ashtabula, O., on Dec. 9, 1893. He had been employed by Retcr Fruit company, Southern Ore gon Sales, Inc., and Pinnacle Packing company. He is survived by his wife, Irene, and three children, Mis. 1 1 e n e Crawford, Indianapolis, Ind., and Gordon, Los Angeles, and Harry, Ashtabula, O., and nine grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Perl funeral home Saturday at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Holly Jarvis, pastor of tiie First Chris tian church, officiating. Remains will be transferred to Indianap olis for interment. WHAT A SHOW! ALL THIS AND 6 COLOR CARTOONS SATURDAY . . . REMEMBER BARGAIN MATINEE WEEK DAYS IV MVJ ALSO THIS 2ND -'. -ffwnr 'win tZHmiL wl,h liBUWisniiWlrtl f ENDS TONITE! slewing UOYO BRIDGES OSA MAS5EN JOHN EMERY NOAH BEERY, Jr. MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIFTEEM Poo Again in Use; Proving Popularity Hawthorne park swimming pool was back in use yesterday, after being closed Wednesday for removal of sticky caulking from seams. According to City Treasurer Darell Huson, the pool has proved popular tliis week except on Tuesday, when rain lightened business. Attendance figures at the pool this week have been 483 youngsters and 42 adults on Monday; 53 youngsters and 3 ad ults on Tuesday, and 416 chil dren and 25 adults on Thursday. BIRTHS LINKERS To Mr. and Mrs. James, Central Point, June 7, 1950, a boy, 9 lbs., at Commun ity hospital. ASHLAND AND ROY ROGERS and TRIGGER Today! ARRnrr.rT.CTC.in mm TOP ATTRACTION i if vhi"ji Airifffirsc M MffUItUfff h" hor" CHAMPION i:, i ft . Vi VAUGHN MONROE IN "SINGING GUNS' TOMORROW! CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE FROM ' - - ' ft --i 1 1 EX-COP ON JOB Ex-Police Officer Warren Cole was back on the job briefly last night, apprehending a young man who allegedly took a radio from his car late in May. City police said that Edward Forrest Harro, accused of the theft, was sentenced to 60 days in justice court this morning. Petty lar ceny was charged. SHE Li O ENDS TONITE Deborah Kerr. Robert Walker Mark Stevens Peter Lawford Tomorrow in the war-torn Mediterranean... ... avenging his wartime betrayal! Francis Lederer - Joseph Calleia Continuous Showi Saturday and Sunday from 12:45 p.m. 1 12:45 P.M. HUGH O'BRIAN with Morris Ankrum f liiswisswsssjssw" ill I