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7- Rat Control Man To Seek Contracts H William F. (Bill) Lockmiller, :ate ol Bay City, Mich., who claims to be one of the most 'competent rat and pest, control smen in the nation, moved to i' town Friday. He said he will seek contracts here for his work, it Lockmiller, accompanied by his wife and three children, last sworked at rodent control in the ! Michigan city, and has letters to 'show his work was effective. He fhopes'to contact city and county officials, as well as Medford businessmen, to show the health threat which rats and other I pests pose, and to convince them -he can get rid of them. Using new chemical poisons, JLockmiller claims he. can get a 1 75 per cent kill on the first jbaitirig, with even better results MEDFORD J FAIRGROUNDS I Sponsored by Lions Club TUES. One Day Only Performances it 3-8 p.m. ALL NEW THIS YEAR WITH miD8 OF EYE I rrEusc FEATURES FROM EVERY UNO. HEADED BY THE EXCITING SCREEN. RADIO ARD TELEVISION STAR, "MH.CIRCUS" HIMSELF CLYDE BEATTY IH" PERSON BRILLIANT HEW SUPER-SPECTACLES HERDS OF ELEPHANTS INCLUDING THE SMALLEST BABY- ELEPHANT IN CAPTIVITY SCORES OF INCREDIBLE NEW IMPORTATIONS RES SEAT TICKETS ON SALE Show Day Only At PENNYWISE DRUG (Same Prices As At Showgrounds) GEN. ADM. TICKETS ON SALE BY LIONS CLUB MEMBERS NOW Specialties 74 N. Main Si. Phone 7231 or 2-7791 ASHLAND in j JUNE I U 1 nomV . Owners A MONDAY MORNING IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR LIONS CLUB BENEFIT! .... BUY YOUR TICKETS FROM Robert J. Urie, Optometrist 28 South Central Next to Sub Pott Office Lou Martin Accounting Service 14 South Bartlett Jacksonville B-B Shooters Told To Stop Jacksonville A notice to stop shooting B-B guns within the city limits, has gone out to all Jacksonville children and others, according to Mrs. Lois Fretwell, city recorder. She said that the firing of B-B guns within the city limits is strictly prohibited by city or dinance and that the law would be strictly enforced. Windows in two private homes were damaged by the pel lets last week, the recorder said, and a little girl received a minor injury. through a. continued program. He said he has had 34 years of experience. His wife is a registered nurse. 1951 was the third worst year in history for poliomyelitis in the United States, with 28,668 cases. drive in theatre TONITE MON. TUES. FIRST TIME AT P0PULARPR1CES &oSE FERRER ACADEMY AWARD UfltlilFD nimlLIY.. because... he was the three musketeers in one . . . and one lover in a millionl Oft MALA POWERSKfffiSBK RilMMd Thru United AfWt PLUS W Otafta Unm . hriorbi lerf . Eihot, (V Mum "Mr cn-upt wrm i the Scut b Honm I. Utm rvifcm tt w mam owem t ten umu NEWS - CARTOONS Gates Open 7:00 1st Show, Dusk tm 0 As Near As. Your Telephone Information and Prices on , "Airo-Vent" Alur-inum Awnings . "Columbiamatic" Tension Screens "Trad Wind" Fans and Air Condi tioner "Bunnett" Blinds and Shades Call Collect for Estimates FIND A KID TO TAKE to the CLYDE BEATTY CIRCUS! ARRIVE FOR STEEL PARLEY C. I. O. United Stcelworkers President Philip Murray (left) and Arthur Goldberg, general counsel for the union, arrive at the Executive Offices Building in Washington to meet with Presidential Asst. John R. Steelman in the fifth round of Government - sponsored steel negotiations.. Representatives of six major steel companies were also on hand. Phantom Gunman Continues Midwest Sniping Attacks SDrinsfield. 111. (U.R) The "phantom gunman"' of Illinois was still the terror of Route 66 Saturday despite efforts of state police to trap him with prowling squad cars and a low-flying air plane. The sniper renewed his odd attacks by firing at four more motorists Friday ad state po lice threw a hasty roadblock across the middle of the state. Slipped Through Block The gunman slipped right through it ad drove almost to the Chicago city limits to make one of his attacks. His markmanship was as spot ty as it has been during the past five weeks when he peppered a total of five cars. The only victim who was Gen. Ridgway Issues Warning to Russia St. Mere Eglise, France (U.R) Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway is sued a, stern warning to Russia Friday near the spot where he parachuted eight years ago as the first American general to land in the invasion of Europe. The new Allied supreme com mander in Europe said in 8 speech at the "Utah" invasion beach near here that if the Soviet starts a war Stalin's forces will be destroyed just as Hitler's were. "The last time I came here as one of the thousands to wage war," Ridgway said. ''This time I come to wage peace." GET YOUR -TICKET FROM A LION CLUB MEMBER Kf :f7it?;I wounded was 39-year-old George Cushing, Pontiac; 111., who was fired on'while driving on U. S. 66 near Towanda, 111, Arm Injured . " A slug fired from apassing car smashed through the wind shield of Cushing's car and splat tered glass over his arm , cut ting it. ' " State Police " Chief .' Thomas O'Donnell said he had about 35 officers prowling the highways for the gunman. Pilot Don Bratt, Pontiac, skimmed back roads in a light plane in an effort to get a glimpse of the "phantom's" blue car. . Latest Victim , The maniac's latest attack was against Raymond Wise, Atlanta, Ga., who was shot at while driv ing on Route 66 near the Ar gonne National Atomic Energy Laboratory in DuPage county not far from Chicago. "I saw something sticking out of the window of his car as he approached but I didn't know it was a gun until it was too late, Wise said. ' Over-Snow Firm Now Incorporated Arch Work, Medford, and Dr. Harvey Wood, Ashland, last week announced the incorpora tion of a new firm, the Over Snow Company, Ore., Ltd. The firm, a limited partnership, will provide . over-snow transporta tion on a charter, according to Work, the general partner. They will begin operations next Winter with a - specially built, "Chinook"' model Tucker Snb-Cat, which has two snow pontoonc and can carry three passengers and a driver. It is powered by a 115 horsepower Dodge engine, and, with a nine passenger trailer, will be capa ble of transporting 12 passen gers. ' ' Work said they will cater to forest charters, or snow par ties, who for business, sports or pleasure wish to go, into the mountains and lake, country in the winter. The firm will operate into Diamond and Fish lakes, Lake O' Woods, and the Mt. Ashland area, and perhaps to the Oregon caves and the lakes in the Bend mountain area. It ia believed to be the first charter service of Its kind any where. CALIFORNIA WEATHER BY UNITED PRESS North Calif or n i a: . Fair through Sunday but morning fog on coast; afternoon cloudiness over Sierra; rising temperatures; north to northwest winds 12-25 mph off coast., . All Members of Old and New Y.M.C.A. SQUARE DANC CLASSES and Guests Are Invited to KERSHAW'S SQUARE Tues., June 10 ar 8 P.M. Bring Sandwiches Unemployment in Oregon Shows Drop But Idle Men Still Outnumber Workers Salem U.R) Oregon's unem ployment dropped 5644 last month, the State Unemployment Compensation Commission said this week. But the 17,078 still looking for jobs June 1 were 4472 more than on the same date last year. Oregon City, Albany and Pen dleton reported more jobseekers than a month before, mainly be cause of additions to the labor force by students, housewives and in-migrants. Unsettled con ditions due to labor disputes also Phoenix Recorder Take Leave Starting July 1st Phoenix Mrs. Curt Fisher, city recorder, is taking a three month's leave of absence begin ning July 1. She has been city recorder for almost four years. Someone will be appointed to fill the vacancy, Mrs. Fisher said Friday, and she- has riot made definite plans after her leave of absence is over. The position is up for election next November. At the June 2 council meet ing, Mrs. Elva Briscoe took the oath of office for appointment to the council position held by her late husband Earl Briscoe. The council also received noti fication from the state highway department that the contract has been let for the hard surfacing of Rose street from First street to the northwest city limits, distance of .27 mile.. Totals $15,718 The contract totals $15,716.56, of which the state will pay $15,- 000 and the city the rest. The money from the state comes from a special allocation fund, according to Mrs. Fisher, which is set aside for small cities each year. The fund totals $250,000 and is spent for street projects "within cities receiving exces sive wear through sudden in creases in population in the area or unusual industrial traffic. She said the top limit for each project was $15,000. . , In other businesses, tjie coun cil let contract to T. R. Florey for re-surfacing Third street from Highway 99 to Rose street for $3,110. The sufacing will be paid for out of the state gas tax fund and will be started immedi ately. PlUto is about 3,660,000,000 miles from the sun. JIMMY DORSEY AND' HIS 18-PIECE ORCHESTRA featuring - ' ' Eleanor Russell Karl Kiffe Sandy Evani Shorty Sherock and the Original Darieyland Band ARMORY KLAMATH FALLS - Tues., June 10 Fiddlers Green PRESENTS III Abbie Green At the Hammond Organ and Ken Draper At the Piano TONIGHT Starting at 6 P.M. DINING ROOM OPEN AT 4 P. M. PHONI ROGUI RIVER 912 -FOR RESERVATIONS DINING DANCING .20 Minultl North On Highway 99 Sunday, Juno 8, 1952. were noted as disturbing factors In some sections, such as Cor- vallis, . Coos Bay,. .Lak'evieW, Medford and Biker, the number of unemployed was from two to nearly four times as great as in 1951. Ontario was the only place reporting fewer looking for work than a year ago. Unfilled job openings also were on the increase during May. Although the 2330 reported were fewer than last year, it repre sented a gain of 360 last month, particularly in unskilled lines. Payments to insured em ployees unable to find Jobs -foil off- during may. An average of nearly 8000 workers a week drew benefits totaling $742,886, a drop, of 45 per cent from the previous month but 62 per cent higher than a . year ago. Com pensation during the benefit pe riod that ends June 30 reached $13,377,544, compared with $10, 224,361 for the first 11 months of the previous year., Body' of Oregon Alan Returned from Korea San Francisco -r- (U.R) The body of Richard W. Schunke, seaman, who died in action in Korea, is among the 160 bodies of American servicemen being returned to the United States Saturday aboard the Loma Vic tory, the Department of Defense announced. ..Schunke was the sqn of Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Schunke, The Dalles. I .1 .1 III -II I t BTJ-eJk A Hilarious Funtale in Giant-Land Their Finest Picturr In. Color .. . Bud ABBOTT Lou COSTELLO Beanstalk" Plus The Thrilling Story of a Whaling Crew As They Go "Down to the Sea in Ships'" Starring Richard Widmarek Dean Stockwell Lionel Barrymore Gates Open at 6:30 Show at 8:10 TODAY CONTINUOUS From 12:45 P.M. nUhe JcANNc GRAIN UVDMAIflV iti i inn LU I DEBRA PAGET JEFFREY HUNTER I ASHLAND mi i 1 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN Permits for Burning Required in Phoenix s Phoenix Permits for burning trash or debris within the Phoe nix area are required effective today, Fire Chief C. L. Robbins announced. He listed three firemen whom residents must contact to obtain permission for burning. They are Robbins, himself, and Leo Bohls ANOTHER 2 GREAT CLARK GABLE STANWYCK TO PLEASE A LADY In Jane POWELL in"NANCY GOES RIALTO 2 TOP FIRST She Played the Game of Love NOT According to the Rules... But She Sure Got Results! I A WW- 1( i'l Plus 2nd Thrill Packed Hit I TO HAVE... WEEK DAY MATINEES 1 P.M. DOORS OPEN 12:45 P.M. 1 SHOW ONLY ft) Dead line Sunday Classifieds U at noon Saturdaya. and Edwin Caldwell. Good Bear Creek TOP SOIL PHONE MEDFORD CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION CO. 2-6469 HITS! TODAY! BARBARA Ann SOTHERN TO RI0":ifiSS Continuous Today Fom 1 P.M. RUN HITS 2 IPVE IS DftfR THAfJ EVER HOLD. Ml . - Miff) ' urn i ' T-..jmi fffrrrrrt mm T EDWARD ARNOLD VT-.
