Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 09, 1952, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextBrothers Permanently Reunited Here After 43-Year Separation Reading a United Press storyiin Medford, where he moved in about two brothers reunited after being separated for 30 years made Charles L. Suther land, 344 Mae street, think that maybe he had one to top it. Charles Sutherland (nee Rig gins) was only six years old when he and his four-year-old brother, Tom Riggins, .were separated When his mother died, Charles was adopted by Angus Suther land and raised in Portland. His brother was cared for by tela tives of his mother. Thus Charles grew to adulthood be fore even learning his name was Riggins and that he had another family somewhere. It was in 1890 that the broth ers were separated. Forty-three years later, July 3, 1933, they were first reunited when Tom came here from Boise to visit Permanently Reunited Now they are permanently re united. Tom Riggins came to Medford two years ago to live with his brother. He works as a cook at Lake o' Woods, Sutherland was 21 before he learned of his missing family. In the family Bible he discovered an Initial an "R" in his name that didn't seem to belong there. He kept asking about this until he finally learned the truth that he had been born Charles Riaains and that he had two brothers. It was only by chance that the brothers did manage to track each other down. Mrs. Elmer Schumaker, the wife of one of Sutherland s working compan ions, visited Mrs. Sutherland and chanced to ask how her hus band's name was spelled. Mrs Sutherland spelled it for her but explained that his real name was Charles Riggins. Mrs. Schu maker remarked then that her sister-in-law's husband In Boise, Idaho, was named Tom Riggins Daughters Named Rose When it was learned that this other Riggins had a daughter 'named Rose and that she was named after her grandmother, Sutherland decided this more than coincidence. He also had a daughter who was named Rose in honor of her grandmother. Sutherland wrote Tom Rig gins in Boise and by mail the two discovered that they were brothers. Two months later Tom arrived in Medford. Mrs. Sutherland says you could never mistake the pair as brothers. "Tom was taller," she said, "but otherwise they looked just alike." After their reunion the broth ers learned that they once spent 18 days in the same town with out, of course, knowing it at the time. Sutherland, a drummer and a member of the musicians' union, went on the road with a carni val "because I wanted to see if I could find my brother." He played 16 days in Tucson, Ariz., without knowing that Tom was then a blacksmith at the Univer sity of Arizona, there. Discovered Clue Early in the century Tom Rig gins discovered a clue to his brother Charles' whereabouts and followed him to San Fran cisco. But by the time he got to San Francisco his brother was in Alaska. Charles returned from Alaska in 1908 but by then his brother had again lost track of him and they proceeded to lose themselves in the Pacific north west Charles in Portland and 1929; Tom in Bo"ise, Idaho The two brothers each have a son named Robert That is also the name of a third brother who is still missing. Sutherland said he hoped that newspaper publi cation of his story might help turn up Robert Riggins, the third brother, who was raised by the boys father. Mrs. Sutherland expressed faith in the power of the press in conjunction . with a heavy dose of coincidence to help turn up her husband's missing brother. She has seen it happen before. During the war she read a story in the Portland Oregonian about a Northwest flier who was declared one of the nation's most decorated servicemen. That serviceman turned Out to be son of hers by an earlier mar riage -a son she had lost all track of for some years. In And Around Gold Hill Ross Co. Top Bidder At Timber Sale Here The Ross Lumber company of Camp White and Prospect was high bidder for an estimated 21,300,000 board feet of timber offered at an oral auction sale in the offices of the Rogue River National forest hefe this week. Forest service officials said all the timber involved was in the Jim creek area of the Union creek district. The company's winning bid was $9.40 per 1,000 board feet for Douglas fir, $32.25 per 1,000 board feet for all pines, and $3 per l,t)00 feet for all other species Involved, including white fir, hemlock, shasta fir and cedar. The total stand includes 14,- 500,000 board feet of Douglas fir, 4,200,000 board feet of other species, and 2,600,000 board feet of pines. Bidders besides Ross Lumber company were Kogap LiumDer industries, Medford, and the Southern Oregon Plywood com pany of Grants Pass. Court Records POLICE COURT Edward Gene Croucher, failure to stop at stop light, $5. ftav E. Revholds. 114 Highland drive, reckless driving, $25. Patricia Gosrtell, parked wrong side of street. S2.30. Raymond Albert cormn, no tan light, unnecessary noise, total $10. Pamell James Pierce, failure to stop at stop sign, $5. DISTRICT COURT Chester Homer John, overload, $41. Oscar Waldemar Olson, overload, $18. Clarence Wilbur Moore, oVerlength load. $10. i CIRCUIT COURT Bruce Lindgren vs. Betty J. Lind gren, divorce decree. Leslie John Shorey Vs. Clara Velrna Shorey, divorce decree. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Loren Bruce Carter, 21, route one. box 371, Medford, and June Margaret Inlaw Cooley, 19, of 424 Melrose av enue, Medford. . Russell William Jamison, 28, 745 Dakota avenue. Medford, and Patricia Ruth Bamum, 25, route three, box 362. Medford. Eugene Earl- Gemaehlich. 18. route one, box 339. Medford, and Jean Gay Cox, 13, of 402 Ross lane, Med ford. Glenn James Roselle, 46, of 204 Crater Lake avenue, Medford, and Anna Mae Bennett, 31, of 304 Crater Lake avenue, Medford. Lester Franklin Todd. 21, Ashland, and Evelyn Jean MacKay, 16, Ashland. Dead line Sunday Classifieds Is at 5:30 p,m. Tor following day; 10 a.m. Monday for Monday: noon Saturday for Sunday a.m. CILEAHHH. We solicit your cleaning, beliovmg our service offers you better separ ation of barley, wheat and oats from vetches. Your seed is pro cessed over 3 machines resulting in a cleaner finished product with less wasted screenings. WE WELCOME YOUR VISIT TO OUR NEW CLEANING PLANT Let us explain why and how we are able to do a superior job on your grain. ' Monarch Good & Feed Co. Gold HillGold Rill Garden club will meet Friday afternoon, July .11, at the home of Mrs. George Dorman on Second. av enus. The meeting had bee post poned one week because of the regular meeting date falling on July 4. Mrs. Lester Parker will be co-hostess with Mrs. Dorman. The annual picnic of the Sun day school of Gold Hill Com munity Methodist church, which was postponed from June 29 because of the weather, will be held Sunday, July 13, at Tou Velle State park on Rogue river. Those attending will leave 'for the park immediately after the morning church services. Gold Hill Hobby club will meet Friday at 8 p.m. a the home of Mrs. Daniel Stewart, 619 Fifth avenue. Anyone inter ested in textile stencilling or figurine painting is invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. William Fields had as house guests Over the Fourth of July week-end their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fields and son, David, from Eugene. Mrs. Vaughn Whitmore's sis ter. Miss Mary Sherbert of Portland, returned to her. home in Portland last Tuesday after spending a two weeks vacation at the Whitmore home in Gold Hill, A group of former residents of Blackwell Hill spent the Fourth of July week-end here, camping out at the Lyman place on the Rogue river. Included were Mr. and Mrs. George Stone and two daughters, Jeannette and Caroline, from Pacoima, Calif.; Edward Beck of the U.S. Navy, and Mrs. Beck, from his station near San Francisco; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Beck from Mc Nary, Wash.: Also in the party was Mrs. Stone's mother form Phoenix, Ariz. Mrs. Stone is the mother of Edward and Clyde Beck. '. Charles W. Collier left last Sunday for Selma,, Ala., to make his permanent home. The Col lier home on Highway 99 near the' Rock Point bridge was sold to the State Highway Depart ment for right-of-way for the new highway. Mrs. Collier pre ceded her husband to Alabama several months ago. Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Milton Steinmetz this week are their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. David Steinmetz, from Portland. The visitors arrived Saturday and will be here until the end of this Week. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Drake ar rived June 28 from Kenosha, Wise, for a three weeks Visit at the home of their son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Knapp, on the Old Stage road. - Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lester of Fourth avenue and their two children, Vicki and Ricky, Went to Diamond lake to spend the Fourth of July week-end at their summer cabin. They Were ae comrjanied by Mrs". Lester's par ents. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Shontz of North 99 higlvvay. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scott of the Old Stage road went to Hol land to spend Fourth of July with Mrs. Scott's brother, Ross Warner. Visitors' last Week at the Scott home here were their grandson, Robert Scott, and his new bride, from Klamath Falls The young couple were on a honeymoon trip to San Fran Cisco and down the California coast. Mr. arid Mrs. Norval Rice of Amity visited the Walter Scott home over the week-end of June 29. That Sunday the Scotts also entertained Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Durrant and son, former Gold Hill residents now living in Medford; Mr. and Mrs. Char les Willis of Rogue River; and Mr. and Mrs. A. L, Ard Of Med ford. Mrs. Carl Nelson , of the Old Stage road returned, home last week after spending a week vis iting in Eugene. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Romine of the Old Stage road entertained a family party at a picnic dinner on the lawn at their home the Fuorth of July. Guests included Mr. Romine's sister, Miss Faye Romine, his father, Archie -Ro mine, both Of Gold Hill: his brother and sister-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. Thornton Romine, and their son, Hubert, of Medford; and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lock- wood of Gold Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Warden of the Old. Stage road went on a week-end camping trip to the mountain over the Fdurth of July holiday. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Talbot and son, Kelly, of the Old Stage road left Thursday for San Fran WANTED ANY KIND OF 1 GOOD, BRIGHT CLEAN HAY cisco to visit Mrs. Talbot's moth er. They will then go up the Oregon coast to Coos Bay to visit Mr, and. Mrs. Al Lanham. Mrs. Lanham is the former Opal Washburn of Gold Hill, who later operated Opal's Beauty Shop at Rogue River. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Batemah have sold their home on the Old Stage road. They plan to go to southern California in Sep tember to make their home. Week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Steinmetz on First avenue were her niece and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lucas and two children. Sherry and Gary, from McMinnville.' The visitors also called on relatives in the Rogue valley. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Phelps and two sons', ROnny and Jimmy, Visited , in Gold Hill this past week-end with. their great aunt. Mrs., J. A. Cook. They went on to Crescent City and stopped here again on their Way home, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Cowan of Riverside avenue returned home Sunday from a week's trip to El Monte, Calif., to visit rela lives Mrs. George Turner's 12-year- old nephew, Dennis Cato, was expected to arrive by plane to day from Long Beach, Calif., for a six weeks visit at the Turner home on Sixth street. He will also visit his grandmother, Mrs. Harriet Elliott, while here. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cato, will make a trip to Gold Hill in August to take their son home. Visitors last Wednesday at the George Turner home on Sixth street were Mr. and Mrs. Lester Barnett from Long Beach, Calif. Barnett and Turner are fellow members of a club devoted to the hobby of restoring antique automobiles. The Barnetts were making a trip in search of an tique autos to buy and restore. Cpl. Joe Estremado Of the U. S. Air Force, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Estremado of Sardine Creek . arrived July 4 from Hoi loman Air Force Base, N. M., with his wife, the former Joyce Phelps of Blackwell Hill. He will be at his parents' home until August 1, at which time he Will report to Camp Stone- man, near San Francisco, for an overseas assignment. His wife will stay here at the Estre mado home while her., husband is overseas. Pvt. Gehe Holderness of the Signal Corps, U. S. Army, ar rived this past - week-end with his Wife, the former Leeann Hut ton, and their baby daughter, Renee Jean, from Fort Mon mouth, N. J., where he has been stationed. They are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hold erness, 684 Fifth avenue. He will be here until July 13, and will then go to Camp Kilmer, N. J., for an assignment overseas in Austria. His Wife and daughter Will make their home in Gold Hill while lie is overseas. George Haff returned "home by bus Tuesday after spending the past two months visiting rela tives in Portland. Gold Hill Lady Lions club will meet Thursday, July 10, at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Don Morrow, corner Third street and Fifth avenue. Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Community Meth odist church will meet Thurs day, July 10, at 2 p.m. at the church, to do work in redec orating and fixing up the rooms in .the church annex. Any wom an willing to help with the work is invited to attend. A square dance session spon- Myers Arraigned In Shooting Case Wayne Russell Myers, 54, Camp White logger, was arraign ed in district court Monday on a Charge of assault while armed with a dangerous weapon, ac cording to District Attorney Paul Haviland. No plea was entered, Havi land-said, and Myers was allow ed time to obtain cqunseL Bail was set at $2,500 by District Judge Rawles Moore, Myers was involved in the July 3 gunplay at the Pine Cone Inn, 17 South Front street, "in which Charles V. Jones, 2198 Buckshot road, was shot in the leg." " , Robert Leroy Cloyd, 22, Allen hotel, was sentenced in district court Monday to 30 days in the county Jail for petty larceny to which he pleaded guilty. He was charged with taking $118 from Jackson hotel pinball machines last Saturday evening. Wednesday, July 9, 19S2 MZDFOKD (OAEOOIT) MAIL-TRlBtTirr KIKE Measles Lead List Of Diseases for Week Red measles topped the list of communicable diseases in Jackson county last week, ac cording to Public Health Physic ian A. Erin Merkel. Six of the county's 10 cases were in Medford. Other diseases listed in the release from the health depart ment included two cases of mumps and one each of tuber culosis and pneumonia in Med ford, one case of trenchmouth in Ashland and one case of chicken pox in Butte Falls. STUDENTS PLAN TOUR Ashland Summer session students at Southern Oregon col lege will take an all-day excur sion to Crater Lake on Saturday, according to Oscar C. Bjorlie, tour director. The group will leave Ashland at 8 o'clock and arrive at the park in time for the 11 o'clock lecture by a park ranger. The return trip will fol low a picnic luncheon and will be by Way of Diamond lake. Friends of the college are wel come to join the tour, Professor Bjorlie said. Eight -Year-Old Boy Escapes Serious Hurts In Tumble over Cliff Cannon Beach (U.PJ Larry Cyphres.. Portland, considered himself about the luckiest eight- year-old boy in the state Wednes day. Larry was feeding a pet deer at Ecola state park Tuesday when he lost his footing and rolled 200 feet down a precipice to the beach. Witnesses said all they could see as he fell was a ball of dust. Two fishermen picked him up unconscious and carried him back to the top of the cliff. Dr. Frederick Rawls of Seattle treat ed the' boy and found no frac tures. The youth suffered mul tiple lacerations, abrasions and a mild brain concussion. sored by Amethyst Rebekah lodge was held Saturday night at Odd Fellows hall. The num ber of adults present was small er than usual, but a. large num Der ot teen-agers and upper grade school children attended. Wilmer Bailey acted as caller. Mr., and Mrs. Frank Glenn of Central Point 'attended, and he helped with instructing. Mr Bailey announced that the next dance Would be held Saturday night, July 19, and that it was tentatively planned . to hold it on the tennis court at the Gold Hill grade school. During inter mission, refreshments were serv ed. Hostesses were Mrs. John Novak and Mrs. Roy Eskew. Hardwood Floors SANDED and FINISHED 20 Years Experience Modern Equipment Free Estimates Phone 2-7143 Is your home anW? You can be up to 150, cooler - with Ful-Thik Batts of Johns-Manville Spintex Insulation Your home will be far more comfortable if you install T-M Spintex Insulation. It's the new long fiber rock wool, an exclusive Johns-Manville development It is fireproof and rotproof and gives you the maximum of insulation pef dollar invested. Call u today. , NO DOWN PAYMENT - 36 MOS. TO PAY BIG PINES LUMBER CO. SIXTH and FIR Since 1908 Phone 2-6251 No Parking Problem Here . Drive Righf in Our Building and Shop VFW Convention Opens Sessions in Astoria Astoria (U.PJ The annual state convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its auxil iary opened here Wednesday with more than 1,000 visitors ex pected for the four-day meet. Seven members of the "Med ford post and auxiliary are at tending the state convention ac cording to local VFW members. Commander Ed Smith and Mer rill Beneka are VFW delegates. Members of the auxiliary who are attending are Mrs. Nora Wal ters, president, Mrs. Amy Ran dle, Mrs. R. E. Schultz, Mrs. Jack Brummond and Mrs. O. O. DeBerry. Sfofe Gets $2,989,048 From Gas Tax in May Salem (0.PJ The motor ve hicle fuels tax of six cents a. gallon brought the state $2,989, 048.95 in May, the secretary of state s office said Wednesday. That brought the total for the first five monthr of the calendar year to $ 12,611,838.74, an in crease of nearly half a million dollars over the 1951 total for the first five months of $12,139,-928.27. WEATHER By United Press North California: Generally fair Wednesday and Thursday but scattered afternoon thunder storms in mountains. Dae Mail Tribune Want Ads CHOKED n GAS? TBA5X HEAVENS) MsgtttUekaiMlnatMM adifesUea. Whsa It strikes, take Bell-aae tablet!. Tbn ratals the festest-ecttasr medicinal known to doctors for the relief at heart earn, (as and similar dlstrssa, 36. California Oregon Power Company COMMON STOCK Approximate yield based on present dividend almost 6. For a Free Report Mail the Coupon Below or Call There is no satisfactory evi dence that" other types of injec tions have any effect on the lo calization, frequency, or severity of polio paralysis. GENTLEMEN: At no obligation, please send me a report on California Oregon Power Company Pacific Northwest Company Edmund E. Hass, Res. Manager Medford Hotel Lobby Telephone 2-8379 Name .. Address . City . !.Zone.... FIRST NATIONAL BANK off Portland JUNE 30, 1952 Member Federal Depoill Insurance Corporation RESOURCES Coin in vault and in Federal Reserve Bank..$ 80,081,8(9.30 3S,U5,54S.0 Due from Banks Total Cash... $111,197,48.10 United Stoles Government Obligations, v Direct and Fully Guaranteed.. ' 135,429,932.46 Slate, County and Municipal Bonds and Wqrranls 42,933,480.73 Other Bonds and Securities 4,157,314.12 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank .c 1,050,000.00 Loans and Discounts 284,150,60149 Accrued Interest Receivable 3,273,524.97 Bank Premises, Furniture and Fixtures and - Safe Deposit Vaults..'. t . 6,121,780.38 Other Real Estate owned (Branch locations purchased for future bank premises)....!, 256,375.48 Customers' Liability on Accounts of Letters of Credit, Acceptances and Endorsed Bills 1,013,237.70 Other Resources 436,241.25 TOTAL RESOURCES. LIABILITIES Capital ...T.....t..T...$ 15,000,000.00 Surplus 20,000,000.00 IT'S A CAPITAL IDEA Under Our free Intororlee SjTltMl 8,772,993.28 Undivided Profits. Total Capital Funds Reserve for possible loan losses. This reserve is to apply against any loan losses fhaf may develop in the future; it has not been allocated lo any particular loans or type of loans DEPOSITS D'mani $368,924,003.44 J Savings and Time..... 174,916,871.94 $ 43,771,993.26 liability for Letters of Credit and as Acceptor Endorser or Maker of Acceptances and Foreign Bills Interest Received In Advance Reserve for Interest, Taxes, Etc . . Other liabilities TOTAL LIABILITIES 3,154,109.69 543,840,875.38 1,013,237.70 3,678,797.31 2,140,204.37 417,936.27 ,596.010,154.00 FIRST NATIONAL BANK GROUP Composite totals far the First Notions) tank Groupi The tint National Sank of Portland and its 46 statewide banking offices and 15 affiliated banks with 18 banking ofless. DEPOSITS The First National Bank of Portland and 46 Offices -. $543,640,875.38 18 other Oregon Banking Offices in the First National Group 123,557,291,41 LOANS AND DISCOUNTS $667,398,167.00 The First National Bank of Portland and 46 Offices $264,150,408.49 18 other Oregon Banking Offices In the First National Group 54,642,752.71 TOTAL. RESOURCES ' $338,993,361. 20 The First National Bank of Portland and 46 Offices $596,020,154.00 18 other Oregon Banking Offices In the First National Group 133,876,823.14 TOTAL RESOURCES of the 64 BANKING OFFICES In the FIRST NATIONAL BANK GROUP $729,696,979.14 ON SAVINGS AT FIRST NATIONAL DEPOSITS AUDI ON OR BEFORf JULY 10th MM INTEREST FROM JULY Is Savings ore the bock bone ef American growth and prosper ity. They make pes sible putting money to work through loans to Industry, business end Individuals. When you sere at The First National your savings work for yoe at the increased rete of 2, regardless of the site of your ac count. THERE'S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR A BANK SAVINGS ACCOUNT 2 On certificates ef deposit written so mature in 3 years. 1 ft" ."UT'S BUILD OREGON TOGETHER" FOBS? NATIONAL DANK OP PORTLAND f S MA? ! TO $ SIX OATS A WiiK fMClVOrWO MATVKBAT THESE ARE THE 64 BANKING OFFICES IN THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK GROUP The First National Bank of Portland and Irs 44 srsrfenrWo banking offices and t$ affHhfd bonks wH It offstoe Nrtlutii Offices Portland Main Offlre tost Peftlsind Branch Hawthorne Boulevard Branch Hollywood Ree City Bnmdi Industrial Branch Untreck-Kenren Branch Sizlti and Morrison Branch IMe and Russell kronen Bmthu Out of Porfff fie ALBANY BRANCH ASHLAND BIANCH ASTORIA BRANCH BIND BRANCH ' CENTRAL POINT BRANCH CONDON BRANCH COOS BAY R RANCH COOUILLf BRANCH (NTERPRKE MANCH FOSSIL BRANCH GRANTS PASS BRANCH CRtSHAM BRANCH HEPPNER BRANCH HIILSBORO BRANCH HOOD RIVER BRANCH ' KLAMATH FALLS Klamath Falls Branch South Sixth Street Brandt 1A GRANDE BRANCH UXEVIEW BRANCH MEDFORO BRANCH MERRILL BRANCH MOLAllA BRANCH NEWBERO BRANCH NORTH BEND BRANCH NTSSA BRANCH 0AKRID6! BRANCH Oregon crrr branch PEN9LETON BRANCH SALEM BRANCH snerman coimrr branch STATION BRANCH THE DALIIS BRANCH TILLAMOOK (RANCH UNION BRANCH WOODBURN BRANCH Amiifi 1.111 h fi first NofoMf tnk Cross- First Cartten Bank fMilwtt CftMfy SVtkfv wrAsIt (Terrains) - Phileeteth Brandt (PWIemariil The Pint NsHmmI Bank ef C itlees Oreve The Pint Neftenal Bank ef I Sprift9gi'iM ovfvsKst (Spriftfftsjtsfl TIm First NsstiMMsi etank trf The HrttNaHenol Beak of tit mta Stete Bet ef MoftW Ctili Mntarte) (Pertlond) Tfce Pint NeHeool Bank of PrtnevlUe Seta Stats) sWssIt &TlCeie'Mae!I'wi'e6 AH the ebove banks exitem of the Feetrel Deposit lenmmee Cereeretlos. Corner 10th and South Fir Phone 2-6701 NORTON MIUINO"CO. 10 West Jackson Stmt - .-T BW.