Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 21, 1953, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextCruising Motorist Struck by Airplane Seneca. Neb. (U.F9 It's get ting so you don't know what you'll run into on the highways these days. Or what will run into you- Buck Boyer, Mullen, Neb., was cruising west of here on High way 2 when he was struck from behind by an airplane. The light plane piloted by Charles Swanson, Kennedy, Neb., was taxiing down the highway for a takeoff after refueling at a filling station. A S TONITE SATURDAY i jsii in inn mm , i-a ir mm ' r PLUS VtSS PE CK f as The n with 20. MIUJIM HITCHEIL 2 NrteM by Protect by BtlttllKMONNiliTJOHON NEWS CARTOON Gates Of 7:00 Pint Shew at Dusk Local and Personal Brother Hera Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Nelson and son, David. Tillamook, arrived yesterday to visit for a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Nelson, 308 Ash land avt. Relatives Visit Mr. and Mrs- Elmer E. Spurrier and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Spurrier, Kansas, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. L, Tweedy. Jacksonville. E. E. Spurrier is Tweedys uncle and Clenn Spurrier is a cousin- Great Grandson Mr. and Mrs. Frank Applegate, 615 South Oakdale ave., have an nounced the birth of a great- grandson. The child was born August 19 in Portland to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne M. Robertson, Mrs. Robertson is the former Patricia Barry of Medford, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Barry, now of Astoria. Son Born Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robertson Alley Jr., Ar cadia, Calif., are parents of a son, their third, born August 20 "Ihe infant is named William. Mrs. Alley is the former Miss Pat Thompson, daughter of Mrs. W. A Thompson of Holly apart ments. This is Mrs. Thompson's eighth grandson. She has no granddaughters. Alley is asso ciated with the Los Angeles of fice of the Alley Lumber com pany at Downey, Calif. From Vacation Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Lewis. 612 Catherine st., and son, James Lewis, returned the end of the week after va cationing for two weeks. James Lewis was at Lake Tahoe for the first week of his vacation from United States National bank and later met his parents and a brother. Dr. R. L. Lewis Jr., and family, of Redmond, Ore., and a sister, Mrs. Dick Coats, and her family, 928 Jasper st., at East Lake, where the group fished. Later Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Lewis and James visited at Redmond and from there left for Roseburg to visit another son, Robert Lewis, and his family. IT'S THE Dreamland Ballroom Saturday Evening Cool I'll say if is. We got it air conditioned. You won't have to hire a cab to get here as the Dreamland is in down town Medford. FREE DOLLS! Ask about them when you dance at Dreamland Tomorrow Night 417 EAST MAIN PHONE' 3-2670 OMAR'S Restaurant And New Lounge . IS NOW OPEN 4:30 p.m. to Midnight INCLUDING SUNDAYS Closed Tuesdays Ashland, Oregon DANCE VFW Hall in Shady Cove SATURDAY NITE 9:30 TIL 1:30 Music by: VIC FLOOD and His RHYTHM MASTERS Shirley Piano and accordion Pete drums Curley bass and vocal Vic guitar and vocal Refreshments Served by the Ladies' Auxiliary EVERYONE WELCOME ROGUE RIVER LODGE Va Mile Above Trail on the Crater Lake Hwy. TRY OUR VARIETY OF FINE FOODS Dining Room Open 4 P.M. to Midnight FAMILY DINNERS, SUNDAY EVENINGS O Close Wednesdays Startint StatemBcr 2nd, instead f KUaaays LOUNGE OPEN AT 11 A.M. For A Most Enjoyable Evening Make It The Lodge On the Rogue! EUGENE and CLEO IURNUM Bike Stolen George Baches, 914 Murray at., has notified city police that a green and white Schwinn bike was stolen from the YMCA at 11:45 a.m. yester day. from Bay Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Hallett, Central Point, returned this week after salmon fishing for a week at Trinidad Bay, Calif. They report that fishing is good with limit catches being made. Operator 111 Mrs. Rhea Hoover, an operator at East Side Beauty salon, who Uvea at 37 Tripp st., has been at Communi ty hospital since. Sunday wnere she is a medical patient, friends said today. It is suggested that she have no visitors. Building Permits Building permits have been issued to Dr; R. W. Sleeter, $600, to remodel a residence at 39 South Berkeley way; D. L. Pickell, $8,000. to erect a residence at 1300 Dakota st. and Jean Hart, $2,000, to erect an addition to a store at 617 East Main St., according to building inspectors records. Surgery Patients Oliver Pitts, Klamath Falls; Mrs. Ger trude Riggs, 712 Summit ave.; Mrs. Ira Fitzgerald, 360 Stewart ave., and Mrs. Edith Watson, 705 Beatty st., are reported as surg ery patients at Sacred Heart hospital. Medical patients there include Dale Ripley. 2495 west Main st., and Mrs. Gail Ebbutt, Klamath, Ore. Commended D. W. Embree, Portland, who is Medford dis trict manager for Packard Motor company, last week end received a special commendation from James J. Nance, Packard com pany president, in ceremonies at Detroit, according to a release from the company offices. Sales of this make cars in the area sur passed national average of nine per cent last month, the release said. Return To Lire Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Arthur, GeBauer apart ments, returned two weeks ago to Medford to live. They left here about 1V4 years ago, first living at Salem where Mrs. Ar thur was a buyer for Miller s Department store, and later at San Francisco, where she was an assistant manager of a Zu- kor's store. She has returned to her former work in Medford in Burelson's ready-to-wear department. BIRTHS BEARE To Mr. and Mrs. Robert, Crescent City, Calif, Aug. 18, 1953, a boy, 7 pounds at Community hospital. KIMBALL To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, Central Point, Aug. 20, 1953, a boy, 8 pounds, at Com munity hospital. McCORMICK To Mr. and Mrs. George, 607 Sherman, Aug. 20, 1953, a boy Vi pounds, at Community hospital. LANDER To Mr. and Mrs. James, 711 Clark st-, Apt. 1, Aug. 20, 1953, a girl, 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. READ To Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert, 946 Idaho st, Elko, Nev., Aug. 20, 1953, a girl, 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. SNYDER To Mr. and Mrs. Vivian, 2680 Connell, Aug. 20, 1953, a boy, 8 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. JOHNSON To Mr. and Mrs. Frederick, 808 West Jackson st., Apt. 7, Aug. 20, 1953. a girl, 8 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. Obifoios EDMUND WZATHZRBY The remains of Edmund S. J. Weatherby, 76, who died Tues day at Camp White, are being forwarded tonight by Conger- Morris funeral borne to Portland for interment In Willamette na tional cemetery there. The deceased waa born July 7, 1877, in Beverly, NJ and was a veteran of the Spanish- American war and World War I. In the Spanish-American war he served as a private. Company "G," Fifth Pennsylvania Infan try, and in World War I he was a private in Company "C," 329th Battalion, Tank corps. Survivers include a brother, Raymond A., Hackenaack, N J. WALL STREET New York U.B Paced by railroads and special issues, stocks rose moderately today in slow dealings. . , All departments joined In the modest upswing. A number of favorable corporate develop ments bolstered the market con siderably. Dow-Jones final stock aver ages: 30 industrials 271.03, up 0.20; 20 railroads 102,78, up 0.12; 15 utilities 50.79, up 0.15, and 65 stocks 106.20, up 0.14. Sales today amounted to 850, 000 shares, compared with 860, 000 shares yesterday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T&T . 154 Anaconda .... Chrysler Curtiss Wright 33V4 6914 V General Electric .. 76 General Motors Montgomery Ward Penn R R Penney JC. Radio ... , Southern Co 58V 58 V4 20 707's 24V4 1434 Southern Pacific 43 Vs S Oil of Calif Texas Gulf Sulphur. - Transamerica .. Tri-Continental . United Aircraft U S Rubber U S Steel Youngstown 52 90 27V IS'4 39 26 VWi 36 71 cartons 72c; B PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (UP.) Cattle for week 2950. Choice fed ateer IM.SS-S4-SO; good light steer $23-23.50; good frees steer $19-21; commercial leers $14.50-18.50; eutter-utuitx sio-is: good heifers S1S-31; commercial S13.MM6.S0; caner-cutter cow SSJO 10; utility S10.6o-U.S0; young cows $12-12.50; eoramerclel S12-1J.24: com mercial bulla $14.50-15; odd head to $16 early; cutter-utility $10.50-13. Calves for week. SIS. Good-choice vealers SIS-IS; few to $30 and prime to $21 early; good-choice heavy calves $12.30-16. few SIS; culls down to S8 and under. Hogs for weeK iobo. vnetce ieu-a lb. butchers $27.25-27.75 early and up to $28 late; heavier and lighter weirhts $25.50-26.50; choice 00 -55V lb. sowa $21-2350. few $24. Sheep for week aaoo. uooa-cnoice spring lambs late $16-17. early to $17.50 when choice and prime made $18 with few $18.60; good-choice feed- era $14-19; gooa-cnoice iiwm jr ings $13.50-15; good-choice slaughter ewes $3J0-3. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland I U P.) Butter To re tailers: AA grade prints, tic id tons 72c; A prints. 71c; prints, esc. s.gg xo rerauero; umi jut 74c dozen; A large. S-70c; AA me dium, 67-69c; A medium, SS-ese; A malls, 47-48C. Cartons 3e additional. Cheese To retailers: A grade cnea- dar Oregon singles. 45i-4c; 5-lb. loaves. 51-52 '.ic; premium braada to 58',c lb. for single wheels and 604e ' for 5-lb. loaves; processed American j cheese. 5-lb. loaf. 43',,-45C ID. Farm Market Prices were mostly steady in pro duce market tredinc today: best 25- lb lugs of Freeweter tomatoes sold to wholesalers at mostly $2.50 with mid Columbia flats of $17-18 pounds at mostly $1.25-1.35; lettuce was around $235-2.50 a crate; cabbage sold at moiuy S3 -25 a crate for email neeas with large at $2.73-3 or below; 2S-R. lugs of peaches sold at the last Side Poultry, Rabbits Live cnicKena mo. l quality i.o.d. ilanta) Fryers, roesters, all weights, lc lb.: liaht hens, 17c lb.: heavy hens. eU wts., 19-20C lb.; old roosters. 14-16& Dressed Chickens No, 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers, broilers. 44 -45c lb.; roasters, all wts. 44-45C lb.; light hens, 31 -32c; heavy hens, 34-35c lb.; cut up fryers, all wta.. 61-62c lb.: whole drawn, 57-58c lb. Rabbits (average to grower, f ob. killing plants) Live white. 4-5 lbs.. 20-23c lb.; 5-8 lbs.. 18-33c; colored pelts, 4c under; old does, 10-12c; a few higher. Fresh dressed fryers to retailers. 57-39c; cut-up, Sl-SSc lb. L,, (I. wTKIIEIS Jean Emfinr form y Miss California, models a sHepnaoie Koret creation that woa a California State Fair gold medaL Miss Koret's designing won her three gold medals aad two outstanding awards. Her creations will be exhibited at the State Fair in Sacramento Sept Plane Damaged When Landing Gear Breaks The landing sear on a nlane belonging to the Roes Lumber company gave out yesterday re sulting in slight damaee to the propeller and belly of the plane. ine accident occurred at 3 p. m. yesterday as the plane was taxiing alone the runwav of the Medford airport. A fire depart ment truck was sent to the scene of the accident. Aboard the plane were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ross, 710 King st., and two guests. Dick Riedel was the pilot. Mo one waa injured. Take Your "Date" to the Dance 'SATURDAY NIGHT WESTERN OUTLAWS A 3-Piece Band You'll Like Jacksonville Community Hall "You've Tried the Rett, Now Dance to the lest" Admission 75c, Inc. Tax mum Every SATURDAY NIGHT See and hear Bobby Cham- Cion and his Melody Wrang. in on KBES Channel 5, Sat urday from 6:00 to 6:30 P.M. f tA, ' ' ' pk ; . e.xwajr r t: BBBBBBBVMBaVjBSBBVSlfaSBBBBBBa hjLij NOW PLAYING Peter Pride Trio COMEDY MUSIC SHOWS Also Featuring Tony Leanard and Adelle Sherman Three Wonderful Acta STAN'S "7 CLUB HEAR Bill Lirely's Western Swing Band Broadcast Every Saturday Night at 6 p.m. over KYJC T-PEE Dance Hall Located 1 Mile North BiflY On Old Central Point Hw Phone 2-503 Sat. Nite k BtJmif To the music off "3 FA fly BILL LIVELY'S N lAA" WESTERN SWING Vim 17 W BAND X fSl '1 On the ssasaraast hareV Jlyi ' ' )1 - weoel fleor hi the valley. JStH Bobby Champion and hit Melody Wranglers Rogue Valley Ballroom AIR CONDITIONED Lota off Free Parking DANCING 9 Till 1 COMING Wednesday, Aug. 26 , ERNIE FIELDS And Hit 18 Piece POP BAND And FLOOR SHOW -Friday, Aueeat SI, 1153 MEDFORD (ORZGOH) MAIL TRIBTJ11T -THIRTEEnT Logging Accident Takes life of Man Near Glade Creek Emil Van Winkle. 55, Winter. Wis., died in e logging accident yesterday morning in the rugged Glade creek headwaters area ome 25 miles south of Talent Deputy Coroner Harold Snod- grass said that Winkle was crushed against the tree be was felling by a tree he previously had felled. A stump against which the tree was leaning gave way and the log rolled on the steep hillside. Waa Alone . The deputy said that be was told that Van Winkle, employed by McDonough Brothers Log ging company, Ashland, bad been working with a brother-in-law. Dan Kadin. 112 Geenessee st., Medford. Van Winkle re portedly waa alone at the time of the mishap. Kadin had gone for a part for s saw about 8 a.m. and found Van Winkle dead when he returned about 8:30 a.m., Snodgrass said be waa in formed. The coroner's office was noti fied of the death about 10:30 a.m. by telephone from Talent. Deputy Coroner Snodgrass and Deputy Sheriff Guy Hughes reached Talent at 11 a.m. in sep arate vehicles. They were met by L. A. Macklin and C. V. Lybrand, Ashland, who led the way to the Glade creek area in a truck. They reached the acci- dene scene about 1:30 p.m. Sawed Log Snodgrass said it was neces sary to saw the log to free the body. 1 Winkle is survived by his wife, Lilly, a son, Rodger, and a daughter, Marlene, all of Win ter, Wis. He had been residing in Medford with another brother-in-law, Roy Kadin, 928 East Jackson st. The body is at Chapel mortuary.' 3-D SOUND Unionville, . Conn. U.ft Movie fans got an extra bang out of a three-dimensional film in a local theater. A prankster ig nited a firecracker. ENDS TOMORROW! 2ND BIG HIT! "Pi taluII'MiO'ulCSI SUNDAY! MMMS OUR I J JOTNMRSfY I iflJTrrCeJfLJ fLUS 2ND THILL HIT! CONTINUOUS SHOW SUNDAY FROM 1 P.M. Deed una on Classified Ada: 6 as p.m (or following day; 10 a.m. Moo da 7: noon Saturday far Sunday asa Mississippian Claims Spitting Championship Raleigh, Miss, QIPJ Jan Stewart of the Pleasant Hill community claims to be the world'a champion tobacco spit- ter. In recent competition here be registered a mark of 17 feet, six inches. But be has been chal lenged by Rapp Moulder of Le mon and Horace Cooper of Pele batchie. In local competition Moulder put a mouthful in the bottom of a one-gallon molasses bucket from 12 feet, six inches end Cooper recently spat 16 feet at a forestry Field day in bis hometown. A three-day championchip match is in the making. EVERT PRESIDENT Albemarle, N. C. flj.B Be tween them, Mrs. Jane Hudson Swaringen, 78, and her late father lived under every Ameri can president. Her father, Joshua Hudson, was born in 1786- Mrs. Swaringen, who lives with her son eight miles from here was 21 years old when her father died. VET'S CLUB 42 NORTH FRONT DANCING Saturday Night 9:30 to 1:30 a.m. MUSIC BY ; BEE, PANCHO and FRANK Drums, Trumpet and Piano. Dining Room Open Featuring STEAKS And CHICKEN VA Engineer Checking ProjcdsdStdicn Camp White James Belda, Sao Francisco, area engineer of the Veterans . Administration, was here several days this week reviewing with Engineer Burton Sims projects under study as permanent improvements. Installation of a station laun dry, approved tentatively two years ago, Is one of the projects. The others considered during his stay dealt with that watr upply pipe line, it is planned 10 replace me 36-inch stave line from the reservoir with 16-inch piping and to provide a'l2-inch standby wateriine connecting with the new Medford city line. 2EE57 HHCrjlTJ FRIDAY & SATURDAY ElD, KERRY IrllNmBS! 1 j 1 7 1 w 3V C jj ENDS TOMORROW t Tony CURTIS I1 Janet LEIGH I iW; )i Wm tk TOWN THATCHER f W J emioieogi -etP VJ CONTINUOUS eW ' TTJ SAT. ft SUN. VI From 12:45 P.M. PLUS SLAUGHTER TRAIL O Gates open at 6:30 Show at 7:3S f T AND 1 unite: All Day Tomorrow! NEW ffATUH IMOTM CASTOON t csler by TfCMNfCOlOe 1 P.M. ONLY Chapter 11 "SON of GERONIMO" New Show SUNDAY! 11 1 zczi LANCASTER Rousin'. t hcZZ, i 'f carowiv i:,;rr 1 Thrills! fc -:tf m I ,wm If" If ttiru s 11 v I! I lV ENDS TONITE! RM3SG0ES 'TO THE RACES' aj rUsHS PLUS Ml fl WtlgM 'A SATURDAY ONLY enEfiT o;uii:i s Jyaj r"LUi Bars Gates 'open 6:30 Show at 7:35 ASHLAND ferine m Rhonda FLEMING William LUNDIGAN cow nates mm, CHUCK CONNORS" SnafWST Sowas yeei like Dances roe like CONTINUOUS SHOWS SAT, t SUN. FROM 1 P.M. mm 1 ant if iimr bti