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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1953)
Local and Under Observation Don Han lln, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hanlln, 806 West Main ft., is un der observation at Sacred Heart hospital today. Hanlin was found unconscious in the cab of his truck yesterday while working lor the city street department. Visit Here Mr. and Mrs. Cal vin Johnson recently visited Johnson's cousin, Mrs. Otto Schrader, 2185 Stewart ave. The Johnsons had been In San Fran dm tn attend the funeral of Johnson's brother, Frank, cap tain of the S.S. Lurline. mey left Saturday for Portland. Checkbook Taken A check book belonging to Francis W. Stevens, 1208 Saling ave., was reportedly taken from the Cra terian theater Tuesday, Aug. 18, between the hours of 7 and 9:30 t m ritv nolice reported. Two or three checks were left in the book. Clothes Line Theft Guy H. Sanders, 636 West Fourth St., yesterday reported the theft of two 81 inch by 90 inch white sheets from his clothes line, ac-ont-Htrto tn ritv notice. He also reported that a windshield wiper had been taken irom ms isou Plymouth sedan, police said. M m Bike Stolen Dannie D. Char- tior. 1nn2 South Hollv st.. has notified city police that his Fire stone double bar, zo men wneei bike has been stolen. The black and red bicycle was taken from in front nt the Craterian theater between the hours of 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. yesterday, police records show. TONITE - WED. - THURS. Rosalind Russell Paul nnnritac xMarie Wilsorr ML SALLY PARR PHILIP SHAWN NEWS CARTOON Gate Osee 7:00 tint Stow a Desk' t tfcsaire : . a J I Wave at ROGUE RIVER LODGE y Mile Above Trail en the Crater Lake Hwy. TRY OUR VARIETY OF FINE FOODS - O Dining Room' Open 4 P.M. to Midnight FAMILY DINNERS, SUNDAY EVENINGS WeSMtsays Starting September 14. htrtuJ f Meeeayt LOUNGE OPEN AT 11 A.M. For A Most Enjoyable Evening Make It The Lodge On the Rogue! EUGENE and CLEO IURNUM OMAR'S Restaurant And New Loungo IS NOW OPEN 4:30 p.m. to Midnight INCLUDING SUNDAYS Closed Tuesdays Ashland, Oregon Personal Bike Gene Robert Welling ton Clancy, 130 Clover lane, re ported that his bicycle was stolen from the bicycle rack at Haw thorne park. The bike is Sen winn, maroon trim with a carrier on the back, and hand brakes. Correction Prospect schools will open Thursday, Sept. 3, in stead of Tuesday, Sept 1, as previously reported by the Jack son county schools office- In service training for teachers will be held Sept. 1 and 2 in Eagle Point Rummage Medford Lady Lions will sponsor a rummage sale opening Wednesday at 6:30 p- m., and continuing Thursday from 0 a. m. to 4 p. m. The sale will be in a vacant store building next to Bartlett st Safeway store. Returns Mrs. Vyvyan M. Gardner has returned to the em ploy of the National hospital association as secretary of the Medford office, a position which she had held until April, 1952, it was announced today by Ed McKeen, district manager. . To Study Rain Program Members of the Moisture Con servation League will meet at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow evening to discuss the possibility of spon soring a rain-making program for the dry months of 1954. . The meeting will be in Room 212, Leverette building. Plan Sale Medford League of Women Voters will hold a rummage sale at Furnas' Med ford Tire service, 123 South Riv erside ave., Aug. 27 and 28, Thursday and Friday. Mrs. O. A. Eden, sale chairman, states that clothing of all types, jewelry, vases, dishware, children's pho nograph records and other arti cles will be on sale. " Visitors Here Mr. and Mrs. Ed Canoose Jr., and Mrs. May Ayres, 55 Ross court, have as their visitors, Mrs. H- Theuret Mosta Mesa, Calif., a sister to Mrs. Canoose; Donald Solano and Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Estill and son Rex, Ventura, Calif. The Estills are parents of Mrs. Ed Canoose III, and Rex is her brother. From Vacation Returning recently from a trip to Los An geles, Calif-, were Miss Monte Mlddlebusher and Miss DeLores Saari, both Medford. They were guests of Miss Saari's brother snd sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Saari. While in southern California, they visited Mr. and Mrs. John W. Poage, formerly of Medford, now living in La Mesa, Calif. Other side trips were to San Bernardino, San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. Dismissed George Mont gomery, route 2, box 8B, Jack sonville, who fainted about noon yesterday while shopping at Newberry's store in Medford, was dismissed from Osteopathic hospital yesterday afternoon, ac cording to hospital attendants. He was taken to the hospital by Conger-Morris ambulance. Rob ert Starr, route 1, box 23, Gold Hill, who was taken to Osteo pathic hospital about noon yes terday because of a leg injury, was dismissed this morning, hos pital attendants reported Patients Reported Several surgical and medical patients were reported this morning by Sacred Heart hospital. The sur gery patients included Harry McCartney, Ashland; Leslie Jew ell, Jacksonville; Miss Helen Dunagan, Catherine court, Med ford; Robert S. Waugh, Oakland, Calif.; Steven Paul Pruett, in fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Pruett. 2251 Barnett rd. Medical patients . reported include Mrs. Victor Oswald, Prospect; John Mansfield, Williams, Ore.; Billy Haynes, Grants Pass, and Mrs. Arnold Bieg, 1943 Kings highway. Additional Winners In Annual 4-H Fair Announced Today Dick Biles, Gold Hill, was named champion in the dairy showmanship division of the Jackson county 4-H and FFA club fair, it was announced to day by Glenn Klein, county agent for 4-H club work. Other dairy showmanship win ners were Donald Hlgday, Ante lope, first in beginning Holstein; Carol Ann Tiegs, Valley View, first in beginning Jersey; Dianna Gardener, Antelope, first in be ginning Guernsey. Carolee Brantley, Griffin Creek, first in intermediate Guernsey; Neal Roberts, Roxy Ann, first In intermediate Hol stein; John Foley,. Howard, first in intermediate Jersey; Ronnie Nelson, Eagle Point, vfirst in in termediate other breeds. Laurel Higinbotham, Central Point, first in advanced Holstein; Jean Bitterllng, Antelope, first in advanced Guernsey; Ken Bit terling. Antelope, first in ad vanced Jersey; and Dick Biles, Gold Hill, first in advanced oth er breeds. The Gitzen and Gitzen special awards, of $25 cash to be used for purchase of breeding ani mals, went to Ronnie Harrison, Roxy Ann, swine, and David Nienow, Howard, sheep. $71,470BTSpent At Savage Rapids Washington (U.R) More than $400,000 will be spent this fiscal year on two 'Bureau of Reclamation projects in Oregon, a program outlined by Secretary of Interior Douglas McKay re vealed today. A summary of the 1954 con struction program showed that $335,000 will be spent on the bureau's Klamath project in Ore gon and California. Money spent on the project will raise the level of Clear lake dam to complete flood protection "work on the Tule lake division. Another $71,470 will complete rehabilitation work on the Sav age Rapids dam. Building Permits Building inspector's records today re vealed that permits have been granted to Virgil Rose, $6,000, to erect a residence at 375 o'Gara St.; S. F. Coy, $300, to add to a garage at 321 Effie st.; D. L. Pickell, $60, to remove the wood floor of a porch and replace it with cement, Sherman st.; Paul E. Parson, $75, to erect a car port at 31 Lewis st.; Dr- A. R. Schoenberg, $500, to 'build an addition to a residence at 421 West Fourth st., and Charles Furnas, $750, to remodel a busi ness building at the south west corner of Main st. and River side ave. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity Cloudy and cool with a few thowert. Low tonifht 46; high Wednesday 70. Western Oregon Mostly cloudy with occasional showers tooieht and Wednesday. ConUnued cool. High to morrow 64-74; low tomgnt M-oa. Five-day forecast through Sunday: Western Washington and Western Oregon Frequent showery periods and cool. High temperatures 62-72 ex cept 68-78 In Interior valleys of Ore gon. Low temperatures 42-52. Northern California Fair except for occasional showers from Uklah and Red Bluff northward. Coastal fog and cloudiness. Temperatures below nor mal.. LOCAL DATA Themperatura a year ago today: Highest 78; lowest 52. Total monthly precipitation .04 in. Deficiency for the month -.08 in. . Total precipitation since September 1. 199222.04 in. Excess for the sea son 3.SS in. Relative humidity 4:30 pm. yester day 34; 4:30 a.m. today 83. Tomorrow Sunrise. S 31 a.m.; sunset. 6:54 p.m. Observations Taken at 4:30 a.m, 120 Meridian Tim. hi lo prce. Boise - 68 48 .03 Boston 89 61 .18 Chicago 90 66 Denver 89 60 Eureka a 32 Grants Pass 73 43 Havre .. ,,..90 92 .01 Klamath Falls Los Angeles Medford New York 41 -.73 60 72 47 -SO ...89 68 .104 84 ...63 55 Omaha Phoenix Portland slS J3 Reno -.82 44 Eugene ..67 53 -.95 59 -.69 54 -.68 52 Salt Lake ........ San Francisco Seattle .01 .13 Spokane -.62 48 Wat ashincton. D. C. . .88 65 Yakima ..73 48 Now Playing Peter Pride Quartet Featuring Tony Leonard ."The boy of song" And ' Adelle Sherman Novelty Dances Come Out Early and Enjoy One off ; Emil's Steaks Stan Club Medford M:nS:;ks TV Permit in Texas Washington (U.R) Clarence X. Wilson, Medford, Or., co owner of the Odessa Television Co., Odessa, Tex.has applied for Channel Seven at Odessa, the Federal Coinmunications Com mission reported today. Wilson and Philip D. Jackson of Chickasha, Okla., also won radio stations KWCO at Chicka sha and KTMC at McAlester, Okla. Wilson owns KPUY at Puyallup, Wash Available city directories do not list Clarence E. Wilson, Med ford, who has applied to the Fed eral Communications Commis sion for. a television permit in Odessa, Tex. Echo Girl, 15, Object 01 Four-State Alert Pendleton U.R) A four-state alert was sounded today for a 13-year-old Echo girl who failed to arrive at Great Falls, Mont., on a bus trip from -here. State police identified the girl as Barbara Puechell. They said she was reported to have left Pendleton aboard a Greyhound bus Friday afternoon and was to have arrived in Great Falls Sat urday evening. But she did not arrive. Her mother, Mrs. George Jef ferson, said the girl was to have visited a married sister at Great Falls. Salem To Ask Slop ByWesfCoasf Planes Salem (U.R) Salem's city council will ask the Civil Aero nautics Board to authorize a reg ular stop at the capital city by West Coast Airlines. Officials said that such serv ices would give faster transporta tion between Oregon's capital and many other Oregon cities, in cluding Astoria, Coos Bay and Roseburg. Councilmen said the West Coast service might give Salem enough air traffic to warrant re instatement of the civil aeronau tics control tower here. West Coast airlines now flies over Salem In its Corvallis to Port land route. The company has in dicated willingness to stop here. TO USE SIREN Jacksonville Albert Hacker, president of the Jacksonville fire department has announced that starting next month, on the first and third Mondays of the month, the fire siren may be used for drills between the hours of 7 and 8 p.m. Jacksonville citixens are asked to disregard the siren at these times. . Obituary WILLIAM SMITH . Funeral services for William Arthur Smith, 57, of route 1, box 322,- Central Point, who drowned Friday, will be held at Perl funeral home Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. with Dr. M. M. Kruse of Gold Hill officiating. Interment will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. ' Friends desiring to pay their last respects may call at the fun eral home's Memory room this evening- The deceased was born at Brldgton, Ind., on Dec. 8, 189S. He was employed as a pond man by Ross Lumber company, and was a veteran of World War I with the 43rd Balloon company A8. Survivors include his wife, Selesta, Central Point; a daugh ter, Mrs. Mary Ann Tilley, San Marcos, Calif.; two sons, James Milton, Compton, Calif., and Robert Arthur, U.S. Navy; his mother, Mrs. Mary Ann Smith, Ventura, Calif.; four sisters, Ada Bell, Fallbrook, Calif ; Mary Brlerley, Monrovia, Calif.; Mabel Rogers and Mrs. Flora Johns, both of Ventura; twotbrother, O. C. Bell, Calif., and T. Ar Ven tura; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. For all fine foods at Moderate prices flo Bateman's Cafes OLYMPIC CAFE . Hiway 99 South RICHFIELD CAFE Hiway 99 North Soldiers Flee as 63s Storage Tank Explodes Inchon, Korea (U.R) An overflowing U. S. Army storage tank containing 400,000 gallons of gasoline exploded today and hundreds of South Korean civilians and American soldiers fled in terror across the rice pad dies. At least one person, South Korean worker, was killed when, crazed by fear, he dashed directly toward the flames. "His clothing Just popped right off him," an American soldier said. "And an explosion threw him down the hill. He is still up there by $he tank and couldn't be alive." Members of an American anti aircraft battery stationed only a few yards from the tank barely escaped with their lives- Wall Street Mew York (U.R) Railroad shares rallied late in the session today after falling to a new 10 month low earlier. The recovery in the rails also helped other section of the list. With the exception of a few is sues, losses in the rails were mostly in the fractional zone. At one time, they were down more than a point. Dow-Jones final stock aver ages: 30 industrials 287.45, off 1.25; 20 railroads 90.71, off 0.W; 15 utilities 50.42, off 0.19; and 85 stocks 104.22, off 0.43. Sales today amounted to $1, 470,000 shares, compared with 1,320,000 eysterday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T&T 154V4 Anaconda ... ... 33 Chrysler 68 Curtiss Wright . 7 General Electric 74Vi General Motors .. 57V4 Montgomery Ward 57 Perm. R. R. 20 Penney, J. C 70U Radio 23 Southern Co. . 14 Southern Pacific 42 S. Oil of Calif 51 Texas Gulf Sulphur 88 Transamerica 27 Tri-Continental unquoted United Aircraft 38 U. S. Steel i 36 Youngstown - 37 Portland Produce Portland (U.R) Butter To re tailers: AA trade prints. 71c lb: cartons 72c; A prints, 71c; cartons. 72c; B prints. 68c. . Irs To retailers: Grade AA large. 75c dozen; A large, 68c-70c; AA mediums. 67c-68c; A medium. 66 67c; A small, 46c. Cartons 3c addi tional. . Cheese To retailers: A grade etwddar Oreeon sinalaa. 45tc4Bc: 5-lb. loaves, 51-52ic; premium brands .to SO'.tC id. xor single wmtu ana ou-ac lof 5-lb. loaves; processed American cheese. 5-lb. loaf. 43't-43c lb. Farm Market Loose packed Yakima Hales peaches continued to seU at 2 23-2.35 a 28-lb. lug on the last Side Farmers' market today; libera were 8.00; lettuce 5 rices for local district growers were .50-2.75 a crate to wholesalers. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens (No. 1 quality f ob. ?lants Fryers, roasters, all weights, lc lb; light hens. 17c lb; heavy hens, all wt- 19.20c lb: old rooster 14-18c. 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 aU wts 60-62C lb; whole drawn 37c lb. Rabbits (averaea to (rowers, f ob killing plants.) Live white 4 to S lbs 30-23C lb; s to 6 id ls-zzc; coiorea rait 4e under: old does 10-12c: a few higher. Fresh dressed fryers to re tailer 07-auc; cut-up ei-osc id. Livestock Portland (UP) Cattle 230. Good 885-lb steer $19; choice light steers 826; cutter-utility steers 10-S13; heif ers 9.50-812.90; commercial heifer 14 S15; canner-cutter cow 8.50-49 50, few $10; utility cows 10.50-812: utility and commercial heavy bulls 13.50-glS. - Calves 80. Good-choice light vealer 17-S19. prim to' 830; good above 350 lb calves 13-814. Hogs 300. Choice 180-235 lb mostly 27.50-127.75. few 828; choice 300 to 800 lb sows 23-823.30. Sheep 500. Mostly prim 103-lb weights 818.30; good-choice spring lambs 16-817; mostly choice $17.50: good feeder 14-814.50; cull-good slaughter ewes l-$4. iwou rsjoon ip I ra$Kansf.JTEofi9W aai eatrts, am ma, sa FMurn.rsisaaunis,iai i,iaiiim. as mm 'ia f a AUG. 20 8:30 P.M. MEMORIAL GYMNASIUM HIGH SCHOOL GRANTS PASS Kiwanis Child Welfare Fund Benefit Show Mail Orders Now Admission, including tax Reserved $2.40, Adults $1.80, Children up to 12 years SI. 20 MAIL ORDIRS Kiwanit CM, car HaraM Ranstasl, P.O. U 437, QmtH Pass, Ores. I IWlaT. Aofust 18. 1953 Local Guardsmen Win Rifle Trophy In Week End Match The Medford Nation Guard rifle team won the adjutant gen eral's trophy in the Adjutant General's match af Camp Withy combe, near Portland, Saturday. Company A, 186th infantry, Medford, placed first over 26 other teams entered in the .30 caliber carbine contest The local team went to Port land Friday afternoon, firing in the Adjutant General's carbine match Saturday and the Gov ernor's match with the MI rifle Sunday. On Top Honors Sunday, Sgt- Jack Burns took individual scoring honors, firing the third highest score for the contest. He was selected to fire on the five-man team which will represent the Oregan National Guard in the national matches at Camp Perry, Ohio, next week. Sgt. Burns left for Portland to day, and will engage in practice there Wednesday. The Oregon team will be flown to Ohio Thursday. Medford team members and their scores were, 1st Lt. Roy L. Huson, 151; MSgt. Jack C. Phil lips, 147; Sgt. Jack D. Burns, 146; Cpl- Kenneth D. Trautman, 140, and Pvt. Charles E. Brooks, 150. Pvt. James L. Peart fired as alternate for the team. A total of 160 points was possible. BIRTHS SKINNER To Mr. and Mrs. Floyd, 1324 Morrow rd., Aug. 21, 1953, a boy, 6 pounds, at Com munity hospital. SULLIVAN To Mr. and Mrs. James R., 411 Lozier lane, Aug. 22, 1953, a girl, 7 pounds, at Community hospital. KELLEY To Mr. and Mrs. Herbert, Prospect, Aug. 24, 1953, a girl, 8 pounds, at Community hospital. WORDEN To Mr. and Mrs. Ray, 702 Sherman st., Aug. 24, 1953, a boy, 9 pounds, at Com munity hospital. PIRKEY To Mr. and Mrs. Vernon, Central Point, Aug. 22, 1953, a boy, 9 pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. BISHOP To Mr. .and Mrs. Verl Jr., 1002 Murray st., Aug. 22, 1953, a girl 6 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. GREENWOOD To Mr. and Mrs. Loren, Brownsboro, Aug. 25, 1953, a girl, 6 pounds, at Sa red Heart hospital MILLER To Mr. and Mrs. Virgil, . Eagle Point, Aug. 24, 1953, a girl, 7 pounds, at Com munity hospital. COMING Wed. Aug. 26 Rogue Valley Ballroom "The CROWN PRINCE of SWING" ERNIE FIELDS and his Sensational Orchestra and Floor Show featuring THOMAS HODGE World Famous One-Legged Tap Dancer TtllBUHE I men. uu u uuu u j km 3 FOR RESULTS 3?! Phone Ci&m 2-6141 aim MEDFORD (ORECrOlT) MAIL TlUBUKl". THXRTEQf Fatherhood Draft D3.er1r.2nts (tanned Washington (U.R) New draft deferments based on father hood were banned under a presi dential order that went into ef fect today. , From now on, draft eligible youths who become parents may claim an exemption only if they can prove their induction would cause "extreme hardship and privation." However, fatherhood defer ments already granted or pend- FIRE REPORTED Jacksonville The Jackson ville fire department today re ported a- blaze at the Walter Mooring residence on East Cali fornia st., at 4:30 p.m. yesterday. The fire was in a wood pue be side the barn and was believed to have been started by young sters playing with matches, the fire department said. The fire was brought under control in time to save the barn. ENDS TONITE! imsm VWCMU MAYO AwasiNN sjbjos. ncnnsS MATINEE! 2 P.M. TOMORROW! it CENE KELLY - OONALO O CONHQR PLUS Gates open 6:30 Show at 7:25 ASHLAND sun .HtTUM iff"' J ENDS TONITE! WHAT A GLORIOUS TEHJNG! 1 ing before local selective service boards as of midnight last night are not affected. LAST Ihlf-l'i-IK ENDS TONITE! i i.f..Vi ; vveavMv Tomorrow! PLUS 2nd HIT! . titnxf STOtT Of a y a rSVUBBI - Lf S i. it? v . Gates Open At 6:30 Show At 7:25 Vilttim I x ma &ss!S f i if 1 agll agaJKI 'worn PLUS
