Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 26, 1954, Image 13

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Newspaper Page Textoit-jj n ui, .1 "' 'I'm am ' mtmnmum " , 'in mi n mmmmmmmm- , ', i " t ; .. 'I 'I "4 1 OUnniaaaaaUOaaonnnaoaoreJKaW& Cost of Living Shows Sharpest Decline Since Last November TRIAL IN SECOND WEEK Handcuffed to a deputy, Dr. Samuel Sheppard is led from his jail cell to courtroom for the start of the second week of trial' in which he is ac cused of murder of his wife, Marilyn. Peremptory chal lenges by , defense and prosecuting attorneys were ex pected to upset tentative jury selected to decide Dr. Sam's fate. i . Assembly of God Chooses Pastor i The Rev. - Lawrence Krause, pastor of one of the Assembly of God churches in Bakersfield, Calif., Sunday was unanimously elected pastor of the local Bethel Assembly of . God church, 1729 North Riverside ave., according to Ernest L. Friend, retiring pas tor. The Rev. Mr. Krause, his wife, and their, two children were guests of the church and accept ed the appointment. They will move to Medford Sunday, Ifov. 14. The Rev. E. G. Lawrence, an Assemblies : of God evangelist,: well-known in Medford,, will: serve the local church until Mr. Krause arrives! r To Leave Mr. Friend plans to leave this week for -Wasco, Calif., to as sume duties there as the newly elected pastor of the Wasco As sembly of God church. Miss Glenda Friend, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Friend, now is enrolled at Southern California Bible college, and Miss Letha Friend, their other daughter, plans to enroll .at the'same col lege the second semester. Their son, Wilbur, a Medford High school graduate, will stay in Medford but plans to enroll in college next fall. MARILYN MAXWELL TO WED Hollywood iMU.R) - Blonde ac tress-singer :M a r i 1 y n Maxwell said today she will marry film writer Jerry Davis, whom she met two years ago on a blind date. The actress said only close friends will attend the ceremony, to be held Nov. 21. It will be Miss Maxwell's third marriage and Davis' second. t : VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES RICHARD M. NIXON "AMERICA NEEDS CORDON!" (Note time on your nearest radio station, Oct. 26th) gamma 1 - KWIL Albany KWIN Ashland KAST Astoria KBKR Baker KBND Bend . ' KOOS Cool Bay KWRO Coquille -KORE Eugene KUIN Gran Past KIHR -Hood River KFJI-KIamath Falls 8:30 P.M. KLBM LaGrande 9:30 P.M. KMCM McMlnnvllo 8:30 P.M. KMED Medford 8:30 P.M. KNPT Newport ' 10:00 P.M. KSRV Ontario 8:30 P.M. KWRC Pendleton 8:30 P.M. KPOJ Portland 8:30 P.M. KRNR Roaeburg 8:30 P.M. KSLM Saiem 8:30 P.M. KODL The Dalles 9:30 P.M. KTIL Tillamook 8:30 P.M. 8:30 P.M. 8:30 P.M. 8:30 P.M. 10:00 P.M. 8:30 P.M. 8:30 P.M. 9:00 P.M. 9:30 P.M. 10:00 P.M. 8:30 P.M. Oct. 27 KRCC Prlnevllle 4:1$ P.M. Alo am TV. KOIN-TV Portland -AISO Oil IV. Oct. 2th KVAL-TV I 8:30 P.M. ' Euoene 8:30 P.M. Republican State Central Committee,' Id. G. Beehnke, Chairman 406 Central Building, Portland, Ore. ' . ! ' Washington (U.R) A drop in food prices lowered the na tion a cost of living by three tenths of one per cent from mid August to mid-September, the government : reported today. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said it was the sharpest monthly drop since last November for both food prices and the overall cost of living. Food prices de clined 1.3 per cent during the month. : ' In a statement accompanying the price report, Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell said the average American factory worker in September "could buy more goods and services with his take-home pay than in the same month of any previous post-war year.". . , He said the average factory worker earned $71.86 a week in September, an all time high for that month. His take-home "pay, assuming three dependents to be counted as tax exemptions, av eraged $66.78, also a record high for September. ; Can Purchase Mora Mitchell said the average worker with three dependents was able to buy two per cent more goods and services and the single worker lour per eem more: in mid -sentemoer man two years earlier when the re armament boom was sua unaer way. . . v'"..: '; "The rise in wage rates in tne past year has offset the drop in the length of the work week, he said. '. ... In addition, the stability of consumer prices has made for confidence, a major Ingredient of a strong and growing econ omy." The September decline low ered the overall cost of living 0.4 per cent below the level of a year earlier and 0.6 per cent below the record high set in October, 1953. GRANGE Gold Hill Grange Mrs. Kay Crowell, chief pro bation officer of the Jackson County Juvenile Court, was pres ent at the Oct. 21 regular meet ing of Gold Hill Grange, giv ing an instructive talk on the proposed detention, home for juveniles, and answering ques tions on the proposition. , The business session, pre sided over by Master Kamping included .reports from standing committees. Mrs. Edlngton, H. E. C. chairman, reported on pro ceeds from the dinner served the Jackson County Democratic club, and asked for more quilting for the club. She also stated that -Mrs. Eva Morrow, aunt of Dan Morrow, was a visitor at the last H.E.C. meeting. The Morrows came here from Iowa, last year. : The charter was draped in honor of Leon Wise, a member and former officer of the Grange who passed away at his Gold Hill home, recently. Visitors present were Mr. and Mm. Perry of Phoenix Grange. Lecturer's hour was a gay one, featuring a contest enjoyed by all, and concluding with a scrip ture reading and the usual can dle lighting service. : The annual dinner, and bazaar, . will be held on November 20. : Next regular meeting will be the annual election of officers, on November 4. On November 18 the first and second degrees will be given. Ladies please bring sandwiches or cookies to both. Regular H.E.C. meeting , will be Wednesday, October 27. The Juveniles will meet Thursday, October 28, for a business ses sion followed by a Hallowe en party. Tne publicity chairman apolo gizes , td . Mr. . and Mrs. S. M. Chrlstensen, charter . members of Gold Hill Grange, and also to Mis. Nora Wait and Mrs. Myrtle Reed, twenty-five-year members, who were all introduced at the Booster Night Program October 4, for unintentionally omitting their names in the previous re port. The drop In food prices more than offset slighuy higher eosie for housing and apparel. Mrs. Arynesa Joy Wickens, acting bureau commissioner, said recent declines in wholesale prices Indicated that a further drop in retail food prices will be revealed in the mid-October re port to be released next month. No major "escalator clause' wage contracts, in which wages are tied to the cost of living index, were affected by today's report. . Coffee led the food price de cline. After rising steadily for nine months, coffee prices dropped from mid-August to mid September by a sharp 9.3 per cent. Wheal Allotment Restrictions Told For Local Farmers Jackson county farmers with out a wheat allotment who har vest wheat in 1963 will be inel igible for a 1955 Agricultural Conservation payment, accord ing to Delmar Smith, chairman of the county ASC committee. Eligibility requirements - for price supports on wheatjn 1955 also specify that any person who exceeds his wheat allotment will not be eligible for price support. Average Support Level ' The chairman pointed out that the national average support lev el for the 1955 wheat crop will not be less than $2.08 a bushel, 82V4 per cent ' of the current parity price. For the 1954 crop, the national support level was $2.24 a bushel. . ' : Oregon potatoes, dry beans and other vegetable crops, the producer of which exceeds his base acreage of the 1952-53 years, are not eligible for price support in 1955. An incentive price of 62 cents a pound for shorn wool, and a price of 70 cents a pound for mohair for the 1955 marketing year has been announced, the official said. Payments will be based on a percentage of each producer's cash return from wool sales, with growers urged to save all sales slips of market ings of their 1953 wool and mo hair cjips. - . Air Force Band Sets Grants Pass Concerts . Grants! Pass The U. S. Air Force Band, of Washington, D.C. will present public concerts here at 1:30 and 8 p.m. Thurs day at the Grants Pass High school auditorium. ... Proceeds from the concerts, which are sponsored by the Grants Pass Kiwanis club, will go for the. club's child welfare work. Several high school bands will join the Air Force band in the afternoon for a parade in downtown Grants Pass. Foil-wrapped to preserve its delicate flavor that's mm 3 ST ' Dalewood ts easy to spread, even " . at "icebox temperatures"- And Dalewood is FRESH, because lt' s made on order and rushed to your store. Best of all, this fine Margarine costs less, at SAFEVATT ONLY m POUND 4-H Club News Antelope Clothing Club Antelope Clothing club met October 13, at the home of Mrs. Davies. All the Home Economics clubs from the Antelope district met there for the party and or ganization meeting. . .. The Clothing club enrolled 11 members this year. Officers were elected as follows: Presi dent, -JoAnna Malloroy; vice president, Nyla Murray; secre tary, Glenda Clifford; reporter. Lucy Gardener; treasurer of all Home Economic clubs, Marjo Murray, . ,,' Mrs. Malloroy will lead the clothing club instead of Mrs. Dayies who decided to retire after many hard years of lead ership of the club. Next meeting will be held at the Malloroy home on Novem ber 6. - Lucy Gardener, Reporter. SEN. DOUGLAS SINGS Chicago (U.R) Usually aus tere Sen. Paul H. Douglas (D-Ill.) limbered up his singing voice at a campaign rally at the Sun beam Electric Co. plant hero Monday. Douglas whipped off a couple choruses of "You Are My Sunshine" and then got down to business, speaking about local issues. Thousands With Insomnia S0.GBP Sound All Night-Awakt Frtsh UaertofiMwaiADarailnltacpfaag ;: Capautca haw fburid m you can : blcaatd aound aleep. Dorntta dm ben clinically tettcd for aaftty an4 ' b fuaranteud non-habit tannine. : : The world of medieiiva pfoyowwi , owhy tolaratc a lcplaa riht tht 1 you tired ana won oat tbo awxt day. Now for only t per :. capsule yov. can ftn4 the teat yon : : want. Dormtaentta but II.J lor ' v capeulea ao aefa no prow lotion . la needed and DooniA most awta you or your anonoy backt Accept v no nibetitute. Thtn a lf SuMitut for--;, - v - J SLZEFING CAPS'JLCS Potato prices dropped 11 per cent, apples ISYi per cent and tomatoes almost 20 per cent, reflecting seasonal supplies. Orange prices, however, con tinued to rise and reached the highest level since 1020. Egg prices, which usually ad vance seasonally in September, declined as a result of record breaking production. : , Pork prlces'declined seasonal ly but beer prices were some what highger. New car prices declined further as dealers continued .to make price concessions to clear their old stock. Tire prices 'also declined. TuMday. October 2R. I9S4 MEDFORD (OREGON MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEElf (TYlefain 2 Means a better than $3,200,000 direct , Ion in income from our suite's economy. 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