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SIT MEDF-ORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday. Nortmber 10. 1954 ACTIVE PRANKSTER Baton, Rouge, La. (U.R) Mi chael Hamilton called in the police Tuesday after a . prank ster sent him a lady seeking her lost dog, a hearse to pick up a body, and a repairman to adjust his septic tank. While he talked to police a truck'drove up and the driver said:Tve come for the dead horse." All Barber Shops WILL CLOSE Thursday, Nov. 11. In Observance of ; VETERANS DAY Local 269, J.B.I.U. Brooks Scanlon Signs No Wage Boost Pad V Bend (U.R) Brooks Scanlon, Inc., announced yesterday it has signed a no wage' increase agree ment with, the International Woodworkers of America (CIO). The contract expires April 1, 1956. Negotiations were started early this year, but were inter rupted by the three-month lum ber strike this summer. Jack . Chambers, local busi ness agent for the union, said the major contract change was the substitution of a mainten ance shop for the union shop. Under this provision, an em ploye is not required to join the union. Chambers said the agreement covers only the firm's mill workers. - - 106 North Ivy Around the PHONE Corner from the Post Office! 2-2046 - Saturday Specials! '"r 4 rbcs PORK or Ground BEEF , . 4 lbs. $1.00 EL,,ST,LA" Lean and I r 4A ALL PORK Tender ID. W7l SAUSAGE . -? ' ' 3 lbs. $1.00 BEEF R0ASTS BEEF STEAKS 33c lb. srE ib. 49c ;:v:':;;:::; SIRLOIN, ROUND BONELESS ""SHORT RIBS Rolled ROASTS Bake in IL 1 0- Fine for 11 EQ. the Oven ID I VC oven roastsIP J7C Locker Meat 28 lbs. '10 : V - - ' - ...... ' . ,. CHEVROLET SPORTS COJJPE The Bel Air sport coupe, shown above, is now on display at Courtesy Chevrolet company, Ninth and Bartlett sts., where it is attracting considerable atten tion. Two-tone color styling is available in the sport coupes and convertibles, which are among 14 models this year. All Chevrolets for 1955 were completely restyled. Legion's Gorilla Will Return Home' Stuffy, the big . gorilla J who has been helping Medf ord's American Legion post in its an nual membership' drive, is going home tomorrow to Barkley's Menagerie at-Phoenbtv ' , . In recent , weeks Stuffy has appeared on radio and television shows and has been, in' and out of many ; downtown Medford business places? And, Command er Herb Crain of the Medford Legion Post reports,! Stuffy has materially aided the j member ship drive. " Medford Legionnaires who are also businessmen were, pick ed as team captains, and retain ed custody of Stuffy until they got 25 members. Then he was passed along to the next team captain. s Thus, Stuffy brought in a good many members for the American Legion, but it was purely a friendly gesture on his part. He isnt even a member himself. Counterfeiters Too Good Stuttgart, Germany U.R) Seven men were brought to trial here on counterfeiting charges Tuesday. Authorities said they were .caught because the coun terfeit five mark ($1.19) pieces they were making were'of bet ter quality than the legitimate ones. - ; : Ashland's Police Chief Resigns Ashland Chief of Police Vera Smith submitted a letter of resig nation to the city council's police committee chairman yesterday. Council action on the letter will be taken at the next meeting, v The resignation is the result of a long-standing dispute about the fact .that" Smith recently built a new home just outside the city limits. The .city charter requires that appointive officers of the' city reside within the city. A charter amendment to change this ; provision was defeated by the voters at last week's election. YMCA Activities Planned Tomorrow Starting at 9 a.m. in the gym nasium and at 9:45 a.m. in the swimming p o o 1, the Medford YMCA has a full day's schedule of games, contests and events for young people tomorrow, Vet erans' Day. There are events for both boys and girls, including a ping-pong tournament in the lobby. : - -'- The lobby will .be open all day, and those interested in events in their age group may inquire at the desk for further particulars. Members are invited to bring friends with- them. It's got a "V" in its bonnet or your choice of two new Sixes! . He motommic CHeYTolet for '55 Great new (0) (0) Two new 6 s It's the valve-in-head V8 as only the valve-in-head leader can build it! You'd expect Chevrolet to out-V8 the field-and it has! Chevrolet's new "Turbo-Fire V8" puts a brand-new kind of excitement under your ,". foot. The excitement of 162 horsepower! The excitement of an 8 to 1 ultra-high .compression ratio that squeezes more pure fun out of a gallon of gas than you ever dreamed possible! The hew "Turbo-Fire ' V8" is so efficient that it requires only four quarts of oil instead of the usual five or more. And it has the shortest piston stroke in the low price field, for longer engine life. But we can't even begin to give ' you the whole story here. Come in and drive the new "Turbo-Fire V8!" With enough new advances " ' to fill a book I ' Chevrolet offers two new highstepping sixes for 1955 ! There's the new "Blue-Flame 136" (teamed with Powerglide as an extra-cost option) and the new "Blue-Flame 123.": Both bring you new, higher-rated power-the zippy, thrifty high-compression kind. Both have new, more efficient cooling and lubrication systems i . . new engine mounts that result in almost unbelievable smoothness. And,? like the new. 'Turbo Fire V8,"; both are sparked by a new 12-voIt electrical system for finer performance and faster cold-weather starting. They're' the liveliest, smoothest sixes Chevrolet ever put into a passenger car! ' Explained Retarded Children , . " - . . - - 1'.'"- Program Before Week Opens Jackson county's role in aid ing retarded ' children was ex plained today by Mrs. Robert Minear in advance of national retarded children's week, Nov. 14 to 23. Mrs.' Minear is general chairman of study groups for parents of the mentally retarded. Four r such ,' groups,.; with 30 families participating, meet in the county each month to study child growth 'and development of the mentally' retarded. They were formed last year through the Jackson . County Public Health association. : , Professional Aid The groups have the profes sional consultation of Francis Kline, director of special educa tion in . Ashland; Karl Hayes, teacher of the pilot school in Phoenix; Miss Dorothy Collar d, supervisor of nursing, Jackson county Public Health depart ment; and Miss Mary Vanden berg, psychiatric - social work er. -. .' V There are an estimated 5,000 mentally retarded children in Oregon public schools, not in cluding those at Fairview home, Mrs. Minear reported. Many more are cared for in homes. About 2 per cent of the popula tion is estimated to be "institu tion cases," she said. About 500 children from the county are in Fairview home. . ; Aim Told Aim of the national retarded children's week .is to enlighten the general public, it was said, both in recognizing the scope of the problem and in under standing t that proper education of the retarded results in many more happy and productive in dividuals, r " v ; Phoenix High School Sets Friday Program Piioehix An open house and program will be held at the Phoenix High school at 8 p.m. Friday in observance of Ameri can Education week, it was an nounced today by Vice-Principal William E .Ruck! V A concert by the band and chorus will be presented, and after this all high school rooms will be open for. inspection by parents. Teachers will be in their rooms to meet with those attending. ' At 9 p.m. refreshments will be served in the home economics Patrons of the district, and other interested valley residents, will be welcome, Ruck said. . PUC Hearings Held .For Milk Carriers Routine carrier hearings were held in Medf ord's city hall yes terday by the office of the Ore gon Public Utility commissioner, according to John McLaughlin, hearing examiner. ' ' Two contract milk hauling ap plications to serve both Jackson and Josephine counties were heard, and one package delivery permit in Grants Pass was open for hearing. Only one protest ! was made, which was later with- arawn, ne saia. ? ? ; The milk hauling applications concerned . applications by Ro land Holmes, Medford, and W. A. Reinmiller, Klamath" Falls. PUC permits will be approved and Issued later by the commis sioner on the matters concerned. More than a new car ... a new CONCEPT of low-cost motoring (and much too good to miss driving!) " r (DdDOJinnrESiY 2" . - (DnnffivouaDiLiE'ff Phone 2-6115 o . ...... . Medford PHOENIX COURT Phoenix Police : Chief Jim Perry reported the following court cases in Jnoemx on jvion day: Robert , C. Wendt, Grants Pas3, violation of basic rule, $10 bail: Thorton S. Wiley. Ashland. violation of basic 'rule, $10 bail; George M. k Sennatt, ; Ashland, violation of basic rule, $15; Wil liam H. Stabler, Ashland, viola tion of basic rule, $10 bail, and Eldon ,D. Nelson, Medford, vio lation of basic rule, $15 bail. Judge. Frank DeSouza presided. SLEEP wit TONIGHT! muiihH nilmtli ill ilMMfc m m w . a WAINSCOTT'S PHARMACY "400 E. Main,. Coratr RiviM Z X X m - O c 9 v (A m O c 0 o c z X S m .- O 0 o c m . 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WOOL FULL FEATURE SLEEP ING BAGS $10.50 COOLER CHESTS "LITTLE BROWN CHEST" LARGE, Reg. 21.65, NOW ..-I .' 15.75 THREE SMALL, Reg. 10.89 'l Jl. 7.25 . fc Just a Few of 500 Super Speciali OPEN SUN DAYS & EVEN I NGS Week Days ...... 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. Sundays ...... 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. 4 TTHBCTtO
