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I Legion Meeting A report on the - recent district conference will be given at a meeting of Post 15, American Legion, at 8 p.m. today at the Legion home, S31 South Riverside ave. ; "7 ' ' ': Bike Abandoned A Cadillac bicycle, license number 972, has been abandoned at the home of Barbara Lynn Gordon, 932 King ft, she reported yesterday to . city police. V Garbage Dumped Persons ridine in a car dumper garbage on Manzanita st yesterday, ac cording to a complaint filed with city police, by Minnie Zahnow, 528 Boardman st. Fire, Inspections The - Med ford city fire marshal yesterday issued six orders for correction of hazardous conditions after inspecting one place of public ' assembly, one hotel, and five - business occupancies. . - DAV Meeting The regular meeting of the Jackson county chapter of Disabled American Veterans will be held at Camp White starting at 8 o'clock this evening. It will be a social meet ing and refreshments will be served. Accordion students from : Eve Prentice's studio will enter tain. " ' ..... . At Parks AFB Donald D Stockhoff, son of Mr. and Mrs K. G. Stockhoff r.72r"Bennett ft., is now undergoing basic mili tary training in Air Force -at Parks Air Force base; Calif., ac cording to an armed forces re lease. A graduate of Medf ord high school, Airman Stockhoff entered the Air Force on Sept. 3, 1954. .w- : ' . Fire Inspections Fire Mar shal Truman Nelson yesterday inspected five business occu pancies, one hotel and one place of public assembly, and issued fix orders for the removal of fire hazards, firemen said today. A trash fire on East Jackson st. ,was extinguished yesterday aft ernoon at the request of neigh bors, and a rural pumper this morning answered a flue fire alarm at 1140 Morrow rd. No damage was reported. : . TONITE! SHOW AT 7 P.M. AnvEimo Va JOHNSON UlSSW PLUS ; ' I lis FULLY AGED for Hither 71$ te -T I J T 7 I V I 0 x. ' S?.4"- 0r i . . 1 Famovt from , : coorf fo coasf nn Jy 0 n . THIS WHISKEY IS 4 YEARS OLD. 86 PROOF THE H ILL AND HILL COMPANY. LOUISVILLE. KY, Parking Tickets A total of 115 tickets were issued yesterday by city police on charges, of violation of parking meter time limits. -i ..... ,f Dance Clb Merry -Go-Rounders, square , dance club. will meet tonight at 8 o'clock at Camp CorraL Potluck refresh ments will be served. V Undergoes Suraerr Leslie J. Weigart, Rogue River, is a pa tient in Osteopathic hospital fol lowing surgery yesterday, it was reported this morning.-, ' ": ; " ' " : Move During the week the J. H. Enders family moved from 1 Acorn way, to Coos Bay, and Ihe Lloyd Hagers left 30 Haw: inorne ave.., for Trenton Neb. i At Home Mrs.'A. G. McMil lian, who recently underwent major surgery at Community hospital, is now convalescing at her home, 661 J. st. and is re ceiving visitors. . . ' ' .' BuildinS Permit W. E. Brooks has obtained a $17,000 building permit to construct a residence at 2116 Woodlawn dr., according to records on file in the office of the city building department. i .-' Bike Stolen Rose A. Stinson, 626 West Fourth St., has reported the,-theft of her son's bicycle from St. Mary's school yesterday afternoon, according to city po- licei : "- : :. Books Taken Eugene Thomas McFadden, 547 Marie st, has reported . to. city police that school books were taken from his I bicycle yesterday while it was' parked on Sixth st. between Grape and Holly sts. "" " In. Hospital Paul Lattin, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lat tin, route 2, box 380D, Medford, underwent a tonsillectomy at Community Hospital this morn ing,' the hospital reported. Back From Hunting .Don) Dwyer Jr., Houston Pitts War ren Bayliss, Fred Baker and Jim Henry returned Monday from Rocky Point resort on Klamath lake where they were over the week end duck hunting. House Entered The resi dence at 1280 South Stage rd. was reported to the sheriff's of fice to have been entered with several furniture items missing. The report was made by Hilda Spencer, 1294 South Stage , rd. An investigation is being made by the sheriff of the entry. To England Donald Clay- pool, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Claypool, 2024 Bullock rd., sail ed Nov. 8 for England after vis iting here with his parents. He entered the service in Febru ary, 1953, and- before that at tended Southern' Oregon col lege. He is a military policeman. . Patients Reported S acred Heart ' hospital reported this morning that Mrs. . Granville Slack, 201 Lincoln st, and Linda Joyce Robbins, five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Robbins, Trail, underwent surgery this morning. Mrs. Slack is a nurse at the hospital. Guy Mason, Sunny Valley, Oregon, and Mrs. Marion Butlerl 2701 Connell ave., are in the hospital for medical care. ; . Si1 . V-v $265 n. $iio I ' lib KENTUCKY STRAIGHT D0URD0H WHISKEY Sister Visits Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Goodrich and daughter Judy; Yoncalla, Ore., left Sun day evening after visiting for a the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Don Miller, 542 North Bartiett st. The women are sisters. : Trial Change A district court jury trial formerly set for Dec. 21 has been changed to Jan. 18 in a charge involving driving while intoxicated against Walter Albert Rhodes, 29, route 2, box 102A, Jacksonville, ac cording to court records. . Gasoline Theft Theft of seven gallons of gasoline from a car owned by Mercedes Edna Sanders, 240 South Grape st., has been reported to city police. The theft took place last night while the car was parked at her home, the complaint said. . ; ''. .' . v:-' Newcomers Two families ar rived last week' in Medford to live. Mr.- and Mrs. James Ten- gesdal came here from Ephrata, Wash., and are living at 1216 West Eighth st. Mr. and. Mrs. Henry W. Rohrbach, formerly of Oroville, Calif., have moved to 725 South Central ave. . ' '- ';" ..' -' : . Graduated --Cpl Francis L. Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl . Campbell; , Applegate, re cently, was graduated from the 4th infantry regiment leadership school. at-Ladd Air Force base, Alaska. He has been in Alaska since September, 1953, and is a squad leader in Company L of the regiment's 3rd battalion. His basic training was at Ft. Camp bell, Ky. ... ? Assigned Cpl. .Chester L. Ruby, whose" wife, Elisabeth, lives at 1032 West 10th st, Med ford, recently was assigned to the 7th base post office in Japan, according to an. Army news re lease. An assistant postal clerk, Corporal Ruby has been in the Army since 1940 and has served in ; Germany.. His v last assign ment was in the military intelli gence corps at Ft. Bragg, N.C. . Osteopathic Meeting Mem bers of the Southern Oregon Osteopathic ' society met last night for dinner at the home of Dr. and Mrs. George S. Jennings. The dinner was served by the auxiliary, with Mrs. Albert Grif fin and Mrs. Jennings as co-host esses, and after dinner the mem bers saw a film oh public rela tions and osteopathic education. . ' Transferred Ralph J. Ellis, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Ellis, Willow Springs rd., has been transferred from the Columbia basin to the Medford office of the bureau of reclamation as an engineer on the Talent division project of the Rogue Basin de velopment program. He and his family now are living or the Ellis ranch at Beagle and plan to build a home in the spring. To Manage Lot Ray Jones, 24 Geneva st, will manage the parking lot opened last week at Main and Front its. A. B. Culey, who has managed the service station at that corner since 1926, will continue to operate the sta tion for the sale of gas and oils and Milton Friesen will- be em ployed at the lot. Fred Robinson of Robinson Bros, store has leas ed the property and will oper ate the lot. i Son .Here Paul K.Bowker, a Navy electronics and radar man, left last week after visiting his parents,' Mr. t id Mrs. Ken neth Bowker, route 1,". box 68, Central Point. He was on leave and '. arrived here - from Mem phis, Tenn. . He now i is . at the Chincoteague, Va.; Air Force base. He attended-Crater high school and entered the service in August' 1853. He received ba sic training at San Diego, Calif, Births - WEST To Mr. and Mrs. Ham mond . Jr., route 1 box 399C, Medford, Nov. 22, 1954, boyv 8V& pounds at Sacred Heart Hospital. COFFMAN To Mr. jand Mrs. Fred, R. 1, Box 251, Central Point, Nov. 23, 1954, girl, 6V4 pounds, at Community- Hospital. ROBERTSON To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth, 709 Manzanita st, Central Point girl,' 6Vi pounds, at Sacred Heart Hospital - CHAPMAN-o-Tc- Mfand Mrs. Irsel, 1206 E. lltlt st., Nov. 22, 1954, boy, 6 pounds, ; at Sacred Heart Hospital. .; .'. ; .; ' , - WHITE Tq Mr. -fand Mrs. John F., route 1, box 157, Gold HU1, Nov. 21, 1954,; a boy, 9 pounds, at CommunitylHospitaL BOWERS To Mr. and Mrs. Richard 327 Maple st., Nov. 22, 1954, a girl, 5 pounds, at Com munity, Hospital. , s Portland Cash Grain Portland Price i Reported by the USOA market newi tervice; Wheat No. 2 oft white. $77 JO a ton bulk, prompt delivery f.o.b. Portland. No. 2 white oata; 3-lb. test. Coast delivery. $58.00 ton; Portland delivery. S53.50 54 ton; No. 2 Western barley. $54 94 JO. Coast delivery Soybean meal. S97 a ton, car, prompt delivery. Port land; td. millrun, prompt shipment. f.o.b. Portland, $43.50-44 ton: No. 2 yellow corn, $68.30-69 ton f.o.b.-Portland. Wholesale Hay Prices: No. 3 green alfalfa baled to.b. Portland. $32 truck; $34 rail. Portland Grain Exchange: Monday' dose, -v . . ; - Bid Soft White $2.34 Soft White, no rex 234 White Club 2.34 Hard R. Winter Ord. 2.35 r LeaefesaeHBaVeaaee a. taewC f NATO CONFERENCE Military leaders of North Atlantic Treaty Organization opened a two-day conference in Wash ington, D. C, to hammer out recommendations on future size and makeup of V'estern defense forces. Adm. Arthur W. Radford (left) chairman of U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, shown conferring with Gen. Augustin Guillaume, chairman of French Chiefs of Staff and chairman of NATO Military Committee before meeting began, s , v . v Recommend Parakeet Quarantine in Stale ' Portland (U.R) The Oregon State Board of Health today recommended an "indefinite" quarantine for 1400 parakeets in the state. One of them was found to be infected with psitta cosis and may have transmitted the disease to the others, the board said. , The 1400 birds are held by health authorities in Marion, Lane, Linn and Douglas coun ties. They were seized from. stores and pet shops and from 'V and W Enterprises" which had previously sold at least 2000 of the psittacine birds in the state. Three operators of the V and W firm were given suspended fines and jail sentences in Rose burg last week on charges of il ie gaily, importing psittacine birds into the state and failing to keep records available for in spection by health authorities. Portland Livestock Portland (U.P.) Cattle 200. Commercial-good 1100 lb. steers $20-21; cutter-utility steers $10.50-12.50: light commercial heifers $15: canner-cutter cows mostly $6.50-7.50: utility ; cows SB-ll; utility-commercial bulls $12.50 $14. - Calves 50. Good-choice vealers and light calves $18-20; utility-commercial grades $9-16. Hogs 250. Choice .2-3 lightweight butchers with 170-235 lb. weights at $20.75-21: choice 1 lots $21.50; choice 435-665 lb. sows $15-17. Sheep "300." Choice-prime wooled lambs $18-18.50; good nearby feeder lambs $13-13.50; range feeders $15; good daughter ewes $3. Portland Produce ' Portland (U.P.)- Eggs To retail ers; Grade AA large. 48c doz.: A large 45-46C doz.; AA medium 38-39c; A medium, 37-38c; A small. 31-32C doz.; cartons, l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA grade prints 66c lb.; cartons, 67c; A prints 66c; cartons. 67c; B prints. 64c. Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched dar Oregon Singles, 42'2-45',ic; 5-lb. loaves, 46 Va -49 Vs. Processed American cheese, S-lb. loaf. 39Vj-41c lb. Farm Market ' ' Northwest vegetables in surplus to day with prices under pressure at the East Side Farmers' market and along the wholesale district; five flats of iSalway peaches from The Dalles quot ed at $3.50-3.75; small to medium cab bage brought $1.72-2 a crate: large led delicious apples quoted $6-6.60. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers No. 1 quality, f.o.b. Portland): Fryers, 2'2 to 41,2 lbs., 23-25c lb.; at farm! 20-23c lb.; roasters, 4',i lbs. and up. 26-27c lb.; f.o.b. Portland; 24-25c at ranch; light hens, 11c; heavy hens, all wts 13c; old roosters, 10-llc lb. Dressed Chickens--No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers, 36-37c lb.: roasters, 36-39c; light hens, 22-23c; heavy hens, 26-27c; cut up fryers, all wts.. 49-50c; whole drawn, 43-44c lb. .. Turkey Paying prices to produc ers for 1954 turkeys: Heavy-, type hens, 34c lb. f.o.b. farm on N.Y. dress ere basis; toms, same basis. 24c lb.; lightweight hens. 36c; light-type toms, 35c; fryer-roaster, 32c lb. live. To re tailers: A grade hens, ready to cook, 50-51C lb.; N. Y. dressed, to 45c lb.; A grade toms, oven-ready.-41-44c: light type, A grade hens, oven-ready, 52 53c; light toms, 48-49c lb. Rabbits (average to growers f.o.b. killing plants) Idve white. 3',i-4',4 lbs., 18-20c up; 5-6 lbs., 14-1 6c: colored pelts. 4c under; old does. 8-10c lb.; a few higher. Fresh dressed fryers to re tailers,- 54-57c; cut up, 60-63C Starting Thursday NOV. 25 9 P.M. The Three Notes BAND Thanksgiving SPECIALS Turkey and Ham DBNNERS OPEN 1 P.M. Thanksgiving Day Make Reservations Early by Calling Geld Hill 5-9230 Balloen'Gifts Sat. Nites The Dardaiiclle gold hiu: Obituary JOHN CATEY : Funeral services are pending at Perl funeral home lor John S. Catey, 428'4 West Fourth st who died in a local hospital to day. He was a long-time resident, of Central Point and Medford. STANLEY EVANS Graveside services for Stan ley Eugene Evans, 2 months, who died Monday, will.be held in Siskiyou Memorial park Wed nesday at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. George R. V. Bolster of St Mark's Episcopal church offic iating. -Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. The "baby was born in Med ford Sept. 13, 1954, and surviv ors include his mother, Mrs; Jacqueline Cartwright, Medford, and his grandmothers, Mrs. Amy True, Medford, and Mrs. Goldy Hicks, California. 4 Wall Street New York (U.R) Industrial shares made new history today when their average climbed above the 1929 high to an all time record peak. ., . . -' '" Large trading - volume accom panied the final push through the. old market high made on Sept. 3, 1929. That historic oc casion was followed by a decline that ended in- disaster for the market which made a record low in mid-1932. , ; ; Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T .'..174 Anaconda .... .. 43 Chrysler l.....;.....M 62 Curtiss Wright- .- 13 General Electric . . . 45 General Motors ....:..:..' 92 Montgomery Ward ...... 72 Penn. R. R. . 18 Penney, J. C. .-...-i 87 Radio . - 35 Southern Co. 17 Southern- Pacific ... 501 S. OU of Calif. 72 Texas Gulf Sulphur ..122 Transamerica ...-:........ 37 Tri - Continental -.... 25 United Aircraft ... 67 U. S. Rubber .. 41 U. S. Steel .......J.. 68 Youngstown W.M... 63 The Navy keeps time with an accuracy of five-millionths of a second. MEDFORD ' Firemen's Annual Ball SQUARE DANCE Camp Corral, Camp Whit POPULAR . Walker's Dreamland, Medford THANKSGIVING NIGHT - NOV. 25 ' Music by: , ' BALDY EVANS and HIS BAN D . Admission $1.00 Per Person ' . . OMAR'S RESTAURANT Serving Complete , Dinners from 1 P.M. to Midnight O DINE at - - WORLD FAMOUS mm :UDiEsnm Dinners Served from 6 p.m. Till 11:30 p.m. Closed Tuesdays , r-, For Reservations Calf Central Point 122 ; Tuesday NoTember IS, 1SS4 Ray Lewis Funeral Service Wednesday At Sacred Heart Funeral services for Ray X. Lewis, 67, of 612 Catherine st, who died .at a local hospital Monday, will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic church on Wed nesday at 11 a.m. with the Very Rev. Father N. J. Deis officiat ing.. Interment will be in Jack sonville cemetery. He had been a Medford resident for the past 36 years. " Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be held at Perl funeral home at 8 o'clock tonight.' The deceased, who had been employed by Pierce Freight Lines, was born at Morilla town ship, Manistee county, Michigan, on Feb. 7, 1887, and was a mem ber of Sacred Heart church. Knights of Columbus and Med ford Elks lodge. On June 15, .1910, he was married to Miss Rose Noud, who survives. Other, survivors in clude four sons, Robert Rich ard and James, all. of Medford, and Ray,- Redmond, , Ore.; a daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Coats, Medford; a . brother, Alvin, Yreka, and nine grandchildren. , The ostrich, though unable to fly, is by no means helpless against - its enemies. Its 2 ft stride carries it along at a good forty miles an hour. This giant bird can sense danger from afar as it is over seven feet tall and has keen vision! PORTLAND -CIVIC OPERA ASSOC ARIEL RUBSTEIN, Conductor WORLD'S GREATEST .OPERA STARS from , la Scala, Metropolitan, ' London, Roma and San Francisco ' . "- Operot . . . BARBARA GIBSON SALVATORE BACCAIONI CESARE BAROEUI -DESIRE LIGETI ; , CIVIC AUDITORIUM . Friday, NovmitMr 26, :30 P.M. TldmtK $4.0, $4.20, $3.40, $2.40, 1.M Tax, uwnpt. Mail OnWl: Partlaad CMc Optra AswetaHeo, P.O. tax 97a. CA 171. HELD OVER BY POPULAR DEMAND Capitol Recording Stars APPEARING NIGHTLY At Tho Grants Pass , Phono Gr. 6-6566 on 99 at 66, Ashland" WILL BE OPEN v Thanksgiving Day 7th Year At. This Location ' MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN Rookie Officer Saves Man in House Blaze Payette, Ida U.R) A rookie policeman has been credited with saving the life of a 50-year-old man trapped by fire in a three room house here yesterday. Officer Bill Hodge, who has been with ; the Payette police force only a short tune," rushed to the burning home along with firemen, broke in a bedroom window and pulled the lone occu pant, Frank Simmons, to safety. Simmons clothing was in flames but Hodge rolled him in a blan ket, smothering the fire.. : "', ' Simmons was taken to Payette adiiillii.il TONITE ALAN LADD BIGGER THAN EVER! i BOLDER THAN EVER! BETTER THAN EVER!! PATRICIA MEDINA' wum Teclinicolor-jfeJ (1017! Here5 r Romance and Adventure a. . . 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