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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1954)
Local and Xi Mu Meeting A meeting of the XI Mu chapter, Beta Sigma Phi, will meet Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 8 p. m., at the home of Miss Adabee Seiler, 1132 West Main st. Wiih Minesweeper Thomas M. Barnes, son of, Mrs. May A. Barnes, 1545 Camp Baker rd., Is serving as a Navy electrician's mate third class, on the mine sweeper,( USS Hornbill, which was" engaged in Atlantic fleet training exercise, "LANTFLEX 1-55," according to a Navy news release. a ,One-Car Accident Bertha Viola Keeton, 39, .' of route 3, box 103, Central Point, was the driver of a car which overturned near the intersection of Biddle rd., and Airport rd., at about 6:45 p.m. Sunday, according to state police. Officers said the car ended upon its top after the wheels locked. The vehicle was towed away and Medford fire men flushed down gasoline spill ed in the accident. Ends Tonire! Show at 7 p.m. IStHII WILLIAMS JOAN IVA1S VIVIAN SUUNI 2 FOR 1" TICKETS ARE GOOD TONITE! MWQVJ ""FERRER. TO FOR UNCHANGING 1 "' PremK IV.- wl .'. tI' Sir cST" ,e&L At1! V C '17 Ask for STRAIGHT, KENTUCKY. BOURBON 6 YEARS OLDj. 86 PROOFS ANCIENT, AGE, DISTILLING .CO., FMNKFORQENjTUClCY Personal Guild to Meet The emb ers of Providence guild of Sac red Heart hospital will meet Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 8 p.m. in the recreation rooms at the hos pital. At Osteopathic Mrs. Wil liam Cody, Camp White, is a medical patient at Osteopathic hospital. Others reported there are Mrs. Luther Clark, Alturas, Calif., and Mrs. Leslie Howard, Portola, Calif., both convales cing from surgery. Return Mr. and Mrs. George Feltman, 637 Pennsylvania ave., returned home Sunday evening after visiting for the Thanksgiv ing holidays at Caldwell, Ida., with their son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Shaw, and children, Linda, Tim 'and Greg ory. Visit Here Mr. and Mrs. Dyles Moore, Alameda, Calif., visited here during the Thanks giving ' holidays with Mr. and Mrs. A. L. King, 1200 Crater Lake highway, and Mr. and Mrs. Linn Elliott, 13 Oregon terrace Rummage A rummage sale will be sponsored Thursday and Friday, Dec. 2 and 3, at the Pres byterian church basement, spon sored by the Bethany circle of the church. The sale hours will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., both days. Contributions for the sale may be left at the church office. On Wisconsin Rex Hopper, a Marine ' private f irst class, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nina Hopper, Central Point1, is serving on the battleship USS Wisconsin, and has participated in the year's largest Atlantic Fleet training exercise coded for brevity as "LANTFLEX 1-55," according to a release -from the fleet home town news center at Great Lakes. o o o J... for unchanging AMOMNT Jl??f lilt fiH i TELEPHONING WHITE HOUSE from Lewisburg, Pa. home, Mrs. Hurley Baumer, mother of Major William P. Baumer (right), one of 13 Americans jailed by Chinese Reds on "spy" charges, Is as sured U. S. Is doing everything "humanly possible with peaceful means" to liberate captured Air Force men. (International) Licensed To Wed Emil Au gust Berg, 45, salesman, Reno, Nev., and Irene Oela Sheets, 38, bank teller, Medford, obtained a license to wed Nov. 26 at the Josephine county courthouse. At Community Kenneth McKenzie, 661 Gilman rd., un derwent major surgery today at Comumnity hospital, attendants reported. Those having minor surgery there today are- Robert Boyd, Crescent ' City, Calif.; Donald Grant, 2961 Crater Lake ave., and Robert Merrill Jr., 6, son of Mrs. Marie Merrill, route 2, box' 163, Central Point, and Robert Merrill of Medford. . . Man Ciied Voy Nelson Bell, 22, of 515 Liberty st., was cited by city police yesterday for operating a motor vehicle on the wrong side of the street and drunk in public, following a two-car collision. Operator of the other car was Herman Quin- ley Hawks, 513 Boardman st. The accident occurred on Man- zanita st. between Boardman st. and Beatty st. CHMffi w BOURBON LUXURY! Today-as in the 'past, Ancient Age remains the supreme luxury in bourbon ... distilled and aged a full six years by the same company that offers it to you, NEW LOW PRICE MAKES NEWS! Now with its wonderful price reduction, the superb quality of Ancient Age can be enjoyed by more people than ever before. Next time you buy bourbon, choose Ancient Age. You'll be glad you did. "Double A" luxury! Radio Theft A portable ra dio was reported stolen from the glove compartment of Col leen Hope's ranch wagon some time Friday night while parkd at the Tally-Ho restaurant at Talent, according to city police records. .. Man Arrested John William Axtell, 22, of 212 South Barne- burg rd., was arrested at Butte Falls by the state police over the week end and was charged with indecent exposure, accord ing to the sheriffs office and state police. Axtell posted $2, 000 cash bail on the charge. House Struck Charles Louis Houston, 1014 Maple Park dr., was the operator of a car Satur day .night which ! jumped the curb at 536 North Bartlett st. and struck the residence of Ruby Ellis Rusque, city police said. The impact cracked and moved part of the house's foun dation,, they added. The car traveled 63 feet after leaving the pavement. Houston was cited for violation of the basic rule. AGE Bid Check A $30 fictitious check was reported returned to the Jackson hotel marked "ac count closed," according to city police records. It was passed on Nov. 5, officials said. Driver Tests The Secretary ox States office has announced that a driver's license examin er will be on duty at the public library in Eagle Point on Tues day, Dec. 7, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Collision -Two vehicles were involved in a collision at the in tersection of Third and Front sts today at about 9:09 a.m., according to city police records, One operator, Emerson Glen Wolfe, 801 North Central ave., was .cited for failure to yield the right of way. The other driv-' er was Donald Ora Garner, 2583 Howard ave. Medical Care Jake Strong, 53 Ross court; Mrs. Ida Denni- son, 56 North Peach st.; Mrs. G. L. Brant, 1022 West 11th st; David Jones, 303 North Holly St.; Randy Johnson, three months, -son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Johnson, Jacksonville, and Mrs. David Lowry, Talent, are reported as medical patients today at Sacred Heart hospital. . Have Surgery Several new surgery . patients were reported today at Sacred Heart hospital. They include Clarence Pankey, 321 Apple st.; Mrs. William Thompson, Gold ' Hill; Lowell Corbell, 330 North Front st.; Mrs. Lorraine Backus, 1800 My ers lane; Steve Bielby, 2358 Howard ave.; Mrs. Everett De- Giamo, route 2, Medford, and Joseph Verbin, Grants Pass. Obituaries BERTHA NAVE Services for Bertha Anne Nave, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore-A. Nave, who died Saturday, were held today at the graveside in Siskiyou Memorial park with Father Wil liam McLeod of Sacred Heart Catholic church officiating. Conger-Morris funeral home was in charge of funeral arrange ments. Other survivors include the grandparents, Clemens p. Nave, Medford; and Mr. and Mrs. John Fetko, Garfield, N. J. MARIE GILLISPIE Mrs. Marie Gillispie, 72, of Eagle Point, died Sunday in a local hospital. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. CHARLES TRUE Charles P. True, 71, died Sun day at his home, 791 Garfield ave. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral arrange ments. ' JOHN TRAUTMAN Funeral services for John Trautmari, 81, who died Friday at his home in Central Point, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev. Andrew Rahn of the Pen tecostal Church of God officiat ing. Interment will be in Cen tral Point cemetery. The deceased was born in South Russia, Dec. 16, 1872. In 1889 he came to the United States and at Butte, Neb., was united in marriage to Iouisa Horst on March 20, 1898. In 1942 he moved to Central Point, where he lived until his death. Survivors include six sons, Fred G., Herbert H., Emil E., and Albert E., aU of Central Point; and Theodore and Alvin E., Everett, Wash.; two daughters, Mrs. John! Anhorn and Mrs. Dale Bartley, Central : Point; three brothers, ChrisNand Jacob, Med ford; and Gottlieb, Herrick, S.D.; two sisters, Mrs. Lena Dow, Minatare, Neb.; and Mrs. Lydia Boes, Mission, S.D.; 26 grandchil dren and 15 great-grandchildren. Births KING To Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert, P. O. Box 833, Central Point, Nov. 27, 1954, a boy, weight 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. DUHAIME To Mr. and Mrs. William, 701 Dakota ave., Nov. 28, 1954, a girl, weight 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. TODD To Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert, 271 North Mountain ave. Ashland, Nov. 28, 1954, a boy, weight IVi pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. BURK To Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert, ' route 1, box 654E, Eagle Point, Nov. 29, 1954, a girl, weight 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. MARTIN To Mr. and Mrs'. John, 730 West 14th st., Nov. 28, 1954, - a boy, weighing ' 6Vi pounds, at Community hospital. KEZER To Mr. and Mrs. Harold, 971 Ross. lane, Nov. 27, 1954, a girl, weighing . IV pounds, at Osteopathic hospitaL OUSTERHOUT To Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence, route 1, Box 95, Eagles Point. Nov. 27. 1954. a girl, weighing JPA-, pounds, at osteopathic hospital. NELSON To Mr. and Mrs. Robert, 3410 North Pacific high way, Nov. 29, 1954, a girL weigh ing IVz pounds, at Osteopathic hospitaL Monday, November It, 1984 PJ-,J-rT'1 W ffc; w y wvx irrun tm. i.krv. Andrei Vlshinskv as head of Russian delegation to United Nations, Jakob Malik (right) is greeted by Anthony Nutting, head of United Kingdom delegation, in UN Security Council chamber in New York. (International) Fish Counting Operations Halted Portland U.R) Army engi neers reported today that they have called a halt to fish-counting operations at Bonneville dam for the 1954 calendar year. Ivan Donaldson, fish biologist for the Engineers, said counting was suspended by agreements with the states of Oregon and Washington and that this is the customary time to stop 'the count since there are so few fish migrating up the Columbia. Counting at McNary dam, un der the jurisdiction of the Walla Walla district of the Corps of Engineers, will come to a halt at the end of Tuesday's count ing. Fish counting will be re sumed at Bonneville March 1. Unofficial totals for the year found steelhead and blueback runs good, Chinook runs not so good, the silver run bad, and humpbacks, with a total of four, average. The Chinook total was 320, 945, as compared with the 16 year average of 358,152 from 1938 to 1953. Blueback totaled 130,181, compared with 98,663; steelhead 176,254, compared with 142,021. Only 3988 silver salmon were tallied as compared with an average of 8474. There were 1569 chum salmon as opposed to an average of 1688. Fair Association Holds Convention Portland U.R) The Ore gon Fairs association opened its 27th annual convention here to day. ' President Vernon DeLong of La Grande told the directors and managers of county fairs and the state fair that the ma jor accomplishment of the assoc iation this year had been in re storing part of the state dog rac ing tax to the use of the fairs. The revenue was held in trust while a proposed additional tax by the City of Portland went through litigation. The proposal was defeated. The . convention will run through Wednesday. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Fair and cold tonight. Fog patches Tuesday morn ing. Increasing cloudiness Tuesday with scattered mixed rain and snow showers by afternoon. Low tonight 25- 28. High Tuesday about 40. , Oregon: (Western): Cloudy or foggy tonight and Tuesday morning. Tues day cloudy in south with occasional rain beginning over north portion dur ing afternoon. . - LOCAL DATA Temperature a year ago today: high est 46. lowest 36. Total monthly Drecvinitation. .68 in. Deficiency for the month. 1.79 in. Total precipitation since September 1. 1954. 2.43 in. Deficiency for the sea son. 2.60 in. Relative nunuaity 4:3U p.m. yester day 69: 4 JO a-m. today 91. Tomorrow Sunrise, 7:19 a.m.; sunset. 4:40 p.m. Observations Taken at 4:30 aJn 120 Meridian Time . high low prec. Boise s o 17 Boston 43 31 19 40 28 20 23 57 30 46 26 49 36 30 37 15 39 35 22 40 31 31 .15 Chicago -43 Denver ..36 ..53 Eureka Grants' Pass ..42 Havre ..34 .01 Klamath Falls ..37 Los Angeles Medford New York Omaha Phoenix Portland 60 ..45 -.53 -39 .80 77 42 .44 ..40 ...38 .61 .43 .32 -50 49 Keno Eugene trace Salt Lake ..: San Francisco Seattle t-: - .C8 , 3 Snokane Washington, D. C. Yakima TO FIND THE SHOP RIGHT WE FEATURE FINE em s WW .IS MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN A- Wv, Y WALL STREET New York U.R) Strength in DuPont which soared a quar ter billion dollars in a" valua tion .of outstanding shares lifted the industrial stocks to a new record high today. DuPont gained five points on its 45,604,000 shares in a strong market for chemical issues. Eastman Kodak and 'Olin-Math-ieson reached new highs along with DuPont. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T JL 175V4 Anaconda .. ... 45 Chrysler . ...... 62 Curtiss Wright ' 14V4 General Electric . . 46 . General Motors ... : - 023A Montgomery Ward ... 76 Penn R R ;. 19 Penney J C ... 89 Radio 38 Southern Co 17V4 Southern Pacific , .. 50 S Oil of Calif . ;........... 73 Texas Gulf Sulphur ... 117 Transamerica 3.74 Tri-Continental United Aircraft U S Rubber U S Steel ........ Youngstown . 25 .. 68 43 69 unquoted PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (VP) Cattle 2000. Good low choice 999-1047 lb fed steers 23 $23.50; choice heavier weights $24; good 950-1110 lbs 21-S22; utility-low commercial steers 12-S18: rood 872 lb fed heifers $20; utility-low commer cial steers 12-S18; good 872 lb fed heifers $20: utility-low commercial heifers 10.50 -$16.50; canner - cutter cows 7-$u; utility cows 8-sn.so: com mercial above $12.50; utility-commercial bulls 12.50-$14.5O. Calves 300. Good-choice vealers, 18 $21: one vealer $22. Hogs 2.000. Choice ' liehtweifiht butchers $21; choice 180-235 lbs bid $zu.50 down; choice 270 lbs $19.25; choice 350-450 lb sows 17-S18.50. Sheep 1,300. Choice with some prime wooled Iambs 18-S18.50: good choice ewes 4.50-$5.5O or above. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (UP) 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: A A 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 461,2-49'2C. Processed American cheese, 5-lb loaf. 39',i-41c lb. Farm Market Loose-packed small to medium De licious apples sold for $2 a box today on the Portland Eastside Farmers market with medium sized Golden Delicious going at 2-$2.25. Starking Delicious were $6.50 a wrapped and packed box of large size. Surpluses of cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli forced prices lower on these commodities... Poultry, Rabbits . Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quality, f.o.b. Portland): Fryers 2Kb to 4 ',2 lbs 23-24C lb; at farm. 20-23c lb; roasters 4Vz lbs and up 25-26C lb f.o.b. Portland; 23-24C at ranch: light hens 10-llc; heavy hens all wts 12-13c lb; old roosters 10-1 lc lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers 36-37c lb: roasters 38-39c: light hens 22-23C. heavy hens 26-27c; cut up fryers all wts 47-50c; whole drawn 4 2 -44c lb. Turkeys Paying prices to produc ers for 1954 turkeys: Heavy type hens 34c lb f.o.b. farm on N.Y. dressed ba sis; toms same basis 24c lb: light weight hens 36c: light-type toms 30c; fryer-roaster 32c lb live. To retailers: A grade hens ready to cook 50-51c lb N.Y. dressed to 45c lb; A grade toms oven-ready 40-44c; light type A grade hens oven-ready 52-53c; light toms 48-49C lb. Rabbits (average to grower f.o.b. killing plants) Live white 33,i to 4 'a pelts 4c under: old does 8-10e lb; a few higher. Fresh dressed fryers to retailers 54-57c; cut up 60-63C Portland Cash Grain Portland Prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat No. 2 soft, white. $77.50 a ton bulk, prompt delivery f.o.b. Portland: No. 2 white oast. 38-lb test. Coast delivery, $58 ton; Portland delivery. 53-50-S54 ton; No. 2 Western barley. 54-S54.50. Coast delivery; soybean meal. $97 a ton, cars, prompt delivery.- Portland; std. millrun. prompt shipment f.o.b. Portland, 43.50-S44 ton: No. 2 yellow corn $69 ton f.o.b. Portland. Wholesale Hay Prices: No. 2 green alfalfa baled f. o. b. Portland $32 trucks. $34 rail. . . . Portland Cash Grain. Friday's close: Bid Soft white . : $?J4 Soft white, no rex . White club 23 2.34 H R winter, ord , 2.35 2.45 do 10 or 11 per cent do 12 per cent BEST ARRAY AWAY FOR QUALITY GIBSON CARDS 017 F Main Medford Silk Stocking Portland (U.R) Two men with women's silk stockings ov er their faces were lurking in side Walt's Supermarket here when employees reported for work today, but they fled when one wqrker dashed outside to summon police. ' : One of the masked men was reported carrying a sawed-off shotgun. " r Police said no one apparently had been robbed. Meatcutter Art Krieger, who ran to a nearby restaurant to call police, said the men were crouched behind the meat coun ter when he came in. Krieger said the men herded the em ployees toward the front of the store and he managed to slip through the front door to go for help, v The employee said the men had forced their way into the store Hhrough the roof, using a rope to reach the floor. Barge Owners Seek Legislation Support Salem (U.R) Barge owners, supported by representatives of truck lines urged the Oregon Development commission here today to support legislation giv ing the state public utilities commissioner power to establish and regulate minimum rates on railroads. - The barge line owners also' complained about the tax im posed upon them by the 1949 legislature, validity of which has recently been upheld by the Oregon Supreme court. The minimum rate law on railroads sought by its support ers is the same law which was defeated by the 1953 Legislature after shippers had complained against any regulation of mini mum railroad rates. .- TONITE DOORS OPEN 6:30 Robert FRANCIS Doma REED Piu. May WYNN Foil CARET - '"IgwCoton cot wan tienm HURRY! ENDS SOON! Mat BRANDO JeaSIONS f ASHLAND TWO FINE HITS! ir i IT nrrl tr.i t -3wr 5 pSiImat
