Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 16, 1954, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextLocal and Surgery Patients James A. Harrison, 440 Ross lane, and Louis Geptert, Butte Falls, are listed today as surgery patients at Community hospital. Assumed Name Alvin E. and Earl D. Ruthstrom have filed the assumed business name of A and E garage with the county clerk's office. " . New on Staff Mrs. Beulah Jensen, 1036 West 13th st., be gan work this week as a member of the general office staff at Community hospital. Inspections City Fire Mar shal Truman Nelson inspected four business occupancies yes terday and issued one order for fire hazard corection, according to his report. At Osteopathic Two med ical patients were reported to day at Osteopathic hospital. They are Mrs. Clara Bjork, 1405 West Main st., and Mrs. Mike Tepo vac, Gold HilL Christmas Party Members of the First Methodist church Homemakers' class will hold a family Christmas party at the church Friday at 1:30 p.m. in the dining rooms. Santa Claus will be there. Fictitious Check An $11.95 fictitious check was reported to city police yesterday as having been returned to Mann's store, 12 North Central ave., marked "account closed." The check was dated Dec. 7, police said. Tool Box Theft A tool box belonging to Calvin J. Hansen was reported stolen from a truck at Hansen's residence, 511 West Jackson st., sometime the eve ning of . Dec. 14, according to city police. 1 Townsend . Club The last meeting of the year for Towns end club members will be held Friday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m. Prizes will be awarded and refresh ments will be served. Visitors are Invited." Exams Announced Several examinations are announced for federal positions by the civil service commission. Information concerning any of the examin ations 'and the positions can be learned from C. W. Silliman, Medford post office. The jobs in clude physical science and en gineering aid positions; audi tors .Jn . civilian personnel branch of the Air Force; game management agent; construction superintendent, genral; con struction inspector, general and concrete; and metallurgist. ' GOING AWAY TO SCHOOL? : TAKE ALONG THE NEW RCA VICTOR Listener's, Digest ; ONLY) 39?? Hi MM 45EY2 ihawn. IISTINIR'S DIOESTslte avaitobla wi ahhar . "Vtorola" 45 portable medal 45EY3 or dtlim feb.'a nodal 4JEY4. for only $00.00. 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See it hear it ' and you won't want to go away to school without it ! -'. . .. $wenui ! l l VA( (MHi j 1 " rii-- mizi'M QWOM 5 Jj, Personal At Sacred Heart Robert Montgomery, 134 South Ivy st and Mrs. Beulah Jeldness, 525 South Grape st., are medical pa ients at the Sacred Heart hos pital, and Charles Wilson, 410 Ardmore st., is a surgery patient there, attendants said today. Car Theft Howard Clinton Capp, 629 North Central ave., reported to city police yester day that his 1950 sedan license No. 808-903 had been stolen from a service station site at 701 North Central ave. Police said the car theft occurred some time between 12:01 a.m. and 7:40 a.m. yesterday. In Portland Sfc. Warren M. Long, local Army recruiter, left today for Portland in connection with recruiting activities. On his return Dec. 20, Sergeant Long will maintain his office sched ule on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, - and Saturdays. On Tuesdays and Thursdays he will be at the Grants Pass recruiting station. Bail Forfeited Charles Thomas Fredricks, 24, Oakland, Ore., failed to appear Tuesday at a district court trial set and forfeited $35 bail, according to court records. Fredricks, who was charged with failure to op crate on the right side of the highway, had pleaded innocent to the charge on Nov. 3 and the trial date was set. Teenage Dance A dance for teenagers at the Jacksonville Community hall will be sponsor ed by the musicians local with Bill Lively's six-piece orchestra furnishing the dance music. The musicians local is donating the music for the occasion without charge. Dancing will begin at 9 p.m. and continue until mid night. . ' Announce Birth Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Troxel.'Tokyo; Ja pan, have announced the birth of a daughter, Rebecca Carol, Dec. 6. The Troxels also have a son, Jon Mark, 3V years old. Both Mr. and Mrs. Troxell are link missionaries of First Christ ian church, Medford, serving in Japan. The paternal grandpar ents are Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Troxell, 1833 South Peach st., Medford. Son Born Mr. and Mrs. George Bell are the parents of a son born Dec. 1 in Eugene. The infant, has been named Ja son Scott arid weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces. Mrs. Bell is the for mer Truby Watterau, Grants Pass, and both Mr. and Mrs. Bell are widely known through out southern Oregon because of their work as leading actors with the Oregon Shakespearean fes tival, Ashland, in past years. . Return Dr. and Mrs. A.. N. Glutsch returned home Dec. 14, after attending a Northwest Con gress of Optometry in Portland held Dec. 12 through 14 at the Multnomah hotel. The annual meeting is sponsored by the Op tometric Extension program, an international organization dedi cated to the postgraduate educa tion of optometrists. Representa tives were from several western states and Canada. .- . Jailed Glenn Buster Jones, 22, 10th and Maple sts., Central Point, was committed to the county jail yesterday after fail ure to pay the $145 balance of a drunk driving charge of Aug. 23, 1952, according to dis trict court records. Jones re cently was sentenced to 60 days in the city jail following being found guilty of resisting arrest and being drunk in public on Nov. 27. Dismissed Morris Boughner, manager of the Groceteria Meat market, who was admitted Dec. 5 to Community hospital for treatment of burns, was dismiss ed today from the hospital. Boughner suffered first and sec ond degree bums on his face, legs, body and hand when a paint thinner which he was us ing to start a trash fire exploded, according to an earlier report of the incident. He ' will be con fined to his home at 202 South Orange st., and he may have vis itors. Reflectors Didn't Save Him From Cops . Chula Vista, Calif. CU.R) Steve Mojic, 64, made provi sion for safe-driving day by putting reflectors on his hat, coat and cane. - Mojic was arrested for be ing drunk and walking down the center of a busy highway." O DINE at WORLD Dinners Served from 6 p.m. Till 11:30 p.m. v Closed Tuesdays For Reservations Call Central Point 122 Austin, Tex., Wins Crumpled Fender El Paso, Tex. (U.PJ Austin,' Tex., ' w o n the ignominious "Order of the Crumpled Fen der" today because it had the most accidents on S-D Day of four cities competing in the con test. Mayor Fred -- Hervey of El Paso proposed the contest and challenged Austin, Sacramento, Calif., Phoenix, and Albany, N.Y., all about the same size as El Paso. All but Albany ac cepted. The prize for the "Order of the Crumpled Fender" is a bad ly smashed fender, which the loser must keep on public dis play for a year. Austin won or lost the contest with 17 accidents. But El Paso and Phoenix were worried right up to midnight last night when the contest ended. Each reported 16 accidents for the midnight to midnight period yesterday. Sacramento had a " far, better record than any of the other three cities. Despite a fog that held visibility to one-eighth mile most of the day, only two acci dents were reported in Sacra mento and no one was injured. Economic Picture Brighter in November Washington (U.R) Increased auto and steel production helped boost manufacturing and retail sales to highlight the nation's economic picture last month, the Federal Reserve Board said to day. The board also reported unem ployment did not increase as much as normal, construction continued at high levels and bank loans to business increased con siderably. - After adjustment for seasonal factors, the board's index of in dustrial production climbed three points to 129 per cent of the 1947-49 average. This was Bix points above last spring's low at the bottom of a business decline but still eight points below the all time high reached in mid 1953. ' Births SAMPLE To Mr. and Mrs. Carl, 1061. East 12th st., Dec. 13, 1954, a girl, 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. WALCH To Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd, Box 504, Central Point, Dec. 14, 1954, a boy, 71. pounds, Sacred Heart hospital. i COLBRY To Mr. and Mrs. James, route 2, box 47, Jackson ville, Dec. 14, 1954, a boy, 7V. pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. KILBURN To Mr. and Mrs. Dale P. O. Box 144, Central Point, Dec. 14,. 1954, a girl, 6V4 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. . EVANS To Mr. and Mrs. John, 201 Crater Lake ave., Dec. 14, i954, a girl, 6Vi pounds, at Community hospital. Portland (U.R) Mike De- Cicco, local tire dealer, has been reelected president of the Wil lamette Democratic Society. MARTIN To Mr. and Mrs. Frank D., Scobey, Mont., Dec. 15, 1954, a girl, 4 pounds, ZVz ounces, at Osteopathic : hospital. PIERCY To Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Box 1209, Klamath Falls, a boy, 634 pounds, at Sac red Heart hospital. JUST TRY IT , Ottawa (U.R) A," -new fishing regulation said today fishermen who catch blue whales under 70 feet long must throw them back. Daily Weather Report Medford and vicinity: Foggy tonight and Friday. Partial clearing Friday afternoon. Cold again tonight. Low tonight 26. High Friday 42. Western Oregon: Morning tog or low cloudiness in valleys early morn ing hours becoming fair for after noon tonight and Friday. Little tem- Serature change. Low . tonight . 25-35. iigh Friday 40-50. . LOCAL DATA -Temperature a year ago -today: Highest 47; Lowest 33. Total monthly precipitation 1.29 inches. Deficiency for the month 25 inch. Total precipitation since September 1, 1954. 3.72 inches. Deficiency for the season 3.05 inches. Relative humidity 4:30 p.m. yester day 79: 4:30 ajn. today 99. Observations Taken At 4:30 A.M., 120 Meridian Time High Low Free. Boise Boston Chicago Denver Eureka Grants Pass 40 19 , 53 36 59 51 39 34 28 30 37 28 23 22 55 27 36 31 28 44 29 23 21 39 29 24 38 22 Havre Klamath Falls Los Angeles 42 37 ; 7i 44 47 . 42 46 67 48 55 50 52 44 40 44- Me. lord New York .08 Omaha Portland Phoenix . Eugene .02 Reno Salt Lake San Francisco , Seattle Spokane Washington.- D.C. xaKima . 47 Tomorrow Sunrise 7:34 an. Sunset 4:40 pjp. - - - - FAMOUS T S : I?6711 P II EVC!I Time -"L ' BY Jimmy Hatlo W UEy,QUMSY,0ljQOY'Wjr VERMIN (W I DONTTMlMK THE MMAT Uf'; W' 'A WE'RE HAVIM A HEW W INVITED A W PARTY'S AT MIS MOUSE-) . err sei?v A YEARiS EVE PARTY AT MY if DELICATESSEN 1 WE OONMED SOMEBODy J mpaarto - U ft HOUSE,AN' JbUte INVITED- GUY TOovvBy $S WHO'S 60T A BIS .) ) cATAirT AYESSlRyaSfePRACrCALLY fTteWAYBRlMS V RUMPUS ROOM uulr wvVp 1 TME GUEST OF HONOR-OM, J A FEW TONS OF 4 Jn MJAt L- BV TME WAV BRlNS VOUR OOLD CUTSamtK . N ME T PAL dERRy FINSTER,TME I vr-Jf TmBi TiiE PATTYS V OUT TUBW- F COMEDIAN,WluLy4 ? AW &frJ2r GOING GOOD HELL tl BRING YOUR ACCORDION PVv jW, ( PASS THE WATWD K iHTATTvx, TB STRIKES OWE PERSON EVERY Navy Wife Given Extraordinary Session - Providence, R. I. (U.R) Noth ing's too good for a Navy wife. Canadian-born Mrs. Pierrette Faford was scheduled to become an American citizen, on. suMon day. Then the Navy, announced plans to fly her to Cuba to join her husband for a two-year stay. So, Federal Judge Edward Day interrupted his vacation and held an extraordinary naturaliz tion session. NO RADIATOR Buffalo, N. Y. (U.R) A wom an motorist drove into a Buffalo service station and requested some water for her car because it was "overheating." The at tendant lifted the hood and found only empty space where the radiator should have been. The woman concluded someone stole the radiator while the car was parked overnight in a lot. - Court Records DISTRICT COURT Wilfred Bauldry, overload. $93: overload. $173; overwidth, $19 and no vehicle license. $6. Eugene C. Neiswanxer. overload, $125; overheight, $10. . Paul Bruce Omby. overload. $71. Harold Brewold. failure to stop at stop sign, $10. Roy D. McGarity, overload. $50. Glenn L. Martin, violation of basic rule, $35. Vernon R. Stickel, failure to stop at stop sign, $7.50. Joe Ellison, following too close. $10. John Lee Hubler, failure to stop at stop sign, $10. Franklin W. Peck, overload. $47. ; Ernest E. Peyton, no muffler. $6. Lloyd C. Johnson, overload. $129. Sidney G. Budden, failure to stop at stop sign. $10. - Ralph R, Gay, overload, $51. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS : Orville Herman Riggert.'31. of 715 South Newtown st., and Nancy Louise Maessee. 22, route 1, box 470A. Robert Dale Talbot. 21. of 1122 West Eighth st.. and Jacaueline Lea Julian, 17, of 808 Broad st. COM I NG' gr I VI I I N V e -BIG- U n u SHOW and DANCE Featuring FAMOUS with his TALENTED BROTHER BILLY JACKV WILLS ; And His BAND! We don't need to 'introduce Hit m sensational stars! ... You're heard them on TV . -.- . en radio . . . on rec ords, tinging and playing . their own hits. Don't . mist these great ahowmen! - - Rogue Valley Ballroom At y -jFFMPM FIGHT msmm Florida Coldest, Warmest in East ; By UNITED PRESS Florida was . both the coldest and warmest, place on the East Coast today and a storm center ed in New England brought snow as far south as Kentucky. Northern Florida became the lEast's ice box with readings of 28 degrees at Cross. City and, 30 at Tallahassee. Miami's 57, how ever, was the warmest tempera ture in the country early today. , The New England storm,, meanwhile, spread rain along the East Coast from New Jersey northward.. Light snow fell in the Ohio Valley and Eastern Great Lakes regions. - . i . In the West a new blast of cold Canadian "air dropped the temperatures and brought snow in Eastern Wyoming and North ern Colorado. Although most snow falls were light, there was five inches on the Aground at Morecroft, Wyo., and eight inch es at Rawlins, Wyo. PUMP PRIMED Durham, N. H. (U.R) Norman Stiles was probably the busiest service station owner in most of New England for a while during" Hurricane Carol. Power failures idled gasoline pumps, but not at Stiles' station. He rigged a sump pump to his gasoline pump and kept serving customers, includ ing Congressman, Norris Cotton who was returning to his Leban on home from a political meet ing. .. ' . More than 100,000 tons of steel were used in the construc tion of the Golden Gate bridge at San Francisco. Saturday Night tt DECEMBER 18 See Them! Them!, They'i Terrific! Ml' t I jf - ft .. .. &w (2. ?;' ii. . . . c:it- , Bob TL,S ' S Hear Thursday, December 16. 19$4 ReADIMO BETWEEN! THE LINES OP THE PARTY INVITATIOM" fS TWANX mo a tip op "7 TUB mm O UiTTo MARC CRAMER, . BEVERLY MILLS. C4UF. Obituaries FLORENCE SPACKMAN Graveside funeral services for Mrs. "Florence Spackman, 64, of 418 Haven st., who died Tues day, will bi held at Siskiyou Memorial park Friday at 10 a.m. with the Very Rev. Father N. J. Deis officiating. Perl funeral home is in charge of arrange ments. , MARK McALPIN Funeral services for Mark Neal McAlpin, 66, of Eagle Point, who died in a local hospital Wednes day, will be held at Perl funeral home Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Glenn S. Wade of Eagle Point Community church offici ating. Interment will be in Siski you Memorial park. : ; The deceased, a ': resident : of southern Oregon for the past seven years, was born in Burke- ville, Tex., on Aug. 3, 1888. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Howard C. Short, Eagle Point, with whom he made his home; and Mrs. C. H. Young, Highlands, Tex.; a son, Mark Jr.; two daughters, Carolyn and Ada Beth, and two grandsons, all of Beaumont, Tex. JAMES STITT . Services for James . Stitt, 75, who died Tuesday, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel Friday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Willis J Loar of Eastwood Baptist church officiating. Interment will be in Siskiyou Memorial tark. The deceased was born in De cember, 1879, in Davis county, Indiana, and had lived in south ern Oregon since August, 1945. Administration Said Stalling on Schools Chicago (U.R) The presi dent of the American Federation of Teachers today accused the Eisenhower administration of blocking federal aid to educa tion with a policy of "study, stall and stand pat." j Carl J.Megel, in letters to state federations of labor and teachers federations, said that the state and White House con ferences on education were a part of the policy. .' f Megel predicted that the issue of federal aid to education will be brought to a head in the new Congress. He said teachers and labor have "grown weary of 'study and stall' -while millions of children receive substandard education." ' - " . , 1 i W n0IE V0B8 U0DEIEI1EIT SEE THESE in MIRRORS at I 303 NORTH BARTLETT 9TH ANNUAL l r PREHRISTMAS M h Mirror Sale V --I-l discount jfk ' MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEElf Wall Street New York (U.R) Railroad shares with ; gains ranging to more than $5 a share in Atlantic Coast Line led stocks to new quarter century highs in an ac tive session today. The industrial average lifted came within touching distance by strength in steels and oils of the record average high achieved Dec. 7. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: . ' American T & T Anaconda . .174 . 48V& . 67 . 133i . 45 is . 93Vi . 7634 . 21Vs . 8734 - 37V . 1714 . 52ii . 72 .11914 . 3834 - 25V2 . 73 . 4458 . 703,4 Chrysler . Curtiss Wright General .Electric General Motors ........... Montgomery Ward ..... Penn. R. R. . . Penney, J. C. Radio .... Southern Co. Southern Pacific : S. Oil of Calif Texas Gulf Sulphur .. Transamerica ; Tri-Continental United Aircraft U. S. Rubber U. S. Steel . Youngstown 68ii Portland Livestock , Portland (UJ.) Cattle 150. hold over 58. Utility heifers $12-13.50, in cluding holdovers $13.50; canner-cut-ter cows $7-8.50; utility cows $9.50- 11.5Q. Calves 50. Good-choice vealers around $18-22. Hogs 100, holdover 132. Choice 1-2 butchers 180-235 lb. $20.25-25.50. Sheep 200. Good-choice wooled lambs $17-18; good-choice feeders $14-15; good-choice ewes $4.50-5.50. Portland Produce ; ' Portland (UJ.) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large, 44-45c doz.; A large, 41-42c doz.; AA medium, 40 41c; A medium, 39-40c; A small. 32- 33c doz.; cartons. 1-3 additional. Butter To retailers: AA grade orints, 66e lb.; cartons. 67c: A prints, 66c; cartons, 67c; B prints. 64c. Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched dar Oregon singles, 42 Va-45 lie: 5-lb. loaves. 46li-49lic. Processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 39li-41c lb. Farm Market . Unchanged to stronger prices were reported at the East Side Farmers' market and along the wholesale pro duce district today. Willamette val ley cauliflower in short supply at farmers' market where it sold at $1.75 $2 crate. . Poultry, Rabbits . Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quality, f.o.b. Portland): Fryers, 2',' to 4,i lbs., 23c lb.; at farm. 33c lb.; roasters, 4i lbs. and up. 23-24C lb. f.o.b. Portland; 22-23c at ranch: light hens, 10-llc; heavy hens, all wts 13 14c lb.; old roosters, 10-llc lb. - Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers, 34-35c lb.: roasters, 36-37c; light hens, 21-22c; heavy hens 26-27c; cut up fryers, all wts. 46-47c; whole drawn, 41-42c lb. Turkevs Paying prices to produc ers for 1954 turkeys: Heavy types hens, 35c lb. f.o.b. farm on N.Y. dress ed basis;' toms same basis, 23-24c lb.; beltsville hens, 36c: light type toms, 29c; fryer-roaster, heavy-type. 29c lb. live. To retailers. A grade hens, ready to cook. 52c; N.Y. dressed, to 45c lb. A grade toms. oven-ready. 41-43c; light type. A grade hens, oven-ready, to 55c; light toms, 51-52c lb. Rabbits (average to growers. i.o.b. killing plants) Live white. 334-4 li lbs:,18-20c up; 5-6 lbs. l4-16c: colored pelts, 4c under: old does. 8-10c: color ed pelts. 4c under; old does. 8-1 Oc lb.; a few higher. Fresh dressed fryers to retailers, 54-57c; cut up, 60-63c. Portland Cash Grain Portland Prices as reported by the USD A- market news service: Wheat, No. 2 soft white. $77.50 a ton bulk, Drorrrat deliver? f.o.b. Portland. No. 2 white oats. 38-lb. test. Coast delivery. $58 ton; Portland delivery So3. 50-54 ton. No. 2 Western barley, $54.50, Coast delivery; soybean meal. S95 a ton, cars, prompt delivery Portland. Std. millrun. prompt shipments, f.o.b. Portland, $43 ton; No. 2 yellow corn I $68.50 ton f.o.b. Portland. - Wholesale Hay Prices: No. 2 green alfalfa., baled f.o.b. Portland. $34-35 trucks. $36-37 raU. Portland Grain Exchange:; Tues day's closer Bid Soft white $2.34 Soft white, no rex 2.34 White club 2.34 H. R. Winter. 11 per cent 2.36 do 12 per cent 2.45 TO REBUILD PLANT : Portland (U.R) Within ten days reconstruction, will start on. the .Northwest Copper Works plant which burned. here Satur day, according to vice-president Charles W. Kellogg. ... ' PHONE 3-361 3 Selby's :1 HERE SATURDAY Billy Jack Wills' orchestra will play at the Rogue Valley Ball rooni here Saturday for dancing from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. His older brother, Bob Wills, one of the real old timers in the field of western music, will be the guest star on the program. Billy Jack is shown above. " r J Every Night Until CHRISTMAS There are still toy selections galore throughout the store THE 23 South Bartlett J Bex Office Open 6:30 HURRYI HURRY1 ENDS SOON ;riP7iriow! ASHLAND ami) m PLUS - Toy House I JLJl iili w J Too Innocent... (Ull to! wUBnii I TtlTTTl I A! With im Scott Brady O Johanna Mats aXJI - Raymond Burr - yl -PIUS- eectehorts 4 JL ,v v rj. ROGERS 1 V VAN ' V HEUN JU r'-f - GENE ;A y ? ' TIERNEY H hi