EIGHT-MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
., Friday, December 24. 1954
Spellman Holds Mass
For Troops in Korea
' Seoul, Korea (U.R) Francis
Cardinal Spellman held midnight
mass on a parade ground near
the truce line for thousands of
American soldiers on this anni
versary of the birth of the Prince
of Peace. ,
A cold wind swept across the
ground where men of the U. S.
Seventh Division knelt in prayer
ground that had been fought
for and won by American and
other U. N. soldiers during the
Korean war. This was the
second Christmas that the guns
were quiet on both sides of the
truce line.
During his tour today he urged
American soldiers "to be faithful
soldiers of God as well as good
soldiers of your country."
The 65-year-old churchman
flew halfway across Korea twice
today. He visited three regi
ments of the Seventh Division
and shook hands with about 1000
servicemen.
Dallas Voters Finally
To Have Auditorium
Dallas, Tex. (U.R) Voters ap-
proved a bond issue for a city
auditorium on Dec. ' 14. City
councilmen said today the build
ing is scheduled for completion
Dec. 31.
But the delay was longer than
17 days. The bonds were voted
in 1927, and the auditorium
won't be ready until 1956; with
construction getting underway
next month.
Motorist Followed
By Driverless Auto
Los Angeles (U.R) Virgil
Grover Attebery, 48, was fol
lowed some six miles Thursday
by a driverless car.
Ke finally stopped and told
two motorcycle officers, "Some
body's following me!"
The officers told Attebery his
car had locked bumpers with
another. The owner of the driver-less
car was Police Officer
Ray S. Rapier,
Attebery was booked on sus
picion of drunk driving.
FPC Asked To Reject
Idaho Power's Plan
"Washington (U.R) Public
power advocates have asked the
Federal Power Commisison to
throw out the Idaho Power Com
pany's application to build dams
in the Hells Canyon stretch of
the Snake river.
Mrs. Evelyn N. Cooper, attor
ney for the National Hells' Can
yon Association, Inc., said yes
terday, recent briefs filed by the
Idaho Power Company and the
FPC staff council nullify the
company's earlier application by
abandoning vital features of the
earlier plan and presenting new
proposals.
Idaho Power sought an FPC li
cense to build three power dams
at Bronelee, Oxbow, and Hells
Canyon on the Snake. John C.
Mason, FPC staff counsel,
recommended Nov. 24 that the
commission grant the license.
I Oregon Schools
Receive Grants
For Research
. Washington (U.R) The De
partment of Health, Education
and Welfare has announced the
award of medical research
grants to four Oregon schools.
Largest of the awards, for
basic and applied research, went
to the University" of Oregon
medical school at Portland. They
included: Carl Heller, $8973,
ovarian and pituitary function!
Robert A. Aldrich and Robert F.
Labbe, $18,657, purine metabol
ism and experimental porphyria;
Howard S. Mason, $7500, me
chanism of hydroxylation of ty
rosinase; Aaron B. Lerner, $10,
954, endocrine control.
Award for Jaundice Study
One award of $3424 went to
Prof. R. R. Huestis at the Uni
versity of Oregon to study
hereditary jaundice.
Campbell M. Gilmour, Oregon
State College, was granted $3000
for the study of phage specifics,
and Helen A. Stafford, Reed Col
lege, was granted $8381 for
work in dehydrogenase : in
plants. Richard W. Siegel, also
of Reed, was granted $4773 to
study factors controlling dura
tion of sexual immaturity.
Merry Christmas
From All of Us At
We Will Be Closed
December 25 -26 & 27
Christmas Day
8 A.NI. TO 8 P.M. '(
THRIFTY LUNCH
13 NORTH. FIR 4 Doors From Mail Tribune
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DINNER
TURKEY trimmings
$1.35
OMAR'S T CLOSED
4 CONSECUTIVE DAYS
25th - 26th - 27th 28th of December
Open Dec. 29th for the Winter
. Wishing You, One and All, a"
MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR
' Omar and Hazel Hill
Bus Driver Has Sudden
Urge To Sell Stocks
Chicago (U.R) A bus driver
who dabbles in stocks and bonds
had a sudden urge to sell Thurs
day. He jammed on the brakes of
a bus loaded with Christmas
shoppers and dashed into the
brokerage office of Hornblower
& Weeks. . ;
Spotting a customers' man,
the driver shoved some shares
oft Curtiss-Wright Corporation
into his hand and . said "Here,
sell these."
Then he ran out again,
jumped into his bus, and con
tinued on his way.
Mexico Bank Explodes
Hope for Big Profits
' Mexico City (U.R) The Bank
of Mexico Thursday exploded
the hopes of more than 500 per
sons for a profitable holiday
season with an announcement it
was not redeeming its currency
of the "DW" series at the rate
of 10 to 1 as a Christmas gift.
Many of the persons waiting
at the bank when the announce
ment was made , said they
learned qf the offer over a radio
station, and had bought "DW"
notes at 50 per cent over , face
value.
Births
BERRYMAN To Mrs, R. B.
and the lafe Mr. Berryman,
Eagle Point, Dec. 23, 1954, ? a
boy, weight 10 pounds, at home.
RUTH To Mr. and Mrs.
Bobby Joe, 38 North Oakdale
ave., Dec. 24, 1954, a boy, weight
IVt. pounds, at Community hos
pital. DANVILLE To Mr. and Mrs.
John, 284 First ave., Gold Hill,
Dec. 22, 1954, a boy, weight 9V6
pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital.
SEIBER To Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert, Box 152, Talent, Dec. 23,
1954, a girl, weight IVi pounds,
at Sacred Heart hospital.
1 1 1 1 i
Li ITU
in n
mm
BIG WESTEE5M JAMBOEEE :
WS3
2 BIG BANDS
Featuring
ALVADEAN &
SANDY COKER
and the Entire COKER BAND
- Alvadean and Sandy, Abbott Recording Artists,
Star on the Louisiana Hayride & Town. Hall Party
With ' ' .
BOBBY CHAMPION
AND HIS MELODY WRANGLERS . .
O; PLUS 6
1 1 ATI AAV' A C LI I C V Singing' Your Favorite
J II VII VI I MOI1LC I Hank Williams Songs.
CHRISTMAS NIGHT
Saturday, December 25th
DANCING. FROM-9"TO -1 - T " " .
LOTS OF FREE PARKING
EGStUE VALLEY BAILLEr.a
iff jHiipiii
I - M- 1 I ?
i v
ALVADEAN COKER
l n . i - I
k
SANDY COKER
to
A
AMES
MAR. 22
APR. 20
4S-47-8-5d
59-42-65
By CLAY R. POLLAN-
TAUIUS
APR. 21
MAY 21
38-70-79-851
GEMINI
MAY 22
JUNE-22
01 1-14-19-301
542-50-90
CANCER
JUN23
(JULY 23
7-32-52-55
63-66-75
uo
S3 ,uLr24
Ja AUG. 23
W 9-20-31-351
ll44-76-77
VIRGO
AUG. 24
SEPT 22
016-17-25-34l
5761-67-86-871
JK ' Your Daily Activity Guid ' JK
According th Stan. "
To devetop message tor Saturday,
read words corresponding to numbers
of your Zodiac birth siga
1 Beware 31 Blessings 61 Evening
2 Of 32 Frustrating 62 Choice
3 You 33 Hazards 63 Crop
4 Should 34 This 64 In
5 Tension 35 Mood 65 Today
6 Top. 36 Through 66 Up
7 Some 37 To 67 Relox -
8 Others 38 That 68 Top ,
9 Count 39 Be 69 Of
10 Make 40 And 70 Benefit
11 Condition 41 Grant 71 The
12 You '42 Your 72 Home
13 People 43 Weaknesses 73 Of
14 Are 44 Glod 74 Front -
15 Decisions 45 Attend 75 Today
16 Something 46 Good 76 You're
17 Ends 47 The 77 Alive .
18 Fire 48 Church 78 Favors
19 Better 49 Under . 79 You
20 Your 50 Personal 80 Affairs -,
21 Keep - 51 Wraps 81 The
22 Feel 52 Conditions 82 Background
23 In 53 On 83 World
24 Benefit 54 Stoy " 34 Today
25 Well 55 Moy 85 Greatly
26 Today 56 Of 86 And
27 Is 57 Will 87 Reod
28 Likely 58 Sharp 88 Your
29 On 59 Your 89 Today
30 In 60 Instruments 90 Mote
OCT. 23
pi-43-49-5lTl
54-681-82 ,M
SCORPIO
OCT. 24
NOV. 22
R7-41-7R VS5
(Good
) Adverse
1225
utral
UBRA
SEPT. 23
SAGITTARIUS
NOV. 23
DEC. 22
12-24-36-46
157-69-88-905
CAPRICORN
DEC 23
SMl 20
5-27-28-29Ti
171-72-74
AQUARIUS
1- 2-18-33
140-580
FEB.
PISCES
20
MAR. 21
3- 4-22-53
B8-73-83-89
Safeway To Stop
Comic Book Sales
San Francisco (U.R) Safe
way Stores, Inc., has decided to
halt the sale of comic books and
"pocket books of all types" ef
fective. Jan. 1 to prevent sales
of questionable literature to
children.
The chain grocery firm said
the decision was made after an
extensive study showed that
"Safeway was being placed in
a position of offering question
able literature to young custo
mers through its inability to
screen thoroughly all such
books."
Vincent Hallinan Pays
Fine for Tax Evasion
San Francisco (U.R) Vincent
Hallinan, one-time Progressive
Party candidate for President,
has paid his $50,000 fine for in
come tax evasion Thus pos
sibly clearing the way for his
parole from McNeil Island Fed
eral Penitentiary.
An attorney for Hallinan paid
the fine here yesterday. The
former San Francisco lawyer
has served nearly one year of
his 18-month prison sentence on
a tax conviction.
CHADWICK CHAIRMAN
Klamath Falls (U.R) Rep.
Edward A. Geary, slated to be
come speaker of the House in
the 1955 Oregon Legislature,
said today State Rep. "W. W.
Chadwick of Salem will be
chairman of the House Rules
Committee.
Daily Weather Report
. FORECASTS
Medford and vicinity: Occasional
showers tonight. Snow above 2,500
feet. Low clouds and a little fog Sat
urday morning becoming partly sunny
in afternoon. A little colder. Low to
night 26. High Saturday 40.
Western Oregon: Partly coludy'with
scattered showers tonight and Satur
day. Slightly cooler tonight. Low to
night 28-38. High Saturday 42-48.
Vest to southwest winds off coast.
20-30 mph.. with occasional gusts 40,
gradually diminishing tonight.
LOCAL.
Temperature a year ago today.
Highest 47; Lowest 27.
Total monthly precipitation 1.29
inches.
Deficiency for the month 1.10
inches.
Total precipitation since September
1. 1994. 3.72 inches.
Deficiency for the season 3.90
inches.
Relative humidity 4:30 p.m. yester
day 61; 4:30 a.m. today 88.
Observations Taken At 430 A.M.,
120 Meridian Time
High Low Prec.
Boise
Boston ....
Chicago
Denver
Eureka
Grants Pass
Havre
Klamath Falls ,
Los Angeles
Medlord ....
New York
Omaha
Phoenix
Portland
Reno
41
42
43
54
58
. 55
. 42
52
,. 71
. 33
. 45
48
71
51
57
54
27
48
51
40
3
27
38
30
26
44
35
20
31
49
37.
42
22
36
40
28
40
20
42
40
32
45
27
.06
.11
.73
.40
Eugene
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Seattle 51 40 .75
Spokane
Wnshincton. D.C.
Yakima . 41 27 .02
Tomorrow
Sunrise 7:38 a.m. Sunset 4:44 p.m.
FIVE-DAY FORECAST
(Through Dee. 23): .
Western Oregon A few showers
Saturday. Occasional rain Sunday
through , Wednesday. Temperatures
near or slightly below normal. Highs
mostly 42-48, lows 80-38. Total pre
cipitation 1 to 1.5 inches in interior
valleys.
Northern California Occasional
rains with snow in mountains. Tem
perature below normal.
Communist Lawyers
Plan Court Appea1
Washington (U.R) Commu
nist party lawyers planned today
to appeal to the Supreme Court
a ruling wrjich upheld the con
stitutionality of the anti
Communist Internal Security
Act.
Justice Department sources
predicted the high court will
agree to hear. , pleas from the
party's attorneys to reverse a 2-
to-1 ruling of the U.S. Court of
Appeals upholding . the law,
better known as the McCarran
Communist Control Act. i
The appeals court ruled Thurs
day that the Communist party
in this country is controlled by
Moscow and should be required
to register with the government
as reauired by the McCarran
Act and as ordered by the Sub
versive Activities Control Board.
It was the first court test of the
act's validity.
Portland Livestock
Portland (TJJP.) Cattle for week
1740. Market slosed on steady to
strong basis with a week ago after
losing an early strong to 50c higher
trend on . cows and heifers while
steers were mostly steady: some fed
steers as much a 50c lower.
Calves for week 200. Trading ac-r
tive with prices steady to strong.
Hogs for week 2500. Butcher prices
closed 50c lower.
-- Sheep for week - 1300 Slaughter
lambs listings off 50c to as much as
$1.00 with feeder lambs weak to 50c
lower.
Portland Produce
. . ; l
' Portland (XS&.) Eggs To retail
ers: . Grade AA large 43-45c doz.; A
large, 41-42c doz.; AA medium, 40-41c;
A medium, 39-40c; A small. 32-33c
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. 46V2-492c. Processed Ameri
can chese, 5-lb. loaf, 39',i-41c lb.
Poultry, Rabbits
Live- Chickens Toj growers (No. 1
quality, f .o.b. Portland! : Fryers. 2 'x to
4'4 lbs.. 21c lb.; at farm. 20-21c lb.;
roasters. 4ti lbs. and up. 21c lb. f.o.b.
Portland. 20-2 lc at ranch: light hens,
10-11; heavy hens, all wts.. 13c lb.;
old roosters. 10c 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.
Turkeys Paying prices to -producers
for 1954 turkeys: Heavy type hens,
31c lb. f.o.b. farm on N.Y. dressed
basis; toms same basis, 25 lbs. up. 24c;
under 25 lbs., 21c up. Beltsville hens,
31c; light type toms. 25c; fryer-roaster,'
27c lb.; liveweight. 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. ' - 1 -
Rabbits (average to. growers, f.o.b.
killing plants) Live white. 33,'Va
lbs.. 18-20c; 5-6 lbs.. 14-16c: colored
pelts. 4c under; old does. 8-10c lb.; a
few higher. Fresh dressed fryers to
retailers, 54-57c; cut up. 60-63c. .
PorilandlaTh Grain
Portland Prices as reported in the
USDA market news service: Wheat.
No. 2 soft whiter $78.50 a ton bulk,
prompt delivery f.o.b. Portland. No. 2
white oats. 38-lb. test. Coast delivery,
$57.50 ton; Portland delivery, $53.50
ton. No. 2 , Western barley, $54.50.
Coast delivery. Soybean meal. $96.50
a ton, cars, prompt delivery Portland.
Std. millrun. prompt shipment, f.o.b.
Portland, $44.50 ton; No. 2 yellow,
corn, $67.75 ton on f.o.b. Portland.
Wholesale Hay Prices: No. 2 green
alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. Portland. $34-35
trucks. $36-37 rail.
Portland Grain Exchanget: Thurs
day's close: .
Soft white . $2.34
do no rex 2.34
White club . 2.34
H. R. white, ord. 11 per cent 2.36
do 12 per cent 2.45
Dead line Sunday Classified Is at
noon Saturday : 10 a jti. Monday for
Monday: other days 5 JO previous day.
1
CHRISTMAS
SATURDAY, DEC. 25TH
1
Eaglc Point
Music by: DICK SPAIN and the
:- - Regu Valley Boys
ENJOY AN EVENING OF FUN!
Ed Dahack, owner of the Oasis,
Wishes everyone a Merry Christmas
A
Prognosficafors To
Be Lifted Up Tonight
1 Chicago U.R) Mrs. Dorothy
Martin, whose predicted tidal
wave didn't come off last Tues
day, said today she and Dr.
Charles Laughead, and ": other
fellow believers will be "lifted
up" from the earth at exactly
7 p.m. (EST) tonight.
The lifting process will take
place on the front lawn of her
home in suburban Oak Park, the
53-year-old grandmother said.
"We have been instructed to
sing Christmas carols while we
wait to be lifted up," she said.
Dr. Laughead, 44 -year -old
ousted Michigan State college
physician, made no immediate
comment on whether he think's
he'll celebrate Christmas in out
er space. x .
However, he has already ex
pressed full confidence in her
earlier predictions that Chicago
would be engulfed by a tidal
wave and that the end of the
world would be due some time
in 1955.
f Governor To Present
New Cougar Mascot
Pullman, Wash. U.R) Gov.
Arthur B. Langlie will present
Washington State college with a
new cougar mascot Butch V
at the WSC-Oregon basketball
game here Jan.' 4. ' i.
Langlie accepted the cougar
Thursday day the owner of the
Flying B dude ranch in Idaho's
Salmon river 'country. The cat
replaces Butch TV, which died
Dec. 19 after reigning as mascot
for more than 12 years.
YOUNGSTER KILLED
Fortland (U.R) A nine-year-old
boy was injured fatally yes
terday afternoon when he was
struck by a car on Southwest
Harbor . Drive. He was Carl
Quitoriano, the son of Mrs. Ruby
Quitoriano. Police said the boy's
father, Graciano" Quitoriano,
died Nov. 16. The boy was an
only child, it was Portland's 36th
traffic fatality of 1954.
Sheppard Lawyers To
Charge News Slanted
Cleveland U.R) Attorneys
for Dr. Samuel Sheppard today
launch a new battle to save the
convicted wife-slayer from
prison.
' William H. Corrigan, attorney
son of the 30-year-old osteopath's
chief defense counsel, William
J. Corrigan, will file a motion
for a new trial charging among
other things that news coverage
of the case was "slanted."
Sheppard , was convicted of
murder in the second degree last
Tuesday for the July 4 bludgeon
murder of his pregnant wife,
Marilyn, 31. The conviction car
ried a mandatory sentence of
life imprisonment.
The defense plea for a new
trial contained 40 allegations of
error in the indictment and the
trial itself.
Dionne Family To
Have Family Reunion
Corbeil, Ont. J0J.R) -The four
surviving Dionne quintuplets
were reunited today for a quiet
family Christmas.
. Cecile, Annette and Yvonne
arrived home from Montreal
last night to join their sister
Marie at a private chapel serv
ice in memory of Emilie who
died Aug. 6. Then the four sis
ters helped the rest of the fam--ily
decorate the Christmas tree.
Their father, Oliva Dionne,
said the quints still felt the ab
sence of Emilie. "Christmas
won't be the same without her.
But we 'will "try to make it as'
gay as possible under the cir
cumstances," he said.
Dionne said all his surviving
13 children would be at home
and the three quints, who had-
been at school in Montreal,
would spend the holiday enjoy
ing the family reunion.
Sharp Aftershock
Awakens Eurekaris
Eureka, Calif . U.R) X harp
jolting aftershock of Tuesday's
big quake awakened residents
here at 1:15 a.m. today but no
new damage was reported.
One chimney; previously dam
aged by Tuesday's 6.6 magni
tude quake, toppled during the
night, but apparently not as the
result of the aftershock.
Residents "said this morning's
temblor was the strongest of the
half dozen aftershocks which
followed the original quake.
One person was killed, 25 others
injured and between $1,500,000
and $2,000,000 in property dam
age recorded as the result of
the main quake.. - . h ' i'
Ashland Police Study , .
Burglary of Market
Ashland City police at Ash
land today were investigating a
burglary at the Drive-In market,
where a small amount of change
and foodstuffs were missing.
Entry to the market was
through a rear window. Burglars
left by throwing a whiskey bot
tle through a front plate; glass
window, officials said.
A small amount of change, not
over $10, was taken, and some
food and possibly wine, they
added.
Entry to the store was be
tween 2:30 and. 5 o'clock this
morning.'
To Our Friends
and Customers
We Wish to Extend Our
BEST WISHES
for a
Merry Christmas
ALPHA'S PIES
313 East 8th Sr.
O DINE at - -
WORLD FAMOUS
jviiflDM nDLEnn&
Dinners Served from 6 p.m. Till 11:30 p.m. ....
.-. t Closed Tuesdays
For Reservations Call Central Point x 122
Christmas Night
DANCit
SATOEEDAY
AT WALKER'S POPULAR
DREAMLAND
EXTRA MUSIC GOOD FLOOR t
A Grand Way to Climax your Christmas FunI
I
The WAMTSt ARMilLIE
Wishes Its Patrons a .
Merry Christmas &. Happy New Year
Open Daily Throughout .the Holidays
Make Reservations Early for
NEW YEAR'S EVE!
Phone Gold Hill 5-9230 Now!
COME HEAR TV ARTISTS
The Leo Vilarino Trip
New Year's Eve and New Year's High
IDILtL iwm
and
THE WESTERN SWING BAND
Invite You to Attend the
(SKAKIIS) C5E-IPlIKIDM
JACKSONVILLE
COMMUNITY
HALL
O CHRISTMAS NIGHT O
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25
FREE PRIZES i
Donated by Dunham's and .Triangle
Food Market ' 5
Grand Prize" 15 Piece
ALUMINUM COOKWARE SET !
(Nothing to buy to participate)
O New Heating System
: o Coffee Bar for Your
Convenience
Admission - $1.00 tax inc.
Students 75c, with student body card ,
Listen to Bill Lively 's ."Western1 Roundup Time" Every Day at 12:30 on KW1N
I ( t . . . , a X I I I I j ' I v t I 1 t . I ill 111 t
I ,i i-1 1 ii j 1 1 i.m i i ii it. It 1. iiiiin.ii.il. it. ,r .ill it ,i. 1 1
.4 .It . II k v.