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Forfeits Bail Robert C. Mix,
37, Box 1165, Phoenix, forfeit
ed $100 bail today in municipal
court on a charge of driving
while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor, according to
court records.
- Visits Home Wayne Finley
left last evening for his home
at San Diego, Calif., after visit
ing at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Harriet Finley, 2550 Crater
Lake highway. He had visited
here since Christmas eve, and
arrived by plane. His brother,
Pvt. Kenneth Finley, is serving
at Chuchon, Korea, with the 73rd
Army engineers. Both attend
ed Medford high school.
Employees Dinner A dinner
for the emplojees of the Eugene
F. Burrill Lumber Co., Vhite
City, was held Friday afternoon
at the Jackson hoteL Families
of the employees also were in
vited and about 100 persons at
tended. Entertainment was furn
ished by employees and included
a solo by Wesley Riley, accom
panied by Mrs. Hvy Bowman,
pianist, and quartet numbers by
Stan Pardee, Earl Rohl Jr., Riley,
and Danny Miracle. Forrest
Biggers, mill superintendent, in
troduced Mr. Burrill, and special
guests, Elwood Hedberg, man
ager of the First National bank,
and William Pratt, assistant man
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"Just around the corner" in Yourtown is your neigh
bor, the Greyhound Agent... over a thousand in the
West alone. As your neighbor, he (or she) wants to
help you get the most pleasure at lowest cost when
you travel, with hotel reservations and sightseeing ;
included if desired. Or he will.work out a wonderful
pre-planned vacation to suit your time and budget
No need to go to a main terminal or big city. When
you plan to go anywhere in the U. S., to Canada
or Mexico, complete, dependable travel service and
advice are available trom
hound Agent.
Personal
Window Broken John Al
fred Lundquist, 220 Portland
ave., told city police Saturday
that an unidentified subject fir
ed a pellet at his car, breaking
a window.
Tonsil Surgery . Clarence
Sproul, 14, son of Mr.' and Mrs.
Lester Sproul, 413 West Clark
st., underwent tonsil surgery to
day at Community hospital, at
tendants reported.
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Billfold Missing William
Francis Cownihg, 103 South
Holly St., Apartment 3, reported
to city police Saturday that a
billfold with only identification
papers in it was missing from
his residence.
Taller Hurt Herb Graston,
525 Benson st., a faller for the
I. J. Andretta Logging firm, was
treated and released today at
about 11:20 a.m., at Community
hospital for foot lacerations he
received while working, atten
dants said.
, Served Dinner About 25 men
were served Christmas day din
ner at the Salvation Army trans
ient shelter and several men
stayed there Christmas eve. On
Christmas eve a party was held
for those staying there and re
freshments were served. A small
program was conducted.
Collision John William
Smith, 2650 Table Rock rd., and
Katherine Sarah Metzler, Taco
ma, Wash., were drivers in a
vehicle accident on Riverside
near Boyd st. yesterday after
noon, 'according to city police.
No citations were . issued and
only minor damage occurred,
they added.
Man Hospitalized Arthur
Raymond, 67, Camp White, was
taken to Community hospital
Saturday night by Medford am
bulance for treatment of a head
cut, according to city police. Po
lice said they found Raymond
on the sidewalk on North Front
st., where he apparently had
slipped on icy pavement strik
ing his head on a nearby, build
ing.
Accident Two cars were
involved in a collision at the in
tersection of Summit ave. and
Victory st. Saturday evening, ac
cording to city police. Drivers
were Edmond Dean Davis, 384
O'Gara ave., and John Felix Wil
liams, 612 Victory st., Apart
ment 1. Police said the Williams
vehicle was , slowing down to
make a left turn and skidded
into the path of the other car.
No citations were issued.
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u tT L0NG TRIAL This on-the-spot courtroom sketch by NEA artist Ed Kudlatv
shows Dr. Sam Sheppard facing the jury for the last time in the 167-day trial at Cleve
for.tnet murder of his wife. They had just convicted him of second degree murder
Addressing the court but turning to the jury, Sam reasserted his innocence. A intaute
later Judge Edward Blythin sentenced him to life imprisonment. uteute' A 1111111116
On USS Ashland Allen F.
Harris, a Navy seaman, is serv
ing on the USS Ashland, a land
ing ship, with -the Sixth fleet,
according to a Navy release. He
is a son of Mrs. Dorothy L.
Johnson, Route 1, Central Point.
.
CAP Meeting All members
of the Medford squadron of the
Civil Air patrol are asked by
those in charge to meet at 7:30
p.m., today at the CAP build
ing at the Medford airport. The
cadet staff will be the hosts and
families and friends of the mem
bers also are invited.? Members
are to wear uniforms.
,
Promoted Russel F. White,
son of Frank White, Camp
White, has been promoted to
corporal at the El Toro Marine
corps air station at Santa Ana,
Calif., according to a Navy re
lease. His wife, the former Miss
!Jo Spangler, is from Lynwood,
Calif. He is serving as a jet me
chanic with a Marine Fighter
Training squadron. ,.
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' Cars Collide Stephen Miles
Davis, of 1565 Roberts rd., and
Melvin N. Hogan, 66, of 30
South Central ave., were driv
ers of cars which collided at the
intersection of Stevens st. and
Crater Lake- ave. at about 12:30
p.m. Saturday, according to
state police. Minor damage to
both vehicles was reported and
Davis was . cited for following
too close, police said.
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At Osteopathic William,
Donna and Wayne Debrick,
children of Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Debrick, route 1, box 492A,
Central Point, are tonsil surgery
patients today at - Osteopathic
hospital. Convalescing from
surgery there are .Mrs. Theo
dore Rundle,- Route 2, Jackson
ville, who had emergency ap
pendectomyt Saturday night; and
Robert Lamb, 1211 West 10th
.
High Score Pf c. Leonard
Wicksten, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Wicksten, Jacksonville,
has fired a high score on the M
rifle at Ft. Campbell, Ky.,- and
his total of 195 out of the possi
ble 210 has qualified him as fin
expert rifleman. He is a com
pany cook with Company D of
the 188th Airborne division
which is a part of the 11th Air
borne division. He is a qualified
parachutist. I
At Station John M. Parsons,
a Navy commander, husband of
the former Miss Josephine Bul
lis, 15 Florence aye., reported
Dec. 7 to the office of informa
tion, executive office of the sec-1
retary, Navy department, Wash
ington, D.C., according to a
Navy release. He entered the
Navy in 1941 and reported from
the staff of the commander, 7th
fleet in the Far East. Before en
tering the Navy he was graduat
ed from Louisiana State univer
sity and was employed as a
newspaperman in New Orleans.
NowrCorporal LeRoy Clay,
headquarters and headquarters
company, 503rd airborne infan
try regiment, 11th airborne divi
sion, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hpw
ard L. Clay,-Medford, recently
was promoted to the grade : of
corporal, according to a release
from Ft. Campbell, Ky. He is
stationed there. Before entering
the Army he was graduated
from Medford high school and
after graduation enlisted in the
Army for a period of three
years. He volunteered for air
borne duty and has been gradu
ated, from .the basic airborne
school at Ft. Benning, Ga. He
now is qualified as a parachutist
in the 503rd "Rock" airborne
infantry regiment.
. Ai Sacred Heart Several
patients were reported today at
Sacred Heart hospital. The medi
cal patients listed are Miss Olive
Crump, 106 South Orange st.,
Mrs. Henry Renfro, : 106 Ajax
st., Mrs. Lulu Brown, 17 Haw
thorne ave., Mrs. Nellie Hunt
saker, 3405 Lone Pine rd., and
Yvonne Nichols, 8, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs.Elmer Nichols, 728
Welch: st: Sandra Lilligren, 6,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hil
lard Lilligren, Tiller, William
Mohr, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Dorrigan, 647 South
Holly st., and Michael Wayne
Giles, 8 months, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Giles, 523 .Haven
st., are surgery patients at the
same hospital. " j
Obituaries
ELLENA WATSON
Mrs. Ellena Charlott Watson,
85, of 710 South Holly st., died
Saturday in a local hospital. Conger-Morris
funeral home is in
charge of funeral arrangements.
LEVI HAND
Remains of Levi E. Hand, 63,
who died Thursday at Camp
White, are being forwarded to
night by Conger-Morris funeral
home to Minneapolis, Minn., for
services and interment in Fort
Snelling National Cemetery.
The deceased was born Feb.2,
1891, in Lawler, Ia.,; and'was a
veteran of World War I, serving
from June 28, 1918, to May 13,
1919, as a private first class in
the 469th Transportation Corps.
Survivors include a nephew,
Dr. M. J. Rooney, Sioux Falls,
S. D.
LEON TAYLOR
Services for Leon Clark Tay
lor, 68, who died Friday, will be
held in Conger-Morris ' chapel
Tuesday at 3 p.m. with the Rev.
Don Whitney, Central Point, of
ficiating. Interment will be in
Jacksonville cemetery, with com
mittal 1 services by the IOOF
Lodge of Central Point.
Pall bearers, members of the
Central Point IOOF lodge, will
be Forrest Thompson, Gerald
Kime, Frank Glenn, A. C. Smith,
Clark McDowell and Andrew
Glenn.
The deceased was born April
18, 1886, in Ashland, Ore., the
son of the late Henry H. and
Florence Taylor, who came to
southern Oregon in 1853. He was
a member of the Central Point
IOOF lodge. In 1921 he was mar
ried to Hattie Fletcher, who sur
vives. Other survivors include three
sons, Norvall O., Lebanon, Ore.;
Delbert, Portland; and Harvey,
in the U. S. Navy in Japan; three
brothers, Jesse M., and John N.,
Prospect, and Edwin H., Table
Rock; two sisters, Mrs. Stella An
derson and Mrs. Lester Throck
morton, both Medford; and three
grandchildren..
FLOYD TUTTLE
Funeral services for Floyd
Tuttle, 71, of Jacksonville, who
died at his home Dec. 23, will
be held at Perl funeral home
Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Interment
will be in Siskiyou Memorial
park. ,",
The deceased, a carpenter,
was born in Kansas on Sept. 19,
1883. .. .. . .... . :
Survivors include three sons,
Raymond, San Francisco; Floyd,
Shawnigan Lake, B.C., and
Lloyd, Jacksonville; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Edna Britton and Mrs.
Stella DeGroff, both of Los An
geles; three brothers, Erbie,
Napa, " Colo.; Carl, Portland,
Ore., - and Manf ord, Redmond,
Ore., and four sisters, Mrs. Dalla
Mounse, Mrs. Cora Babcock,
Mrs. Dora Tedford and Mrs. La
veta Kasel.
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Party Given at T
About 150 children and young
persons attended a dinner Dec.
24, given at the YMCA building
through the Groceteria manage
ment and the Salvation Army,
Mrs. George Johnston of the SA
said today. Entertainment in
cluded piano music by Mrs
Robert Corliss, and songs by
Mrs. Duane Bowman, wife of the
SA transient shelter manager.
Melvin H. Hall, manager , of
the Groceteria, was in charge of
dinner arrangements and plans,
and the food and treats were
furnished by the store. Toys
were given to each who attend
ed through the Salvation Army.
About 25 SA workers did the
serving and other work in that
connection. , -
The age limits for the dinner
were 5 to 18 years and the group
was well mixed in regard to the
various ages, those in charge
said.
Births
MONTIETH To Mr. and Mrs.
Barrel, 19 Vancouver ave., Dec.
26, 1954, a girl, 7 lbs. at Com
munity hispital.
GASCON To Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond, 508 Liberty st., Dec.
26, 1954, a girl, 6?4 lbs.,. Sacred
Heart hospital. ;. . -
CARTER To Mr. and Mrs.
Markel, 2447 Happy Valley, Dec.
27, 1954, a girl, IWlbs., Sacred
Heart hospital. -
Wall Street
. New York (U.R) ; Profit tak
ing in the recently strong indus
trial shares brought that aver
age down sharply in an irregu
larly lower market .today.
This was the last day of 1954
in , which profit taking sales
could be made in the regular
way. To register the profits the
delivery of stock must be made
in 1954.
Sales for profits made tomor
row will carry over into the
1955 income tax return unless
made on a' cash basis.
Today's closing prices on se
lected stocks: v ;
American T & T .....'...172
Anaconda .......... ....... 48V&
Chrysler ...............:..... 69
Curtiss Wright 18
General Electric .. .. 45 '
General Motors ..-........ 93 ii
Montgomery Ward . ... 77
Penn. R. R. 24V2
Penney, J. C. , ..... 7634
Radio r ...... ..,..... .37
Southern 'Pacific ......... 52
S. Oil of Calif. ......... 72U
Texas Gulf Sulphur ......125J2
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United Aircraft 76
U. S. Rubber 43ij
U. S. Steel ...Unquoted
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Confessed Slayer
Will Be Sentenced
The Dallesj Ore. (U.R) Harry
C. Knowles, confessed .. slayer
of Albert C. Stuart, was sched
uled to appear in Wasco County
Circuit Court this afternoon for
sentencing on. a second degree
murder charge.
, Knowles," 46, former residenf
of Bangor, Me., waved his rights
to have his case heard by a
Grand Jury, and can legally be
sentenced without a trial. Ore
gon law provides for a manda
tory life sentence for second de
gree' murder.
Knowles is also scheduled to
appear in federal court -in Sac
ramento, Calif., for sentencing
on an auto theft charge. He has
admitted transporting Stuart's
car.' across the Oregon-Calif or;
nia border after strangling the
56-year-old' ranch hand near
Shaiiiko, Ore., in October, 1953.
Daily Weather Report
FORECASTS: ' '
Medford and vicinity: Considerable
high cloudiness tonight, thickening
and lowering Tuesday. Slighuy warm
er. Low tonight . 22-25. : High Tues
day 42. -
Oregon' (Western): Increasing cloud
iness tonight. "Mostly cloudy .Tuesday
with occasional rain beginning during
day. A little warmer tonight and Tues
day. Low tonight 30-40. High Tuesdav
44-54.
LOCAL DATA:
Temperature a year, ago today:
Highest 39; lowest 35.
Total monthly precipitation 1.32 in.
Deficiency for the month, 1.36 in.
Total precioitation since September
1, 1954, 3. 75 in. Deficiency for the
season, 4.16 in.
" Relative humidity 4:30 p.m. yester
day 66: 4:30 a.m. today, 90.
Tomorrow: .
Sunrise. 7:39 a.m., sunset. 4:46 p.m.
Observations Taken at -4:30
a.m., 120 Meridian Time 1
. . high low prec.
Boise '. . : 29 7
Boston 40 35 -
Chicago ' 46 41 ; .32
Denver , . ....v. 32 18 .49
Eureka . 47 , 31
Grants Pass 40 23
Havre . 27 11
Klamath Falls 30 5
Los Angele3 . 58 47
Medford ; 39 17
New York 45 35 -
Omaha . 38 27 trace
Phoenix :.. 63 39
Portland a 37 , 33 . i
Reno r 33 8 .
Eugene i 45 27 '
Salt Lake 29 10 ' .06
San Francisco 53 - 38 .
Seattle : 37 32 trace
Spokane ; ; 26 12 .
Washington, D. C 48 29
Yakima i ..... 44 13 ,
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK
Portland (UP ) Cattle 1200.
Cutter-utility steers, heifers 10-$15;
canner-cutter cows 7-S9.50: beef-type
cutters to $9.50; utility cows 10.75
$12.50; mixed utility-commercial $12.75
with young commercial cows to $15;
Utility-commercial bulls 12.50-S14.50.
'- Calves 100.j Good choice vealers 18
$22; utilitv calves, vealers 9-S11. -
! Hogs 800. Choice 180-235 lbs 20
20.50; 165-172 lbs $19.50; rhoice 450
500 lb sows 16.50-S17.
Sheep 200. Good-choice 106 lb. No.
1 pelt lambs $16.50; utility lambs $14.
Portland Cash Grain
Portland Prices as reported in the
USjDA market news service: Wheat,
No 2 soft white. $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 S53.50
ton. No. 2 Western "barley. $54.50.
Coast delivery. Sovbean meal. S96.50
a ton, cars, prompt delivery Portland.
Std. millrun, prompt shipment, f.o.b.
Portland. $44.50 ton: No. 2 yellow
corn $67.50 ton on f.o.b. Portland.
Wholesale hay prices: No. 2 green
alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. Portland. 34-$35
trucks, 36-S37 rail.
Portland Grain Exchange: Friday'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
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Oregon World's Fair '
Portland (U.R) The gover
nor's Oregon' Centennial Com
mittee announced over the week
end that it is definitely going
ahead with detailed studies for
a world's fair in 1959 in ob
servance of the 100th" anniver
sary of Oregon's admission to
the union. ..
Chairman James Mount said
the decision was reached at a
conference of the ... executive
board after evaluation of plans
by the city of Houston, Tex., to
hold a world's fair in 1959 or
1960. : ;
"We are going right ahead
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of a world's fair as a highlight
of the state's celebration of its
100th birthday," Mount said. -
Red Broacfcasf Tells
Of Nationalist Raids ::
- Tokyo (U.R) Radio Peip-
ing said today Nationalist troops
attempted to raid Red . light
houses along the Fukien coast of
southeast - China Thursday but
were driven off by Communist
troops. ; ... .. . ..
The Communist broadcast said
24 Nationalist soldiers landed
from Quemoy Island ... and at
tempted to raid the lighthouses
of Weitow Peninsular and Wuc
hientow. Peiping said they were im
mediately driven off by a coastal
unit of the Chinese People's Lib
eration Army and local militia
men." ..
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fire about 10:30 a.m. yesterday
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