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A o Do o o O O 0 ; OS 8 o o O o o 3 O o 0 o o"0 o 0 o 0 o O 9 co o o O o 'e Locpl and Section Slated Nomination and election of officers for the Medford Central Labor council will be held Wednesday, Jan. 5, C0at 8 p.m. at the Medford Labor temple, 24 Vz South tfrape st. Business Name Ralph C. and Faith D. Casper have filed the assumed business name of Cas- O per's Septic Tank service, 1287 South Peach st., in the county clerk's office, o c Runaways Two 15-year-old Seattle, Wash., girls were pick- O ed up by city police last night and lodged in the Jackson county jail pending arrival of their parents, according to city police records. ' O Vagrant Philip Benjamin Ferree, 24, Oroville, Calif., Pjeaded guilty to a vagrancy charge in city police court and vt&s ordered to leave town or spend 10 days in jail, according fit? police records. c o Driver Cited Harry Edwin o Ifcvestein, 35, of 716 West Main o st.?was cited by city police for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor Sunday, ac cording to police records. He c-posted $100 bail on the . charge. O Runaway Held A 15-year-old runaway, also wanted for auto theft, was placed in the Jackson county jail over the weekend, according to the sheriff's office. "Her will be held for California authorities, and is originally from Wichita, Kan. Don Bile Mrs. Pauline Ma rie Bright, 625 Franquette ave., reported to aity police yesterday afternoon that her 12-year-old son, Robert, was bitten by a aog in front of 225 South Riverside ave. The dog, believed to be a stray, was ordered picked up by the county dog control man. 0 Leg Injury George Frasier, O route 3, box 179B, Medford, a o California Oregon Power com nanv car repairman, suffered a n leg injury and was admitted this morning about 6:25 a.m., to .Community hospital, attendants Said. He underwent surgery ' this morning. P C Flue Fire A 'pumper XrUCK xrym me iuhui mc mo tion responded to an alarm at 8:49 a.m. today to 2 East Clark a . r ii t wr pfoJ st., where a flue fire was re ported. Fire damage was con fined to a wall. The house is owned by the Southern Pacific company and the occupant is Richard Herndon, firemen said. 0 Leaseg Store Mr. and jMrs. Nick Gerritsen from Ferndale, Wash., aje now residing at 2809 Jacksonville highway and have leased the Oak Grove store and o service station from Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Shores. The Ger- ritsens have two children, Larry, 8. who will attend Oak Grove school, and Salley, 3.. Mr. and Shores" are residing at 52 Oak Grove rd. LEorrs Tots-to-Teens Continues Rest of Week on JACKETS for Boys Heavy, water repellent. Many with fur collars 5399 t0 $799 A COATS Warm coats for the cold weather ahead. $4" $8" $9" A Slippers . $S49 1 SWEATERS 1" to $3" 1 . s FOR GREATER SAVINGS SHOP ... LEON'S Tots-to-Teens O 0 105 EAST MAIN X Personal From North Bend Mr. and Mrs. Walt Norlin and sons, Thomas and John, North Bend, were week end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Clark Anderson, 1017 Sunset ave. . Here for Funeral . Charles McPherson, Portland, is in Med ford to attend funeral services for his uncle, Fred J. McPher son, who was killed in an auto mobile accident here last week. At Game Mr. and. Mrs. Ray Fnsbie and Mr. and Mrs. Norm Hillyer arrived home Sunday evening after being in San Francisco to attend the East-West football game. .Returns Mrs. Lois Webb, county school supervisor, and lamiiy returned to the school of fice in the courthouse yesterday after a visit over the holiday at Portland. ' . Medical Care Mrs. Cecil B. Johnson, Gold Hill, was admit ted this morning to Osteopathic hospital as a medical patient, according to a hospital report. At Community Miss Sonja Hansen, 2633 Howard ave., the 14-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Johnson, is a med ical patient at Community hos pital, according to a hospital report. In GP Hospital News has been received by friends here that Jack Carrillo, Grants Pass, is confined to the Josephine General hospital as the result of a cerebral hemorrhage. He is well .known in the valley. Ankle Broken Ted Hewlett, Jacksonville, was taken this morning to Osteopathic hospital because of an ankle fracture which he suffered when he stepped from his logging truck, attendants said today. Father Omitted The name of the father of Bruce Bailey, re cently enlisted, in the U. S. Air Force here, was inadvertenty omitted from a recent story. The father, William N. Bailey, is a Medford resident, as is the boy's mother, Mrs. Thomas McCarvel. . . Youth Charged A 16-year-old Medford youth was charged Saturday with drunk and dis orderly after beina arrested at the T-Pee Dance hall, according to the sheriff's office. He posted $30 bail after being jailed for about nine hours. . Sons Born- News has been re ceived - here -by Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Parrott Sr., 1410 Hilton rd.. of the birth of grandsons. A son was born Dec. 23 at Sweet Home, Ore., to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coff man. Mrs. Coff man is the Parrotts' daughter. The boy was named Richard Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parrott at Sheri dan became parents Dec. 30 of a son who has been named Gay lord Grant. - SHOES Odds and ends in dress, school and everyday shoes, values are to $4.98.- $2" d $3" Everyone a very excellent style Most sizes for boys and girls and $l" TheyTl Do It Every Time T-r ercUC t tTTLP RtSMiml NEVER HAS ANY HOMEWORK SINCE THETV SET WAS INSTALLED"- TIME TO . GOT ANY MOMEWORk- DoyouR HOMEWORK, REVIEW JUMIOR WDTMEtf BED AFTER . TWO PROGRAMS- UP TO BED ItsTxiye KATCBtS SYNDICATE. Guild Meeting A meeting of the Providence guild of Sacred day, Jan. 5, at 8 p.m., at the hospital. Visit Mr. and Mrs. Kit John son and family, Klamath Falls, visited for the New Year's week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Loofbourrow, Talent. John son is a member of the Landry Insurance firm at Klamath Falls. Flue Fire Some wall damage resulted from a flue fire at the Benton home on Schultz rd., early today, neighbors reported. The Central Point Rural Fire department answered the alarm at7:20,a.m. Dance Group The Country Cousin Square dance group will meet Wednesday, Jan. 5, at Ker shaw square for dancing between the hours of 8 and 10:30 p.m. Norm Hillyer will call for the sets. Relatives Leave Mr. and Mrs. Paul Halperan, . Portland, and Mrs. Claire Phelan, San Francisco, have left after visit ing with Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Liz berg, 2117 Delwood ave. Halper an and Mrs. Phelan are brother and sister of Mrs. Lizberg. Convalescent Mrs. Florence Bailey, 607 West Second st., has been dismissed from Sacred Heart hospital and is conva lescing at the home of her sister, Mrs. Chester Ashton, 245. North Second st., in Central Point. She may have visitors. . . . In New York Mr. and Mrs. John Moffat left Monday for New York City where he will at tend a National Retail Dry Goods association meeting and also the Amos Parrish Retail clinic, a re tail analysis clinic. Moffat is manager of Mann's Department store. . Return Dr. and Mrs. E. M. Hanawalt, 341. South Oakdale ave., returned Monday after being in Pasadena, Calif., to. at tend the Tournament of Roses parade and the Rose bowl foot ball game. Dr. Hanawalt is an alumnus of Ohio university. Buy Property Mr. and Mrs. Franklin A. Jones have pur chased the former H. L. Pritch ard property at 1705 East Main st. They lived previously at 1334 Spring st. The Pritchards have moved to their new home at 1311 East Main st., which they recent ly purchased from P. R. Van Dyke. Bill Kerr of C. Lyall Fid ler agency handled the sale. Wall Street New York" . (U.PJ Stocks went through a series of wide swings today and finished irreg ularly lower on volume aVound the 4,000,000 share mark. There were a few wide mov ers on either side of the line with a majority holding in a re latively narrow range. ; Portland Livestock Portland (U.P.) Cattle 350. High good around 1000 lb. fed steers $23; choice steers $24.25, some $24.50; high good 856 lb. heifers $20; good-choice heifers $20.50: utility steers and heif ers $11.50-16; canner-cutter cows mostly $8-9.50: utility cows $11-12.50; commercial $13-14.50; utility-commercial bulls $12.50-15. some to $15.50. Calves 50. Good-choice vealers $19-22. Hogs 200. holdover 300. Choice 1-2 butchers 180-235 lb. $20-20.50; choice 3 butchers mostly $19.25; choice 350 550 lb. sows $15.50-17. ,( Sheep 200. Choice-prime : mostly No. 2 pelts 115 lb. fed lambs $19; good-choice around 75 ' lb. feeder lambs $15.50. Portland Cash Grain USDA market news service: Wheat, No. 2 soft white. $78.50 a ton bulk, prompt delivery f.o.b. Portland. No. 2 white ots, 38-Ib. test. Coast delivers. S37.50 ton: Portland delivery, $56 ton. No. 2 Western barley, $54 f.o.b. Port land. Coast delivery. Soybean meal, S95.50 a ton. cars, prompt delivery Portland. Std. millrun, prompt ship ment, f.o.b. Portland, $44.50 ton: No. 2 yellow corn. $67.50 ton. f.o.b. Port land. Wholesale hay prices: No. 2 green alfalfa.' baled, f.o.b. Portland. $34-35 trucks. $36-37 rail. ' Portland Grain Exchange: Friday's close: Soft white .. . ?' 34 do no rex ; 2.34 White club ; 2 .34 H. R. winter, 11 per cent 2.36 do 12 per cent 2.45 Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday: 10 a.m. Monday for Monday; other days 5:30 previous day. I IWi ' corn. iSlrtK?5 RW'N HE SOME HOW REMEMBERS A FEW THINGS HE ; ; OVERLOOKED LAST NIGHT W tAKFAST,JUNlOR- I'LL GOTO , g?JtorYWH4T ONE-UH-, AS LOWS AS UASMT ecnvwy lessors' LET HIM LOOK enD A UAJll F- B1 :. WOKIO 1ICHTS BESEliVEI) II II I II fjQffV fa L9 110611 ServicesWednesday Klamath Falls Funeral serv ices for Harry Nathaniel Langell 77, a resident of Klamath Falls for many years, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Jackson ville. Mr. Langell died here Monday. Mr. Langell was born in Jack sonville on Jan. 1, 1878, a son of Nathaniel and Loretta Jane (Hensley) Langell. Survivors in clude two sisters, Mrs. C. S. Moore, Pasadena, Calif., and Mrs. Harry E. Foster, Long Bech, Calif., and several nieces and nephews. The Rev. George R. Bolster, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal church in Medford, will conduct graveside services. A Klamath Falls funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Obituaries RACHEL COBB Mrs. Rachel B. Cobb, 77, died yesterday. Conger-Morris fu neral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. ELIZABETH NETHERLAND Services for Miss Elizabeth Netherland, a former resident of Medford, who died last week, were held in San Francisco to day. Private committal services will be held in Medford IOOF cemetery Friday afternoon with the Rev. D. Kirkland West, D.D., of the First Presbyterian church, officiating. Conger-Morris fu neral home is in charge of ar rangements. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Leni Alworth, Medford; two brothers, Charles Nether land, Albany, Calif., and Sam uel Netherland, Walla Walla, Wash.; and several nieces and nephews. DON PARTON Services for Don Perry Par ton, 56, who died Monday, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel Thursday at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev. R. H. Mathewson of the Four Square Gospel church offi ciating. Interment will be in Trail cemetery. The deceased was born Feb. 15, 1898, in North Garolina, and had lived in southern Oregon since 1933. Survivors include five sons, Ralph E., Prospect; Howard R., Stockton, Calif.; James Donald, Medford; Staff Sergeant Paul D., U.S.A.F., Larson Air Force Base, Wash.; and Weston E., Medford; four daughters, Mrs. John H. Robbins, Medford; Mrs. Bryon Jones Grants Pass; Mrs. James H. Stackhouse, McChord Field, Wash.; and Miss Phyllis Parton, Grants Pass; a half brother, James Est.es, Moscow, Ira., and 13 grandchildren. Mica-bearing rocks are found in the Klamath Mountains, the Sierra Nevada and mountain ranges and deserts of southern California. Portland Produce Portland (U.P.) Eggs To retailer ers: Grade AA large, 41-4oc doz.; A. large, 39-42c doz.: AA medium, 39 41c; A medium, 38-40c; 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, 42V2-45'.-.c; 5-lb. loaves. 46,2-49 ,ic. Processed Ameri can cheese. 5-lb. loaf, 39!i-41c lb. ; Farm Market Sweet Spanish onions from the Cen tral Point district sold at 2:25-2.35 a 50-lb. bag today; most wholesalers quoted large red Delicious apples at S6.50-6.75 off the floor or around $7 delivered: locally produced vegetables short at Eastside Farmers' market. Poultry, Rabbits L,ive Chickens To growers No. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland): Fryers. 2V2 to 4'i lbs., 21c lb.: at farm. 20c lb.: roast ers, 4 ',2 lbs. and up, 21c lb. f.o.b. Port land, 20-21c at ranch; light hens. 11c; heav hens, all wts..- 13c lb.; old roost ers. 10c lb.; Dressed Chickers No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers 34-35 lbs., roasters, 36-37c; light hens, 21-22c; heavy hens, 26-27c; cut up fryers; all wts., 45-46c; whole drawn, 40-41c. Turkeys paying prices to produc ers for 1954 turkeys: Heavy type hens 29c lb. f.o.b. farm on N.Y. dressed bafis; toms same basis, 25 lbs. up, 24c; under 25 lbs.. 21c lb. Beltsville hens, 31c; light type toms. 25c: fryer-roaster, 27c lb. liveweight. To retailers. A grade hens, Teady to cook. 48c; N.Y. dressed to 43c: A grade toms. oven ready. 40c; Beltsville A grade hens, oven-ready, to 52c; Beltsville toms 49c lb. ' r Rabbits average to growers, f.o.b. killing plants) Live white. 33A-A2 lbs., 18-20c up.: 5-6 lbs 14-16c; color ed pelts. 4c under; old does. 8-10c lb.; a few higher. Fresh dressed fryers to Ueiailers. 54-57c; cut up. 60-63c. WE By Jimmy Hatlo A COUPL4T(-IWSS -L HAVE. TJ nO.... X Altt T GOT TIME. Tn c k-r iii l A-rV- Tf4E CAPITAL OF SO. DAKOTA? HOW MUCH IS 7 OP 19.64? WILL DRIVE ME TO SCHOOL, Pop? o Vehicles Collide; Driver is Cited Vehicles driven by Emerson Glen Wolfe, 64, of 801 North Central ave., and Leonard Carl Venschoon, 27, route 1, box 384, Medford, collided at about 5:12 p.m. yesterday, according to state police. k The accident was on the Old Stage rd. near the intersection with Happy Valley drive. Of ficers said Wolfe was cited for failure to yield the right of way after the accident. There were minor personal injuries and con siderable damage to the ve hicles, officers reported. In an accident story in yester day's Mail Tribune, it was in correctly reported that a car driven by Raymond Walter Brown, Sweet Home, struck parked cars and also involved one driven by "Richard G. Kaegi, 29, Talent. State police reports indicated that it was the Kaegi car' which hit the one driven by Brown, and then veered across the highway into parked cars. Kaegi was hospitalized. Dianna Bixby's Body Taken To Santa Paula Santa Paula, Calif. U.R) The body of famed woman pilot Dianna Bixby, killed when her-plane crashed into the sea, was to be returned to her child hood home here today. Funeral services for the not ed aviatrix, a veteran multi-engine pilot of more than 5,000 hours, will be arranged by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Con verse. Her grief -stricken husband, pilot Robert Bixby, Monday flew the body of his famous wife in their own DC-3 plane some 600 miles from Baja California to Long Beach, Calif., where they operated an. air freight service. Mrs. Bixby's body was found still strapped to the pilot's seat in the submerged wreckage of her freight carrying converted bomber which crashed Monday near Loreto, on the Peninsula. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity Rain tonight, changing to snow showers early Wednesday. Warmer tonight, low 32; high Wednesday 36 to 38. Western Oregon Showery and warmer tonight, clearing partially Wednesday. Low tonight 35-40; high Wednesday 42-48. Five day forecast, through Sunday: Western Oregon Recurring rain, precipitation exceeding seasonal nor mal, totaling 1 .to 2 inches, except 2 to 4 inches along coast. Temperatures averaging above normal with highs mostly in 40s and lows in 30s. Northern California Occasional rain with snow in mountains. Tem peratures below normal. LOCAL DATA Temperature a year ago today: Highest 46; Lowest 37. - Total monthly precipitation .24 inch. Total precipitation since September 1, 1954. 4.92 inches. Excess for the 'season 3.68 inches.' Relative humidity 4:30 p.m. yester day 52; 4:30 a.m. today 90. Tomorrow i . Sunrise 7:40 a.m. Sunset 4:52' pjn. Observations Taken At 4:30 A.M., : 120 Meridian Time -, Hieh Low Prec. Boise .... Boston Chicago Denver Eureka Grants Pass 43 41 46 40 47 16 32 41 28 05 .01 .13 37 9 27 56 43 47 45 47 43 32 34 23 -3 10 40 23 43 20 45 32 5 30 26 32 28 16 42 20 Havre Klamath Falls Los Angeles Medford New York, Omaha Phoenix Portland .07 .53 Reno : Eugene Salt Lake San Francisco Seattle Spckane Washington, D.C. Yakima 32 51 . 44 . 30 56 . 40 MLHU You'll Always Find o Reliability Uniformity e Full Strength IN EVERY LOAD OF TRU-MIX CONCRETE Tru-Mix Concrete Co. FAST. PROMPT DELIVERY McAndrews Road Phono 2-5271 Tueiday. January 4, 1955 Bad Check Passer Placed on FBI List Washington (U.PJ The FBI today put a chronic, nomadic bad check passer on its list of "10 most wanted" fugitives.. He is George Lester Belew, 41-year-old native of Mountain View, Mo., wanted for assaulting a jailer last July in escaping from the Hays, Kan., jail where he was being held on a fraudu lent check charge. The FBI said Belew since 1953 alone has passed bogus checks in 20 states from Cal ifornia to Michigan and from Oregon to Louisiana. He replaces John Harry Allen on the FBI's fugitive list. Allen, a southwest robber and escape artist, was arrested by local police at Fort Smith, Ark., on Dec. 21. Belew was born in Mountain View on Oct. 31, 1913. He be came an expert in forgery at the age of 17 when, in 1931, he was sentenced to a 10 year term in the Iowa State Reformatory at Anamosa. Atomic Warhead Tests Possible Washington U.R) Atomic warheads for guided missiles may be among the new secret weapons to be put through their paces in atomic tests in Nevada next month. The Atomic Energy commis sion announced Sept. 24 that a new series of weapons tests will be held in mid-February at the Frenchman and Yucca Flats pro ving ground near Las Vegas. While the AEC did not spec ify what types of weapons will be tested, there was speculation in' informed circles .here that the tests will involve guided missiles, possibly including some designed to knock down enemy atom and hydrogen bombers. MOD Coin Collectors, Cards Distributed March of Dimes coin collect ors were distributed to places of business in Medford yesterday by members of the Medford Ac tive club, it was announced today by Tom Reeder, Medford chair man. The Active Club annual ly sponsors the drive to raise funds to combat polio in the county. Persons who were missed in the distribution of cans but who desire to have them are asked to contact Al Bradford at Say lor's Barber shop or at 2-6343. Coin cards are being mailed to residents of the city through cooperation of Howard Steno graphic Service and the local chapter of the National Secre tary's association. Bob Smith, county chairman, said supplies are being distrib uted to various towns in the county and will be completed in a day or two. Clerk Notes Changes In Business Names Four assumed business names and one business name retire ment were filed yesterday in the office of, the Jackson county clerk. ' Reinhard Dubs and Elsie Dubs have assumed the business name Red Arrow Court, with an address listed at 4069 South Pacific highway, Medford. The business name Sis-Q Jan itor Service, with an address of 1122 West 11th st., Medford, has been assumed by Byron I. Dib ble. Earl M. Manley and Virginia M. Manley, 891 Diamond st., Medford, have assumed the bus iness name The Manley comp any. The business name Samson Fuel Oil service has been assum ed by J. C Kennedy and Ruby N. Kennedy. , Retirement from the assumed business name "C" , Lyall Fid ler Agency has been filed by C. Lyall Fidler and Bettye S. Fid ler. - . - DIDN'T LEARN LESSON Sheybogan, Wis. (U.R) Richard Warren, 31, was charg ed Monday with -writing bad checks less than 20 hours after he was released from Waupun State prison where he had serv ed time for writing bad checks. December Weather Here Cooler and Dryer Than Normal December in Medford was slightly colder and slightly dry er than normal, the weather bu reau reported today. The highest temperature re corded during the month was 61 degrees on the 5th, and the cold est was 17 degrees on the 7th. The monthly average tempera ture was 38.2 degrees, or .3 of a degree below normal. Precipitation during the month totaled 2.25 inches, or .88 of an inch below normal. A total of 1.2 inches of snow was measured during the month, and the great est amount on the ground at one time was 1 inch on the 28th. Mostly Cloudy There were four clear days, four which were partly cloudy, and 23 cloudy days, which com pared to the 42-year average of two clear days, five partly cloudy and 24 cloudy. In Ashland, the highest tem perature was 60 degrees on the 17th and 18th, and the lowest was 14 on the 27th. Average temperature was 28.6, or .1 of a degree below normal. Total precipitation there was 1.44 inches, or 1.69 below nor mal. Greatest amount of- snow on the ground was a half inch on the 28th. In Grants Pass, 56 degrees on the 31st cf the month was the highest, and 23 on the 27th was the lowest. ' Average tem perature was 39.3 degrees, or .2 of a degree below normal. Pre cipitation totaled 4.26 inches, or .97 of an inch below normal. SANTA CLAUS FINED Iowa City (U.R) Santa Claus was fined $17 Monday for petty larceny. Glen Droz, who was employed as a Santa by the Chamber of Commerce. pleaded guilty to stealing a car ton of cigarettes. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday ; 10 a.m. Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 previous day. in i k -i n DEAN AND JERRY TAKE OVER THE CIRCUS... 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