Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 06, 1955, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextLocal and Personal Medical Patient Jack J. Gardner, 818 Grant ave., is a medical patient at Community hospital, according to a hospital report. - Condition Good The con dition of C. C. Hoover, Roberts rd., -who underwent major- sur gery Wednesday at Sacred Heart hospital is reported today as "good." He may not have vis itors as yet, however. ' ' To Eureka Mr. and Mrs, Joseph L. Daly, 20 Valley View dr., plan to leave soon for Eure ka, Calif., where they will live. Daly, who represents , White truck sales, will continue with that busines in Eureka, associ ated with the DeBon Motor com pany. Chin Up Meeting Mem bers of Jackson County Chapter 4, Chin Up club, will meet at Girls Community club, 229 North Bartlett st., Friday at 8 p.m. It will be the first meet ing of the new year and all members are requested . to be present. - . . ..... .,. . At Sacred Heart New sur gery patients reported today at Sacred Heart "hospital include Joseph Morrison, Route 2; Gene Weitman, Route 1; Charles Koyl, Route 1; Mrs. William Griffin, Grants Pass, and Floyd Caughil, Central Point. Medical , patients reported are Marilyn Mature 4 months, daughter, of - Mr. - and Mrs. James Mature, La Habra, Calif.; Mrs. Morris Bush, Trail Glenn Bailey, Trail and Joseph Barnes, ' 20 North Peach st.' - ' License To Wed Elberson Pilkington, restaurant worker, Medford, and Rosella Kinkle, Ashland, a student, obtained a license to wed Jan. 4, at Jose phine county courthouse. Phoenix Grange Phoenix Grange members will sponsor a square dance Saturday, Jan. 8, at 8:30 p.m., at the Grange hall. All square dancers interested are 'invited and women are to take '.sandwiches for refresh ments. Fran Cronin will call for the dancing. Treated Neil Burrill, route 2, box 192, Central Point, an employee of Eugene F. Burrill Lumber company, Camp White was treated and released this morning at Community hospital for leg injuries suffered when a log rolled on him, attendants said. -1 Classes To Resume All Sat urday classes of Bliss Heine's Juniors will be resumed "Satur day after a two-week holiday vacation. Tests will be held next month, with all making a grade above 90 being promoted into the officer ranks. Plans are now being made for next summer's trips and activities. - Buy Motel Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nelsen, Kerby, Ore., ranch ers, -have purchased the Rancho court motel in Jacksonville, ac cording to Clark Walker of the Walker Real estate offices which handled the v transaction. The seller was Mrs. Helen Cunning ham. The Nelsens plan to add to the units and to improve the property otherwise. , Plan Benefit , Gold Hill school student body will spon sor a skating party at the Grants Pass rollerdrome Friday, Jan, Proceeds will go to the March of Dimes. Business Change Ralph L. Mobley has filed a retirement from the assumed business name of Ralph's Pump Service and Sales in Jackson ' county, ac cording to records in the county clerk's office. Incorporation ' Articles' of incorporation for the Oregon Adjustment Bureau have been filed in the county clerk's of fice by R. Johnson, B. Gottfried and C. Wall, according to clerk's records. Funeral Services Funeral services will be. held at 2 p.m Friday, Jan. 7, at Klamath Falls for Mrs. Mamie Farnsworth, 63 well known Klamath county rancher, who died Jan. 3, at Hill side ' hospital, Klamath Falls, Survivors here include Mrs. N. J. Milkowski, Sams Valley, mece, and several other rela tives in the valley. UN Meeting A meeting of those . interested in a Medford chapter of the Oregon United Nations association is scheduled for today at 8 pan., in the YMCA building balcony rooms. Anyone in this vicinity ' or in Jackson county interested is invited. Preliminary steps toward or ganizing the chapter were taken in; November at the time . that Dr. Karlin M. Capper-Johnson, president of the Oregon UN as sociation, was here to explain organization of such a group, Harlan P. Bosworth Jr. was el ected temporary chairman j and Lawrence Solin, , temporary treasurer. 3T IPowiidle 3 fe""" . . . WITH THE MypU CAM BUY! mmmmm- mt i i mw THAT MEANS mm RICH, FLAVORFUL A The BEST always means JORGENSEN'S . . . and Jorgensen's FIESTA ICE CREAM Is really TOPS. Mad in Jorgensen's spic-and-span-dairy of finest products of Rogue River Valley dairy herds PLUS that added nutrient-NUTRlMIX-this incom parable ice cream means an easy-to-serve, always popular dessertl Business Name The business name Triangle Food Market has been released by Thomas : A Klarin and Flora A. Klarin, and has been assumed by . Ernest A. Campbell and Mary E. t Camp bell, according to record filed in the office of the Jackson county clerk. ' ' ' V. - .f .V' ': At Osteopathic ; Mrs. John Lucas, Eagle Point, ; was . ad mitted today as a medical pa tient at Osteopathic hospital, and Harold Hiatt, route 2, box 574A. Central; toint, .was re leased from; the same .hospital after receiving medical care, at tendants said.-"- ----- - Syndicate To Meet The "Big 8 Syndicate," a group of - men who have formed an investment organization, will hold 'its first annual meeting of ' stockholders and direct ors at the Rogue Val ley Country club this evening. New officers and directors; will be named. There will be a social hour at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7. . . . . . m .. Council of Blind A meeting of the - Jackson County Asso ciated Council of the Blind is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 9, at 2 p.m., at St. Mark's Guild hall. Clarence Guiden, assistant direc tor of the bureau of labor," will be guest speaker. He assists in finding employment for handi capped persons.. ..- ... . ... . ;: .r . Suspended Sentence Rodney Wallace Rundle, 39, Copper, received a suspended 10-day Jail sentence in district court yester-i day qri a charge of trapping without a license. Rundle plead ed guilty and pointed but to the court that he has obtained a license since being arrested on the charge. ., ' Jurisdiction Changed Dis trict Judge Ra'wles Moore has signed an order changing juris diction on a case involving a 16- year-old boy from district court to the juvenile department - of circuit court. Th youth, who is free on bail, was arrested on a charge of disorderly - conduct, which included a threat to com mit an assault on a police of ficer. The boy was, picked up at a local dance hall. Suffers Injuries Fay G. Ad ams, 38, West Second St., suffer ed a shoulder fracture and an arm fracture this morning while logging near Stagecoach orch ards, according to a report from Sacred Heart hospital where he was taken about 11:15 a.m. He also received severe lacerations about the face. He was struck by a rolling log. Adams, a log ging contractor, is self employ ed, according to the report. .. , ... .. . . ., . Back From California Dr. and Mrs. A R. Hedges, 2010 East Main st., have returned from Whittier, Calif., - where they spent the Christmas holi day -with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr; and Mrs. P. D. Whit aker. They also went to San Diego on business for the Amer ican association of Naturopathic Physicians, of which Dr. Hedges is president, and the association's auxiliary; of which Mrs. Hedges is president. . :.--U-or.-y . .. . Smoke Settles Residents of the vicinity reported smoke over the roof of the Jackson school about 5 a.m. this morning. Fire men on investigation found that smoke from the furnace flue had settled over the building. Anoth er smoke investigation was con ducted at - the home . of Elsie Lewis, 838 Dakota st., about 2:15 p.m. yesterday. A scorched -wall was the result of improper plac ing of the stove, according to firemen. - . Returns Mr. and Mrs. Verl Walker, Merriman rd., returned Tuesday evening from a trip to Eugene and Portland. They were accompanied north by Walker's son, Robert Walker, who is sta tioned at Ft. Lewis, Wash. He visited here during the holidays. The group stopped at Eugene with Walker's son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Philip George, and son, Stephen, where they visited through New Year's eve. They then went to Portland to visit relatives of Mrs. Walker and Robert continued to Ft. Lewi r Daily Weather Report 70BXCASTS Medford and vicinity: Fair and coldar tonight with low of near 23. A few patches of morning fog. other wise fair Friday With hish of 44. - - Western Oregon: Fair tonlrht and Friday. Patches of early morning fog. Warmer Friday afternoon. Low to night 28-38. High Friday 42-52. LOCAL DATA Temnerature a year ago today: Highest 98; Lowest 31. , - Total mommy precipitation .a men. Deficiency for the month XL inch. Total precipitation since September 1, 1954, 4.97 inches. Deficiency for the season 1.7 Inches. Relative humidity 4X0 "d m. yester-. day 96; 4:30 ajn. today 95. ; Tomorrow 1 Sunrise 7:30 ajri. Sunset 4:53 p.m. Observations Taken At 4:30 AJtt., . . 120 .Meridian Time ' ' High Low Prec. WALL STREET New York (U.PJ Just about the time the stock market had overcome J the Federal Reserve warning 'given through higher margins, the list was smashed by - a senatorial investigation .threat.. : As .. result the list swung back and, forth , violently. The last swing -was forward with prices rallying late in the day.' . ..Today's , closing prices on se lected stocks; American T tc T 173 Anaconda ' .....,..... 48 Chryslef 68 Curtiss- Wright' ,. 16V Thursday, January , 1155 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL. TRIBUNE THIRTEEN General Electric General -Motors Montgomery Ward Penn. R. R. Penney, J. C. Radio, u Southern Co. ; Southern Pacific S. Oil of Calif. : . Texas Gulf Sulphur Transamerica Tri - Continental United " Aircraft U. S. Rubber U. S. Steel Youngstown 48Vs 96Vi - 7714 223A . 85 . 38V4 . 18V . 53 . 75 .122 38 25 72 42 69 .unquoted PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (UJ.) Eegs To retail ers: Grade AA large. 3-45c doz.: A large, 40-42C doz.; aa medium. tu-4ic; A medium. 39-40c; cartons. l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: aa graoe prints, 66c lb.; cartons. 67c; A prints. t6c; cartons. 67c; B prints. e. Chpesa To retaileri: A grade Ched dar. Oregon singles. 42y2-45'.2c: S-lb. loaves, 462 -49" ic. Processed Ameri can cheese. S-lb. loaf, 39V2-41C lb. Farm Market The wholesale market held un changed ' and firm for Northwest potatoes today; East Side Farmer's mcrket trading saw too auamy. smau to medium sized heads of Willamette valley cabbage at $2-2.25 a crate with some ordinary selling down to $1.75; local cauliflower brought farmers S2.15-2.25. Poultry, Rabbits i Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 Quality. f.o.b. Portland): Fryers. 2Va to 4Vz lbs.. 21c lb.; at farm,. 20c lb.; roasters. 4 lbs. and up. 21c lb. f.o.b. Portland. 20c at ranch; light hens, 11c; heavy hens, all wts.. 13c ib.: old roost- ara ID. Ik Dressed Chickens No. 1- dressed to retailers: Fryers, 34-35c lb.: roasters, 36-37c: light hens. 21-22c; heavy hens. 25-26c; cut up fryers, all wts, 43-46c wnoie drawn, 39-40C. Turkeys faying prices to produc ers for 1954 turkeys: Heavy type hens. zac 10. z.o.D. farm on JN.Y. dressed basis: toms same basis. 25 lbs. ud.. 24c; under -25 lbs., 21c. Beltsville hens 31c; light ' type toms, 25c: fryer roaster. 27c lb. liveweight. To retail ers. A grade hens, ready to cook. 48c: N. Y. dressed, to 43c lb. A grade toms. oven-ready, 40c; Beltsville A grade hens, oven-ready to 52c; Beltsville toms. 49c lb. Kabbits (average to growers f.o.b. killing plants) Live white. -34 1 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 retailers, 3-57c;. cut up, 60-63C. Boise , Boston ., Chicago Denver ., ,, Eureka Grants Pass Havre Klamath Falls Los Angeles : Medford , New York Omaha Phoenix: Portland Reno F.ugene Salt Lake San Francisco , Seattle 26 36 48 30 48 38 28 . 30 ; 56 38 39 32 36 41' 35 " 47 . 31 51 41' 29 42" 95 21 28 30 11 34- 32 . 18 11 47 3 32 18 35 37 18 ' 34 16 I 40 32 25 37 - 27 .07 .01 .62 .01 .01 .91 .07 21 .02 .03 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (U.P.) -Cattle 400. Com mercial and good fed heifers $18-19; cutter and utility heifers 511.50-15.50; canner-cutter cows mostly $8-9.50; utility bulls $11-13. Calves 25. Good-choice vealers $19 24; choice light vealer $25; utility calves and vealers $9-13. Hogs 200. Choice 1-2 butchers 180- 235 lb. $20-20.50; choice 3 lots down to $19; 265 lb. down to $18: choice 400 510 lb. bows $16-17. Sheep 200. Choice-prime 108 lb. fed wooled lambs $19.50: 122 lb. $19; util ity lambs $16.50; good-choice feeders $15-16.50; good-choice ewes nominally $5-6.50. Portland Cash Grain Portland Prices as reported in the USDA market news service: Wheat, No. 2 soft white. $78.50 a ton bulk, probpt delivery - f.o.b. Portland: No. 2 white oats, 38-lb. test. Coast delivery, $58 ton: Portland delivery. $56 ton; No. 2 Western barley. $54.50 f.o.b. Portland. Coast . delivery: Soybean meal, $96 ton, cars, prompt , delivery Portland; standard millrun, nrompt shipment f.o.b. Portland, $44.50 ton; No. 2 yellow corn $68 ton f.o.b. Port land. - . i. Wholesale hay prices:. No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. Portland. $34-35 trucks, $36-37 rail. -Portland grain exchanges Wednes day's close: soft white .$2.34 do no rex White club H. R. winter, 11 per cent . do 12 per cent 2.34 2.34 2.36 2.45 Accountant Here Opens Own Office George R. Polski, certified puouc accountant, today an nounced the acquisition of the local practice of John Flynn & Company and the opening of his own office for the practice of accountancy. ... Polski has "been associated with John . Flynn . & Company since 1948 in their San Fran cisco, Portland,' and Medford of fices. He has been the branch manager of the Medford office for the past 2k years. . . He holds Oregon and Nebras ka CPA certificates and is en rolled to practice as an agent before the treasury department in the settlement of the income tax problems. '. The office will be located in the space formerly occupied by John Flynn & Company, 128 East Main st.; . Medford. Robert Price, who has been with the company for over two years, will assist Polski. Polski, his wife Maxine and their two sons reside at 913 King Mt-;,:'-': ;:'': Third Worst Polio Year During 1954 Washington (U.R) The na tion suffered its third worst polio outbreak in 1954. ; The Public Health Service said today that 38,734 cases were reported in 1954. That compared with 35,953 in 1953, but was well below the 57,000 recorded in the peak year of 1952. In 1949 second worst year, 42,000 cases were reported,. . -Florida, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico had unusually high incidences over the 1953 rate, as did Massachusetts, Iowa, Ne braska, Kentucky and Texas. Children's Matinees Slated at Crateria n; Top Pictures Plan tied A change in policy, for child ren's Saturday ' matinees at the Crateriah theater has announced today by Robert Corbin, man ager of Oregon-California Thea ters, Inc. ; ' ; '. . '-'..I Starting this Saturday, JanSi the Craterian will show matinee performances of pictures chosen from the Children's Library-of Parents1 magazine, plus cartoons and a serial. The afternoon show will be for children,, and will be suitable for them, no matter what type of film is playing at the theater for -regular, perform ances, Corbin said. :' " Often, Corbin explained, both Holly and Craterian theaters are snowing pictures not . entirely suitable for. children. But the 1 p.m: matinee at the Craterian will provide approved entertain ment for them in the future.' .. About 2 Hours ' The matinee will run for about two hours, and will usually be over by 3 p.m: or shortly there after. The t h e a t e r will then i ! , OSC Daily Barometer Selects Toeake Man t Corvallis (U.R) .Richard LeRoy Coyner, Tulelake, Calif., has been appointed editor of the Oregon State College Daily Barometer, the student news paper. Coyner was appointed at a special meeting of the OSC Pub lications Committee, replacing Richard D.v Spight, Orinda, Calif. Obituaries JAMES JONES Remains of James Kenneth Jones, 59, who died Saturday have been forwarded by Con ger-Morris funeral home to Hood River, Ore., for services and in terment. , The deceased was born March 4, 1895, in Excelsior, Wii., and was a veteran of World. War I. Survivors include a son, Wil liam E., Portland; and a daugh ter, Mrs. Beulah Bennett, Park dale,. Ore. '. ; i IDA BISHOP Mrs. Ida Bishop. Jacksonville, died today in a local hospital. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral arrange ments, v. Former Army Man Name Dalles City Manager The Dalles (U.R) William E. Hansen, 52, a former army en gineer has .been appointed city manager of The Dalles by the city council. Ernie Miles, chairman of the administration committee of the city council, said Hansen will assume his duties Jan. 15 at a salary of $8400 a year. Hansen replaces Lee Sanson, who resigned to become city manager of Manhattan Beach, Calif. V ; ? c " " I '' '' close, and reopen at 6:30 p.m. with the regularly - scheduled show.-: : The Children's Library is a group" of films.. selected, each moat h by :- Parents , magazine. They , are deemed -suitable for children of all; ages. Corbin said his company feels that with this arrangement,-, parents may send their t children . to - the matinee with . the - assurance they will not ' see-j anything on the; screen which is unsuitable. ; The Holly theater- will con tinue; its regular; Saturday mat inee, running continuously from 1p.m.. through the evening per formances. - . . ' .' . ASHLAND EIGAS IKESEAITSaFl ' S Ji in nnifT Tsr HWy SM MM Ml , , - namiig 4 lliMkiylOGUT Ta I9SS09I MINHS3AY JwtlCa . ACOuweukKnaf - Ma s 111 8. Central ' Phone t-6241 - ... - . - r LASTi 3 E)AY .- - 1 COTTOfJ ORES REGULAR 2.70 AND 2.C3 2.00 EACH Top-quality,. 80-square percales riot-to-be ' missed! sate values! Newest spring styles many copies of Wards own $4 and 5.98 Dresses. Patterns, trims, de tails to please every taste. Women's sizes, styled as youthfully as misses'. Only 3 days to save, so hurry! JUNIORS', MISSES', V0"EII'S SIZES HURRY CI AIID SAVE O BOX OFFICE OPENS 6:30 O : MYSTERY and ACTION! SUSPENSE ; AND THRILLS! 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