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I .. i v t Local and Prowler. Pulver's motel, 1237 North Riverside ave., re ported ; to city police Sunday evening that a prowler was at the rear of one of the motel's units. ' Bunding A Medford build ing permit has been issued to A N Napolitano555 Valley View dr., for' $8,500,, to erect a resi dence and garage. - Article Tiled Articles of incorporation for the : Samson Seed and Feed company have been filed in the county clerk's office by F. E. Samson, Lyle E. white and Otto Frohnmayer. Yard Damaged Chester E, Carter, 404 Western aye., re- ported to city police Saturday that an unidentified vehicle ran across his front lawn, causing considerable damage. ... , . . ,' Driver ' Cited - Walter Lee Clary, 47, route 2, box 10, Jack sonville, has been cited for driv ing under the influence of in toxicating liquor, according to "city police records. He posted $100 bail on the charge. ,: Vagrants Two men charged with vagrancy have pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 10 days in the- city jail, according to city police records. They were Smith .Eugene Wells, 29, Port land, and Walter1 Edward Hon stein, 25, also Portland. The two" were "arrested with pinball machine "cheating" equipment in their possession. Included was a magnet, clock spring, screw drivers and homemade drill and 'battery outfit, police added. House Guest Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hoffman, route 1, box 199, Gold Hill, have had as a house guest for .two weeks, Mrs. Alice Eastman, from Guam, who had been visiting in New York and "New England several months. Mrs. Eastman is to. leave for Guam from 'San Francisco on W . aw. i a. 1 1 i. man families have been friends for several years. Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Thompson, friends from -Minneapolis, Minn., - spent Fri day and Saturday at the Hoff man home.' They visited during the- holidays in California. -: A aoh, Herbert J. Thompson, is a Medford resident. - V--1ir 5. Centra! . . , . .Theee 2-4241 it : MS ; . v" l. - . ... - .'' J 1 ssss I sss 4 . - . 'v ' j. V if. JUNIORS', MISSES' AND HALF SIZES Washable cottons and rayons in solids, chtcks, plaids, stripes, combinations. Popular acetate rayon crepes, printed or solid rayons with the look of linen. In the season's newest, washable styles; Lots of brand new spring styles and each espe cially chosen for this big event. Top value Dresses in beautiful new patterns all with exciting de tails, excellent weriananship. Select yours now. ASK ABOUT WARDS .-. - Personal To Meet Table Rock Ladies' club will meet Wednesday, Jan. 12, at 1 p.m. at the home of Mrs. L. A. Brennescholtz, . Arnold lane. Dessert will be served. , Child Hospitalized Patricia Knapp. 7-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Knapp route 1, box 336, Central Point, is a surgery patient at( the same hospital. Driver Fined John Patrick Graham, 64, of 175 Jeannette st., pleaded guilty to driving un der the influence of intoxicating liquor yesterday and was fined $100 in municipal court, accord ing to city police records. - Runaways. Held Two 16 year-old runaway - boys were picked up by city police Satur day and lodged - in the county jail. They were from Anaheim, Calif., and told authorities they had left home Jan. 5, police said, They will be held for their par ents. . Singers Practice Washing ton grade school Mothersingers will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Room 34 at the high school to start new music. The group is seeking additional members. All Washington school mothers in terested are invited. . In Far Eas! Wilbur L. Hb- ber, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam B Hober, 1206 West Eighth St., Medford, is serving aboard the USS Zelima in the Far East, according to a Navy news re lease. He is a chief machinist's mate. The vessel is a refrigera tion shores ship. Condition Reported Com munityhospital reported this morning that, A. C. Maxwell, Portland, hospitalized yesterday following a fall at the Medford postoffice, is "holding his own, Maxwell, .69, underwent brain surgery, hospital attendants said, Mrs. Maxwell is a patient in the same hospital because of shock, the report said. The Maxwells came to Medford to care for the three children of -their son and daughter-in-law, ; Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Maxwell Jr., 723 West 13th st., : while the younger couple were soutn on . a vacation. They are expected home today. " ; ML MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN : Incorporate Articles of In' corporation of Bates Candy com pany have been filed in the of fice of the Jackson county clerk by L. W. Bates, Doris B. Bates, and George Witter. 1 Building A Medford build ing permit has been issued to Sandy Clave, 401 Oregon ter race, for $10,000, to erect a new residence. Nephew Visits Staff Set J D. Riley of the Marine corps vis ited nis aunt, Mrs. Welle Rhodes, 128 South Holly st.. over the week end while en route from Oregon City to his base at Camp Pendelton, Calif. . From Portland Mr. and Mrs. Del Eubanks, Portland, are vis iting Dr. and Mrs. Ralph S. Dip- pel, 1 Eastwood dr. The women are -sisters. Mrs. Eubanks is the former Miss Joan Stohr of Med ford. ' Car Rifled Florine A. Bei- roth, 2481 Jo-Jack rd., reported to city police last night that someone had rifled the glove compartment of her car, but nothing was known missing. The car was parked at 330 West Mam st. - , Bail Forefeiled Harry Edwin Divestein, 35, of 716 West Main st., forfeited $100 bail today in municipal court when he failed to appear on a charge of. driv ing under the influence of in toxicating liquor, according to police records. . - . Man Injured Frank W. Helm, Rogue River, is receiving treat ment at Osteopathic hospital for leg injuries received when his tractor overturned on him; Sun day, while he' was at work, the hospital staff reported this morn ing. ' , , Garden Club Roxy Gard eners will meet Wednesday, Jan, 12, at 1 p.m. at the home of Mrs, Warren Kelsoe, Hillcrest rd. Mrs Kelsoe, has arranged a program on conservation entitled "Don't be a Litterbug." Assisting host esses will be Mrs. Ray Harder and Mrs. Fred Kelsoe. Achievement Program Gold Hill 4-H club achievement pro gram will be held Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Gold Hill Grange hall. Awards will be presented by representatives of x the .Medford branch, First National Bank of Portland. A motion picture. Waves of Green," will be shown. " ... f .. Accident Two vehicles were involved in a collision at the intersection of West Main and Fir sts. Saturday, according to police records. Drivers were Marie -C. Gass, Spokane, and Graham Prhchard Curry, 906 West Main st. No citation were issued. Moderate damage occur red to both vehicles, police said. . . . . Graduates Maurice D- Paul son, route 1, box. 528, Gold Hill,.- was graduated from the U. S. Naval pre-flight school at Pensacola, Fla., recently, accord ing to a Navy news release. He attended Southern Oregon col lege before entering the-Navy cadet program. He is now as signed to - primary ' flight train ing at Whiting field. Milton, Fla. FOE Meeting : The Frater nal. Order- of Eagles' will meet in the hall at 219 West Main st., Thursday at 8 p.m., with an initiation and nominations for a new trustee. Plans' will be com pleted for a hard time party and dance to be held In the.hall Sat urday evening witlrA. J. Frazier and A. McClanahan on the com mittee in charge.' Refreshment will. .follow -the meeting. : Slight Injury Marion Smith, 49,- of 1015 Reddy ave., was slightly injured as the result of a two car collision at the inter section of Eighth and Holly sts. yesterday, according to city po lice records. Police said the woman suffered cuts and bruises about both legs. Driver of the other vehicle was Roy Pruitt, 1012 South Holly st: No citations were issued, police added, r v Flown to Portland Fred W. Preston, 1016 Reddy ave., was to be flown to Portland this aft ernoon by Mercy Flights, Inc., where he will enter: Good Sa maritan hospital for; treatment of " a - paralytic- condition. His wife was to 1 accompany him. The air ambulance organiza tion's - twin-engine ; Cessna ; was the plane used. Preston was the 308th patient carried by planes of the non-profit ambulance firm. : ' . i . Patients Reported Several patients, - including two small children, were reported by Sa cred - Heart hospital this morn ing.. The children, Both. in . the hospital for. surgery, are Jerry Bellows, 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene: Bellows, Pros pect, , and Jerry Wagar, 10 months, son. of Mr and Mrs. Mitchell Wagar, 635 South Holly st 'Additional new patients are Martha Gilman,-14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.-Lew Gilman, 3649 Biddle rd.; Mrs.- Arlen ; HukiR, route 1; Fred, Goetjen, Grants Pass, and Joe Swan Klamath Falls, all surgery patients; Mrs.. Theo Ward, 340 North Central ave.; Mrs. , Jewell Johnson, Grants Pass; Stanley Hake, 604 Park st, and William Tenpen ny. Phoenix, all in the hospital for medical care. f "T fe :i xr --jt - j: z i r ; ,r - - X f -; ;;;; j I ft'''-'',- " - " ';.''',' i ' - . ' TERRIFIC SPEED of twice speed of sound is claimed by Rene Leduc, noted French designer, for this new "022" jet plane, soon to be test flown at airport near Paris. (International) Polio Fund Auction: Scheduled Thursday An auction, with all proceeds going to the March of Dimes, will be held Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Dollar Bill's Auc tion yard, 3536 North Pacific hwy., across from the Elk Lum ber Co., it was announced today. Daisy's cafe, located hext to the auction yard, will serve free coffee to everyone attending the auction, it was stated. The sale will precede the regular Thurs day night auction.1 Persons having articles for which they no longer have a need are asked to bring them to the auction yard or to phone 3-1693 and a pickup will be ar ranged. Suggested ' articles are tools, toys,, jewelry, dishes, fur niture, ceramics, books or. "any thing that can be sold.", i. , ' Legion Meeting A meeting of the Medford American Le gion post has been scheduled for 8 p.m. today at the Legion home, at 531 South Riverside ave. ' r;' , ' ' Undergo Surgery -Sharon Ann Hendrix, 7, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Hendrix, 1312 Thomas rd., underwent an ap pendectomy at Osteopathic hos pital, last night, it was reported this morning. Other surgery pa tients at the same hospital are Mrs. William Johnston, Rogue River, and Omar Fuller, Central Point. Mrs.' Wayne Chaney; 6118 Crater Lake avenue, is a medi cal patient at the hospital. .-;, From Trio Mr, and Mrs. Curtis Hopkins, Old Military rd., arrived home the end of the week after laeing in California since Dec. 26. First they, visited two days at Carmel ' with .Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ray and from there went to Los Angeles where they visited: numerous friends. They also attended the Tourna ment of Roses parade and the Rose Bowl game. On their re turn they visijed friends at Fresno, and stopped at Shasta Lake resort. ' v Daily Weather Report - v FORECASTS -Medford and vicinity Cloudy to night and Wednesday; little change in temperature. Low tonicht 32; . high Wednesday 40. Western Oregon Partly cloudy, with valley fog in the south- portion: most ly cloudy in north portion tonigm. Mostly cloudy Wednesday with rain beginning late Wednesday. Little ehan re in temoerature. Low tonight 28-36; high Wednesday 38-44 except 45 to SO along coast.-' Five-day forecast, through Sunday: Western. Oregon Cloudy with tem perature near the seasonal 'normal through Sunday, occasional rain oe sinnine late Wednesday, total pre cipitation about 1 inch in interior val leys, men temperatures averaging sv 48: Iowa 32-38. Northern California Bain probably latter part - of week, with snow in mountains. Low temperatures below normal, and high temperatures near normal. ' . LOCAL DATA Temperature - a year ago today: Highest 44; Lowest 31. ' t Total monthly precipitation .33 inch. Deficiency for the month .50 inch. - Total precipitation since September 1, 1954. 5.01 inch. Deficiency for the season 4.18 inches. Relative humidity 4:38 p.m. yester day 88 4:30 a.m. today 86. Observations Taken At 4:30 A.M., - 120 Meridian Time High Low Pre. Boise Boston Chicago 26 21 30 34 33 49 40 . 14 30 54 . 36 43 22 24 12 35 25 0 2 48 33 26 18 47 34 12 29 20 32 35 22 32 .27 Denver Eureka Grants Pass Havre Klamath Falls Los Angeles . Medford New York I Omaha . 32 57 36 27 39 29 48 39 27 45 34 Phoenix Portland Reno .03 .04 .08 Eugene Salt Lake San Francisco . Seattle Spokane Washington, D.C. xajtuna, . Tomorrow Sunrise 7:39 a.m. Sunset 3:00 p.m. noon Saturday: 10 ajn. Monday for ranoKr: inner nays aav previous av MacARTHUR TO SPEAK , Los Angeles UJD Gen. Douglas MacArthur will make his first public speech in several months here Jan. 26 at the dedi cation of ' a nine-foot statue ejected; .m his honor at Mac Arthur park. It will be the re tired military leader's 75th birthday. .- : . .: '"; ' ; '-'-V' WalhSfreet ; New .York (U.R) Stocks moved irregularly , in curtailed Volume 'today. ' -. The market started firm, slip ped off until .mid-session, and then rallied from the lows. Rails were the first - to recover from their worst levels. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T .............. Anaconda Chrysler ' ....... ..... Curtig Wright General Electric J... General Motors .. Montgomery Ward ........ Penn R R Penney J C ............ Southern Co ........ Southern Pacific .. S OU of Calif .. 173 50 69 V2 18 51V4 87V4 24V2 83i4 18 54i 76 Texas Gulf Sulphur ....unquoted Transamerica ...........,unquoted Tri-Continental .. 26 United Aircraft ............... 76V2 U S Rubber ........... 43i,4 U S Steel . 71V2 Youngstown ............ 71V2 Portland Livestock Portland (U.P.--c:attle 300 - Good 1020 lb. fed steers $21.75: choice up to $24.25 Monday; commercial-good fed heifers $19.50; utility-low com mercial heifers mostly $12-17.50: can-ner-kiutter cows $8-950; few $10: util ity cows $11-13.50; commercial up to $14.50; utility-commercial bulls $13.50 15.50. Calves 50. Good-choice vealers $19-23.- ' - Hogs 600. Choice 1-2 butchers 180 235 lb. $20-2050; choice 3 lots down to $19; choice around - 350-430 lb. sows $16-17. : Sheep 350. Choice with some prime 97 lb. wooled- lambs $19.50: good choice feeders Monday $15-16.50; good-choice ewes $6. Portland Produce Portland OJJ. Em- To retail ers: Grade AA large, 46c doz.: A large. 41-4 3c doz.; AA medium. 4i-4zc; a medium, 39-41c; cartons, . l-3c addi tional. - " Butter To retailers: AA grade prints, 66c lb.: cartons, 6Tc: A prints, 66c; cartons, 67c; B prints. 64c. -. Chese To retailers: A grade Ched dar, Oregon singles, 42&-45V2C: 5-lb. loaves. 46,i-49,,ic. Processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf. 392-41c lb. Farm Market ' . Limited supply of cabbage brought farmers mostly $2,254.30 a crate at the East Side Farmers' market today: small shipment of leaf lettuce from Seattle sold to retailers at $3 an orange box;. Northwest potato, prices held firm and mostly unchanged. Poultry, Rabbits -.., Live Chickens To growers. (No. 1 quality, f.o.b. Portland): Fryers 2Ya to 4Va lbs., 21c lb.: at farm, 20c lb.; roast ers, 4J2 lbs. and up, 21c lb. f.o.b. Port land, 20c at ranch; light hens. 11c; heavy hens, all wts., 13c lb.: old roosters. 10c lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers. 3 4-35 c lb.: roast ers, 36-37c; light hens. 21-22c: heavy hens. 2546c; cut up fryers, all wts4 45-46c; whole' drawn. 39-40c. ' Turkeys-Paying prices to produc ers fdr 1954 turkeys: Heavy type bens 29c lb. f.o.b.-farm on N.Y. dressed basis; toms same basis, 25 lbs. up, 24c; under 25 lbs.. 21c lb. Beltsville hens, 31c; light type toms. 25c; fryer-roaster. 27c lb.; lightweight.. To retailers. 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. v - - Rabbits (average to growers, f.o.b.. killing plants) Live white. 3Vt-l,x lbs., 18-20c up.: 5-6 lbs.. 14-16c: col ored pelts, 4c under; old does. 8-10c lb.; a few higher. Fresh dressed fry ers to retailers. 54-57c; cut up. 6 0-6 3c. Ycryooe in Sas - Fntfi cisco lusows die famous address of Hotel Plata on Union Square. Rooms are newly-styled, and Hotel Plaza is one of the city's popular meeting places for luncheon, dinner, of cocktails. Hotel Plaza is : the VMlue hotel: $5-$6-S7 single, SM9410 double. T!(iy$ VVIr. 3 ISKDfiCsU r t Tuesdar January 11, 1955 More Time Granted For Entering Pleas Two men appeared in circuit court this morning and were granted further time before en tering pleas. , They were Fred Warden, 31, of route 1, box 350K, Medford, and Jack Dwight McCoy, 26, of 129 Wightman st., Ashland. - Warden is charged with man slaughter in the death of 12-year-old Philip Stephen Minear, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mineaj, route 1, box 331. The boy was fatally wounded in a hunting accident last fall in the-Griffin! Creek area. ' McCoy is charged with at tempted rape. One Jackson County t h Project Due for Bid Portland Only- one Jatfkson county project will be . up for bid at the next meeting of the Oregon State Highway commis sion in Portland on Jan. 19, the commission reported. It will involve the furnishing of 7,000 cubic yards of crushed stone on the Little Butte high way, east of , Eagle Point. : The crushed materials are for later use by . highway - maintence op erations. - LIQUOR AGENT DRUNK Los Angeles i(U.R) Donald K. Deming, 36, was fined $25 in Municipal court here Monday after his arrest for being drunk in a skid row bar. Deming is a state liquor agent. Portland Cash Grain ; Portland Prices as reported in the USDA 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, $58 ton: Portland delivery. - 34-5 6c ton; No. 2 Western barley. $54.50 f.o.b. Portland. Coast deUvery;-" Soybean meal. $95 ton, cars, prompt delivery Portland; standard millrun. . prompt shipment f.o.b. Portland, $44.50-45 ton; No. 2 yellow corn, $67.25 ton i.o.b. fortiana. Wholesale hay prices: No. 2' green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. Portland. $34-35 truck, $36-37 rail, Portland grain exchange:' Monday's close: -. Bid - Soft white ...... ..,...........J,. , ,32.34 do no rex a - 2.34 White club 2.34 H. R. winter, 11 per cent - 2.36 do 12 per cent 2.45 Jl HERE'S ONE YOU CAN'T MISS 4 ! y( y () ) i J I H-:T I J O b i t u a r y ARTHUR ROWLEY Arthur R. Rowley, 73, of . 53 3 Marie st.,-a Tesident of the Med ford -area, for approximately 60 years,-', died in a local hospital Monday. Funeral arrangements are in charge of Chapel mortu ary.V:.r::, LESTER NORMAN'J :': : :'-:: Services for - Lester Norman, 53, who died Wednesday in Marysville, Calif. ', were heldito day in . Conger-Morris ' chapel with the Rev. G. Herbert Hiller man officiating. Interment was in Jacksonville cemetery. . Pallbearers were David Math ias, C. R. Pursell, C. A. Perry, Albert Hackert.-Laurence Crock er and Francis Gilbert. . The deceased . was born. Oct. 28, 1901, in Rouse, Colo. ; He lived in southern Oregon '-, f o r some time, . and et t here about eight years ago. . : . . k Survivors include his motheri Mrs. Minnie Norman, Jackson ville; two brothers, Lloyd "Nor man, Medford, and Capt. Lewis Norman, with the USAF in Greenland; and a sister,- Mrs. Neal Walters, San Diego? Calif. Longtime Talent Fruitgrower Dies; Funeral Arranged ; Edwin -.Chase : Gardner, 72, longtime Jackson county orch ardist and a resident of the Tal ent area since 1909, died this morning at Ashland. Mr. Gardner planted and oper ated the 200-acre Goldencrest orchard at Talent, "and was a past ' director : of the Jackson County Fruitgrowers league. . Born Sept. 10, 1882, in Rooks county, Kansas, Mr. Gardner was graduated from Kansas State college in 1904. He was a member and past exalted ruler of Ashland Elks lodge. ' Survivors include his. wife, Gladys Gardner; a daughter, Barbara Jean s Gardner, Salem, and two sisters, Mrs. F. F. Burk, Medford, and Mrs. W. C Seelers, Downs, Kans. , . - : -V -I The Rev. John L. Thompson, pastor of ; Trinity Episcopal church of Ashland, will conduct funeral services, which' will be held Thursday, Jan. 13, at 1:30 p.m.yat Litwiller's funeral home. The Ashland Elks lodge will take part in the services. . Pope Plus To Receive Premier Mendes-F ranee u ",' Vatican City - U.R) Pope Pius XII will interrupt his pe riod "of est" and " convalescence tomorrow to receive French pre mier Pierre Mendes-France.' The audience, ' to be held in the Pope's private library in the Vatican, will be the first the pontiff has1 granted - since last November." : " " TOKYO FEELS QUAKE Tokyo (U.R) A', rolling earth quake lasting about ope minute shook Tokyo's ' tallest ..office building today. There was no sharp rock and no damage was seen in central Tokyo. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday : 10 a.m. Monday for Mondav: other days 5:30 previous day. A DARRYL F. ZANUCK presents IRVING BERLIN'S' .i.-L sks a iv - vayz & zst zz?:?i? ztz !tsi2upmfz MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE Mo t i c e s CORAL CROWDER Mrs. Coral G. Crowder, 59, of 476 NortKMain stJr'Ashland, died today in a local hospital. Conger Morris funeral home is in c barge of funeral arrangements. ANNA SNEDDEN ! Senrices for Mrs. ;AnnaJ5ned den, 75,. wlib, :died Sunday, will be held in Conger-Morris chap el Wednesday, at 11 a..m.with the Rev4Clynton Crisman of the Medford Friends7 church offic iating. Interment will be in Sis kiyou Memorial park. . - It is requested that flowers be omitted. . . : The deceased was born Feb. 9, 1879, in Norway, came to the United States.at the age of 8, and had lived in southern Oregon for the past 15 years. - ' V. Survivors include a brother, Halvor Arnison, Ellsworth, Min nesota; and, several nieces and nephews. . . . " 1 New Management CHEF RALPH i Formerly of . Country Club Lunches & Dinners . 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