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'Nominees Selected FoirAGadeDiyAwards Hollywood U.R) Judy Garland, Grace Kelly, Jane Wy man, Audrey Hepburn and Dor othy Dandridge were nominated Saturday night for the annual "Oscar" award as best "actress of 1954." The workers of movieland also named their five choices for best actor, best motion picture and "Best" of everything else that goes into making screen plays. Best Actor Nominees Nominated for the "Best Ac lor" award, to be handed , out with the other "Oscars" by the motion picture academy of arts and sciences March 30, were: - Marlon "Brando, the tough dockworker of "On the Water front"; Bing Crosby, the has been singer who loses himself in alcohol in "The Country Girl"; Humphrey Bogart, the tyranni cal "Captain Queeg" of "The Caine Mutiny"; Dan O'Herlihy, who played the title role in "Robison Crusoe," and James Mason, the alcoholic actor who commits suicide in "A Star is Born." Miss Wyman played the doc tor's wife in "Magnificent Ob- --session", the 1954 version of the best-seller of the 1930s. Miss Kelly attempted to save Crosby in "The Country Girl," Miss Garland was the unknown girl 3who rose to stardom in "A Star is Born," and Miss Hepburn was Local and Has Surgery Michele Lynch, 8, daughter of Mrs. Eleanor .Lynch, 721 Alder st, is a surgery patient at Sacred Heart hospital, .attendants reported Saturday. Roxy Ann HEC A meeting of the Home Economics club of the Roxy Ann Grange will meet at the Grange hall Feb. 16, at 8 p.m. Mrs. M. Shaw and Mrs. H. Claypool will be in charge. Purchase Unit Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rydberg have purchased a - five-unit apartment house at 10 Quince st., from Mr. and Mrs. Claude Putnam. The sale was announced by the Chez agency realtors. Trash Fire A trash fire was reported to the Medf ord city fire department Saturday at 3:01 p.m., with no damage resulting. ; It occurred behind the residence of Edward Clark,- 629 South Holly st., firemen said. Flown South Henry Dahlke, 411 Haven st., was flown to San Francisco by Mercy Flights air ambulance Friday, for medical . treatment at the University of California clinic. George Milli gan and Dick Foy were pilots of the twin-engine aircraft , Returned Mrs. Wen dell Stalker, 532 South Grape st., re- . turned last , week from San Diego, Calif., where she drove earlier accompanied by her son, David Easley. The son enrolled at the Brown's Military academy there. In San Diego they visited with Mrs. Stalker's aunt and : uncle. . ' ' Plan Legal Class A group of legal secretaries, and others in terested in leal procedures, are attempting to organize a class in the subject, it was reported last week. If 12 or 15 persons are in terested, the class will be con ducted at the Robertson School of Business, and those interested are asked to call the school. ; Patients Patients Saturday at Community hospital included: ' for surgery, Mrs. Robert Mc Ivor, Box 785, Central Point, and I Miss Marilyn von der Hellen, ;925 Newtown st.; medical, Ron ald Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. 'Richard Clark, 11 Chestnut st., 'and Janet Sue Allen, daughter - of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Allen, 943 Murray st. Arrest Made Marvin Hamil ton, 923 Maple st., Central Point, was arrested Friday by city police on a warrant for failure to pay a. fine on a charge of driving a motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor. He was released after payment of $115. The amount included a $5 warrant charge and the remainder due on a $100 fine on the liquor charge and of a separate $25 fine for oper ating a vehicle with driver's li cense revoked. ; Ai Institute Roger Kornstad, . son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold F. Kornstad, 1624 Thomas rd., has ; been accepted by Northrop Aer onautical institute at Inglewood, ! Calif., for enrollment in the aer i onautical engineering course. He will be graduated after comple - tion of two years study as a ' qualified aeronautical engineer . and may then be employed by -.. one of the major airlines, or air . . craft manufacturers, according i. to a news release from the insti . tute. Kornstad is a Korean war ; veteran with the Navy and is a Medf ord High school graduate.-" - CARD OF THANKS ; We wish to thank our good friends and neighbors ior helping us through our hours of sorrow. Your kind deeds Jt will never be forgotten. Mr. Thomas N. Bell Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mankins Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dalton and family the chauffer's daughter in love with her father's employer in "Sabriria." . Miss Dandridge, the first Ne gro nominated for a "Best Act ress' award, played the cigarette girl in "Carmen Jones." The five best movies were: "Caine Mutiny," from h e best-seller and stage play about a mutiny aboard a U.S. de stroyer escort vessel. "On The Waterfront," the tough story of labor racketeer ing on the docks. "Country Girl," from Clif ford Odet's story of the alco holic singer who is a has-been. "Seven Brides for Seven Bro thers," a backswoods musical. - "Three Coins in the Foun tain," the story of three girte in Italy seeking romance. Five film beauties were nom inated for best supporting act ress of last year. They were Jan Sterling, Eva Marie Saint, Nina Foch, Claire Trevor and Katy Jurado. "On The Waterfront" walked off with three of the five nom inations for the "best supporting actor" role by placing Lee Cobb, Karl Maiden and Rod Steiger on the ballot for the finals. The other two nominees were Tom Tully, for his work in "The Came Mutiny" and Edmond O' Brien, who played in "The Bare foot Contessa." Personal Promoted John A. Strobel, 914 Mt. Pitt ave., has been pro moted from sergeant first class to master sergeant in the 382nd Quartermaster battalion reserve unit here, according to Lt. Col. Jack M. Hartley, USAR, com manding officer. He added that there were a few vacancies ex isting in the unit for enlisted men. ' Fined City police said that Allan Ira Edwards, 22, general delivery, Ashland, was fined $50 in city court yesterday on charges of reckless driving with liquor involved. Officers re ported that Edwards was arrest ed on South Riverside ave. early Saturday after -his car was ob served traveling in an uncon trolled manner. Daughter Born A daughter, Susan Jean, was born Feb. 5 to Mr. and Mrs. William C. Ruf f in at Yokosukar Japan. The in fant's mother is the former Miss Virginia Fleeman, daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Vest Fleeman, Camp White. Ruffin is a Navy torpedoman second class. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ruffin, also of Camp White. Completes Course Mrs. Gen eva Beer, 227 Cottage, st., re cently returned from Los An geles where she completed a course of training to prepare for af position as a Welcome Wagon hostess in this vicinity. Mrs. - Beer, on behalf of her sponsors in Medford, will take church and civic information to the families on whom she calls. Calls are made to newcomers to vicinity, and to others . on various family occasions. i Church Dinner An annual Washington birthday dinner sponsored by the Women's as sociation and the Mariners club of the Hope Presbyterian church at Rogue River will be held Saturday, Feb. 19, in Fellow ship hall at the church. Serving hours will be from 5 to 8 p.m., and roast turkey will be the main dish. Nominal charges will be made for adults and special prices for children according to age groups. Children u n de r three will be served free. - Cited City police officers re port that Jerome Oden Vielbeg, 23, 41 Myers court, has been cited to appear in city police court on Tuesday on charges of leaving the scene of an accident. They said a car he was-driving collided on Niantic st. near Lib erty, st. early yesterday mornr ing with parked car registered to Vernon Leon Cotter, 1021 Niantic st Vielbig and a passeng er," Cecil Freeman Roberts, 821 Niantic st., reportedly suffered cuts on their faces. The trunk and ' rear fender ; of the" Cotter car and fender, grill and radia tor of the Vielbig machine were damaged. X ' t Dead line for Sunday Classified Is at noon. Saturday.. . . , .- FREE? FREE! FREE! JUST GIVE US A V Fof nir Cafe AND EARN A FREE MEAL TICKET! SECOND CHOICE 6 Chicken Pies ?CAFE 8th and Bart left (formerly Chicken Pie Cafe) News About Servicemen SAILS FOR JAPAN Billy B. Baer, a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Mitchell, Gold Hill, who recently was in Gold Hill on a three-week leave, sailed Wednesday for Japan. He previously served in Korea and recently reenlisted. He attended high school at Gold . Hill and Central Point and served for five years in the service before his reenlistment. His -mother, Mrs. Polly Archibald, lives in San Francisco. '. :' . - ENLISTS IN ARMY Donald Dale Hutchinson, son of Mrs. Martha N. Sikes, route 1, box 8-B; Jacksonville, en listed in the Army corps of engineers last week. After eight weeks of basic training at Ft. Ord, Calif ., Pvt. Hutchinson will receive two" weeks, furlough, then report to the engineers school at Ft. Leonard - Wood, Mo. . - SCHOOLS INCREASED Sfc. Warren M. Long, in charge of the Medford Army recruiting, station said that the Army has announced, under the "reserved for you' school pro gram, an increase in the num ber of Army school courses to 128 in all, including almost ev ery vocation. A few are automo tive and airplane repair, guided missiles, radio, photography, stenography, medical technici ians and public information. Many . of the schools are also available to young women, Ser geant Long said. Further infor mation may be obtained at the local Army recruiting station in the Post Office Wlding, Med ford, telephone 2-5022. Aga Khan's Condition Causes Some Anxiety Cairo, Egypt U.R) The con dition of the elderly Aga Kahn "gives ground for some anxiety," a British doctor said Saturday. , The physician, . Dr. Walter Hamilton,, said the 78-year-old Moslem religious leader under went a cardiograph test for his heart condition yesterday. Hamilton examined the ailing Aga Kahn while his own physi cian, Dr. Jean Stehelin, flew here fram Cannes, France. Hamilton said a medical con sultation would be held at 4 p. m. Births ALBERT To Mr. and Mrs. Valmire, 937 South Holly st., Feb. 11, 1955, a boy, weight 13A pounds, at Sacred Heart hos pital. JENSEN To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth, 748 Dakota st., Feb. 12, 1955, a girl, weight 9Vz pounds, at Sacred Heart hos pital. WALKER To Mr. and Mrs. Richard, general delivery, Shady Cove, Feb. 11, 1955, a boy, weight 8Vi pounds, at Commun ity hospital. Jacket Stolen Jerry Wayne Krous, 1102 Sweet rd., reported to city police Friday night that his black jacket, valued at $18.95, had been stolen at a local billiard parlor. Women Invited - Mrs. Jessie Minear will review "Christian ity and Wealth,55 a study book, at the Methodist church -Monday, Feb. 14, at 1 p.m., in the Shipmates classroom. All wo men in the vicinity who are in terested are invited. CAP Pilots to Meet Pilots of the Medford squadron of Civil Air patrol will meet Monday, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the CAP building at the Medford air port. Officers said it is a very important meeting and "it is imperative' that every pilot at tend." Car Pilfered Phillip LeRoy Strahan, Rogue River, told city police Friday that a brown mack-, inaw, a red car robe and a pair of black leather gloves were taken from his car while it was parked in a lot at 502 West Main st. The articles were valued at $22. ".. To Baltimore William W. Browne, claims representative trainee with the Medford social security office, left, by airplane last night for a three-week training session at the central office of the Social Security ad ministration at Baltimore, Md., according to W. V." Nusbaum, district manager here. TheyH Do It Every Athome.mom doesn't let the kids comb within a mile of her prized HOUSEHOLD' OFF SETTEE, J - POSSESSIONS" But WHEN SHE XJS&P. SiIFWTH (AEySjTE? HEIS IW IHC LUU4L, FURNITURE M4RT 4NTWING THE DO IS PERFECTLy OKAY!! U66B Remark by Douglas Cancels Play Tour Pittsburgh (U.R) Cast mem bers of "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial" insisted Saturday they're still on speaking terms with actor Paul Douglas despite losing seven weeKs pay because he expressed ' an uncomplimen tary opinion about the South. Producer Paul Gregory de cided to end the hit show's road tour here Saturday night after Douglas, who plays the lead role of Captain Queeg, was quoted at Greensboro, N. C, as saying: "The South stinks. Ifs a land of sowbelly and segregation." Douglas contended he was mis quoted "by a guy out to grab himself a byline." Gregory, fear ing a "big dip" at the box office canceled a seven-week tour of Southern cities scheduled to start Monday after a two-night stand here. Both Wendell Corey and Steve Brodie, who play the star sup porting roles in the production, pooh-poohed reports that they were feuding with Douglas and were speaking to him only on stage. Obituaries FRED RYTHER Services for Fred E. Ryther, 71, will be heldln Conger-Morris chapel Tuesday at 1:30 p. m. In terment will be in Siskiyou Me morial Park. WHITEHEAD INFANT Dennis Arnold Whitehead, in fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Whitehead, 331 Mary st., died at a local hospital Friday. The Perl Funeral home is in charge of arrangements. MARTIN AKINS Services for Martin B. Akins, who died Monday at Terra Bella, Calif., will be held in Conger Morris chapel Monday at 1:30 p. m. with the Rev. Glen S. Wade, of the Eagle Point Com munity Bible church, officiating. Interment will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. The deceased was born Feb. 2, 1885, in" Grayson county, Texas, and came to the Rogue valley in 1947 from Waterford, Calif., having lived most of his life in Oklahoma. On Dec. 1, 1907, in Mill Creek, Okla., he was married to Nannie M. White, who survives. Other survivors include three sons, Dolphus, Medford; Archie' M., Terra Bella, Calif.; and Gene A., with the If. S. Army in Ger many; four daughters, Mrs. Viv ian Presnal, Oildale, Calif.; Mrs. Inez Harwell, Modesto,- Calif.; Mrs. La Verne Meyers, Klamath Falls, Ore.; and Mrs. Virginia Stefanovicz, Colchester, Conn.; 19 grandchildren and . three great-grandchildren. A REMINDER TO MEMBERS OF Rogue Valley Country Club THE THREE " u a nnv lecTene A T.: "COMEDY, SONGS AND MIMICRY" ( : ' .' Will Be Appearing ' ; AT YOUR CLUB TUES., FEB. Thru SUN., FEB. 20 Ths three Happy Jesters give, a TERRIFIC ' Comedy Act, formed while in the army to- ; aether during the recent DONT MISS IT! Time ALL OF VOL). UP TO BED.' IVETOLD My YOU TILL I'M H04RSE GIT.' THE FURNITURE IN THE LIVIN& ROOM : -12 . COPg. IKS, KISS High School By CYNTHIA RUKOVINA Five days colored with cam paigns, by election, and the usual tension preceding two im portant games were climaxed with a spirited pep assembly Friday. The skit, complete with a rendi tion of Dry Bones played on authen tic animal bones, featured the pep team, dressed in cavemen gunny sacks. The election for city officials was completed Thursday with Don Robinson heading the list as mayor. Councilmen for Stu dent Government day, Feb. 23, will be Emily Gannaway and Don Slater, Ward I, Stan Culy and Dap Kellington, Ward II, Ken Piland and Patty Read, W,ard III, and Sue DeVoe and Mary Kay White, Ward IV. : Representatives of the Inde pendent Colleges of Oregon and Washington will meet with all seniors interested in going on to a college or university next year, and who qualify with at j least a C average, in the audi- j tonum Tuesday, t ea. 15. Delegates Chosen Ten Medford Hi students have been appointed to attend the International Relations . League Conference in. Eugene Feb. 24 to 26. Surindar Suri, prominentJ Indian-born foreign correspond ent, reporter, lecturer, and au thor, will give the main address on Friday morning, Feb . 25. Those who plan to attend from Medford are Emil Muhs, JDtn Robinson, Sue DeVoe, John Van Dyke, Marilyn Olsen, Nancy Mc Keown, Pat Hanson, Chuck Kanehl, Kaye Christian, and Deanna Campbell. Ken Piland and Emily Ganna way, seniors, have been chosen to represent Medford Hi at the Northwest Band concert in Eu gene. The event is scheduled during spring vacation and stu dents from Oregon, Washing ton, Idaho, Nevada, and Mori tana will take part in the 200 piece band. Another musical event plan ned over spring vacation is the State Choir concert in Eugene, featuring a 400-voice choir rep resenting high schools all over Oregon. Medford delegates in clude Marilyn Mhyre, Nancy Walsted, Donna Lou Pfjiister, Naida Smith, Lorraine Croucher, David Moore, and Vernon Dahlke. 1 xr, Marilee Chisholm and Mildred Weaver accompanied by instruc tor Mrs. Hazel McKinstry will attend the annual Future Home makers of America State con ference in Corvallis Feb. 24 to 26. Miss Chisholm has been nominated for a 'state office and "TV -..ill f 15th I. " 1 Korean Police ; Sunday, February 13, 1955 By Jimmy Hatlo - ST4y OFF , DONT PLAY J FEATURES SYNDICATE. Int WOKLP EIGHTS RESERVED- News Notes Miss Weaver is the district chair man. They will stay with the other delegates in sorority houses. "Heaven Can Wait" "Heaven Can Wait," a play written by Harry Segall, will be presented by. the 1955 senior class on March 28 and 29 in the high school auditorium. The cast, completed Thursday, includes Jeff Williams, Joe Dan Kelling ton, Max; Chuck Kanehl, Jor dan; Carl Gordon, 7013; Brad Morris, Tony; C 1 e 1 a Burns, Julia; Patty Read, Bette; , Bud Brittson, Williams; Harold Ash ton. Lefty; Tom Robertson, doc tor; Wilson Gilinsky, workman; Jim Powell, plainclothesman; Mar jo Murry, Mrs. Omes; Bar bara Roach, Suzie; Bev Good, Ann; Marie Sef airly, nurse- Bill McKinly, first escort, and Shir ley McConnell, second escort. - For , students interested iri learning amateur radio "theory and code, the vocations depart ment is offering classes after school. A club is being formed to teach students enough theory and code to enable them to pass an amateur novice license. Bob Stedman, who -will teach the class, will obtain a code oscil lator. ... ... , Art students from the Medford Hi art department have sent in work for the judging of the annual regional division of the National Scholastic Art awards. The winners from the regional division will go to the Carneeie institute in Pittsburg, Pa.; for tne national contest. One of the busiest choral groups in Medford High, the Madrigals, performed for the Sojourners Thursday at the Med ford hotel. They also will be en tertaining for the Beta Sigma Phi sorority . at the Country club. Monday. They are led by high school music instructor Alan Lehl and the members are Nancy , Walsted, . Elaine Cox, Marilyn Mhyre, Sonja Peterson, Mira Frohnmayer, Lorraine Croucher, Ken Piland, Rod Ham ner, Larry Clark,. David Moore, Macy Overstreet, and Jim Hobbs. San Francisco (U.R)-- Globe wireless radio station here Sat urday intercepted an SOS from a ship which identified itself as the SS Thorncomb and re quested immediate assistance. EATON'S DINNER HOUSE 812 Crater Lake Ave. ITALIAN AND AMERICAN DINNERS SPECIAL AH the Spahetti and Homemade Ravioli you can eat. Includes Home . Made Bread, Butter and Coffee. j QQ rCRSMTAmAN DINNER V ; : $1.50 Open 5:38 V3A; Till t P.M. FrL, SnU, Sun., and Mon. Only T mimm . 1 JZ :1 I'D MEDFORD (OREGON) Army, Navy Slate Amphibious War Training Exercise San Francisco (U.R) The Army and Navy will team up next month in a large scale amphibious warfare training ex ercise -from one end of the Pa cific coast to the other and! back again. Labeled "surf board," the ex ercise will feature an assault landing on California beaches near Hunter Ligget military res ervation by 6,000 men of the 38th regimental combat team from Fort Lewis, Wash. . Starts March 6 . The combat team will leave Fort Lewis aboard navy craft beginning March 6 for , San Clemente . island off southern California where a live,, demon stration of naval firepower and Army artillery will be staged to show troops the actual cover ing fire' that would be available in an assault landing. From San Clemente island the troops will be transported to the beaches near Hunter Liggett where they will storm ashore and make a simulated attack on an "aggressor" guided missile launching and storage depot lo cated undergrounds The 38th will push inland over a newly-built 30-mile mil itary road, locate the dump and "destroy" it, and then withdraw to the ships. . ASHLANDo Judy Halliday Jack Carson Don't Pronounce 'pilFFFT' i-SEE IT! Jack Lentmen Kim Norak O Q CONTINUOUS ff VI NOm SHOWINGS BLAZING ACTION BROUGHT TO LIFE! Leads His Legions Against the Christian World! ftacring """ " JEFF CHANDLER JACK PALANCE UDHQL1A TCHERINA RTfA GAM PLUS O A CINEMASCOPE AT- -t 1 co-starnng 4 ANNB KDUH WAinjft : JOHN - " CRNCST . - . wmwmm m wr mwm m UWUUI1 lAJIlUHtML 4J, "FABULOUS LAS VEGAS" Cartoon News CONTINUOUS TODAY A4 r MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN Washington : (U.R) ' Sen. George W. Malone's office said Saturday the Foreign Operations Administration has reversed its policy of allowing countries to purchase leather hides with FOA money on the world mar ket rather than from the United States. . '.,-' Washington (U.R) John L. Lewis, observed his 75th birth-, day Saturday with no fanfare. ENDS TUN lit! v PtpHBMHIHgHPjaM Matinee 1 P.M. Evening Adults 50c CHILDREN bhows 6:45 p.rr FREE Under 12 When Accompanied by Parents! nmmt mam FROM 1 P.M. Q CARTOON AND LATE NEWS -PLUS- NOW PLAYING! A DRAMAtlC NEW HIT FOR TRACY! f Tn n nr mm R.::;.:,mmu. V mlv fjt lvw1 1 4 W A f I 1 7- FROM 12:45 PJVA. yrrf r I
