Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 15, 1955, Image 10

Historic Oregon Newspapers

Medford mail tribune., February 15, 1955, Image 10

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1955)

Prev Page of 18 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (5.4 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Prev Page of 18 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page TextTEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday. February 15, 1955 School Superintendent Tel Is Reasons for Local Growth; Describes School Policies The biggest reason for the in crease in population in the Med ford area, found by school checking, is that people "like to live here," according to School Supt. E. H. Hedrick. Speaking at the informal Jackson County Chamber of Commerce roundtable yesterday in the Jackson hotel, Hedrick discussed the, up-to-date census methods used by the public school system to determine fu ture growth. Many in Lumbering In enlarging on the reasons why people move here, he said that of parents of school chil dren, 26 per cent came here through lumber and allied occu pations, while the spot check showed the answer most fre- Democrats Call on Big Advertisers To Help Pay Rent . Chicago (U.R) Democrat ic leaders called for advertisers today to help them pay 'for the party's 1956 convention in Chi cago's International amphithea ter, i ' , " - " ;- '-. ' Meanwhile, Chicagoans map ped plans to also talk 'Republi cans into holding their1 conven tion in the . air-cooled ... amphi theatre, located next door'to the Chicago world-famed stockyard. Rent Deal Closed Clf - they succeed, the ;1 2,000 seat amphitheater will be the scene of the two big political conventions for the .second time running. ; : : . The deal to rent the amphi theatre to the Democrats was closed yesterday in a ; meeting between Hy Raskin, - represent; ing Democratic national chair mon Pauli M. Butler, Jacob M. Avery, ; Democratic;, national committeeman - from" Illinois, and William' Wood Prince, pres ident of the Union Stock Yards Co., which owns the big hall. The cost will be $6500 a day and Raskin said an exposition will be held in the ampitheater's north wing to help pay . expen ses. - . Exhibits Planned Although the details were not worked out, Amphitheater man ager M. E. Thayer planned to invite 100 of 'the nation's big gest advertisers . to set up ex hibits. The first $20,000 gained from such advertising revenues will be knocked off the Democrats' rent.' - . . .-. "' . V;j.- Thayer said Republicans will be offered the same deal when a big Chicago delegation pre sents the Windy City's case to the Republican Central commit tee next week. . Strong bids were also expect ed from San Francisco and Phil adelphia delegations. V Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity Fair tonight, variable high cloudiness Wednesday with patches of morning foK.Low to night 28; high Wednesday 50. Wetsern Oregon Foggy tonight and Wednesday morning with in creasing high cloudiness .Wednesday. Low tonight 30-40; high Wednesday 50-60. Five-day forecast, through Sunday: Western O r e g o n Temperatures near normal except cooling 'to be low normal about Thursday. Highs in 40s, lows in 30s. Recurring rains with totals 1 to 3 inches on coast and 1 inch iri interior. -... . Northern California Occasional rain the latter part of week. Snow in mountains. Temperatures near or be low normal. - , . LOCAL DATA Tempershire a year : ago today: Highest 46; Lowest 29. Total monthly precipitation .24 inch. Deficiency for the month .8 inch. 1 Precipitation since September 1, 19d4, 6.17 inches. ta Deficiency for the; season 5.74 Relative humidity 4:30 P.m. yester day 57 4:30 a.m. today 95J Observations Taken At 4:30 A.M.. 120 Meridian Time . HighLowPrec. -Boise . &q 2j Boston 29 25 .07 Chicago 36 is Denver ; sf 57 31 F.ureka 51 44 Grants Pass 52 34 Jiavre 46 35 Klamath Falls 50 27 Los Angeles . 66 49 Medford si 29 New York 32 29 .06 Omaha 42 6 Phoenix 78 49 - Portland 49 38 .01 Reno ; 53 29 Eugene 53 34 Salt Lake , 37 26 San Francisco ; 04 43 Seattle 43 40 .12 Spokane 46 32 T Washington. D.C. 37 31 Yakima 49 28 Tomorrow . . quently given was "liking"' the area for residence. He explained that his office has always tried to guess the population growth, but that it is extremely difficult, with no formula ever derived for accur ate predictions. One factor cau sing this situation, he continued, is the "almost isolated type of economy." He. noted the con siderable distance to - commun ities of size. -Gives Growth Figures He gave some new statistics just compiled by his office. They show that school growth was 14.1 per cent from 1939 to 1944; 32.1 per cent from 1944 to 1949 and 18.5 per cent from 1949 to 1954. Growth during the present school year has been 3.5 per cent. He described the new build ings required to meet this post war increase now under con struction. The new junior high is to be ready for occupancy by September,' and will be filled about to capacity for a while. It is planned to use part of the building for fifth and sixth graders from Roosevelt school to alleviate the present crowded condition. Such a move seemed practical, he explained, rather than to add to the Roosevelt school. , Explains Policy Hedrick also explained the policy on hiring new teachers, and described the multiple ref erence procedure and quest for youth in new employees. He discussed briefly, the 30 pupil class limit set by the state, which makes constant expan sion necessary. He said that, in his opinion, , certain grades where the students . are similar in aptitude - could have an en rollment in a single class of 35 and still' not harm the stand ards. About. 30 persons attended the luncheon session, which is held every week at noon. Next week the discussion topic will be state legislation. The speaker will be named later. Shady Cove Party To Aid Fire Dept. Shady Cove A benefit en tertainment and card party for the new Shady Cove-Trail fire department will be given Sat urday evening, Feb. 19, at Shady Cove school gym. The affair is being sponsored by Shady Cove Grange. ' : .. .-.''. There will be a varied pro gram from 8 to 9 p.m., and the card party will begin at 9 p.m. Motion . pictures will be shown for those not . wishing to play cards, and for the children. There will also be refreshments. . Admission will be by dona tion and all proceeds will go to the fire department. The . public is invited. . Nixon To Leave For El Salvador Guatemala City (U.R) Vice President Richard M. Nixon leaves Guatemala today for El Salvador on his - month -long goodwill . tour of Central Ameri ca and the Caribbean. r ' El Salvador is the fourth stop on Nixon's 7500-mile tour de signed to strengthen. .U.S. ties with her neighbors to the south. In addition to Guatemale, Nixon has visited Cuba and Mexico. ' During 'his. three-day , stay, Nixon conferred with President Carlos Castillo Armas and gov ernment officials.' :' Informed sources said they had convinced Nixon that the U.' S. aid pro gram must be speeded ud to prevent the resurgence of Com munism. Eisenhower Shows Sign Of Vocal Huskiness Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower evidenced some vo cal huskiness this monring as he contended with lingering traces of a cold. Press Secretary James C. Hag erty said the. President still was not feeling well but had sched uled a full morning of office con ferences. ; . Mr. Eisenhower picked up the cold during last week's quail hunting visit to Thomasville, Ga. Left-Hander Theory In Sheppard Murder Cleveland (U.R) Dr. Samuel H.' Sheppard's hope for a new trial and an acquittal rest on the claim his wifes murderer was left handed, it was. reported today. . - - The voun2 osteopath, facing a life prison sentence for the July 4 bludgeon-murder, is right-handed. The left-handed theory was ctnrliprl pvtpnsivplv hv Dr. Paul Kirk, University of California criminologist, during ms visit here last month. ' "I hope to have my tests completed by the end of this month," he told the Cleveland Press by telephone. "If there is a second trial, I hope to have a chance to testify." Dr. Kirk said he would per form laboratory tests aimed at nrnvin a left-handed person murdered Marylin Sheppard as she lay in bed. Basis 01 tne proof, reports said, was the pat tern of blood stains on the walls of the bedroom. Wall Street New York (U.R) Diamonds, electrons, atoms, submarines, destroyers, boiler plants, and machine tools--these were the stock market today. Gains in the foregoing issues ranged to 10 points in General Dynamics-Convair , planes, and atom-powered submarines. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T ...........178Vi Anaconda ..- 52ZA Chrysler 70 Curtis's Wright . 215s General Electric ...... 54V2 General Motors . ,.. 94V& Montgomery Ward 79 Penn. R. R. ..... 25 Penney, J. C. : 90 Radio ......... ....... 4134 Southern. Co. ......... 19 Southren Pacific . . 57 S. Oil of Calif. 79 Texas Gulf Sulphur ............. 41 Transamerica ..... .. 40 Tri-Continental l. 26 V2 United Aircraft ....... 86 U. S. Rubber ..... : 44V6 U. S. Steel .... 79Vs Youngstown . ........... - 80 V4 Portland Livestock ; Portland (UJ.) Cattle 250. Low- choice 1048 lb. fed steers SH.io; util ity steers $13-15; good-low choice fed steers $20.50-23.25; 941 lb. S23.50; util ity-commercial heifers 512-18; can-ner-cutter tows mostly S9-10.50; util ity cows $11.50-13; utility-commercial bulls $13-14 or above. Calves 50. Good vealers $22-24; choice to $28 and above; good stock calves $12-20. Hogs 200. Choice 1-2 butchers 180- 235 lb. $19.50-20; choice 3 lots $18.50 19; choice 350-550 lb. sows $15-16. Sheep 300. Good-choice No. 1 pelt to full wooled lambs $19-20: choice with some prime lambs $21: good choice feeders lambs $17.50-18.50; shearing .lambs $19; good-choice slaughter ewes $6.50-7.50. . Portland Produce t Portland (TJJ?.) Eggs To retail ers: oracle AA large, aZ-33c aoz.; A large, 49-50c doz.; AA medium, 50 51c; A medium, 48-49c; A small, 43c; cartons, l-3c additional. . Butter To retailers: AA grade prims. 66c lb.: cartons, 67c; A prints, 66c; cartons. 67c; B prints. 64c. Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched dar. Oregon singles. 42Vi-451,ic: 5-lb. loaves, 461,2-491,ac. Processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 39Vs-41c lb. Farm Market Fancy Hood River yellow Newtown apples sold at around S3-3.25 a 40-lb box at wholesale houses here today. Poultry, Rabbits , Live - Chickens To ' growers (No. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland). Fryers 2,i to 4 lbs., 25c . lb.; at farm. 24-25c lb. roasters, 4Vis.jbs. and up, 25c lb. f.o.b, Portland; 24-25c at ranch: light hens, 16-17c; heavy hens, ail wts.. 20-2 lc lb.: old roosters, 10-1 lc lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers, 3a-36c lb.: roasters, 39-40c; light hens. 28-29c; heavy hens, 32-33c; cutup fryers, all wts.. 49-50c lb.: whole drawn. 44-45s. Turkeys To retailers: A grade nens, ready to cook, 48c; N.Y. dressed, to 43c lb.; A grade toms, oven-ready. 40c; Beltsville A grade hens. ov2n- readV to 52c: Reltsvillo tnms 4Qr- lh Rabbits (average to growers, .o.b. Killing plants) Live white. 3i-4Vi lbs.. 18-20c.up; 5-6 lbs.. 14-16c: color ed pelts. 4c under; old does. C-lOc lb.: a few higher. Fresh dressed fryers to retailers, 54-57; cut up,-;60-63c. - . - Portland Cash Grain Portland Prices as reported in the USDA market news service: Wheat. No. 2 soft white. $79.73 a ton bulk, prompt delivery f.o.b. Portland. No. 2 white oats 38 lb. test Coast delivery $57.50 ton; Portland delivery, $53 53.50; No. 2 Western barlev, $54 $54.50 ton f.o.b. Portland Coast deliv ery. Soybean meal S90 ton. cars, prompt delivery Portland: standard millrun prompt shipment. $45-45.50 ton, cars, prompt delivery: No. 2 yel low corn. $66 ton fo..b. Portland. Wholesale htfy prices: No. 2 green alfalfa baled, f.o.b. Portland, - $35 trucks, ,$37 rail. Timothy mixed hay, $36 a ton. f.o.b. rail car. Seattle. Portland cash grain. Monday's close: Offers Soft white .. - . 9 aoifr Soft white, no rex ; 2.39 White club 2.39 ,i Portland Grain Exchange. Monday's close. , " Hollywood (U.R) Comedian Alan Young underwent sureerv today after suffering an acute appendicitis aitacK. . r. Why Suffer Froth IQON-STARVED DLOOD? wmwmm Mi When Iron Deficiency Anemia leaves you tired all the time . . . depend on the enriched blood-building formula in S.S.S. TONIC to make you FEEL GOOD AGAIN; FASTI', Hen'ew -your' pep' and energy, perk up your appetite and shed that . rundown misery that goes along with iron-poor blood . . . Now this' famous time-tested formula is available in easyto-take tablets! Ask for genuine S.S.S. Tonic in liquid or new easy-to-take tablets at your drug1 counter; You will be satisfied or your money back. Feel vour best . 1370,000 Combat Troops Overseas Washington (U.R) The United States now has overseas 1,370,000 troops eligible to be assigned to combat, the Defense Department disclosed today. ."; The. figure, previously held to be secret, compares with 1,602,- 000 potential combat troops who are stationed in this country, the department said. Neither figure includes such service personnel as women, who are not eligible for assign ment to combat duty. Total strength of the armed forces, in cluding service personnel, is 3,172,000. The department also disclosed that U. S. military services cur rently are maintaining abroad a total 01 aau military, bases em ploying five persons or more.' The figures were surjDlied t.n the House by the Defense De partment in response to a so called privileged resolution of inquiry introduced by Rep. Clare E. riotiman (K-Mich.).. , "What I am trying to set at." Hoffman told a reporter, "is the need for the draft and the extent of our military commitments abroad." No Chains Said Needed. On Oregon Highways Salem CJ.R) Roads remained free of snow and no chains were needed or advised for motorists, the State Highway ' Department said today. ' , " V Spots of ice were reported at Government Camp, Timberline, Warm Springs Junction, Pros pect, Santiam Pass, Willamette Pass, Bly, Meacham and Seneca. Oregon Praised for Forest Management ; : Salem U.R) Some 150 pro fessional foresters of the Society of American Foresters met here yesterday and their . national executive secretary,' Henry Klepper, characterized Oregon as "one of the outstanding ex amples of . progressive forest management." . i The SAF was organized in 1900 and is one of the oldest forest conservation groups in the country.. At. that time only seven colleges were teaching the subject. Now there are 35 colleges in, the country offering courses in forestry, of which Oregon State College .is an out standing example, Klepper said. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday: 10 a.m. Monday tor Mondav: other davs 5:30 orevious dav. Wreckage Believed Spotted on Mountain Rome (U.R) An Italian air force plane searching for a miss ing Belgian airliner today spot ted what appeared to be the wreckage of a plane on a snow covered mountain 40 miles from the Adriatic Sea. -V; Federal police and volunteer rescue squads set out immediate ly for the difficult trip up Mt. Vettore where the. pilot spotted "what appears to be the wreck age of an American-made plane" at an altitude of 5250 feet. Italian Air-Sea Rescue Head quarters at Vigna di Valle, north of Rome, ' issued the ' report, which was the most positive clue so far in the two-day search for the Sabena Airlines DC6. The plane disappeared Sunday night on a flight from Brussels to Leopoldville, Belgian Congo. HOT PINOCHLE GAME Pittsburgh (U.R) The men in No. 9 Engine Company almost missed a fire yesterday when they got too. absorbed in a pi nochle game. "Hey, you guys better get a move on," a passerby yelled. "Your building is on fire." The red-faced firemen put out a small blaze , in the corner of the fire station with" loss only to their dignity. - v mm V vail ivriu qy Mm. - 7 For incoming or outgoing shipments ...whether from coast to coast or to the next town, save time & money by 1 using Greyhound Package Express! Frequent daily schedules to all 48 states, plus center-of-town terminals and a minimum of han dling, enable you to send at your convenience i:. . know exactly ; when your shipment will arrive at . its destination! , TYPICAL SHIPMENTS ; they ' ride relaxed, too! Automotive Parts : Flowers Gifts Hardware Laundry Casts : . 'V Mtdicincs & Strums '' Drug Supplies - Optical Supplies Printecl Matarial Tools Vttsrinary Supplies and many moral ' For detailed infomAtio, wit r pbtnu MEDFORD DEPOT 212 North Bartlett St. Phone 2-2202 " X u wnfv rfifwct to M ftdciv GfvylpotMat tlaMv 60 Svntti Strt. Son Froncitco 3. Colifoniio To buy or Sell - Use Tribune Classified Ads mm 3 4. . f;- In Lucerne you get a "Bonus Quality" milk ' , ' ' ; . : that costs you no more than any other milla Here's the story: ; V v All milks sold in this area must come up to certain minimum standards set by the State. However, it's a well-known fact that individual brands of milk vary in quality ranging from some that barely meet, legal standards to Lucerne which always exceeds the minimums by a wide margin! The fact is that Lucerne Milk exceeds all legal ' minimums consistently, day after day. Every quart ' is always well above legal requirements for purity, flavor and cream-content. And thatfs because Lucerne goes all out for high quality milk. first, Lucerne sponsors a program that en courages farmers to produce better quality milk and pays them extra for it. Regularly, Lucerne pays farmers a bonus for milk that . meets Lucerne's own extra-high quality stand ards. The better the milk, the bigger the bonus. These bonus payments make sure that Lucerne -gets superior quality milk. That. makes sure you. get "Bonus Quality" milk when you buy Lucerne. . , ' i, fiat, you' may ask, if Lucerne is' . "Bonus Quality" 'uhy doesn't it cost more? The answer is in the! way Lucerne Milk; is dis- tributed a- low-cost way that saves money . Lucerne Milk is sold only through stores the many Safeway stores in this area. Delivering r several hundred quarts of milk to a Safeway store is far, far less costly than delivering milk,to your doorstep one quart at a time. Lucerne spends the difference m- distributioa costs in buying better, milk! And 'because dis tribution' costs are cut so much, you get this better milk in Iiicerne ""Bonus Quality" Milk for the same price as any other milk. Gives you moro Costs no more