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Local and Personal Visitors Lear Mr. and Mrs. Bert Akst, Los Angeles, left today after visiting since Saturday with Mrs. Fern Dow, Beebe rd., Central Point. Assumes Kame Iris A. Dodge Box 365, Talent, has assumed the business name, Roguevilla apartments. The name had been retired by Fred F. and Charlotte F. Jirek. Chimney Fires Eastside fire men responded Saturday evening to flue fires at the homes of Hugh Williams, 1516 Wilson place, and Robert Stacy, 215 Vancouver ave. No damage was reported. Pleads Innocent Victor Hall Spaulding, 60, Camp White, pleaded innocent in municipal court to a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, according to police records. He was jailed in lieu of bail, they said. - Called by Death Martin R. Barnett of the Curb Service bak ery left Sunday by plane for Tonasket, Wash., where he was called by the death Feb. 19 of his father, John Robert Barnett. The funeral will be held Tuesday at Tonasket and Barnett plans to return here Wednesday. -., Men's Garden Club Port land Men's Garden club mem bers plan a spring garden, show Saturday and Sunday, April 2 and 3 at the Portland Munici pal auditorium. Exhibits are open to out-of-town clubs, ac cording to a plan of the show. ,Gus M. Hafenbrack, 2728 S.E. Main street, Portland, 15, is chairman in charge of the show. Sold Home Mr. and Mrs John Rasmussen, Ross lane, box 420, have .sold their home to Mr. and Mrs. John E. White Jr., who arrived here recently from New York. The Rasmussens plan to leave in mid-March for Marin county, Calif. The Whites in the meantime, are living at the home of his mother, Mrs. Sam Coltts, 1707 South Columbus ave. GET A OENUINI U1RTER fflflSTfR America' largest Mftng TOILET TANK BALL Noisy running toilets can waste over 1000 gallons of water a day. The amazing patented Water Master tank ball instantly stops the flow of water after each flushing. 75C AT HARDWARE STORES Moved Mrs. Emma Perkins moved this week from 16 Mistle toe st.t to 124 King st., Apart ment 9. Mailbox Damaged The mail box of R. A. Ford, 2511 Lyman ave., was knocked over Satur day by an unidentified driver, according to city police. - - Driver Cited William Sum mers, 44, Prospect, was issued a citation over the weekend by state police for drunk while driving, according to records in the sheriff's office. Leg Lacerated Melvin Stein back, 823 14th st., is at Sacred Heart hospital where he was taken yesterday after suffering a leg laceration. He-is an em ployee of the Mt. Pitt Lumber company, according to attend ants. Purs Missing Myrtle Chartraw Kelsoe route 3, box 172, reported to city police that her purse, containing between $45 and $50, was missing from a store at 18 North Grape st., where it had been left on a cab inet top. Vagrancy Lucy Marie Lof- tis, 41, Canyonville, pleaded guilty to a vagrancy charge to day and was ordered to leave town or receive a jail sentence, according to city police records. The woman was found hitchhik ing through town, they said. Daughter Leaves Mrs. James Mitcheltree left today for her home in Portland after being in Jacksonville for five days with her mother, Mrs. Myrtle P. Lee, who has been ill. Mrs. Lee has returned to her work as curator at the Jacksonville Museum. Woman Cited Ella Wilms Ault, 37, Portland, was cited by Central Point police yesterday for drunk' while driving and lodged in the county jail. A passenger in her car, Zaden Ellen Berg, 47, route 1, box 148. was cited by police for drunk on a public highway, . according to sheriff s records. Building Medford building permits have been issued to Dale Franklin, 125 South Cen tral ave., $2,500, to alter a store building; Dr. N. TV Capsey, 60 Modoc ave., $950, to alter resi dence; Ben Trowbridge, 1625 East Main st., $3,000, addition to residence, and OK Poultry warehouse Third and . Fh- sts., $950, alteration of warehouse. Have Surgery Several new patients were reported as sur- ery patients today at Sacred Heart hospital. They include Joyce, and Susan Mosby, 5 and 6-year-old daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mosby, Eagle Point; Sandra, 6, and Judith Wilson, 5, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson, 16 Hamilton st.; Marjorie Hylton, 7, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hylton, 315 Laurel . st.; James Brantley, 1019 12th st., , and Robert Baker, Grants Pass. News About Servicemen COMPLETES COURSE Lloyd W. Hart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Hart, 3405 Lone Pine rd., has completed the ord nance automotive school's metal body repair course at Atlanta General depot, Atlanta, Ga., ac cording to an Army release. Ee is a private. EXERCISE SURF BOARD Army Pfc. Lewis W. Thomas and Pfc. Ralph D. Bragg, both of Medford, are scheduled to par ticipate in Exereise Surf Board along the: western coast March 21-26. - During the joint Army Navy maneuvers their unit, the 38th regimental combat team, will attack an underground "ag gressor" guided-missile installa tion in the Santa Lucia moun tains. An amphibious landing from naval surface craft will be made on the San Simeon beaches. Bragg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bragg, 810 East Main st.', is a squad leader in headquarters company. Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Keplinger, 630 Cherry st., is a mechanic in Com pany C of the team's 2nd en gineer battalion. . AT ATLANTA Pvt. William J. Grow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Grow, 210 Charlotte Ann rd., has completed the ordnance automotive school's metal body repair course at At lanta, Ga., General depot. PROMOTED Gale L. Raynolds, 22, son of Mrs. Pearl Withrow, Phoenix, recently was promoted to ser geant while a member of the 25th infantry division in Hawaii, ac cording to an Army release. He is a cook in the 25th reconnais sance company and entered the Army in March, 1953, and served for eight months in Korea. Medical Patient Mrs. Norman Tully, wife of the pastor of the Jacksonville Presbyterian church is listed today as a medical pa tient at Sacred Heart hospital. . Snow Trip About 25 young people from the Zion Lutheran Young Peoples group made a trip to Union Creek area Sunday for skiing and toboganning. Sev eral adults also made the trip. The group served an outdoor lunch about campfires. -- Hospitalized Mrs. Fred Stevens, 1009 West Ninth st.; Jackie Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Jones, 802 West Jackson st., and Barbara Bailey, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Winford Bailey, 922 Boardman st., are at Sacred Heart hospital for medical care, according to a hospital report. At Community Wanda Hendrickson, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mr. Clifford Hendrick son, 303 West Jackson st.; and Jacquelyn Hart, 1- year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gor dohiD. Hart, route 1, box 404, Talent, are listed today as med ical patients at Community hos pital. Reported as a surgery pa tient there is Mrs. Herbert Per due, Butte Falls Star route, box 13, Eagle Point. Obituaries JOHN PEARSON John M. Pearson, 74, of Route 1, Jacksonville, died at his home Sunday. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. CONSTANCE RAWSTERN Constance Louise Rawstern, SVi-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Rawstern, died Sunday at her home, 505 West Jackson st. Services will be held in Conger-Morris chapel Wed nesday at 10 a.m. RAYMOND JOHNSON Services for Raymond Leslie Johnson, 25, who died Saturday, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., with the Rev. J. Thomas Dixon of the First Methodist church officiating. Committal will be in Hillcrest cemetery, Grants Pass. The deceased was born April 4, 1929, in Grants Pass, and had lived in Medford since 1938. He was a member of the F.O.E. in Medford. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs- Glenn Johnson,1 Medford, and a sister, Mrs Wanda Jean Willford, Anchor age, Alaska. MARIE OTTERDALE Funeral services are pending at Perl funeral home for Mrs. Marie Otterdale, mother of Myr ta Otterdale, who died at her home, 845 Dakota ave., today. KATHRYN McWETHY Services for Mrs. Kathryn McWethy, 61, of Central Point, who died Friday, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel Tues day at 1 pjn. with J. H. Morse, a minister of Jehovah's Wit nesses, of Ashland, officiating. Committal will be in Memory Gardens. The deceased was born June 25, 1893, at Monett, Mo., and moved to the valley 10 years ago from Texas. On Dec. 12, 1909, at Colgate, Okla., she was married to Theodore McWethy, who survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. James Clark, Central Point; Mrs. Iva Watson, Amarillo, Tex.; and Mrs. Jay Sacquetty, Whittier, Calif.; four sisters,' Mrs. Vernia Chandler, Lubbock, Tex.; Mrs. Velma Powell, Merced, Calif.; Mrs. Opal Myers, Earth, Tex.; and Mrs. Sylvia Fennel, Ft. Smith, Ark.; three brothers, Fred Ellis, Estacada, Ore.; Leonard Ellis, Amarillo; and James Ellis, Bremerton, Wash; 12 grandchil dren and five great-grandchildren. Armed Youths Held For Theff of Aufo , Vancouver, Wash. (U.R) Two youths from Metaline Falls, Wash., armed with a pistol, two stilettos and a hunting knife. have been turned over to juve nile authorities here on auto theft charges. Clark County Sheriffs dep uties said 18-year-old Dwight P. Briggs was apprehended while driving the car. which was re ported stolen in Clallam county. Briggs and a 15-year-old com panion were driving on Pacific Highway north of here when ar- prehended. . Autopsy Planned to Seek Cause of Portland Death Portland - 1U.R) The cor oner's of ice today said an au topsy would be performed to de termine how 47-year-old Daniel Grady died. Grady was pronounced dead on arrival at Emanuel hospital yesterday after he was found lying in a hallway of a hotel. Five other persons were arrest ed on drunk charges and police said they would be questioned in connection with Grady's death. . Those in custody include Conn Shimmon, 45; William O. Bill ings, 55; Simpson F. Melton, 57; John W. Tubby, 51, and Jacy C. Mitchell, 51. BIRTHS -WINNER To Mr. and Mrs. Royce, route 1, box 474, Ash land, Feb. 18, 1955, a boy, weight 7Vi pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. LUCICH To Mr. and Mrs Norman, route 1, box 364F, Med ford, Feb. 18, 1955, a boy, weight 9 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. FLORES To Mr. and Mrs, Vincente, box 1102, Eagle Point, Feb. 18, 1955, a boy, weight 7V& pounds, at Sacred Heart hos pital. STALLSWORTH To Mr. and Mrs. Jack, 106 Lincoln st., Feb. 19, 1955, a boy, weight 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hos pital. . . CARR - To Mr. and Mrs George, route 3, box 230, Med ford, Feb. 16,' 1955, a boy, 6V2 pounds, at Sacred Heart hos pital. Partial Cloudiness Expected in Oregon , Portland '(U.R) The weather bureau said partial cloudiness would replace today's sunshine over much of Oregon with tem peratures tonight to remain cold. Yesterday's sun brought a high of 64 degrees to Brookings on the southern Oregon coast and similar warm temperatures were reported from many other spots around the state. It was 52 at The Dalles and Portland and 53 at Roseburg. It cooled off,' however, as soon as the sun went down and Burns and Lakeview reported a nippy 14 degrees. SPENCE To Mr. and Mrs Perry, 2205 Roberts rd., Feb. 17, 1955, a boy, IV2 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. BISH To Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter, 2735 Elliott ave., Feb. 17, 1955, a boy, IV2 pounds at Sacred Heart hospital. LAURANCE To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth, 1900 Cherry heights, Feb. 18, 1955, a girl, 7Vz pounds at Community hos-pital.- Monday, February 21. 1955 , MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE- WINE WEATHERBEE To Mr. and Mrs. Merland, 1648 Orchard Home dr., Feb. 19, 1955, a girl, 6 pounds, at Community hospital. Hip Fractured Mrs. Edith Bundy is at Sacred Heart hos pital for treatment of a hip frac ture, attendants reported today. 1 If You're Not Trading At The Groceteria You're Paying Too Much! , BIG FREE pi PARKING LOTS XJ. Open 7 Days A Week Till 9 PH. 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I rf RUSH I WAITED TO 5f LETS GOTO yrj BLUE OYSTER-V inV SOME DENTAL GET A TICKET ggf ELCLIPFO- W AWOSPMERE,J Pl CEMBiTAySD FOR "WIS SHOW- we still um R you kkw ) fP??md Ti adhesive tape) ) ahdzsu I FOURTEEN VpssS NEXT TO A J 7Z$ -PSL ) OTA-VV' IlLPOTHE jGACKLE CLUB ij 4- hot to stay somebody ousmt jw- av r out late- a. n tovvarmelcl1ppo i TflR ( riuBMRFpo fTS,' I BETTER NOT MS AMD TUE BLUE fL. ft V, VV Jt mWW '!W5J:SBCT MSs till 1 l J-l .-i "W-W tumw mrr. 11 m t COWL Ml, KING TEATUM3 tWDICATE. lue, H'fllttB BIGHTS RESERVED. A'ff Listening to the 6ALS MOLD A MEETING AT TwE BEST SHOW IN TOWN T&WXJMDATPOPlUt yv HATIP WAT TO PUSUCSEW)CE,SUMMlT,U Two Patients Flown ' On Mercy Flight Trips Two patients were transported by Mercy Flights yesterday, ac cording to George Milligan, in charge of the flights. William A. Young was re turned from St. Vincent's hospi tal in Portland to his home at 815 Bennett st., Medford. He had been in Portland for medi cal treatment. John Childers was pilot on the flight. Darrel Coiner, two-and-a-half year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clair . M. Coiner, 1112 Ben's lane, Medford, was taken to Doernbecher hospital in Port land yesterday stricken with meningitis. The child's condition is critical according to a state ment by hospital attendants. He was accompanied by his mother. WALL STREET New York (U.R) Railroad and aircraft shares rose sharply near closing time today and gave the whole stock list a lift into higher ground. Rails reached their best aver age level since April 26, 1930, and utilities achieved their best since April 16, 1931. Industrial ists were below their record high made recently. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: .''. American T & T . ...180V& Anaconda 53 Vi Chrysler ... 69 Vi Curtis Wright .... . 203i General Electric ..... 54V4 General Motors .... 53 Penn. R. R. .... .... 26 Penney, J. C - 86 ?4 Radio ..........1 ..r 448 Southern Co . . 20 Southern Pacific ...........:- 5BVa SI Oil of Calif.-.; ... . 80 Texas Gulf Sulphur ........ 40 Vi Transamerica ............ ...L 42 Tri-Continental .............. 32V6 United Aircraft :.. 84V4 U. S. Rubber f 42 U. S. Steel . 78 Youngstown .... 81 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (UP) Cattle 2.000. Av erage choice 1075-1174 lb steers $23.25: low choice steers 22.50-523; good steers 20.50-S22; good-choice 80O-lb fed heifers $20.50; good heifers 19 $20; canner-cutter cows 9.5O-S10.50; beef type cutters to $11; utility cows 11-50-S13.50; commercial 14-S15; utility-commercial bulls 13-514. Calves 125. Good-choice vealers 22. (28; cull-utility - calves 10-$14.50; choice 277-lb stackers $22. Hogs 600. Choice 1 and 2 butchers 180-235 lbs 19.50-520; some - $20.10; choice 3 kinds down to $18.75; choice 300-lb butchers $17 JO; 150-175 lbs 1750-$180; choice 380-550 lb sows 15-$16. Sheep 100. Good -choice lambs 19.50 $20.50; choice up to 130 lbs $21; prime lambs $21.50; good feeders $17.30; choice to $18.50; god-choice ewes 6.50 $7.50. Market will open Tuesday. Wash ington's birthday, but no reports will be issued. - PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (UP) Eggs To retail ersu Grade AA large 53c doz: A large 49-50c dor: AA medium 48-49c; A small 43-44c. cartons I to 3c addi tional. ' Butter To retailers. AA grade prints 66c lb; cartons 67c; B prints 64c. . , Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched dar, Oregon singles 42-45 Vc: 5-lb loaves 461i-491ac. Processed Ameri can cheese 5-lb loaf 39',i-41c lb. Farm Market Trading was negligible with all rices nominal today on the Portland astside Farmers market. On produce row. the season's first cantaloupes arrived from Mexico and were sold for $1630 a crate. Imperial Valley lettuce was $6.25 9JS0 for four-dozen head crates. Bunches radishes brought 65-75c a dozen bunches with green onions ?oing at 80-90C. oultry. Babbits Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland). Fryers 2 ,4 to 4 lbs 26c lb; at farm 25c lb: roasters 4,i lbs and up 26c lb f.o.b. Portland, 25c at ranch; light hens 18-19c: heavy hens all wts. 23-2 4c lb; old roosters 10-lle lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers 35-36c lb; roasters 39 35c; cutup fryers all wts 50-51c lb; whole drawn 44-45C Turkeys To retailers. A grade hens ready to cook 48c; N. Y. dressed to 43e lb; A grade toms oven-ready 40c; Beltsville A grade hens, oven-ready to 52c; Beltsville toms 49c lb. Rabbits (average to growers f.o.b. killing plants) Live, white 3',i to 4i lbs 19-21c up; 5 to 6 lbs 15-17c: colored pelts 4c under; old does 9-1 lc lb; a few higher. Fresh dressed fryers to retailers 55-58c; cut-up 61-64c. Portland Cash Grain Portland Prices as reported In the USDA market news service: Wheat No. 2 soft white $79.75 a ton bulk, prompt delivery f.o.b. Portland. No. 2 white oats 38-lb test Coast de livery $5730 ton: Portland delivery $53-5330; No. 2 Western barley $54 5430 ton f.o.b. Portland Coast deliv ery. Soybean meal $91 ton. ears, prompt delivery Portland: standard mill run prompt shipment. $45-4530 ton. cars prompt delivery: No. 2 yel low corn $66.25 ton f.o.b. Portland. Wholsesale Hay Prices: No. 2 green alfaflfa. baled, f.o.b. Portland $35 trucks, .$37 rail. Timothy mixed nay, $36 a ton f.o.b. rail car, Seattle. Portland Grain Exchange; Friday's close: No bids or offers. Closing Arguments Heard in Dodele Case , Hillsboro (U.R) Closing ar guments were presented today in the first degree murder trial of 17-year-old Jerry Dodele, ac cused of killing Peter Ribbers, 64, in Timber, Ore., last No vember. Washington county District Attorney .James Gardner attack ed defense claims that young Dodele - was intoxicated at the time of the slaying. Gardner said "Jerry Dodele wanted money; he borrowed a gun; searched for money in Pe ter Ribbers' house; Ribbers came home, Jerry aimed the gun, fired and Ribbers lost his life." Trial of the youth began last Monday ...-in. Judge Arlie G." Walker's court. , Dodele who was arrested sev eral days after the slaying, al legedly signed statements made to the police admitting he shot the elderly railroad machinist when he surprised Dodele in the act of burglarizing . his home. avow Daily Weather Report FORECASTS: Medford and vicinity: Fair with considerable high cloudiness tonight and Tuesday. Little temnerature change. Low tonight about 22. High Tuesday 52. - Oregon (Western): Some chance of a little rain and not so cold tonight. ruesaay paruy cloudy. Little temper ature change. Low tonight 28-38. High Tuesday 42-48 in north half. 48-56 in south half. LOCAL DATA: . Temperature a year ago today: highest 54: lowest 37. Total monthly precipitation. .46 in. Deficiency for the month. 1 in. 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