Local and
Rummage Members of the
Xi Mu chapter, Beta Sigma Phi,
plan a rummage sale Saturday,
Feb. 26, at 106 Ivy st.
Orders Issued City Fire Mar
shal Truman Nelson inspected a
public garage and three business
occupancies yesterday and is
sued six orders or correction of
hazards.
3 . Lot Opens The opening pf
Rav's Trailer sales at ltuo
North Riverside ave., was an
nounced today by John Todd
manaser. Mr. and Mrs. Todd
202 Oakwood dr., retured last
veek after being in Los Angeles
where they attended a national
Trailer Life show and purchased
trailers for tne new Business
They made the trip by plane.
Wall Ignites Firemen said
that an overheated flue caused
the wall behind a stove to ignite
about 6:20 a.m. today at the Noel
Benney home, 1414 South Stage
rd. The occupant had extin-
uished the blaze before firemen
arrived. A flue fire was reported
about 12:20 p.m. yesterday at
the Leo Cook residence, 815
Narregan st.
Property Sold The Income
property at 420 South Central
ave., and an adjoining lot were
sold this week to Guy Phette
place of the Medford Office
Equipment company, 21 South
Grape st., according to a release
from the offices of Fidler-Mc-
Kenzie Agency. Bill Kerr of the
agency was "in charge of the
transaction. rFor the present
Phetteplace is having the houses
on the property renovated and
will continue leasing them for
homes. The property formerly
was owned by Mr. and Mrs. G.
H Maasdam of 657 South Holly
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RUMMAGE SALE
Friday February 25
Corner Main and Riverside
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At Osteopathic Mrs. Crystal
Brown, 616 Beatty st., and John
G. Dickson, 251 Beatty st., are
listed today as patients at Osteo
pathis hospital.
Business Name A. K. Morse
has filed the assumed business
name of Morse Motors, 1201
North Riverside ave., with the
county clerk's office, according
to records.
Radiator Business Arthur W.
Coulter and Arthur F. Hotho
have filed the assumed busi
ness name of C and H Radiator
and Tire service, Ashland, with
the county clerk's office.
Honor Club A meeting of the
Carnation Honor club of the De
gree of Honor lodge will be held
Thursday, Feb. 24, at 8 p.m., at
the home of Mrs. John Seiler,
1132 West Main st.
Coat Missing James Dunlevy
408 Ardmore . ave., reported to
city police yesterday that his
overcoat was missing from the
Jackson hotel Monday evening.
It was valued at $57. '
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Move Here Mr. and Mrs.
William Chilcote, formerly of
Klamath Falls, have moved to
1221 West Eighth st. Chilcote,
who was in the real estate busi
ness in Klamath Falls, now is
associated with the Clark Wal
ker Real Estate agency as an
associate broker.
-
Treated Ken A. Christian-
son, Eagle Point, an employee of
Timber Products company, was
treated and released about 1:30
p.m., Tuesday at Community
hospital, for leg injuries, accord
ing to Medford Ambulance serv
ice attendants who took him to
the hospital.
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Vagrants Two men pleaded
guilty to charges of vagrancy in
Medford last night and were
sentenced to 30 days in the city
jail, subject to later suspension.
Jailed were Mack Elmer Cox,
32, and Prentice Kenneth Cox,
29, both transients. Police said
they would be held in custody,
pending checking their records.
Buy Property Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Carroll, formerly of Pros
pect, have purchased the Claude
Davis property at 1123 East
Main st. The Davises for some
time have lived at Coos Bay.
The Carrols sold their home at
Prospect to Mr. and Mrs. John
Kerby of that town. The Carroll-
Davis transaction was made
through the Clark Walker Real
Estate agency., . .
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Plead Innocent Two drivers
cited by police for driving under
the influence of intoxicating
liquor have entered innocent
pleas in district court, according
to records. Emma Wilma Ault,
37, Portland, will appear at a
trial at 10 a.m. on Feb. 28. She
posted $255 bail. Elmer William
Summers, 44, Prospect, will ap
pear on Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. He was
jailed in lieu of bail.
Obituary
JOHN PEARSON
Funeral services for John
Monroe Pearson, 74, who died at
his home in the Applegate valley
Sunday, will be held at Conger
Morris chapel Thursday at 11
a.m. Interment will be in Sis
kiyou Memorial park.
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O LATE WORLD NEWS!
KAPERING KIWANIANS FILM WESTERN
SCENE Filming of a western script, "The
Tex Wyoming Show," is one of the scenes of
the Medford Kiwanis Kapers music and gag
production, 'Tel-A-Version," which opens at
the senior high auditorium tonight for a four
day run. On the floor is Jack Walker, the
stand-in. Holding him in "her" arms is Jack
News About
Servicemen
VISITING
Navy journalist first class,
Robert R. Sutton, og Kingsville,
Tex., is visiting here on leave.
He recently reenlisted in the
service. Accompanying him is
his wife, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Homer B. Johnson, Oak
Grove. They also are visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
J. Sutton, 807V& Bennett st.
They plan to be here 30 days
and arrived Feb. 16.
IN FRANCE
James I. Hanscom, an airman
second class in the Air Force, is
stationed at Chambley Air Force
base in France. He is a repair
and reclamation man. Hanscom
arrived in France in mid-December.
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Irving J. Hanscom, Phoenix,
and attended Phoenix schools.
Before entering the service Air
man Hanscom was employed by
Crystal Springs orchard.
COMPLETE STUDY
Two Reserve officers from
here, Lt. Col. John G. Crawford,
835 East Main st., and Maj. Otto
A. Ewaldsen, 20 Ross court,
have completed a two-week
period of study and instruction
at Ft. McArthur, Calif. . They
attended a special associate
course at the command and gen
eral staff college held at the
Army reserve training facility,
according to a release from the
Fort. I
REENLISTED '
Pfc. Gurman V. Marney,' son
of Mr. and Mrs. K. V. Marney,
route 1, box 469 A, recently re
enlisted in the regular Army
for a period of four years under
the new Army rotation plan, ac
cording to an Army release from
Ft. Campbell, Ky. He is assigned
to the 508th "Red Devil" Air
borne regimental combat team
and the team" will replace the
187th airborne RCT in Japan by
July, 1955. '
At Community Mrs. Curtis
Langston Prospect, is a medical
patient at Community hospital,
attendants , reported.
Saw Gone A chain saw was
reported ' yesterday as missing
from a California-Oregon Power
company warehouse, 613 South
Fir st., according to city police
records. The saw was valued at
$275..
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Emergency Surgery Kathey
Hatfield, 8, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Hatfield, 111 Elm st.,
underwent emergency appendec
tomy last evening at Sacred
Heart hospital, attendants re
ported. Accident Two vehicles were
involved in an accident at the
intersection of South Central
ave. and 12th st. at 8:15 p.m.
yesterday, according to city po
lice. Drivers were Raymond
Bennett, Grants Pass, and Rob
ert Leland Taylor, route 1, box
53, Ashland. No citations were
issued.
Man Held Sheriff Howard
Gault reported today that
Charles Quackenbush, 42, for
merly living on an Ashland ru
ral route, had been arrested by
the sheriff's office at Stockton,
Calif., on a warrant charging
him with a sex crime in Jack
son county. Extradition proceed
ings are now underway to return
the man here, Gault said.
SODAs Meet A meeting of
the Southern Oregon Dental as
sociation is scheduled for today
at 8 p.m., at Grants Pass when a
Grants Pass dentist will show
work he has done in the dental
field in India. Plans for a state
convention to be held next
month in Portland also will be
discussed at the meeting. Those
wanting further information and
transportation' should call Miss
Betty Duncan, telephone 3-1951.
State To Accept Bids
On Applegate Bridges
The state highway commission
will accept bids in Portland on
March 2 for construction of two
reinforced concrete bridges on
the Upper Applegate rd., south
of Ruch, it was announced today.
. One of the bridges will be
over the Little Applegate river,
and the other will be over Star
gulch. Both will replace obso
lete timber structures. They are
scheduled for completion by
September of this year.
Permits Required for
Trash, Rubbish Fires
City firemen today reminded
residents that permits are re
quired for trash or rubbish fires
within the city limits. They also
stressed that trash fires are not
allowed on streets, in alleys or
after dark.
Permission may be obtained
by telephoning 2-2790.
Firemen extinguished a rub
bish blaze about 7:25 p.m. yester
day in the 300 block on South
Grape st.
Daily Weather Report
FORECASTS
Medford and vicinity: Considerable
high cloudiness and not so cold to
night. Mostly cloudy Thursday. Occa
sional rain by afternoon or evening.
Low tonight about 32. High Thursday
about 47.
Western Oregon: Increasing cloudi
ness tonight with occasional rain in
north portion spreading ito south por
tion Thursday. Little temperature
change. Low tonight 32-40. High
Thursday 44-52.
LOCAL" DATA
Temperature a year ago today:
Highest 65; Lowest 30.
Total monthly precipitation .46
inch. ....
Deficiency for - the month 1.14
inches.
Total precipitation since September
1. 1954. 6.39 inches.
Deficiency for the season 6.08
inches.
Relative humidity 4:30 p.m. yester
day 44; 4:30 a.m. today 90.
Observations Taken At 4:30 A.M.,
120 Meridian Time
' High Low Prec.
Boisa
23
Boston ..
47
22
15
41
24
-8
18
48
29
39
39
21
31
36
15
34
17
36 .
32
25
51
39
.03
Chicago ..
Denver
Eureka
Grants Pass
Havre
Klamath Fate
Los Angeles
.05
neat or a ..
New York
New York
Omaha
48
48
35
58
51
48
51
29
57
48
40
55
.41
.41
Portland
.02
Reno
Eugene
Salt Lake
San Francisco
.08
Spokane .... "
teattle
Washington. D.C. 55 51 .T2
laxraa ,
Tamavmw
55
Sunrise 6:34 a.m. Sunset 8:88 p.m.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK
Portland (TT.P.) Cattle 500. Utility-low
commercial heifers $12-17.50;
canner-cutter cows mostly S9.5O-10.50;
few $11; mixed utility and cutter beef
cows $12.25; utility cows $13.25-13.50;
mostly commercial cows $1450; util
ity bulls $13-14.
.Calve 35. Good-low choice vealers
22-26; one high prime 305 lb. vealer
$35! utility-commercial trades $14-20.
?.ps 15- Choice 1-2 butchers 180
235 lbs. $19.50-20; choice 350-465 lb.
sows $13-16.
Sheep 200.. Utility and food
slaughter lambs $16-19; choice wooled
lambs around $21-21.50: good-choice
iew $17.50-18.50; good-choice ewes
$6.50-7.50.
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ROGUE VALLEY BALLROOM
Earlandson, the blonde babe. Others from left
to right are Dr. Abner Clark, the movie di
rector; Jack Edson, makeup man; John
Pletsch, cameraman, and Del Wright, the vil
lain of the piece. The scene is in the first act
of the Kapers. Performances are also sched
uled Thursday, Friday and Saturday. (See
story on Page 1.) (Anders photo)
Wall Street
New York (U.R) Railroad
shares led stock irregularly
higher on active trading today.
The rail average set a 25-year
high.
Rails gathered real strength
when Southern Railway reported
its January net income sharply
above a year ago. It rose more
than '2 points. Santa -Fe rose
nearly 2, Pennsylvania led in
volume and rose a point to a new
high. Gains of more than a point
appeared in Denver . &.. Rio
Grande and Union Pacific.
Today's closing prices on se
lected stocks:
American T & T ,...........-..1813A
Anaconda ... 53:
Chrysler .' 69
Curtiss Wright 225A
General Electric v 53
General Motors 93
Montgomery Ward . 7734
Penn. R. R. .. .. 27 Vz
Penney, J. C. 87
Radio 44
Southern Co ........ 20
Southern Pacific ..... 59
S. Oil of Calif. 79
Texas Gulf- Sulphur 39
Transamerica ... 42 Vi
Tri-Continenatal ... .......... 26V4
United Aircraft .:. 80V2
U. S. Rubber .................. 4H4
U. S. Steel ...... . .. 78
Youngstown ... .. 8QVa
PORTLAND PRODUCE
Portland (U.P.) Eggs To retail
ers: Grade AA large, 51c doz.; A large,
49c doz.; AA medium. 49c; A small,
42c: cartons, l-3c additional.
Butter To retailers: AA grade
prints. 66c lb.; cartons, 67c: A prints,
66c; cartons, 67c; B prints. 64c.
Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched
dar, Oregon singles, 42 2 -45 Vic: 5-lb.
loaves, 46,i-49,,2C. Processed Ameri
can cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 39 ',2-410 lb.
Farm Market
Willamette valley cabbage was
ordered at $3.25-3.75 a crate today;
northwest potato and onion prices
were unchanged. -
Poultry, Rabbits
Live ' Chickens To growers (No. 1
quality f.o.b. Portland): Fryers 2V2 to
4 lbs., 25-26C lb.; at farm. 24-25c lb.;
Toasters, 4'2c lb. and up. 25-26c lb.
f.o.b. Portland, 24-25c at ranch: light
hens, 18-19c; heavy hens. aU wts., 23
24c lb.; old roosters, 10-llc lb.
Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to
retailers: Fryers, 35-36c lb.: roasters,
39-40c; light hens, 30-31c; heavy hens,
33-35c: cutup fryers, all wts.. 50-5 lc
lb.; whole drawn, 44-45c.
Turkeys To retailers: A grade
hens ready to cook, 48c; N. Y. dressed,
to 43c lb.; A grade toms, oven-ready,
40c; Beltaville A grade hens, oven
ready, to 52c; Beltsville toms. 49c lb.
Rabbits (average to growers f.o.b.
killing plants) Live white, ZVt-Vi
lbs.. 19-20C up; 5-6 lbs., 15-17c; col
ored pelts, 4c under: old does. 9-1 lc
lb.; a few higher. Fresh dressed fry
ers to retailers. 55-58c; cut up, 61-64c.
Portland Cash Grain
Portland Prices as reported in the
USD A 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 delivery,
$57.50 ton; Portland delivery, $53
$53.50; No. 2 Western barley. $54 ton
f.o.b. Portland Coast delivery. Soy
bean meal $91c ton, cars prompt de
livery Portland; standard miUrun
prompt shipment. $45 ton, . cars
prompt delivery; No. 2 yellow eorn,
$66 ton f.o.b. Portland.
Wholesale hay 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 grain exchange: Monday's
close: Offer
Soft white $2.39 i
Soft white, no rex . 2.39 Va
White dub .:. 2.39 Vz
Wednesday
Friday Night,
Wednesday, February 23, 195S
Reactivate Group
The Rogue Valley 1 detach
ment of the Marine, corps league
was reactivated last week. Here
for the reorganizational meet
ing Saturdaywere Jim Barnett,
Albany, and Robert Shine, Cor
vallis, both Oregon department
representatives. The session was
held at the Holland hotel.
The, detachment will include
Ashlandr, Grants Pass, Medford
and adjoining area.
Marines - at ; the meeting in
cluded Joseph Parrack, Aubrey
Adams, Harry Note and George
Ketchum, Medford; Edward
Kron, Carl and Betty Sundeen,
Rogue River, and Carl Kelley,
Grants Pass. Two Marines from
Oak Ridge, John Meaks and Jo
seph Priddy, joined the league
but were not at the meeting. -,.
All Marines, and former Ma-
rines are invited to attend the
meetings which will be held
each Wednesday, at 8' p.m., in
the ' Holland hotel. : Interested
persons may call Parrack', tele
phone 2-6707, Adams at Leever
Motor company; Carl Kelley,
Community Finance company,
Grants Pass, or Carl Sandee,
Rogue River telephone Juniper
2-3382.
State Income Tax Men
Slate County Visits
Representatives of the income
tax division of the Oregon State
Tax commission will be in this
area during late March . and
early April to aid local residents
in preparation of their income
tax forms, it was announced to
day. Their headquarters while, in
Medford will be the Jackson
county courthouse. They will be
here on March 10 and 11; March
14 through 18; April 4 through
8, and April 11 through 15, from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
On March 7, from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., they will be at the admin
istration building at the veterans
domiciliary center at Camp
White. Dates for Ashland, where
they will be at the city hallr will
be March 8 and 9, from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. -
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New Yorker Really
Gets Wrong Number
Coos Bay A New York,
man Monday really got a
wrong number when ho tried
to telephone his friend, Ole.
The man telephoned Mrs.
Jack - Liitlef ield here once
yesterday, but a poor connec
tion prevented him from
understanding Mrs. Little
field, so he had to call again.
:. It finally .developed that
the man thought he was phon
ing Ole in New York City
but a dial system ' foul-up
routed the call to Coos Bay
."through Omaha and Portland.
Births
MC DEVITT To Mr. and Mrs.
Patrick, 503 South Holly st., Feb.
22, 1955, a boy, 6 lbs., at Sacred
Heart hospital. . , . ;
JONES To Mr. and Mrs.
Gale, Central Point, "Feb." 22,
1955, a' boy, 8 lbs., at Sacred
Heart hospital. . ;
.PISCHE-ToMrTand Mrs... Al
bert, 728 South Newtown 6t,
Feb. 22, 1955, a boy, 9 lbs., at
Sacred. Heart hospital..
SCHULTZ To Mr. and Mrs.
Robert, 432 North Holly st.,
Feb. 22, 1955, girl, 5 pounds,' at
Community hospital.
Gold Hill
Gold Hill Gold Hill PTA
is giving a spaghetti dinner Fri
day, Feb. 25 at a fund raising
project to meet this year's bud
get. The dinner, which will feature
real Italian spaghetti with des
sert, will be served from 5 to 7
p.m. in the school . cafeteria. A
nominal charge will be made.
Those planning to attend are
requested to purchase their tick
ets early. They are on sale at
the Gold Hill school.
Two basketball games will fol
low the dinner, they will be
between boys from Sams Valley
and Gold Hill grade schools.
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