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Newspaper Page TextLocal and a Have Surgery Those report ed today as surgery patients at Community hospital are Mrs. Si mon Cowan, 101 Elk st., and David Crupp, 3V, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Crupp, route 1, box 82, Central Point. Pleads Guilty Cloe Morgan Lee, 24, Box 342, Central Point, pleaded guilty in municipal court to a charge of disorderly conduct at the Rogue Valley ballroom and was fined $50, ac , cording to police records. He ' was arrested by police at 12:35 ajn. yesterday. Rogue SCD The regular monthly meeting of the Rogue Soil Conservation district will be held Thursday, 8 p.m., in the county agent's office, according to W. B. Tucker,, county exten sion agent. A report of today's SCS snow survey at Goolaway gap at the head of Evans creek is expected at the meeting. Obituaries SARAH CLARK Funeral services are pending at 'Perl funeral home for Mrs. Sarah A. Clark, a Medford resi dent for 34 years and a member of Seventh Day Adventist church, who died Sunday. KATHRYN EVANSON Services for Kathryn Louise Evanson, the infant daughter of Mr. . and Mrs. Edward C. Evanson, of Medford, who died in Portland Sunday, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel Tues day at 11 a.m. witL-. the Rev. George R. V. Bolster of St. Mark's Episcopal church offi ciating. Interment will be in Central Point cemetery. The child was born Feb. 1, 1955, in Medford. Other sur vivors include a brother, James; and the grandparents, Edward Evanson, Madelia, Minn.; Mrs. Agnes E. Evanson, Medford; and Mrs. Ruth B. Custard. Med ford. WILLIAM BRINGARD William Bringard, 60, died Saturday at the V. A. Domicil iary, Camp White. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. VALTER LOSEY Services for Walter Nathan Losey, 66, who died Saturday, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. H. L. Williams, Clatskanie, Ore., officiating. Masonic - services will be held at the graveside in Siskiyou Memorial park, by Central Point Lodge No. 135, AF&AM. The deceased was born Aug. 27,1888, in Fairbury, Neb., arid had lived in Medford for the past 11 years. He was a member of B. R. Young Lodge No. 132, F&AM, Hodgenville, Ky. On Nov. 4, 1908, in Wellington, Kan., he was married to Matilda Smith, who survives. Other survivors " include a daughter, Mrs. Harry Houten, Bend, Ore.; a brother, Joe E., Eureka, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. J. E. Parsons and Mrs. Mearle Morrow, both of St. Louis, Mo., and several nieces and nephews. GLIGOR NICKOLCHEFF A requiem mass for Gligor Nickolcheff, 83, who died in Jacksonville : Saturday, will be conducted at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Sacred Heart Catholic church with the Rev. William McLeod officiating. Interment will be in Siskiyou Memoral park. The deceased was born on Oct. 10, 1871, in Bulgaria. Since 1925 he has been an employee of the Medford Corporation. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic church. He was not married, and as far as is known, the only sur vivor is a sister, Mrs. Dancho Donchoff, in Bulgaria. Births v GREEN To Mr. and Mrs. Russell, 242 Beatty st., Feb. 25, 1955, a girl, 534 pounds, at Community hospital. SCANLAN To Mr. and Mrs. Theodore, route 2, box 500, Med ford, Feb. 26, 1955, a girl, 5V pounds, at Community hospital. BAILEY To Mr. and Mrs. Clifofrd, route 2, box 203E, Stickey lane, Feb. 27, 1955, a boy, 8 pounds, at Community . hospital. Locally Owned Asniana tmji jt ill i n mr i9i A MtlVE-M TUCATC i nun i nu 2Mi.NorU of ASHLAND ENDS TOMORROW! Errol mm PATHECOLOR With GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA -2ND BIG HIT f MIH KATHRYN mi m ms I JMQQHDM is GUM Gates Open 6:30 - Show at 7 Personal Have Son Mr. and Mrs. Don Fairweather, Ross, Calif., are parents of a son, Douglas Ritchey, born Feb. 21, at San Francisco. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Davies, 1779 Spring st., and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fairweather, Dark Hollow rd. Accident Two vehicles were involved in a collision near the intersection of West Main st. and Orange st.' Saturday accord ing to city police. Drivers were Leota Constance Brewster, 1196 Spring st., and Fred Lane Lan ders, 840 Marshall ave. No cita tions were issued. At Sacred Heart Allen Kut zer, 3V&, son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Kutzer, Klamath River, and Arthur Parks, Azalea, are listed as surgery patients at Sa cred Heart hospital. Sandra Wil son, 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson, 16 Hamilton st., is a medical patient there. Dii missed Miss Jean Rags- dale, 513 Palm st., was dismissed this morning after being over night at Sacred Heart hospital for x-rays, attendants said today. Miss Ragsdale was injured Feb. 13 in an automobile accident and was hospitalized for several days following the accident. Son Born Mr. and Mrs. William S. Barnum, Los Angeles, are parents of a son born Feb. 27. The infant weighed eight pounds and four ounces. Mrs. Barnum is the former Miss Les lie Palfry, a former art instruc tor at' Medford Junior high school. Barnum is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Berthold Barnum, South Pacific highway. Convalescent Emerson P. Black, Grants Pass, is convales cing at Sacred Heart hospital where he underwent major sur gery Feb. 23, according to his wife. He is a district representa tive for the state department of agriculture for Josephine, Jack son and Klamath counties. He will be hospitalized for at least nine days and will not return to his work for another two weeks. Gain Recognition Medford chapter of the Disabled Ameri can Veterans gained national recognition within the ranks of disabled veterans this month by surpassing its membership en rollment of last year with a to tal of 188 members as of Feb. 1, according to a national DAV re lease. This achievement brought a special message to the local chapter officials from Judge Al fred L. English, national com mander of the DAV. Medical Care Four patients were reported as receiving medi cal care today at Community hospital. They are Lyman Sla vens, 411 South Newtown st; Mrs. Mildred Vanderhoff, Dead Indian rd., Ashland; Mrs. James Miller, 1408 South Columbus ave., and Claude Henry, route 1, box 14, Central Point. Delra, Gay Robinson, 2, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Robinson, 4585 South Pacific highway, was dismissed Sunday after being a medical patient .there. . Returned Mrs. W. A. Tucker returned here to live at the fam ily home at 328 North Riverside ave., after being for some time in Coeur d'Alene, Ida., where her husband died Feb. 6. In ad dition to Mrs Tucker his survi vors include two daughters, Mrs. Vera Horn, Coeur d'Alene, and Mrs. Myrdee Arnell, Coquille. Two brothers, three grand daughters and three great grandchildren also survive. Tucker suffered a serious acci dent while living at the River side ave. home about a year ago. Since that time he had been partially paralyzed and in a coma. Before his death, how ever, he regained consciousness. He was 74 years old at the time of his death. Number 73 Plagues Nebraska Schoolroom Overton, Neb. (U.R) A sev enth - eighth grade schoolroom here is plagued by the number 13. There are 13 pupils in the seventh grade nine boys and four girls. There are 13 pupils in the eighth grade nine girls and four boys. The 13 in the seventh grade are 13 years old, so are the eighth-graders. There are 13 members of both classes of Irish origin, while the other 13 are of German origin. The Bureau of Indian Affairs maintains 62 hospitals and 10 dispensaries. IT Builders Supply QUALITY BLOCKS Bricks, Floes Drain Tile -727 W. McAndrews Phone 2-4107 Two Hurt as Car, Bus Collide; Three Mishaps Reported , Two people received minor injuries Saturday afternoon in a collision between a Trailways bus and a station wagon, accord ing to state police. Two other minor collisions in Jackson county were reported. The accident in which the bus was involved occurred at about 4:40 p. m. near Siskiyou summit on Highway 99. Police said a station wagon operated by Al bert W. Holm, Seattle, collided almost headon with a Continental Trailways bus driven by Willard E. Wright, Carmichael, Calif. Both vehicles were moving slow ly, officers stated. Vehicle Skidded The accident occurred as the bus was pulling around a furni ture truck, which was stalled at the side of the highway. Holm attempted to slow down, and his vehicle skidded into the bus. Holm and his wife, Lillian, re ceived minor injuries, police said. Ida Peters, Los Angeles, a passenger in the station wagon, was not hurt. The station wagon, which was heavily damaged, was towed to Ashland. Only minor damage to the bus was reported. Four Vehicles Crash Four, vehicles, including a large truck and trailer, were in volved in a collision Sunday morning at Birdseye creek bridge on Highway 99 west of Gold Hill. Police said cars driven by Don ald E. Kusler, Kennewick, Wash-., and Lola Roney, Grants Pass, collided at the bridge, and seconds later a Los Angeles-Seattle Motor Express truck and trailer, operated by Harry C. Tummers, Grants Pass, was in volved in a collision with a car operated by Donald R. Robinson, Sheridan, 111. The truck pulled onto a soft shoulder following the accident, and police said the services of three wreckers were necessary to get the truck back on the road. The vehicle did not over turn. The third accident happened at about 5 p. m. on Highway 99 south of the Jackson county fair grounds. Drivers of the cars in volved in the mishap were John Oliver Stallings, -20 Portland ave., Medford, and Alvin Lison bee, Grants Pass. News About Servicemen ON CRUISER Armin M. Thompson, a Navy seaman, whose home is in Gold Hill, is serving on the heavy cruiser, USS Helena, which is undergoing a brief period of up keep and repairs at Yokosuka, Japan, according to a Navy re lease. The Helena recently par ticipated in the evacuation of Chinese Nationalist civilians, mil itary personnel and equipment from the Communist threatened Tachen islands off Formosa. The ship is scheduled to return to its home port of Long Beach, Calif., early in March. EXERCISE HAIL STORM Pfc. Jerry C. Hensley, son of Albert J. Hensley, Phoenix, is participating in Exercise Hail Storm, a winter training man euver at Camp Hale, Colo. He is regularly stationed at Ft. Car son, Colo., as a jeep driver in Company D of the 8th infantry division's 61st regiment. Hens ley entered the Army in Decem ber, . 1953, and completed basic training at Ft. Ord, Calif. OUTSTANDING TROOPER Cpl. Kenrard R." Harper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Marrs, 2469 Roberts rd., has been se lected as the "outstanding troop er" of his unit, headquarters company, 1st battalion, 325th airborne infantry regiment. A qualified paratrooper, Cpl. Har per was selected for this honor because of his "very sharp ap pearance." He is a cannoneer. The 325th airborne infantry regi ment is a part of the famed 82nd airborne division stationed at Ft. Bragg, N. C. RELEASED Cpl. Eugene Arnold arrived here Feb. 19, after receiving his release from the Army. He en tered the service Feb. 18, and received his basic training at Camp Roberts, Calif. From there he was transferred to Karlsruhe, Germany, where he stayed for 18 months with the 552 AAA battalion. His wife, the former Miss Margaret Wright of. Sams Valley, living during his absence at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wright. . His par ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Arnold, live on Sterling rd., near Jack sonville. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Arnold now are living at 1128V& West 11th st., in Medford. Average number of persons per family in the U.S. decreased from 3.77 in 1940 to 3.60 in the 1950 tabulations. for MI S TAR By CLAY ARIES MAR. 22 JK Your Daily Activity Guide M According to the Stars. To develop message for Tuesday, read words corresponding to numbers of your Zodiac birth sign. KK 20 5f 3-28-54-74 5775-76-83-83 TAURUS APR. 2r 1 Your 2 Especially 3 Should 4 A 5 Power 6 New 7 Of . . 8 Good 9 Don't 31 32 ( MAY 21 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 fTVl-48-51-5a 10 Perception 40 VM 8-19-24-31 11 Opportunity 41 12 Shine 42 43 44 45 6 47 48 49 . 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 CANCER 13 You 14 Good 15 Are 16 Reach 17 Better 18 There're 19 Sign 20 Brightly 21 Money 22 Commit 23 Decisions 24 Of 25 Time 26 Day 27 During 28 Be 29 Now 30 To (3) Good JUNE 23 JULY 23 PP)34-36-38-40 f 46-49-50 LEO JULY 24 1 i AUG. 23 hp) 9-22-39-42 144-78-849 VIRGO AUG. 24 i GEMINI OO MAY 22 JUNE 22 60 Reports f)Adverse 5b 2- 8-21-2A Wall Street New York U.R) Stocks climbed toward new 25-year highs on increased volume to day. Prices started higher under the lead of the steels and con tinued to move ahead most of of the day. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T .. .....183V4 Anaconda .. . 5i5s Chrysler 69 Curtiss Wright 20 General Electric 52Vs General Motors 94V4 Montgomery Ward 79 Penn. K. R 28 Penney, J. C 87 V4 Radio .j 44 Southern Co s 19 Southern Pacific 58Vfc S. Oil of Calif - 79 Texas Gulf Sulphur - 40Vs Transamerica .. .... 40 Tri-Continental . 26 United Aircraft ... 84 U. S. Rubber 41 U. S. Steel . 784 Youngstown . . . 79 Portland Livestock Portland (UP) Cattle 2,100. Good-low choice fed steers 22.50-$23; choice $23.25; good stters 21-S22; good heifers 19-S19.50; canner-cutter cows 9.50-$ll; utility cows 12-$13.50; com mercial 14-$15; utility-commercial bulls 13-$15. Delves 150. Good-choice vealers 22 $28; utility-commercial 14-$20. Hogs 850. Choice 1 and 2 butchers 180-235 lb 19-$19.50; some S19.75; choice No. 3 lots down to $18.25; r. If You're Not Trading At BIG FREE PARKING LOTS Open 7 Days A Week Till 9 DO U u u u Ky Lxvr z xzs vr izy Groceteria Chicken or Turkey Pies ..Mor. chicken or Trkey eat.. ........... 4 for $1.00 Chets Individual Meat Pies . . . .... Beef-cwcken or Turkey . . .. .4 :or $100 Chets Tamales Bef-.cheso or Trk.y . . . 5 for 4 Fisherman Fish Stfctaooli...;,:..... Campbell's Frozen Soups .... . . . Oyster Stew or Cream of Shrimp . j' Campbells Frozen Pea or Potato Soup . . . . . ... ...... . 5 or $1.00 Bellana Frozen FiUet of Sole . . . . . box-2 for $1.00 Hi-West Frozen Corn . 10-oz. box - 9 tor $1.00 Hi-West Peas or Peas and Carrots ..... ............ ; . .. 10-oz. box 9 for $1.00 Birdseye Frozen Strawberries . . ... 4 boxes $1.00 MEATT C D ) cT If your winning guess in the KMED Kash Box is accomp anied by a Groceteria Sales Slip ... $25.00 of Groceries Free! ') R. POLLAN LIBRA SEPT 23 OCT. 23 32-33-47-5611 i Achievement61 With- SCORPIO Don't 62 Arrangement 63 Down 64 Tendency 65 To 66 The . 67 Eyes 68 Evening 69 Open 70 Professional 71 Take OCT 24 trf Be Sudden Your Infatuation Profit Isn't Funds NOV 22 4-14-25-XrQ 45-57-62 1 SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 DEC 22 g Apt Best 6-11-12-20 Without Explore First Moke To Influenced For Last Long Making And Keep Plenty Dates By Social Pessimistic Tone 72 People 73 Unnecessary 74 Reason 75 To 76 Hold 77 Risks 78 Consulting 79 Interesting 80 New 81 Fields 82 Or 83 A 84 Tho5 CAPRICORN DEC 23 JAN. 20 T- 5- 85 News U9-A3-64-65 86 Developmental -73-77 Of Best 88 Celebration 89 Interested PISCES FEB. 20 MAR. 21 90 Advisors 13-16-17-23,1 27-66-68 V Portland Produce Portland (UP) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large, 49c doz; A large 47-48c doz; AA medium 48c; A medium 46-47c; A small 41-43c doz; cartons 1 to 3c additional. Butter To retailers: A A grade prints 66c lb; cartons 67c; A prints 66c; cartons 67c; J3 prints 64c. Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched dar, Oregon singles, 42',i-45V2c; 5-lb loaves 46'2-49V2C. Processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 39-41c lb. Farm Market Trading was limited to scattered lots of cabbage, dry onions, root crops and loose-packed apples today on the Portland Eastside Farmers market with all prices nominal. On wholesale row, California lettuce hit a new seasonal high of S8-8.25 a four-dozen head crate. California cauliflower brought $3.25-3.65 a pony crate. California celery was $5.50-5.75 a crate. Green onions from California were 70-75c a dozen bunches. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland). Fryers 2Vi to 4 lbs 25c lb; at farm. 24c lb; roasters 24,2c lb and up; 25c lb f.o.b. Portland, 24c at ranch; light hens 17-13c; heavy hens, all wts., 21c lb; old roosters 10 11c lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to retailers: fryers 35-36c lb; "Piasters 39 40c; light hens 31-32c; he. hens 35 37c; 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 43c 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. 33,i to 4,2 lbs 19-21C up; 5 to 6 lbs 15-17c: colored pelts 4c under; old does 9-llc lb; a few higher. Fresh dressed fry ers to retailers 55-58c; cutup 61-64c. choice 350-530-lb sows 14.75-$16; lighter weights to $16.50. Sheep 400. Choice with some prime 89-115 lb. wooled lambs $21.50; good choice lambs 19.50-$20.50; good-choice feeders 17.50-$18.50; good-choice 188 lb slaughter ewes $8.50; utility ewes $6.50. AOUARIUS JAN. 21 FEB' 19 &&g dSIB(n)(CIEr itDne IPKinCCIE hj SAVEMdr) Monday, February 28, 1833 Woman Found Guilty After Three-Day Trial A woman was found guilty by a jury Saturday after a three day trial on a charge of drunk driving. Sentencing on the ver dict has been set by District Judge Rawles Moore for 2 p.m., Wednesday. Mrs. Gail C. Watkins, 35, Medford, was charged with the citation by a private citizen, William F. Allen. The complaint grew out of a vehicle accident Dec. 18 at the - intersection of Highway 99 and the Jacksonville-Phoenix rd. The defendant was allowed until 10 a.m., Mar. 12 to file a new trial motion; and Judge Moore set Mar. 14 as the date to hear arguments on the mo tion. Attorney O. H. Bengston rep resented Mrs. Watkins, and Dis trict Attorney Walter Nunley and Deputy Gene Piazza appear ed for the state. Portland Cash Grain Portland Prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat, No. 2 soft white $79.75 a ton bulk, prompt delivery f.o.b. Fortland. No. 2 white oats 38-lb test Coast de livery $57.50 ton; Portland delivery, $53-53.50; No. 2 Western barley $54 ton f.o.b. Portland Coast delivery; soybean meal $90 ton. cars, prompt delivery Portland; standard millrun, prompt shipment, $43.50 ton, cars prompt delivery Portland; No. 2 yel low corn, S65.25 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: Friday's close: Offer Soft, white $2.39 V2 Soft, white, no rex 2.39 'x White club 2.39 1 POWERFUL ST0RYOF THE WEST! JL Glenn STANWYCK The Groceteria P.H 1 1 1 l v mm viSv-K""!! -tji 4,jtf DYNAMIC, cigar smoking sculp tress Fiore de Henriquez, native of Trieste, arrives in U. S. to be gin designs for a modern art museum Huntington Hartford plans to build on his Los Angeles estate costing several hundred thousand dollars. (International) 0 a i if i ii ii 1 1 1 nil o? SHOWN ON OUR 3 O LAST TWO DAYS O Mm Etta, 2 mrvagtmnrm Vkb ROBERT STRAUSS CHARU3 HeGA9- KfJKO O I STARTS 0&& 41 You're Paying Too Much! O Brands you know O Sizes you vant- O Varieties you like O Prices that please With Each $10 In One Day (2 With $20.00 Order) -Offer Good Thru Thursday A FINE SQUARE MEAL! Jumbo Ground Beef Sandwich (14-Lb. Best Beef in Each) French Fried Potatoes Coffee Choice of Pie A Regular 80c Meal MEDFOFD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNENINE College Graduates Get New York Jobs Albany, N. Y. (U.R) Since 1948, almost 2,000 college gradu ates have been appointed to New York state jobs. ' Each January, a "college se ries" of civil service exams is held and permanent appoint ments .from the list are made following June graduation. The 1955 appointments will be made in the fields of accounting, law, library science, engineering, chemistry, physics, geology and journalism. oASHLANDo tuning WILLIAM GRACE TiAinriT Trm tir MlllJIMl'hMI.V il PREDRIC MICKEY V'l MARCH R00NEY .V AVA3I Fnfrtd br WiUJAM PCTLBERC ni GEORGE SEATON WEDNESDAY O PU.9 .. . v y rrt U 0 .ft?' mm pKj TTWECCIS Purchase