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1 Local and Business Name Paul Piatt I has assumed the business name or ihe Motel cafe, Box 532, Cen tral Point, according to records on file in the Jackson county clerk's office. To Return Mr .and Mrs. A. D. Harvey, 135 White Oak dr., are to return this evening from Portland where they went Tues day. Harvey, with the A. D. Harvey and S. C. Watkins con sulting engineers firm, was on business. They visited friends there during their stav mm Driver Fined Alfred Joseph Hardy, 35, of 1122 Sunset ave., pleaded guilty yesterday to a chare of driving under tRe in fluence of intoxicating .liquor and was fined $100 in munici pal court, according to court records. ' . Business Change Clark and Genevieve Thomas and Marie Shafer have filed the assumed business name of Leonards Flowers, 235 North Bartlett st., with the county clerk's office. C. W. and Vera Vee Leonard have retired from the same as sumed business name. Collision Fred Eugene Wil kins, 619 North Fir st., was cited by city pplice Tuesday for fail ure to yield right of way to another vehicle driven by Eiroy Emmett McGrew, 1433 East Mc Andrews rd. The accident oc curred at the intersection of North Fir st. and West Third st., police said. - Dog Hii City Police Officer Lee D. Rice, 1005 West Main st., Apartment 2, reported yester day that he unavoidably struck and killed a dog at the inter section of West Jackson st. and Summit ave. The dog belonged to Jean Murdock, 311 North Peach st. Boy Bitten Robert Stanton Rix, 11, of 1133 Mt. Pitt ave., was treated for a dog bite wound on his forehead Tuesday, according to city police. The boy was bitten on the Washing ington school grounds, police said, by a dog belonging to Rose Ann Breeze, 921 Murray st. The owner was advised to keep the animal tied up, officials added. Son Born A son was born March 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Victor R. Drew, Hollydale, Calif. The child, first born to the couple, weighed 8 pounds and has been named Gary Allen. Mrs. Drew is the former Norma Funk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Funk, 515 Fairmount st.; Med ford. and herhusband"lsr a son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Drew, ";94 Diamond st., Medford. The Funks plan to leave this evening to spend several days with their son-in-law and daughter, who moved to Hollydale from Med ford last August. CARD OF THANKS The recent bereavement which has visited our home has brought to us a greater appreciation of our friends. Such kindnesses and neighborly thoughtfulness can never be forgot ten. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Willford Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Toney IMS Mt ENDS SATURDAY! a The PALMER ll TAKES J) iKA WIPE Plus News & Cartoon KAN PETERS .i-229 0 . 1UU m WITH THE 17 PIECE POP BAND Medford's NEWEST BIGGEST and BEST POP BAND o SATURDAY O MARCH 5th ROGUE BALLROOM Personal Rummage Sale Royal Neigh bors of America will hold a rum mage sale Friday and Saturday, March 4 and 5, at 106 North Ivy st. Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5 a.m. New Employe Miss Lila Hu kill, 2503 Howard ave., began work this week at Littrell Parts store as cashier, bookkeeper and switchboard operator. Al Community Mrs. Othar C Richev. route 3. box 376B. Med ford, and George A. Lof tin, route 2, box 582A, Central Point, are surgery patients today at Com munity hospital, attendants re ported. From Hospital A, A. (Tony) Lausmann, 200 Medford heights, returned last night from San Francisco where he had been for a 7pir at St. Luke's hosoital. Mrs. Lausmann accompanied him to and from the city, ttis condition is reported as "very satisfactory." Chimney Fires Firemen were called out on two flue fires yes terday afternoon and reported no damage in either. One sum mons was to the William E. Dris coll residence, 1120 South Oak dale ave., and the other to the E. A. Bailey house, 1140 Crater Lake ave. Accident Two vehicles were involved in an accident at the intersection of Court and Man zanita sts. Tuesday, according to city police. Drivers were Wil liam R. Padgett, 345 North Cen tral, ave., and Clinton F. Haw kins, Box 276, Rogue River. No .citations were issued. Theft Rspoited Irving Wil liams Hauschild, 215 Ivy st., has reported to city police that $400 was stolen from Austin Everett Hall, route 1, box 365. Central Point, between 11:50 p.m. Wednesday ind 7 a.m. today while Hall was a guest at the Medford hoiel. Medical Care Miss Eva Couch, Applegate; Mrs. Arthur Short. 532 West 10th st.; Mrs. Opal Savoy, 791 Garfield st.; Mrs. William Root, 430 Benson st.; Mrs. Martha Keller, 513 South King st., and Roy Elbert, 1020 Stewart ave., are reported tcday as medical patients at Sacred Heart hospital. . At Mothers Mrs. Bernice Dahack of Medford, who was at Sacred Heart hospital from Feb. 17 to Feb. 27 now is at the home of her mother, Mrs. Claude Trim ble, -Maplewood cottage,' River bank rd., Grants Pass. She will not be permitted to have vis itors for some time, her mother said. Surgery Patients Those list ed today as surgery patients at Karrprf Hpart hosnital are Mrs. Robert Smith, Grants Pass; Max Holland, Kings highway; Annie Hendrix, 3, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Hendrix, Route 3; Elmer Erickson, 181 Spring st., and Mrs. Carroll Poe, 902 North Central ave. Fugitive Arraigned John Samuel White, 22, Chico, Calif., was arraigned Tuesday in dist rict court on a fugitive com plaint charging grand theft in Orange City, Calif., according to court records. Smith waived extradition and hearing and was ordered held for California au thorities. Bail of $5,000 was set and he was committed in lieu of posting it Second Report A Medford woman told city police Tuesday that a man answering the de scription of the person who ac costed a young woman on West Main st. Monday night had at tempted to pick her up about Jan. 15. She said she was in her car when he hailed her from another vehicle and attempted to get her to "go-out with him." She drove hurriedly away and did not report the incident until this week. VALLEY Dancing 9 to 1 Adm. $1.00 News About . Servicemen Five Jackson County Men Enlist in Army Five men from Jackson coun ty have enlisted in the Army, according to Sfc. Warren M. Long, commander of the Med ford Army recruiting station. Three of them are from Tal ent. They are Robert Lee Sey mour, sen of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Seymour, 104 South Second st.; Lester Stephen Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester C. Walk er, route 1, box 212; and Monty Cling Lutz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vane Lutz, route 1, box 294. All for 1954 graduates of Talent high school, where they were active in the sports program. They all enlisted in the military police corps. After eight weeks of basic training at Ft. Ord, Calif., they will be assigned to MP units for further schooling and training. Joe Harold Tosh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Tosh, 1946 Delta Waters rd., Medford, and Jerry Leroy Bowen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Bowen, route 1, box 477, Gold Hill, have enlist ed in the ordnance corps. Both will also go to Ft. Ord for basic training, and will receive two week furloughs after this before reporting to their units. All enlisted at Portland through the Medford station, and were flown to Ft. Ord. Sergeant Long left for Port land today, and will be gone un til Monday, March 7. COMMENDED Pfc. Robert F. Rickman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Rick man, 1032 West 11th st., has been awarded a commendation for outstanding performance duties in the recent third Army inspection at Camp Gordon, Ga., according to a release from the camp. The commendation is the result of an annual command in spection of his unit, the 133rd signal copany of the signal corps unit training group. Pfc. Rickman and Mrs. Rickman live nearby at Augusta, Ga. AT BREMERHAVEN Pfc. Harold W. Biggs, whose wife lives at Route 1,- Medford, is a member of the V corps 1st field artillery battery in Brem erhaven, Germany, according to an Army release. His battery was the first to be organized with one of the Army's newest weapons, the "Honest John" rocket, a free flight missile with atomic capabilities, designed for ground warfare. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs, Ralph W. Biggs, Guthrie, Okla. He is assigned as a truck driver in the battery. Theft Three furniture mov ing pads were reported stolen from the rear of Barneburg and Andrews Furniture store, 102 East Sixth St., Tuesday, accord ing to city police. The pads were 5 by 7 feet in size and were valued at $15. Returned Joe Martin, 329 North Holly st., who was hos pitalized for about five weeks because of surgery at the Eman uel hospital in Portland, re turned home the first of the week. His condition is reported as satisfactory and he may have visitors.- Move Four families moved during the week from Medford to other cities. They are the John Shoffs, formerly of 417 North Grape st., and the Herb Dietrichs, 227Vz South Central ave., who have left for Yakima, Wash.; the Marvin Dreiseach family from 1716 Woodlawn ave., to Petaluma, Calif., and the Richard B. Isaacs, who lived at 807 Palm st.. to Lewiston, Ida. To Leave Mrs. A. W. Aya, 205 Crater Lake ave., plans to leave next week end for a three or four week trip to California and Arizona. At San Francisco she will visit a son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Sleight, and their daughter, UTracy Elizabeth, age 1. From there Mrs. Aya will go to Los Angeles for a visit and then will leave for Phoenix, Ariz., where she will meet a cousin, Mrs. George C. Cone, form Michigan. New Bunnell The former Elliott Cabinet shop on North Pacific highway has been pur chased by the Robert H. Dodd company of Portland, distribu tors of material handling equip ment, according to an announce ment made today through the William Frohnmayer Real estate offices where the transaction was made. Officials of the com pany are to arrive in Medford this week in connection with opening of the new business. Properties Sold Several real estate transactions were an nounced this week from the William Frohnmayer Real estate offices. The Semon estate at 209 Crater Lake ave., was sold to the J. R. Compagnonis, formerly of 919 Queen Anne ave. The F. E. Bowman home at 616 North Columbus ave., was r purchased by Emil Danczek, who lived on West Second ' st. A new home built by James A. Elliott was sold to Bert Mahoney who is moving here from Williams, Ore. The residence is at 2445 Happy Valley dr. Wall Street New York (U.R) Stocks ad vanced for the fourth straight session today. Volume increased to a new high since Feb. 16. Traders watched the details of the Senate market investiga tion against the advice of Sen. J. William Fulbright (D-Ark.) who had warned that one ex pert's remarks might later be challenged by an expert of equal standing. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T 185'i Anaconda . 54Vs Chrvsler - 7094 Curtiss Wright 22 i General Electric . . 5134 General Motors 96Vi Montgomery Ward . 7934 Penn R R . 28 Penney J C 89 Radio 44 Southern Co 205, Southern Pacific 5934 S Oil of Calif 79 Texas Gulf Sulphur 40 Transamerica 3 4014 Tri-Continental 273s United Aircraft ..... 82 U S Rubber .. 4314 U S Steel . . 7918 Youngstown . 80 Portland Livestock Portland (U.P.1 Cattle 200. Good around 850 lb. fed heifers 20.25; 804 lb. commercial heifers S18.50: mostly utility cows averaging 931 lbs. $14.50; canner-cutter cows $9.50-11.50; utility commercial bulls $13-15.50. Calves 25. Good-choice vealers $23-28. Hogs 100. Choice 1-2 butchers 180 235 lb. 519-19.50. choice 1 kinds 205 lb. $19.60: choice 360-500 lb. sows $14.50-15.50. Sheep 50. Choice fed wooled lambs up to $21.50 or above; good-choice feeders $17.50-18.50; choice ewes up to $8.50. Portland Produce Portland (UJP.) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large. 49-50c doz.; A large. 48-49c doz.; AA medium. 48 49c; A medium. 47-48c; A small, 42 44c doz.; 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, 421,2-45,2c: 5-lb. loaves. 46 ',2-49 '2C Processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 39',i-41c lb. Farm Market Name brands of California lettuce went up 25 cents on the wholesale market today to $8-8.50 for 4 dozen head crates; Sumner, Wash., hothouse, rhubarb advanced to $2.85-2.95 for extra fancy 15-lb. flats. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland): Fryers, 2V2 to 4 lbs.. 26-27C lb.; at farm. 25-26c lb.; roasters, 42c lb. and up, 26-27c lb. f.o.b. PorUand. 25-26c at ranch; light hens. 16c; heavy hens, all wts., 19c lb.; old roosters, 10-llc lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers, 34-36c lb.; roasters, 39-40c; light hens, 31-32c; heavy hens, 35-37c; cutup fryers, all wts.. 49-51C lb.; whole drawn, 44-45c. Turkeys To retailers: A gTade hens ready to cook. 48-50c: N.Y. dress ed, 37c lb.; A grade toms, oven-ready, 41-44c lb.: Beltsville A grade hens, oven-ready to 52c; Beltsville toms, 47c lb. - Rabbits (average to growers, f.o.b. killing plants) Live white. 33,i-4',a lbs., 19-21 c up; 5-6 lbs.. 15-17c; color ed pelts, 4c under; old does. 9-llc lb.; a few higher. Fresh dressed fry ers to retailers -55-58c; cut up, 61-64C. 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. Portland. No. 2 white oats 38 lb. test Coast delivery S57.50 ton: Portland delivery. $53 53.50; No. 2 Western barley. $54 ton f.o.b. Portland Coast delivery; Soy bean meal $89 ton, cars, prompt de livery Portland: standard millrun prompt shipment. $43.50-44 ton cars prompt delivery Portland: No. 2 yel low corn, $65.50 ton f.o.b. Portland. Wholesale hay prices: No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, fob. Portland. $35 trucks, $37 rail. Timothy mixed hay $36 a ton, f.o.b. rail car. Seattle. Portland Grain Exchange: Wednes day's close: Bid Soft white $2.38 Soft white, no rex 2.38 White club 2.38 Fined Roy Dean Shepherd, 18, Central Point, and a 17-year-old Central Point boy, were fined $50 and court costs each yesterday in district court on a charge of petty larceny, accord ing to court records. Forty dol lars of each fine was suspended. Pleads Innoctnt Wendel Jas per Tolle, 44, of 1065 Stewart ave., appeared in district court yesterday and pleaded innocent to charges of driving while in toxicated. The plea was accepted by Judge Rawles Moore, who continued Tolle's bond at $255. Building Permits Building permits have been granted to Paul Andrews, for construction of a $10,000 residence at 512 Barnes ave., and to H. W. Crocker, for a $3,800 store build ing restaurant at 629 North Cen tral ave., according to records on file in the office of the city building department. DON'T MISS EDIEIEAMILAMIID SATURDAY, NIGHT - Come Out and Meet the HAPPY COUPLE... AND I MEAN HAPPY You Know? They Were . Married at DREAMLAND 6 Years Ago Sat. Night, March 5, 1949 Three Men Arrested, Jailed by Officers Three men were arrested yes terday and were lodged in the county jail, according to jail records. William Luther Adams, 41, of 1090 Waverly st., was arrested by deputy sheriffs on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Arthur Raymond Huff, 18, of 201 First St., Phoenix, and Frank Jackson Richey, 30, of Box 44,. Phoenix, were arrested by state and city police on charges of larceny of three auto mobile batteries and a radiator from Courtesy Chevrolet. The latter two appeared in court this morning, and Huff was sen tenced to six months in the county jail, subject to parole within 30 days. Richey's case was continued for sentencing. Both pleaded guilty to the charges. Officers Investigating Phoenix Cafe Burglary Sheriffs deputies and state po lice are investigating a burglary which occurred Tuesday night at the Target cafe in Phoenix. About $85 was reported missing. The burglary was discovered by Mr. and Mrs. Walt Kafader, who operate the cafe, deputy sheriffs said. Entry to the build ing was gained through a rear window. The money had been hidden in the cafe at closing time Tuesday, according to the report. Daily Weather Report DATE March 3, 1955 Sunset tonight 6:04 p.m. Sunrise to morrow 6:42. a.m. FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Clear and colder tonight. ParUy cloudy and con tinued cool Friday. Possibility of oc casional light snow Friday night. Low tonight 25. High Friday 44. Western Oregon: Partly cloudy to night and Friday. A few showers of snow or mixed rain and snow. Colder tonight with low 26-36. High Friday 40-46. Northern California: Mostly fair but with variable cloudiness tonight and Friday. Little temperature change. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 38: below normal 7. Record high this date 71 in 1943. Record low this date 18 in 1923. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night .11 inch. Midnight to 10 a.m. none. Total this month .12 inch. Total since Sept. 1, 6.68 inch!, 6.33 inch, below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 66 highest this a.m. 93. CITY High Low Prec Brookings 51 31 Crater Lake 21 10 M Grants Pass 45 . 28 .14 Klamath Falls 40 24 MEDFORD 42 33 .02 Portland 46 34 .02 Seattle 40 29 .17 Spokane 33 19 Yakima :- 42 21 T Eureka 48 37 .03 Red Bluff 61 38 Sacramento 59 37 San Francisco 58 41 Los Angeles 63 49 Phoenix Denver .... Chicago Miami New York 45 27 36 68 34 60 , 47 80 56 Tomorrow Night GATES OPEN 6:30 P.M. SHOW AT 7 P.M. mm ut 1 111 The Great Sahara Airemn! jm Tkxm PLUS I'WV OUR BIG WfEBWMG ; Thursday. March 3, 1953 Two Minor Accidents Reported to Police Two automobile accidents, neither of them involving in juries, were reported in Medford yesterday, according to city po lice. Lee S. Bullis, 15 Florence ave., David G; Ives, 825 Winchester St., and Frank M. Grithsch, 236 South Oakdale ave., were driv ers of cars which were involved in a collision about noon yester day at Fifth and Holly sts. Ives was cited for failure to yield right of way. An accident at the intersec tion of Highway 99 and Stewart ave., at about 7:30 p.m. yester day, involved cars driven by Olan Henry Sneed, 611 Sherman st., and Fred Lee Bennett, 820 Marshall ave. Vote on Harlan Nomination Slowed Washington U.R) The Sen ate Judiciary Committee today deferred action on the nomina tion of John Marshall Harlan to be a Supreme Court justice but agreed to vote for sure next Wednesday. Chairman Harley M. Kilgore told newsmen the committee reached the decision unanimous ly after several committee mem bers said they had not had enough time to study the record. "We fallowed the long stand ing custom of honoring such re quests," Chairman Kilgore said. The action came after a IV2 hour discussion of the long de layed nomination. Sen. Thomas C. Hennings Jr. (D-Mo.), who favors confirmation of Harlan, made the deferral motion. He said he did so in order to bring the discussian "to a head." Harlan is now a judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York. Quality Hamburgers With Thick Milk Shake EAST SIDE CONFECTIONERY 530 East Main (Formerly Hal's) IRENE & HARVEY FAUSET n Ronald REAGAN 1 1 J NrMeU-e-Prestt. fester AT WALKER'S POPULAR MARCH 5, 1955 Mosic by the METRO -NOMES Barney Bull Fiddle Chuck Drums Less Sax Rose Piano - Ruth Violin Richard Schuchard Trombone MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNEFIFTEEN. Education Board Bond Issue OK'd Salem . (U.R) The Senate has passed and sent to the gov ernor a House-approved bill to authorize the State Board of Higher Education to issue more bonds to build housing facilities on Oregon campuses. Sen. Gene Brown, Grants Pass Republican, said an in crease in the bonds now out standing, 58,000,000, to just under $14,000,000 was needed to finance so-called self-liquidating housing, facilities at state colleges. It also would finance a stu dent center at Portland . State College. The proposals include these housing facilities. University of Oregon: A men s dormitory to house 328 students, $1,200,000. And a housing facil ity for 100 married students, $600,000. Oregon State College: A dormi tory to house 300 men and 300 women, $1,900,000. A facility for 100 married students, $600, 000. A memorial union, $1,000,- oco. Oregon College of Education at Monmouth: A men's dormi Eagle Point Youth Injured at School Michael Kaiser Jr., 16, Eagle Point, is at Sacred Heart hos pital with injuries described as "serious." ns the result of an ac cident Wednesday morning at Eagle Point High school, attend ants said today. The accident occurred , in the school gymnasium during an activity period when the youth and another student collided, ac cording to the report. He was admitted to the hospital about 12:15 p.m., Wednesday. Complete diagnosis had not" been com pleted today but he is reported to have a chest injury. a o ASH LAN Do $r Julius 1 TONIGHT ONLY! MAJOR STUDIO Sneak Preview Of a Brand New Action Hit AT 9 P.M. Also Ends Tonite SET s mm mm flit 3 u rxiftMiii; f A ,x SrS. MUSICALS. I Aquatic Thrills! I I I "X Si "A Dancing Championst I ' J.J0S WITH (BO HAYDN : CARTOON & NEWS mMOEim .. , . AH H-G-H PICTURE ) tory to house 100 students. $225,000. r Southern Oregon College: $225,000 for Memorial Court alterations. Eastern Oregon College of Education: $500,000 for a dormi tory to house 180 men. - Portland State: $500,000 for the center. OPEN 6:45 MDW! From Alaska's first violent days of gold-rich glory comes the story of THE STRANGER WITH A GUN! ,-4 JAMB SMART RUTHROMM CORK CAM miTRBREMAN V II Mll r THE Country 1 MKWN IWNTIffi-MTCrUrrBI-IOn MNW plus McDOAKES COMEDY YCATOmlEW IS3
