TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON)
Guided Missile
Fired Accidently
Washington "J.R) An Army
investigation began today to
tind out why a Nike guided mis
sile was fired accidentally at Ft.
Meade, Md., yesterday. The mis
sile exploded in the air and fall
ing fragments gouged holes in
the busy Washington-Baltimore
expressway.
Only one minor injury was re
ported, and damage apparently
was confined to the highway
which is four miles from the
launching site.
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Had you lived in ancient Ireland before fire was
mastered, you might have kept a pet dragon
around just to heat up the Saturday night bath
water with his flaming breath. Tricky, no doubt,
but better than breaking through the ice.
Lucky you! The good old days are only a
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when you want it, with a modern electric water
THE CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY
A Western Company owned and operated by Western People
MAIL TRIBUNE
Aumsville Plant
Destroyed by Flames
Aumsville, Ore. U.R) Fire
last night destroyed the sash and
door plant of the Willamette
Builders Supply Company near
here.
Fire Chief R. L. Mickey said
loss would run "at least'' S200,
000. He said cause of the blaze
was unknown.
The firm's adjoining plywood
plant was saved. Fire depart
ments from Salem, Sublimity,
Stayton, Turner, Four Corners
and Kaiser sent help.
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Friday. April 13, 1955
Conservation Week
Proclaimed May 1-7;
Programs Available
Conservation programs for
service organizations will be
provided by the Jackson county
committee for Oregon Conserva
tion week, May 1 through 7,
Elmo N. Stevenson, president of
Southern Oregon college and
county chairman, has an
nounced
Gov. Paul L. Patterson pro
claimed the first week in May
Conservation Week because "the
Safe Driving Essay
Contest Entries
To Be Judged Soon
Essays on safe driving 'submit
ted by high school students in
Jackson county will be judged
next week, and prizes for first,
second, and third places award
er, according to Jennings Pierce,
chairman of the county Highway
Lifesavers committee.
The three local winners will
be entered in a state - wide con
test, sponsored by the state Life
savers organization.
Title of the essays in "My Re
sponsibility on the Highways."
Purpose of the contest is to find
the code to which teenagers
would adhere when driving, and
to develop future traffic safety
leaders.
A large number entered the
county contest, with the aid of
Alf Mekvold, superintendent of
county schools, and high school
principals, Pierce said. Judging
the contest will be Mekvold,
Emerson T. Anderson, former
president of the Medford Safety
council, and Russ Jameson, pro
gram director of KMED.
Prizes in the county contest
will be donated by local mer
chants. In the state contest, first
prize winner will receive $250 in
defense bonds each year for the
next three years; second and
third prize winners will receive
$125 and $75 bonds respectively
each year for three years.
The local winners will be sent
to Portland to present their
papers at a joint meeting of the
state Lifesavers committee and
the Western Safety conference.
Burglary Attempt
Reported To Sheriff
Sheriff's deputies today are in
vestigating an attempted safe
burglary which occurred early
Thursday at Eagle Point Lumber
company. The attempted bur
glary was discovered yesterday
morning by David H. Kahl, Box
767, Eagle Point, when he
opened the lumber yard.
Deputies said entry to the
building was gained by climbing
a fence and breaking a window
in a door. Evidence indicated
that the burglar attempted to
break into the safe. The attempt
was unsuccessful, and no other
damage or loss was reported.
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no flame, requires no flue. Plug it in wherever it
is most convenient for you and then forget it.
Hot water for all your household tasks is no
longer a luxury; it's a necessity and electricity ,
serves you best. See your appliance dealer today
for your new electric water heater. Just be sure
that its capacity is right for all your family's
hot water needs. ;
COPCO brings you electricity . . ..the perfect
servant . . . economical, efficient and safe.
conservation and intelligent de
velopment, use and protection of
our natural resources is of pri
mary importance to our present
generation, and to generations
yet unborn."
Governor Patterson urged or
ganizations and citizens to par
ticipate in programs during the
week to acquaint themselves
with the state's natural resources
which are of "primary impor
tance to the people . . . and our
way of life."
Stevenson said the county
committee would provide a con
servation program for the regu
lar meeting time of local or
ganizations during the week
May 1-7. Requests for special
programs may be sent to E. K.
Peterson, district forester of the
Bureau of Land Management, at
the city hall. Requests should
be in before April 20.
Speakeri Available
Speakers will be available
from the local chapter of the
Society of American Foresters,
the county extension service,
soil conservation service, South
ern Oregon college, state game
commission and other groups,
Stevenson said.
The committee expects to
make available several color
films and illustrated talks with
colored slides concerning local
subjects.
Organizations requesting spe
cial programs will be notified by
Peterson of the program the
committee will be able to fur
nish. Ashland Company
Submits High Bid
For BLM Timber
Lithia Lumber company, Ash
land, submitted the highest of
eight bids received by the Med
ford office of the Bureau of Land
Management for the single tract
of timber offered for sale yes
terday. The tract, which is located in
the Dead Indian area, contains
an estimated 3,567,000 board
feet of timber. Approximately
two thirds is ponderosa pine.
Lithia Timber company's bid,
which exceeded the appraised
price by 27 per cent, included
bids of $43.45 per thousand
board feet for ponderosa pine,
$29.75 for douglas fir, and
$19.75 for white fir.
Next Sale May 12
The next regular timber sale
by the Bureau of Land Manage
ment in the Medford district will
be held on May 12, and two
tracts will be offered. One tract,
located in the Forest creek
drainage, contains an estimated
1,392,000 board feet. The other
located in the Butte Falls area
contains 4,990,000 board feet. '
Both tracts consist of douglas
fir and small amounts of other
species. Information regarding
these sales may be secured from
the district forester's office in
the Medford city hall.
Driver Is Hospitalized
Following Auto Accident
Joseph Peter Zash, 938 Hol
ly St., Medford, suffered a neck
injury when the car he was driv
ing was involved in a collision
with one driven by Guerino Nino
Corvalli, 920 Federal ave., Seat
tle, Wash., at West Main and Fir
sts., last evening, according to
city police records.
Zash was listed as in fair con
dition at Community hospital,
where was taken by Medford
ambulance service. Hospital at
tendants said he spent a good
night.
Zash was in his car waiting
for a light to change when it was
struck from behind. No citations
were issued, police said.
Hells Canyon Decision
Expected in 2 Weeks
Washington (U.R) A Federal
Power Commission examiner's
long-awaited decision on the dis
puted Hells Canyon dam project
will be made in about two weeks,
an FPC spokesman said today.
-FPC Examiner William J. Cos
tello will make his recommenda
tion whether to accept or reject
applications by Idaho Power Co.
for permission to build three
low-level dams with private capi
tal in the Hells Canyon gorge on
the Snake river between Idaho
and Oregon.
Public power advocates have
urged the FPC to reject Idaho's
applications in favor of a single
high dam built with government
funds.
Wall Street
New York (U.R) Industrial
shares, with gains ranging to
more than 2 points, pushed to
further new high ground today.
Railroad shares also turned
strong. They moved to their best
levels since Oct. 31, 1929. They
also had gains running to more
than 2 points.
Today's ' closing prices on se
lected stocks:
American T & T 181
Anaconda 63 Vfc
Chrysler ; 80
Curtiss Wright 21Vz
General Electric 527s
General Motors 97
Montgomery Ward 798
Penn. R. R 28
Penney, J. C 94
Radio 44
Southern Co 20
Southern Pacific Unquoted
S. Oil of Calif .. ......7938
Texas Gulf Sulphur .....39 34
Transamerica 43
Tri-Continental 27
United Aircraft JlWz
U. S. Rubber 46
U. S. Steel 83 V4
Youngstown 78
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK
Portland (U.P.) Cattle for week
24S0. Choice 1066 lb. Idaho fed steers
S25; other choice S23.25-24; good $21
23: commercial $15-16; canner-cutter
$9-11.50; utility-commercial bulls $14
16.50. Calves for week 310. Good-choice
vealers $23-28; utility-commercial
$14-22.
Hobs for week 1295. Choice 180-235
lb. butchers $19.75-20.50; choice 350
550 lb. sows $14.50-16.
sneeD for week 620. Good-cnoice
lambs $17.50-19; ewes $7-8.
Daily Weather Report
Sunset tonight 6:52 p.m. Sunrise
tomorrow 5:30 a.m.
FORECASTS
Medford and vicinity: Mostly cloudy
with occasional lieht rain tonight.
Considerable cloudiness and a few
showers Saturday. Not so cold tonight.
Low tonight 34. High Saturday 54.
Western Oregon: Cloudy with rain
tonight. Partly cloudy with, scattered
showers Saturday. Continued e cool.
Low tonight 34-44. High Saturday
48-56.'
Northern California: Fair tonight
and Saturday except occasional rain
from Cape Mendocino and Bed, Bluff
northward Saturday.
LOCAL DATA
TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday
42: below normal 10.
Record high this date 92 in 1047.
Record low this date 25 in 1911.
PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid
night, trace. Midnight to 10 a.m.. none.
Total this month .21 inch.. .35 inch
below normal.
Total since Sept. lt 7.80 inches.
7.17 inches below normal.
HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 82.
highest this a.m. 93.
CITY Hieh Low Free.
Brookings . 52 33 .22
Crater Lake 28 0 .23
Grants Pass 48 -29 .21
Klamath Falls 42 21 T
MEDFORD 48 28 T
Portland 50 37 .13
Seattle
Spokane .....
Yakima
47
45
52
34 .16
27 .04
23
Eureka
Red Bluff
Sacramento
San Francisco ....
Los Angeles
50
64
66
58
73
38
42
38
41
53
.17
Phoenix
Denver .
Chicago .
. 90
. 74
. 66
. 83
60
66
54
43
44
69
53
56
Miami
New York
Washington. D.C.
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Modern Westerners
On The Side
By E. V. DUELING
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Thou, while thy babies around
thee cling.
Shall show us how divine a thing
A woman may be made.
Wordsworth.
Daughters inherit the intelli
gence and talents of their fa
thers; sons of their mothers. So
claims an heredity expert. Does
this check with the situation at
your house or with that of
friends or relatives?
Asides
Women who smoke are much
better bridge players than wom
en who do not smoke. That's
what an expert on the subject of
bridge playing says. . . . "Why
a five day week?" asks a New
Englander. "Does not the Bible
(Deuteronomy V:13) say: 'Six
days thou shalt labor and do all
thy work'?"
Asking
Queries from clients. Q. Do
you think it fair to unmarried
men that widows and divorcees
continue to. wear wedding rings?
Actually or legally they are not
married women. As a bachelor,
I find this situation confusing.
A. I believe widows should con
tinue to wear their wedding
rings. That is a matter of senti
ment. Whether a divorcee should
continue to wear a wedding ring
is wide open for discussion.
Many people see no good reason
for it. The problem could easily
be solved by widows wearing
their wedding rings on fingers
other than the third of the left
hand. Divorcees could wear es
pecially designed "divorce
rings."
Horses and Women
What are your wife's measure
ments? Don't answer me. It is
none of my business. However,
you should know. You should
also know her size for all arti
cles of attire. Anyway, Jeanette
de Vis, professionally known as
Victorie, is Christian Dior's star
model. Her measurements are:
bust, 35; waist, 19V, and hips,
jo. According to Monsieur Dior
these are "the ideal propor
tions." Sidelights
Asked for advice by a young
woman who was about to be
married, Sara Teasdale said,
"Always remember that no man
worth possessing can be quite
possessed." ... Do you wind
your watch the last thing at
night? That's bad. Watches
should be wound the first thing
in the morning. At night, the
temperature is lowest. And low
temperature has a bad effect on
a tightly wound spring.
Please Note
Sixty thousand persons can
attend services at the same time
in St. Peter's cathedral in Rome.
Worship at St. Peter's is practi
cally continuous. It has 29 altars.
. . . It is astonishing how many
people who consider themselves
well informed historically and
politically can't even tell you
who was the first Republican
president of the United States;
PORTLAND PRODUCE
Portland --(U.P.) lisss To retail
ers: Grade AA large. 49-5 1c doz.; A
large, 47-49c doz.; AA medium. 46
48c doz.: A medium. 45-46C doz.: A
small. 42-44c doz.; cartons. l-3c addi
tional. Butter To retailers: ' AA (frade
prints, 66c lb.: cartons. 67c; A prints,
66c: cartons. 67c: H prints. 64c.
Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched
dar. Oregon singles. 421i-4512c: 5-lb.
loaves, 46,x-49,,2C. Processed Ameri
can cheese. 5-lb. loaf, 39-41C lb.
Farm Market
Strawberry type rhubarb at mostly
10 cents a pound to wholesale house
buyers today. No. 1 cauliflower
'arnv-s around S1.50 a stand
ard crate and sold at farmer's mar-
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Dead line Sunaay Classified is at
noon Saturday; 1 a.m. 'Monday for
.Monday; otfier days 5:30 previous day
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Plenty of Free Parking
Three Firms File New
Articles of incorporation of
three organizations have been
filed in the office of the .Jack
son county clerk.
Filing articles for the Rogue
Valley Pear Blossom festival, as
sociation were D. L. Flynn,
Granville Brittsan, Earl M. Mil
ler, Eugene Ferrell and Elliott
Becken.
Articles for Stirling Brothers
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CHAPTER NO. 10 - Riding With Buffalo Bill
SATURDAY NIGHT
Dardanelle
At Gold Hill Junction and Highway 99
Good Food Top Entertainment
o Dining Dancing
o Excellent Service
O Delightful Atmosphere
Enjoy Fine Food CHEF GAY ALLEN
Sensible Prices! Plenty of Parking!
featuring
Vonnie Fritchie
Vocalist and Rhythm Guitarist
Hear Her Do Her Famous Recording,
, "Sugar Booger Avenue"
These talented gals can "out-class" any of them In
western swing and they are here Sat. Night to prove
it! '. . . so if you like GOOD entertainment . . . and
like to
Come On Out - Have a Wonderful Time!
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Incorporation Articles
corporation were filed by Tom
Stirling, Wallace Stirling and
Charlotte H. Stirling.
Articles for Western Hot Cof
fee Service. Inc., were filed by
M. E. Fisher, Lucille Fisher,
Joe V. Negles, Velma Negles and
Manville M. HeiseL
Dead line Sunday Classified is at
noon Saturday: 1 a. m. Monday for
Monday: other days 5:30 previous day.
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