Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 20, 1955, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextLocal and Thft Reported Theft of four boxes of dynamite, owned by Johnson Brothers, from a road job on Beaver creek, in the Ap- plegate area, has been reported to Sheriff Howard Gault. Fined Travis Lavon Atchley, 21, of 160 Fourth st., Ashland, was released from the county jail yesterday after paying a $15 fine on a charge of violation of basic rule, according to jail records. To Corvallis Jackson County Agents Eula Wintermote and Jean Brooks left Medford today for Corvallis, where they are to attend a two-day home furnish ings workshop. Miss Wintermote will return this week to her of fice in the courthouse. Miss Brooks plans to visit in Portland and Richland, Wash., before re turning to her office on May 2. Business Name Change Del mer V. Logan and Harry L. Smith have retired from the as sumed business name Smith & Logan Distributing Company, which has been assumed by Douglas Sample .and Harry L. Smith, according to records on file in the office of the Jackson county clerk. The address is listed as 209 West Eighth st., Medford. OLBA Meeting A meeting of the Jackson and Josephine county chapter of the Oregon Licensed Beverage association is slated for Thursday, April 21, at 7 p. m., in the Medford hotel. The dinner meeting will be de voted to nominations of officers for the year and other business of importance to the membership will be transacted. Sam Prough, president of the chapter, will preside and speake to the group. 1 1 1 1 1 1 f . 1 i ENDS TOMORROW! GREGORY PECK-ANN BEYTHj (T.lAGIC CARPET) I fffijjSb I""! Boll ) niO HOW M am IN THE WEST IT'S &ottL FOR BEAUTIFUL LAWNS MONARCH SEED & FEED CO. Two Convenient Locations 10th & SO. FIR 6th & Bartlett SEE ON YOUR WAY Travel east in new luxury on. The Canadian, Canadian Pa cific's most modern train and Canada's first and only Scenic Dome Streamliner. Built of sparkling stainless steel, power ed by smooth riding Diesels, distinctive Canadian decor. Also The Dominion with its Scenic Domes and convenient schedule. Coach passengers as well as tourist and first class never had so much comfort and luxury all this at no extra fare. The longest (2,881 miles), most spec tacular Dome ride anywhere. THE BANFF ROUTE Personal Flue Fire Firemen reported a chimney fire about 3:05 p.m. yesterday at the Robert G. Haw kins home, 503 Kenwood ave. They said there was no damage. Vacationing Mrs. Donna Zeit- ler of the First National bank loan department is vacationing this week. She is to return to work April 25. Building Permit Robert E. Rector, 200 Valley View dr., was issued a permit to build an addi tion to a residence valued at $2,000. Hazards Found City Fire Marshal Truman Nelson in spected one business occupancy and three apartment houses yes terday. He issued six orders for correction of hazardous condi tions. Rummage Alpha Rho chap ter, Beta Sigma Phi sorority, will conduct a rummage sale Satur day, April 23, beginning at 8 a.m. at 106 North Ivy st. Those having articles to donate for the sale may take them to the Ivy st. address Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. Square Dance A square dance session, open to the pub lic, will be sponsored Saturday. April 23, at the Phoenix Grange hall beginning at 8:30 p.m. Fran Cronin will call the squares and women attending are to take sandwiches for potluck refresh ments. At Sacred Heart Seven med ical patients were reported today at Sacred Heart hospital. They are Joseph Brown, Gold Hill; William Earhart, 42512 Manza nita st.; Stephen Wolf, 1, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wolf, route 2, Andrew Nybrann, Grants Pass; Paul F. Boone, Central Point; Rollen Hedges, Jackson ville, and Mrs. Bertha Shumake, Central Point. From Portland Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Hass returned yester day from Portland where they were for three days while Hass attended a meeting for invest ment bankers given by the Fi delity Fund, Inc., of Boston, Mass. Principal speaker at the meeting was Edward Johnson II of Boston. Hass is the Medford manager for Pacific Northwest company, investment securities. He also conferred with Portland branch officers of the company. WRf BtlllDBIT Complete grassfood for all Western Lawns Here's what your lawn needs for that extra sparkle and vigor. Economical, so rich in nutrients you need only a little. Clean, granular material, no offensive odor before or after use. BoxfWi 1000 iq tt-$ .89 Box 2500 sq ft -$1.95 Bag - - 11,000 sq H-$7.8S FMd In a jiffy with Scoffs SPREADER-?'-' Us it alio to sow seed, apply weed controls. Top quality, 100 all perennial grasses in Scott. SPECIAL SEED makes the best fawn at lowest cost. I b-JI.25 5 ibs $5.95 Ask about Family Fare plans. See your travel agent or Canadian Pacific, 207 American Bank Building, Portland, BRoadway 2044. 'Honor Burial' for Battleship Requested Washington (U.R) Rep. Walter Norblad (R-Ore.) today urged that the battleship Ore gon, veteran of the Spanish American war, be given a proper military burial "with all possible honors." The ship, stripped of all fit tings, was used as a breakwater at Guam during the war and is still at the Pacific island. Nor blad said the cost of towing the hull to Portland had been ex plored and found prohibitive, and its value for scrap was "ques tionable." The Oregon Republican, in a letter to Rear Admiral W. D. Legett, Chief of the Navy's Bur eau of Ships in Washington, urged that the Admiral take ap propriate action and arrange for the Oregon's burial, "with ap propriate patriotic ceremonies." Sale Planned A rummage and cooked food sale will be conducted by the Women of the Moose in the Fehl building at 106 North Ivy st., Friday, April 22. Mrs. Harvey Wyatt, Hospital committee chairman, will be in charge of the rummage sale and the Friendship group in charge of the cooked food sale. Assume Names Quintin B. and E. Pearl Jordan of Jackson ville have assumed the business name "Jordan's Service" accord ing to records in the Jackson County Recorder's office. Ancil R., Phoebe, Percy A. and June Lee of Central Point have as sumed the business name "La Casita," and Sam and Irene C. Mallon have assumed the busi ness name "Sam's Tractor Serv ice." Two Accidents Vehicles op erated by Mayme G. Centers, 1018 Maple Park dr., Medford, and Nelson E. Case, 522 South Holly st., Medford, collided at the intersection of Third and Front sts. yesterday, according to city police. Hollis Edward Kieff, 829 West 11th St., Med ford, and Joseph Francis Sheri dan, 1116 Winchester ave., Med ford, were drivers of vehicles which collided at West Main and Orange sts., police added. k Daughter Born News of the birth of a daughter April 15 to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Coghill, Whidby Island, Wash., has been received here. The child weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and has been named Theresa Lynn. The Cog hills have an older daughter, De Ann Marie. Coghill is an air con trolman second class in the Navy Air wing at Whidby Island. Mrs. Coghill is the "former Bev erly Sorenson of Portland, and her husband is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Coghill, 415 J st., Medford. Surgery Patients Those re ported today as surgery patients at Sacred Heart hospital are Walter Alexander, McCloud, Calif.; Jackie Thomas, 3, of 412 Western ave.; Mrs. Frank Her rick, Klamath Falls; Patricia Cro f oot, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Crof oot, route 2; Christine Dillingham, 2Vz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Dillingham, Grants Pass; Earl Jackson, Happy Camp, Calif.; Jerry Synens, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Dickinson, Shady Cove; Eugene Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Davis, 3781 Hil singer rd.; Miss Mary Dennis, Weed, Calif., and Mrs. Mary Stuart, Central Point. Fvinvror, THEATER DATE, Is linked with Billy Wallace, scion of U. S. newspaper family, as gossips persist in planning her future. (International) News About Servicemen LANDS IN U. S. On board the USNS General E. D. Patrick when it docked Tues day at SanFrancisco with Army and Air Force personnel from Japan and Okinawa was Pfc. Robert F. Kirk, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Kirk, 226 North Front st. Private Kirk is to receive his discharge at Ft. Ord, Calif., and it is expected that he will ar rive in Medford the end of the week. He attended Gold Hill schools and entered the Army, May 7, 1953. He served as a military policeman at an Army stockade in Japan and has been overseas since January, 1954. FROM ARIZONA . James D. Singler arrived home Friday evening from Ft. Huarchuca, Ariz., after serving two years in the signal corps of the Army, six months of which were in Alaska. Further Delay Seen For Polio Inoculations Portland (U.R) Plans to in oculate Oregon school children starting next Monday may have to be postponed, a health official here said today. Dr. William H. Zavin, acting city health officer, said that un less the Salk polio vaccine ar rives here by tomorrow the inoc ulations would have to be post poned. He said no delivery date had been specified. Births ELDER To Mr. and Mrs. Russell, Shady Cove, April 18, 1955, a boy, 10 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. HUFF To Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur Jr., 36 Jeanette st., April 19, 1955, a girl, 6 pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. ROSE To Mr. and Mrs. James, 19 Ashland ave., April 20, 1955, a girl, 6V2 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. Daily Weather Report DATE April 20. 1955 Sunset tonight 6:59 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:22 ajn. FORECASTS Medford and . vicinity: Mostly cloudy with intermittent rain through Thursday with snow in mountains and slightly warmer. Low tonight 35. High Thursday 55. , Western Oregon Mostly cloudy with occasional rain tonight and Thursday. A little warmer Thursday. Low to night 35-45. High Thursday 50-60. Northern California: Occasional rain north of Salinas and Merced spreading into all areas tonight. Showers Thurs day. Snow in higher mountains. Little temperature change. XOCAL DATA TEMPERRTURE: Mean yesterday 39: below normal 14. Record high this date 88 in 1939. Record low this date 27 in 1927. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night .12 in. Midnight to 10 a.m.. .11 in. Total this month .45 in.. .31 in. be low normal. Total since Sept. 1. 8.04. inches, 7:13 inches below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 67, highest this a.m., 98. CITY High Low Prec. Brookings 47 39 1.54 Crater Lake 27 19 M Grants Pass 43 32 1.19 Klamath Falls 38 32 .01 MEDFORD 45 37 2.X Portland 47 40 .24 Seattle 53 39 .07 Spokane 50 36 T Yakima 53 34 ' M Eureka Red Bluff Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles 47 50 57 57 67 43 45 46 48 50 2.17 .01 .14 .01 Phoenix 73 57 67 46 35 50 72 48 58 Denver Chicago .74 .34 .02 Miami 80 73 79 New York Washington, D.C. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thfnk all our friends at the Red Streak Cafe and Littrell Parts, and others, for their kindness during our recent bereavement. Gratefully. Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Rose and family. FREE HOBBY CRAFT INSTRUCTIONS Spring series of WOOD FIBRE FLOWER making classes: Beginners Classes held at 1 P.M. and 7:15 P.M. starting Thursday, April 21st . . . Advanced classes held at 1 P.M. and 7:15 P.M. starting Tuesday, April 19th. BEGINNERS LEATHERCRAFT CLASSES EVERY MONDAY at 7:15 P.M. BEGINNERS TEXTILE PAINTING CLASSES EVERY TUESDAY at 1 P.M. and 7:15 P.M. SIMS CYCLE & HOBBY SHOP Britain's Princess Margaret now Wall Street New York (U.R) Stock prices resumed their upward course late in the session today, push ing industrial shares to a fur ther new all time high and rail road equities to their best levels in more than 25 years. Trading was moderately active. The rise in the main groups, however, were limited mostly to the fractional zone. A number of specialties tacked on good gains. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T 182V2 Anaconda 61 Chrysler 81 Curtiss Wright 22 General Electric 52 General Motors 97 Montgomery Ward 80 Penn. R. R. 29V8 Penney, J. C 94 Radio 44 Southern Co 20 V2 S. Oil of Calif 79 Texas Gulf Sulphur 39 Transamerica 41 Tri-Continental 27 United Aircraft 76 U. S. Rubber 48 U. S. Steel 85 Youngstown -. IWz Portland Livestock Portland (U.P.) Cattle 400. Com mercial and good around 990 lb. fed steers $20.50; good-choice fed heifers $21.50: commercial-good 835 lb. -heifers $19.50: utility grade $12.50-60; canner-cutter cows $9.50-11.50; few $12; utility cows mostly $12.50-14.50: commercial $15-16 with young cows up to $16.50 or above; utility-commercial bulls $14.50-17; heavy Hol steins to $17.50. Calves 50. Good-choice vealers $23 28; utility-commercial $14-21; culls down to $9. Hogs 200 Choice 180-235 lb. butch ers $19.25-20; heavier and lighter weights $18-18.50; choice 350-550 lb. sows $14.50-16.50. Sheep 200. Good No. 2 and 3 pelts lambs above $16; choice fed wooled lambs up to $19; mostly choice No. 2 pelt young ewes $8. Portland Produce . Portland (U.P.) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large, 50-51C doz.; A large, 48-49c doz.; AA medium. 48-49c doz.; A medium, 47-48c doz.: 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, 12 54-45 '.ic: 5-lb. loaves. 461,2-491,2C Processed Ameri can chese. 5-lb. loaf, 392-41c lb. Farm Market Yakima asparagus was offered at $5.75-6 a 30-lb. crate today with 24 lbs.' at $4.75-5: Willamette valley rhu barb was lower at $1.65-1.75 a 15-lb. box. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quility f.o.b. Portland): Fryers 2Vi to 4 lbs., 27-28C lb., at farm, 27c: roasters. 27-28c Portland. 27c ranch; light hens, 18-19; heavy hens, all wts.. 20-21C lb.; old roosters, 12-14c lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers. New York style, 40? 44c lb.: whole drawn. 51-53c: cut-up, 56-58c lb.; roasters. N.Y. style. 41-42c; hens, light type. New York style. 30 31c: cut-ups. 42-45c; hens, heavy-type. N.Y. style, 33-34c; whole-drawn, 44 46c lb. Turkeys To retailers. A grade hens, ready to cook, 48-50c: N. Y. dressed, 37-38c lb.; A grade toms. oven ready. 40-44c; N.Y. style. 34-35c lb. Rabbits (average to growers f.o.b. killing plants): Live white. 3i-4 li lbs. 21 -23c up; 5-6 lbs., 17-19c: colored pelts, 4c under: old does. 10-12c lb.; a few higher. Fresh dressed fryers to retailers, 57-60c; cut up, 62-65. Portland Cash Grain Portland Prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat, No. 2 soft white. $80.50 a ton bulk, prompt delivery f.o.b. Portland. No. 2 white oats 38 lb. test Coast delivery $54 ton; Portland delivery $52; No. 2 Western barley, S52.50.-53 ton f.o.b. Portland Coast delivery: soybean meal. $89 ton. cars, prompt delivery Portland; standard millrun. S43.50 ton cars, prompt delivery Portland: No. 2 yellow corn, $67.50 ton f.o.b. Portland. Wholesale hay prices: Market nominal. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday; 1 a. m. Monday for Monday; other days 5:30 previous day. TYPEWRITERS & ADDING MACHINES . Repaired MEDFORD OFFICE EQUIPMENT COMPANY 41 S. Grape Phone 2-4100 a Wednesday, April 20, 1955 Funeral Arranged Thursday Afternoon For James P. Wells Ashland Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thurs day for James Percy Wells, 81, member of a pioneer Ashland family, who died Monday eve ning after more than a week of hospitalization. He suffered a heart attack. 1 . He was born just north of Ashland on Nov 23, 1873, the son of James and Emily McKern Wells, and grandson of Giles and Martha Wells, who came here from Iowa in 1853, and took up a land claim in the Dead Indian area. He was superintendent of Jackson county public schools for six or seven years, later be coming superintendent of Klam ath county schools, a post he held for 29 years. Returns to Ashland He retired from the school Job in 1948, . returning to Ashland to live. He was a member of the Southern Oregon Historical so ciety and the Ashland Rotary club. Survivors include his widow, the former Maye Brady, whom he married in Holtville, Calif., in 1911; and two sisters, Mrs. Katherine Cole, San Francisco, and Mrs. Emily Maize, Willits, Calif. Other relatives include Mrs. Ann Jordan, Mrs. Mable Eliason, Mrs. Ida Tucker and Clark Payne, all Ashland. The Rev. James Jondrow, minister of the Ashland Presby terian church, will officiate at the services, which will be at Mountain View chapel, followed by entombment at Resthaven mausoleum. ' Applegate Man Hurt In Sunday Accident Grants Pass William Davis, 70, Applegate, is hospitalized here from injuries suffered Sun day when a car driven by his son Harvey, 21, Jacksonville, overturned south of Murphy on the Missouri Flat rd. Davis is listed as in fair condition. Ralph and Melvin Guches, Applegate, also were passengers in the car, but their hurts were minor, according to reports of the accident. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday; 10 a.m. Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 oreviousdav. "Brykrj.TirlTir its I Starts TOHITI f - IT HAPPENED HERE IN OREGON! The Prison Breaks arT Escapades of John OmarPinsonl ALL NEW! ALL TRUE! ALL TERRIFIC! AI VISUAL DRAMA. MC. 4r 'l'J 1 f ! CONVICT KING OF THE PRISON PAST-MASTER AT MIRACULOUS ESCAPES! TOMMY Buried for dead . . ho escaped the gravel The Original Crime Expose' Created by . Phillips H. Lord MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE CLETE1Y Andy's Jewelry Store Planning Remodeling A remodeling and expansion program at Andy's Jewelry store, 15 North Central ave., is planned and will be started soon, store officials announced this week. About 50 per cent more floor .space will be added and a new mezzanine will be added for office space, according to Ben H. Todd, the architect. An air conditioning system will be installed and new light ing and other fixtures added. One of the main additions will be a room used exclusively for the showing of diamonds. Obituaries RAYMOND HURT Raymond C. Hurt, 53, of 130 West Main st., died today in a local hospital. Conger-Morris fu neral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. JOYCE BRANNOCK Funeral services for Joyce Brannock, 13, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Brannock, who died yesterday at her home, 917 Alta st, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel Friday at 1:30 p.m. ARTHUR MULLEN Arthur B. Mullen, Trail, died yesterday at his home. Conger Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. EDGAR SVENSON Edgar David Svenson, 59, died today at the V. A. Domiciliary, Camp White. Conger-Morris fu neral home is in charge of fu neral arrangements. HURRY! ENDS Tomorrow! MCHARD JtAN TODD PETERS J Ik'.' GATES OPEN 6:30 P.M. SHOWS AT 7 P.M. MAYHEM an KURDER-from siren scream-to ceil n solitary!. .tfte complete, unoeliev- able, record ot a savae, senseless, career of crime... Even police files don't hold all toe sordid details! YARD! - GUN TERROR ON THE LOOSE! HIT Kirs - 'Ms. OnkmaScoPcSs tuft TUo" f PHONE (3-2924) I Guidance Clinic Group Member Drive Slow About one quarter of the invi tations to membership in the Southern Oregon Child Guid ance Clinic association, which were mailed out last week, have been returned with the $2 an nual dues, Mrs. Earl Lawson and Mrs. E. L. Lanox, co-chairman of the Medford membership drive, announced today. It is hoped that this week will bring an increased response, for the funds derived will aid the clinic in needed expansion during the coming year, they said. It was also announced that Mrs. Allan Perry, Mrs. Dwight Houghton and Mrs. Wilber Ar nold were members of the com mittee responsible for the mail ing of the membership invita tions. Daily's U-Drivo Medford Airport iTTl II Open 6:45 LAST 2 DAYS WHIMSICAL! 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