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Newspaper Page TextAtomic-Powered Merchant Ship Expected To Carry Bigger Cargo Washington (U.R) The atomic-powered merchant ship announced by President Eisen hower is expected to be a sleek, trim vessel designed to go far ther, faster, and carry more car go than any similar ship now afloat. It may or may not have a smoke stack depending on how bound to tradition its designers are. But its atomic engines will have no need for one. Administrative officials gave these glimpses of the ship of to morrow after Mr. Eisenhower disclosed in a speech that the ship now is on the drawing boards. They also predicted that the vessel cannot be launched before 1957. After that a lenghty fitting out period will be required. Visit Ports of World Mr. Eisenhower in announcing the project Monday said it will visit "the ports of the world , . . and will demonstrate to people everywhere this peacetime use of atomic energy, harnessed for the improvement of human liv ing." The new queen of the mer chant fleet will be built in a pri vate shipyard, at a cost obviously greater than the $8,500,000 price of the best freighters now avail able, but probably substantially less than the $55,000,000 atomic submarine Nautilus. Two yards already are study ing the hull requirements of an atomic ship for the Navy, and a third is working on reactor de signs. There has been no indica tion here which builder will get the contract for the first exper imental ship. Congressional atomic energy experts meanwhile praised the plan to build the ship as a float ing advertisement for the peace ful uses of atomic energy. Their reaction indicated Con gress will go along with Mr, Eisenhowers request for con struction funds. The President said he will make a funds -re quest soon and give Congress a better description of the vessel, Produce More Results Chairman Clinton P. Anderson (D-N.M.) of the Joint Congres sional Atomic Energy Committee said it is "fine to put atomic re actors in merchant ships, carriers and planes as well as in sub marines.". But he expressed sur prise that any particular direc tive was required for the new project. He said it is "the sort of thing the Atomic Energy Com mission could and should have been studying for some time." Rep. James E. Van Zandt (R Pa.) said the project, and others like it, should produce more re sults than "from all the billions spent on foreign aid." Mr. Eisenhower spoke of the Obifuaries ARTHUR HIGGLE Remains of Arthur E. Riggle, 59, who died Thursday at Camp White, will be forwarded tonight by Conger-Morris funeral home to Portland for services and in terment in Willamette National cemetery. The deceased was bom Aug. 27, 1895, in Kansas City, Mo., and was a veteran of both World Wars. He served from April 18, 1917, to Aug. 27, 1917, and from Feb. 19, 1943, to Aug. 23, 1945, both terms as Ship's Cook, First Class, U.S.N. He was a member of American Legion Post No 15, Medford. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Augusta . Coates, Baton Rouge, La. BESSIE ROWAN Mrs. Bessie E. Rowan, 69, who made her home with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Rowan, 1117 West 11th st., died in a local hos pital today. Chapel Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrange ments. FRANK RIDDLE Funeral services for Frank Riddle, 79, of 5465 South Pacific hwy., who died at a local hos pital Saturday, will be held at Perl funeral home Thursday at 1:30 p.m. with Medford 'Elks lodge 1168 officiating. Interment will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. The deceased, a farmer and fruit grower who had .been a Medford resident for the past 30 years, was born in Ute, la., on Oct. 24, 1875, and was a member of the Medford Elks lodge for the past 25 years. Survivors include two broth ers, Mark and J. J., both of Ute, and a niece, Mrs. Earl Zimerlin, Webster City, la. mm ( ENDS TUESDAY! ) WEE BALI ARNAZ ( d bCOUM I ) EMBAOTSE I MSKA2SH i rtcwNic.o'- J new ship s virtually limitless range when he said she "will not require refueling for scores of thousands of miles of operation." Elimination of the vast fuel tanks found on conventional ships will mean greater cargo space for the atomic model. How- ! ever, her atomic reactor and the shielding which must surround it may take as much or more space than the traditional unit which it replaces. Size of the turbine and other installations presumably would remain the same. Local and Release ' Pet Leroy Franklin Cliner- 1421 Euclid ave., Med ford, reported to police' that two teenage boys released a pet chip munk from a cage in his garage Friday afternoon. Theft Reported Officials of Bargain Sales company, 923 South Riverside ave., have 're ported the theft of two hubcaps and some gasoline from a car parked at the South Riverside address. Jailed Arthur Roland Line baugh, 21, Jacksonville, and a 16-year-old Jacksonville youth, have been lodged in the Jackson county jail on a break and enter charge, according to jail records, The two were arrested by Jack sonville city police. Returned Mrs. Ray Larson, 45 Quince st., returned Sunday evening after being away two weeks at Berkeley, Calif., where she and Mr. Larson were called because of the death of his brother and the illness of his mother. Larson will return later this week. . . Mother Visiting Mrs. H. F. Pupke, Portland, arrived Mpn day to attend sessions of a wom en's church .. conference being held at . Zion Lutheran church, while here she is visiting hsr sot -in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Don Berry, 815 Taylor st. Mrs; Pupke will leave Wednesday. Rummage A rummage sale will be conducted by members of the St. Mark's Episcopal church at the church guild hall, Oak dale ave., at Fifth st., Thursday, April 28, from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and Friday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Those who want pickup service for donations to the sale should call Mrs. H. C. Goldsmith, telephone 2-2519, and Mrs. Ira Canfield, telephone 3 1327. To Remodel Andy's Jewel ers, 15 North Central ave., was issued a building permit yester day ,to remodel for an estimated valuation of $3,408. Other build ing permits were issued to M. B. Leonard Jr., 2137 East Jackson st., for a residence addition val ued at $2,500; Carl Carlson, 814 Newtown st., for porch repairs valued at $150; and to Wesley Howard, 107 South Newtown st., for foundation repairs val ued at $250. Patients Reported Six new patients were reported by Com munity hospital this morning. In the hospital for medical care are Mrs. James Buck, Glendale, Ore:, and Danny Reed, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Reed, Eagle Point. Surgery patients reported by Community hospital are Mrs. Roy Ganfield, route 2, box 360, Medford; Mrs. Lowell Pogue, Eagle Point; James Cook, 17 Corning court, and Charles Goold, 18 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Goold, 17 Chestnut st. Accidents Vehicles operated by Wendell Lynch Hays, 2425 Tablerock rd., Medford, and Arthur Herbert Keith, 3434 North Pacific highway, Medford, and a third unidentified vehicle collided at the intersection of South Riverside ave. and 12th st. ' early Sunday morning. Po lice said the third vehicle left the scene. A car driven by Alice Leone Martin, route 2, box 227F, Medford, reported a car regis tered to Robert Rock, 519 Marie st., collided with her vehicle at 12th st. and South Riverside ave. Saturday. In Sacred Heart Sacred Heart hospital reported this morning that four patients had been admitted for surgery. They are John Snider, 2327 East Main st., in the hospital for an emer gency appendectomy; Mrs. Mary Canby, Grants -, Pass; Donald Tefft, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Tefft, route 1, Tal ent, and Susan Plumley, 7, daughter of Douglas Plumpley, route 3, box 349F, Medford. Medical patients reported by the hospital are Mrs. Minnie Sea- well, 36 Ashland ave.; Glenn F. Bailey, 813 South Peach st.; Frank Morris, Imperial rooms; Mrs., James Davidson, Box 185, Prospect; Mrs. Mary Grant, Gar gill court; Mrs. Floyd Covey, Sunny Valley, Ore.; Mrs. John Nutter, Grants Pass, and Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell, 1428, Camp Baker rd. Difference in Fuel The big difference is that she will be able to cross the ocean on a few pounds of fuel instead of thousands of gallons. The U. S. Merchant Marines' fastest freighter now can go about 21 knots, but the average operates at 15. The fastest U. S. ocean liner, the S. S. United States, can slice through the seas at 35 knots. The disclosed speed of the Nautilus is 20 knots, and her actual speed is estimated to be five-to-ten knots greater. Personal - Issues Orders Fire Marshal Truman Nelson yesterday issued eight orders for the correction of fire hazards, after inspecting an office building and five busi ness occupancies, he reported. On Trip Mr. and Mrs." Wen: dell Stalker arrived home the end of the week after being in "eastern Oregon and western Idaho on business. Stalker is a pharmacist at the Central Rexall Drug store. Hubcap Stolen Henry H. Dot ig, route 2, box 364D, Med ford, reported to police yester day that a Cadillac hubcap was stolen from a car in Skinners Used Car lot at Ninth and Bart lett sts. Fined -Fred Ronald Germann, 311 SE J st., Grants Pass, pleaded guilty in district court this morn ing to a charge of driving while intoxicated. He was fined $250 and court costs and his operator's license was suspended for 90 days. Rummage Sale St. Mark's church will hold a rummage sale Thursday and Friday, April 28 and 29, in the Guild hall, Fifth st. and Oakdale ave. Sale hours will be from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. v Group to Meet Audio Pro ductions, a new radio group, will meet tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Radio Station KMED. The pro er handling of impromptu inter views will be the program topic. Anyone interested is invited to attend. Legion To Meet An import ant meeting of American Legion Post 15 will be held at the Legion home, 531 South River side ave., at 8 o'clock tonight, it has been announced. All Legionnairse are urged to . at tend. Posts Bail Millard Ernest Hulse, 33, of 1402 Orchard Home dr., appeared in court this morn ing and posted $255 bail on a charge of driving while intoxi cated. He is scheduled to appear on April 27 to enter a plea to the charge. Hulse is represented by Medford Attorney O. H. Bengtson. Undergo Surgery Osteo pathic hospital reported today that Richard Bennett, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ben nett, 23 Rose ave., underwent minor surgery this morning, and Mrs. Merlin Ford, Eagle Point, had major surgery Monday. Mrs. Edwin Anderson, 602 Whitman place, is in the hospital for med ical care. FOE Meeting The Fraternal Order of Eagles will meet in the hall at 219 West Main st. Thursday at 8 p.m. An initiation will be followed by refresh ments. Reports will be given on the district convention held last week end at Grants Pass at which the Medford ritualistic team placed second, being der feated by Bend. From Michigan Mr. and Mrs. Russell Reber, Flint, Mich!, for mer residents, with their infant daughter, Rebecca Jo, are visit ing at Mrs. Reber's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leschensky, 537 Mae st., and with other rel atives. They arrived Thursday J and plan to be here for about two weeks. Mrs. Reber the former Miss Betty Beer. " At Crescent City Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gist, 558 Haven st., visited for the week . end at Crescent City, Calif., with her father, John McCallister, a for mer resident. They honored his 9?.nd birthday which took place April 11. They were unable to visit him on his actual birthdate. McCallister, who has been ill throughout the winter is report ed improved. .'. " -. X-Ray Clinic Hours Resi dents of Jackson county today were reminded of the out-patient chest x-ray clinic con ducted Wednesday and Thurs day afternoons at Medford's two hospitals through the facilities of the ; Jackson County Public Health association. Hours at Community hospital, are 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and at Sacred Heart hospital 2 to 5 p.m. Thurs days. No appointment is neces sary, and a nominal charge of $x.75, to pay film costs, is made. KP Speech Contest Beginning Tonight The first elimination competi tion in the Knights of Pythias' annual speech contest will be held at Crater High school in Central Point at 8 p.m. today. Subject of the contest is "What Can Youth Do for Highway Safety.'" Two contestants each front Medford and Crater High schools will make their talks to night, with the winner compet ing against the Josephine county winner for a spot in the state competition in Portland., The state winner will go to the regional contest. The na tional finals will be in New York with a top prize of a $1,500 scholarship being awarded. The contest is sponsored an nually by the Knights of Pythias youth commission. Tonight's con testants were not announced. Rural School Board Members Set Meeting A meeting of the Rural School Board association will be held at 8 p.m. today at the Phoenix Grade school, it was announced this morning by John Nieder meyer, president of the associa tion. Reports will be given on li brary and film library work, and there will be a discussion of Sen ate Bills 333 and 323, having to do with the distribution of basic . school support money. There will also be a report on the distribution of county O&C money to the schools, recently announced by the county court and budget committee. , The association is composed of school board members of all B and C class cshool districts in the county. Some 45 to 50 per sons ordinarily attend the meet ings. WORKERS ON STRIKE Albuquerque, N. M (U.R) Approximately 3000 workers went on strike today against the Sandia Corporation, maker of triggers for atomic bombs. News About Servicemen VISITS AT HOME Merlyn L. Guss, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Guss, 721 Pennsyl vania ave., arrived home Friday to spend a 10-day leave following basic training at Parks Air Force base, California. His family reported he has qualified for aviation cadet training, and graduated among the top five trainees in his class. After his leave, he will go to Sheppard Field, Texas, for train ing in intelligence work and aer ial photograph decoding until as signment as a cadet. Young Guss, an airman third class, was a 1954 graduate of Medford High school. Daily Weather Report DATE April 26. 1955 Sunset tonight 7:05 pjn. Sunrise tomorrow 5:12 a.m. FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy through Wednesday. Considerable clearing with freezing temperatures tonight. Low 28; high Wednesday 55. Western Oregon: A few showers and partial clearing tonight. Wednesday partly sunny and warmer, with clouds Increasing north portion in afternoon. Low 32-42; high 50-60. Northern California: Fair tonight and Wednesday. Cooler tonight, warmer Wednesday. Five-day forecast, through Sunday: Western Oregon: Continued very cool, with highs mostly 50-60: lows 32-42. Precipitation heavier than nor mal, with total averaging 3 to 1 inch, mostly about Thursday and over week end. Northern California: Occasionally rain latter part of week, snow in mountains. Temperature below nor mal. TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 44: below normal 10. Record high this date 91 in 1926. Record low this late 29 in 1943. PRECIPITATION 24 hours to mid night .03 in. Midnight to 10 a.m.. .03 in. Total this month .63 in.. .37 in. be low normal. Total since Sept. 1. 8.22 inches. 7.19 inches below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 37, "highest this a.m. 93. CITY " High Low Free. Brookings 51 39 1.13 Crater Lake 25 13 Grants Pass .. 48 38 Klamath Falls 40 28 MEDFORD 51 37 Portland . 52 39 Seattle . Spokane i Yakima . 50 51 55 38 .05 .39 .09 25 .73 Eureka . Red Bluff Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles - 50 51 56 56 56 39 41 41 35 35 .59 .38 .27 .17 .17 Phoenix 87 57 80 52 59 42 88 69 48 43 SS Denver Chicago . Miami .13 .44 New York Washington. D.C. Ifutpoint Water Heaters All the HOT WATER You Want Whenever You Want It No Down Payment on Approved Credit Only $20 W A Month "Medford' Exclusive Horpeint Dealer" City Appliance, Inc. 127 North Central Phone 3-5743 Across From Penney's .oS .38 Wall Street New York (U.R) Industrial shares pushed on to new record highs on the stock market to day. Traders bought heavily of the steels, chemicals, rails, some of the motors, tires, electronics, and special issues. Dow-Jones Averages Dow-Jones final stock aver ages: 30 industrials 430.64, up 3.78; 20 railroads 161.54, up 1:34; 15 utilities 64.99, uj 0.10; and 65 stocks 161.24, up 1.19. Sales today were about 2, 720,000 shares against 2,720,000 shares yesterday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T I8IV3 Anaconda 6134 Chrysler 82!2 Curtis Wright 2144 General Electric 51?i General Motors 99 Vi Montgomery Ward 76V4 Penn. R. R - 286 Penney, J. C Unquoted jt 3 dxo 4 4 Southern Co 20:4 Southern Pacific 61 S. Oil of Calif 793s Texas Gulf Sulphur 41 Transamerica 407i Tri-Continental 26?s United Aircraft 763-4 U. S. Rubber . 47?6 U. S. Steel . 87 Youngstown ...... 80 Portland Livestock Portland (U .P.) Cattle 200. Good fed steers $21; choice steers Monday $23-24; utility-low commercial heif ers $1350-17.50; canner-cutter cows mostly S9.50-ll.50; lew $12. shells down to $8 and below; utility cows 12.50-14.50; light cutter bulls $12.50 13: utility-commercial bulls $15-17.50 and above. Calves 25. Good-choice vealers $23 28.50; cull-utility mostly 810-17. Hogs 200. holdover 175. Choice 180 235 lb. butchers mostly $19.50-20; choice 1 lots $20.25-20.50; medium 440 500 lb. sows $14-1450; choice-301 lb. sows up to $17.25. Sheep 100. Choice 112-114 lb. wooled lambs $18.25-18.50; ciioice No. 1 pelt $17.50, other good-choice shorn lambs $16-17; good-choice shorn ewes $6 650, culls down to $3. ' Portland Produce Portland (U.P.) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large, 51c doz.; A large 49c doz.; AA medium, 49c doz.; A medium, 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. 421,i-451,ic; 5-lb. loaves. 461s-481,ac. Processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 39 la -41c lb. Farm Market The East Side Farmers' market will open at 4:30 a.m., one half hour earlier, starting Monday; wholesale produce trading was slow today; gen eral range for rhubarb was $1.40-1.75 for 15-lb. flats: Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 Quality f.o.b. Portland): Fryers 2',i to 4 lbs., 26c lb.; at farm, 25c: roasters, 26c Portland, 25c ranch; light hens. 18-19c; heavy hens, au wts.. 20-21C lb.; old roosters. 12-14c lb. Dressed Chicken No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers. New York style. 40- 41c lb.; whole drawn, 48-50c: cut-up, 53-55C 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. 37-38c lb.; A grade toms. oven ready. 40-44CI N.Y. Style, 34-30C 10. Rabbits (average to growers f.o.b. killing plants): Live whiter 3-4y2 lbs. 21-23C up; 5-6 lbs., 17-l9c: colored pelts. 4c under: old does. 10-12c lb.; a few higher. Fresh dressed fryers to retailers, 57-B0c; cut up, 6Z-65C. Portland Cash Grain Diw4ln4 Vrifmm mm rnnrf1 hv hn 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 to; Portland delivery. $51; No. 2 Western barley. $53-53.50 ton f.o.b. Portland Coast delivery: soybean meal. $87.50 ton. cars, prompt deliv ery , Portland: standard mill run. $44 ton cars, prompt delivery Portland; No. 2 yellow corn, $68.50 ton f.o.b. Portland. Wholesale hay prices: Market nominal. ASHLAND AYR E ART ENDS TOIIITE STARTS TOMORROW! YOU'LL CHEER THIS A Moferpiee m. r T. "DVirorao Pl"JGQ f.lsuirGon 'MALIA co itomnQ Robert FRANCIS Donald CRISP , "DIXIELAND DROOPY," Tuesday. April 26, 1953 Funeral is Wednesday For Grants Pass Man Grants Pass Funeral serv ices will be held here at Hull and Hull funeral home at 2 p.m. Wednesday for Ferris R. Ford, who died " following an unex pected heart attack at his home Sunday. Mr. Ford, who has lived here for many years, was born in North Dakota on Sept. 7, 1895. Survivors include his widow, the former Ruth Loudon, whom he married in Washington in 1914, seven children and twelve grand-children. Two daughters live in Med ford. They are Mrs. L. L. Simp son, 801 King st., and Mrs. Wil liam D. Hallenbeck, 2551 Merri nian rd. A son, William F. Ford, lives in Rogue River. COMMITTEE APPROVES Salem (U.R) The Oregon De velopment Commission won an other round before the Joint Ways and Means Committee to day when it was granted an ap propriation of $120,000 to con tinue its work for another two years. III O OPEN wlHHilllHillill L ENDS TONIGHT - tQCiHlMAScOPE v L u i is- mm mj VS8S IT -. I lift-)) tx-mnvvTi LmT'5 &z& & calk JOHN AGAR LOM NELSON JOHN BR0MFIELO tomm taimJACK ARNGtD.Sniti MARTIN BERfflff MWlUiAMULM A7 JOHN STEINBECK'S "EAST OF EDEN" - . with Julie Harris James Dean :. Cinemascope and Color GREAT STORY FROM THE HEART OF ALL ACXRICA! True at Lif:..w'tlh Thrills, Tenderness, lovgfifer and Heorf-Toflf 1. r '.Word BONO Beity PALMER Phil CAREY PLUS , S2 LATEST NEWS CARTOON MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FZFTEEH House Trailer Owner Escapes Blast Injury 1 Glenn Johnson, owner of a house trailer parked in the 1800 block of North Riverside ave., escaped without injury yester day afternoon when an oil stove in the trailer exploded when it was lit,1 according to firemen. The interior of the trailer was considerably damaged, firemen reported.' The alarm was given at 5:13 p.m., and two trucks re sponded. Interior of a dump truck cab parked in the Pinnacle Packing company parking lot in the 200 block of South Fir st was de stroyed by flames late in the eve ning. Firemen responded at 11:17 p.m. Cause of the blaze was not determined, this morning. r MISSIONARY FILMS A 'missionary film - of Guate mala will be shown today at .7 p.m. by the Rev. Walter Haydus, Guatemala CityGuatemala, at the Medford Assembly of God, 1108 West. Main St., in conjunc tion with the 19th annual dis trict council of the Oregon As semblies of God. The public is invited. 6:45 P.M. Greer GARS0N Dona ANDREWS Cmmtm MHdMl Ufa Sari Walter Smmm, FAITH DCKERGUE RICHARD LKJS KARSHALLTKOmPSCK KATHLEEN HUG IS rfnuia wsmis-ia taa-mmma A WreSUKTEItlUTONAl. PCIUK PLUS CARTOON - NEWS 2 y vM a tV ,Ii J ' f L4 V t mm mm " I L. wo,s,TECHHIC0L0R T Births ' "LOFTHOUSE To Mr. nd .44- X .3. liaj f WdlVACU M. UlUVf t 26; ' 1955, a boy, 7 pounds, at Osteopathic Hospital. : Switzerland can raise an army of 700 trained men in 72 hours notice. ROBERTTAYLOR ELEANOR PARKER Victor McLAGLEN Russ TAMBLYN Jeff RICHARDS James ARNESS o PIUS o MUSICAL . ! MAGNIFICENCE ia " fuffMiSrrvri e M m : IT HAPPENED HEM IN OREGON! The Crime Escapades of John Omar PinsonI ALL NEW! ALL TRUE! ALL TERRIFIC! 2a3aVwet TBI FCT . . . KATK-UNCTJ HBSKTIIN ff s hcthi rat v mx ear a. f PLUS ) LUriD teeraT GEO ;.1AL0JE I llUtm, I liUS oes JLfffTjl 0r-tm, ' ; :S P-1 flllllllraS . 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