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TOURTEElf MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Friday, April 29. 19S5 Local and Personal '. Permits to Build A building permit was issued to G. T. Dum phy, 911 West 10th st., for a $700 addition to a residence. : Ball Ttam Medford police men interested in forming a soft- ball team will have a practice session at Hawthorne park at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 8. ' Good Condition John Sni der, 2327 East Main st., is re ported in "good condtion," at Sacred Heart hospital where he underwent surgery Monday. . Promottd J. M. Hamilton, advisor for army reserve units in- Medford, Grants Pass and Klamath Falls, was promoted from captain to major recently. - At Osteopathic Mrs. Ruby Thompson, 18 Hawthorne st., and Frank Koch, Central Point, are reported today as medical patients at Osteopathic hospital ' Jail Driver Medford police arrested and jailed Conrad Wol- fred Johnson, 1086 Spring st., Medford, on a charge of driving while under the influence of in toxicating beverages yesterday. Hits Manhole Patricia B. Dancer, 1310 Gregory rd., re ported to police yesterday the car she was driving struck a loose manhole cover on Palm st., damaging the car. ; Chimney Firt Firemen re ported a flue fire about 7:30 p.m. yesterday at the home of Mrs. Daisy Spencer, 1009 North Central ave. They said no dam age apparently resulted. . . - Rummage Sal Talent Camp fire Girls will hold a rummage and food sale from 9 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 30," at the corner of the old highway and Wagner rd. in Talent. Accident Vehicles driven by John .Arnold Fidswick, 159 North Main st., Ashland, and Richard Leroy Pitman, 817 Third st.. Eureka, Calif., collided on North Central ave. between , Fourth and Fifth sts., yesterady. No citations were issued, police said.' " '.. ' - Name Appears Twice The name of Dennis Halsey appeared twice in the Mail-Tribune's court records recently for violation of basic : rule. The name should have appeared once when the fine, which was paid in two in stallments, was imposed. Opens Offices A Medford office of the Oregon Adjustment bureau, a collection arid credit reporting' firm,' was opened last week at 105 West Main st. The business is operated by Mr. and Mr; Thomas G. Reames of Wil son place, Medford. The home office . is 'at Grants Pass. At NW Mutual Norris K. Porter has joined the firm of Northwestern Mutual ' Life'" In surance company in the Brophy building, as a salesman for the firm, Raymond S. Wise, district agent, announced today. Porter, a , resident of Medford for 1 26 years, sold his interests in a eon- struction firm late in 1954. He had. been engaged in the general - construction business in Oregon and northern California since World War II, in which he served with the Navy construc tion battalion. Inspections City Fire Mar shal Truman Nelson inspected a church, a public garage and three business occupancies yes terday. He issued five orders for correction of hazardous condi tions. . Fellowship Meetings Fellow ship meetings will be held at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at the Medford Full Gospel church, 609 Western ave., with ministers visiting from Portland and elsewhere in Oregon, it was announced today. At Community Lester Throckmorton, 407 North Holly st., is a medical patient at Com munity hospital and Larry An derson, 22 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Anderson, 742 West McAndrews rd., had minor surgery there today, at tendants reported. Band Rehearsal Members of Eve Prentice's accordion band will meet for a special rehearsal Monday, May 2, at 6 p.m., at the studio in preparation for an an nual concert to be given May 9, at the Medford High school audi torium. . In Sacred Heart Valerie Kamberg, 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.'Chester Kamberg, Jack sonville; Mary Annette Rentz, 1925 Sunset dr.; Mrs. Leora Ha ger, 19 North Columbus ave., and Mrs. Edward Taylor of Tal ent, all are listed today at Sacred Heart hospital as surgery pa tients. Cited In Accident Medford police cited for reckless driving Raymond Barnwell, Fourth and Hazel sts., Central Point, af ter the car he was driving col lided with parked cars register ed to Joanne M. Decker, 429 West 12th st., Medford, and Ma bel Roberts, 327 Second st., Med ford. The accident occured near the intersection of 12th and J sts. Mot Overseas Two Ash land women moved during the week to join their husbands who are serving overseas. Mrs. Glen E. Lyons left for Honolulu Hawaii, from her home at 495 Beach st. Lyons is a staff ser geant with the Air Force. Mrs. George R. Castle is leaving for Hanau, Germany. She lived at 71 Scenic dr. Her husband is a sergeant. Births NELSON To Mr. and Mrs Joseph Jr., 307 Ashland ave, April 27, 1955, a boy, 10 pounds at Sacred . Heart hospital. SAKRAIDA To Mr. and Mrs. Paul, Provolt, April 27, 1955, a boy, 7 pounds at Sacred Heart hospital. ' i PENDERGAST To Mr. and Mrs. Lee, 715 Grant st., April 28, 1955, a girl, 63,i pounds at Sacred Heart hospital. i ROSS To Mr. and Mrs. Charles, 1119' East Jackson st., April 28, 1955, a girl, 8J pounds at Community hospital. CRAMER To Mr. and Mrs. Stanley, 3185 Madrona lane, April 27, 1955, a boy, 63i pounds at Community hospital. STERTON To Mr. and Mrs Rodger, 33 North Berkeley way, April 28, 1955, a girl, weight ZVi pounds, at Community hospital 323 GEES GEESE (Coca Cola BOTTLING CO. 600 North Grape Medford O 2-2339 News About Servicemen QUALIFIES Second Lt. James Collins, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Collins, 2224 East Main st., has qualified for flight training in the United States Air Force. He is stationed j at Lackland Air Force base, San Antonio, Texas, and is to re main there until the middle of May when he will be assigned to a new base. Lieutenant Collins recently wrote that he had just met Sec ond Lt. Bob Gray, Medford, who is also stationed at Lackland. Both have been at the same base some time without knowing that the other was also stationed there. IN ALASKA Donald T. Phelps, airman sec ond class in the Air Force, whose wife and daughter live at Gold Hill, is serving in Alaska with special services. In addition to his regular work he is a radio announcer for SKIMO, "voice of Baffin island." Here he was a member of a music group known as the "Three Notes." and he also sang with the local SPEBSQSA group. RIDICULOUS, SUBLIME Portland (U.R) Portland's Pilots swept, a baseball double header from 'Oregon Tech yes terday, the second game by a whopping 31-5 score. First game score was 1-0. Daily Weather Report DATE April 29. 1855 . Sunset tonight 7:08 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:08 a.m. FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Cooler tonight with low 33. Slightly warmer Satur day with high near 60. Western Oregon: Partly cloudy with scattered showers near Cascades to night. Partly sunny and a' little warmer Saturday. A little cooler to night with lows 32-40. High Saturday 48-56. Northern California: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Chance of a few shower tonight and in moun tains Saturday. Slightly colder to night and warmer Saturday in north portion. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean ' yesterday! Deiow normal 13. Record high this date 88 in 1926. Record low this date 28 in 1914. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night .06 in. Midnight to 10 a.m.. none. Total this month 35 in.. .37 in. be low normal. Total since Sept. 1, 8.34 inches. 7.-9 inches-below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesteraay 71, highest this a.m. 96 Te. CITY High Low Prec. Brookings 46 42 1.31 Crater Lake 30 18 .32 Grants Pass 47 38 .10 Klamath Fall ,43 27 .01 MEDFORD 48 35 .06 Portland 60 44 .15 Fire Damages Room In Ciiy Residence Seattle 60 43 T Spokane . 50 34 Yakima 55 40 .2i Eureka . 50 44 .36 Red Bluff 58 45 .15 Sacramento . 62 . 45 San Francisco . 60 46 T Los Angeles 74 52 Phoenix Denver . Chicago Miami New York , Washington, D.C. 89 56 65, 43 72 57 80 69 57 49 68 49 .34 FIVE-DAY FORECAST: Western Oregon A few showers oc curring mostly Sunday o r Monday. Total amounts of precipitation .25 to .50 of an inch. Temperatures about normal. Warming trend first few days. Lows 30-40. Highs 65-70. Northern California No appreci able precipitation. Rising temperatures beginning Saturday, becoming near or above normal by Sunday. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday: 1 a. m. Monday for Monday: other days 5 :30 previous day. Fire thought to have started in a closet where paint trfinner was stored damaged a vacant three-room house at 1375 South Columbus ave; this morning. Firemen said they received an alarm about 8 a.m. that smoke was coming, from the house, owned by Harriet Gibbs. On arrival with two pumper trucks they found one room in flames. They stated that the fire was confined to the one room al though windows were cracked and smoke damage was exten sive. The owner, who lives in an other residence at the same ad dress, reported that she had been painting,, papering the house for rental, according to firemen. They said that the paint thinner and other similar ma terials were stored in a closet in the bathroom. A neighbor reportedly no ticed the smoke and informed the owner, who turned in the alarm. California had 72,400 acres planted to asparagus in 1954. Dead line for Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday. DARBANELIE AT GOLD HILL OVERPASS Now featuring ... VICMcFARLAND at the EflG - NEW - GRAND HAMMOND and PIANO Also... HERMAN DE VEYDT The Irish Singing Waiter! These Two Magnificent Performers Will Be at DARDANELLE every night except Wednesday Remember Always the Best at Dardanelle OPEN at 5 P.M. Weekdays - 1 P.M. Sundays - Closed Wed. Your Host DAN PATCH ' Realtors' Handbook Published, Available A new handbook, prepared by the Medford Realty board, and including a membership roster, constitution and by-laws, sched ule of commissions, title policy and escrow fees and code of ethics, has been published and is now available, it was announced today. The book was prepared by the Jackson County Title com pany, and copies are available at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce office, 5 South Riverside ave. ' The booklet is primarily for the use of realtors, but may also be of interest to others, it was pointed out ' Three out of four traffic acci dents involve passenger cars. At th JACKSONVILLE COMMUNITY HALL Saturday Night Musk by BILL LIVELY and the WESTERN SWING BAND Plenty of FREE PARKING Comfortable Had Fun for Everyone ALL LADIES ADMITTED FREE Until. 9 P.M. Adm- $1.00 Dance 9-1 . T. rvn Tmhmm was From America's leading truck builder comes a whole truckload of new advances that mean big savings in hours, dollars and driving effort on your hauling or delivery jobs. And they're ready to go to work for you right now! "1 Introducing new styling in trucks! The first trucks with fresh, functional styling that fits your job! Two new designs are offered. 2 Six 'new "high-voltage" engines! i With a modern 12-volt electrical sys-. tem for quicker, surer cold-weather starting and other new advances. 3 A cab that's got everything! Including a new Sweep-Sight wind shield, and High-Level ventilation, new softer cab seat. A New 18,000 lb. max. G.V.W.! Get this hefty capacity in new 2 tonners and get real savings on ton mile operating costs! , i - . 5 More durable frames of standard width! These new 34" width frames have larger, parallel side members for greater rigidity and durability. C Power Steering " for all models! Cuts turning effort up to 80 per cent . . . cushions road shock, too! Op tional at extra cost on all models. 7 New Overdrive! Truck Hydra-Matic! New Overdrive, optional on VS-ton models at extra cost. Hydra-Matic,' on V; V- and 1-ton models. ' ' 8 Tubeless tires standard on Vz-ton models! Greater protection against a blowout! You get this latest tire advance at no extra cost on Vi-ton models! : 9 Power "Brakes standard on 2-ton models! t " . '' Increases driving ease and safety! Standard on 2-ton models extra cost option on all others. , t :. and ' Dartlett Streets- ; (caDiiJDiOTiESYr (CmffiWHRODILIETr Come in and seethe newest things in trucks! Phone 2-6115 e Medford
