OUT OF CONTROL Firemen concentrate on center of
fire that roared out of control for nearly two hours threat
ening the heart of downtown Minneapolis. The fire started
in this building and quickly spread to adjoining buildings.
At least four large buildings were destroyed with damages
estimated at a million dollars. All available firemen, off
duty and on, plus five units from St. Paul answered the top
alarm as the blaze spread to 14 rooftops in a four-square-block-area.
Three firemen were injured in the battle.
Chamber Men Talk To Labor Council
Three representatives of the
Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce were guest speakers
here recently at a meeting of
the Medf ord Central Labor coun
cil '
They were Don McNeil secretary-manager
of the chamber,
Ron Gandee and Frank ,. Van
Dyke, board members. During
their talks they outlined the
functions, aims and accomplish
ments of the chamber.
The delegates who represented
the Labor council at a session of
the Oregon State Conference on
Education, held here Monday,
were named at the meeting.
The six delegates were Alvin
York, teamsters; E. E. Ford,
plumbers, M. Merriman, electric
ians; H. Alford, musicians;
George Potucek, carpenters, and
Del Mercer, sheetmetal workers.
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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1955
Pages 1-6
129 Communicable
Diseases Listed
A total of 129 cases of com
municable diseases was reported
in Jackson county during the
week ending May 6, according to
the county health department's
weekly report.
Communicable illnesses were
most prevailent in Ashland (52)
during the week, with Medford
close behind (48).
Measles, 69 cases, continued
to lead the list. Twenty-nine
cases of the disease were report
ed in Ashland, 21 in Medford,
14 in Talent, two at Applegate,
and one each in Rogue River,
Butte Falls, and Jacksonville.
Thirty-six cases of influenza
were reported. Ashland had 15,
and there were 13 in Medford,
seven in Phoenix, and one at
Eagle Point.
The list also included eight
cases of mumps, with five in
Ashland and three in Medford;
five cases of pneumonia, with
two each in Ashland and Med
ford and one at Eagle Point; four
cases of scarlet fever, with three
in Medford and one at Eagle
Point; four cases of chickenpox
in Medford; one case of mumps
encephalitis in Ashland, and one
case each of amoebic dystenery
and infectious hepatitis in Medford.
Racing Regulations Signed by Patterson
Salem (U.R) Three meas
ures designed to strengthen en
forcement of racing regulations
in Oregon have been signed by
Gov. Paul L. Patterson.
Oregon law already requires
the licensing of trainers,' drivers
and jockeys. House bill 425
signed today would also require
the licensing of horse, owners,
dog owners, exercise boys,
agents, jockeys'; agents, stable
foremen, grooms, valets, veterin
arians, horse -shoers, stewards,
stable watchmen, starters, tim
ers, judges and others acting as
officials at any race meet, in
cluding all employees of the pari
mutuel department.
Another, act gives the racing
commission the authority of-law
to enforce its regulations. A
third act gives the commission
authority to oust persons from
a racetrack when found to be il
legally making book or "tout
Portland ' (U.R) Frank E.
Williams, president of the Wil
liams Potato Chip Company died
Monday. He was 68.
New Books Added
To Rental Shelves
Of Public Library
Twenty-four books were pur
chased last month for the rental
department of the Medford Pub
lic library, it was announced to
day. The new purchases included
eight works of non-fiction,, nine
of fiction, four mysteries, and
three westerns.
Non-fiction titles and authors
include: To the One I Love the
Best, Ludwig Bemelmans. The
Day Lincoln Was Shot, Jim
Bishop. I Looked and I Listened,
Ben Gross. Conquest by Man,
Paul Herrimann. Have Tux, Will
Travel, Bob Hope. Home on the
Bears Domain, Martha Martin.
We Bought an Island, Evelyn M.
Richardson. Meet Mr. Eisenhow
er, Merriman Smith.
Books of Fiction
Fiction titles and authors: Run
Silent, Run Deep. Cmdr. Edward
L. Beach, USN. The Silver Oar,
Howard Breslin. The Tortoise
and the Hare, Elizabeth Jenkins.
Act of God, Lucky Kennedy. The
Noble Stallion, Arthur Heinz
Lehmann. ,The Spanish Bride,
O'Meara. From Here to Sim
bashi, Sack. By Night the Strang
ers, Herbert E. Stover. Roanoke
Renegade, Don Tracy.
Mystery titles and authors:
The Dream Walker, Charlotte
Armstrong. Death in Lilac Time,
Frances Crane. The Last Straw
and Other Novels, Doris Disney.
Death and Mr. Potter, Ray Foley.
Western titles and authors:
Woe Rides with Wyatt, Will
Henry. The Law at Randado,
Elmore Leonard. The Lonely
Grass," Nelson Nye.
Portland (U.R) Murray Enz,
37-year-old former manager of
the Pittock Branch of the Port
Ian Trust Bank, has pleaded
guilty to embezzling $50,400 in
bank funds.
Census of Business
Returns Processed
. Portland Some 20,000 re
ports in the 1954 census of busi
ness, manufactures and mineral
industries are being processed in
the Portland office of the Bureau
of , the Census, according to
Census Supervisor Roy W. Mur
phy. Completion of the job is ex
pected in about three weeks, by
which time it is expected that
an additional 2,000 reports will
have been received and pro
cessed. The facts obtained through
the census will be used by busi
ness men in making decisions on
plant location, product develop
ment, marketing channels, sales
quotas, advertising campaigns,
and other similar matters.
Registered letters are being
sent to establishments which
have not filed reports in com
pliance with the census law,
notifying them that the reports
must be returned promptly in
accordance with the law.
Congressional Leaders
See Summer Adjournment
Washington (U.R) Republi
can House and Senate leaders
told President Eisenhower to
day they are shooting for ad
journment of Congress by late i
July or the first of August. j
House GOP Leader Joseph W.
Martin Jr. said they told the
President that good progress has
been made on his legislative
program and that they will do
all they can to speed things up
still further.
Reedsport Youth Finds
Way Out of Woods
Reedsport, Ore. (U.R) James
Peck, 20, who became lost while
picking ferns near Smith' river
Sunday, found his way out of
the woods Monday after a
search party failed to find him.
Peck said he built a fire and
rested during ; the night after
losing a trail. ;
Tigard Youth's Gun
Discharges in Fall
Tigard, Ore. (U.R) Glenn Jo
seph Payne, 17-year-old Tigard
youth, was wounded in the stom
ach ' Monday evening when h
tripped in a field near his house
and his .22-caliber rifle acci
dentally discharged, state police
said. Payne was taken to St. Vin
cent's hospital for surgery.
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Nationalist China Won't
Accept Cease Fire Rule
Taipei, Formosa (U.R) Pre
mier O. K. Yui said yesterday
Nationalist China would never
accept a cease fire in the Formo
sa Strait as long as the Commu
nists dominate mainland China.
"We will not stop in our ef
forts to regain the mainland,"
the Premier said. ''Until that
day we will not be content to
remain on an isolated island."
Mother Learns Son's
Warning Was Real Thing
Pawtucket, R.I. (U.R) Mrs.
Albert Brizio was awakened by
her five-year-old son yesterday
when he shouted, "Mamma, the
house is on fire!" ,
"Go back to bed, you've been
dreaming," the mother said.
Moments later; she smelled
smoke and led her family safely
from their burning home:
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