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TWTLVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, May 24, 1955 . MedfordJTribune SrPdDnBTTS Baseball MAJOR LKAGVK I.FAIM Bv IMIF.D PRESS AMERICAN LEAGUE FlTr Club G AB R H Power. C. City ... 28 108 26 42 Kuenn. Detroit .35 130 2fi 5S Kaline. Detroit . 33 137 2 7 4P Mantle, NY. 34 117 40 39 Bauer. N Y 34 133 35 44 NATIONAL LEAGUE Mueller. N.Y. 32 13 19 34 Xirrton St L 27 103 22 40 Ashburn. Phila. 22 S3 13 31 Schndruit. St. L. 32 123 22 44 Campnla. Bklyn. 35 129 26 43 Prt. .33?) .373 .3S3 .333 .319 3"7 .331 .355 .352 .349 Home Rons Kluzewki. Fedleg 11: Snider. Dodgers 11: Mantle. Yan kees 11: Campanella. Dodger 10; Zer nial. Athletics 10. Runs Batted In Campanella. Dodg ers 39: Snider. Dodgers 37: Mantle. Yankees 30; Kluszcwski. Redlees; Fu rillo. Dodgers: Zernial. Athletics, and Vernon. Senators Jill 29. Oregon City Foe For Grants Pass Albany. Ore. (U.R Drawings for the 1955 state class A high school baseball tournament were held yesterday with Albany and The Dalles paired off in the final game Thursday. Other opening day games in the single elimination affair match Cleveland and Central Catholic at 1:30 p.m., Springfield and Columbia Prep at 3:30 and Oregon City and Grants Pass at 7 p.m. Run Mantle. Yankee 40: Bauer. Yankees 35; Smith. Indians 34; Snider, Dodgers 34; Dark. Giants 30. Hits Kuenn . Tigers 56: Mueller. Giants 54: Kaline. Tigers 49: Campa nella Dodgers 56: Dark. Giants 45. Pitching Newcombe. Dodgers 6-0: Jetfcoat. Cubs 5-0; Arroyo. Cards 4-0; Turlev, Yankees 7-1; Erskine. Dodgers 6-1; Conley. Braves 6-1. Women's Record Tied at ABC on 289 Single Line Omaha. Neb. (U.R) Mrs. Ethel Sale. St. Louis, Mo., who shot a 289 yesterday to tie the alltime high for a single line in the Women's International Bowling Congress here. Mrs. Sales, competing in the doubles events, had low scores of 166 and 165 in her first two lines, then fired the 289, which tied a record held jointly by Irene Schram, Erie, Pa., (1948) and Phyllis Notaro, Angola, N.Y. (1951). Mrs. Sales finished 622 in the doubles event. Bst Performance Yesterday's best singles per formance was a 569, by Imo g ene Boyle, North Platte, Neb. .None of the scores yesterday was good enough for the top 10 in any division. Saddler Seeks 100th Knockout weight Champion Sandy Saddler will be out to score the 100th knockout of his career tonight when he tangles with Sacra mento's Joey Lopes in a 10-round non-title bout. The twb were originally sched uled to meet here last month, but Saddler had to defer his ap pearance due to a virus infection. He'jDecame ill shortly after he stopped Kenny Davis in Butte, Mont. Saddler, rated among the fin est modern ring champions, is a top-heavy favorite to come away with a win over Lopes, whose last outing was a loss to Carmclo Costa in New York two m6nths ago. The champion was expected to come int the ring at about 131 pounds and Lopes at 133. Fort "Wayne, Ind. (U.R) A stubborn 10 pin cost Billy Mar tin. Evansville, Ind., a 700 series and a spot in the American Bowling Congress first 10 in singles competition. Martin posted a 689 total aft er the 10 pin refused to drop in the final frame of his series with game totals of 231. 267 and 191. It takes a 692 or better to crash the top 10. - Whitman Leads PCL With .379 San Francisco (U.R) Run ning his consecutive game hit ting streak to 27, Dick Whitman of Portland added one point to his batting average, during the past week and his mark of .379 still tops the Pacific Coast League. Averages include games of Sunday, May 22. Whitman has 64 blows in 169 trips to the plate, has knocked in only 16 runs and he has four homers. The top pitchers are veterans Gene Bearden 6-0, San Francisco, and Larry Jensen 4-0, Seattle. Earl Rapp, San Diego outfield er, tops the sluggers with 12 home runs and the runs batted in department with 57. Leading strikeout artists among the pitchers is George Piktuzis of Los Angeles with 51. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday: 10 a.m. Mdndav for Monday: other days 5:30 previous day. Rogue River Youth Injured in Accident Grants Pass Loyd Morrow Jr., 18, Rogue River, suffered shoulder and neck injuries Sun day night when a car in which he was a pasesnger collided with one driven by John H. Witcher, Grants Pass. Morrow and Carol Weaver, 15. and Glenda Stinchcomb, 14. both of Rogue River, were taken to Josephine General hospital. Mor row was hospitalized, while the others were treated and re leased. William T. Weaver, also of Rogue River, driver of the car in which the three were injured, was fined S2 in police court for failure to stop at a stop sign. Grants Pass police said neither Weaver nor Witcher were injured. STARKWEATHER ELECTED Portland (U.R) Hugh Stark weather of Portland was elected president of the senior division of the Northwest section of the Professional Golfers Association organized at Waverly Country Club last night. Don Dumpere of Woodinsville, Waslu was named secretary. EX-FDR AIDE DIES Orlando, Calif. (U.R) Re tired Vice Adm. Walter N. Ver nou, one-time Naval aide to for mer President Roosevelt, died at his home here last night. He was 77. Vernou served as naval aide to President Roosevelt from 1932 to 1934. TWO BROWNS SIGN Cleveland, O. CUR) Center Frank Gatski, tackles John San dusky and John Kissell and guard Hal Bradley have signed their 1955 contracts with the Cleveland Browns. Gatski, one of the original Browns, will be playing his 10th season with the National Football League champions. FIGHT CANCELLED New Orleans (U.R) Monday night's scheduled 10-round fight between Canadian Armand Sa voie and Rocky Randell of Rome, Ga., was cancelled be cause of a slight cut on Savoie's left eyelid. The cut was discov ered during weighing-in cere monies. . OLYMPIC ALTERNATE Portland (U.R) Don Funk, who has been skiing since he was 14, has been named second alternate on the 1956 U.S. Olym pic team, it was reported today. Funk, 21, will ski in Chile this summer with members of the U.S. Olympic squad. Memorial Day Plans Announced by Vets Allied Council Here Merrill Beneka has been named chairman of the Memor ial Day observance to be held here Monday, it was announced today by Pat Graham, of the Veterans Allied Council of Jack fon County, which is sponsoring the event. A parade will be held that morning, starting at the Library park, and going east to Bear creek, where the traditional ceremony of casting flowers on the water will be conducted by ladies of the auxiliaries of all the veterans organizations under the chairmanship of Mrs. Merrill Beneka. I A program will be held in Hawthorne park after this, with an invocation by the Rev. H. G. Hillerman, pastor of the Zion Lutheran church, reafling of the Gettysburg address by Nathan Trt,il-it Ponfral "Point anH a talk by Carlos Morris. A memorial wreath will be placed and Boy Scouts will raise the flag, and tentative arrange ments for a firing squad have been made with the Veterans Administration domiciliary at Camp White. A feature of the parade will be a unit of massed colors, born by members of all the veterans groups. Phoenix Man New Head of OEA Unit Phoenix William E. Ruck, vice-principal of Phoenix High school, was'elected president of the Jackson County unit of the Oregon Education association at the annual spring meeting at the Rogue Valley Country club re cently. Ruck replaces Mrs. Maxine Smith of Medford. Other offi cers elected for two-year terms include Mrs. Kathryn Smith of Ashland, vice-president; Miss Ailene Inlow of Central Point, secretary; and Ernst Ludwig of Medford, treasurer. Mrs. Antonia Carter, presi dent of the association, spoke on "Our Profession" during the pro gram. About 100 of the 500 members of the Jackson county unit at tended the meeting. COACH REAPPOINTED Portland (U.R) Rich Cara- scio last night was reappointed ! head baseball coach at Portland j University for next season. i ARTICLES FILED Salem (U.R) Articles of incorporation were filed here to day for the Cal-Oregon Here ford Breeders association with headquarters in Eagle Point, Jackson county. They were sign ed by J. W. 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Three Legislators Report on Session To C of C Group The three members of the Jackson county legislative dele gation appeared at a breakfast meeting of the legislative com mittee of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce this morning, and discussed the re cent session of the legislature. The three are State Sen. Philip B. Lowry, and State Reps. E. H. Mann and E. A .Littrell. It was pointed out that just because the legislature has ad journed, there is no reason to slack off interest in civic af fairs, and Senator Lowry recom mended that the chamber's com mittee be kept in being. He pointed out that there are a number of interim committees making studies of possible fu ture legislation, and that such "grass roots" groups as this com mittee could have a real role in shaping new laws. The more important interim groups include those named to study highways, taxes and elec tion laws. Senator Lowry said that pub lic finance is going to continue to be one of the state's major continuing problems, and he cited what he termed a strong trend toward increasing state services, which in turn must be paid for. There was a discussion of the growth of the population in the Willamette valley, and the ef fect this may have on legislative sessions in the future. Bob Root, vice-chairman of the committee, presided at the session. DESERT WIND Richland, Wash. (U.R) Sand- laden winds from nearby arid areas whipped through this town and one strong gust knocked down the screen at an outdoor theater, the picture being shown was "The Living Desert." Court Records POLICE COURT Pete George Kershaw, violation of basic rule. sio. Edward John Lesnowicz. failure to stoD (lieht). So. Rex Menle Coggins. improper pass- in (through intersection). 5S, Kenneth Cecil Laurance. Edward Francis Harmon. John Matthew Gar ner, Robert Lee White. David Wayne Hunter and Richard rrancia Soma, violation of basic rule. $10 each. Donald Raymond Gordon, reckless drivine. sio. Richard Lee Mercer, excessive noise. sin. Oliver Howard Streimikes, void ve hicle tabs. S5. Grace P. Clemens, driving on wrong side of street. SS. Edwin Warner Cross, following too close. S5. DISTRICT COURT David E. Walsh, violation of basic rule, $20. Bernal A. Steven. Inadequate muf fler si 5. Duane E. Wilkinson, overlength load. 325. DeLore P. Sullivan and James E. Darland. angling in prohibited area, 510 each. Cleatis G. Mithell, violation Of basic rule. $12.50. David E. Jackson, overload, $41. Robert M. Carr, violation of basic rule. S10. Willard M. Toran. overload. $30.50. James B. Noble, passing school bus receiving and discharging, $15. Robert L. MacEachern. failure to stop at stop sign. S10. Richard E. Perry, failure to stop at sign, $10. Melvin Allen, overload. S105. Webb H. Burke, driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, $50. Raleigh F. Age, violation of basic rule. S10. Charles Hoyt. dumping debris. $25. James C. Jack, inadequate muffler, $10. CIRCUIT COURT Walter Howell vs. Flora Howell, di vorce complaint. Barbara Ann Davison vs. Bert Clark Davison, divorce decree. Helen M. Groves vs. Enos William Groves, divorce complaint. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Ralph Lamar Carrol. 2S, Talent, and Mary Kathryn Findley. 18, 995 Siskiyou blvd.. Ashland. Gerald Leroy Bishop. 30. and Nona Rose Smith Bishop. 23. both Eagle Point. L fay So smooth it leaves you breathless mifnoff . " "VODKA 0 proof. Made from 1 00 grii. neutral spiria. Ste. Pierre Smirnoff Fls. Inc.. Hirtford.Conn. -1 TAKING OFF WITH SUN from Van Nuys, Calif., Lt. John Conroy streaks across country in combat-equipped F-S6 Sabre jet to New York and return before sundown. (International Soundphoto) Church Officers Slate Meeting at Phoenix Phoenix A .meeting of offi cers of the Phoenix Presbyterian church is slated for Thursday, May 26. at 7:30 p.m., at the church. Members of the session, deacons and trustees should be at the meeting, according to the announcement. The Sunday evening discus sion group of the church met last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Kesler. The dis cussion and devotions were led by Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Stothers. Knowland Confident Veto To Be Sustained Washington (U.R) Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowland of California told President Eisenhower today that he was confident the Senate would sustain the chief execu tive's veto of a bill carrying an average pay increase of 8.8 per cent for 500,000 postal em ployees. Knowland reported to the President at the weekly White House meeting of GOP congres sional leaders, then hurried to Capital Hill for a meeting of the Senate Republican Policy com mittee on the pay bill. A vote was cheduled later today. Steel Firm Plans Talked at Session J. N. Laughlin, president of the Laughlin Alloy Steel com pany, discussed company plans for a steel mill operation in the Camp White area at the Chamber of Commerce roundtable yester day. The company expects to start operations m July. The operation will include five divisions, with only smelting operations of ore reduction lo cated elsewhere. Included in plans for Camp White depart ments are mining and milling, ore reduction, electric furnace steel manufacturing, machine shop and fabricating and a pipe and tube mill. The company will eventually employ about 250 men, and stock will not be sold on the open market, Laughlin said. Phoenix Festival Plans Laid by Presbyterians Phoenix Members of the Phoenix Presbyterian church will conduct two booths at the May festival Saturday, May 28 and they will be constructed Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m., at the community grounds. Anyone as- sociated with the church who can be there to- assist is asked to do so by those in charge. The decorating will be done Friday, beginning at 10 a.m:, and women of the church who can do this work should be at the community grounds at that time. A committee meeting will be held at 3 p.m., at the church. Anyone who can contribute hours for work at the booths during the festival is asked to contact Mrs. Ruth Igo, telephone 3-3722. DELAYED CHECK Mead, Neb. (U.R) The pay roll department of the Nebraska Ordnance Plant was somewhat puzzled when it received a can cellation payroll check one year after it was issued. Joan Win ship said she didn't remember not having cashed the check un til she found it at home a year after she received it. 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