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Local and Rummage Sale Jacksonville Rebekah club will hold a rum mage sale at 106 North Ivy st. in Medford on Thursday, May 26, Hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In Hospital Mrs. C. W. Ger hardt, 344 Mary st., and Fred erick Combs, 503 Edwards St., are both medical patients at Osteopathic hospital, it was re ported this morning. DAV To Elect The Disabled American Veterans here and the auxiliary will meet for a potluck dinner at 6:30' p.m. today in the DAV building at 1515 North Riverside ave. Business meeting of both groups will be held after ward, and officers for the coming year will be elected. Visiling Mrs. T. R. Merry weather, Sacramento, Calif., a former resident, is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Eads, 123 South Holly st. She will be joined her June 2 by her husband and the two will attend graduation ceremonies at Oregon State college where .their daughter. Miss Jeanne Merryweathcr, will be gradu ated. Mrs. Merryweathcr also attended Mothers day week end activities there. What's jO Going J I T. Happen ,-, allhe U Top Motch TOIllTEiDRm SHOW STARTS 8 P.M. T fS MarjorieMAIN fgTl , W Percy KILBRIDE JbScs. 1st DBIVE-IN RUN STARTS This FRIDAY! 1 m calw It 01 LUXE . In the t 2nd Big Hitl AAA Y DAY MAY ID AY e . Yes-We Need Help! We are OVERSTOCKED! So we are offering the Lowest Prices in Orgon on Vacuum Cleaners-Brand New 1955 Models! MODEL REG. SALE PRICE General Electric C-3. .. .$69.95 ... .$49.88 Apex 5503. . .$89.95 . . . .$69.95 Apex 5503 . $59.95 . . . .$69.95 Filter Queen $149.95 ... $99.95 STARK REBUILT VACUUM CLEANERS SALE PRICE . Electrolux 30 ..Val. to $59.95.... $39.95 Airway 66 .... . .Val. to $59.95 . . . $39.95 Airway 55 ... . . Val. to $39.95 ... .$29.95 Electrolux 12 ...Val. to $29.95. ... $17.95 Kirby Reg. $99.95 . . . .$59.95 : o , We invite price comparison with any prices on the West Coast Special Prices On Parts and Accessories Personal To Install Southern Oregon Dental Assistants' society will install officers at a dinner meet ing Set for Wednesday, May 25, at 8 p.m. at Mon Desir inn. Masons Meet The Plasterers and Cement Masons local will meet today at 8 p.m., in the up stairs hall at the Labor temple, acording to Jesse Wagner, secre tary. Leave Today : Mrs. Mary Felmley and her daughter, Mrs. Byron Tenney, both of Seattle, Wash., left for their homes to day after visiting Mrs. Felmley's son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Stevenson, 153 South Main st., Phoenix. From Minnesota Mr. and Mrs. Richard Chambers, Apple ton, Minn., are visiting Mrs. Chambers' brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cody, 820 Pennsylvania ave. They plan to leave Friday after being here since May 17. m m Visit Mail Tribune Members of Den 11, Cub Scouts, of Jack son school, visited the plant and offices of the Mail Tribune Mon day afternoon. They were ac-. companied by Mrs. N. H. Gan stee. The boys included Lynn Coffman, Mike Thompson, Pat Thompson, Michael Arant, David Bishop, Michael O'Hara, Garen Norman, Roland Ganstee and Douglas Eakin. Breaks Arm Mrs. H. S. Swin gle, route 2, Central Point, is hospitalized at Sacred Heart hos pital because of a broken arm, it was reported this morning. Mrs. Swingle tripped over a wire on the back porch of her home and fell, breaking the arm, the hospital staff reported. Gloria Jean Igo, 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Igo, 1390 Dixie lane, is in the same hos pital for tonsillectomy. Other patients reported were Cesare Salvadorini, Jacksonville high way, who will undergo surgery, and Mrs. Frank Richardson, also in the hospital for surgery. wonder of High-fidelity STEREOPHONIC SOU."' Phone 2-4998 ! Chamber Committee The I membership committee of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce will meet each Mon day at 7:30 p.m., at the Jackson i hotel. The group held the first of the regularly scheduled meet ings yesterday. Released Mrs. Ruby Thomp son was released from Osteo pathic hospital yesterday and will convalesce at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. August Glutsch, Coker Butte rd.,;the hospital re ported this morning. Mrs. Thompson is the mother of Dr. William J. Thompson, 1836 Woodlawn drive. Pack 14 Picnic Members of Cub Scout Pack 14 and their families will hold a picnic and awards court at the Girl Scout Day Camp off Barnett rd. Thurs day at 5:30 p.m., it was an nounced today. The picnic was to have been held last week but was postponed - because of threatening weather. Hospitalixed Donald Weber, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Weber, 720 South Peach st., underwent an emergency appendectomy ai Community hospital yesterday, it was re ported this morning. Other new patients at Community are Su zanne Cearley, Route 2, "Box 250E, 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cearley; Mrs. Floyd E. Wilkinson, 555 Keene way drive, and Mrs. Charles Smith, 852 West 14th st.- All three are surgery patients. ... X-Rays Urged Discovery re cently of four active cases of tu berculosis in this county points up the need for all adults to have' chest x-rays, it was said this morning by Mrs. Chester Guches, retiring president of Jackson County Public" Health associa tion. She urged those who have not had chest x-rays in the past year to do so and repeated the days and hours for operation of the out-patient clinics for this purpose: Community hospital Wednesdays from 3 to 6 p.m., and Sacred Heart hospital, Thursdays from 2 to 5 p.m. CALENDAR Calendar notices and news for the society section of The Mail Tribune, must be submitted in writing and deadline for the Sun day edition is 1 p.m Friday Dead line for the weekly calendar is 9 a.m of the day of publication and for week day news is 5 o.ro the day before publication Tuesday 6:30 p.m. DAV auxiliary, DAV hall. 7:30 p.m. Medford UD beth el, Job's Daughters, Pythian building. - . 7:30 p.m. SPEBSQSA, Room B, YMCA building. 7:45 Toastmistress club, ra dio station, KBOY. 8 p.m. Eagle Point High school PTA organizational meet ing, at school. 8 p.m. Pythian Sisters, Girls Community club. 8 p.m. Medford Truth center, "Unity," Room 203, Holly Thea ter bldg. 8 p.m. Nevita chapter, OES, Central Point Masonic temple. Wednesday 12:30 p.m. C h a p t e r AA, PEO, Mrs. Otto J. Frohnmayer, 1658 Spring st. 12:30 p.m. Mistletoe club, Girls Community club. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank everyone for their kind acts and deeds in the last illness and death of our brother. Edwin H. Strohmeier. The many floral tributes were greatly appreciated. Also wish to thank the Grange for their kind words. The cards from the Floral Tributes were received but many had no ad dresses. Stella Strohmeier Wimmer Gus. Strohmeier Disposal Bags for All Makes of Vacuum Cleaners News About Servicemen AIR-GROUND OPERATION Pfc. Cecil E. Baker, son of Mrs. Era Baker, 511V2 Hamilton st., and Pfc. Tom L. Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Miller, 3210 North Pacific highway, are participating in a special joint air-ground operation at Kaneo he Bay, T. H. Baker is with the 1st battalion and Miller is with the 3rd battalion. The operation i.e to indoctrinate the troops in an actual airlift operation in the Hawaiian islands. ADVANCED Arnold J. Lockwood, 2695 Merriman rd., was advanced to Navy radarman seaman May 1 while serving on the minesweep er, USS'Inflict. Before entering the Navy in April, 1954, he at tended Medford High school and was employed by the Rogue River Orchard company. ON-SHIP Donald L. Casebolt. a Navy chief radioman, son of Mrs. Ira D. Casebolt, 738 West 11th st., is serving on the attack cargo ship, USS Skagit. The ship, a veteran of th Indo-China evacua tion, is participating in amphi bious operational training exer cises in the Far Eastern area. AT NAVY AIR STATION Kenneth L. Warner, a Navy aviation ordinanceman third class, son of Mr,, and Mrs. H. R. Johnson, route 1, box 143, Cen tral Point, arrived May 2 at North Island Navy Air Station at San Diego, Calif. He was on the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge which has compleied an eight month tour with the 7th fleet in the Western Pacific. Pvt. Gene E. Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Fisher, 503 Clark st., arrive Sunday for a week's stay with his parents. He has just completed an infantry re fresher training course at Ft. Ord, Calif. He will go from here to Ft. Eustis. Va., to attend trans portation corps school. Retire from Business Mar vin R. and Everett R. Hogue have retired from the assumed business name "The E and M Logging company," according to records in Jackson county re corder's office. a Answer Alarm Two pump trucks were called at 303 North Fir st., yesterday afternoon to investigate the cause of smoke. It was found that an electric transforemr had overheated. No damage was reported. Report Theft Wilma M. Fleser, 23 Willamette st., Med ford, reported to police today that a red pedal type fire engine valued at $25 and a gray and white pedal-type toy horse valued, at. $30 were taken from her residence yesterday. DAILY WEATHER REPORT DATE May 24. 1955 Sunset tonight 7:34 p.m. Sunrise to morrow 4:41 a.m. FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Clearing and colder tonight with danger of freeze in colder spots. Fair - and warmer Wednesday. Low tonight 35-37; high Wednesday 75. Western Oregon: Partly cloudy to night and Wednesday. Low 35-44; high Wednesday 64-74, except 60 on coast. Northern California: Cloudy along coast and in mountains: partly cloudy interior valleys tonight. clearing Wednesday morning. A little warmer Wednesday. Five-day forecast: Western Oregon: Partly cloudy, with showers likely Tnursday and late Sat urday in Northwestern Oregon. Tem peratures averaging below normal with warming trend. Highs 62-74; lows 40-45. Northern California: A little rain possible extreme north latter part of week, otherwise no precipitation. Temperatures near normal. TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 55: below normal 5.' Record high this date 98 in 1928. Record low this date 31 in 1918. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night, trace. Midnight to 10 a.m. .01 in. Total this month .16 in.. .74 in. be low normal. Total since Sept. 1, 8.79 inches, 7.71 inches below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 34, highest this ajn. 90. . CITY High Low Prec. Brookings .... 56 45 . Crater Lake 43 29 Grants Pass 72 49 .03 Klamath Falls . 60 41 T MEDFORD 70 50 .01 Portland 59 41 Seattle 60 45 T Spokane 57 35 .05 Yakima 65 49 Eureka 56 48 T Red Bluff 81 57 Sacramento . 77 53 San Francisco 60 51 Los Angeles 66 57 Phoenix 96 64 Denver 75 52 Chicago 89 72 T By popular demand ... POISON OAK LOTION J. ' Wow Available In All Drug Stores! B & H is the only natural antidote for the treatment and relief of poison oak. Sold on a money back guarantee! It is colorless when applied and leaves no unsightly coating. Don't Suffer -Use B&H Obituary CHRISTEN WILLIAMSON Christen O. Williamson, 412 Plum st., died today in a local hospital. Conger - Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. LYDIA MORTON Mrs. Lydia A. Morton. 95, died last night at her home, 506 Beatty st. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral ar rangements." JOSEPH PLUMMER Remains of Joseph W. Plum mer, 57. who died Sunday at Camp White V A Domiciliary, are being forwarded tonight by Conger-Morris funeral home to San Luis. Obispo, Calif., for serv ices and interment. The deceased was born Jan. 12, 1898, in Fayetteville, N. C, and was a veteran of World War I, serving from Sept. 14, 1917, to Aug. 5. 1919. as a Pfc. in Field Hospital No." 25. A. L. JONES A. L. Jones. 86, of 420 Board man st., died yetserday in a local hospital. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral ar rangements. MARY HAMILTON Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jane Hamilton, 77, of Talent, who died in Ashland Sunday, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel Thursday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Everett McGee, of the Ashland Christian church, officiating. Committal will be in IOOF cemetery. The deceased was born May 11, 1878, in Mount Hope, Kan., and had lived in southern Ore gon for the past 29 years. Survivors include three sons, Loys E. and Harry E., Medford, and Earl E., Seattle; three daugh ters, Mrs. Vieva E. Saltmarsh, Jacksonville; Mrs. . Mattie E. Lyons. Sutherlin. Ore.; and. Mrs. Ella May Burnette, Talent; two brothers, John F. Kirkpatrick, Pond Creek, Okla., and, Claude E. Kirkpatrick. Austin. Colo.; two sisters, Mrs. Ella L. Dale. Med ford, and Mrs. Etta E. Smith. Phoenix; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. ERNEST EDMUND Funeral services for Ernest Walter Edmund, 56, of 1105 West Main st., who died Sundayvwill be held in Conger-Morris chapel Thursday at 11 a.m. with Chap lain Albert S. Feller of . Camp White officiating, assisted by a funeral detail from the V. A. Domiciliary, Camp White. Com mittal will be in Siskiyou Me morial park. The deceased was born Feb. 25, 1899, at Ottumwa, la., and had lived in southern Oregon for nine years. He was a veteran of - World War I, serving from Dec. 16, 1916, to Dec. 19, 1920, as a corporal in Battery "A", 21st Field Artillery, and as a sergeant in Battery 'C", 21st Field Artillery. On Dec. 24, 1929, in Chicago, he was married to Gertrude V. Campbell, who survives. Other survivors include a son, Richard M., Medford; two daugh ters, Mrs. L. L. Kennedy, Seattle, Wash.; and Mrs. Eugene Albert- son, Garden Grove, Calif.; .two brothers, Elmer, Long Beach, Calif.; and Carl, Ottumwa, la.; three sisters, Mrs. H. G. Johnson, Ottumwa, la.; Mrs. Ernest Sharp, Omaha, Neb., and Mrs. Edith Johnson, Fairfield, la., and five grandchildren. HENRY 'JACK' STIMSON Funeral services for Henry Long 'Jack' Stimson, 49, of 704 Palm st., who died in a local hospital Sunday; will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Chapel Mortuary, with the Rev. J. A. Marquam of the Grants Pass Bethany Presbyterian church officiating. Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial cemetery at Grants Pass. Casket bearers will be Merle Attwooll, Obert Hanson, Earl Edwards, Henry Serr, Leon Mc Guire and John Bolinske. The body will lie in state at the mortuary this evening and throughout Wednesday for those wishing to pay their respects. The deceased was born in Statesville, N.C., on Jan. 8, 1906. He was married in Crosslake, Minn., on May 29, 1936, to Ann L. Luetke, who survives. The Tuesday, May 24, 1955 Notices couple came to Medford four years ago, where he has been employed as a carpenter with the H. Barnhart construction company. He was a member of the Medford Carpenters' Local Union No. 2067. Other survivors include two brothers, Kenneth, of Medford, and Colvert, Tama, la., and three sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Croskey, Tama; Mrs. E. Heishman, Brain erd, Minn., and Mrs. M. Swann, Crosslake. BLM Foresters Attend Measurement School Eighteen foresters from the Medford office of the Bureau of Land Management today com pleted a school , on timber measurement at Trail . Creek Lumber company saw mill on the west fork of Trail creek. The school, which began last March when 36 trees of five spe cies were selected and num bered, was to help make as ac curate as possible the deter mination of log grades and esti mates of board feet of standing timber. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (U.P.) Cattle 250. Good slaughter steers $21-22.50: good slaughter heifers S19-21: utility cows S13-14: canners-cutters $10-12.50; util ity bulls S14.50-15.50. Calves 50. Commercial-good vealers $17-22. Hogs 250. Choice 180-235 lb. barrows and gilts $19.50-20.50; choice 1 butch ers S20.75. Sheep 200. Market not established. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (U.P.) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large 51-52C doz.; A large 47-49c; AA medium 47-48c doz.; A medium 46-48c doz.; A small 4B-42C doz.; cartons 1 to 3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA grade prints 65c lb.: cartons 66c: A prints 65c: cartons 66c; B prints. 63c. Chese To retailers: A grade Ched dar. Oregon singles. 421,2-45',ic: 5-lb. loaves 462-49 'c. Processed Ameri can cheese. 5-lb. loaf, 39',2-41c lb. Farm Market Willamette valley radishes sold as high as 75 cents a dozen bunches to retailers today with general range at 50-65 cents; first California red onions quoted at $4-4.50 for 50 lbs. Local cauliflower ranged from $2 2.75 a pony crate. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland): Fryers 22 to 4 lbs.. 28c at farm, 28-29c: roasters, 28c Portland, 28-29c ranch; light hens, 19-20: heavy hens, all wts.. 23-24C lb.; old roasters. 12-14c lb. Dressed Chicken No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers, New York tyle, 38- 30- 40c lb.; whole drawn, 49-50c; cut up. 54-55c lb.; roasters. N.Y. style, 41 42c: hens, light type. New York style, 31- 32c: cut-ups, 43-46c; hens, heavy type. N.Y. style, 34-35c; whole-drawn, 44-46C lb. Turkeys To producers for a grade breder hens, f.o.b. farm, N.Y. dressed. 26c; eviscerated, 31c; A toms, 24-26C lb.; N. Y. style. 29-30c eviscerated. 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-4V2 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, 62-65c. PORTLAND CASH GRAIN Portland Prices as reported by the UbUA market news service: Wheat, No. 2 soft white. S82 a ton bulk, prompt delivery f.o.b. Portland: No. 2 wmte oats 38 lb. test Coast delivery, S56 ton: Portland delivery. S51-52c; No. 2 Western barley. S55.50-56 ton f.o.b. Portland Coast delivery; soybean meal. $82 ton. cars prompt delivery Portland standard millrun. S49.50. cars; yellow corn, $71.50 ton f.o.B. Portland. The picture k with a striking! fore econdN to none! 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