Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 25, 1955, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextI . - ENDS TOMORROW! Show Starts 8 P.M. BIG a UNIT SHOW ferjmt MAJN KILBRIDE otwrt RYAN QUINN Paul Douglas in "THE FINAL TWIST" Siarts FRIDAY! TALBOT JENNINGS. Rf tkt WeMff t tMtKlr IIIIWMHNC XHWt FRANK FENTON MICHAEL BLANKfORT PLUS SHIELD k HunP5R Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday: 1 .a.m. Monday for Monday; other days 5:30 previous day. 1, MifrW f JF tttk CEKTUtT FOI prutttl UHTAIYIEDX ft Urn t HIM Van R ll TYRONE 1 POWER g SUSAN 1 1 1IAYVARD : r , fe RICHARD M J , ; egan HDAKJ(CIE EVERY SAT. NIGHT To the Music of . . . JAM IPDEICE And His New Popular Orchestra Jackson .Motel 9 P.M. To 1 A.M. Admission $1.50 Per Couple With High School or College . Student Body Cards . . $1.00 Per Couple All Stags ... 75c (Tax Included) 4-wheel drive makes them the world's most useful vehicles There is practically no limit to the usefulness of the vehicles in the 'Jeep' family. Ideal for uoriiial highway use in 2-wheel drive, they have the extra insurance of 4-wil drive for tough going, on" or off the road, in all kinds of leather. With power take-off, they operate a uride variety of equipment More important, they stand ruggedly rdy to do your jobs 365 days a year. There's a 'Jeep vehicle to meet your particular need. The WILLYS... world's largest makers of 505 Local and Plan Dane Hi-Y club will sponsor a dance at the YMCA Saturday, May 28, from 8 to 11:30 p.m. Music will be fur nished by the Senior Hi Dance band, and refreshments will be sold. Business Nam The business name M & J Auto Body Rebuild ers has been "assumed by Mel Cook, John Vieira and Laura M. Cook, according to records on file in the office of the Jack son county clerk. The business is located at 76 Helman st., Ashland. Name Change J. A. Larson and Martin A. May have retired from the business name Larson May company, and J. A. Larson and Lulu A. Larson, 822 Minne sota ave., Medford, have as sumed the business name Lar son Appliance company, accord ing to county clerk's records. Minor Accident Vehicles op erated by Ruby Lee Eckert, 516 South Central ave., Medford, and Phillip Brown Doddridge, 796 Forest st., Ashland, collided at the intersection of South Cen tral ave. and Eighth st. yester day. Police cited Ruby Eckert for failure to yield the right of way to an oncoming vehicle. . Representative Warren Hayse, 1014 South Grape st., has been named Medford repre sentative for Prudential Insur ance company, according to an announcement from the firm. Hayse is a native of Phoenix, where he attended public schols. A veteran of World War II, he served with the Navy in the south Pacific. Appointed William Coch ran has been appointed retail represetative at Medford for the Union Oil company of California. He is from Seattle and with his wife and daughter will establish his home in Medford as soon as they have secured a residence. Cochran will supervise retail ac tivities in the southwest portion of Oregon for the company. CARD OK THANKS Our heartfelt thanks to all who ex tended comforting sympathy and help in our recent sorrow. For the beauti ful service, floral offerings, and other kindnesses, we are deeply grateful. Robert E. Gale and family. family of 4-wheel drive vehicles 4 - wheel drive vehicles See the world's most useful vehicles... STEVENS AUTO SALES "Your Friendly Willys Dealer" North Central Medford O Phone 3-3655 Personal Emergency Surgery Ruth Fisher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Fisher, 2795 Bullock rd., underwent emergency ap pendectomy last evening at Community hospital. Also at the some hospital for surgery is Luther H. Calame, 913 Grant st. Jailed Dewane Marvin Brown, 42, of 1501 Darnielle lane, Grants Pass, was arrested Monday by state police and lodged in the Jackson county jail on a charge of being drunk on a public highway, according to jail records. Tapped for Membership Dar rel Brittsan, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Brittsan, 1129 Niantic st., has been tapped for membership in Druids, junior men's hono rary at the University of Ore gon, according to a release from the university. Brittsan, a Med ford High school graduate, is a pre-law student. Exam Announced The Unit ed States civil service commis sion has announced an examina tion for laboratory electronic mechanic to fill positions paying from $2,950 to S5.940 a year. Further information and appli cation forms may be obtained from Chester W. Silliman at his office in the Medford post office building. BIRTHS GIBSON To Mr. and Mrs. W. C, 819 South Peach st., May 24, 1955, a girl, 8V4 pounds, at Oste opathic hospital. DAVIS To Mr. and Mrs. J. T., 230 Beatty st., May 23, 1955, a girl, 7 pounds, at 'Community hospital. MORRIS To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H., 220 South Fir st., May 24, 1955, a girl, 7 pounds, at Community hospital. BAYLEY To Mr. and Mrs. William, route 2, box 461A, May 23, 1955, a boy, 1'z pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. MILLARD To Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Jr., 2715 Connell ave., May 23, 1955, a girl, 7V& pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. McCOMB To Mr. and Mrs. Raymon, Box 263, Rogue River, May 24, 1955, a girl, 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. ANDERSON To Mr. and Mrs. Howard, Box 839, Central Point, May 24, 1955, a boy, 8 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospi tal. LOWE To Mr. and Mrs. James, route 1,-box 397A, Med ford, May 24, 1955, a girl, 5i pounds, at Sacred Heart hospi tal. COOK To Mr. and Mrs. George, route 1, box 401, Ash land, May 24, 1955, a boy, IVz pounds, at Sacred Heart hospi tal. PORTER To Mr. and Mrs. Ernest, 843 West Jackson st May 25, 1955, a boy, 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. WHITE To Mr. and Mrs. William, 1844 Woodlawn dr., May 24, 1955, a boy, 8 pounds, at Community hospital. KLATT To Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur W., 204 Medford heights, May 25,' 1955, a girl, 8 pounds, at Community hospital. MELVIN To Mr, and Mrs. Enan, R., route 2, box 674A, Central Point, May 25, 1955, a boy, 7.34 pounds, at Community hospital. Hii Universal 'Jeep'... does hundreds of jobs. ! The 'Jeep' Truck... 4-wheel drive truck. The 'Jeep' Station Wagon . . . dual purpose vehicle for business and family. The 'Jeep' Sedan or service use. Medford Youths Held For Two Auto Thefts Two Medford boys, aged 14 and 15 were arrested in Klam ath Falls last night. State police said they were in possession of two pickup trucks, one stolen from here and another from Klamath Falls. They are being held in the juvenile ward of the Klamath county jail pending disposition of their case by juvenile au thorities. The boys are suspects in the theft of a pickup from Valley Motors, 224 North "Riverside ave., which was reported stolen yesterday morning. Theodore W. Hammond reported the theft, and said the keys apparently had been taken earlier. They are also suspected in a break and ' entry reported by Ben Wells of Orchard Home Builders Supply, 2810 Crater Lake highway, police said. Square Dance A public square dance will be held Thursday, May 26, at 8 p.m., in the Moose hall. Fran Cronin will call and women are to take sand wiches for potluck refresh ments. Coffee will be served without charge. Knee Injury Carl Stockford, route 1, box 410A, Medford, was admitted about 5:30 a.m. to day to Osteopathic hospital for treatment of a knee injury which he suffered while work ing at the Medford corporation, attendants reported. Arm Fractured Frank Rich ardson Sr., Box 965, Central Point, received an arm fracture this morning while working at the veterans administration shops at Camp White, Commu nity hospital attendants report ed today. He was taken to the hospital soon after the accident. Richardson is a machinist. In Hospital Mrs. Marilyn Smith, 1139 Woodrow lane, is at Community hospital where she was admitted Sunday after noon, her family reported today. Mrs. Smith is a member of the Jackson county chapter of the Chin Up club and received med ical treatment some time ago at Tacoma, Wash. FOE Auxiliary Initiation ceremonies will be conducted Thursday, May 26, at 8 p.m. by the auxiliary to the Fraternal Order of Eagles, in the Eagles hall, 217 West Main st. A treas urer also will be nominated. Members are asked to take sal ads or sandwiches for refresh ments. Visit Tribune Members of Cub Scout Pack 8, Den 5, visit ed The Mail Tribune plant Tues day. Those on the trip were Thomas LeFaive, Lee Loughary, Leonard Sproul, Ronald Ward, Donald Logan and Roger Mason. They were accompanied by the den mother, Mrs. T. E. Lough ary. Fire Inspections Fire Mar shal -Truman Nelson Monday inspected four business occupan cies, two warehouses and one residential area, and issued two orders or recommendations for elimination of fire hazards. On home inspection duty, firemen yesterday called at 295 homes, found 103 residences where no one was home, and 18 where they were refused admittance. At the 170 homes inspected, 54 recommendations were made for correction of common causes of fire, and at 129 homes no hazards were found. America's lowest-priced Delivery. ..ideal for delivery Griffin Creek Eighth Grade Graduation Set Griffin Creek Griffin Creek schools eighth grade graduation exercises will be held Thursday, May 26, in the school gymna sium at 8 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited. The school orchestra will fur nish music and the graduating class also will participate in the program. Refreshments will be served. Wall Street New York (U.R) Stocks made a smart recovery today on increased volume. Net gains ranged to more than 2 points over a broad list. Rails, aircrafts, and oils featured in volume. Dow-Jones Averages Dow - Jones final' stock av erages: 30 industrials 421.77 up 1.38; 20 railroads 157.61 up 1.77; 15 utilities 63.78 off 0.11 and 65 stocks 157.72 up 0.75. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T 184' Anaconda 61V4 Chrysler i 7534 Curtiss Wright 21V8 General Electric 513s General Motors 9578 Montgomery Ward 76 Penn R R 2634 Penney J C 91 Radio 494 Southern Co 20 ',4 Southern Pacific 597a S Oil of Calif 75 V2 Texas Gulf Sulphur 42 Vs Transamerica 39 Vz Tri-Continental 25 United Aircraft 73 U S' Rubber 48 Ys U S Steel 82 Youngstown 74 Vi PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland fU.P.) Cattle 450. Utility-commercial heifers S14-18; utility cows $12.50-14; canners and cutters S10-12.50: utility-commercial bulls S15-16.50; utility-commercial bulls $15-16.50; medium and food stock cows $12-14. Calves 75. Good-choice vealers $21 24: commercial $18-20. Hogs 350. Choice 180-235 lb. bar rows and gilts $20-20.50; choice 2 and 3. S19-19.50; choice one $20.75; choice 350-400 lb. sows $15-15.75: choice under 300 lb. sows up to $16.50. Sheep 300. Good and choice spring lambs S20.50-21; utility 140 lb. shorn ewes $4.50. 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 48-42c doz.: cartons 1 to 3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA grade prints 65c lb.: cartons 66c: A prints 65c: cartons 66c; B prints. 63c. Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched dar. Oregon singles. 422-4512c: 5-lb. loaves 46,i-492c. Processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf. 39V2-41c lb. Farm Market Northwest asparagus prices were slightly lower with top selling at S5 5.25 a 30-lb. pyramid and unclassified grade at $4.4.25: first Northwest tur nips from Dallesport. Wash., sold at $1.25-1.40 a dozen bunches. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland): Frvers 22 to 4 lbs.. 28c at farm, 28-29c: roasters, 28c Portland, 28-30c ranch: light hens, 19-20c: heavy hens, all wts., 23-24c lb.: Old roosters. 12-14c lb. Dressed Chicken No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers, New York style, 38-39-40c 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 breeder hens, f.o.b. farm, N.Y. dressed, 26c; eviscerated. 31c: A toms. N.Y. style, 30-3 lc lb., eviscerated. To re tailers. A grade hens, readv to cook, 48-50c; N. Y. dressed. 37-38c lb.: A grade toms, oven ready, 49-44c: N.Y. style, 34-35C lb. Rabbits (average to growers, f.o.b. killing plants): Live white. 3i-42 lbs., 21-23C up.: 5-6 lbs.. 17-19c: color ed pelts 4c under: old does. 10-12c lb.; a few higher. Fresh dresed frvers to retailers, 57-60c; cut-up, 62-65c. PORTLAND CASH GRAIN Portland Prices as reported bv the USDA market news service: Wheat, No. 2 soft white. $82 a ton bulk, prompt delivery f.o.b. Portland: No. 2 white oats 38 lb. test Coast delivery, $56 ton; Portland delivery. S51-52; No. 2 Western barley, S55.50-56 ton f.o.b. Portland Coast delivery; soy bean mat. $82 ton, cars prompt deliv ery Portland; standard millrun. $49.50, cars; yellow corn, $71 ton f.o.b. Port land. Wholeialt hay prieai: Market nominal. DAILY WEATHER REPORT DATE May 25. 1955 Sunset tonight 7:35 p.m. Sunrise to morrow 4.41 a.m. FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Mostly cloudv with a few light showers tonight and early Thursday, becoming partly cloudy Thursday afternoon. Low to night 48. High Thursday 70. Western Oregon: Mostly cloudy with a few light, showers tonight, be coming partly sunny Thursday except overcast along coast. Low tonight 38 46. High Thursday 65 in north to 70 75 southern' Interior; 60 along xoast. Northern and Central California: Fair tonight and Thursday except in creasing high cloudiness extreme north tonight and variable high cloudiness north portion Thursday. Coastal fog increasing north of Point Arena but decreasing south of Mon terey tonight. Warmer in south por tion Thursday. LOCAL DATAi TEMPERATURE : Mean yesterday 57: below normal 3. Record high this date 97 in 1938. Record low this date 30 in 1920. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night .01 in. Midnight to 10 a.m.. trace. Total this month .17 in.. .77 in. be low normal. Total since Sept. 1, 8.80 inchei, 7.74 inches below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 31, highest this a.m. 84. CITY High Low Prec. Brookings 65 47 Crater Lake 47 26 Grants Pass 69 43 T. Klamath Falls 57 33 MEDFORD 67 44 Portland 68 50 T Seattle 65 48 Spokane 62 37 .02 Yakima 71 45 Eureka 53 46 Red Bluff 79 54 Sacramento 76 54 San Francisco 59 46 Los Angeles 64 52 Phoenbc : 95 70 Denver 80 53 Chicago 85 48 1.31 Miami 86 7p .01 New York 86 69 Washington. D.C 89 69 TYPEWRITERS & ADDING MACHINES Repaired MEDFORD OFFICE EQUIPMENT COMPANY 41 S. Grapa Phone 2-4100 Wednesday, Mar 23, 1955 Obituaries HARRY JONES Harry J. Jones, 45, of 217 South Riverside ave., died yes terday while at work near Eros p e c t. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. d CHRISTEN WILLIAMSON Funeral services for Christen O. Williamson, 78, of 412 Plum st., who died Tuesday, will be held in Zion Lutheran church Friday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. G. Herbert Hillerman officiat ing. Committal will be in Siski you Memorial park, with Conger-Morris funeral home in charge of arrangements. ARTHUR JONES Funeral services for Arthur Lewis Jones, 85, of 420 Board man st., who died Monday, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel Friday at 1:30 p.m. with Elder Edwin F. Coy, of the Seventh Day Adventist church, officiat ing. Committal will be in Mem ory Gardens Memorial Park. " The deceased was born Aug. 8, 1869, in Quincy, la. He had lived in Oreeon for 55 vears. and for the past 23 years in Medford. survivors include the widow, the former Mary E. Huddleston; four sons, Glenn F. and Elton E., Medford; Volney B., Downey, Calif.; and Leo L., Bremerton, Wash.; two daughters, Mrs. Harry Bradford, Central Point, and Mrs. George Stout, Bur bank, Calif.; 21 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. MARY MATHER ' Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Emma Mather, 80, of Route 1, Medford, who died Monday, will be held in Conger Morris chapel Friday at 11 a.m., with .James Morse, of Jehovah's Witnesses,, officiating. Commit tal will be in Canyonville ceme tery. The deceased was born March 14, 1875, in Indiana, and had lived in Medford for the past five years. Her husband, the late William Henry Mather, died in 1938. Survivors include a son, James W., Medford, and three grandchildren. LYDIA MORTON Funeral services for Mrs. Lydia A. Morton, 95, who died Monday, will be held in Conger Morris chapel Thursday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. R. C. Flory of the Grants Pass church of the Brethren officiating. Committal will be in Mountain View ceme tery, Ashland. The deceased was born Oct. 3, 1859, in Virginia, and had been a resident of Medford for the past 14 years. Her husband, the late Joshua J. Morton, died in 1929. She was a member of the Medford Church of the Brethren. Survivors include a son, Oli ver O.. Medford: two daughters, Mrs. Nellie L. Haskins, Merrill, Ore., and Miss Alta Morton, Medford; two sisters, Mrs. Juda Maxwell, Carthage, Mo., and Mrs. Minnie Miller, Alvin, Tex.; nine grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. A rented car driven by Rob ert Johnston Smith, 1462 Poplar dr., Medford, left the highway about five miles above Butte Falls last evening, damaging the vehicle and resulting in injuries to the driver, according to state police. Smith was not hospital ized. Details of the accident were lacking, according to officers. 31 it Now Showing BIG ALL-ACTION PROGRAM! A FOREST OF FURY! " tafias? I A I HAYDEN RALSTON BRIAN I fiSSuWik &fe PLUS: CARTOON - NEWS l i FRANK ALEX lOTKMCOL BAROT BRUCE SUIIMNBENNETT Fri4 hj SAMIH 1. WISKI Dmctd bj ANTHONY MANN fcnmpky b VALENTINE DAVIES and BEIRNE LAY. Jr. SykT lam U;. Jr. -A I HOLLY Starting FRIDAY MEDFORD (OREGON) Officers Elected By DAV Chapter Endorse Candidates Karl J. Knutson, 615 North Columbus st., was elected com mander of Jackson county chap ter No. 8", Disabled American Veterans, at the annual election of officers last night. He will take office July 1. Knutson has served as treas urer almost continuouly since the first installation in the early 1930s, except for a couple of years during World War II, one year of which he served as com mander. Emery C. Anderson was named senior vice-commander; Henry L. Williams, junior vice commander; Lester L. Moster, the retiring commander, was named treasurer; James R. Lil lie, chaplain, and Frank Clayton, sergeant at arms. Those named to the executive committee are Lester P. Mathes, George W. Simmons and Ivan S. Hatfield. Mathes was named state executive committeemen. All will be installed July 12. Delegates to the department convention June 15 to 18 at Til lamook include Hans P. Soren son, Graham, Lillie. Mathes, Anderson, Arch Button, Paul Ol sen, William Hickman and How ard Harmon. Candidates for office in the department were endorsed at the meeting including Archie Brewster, Salem, for comman der, and Walter V. Monger, Roseburg, past department com mander, for national executive committeeman from Oregon, Washington and Idaho. It's Wonderful! WHAT? They won't tell you yet at the NOTCH TOP IlK-VUiuN SCREEN! STEREOPHONIC S0UNI1 with MARGARET HAYES OPEN 6:45 1 I Anne FRANCIS H j f Louis CALHERNjy YISTAVlSill Wtnimnwiifl 11111 ) -1 HMl ! 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