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Admission $1.50 Per Couple
With High School or College .
Student Body Cards . . $1.00 Per Couple
All Stags ... 75c
(Tax Included)
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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