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tlOKT MTOrORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. June 12, 1953 John McAllister, 92, Was Native Of Jackson County John McCallister, 92, lor whom funeral services were held Satur day with interment at Browns boro, was a native of Jackson county. His parents were Simon Levi McCallister and Elizabeth Mo Callister, early settlers in this county. Simon McCallister came to the valley from Iowa in 1854 three years after gold was dis covered in Jacksonville. He homesteaded near the hot springs in the Lake Creek area. Later the springs were named for him and are known as the McCallister Hot Springs. Homestead At Springs As a child John McCallister lived on this homestead and later he also homesteaded near there, Still later, he homesteaded closer to Lake Creek and until moving to Crescent City he lived there, His son, James, now makes his home there. John McCallister was a farmer the most of his life and for sev eral years he operated a sawmill powered by a water wheel, the water coming from Little Butte creek. He was a member of the Baptist church. Relatives Here Several relatives were here from out of town for his funeral services. They include two daughters, Mrs. Marion Sutton and her husband, Nampa, Ida., and Mrs. James Jackson, her hus band and their daughter, Anne, all of Fall Creek, Ore.; three ions, Fred, San Francisco; Simon, Smithy River, and James; Wayne Milam, a grandson from Eugene, and his wife; Mrs. Jack Prescott, a granddaughter and her hus band, and a grandson, Earl, all of Roy, Wash. Except for the past 10 years Mr. McCallister had lived con tinuously in the county. In 1945 he moved to Crescent City, Calif., where he died Wednesday. For the past IVi years he had lived at a nursing home but until then he had lived there alone. His wife, the former Carrie Irwin, died in 1912. ILcils BIRTHS LAWLER To Mr. and Mrs. Forest, 307 Bessie st., June 11, 1955, boy, 6Vi pounds, at Com munity hospital. LANGSTON To Mr. and Mrs. William, Box 888, Central Point, June 11, 1955, boy, 7 pounds, at Community hospital. MEADOWS To Mr. and Mrs. Robert, 1084 Woodrow lane, June 10, 1955, boy, 6V& pounds, at Community hospital. MORRIS To Mr. and Mrs. Earl, Box 482, Medford, June 10, 1955, girl, 1V pounds, at Com munity hospital. HARTMAN To Mr. and Mrs. Paul, 1030 Ashland st., Ashland, June 10, 1955, girl, 7V4 pounds, at Community hospital. McNEIL To Mr. and Mrs. Don, 149 South Kenne Way, June 11, 1955, boy, 8 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. Portland (U.R) Efforts to mediate the Portland-area strike of AFL carpenters failed here Friday and a meeting with Fed eral Mediator George Walker was recessed No further meet ings were 'scheduled. Walker said both sides held fast to their positions. w tic 4 & tTOoMebwrtn yoa need the help fas experienced, local hearin aid expert, backed by a nationwide ertenixation producing ffcrna In struments year in and year That's what jrea will fat far 1 Cbwwtmna. world's leadina if aid manufacturer and distrib utor. No nigh pressure aeflto bat friendly nelp in find hit tba rtf M hearing. We haas helped hundreds of yourneifthlxMS- we can ltelpyow. Before you bay any hsnrinft meat, find bow Coed be the Sonotone war. C. R. Adamson District Manager 839 East Jackson Blvd. Disaster Program The story of a national disaster will be featured on the Red Cross Dis aster program over radio station KYJC at 9:30 p.m. today. Trash Fire Medford firemen extinguished a trash fire at the Eastside Junior High school on East Jackson st. Friday after noon. No damage was reported. To Attend Conference F. A. Sutcliffe, plant manager of Ideal Cement in Gold Hill, will attend a management development con ference in Estes Park, Colo.) June 13 through 18. At Community Jesse Suttle, route 1, box 12, Eagle Point, was listed Saturday as a surgery patient at Community hospital, and Robert Whitley, Cave Junc tion, and Mrs. Merle Perkins, 917 Grant ave., were reported as medical patients. Given Permit A. R. Dubs, 516 South Modoc St., has been issued a building rjermit to erect a $14,000 residence. A building permit was also issued by the city hall to P. A. Bereren. 2248 Dellwood st.. for the erection of an $18,000 residence. Wood Box Ignites Citv fire men dispatched Friday afternoon to a reDorted house fire said that a wood box adjacent to a stove had ignited with some damage resulting to a curjboard ine lire was at the home of Mrs. W. J. Cook, 808 West Jack son st. Taking Trip County School Superintendent and Mrs. A. B Mekvold, Central Point, were to leave today on. a vacation trip of several days to Califor nia. They planned to go to Bur- ney State park and Lake Tahoe, and perhaps to Yosemite Na tional park. e s Car Damaged A coupe driv en by Richard L. Meixner, Yreka, Calif., was badly dam aged in a mishap early Saturday morning, according to a report filed with city police. The re port indicated that the car left Highway 99 one-fourth mile south of Phoenix when the driv er apparently went to sleep. Medical Society A meeting of the Jackson County Medical society will be held Wednesday, June 15, starting at 7 p.m., at tne riogue valley Country club. Dr. William W. P. Holt and Dr. Mary Jane Fowler will be hosts and the paper of the evenine will be presented by Dr. RalDh E. Hibbs. see Driver Fined City police said that Johnnie Hubert Rob- bins, 724 Alder st., was fined $50 and sentenced to 30 days in jail Saturday on a reckless driving charge. He was arrest ed by police after a chase from Ninth st. to Genessee st. early yesterday, officers' reports in dicated. Officers had been call ed to a Ninth st. address. Claims Filed No specific minerals were listed Friday in three quartz location mining claims filed with the Jackson county recorder's office. All were listed in the Shady Cove Mining district. LeRov E. Vir gin, 102 Elk st., filed claims for Charlott mines Nos. 1 and 2. Tony Fontee and Howard Dunbar recorded D and F com pany Claim 13. e On Vacation Mr. and Mrs H. V. Olson, 545 Manzanita st., Central Point, plan to leave Monday for Beaver City, Neb., to visit their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. G. W Shafer Jr. They also will visit relatives at McCook, Cambridge and Lincoln, Neb. Olson, phar macist at Sacred Heart hospital, expects to return July 1. ' e Girl Hurt Trudy Ann Gent ry, 10, Roseburg suffered bruis es Friday evening when she ran out in front of a pick-up truck to retrieve a basketball, city police reports said. The mishap occurred in the 600 block on South Central ave., and driver of the truck was Ralph Albert Wood, route 3, box 205. The girl was taken to Community hospital where she was still con fined Saturday. Police said that her injuries were not believed serious. Funeral Services To be Held Monday For Kittie Burgess Private funeral services for Mrs. Kittie Pearl Burgess, of 412 South Oakdale ave., who died Friday, will be conducted Monday in Chapel Mortuary, with the Rev. John L. Thomp son, rector of the Ashland Trin ity Episcopal church officiating. Committal services, also pri vate, will follow in Siskiyou Me morial park. It is the request of the family that instead of flowers, a dona tion be made to a charity of the contributor's choice. The, deceased was born in Rockford, 111., on May 2, 1877. As a young girl she became a member of the Andrews Opera company, and 'married Arthur C. Burgess. Both of them became prominent members of that or ganization and toured with it through the United States dur ing the period of its greatest fame. They established their home in Medford in 1909. Mr, Burgess preceded her in death at Eugene in 1934. Mrs. Burgess was a long-time member of the Medford Reames Chapter, Order of Eastern Star. Surviving are one son, Ralph C, and one grandson, Ralph C Jr., both of Ashland, and one granddaughter, Dorothy Jane Burgess, of Portland. Obituaries i Trains Rerouted Through Medford After Derailment Chemult, Ore. (U.R) Eight een cars of a northbound South ern Pacific freight train jumped the track at Gilchrist siding Friday night, plowing up 2500 feet of rails and delaying SP's passenger runs. The 87-car manifest freight was bound to Portland from Cal ifornia points. Corbett said three transients riding the train were believed injured in the wreck. Extent of their injuries was not imme diately known. The wreck, which happened about 10 p. m. Friday held up the southbound Cascade at Cres cent Lake overnight. The north bound Cascade passenger run was rerouted through Ashland and Medford and continued on to Portland. Corbett said wrecking cranes were rushed to the scene from Klamath Falls and Eugene. He said traffic was resumed over temporary track around the wreck Saturday .afternoon. The 30 cars in front of those derailed continued on to Eugene. SP officials in San Francisco said the accident was caused by on one of the freight cars, one of the freight cars. The company said SP's north bound Cascade streamliner from San Francisco to Portland was running about 7 hours late and the southbound Cascade about 13 hours behind schedule. The line's local Klamath train also was delayed but SP said the north and southbound Shasta Daylights were not affected, both having passed the derail ment point before the accident. Brothers Arrested As Robbery Suspects San Francisco (U.R) James Burns, 28, and his brother, Rob ert, 24, were arrested by San Francisco police inspectors Fri day as suspects of robberies in Seattle and Oregon, where they are wanted by the Federal Bu reau of Investigation. The two men, who were sitting in a parked car, surrendered quietly, although there was an automatic on the front seat be tween them. The inspectors also arrested Louis D. Cox, a cousin of the Burns brothers, and held him for questioning. Cox was parked in a car near the Burns car. News About Servicemen JOINS SQUADRON Capt. Thomas H. Shearin, Eagle Point, Ore., has been as signed to the 9417th air reserve squadron. A former member of the 9473rd squadron, Captain Shea rin will be assigned to the re serve squadron effective June 11. Captain Shearin will join in an active curriculum of air re serve training. ENLIST IN NAVY David Harry Peterson, 531 Fairmount st., Medford, and Walter Everett Ody, Trail, were enlisted in the U.S. Navy June 9, and have been flown by com mercial airlines to San Diego for basic training. PROMOTED Chester L. Ruby, whose wife, Elizabeth, lives at 1032 West 10th, was recently promoted to sergeant while serving with the 7th Base Post Office in Yoko hama. His father, John W. Ruby, resides in Phoenix. IN TOKYO Cpl. Dale W. Best, son of Dale W. Best, Medford, recently spent a week's leave in Tokyo from his unit in Korea. Best is a gunner in Headquarters battery of the 24th Infantry division artillery. IN GERMANY Pvt. Leslie Combs, son of Howard W. Combs, route 1, Tal ent, is now with the 5th Infan try division in Germany. Pvt. Combs entered the Army in September, 1954, completed basic training at Ft. Ord, Cal., and arrived overseas last Feb ruary. RETTA NEWTON Funeral services are pending at Perl funeral home for Mrs. Retta Edington Newton, who died Friday at her home in Oak land, Calif. A former resident of Central Point and Sams Valley, she was the daughter of W. W. Edington. STEVEN DUTTON Graveside services for Steven Neil Dutton, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Dutton, of Gold Hill, who died Wednesday, were held yesterday at Siski you Memorial park, with the Rev. Nicholas J. Deis, of Sacred Heart Catholic church officiat ing. Conger-Morris funeral home was in charge of arrangements. Survivors in addition to the parents include a sister, Con nie Lorraine; and the baby's grandparents, H. J. Dutton, Medford; Mrs. C. W. Bergman, Gold Hill; and Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Coulter, Sams Valley. FREDERICK SHERE A requiem mass will be con ducted by the Rev. Nicholas Deis at 9 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic church for Fred erick Charles Shere, a resident of Trail, who died last Wednes day. A recitation of the holy ros ary will be held at 8 p.m. today in Perl's funeral chapel. Grave side services will be conducted tomorrow by members of the Ashland Elks lodge No. 944, of which Mr. Shere was a member. Pall bearers will be members of the American Legion of which Mr. Shere was a longtime mem ber and a past commander. He was born in Hood River, Ore., on June 19, 1900. A veter an of World War I, he moved to the Rogue valley 18 years ago, and lived in Ashland before moving to Trail about 12 years ago. Survivors include his widow, Marie J. Shere; a daughter, Mrs. David Winans, Medford; a son, W. K. Shere, Ashland; three bro thers, S. J. Shere, Portland, A. B. Shere, Longview, Wash.; and Jack Shere, Portland; a sister, Mrs. Ashley Wilson, Seattle, Wash., and seven grandchildren. SECOND ATOMIC SUB SKIPPER Cmdr. Richard B. Lanning, captain of the "Seawolf," second atomic-powered submarine to be launched at Groton, Conn., June 21, takes a closeup look at a trim model of the sub. Lanning, a 1940 Annapolis graduate, is at the Knolls Atomic Power Labora tory in Schenectady, N. Y., where he is studying a proto type of the atomic reactor that will be used to propel the , Seawolf. The new skipper served in the Pacific on subs and carriers in World War IL British Rail Workers Reject Wage Proposal London (U.R) A striking British rail workers rejected government wake proposals Sat urday and Minister of Labor Sir Walter Monckton intervened to try to save faltering peace talks from breaking down. Leaders of the striking As sociation Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen turned down the compromise offer in a message to the British Trans port commission which runs the nationalized railways. Details of the government's pay offer were not disclosed. Monckton was immediately called in to a joint session of the commission and the union, whose 70,000 striking members have brought Britain's rail sys tem to a near halt and severely crippled the nation's economy. It was the first time Monck ton had entered negotiations since the 14-day-old strike started. Earlier, non-striking trainmen from another rail union demand ed joint talks with the striking enginemen in a drive for a quick showdown to end the walkout. Demand Part in Talks The National Union of Rail waymen, which has kept a" por tion of Britain's trains running during the 14-day strike, de manded it be admitted to ne- Grand Jury Indicts Kidnaping Suspect Portland (U.R) A Multno mah county grand jury has re- gotiations in hopes the wage dis pute can be settled. So far the NUR has not taken part in talks between the stri king Associated Society of Lo comotive Engineers and Fire men and the British Transport commission, which manages Britain's nationalized railroads. Efforts to get the two unions together Friday failed, dashing ly strike before the weekend, hopes for settlement of the cost- turned an indictment against 63-year-old Jessie William Moore for attempted kidnaping of the son of Mrs. Lillian Weinstein for ransom. Moore has admitted that he broke into the Weinstein home in Portland with the intent of snatching one of her twin-six-year-old sons. He was routed by the resist ance of Mrs. Weinstein and her mother in a fight that left a bedroom of the home a shambles. CLEARANCE SALE! Now Is the Time to Sava en Garden Farm Sporting Hardware Electrical and Paint Supplies 20 OFF SLUT Better Hurry to... Phoenix Feed & Seed Phoenix, Oregon For Big Savings on Present and Future Needs. OPEN UNTIL NOON ON SUNDAYS E" guy! Special Offeri See for yourself the fun and ioiuauiiuii a new vvurmzer ' I ' piano will brina to vour YlfURLIlZER home! Should you decide to buy, all money paid for rental will be applied to the purchase price. 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