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Search Conducted For Blue River Man Eugene (U.R) Search parties Saturday pressed the hunt for 78-year-old Leo J. Hibbs of Blue River, missing since Thursday on a fishing trip near the sum mit of McKenzie pass. Searchers found a grey sweater Hibbs was known to have been wearing. It was lo cated northeast of Linton lake toward nearby Spring lake. Another fisherman, Arnold Allen of Springfield, said he was fishing with Hibbs at Linton lake until noon Thursday. He said at noon Hibbs started north on the trail and that he shouted to him but that Hibbs waved and kept going. Bloodhounds joined the search and were reported to have picked up a trail Saturday morning. Columbia River Passes Flood Stage by 2 Feet Vancouver, Wash. (U.R) The Columbia river was nearly two feet over flood stage here Sat urday and some low-lying pas ture lands along the big stream were inundated. River forecaster Elmer Fisher said the stream was at 16.9 feet at 8 a.m. Saturday. Flood stage is 15 feet. A continued rise was forecast for at least the next two days with a stage of 18.6 feet due by Monday. At Portland, the Willamette -river is expected to reach the 18-foot flood stage today. It was a foot below the flood mark Saturday. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday: 10 a.m. Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 previous day. wtmwiuiimiiiiuuiDiimi OMtfTtD .95 $24 Postpaid Save hours of back break ing work with this easy sim ple way to edge sidewalks and curbs. 3 larii Sand Money Order or Check to E. E. OWEN Manufacturers Representative ASTORIA, OREGON Or See Your Local Garden Supply Dealer (add 75c for C.O.D.) mm j,m TAKES ALL COMERS National Open golf champ Ed Fur gol tees off at first hole of rugged Olympic Club Lake Course at San Francisco in battle against all comers during National Golf Day festivities. Furgol actually was giving the acid test to the toughened Olympic Club course, scene of the forthcoming U. S. Golf Association Open. West Coast Telephone Rate Increase Okayed Salem (U.R) Public Utilities Commissioner Charles H. Helt zel Saturday granted an annual rate increase of $498,417 for West Coast Telephone company. The company had asked an in crease of $826,750. Heltzel said a higher raise than he granted would ' be un justified because "the company has failed to provide a reason ably satisfactory service in most of its exchanges, has failed to fulfill past promises for im proved service and has failed in its public relations." The company's profit, now 3.62 per cent annually based on its investment, will be raised to 5.66 under terms of the order. The Washington State Public Service commission recently granted the company a 6.8 per cent return. MONTHLY MEETING Ashland Oak Knoll Men's club will hold its monthly ses sion on Monday, June 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Oak Knoll Golf club house. The men are entertaining Crescent City, Calif., golfers in team play today. Theme Announced for Development Conclave Portland (U.R) Theme of the second Western Area De velopment Conference Sept. 8 and 9 here will be "Industry Looks to the Future." The meeting, sponsored by Stanford Research Institute, the American Industrial Develop ment Council and the Pacific Northwest Trade association, will stress the significance and extent of western growth. Arrangements are under the direction of Patrick M. Dowl ing, Stanford Research manager here. Toledo Man Killed In Car-Tjuck Crash Newport, Ore. (U.R) A 60-year-old Toledo, Ore., man was killed Friday when a car in which he was riding struck a logging truck about 20 miles east of here on highway 20. He was Ben George Woelke. The car driver, George Meli um, Toledo, was injured in the head-on crash. He was reported in serious condition at Toledo. Driver of the truck, Edward Kettner, also of Toledo, was not injured. Guam in the Marianas chain has only 125 square miles. Use Mall Tribune Want Ads sipaDimrs De Lamaze Wins French Amateur Golf Tournament Br PRISCILLA BUCKLEY Chantilly, France (U.R) Henri de Lamaze of France won his sixth French Amateur golf crown Saturday with a 5 and 4 victory over young Don Bis plinghoff of Orlando, Fla. De Lamaze's triumph ruined American hopes of sweeping Eu rope's two major amateur golf titles. Lt. Joe Conrad of San Antonio, Tex., who was beaten by de Lamaze in yesterday's semi-finals, won the British championship last week. US Team In Golf Lead Washington (U.R) T h e U.S. team tightened its grip on first place in the international golf tournament Saturday as PGA champion Chick Harbert match ed par 70 and open king Ed Fur gol broke regulation figures for the first time with a 69. Australia's Peter Thomson jumped back into the lead for individual honors, posting his second 67 of the four-day tourna ment. Belgium's Flory Van Donck, who entered the round three strokes up on the 26-nation field, had trouble putting on the rain-soaked greens and shot a 73. Thomson's three-day total of 208 was one ahead of Harbert and Van Donck. They were trail ed by Argentina's Roberto De Vicenzo at 211 and Harry Brad shaw of Ireland, Eric Brown of Scotland and Furgol at 212. In team' totals, the U.S. had 421, three ahead of Australia's entry of Thomson and Kel Nagle. Next were Belgium, 426; Scot land and Argentina, 427; and Ireland, 428. The 36-year-old Frenchman, regarded virtually as unbeatable on his home course here at Chan tilly forged a 5-up lead over Bis plinghoff on the morning 18 holes and then maintained his top-flight golf to close out the match on the 32nd hole. It was the second straight year that de Lamaze had beaten an American in the final. Last year he beat Clarke Hardwicke of Los Angeles, 4 and 3. De Lamaze, a burly Paris bus inessman, played with machine like precision to frustrate Bis plinghoff's bid on the afternoon round. Conrad Beats Cudd Bisplinghoff, competing in only his second international tournament, made the final round with a 3 and 1 victory over Bill Campbell of Hunting ton, W. Va., Friday while the 36-year-old De Lamaze defeated the tourney favorite and British amateur champion, Lt. Joseph Conrad of San Antonio, Tex., 4 and 3. Bisplinghoff was 2 up at the turn against Campbell Friday and then refused to wilt as the West Virginian turned on the pressure on the back nine. Bis plinghoff ended the match on the- lengthy 17th when he smashed his third shot a foot from the pin and won the hole with a birdie four. In the quarter-finals earlier Friday, Bisplinghoff eliminated K. G. Thorn of Britain, 3 and 2; De Lamaze defeated Lt. Jim Gray of Jacksonville, Fla., 9 and 8; Conrad licked Bruce Cudd of Portland, Ore., 3 and 2,' and Campbell beat Art Perowne of Britain 1 up. Two Youths Escape As Train Hits Car Oregon City (U.R) Two youths had to run for their lives here Friday night when a train smasnea into tneir car which was jacked up on the tracks with a flat tire. Driver of the late model veh icle was Orvis Knoulton, 16, of Portland. His companion was un identified. State police said the boys got a flat while crossing the tracks at Singer hill crossing, and they jacked the car up. Engineer C. A. Lind was unable to stop his train, and, while the boys scrambled, the train knocked the car into the side of the En terprise - Courier newspaper plant. The plant was undam aged. Tigers Sign San Jose Youth Who Batted .444 Detroit (U.R) The Detroit Tigers Saturday announced James Small, San Jose, Calif., prep outfielder, has signed a con tract for a bonus estimated at $35,000 to become the second bonus player to join the club within three days. Small, 18, set an all-time bat ting record at the Robert Bel larmine prep school when he hit .444 in 32 games this spring. STARS SELL WITT Hollywood (U.R) Pitcher George Witt has been sold out right to the New Orleans club of the Southern Association by the Hollywood Stars of the Pa cific Coast League, it was dis closed today. Witt, a right hander, had a 3-5 record with the Stars this season and his earned run average was 4.33 for 17 games. Sunday, June 12, 1933 MTOTORD (OREGOHl MAIL TRIBUNE HXXI High time you discovered the dffierence in Dodge ! ll 3D 3D ILj1 fls ' ' " New Dee's Csitesi toy I Loncsr 4-Doer Jdon nteit beautiful cor en Hi read ledof. Next time you're driving around town, just notice the number of gleaming new Dodge cars you see on the street! Then ask yourself: "What is it these people have found out about the new Dodge that's causing this landslide of popular favor?" Part of it, of course, is the new Dodge styling. You can see at a glance how much bigger and more luxurious this car is up to 9 inches longer than its competitors. But the real story behind the rush to Dodge is this; People are discovering the difference in the way Dodge cars are engineered and built! They discover it in the solid, substantial feel of the car the way it handles and rides. They learn to appreciate it in the deep-down good ness of every part and feature: Doors that don't rattle. Body joints that don't squeak. Windows that work smoothly. There is really no substitute for the depend ability that is built into Dodge. Isn't it time you discovered this difference for yourself? NEW DODGE Flashing Ahead in '55 Yior Didi filler brtop yii thi NATIONAL OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT in tilivkkn (NBC-TV) Saturday ivinktr, Jim II. Consort your niwspipir fir timi. Legion Aggregations Clash On Prep Field Hero Today Bob Cossey and Bill Hayez are expected to do the chucking for the Lakeview American Le gion junior baseball, team today when it encounters the Central Point-Medford nine. A doublebill is slated at the Medford senior high diamond. Time of the opening scrape is 1:30 p.m. Duane Sides from Medford high and Fred Herrmann from Crater likely will get the hill call for Medford with Laval Meunier from St. Mary's doing the catching. Clyde Creel and Jimmy Hale reportedly will handle the receiving for Lake view. Newcomer Lakeview is a newcomer to the Legion circuit. Medford which had a club last year has combined with Central Point, which has had teams in past sea sons. Sponsor of the CP-Medford nine is Myers-Holland American Legion post of Central Point. The local team has received financial aid or equipment from several firms and individuals who can also be listed as spon sors. They are Crater Lake Motors, Home Appliance com pany, Elk Lumber company, A. A. Lausmann, El Kliever, Gene Orr, Jack Sides, Medford Flower shop, Leonard Flower shop, Lamport's Sporting Goods, store and Sam's Sporting Goods store. Central Point-Medford is cur rently tied with Klamath Falls for the loop leadership. Each team has two wins and no losses. There are four teams in the circuit this season with Ashland the other member. LEGION SCHEDULE: (All Denbleheaders) June 12 Lakeview at Central Point Medford; Klamath Falls at Ashland. June 19 Klamath Falls at Central Point-Medford: Lakeview at Ashland. June 26 Central Point-Medford at Lakeview: Ashland at Klamath Falls. July 3 Central Point-Medford at Klamath Falls; Ashland at Lakeview. July 6 Central Point-Medford at Ashland; Klamath Falls at Lakeview. (Both tentative.) Blackledge, Smith Meet Wise And Harrington In RVCC Two Ball Match Play Golf Tourney Hill T3 lnLlnJA - I T.i .. ... ... . ' Bill Blackledge and Norton Smith will tangle with George Harrington and Ray Wise dur ing the coming week in finals of the men's two-ball match play championship golf tourna ment at Rogue Valley Country club. Blackledge and Smith team ed to bounce Bob Corbin and Ray Hillyer 4 and 3 in semi final contention while Wise and Harrington subdued Brad Broyl es and Ted Groomes 5 and 3. Semi-finals in the men's has sle were features of Saturday play at the club. A men's team match with Reames Country club of Klamath Falls will high light activity at the Medford course today. A 25 to 30-man delegation from Klamath Falls is anticipated with play to start between 9 and 10 a.m. First of Season A luncheon for the Klamath men and their wives is also slat ed. It will be the first team match of the season for Rogue Valley men. Two others are planned here. Exact day of two-ball part nership finals has not been set and it may' be postponed into the following week. Harrington is second alternate as the re sult of his qualifying for the U.S. Open and there's a possi bility he may enter the tourney at San Francisco. Harrington with a 73 is also low among 40 who have played their 18-hole rounds in quali fying for the men's club cham pionship tourney at Rogue Val ley. ; i PENN CREW WINS Ithaca, N.Y. (U.R) The Uni versity of Pennsylvania's varsity crew rowed to its eighth straight victory Friday, rallying in the last half mile to defeat Cornell by a length on Lake Cayuga. Penn., was timed in 12:06.2 for the 213 mile event. Cornell won the junior varsity event over the same distance in 12:28.2. SIGNS WITH RED SOX Monterey, Calif . 01.".) Dale DeSilva, 18-year-old Monterey High school baseball team mem ber, was signed by the Boston Red Sox and will report to the Corning, N. Y., Pony League team, it was reported today. De Silva, 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds, also had semi-pro experience in Reno, Nev., last year. Trabert Wins English Meet Beckenham, England (U.R) Tony Trabert won his 12th ten nis tournament in the last 13 he has entered when he defeated his fellow American, Herb Flam, 6-4, 6-2, Saturday in the finals of the Kent Grass Courts championships. The women's prize also went to the U.S. Louise Brough, the old-timer from Beverly Hills, Calif., slammed out a 6-2, 6-4 triumph over Mary Carter of Australia. It was the next to the last tournament before Europe's biggest one, the all-England at Wimbledon later this month. - HEAVIES TO MEET ! Chicago (U.R) Heavyweights Benny Thomas of Chicago and Ken Hammer of Detroit have signed to meet in the feature eight-round bout at Marigold Gardens, June 16. ACME HARDWARE Mtt JM IMPROVE r REPAIR ytaT I IA5I CKtBII TcSjSK MM no cash tvm UP TO 24 MONTHS TO PAY! SJULl MONTHLY PAYMENTS that ft YOUR irittt! M ynn a lit snrt tf etsk . . , take tfoRton if tils CONVERtCrf PAYMENT PLAN. Iqr ANYTHINf fsa sets . . . m mj fsr H at mi PENNIES A DAY! 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