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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1955)
Local and Grass Burns City firemen extinguished a small grass fire long the street behind the old armory building about 6:15 p.m. yesterday. They flushed five gasoline spills on city streets over the weejc end. - - " ENDS TOMTE! Show at 8:25 P.M. MUMOuHrncHM unkFnncEb Technicolor : WE'RE SORRY! that we didn't have enough room Saturday for all the people who came to see "The Country Girl" Never before a carpet 1111 100 Virgin Nylon Pile Carpet Jf 1111 NEVER SUCH TEXTURE! Rich, thick, pile with the soft silken lustre of the finest washed Chinese oriental permanent finished to keep Its beauty through years of wear and cleaning! NEVER SUCH COLORS! Seven fabulous colors sing with a crystal clarity never before possible in carpets. Raw stock dyed with the finest vat dyes, colorfast ... no streaking. NEVER SUCH VALUE! The biggest handful of nylon ever offered at a price like this! With nylon's incomparable wearing stamina ... phis a completely woven cotton back for extra strength, trouble-free cleaning. THE ONLY ALL-NYLON CARPET WITH THESE GUARANTEED QUALITY FEATURES! Completely loom-woven not tufted Extra-strong oH eotton beck Raw Stock Vat Dyed Colors tool; for the carpet Personal Visits Brother Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Kraps, Long Beach, Calif., are visitors at the" home of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Jewett, Central Point. Mrs. Kraps is Jewett's sister. Ct Fire Central Point rural firemen were dispatched to a car fire yesterday afternoon on Beall lane. The emergency brake on the vehicle overheated. No serious damage was reported. Intersection Mishap Two cars were involved in an acci dent at the intersection of River side ave. and McAndrews rd. at about 3:40 p.m. Sunday, it was reported by state police. Lucille Wolff, 330 North Holly st., and James Mark Ferns, Lapine, Ore., were drivers of the two vehicles. Graduated Miss Jessie E. O'Brien, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. O'Brien, now of Oak land, Calif., was a member of a recent graduating class from the Salvation Army Training college in San Francisco. She formerly attended Medford high school and her parents lived at 971 Gilman rd. She received a probationary lieutenant's com mission during ceremonies held June 13 at the Veterans War Memorial auditorium, San Fran cisco. wrrh the off white bacfc. . Charcoal Rose teiga -- J J yp JtJ Cotorfost pm g , Turquoise r0000. Fully washable I e e I 10k mJmi&,. beta "Wuedo-pwr fMth . mJ Siy 6w Ctamns MMMf Residence Hemodelings The! city building department issued two permits over the .week end j for remodeling and adding to a residence. Wayne H.' Safely, 2111 Hillcrest, received a per mit for $2800, and Horbert Omann, 211 Jeannette st., one for $700. Undergoes Surgery Mrs. Harold von Steen Jr., 2683 Table Rock road underwent skin graft surgery on her right foot Thurs day, the family reported this morning. Mrs. von Steen, injured in an accident with a power lawn mower two weeks ago, is recov ering at her home, it was said. Parry Postponed A reunion planned for Tuesday evening by Footlighters civic theater group has been postponed, Mrs. Max Wimmer announced today. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Ketch, Grants Pass, who were to have been .the honored guests, will be unable to attend that evening as plan ned. Drivers Cited Two citations were issued following a two car collision on South Central ave. between eighth and ninth sts., at about 1. p.m. Saturday. Drivers of the vehicles were Katherine Easter Lance, box 562, Gold Hill, and Richard A. Price, Southern Oregon college, Ashland. The first was cited for following too close, and the lat ter for having no operator's li cense on his person. like this! IF CAiPIT To Be GIVEN AWAY JUNE 30 BE THE LUCKY WINNER! You don't hive to buy to participate . . . just pay us a visit and sign your name) .... Sixth and Bartlett - Phone 2-4848-2-4740 Fast Free Delivery Anywhere Now Open Wednesday Might 'Til 9 Wins Prize - Mrs. Mary Mc Cullough, 523 Austin st., was awarded third prize in a May calendar contest, sponsored by the National Safety . council of Chicago, 111., according to a re lease from the council. As the result Mrs! McCullough was awarded $25 in cash. She has won honorable mention in a previous contest. Student Honored Kenneth Raymond, son of Ralph Ray mond, 2848 Table Rock rd., has been placed on the president's honor roll for the semester just concluded at Northwestern Schools, Minneapolis, Minn. Ray mond earned the honor as a stu dent in the theological seminary, according to Dr. Richard A.. El vee, president of Northwestern Schools. . . - . At Community Mack Lem mon, rural route, Eagle Point, is a medical patient at Commu nity hospital and others listed there today are ' Miss Jackie Walker, 2320 Kings highway, and Paul Weaver, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Weaver, 690 Cherry st., both surgery patients. Daughter Born Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Kirsher, 107 North Main st., Ashland, are parents of a daughter, Vickie Louise, born Saturday, June 18. The Kirshers are former Medford residents, and Mrs. Kirsher's mother, Mrs. Schultz, of Winterset, la., is vis iting at their home. Return Mrs. William Kyker and son, Billy Bob, 861 Swing lane, returned Thursday from San Francisco where Billy Bob underwent major hand surgery at Stanford hospital. ' Bad Checks Kenenth R. Wilkinson, 1182 Court st., has reported to city police he cashed four ficticious checks for amounts up to $20 during the week May 19 through 23. Surgery Patient Sharon Gates, 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Gates, 126 Renault ave., underwent tonsil surgery today at Osteopathic hospital, at tendants reported. At Conference Alvin H. Hie- bert, 2510 Country club dr., at tended a New York Life Insur ance educational conference in Vancouver, B.C., June 16 to 19. Hiebert qualified for the con ference as a member of the star club of New York Life, com posed of top agents of the com pany. . . At Sacred Heart Utah Huff man, Kinyon, Calif., Mrs. John Malone, 132 South Oakdale ave., Mary Beth Knox, 5, of 127 Port land ave., Dallas Reeder, Mur phy, and Mrs. Lorraine Backus, 1880 Myers lane, were reported today as surgery patients at Sa cred Heart hospital. Mrs. Laura Davidson, Prospect, and Mrs Bertha Keegan, Jacksonville, both are there for medical care. ft Monday. June 20, 1955 In California Judy Penning ton, 430 North Grape st., left Friday for San Francisco where she visited a grandmother, and she will leave there this week for Thousand Oaks, Calif., to visit for several weeks with a grandfather. File Claim Earl F. Moore and Herb L. Edwards have filed a claim, known as Cherokee, in the Trail Creek Mining district with the county recorded. No mineral was specified. Moore listed his address as box 642, Gold Hill. e Head Injured Jim Olson, 421 Alice st., was admitted this morning to Community hospital after receiving a head injury about 6:15 a.m., when he was hit in the head by a sapling tree while working in the woods, at tendants reported. He was taken to the hospital by Medford am bulance service. His condition was not immediately known. News About Servicemen AT FORT KNOX Sgt. Phylip L. Lausten, son of Mrs. Ethyle Geyer, route 1, Central Point, is now with the 3rd armored division at Ft. Knox, Ky. Lausten entered the Army in 1948 and served in Korea. PROMOTION DUE Stanley E. Pierce, son of Mrs. Margery R. Pierce, 633 Pine st., is scheduled to be promoted to boilerman third class, U. S Navy, in September. Pierce at tended Medford High school be fore entering the service in 1952, and is now serving aboard the destroyer USS Collett. Obituaries LOUIS CR1PE Louis Cripe, of Emmett. Ida., died this morning in a local hos pital. Conger-Morris funeral home Is in charge of funeral arrangements. EDITH PETERSON The remains of Edith Marie Peterson, 52, of Arlington, wash., who died in a local hos pital yesterday, will be forward ed tonight by Conger-Morris fu neral home to Arlington, Wash, for services and interment. The deceased was born Aug, 30, 1902, in Washington. She was married on Oct. 21, 1920 in Vancouver, Wash., to Arthur W. Peterson, who survives. Other survivors include three sons, Charles W., Grants Pass and Wayne A. and Robert E., Arlington, Wash.; a daughter, Mrs. Everett Van Ry, Arlington, Wash.; and nine grandchildren. SOREN MAASS Soren E. Maass, 77, of 311 Wil lamette ave., died this morning at a local hospital. Perl funeral home is in charge of arrange ments. Wall Street By UNITED PRESS Dow-Jones final stock aver ages: 30 industrials 444.38 up 0.30; 20 railroads 160.70 off 0.46; 15 utilities 64.37 up 0.15, and 65 stocks 163.40 off 0.02. Sales today were about 2,490, 000 shares against 2,340,000 shares Friday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T 183 SA Anaconda .. . ........ 71 Chrysler ; . .. 73 General Electric -.. 55V4 Curtiss Wright . 20 General Motors 104 Montgomery Ward 80 Vz Penn. R. R .... 29 Penney, J. C. . 98 Radio : . 52V4 Southern Co. . ; 19 S. Oil of Calif .... 82 Southern Pacific 60 Vs Texas Gulf Sulphur 43 Transamerica .... 44 Tri Contenental . . .. 27 United Aircraft 72 U. S. Rubber ... 48 U. S. Steel 49 Youngstown ...... 85 V IT ALL CAME TRUE Hartford. Conn. OJ.R) Seventeen years after David S. Conn's high school class book reported he "aspires to the may oralty," he was appointed act ing mayor. Dm One Sunday Classified is at aeaa Saturday; 10 ajn. Hondas' for Mooaar: otnaroaya a prwviou amj When You TRAVEL MEDFORD (OREGON) Auto, Truck Collide On Table Rock Road A car driven by Donald Milton Burrill, 21, route 2, box 137, Central Point, and a truck driven by George Leland Gil- man, 16, route 2, box 372, Med ford, collided on Table Rock rd. at about 2 p.m. Sunday, accord ing to state police. There were no injuries and damage was limited to the fender of the car. Burrill was cited by the investigating officer for passing an intersection, and Gil- man was cited for having no signaling device, officers re ported. . , ' PORTLAND LIVESTOCK c Portland (UP) Some cattle prices were lower today. CatUe 2.500; market uneven:: few loads choice fed steers steady: gener ally bidding 25-50c lower on other cattle with some bids on beef cows $1.00 off; few loads choice around 973- 1100 lb fed steers 24-S24.23; tew lots good-choice grade S23: few good- choice stacker and feeders steers 19 $30. with small lot choice: 643 : lb $21.25; heifers scarce; few good grades $20; canner-cutter cows not fully es tablished; early sales mostly 9-S10.50; few utility cows 11-S12; utility-commercial bulls 15-$ 16, heavy bulls held above $17. Calves 225; market slow: steady to weak: few good-choice vealers 20-S22, some held higher. Hogs 1000; market 50-73C nigner than last Thursday: choice 1 and .2 butchers 180-235 lb 23.50-S24: few choice No. 3 lots $23: choice 170 lb $22; few choice 350-500 lb sows 14 S17; lighter weights to $18: small lot choice around 80 lb feeder pigs held above $22. Sheep 2,000 market fairly active; spring lambs around 50c higher: oth ers about steady; several lots choice prime grades 19.50-20; good-choice 18- S19: feeders rawer slow: lew gooa- cnoice old cron lames ana yearlings 12.50-S13.50; good-choice ewes held around 4-o or above. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (UP) Small eggs were down three cents on the outside range today. Eggs To retailers: Grade AA lge, 54c doz; A large 49c; AA medium, 48c doz; A medium, 47c doz; a small, 35-38c doz; cartons, l-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 cheddar, Oregon singles, 42y2-45I,2C; 5-lb. loaves, 46,2-492C. Processed American cheese, 6-lb. loaf, 392-49,2C lb. ' Portland (UP) Eggs to pro ducers: Candled fob Portland: un- J traded large 43c; AA large 47c: A arge 42c; AA medium 41c; A medium 40c; A small 30-37C Live CHickens To growers (No. 1 quality fob Portland): Fryers, 2'i to 4 lbs, 31c; at farm 30c lb; light hens 17-18c; heavy hens all wts., 20 21c lb; old roosters, 12.14c lb. Dressed Chicken no. l aressea to retailers: Fryers New York style. 41-42c lb; whole drawn, 51-52c lb; cut-up, 55-57c lb; hens, light type, New York style, 30-31c; cut-ups, 41 46c; hens, heavy type, N.Y. style, 32- 33c; wnoi drawn, u-ioc id. Turkeys To producers for A grade breeder hens, fob farm, N.Y. dressed, 26; eviscerated, 31c; A toms, N.Y. style, 31c lb; eviscerated. To retailers: A grade young hens, ready to cook, 48-50c; N.Y. dressed. 37.44c lb; A grade toms. oven ready, 40-44c; N.Y. style, 34-35C lb; fryer turkeys. 4-8 lbs 49-51C. Rabbits (Average to growers fob killing plants): Live white, 3 3-4 to 4,i lbs. 21-23C up; 5-6 lbs. 17-19c; colored pelts 4c under; old does. 10-12c ID, a lew nigner. jvresn aressea iryers to retailers, 57.61c; cut up 62-65c. Daily Weather Report ''Sunset tonight. 7:51; sunrise to morrow, 4:37 a.m. t FORECASTS Medford and vicinity Partly cloudy through Tuesday with . increasing threat of thundershowers in moun tains. Low tonight 55. High Tuesday near 95. Western Oregon: Partly cloudy to night and Tuesday. Some chance of scattered thundershowers in south Sart late Tuesday. Low tonight 48-56. ttghs Tuesday 80-85 in north. 90-95 in south, 62-75 along coast. Northern California: Mostly fair to night and Tuesday but parUy cloudy extreme north with scattered showers north of Ukiah and Redding. Fog on coast. Slightly cooler In afternoon. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 69; above normal 3. Record high this date: 103 in 1925. Record low this date: 39 in 1916. PRECIPITATION 24 hours to mid night: none. Midnight to 10 a.m. none. Total this montn: xrace; .z in. Deiow normal. Total since Sept. 1 8.81 in.; 8.73 in below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 10; highest this a.m.: 63. high low prec. Brookings .... 55 48 Crater Lake Grants Pass 82 45 Klamath Falls 82 48 MEDFORD U Portland 78 49 Seattle Spokane Yakima 67 50 78 55 79 51 Eureka Red Bluff Sacramento San Francisco . Los Angeles ... 55 48 92 60 . 84 50 .64 51 71 59 Phoenix Denver Chicago ..103 68 .. 82 53 . 88 66 86 74 - 77 62 .. 72 64 Miami .60 .18 Jl New York Washington. D. C. NYLONS Now With Any Gas Purchase 15 Ga. -60 Denier Choice of Shades Reg. $1.50 Value FORTUNE So. Central & So. Riverside SEE GEORGE LEWIS ROGUE TRAVEL SERVICE A FREE SERVICE We Reserve and Sell e Arline and Steamship Tickets . PHONE 2-77 LOBBY HOTEL JACKSON, mi 2)V MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN Low in costs! Use Tribune Want Ads OPEN 6:45 O Now Showing! AT HIS PEAK OF ADVENTURE! 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