RTAnrn rottlb TALKED Roeue River
valley city officials and representatives of
press and radio were guests of the Coca-Cola
Bottling company of Medford at a dinner
Tuesday night at the Medford hotel. Plans
of the company to market new and larger
sized Coca Cola bottles (shown on the table
with some of the smaller sfze), were infor
mally discussed. "In the above photo by Paul
Smith, shown clockwise are Wayne Jamison,
manager of the Coca Cola Bottling company
of Medford; Herb Grey, Medford Mail Trib
une; Graham Dean, Ashland Tidings; Mayor
Richard Neill of Ashland; Reid Box, owner
of the Medford and North Bend Coca Cola
Bottling plants: James Dunlevy, KYJC;-Mayor
Earl Miller of Medford; Daren Flickinger,
KWIN, and Clarence Wilson, KBOY.
Coca Cola To Market
Bigger Bottle Here
O - New 12 ounce "big brother'
bottles of Cofca-Cola will soon go
on sale here, according to Wayne
Jamison, manager of the Coca
Cola Bottling company of Med
ford. This is one of the test areas
for the new bigger bottles.
However, Jamison said, the
Vbig brother" is definitely not
going to replace the standard 6V4
ounce bottle designed some 40
years ago. In . introducing the
larger container to Medford,
Jamison gave some of the history
behind the world famous drink.
Didn't Plan Bottles
Although 80 per cent of all
"coke is now sold in bottles,
the inventor never intended it
to be more than a soda fountain
beverage. In 1886, John S. Pem
berton, an Atlanta druggist, con
cocted a soft drink syrup in his
back yard, using a three legged
iron pot, heated by wood. fire.
He took a jug of the syrup
to Jacobs' Pharmacy where soda
water was added, and Coco-Cola
put on sale. First year. profits
totalled $3. Twenty-five gallons
were sold, bringing in $50, of
which $47 went for advertising.
Bottled in 1899
Two years later, Pemberton
died and Coca-Cola rights went
to a 37-year-old drug salesman,
Asa Candler. But it wasn't until
3 1899 that two young lawyers,
Ben Thomas and Joseph White
Bead, hit upon the idea of bot
tling -coke."
They went to Candler. Com
pletely enveloped by his soda
fountain work, he gave them
bottling rights to -virtually the
entire country free.
Now the soft drink is sold in
bottles in over 70 countries.
Jamison said the secret of
Coca-Cola's, success is best sum
med up in the way the trade
mark is phonetically translated
from Chinese: "Make man mouth
happy."
Astoria Strike
Closes Bars, Cafes
Astoria U.R) Bartenders
and Culinary workers here be
gan the Fdurth of July week
end by striking all public res
taurants and bars at this Colum
bia River port in a dispute over
health and welfare benefits.
Walt Lofgren, secretary for
local 311, AFL Bartenders and
Culinary Workers Union, said
the strike was called when a
union negotiating committee and
a group of employers reached an
"impasse" in talks Friday.
The union wage- committee in
dicated the strike would prob
ably spread to the nearby resort
town of Seaside if negotiations
were unsuccessful.
Three . Astoria restaurants
were picketed. The rest were
closed.
M. E. Reynolds, spokesman for
a group of employers, said man
agement was "ready to negotiate
and reach a settlement." Union
demands were for a health and
welfare plan to be administered
by employers. Further details
were not disclosed.
Chicago Motor trucks haul
more than 11 billion tons of
freight in the United States dur
ing each operating year.
Judge Postpones
Hearing on New
Trial for fongs
Portland (U.R) Circuit Judge
Alfred P.' Dobson Friday post
poned a Tuesday hearing for
reconsideration of his granting
a new trial to Wey Him and
Sherry Fong, alleged murderers
of. a 16-year-old Portland high
school girl, Diane Hank.
Requested by DA
The postponement was re
quested by the district attorney s
office which also announced it
was going ahead with plans for
a motion to reverse the new-trial
decision.
Meanwhile, Multnomah Coun
ty Circuit Judge Eugene K. Op
penheimer came to the defense
of Judge Dobson for what Op
penheimer called "his courage
ous decision" in throwing out
the murder conviction of the
couple.
Took Difficult War
He said "the easy way out" for
Judge Dobson would have been
to deny the Fong's motion for
a new trial and to shift the re
sponsibility for the decision to
the state supreme court.
Judge Dobson ordered the
new trial last Wednesday on the
basis of insufficient . evidence
and. failure of the jury to give
the case adequate consideration.
Eleven members of the trial
jury denounced' the judges' de
cision while Judge Oppenheimer
and others came to his defense.
Albany The population of
New York state increased by
10 per cent from 1940-50. Num
ber over 65 increased by 39.3
per cent.
"A Certain Voice In Thee
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Hear Gordon Dalrymple,
- Dynamic Champion of Bible
Inspiration and Fundamentalism
The word of God clearly indicates there is a point beyond which no person
dare pass if he intends to reach, the kingdom of God. What is it? Hear a
tremendous Bible revelation for this hour. And learn the truth about the
Sabbath!
ALSO
THE GREAT FILM
; Story of an enterprising nine-year-old who discovers that the end does not justify .
the means. He's caught in a threefold dilemma making the extra $1.00 he
needs to buy his grandpa's birthday present, a bargain he can't break, and an
acute case of disturbed conscience.; You'll want to hear how this one comes out.
TONIGHT-JULY 3-7:30 P.M.
ALL SEATS. FREE
PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK
DATE
Fri., July 8
7:30 p.m.
Sun., July 10
7:30 p.m.
LECTURES
FILMS
"GOD'S LAST WARNING MESSAGE"
A great ' impassioned - appeal: - Prepare to
meet Thy God. Every person in Medford
should hear this message. A clarion call
comes from God in this crisis hour what
is it? Hear this unforgettable prophetic'
lecture.
"CLASS WAR AHEAD?" ;
During a trip through Europe a few years
ago ,Mr. Oalrymple had the opportunity of
viewing the growth of Communism first
hand. Using a prophetic background along
with numerous interesting eperiences, he
will reveal a number of startling things .
about the hammer and the sickle. Beauti- "
fully illustrated. . '
"THE WAY HE SHOULD GO"
Conflicting ideas on child train-;
ing cause dissension until
, Cousin Martha discovers the
fruits of "old fashioned reli
gious training." Another great
Fisher film. .
"WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN?"
-Moving story of ' a hesitant
, Christian who was unable to
answer the question: "What is
a Christian?" . ;
MEDFORD CRUSADE FOR CHRIST
Esquire Theatre
416 E. Main
Kaser Murder Trial
Adjourned After
Brother Testifies
Salem (U.R) Harvey Kaser
testified Saturday at the first
degree murder trial of Casper
Oveross that the .30-30 rifle used
to kill his brother, .Ervin, was
almost "an exact replica" of a
gun once owned by Oveross.
Judge George Duncan ad
journed the trial at 11:40 a.m.
after the testimony of Harvey
Kaser's wife, Edith. Trial will
resume Tuesday.
Kaser was on the witness
stand in Marion County Circuit
Court until the court recessed
briefly at 10:45 a.m. The session
was one of the most heated to
date, with a flurry of state ob
jections to questions asked by
Defense Attorney Bruce Williams.
Murder Weapon
Kaser testified that in 1949
Oveross showed him a rifle he
had just purchased'. In response
to a Question, Kaser said the
murder weapon, which was
found in' Pudding Creek several
weeks after the shooting, "would
look like an exact replica" of
the rifle Oveross showed him if
the murder weapon were "brand
new."
Kaser said he had not seen
Oveross' rifle since the Silver-
ton carpenter showed it to him.
Oveross had claimed he sold the
weapon long before Ervin Kaser
was shot from ambush as he
drove up to his home the night of
Feb. 17.
Oveross Threat
. The murdered man's brother
also told of a nighttime visit by
Oveross last September. Oveross
complained that Ervin had been
out with his wife, Ethel. ,
"If I ever catch them together
I'U kill him," Harvey quoted
Oveross as saying. When Mrs
Kaser threatened to call police,
Oveross allegedly threatened to
"drag you all through the mud
Late Friday State Crime Lab
oratory technician Ray Prouty,
who said the weapon found in
Pudding Creek was the murder
weapon, was cross-examined.
Mealcufters Strike
In Coast Cities
'Coos Bay (U.R) AFL meat-
cutters Friday struck 21 grocery
stores and meat markets in
Myrtle Point, Coquille, Coos
Bay, North Bend, Empire and
Reedsport to support a demand
for higher wages.
The strike was called shortly
after noon after employers made
what they said was their final
offer.
H. E. Carlson, representing
the Oregon Independent Grocers
and Meat Dealers association,
declined to reveal the offer made
to the union but said it would
have granted them a substantial
wage increase.
- Carlson asserted that the offer,
if it had been accepted,, would
have, made the meatcutters in
the six coastal cities the highest
paid in Oregon.
carison s association repre
sents 17 of 21 markets. The
other' four are Safeway stores,
The union's contract with the
stores expired June 16 and ne
gotiations have been conducted
since that time but to no avail,
Here for1 'discussions today was
Robert McClelland, federal me
diator from Portland.
Pensioner's Deposit
Box Holds $19,000
Vancouver, 'Wash. (U.R)
John Herman Gum, 82-year-old
Vancouver man accused of draw
ing public welfare assistance in
both Washington and Oregon,
was found Friday to have $19,
000 in a safe deposit box in a
Portland bank.
Gum, who had protested his
innocence and said he was pen
niless, was charged with first
degree perjury but declined to
enter a plea before Superior
Judge Guthrie Langsdorf in Van
couver.
rubiic welfare officials in
Oregon and Washington said the
aged man had drawn thousands
of dollars in assistance from
both states simultaneously since
1938 by maintaining a double ad
dress.
- Police drilled into the safety
deposit box with Gum's permis
sion .when he told them he had
lost the key.
Bonneville Power
Awards Contract
Portland (U.R) Bonneville
Power Administration an
nounced award of a $604,311
contract for transmission tower
steel Friday to Bethlehem Pa
cific Coast Steel corporation,
San Francisco, Calif.
The steel will be used in 143
towers on the Sultan-Covington
section of the Chief Joseph-Cov
ington transmission line. The
facility is one of three super
high voltage 345,000 volt lines
under construction by the ad
ministration to transmit power
from Chief Joseph and McNary
dams to coast load centers.
- Bonneville could not accept a
lower ' Italian bid - because - the
plants were tooled to produce
steel based on metric dimensions.
Sunday, July 3, 1955
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE
Miss Helen Webster
Arrives To Assume
Duties of Librarian
Miss Helen E. Webster, for
merly of Medford, returned here
last week and on Friday assumed j
her new duties as librarian fori
the Medford public library.
She succeeds Miss E. Faye
Woolsey, who has been with the
Medford library, which also
serves as the Jackson county li
brary, for 35 years. Miss Woolsey
is retiring under the provisions
of the state employees retire
ment system and the social secur
ity laws.
Well Known Here
Miss Webster is well known in
the valley, having been a staff
member of radio station KMED
from 1951 to 1953, conducting a
broadcast called "Neighbor
Lady" on that station. Before
that she was librarian at the
Camp White Veterans Adminis
tration domiciliary for two years.
Since leaving Medford, Miss
Webster has traveled extensive
ly, in Mexico, South America,
Africa and Europe. She was li
brarian at the VA hospital at
Moses Lake, Wash., for a time,
and until coming to Medford was
head of the Grays Harbor county
library at Montesano, Wash. .
Other Experience
Her earlier experience includ-;
ed library work at the VA hos
pitals at Ft. Harrison, Mont., Fort
Meade, S. D., and Fayetteville,
Ark., and in the Long Beach,
Calif., public library, and the
University of California library
in Los Angeles. She was gradu
ated from UCLA with a bache
lor of arts degree, and received
her certificate of librarianship
from the University of California
at Berkeley, after two years of
graduate work.
Miss Webster has also been ac
tive in professional groups and
other organizations, including
the Business and Professional
Women's club, Author's Guild, '
and American Women in Radio
and Television.
Cite Library Growth
The library has grown consid
erably during the time Miss
Woolsey has been in charge,
members of the library board
pointed out .Saturday. A large
new wing was completed about
six years ago.
Miss Woolsey has announced
no immediate plans, although ;
she has indicated she may wish
to do some traveling soon.
Members of the board ex
pressed their gratitude to Miss
Woolsey,' and praised her long,
effective and faithful service to
the library, which serves all of
Jackson county except Ashland,
which has its own library.
High Public Service
"Miss Woolsey's loyalty to the
Medford library for 35 years is
an example ofthe highest type of
public service," according to
Eric Allen Jr., president of the
library board. ."Her service spans
years when the library, with
public support, was able to grow,
as well as thg" depression years
when appropriations were only
barely sufficient to let the li
brary get by,", he added. ;
"Her devotion" to the library
and her quiet, self-effacing con
cept of public service have been
an inspiration to the members of
the board," Allen concluded.
Other board members are Mrs!
W. H. Fluhrer, Mrs. Walter Inch,
Elwood Hedberg and Jack. Fitz
gerald. : . . . ..
Three Escape From Polk County Jail
Dallas, Ore.- (U.R) Three
Polk county jail prisoners, each
Sailor Arraigned on
Negligent Homicide
. Astoria U.R) Frederick Wil
liam Ford, 26-year-old Tongue
Point, sailor, was arraigned in
Justice court here Saturday on a
negligent homicide charge in
connection with the traffic death
of a Gearhart youth.
Ford allegedly was driving a
vehicle which struck and killed
17-year-old Thomas Earl Phil-
brook as the youth Mtras walking
to work along the highway Fri
day morning. , ; r
Ford was given time to con
sider his plea. Justice J. -W.
Pietarila set bail at $1000. The
sailor is from Providence, Wis.
armed and considered dangerous
by police, escaped sometime Fri
day night and were still at large
at mid-day Saturday.
Raymond Lester Lowe. 22, an
ex-convict; Burton LeRoy Bry
son, 20, and Alfred Peterson, 46,
a parolee who has 18 years to
serve on a habitual criminal
count, apparently made their es
cape by .cutting through a vent
pipe with hacksaw blades passed
in from the outside.
The .three were awaiting trial
on felony charges. Polk County
Sheriff Tony Neufeldt said he
considered the trio dangerous.
Before leaving the prison build
ing they rifled the sheriffs desk
and took three revolvers.
It was the third jailbreak from
the Polk county jail this year.
There is no night jailer.
McCourf To Referee
Mediation Board Case
Portland (U.R) Former
District Attorney John McCourt
of Multnomah county will spend
a month in Chicago, 111., refer
eeing a number of cases for the
national mediation board, ac
cording to board member Robert
O. Boyd.
Boyd said the disputes arose
from railroads operating water
transportation facilities on the
Mississippi and elsewhere. :
In Portland to hear two minor
cases, Boyd said the board works
on disputes rising between op
erators and unions in the rail
road and airline fields. He said
a bill is now in Congress pro
viding for similar mediaton in
maritime disputes.
Portland
Planned
Hospital
by Kaiser
Portland (U.R) Kaiser Foun
dation Northern Hospitals plans
a 125-bed four-story hospital
here according, to a report ap
proved Friday by the city plan
ning commission.
The city council will consider
the proposed hospital July 7.
The hospital on North Greeley
avenue between North Sumner
and North Alberta streets would
be patronized by clients of the
Permanent prepaid medical plan.
It would be built so that two ad
ditional floors could be added,
giving space for 50 more beds.
At present, the Kaiser founda.
tion has a hospital near Van
couver, Wash., for Portland pa
tients. " ; ' ,
Judge Recalls Facts
For Drunken Driver
Portland (U.R) After
leading county .police on a
90-mile-an-hour chase through
town and finally rolling his
car over several times, a 25-year-old
motorist was hailed
into court Here Friday for
drunken driving.
John G. Bush, appearing
rather pale, listened to testi
mony with : an abstract air.
Then he told the judge he did
not recall the car overturning.
The judge ' responded with
SO-days, $200 and no driving
for a year.
i How fines Haw Changed '
Far cry from the old-fashioned "general store" Is the streamlined
super-market of todayl Stores have changed to keep up with the
pace of the times and with' our expanding population.
Another important aspect of our changing times is
ENLIGHTENED HOME FINANCING ,
At no time in history has it been easier for stable, deserving fam
ilies to have homes of their own. To , keep up with population
growth, we are building more homes than ever before . . and
financing the greater portion of them through home-owned Sav
ings and Loan Associations like JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL
Why? Many Reasons. ' Here Are Some:
Pay-Like-Rent Home Loans
which make owning a home
as easy as paying rent . . . ...
LOW DOWN PAYMENTS V . .
A VARIETY Of LOAN PLANS . .
individual plans which help
each family get. the home to
fit , its physical needs and its
financial situation ...
Friendly Counseling ...
on a. variety of important mat.
ters in home building, pur
chasing or repairing . . . offer
ed without charge.
The tr a i n ed personnel of
JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL
have the latest information on
. building restrictions and taxes
. . . on materials and plans.'
Ask them. Supplying this and
like information is part of their
service. .. : .-
And Remember, When You Build or Buy a Home . . Or Remodel
or Repair the. Home You Now Have, You Make . a Big, Long-Term
Investment. It Pays to Deal With People You Know, In Home
Owned, Home Managed Institution Which Has Been a Part of the
Community for a Long Time ... And Will Be Here for Many Years
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