Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 20, 1955, Image 11

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    Local and
Sister Visits Mrs. Fay Clem-
mer of Brookings visited several
days this week at the home of
her brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Johnson, 510
South Newtown st.
Permit Issued A building
permit was issued this week to
D. G. Root, 340 Saginaw dr., for
the erection of an $18,000 resi
dence, according to records on
file at the city hall.
Attend Market Bill Laurine
and Gene Dyke will return today
from San Francisco where they
attended the Furniture Mart. The
two men are owners of the Laur
ine and Dyke Furniture and Rug
Mart here.
. Incorporate Articles of in
corporation of the California
Oregon Hereford Breeders as
sociation have been filed in the
Jackson county recorder's of
fice by J. W. Bigham, John Boh-
nert, Earle Jossy. John Clifford
and D. K. Nichols.
From North Bend Mrs
George Hemple and sons, George
Jr., and John, North Bend, are
visiting for two weeks at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. v.
Collins, while Mrs. Collins is
working for the time at West
Coast Lumber company.
Visitors Leave Mr. and Mrs.
George Terry, Long Beach,
Calif., visited for several days
with Mr. and Mrs. George Felt
man, 637 Pennsylvania ave.
They were en route from the
Yellowstone National park and
they left for their home the first
of the week.
Rockhounds to Meet The
Roxy Ann Gem and Mineral
club will meet for a potluck
supper at the home of the club's
president, Harry Marx, 309
Portland ave., at 7 p.m. Friday,
July 22, it was reported this
morning. Members are asked to
bring their own food, table ser
vice and camp chairs.-
Eeis THURSDAY!
A tOYAl tOMANTIC WON,
Tka J. Arthur tank OramlmlM
princess
A tMHertol-lflftrnotioftol tlcw
PLUS
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urn
RAINBOW MQTEL
Grocery fir Patio Cafe
Crater lake Highway (62) Shady Cava
NOW OPEN
Featuring
FISH at our COMMERCIAL TROUT PONDS
Pony Rides Picnic Grounds
Dance Floor with Juke Box Music
Housekeeping Cabins by Day or Week- Trailer Park
It's so easy...
to bank at U.S. National!
s
9
AVTO
DRIVE-UP TELLER
In just a few seconds' you can bank
from your car at our popular auto
teller window No traffic or park
ing problems. You needn't leave
your car just drive up and bank.
Easy!
MtAUf
Personal
Visit Brother Mr. and Mrs.
A. R. Moffet and children. Bob
and Jean, Puyallup, Wash., are
visiting for several days with
Moffet's brother and sister-in-
law, Mr. and Mrs. John P. Mof
fet, 34 North Berkeley way.
At Community Richard
Sanford, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan Sanford, Jacksonville, is
listed today as a surgery patient
at Community hospital, and Miss
Joan Christopher, 1207 East
Jackson st., is a medical patient
there.
Oa Vacation Mr. and Mrs.
Francis McCarty, are visiting in
Los Angeles on vacation. They
left Saturday and will visit for
about two weeks. Mrs. McCarty
is women's ready-to-wear depart
ment buyer for Mann s Depart
ment store. . .
Californians Visit Mr. and
Mrs. H. L. Jackson, daughter
Carolyn and son Skippy, San
Lorenzo, Calif., were overnight
guests Tuesday at the home of
Mrs. Clara McKee, 718 Grant st.
It was the first time in 14 years
that the families had met. Jack
son is a brother-in-law of Mrs.
McKee.
.
Elected Ben Schmidt, 3490
South Pacific highway, was
elected this week to chairman of
the counsel of Camp Farthest out
at Menucha near Crown Point on
the Upper Columbia river. He
and Mrs. Schmidt have just re
turned from visiting there for a
week. The camp is made up of
an interdenominational group.
Son Visits Mr. and Mrs. M.
A. Williams,' 209 Church St.,
Phoenix, have as visitors
their son and daughter-in-law.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Williams,
Philadelphia, Pa., from July 18
through 28. He is a Phoenix
High school graduate and now
is employed in electronic work
as a technician.
Return Home Mr. and Mrs.
Cleve Powers and family, 635
Palm st., returned recently from
a vacation to Oakland, Calif.,
where they visited - relatives
Powers is employed by the Nor
field Shoe store, 221 East Main
st, and Mrs. Powers is employed
as a beautician at Cook's Beauty
Clinic, 528 East Main st.
Greeters to Visit Members of
the Greeters committee of the
Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce will meet at the Med
ford hotel at 6:45 a.m. tomorrow
for a trip to Rogue River lodge,
Trail. The group will leave by
car about 7, arriving for a 7:30
a.m. breakfast. The committee
was invited by Mrs. Montana
Gilhousen, operator of the lodge.
CARD OF THANKS
We would like to express our true
sincerity and an abundance of grati
tude, not only to the Jacksonville Vol
unteer Fire uept out to tne many
friends and neighbors who took the
time and risk to help ui extinguish a
brush fire on our property. Had it not
oeen tor tne quics. action ana coopera
tion of these wonderful people, our
homes would most likely have burned.
Many thanks to the many that we
cannot name.
Fresh Trout (Caught Daily)
Steak Dinners
DRIVE-UP TELLER
LATE-HOUR WINDOWS
for late-day banking convenience.
After-hours windows to serve you
to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and on
Saturdays until 3:00 p.m. Saves
rush and worry. . . gives you more
time for banking business. Easy! t'
MEDFORD BRANCH
MAIN AND CENTRAL
I HOEsAl Df POSIT MSUIANCt COtPOtATION
Alumni Picnic Talent Alum
ni association will hold a family
potluck picnic Sunday, July 24,
at Jackson Hot springs. Games
and races will start at noon
and the dinner will be at 2 p.m.
Those attending are asked to
bring a covered dish and table
service for their own families.
From St. Helens Mrs. Har
old Benson and children, David
and Linda, 1915 Hazel st., have
returned from St. Helens, Ore.,
where they visited Mrs. Benson's
father. She is employed in the
bookkeeping department at First
National bank, Medford branch.
They were there for a week and
Mrs. Benson returned to work
the first of this week.
-
Bad Checks Bad checks were
passed in three Medford busi
ness establishments yesterday,
according to city police. Dad's
Hideaway, 1182 Court St., cash
ed a check for $10, Jack's Sport
ing Goods, 1232 Court st., cash
ed a counter check totaling $20,
and David's Restaurant & Sup
ply, 40 North Front st, cashed
a check payable to the store for
$238.30, officers said.
-
Sell Ranch Mr. and Mrs.
A. R. Street, of the Applegate,
have sold their Lazy GM ranch
to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Widner,
Los Angeles, Mrs. Street report
ed today. The Streets have pur
chased a home in the San Fer
nando valley, and also are buil
ding a home on Camp Baker
rd., she added. The sale of the
400-acre ranch included about
25 head of cattle, Mrs. Street
said.
Good Condition Jack Rae,
41, star route, Selma, a Cali
fornia Oregon company em
ployee, was brought Tuesday
noon to Medford from Happy
Camp, Calif., by private plane
after he had accidently chopped
his leg while working, according
to Medford ambulance men. He
is reported in good condition to
day at Sacred Heart hospital
where he was taken for treat
ment. .
.
Convalescent Miss Ha Col
lins, Portland, returned home
the first of the week after visit
ing with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Glen E. Curtis, 2585 How
ard ave., and her brothers, V. N.
Collins, Robert Collins and Walt
er Collins, and their families.
Glen E. Curtis is convalescing at
Sacred Heart hospital from sur
gery. Others who have been vis
iting Curtis and Mr. and Mrs.
Merle Buck and children, Ronnie
and Merelen, of Etna, Calif.
Slight Injuries Mrs. R. F.
Douglas, 1044 West 11th st, was
released about 5:30 p.m., Tues
day from Sacred Heart hospital
arter treatment for a chest in
jury received a short time ear
lier in an automobile accident
at Summit and Haven st., ac
cording to Medford ambulance
and hospital attendants. The car
in which Mrs. Douglas was rid
ing was' involved in a collision
wtih one driven by Elija Settle
Sloan, P. O. Box 517, Jackson
ville, according to city police.
;
. File Claims Jeff Haywood
Lemley and Howard Clay have
filed a claim for gold, silver and
other valuable minerals in the
Galls Creek and Foots Creek
Mining district, according to
records filed in the Jackson
county recorder's office. The
claim is known as Red Oak No.
2. Lemley listed his address as
route 1, box 65, Ashland. A
chrome location claim in South
ern Jackson county -was filed by
Percy Ls Weeks of Happy Camp,
Calif. The claim is known as
The , Oregon Side.
LATE-HOUR
WINDOWS
; Sib
News About
Servicemen
ENLIST
Recent enlistments for the
United States' Air Force have
been announced by MSgt. Car
son W. Campbell. USAF.
From Medford are Ronald
Lewis Stockhoff, 721 Bennett
St.; Victor Isaac Eakin Jr., 912
Victory st.; and Thomas W.
Amacker, 902 South Grape st.
Ashland enlistees are Ray
mond LeRoy Powell, 196 Nutley
st., and Melvin Tate, 824 Blaine
st. From other towns are Leopold
Johann Hoser, 128 North First
St., Talent, Michael A. ' Sabine,
Grants Pass, Ronald B, Miller,
Canyonville, Ore., Harvey L.
Pebworth, Rogue River, and
David A. Schoonover, Wolf
Creek, Ore. Larry Owen Mei-
moyer and Robert A. Ankney,
Weed, Calif., enlisted In Med
ford. The men are now all at Parks
Air Force Base, Calif., for 54
days of basic training, Campbell
added. They will'be assigned to
duty or a school after the train
ing period.
Station KWRO Seeks
Increase of Power
Coquille dl.R) Radio station
KWRO yesterday filed applica
tion with the Federal Communi
cations Commission to increase
power to 1,000 watts on the 630
kilocycle band, William E.
Walsh, president of the firm, ai
nounced.' KWRO as well as two
other stations in Coos county are
currently operating at 250 watts
power.
BIRTHS
HENKE To Mr.' and Mrs.
Albert, 116 Sunrise ave., July
19, 1955, a boy, IVt pounds, at
Sacred Heart hospital.
BALDWIN To Mr. and Mrs.
Fred, route ,1, box 48, Central
Point, July 19, 1955, a girl, 7
pounds, at Sacred Heart hospi
tal. HENSLEY To Mr. and Mrs,
Richard, 222 Valley View dr.,
July 20, 1955, a girl, 8 pounds,
at Community hospital.
At Osteopathic Lewis Par
cel, Rogue River, was admitted
this morning to Osteopathic hos
pital for medical care, and Mrs.
George Johnson, 528 North
Grape st., underwent surgery
there yesterday, attendants
reported.
Marshal Reports City Fire
Marshal Truman Nelson report
ed investigation of six com
plaints of fire hazards in resi
dential areas and inspection of
one apartment house yesterday.
Eight orders were issued for
correction of hazardous., condi
tions.
Minnesoians Picnic An an
nual state picnic of former Min
nesotans is scheduled at July 31
at Jantzen Beach park, Portland.
Minnesota, now. in the Pacific
All persons who have lived in
northwest are invited. Gov. Paul
Patterson will . be principal
speaker. The program opens at
2 p.m., with music, and the gov
ernor's address will be at 2:30
p.m. Journal Juniors will fur
nish a variety show. A. F. Gilde-
meister, president of the state
Minnesota society, 28 North East
28th ave., .Portland, 15, is in
charge of plans.
Daily Weather Report
JULY 30. 19SS
Sunset tonight 7:43 ta. Sunrise
tomorrow 4:32 a.m.
FORECASTS
Medford and vicinity: Continued
fair and warm through Thursday.
Low tonight 54. High Thursday 95.
western Oregon: fair tomgnt ana
Thursday. A little warmer southern
interior. Low tonight 48-58. High
Thursday 80-95 except 65 on coast.
Northern California: Fair . tonight
and Thursday except coastal fog.
LUtAL VATA
TEMPERATURE: Mean - yesterday
71: below normal 2.
Record high this data 115 In 194S.
Record low this data 43 In 1939.
PRECIPITATION: 34 noun to mid
night, none. Midnight to 10 a.m.. none.
Total this month, trace; .14 Inch
below normal.
Total since Sept. 1, 1.88 inches,
9.05 inches below normal.
HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 33.
highest this ajn. 75.
CITY HighLowPrac.
Brookings ' 63 53
Crater Lake 73 44
Grants Pass 90 49
Klamath Falls 88 53
MEDFORD CI 52
Portland 78 53
Seattle .
Spokane
Yakima -
73 50
84 54
88 -59
Eureka
Red Bluff .
Sacramento
San Francisco .
Los Angeles -
58 53
98 63
92 55
70 .... 51
7 64
Phoenix
Denver - .,
Chicago
Miami
New York .
Washington. D.C.
, 98
. 88
. 91
. 88
91
93
76
63
73
73
73
71
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BEAMING THEIR BEST proud grandparent beams, Jack
Benny and wife Mary Livingston (right) join their adopted
daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Seth Baker, in first
look at grandson at Mt Sinai Hospital, New York. Nurse Eva
Blumstein holds little MlchaeL (InUnutwHalSoundphoto)
AFL Electrical Union
President Succumbs
Portland U.PJ J. S c o 1 1
Milne, 57, president of the AFL
International Brotherhood of
Electrical . Workers, died of a
heart attack today at his farm
home at Corbett near here.
Milne, whose office is in
Washington, D.C, had been va
cationing. He became president of the
625,000 member union in March
of 1954, succeeding Dan W.
Tracy. .
Milne had been secretary
treasurer of the international
union since 1947.
Survivors include his wife,
Doris, and two sons, Scott Jr.,
and Robert.
Funeral services will be held
early next week in Washington,
D.C.
Two Men Bound Over
In District Court
Two men were bound over to
grand jury after they waived
counsel and preliminary hearing
in district court yesterday.
Wendell Flloyd Long, 33,
route 1, Medford, is charged
with grand larceny in connec
tion with the theft of an auto
mobile from Leever Motors,
Medford. Edward J. Bolen, 31,
of 2882 Stewart ave., Medford,
is charged with obtaining mon
ey under false pretenses. He is
accused of cashing a fraudulent
$11 check.
Bond was Set at $1,500 each.
Fresh Gresham Berries
Shipped To Chicago
Gresham, Ore. U.R) Gresh
am Berry Growers Co-op, yester
day sent 2000 crates of fresh
raspberries to Chicago, the first
such shipment to the east in 30
years. ' ;
The co-op decided to try the
fresh market in the east because
of a surplus of frozen berries
which has ' resulted in reduced
prices. The carload of berries
was reported sold subject to con
dition on arrival. The railway
express refrigerated car will ar
rive in Chicago Friday morning.
O SMORGASBORD - $2.25
Includes Barbecued Spareribs
O WONDERFUL DINNERS
Special Prime Bibs of Beef
O ALA CARTE MENU
FOR RESERVATIONS
COMING
Fri.&SatJuly22f23
TWO DAYS ONLY!
Jcck Eagb & Ton Mann
Top-Star Entertainment
Comedy & Song Lots of Laughs
Really an Evening of Enjoyment
Two Shows 1 1 p.m. & 1 a.m.
THE DOUBLE AIRES," Norm and Clare t
Playing for Yeur Dancing Pleasure
STAN'S Y CLUB
Wednesday. July 20, 1S5S
Safeway Supervisors
Replace Strikers
Coos Bay j(U.R) Supervisory
personnel manned the meat
counters and check stands in
Safeway stores in the Coos Bay,
North Bend, Myrtle Point and
Reedsport areas today as clerks
and meatcutters remained off
the job.
Portland headquarters of the
chain firm warned employees
after they walked off the job
Friday that they would lose all
sick leave, vacations' and other
fringe benefits if they did not
return to work. The company
said strikers would be treated
as new employees without sen
iority when they came back.
No workers reported for work
in the stores today chain mana
gers said.
500 Expected at
Republican Dinner
Portland U.PJ Paul Hebb,
chairman, of the Northwest Re
publican Governors dinner to be
held here Friday night, today
predicted more than 500 persons
would attend the, $100 a plate
affair.
Govs. Paul Patterson of Ore
gon, Arthur B. Langlie of Wash
ington and Robert Smylie of
Idaho will be featured speakers.
At the head table with the
governors will be a precinct
committeeman and committee-
woman whose names were
drawn out of a bowl today by
Wendell. Wyatt. state GOP chair?
man. They are Mrs. Dan Headl
of The Dalles and Glen Well
man of Roseburg.
PORTLAND CASH GRAIN
Portland (V JP.) Wholesale Hay
prices: New crop No. 2 green alfalfa
baled, f.o.b. trucks. Portland. $33-34.
Prices as reported by the USDA
market news service: Wheat.Tfo. 2 soft
white, $74.25 ton; No. 3 white oats, 32
lb. test. Coast delivery Ml. 50 a ton;
Willamette valley oats, Portland de
livery. 850 ton; No. 2 Western bar
ley. $43-47 ton f.o.b. Portland Coast
delivery: new crop No. 3 Western
barley. $45 ton: soybean meal, $83.07
ton, cars prompt . delivery Portland
standard nullrun, - $4730 ears; No. 2
yellow corn. 'Eastern shipping points,
$69.50-70.50.
DINING IN.N
CENTRAL
POINT
Phone NOrmondy 4-2513
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TBTBUrTR JOXVIir
WALL STREET '
New York U.R Aircrafts
advanced one to more than-two
points in an irregular stock mar
ket today.
There were many other strong
spots. The foundry stocks at
tracted attention for gains rang
ing to more than a point. Chemi
cals were highly irregular. Oils
had several strong spots, notably
Lion which set a new high on an
outside rise of 4 points.
Dow-Jones Averages
Dow-Jones final stock aver
ages; 30 industrials 458.10; up
1.38; 20 railroads 157.98, up
1.05; 15 utilities 65.80, up 0.33:
and 65 stocks 165.91 up 0.73.
Sales today were about 2,080,-
000 shares.
Today's closing prices on se
lected stocks:
American T & T ;...........:...168?8
Anaconda 694
Chrysler 86
Curtiss Wright 19
General Electric
52
General Motors
.125
Montgomery Ward
Perm. R. R. -,.,,, .j
80
28
93
50
19
Penney, J. C.
Radio
Southern Co.'
Southern Pacific
61
90
41
S. Oil of Calif.
Texas Giilf Sulphur
Transamerfca
Tri-Continental ;
45J
28
69
46
52
89
United Aircraft
U. S. Rubber ..
U. S. Steel '
Youngstown
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK
Portland (VJP.) Cattle 350. Low
choice 1110 lb. fed steers $23.50; com
mercial and Eood 1140-1150 lb. $20-
22; utility heifers $12-14; canner-cut-ter
cows mostly $8-10. few $1030;
heavy Holstein to $1125; utility beef
cows $11-12; cutter bulls $12-1330.
Calves 65. Utuitv-commercial erade
$11-17: sood -choice vealers around
$18-20 or above.
- nogs 400. vs. no. l and a butchers
180-235 lb. mostly $20.50-21; No. 3 lots
down to $1930: choice 330.550 lb.
sows $12-15. '
sneep 350. Choice with some prim
sprine lambs $1730-18: eood-choice
$16-17; good-choice 60-70 lb, feeder
lambs $14-15: 86-88 lb. sprint lambs
on feeder order $16; good ewes $4. .
PORTLAND PRODUCE
Portland (W. Eses: To retailers':
Grade AA large 55c doz.; A large 52
54c; AA medium 50-52c; A medium 49
51c doz.; A small 38c doz.; cartons 1
to 3c additional.
Butter To retailers: AA rrada
prints 65c lb.: cartons 66c; A prints
esc; cartons 66c; a prints 63c.
Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched
dar, Oregon singles 42',i-45ic; 5-lb.
loaves 461,i-49ic Processed Ameri
can cheese 5-lb. loaf. 39',i-49,ie lb.
Farm Market
Tod red rasnberrtes sold down to
$1.75 a flat today; other berries sold
at mosUy $1.75-2; blackcao raspber
ries were $2.75-3 a flat; Williamette
valley strawberries sold at mostly
$2.66-2.75; Northwest apricots wers
mostly $2-225.
Pealtnr. Rabbits
Live Chickens To growers No. 1
quality f.o.b. Portland): Fryers 2Vi to
17c; heavy hens, all wts 19c up; old
roosters. 11-14C.
' Dressed Chicken No. 1 dressed to
retailers: Fryers, New York style. 41
42c lb.; whole drawn, 52-54c lb.; cut
up,' 55-58c lb.; hens, light type. New
xorK - style. - zh-zvc: cut-ups, 40-4c;
nens. neavy type. n.x. style, zh-jic;
whole drawn. 41-45c.
: Turkeys To producers for A grade
young hens t.o.b. farm. n.y. dressed,
33c; A toms. N Y. style, 31c lb. To
retailers, A grade young hens, ready
to cook, auc; in., aressea. 37-3BC id.;
A grade toms. oven ready. 41-4 5c: N.Y.
style, 34-35c lb.; fryer turkeys, 4-8
lbs., 49-51C
Rabbits (average to growers f.o.b.
killing plants) Lave white, o,4-4 ,a
lbs.. 21 -23c up: 5-6 lbs.. 17-19c: colored
pelts. 4c under; old does. 10-12c lb., a
few higher. Fresh dressed fryers to
retailers, 57-61c; cut up, 62-6 5c.
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Obituaries
DEBRA McCOMB
Debra Jame McComb, 8-weeks-old
daughter of Mr. end
Mrs. Raymond McComb of Butte
Falls, died yesterday. Conger
Morris funeral home is in charge
of funeral arrangements.
Dead line Sunday Classified is at
noon Saturday; 10 a.m. Monday (or
Monday: other days 5:30 previous day.
EAGLES
ANNUAL PICNIC
' Sunday, July 24th . :
' FREE
Barbccu Dinner
Pop for Hit Kiddias
ROGUE RIVER PARK
Rogua River, Oregon
FOR EAGLES
. and Their Families
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