Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 05, 1955, Image 12

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Newspaper Page Texto o O o o CD TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SPORTS QTs Prepare For Softball Tournament The Rogue Valley QTs. girls' softball team, are going through a series of stiff practice sessions this week in preparation for the state tournament, to be held next week at Klamath Falls. The QTs, awaiting arrival of new uni forms ordered expressly for the tourney, will go against Salem on Thursday, August 11, at 8:30 p.m. in their first championship competition. Salem has twice defeated the QTs- this year, 11 to 10 and 5 to 4. while the Rogue team won the other game of their three-play series by a 2 to 0 score. The new uniforms, to be made up of shorts and blouses, are to be red with a white trim and are said to be as flashy as those ryorn by any girls' team in the "state. They are en route from Portland. Last Saturday the QTs trav eled to Klamath" Falls where they.; squeezed by the Basinettes, last year's state champions, 6 to 5, in an overtime game. The Ba sinettes are the same team which played the Lind Florists of Port land here in June. On Sunday the locals jumped to Roseburg where they dumped the Lumberjills 6 to 4, also in an overtime game. It was a re venge for the QTs, since they lost to the Lumberjills in a pre liminary to the Florist-Klamath Falls0 game here. Salem Wins NWL Contest By UNITED PRESS Jack Steinagel of Salem pick ed up a new suit by banging a '400-foot triple in Northwest League play last night but if Qthey ever get around to handing otrt clothes for tough luck Don Rabung of Yakima will be the best dressed player in the league. Steinagel's blast dented a sign tii centerfield entitling him to a new suit of clothes. It also entitled Salem to one run in the second to go with a first inning marker and a 2-0 victory Cover league-leading Eugene. Bill Whitson went the route for Salem fanning eight and walking but three to notch his 12th victory of the season. Wenatchee Rally Rabung went eight innings at Yakima before bumping into a ninth inning Wenatchee rally as the Chiefs took Yakima 3-2 in 10 frames. t Rabung fanned eight and jalked but four and held a 2-0 advantage going into the Wenat chee ninth. Lewiston moved to within a half game of the top with a 10-6 decision over Spokane. Joe Riney hit a two-run homer for the Broncs in the first. They added four more in the second and got three in the fifth. Bill Bottler of Spokane went down to his 11th defeat but tempered it with a grand-slam homer in the Spokane fifth, walk- One Practice Daily For College All-Stars Chicago (U.R) Beginning to iday the College All-Stars will rioldg only one workout daily , until they meet the champion Cleveland Browns, August 12. Curly Laoibeau, who is coach ing the collegians, said he plans one workout each day because "there just won't be any foot ball team left by next Friday unless we ease up." The All Stars had been working out twice daily. Thursday's drill was cancelled because of the heat. . McElhenny May Play For orty-Niners Sunday Morga , Calif. (U.R) Hugh McElhenny. the San Francisco Forty Niners star halfback, will be able to play Sunday against the Washington Redskins in an exhibition game at Kezar Sta dium. 0 McElhenny. who injured his side two weeks ago, was exam ined by doctors Thursday and was pronounced "fit to play," Coach Red Strader said he plans to use McElhenny sparingly. HOUSE of WHERE 1 HE STEREORAMIC PHOTO ORIGINATED North of Gold Hill AT ANY SNAPSHOT TAKEN WITHIN THE VORTEX WILL PRODUCE A 3D PICTURE. TEST IT! Summer Hours - 8 to 7 Under Founder's Manaoement Since 1930 Obituaries CLARA WALLS Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Walls, 63, of 511 Kenwood ave., who died Wednesday, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel Saturday at 9:30 a.m. with the Rev. Roscoe Hohn of the Ash land Nazarene church officiat ing. Committal will be in Siski you Memorial park. Pall bearers will include Char les Eller, Bryan Gossett, Ar thur Martin. Travis Coffman and Frank Dupray. The deceased was born April 23, 1892, in Bentonville Ark., and had lived in southern Ore gon for the past 22 years, the last 13 of which were spent in Medford. Survivors include two sons, Edward D.. Talent and Billy L., F'ontana, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Henry Hass. San Berna dino, Calif., and Mrs. Barbara Clark, Medford; a sister, Mrs. Minta Walls, Yuba City, Calif., and seven grandchildren. MARTHA McCUMBER Mrs. Martha A. McCumber, 30, of Dairy, Ore., died Thurs day in Jacksonville, where she had been residing with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Heffron, . Route 2, Box 17-B. Funeral services are tenta tively set for Tuesday, with Ward's Klamath funeral home, Klamath Falls, in charge of ar rangements. Local arrange ments are being handled by Chapel Mortuary. The deceased, daughter of Charles and Caroline Janson Burgdorf, was born in Pennsyl vania on Oct. 31, 1874. When she was 17 she came to Oregon with her parents, and for the past 63 years has been a resident of Dairy. She was married at Klam ath Falls in 1893 to Orrin A. McCumber, who preceded her in death in 1934. Survivors include three sons, Albert C, in Canada, Orlan A. and Harry G., both of Dairy; a daughter, Mrs. Emma Heffron, Jacksonville; two brothers, Charles Burgdorf, Grants Pass, and Albert Burgdorf, Dairy; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Arant, Dairy, and Mrs. Lena Flackus, Ashland, and two grandchildren. MARY CHISHOLM Funeral services are pending at Perl funeral home for Mary Olive Chisholm, Gold Hill, who died yesterday. Fishing Trip Nets Lions 62 Salmon Eagle Point Fifteen fishing enthusiasts from Eagle Point and nine from other Rogue Valley areas caught 62 salmon on a deep-sea fishing trip from Cres cent City, Calif., last week. The weekend outing was sponsored by the Eagle Point Lions club. Two groups of 12 each sailed in the Donna II and Undine on the one-day trip. ANOTHER SELL OUT South Bend, Ind. (U.R) Notre Dame University has announced its third sell-out for the coming football season. The school an nounced Thursday that the Iowa game here, November 19, join ed the Navy game, October 29, and the Michigan State game, at Lansing, Mich., on the sold out list. SON TO MELE Quincy, Mass. (U.R) The wife of Cincinnati Redlegs' out fielder Sam Mele gave birth to their first son and third child Thursday at Quincy City Hos pital. Mele lives here in the off season. ., RAY SUSPENDED Boston (U.R) Ray Robinson, former middleweight champion, who is staging a comeback, has been suspended by the Massa chusetts state Boxing Commis sion for failing to pay off a 52,500 expense tab in connec tion with a cancelled 10-round bout with George Small of Brooklyn, N.Y., March 5. LEAD JOCKEY RACE Chicago (U.R) Willie Har tack and Willie Shoemaker go into today's racing program at Washington Park all tied at 228 victories each for the lead in the national jockey standings. Har tack scored a triple Thursday while Shoemaker was shut out. MAGICIAN LOSES Sandy (U.R) Magician No ble Hawkins, who has a "dis appearing act," told police here today that a suitcase containing his sleight-of-hand equipment had disappeared from his park ed car. MYSTERY Open Throughout The Year Friday, August 5, 1955 ? Canadian Police Official Kills Sell Vancouver, B. C. (U.R) More scandal erupted in the Vancou ver police department today when Police Superintendent Harry Whalen shot himself to death four hours before he was to testify at a royal commission hearing on charges of graft in the department. Whalen, 53, shot himself through thei heart with his serv ice revolver about 7 a.m. (PST). His wife found his pajama-clad body in his living room. Whalen reportedly had told a royal commission lawyer he was afraid of testifying because of a "smear campaign" against his personal life. Per Capita Consumption Of 3 Chemicals High Midland, Mich. (U.R) Do you remember buying 175 pounds of sulfuric acid or 40 pounds of caustic soda, or even only 35 pounds of chlorine recently? According to Leland I. Doan, presidents of Dow Chemical Co., this is the per capita consump tion of these three -basic chemi cal products. "Most of the products of the chemical industry are channeled into other industries to emerge unrecognizable as a chemical ma terial, or perhaps not to emerge at all but only to assist in the pro duction of a non-chemical prod uct," Doan said. POLIO SHOTS DUE Portland (U.R) First and second graders at'six Multnomah county schools were to receive their second polio inoculations shots starting today. Medford YMCA SCHEDULE FOR WEEK Saturday 9:00 Tiny tots swim lesson sec tion C 9:45 Tiny tots swim lesson sec tion DD 10:30 Boys play swim ages 11 & 12 12:00 High School boys and men 2:00 All members swim 5:00 Father & son swim 7:00 All members open swim Monday 9:00 Members tiny tots swim lessons 9:45 Members tiny tots swim lessons 10:30 Girls play swim ages 9 to 12 11:15 Girls play swim ages 13 to 15 1:00 Members tiny tots minnow class ages 6-7-8 2:00 Boys tadpole class ages 9 & up 3:00 Boys flounder class ages 9 & up 4:0rf Boys minnow class 5:00 Father & son swim 7:00 Family Night swim Tuesday 9:00 Tiny tots swim lesson sec tion A 9:45 Tiny tots swim lesson sec tion A 9:45 Tiny tots swim lesson sec- tion B 10:30 Boys play swim ages 9 & 10 11:15 Boys play swim ages 13 to 15 1:00 Mother & daughter swim 2:00 Girls tadpole class 3:00 Girls flounder class 3:00 Girls minnow class 5:00 Father & son swim 7:30 Womens swim class Wednesday 9:00 Members tiny tots swim lessons ages 6-7.8 9:45 Members tiny tots swim lessons ages 6-7-8 10:30 Girls plajV swim ages 9 to 12 11:15 Girls play swim ages 13 to 15 1 :0O Members tiny tots minnow class ages 6-7-8 2:00 Boys fish, flying fish and shark class ' 3:00 High School girls swim 5:00 Father & son swim v 8:00 Young adults swim Thursday 9:00 Tiny tots swim ' lessons sec tion C 9:45 Tiny tots swim lessons sec- 10:30 Boys play swim ages 11 & 12 11:15 Boys play swim ages 13 to 15 1:00 Mother Sc daughter swim 2:00 Girls fish, flying fish and shark . class 3:00 High School girls free swim 5:00 Father & son swim 7:30 Womens swim class Friday 9:00 Tiny tots swim lessons sec tion A 9:45 Tiny tots swim lessons sec tion B 10:30 Boys play swim ages 9 & 10 11:15 Swimming team practice 3:00 High school girls swim 4:00 High school boys swim 5:00 Father & son swim, all ages 7:00 Family Night swim Lobby games 9:30 p.m. open 9:00 a.m. to SPECIAL EVENTS Saturday Teen age dance post poned to Aug. 13 with Zephurs orchestra. Sunday 1:00 p.m.. third week campers depart for Diamond Lake YMCA Camp. Monday 8:00 p.m.. Youth Council meeting to plan youth Socials. All teen age members welcome. Tuesday Board of directors dinner meeting 6:00 p.m. Wednesday 9:00 a.m.. Girls Adven ture trip to Oregon Caves by bus.; 7:00 p.m.. Special party for parents Lnd tots taking swimming on Tuesday and Friday. 8 p.m.. Young Adult Mar ried group, volleyball and swimming. Thursday 9:00 a.m.. Boys Adven ture trip to Oregon Caves by bus. Bring lunch. Friday 1:30 p.m. Special practice for watersprites show. CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT FOR RENT Motor Cranes Back Hoes Motor Graders Draglines Clamshells Shovel Fronts Crawler Type Tractors with Dozers 105 Air Compressor 315 Air Compressor Wagon Drill Paving Breakers Jack Hammers MACHINE TRENCHING Gas Water Sewer Drain Installation or Repair H. C. LlfllflGER & sons MEDFORD, OREGON - PHONE 2-5336 or 2-5897 TRAILWAYS VISTA-LINER 100 The Vista Liner 100 shown above will operate on the Evergreen route between Seattle, Wash., and San Diego, Calif. After making a demonstra tion tour the liner will begin operating on regular routes through this area. One of the most distinctive engineering achievements in PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (U.P.) Cattle for week 3500. Average choice for better fed steers S24.25-24.50; low choice S23.75 24; good mostly S21-22.50; commercial SI 7.50- 20; good-choice fed heifers S21. 75-22: canner-cutter cows S8-9.50 shells down to S4; utility-commercial bulls S14-15.50. Calves for week 435. Good-choice v-ealers late S18-20. some to S21: simi lar calves S16-18; utility-commercial $11-16. culls down to S7. Hoes for week 1725. U.S. No. 1 and 2 butchers 180-235 lb. 18.50-10. No. 3 lots S18; heavier and lighter kinds S17 17.50; choice 350-550 lb. sows S12.50 14.50. Sheep for week 3300. Most choice spring lambs with some prime late S17.50-18. early to S18. with some S 19.25 and S19.50: good-cohice feeders S14-15: good-choice 110 lb. yearling wethers 13.50; other utility-good all weights S9-12; good-choice slaughter ewes S3.50-D. culls down to 52. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (U.P.) Esgs To retail ers: Grade AA large. 59c doz.: A large 50-54c: AA medium. 30-52c: A me dium, 49-Slc doz.; A small. 35-36c doz.; cartons. l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA grade prints. 65c lb.: cartons. 66c: A prints; 6oc: cartons. 3oc: B prints. 63c. Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched dar. Oregon singles. 4o--..-46c; o-lb. loaves. 46 ',2-49 'jc. Processed Ameri can cheese. 5-lb. loaf. SS'ac lb. Farm Market Portland (U.P.) First Willamette valley Arp peaches were ouoted at SI. 50-1. 75 for a 20-lb. lug today; yel low transparent "apples sold at S1.75- 2.25 for a 40-lb. box; Willamette val ley strawberries sold at S2.o-3. Poultry. Rabbits Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland): Fryers 2 '2 to 4 lbs., 28-29c; at farm, 27-28c lb.: light hens, 18-19c; heavy hens, all wts., 19 20c up;, old roosters. ll-14c. Dressed Chicken No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers. New York style, 39 40c lb.; whole drawn. 51-55c lb.; cut- up, 55-58c lb.: hens, light type. New York style, 28-29c; cut-ups. 40-46c; hens, heavy type. N. Y. style, 29-31c: whole drawn. 41-44c. Turkeys To producers for a grade young hens, f.o.b. farm. N.Y. dressed. 33c: A toms. N.Y. style. 31c lb. To retailers, A grade young hens, ready to cook. 50c: N.Y. dressed. 37-38C lb.; A grade toms. oven ready. 41-45c; N.Y. style. 34-35c lb.; fryer turkeys, 4-8 lbs.. 49-Slc. Rabbits (average to growers, f.o.b. killing plants) Live white. 34-4 ',2 lbs.. 21-23c up; 5-6 lbs., 1 -19c: colored pelts. 4c under; old does 10-12c lb.: a few higher. Fresh dressed fryers to retailersv o7-6lc; cut up, b2-bac. PORTLAND CASH GRAIN Portland Wholesale hay prices: New crop No. 2 green alfalfa baled f.o.b. trucks, Portland, S34-35. Prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat, No. 2 soft white. S74.50 ton: No. 2 white oats, 38-lb. test. Coast delivery. $52 a ton; Willamette valley oats. Portland delivery, S50; No. 2 Western barley, S46.50 ton f.o.b. Portland Coast deliv ery; soybean meal. S82 ton. cars prompt delivery Portland: No. 2 milo, f.o.b. Portland. S58 ton; standard mill Eastern shipment, f.o.b. Portland, S72 run. $46.50. cars; No. 2 yellow corn, 72.50. What Are You Doing This Weekend? Plan to spend your weekend, or your vacation at WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR RESORT.. ... Only 7 miles above Butte Falls . . . FREE OVERNITE CAMPING . '. ; Boat ing, fishing, swimming, and Gen eral Store . . . For boat reserva tions, call Butte, Falls 2294, any time. Willow Creek Reservoir RESORT Phone Butte Falls 2294 Births CURREY To Mr. and Mrs. Lee, route 2, box 27, Central Point, Aug. 5, 1955, a boy, 6V2 pounds, at Community hospital. HANSCOM To Mr. and Mrs. Cecil, route 1, box 159, Eagle Point, Aug. 4, 1955, a girl, 6V2 pounds, at Community hospital. YOUNG To Mr. and Mrs. Howard, Trail, Aug. 4, 1955, a girl. 6ri pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. BECKWITH To Mr. and Mrs. Dick, 206 West Jackson st., Aug. 4, 1955, a girl, 6V2 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. COOK To Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur, 50 Kenwood ave., Aug. 4, 1955, a girl, 6V2 pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. ADAMS To Mr. and Mrs. Au brey, route 2, box 861, Central Point, Aug. 5, 1955, a boy, 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. More than 90 per cent of all the bituminous coal produced in the U.S. is cut by machines. Fascinating Exhibits and Fun for the Entire Family We're inviting everybody in town to come in and see our own personal 1955 auto show, the Chevrolet Featurama. We have gleaming, life-size exhibits of Chevrolet engineering features at work. We have exhibits you can actually operate yourself . . . and have fun operating. Also, we would like to invite you to take this opportunity to drive the 1955 Motoramic Chevrolet and experience its great new features on the road. So, come in soon . . . to the thrilling Chevrolet Featurama for 1955. FREE BICYCLE GIVEN AWAY MONDAY! Seme lucky boy or girl is actually going to win a new bicycle. We're having a grand drawing on the final day of the Featurama and one happy young ster will take home a handsome bicycle. Be sure and stop in and enter your child's name. There is no obligation. COME SEE THE 1955 CHEVROLET FEATURAMA Saturday and Monday Only -August 6 and 8 (caDHJiKnriESY (cnnrEvmoDiLiETr the new bus is in the seating. Other features are individual reading lights, ash trays and a cooling and heating system. A music system provides as much as eight hours of continuous musical selections without repetition. Indi vidual volume controls are located above each seat. Shakespeare Festival Schedule oi Plays Monday Henvy VI, Part 3. Trapped Man Signals For Help With Smoke Marmarth, N.D. IU.R) David Kreiger, 30, risked his life by starting a prairie fire south of here when' the tractor he was driving overturned and pinned him beneath the machine. , Kreiger was trapped for 21 hours, through a rainstorm and temperatures dropping to 31 de grees, before he decided to take a chance and ignite the prairie. His biggest worry was that the flames would flash into the fuel tank of the tractor, A neighbor noticed the smoke, however, arid rescued Kreiger, who suffered a badly injured leg and burns on his hands. The richest lead and-silver de posits in the world are believed located at the Broken Hill mines in Australia. DD(Bl?S THE EXCITING 1955 CHEVROLET FE ATURAM A! News About Servicemen ENLISTS James Anthony Elson, son of Mrs. Mary A. Sanders, 2008 Hillcrest rd., enlisted under the Army's "Reserved for You" school program, according to a release from Warreh M. Long, local Army recruiter. Elson will attend basic training at Ft. Ord Calif., and then receive a two week leave before reporting to the Army Medical training school at Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. He will undertake a 16-week x ray training course. Private El son attended Medford schools and was graduated in June, 1954. After graduation he stu died x-ray technology at Oregon Technical institute at Ore-Tech, Ore. PROMOTED Phillip Sitner, Grants Pass, as signed to the 304th Logistical Command of the Army reserve, has been proomted to the. rating of sergeant from his present rank of corporal, according to Sfc. Walter L. Adams, assistant unit adviser. ASSIGNED Elgan E. Amidon, 730 West 11th st., has been assigned to the 9417th Air Reserve squadron of the 9090th' Air Reserve group here in Medford. according to TSgt Walter S. Kristner Jr. ATTEND COURSES Air Force Reserve Capt. Al win V. Miller, 160 Scenic dr., Ashland, and Second Lt. Bert L. Jenks, Vet's 'Village, Ashland, are taking special Air Force re serve courses, according to TSgt. Walter S. Kistner Jr. O SMORGASBORD - $2.25 Includes Barbecued Spareribs O WONDERFUL DINNERS Special Prime Ribs of Beef 2 r-3 O ALA CARTE MENU RflON DESIB ir FOR RESERVATIONS Phone NOrmandy 4-2S13 Bring the children. They'll love a ride in the Chevrolet Kiddie Convertible o Here's a special feature to thrill tht young sters!. The Chevrolet Kiddie Convertible is a miniature sidewalk-sized version of the 1955 Chevrolet. The car is mounted on a special base that gives an exciting ride effect. It's great fun for children they'll love a ride in the Chevrolet Kiddie Convertible. Captain Miller, member of th 9417th air reserve group in Med ford, was to leave today to at tend a two week Statistical Services course at Sheppard Air Force base in Texas, and will return here Aug. 21 Kistner said. Lieutenant Jenks is at tending an officer's orientation course at the Air University Air Force base, at Montgomery, Ala., and will return to Med ford around Aug. 17, Kistner added. Use Mail Tribune Want Ad Q Welcome To 4 MILES NORTH Of MEDFORD l MILE EAST SCENIC AVE. WATCH FOR SIGNS firing your visitors and friends . . . Voluntary Contribution;JVe cepted. O jj Featuring Southern Oregon Cut end Polished Stones and Indian Artifacs. Rough agate materials cut and polished are For Sale. , Try Our Delicious CLOVER HONEY Large selection of contain ers, including Ceramic Jugs.0 o O PHONE 2-6115 O o o 9TH AND BARTLETT STS.