Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 26, 1955, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextEverything But Gas ! Tound in Gas Tank I O Patterson, N.J. fU.P.) Passaic - tounty bnenu Gorman xauer (jJfj asked a mechanic to take a lookhursday at the station "wagon ucd to haul inmates from the county jail to the court house. He said it had been pret ty balky lately. The mechanic opened the gas trnk and found some marbles, lifesavers, pieces of soap, paper, CJteel wool, stones, scraps of heet metal, sugar and thumb tacks. 0 Tattersall said he would keep he tank locked from now on hen prisoners wash the ve hicle. 4 o FIRST DRIVE-IN RUN! -i rj At his hilarious best! IT THE with JOAN GREENWOOD Nws & Color Cartoon io o lt9 TRICK NOW PLAYING HAMMOND ORGAN n Nightly at the MEDFORD Hotel Lounge For An Evening O IS AT f SATURDAY NIGHT At Walker's Popular GOOD FLOOR ALWAYS A A Relax! Cool Off! Heated Swimming Pool G (GUESTS ONLY) ,: NEW MOTEL UNIT Sam Wonderful Foods Cocktails Patrick Creek Resort Highway 199 to Crescent City Q For a Glorious Day Week-end or Vacation . CDAMCCIE SATURDAY NIGHT EAGLE POINT The Only Spring Floor in Southern Oregon DANCE TO THE COMBINED MUSIC OF DICK SPAIN, BILL LIVELY and The Rogue Valley Boys Featuring-- Bob Burton, Harold Williams Ray Hanson and Leo Villarino TUNE IN' KM ED 7 A.M. SAT. Local and In Portland Elmont George of the Rogue Flying service was in Portland this week to attend a sales meeting conducted by the Cessna aircraft officials. To Marts Mrs. Mildred Mc Carty, a buyer for Mann's De partment store, plans to leave Saturday for San Francisco and Los Angeles where she will at tend merchandise mart shows and purchase stock for the store. Square Dance The public is invited to attend a square dance Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Moose hall. Dancing wili begin at 8:30 p.m. Potluck refreshments will be served and coffee will be furnished without charge. Fran Cronin will call the squares. Plan Picnic Members of the Prentice Accordion band will hold a picnic Monday, Aug. 29, at 6 p.m. in Hawthorne park. Following the potluck supper the band will play for an hour and the party will close with swimming. Visiting Here Mr. and Mrs. Clifford H. Knudsen and chil dren, Elaine, Penny, Jim, and Bill, are visiting from Oakland, Calif., with Knudsen's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knudsen, 1250 Sweet rd. Clifford H. Knud sen is a builder in Oakland. They are spending some time at the Knudsen summer home on Big Butte Creek. Here SUNDAY! BEST LOVED! MOST HOiNORED! SAMUEL ' GOLDWYH'S THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES Steffi Bf itiii ior-mct!t mm UU ANDREWS TERESA WRIGHT VIICINID MAYO HOASi CASMICHKl of Real Fun! MODERN MUSIC GOOD CROWD AIR CONDITIONED Personal At Osteopathic Mrs. Arthur Ellison, 21 Genessee ave., and Elmer Baker, Rogue River, were reported today as medical pa tients at Osteopathic hospital. Investigation City Fire Mar shal Truman Nelson reported investigation of one complaint in a residential area yesterday. A hotel and six business occu pancies were inspected and four orders were issued for correc tion of hazardous conditions. Visit Her Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hunter, North Bend, Ore., and Miss Elizabeth Spickler, Mi- not, N. D., were overnight guests Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. John Wubbels, 1965 Orch ard Home dr. . Picnic Sunday Rogue River Valley Beekeepers will hold their annual picnic at 1 p.m. Sunday at TouVelle state park. All persons interested are in vited, according to Frank Kuoni, president of the beekeepers asso ciation. In Santa Ana Bill Frake, son' of Mr. and Mrs. William Frake, 22 Richmond ave., Is visiting for several weeks with Mrs. Frake's mother, Mrs. Mabelle King, at Santa Ana, Calif. Also while south he will visit Mrs. Frake's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Blades at San Gabriel. Among points of interest he plans to visit is Disneyland. Permits Issued Building per mits have been issued to Glen Porter, builder, for the erection of a $9,000 residence at 1117 Ice land st., to M. M. Huggins for the construction of a $60,000 of fice building at 328 South Cen tral ave., and D. L. Pickell for the erection of an $11,000 resi dence at 533 Oregon Terrace, according to records on file at the city hall. Son Here Ardo Stocks; a former Medford resident, Mrs. Stocks and their three children; Nancy, John and Julie, are vis iting from Sacramento, Calif., with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stocks, Table Rock rd., and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Stocks of Coos Bay. Ardo Stocks is a for mer Medford Mail Tribune car rier and has lived in Sacramento sipce 1946 when he returned from military service. At Community Patients re ported today at Community hos pital include James DeMotte, Ashland, and Mrs. Ross Gilki- son, 732 West Second st., both there for medical care, and Greg ory Barnett, 425 Ardmore, five- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Barnett; Lowell Ray Col well Jr., 1056 Stewart ave., and Leon Russell, Ashland, all sur gery patients. The Barnett boy had emergency appendectomy. Road Race Film The first public showing locally of a IVz hour color-sound moving pic ture of the 1954 Pan-American Road race is scheduled for Tues day, Aug. 30 at 7:45 p.m., at the Medford high school auditor ium. The fifteen Medford deal ers are co-sponsoring the film are listed elsewhere in today's Mail Tribune. The race was run a distance of 1,908 miles start ing in Tuxtla Gutierrez, near the Guatemala border and fin ished at Ciudad Juarez, across the Rio Grande river from El Paso, Tex. Included in the film are stars, finishes, dangerous in termediate points and aerial views. . Youngster Injured In Auto Accident A 23-month-oId girl received slight facial cuts and bruises yes terday when the car driven by her mother collided with a a car at the intersection of 12th st., and Riverside ave., according to the city police department. The girl, Yvonne Helen Clark, daughter of Mrs. Helen Olga Clark, 514 Franquette st., was taken to the Medford Medical Center building after Mrs. Clark's car struck an auto oper ated by William Carl Norling, P. O. Box 43, Butte Falls, as Norling was attempting to pull away from the curb, police said. Citations were issued by city police to Mrs. Clark for having no Oregon operator's license and to Norling for failure to yield right of way to traffic, police added. HOUSE of WHERE 1HE 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' Management Since 1930 MANEUVERS LIKE A FIGHTER The Air Force's new Hercules combat cargo plane, the C-130, can maneuver with precision of a fighter with its four 3750 h.p! turboprop engines that propel the 54-ton heavyweight The huge rear cargo doors (arrow) open in midair to drop vehicles, guns and other bulky and heavy cargo by parachute. News About Servicemen JOINS MARINES ' Keith E. Paschke, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Paschke, 892 Stewart ave., enlisted this week in the Marine corps. Pri vate Paschke, who is a 1955 graduate of. Medford high school, enlisted in Portland and was flown from there to the Marine corps recruit depot at San Diego, Calif., where he will receive 10 weeks of basic training. Upon completion he will take a 10-day leave prior to further training in a specific job within the corps. COMPLETES BASIC Robert Duane Tuttle, son of Mrs. Leota Tuttle, 712 West Fourth st., and Orvel E. Tuttle, Portland, recently completed ba sic training at the Parks Air Force Base, Calif. He has been assigned to Chanute Air Force Base at Champagne, 111., for schooling in electrical and hy draulic mechanics. He is an air man third class and is a gradu ate of Jacksonville high school. PROMOTED George C. Masterfield has re cently been promoted; to the grade of airman first class at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. He is assigned to 2275th installation squadron at Beale, the western headquarters for aviation engi neers. Masterfield is a son of Charles Masterfield, route 2, box 377M, Medford. IN YOKOHAMA Glen F. Ell wood, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther T. Poole, 810 Adams lane, is a member of the Army "40th anti-aircraft artilery brigade in Yokahoma. He is a specialist third class. Ellwood is a personnel clerk in the brigade's headquarters bat tery. He entered the Army in June, 1953, and received basic training at Camp Roberts, Calif. He arrived in the Far East in December, 1954, and is a 1951 graduate of Rogue River high school. Before entering the serv ice Ellwod attended the Univer sity of Portland and he is a for mer radio announcer with radio station KWJJ, Portland. ENLIST Several, valley people enlisted this week in the Air Force, ac cording to Carson W. Campbell, master sergeant in charge of re cruiting here. The enlistees are William James White, Route 1, Eagle Point; James Harry Harper, Eagle Point; Robert Allan Griess, 321 North Columbus ave.; Richard Juntley Thornton, Ashland; John Henry Shepherd, Ashland, and Miss Marlene Smock, 1036 Crater Lake ave. Also enlisting through the Med ford office was Wayne Allen Amack, Florence, Ore. ALUMNI PAPER QUITS Manhattan, Kan. (U.R) One of Kansas' oldest publications, The Kansas Industrialist, alumni publication of Kansas State Col lege,, ended a publishing life be gun in 1875 with the June issue. The newspaper will be replaced by a newsletter distributed to K-State alumni. WRONG CAB Columbia, S. C. (U.R) Sher iff's Deputy A. B. Price deliv ered a drunk to the Richland county jail. He said the drunk staggered to his parked patrol car, climbed into the back seat and ordered: "Take me home, cabbie." MYSTERY Open- Throughout The Year Obituary M ATTIE LUMAN ' Mrs. Mattie Luman, wife of Ira, died today at her home, 4827 South Pacific highway, Phoenix. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. MARY CRAIG Funeral services for Mary Ethel Jordan Craig, 64, who died at her home on Beall lane yesterday, will be held at Perl funeral home Saturday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. William Piper of the First Christian church officiating. Interment will be in IOOF cemetery. The deceased, a sputhern Ore gon resident all her life, was born near Talent on Feb. 27, 1891. In Nov. 19,. 1922, she was married to Francis M. Craig, who preceded her in death. Survivors include, a sister, Bessie May Anderson, Duns muir, and two nieces, Lucille Anderson, Long Beach, Calif., and Ethel Max Cox, Chico, Calif. Births MEEKER To Mr. and Mrs. William, route 2, box 262A, Aug. 25, 1955, a girl, e1 pounds, at Community hospital. DAILY WEATHER REPORT DATE: Aug. 26, 1955 Sunset tonight 6:54 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:31 a.m. FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Continued fair through Sunday with warming trend. Low tonight 48. High Saturday 90. Western Oregon: Partly cloudy to night and Saturday. A little warmer Saturday. Low tonight 42-52. High Saturday 70-75 north, 80-85 south, 60 65 on coast. Northern California: - Fair tonight and Saturday but coastal fog. Little temperature change. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 63: below normal 7. Record high this date 104 in 1924. Record low this date 42 in 1920. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night, none. Midnight to 10 a.m.. none. Total this month none, .13 in. below normal. Total since Sept. 1. 8.89 inches, 9.20 inches below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 20, highest this a.m. 74. CITY High Low prec, Brookings 67 50 - Crater Lake . 63 34 Grants Pass 82 . 43 Klamath Falls 76 " 42 MEDFORD : 81 47 Portland '. 67 50 Seattle 65 54 Spokane 74 46 Yakima 75 40 - Eureka 38 52 Red Bluff . .... . 86 60 Sacramento 82 51 San Francisco 63 52 Los Angeles ... 75' 59 Phoenix 95 78 92 62 90 68 84 79 73 63 .78 62 Denver . Chicago , Miami New York Washington. D. C. J01 '- FIVE-DAY Aue an? FORECAST (Through . Western Oregon and Western Wash ington Little or no precipitation. fiS?-8raKU,res avfaging near or slightly below normal. Higha in west ern Oregon 72-84. LoWg 45-55. Nor2,ern California No precipita norlna?0aStal fo-?V Temperatures near BOBBY CHAMPION AND HIS MELODY WRANGLERS Finest Western Music in the Pacific Northwest. See and Hear Them Every Saturday Nite. 6:30 - 7 P.M. - KBES-TV Rogue Valley BALLROOM DANCE Sat. Night Friday. August 26, 1955 $37,500 Sought in Damage Suit Here R. C. and Ada J. Dunham have filed suit in circuit court against J. R. and Viola H. Taylor and R. S. and Helen Judge San sing asking S37.500 judgment in damages. The Dunhams allege that the defendants cut and carried off timber and trees valued at $12, 000 with authorization between May 5, 1953, and August 23, this year. The property is located northeast of Ashland. Sidney E. Ainsworth of Ash land is attorney for the Dun hams. oASHLANDo T.-WWLu HI 3 Turf &&&& WAtWM WOS PICTUtf PLUS NEW YORK GONFIDENTIAI Mr TONITE SAT. SUN. ount$ MUMoumncnM JaQ A PLUS ? DEAN JERRy m It Uiobeth SCOn Ml 1 mm m FOR ALL COEDS! FROM 6 TO 60 T.DM10RROW!- Saturday at 1 p.m. (DOORS OPEN 12:30 P.M.) k ON THE SCREEN pr" ALSO CARTOON HITS - 3 Chapter No. 13 'THE BLACK ARROW" -IT'S FOR ALL KIDS! 3- FREE! FREE! FREE! DAVY CROCKETT PRIZES PLUS TO SOME BOY OR GIRL (Over 7 But Under 12 Years) FREE TRIP TO DISNEYLAND MEDFORD (OREGON) Doors Open 6:45 P.M. TONITE " AND SAT. NIGHT y-LTiW rft, , , I attroaoo Cinemascope Dionn FOSTER . Diana LYNN niAlfO IMttf WMTO ARrm STARTS SUNDAY! The Inspired Life Story of MARJORIE LAWRENCE . HER'S WAS THE GREATEST CHALLENGE ANY WOMAN EVER FACED! Ui UritlDGarjM) Beirn FORD Eleanor PARKER Roier MOORE Ced KELUWAY THE I n vie 1 MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN TONITE 2 AUDIE MURPHY DAN DURYEA PLUS ADVENTURE! SPECTACLE! ENDS TONITI ftSlAIRJ CADC3 T Mm QnfmaScoP rivt inmu mote im. PLUS Sfvmi MANGAN0 MMimiRENNIE wttwto GASSMAN STARTS TOMORROW Marilyn MONROE Tom EWELL II TrlUc W II Tnnh'W ! Ift Tmifizl 5 EVELYN KEYES a CENnnr-FoOicTu PLUS INSIDE police m STORY rf 1 that cracks f Gary MERRILL-Jan STERLING I ai if- mm IXr 1 I f "i IK V . M w mm paontcnoM