Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 29, 1955, Image 9

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Newspaper Page Texte e Huiiey Vislti Hwood Hus-, y, mayor of Cave Junction, j was a business visitor in Med-j ford today. - J Undergoing Surgery Ernie llolbrook, of Harley Davidson sales and service, 4664 South Tacific highway, is in Sacred Heart hospital' for major sur gery. a Community Patients Charles Reeder, 306 Willamette ave., and Robert Ivie, 818 Sherman st. were listed as medical patients in Community hospital this morning. Mrs. Richard Harri man, 1325 Covina Way, was a surgical patient. Principal Visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Bradley and son, Jimmie, have been visiting Mrs. Bradley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. T. Turnbough, Phoenix. The Bradleys planned, to leave Sun day for heir home in Harlan, Ce., where Bradley is principal of the school. Correction Leonard May field is one of three vice-chairmen of the Jackson County Dis aster committee, instead of Mrs. Leonard Maytteld, as stated in a Mail Tribune story Sunday. Seth Bullis is chairman of the disaster . committee, with Mrs. Edith Eden, Mrs. John Day and Mayfield as vice-chairmen. ENDS TOMORROW! ; BEST LOVED! v MOST HONORED! SAMUEL GOLDWYN'S I tlh. m BUM XtAKS t Nta OF OUR LIVES Ai RKO Radio Pkiurtt Rt-icltlM PLUS mm 1 jamrnargmtm m wJlr refunded 30 IMS EASY TERMS u ira 214 West i Local and Trash Fire Medford fire de partment was called to Dean"s Pontiac, Fifth and Grape st., about 12:21 p.m. Sunday when trash in barrels along an allgy wall was ignited. No damage was reported. Permit Issued A building permit has been issued to the California Pacific Utilities for the erection of a $7,000 meter shop building at 535 North Front st., according to records on file at the city hall. Files Claim LeRoy J. Cam eron, route 1, box 290, Rogue River, has filed a quartz location notice in the Jackson county re corder's office. The claim, known as Corporal G, is in the Sardine Creek Mining district. Gold was specified as the min eral. Plan Sale A rummage sale will be conducted by Reames Social club, Order of the East ern Star, Thursday and Friday, Sept. 1 and 2, at the Fehl build ing, 106 North Ivy st. Those wanting pickup service for ar ticles they wish to donate are asked to call 2-2466 or 2-6597. Articles may also be delivered to 202 South Orange st. Hose Taken Adam Rott, 24 Keene Way dr., reported the theft of 50 feet of three-quarter inch hose from his place of busi ness at 450 South Central ave., to city police yesterday morn ing, according to police records. The hose, including a spray noz zle, was supposedly taken be tween 11 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday, police said. Value was set at $6. Patients Listed The Sacred Heart hospital registers this morning showed four new sur gery and two medical patients. Mrs. Hugh Ingle, 118 North Riv erside ave.; Floyd Elbert, 655 Pine st.; William H. Hittle, Gold Hill, and Austin Betz, Eagle Point were to undergo surgery. Huston Overstreet, Ardmore, Okla., and Edgar Johnson, 421 North Columbus st., were medi cal patients. No "ifs but an Unconditional IF YOU'RE Mm Main St. Personal Medical Patient Jeannie Gemaehlich, 11-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gem aehlich, 2632 Jo Jack rd., was in the Osteopathic hospital as a medical patient this morning. Ai Convention Mr. and Mrs. Clark Thomas, of Medford Flower Shop, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ginn, of Ginn's Flowers, returned home Sunday rom Se attle where they attended the national convention of Florists Telegraph Delivery association. The last day of the convention was devoted to a design school conducted by many leading flor ists of the United States and Canada. Landy's Mother Answers Questions Washington (U.R) A grey haired mother, whose Commu nist activities cost her son a naval reserve commission, an swered " House investigators' questions today on her alleged efforts to recruit New Jersey farm workers for the Communist party. Mrs. Deborah Landy, mother of Merchant Seaman Eugene Landy, was questioned for two hours by a House Un-American Activities Subcommittee at a se cret session. The chairman said she testified that only yesterday did she cancel her subscription to the Daily Worker Communist newspaper. Subcommittee Chairman Fran cis E. Walter (D-Pa.) said the Bradley Beach, N. J., widow "answered every question" put to her. He said subcommittee mem bers also questioned her about her son, Eugene. Young Landy, a recent honor graduate of the Merchant Ma rine Academy at Kings Point, N. Y., was denied a naval re serve commission on the grounds his mother's admitted past membership in the Commu nist party made him a security risk. A Navy board will review the case. About 12,000 ships use the Suez canal in an average year. II II J- anas or .PUHGHA YOU TELL Only- $22995 With Casters After a Small Down Payment Only $2.14 PER WEEK MEDFORD Walla Walla Convicts Face Criminal Charge Walla Walla (U.R) Twenty convicts at the state penitentiary here were facing criminal charges ranging from kidnaping to prison riot today as a result of the July 5-6 revolt within the prison walls. . County Prosecutor. Arthur Hawman Saturday afternoon charged 11 of the convicts with first degree kidnaping, conspir acy to kidnap, and prison riot. Seven other prisoners were charged with conspiracy to kid nap and prison riot, and two were charged with two counts of prison riot. Hawman said he believed the charges were the first kidnaping counts ever applied to prison in mates involved in riots and the holding of hostages. If found guilty of kidnaping, the convicts could be sentenced to death. Nina Bell Emery Rites At Ashland on Tuesday Ashland Funeral services for Nina Bell Emery, who died Saturday at a local hospital, will be held Tuesday, August 30, at 10 a.m. in Litwiller Mountain View Chapel here. Interment will be in Mountain View cemetery. ' The deceased was born on April 24, 1874, in Ashland, the daughter of the late pioneer Hen ry S. Emery. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church and the Ashland Pioneer society. Survivors include two sisters, Hazel E. Emery, Ashland, and Mrs., C; R. Losher, Portland, three nieces and two nephews. TIME TO RETIRE Stewartville, Minn. (U.R) Claude Beritley retired in Janu ary after serving as a rural mail carrier since 1905. He served under nine presidents, and five postmasters. He started out in the horse and buggy days, used 30 horses, 1 Saxon car and 36 Fords. His total .mileage was 650,000 or 26 times around the world. AHEAD OF GAME Hartford, Conn. (U.R) Al though losing a $1,378 damage suit, the city almost broke even. It had to pay only $45 to a man who was said to owe the bal ance for a welfare bill. ML Jk II duts Guarantee! US HOT-' DELIGHT WITH THE VVfestinglioiiiise Laundromat 2 Fully automatic . . . only 25" wide, yet it does a full family size load. Gives you famous Agi-Tumble Action of NEW WAY TO WASH. Uses less water than other Automatics. Note the handy door for loading and unloading. . " , WHEN YOU DECIDE TO BUY YOU MAY HAVE THE LAUNDROMAT 25 EITHER PORTABLE, FREE STANDING, OR BUILT IN ' - Phone 2-5211 WALL STREET New York (U.R) Indust rial shares on the Stock Ex change registered their fifth ad vance today on lower volume. Gains in the industrial group ranged to more than a point. Metals, chemicals and steels met good demand. Automobiles, however, mover irregularly. The rails did little. Utilities also held in a narrow range. Dow Jones Averages 30 industrials 464.37 up 0.67; 20 railroads 156.50 off 0.61; 15 utilities 66.18, up 0.11, and 65 stocks unchanged. Sales today totaled 1,910,000 shares compared with 2,200,000 Friday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: ' ; American T & T.....J. 178ti Anaconda 813s Chrysler '. 85 Curtiss Wright 237s General Electric ....... 5234 General Motors .. 127 Montgomery Ward .; 795a Penn. R. R. . 27V4 Penney, J. C . 95 Vs Radio . 4 2 12 Southern Co 20Vs S. Oil of Calif 907s Texas Gulf Sulphur ... 39T's Transamerica ... . 433,4 Tri-Continental 271 United Aircraft ... 79 U. S. Rubber . 44 U. S. Steel J ; 5534 Youngstown .,: 93 7 8 Truman Through With Strenuous Campaigns Mackinac Island, Mich. (U.R) Former President Harry S. Truman said today he's through with , "strenuous campaigning" but wants to be "of some hek" to the Democrats in the 1956 political campaign. Mr. Truman, 71,' commented on his expected role in the com ing campaign while 1 taking a brisk early morning walk along the shores of this resort island. When asked by a reporter if he has considered reentering ac tive political life, such as seek ing a U.S. Senate seat, Mr. Tru man replied; "I've been in elec tive public office for 30 years, and that's long enough." The former Democratic chief executive said he will continue to make appearances around the country at the request of the Democratic National Committee. CE El LOW Down Payments Monday. August 29, 19SS Mailbox Explosion Being Investigated Vancouver, Wash. U.R) Po lice today were investigating a mysterious explosion which shat tered a mailbox belonging to Ira M." Cresat of Battleground Saturday night. Force of the blast shook win dows of neighboring homes, po lice said. Cresat was not at home when it occurred. : Clark county sheriff's depu ties said the blast disintegrated the sheet steel mailbox and shat tered a rock at the bottom of the post. A neighbor said he had seen a new, black automobile in front of the Cresat residence shortly before the blast. Obiiuaries DAVID CUPPLES Funeral services are pending at-Perl funeral home for David Cupples, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cupples, who died at a local hospital today. INGA WESTWONG Mrs. Inga N. Westwong died Sunday at her home, 920 West 2nd st. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral ar rangements. PHILLIP TODD Remains of Cpl. Phillip J. Todd, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse P. Todd, 603 North Fir st., who died in Korea in 1951, will be returned to Medford for serv ices and interment. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. The deceased enlisted in the Army in Medford in October, 1949. He left the United States on April 10, 1950, and spent a short time in Okinawa and Ja pan. He arrived in Korea in July 1950- He was taken poisoner by the Communists near the Yalu river on Nov. 28, 1950 and died in prison camp on March 31, 1951. JAMES DAVIDSON Funeral services for James Manuel Davidson, 67, of Pros pect, will be held in Conger Morris chapel Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Gerald Gard ner officiating. Committal will be in Siskiyou Memorial Park. Pall bearers will include Charles Wilson, Joseph Joseph son, Clifford Clark, Uther Rog ers, Mr. Dorsan and George Hub bard. The deceased was born June 13, 1888, in Chetapa, Kan., and came to this community eight years ago. He was married April 10, 1909, to Laura McCart, who survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Pearlie Barnes, Bakersfield, Calif.; Mrs. Helen Wilson, Prospect; and Mrs. Mar guerite Holmes, Prospect; two sons, Robert, ftio Vista, Calif.; and Harold, Weston, Mont.; six sisters, Mrs. Laura Burgans, Scammon, Kan.; Mrs. Betty Laurence, Chicago; Mrs. Edith Wallis, Weir, Kan.; Mrs. Mary Lucas, Muskogee, Okla.; Mrs. Maggie Sondwith, Gerald, Kan.; and Mrs. Rhoda Lee, North Po mona, Calif.; a brother, Loss Da vidson, Solamon, Kan.; and eight grandchildren. BIRTHS BAGGETT To Mr. and Mrs. Keith, 714 Palm st., August 28, 1955, a boy, 5Vi pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. BULLARD To Mr. and Mrs. Emmett, route 2, l6x 44-B, Med ford, August 28, 1955, a girl, 8 pounds, at Sacred Heart hos pital. BROWN To Mr. and Mrs. Earl, route l,.box 773, Grants Pass, 'August 28, 1955, a girl, 8 pounds at Osteopathia hospital. REID To Mr. and Mrs. Jack, Jacksonville,1 August 29, 1955, a boy, 716 pounds, at Osteo pathic hospital. JONES To Mr. and Mrs. Francis, Eagle Point, August 26, 1955, a boy, 8, pounds, at Community hospital. HUTCHINS To Mr. and Mrs. Harry, 703 South Holly st., Au gust 27, 1955, a girl, 8 pounds, at Community hospital. PATRICK To Mr. and Mrs. James, Eagle Point, August 27, 1955, a girl, pounds, at Com munity hospital. DUNLAP To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth, Butte Falls, August 27, 1955, a boy, 6'i pounds, at Com munity hospital. 1 SIPES To Mr. and Mrs. Wen del, route 2,. box 247,, Medford, August 27, 1955, a girl, 7 pounds, at Community hospitaL - O OUR FAMOUS DINNERS Specializing in Prim Ribs of Bef ; and other doloctabl dishes "' OALA CARTE MENU FOR RESERVATIONS - Group of Engineers Tours Tokefee Area More than 100 members of the Professional Engineers of Oregon including 25 persons of the Rogue Valley chapter, view ed the California Oregon Power Co., developments on the North Umpqua river last week end, according to Robert L. Lee, chap ter president here. They visited the power pro jects on the North Umpqua and Clearwater rivers as guests of Copco. The' trips included inspec tion of work on Toketee Falls and Lemolo I and II on the Ump qua and Slide Creek and Soda Springs projects also on the main river, Lee said. Two projects on Fish creek, both part of the Clearwater river system, ; were also visited. Paul Christerson, state presi dent, greeted the band of en gineers with a short talk during a dinner-business meeting Sat urday night, Lee. said. J. L. Boyle, Copco manager, answer ed questions from the engineers on different phases of project operations. News About Servicemen ON CRUISE James Powell, 1000 West 11th st., and Roger Huntemann, 2207 Capitol ave., are aboard a Navy reserve training ship on an Alas kan trip, according to E. V. Tate, stationkeeper of the local 13-5 division of the Naval reserve. The cruise started Aug. 21, Tate said. AT SCHOOL LI. Richard Schuchard, 101 Geneva st., is taking a two-week ship's reactivation school course at Bremerton, Wash., according to E. V. Tate, local reserve sta tionkeeper. IN SAN DIEGO Lt. Donald Hanson, 1116 Ste wart ave., is aboard a fleet op erating vessel of the" United Slates Navy as CIC officer, ac cording to E. V. Tate, station keeper for local 13-5 division of the Naval Reserve. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (U.P.) Cattle 2600. Low to average choice around 1050 pound fed steers $23.50; good grades $21-22; good feeders $17-18; good and choice 773 pound fed heifers $22; good heifers $20.50; commercial grades $18; mixed commercial young cows and heifers $17.50; commercial cows $13-13.50; utility grades $10.50-12.50; canners and cutters mostly $8-9. few mostly $9.50: shelley cows downward to $6 or be low; utility ana commercial duus $13.50-15.50. Calves 400. Good and choice veal- ers $18-19, some around $20; cow and utility calves $8-13. Hogs 1000. Number one and two butchers 180-235 pounds $19-19.50: number three mostly $18.50: few 275 pounds $18: choice 325-500 pound sows $13-15.50 . - Sheep 2500. Good and choice spring lambs $16.50-17.50; mostly choice grades around $18 or above; utility ewes $225-3; good and choice ewes $3.50-5. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland- (UJ'.K-Eggs To retaU ers: Grade AA large. 63-64c. A large. 53-57c; AA medium. 49-51c: A med ium, 48-50c doz; A small 33-34c; car tons, l-3c additional. . Butter To retailers: AA grade prints, 65c lb; cartons. 66c: A prints, 65c; cartons. 66c; B print 63c. Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched dar, Oregon singles. 4',jl45,.ic: 5-lb. loaves, 46',i-49',ic. Processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf. 39Va-49VaC lb. Farm Market Trading was moderately active on the East Side produce market here today and Quotations were .mostly steady. Most valley producers sold best sweet corn packs to wholesalers at $1.75 per five-dozen ears, while re tailers were quoted at $2.25-2.50 range for best hydra-cooled corn. Yakima Valley Bartlett pears sold at $2.50-2.75 per lug, and Wapato cantaloupes went-at $2-2.50 per crate. Milton-Freewater tomatoes sold at $1.75-2 per two-layer lug. while two layer Yakima flats went at $1.15 or Below. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland; Fryers 21I to 4 lbs. 30c; . at farm, 29c lb: light hens. 17-19c; heavy hens, all wts, 19 20c up; old roosters, 11-14C. Dressed Chicken No. 1 -dressed to retailers: Fryers. New York style. 39 40c lb; whole drawn, 51-55C lb; cut up, 56-59C 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 33- 34c lb; heavy A grade tarns. N. Y. style, 32c; liveweight basis. A grade hens, 30-3 lc; toms, 29c 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; fryer turkeys. 4-8 lbs. 49-5 lc. Rabbite (average to growers, f.o.b. killing plants) Live white. 3-4'i lbs. 21-23C up; 5-6 lbs, 17-19c: colored pelts. 4c under: old does. 10-12e lb. a few higher.' Fresh dressed fryers to retailers, 57-61c; cut up, 62-65C PORTLAND CASH GRAIN Portland Wholesale Hay Prices: New crop No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. trucks, Portland, $34-35. Prices as Reported bv the USDA market news service: Wheat, No. 2 soft white, $73.50 ton; No. 2 white oats, 38-lb. test. Coast delivery (nomi nal), $50; No. 2 Western barley. $44.50 ton f.o.b. Portland Coast delivery: soy bean meal, $82.50 ton, cars, prompt delivery Portland: No. 2 milo. f.o.b. Portland, $57 ton; standard millrun. $44, cars; No. 2 yellow corn. Eastern shipments, f.o.b. Portland, $66-66.25. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday. 10 a.m. Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 previous day. i - DINING INN CENTRAL POINT Phono NOrmandy 4-2513 . MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Nlftl DAILY WEATHER REPORT DATE AUG. 29, 1955 Sunset tonight 6:50 pjn. Sunrise to morrow 5:35 a.m. ' -FORECASTS - - Medford and vicinity: Considerable cloudiness throuRh Tuesday. Mild tem peratures. Low tonight 53. High Tues day 90. 1 Western Oregon: Fair through Tues day except tog and low clouds on coast tonight, clearing partially Tues day afternoon. A little cooler norm half Tuesday. Low tonight 46-56. Highs Tuesday about 60 on coast, 80 in north, interior, 90 in southern, in terior. Northern California: Fair through Tuesday, except fog and low clouds on coast. Little temperature change. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 71: above normal 2. Record high this date 102 in 1944. Record low this date 40 in 1912. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night 0. Midnight to 10 a.m. 0. Total this month 0. .16 in. below normal. Total since Sept. 1 8.89 in. 923 in. below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 19, highest this ajru 64. CITY high low Prcc. Brookings 53 76 95 49 43 48 52 52 48 Crater Lake grants pass Klamath Falls . MEDFORD ... Portland .' 93 93 .... 83 Seattle 74 51 Spokane 82 54 Yakima 85 48 Eureka 53 50 Red Bluff 94 61 Sacramento , 89 51 San Francisco . 61 49 Los Angeles 74 60 Phoenix 100 73 Denver 84 58 Chicago 97 73 Miami 91 75 New York Washington. D.C. - 81 61 82 71 .08 o ASH LAN Do COB HOPE' ILITTIJB laUTa .TECHNICOIOW 7l MMMilly VITALE W 1 Now Dn? ST THE DRAMATIC STORY OF A ' . CRISIS ( IN A WOMAN'S! LIFE! tm M-t-Mm COLOR mi CINEMASCOPE g ST RHINO, mmj Glenn Ford Eleanor Parker A. M-cn Mm GLEKNFOXD Ami RAMOS iMbCAUom Plus .Am FlUUKtS. TONITE A TUES. Plus o w -mm mi 33 PLUS XlyifTilLAiif "'Wl Vuafja!!?i PAYNE MURPHY ope LrfffTli 1 nflTl li fi"iil ihowat . JmKN Dusk lllllllllW hiT i J j TONITE A TUES. L2J 4P 1 MM iwsn 1 "' I