Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 30, 1955, Image 15

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Local and
Building Permil Glen Porter
has been issued a building per
mit to erect a $9,500 residence at
1101 Loal st. .
Dog Killed Ira A. Spencer,
210 North Bartlett st., Medford,
reported to city police Friday
her dog was struck and killed by
an unidentified vehicle.
Boy Injured Charles Laverne
Flagg, 13, of 1033 Alta st., Med-
a, ford, suffered a cut finger when
the bicycle he was riding col
lided with a large dog on Alta
st. late last week. Flagg told po
lice he tried to avoid hitting the
dog, which was crossing the
street with a group of dogs, and
he lost control , of bicycle and
fell as he and dog collided.
EARLY BIRD
SHOW
TODAY!
GATES OPEN 5 P.M.
Show Starts 5:30 p.m.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1st
E. H. Hed rick Junior High School
EAST JACKSON STREET
TWO PERFORMANCES - 4:30 and 8 P.M.
BUY TICKETS
AT
Purucker's 1
Music Mart
Swem's
Proceeds to Lions Club
Personal
Dinner Planned A turkey
dinner will be served Monday,
Oct. 31, by the Townsend club at
Carpenters hall, 123 Vz West
Main st.
Business Name Assumed The
business name, Bellview Cafe,
has been assumed by Florence G.
and Archibald C. Martin, 2425
Siskiyou blvd., Ashland.
At Convention Dr. Paul T.
Rutter, Medford plaza,' is at
tending the American College of
Surgeons convention in Wash
ington, D. C. Dr. Rutter plans
to visit relatives in St. Peters
burg, Fla., prior to returning to
Medford Nov. 14.
To Talk Sanitation A discus
sion of the problems of sanita
tion is rapidly-growing outlying
and fringe areas around Medford
will be conducted at the weekly
Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce roundtable luncheon
session at the Jackson hotel at
noon Monday. City -officials and
others familiar with the prob
lems involved, will attend.
Claims Located W. J. Gear,
Grants Pass, has located the Fort
Knox No.2, mining claim in the
Grave Creek mining district, ac
cording to records in the Jack
son county recorder's office.
Walter and Louis Radford, Rid
dle, have located a placer claim
in the Grave Creek mining dis
trict, according to records in the
county recorder's office. No par
ticular mineral was specified in
either claim.
Rummage Sale The Griffin
Creek School club will conduct
a rummage sale Nov. 4 and 5
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 106
North Ivy st. Those who have
contributions for the sale may
call either Mrs. Richard Krois,
telephone 3-1823, or Mrs. Helen
Walker, 3-2757, who can arrange
for pickup. Articles are to be at
the school gymnasium no later
than Thursday, Nov. 3.
Noon Luncheon Southern
Oregon and Willamette Valley
members of the Florists Tele
graph Delivery association will
meet at the Rogue Valley Coun
try club for a noon luncheon
meeting today. Medford mem
bers are Ginn's Flowers, Leon
ard's Flowers, Medford Flower
shop and Schoepen's Florists.
Clark Thomas, Medford Flower
shop, is district representative
of the association.
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Auto Accidents Cars driven
by Richard Delos Walker, box
427, -Gold Hill, and Paul- An
thony Casparotti, 2111 Crater
Lake ave., collided at the corner
dl West Main and Fir sts. at
about 4:30 p.m .Friday. Drivers
of cars involved in an accident
at the corner of Valley View dr.
and Capital ave. Saturday were
Richard Vinton Finch, 223 Brad
ford way, and Erma Raye Kyle,
2241 Aloha st. No one was in
jured in either accident and no
citations were issued, according
to Medford police.
IN THE NEW
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GAIL DAVIS
AS TV'S
ANNIE OAKLEY
with
PAT BUTTRAM
CASS COUNTY IOYS
CARL COTNER and the
MELODY RANCH ORCtt
THE STRONGS
ROPERS, SINGERS
DANCERS, ACROBATS
CLOWNS.
Admission Prices
Reserved $2.00
Regular $1.50
Children under 12 yrs.
Vi Price
Youth-Sight Work
Earthquake Cause
Of School Closure
Oakland, Calif. JtU.R) Low
ell Junior High school, a 29-year-old
structure housing some
750 students, will be closed be
cause of damage resulting from
last Sunday's earthquake, the
board of education said Satur
day. The board made its decision
following an engineering report
that gave the school a "very
poor" earthquake rating. Engin
eers found damage in a skylight
areaway and cracks in exterior
brickwork and third floor walls
resulting from the quake.
The report said there was dan
ger the walls of the building
might collapse in another temb
lor. Arrangements for the students
to attend other schools will be
made next week.
Births
ELROD To Mr. and Mrs.
Robert, general delivery, Tiller,
Ore., Oct. 28, 1955, a girl, 7 lbs.,
at Sacred Heart hospital
MOULTON To Mr. and Mrs.
Donald, 217 Ross lane, Oct. 29,
1955, a girl, 8 lbs., at Sacred
Heart hospital.
SW ANSON To Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur, star route, Shady Cove,
Oct. 29, 1955, a girl, 7i lbs., at
Sacred Heart hospital.
BEATY To Mr. and Mrs. Ro
bert, 3522 Alley lane, Oct. 29,
1955, a girl, 6V lbs., at Sacred
Heart hospital.
CONNER To Mr. end Mrs.
John, 508 V2 Edwards st., Oct. 26,
1955, a girl, 6V2 pounds, at Os
teopathic hospital.
Aulo Stolen A car owned by
Dr. Edward E. Brown, 407 Main
st., Ashland, was stolen Oct. 26
from where it was parked at the
corner of Iowa and Idaho sts.
in Ashland, according to a sher
iffs office report.
Attends Seminar Dr. A. P.
Depner, 1013 South Oakdale
ave., will attend the ninth an
nual seminar of the California
College of Chiropody in Seattle,
Nov. 4, 5 and 6, according to
Dr. CharleS'S. Ormond, Oakland,
Calif., chairman of the seminar.
Holsiein Association Gerald
A, McDonald, Eagle Point, has
been accepted as a junior mem
ber of the Holstein-Friesian as
sociation of America. McDonald,
who was recommended by Rob
ert A. McDonald; 4-H Club lead
er, was eligible to become a
member of the organization for
having done satisfactory dairy
club work with registered Hol
steins. -
Welding Class A class in
welding for mechanics is being
given at the Medford High
school Tuesday's and Wednesdays
from 7 to 10 p.m. Any journey
men mechanics interested may
still enroll. Tuition for the re
maining five . class periods is
$12.14. A second course will be
conducted if there is sufficient
demand. Those attending are to
bring their own hoods, gloves
and jackets.
Thefts Three instances of
theft in Jackson county, have
been reported to the sheriff's
office. H. J. Eynon, 703 Clark
st., reported the theft of a spare
tire, garden fork and an axe
from a logging camp at the head
of Galls creek. Robert J. Morton,
Jacksonville, reported that a
blanket, grease gun, dynamite
and first aid kit had been stolen
from a logging camp on Jackson
creek. Richard M. Korner, Free
man rd., reported that someone
had stripped parts from two cars
when they were parked Thurs
day night at Cullen Equipment
company, 2232 Biddle rd. .
The Union Pacific and Central
Pacific railroads completed the
first transcontinental railroad in
1869 when they joined at Pro
montory Point, Utah.
TOPS IN TOWN FOR FUN!
Junior Service League
Wed. and Thurs.
NOV. 2nd & 3rd
8:30 P.M.
At The .
CRATERIAN THEATRE
T!-Ij BARKER'S, SWEM'S RECORD SHOP,
I ICICeTS PURUCKER PIANO HOUSE
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"HEAR! HEAR
Benefit for the Hard of Hearing Kindergarten
High School
By NELLIE RAWLINGS
As another year gets under
way and the flurry of six weeks
tests clears away, many news
items are worthy of notice.
President Tony Brauner leads
the sophomore' class, with Jim
Funston as vice-president; Sue
Hubbard, secretary; Frank Al
bert, treasurer; and Bill Foote,
class representative.
Eight representatives from
Medford were present at the an
nual Press Conference at the
University of Oregon Oct. 7 and
8. Those from Medford attend
ing the conference were Nancy
McKeown, Jim Materie, Lois
Kelley, Deanna Bruning, Jane
News About
Servicemen
USMC Team Sets
Visit to College
A. U.S. Marine corps officer
procurement team from San
Francisco will be on the campus
at Southern Oregon college from
8:30 to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 4.
They will be located at the
Student Co-op to interview col
lege freshman and lophomores
interested in commissions in the
U.S. Marines through the Pla
toon Leaders Class program. The
Platoon Leaders Class (PLC) is
an in-college training program
for men that leads to a commis
sion in the Marine Corps Re
serve upon graduation from an
accredited college or university.
The PLC program is draft de
ferable, requires no drills or spe
cial courses, nor does it require
that a uniform be worn during
the school year. A PLC attends
two six-week summer training
sessions at the Marine Corps
Schools, Quantico, Va., during
the time that he is in college.
Upon graduation and success
ful completion of summer train
ing he is commissioned a second
lieutenant in the United States
Marine corps reserve and as
signed to active duty. Married
men may apply.
James McDaniel, a student at
Southern Oregon college is cur
rently a member of this program
and has completed one summer
course.
Former Marines
Slate Meeting
A meeting of former Marines
in the Rogue valley will be held
Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Med
ford Marine Corps recruiting
station to discuss the possibili
ties of forming another Medford
Volunteer Training unit. Invited
to the discussion are all inter
ested former Marines, Women
Marines and former Navy medi
cal corpsmen and doctors.
The recruiting station is lo
cated in the Medford post office
building.
Forming the meeting is Maj.
Murray B. Gardner, who was a
member of the Volunteer Train
ing unit that was in existence
prior to the Korean war.
At a later date, if the unit is
formed and enough men are
members, the VTU may become
an organized Marine corps re
serve unit on pay status. In this
event, men who are currently
going to high school or college
or other non-prior service men
may join.
. Instructors from the Marine
Corps "regular" establishment
would be assigned here for duty
with the OMCR, and members
would go to two weeks of train
ing at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
The VTU will enlist former Ma
rines only if organized.
ON CRUISER
Jim H. Sheperd, a Navy sea
man apprentice, Jacksonville, is
serving on the USS. Helena. Dur
ing October the Helena has
News Notes
Bash, Greg Milnes, Nancy Eck,
and Pat Calloway.
The 1954-'55 Crater received
All American and AAA ratings
from National Scholastic Press
association and National School
Yearbook association. This rat
ing represents the highest pos
sible achievement in yearbook
production.
' An F.H.A. conclave will be
held in Medford this year, with
Millie Weaver, Southern Oregon
district chairman, presiding at
that time.
About 200 delegates are ex
pected to attend the meeting
from the southern Oregon
schools.
Medford was well-represented
at the annual student council
convention at Reedsport Oct. 2
and 3. The schools represented
all belong to the national asso
ciated student bodies and meet
annually to discuss common
problems in self government.
The main topic this year was
"How to Create Better Inter
school Relations."
Those attending the conven
tion were Bruce Kellington, A.S.
B. president; Nancy McKeown,
vice-president; Mira Frohnmay
er, secretary; Janet Perry, treas
urer; Deanna Bruning, Crater
editor; and De Vere Taylor, stu
dent council advisor.
All the Medford Senior High
basketball games will be held in
the new gymnasium at the E. H.
Hedrick Junior High school.
This gym has a seating' capa
city of 2,750, which is the reason
the games will be held there, due
to the limited seating space in
the senior high gym.
Fifteen . outstanding seniors
have been chosen for the four
year scholarship sponsored by
the National Merit Scholarship
program. "
The committee, consisting of
Lester D4 Harris, principal; Miss
Josephine Kirtley, vice-principal;
Mrs. Grace Berg and Mr.
Alex MacDonald, deans of girls
and boys; Mrs. Alice Kovenz
and De Vere Taylor, senior
counselors; and Mrs. Elsie But
ler, scholarship chairman chose
the fifteen seniors.
Selections were made on the
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GYROSCOPE UNIT
Qualified young men are being
accepted for enlistment in the
Army's 95th engineer battalion,
according to Sgt. 1c Warren M.
Long, local recruiter. ...
The battalion has been desig
nated as an "Operation Gyros
cope" unit which will be sent to
Europe on a rotation basis, start
ing April 1, 1956.
Further information may be
obtained from Sergeant Long at
his office in the Medford post
office, building.
ARRIVED IN JAPAN
Marine Pf c. Louis W. Medcalf ,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A.
Medcalf, 1031 Narrigan st., ar
rived at Camp Fuji, Japan? Oct.
3, for duty with the Third Regi
ment of the Third Marine divi
sion. The regiment is an infan
try unit.
PROMOTED
Robert Shepherd has been
promoted to the rank of private
first class in the Army. He is
serving at Darmstadt, Germany
with headquarters company,
32nd signal battalion and joined
the service in September, 1954.
He has two years to serve. Be
fore entering the Army he at
tended the University of Oregon
for a year and the year previous
was graduated from Medford
Senior high school. He is a son
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shep
herd, 1320 East Main street.
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Obituaries
ROY B. BARNES
The remains of Roy B. Barnes,
58, 2642 Springbrook rd., who
died Friday, were taken by Conger-Morris
today for services and
interment in Eugene on Tuesday
morning.
He was born in Arkansas on
April 19, 1897. He has lived in
Springfield, Ore., for the past 25
years, moving to Medford three
months ago.
Survivors include his wife, Eva
May Barnes, Medford; two
daughters, Mrs. A. E. Peters, Eu
gene; Mrs. Thomas Logon, Pete
luma, Calif.; two sons, Don Wil
liams, Bakersfield; A2c Bill Wil
liams, U.S. Air force, Anchorage,
Alaska; four brothers, Harlen V.
Barnes, Medford; Chester S.
Barnes, Fall Creek, Ore.; Hubert
Barnes, Springfield, and Johnny
Barnes, Tipton, Okla., and two
sisters, Mrs. Vesta Grant, Spring
field, and Mrs. Celia Messer, Eu
gene, Ore.; also five grandchil
dren. JOHNIE WHITMAN
Johnie Whitman, 58, of 408
Rose st., Phoenix, died in a local
hospital Saturday.
Conger-Morris funeral home
is in charge of funeral arrange
ments. WILLIAM C. JENNINGS
William C Jennings, 78, died
Friday at the V. A. domiciliary
at Camp White. Conger-Morris
funeral home is . in charge of
funeral arrangements.
WILLIAM H. FRANZ
Funeral services for William
Henry Franz, 80, of Gold Hill
who died Saturday will be held
in the Conger-Morris Chapel
Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev.
H. A. Dierdorff officiating.
Committal will be private.
basis of grade average for the
three years, results of IQ tests,
reading ability, special relations,
vacabulary, and math.
The Medford High band has
again received their invitation to
the East-West Shrine- game In
San Francisco, Dec. 31.
This is the fifth consecutive
year the band has been invited
to march during the before
game show at Keezar Stadium.
All clubs are getting ready for
the big noise parade next Friday
afternoon, announcing the com
ing game with Grants Pass.
The floats will be judged on
the basis of originality, noise,
color, etc.
M.H.S. now has a record en
rollment of 925 students.
The ravens that inhabit the
grounds of the Tower of London
were fed and watered daily no
matter how strict the food ra
tioning.
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Court Records
POLICE COURT
- Zella Mablc Coy, violation of basic
turn, $10.
Gladys Elizabeth Koch, illegal left
turn ,$10.
James W. Barnard, expired vehicle
license. $5.
Robert Lee Chisum, violation of
basic rule. $10.
James G. Podoisen, failure to stop
at stop sign. $5.
Bernice Aletta Bigham, violation of
basic rule. S10.
John Robert Howell, violation of
basic rule, $10.
DISTRICT COURT-
Harl Merlin White, truck speeding,
$10.
Walter Monro Sexton, everwidth
load. $10.
Warren Eldridge Keller, operating
a motor vehicle while driver's license
suspended, $5 and $20 jail credit;
operating vehicle with switched li
cense plates. $5 and $20 jail credit;
defective brakes, $5 and $1 jail credit.
Glen Buster Jones, driving while
operator's license was suspended, $50.
(bail forfeiture); violation of .the basic
rule. S25. (bail forfeiture)
- Marjorie Eva Hobbs, failure to stop
at stop sign. $10
Richard Klimek, overload. $121.
. John F. Paudois. overload, $150.
John Forrest White, violation of the
basic rule, $10.'
Kenneth Lyle Tucker, violation of
the basic rule. $10.
Darrell L. Johnson, altered opera
tor's license, $7.50.
CIRCUIT COURT -
Joanne Dubuque vs. Jo Francis Du
buque, divorce complaint.
Keith Ellwood Williams vs. Helen
Marie Williams, divorce complaint.
Shirley Luree Nolan vs. Joseph Blain
Nolan, divorce complaint.
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