Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, November 07, 1955, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextLocal and Personal Injured Vernon Dixon, 6. son of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon L. Dixon, Table Rock rd., was to be dismissed today from Osteo pathic hospital where he had been since Sunday afternoon when he fractured a finger while using a hatchet, attendants said this morning. TJsa Mail Tribune Want Ads l!,!J i 1 Vi: Show at 7 P.M. ENDS TONITE! good mE - ' I'GOLOF I BARGAIN Impctioni Five orders or recommendations for correction of fire hazards were made by City Fire Marshall Truman Nelson Friday after inspection of one building of public as sembly and five business occu pancies. At Community Miss Loretta Anderson, route 2, box 808, Cen tral Point; Mrs. Henry Nabs, route 2, box 252D, and Mrs. Glen Nelson, 1551 Webster st, Ash land, are listed today as surgery patients at Community hospital. a Sprains Back Mrs. Nora De Chastain of Central Point was admitted to Osteopathic hospital late Saturday night with a sprained back which she suffer ed at the Eagles hall on Main st. She was released late Sun day. She was taken to the hos pital by Medford Ambulance service. Additional details were not available. Read and Use Classified Ads The Community's Biggest Marketplace I 2 WEEKS ! ONLY "1 FREE! ARM REST COVERS Arm Rest Covers for most ears installed free with any set of Seat Covers purchased. READY MADE SEAT COVERS Fiber $13.95 Plastic $24.50 Custom Made $27.50 and up SEAT COVERS INSTALLED FREE ATTENTION LOGGERS and HEAVY DUTY OPERATORS Cushions (in any condition) Rebuilt ALL WORK GUARANTEED! Medford Auto Upholstery NEXT DOOR TO SELBY'S 303 No. Bartfetr Phone 2-2119 To Meet Union Oil company of California dealers, consignees and employees in this area will meet Wednesday; Nov. 9, at 8 p.m., at Rogue Valley Country club, according to N. S. Buvick, resident manager. . Breaks Leg James Mowbray, 52, of 814 Sherman st., fell from a ladder while picking apples about 5 p.m. Sunday and broke a leg. He was taken to Commu nity hospital by Medford Am bulance service. m m w Firemen Called City fire men had a busy day Sunday, making four runs. They were called to flue fires at 8:30 a.m. at the E. F. Schmit residence, 325 West Fourth st., and at 5:30 p.m. at the Galen Knox home, 2371 Georgia ave. A fire in an alley at 507 Mae st. was exting uished at 11 a.m. A pumper was sent to investigate smoke in a sander bin at Timber Products company plywood plant. Fire men said none was found. ... At Sacred Heart Several new medical patients were reported today at Sacred Heart hospital. They are Mrs. Eugene Lousto lot, 375 South Central ave.; Da vid Wilson, Riddle; Mrs. Dorothy Stone, 626 West Second st.; Mrs. Nora Cosier, 1010 West Fourth st.; Ben Blachly, 1121 Spring st.; Mrs. Nora Cosier, 1010 West Fourth st.; Ben Blachly, 1121 Spring st.; Archie Biles, 23 New town st.; Robert Cosier, 808 Broad St.; Michael Canty, Jack sonville, Martin Ray, 10 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Ray, 2032 Winchester, and Mrs., Ethel Grooms, Grants Pass. San dra Snelson, Talent, is reported there as a surgery patient. ... Son Born Mr. and' Mrs. Le Ray Armstrong, who lives at Ochoco Ranger station near Prineville, Ore., are the parents of a son born Oct. 26 in' Prine ville. He weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and has been named Dan iel James. He is the Armstrong's first child. Armstrong is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Arm strong, 122 Janney lane. Mrs. Armstrong 'spent the past week in Prineville with her son and daughter-in-law and was joined over the 'week end by her hus band and sister, Mrs. LaVeta Gibson, 31 Elm st., Medford. They returned home Sunday night. Use Tribune Want Ads QUICK and EASY! News About Servicemen PROMOTED Ed Setzler recently was pro moted to private first class in the Army. He is currently re ceiving advanced schooling and is doing some instructing in Bat tery D, 4th Training Bn., AAA, RTC, at Ft. Bliss, Tex. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Setz ler, 2214 East Jackson st. APPOINTED James L. Hoffman, Rogue River, has been appointed war rant officer and is assigned to Echterdingen airfield. Hoffman initially entered the Army in 1941 and reenlisted in 1950: He is a veteran of service in Korea and arrived in Europe last May. His wife lives in Rogue River. GRADUATED Vernon L. Gleason recently was graduated with Class 13, 2nd GM group at Ft. Bliss, Tex., where he is stationed with the Army. He has been promoted to private first class and is await ing assignment to an advanced class. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gleason, 2684 Crater Lake highway. Wall Street IN GERMANY Pvt. Curtis R. Richmond, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde R. Richmond, 622 Parkplace No. 5, is a member of the 4th infantry division in Germany. He arrived Gversas in August, and is a typist in Company B of the division's 22nd regiment. Before entering the Army in July, 1954, he at tended Oregon State college and was a salesman for the J. C. Pen ney company, Portland. PLUNGE DROWNS FIVE Mendota, Minn. (U.R) Five women drowned and a sixth popped to the surface and was helped ashore when their car plunged over an embankment into the Minnesota river near here today. Fall frosts can be as effective as tillage in killing annual weeds on fallow and the growth is still on the land to protect the soil from erosion. At Osteopathic Mrs. A. A. Anderson, Central Point, is a medical patient at Osteopathic hospital, according to attendants. 117 S. Central Phone 2-6241 , 111 'fiRlPi ? ' lit ;t.:;; l" evolvinq ers ROCK-REVOLVE-RELAX 3-way comfort. Rockl modern under seat "rocker" gives old-fashion rock ing comfort. Revolve! swing around for TV. Relaxl-lounge in deep, relax ing comfort. Wards special purchase makes such savings possible. 10 down, on Terms; Layaway. 4988 SAVE $20 OFF-THE-FLOOR ROCKER Designed with the modern touch I Cushioned and padded to ease you into deep relaxation. Smart blond or ebony finished wood. Brass ferrules on tap ered legs. Mefal thread highlights modern tweed cover. Color choice. WASHABLE PLASTIC, TWEED Enjoy all the comforts of a modern lounae. Reit-.tuv hioh back ond arms are covered in washable plastic. Rest is upholstered in handsome boltaflex and tweed. Choice of colors. An ideal chair for ofter-work relaxation. 59 88 FOAM RUBBER CUSHION Here is the rocker for you who want the best in seating comfort. Luxurious foam rubber eiMnrr,n -ji. depth of softness. Reversible, too. Lovely tweed cover with metallic ac cents. Choice of decorator colors. 69 88 New York (U.R) Stocks ad vanced in the pre-election mar ket today. Industrials were strong all session. Rails did even better on a percentage basis and the util ities netted a small rise. Trading picked up over Fri day's pace. For a brief period in the early dealings the tickers fell behind the market. Some rails made wide gains. Today"s closing prices on se lected stocks: American T &. T 180? s Anaconda 68V2 Chrysler 94 Curtiss Wright 267a General Electric 491 2 General Motors 139 Montgomery Ward 96Vz Penn R R 247s Penney J C 96 Radio 44Ts Southern Co 19 Southern Pacific 5814 S Oil of Calif 86 Texas Gulf Sulphur 37ss Transamerica 43ss Tri-Continental 268 United Aircraft 597k U S Rubber 43 U S Steel 55 Youngstown . 97 Births BOYER To Mr. and Mrs. Robert, 649 South Ivy st., Nov. 6, 1955, a girl, weight 8 pounds, at Community hospital. ELLIS To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph, route 2, box 568,. Central Point, Nov. 6, 1955, a boy, weight 8V2 pounds, at Community hospital. BITTLE To Mr. and Mrs. Horace, 927 Dakota st., Nov. 7, 1955, a girl, weight 7 pounds, at Community hospital. Obituaries NETTIE BRAGG Funeral services are pending at Perl funeral home for Mrs. Nettie Irene Bragg, 71, who died at Hoquiam, Wash., yesterday. E. C. JOHNSON Emil C. "Ed" Johnson. 86. died at his home on Central Point Market rd. yesterday. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. CONRAD PEDERSON Conrad J. Pederson, 69, Glen dive. Mont., died todav at the home of his niece, Mrs. Oscar W. Larson, 1015 Murray st. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. MOSE PATNODE Requiem Mass for Mose Alex ander Patnode, 77, who died Sunday, will be read in Sacred Heart church by Father William McLeod Tuesday 9 a.m. Recita' tion of the Holy Rosary will be held in Conger-Morris chapel to night at 7:30 p.m. Committal will be in Siskiyou Memorial park, with Conger-Morris funeral home in charge of funeral arrange ments. The deceased was born Dec. 23, 1877, in Churubusco, N. Y., and came to Medford 18 years ago. Survivors include a son, Maur ice, Cloquet, Minn.; three daugh ters, Miss Louise Patnode, De troit, Mich.; Mrs. Lillian Dut ton, Medford, and Mrs. Jose phine M. Brown, Seattle; three brothers, Zeb, Coleraine, Minn.; Edmund, Red Lake Falls, Minn., and Herman, Waupun, Minn.; two sisters, Miss Nettie Patnode ad Mrs. Carrie Ruburtus, both of Motevideo, Minn.; five grand children, and one great grand child. , : Monday, November 7, 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN Fooflighters to Give Child Guidance Play The Footlighters drama group will present "Random Target" in cooperation with the Southern Oregon Child Guidance Clinic association, Elliott Becken. chairman of the education and publicity committe, has an nounced. The play is the story of an aggressive boy and is presented for discussion of behavior mean ing and understanding ways to cope with behavior. The Foot lighters group will be accompan ied by a moderator for discus sions. Groups interested in the play for a program may contact Becken. Only 12 performances will be given, starting after Jan. 1, and will be available Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights only. Becken said a minimum charge will be necessary to cov er travel expenses. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (UP) Cattle 2400. Low choice fed steers above S22.50: canner cutter cows 6-57.50 with Holstein cut ters up to S8: mixed utility-commercial beef cows up to Sll: some com mercial grades higher; cutter-utility bulls 11-S13.25. Calves 400. Good chaice vealers 18 $20. some $21; good-choice heavy calves 16-S16.50. Hops 2000. U. S. 1 and 2 butchers 180-235 lb largely 15.5-5-S15.50: No. 3 down to S14.75; few 285-400 lb sows 12.50-S14. Sheep 1250. Choice with some prime 101-lb range lambs S19; good-choice feeder lambs 14-S15.50: good-choice around 90-lb range feeders 16-S16.50; good-choice ewes 3-S4. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (UP) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large. 59-60c: A large 53-56c; AA medium, 47-49c: A medium 47-48c: small, 36-38c; cartons 1 to 3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA grade prints 66c lb; cartons 67c: A prints 66c. cartons 67c; B prints 64c. Cheese To retailers: A Grade Ched dar, Oregon singles, 401,i-45V2c; 5-lb loaves 4612-491,ic. Processed American cheese 5-lb loaf 39',2-41c lb. Farm Market Portland (UP) Few lots of pre cooled Willamette valley corn sold to wholesalers at SI. 85 for five dozen ears today with some ordinary around SI a box; cauliflower was mostly S1.50 a lettuce crate; cabbage sold mostly at S1.75. PAULINE HARDER Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline K. Harder, 60, of 1956 Spring st., who died Saturday, will be held in Conger-Morris Chapel Wednesday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Paul Riedel of the Grace Lutheran Church of Ash land officiating. Committal will be in Memory Gardens Memor ial park. Friends who wish, may in lieu of sending flowers, make a con tribution to the building fund at Grace Lutheran Church, Mountain and Iowa ave., Ash land. The deceased was born Oct. 16, 1895, in Lake Creek, Mo. On Sept. 25, 1950, in Medford, she was married to Ray Harder, who survives. She was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Ash land. Other survivors include a brother, Louis Gieschen, Or lando, Okla.; five sisters, Miss Hulda Gieschen and Miss Wil helmine Gieschen, both of Or lando, Okla.; Mrs. Fred Young, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Mrs. Joh anna Dautenhahn, Enid, Okla., and Mrs. Harry H. Young, Nampa, Ida. The Mardi Gras in New Or leans involves a week of carn ival and reaches its' climax on Shrove Tuesday, the day before the beginning of lent. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens to growers (No. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland): Fryers 2Vi to 4 lbs 22c. at farm 21c: roasters 24c lb f.o.b. Portland; light hens 18c: heavy hens all wts 20-21c; old roosters ll-14c. Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers. New York style. 34 35c lb; whole drawn 41-43c: cut up 45-48c: hens light type N Y style 28 30c: cut ups 39-46c: hens heavy type N Y style 31-33c; whole drawn 40-44c. Turkeys To producers for A grade young hens f.o.b. farm N Y dressed 36 37c lb; A grade toms 28-29c; A grade hens eviscerated 401.t-411,je lb; evis cerated toms 31V2-32V2C lb: fryers, live weight 6 Vx to 10 lbs 34c lb. Dressed turkeys: To retailers: A grade young hens 53-54c lb eviscer ated; A grade young toms. 45-52c lb eviscerated depending on weight; fryer-roaster-pan-ready, 57c lb. Rabbits (Average to growers f.o.b. Killing plants) Live, wnite. 3-)i-4',2 lbs 25-26c up; 5 to 6 lbs 20-21c: colored pelts 4c under: old does 10-14c lb a few higher. Fresh killed fryers to re tailers 58-61c; cut up 62-65c. Nuts Filberts To producers f.o.b. receiv ing stations on an orchard run basis. 22c lb for desired lots. Walnuts To growers f.o.b. buying stations and plants on a orchard run basis 25-27c lb. PORTLAND HAY, GRAIN Portland Wholesale hay prices: No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. trucks Portland and Seattle 36-S38 ton. Prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat. No. 2 soft, white S72 ton; No. 2 white oats 38-lb test Coast delivery S49.50; No. 2 Western barley 46.50-S47 f.o.b. Port land. Coast delivery; soybean meal $81 ton delivered Portland; standard mill run 44.50-S45.50 cars; No. 2 yellow corn Eastern shipments f.o.b. Port land $59. Daily Weather Report Sunset tonight 4:57 p.m.; sunrise to morrow 6:53 a.m. FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Fair through Tuesday except for morning fog in valleys. Low tonight 40. High Tues day 65-68. Western Oregon: Fog or low clouds tonight and early Tuesday. Partly sunny Tuesday afternoon. Mild tem peratures. Low tonight 40-50. High 54 64 in north, 62-72 in south portion. Northern California: Fair tonight and in the morning. Little tempera ture change. LOCAL DATA Temperature: Mean yesterday, 55; above normal 8. Record high this date 74 in 1941. Record low this date 22 in 1920. Precipitation: 24 hours to midnight, trace. Midnight to 10 a.m.. none. Total this month. .01 in.. .47 in. below nor mal. Total since Sept. 1, 3.03 in.. .01 in. above normal. Humidity: Lowest yesterday. 48; highest this a.m. 10G. Citv high low prec. Brookings 60 48 .04 Crater Lake 52 30 Grants Pass 70 40 .01 Klamath Falls 60 30 MEDFORD 68 38 trace Dick Lamb Named Scout Assistant Richard W. Lamb, 27, will be the new assistant Boy Scout ex ecutive in the Crater Lake area council. He comes here from Placerville, Calif., where he worked in the Golden Empire council of Boy Scouts of Amer ica. Lamb, who graduated from a Portland high school and at tended the University of Oregon and Oregon State college, was with the Golden Empire council about two years. He served in the army in the Korean conflict and has worked on the Portland area council and camp staff. He is an Eagle scout. Two assistants from the Cra ter Lake council have been pro moted and transferred to other areas. Fred McMullin, who lived in Grants Pass, was promoted to district executive in San Diego, and Lawrence T. Lundin, who lived in Yreka, Calif., was pro moted to assistant executive in the Santa Paula, Calif., council. He will leave about Nov. 20. Lamb, his wife, Bonnie, and three children, Richard, 4, Susy. 214, and Betsey, 9 months, will live at 720 Whitman place. Recognition Banquet At Roxy Ann Tonight The annual Big Pines district of the Boy Scouts of America recognition banquet and election of officers will be held at the Roxy Ann Grange at 7 p.m. to day. R. D. Church, district chair man, will preside, and Leonard Mayfield, superintendent of the Medford schools, will speak. The banquet is for all institu tional representatives, scout leaders and wives. Ladies of Roxy Ann Grange will prepare the banquet. The annual recognition' ban quet and election of officers of the Crater Lake council will be held starting at 4:30 p.m. Sun day, Nov. 20, at Hedrick Junior High school, Dr. Elmo Steven son, council president, has an nounced. Mayors' Conference Scheduled in Tokyo Yokohama, Japan (U.R) Mayors and other dignitaries from western American cities began arriving today for the third annual Japan-Amerjcan Pacific Coast Mayors' Confer ence. Some 51 American delegates and city officials from 33 Jap anese cities will attend the con ference, which gets under way Thursday at the New Grand hotel. The Upper Peninsula was granted to Michigan by the fed eral government in 1837 after Michigan and Ohio took up arms against each other in the Toledo War, the only war in history between two individual states. Oh-h-h! Those '56 OLDSMOBILES! Waiting for you in our showroom! DARRELL MILLER CO. 415 S. Riverside - Ph. 2-6209 Portland 54 46 .04 Seattle 48 43 .04 Spokane 45 30 Yakima 58 35 Eureka 57 50 Red Bluff 80 57 Sacramento 77 47 San Francisco 75 48 Los Angeles 74 50 Phoenix Denver .. Chicago . Miami New York Washington. D. 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(U.R) Actor Archer McDonald, 30, found dead in his room at a hotel here, apparently committed suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping tablets, the coroner's office said today. O OUR FAMOUS DINNERS Specializing in Prim Ribs of Beef and other delectable dishes OALA CARTE MENU MOM DINING INN CENTRAL POINT FOR RESERVATIONS - Phone NOrmandy 4-2513 DESIR 1j ailnj .A. WOMEN'S EVENING GYM CLASS Starting Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. Do Calisthenics! Play Volley Ball and Badminton! Swim! Gym Class from 8:00-9:00 p.m. Swim from 9:00-10:00 p.m. REGISTER NOW - PHONE 2-6295