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Local and Council To Meet The Med- ford Building and Construction Trades council will meet today at 8 p.m., at the Labor hall, 24Vi South Grape st., according to Alvin D. York, secretary. To Sales Meeting Edmund E. Hass, resident manager of Pacific Northwest company, will attend a sales meeting of the investment securities concern to be held in Seattle Nov. 13 through Nov. 20. Teachers To Meet Medford City Teachers association mem bers will hold their fall meet ing Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Hedrick junior high school cafe teria. Entertainment will be provided by members of the Footlightrs civic theater group end refreshments will be served. Postpone Carnival A carni val and bazaar planned by mem bers of Our Lady of Fatima club at Shady Cove-Trail for Satur day, Nov. 19 has been postponed and will be held instead on Saturday, Dec. 3. The event will be held in the school gymnas ium. Name Corrected Jack Batzer, 2VJ South Seventh St., Central Point, is the contractor who is doing the rennovation and re construction work on the Han sen building to house the Med ford Furniture store. His name was listed incorrectly in a Mail Tribune story yesterday. Recovering Mrs. Bozy Tepo- vac, Gold Hill, is convalescing satisfactorily after surgery two weeks ago at Community hos pital, the' family reported this morning. Mrs. Tepovac has re turned to her home and is under the care of a daughter, Mrs. Amelia Chamberlin, Angwin, Calif. Phoenix Dinner Neighbors of Woodcraft members will meet for a homecoming dinner Thurs day; Nov. 17 at 7 p.m., in the Youth center. Table service will be required. The main dishes will be turkey and ham which will be served by the lodge and those who attend and who have not been contacted by telephone should take vegetable dishes, salads, or desserts. r 1 Friday, BEGINNING il TONITE! $ PLUS EAST OF I SUMATRA i AND GUESTS OUR FAMOUS DINNERS Specializing in Prim Ribs of Beef and other delectable dishes ALA CARTE MENU. FOR RESERVATIONS - Personal Building Permit A building permit has been issued W. L. Moore, 823 Broad st., to make an addition to his residence and construct a car port. Construc tion costs will be about $1,000. Farm Name Assumed The farm name, Rogue Valley Here ford Ranch, has been assumed by Bill A. Wood, according to records in the Jackson county recorder's office. Visits Here Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Davidson have returned to their home in Portland after vis iting at the home of E. A. Moore, 243 South Holly st., here last weekend. Howard Club Howard Gar den club members will meet for a special session for candle mak ing Thursday, Nov. 17 at 1 p.m., at the home of Mrs. G. W. Mc- Bee, 2252 Table Rock rd. Orders Issued City Fire Mar shal Truman Nelson issued 10 orders yesterday for correction of fire hazards. He inspected two business occupancies, a hotel and one private home at the re quest of the owner. New on Staff Miss Elizabeth Gargano, Rogue River, has joined the catalog staff at Mont gomery Ward and company. Miss Gargano recently arrived in the valley to make her home. She formerly lived in Chicago. Turkey Dinner Royal Neigh bors of America will serve a tur key dinner Thursday, Nov. 17 at 5:30 p.m., in the Pythian build ing. The event is open to the pub lic. A country store and enter tainment are planned. At Home Robert Glen Cos ier, 33, of 808 Broad st., is con valescing at home from injuries received in an accident Nov. 5 south of Gazelle, Calif., when the truck he was driving col lided with a car on a bridge. The driver of the car was killed and Cosier was transferred from the Mt. Shasta, Calif., hospital to the Sacred Heart hospital. His wife reported yesterday he is "getting along very well." - ? Accidents Vehicles operated by Gertrude Fern Riggs, 712 Summit st. and Joseph Leach Hendrickson, 406 Beatty st., col lided at the intersection of Beatty and Niantic sts., at 12:40 p.m. Sunday. Hendrickson was cited by city police for failure to yield the right of way to on coming traffic. In a second acci dent, a parked car owned by George Burton Russell, 108 East 11th st., was struck by an un known vehicle on North River side ave. between Edwards and Austin sts., at about 5:15 p.m., Sunday, according to city police. To Hold Reunion Mayor Fred L. Peterson of Portland has announced that all former members of the Old Oregon in fantry which became the 162nd infantry. 41st division, AEF in 1917,. will meet for an annual reunion Saturday, Dec. 10. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m., at the Columbia Athletic club in Portland when a ban quet will be served. This is the 38th anniversary of the embark ation of the regiment for over seas and the event will be the 36th reunion banquet. Those who cannot attend are invited to send messages in care of Mayor Peterson, Portland. HI Nov. 13 AT 7 P.M. DINING INN CENTRAL POINT Phone NOrmandy 4-2513 Wednesday Meeting The Roxy Ann Home Economics club will meet at the Roxy Ann Grange Wednesday. A potluck dinner will be served at noon. No Meeting The Slimsters, a women's exercise group, will not meet tonight as planned be cause of inclement weather, members said today. - At Community Mrs. Oscar L. Williams. Shady Cove, is a surgery patient today at Com munity hospital, and Mrs. Mattie Brown, Eagle Point, is listed there as a medical patient. Clerk's Meeting Mrs. Bereth Hopkins, county clerk, will leave tomorrow morning by plane for Portland where she will attend a meeting of the Oregon Asso ciation of County Clerks at the Multnomah hotel, Nov. 17 and 18. Building Permits D. L. Pick- ell, 501 Valley View dr., Med ford, has been issued a permit to erect a $14,000 residence. Kenneth Stimson, 940 Mt. Pitt ave., has received a permit to construct a garage and car port valued at $800. Accident Vehicles operated by Andrew Bjornsen, 113 Laurel st., Medford, John Lloyd Davis, route 1, box 214, Talent, and Paul Kurovsky, 1048 West 11th st., Medford, were involved in an accident at the corner of. Fifth and Ivy sts., late Monday. No citations were issued police said. i Agent Ranks Glenn McCuI lough, Medford General agent for Provident Life Insurance company, ranked 12th in paid for business in the entire comp any for the month of October, according to a release from the company. Troops Visit Members of Brownie troops from Jackson school visited the Savage turkey ranch Monday accompanied by their leaders, Mrs. George Tur ner and Mrs. Clifford Poulson. Mrs. Laurence Anderson and Mrs. J. V. Anderson also accom panied the group. ' ' Mining Claims The State Line Number 1 mining claim for manganese and other minerals; State Line Number 2 for silica and other minerals; and Cougar mining claims Numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4, for asbestos and other minerals, have been located in the Cougar creek mining district by Robert L. Wells, Jacksonville, according to records in the Jack son county recorder's office. Visit Cancelled Because of illness, Mrs. Edna Pierce, Tilla mook, state president of the Fra ternal Order of Eagles auxiliary, will not make an official visit as planned to the Medford FOE auxiliary Thursday, Nov. 17. The banquet which was planned in her honor will not be held but a regular lodge session will be conducted as planned, offic ers explained. - At Sacred Heart New pa tients listed today at Sacred Heart hospital are Leo Smith, 417 Front st., and Elie Nouguier, 825 Queens dr., there for medi cal care, and surgery patients, Marie Morgan, 4, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Morgan, 1018 West 11th st.; Craig Dur ant, 4V, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Durant, Central Point; Dwight McGonagle, 4175 Cedar Jane, seven-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe v McGonagle; and Terry Mayberry, 6Vi, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marlin May berry, Grants Pass. Articles of Corporation The Jackson County Dairy Herd Im provement association filed ar ticles of incorporation at the Jackson county clerk's office, Nov. 14. The purpose of the cor poration is to promote herd im provement methods among its members. Officers and directors of the association are Will Hub' bard, route 1, box 98, Eagle Point, president and director; Victor Birdseye, route 2, box 394, Medford, vice-president and director; and Lewis Clark, 3438 Madrona lane; and Chester Jen sen, route 1, box 45, Rogue River both directors. - In Hospital Ten new pa tients were reported by Sacred Heart hospital this morning. In the hospital "for surgery are Jos lin David, 28 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor David, 2938 North Pacific highway; Wendell Mattson, 1036 Mt. Pitt ave.; Randy Norfis, 3V2, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Norris, route 3, Medford; Charles Brooks, 746 Oak st.; Charles Pet ty, Harold Martin and Fred Goetjen, all Grants Pass and Maury Butts, 100 West Main st. In the hospital for medical care are Don Fowler Jr., 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Fowler, Ash land; and Mrs. Sam Jones, for mer Medford resident now living in Klamath Falls. r AlFANAL FOR THE PAIN OF ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATISM, AND NEURITIS. At Your Favorite Drug Stor News About Servicemen ENROLLED AT SCHOOL Steven Sanders, son of Dr. and Mrs. L. L. Sanders, Grove land ave., is now enrolled in electronics school at Great Lakes Training center. The young man enlisted in the Navy in July and was transferred to the Great Lakes station in mid-September. BACK FROM KOREA Maj. Borden F. Peterson, whose sister-in-law, Mrs. Adam Rott, lives at 24 North Keene Way dr., returned to the states last week from Korea, where he has served the past year. During his absence Mrs. Peterson and the couple's two children, San dra, 13 and Borden Jr., 2, made their home with Mrs. Rott. Major Peterson will visit here for several days before the fam ily leaves for Texas, where he will be assigned to Walters Air Force base. The officer is in the corps of engineers attached to the Air Force. RETURNS TO U.S. Robert P. Graham, chief quartermaster in the navy, was scheduled to return to the Unit ed States early this week aboard the destroyer USS Buck, which has been in the western Pacfic about six- months. Graham is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Graham, 175 Jeannette st., Med' ford. AT FT. LEWIS Cpl. Gene A. Akins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nan M. Akins, Route 2, Medford, is a member of the 2nd infantry division at Ft. Lewis, Wash. Corporal Akins is assigned to the division's 2nd signal company and he entered the Army in August, 1948. He is a former Eagle Point high school student. Wall Street New York U.R) Stocks developed strength late in to day's session after encountering moderate profit-taking during most of the day. The list behaved just about the same as yesterday with sev eral strong spots developing just before closing time. Trading was lighter when the prices were mixed and somewhat more ac tive on the rally. Sears Roebuck again starred by rising more than two points to a new high. Its new stock was active and firm. Montgomery Ward met support after selling down lOSVfc, orr 3 points. Buffalo, N.Y. U.R) Mrs. June Calkins had a quick solu tion when police impounded her 1941 coupe after two parking tags had been placed on it. "Keep it," she told Judge Arthur J. Cosgrove. "It costs me . too much anyway." At Osteopathic William' Church, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Church of Ashland, is a medical patient at Osteopahic hospital, attendants reported to day. Return Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kerr, 10 Almond st., have re turned from San Francisco where they visited over the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Monet. Visits Daughter Mrs. Helen Collier left for her home in San Fernando, Calif., this week after visiting her daughter, Sister David Maureen, at St. Mary's convent. Mrs. Collier is a former resident of Medford and lived here for many years. Obituary MRS. W. B. BIDDLE Funeral services are pending at Perl funeral home for Mrs. W. B. Biddle, who died at a lo cal hospital Tuesday. She had made her home at the Medford hotel for the past several years. ELKS' BAM SATURDAY NIGHT NOV. 19 For Elks end Their Guest Only MUSIC BY Wynn Walker and his PORTLAND BAND Adm. $3.00 per Couple Social Hour from 9 to Births BURK To Mr. and Mrs. Jack, 1251 Thomas rd., Nov. 15, 1955, a boy, weight 6V pounds, at Community hospital. JESCHKE To Mr. and Mrs. Curtis. 2045 Camp Baker rd., Nov. 15, 1955, a girl, weight 5 pounds," at Community hospital. HORTON To Mr. and Mrs. Clinton, 2755 Connell ave., Nov. 16, 1955, a girl, weight 7V2 pounds, at Community hospital. KRUEGER To Mr. and Mrs. Harold, 726 S. Hollv st., Nov. 14, 1955, a girl, 6V2 lbs., at Sacred Heart Hospital. CROSS To Mr. and Mrs. Marvin, Ashland, Nov. 15, 1955, a girl, 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart Hospital. MARTIN To Mr. and Mrs. Charles, 726 Holly st., Nov. 14, 1955, a boy, 5Vi pounds, at Sac red Heart Hospital.- FRIESEN To Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred, 854V4 ' Stewart ave., Nov. 14, 1955, a girl, 10 pounds, at Sacred Heart Hospital. POOLE To Mr. and Mrs. Francis Jr., 858 Ross lane, Nov. 14, 1955, a boy, 6 pounds, at Sacred Heart Hospital. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (U.P.) Cattle 350. Most ly good 1180 lb. shortfed steers $19. lightly sorted at $18: commercial steers $17.25; utility grades Sll-12; mixed commercial-low good heifers S15-16.50; utility S10-12; canner-cut-ter cows mostly $7-8.50: utility cows $10-11.50; utility bulls S12-13.50. " Calves 50. Good-choice vealers S18 20: good around 400-450 lb. slaughter calves S16: cull calves and vealers down to S7. Hogs 350. U. S. 1 and 2 butchers 180-235 lb. S14.50-15: No. 3 lots $14; around 300-550 lb. sows $11.50-13. Sheep 300. Good-choice slaughter lambs $16.50-17.50; choice $18; good- choice ewes $3.50. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (U.P.) Eggs To retail ers: Grade A A large, 5d-o6c: a large, 51-53c; AA medium, 44-48c: A me dium. 44-48c; small, 39c; carton, l-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. 40Va-45,ic; 5-lb. loaves.. 461i-49V2C. Processed Ameri' can cheese, 5-lb. loaf. 39',i-41c lb. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland): Fryers, 2 to 4 lbs., 23c; at farm, Zic; roasters, 2oc lb. f.o.b. Portland; light hens 18c; heavy hens, all wts., 21c; old roosters ll-14c. Dressed Chicken No. 1 dressed to 35c lb.; whole drawn. 43-44c: cut-up. 47-49c; hens, light type. New York style, 28-30c; cut-ups. 41-46c: hens, heavy type, N. Y. style, 31-33c; whole drawn. 41-45c. Turkeys To producers for A grade young hens, f.o.b. farm. N.Y. dressed, retailers: Fryers, New York style. 34-36-36 lie lb.; A grade toms 28c: A grade hens, eviscerated. 40V2-41c; eviscerated toms, 31 lie lb.: fryer tur keys, liveweight. 6,2-10 lbs.. 34c lb. Dressed Turkeys To retailers, A grade young hens, 53-55c lb. eviscer ated; A grade young toms. 45-52c lb.: eviscerated depending on weight; evis cerated fryer-roasters. 57e lb. Rabbits (Average to growers, f.o.b. killing plants) Live white. 3-4z lbs.. 23-26c lb.; 5-6 lbs.. 18-21c: colored pelts. 4c under: old does, 10-14c lb.: a few higher. Fresh killed fryers to re tailers. 58-6 lc; cut up. 62-65C. PORTLAND HAY, GRAIN Portland Wholesale hay prices: No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. trucks, Portland and Seattle, $36-38 ton. Prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat. No. 2 soft white, $72 ton: No. 2 white oats. 38-lb. test. Coast delivery. $49.50: JSo. Z Western barley, $46.50 f.o.b. Portland. Coast delivery: soybean meal S79.50 ton, delivered Portland; standard mill run, $44.50-45 cars: No. 2 yellow corn. Eastern shipments, f.o.b Portland, S59.75. Evidence of tuberculosis has been found in the skeletons of prehistoric man and in the mum mies of ancient Egyptians. FOR RESULTS USE Tribune Classified ADS 10 - Dancing 10 Jo 2 Wednesday, November 16, 1953 High Court Upholds Salem (U.P.) The Oregon Supreme Court today upheld the conviction of Kermit A. Molitor, and his wife, Neva, of Sweet Home, on a charge of first de gree arson. They had been sentenced by Circut Judge Victor Olliver in Linn county to the penitentiary for a term not to exceed three i years. ; The evidence, largely circum-1 stantial, indicated the fire, which j was discovered several hours af ter the family had left the house, was started by a lighted candle Daily Weather Report Sunset tonight 4:48 p.m. Sunrise to morrow 7:03 a.m. FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Light to mod erate snow showers tonight, decreas ing Thursday. Low tonight 28. High Thursday 32-34. Western Oregon: Cloudy through Thursday. Occasional snow tonight except rain or snow along coast and possible freezing rain in inland val leys. A 'little snow turning to rain Thursday. Not quite so cold. Low to night 28-36. High Thursday 38-48. Northern California: Rain from around Salinas and Stockton north westward spreading slowly southwest ward to Santa Maria and Bakersfield tonight. Showers earlv Thursday fol lowed by clearing. Little temperature change. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 27; below normal 17. - Record high this date 68 in 1923. Record low this date 19 in 1916. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night, .16 inch. Midnight to 10 a.m, .41 inch. Total this month .51 inch. .76 inch below normal. Total since Sept. 1, 3.88 inches, .30 inch below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 58, highest this a.m. 97. CITY High Low Prec. Brookings 45 37 .16 Crater Lake 25 Grants Pass 35 Klamath Falls 22 MEDFORD 33 Portland 26 .56 Seattle ... Spokane Yakima . Eureka Red Bluff Sacramento .... San Francisco Los Angeles .... Phoenix Denver Chicago Miami New York Washington, D.C. .38 ASH LAND - PLUS - VAN HEHIN ANNE tANCDOFT fSK hi V OrASj mm MM iJibH UN I IT CRUSHES! KILLS! DESTROYS! - 1 BOULB GUitTIS xw$rt I ' Swot by GE0B6E W0BTHWS tKS ML SHHH atfSrN? 'L - l m . Ttdnal EHttfc tmtti by RAY HMWYHABSOI tST W t 1 EaoitM Pratew SAM KAT2MAN ' ' VA?iY H rniixt bj CHA81ES H. SCWtSR Bcter S0R00 J ; w V- W i iter MS MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIFTEEN Arson Conviction set among wood shavings impreg nated with fuel oil and gasoline. Although the defendants had bought the house for S9000, they HURRY! POSITIVELY ENDS TONITE GREATER THAN THE AUDIE MURPHY a hn $mrZ TECHNICOLOR Marshall THOMPSON Charles DRAKE TOMORROW The STAR of 'BLACKBOARD JUNGLE' , IN ANOTHER R0CK-AND-SH0CK DRAMA! TENSE! TIMELY! TERRIFYING Come, sit with the jury that must decide the fate of a teen-ager accused of the kiss-killing of 16-year-old Marie AfOvffs BASED ON THE HARPER'S PRIZE NOVEL GLENN DOROTHY FORD- WlcGUlRE ARTHUR JOHN KATY KENNEDY-H0D1MRAD0 WITH-. Rafael CMS -km MM M WITH THE i . wf' WITH THE "HMK-"WfWHIl-CMI inHHflHIRIHirHPBJKIIIII had insured it for $16,500. Just before increasing the insurance the . Molitors had been served with a summons in a suit to fore close the mortgage on the property. Uie Mail Tribune Want Ads GREATEST! 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