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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1956)
Local and Inspections City Fire Mar shal Truman Nelson issued four orders for corsection of haz ards Friday after inspecting five business occupancies and one building of public assembly. Cars Collide Cars driven by Gerald Edmond Oeys, 19, Portland, and Lela Geraldine Francis, 319 Beatty st., Medford, collided Saturday evening near the Rogue Valley ballroom on Highway 99 south of Medford, according to state police. Offic ers said Cleys was cited for fail ure to yield the right of way. Return To Live Mr. and Mrs. Gene Losee, Medford residents until about two years ago when they moved to Roseburg, have returned to live here at 2766 "West Main st. Losee now is as sociated with Valley Equipment company, South Pacific high way, as a salesman. He worked here previously for Cullen Im plement company. Leave Several visitors from Minnesota at the Cliff Al drich home, Jacksonville, left the end of the week after visit ing for a week with the Aldrich es. They are Mr. and Mrs. M. Kelroy and R. Westergren, all of Bertha, Minn.; and Mr. and Mrs. David Westergren and "children, Lynn and David Jr., Minneapolis. Jail Driver Charles A. Grif fith, 35, Grants Pass, was lodged in the county jail this morning following arraignments in dis trict 'court on a charge of fail ure to stop at a red light. Grif fith was arrested by state police on a warrant after he failed to appear on Oct. 11 on the charge. He was jailed in lieu of pay ment of a $15 fine. . . g Cars Collide A car operat ed by Peter Dee Flury, 24, Eagle Point, swerved causing it to col lide with a car driven by Rob ert D: Burns, 845 Garfield st., near Camp White about 2:45 (cf.m. Saturday, according to state police. A previous story aid Burns was driver of the vehicle which swerved causing the accident. Flury was treated and released at Sacred Heart hospital for slight injuries. At Osteopathic Several new patients were reported today at Osteopathic hospital. They are Floyd R. Davis, Central Point, and Becky Irwin, 10, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Irwin, Rogue River, who had emergency ap pendectomies over the week end. The medical patients are Harold Bulman, route 1, box 316A, Medford; Leon Stanfield, Central Point, and Mrs. Hugh Scovell, Jacksonville. Wax Ignites Only minor damage resulted this morning when wax ignited at Kay Paper Products, 725 South Grape st., eity firemen said. Flames ex tended to the wrapping on bal- d paper. Firemen, who were called about 7:45 a.m., said that the wax was being heated on an electrict plate. Two pumper trucks were dispatched. Two trucks also were sent out Fri day afternoon when a welding tank exploded at Faber's Far mer's supply, 401 South Fir st, Only damage was to the tank, It was carried from the build ing. Keport Collisions Four minor traffic accidents, one this morning and three Saturday, were repprted to city police. A sedan operated by John D. Pat ton, 2335 Forest ave., and a sta tion wagon operated by Wendell Stalker, 133 Willamette ave., collided at 12th st. and Central ave, police said. Cars operated by Wayne R. Frazier, Portland, and Nellie M. Harnden, 2011 Camp Baker rd., collided at -Fifth st. and Riverside ave Sedans driven by Milton G Heath, 234 O'Gara st., and Lamon A. Thomas, 843 Diamond St., collidedoat Third and Front sts. A pickup truck operated by Albert W. Denning, 724 West 11th st., and a car driven by Inez I. Clines, 612 Victory st, collided at Riverside ave. and Edwards st. Come In and Try Our Budget Plan Budget your meal to the budget price you wish to pay TUDirr uiev THE Top Notch Craterian Theater Bldg. Personal Meet Tuesday Winter and spring care of bees will be dis cussed at a meeting of the Rogue River Valley Beekeepers associa tion Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the county agent's office. Officers will be elected. From Anchorage Mrs. Lu- cile W. Fasel, former Medford resident, now living at Anchor age, Alaska, arrived by plane the end of the week to visit for about a week with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Watson, Barneburg rd. Runaways Found Two run away girls were being held by juvenile authorities today await ing return to their homes. A 14-year-old taken into custody by city police Saturday will be re turned to her home at Clear Lake Park, Calif., and a 16-year-old picked up by state po lice yesterday will be returned to the children's farm home, Corvallis, police said. - At Sacred Heart New pa tients reported today at Sacred Heart hospital are Mrs. Marion Glidden, general delivery, Med ford; Carl Richardson, Trail; Mrs. Robert Smith, Crater Lake National Park; Benjamin Van Bryck, Williams; Clifford God ley, Jacksonville; Mrs. Laura Taylor, 520 South Fir st., and Frank Wallace, route 2, Med ford, all there for surgery, and Walter Charley, Central Point,, a medical patient. Report Thefts Three hubcap thefts were reported to city po lice over the weekend. Wilburn J. Swartsley, 150 James rd., said four hubcaps were taken from his car while it was park ed on South Riverside ave., Sat urday. Blanche M. Mitchell, 416 Boardman st., reported that four hubcaps were taken from her car while it was parked on North Riverside ave. Arthur Allen, 334 Chestnut st., reported that two hubcaps and two fender skirts were stolen from his car Sunday while it was parked at a North Riverside ave. market. Obituaries WILLARD INGRAM Funeral services for Willard Mead Ingram, 1132 Spring st., who died Saturday, will be held at the Perl funeral home at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Donald E.- Whitney will officiate. Inter ment will be in Siskiyou Memo rial park. WILLIAM SUTHERLIN William O. Sutherlin, 57, a resident of Jacksonville for 13 years, died at a local hospital early today. He was born in Chelsea, Okla., March 8, 1898. He was a farmer until he became ill recently. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen. Mr. Sutherlin is survived by his wife, Mrs. W. O. Sutherlin, Jacksonville; a son, William L. Sutherlin, -Jacksonville; two daughters, Mrs. Lawrence Hack- worth, Jacksonville; and Mrs. Frank Broyles, Tucson," Ariz.; his mother, Mrs. Polly Suther lin, Medford; four brothers, Herbert Sutherlin, Willowbrook, Calif., Edgar Sutherlin, Selma, Calif., Sammy Sutherlin, Med ford, and Roy Sutherlin, Hud son, Ind.; four sisters, Mrs. Ber tie Holt, Central Point, Mrs. Eldee Lacy, Medford, Mrs. L. C. Mathews, Central Point, and Miss Ruth Sutherlin, Medford, and five grandchildren. 'Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at Perl funeral home. The Rev. Raymond Balcomb, of the First Methodist church, will officiate Interment will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. JOHN MARSHALL John D. Marshall died Sun day morning, at the Veterans' administration domiciliary at Camp White. Conger-Morris fu neral home is in charge of ar rangements. CHARLES SMITH Woodburn Charles D. Smith 66, former Medford resident died of a heart attack here Sat urday. He was born in Nebraska Sept. 13, 1889. and came to Ore gon in 1910. He lived near Dal las until 1917, when he moved to Medford. He lived in Medford until 1953, when he purchased a farm near Woodburn. On Nov. 19, 1913, he was mar ried to Lois Osborn, who sur vives. Other' survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Velma John ston. Eugene, and Mrs. Mabel Sexton, Missoula, Mont.; two brothers. Tom Smith and Fred Smith, both of Central Point; : two sisters, Mrs. Ella Mose, Cen- tral Point, and Mrs. Laura Big- ham, Eagle Point, and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at Ringo-Cornwell funeral chap- i el in Woodburn. Interment will I be in the Dallas cemeterv. Eat the. Chili Size at McDuffie's COFFEE POT DRIVE-IN 1132 North Riverside At Community Scott Boy er, Eagle Point, is a medical pa tient at Community hospital where he was admitted Friday, attendants said today. Flue Fire Firemen said that no damage resulted Satur day from a flue fire at the J. N. Snyder home, 23 North Keene Way drive. At San Francisco Miss Col leen Hope of Colleen Hope Stu dio of Dance, arrived home to day from San Francisco where she spent the week end attend ing a teachers' workshop con ducted by the Cecchetti Ballet council. She is a member of the council. Baby Clinic A baby clinic will be held at Ruch school be tween 1 and 3:45 p.m. Thurs day, Jan. 19. Children between six months to school age who are not under private health supervision are invited. Dr. A. Erin Merkel, county health offi cer, will be the examining of ficer. Appointed -r- Joe Hosick, 845 Palm st., has been appointed to the national membership com mittee of the American Legion, and is the only member of the committee in Oregon. He is ad jutant of the American Legion post here, and a veteran of World War II when , he served with the Army in the European theater. Return Home Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fasel and daughter, Tri cia, have returned home after being in New York City for the past six months in connection with Fasel's work with the West Coast. Lumber company. Their home is on Roxy Ann place. Mrs. Fasel is the former Barbara Bottjer, daughter of Mrs. Charles Bottjer, 3350 Jack sonville highway. Courthouse Offices Will Move This Week Furnishings and personnel of of district court are being moved this week from the courthouse first floor to new quarters on the third floor. Health department personnel will utilize the old quarters. Offices of the county,, treas urer also will be. moved this week to quarters adjoining the county clerk's office. Work on the third floor an nex, which will house new cir cuit court rooms, is progressing satisfactorily according to the county court, and will be occu pied in the near future. The first-floor courthouse au ditorium, which formerly housed the recorder's office, has been remodeled to its previous size, with improvements to be made in the room later. Daily Weather Report Sunset tonight 5:05; sunriss tomor row 7:37 a.m. FORECASTS: Medford and vicinity: Showers this evening. Snow level 3.500 feet. Partly cloudy tonight. Patchy valley fog early Tuesday. Increasing cloudiness during day with rain by evening. Low to night 35-38. High Tuesday 50. Western Oregon: Occasional showers with few brief periods of partial clear ing tonight. Cloudy Tuesday with rain beginning during morning. Cooler to night with low 34-42. High Tuesday 44-52. Northern California: Mostly fair to night and Tuesday, except scattered showers near Oregon border. Local morning fog in interior valleys. Slight ly colder tonight. LOCAL DATA Temperature: Mean yesterday 49; above normal 12. Record high this date 62 in 1944. Record low this date 15 in 1949. Precipitation: 24 hours to midnight .74 in. Midnight to 10 a.na- -09 in. Total this month 3.63 in., 2.40 in. above normal. Total since Sept. 1, 19.27 in., 9.68 in. above normal. Humidity: Lowest yesterday 59 highest this a.m. 93. City HI Lo Prec Brookings 56 45 .93 Crater Laks 8 22 1.02 Grants Pass . 57 41 .61 Klamath Fall, L 48 33 trace MEDFORD 55 40 .42 Portland 56 45 .55 Seattle 50 43 .56 Spokane 33 29 .56 Yakima 36 31 .43 Red Bluff 58 42 .52 Sacramento .. - 57 44 .47 San Francisco 59 47 .94 Los Angeles 59 54 Phoenix 71 51 trace Denver 36 16 Chicago 36 28 .01 Miami 67 53 New York 44 . 34 Washington, D. C 48 31 : HOTEL A-- m MEW j ' 5:30 to 9:00 P. M. Baked Chicken I spo BREAKFAST AND LUNCH 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wall Street New York (U.P.) Prices on the Stock Exchange slumped sharply today in moderately ac tive dealings. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T 18034 Anaconda 69 Chrysler 80 1 2 Curtiss Wright 28 U General Electric 551 s General Motors 43 2 Montgomery Ward 89? is Penn. R. R 24 Penney, J. C 934 Radio 441. s Southern Co 19?8 Southern Pacific 54 S. OiL of Calif 89?s Texas Gulf Sulphur 361 2 Transamerica 41V2 Tri - Continental 252 United Aircraft 663,4 U. S. Rubber 525s U. S. Steel 57Ts Youngstown 88 Seattle, Wash. 0J.R) The new Boeing Intercontinental 707 will be capable of circling the earth in less than 40 hours flying time, and with only five stops for fuel, Boeing Airplane Company officials said here Sat urday. PORTLAND HAY, GRAIN Portland Wholesale hay prices: No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. trucks. Portland and Seattle 40-S42 ton. U. S. No. 1 timothy hay, S48 ton f. o. b. Seattle: No. 1 timothy mixed hay, ?44, Seattle. Prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat. No. 2 soft, white. S74 ton; No. 2 white oats, 38-lb test Coast delivery 54-S56: No. 2 Western barley S47 f.o.b. Portland Coast delivery; soybean meal, S79.50 ton, delivered Portland; standard mill run, S42.50; No. 2 yellow corn Eastern shipments f.io.b. Portland 62.25-S62.50. EJO If F prize ,000 CASH WORLD'S EASIEST CONTEST-JUST GO TO ANY PLYMOUTH AND REGISTER THE MOTOR NUMBER OF YOUR 1950 OR NEWER (ANY MAKE). THAT'S ALL. NOTHING TO BUY OR GUESS OR It's our chance to celebrate our record-breaking sales and to make even more friends. It's your chance to win up to $50,000 in cash a thrilling around-the-world trip for two, plus $5,000 or any one of 783 other big cash prizes. And it's so easy to win: You merely bring proof of owner shipfor your 1950 or newer model car to any Plymouth dealer, and copy your motor number onto the FREE entry blank. See rules at right. That's all there is to it! There's nothing whatever to buy or solve or rhyme. (Sure, we hope you'll look over the big new jet-age Plymouth . . . only low-price car with Push-Button Driving. And we hope you'll check Plymouth's red-hot deals.) Don't miss this chance to win $50,000 or that exciting world trip for two. Hurry in to your Plymouth dealer's now. You may have a lucky motor number! - Sweepstakes hurry in and PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (UP) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large. 57-59c; A large 55-57c; AA medium 54-56c: A medium 53-55c; A small 47-50c; cartons, 2 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. 40!i-45'2c: 5-lb loaves 46'-2-9'2C. Processed American cheese. 5-lb loaf 39 '2-41c lb. , Farm Market First shipment of potatoes from the Shatter district of California was of fered at S8.50 for 100 lbs. today; Calif, lettuce was 2.25-S2.50 for two dozen heads with few sales S2.75; Sumner Wash., hothouse rhubarb sold for 3.75-S4 for extra fancy; loose packed Washington winesap apples sold to So. 75. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quality rf.o.b. Portland): Frvers, 2'2 to 4 lbs 24c: at farm 23c; roasters 24c lb f.o.b. Portland: light hens 18c; heavy hens all wts 25c; old rosters ll-14c. Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers. New York style 37 38c lb; whole drawn 44-46c; cut up 49-59c; hens, light type. N Y style, 32 34c; cut ups 42-46c: hens, heavv tvpe. NY" style 36-39c; whole drawn "45-49C. Turkeys To producers: Fryer tur keys, live weights 27c lb. Dressed Turkeys To retailers, nom inally A grade young hens 55-56c lb eviscerated; A grade young toms 46 50c lb eviscerated, depending on weight: eviscerated fryer-roasters 57c. Rabbits (Average to growers f.o.b. killing plants) Live white. 34 to 4'2 lbs 23-26c: 5 to 6 lbs 18-2 lc; colored pelts 4c under; old does 10-14c lb. a few higher. Fresh killed iFttt? to re tailers 58-61c lb; cut up 62-65c. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (UP) Cattle 3200. Choice prime 1080 lb fed steers S20.50: choice around 1075 lb S20; commercial-good light steers S16; commercial cows S12.50: utility mostly 9.50-S11.50; can-ners-cutters mostly 7-S8. few $8.50; utility-commercial bulls 14-S16. Calves 200. Good-choice vealers, 21 ?27. Hogs 2200. XT. S. 1 and 2 butchers 180-235 lb 13-513.50; sows 350-550 lb 9.50-S10.50. Sheep 1000. High choice slaughter lambs 18.50-S18.75; other good-choice fed lambs 17-S18; good choice ewes 5-S6. Read and Use Classified Ads Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday: 10 a.m Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 previous day opens January 17 enter now! Monday, January IS, 1958 Births JOHNSTON To Mr. and Mrs. Albert, Applegate, Jan. 14, 1956, a boy, 7V4 pounds, at Com munity hospital. LANDING To Mr. and Mrs. Donald I., 513 Liberty st., Jan. 15, 1956, a boy, 6Vz pounds, at Community hospital. ZIMMERMAN To Mr. and Mrs. Leo, 556 Midway rd., Jan. 14, 1956, a boy, 6 pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. DOLAND JR. To Mr. and Mrs. Floyd, 375 South Central Ave., Jan. 14, 1956, a girl, 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospi tal. NETZEL To Mr. and Mrs. Clayton, Gold Hill, Jan. 14, 1956, a boy, 8 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. HUMPHREY To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph, Eagle Point, Jan. 15, 1956, a boy, 6V4 pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. WEBB To Mr. and Mrs. Al bert, Central Point, Jan. 15, 1956, a girl, 7V2 pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. WADDELL To Mr. and Mrs. Claude, route 1, box 639H, Eagle Point, Jan. 15, 1956, a girl, 7?4 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospi tal. REHDER To Mr. and Mrs. Douglas, 932 Stewart ave., Jan. 16, 1956, a boy, 7 pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. PLYflflOUTETS 2WP PRIZE ALL-EXPENSE WORLD TRIP FOR 2 BY AIR plus $5,000 cash OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES 1. Contest open to any person In U. S. or territories who owns a 1950 or newer model car, registered in his or her name prior to Jan. 17, 1956, except employees and their immediate families of Plymouth-Motor Corp., Plymouth Division of Chrysler Corp., its advertising agencies, Thm Reuben H. Donnelley Corp., and Plymouth dealers. 2. Nothing to buy or solve. Take your title, owner's card, or registration certificate any proof of ownership to any Plymouth dealer. Register your car's motor or serial number, make and model year on the entry blank. Then sign your name, address and telephone -number, and have your entry signed or otherwise vali dated by a Plymouth dealer or salesman. Place entry in the contest entry box. 3. Winners will be selected by The Reuben H. Donnelley Corp. by blindfold drawing. 1st prize winner will be IDAHO SKI VICTOR Spout Springs, Ore. (U.R) Idaho won the Whitman invita tional ski meet yesterday by taking the jumping events. The Vandals had 378.4 points in the two-day meet to 373.3 for sec ond place ' Washington. BHililHHIilll That 7 Year Itch Man Has It Again! OnemaScopE: Jewell-north' Plus Rita MORENO HANDS OFF! SHE'S BOSS'S GAL! fa -V run v "i JU THE VI Ai) DENNIS O'KEEFE Tn L 1 "" ABBE LANE AND 783 OTHER BIG CASH PRIZES 3rd prize $5,000 4th prize-$2,500 5th prize-$l,000 785 prizes in all - MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE RHODES SCHOLAR Chapel Hill, N. C U.P.) Dick Baker, a standout on the Uni versity of North Carolina swir.i ming team and a senior from Greensboro, is the latest N.C. athlete to become a Rhodes scholar. Vi o ASH LAN Do ll PRIZES 50 prizes of $500 75 prizes of $250 100 prizes of $100 555 prizes of $50 total of $150,000 DEALER MODEL CAR SOLVE. (i EJll FIGHTER T1 fceggg&rfgfrggfl TECHNICOLOR torn imu WMH19 Anitn ffgjtmmimSUii PLUS 9 TOP OF THE WORLD I fp mm. .mmurf elected first 2nd prize winner, second, etc.. In suc cessive drawings. Decisions of judges final. 4. All entries become the property of Plymouth Divi sion of Chrysler Corporation and none will be returned. Plymouth and its advertising agencies will not enter into any correspondence with any contestant, except with contest winners. 5. Contest opens at beginning of dealer's business day, January 17, 1956. Entries must be placed in entry box before close of dealer's business day, March 10, 1956. 6. Winners will be notified by mail by May 10, 1958. Names and addresses of winners will be posted at Plymouth dealers. Prizes awarded at- Detroit, Mich. 7. Second prize winner must complete trip within two weeks, by October 31, 1956. Total cost of trip for two not to exceed $5,000. 8. Contest subject to Federal, State & Local regulations. POO 0
