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FOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, January 24, 1 956 j Church Group Heeds Flood Aid Material An appeal for scrap material with which to make quilts, and for bedding and clothing was made Monday by the welfare agency of Medford Seventh Day Adventist church. The agency has been sending bedding and clothing to the flood areas in California, as well as aiding the Red Cross in Jackson county, but its supplies are ex hausted. A letter from Yuba City, Calif., where many families lost all their possessions in the late December flood, contained a re quest for additional bedding and clothing, according to Mrs. A. J. Miracle, president of the Dorcas society of the Seventh Day Ad ventist church. Mrs. Miracle received a letter from J. L. Brown, manager of the Pacific coast office of the World Welfare Service depot, thanking the local society for donations and describing the wel fare work going on in California. He wrote: "They have a fine set-up on the Fair Grounds in one of the large warehouses. The Red Cross occupies one-half of the building. Much good is being done. Our people have shipped in 17 van and truck loads of clothing, bedding, shoes and food. Our World Welfare Service truck with 13,000 pounds of sup plies arrived on the spot before any other truck." Oregon Counties Receive Liquor License Money Portland U.R) The Oregon Liquor Control Commission said today it was allocating this month a total of 5607,415 from liquor license fees during 1955 to counties, incorporated cities and the state general fund. Sixty per cent of the license fees goes to cities and counties and the rest to the state. Auto Accident Fatal To Mother at Eugene Eugene (U.R) A mother of four children was killed this morning when her car crashed through a guard rail at the east ern edge of Eugene while she was en route to work. The victim was Mrs. Frances Maxine Brown, 33, Springfield. State police'said a witness in a car behind told officers Mrs. Brown's car apparently skidded on a frosty spot on the road, crashed through the rail and landed upside down near the railroad tracks below. She .was alone in the car. Survivors include her hus band ajid the four children. U. S. farmers sold 5309,000, 000 of hay during 1954. Religious Instruction Given Catholic Youth . Central Point Catholic reli gious instruction and inquiry is held each Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m., in the American Le gion hall at Central Point. The religious instruction is in tended primarily for Catholic high school students who attend Crater high school, and for all young persons and parents liv ing in the Central Point area, the Rev. Robert Tomisser, who is in charge, announced. A released school time for the instruction is given each Wednes day from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., for Catholic chldren who attend Central Point grade school. The childen will be met at the school at 11:30 a.m., each Wednesday and taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Batzer, where the instruction is held. The children will be given lunch early in the school cafe teria on Wednesdays to enable them to attend the instructions. Catholic parents are asked to inform school officials of their desire to have their children participate in the instruction. Father Tomisser will be assisted by Mrs. Robert Russell and Mrs. Fred Shere, Central Point. Eugene Man To Oppose McClure as Grange Head Portland '(U.R) Ralph Rogers of Eugene will oppose incum bent Elmer McClure of Milwau kie for master of the Oregon State Grange. McClure, piaster since 1950, polled 3883 votes in the Grange preferential primary while Rogers won a place on the final ballot in April with 1706 votes. Halfway Becoming Biggest Boom Town Portland (U.R) Banker W. W. Evans said here today that Halfway, Ore., is on the way to becoming Oregon's biggest boom town. Evans, president of the First National Bank of Halfway, said construction of Idaho Power Company's Brownlee dam on the Snake river had brought such an influx of construction workers that the town's facilities were hardpressed to accomodate them. Housing is critically short, Evans said, and public facilities such as restaurants have become overcrowded. He said the bank would have to add to its staff to handle the increased business. Morrison Knudsen company has already brought hundreds of construction workers to Half way, although the Brownlee project is barely started. Later, the highway leading to the town would have to be rebuilt as the present route is inundated by the dam, Evans said. Occasional Snow Possible in Oregon Portland (U.R) Western Oregon's warm but wet January turned cold today. It was still wet. As a result, said the weath er bureau, the usual rain might be mixed with occasional wet snow through Wednesday. Heavy precipitation wasn't expected. The forecast called for scattered showers. Snow fell overnight in the state's mountain passes and chains .' were advised. Fourteen inches of new snow was reported at Timberline lodge. The Willamette valley got most of the precipitation in the 24 hours ending at 4:30 a.m. with Salem reporting .56 of an inch; Portland .48 - and Eugene .40. Brookings had only .19, practi cally a "dry" day for that south west coastal town. The five-day outlook for west ern Oregon called for from 1 Vz to 3 inches of precipitation in western Oregon. Eastern Oregon is expected to get about Vi to Vz inch, mostly snow. Births RUTTER To, Dr. and Mrs. Paul H., Phoenix, Jan. 24, 1956, a girl, 8 pounds, at Osteopathic hospital. LESTER To Mr. and Mrs. Elliott, 1080 South Stage rd., Jan. 24, 1956, a boy, 8 pounds, at Osteopathic hospital. KRUGGEL To Mr. and Mrs. Robert, 510 Alice st, Jan. 23, 1956, a boy, 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. . LYNCH To Mr. and Mrs. John, 2148 Woodlawn ave., Jan. 22, 1956, a boy, 8V4 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. GRIFFITH To Mr. and Mrs. Ottie, P.O. Box 663, Eagle Point, Jan. 22, 1956, a girl, 7Vz pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. DRISCOLL To Mr. and Mrs. William, 506 South Keeneway dr., Jan. 23, 1956, a boy, 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. CASTER To Mr. and Mrs. Orville, 3955 Hilsinger rd., Jan. 20, 1956, a boy, 7V2 pounds, at Community hospital. HANSON To Mr. and Mrs. Richard, 863 Marshall ave., Jan. 22, 1956, a boy, 8 pounds, at Community hospital. Geology Course Starts Today at High School Rocks and Minerals, a three hour college course taught by Max Shafer, field geologist for the state repartment of geology, under the direction of the Ore gon State System of higher Edu cation, will begin at 7 p.m. to day at Medford" Senior high school, room 23. The course will be the same as Geology 291 at University of Oregon and will require the same number of lecture hours, laboratory and examinations. The course will apply to local conditions as nearly as possible. About 15 students have indicated they will take the course and others may enroll at the first meeting. GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER Portland (U.R) A Circuit Court jury last night returned a manslaughter verdict against Fulton E. Jackson, 36, who was tried on a murder charge in con nection with the slaying last fall of Mrs. Mary Taylor, 37. Sentence will be pronounced Thursday. Sales Force Formed For Stevenson Tickets Portland (U.R) - Co-chairmen of Oregon's Stevenson-for-presi-dent committee said today that county representatives and working committees were being named to help promote ticket sales for the Feb. 11 appearance here of Adlai Stevenson, Demo cratic presidential nomination, candidate. I Mrs. Elmer O. Berg of Salem and Alfred H. Corbett of Port land, co-chairmen, said forma tion of the county working units did not at this time necessarily indicate a primary race in Ore gon for Stevenson. They said Stevenson already has declared his intention of filing in five states, which would give a re gional test ' of strength against other candidates for the Demo cratic nomination. There are about 1,917 heart attacks among American citi zens in an -average day. Deed line for Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday. Veterans Asked To Report Flood Damage Charles Holbrook, county vet erans service officer, has urged veterans who have state loans on homes which suffered flood damage report wthin the next few days to his office on the third floor of the courthouse. Holbrook is making a survey on state-owned property dam aged by recent floods. He asked cooperation from each individ ual holding a state loan, in or der that a final figure will be ready by the latter part of the week, when officials will be here for the report. Portland Records 27th Holdup Since Nov. I Portland U.R) Portland recorded its 27th holdup since Nov. 1 today. Police said a gunman carry ing a paper bag held up a groc ery store and escaped with about 20 last night. Fitcairn island has an area of about 1,200 acres. Read and Use Classified Ada. . . The Community's Biggest Marketplace BOVRBO THIS CANADA DRY' WHISKEY IS EXCELLENT! TAKE A BOTTLE HOME I TODAY! America's Finest Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 6 Years Old-86 Proof Distributed by: Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc, New YorfcS GILLETTE To Mr. and Mrs i Walter, 524 Oak st., Central, Point, Jan. 23, 1956, a boy, ZVz ' pounds, at Community hospital, j COHEN To Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J., 780 Queen dr., Jan. 24, 1956, a boy, 7 pounds, at Community hospital. School Teachers Get Pay Raise at Portland Portland K'U.R) Portland school teachers got a belated Christmas present last night a $200 across the board pay in crease and a hint that they may get more. The school board indicated that a further increase to be submitted to voters in the May primary election would be ap proved. Amount of the addition al raise and the form it will take will be discussed at the Feb. 13 meeting of the board. - Supt. J. W. Edwards indicated last weekend the raise would be approved. Thousands and thousands of Oregon people say when you belong to First National's interest-earning Christmas Club" O 5 Are you one of the many thousands of Oregon people who will share three-quarter million dollars this year as First National Christmas Club members? You should be one of these people ... to know how much fun Christmas can be. For Christmas is most fun when you have money enough for all the good things of the season . and no bills to worry you later. Join the First National Christmas Club now... and start this easy savings plan for Christmas, 1956. 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