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Local and , U. of O. Pledge Gene E. Les ter, Medford, was pledged re cently by Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at the University of Oregon. Medical Society The regular monthly meeting of the Jackson County Medical society will be held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8, in the Medford hotel. Guest speaker at the dinner meeting will be Howard Corbett,- Klam ath Falls. ' Weed Control Robert L. Kagy and M.- R. HubbeU, both of Medford, attended a three-day "agricultural chemical applica tors short course . at Oregon State college beginning Feb. 1. The course dealt with both aer ial and ground application meth ods of insect and weed control. Initialed to Honorary Don Robinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Robinson, 29 Ross court, was recently initiated to Phi Eta Sigma, men's scholastic honorary at the University of Oregon. Robinson, a freshman - journalism major, graduated , from the Medford Senior High school in 1955. Health Program Dr. Loren Messenger, psychologist at Southern Oregon college, will discuss, "Adolescents in the Home," on radio station KYJC Monday at 2 p.m. The program Is the third in a series, "Study Group of the Air," prepared by Jackson County Health associa tion. ' Roundtable Speaker Miss Jo sephine McNamara, professional disaster worker from the Pacific area headquarters of the Red ' Cross in San FranciscdJ will dis- ' cuss damage caused by the Christmas floods in Jackson county at a meeting of the Jack son County Chamber of Com merce Roundtable Monday noon at the Jackson hotel. Sales Meeting Ralph Sachs, manager of Emerson West Coast, announced Friday that Emerson Radio and Phonograph corpora-. tion will hold a sales and service meeting at the Crater Inn Motel, Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m. All dealers and service organi zations are invited. Refresh ments will be served. , ' Student Honored Mike De Vore, son of Mr. arid Mrs. Ron ald DeVore, 806 East' Jackson St., a student at the University of Oregon, was recently elected outstanding member of . t h e pledge clas of Sigma Phi Epsi lon! chairman of the refresh ment committee for the fresh man Snowball formal, and init iated into the air command squadron, honorary for basic Air Force ROTC cadets. GATES OPEN 6:30 P.M. SHOW STARTS 7 P.M. ENDS TONITE! 3 SMASH HITS! NOW PLAYING! The DOUBLE-AIRES Norm and Clair COMlNG February 8th CHRISTINE JORGENSEN In Person! We are now taking RESERVATIONS W . Sfonsj Cufa Li . COU flWCTOM Personal Meet Monday The Jackson County Elementary Principals association will meet at 3 p.m. Monday in the courthouse annex. Wires Cut Aubrey C. Miles, Ashland, reported to the sheriff's office Thursday that someone had . cut electrical wires around the -. Ashland Speedway race track. Deputies are investigating the vandalism. Assume Name The busin ess name Bunnycrest Dairy has been assumed by Frank B. and Eleanor A. Hopewell, according j to records in the county record er's office. Accidents Reported Sedans driven by Wallis Glover, 235 South Oakdale ave., and Robert Clay Perkins, 624 South Ivy st. collided at Fourth st.- and Central ave., according to city police. Rummage Sale An all-day rummage sale will be held by the auxiliary to Crater Lake post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Monday, Feb. 6, in the Fehl building, 108 North Ivy street. The sale 'will , feature men's suits, coats and work clothing. . Youth Released A 15-year-old Copper youth was released to his parents yesterday following his arrest by city police for shoplifting. The boy allegedly took a. pen from Quality market and some shot from the Siskiyou hardware, both on West Main st. - Television Broadcast The American Legion's fifth annual nationwide telecast "Back to God" will be carried on KBES TV at 2:30 p.m. today. National Commander J. Addington Wag ner and National Chaplain Jo seph MacCarroll will appear on the program, along with repre sentatives of the clergy. - Arrested David Carl Braun, 42, Queen Anne ave., was arrest ed by Medford police Friday night on a charge of driving while under the influence of in toxicating beverage ' after the pickup he was operating struck a -parked convertible owned by James B. Keeble, South Stage rd., Medford police reported. Braun was released on $100 bail. Leaders Meeting A meeting of the Jackson County 4-H Lead ers association will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Bigham hall at the county fairgrounds. Miss Rosalie Mueller, state 4-H agent, and Miss Donna v Lingle, Boring, International Farm Youth Exchange student to Greece, will be guests. Miss Lin gle will speak and on her ex periences in Greece. Promoted The promotion of Lawrence D. Bragg, Jr., former ly of Medford, to the office of assistant general "manager has been announced by the Respro Wdivision of The General . Tire and Rubber company. He has been with Bolta products divis ion of General Tire for the past 10 years and resides with his family in Cranston, R.I. Car Taken Theft of a Chev rolet coupe from the Courtesy Chevrolet used car lot, East Ninth st. and South Central ave., was reported today to Med ford police' by The Dalles of ficers who found the car aband oned on . a The Dalles street. Courtesy officials said they had not realized the car was missing. It was taken between 4 p.m. Wednesday and 8 p.m. Thurs day, they said. Youth Jailed Ronald W. Richey 18, route 2, Central Point, was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail Saturday in district court on a charge of petty larceny involving the theft of gas from a truck at Midway auction yards, Four Corners. He also received five days jail sen tences each for two charges of driving while operator's license was suspended. A 15-year-old Central Point boy with Richey was remanded to juvenile au thorities. I Auto Accidents Two auto accidents in Medford Saturday resulted in no injuries. At noon, cars driven by Carl William Luther,, route 1, box 643, Eagle Point, and Fred George Keier leber, 2610 Tennesse dr., col lided on Court st. north of Mc Andrews rd. At 12:45 p.m.,. cars driven by John Howard Jones, route 1, box 478, Central Point, and William Allen Kennedy, Burbank, Calif., collided at the intersection of Manzanita and court sts. . Perkins Back Medford Po lice Sgt. Lyle Perkins has re turned from Madison, ' Wis., where he took into custody Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rasmussen on charges of parole and probation violations. He was accompanied on the . trip by Mrs. Perkins. Rasmussen was extradited to Portland for alleged violation of probation from the state peniten tiary and Mrs. Rasmussen was returned to Jackson county for probation violation. Both were jailed earlier on check charges. Obituaries MR. AND MRS. FRANK DENHAM JR. A double funeral service for James Denham Jr. and his wife, Bessie Denham, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, jn the Litwiller Mountain View chapel in Ashland. Burial will follow in the Mountain View cemetery. Both died Wednesday in what authorities described as a mur der and suicide. Mr. Denham was born at Tal ent on April 23, 1911, and lived in southern Oregon al? his life. He was a resident of Medford for 20 years. fie served in the Pacific theater of operations during World War II, and after the war became the owner of the Rogue Distributing comp any. He is survived by a brother, Lloyd Turner, Oakland, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Mattie Driskell, Salem; two aunts, Mrs. Anna Robison and Mrs. Alice Turner, both Ashland, and three neph ews. Mrs. Denham was' born Nov. 7, 1909, at Manito, Okla. . Her survivors include her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Conner, Tal ent; two brothers, George and Ralph Conner, also Talent; and two sisters, Mrs. Verlee How ard, Dayton, Ore., and Mrs. June Brown, Spokane, Wash. Both were graduates of Talent High school. They were mar ried June 26, 1934. GEORGE J. FLOYD The body of George J. Floyd has been taken to. Richmond, Calif., for services and burial there Monday. Perl Funeral home had charge of local ar rangements. . Mr. Floyd was born in San Francisco, Calif., July 15, 1878, and for many years was employ ed by the Santa Fe railroad. He had visited his son, Earl Floyd, Phoenix, for the past three months. Besides his son he is survived by three grandchildren and a brother, William Floyd, Palo Alto, Calif. Boy Killed In Fist Fight Over Girl Kannapolis, N.C. (U.R) A 15-year-old boy was killed in a fist fight over a schoolgirl with "eyes as soft as the sunset on the desert" and his 16-year-old rival was. jailed Saturday on manslaughter . charges, . police reported., Officers said Wayne Simmons never regained consciousness af ter being knocked down by Den nis Joines Friday evening in a fight over the girl, whose name was not disclosed. Births NELSON To Dr. and Mrs. Dwaine, 2436 Capitol ave., Feb. 2, 1956, a boy, 9 lbs., at Com munity hospital. HACKETT To Mr. and Mrs. Charles. 418 Berrydale ave., Feb. 3, 1956, a girl, 61 lbs., at Sa cred Heart hospital. YUNGEN To Mr. and Mrs. John, 515 South Riverside ave., Feb. 3, 1956, a boy, 9 lbs., at Sacred Heart hospital. Family to Mot e Mr. and Mrs. " William 'Kidson have sold their farm home near Central Point to the Wilbur Reeds of Ea gle Point. The Kidsons and their three daughters, Donna, Debbie and Judy, have purchased a home near Phoenix from the Herbert H. Waltermires, and plan to move about Feb. 14. The Waltermires plan an extended visit to Florida. The Herried Real Estate office handled both sales. , . Driver Fined A 16-year-old Medford youth was fined $25 and received a six-month sus-' pension of his operator's license in police court this week on a charge of failure to leave in formation at the scene of an ac cident. He was involved in a collision Jan. 29 at North River side ave. and Edwards st. Anoth er driver, Bob G. Harp, 817 West Second st., was cited for failure to yield the right-of-way after a collision Thursday at North Front and Third sts. in volving his auto and . a sedan operated by Mary L. Wilkes, 1863 Clover lane, according to city police. As many as 85 per cent of the people of the United States lived and worked on farms in the Colonial period. Dead line Sunday Classified is at Monday: other days 5:30 previous day noon Saturday: 10 ajtn Monday for In A New KB ICE CREAM STORE 415 South Riverside PHONE AN EARLY BREAK Mark able by Nurse Magdelena Reinbacher in Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago. The tot broke bis leg in a mishap at heme. His right leg'is also in a cast to add to his comfort. Carpenters, Joiners Aid Flood Relief San Francisco (U.R) The United Brotherhood of Carpen ters and Joiners have given $50, 000 to the American Red. Cross to aid relief flood work in the west. The union presented the check Friday to John C. Wilson, Red Cross vice-president for op erations. The union made a simi lar donation last September for relief' work in the northeastern floods. Gets Sentence For Hunting Out Of Season Marshalltown, Iowa U.R) Police laboratory tests proved that Louis Richardson was tell ing the truth when he testified in an assault case that blood on his clothing came from a pheas ant he had shot. Richardson then was sentenc ed to 30 days for shooting a pheasant out of season. ; Embarrassed Policeman Reports Theft Of Car Gaffney, S.C. (U.R) An em barrassed police officer report ed the theft of his automobile. Officer John Bailey said he had left it parked -' afcross the street from the police station with the key in the ignition switch. ' PROMISE TRANSPORTATION Washington (U.R) Sen. William Langer (R-ND) siid a 17 member delegation from Nor ways' parliament could have "a team of horses and a sled" if they visited North Dakota. The transportation has been promis ed by North Dakota's Sons of Norway organization. BREAKFAST AND LUNCH 7 -m. to 2 p-m. Hi HOTEL j V 5:30 to 9:00 P. M. I Baked Chicken J Dressing II I J it mmmj Location CM-MAI 3 - 3161 Carlton, 2Y2, Is made comfort There is a traffic accident ev ery three seconds in the United States. BARGAIN PRICES ADULTS 65 ENDS Tonile Three of the Year's Finest Screen Performance! BING CROSBY GRACE KELLY WILLIAM HOLDEN h AFERLBQtG-SEATON THE WW- MUSICAL SUNSHINE! EVENING SHOWS 6:45 P.M. MATINEE TODAY At 1 P.M. EXCITEMENT. .. o 2nd BIG V Pgiene Kelly rrC' Dan Dailey (f? Cyd Charisse iNv! Dolores Gray J f- III I Ml I I miiammmmm,mmmKgiM. Ill m lll'l "" 1 -.MAI ZETTERL1NG M Sunday, February 5, 1958' U.S., Communists In Five Hour Confab Geneva, Switzerland U.R) U. S. and Communist Chin-1 Ac a- Ari A,. ninfai"rAil n. ! five hours here Saturday . in their longest meeting since they began their marathon talks six months ago. U. S. Ambassador U. - Alexis Johnson and Communist Am bassador Wang Ing-Nan met in secret at the Palace of Nations in an "atmosphere of tension heightened by the threat of new Red aggression in the Far East. Nothing was revealed as to what went on in the closed-door session. The two envoys merely issued a two-line communique saying they had held their 35th meeting and would meet again on next Thursday. But observers said there, ap peared to be no prospect of pro gress toward breaking the months-long deadlock in the talk.. - " You share B TA GLENN FORD DONNA REED LESLIE JUANO ROBERT NIELSEN HERNANDEZ KEITH CYRIL HUME and R1CHAR0 KAIBAUM iirvfwii. mcuni ic vtvrinr - amMd br NXA OLtmL " mterf to AN M-O-M PICTURE STARTS TODAY! CONTINUOUS FROM 12:45 P.M. Deadly, Suspenseful, Romantic! MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN Four Persons Killed When Fire Sweeps Home Solon Springs, Wis. (U.R) Four persons, including . three children, were killed early Sat urday in a fire which burned a farm home near here. The farm home was burned to the ground by the blaze, which apparently was caused by an ov er-heated wood stove. State Finally Gets , New Light Bulbs - Spring Valley,. 111.- . (U.R) The State of Illinois finally has ordered new light bulbs on the' Illinois River bridge near Spring Valley. The last bulb on the bridge burned out in 1931. Fish 'n Chips and Jumbo Fried Shrimp at McDuffie's . 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