Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 05, 1956, Image 13

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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
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The
DOUBLE-AIRES
Norm and Clair
COMlNG
February 8th
CHRISTINE
JORGENSEN
In Person!
We are now taking
RESERVATIONS
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Pittsburgh U.R) : James
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