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Pup Tent Meets Gold Stripe Pup Tent No. 3, Military Order of Cooties, will elect officers at a regular meeting at 8 p.m. to day in the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall, 42 North Front st. Con Rosy, Ashland, seam squir rel, is head of the group. . Correction Get Together club will hold a card party Wed nesday, Feb. 15, in the Moose hall rather than the Pythian building as was announced in "yesterday's issue. The party is set for 1 p.m. and is open to the public. ' " Visit Disneyland Mr. and Mrs. Jack V. Cumrnings, 3364 Crater Lake highway, Medford, were recent visitors at Disney land park in Anaheim, Calif. They visited the American Dairy association exhibit at Disney land. Cumrnings is route super visor for Snider's Dairy, : Emergency Operation Patri cia Ann Robinson, 6 -year -old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ver non Robinson, 523 Murray st., underwent an emergency ap pendectomy about noon today at Community hospital, the hos pital reported. Mrs. Elsie Bade, Ashland, underwent minor sur gery today, and Mrs. Emma Per kins, 124 King st., is in the hos pital for medical care. 5EQ33 So smooth it leaves you breathless rnirnoff tke greatest -name u w VflTIKA VODKA SO proof. Made from 1 00 grain neutral spirits. Sie. Pierre Smirnoff FU. inc., Hartford. Conn. 3 lis SI m m 4fe& If '56 DODGE Coronet 0 Size it up with others In the medium price field Car "B" Dodge is 6.9 inches longar Car "M" Dodge is 5.6 inches longer Cor "0' Dodge is 7J inches longer Car "P" Dodge is 6.4 inches longer More tegroom front and rear! More hiproom front and leai! Wider doors! Greater steering wheel ewcx-e! More rear deck space! New '56 Dodge is Hjger inside and outi loots bigger! Rides bigger! Is bigger! Comparng prfct of Dodge Coronet difference Dodge Dealers present: Danny Thomas in "Make Room for Daddy," Bert PAKSOWS 315 E. 5th Local and Move The Sam Browns, for merly of 1042 Mt. Pitt ave., moved to Oceanside, Calif., Monday. In Hospital Leigh Jackson, two-year-old daughter of - Mr. and Mrs. George H. Jackson, Eagle ' Point, is in Osteopathic hospital for medical treatment, it was reported this morning. From Corvallis Mr. and Mrs. Peter Servold, Corvallis, visited for the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Vail, 23 Geneva st. From Market Among those who have returned from San Francisco where they attended merchandise mart shows and purchased stock are Mr. and Mrs. Leon Evans, Eads'. Furniture company, and Sam Mete, repre sentative of Pillar Furniture Manufacturing company. ' Valentine Party The Med ford chapter of the Disabled American Veterans will hold a social ' evening and Valentine party at 8 p.m. today in the DAV building, 1515 North Riverside ave. All disabled veterans are invited to attend. There will be entertainment and refreshments will be served. -. Visit Tr'.bune Members of Cub Pack 15, Phoenix, visited the Mail Tribune office Monday. Mrs. Beth Grigg is leader and Mrs.' Fran Dudley is assistant leader. Members of the Pack in cluded Richard Bolz, Jim Marrs, Jonathan Johnson, Jay Thomas, David Dudley and Arthur Grigg. Carol Grigg, a Brownie, accom panied the group! Educators Here Miss H. Irene Hallberg, supervisor of el ementary education for the state department of education, is in the county today visiting schools in connection with the state stan dardization program. Mason D. McQuiston; consultant for educa tion of mentally retarded chil dren, will be in the valley Wed nesday to discuss the special classes at Phoenix and Talent. His work concerns certification of pupils and ". curricula . of the classes. . jTsvouiliin Luxurious new '56 DODGE CORONET is bigger by far than other medium-priced cars! Bigger in size, comfort, performance, style! Yet it is priced right down with the lowest-priced cars. A big Dodge Coronet V-8 Lancer 'hardtop costs in the small-car field! Price it against small cars in the "low price field" Car "C" Dodge is R5 inches longer Car "F" Dodge is 13.5 inchesJonger Yet Dodge costs only $4.1 1 a month more (less than 95 cents a week!) Why settle for a small car, when a new '56 Dodge Coronet brings you so much more for so little more! Here's big.car ride and roominess, big-car luxury and looks, in a full line of King Siie Coronets, priced right down with the small cars! V-8 Lancer against average price of same body style of the "low price 3." Price based on 24-month financing after Yj down payment. MEDFORD, OREGON PHONE 3-3687 -(NEXT TO GREYHOUND DEPOT) St. Personal To Formosa Mrs. Lawrence Martin, 1222 Iowa st., left today for Formosa where she will join her husband, an Army major. New on Staff Mrs. Louise Van Hoosen, 103 Genessee st., has joined the staff of the Jack son hotel offices as afternoon desk clerk. . Guidance Board A board meeting of the southern Oregon child guidance clinic will be held at noon Thursday in the court house annex auditorium. To Germany The Frank Mc Ardle family, formerly of 23 Crater Lake ave., have moved to Germany where McArdle, a mas ter sergeant in the Army, will be stationed. Council Meets The regular meeting of the Medford Building and Construction Trades coun cil will be held at 8 p.m. Wednes day, Feb. 15, at 2412 South Grape st., according to Alvin D. York, secretary.' Flue Fires Firemen were called to three flue fires yester day, but reported no damage at either. They were called to the L. C. Viles residence, 424 Edwards st., about 5:22 p.m., to the R. W. Smith residence, 519 Park ave., at 7:06 p.m., and to the Medford Senior High, school at 10:50 p.m. Armed British Patrols Roam Cyprus Streets Nicosia, Cyprus (U.R) Armed British partols today roamed the streets in the old walled city of Nicosia where two British air men were shot and killed Satur day. Security authorities last night placed the section off-limits to all off-duty British servicemen. It was believed the move pre saged an all-out search for sus pected terrorists. . Auburn, Calif. (U.R! The pet dog of Mrs. Katherine Richter received a $250 inheritance, but had to 'pay $14 inheritance tax. The dog was classified as a stranger and got a $50 exemp tion, but inheritance tax had to be paid, on the other $200. only 95 cents a week more Value Parks in "Break the Bank," The Lawrence Welk Show-all on ABC-TV MOTORS Obituaries JOHN SWANSON John Swanson, 79, a resident of Butte Falls and Medford. for 50 years, died at a local nursing home yesterday. . He was born in Sweden Oct. 8, 1877. He was employed at the Vargo ranch in Butte Falls for several years after coming to this country. - Funeral services will be held at Perl Funeral home at 1 p.m. Thursday. The Rev. G. H. Hiller man of the Zion Lutheran church will officiate. Interment will be in Butte Falls cemetery- HENRY MAURY Henry Maury, 91, Central Point, died at a local hospital last night. Perl Funeral home is in charge of arrangements. CYNTHIA SPEAKS Graveside services for Cyn thia Jean Speaks, infant daugh ter of A2c and Mrs. Jesse V. Speaks, USAF, McClellan Air Force Base, . Sacramento, Calif ., were held at 1 p.m. today in Sams Valley cemetery with the Rev. D. E. Millard officiating. Conger-Morris funeral home was in charge of arrangements. Besides the parents, survivors include grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Perry, Central Point, Ore.; Mrs. Fannie. Rose, Texas, and Steve Speaks, Oklahoma. KATHERINE WHITTED The body of Mrs. Katherine M. Whitted, 39, Medford, who died Monday, is being forward ed today by Conger-Morris fu neral home to Kelso, Wash., for services an interment there. Mrs. Whitted - was born July 17 ,1917, in Heber Springs, Ark. On July 1, 1944, at Longview, Wash., she was married to Jack Whitted, who survives. Other survivors include two sons, . Wallace Whitted, and Cloyes Whitted both of Long view, Wash.; her mother, - Mrs. Mary Reddich, Kelso, Wash.; three brothers, Charles Reddich, Electric City, Wash.; Edward Reddich, Longview, Wash.; Jack Reddich, U. S. Air Force, Calif.; four sisters, Mrs. Lucille Coving ton and Mrs. Peggy Richie, both of Longview, Wash.; and Mrs. Thomas Frownfelter, and Miss Jeannie Reddich, both of Kelso, Wash. Use Tribune Want Ads Low in Cost! than "hardtops" Push-button driving and record-breaking performance! At a touch of your finger, you command the greatest perform , ing car on ike road today bar none! The new '56 Dodge shat tered every record in the book including world records held by expensive foreign models " in its sensational 14-day official run on the Bonneville Salt Flats. The '56 Dodge V-8 holds more performance records than all other American cars combined. Leader of the Forward Look News About Servicemen REENLISTS Cpl. Thomas L. Graham,- son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Graham, 5179 Crater. Lake highway, re enlisted in the Army for six years recently. He reenlisted in Portland. He is a member of the Army's transportation corps, and has served in Korea and Japan. VISITING Charles Shaffer, who graduat ed from Naval training school at San Diego, Calif., is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Vail, 28 Geneva st. He is on 10-day leave and will report to San Francisco for reassignment. IN RESCUE OPERATIONS .Pvt. Wray T. Stanbery, 18, son of Mrs. Eula A. Stanbery, 72, North Main st., Ashland, par ticipated in the Army's flood re lief and rescue operations dur ing December floods in northern California. He is with the 839th transportation terminal, service company, which used amphibi ous trucks and tractors to evac uate 'victims, and transport sup plies. . COMPLETES TRAINING Richard C. Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Anderson, 2438 Capitol ave., has completed Marine recruit training at San Diego, Calif. He will be assigned to Camp Pendleton, Calif., for further training. ARRIVES AT STATION Cpl. Robert E. Farrell, son of Mrs. Ethel A' Farrell, '506 North Riverside ave., as arrived, at the Marine air station, Cherry Point, N.C., for duty with the second Marine aircraft wing. ' IN SAN DIEGO Ernest-R. Hook, aerographer's mate , third class and Harold D. Campbell, teleman first class, arrived . in San; Diego - recently aboard the aircraft carrier USS Boxer. - . Hook is the son of , Mr. and Mrs. Ernest R. Hook, .927 Man zanita st., and ' Campbell . is the son of Mr, and Mrs. William A. Campbell, 1693 Biddle rd. TO LONG BEACH Seaman Robert H. Jones, son of Mr. and : Mrs. Charles H. Jones, 505 Edwards ; st, was scheduled -to return to Long Beach, Calif., this week aboard the cruiser USS Bre'merton. The ship is completing a six-month cruise in the Far East. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (U.P.) Cattle 300. Com mercial steers $15-16; good steers above S17.50; choice-price steers S20; other choice steers $19-19.50; good $17-18; good-choice 761 lb. heifers $16.25; choice heifers $17; canner cutter cows $7.50-9.50; utility cows S10-12; commercial to $13; utility commercial bulls $14-15.50. . Calves 25. Good vealers $21-24; choice $27 and over; prime vealer $30; cull-utility $7-15. Hogs 150. U.S. I and 2 butchers 180 235 lb. $15-15.50; No.- 3 butchers down to $14; sows 300-480 lb. $11 12.50. Sheep 200; holdover 135; good choice . slaughter lambs $17-18; most choice lambs $18.50 with choice-prime S19; common-medium feeders $11 $12.75. ' PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (U.P.) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large 50-51c; A large, 47-49c; AA medium 44-47c; A medium 44-45c; A small 36-41c! carton, ,2-3c 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, single daisies, 40 ',2-45 Mic; 5-lb. loaves, 462-491,ic. Processed. Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 39-41C. .-. Farm Market Some 2700 cartons of vine-ripened Florida tomatoes were offered here to day, priced at $3 a - 10-lb. carton; Northwest , potato listings were firm; No. 2 Deschutes and Klamath Falls spuds in limited supply and sold most ly at $1.35-1.50 for 50 lbs. Poultry, Rabbits live Chickens To . growers (No. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland): Fryers, 2Vx-i lbs., 24c; at farm, 23c; roasters, 24c lb. f.o.b. Portland; light hens, 17c; heavy hens, all wts., 22c; old roosters, ll-14c. Dressed ChickensNo. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers, New York style, 36 37c lb.; whole drawn, 42-44c; cut up 47-50c; hens, light . type, New York stvle; 30-3 lc; cutups, 42-44c; hens, heavy type, N.Y. style, 35-36c; whole drawn, 44-46c. Turkeys To producers: Fryer tur keys, live weights, 27c lb. Dressed Turkeys To retailers, nom inally A grade young hens. 55-56c lb.; eviscerated, depending on weight, eviscerated fryer-roasters, 57c lb. Rabbits (Average to growers, f.o.b. killing plant: Live white, 3-4li lbs., 23-26c; 5-6 lbs., 18-21c; colored pelts, 4c under; old does, 10-14c lb.; a few higher. Fresh kiUed fryers to retailers, 58-61c; cut up, 62-65c. PORTLAND HAY, GRAIN ' Portland Wholesale hay prices: No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. Portland, $41-42.50 ton; some sales higher. Wholesale Prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat, No. 2 soft white, $74 ton; No. 2 white oats, 38-lb. test, Coast delivery. $54; No. 2 Western barley, S47.50-48 ton, f.o.b. Portland. Coast delivery; soy bean ' meal. $75 ton delivered Port land; standard millrun. $42, No. 2 yel low corn. Eastern shipments, f.o.b. Portland. $63. Benton Harbor, Mich. !U.P.) Sales totaling $9,088,701; were made at the Benton Harbor fruit market during 1955, fourth high est total in the market's 26-year history, market . off icials said. The market is the largest cash-to-grower market in the world. HOTEL MEDFORD There have been heated arguments ever salad dressings and Cream sauces. Over the temperatures of wines and the dry ness of a martinis. Never a disagreement over our ROAST LAMB . I . Served with a Sage dressing prepared especially for you. COMPLETE DINNER 1 . Open From 7 a.m. Until 2 p.m., . 5:30 to 9 p.m. Tuwday.. February 14.. 1958 Pony Express Rider Buried in Ashland Ashland Bernard S. (Snowy) Whiting, ' who was among, the last of the Pony Express riders, was buried in,, Mountain View cemetery here Monday. Mr." Whiting, who moved to Ashland in '.- 1943, . carried the United States mail ifor several years in Arizona- Pony Express style for about 10 years ending in 1941.- The route was a seven-mile trip over a precipitous, trail be tween Sombrero Butte and Cop per Creek in Arizona a route started when a post office i de partment ; efficiency expert noticed that the route by auto mobile traveled 35 miles over rough roads and that a horse could; take a shortcut in much less time. - He carried the mail three times each week until the route was discontinued in 1941.; v He was-the . subject of . many feature articles, film; and news paper' stories because the Pony Express jnail service in days of . swift - airplane flights intrigued readers and writers. , While . in Ashland, Mr. Whit ing was employed on the main tenance staff at Southern Ore gon college, ; " ; Neuberger Would Alter Clearwater Forest Name Boston ... (U.R) Sen. Rich ard Neuberger (D-Ore.), s a i d here last night he was going to introduce legislation that would change the name of the Clear water national forest in .Idaho to honor the late historian, Ber nard Devoto. - Devoto, a native of Cam bridge, Mass., was best known for his study of the Lewis., and Clark expedition up the Missouri river and into the Northwest. Neuberger said the historian's ashes were to be sprinkled along the Lolo trail through the Clearwater forest this - spring. The Lolo marks part of the path of the Lewis and Clark trek through Idaho. ; , Keep Oregon Green Praises Newspapers Salem (U.R) Cooperation of Oregon's newspapers has been a principal factor contributing to the success of the "Keep Ore gon Green association" the group said in its annual report. "Their generosity in donating space to forest fire prevention news items' and editorials and to special fire weather warnings has been increasingly abund ant," the report said. - Linfield Student Center Named by Trustees -. McMinnville U.R) Trustees of Linfield college announced here today that the new student center recently completed i on the campus at a costof $450,000 would be known as the Leonard W. Riley student center. Riley was president of the college for. 25 years. He died in 1945. Daily Weather Report Sunset . tonight . 5:41 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:08 a.m. - - - FORECASTS '. ' Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy and colder tonight and Wednesday. A few snow flurries, mostly in the mountains. Low tonight 25-28; high Wednesday 40. Western Oregon: Partly cloudy with snow flurries tonight, partial clearing Wednesday. .Colder tonight nd Wednesday. Low tonight 24-34; high Wednesday 25-35. Northern California: Variable cloudiness in north portion Wednes day. Showers near Oregon line becom ing occasional rain from Ukiah and Red Bluff northward Wednesday. - -' FIVE-DAY FORECASTS (Period through 19th) Western Washington, Oregon Tem peratures below normal with highs 35 45. warming 5 to 10 degrees by the weekend. Low in western Washing ton 12-25, western Oregon 20-35 be coming 10-20 degrees warmer by the week end. Snow or rain about Thurs day, and rain Saturday or Sunday. Precipitation from J,i to 1 inch in in terior sections; and 1 to 3 inches on the coast. Northern California Hain in the extreme northwestern portion Wed nesday, and over all the area Thurs day and again Saturday or Sunday. Temperatures below normal. ' ; LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 41; below normal 1. Record high this date 68 in 1930. ; Record low this date 20 in 1929. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid-, night, trace; Midnight to 10 a.m., trace. Total this month trace, .97 inch, be low normal. . - : Total since Sept. 1, 21.52 inches,! 9.68 inches above normal. ' ' HUMIDITY:, Lowest yesterday 29, highest this a.m. 91. ' CITY High Low Prec. Brookings 52 36 '..01 Crater Lake ................. 23 11 .03 Grants Pass 52 30 I Klamath Falls ................. 35 25 ! MEDFORD - 48 34 ' T Portland 42 32 .01 Seattle Spokane Yakima 39 28 31 12 38 17 .01 Eureka Red Bluff Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles .... 40 67 58 55 56 38 44 38 . 43 53 Phoenix Denver ; Chicago Miami New York Washington, D.C. 72 51 39 70 44 48 41 25 35 66 30 29 $150 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN NONCHALANT Lester Lee Irvin, 31, " convicted of one murder and accused of mur dering five others in Indiana, sits calmly unconcerned; in cell in San Francisco. He was arrested by two inspectors "on suspicion" when he tried to pawn a stolen diamond ring. He escaped from "escape-proof ' jail in Prince ton, Ind. and hitch-hiked West. WALL STREET New: York (U.R) Stocks edged down toward their Janu ary lows in a quiet session to day.; ; ;;.. ,-;:' '. . '. While the main- list showed only small changes, many spe cial issues moved well above or below the previous close.. ! The best performer ' was Long Bell Lumber which set a new -high at 50V4,; up 7V4 points, and held most of it. The poorest showing was turned. in by Chicago ,& Northwestern railroad which touched, 24li, off three points Women Employed To Pinch Plump Creeks Waynesv;ille, N. C (U.R) Pinching plump cheeks is only a part-time activity of politicians, but it's a full-time job for a group of women here. The women are employees of, a rubber company ; and - the plump cheeks are those of halves of foam latex pillows. Edges of the halves must be pinched to gether after cementing. Pinch ing is a hand operation because the edges must be fitted pre cisely. - A protective skin pro hibits shearing, since this would expose the inner foam to oxida tion. Appropriately, the women are called "pinchers" and each nips several thousand pillows a day. ' , In some parts of Australia the annual rate of evaporation is be lieved to be as much as 15 times. greater than the average rain fall.. ; Fish 'n Chips and Jumbo Fried Shrimp at McDuffie's COFFEE POT DRIVE-IN ... 1132 North Riverside jrtiiittiiKBg Jennifer Jones. Good Morning. 1 Miss Dow! Triumph .jf -ijj, " v m ' ,;:-: v.T-wfc k. i v.a -.: :::. ..y,-y,. mm m ESMIH TWO OF THE MOST UNUSUAL OFF BEAT PICTURES EVER MADE! 3 'f7 7xJ r MBY Doors Open 7:30 Curtain 8:00 P.M. ONE SHOW ONLY Salem City Manager Assistant Resigns Salem (U.R) Charles A. Barclay,, assistant to. the city manager of Salem, today submit ted his resignation to become manager of the Mark Hatfield campaign for secretary of state. Barclay's appointment as man ager of the Hatfield campaign was announced by William E. Walsh, of Coos Bay, statewide chairman of the Hatfield com mittee. Diphtheria Suspected in Salem Woman's Death Salem (U.R) Mrs. Violet Fry of Salem died at : a local hospital yesterday and Dr. Wil- lard Stone, Marion county health officer, said laboratory tests in dicated death was due to diphth eria.. '.' ';' Dr. Stone said apparently the last Marion county death from diphtheria was in 1942. Mrs. Fry 56, was employed at the State School for the Blind here. Births " CONNER To Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Jr., 436 Berrydale ave., Feb. 13,; 1956, a boy,! 8V2 pounds at Community hospital. ANDERSON To Mr. and Mrs. Arleigh A., Trail, Feb. 13, 1956,- a boy, IV2 pounds, at Community hospital. JACKSON To Mr. and Mrs. William, Eagie Point, Feb.. 14, 1956, a girL-9V2 pounds, at Sac red Heart hospital. : iGUMaNow! DOORS OPEN 6:45 P.M. THE V NATION 7 DANCED T0 HIS MAGIC Afi - MUSIC! CTCVP 21 rv am fn DONNA REED Y GENE KRUPA-LIONEL HAMPTON 1 After' Seeing the "Benny Goodman Story" ar the HOLLY ... enjoy his music in your own home! , RECORDS from the "Benny Goodman Story." 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