Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 21, 1956, Image 15

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Newspaper Page TextLocal and Dog License Dee Jones, county dog control officer, will be in Shady Cove Thursday,. Feb. 23, and dog licenses will be on sale at Shady Cove Cleaners from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Licenses cost $1.50 each if purchased be fore March 1. After that date a $2 penally will be attached. Patients Reported Two med ical patients were reported by Osteopathic hospital this morn ing. They are Mrs. Sarah Heller, Gold Hill, admitted yesterday for medical treatment, and Del pha Sweet, three - year - old daughter of Mr and Mrs. Odus Sweet, Eagle Point. ." To Show Films A preview of films on cancer will be given at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Earl Lawson, 301 Windsor ave., Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 7:15 p.m. Mrs. Lawson states that the films will later be available for the use of organizations desiring program material, and she in vites all group program chair men of the county to attend the preview. Anyone wishing fur ther information may call the, Lawson home, 2-8235. 1LJ mm When Vou See . GEORGE LEWIS ROGUE TRAVEL SERVICE A FREE SERVICE We Reserve and Sell Airline and Steamship Tickets PHONE 2-6779 LOBBY HOTEL JACKSON -.ISSk - . v 3S&v, ?Y : i if The More You Buy... hbssbjsi ggggfvs. Admiral Range Flex-O-Heat, with dMtaMdftf ciodc, decttic mutate . mender. ; - V '''-VI "r- m. :r PJfliiliiimiiii OPEN UNTIL 9 WEDNESDAY NIGHT Personal Meeting Changed The month ly meeting 'of the Golden Link class of the First Baptist church will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, in the annex of the church, instead of at the Rawson home as was previously announced. Mrs. Geneva Ruth will give the devotional study, and hostesses .will be Mesdames Guy Nelson, W. A. Hoskins and H. F. Cope. 'Visit Here Mrs. Mollie Wick er and Mrs. Mollie Greenwood, both of Cottonwood, Calif., re turned today, after visiting friends and relatives in Medford, and attending funeral services for a brother, George McClain, who - died . Friday. Both . Mrs. Wicker and Mrs. Greenwood are former residents of Medford. ... Visit Office - Cub scouts of Medford Pack 3, Den 9, visited the Medford Mail Tribune of fices and printing shop Monday afternoon.,. Those visiting were Mrs. John Nuich, den mother; Jack Adams, Mike Nuich, Jay Chilcott, Jim Meesis, Dick An derson, Clai Polk, Dick Field, Douglas Heatherington.and John Case. - or Any 7 'LAV" 1. Pay only $2.63 per week for any single 2. Buy two 3. Choose three 4. All four . . . COUEY'S . ' ' ? I l piiiii!iiii 225 EAST SIXTH STREET Visits Here Mrs. George Reagan, Klamatn Falls, spent last week visiting Mrs. W. W. Walker, 745 Posse lane. Emergency Surgery Allen Dale Lane, route 3, box 194, Medford, underwent an emer gency appendectomy this noon at Community hospital, the hos pital reported. . Assume Names The busin ess name Compact Factory Branch, 1240 North Riverside ave., has been assumed by Allen R. Finlay and the name, System atic Janitorial has been assumed by Eugene L. Parker, according to records in the county record- Return Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Pickell returned Sunday from Portland where they at tended a real estate appraisers' convention at the Multnomah hotel. They were accompanied north by Pickell's mother, Mrs. L. G. Pickell. Luncheon Party About 17 southern Oregon heating con tractors are expected to attend a luncheon party at Medford hotel tomorrow, B. E. Budge, manager of the . Crane compr any's branch here, has announc ed. The luncheon is one of a series of 30 being held by Crane branches throughout' the coun try, Son Born Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard A. McElhose, Portland, are the parents of a son born Feb ruary, 20 weighing 8 pounds. He has been named Richard Jr. Mc Elhose, who attended Medford schools and the University of Oregon, is a son of R. E,. McEl hose, Old Stage road, and a nephew of Mrs. H. E. Marsh, 425 West Fourth st. He is district manager of Hunting-Roberts Of fice Supply company.' Fish 'n Chips and Jumbo Fried Shrimp at McDuffie's ... COFFEE POT DRIVE-IN ... 1132 North Riverside For Any Appliance-, Shown Two at $199.95 pay only $5.07 per week. . . . weekly payments just $7.50 -save even more . . . a mere $2.45 per week per appli ance or a total of $9.80 weekly The above prices include down pay ment, .or trade in your present ap pliances. Admiral REFRIGERATOR A full 9.2 cu. ft refrig erator with automatic defrost Admiral FREEZER Extra roomy 10 ol ft freeze aad sote food. APPLIANCE STORE " -" , ISSSLs ;L CALIF - "I : " ' i "' ! i - 61 EGO SI i srs 1 EXPLODING OVER MOJAVE DESERT, meteor from outer space lights skies for hundreds of miles. Approximate loca tion (X) is in Camp Irwin Military Reservation, north of Barstow, Cal. Arrow is path of celestial visitor. (International) Many Houses Damaged By Quake in Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 1U.R) Au thorities estimated today that 1500 houses were damaged in an earthquake that rumbled 150 miles through Western Turkey from Istanbul to Ankara last night. Two men and some 100 farm animals were killed in Istanbul by stones shaken lose from the ancient city walls. A complete list of casualties and damage was not available f yet but Eskisehir Province was reported hardest hit. The quake lasted only a few seconds. Gasoline Dealers There will be a meeting of the Southern Oregon Gasoline Dealers at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow in the . Jackson hotel. Business will include es tablishing a price medium for all service charges. All dealers in the area are urged to attend. , FOR FAMILY BUDGETS $2.08 Per Week Each! appliance. " MEDFORD, OREGON 1 4& NEVADA i Ike May Request More Johnson Creek Funds Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower was reported today to have decided to ask Congress for an additional $50,000 for flood control on Johnson creek in Portland, Ore., and northern Clackamas county.. Rep. Walter Norblad (R-Ore.) said he had "every reason to be lieve" that Mr. Eisenhower would ask for the additional funds in a supplemental appro priations bill to be forwarded to Congress this week. U. S. Balloon Blamed For Czech Plane Crash ' London U.R) Communist Czechoslovakia charged today that an American balloon caused the crash of a Czech air liner last Jan. 18 which killed 22 persons. Radio Prague made the accu sation in a broadcast- heard in London. Admiral TV Long iislaact tmper caKodt chassis. ! t.,y j '. J PHONE 3-5433 Tuesday, February 21, 1958 San Diego Group Plans Mardi Gras San Diego, Calif. (U.R) Busi ness, and professional men of this area have formed a corpor ation to present a Mardi Gras type of pageant as an annual event to start in 1956. The organization is to be known as Fiesta del Pacifico, Inc. Backed by a budget set at $300,000, the corporation will present the fiesta each year as a measure designed to attract tourists to San Diego. - Wayne Dailard, international ly known showman and formerly executive manager of the Cali fornia Pacific International Ex position of , San Diego, in the 1930s, has been chosen execu tive director of the fiesta. Central theme of the pageant will be a showing of "The Cali fornia Story," an extravaganza depicting the history of Cali fornia and first staged under Dailard's direction in Hollywood Bowl in 1950. Other events tentatively plan ned are a , Spanish-type fair, water carnival, horse show of champions, and street pageant parades. "Local celebrations also are anticipated," Dailard said. He said no date for the initial open ing had been set. Deputy Describes Stolen Auto Hubcaps St. Joseph, Mich. (U.R) Berrien County Deputy Arthur Johnson wrote the following re port after investigating theft of 10 hubcaps from 1956 model cars at an auto agency. "These - hubcaps are really beautiful. To describe these caps for 'anyone to identify is nearly impossible. The best thing is for the guys (other deputies) to go down to the garage and ,see them " . . Johnson, by the way, is a part time salesman for another auto dealer who handles another make of car. ..' . PORTLAND LIVESTOCK i Portland (U.P:) Cattle 250. Good choice fed steers $18.50, lightly sorted at $17.50; choice 821 lb. fed heifers $16.50 with some at $15; canner-cut-ter cows $7.50-9.50. shells down to $4; utility cows $10-11.50, some higher; utility-commercial bulls mostly $14-15, extreme top $16. Calves 25. Commercial-low good vealers $17-22; choice vealers $25-29, culls down to $8.50. Hogs 150. U.S. 1 and 2 butchers 180-235 lb. $14.50-15: No. 3 butchers around $14; sows 300-500 lbs., $10 12.50. SheeD 200. Choice wooled fed lambs 98 lb. $18.50; other good-c h o i c e slaughter lambs $16.50-17 with mostly choice S18; good-choice grades $14.50 15; good-choice ewes $5-6, cull-utility $2-4. - PORTLAND HAY, GRAIN PorUand Wholesale Hay Prices:. No. 2 green alfalfa baled, f.o.b. Portland, $41-43 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, $47-4750 ton, f.o.b. Portland, Coast delivery; soybean meal, $75 ton delivered Portland; standard millrun, $41.50 ton; No. 2 yel low corn, Eastern shipments f.o.b. Portland, $63.25. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (UJP.) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large 53-55c; A large 50-52c; AA medium 48-5 lc; A medium 47-50c; A small 37-41c; cartons 2-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA grade prints, 66c lb.; cartons, 67c; A prints, 66c; cartons, 7c; B prints, 64c. Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched dar, -single daisies 401,i-45,2C; 5-lb. loaves, 46,i-49VjC. Processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 39-41c lb. - Farm Market A ' , California Celery " sold within a wide range today with Chula Vista of ferings topping market at 4.75 a 2-2 Vz dozen crate; hothouse rhubarb sold to retailers at $2.75-3 a 15-lb. box for extra fancy; Oregon City hothouse cu cumbers were $11-11.25 for four, live and six dozen sizes; lettuce held firm at mostly $2.65-3. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland): Fryers 2'2-4 lbs., 23c; at farm, 22c; roasters 24c lb. f.o.b. Portland; light hens 17c; heavy hens, all wts.. 22c; old roosters ll-14t. Dressed Chickens No. 1 'dressed to retailers: Fryers. New York style. 36 37c lb.; whole drawn, 41-44c; cut. up 46-49c; hens, light type, New York style, 30-31c; cut ups, 40143c; hens, heavy type. N.Y. style, 35-36c; whole drawn, 44-47c. Turkeys To producers: Fryer tur keys, live weights.27 c 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, 3M-ii lbs. 23-26c; 5-6 lbs., 18-21c; colored pelts, 4c under; old does, 10-14c .lb., a few higred. Fresh killed fryers to retailers, 58-61c lb.; cut up, 62-65c. 5:30 to 9.-00 P. M. CRAB LOUIE $"3 50 il (3&M ;1' : HOTEL Ai, v ii MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIFTEEW Obituaries SHEI-IA ROSS Shelia Ross, the month - old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ross, 104 Ross lane, died early today at a Medford hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending, and Perl funeral home will be in charge. EDDIE WILD Eddie Wild died at his home, route 1, Central Point, Monday evening. Perl funeral home is in charge of arrangements. MAURISE PAULSON -The body of Naval Aviation Cadet Maurise Denis Paulson, 22, son of Mr. and. Mrs. Henry M. Paulson'; Gold Hill, who was killed when he baled out of a jet plane near Bakersfield, Calif, last Friday, will be returned to Medford for services and inter ment. - , , . Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of arrangements. WALL STREET New York (U.R) Trading fell off in the pre-holiday session on the stock market today with prices firm. Utilities made the best show ing of the major groups. Raib also were bid up to a gain in their average. Industrials were held back for a long time by a dip in Du Pont, Eastman Kodak, Allied Chemical. General Elec tric, and U. S. Steel. ' Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T . 184 Anaconda . . 73 Chrysler .: 72 Curtiss Wright -- 29 V4 General Electric -. 57 Vs General Motors . 44 Montgomery Ward . 88 Penn R R 23 Vi Penney J C , .. 96 Radio - 44 Southern Co ...... 20 Southern Pacific 54 S Oil -of Calif 90Vit Texas Gulf Sulphur Unquoted Transamerica 40 Tri-Continental 25 United Aircraft - . 68 U S Rubber 54 U S Steel . 54 Youngstown j ! 90 Daily Weather Report Medford and vicinity: Intermittent rain through Wednesday. Low tonight 38. High tomorrow 45. Western Oregon: Intermittent rain tonight and Wednesday; rain heavy at times; low tonight 36-42; high tomor row 44-50. Northern California: Intermittent rain King City and Fresno northward tonight and Wednesday.. Partly cloudy south of the rain area. Snow in the mountains. FIVE-DAY FORECAST . Period Throueh Sunday) Western Washington, Oregon Re curring rains with heavy amounts ranging from one to three inches over the interior, three to five inches near the coast. Temperatures slightly be low normal with highs in the 40s, lows in the 30s. . Northern California Occasional rains with now in the mountains, temperatures- near normal. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 42; below normal 2. ' Record high this date 70 in 1923. Record low this date 24 in 1929. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night, 1.66 inch. Midnight to 10 a.m., I. 35 inch. Total this month 2.22 inches, .76 inch, above normal. Total since Sept. 1, 23.74 inches, II. 41 inches above normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 73, highest this a.m. 100. CITY High Low Free. Brookings . Crater Lake Grants Pass Klamath Falls .. MEDFORD Portland Seattle .. Spokane Yakima ... Eureka 50 46 2.29 28 ... 43 40 49 43 46 41 34 56 52 25 32 33 37 35 34 32 30 47 49 47 52 44 40 28 14 63 1.94 5.40 .02 2.14 .97 .17 39 .45 .60 26 .05 .10 Red Bluff Sacramento 56 San Francisco 58 Los Angeles . 61 Phoenix . 66 Denver 48 Chicago 31 Miami 81 LAST TIMES TONITE! nSIttlSKW "OURS STARTING p Ty HIS FIRST FULL-LENGTH j FEATURE PICTURE... and on THRILLS! i-5 Fj M , Q; Clayton MOORE Jay SLLVERHEELS Plus gij FANTASY J7 I ' 'I pr81; ii i mi I' H WBa pmekts mmxi mu. n"f(lSt 1 i W4 ' HOVS OF THE MONTH Births HANNON To Mr. and Mrs. Walter, 705 West 10th St., Feb. 17, 1956, a girl, 6V4 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. MINGER To Mr. and Mrs. Melvin, Central Point, Feb. 18, 1956, a girl, 7V& pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. ' OBERST To Mr. and Mrs. Norman, 1015 Queen Anne aye., Feb. 18, 1956, a boy, 8 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. MERRIMAN To Mr. a n d Mrs. Thomas, 35 Chestnut st, Feb. 19, 1956, a girl, 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. CALKINS To Mr. and Mrs. Clay, 2040 Barnett rd., Feb. 20, 1956, a girl, 7Vi pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. HEWLETT To Mr. and Mrs. Harold, 1533 Oregon Tr., Feb. 21, 1956, a boy, 7 pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. REAVES To Mr. and Mrs. William, -315 North Peach st, Feb. 2i, 1956, a boy, 6 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. ; For Best Results Use Tribune Want Ads Just Call 2-6141 Doors Open 6:45 P.M. o s tr?i i i rmrri Lucille BALL i DesiARNAZf James MASON ! So-Mnciwt PR,NT BY-TECHNICOLO LUUI IALHERN STRANGEST OF ALL SPY STORIES! "The rnost outrageous, preposterous, barbaric idea in my 30 year of , Naval Intelligencel" 4 JL I5- TOMORROW coi 3"ffl -i'M a him rf BREAKFAST AND LUNCH 7 .ra. to 2 p.m.