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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1956)
SIXTEEN MEDFORD fOHEGOIT) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, Mareh 18. 1958 Governor Invited To Blossom Festival Gov. Elmo Smith has been in vited to attend the third annual Rogue Valley Pear Blossom fes tival April 21 in Medford. Med ford Mayor Earl M. Miller re cently wrote the governor stat ing that "we would be most hap py to have you in attendance." Last year's attendance was estimated at 15,000 people, who viewed the parade on Main street. The parade is limited to children up to 12 years of age and a queen, six years or -under, will be chosen by popular ballot and crowned at Haw thorne park ceremonies follow ing the parade. Festival committeemen are encouraging all merchants, or ganizations, and individuals to enter floats in the parade in competition for prizes. Three Prisoners Taken To Slale Penitentiary Sheriff Howard Gault return ed to his office Saturday after taking three prisoners to the state penitentiary and bringing a man to Jackson county from the Oregon state hospital. Taken to the penitentiary were James Seth Cunningham, sentenced to one year for enter ing a motor vehicle with intent to steal, Robert Lee Ellis, one year, and Phillip Eugene Bout well, two years, both for burg lary not in a dwelling. Brought back to this county for sentencing after a month in the state hospital was Kenneth A. Sheldon, who earlier plead ed'' guilty to a sodomy charge here. Teletype Network To Start Next Week Salem (U.RX R. H. Baldock, state highway engineer, said Fri day an eight-city teletype net work would begin operations this 'week between key high way department offices. On the closed circuit will be Salem, Milwaukie, Eugene, Roseburg, Coquille, Klamath Falls, Bend and LaGrande. Baldock said the system should result in faster collection of information about roads, weather and travel conditions; the department also expected savings from a reduction in the number of long distance tele phone calls. Since Nov. 1 teletype com munication has been used to ex change state road information with Olympia, Wash., and Sacra mentfij Calif. About Fluoridation Reprint From Oregon Journal News Item March 16: Fluorides Vote Due in Roseburg ROSEBURG, March 15 U.R) The question of whether fluorides should be added to the water supply here will be put oh a special munici pal ballot May 18. The vote will have no bind ing action on the Roseburg city council, which author ized the vote Wednesday night, but will be in the na ture of a sjraw vote. The decision came over the opposition of the Douglas County Medical society to flu oridation. The president of the so ciety1. Dr. H.-W. Kring, Rose burg, said the medical group opposes adding the chemical to the water supply because "dental caries is not a public health, but one of personal oral hygiene." The society, however, is in favor of the ballot "to enable citizens to express their views. This is How the Mail Tribune Published the Same News Item: Fluoridation Vote Scheduled in Roseburg Roseburg (U.R) Roseburg voters will get a chance to express their views on flu oridation of the city's drink ing water in the May 18 pri mary election. The city councir has voted to put the issue on the ballot. The question will be whether the voters want the council to take anyi action on fluori dation. Keep Our Vafer Pure Send Your Name, Address and All Financial Help You Can To FIGHT FLUORIDES Antif luoridation Committee 212 Leverette Bldg. Medford, Ore. VS.-: 4 ' V-4 pre-Easter Millinery Regularly 5.95 Hats on, everyone! This is the Spring when more than ever, hats are right at the top of the fashion picture. Choose your Easter headliner tomorrow at Savings. Styles and colors ga lore. ONE WEEK ONLY! as seamless as an Seamless DAY 1 , 0' - to 10.95 Easter egg Stockings AND DRESS SHEERS 50 65 EASTER GREETING CARDS are now displayed on our main floor" to the important look for Easter! 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