Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 06, 1956, Image 14

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Newspaper Page Texto FOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Friday April 8, 1938 Starts TOfHTE! SI Drive-In Run! The age of fast vine... the era of speakeasys, roadhouses and bootleggers, and uie cornet, two- 4 beat music of f.- ; : Hew Orleans! ' f - , GOLD HILL Council Discusses Drainage '0 I : t V JACK WEBB as PETE KELLY it4-" ' , ' Janet Edmond LEIGH O'BRIEN Peggy LEE Bio htzgesaia 2ND GREAT HIT- Use Tribune Want Ads Easy, Just Dial 2-6141 By MRS. SAM ELLIOTT Gold Hill The city council this week with Clyde Walker, who is a representative of Sec ond ave. residents, concerning the drainage problems. The problem was discussed briefly since the council has not yet received an answer to their re quest for aid in the work. It was voted that the city order asphalt cold mix to repair the city streets where there was winter damage. The engineer's report has not been completed on the water filter question. An answer is promised by the May meeting. A year ago it was voted to build a building for large city road "equipment and other pur poses. This building will be built behind the fire hall on city owned property. The council discussed and voted to obtain the best lumber prices this month. The lumber will be pur chased from funds in this year's budget. Several problems con cerning the new budget were also discussed. Councilman Carl Whitford's resignation was accepted. He had to resign because he was not able to attend meetings due to conflicting hours of his work. The council voted that the Rogue Valley Flood Commission meeting could be held in the city hall here April 10. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Holderness, one-time residents of Gold Hill, spent a week visiting their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Holderness, and their two children, Renae and Paula. The Paul Holdernesses are from Sand Point, Ida., and own a cattle ranch. The William Centers' home on Second ave. was the scene of a large family gathering Sat urday evening. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hobson and children Bobby Lynn and Kenny, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Straus, and children Jackie, Jan and Kimbra, all of Gold Hill; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Centers and children Jeanie and Buddy, Med ford; Mrs Ann Payne and Chip per, Mrs. Bill Centers and Mrs. Opal Chase, Grants Pass, and Clifford Page of San Diego, Calif. Also present and a visitor during Easter week was Miss Patsy Tipps of Compton, Calif. SILVER GRILL CAFE "Where Better People Eat Better" Home Made Rolls . . Pies . . . Bread Between Riverside and the Bridge on East Main HOURS wrcrM uaili a.vi. to r.rn. rittn rr inn a vr PAUL and ELVER WALKER Everyday Take-Out SPECIAL! Reg. 25c Deluxe HAMBURGERS FOR 95 These are our DELUXE HAMBURGERS wilh Mustard, Letluce. Onions. Pickles, and a BIG patty of Fresh Ground Beef on a Toasted Bun! You Can Get These DAILY At PARK PLACE CAFE 302 W. MAIN ACROSS FROM THE OLD CITY PARK DDAMCCIE SATURDAY NIGHT EAGLE POINT The Only Spring Floor In Southern Oregon DANCE TO THE COMBINED MUSIC OF DICK SPAIN, BILL LIVELY and The Rogue Valley Boys Featuring The BEST In Western Swing TUNE IN BILL'S WESTERN ROUND-UP TIME ON KWIN Get Your Copy of BILL & DICK'S Latest "OASIS RECORDS . . . at your local record shop Miss Tipps attended Gold Hill Grade school and then moved to Compton. She is now work ing ai a telephone operator there. A large family dinner was given in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Christensen Sunday. At tending were Mr. and Mrs. Lee Johnson and son, Mr. and Mrs. Don Chapman and son, Mr. and Mrs. Roland Washburn and two children, and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jones and their two children. Mrs. Ethel Mays recently en tertained Mrs. Charles Harris of Klamath Falls, who is return ing to live once again in this valley, and Mr. and Mrs. Leon Guss of Medford. -Mrs. Guss is the daughter of Mrs. Harris. The children's Easter program brought many proud fathers out to see the youngsters perform. A white electric Easter cross was presented to the Methodist church by Mrs. Hatch, wife of the former Rev. Hatch of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Elliott and son Johnny attended Easter services in Eugene with Mrs. Elliott's parents, the Vernon C. Fields. Also attending were Mrs. Mattie . Reed of Pasco, Wash., and Mrs Lucy Gutlieben, late of San Francisco. Vernon Caldwell of the Old Stage rd., has started construc tion on a modern Trailer park, complete with cement slabs for porches, and cabins to give add ed room for large families. It is being built across the Stage road from the Dardanelle. He is starting out with 25 complete units. A surprise house warming party was given for Mr. and Mrs. Fred Govenor and children at their home on Galls Creek rd. last Saturday. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Terry N. Cle ment and children, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Estamado and children, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dye and chil dren, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Rose crans and children, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Govenor and children, Mrs. Emma Craige and daugh ter Sana, Barney Govenor, Mrs. Bertha Tepovic, Mrs. Gertie Rosecrans and Mrs. Dora Harri son. The group took their - own refreshments. ' Mrs. Millie Walker has return ed home from visiting her daughter, Mrs. Charles Paine, and family. . A birthday and Easter dinner was given in the R.. L.4 Miller home on Foots Creek, honoring Mrs. Wilson's birthday. Present were Mr. and Mrs Al Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Garrison of Medford, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Gordon cf Grants Pass and Mrs. Millie Walker. Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Bailey spent Easter with their son, PFC Kenneth W. Bailey, who is sta tioned at Ft. Lewis and is in the 23rd infantry of the 2nd divi sion. He is a surveyor in the heavy motor company. The Gold Hill Health unit has announced their annual pre school clinic, to be held April 23 in the basement of the Metho dist church at 1:30 p.m. Notices will be mailed out. Parents of all pre-school children are urg ed to attend if their child is to enter school this fall. On April 3 in the home of Mrs. Otto Jones the Health unit completed plans'for the next and final meeting of the year. It will be a pot luck picnic at the home of Mrs. William Dickinson on Sardine creek. They also made a pledge for the new Rogue Valley Memorial hospi--tal, mailed letters for the can cer drive, made a donation to Easter Seals, and started on a project of making bags to be at-1 tached to hospital beds for odds and ends that usually end up on the floor. ' There were two visitors from Medford; Mrs. Otto Frohnmayer j and Mrs. S. M. Tuttle. '' Appointed to the nominating commitete were Mrs. Paul Mol-: loy, Mrs. Kenneth Fluck and i Mrs. Norman Gail. 1 The city has announced that Don Clemence is replacing Wal- j ter Dotson as assistant to the city superintendent of streets, ; Floyd Taylor. j ine fiA will meet Thursday, April 12. The speaker of the eve ning will be Leon Mulling of Southern Oregon college, who will speak on speech for retard ed children. Mr. and Mrs. M. D: Freeland have returned to their home on highway 99N from visiting their daughter, Mrs. Howard Johnson and family of Van Nuys, Calif. Resolutions Express Regret Flynnrs Death Resolutions expressing regret at the death of Diamond L. Flynn, former Medford mayor and civic leader, have been pass ed by the Medford city council, Kiwanis club, and the board of directors of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. "During his lifetime . . . Flynn unselfishly contributed of his time to the welfare of the people of Medford as a member of the water commission, the council and as mayor ..." the council resolution states. The Kiwanis statement de scribes Flynn as "an outstanding citizen of high courage, zeal and integrity," and an "inspiration to his fellow citizens." A former director of the cham ber of commerce and president of the League of Oregon Cities, Flynn "displayed to a high de gree qualities of sincerity, im partiality and intelligent concern for the welfare of his fellow man," the Chamber resolution stated. The resolutions tender sym pathy and sense of loss to Flynn's family. Granae Shady Cove Grange Shady Cove Grange will meet in the band room of the Shady Cove school at 8 p.m. April 11. Mrs. Travis Littlefield will be hostess to the HEC ladies of the Grange at 1 p.m. April 10. Wall Street New York (U.R) Prices on the Stock Exchange moved high er today, more than wiping out yesterday's losses. . Specialties and selected in dustrial shares led the advance. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T 183- Ananconda 79 Chrysler 744 Curtiss Wright 38 General Electric 63 General Motors 45Vs Montgomery Ward 93 Penn. R. R 27 Vs Penney, J. C 95V4 Radio - - 47 Southern Co . 21 Southern Pacific 55 S. Oil of Calif 1087s Texas Gulf Sulphur 36 Transamerica 39 Tri-Continental 27 United Aircraft - 40V4 U.S. Rubber - 58 U.S. Steel 60 PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (U.P.) Eegs To- retail ers: Grade AA large, 53c; A large, 50 51c; A medium, 49-51c; A medium. 49 50c; A small, 38-39c; cartons, 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, 40'2-452c; 5-lb loaves. 461,i-491,ic. Processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 39',i-41c. Farm Market Ordinary lettuce today sold at SI. 50- 2.75 for a large carton with best packs to S3.25: northwest potatoes were un changed with Florida new spuds go ing at S4.25-4.75 a hundredweight; Willamette valley rhubarb sold at S2.25-2.50 a 15-lb. box for best wine variety stalks. Poutry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 qualitv f.o.b. Portland): Fryers. 2',i-4 lb.s. 23c; at farm, 22c; roasters. 23c lb f.o.b. Portland: light hens. 19-20c: heavy hens, 5 lbs. and up, 23-24c lb.; old roosters. ll-14c. Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers, New York style, 36 37c lb.; wholedrawn, 41-43c; cut up, 45-49c; hens light type. New York stvle, 30-31c; cut up, 42-44c; hens, heavy type. N.Y. style. 35-36c; whole drawn, 44-48c. Turkeys To producers: Fryer tur keys, live weights, 27c lb. Dressed Turkeys To retailers nom inaly 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. 33,i-2 lbs., 23-26c; 5-6 lbs., 18-21c; colored pelts, 4c under; old does, 10-14c. a few higher. Fresh killed fryers to retail ers. 58-61C lb.; cut up, 62-65C HORNBROOK Easter Bonnet Party Held By MRS. H. H. CHAPMAN j Hornbrook The annual. Easter Bonnet party given by the Women's ' society of the Hornbrook Community Metho dist church was held in the church parlors March 29. At the business meeting preceding the party, it was decided to hold the j annual Mothers day cake and apron sale on Saturday, May 12, at Gordon Jacob's store. Recent newcomers welcomed to Hornbrook include Mr. and Mrs. George Franko, and their three sons, Richard, George, and Martin, aged 2, 4, and 6. Their former home was at Walnut Creek, Calif. Franko is foreman of the Black Mountain ranch, recently sold by Paul Visher to Grant Burton, also of Walnut Creek. Friends here have re ceived word from the Vishers that they are now settled in their new home in southern Califor nia where he is employed by the Hughes Aircraft corporation. Mrs. Ellena Conley arrived last Thursday from her home in Sacramento to spend a few days with her daughter and son-in-law,. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Breceda. Easter week end guests at the home of Mr: and Mrs. Allan Jesperson of Ditch Creek road were Mr. and Mrs. Hoke Evetts, Daily Weather Report Sunset tonight 6:42 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:44 a.m. FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Variable high cloudiness tonight and Saturday. Low tonight 32. High Saturday 65. Western Oregon: Partly cloudy southern interior tonight and Satur day. Thickening cloudiness alog coast and norther iterior with occasional rain tonight and scattered showers Saturday. Low tonight 38-44. High Saturday 52-62. Northern California: Fair tonight and Saturday except becoming partly cloudy extreme north Saturday and coastal fog Saturday. Daytime tem peratures above normal over interior. LOCAL DATA TEMPERA TUR: Mean yesterday 49, below normal 1. Record high this date 83 in 1934. Record low this date 26 in 1921. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night, none. Midnight to 10 a.m.. none. Total this month, Trace, .20 inch below normal. Total sice Sept. 1, 27.78 inches, .13.10 inches above normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 9, highest this a.m. 81. CITY High Low Prec. Brookings 62 42 Crater Lake 41 18 Grants Pass 63 29 Klamath Falls 54 27 MEDFORD 60 32 Portland 50 31 Seattle 50 32 Spokane 44 26 Yakima 55 26 Eureka - 52 39 Red Bluff 77 49 Sacramento 78 43 San Francisco 68 43 Los Angeles 73 52 . Phoenix 78 47 Denver 64 24 Chicago 73 47 Miami 77 73 New York .'. 65 52 Washington, D.C 67 45 FIVE-DAY FORECAST (Through April 11): Western Washington, Western Ore gon Temperatures averaging slightly below normal through Wednesday. Highs 50-55 western Washington. 54 60 western Oregon. Low tonight 35-45. Showers tonight and Saturday and ag?in and again early in week. Pre cipitation totals to M inch in in terior valleys. Northern California Occasional light to moderate precipitation north portion and near coast. Highs above normal lowering to normal at week end. Lows normal. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (U.P.) Cattle for week 2885. Choice 1,005 and 1.176 lb. steers 521; other choice steers $19.50-20.50, good $18-19: commercial S15.50-16.50; utility $12-15; average to high choice fed heifers $20; other choice $19 19.50; good heifers S17-18.50; canner and cutter cows $8.50-10.50; utility cows $11.50-13, commercial $14-14.50; utility bulls $15-16, few $16.25-16.50. Calves for week 315. Choice veal ers $25-28.50, individual high choice S29-30; good vealers 120-24: good and choice stock steer calves $16.50-18. Hogs for week 2150. U.S. No. 1 and 2 butchers 180-235 lbs.. $17.50-15; No. 3 lots $17 with some $16.50; sows 300 500 lbs., $11-14.50; heavier down to $10. Sheep for week 1050. No. 1 pelt and fall shorn fed lambs $18-18.25; wooled lambs to $19.25; choice 78 lb. spring lambs $21; good wooled ewes $5.50, choice No. 3 pelts $6 with cull and utility out 'at $3-3.50. Bring Your Friends - Enjoy Real Fun! AT WALKER'S POPULAR FINEST MODERN MUSIC AS YOU LIKE IT! Good Floor Good Crowd I Crown Zellerbach Plans Kraft Recovery Furnace San Francisco (U.R) Crown Zellerbach Corp., announced plans today for installation of a $2,000,000 kraft recovery fur nace, designed to burn used cooking liquors from the kraft pulping process, at the com pany's Camas, Wash., mill. PORTLAND HAY, GRAIN Portland Wholesale hay prices: No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. Portland, $43-46 ton; some sales higher. Wholesale prices as reported by the USDA market news service; Wheat, No. 2 soft white, $74.50 ton; No. 2 white oats. 38-lb. test. Coast delivery, S57.50-58 ton; No. 2 Western barley, S50.50 ton f.o.b. Portland. Coast deliv ery: soybean meal, S79-79 50 ton. de livered Portland: standard millrun, S41-42 ton: No. 2 yellow corn. East ern ipshmenU f.o.b. Portland (68. GOLD HILL GRANGE HALL Saturday flight Dining room open the entire evening. Improved parking Free check-room Tune to KBES-TV Tonight, 6:00 P.M. 9 to 1 :00 Music by the Rhythm Masters with Vic Flood guitar and vocal Bill Soule piano Bob Padgett bass Cliff Harris-fiddie "Speedy" Gabbard drums and featuring Miss Elaine and Miss Linda vocalists and Mr. and Mrs. Don Bullock, all of Bakersfield, Calif. The Evetts are parents of Mrs. Reg inald Jesperson. Other relatives were Mr. and Mrs'-Ed Elberg of Coalinga, Calif. Mrs. Elberg is a cousin of Mrs. Allan Jesperson. Elberg has been on a survey in Arabia for the Standard Oil,Co. for the past eight years, and at present is home on a .two months leave. He brought -with him a number of slides he has taken while in the Near East, includ ing some taken 1000 miles into the desert. Bill, Bob, and Jim Farmer re turnedlast Thursday from a trip to Nashville, Tenn., where they had been called by the illness of their father. They report their father , was showing improve ment, and that his doctor said the visit of the boys was a real tonic to him.Jim returned to his home in Portland on Friday. The boys were fortunate in that they passed through Oklahoma just ahead of the Tornado that struck there last week end. Mrs. Henry Ronlake and daughter Jobea paid a short visit last week to their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. James Hodge. They were enroute home to Reading from Eugene where Jobea had registered at the school of interior decorating at the University of Oregon. Mrs. Lawrence Breceda, ac companied by her son, Gene, of Ashland, drove to Canyonville, I Ore., Tuesday where they vis-; ited at the Canyonville Bible academy. Mrs. Bertha Bradley was an Easter dinner guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brunk on Hwy. 99. Other visitors last week at the Brunk home were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Andrews of Pasadena, Calif. They expressed themselves as liking the country hereabouts, and anticipate com ing up later in the season to fish. Mrs. Ella Pratt, who has been quite ill this winter, was seen out walking up and down the road, and enjoying the warm spring sunshine this week. Mrs. Pratt is the grandmother of Penny Barnum, the local M-T carrier. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Walsh and daughter Sharee, accompanied by Miss Mary Les Rutledge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alec Rutledge, drove to Salem, Ore., to spend Easter week end with relatives. En route home, they stopped at Riddle, Ore., their former home, to visit with friends there. Mrs. Lena Cavin, who has been visiting her sister in Wil lows, Calif., for several weeks, returned home last week. Her health is much improved and she is able to get around some with out her crutches. She suffered a broken hip in a fall at her home last year. Carl Deal is in the Siskiyou County General hospital in Yreka where he was taken by ambulance Tuesday morning. He has been in failing health for several months. Eddie Mason, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mason of Henley rd., is spending Easter vacation with his parents. He is in his senior year of high school at the Sev enth Day Adventist academy at Milo, Ore. . Labor Council Office To Close Saturdays The Medford Central Labor council announced the closing of its office, 24V4 South Grape st., on Saturday mornings in the future. The council is encouraging public participation in the Pub lic Utilities commission hearing in Medford April 26 concerning Southern Pacific abandonment of passenger train service be tween Eugene and Ashland. Alvin York, business agent for the teamsters union, was ap pointed to represent the councfi at the county corrfmittee for em ployment of the physically handicapped. Top Notch Cafe Next to Craterfan Theatre We're In a 'POT! WE CAN'T HOLD EPDCIMD After Tonight InThe Holly . . . And We Can't Let It Go .. . It Ends Tonight At The Holly IT MOVES TO THE CRATERIAII IIITE I FOR A FEW MORE DAYS : HOTEL ;, L 5-30 to 90 P. M. 1 Roast Turkey j $11 50 I Sage !i . f l Dressing I j lUi - WILLIAM HOLDEN igflrajtnBH KIM NOVAK BETTY HELD - SUSAK STRAS&RG - CLIFF RGBEftTSOH AMD CO 8TAMW ROSALIND RUSSELL. AS ROSCMARV W BREAKFAST AND LUNCH 7 a.m. to 2 pn HOUSE of MYSTERY North of Gold Hill AT Open Throughout The Year ON DISPLAY One of the West's Finest Collections of Gold Dust and Nuggets Winter Hours - 9 to 6 Under Founder's- Manaqement Since 1930 MISS THIS BIG DON'T & SHOW! SATURDAY, APRIL 7 featuring the Melody Wranglers ROGUE VALLEY BALLROOM -NOW- See and Hear the MELODY WRANGLERS Who Are Back On KBES-TV 5:30 to 6:30 P.M. Every Saturday Watch for them! Adm. $1.00 Lots of Free Parking Dancing 'til 1:00 Come On Out!