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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SCHOOL TO CLOSE Rutland, Iowa (U.R) The Rut land Board of Education said Friday it may as well close the community's high school for good. Only 17 students are at tending classes at the school. In 1954-55, the net tax levy In Jackson County was $362,000.00 In 1955-56, the net levy was $699,000.00 Your taxes almost doubled in one year! I am a Jackson County or- chardist and businessman. I am running for Jackson County Commissioner ONLY because I am convinced that with'proper management COUNTY TAXES CAN BE CUT IN HALF! MELVIN LATTIE V M Republican, for Jackson County COMMISSIONER f At J. C. STRONG Manager Her Plans for Expanded Service Anonunced J. C. Strong, manager of the Medford and Klamath Falls branches of the Tillman-Booth company, has announced plant to expand operations in this area. The firm, presently working out the former Lorenz company building at 10th and Front sts., recently purchased former Woodbury Lorenz plumbing and electrical stock here. Strong was associated with the Lorenz company for 17 years prior to joining the Tillman Booth firm. He said about eight persons would be employed at the local branch, all of them for mer Lorenz employees. About 20 persons . are employed at the headquarters office in Eugene, he said. Strong announced that Fred Kunz, who was with Lorenz for six years, has been named office manager and assistant to Strong here. Kunz was associated ,. with the. electrical and plumbing de partments about four years while with Lorenz. Wayne Gottfried, who also was in the electrical and plumb ing departments for Lorenz, has been named plumbing, electrical and heating buyer of the Med ford branch, Strong said. Wayne Newton was named plumbing salesman. Strong said Newton has worked as a sales man in this area for five years and will expand his sales terri tory to northern California. CROSSING IS LEGAL Albany, N.Y. (U.R) State Atty. Gen. Jacob Jarvis ruled Friday that it's legal for a mo torist to cross double white lines on a highway if he's crossing the highway. The no-crossing rule applies to persons driving "along a highway" not across it, Jarvis said. SndBT.May 13, 1958 1 WJnsf 0 Churchill Flies to Germany o o o is a happy reptile . . . Generally speaking, a turtle is pretty contented ... and pretty comfortable. Why shouldn't he be? After all . . . his home is perfect; it's exactly the right size and shape; it's everything he needs. People are the same way the only home they are really contented in is the home they've built them selves a home that's just the right size and shape, and has every thing they. want. If you're tired of living In homes built to fit someone else if you'd like to build a home to suit just you then Jackson County Federal can help you, as it's help ed hundreds of other families in the Rogue Valley. Ask about Jackson County Federal Home-Loans TOMORROW! aac&Hod SAVINGS 126 East Main Medford 9 5- LOAN ASSOC Smu HO. - ATI0N Building With Jackson County Sinci 1909 Grocery Clerks in Portland Area Go On Strike Saturday Portland (U.R) Union gro cery clerks went on strike Sat urday against Safeway stores in Portland and there were indica tions the walkout over pay scales would spread to other chain and independent stores in the area. Some 370 Safeway employes in the company's 37 stores in the metropolitan area were affected by the strike, called by the Re tail Clerks Union. Pickets" were placed around the stores. Paul W. Hansen, Seattle, un ion international representative, said the union's purpose is "to keep the strike from spreading." Other Action He said there was other action the union could take "such as going to court because the con tract clause has been violated." Hansen said the strike action was taken against Safeway and not the other stores in the Food Employers, Inc., and Portland Independent Grocery Employers groups because . Safeway "had time to resume negotiations while the others did not." Representatives of the Food Employers and Independent Grocery organizations were meet-ing Saturday to determine what action to take. Included in the Food Employers group are Fred Meyer, , Ceba Markets, Keinow's, Piggly Wiggly, Luther stores and 12 Mile stores. The Independent group in cludes the IGA and Scotty stores. The union rejected an employ ers' offer of a package of 18V4 cents an hour over a two year period, with 7VS- cents hike as of May 1, 6 cents more in Janu ary and an additional 5 cents next May. The union had the op tion of accepting some of the in crease in a health and welfare program. Boy Dies of Accident Injuries in Eugene Eugene (U.R) James Hunter, 16-year-old son of Mrs. Carol S. Hunter of Corvallis. died hero Friday nieht of iniuries suf fered in an auto accident May 5. A police report at the time of the accident said the Hnntpr youth's car skidded on loose gravel near Corvallis and turned over several times. The boy was taken to a Corvallis hospital and then transferred to Sacred Heart nospital lor surgery. Search for Missing Rockets From Jet Mt. Clemens, Mich. (U.R) Demolition experts Saturday "swept".. swampy area near here with mine detectors in their search for three missing rockets accidentally fired from a jet plane. ' The missing rockets were among 22 accidentally dis charged from an F86D Sabrejet te Selfridge Air Force Base Thursday morning. Bonn, Germany (U.R) Sir Winston Churchill flew to North Germany Saturday to review his old regiment, the Fourth Queen's Own Hussars. Before leaving he entertained Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer the commonwealth ambassador, the British commanders-in-chief in Vermany and high German officials at a luncheon. LION HUNT ENDS Detroit (U.R) The search for Ben Levinson's lion, missing since Wednesday night, ended Friday when it was found two blocks from his home. The lion is ' a cast iron one weighing about 150 pounds. Two Girls Selected For Miss England London (U.R) A blonde from Gateshead and a brunette from Liverpool shared the title of Miss England Saturday be cause the judges could not de cide which was more beautiful, The judges in the Miss Eng land contest found themselves in a quandy Friday night after narrowing down a field of 25 to the two finalists. First they surveyed the class' ic 36-23-36 proportions of 20- year old blonde Iris Waller. Then they gazed at brunette Ilena Nelson, a year younger, half an inch taller and an inch more of waist. They saw them in evening gowns and scratched their heads. They saw them in bathing suits and pondered some more. The judges went into a long huddle. Two "hours later they threw in the towel. For the first time in history two girls will share the title of Miss England. Miss Nelson will enter the Miss Europe contest in Stock holm and Miss Waller will enter the Miss Universe contest in California. May Take Grand Jury Case to High Court Eugene U.R) Lane County District Attorney Eugene C. Venn said Saturday that he was considering the possibility of re- fering to the Oregon Supreme Court a move to discharge the current Lane county grand jury. This week Venn petitioned the court to discharge the grand jury on grounds it was illegally drawn, but Circuit Judge Dal M. 'King, of Coos Bay, sitting here after Lane county judges disqualified themselves, denied the petition. Venn' said: "We are exploring all the possibilities, including the State Supreme Court. "If it is the ruling of the court that no one can attack the jury, particularly the district attorney when he has evidence that it has been tampered with, then a way must be found and we will find it." The grand jury is to consider results of an investigation by the attorney general into alleged embezzlement charges involving members of ihe Lane ' County Bar Association. Venn said: "The evidence we were prepared to offer in court Wednesday would have been presented to the present grand jury if it were a legally as sembled body. However, it is a nullity and without power or authority to act on any criminal matters." TOO FRAIL Cuckfield, England (U.R) Mrs. Eliza Luckett, the oldest woman in England, died here Friday at the age of 107., When she was born, doctors said she was too frail to live. Reports Indicate T Archbishop Groesz Released by Reds Vienna (U.R) Reports from behind the Iron Curtain said Saturday the Communists have released Catholic Archbishop Josef- Groesz from house arrest in Hungary and purged Vice Premier Alexandru Birladeanu in Romania. The Red Radio said in a Buda pest broadcast . Communist Pre mier Andras Hegedues pardoned Groesz "at the request of a dele gation of .bishops" to replace the late - Archbishop Gyula Szapik as head of the church in Hun gary. . - Groesz was sentenced to prison for 15 years as a "traitor" in 1951. His sentence was "sus pended" in October, and since that time he had been confined in a "church-owned building" in the village of Toszeg. Vatican Recognisation The Vatican never recognized Szapik, who died last month, as Hungary's chief Catholic, and it is not expected to accept Groesz as his replacement. Rome still regards Josef Cardinal Minds zenty as primate of Hungary, even though he has been unable to resume church' duties since his nominal release from prison. Official Communist organs from Romania carried the re port that Birladeanu has been dismissed from his posts as vice premier and chief of the State Planning Commission. Birladeanu is the second vice premier Romania has purged this month, following Dumitru Petrescu into the discard. The dismissal of both men is be lieved to be a result of the Krem lin's current "down with Stalin" campaign, because both were fa vorites of the late Soviet pre mier. Shoemaker Goes One More Step in Rage Braga, Portugal (U.R) Vil lage shoemaker Miguel Costa had been known to throw furni ture and crockery in the brook near his home when he ' flew into rages, but Friday he went one further. He picked up his wife and four . children and threw them into the water, police said. Neighbors dragged them out of the shallow stream. Contract for Planes Washington (U.R) The Air Force has awarded a contract for its first supersonic jet trainer plane to Northrop Aircraft, Inc., of Hawthorne, Calif. . The Air Force in announcing the contract award Friday said the plane will have perform ance matching "operational air craft of the near future." That apparently meant that its .speed will be 800 miles an hour or REAL SAVER' v Elizabeth, N.J. (U.R) Execu tors for the estate of Frank M: Kettner. a 69-year-old truck driver who . died recently, said he left a personal estate of $115,- 000. "He was a real saver," at torney William Parry said. filial fer-wf V iff) mm w . 1 y I ivfew Weather "fronts are th Wd- ing edge of air masses which con tinually move across the United States in a generally easterly direction. TO SPEAK HERE Dr. Morgan S. Odell (left), president of Lewis and Clark college, and Dr. G. Herbert Smith, president of Willam ette university, will be in Medford Tuesday and Wednesday in the interests of Oregon Colleges foundation. They will speak at the Rotary club on Tuesday and the Kiwanis club on Wednesday. Alines Declared Lacking In Sufficient Minerals The bureau of land manage ment has declared a series of 49 mines owned by Vivian Yar brough, Arthur L. Yarbrough, Harry C. Yarbrough and Mrs. R. E. Jones lacking in sufficient mineral content to justify hold ing. Records in the office of the county recorder indicate the mines are in scattered locations throughout Jackson county. Young Mother Freed After Being Abducted Orlando, Fla. (U.R) An 18-year-old mother was rescued Saturday from a knife-carrying abductor who held her captive for seven terror-filled hours. Deputies with bloodhounds tracked down a man identified as Frazier Peterson, 34, of Holy oke, Mass., and forced him to release Mrs. Evelyn Johnson. Police said the woman was unharmed. ' Peterson was also wanted on charges of kidnaping an 11-year-old girl at South Hadley, Mass., last April 21. The girl was found the following morning after she was held captive for five hours. Peterson was recently released from Massachusetts State Prison where he had served 13 years for rape. The woman, pale and shaken from her experience, said Peter son came to her home late yes terday and requested a drink of water. She said when he came into her house, he suddenly pulled out a kitchen knife. Rivers Congress Urges Research , Washington U.R) .The National Rivera and Harbors Congress Saturday urged the Federal government to "inten sify its efforts" in the fields of hurricane research, rain-making and the conversion of salt water to fresh water. ' At the close of its 43rd annual convention, the Congress also passed resolutions which: - Criticized the report of the President's cabinet committee on transport policy which recom mended easing federal regula tion of transportation. Opposed proposed amend ments to the watershed protec tion act, claiming they would "duplicate functions of the De partments of the Interior and the Army." Favored flood and hurricane insurance, but warned against any official "complacency re specting a sound program of pre vention." Urged more federal funds for seawater conversion because "this has been proven feasible, but the cost is still too high . . ." Commended the Weather Bur eau and armed services for their hurricane and rain - making re search. It said artificial rain -making "has shown enough pro mise to warrant use of public funds for further experimenta tion." i The Great Lakes support a commercial fishing industry which has a total catch of more than 26,000,000 pounds a year. Vote For ? RAY J. REALTOR - APPRAISER Democrat For COUNTY ASSESSOR For Jackson County ( , . VI 1" 1 V w ; 1 - - . moo.-! iM - jfty ,v It was through the efforts of friends, who believe that the County Assessor should be an experienced appraiser with expe rience and judgment Hi the market, that I have placed my candidacy for this office before you. " EXPERIENCED IN Administration Accounting Building Appraising Real Estate Broker since IMS- Builder. Sales, Loam, Management. In Various Businesses Since 192& Resident of Jackson County aver 30 Years. Paid Pol. Adv. ' Add cinnamon or slivers of orange or lemon rind to mashed sweet potatoes for a gourmet touch. Af!)Ai'uii-j1iwj-J Iff VII ll 111 A, I M 1 I V I I I gives you ...with the same secure savings! New broader policy of Farmers Insurance Exchange protects more members of your family, against more types of accidents than ever before, the most liberal all-inclusive policy in our history. Look I phone AUTO FIRE n your booiV 1 i "1 IJil.l f I -I .TJ l I 1111 ii'il J I "N. 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