Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1956)
a, V f t f ' - LIGHT TOUCH IS GIVEN dedication ceremonies at new headquarters building of AFL-CIO in Washington when President Eisenhower meets Eileen Callaghan Mayer, 3, granddaughter of George Meany (right), head of the combined labor unions. (International Soundphoto) Report of Yreka Water Supply Given Yreka Yreka Water Commis sioner Jim Cummings reported Tuesday on the city's water re sources as of June 1, 1956, as compared to June 1, 1955, dur ing last year's drought. Boston Shaft stands now with only 61 feet to water as com pared with 76 feet last year. At Greenhorn Well, the creek is re ported still running, with a full head of gravity, and with a con tinuous pumping capacity of 24 hours per day. At the same well last year, pumping capacity had been reduced to 12 hours per day, and the creek bed was totally dry. North Well is at the 12 foot mark, and may be pumped 24 hours per day, as compared to a seven-foot level last year. The old reservoir is full, Cum mings said, while a year ago it contained only three feet of water, and Steele reservoir is also full, with one pump running. Sen. Morse Pledges Stevenson Support New .York (U.R) Sen. Wayne More (D-Ore.) who bolted the Republican party in 1952 to support Adlai E. Stevenson, said yesterday he would back him with as much enthusiasm as Man's Body Found In Portland Debris Portland (U.R) The body of a man was found yesterday in the burned warehouse of the Gilbert Brothers Company here, Fire Inspector C. W. Stickney reported. The man was tentatively iden tified from papers in a wallet as Ralph Randall Cummings, 46, Portland. The body was found by a Gilbert Company workman, Arnold W. Jensen, who was cleaning 'up debris from a Memorial Day fire. Stickney said that apparently stored merchandise equipment had fallen on Cummings and buried him. . he did four years ago. Morse pointed out that as a convention delegate he is bound by the decision of the Oregon delegation which is declared 'for Stevenson, and that he has "no regrets" over that decision. He praised Stevenson highly, but said he would devote equal ef forts to the election of any other "great Democrat." Morse spoke at a convention of the United Hatters, Cap and Milinery Workers Union. A FAMILIAR FACE Bordentown, N.J. (U.R) William F. Helmacy, 17, was forced to write a thesis on the proper care and operation of a bicycle when he was brought into court a year ago on charges his bike had "improper lights. Thursday Helmacy was back before Magistrate Gordon Phil ips, charged with driving a pick up without lights, allowing a youth to ride on the fender, and improper parking. Philips revoked Helmacy's license and gave him a lecture. Friday, June 8, 1958 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN PAYS FINE WANTS FARE Chicago (U.R) Cab driver j Frank Leonard paid a $40 traf- f ic fine . without a whimper Thursday, then demanded a 55 cent fare from the policeman who arrested him. Leonard said he drove Policeman Thomas Clifford to the station after his arrest. Clifford said the ride was Leonard's idea, and besides, the cabbie would have had to go to the station anyhow, to pay the fine. BUSINESS LOANS On Monthly Payment Machin ery, Equipment, Livestock. Loans to Purchase, Repair or Refinance Crawler Type Tractors and ALL Types of Equipment. PACIFIC ; INDUSTRIAL 16 S. Central Ph. 3-5308 OUGH LUMBER Is Stronger O Better and Cheaper Farmers Lumber Co Riverside at Barnett Phone 2-5462 On The Side By E. V. Durling (Distributed by King Faarurat Syndicate, Inc.) Those who should know say that all-male conventions make the most noise in a hotel but all female conventions do the most damage. The women break more things and burn more holes in the room equipment than men. In addition to that, they are always complaining about the service and harassing the help with unreasonable de mands. To top it all, the females nrd nntnrinnfilv Tjoor tiDDerS. Wain Waill Note it said Catherine De Medici, who introduced the cor set to France, aspired to have a 13-inch waist measurement. Or the appearance of having it. His tory does not tell us whether or Yiot Catherine realized her am bition. However, among the acts that appeared at Hammer stein's Victoria music hall in Manhattan in the yesteryear was one Mile. Polaire, billed as hav ing the "world's smallest waist measurement," which was 13V4 Inches. Pasting By Irma Thomas. The distaff side of America's greatest ice skating act, namely "The Old Smooth ies." Irma freely admits she is 52. Her clever and agile partner, Orrin Markus. is 64 . . . Ruby Goldstein. Justly celebrated boxing referee. A former ring man, he once won 22 straight fights. His winning streak was stopped by that picturesque pu gilist, "Ace" Hudkins, the Ne braska Wildcat Paul Winch- Achieved his start in show busi- no.a hv takina a corresDonaence course in ventriloquism. As a boy, Paul was crippled by polio. He cured himself of that crip- nioH rendition bv taking a corre unondence course in muscle building. c.i.j Anv aalarl including lettuce should be served after the en tree. The value of lettuce is that it aids digestion. If your wife or your favorite restaurant Is serv ik iAft,.A hofnrc th entree. do your stomach a favor by cal ling this fact to their attention. BrUfly Beautiful women who are veg etarians are rare. However, Gloria Swanson is one. Her diet r-nnisUts mainlv of fresh fruit. vegetables and whole wheat hrpart ... in Paris the bartend ers expect a 20 per cent tip on "the price of every drink served. New York Is the largest city in the world. Don't let anyDoay tpll vnu London rates that spot The five largest cities in the or- ripr nampH are New York. Lon rinn Tokvo. Paris and Moscow reports of a number of recent robberies in Monaco recalls that a few years ago this type of criminal activity became so prevalent in that principality that it was referred to by those given to wisecracks as "a sunny place for shady people. LEGAL NOTICES Hangtown Fry A Chicagoan, who prides her self on her knowledge of the culinary art says she was "frightfully embarrassed" when asked what hangtown fry is and was unable to answer. The hang town fry, which originated in Hangtown (now Placerville), Calif., is a combination of oys ters, bacon, eggs, hot peppers, chili sauce and milk dumped in to a skillet and fried. Among in Married How does your wife rate you as a husband? Or do you really know? The six complaints most registered against husbands are: 1. He is selfish and inconsider ate. 2. He's not affectionate. Does not understand the facts of love. 3. He's a liar. 4. He's too critical. 5. He won't talk things over. 6. He is rarely complimen tary. Never offers praise as to wife's appearance, housekeeping or cooking. Sidelights Do you want to develop your staying power? At intervals, 12 times daily, take a deep breath and hold it for one minute. That was the average favorite exer cise of six-day bicycle race rid ers ... Is your son fonder of you than he Is of his mother? It has been claimed that when ever couples are happily mar ried, the son is always fonder of his father. The opposite is true in unhappy marriage. Montgomery Ward Workers Get Raise Chicago (U.R) The Team sters Union said yesterday more than 20,000 Montgomery Ward employees won pay boosts av eraging 10V4 cents an hour under a newly ratified contract. A statement by the company, however, said the pay increases averaged 9V4 cents and included not more than. 17,000 of its 55, 000 workers. The one-year pact covers em ployees in mail order houses, stores, warehouses and retail out lets in 19 cities, according to the union. A spokesman said the con tract provides pay hikes ranging from 4 to 36 cents an hour. He reported the boost gives Chicago workers hourly wages ranging from $1.30 to $3.17. More than 4500 of the employees affected work in Chicago. Cities covered by the contract include Oakland, Portland and Los Angeles. Dram r-Tinv N'O. 844 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COLNCIL OF THE CITY OF MED- Section 1. That it ia the intention of the Council to lay an eight (8) Inch . water mam on Fir Street from Mon roe Street to Melrose Avenue and on Ielrose Avenue from Fir Street to Crape Street in the City of Medford. Orecon. and to assess the cost there of upon the property fronting on sum portion of said streets in proportion tn th fnrntiM rtf wid DrOOeity. The Council will meet at the Coun cil Chamber In the City Hall on the 19th dav of June. 193t. at j:ao ocw P. at which time and place all protests against the laying of aaid ir main nn ftairi nortion Of Said treets and the assessments of the cost thereof upon the property front ing therecn will be heard, and the Recorder is hereby directed to cause this resolution to e published once in a daily newspirper. printed, pub-, lished and of general circulation in the Citv of Medford not less than ten OOi davs or more thain twenty (20) days before the date of said meeting and a copy of this resolution to be posted for a period of ten (10) days trior to said meeting- in five 15) pub c and conspicuous places in said Citv. Passed b the City CouncU and igned by me in open session in authentication of its passage this 5th day of June. 1956. Earl Miller. Mayor ATTEST: Neva Samuels. Recorder Approved by me this 5th day of June. 18M. Earl Miller. Mayor 4-H Club News Pig Club Central Point Pig Club met May 28 at the Alex Legler home. We reviewed what we had learned on the 4-H tour May 5. Mrs. Legler and Rose Marie Leg ler served refreshments. Next meeting will be June 25, at the Charles Taylor home on Old Stage rd. , Russell Frink, Reporter. Prospect Club We had a 4-H club meeting at the home of Diana and Donna Ells, who demonstrated how to make deviled eggs. Refresh ments were served. The next meeting will be at the home of Marion Govenor. Diana Ells, Reporter. SAVE $ 300 '55 Ford V-8 Custom Tudor $ TUTONE- OVERDRIVE VE DO SAVE 4j '53 Cadillac 62 Fordor ONE OWNER - LOADED SAVE $20 '53 Oldsmobile 88 Super Coupe LOTS OF EXTRAS '54 Ford V-8 Fordor .$' SHARP - FORDOMATIC PAY AS YOU DRIVE ON EASY BANK TERMS SAVE $20 '54 Ford 6 Fordor : CLEAN - IOW MILEAGE MAHY-MORE TO CHOOSE FROM M WW 1950 Chevrolet Deluxe Fordor 495 1951 Packard Fordor $54500 1951 Pontiac Fordor - 5595C0 1950 Oldsmobile 98 Fordor , $395 00 BANK TERMS M IDSEID) CAM LflDTT OPEN EVENINGS TILL 9:00 1950 Buick Tudor . . $295 1950 Ford Fordor . ..........$29500 1949 Studebaker Vz Pickup- $295 1948 Willys Panel $29500 16) MOTO ITQ CASH TRADE Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport Phone 3-4549 Main and Fir
