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Local and At Osteopathic Michael Hiatt. 8. on of Mr. and Mri, Calvin Hiatt. Eugene, had minor surzery at Osteopathic hoipital attendant reported. There for medical care are Mr. Thurman Smith of Ashland and Herman Keeler, 233 DeBarr ave. In North Dakota Alf Mek- vold. county school superintend ent, left Thursday for North Da kota, where he was called alter his father suffered a heart at tack there. Stolen From Car A camera. carrying case and exposure me ter, belonging to a Virgil John son, were reported stolen from a car in the Biff Y Market park ing lot Friday afternoon, city police said Saturday. At Community Harley Tosh, route 2, box 228, Med- ford, and Konald Mclntyre, oi Jacksonville, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Mclntyre, were re ported Saturday as surgery pa tients at Community hospital. Program Set The Jackson County Public Health associa tion will feature the Medford schools' summer recreation program on a half-hour televis ion show at 5:30 p.m. today Demonstrations of students get ting first instructions in base ball, tennis, music and arts and crafts will be shown. Buy Home Mr. and Mrs. Everett H. Huffman, 412 Ben son St., have purchased a new home built by Ernie C. Conrad at 1149 Loal St.. in Wilson park Ed Eggers of Rogue Valley Land company, handled the transac tion and made the announce ment. To Cat Degree Richard Had- ley Alley, son of R. H. Alley, 3 Greenway circle, Medford, is scheduled to receive a degree to night in commencement exer cises at Occidental college, Los Angeles. Alley has completed a pre-medical course. Away for Bummer Tom W1I liams. Crater Lake National park superintendent, and his sec retary, Mrs. May Hammock, have established park offices for the summer at Crater Lake. Business Name Arthur D. Bowen has retired the assumed business name, Kirby company of Medford, and William C. Robison has assumed the name, according to records In the county recorder's office. Returned Mrs. Aurora Bur elson Henney, The Fashionette, returned last week from attend ing fall market shows at Seattle, Wash., where she purchased new fall and winter lines for the shop. At Conference DeVere Tay lor, speech instructor at Medford high school, attended a two-day conference in Portland of Ore g o n Education association's county division. A workshop was conducted and main topics concerned proposed school legis- " lstion and work of the OEA. The group recessed Saturday morn ing to view the Rose Festival parade. State Sen. John Houn sell. Hood River, a member of the legislature's interim com mittee on taxation, was a fea tured speaker at a dinner Fri day. Also a speaker at the activi ties was Allen Tom, Rufus, a state representative. Billfold Lost Olive Margaret Hall, 21 Willamette ave.. report ed to Medford police Saturday morning that she had lost her billfold on North Ivy St., on eith er Tuesday or Wednesday. .She said the billfold is red and de scribed its contents as a five dollar bill, some small change, miscellaneous cards and an iden- . tification paper. -a1 Per Car! SHOW AT 8:15 P.M. JAMES STEWART Starts TOMORROW! 2 SUPERB HITS! IW'K2 . -.4 Howard KE p(."v 'Jr i ''""'' ' i.niti faTOldoUWAS' Personal Assume Nam Ralph W. Kadderly ha assumed the busi ness name, Downtown Park and Shop. a In County Jail William Ell wood Hancock, 22, route 1, box 544, Gold Hill, was lodged in the county jail Friday on a proba tion violation charge. Dog Bit Dudley Pete Peter son, 310 West Jackson St., re ported to city police Friday af ternoon that he had been bitten by a dog while riding his bicycle near 42 Rose ave. Try-Outs Slated Try-out for a new Footlighter play, "Late Love" by Rosemary Casey, will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in the little thea ter at the old fairgrounds. Try outs will be open to the public, Footlighter representatives said. Get Position Robert K. Jones, Medford, has been elect ed college league representative of the Young Republicans on the Lewis and Clark college campus. Jones, a business major, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Jones, 345 South Central ave., Medford. Permits Issued Dr. Ralph Hibbs. 190 White Oak dr., has been issued a building permit to erect a $3,000 car port at his residence. Martin Anderson, 204 Sunrise ave., has been issued a building permit to erect a $13,- 000 residence; R. E. Marsh, 2110 East Main St., permit to erect a $5,000 residence at 622 South Ivy st.; Raymond McNair, 229 Valley View dr., permit to erect a $3,500 car port at his res idence; and the Rogue Valley Construction company, 2617 Howard ave., a permit to erect a $11,000 residence at 1309 South Ivy st. ' BIRTHS FREDERICK To Mr. and Mrs. Richard, .712 Whitman pi., June 9, 1956, boy, 8V4 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. RENAEAU To Mr. and Mrs. Raymil, route 1, box 119, Talent, June 9. 1956. girl, 8'i pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. EMMONS To Mr. and Mrs. Jack, route 2, box 273, Central Point, June 8. 1956, boy, 8 pounds, at Community hospital. AARSETH To Mr. and Mrs. Donald, route 1 ,box 16, Gold Hill. June 8, 1956, girl, 7 pounds, at Community hospital. EEK To Mr. and Mrs. James, Upper Applegate. Jacksonville, June 8. 1956. girl, 3J pounds, at Community hospital. ' Court Records POLICE COl'BT . James O. Whita. exeaasiva nets fpipsi. S10. Michael Barnaa Laefflar. failure to top at red light. S3. James VanderStup Jr.. violation of basic rule. S10. Loren Edward Leach, violation of basic rule. Sin. Janice Elaine Rider, inadequate muffler, S3. DISTRICT COURT ,i b.k... rill., i 1 -1. tA stop at sfop sign. S10: bail forfeited. stepnen ounaiacn ny. no moiui vehicle license. Sfi Rill. 1Rav Milton, failure to stop at stop sign. S10. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Ronald Alex Mete. 33 Myers ct., Medford. and Ltnda Delores Brooks. 503 Spencer ave.. Medford. Stanlev Don Harding, route 1. box 17. Talent, and Mildred Claraine Lov aas. 596 Melody lane. Ashland. Gene Clifton York. Lindsay, Calif.. and Colleen Gayle Leedy, route 3, box 87. Central Point. Alfred LaVon Surran. route 4, box 491. Grants Paa. and Nancy Aieene Smith. 430 North Orange St.. Medford. William LeRov Buchanan, route 2. box 247. Medford. and Wtlma Irene Jones, star route. Trail. Donald E. Warren. 710 North Riv erside ave.. Medford. and Lucile Shaw Staten. 710 North Riverside ava., Med ford. CARD Or THANKS The kindness and sympathy of neighbors and friends in our recent sorrow will always remain with us a precious memorv. Our sincere thanks and gratitude for all those comfort ing acts. Mrs. C. C. Taylor Marvin Taylor vri...n.i.Fr.i,y1i.H;ii.i;inj ENDS TONITE! r M 1 'k. ...A'" Mm WMMLMLf News About Servicemen TO RACE Sgt. John W. Lucas, of the Marine corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Lucas, route 1, box 101, Eagle Point, will be one of six men of the 12th Marines sta tioned in Hawaii, who will par ticipate soon in the Kai Oni Ca noe club Maritime Day Outrig ger race. He is a 1953 graduate of Eagle Point High school and enlisted that year in the corps. Lucas re ceived his present rank in May and was selected Marine of the month of the 12th division. VACANCIES EXIST Vacancies exist in the signal corps, ordinance corps, military police, armored and artillery branches of the Army, according to Warren M. Long, local Army recruiter. In addition enlistees may choose direct assignment to the 10th infantry division, which will assure them of a tour of European duty. Men are also offered the op portunity of remaining together if they enlisted under the "Buddy" plan. Additional infor mation may be obtained from the recruiting office in the Med ford post office building. Ap pointments can be made by tele phoning 2-5022. COMPLETES COURSE Airman First Class Donald T. Wilkinson, son of Mrs. John J. Wilkinson, 726 South Keeneway dr., has successfully completed a course of instruction in the non-commissioned officers acad emy at McChord Air Force base, Washington. He was graduated June 2 and has been assigned to the Portland International air port with the 460th fighter in terceptor squadron. TO RECEIVE FLAG Mayor Fred L. Peterson, Port land, will' present the state flag to the Navy's "All Oregon Com pany" at the official swearing in ceremonies to be held at the Pioneer Post Office, Wednesday, June 13. Capt. W. J. Barry, Navy in spector of the 8th recruiting area, from Salt Lake City, Utah, will administer the Navy oath at 1:30 p.m. Lt. Comdr. Clarence Helm, Navy office in charge of the Oregon recruiting area has stated that the company is made up of young men from Oregon, who will train together as a unit at the Navy training center in San Diego, Calif. RECEIVES AWARD Corvallis George Thomas Jones of Medford has been named winner of one of the top awards in naval ROTC training at Oregon State college. Jones was one of two juniors recognized by "out standing leadership potential." He receiv ed, a special award from the Re serve Officers association. Jones is majoring in business and technology at OSC. A 1953 graduate of Medford High school, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Jones, "2503 Jacksonville highway. IN SCHOOL Rudy L. Brock, Navy fireman apprentice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry K. Brock, route 1, box 424, Ashland, is attending the Navy's metalsmith school at the training center in San Diego, Calif. The school conducts a ba sic course in metalsmithing. blacksmithirrg, sheet metal lay out and welding. Upon comple tion of the course, the graduates are ordered to ships and shore bases to acquire practical ex perience. IN EUROPE Pfc. Duane L. Wilson, 26, son of Mrs. Gold Wrigglesworth, 306 10th St., is a member of the 7839th Army unit in France, a part of the Army"s European communications zone. He is a supply specialist in the unit's maintenance company and en tered the Army in May, 1955. He received basic training at Ft. Ord, Calif., and arrived in Eu rope last month. AT CAMP HALE Sgt. Lawrence W. Hardgrave, whose wife lives at Butte Falls, is a member of the 5022nd area service unit at Camp Hale, Colo. Sergeant Hardgrave is a supply specialist assigned to the unit's headquarters detachment. He holds a silver star, bronze star medal and purple heart among his decorations. His fa- 1 ther, W. O. Hardgrave, lives in Ogden, Ark. Sergeant Hard grave attended Butte Falls schools. HOME ON LEAVE Chuck Langston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Langston, 263 , Beatty St., Medford, is visiting j his parents while on a 10-day i leave from the Navy. He recent ly completed basic training at 1 San Diego, Calif., and will re- I Enior l-ow. " aawsoet e hosprtosy j amidst plsunsn surrwwos. CwrWWr HOT MIMBAI. MUO (ATMS fmt tBwwsswttcsM, AfttWstiB, M , CAS BON DIOXIDE VAPOR BATHS YoT HMttH H Our Buaineu" fir MfcMfW Srit. 1, A Hill. I, I r Pfc LMff Dtetattov I 2V3 ,p,'f?rtar - Obituaries MISS SADIE PENCE Funeral services for Miss Sa die Pence, 74, of 20 West Jack son St., Medford, who died Fri day, at her home will be held in Conger-Morris chapel. Mon day at 3:00 p.m. The Rev. Es cil Hiser of the Church of the Brethren will officiate. Commit tal will be in Granite Hill cem etery, Grants Pass. Miss Pence was born Oct. 11, 1881, in Jackson county. She was a member of the Church of the Brethren. Survivors include brothers, Ray A. Pence, Medford; and Charles Pence, Williams, Ore.; sisters, Mrs. Clara Sturgeon, of Portland, and Mrs. Alice Mor ton, Medford; and several nieces and nephews. HORACE T. FURNAS Funeral services for Horace Tomlin Furnas. 57, of 502 Mae St., Medford, who died sudden ly Thursday, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Clynton Crisman of the Medford Friends church will officiate. Committal will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. Mr. Furnas was born April 24, 1899, in Linneus, Mo. On May 28, 1921, at Visalia. Calif., he was married to Alys Bergen, who survives. - In Los Angeles on Jan. 12, 1918, he enlisted in the Army. He left with the American Ex peditionary force Aug. 12, 1918, for Siberia. Here in June 1919 he was engaged in the Sitsa campaign, and in July in the Nortskaya and Kazanka cam paigns. He returned to the Un ited States in October, 1919, and received his discharge in San Francisco on Nov. 4, 1919. Survivors besides his wife, in clude a son, H. Tomlin Furnas, Jr., Medford; brothers, Charles Furnas, Medford; Alfred Furn as, San Diego, Calif.; sisters, Mrs. Edith Hymer, Wilmington, Calif.; and Mrs. Laura Knapp, Oxford, Kans., and two grand daughters. THOMAS YOCOM 4 Funeral services for Thomas Jefferson 'Yocom, 73, who died in Brookings, June 5, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Perl funeral home. The Rev. N. K. Tully, pastor of Jackson ville Presbyterian church, will officiate. Interment will be in Jacksonville cemetery. Warren Lodge AF and AM, will par ticipate in services at graveside. Yocom was born in Wallowa county, Oregon, Nov. 3, 1882. He lived in southern Oregon most his life and for the past seven years he and Mr. Yocom have lived at Brookings Gem and Agate club, of which he wa the organizer and the first president. He was a miner and farmer, and later entered the lumber business. He was a member of Warren Lodge 10 AF and AM of Jacksonville. He is survived by his widow, port back to San Diego to at tend school. IN MARINES Francis R. Durante, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Dur ante, 1313 Prune St., Medford, has enlisted in the Marines and is undergoing 10 weeks recruit training in San Diego, Calif. Pvt. Durants, a 1956 graduate of Medford High school, was a stud ent council representative and was on the youth council at the YMCA. He was a Naval reserv ist for two years before joining the Marines. IN FIELD TESTS Pvt. Oliver F. Smeltz, 19, son of Mr: and Mrs. Ollie H. Smeltz, 1049 Ingrid St., Medford, recent ly participated in battalirAi field tests with units of the 9th Infan try Division in Germany. Smeltz, a sniper in Company L of the division's 39th infantry regiment, entered the Army in August, 1954, and completed basic training at Fort Ord, Calif. He arrived in Europe in Febru ary, 1955. He attended Crater High school before joining the Army. FLIES TO SACRAMENTO Jerry R. Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry O. Peterson, 3857 Jacksonville highway, Med ford, was one of 65 Air Force ROTC cadets at Oregon State college chosen to fly to McClel lan Air Force base in Sacramen to recently for a weekend tour and visitation. The cadets, pri- I marily members of the Order of Silver Wings, Air Force ROTC drill team honorary at OSC, made the flight in three Air Force C-47's. HOUSE of North of Gold Hill AT On Display - One of the West's Finest Collections of Gold Dust and Nuggets Summer Hours 8 to 7 Under Founder's Managtmtnr Sine 1930 Police Clear 92 Per Cent of Cases Medford police received a total of 440 reports on major and mis cellaneous offenses during the month of May, according to Po lice Chief Charles Champlin. A total of 92 of the cases were cleared. In May, 1955. 574 major and miscellaneous offenses were reported and 96 per cent were cleared, the monthly report showed. Major offenses last month to taled 64 and included rape 1; burglary 4; larceny of $50 and over 6; larceny under $50, 47; and auto theft 6. , Miscellaneous offenses totaled 376 and included assaults 1; for gery and counterfeiting 1; em bezzlement and fraud 5; sex of fenses 1; offenses against family and children 3; liquor law vio lations 1; intoxication 29; dis orderly conduct 2; vagrancy 4; driving while intoxicated 2; vio lation of road and driving laws 61; traffic and motor vehicle law violations 218; all other of fenses 46; and suspicion 2. The police department a total of 50 public reports and ren dered service in 626 miscellan eous cases. Mrs. Mary Brooks Yocom, of Brookings; one daughter, Mrs. Letha Fry, Medford; grand daughter, Mrs. Betty Sewell, White City; two grandchildren, Mary and George Yocom. Other survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Yada McClanahan, Medford, and Mrs. Susie Stouder, Alsea; three brothers, Granville Yoc om, Lebanon, Paul R. Yocom, Medford, and Robert M. Yocom, Medford; and several nieces and nephews. HENRY ANDREWS Funeral services for Henry Andrews, 67, who died in Port land Veteran hospital June 4, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Perl Funeral home. Interment will be In Jacksonville ceme tery. Andrews was born July 7, 1889, at Melvern, Iowa. He was a veteran of World War I. He married Fanny Ellen- Gardner, June 1, 1912, and they lived in Iowa until 1931, when they mov ed to . Jacksonville. She died there in 1934. He married Jennie Stevens several years later. He and his family moved to Cottage Grove about 1938 where he maintained his residence for 18 years. His second wile died in 1941. Andrews was a painter by trade and also an artist. He was a member of the American Legion and VFW. Survivors include three daugh ters, Virginia Ahuna and Anita Dang of San Francisco, Beulah Grover of Coos Bay; two sisters, Mrs. Viola Shippey of Salem, Ore., Mrs. Smelser of Glenwood, Iowa, one brother, William An drews of Glenwood, Iowa, and eight grandchildren. OLIVE HARBISON Mrs. Olive G. Harbison, 70, of 111 North Ivy st., and mother of Sam B. and John W. Harbison,' died unexpectedly in a local hos pital Saturday after a brief ill ness. Chapel Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements. SUSIE STEPHENS Mrs. Susie Stephens, 48, wife of Milo C. Stephens, 2030 Spring st., died in a local hospital Fri day. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the West Main Church of Christ, with the pastor, the Rev. Maurice E. Tis del, officiating. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Memo rial park. Chapel Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrange ments. Mrs. Stephens was the daugh ter of Phylander and Effi Os borne Stephens. She was born in Beulah, N. D., on Feb. 28, 1908. .On Aug. 29, 1930, in Elko, Nev., she was married to Milo C. Stephens, who survives. The family came to Oregon from Idaho 24 year ago, and lived in Grants Pass for 12 years. They came to Medford in 1944, where both Mr. and Mrs. Stephens have been employees of the Rogue Valley greenhouse. The couple also has been ac tive in welfare work and in pro viding a foster home for six minor children. Mrs. Stephens was a member of the West Main Church of Christ. Other survivors include two sons, Harold A. Stephens. Grants Pass, and Frank E. Stephens, Medford; one sister, Mrs. Mary Sweeten, in Iowa; and three grandchildren. MYSTERY Open Throughout The Year I Sunday. June 10, 1 958 Chief Champlin Lists Six Points To Check Speeding Charles P. Champlin, Med ford police chief, has issued a reminder to motorists to keep a sensible rein on speed. Champlin's reminder is in co operation with the "Slow Down and Live" program of the Na tional Conference of State Safe ty Coordinators. In peaking of speed, he said during the first five months of 1956 there were 384 accidents within the city of Medford. Of this total, 84 were caused by ex cessive speed or because drivers did not have their cars under control. Of these 84 speed caused accidents, 62 of them resulted Power Company Planning to Rebuild Rock Niagara Falls, N. Y. (U.R) The Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. planned Saturday to build new installations to replace those crushed by a giant' rock slide in the gorge near the American Falls. Charles J. Wick, administra tive vice-president of the utility's western division announced the plans as crews worked to stop the flow of water into the one- third section of the Schoellkopf Power Station still standing. Wick, who estimated damage at $100 million, said the site of planned new generating units would depend on whether the re maining section can be repaired. A thorough inspection of the section will not be possible, offi cials said, until the water is drained from it. Wick reported Friday that the generator floor Department Halts Oil, Gas Leases Washington (U.R) The Inte rior department has issued an order halting all oil and gas leasing on fish and wildlife refuges until a study of contro versial leasing problems is made. The stop order was issued at the request of fish and wildlife service, the United Press learn ed Saturday. The service last December set up a new leasing schedule for a refuge lands. Under the sched ule controlled commercial oil leasing was permitted on all but 12 of the 264 national wildlife refuges. , However, the nrvlce now plans to alter this schedule and called for a halt in all leasing until a new study is completed. Democrats and some conserva tion groups have protested bit terly that the regulations an nounced in December encourage oil company exploitation of the refuges. Chronically ill in the U.S. oc cupy three or four hospital beds. Coast-to-coast bus service was inaugurated in 1928. 5n ' NOW SHOWING - CONTINUOUS FROM 1. P.M HE HAD TO FIND HER! A ruthless, relentless... and unforgettabl March. through savage indian territories) ' J0HILWAY.1EM JEFF1ET HuNTEK fttA MILES WARD BOND NATALIE WOOD colo mr TECHNICOLOR ai MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEK from following too closely Champlin gave sjx points as a guide to drivers in determining safe speeds. They are: Drive at a speed that will enable stopping in the as sured distance ahead; slow down before approaching curves and intersections; at night, drive at a speed which will allow stop ping within headlight range; drive with traffic, a motorist may be going too fast if he is passing many cars, and too slow if many cars are passing; where children are playing, be able to stop in a car length or less: and when tired or inattentive, stop. Slide Damage was flooded by soma 10 feet of water. Still threatened with collapse on the cliff edge was a terminal building, which had served as a support for cables passing from generators in the wrecked sta tion to the transformer station farther back from the gorge rim. It was abandoned and roped off as a precautionary measure. HOTEL THAT mom TOUSSUf ASHLAND Top Notch Cafe Next to Cratenan Beauty Shop l -MEM! J ' i jo loo r. m. Baked Chicken J 1 Cranberry ttfgQ I 1 Sauce and I I A Sage Dressing I Q '322S- "'"Imi -I Xl ty BREAKFAST I AND LUNCH y 7 a.. to 2 vaa t1""BllE CsL, II 111 - I i i Yale university is the - out growth of a small college found ed by 10 Connecticut minister at Saybrook in 1701. GATES OPEN 6:30 P.M. SHOW AT DUSK ncnc.iu LCewTH PM1RC MWMMTj PHONE 2-6S07 WILLIAM HOLDGN 4 TKHMiC3LCA PLUS . unu crt or rm iratow Mi lira VtaKXtri IceftlUSScUE fidursMNIC PHONE 3-2924 - FIRST MEDFORD SHOWING Top Tarn. 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