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FOURTEEN MZDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Blast of Cold Air Brings Some Relief To Long Heat Wave By UNITED PRESS Cold air dented a seven-dav ' heat wave todav. but weather- men said most of the nation's j eastern two-thirds would keep os suffering. .With summer still officially six days away, merchants re ported sweltering c ustomers were already flooding" them with orders for air conditioners and swimming suits in many big cities. Cool fronts nibbled on the edge on the huge mass of hot air in the Northeast, northern Midwest, and Rocky Mountains. Some relief was promised to , day for New England, the Great Lakes and the upper Mississippi Valley. Cool Pacific air had al ready flowed into parts of east ern Wyoming and northeast Colorado, dropping tempera tures as much as 14 degrees. More Scorchers Predicted But more 90 and 100-degree scorchers were predicted for most of the vast area from the Great Plains to the East Coast. Rising humidity made the heat feel even worse. Record-breakers Thursday in cluded 84 at Detroit, 96 at New York and 81 at Hartford, Conn. Pickin' Pears Rogue Valley Girls of Eagle Point engaged VADC adminis ' tration employees in twilight baseball game Monday. A return game is pending. ., Mrs. Merle Dawson of VADC purchasing agent - supply divi sion at Camp White received a ; cash award on an idea submitted on operation cost savings. E. K. ' Ricker, manager, made the pre sentation at a ceremony held by supply department employees. Visitations made by Lady . Bugs of Coos Bay on Horseshoe . and shuffleboard tourneys; Red Cross to infirmary, cigarette day by American Legion, VFW aux I iliary dance and section A ward . visitation filled Camp White . with guests during the week. At Camp White, Sunday, the T p.m. chapel wedding of Linda j Srooks, daughter of Mr. and I Mrs. Robert Findley to Ronald Mete was solemnized by the Rev. Lawrence Eskay, with Sharon Biaccone and Dan Ma rino as attendants. A reception was held in building 218 imme- diately following. Upon return S from the honeymoon to San Francisco, the couple will make their home in Medford. .' ; The VAVS June meeting of ' the 19 service organizations and J welfare groups of the area was held at Camp White, Monday evening in recreation center, building 218. Frank Glonning, chief of special service, greeted and introduced those attending, 4 and presented E. K. Ricker, manager, who outlined the cur rent member status and im- . provements proposed and under ' way. : Glonning announced new ap '. pointments covering VAVS ac tivities and recounted summar J. ies of group donations. Mrs. Helen Pearson, chief dietician was the main speaker covering the dietetic field. Mrs. Gordon of Red Cross, Mrs. Cech of American Gold Star Mothers and Mrs. Williams of American Legion auxiliary were intro duced and each gave brief sum maries from their respective . groups. Discussion of sewing group plans, picnic grounds, an orien , tation course to be held, summer trips to Crater Lake for mem bers and other summer activities ' were discussed. , Refreshments were served , and visitors toured the newly ' consolidated hobby shop and arts and crafts department in , building 223. " ' Theatre lobby has an easel- poster display sheet which ex ' presses the VA salute honoring : each week one service organi j zation for their volunteer activ t ity at Camp White. The salute ; Oregon DAY Will Consider Resolutions Salem (U.R) Oregon's Dis- abled American - Veterans plan I net today to consider resolutions , ceanng wnn -eierans Denents I as they continued their annual . convention here. I Former Interior -Secretary UUUIddS ItlllYHV IU1U MIC glUUf yesterday he thought there was little chance of Congress passing the so-called " Bradley Bill" in , its present form. McKay said that while there j might be a few good features in I the Bradley report, he felt sure ! Congress would not change its basi.- veterans" aid program. ! "We have a good program for veterans in America." McKay said. He is a lifetime member i f of the Salem DAV chap tar. J lit was an even 100 at Lakehurst, -J- The heat caught middle New York o( the biz ers n tne town's first major subway strike in 30 years. In many other cities, the marathon heat wave was caus ing serious water shortages. Completely Without Water The 2,500 residents of Bosco- bel. Wis., were completely with- ; out water for 17 hours until a milk plant, cheese factories and farms provided emergency sup plies. Thousands of Iowans were urged to save every drop of wa ter. Water pressure dropped so low at Oclwin that hospitals and many homes ran dry. Other shortages afflicted Shenandoah, Fort Dodge and Spencer. Detroit was the biggest town to feel the water pinch. The city is pumping water at a record pace and may impose bans against lawn sprinkling. In Arizona, the most destruc tive forest tire of the year rased out of control across 10,000 parched acres of Sitgreaves Na tional Forest. Damage was esti mated at Sl.000.000 and FBI agents investigated the possi bility of arson. News and Notes From Camp White this week is in honor of BPOE. June birthdays were observed Wednesday evening at the thea tre center by Navy Mothers of America party. A program by Caesar Muzziole Accordion band members and the Shady Cove Colleen Hope dance studio acts was followed by refreshments and gift presentations. VFW 6412 with the auxiliary as their special guests enter tained at veterans hall Wednes day featuring a program by Mrs. Alexander's Hawaiian band with Sandy Charters as vocalist. Costly Forest Fire Spurred by Rages in Arizona Winslow. Ariz. (U.R) A mul ti-million dollar forest fire which destroyed 15.000 acres of valua ble timber in less than 48 hours was again spurred by high winds today, defying all efforts to bring it under control. An estimate of $3.5 million was placed on the loss in timber at 9:30 a.m. today by the Forest service. The fire, described as "definitely" man - caused, was out of control in Sitgreaves for est about 40 miles south of here. Winds To. Get Stronger Winds were consistently at 10 to 15 miles per hour this morn ing, with gusts up to 25 miles per hour. The weather bureau forecast the velocity would reach 35 miles an hour or more later in the day. About 800 men were on the fire line, but their efforts to control the two-day-old fire were stymied by the high winds, ex tremely low humidity and dry timber. A report from Winslow police said they were asked to have four trucks stand by in the event it was necessary to evacuate the Chevalon ranger station in view of a change in wind that threat ened it this morning. Other Property in Path Attempts also were being made to save other property in the path of the fire. The fire raged along a 10-mile front some 40 miles south of here. The Forest service office at Holbrook. Ariz., said it was possibly caused by a camper. Men and equipment were be ing flown in today from Cali fornia and other points to aid in battling the fire, most costly of the year in the state and one of the most destructive in a decade. There were reports of men overcome by smoke, but no in juries among those battling the flames. The fire threatened the Dutch Joe lookout station and was only four miles from the Cheva lon ranger station. Attempts were being made to save them. Everyday TAKE-OUT SPECIAL! SXf HAMBURGERS 5" 302 W. MAW ACROSS FROM THE OLD CITY PARK Friday. June 15. I9S6 City Police Arrest Two For Burglary George Sidney Smith, 18, of Houston, Texas, and a 17-year-old companion were arrested and confined to city jail this morn ing on charges of auto theft and burglary, according to Medford police. Smith and his companion bur glarized the Rose Grocery store, 201 West Jackson st., early this morning and took a loaf of bread, some small change, two cup cakes, two pounds of lunch meat and a carton of cigarettes, police said. They were arrested about 4:20 a.m. this morning with the stolen goods in a car which they stole earlier, police said. Daily Weather Report Sunset tonight t.it p.m. Sunris tomorrow 4.34 a.m. Medford and vicinity: Cloudy to night with occasional light rain. Sat urdav. brief sunshine between show ers. Low tonight 50. igh Saturday 65 to B8. , Western Oregon: Occasional show ers tonight. Partial clearing but few showers persisting Saturday. Con tinued cool. Low tonight 48 to 54, high Saturday 60 to 70. Northern California: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Light rain on the coast and over the extreme north ern interior tonight and early Satur day. Partly cloudy Saturday after noon. Little rhange in temperature. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 59: below normal 6. Record high This date 101 in 1316. Record low this date 38 in 1912. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night .22 inch. Midnight to 10 a.m.. none. Total this month .35 inch, .21 inch below normal. Total since Sept. 1. 32.95 incfees. 15. S2 inches above normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 49. highest this a.m. 84. CITY High Low Prec. Brookings 61 51 .02 Crater Lake 53 36 .17 Grants Pass 68 45 .08 Klamath Falls 58 38 .28 MEDFORD 67 47 .04 Portland 64 51 .38 Seattle .. 68 51 Spokane ;. 62 52 .18 Yakima 76 54 .02 Eureka 59 49 63 Red Bluff 77 55 .21 Sacramento 79 50 San Francisco 62 52 Los Angeles 74 58 Phoenix 101 78 Denver 82 60 .07 Chicago 90 73 Miami 87 79 FIVE DAY FORECASTS Western Oregon Recurring show ers, total precipitation more than nor mal. Temperatures averaging below normal. Highs mostly in 60s or low 70's. Lowsmostlv in 40's. Northern' California- One or two days of light rain in extreme north. Otherwiae little precipitation. Tem peratures below normal. Winds, as ,well as the Nagel Lumber Co. camp and other property in the fire area. ' Women and children residing at the Nagel camp were evac uated. 1 Dairy Month Festival Slated Here Saturday Second annual June Dairy Festival, produced by the Jack- i son County Milk Producers league, will be held from 12 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Hubbard Wray showroom, 25 South Riv erside ave. Features of the dairy festival will include exhibits by Future Farmers of America, 4-H clubs, the art association and local dis tributors. Free samples of food made with dairy products as well as recipe books showing how to make them, will be of fered. Several shows during the day j will feature the Melody Maids; Mildred Loofbourrow. organist; and Otis Swisher, tenor. , Among other attractions will be an exhibit showing the old culture of Jackson county, free ' balloons and favors for children, i and an exhibit showing the dai ries of yesterday and today. Delegates of OSEA Going To Olympia Salem (U.R) James Daniels, executive secretary of the Ore gon State Employees association, will head a delegation of OSEA directors and members to a Washington State. Employees and Public Employee associa tions at Olympia June 19. Daniels will addres the affili ated bodies which are looking to the Oregon association to help guide their organizational set up. The OSEA was founded in Oregon in 1943. 95 with all the trimmings PARK PLACE CAFE Senate Expected To Trim Restoration in Foreign Aid Measure Washington (U.R) Sen Styles Bridges said today the Senate probably will trim part of the S615.000.000 that its For eign Relations Committee re stored to the foreign aid bill Thursday. Bridges senior Republican member of the Senate pre- Consider Forming Livestock Herd Area Residents of the Flounce Rock Laurelhurst area will vote in a special election July 20 at the Upper Rogue Grange on whether or not to establish livestock herd district. County Agent W. B. (Ben) Tucker said establishment of the district would mean livestock would not be allowed to run at large and would have to be ac companied at all times by a herder. Anyone living within . the boundaries of the proposed dis trict or anyone owning 20 acres or more within the boundaries, who is a registered voter, is eligible to vote in the special election. Registration deadline is June 20. Registrations may be made at Nutt's Market, Shady Cove, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Boothby's Market, Prospect, during store hours, or at the election depart ment in the county courthouse. Jacksonville Woman Injured in Accident Mrs. Edwin Conrad Guetz laff, Jacksonville, suffered neck and leg bruises yesterday when a vehicle operated by her hus ban was involved in an accident with vehicles operated by Alvin Roscoe Hopfer, 120 Perrydale St., and Orvine John Zenor, 605 King st., at the intersection of Southe Central ave. and 12th st., according to Medford police. No treatment was necessary. police reported. No citations were issued. Russell Lowell Stanton, of Camp White, was cited by Med ford police yesterday for failure to leave information at the scene of the accident,' city police said. Stanton was involved in a col lision yesterday with vehicles operated by Mary Ellen Pond, 624 Victory Way, and Charles Clarence Rooker, Ashland, at Court and McAndrews St., po lice reported. Engineers Schedule Meeting Here Monday A social meeting for Rogue Valley section. Professional 'En gineers of Oregon, and wives and friends, wil be held Mon day, June 18 at 7 p.m., at Jack- i son hotel Pioneer room. Main speaker win be Robert Mace, chief of .big game section of Oregon State Game commission. Henry Fisher; president, elec trical engineer for California Oregon Power company, is in charge of the event. Mace will show two films, one concerning steelhead sal mon and the other big game trophies. "A Friendly the BIG SHOW coming! ' The Vajley'i First De-It-Yourself Fair & Home Show On Blue Moon Ranch Highway 99 2 mi. north of Central Point June 22, 23, 24 Entertainment Exhibits Fun for Kids Door Prizes Favors Model Home on Display dieted a tough floor fight. The Foreign Relations Com mittee voted 9 to 5 to restore more than half of the 51,100,- 000,000 that the House slashed from President Eisenhower's S4,900.000,000 foreign aid pro gram. The committee is expected to finish action on the bill in a few days. The House had passed a $3,- 800.000.000 bill including $2,- 000,000,000 military aid. The Foreign Relations Committee re stored $600,000,000 in military aid to the House bill. It also re stored $15,000,000 which the House had eliminated from de fense support funds for Marshal Tito's regime in Yugoslavia. But the Senate committee restored the money to the general Euro pean area. . YugoslaTia Provision The ' committee adopted a House provision that would cut off aid to Yugoslavia unless the President personally determines that it should be continued. However, the committee add ed an amendment prohibiting the cut-off until 90 days after enactment of the bill. The House provision provided immediate stoppage. Committee restoration of the cuts is a personal victory for the President. He appealed from his hospital bedside Monday to Senate GOP and Democratic leaders that the House cuts jeopardizing UN. security. Sen. J. William Fulbright CD Ark.), a member of the commit tee, said the whole concept of tha foreign aid bill is "obsolete. Obsolete Bill Fulbright, who voted against the military aid increase, said the bill would have been ap propriate a few years ago dur ing the Korean war. But he told reporters that now the bill "instead of 85 per cent military aid. should be 30 to 50 per cent military and the rest economic and cultural assistance to increase the stability of our allies instead of loading them down with guns." Fulbright said some countries like Britain could use military aid, but heavy arms shipments to new and undeveloped na tions like Pakistan "do positive harm create instability." Columbia Dike Report Optimistic Portland (U.R) Dike patrol men along the Columbia river in Portland issued an optimistic report on flood conditions today and the weather- bureau re ported the stream had dropped nearly one foot since Wednes day. Engineers manning the ,dikes said that the rapidly falling water level had caused the dikes to "film up" and that danger of a breakthrough was substantial ly lessened. Two pumps continued to con trol leakage at North Schmeer rd. and Denver ave. most criti cal spot in the dike system and Army Engineers said the sit uation appeared well-in hand. The Columbia at Vancouver dropped .7 of a foot in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. today and was at 24.2 feet, 9.2 feet over flood stage. A continued drop was expected. Holland Hotel Wooden Shoe Restaurant Featuring Fins Food Reasonably Priced Open Daily 6:30 A.M. ta Midnite Place to Dine" is About 300 National Crow Contest Rogue River About 200 en tries have been received by the Rogue River Boosters club for the National Rooster Crowing contest at 12 noon, Saturday, June 16, at the Rogue River city park. About 100 additional en tries are expected, officials said. Medford Mayor Earl Miller will be escorted to Rogue River before the crow by state police, sheriff's deputies of Jackson county and honorary city police. Rogue River Mayor Phil Engle will greet Mayor Miller and present him with Mr. Good will, Rogue River rooster. The rooster will be donated by the Rogue River Booster's club. Registration of Birds Each rooster must be regis tered, an hour before the contest starts Saturday, club officials said. All roosters must be re strained in some manner, ac cording to Boosters. No entry fee will be collected. Entries may be made by mail ing or bringing in person an entry blank wtih the name of the rooster and person entering the rooster. Prize money will be S500 and a trophy will be pre sented to the crowing rooster. Prizes will be awarded for the roosters crowing the most times ; during a . specified 30 minute ; period on the day of the con test. Cash prizes are awarded for the most original coop or best prepared cage housing a rooster. Crows Counted ' The number of crows are . counted by judges who are se-', lected before the contest to ' watch each rooster or pair of roosters and to record the crows. j According to Boosters, when one I rooster crows loudly, others follow. All crows are counted i at the same time by the judges. ' Boosters said the roosters are not made to crow but crow of 1 their won volition. Boosters rec-1 ommend caging the rooster sev-! eral days before the contest and move him about in strange sur-1 roundings, since a rooster crows best in his home surroundings. It is also best to keep the cage i covered, the Boosters said, and take off the wraps just prior to the contest. The rooster will be fooled into thinking it is morn ing, they said. Soothing Music Mrs. Bill Ford of Rogue River i will furnish, music on the Ham- j mond organ to soothe the roost- i ers before the crow. ! A parade starting at 10 a.m. Saturday will include the Rogue River high school band, the Trail i riders of Medford, the Timber riders of Grants Pass, the Jack son County Sheriff's posse and ; the Ladies Mounted troop. About 200 horses will be in the parade, Boosters indicated. There also will be a bicycle j parade with riders dressed like roosters and a safety contest at the school for children. Each bi-! cycle will be equipped with ! scotch lite tape and other safety j features will be explained to ' participants. A new bicycle will ; be awarded to one of the parti- j cipants, and accessories will be presented to other entries. The four recruiting services. Navy, Army, Air Corps and the Marines, ' will serve as color : guard to lead the parade. The Cavemen of Grants Pass will attend the crow, Tony Bal-; dini, secretary, said. j Silver Dollar Awards j Silver dollars are being ob tained to award winners of vari ous crowing events. There will be two cage prizes a $20 prize ! for the most interesting or out-1 DANCE & SHOW SATURDAY NITE JUNE 16 TOP NOTCH II Grand OleOpry Cowboy Copas TV, MOVIE, RADIO & RECORDING ARTIST! 10 Years on Grand Ole Opry He' Introduced Such Hit Tunes as: Filipino Baby Tragic Romance I'll Be There Rose of Oklahoma 'PLUS' THE MELODY WRANGLERS In a BIG Evening of Fun Dancing and Best of Entertainment Bring Your Friends Come on Out and Enjoy Yourselves! , ROGUE VALLEY BALLROOM Roosters Expected at standing cage, and $10 for a cage River has offered two free Chi made by some child 12 years old ! nese dinners to the owners of or younger. During the crow, free hot dogs will be distributed, and after the crow Charles Morrison of the Pacific Auction company will auction off all the non- crowing roosters for pot pies not wanted by owners. Entertainment planned will include the Ethyl Mars Dance studio in Medford, the Darrell Holt Dance studio in Grants Pass, the Brimkley Hillbilly band, the Joy-Russell girl-boy singing duet and the Trail rid ers will do a square dance on horse back. The Boosters have mailed let ters to the departments of agri culture of the 48 states and one to the national department. TV, radio and newspapers through out the country have been in vited. Chambers Invited Chambers of commerce in leading cities, Lions clubs in ad joining areas, and movie, TV, and radio celebrities ahve been invited, according to Boosters, . The Bridge Cafe in . Rogue SMORGASBORD DINNER Featuring: f" J I Fried Chicken Ht may select any Entrac from our SPECIAL FATHER'S DAY MENU and itHI treat himself to Smorgasbordl TABU S . 315 SOUTH RIVERSIDE ! O O COME GET YOUR O O CHINESE GIFTS FOR DAD Jr Absolutely FREE! (Limited, Come Early) FREE With the Following Purchases: $8.00 Purchase! Box Tea (95e value) $1 1.00 Purchase 2 Boxes Tea ($1.90 value) $12.00 Purchase 1 Pr. Chin ese Slippers ($3.95 value) $18.00 Purchase 2 Prs. Chin ese Slippers ($7.90 value) OFFER GOOD FATHER'S DAY, JUNE 17, ONLYI CHINESE TEA ROOM HIWAY 99 - CENTRAL POINT Hours: Mon. thru Thurs. 11:30 am to 12 pm Fri. & Sat. 11:30 am to 2 am Sunday Noon to 12 pm BIG WESTERN JAMBOREE! Starring' ENTERTAINER from II Signed, Sealed & Delivered Kentucky Waltz . Tennessee Walti Saturday the winning roosters. In the evening there will be dancing on the Rogue River pa vilion. Krazy Kurly Anderson and his Hungry Kats will fur nish music for the dance. Two Men Arrested On Check Charges Raymond Philip White, 27, Grants Pass, and Sherman Cecil Joy, 37, Tacoma, Wash., were returned to Jackson country from Grants Pass by sheriff's deputies Thursday in connection with check forgery here. - District Attorney Walter Nun ley said the two are accused of taking the checks Monday night from a dwelling' in Grants Pass and forging and cashing the checks in Jackson county. .White is being held here on a forgery charge, Nunley said, and Joy will be returned to Josephine county, where he will be charged with larceny from a dwelling. TREAT FATHER To a Delicious Strange little Girl The Man Upstairs Breere ' The Hope of a Broken Heart i
