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Knowland Predicts Ike-Nixon Victory Washington (U.R) Senate Re publican Leader William F. Knowland predicted today that President Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M. Nixon will run again and "be reelected." The California senator made the statement after a White House conference between high administration officials and con gressional Republican leaders. "I think the President will be a candidate for reelection no doubt of it," Knowland said on leaving the executive offices. He said the President's politi cal plans were not discussed at the, meeting with Presidential Assistant Sherman Adams and other White House aides. Tuesday. June 26. 1958 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Modern Retailing Trends, Big Y Changes Discussed Sam Hersh, general managsr. tors of the Big Y that the Med 35,000 square feet, Hersh re outlined the new frozen food of the Big Y Stores of Medford and Eugene, discussed modern retailing trends, and changes being made in the Big Y shop ping centers, at the luncheon of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce roundtable yester day. Hersh pointed out that pro ceedures in merchandising, proc essing, packaging and freezing are changing. Equipment in stalled today will be obsolete within a few years, he said. The modern parking areas, and this is one of the reasons for the four check-out stands in the remodeled market here, Hersh declared. It is the belief of the opera ford service area will increase 50 per cent in population by 1956, and 100 per cent by 1975. After visiting super markets in other sections of the United States and checking of trends, it was decided to expand the Medford Big Y and make it the largest shopping center under one roof in Oregon, covering ported. Tom Shepard, assistant gen eral manager, discussed, vege table and fruit packaging, and plan they are using in equipping the market. Ray Johnson presided at the meeting. . NOW is the time for AIR COIiDITIOIIIIiG Call Us To Talk Over the Installation of New Systems and Reconditioning of Old One PHONE 2-6341 TAYLOR SHEET METAL PLATE PROBLEM Groton, Conn. (U.R) Motor ist Lewis A. Ervoes was fined S9 because he was too cautious. He said he didn't want to "take chances" in the three states where he frequently traveled so his car had a. registration plate from each one. - a n .i v i ' ; 1 - i :y a WHERE YOU GET THE BIG TRADE- One of these four Prospect girls will be named queen of the annual Prospect Hillbilly Jamboree, planned for July 14-15. The candi dates are (left to right, front) Miss Sue Colley. sponsored by Prospect Lions club; Miss Ra mona Odem. candidate of Prospect Parent- Teacher association; Miss Phyllis Briggs, Shady Cove, chosen by Bethel 56, Interna tional Order of Job's Daughters and (at back) Miss Sue McKillop. Prospect, Lady Lions can didate. A parade, contests and carnival booths are planned for the two-day event. (Brainerd photo) Trumans Guest of Queen Elizabeth London (U.R) Former President Harry S. Truman had lunch today with Queen Eliza beth, returning a visit she made to hiir. at the White House as a princess nearly five years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Truman joined the Queen and the Duke of Ed inburgh at Buckingham palace. The Queen cancelled an earlier engagement so she could meet the Trumans. It was their first meeting since Elizabeth succeeded her father, King George VI, to the throne in 1952. The last time they met, Oct. 31, 1951, Elizabeth was still a princess. Mr. Truman held a reunion with three other "old" British friends Monday night. Three of Britain prime ministers gath ered at No. 10 Downing st to fete the touring former Presi dent Mr. Truman, who calls him self a "has been and just an other tourist," beamed with de light. Ke said the three-hour din ner in the prime minister's res idence was "wonderful" and "most pleasant." "Three prime ministers at tended," he told reporters. They were Sir Anthony Eden, Mr. Truman's host, and Sir Winston Churchill and Earl Attlee. Mr. Truman also held an un schedulod half- hour meeting with Prime Minister Jawahar lal Nehru of India, in London for the commonwealth prime minis ter meeting. Nehru visited the United States while Mr. Truman was President. 4-H Club News Ruch Livestock The Ruch 4-H Livestock club -is going to give a program for "the Upper Applegate Grange July 13. This was discussed at a meeting at Robert Ziegler's home Sunday. Record books were filled out for new mem bers, and the group judged a calf. There were eight 4-H mem bers attending and three visi tors, Gai Lockwood of Medford. Martha Consab of Griffin Creek, and Janet Hawkins of Ruch. From now until fair time in August the club will meet at members' homes to judge ani mals. The next meeting will be July 9 at the Ed Fossen home. There will be a rehearsal then of the Grange program. Robert Ziegler. Reporter Prospect Clubs Make Plans For Annual Hillbilly Jaboree Prospect The sixth annual Prospect Hillbilly Jamboree has been set for July 14 and 15, and plans are underway to expand the entertainment features. Four organizations are spon soring queen candidates. Pros pect Lions club will be sponsored by Miss Sue Colley, Lady Lions have Miss Susie McKillop as their candidate, Miss Ramona Odem is sponsored by Prospect Parent-Teacher association and Shady Cove Bethel 56, Interna tional Order of Job's Daughters, has selected Miss Phyllis Briggs as a candidate. A number of gifts will be awarded in connection with the queen's contest. Other organizations of the city will also participate in the Jamboree. These include Boy Scout Troop 19 and Cub Scouts, St. Martha's guild. Prospect Home Extention unit, the Let termen's and Pepsters' clubs and Prospect 4-H clubs. Business men of the city will sponsor booths. Prospect Community club will receive the major share of the profits from the jamboree, the Swem's Opens Branch In Big Y Market Wing Otto Ewaldsen, manager of Swem's Book and Gift shop, to day announced the opening of a new branch of the business, to be known as the Big Y Record and Book shop. It is located in the new wing of the Big Y mar ket just north of town. The shop had a "trial opening" over the week end, and is now open for business, although the "grand opening" of the business will be timed to coincide with that of the Big Y market ad dition itself. Ewaldsen said the new shop will have as complete a selection of records of all types, of phono graphs and of books as does the downtown store. It may expand into other lines as time goes on, he added. Harry Crofoot of Swem's will supervise the music departments of both stores. Mrs. George Bruce will be on the staff at the new shop. Hours will be from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. funds being used for the opera tion and maintenance of this building used by the entire com munity. The parade has become the highlight of the jamboree. En tries will consist of pets, decor ated vehicles and other floats and entries in the hillbilly con test will also be a part of the parade. Special prizes are plan ned for the best "Mountain Wil liam." j Entertainment which has pro ven popular in the past will be continued. This will include an axe throwing contest, relay and j sack races, a watermelon eating contest and other forms of en tertainment. A dance will be held outdoors Saturday night, and will begin at 8 o'clock. Steve Hoag, Dar win Bean, Gary and Georganne Dickinson will provide music. Prizes will be awarded at 7:30 o'clock Sunday evening. Cost of Living Continues Upward San Francisco (U.R) The cost of living continued its upward trend on the Pacific Coast be tween April and May, the De partment of Labor reported today. In Seattle, the average price level of goods and services cus tomarily bought by wage and salary worker families was ex ceeded only by the record peak in November, 1953. The all-items index for May was 117.1, or 0.8 per cent higher than in February and 0.3 per cent higher than in May of last year. The all-time high was 117.4 last November. San Francisco housewives paid 0.4 per cent more for food pur chased in May than they did a month earlier. The increase, however, still left the average retail price level of foods at 113.2, a slight 0.2 per cent below the comparable level of a year ago. In Portland, the retail price level of food rose 1.2 per cent to 113.5, or 3.1 per cent higher than a year ago and the highest mark since August, 1954. Grange Gold Hill Grange The Gold Hill Grange meeting was called to order by Master Herman Kamping June 22. The main business included reports on the state Grange and putting on the first and second degrees. At the next regular meeting July 5, the Grange will put on the third and fourth degrees for the candidates. J The Grange closed with retir ing drill at 11 p.m. and a lunch was served in the dining room by t h e Governers and Gertie Rosecrans. i Edmund E. 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