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. .
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Groton, Conn. (U.R) Motor
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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
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