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CP Jaycees Plan rBe Prepared' Drive Central Point A "Be Pre pared for Accidents" campaign will be started in Central Point by the Junior Chamber of Com merce, July 12. , The organization plans to send member to every home in the community. Homeowners will be presented with a first-aid chart showing approved proce dures for dealing with various types accidents. Then, if wanted. Jaycee members will offer to assist the homeowners in check ing their first-aid supplies. The Jaycees offer a selection of first-aid kits of all types, sup plied by Johnson and Johnson, through Ernest Kennedy of the Central Point Pharmacy. Proceeds from the sale of the kit will be used to finance Jay cee activities. mm LH3J ICE CREAM Festival Month Top Notch Cafe Unt to CriUrijn Beauty Shop Use Tribune Want Ads mum 1st Run! Drive In mv ACCEPTING SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS ARE SAFE . . . Insured safe to $10,000 by Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp. Investments made by the 10th of the month eern dividends j of the lit. Local and Bik Stolen John Charles Selby, 335 Edwards St., reported to police Tuesday that his bicy cle was stolen from his home, po lice said. Rummage Salt A rummage and white elephant sale will be held by women of the Ground Observer corps. Friday, July 6, in the Fchl building, North Ivy. Hawthorne Theft A bike be longing to Robert Grant Baker, 2651 Table Rock rd., was stolen from Hawthorne park yester day afternoon according to police records. . Watch Found Ray Harold Newman, 428 North Holly st., reported to Medford police Mon day finding a woman's wrist watch on North Holly st. be- ; tween Second and Third sts. ! Speaker Found John Thomas Bowman, 29 Summit ave., re : ported to Medford police he ! found a drive-in theatre type j speaker at the intersection of ! Pennsylvania ave. and Summit i ave. Monday, i Tarp Taken Paul Hughes Riggs, 249 South Riverside ave., reported to city police about 8:45 p.m. yesterday that a canvass tarp, 10 by 12 feet, valued at $15, was taken from his house sometime during the past three weeks. NOW! WWW GWDM JMR FMBYTsT Smff fediK INVESTMENTS Now and Until July 10th for THE NEXT FULL 6 MONTH PERIOD INVESTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE . . . through the liberal repurchase' policy of this association. CURRENT DIVIDEND 3 FIRST FEDERAL Savings & Loan Assn. of Medford ljjjTl 27 North Holly R. F. Kyle, President s' Personal Patient Patients at Osteo pathic hospital include Mrs. Wil lis Stiehl, Rogue River, who had major surgery Tuesday, and Mrs. Clara Bjork, 203 Fourth st., Phoenix, a medical patient. Hat Tonsillectomy Miss Sambra Kay Summers, 14 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Summers, 220 Marilyn lane, was admitted to Osteopath ic hospital for a tonsillectomy this morning. Conrertible Damaged A 1956 model convertible automo bile was damaged last night at the Rogue Valley Ballroom. Ellsworth Bryns, 244 South Grape St., owner of the car, told city police someone slashed the nylon top, broke two aerials, and cut two fan belts on the car. . Picnic Announced The an nual picnic of the Southern Ore gon Chinchilla Ranchers' club will be held Sunday, July 8, in Lithia park, Ashland. It is stated that all chinchilla ranchers are invited to attend; those attend ing are asked to take a basket lunch and the club will provide coffee. Business Names John P. and Louise Daugherty have retired the assumed business name Fort millers and C. W. Ruth and C. D. Fortmiller have assumed that name. Albert C. and Betty L. Gould have retired the name Sliding Door Cafe and Marcella Hampton has assumed that name, according to records in the coun ty recorder's office. Permits Issued D. L. Pickell, 108 Vancouver ave., was issued a building permit July 2, to erect a $14,000 residence at 229 North Keeneway dr. Rogue Val ley Construction company, 2617 Howard ave., was issued a build ing permit July 2, to erec a $11,000 residence at 1449 South Ivy st. O. L. Bell, 419 Fairmont ave., was issued a permit to erect a $3,200 addition to his residence and D. A. Parker, 840 West 12th st., was issued a per mit July 3, to erect a $9,000 at 1464 South Ivy st. , Births BOSTOCK To Mr. and Mrs. Don, 2160 North Pacific highway July 3, 1956, a girl, IVz pounds, at Osteopathic hospital. ALLISON To Mr. and Mrs. David, box 452, Central Point, July 3, 1956, a girl, 8 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. PENDERGAST To Mr. and Mrs. Lee, 715 Grant St., July 3, 1956, a boy, 8Vi pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. Postal Receipts Here Show Increase in June Postal receipts for June total ed $39,898.58, as compared to $34,802.74 for June in 1955, ac cording to Moore Hamilton, postmaster. Total postal receipts for the first six months ' of 1956 are $203,239.41, Hamilton said. The total postal receipts for the first six months -of 1955, he said, were $187,978.90. PER ANNUM News About Servicemen Sgf. Bales Assumes Recruiting Duties M-Sgt. Julian A. Bates has as sumed duties as recruiting ser geant for the Medford area, re placing Staff Sergeant Warren Long, who has been assigned duty at Ft. Lewis, Wash. Sgt. Bates is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Bates. 1260 Sun set ave., Medford. He and his wife, Gladys, live on the Phoe nix rd. His brothers. Ralph and Philip, and sister, Sandra, live at 1260 Sunset ave. Sgt. Bates began his career in the service in August, 1943, in the Navy Seabees serving in the Far East area during World War II. Following his Navy dis charge, he lived in Trail before enlisting in the Army in 1948., He served at the Atlanta Gen eral depot, Atlanta, Ga., .Camp Rucker, Ala., and in Austria and Italy, where he served as First sergeant and post sergeant ma jor at Leghorn. He later served at Ft. MacArthur, Calif., and reenlisted recently to assume re cruiting duties in Medford. DUE BACK Dean L. Harnes, radarman sec ond class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Close of 109 Elk st., was scheduled to return to San Diego, Calif., July 1, aboard the destroyer USS Hopewell, after a four month tour of duty in the Far East. GRADUATES Marlin K. Sandvig, hospital corpsman second class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sandvig of route 1, box 122, Central Point, graduated from the Field Medical Service school May 29, during ceremonies at the Marine Corps base, 'Camp Pendleton, Calif. The four-week course, divided evenly between military and medical training, prepares Navy hospitalmen for duty overseas with Fleet Marine force. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Variable cloudiness through Friday. Widely scattered afternoon showers. Low to night 50. High Friday 80. Western Oregon: Mostly cloudy along coast, partly cloudy else where through Friday. Scattered showers likely in extreme north por tion late Friday. Low tonight 50-55. High Friday 65-70, except 80 in southern interior. Northern California: Scattered aft ernoon thunderstorms extreme nortV em mountains, coastal fog, other wise fair through Friday. Little change in temperature. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 65: below normal 5. Record high this date 102 in 1926. Record low this date 43 in 1927. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night, none. Midnight to 10 a.m.. trace. Total this month trace, .04 inch be low normal. Total since Sept. 1. 33.40 inches, 1557 inches above normal. - HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 28. highest this a.m. 82fi-I- CITY High Low Prec. Brookings . 65 54 Crater Lake Grants Pass 84 Klamath Falls 75 MEDFORD 82 Portland - 75 Seattle 72 Spokane : 77 Yakima .. 68 Eureka 59 Red Bluff 92 Sacramento 87 San Francisco 69 56 49 57 60 57 54 57 53 61 57 51 62 66 56 62 78 61 71 Los Angeles 78 Phoenix Denver Chicago 98 84 69 83 ZZZ 89 .08 .30 .41 1.90 Miami New York . Washington, D.C. FIRST TIME Tomorrow FRIDAY JULY 6 CARNIVAL Auspices American Legion V.F.W. and D.A.V. Medford Fairgrounds 1 i 15 BIG RIDES ' 10 BIG SHOWS Follow the Twin Search- lights to the Big Show! Building Permits Here Are $38,000 This Week Building permits amounting to S38;200 were issued by the city building department since Mon day. Permits given included: D. L. Pickell, 229 North Keenway dr., 514,000 for erecting a residence; Rogue Valley Construction com pany, 1449 South Ivy St., $11,000 for erecting a residence; D. A. Parker, 1464 South Ivy St., $9, 000 for erecting a residence; O. L. Bell, 419 Fairmount St., S3.200 for erecting an addition to a resi dence;' O. Middlekauff, 525 Val ley View dr., $1,000 for erecting a car port. Wall Street New York (u.R) Steel shares led the stock market high er today with industrials cross ing the 500-mark for the first time since May 11. Gains in steels ranged to more than 2 points in Bethlehem, Lu kens, "Wheeling, and Youngstown Sheet and Tube. Automobile issues firmed aft er early irregularity. Aircraft shares were in de mand with prices up 1 to nearly 3 points in Boeing. Cement issues registered gains ranging to 3 points in Lone Star. Dow-Jones Averages " Dow-Jones final stock ' aver ages: 30 industrials 500.54, up 4.80; 20 railroads 166.21, up 1.02; 15 utilities 68.65, up 0.09, and 65 stocks 177.87, up 1.27. Sales today were about 2,240, 000 shares compared with 1,840, 000 Tuesday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T ISO'i Anaconda 64 Chrysler 6438 Curtiss Wright 33- General Electric .'. 61 General Motors 458 Montgomery Ward 41 Fenn. R. R -. 23:s Penney, J. C :. 95 Radio . 42V2 Southern Co 21V4 Southern Pacific 50V4 S. Oil of Calif 52 M Texas Gulf Sulphur 32 Transamerica 39:4 Tri-Continental 27Vs United Aircraft 7018 U. S. Rubber 5034 U. S. Steel 59 Youngstown 93 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (UP.) Cattle 250. Aver age to high choice 905 and 1064 lb. fed steers S22.50 and 522.65. Low to average choice steers S22; utility steers S13-16; light canners downward to S8: mixed good and choice fed heifers $20.50-21; cutters and canner cows S7-9 ;low utility cows $10-10.50. Calves 35. Good- and choice vealerj $17-19; cull and utility S7-12. Hogs 150. U.S. No. 1 and 2 butch ers 180-235 lbs. $19.25-19.50 with some S19.60 to 19.75. Mixed 1. 2 and 3 grades $18.75-19; sows 300-500 lbs., S12-15.50. Sheep 500. Choice 82 lb. spring lambs $21.50; good and choice 85-100 lbs.. $20-21; mostly good $18 50-19.50; utility $15-15.50: cull to good shorn slaughter ewes $2-4.50. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (UP.) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large. 48-49c; A large. 45-47: AA medium. 42-43; A medium. 41-42c; A small 29-3 lc; cartons, no charge to 3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA grade prints, 67-68c lb.: cartons. 68-69c; A prints, 67-68c; B prints, 65-66c. Farm Market Portland (U.P.) Willamette valley raspberries moved slowly today on the East Side Farmers -Market and prices were under pressure at $2.50-2.75 for the best flats with a 25 cents markup to retailers. Larger amounts of mid Columbia apricots werev- available at S2 per 20-pound lug and $2.50 for 30 pounds. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers No. 1 qualitv f.o.b. Portland). Fryers, 2'2-4 lbs.. 23c lb.', at farm. 22-22 'ic; light hens, too few transactions for Port land price, 16c at ranch: heavy hens, 5 lbs, up. not enough trading for Port land price: at country, 17-13c lb., up; old roosters. ll-12c. Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade dressed to retailers: Fryers, Nw York style. 35-36c lb.: whole drawn. 41-43c; cut up. 47-50c; hens, light type. New York stvle, 29-30c: cut up. 40-44c: hens, heavy type. N.Y. style, 31-32c, whole drawn, - 43-46c. Turkeys To producers: Fryer tur keys, live weight. 27-28c lb.; young turkey hens. 28c lb. live weight; 38c lb. on eviscerated basis. Babbits (Average to growers, f ob. killing plant): Live white, 33,-4'i lbs., 20-23c: 5-6 lbs.. 15-18c; colored pelts. 4c under: old does. 10-12c lb., a few higher. Fresh killed fryers to retail ers. 56-58C lb.; cut up. 60-63C. Dead line Sunday Classified la at noon Saturday. 10 a.m. Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 previous day WHY PAY MORE-SHOP HERE AND GET THE BEST FOR LESS -Jv AL'S MARKET 4V 838 West MeAndrewi Road . cV GOVERNMENT INSPECTED MEATS WITH MONEY BACK GUARANTEE We Do Custom LOCKER MEATS Cutting and Wrapping FOR SALE Tender Beef OOa Rib AOa Chuck Roast lb. UgU Steaks lb. Lean Tender IQa Fresh Ground $100 Short Ribs lb. I3U Beef 3 lbs. 1 I CARNATION MILK Farm Freh Large Can 329e AA LARGE EGGS With This Coupon Dozen ... 49e We Reserve the Right to Limit Quantities Thursday, July 5, 1SSS Long-Time Resident Harry Elmer Beal, 69, of 117 North Peach st., a pioneer resi dent of southern Oregon where he has lived for the past 64 years, died at a local hospital on Wednesday morning. He was born at Twin Lakes, Colo., on Nov. 25, 1886. He had been associated with the Cali fornia Oregon Power company for almost 35 years, and for 17 years, he managed the substation at the corner of East Jackson St.. and Biddle rd. He retired In 1952. He was the son of Eliza beth and William Beal. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lena E. Beal, Medford; one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Dotson, Ontario, Calif.; one son, Rich ard A. Beal, Peoria, 111.; one sister, Mrs. Celia Fifield, Grants Pass; one brother, Ralph E. Beal, Jefferson, Ore.; two stepsisters, Mrs. Ray Pote, Central Point, and Mrs. Vera Zamzow, San Jose, Calif.; four stepchildren, Mrs. Doris White, Medford, Mrs. Loreta Hahn, Medford, Merle Lowe, Port Orford, and Frank Lowe of the Navy and six grand children. Funeral services will be held at Perl Funeral home Saturday Obituaries J. A, HECKLER A Requiem Mass for Julius A. (Curley) Heckler, 63, who died Wednesday at his home, 1011 West 11th st., Medford, will be read in the Sacred Heart Catholic church by the Rev. Nicholas J. Deis, Friday at 9 a.m. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will b5 held in Conger Morris chapel at 7:30 p.m. today. Committal will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. Mr. Heckler was born March 8, 1893, in Celina, Ohio. On June 13, 1956, in Medford he was married to Emma Baker, who survives. He was a member of Aerie 555 FOE Akron, Ohio. He moved to Medford from Ohio'in 1942 and was a local barber for sev eral years having worked last at the Big Y barber shop. Pall bearers will be members of the Knights of Columbus. Survivors, besides his wife, include three brothers, Joseph Heckler, Botkins, Ohio; Elwood Heckler, Multnomah, Ore., and Louis Heckler, Cleveland, Ohio: MARTIN D. RAY Martin Douglas Ray, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Ray, 2032 Winchester ave., died yesterday at home. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of arrangements. DOUGLAS R. SMITH Funeral services for Douglas R. Smith, 49, of 912 South Holly St., who died Monday at his home will be held in Conger-Morris chapel at 1 p.m. Friday. The Rev. D. E. Millard will officiate. Med ford Lodge 103 AF&AM will have, services at the graveside in Siskiyou Memorial park. Mr. Smith was born in Wil lada. Wash., March 31, 1907. On October 8, 1938, in Yreka, Calif., he was married to Ruth Mee, who survives. , He was a member of the Med ford Lodge 103, AF&AM. He worked or 10 years at the Ross Lumber mill. Survivors, besides his wife, in clude a son, Douglas Smith Jr., Willow Ranch, Calif.; a daugh ter, Donna Lee Hunter, Medford; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Smith, Spokane, Wash.; three sisters, Mrs. Arthur Nalley, Ukiah, Calif.; Mrs. Floyd Claypool, Portland, and Mrs. Mary Belle Wilcox, Moscow, Idaho; four brothers, Samuel Smith, Hoopa, Calif.; Norval Smith, Merlin, Ore.; Wilbur Smith, Medford, and Howard Smith, Pocatello, Idaho; grandmother, Mrs. Sam uel Kilgore, Spokane, and four grandchildren. Pallbearers will include Cecil Carter, V. E. Rose, Gene-AVal-ton. Crock Hunter, Norman Webb, Johnnie Robertson, Frank English, Basil Lindley, George Ketchum, Harold Frye, William Bartlett, and Stanley Jones Jr. MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBTNE THIRTEEN Of County Dies Here at 10 a.m. The Rev. D. E. Millard will officiate. Interment will be in the Central Point cemetery. Complaint Charges Failure To Pay Notes Mrs. O. B. Waddell has filed a complaint in circuit court against Nick R. DeWitt, 320 North Keene way, Medford, for merly co-partner in the now defunct Greenstreak Transport company, charging failure to make sufficient payments on two promissory notes and a mer chandise account. The complaint states that De Witt was a co-partner with Rob ert T. Wilcox and Fred H. Wil cox in the transport firm, which was dissolved on March 12, 1954. It further states that the three partners agreed DeWitt would pay on the company's behalf a merchandise account of $1, 566.96 to Sam Jennings, . Jen nings Tire company; promissory note of S4.800 to Ralph H. Wil cox andor Marjorie Wilcox; and a promissory note of $1,099.60 to Athel H. Dudley. Mrs. Waddell claims to have purchased the three notes from the holders. She now seeks $1,166.92 due March 12, 1954, to Jennings; $4,800 due March 1, 1956, to Ralph H. andor Marjorie Wilcox, plus $1,000 at torney's fees; and $799.60 due March 12-, 1954, to Athel H. Dudley.' The plaintiff also seeks interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum on all three causes. County Tire Contracts Are Awarded by Court Tire contracts for the county were awarded this week to Jen nings Tire Company, O. K. Rub ber, and Peck Brothers, accord ing to County Commission Ches ter N. Wendt. Each company received orders for a different size tire. - Contracts were given after a report submitted from the shop foreman regarding the wearing of different tires during a period of usage. 3 it IZIiHEE 'ASHLAND1 COIXX JANE RUSSELL ICHAD EG AN PLUS SLuirnFi PASSAGE NOW SHOWING! A REMARKABLE TRUE SPY STORY! Wait Disney's : HOTEL i a I ' . . J MSI i WRE'JIl f J 5:30 to J.-00 P. M. 1 Baked Chicken I I $1 50 II Sage Dressing I I E !3B - ' :1u I ), ?l ' BREAKFAST LA I ) AND LUNCH A jjj Demonstration Day Set By County 4-H Clubs County 4-H clubs will hold Demonstration Day Friday, July 6, in the court house auditorium from 10 a.m. to 3 pjn. Jackson county 4-H members will demonstrate cooking, sew ing, and home making. During the day the demonstrations will be judged and evaluated by Miss Marjorie Hattan, , a n d Glena Klein, 4-H club county agents. Grange Roxy Ann Next regular meeting of Roxy Ann Grange will be Friday, July 6, at 8:30 pjn. 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