Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 13, 1956, Image 13

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Newspaper Page Textt Dance Slaied Square Hop pers square dance club will hold a dance at Smith's barn on Grif fon Creek rd. Saturday begin ning at 9 p.m. Harold Evans will be the caller. All square dancers are invited. Refreshments will be potluck. From Long Beach Mrs. Gar rett Larson of Long Beach ar rived by plane Friday and is now in Rogue Valley (Commun ity) hospital. Her husband, Gar rett Larson, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Larson, Van couver ave. Larson, who is a gunner's mate second class in the Navy, arrived in Medford Sunday on his way to Kodiak Island for a two year assign ment. 2nd ---i M j i Iin John WAYNE SATURDAY NIGHT Gold Hill Grange Music by VIC FLOOD and The RHYTHM MASTERS with Guest Vocalists Dining Room Open the Entire Evening DANCE -With the Crowd At WALKER'S DREAMLAND Finest Music- with your favorite tunei and vibrant rhythnw in tha danceable. Dreamland Way Always A Friendly HDAMCCIE SATURDAY NIGHT (LDASJIS EAGLE The Only Spring Floor DANCE TO THE COMBINED MUSIC OF DICK SPAIN. BILL LIVELY and The Rogue Valley Boys Featuring The BEST In Western Swing TUNE IN BILL'S WESTERN ROUND-UP TIME ON KWIN NEW PARKING LOT Plenty of Space Admission Price $1.00 Person Adm. 51.00 ROGUE VALLEY BALLROOM featuring the MELODY WRANGLERS Lots of Free Parking Dancing 'til 1:00 Local and Squar Danes The Waggin Wheelers Square Dance club will hold a dance at Art Smith's barn on Griffin Creek rd. starting at 8:30 p.m. today. A business meet ing will be held, and potluck refreshments will be served. File Claim C. E. Kaffziger and Glen L. Dean, 116 South Ivy St., Medford, filed a quartz claim location notice this week in the county recorder's office. The mine is located west of Talent in the Applegate mining district. TONITE! and Saturday! 5-; LOUIS CALHERN IT John cmcRY John HOYT Natalie SCHAFER Hall From 9:00 To 1:00 FREE Check-room Improved Parking Area uw wi twi ' -played Crowd! 1 1 POINT In Southern Oregon SATURDAY NIGHT! Don't Miss This BIG DANCE & at the Personal Orders Issued City Fire Mar shal Truman Nelson issued six orders yesterday for correction of fire hazards. A warehouse, an office building and four busi ness occupancies were inspected Arrest Juvenile Jackson Jackson county sheriffs officers Thursday arrested a 16-year-old Medford boy and held him tern porarily in the county jail by order of juvenile authorities, deputies reported today. The youth was wanted on a petty lar ceny charge. Square Dance Double H Square Dance club will sponsor . a square dance at the Moose hall Saturday starting at 8 p.m. The dance is open to the public and all square dancers have been invited. Women are requested to i bring potluck refreshments i Fran Cronin will call the ; squares. Accident Vehicles operated by Donald F. House, 36, of route 3, box 216B, Medford, and Mil dred C. McCurdy, 52, of 3867 South Pacific highway, Medford, were involved in an accident i about a half mile north of Phoe- j nix on Highway 99 about 5 p.m. yesterday, according to state police. House was cited for vio- lation of basic rule, police said m m Word Receievd Word has been received by friends here of the death July 12 of Mrs. Helen Collier, in San Fernando, Calif. Mrs. Collier lived in Medford many years. Her husband, Don Collier, was associated with Western Union. Her daughter is Sister David Maureen, at St. Mary's High school. She has five other children who lived near her in California. To Meeting Clifford B. Cordy, county agent for horti culture, and Iain McSwan, plant pathologist at Oregon State col lege, will leave for Mt. Vernon, Wash., this week end to attend a meeting of horticulturists, en tomologists and plant patholo gists Monday through Wednes day. Before returning home, Cordy said he and McSwan will visit James Marshall in the Ok anogan villey to see new spray equipment Marshall has develop ed. Cordy will return to his of fice Monday, July 23. Hay Field Fire Burns Large Area Yesterday Fire in a hay field on the A. C. Allen ranch northeast of Modoc orchard spread over a large area yesterday afternoon and caused considerable damage, Central Point rural firemen re ported. The blaze burned up a large number of hay bales. Origin of the fire was not learned, fire men said. ' Two Central Point rural pumpers fought the flames and the state forestry .department sent one truck to the scene. Daily Weather Report Medford and vicinity: Considerable cloudiness wiui scaiiereu muiw" storms mostly over mountains tnis evening. Mostly cloudy tonight and earlv Saturday, becoming partly cloudv Saturday afternoon. Low fo ment 58. HiRh Saturday 85. Western Oreuon: Night and morning overcast on coast and early morning cloudiness in northern interior, other wise partly cloudy through Saturday. Spottv morning drizzle on coast. Low tonight 40-58. High Saturday 75-88 in interior. 60-65 on coast. Northern California: Scattered thun derstorms over high mountains and variable fog and low clouds on coast. Otherwise mostlv lair through Sat I -day. Slightlv warmer inland Saturday. I nr ai. fliTA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 73: above normal 1. Record high this date 1"6 in 193S. Record low this date 45 in 1913. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night. 89 inch. Midnight to 10 a.m., .02 inch. Total this month .89 inch.. .79 inch Total since Sept. 1. 34.29 inches, 16 40 inches above normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 23 highest this a.m. 97. rT-rv Kich Low Prec Rrookines 53 51 .04 rraiar litlzm Hr.Mr D9 03 61 .36 Klamath Falls" 84 50 .04 MEDFORD 93 60 .91 Portland .... 84 60 Seattle . Spokane Yakima . 80 50 89 64 93 64 Eureka Red Bluff .., Sacramento San Francisco -. 61 53 8S 58 72 54 61 56 .... 78 63 Los Angeles Phoenix -.101 74 Denver 77 57 Chicago - 84 fi5 Miami 85 74 61 .TO .58 FIVE-DAY FORECAST (ThrouBh July 18) Western Oregon-Western Washing ton A few scattered showers and possible thundershowers through period. Cooling trend. Highs averaging about five degrees below normal, mostly 75-80 in western Oregon. Lows in 50s. Northern California No precipita tion ntha than ninlnnBl thu nrir 'storms over high mountains. Tem peratures below normal. SHOW Watch for thi MELODY WRANGLERS ON KBES-TV Every Saturday Night from 5:30 to 6:30 P.M. DO IT NOW! Polio in your house? Not if you have your chil dren vaccinated now with the Salk anti - polio vaccine. Take them to your family doctor today. Children under, age 19, and expectant mothers, are eligible. But don't wait for tomorrow may be too late. Wall Street New York (U.R) On this Fri day the 13th, the 13th day of the steel strike, industrial stocks registered their 10th rise in 13 sessions and the market made up the 13 per cent decline from a six-day cumulative rise suffer ed Thursday. . Railroad shares Improved and reached a new high since May 7. For industrials it was the best level touched since May 7 and for the market as a whole since May 11. Dow-Jones Averages Dow-Jones final stock aver ages: 30 industrials 511.10, up 3.66; 20 railroads 168.02, up 0.90; 15 utilities 69.38, up 0.17, and 65 stocks 180.77, up 1.04. Sales today were about 2,020, 000 shares compared with 2,180, 000 shares Thursday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T 181 Vs Anaconda 77 Vi Chrysler 65 Curtiss Wright 33'. s General Electric 61 General Motors 47 Montgomery Ward 435s Penn R R 24 Vs Penney J C 96 Radio 46 Vz Southern Co 2134 Southern Pacific 5VA S Oil of Calif 55'4 Texas Gulf Sulphur 33!2 Transamerica 39'2 Tri-Continental Unquoted United Aircraft 742 U S Rubber : 53 U S Steel ...., 6OV2 Youngstown 95 Vz PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (UP) Cattle for week 4250- Choice fed steers under 1150 lbs.. $22-23: eood steers $20-21.50: good fed heifers $19-21. Calves 775. Good-choice vealers $17-20. Hogs for week Z8M. u.b. 1 and 2 1 flO-235 lbs.. SIR. 75-1 9.25: sows 300- 500 lbs.. $12-12.50; choice under 100 lbs., feeder pips to S17. Sheep for week 6675. Choice sprinc lambs $19-21.50: ewes $2-4; good and choice feeders S15-16. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland fU.P.) Ecgs To retail ers: Grade A A larse, j2-d3c; A large 48-.-0c: AA medium. 4b-47c; A me dium. 44-45c: A small. 30-31c; carton, no charge to 3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA BTade prints. 67-68c lb.; cartons. R8-69c; A prints, 67-boc; a prints, tD-bbc. Cheese To retailers: A crade cned- dar. single daisies. 431z-471ac; 5-lb. loaves. 48 1 i-5 lc: processed American cheese, 5-lb. loaf. 42-44c. Farm Market Yakima valley corn today brought S2.75-3.25 for five-dozen ear packs on the Portland market. Northwest pneots were in larger supply but prices held fully steady. Best Moor parks and Tiltons were quoted to re tailers at $2.50-2.75 for 25-28 pounds with a few sales to $3. First mid- Columbia district Red Haven peaches were quoted at $4-4.25 for 25 pounds. Willamette valley frozen fruit proces sors were still posting a price of 12 cents a pound for boy sen berries. 14 cents for loganberries and 15 cents for strawberries. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland): Friers, 22-4 lbs.. 24elb.; at farm, 23-23,2c; light hens, too few transactions for Port land price. 16c at ranch; heavy hens, 5 lbs. up, not enough trading for Portland price: at country, 17-18c lb. up: old roosters. ll-12c lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade dressed to retailers: Fryers. New York style. 36-37c lb.: whole drawn. 41-44c lb.; cut up. 47-51 c: hens, light type. New York style. 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. Rabbits (Average to growers f.o.b. killing plant): Live white. 34-4',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 retailers, 56-58c lb.; cut up. 60-63c. PORTLAND CASH GRAIN Portland Wholesale hay prices: New crop No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. Portland. 34-36c. Wholesale prices as reported by the USD A market news service: Wheat. No. 2 soft white. $71 ton; No. 2 white oats, 38-lb. test. Coast delivery. $37 ton: soybean meal, $85.50 f.o.b. Port land; barley. Coast delivery. $47.50-48 ton; standard millrun. $42.50-43 ton; No. 2 vellow corn. Eastern shipments, f ob. Portland. $72.75. DINE ON THE COOL, BREEZY PATIO AT - MON DESIR DINING INN - Near Central Point You'll enjoy rh delicious foods ... the delightful atmosphere . . . the warm hospitality at MON DESIR . . . Phone NOrmandy 4-2513 for reservations. 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 Management Since 1930 Flood Debris Causes Train Derailment Ontario, Ore. (U.R) A flash flood that swept rocks and up rooted trees onto Union Pacific tracks caused derailment of a freight train and held .up east and west bound streamline pas senger trains for six hours last night near Cobb, Ida., 11 miles west of Weiser. No one was hurt in the mis hap. The four diesel units of the freight train and 11 boxcars were derailed. Fortunately, the derailment oc curred near a passing track, and after the six-hour delay, the streamliners were able to pro ceed. Crews were reported work ing today to clear the main line. Eugene Woman Named Catholic Mother of Year Portland (U.R) Catholic Daughters of America, in con vention here, last night named Mrs. Nellie Franzwa, 75, of Eu gene, as Catholic Mother of the Year for 1956. The mother of five children was honored for her 50 years of service to the organization and for setting an outstanding exam ple of Catholic motherhood. CARNIVAL HOW SHOWING MEDFORD Fair Grounds Auspices V.F.W., American legion and D.A.V. HEY KIDS Clip this ad good for one free admission at, the front gate on special school chil dren's matinee on Saturday, July 14, 1 to 5 p.m. ALL MECHANICAL RIDES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN AT SPECIAL MATINEE Last Times Saturday JULY 14TH Follow the Twin Search lights to the Showgrounds MYSTERY Open Throughout The Year I Friday, July 13, 1938 Long-Time Resident Ashland Arthur H. Daven- I hill, 81, a resident of the Rogue Valley for 63 years, died early Thursday morning at a local nursing home. Mr. Davenhill was. born June 11, 1875, in England. He was well known in this valley as a rancher. His wife, Edith Eliza beth, died June 17, 1948. Mr. Davenhill is survived by : two sisters, Eleanor Goode, Fresno, Calif., and Mrs. Char lotte Gibson, Bakersfield, Calif., and several nieces and nephews. Birihs JOHNSTONE To Mr. and Mrs. George, 1016 Whitman St., July 11, 1956, a boy, 8 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. PETERSON To Mr. and Mrs. Norman, box 254, Prospect, July 12, 1956, a girl, 6 pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. NEIL To Mr. and Mrs. Har ry, 859 East Ninth st., July 17, 1956, a girl, 6V2 pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. COOPER To Mr. and Mrs. Rooert, 3455 Jacksonville high way, July 12, 1956, a boy, 73,e pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. MOORE To Mr. and Mrs. James, box 748, Eagle Point, July 13, 1956, a girl, 53,i pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. W ATKINS To Mr. and Mrs. Robert, box 778, Central Point, July 13, 1956, a.boy, I1, pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. HOTEL , TREAT TOURSELf TA rue iiiiinii.ii TYRONE POWER 1 1 ' 1 MMm I ,$150 I 5 .-plus-. ) AND LUNCH M WLl COWAN y 7 a.m. to 2 p-m. eieiisssissliili , Columbia nciuu - ' " TONIGHT IS FRIDAY the 13th SO WE ARE HAVING A AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT! TWO OF THE SCARIEST PICTURES WE COULD FIND! WE DARE YOU TO SEE THEM! DOORS OPEN 11:30 P.M. 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