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Local and Representative Honored Mr. Blanche Powell, 1920 Barnett rd., has won recognition from The Reader's Digest magazine for outstanding service as a sub scription representative, the magazine has announced. House Guests Mrs. John Mann, Hillcrest, has as house guests her daughter, Mrs. C. R. Holmgren, and two children, Mi chael and May, from Tulsa, Okla. They arrived in Medford Wednesday for a three week visit. Check Returned Robert R. Stewart, route 2, box 415-E, Medford, has reported to city police that a $12.95 check cash ed at Johnston and Stewart Shoes Inc., 2 North Central ave., has been returned marked ac count closed. Gasoline Taken Lawrence D Konkel, 924 Summit ave., Med ford, reported to Medford police Friday that approximately 16 gallons of gasoline had been taken from a truck parked at the V. estside Lumber company plant sometime Wednesday night. Larsens Visited Mr. and Paul Larsen, 733 North Modoc ave. 1 has as their guests recently their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burkhalter, and three sons, of Renton, Wash. The Burk- halters and Mrs. Larsen took a motor trip to San Francisco and back during the visit. Driver Cited Margaret Yvone Osborne, 814 West Second st., was cited by city police for failure to yield the right of way after his car was involved in a collision at the intersection of Fourth st. and Holly st. Of ficers said Mrs. Osborne's care collided with another operated by Peter Schalappi, Jacksonville. , Portfolio Lost Lena Valeree Campbell, 1104 West Fourth st.. Medford, has reported to city police the loss of a leather port folio July 12 at the scene of a two car accident at the inter section of Peach and Palm sts. The portfollio is described as being 14 by 11 inches, tan with a zipper all the way around and containing Hot Point speculation sheets and contract charts. The name City Appliance is stamped on all printed material, she said. HOTEL mm BREAKFAST AND LUNCH 7 (.m. to 2 p.m. W MMMJ f " 5 JO to 9:00 P. M. TOP I Sirloin Roast I I ki ,$150 J Natural g I 'bMM "" 'iiil2F I E --res ,54$S3S I If! BBS SHE WAS A SLAVE TO HILDEGARDE Personal Baby Girl A baby girl was born to Sgt. and Mrs. Ray Feel er, Talent, July 9 at the Ash land General hospital. The baby weighed seven pounds 11 ounc es and is named Theresa Leann. Taylors Parents Mr. and Mrs. David Taylor, Pasadena, Calif., are the parents of a baby boy born July 10. Their first child, they have named him Scott David. Mrs. Taylor is the former Miss Dona Lacy of Med ford. Business Names Wayne and Hilda Laurila have retired the assumed business name Laurila's Cash Store and Harold and Paul ine Winger have assumed the name Harold's Cafe,, according to records in the county record er's office. Lacyi Move Mr. and Mrs. Don Lacv and two children. Bob and Brenda, recently mov ed from Hawthorne. Caui., to Medford. They are former resi dents here. Lacy will be em ployed by the California Pacific Utilities company. To Institute Alfred R. Boil- eau Jr. has been accepted for enrollment at Northrop Aero nautical institute's maintenance engineering course, at Inglewood, Calif. Boileau graduated from St. Mary's High school here before serving with the Army in Korea. Home Purchased Mr. and Mrs. James E. Curley, formerly of Eugene, have recently pur chased the Jerry Tobin home at 147 Highland dr. Ed Eggers of the Rogue Valley company han dled the transaction. Curley is in the lumber business at Shady Cove. . Roundiable Cliff Lovejoy, president of the Retail Merchants association of the Jackson Coun ty Chamber of Commerce, will discuss the Medford off-street parking problem at the weekly Roundtable meeting of the cham ber In the Pioneer room of the Jackson hotel. ( . Grange Picnic The Phoenix Grange is holding its annual picnic at 12 noon today, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Lattie on Phoenix rd. Those at tending are to bring salads and desserts and table service. Ice cream, coffee, and a main meat dish will be furnished. Guests Here House guests of Mrs. J. H. Tizekker, 2116 East Main,- are her sister, Mrs. H. A. Krause. and her niece, Jule, from Mt. Clemens, Mich. For merly of Medford, Mrs. Krause will spend a week with her sis ter while 10-year-old Julie will remain for the rest of the sum mer. , ... Collision Vehicles operated by Charles Kenneth Oswald, of Prospect, and Victor Louis Chapman, of Cascade Gorge, were involved in a collision about 10:25 a.m. Saturday on Highway 62. near Wildwood, ac cording to the state police. No injuries were reported or cita tions issued. . Slight Injury Doris Marie Griffin, 54, of Salem, suffered a slight injury in the neck Thurs day when the car in which she was a passenger, operated by Ina Mabel Shafer of Salem, col lided with a truck operated by Carter Elson Mason of Eagle Point, at Riverside ave. and Mc- Andrews Td., according to Med ford police. She was not taken to the hospital for treatment, police said. HYPNOTISM! NEFF wTlfTt-morgan MtllfHiri 8:20 j P.M. Permit Issued F. W. Cetaleno has been issued a building per mit to erect a S15.000 residence at 309 Sutter st. . Purte Found Vernon Byron Griffith, 920 Broad St., has re ported to city police finding a black purse containing miscel laneous papers on North Grape st. ... Theft Nadyne D. Davis, 1205 East Main st., reported the theft of a man's brown suit valued at $35 and a brownie camera valued at $16.95, from the back porch of her residence Thursday, ac cording to Medford police. Collision Vehicles operated by Lonna Jean Gish, 14 South Bartlett st., and Lena Graham Campbell, 559 South Keeneway dr., were involved in an acci dent Thursday at Peach and Palm ave., according to Med ford police. Miss Gish was cited for failure to yield the right of way and having no operator's license, police said. News About Servicemen Twelve Area Men lo Six-Months Training Twelve men from Medford and yicinity are to leave Med ford today for Ft. Ord, Calif., to start six months active duty training under the Reserve Forces Act of 1955. The men will be the first from this area to attend the six-month training for men in the 17 to 18Vi-year-old category. The 12 men are Jimmy Crumm, Rodney Olson, Leon Reisinger, Roger Caldwell, James Hobbs from Medford and Robert Fink from Central Point. Also leaving are Keith Branson, Kenneth Tucker, Walter. Hurl but, and Calvin Gillespiee from Medford, Lloyd McCashen from Central Point and Robert Lance from Gold Hill. When the men return to pri vate life next December, they will have completed a three phase training schedule encom passing the fundamentals of military training. The balance of their eight-year enlistment will be fulfilled by attendance at weekly training sessions in reserve units. They will not be subject to draft while training standards are maintained. WINS IN GERMANY SSgt. Harry H. Lowe station ed with the U.S. Air Force in England won first place in a model airplane contest held at Wiesbaden, Germany the first of June. Sgt. Lowe competed against contestants from all over Europe and the United Kingdom. He placed first in beauty and workmanship. Sgt. Lowe rep resented the 3920 Squadron of Brice Norton Air Base. He re ceived a beautiful trophy and a trip to the United States to compete in the World Wide con test. Mrs. Mae Lowe received a phone call from her son, SSgt. Harry H. Lowe Jr. Saturday, July 7, when he landed at New Jersey on his way with 11 other contestants from all over Europe, who had also won first place in other events, to take part in the world wide contest which is being held at Ellington, Texas. The contest is to be held July 15-17. FOUR ENLIST Four Jackson county men en listed in the Navy this week under the "buddy program" that provides for three or more men going as a group to be put in the same recruit company during nine weeks training. The group includes Donald Lee Kell, son of Mr. Howard Kell, Gold Hill; Donald Edward Jenkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Jenkins, route 2, box 248F, Medford; Morris Lee Gunn, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Gunn, 342 Berrydale ave.; and David DINE ON THE COOL, BREEZY PATIO AT - - - MON DESIR DINING INN - Near Central Point You'll enjoy the delicious foods . . . the delightful atmosphere . . the warm hospitality at MON DESIR . . . Phone NOrmandy 4-251 J 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' Obituaries BELLE SHEARER Funeral services for Mrs. Belle Shearer, 81, of 326 Holly st., who died in a local hospital Tuesday, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Chapel Mortu ary. The Rev. George A. Tro bough, assistant pastor at the First Methodist church, will of ficiate. Interment will be in the Medford IOOF cemetery. Mrs. Shearer, daughter of Joe and Jane McNeil Fritz, was born in Watertown, N.Y. May 4, 1875. She was married in 1907 in Portland to Henry Shearer, who preceded her in death in Med ford in 1932. She has been a resident of Medford for about 50 years.- Survivors include two cous ins, Mrs. Emma Brown and Mrs. Jessie Smith, both of Seattle. JOSIAH HIBBARD Funeral services for Josiah Gibson Hibbard, 75, who died at his home, 1220 Corona st., Fri day, will be held in Conger Mor ris chapel at 1:30 p.m. Monday. The Rev. James Neely, of the First Baptist church, will offic- Lawrence MIncks, son of George Mincks, 2053 College Way. RETURNS TO U. S. A. Robert E. Frick, of the Army Signal corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Frick, 910 Sunset ave., has returned to the United States after a year in South Korea. He will leave for Camp Meade, Maryland on August 14. RADIOMAN ARRIVES Private LeRoy Barker, son of Walter Barker, 3075 Crater Lake highway, is scheduled to arrive at Fort Lewis, Wash., this month from Alaska as part of opera tion gyroscope, the Army's unit rotation plan. Barker is a radio operator in the 71st infantry division. ARCTIC BOUND Army Master Sergeant Wal ton R. Martin, son of Mrs. E. T. Martin, Ashland, is scheduled to depart from Seattle this month for the Arctic to take part in Project 572-West. The project will carry sup plies and equipment to distant early warning radar stations in the northern regions of Alaska and Canada. Sgt. Martin is a platoon sergeant in the 511th transportation company. The unit is expected to return to its home station at Fort Eustis, Va., in October. ASSISTANT ADVISOR MSgt. Donald C. Bills, of Medford, has been named as as sistant advisor at the Medford branch of the Sixth Army re serves, Oregon Military district. He previously has been stationed at the Presidio, San Francisco. TOP RATING The Naval Electronics divis ion 13-5 in Medford has received the top rating over all other electronics divisions in the 13th Naval district for June by the district commandant in Seattle. The 13th Naval district is com posed of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana Naval elec tronics divisions. The rating was based on attendance and annual training duty. AIRCRAFT MECHANIC Alc Jerry M. Stinson, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stinson of 1219 West 10th st., is now an aircraft mechanic crew chief at the 35th air division, Dobbins Air Force base, Marietta, Ga. Stinson graduated from Medford High school in 1954. SELECTED AT BASE Gerald D. Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. George S. Green of 1410 Euclid ave., has been select ed at the Naval training center, San Diego, Calif., as apprentice petty officer second class. The apprentice petty officers, sched uled to graduate June 30, are chosen from seaman recruits to assist company commanders. John Wisely, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wisely of 223 Pine St., Central Point, also has been selected as apprentice petty of ficer second class. MYSTERY Open Throughout The Year Couple Killed Under Fast Passenger Train Hickory, N.C- U.R) A man and a woman were dragged clawing and screaming to their death here Friday afternoon as a speeding passenger train smashed into, a truck at an in tersection and ground it be neath its wheels. Two youths, one the son of the dead woman, leaped to safe ty from the rear of the truck and then watched horror-stricken while tthe vehicle was crush ed with ifcs occupants inside. The dead were identified as driver Tom Warren, 55, and Mrs. Paul Huffman, 42, a house wife. Tlie youths, who saw the train approaching and leaped to safetyi, were Paul Junior Huffman,-' 13, and Billy Davis, 16, also, of Hickory. iate. Committal will be in Siski you Memorial park. Mr. Hibbard was born in Al ma, Kan., Sept. 6, 1880. On June 24, 1903, in Medford, he was married to Bertha Davis, who survives. He had been a memb er of the First Baptist church for 50 years. Before retiring Mr. Hibbard had been in the grocery business in the valley for several years. Survivors besides his wife in clude one daughter, Mrs. E. C. Conrad, of Medford; one sister, Mrs. J. H. Norman of Santa Bar bara, Calif.; two grand chil dren, Gary and Marilyn Conrad of Medford, and two great grandchildren. HELD OVER SO GREAT WE COULDN'T LET IT GO! I!! ' ' fffp11 MtLODltS... eotoi. rr TECHNICOLOP REX THOMPSON JAMES WHITM0RE Mill If you could see ONLY ONE MOTION HAVE Deborah Kerr CHARLES BKACKETT - WALTER LANG BE m Sunday, July 13, 19SS Grange Shady Core Grange The Shady Cove Grange HEC ladies and their families met on the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Motschenbacher, - Shady Cove, July 10, for a potluck dinner and a social evening. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Duck er, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Strothers, and Mr. and Mrs. Barrett of Shady Cove, and Mrs. F. A. Stewart and Mrs. Guss Carlson, Eagle Point. The Shady Cove Grange met Wednesday, July 11, Master Ce cil Kee presiding. Mrs. Ed Honsten announced that she has received several boxes of clothing and other arti cles to be used if needed in case of fire or a flood disaster. Master Kee announced a mass meeting to be held at the school gym Monday, July 23, for the purpose of informing the public of the progress and status of the Shady Cove-Trail fire de partment. Everyone in the com munity is urged to be present. Mrs. Elsie Busch was elected to the executive board and Mrs. Delia. Craven as gatekeeper, as these offices were vacated by Mrs. Bertoglio, who moved to California recently. A program of readings and guessing games was enjoyed during the lecture hour. Mrs. Elsie Busch and Bettie Dusenberry served refreshments following the meeting. Wat' i PICTURE... THIS WOULD TO Yui Brynner . I d - ERNEST LEHMAN RICHARD R0DGER$. OSCAR HAMMERSJEIN II -JEROME BOBBINS ; . frogtoiKBKjl tUy toala'AaaajTUKintolSue'tiy toel Unto, MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN Lapp housewives of northern Finland make thread by splitting dried reindeer sinews into hair like fibers. The fibers are then braided tightly and . rolled be tween palms and against the cheek until they are smooth and round. Used with bone needles, the thread is so strong that is has to be cut rather than broken, says the National Geographic Society. 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