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Local and Personal Rummage Sale Young wom en of the Medford Seventh-Day Adventist church will hold a rummage sale Monday, Aug. 20, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 103 .North Ivy -,t. Dane Slaled The Swing N" Stars Square Dance club will hold a dance starting at 8 p.m. today at Kershaw's square on Sticky lane. Previously, the club held dances at the Jack sonville Community hall. Admitted William L. Duni vent, 1488 South Pea oh St., Med ford, entered the Emanuel hos pital in' Portland and underwent major surgery this week. His condition is satisfactory. Mrs Dunivent and their three sons are in Portland with him. Accident A vehicle operated by Avery Lloyd Casbolt of Grants Pass was forced off High way 99 near Foots Creek about 9:21 p.m. yesterday, according to state police. The car went into a ditch when a southbound vehicle attempted to pass an other car, police said. Open House Open house will be held at Mies Pat's kinder garten, Jacksonville highway Sunday, Aug. 19, from 1 to 5 p.m., according to Mrs. Clifford Aldrich, operator of the school Interested parents have been in vited to inspect the schoolrooms and facilities during open house. Veterans Meeting Veterans of World War I and auxiliary will meet at 10 a.m. Sunday Aug. 19, in the Veterans of For eign Wars hall in Grants Pass. The affair is a district 'meeting, and the Grants Pass auxiliary will furnish refreshments at noon. Patients Medical patients at Sacred Heart hospital include Lois Waltermire, 11, of . 1109 West Ninth St., and Mrs..Texia Gann, Central Point. Patients at the hospital for surgery are Mr. Raymond Peterson, Burns; Mrs. Irwin Hall, 255 Legar St.; Mrs. Jack Ford, 506 Haven St.; William Blunt, Phoenix; Floyd j extradited from . the Fresno Berry, ' Brookings; Kenneth tounty jail, was charged with Cook, Grants. Pass, and Dorene entering a motor vehicle with Rock, 502 North Riverside ave. intent to steal. Car Damaged Vera Marie Harper, 528 South Fir St., re ported to Medford police Thurs day that her car was damaged while. it was parked at her home yesterday.. Trash Fire Firemen were dispatched about 1:55 p.m. yes terday to extinguish a trash fire near a house under construction in the 1500 block on South Ivy St. Investigation City Fire Mar shal Truman Nelson reported the investigation yesterday of a complaint from ' a residential area and inspection of six busi ness occupancies ad a place of public' assembly. He issued five orders for correction of hazards. Business Names Loyd C. Langston has assumed, the busi ness name Chrystal Meat mar ket and Dora Wright has re tired the assumed business name Foots Creek Grocery, according to records in the county record er's office. a ' To Take Course Coe Brown, body man at Darrell Miller Co., local Oldsmobile dealers, will leave next Monday to take a one week training course at the Gen eral Motors training center at Tigard, Ore., it was announced today. . Chin Up Picnic Members of the Chin Up club will hold their monthly picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ruch, 809 Newtown St., Sunday at 4 p.m. Club members are invited to bring their families and guests. Hub Caps Taken William Martin, 818 King st., Medford, reported to the sheriff Wednes day thai two hub caps were taken from his car while it was parked . at . the Piggly. Wiggly store in Medford. . To. Penitentiary Sheriff How ard Gault yesterday escorted Walter LeRoy Gragg, Fresno, Calif., to the state pemlentiary where-he will serve a 2V4-year term. Gragg, who was recently PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland UP Cattle, for week, 1 40O0. Average to high-choice 935 to ; y'JQ ID. led iteera zjju, equal 10 nagn I since October. 1934. Other choice ! iteera 24-50-25.25. good 22-23.50. stan dard 16.50-21.50. crass steers mostiy 17-50 down but few. feeders 18; util ity steers II-I0.0O; good and low choice fed heifers 20-22, canner and cutter cows 6.50-8 50, utility bulls 13.50-15, light cutters 10-12.50. Calves for week, POO. Good and choice veal ere 16-19. early to 20 with some 21; utility and commercial 10 15; good and choice above 325 lb. calves 15.50-18. Hoas for week. 1750. U. S; 1- and 2 butchers 180-235 lbs. 20.50-21; mix ed. I and 3 lots 19.2S-20 25; No. 3 down to 18.75. Sows 300-500 lbs. 12 16.75. Feeder pies 17-T8.50. Sheet? for week. 3200. Mostly choice ranife lambs 20 late and 20.50 early; good and choice above 75 lb. feed ers 15-17: 81 Jb. range feeders 17.25: lisjhtlv sorted at 14. Cull to choice slaughter ewes 2-5. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (UP) Egffs To retail ers: Grade AA large, 57-59c: A large 52 -56c; AA medium. 49-5 lc: A me dium. 48-50c; A small. 31 -32c; carton, no charge to 5c additional. Butter To retailers: AA grade prints. 67-69C lb: cartons. 68-69 c; A prints, 67-68c; B prints. 65-66c. Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched dar, single daisies. 42 '-2-47 ac; 5-lb. loaves 49-51 2c: processed American cheese, 5-lb. loaf. 4112-44c- Farm Market Best two-layer lugs of Mi!ton-Free-water tomatoes sold 25 cents a lug lower at 2.25 to the grade today; Northwest potato prices were gener ally down 23 cents a hundredweight with No. 1A White Rose at 2.30-3 and Russets at 3-3.75; Yakima valley pear melons sold" lower with some whole salers pricing standard crates At 3-2.50. Poultry. Rabbit Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 duality f.o.b. Portland: Fryers 2j-4 lbs. 21-22c lb. at farm 02-2lc: light hens, too few transactions for Portland price. 13c at ranch; heavy hens. 5 lbs. up. not enough trading for Portland Price: at countrv. 15c lb. ud: old roosters. 5-10c. Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade dressed to retailers: Fryers. New York style. 34-38C lb.; whole drawn. 39-42c in.; cut up. 45-4Pc: hens light type. New York stvle 28-29c: cut up 3-42c: hens heavy type. N. Y. stvle, 30-3 lc; whole drawn. 41 -44c. Turkeys To 'oroducer? Frverii tur keys; live weight. 27-28C lb.; young A sraac turicey nens. jo-jo 2c id. on eviscerated bases: young toma, 31 43c; depending on weight. Rabbits (Average to growers f.o.b. killing piantl: Live white 33-4',2 lbs. 20-23c: 5-6 lbs. 15-18c; colored pelts. 4c under: old does. 10-12c lb. a few higher. Fresh killed frveri to retail ers, 56-58c lb., cut up 60-63c. Tonite SAL tlumia. "ROLL OUT THE OSCARS!" - Frank SINATRA , Recommended Adult CnttrtainmtPt PLUS 2nd GREAT HIT! BONUS FEATURE! SATURDAY ONLY NEWS & CARTOON flTWfJ'W AtT MfttlU uJji WANDA Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Fair through Saturday, Low tonight 53. High Sat urday 82. Western Oregon: Fair tonight and Saturday except patches of late night and morning fog along coast and over north valleys. Little temperature cnange. low tonight -46-54. Jiign Sat urday 75-80 in north. 85-DO in south. Northern California: Fair through Saturday and probably fair Sunday, except night and morning fog on coast. Migntiy warmer inland. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday below normal 3. Record high this date 102 in 1333. Record low this date 42 in 1914. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night 0. Midnight to 10 a.m. 0. Total this month none; .08 .below normal. Total since Sept. -1 34 34 inches; 16.30 inches above normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 22; highest this a.m. 8670. City . Hih Lnw Prec. Brookings 67 52 Crater Lake Grfnts Pass .. 85 50 Klamath Falls .'. 80 ': 59 MEDFORD 85 49 Portland 75 5 1 Seattle ... Spokane Yakima . . ..74 .80 Red Bluff Sacramento Sa n Fran Cisco . Los Angeles ... : ..69 ... 84 Phoenix .. Denver .. Chicago ' , Miami . New York. - Washington, D C. ...93 JB3. 54 52 56 53 69 75 ,...a2 - 1-91 ' ... FIVE-DAY FORECAST ' (Through Aug. 22): .. Western Oregon Little or no pre cipitation through Monday. Possible showers Tuesday or Wednesday. Tem peratures about normal. Highs 75-85. Northern California No rain. Tem peratures near normal- at beginning of period, becoming above normal early next week. Market Drags; Rails Up Little New York (U.PJ Prices moved irregularly in dull trad ing in the week end itock mar ket session today. Railroad issues stood out as the only major group to register a gain. Dow-Jonei Aiig. Dow-Jones final stock aver ages: 30 industrials 515.79, off 1.40; -20 railroads 165.65, - up 0.32; 15 utilities 70.57, off 0.13 and 65 stocks 181.65; off 025. Sales today were about 1.720, 000 shares compared, with 1,790,- uuu shares Thursday. Today's prices on selected stocks: American Chemical ' .'.107Vi American Can . ; 44 M AT&T .. 183V2 Anaconda Copper': 84 ,4 Bethlehem Steel ........ .165'.i Caterpillar Corp. .. . 92U Chrysler Corp. . 69V Continental Can 54 : Crown . Zellerbach . , 623s Curtiss Wright ..-37? Du Pont ...... .214V4 Eastman Kodak , 96Vi General Electric ... 62 General Foods '. ; 50 General Motors .....i.'... 47 V4 Georgia Pacific ., . 70g Graham Paige..... l?i Homestake Mining ..... 34 li Kaiser Frazer . 18Vi Kennecott Copper 1 Lockheed Aircraft . 48 M and M Wood Unquoted Katy Pfd. , 63 Montgomery Ward 4234 New York Central 38 V2 Penneys, J. C... '. 883i Penn R R . ; 234 Radio Corporation . .. 4414 Richfield Oil 77Va Socony Vacuum 567's South Co 22Va Southern, Pacific 50 Standard California 52i Standard Indiana 63 Standard N. J 58 Sun Mines 9' 8 Texas Gulf .... 338 Tex Pac Land Trust 8s Transamerican : 38V4 Trans West Air ... 20 Vs Tri-Continental 275,i Un Carbide . 127 Union Pacific . -. 31 United Aircraft ' .: 83 U. A. L. 39H V. S. Rubber 51 U. ,S. Steel 65 Yo'ungstown S & T 101V4 SPEEDY CANDIDATE . Big Rapids, Mich. U.P.: Mecosta County Prosecutor Rus sell F. Johnson literally got his campaign for election as state senator off to a "flying start." Johnson left for Lansing at 7 a.m. to file his nominating peti tions and was back in Big Rap- ds in time to try a case in court at 9 a.m. It's a 220-mile round trip by air from here to Lansing. . v ; . -- ; 1 PORTLAND; HAY,; GRAIN Portland. Wholesale HayTv prices: New rroo No. 2 green alfalfa baled f.o.b. Portland $34-36. wholesale prices as reported by the USDA market news service: -Wheat. No. 2 soft white S72 ton. No. 2 white cats 38-1 b test. Coast delivery, nom inal at $54: No. 2 Valley oats nominal- at ion: soyoean meal X(J4 ton f.o.b. Portland; barley. No. 2 Western Coast delivery. $47 ton; standard mill run $41-42 ton: No. 2 vellow torn. Tjtjrn shipments f.o.b. Portland $73.73 ton. SATURDAY NlGHT-9:o0tol oo Gold Hill Grange Hall Adm. $1.00 Music by VIC FLOOD and The RHYTHM MASTERS with Guest Vocalists Dining Room Open All Evening Free Check Room Tune to KBES-TV 7:30 Thursday 05 SAT. NITE AT WALKER'S, POPULAR DREAMLAND) Finest Music with' your favorite tunes and vibrant rhythmr pbyW - in th ?ancabl. Dreamland Way ' Always A Friendly Crowdl Sewer Assessment -Details Worked Out Details of a proposed sewer assessment method to pay for a sanitary sewer, in . the Vdrde Hills area ha ve been worked but by the finance committee of the city council, it was reported this morning by Chairman' Jack Fitz gerald. ' ' The- fees which -individual property owners would pay un der each of four proposed meth ods of assessments, and on a fifth, -which combines two of the others and which the committee has decided is the most fair, are shown on a chart which is avail able for inspection at the recep tion desk in the city hall, Fitz gerald said. i The- committee chairman said the four proposals were (1) as sessment on a square, foot basis of each piece of property; (2) a flat connection fee, the same for all pieces of property; (3) assess ment on a front-foot basis, and (4) assessment on the basis of making the, job two separate projectsv divided by .Groveland ave. . , .' The committee, after consid eration, settled on; a method which combines a flat fee plus square footage, assessment, Fitz gerald reported.. The proposal will be presented to the city council, he said. Tbe chart at the city hall will enable each property owner in volved to see just. how. much he would have to pay under each proposal. ... Funeral Services For Lee Port Set Funeral services for Lee C. Por,t, 67, of Ruch, who died at home Wednesday, wilVbe held in Conger-Morris chapel Satur day at 11 a.m. The Rev:. Earl Best of the Ruch Community church will officiate. Commit tal will be in Jacksonville ceme tery. . Mr. Port was born July 19, 1889, in Tempe, Ariz. On Dec... 24, 1912, . in Ashland,' he was married to Maude A. Peachey, who-survives. " He started- serving with the forest service in 1912 and served: until 1947 when he re tired because of his health. Pallbearers will include Lance Offenbacher, Jfm Winningham, Robert Dowell, Ben Dawson, A. E. Raiiney and John Byrne. . Survivors besides his wife, in clude a son, Lee C. Port Jr., Salem, Ore.; a daughter, Mrs. Harland Clark, Eugene; and a granddaughter Suzanne Port. JOY BRINGS GRIEF Centerville, Mich'. :, tf).R Francis Leo Klein, Jr.i 20, was so hoppy when his 15-day sentence for larceny, ended that he ripped His iail overalls to shreds. His elation ended right there. Depu ties charged him with ;"malicious destruction of jail property" and the court harried him another 15-day sentence. Dead line Sunday Classified I at at noon Saturday. .- Friday. Aucruit 17. 1956 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THWTXEN V NMTHnoFteHmay hmth Mttm HttMMay JA CAR LOAD NOW PLAYING! BOB ANDERSON TRIO Tops for Melody! Don't miss the fun Come to the Y-CEUE for the Time of Your Life! Dancing! Entertainment! Food! SATURDAY NIGHT aDAsns EAGLE POINT The Only Spring Floor In Southern Oregon DANCE TO THE COMBINED MUSIC Of DICK SPAIN. BJLL LIVELY and The Rogue Valley Boys Featuring The BEST In . Western ..Swing . TUNE IN BILL'S WESTERN ROUND-UP TIME 6n KWIN NEW PARKING LOT Plenty of Space Admission Price $1.00 Per Fersoa LAST DAY 'SS. 7.r NO WOMJUi i in mm in i i.Jtrsrjm PLUS D BIG O J FEATURES JH-i " i' SCOn IRADY TJX IOTA ST. JOfM : HIT NO. 2 . RICHARD C4BLSOM HIT NO. 3 gj m TICHHICOL0K VWIU1EL niuK with Anita . Pear Prices . Portland (U.R) Wholesale pear market: Calif.' Standard box 6-6.50; Oregon lugs 30 lb. 2.25-2.50, few 2.75. Obituaries IDA MAY SCOTT Roseburg Mrs. Ida May Scott, 82, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alvia Weth erel, Aug. 16, in Roseburg. Mrs. Scott was born Jan. 16, 1874;" in Sams Valley, to pioneer par ents. Ruben and Barbara Perry. Mrs. Scott is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Agnes Langer, Montague, Calif., and Mrs. Al via Wetherell; two sons, George M: Scott, Rogue River, and Har old . E. Scott, Powers: one granddaughter, Mrs. Helen Saar, Roseburg:. one brother, . Benja min H. Perry, Dunsmuir." Calif.; and two great grandchildren. Mrs. Scott was a member of the First Baptist church of Rose burg and the Roseburg Rebekah Lodge 41. , Funeral services will be held in .the Presbyterian church at Hogue River at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18. The .Chapel of the Roses, Roseburg, is in charge of arrangements. . MRS. ETHEL TARBET The body of Mrs. Ethel Tar bet, of NewDort. Wash., who died yesterday, in a local hospi tal, is being forwarded by Con-.ger-Morris funeral home to Newport, Wash., for services and interment. ' Mrs: Tarbet was born April 25, 1895, in Michigan. On July 3, 1914, in Coeur d'Alene, Ida., she was married to Edwin B. Tarbet, who survives. Survivors besides her hus band include her mother, Mrs. Laura Woutchik N e w n o r t Wash.:, three daughters, Mrs. Al- vin Hawkins, Newport; Mrs. William R. Shimmin, Vancou ver, Wash.: and Mrs. Wavne Dustan, Portland, Ore.; one sis ter, . Mrs.. Irl . Higgs, Newport; and six grandchildren. BIRTHS FOR AN To Mr. and Mrs. Warren, Eagle Point, Aug. 16, 1956,' a girl, 8 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. ASHLAND 2 'JEfFCtlnKOLM CI TsSaZaJi.' OtORCE NADER yl lj1fR'jfB& JULIE ADAMS Laymen's Council Plans Picnic Sunday ; The Laymen's council of Sacred Heart parish of Medford will hold an old fashioned picnic Sunday, Aug. 19, at TouVelle State park from 1 to 5 p.m. Families of the parish plan ning to attend have been asked tc bring a picnic lunch and table service. Dessert and refresh ments will be furnished. Games, - races and contests have been arranged. Activities for individual and groups will include baseball games, swim ming and catfishing. ' The adult and youth organiza tions of the parish are assisting in the planning. Two Local Girls Admit Shoplifting Yesterday Two Medford girls, ages 14 and 13, were taken into custody by Medford police yesterday for shoplifting from three down town Medford stores Thursday. City police said the girls ad mitted the thefts. The girls were released to the custody of their parents and the case referred to the Jackson county juvenile of fice, police said. Police said the girls stole two dresses valued at $9.98 each, and several blouses, necklaces, slips, and bottles of perfume. Use Tribune Want Ads For Action, ZiilLi.j... Hey Kids! Here's Your Saturday ' Fun Show ONE OF THE GREATEST WESTERNS AUDY MURPHY "THE CIMARRON KID" ' Cartoon Carnival ' No. 5 "Monster Ape" FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY! NLY ONE GUN COULD RULE! X'HulI m ' Jit STARTING SUNDAY '. Alfred Hitchcock's Kind of Suspense and Intngue set in Explosive North Africa! mm tmE MAN WHO KNEW TOOMUpn . "Technicolor ' . ALFRED HITCHCOCK . :. Plus fggf- A Wonderful Short ... , pANAMA .;: Cartoon Late News Festival Plays Friday: "Richard III." Saturday: "Lore's Labour's Lost." " ! Sunday: "Romeo and Juliet." Monday: "CymbelineV j Curtain lima 8:30 p.m. Gold Hill Man Enters Plea to Petty Larceny . George T. Wunderlick, ' 47, Gold Hill, was sentenced in po lice court yesterday to 30 days in the city jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of petty lar ceny. Medford police said Wunder lick stole a can of hominy from Luman's market. Fourth . and Front sts, Thursday, valued at 14 cents. . GATES OPEN 7 P.M. SHOW AT DUSK DRIVE-IN rerm rwine imhwvJ I AST nflY Phone 2-6507 GARYCOOPER fcaaaaaaaaaaa- ' . sj..?rT:..,..J WtHCotej . PLUS . His world, his loves. ..east and present ...and the I crisis they 1 i. - & causeai 1 at.M COCce-byOclm. Gregory"- Jennifer peck;;". JONES ..-: t . ; Plus-.- Nat King Cole A FEATURETTE IN CINEMASCOPE AND COLOR AND Sat. Nite Only Bonus FEATURE HIT X 55" WVE-IM HATER LAKE NICHWWi I ft I'll 1 1 i i 41 Phon 1 L'J t 1 1 1 4 3-2924 -coumtbi imcn " " " ' " toiaau tKtm -1 - Plus i I I ; f ' i
