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IK IN SAN FRANCISCO Standing in open-topped Cadillac .limousine it crosses famed Market Street, President Eisenhower Local and Radio Club Rogue Valley Amateur Radio club will meet this evening at 8 at their club house in Camp White. Visitors are welcome. Assume Name Woodrow W. and Betty Ann Frantz have as sumed the business name of "Woody's Shaft Shop" according to county clerk's records. Square- Dance A square dance will be held Friday at 8:30 p.m. in Art Smith's barn. After the dancing a potluck supper will be held. Visitors are invited to attend. To Meet Medford 20-30 club will hold a joint meeting with Klamath Falls this evening at the Medford hotel at 7:30. Mem bers and guests- are invited to attend. To Meet Rogue Valley Ama teur Radio club will meet Thurs- Amv Ann, it 5.1. at 8 n m. A teen nical talk is slated, and refresh ment will be served, accoraing to Robert L. Larson, president. Mattress Fire A mattress was' damaged by fire and some smoke damage occurred in a bedroom at the Jack Vaughn residence, 929 Kenyon ave. about 1:30 a.m. today, city fire men reported. Square Dance Double H. Square Dance club will hold a square dance at Moose hall, Sat urday, Aug. 25, beginning at 8:30 p.m. All square dancers are Invited to attend. Fran Cronin will call. Potluck refreshment will be served. Inspections Four orders for removal of fire hazards were made yesterday by City Fire Marshal Truman Nelson after inspection of six business occu pancies and two other inspec tions following complaints from residential districts. Baby Born Mr. and Mrs. Robert de Dauchamp are the parents of a boy weighing 1H pounds born in Salt Lake City. Mrs. de Dauchamp is the former Lucille Seiler of Medford. This is their second child. Auio Accidant Automobiles driven by William Freeman Scruggs, 814 West Eighth st. and Rose Ann Peart, Grants Pass, collided at the intersection of Eleventh and Front sts. Wed nesday morning. Peart was cited for failing to yield right of way. Partner Added The assumed business name "L & R Hay com pany" has been retired by Ralph A. Chastain and Lloyd M. Hanks and assumed by Lloyd Hanks, Ralph Chastain, and J. S. Di kes, according to records at the coun ty clerk's office. 20-80 Club The 20-80 club of the Presbyterian church of Jack sonville will meet Saturday at the church with a potluck sup per at 6:30 p.m. Dr. John Weber and Mrs. Weber, retired mission aries from Anica. will show pic tures after the supper. . Bicycle Thefts Daniel Lee Doan. 413 Arcadia St., reported to city police. Wednesday the theft of his bicycle from Haw thorne Park and Robert Angus Duncan, 1500 Terrace dr., re ported the theft of his bicycle Wednesday afternoon from in front of the Plaza apts., 235 South Oakdale ave. 2IOT fit- GREAT 'll'll.l 'hlliU ... ,..., hits! irHrwrtMwyj DRIVE IN RUN! fesssagjga tpm waves to San to greet him. Personal Gets Certificate Robert D Price of Medford received a cer tified public accountant certifi cate earlier this month at a meeting of the state board of ac countancy, it was learned today. A CPA certificate is awarded as a result of having passed an ex amination and acquired two years of experience. Business Names R. A. Brew- er and E. J. Link have retired the assumed business name of Selco Refrigeration company. Collier and Jane Buffington have assumed the business name of C Bench Ranch, and Jesse E. Remick and Charles R. Means have assumed the business name of Diamond Home Improvement company, according to records in the office of the county clerk and recorder: Purchases Bonds The Med ford city council last Tuesday night sold ' Medford airport bonds, totaling $75,000, to the First National bank of Portland for 3' per cent interest from 1958 to 1981, and 3'i per cent from 1962 to 1967 for an inter est of 3.294. Total interest to be paid is about $16,000. This in formation appeared in a city council story yesterday but the name of the First National bank of Portland was ommitted. Shed Burns A shed be longing to Harry Rubenstein be tween Fourth and Sixth sts. and Oakdale ave., and Orange st. burned about 7 pm. yesterday, firemen reported. They said the structure was a total loss. Cause of the blaze was not listed. The alarm was turned jn as a tree fire. Two trucks were dispatch ed. Firemen used a smoke ejec tor at the Wes Ragsdale home, 1214 West 14th st. about 9 p.m. yesterday. A pot left on a stove resulted in considerable smoke in the house, according to fire men. Visitors Here Mrs. Cather ine Jay, Bend, and her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hughes,' Chicago, were in Medford this week visiting Mrs. Jay's daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wright, 20 North Orange st., and her son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barrett, 148 Grape st. Today they were tG go to Bend where they will visit with another son and daughter-in-law of Mrs. Jay's, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Sander. The Hughes will leave from there for home. 8 Building Permits Issued in 3 Days Building permits totaling $69, 000 have been issued in three days from the city building in spector's office. These permits are for seven new residences and one for an addition to a residence. Permits and their values were issued to the following persons: W. Benton Smith, 1448 South Ivy. $10,000; Paul Andrews. 1456 Whitman ave., $10,000; E. C. Conrad and son, 1015 Ingrid and 932 Ingrid. $8,000 each; Mr. and Mrs. Allan Jewett. 6 South Groveland. ol,000: W. L. Moore. 1415 East Main. $11,000; Bennett B. Lewis. 3025 Barnett rd., $8,000; and O. L. Parker, 1401 South Ivy, $10,000. Although these permits do not represent a record amount for this period of time, $69,000 for three days in residential build ing is far above average, accord ing to city officials. Franciscans lining the street Obituaries CAROLYN HEDGES Services for Carolyn Mae Hedges, 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin D. Hedges, of Route 2, Box 248, Medford, who was accidently electrocuted Tuesday, will be held in Conger- Morris chapel Saturday at 11 a.m. The Rev. Clynton Crisman of the Friends church will officiate. Committal will be in Siskiyou Memorial Park. Carolyn Mae was born May 26, 1953, in Medford, and had lived here all her life. Survivors include, in addition to her parents, two brothers, Teddy and Dale; a sister. Debo rah; and her grindparents. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hedges.. Sioux City, la.: and Mr. and Mrs. George Gunn,, Medford, and several aunts and uncles. . OLAF SEVERSON Olaf T. Severson, 69, of 837 West 2nd street, died this morn ing in a local hospital. Conger- Morris funeral home is in charge of arrangements. WALTER H. STRAUS Walter H. Straus, 49. died In Albany, Calif., Aug. 11, a few days after being injured in a lumber mill accident, It was learned today. Prior to his death, he owned a store in Campton ville, Calif., where his wife, Wilma, and three -year-old daughter, Diane, live. Mr. Straus was born in Buena Vista county, Iowa, March 9, 1907, and moved with his par ents to a ranch in Sams .Valley where' he attended school. After graduating from high school he moved to California where he lived until the time of his death. He is survived by his wife and daughter, six brothers, Lewis Straus, Lakeview, Iowa, Gilbert Straus, Iowa City, Iowa, William Straus, Medford, Albert Straus, Sams Valley, Harold Straus, Tal ent, and Arthur Straus, Central Point; two half-brothers, Stanley Straus and Richard Straus, Med ford, and a half-sister. Mrs. Dor othy Stanley, Fort Klamath; a foster brother, Frank M. Straus. Sams Valley, and his step mother. Mrs. Nora Straus, Med ford. His sister, Elsie Straus, a teacher in the valley for many years, died 1;. 1948. Funeral services were held August 16 in Albany with inter ment at the Sunset Cemetery there. Medford Highway Engineer Promoted Salem (U.R) Four promo tions were announced today to fill out top engineering positions in the State Highway depart ment. W. C. Williams, state highway engineer, said the promotions were designed to provide an ade quate engineering staff for the greatly expanded highway pro gram enacted by the federal gov ernment. D. J. Barbee was promoted from urban engineer to assistant construction engineer in Salem. Lloyd P Shaw, resident engineer at Portland, was advanced to urban engineer in Salem. Gerald W. Wimer. senior resi dent engineer at Medford, was advanced to assistant division en gineer at Salem. And Fred B. Klaboe, district maintenance su perintendent at. Coquille, was promoted to assistant division engineer In Roseburg. Bond Set at $1,500 For Des Moines Man Floyd Albert Dale. 31, Des Moines, Iowa, was arraigned, and waived counsel and hearing in district court Monday on charg es of larency in a building. Judce Rawles Moore issued his commitment and set bond at $1,500. Dale has been accused of steal ing a shirt from the J. C. Penney store. j Use Tribune Want Ads j For Best Results! . Just Call 2-6141 SHADY COVE-TRAIL Past Chiefs Club Meets Br EVALYN P. WATSON Shady Cove-Trail The Py thian Sisters Past Chiefs club of Medford met at the home of Mrs. Travis Littlefield of Shady Cove recently for a picnic lunch. After the business meeting, the afternoon was spent in playing cards. High scores were won by Mrs. Ida Ireland and Mrs. Jose phine Cline. Members present were Mesdames Letha Ross, Josephine Cline, Mary Cook, Ida Ireland, Emilie Conrad, Grace Fitchner, Bessie Michael and the hostess Delia Littlefield. Donna, Bill and Alan Mayfield of Bend are spending a week's vacation visiting with Pat and Ralph Goode of Shady Cove. Susan Chubb has gone to La Canada, California, for a vaca tion with a friend, Susan Babbe. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Agers and children of Burbank, Calif., are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Al White of Butte Falls rd., in Shady Cove. Mrs. C. M. Hammond and children of Azusa, Calif., have been vacationing in the Shady Cove area and visiting old friends, among them the Harry Casebier family of Trail. The Hammonds lived on Elk creek rd. about six years ago. Mrs. Hammond is the sister of Mrs. Peggy Bates formerly of Trail and now of Medford Bill Pfeifer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Pfeifer of Shady Cove is spending his vacation visiting his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McClendon and his cousin, Tony, at the Palos Verdes Es tates near Redondo Beach, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barr ai daughter, Linda Lee, of Boise, Idaho, are visiting with Mrs. Barr's sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Briggs of Far Hills ranch, Shady Cove. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Stalk er of the Cove Drug, Shady Cove, have had a number of rel atives visiting them, including John L. Stalker of Portland, bro ther of Wendell Stalker, another brother and his family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stalker and family of Coos Bay, and Stalker's mo ther, Mrs. J. L. Stalker Sr. of Prairie City, Ore.. Stalker was absent from the drug store for Stock Market Led Higher by New York U,R) Indust rials led stocks higher today af ter six sessions of decline had wiped more than $5 billion off market valuations. The gain was h biggest chalked up this month and was paced by steels, metals, oils and special issues. Steel and metal issues were the pace setters. Bethlehem rose around two and Lukns Steel al most three. U.S. Steel and Youngstown were point gainers. Dow-Jones Averages Dow-Jones final stock aver ages: 30 industrials 507.06, up 4.72: 20 railroads 162.21, up 0.93; 15 utilities 68.93, off 0.06, and 65 stocks 178.19, up 1.10. Sales today were about 1,590,- 000 shares compared with 1,570,- 000 shares Wednesday. Today's prices on selected stockws: American Chemical 105 American Can 44 AT&T 182T Anaconda Copper 84V4 Bethlehem Steel I6IV2 Caterpillar Corp 90 Chrysler Corp 68 Continental Can 52Vz Crowri Zellerbach , Curtiss Wright Du Pont Eastman Kodak - 60Vi 37 210'A 943,4 62'i 48 47 Vs General Electric .. General Foods .... General Motors ... Georgia Pacific 68 Graham Paige lTs Homestake Mining 31 Kaiser Frazer .. Unquoted Kennecott Copper 137V4 Lockheed Aircraft 4814 M and M Wood - Unquoted Katy Pfd 63 Montgomery Ward . New York Central Pennev J C - 42Vs . 37'4 . 88 's - 233,i Penn RR Radio Corporation 423i Richfield Oil Unquoted Socony Vacuum 543,i South Co Southern Pacific ... Standard California Standard Indiana Standard NJ Sun Mines .... Texas Gulf Tex Pac Land Trust Transamerican Trans West Air Tri-Continental Un Carbide Union Pacific ., United Aircraft UAL 39V4 22 493i 51 617s 56"g 8 4 ' 3234 8'4 37?s 19 27 ...123V4 314 82 Vt For Your Listening Pleasure . . . ROY EVERSON at the Piano! MON DESIR DINING INN -Near Central Point' You'll enjoy th delicious food . . . tht delightful atmosphere . . the warm hospitality at MON DESIR . . . Phono NOrmandy 4-2513 For reservations. seeral days and W. C. Jones, former owner, came from Grants Pass and took over during hist absence. Newcomers to Trail are Mr. and Mrs. Barry Campbell of Ash land who have rented the Clyde Stafford house behind the post office. Campbell will teach the fifth and sixth grades at the Elk Trail school this year and will also act as coach. Mrs. Campbell will teach the second grade. Mr. and Mrs. Roberf Work have rent ed the Carl Scott house at Trail. Work is to be the principal at Elk Trail school this year. Mrs. Charles R. Sitzer and grandson, Garry Dobbins of Chandler, Ariz., are leaving to return to their home after spend ing three months visiting with her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Sitzer of Elk Creek, trail. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Gart man of Prospect and Mrs. Gart man's nephew from New York City visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Watson of Shady Cove recently. Other re cent visitors of the Watsons have been Oliver Chaplin and Miss Joyce Gibbs of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Trusty and children, Billy, Teddy, Paul and Philip, visited with Trusty's par ents. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Trusty of Trail Sunday. Other, Sunday guests of the Trustys were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Johnson of Grants Pass. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Roberts and children, Kathyand David, of Southgate, Calif., and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wimmer and son. Tommy, of Lynwood, Calif., are house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hicks of Shady Cove. Members of Boy Scout Troop 46, Shady Cove, met at the home of Richard Pfeiferson, Shady Cove,' Aug. 15 for an evening of swimming in their pool and a wiener and marshmallow roast. Members present were Lee Shel ton, Gary Aldrich, Max Hawks, Kenneth Paulson, Stanley John son, Chuck Allen, Billy Pfeifer. Rolf Gusland. Gary Williams and Scoutmaster Jim Hopkins. Other visitors were Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Peter Vachon. Mr. and Mrs. Skirving of Sac-j ramento, Calif., have been visit ing" with Mrs. Skirving's sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Art Levulett of Shady Cove. Industrials U S Rubber 51 U S Steel . 64 Vz Youngstown S & T 99 Pear Prices Portland (U.R) Wholesale pear prices: Calif, standard box 6-6.50; Oregon lugs 30 lbs., 2.35 2.50. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (UJ.) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large, 57-59c: A large 51-55c; AA medium. 48-50c: A me dium. 47-48c; A small. 30-32c; carton, no charge to 3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA grade prints, 67-68c lb.: cartong, 68-69 c; A prints. 67-68c; B prints. 65 -66c. Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched dar, single daisies. 42-47-c: 5-lb. loaves, 49-51' 2 c: processed American cheese. 5-lb. loaf. 41 'a -44c. Farm Market I Oregon and Washington early Hale reaches were offered at 3.30- at the East Side Farmers' market today; ! early Elbertas in 25-lb. lugs were selling from 2.25-2 50 for small sizes: Calif. Hale and Rio Gems in 2-layer ; lugs were ud to 2 50: Oregon Graven- 1 stein a Doles were 3-3-50 for large : sizes and 2.50-2.75 for medium. Poultry. Rabbits ' Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quality f.o.b. Portlandj; Frvers. 2'-4 ; Is. 21c lb.; at farm. 20-20'2; light; hens, too few transactions for Portland i price. 13c at ranch; heavy hen. 5 lbs. ud. not enough trading for Portland 1 price, at country. 15c lb. up; old roost- i era. 9-10c. Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade ' dressed to retailers. Fryers. New York 1 style, 33-33c lb.; whole drawn, 38-40c ! Ib.; cut up. 45-47c: hens light type. New ; York style. 27-28c; cut up. 38-40c; whole drawn. 40-43c. Turkeys! To producers: Frver tur- ( keys, live weight, 27-2Rc lb.: young A grade turkev hens, mostly 26'3-27c lb. no eviscerated basis: young toms, 31 39c. depending on weight. Rabbits (Average to growers f.o.b. I Villintr nlsmlf I.iv. uhil. li.( IKc r f.o.b. dressing plants Portland.' 20-33; ! colored pelts. 4c under; old does. 10- I 12e lb. a few higher. Fresh killed fry. ers to retailers, 56-58c lb.; cut up, 60-63C. PORTLAND HAY, GRAIN Portland Wholesale hay prices: New crop No. 2 green alfalfa baled f.ob. Portland. S34-36. Wholesale prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat. No 2 soft white. 72 ton. No. 2 white oats. 38-lb. test. Coast delivery. S53. No 2 Valley oats, nominal at $32 ton; soybean meal. $84.30 ton f.ob. Port land: barley. No. 2 western. Coast de livery, $47 ton: standard millrun. $40 41 ton: No. 2 yellow com. Eastern shipments f.o.b. Portland. $72 ton. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland fU.P.l Cattle 200: Stand ard grass steers 16-17.50: utility 11-15; grass heifers 12-14: canner-cutter rows mostiv 7-8.50. beef type to 9: utility cows 9 50-11-50; utility bulls 14.15. Calves 50. Good-choice veaiers 16 18. individuals 19: utility -commercial calves and vealers 10. 50-1 3 .50 r culls down to 6. Hogs 100. V. S. 1 and 2 grade 180 235 lb. butchers 20 50-21; some 214 ib. 21.25; mixed 1. 2 and 3 grades 19-50-20 25; sows 300-500 lb. 150-17. Sheep 900. Good - choice spring slaughter lambs 17.50-1950; good choice 75-85 lb. feeder lambs 15.50- 16.50; cull-good ewes 2-4.50. Tbursdar- August 23, 19J8 Sanitary Engineer Takes Federal Post Portland U.R) Curtiss M. Everts Jr., Oregon state sani tary engineer, has been named to head up the organizational phases of the nation's new half billion dollar water pollution control program. Everts was granted a three month leave of absence. His temporary appointment was made by Dr. Leroy E. Burney, surgeon general of the U.S. Pub lic Health Service. Everts will start his job Sept. 1 in Wash ington, D.C. Federal grants of $50 million a year for the next 10 years have been authorized to assist municipalities in construction of necessary sewage treatment works. Oregon is expected to get about $6.4 million in the next decade. Kenneth H. Spies, deputy state sanitary engineer, will take over as acting director until Everts returns. Festival Plays Thursday: "Romio and Ju liet." . Friday: "Tilui Andronieu. Saturday: "Richard III." Curlain time 8:30 p.m. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS: Medford and vicinity: Threat of thunderstorms over mountains, this evening. Otherwise variable high cloudiness through Friday. Low to night 58. High Eriday 90-92. Western Oregon: Mostly fair through Friday with late night and morning fo? or low clouds along coast and over northern interior valleys. Widely icat tered late afternoon and evening thundershoweri along mountain. Low tonight 52-62. High Friday 76-82 in land. 92 extreme south, 60-70 along coast. Northern California: Generally fair through Friday except tor coastal fog. Little temperature change. LOCAL DATA: Temperature: Mean .yesterday 76 above norma) 6. Record hi Eh this date 105 in 1917. Record low this date 46-1 in 1937. Precipitation: 24 hours to midnight 0. Midnisht to 10 a m. 0. Total this month .32 in.. 22 in. above normaL Total since Sept. 1. 34.66 In.. 16.60 in. above normal. Humidify: Lowest yesterday 33, highest this a.m. 84. City High Low Prcc. Brookings fiO 54 .02 Grants Pass .. 96 56 Klamath Falls . 87 49 MEDFORD 93 M Portland 88 67 Seattle .. 86 57 Sookane 96 63 Yakima - 99 66 trace Eureka 62 57 trace Red Bluff 9B 66 Sacramento 93 0 San Francisco 69 54 Los Angeles 94 69 Phoenix 103 74 Denver 85 57 Chicago .. .. 80 65 Miami 88 77 1.27 New York 69 63 ' Washington, D.C 76 64 Every Wednesday Nite From 7:00 to 10:00 P.M. Friday Nite Double Sessions 7-10 - 10-12:30 Saturday Afternoon Matinee From 2:00 4:30 Rogue Valley Ballroom GENUINE CHARCOAL BROILED FOODS! Candle Room! Medford Hotel 6 to 1 A.M. Daily 4 to 1 1 P.M. Sundays mftlililljillilll LAST TIMES I JAMES I STEWART F DORIS DAY, YISTAVI90H STARTING FRIDAY I WILLIAM I HOLDEN - - 1 DEBORAH KERR. Thmt y Intimate lov rtory to come cut of th war! MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIB uTfl FIFTEE1T Johns-Manville Bids High in Rogue Timber Portland (U.R) The Johns Manville Products Corporation was high bidder yesterday over Brooks-Scanlon of Bend lor lodgepole pine timber in the Fremont and Rogue River na tional forests. Johns-Manville bid $1.62 . a cord for 360,000 cords in the Fremont forest and $2.30 a cord for 90,000 cords in the Rogue River forest. The two firms started bidding at $1.50 for the Fremont timber and $2.20 for the Rogue River timber. Johns-Manville has disclosed plans for a Klamath Falls plant to make products from the trees which generally are six to 10 inches in diameter. Truck Crash Kills Man at Klamath Falls Klamath Falls U.R Irving Todd Morris, 63, was killed today about five miles southwest of Klamath Falls when he made a left turn in front of an oncoming truck driven by George Long of Klamath Falls. The pickup truck was dragged 150 feet before Long was able to stop his big truck, police reported. IMPORTED IMPOMB CANADIAN WHISlt, BLEND. IE.I PIOJF. SCHEHLET DISTILLERS CO., . T. C. TONIGHT! SUSrtMSt, IHJMGUf, tAMGtn i MUCH NORTH ArtOU 1 hsVMflUM!! f. i i6YEArLD I MHBIBIsIhI IriflllllliM I ;, ' "1 bsv-i THLMARIITR-0WEYMARIIH - I Oregon Employment Decline Reported Salem (U.R) Employment in Oregon was off about 1,000 last month despite gains in construc tion, paper, metal plants, trans portation and utilities. Estimates showed 496.000 persons working at non-farm jobs in July, about 11,000 mora than the year before. Lumber and logging opera tions picked up slightly during July, but plywood mills report ed 300 fewer workers than in June. Temporary employment in canneries dropped 2.000 to 22,500 during the month, just above last year's figure. Estimates of the number of jobless around the state showed about 16.000 unemployed, down 2,000 from the previous month and 4.200 below last year. Much of the improvement was in tha Portland metropolitan area. GATES OPEN 7 P.M. SHOW AT DUSK A ft A A 1 E-IN fZ W w neiiciu DRIVE i form Mane mm Phono 2-6507 mc tm ft WALT BIIHEY-I THE IIT1IE$T AND " CM Ml If IK BUT!- sunt "- Phono 3-2924 11 SUSAN HAYWARD auoii Mumtr - aauui domuvt iWk CAR LOAD TONITE k Ttttot no m OCUrSMTTM! ASHLAND AN EXTRAORDINARY NEW MOTION PICTURE DIABOLIQUE Starring Simeno Signer Vera Cletuet DON'T REVEAL THE ENDING! 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