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Local and Patient Mrs. David Dow Jr.. route 3. box 57A, is convalesc ing at the Rogue Valley (Com munity) hospital after minor sur gery. Injured Bernie O Grady, 604 South Grape, was injured in an automobile at Mt. Shasta, Calif., Sept. II, and is now in the Mt. Shasta Community hospital. He will b brought to a Medford hospital as soon as his condition improves enough for him to be moved. Square Danct Happy Har vesters square dance club will hold a dance beginning at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the legion hall in Central Point. All square dancers are invited and pot luck refreshments will be served. Paul La r sen and J. D. Lubbers will call. ENJOY GENUINE CHARCOAL BROILED FOODS in th CANDLE ROOM at the Medford Hotel LUMBER JACK BREAKFAST SUNDAY, SEPT. 16 8 00 A.M. to ? TALENT CITY HALL all toc ei nn CAN EAT ipl-UU Sponsored by Talitl Lions Club TONITE & SAT.! 1st DRIVE IN RUN! tJ Clayton MOORE 2nd HIT! EVIL 1ND WICKEDNESS THAT WAS ANCIENT EGYPT! Pharaohs WarnerColor Jetk HAWKINS COUINf (my MARTIN KMIMA r If THRILLS! VT'ttev V li j -. i " 111 w II IH P-M LLlirlJLl VlHJ SATURDAY NIGHT 9:00,0-;oo Gold Hill Grange Hall $1.00 Music by VIC FLOOD and Th RHYTHM MASTERS with Guest Vocalists Dining Room Open All Evening Free Check Room Tune to KBES-TV 7:30 Thursdays GRAND SATURDAY NIGHT Sept. 15th At The Rogue Personal 4-H Meeting The Jackson County 4-H teenaze council will meet at Bigham hall at the fair grounds at :30 p.m. Monday to elect officers and work on the 4-H road siens. Saw Found William Wood' ror Wallace. 816 South Holly st., reported to city police Thurs day finding a hand saw in alley behind his home. No Injuria No injuries were reported in a collision involving cars operated by Gilbert Ivan Campfield. 2619 North Pacific highway. Medford. and Jose phine Umphness Wooddy, rt. 1, box 479B. Mfdford. at Austin and Niantic sts.. Thursday, ac cording tn city police. No cita tions were issued. ... Permits Issued A building permit has been isued to H. C. Wainscott. 2511 Lyman ave.. to remodel his business at 322 East Main St.. for $6,000. A building permit has also been issued to D. L. Pickell. 10 8 Vancouver ave., to erect a $3,000 residence at 1202 Smith st. ... Back Home Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boussum, 720 Welch St., have returned to Medford from San Jose. Calif., where they at tended the funeral of son-in-law, Arthur West, formerly of Med ford. Mr. West is survived by his wife and five children, Wil liam West of New York. Mrs. Thomas Farrel of San Mateo, Calif., and Marjorie West, Bon nie West, and James A. West, of San Jose. Nutria Meeting A public in formation meeting on nutria growing will be held between 1 and 6 p.m. Sunday at Carpenter's hall. W. S. Curtis of W. S. Curtis and Associates sales division of the Purebred Nutria association will be present, along with Rob ert Allan, northwest manager for the sales division. Special in vitations have been extended to Chamber of Commerce members and county extension agents. Of ficials said this will be an "open meeting" and those attending will be free to come and go at any time. HIS FIRST FULL-LENGTH FEATURE PICTURE.. .and on th big wide theatre screen! Jay SILVERHEELS S- 4 BONUS HIT! SAT. ONLY! Si VERA RALSTDN DAffll BRIAN SCOTT bDADT News and Color Cartoon hi WW Presentsin Person- Valley Ballroom t AT BALLBOOM Jim Reeves, western recording artist for RCA Victor and a performer on the weekly Grand Ole Opry show, will be in Medford with his band Saturday night to play and sing for local fans at the Rogue Valley ballroom. Higher Stocks Paced By Railroad New York U.R) Railroads. long the market laggards, got up a full head of steam today and paced stocks higher. The rise in the railroad group injected a note of optimism into. the market. Other groups fol lowed the rails higher, although prices near the close were below the day's highs. Atlantic Coast Line and New York Central sparked the rise, both gaining more than a point. An increase in railroad car loadings and forecasts of in creased business ahead helped the rails, which have been chug ging along behind the rest of the market for months. The oils Inched ahead cau tiously on growing hopes that a peaceful solution will be found to the knotty Suez problem. Royal Dutch was up a major fracton on stock split rumors. Standard of New Jersey firmed, along with Texas Co., Phillips, Panhandle Oil and Gulf. Bethlehem Steel paced its group with a rise of more than 2. DOW-JONES AVERAGES Dow-Jones final stock aver ages: 30 industrials 500.32, up 0.63: 20 railroads 160.19. up 3.44; IS utilities 68.03; off 0.12. and 65 stocks 175.77. up 0.93. Sales today were about 2.110. 000 shares compared with 2 mil lion shares Thursday. Allied Chemical 1035s American Can 43'2 AT&T 173's Anaconda Copper 83 1 4 Bethlehem Steel 167"i Caterpillar Corp 85 Chrysler Corp 70' i Continental Can 47'i Crown Zellerbach 58-8 Curtiss Wright 38-s Du Pont 2034 Eastman Kodak 92' s General Electric .. 608 General Foods 48 General Motors 47 s Graham Paiee l's Homestake Mining 33 1 i Kaiser Fraser 188 Kennecott Copper 136 Lockheed Aircraft 51' g Katy Pfd 604 Montgomery Ward 41 New York Central 38 Pennevs, J. C 87 Penn R R 234 Radio Corporation 40 Richfield Oil 72 Socony Vacuum 52 South Co. 21 ' Southern Pacific 49tb Standard California 49' s Standard Indiana 60s Standard N. J. 55 Sun Mines 8"i BottI DriTt Squadron 14 of the -air scouts will hold its an nual bottle drive Sunday be tween 2 and 5 p.m. The 40 et 8 locomotive and several pick up trucks will be used in the bottle collecting. All money from the project will be used for the schedule of air scout activities this fall. Star of WSM Radio TV and RCA Victor Records! With His Band OPRY Rises Texas Gulf 30"i Tex Pac Land Trust 7-s Trans America ... 37V4 Trans West Air 18s Tri-Continental 26"-s Un Carbide 1185s Union Pacific 30s a United Aircraft 82"s U. A. L 384 U. S. Rubber 50"i U. S. Steel 69' s Youngstown S & T 103? s PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (U.P 1 Cattle: For week 4225; market uneven, all classes gen erally weak to 50c lower except bulls and cutter cows. Choice fed steers $23 75-25.00. Rood steers $21.50-23 00; stanriard short-feds $17.75-21.00: choice fed heifers $22.00. 39 head load good and choice heifers $21.50. other good heifers $19.00-21.00; canner and cut ter cows $7.00-8.75. heavy cutters S3.00-9.50: utilitv cowl $10.00,-11.50: utility bulls S14-15 50 Calves for wee 7B5; market active, steady with pood and choice vealera $1600-20.00; individual prime $21.50: utility and commercial $10-15, culls down to $6. Hogs for week 1925. Hors generally steadv. U.S. No. 1 and 2 butchers 190 220 lbs . $18.75-19.00. 350 head $19. Mixed 1. 2 and 3 lot 180-235 lbs.. $17.50-18 50; sows mixed No. t. 2 and 3 grade 300-500 lbs.. $12.00-15.50; lew head feeder pics $18-18.30. Sheep for week 5200; spring ilauRh ter lambs mostly 50c lower, other classes including range Iambi steady; 900 Washington range lambs $20.50. 300 feeders sorted off at $18.00. Mixed good and choice spring lambs $17-19. few early $19.50. Good and choice feeders $15:50-lfi.3ft 700 central Ore gon feeders early $16.75. Cull to good ewes $2.00-4.50. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (U.P Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large, 57-59c: A large. 52 -56c; AA medium. 44-46c: A me dium. 42-4 4c; A small. 29c; carton, no charge to 3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA grade prints. 67-8c lb.; cartons. 68-69c; A prints. 67-68c; B prints. 65-66c. Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched dar, single daisies. 42U-47 -jc: 5-lb. loaves. 49-51 ':e; processed American cheese. 5-lb. loaf. 41'7-44c. Farm Market Portland (UP.) Idaho White onions topoed the wholesale onion markrt todav at $3:50-3.75 50-lb. bap Willamette valley tomatoes only in limited supply and California sup plies ivrr larcr. replarinp tan-end of ferincg from Yakima and Milton-Free-water. Poultry, R-ihhit Live Chickens To grnweri (No. 1 qtialitv fob. Portland): Fry era. 2'j-4 Ins.. 20c lb: at farm. UMsC; light hens, too few transactions for Port land price. 12c at ranch: heavv hens. Ihs. up. not enough trading for Portland prices, at country 13-15e lb. up: old roosters. 9-10c. Dressed Chickens No. I grade dressed to retailers: Frven. New York style. 33-3"c lb.; whole drawn, 39-41c lb : rut up. 43-47c: hens, light type, New York style. 27-28c; cut up. 36-40c; whole drawn. 40-43c: heavy hen."-. N.Y. dressed, 29-30c lb.; wholedrawn, 38-42r. Turkevs To producers Fryer tur keys, live weight. 27-28r lb.; young A grade turkev hen, mostly 34-33C lb., on eviscerated basis; young torn. 30 oSc. depending on weight. Rabbits (Average to growers fob. killing plantt: Live white. 3-U-.1 Ir-a.. fob. dressing plants. Portland. 20-23c; colored pelt. 4c under; old does. 10 12c lb . a fw higher Fresh killed frvers to retailer!. 56 -53c lb ; cut up. 60-63c. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinitv: Variable high cloudiness through Saturday. Little change in temperatura. Low tonight 30 High Saturdav 8fi Western Oregon: Fair tonight and Saturday except night and morning fog low clouds along coast and early morning fog in northern valleys. Low tonight 44-32 High Saturday 74-84 excen fin-63 on roast. I Northern California: Fair tonight '' and Saturdav exrept for roaatal fog and low cloudiness night and morn ing hours. t.orr dta TEMPERATURE: Mean yetrtertUy 63: below normal 3. Record hieh this date inj tn lf37. Record low thts date 35 in 1921. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night, none. Midnight to 10 a.m.. none. Total this month, trace. .16 inch be low normal. Total since Sept. 1, trace, .16 inch , below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 34. hiehest this a m. 80. CITY High Low Prec. Brookings - 61 47 Crater Ijike - Grants Pass 8-1 4 Klamath Falls 74 43 MEDFORD 2 M Portland 79 51 Seattle 71 4J) Spokane 78 51 Yakima n 2 Eureka Red Bluff 81 Sacramento ... 80 San Francisco 72 Los Angeles 77 Phoenix 102 Denver 88 Chicago 93 55 56 57 71 35 64 76 69 66 Miami , . New York Washington, DC. 87 FIVE-DAY FORECASTS (Through SepL 19): Western Oregon Little or no rain. Consiaerabe night and morning fog. Temperatures slightly above normal. Hizha 74-84. Lows 42-50. Northern California No appreciable prpripnauon and temperature! near normal. Obituary Notice JULIUS A. MANKE The body of Julius A. Manke. a former employee of the Mail Tribune, who died of a heart at tack while on vacation in Minne sota Wednesday, is being re turned to Medford for services and interment. Manke came to the Medford Sun newspaper as a linotype op erator in 1911 and continued on the Mail Tribune, retiring sev eral years ago. He was on a vacation en route to Milwaukee. Wis., when the ac cident occurred. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of fu neral arrangements. ROBERT H. PEYTON Funeral services are pending at the Perl funeral home for Robert Harold Peyton. 34. who died suddenly Thursday at the family residence, route 2, box 228-K, Medford. ALBERT L. PEACHEY Albert L. Peachey, 75. of Ea gle Point died last night at his home. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral ar rangements. MRS. FLETA CHAPMAN Fueral services for Mrs. Fleta Chapman, who died at her home in Roseburg Wednesday, will be held in the Chapel of the Roses in Roseburg at 10:30 a.m. Mon day. Dr. Homer Noble of the First Presbyterian church of Oakland will oficiate. Committal will be at 3 p.m. in the Jacksonville cemetery Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of local ar rangements. Mrs. Chapman was born in Jacksonville Nov. 14, 1892, the daughter of a pioneer family, Chris and Alice Ulrich, and had made her home in Roseburg for the past 14 years. She was a member of the Zu leima Temple and Daughters of the Nile. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. H. K. Hanna of Jacksonville, and several nieces and nephews. MRS. MARY ELLEN PHUITT Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ellen Pruitt, 77, of 513 Oak St., Medford, who died Wednesday in a local hospital, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel Monday at 1:30 p.m. Elder John Trude of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church will officiate. Commit tal will be in I.O.O.F. cemetery. Mrs. Pruitt was born in Call- Pear Prices Portland U.R) Wholesale pear market: Calif, standard box 5.50-6; Oregon lugs 30-lb. 2.25 2.50. PORTLAND HAY, GRAIN Portland Wholesale Hay Prices: New croo No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o b. Portland. $34-36. Wholesale prices as reported by the VSDA market news service: Wheat. No. 2 soft white. S72.73 ton. No. 2 white S72.73 ton. No. 2 white oats. 38-lb. teat. Coast delivery Sj3. No. 2 Valley white oats, nominal at $52 ton: soy bean meal, $78.23 ton f.o.b. Portland; barley. No. 2 Western. Coast delivery. $47.50 ton: standard millmn. S39 ton: No. 2 yellow corn. Eastern shipments f.o.b. PorUand. $70.10-70.25. IIMNCIE SATURDAY NIGHT EAGLE POINT The Only Spring Floor In Southern Oregon 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 - Close In, Convenient Sixth and N. Riverside PARKING Merrick Property MONTHLY - $5 DAILY -40c Friday, Septambtr 14, 1958 fornia on May 28, 1879. On June 14, 1943 in Medford she was married to Andrew Pruitt who survives. Other survivors Include two sons. Chester Atkins, Medford; and Ray Atkins, Lake Creek, Ore.; a daughter, Mrs. Edna Willson. Vacaville. Calif.; step daughter. Mrs. Beulah Price. San Francisco: brother Ben Schmidt, Boise, Idaho; 14 grandchildren and 14 greatgrandchildren. FRANK PASMORE Funeral services for R. Frank Pasmore. 77, of 611 No. Bartlett. who died in a local hospital Thursday, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Chapel Mortuary, with the Rev. D. Kirkland West, pastor of the First Presbyterian church offic iating. Interment will be in Sis kiyou Memorial park, with pri vate committal services. Mr. Pasmore. the son of Rob ert and Euphemia Torrance Pas more. was born in Rockwood, Ontario, Canada, on April 21, 1879. As a young man he came to the United States, where he became a naturalized citizen at Grand Rapids. Mich., on June 24. 1907. In 1927 he came from Boise. Idaho, to Medford where he was made manager of a dairy company which later became Grover's dairy products and then Jorgensen's dairy in 1944. He was a member of the Medford First Presbyterian church. Survivors include one son, Kenneth, San Mateo, Calif.; one daughter, Vivian Pasmore, Rose burg; two brothers, William and Fred. Rockwood. Canada: two sisters, Mrs. Angus Carter, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, and Mrs. R. W. Clancy, Medford; and three grandchildren. Mil HEY KIDS! Here't the First Great Hit For the Fall Fun Show Season Tomorrow 12:30 P.M. ALLAN LADD LISABETH SCOTT in Red Mountain'' PLUS CARTOON CARNIVAL and Episode No. 9 "Monster & Ape" X MEDFORD (OHEGOK) MAIL TRIBTXNE THIRTEEN" Multnomah Registrar Has Heart Attack Salem U.R Multnomah County Registrar of Elections James Gleason suffered a slight heart attack at a meeting here yesterday but was not hospital ized. City first aid men gave Glea son temporary treatment and he continued deliberations with an election committee of the Ore gon Clerks and Recorders Asso ciation. Tlie group is considering pos sible changes in Oregon's elec tion laws by the next legisla ture. FRI. & SAT. ONLY THIS IS A SWELL SHOW INTO A WILDERNESS vOr HATE THEY 'vmK R0DE! ED DAWN L Sa2-C ARTHUR KIN MED V ETTA ST. JOHN MiWillilil STARTS SUNDAY y tf CERTAIN If TO BE THE i Vtfi B YEAR'S BEST rff SIDE-SPLITTER! That (gERTAIN pEEUNG TECHNICOLOR -am wi run iturr 0' MUMOUKt PCtuH PLUS The Leather PLUS -?Nak 5 i r : i af mm i JSP m UL 00UGIAS rtr i Mm i"C Pyj(P JT" J CESAR 0MEf 0 S MICKIY ROONEY PLUS Farm Council Meets Pendleton "UK) The Pacific Northwest Farm council adopt ed a public relations program at a meeting in Pendleton today. The council voted to hire a public relations agent to help promote understanding between the public and northwest agriculture. GATES OPEN 6:30 P.M. SHOW AT 7 P.M. 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