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10 Workers Collapses; Green Cement Blamed Jackson, Mich. ?u.R: A plumber, who escaped from a four-story building which col lapsed and killed 10 workers, charged today that removal of the forms from freshly poured cement caused the disaster. The plumber. George Berry Jr.. said "my father is in that building now because of it.' "That was no accident," Berry Mid. "It was murder." Berry said that forms were re moved in three or four days from 10" 2 inches of cement pour ed in the basement of the four utory, partially complete office building which collapsed and trapped the workers Wednes day. Ctmont Not Safe "Cement poured that recently is green cement and it is never safe." Berry said. Three hundred rescue workers dug throughout the night for six of the bodies still buried in the tons of steel and concrete which Local and Thft Mrs. Priscilla Ann Deatherage, 641 J st., Mcdford, reported to city police Tuesday ,the theft of a baby buggy from her home. Permits Issued Floyd G. Sheppard has been issued a building permit to erect a S3. 000 addition to a recreation building at 443 South Front st. Found Wade Harmon, 509 West Jackson st., Medford. told police yesterday that he found a tackle box on the lawn of Hedrick Junior High school. Rirurn To Horn Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Heffner, 1700 Or chard Home dr., have returned from Hastings, Neb., where they were called by the death of Mrs. Heffner's mother, Mrs. H. F. Favinger. RtcUcied Dr. Richard L. Sleeter. Portland, formerly of Medlord, has been reelected medical advisor of thi Oregon Society for Crippled Children and Adults at the Easter Seal agency's 10th annual meeting Oct. 1 in Portland. Tire and Wheel Harry Jule Harper. 101 Modoc ave.. report ed to Medford police yesterday that a white wall tire and an ivory colored wheel were stolen from his car. Tuesday while it was parked at his home. Police said the tire and wheel were vauled at $43. Back From Meeting Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wise, 1600 Stratford way, returned yester day from San Francisco where they attended sessions of the all western conference of North western Mutual Life Insurance company. He- is district agent for the company here. From Startle Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chipman, 155 Highland dr.. and Jerry Gastipeau. 1620 East Main st.. returned Monday night from Seattle V'here they attended a meeting of March of Dimes workers from the north west states. Business Names Thelitis Reinning. Shady Cove, has as sumed the business name of Thelma's Dress shop after retir ing the business name of R and R Radio and TV. W. H. Rcich stcin, H. S. Deuel and Gain Rob inson have assumed the business name B.D.R. and R, according to records in the county re corder's office. Building Hit Lewis Merland Tycer, 15 Crater Lake ave.. Medford, reported to Medford police yesterday that the car he was driving struck a build ing at the Hiram Martin Chain Saw Sales and Service. 1321 North Riverside ave., Medford 'Police said no injuries were re ported or citations issued. Accident Bertha Rose Eisen berg. Beall Lane. Central Point, was cited for failure to leave information at the scene of an accident yesterday after the car she was operating collided with a car operated by John Carne gie. 622 West Second St., Med ford. at Riverside ave. and Wal nut ave., according to Medford police. Killed as Building poured in the building's base ment. Resc.' operations were call ed off early today when construc tion officials decided the men could not have survived. John J. Switzer. a superintend ent for Herlihy Mid-Continent Construction Co.. said "If there was any chance those men were still alive I'd let the boys con tinue working. But there isn't and we've given up hope of find ing them alive." Switzer said the rescue opera tion also was called off because of the danger of falling debris from the still standing portions of the building. He said picked construction crews would go into the wreckage and knock the rest of the building down. When that job is finished the crumbled de bris will be removed and new efforts made to find the bodies of the dead. Missing and presumed dead were sheet metal workers Gale Personal I Rummagi Sal The Daugh ters of the Nile Patrol will hold a rummage sale Friday, Oct. 5. and Saturday, Oct. 6, in the Fehl building, 106 North Ivy St., from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Those having rummage to do nate call Mrs. Gene Stout. 2-8063 or Mrs. Ray Martin, 2- 5916. Patients . Patients at Osteo pathic hospital include Gay Howe, 10-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Howe, 19 North Keeneway drive, Med ford, and Marsha McTimmonds, 3- ycars old, of Grants Pass, who are convalescing after a tonsillec tomy Thursday morning. CALENDAR Calendar nctleea and new for the society section of Tha Mail Tribune must he submitted In writing and deadline for the Sun day edition is 1 P m Friday. Dead line for the weekly calendar ia 0 i m of the day of publication and for week dav news ia 5 pro the day before publication Thursday 7:30 p.m. Royal Neighbors, Pythian hall. 7:30 p.m. Bethel 56, Job's Daughters, Shady Cove VFW hall. 8 p.m. Adarcl Chapter, OES, Jacksonville Masonic hall. 8 p.m. Phoenix Neighbors of Woodcraft, Grange hall. Friday: 10:45 a.m. Westside Exten sion unit, Central Point Grange hall. 11 a.m. Griffin Creek Home Extension unit, home of Mrs. Lewis Clark, 3438 Madrona lane. 1-4 p.m. Flower arranging demonstration sponsored by Sis kiyou District Oregon Federation of Garden clubs. Phoenix Com munity club. Heart Attack Jakes 8th Victim of Deer Season John Day U.f) Fred Wied emann, 73, Wilsonville. died of a heart attack yesterday while deer' hunting in southern Grant county, the coroner's office re ported. It was the eighth heart attack death of the young Ore gon deer season. Daily Weather Report Medford and vicinity. Variable eloudines throuch Friday. Chance of a few jhowera in mountains south and east. Low tonight 43 High Friday ,5. Western Oregon: Valley for tonight and early Friday. Otherwise fair through Friday. Cooler tonight. Low tonight 3fl-S High Friday 80 southern interior. 60-70 elsewhere. Northern California: Vpnable cloud iness through Friday. CTTtle temper ature change. LOCAL DATA Temperature: Mean yesterday 63: above normal 4. Record high this date 93 in 1932. Record low this date 23 in 1916. Precioitatlon: 24 hours to midnight 0. Midnight to 10 a.m. 0. Total this month 0 in.. .13 in. hclow normal. Total since Sept. 1. 64 in.. .16 in. below normal. Humidity: Lowest yesterday 26. highest ihis am. 80. City High Low Prec. Brookings ... 67 46 64 46 S3 44 76 41 83 4J 68 43 63 30 68 43 69 38 Crater Lake Grants Pass Klamath Falls . MEDFORD Portland Seattle Spokane Yakima Eureka 65 47 Red Bluff 62 Sacramento .. 84 39 San Francisco ... 66 34 Los Angeles 80 66 Phoenix 90 64 Denver 77 43 Chicago 73 33 Miami , 89 79 New York 72 36 Washington. D.C 78 60 rive In Run! Marble, Flint: Floyd Baker, of Spring Arbor; Charles Amman, Jackson, and Claude Dinschus. Jackson: Plumber George Berry Sr., Jackson, and air condition ing worker William Rose, Jack son. The bodies brought out Wed nesday after the collapse of the building wore those of William Bingham, 46. St. Joseph: Roy Gardner. 27, Gerald Ely, 50. and Ray Claugherty, 52, all of Jack son. Fifteen were injured. 13 ser ious or critical were hospitalized. The southwest wing of the re shaped, $3 million Consumers Power Co. office building going up in a northwest suburban sec tion, collapsed after workmen had just finished pouring con crete for the fourth floor. Some of the 125 employed on the project were carrying ma terials outside the structure, oth ers had not returned from lunch hours. Obituaries JOHN LEONARD John Leonard, 88, died in Jacksonville this morning where he has been a resident for the past 10 years. Chapel Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrange ments. LOUISE PERRY DREW Funeral services for Miss Lou ise Perry Drew of Eugene, who died Tuesday in a local hospital will be held in Conger-Morris Chapel at 3 p.m. Friday. The Rev. D. Kirkland West of the First Presbyterian church will offic iate. Committal will be in Cam bridge, Mass. Miss Drew was born March 2, 1905. in Cambridge, Mass., com ing to Medford in 1948. She was associated with Welcome Wagon. In 1954 she moved to Eugene where she continued with Welcome Wagon. She was r member of the First Presbyterian church, Zuleima Temple No. 13. daughters of the Nile: National Federation of Bus iness and Professional Women's clubs; and the Zonta club, all of Medford. She served in the Air Corps during World War II. She was a member of Willamette Women's Post 161, 'of the American Le gion and of the Obsidians, both at Eugene. , Survivors include a brother, H. Chandler Drew of Medford; aunts. Mrs. Virginia L. Phelps. Spirit Lake, Iowa, and Miss Mary Drew, Claremont, Calif.; and a nephew, Stephen E. Drew, Med ford. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers contributions to the American Cancer Society will be accepted. FRANK BARTCH Funeral services for Frank Bartch. 82, of Medford. who died Monday, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel at 9 a.m. Saturday. The Rev. D. E. Millard will officiate. Committal will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. Mr. Bartch was born July 1. 1874. in Davenport, Iowa. He had made his home in this com munity for the past 60 years. Survivors include three daugh ters. Mrs. Eva McRaven, Med ford: Mrs. Fritz Clamplitt. Rich land. Mont.; and Mrs. Lester Taylor. Gold Hill: five sons, George Bartch, Frazer, Mont.; Arthur Bartch. Oregon City, Ore.; Peter Bartch, Wolfpoint. Mont.; Harry Bartch, Elder, Mont.; Frank Bartch, Walla Walla. Wash.; 16 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. JAMES C. GRIGSBY Graveside funeral services for James C. Grigsby. 30. of Med ford, who died Monday in Port land, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday in Siskiyou Memorial park. The Rev. William C. Piper of the First Christian church, assisted by the Veterans of For eign Wars' 4316 will officiate. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Grigsby was born Jan. 5, 1926. in Medford. 'Ore. He serv ed in the Naw from Dec. 14. I!f43. to May 10. 1946. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. On June 12. 1946, in Reno. Nev.. he was married to Lola Haddock, who survives. Survivors besides his wife in clude daughter, Jean Grigsby, at home; a half sister, Mrs. Charles Cowen. Medford; a half brother, Gerald Walker, Army; parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Grigsby, Medford. and grand mother. Mrs. Florence Brook miller. Medford. Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport Corliss Named Chairman Of Vets for Morse Group Portland Kenneth R. Corliss, 1564 Myers lane, Medford, has been named Jackson county chairman of the Veterans for Wayne Morse committee, it was announced today. The appointment was made by the state chairman. Joseph K. Carson, former Portland mayor, state senator and Democratic candidate for governor. Taxpayers Get Peek At Junket Expenses Washington (U.R) Tax payers had their' first real peek today at the cost of congression al junkets, but there isn't much prospect they will get the whole story. A House report showed that world-girdling House members in the 12 months ending last June 30 spent $324,389 in for eign currency for "transporta tion and incidental travel ex penses" on trips through 48 na tions. The report covered only out lays of so-called counterpart funds, currency put up for of ficial U.S. use by nations draw ing American aid in dollars. Tra veling congressmen can draw on these funds. What the report didn't include was other big cost items, includ ing money spent by the Air Force to fly junketing congressional groups part or all the way on their global inspections cir cuits. Charles Wilson Asked For Report on leaks' Washington (U.R) House in vestigators have asked Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson for a report on the operations of a committee he set up to plug "leaks" of military informa tion. Chairman John E. Moss CD Calif.) of a House Government Operations "Subcommittee inves tigating the suppression of pub lic information asked for the report in a letter to Wilson. The Moss subcommittee has severely criticized the Defense Department for withholding non-security information from the public The subcommittee is tentative ly scheduled to resume hearings on Defense Department informa tion policies Nov. 12. Elizabeth Taylor Plans Divorce Proceedings Hollywood (U.R) Actress Elizabeth Taylor today made plans to leave next month for Lake Tahoe, Nev., where she will establish residence in order to start divorce proceedings against her actor-husband, Mich ael Wilding. The film star Wednesday re vealed that she planned to in itiate preliminary divorce action against the British actor next month. The Wildings were mar ried Feb. 21, 1952 and separated last July. Construction Machinery Begins Work on Project Pendleton (U.R) Construc tion machinery for the re-location of a 3Vz mile section- of Highway 30 near here began work today on the Sl,074,000 project. The section of highway, lo xtert ahnnt 18 miles east of here. will be a four-lane route and eliminate a great many turns through the Dead Man's pass area of the present highway 30 route. Court Records POLITE COURT Duane Gilbert Dale.., violation Of baiic rule, S10. Betty Ann Severson, violation of basic rule. $10. Garv Lee Simmonds, failure to stop at stop sign. $5. Alice Leone Martin, failure to itop at stop sign. S5. Florence Marie Morris, failure to top at red light. S5. Clarence Leon Provost, violation or basic rule, and no Oregon's operator's license. S15. Donald L. Ward, failure to have op erator license on person, 5 Chester Marion Keene. violation of basic rule. $10. Roy Jefferson Bates, violation of basic rule. S15. Max Dean Mc Kinney, violation of basic rule. S10. Jack William Sutherland, violation of baste rule. 10 Frank William Catalano. violation of basic rule. Harold Daniel Bush, failure to stop at red light. $5. Richard Ernest Hanson, violation of basic rule. M0. Robert Wesley Jacks, violation of basic rule, S10. DISTRICT COURT Harry Glen Morgan, no operator'i license. $6. Jimmy Howard Qay, drunk on pub lic highway. S13. Eugene Roland Noble, inadequate turn signal device, S10. bail forfeited. Harold Francia Yost, overload, 8114. bail forfeited. Rirhard Lyndal Baker, failue to stop at stop sign, S10. CIRCUIT COLRT Florence Lucille Rood Harry Earl Ropp. divorce complaint. HYPNOTISM Has been successfully used In muscular rheumatism, constipa tion, menstrual disturbances migraine headache, insomnia, stuttering, etc For information regarding Hypnotism see W. L WHELDEN 336 S. Riversid. Msdford. Or. They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo Iv ill (""' T its If WINDF4LL MERE? SfttQ-r) "WE f7EPK"ISER4TOf?, FSL SPOKE TO HIM J-V I "IWE y4CUUM CLE4NER fcF.TT N BOUT TVIIS ON THE Cjl3" HSsfS-i THE VV4SHER Ai iVJ'-. U&i PHONE THIS MORMlNG J. Jffr'Vl V 1MD DRYER ft iiV dMOvlHEM-I wAtn It 'iJs ' W ' BUT J K-ZgsZi. ? i HIM TO GET THE v -p C at" 1iD IVST THE W-TLO urr -IQ K Fgur&n-.., ,l7!rg ,K, " f H jjf 5"LT W.UT.M S- Stock Volume Falls; Prices Irregular New York (U.R) Stock vol ume today fell off to a new low since Aug. 31 while prices moved irregularly. Several issues moved forward for special reasons or on selec tive buying. Crane Co. rose two points. Consolidated Cigar set a new high at 28' , up 2"s points. Gains of a point or better ap peared in Pittsburgh Plate Glass. Pullman J. J. Newberry, Lof Glass, Jewel Tea, and Lockheed Ait craft. Dow-Jones Averages Dow-Jones final slock aver ages: 30 industrials 481.24, off 0.80; 20 railroads 156.12, off 0.38; 15 utilities 66.31, off 0.06, and 65 stocks 170.22, off 0.22. Sales today were about 1,600, 000 shares, compared with 2,180, 0G0 shares Wednesday. Today's prices on selected stocks: Allied Chemical 96 American Can 414 AT&T ..168s Anaconda Copper 79'-. Bethlehem' Steel . 164'4 Caterpillar Corp 85V. Chrysler Corp 74 Continental Can 46' 4 Crown Zellerbach 554 Curtiss Wright 38 Du Pont 196 Eastmaa Kodak 89' i General Electric 58'4 General Foods 46'- General Motors 47ri Georgia Pacific New 30' 4 Graham Paige .. 1? Homestake Mining 33?'4 Kaiser Frazer Unquoted Kennecott Copper 1321 Lockheed Aircraft 503s Katy Pfd 57' i Montgomery Ward 50',i New York Central 38 Penny. J.C 82 '4 Penn RR 27Ts Radio Corporation 38 Richfield Oil 69 Socony Vacum 53 Vi Southern Co 20'8 Southern Pacific 47 'i Standard California 49 Standard Indiana 57-"4 Standard N.J 55 U Sun Mines 8 Texas Gulf 30 V Tax Pac Land Trust 8's Trans American 367a Trans West Air 183,i BUSINESS CHRISTMAS CARDS Our Representative Will Be Glad To Call On You, in your office, at your convenience JUST PHONE 2-9331 ' 2 Floor Shows Nitely Medford's Finest STEAKS CHICKEN e SEA FOOD Served -From 5 p.m. 'Til Midnight Thursday. October 4. 1958 Tri-Continental : 27 Un Carbide 112 Union Pacific 293s United Aircraft 75?4 U. A. L '375S U. S. Rubber : 481,. U. S. Steel 67 Youngstown S & T 98Vi LOG PRICES DOWN Portland (U.R) Price trends in major western Oregon log markets yesterday were reported to have fallen between. $1 and S3 in several instances. Spokes men interpreted the downward price as a further spread of earlier declines in the market. Pear Prices Portland (U.R) Wholesale pear market; Oregon lugs 40 lb. 2.25-2.50: bosc, 1.50-1.75. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland fUP) Epes To rctailera: Grade AA large. S7-58c; A larffe 54 5fic: AA medium, 42-43c; A medium, 40-44c; A small. 29c; carton, no charge to 3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA erade prints. 69c lb.: cartons. 68-69c; A prints. 68c: B prints. 66c. Cheese Medium cured to retailers: A grade Cheddar, sincle daisies. 44 '3 51c: 5-lb. loaves. SO'-SRc: processed American cheese. 5-lb. loaf, 41',i-44c FARM MARKET Storage Yakima valley Elberta peaches were offered at 1.852 a 28 1b. box today with the same amount of Bartlett storage pears at 2.50; first Medford wrapped and packed Cornice Dears sold for 6 50 for 40 lb.: Med ford Bartletts sold higher to retailers at 6-6 15 a box. Poultry. Rabbits Live Chickens To growern (No. 1 quality, f.o.b. Portland): Fryers, 21a-4 lbs.. 19c lb.; light hens, too few trans actions for Portland price. 11c at ranch: he,avy hens. 5 lbs. up. not enough trading for Portland price, at country. I2-I3c lb.: old roosters. 9-10c. Dressed Chickens No. l grade dressed to retailers. Fryers, whole drawn. 35-38c lb: cut up, 40-44c: hens, light type, cut up 34-3?c, whole drawn, 37-4 0c. Turkeys To producers: Fryer tur keys, live weight, 27-28C lb.: young A grade turkey hens, mostly 34-33c lb. nn eviscerated hasis: young toms, 2-37c, depending on weight. Rabbits 'Average to growers f.o.b. kiling plant: Live white 334-4'? lbs.. f.o.b. dressing olanta Portland. 20-23c; colored pelts, 4c under; old does. 10 12c lb., a few higher. Fresh killed frv ers to retailers, 56-5Bc lb.; cut up B0-63C. Use Tribune Want 4cs Easy. Just Dial 2-6141 w;wiKWHimfiwiany -ClU To Entertain You This Week ... Lou Styles and "The Stylists" SPECIAL MERCHANTS LUNCH Tues. thru Sat. 11:30 to 5:00 85 'OREGON) Grange Notes Eagle Point Grange Oregon State Grange' Master Elmer McClure will be the prin cipal speaker for Eagle Point Grange's Booster Night program Oct. 13 at 8:00 p.m. All farmers of the valley have been extended an invitation to attend. The meetinp is open to the public. McGrath Appointed Aide Jo Stevenson-Kefauver Washington (U.R) Former Attorney General J. Howard Mc Grath was appointed Wednes day as co-chairman of an execu tive and advisory committee for the Slevenson-Ketauver cam paign. McGrath, a former chairman of the Democratic National Com mittee, was active in the organ ization of Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee before Kefauver withdrew from the contest for the Democratic presidential nom ination. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (UP) Cattle 350. Mostly good 1260 lb. led steers 22.75; stand ard steers 16-19; standard heifers 14 18; utility 9-13; canner-cutter cows 7 8.50; utility cows a-11. 50. commercial 12; utility bulls 14-14-50. Calves 1000. Good-choice vealers 16 20; standard caives and vealers 12-15; cull-utility 7-12- Hogs 300. U. S. 1 and 2 butchers 18 50; mixed 1, 2 and 83 grade 18; No. 3 down to 17; sows 3U0-50O lb. 12-18. Sheep 500- Good-choice woolcd slaughter lambs 17-18.50; choice hign er; good-choice No. 1 to 3 pelt lambs 17-lH; good 75-85 lb. feeders 15-16; slaugnter ewes 2-4.30. PORTLAND MAY, GRAIN Portland Wholesale hay prices; New crop No. 2 green alfalfa baled f.o.b. Portland. 38-35. Wholesale prices as reported by the US DA market news service: Wheat No. 2 soft white. S75.50 ton; No. 2 white oats. 38-lb. test. Coast delivery, $53.50-54; No. 2 Valley white oats. $5150 ton; soybean meal. 577.50 ton f.o.b. Portland; barley. No. Western Coast delivery, 48.50-49 ton: standard Eastern shipment f.o.b. 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