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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1956)
o o o oo CO r-, O o oo o o o o o o ' c Oo i o o o o - . o. d .'j'y. ? ; -' . i ? & I -5 13 E2L fa m rim u --v " PJb. ' i NEy tLANT Timbcrib Construction com- ment was opened Dec. 1. The company man- pany has m'ed its office and plant from ufactures and sells pre-cut buildings made rants Pass to the Mason-Ehrman industrial from glued laminated wood. It is an affiliate tract north of Medford. The local establish- of Timber Structures Inc., Portland. Timberib Construction Firm Opens Office, Timberib Construction com pany, dealers in glued laminated wood structures, has opened an office and plant at the inter section of Sage rd. and Sherman Way in the Mason-Ehrman in dustrial tract north, of Medford. The compare is an affiliate of Timber -Structures Inc., Port O land, which supplies all mater ials for the local firm. Timberib Construction company's office was located in Grants Pass for about seven years before the ledford establishment .was o opened Dec. 1. Wood Durable . The firm manufactures pre cut buildings for commercial or farm use. The structures are made from timber portions join 0 ed with specially patented glues. According to conpany officials, wood processed in thfc manner ; ig) especially durable since it is free0nf knots or other defects and the glue itself is stronger ' than wood. The buiMings are available in a o variety of izes and designs, according to repre Sgntativeso of the fcrm. OO o Preecut buildings are usually . delivered by the company and : erected by the purchaser. The O purchaser is also supplied with ' drawus for foundation con struction. Company representa tives explained thgy also erect ; the buildings when this service is requested. Buildings are spe , ciall? desifired i? a purchaser's t : particular needs can not be met through previously used build ing styles0 300 Buddings Ken Nearly 300 Timberib buildirrgs have bci erected in southern Oregon in recent years. Most of these have been farm buildings. J The company has not yet manu factured pre-cut residential struc ; tures, though it was indicated q future expansion may include this service. Equipment in the local factory 1 ' FROM ALL OF US AT frnm 1 appliance co7 OX) o o o o OO o o O Oo o o o Plants Here was recently installed and pro duction is getting under way. Two to 10 people will be em ployed there, depending upon the volume of orders received. Local Plant The office portion of the new establishment is made with Tim Frame, a heavy standard glued laminated framing. The rear utility portion of the building is made with Timberib. Owner and general manager of the plant is B. A. Sakraida. Others assisting in the operation are Don W. Stetson, designer estimator: Ed Sakraida. sales manager and brother of the own er and general manager; and Harold Brown, pre-cutting super intendent. The Medford office fills orders frnm nrtrtictrn foli fnrni ...nil ' as Oreenn. Christmas Tree Fire Kills Seven Persons Minneapolis. Minn. (U.R) Defective wiring on a Christ mas tree set off fire in Doctors' Memorial hospital Sunday that killed seven persons and criti cally injured six others. Seventy-nine patients were in the hospital Sunday when the gayly decorated tree exploded in flames and set the lobby afire. Dense clouds of smoke billowed through the five-story building, trapping patients in their rooms. Firemen blamed the blaze on defective wiring on the tree. They said most of the victims died of asphyxiation. Killed were Mary Balliet. 4B: Ella Mullirj, 82; Mrs. Lydia Beck en,' 6; Carolyn Vale, 72; Mrs. Sara Stone, 59; Clarence O. Green, 53, all of Minneapolis. Cily of Medford Fiies Suit in Equity The city of Medford has filed a $1,077.15 suit in equity in circuit court here against Earl Fehl, Loretta I. Callamy and Delbert Fehl, of Medford, heirs of property owned by the late Amanda M. Fehl. The property is alleged to have received city improvements on which assessments were never paid. The complaint states that in 1941 and 1952 the tract was among city property benefited by construction including con crete curbs, gutters, driveways and paving on Dakota ave., from King to Peach sts., and on Beek man st. along a portion of Da kota ave. The city is asking judgment in the amount of S773.70, costs of projects, plus 6 per cent per annum interest, totaling S203.45, and $100 attorney's fees. City Attorney E. R. Bashaw is representing the city. Mrs. America Back Home in Portland Portland U.R Mrs. Chris Maletis Jr., otherwise known as Mrs. America, arrived home yes terday for the biggest welcome yet since she left on a European tour. Mrs. Maletis and her husband were met by their three sons, ages 2 and 5. "The trip was wonderful but we did miss our boys so much," Mrs. Maletis said. She and her husband arrived back in the United States last week and drove from Detroit in a new car. Canada geese fly about 55 miles per hour. Iron Curtain Athletes Reach San Francisco For Life in States San Francisco (U.R) Thirty eight athletes who refused to re turn to their Iron Curtain home lands after the Olympic Games were scheduled to arrive here to day in time to spend their first Christmas in the United States. On hand to greet the 34 Hun garians and four Romanians when their Pan American World Airways clipper 'landed ta 10 a.m. (PST) at the San Francisco International Airport were Gov. Goodwin J. Knight and his wife, and a large delegation from the local Hungarian community. Going To New York The athletes will spend Christ mas here, then leave for New York on Thursday. Among the Hungarian athletes were Laszlo Nadori, the chief of staff of the Hungarian Sports Ministry, and Laszlo Tabori, one of nine men in the world who have run the mile in less than four minutes. Others include Margit Karo doni, woman gymnast gold medal winner; Kato Szoke, girl sprinter who won two gold medals in the Helsinki Olyripic Games; Lidia Domollsy, the world's woman foils champion; Jozsef Gerlach, world's epee champion: Mihaly Igloi, track coach, and Ervin Za bor, a water poloist who was slugged by the Russians during the Melbourne competition. HILTS PTA Sees Christmas Skits By MRS. M. F. CAVIN Hilts The regular meeting of the Hilts PTA was held Thurs day, Dec. 20, at the schoolhouse, with the business meeting being conducted by Mrs. Victor Van De Weghe, vice president. The program was presented by the four lower grades. Mrs. R. Smith's first graders presented a short skit entitled "Christmas Dolls." There was a tap dance by Carleen De Clerck, Yvonne Van De Weghe, and Paddy Ann Oak ley and several songs were sung by the entire group. Mrs. E. Wesner's second and third graders presented a choral entiled "Twas the Night Before Christmas." Santa Clauses were Stephen Bernhiesel and Johnny Hazeltine. Several songs were sung by the group. Mrs. B. Rohrer's third and fourth graders presented two skits entitled "Christmas Card Greeting" and "Star of Bethle hem." A song "Away In A Man ger," by Paula Eastman and Joyce Johnson was accompanied by Barbara De Clerck and a tap dance was given by Le Wana Trinca. Refreshments were served at the close of the program. The second and third grades assisted by their teacher, Mrs. E. Wesner and room mother, Mrs. Jimmie Cain, entertained their mothers at a Christmas party Friday afternoon. Each mother was presented a gift, a woven pot holder, that the children had made in school. The children had drawn names so they also received a gift from the person having their name. Ice cream and cookies were served. Mrs. Frank Graves entertained the Hilts Bridge club with a luncheon at her home Tuesday, Dec. 18. Christmas greens were used as decoration. Three tables of bridge were played by Mrs. Ernest Spannaus, Mrs. Fred Haymes, Mrs. Frank Ohlund, Mrs. Wm. Wiley, Mrs. Art Blanchard, Mrs. Malcolm Robinson, Mrs. M. G. King, Mrs. Al Simmen, Mrs. Evan Maupin, and Mrs. Fred Bayliss and Mrs. Florence Clark of Medford. Gifts were exchanged at the close of the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Burns and son, Bob, and Mrs. Evan Maupin were recent Yreka busi ness visitors. Recent guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Evan Maupin were Mr. Maupin's sister, Mrs. John McCulley and son, Edward, of Malin, Ore. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Lindner and daughter Linda of Mt. Shas ta were weekend guests at the M. M. Seif home. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Palone and daughter, Patty, of Klamath Falls, visited recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Spannaus. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Burns and son, Don, have gone to Riv erside. Calif., to spend the holi days with relatives. The Hilts Community Canasta club held their Christmas party at the home of Mrs. A. Simmen MERRY CHRISTMAS NOW 3-4462 SAVE Phone W'Ar The four Romanians were all members of that country's water pblo team. Adoptions Volunteered Sports Illustrated, the maga zine sponsoring the refugees, said a large number of Americans have volunteered to "adopt" in dividuals in the group. Among them was former Cali fornia state Sen. Sanborn Young, Los Gatos, who invited one of the group to stay with him and promised to send the youth through four years of college. The Metropolitan Miami Swim ming Association of Miami, Fla,. guaranteed positions to the swim mers in the group. The athletes have been granted political asylum1 in the United States by the attorney general's office under a special section of the immigration law. Death Takes Washington State House Member Pasco :U.P.) State Rep. Ole H. Olson, 55, chairman of the House Appropriations Commit tee who announced his resigna tion Dec. 13, died at the home of his brother here yesterday. Cancer, for which Olson twice underwent major surgery in re cent months, was the cause of death, doctors said. Thursday afternoon. Friendship pals were revealed and names drawn for the new year. After the exchange of gifts, re freshments were served. Present were Mrs. Art Blanchard, Mrs. M. G. King, Mrs. Ernest Span naus, Mrs. Fred Haymes, Mrs. Frank Ohlund, Mrs. Wm. Wiley, Mrs. Warren Fox, Mrs. O. Bern hiesel, Mrs. M. Robinson, Mrs. Frank Ayris, Mrs. Evan Maupin, Mrs. Donivan Ward, Mrs. Italo Marin, Mrs. Gilbert Luper, Mrs. Frank Graves and Mrs. Joe Cas- ton. High score went to Mrs. Evan Maupin and low to Mrs. D. Ward. Johnny Smith has been ap pointed and approved by the county board of education to fill the vacancy on the Hilts school board left by Blair Smith, who recently moved to Callahan. ADnliratinnc -fnr i-rmlr -fnr cafeteria to open at the Hilts scnoot in January were submit ted to the school board. Mrs. Frank Benson's was accepted. Mrs. Don Powers, who under went minor surgery at the Yreka hospital last week returned to her home Saturday. Santa Claus was in town Tues day evening at the Community Center listening to the wishes of our children. Each child received a candy cane after their talk with Santa. Mr. and Mrs. Orrin B. Anent of Theodore, Ala., and Mrs. Audrey Rease of Ashland, were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Spannaus, Sunday. Mrs. Anent and Mrs. Rease are sisters of Mrs. Span naus. The community Christmas pro gram was held at the club house on Thursday evening, Dec. 20. A Christmas carol program with slides of famous paintings was presented by the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades and members of the community. In terpreter was Robert Trinca, snd the Scripture passages were read by the Rev. John Shaw. Piano accompaniment was by Mrs. M. F. Cavin. ( At the close of the program Santa Claus arrived and a sack of candy, nuts, popcorn balls and fruit were presented to each child. Approximately 200 chil dren were present. Mrs. Don Powers entertained her eight-year-old son, David, with a birthday party Wednes day evening. Games were played and re freshments of ice cream and cake were served. Present were Janet Benson, Jeri Lynn Green, Paula Eastman, Terry, Robby and Paddy Ann Oakley, Stephen and Ronnie Bernheisel, and Alona Bernheisel. Marcia Cavin sent a gift but was unable to attend. LONG DISTANCE Green Bay, Wis. (U.R1 Brown County traffic officer Frank Jansen says he is able to receive and send voice messag es from Hudson Bay to as far below the equator as central South America with the tiny radio he has in his patrol car. TO ALL OF YOU 4fc mm W UK MARKET 1202 Nettft RfcrmHte OPEN EVERY NIGHT TIL MIDNIGHT Monday, December 24, 1958 Gold Hill Woman Strong Supporter Of Mrs. Verna Van Houten, Gold Hill, is an enthusiastic supporter of Christmas seals. She is a "grandmother" to a good many people besides the immediate members of her fam ily. She's raised her own fam ily and many other children of her sisters and friends. Sick Child When a boy, 15-months-old, the son of a young friend, acted sick ly, she suspected he might have tuberculosis. As Mrs. Van Hout en described the child, he did not respond to affection. He only "fussed." The mother of the child, at Thornton's Ruling Salem (U.R) The state at torney general's office handed down an opinion Saturday that poses s job conflict for a newly elected Democratic member of the State House of Representa tives. The opinion was made in the case of Thomas R. Monaghan, a teacher at Ardenwald school in Clackamas county. It had been requested by Arthur Kiesz, Mil waukie school superintendent. "In our opinion a person may not perform the services of a teacher in the public schools of Oregon, with or without com pensation, while holding the of fice of senator or representa tive in the state legislature," at torney general's office said. Monaghan immediately said C)priot Constable Ambushed in Mountains Nicosia, Cyprus (U.R) Gunmen of the Eoka extremist organization ambushed a Cypriot Greek special constable Sunday as he, drove his wife and two friends across a lonely pass in the south Cyprus mountains.. The attackers tossed a bomb at the car and opened fire with sub-machine guns. The two women and the other man were slightly injured when the car crashed. The constable, who was unhurt, returned the attackers' fire. '" !i!tw.. "o VIaY GLADNESS reign in our house0. .G may good cheer and happiness be perma nent guests throughout Christmas and the whole New Year . . . This is our sincere wish for oi3r friends and neighbors throughout the Rogtie River Valley! CRATER INN MOTEL Bill and Mary Schei .... u 0 Oq MKDPOBD (OBEGON) MAIL TlRlSE THJtEB Mrs. Van Kouten's - insistence, took him in for a blood est and x-ray! It was discovered that? the child did have TB, as well as the mother. They are both tin der treatment now and- report edly responding well.. 0 Always Alert "People just don't realize how easily it can happen," Mrs. Van Houten stated.- "I know, as ny father and brother died of tuber culosis. So, I'm always on th alert." She' recommended yearly x rays for everyone as a good pre caution, and particularly stress ed the preventive work that the Poses Job Conflict he would not let the opinion keep him from serving in the Legislature. He said he would resign from the Legislature, if necessary, after the session and resume his teaching duties. The attorney general's Wfice indicated that the school board eould grant the teacher an un paid leave of absence during the term in the Legislature if it so desired. JOHNSTON & STEWART WILL BE Closed Wednesday' To Prepare For The '57 First Great Sho Sale Of The Year! o Sale Starts Thursday Morning VoAnafat cutct Stwant (jgfij The Cornet Shoe Store - jZSil Central at Main Medford Irrffiyfti Christmas Seals O o Jarckson County Public HealtlfO associa&sn ma witn tfc Christ- -fnas seal mnn nanpv. 13 7 - - o All dntrgh die holidays". Nothing does it like Seven-Up! Bottled by TJte 7-Up Bottling Co. MEDFORD a o o o
