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o O O O o o O o o O C o o O O oo o o c 0 oO o o o o o o MaVSirffers Injuries Iff Fight at Tavern ; J. B. Myers, 42. suffered fore head lacerations about 12:45 pen.. Sunday following a fight at the ITourth Wheel tavern, according O W Mrf ird police. q Mers was taken. -to Rogue Valley hospital by Medford am bulance service. Hospital attend ants said his wounds were not .O erious. I!e was released th same night. O Myers charged William Lester HurstC1125 West 10th St., Med ford? with striking him with a bottle causing the wounds. "police said. Hurst v.as arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, officers reported, and will. ap pear in police court 8 a.m. MERRY XMAS! AND TO CELEBRATE WE ARE; CLOSED TONITE! Local and Personal 1 cBUT OPEN AGAIN TOMORROW! 2ND GREAT HIT! Tikn to Salem T. J. Daily,, Medford, 544 Effie St., Medford, ; was taken to the Oregon State penitentiary Dec. 22 by sheriff's ; deputy Veryl Vanoose. Daily was ; sentenced to one year in the penitentiary last week for pa role violation. Billfold Loz Mrs. Marion Blaine Peterson, 540 Ross Lane, Medford, has reported to city po lice the loss of her son's brown leather billfold containing S125. Her son's name is Glen Peterson, police said. Christmas Dinner Christmas dinner will be served by the Salvation Army at their shelter home on Crews rd. to all single men and women, transients and needy -families from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday. The Shelter is located on the north side of the railroad tracks at the Big Y intersection. AcHrity Night Delta Ome ga, senior Tri Hi-Y group, will sponsor a New Year's eve activ ity night at the YMCA starting t 8:30 p.m. Dancing and swim ming are planned for the eve ning and the gymnasium will also be available. Admission will be 35" cents each. Injured Minnie Demarris Coliver, 76, was slightly injured Saturday when she was struck by a car operated by Harold Johnson, 1565 Benson St., Med ford, at South Holly and Main sts., according to city police. The woman was released to the care of her' physician, officers report ed. No citations were issued. In Fraternity Jerry Raymond Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Peterson, 508 Garfield St., Medford, has been chosen for membership, in the Oregon State college chapter of Sigma Tau, national fraternity for en gineering stDdents. Membership is based on scholarship and lead ership in engineering activities. Peterson, a junior majoring in chemical engineering, is a 1954 graduate of Medford High school. Wednesday. He was released on $100 bail, it was reported. I cCHRISTMAS NIGHT EAGLE POINT 0 The Only, Spring Floor In Southern Oregon DANCE TP THE COMBINED MUSIC OF St DICrf SPAIN, BILL LIVELY and The Rogue Valley Boys 4 4SS- Featuring The BEST In Western Swing TUNE IN BILL'S WESTERN ROUND-UP TIME ON KWIN .NEW PARKING LOT -Plenty of Space- VARSITY ASHLAND mm WJDNE5DAY.- Doors Open 8:00 HILARIOUS COMEDY A ROT IT A SEA-GOING fe SURGEON p AND A NAUGHTICAL I FRENCH MISS Coitr by TECHNICOLOR FAned in YISTAYISIOK ' DKK tOGARDE BRIGITTE BARDOT j) OrgaiP Concert a:0-8:3t Lren Minnr at the Console of Our f Mighty Wurlitzer. Courtesy Carrier's -Organ Studio, "Grants Pus. Truck Taken Morton-Mill- j ing company reported Friday the I theft of a pickup truck at 10 1 West Jackson St., according to city police records. The truck ! has the name of the firm on the j door. ! Hit and Hun A hit and run j collision occurred on South Cen- j tral ave. between 11th and 12th i sts. Sunday involving cars oper ated by Ruby Adelaide Wyatt, route 1, box 209H, Central Point, I and an unidentified motorist, ac-1 cording to city police. N'o in-, juries were reported or citations i issued. " j ... j Attend Serrices Attending recent funeral services for Rhod eric Murcell Medcalf. who died Dec. 11 in Garland, Tex., were four relatives from Jackson county. They included his moth er, Mrs. Bertha Medcalf, 100 First St., Phoenix; his sister, Mrs. M. A. Williams, 209 Church St., Phoenix; and his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Metcalf, 1031 Narregan St. Medford. Services were held in Garland. ... Permits Issued Watkins Con struction company, Medford, has been issued a building permit to erect a $12,000 residence at 308 Under St., Medford. The Cal-Ore Machinery company, 944 South Central ave., Medford, has been issued a building permit for a 56,000 remodeling job on their business building. F. J. Pat terson has been issued building permits for the construction of $3,000 residences at 1208 Leland St., and at 1216 Leland St., Med ford. ... Driver Cited George Clar ence Cooke, 40, of 709 2 West Jackson St., was cited for fol lowing too close Saturday after his car collided with another operated by Morton Frank Stearns, 33, San Francisco. The collision occurred on Highway 99 at the south entrance of Bear Creek orchard. According to state police, Stearns' car was stopped on the inside lane pre paring for a left turn, when Cooke approached from the rear and was apparently unable to stop in time to avoid hitting Stearns' car. There were no injuries, state police said. ... Three Sentenced In Police Court Three Medford men were found guilty and sentenced in police court today after plead ing innocent to charges of dis orderly conduct and assault and battery during a fight Saturday night. Police said three youths placed the men under a citizen's arrest during the fight, in which they charged the men with using switchblade knives. Sentenced were Larry Wil liam Irvin. 25. of 1104 West Fourth st., Daniel Alan Waldron, 21, of 304 South Ivy St., and Richard Lee Farrell, 22, of 528 Franquette st., according to city police. Irvin, charged with disorder ly conduct, was fined $50 and given a 50-day suspended sen tence. Waldron and Farrell, charged with assault and battery, were fi.ied $50 and also re ceived 30-day terms in city jail. Conducting the citizens arrest were Delbert Ray McDonald, 19, Larry Wayne McDonald, 18. and George Eddie McDonald, 16, all of route 2, box 203A, Central Point. The three youths told of ficers they were involved In a fight with the men near the Medford Bowling lanes, Edwards st. and Riverside ave. Larry McDonald suffered a knife wound below his jaw, po lice reported. Officers added the men had the knives in their pos session at the time of the arrest. DAILY WEATHER REPORT FORECASTS: Medford and vicinity: Tot nd low cloudiness tonight and Christmas morning, clearing partially during afternoon. Low tonight 30. High Tues day 38-40. Western Orecon: Partly cloudy to night and Tuesday except for consid erable night and morning fog and low clouds in valleys. Little temperature change. Low tomght 35-44. High Tues dav 46-54 except 35-40 in fog areas. Northern California: Fair tonight and Tuesday. Little temperature change. LOCAL DATA: Temperature: Mean yesterday 35. below normal 3. Record high this dale. 62 in 1919. Record low this date, 15 in 1948. Precipitation: 24 hours to midnight. .01 in. Midnight to 10 a.m.. trace. To tal this month. 2.32 in.. .07 in. below normal. Total since Sept. 1. 9.76 in., 2.14 in. above normal. Humidity: Lowest yesterday, 77 c, highest this a m. 100 c. City Brookings 32 43 Grants Pass - 44 38 Klamath Falls 44 25 MEDFORD -.. 42 33 Portland 52 42 Hi Eh 4:30 24-Tester- a.m. hr. day io w Prec. .09 .02 .13 Monday, Deeombtr 24, 1958 Obituary Notices DOROTHY RHODES The body of Dorothy Rhodes, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Rhodes, of Phoenix, Ariz., is being returned to Med ford for services and interment. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. HARVEY THOMPSON Harvey Logan Thompson, of Fern Valley, died Sunday morn ing in a local hospital. Conger Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. Seattle -. 50 Spokane . 36 Yakima 38 Eureka 56 Red Bluff 59 Sacramento 53 San Francisco 55 Lob Angelei 69 42 31 20 2a i .10 35 28 37 Phoenix 60 Denver ...................... 34 Chicago .. - 43 Miami .. 7ft Ne York 44 Washington. D. C. .. 52 29 12 34 72 3ft 42 83 FIVE-DAY FORECAST (Throuih Dee. 29): Western Oregon - Western Washing ton Temperatures near or slightly above normal through Saturday. Highs 44-50. lows 34-42. Precipitation light, occurring in later half of period. Con siderable valley fog or low overcast through Wednesday and possibly Thursday. Northern California Rain in north portion late in period Otherwise no precipitation. Temperatures near normal. Business Names M. O. and Joy O. Bessonette, Glenn D. Bcs sonette, and W. A. Graff have assumed the business name of General Contractors, Oscar Gay has assumed the business name of Gage Electric Motor Sales, and Frank Guber has assumed the business name of Gage Elec tric Motor Service, according to county recorder's records. WILLIAM GRANTHAM Services for William H. Gran tham. 48, of 369 DeBarr ave., who died yesterday at his home, will be held in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, on South Ivy st., Wednes day at 1 p.m., with Bishop Dwaine E. Nelson officiating. Committal will be in Memory Gardens Memorial park, . with Conger-Morris funeral home in charge of arrangements. Honorary pallbearers will in clude Faye Adams. Charles U. Smith, Warren Frazier and George Dunphy. Active pall bearers will include Lloyd Dew ey, George Shreeve, Arthur PORTLAND HAY, GRAIN Portland Whoelsale hay prices: No. 2 green alfalfa baled f.o.b. Portland 534-35. Wholesale prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat No. 2 soft while 83 a ton; No. 2 white oats 38-lb West Coast delivery S57: No. 2 Valley white oats S52 ton: soybean meal S76 50 ton f o b. Port land: Barley No. 2 45-lb West Coast delivery S51.50; standard mill run, prompt delivery S46-47 ton f.o.b. Port land: No. 2 yellow corn Eastern ship ment f.o.b. Portland S61.50 ton. Davis, C. D. Larson, Clinton Phelps and Roy Sanders. Mr. Grantham was born Nov. 5, 1908. in Huntington, W.Va. He came to Medford from Ogden, Utah, in 1946. and had been em ployed by Pierce Freight lines for the past eight years. He was a member of the Latter Day Saints church. Survivors include his wife, Marie; a daughter, Mrs. Thomas B. Carter. Medford; a grand daughter, Laura Lee Carter; a sister, Mrs. A. W. Strempel, Los Gatos. Calif.; a brother. Joseph K. Grantham. Veneta. Ore.; and his mother. Mrs. Marietta Gran tham. Medford. The body will lie' in state at the funeral home Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon. Births CASE To Mr. and Mrs. Hai ry, 806 West Main,-Dec.i2. 1956. a girl 7'4 pounds, "at Satjred Heart Hospital. 0 SILVERS To Mr. and Mrs. Donald, 2850 Elliott st., Dec. 23, 1956. a girl 8?i pounds, at Sacred Heart Hospital. 'Subscribers To reaSSrt improper or An&sjiv eVy of the ttailSribuji in Medfofg p h o n u 3-6141. AShiand a-iozi. Vb A41W IWnr R4S n rnOdaiiv Ind 10 m .m.03und. O " it regular delivery arrives shrfliiJ ly after you call please itsufy offiee-1 service. On (L TERRENCE HORTON Terrence Matthew Horton, in fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Horton, route 1, Medford, died"! at home Saturday evening. He was born in Medford on Nov. 1. 1956. and is survived by his parents, one brother, Michael, and two sisters, Georgann and Jay Carrol, all of Medford. Funeral services were held at the Sacred Heart church Mon day at 9 a.m. with Father N. J. Deis officiating. Internment was at Memory Gardens Memorial park. Perl Funeral home in charge of arrangements. o n lSatJKnl,r Wl! J'l Am i r' i i 'i i i arf v O r 7 In ii mi in anani i i - in il o ou P6ar Prices Portland U.R) Wholesale pear market: Oregon lugs 40 lb. Cornice 2.25-2.50; standard box 4.75-5; lugs wrapped 3.25-3.50. IP 1 H 1 1 ENJOY GENUINE CHARCOAL BROILED FOODS in th CANDLE ROOM at the Medford Hotel HEY KIDS LOOK! ON WEDNESDAY DOORS OPEN 12:30 v j BIG! SPECIAL! CARTOON CIRCUS 20-SWELL CART00NS-20 All Your Pals Will Be Here! GET HERE EARLY! dm STARTS TOMORROWIc .Continues From 1 p.m. o WIDMARK J ajS,iMA o Sim WidmaiTc FESS PARKER SUDDY EBSENO JEFf YORK THETOB SOWASD JAKE lATg WORLD NEWS - COLOR CARTOONo PORTLAND PRODUCE I , Ponlind (UP) Xgg To retail r: Grade A-A Urge. 31-32c: A large . 4S-49c; AA medium 46-43c; A medium. 45-4Tc: A amail. 37-33c; carton, l-3c additional. Butter To retailer: AA yrad j prints. 70-71c lb; cartons 71-72C, A ! prints 70-71c; B prints 68-69c. ; Cheese Medium cured : To ratail- ers: A ffrade Cheddar, single dauies. ! 45i7-52c; 5-lb loaves 513-370; pro- ; cessed American cheese. 5-lb loaf ; 41a-44c. Farm Market Trading wai fairly active at the East Side Farmer' market today with ; fair supply of cauliflower, cabbage, root crops, greens and onions: lettuce market 'w as around 23-50 cents lower than last week with best California and Arizona cartons at 3.75 extreme. Toultry. Rabbits Live Chickens Quoted growers 'No. 1 quality, fob Portland'; Fryers 2;j 4 lbs 13-16c lb; light hens, too few transactions for Portland price; 10 11c lb at ranch; heavy hens. 5 lbs up. not enough trading for Portland price; at country 13-14c lb; old roosters 7-9c. Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade dressed to retailers; Fryers, w hole, drawn 31-35c lb; cut up 33-41c; hens, light type. cut. 34-37c; heavy type, whole, drawn, 37-41c lb. Turkeys To producers: Fryer tur keys, live weight. 27-2Sc lb: young A grade turkey hens 35-36c on eviscer ated bais; young toms, 34-35e lb up to 2 lbs; l-2c premium over this weight. Dressed Turkeys To retailers: A Eracie hen 45-48c Jb eviscerated. A grade loms to 24 lbs 44-46c lb, over 24 los 4-52c lb. Rabbits "Average to growers, f.ob killing plantj: Live, white 334-5 lbs f o.b. dressing plants Portland 21-24c; colored pelta 4c under; old does 10-12c lb. a few higher. Fresh killed frvers to retailers. 56-38c lb; cut up 60-63c The pocket gopher can run backward as fast and easily as it can move forward. - - Mafcii iVri iJ 11 m iBfc 1 " REPOPENS TOMORROW! WITH THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS SHOW CONTINUOUS FROM 1:00 PM. t o IT'S A CROSS-COUNTRY RACE' TO ANITA EKBERG'S EMBRAC! 00 o o o o oco DEAN MARTI N JERRY Wi ,..mm """:'''" jjJjL And when these two hit Holly- jrJtr ljjjjjy f "J - is only tremendous! Ja Ky: lhT) jWMrt ilUV 1 I & &e , fw;' ' fix WJ - WA 1 ft Tr. Wi!d Ana IN V;- '3fiC Tik trit3l wocywe J iiAi'wAi 1 n' V. , - fcfc - M$um&im$jsumm. mas o fi TECHNICOLOR r Hf 1 PAT CROWLEY-MAXlE RjOSENBLOOM -ANITA EKBERG DIRECTED B PRANK TASHLIN WRJTTErJ BY ERNA LAZARUS New os lySwiy fain a-d feul Franca Webster A PARAMOUNT PICTURE o & o o o o
