Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 21, 1957, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextFive Youths Appear In District Court Five minors were arrested by state police last week on charges of illegal possession of intoxi cating liquor. Two Medford and two Central Point youths were fined S25 each plus $5 court costs by Judge Rowles Moore in district court Monday. A 10-day jail sentence for the four was suspended dur ing good behavior and S15 of the fiie wag suspended for each. A 16-ycar-old Rogue River youth was fined $15 in district court Monday on the same charge. Drowning of Girl Follows Cycle Mishap Osanbruck, Germany (U.R; Police said today 17-year-old Fritz Schloemer confessed drowning Marie Spiekermann. 20, after accidentally running her down with his motorcycle. He said the girl, hurt and angry, attacked him with her fists. During the scuffle he push ed her into a stream and she drowned, he said. Spinach is said to be rich in vitamin A. Quickest way to California! FLY UNITED TO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES 2 flight daily: Leave 11:30 a.m., or 5:55 p.m. And on United's Convairs you enjoy the added smoothness and on-time dependability of all-weather radar equipment. Next trip, fly United. UNITED How This Newspaper MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE This newspaper 1s a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, a nonprofit, cooperative association of publishers, advertisers, and advertising agencies. Our circulation is audited at regular intervals by experienced A.B.C. circulation auditors and their re ports are made available to our advertisers without obligation. . Local and I Billfold Found Lowell R. I Colwell, 1056 Stewart ave., Med I ford, has reported to city police : finding a green leather billfold i Saturday at Holly anc Sixth sts. i Police said identification in the ! billfold contained the name Vir ginia L. Grabow, 113 Laurel St., i Medford. I ... ! Meter Hit Cars operated by ; Franklin D. White, 2394 Corona ; ave., . Medford, and Walter Ed win Hatch, 619 North Clark St., Medford, struck a parking meter on North Riverside ave. between Fourth and Fifth sts., Saturday, according to city police. No in juries were reported or citations issued. ; Man Injured Robert Earl Severe, 24, Phoenix, suffered small cuts on the chin and fore head Sunday when the car he was operating struck a display building at the Fortune service station at Central and Riverside ave., according to , city police. He was taken to Sacred Heart hospital by Medford Ambulance service. He was released the same day, police said. oft ottftorixtd frovW aatnf. Helps Advertisers. By Having Our Temperature Ta"ken Regularly Every newspaper has an editorial ther mometer. It's called "circulation." The paper's ups and downs in its efforts to satisfy the greatest number of editorial interests is reflected in its circulation. So that there is no possibility that the calibrations on our thermometer become blurred by self-satisfaction, we have our temperature taken regularly by a trained A.B.C. circulation auditor. When he leaves, there's no question of how we feel. And, we're feeling quite healthy today, thank you an indication that, we're doing our job of providing an interested audience for your sales messages. We would welcome the opportunity of showing you the A.B.C. facts on our circulation, and to explain just how our editorial program is helping to build reader interest for your advertising messages. Call us thi3 week. it Personal Windows Shot Leslie Med lin, 525 South Riverside ave., reported to sheriff's officers Fri day afternoon that several win dows of his house at 607 Albert st. Medford, had been shot. ... MOD Donation The Ker shaw Square and Roxy Ann grange sponsored a square dance Saturday night for the benefit of the March of Dimes drive. Sponsors turned over to the March of Dimes $73. ... Orders Issued Eight orders for correction of hazards were issued Friday by City Fire Mar shal Truman Nelson after in spection of a business occupancy, an apartment house and a place of public assembly. ... Burntr Shorts Firemen call ed out for smoke investigation at 1:30 a.m. today at the Elmer Adams home, 816 South Central ave., found that an electric range burner had shorted out, blowing fuses and burning range units. They reported no other damage. ... Dinner Wednesday A fellow ship covered dish dinner will be held at the First Christian Church, Ninth and Oakdale sts., Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 6:45 p.m. The young people of the church will be in charge of the pro gram. . In Hospital Miss Lorna Thompson, daughter of Mrs. Dorothy Thompson, Phoenix, entered Rogue Valley Memorial hospital this morning for a spinal operation. Miss Thompson is employed in the circulation department of the Medford Mail Tribune. Water Rings Bell City fire men were dispatched to the Cali fornia Oregon Power company warehouse, 613 South Fir St., about 12:10 a.rh. Sunday when police reported an alarm bell ringing. They found that a pres sure leak in a dry standpipe line had allowed water to enter. There was no fire. . Citation Issued E. H. Mann, 43 Rose ave., Medford, was is sued a citation for making an improper left turn over the week end after ti e car he was driving collided with a pickup truck operated by Stanley Jay Ostran der, Medford, at Jackson st. and Central ave., according to city police. No injuries were report ed. ... Business Names Champ Pitts has retired the assumed business name Central Pump company and it has been assum ed by Champ Pitts and Donald P. McCurdy; business name. Service Master of Medford, has been assumed by Herbert C. Fields: Roy H. Abbott and W. A. Darling have retired the as sumed business name of South ern Oregon Trailer Mart: and Ralph C. and Irma M. Moore have assumed the business name Moore Outdoor Supply, accord ing to records in the county re corder's office. Obituaries OLIVER D. FRAZEE Funeral services for Oliver D. Frazee, who died Saturday, will be conducted at the Pearl fu neral home Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 1:30 p.m. An honor guard, composed of members of the Knights of the York Cross of Honor, will be formed at the service. Included will be E. A. Turpin, Glen W. Smith, Otto DeJarnett, Elbert Lennox, V. T. Wilson and John R. Pond. Active pallbearers will include Fred Morris, Fred Pur din, John C. Smith, John Deaver, Lloyd Hamlin and Elton Wald ron. The Rev. Thomas McCamant will conduct the service at the funeral home. Interment will b? at the Siskiyou Memorial park where a masonic memorial serv ice will be held. The family has i suggested donations be sent to the Congregational church in lieu of flowers. Births LUNSFORD To Mr. and Mrs. Robert, box 818, Central Point. Jan. 18, 1957. a girl, 8V4 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospi tal. NELSON To Mr. and Mrs. Ernest, 311 Portland ave., Jan 20, 1957, a girl, 6'-2 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. GAINES To Mr. and Mrs. Robert, 25 Myrtle St., Jan. 21, 1957, a boy, 7'i pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. Use Tribune Want Ads PICTURE TUBES REJUVENATED Is your picture rub dull ana wtakf Meit picture tubci cib ba restored ro original brightnesa at enly a friction of the colt of replacement. For further information CALL Electronic Service 18. H. GRAPE PH. J-1971 if jr ifo-a XT - IT II HHIl ATTENDING PENTAGON CEREMONY when Col. Mary L. Milligan was sworn in as new director of the Women's Army Corps are heads of other women's militarv sen-ices From left: Col. Phyllis D. S. Grav, WAF: Col." Milligan Capt. Louise K. Wilde, Waves, and Col. Julia E. Hambleti head of Marines' group. (International Soundphoto) Stock Market Trading Sets Record for 1957 New York (U.B Stocks met support in the late trading to day after rails had been ham mered down to a new low since Oct. 18, 1955, and industrials since Nov. 30, 1956. Trading set a new high for 1957. The first group to meet sup port was the steels and the rally came onlv after Bethlehem had touched 178'2 off 3U: U.S. Steel 63U off V.i; and Crucible 685s off 28. Chrysler was carried up a point late in the session after a decline of a fraction. General Motors made a new low and rallied only a trifle. Southern Railroad stood out in its section with a one-point rise, helped by a TV tip. Today's prices on selected stocks: Allied Chemical 91?s American Can 41 AT&T 174',4 Anaconda Copper 6758 Bethlehem Steel 181 Vi Caterpillar Corp- 88 Chrysler Corp 66V Continental Can 445's Crown Zellerbach 54Vi Curtiss Wright 45 Is Du Pont 182 Eastman Kodak 85 V General Electric 54 1 2 General Motors 40'2 Georgia Pacific 26V Graham Paige li Homestake Mining,- 37Vs Kennecott Copper .. 119V4 Lockheed Aircraft 53 Vi Katy Pfd 574 Montgomery Ward 38 New York Central 31 Penney, J. C 79'i Penn RR 207s Radio Corporation 328 Richfield Oil 653s Socony Vacuum 537s Southern Co 21 is Three Air Force Men Die in Nevada Crash Jean. Nev. (U.R) Three Air Force fliers were killed when a twin-engine C45 military plane crashed Sunday on Clark Moun tain near' this small California Nevada border town. Identification of the airmen was withheld until relatives are notified. DAILY WEATHER REPORT FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy through Tuesday with a few scattered snow flurries over mountains. Low to nieht 25. High Tuesday 48. Western Oregon: MosUy cloudy to night and Tuesday. Chance of a few snow flurries in north and light show ers or snow fiurries in south portion. Colder south half tonight with low 34-34. High Tuesday 35-45. Mt. Shasta-Siskiyou area fair to night and Tuesday. Slightly colder to night. LOCAL DATA Temperature: Mean yesterday 3B; above norma 2. Record high this date 59 in 1942. Record low this date 6 in 1937. Precipitation: 24 hours to midnight .11 in. Midnight to 10 a.m. 0. Total this month 1.61 in., .02 In. below normal. Total since Sept. 1 11.37 in., 1 42 in. above normal. Humidity: Lowest yesterday 85, High 4:30 24- City Tester- a.m hr. day low Prec. Brookings 51 36 .17 Crater Lake 23 13 Grants Pass 47 33 .84 Klamath Falla 34 18 .03 MEDFORD 45 31 .11 Portland 29 22 Seattle 33 .20 .07 Spokane 18 7 .07 Yakima 22 -8 Eureka 49 41 Red Bluff 55 38 Sacramento 56 88 San Francisco 55 40 Los Angeles 54 44 .54 Phoenix . Denver Chicago . Miami New York Washington, D C. , 65 . 59 . 39 . 71 . 39 . 43 51 32 35 68 37 34 .22 FrVE - DAY FORECAST (Through Saturdav, Jan. 36): Western Oregon-Western Washing ton Cold through Saturday with warming trend late in week. Showers mostly of snow in western Washing ton and rain or snow Western Oregon Tuesdav or Wednesdav at week end. Temperatures averaging much below normal. Highs 34-44. Lows in 20a and low 30s. Northern California Rain likely late in period with snow in mountains Temperatures below normal. TABU DINNER HOUSE Is Featuring Now ... NEW YORK CUT STEAKS EXTRA THICKI VERY TENDERI With Your Choice of: SMORGASBORD or Homemade Soup and Salad Bowl $2.95 Complete Smorgasbord Dinners $1.85 305 South Riverside Medford Southern Pacific 44 Standard California 46 Standard Indiana -.... 588 Standard N. J. 56'i Sun Mines 7Vi Texas Gulf 30"s Tex Pac Land Trust 8V2 Transamerican 36 Trans West Air 17 Tri-Continental 26 Un Carbide 109 Union Pacific 28 United Aircraft . 85 U. A. L 39 4 U. S. Rubber 43 Vi U. S. Steel 6414 Youngstown S & T 107U Soil Bank Payments In Oregon $4,158,000 Portland (U.R) Some $4, 158.000 has been received by Oregon farmers as 1957 pay ments for participation in the government's soil bank acreage reserve program. Robert Lister, state Agricult ural Stabilization and Conserva tion committee chairman, said the payments have been made for a variety of products. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (UPl Cattle 1800. Aver age choice fed steers around 21-21.50 and above; good light steers 20; standard 18-18 50: utility 12.50-15: canner-cutter cows mosUy 8.50-10.50; utility bulls 14.50-16. Calves 50. Good-choice vealers 23 28; culi-utility 10-15. Hogs 650. Sorted 1 and 2 light weight butchers 20.75-21; mixed 1. 2 and 3 grade 180.235 lb. 20.25-20.75; No. 3 scarce. 19.50: 240-270 lb. 18 19 25: 300-500 lb. sows 14-17.90; under 300 lb. 17.75-18. Sheep 750. Good-choice wooled 85 105 lb. slaughter lambs 18-19: mostly choice up to 116 lb. 19.50: 105 lb. 20; deck choice fall shorn lambs 19; cull good ewes 2-5. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (VP) Ekrs To retailere: Grade AA lame, 45-47c; A large, 43 45c: AA medium, 40-44c; A medium, 39-43c; A small, 35-38c; carton, l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA grade prints, 69-70c lb.; carton. 70-71C; A print. 69-70c; B prints. 67-68c. Cheese Medium cured To retail ers: A grade Cheddar, single daisies. 45'j-52c; 5-lb. loaves. 511,2-57c; proc essed American cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 412-44c. Farm Market Northwest root crop were in limit ed supply today; dry onion prices held mostly unchanged; some dealers sold Idaho white onion. to 5.25-5.50 a 50 lb. bag; potatoes and tomatoes held unchanged. . Poultry, Rabbits Live chickens Quoted growers (So. I quality, f.o.b. Portland): Fryers. 2' 4 lbs., 21-22c lb.: light hens, too few transactions for Portland price: 10-llc lib. at ranch; heavy hens. 3 lbs. up. not enough trading for Portland pric; at country, 13-14c lb.; old roosUrs, 7-9c. Dressed ehikens No. 1 grade dress ed to retailers: Fryers, whole drawn. 38-4 lc lb.; cut up. 44-48c; hens, light type, cut up, 32-36c; heavy type, whole drawn, 36-40c lb. Turkeys To producers: Fryer tur keys, live weight, 27-28c lb. Dressed turkeys To Tetailer: A grade hens. 45-48c lb.; eviscerated: A grade toms. to 24 lbs., 44-4 6c lb., over 24 lbs.. 46-52c lb. Rabbits (Average to growers, f.o.b. killing plant): Live white. 33-5 lbs, f.o.b. dressing plants. Portland. 3 1-2 4c; colored pelts. 4c under; old does. 10 12c lb.; a few higher. Fresh killed fryers to retailer, 56-58e lb-; cut up, 60-63C: PORTLAND HAY, GRAIN Portland Wholesale hay prices: No. 2 green alfalfa baled f.o.b. Portland, $34-35. Wholesale prices as reported by the UbUA market news service; Wheat No. 2 soft white, 484 a ton; No. 2 white oats. 38-lb. West Coast delivery. $56.50 ton: No. 2 Valley white oats. S52 ton; soybean meal. S79 ton. f.o.b. Portland; barley No. 2 45-lb.: West Coast de livery 551.50 ton; standard mill run. prompt delivery. $4 (.50-48.50 ton, f.o.b. Portland; No. 2 yellow corn, Eastern shipment, f.o.b. Portland:, $62.75. Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater, had a wife and couldn't keep 'er off the Phone 'during the M. O. D. TV AUCTION MONDAY, JAN. 28 10 P.M. - KBES-TV Monday. January 21, 19!7 Four People Injured In Auto Accidents Four people received injuries in four car accidents in Jackson county over the week erd, state police reported today. Gary Dale Clifford, 13, route 1, box 97-E, Eagle Point, received head injuries and James R. Read, 26, of 1320 Beatty St., Medford, received minor lacera tions and bruises when the cars they were driving collided on Highway 62 near the Camp White junction at 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Galen Wayne Clifford, 17, t" route 1, box 97-E, Eagle Point, passenger in the car Gary Clifford was driving, received lacerations and shoulder bone fractures, police said. Kit Head-On According to the report, Read was traveling south on the high way and Clifford was traveling north. The cars collided head-on when Clifford reportedly at tempted to pass another vehicle. No citations were issued. Galen Clifford was taken by Medford Ambulance service to Rogue Valley hospital, where his condition was reported "good" today. The ambulance also transported Read and Gary Clifford to Sacred Hear: hospi tal. Read was released after treatment Saturday and Clif ford was released Sunday. Joan Rae Johnson, 20, of 326 Oak Grove rd Medford, re ceived head cuts and a broken nose at 12:42 a.m. Sunday, when the car in which she was riding failed to negotiate a curve on Former Corvallis Minister Succumbs San Jose, Calif. (U.R) Wil liam F. Koenig, retired Presby terian minister in Utah and Ore gon, died Sunday in a San Jose hospital after several years' ill ness. He was 58. Koenig came to San Jose four years ago after serving in par ishes in Logan and bait L,ane City, and Corvallis, Ore. During World War II he was chaplain aboard the troopship Sea Cor poral. He is survived by his wife, Naomi; a son, David, and daugh ters Betty and Mary, all of San Jose. The funeral will be held Wednesday. About 700,000 Americans are now under treatment for cancer, according to current medical surveys. About six billion checks are printed annually in the U. S. to supply the need for this kind of exchange medium. S3V6 3t i U.S. National Bank INTEREST en i-yt. Certificate of Deposit iiioed after January 1 interert paid semi-annually-' MIHIOt HOft-Al DttOW MEDFORD BRANCH THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND MEDFORD (OREOON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN South Oakdale ave. at the Holmes st. intersection. Driver of the vehicle was David Leon Snook. 22, route 1, box 54, Cen tral Point. Police said Miss John son was thrown against the dash board when the car struck the curb. She was taken by state po lice to Rogue Valley hospital. Cited by Police Tony Charles Schmaltz. 35. Ashland, was cited by police for passing at an intersection at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, after his car collided in Ashland with a pickup operated by George S. Fuller, 30, Ashland. Accord ing to police, both cars were traveling north on Highway 99 when Fuller made a left turn onto Clay st. and Schmaltz at tempted to pass his vehicle. No injuries were reported. Theodore D. .Keys, 19, route 2, box 230-H. Medford, was cited for making an improper left turn at 1:10 p.m. Sunday, when the car he was driving collided with another on Highway 62 at North Riverside ave. Driver of the other car was identified as Edwin Thatcher Grubbs. 43. route 1, box 265. Gold Hill. No injuries were reported. Program for lkers Inaugural Rites Washington (U.R) Program of today's inaugural ceremony at the Capitol, starting at noon EST: "Hail To the Chief by the U.S. Marine Band. Invocation by Dr. Edward L. R. Elson, pastor of National Presbyterian Church, where President Eisenhower worships. Marian Anderson sings "The Star Spangled Banner." Vice President Richard M. Nixon takes his oath of office, administered by Senate Repub lican Leader William E. Know land. Prayer by Archbishop Michael of New York, head of the Greek Orthodox Church In North and South America.- Marine Band plays "America the Beautiful." Brian Sullivan sings "America. Prayer by Dr. Louis Finkel stein. chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, New York. President Eisenhower takes his oath, administered by Chief Justice Earl Warren. Mr. Eisenhower's inaugural address. Benediction by Edward Cardi nal Mooney, Catholic archbishop cf Detroit. Sav w?fh bank toftry and earn this new, higher rate at U.S. National e e e About 65 million acres that produced food for 2 7 million farm horses have been taken over for human needs. ENJOY GENUINE CHARCOAL BROILED FOODS in the CANDLE ROOM at the Medford Hotel Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport NOW SHOWING ANTHONY QUINN PLUS A SENSATIONI ltorrikp CKHOhMAT TOM TRYOM Ml "RING-COLC NOW SHOWING Ue Tribune Want Ad The Community 's Biggest AL&rkclplac r -1 Sajay Sunday m mrtlahd! I4" nT Hlii " i-W. MSTCtmSTS He Lired With Insitiallt Pajswol douglatV Mm ANTHONY QUINN W.f(f 0K Ml When These Two Meet a Great Conspiracy Begins! f-4 INCRIO i BERGMAN V- YUL : . I HELEN I Lj ! J ClNPASC0f' COLOW mt DC Ufft