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Passengers Aboard Lei Apparently Acapulco. Mexico U.R) Pas sengers and crew members aboard the cruiser ship Leilani said today the vessel apparently has overcome the troublei which beset it during the first leg of Us maiden voyage. More than 600 fun seeking passengers piled off the Leilani in happv spirits in thi resort port today Although 41 passen gers juit the newlv christened ship in Fanamj complaining of poor feud and poor .service, many who stay:d with the snip said loday they "never hod so much fun." Th Lci'.ani anchorej in Aca pulco Sunday on its shakedown cruise from Ne-. York to San Francisco, wrier..- the Hawaiian Steamship company wil! place it in regular service to Hawaii. Som Left Ship Company President Elmer J. Martin, who flew hPie from Los Aiigclss last week, b.iarcied the vessel shortly after dawn Sun da and immediately laurched a personal invsiUgHtiun of condi tions .jboard the ship. The Leilani w.:? quarantined in Panama for more than 10 hours last week after 17 passen gers were hospitalized for "food and Crew lani Said Content po'soning." Seventy passengers threatened to leave the ship, then and 44 actually did leave, saying they would fly back home or finish the trip by air. Mr. and Mrs Frank Scarlet of New York, both of whom spent a day in a hospital in Panama, said they were naving a 'mar velous time." After interviewing the pas sengers, Martin said he was con vinced the earlier trouble was only normal on a maiden voyage because it was the first trip for the crew and "there are always some bugs to be ironed out." Edward Turner, vice president of he Seafarers International union, who boarded the Leilani at Panama, said HO per cent of the crew was unh:ippy at first, but thit number has been cut to 10 per cent. "The crew was green and not organised," he said "I also think too many passengers were brought along for a shakedown cruise. Three United Press reporters talked freely with the passen gers and found only a few who were still unhappy. The Leilani is scheduled to ar rive in Los Angeles Thursday. Philha rmonic Society Presents Programs An audience more than twice the size of the one which at tended the first fall concert turned out yesterday in Medford for the second program presen ted by the symphony orchestra of the Philharmonic Society of SouthernOregon this season. The Medford program was fol lowed by a repeat performance in Grants Pass last night. Direc tor Richard D. Werner conduct ed both performances. 50 Musicians The orchestra, which now numbers about 50 musicians from several southern Oregon towns and cities, presented the same program in both Medford and Grants Pass. Featured composition was Mozart's "Symphony jn G min or No. 40," the orchestra play ing the four-movement work in its entirety. It was preceded by the "Phedre" overture by Mass enet. The : post-intermission numb ers were two lyric pieces for string orchestra by Grieg "Heart Wounds" and "The Last Spring," three dances from German's "Henry VIII Suite" and the "March Slav" by Tschaikowsky. For the benefit of those who were attending their first con cert by this orchestra it should be pointed out that yesterday's performance was not up to the standard customarily maintain ed by Director Werner and his musicians. This could be due to the fact that the rehearsal schedule in past weeks has been severely curtailed by weather which prevented many of the players from attending. Since the symphony is beginning to build up a devoted following of music lovers, it is hoped that the spring concert will again show that Director Werner and his orchestra are capable of pro ducing" a commendable perform ance. Those attending the concert In Medford were pleased to find that the society had arranged for attractive printed programs which not only listed the num bers, but personnel of the orch stra. In the past the organiza- Federal Employees Union Head Kills Self Washington (U.R) Mich ael E. Markwood, 42, president of the National Federation of Federal Employees, was killed Sunday in a 90-foot plunge from the Taft Memorial bridge. Markwood, president of the 100,000-member union, died al most instantly. Coroner A. Ma irruder MacDonald ruled the ieath a suicide. He said he un derstood Markwood had been increasingly despondent lately. He said union officials told him Markwood had overworked and oeen in poor health. Lee Port Visits SW District Office Here Lee Port Jr. of the state forest er's office, Salem, visited the louthwest district headquarters in Table Rock rd., Medford, late ast week. Purpose of the visit was to re view the 1958 fiscal year budget vith District Warden Curtis Nes leim. The budget outlines ex penditures necessary for the fire irotection of about 1.600.000 icres of forest land in Jackson ind Josephine counties. A public hearing on the budg et will be held later. IHOW PANELIST DIES New York U.R Fred Stein, cho had been a member of the Life Begins at 80" radio and elevision show panel, died at is Brooklyn home Sunday. He ras 88. Hon has "made do" with mimeo graphed programs. Program Message - The program also contained a message by Harvey Robertson, president of the society, which is worthy of repeating here. "In every progressive community, once the physical needs of the population have been cared for, there is an urge and a demand for cultural activities. This thriv ing and expanding city is no ex ception. Music is an indispen sable part of the heritage of the human race and a symphony orchestra is an essential element in the life of every fine city. "To the individual citizen, it means that right here in Med ford you and your family can experience the world's finest music performed by your own orchestra. Membership in the orchestra is open to any person musically qualified, and inter ested in the aims and objectives of the Philharmonic society. We of the board of directors trust that you will continue to be a firm supporter of fine music for southern Oregon." A welcome innovation was the serving of coffee and cookies at intermission time by members of the Philharmonic Society guild. Although a special effort had been made to properly heat the auditorium the sub-freezing temperatures prevailing in the area made it impossible to get the place really warm. The orchestra's spring concert has been planned for Sunday, March 24. O S. Picketing Seamen Tie Up Freighter At Portland Dock ' Portland (U.R) The freighter S S. James Lick remained tied up here today while 13 alien sea men displayed picket signs in front of the vessel in a dispute over severance pay. Troubles of the seamen were not limited to their dispute over severance pay. They contend that they were fired but at the same time are being prevented from leaving the ship because the captain had picked up their passports. Picket Line Observed Longshoremen have refused to cross the picket line to work the ship and the Sailors Union of the Pacific issued a statement charg ing the U. S. Immigration Serv ice with acting as a strikebreak er in the case. The James Lick arrived here last Tuesday from Japan. The crew, except for the 13, was given severance pay and trans portation to New York. Willaim Benz. business agent of the Sailors Union here, said his union established a picket line at the vessel in San Fran cisco three months ago and was forced to withdraw in the face of a court injunction obtained by the company. American Ship Benz contended that the ship, which had been operating under the Libcrian flag, was actually an American-owned ship and was trying to avoid "American laws and income taxes." The ship is owned by United Ventnes, a firm controlled by Coastwise lines. ' Benz asserted that "They've just jerked their passports from them and are treating those men like prisoners." British Admiralty Blamed for Naval Disaster in War I I MondaT January J 8, 18S7 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN . London (U.R) An official na val historian today blamed the British admiralty for giving mis leading signals which resulted in one of the worst disasters suf fered by a convoy during World War II. Capt. S. W. Roskill, in his second volume of the official "The War at Sea (1939-45)," also severely criticized the combined operations staff for the ill-fated Dieppe raid. Roskill, in his analysis of the SAC Globemaster Crashes in Alaska Anchroage, Alaska (U.R) A Strategic Air Command SAC C124 Globemaster with 13 men aboard crashed on the ice of Cook Inlet here Sunday night but all survived. The Air Force said the plane was attempting an emergency landing at Elmendorf Air Force Base here during a heavy fog and freezing temperatures after one engine caught fire shortly after takeoff. The crash occurred at 11:15 p.m. (PST). Rescue operations were completed 55 minutes later by three helicopters of the 31st Air Rescue Squadron, the Air Force public information at Elmendorf said. None of the men was seriously hurt. All but three of them were released from the hospital at Elmendorf after a medical check up. The three airmen who were held at the hospital were said to be in "good" condition. tragedy which Defell convoy P. Q. 17, bound from Iceland to Murmansk in June, 1942, held that the then first sea lord, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, was largely to blame. He inferred Sir Winston Churchill had a "lapse of memory" in his memories description of the trag eody in which 24 of 27 vessels fell prey to Nazi submarines. According to the history, the admiralty signalled the convoy to scatter after receiving infor mation that three big German surface ships, including the bat tleship Tirpitz, were about to sail from Norway to attack the convoy and a major sea battle was imminent. Screen Withdrawn The protecting screen of American and British battle ships, carriers, cruisers and de stroyers were withdrawn and the merchant ships were left to become unguarded victims of the U-boats. Roskill criticized the admir alty for its tendency to direct operations at sea from White hall. He contended if the "scat ter" order had been sent to the convoy's senior officers for ac tion as they saw fit "it is beyond doubt . . . the convoy and escort would have been kept together." Coffee Hour Planned In Gold Hill Tuesday Gold Hill A coffee for the benefit of the March of Dimes will be given by Mrs. Norman Gail, at her home on Highway 99 north, Tuesday, Jan. 29, from noon to 2 p.m. Mrs. Gail will be assisted with the serving by Mrs. Arthur Boye and Mrs. M. Schoennemann. 9,425 Cars Is Daily Average on Main St. Average daily traffic for De cember on Main st east of Gene va st. was 9,425 cars, according to a report on traffic volume from the Oregon state highway department. Maximum hour for traffic was between 5-6 p.m. Dec. 4 when the volume was 1,063 cars. Maximum day was also Dec. 4 with a total of 10,358 cars. In other Jackson county areas the average daily traffic at the Siskyou station, five miles east of Ashland, was 696. Maximum hour for traffic was between 4-5 p.m. Dec. 2 when 122 cars were registered. Dec. 2 was also the maximum day with a. total of 1,050 cars. At the Shady Cove station, four miles south of Shady Cove, average daily traffic was 1,152. Between 4-5 p.m. Dec. 16 was the maximum hour with 165 cars. On Dec. 4, 1,420 car were reported for the maximum day. News Science Major Created at Linfield McMinnville New major In the field of general science at Linfield college, McMinnville, has been created, according to Dr". Ardian Tieleman, academic dean, and Dr. Robert Jones, the chairman of the natural science division of the Linfield faculty. Covering the fields of biolo gy, chemistry, mathematics, and physics, the major requires 50 hours of study in the natural sciences. Specific courses in clude botany, zoology, general chemistry, mathematical ana lysis, general physics, calculus, field biolology and a minimum and eight additional hours in any one of the four areas cover ed in the major. Ed Sullivan To Appear On TV Academy Program Hollywood (U.R) Television star Ed Sllivan has signed to ap pear on the Academy of Tele vision Arts and Sciences nomi nations show which will be tele cast nationally on Feb. 16, it was announced today. March of Dimes Supper Set in Jacksonville Jackonville A March of Dimes pancake supper will ba held in the new kitchen of the Jacksonville Community hall starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31. On the menu will be pancakes, sausage, eggs, ham and coffee. Proceeds from the dinner will go to the March of Dimes, offi cials in charge said. Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport 1 I L. Beck's THwutiKf 0?e4& Bakeries a local industry, satisfying local appetites for the past 30 years T STARRING ? GALE STORM and '! .AM? jjA CHARLES FARRELL och TUESDAY at 5:30 p.m. KBES-TV KOTI-TV BIG FREE PARKING LOTS IN BACK OF STORE dP (CEETTLE LBLT SIXTH AND GRAPE STREETS OPEN 7 DAYS A ft WEEK UNTIL J? P.M. National Christian Conference Planned Berkeley, Calif. (U.R) Officials of Congregational Christian and Evangelical and Reformed churches in Califor nia, Oregon and Washington will meet here Friday to plan the first national Christian educa tion mass conference to be spon sored by the two denominations. The national conference will be held at Purdue University. Lafayette. Ind., in August. 1958. and is expected to be attended by more than 5.000 church school teachers and superinten dents. The planning conference here is the last of four regional ses sions called by the two denom inations. The Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed church are sched uled to merge in June. They will become the United Church of Christ. FOR THE FINEST CAKES PASTRIES ROLLS PIES HOT BREAD, Shop The GROCETERIA BAKERY INDIVIDUAL CHOCOLATE DAINTIES FILLED CAKES Covered with Chocolate 2 25' Have You Tried Them? 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Ella Fitzgerald Taken To New York Hospital New York (U.R) Negro blues singer Ella Fitzgerald, who was rushed to New York Hospital Sunday with a serious abdomi nal ailment, is still "quite sick" but resting comfortably, her . agent said today. I GEBHARDT'S SPICED CHILI BEANS No. 300 Can 2 for 35 VERNELL'S BUTTER MINTS 29 7-os. TIDE DETERGENT IVORY SHOW DREFT DETERGENT DUZ BLUE CHEER OXYDOL CHOICE ISc LARGE PKG. 3 3 GIANT PKG. 83 DEL ROGUE TOMATO JUICE 46-oz. Tin . 27e 5 34 00 for I YOU SAVE 35e I SEEDLESS HAVEL ORANGES POUND BAG 49c I GERBER'S BABY FOOD S 2 DOZEN YOU SAVE 22e f - BRADSHAW'S 12-ounce Squeeze Bottle 3 BEADS HONEY BBSQUIGft TreeCookBook "4 EAT MOR PUFFED WHEAT HEMS FRUIT BARS BIG 19-OZ. BAG LB. PKG. Choice of Fig Raspberry Date Cherry Boysenberry Strawberry Apricot CRISCO 3-POUND CAN 39' 39' 59 49 95 U.S. GRADED CHOICE STEER oneless Lean eeff Stew LEAN, FRESH MADE i
