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G Local and Water Can Takn Charles Harrison Hurst, 1145 Dakota ave., reported to city police Sat urday the theft of a five-gallon water can from his jeep while the jeep was parked at his resi dence Saturday. Plan Workshop Medford unit Til ureaon Beauticians as- " sociation will hold the monthly workshop Monday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. at Medford Beauty school. Mrs. Maxine Hammond will be instructor. Smorgasbord Schedultd St. Mary'i Parents club will hold a srjiorg; jord Monday, Feb. 25, from 5'to 8 p.m., in the St. Mary's school gymnasium, corn er of 11th and South Holly sts. Ham, turkey, spaghetti and oth er main dishes will be prepared by professional chefs. Members of the Parents club will supply salads, desserts and other dishes. Collision Reported Keith Edward Schroeder, route 3, box 195, and Herman Arthur St. Clair, 613 North Bartlett St., were motorists involved in a collision on South Central ave., O between Main and Eighth sts. PSaturday morning, ' city police reported. St. Clair was cited for failure to yield the right of way. Hubcaps Taken Robert L. Burton, 2715 Connell ave., re- ported to city police Friday the theft of four hubcaps and two fender skirts from his car while it was parked at East Eighth St., between Bartlett st. and Cen tral ave., Thursday night. Mar jorie Elaine Conklin, 2875 Lone Pine rd., reported Friday the theft of a hubcap from her car while it was parked at Lmnan's market, fourth and Front sts. o Association To Meet A dis cussion of "School Problems Confronting the People of Jack son County will be held Mon day at the regular monthly meeting of the Medford chapter, National Office Managers asso ciation, in the Medford hotel. Socal hour will start at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Takes Couria LeRoy J. Smith, 1033 Queen Anne ave., Medford, is one of 29 general agency representatives of the John Hancock Mutual Life In surance company who recently completed a one-week., course in life insurance at the company's . home tflfice in Boston. Mass. He is a member of the Perl A. Kes singer General agency in Portland. .Births OLEMAN To Mr. and Mrs. Monte J., box 702, Central Point, Feb. 23, 1957, a girl, 8 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospit al. CAI& or THANKS To the Medford Masonic LodKe No. 103 AFSiAM. rendered tor the tribute contributed for my lata hus band. Jame J. w. Murphy. Bessie Murphy ac Fa amity Thunderstorms generally de velopwhenever moist and warm iQt rises in considerable quanti ties of volume. , OPEN EVERY NITE! HELD OVER! MIST STARRING SPffllNT M AIMED! ROBERT fro Or- ft cuttOON HEYNOIDS PLUS Clifton Webb "Mr. Belvedere Rings The Bell" HOUSE of North of Gold Hill o AT On Display - One of the West's Finest Collections of Gold Dust and Nuggets Winter Hours 9 to 5 Closed Mondays During Winter. Months Under Founder's Management Since 1930 Personal Maating The licensed prac tical Nurses association will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, in the penthouse of the Rogue Valley hospital. Harold L. Hanson, anesthetist, will be speaker. Mrs. Bessie Baldwin, president, has urged all LPNA members to attend. Meeting The Talisman Lodge of Knights of Pythias will meet at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25. There will be a business session. Refreshments will be served. Knights and visiting members have been urged to attend. AlvinJ. Crose Dies in Portland Portland Alvin J. Crose. 69, former Medford resident and Oregon' real estate commission er from 1950 until his retirement in 1954, died last week in a Port land hospital after a long illness. Mr. Crose held various state positions for 26 years, starting as a member of the veterans state aid commission. He also served on the state land board. the department of veteran affairs and after his retirement was as sociated with the Oregon devel opment commission. In 1945 he accepted a post in the loan division at Salem. From 1946 to 1950, he processed ap proximately 5.000 home and farm loans to veterans aggregat ing $18,000,000. He lived at Salem and is sur vived by his wife, Lillie, and a son, Arvin J., now in the Army. Before coming to Salem, Mr. Crose was engaged in the real estate and insurance business in Medford for eight years. He also was active in the American Le gion in Medford. He held the rating senior ap praiser in the international so ciety of residential appraisers and was president of the Salem chapter. He was a veteran of World War I and a lieutenant colonel in the Oregon State Guard during World War II. Air. Crose was also district governor of Lions International from 1944-45 and served as dep uty governor of the American Legion. He was a mason and af filiated with the Methodist church. Services Scheduled For Clyde R. Smith Funeral services for Clyde R. Smith of Ruch who died Wed nesday will be held in the Conger-Morris chapel Monday at 10 a.m. The Rev. Earl Best of the Ruch Community church will of ficiate. Committal will be in Log town cemetery. Mr. Smith was born Feb. 3, 1896 in Ruch. On April 20, 1920, in Klamath Falls he was married to Mildred Sweet, who survives. He was a veteran of World War I; enlisting in the Marines on Jan. 10, 1918, at Mare Island, Calif. He served in the Philippines from Oct. 12, 1918, to Aug. 26, 1919, and received his discharge in Washington D.C. on Jan. 9, 1922, as a private. He worked many years with the forest serv ice and as an Army engineer, living his entire life in south ern Oregon. Other survivors include daugh ters, Mrs. Dean Luehrs, Medford; Mrs. Leah Starnes, Concord, N. C; Mrs. Joe Killlngsworth, Med ford; Mrs. Charles Kimball, Jacksonville; and Mrs. James Webb, Coos Bay; sons, Clyde R. Smith, Jr.; and Stephen H. Smith, both at home; brother Lee F. Smith, Applegate, and nine grandchildren. Pallbears will include Ray Of fenbacher, Leon Offenbacher, James Winningham, Harlan Can trell. Glen Downing and Boyd Hamilton. Funeral Services Set for A. L. Bailey Funeral services for Alfred Leslie Bailey, 78, of 122 East 13th st., who died Wednesday, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel at 1 p.m. Monday. The Rev. John York, of West Main MYSTERY Open Throughout The Year Obituaries Diploma) Returns Alter Discussing Disappearance Washington (U.f A U.S. diplomat returned to his post in the Dominican Republic Satur day despite complaints in Ciu- dad Trujillo that he was offen sively "skeptical" about Domini can investigation of the disap pearance of an American pilot. The state department said in a brief announcement that Charge d'Affairs Richard H. Stephens had gone back to his job after "brief consultation" with officials here concerning the disappearance of Gerald Les ter Murphy of Eugene, Ore. Murphy has been missing in the Caribbean nation since Dec. 3. Life magazine this week link ed Murphy with the case of Dr. Jesus de Galindez who disap peared from New York last March 12. Piloted by Murphy Life said Galindez was kid naped and flown to the Domini can Republic in a plane piloted by Murphy. The magazine said Murphy subsequently disappear ed after talking "carelessly." Stephens' return indicated the Dominican government has not pressed complaints by Domini can Attorney General A. Beral that the U. S. diplomats had been "offensive" by voicing doubt of the efficiency of the Dominican investigation. An honorary vice consul in Philadelphia for the Dominican Republic said Friday that he has filed legal action in behalf of Murphy's parents. Robert D. Abrahams said the action was taken against the estate of Octavio de la Maza, who Dominican police say kill ed himself after leaving a note confessing that he had killed Murphy. The consul said the legal ac tion was taken to compensate Murphy's parents for the appar ent death of their son. Legislators to Inspect Oregon Tech Institute Salem (U.P.) Seventeen legislators left here by train Saturday for Klamath Falls to make an inspection of Oregon Technical Institute. They are members of the Sen ate and House Education commit tees, and of a Ways and Means subcommittee. Accompanying them were Ronald Jones of Brooks, chair man of the State Board of Edu cation; O. I. Paulson, state di rector of vocational education, and Carl Cover, chief clerk of the Ways and Means committee. Church of Christ, will officiate. Committal will be in Missouri Flats cemetery. Mr. Bailey was born May 7, 1878, on Foots Creek, and was a life-long resident of Oregon. His parents, George Washington Bailey and Talitha Jane Norman, were early pioneers, who cross ed the plains to Oregon in 1864. He was associated with mines all his life. He worked, in the "Queen of Bronze" mine at Ta- kilma. Ore., during the World War I, and shipped the first manganese ever shipped out of Oregon. He also owned gold proper ties, some ranches in the Apple gate and Illinois valleys, and Medford city property. He was a lifetime member of the Church of Christ, and was baptized in February, 1897. He was married May 27, 1935, in Vancouver, Wash., to Pearl Hodkinson, who survives. A son Lloyd Bailey, preceded him in death several years ago. Other survivors include a son, A. Y. Bailey, O'Brien; a daugh ter, Mrs. Theta Davis, Sebasto pol, Calif., whose mother pre ceded Mr. Bailey in death in 1910; a step-son. Bob Autry, Portland; a step-daughter, Bev erly Sorensen, Portabe, Wise; a brother, Frank Bailey, Portland; two sisters, Mrs. Lola Sheehan, Phoenix, Ore., and Mrs. Myra Roberts, Cottage Grove; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. HARRY D. MITCHELL III Harry D. Mitchell III, 10. son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Mitch ell, of Rogue River, died yester day in a local hospital. Conger Morris Funeral home is in charge of arrangements. ft J 0 News About Servicemen Revis Promoted To 2nd Lieutenant James Revis of Headquarters company, 186th infantry regi ment, Oregon National Guard, Medford, was commissioned this month from staff sergeant to second lieutenant, according to Capt. S. J. Fagone, company commander. His new capacity will be platoon leader of the pioneer and ammunition's pla toon. Revis enlisted in the Army February, 1949, and took his basic training with the 101st Army division at Camp Breck inridge, Ky., and later served with the first cavalry division in Japan as a machine gunner. He reenlisted in the Army in August of 1950 and served two years with the 11th airborne division and one year with the 187th RCT in Japan and Korea until he was discharged as a private first class. The new officer joined the Medford unit of the National Guard in September, 1955, and was promoted to corporal four months later. He was promoted to sergeant first class in May of 1955 and applied for a commis sion last October. Service schools he has attend ed include a utility repair course. Ft. Lee, Va.; an airborne school, Ft. Benning, Ga., a com munications school, Ft. Camp bell, Ky., and a radio repair course, Ft. Monmouth, N.J." OFFERS PROGRAMS The Marine corps recruiting office in Medford has announced openings in specialized fields of training in the corps. Last February the Marine corps initiated a two year en listment plan designed to give young men with one dependent an opportunity to join the corps, previously young men with de pendents could not enlist. The two-year enlistment plan also was open to those without dependents, but has been re stricted to men with no more than one dependent,' it was re ported. Quota for Oregon is about 10 two-year enlistments a month. It was pouited out if the quota is not filled by men with one dependent other young men could enlist under the program. The Marine Corp recruitinc office also has announced an aviation plan where young men can be guaranteed aviation train ing. Among schools offered in the program are jet mechanic, helicopter mechanic, air guided missile launching technician, air controller and others. The recruiting station is lo cated in the Medford post office building. FIVE INDUCTED Five Jackson county men were inducted into the Armed Forces Feb. 15 at the induction station in Portland and one man was in ducted through the local board No. 17. Medford. t The inductees include Frank LeRoy Gidney, Medford, Gerald Malcolm Mickle, Ashland, Les ley Ellis Hodgins, Ashland, and Henry Alvin Corenz Jr., Ash land, inducted at Portland, and John Franklin Watson, Medford, inducted at the Medford station. PARATROOPER Pvt. Gary H. Woodward, son of L. C. Knapp, 416 South Grove land ave, Medford, recently IBMMiTil HHchcockftrh NewHetghh Of Suspense! He wasn't the man they wanted...but he couldn't prove it! ii i i i Jail Escapee Is Arrested in Portland Portland (U.R) Police Fri day arrested a 42-year-old es capee from the San Diego jail who is accused, among other things, of stealing his ' wife's false teeth. . !..-..-:. Officers identified the mart as. John M. Wheeler, wanted in Cali fornia, Medford and - Portland. They said he was driving a car stolen in Los Angeles at the time. Wheeler escaped from a San Diego jail work gang January 17, police said. Since then his wife has charged he beat her and stole her teeth. Wheeler is wanted by Medford police on charges of obtaining money by false pretenses, ac cording to police. Oregon Man Killed in Idaho Highway Crash Notus, Idaho (U.R) Charles M. Mode of Monmouth, Ore, was killed near here late Thurs day when the car he was driv ing skidded on icy pavement and careened into another vehicle. Police said that Mrs. Mode was injured seriously in the mishap.. The Mode car struck one driven by Sheridan K. At kinson of Boise who escaped un hurt. qualified as an Army paratroop er at Fort Campbell, Ky. He com pleted two weeks of physical training and ground school be fore making five jumps from a C I 19 "flying boxcar" to qualify for the paratrooper award. FIRING EXPERT Army Sgt. Luis M. Chavez, son of Angel Chavez, 2 East Clark st, Medford, recently qualified as expert in firing the M-l rifle at Fort Riley, Kan. Sgt. Chavez, a squad leader in Company B of the First Infantry division's 18th regiment, is a vet eran of 13 years of Army service. COMPLETES TOUR Capt. Kenneth B. Black, son of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Black, Medford, was one of 51 Army Reserve and National Guard officers recently com pleting a two-week tour of ac tive duty at the infantry school, Fort Benning, Ga. Captain 'Black, a member of the 96th infantry division in Helena, Mont,, completed . the school's officer refresher train ing course. GETS PROMOTION Robrt Frick. son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Frick, 910 Sunset drive. Medford, was recently promoted to the rank of special ist third class in the Army Sig nal" corps. He enlisted, in January, 1955, and took basic training at Fort Ord. He then underwent train ing at Camp Gordon, . Ga, and served one year in Korea. SP3 Frick is now stationed at Fort Meade. Md. He was graduated from Medford High school in 1954. COMPLETES COURSE Army 1st Lt. Richard L. Bar ber, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Har old Barber. Star Route, Trail, recently completed a four-week arctic winter indoctrination course at Fort Greely, Alaska. Lt. Barber is regularly as signed to the 546th Field Artil lery battalion's attery B at Fort Lewis, Wash. He entered the Army in January, 1955. A member of Theta Xi frater nity, the lieutenant was gradu ated from Oregon State college in 19o5. He was employed by the Elk Lumber company, Medford, before entering the Army. His wife, Sharon, lives at Fort Lewis. UaJb.'iE.U.lUU III I BWaWi I RORY CALHOUN BARBARA RUSH iiji Si Sunday, February 24, 195? Mistrial Ruled In Mitchell Case Fossil (U.R) Trial on nine suits brought by residents of flood ravaged Mitchell in cen tral Oregon was ruled a mistrial Friday, tossing out of court the four days of hearing that had gone into the record. Circuit .Judge E. W. Howell ruled the mistrial on the motion of a state attorney who contend ed that a question posed by an attorney for the plantiff was in flamatory. - - The suits had been brought against the State Highway De partment by the Mitchell" resi dents who contended that the disastrous flood of July, 1956, which wiped out much of the town, was a direct result of the construction of highway 26 through the town. The statement to which state attorneys took exception was a question asked of Al Bate, High way Department engineer Owen Penner asked Bates: "Is it not true that you made this state ment that you didn't care, that people who lived in places like that ought to be washed out." Bates replied: "Yes excuse me, no. Well, I might have said that." Attorneys indicated that they will seek another trial later this year on the suits. Tovern Owner Held in Connection With Death Portland (U.R) A Portland er identified as Eric Allen, 30, was shot and fatally wounded here late Friday night and police took a tavern owner into custo dy in connection with the inci dent. Allen was found shot in the back just across the street from the Casino tavern. D. C. Collins, owner of the tavern, was taken into custody but was not charged immediately. Three Killed In Bus, Truck Accident Newmarket, Ont. (U.R) Three persons, one of them an eight-year-old boy, were re ported killed Saturday" when a bus crashed into a truck north of Toronto. Twenty persons were reported injured. Provincial Police said. A nearby garage was pressed into service as a makeshift hos pital. BAD TO WORSE Atlanta (U.R) Two Georgia Tech fraternities have cancelled a scheduled battle with ripe to matoes because it would be "too messy." Instead, they will stage a tug o' war across a big mudhole. ENJOY GENUINE CHARCOAL BROILED FOODS In the CANDLE ROOM at the Medford Hotel STARTS TODAY CONTINUOUS FROM 1:00 P.M. MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN Two Nominated for OEA Chapter Post Mrs. Zelma Foote and Dick Leigh were nominated for presi dent of Jackson county chapter, Oregon Education association, at a social meeting of the chapter Tuesday at Jewett school. Cen tral Point. DeVere Taylor, Med ford, retiring unit president, con ducted the session anj Mrs. Max in Smith, Medford, a past unit president, read the report. Mrs. Foote is a first grade teacher in Jewett school and Mr. Leigh is a teacher of the fifth grade at Lincoln school, Ashland. Nominated for vice-president were Mrs." Viola Pomeroy, teach er of the fifth grade. Eagle Point, and Floyd Robinson, eighth grade teacher at Griffin Creek. Joseophine Culbertson, on the faculty' of Medford High school, and Lucy Susee, English teacher at Ashland High school, were nominated for the office of sec retary. Nominees for treasurer are Don Lacy, speech teacher at Crater High school, and Bill Sampson, faculty member of Southern Oregon college, Ash land. On the nominating committee were Gladys Sloan, Phoenix, chairman; John Cady, Ashland; Dave Harbison, Eagle Point: Deane Roberts, Central Point and Mrs. Smith. COMPULSORY TRAINING I Cairo. Egypt (U.R) An S Egyptian educational leaders! conference has decided to make mlitary training compulsory at boys and girls high schools be ginning next year, it was an nounced Saturday. HOLLY John WAYNE Maureen True story of high-flying untamable Spig' WeocL his lovefy red -headed wife, and hrs rowdy sidekick... in a story thai witt tiff you to the skies! co-starring WARD s J tat. -faf&S "S til CI -i . m ' ' M aaw K'mr .?&'.' .'iTAi I ' '5 so. FRANK FENTON and WILLIAM WISTtR HAlNEi Dmctuf bf Produced br JOHN FORD CHARLES SCHNEE MOLLY THURSDAY JL SOME MEN LOSE THEMSELVES IN WAR... SOME MEN NNU ' t4-V-'?---Y4K. The true story of COL DEAN HESS ...who traded the pulpit for . a fighter plane! j ROCK HUDSON MARTHA HYER DAN DURYEA DM DefOtt - my XASUn JOCK KIHGXET Burned Out Engine Delays Final Airdrops McMurdo Sound, Antarctica U.R) A burned out aircraft en gine held up the final airdrops of supplies to the U.S. scientific base in Marie Byrd Land Satur day. The engine caught fire aboard the 90-ton Air Force Globemast er New Jersey shortly after the plane took off Friday with a cargo of fuel for the Byrd base 1,000 miles east of here. Capt. Leland H. Bearskin of Miami, Okla., jettisoned the cargo and set the plane and its ejjht crew members down safely. o DANCE Every Night In The Kwan Yin Room Bob Murtha AT THE PIANO Playing Your Favorites Same Tasty Foods in Our Other Dining Rooms RESTAURANT Open Every Day of the Year ON HIGHWAY 99 SOUTH HELD OVER CHOC Dan DAILEY O'HARA BOND METROCOlWfc IHtMStLVtS IN II! TECHNICOLOR
