Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 06, 1957, Image 11

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    Local and
Attempted Theft Justin Leonl
wi- r ryr, r, i . r i I
ford, reported to city police Mon
O day the attempted theft of a car
while it was parked at bis resi
dence. Accident A car operated by
Katherine Easter Lance, Gold
Hill, was involved in a minor ac
cident Monday with a parked
car registered to Martin H.
White, 911 South Central ave.,
Medford, at Sixth st., and River
side ae., according to city
police.
OPEN EVERY NIGHT!
TONITE at 7 P.M.
Cracked Ice
providing
54" overall
separate
PLUS 1st RUN HIT!
Wide Screen - Cutman COLOR
l!B;i
Miff
& ml
fflllii
tion of designs and colors.
PAIR
mm
Maple Cream centers.
Fresh and
USE OUR LAY AW AY PLAN
Buy now at these low prices and pay laterl A small
deposit will held your purchase until you're ready to
pick it up. Ask any of our clerks about itl
STORE HOURS: Daily
39 NORTH CENTRAL
Personal
Window Broken D o u e 1 a s
Wayne Clark, 307 North Ivy st.,
Medford, reported to city police I
Monday that someone broke the I
rear window of his car while it
was parked in the rear of 215
East Eighth St., Medford.
!
Installation Medford bar
racks 540, Veterans of World '
War I, and Auxiliary, will in-!
stall officers at a meeting at j
7:30 p.m. today in Redmen hall,
Fourth and Apple sts. Enter-)
tainment and refreshments are i
planned.
i
Business Name Francis M. 1
Clave, Eagle Point, and Ora P.
Mervig have assumed the busi
ness name. Rod and Reel Cafe,
according to records in the
county clerk's office. The busi
ness is the former White City
Cafe at Camp White. The cafe is
being remodeled and may be
opened this week, it was re-'
ported. It is being leased from ;
Ted Hornecker, Medford, owner !
of the establishment. j
!
Son Born Mr. and Mrs. !
Thomas Shearin, formerly of
Eagle Point and now of Mesa, I
Ariz., are tne parents ol a son
born Feb. 27. The child weighed
6 pounds, 8 ounces and has been
named Robert Thomas. Mr. and
Mrs. Shearin have three daugh
ters. Mrs. Shearin's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Young of Easle
Point, are in Mesa with the
Shearins.
X-Ray Clinic The chest x-ray
clinic at Sacred Heart hospital
will be open from 7 to 9 p.m.
Wednesday, according to the
Jackson County Public Health
association. Evening hours are
maintained the first Wednesday
cf each month, the association
pointed out. The clinic is also
open Thursday afternoons from
2 to 5 p.m.
Shower Curtains
Design in plastic film
an Cafl
EACH
Plastic Drapes
width x 90" long. 27x1 1
3. S.I A I I
98
center. Large selec
Chocolate Creams
miiK cnocoiate coating with Vanilla,
49
delicious.
FULL POUND
Tennis Shoes
We have sizes and styles for
every member of Cafl QO
the family. V 1 30
PAIR I
A REAL WOOLWORTH VALUEl
-9:30 to 5:30 p.m.
IT W
AVENUE '
Hut rir Firemen reported
no damage from a flue fire
about 10:5 p. 4m. at the Virgil
Rose home, 944 Winchester st.
The firemen were called also to
the Homer Marx home, 1985
Kings highway, when electric
switch shorted out about 9:45
p.m.
Chin Up Meeting Members
Jackson county chapter 4. Chin
Up club, will meet Thursday at
8 p.m. at the housing project
hall. Priddy st. and McAndrews
rd. Any handicapped person, or
those interested in working with
the handicapped, is invited, ac
cording to Mrs. Harry Chipman,
club president.
Discontinue Class The Slim
sters. ladies exercise group
which meets each Wednesday
at the Lincoln school gymnas
ium, has been discontinued as
of today, group representatives
announced. The class was dis
continued for lack of interest,
they said. There will be no fclass
tonight.
New Business R. B. and Eve
lyn Eatherton, and Richard and
Donna J. Eatherton have as
sumed the business name Eather
ton Engine and Equipment com
pany, according to records in
the county clerk's office. The
business will sell farm machin
ery and air cooled engines, own
ers said.
Services Tonight Ash
Wednesday services with ser
mon and holy communion will
be held at 8 p.m. today at St.
Peter Evangelical Lutheran
church, 1020 East Main st. The
Rev. Kenneth Korby will preach
on "God's Instruction on How
to Make a Good Confession."
Sheep Project Those inter
ested in carrying a 4-H sheep
project in the Oak Grove Sheep
club have been asked to tele
phone 2-8658 during the evening
or attend a club meeting at 3321
Jacksonville highway, Medford,
Friday, March 8, according to
club officers. The meeting will
be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Begonia
Plastic
54" Plastic Yardage. A large shipment
of new patterns and colors just
received. YARD
Contact
The ideal Do-It-Yourself adhesive plastic
Decorates, Protects, Covers.
YARD
Tek Toothbrush
FREE Purcn8se TEK Toothbrush for 59c .. . This
1 n U " entitles you to enter the Tek $50,000 CON
TEST and you will receive a 60c refund for the Tek
wrapper.
Rose Bushes.
Have just received a large shipment
of popular varieties. Bush or climbers.
No. 1 Grade 98c
No. 2 Grade 59c
LISTEN TO
THE WOOLWORTH HOUR
Every Sunday 1 to 2 P.M. - STATION KYJC
MOB U 00
PE Show Scheduled
At Crater High
By MRS. CLYDE KELL
Gold Hill A physical educa
tion show will be given at Crater
High school this Wednesday
evening, March 6, at 7:30 p.m. j
There will be no admission
charge. The events to be pre
sented will include all types of
dancing, tumbling, boxing,
wrestling, weight lifting and
other activities, that are a part
of the PE classes.
The next meeting of the Wo
men's Society of the Community
Methodist church will be held
at the home of Mrs. Erwin Hoff
man on highway 99 north Fri
day, Ma"rch 8, with Mrs. Roy
Eskew and Mrs. Nora Wait as
the co-hostesses.
"The Church and Mental j
Health" will be the title 'of the
program.
Rummage Sale St. Mary's
High School Parents' club will
hold a rummage sale at St.
Mary's gymnasium Thursday and
Friday, March 7-8, from 9:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. All
articles on sale will have been
donated for this sale only, club
officials explained, since all
left-over material was lost in the
fire which recently seriously
damaged Sacred Heart parish
hall.
Accident Four cars were in
volved in a minor accident Tues
day at Fourth st. and Oakdale
ave.. according to city police.
Cars operated by Ernest Ray
Lund, route 2, box 372, Medford,
i and Hamilton Allen Ecker.
415'2 Park St., Medford, were
involved in the accident with
parker cars registered to Ben
and Nancy Cherrier, 702 Sher
man St., Medford, and Helen J.
Read, 1449 South Ivy St., Med
ford. police said. Lund was cited
for failure to yield the right of
way, officers reported.
Bulbs
Tuberous Begonia
Bulbs. Now is the time
to plant. 8 beautiful
varieties
2 for 49
i
Yardage
59
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MEDFORD, OREGON
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Obituaries
GEORGE A. WALKER
George A. Walker, 60, of
Camp White, died Tuesday in
the VA Domiciliary at Camp
White.
He is survived by three daugh
ters, Mrs. Orval Mott, Oregon
City; Mrs. Don Thomas, Win
lock, Wash.; and Barbara D.
Walker, Oregon City; two sis
ters, Elsie Mae Everest, Cathla
met. Wash.; and Mrs. Frank
Shane, Seattle, Wash.; and one
brother, F. D. Walker, Camp
White.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p.m. at the Camp White
chapel. Conger-Morris Funeral
home is in charge of arrange
ments. BARBARA GENE GARDNER
Ashland Private funeral
services were held Wednesday
morning in the Lilwiller Moun
tain View chapel, Ashland, for
Miss Barbara Gene Gardner, 36,
who died March 3.
Miss Gardner was born June
3, 1921, in Talent, the daughter
of the late E. C. Gardner.
She is survived by a step
mother. Mrs. Gladys Gardner of
Ashland, and two aunts, Mrs.
F. F. Burk, Medford, and Mrs.
Pearl Foster, Talent.
The Rev. John Thompson, Ash
land Episcopal minister, offic
iated. MRS. ESTELLA NIVISON
Ashland Mrs. Estella Nivi
son, 75, died in Jacksonville,
March 3. She was born July 26,
1881, in Harlan county, Neb., and
has made her home in Jackson
ville for the last three years.
She is survived by a son, Fred
Chase of Sahara Village, Utah,
and a brother-in-law, Frank Niv
ison. Funeral services will be held
Thursday, March 7, at 1:30 p.m.
at the Litwiller Mountain View
chapel in Ashland. The Rev.
Wendell Herbison, Ashland
Christian church, wil officiate.
Interment will be in the Harga
dine cemetery.
MRS. LUCY MAY COOK
Ashland Mrs. Lucy May
Cook, 95, died in Talent, March
4, after a recent illness. Mrs.
Cook was born Jan. 15, 1862 in
Berlin, Vt. and moved to Talent
in 1910.
She is survived by a son, Fred
R. Cook, Talent, and a grand
son. She was a member of the First
Methodist church. Talent.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday, March 7, at 3 p.m. in
Litwiller Mountain View chapel
in Ashland. The Rev. Alice Mae
Wooley, Talent Methodist church
will officiate. Interment will be
at Stearns cemetery.
GEORGE M. FROST
Ashland George M. Frost,
83, of 365 Pearl St., Ashland,
died at his home March 6. Mr.
Frost was born May 23, 1873, in
Scio, Ore., and moved to Ash
land in 1915.
He was a member of the First
Presbyterian church, Ashland,
and was an elder-trustee. He was
employed for many years by the
city as the superintendent of the
cemetery.
Survivors include his wife,
Evangeline.
Funeral services will be held
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Lit
willer Mountaui View chapel in
Ashland. The Rev. J. B. Holland
of the First Presbyterian church,
will officiate.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK
Portland (U.P.) Cattle 400. Ave
rage choice 1055 lb. fed steers 22 with
20 lb. tag dock: choice around 1000
lb. 21.75; 1212 lb. 20.75: fed heifers
19.50; good 773 lb. 19; canner-cutter
cows 10-1 1.50: utility-commercial
cows 13-14 50; utility bulls 15-16; light
cutters down to 12.
Caves 50. Good vealers 24-26; choice
to 29.
Hogs 350. Sorted 1 and 2 butchers
190-220 lb. 19.50-19. 75; 300-500 lb. sows
14-16.
Sheep 500. Mostly good with choice
97 lb. wooled lambs 19 50: mostly
choice No. 2 pelt lambs 110 lb. 19.50;
good wooled ewes 8-9.
PORTLAND HAY, GRAIN
Portland Wholesale prices as re
ported by the USDA market news
service: Wheat. No. 2 soft, white,
S87.50 a ton; No. 2 white oats, 38-lb.
West Coast delivery. S55 ton: No. 2
Valley white oats. S50.50 ton: soybean
meal $72.50 ton. f o b. Portland; barley
Nn. 2. 45-lb. West Coast delivery.
S50.50 ton: standard mill run. prompt
delivery. $43-44 ton. f ob. Portland:
No 2 vellow com. Eastern shipment,
f ob. Portland. $60 50-61 ton.
Portland Grain Exchange Tues
day's close: No bids or offers.
Heed Extra Money To Pay Your
Repay On Monthly Installments Fitted To Your Budget
LOANS FROM
$2500 to '2,500
ON AUTOMOBILE - FURNITURE - SALARY
COMMERCIAL
INDUSTRIAL
FINANCE CORP.
Phone 3-4564 Sparta Bldg. Medford
Wednesday, March 8, 1957
School Legislation
To Be Discussed
An open meeting concerning
proposed public school legisla
tion in Oregon will be held under
sponsorship of Upper Applegate
Grange in the Ruch school gym
nasium at 8 p.m. Friday, March
8.
Senate Bill 64, the so-called
key district bill providing for
redistribution of general fund
public schocfl monies will re
ceive special consideration.
Anna Scott, legislative com
mittee chairman for Upper Ap
plegate Grange, who has respon
sibility for arranging the pro
gram with the assistance of Prin
cipal Boyd Gibson of Ruch
school, said speakers invited to
participate in a panel presenta
tion of the subject include Jack
son Countv Superintendent of
Schools Alf B. Mekvold, John
Harr, superintendent of schools
in Rogue River and a former res
ident of Upper Applegate, and
member of the board of Ruch
elementary school.
Because passage of the pro
posed bills will affect taxpayers
in Oregon, it is hoped that all
who are Interested will attend
the meeting.
The regular session of Upper
Applegate Grange will convene
in the school cafeteria immedi
ately following the meeting ac
cording to Worthy Master Menno
Bachmann.
DAILY WEATHER REPORT
FORECASTS
Medford and vicinity: Occasional
cloudiness with an occasional light
shower through Thursday. Mild tem
peratures. Low tonight 42. High Thurs
day near 50.
Western Oregon: Showers tonight
and Thursday. Occasional sunny per
iods south salf Thursdav. Ix)w tonight
42-48. High Thursday 50-56.
Northern California: Cloudy and
foggy with occasional rain on coast;
partly cloudy elsewhere tonight and
Thursday. Little temperature change.
LOCAL DATA
TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday
4V: above normal 1.
Record high this date 72 in 1913.
Record low this date 16 in 1956.
PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid
night .12 inch. Midnight to 10 a.m.,
.10 inch.
Total this month .76 inch. .46 inch
above normal.
Total since Sept. 1. 15.21 inches, j
2.02 inches above normal.
HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 78"i. I
highest this a.m. 98
Hich 4:39 24
City Yester- a.m. nr.
day Low Prec,
Brookings 52 50 1.19
Crater I.ake 34 27 1.43 '
Grants Pass 54 45 .27
Klamath Falls 44 38 .15 :
MEDFORD 50 44 .13 :
Portland 54 41 .18 I
Seattle
50
38
23
30
51
53
52
54
56
50
17
31
62
32
36
Spokane 27
Yakima 35
Eureka 56
Red Bluff 59
Sacramento 58
San Francisco 60
Los Angeles 65
Phoenix 75
Denver 35
Chicago ..... 36
Miami 81
New York ; 44
Washington, D.C 46
FIVE-DAY FORECAST
(Through March 11)
Western Oregon - Western Washing
ton Recurring rain with amounts
heavier than normal. Total precipita
tion 1-2 inches on coast. 3-l inch in
interior. Temperatures above normal.
Hiehs mostly in 50s. lows in 40s.
Northern California Recurrent rain
first half of period: little or none lat
ter half. Above normal temperatures.
PORTLAND PRODUCE
Portland U P Tggs To retail
ers: Grade AA large, 45-46c; A large,
43-44c; A A medium. 42-4Jc: A me-
dium, 41-42c: A small, 35-36c; carton, '
l-3c additional.
Butter To retailers: AA grade
prints, 69-70C lb.: cartons. 70-71c; A
prints. 69-70c; B prints. 67-68c. !
Cheese Medium cured To retail- '
era: A grade cheddar, single daisies.- :
45'2-52c; 5-lb. loaves, 51!a-57c; pro- !
cessed American cheese, 5-lb. loaf, I
41-44C: j
Farm Market i
Large western Oregon yellow dry j
onions were looser today with gen-
eral range for best three-inch mini- j
mum at 3.25-3.75; pencil size Calif-
ornia asparagus sold, at 7:50-8-50 for
32 lbs.
Poultry, Rabbits j
Live Chickens Quoted growers:
fNo. 1 qualitv. f.o.b. Portland): Fryers, '
2'2-4 lbs. 22c lb : light hens, too few :
transactions for Portland price; 10-13C
lb. at ranch: heavy hens. 5 lbs. up not
enough trading for Portland price: at j
country, 14-16c lb.; old roosters, 7-9c j
id. t
Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade t
dressed to retailers: Fryers, whole
drawn. 38-40c lb cut up. 43-47c; hens.
light type, cut up, 32-36c; heavy type,
whole drawn, 36-40c lb.
Turkevs To producers: Fryer tur
kevs. live weight. 27-28c lb.
Rabbit's (Average to growers, f.o.b.
killing plants: Live white. 34-4 a
lbs., f.o.b. dressing plants. Portland.
23-26c: colored pelts. 4c under: old
does. 10-12c lb.: a few higher. Fresh
killed fryers to retailers, 39-64C lb.:
cut up. 62-65c.
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MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN
Local Toasfmasfers
Elect New Officers
The Medford Toastmasters
club elected Ken Blair president
at a meeting this week.
Other officers elected are
George Distell, first vice presi
dent; Glenn Jennings, second
vice president; Nick -Parker, sec
retary treasurer; and Harry Pe
terson, sergeant-at-arms.
Installation of the officers will
be held during the club's first
April meeting. Members of the
Medford club will visit in
Grants Pass Saturday, March 9,
for the area speech contest.
Cliff Ouellette, winner of the
Medford speaker's contest, will
represent the local Toastmasters.
LAST TIMES TONIGHT
CLERGYMAN 'n
TURNED FIGHTER .Li. JJSATTLE
STARTING TOMORROW
BURT KATHARINE
LANCASTER. HEPBURN
1
FOR HER ROLE IN "THE RAINMAKER"
KATHARINE HEPBURN
WAS NOMINATED FOR THE ACADEMY AWARD
AS BEST ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
STARTING TONITE
TWO REAL THRILERS
CHALLENGE
ONE
ftOMtvnm-
BROTHER ffC'M
Fred MacMURRAY Jeffrey HUNTER
Janice RULE Chill WILLS Dean STOCKWELL
PLUS
Jlita JUNGLE THRILLS! ADVENTURE!
Rat r yf .Sl. WOTnVE AFRICAN
TT CEREMONIES!
Buddy, Portland Zoo
Elephant, Put To Death
Portland (U.R) Buddy, one
of the three elephants in the
Portland zoo, is dead.
The five-year-old pet of thou
sands of the city's children had
to be put to death last night to
end his misery from a hip ail
ment. He was a gift from the
King of Tailand.
Now Many Wear
FALSE TEETH
With More Comfort
.'S " yur P't. No gummy.
roty. PMty taste or feeling Cheeki
a " uy drug counter.
ROCK HUDSON
MARTHA HYER
DAN DURYEA
makes a woman beautiful t'v 4M
when she' wanted by a man! I- 4
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A COUMWA ftCfUK
Rhonda FLEMING .
Macdonald CAREY