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Council Calls Hearing April 16 On Zone Change on Barnett Road The Medf ord City Council last night called a public hearing April 18 on a request to rezone property on Barnett rd. near Ellendale drive from single fam ily (class IA) to limited commer cial (class I1IA). The request was denied by the Medford planning commission in March. The commission said if the area was rezoned it would be in competition with an area recommended for commercial use at the intersection of Black k Oak drive and Barnett rd. 'Minor Slum Ares' A. E. Piazza, Medford attorney representing petitioners for the zone change, told the council that section of Medford is now "a minor slum area" and not desirable for residential devel opment. Because of the area's location, he said, it would be "ideal" as limited commercial Piazza noted that three estab lishments are now non-conform ing. He added the "non-desir- Die character of the area would not be changed if the re quest was denied. Councilman Jimmy Dunlevy criticized the planning commis sion's action on the matter for "giving planning priority to structures that are yet to be built." Existing businesses should have priority as to choice of zone, he said. Table Proposal The council tabled a proposal for construction of a sanitary sewer in block 4, South Sea ad dition. The action followed a public hearing continued from the council's previous meeting. Controversy on the sanitary sewer proposal developed at the council's last meeting when one of the petitioners for the sewer, Mrs. C. L. James, objected to the installation, reducing the proj ect's petitioners to less than 50 per cent of the property owners. It was also pointed out that the proposed Hawthorne Park- Bear Creek Highway 99 freeway through Medford would take most of the eastern portion of Block 4, leaving only the west ern portion to be assessed, re sulting in assessments being "exorbitant" for property own ers m the western portion. City manager Robert Duff said the assessment would become $9.50 per front foot, compared to an original estimate of $4.74. He suggested as an alternative the council include m extension of sewer facilities to property owners outside the city south of Earhart st. and east of South Pa cific highway. Service Contingent City sewer service in that area would be contingent upon its agreement to be annexed to Med ford, Duff said. He added that additional properties served by the sewer would decrease assess ments enough to make them "reasonable." He said a "health hazard" does exist in the area south of Earhart st. City Attorney E. R. Bashaw was instructed to prepare an or dinance revising time-periods on certain parking meters and ad justing rates for certain meters. The ordinance will be considered at the council's next, meeting. City officials referred to a re cent parking survey which in dicated 12-minute meters do not accommodate any more parked cars per day than one-hour me ters. Twelve-minute meters also are difficult for the police de partment to check, according to the survey. Propose Revision The city traffic engineering department has proposad that 12-minute meters, which total about 117, be revised to 30-min-ute for five cents. The depart ment also proposed that meter operation hours now should be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. instead of the 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. period now in effect. According to the traffic de partment meter revenue would increase to $15,482 per year for 17 meters under the proposed plan, compared to SI 1.320 per year from 50 meters under, the present system. Police Chief Charles Champ lin said the department could check meters during the new operation hours without adding a new patrolman to the force. Annex Properly The council adopted an ordi nance annexing to Medford prop erty owned by Wesley Coffeen, 108 Stewart ave., on the West side of Holly st., about 330 feet south of Stewart ave. In ex change Coffeen has agreed to permit the city to dedicate a 30- loot ngnt-oi-way for Stewart The request was denied be ave. opposite his property. I cause council members suggested Condemnation procedure against Marshall M. Day, Biddle Lane, Medford, to secure prop erty necessary for a clear zone on the north approach of the pri mary runway at the Medford municipal airport was approved by the council. Appraisals submitted from the Medford Realty Board for the city established a price of $18,- 000 for the land and improve ments, Duff said. Day also had his property appraised from which a price of S31.380 was established. The city manager recommended condemnation be cause "no agreement is appar ent." Public Hearing Set A public hearing was called April 16 to consider installa tion of a sanitary sewer on South Grapes st. from Melrose to Stewart aves. Duff was instruct ed to prepare plans and specifi cations for the project. Duff also was instructed to prepare plans and specifications for construction of concrete curbs and gutters on Rose st. from Fourth st. to Pennsylvania ave. An ordinance was adopted to establish a Marie st. water fund No. 2. The council denied a request from Mrs. Betty Daniken, 875 Ellendale drive, Medford, to rent 12 acres of city property on Highland drive, adjacent to the East Side fire station, for a horse pasture. Mrs. Daniken had of fered the city $25 per year rent al for the property. that perhaps the property could be sub-leased at a possible profit The property is not being used at this time, Duff said Set Deadline The council set May 15 as the deadline for accepting paving petitions for work to be done in the summer of 1957. City offi cials pointed out that better esti mates are available when there is a deadline. ine council approved a re quest for diagonal parking places at the Christian Science church, at Windsor ave. and Oakwood drive, Medford Twelve feet of the parking area would be on church property and therefore would not violate existing city parking laws, ac cording to City Attorney E. R. Bashaw. John Pletsch, 18 Wil lamette ave., Medford, spoke on behalf of the request. A request from Dale Forn- crook, of the Meat Center, 231 East Sixth st., for a loading zone near the front of the estab lishment was approved. Also ap proved was a request to change a no parking" zone to a load ing zone on the west side of Eighth st. between Central ave and Front st. The council denied a request from Charles A. Wing, 1115 East 12th st., that the city pave a 10-foot strip on East 12th st. The council also instructed the city attorney to prepare an ordi nance on a proposed fire preven tion code for the city of Medford. Local and Personal Assumes Name William D. Edwards, 1482 Hilton rd., Med ford, has assumed the business name, Medford Tree Service, ac cording to records in the county clerk s office. Mining Council Proposed mining legislation now before the Oregon legislature will be discussed at the monthly meet ing of the Northwest Mining Council at 8 p.m. Thursday in the courthouse auditorium. Rummage Sale The Grace circle of the First Presbyterian church will hold a rummage sale Thursday, April 4, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Friday, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The sale will be held in the church base ment at Eight hand Holly sts. Leg Injured William J. La comb, 48, of 1711 Roberts rd., Medford, suffered leg injuries yesterday afternoon when a lum ber carrier ran over it at Alley Lumber company, according to attendants of Medford Ambu lance service. Medford Ambu lance took Lacomb to Sacred Heart hospital for treatment. X-Ray Clinic The chest x-ray clinic at Sacred Heart hospital will be open Wednesday" from 7 to 9 p.m., according to the Jackson County Public Health association. Evening hours are in addition to regular Thursday afternoon hours of from 2 to 5 p.m., association members said. Meeting J. Henry Helser and Company will sponsor an infor mational meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in the Pine Grove room at the Willard hotel in Klamath Falls. The forum will be open to the public. Hel ser, president and founder of the company, will be one of sev eral speakers at the meeting. In Hospital Bruce R. Sexton, ton, who was injured while workin in Coos Bay recently, is confined to Rogue Valley hospi tal, but is able to have visitors, his wife reported today. Mr. and Mrs. Sexton, who are living at 360 DeBarr ave., recently re turned to Medford after living in Coos Bay about four years. Hours Changed The Disabled American Veterans service of fice at 1515 North Riverside ave., Medford, will be open between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays, and by appointment only Thursdays and Saturdays, according to Pat Graham of the DAV. Previous hours were from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily except Saturday, Sunday and holidays. Meeting Set Medford Bar racks 540, Veterans of World War I, and auxiliary, will meet at 8 p.m. today at Redman hall, Fourth and Apple sts. Orders Issued City Fire Mar shal Truman Nelson issued six orders for correction of fire haz ards yesterday. He inspected one office building, an apartment and five business occupancies. Returns Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Schoppert and children have re turned from Vallejo, Calif., where they attended funeral services for his mother, Mrs. M. J. Dieu, who had been ill for several years. Mrs. Dieu often visited in Medford. mum mi m i ''' ' : imkw fanatics! woaoi h Dawwa bformo SMASHING ACTION HITS! 2 1st DRIVE IN RUN! I Bin...-"UCr Country WALTER BRENNAN 1 - ,-4iK'r J BROMFIELD f iaisau Ste-f tT NICHOLS President Orders Drivers To Observe Speed Regulations Washington (U,R) President Eisenhower said today he has is sued orders to his Secret Service drivers never to exceed the speed limit in the future. The President told his news conference he had no idea that his car was speeding on his drive from Washington to Gettysburg, Pa., last Friday. Police of Montgomery county, Md., flagged three carloads of reporters who were following the presidential car, but did not slow down the chief executive himself. The reporters said they and the President were doing 70 to 75 miles an hour when the press cars were slowed down in a zone where the legal speed limit is 55 miles. In Good Humor Montgomery county police said later they did not observe any "improper acts" by the presidential limousine. Mr. Eisenhower discussed the incident good humoredly in re ply to a question at the start of today's news conference. Speaking in an easy manner with a slight smile, the Presi dent said that for years he has used the back seat of his car as a conference room while tak ing trips. He said he was doing just that last week and had no idea of the speed the car was going. Riding with him was Dr. Walter Tkach, "the assistant White House physician. Chamber Receives Calls Concerning 'Quiz Contest' The Jackson County Cham ber of Commerce said today it is receiving numerioiis inquiries about a "quiz contest" being conducted by telephone in Med ford this week. The chamber reported this is about the fifth such promotional and advertising enterprise to come through Medford in the past two years. There is nothing illegal about the operation, the chamber pointed out. Fowler - Frazier Advertising, which has established an office at 320 Leverette building, is con ducting the project, the chamber reported. It obtained a city busi ness license March 21. It has hired local people to make the telephone calls, including "ques tions," which if answered cor rectly entitle the "winner'' to purchase for $4.99 a book of merchandise coupons, which to tal more than $100 in cumula tive face value. Coupon Books The chamber said it has been informed that about 2,000 cou pon books nave been printed, so if a merchant offers a $10 value in one coupon, he is com mitted to provide $20,000 worth of merchandise or service if all coupon - holders make their claims. , The chamber said that past experience, coupled with reports from Better Business Bureaus, indicates that similar promo tional schemes have resulted in ill-will between coupon holders and loeal merchants, after the promotional firms have left town. In answering questions about the "contest," the chamber makes only two recommenda tions, first that under no circum stances does it endorse tele phone solicitations, and second that if 'a coupon book is pur chased, the purchaser should make sure to collect on all the goods and services offered. Meeting to Plan June Dairy Month Scheduled A workshop tour to plan June Dairy Month activities for Jack son county will be held at the Jackson hotel starting at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, t according to Vince Smith, manager of Gil- man's and chairman of the 1957 activities in Jackson county. Smith said representatives from the Oregon Dairy council will be at the meeting, at which local dairy industry representa tives, producers, manufacturers and distributors will plan pro motion for June Dairy month. June is recognized as National Dairy month. DAILY WEATHER REPORT FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Fair through Thursday. Low tonight 35. High Thursday 68. Western Oregon: Considerable clou diness tonight and Thursday morning. Partly sunny Thursday afternoon. Low tonight 40-46. High Thursday 54-64. Northern California: Fair through Thursday. Little temperature change. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE : Mean yesterday 49: below normal 1. Record high this date 81 in 1951. Record low this date 22 in 1918. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night, none. Midnight to 10 a.m., none. Total this month .01 inch, .07 inch below normal. Total since Sept. 1. 20. inches, 5 51 inches above normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 47, highest this a.m., 99. Hifc-n 4:30 Z4 City Tester- a.m. hr. day Low Prec. Brookings 61 47 Crater Lake 39 27 Grants Pass 67 40 Klamath Falls 58 , 36 MEDFORD 63 40 Portland 51 43 .02 Large East Oregon Sheep Ranch Sold Pendleton -(U.PJ One of the largest sheep ranches in eastern Oregon, the Cunningham Sheep Co., was sold Tuesday to Mrs. Mack Hoke of Pendleton and her heirs. Value of the transac tion was not revealed. Involved in the sale were the Cunningham Sheep Co., Pendle ton Ranches, Mud Springs Ranches and Cunningham Sheep and Lamb Co. Seller was Mrs. Donald Cameron who disposed of all captial stock of the 22,-500-acre holdings south of Pen dleton. The ranch has been in contin uous operation since 1876 and is- the largest livestock and wheat ranch in Umatilla county. Reno Goes All Out At Midget Convention Reno iU.P.) Residents of the "Biggest Little City in the World" were knee deep in little people today as the Midgets of America opened their first an nual convention. Approximately 35 of the na tion's estimated population of 160 midgets were on hand to take advantage of free rooms at the Riverside hotel and meals at half price. The delegates were showered with presents from local mer chants, and a special small edi tion of the newspaper was pub lished. The hotel installed lad ders so the visitors would be able to reach the slot machines and dice tables. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (U.P.) Cattle 500. Choice 1048 lb. steers 23.50 with 1148 lb. 23: good-choice 1053 lb. 23; standard steers 20: canner-cutter cows mostly 9-11, shells down to 5. Calves 75. Choice vealers 27-28; good 23-26; standard 17.50-22. Hous 300. No. 1 and 2 grade butch ers 190-230 lb. $20; some higher; mixed 19.25-19.50. Sheeo 200. Mixed eood-choice 106 lb. wooled lambs 21; late Tuesday 108 lb. 21.50. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (U.P.) Eees To retail ers: Grade AA large, 41 -42c; A large, 39-40c: AA medium. 37-38c: A me dium, 36-38: A small, 30-31c; carton, l-3c additional. - Butter To retailers: AA grade prints, 68-69c lb.; cartons. 69-70c; A prints. 68-'69c; B prints. 66-67c. Cheese medium cured To retail ers: A grade Cheddar, single daisies, 45',i-52c: 5-lb. loaves. 51l2-57c: pro cessed American cheese, 5-lb. loaf, Wednesday-. April 3. 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIFTEEN Bodies of Crash Victims Forwarded For Funeral Rites The bodies of Mrs. Lila Mae Gunter, 23, of Olympia, Wash., and Lee Roy Riggs, 19, of Ft. Lewis, Wash., were forwarded to Washington and "California cities Tuesday by Conger-Morris Funeral home for services and interment. Mrs. Gunter and Riggs were killed in an automobile accident early Sunday morning on High way 99 just south of Medford. The body of Mrs. Gunter was forwarded to Sunnyside, Wash. She was born Dec. 22, 1933, in Naches, Wash. On Aug. 23, 1952, in Tumwater, Wash., she was married to Kenneth Gunter, who survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Peggy Ellen, Bernice Arlene and Leslie Elaine, all at home; her father, Otis L. Shoe maker, Madrin, Wash.; and sister, Mrs. Dorothy Campbell, Shelton, Wash. The body of Mr. Riggs was forwarded to Indio, Calif. He was born May 20, 1937, in Corpus Christi, Tex. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel T. Riggs, Coachella, Calif.; and sister, Billie Nell Riggs, Indio, Calif. Obituaries MRS. MARY MAY VINCENT Funeral services for ' Mrs. Mary May Vincent, who died this morning in a local hospital, will be held at Conger-Morris chapel at 11 a,.m. Friday. Mrs. Vincent for the past sev eral years had made her home with her daughter Mrs. Russell Winn, 2540 Willow way, Med ford. Steels, Metals, Aircrafts Pace Stock Market Higher Farm Market General wholesale ranee for Iarce Sacramento valley asparagus is about $5-5.50 a 30 lb. Dvramid with uencil sized at mostly 4.25; Mexicon toma toes brought to $8 in three-layer lues for special brands with others at 5.75-6.25. Poultry. Rabbits J.ive umcKens yuoted growers (No. 1 quality, f.o.b. Portland): Fryers, 2'i 4 lbs., 22c lb.; light hens, too few transactions for Portland price; ll-14c at ranch; heavy hens. 5 lbs. up, not enough trading for Portland price; at country, 14-15c lb.; old roosters, 7-9c lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade dressed to retailers: Fryers, whole drawn, 39-43c lb.; cut up. 44-48c: hens. light type, cut up, 35-39c; heavy type, wnoie drawn, ob-zc 10. Turkeys To producers: Fryer tur keys, live weight, 27-2Sc lb.; breeder hens. 27c lb. to producer on oven- ready basis; breeder toms, 25-27c on same basis. Rabbits (Average to erowers. f.o.b. killing plants): Live white. 33,i -4' i lbs. f.o.b. dressing plants Portland. 23-26c; coiorea petts, c under; oia ooes, iu 12 lbs., a few higher. Fresh killed fry ers to retailers, 59-64c lb.; cut up, 62-65c. Plane Engine Working At Time of Accident Prosser, Wash. (U.R) The engine of a light plane which crashed near here yesterday seriously injuring Arthur Winz ler, 28, Oregon City, Ore., was functioning properly at the time of the accident, E. B. Jacobson, Yakima Civil Aeronautics Ad ministration, official, said. Winzler remained in serious condition at . Prosser Memorial hospital today. He suffered multiple fractures of both legs, head lacerations, a back injury and possible internal injury. Jacobson said the pilot appar ently made too steep a turn. Winzler was crop-spraying when the accident occurred. ' Seattle 49 Spokane 51 Yakima 62 Eureka 55 Red Bluff 78 Sacramento 79 San Francisco 72 Los Angeles 79 44 33 38 50 55 54 .22 Phoenix Denver Chicago . Miami New York Washington, DC. 67 33 ... 38 . 79 ... 60 ... 71 49 19 35 73 38 40 1.34 .44 FIVE-DAY FORECAST (Through April 8): ...Western Oregon - Western Washing ton Temperatures averaging near normal western Washington with highs 55-flO, lows 35-45. Highs above normal western Oregon, lows 38-48. Little or no precipitation southwestern Oregon, otherwise total precipitation averaging .25 to .75 of an inch, occur ring mostly about Friday. Northern California Possibly some rain in extreme north late in period. otherwise no precipitation.. Tempera tures averaging normal. Sacred Concert Multnomah School Of The Bible Choir Wednesday, April 3, 7:00 p.m." FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Everyone Invited North Central at Fifth Portland Hay, Grain Portland Wholesale Hay Prices: No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f o b. Port land, $31-32; some lots discounted SI and S2 ton. Wholesale prices as reported by the USD A market news service: Wheat. No. 2 soft white. S88.50 a ton; No. 2 white oats, 38-lb. West Coast delivery, nominally $55 ton; No. 2 Valley white oats, $49 ton; soybean meal $77 ton, f.o.b. Portland: barley No. 245-lb. West Coast delivery, $48.50 ton; stand ard mill run, prompt delivery, S40-41 ton. f.o.b. Portland; No. 2 yellow corn, Eastern shipment, f.o.b. Portland, 60.25-60.75 ton. About 80 per cent of the U.S. iron ore comes from the Min nesota mines. Portland May Vote On Proposed Armory Portland U.P.) A vote in 1958 on whether Portlariders want to support a $5 million Na tional Guard armory appeared a possibility today. - . The city council assured local legislators and others yesterday that it would consider next week a resolution to put the pro posal before the people. Legislators said they were running into difficulty in Salem to get the state to finance its share of the cost and suggested that if Portland would pledge part of it, the state might be more willing to contribute. Most of the money would come from the federal government. New York(U.R) Steels, met als and selected aircrafts paced the stock market higher again today in the most active trading since early February. Some issues slipped below their highs late in the session, mainly from neglect. Others managed to hold their gains. A number of stocks hit new highs for the year. Lukens was the standout in steels, rising more than three points at best and holding most of it. Bethlehem, U.S. Steel, Re public and Crucible all im proved. Gains of around two points in Reyholds Metals and Kennecott Copper featured a strong metal group. Today's prices on selected stocks: Allied Chemical .. 86' American Can 42Vi AT&T : 1113 Anaconda Copper 6594 Caterpillar Corp 82 Chrysler Corp ...... 73 V Continental Can 44 Crown Zellerbach 4934 Curtiss Wright 4334 Du Pont 180ss Eastman Kodak 86 General Electric 5834 General Foods' 42V4 General Motors 3934 Georgia Pacific '295s Graham Paige .... 1 Homestake Mining .... 86 Kaiser Frazer 13 V4 Kennecott Copper . 117 Lockheed Aircraft 45 Katy Pfd 5634 Montgomery Ward 1 37 New York Central 29 Penney J C 8234 Penn R R 204 Radio Corporation 36 Richfield Oil 6434 Socony Vacuum 55Vs Southern Co 21 Southern Pacific 43 Standard California 48 Standard Indiana 53 34 Standard N J 57 Sun Mines 6 Texas Gulf 30 Tex Pac Land Trust unquoted Transamerica 39 Trans West Air 1534 Tri-Continental 29 3 4 Union Carbide 110 Union Pacific .... United Aircraft UAL . U S Rubber U S Steel .... 28 - 773i 30 41 ZZ 61 Youngstown S & T 103 MUTUAL, Ine. Nofica ef 66th Consacufv Diridmd. ' Tha Board of Director of Investors Mutual has declared a quarterly ciw dend ef nine cents per share payable on April 11, 1957, to shareholders of (cord as of March 28, 1957. JaMpfc M. filuimiMjei Chairman of thm Board James Ambler E. John Rossi Paul J. Selby Polio Vaccine Plan Set in Lane County - Eugene '(U.R) A mass polio inoculation program to be car ried out in offices of individual physicians was adopted last night by the Lane County Medi cal society. The program will be held during a period of three weeks with the time to be announced later, contingent upon availabil ity of vaccine. During the period each doctor will devote one af ternoon in the week to the polio program. A charge of $1.50 will be made except that pregnant wom en and these under 20 who feel unable to Dav will r numnt from charge. Total number of studentsn India is about 26 million. You are invited to see an inspiring new film showing evidence of the personal ministry of Jesus Christ in ancient America. 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