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Newspaper Page TextLocal and Personal Theft Floyd C. Vogel, 706 Whitman ave., Medford, report ed to city police Saturday the theft of three tires and a wheel from a 1951 Jeep while it was parked at his residence. Total value of the articles was $100, police said. Collision A car operated by Earl William Storey, Talent, and a two ton truck operated by Rufus Roberts, 737 South Holly St., Medford, collided Sun day at South Riverside ave. and East 12th St., according to city police. Building Entered Dr. Edwin Russell Durno, 2312 East Main t., Medford, reported to city po lice Saturday that the Physi cians and Surgeons building, 906 East Main St., Medford, had been entered through a skylight some time Friday night. Nothing was reported stolen, police said. Permits Issued Building per mits have been issued by the city to C. I. Drummond to re model a residence at 1214 West 10th st., $2,500; H. R. Prentice to erect a $12,500 duplex at 812 South Oakdale ave.; and Tom Whittle to remodel a residence at 128 South Columbus ave., $4,000. Case Cleared An attempted theft of some soft drinks from a truck while parked at the - Nehi Beverage company, 120 West Fourth st., Medford, was cleared Saturday with the ar rest of two Medford boys, aged 14 and 15, according to city po lice. The boys were released to their parents with instructions to appear before juvenile authorities. Our New Phone Number KE YSTONE 5-1462 mmm On Screen 9:20 P.M. On Screen, 7:30 & 12 M. MARK STEYENS FEIIOA FAR Trash Fire City firemen, called out about 2:24 p.m. yes terday, extinguished a trash fire I which had extended to brush and berry vines behind the Dale Franklin residence, 1470 Kings highway. Agent in Hospital County Extension Agent W. B. Tucker underwent emergency abdomi nal, surgery at Rogue Valley hospital Sunday. He was report ed to .be in "good" condition to day. " Gas Stolen Rae Hazel Bos worth, 706'4 Dakota St., Med ford, reported to city police Sunday the theft of 13 gallons of gasoline from her car while it was parked at her residence. Bikes Stolen Bicycles be longing toRonald Lawrence Ed monds, route 1, box 368P, Med ford, and Ronald Eugene Col vin, 1556 Stewart ave., Medford, were reported stolen Saturday from Craterian theater, accord ing to city police. Loyalty Day Veterans of Foreign Wars of Shady Cove will hold Loyalty Day ceremo nies Wednesday, May 1, at the VFW hall in Shady Cove. Din ner will be served at 6:30 p.m., and Loyalty Day ceremonies will be held immediately after the dinner. Blinker Light Damaged A 1953 Mercury sedan Sunday struck a blinker light on High way 99 near Gold Hill, state po lice reported. Officers said they did not learn identity of the ve hicle's operator. The car appar ently continued to the shoulder of-the road and stopped after hitting the light, police said. The vehicle was registred to Wayne A. Fogle, Grants Pass. The accident occurred between 2:45 and 4:30 a.m. " Patients Three children had tonsilectomies this morning. At Osteopathic hospital Tommy Dillon, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dillon of route 2, box 207R, Central Point, and Tommy Rozell, 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Elton Rozell ol 620 Oak St., Medford, are con valescing. Convalescing at the Rogue Valley hospital Is Ken neth Maerz, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Maerz, 144 Third st., Gold Hill. EASTSIDE MARKET'S FANTASTIC 1VIAWAY! See Ad on Page 7 for Details West Coast Slaris New Flight Schedule West Coast Airlines Sunday began a new spring-summer schedule with its fleet of 14 planes flying a total of more than 10,000 miles a day between 44 cities in Washington, Ore gon and Idaho. The new schedule features a new non-stop . flight between North Bend-Coos Bay and Port land. The twin Oregon coast cities" have been consistently in the first score of approximately 500 local service airline cities in passengers boarded per thou sand population. They now have four daily roundtrips to and from Portland. Another feature is one addi tional roundtrip between Boise and the south-eastern Idaho cities of Twin Falls, Burley Rupert, Pocatello and Idaho Falls, making three daily round trips serving what company of ficials said was currently the fastest-growing portion of WCA's 2,200-mile route. DOKK Schedules Meet in Roseburg Fuhat .Burkan temple 224, Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan, will hold a business meeting in the Roseburg Pyth ian hall Saturday, May 4, at 8 p.m. . Tom Davidson, royal vizier of the temple, said the ceremon ial and eighth order to be held at Bandon Saturday, May 11 will be arranged at the May 4 meeting. Committees will also report progress in plans for the big dis trict 45 ceremonial, to be held in Medford June 1 and 2 by four temples. A large delegation is expected from each sector of the participating temples who have pledged attendance at the June ceremonial. .. Truck Driver Killed Lebanon '(U.R) LaVerne D. Hawes, 36, Lebanon truck driver, was killed Saturday when his fuel truck went out of control and overturned on the Lebanon-Sweet Home highway. Shortly afterward, a bakery truck crashed into the wrecked fuel truck and was badly dam aged but the driver apparently was not hurt. Hawes' body was crushed under the vehicle. Rummage Sale Neighbors of Woodcraft of Medford will hold a plant and rummage sale be tween 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Wednes day, May 1, at the Eagles hall, 217 West Main si., Medford. Cars Collide Cars operated by Wesley Melvin Eaton, 16, Ashland, and Clarence Mead ows, 19, Talent, collided Satur day on Butte Falls rd., accord ing to state police. Officers said Meadows was stopped in the road to allow a herd of cows to pass and Eaton's vehicle struck the rear of Meadows' car. Both vehicles were traveling west. There were no injuries or cita tions. Damage to the cars was reported minor. Obituary Notices MRS. CARYL J. WADE The body of Mrs. Caryl Joan Wade, 23, of 721 Pennsylvania st., who died Friday in Roches ter, Minn., is being sent ta Med ford for services and interment. Services will be held at Pon-ger-Morris Tuesday at 11 -m. Dr. Raymond E. Balcomb of the First Methodist church will of ficiate. Committal will be in Sis kiyou Memorial park. Mrs. Wade was born April 14, 1934, in Irwin, Iowa. On Octo ber 17, 19531 in Medford she was married to David Wade who survives. She was a graduate of Medford High school, class of 1953. She was a member of the First Methodist church. Other survivors include her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Guss, Medford; two brothers, Merlyn Guss, USAF, Kingston, N.C.; Gary Guss, Medford; grandparenfs, Mr. and Mrs. Orlo McGee, Medford; and Mrs. O. L Guss, Hepler, Kansas. Pallbearers will include Roger Weiss, Charles Gilchrist, Bob Ruth, James Singler, Harold Fitzsimmons and Leon McDoug- 811. LEWIS A. DYER Funeral services for Lewis A. Dyer, 84, of 325 Chestnut st., Medford, who died Friday, will be held at Conger-Morris- Tues day at 1:30 p.m. - T. R. Thompson, presiding minister of the local congrega tion of Jehovah's Witnesses, will officiate. Committal will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. Mr. Dyer was born Feb. 6, 1873, in Peoria, 111. He was a farmer in Absaroka, Mont., prior to coming to Oregon in 1928. Survivors include his wife, Janie, and a niece and nephew in Texas. MRS. HATTIE E. ENGBERG Funeral services for Mrs. Hat tie G. Engberg ; of Talent, who died Saturday, will be held at Conger-Morris Wednesday at 11 a.m. The Rev. Ross Knotts of the First Methodist church of Ash land will officiate. Committal will be in Memory Gardens Memorial park. Mrs. Engberg was born Nov. 23, 1884, in Brownsville, Ore. On December 7, 1904, in Browns ville she was married to Walter Engberg who preceded her in death in February of this year. She had made her home in east ern Oregon from 1905 until 1923, moving to Eagle Point and later to Talent. Survivors include son, James V., at home; sister, Mrs. C. G. Anderson, Talent, and brother, Halbert Hawken, Boring, Ore. RUFUS C. CEARLEY Rufus Cleam Cearley, 83, of Eagle Point died yesterday in a local hospital. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of arrangements. CLARENCE E. WOHLFORD Funeral services for Clarence Edwin Wohlford of Gold Hill who died Friday will be held at Conger - Morris Wednesday ' at 1:30 p.m., with the Rev. D. Kirk land West of the First Presby terian Church officiating. Grave side services will be held at Siskiyou Memorial park with members of the Masonic Lodge officiating. " , . MRS. LYDIA WALKER Ashland Mrs. Lydia Jane Walker, 78, route 1, box 446, Ashland, died Sunday morning in Ashland. Mrs. Walker was born June 20, 1878, near Emigrant creek, where she lived most of her life. She was the daughter of An drew and Livonia Dosier. She was married to Milo A. Walker, Nov. 12, 1912. He pre ceded her in death in 1925. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Mattie Baer, Ashland; two brothers, Phil Dosier, Ashland; and Hugh Dosier, Mokelumne Hill, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. , Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, at Litwil ler's Mountain View chapel, Ashland. The Rev. Rors Knotts of the Methodist church, Ash land, will officiate. Committal will be at the fam ily plot at Hill cemetery, near Emigrant creek. ERNEST C. GILLIAM Funeral services for Ernest Charles Gilliam, 68, of Medford, who died Tuesday, will be held in Camp White Chapel Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., with Chaplain Sam uel Feller officiating. ' Committal will be in the Camp White cemetery. Conger Morris is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Gilliam was born Dec. 1, 1888, in Rogerville, Tenn. He was a veteran of World War I, serving from June 27, 1918, until June 26, 1919. Survivors include a brother, Hugh M. Gilliam, Tacoma, Wash. Most glamorous car In a generation j " )f luxuiyfo WILLIAM C. HURN Funeral services for William C. Hurn, 65, of Medford who died Friday at the V.A. domi ciliary at Camp White, will be held in Camp White chapel Tues day at 9:30 a.m. Chaplain Samuel Feller will officiate. Committal will be in the Camp White cemetery. The Masonic . order will conduct graveside services. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Hurn was born at Klam ath Falls on June 25, 1891, and was a World War I veteran. He was the oldest past master in point of service of Klamath Lodge 77, AF&AM. He was in strumental in organizing and was Charter Master of Oreno mah Lodge 177, AF&AM. Survivors include his wife, Ruth; daughters, Mrs. Gretchen Chandler, Baker, Ore.;. Miss Eleanor E. Hurn, Tuscon, Ariz.; son, William Hurn Jr., Canon City, Colo.; mother, Mrs. Jen nie E. Hurn, Klamath Falls; and four grandchildren. Monday, April 29, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN News About Servicemen COMPLETES COURSE Pvt. Kenneth R. Striplin, Med ford, recently completed the nine-week general drafting course at the Army's engineer school. Fort Belvoir, Va., under the Reserve Forces -act program. Striplin, whose wife, Patricia Ann, and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Loyd M." Striplin, live on route 2, entered the Army in Novem ber, 1956. He is a 1956 gradu ate of Crater High school in Central Point. IN TRAINING Amy Pvt., Ivan W. 'Goble, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Y. Goble, 2595 Starlite lane, Med ford.is receiving basic combat training with the Second Infan try division's 38th regiment at Fort Lewis, Wash. He attended Phoenix High school. IN KOREA t Army Pvt. Edward L. Howell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Rowell, 521 Edward st., Med ford, recently arrived in Korea and is now assigned to the 24th Infantry Division. " Rowell, an aidman in medical company of the division's 19th Regiment, entered the Army in May, 1956, and received basic training at Fort Sam Houston, Tex. He was formerly employed by Burrill Lumber company. GRADUATES . Navy Lt. William E. Todd, son of Mr, and Mrs. William A. Todd, of Medford, recently grad uated first in his class from the Navy's combat information cen ter officers school at the Naval Air station, Glen view, 111. He has been assigned duty aboard the helicopter attack air craft carrier USS Thetis Bay, a unit of the Pacific fleet. Before entering the Navy, Lieutenant Todd graduated from Medford High school. His wife is the former Miss Joan Haring of Medford. Births BAKER To Mr. and Mrs. 108 Ross lane, Medford, April 25, 1957, .a girl, 834 pourds, at Sacred Heart hospital. WEBER To Mr. and Mrs. John, 1690 Peach st., Medford, April 26, 1957, a girl, 72 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. KURTH To Mr. and Mrs. Winston, 1049 West 11th st., Medford, April 26, 1957, a boy, 8 pounds, at Sacred Heart hos pital. PARTON To Mr. and Mrs. James, 105 Western ave., Med ford, April 26, 1957, a boy, 9 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. ROWDEN To Mr. and Mrs. Joe, route 2, box 737, Central Point, April 27, 1957, a girl, 6 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (UP) Cattle 1300. hold over 200. Choice fed steers around 24; ?ood truclc-ins sold 22; mostly choice 00 lb. Jed heifers- 23; good heifers 21-22; eanner-cutter cows 11-13, beef type to 13.50; utility bulls 16-18. Calves 20. Choice vealers 26-28; good 22-25. ' Hogs 800. U.S. 1 and 2 butchers 190-220 lb., 21-21.50; mixed 1. 2 and 3 grade 180-235 lb.. 20.50-21; cows 300-500 lb.; 15.50-18.50, No. 1 at 39; feeder pigs 21-22. Sheep 400. Utility-good grade about 17; utility-good wooled lambs 17; cull good wooled slaughter ewes 5-7.50. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (CP) Eggs--To retailers: AA large. 40-41c; A large. 38-40cr AA medium, 36-38c; A medium, 35-36; A small. 29-30c; carton, 1-3& additional. Butter To retailers: AA grade prints, 67-68c lb.; cartons, le a pound higher; A prints, 67-68c; B prints, 65 66c. Cheese Medium cured To retail ers: A grade Cheddar, single daisies, 45i-52c; 5-lb. loaves. Sl-STc proc essed American cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 41'.i-44c. farm Marlctt Yakima valley asparagus sold at mostly 4.75-4.80 for 30-lb. pyramids today for No. 1: Shafter. Calif., long I white new potatoes sold at 4.50-4.75 iur ivu ids. You recognize this instantly as every inch a true luxury car. . . but you may be surprised that so much glamour can be yours for so littlel ;T . jl.i i - -t , i . . , f t i j . n Jnt open the door and relax in country dub comfort. Now skim the roads rrsdW in tbe smooth quiet of a new Torsion-Air suspension. F.njor the deep-down brawn of its airplane-trpe V-8 engine, the whip-lash response o its pushbutton TortroeFhte transmis sion. This is luxury, big-car claw. Yet thanks to the imagination and care ful planning Chrysler poured into this car, it's yours for the cost of a medium priced ear! Stack the MiehtT Chrysler up against anything rl for sale at the same price. on '11 find, as thousands of happy new owners have, that it's a car beyond compare. If yon love hrarr nd want all yrm ean get of it for your money, there s really no reason to be driving any car other than the Mighty Chrysler. Come in soon. Discover for yourself that every word you've just read is wonderfully true. 'Opttcmol at extra cotL NOW IN THE 03OOO PRICE RANGE I mmim MOTOR CO. Eighth & Front Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens Quoted to growers No. 1 aualitv. f.o.b. Portland: 2U-4 lbs., 22c lb.; light hens, too few trans acuons for Portland price; io-izc ID. at ranch; heavy hens, 5 lbs., up. not enough trading for Portland price; at country, 14-13c lb.l old roosters, 1 9c lb. Dressed Chickens No. t grade dressed to retailers: Fryers, whole drawn, 39-43C lb.; cut up, 44-48C; hens, light type, cut up, 35-39c; heavy type, whole drawn, 39-42e lb. lurxeys 10 proaucers. 27-zse id.; breeder hens. 27c lb. to producer on I oven-ready basis; breeder toms, 25 27c on same basis. Rabbits I Average to growers, fob. killing plants i : Live white, 34-4'zc lbs., f.o.b. dressings plants Portland. 23-26c: colored pelts. 4c under: old does. 10-12 lbs; a few higher. Fresh killed fryers to retailers, 59-64c lb.; cut up, 62-65c. IN OPERATION Participating in operations in the Mediterranean aboard the destroyer-USS Haynsworth is Eugene G. Johnson, machinist's mate fireman apprentice, son of Wilson P. Johnson of route 1, box 215, Gold Hill. The destroyer, which is a unit of destroyer squadron. 22, has visited Naples, Palermo, and Salerno, Italy; and Corfu, Greece. The squadron is schea uled to return to the United States the latter part of May. Utilities Firm at New High For More Than 26 Years New York U.R) Utilities ! firmed to a new high for more than 25 years and industrial is sues reacneo tneir Dest level1; since Jan. 10 in a quieter stock market today. Gains extending to more than 2 points dotted the list. The best performers were the steels, ship builders and special issues. . Selected leaders performed well.' . Today's price on selected stocks: Allied Chemical 89 V4 American Can 43 AT&T 1775s Anaconda Copper ... 66i 46Vs 903,4 Bethelehem Steel Caterpillar Corp Chrysler Corp 773s Continental Can 468 Crown Zellerbach 49 i Curtiss Wright ... 43,i Du Pont . ..I 194 ',2 Eastman Kodak ... . 94 Va General Electric ..- 64 Evaluation Meet Set For Great Decisions An evaluation meeting con cerning Great Decisions . . . 1957 will be-held Monday, May 6, at 8 p.m. in the courthouse audi torium. ' . .. ' ' Approximately 200 leaders and members of the informal for eign policy discussion groups have been invited, according to Mrs. John Ousterhout, county chairman. Representatives of the Foreign . Policy association, volunteer- national group assisting the program, will be in Medford for the meeting. BIRTHS SMITH To Mr. and Mrs. Jesse, Shady Cove, April 28, 1957, a girl, 73.4 pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. EAKER To -Mr. and Mrs. Jerry, Camp White, April 29, 1957, a girl, 73,i pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital.. . . CUNNINGHAM To Mr.- and Mrs. Robert, 925 Reddy st., Med ford, April 27, 1957, a boy, 63i pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. General Foods General Motors Georgia Pacific Graham Paige Homestake Mining ... Kaiser Frazer Kennecott Copper Lockheed Aircraft .!.. Katy Pfd Montgomery Ward ........ New York Central Penney J C -J ; .. Perm R R ; Radio Corporation .. Richfield, Oil Socony Vacuum Southern Co . Southern Pacific Standard California Standard Indiana Standard N J; Sun Mines Texas Gulf ... Tex Pac Land Trust Transameriea Tri-Continental Union Carbide Union Pacific United Aircraft UAL U S Rubber U S Steel Youngstown S & T .. 42' 42? 31' .. I3 .. 35 s .. 15 1161 .453 .. 57 1 .. 37 - 301 811 s!n3 36' .. 663 .. 573 22-, 445 523 54' SOT .. 7 28" 75 403 305 - 115 .. 29' 76 V 29 V .. 44 .. 64 s ... 1133 BEAN To Mr. and Mrs. El don, Prospect, April 28, 1957, a boy, 73,-4 pounds, at Rogue Val ley hospital. ABOARD CARRIER Carl C. Clayton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin M. Clayton of Butte Falls Star route, box 70, Eagle Point, is serving aboard the anti-submarine carrier USS Princeton out of San Diego, Calif. Clayton, an aviation boat swain's mate third class in the U.S. Navy, reported to his pres ent duty March 29, 1957, from Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. A graduate of Eagle Point High school, Clayton works as a plane spotter and director in his division. He entered the service in January, 1955. DAILY WEATHER REPORT FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Clear tonight. Increasing cloudiness Tuesday with isolated showers and chance of thun derstorms in mountains during after noon and evening. Low tonight 48. High Tuesday 75. Western Oregon: Increasing cloudi ness tonight. Cloudy on coast and partly cloudy and cooler over interior Tuesday. A few showers or thunder showers possibly Tuesday afternoon or evening. Low tonight 46-52. High Tuesday 64-74 in interior, 56 to 64 on coast. Northern California: Northern Cali fornia fair tonight and Tuesday, ex cept coastal fog. Cooler inland Tues day. LOCAL DATA Temperature: Mean yesterday 66, above normal 11. Record high this date 88 in 1926. Record low this date 28 in 1914. Precipitation: 24 hours to midnight 0. Midnight to 10 a.m. 0. Total this month .36 in., .76 in. below normal. Total since Sept. 20J5 in., 4.82 In. above normal. Humidi4y: Lowest yesterday 17, highest tnis am. ea. City Brookings Crater Lake ... Grants Pass Klamath Falls MEDFORD High. Yester- day 66 63 91 76 87 4:30 24 a.m. hr. Low Pree. Portland Seattle Spokane , Yakima 81 -73 75 81 Eureka Red Bluff San Francisco Los Angeles .. Phoenix Denver Chicago iviianu New York Washington, D.C. 60 91 86 85 84 SO 54 80 77 ..... 92 48 36 48 46 48 53 51 51. 45 47 , , 55 50 S8 59 38 43 66 . 62 67 '.04 .80 FIVE-DAY FORECASTl Western Oregon Cooler with tem peratures averaging below normal Highs lowering to 53-68. lows gener ally in 40s. except mid-30s ' about Wednesday night. More than normal rain with 1 - 1.5 inches . along coast .5 to 1 inch in interior. - RUMMAGE SALE Trinity Circle of The 1st Presbyterian Church 8th and Holly Thurs., May 2-9 to 5 Friday, May 39 to 1 HOLLY Now Playing Deborah Robert KERR-MITCHUM EiF COLO" by DC LUXC OnkmaScoPEI W CtNTjrr.MC MtuM KIRBYCO. Sales & Service . 1028 Murray, Med Phone SP 2-8355 (Salesman Needed) 11 vJ' NOW SHOWING! THIS IS THK . '; CLOSEST tfTTT tt J IUU JjISr TO ANY' LOVE !f LIFE.. without' being wl. one of the lovers t JUDY H0LL1DAY EVER GET '1 - m mux I V 1 ml: mm RICHARD CONTE . 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