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Newspaper Page TextRIDIXG IN LIMOUSINE, Comedian Eddie Cantor and Mrs. Cantor call at Social Security Administration in Hol lywood and pick up checks totaling $323.40 for two months payments due at age 65. (International Scmndpkoto) Local and Last Meeting The Griffin Creek Community School club will hold its last meeting of the year Wednesday, May 1, at 8 p.m. in the school gymnasium. Meeting - The Medford baP. racks of the Veterans of World War I will meet at 8 p.m. Wed nesday, May 1, in Redman hall, Medford, for a business meeting. Rummage Sale A rummage sale will be held at the First Presbyterian church, Medford, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 2, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 3. The rum mage sale is being held by the Trinity Circle of the church. Members have asked those with rummage to bring it to the church. . Pre-School Clinic A pre school clinic for children enter ing school for the first time next fall will be held at the Griffin Creek school Thursday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. The clinic will.be held in the school gymnasium. Anyone requesting additional information concern ing the clinic may call Mrs. Lyle Heidemann, SP-2-7777. Visit in California Mrs. Velma Dunagan, 905 Reddy ave.; Mrs. James Dole, Orchard Home dr.: and Mrs. Roy Deutschman, 1908 Table Rock rd., spent the week end in Corning, Calif., visiting the Robert Dunagan family. Mrs. Dole and Mrs. Deutschman returned to Med ford Sunday. Mrs. Dunagan will remain in Corning for several days to help take care of her now granddaughter. Katy Lynn, who was born April 26. Suffers Heart Attack James H. Pree, 425 South Oakdale ave., is reported to be progressing sat isfactorily at Rogue Valley hos pital where he has been under oxygen since suffering a heart attack Friday night. No visitors are allowed at this time, the fam ily reported. He is expected to remain in the hospital for 10 days to two weeks. Pree is own er of Jim Pree's Tune-Up and Repair service, West 6th and Grape sts. . . . Our New Phone Number KEystone 5-1462 ENDS TONITE On Screen 9:20 P.M. On Screen, 7:30 & 12 M. MARK STEVENS FEtlOA FARR I FISH & FRIES 49c O mmm lAtPI'Q niDIXLC I ID Medo,',' lorgest I9e Hamburger Palace WIX Ull V C" W r A Short Drive Out North Riverside "THE PLACE TO MEET AND EAT" JACK'S FAMILY SPECIALS FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND ALL DAY WEDNESDAY Poodle Dog 19e V4 Fried Chicken Second one for le in a Nest of L(H)c BOTH FOR 10 French Fries O J ?V 49e Chocolate Sundae 19c Bag of French Fries 1 Second one for 1 BOTH FOR 2F0R 20' JACK'S DRIVE-UP ''BecquirN SHRIMP & FRIES 59c Personal Trailer Damaged A lighted cigarette on a mattress caused damage to a bed, bedding and a small part of a wall at a trailer house at 1905 Stewart ave., Med ford, belonging to Jean Hagen, "cording totae toe department. TV Short Firemen stood by at the residence of Alice C. Trill, 106 South Ivy St., Me.dford, Mon day, when a short in a television i set caused smoke, according to the Medford fire department. No damage was reported. Film Buzz Doody, of Doody's Richfield service station, 835 South Riverside ave., Medford, presented the film "Wildflowers of the West," yesterday at the noon luncheon of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce in the Jackson hotel. Flue Fire One pumper was dispatched to the Rainbow cafe, 109 West Main st., Tuesday morning, to extinguish a blaze on a kitchen range, Medford fire department reported. Damage was confined to the range and a small part of the wall, firemen said. Bikes Found An abandoned bicycle was found Monday at the residence of Mildred Martha Blachly, 305 Effie St., Medford, and another abandoned bicycle was found at the residence of Er lene E. Cleaves, 630 Crater Lake ave., Medford, according to city police. Businesses The Arthur Mur ray Dance Studio 320 East Main St., has been purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Ricchi from Billie Jeanne Shirk and Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Roberts has as sumed the business name Rob erts Insurance agency according to records in the county clerk s office. Chin Up To Elect Members of Jackson county chapter 4, Chin Up club, will hold annual election of officers at a meeting to be held at the Jackson county housing project hall, McAndrews rd. and Priddy St., at 8 p.m. Thursday. All members are urged to be present. Mining Council The North western Mining Council, Inc., will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday in the courthouse auditorium, ac cording to Frank DeSouza, pres ident. Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Hicks administrator of civil defense for the county, will speak on atomic radiation fall-out, and everyone interested will be welcome to hear him, DeSouza said. Son Born Birth of a son to Cpl. and Mrs. A. C. Puddy, Camp Pendleton, Calif., was re ported Monday by the child's maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Long, 702 West Fourth St.. Medford. The boy, Robert Allen, was born last Thursday. He weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces. Mrs. Puddy is the former Miss Marlene Long of Medford. Cpl. Puddy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vilas Puddy, Phoenix. FISH & FRIES 49e SHRIMP & FRIES 59c Obituaries CLARENCE E. WOHLFORD Funeral services for Clarence Edwin Wohlford, 67, of Gold Hill, who died Friday, will be held at Conger-Morris at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. D. Kirkland West of the First Pres byterian church will officiate. Committal will be in Siskiyou Memorial park with members of the Medford Masonic Lodge, AF&AM in charge of graveside services. Mr. Wohlford was born Oct. 15, 1889, in Roanoke, Ind. On Oct. 27, 1928, in Kansas City, Mo., he was married to Maud (Betty) Timberlake, who sur vives. He was a veteran of World War I, serving from Nov. 5, 1918, through Dec. 31, 1918. He was a York Rite Mason, past master of South Park Lodge, AF&AM, Chicago, 111., and a life member of Medinah Temple AAONMS. He was a jnember of Bell Post, American Legion, Chicago. He worked for several years as salesman for Globe Union Manufacturing company in Mil waukee. From there he was made Pacific coast manager. He retired from the company in 1935. After retirement he took I up the hobby of raising exotic birds at Downey, Calif., where he was active in civic affairs. He also was president of the California Game Breeders asso ciation in 1939. He then moved to Oregon and lived on a ranch on the Rogue river near Gold Hill. Survivors, besides his wife, in clude several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will include Dr. R. W. Larson, Pierre Dauge, Howard Harper, . C. Butterfield, Nat Woolley and Sam Bellah. RUFUS C CEARLEY Funeral services for Rufus Clem Cearley, 83, of Eagle Point, who d;ed Sunday, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel at 3 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Joseph Munshaw of the Eagle Point Community Bible church will officiate. Committal will be in Central Point cemetery. Mr. Cearley was a pioneer of Oregon, having lived in this community for the past 35 years; and for the past three years had made his home with his son, Charles, of Eagle Point. His wife, Kate, preceded him in death Aug. 11, 1931. He was a mem ber of the First Baptist church. Survivors include five sons, Charles Cearley, Eagle Point, Elmer Cearley, Parma, Ida.; Ar thur Cearley, Medford; Harvey Cearley, The Dalles, Ervin Cear ley, Gales Creek; one daughter, Mrs. C. E. Briggs, San Leandro, Calif.; brother, Elbert Cearlpy. Dora, Mo.; 16 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Mr. Cearley was born Aug. 19, 1873, in Georgia. DOUGHTON COX Doughton Cox, 61. died this morning at the VA Domiciliary at Camp White. Conger-Morris Funeral home is in charge of ar rangements. Births HEINZ To Mr. and Mrs. David, 917 Dakota ave., Med ford, April 29, 1957, a boy, 7 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospit al. HOLBERTON To Mr. and Mrs. George, 1902 Myers lane, Medford, April 29, 1957. a boy, 6 pounds, at Rogue Valley hos pital. BERTRAM To Mr. and Mrs. Ronald, 929 Winchester ave., Medford, April 30, 1957, a boy, 6V2 pounds, at Rogue Val ley hospital. Orders Issued Ten orders for porrection of fire hazards were ordered by Fire Marshal Tru man Nelson Monday. He inspect ed four automobile tire rebuild ing plants. In Hospital Mrs. Florence Gilkison, 345 North Bartlett st., and Mrs. Kenneth Repman, 504V2 Edwards st., are patients in Osteopathic hospital follow ing minor surgery. New Business R. E. McEl- hose, North Stage rd., Medford, has started a wholesale bait company under the business name of Oregon Wholesale Bait company. FISH & FRIES 49c SHRIMP & FRIES 59c Two Injured in Medford Accidents A Phoenix man and a Yreka woman were injured in two acci dents reported in Medford Mon day and this morning, according to city police. Roland Lawrence Renfro, 27, Phoenix, suffered a fractured leg early this morning when the car in which he was riding struck a parked car registered to Othell Green, 217 South Riv erside ave., Medford, in front of Green's residence, according to city police. Renfro was taken to Rogue Valley hospital where hospital attendants said his condition late this morning was "good." Operator of the car was Rob ert Arthur Wilcox, 2335 Stew art ave., Medford, officers said. He was arrested on charges of being drunk in public, police re ported. Wilcox pleaded innocent to the charges (today in municipal court and was released on S100 bail. He will appear in court Wednesday. Mrs. Susan Marie Hansen, 49, Yreka, suffered scalp wounds and other bruises Monday when the car she was operating col lided with another car while she was attempting to drive into the parking area at the Crater Inn Motel, 841 South Riverside ave., Medford, according to city po lice. Mrs. Hansen was taken to Rogue Valley hospital by Med ford ambulance service. Hos pital attendants said she was treated and released Monday evening Operator of the other vehicle was Nancy Lou Arant, 3687 Table Rock rd., Medford, police said. Seeley Apparent Low Bidder on Clinic Ashland Dwight L. Seeley, 3222Hillcrest rd., Medford, was apparent low bidder for con struction of a Sol, 168 clinic in Ashland. Bids for the clinic, for Drs. R. W. Bradshaw and R. M. Turner, were opened Monday afternoon and reported by Balzhiser' and Seder, Eugene, architects for the structure. Seeley ;ked an additional $426 for alternate one and $2,800 for alternate two. Other bids were submitted by Wiley company, Ashland, $51,490; Har old W. Salter, Rogue River, $55, 700; Myers Jones, Medford, $56, 975; and H. G. Carl Construc tion company, Salem, $57,000. Included in the wood frame clinic will be three separate buildings connected by covered walks; two doctor's suites, each containing 1,024 square feet; and a 572-square foot laboratory building. . Bohlen Nomination Apparently Approved Washington (U.R) The Sen ate Foreign Relations committee today approved the nomination of Charles E. Bohlen as ambas sador to the Philippines, accord ing to Sen. Alexander Wiley (R Wis.). Wiley, who left the closed door session early, said there was no opposition. Bohlen, recently returned as ambassador to Russia, was ques tioned for about a half hour. The committee then began questioning Scott McLeod, State Department security chief who was nominated as ambassador to Ireland." Some members said they did not expect a vote today. The group temporarily sus pended its questioning of Mc Leod to hear Sen. Harry F. Byrd (D-Va.), endorse a third nominee, radio commentator Henry J. Taylor as ambassador to Switzerland. 52 Cases of Measles Reported in Medford Medford reported 52 cases of measles during the week ending April 26, according to Dr. A. Erin Merkel, public health phy sician. Ashland reported 16 cases of measles. Central Point 8, Phoe nix 6, Talent 2, Shady Cove 2, ! Eagle Point 1. Gold Hill 1 and 1 Sams Valley 1. 1 Other communicable diseases i reported during the week were chicken pox, Medford 9, Ashland 1 and Butte Falls 1: impetigo, ' Gold Hill 1; tuberculosis, Med I ford 2; whooping cough, Med i ford 1, Gold Hill 2; pneumonia. Medford 5; strep throat. Medford 2, Ashland 1; and influenza, Medford 7. 1 4,000 American Sailors Swarm Ashore at Sydney Sydney, Australia (U.R) , ! Four thousand American sailors j j with S20.000 spending money in : their pockets hit Sydney today in the biggest "invasion" since the end of the war. The sailors, here for a week to help celebrate the Coral Sea victory which saved Australia, were met by sunny weather and Sydney girls. Wisconsin was the leading cheese producing state in the ; j Union in 1950 with an outpu,t j Utilities Edae Hiaher On Irregular Market New York (U.R) Utilities edged higher to a new average top since March 20. 1931, in an irregular, quieter stock market today. All of the major groups mov ed narrowly with prices irregu larly lower. Gains of two points or better appeared in Lukens in the steels, Bath Iron Works in the shipbuil ders, Skelly in the oils, and Pittston in the coals. Losses of two or more were set by Addressograph in the of fice equipments, Du Pont in the chemicals, and National Lead in the paints. Sinclair Oil made a new high on favorable earnings. Gulf gain ed mere than a point in the in ternational oils. Dow-Jones final stock aver ages: 30 industrials 494.36, up 0.41; 20 railroads 145.84, off 0.54; 15 utilities 73.01, up 0.05; and 65 stocks 173.14, off 0.04. Sales today were about 2,200. 000 shares compared with- 2, 290,000 shares Monday. Today's prices on selecUd stocks: Allied Chemical .... American Can . AT&T Anaconda Copper Bethlehem Steel .. Caterpillar Corp .. . 887s 448 17754 . ; 67U ...... 46 905s Chrysler Corp 7 7 Vis Continental Can ..... 46 ?8 Crown Zellerbach 49 V2 Curtiss Wright ... 43 Du Pont 193 Eastman Kodak 95V 8 General Electric .. 633a General Foods 43 General Motors ...'42?8 Georgia Pacific 31 Graham Paige .'. l34 Homestake Mining 353,4 Kaiser Frazer 14 Kennecott Copper HSa Lockheed Aircraft 45 Is Katy Pfd 58 V2 Montgomery Ward 35 12 New York Central 30'4 Penney J C 797s Penn RR - 20 V2 Radio Corporation 36Vi Richfield Oil 657s Socony Vacuum XD 57 Southern Co 23 Southern Pacific . 44 lt Standard California 53 Vi Standard Indiana 53 Standard NJ 60V4 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (U.P.1 Cattle 250: hold over 200. Choice steers 23-23.75: gooo 21.50-22.75 good-choice heilers 20.50 23: canner-cutter cows mostly 11-13; Utility - cows 14-15.50; utility bulls 16.50-18. Calves 50. Good-choice vealers 22 27; high choice to 29. Hogs 200. U.S. 1 and 2 butchers 200-220-lb 21.25; mostly 2 and 3 nutcners sorted lrom jhu--jo id. 20.50-20.75; No. 3 sows around 325 lb; 17.50.. - - Sheep 100. Medium 71 fn. feeder Iambi 13.50: No. 3 pelt utility-good slaughter ewes 4-5.50; odd culls 2. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (U.P.) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large, 40-41c; A large. 38-40c; AA medium. 36-38c: A me dium, 35-36c: A small, 29-30c; car ton, l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: A9 grade prints, 67-68c lb.; carton, lc a pound higher; A prints, 67-68c; B prints, 65-66C. Cheese medium cured To retail ers: A grade Cheddar, single daisies, 45'2-52c; 5-Ib. loaves. 51i-57c; pro cessed American cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 41 ',i-44c. Farm Market ' Retailers, were paying wholesalers about 15' 2 cents a pound for bunched Yakima valley asparagus today; vol ume lots of rhubarb retailed at 4 to 6 cents a pound. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens Quoted to growers: No. 1 quality, f.o.b. Portland; 2!,-4 lbs., 21c lb.; light hens, too few trans actions for Portland price; 10-12c lb. at ranch; heavy hens. 5 lbs. up, not enough trading for Portland price; at countrv, 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, lighf type, cut up, 35-39c; heavy type, whole drawn. 38-42c Id. Turkeys To producers: Fryer tur keys, live weighty V227-28C lb.: breeder hens. 27c lb. to producer on oven ready basis; breeder toms, 23-2 7c on same basis. Rabbits (Average to growers f ob. killing plantsi: Live -white, 334-4J2c lb. f.o.b. dressing 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 Portland Hay, Grain Portland Wholesale Hay Prices: No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. Port land, 331; few small lots down to S30 ton. Wholesale prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat No. 2 soft white, S88.50 a ton; No. 2 white oats. 38-lb. West Coast deliv ery, nominally $52 ton; No. 2 Valley white oats, $48 ton; soybean meal, S76.50 ton. f.o.b. Portland; barley. No. 2, 45-lb. West Coast delivery. $46.30 ton; standard mm run. prompt delivery. 541-41.50 ton, f.o.b. Port land: No. 2 yellow corn. Eastern ship ment, f o b. Portland, S60-60.50. LONGDEN HAS PAINS Arcadia, Calif. (U.R) John ny Longden, the 46-year-old jockey who has ridden more winners than any other rider in racing history, said Monday he planned to undergo a physical examination because he has been losing weight and suffering from pains in his back. ! Red Fir Slabwood SUMMER SPECIAL J Loads J J 1 LOAD $12.00 Immediate Delivery Ph. SP 3-5878 or SP 2-5055 PHELPS FUEL GO. 1337 So. Peach St. Save this ad for reference Tuesday, April 30, 19S7 I Sun Mines 7Vi Texas Gulf 29 Tex Pac Land Trust .. Unquoted Transamerica 405 s Trans West Air 15 Vz Tri-Continental 308 Union Carbide lloi Union Pacific 29' i United .' Aircraft 753. i U A L 29' 4 U S Rubber 43 ?s U S Steel 63?i Youngstown S & T 1123,4 Cooler Air Moves Into West Oregon By UNITED PRESS Cooler, marine air moved into western Oregon today after two days of August-like tempera tures. The freezing level near Salem Monday was measured at 12,000 feet. It was expected to lower to 5,000 feet by Wednesday. Roseburg and The Dalles had official highs of 90 Monday. Sa lem had 88 and Portland an offi cial 87, although the unofficial high in Portland was 91 down town, six degrees higher than any previous April 29 on record. The cool air riggered thun dershowers during the night in western Oregon. Thundershow ers were forecast tonight in east ern Oregon and near the Cas cades. Portland streets, w.hich only a little more than two months ago were sanded because ice, were sanded Monday because of oil. DAILY WEATHER REPORT FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Scattered thunderstorms this evening. MosUy cloudy tonight and Wednesday with occasional showers. Low tonight 45, high Wednesday 70. Western Oregon: Cloudy on coast, partly cloudy in interior tonight and Wednesday except overcast in north ern valleys Wednesday morning. Showers likely in most sections Wednesday afternoon or evening. Cooler with high Wednesday 65-75 except 55 near coast. Northern California: Variable cloudiness in northern portion with a few scattered thunderstorms in moun tains. Mostly fair in central portion tonight. Cloudy in northern portions Wednesday with occasional rain "ikely. Mosty fair in central portion Wednes day. LOCAL DAT 4. TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterjay 68: above normal 13. . Record high this date 83 in 1945. Record low this date 26 in 1911. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night, trace. Midnight to 10 a.m.. ttace. Total this month .36 inch, .08 inch below normal. Total since Sept. 1. 20.35 inches, 4.78 inches above normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 17, highest thi a.m. 90. Hich 4:30 24- City Yester- a.m. hr. day Low Peer. Brookings 63 48 .01 Crater Lake 63 35 Grants Pass 94 46 .10 Klamath Falls 78 49 T MEDFORD 90 50 T Portland 87 61 T Seattle ... Spokane . Yakima ... 76 83 87 54 53 47 48 49 53 52 58 62 39 52 70 57 39 .01 Eureka 55 Red Bluff . 87 Sacramento ..... 87 San Francisco 71 Los Angeles 75 Phoenix 87 Denver I 64 Chicago ., 66 Miami 76 New York 75 Washington, D.C 78 .78 EE n 1 His former Sweetheart wouldn't give up D M-G-M ,.,....,. . V- T" -f?1 GREGORY PECK LAUREN DOLORES A CAROL A KID FOR TWO FARTHINGS EMOTION . THAT SURPASSES ALL YOUR EXPECTATIONS! MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN I Portland Girl Tells IWJSftS'S oung woman told police today she was abducted off a street late Monday and robbed by two men who forced her into their car. It was the third such incident reported here within a week. Donna L. McClellan, 20, Van couver, Wash., told officers she had left the home of friends to go to the bus depot about 11:15 p.m. She said a late model con vertible pulled up beside ' her and that a young man got out, grabbed her and carried her to the car. She said they drove northwest of here while she struggled con stantly and screamed whenever she could. She said she was slapped several times. She said they stopped the car at a lonely vocation and said they were go ing to assault her. She told no- lice she struggled free and ran into some brush and hid. She said the men, who had robbed her of S15, made no attempt to find her but drove away. Ham Dinner Griffin Creek Grange Sunday May 512:30 to 5 p.m. Adults $1.50 Children under 12 75c Tiny Tots Free. NOLLY Now Playing Deborah Robert KERR MITCHUM COLOR by OE LUXB QnemaScopE a x cwtuir.ro kciuh "ICOMING FRIDAY , ! Newspaper man, fashion iV... rlAftinnAr - -, shapely show-girl in a riotous comedyl presents BACALLm GRAY-J Cmma?pr UETROCOUM WEDNESDAY DOORS OPEN 8:00 REED'S 1 S flBSft WO" .TOT r TBhT J J 1 rg in if East German Students Flee To West Berlin Berlin U.R) An entire class of 12 teen-age East German stu dents fled to West Berlin with their teacher to escape Com munist persecution, West Berlin officials said today. Officials said the youths fled from a school at Rostock last week end after the Communist threatened to discharge then from school for criticizing Soviet interference in Hungary. Brother and "sister look-alikes start from the crib-set on np, and often feature the nautical look in such outfits as a white bodice and navy skirt or pants with red trim. IT'S SALAD TIME! . . . They're Delicious Cool, Criip SALADS 35e up Friday Frttk CRAB SALAD 50c up Main at Bartlett. Ph. SP 2-6766 NOW SHOWING!, THIS IS THK ' P. CLOSEST 35VEBflj TG . 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