Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 24, 1957, Image 12

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Newspaper Page TextLocal and Articles Lost Harvey L. Haight, Jacksonville, reported to city police Wednesday the loss Wednesday of a tool box and mechanics tools near North Central ave. and East McAn drews rd. The articles were valued at $40, police said. Collision Cars operated by Dorothy W. Mason, 1947 Kings highway, and Mary Elizabeth Hornbuckle, 1208 West 10th st., Medford, were involved in an accident Wednesday on West Main st. between Holly and Fir sts., according to city police. Car Struck A parked car reg istered to Edward Reed Lull, route 2, box 444, Medford, was struck Wednesday by a car op erated by Donald J. Tye, route 1, box 432, Medford, on South Central ave. between 11th and 12th sts., according to city polict. Thtft Arthur Mario Mag gent, 1009 West Main st., Med ford, reported to city police the theft Wednesday of turning sig nals from a pick-up truck parked at the Courtesy Chevro let Used Car lot at Ninth sC and Central ave. Motorist Cited Nanford Dean Childers, route 2, box 159, Cen tral Point, was cited for failure to yield the right of way Wednesday when the car he was operating was involved in an accident with a car operated by John Joseph O'Connor, 401 South Peach st., Medford, at Eighth and Holly sts., according to city police. To Graduate Jerry Duane Corderman, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Corderman, 128 South Keene Way drive. Medford, will be among 58 graduating seniors receiving a bachelor of arts de gree June 1, from Westmont college, Santa Barbara, Calif. Corderman is majoring in chem istry. Close Out Sale! Kow In It's 9th Day! ALL WATCHES COMPLETE STOCK 12 PRICE As Low As $10 TEROLE'S JEWELRY 3 SOUTH BARTLETT Open 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. TOIIITE & SATURDAY! I jxn,,. ,.,. Rock & Roll! 1st Drive In Run! . Plus After Attending Open House and Dedication Ceremonies of the New Armory The Nicest Place To Spend The Balance of The Evening Is . . . at HMEAEinLAHB) 9 Always a Congenial Crown T At Beautiful GOLD HILL GRANGE HALL Every SAT. NIGHT Music By . . VIC FLOOD rum,, A fina floor and lots of friendly people Coma en out We'll make room for yon somehow! Free Check Room. Patient Convalescing at Os teopathic hospital following major surgery Thursday is Mrs. Muriel C. Cox of Days Creek, Ore. Stands By The Medford fire department rural pumper-tanker truck stood by at the airport about 4:50 p.m.. yesterday during the refueling ' of an Air Force Convair jet plane. Theft Reported Glen Alvin Cave, 609 Sherman st., Medford, reported to sheriff's deputies Wednesday the theft of two hub caps from a vehicle parked at the Sheriff's Posse grounds be tween 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. In Fraternity Robert L. Boh rer, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Bohrer, Keeneway dr., Medford, has been initiated into Theta Delta Phi, men's honorary fra ternity at Southern Oregon col lege. Bohrer is a freshman pre dental major as SOC. Permits Issued Building per mits have been issued to Joe Mayerle to erect a $10,000 resi dence at 1666 Springbrook rd., Tom Whittle to erect a $9,000 residence at 215 Chestnut st., Ernest Conrad to erect an $8,000 residence at 1141 Leland st., and D. L. Pickell to erect a SI 0.000 residence at 424 Lynnwood ave. . ' Children Patients Convalesc ing at Rogue Valley hospital are three children after tonsillect omies. They are Rockland Cal houn, 7, and Pamela Calhoun, 5, children of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Calhoun, route 2, box 802, Cen tral Point; and Nanette Lytel, 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lytle, route 1, box 121, Ashland.' Births WAGLER To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence, Trail, May 22, 1957, a girl, weight 5'2 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. BOURN To Mr. and Mrs. Billie, 318 Marie, st., Medford, May 22. 1957, a boy, weight 6Vi pounds, at Rogue Valley hos pital. , SINGLER To Mr. and Mrs. 1 James, post office box 693, Cen- itral Point. May 24. 1957, a boy, weight 7V4 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. McDONALD To Mr. and Mrs. Robert A., route 1, box 653, Eagle Point. May 24, 1957, a girl, weight 7V4 pounds,' at Sacred Heart hospital. FIELDS To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth, 215 East Jackson st., Medford, May 24, 1957, a boy, weight 634 pounds, at Osteo pathic hospital. SHOW AT -.' DUSK Jazz Age! V; The EST ,UHin0Sln(ilFE Gordon MacRAE Dan DAILEY Ernest B0RGNINE Sheree NORTH SATURDAY ONLY BONUS HIT! RANDOLPH SCOTT 'STRANGER WORE A GUN' Finest of Mo4rn Muiic The Dining Room Downstairs 'vr HANK THOMPSON Rated Nation's Top Hank Thompson to Play at Ballroom Hank Thompson, folk songs singer of Capitol records, and his western swing band, the Brazos Valley Boys, will play for dancing from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, May 25, at Rogue Val ley ballroom. His performance will be for one night. Thompson, who is also a song writer, has been a band leader for about five years. For about four years the band has been voted the nation's top western band in polls conducted by sev eral trade journals. Since he sang "Humpty Dumpty Heart" in 1948, which sold more than million copies, Thompson has sold , more than 18 million records. In the last eight years, he has had 27 of his records listed among the "top ten" played by juke boxes, dies jockies and retail stores. During World War II he en listed in the Navy. He served in 16 states and overseas, where he helped introduce country music. Obituaries CLAUDE E. MILLER Word has been received of the death of Claude E: Miller of Alpine, Texas, May 21. Mr. Miller, the father of the Rev. Claude Miller, pastor of the Temple Baptist church here, was a former resident of Med ford and operated the Medford Hotel Barber shop. Funeral serv ices were held May 23 in Texas. MRS. ANNA E. CAMPBELL Mrs. Anna E. Campbell, mother of Mrs. O. Clifton Maust, manager of the Jackson County Farm Home, died there early Friday morning. Perl Funeral home is in charge of arrange ments. KENNETH C. SHURICK Kenneth C. Shurick, 59, of Camp White, died last night in the VA Domiciliary. Conger Morris "Funeral home is in charge of arrangements. PETER VAN SMITH Funeral services for Peter Van Smith, 65, of Camp White who died Sunday in the VA Domiciliary, will be held in the Camp White Chapel at 9:30 a.m. Monday. Chaplain Samuel Fel ler will officiate. Committal will I t-io in amr WViito PAmetorv Conger-Morris Funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Smith was born May 3, 1892, in Abilene, Tex. He was a veteran of World War I serv ing from March 14, 1918, through July 25, 1919, and re ceiving his discharge as a cor poral. Survivors include a sister, Carrie B. Cosby, Abilene, Tex. VIRGIL C. HART Virgil C. Hart, 62, of Camp White died this morning in the j VA Domiciliary. Conger-Morris j Funeral home is in charge of j arrangements. ' I Petition Seeks Change In School Boundary The Jackson county district boundary board will hold a hear ing at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 29, to consider a petition from two Shady Cove residents for a change of boundary from the Elk-Trail school district to the Shady Cove district. The petition stated that if the boundary were changed their children would not have to walk 1 on a narrow highway as they i now must do. The petition added the property involved in the re- ', quest is closer to the Shady 1 Cove school than to the Elk-Trail ! school. The property includes several i lots in the area known as Rogue ; Acres and one government lot j adjacent to the Rogue Acres sec-1 tion. ! Members of the boundary j board are Alk B. Mekvold, coun- : ty school superintendent, secre- 1 tary of the board; Chester H. Wendt and Ralph James, county . commissioners: and County; Judge Rodney Keating, chairman ; of the board. Junior Red Cross Names ; Officers for County Bud Quinney, McLoughlin ! Junior High school student, was elected president of the Jackson county Junior Red Cross chap ter recently. Larry Little, St. Mary's High' school student, was elected secre tary of the group. The election was held at the annual picnic and swim at the John Day home. Oil Shares Feature Advance in Market New York (W Oil shares ad vanced Qne to more than three points to feature a higher stock market today. Getty Oil set a new high at 36J,4 up 3!.i. Advances of two or more appeared in Amerada, Monterey, Skelly and Tide water. Zenith moved up more than three in its section on talk paid television was in the offing. DOW-JONES AVERAGES Dow-Jones final stock aver ages: 30 industrials 504.02, un changed; 20 railroads 145.86. off 0.38; 15 utilities 74.36. off 0.02. and 65 stocks 175.67. off 0.11. Sales today were about 2.340. 000 shares compared with 2, 110.000 shares Tuesday. Today's prices on selected stocks: Allied Chemical ... 90 American Can 41 AT&T ... 179 Anaconda Copper ...... 65 Bethlehem Steel ... '. 46 Caterpillar Corp 955s Chrysler Corp 76s8 Continental Can 4714 Crown Zellerbach 52 Curtiss Wright : '.45V4 Du Pont 1971i Eastman Kodak lOO1, General Electric 6534 Grange Notes Sams Valley Grange Due to conflicting dates, the regular meeting of the Sams Val ley Grange scheduled for Satur day, May 25, has been postponed until Saturday night, June 1. This will enable members to at tend the Pomona Grange initia tion ceremonies to be held Saturday, May 25, at Central Point Grange hall. ' '" DAILY WEATHER REPORT FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Fair through Saturday. Warmer in afternoon. Low tonight 42. High Friday 80. Western Oregon: Partly cloudy to night and Saturdav. Warmer in after noon. Low tonight 42-50. High Satur day 66-76 in interior. 60-65 on coast. Northern California: Fair through Saturday except coastal overcast. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 57: below norma) 3. Record high this date 98 in 1928. Record low this date .31 in 1918. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night, none. Midnight to 10 a.m.. none. Total this month 1.10 inch. .20 inch above normal. Total since Sept. 1. 21.45 Inches, 4.95 inches above normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 38, highest this a.m. 98. High 4:30 24-Yester- a.m. hr. day Low Prec. BrooKings 70 Crater Lake 53 Grants Pass . z. 67 Klamath Falls 66 MEDFORD 68 47 2R 38 40 38 53 48 46 52 52 54 54 51 57 55 44 48 77 67 Portland 60 Seattle 60 Spokane 63 Yakima 76 Eureka 57 Red Bluff 83 Sacramento 81 San Francisco : 67 Los Angeles 67 Phoenix ............. 83 Denver 62 Chicago 66 Miami 87 T .17 New York .........:....:. 79 Washington. D.C 92 73 rive-UAV crnrougn May zs) Western Oregon - Western Washing ton Temperatures near normal low ering to below normal early next week end. Minimums generally in 40s. Precipitation totals about normal, mostly occurring about Monday and Wednesday. Northern California No appreci able precipitation. Temperatures near normal. II' Deluxe (25c) Hamburgers gifc FOR all over five 1ch This offer good vary dayl UDAMCCIE SATURDAY NIGHT (M1SI1S EAGLE POINT The Only Spring Floor In Southern Oregon DANCE TO THE COMBINED MUSIC OF DICK SPAIN, BILL LIVELY and The Rogue Valley Boys PLENTY OF FREE PARKING 90 Admission General Foods 444 General Motors 42 Vi Georgia Pacific 34T's Graham Paige l?g Homestake Mining . 37V2 Kaiser Frazer 165s Kennecott Copper ..'. 1143,i Lockheed Aircraft 44'4 Katy Pfd ...... 5634 Montgomery Ward 363,s New York Central 33 Penney, J. C 823.4 Penn RR 2OV2 Radio Corporation 37s, s Richfield Oil 73 Socony Vacuum 59 V2 Southern Co 2438 Southern Pacific 43?s Standard California 537 s Standard Indiana 54Vz Standard NJ 637s Sun Mines 7V4 Texas Gulf 277s Tex Pac Land Trust 73.4 Transamerica 387s Trans West Air 15Vs Tri-Continental 34 Union Carbide ....11914 Union Pacific 30 United Aircraft 75 UAL 2838 U S Rubber 45 V4 U S Steel 66 Youngstown S & T 108 PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (U.P.) Cattle for week 2750. Average choice steers 23.75. other choice 23-23.50; good 21.50-22; choice heifers 22.50-23; good 20.50-22; standard 18-20.50: canner-cutter cows 11-13.50; utility bulls 17-18. . Calves for week 430. Choice vealers 26-28; good 22-26; standard 17-21.50; good-choice slaughter calves 18-20.50. Hogs for week 1525. Sorted U.S. 1 and 2 butchers 190-220 lb. 21 with a few up to 21.25; sows 300-500 lb. early up to 19. late 15-18.50. Sheep for week 3500. Choice spring lanBs 80-100 lb 23-23.50; good 20.50 21.50; cull-good shorn slaughter ewes 2-5. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (U.F.l Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large, 38-39c: A large, 34-36c; AA medium. 34-36c; A me dium. 33-35c; A small. 27-30c; carton, l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA grade prints, 67-68c lb.: carton, lc pound higher; A prints, 67-68c; B prints, 65-66C. Cheese medium cured To retail ers: A grade Cheddar, single daisies. 45'i-52c; 5-lh. loaves. 51',j-57c; pro cessed American cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 41U-44C. Farm Market - Best flats of large sized Marshall strawberries topped the market at 3.25 a flat today with most going at 2.75-3; California strawberries told to retailers off the floor of wholesale produce houses at 3-3.50 a flat: first Dallesport, Wash., cabbage sold at 3.50. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens Quoted to growers No. 1 quality, f.o.b. Portland; 2 ',4-4 lbs.. 23-24c lb.; light hens, too few transactions of Portland price; ll-12c lb. at ranch: heavy hens. 5 lbs. up. not enough trading for Portland price; at country, 13-lSc lb.; old roosters, 7-9c lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade dressed to retailers: Fryers, whole drawn. 39-43C lb.; cut up, 46-49c; hens, light type cut up. 34-39c; heavy type, whole drawn. 36-42c lb. Turkeys To producers: Fryer tur keys, live weight, 27-28c lb.; breeder hens, 24c lb. to producer on oven ready basis;, breeder toms, 24c on same basis. Rabbits fAverage to growers, f.o.b. killing plants): Live white. 334-430 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, nominally S29-30. Wholesale prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat No. 2 soft white. S86.50 a ton; No. 2 white oats 38-lb. West Coast delivery, nominally $49 ton; No. 2 Valley white oats, $47 ton; soybean meal, $75 ton. f.o.b. Portland: barley. No. 2, 45-lb., West Coast delivery, $44.50 ton; stand ard mill run. prompt delivery. S42-42 ton f.o.b. Portland; No. 2 yellow corn. Eastern shipment f.o.b. Portland, S61.50-62.25. TAKE OUT With All The Trimmings Park Place Cafe 302 West Main per Person Friday. Mar . 57 Sharon Planlz Said In Fair Condition Sharon Plantz, 16, of 225 Lin coln rd., Grants Pass, was re ported in "fair" condition but still unconscious at Rogue Val ley hospital today. Miss Plantz, driver of a ve hicle which struck a cement truck May 17 on Highway 99 on Blackwell hill, is suffering serious head injuries. She and five other Grants Pass High school girsl were hospitalized as a result of the accident. They were en ' route to Jackson Hot Springs for a senior class "skip day." Three of the other accident victims are still hospitalized. Yvonne Erickson, 17, patient at Rogue Valley hospital, was re ported in good condition, while Dixie Lee Turk, 17, and Char lene Palmer, 16, patients at Sa cred Heart hospital, were re ported in satisfactory condition today. All are of Grants Pass. Two other passengers in the car, Virginia Spliethof, 16, Grants Pass, and Jo Ann Wood, 17, Rogue River, have been re leased from Sacred Heart hos pital. Applications Asked For Bus Franchise Portland IPI Mayor Terry D. Schrunk Thursday invited any person or firm to apply for a bus franchise here. , He said he wanted the city to enter into negotiations "as soon as possible" to provide an eco nomical mass transportation sys tem for Portland. Utilities Com missioner N. A. Boody said Tues day a new traction company here may be formed in "a week Meanwhile, the Rose City Transit company, currently op erating in Portland, offered to negotiate a new franchise. Washougal, Wash. (W The city council today sought a new mayor to replace R. J. "Jack" Ross, who has resigned for "rea sons of health" and imposition upon his working time. The res ignation is effective June 3. IN Sat. Night WITH AMERICA'S GREATEST WESTERN DANCE ATTRACTION! Don't Mist this sensational Show and Dance Tomorrow Night at the . . . ROGUE VALLEY BALLROOM BHililMlilil TONITE AND SATURDAY ONLYI SEE ALL YOUR FAVORITE KIDS IN ACTION ON THE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN Forestry Clubs Plan Overnight Trip Jackson county 4-H forestry club members will go on an overnight trip June 7 and 8 at Four Bit Ford forest station near Butte Falls. They will visit Rock Point emergency lookout, the city of Medford reforestation area and will also participate in treasure hunts of forest specimens and pacing contests. Leaders of the 4-H clubs and Clenn Klein and Miss Marjorie Hattan, county 4-H .agents, will accompany the youths. Program for the event was organized yesterday by club leaders, Klein and Douglas Finch, district assistant with the forestry service, who inspected possible sites Thursday. Leaders assisting with the program p'anning were Mrs. John. Bohn ert, Central Point; Mrs. A. A. Smith, Medford; Mrs. Ivan Skyr man, Central Point; and H. G. Davies, Butte Falls. REAL HEP DENTIST Davenport, Iowa W Mrs. Opal Hurst of Bettendorf has filed suit against a dentist for fitting her with what she called "rock 'n' roll dentures." Mrs. Hurst, in seeking $130 damages and $5,000 for mental and physi cal pain, said the teeth not only rock 'n" roll but also "click and slip and slide." ENJOY GENUINE CHARCOAL BROILED FOODS in the CANDLE ROOM at the Medford Hotel PERSON May 25 HIS BRAZOS VALLEY BOYS M Recording Artists! Oil OUR STAGE HI PERSON HISS PAT'S DANCE REVUE In Two Parts Part 1 "STAIRWAY FOR STARLETS Part 2 "AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MINUTES" SCREEN loin PftllR Said 'Dawdling Along' London (W The crew of the Mayflower II whistled for a wind today after reporting the replica of the Pilgrim Fathers' ship was "dawdling along" and had cov ered only 61 miles in the last 24 hours. ' Capt. Alan Villiers radioed that the Mayflower was about 1,000 miles from the West Indies on its trip from Britain to the United States. "Still dawdling along," Vil liers messaged. "Trade winds poor, but all well." asnOi.ii HERE'S A REAL THRILLER ' FOR THE SATURDAY FUN SHOW Richard Widmark Joanne Dm in "MY PAL GUS" PLUS V CARTOON CARNIVAL and . Chapter 15 The Last Chapter "HOP HARRIGAN" BE SURE AND SEE HOW IT .ENDS! TONITE & SATURDAY WAGON 8 AMMClNMScOPt Richard WIDMARK Felicia FARR TOMMY RETTKi ADDED SATURDAY ONLY 3 rd BONUS FEATURE ENDS TONITE DUEilMTHE Dona ANDREWS Jmmm CRAIN - PLUS - BKUCI MlLEl SATURDAY ONLY 3 GREAT HITS HIT NO. 1 HIT NO. 2 FERNANDO LAMAS ARLENE DAHL IN "SANGAREE" COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR HIT NO. 3 Lao Garcei and The Bowerrj Bogs wiA HUHT7 HALL HILLARY BROOK! - PLUS - "Xi VIRGINIAMAYO A& J GEORGE NADER """ST" (TH IOWS mm mm GiBS 9