Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 05, 1957, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextO VUSterf f IT.rt rn We-dt ar.j rn. Tnm and De-i, by a.r tody fir Sn ret". Where tfiey join Mr. e-rit to rr.Ks their home. The fa-r.jly ba ben visiting the pt month with Wendt's prent. County Commi5:or.er a:d Mrs Chee'.er Wer.fi'. route 2. The younger ftedt. v. ho s r leased from duty with tre a.r fr rce, r.j aren'ed a position ,ith Convair Aircraft corpora ELMER'S MILL CAFE Th Heme of FINE FOOD and Home made Pis Grand Owning Thursday, June 6 fRE Coffa and Cake Central Point Come Early! Dim mwm PLUS in Ik 71 Drive p ft U f, , The experts say: TTifl erperta bave seen they agree the pick .,, J - .... jM .,1 r 'rdSC I. !oj :- - - k jJ : I 1957 J ! K MOTOR g i TREND ; AWARD H Aecidar.i T-ao vehicle", driv en by Mabell Leah Weddie. 820 Queens dr., and Robert Lee Ai dridze. post office box S28. Cen tral Point, collided at the inter section of Sixth and Oakdalei st . Tuesday rr.ornir.2 accordinz j to city police. No citations were i.5ued by poiice. i Collision Two cars, drhen1 . driven by Robert Jerigan Mc-1 I Daniel, Robbin lane. Grant i I Acres. Central Point, and Arliel j Martin Pettim. 219 Old Pacific highway. Talent, collided at the J intersection of South Riverside i ave.. and Barnett rd Tuesday j ef'ernoon. according To city po lice. .o citations were issued, j poiice said. j Name Changed Retirement ' of tile assumed business name : West Main Market." Medford. has been recorded at the county clerk's office by Christ and Tillie Wolf and the name assumed by Daniel C. aid Pegy Uchytil. 1 he assumed business name "Shady Nook Auto Court" has : been retired by Verna M. Bent- j ley and the name assumed by John and Stella Norvell, Phoe-' nix. The name "Coast to Coast stores " was recorded by O. D. and Blanche E. Maritin and R. C. and Ruby Lawyer. To Its Length "The King I I" -tl ni . . a a n n a a will rioy unc qt o:tu r.m. Vinner OF 14 idemy Awards! ' OgE"! Randolph SCOTT SEVEN MEN FROM NOW it? mill 'era all, driven Vm all, tcstfd of the field ia Plymouth. So VALUE WINNER CAR LIFE, the family auto magazine, sums up its Mid Year Report with these words: "CAR LIFE chooses Plymouth as today's Over all Best Buy because we feel that it offers more and better transportation value than any other 1957 car regard lees of price " HANDLING WINNER The 1957 MOTOR TREND Award for "significant engineering advancement" went to Chrysler Corpo ration cars and Plymouth is the No. 1 car of Chrysler Corporation. As the award stated, it is for "Superior Handling and Roadability Qualities," made possible by Torsion-Aire suspension. Local and Typewriler Stolen Howard James Boyd. 431 Haven St., Med ford. reported to city police the theft of his typewriter from Medford High school Tuesday afternoon. Attending School Mrs. JTar jorie Brooks, chief deputy of the county tax department, and Mrs. Margaret Stephens, deputy, are spending three days in Salem at tending a state tax school. Cabin Entered Boyd Mc Clung of Grants Pass reported to sheriff s deputies yesterday tnat someone had broken into his cabin on Wards creek and removed a number of items. Leonard A. Dalbec, Eagle Point, reported the theft of his wife's billfold which contained S60. Patient Helen Susan Hend- rickson. six-year-old daughter of Mr. and rickson. Mrs. Cornelius Hend 303 Woodstock ave.. Medford, is convalescing at Rogue Valley hospital following a tonsillectomy Wednesday. Tira Stolen Chester C. Proc tor of Oregon-Nevada-California Fast Freight Inc., 443 South Riv erside ave., reported to city po lice Wednesday morning the theft of a tire and wheel from a trailer parked at the freight company's lot. Unit to Meet The Griffin Creek home extension unit will meet in Hawthorne Park Friday. June 7, at noon for a picnic. This will be the final meeting for this year If transportation is needed, members mav call Mrs. George Large, SP-2-4013. DANCE V.F.W. HALL 42 No. Front Street FRIDAY, JUNE 7 from 8 to 1 1 P.M. All V.F.W. Mmbir and invited friends arm Wtlcom. Door priiti lunches. Muiie for thit occasion it provided by the cooperation of local 597 of the American federation of Musician. hrough a grant from Music Perform ance Trust Fund of the recording in dustry. fit 'era all, and don't spend a penny on any facta right here, 9td 3 ...the Car of Verified Personal Superintendent Returns Alt' It.l M ... .1 I ; tendent. has returned from Sal em where he attended a meeting cf a committee of county school superintendents. School legisla tion passed by the recent legisla ture was discussed. Building Permits Building ! permits were issued by the ci!y to R. A. Ballatyne. 524 Beatty. dence; R. E. Marsh. 2120 East! Main st., for S12.000 to erect I residence- and Patlersnn RaL-prv tw x- " .u r. . ' jt urui vf rural ave . lor $3,000 to remodel warehouse. Central Point Central Point rural firemen from the Camp White station extinguished a three-acre grass fire last night. The blare was on game commis sion management land in the Camp White district. Firemen put out a two-acre blaze in the same locality Monday evening. Obituary MRS. IDELLA L. ACKER Funeral services for Mrs. Id ella L. Acker who died Tuesday, will be held at Conger-Morris Thursday at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Thomas McCamant of the Con gregational church will offic iate. Committal will be in Sis kiyou Memorial park. Pallbearers will include Frank A. Guber. William R. Uhrine, Fred Purdin. L. A. Mentzer, T. R. Graham and Clem Finlcy. Mrs. Acker was born on June 16. 1866 near Viroqua. Wis. She came to the valley over 30 years ago to make her home with her daughter. Mrs. Leona Furnas, 60 Summit street. Her husband pre ceded her in death in 1929. She was a member of the Presbyter ian church. Linneus. Mo., and Reames Chapter 66, OES, Med ford. Others urvivors include anoth er daughter. Mrs. Ray Sloneker, Medford; son, Ivan R. Acker. Temple City, Calif.; brother, Carl DeGarmo. Wisconsin: and a nephew. E. H. DeGarmo. Central Point; three grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Friends may call at the fun eral home Wednesday evening, i car until you've read the documented Plymouth right now and driven the years-ahead Plymouth. ssos ECONOMY WINNER Plymouth swept its field in the Mobilgas Economy Run . . . won first place for economy in "Class A" the division that included all the well-known low-priced cars! Plymouth is proved the big economy car of the low price field! STYLING WINNER DelTs 1957 CARS ANNUAL gives PLYMOUTH the "Style Leader of the Year Award," as . . . "Style Leader of the American Auto motive Industry." Recogni tion from the experts of Plymouth's superb styling, which has helped make it the world's most wanted car. Value News About Servicemen HOME ON LEAVE "u"""1 iimti -is nuun i r. son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Ambrose. 870 Ross lane. Medford, was recently home on a 30-day leave from the Air Force. He attended ad ministrative school at Francis E. Warren Air Force base prior to his visit home. He reported to Parks Air Force base on May 1 for ship ment to the east. DAILY WEATHER REPORT FORFC STS Medford and vicinity: SI1 main. ; 'cloudiness tomeht Low tonieh Partly cloudy Thursday with chart afternoon thunderstorms in mountain Hieh Thursday 8.V Western Oregon - Considerable cloud 1 ine tomeht with scattered thunder showers in vicinity of mountains, be ; coming vartty cloudy Thursday after ; noon. A little late night and morning 1 light rain or drizzle along coast. Cooler over interior with low 50-rfi tonieht. High Thursday 72 82 in north. 85 9 ; south and 60-fiS on coast j Northern California: Fair tonight i and Thursday except fog and local drizzle on coast. Cooler in coastal vallevs. LOCAL DAT Temperature: Mean vesterday 75; above normal 12 Record high this date 104 m 1926. Record low this date 37 m IP 1 4 Precipitation: 24 hour to midnight, 00. Midnight to 10 a.m.. .00. Total this month. .00 in . .16 tn. below nor mal Total sine Sept. 1, 21.45 in.. 4.47 in above normal. Humiriitv: Lowest yesterday highest this a.m., 7fi'", . Hieh 4 10 City Yester- a.m. dav low Brookings 61 51 Crater Lake "t P (.rants Pass PR 4P 23. 24 hr. Pr. .03 Klamath Falls 87 4P MEDFORD P4 57 Portland 7P 57 Seattle 7fi 5fi - Spokane 89 53 i Y;ikima fi4 57 Eureka 67 55 .02 j Sacramento 99 64 I San Francisco 24 54 T. Los Angeles 94 64 Phoenix 107 78 Denver 82 57 Chicago 74 57 Miami 84 7fl .08 New York 72 63 Washington, D C 7 1 65 .28 FIVK-DAY FORECAST (Through June 10): Western Oregon - Western Washing ton Continued dry and warm. Highs western Washington mostly in 70s or j low 80s. western Oregon in 80s or I low 90s inland and in 60s on coast ; and about 9. in extreme south in terior Lows in 50s or low 60s. Northern California No precipita tion. Temperatures above normal in land and near normal on coast at be ginning of period, becoming near nor mal over entire area by end of period. CARD OF THANKS OUR HEARTFELT THANKS fa all who extended comforting sympathy and help in our recent sorrow" For the beautiful sevices. floral offerirgs and other kindnesses, we are deeplv grate ful. Mrs. Ethel Stimson and Yovonna Mr & J. L. .lones Mrs. Lucy Grissorn A famllv Mrs. Myrtle N'elson A family Mrs. H. L. Grissom BUY" Wednesday June S. 1957 Talent 4-H Club A meeting of the Talent 4-H club will be held Thursday, June 6. in the city hall. Members will discuss the pre-fair. which is scheduled for June 29. CRATER HIGH SCHOOL A "platter party'' over radio station KWIN will be conducted j by Crater High students today ! from 8 to 9 p.m.. with Linda ; warren. Jockey Cameron and Joan Dobrot as moderators. A i contest for naming the program will be held. Montana Physician J Speaks at Institute Epidemology of virus diseases was discussed by Dr. Carl Ek lund, Hamilton. Mont., this morning at the four-day institute on the principles of epidemi ology. Over 71 persons interested in public health, including all staff members of the Jackson county health department, are attend ing. Dr. Eklund. who is medical director of the U.S. Rocky Mountain laboratory, explained virus properties believed to be of importance in epidemiologic studies. He included a discussion of poliomyelitis and infectious hepatitis problems. A number of public health au thorities are taking part in the Southern Oregon institute, and will also work with similar con ferences in Portland. Multno mah county and Eugene. Snake Farm Opens At Cave Junction Cave Junction A snake farm, formerly known as the Gold Hill Cobra farm, has been brought to Rough and Ready flats by Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Cummings, who also run the "Whale," a museum near Red Bluff. Mr. and Mrs. Cummings have rented the Elwood Hussey build ing near the airport and are now showing their poisonous and non-poisonous snakes, including the deadly cobra, the cotton mouth water moccasin and the Florida timber rattler. Managing the business is Wil- j liam Robinson, who was asso-1 riatrd with the Cummings at Gold Hill. The owners will re- j turn Friday from a California j trip. Future plans include a curio shop, a small zoo and a soft drink counter. The building was previously the 49 er Cafe. Highway Commission Will Receive Bids Salem IP Bids will he re ceived by the State Highway Commission here Friday on $2 million in highway, bridge, building and rock production projects. The projects include 11.51 miles of grading, 32.35 miles of stone base and shoulders, 15.17 miles of asphaltic concrete pave ment, 31.78 miles of oil mat sur facing, construction of three bridges, one maintenance build ing and furnishing 12.000 cubic yard's of crushed material in stock piles. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland V P ) Catt 400 Choice M tprR 23 50; good-choir 23; utand srd and (rood 20 22; choire heifer 22 50; Mandnrd hfinrs 10-20. SO; can ner-cutter cows 11-13. heavy Holstein cutters to 14. Calve 50. Good vealen 22 24; choice 2V Hogs 450. Sorted 1 and 3 butcher 22 50-22-75; mixed grade 21 75-22 50; W 400-500 Ih. 1R19.50. Sheep 800. Mostly choice 871b. Mt. Adams prtng lambs 23; other choice spring lambt 22; good springers 19.50 21. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (UP 1 Eses To retail ers Grade AA larg. 40-41r. A large. 3fi-38c; AA medium. 34-3c; A me dmm 33-35c; A small, 27-28c; carton. l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: A A grade prints. 67-68c lb ; carton, lc a pound higher; A prints, 67-68c; B prints, 65-Rfic. Cheese medium cured To retail ers: A grade cheddar, ungle daisies. 45,a-52c; 5-lb. loaves. 51'a-57c; pro cessed American cheese, 5 lb. loaf. 41 44c. Farm Market Strawberry prices were mostly un changed at the East Side farmers' market with a few fancy packs top ping market at 2 25 a flat: hulk of good berries were 1.75-2 with fair at 1 50 and below; Willamette valley pa sold at 4 50 a 30 Ih box: North west lettuce was 2 50 2.75 a carton. Poultry. Rabbits Live Chirkens Quoted to growers No, quality, fob. Portland 2-a-4 Ibv 25'jc lb; light hens, too few transactions of Portland price: 11-1 2c lb. at ranch; heavy herj 5 lbs. up, not enough trading for Portland price; at country, 13-15c lb.; old roosters, 7-flc lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 g r a d e dressed to retailers: Frvers. whole I drawn. 41-45c lb ; cut up. 48-51e: ! hens. light type, cut up, 34-37c, j heavy type, whole drawn. 3fi-41c lb j Turkeys To producers: Fryer tur : keys, Jive weight, 27-28c lb.: breeder 1 hen.. 24c lb. to producer on oven ' ready basis; breeder toms, 24c on same basis, j Rabbits 'Average to growers fob ' killing plants : Live white. 3,-4 J,c !h : fob dressing plants Portland. 2.1-26C: colored pelts. 4c Tinder, oid dor-t. 10-12 lbs. a few higher Freh killed fryers to retailers. 59-64c lb.; cut up. 62-fi.jc Jb. Portland Hay, Grain Portland Wholesale hav pnres: New crop. No 2 rreen aliaifa. baled, f o b Portland S27 a ton Wholesale prices as reported by The USDA market news service : Wheat. No. 2 soft white. $3R a ton: No. 2 white oats 38-ib. West Coast de livery, nominally S49 ton; No. 2 Val lev wh-te oats . M6 ton: sov bean meal. $76 50 ton. fob. Portland: bar lev No 2 4lb. West Coast delivery. S43 50 ton: standard mill run prompt deiiverv. 43-44 ton fob Portland. Nc 2 veilow corn Eas'ern iiupment. f.o.o. Portland. 60.50-61. MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN Stock Trading Off; Prices Move Widely New York 'V Trading stocks fell off today to the light est level in seven weeks. Prices, however, moved wide ly in many instances and some issues registered gains ranging to four points. The market retreated early in the lows with some of the rail- road shares showing a firmer trend, an encouraging factor for the bullish element. i Louisville & Nashville ran up nearly two points to help lift the rail average a mite. Minor I gains were noted in a number of others in the list used to cal- : dilate the average. Outside that group. Nashville. Chattanooga & St. Louis ran up nearly seven points and Central of Georgia gained two points. DOW-JONES AVERAGES Dow-Jones final stock aver ages: 30 industrials 502.07, off 0.90; 20 railroad. 144.93. up 0.13; 15 utilitUi 73.75. up 0.03; 65 stock 174.77. off 0.14. Sales today were 1.940.000 shares, compared with 2.200. 000 Tuesday. Today's prices on selected stocks: Allied Chemical 88 American Can 42 AT&T (XD) 176---8 Anaconda Copper 657a Bethlehem Steel 467s Caterpillar Corp 947s Chrysler Corp "3"4 Continental Can 467s Crown Zellerbach (XD) 52 Curtiss Wright 43 'a Du Pont 193' 2 Eastman Kodak 101 '2 General Electric 67-14 General Foods 44ni General Motors 41' 2 Georgia Pacific 341:: Graham Paige 14 Homestake Mining 35"'4 Kaiser Frazer 16' i Kennecott Copper lll7s Lockheed Aircraft 42'2 Katy Pfd 56 '4 Montgomery Ward 35n4 New York Central 32' , Penney. J. C 81' t Penn R. R 20"8 Radio Corporation 37 Richfield Oil 74' 2 Socony Vacuum unquoted Southern Co 24" 4 Southern Pacific 43 Standard California 567s Pedestrian Hurl In Accident Here Mrs. Laila Fern Pfcifer. 65. star route box 13H. Shady Cove, was taken to Rogue Valley hos pital Tuesday afternoon by Med ford Ambulanre after she was hit by an automobile at North Riverside ave. at Kennet St., ac cording to city police. The driver of the vehicle. Mount Kinne Blevins. 25. of 407 DcBarr ave., Medford, told po 1'ce he was turning north on Riverside from Kennet St. and failed to see the pedestrian. Mrs. Pfeifer was admitted to the hospital for possible cuts, bruises, and internal injuries, according to police reports No citations were issued. Package Liquor License Approval Requested Application for county court approval of a request for a pack age liquor license at Yoakley's Little Super market, Four Cor ners, was made yesterday by Thomas D. Shepard, Medford. Mrs. Earl Yoakley, wife of the present owner of the market, said sale of the store had been discussed with Shepard. Yoakley now has a package liquor license granted by the state, the court said. Shepard's ownership would require a new license, as well as county court approval. Births BOFT To Mr. and Mrs. Her man, box 366. Eagle Point, June 5, 1957. a boy, 834 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. PFAHL To Mr. and Mrs. Herman, 810'4 East Jackson ave., Medfore, June 4, 1S57, a girl. 8Vi pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. MOORE To Mr. and Mrs. Willy. 105 John st., Talent, June 4. 1957, a boy, 7 pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. FREE Light 'Heat Ice Cubes Reserved Seats Water Conversation Air Conditioning With Coffee Cream and Sugar Served in a Smiling Atmosphere at the ... Top Notch Cafe in the Croterion Theater Bldg. 10 Standard Indiana 53 ; Standard N J. 641 i 26 s 77g 37s 143-4 I Sun Mines Texas Gulf 'Tex Pac Land Trust Transamerica Trans West Air ,Tri - Continental (Lnion carbide 118 I Union Pacific XD 29 United Aircraft 72' ! U A L 27-a i U S F.ubber 44S U S Steel 66 4 Youngstow n S & T 106 inn HURRY! ENDS TONITE! JOAN COLLINS JAYNE MANSFIELD DAN DAILEY . Wayward OrSco l : 'US STARTS TOMORROW CNemaScop GENE BARRY ANGIE DICKINSON I NAT "KiNG" COLE PLUS - Ctl-JIIEAKB STARTING TONITE NOTICE DUE TO LENGTH ONLY ONE SHOW TONITE! Gates Open 7:00 GIANT STARTS 8:45 ADDED FEATURETTE THE MUSICAL STORY OF NAT 'KING' COLE : ' Break tlirougd tli Vk V Cliina Guts- 1 - PLUS -