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jLocai and ANSWER 2 ALAt'jalf Central Point The CentnO Point Rural Fire department an swered alarms for 25 fires dur ing the onth tC June. Largest fire destroyed a barn and 25 ton of hay at the John Mace ranch of L'pOn rd. Lod$d In Jail Roscoe Al len Smith, 27. Portland, was arrested at Ramsey Canyon by sheriff's deputies yesterday and lodged in the county jail on a charge of obtaining money by falsa pretenses. Deputies report ed that Multnomah county au? thorities have requested Smith also be held in connection wi'.h proposed charges there involv ing checks. n GOC Volunteers Tho.e wishing information regarding volunteer service with the Cround Observer Corps may telephone Kark Knutson at Spring 2-6483, Knutson has re ported. The number was listed incorrectly in a recent issue of the Mail Tribune. Volunteers are needed both for Medford's GOC post and for other locations throughout1 the county. O Community Patients Pa tients reported at Community hospital this morning included Miss Joyce Levtzow, 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Har lan Levtzow, 517 Western ave., tonsilectomy; Richard Phillips, 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Phillips, route 1, box 134, Eagle Point, tonsilectomy; and Mrs. Wilbur Sandefc, 2809 North Pacific highway, minor surgery. News About Servicemen UNDERGOES TRAINING Charles E. Cosky, Naval academy midshipman second class, son of Mr. 31 Mrs. D. W. DeJarnett, 618 West Jackson St., Medford, was one of 850 Naval academy juniors and 50 Royal Canadian Naval cadets to under go two weeks of amphibious training recently at Little Creek Naval Amphibious base, Nor folk, Va. IN TACTICAL JUMP Sgt. Richard D. Roberts, son fo Mr. and Mrs. Chester Roberts, Central Point, recently partici pated In a tactical parachute jump with the 11th Airborne Di vision in Germany. A radio operator in Head quarters and Service company of the division's 505th Infantry, Sergeant Roberts entered the Army in March, 1953. and com pleted '.basic training at Fort Campbell, Ky. Three 17-Y ear-Olds Fined in Court Today Three 17-year-olds, two of Central Point and one of Med ford, were fined $35. in muni cipal court Monday on charges of illegal possession of intoxi cating liquor. Fifteen dollars of the fine was suspended. The juveniles were arrested about 12:10 a.m. Monday at Corona ave. and Roberts rd., according to city police. They were released to their parents. BIRTHS BISHOP To Mr. and Mrs. Gerald. 132 North B st.. Eagle Point. July 1, 1957, a boy, 64 pounds, at Sacred Heart hos pital. BOSTWICK To Mr. and Mrs. Ray, 120 Vancouver ave., July 2, 1957, a girl. 10' j pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. MM 2ND GREAT HIT! ENDS TONITE! FREE DANCING! Pizza Pies Near Beer Soft Drinks Hot Dogs and Hamburgers I IV Fun For All Ages SKILLED GAMES TO PLAY OPEN DAILY from 2:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Highway 66 Edge of City limits ASHLAND Personal tfisccaaua Picnic A picnic for former Wisconsin residents will be held at the main picnic ground. Point Defiance park. Ta coma. Wash., on Sunday, Aug. 4, according to Mrs. Charles H. Nichols, secretary of the Wis consin Picnic organization. Leaden Meeting The Jack County 4-H Leaders association will meet at 8 p.m. today in the courthouse auditorium to discuss preparations for th j county fair. The home econom ics committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Slate Small Business Growth Keeping Pace Portland W Oregon s small business growth is keeping pace with a nation-wide increase the National Association of Man ufacturers said today. The association estimated that of 4,209,000 small firms in operation in the U. S. in 1956 Oregon accounts for about 52, 600 of the total. If the increase continues, the NAM said, more than 71,000 small businesses are expected in Oregon by 1976, with'a total ol 5,700,000 throughout the nation Portland Livestock Portland (U P I Cattle 150 Util ity-commercial 14-16: canners-cutters u-l2.su; Hoistein cutters 10 ij: uui ity bull! 17-17 SO. Calves 25. Choice vealers 23-25; eood vealers 19-22. Hogs 150. Sorted 1 and 2 butchers 22: mixed grade 3; sows 3UU- 500 H) 15 50-19 Sheep 500 Choice Willamette val ley spring lambs 19.50-20; some to 2uz?; good springers ltt-itf; cuu-gooa ewes 2-6. Portland Produce Portland 'U.P.J Eitgs To retail ers: Grade AA large, 43-44c; A large, ;iS-40c; AA medium. 3fi-37c; A me dium. 35-3 rk?; A small 27-28c; carton, l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA grade prints, b7-b8c in ; carton, ic a pound higher; A prints, 67-63c; B prints, 63-tific Cheese medium cured To reta i I ers: A grade Cheddar, single daisies, 4.'. 1j-52c: 5-lh. loaves. 51 ' .--57r; pro cessed American cheese. 5-lb. loaf, 41 -44c. Farm MarkM North wen letture traded at mostly 3 50-3 75 with two-dozen head car tons at 2 50-2.75 today: Willamette valley raspherrien sold at 2:15-2.25 a flat with best blackcaps to 2.75 and loganberries at 2; strawberries brought growers up to 2.25 a flat. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens Quoted to growers No. 1 quality, f.o.b. Portland: 2'-j-4 lbs., 23c lb.; light hens, too few trans atcions for Portland price: 9-llc lb. at ranch: heavy hens. 5 lbs. up. not enough trading for Portland price: at count v. 12-l3c lb.; old roosters 7-!c lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 irade dressed to retailers: Fryers, whole drawn. 4!-44c lb.: cut up, 46-49e; hens, nsnt type, cut uo. J4-4ic: heavy tvoe. whole drawn. 3f-4lc lb. Turkeys To producers: Fryer tur keys, live weight. 27-2Rc lb ; young hen turkeys. A grade. 25 !c on evis cerated basis. Rabbits ( Average to growers, f.ob. killing plants): Live white, 334-5 lbs. f ob. dressing plants Portland. 23-2Rc; colored pelts. 4c under; old does, 10 12c lb., a few higher, fresh killed fry ers to retailers, 39-64c lb.; cut up, 62-65c lb. Portland Hay, Grain Portland Wholesale Hay Prices : New crop. No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. Portland. $26 a ton. Wholesale prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat No. 2 soft white. $83 a ton: No. 2 white oats 3B-lb. West Coast delivery, nominally S49 ton; No. 2 Valley white oats, S46 ton; soy bean meal. $75.50 ton. fo.b. Portland; barley. No. 2, 45 lb. West Coast delivery $43 50 ton; standard mill run. prompt delivery. $40 ton f.o.b. Portland; No. 2 yellow corn. Eastern shipment f.o.b. Port land. Sb2.20-62.75. DAILY WIATHEK REPORT FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. A little warmer Wednesday. Low tonight 50, high tomorrow BO. Western Oregon: Partly cloud v to night and Wednesday. Low tonight 45 to 55. high tomorrow 76 to 82 ex cept along the coast 60 to 70. Northern California: Fair in north ern portion tonight and Wednesday, except for fog on the coast. Warmer in the northern interior Wednesday. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 62: below normal 6. Record high this date 10B in 1922. Record low this date 39 in 1921. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night, trace. Midnight to 10 a.m., trace. Total this month trace, .01 inch, be low normal. Total nnce Sept. 1. 21.48 inches, 3.6R inches above normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 43. highest this a.m. 8P r- Ich 4:fl 2t. City Tester- a.m. hr. day Low Prec. Brooking SO Craler Lakw fio 3 Grants Pass .. 72 M Klamath Falls 7 51 MEDFORD 74 Port 1 and 73 Seattle a 67 Spokane , .70 Yakima 76 53 49 50 53 52 63 53 53 68 "79 63 Rfi Eureka Red Blufr Sacramento San Francisco . 59 3 81 . 71 Los Angeles - 84 Phoenix 108 Denver 94 Chicago "2 Miami 89 1 New York 77 Washington, DC 81 layland Areade Obituaries HARRY GUY HILL Grants Pass Harry Guy Hill, 72, insurance and real estate man in Rogue River since 1932. died Monday in Grants Pass. Mr. Hill was born March 17. 1885. in Norton, Kan. He was a veteran of World War I, and a member of the Huntington Park, Calif., Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was affiliated with the Los Angeles Knights of Pythias lodge, and with Grants Pass Lodge 1584. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Survivors include his wife, Ada Belle, Rogue River; a daughter, Irma Starzinger and grandson, Carey Starzinger, both of Rogue River; and a brother, Frank Hill, Beloit, Kansas. Hull and Hull Mortuary. Grants Pass, is in charge of funeral arrangements. MRS. ANNA M. DRIVER The body of Mrs. Anna M. Driver, 76, of Roseville, Calif.., who died Monday, was forward ed yesterday by Conger-Morris Funeral home to Roseville for services and interment. Mrs. Driver was born Feb. 4, 1881, in Penryn, Calif. Surviv ors include a son, Stewart Dri ver, Roseville, Calif. MRS. WILLIAM BLUME Funeral services for Lillian Blume, 54. of 925 North Main St., Ashland, will be held in trie Ashland Mortuary chapel Wed nesday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Paul E. Riedel of the Grace Luthern church officiating. En tombment will be in Portland. Mrs. Blume was born March 18, 1903, in Portland. On March 6, 1926, in Portland, she was married to Peter Blume, who survives. She moved to Ashland from Portland in 1946. She was a member of the Lady Elks and Royal Neighbors of America 2893. Survivors besides her husband include three sisters, Mrs. Em ma Fink. Portland, Mrs. Edith Hert, Zillah, Wash., and Mrs. Mary Helzer, Portland; two bro thers, Gus Melcher and Bennie Melcher, both of Portland. MRS. MARY HANBY Mrs. Mary Lauretta Hanby, wife of the late Professor A. J. Hanby, died at the county farm home this morning. Perl Fu neral home is in charge of ar rangements. 4 CLUB -!HI HEWS The Desert Pegasus Fourteen members of the Desert Pegasus went to Mon tague, Calif., to the Junior Rodeo June 22. All but three won prizes. In the calf scramble Mike Blanchet and Mike Hig day won third place receiving cash, ribbons and belt buckles. Calf riding Laura Mae Noble, Dale West, Marcia Ackerman, Mike Blanchet, Rickie Meyer, each won a belt ouckle. James Ackerman won first re ceiving a silver belt buckle and cash in loose rope steer riding. Bill Morgan won first in pole bending and first in Texas bar rel in the upper age group, re ceiving two silver belt buckles and cash, topping it off with a first for all around cowboy of the day. The group went down on Saturday and camped overnight and returned home Sunday night. The Desert Pegasus as a group also attended in uniform the Phoenix parade Saturday, June 29. Marcia Ackerman Reporter 5,579 Ships Use Panama Canal in Fiscal Year Balboa, Canal Zone OF) A total of 8.579 ships transited the Panama Canal during the fiscal year just ended to set "an all time record, Panama Canal Co. officials said today. The total exceeded the previous record by 370 ships, they said. CALENDAR Calendar notices and newt for the society section of The Mail Tribune must be submitted in writing and deadline for the Sun day edition la 1 n.m Friday Dead line for the weekly calendar is 9 vm of the day of publication and for week day news is 5 pjn. the day beiore publication. Wednesday 1 p.m. Getogether club Moose hall. 8 p.m. Roxy Ann Home Eco- nomics club, Grange hall. i 8 p.m. Veterans of World War I, Medford barracks, and auxiliary, at Redman hall. Thursday 12 noon Townsend club pic nic, upper Lithia park, Ashland. 7:30 p.m. Unity Center, room 203 Holly Theatre building. Friday 11 a.m. Unity Center, "room 203. Holly Theatre building. 8 p.m. Carpenter's auxiliary. Carpenter's Union hall. miirions Alvoys Curry TUMSl Toms relieve pas. fceartbarn. acid in digestion in record time. No water, do mixing take any wo ere. WHY Sl. Only Stocks Turn Upward On Housing Bill News New YorktIP Stocks advanced spiritedly today in the most ac tive trading since June 12. The upturn followed a favor able reception in building cir cles to the new housing bill in creasing federal funds for build ing and cutting down payments. Along with the housing news were favorable reports from the automobile, steel, and television industries. Auto output showed a gain of nearly 6 per cent for the first six months. DOW-JONES AVERAGES Dow-Jones final stock aver ages: 30 industrials S07.5S. up 4.26; 20 railroads 147.00. up 0.51; IB utilities 70.76, up 0.48. and 65 stocks 165.22. up 1.23. Sales today were about 2.440, 000 shares compared with 1,840, 000 shares Monday. Today's prices on selected slocks: Allied Chemical American Can AT&T Anaconda Copper . Bethlehem Steel ... Caterpillar Corp. ... Chrysler Corp. Continental Can ... Crown Zellerbach Curtiss Wright . Du Pont Eastman Kodak General Electric ... 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 88 417s unquoted 66 487s 887a 773a 467s 543,i ... 4m 194-s 110 '.'4 704 46 4 43 36'g !Z"Z! 35 " 14 107 Va 394 53 i 39 34 781,2 U.S. Soldier Wanted For Philippines Trial Manila UPl Police today ar rested four demonstrators who picketed the U.S. Embassy with signs demanding the return of a former sailor to face trial in a Philippine court on charges arising from an automobile acci dent. The ex-sailor is George E. Roe of Clio, Mich., who has been dis charged from the Navy. He was accused of hitting Roman Ortiz, a pedestrian, on Jan. 1, 1956, while stationed in the Phili ppines. The Philippine government asked formally on June 28 that Roe be returned to Manila for trial. A note handed to Ambassa dor Charles E. Bohlen formally protested the fact Roe was re turned to the United States and given a discharge despite the fact he was under indictment before the Cavite court. Strike Curtails Construction in N.Y. New York itpi A strike by 6,000 steamfitters and sheet metal workers put a 5 per cent dent today in construction work in New York city and on Long Island. A spokesman for the Build ing Trades Employers Assn. said the effect of the strike would become progressively worse as the strike continued. The strikers are members of Local 683 of the Enterprise Association of Steam Fitters and Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers Union. A strike was called Monday when the union's contracts with the builders expired without agreement on new contract terms. The men had earned be tween 53,50 and S4 an hour. They asked an increase of 40 cents an hour and fringe benefits of 48 cents an hour. Douglas Man Appointed To Conservation Board Salem TO V. T. Jackson, Douglas county judge, Monday was appointed by Gov. Robert r-. Holmes to the Board of For est Conservation. Jackson succeeds Carl S. Hill, also of Douglas county. Jackson served in the Legislature in 19ol, 19o3 and 1955 a'nd was elected county judge last year. JACKSONVILLE Wednesday Night, July 3 MUSIC BY DICK SPAIN - BILL LIVELY AND THE Rogue Valley Boys LOTS OF FUN FOR ALL At Th Jacksonville Community Hall Penn RR 203i Radio Corporation 38'4 Richfield Oil 697 Socony Vacuum 61 'i Southern Co 24J2 Southern Pacific 44 'g Standard California 56Ts Standard Indiana 53' s Standard N. J 67U Sun Mines 8'i Texas Gulf 27 'i Tex Pac Land Trust 73i Transamerica 374 Trans West Air 134 Tri-Continental 327s Union Carbide 120V4 Union Pacific 29 United Aircraft 63 ' i U. A. L 28'2 U. S. Rubber 46 U. S. Steel 69 3 s Youngstown S & T ...106'.8 Girl Located After Three Nights in Woods Boxboro, Mass. Ufl Fourteen-year-old Kristen Siemen, who hid in the woods for three days because she was afraid of being punished, was found by a bloodhound Monday night. Kristen had gone horseback riding Friday and failed to re turn. Her horse was found Fri day night left tied to a fence. Some 300 searchers had scoured the woods for her since Satur day morning. Kristen was scratched and insect-bitten but otherwise unin jured. Recording To Give Weather Forecast Portland IW Maybe no one does anything about the weather but someone is doing something about weather fore casts. Col. Eckley S. Ellison, in charge of the Portland weather bureau, said today his staffmen are "swamped" with telephone calls during unusual weather periods. So from now on a recorded weather forecast will be offered the public. They can get the forecast by dialing Atlantic 2-8600. Roseburg Youth Is Nabbed Near Phoenix A 14 -year -old Roseburg youngster was arrested in a stolen car by state police early this morning on Highway 99 two miles south of Phoenix. Police said they found a .44 caliber pistol in the car. The boy admitted stealing the auto, but said he did not know the weapon was in it. He told offi cers he was running away to California. Affidavits of Labor On Claims Past Due Affidavits of labor on mining claims in Jackson county were due at the county clerk's office at noon yesterday and a large number are still being received, it was reported today. The affidavits show that the owner of the claim has fulfilled the required $100 worth of work on the mine in a year's time. Officials in the clerk's office said the affidavits may be filed at any time, but the mines are subject to relocation if they are not filed by July 1. Ok. evstone Custoclianluncls Covering all clajiej of aeeuritiej, cadi Fund -witli a pccic lBTCitment purpo For RESERVES, INCOME or poM.Ma GROWTH Tha Kayttona Compter 53 CtmtreM St.. 9. Mm. Please tend mi Protpectutei describing the t hares of your tea funds. Asms j4dArrtt DANCE Tu aid a July 2, 195 Man Drives Home After Losing Fool Jamestown, N.D. W A farmer lost a foot in an hour long struggle with a hay baler, then mounted his tractor and drove home to summon aid. Doctors said friction from the rollers of the machine cauterized blood vessels in his leg and probably saved his life. William Wilson, 37, was in good condition today at James town hospital, and physicians j said he might leave in two weeks. J Wilson said he attempted to i speed the baling process Sun- day and began to push hay into the machine with his foot. It was ! caught and the powerful roll ers began to tug his body into the machine. After an hour, the rollers crushed the bone about 10 inches below the knee and Wilson was freed. ' He tied a belt-tourniquet around his thigh, mounted the tractor and remained conscious until he was taken into surgery at the hospital. Patriotism To Be v Theme of Story Hour Patriotism will be the theme of a special Fourth-of-July story hour for children Wednesday, July 3, at 2 p.m. at the Medford Public library. According to Miss Barbara Doolen, story-teller, stories told on Wednesday will be of interest chiefly to children in the first three grades of school. AH chil dren of this age group living in Medford or the vicinity have been invited to attend. This patriotic story hour is the first of a series of five to be pre sented at the Medford Public li brary by Mrs. Hazel Ann Hunt of the Southern Oregon college faculty and members of her summer class in children's liter ature. On July .1 0 Miss Natalie Mac Dougall will tell more stories of interest to primary grade chil dren. Fourth, fifth, ' and sixth graders have been invited to story hours on July 17 and 24 when Leslie Horn and Miss Nor ene French will plan programs with the intermediate group in mind. The fifth story hour of the series, on July 31, will be con ducted by Miss Emily Gregg, the program and age-level of inter est to be announced later. Us TTinune Want Ads The Community's Blgeest Marketnlace s amovar VODKA Mdde from grain. 80 proof. Schenley Dist. Co., N. Y. C NOW SHOWING NOTICE Due to length only ONE SHOW TONITE "WAR AND PEACE" STARTS 9:15 P.M. Kill I mm mm JL! Audrey Hepburn Henry Fonda Mel Ferrer Anita Ekberg . t ... V On tfi Scree ENDS TONITE 'BOMS PAY-HOWMOKfa jQf and MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNEELEVEN RUN IN THE SUN Milwaukee, Wis. HP An thony Pipito, 22, was charged with disorderly conduct Monday for exercising a horse on a crowded Lake Michigan beach. Police said he scared bathers. LAST TIMES TONITE r. iri u rUHLIL. Vs.. no.i X JANET HAIR V VIVIAN alAINl V TOMORROW STARTS OUR SPECIAL JULY 4th SHOW! WITH A BIG SPECIAL MATINEE AT 1:00 AND LOOK! WHO WE'VE GOTI PAT BOONE tinging both sides of the No. the Hit Parade, "Bernardine" "Love Letters in the t TERRY eriN mm TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY START YOUR 4th OF JULY CELEBRATION RIGHT SPECIAL MIDNIGHT SHOW DOUBLE SCIENCE FICTION PROGRAM P ?l PETFR BFVERLY lf GRAVES GARLAND-VAN CLEEF DOORS OPEN 11:30-SHOW CURTAIN AT JL '. . . something you'll have to see . . ." AN ARENA OF SAND, SAVAGERY AND BLOOD -WHERE DEATH-DEFYING MEN LOCK HORNS af" . ' ADDED EUROPE'S GREATEST CLOWN MARCEL MARCEAU "PANTOMIMES" SPECIAL NOTE - "BULLFIGHT" WILL BE REPEATED AT 10:45 To Accommodate Those Unable To Attend Regular Showing FAIL TO BREAK JAIL Fort 'Madison, Iowa-UUi Con victs Lloyd Woodson. 29, ind Albert Boerger, 25, filed back to their cells Monday after eight hours of sawing on steel prison bars failed to free them. P BREAK IN THE CIRCLE 1 Record of - Sand" SI AND THAT'S NOT ALL FREE AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOS . OF PAT BOONE To the First 250 Patrons of The Matinee and Evening Showl AT MIDNITE REGULAR PRICES EIGHT-THIRTY" WednecrJav Doors Open 8:00 WITH TERROR! 4 See Tk W..U'. U..e. C. . as wiiu a i'iuji raiinoua Matadors Actually Killed Before Your Very Eyes. TUMI K THf TUMMY .'
