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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1957)
o Local and Car Damaged A car owned by Chester Herbert Merriman, 210 South Keen way dr., has a broken window following at tempts by someone to gain en trance to his car Wednesday eve ning. The car was parked in the alley behind Fiynn Electric company, according to police re ports. Return Home Mr. and Mrs. Harve Strahm, former owners of the Rainbow Gardens on South Pacific highway, recently re turned from a two and one-half month vacation trip with their five children. The Strahms vis ited relatives in Colorado, Kan sas, Arizona and California dur ing the trip. They now live at Harbor. Return C. B. Cordy, county horticulture agent, and F. C. Beimer. former superintendent of the Southern Oregon Experi ment station, have returned from a three-day meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences at Stanford university. While at the California confer ence Cordy attended the horti culture sessions. Girl Born Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ellis, Arlington, Va., are parents of a girl, Alieen Ranaee, born Aug. 28, weigh ing 6Vi pounds. They have one other child, a boy, one year old. Paternal grandparents of the children are Mr. and Mrs. Byron Ellis, 820 Crater Lake ave. Rich ard graduated from Medford high school in 1945 and is now in civil service work. ENJOY GENUINE CHARCOAL BROILED FOODS e3 in the CANDLE ROOM at the Medford Hotel 1 ST DRIVE IN SHOWING! TONITE and I it- fl if 1 r ' luniks uiy uHnr' 0 6a r. : n;'n ft mm qft!i SAT., Aug. 31-8 p.m. All Moose and Guests Music By the TUNE WRANGLERS .t MOOSE HALL 11 Newtown Enjoy a PLEASANT Evening . DD ANCLE At WALKER'S POPULAR DREAMLAND . Always a Congenial Crowd Fmsr of Modm Music 1 At Beautiful GOLD GRANGE HALL Every SAT. NIGHT music YIC flooo .sters A (mo floor and Iota of friondly poplo . Corns on out We'll makt room for you somehow! Froa Check Room. Personal Wednesday Accident A car driven by Francis Daniel Mur phy, 735 West 14th St., was in volved in a collision with one driven by Garry George Legler, route 2, box 199, Central Point, Wednesday afternoon. Police re port the accident took place at Sixth and Riverside" sts. Top Salesman C. William Abbot, Central Point, manager of the West Coast Life insur-j ance agency in Medford, has been named a member of the' company's 1957 leaders, club. Abbot will attend the company convention at the Empress hotel in Victoria, B.C., Sept. 2 to 6.. i Reports Theft Jack Rev ) Sides, 926 Murry St., reported to j police Wednesday that someone i had taken two car batteries and j a pair of overshoes from vehicles parked at the rear of Rogue Service and Supply, 609 West McAndrewi rd. Value of the items is $25. - Brush Burns Firemen said there was no damage from a brush fire about noon yesterday near buildings on the Jack Boettcher property, 885 Shafer lane. Answering a cabin' fire alarm about 8:30 p.m. Thurs day, firemen found a large trash fire behind a building at the rear of a lot in the Z'SO block, McAndrews rd. Riverside Accident A car driven by Richard James Swin ney, 1478 Spring St., was in volved in an accident with one j driven by William Ira Luman, 630 Oakdale St., Thursday noon, according to police reports. The accident took place at Twelfth and Riverside sts., said police. Swinney was cited for failure to maintain proper lookout. Youngsters Blamed C h i 1- dren playing with matches were responsible for three of four I grass fires yesterday and this. morning, city firemen reported. One of the fires was at 941 Mt. Pitt ave. this morning and just a small area was burned. Anoth- ' cr was in a fielff owned by Dr". L. D. Inskeep on Hillcrest rd., and occurred yesterday, after noon. One Thursday morning burned about one-fourth acre in a field bacfc of the residence of Mrs. B. J. Johnson, 814 Adams lane. A fourth grass fire was along Bear creek at the reer of the 600 block on North River side ave. yesterday al?rnoon. mm ;,m:t..i'i.w..i TCKQB5CW! tti Bit Dig SATURDAY ONLY JL9U5 HYE1 "THE VANQUISHED" SAT NITE The HILL Dining Room Downstairs COS Festival Plays Tonight: "As You Like It." Saturday: "Othello." Curtain time for all plays is 8:30 p.m. Former Presidential Valet Found Dead Portland' IW Henry Perry, about 90 years old, former valet for President Grover Cleveland, was found dead in his home here Thursday. - He apparently had died about two days ago. Deputy Coroner Anthony Wald said papers found in Perry's home indicated he may have served other presidents during his stay in the White House. He also had worked as a waiter in the old Portland hotel and his rooms were filled with signed photos and testimonials from celebrities he had served. Wald said Perry also left a coin collection that was one of the most extensive the coroner had ever seen. New Cabinets The city has recently added several new file cabinets in the city hall. They will help to rid the city of some of its storage problems accord ing to officials. . Pistol Taken Clair AVilliam Vogel, 9 Lindley ave., reported to police Thursday that a .38 ral iber pistol, hfdden under the front seat of his car, had been taken. It is valued at $45. Orders Issued City Fire Marshal Truman Nelson issued six orders for correction of haz ards afte,r inspection yesterday of five business occupancies and one building of public assembly. . Paving Completed Vernon Thorpe, director of public works, said Friday that the blacktop paving on Grape st., between Melrose and Stewart sts., was now completed. ' Final cleanup work is now underway. ... House Damaged Walter James Young, Hillcrest-Phoenix dr., reported to city police Thurs day that a vacant house owned by him has been damaged. Po lice found windows smashed, walls pushed in and electric, equipmest torn loose. They are investigating. Collision A car driven by Harriett Hill Tobin, 1435 Euclid aVe., was involved in a collision with one driven by Clarence Le roy Smith, 826 Grant St., at Main and Crater Lake Thursday noon. Smith was cited by city police for failure to maintain proper lookout. ... Fined $35 John Albert Par rack, 18, 119 South Holly, was fined $35 in municipal court Friday morning on charges of illegal possession of liquor. Par rack was arrested near the Na tional Guard armory last night when police stopped him for a routine check. ... Two Cited Earl Yoakley, route 2, box 233, and Laorene Katherine Kell, 520 North Bart lett St., were drivers of cars involved in a collision at Third and Front sts. Thursday after noon. Yoakley was cited by police for having no operator's permit with him and Kell was cited . for failure to yield the right of way, by city police. ... Attends Seminar Dr. Wil liam C. Thompson, Medford op tometrist, is attending a seminar on "modern developments in school lighting" in Portland. Featured speaker will be Dr. Richard Feinberg, former dean of the college of optometry, Pa cific University. The seminar, sponsored by the Portland Gen eral Electric Power company, is being conducted at the Univer sity of Portland. COMPENSATION GRANTED Hartford, Conn. (UV Unem ployment compensation was granted a woman fired for get ting in debt and having her wages garnished. Jt was decided that she didn't do it "willfully." Every 99 Hiway m Stock Market Shows Preholiday Advance New York W Stocks registered a wide advance in a dull, preholiday market today. Railroad issues featured the recovery. At 2 p.m. - this group showed a -rise of 1.82 per cent on the day. Industrials at that time were up 1.14 per' cent and utili ties a small amount. . ' Steels, oils, coppers, chemicals, drugs, tires, autos, and. aircrafts registered gains of 1 to . more than 2 points.. Some special issues gained 2 or 3 points. The rise was a continuation of a rally that set in late Thurr-day and lifted the market sharply from earlier lows. By UNITED PRESS DowrJones final stock arer ages: 30 industrial 484.35. up 8.29; 20 railroads 137.49. up . 0.32, and 65 stocks 166.58. up 2.80. ' Sales today were about I. 600.000 shares compared with 1.630,000 shares' Thursday. Allied Chemical unquoted American Can .- l35&- AT&T 17412 Anaconda Copper - 54Ts Bethlehem Steel ..... i 45? s Caterpillar Corp 85 Chrysler Corp 78 Continental Can . 443a Crown Zellerbach 49 Curtiss Wright , 39 Du Pont ...-18854 Eastman Kodak .....-....J00 General Electric : . 65s,i General Foods ; 48 General Motors 43 14 Georgia Pacific Z0i Safety Council r ' " Reports Death Drop Chicago flP The National Safety council, today reported a 7 per cent drop in traffic deaths during July for the - eighth straight lifesaving month on the nation's roadways. The council said that despite heavier traffic, the July, 1957. traffic death toll was 3.320 as compared with a toll of 3,570 during July of 1956. "Thus, 250 lives were saved," the council said. : " For the ' first seven months, the council reported, the traffic toll was down an average of 3 per cent or a saving of 650 lives. . . NEWS ABOUT SERVICEMEN COMPLETES TRAINING ' Pvt. Charles E. Mires, son of Mr. and Mrs. Odessa Vielbieg, Phoenix, today completed a course which includes .latest in fantry tactics, first aid, demoli tions, field fortifications and ad vanced schooling, on weapons. IN DESERT EXERCISE ; Tnree Marines ..of Jackson county recently participated in "Operation Ironhorse" at the Marine Corps base, 29 Palms, Calif, They are Marine Pfc. James D. White, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harland V. White, route 1, Box 838, Cave Junction; Pfc. Elgin G. Robinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. ,E. E. Robinson, route 2, Box 290, Central Point, and SSgt. Melvin L. Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Thompson, 427 Laurel st., Cen tral Point. The exercise is designed to test men and machines under adverse desert conditions. SPECIAL REVIEW , Two all-Oregon Navy recruit companies, now in training at the U.S. Naval training center at San Diego, recently took part in a special brigade review be fore six state governors. Governor and Mrs-. Robert D. Holmes (center) reviewed the two Oregon companies. The com', panies have been named the Webfoots and the Loggers. Men from the Medford area in the companies are: Llewellyn W. Witte, Robert J. Martin, Lewis F. Lenton and Lawrence F. Glid den from Medford; Richard B. Rensfield and Richard D. Gunth er from Ashland;. Frank A. Yycksen from Talent and Rich ard A. Sanford and Robert A. Clark from Jacksonville. TO SCORE WITH HER! Your dote will op prec o f your fhoughffuneu in dining her where perftction is a tradition. When the best is none too good, dine, here. The juperb cuisine, eJeft lervice and , congeniol atmosphere leave nothing to be desired. Yet, your check will be on the. modest side. Come in . . . soon! DARDANELLE dish a sheer delight at the Gold Hill Overpass Graham Paige ; IVi Homestake Mining .. 35s Kaiser Frazer , 12?s Kennecott Copper 97Vi Lockheed Aircraft 37 Kayt Pfd 54 Montgomery Ward ! 36i New York Central 29V8 Penney J C ,.'. - 80 U Penn R R a".., , 19 Radio Corporation. 33V4 Richfield Oil 76 Socony Vacuum .......... 563s Southern Co ... .' 23,i Southern Pacific 4 Hi Standard California 54 1 4 Standard Indiana 48'i Standa-i N J 633fe Sun Mines llg Texas Gulf 24 's Tex Pac Land Trust 7's Transamerica 36i Trans West Air ;....r. 123s Tri-Continental 301 Union Carbide : :..109?s Union Pacific- ... 28 United Aircraft 653s U A L 24i,2 U S Rubber . 41?s U S Steel '......,.. 66 Youngstown S i T ... 97 V LIVESTOCK Portland (UP.) Cattle for week 3.165. Five loads average-choice steers up to 1,125 lbs.. 24.5D; other choice steers 24-24.25; good steers 22.50 23.25; standard 19-22. Choice fed hei fers 22.50: mixed good and choice 22 22.25: goods mostly 21-21.50; stand ard 17.50-20. Utility and commercial cowx 14-16, few to 16.25. canners and cutters 11 13. heavy cutters to 13.50 and shelly cannerg dovn to 9. Calves, for week 585. Choice veal ers 14 50-26. goods 21-24. standard 17 29. Good and choice slaughter calves 20-23. Hogs for week: 1.315. Most 1 and 2 (Trade butchers 190-220 lbs. 23.25 23.50, mixed grade lots 180-235 lbs. 22.50-23.00. Weights 240-270 lbs. and 160-180 lbs. 21-22. Sows 300-500 lbs. 16 50-20.50. Sheep for week 2.875. Choice slaugh ter lambs 21-21 50. few to 22 early. Mixed good and choice 20-21. good mostly 19-20. Shorn lambs with No. 2 and 3 pelts early 20.75-21.25 for large lots . mostly choice. Good and choice 65-85 lb. feeders 16.50-19.00. common and medium 45-65 lbs. 12-16v Cull to good slaughter ewes 3.00-6.50, few up to 7.00. . PRODUCE Portland i U.P.I Egs To retail ers: Grade AA large. 54-56c: A large. 50-52c; AA medium. 46-47c: A me dium, 45-46c: A small. 29-31c; car ton. l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: A A and A grade prints. 67-68C lb.; carton, lc a pound higher; B prints. 63-66C. Cheese medium cured To retail ers: A grade Cheddar, single daisies. 451z-52c; 5-lb. loaves. 51i2-57c; pro cessed American cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 41',i-44c. Farm Market First red Delicious apple of he season from Hood River were offered to retailers at $6 for a 35-pound box on the Portland market today. Dil lard district cantaloupes sold mostly at S3.75-4.00 for medium size with some up to $4.50. DAILY WEATHER REPORT FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Low tonight 4& High Saturda 65. western Oregon: Fair tonight and Saturday, except cloudy or foggy in pi ares during late night and early morning hours . Low tonight 46-54. A little warmer over southern half Saturday. High Saturday 75-89 north in.rior. 84-88 south interior, 65-70 on coast. jVorthern California: Fair through Saturday but night and morning low cloudiness near coast. Rising tempera ture trend. Sunday outlook probably fair. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 84; below normal 5. Record high this date 104 in 1918. Record low this date 40 in 1912. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night, none. Midnight to 10 a.m.. none. Total this month trace. .17 inch below normal. Total since Sept. 1. 21.65 inches, 3.52 inches above normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 25. highest this ajn. 68. High 4:30 24- City Yester- a.m. nr. ; day Low Prec. Brookings .J 65 54 Crater Lake 50 . 32 .48 Grants Pass 1 84 47 .05 Klamath Falls . 68 44 MEDFORD 81 48 Portland 76 SO Seattle 7S 7 48 56 S9 57 54 53 60 "72 60 66 81 66 68 Spokane Yakima 82 Eureka , 62 Red Bluff 78 Sacramento , 76 San Francisco fi5 Los Angeles 78 Phoenix 98 Denver . 81 Chicago . 73 Miami , 88 New York , 71 Washington, D.C 83 .32 .01 FIVE-DAY FORF.CASTS - (Through Sept. 4): Western Oregon-Western Washing ton Temperatures averaging below normal through Wednesday with scattered showera likely about Sun day and Tuesda or Wednesda. Little or no rain interior southwest Ore- ?on. Highs 64-74 western Washington, 2-82 western Oregon. 65 on coast. Lows 48-54. Northern California No appreci able precipitation. Temperatures near normal. SATURDAY NIGHT ? 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 .90w- Admission TrUey August .80, 1337 Obituaries IRA C. JONES Ira C, Jones, 97, of 2325 Stew art ave., died last night in a lo cal hospital. Funeral arrange ments will be announced by Conger-Morris Funeral home. VIRGINIA TURRELL Mrs.- Virginia Turrell. Cen tral Point, died last night in a local hospital. Funeral arrange ments, will be announced by Conger-Morris Funeral home. ' MANUEL JOSEPH KOUNZ Manuel Joseph Kounz, 71. of 805 Taylor, and a resident of Medford for the past 12 years, died at his home yesterday afternoon. He was well known 'here as chef of the Rogue Val ley country club for almost four years. Funeral services are tentative ly set for 10 a.m. Tuesday in Chapel Mortuary. It is request ed, that no flowers be sent for the services. ROBERT E. BELL Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Friday for Robert E. Bell, 67, 1001 Tolman rd. Ash land who died yesterday " after noon in his home. Rev. Wendell Herbison, Ash land, First Christian church of ficiated. Entombment was in the Red Raven Mausoleum. Lit viller Mountain View chapel was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Bell was active in civic affairs in Ashland and a resi dent of the community for many years. SEEKS INVESTIGATION Salt Lake City iin Police Chief W. Cleon Skousen prom ised an immediate investigation into the city jail's trusty system after James Warren, an inmate serving a 25-day drunkenness charge, walked out of the jail, picked up a $90 state, welfare check and paid his bondsman $20. Said War'ren, "I do this all the time." s Jack's Drive-Up Will Be Open Monday LABOR DAY sAIAereS the; LAST WEEK'S BIKE WINNER JIM EVANSON 7251 King Highway ONLY TWO MORE- ! IT MIGHT BE YOU! ON THE SCREEN' LUCILLE BALL j KER FUNNIEST "THE FULLER BRUSH GIRL" PLUS A LAUGH RIOT. . "FIRECHASERS" and ; CHAPTER 15 "CONGO BILL" per Person 18 MEDFORD (OHESON) MAIL' TRIBUNE FIFTEEH Registration Sef For Talent High Registration for Talent high school students will be held Monday,- Sept. 9, opening day of school, Principal E. A. Vinckel announced. Ail students should report at 8:30 a.m. on that date to their class advisors and register as a group 'Under their supervision. These advisors are: Mrs. Irma Parr for seniors, Mrs. Mildred Briggs for juniors, Gordon Hart for sophomores, and Mrs. Ruby Messenger for freshmen. Fees should be paid in the office and school library include: $5 for book rental, S3 for towel service, $3 for student ticket, S4 for" school annual and $1 for the school paper. Short class periods '' will be held for the remainder of the morning. Class rolls ; will be taken and boorfs issued, Vinckel added. TURNS TO BEER . Hartfqrd, Conn. (W The Connecticut Yankee has turned from hard liquor to beer. The June report of the excise divi sion showed a jump of 310,000 cases of the State Tax Depart ment beer as compared with June, 1956, and a corresponding drop' in ihe amount of liquor sold. j. ' Columbus first landed on Wat ling 'island in the Bahamas in 1492. 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