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G Local and ieotl P r m i A $15,000 building permit has been issued to L. Medlin at 525 South Cen tral ave. '"to construct a motel and cabins. On Leav MSgt. Donald C. Bills, assistant unit advisor of the army reserve in Medford, is on a 10-day medical leave. He recently underwent an eye oper ation t Madigan General hospi tal in Fort Lewis, Wash. AirUIi Broken Byron Davis, 535 Charlotte Ann rd., and Larrjr rfoe Whipple. 1946 Delta Watert rd;, reported to Medford police Wednesday evening that their cr radio aerials had been broken off while the cars were parked on Dakota st. near Peach st. last night. Police said the damage took place about 7:30 p.m. Featuring: BREAKFASTS SHORT OP.DERS SANDWICHES Corner of 6th & Bartlett O Open Daily 7 a.m.-6 p. CLOSED SUNDAYS m. PLUS DISNEY'S SPECIAL 'Man ;5T ' (U - BOCS A U?f w eSsES FATHfR jKP KNOW J3afe 1 AMOTHEI BIG GIFT SURPRISE Q SATURDAY NIGHT O '?X REAMLAND Finest of Modern Music $$$33 9 p.rlvTii? Ta!m. Beautiful Gold Hill Grange Hall EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT Music By VIC FLOOD & The Rhythm Masters Checkroom FREE Dining Room Open All Evening MDW! MDflMK! SATURDAY NIGHT EAGLE POINT The Only Spring Floor In Southern Oregon HAnwiLLiAMS and the . night, mmus with the .crestones AS SPECIAL GUESTS SINGING YOUR FAVORITE ROCK and ROLL Adm. 90c Per Person PLENTY OF FREE PARKING Personal Theft Donald Ray Holliday, 2392 North Pacific highway, re ported to city police Wednesday morning that someone had taken S6 from his billfold while he was sleeping. Residtnc Permits Permits to construct residences have been issued to Walkins Con struction company for S10.000 at 349 Black Oak dr., E. J. For dyce for 510,000 at 2020 Laurel St., and to Owen Kunkel for $36,000 at 2156 Woodlawn dr. Break-In Joyce Evelyn Greene, 15 Newtown st., told city police Wednesday that someone had broken into her home. Police said the screen on the back door had been cut by a knife but nothing was report ed as missing. Fifty years ago the 12 south ern states had four wood-pulp mills with a combined capacity of 50,000 short tons, which was then two per cent of the national pulp out-put for paper making. Today, says the National Geog raphic Magazine, 67 southern pulp mills can produce some 13 million short tons, 67 per cent of national capacity. Car Missing Oliver Allan Gustafson, route 2, box 511, re ported to city police Thursday evening that a car owned by the W, A. Whitelaw and company, 31 North Grape st., was stolen from a parking lot at 31 North Grape st. He told police the car had about one-half tank of gas and the keys were left in the lock. Police said the car was taken about 7 p.m. para nznirniHzmm THf TECHNICOLOR FESS PARKER. BUDDY EBSEN starring JAMES MacARTHUR KIM HUNTER . JAMES DALY Space' "Hotter Than Sputnik" f Conralesdng Convalescing at Osteopathic hospital following minor surgery are T. J. Notzel, Gold Hill, and Mrs. Walter John son, 325 South Ivy st., Medford. m New Church A buildins per mit for 528,000 has been issued to the Bethel Assembly of God Church at 1225 East McAndrews rd. for construction of a new church. Tree Stolen Al James Boul ter, route 1, box 116, Rogue Rive'r, reported to sheriffs dep uties Tuesday the theft of some Christmas trees from his prop erty during the previous week. In Hospital Mrs. Cora Phil lips, 1185 Sage rd., and Mrs. Nettie Lewellen, box 76, Shady Cove, are convalescing at the Medford Osteopathic hospital following minor surgery. House Fire A house fire oc curred at 77 Sixth st. in Ashland at 4:45 p.m. yesterday, the fire department reported. The fire started in a chimney flue and spread to the wall, firemen 6aid. Minor damage resulted. No Citatiom Cars driven by Robert Stanley Sierakowski, 1148 Loal st., and Hellen Evan son McFadden, 225 Black Oak dr., were involved in a collision at Third and Front sts. on Thurs day afternoon about 9:05 p.m., city police said. No citations were issued, according to police. Accident Cars driven by Clara Mae Hall, 800 Beekman st., and Lois Irene Cummings, 3679 Alley lane, were involved in a collision at Dakota and New town sts. on Wednesday after noon according to police reports. They said no citations were is sued. New Employee Mrs. Alma Bales, 17 North Peach st., was recently hired by the Veterans Administration office in Med ford as a secretary-receptionist. She recently moved to Medford from, California. Mrs. Bales re places Mrs. Myrle Eaterkine who resigned to move to Boise, Idaho. Accident Eldon Arthur Ben nett, 23 Rose ave., and Charles Augustis Hawkins, star route, box 21A, Jacksonville, were drivers of cars involved in a col lision at Main and Rose aves. on Thursday about 3:45 p.m., ac cording to city police. No cita tions were issued, they said. Cars Collide Cars driven by Charles K. South, 16, of 447 North Fifth st., Central Point, and Ronald Lane Martin. 16, 3410 North Pacific highway, Medford, collided on Hazel st. near the Central Point high school yesterday. Minor damage resulted. No injuries were re ported. Surgery Patients Convales cing at Rogue Valley hospital after tonsillectomies are Miss Kathleen Snyder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Snyder, box 296, Prospect, and Miss Sandra Louise Withrow, nine-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Withrow, 560 Clover lane, Medford. Cited LeRoy Louis Stagg, 2440 Crater Lake highway, was cited for failure to maintain proper lookout after a car he was driving collided with one driven by Robert Bennett An gell, 925 Gilman rd., on Thurs day evening, according to Med ford police. Police said the acci dent took place on Highway 62 at the Bear Creek bridge. Medical Patients Jerry Mc Newill, 11, of Jacksonville, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Mc- Newill, is a medical patient at the Rogue Valley hospital. Ricky Cabler, 5, of Jacksonville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cabler, is a medical patient at Medford Osteopathic hospital. Mrs. O. E. Conklin, 2875 Lone Pine rd., is a medical patient at the Med ford Osteopathic hospital. . Annual Luncheon The an nual meeting of Rogue Valley Girl Scout council will be held Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 10 a.m. at Zottola's Country club, two miles south of Grants Pass at the left, off Murphy road. All interested adults are invited to attend and reservations are to be sent or phoned to neighbor hood or district chairmen in time to be relayed to the Girl Scout office by Monday, Nov. 18. Thrw - Car Accident Cars driven by Charles Frederick Lee dom, 3410 North Pacific high way, James Lloyd Hackwork, route 2. box 90, Central Point, and Willard Vern Anderson, 1187 Marrow rd., were drivers of cars involved in a collision at Man zanita st. and Riverside ave. on Thursday, according to city po lice. Police said Anderson was cited for failure to maintain proper lookout in the 4:50 p.m. accident. Cabaret Dance Saturday, November 16 DINNER FLOOR SHOW Starts 7:30 p.m. MOOSE HALL Visits Project Servando P. Suguitan, civil engineer from the Philippine Islands, visited the Talent project on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Suguitan is in the United States for one year to make a study of Bureau of Reclamation projects. Attempted Break-In City po lice reported an attempted break in took place on Wednesday eve ning at the First Church of Christ Scientist. Someone had placed a pry-bar between the doors on the West side of the church, located at 100 Windsor ave.. police said. Mailboxes Hit Police report ed Thursday morning that four mailboxes were knocked over by a car driven by Robert Fre mont Mason. 47 Laurel st., Cen tral Point. They said the dam age took place about 10:50 a.m. Wednesday at North Pacific highway and Berrydale ave. Returns Home Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Cavin, 624 Alder st., Cen tral Point, returned from Bur bank, Calif., yesterday. Cavin underwent heart surgery about a month ago, and they had been staying with relatives in south ern California since he was re leased from the Burbank hospital. Obituaries JAMES S. ALDREDGE James S. Aldredge, 94, of 517 Park street, ded in a local hos pital this morning. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of arrangements. THOMAS FRANKLIN BUCK Thomas Franklin Buck, 69, of the Old Stage Road, Central Point, died in Portland Thurs day. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of arrangements. FLORENCE BROOKMILLER - Funeral services are pending at the Perl funeral home for Mrs. Florence Brookmiller, 71, who died in a local hospital early this morning. Her home is at 615 N. Bart lett St. ARCHIBALD RAY PARKER Funeral services are pending at the Perl funeral home for Mr. Archibald Ray Parker, 67, who died in the family home at 436 Laurel st., in Central Point, Thursday afternoon. LIVESTOCK Portland (U.P.) Cattle for week 2.500: slaughter cows mostly 25c higher; average high choice 1.045 lb. steers 23.75; good 21.50-22.50; com mercial cows 15-16: canners-cutters 10-11.50; utility bulls 16.50-17.50, high yielding 18. Calves for week 350; slaughter calves and stock calves strong to 50c higher; choice vealers 25-27. few 28; good 21-24.50; slaughter calves good choice 19-23. Hogs for week 1.850; butchers most ly 50c higher, sows strong to 50c higher; U.S. 1 and 2 butchers 18.75 19.25: sows 300-500 lb. 15-17. Sheep for week 2.750; market closed weak to 50c lower; choice wooled and shorn lambs with No. 1 to fall shorn pelts 20-20.50: good wooled slaughter lambs 19-20; good shorn lambs J8.50-19.50; ewes 3.50-7.30. PRODUCE Portland (U.P.) Egg To retail ers: Grade AA large, 50-54c doz.; A large 49-51c; AA medium. 45-47c; A medium. 44-45c: A small 33-36c. car ton. l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA and A grade prints. 68-69c lb.; carton, lc a pound higher; B prints, 65-66. Cheese (medium cured i To retail ers: A grade Cheddar, single daisies, 45'i-52c; 5-lh. loaves. 51!2-57c; pro cessed American cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 41i2-44c. Farm Market California tomatoes were 4.00 a lug for large sized with good generally at 3-3.50; top Northwest celery limit ed and California brought 3.25-3.75 a 2-dozen stalk crate; Willamette valley celery went to retailers at 2.50-3. DAILY WEATHER FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Isolated light showers tonight and Saturday. Patches of vallev fog Saturday morning. Low tonight 36. Eigh Saturday 46-48. Western Oregon: Mostly cloudy with a few showers tonight and Sat urday. Continued cool. Low tonight 34-44. High Saturday 46-56. Northern California: Occasional rain tonight. Partly cloudy Saturday. Little temperature change. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 41; below normal 3. Record high this date 67 in 1936. Record low this date 20 in 1920-"1955 PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night, .23 inch. Midnight to 10 a.m., trace. Total this month 1.78 inch, .58 inch above normal. Total since Sept. 1, 4.20 inchei, .48 inch above normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 69 , highest this a.m. 100. High 4:30 24 Clty Tester- a.m. hr. day Low Prec Brookingj 55 Crater Lake 25 Grants Pass 52 Klamath Falls 39 42 14 37 26 34 43 .28 .59 .27 .01 .10 .13 MEDFORD 47 Portland 51 Seattle 50. 40 .01 Spokane 40 33 .12 Yakima 54 23 Eureka 56 44 .49 Red Bluff 61 39 Sacramento 64 43 San Francisco 61 49 Los Angeles 65 53 Phoenix Denver Chicago Miami 69 60 53 78 49 32 45 78 58 54 .10 .70 New York 63 .83 Washington, DC. 62 FIVE-DAY FORECAST (Through Nov. 20): Western Oregon-Western Washing ton Cool with showery periods. Temperatures averaging below nor mal. Highs 45-52. Lows 32-42. Precipi tation moderate with totals .5 to 1.5 inches on coastal points to 25 to .75 of inch in interior valleys. Northern California Showers in extreme north at beginning of period. Possible rain latter part of period with snow in mountains. Tempera tures near normal. Dance 9:30 p.m. 115. Newtown Warning Issued Here On Coupon Purchase A warning on purchase of coupon books was issued this morning by Don McNeil, Jack son County Chamber of Com merce manager. He pointed to problems con nected with coupon books listed by the Portland Better Business bureau bulletin which stated (1) Although the price may rep resent a SI 00 value in merchan dise and services obtainable, few people could use the wide range offered, (2) Merchants have no way of knowing how many coupon books have been issued, so when flooded with coupons often refuse to honor them, (3) Consumers are led to believe by phone they are being offered a gift, (4) Considerable ill-will is created toward the merchant when he may be forced to discontinue honoring the coupons, (5) Such promo tions fail to bring many people back as customers, (6) The books of coupons cover such widely scattered businesses that it is difficult for a person to get around to all those included in the coupons. McNeil said the bulletin stated Portland has refused to li cense such promotions since they create many problems. STAFF MANAGER Robert J. McNeil,2732 Orchard Home dr., has been appointed staff man ager for the Prudential Insur ance company for the Eugene district agency, it was an nounced Wednesday. He is a member of the Medford Life Underwriters association. Applications Accepted For Social Workers The U.S. Civil Service com mission has announced that ap plications are now being accept ed for clinical social workers and patent examiners. Applications can be obtained from the U.S. Civil Service Commission, Washington, D.C., or at the Medford Post office. Births KLINE To Mr. and Mrs. R. F., 621 Catherine st., Nov. 13, 1957, a boy, 7V4 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. WISSENBACK To Mr. and Mrs. A., 279 Palm st., Ashland, Nov. 13, 1957, a girl, IVi pounds, at Ashland General hospital. WEBBER To Mr. and Mrs. K. L., B.F. Star route, box 172, Eagle Point, Nov. 14, 1957, a girl, 8V4 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. KUSCHEL To Mr. and Mrs. Richard, 706 Pennsylvania ave., Nov. 14, 1957, a girl, 8V pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. KENTON To Mr. and Mrs. Elwood, route 1, box 410M, Nov. 13, 1957, a gil, 6V4 pounds, at Medford Osteopathic hospital. mm JACKSONVILLE COMMUNITY HALL Saturday Night Music by Dick Spain - Bill Lively and the Rogue Valley Boys! Featuring RAY HANSEN SlfiOO r ACU tJ CMJ n . ADMISSION 90c Friday, Norember 13, 1937 Easier Money Policy Boosts Stock Market New York OP) The Federal Reserve's easier money policy today triggered the second sharp est advance of the year in stock prices. The industrial average scored its best gain since Oct. 23, when the market rang up the sharpest single day advance since Nov. 14, 1929. Railroad and utility aver ages also moved ahead sharply. The rally, which brought nu merous gains of two points or more into the main list, restored more than four billion dollars to market values and halted a three-day decline. All major groups participated in the upswing. Allied Chemical 71' 4 American Can 37?8 AT&T 16512 Anaconda Copper 45 Bethlehem Steel 29Vs Caterpillar Corp. 63 7 8 Chrysler Corp 69 s Continental Can . 41 Crown Zellerbach 44 Curtiss Wright 303,s Third Polio Shots Scheduled in GH Gold Hill The third in a se ries of polio inocculations will be given to Gold Hill school and pre-school children Monday, Nov. 18, at 9 a.m., according to Gilbert Mack, principal of Han by and Patrick schools. The shots will be administered at Hanby school. Parents are asked to bring pre-school children to the school not later than 9 ajn. Also getting their third polio shots MonjJay will be students of Sams Valley school. The shots will be given at 10:15 a.m. in the school auditorium and Prin cipal William Brewster has ask ed that parents bring pre-school children to the school not later than 10 a.m. Youngsters in both schools must have a signed slip from their parents before the shots will be given. The shots will be administered by county health officer, Dr. A. Erin Merkel. John Wayne Suffers Back Burns in Filming Kowana Village, Japan (IP) Actor John Wayne suffered a slightly scorched backside today during filming of the movie "The Townsend Harris Story." . Director John Huston burned $18,000 worth of houses for the 20th Century Fox production. Wayne got too close to the flames and his pants smoldered as he read his lines. In the film, the fire is part of an attempt of Townsend Harris, played by Wayne, to combat a cholera epidemic that had been introduced by an American ship. Harris was the first U.S. minis ter to Japan in the middle of the last century. DAIRY FREEZE SPECIALS One Whole Week MILK SHAKES Quarts of Dairy Freeze 39c DAIRY FREEZE 900 N. Riverside Given Away to Some Luckr Person PER PERSON MEDFORD (OREGON) Du Pont 174 Eastman Kodak . 963s General Electric 60 General Foods 461, General Motors 368 Georgia Pacific 26 Graham Paige l'i Homestake Mining 33 Kaiser Frazer 81s Kennecott Copper S6k Lockheed Aircraft 36V4 Katy Pfd 38 Montgomery Ward 3 Hi New York Central 163 4 Penny, J. C 8 Hi Penn R R 14Vz Radio Corporation 28 Richfield Oil 6P2 Socony Vacuum 47Vs Southern Co 22 U Southern Pacific 35 Standard California 46 Standard Indiana 3714 Standard N. J 49 M Sun Mines 9 Texas Gulf 17U Transamerica 31 ENJOY GENUINE CHARCOAL BROILED FOODS in the CANDLE ROOM at the Medford Hotel THE FUN FACTS OF LIFE TOLD IN THE EXCITING TEEN-AGE STORIES LESLIE NIELSEN -flf ' Singing His Heart Out In A Thousand Smoky Saloons... Fighting The Gangsters Who Try To Run Him!!! A Cturlei Vidor Production . BEVERLY GARLAND Of CHARLES VIDOR SAMUEL J. 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