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CHRISTMAS PROGRAM An
the Hedrick Junior High school auditorium last night to see
the Christmas musical program presented by students of
Medford's secondary schools under the general direction of
Vocal Music Supervisor Jerry L. Dyrud. The program fea
tured the combined orchestras nd choruses of Medford High
school and Hedrick and McLoughlin Junior High schools
Christmas
Reported Good Through Survey
Christmas shopping in Med
ford has been surprisingly good
this year, according to many
Medford merchants, although
both fog and rain have slowed
its tempo.
Some firms reported sales
even exceeding those of last year
a near-record year but the
majority report them to be about
even or slightly under those of
1956.
The survey of 20 retail firms
was made Wednesday, compar
ing retail volumes for similar
periods in 1956 and 1957. Retail
lines contacted included depart
ment stores, gift shops, men's
wear, ladies ready-to-wear, hard
Most Medford retail stores
. will remain open until 9 p.m.
today and Friday, and again
Monday, for the convenience
of Christmas shoppers.
The stores will close at their
regular times on Saturday,
ana on Tuesday, Dec. 24, to
permit their employees to be
with their families Christmas
ware stores, variety stores, jew
elry stores, drug stores, appli-j
ance stores, furniture stores, and
photography studios.
Poor Showing
Many stores reported poor
shoirings in Christmas sales
until after Thanksgiving, which
was late this year. Monday was
reported a very good day busi
nesswise, with the sun shining
for the first time in several
weeks. Sales were reported good
that evening but the rain Tues
day night flowed business again.
Several merchants said that
buyers were doing more "care
ful thinking" this year when
making purchases with much
less "panic buying."
Firm spokemen reported that
stores were packed with buyers
while the sun was shining and
one stated that since the fog
had lifted customers were smil
ing and wishing clerks a "Merry
Christmas."
General Sales Off
Some stores reported general
sales off from this period in
1956, but Christmas merchandise
sales up from last year.
A majority of the firms' spoke
men thought that sales would
continue climbing through the
four remaining shopping days
until Christmas.
A few of merchants reported
early Christmas shopping in
their stores, which they credited
to the Christmas parade, held,
Nov. 16 this year. Others ex
pressed opposite opinions, saying
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DOUBLE TROUBLE Pictured above is rare pair of twin
shepherd pups that are marked almost identically with a
black patch on their left eye. The pups are full of mischief at
that stage and look like they could make quick work of an
old bedroom slipper. The Humane Society would like to place
them in one home because, according to caretaker Mrs.
Robert Garrison, it would be a shame to break up the set. In
the picture, they both have their eye on a dog biscuit outside
their cage.
estimated 2,000 persons filled
Shopping in Medford
that the parade would have
given a better boost to Christ
mas sales had it been held im
mediately following Thanksgiv
ing. Several in the survey claim
ed early Christmas shoppers had
learned that the majority of the
stores are ready for them in
November and buy then when
the stores aren't as crowded and
have a better selection.
Many merchants reported that
dollarwise they are even with
1956 level but sales were below
last year.
Nearly all stores questioned
reported good turn-outs on Mon
day evenings, the regular night
that downtown stores are open.
It was reported that this held
true in 1956 as shoppers are in
clined to keep the same shop
ping habits at Christmas as
other times during the year.
Grants Pass Area
Christmas sales in the Grants
Pass area were reported to be
equal or better than last year,
Pedestrian Struck
By Car in Medford
Philip Rock LeVeille, 65, of
51 North Oakdale ave., apart
ment 3, was taken to Sacred
Heart hospital about 11:25 a.m.
today by Medford Ambulance
after he was struck by an auto
mobile at the intersection of
South Riverside ave. and 12th
st., according to city police.
Hospital officials reported that
LeVeille's injuries were not con
sidered serious and had suffer
ed slight injuries of the left arm
and leg.
Driver of the vehicle involved
in ihe accident was Murray Star
Gardiner Jr., 44, post office box
1148, Medford, police reported.
Further details of the acci
dent were not available at press
time.
Road Conditions
Highway 99, Siskiyous
Spots of ice, Vi-inch new
snow, nine inches roadside,
chains not required.
Highway 66, Green Springs
Spots of packed snow,
chains not required
Highway 62, Prospect
Road to Crater Lake open,
narrow, chains required from
Prospect north; 15 inches new
snow. Rim road closed.
Highway 199, Oregon Moun
tain pavement bare.
Highway 2 3 0, Diamond
Lake highway Road closed.
as well as other music groups and soloists. About 800 students
participated in the program, which was the first of its kind
to be undertaken here. The cooperation of the faculty mem
bers and students was largely responsible for its success, ac
cording to Dyrud. The picture above was taken during the
"Adoration," the second half of the performance.
according to a survey made by
the Grants Pass Daily Courier.
The sales picture there was
reported to be surprisiong in
view of Josephine county un
employment which is among the
most severe in the state. Several
firms in Medford mentioned un
employment as a reason for slow
sales, but the majority placed
the balme on the weather.
Several Items on
Council's Agenda
The city council st its 7:30
p.m. meeting today will consider
a recommendation from City
Manager Robert Duff that $56,
800 be forwarded to the state
highway commission for the
city's participation in the Eighth
st. construction.
The amount is the city's 25
per cent share of the cost. Eighth
st. will be made into a one-way
street to form a couplet with
Main st. under the city's arterial
street program. The state shares
expenses since Eighth st. will
serve as state Highway 238
through Medford.
The money would come from
the arterial street fund.
Also on the council agenda
tonight is consideration of four
planning commission recommen
dations, a report on the fence
ordinance, an informal hearing
concerning a wrecking yard at
Crater Lake highway and Hilton
rd. and consideration of a trans
fer from the emergency fund
and award bids for purchasing
new police vehicles.
Planning commission recom
mendations include calling for
a hearing on a change of zone
in the Narregan addition from
single and two family residence
to heavy industrial, and calling
a hearing on vacation of D'Anjou
st. from Spruce to Cherry sts. in
the Central subdivision.
Missing K.F. Rancher
Located at Eureka
Klamath Falls (IP! "Walter "W.
Watkins, Klamath county ranch
er missing since Dec. 7, turned
up today in Eureka, Calif., ap
parently the victim of tempo
rary amnesia. He was to be ex
amined by a physician when he
returned here later today.
New York (IP A federal
jury resumed deliberations to
day in the wiretap case against
Teamsters President-elect James
R. Hoffa.
LUCKY This young dog, that is part shepherd and part
samoyed, is lucky to be alive. He was picked up in the
brushes of a Medford street sweeper while he slept in a pile
of leaves in the street one day this fall. After finding him in
the hopper the sweeper operator took him to the Jackson
County Humane society, where he is waiting for someone to
give him a real home. There are a number of dogs available at
the kennels which would make fine Christmas presents for
youngsters.
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Killer Tornadoes
Baiter Missouri,
Southern Illinois
Murphysboro, 111. OPl A
wave of killer tornadoes rolled
across parts of Missouri and
southern Illinois toward Indiana
Wednesday night . and rescue
workers today reported a rising
toll of death and damage.
At least 12 persons were kill
ed, according to reports from
city and town officials and the
Illinois National Guard in the
stricken area. More than 200
were injured.
Damage here still was diffi
cult to estimate. At Mt. Vernon,
Mayor Virgil T. Bailey estimat
ed damage at $1 million.
Town Without Power
Eight of the dead here were
identified, four of them in one
family. Gen. Edmund O'Neill of
the Illinois Adjutant General's
office reported at Springfield
that two more unidentified dead
were found today. The National
Guard's 130th Infantry head
quarters at Carbondale sent 50
officers and men into the Mur
physboro area. The town was
without power.
O'Neill said the little town
of .Gorham, (447 population) was
completely wiped out." Jack'
son county deputies were search
ing it for dead and injured. He
reported the town of Sand
Ridge was also damaged badly.
Mayor Joe Williams, in re
porting on the' casualties, said
that more than 150 were injured
here, although the guard put
the total at 135.
Diamond Lake Road
Closed by Snow Today
Highway 230, the Diamond
Lake highway, was closed for
the winter becanse of snow at
10 a.m. today, according to state
police.
New snow totaled 25 inches,
bringing the total roadside snow
to 55 inches, police said.
Snow also closed McKenzie
pass and the Sun mountain sec
ondary road, the state highway
department reported.
Heavy rain fell in western
Oregon today with snow flurries
in some areas east of the moun
tains. The weather bureau predicted
"moderate to substantial" rises
in most rivers of northwest Ore
gon in the next two days with
some flooding in the lower
reaches of tributary streams. The
Santiam river at Jefferson was
expected to reach 14.5 feet, 1.5
feet over flood stage, by 8 a.m.
Friday.
Medford
28 PAGES MEDFORD,
Jupiter Fails To
Complete Flight;
Thor Thought Next
Liquid Oxygen
Poured Into Missile
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (IB
The Air Force's entry in the
intermediate range missile
field, the Thor, was fired suc
cessfully today, vanishing from
sight into a clear blue sky.
In Washington, the Defense
Department announced the
landed in the selected impact
area.
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (W
The Air Force prepared to fire
a Thor missile today in the wake
of Wednesday night's launch
ing of the rival Army Jupiter,
flight because of "technical dif
ficulties." When a heavy shroud of fog
cleared from the cape this mor
ning, observers saw the slim,
white Thor standing outside its
gantry. Liquid oxygen was al
ready being poured into the in
termediate range missile.
Wednesday night's spectacular
Jupiter apparently was either
destroyed in flight, or fell into
the sea when its engines failed.
Scientists gained valuable in
formation from the test, how
ever, even though the 1,500
mile range Army missile failed
to complete its flight for the
second time in less than a month.
The Jupiter has been success
fully fired a number of. times
and flew 3,500 miles in one test.
The , missile was sent up a
few minutes after 7 p.m. (EST)
and the Defense Department an
nounced shortly afterward the
launching was successful. But a
second statement announced that
"the missile did not complete
its full flight because of techni
cal difficulties.":--
Usually missiles are destroyed
by remote control from' the
ground when they have malfunc
tions. Registration Set for
Winter Term at SOC
Ashland Registration for
winter term will start Jan. 6 and
continue through Jan. 20, ac
cording to Mrs. C. L. Winston,
registrar of Southern Oregon
college.
Mrs. Winston said applica
tions from 27 students antici
pating enrollment for the first
time have been received. Dr.
Alvin Fellers, director of student
affairs, will conduct an orienta
tion session for new students at
8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6. Robes,
upperclasswomen's honor society
and Tri Zeta, service group, will
assist with registration . and
orientation.
Salem OP! The entire field
staff of the valuation division
of the state tax commission met
here today for a two-day in
service training school.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (IP) Dow-Jonet
final slock averages: 30 in
dustrials 431.26, up 5.08; 20
railroads 97.37. up 1.41; 15
utilities 67.32, up 0.37, and
65 stocks 144.63, up 1.60.
Sales today were about 2,740.
000 shares compared with
2.750,000 shares Wednesday.
THOROUGHBRED This purebred black collie, x named
Shadow, doesn't feel at home behind the wire fence at the Hu
mane society kennels, but will have to be content until some
one gives him a home. The collie is an ideal ranch dog and
has an inherent friendly nature. According to law, unless a
dog can be placed in a home within a certain length of time,
they have to be destroyed.
OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1957 No. 206
The Very Generous Santa Strauss
(Herblock Is
President Sees Less
Likelihood of War
Paris (W President Eisen
hower haid today at the conclu
sion of the NATO summit con
ference that he thought the de
cisions it reached made "war
less likely, peace more sure."
The President said he also felt
that the four-day meeting had
made for "a stronger North At
lantic alliance." . .... . .. ..
Addressing his NATO col
leagues in the closing phases of
the final NATO council meeting
in the Palais de Chaillot, Eisen
hower said he recognized there
were certain differences of de
tail among the 15 member states
that could not be "surmounted
completely." .
The President's own attend
ance at the conference had done
much to dispel the gloom that
preceded it among Western Euro
pean nations in the face of So
viet rocket and Sputnik suc
cesses. The President, looking fit de
spite the heavy pace he set him
self after his arrival last Satur
day, boarded his personal plane,
Columbine III, for an overnight
flight back to Washington. He
was scheduled to land at Wash
ington about 6:30 a.m. (e.s.t.) Fri
day, with one brief refuelling
stop at Keflavik, Iceland.
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Monday at 8:30 p.m. (e.s.t.)
(5:30 p.m. p.s.t.) Eisenhower and
Dulles will make a joint radio
and television report to the
American people on the xesults
of the NATO meeting.
CP Post Office
Building
Construction of a new buil
ding for the Central Point
branch of the Medford post of
fice probably will start soon af
ter Jan. 1, according to S. G.
Schwartz, regional director,
Portland.
Schwartz also announced that
city delivery service will "be ex
tended to Central Point Jan. 11,
1958.
Central Point Mayor Donald
E. Faber suggested the depart
ment build a new facility. The
department selected a site di
rectly across the street from the
present post office.
The new building will have
2,656 square feet of inside floor
space, and 2,475 square feet of
asphalt parking . and maneuver
ing area, which will include 63
square feet for a concrete load
ing apron, Schwartz said.
Quarters will be equipped
with fluorescent lighting, as
phalt tile floors, accoustical tile
ceilings, fans, separate lock box
and finance lobby, and a forc
ed air heating system. Other im
provements are scheduled for the
new building, which will assure
better working conditions for
employees and more efficiency
in handling mail, he said.
George L. Evans is superin
tendent of the new branch,
which is now classified a branch
of the Medford post office.
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HOMELESS This young beagle-type dog looks sad as she
peers through the fence of her pen at the Jackson County
Humane Society kennels on Table Rock rd. She is one of
several dogs the society would like to place in homes before
Christmas, according to Secretary Mrs. Perry Duncan. The
beagle is an energetic dog and a fine companion for children.
The Humane society telephone number is Spring 2-8222.
President, Dulles
'Highly Pleased'
At Parley Outcome
Americans Expected
To Endorse Decision
Paris (IP) The 15 NATO na
tions today concluded an historic
summit conference that agreed
to convert NATO to a missile
age alliance while offering Rus
sia a new chance to negotiate
disarmament under international
control.
President Eisenhower, ac
knowledged leader of the four
day session, told French Presi
dent Rene Coty just before de
parting on his return flight to -Washington
that: ' "I think we
are just a little bit closer to the
ideal of peace, and I think this
group has done a lot to make
the chances of war a little more
remote."
A 4,000-word declaration and
fnal communique issued at the
concluding session placed on
Russia the whole blame for the
present world armament race
and failure to reach any sort of
disarmament.
Eisenhower Pleased
Eisenhower and Secretary of
State John Foster Dulles were
"highly pleased" at the meet
ing's outcome. It showed on the
face of the President who
"beamed smiled and waved his
arms as he boarded his plane '
and flew home.
Eisenhower said he was con
fident the American people
would endorse the decision to
arm Western Europe with nu
clear warheads and 1,500-mile
intermediate range ballistic mis
siles as insurance while seeking
new disarmament talks with the
missile-armed Soviets.
At the final session of the
NATO council, the President
said there were certain differ
ences that could not be sur
mounted completely." But these,
he said, could be "accommo
dated." But, the President said, there
was a "fundamental unity" that
kept the NATO allies moving
forward- together.
The Soviets have announced
their agreement to hold East
West conferences at a high level
preferably at the summit. But
their reaction to today's NATO
communique was, as expected,
violent opposition.
Radio Moscow said the confer
ence was intended to "camou
flage the nature" of the talks. A
broadcast said the western na
tions gave further evidence of a
plot to undermine peace."
Russian Republic
Premier Demoted
London (IP) Premier Mikhail
Yasnov of the Russian Republic,
largest in the U.S.S.R., has been
demoted and replaced by his
deputy, Radio Moscow said to
night.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Rain tonight.
Showers Friday. Little tem
perature change. Low tonight
37. High Friday 45.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 44
Lowest this Morning 3?
Prec. to 10 a.m. Today .09
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise 7:36 a.m.
Sunset 4:41 p.m.
Moonrise Friday 6:52 a.m.
New Moon Friday night
PROMINENT STARS
Altair, low in west 7:28 p.m.
Aldebaran, high in
south 10:49 p.m.
Venus, low in south
west 6:13 p.m.
Jupiter, rises 2:52 a.m.
Mars, rises 5:42 a.m.