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Local and Mattress Burns Firemen wer called by police at 1:10 p.u. yesterday when a mat- tresa was found burning in an alley In the first block of Jorth Grape st. Cal Remored A cat caught In the attic of the Ralph Cut- ahall residence, 216 South Barneburg rd., was removed by firemen about 5 p.m. yes terday. Window Shattered Kath leen Kerns, route 1. box 88, Talent, reported to sheriffs deputies Wednesday afternoon that the left rear window of her car was shattered by a BB gun pellet while she was driving on Old Highway 99. Tlm Changed The begin ner's class in baton work scheduled to start Saturday, Jan. 4, at the Thurston School of Dance will begin at 2 p.m. rather than 12:30 p.m. as was originally planned, the stu dio announced today. Mrs. Don Miller will teach the class. Slight Injury William Wallace Hittle, 76 and wife, Mable Elizabeth Hittle, 71, of box 545, Gold Hill, were taken to the Rogue Valley hos pital Tuesday after the car in which they were riding was Involved in a collision with a tractor operated by Patrick Henry McCabe, route 1, box 380C, Gold Hill, according to state police. Police said Hittle was held overnight at the hos pital suffering from lip cuts and chest injuries while his wife was treated for a cut lip and released. McCabe was cited for operating a vehicle without lights, police said. 'Where did the Wilsons get that gorgeous new convertible?' . The answer is this. Mrs. Wilson keeps her fam ily savings account with us. One of our friendly officers gave her a simple savings suggestion one day. "Every hundred miles you drive," he said, "put in another $5.00. When you get ready to turn the car in, you'll have the money you need to make up the trade-in difference.' You'll find all kinds of helpful savings advice at our Insured Savings and Loan Association. Plus unusually good returns on the family money, and unsurpassed security with savings insured up to $10,000 by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, an agency of the U. S. Government. Stop in and see us to get the things you want sooner and easier ! WHIM TOO SAVZ BBtl Look for this symbol of safety ivhere you save : Investments made by th tenth of the month receive dividends as of th first. . FIRST FEDERAL ; Savings & Loan Assn. of Medford 2? North Ivy Street TelephoneSP 2-6291 Convenient Street Parking Personal Patient Mrs. Earl Scheble, route 1, box 413, Medford, is a medical patient at Osteo pathic hospital. Supper Planned The Jack sonville Rebekah and Odd Fellows lodge have scheduled a combined potluck supper and installation practice Frl day, Jan. 3, at 6:30 p.m. Window Broken William Richard Padgett. 40 Crater Lake ave., reported to Med ford police two windows were broken at the Padgett Auto building. 345 North Central ave.. New Year's eve. Police said the windows were broken by beer bottles. Accident A car operated by Laura T. McMurdo, San Mateo, Calif., left the road and struck a fence about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday on Scenic ave., near Old Stage rd., ac cordinz to state police. Po lice said the driver attempted to avoid hitting a car oper ated by Jack Paul Germann route 1. box 596. Central Point, which was stopped to make a left turn. VALGRANDE PRACTICE Bolzano, Italy (IT) Two young German climbers said today they were going to try a mid-winter climb of 15,781- foot Mount Blanc, Europe's highest mountain. The two mountaineers. George Ek- mann and Hubert Baurngart ner, both 20, said their un precedented winter climb of the 10,500-foot Valgrande tower in the Vivetta group of the Dolomites this week was just practice" for the Mount Blanc climb. MAKE A DIFFERENCE . : nr -'!y Brilliant Object Possibly Russian Sputnik Satellite Springfield, 111. (W A brilliant fireball was sighted early today in northeastern Missouri and central and southern Illinois. A moonwatcher said It was possible the object was Rus sia's Sputnik I satellite, but only if calculations on its orbit were "off." At Cambridge, Mass., Dr. Donald Lautman, senior scientist of the Smithsonian A s t rophysical Observatory's computation division said he was "quite confident' the object was not the satellite. Lautman said the first sate! lite's only recent U.S. cross ings were at 7:30 p.m. (PST) Wednesday and 4:30 a.m. to day. But he said the rapidly accelerating SDutnik I has reached a "very unpredictable stage." Seen Around Midnight The bright object was en around midnight at St. Louis, Ferguson and Afton, Mo. A short time later, scores of per sons called police and news paper offices to report sight ings in Illinois. Most callers described the object as a "blinding flash of light." Among the observers were three state police of ficers. In St. Louis, Stuard L. O'Byrne, a moonwatcher, said the light could have been the fall of Sputnik "if calcula tions were off as much as 20 to 25 degrees." American scientists recent ly reported that Sputnik I was dropping lower in its orbit and was expected to crash to earth like a flaming meteor within a few days. Police Report Two Break-Ins in City Medford police reported two break-ins in the city dur ing the New Year's holiday, one at the Medford Clinic, 1025 East Main st., and one at the residence of Donald Hansen, 1116 Stewart ave. Police said about $200 in cash and several small items were taken from the clinic. Entrance was gained by breaking a window and re leasing a lock inside. The money was taken from a money bag in a drawer in Foster's Pharmacy in the west end of the building. A check of the building was made about 4:30 a.m. Wed nesday morning by police but everything was all right, they reported. The break-in was discovered Wednesday after noon. About $75 In cash and number of small items was taken from the Hansen home sometime between New Year's eve and Wednesday evening, according to police. They said entrance was made by breaking a window after putting a screen near tne back porch. Police said Items of cloth Ins. iewelry and a watch were taken. Oregon Counties To Aid GOP Fund Drive Salem (W Several Ore- eon counties are planning to participate in the nationwide series of United Republican fund-raising dinners Jan. 20, State Republican Chairman ames F. Short said today. Short said that Crook, Jef ferson, Benton, Washington, Yamhill, Coos and Hood Riv er counties will participate while several other counties are still discussing the possi bility. The United dinneri will serve as a Republican kick off for the 1958 Congressional elections. . Highlight of the evening will be a televised talk by President Eisenhower at 9:30 p.m. p.s.t. TONITE! 3THE 1 Per Car! 01 miv'ti"fi ini k l-Ui--l--U-IWi WIILUM CAMPBELL f l, 1 1 j if ti Rnnru KEENAN WYNN --.lk1.- 1 I f Ponce I L 1 kjghTbrian ---? They'll Do It Every WAHT TO BE CALLED OM f GM ME-DOtfT EVEM meMTiOM J ILLINOIS VALLEY Grange Holds Meeting By HELEN BOTTEL Cave Junction Clark England, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. England, will receive his third and fourth degrees at the Illinois Valley Grange meeting Thursday, Jan. 2. Jon Collman, son of Dr. and Mrs. A. N. Collman of Cave Junction, is home from Redding, Calif., for the Christmas holidays. He plans to enter Chico State college after Jan. 1. Christmas guests at the Collman home were in ad dition to Jon, Mrs. Collman's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. R. Cloyd Risse of Roseburg, and Risse's mother, Mrs. Charles Anderson, of St. Paul, Minn. Also visiting the Collman's during the holi days were former valley res idents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Baumberger, of Seattle. Beverly George, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed George of O'Brien, was home for the Christmas holidays from San Francisco. Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Meyer and family spent the Christ mas holidays with Mrs. Mey er s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Koch at Woodburri. -At the home of Mrs. C. G. Morris for Christmas eve were her daughters and sons and their families, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Morris of Med ford; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Leonard, Mrs. Harry O Smith, and Miss Margaret Morris. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith had as Christmas dinner guests Smith's parents, Mr, and Mrs. Harry O. Smith, and Mrs. Smith's mother, Mrs, Hazel Halm, of Grants Pass. The Illinois Valley Minis terial association will meet for a potluck dinner and plan ning session Jan. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Brown in Selma. Christmas day guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Maurer in Holland were Mr. and Mrs.. Joe Hudron, Mrs George Maurer, Kenneth Maurer, Eileen Woodcock, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lewis, Mar tin Lewis and Douglas Lewis Holiday visitors at the C Y. Arnold home were their son David, who is an air ca det at Pensacola, Fla.; and Mr. and Mrs. C. Y. Arnold Jr., and three children of Philomath, Ore. A group of teenagers from the Cave Junction Commun ity church entertained the Rev. and Mrs. M. O. Mikkel- sen, the church pastor and his wife, and the Rev. and Mrs. Art Drews, founders of of the church, at a turkey dinner Sunday evening at the Todelope Cafe. Cecil Arnold and his son, Jerry, returned late last week from a California vacation which was cut short by news that their home had burned during their absence. At the Sam Mickey home on Rockydale road for Christ mas were their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Russell St. John of Hermiston, Ore.; a son, Walter, of Hunt ington Park, Calif.; another son, Dan, of Travis Air Force base; Mrs. Mickey's mother, Mrs. D. J. Shough of Grants Pass and another son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hubbard of Cave Junc tion. Christmas dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John (Tex) Clifford at Ore gon Caves were Mr-, and Mrs. Les Basham and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Burns and families. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bunch entertained Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Combs, of Rogue River, and George Anderson of Grants Pass, for Christmas dinner. Here for the holidays visit ing friends and relatives were Time .---.. I Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wells of Burley, Idaho. The son of Roy Wells of Cave Junction, Mike and his family are for mer residents of the valley. Visiting the Walter Hunt ings for the holidays were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M, Smith, and daughter, Carol, of-Pomona, Calif. Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Martin were their son-in-law, and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Van Buskirk and three children of Castro Valley, Calif. Mrs. Gladys King and her son, Paul Schneider, have purchased a home in Grants Pass and moved from O'Brien recently. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Monroe of Four Corners spent the holidays at the home of their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Thomas at Bon anza, Ore. They also visited their grandson, David Thom as', who was home for Christ mas from Oregon State col lege. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Cross visited their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Hen ry Haga, in Seattle Christ mas. In their newly purchased home for Christmas were Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Cushing and family, who moved from Cave Junction to the former Earl James home Dec. 31. Mr. and Mrs. Clint Trefeth en and family visited rela tives in the valley over the holidays. They live in, Eureka, Calif. Georgia Adams, Illinois Valley High school teacher, spent the Christmas holidays in Eugene with her family.- " Recent guests at the Hom er Phillips home in Cave Junction were Mr. and Mrs. Gene Keefer of Yreka, Calif., former neighbors of the Phil lips. Holiday guests at the Clyde Broeffle home were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Nickerson and daughter Jeanne of Portland. Nickerson was formerly chairman of the Illinois Val ley Soil Conservation district board of directors. Presley, Novak Said Worst Actors Lisbon, Portugal (IP) The year-end film review of the Lisbon evening news paper Diario Popular named Elvis Presley and Kim Novak as the worst actor and actress of the year. Top acting honors went to Kirk Douglas for his work in four films, to Pierre Bras seur for a "sensational char acter study" in Rene Clair's "Porte des Lilas." Most popular actress of the year was Audrey Hepburn. Also singled out for praise were Frank Sinatra, James Mason, Pietro Germi, Ken neth Moore, Jack Palance and Rod Steiger. The critics awarded the palm of merit to "War and Peace." Ben-Gurion Works On New Cabinet Jerusalem, Israel IP) Premier David Ben-Gurion was reported forming a new cabinet today which would omit the rebellious, left wing Mapam and Abdut Avoda labor parties. The two parties led to the downfall of Ben-Gurion's old coalition cabinet when they balked at his pro-western policies and then leaked im portant state secrets plans to send an arms buying mis sion to West Germany. Ben-Gurion is expected to ask the Knesset (parliament) to approve the new cabinet next week. By Jimmy Hatlo Colorado Seeks Denver Escapee On Trucker's Tip Craig, Colo. (IPI The Colo rado Highway Patrol threw up road blocks here and at Meeker, Colo., today in an effort to intercept a Cali fornia automobile suspected of carrying Albert Kostal. The road blocks were put up after the Utah Highway Patrol reported an incident involving the car and a truck near Vernal, Utah. The truck driver, Cliff Jamesson, Greeley, Colo., said a man carrying a gaso line can near a parked car tried to flag him down. He said he passed the man. Then, according to the trucker, the car pulled onto the highway and picked up the man carrying the can. Gar Description ' Jamesson said the car then tried to force his truck off the road. Utah patrolmen said the trucker gave a description of the automobile fitting one Kostal was believed to have been driving at one time aft er his escape from a Golden, Colo., jail. Kostal has been the object of a nationwide search since he broke out of jail with a companion and kidnaped a man in Denver, Colo. Kostal was in custody pn a charge of murder in con nection with the slaying of a merchant policemen . in Golden. He was also an escapee from Folsom prison in Cali fornia. Less Western Pine Shipments Expected Portland (IP) The West ern Pine Association said to day that lumber shipments from the western pine pro ducing region for the first quarter of 1958 are expected to run about three per cent below shipments for the same period of 1957. W. E. Griffee, assistant secretary-manager of the asso ciation, estimated first quar ter shipments at about 1,600, 000,000 board feet from the 12-state region which pro duces about one-fourth of the softwood lumber in America. Shipments for the quarter just completed were 1,693, 000,000 board feet, off 10.4 per cent from the same quar ter in 1956, according to pre liminary figures. The full year's shipments were esti mated at 7,556,000,000 feet, 8.5 per cent below the 1956 total. Fire Losses Top Record During 1957 Boston (IP) Fire losses in the United States hit a record high last year with damage estimated at $1,275, 000,000, according to the Na tional Fire Protection associa tion. The NFPA said 11,300 per sons died in fires, an increase of 700 over the 1956 total. The worst loss of life by fire in 1957 occurred in a nursing home at Warrenton, Mo., where 72 persons perish ed. Use Tribune Want Ads EMERGENCY NUMBERS FIRE SP 2-2333 POLICE SP 3-3636 MONEY SP 3-5308 PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL MM 16 S. CENTRAL Thursday, January 2. 1958 Teen-Age Pirates Captured Following Smuggling of Note Islamorada, Fla. Iffl A smuggled note led to capture Wednesday of three armed teen-age pirates who seized a yacht and held a family of six as hostages in an attempt to reach Mexico. Sheriff s deputies, who learned of the family's night of terror through a note slip ped to a fisherman on shore, chased the yacht down with their speedboat in the Florida Keys and boarded it without meeting resistance. Sheriff John Spottswood of Monroe county said the boys gave their names as Johnny Cox, 16, Tommy Edwards, 15, and Mike Moore, 17, all of San Antonio, -Tex. Confers With Authorities The sheriff was conferring with juvenile authorities to determine what charges would be brought. He said he was considering either kidnaping or grand larceny. Spottswood said the youths commandeered the 40-foot "Siesta" Tuesday night at Craig Key south of Islamor ada, where Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sias of Winter Park, Fla., and their four children had tied up for the night. The youths "thoroughly terrorized" the family, ac cording to the sheriff, despite the fact they were "well-mannered" because of the chil Stock Prices Rise On Reduced Volume New York (IP) Stocks rose one to more than two points in all sections today on sharply reduced volume. Railroad issues, the weak spots of 1957, made the best showing among the major groups by rising more than 3 per cent over the 1957 closing prices. Gains in the railroad de partment extended to more than a point in a long list of issues. Steel issues were bid up by one to more than two points to feature the industrial de partment. (Editor's note: Trouble on the United Press wire today delayed much of the Wall Street stock quota tions). Today's prices on selected stocks: General Electric 59V4 General Foods . 50 General Motors 33V4 Portland Livestock Portland i Cattle 500. Choice fed steers 25.90-26: good around 1150 lb. 25; standard steers 22-23; mostly good around 775 lb. fed heifers 24; canner - cutter cows 12.50-14.50: heavy cutters to 15. Calves 50. Choice vealers 29.50: good 24-27; culls down to 12.. Hogs 300. U.S. 1 and 2 butchers 180-235 lb. 21.25-21.50; mixed 1, 2 and 3 lots 20.50-21; sows around 350 lb. 17.50. Sheep 100. Not enough offered early to test market. Portland Produce Portland i Eggs - To retail ers: Grade AA large. 57-59C doz.; A large 54-56c; AA medium. 50-52c; A medium 50-51c; carton, l-3c ad ditional. Butter To retailers: AA and A grade prints, 68-69c lb.; carton, lc a pound higher; B prints. 65-66c. Cheese medium cured To retail ers; A grade Cheddar, single daisies, 45'i - 52c; 5-lb. loaves 51 i - 57c; processed American cheese, 5 lb. loaf, 41i,i - 42c. Farm Market First Sumner, Wash., hot house rhubarb is expected by Jan. 15; Williamette valley cauliflower was in a wide range with No. 1 grade quoted by retailers at 2-2.50 a let tuce crate. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens Quoted to grow ers at ranch. No. 1 quality fryers 24-4 lbs., 19c lb., light hens. 10-llc lb. ranch: heavy hens 5 lbs. up 15 16c lb. old roosters, 7-8c. Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade dressed to retailers. Fryers, whole drawn. 34-37c lb.; cut up, 41-43c; hens, light type cut up, 34-36c; heavy type, whole drawn, 36-41c. Rabbits (Average to growers, f.o.b. killing plants). Live white, 3 '2-434 lbs. f.o.b. dressing plants Portland. 22-25c lb. colored pelts. 4c under. Fresh killed fryers to re tailers, 59-61c lb.; cut up 62-65c lb. Portland Hay, Grain Portland WHOLESALE HAY PRICES: New Crop. No. 2 green alfalfa baled f.o.b. Portland 124-25 a ton: some sales to S26. WHOLESALE PRICES as report ed bv the USDA market news serv ice: Wheat No. 2 soft white S77 a ton; No. 2 white oats 38-lb. West Coast delivery. S49.50 ton; No. 2 Valley white oats, S48 a ton; soy bean meal, S75.50 ton. f.o.b. Port land; barley No. 2, West Coast de livery, S47 ton; standard mill run, prompt delivery $35 .50-336.50 ton f.o.b. Portland; No. 2 yellow corn. Eastern shipment f.o.b. Portland $54-54.50. Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport MEDFORD (OREGON) dren's presence. Spottswood said the youths were armed with a rifle and knives and loaded so many stolen supplies on one side of the yacht "it made it list." They also had suitcases of clothing, a supply of food and a chain hoist, he said. "They said they wanted to take our boat and use it for about two or three weeks," Sias said. "At first they talk ed about going to Cuba, then they changed their minds and told us they wanted to go to Mexico. Later they said St. Petersburg." Yacht Remains Tied Up Sias said he persuaded the boys that he couldn't navi gate at night, so the yacht re mained tied up until yester day morning. it was when the youths were getting fuel from un suspecting dock employees that Mrs. Sias penned a note for help and slipped it to her son David, 14. David strolled down the dock and passed the note to a fisherman. "Please help us," the note said. "We are being kidnaped at gun-point by four young men from Texas. They jump ed us last night at Craig Key and are trying to take us to St. Petersburg. They are des perate and armed. Please call the police." Georgia Pacific 28 Graham Paige 1 Homestake Mining unquoted Kennecott Copper 78 Kaiser Frazer IVs Lockheed Aircraft . 37V4 Katy Pfd. .. 32V4 Montgomery Ward . 28 New York Central 14 Penney, J. C. 8434 Penn RR 12V Radio Corporation .. 31!A Richfield Oil 58?i Sears 253s Socony Vacuum 48V Southern Co 25 Va Southern Pacific 35V4 Standard California 46U Standard Indiana. 3634 Standard NJ 497s Sun Mines 73S Texas Gulf 15li Transamerica .. 3156 Trans West Air IOV2 Tri-Continental 28 Tex Pac Land Trust 6U Union Carbide 943i Union Pacific 243i United Aircraft 535s UAL 22 U S Rubber 33 U S Steel 52, Youngstown S & T 69 V4 Obituaries L. H. RENTELMAN Lawrence H. Rentelman died this morning in a local hotel. Funeral arragements will be announced by Conger Morris Funeral home. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy this evening, becoming cloudy with patchy valley fog Fri- aay morning, cloud with rain late Friday. Low tonight 32. High Fri day 45. Western Oregon: Showers and periods of partial clearing through Friday morning. Rain Friday af ternoon. Low tonight 36-42. High Friday 44-52. Northern California: Partly cloudy through Friday. Local valley fog Friday morning. Colder tonight. LUIAL UAIA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 47: above normal 10. Record high this date 57 in 1927. Record low this date 12 in 1919. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to midnight .04 in. Midnight to 10 a.m. .23 in. Total this month .04 in.. .04 in. beiow normal. Total since Sept. 1 S.64 in., 20 In. above normal. HUMIDTY: Lowest yesterday 32, highest this a.m. 97. High 4:00 24- Clty Tester- a.m. nr. day Low Prec. Brookings Crater Lake Grants Pass Klamath Falli MEDFORD Portland Seattle Spokane Yakima Eureka Red Bluff Sacramento . 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