Geddes, Hatfield
Get Most Votes in
Straw Balloting
- Paul Geddes, Roseburgi Re
publican candidate for repre
sentative from the fourth con
gressional district, polled
Nfour more votes than Charles
O. Porter, Democrat incumb
ent, in a "straw" vote spon
sored by radio station KMED
in connection with the Kiwa-
nis club sponsored county
fair here last week end.
A total of 790 votes was
cost for national, state and
local officers, and on two is
sues which will appear on the
ballot in the November elec
tion. George Stacey, Medford
public accountant, counted
and certified the ballots cast
Geddes received 3S8 votes
and Porter got 334, according
to Frank Pinnock, news di
rector at KJIED.
Hatfield Gets 521
Mark Hatfield, Republican
candidate for governor, re
ceived 521 straw votes, and
Gov. Robert D. Holmes, Dem
ocrat, who is seeking reelec
tion, polled 261 votes. Nor
man O. Nilsen, Portland
Democratic candidate for
commissioner of labor, re
ceived 322 votes, and Lyle E
McCauley, Salem, Republi
can candidate, received 366.
In the fifth district senato
rial race, Edward R. Durno.
Republican candidate, receiv
ed 433 votes, and the Demo
cratic candidate, Gordon
Hudson, received 324.
Robert B. Duncan and Mrs
T.Iarijane Duncan, Medford
Democratic candidates for
state representative, polled
444 and 284 votes, respective
ly, and Melvin Lattie and
Mrs. Evelyn Nye, Medford
Republican candidates for
representative, received 293
and 284. respectively.
County Races
In county races, Incumbent
Mrs. Bereth Hopkins, Repub
lican, received 425 for county
clerk, and Marvin Madden
Phoenix, Democratic candi
date received 338. Chester
Wendt, incumbent county
commission and a Republican
polled 439 votes to Frank
Christian's ' 309. Christian is
Democratic candiate for com
missioner.
Earl Miller, former Med
ford mayor, Republican, re
ceived 470 votes for county
judge and C. Scott Hamilton
Democrat, received 279. Joe
Walsh, Republican candidate
for sheriff, received 455, and
Earle E. Fichtner, Democratic
candidate, polled 294 votes
Two state issues appeared
on the straw ballot. They
were whether or not the
death penalty should be re
tained and on increasing sal
aries of state senators and
representatives from S600 to
,$1,200 annually. There were
447 votes cast in favor of re
taining the death penalty and
268 against; 506 were in favor
of increasing salaries and 226
were against it.
Umatilla Records
Case of Polio
Pendleton - (LTD - Umatilla
county health officer Walter
P. Browne Monday revealed
that the county recorded its
first polio case in more than
16 months.
Dr. Browne said the patient
was a 29-year-old male resi
dent of Pilot Rock. He will
be hospitalized for five days
before returning home.
Dr. Browne said the man
had not been inoculated with
Salk vaccine.
COULDN'T CARRY IT HOME
New York OD The De
partment of Sanitation had
an odd problem on its hands
today. The problem: What to
do with a 300-pound shark
someone left on an East Bronx
street Monday.
Weather
FORECASTS
Medford and vicinity. Fair
through Wednesday. Cooler. Low
tonight 55. High Wednesday 90.
Western Oregon: Fair tonight
and Wednesday, except cloudy on
the coast and extreme northern in
terior late tonight and early
Wednesday. Low tonight 53-60.
High Wednesday 82-92 in interior
and about 70 on the coast.
Northern California: Fair tonight
and Wednesday, except low clouds
and fog on the coast. Little change
in temperature.
TEMPERATURE: Mean yester
day 81: above normal 11.
Record high this date 104 in 1924.
Record low this date 42 in 1920.
PRECIPITATION: 24 hours' to
midnight, none. Midnight to 10
a.m.. none.
Total this month .14 inch, .10
inch above normal.
Total since Sept. 1. 27.09 inches,
9.00 inches above normal.
HUMIDITY: Lowest vesterday
21i, highest this a.m. 85.
Huh 4:00 24-
City Yester- a.m. nr.
day Low Prep.
JrooKings 64
Crater Lake
Grants Pass 101
54
Klamath Falls 88
MEDFORD 99
Portland 86
Seattle ...
Spokane
Yakima .
80
98
98
Eureka 60
Red Bluff 101
Sacramento 94
San Francisco 72
Los Angeles 86
Phoenix
Denver .
Chicago
Miami
..107
83
. 70
54
55
60
54
57
66
JB5
54
71
62
58
65
83
57
57
81
65
67
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14 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Ortgon, Tuesday, August 26, T958
Stock List Moves
In Narrow Area
New York-CTD-Stocks fol
lowed the news and predic
tions today in their individual
issues while the main list
moved in a narrow area with
trading light.
Packing shares, notably
Cudahy and Armour turned
active and firm on predic
tions of better profits ahead
for the packing group.
Bell Aircraft ran up three
points to a new high when
the company announced, its
engineers have harnessed for
space flight rocket propulsion
a chemical so flammable that
it will ignite asbestos, lea
ther and even water on con
tact. Other aircrafts firmed
with Bell, with Cessna aided
by its operations in produc
tion of executive planes..
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York ITPD Dow
Jonei final stock averages:
30 industrials 509.163, up
1.35; 20 railroads 133.45, up
0.60; 15 utilities 77.84. off
0.13, and 65 stocks 174.93,
up 0.39. Sales today were
about 2.910,000 shares com
pared with 2.610.000 shares
Monday.
Today's prices on selected
stocks:
Allied Chemical 86i
Alum Co Am 78
American Can 463-4
American Motors 16Vs
Meat Freight Rate
Hearings Slated
Salem -flJPD- Motor and rail
freight rates on movement of
packing-house products and
meats from Midwest points
to the West Coast will be in
vestigated by the Interstate
Commerce Commission at a
hearing set for Oct. 28 at Den
ver, Colo. Oregon Public Util
ity Commissioner Howard
Morgan said today.
C. W. Ferguson, director of
rail transportation for the
Oregon PUC, has been order
ed to attend the October hear
ing. "Recent drastic rail rate re
ductions on westbound dress
ed meats in the territory have
grossly distorted historical
rate relationships between
dressed meat and livestock
in such a fashion as to create
the destruction of the West
Coast packinghouse in
dustry," Morgan said.
Korea Encephalitis
Epidemic Spreads
Seoul (UPD An encephalitis
epidemic that has blanketed
most of the southern prov
inces of Korea swept toward
Seoul today. The number of
cases reported pushed past
the 1,000 mark.
The Ministry of Health said
the death toll from the dread
brain disease was 160 and
was continuing to rise rap
idly.
The U.S. Army warned all
soldiers to take extra precau
tion against mosquitoes which
carry the disease, and restrict
ed the wearing of short
sleeved shirts at night.
Crash Survivors
Still Hospitalized
Portland - (UPD - Two survi
vors of a two-car collision
which killed six persons near
Troutdale early Sunday re
mained hospitalized here today.
Mrs. Irene Nelson, 46. Dal
las. Tex., was in serious con
dition and James Harold
White, 17, Yakima, Wash.,
was in lair condition, lney
were each thrown from cars
involved in the two-car crash.
'Knight On While Charger'
AT&T
Anaconda Copper .
Armco Steel
1823,4
49
58
Bendix Aviation 59 i
Bethlehem Steel 46V2
Boeing Air 45
Caterpillar Corp 79 Vs
Chrysler Corp 52
Continental Can 49
Crown Zellerbach . 5334
Curtiss Wright 3H4
Dow Chemical . 65
Du Pont 19512
Eastman Kodak 119
Firestone . 97 ;
General Electric 63
General Foods 68V2
General Motors 44
Georgia Pacific . 45 Vs
Graham Paige 13A
Greyhound 16
Gulf Oil .110
Homestake Mining 39
Idaho Power 4234
Kaiser Ind 11
Int Paper 107V4
Johns Manville 47V4
Kennecott Copper xd 93
Lockheed Aircraft 52
Katy Pfd 58V2
Montgomery Ward 39Va
Natl Biscuit 48
New York Central 18
Pac Gas & Elec 55V2..
Penney J C 96
Penn R R 14
Radio Corporation . 35
Richfield Oil 86
Safeway xd 34Va
Sears 33
Shell Oil 84
Socony Mobil Oil 47
Southern Co .. 30 Vs
Southern Pacific . 54
Standard California 52
Standard Indiana 48
Standard N J 55
Sun Mines xd 7
Texas Gulf Sulfur 22V2
Tex Pac Land Trust 13
Transamerica 25
Trans World Air 13
Tri-Continental 38
Union Carbide 107
Union Pacific 31
United Aircraft 65
UAL 29
U S Rubber 39
U S Steel 74
Youngstown S & T 103
Burglaries in Area
Being Investigated
Jackson county sheriff's of
ficers today are investigating
the burglary this morning of
the Oregon State Motor as
sociation building.
Chief Criminal Deputy Joe
Walsh said thieves broke in
through a rear window of the
building at 2360 South Pacif
ic highway and took an esti
mated S33.34 in cash from a
file cabinet and $3 in stamps.
Thieves also broke into the
John S. Weisbrad realty office
in the same building, forced
open a file cabinet and took
an electric hot plate.
Mrs. John G.' Winters, Med
ford, reported to sheriff's
deputies today that someone
broke into a cabin owned by
the Winters near Butte Falls
and took articles valued at
$300. The burglary occurred
some time between Aug. 19
and Aug. 22, she said.
Sacramento Man
Appears in Court
Charles John Maddox, Sac
ramento, Calif., pleaded guil
ty in district court yesterday
to charges of petty larceny
and was sentenced to six
months in the county jail.
He was placed on probation
on condition he leave the
county. According to court
records," he was charged with
taking a bag of groceries Aug.
9 from Carl Irwen Stockford.
Otto Kemph, 205 Portland
-re Medford, appeared in
district court yesterday on
charges of assault and battery.
The trial was continued until
Aug. 29 to enable him to enter
a plea. He is being held in the
county jail on $500 bail.
Births
ALLEN - To Mr. and Mrs.
Claude, route 2, box 365, Gold
Hill, Aug. 25, 1958, girl 7
lbs., at Rogue Valley hospital.
FIELDS - To Mr. and Mrs.
Lester, general delivery, Jack
sonville, Aug. 25, 1958, boy
6 lbs., at Rogue Valley hospital.
WINTHROP JRS.
Styled for the lads
Who set
the fads . . .
White
Buck
Sizes 3 to 6
$9.95
Sizes 6V1 to 9
$10.95
Widths A to C
The boys who know
what's new go for Winthrop Jrs.
. . . they're packed with
new style ideas, new
leathers and new colors.
Johnston & Stewart
Junior Boot Shop
211 E. Main Medford Phone SP 2-4848
Where the Fit Is Guaranteed
Tired of emptying your pockets to
fill 'er up?
Join the Swing to
Tops all others in sales gains
because it's tops in economy!
Rambler sales are up more than 70 . . . theeconomy of small European cars. Prove
ask any owner why! Only Rambler com- to yourself Rambler is the best car value,
bines the room of big American cars with See your Rambler dealer.
LEA MOTORS
Bartlett at 5th, Medford
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MEDFORD
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CLEAR-AWAY
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HANKIES IMPORTED FROM SWITZERLAND
Beautiful hand embroidery. Reg. 1.00..
NYLON GLOVES SMALL SIZES ONLY
White, Blue. Reg. 1.00
59
19
e DOMESTICS (Lower Floor)
BLANKETS
1. ONLY TWIN ELECTRIC AA
Regular 19.50 IUV7
1 ONLY FULL SIZE ELECTRIC 1 C OA
Regular 26.98 3 W
1 ONLY SPRINGFIELD BLANKET A Af
Regular 15.95 IU
3 ONLY PENDLETON BLANKETS AA
Regular 18.50 IUW
1 ONLY CHATHAM PURRY A AA
Reduced IU.W
SHEETS
2 ONLY BLUE TWIN, FITTED m AA
Regular 3.39 V
8 ONLY SAND, TWIN, FITTED AA
Regular 3.39 , " jf
4 ONLY UTICA, 72x108, WHITE AA
Regular 2.89 . jfjf
7 ONLY BLUE STRIPE, 72x108 AA
Regular 3.59 77
1 ONLY 81x108, CANNON 1 CQ
Regular 2.29 L3V
2 ONLY SUNBEAM ELECTRIC SHEETS A AA
Regular 24.95 1 IVi77
SPREADS
4 ONLY CHENILE SPREADS AA
Regular 6.98 I W
2 ONLY BEDSPREADS W AA
Regular 10.98 0W
4 ONLY QUILTED TOPPERS A AA
Regular 11.98 WW
READY MADE DRAPES fLL
Odds and Ends Vlf
DRAPERY 1 Aff
REMNANTS 2. VlT
LARGE SELECTION DRAPERY m Arf
REMNANTS EACH J
5 ONLY WINDOW SHADES m A A
REDUCED leVW
DRESS YARDAGE REMNANTS fLL
Wools, Rayons, Cottons Tl
LINEN TABLE ODDS and ENDS PRICE AS MARKED
o MEN'S - BOYS'
10 ONLY MEN'S DRESS SHIRTS '
Whites and Colors, Salesman's Samples m '
Sizes 14K2 and 15, Reg. 2.98... NOW 4
ALL BOYS' SWIM-SUITS & CABANA JgQ fLL
SETS Broken sizes, boxers & briefs 4U O Vlf
BOYS'. SHORT SLEEVE SPORT SHIRTS
Large selection. Sizes 6 through 18. 1
Perfect for back to school, reduced 3 T
3 ONLY MEN'S VAL-A-PAK. Full 42" Q O
. MacMurray plaid. Regular 1 1.00 . i.. 4(00
6 ONLY MEN'S SILK 'N RUFF SPORTCOATS
Lightweight blend of Rayon and Silk. m A A
Dark Blue and Natural. Reg. 17.95.. IViOO
MEN'S SUMMER WEIGHT PAJAMAS
Drip-dry finish coat or middy. Sizes A-B-C-D. A A A
Some longs. Regular to 5.50 VtOO
MEN'S AND BOYS' JANTZEN FALL '58 SWEATERS
Salesman's samples. Men's size medium. -Boys'
size 14. Bulky knits, Lamb's A f f
wool, Orlcns. ALL REDUCED UlT
READY-TO-WEAR
DRESSES
COTTONS
RAYONS
LINENS
Pure silks, lightweight
wools, taffetas and satins.
Prints, plains, colors.
Dresses that will take you
into fall and can be worn
the year around. Broken
sizes and styles.
Values to 22.95
.., 7.00
Values to 29.95
for 10.00
Values to 49.95
.r 13.00
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2-Piece
Maternity Dresses
Sleeveless Cottons
15 ONLY -VALUES TO 9.98
for
soo
,8 ONLY VALUES TO 5.98
for
3.00
6 ONLY MATERNITY SKIRTS
VALUES TO 5.98
for
2.00
10 ONLY COTTON PRINT SWIM SUITS
' Small Size Only
2 ONLY LONG ROBES
Values to 25.00, for
13 ONLY ALL WOOL JACKETS
Plaids, Plains. Values to 22.95
5 ONLY ALL WOOL and WOOL BLEND
JACKETS Values to 14.98
16 ONLY COTTON T-SHIRTS,
Values to 5.98
14 ONLY COTTON T-SHIRTS
Values to 3.98
12 ONLY SUN BRAS
Values to 3.98
ONE GROUP Broken sizes and styles in:
CAPRIS, PEDAL PUSHERS and SHORTS,
.Values to 5.98
BLOUSES ODDS and ENDS in COTTONS
AND RAYONS,
Values to 8.98
1.00
3.00
10.00
13.00
10 00
3.00
199
2.00
2.49
4.00
o CHILDREN'S (Second Floor)
SPORTSWEAR FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Sizes 3 to 6X and 7 to 14. D
Values to 3.98 ....... ... 2 rMCC
GIRLS' SUMMER DRESSES & COATS 1 fLL
Broken sizes, 3-6X, 7-14 2 Ufl
BOYS' WASH W WEAR SHIRTS, Sanforized. ff
Sizes 2-6X. Reg. 1.98 .... I .O 7
88
New York 73
Washingon, D.C 74
1 69
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