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c Local and Theft A lawn mower valued at S164 was stolen last week from a vacant house at 2570 Sprinabrook rd., accord ing to Medford police. Alfred Charles Offord. 303 North Fir st., reported the theft. Flown To Medford Luth er W. Nichols, 49, of Happy Camp, Calif., is reported in fair condition in Sacred Heart hospital suffering from a broken leg. He was flown to Medford by Mercy Flights, Inc. plane. 'Attend Meeting - Dr. Paul T. Rutter, Medford, and Dr. Albert Griffin, Jacksonville, attended the Oregoa Osteo pathic association board of di rectors meeting in Lebanon, Ore., recently. Dr. J. Scott Heatherington of Oregon City, formerly of Medford. presided at the all-day session. Theft - Twenty dollars was stolen from a purse ' left on the seat of a car parked at Cubby's Drive In. 1275 South Riverside ave.. last Wednesr day evening. Medford police were told. The money be longed to Betty Ann Bray, 3182 South Pacific highway, they said. Meeting Canceled South ern Oregon Hammond Organ society has canceled the pic nic planned for this after noon at the home of Mr. and ' Mrs. Burton Lowry, Fern Valley road. A meeting will be held in early October, Patient - Lester Mathes, Central Point, commander of the Disabled American Veter ans, is a patient at Rogue Val ley hospital where he is con valescing following a heart attack, according to relatives. It was reported that Mathes may have visitors. Visiting at ' the Mathes home is Mrs. James London, Kerby, their daughter. Car Recovered State po lice recovered a 1949 Cadillac sedan Friday stolen from Dal las, Ore., on Sept. 9, it was reported Saturday. The car belonged to the Winlock Handle company of Salem, Ore. Officers arrested Frank Judd, 31, transient, on car theft charges, on Highway 99 near Central Point. Judd has been returned by the Polk county sheriff, officers said. HERTZ TRUCK RENTAL Available at HOPKINS RICHFIELD SERVICE McAndrews at Court SP 3-90A8 TOP COMEDY STARS TIR FTrTlf Hihritv 0071? fnnrama I!ni9ar ij vrff vwjllff VfJUtrf n A MM V KftVC fi8 i l. m & PIER ANGELI-BACCALONI-PURCEU-COOTE Cine maScopz-m'trocoloi AND! ACADEMY on 3L PLUS! COLOR CARTOON HOUSE of North of Gold Hill AT On Display One of the West's Finest Collections of Gold Dust and Nuggets Summer Hours 8 to 6 Under Founder's Management Since 1930 Personal Theft - Ten used car bat teries valued at S6.50 were stolen last week from Chuck Risse Richfield service sta tion, East Ninth st. and Cen tral ave., according to Med ford police. Mother 111 - Mrs. Tom Dwy er Jr., 1014 Winchester ave., left Saturday for Los Angeles where she was called due to the illness of her mother, Mrs. Marie Stahley, formerly of Grants Pass and a frequent valley visitor. Accompanying Mrs. Dwyer south was hex mother-in-law, Mrs. Tom Dwy er, 1887 Vivian st., Medford. Births McGILL-To Mr. and Mrs. William Lee, 610 West 10th st., Medford, Sept. 18, 1958, a boy, 8 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. HUTTON-To Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe, route 1, box 330, Talent, Sept 18, 1958, a boy, 5 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. PAST-To Mr. and Mrs. For rest Donald, 392 Stewart ave. Medford, Sept. 18, 1958, boy, 1114 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. NEWCOME-To Mr. and Mrs. M. C, Evershady Trail er park, Medford, Sept. 18, 1958, a girl, 6V pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. CAMERON - To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, 1905 Orchard Home dr., Sept. 19, 1958, a girl, i6V4 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. Army, Navy Plan Big Assault Test San Francisco (CPU- More than 25,000 soldiers and sail ors will participate late next month in Exercise Rocky Shoals, called the biggest am phibious assault test conduct ed in the Continental United States since World War II. The 13,000 Army troops will be transported aboard Navy vessels from Ft. Lewis, wash., for a landing on the beaches of San Simon, Calif, on Nov. 5. The troops then will move inland for six days of maneuvers on the Hearst San . Simeon . Ranch, Hunter Liggett Military Reservation and Camp Roberts. Some 40 ships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet will transport troops and supplies down? the coast. Troops will land from helicopters launched from the USS Thetis .Bay, a heli copter assault carrier, and conventional small boats. CARD Or THANKS Our heartfelt thanks to all who extended comforting sympathy and help in our recent sorrow. For the beautiful service, floral offerings, and other kindnesses, we are deep ly grateful. Mrs. Roy Ashpole Mr. and Mrs. Don Ashpole Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ashpole Air. and Mrs. Bill Parkinson LATEST HITS! tha Diir Tn t Ifjg Vl itpi ' NOEL ROBERT j M f- I 1 11 3 AWARD WINNER IT'S l "DESTINATION MAGOO' MYSTERY Open Throughout The Year E OBITUARIES I CORA LEE OTTOSON I Services for Cora Lee Ot- tosen, 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ottosen, of Eagle Point, will be held at the Church of the Breth ren, 345 Mary st., Monday at 1 p.m. The Rev. Escil Hiser will officiate. Committal will be at Siskiyou Memorial park, with Conger-Morris, Funeral Directors, in charge. Cora Lee was born Aug. 12, 1956, in Medford. Survi vors in addition to the parents include four brothers, Harold, Donald, Robert, and Charles; two sisters, Beverly and Eliz abeth; grandparents Mr. and Mrs. David Rittenhouse, Buf falo, N.Y.; and Mrs. W. Otto sen, Costa Mesa, Calif.; her great grandmother, Mrs. Floyd Crews, Washington, D.C.; an aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Frei, Eagle Point, and two cousins, Gor don and Candisc. ROBERT CRAIG Services for Robert Craig, 71, of 1027 East Jackson st., who died in North Bend, will be held at Conger-Morris Fun eral Home Monday at 11 a.m. The Rev. William C. Piper of the First Christian church will officiate. Committal will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. Mr. Craig was born Jan. 17, 1887, in Webster City, Iowa. He had been a resident of Medford from 1929 until Sept. 2 of this year, when he moved to North Bend to be near his daughters. He formerly work ed for Jackson County as a road grader operator, retiring in 1956. His wife Cora died in 1948. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. George (Dor othy) Hoover, and Mrs. Virgil (Lucille) Danielson, both of North Bend, and a sister, Mrs A. W. (Emma) Back, Ellens- burg, Wash. : Pallbearers will be Paul Rynning, Adolph Wettenburg, Oscar Lewis, Desmond Sweet, Charles Dooms and R. J. Rina- barger. WALTER C. WILSON Recitation of the Holy Ros ary for Walter C. Wilson, 71, of 911 West Second st., who died Tuesday, will be held this evening at 7 p.m. at Conger-Morris Funeral Home. The Rev. Carl Mai of Sacred Heart Catholic church will officiate. A requiem mass will be read Thursday morning 'at St. Al fonse's Catholic church in Se attle. Mr. Wilson was born Aug. 15, 1887, in Spokane, Wash. He was married Jan. 16, 1944, in Yuma, Ariz., to the former Margaret Himmelsbach, who survives him. Mr. Wilson was a fireman for the city of Se attle and served 28 years be fore his retirement. During the war he was fire marshall in the shipyards. He answered the first call out of Ballard Station No. 18 in Seattle with a three-horse-hitch hose wag on, and . was known to his friends as Tahuya Bill. He also was skipper of a fire boat in Puget Sound. Survivors besides his wid ow include a son, William I. Wilson, Seattle. Wash.; one daughter, Mrs. Clara Sprague, Seattle; a sister, Mrs. Grace Albright, Seattle, three grand children, four great grand children, and several nieces and nephews. MYRON F. SHEETS Services for Myron F. Sheets, 82, who died in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Don Elliott, 2671 Elliott st., Friday, will be held in the Conger-Morris Funeral Home Tunesday, at 1:30 p.m with the Dr. D. Kirkland West of ficiating. Committal will be in IOOF cemetery. The body will lie in state until Tues day noon. Soviet Officer Deserts, Is Shot Berlin (DPD- The newspaper Bild Zeitung reported yes terday a Russian officer was shot and killed Friday night in an East Berlin elevated railway station while trying to flee to the West. The newspaper said the officer was shot down by four Red military policemen at East Berlin's Schoeneweide Station. ' The officer, a lieutenant, was caught at the station when he left one train and ran to catch another, the newspaper reported. Two officers and two sol diers called to the deserter to halt, the newspaper, said. When he ignored the order, the four opened fire. Before er After Church . . . This Sunday Enjoy BREAKFAST (Served Anytime) at the Hotel Medford D(ning Room . , CHILDREN ALWAYS WELCOME CHRISTINE MILLSLAGLE Hornbrook- Mrs Christine Margaret Millslagle, '78, died Thursday afternoon, Sept. 18, at the Siskiyou General hos pital in Yreka, after being admitted to the hospital ear lier in the day. She had been ill for the past two years. Mrs. Millslagle was born April 1, 1880, in Germany, and came to the United States 67 years ago. She lived for many years in Chicago and Joliet, 111., where she was a dress designer. She and her husband, Carl T. Millslagle, who survives her, had livid in Hornbrook for six years. He is a retired telegrapher with the Southern Pacific railroad. Mrs. Millslagle is survived also by a daughter, Mrs. Fay Edwards, of New Orleans, La. and a son, Victor, of Ontario, Calif., and four grandchil dren. Graveside services at the Henly - Hornbrook cemetery were held Saturday afternoon, with the Rev. Charles J. An derson, of the Mt. Zoin Luth eran church in Yreka, offi ciating. JAMES P. BEATON James P. Beaton, 84, of 716 Grant ave., Medford, died Fri day afternoon. He was born in Fargo, N.D., Oct. 9, 1873. He was the seventh white child born in Fargo. Mr. Beaton was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic church and the local Carpen ters' Union. His wife, Rose Ann Beaton, died in 1948. He is survived by one son, A. J. Beaton; one daughter, Mrs. John Maas, both of Med ford; four brothers, two sis ters, six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Recitation of the Holy Ros ary will be held at Perl Fune ral home at 8 o'clock tonight. The Rev. William McLeod will officiate. Funeral servi ces will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic church at 9 a.m. Monday. Interment will be in the family plot in Sis kiyou Memorial park. Services Held for Siskiyou Pioneer John Whitman Maplesdan, 96, a pioneer of Siskiyou county, Calif, who had friends and relatives in Jackson coun ty, was buried at Ft. Jones, Calif., Sept. 14. Nieces and nephews atten ding the funeral from Med ford and vicinity were Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hukill of Ap plegate, Mrs. Alice Shepherd of Medford, and Amos Ma plesden of Evans creek; Mrs. Herman St. Clair and Frank Quigley of Medford also are niece and nephew of Mr. Maplesden. s Mr. 'Maplesden died at'rfhe home of his son, Franklin, at Etna. Services were held in the Methodist church there. He was an early day Siskiyou county blacksmith and later was a cabinet maker. He pre sented pieces of his work to church, museum, and library at Etna. Tools used in making the articles, were inherited from his grandfather, a cabi net maker in Cambridge, Mass. Some . are more than 100 years old. He was born June 1, 1862, at Junction Bar, Siskiyou county, the third of 12 chil dren. As a youth he worked with his father in a placer mine on the Klamath river and in driving an ox team. He is survived by his wife, Carrie Lee, whom he mar ried, in 1914; son Franklin, "and two grandchildren, all of Etna. He was a direct des- cendent of William Bradford, second governor of Plymouth colony in 1621 APPEARING IN COURT at Little Rock, Ark., Leon Cat lett (right), an attorney, receives charter for private school corporation from Roger McNair (left), circuit court clerk. Catlett's group hopes to reopen closed high schools. Woman Injured In Auto Crash North of Cily One person was injured in a two car collision on Table Rock rd. near Wilson rd. Fri day afternoon, state- police reported. Injured was Betty S. Scott, 61. of 4434 North Pacific highway, Medford, passenger in a car driven by Laurel Frank Scott, 22, also of 4434 Pacific highway, north. She received injuries to her right knee, ankle, and a cut on her face. The car driven by Scott crashed into the rear end of another car driven by Lynn Michael Wilde, 23, of Elk Creek rd., Trail. Both cars were going south following a string of heavy traffic, of ficers explained, when the line of cars suddenly stopped and the rear-end collision oc curred. Betty Scott was removed from the accident by rela tives, state police said. No citations were issued. A driver escaped injury when the car he was driving Friday night flipped upside down after skidding into a ditch, state police said. The accident occurred on Foothills rd., between Coker Butte and Delta Waters rds. Franklin Milledge 18, of route 3, Box 171 A, Medford, was going north on Foothills rd., officers said, when another car crowded him on a curve, according to the driver. The Milledge car was forced into a shallow roadside ditch, pulled up onto the bank and flipped over causing severe damage to the car. Denys Wortman, Cartoonist Dies New York - (UPD - Denys Wortman, 71, newspaper car toonist who created "Mopey Dick and the Duke," died of a heart attack early yesterday in his home on Martha's Vine yard, Mass., his brother, El bert Wortman, announced. The cartoonist, whose car eer spanned more than 30 years, retired about two years ago. His cartoon commentaries included "In and Out of the Red with Sam," and "Mrs. Rumpel's Boarding House." Wortman's-work appeared in the New York World from 1924 to 1930 and in the New York World - Telegram, a Scripps-Howard newspaper, after that. It was distributed by United Features Syndicate. Medford Woman Takes Own Life Mrs. Maria Jensen, 44, of 2397 Jacksonville highway, died some time Saturday morning from self - inflicted gunshot wounds, according to Chief Criminal Deputy Joe Walsh. Walsh fixed the time of death some time between 10 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. since Mrs. Jensen had talked to her sister by phone at 10 a.m. Saturday. The body, with the .25 cali ber pistol beside it, was found on the bedroom floor of the small apartment by her hus band, Swain Jenson. A local physician was called. He in turn called the county coron er, who notified the sheriffs office. Mrs. Jensen was sairj to have been despondent for a few weeks and had been re ceiving treatment for a minor heart condition, Walsh said. CANDLE ROOM ' Genuine Charcoal HOTEL MEDFORD British Ask Tests Of Jetliner Noise London -4DPD British offi cials yesterday ordered furth er noise tests for America's new. 707 jetliners before de ciding whether they may com pete here with Britain's soon-to-be-available. .Comet jets. A spokesman for the Civil Aviation ministry said Brit ish experts want to know how much noise the 707 .will make when it is carrying its pro posed operating load of 123V tons. The jetliners tested for noise" here two weeks ago car ried only 95 tons. Pan - American World Air ways, the line which is "pre paring to use the 707 on trans Atlantic flights, has prepared plans to fly direct from New York to Paris and Rome if its jetliners . are banned from London. Portland Swindlers Posed as Policemen Portland (UPD A bold swindle in which an elderly Portland man was bilked out of $2500 was revealed Friday by police who said one man was under arrest in the case and three other suspects were being sought. -Part of the swin dle was carried out at police headquarters. Herbert S. Coffin, 75, of Portland, the victim, said he paid the money to three men posing as police authorities at the main precinct after he was accused of passing bad checks. Ralph Emmett Hay, 68-year-old transient, was held on a charge of grand larceny after his arrest at a photography studio here. Bail was set at $5,000. 'Nice Old Man Coffin told' detectives he ws appoached one week ago by a man who said he was a police officer, and was accus ed of passing bogus checks. The "policeman" then talked over the "charge" with him and told Coffin that since he was "such a nice old man," he could go home. Four days later- the phoney officer and another man iden tified as his sergeant appear ed at the victim's home and informed him he would have to go to police headquarters to face the bad check charge. For his release, they said, he would have to post 2500 bail. 'Mugged'- - On the way they stopped at a photography studio to News About Servicemen COMPLETES TRAINING Marilyn Ruth Brown, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Brown, Medford, has completed four weeks of basic Women's Auxiliary Air Force training at Lackland Air Force base. She has passed all basic tests and plans to enter communications work, her mother reported. ON LEAVE Private First Class Garry E. Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Moore, formerly of Med ford and now of Klamath Falls, has been visiting family and friends in the valley dur ing the past 30 days. Private Moore left Satur day for Ft. Dix, N. J., where he will leave for European assignment. A graduate of Medford High school, the pri vate was formerly stationed jn Ft. Lewis, Wash. He joined the Army more than a year ago. The amount of automobile fuel consumed annually in the United States has doubled in the last 10 years. It now ex ceeds 50 billion gallons a year. Buckhorn Mineral Springs Ashland, Ore. Enjoy health, rest, comfort. and hospitality amidst pleasaat surroundings. HOT MINERAL BATHS for Rheumatism, Arthritis, Neu ritis and Nervousness. CARBON DIOXIDE VAPOR BATHS for High and Low , Blood Pressure, Sinus, and Skin Eruptions. LODGE AND LIGHT HOUSE KEEPING CABINS at Rea sonable Sates. Write for Reservations PHONE LONG DISTANCE Buckhorn Mineral Springs DR. HERMAN WEXLER. D.C Director 1209 Buckhorn Springs Road Ashland. Oregon , Broiled roods: An especially good place to eat if dieting! Sundays 4 p.m. till 11 p.m. These plans suffered a set back Friday, when Italy's Civil Aviation Undersecretary Giuseppe Caron said that regular 707 flights would strain safety arrangements at Rome's already - overcrowded airport. Italian officials have offer ed no objection to possible fu ture use of the Rome airport by Britain's Comets. Pan-American sent its European Vice President, Andrew Jackson Kelly, to Rome to investigate the Italian ban. The Comet also has been cleared for service in and out of London. British airlines have ordered 19 of the British-made jets, but they will not be ready for service until late November. have Coffin "mugged" and at his .bank where he drew out the JJ2500. The pair introduced him to a third man, the "bail taker," on the second floor of the police station just outside a courtroom. Coffin said he was then ordered to hand over the money and was released. Police the real ones were called later after Coffin and members of his family became suspicious. Hay wasl arrested at the photography studio when he showed up to claim the pictures taken of Coffin. Coffin told police he put up the $2500 because he was fear ful he would have to spend some time in jail while the matter was 'being cleared up. Bolivia Charges Reds Disrupting National Economy Washington -(DPD- Bolivian Foreign Minister Victor An drade has charged that Rus sia and Red China are disrupt ing the economies of under developed nations by dump ing metals on the- world mar ket. Andrade also disclosed in an interview with United Press International that the United States has agreed on a 36 million dollar aid pro gram, to see Bolivia through the crisis caused by collapse of the tin market. The Bolivian official said he was informed Thursday that this country -intends to make 26 million dollars in grant aid available to Bolivia. But he added that this aid, even with an additional 10 million dollars in loans, would not restore, the damage to Bo livia's economy caused by Communist dumping of tin. Andrade appealed to the United States and other West ern powers to hold immediate consultations in an effort to set up defenses against fur ther disruptive tactics by the Communists. VltPnnme (Sage STARTS TODAY CONTINUOUS FROM 1:00 P.M. ip - STARTI NG TONITE . JOHN GAVIN LILO PULVER Of' - f 3lfeCrtH6ou O- ERICH MARIA REMARQUE . m. m t m, Lvyy julfij UlSHWIs rvTOUGHEST UJhl'' ' 1 Jman alive 'ssssssssssssbWs1sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssbsssssss ( a - aw AUJtB atW WI MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or., Hasty Exit Fatal To Portland -flJPD- Victor A. Hahn, 38, suffered fatal in juries here yesterday when he fell from a third-floor win dow of his apartment house onto concrete pavement. Police said Hahn had re turned to his apartment early yesterday to find that he had William Heikkila Asks Injunction Against Hearings San Francisco -WPD-William Heikkila, who became cen ter of controversy when he was deported by force last spring, has asked for an in junction to prevent the U.S. Immigration service from starting "exclusion" hearings against him. The 52-year-old draftsman told the U.S. District Court Friday that the hearings, set for Sept. 25, should not be held while his appeal, from a government effort to deport him is pending with the U.S. Court of Appeals. Heikkila was whisked off a San Francisco street by im migration agents on April 28 and deported to his native Fin land while a deportation case was said to be pending. ' In the face of public uproar, the Immigration Service re turned the ex-Communist to this country and delayed the questions it normally would ask of a returning alien. The Sept. 25 hearings would de termine his right to le-enter the U.S. , - ANDY'S WILL BE OPEN TILL 9 P.f.1. EVERY MONDAY - NIGHT through THE SEASON ANDY'S Your Friendly Credit Jeweler $ t H Green Stamps . 15 North Central For tliem it vu a time to love and seized it and held it as tner ' lteld eack other and the pounding of their hearts drowned out the sound of chaos that thundered about them! ERICH MARIA REMARQUE'S A TIME TO LOVE i Sunday, September 21, 1931 IS Portland Man forgotten the key and had locked himself out. Trying to enter what he thought was his third-floor apartment win dow via the fire escape, Hahn discovered when he got inside that it was not his apartment. The couple inside screamed and reached for the telephone. As he made a hurried exit back to the fire escape, Hahn slipped and fell 30 feet to the ground. He suffered head and other injuries and died a few hours later in a hospital. Funeral Flowers and Hospital Bouquets GROCETERIA FLOWER SHOP Ph. 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