Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 29, 1958, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextLocal and Weapons - Everette Ray Stokes, 331 North Holly St., reported to Medford police the theft last week end of a Remington 30-06 rifle valued at $200 and a Winchester 12 gauge shotgun valued at $120 from his residence. Tampering - Medford police Tuesday received a report of tampering with mail from a mailbox at 432 South Plum tt., Beatrice Jean Makris, 602 Stewart ave., told police that torn envelopes, their contents missing, had been found last week near the mailbox of Ida Mae Hollars at the Plum St. address. 3 t f VOTERS Of Jackson County At your State Senator I know how important it is to have competent officials on the County level. CHET WENDT Is a valuable asset in our County Court and we cannot afford to lose him. Vote to re tain CHET WENDT as our COUNTY COMMISSIONER Phil Lowry, Medford, Ore. Paid Adv. Chester H. Wendt, Medford, Ore. HON DESIfl . DINING INN Will Be Open Sat NOV. I - 6 p.m. i r i - j i $' 'tt'r mmm 1 CREATURE FROM BEYOND THE STARS Em..mUTIFUl.MDLin kTABULOUS! SPECTACULAR! TERRIFYING! HILO HATTIE and her Hawaiian Revue! Thursday-FridaySaturday OCTOBER 30-31, NOVEMBER 1 2 Shows Nightly-9 & II .Dancing From 9 to 1 LUAU Pork for those who love pork Fish for those who love fish A delightful festive Hawaiian Buffet Personal Rummage Sale The Agate Home Extension unit will sponsor a rummage sale in the Eagles hall in Medford, be tween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sat urday, Nov. 1. Theft - A $74 Colt .38 spe cial was stolen last week from Hall's Sports shop, 902 North Riverside ave., according to Medford police. Earl Walter Hall, the proprietor, reported the theft. Loitering - Medford police received a report from Clyde Leon Hughes, 2154 Crater Lake ave., that juveniles were loitering Sunday afternoon at the Greyhound bus terminal depot, 212 "North Bartlett st. Battery - A car battery valued at $15 was stolen Mon day from the vehicle of Ken neth Paul Nelson, 1102 Sweet rd., while it was parked on Kenyon st. between Melrose and O'Gara- aves., according to Medford police. Theft - Inez Floria Hayes, 407 West Jackson St., report ed to Medford police the theft of women's underclothing from a clothes line in the back yard at that address. The theft took place Sunday eve ning, they said. ' Cited-Robert Keith Haines, Fort Wayne, Ind., was cited by Medford police Monday for following too close after his vehicle collided with one driven by Earl Martin John ston, 2 North Central ave., on North Riverside ave. be tween Edwards and Alice sts. Walnuts - A group of Med ford children in the southwest part of the city were throw ing and batting walnuts at passing cars Saturday, accord ing to Medford police. They said two boys, 4 and 8, and a girl, 6, were the parties re sponsible. Lost Boy Archie Randal Pate, 4, was reported to Med ford police as a lost boy Satur day morning when he was dis covered alone at Rose gro cery, 201 West Jackson. But when a Medford police officer arrived, Archie directed him to his home, at Pardee court, police said. Cited William Charles Kayser, 1908 Westerlund dr., was cited last week end for following too close after his vehicle struck one operated by Robert Simpson Webber, 794 Marshall ave., on South Oakdale ave. south of West 11th st., Medford police re ported. 2 HALLOWE'EN HORROR HITS! s CLLULS From 7 to 9 P.M. Each Evening Autopsy Ordered info Man's Death An autopsy on the death of Lawrence Raymond Phillips, 33, last night, has been re quested by District- Attorney Thomas J. Reeder. Phillips was on probation from the county jail after con viction for 6btaining property under false pretenses, accord ing to the district attorney's office today. A deputy county coroner received a call last night to go to the Phillips' residence at 255 Charlotte Ann rd., Medford, from the attending physician. Mrs. Phillips told the deputy coroner she found two bottles of tablets empty in the bathroom. One of the bottles contained phenol bar bituate tablets used for seda tions or sleep inducing, the deputy coroner said. However, the attending physician told the deputy cor oner and investigating sher iffs deputy that taking all the tablets would not neces sarily cause death. Mrs. Phil lips said her husband had been ill for a few weeks. He complained of feeling ill yes terday, she said. He asked her for some tablets and she cautioned him to take only as prescribed. Upon finding him breathing heavily on the couch later, sh? called a phys ician who pronounced him dead at 9:30 p.m., shortly aft er he arrived. Mrs. Phillips told the sheriff's officer that her hus band had not been despond ent. The county coroner's of fice said an autopsy on the body, now at the Conger-Morris funeral home, should be completed tomorrow. Lost Sharyn Prettyman, 328 East Butler lane, Ashland, reported to Medford city po lice Tuesday morning the loss of a light tan colored billfold containing identification. Lawn Damaged-Carl Jack Whitmore, Rogue Valley hos pital engineer, reported to Medford city police Tuesday that the hospital lawn had been damaged several times during the- past two weeks by vehicles. . Chest X-Ray-The chest x ray clinic at the Sacred Heart hospital will be open Thurs day afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m. The clinic is sponsored by the Jackson County Tuber culosis and Health associa tion. Orders Issued City Fire Marshal Truman Nelson is sued seven orders for correc tion of fire hazards yesterday. He inspected two mercantile occupancies, an office build ing and a building of public assembly. Hawk - Medford police re ceived a report Friday from Elizabeth Stoliss, 111 Gennes see st., that a large wounded bird had appeared at her home. Police said it appeared to be a red-tailed hawk, with one wing shot or , sheared by a wire. The Humane society was notified to arrange for its disposal, police said. Shot Robert Daniel Mills, 12, of 1523 East McAndrews rd., was struck in the stomach by a BB shot Saturday after noon while in the 800 block of North Riverside ave., ac cording to Medford police. Two 11-year-old boys, whose parents said they did not know shooting BB guns in the city was illegal, were respon sible, police said. $500 per Person by Reservation Only CALL - SP 2-6247 Elks and Guests. Only Dress Informal or Dress Hawaiian OBITUARIES ANDREW JORGENSEN Funeral services for An drew Jorgensen, 87, of 426 South Ivy st., who died in a local hospital Monday, will be conducted at 2 pjn. Thurs day in Chapel Mortuary. The Rev. Harvey Coovert, pastor of the Zion Lutheran church, will officiate. Interment will be in the Medford IOOF cem etery. Mr. Jorgensen, the son of Andrew and Anna Jorgensen, was born in Fyn, near Copen hagen, Denmark, on April 28, 1871. He came to this country as a young man in 1893, with his only brother, Chris Jor gensen, who preceded him in death in 1940. They came to the Rogue River valley and settled in the town of Wood ville, which is now Rogue River. He later went to San Fran cisco, where he sent back for his bride-to-be and was mar ried there in 1894. In 1924 the couple moved from San Francisco to Ashland and lived there until 1928, when they moved to the address in Medford. His wife preceded him in death in .June, 1936. Mr. Jorgensen was a ce ment and while living in San Francisco' was president of the local cement workers' union. At that time also he was a member of the IOOF lodge. - Survivors include one niece, Mrs. Ernest B. Price, 900 Hamilton st., Medford; one nephew, Harvey C. Jorgen sen, El Monte, Calif.; and a number of grand nieces and grand nephews in California. MRS. DELLA MEYER Funeral services for Mrs. Delia Meyer, 69, of 1730 North Riverside ave., who died Monday at a local hospi tal, will be held at Perl Fu neral home at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The Rev. Howard Simmonds of Butte Falls will officiate. Interment will be at Enid, Okla. Mrs. Meyer was born in Pratt county, Kansas, July 27, 1889, and had been a resident of this community for the past 21 years. She is survived by five sis ters, Mrs. Lennie M. Haworth of Sacramento, Calif.; Mrs. Nel Logan of Ringwood, Okla.; Mrs. Glen Maddox of Ringwood, Okla.; Mrs. Thelma Fryer of Baton Rouge, La.; Mrs. Murle Fulcher of San Antonio, Tex.; three brothers, Robert 'Purvine of Springdale, Ark.; Bill Purvine of Wichi ta, Kan.; and Harley Purvine of Topeka, Kan.; and several nieces and nephews. JAMES EBNMOTHER Ashland-James Floyd Ebn mother, 66, of 91 Church st., Ashland, died Oct. 28 follow ing a three year illness. He was born July 30, 1892 in Goodland, Kansas, moving to Oregon in 1937. He married Audrey LaVern Weber, of Phillipsburg, Kan., Dec. 23, 1916. Survivors include his wife, Audrey, Ashland, seven chil dren, Mrs. H. L. Grossman, Mrs. H. S. Morris, Mrs. M. R. Harrin, all Medford; Mrs. E. C. Whellock, Eugene; Mrs. H. E. Wollshleger, Burbank, Calif; Mrs. D. L. Johnson, Ashland, and F. L. Ebnmoth er, Ashland; and 11 grand children. Funeral services will be held in Litwiller's Mountain View chapel, Ashland, Thurs day, Oct. 30, at 1:30 p.m. The Rev. James Sinclair will offi ciate.. Interment will be in Memory Gardens. JOSEPH W. MORRIS . Funeral services for Joseph W. Morris. 86, a resident of Gold Hill who died Tuesday, will be held in Monroe, Ore., Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Ralph Oh ling, First Methodist church, will officiate. Interment will be in Eugene. Mr. Morris was born near Joplin, Mo., Nov. 25, 1871. He came by covered wagon train to Rock Point in 1877 with his parents, the late Willis and Sarah Morris. For several years he operated a placer mine at Red Flat on Foots ANDY'S BEST BUY! S&H Green Stamps ANDY'S Your Friendly Credit Jeweler 15 NORTH CENTRAL diamonds I kw m Creek. In 1900 he went with the gold rush to Nome, Alas ka, returning to the United States in 1901. On June 17, 1903, in Coburg, Ore., he was married to Sadie Leach, who survives. Ke was a 30-year member of the AF&AM 128, Junction City, and IOOF, Coburg, for more than 50 years. He moved to Monroe, Ore., in 1917, re siding there until his death. Surviving, besides his wife, are three sons, Edgar L. Mor ris, Salem; Carlos W. Morris, Medford; and J. William Mor ris Jr., Junction City; one brother, Alex Morris, Anti och, Calif., and six grandchildren. Gospel Mission To Hold Meeting A potluck dinner for dele gates and all interested per sons of the newly organized Medford Gospel Mission will be held Thursday, Oct.. 30, at 6:45 p.m. at the Girls Com munity club, 229 North Bart lett st. Each church may send three . delegates to the event with their wives or husbands,, officers of the Mission report ed. They also encouraged other interested persons to at tend. Medford Mission officers and other residents who at tended Gospel Mission meet ings last week end in Bakers field and Fresno, Calif., will report on their trips. . Also expected to attend will be persons who are active in mission work in other areas. Delegates attending the meet ing will vote on a superin tendent for the local mission. President of the local group is Fred Robinson. Weather Medford and vicinity: Fair to night and Thursday except ior patches of valley fog late night and early morning hours. Low tonight 35. High Thursday about 75. Western Oregon: Mostly fair to night and Thursday except for lo cal early morning fog along coast and in southern interior valleys. Increasing high cloudiness late Thursday. Low tonight 35-45. High Thursday 60-70. Northern California: Fair tonight and Thursday except for fog on coast night and early morning hours. Little temperature change. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 54. above normal 4. Record high this date 76 in 1944. Record low this date 25 in 1929. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to midnight, none. Midnight to 10 ajn., none. Total this month .40 inch, 1.27 inch below normal. Total since Sept. 1, .68 inch, 1.64 inch below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 34 , highest this a.m. 97". High 4:00 24- City Tester- a.m. hr. day Low Prec. Brookings 61 47 Crater Lake 56 32 Grants Pass 59 40 .01 Klamath Falls .... 66 32 MEDFORD 71 38 Portland 65 . 43 Seattle 57 40 Spokane 53. 37 Yakima 63 32 Eureka 53 47 Sacramento : 75 52 San .Francisco 71 51 Los Angeles 80 62 Phoenix 81 43 61 32 Denver .17 FIVE-DAY FORECAST (Through Nov. 3): Western Oregon Temperatures continuing much above normal through Mondav with highs gen erally 60-70 and lows 34-44. Total precipitation light. Probably not oc curring before week end. . Northern California Tempera tures much above normal. No pre cipitation except a little rain on extreme north coast late in period. v- -m ..... w ,vxi Mtzy?-? r j-, Licei. dowed and caressed her wdy 1 ..Nfe back to the man she had to own ! II - , . " ' - ' IS! ' VIA . - ' U -T Over-lhe-Counfer Western Stocks The following bid and asked prices on selected West ern securities, provided by the Medford branch office of Pacific Northwest Company, are unofficial and do not rep resent actual transactions, but are intended as a guide to the approximate price range. Common Slocks Bid Asked Bank of America 3934 42 Calif.-Pacific Utilities .. 31 Cascades Plywood 23 Cons. Freightways 17 8 Copco 33 '.4 First National Bank 50 Northwest Nat. Gas .... 16 'i Pacific Pwr. & Lt 36 '2 Permanente Cem. Co 22 Portland Gen. Elec 25 U. S. National Bank .... 69 United Utilities 263i West Coast Tel. 21 U Weyerhaeuser 44 33'i 308 184 35 'i 53i'2 178 385i 23 3. 268 73 28'8 22i 47 Investment Funds Noon Quotations on select ed funds supplied by the Med ford Branch of Foster & Mar shall, Members New York Stock Exchange. Fund Bid Asked 13.37 14.66 18.86 20.39 22.33 23.87 15.03 16.25 13.66 14.93 10.52 11.52 12.60 13.80 8.28 9.08 11.38 12.46 9.49 10.40 7.28 7.98 16.15 17.62 9.82 10.72 8.99 9.81 12.54 13.68 17.12 18.68 11.80 12.88 13.02 14.21 12.51 13.52 12.59 13.72 5.31 5.81 13.59 14.82 Group Sec Avia . Group Sec Com St Group Sec Elec ... Group Sec Petr ... Group Sec Steel . Group Sec Tobac Keytsone B-4 Keystone K-l Keystone S-2 Keystone S-3 ...... Portland Livestock P o r 1 1 a n d (UPI Cattle 350. : Good-choice 1232 lb. steers 26: good 1049 lb. 26; good and choice 845 lb. heifers 26: mostly good 791 lb. 25.75; good 941 lb. 25.50: util ity cows 17.50-19; canner-cutter 15 16.50; heav cutters to 17.50; utility bulls 23.50-25. Calves 75. Choice vealers 31-33; good 28-31; standard 23-27; culls down to 14. Hogs 300. U.S. 1 and 2 butchers 20.50-21: mixed 1. 2 and 3 lots 19.50-20.25; heavier and lighter weights 19-20; sows 300-550 lb. 16.50-18.50. Sheep 550. Choice 85-110 lb. slaughter lambs 20.50-21; good 19 20: good-choice feeders 65-85 lb. 17-19; common light feeders down to 14; ewes 4-9. Portland Hay, Grain -Portland Wholesale Grain Prices: New crop No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. Portland and Seattle. S28-30 ton with top quality to S32. Wholesale Prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat. No. 2 soft white. S68.50 ton; No. 2 Milo. Eastern shipment, f.o.b. Portland, S48; No. 2 white oats. 38 lb. West Coast delivery, $49-49.50 ton; No. 2 valley oats. $48 ton; bar ley. No. 2 West Coast delivery, S50. 50-51; soybean meal, bulk. East ern shipment, $72.50 ton f.o.b. Port land; standard mill run. bulk, prompt delivery, f.o.b. Coast, $33.50-34.50: No. 2 corn, Eastern shipment, f.o.b. Portland, S54-54.50. locally grown No. 2 corn, $51-52 ton. Portland Produce Portland fUPIi E g g s To Te tailers: Grade AA large, 48-50C doz.; A large., 45-47c: A medium. 37c; AA smalls, 30-33c; carton l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA and Grade A-prints. 67-68c lb.; carton lc higher; B prints, 65-66C. Cheese medium cured To re tailers: A grade Cheddar single dai sies, 39-51c; processed American cheese, 5-lb. loaf 40-43c. Farm Market Big pumpkins generally sold to retailers to 3 cents a pound with small to medium sized up to 2.50 a lettuce crate; opening time for the East Side Farmers' market will be advanced one-half hour Satur day to 4:30 a.m. Poultry, "Rabbits Live Chickens Quoted to grow ers at Portland, Salem and south to Eugene, f.o.b. ranch No. 1 qual ity fryers, 2i-4 lbs., 16c; light hens. 10c; heavy hens. 5 lbs. up, 13c lb.; old roosters. 7-8c lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade Stock Advance One Of Best for Year New York (DPI) Stocks to-j day had one of their best ad vances of 1958 with business news of an inspiring nature luring speculators and in vesters back into the market in large numbers. Today's prices on selected stocks: t Allied Chemical 90 Vs Alum Co Am 873s American Motors 35H American Can 50 AT&T 194Vs Anaconda Copper 611s Armco Steel 64 12 Bendix Aviation 61V4 Bethlehem Steel 52 Caterpillar Corp 87 V2 Chrysler Corp 53 Continental iCan 58 Crown Zellerbach 55 Curtiss Wright 27 Vz Dow Chemical 67 V dressed to retailers: fryers, whole drawn, 32-35c lb,; cut up, 36-38c; hens, light types, cut up. 34-36c; heavy type whole drawn, 39-41c. Dressed Turkeys A grade young hens, 30V2-31C lb. to producers on eviscerated basis; A grade young toms, 25'i-26c lb. eviscerated young hens to retailers, mostly 41-43c lb. on an oven-ready basis; A grade toms, 34-37c. Rabbits (average to growers f o b. killing plants) Live white, 3?4 -42 lb., f.o.b. Portland, 21-23c; colored pelts. 5c under. Fresh killed fryers to retailers, 57-60c lb.; cut up, 61-64C. NOW SHOWING DOUBLE Rock 'n' Dare Show! diarnng Maria ENGLISH -Anna STEN John LITEl Lance FULLER 'Allele JERGENS AGoldinSIite Production "Prodticetf by Aim Gordon Oirtcle bj Edwird I. Cihn Eucutnre Producer: Samuel I. Arkoft Slory I Screenplay: Lou Rutoll Amencin-lnlemattonal Picture USA GAYE STERLING HOLIOWAY NORTH nUlfIC HI6HWAJ gi r MIL... fK!XH,llHQ or ; WRONG? nt" REOPENS FOR SEASON TONIGHT DOORS OPEN 6:45 - SHOW STARTS 7 P.M. PRICES Adults 90c Loges 1.10 Students 50c Children 25c Du Pont 196V2 Eastman Kodak ....127 Firestone 109 General Electric . 67 V2 General Foods 66 V4 General Motors 484 Georgia Pacific 45is Graham Paige 2 Greyhound 157,8 Gulf Oil ..: 118V& Homestake Mining 38?fe Idaho Power AZA Kaiser Ind 14 Int Paper ...lloK Johns Manville 465b Kennecott Copper 99 Lockheed Aircraft 547 g Katy Pfd. 66V4 Montgomery Ward 38V4 Nat'l Biscuit 48U New York Central 284 Pac Gas & Elec 57 Vi Penney, J. C .98 ifc Penn RR (xd) 17 Radio Corporation 39 THEY'RE SCREAMING AT THIS ONE liAM'T I AiiAU AT THIS He' remaking the Air Forse from 7 1 $?f f S -i, fl - X ' f.-ii-J i'L., Y$& MYRON McCORMiCK NICK ADAMS fej I MYRON McCORMiCK NICK ADAMS BRIGITTE AHD0T Willy Wonderful Bardot dares 1 illjl! joss l.'l'S j. W-.-.-'V'MADEMOlSaiE A 1 fe. .. MM & IB J Wednesday, Oct. 29, 1958 11 MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. Richfield Oil 88"i Safeway 3338 Sears ; 3$ Shell Oil 84 Socony Mobil Oil 48V4 Southern Co. 338 Southern Pacific 58?s Standard California .... 56 Standard Indiana 48 Standard N.J. , 58 Sun Mines 8Va Texas Gulf Sulfur 22 U COMPLETE GLASS SERVICE - Auto Windshields .. Furniture Topi Store Fronts ' Aluminum Sash Plate and Window Glass Mirrors Thermopane PHONE SP 3-3613 SELBY 6JSfs 303 North Bartlett. NOW SHOWING DOORS OPEN 6:30 P.M. 1 1 p tlif f ftHIVi 14 4 J -M mi TONITE AND THURSDAY CURTAIN AT EIGHT-THIRTY VITTORIO De S1CA SOPHIA LOREN in a sly screen delight! lw The M