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AFTER SHOOTING Mrs. Caroline Kennedy, 18, of Downey, Calif., was shot and critically wounded by' her estranged husband, who then committed suicide. Mrs. Ken nedy was about eight months pregnant, and two hours after the shooting a baby daughter was delivered by caesarian section. One of the bullets also creased the baby, but apparently did not injure it. This picture shows Mrs. Kennedy in the hos pital, with the new baby in background- Heaviest Turkey Contest Planned Salem - The state depart ment of agriculture reports that the Oregon Turkey Im provement association has preparations underway to en ter and win the nationwide "heaviest turkey contest" in January. Oregon entries have won frequently in the past. This contest is part of the National Turkey federation's tenth annual Winter Conven tion planned for Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 6-8, 1959. O.T.I.A. Secretary Noel Bennion re ports that two special rail road cars will carry at least 50 Oregon turkey growers to the national meeting. Gov. Robert D. Holmes has accepted the challenge of Iowa's Gov. Herschel C. Love less, and is urging Oregon turkey experts to begin "fat tening up" their birds so they will again "come back with the colors." Walter Schwedler of Port land is first vice-president of the National Turkey federa tion , Wanda Hendrix Will Get Divorce Hollywood OJPD Actress Wanda Hendrix was expected to get an uncontested divorce in Reno, Nev., today following the signing here of a property settlement with husband James Stack guaranteeing her $150,000 provided she does not remarry. Attorney Mort Goodman, representing Miss Hendrix, said Wednesday the agree ment called for the film star to receive $1100 monthly for the next 10 years if she does not remarry. She also will re ceive $12,000 in cash and at torneys' fees and $3500 for the payment of outstanding bills. Miss Hendrix and Stack, socialite-brother of actor Robert Stack, married June 26, 1954, and separated last May. $ A & ' j 1 X V' VOTERS of Jackson County CHET WENDT is my type of man CHET WENDT has integrity, honesty, and devotion to duty which is needed in our County Court. Join with me in re electing CHET WENDT as COUNTY COMMISSIONER JOHN DELLENBACK, Medford, Oregon Pd. Adv. Chester H. Wendt, Medford, Oregon. Kaper Kids Goat Club Wins Pacific Feed, Seed Trophy The Kaper Kids Goat club won the trophy donated by Pacific Feed and Seed com pany to the outstanding live stock club in Jackson county, according to Glenn Klein, county 4-H agent. A packed courthouse audi torium crowd during the Med ford vicinity 4-H achievement awards program also saw Judy Nelson of the Griffin Creek Dairy club awarded the Shirley Nelson memorial trophy and the Guernsey Cat tle club trophy for her out standing dairy exhibit at the county fair. The Shirley Nel son trophy was donated by the P. K. Nelson family in memory of their oldest daughter who was an out standing 4-H'er. Judy is the youngest member of the P. K. Nelson family and has worked diligently to win her sister's trophy, Klein said. Mavis Strom, Southwest Medford Sewing club, was awarded the J. C. Penny 4-H Summer School scholarship and a county clothing medal in the National 4-H awards program from Coats & Clarke, Inc. Jeanette Nouguier was awarded a national awards medal in girls' home econo mics, awarded by Montgom ery Ward company. Eight Medford area club members were outstanding in their record books and will receive county fair board medals for their work: rab bits, Carole Leon; poultry, Marlene Nouguier; mealtime fun, Diane Davy; easy meals, Carole Leon; main dish means, Doris Young; senior dinner, Mavis Strom; sew, it's fun, Judy Scott; teenwise clothing, Susan Hall. Chester Irish, assistant man ager, First National Bank of Oregon, Medford Branch, pre sented the cards and pins to the 4-H'ers present on behalf of the bank. This is one of many contributions the bank makes toward the 4-H pro gram. Awards presented were as follows: :Mret year Dennis Lundgren, Patricia Jones, Beverly Jones, Ilene Mitchel. Laurie Ann Under wood, Sally Vroman, June Hendry, Teresa Patten, Mariane Hedgepeth, Cheryl Hastings, Elaine Hastings, Fredeana Wilkins, Linda Chisum. Mady Drennen, Diane Maehren, Carol Millard. Linda Sokol. Linda Weaver. Alice Whitmore. Michelle EIv, Theresa Edwards, Cheryl Stur gill. Linda Betz. Phyllis Strawn, Judy Miller. Kay Buteau. Cheryl Cummings. Carole Leon. Cherylee Becker. Sheila Butler. Terry Cal houn, Diane Davy. Joan Eslinger, Judy Murphy, Theresa Newcomb, Marlene Nouguier. Linda Pickell, Marian Raapke, Teresa Merritt, Carol Mitchell, Karen Hugdahl, Sharon Hugdahl. Christine Helman, Jonathon Rode. Richard Barnes, John Stewart, Clifton Mitchell, Lin da Romanchuk, Geoffrey Stathos. Anthony Glidden, John Bradshaw, Randall Bradshaw, Gary Norris, fSue Jahn. Julie Jahn. Frank Issl, Kathy Heidenreich. Ellen Heiden reicn, Judy Arnold, Sandra Pheis ter, Diana Nordstorm. Patricia Haugen, Margaret Heysell. Susan Keene, Jeanne Bailey. Diana Buckles, Carolyn Bailey, Judy Kiefe. Second yea r Mary Kay Hoch statter. ' Jerita Leeper. Susan Vro man, Mary Ann Carnegie, Mary Carol Leavens, Judy Scott, Kath leen Newcomb, Sarah Lea Robin son. Marjorie Wonderly, Janice N e e 1, Alta N e e 1, Penny Van de Kamp. Mary Lou Van de Kamp, Larry Sorum, Helen Morrison, Ger ald Balderston, Robert Gonzalez, Janet Glidden, Janet Issi, Allan Brooks, Doris Young, Linda Metz. Third year Margaret uooawin, Martha Merriman, Elva Root, Mar gie Root, Stephen Clark, Sheila Franklin and Gail Glidden. Fourth year Marthanne Good win. Martha Merriman. Elva Root Margie Root, Stephen Clark, Sheila franKiin ana iaii uuaaen. Fourth year Marthanne Good win. Georgia Mitchel, Heather Rode. Bonnie Brantley, Matt Rode and Evelyn Young. Fifth year Bonnie Knapp. Sue Hall, Elizabeth Clark and Carol Mann. Sixth year Ann Darland, Jea nette Nouguier. Robert Allen and Raymond Nouguir. Seventh year Mavis Strom, Judy Nelson ana Ursula sates. Eighth year Carolee Brantley, ACICCICI IMC OF AMSTERDAM DIRECT IMPORT FROM OUR OWN :T DIAMOND CUTTING AND POLISHING PLANT IN AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND immr t- fo n a nn t? n 12 U L-A liwtl bl LZ CHOICE O)00 COMPARE THESE VALUES. YOU'LL FIN THEY COMPARE FAVORABLY WITH RINGS SOLD ELSEWHERE AT $125.00 YOUR CHOICE OF MANY STYLES: llllustrlttd trt only a few) IRIDAL PAIRS SOUTAIMS MIN'S RINGS THRKSOMIS DINNER RINGS WEDDING IANDS fA only ywwWEEK 4 WORTH TWCE V THE PRICE A CS WATER. SHOCK-RESISTANT AUTOMATIC f XT SELF-WINDING WRIST WATCL With Fret Stainless Steel - Expansion Band SeW-WlndlB. Aarenrari .Shock Resistait Warer Resistant Leminovs Dial Sweep Second Hand Anti-Magnotic 50c A WEEK MS WLb2s? Ik Store Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 122 East Main St. MEDFORD Phone SP 3-5348 Farm Land Values Rlse4 Per Cent Corvallis Market value of farm land and buildings in Oregon increased 4 per cent during the year ending July 1, 1958, reports Mrs. Elvera Horrell, Oregon State College extension agricultural econo mist. Most sales were made to en large existing farms. Other forces that helped push farm values to a record high in clude general inflation, de mand for land for industrial use, and government pro grams for agriculture, the eo onomist stated. The prospect of a heavy crop output this year and climbing farm income also in jected a note of optimism into the farm real estate market at mid-year, Mrs. Horrell added. The Oregon increase was in line with a nationwide rise in farm values averaging 5 per cent during the same per iod. The U. S. department of agriculture reports farm val ues in 45 states reached the highest point on record dur ing the year ending July 1. Negro Boys Given Life for Rape Louisville, Ky. (UPD T w o 14-year-old Negro boys were given life prison terms with out, parole in Criminal Court here on charges of raping a 71-year-old white woman. Sentenced were Richard Workman and Isaac Pipes, both having long delinquency records. The sentences were the heaviest given juvenile of fenders here in rcent years. The boys entered pleas of guilty to raping the aged woman after breaking into her home last summer. Under state law, the boys can be released from the state reformatory near La Grange, Ky., only on clemency of some future governor. For the first time, an auto mobile has been driven over a mile of curving highway guided only by a computer controlled by an electric cable embedded in the pavement Nalley To Build In Portland Area Portland-(DPD-Nalleys, Inc., plans to build a $300,000 po tato chip plant in the Portland area, L. Evert Landon, presi dent of the firm, said Wednes day. The plant will replace the one destroyed by fire at Springfield Aug. 8. Landon said' the firm changed to the Portland area when market studies showed a substantial saving in transporta tion would result. Construction will start when site has been selected. Nalleys is a Tacoma firm. MAIL TRIBUNE, Mtdfonf, Orwgon, Thursday, Oetober 30, 1958 5 A Sarah Churchill Pians Stage Return London-flJPD-Sarah Church ill, actress-daughter of Bri tain's famed wartime prime minister, said today she will make her return to London stage after 10 years' absence in the part of "Peter Pan." "I have always wanted to be Peter Pan since I saw the play as a child," , said Miss Churchill, who will open in the part about Christmastime. "I can't imagine anybody not wanting to play the part." She said she 'isn't certain whether her father, who usually winters in Morocco or Revised Standards Adopted for Pears Salem Recently revised federal standards for fresh plums and prunes, rough cel ery, winter, summer and fall pears, sweet cherries and po-' tatoes have been adopted by the Oregon department of ag riculture. Earlier this month similar changes were made in the cauliflower, lettuce, green corn and peaches standards. Copies of the revised stan dards, will soon be available from the Division of Plant Industry, State Department of Agriculture, Salem. the south of France, will be on hand to see her perform. NEW. PET John Albignano Jr., 7, of Franklin Square, Long Island, N. Y., hugs his new pet at Idlewild Airport, on the six-months-old puppy's arrival from California. John is a muscular dystrophy victim, and he had recently lost his other dog, "Lucky." Comedian Jerry Lewis heard of Lucky's disappearance and he sent this dog, a grand daughter of Rin Tin Tin, to John as a gift. RE-ELECT BOB Your Present Start Representative VOTE (X) Robert DUNCAN (X) Marijane DUNCAN 40 "&.t, v' DEMOCRATS ELECT MARIJANE Worked with Bob in . tor both '57 Sessions STATE REPRESENTATIVES Independent thinking and Cooperative Action Mean Good Government! 'GOOD GOVERNMENT IS YOUR BUSINESS" Pd. Adv. Duncans for Legislature Committee. Mark Norton, Chairman, Phoenix, Oregon . THE DANMOORE HOTEL 1217 SW Morrison Si. PORTLAND, OREGON All transient guests. All those who come, return. Rates not high, not low. Free garage, TV's and radios. Reputation for cleanliness. Reservations by long distance phono refunded on request upon arrival Above: Edzel Corsair i-door hardtop An exciting new kind of car! Makes history by making sense The car you hoped would happen! 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