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Local and Pislol - A Rueger "Bear Cat' .22 caliber pistol was rtolen last week from a show case at Big Y Market, 1943 North Pacific highway, ac cording to Medford police. Be turn! - O. H. Bengtson, Medford attorney, returned to the valley today from Den ver, Colo., where h attended the funeral of his mother, Mrs. Anna G. Bengtson. . Attend Conference - Ray mond S. Wise, Medford dis trict agent for the Northwest ern Mutual Life Insurance company, plans to attend a special advanced underwrit er! seminar in Portland Nov. 14 and 15. At Conference - Edmund E. Hass, vice president and man ager of the Medford office of the Pacific Northwest com pany, attended a meeting of officers, managers and regis tered representatives of the company Friday in Seattle, Wash. Visiting - Mrs. Paul R. Bish of New York is visiting rela tives in Medford. She is visit ing at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barneburg, 1297 Sunset ave., and Mr. and Mrs. Don Anderson, 803- Pine st She will leave the first of next week to visit a daughter -in Trfcoma, Wash., before return ing to her home. Theft - A top coat, a brown leather briefcase containing tools and papers and a black looseleaf notebook were taken early Thursday morning from the front seat of a vehicle be longing to Robert Carl Nel son, a Coca Cola salesman from Newberg, while the ve hicle was parked in the down town area, according to Med ford police. ANDY'S BEST BUY! S&H Green Stamps ANDY'S Your Friendly Credit Jeweler IS NORTH CENTRAL P r s919 diamonds Jum m M HOW! AUilfi HOW! Zjjfiffi23&, b 144 PIPER LAURIE The People of Medford Who Never Finished D UUUVIUU IVUU n are invited to write for FREE booklet. Tells hew you can M earn vour Hiqh School Education D D AT HOME IN AMERICAN SCHOOL. Deto. MF-43 6381 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles 28, Calif. Send me your free 55-page High School Booklet. Name Age Address ; - Aot n c itv - HOUSE of North of Gold Hill AT On Display One of the West's Finest Collections of Gold Dust and Nuggets Winter Hours 9 to 5 Closed on Mondays Under Founder's Management Sine 1930 Personal Council to Meet - The Med ford Building Trades Council will meet at 8 p.m. Wednes day, Nov. 19, in the Medford Labor Temple, George Potu cek, secretary, has announc ed. More Toys Needed - Med ford firemen Saturday asked for more old and broken toys be taken to the main fire sta tion at Third and Front sts. The toys will be distributed to needy children at Christ mas. Tickets are still on sale for the firemen's ball Thanks giving. Called on Crash - Medford fire department was called to the Medford airport Saturday to stand by when an airplane reported it might crash land. A light plane struck its wing tip, but no serious damage was done, airport authorities reported. Firemen were call ed also to put out a trash fire at 329 South Grape st. Satur day afternoon, and a flue fire at a residence at 1009 North Central ave. . Meeting Cancelled - The Tuesday meeting of the Exe cutive committee of the Ad visory Council to the Juven ile court and the Advisory council has been cancelled, according to Wayne Welty chairman. The change was necessary due to committee members attending a state meeting. The next meeting of the groups will be Dec. 16. Sale Planned - Gold Hill Health unit will hold a rum mage sale at the Fehl build ing in Medford Thursday and Friday, Nov. 20-21. The sale will open at noon Thursday and continue all day Friday Anyone wishing to make do nations is asked to take the article to-the building Thurs day morning. A portion of the proceeds will be used to buy equipment for the hall where hoth Bov and Girl Sjcoui troops hold their meetings. Births PULLEY To: Mr. and Mrs. D. F.. Butte Falls Star Route, box 1, Eagle Point, Nov. 15, 1958, boy, 7 pounds, at bacrea Heart hospital. KOCH Jr. To: Mr. aridMrs. Raymond R. 45B Bush st., Central Point, Nov. 14, 1958, girl. 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. WOMAN'S PLACE South Haven, - Mich. - (ITD -U.S. Treasurer Ivy Baker Priest replied to a suggestion that a woman's " picture be placed on currency by saying she doesn't mind the men hav ing their faces on the bills "just as long as we women get our hands on them." The magpie, about as big as a pigeon, is . a western Ca nadian bird seen only occa sionally in Ontario and Que bec. D SPARE TIME D D Zone State... MYSTERY Open Throughout The Year OBITUARIES -.3. A 1 SERVICES SET Funeral ser vices for Walter D.' (Pop) Green 87, of 212 South Ivy st., who died Saturday, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Conger-Morris Funeral home. The Rev. Clynton Crisman, of the Friends church, will offic iate. Committal will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. Ac tive bearers will include Dwight Houghton, Oliver Gustafson, Gene Orr, Sam Colton, Jack Fitzgerald and Vern Van Dyke. Honorary bearers will include J. C. Col lins, Charles Higdon, C. A, Winetrout and Tom Gifford. JOHN G. HENNEBERRY Funeral services for John G. Hennebery, 63, who died at the Veterans administra tion Domiciliary Thursday, will be held at the 'Camp White chapel at 9:30 am Tuesday. Chaplain Roger A Pryor will officiate with Chaplain Perry Johnson as sisting. Burial will be in the Camp White cemetery. Mr. Henneberry was born in Shiocton Autamagia, Wis., April 8, 1895, and was a vet eran of World War I. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. J. Guvette of Rochester, N.Y. Frl Funeral home is in charge of arrangements. MRS. LILLY MAE DAY ' Ashland - Mrs.. Lilly Mae Day, 77, of 298 North Main St., Ashland, died Nov. 15 fol lowing an illness of several years. She was born Nov. 6, 1881, in Birmingham, Eng land, and had made her home in Ashland since 1925. She is survived by her hus band. Dudlev Day. Ashland; Seven children, Arthur Win klejnan, Ashland; Mrs. Leona Brown. San Francisco; George W. Day. Mt. Shasta, Calif.;- Phillip Day, Klamath j Falls; Mrs. Harie Nork, Shadv Cove: Mrs. Rose Alien, Medford; Earl W. Day, Ash land; eight .grandchildren, four great-graridchildreni and one sister, Mrs. Annie Cor tage, ParadiseV Calif . . - Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 10:30 a.m. at Litwiller's Mountian View chapel, Ash land. The Rev. Thomas Balch of Calvary Baptist church, of ficiated. . . LAWRENCE CROWL Funeral services for Law rence Crowl, 78, 120 Almond St., who died Thursday, will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Conger-Morris Funeral home. The Rev. Dexter Williams of the Central avenue Church of Christ will officiate. Inter ment will be. in the Griffin Creek cemetery. Mr. Crowl was born Nov. 16, 1879, in Saracuse, Ind. He came to Oregon and settled in the Wallowa area in 1900, moving to Medford in 1906, where he was active in the plumbing business for several years. He was the custodian of the Medford Center Buil ding for 20 years. On July 26, 1903, at Elgin, Ore., he was married to Min nie Mae Fields, who survives. He had been an active life member of the Christian church. Other survivors include four sons, Harold Crowl, Cave Junction; Cleo Crowl, Grants Pass; Delbert Crowl, Medford; Donald Crowl, U. S. Army, Ft. McArthur, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Sylvia Peart, Medford; Mrs. Euvon Reaves, Central Point; Mrs. Lois Rus sell, Medford; one sister, Mrs. Abbie Riggle, Wallowa, Ore.; 14 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren and sev eral nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will include C. M. Hon, Willard Henney, Don ald Meadows, Clarence Pierce, Carl Bivins, and Robert Daun. CASE CLOSED Fort Dodge, Iowa - OD - A woman teleDhoned police to - demand they "do something" : about the bugs around a street j light in front of her house. ; Told there was nothing they ' could do, the woman hung up but called back to say that she'd taken care of the matter herself - by shattering the street light. SUGGESTION APPROVED Tampa, Fla. (DPD When peace justice Marion Hendry suggested the "whipping post" as a means of curbing juvenile delinquency, he re ceived comment from all over the country-most of it agreeing. MRS. ROSEMARY BARRICK Mrs. Rosemary Barrick, Klamath Falls, died in a Med ford hospital Friday. Funeral arrangements - will be an nounced by Perl Funeral home. SAMUEL STEWART Ashland Funeral services for Samuel Clarence Stewart, 68, of 173 Skidmore St., Ash land, who died Nov. 14, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Litwillers Mountain View chapel. Bishop W. H. Davis of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, will offici ate. Mr. Stewart is survived by his widow, Flaurence Stewart, Ashland; five children, Lionel Clarence Stewart, Calgary, Alberta; Mrs. Eileen Rudolph, Vancouver, British Columbia; Mrs. Edwina Anderson, Ore gon City; Mrs. Alice Shaver, Miss Kathleen Marie Stewart, both Crescent City, Calif., one sister, Mrs. Mable Holt, Hel ena, Mcnt., and 14 grandchil dren. - HENRY RICHARDSON Funeral services for Henry E. Richardson, 68, of 1420 Sweet rd., Medford, who died Nov. 2 in Webb City, Mo., were held recently in West Plains, Mo. Mr.- Richardson was born Jan. 5, 1890, at West Plains and has made his home in Medford for 30 years. He was returning to the valley following a visit in St. Louis when he became ill in Texas. He flew to Joplin, Mo., where his nephew, Dr. Sidney Lawson, lives and had him hospitalized. A daughter, Mrs. Doris Murphy, Aptos, Calif., flew to Missouri. Mr. Richardson was em ployed in Medford as station ary engineer for various lum ber companies. He was a World War I veteran, a mem ber of the local American Leiong post, and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Murphy, three grandchildren; five sisters, and one brother. The Rev. S. C. Headrick of the First Methodist church, Of ficiated at the funeral service with interment in the Oak Lawn cemetery. THEODORE TULARE Funeral services for Theo dore Tulare, 52, Gold HilL who died Friday, will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Conger-Morris Funeral home. The Rev. William McLeod of Sac red Heart Catholic church will officiate. Interment will be in the Siskiyou Memorial park. ' Mr. Tulare was born Sept. 13, 1906, iifXrcadia, Wis. He enlisted in' the Navy Feb. 3, 1925, at Portland, and was discharged on July 10, .1945, at New Orleans, La. He serv ed aboard the USS Yorktown, as an aviation machinists mate. After his discharge from the Navy, he served in the reserves for 10 years. He had resided in the Gold Hill area for the past 13 years. Survivors include four bro thers, George Tulare, Gold Hill; Joseph Tulare, Gold Hill; Louis Tulare, Grants Pass; and Edward Tulare, Gold Hill; and two sisters, Mrs. Ann Crowley, Portland, and Mrs. Laura Carey, Walla Walla, Wash. Nine Railroads Challenge Order Portland - fliPD - Nine rail road firms Friday challenged a state tax commission order in circuit court assessing rail road operating properties in Multnomah county. " The railroads are Union Pa cific; Southern Pacific; Spo kane, Portland & Seattle; TMnrthprn Pacific Terminal company; 'Northern Pacific; Great Northern; Oregon Elec tric: Portland Traction and Pacific Fruit Express . The railroad petition nas asked that about $135,000 in 1958-59 property taxes paid under protest be refunded. The railroads contend that their Drorjerties have been as sessed at 117 per cent of true' cash value. 1 Basis for the appeals is that most property in the county has been assessed at 100 per cent of true, cash value while railroad and other operating properties are assessed by the state tax commission at 117 per cent. The railroads hold that the commission cannot assess such property at more than true cash value. Each of the companies is paying the full amount of as sessment and petitioning for a refund. SURPLUS CROP Storrs, Conn. - (DPD - The University of Connecticut re ports receiving an urgent re quest for rabbits from a farm er in Honduras who raised 1, 000 heads of lettuce with the agent. The farmer needs the rabbits because none of his neighbors will eat the lettuce. Jackson School By Carol Longan and Carolyn Cole The Jackson school students have been busy this past week in many activities. Among these activities were the Jackson school open house between 7 and 9 p.m. Nov. 12. The parents of the students went to the teachers' rooms to see how the children were doing their work at school. Coffee and cookies were served by the executive board and fifth grade room mothers. For the bulletin board in the lower hall Mrs. Ruth Hawkins and her pupils made a mural to welcome the par ents to open house. It was a picture of the school with parents entering and leaving the school.' The upper hall was decor ated by Jan King, Connie Bit tie, Karen Maxson, and Linda Cosier. It was a letter to the parents made from green yarn. The pictures of the students that were taken last month have now arrived and were given to the children to take home. There is a picture of Jackson school on the cover and inside it a picture of the student's class and above it a place for autographs. Also with them came eight wallet size photographs and one tig picture of themselves. At Jackson school this year there were several students that were picked for honor band and orchestra. They were recommended by their teacher. The children in Jack son school that are in honor orchestra are Katie Cook, Paula Harper, Connie Bittle, Carolyn Cole, and Carol Lon gan. The children in honor band are Roy Gross, Victor Snyder, David Williams, Lois Jacobs, Catherine Watson and Bill Warren. Hedrick Junior High By Nancy Duncan Hedrick students were ov erjoyed because of Hedrick's 13 to 6 defeat of McLoughlin and their jubilation continued during the past week after the Hornet's triumph on Fri day, Nov. 7. Hedrick rejoiced over its first victory of . the four encounters with their cross-town cousins. 'A t r emendous defensive stand by the Hornets in the closing seconds of the game insured the win when Mc loughlin drove to within inch es of a goal. Hedrick students attended the Medford High school band benefit smorgasbord Fri day, Nov. 14, at the Big Y super market. The benefit was sponsored by the South era Oregon Salesmen's club. The "all you can eat" offer for 25 cents did not go un heeded, according to reports by returning students. Apprehension covered the faces of many Hedrick stud ents Thursday, Nov. 13, as most of the students received immunization shots from Dr. A. Erin Merkel and members of his staff from the Jackson county health department. Hedrick PTA members help ed with administrative de tails. A large number of Hedrick girls who had shown pale fac es and tears were shamefaced as they saw the calm .and fearless first graders, who were brought to the school, receive their shots. Warmer clothing was sport ed by students as fall gave us lower temperatures during the past week and Thursday's rain caused students to lose little time in getting to school. Jackson County Telchers' institute was held at Hedrick Monday, Nov. 10, with nearly 400 teachers and administra tors attending. Many interesting bulletin boards depicted various items GRAND OPENING 6th & Ivy Gtiry S SP 3-6536 Cafe and Fountain . i -, Mrs. Pearl Watson (Formerly of Watson Steak House) invites all her Friends and Customers to Come in and see her at Gary's Good Food and Delicious Fountain Specialties $1.25 SUNDAY SPECIAL $1.25 DINNER PAN FRIED CHICKEN Creim Gravy Roast Young Tom Turkey Dressing Giblet Gravy Crinberry Sauce ' Roll and Butter Pudding, Jelle or Sherbet Ceffee, Tea er Milk of interest such as educa tion week, book week, and Oregons' centennial. Comments and applause by teachers showed that they enjoyed the musical selections offered by the Medford High school orchestra and director, John Drysdale, and the Mc Loughlin Junior High school mixed chorus directed by Ray Lewis. Crater High School By DARLENE TOMLINSON November 14 at 8 p.m., the annual Future Farmers of America barn dance was held in the vocational agriaulture shop. The Stardusters, a Western band, provided mu sic for the dance. A chapter sweetheSrt was chosen and given an FFA sweetheart jacket. Something new was added to the dance. It was a box "social which was held during the intermission. General chairman for the dance was Don Ross assisted by the FFA executive coun cil. Curtis Payne was in charge of decorations; Mike Redmond, refreshments; Lee Roy Chastine, tickets; and Gary ' Dusenberry and Don Denning, publicity. Also held Nov. 14 was Western Day, which was spon sored by the FFA. Any stu dent who wished to do so dressed up in western style clothes. A contest was held and "the best dressed couple" was chosen and given a free ticket to the barn dance. Vernola Hutchinson was chosen Girl of the Month for November. Vernola, a senior, is student body secretary. She was the second Girl of the Month. Arvella Prom was the first one. Sophomore Dave F o o t e took first place at the district Soil Conservation public speaking contest held recent ly. His topic was "Forest Conservation." . Other winners in the "con test were Leon Small, Phoe nix PTA, second; Pete Mel stead, Crater FFA, third; and Doug Davis, fourth, repre senting Crater's speech de partment. Dave will compete in an area contest at Crater. Nathan Banry, sophomore, was chosen the editor of the new FFA paper published monthly by Crater FFA stu dents. It is sent to adult farm ers in the Central Point area. The paper will include arti cles ranging from farm build ings to veterinary medicine and will be 15 pages in length. The first issue is ex pected to be published some time in November. Another skating party will be held Nov. 20 at the Grants Pass skating rink. It is to be sponsored by Girls' league and the price will be 75 cents.. An additional 25 cents must be paid if shoe skates are wanted. Irrigation District Completes Work Medford irrigation district completed a number of im provement projects this sum mer, according to Jack Hoff buhr, district manager. Among the projects was work on 7 and 7.10 miles of the Cascade canal between Four Mile and Fish lakes. This consisted of realignment and new construction, Hoff bubr said. The balance of it was rock removal and bank widening. About 2,000 feet of a canal through Jacksonville property was realigned. About 4,000 feet of gunite lining was put in the main canal from Lake Creek to Bradshaw Drop. A total of 25 new bridges are now constructed across the main canal. Other work included con struction of four new spill ways in the main canal and other lateral- pipelines and linings. McLoughlin Junior High By Joel Gregory American Education Week was celebrated at McLoughlin iast week. Attractive bulletin hoard displays in the main hallway and in the rooms marked the event. The climax, of the week was Thursday when the McLoughlin Parent Teacher association sponsored open house. Parents reported to the school at 7 p.m. for a modi lied version of the child's schedule. After registration the parents went to the boy's gym for an assembly. The Mc Loughlin orchestra entertain ed with a program under the direction of Elmer Ayres. Then . the parents attended each oi their child's classes on bell schedule. The teachers presented in formation about each of the i.'hild's classes while the par ents were in session. The girls physical education department gave a demonstration of skills on the trampoline. A social hour vas held in the cafeteria where refreshments w e r e served. Approximately 700 parents attended.- City school spirit invaded McLoughlin Friday as stud ents were transported by bus to the Big 1 Y where a smorgas bord was held with the money donated to the senior high school band fund for its trip to the Shrine game in San Francicso. Notebooks and study sheets have been much in evidence as students were preparing tor nine-week final exams. The examinations began Thursday and will be com pleted Monday. ' Don Biegler, feature; Joel Gregory, news, Steve Bartlett, sports; and Jo Ann Johnson, exchange; have been named editors for the next edition of Junior Quill. As their project for Nation al Book Week, the Library club has been "collecting do nations for CARE book pack ages. A total of $31.53 was GRATEFUL THANKS Being a patient at Sacred Heart hospital for many weeks, I especi ally desire to express my sincere manics to ail who were so Kind and thoughtful to me during my stay there and for the many cards, calls, flowers and their sincere prayers for my recovery. May God bless each of you. F. W. Ricter Grants Pass, Ore. . norm rvmr-umtvnr CAR LOAD?" mOaHa una ENDS TONITE THREE FEATURES WILLIAM HOLDEN Inettln. mm wu mam ieti - PLUS - - PLUS -THE SHERIFF OF COCHISE JOHN BROMFIELD In "FRONTIER GAMBLER" YTlr ru-mm.- .-. o I STARTING (I (WflffRIR MAW TODAY V V fir?r" A L - CONTINUOUS NOOUQflftClfflQ FROM 1:00 P.M. ! ' ;X4 1SJ loved..., ' I - I WJ!7 treat togeth? F jirK NEVE" . " II MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, SWEET TOOTH Des Moines (UPD - A ban dit walked into a local bak ery, pulled a gun and rah off with two sweet rolls. contributed. Mrs. Eunice Smith's room 23 was the sev enth grade winner with S3. 64. Don Davis's room 41 won the eighth grade tally with S2.63 and Mrs. Evla Foley's room 21 was the ninth grade winner with .$2.40. The winners will be able to select the country for which their CARE package is sent. ANNOUNCING! AN UNUSUAL EVENT FOR BEDFORD TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25th ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY CONCERT ENGAGEMENT "A MAJOR EVENT. OF THE V : . ( THE JtANK ORGANIZATION v okes pride in presenting A Paul Crinner-1. R. Maxwell Productive filmed in London in Eastman color featuring ."GISELLE" in two act starring ' GALINA ULANOVA Exactly at presented before Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth H " at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden' LIMITED TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT THE CRATERIAN THEATRE! 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