Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, November 28, 1958, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextLocals i i Tonsillectomy Jimmy Du senbury, 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Dusenberry, 1906 Hazel St., Medford, -underwent a tonsillectomy at Rogue Valley hospital today, the hospital reported. Attends Dinner-C. A. Smith, Medford, was among 275 Shell Oil company employees who attended the company's annual service award dinner in Portland Nov. 21. Employ ees attending were from Ore gon, southern Washington and western Idaho. Flue Fires-A flue fire at the Dell Turnbow residence, 210 Cottage st., was extinguished by Medford city firemen about 10 a.m. today, accord ing to a department report. Another flue fire was report ed Thursday afternoon at the Edward Goodwin residence, and only minor damage re sulted at the Turnbow resi- m tirfmpn nam Permits-A Medford build ing permit was issued Monday to Buttress and McClellan for construction of a $5,500 foun dation on the site of the East jacKson si. snopping cenier. Other permits were issued re cently to White Cycle to erect a $3,000 hangar at Medford airport and Elliott Becken lor $2,000 in remodeling work to his residence, 1211 Queen Anne ave. Sometfutui m m m eft Veto 11 9 T'.r. i- ., IIMIUIIM II liH.MOIIiMmi.il W-.i.T!t:. PLUS WAIT DISNEY'S TECHNICOLORED "DISNEYLAND USA" nc linTCI IICnCnDn 5:30 P- tnI 13:00 Weekdays IIUIXL MLUrUllU Sundays 2 p.m. till 10 p.m. ilium iiiiiiii HilliliHiin iiinmin gnmiillW Blinmiltitii find r im iettir THE Hadlo-A Philco transistor radio valued at S80 was taken last Saturday from Shoppers Guild, 2751 North Pacific highway, Medford police reported. Harveyf Union Ask Postponement Portland - ItPD - A Federal Court hearing scheduled for today in connection with a four - month - old dispute be tween the International Long shoremen's and -Warehousemen's Union and a subsidiary of the Harvey Aluminum com pany was postponed at re quest of both sides. The union was to have shown cause why it should not be stopped from further picketing of ships unloading ore here for Harvey's alumi num plant at The Dalles. After attorneys for both sides appeared to ask for the postponement. Judge William East reset the hearing for Dec. 16. SOVIET WRITER FLEES Berlin - (LTD - Soviet writer Alexander Tsheyshivili has fled to West Berlin, the West Berlin newspaper "B.Z." re ported Thursday. Tsheyshi vili, 55, fled to West Berlin last Friday from an authors' conference in East Berlin, it said. The diesel-electric locomo tive was tried out on ten dif ferent United States railroads in 1924 and 1925. 3 UNIT SHOW! ENDS SATURDAY! CANDLE ROOM CHARCOAL STEAKS An especially good place to eat if dieting! CLIMATE CONTROL IN YOUR HOME MEANS MORE COMFORT-BETTER HEALTH Modern families can control the weather... inside modern homes, at any rate! The many advantages of indoor climate control show why so many modern families are switching to electric heat. Electric heat means not only control of tempera ture, but of humidity, air pollution, and fresh air circulation as well. . Electric nat Is fltxiblm. Different types of electric heating equipment are manufactured for different rooms. Your electric heating system should be bought room-by-room for maximum flexibility and control. Each room can (and should) have its individual thermostat. Most peopte realize that electric heat is the cleanest heat. It is a scientific fact thot the bacteria count drops in most electrically heated homes. Drafts and cold corners are eliminated. Clean, fresh, dry air circulates properly. Messy flame by-products do not exist. Finally, electric heating equipment, properly chosen and properly installed in well insulated homes, provides conomkal heat. The original equipment cost is lower than most other types. Maintenance, repair, and cleaning costs are eliminated. In 1957, the average cost to the 15,116 COPCO customers using electric heat was $1 1 1.00... some paid more, some less, but this was the average cost for a full year 1 If you would like to know more about modern electric heat how it might fit into your home or the home you plan to build call the Home Service Department at COPCO. A heating expert will call on you, at heating problem will be free that in your home, as in ELECTRIC HEAT CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY A I'm OmpBt) Ovmed end Qperawi hy Western People NO DAY IN COURT? Frank and Maria Salvi, both 23, face separation by the U. S. Immigration Service, which claims that their marriage was simply a legal device to allow Salvi, an Italian seaman, to remain in this country. Mrs. Salvi, a San Francisco opera singer, charges that the Immigration Service is going to deport her husband with out even a hearing. She is attempting to obtain a hearing at which their side of the story can be presented. CROWN PRINCE TO WED Prince Akihito, heir to the throne of Japan, is shown in a recent photo with his expected bride-to-be, 24-year-old Michiko Shoda. Miss Shoda is a commoner, and there was severe opposition from some members of the imperial family to her selec tion as Akihito's bride. She would be the first empress of non-royal blood in 26 hundred years. your convenience. Help of charge.! Chances are you will most modern homes is the HEAT! with your Obituaries JULIA A. MYERS Funeral services for Mrs. Julia A. Myers, 97, who died Wednesday afternoon at the home of her son, Frank R. Myers, on Table Rock rd., will be held at Conger-Morris Funeral home Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Committal will be in Woodville cemetery at Rogue River. Mrs. Myers was born in Beloit, Wis., Dec. 31, 1860. She later moved to Nebraska, where she was married in 1879 to Sidney J. Myers. In. 1894 they moved to Rogue River, which was then called Woodville. Her husband and a daughter, Viola, preceded her in death in 1926. She lived alone in Rogue River until she was 92 years old, then moving to the home of her son on Table Rock rd. She had been a member of the West Main- Church of Christ for many years. Survivors include two sons, Frank R. Myers, Table Rock; and Arthur B. Myers, Butte Falls; three sisters, Mrs. Ellen Leggitt and Mrs. Cora Leon ard, Red Cloud, Neb.; and Mrs. Eva Craig, Colby, Kan. five grandchildren, Ivan My ers, Central Point; Elsie Bre wold and Maxine von Stein, both of Medford; Betty Roode, Heppner, Ore.; and Robert C. Riedel, Portland; 13 great grand children and sev eral nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will include J. W. Bigham, Elbert M. Big ham, Leslie J. Bigham, Earl L. Bigham, Basil B. Bigham, and Everett Brown. GEORGE H. HOFFMAN Georeg H. Hoffman, 58, died in a Walla Walla, Wash., veterans hospital on Nov. 18. The body will be forwarded to Perl Funeral home. MARION RUTHERFORD Grants Pass Funeral serv ices were held Monday after noon in Grants Pass for Mrs. Marion Ruth Rutherford, who died Friday, Nov. 21, at her home, 1440 Portola dr., Grants Pass. She was the wife of Marion Rutherford, manager of Rail way Express at Grants Pass. They were former residents of Medford while Mr. Ruther ford was employed by the Medford office of Railway Express. Survivors include a dauglv ter Susan at home; a daugh ter, Mrs. Carol Roby, Eugene; three grandchildren; and cousins, Mrs. Mabel Yorke and Mrs. Wilbur Culp. Med ford, and George Walter, Ashland. Mrs. Culp and Mrs. Walter attended the services at the L. B. Hall funeral home. In terment was in Hawthorne Memorial gardens. FRANK PETTEGREW Frank Pettegrew. 85, Trail, died Thursday evening in a local hospital. Funeral serv ices will be held at Perl Funeral home Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Wil liam C. Piper of First Chris tian church officiating. Interment will be in River side, Calif. Mr. Pettegrew was born in Olathe, Kan., Oct. 25, 1873, and had resided in Oregon the past 10 years. He was a retired motorman for Pacific Electric Railroad company and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and United Spanish War Veterans No. 234. Survivors include one son, Ben F. Pettegrew, Morelia, Mexico; a brother, Fred Pette grew, Medford; a sister, Mrs. Maud Woods, Newton, Kans.; four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. BIRTHS LEE-To Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter S., VA Domiciliary, Camp White, Nov. 26, 1958, a girl, 10 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. GREB-To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence, post office box 45, Eagle Point, Nov. 27, 1958, a boy, 8Ji pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. SMITH -To Mr. and Mrs. Alvin, 34 Hawthorne st., Med ford, Nov. 28, 1958, a boy, 6 pounds, at Rogue Valley hos pital. MEADOWS -To Mr. and Mrs. Frank, route 1, box 49, Central Point, Nov. 26, J958, a boy, 9 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. MONDAY-To Mr. and Mrs. Charles, 2944 Stewart ave, Medford, Nov. 27, 1958, a girl, pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. GUYER-To Mr. and Mrs Marvin, 818 King st., Med ford, Nov. 28, 1958, a girl, 9V4 pounds, at Sacred Heart hos pital. HUNSAKER To Mr. and Mrs. Dean, Butte Falls, Nov. 26, 1958, a boy, 4'2 pounds, at Medford Osteopathic hospital. SPRAGUE-To Mr. and Mrs. George, 527 North Bart lett St., Medford, Nov. 27. 1958, a girl, 8V2 pounds, at Medford Osteopathic hospital. WEISS To Dr. and Mrs. Ralph, 621 West 11th st., Med ford, Nov. 27, 1958, a girl, IVz pounds, at Medford Osteo pathic hospital. Market Continues To Recover Losses New York -ftPD- The stock market continued its gain to day on moderately active trad ing.' ' At the highs the industrials along with their Wednesday rise had recovered 60 . per cent of the losses of the Fri day, Monday and Tuesday sessions. Rails showed a come back of 82 per cent and utili ties 23 per cent. Trading ran above Wednes day's total until late in the day when the market quieted. . Business news generally was favorable. Retail trade ALFRED THE GREAT Cardiff, Wales - (UPD -When police . stopped a driver and asked his name, he replied "Alfred The Great." In court Thursday the man produced papers to prove that his act ual name is Alfred The Great Curtin. Nevertheless, he was fined $28 for drunken driving. Portland Livestock Portland (UPD Cattle for week 910. Average to high choice 1129 lb. steers 28, next high 27 for mixed good-choice 963 and 1094 lb.; oth er eood steers 26-26.50: standard 24-25.50; utility 20-23; mixed good choice heifers 26.75; good heifers 25.50-26.50: standard 23.50-25; util ity 18.50-21.50; canner-cutter cows 14-15.50: utility bulls 23-23.50. Calves for week 175. Good-choice vealers 28-32; standard 23-27; cull utility 14-22; good-choice stock calves 26-30; heifers mostly 27 down. Hoes for week 1785. U.S. 1 and 2 butchers 180-235 lb. 19.75-20.25; mixed 19-19.50; heavier and lighter weights 17.50-18.50; sows 270-350 lb. 16.50-17.50. Sheep for week 1300. Choice slaughter lambs 19-19.50; good choice feeders strong at 17-18.50, some 18.75; light feeders down to 14; cull-good ewes 330-8.50. Portland Produce Portland (UPI) E g g s To re tailers: Grade AA large, 53-54c doz.; A large. 50-52c; AA medium 46147; A medium, 44-45; AA smalls 38-30c; carton l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA and grade A prints 67-68c lb.; carton lc higher; B prints, 65-68C. Cheese medium cured To re tailers: A grade cheddar single dai sies. 39-5 lc; processed American cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 40-43C. Farm Market Fresh eastern cranberries ap peared on the produce market to day; medium Northwest berries have been selling to retailers at mostly 4.50-4.75 for 24 pounds; Arizona lettuce higher with most houses at 4-4.25 a two-dozen head carton: Williamette valley carrots sold 25 cents a 25-pound sack higher. Poultry, Rabbits Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade dressed to retailers: fryers, whole drawn, 31-34c lb.; cutu p, 36-39c; hens, light types, cut up. 34-36c; heavy type whole drawn. 39-41c. Geese Live, to producers at farm, 20c lb. for fat ones; 25c at processing plants. Dressed geese, to retailers 52-55C lb.; to consumers mosUy 65c lb. Dressed Turkeys A grade young hens. 29c lb. to producers on evis cerated basis: A grade young toms. 24c lb., eviscerated, young hens to retailers, mostly 39-42c lb., on an oven-ready basis; A grade toms, 34-36C depending upon weight. KaDDits (average to growers, f.o.b. killing plants) Live white. 33i-4'i lb., f.o.b. Portland, 20-23c; colored pelts. 5c under. Fresh killed fryers to retailers, 57-60c lb.; cut up, 61-64C. Portland Hay, Grain , Portland Wholesale Hay Prices: New crop No. 2 green alfalfa, baled f.o.b. Portland and SeatUe. $30-32 ton with top quality to S34-35. Wholesale Prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat, No. 1 soft white, $67.50 ton; No. 2 Milo. Eastern shipment. f.o.b. PorUand. S50: No. 2 white oats, 38 lbs.. West Coast delivery. S51-51.50; No. 2 Western Dariey, Coast delivery, $52 ton; soybean mpnl Tiiillr F.afitpm Hhinnient SRO ton, f.o.b. Portland; standard mill run, bulk, prompt delivery, I.O.D. Coast. S36-37: No. 2 corn. Eastern shipment, f.o.b. Portland, $54-54.50. Investment Funds , Noon Quotations on select ed funds supplied by the Med ford Branch of Foster & Mar shall, Members New York Stock Exchanse. Fund, Bid Bullock 13.04 Eaton Howard Stk .. 22.92 Group Sec Avia 10.73 Group Sec Com Stk 12.53 Group' Sec Elec 8.62 Asked 14.29 24.51 11.75 13.72 9.45 12.25 10.38 7S6 17.79 10.85 9.96 1434 19.45 12.73 14.70 13.90 14.16 6.04 15.17 Group Sec Petr 11.21 Group Sec Steel Group Sec Tobae Keystone B-3 Keystone B-4 Keytsone K-l KeytsoneK-2 Keystone S-l Keytsone S-2 Keystone S-3 Mass Inv Tr 9.47 7.2S 16.31 9.94 9.12 13.14 17.82 11.67 13.47 12.86 12.99 5.53 13.92 TV-Elev Value Line Inc Wellington Over-the-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 Stocks Bid Asked Bank of America 40"i 42 'j Calif.-Pacific Utilities 31 Cascades Plywood 26? Ccns. Freightways 19 Copco - 34'4 First National Bank 54 U Portland Gen. Elec. 26 Pacific Pwr. & Lt.... 37 ' Permanente Cement 23 V Portland Gen. Elec 26 U. S. National Bank 75'i United Utilities 29 "4 West Coast Tel 22 Vi Weyerhaeuser 45 33 : 29s 20' 36i4 58 27 i 39 's 34 27 80 31 "2 23 47 SPECIAL BIG Double Load DRY WOOD McGinly Fuel Go. Phone SP 3-629.7 rose on Christmas promotions. The Studebaker - Packard strike was settled. Armour re corded higher earnings for the year ended Nov. 1. Auto sales rose sharply in the second 10 days of November. Inland Steel says its steel pro duction and employment will set new records for the week ending tomorrow. New Experiment Station Now Open Persons wanting informa tion or assistance from the staff of the Southern Oregon Branch Experiment ' station should go to the new location on Hanley rd., north of Bybee corner, Harold White, experi ment station superintendent, said today. Station personnel have been in the new headquarters for approximately two weeks, he said. Several people have been going to the old offices, one on Highway 99, south of Med ford, and the other west of Talent, White said. . Experiment station staff members and county exten sion agents plan to attend a meeting of the Oregon State agriculture staff at Oregon State college Monday, Tues day, Wednesday and Thurs day. FLAGPOLE TURKEY Indianapolis (UPD Mauri Rose Mirby, 17, ate her tur key dinner Thursday in her enclosed perch atop a 71-foot flagpole. She's been up there 104 days in her attempt to beat the world's flagpole sit ting record of 169 days. Australia plans to excavate 118,000 tons of rock in the channel to the inner, harbor at Port Kembla. Weather FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Fob or low clouds tonight and Saturday morning. Fair Saturday afternoon. Fog again Saturday night. Low to night 30 degrees. High Saturday 46 degrees. Western Oregon: Fair tonight and Saturday except foggy or cloudy extreme southern interior tonight. Cloudy extreme north Sat urday. Warmer over extreme north tonight. Low tonight 25-35 de grees. High Saturday 45-55 except bo degrees on coast. Northern California: Fair tonight and Saturday, except increasing cloudiness in north Saturday and fog on north coast tonight. Little cnange in temperature. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 38; below normal 4. Record high this date 63 in 1941. Kecord low tnis date 15 in 195Z PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to midnight, trace. Midnight to 10 A.T7 trSCC Total this month 1.63 inch, .74 inch below normal. Total since Sept. 1, 2.33 inches, 2.60 inches below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 80, highest this a.m. 100. High 4:30 24- City Tester- a.m. nr. day Low Prec. Brookings 57 42 Crater Lake 50 27 Grants Pass 51 31 Klamath Falls 42 ' 20 MEDFORD -42 32 T Portland 44 26 Seattle , 40 31 Spokane 28 15 Yakima 33 11 Eureka 51 41 Red Bluff 72 47 Sacramento 70 41 San Francisco 69 42 Los Angeles 70 53 Phoenix 72 49 Denver 19 -5 25 Chicago 27 21 .02 Miami Beach 82 75 .01 New York 41, 33 Washington. D.C. 41 32 T I DANCE ST WALKER'S DnEAQLAIID DftnCE Jacksonville Community Hall SATURDAY NIGHT . . . MUSIC BY ... Dick Spain Bill Lively And The Rogue Valley Boys . Featuring The Best In Western Swing LOTS OF FUN FOR EVERYONE , Gold Hill Grange Hall Saturday Nite Music by Vic Flood & the Rhythm Masters Everyone Welcome Check Room Free. Dining Room Open Entire Evening MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Ongon, Term Commuted; Inmafe Takes Life Walpole, Mass. (UPD Jack Chester, 23, a California air plane mechanic who had begged to be electrocuted for slaying his estranged fiancee, hanged himself in his cell to day. On Thanksgiving eve, Gov. Foster Furcolo of Massachu setts had recommended that Chester's death sentence be commuted because state psy chiatrists had found him in sane. Chester was found hanging at 8:40 ajn. (est) from a bar in his cell at Walpole " State prison. He was suspended by a sweater around his neck. Chester was sentenced Nov. 9, 1957, to die for shooting to death Miss Beatrice Fishman, 19, Brookline, when she re fused his attentions. Texas derives its name from an Indian- word, "Tejas," meaning "Friends." HURRY! HURRY! Tonite & Saturday Only $0M tilMt STAR i COLOR A KMi CfNTulrfPOX nCTUH at BOONE tommy SANDS &HEREE NORTH GARY CROSIY CHRISTINE CARERE ANDY'S BEST BUY! .'Yellow Gold 17-Jewel ladies' Watch Rag. $49.50 NOW S&H Green Stamps . I . ANDY'S Your Friendly Credit Jeweler IS North Central 1 WW $Q88 For Pleasant Evening.and a Good Time for all Home of Good Music and Refined Dancing on one of the best floors in Southern Oregon. Where Old and New Friends Meet. Our 30th year. 417 East Main Medford, Oregon SNACK BAR SERVING REAL COFFEE When There's Better Music, Walker Hai It! Everyone Welcome! 9 p.m. Till 1 a.m. Beautiful Friday, November 28, 195S IS WEATHER NIPS SUSPECT Washington - (Dm - The) weather did Thursday what the police had been unable to do since Tuesday, when slay ing suspect James Mackey, 31, who had oeen nidmg in the woods gave himself up with the explanation, "I was too cold." 1 LITTER LECTURE LITTER Bognor Regis, England -flJPD -Owners of a theater where 500 members of the Sussex County Women's Institute heard a lecturer on keeping Britain clean of litter report ed today that it took several employees several hours to sweep up the litter the women left. Hollywood - (UPD - Jack L. Warner, 66, president of War ner Brothers Pictures, re turned home Thursday from Europe where he had been convalescing from injuries re ceived in an auto accident last Aug. 5. THEATRE INFORMATION SERVICE CALL SP 3-7323 FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR THEATRES TONITE & SATURDAY Continuous Saturday From 1:00 p.m. GARY COOPER fighting ' his way thru a turbulent west! THE BttU! ONlMASeOPg JULIE LONDON LEE J. COBB SPECIAL MATINEE Friday 1:00 p.m. rfffinmnw a m HHteHieH veeeBeeH ?-HERE'$ THE HERE'S YOUR LAST CHANCE TO WIN A WONDER-HORSE Only One More Given Si On Screen GREGORY PECK In a Swell Western "Gunfighrer" Plus Lots of Cartoons and CHAPTER 4 "WILD BILL HICKOK" TONITE & SATURDAY Continuous from 1:00 THE ONE GREAT STORY OF THE U. S. MARINES! vm im KfftiT m Wagner Winter H'jnter Unge mm vm mis Dm North Nines ' 1 I ijl COLOR PC m 1 4r nan