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f 1 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Tuesdiy, twniW J, 158 Electronics Plant May Soon Locate in Medford Vicinity An electronics plant en ploying as niany as 500 people may soon be located in or near Medford, according to Bill Leever of the Jackson County Chamber of Com merce's business progress di vision. "We have an excellent chance of having one of these electronics firms locate a new plant here in the near future,' Leever told the chamber's weekly roundtable luncheon yesterday. Youth, 14, Admits Burglaries, Fire Portland-fliPH-A 14-year-old boy has admitted to police he committed 11 burglaries in Portland within the last seven months and also touch ed off a $7000 fire in the city, police said Monday. The youth told officers he entered homes and businesses in the crime spree. He was taken into custody Saturday in connection with a burglary at the home of Paul H. Wuerth of Portland. The bov admitted the other crimes when questioned by officers. The youngster had $85, a .45- caliber, pistol, a Japanese pistol and two knives when polioe arrested him. The fire occurred at a four plex residence in southeast Portland. The boy said in all he entered nine homes and two business establishments. Nation's Economy To Dip in 1970 Portland-IUPfl-The next seri ous dip in the nation's econo my will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 18, 1970. That was the tongue-in-cheek prediction here Monday of Dr. Arthur R. Upgren, pro fessor of economics at Macal ester college in St. Paul, Minn. Dr. Upgren said that he was optimistic about the nation's business outlook for the next dozen years and termed the recent recession as "the most prosperous recession in his tory." He told the Chamber of Commerce that in the recent recession there was a $20 bil lion decline in production but only a $2 billion decline in consumption. m wo arm gift-wrapping no extra charge No wailing for I -&r" 1 I '' 1 Old Taylor is a most generous way to express best wishes to friends at holiday gift time! For all the rich, mellow flavor Kentucky bourbon can o'ffer, give 100 proof bottled in bond Old Taylor. For the same quality in milder 86 proof, give Old Taylor 86 lightest full-flavored bourbon you can give. Both come luxuriously gift-wrapped. Give them with confidence. They will be most gratefully welcomed. ' KENTUCKY STRAI6HT BOURBON WHISKIES - 100 PROOF, BOTTLED IN ttl 0U TAYLOR OiSTILLERY COMPANY, FRAKKfORI k LDUISVULE, KENTUCKY DISTRIBUTED He later said the plant, which he did not identify, would offer about 500 jobs within five years of its estab lishment. Leever was one of several speakers to discuss the ef forts of committees within the business- progress divi sion. First Speaker Bill Williams, moderator and first speaker, mentioned "desirable industries." He said the chamber sought to attract new plants that would not cause air or water pollution. "Industrial development is an important part of the economy of Jackson county," Stuart McQueen said. He cited a pulp plant report in coop eration with Josephine coun ty and backing of the Taient project as examples of work to encourage expansion of in dustry in the Rogue valley. "We should be somewhat selective" in the types of in dustry to be encouraged, Leever said. He mentioned the electron ics industry as particularly at tractive, since it would not cause undesirable pollution. Contact Companies He said chamber represen tatives have made contacts with electronics firms across the country, and 3ome com pany officials have come to the valley to study potential sites. In this connection, Bob Cunningham of the statistics and survey committee report ed on a survey of available plant sites, warehousing and labor force. He listed a tract of more than 50 acres in the Camp White area, a larger site in the Mason Ehrman area on Sage rd. and numer ous individual sites. 'The Rogue vallev can also offer a good supply of skilled and unskilled labor," he said. Don Whalin mentioned branch offices of insurance companies, warehouses and wholesale offices as "miscel laneous enterprises" to be en couraged. Williams announced that Chamber of Commerce mem bers are invited to visit Bear Creek Orchards Dec. 4. MAKE RAILWAY CLAIM London - (UPD - The Soviet Union has more electrified railway line than any other country in the world, a Mos cow broadcast claimed Mon day. The broadcast gave no figures. TZ i 7 7 7 7iencaCRU oowoons superbly wrapped for holiday gwing 39 Disease Cases Reported Last Week Twenty-five of the 39 com municable diseases reported in Jackson county last week were influenza cases, Dr. A. Erin Merkel, public health physician, has reported. Fourteen influenza cases were .reported in Medford, eight in Phoenix and three in Ashland. Other cases included infec tious hepatitis, Medford 1; pneumonia, Medford 2; Ger man measles, Medford 2; strep throat, Medford 1, Ash land 1; mumps, Shady Cove 1; infectious mononucleosis, Medford 1; whooping cough, Ashland 1; and chicken pox, Butte Falls 4. Lucille Ball in Top Form For Monday By WILLIAM EWALD UPI Correspondent New, York' -(UPD- The "Lu cille Ball-Dezi Arnaz show" manufactured a fair measure of waggish ness Monday night, most of it the result of Miss Ball's in spired clown- ing. When Miss Ball is at the top of her game, she is a William Ewald Vonderwork ing Punchinello, a merry-Andrew with verve and snap and Coos Bay Bus Fares Increased Salem (UPD Public Utility Commissioner Howard Mor gan said today he had ap proved, effective Dec. 15, in creased bus fares in the Coos Bay area. The increase was asked by Gorst and King, Inc., who re ported patronage has dropped steadily since 1946 and that annual losses since 1950 have ranged from $2295 to $6241. The firm serves Coos Bay, North Bend and Empire. YACHTMAN DIES Rockport, Maine-(UPDT Clin ton Hoadley Crane, 85, for mer president and chairman of the board of St. Jbseph Lead Co. 'and a famed yachts man, died here Monday. Portland (UPD A ship of Liberian registry, the Cape tan Yemelos, was picketed here today as part of a four day around the world boycott of ships flying "flags of con venience." Aolidcu cAeef... THE THOUGHTFUL SIFT OF PERFECT TASTE Old. Taylor "THE NOBLEST BOURBON OF THEM ALL- BOND 86 PROOF BY NATIONAL DISTILLERS PRODUCTS C0UPANY Change: ir Carol Lane Traffic Safety Award Announced by Officials The . Carol Lane traffic safety program awards will be presented on a population basis next year, according to the National Safety council. Individual women and wom en's organizations or parents' clubs are eligible as before. But they will now compete in three categories: rural com munities or cities up to 25,000 in population; cities of more than 25,000; and state-wide. Additional awards are to be made to state organizations with the largest number of significant local entries com- Night's Show dash who can thrash life into the dullest of situations. Monday night, Miss Ball was in bonny form and as a result, she. took some fairly pallid' material and thwacked sparks out of it. One scene a caper set in a bedroom that matched off Miss Ball against" Danny Thomas was a mar velous piece of nonsense. I should mention that in ad dition to Thomas, the Thomas TV family was cast in the show along with Arnaz. Thom as turned in a plus job but the others were just along for the ride. Gale Gordon chipped in a frisky portrait of a wacky judge that also kept things moving. The Channel Swim: Red Skelton will guest in the next Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz spe cial, "Lucy Goes To Alaska." NBC-TV will mark the 17th anniversary of the Pearl Har bor disaster this Sunday with "No Time To Lose," a half hour cfvil defense film shot in Hawaii Hume Cronyn will narrate. Apprenticeship Director Chosen Portland - (UPD - Charles D. Hoffman, former financial sec retary and business manager of Portland local 49 of the AFL-CIO Electrical Workers union, was appointed Monday as a new state apprenticeship director. He will take office Dec. 15. The unanimous appoint ment came after four man agement and four labor mem bers of the State Apprentice ship Council interviewed 20 applicants for the job. Hoffman succeeds A. C. Hoggan, who announced his resignation last August. 16-Year-0lds To Lead Driver Groups Portland -(UPD Oregon Life savers Committee was told Monday that by next year 16-year-olds will become the biggest single age group of automobile drivers in Cali fornia. . Dr. Marland Strasser, Cali fornia traffic expert, said the big crop of children that has been swamping schools now is moving onto the highways. He urged Portland schools to establish behind - the - wheel driver training. FAVOR FRENCH UNION Bangui, French Equatorial Africa-(UPD-Abangi-Chari, the home of saucer-lipped Ubangi tribesmen, has voted to be come a member of the French community of state s-the eighth African territory to do so to date. Court Records MUNICIPAL COURT Thoma-. Riley Silk wood, 1553 Houston rd., drunk in public, $2g. James Edward Oasen, transient,, drunk in public, $10. DISTRICT COURT Dale Joseph Taylor, overload, $57 David A. Hoffer, failure to stop, $10. Evangelist J. Schultz, failure to top, $10. William S. Campbell, failure to yield right of way, $10. Delbert G. Moore, failure to (top, $10 Donald R. Banfield, overload, $169. Virgil L. Brown, overload, $44. CIRCUIT COURT Rayellen Jeanne Garland, vsj t-uswortn .Lee uariana, aivorce complaint. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Irvin Glen McKeen and Neva Sophronia Newman Gilbreath, both Butte Falls Star route, box 148. Eagle Point. Clyde Marvin Mooney, 135 South Oakdale ave., and Helen Lorraine Cole, 115 Gibsons St., Talent. 4 Frank Lee Burch, 1141 Leland ave., and Harriet Althea Turnbull, 419 South Peach st. Eugehe Thomas Gregory, box 92, Prospect, and Laura Marie Snod grass box 155, Prospect. PROTECT Your Furniture with Glass Table Tops A Christmas Gift For the Home - Phone SP 3-3613 SELBY GT 303 North Bartlett pared to their potential. Three Categories Awards in each of three main categories include first prize, a $1,000 savings bond and a bronze statuette; sec ond prize, a $500 savings bond and a plaque; third prize, a $250 savings bond and plaque. .The awards are presented for outstanding projects in the interests of traffic safety. The National Safety council gives them on a grant from Shell Oil company, which establish ed the awards in 1951 in honor of its women's travel director., They are presented at the National Safety congress in Chicago each October, "de signed to inspire women to help reduce traffic accidents and make our streets and highways safer for all." Capt. Clyde Fichtner of the Medford Police department is the local traffic safety inven tory coordinator. He can pro vide further details on how to organize a traffic safety project and enter the compe tition. Minor Damage Results From Accident Vehicles operated by Wil fred Scott Huffman, 44, of 72 Clover lane, Medford, and William Rose, 73, of Port An geles, Wash., were involved in an accident on Highway 99 just north, of Phoenix about 10 a.m. yesterday, state police reported. , Police said damage was minor, and no citations were issued. The accident occurred when Rose started to make a right turn off the highway, and was struck, by the Huff man vehincle, police said. New in just 1 New Play-by-Christmas Flan includes: m 111 North Central Hear Rafael Mendez, one of the world's leading Trumpet Virtuosi, play ing his Olds Trumpet with the Medford High School Band at High School Auditorium Sunday, December 14. Get your tickets at Purucker's. Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Chicago-Deputy Coroner George Connor, on the stacks of bodies of children who died in the tragic fire in Our Lady of Angels school: "It will be worse when the lots." , - London-The Daily Herald, on protests by other newspa pers over the "baby doll" marriage of 14-year-old Barbara Scruggs, of St. Mary's, Ga., band in Britam: "Busybodies-shut upl" Havana-The Fidel Castro rebel radio, on alleged U.S. "meddling" in Cuban affairs: "Enough is enough. We're tired of being branded as Com munists by the American State department." Washington-Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy, saying he doubted a report that Russia was' test-flying the world'6 first nuclear-powered aircraft: "If it is true, it would be country. EAST EVANS CREEK Visitors Are Listed By NELLIE J. BERGMAN East Evans Creek-Meadows -Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Beers attended the wedding of Mrs. Beers' nephew, Lee Sander son, to Joanne Ritter last Thursday evening at the first Methodist church in Medford. The Friendly Neighbors will hold their' next meeting Dec. 17 with a Christmas party. Mr. and Mrs. . C. Teeters have had as guests their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. James Hannibal of Riv erside, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Patterson of Antioch rd. are at home for the winter and are work ing at Bear Creek orchard.' Mrs. Emma Kassachafer broke her ankle in a recent fall. Milo Hanks has returned from eastern Oregon after spending some time elk hunt ing. Mrs. Hanks is now nurs Hammond Organ Plan lets you play by Christmas 4 lessons for only $8 Wouldn't you love to surprise your family Christmas morning by playing carols on the Hammond Organ? You can do it easily and at little expense. For with our new Hammond PLAY-BY-CHRISTMAS plan, you'll learn to play the organ in just 4 lessons ... for only $8. You'll get free practice sessions and all necessary music. And you'll be taking lessons right here in our studio on the famous Spinet Model of the Hammond Organ. You'll learn by playing real songs. It's fun. And relaxing. It costs only $8, so why not give it a try? Come in or phone us to day for full details. all parents come io identify these who has joined her sailor hus a tremendous jolt to us In this ing at the Rogue Valley hos pital .in Medford. . Mr. and Mrs. August Sing-I ler have purchased a home in Rogue River and have moved there to be near his work. Capt. Gibson has returned to his home in San Bernard ino, Calif., after spending! some time here olantinel Christmas trees on his prop erty on Antioch road. f D.D.D. m . (Delayed DeSoto Display ( DEC. 5) V Dick KnightV Four organ lessons All necessary music Free practice sessions $8 for (You don't have to buy a Hammond Organ to take the course) Phone SP 2-5702 tiiiiiB ' Spans the seasons . . . Spares the Iron in washable, wrinkle-shedding nylon jersey Meet the ''painted desert" print Stroller . . . a dress you'll wear with pleasure, give as a 7 gift with pride! Easy to step into, thanks to its on-in-a-jiffy zipper front. Delightful to wear, it features a feminine, flattering collar. The skirt is generously cut, flaring to a full 100 inches at the hemline. It conveniently includes two side pockets. For entertaining at home, traveling, or any of a dozen ac tivities, let this Shelton Stroller be your non-stop fashion for carefree living. Blue, Grey, Brown, Rose. Choose yours: Blue, Grey, Brown or Rose. SIZES: 10 to 20 12V4 to 22ft MANN'S - MEDFORD Pleat send mi Shelton Stroller color... Nam .. (state second color choice) Address . 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