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Newspaper Page TextIf Loco Is i ii Theft Colleen Hope Win terhalder, 45 Hawthorne ave., reported to Medford police the theft Friday of 13, Christ mas tree light bulbs from a fir tree in front of the house at that address. Hubcaps James Warren Jenks, Albany, reported to Medford police of the theft re cently of four hubcaps valued at S8.50 each from his vehicle while it was parked in the Rogue Valley Country club lot. SIdeswiped A vehicle driven by Thomas Joseph Rosemus, Lazy L motel, High way 62, sideswiped a parked vehicle registered to Shirley Ann Allen, 38 North Oakdale ave., in the Big Y parking lot Saturday afternoon, ac cording t o Medford police. Surprised V. Nelson Bell 1021 West Second st., told Medford police he returned home from work Sunday morning to discover two chil dren, ages 4 and 5, going through the dresser drawers in his daughter's room. Theft Muriel Lewella Friend, 635 Pennsylvania ave told Medford police of the theft Friday night from her vehicle, parked at Dad's Hide- A-Way, 1182 Court st., of a pair of black gloves valued at 57 and a flashlight valued at $1.98. Plug - John Maynard Fran cis, 203 Clark st., told Med ford police his vehicle struck a city fire plug at the north west corner of Main st. and Riverside ave. Saturday eve ning after he was crowded by another vehicle. Windows Ben Vernaldo Blair, Portland, reported that two windows in his car were broken, possibly by shots from a BB gun, while it was parked Saturday evening on Ivy st. between Main and Sixth sts., according to Med ford police. Signs Gerard Mary Morry, Sister Superior at St. Mary's academy, 431 South Ivy st., reported to Medford police the theft of two school patrol safety signs valued at $10 from the intersections of 12th and Ivy and 12th and Holly sts. Misted A vehicle driven by James Russell Williams, 523 South Ivy st., missed a curve on South Holly st. in the fog early Sunday morn ing and struck a hedge and tree on the property of Charles Frank Gordon, 915 South Holly, Medford police reported. Cited William Schei, 841 5outn ruverside ave., was cited for failure to observe a traffic signal Sunday morn ing following a collision at Sixth and Front sts., between his vehicle and a truck driven by Ruben Ben Rodamske, Mt. Vernon, Wash., according to Medford police. Collision Vehicles driven by Pauline Rae Thompson 410 North Ivy st.. and Clar ence Frence Jones. 715 Cedar st., collided Saturday after noon at the intersection of Fifth st. and Central ave., ac cording to Medford police Damage was not extensive, po lice said. Phonograph Medford police said Mrs. Jerry Demarls Me Kay, 98 Freeman rd.. Central Pomt, reported the theft from a friend's vehicle Thursday night of a high fidelity phono graph valued at $90 with a Benny Goodman record. The vehicle was reprtedly parked in front of the Timber Room 3 South Riverside ave. Eagles To Meet -The Fra ternal Order of Eagles will hold initiation Thursday, Dec. 18, and will hold their annual family night Friday, Dec. 19 Past President Ray Collett is in charge of the family night Proceeds from family night will be used toward the Christmas basket fund. U S. railroads represent an investment of more than $35 billion. mmm NOW! NOW! DJfc Activity Indicates Firing of Thor Missile Imminent Santa Maria, Calif.-fUPD-In-tensified activity at the coun try's newest missile range at Vandenberg Air Force Base indicated today that the fir ing of a 1,500-mile Thor mis sile was imminent. Firing of the mighty inter mediate range ballistic missile will mean that it officially has moved from the test stage Obituaries MRS. LENA BURLESON Funeral services for Mrs. Lena Burleson, of Yakima, Wash., who died there Satur day, will be held at Conger- Morris Funeral home Friday at 10 a.m. The Rev. Loyce Carver of the Apostolic Faith church will officiate. Commit tal will be in Siskiyou Memo rial park, beside her husband, Robert, who died 16 years ago. - Mrs. Burleson was a former resident of Medford, leaving here in 1946 to live in Cen tralia, Wash. She moved to Yakima in 1952. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. La Fay Cas ter. Phoenix, Ore.; Mrs. Dora Poletiek, Pomona, Calif.; and Mrs. Millie Collie, Santa Ana, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs Bertha Housden, Yakima, Wash.; Mrs. Annie Crull, Yak ima; and Mrs. Louisa Hasek, Everett, Wash.; two brothers, Louis Graeber, Tenino, Wash.; and Harry Graeber, Seattle, Wash.; 11 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. She was a member of the Apostolic Faith church at Yakima, Wash. JANET KAY McCLEARY Graveside services for Janet Kay McCleary, infant daugh ter oi Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. McCleary, who died at a local hosnital Mondav. will be held at the Siskiyou Memorial park Wednesday at 11 a.m. The Rev. Clynton G. Crisman will officiate. Perl Funeral home is in charge of arrange ments. Janet Kay is survived by her parents, four sisters. Jac- quelin, Cherry, Sherry and Patricia McCleary, all of Med ford: five brothers. Jav. Dale. Tommy Rex and Mark Mc Cleary, all of Medford; two grandfathers, Andrew Mc Cleary. of West Plains. Mo.. and Noah Brown of West Plains, Mo. The family has reauested that flowers please be omit ted. RUTH E. JORDAN Ashland - Ruth E. Jordan. 83, died at her home in Ash land Sunday. She was born April 18. 1875, in Osceola, Mo. Mrs. Jordan is survived hv three children, Rollin G. Jor dan, Hilts, Mrs. Thelma Val- las. Forest Hills. Calif., and Mrs. Bessie Holman, Ashland; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Ins- keeD and Mrs. Inez Pollock. both of Portland; 10 grand children and 16 great grand children. She came to Ashland from eastern Oregon in 1920. and had been in failing health for a short while. Funeral services will be at 1:30 n.m. Wednesdav at Lit- willer's Mt. View chanel. In terment will be in Mt. View cemetery. MRS. FLORENCE DEACON Ashland-Mrs. Florence Dea con, 78. of 550 Allison st Ashland, died in a local rest home Monday. She had lived in Ashland for the past six years. Survivors include a daush ter, Mrs. Helen Deacon Shad burn. Ashland, and three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced bv Litwiller's Funeral home. JOHN T. WALKER Funeral services for John T. Walker, 83, of route 1, box 488, Central Point, who died Monday, will be held Thurs day at 2 pjn. in Chapel of Roses, Roseburg. Interment ment will be in the Wilbur cemetery. Conger-Morris Fun eral home is in charge of lo cal arrangements. Mr. Walker was born Aug. 31, 1875, in Pennsylvania. He had lived in Central Point for the past 12 years. He was married in Decem ber, 1906, in Bellingham, Wash., to Edith Brown, who survives. Other survivors include one son, John G. Walker, Central Point; two sisters, Christmas Gift Wrap Boxed Cards Festive Paper Napkins and Table Covers into the hands of the military as an operational device ready for use as a weapon. The Thor carries at atomic punch in its warhead. . A tense expectancy filled the air in the city which is brimming over with civilian missile technicians and report ers who have rented nearly all available motel and hotel room. When the Thor blasts off from the Pacific missile range at Vandenberg it will be the first missile launched by a strictly military crew com prised of Strategic Air Com mand men. New Era Launched The firing by SAC's first missile division also will in augurate the launching of ballistic missiles on the West Coast. Heretofore the IRBM rocket, first stage of the ve hicle which blasted an Air Force probe more than 71,000 miles into space, has been fired only by scientists and technicians at Cape Canave rel, Fla. Missiles fired over the Pacific missile range to this date have been guided, not ballistic, weapons. Shortly after - the initial Thor flight, the first of the "Project Discoverer" series, eventually leading to launch ing of a manned satellite, will be held. The Air Force has been de livering the missile and its supporting equipment to the RAF in England since Septem ber. Four RAF missile squad rons, totaling some 1,700 men, have been training at the Thor plants in the U.S. Overseas Locations The missile, cigar-shaped and about 70 feet long, is de signed for overseas locations where it will post a deterrent to the Communits world. It could not become operational in the U.S. because of its range. Vandenberg will be a Thor training center. Before the end of next year, however, Vandenberg AFB on the Pacific missile range about 160 miles north of Los Angeles is expected to become the free world's first operational base for the Atlas intercontinental ballis tic missile (ICBM). This more than 6,000-mile range weapon could be lobbed to Russia from here. 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 Fund Bid Asked 13.32 14.60 19.73 21.34 23.01 24.61 15.78 17.06 14.18 15.50 11.01 12.06 12.72 13.93 9.63 10.55 11.56 12.65 9.91 10.86 7.25 7.95 16.40 17.89 10.03 10.95 9.27 10.12 13.35 14.57 18.44 20.12 12.15 13.26 14.06 15.34 13.14 14.21 13.86 15.11 5.63 6.15 13.64 14.87 Bullock Chem Fund Eaton Howard Stk .. Fidelity Gas Ind . Group Sec Avia .... Group Sec Com Stk Group Sec Elec Group Sec Petr Group Sec Steel Group Sec Tobac Keystone B-3 Keystone B-4 Keystone K-l Keystone K-2 Keystone S-l Keystone S-2 Keystone S-3 .... Mass Inv Tr TV-Elec Value Line Inc Wellington Miss Irene Walker and Miss Olive Walker, both of Rose burg. The body will lie in state until Wednesday morning. MICHAEL FERGUSON The body of Michael Eu gene Ferguson, infant son 'of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil G. Fer guson, who died Thursday, was sent today to Bassett, Va., for services and interment. Conger-Morris Funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Michael Ferguson was born Nov. 5, 1958, in North Bend, Ore. Survivors, besides his par ents, are a brother, Robert G. Ferguson, at home; his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil G. Ferguson, Bassett, Va., and Luther Green, Bassett, Va. FRED W. McCONNELL The body of Fred W. Mc Connell, 54, who died Friday, was sent yesterday by Conger-Morris funeral home to San Francisco for services and interment. Mr. McConnell was born Aug. 25, 1904, in Shannon City, Iowa. He was a veteran of World War II serving as a private. He had been a for mer resident of Camp White Domiciliary He is survived by a wife, Norma F. McConnell of San Francisco. I BOOKS GIFTS RECORDsT) Four Injured in Accidents Over Week End in City Four persons received slight injuries in . Medford traffic accidents over the week end, according to city police. Jacqueline Frances Cart wright, 21, of 401 Newtown st., reportedly suffered a sprained left wrist and Aleta Livingston, 20, of 165 Bt st., Ashland, a sprained right shoulder following a collision Friday night at the intersec tion of Stewart and South Riv erside aves. They were treated and released at Rogue Valley hospital. Mrs. Cartwright, driving one of the vehicles involved, was cited by police for follow ing too close. Miss Livingston was a passenger in the sec ond vehicle, driven by For rest Wendell Bigger, 37, of route 1, box 202, Central Point, police said. Shirley Delores Lindgren, 23, of 445 Fairmont St., driv ing one of three vehicles in volved in a collision Saturday morning at Fifth and Holly sts., suffered an injury to her right wrist, police said. She reportedly refused medical treatment at the scene. The second vehicle involved was reportedly driven by Loree Windsor Enders, 42, of 1 Acorn way. The third ve hicle, parked, was registered to Sebastiano Joseph Fagone, 629 Pine st. There were no citations. In a third accident, Gary Jon Shaffer, 20, of 624 Palm st., suffered a slight head in jury Sunday morning follow ing a collision between the vehicle in which he was rid ing, driven by Theodore Ditt mer Cook, 21, of route 4, box 396, and one driven by Fran cis Raymond Mayfield, 25, of 728 West Valley rd., Ashland,' police said. This accident also occurred at Stewart and Riv erside. Police cited Mayfield for failure to yield right of way. Food Stamp Plan For Distribution To Needy Seen New York (DPD Chairman Harold D. Cooley (D-N.C.) of the House Agriculture Com mittee predicted today the next Congress would very likely approve a food stamp plan to distribute surplus farm products to needy Amer icans. The nation's lawmakers also may overhaul federal support programs for wheat and dairy products, and approve exten sion of the federal sugar act, Cooley said. The House farm leaders' forecasts of action by the Con gress which opens in January came in . a speech prepared for delivery to the Sugar club here. "The fundamental problem of agriculture is that of abundance which challenges us to improve our distribu tion system both at home and abroad," Cooley declared. The House Democratic farm leader took issue with Agri culture Secretary Ezra T. Ben son's contention that new farm laws should be aimed at reducing federal production controls and price supports. Looks Forward Cooley said he, too, looks forward to the time when American farmers can plant freely and sell profitably in domestic and foreign markets. , "Complete freedom for American agriculture now, however, would mean inevita ble bankruptcy in the short period of one crop year," Cooley said. Federal produc tion controls are "the differ ence between prosperity and prostration." Portland Hay, Grain Portland Wholesale Hay Prices: New crop No. 2 green alfalfa, baled f.o.b. Portland and Seattle. $30-32 ton with top quality to $34. Wholesale Prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat No. 1 soft white. $67 ton; No. 2 milo, Eastern shipment, f.o.b. Portland, S51.50; No. 2 white oats. 38 lbs.. West Coast delivery. S52; No. 2 Western barley. Coast deliv ery. S52.50 ton; soybean meal, bulk. Eastern shipment. $91.50 ton f.o.b. Portland; standard mill run. bulk, prompt delivery, f.o.b. Coast, S39 40: No. 2 corn. Eastern shipment f.o.b. Portland. S34.50-55. mi (Bfc&a fa! v-vi BEGINNING JANUARY 5 Robertson School of Business 40-42 No. Riverside, Medford Ph. SP 3-4264 Rayburn Holds Key to Proposed Changes in Rules by Washington - (LTD - Liberal Democrats inn the House put it squarely up to Speaker Sam Rayburn today to support their proposed change in House rules. Otherwise they said much of the legislation to which the Democratic Party is pledged probably can't be enacted by the 86th Congress. They denied they were in revolt against the House lead American Spurts To New York-fljPD-Electronics and communications issues led stocks higher today. American Telephone spurt ed more than two points to a new high. Western Union also rose more than two. So did Motorola. Zenith radio soar ed nearly 13 points on top of a 13-point rise Monday. Hoff man Electronics ran up more than two. International Tele phone gained more than five. So did Raytheon, Motorola, and Consolidated Electronics. National Cash Register was xip nearly four and Interna tional Business Machines more than four. Elsewhere the gains ranged to more than two points in a long list of issues. Office equipments, selected chemi cals, autos, textiles, specialty steels, and miscellaneous is sues ruled strong. Today's prices on selected stocks: Allied Chemical .. 93 Alum Co Am 90V& American Can 49 American Motors 39V2 AT&T : ......202 Anaconda Copper 60 Armco Steel 65 Vi Bendix Aviation 72Vz Bethlehem Steel 48 Boeing Air 48 Vfe Caterpillar Corp 88 Vz Chrysler Corp . 50 Continental Can 55 Crown Zellerbach 57 Curtiss Wright 26 Dow Chemical 74V4 Du Pont 200Vi Eastman Kodak 135 Firestone 132V2 General Electric (xd) 72 General Foods ,77 General Motors 48V4 Georgia Pacific 49 Graham Paige 2 Greyhound 18 Gulf Oil 127 Homestake Mining 41 Idaho Power 47 Kaiser Ind 13 Int Paper 113V2 Johns Manville 49 Portland Livestock Portland (UPI) Cattle 250. Low to average choice 1240 lb. steers 27; mostly good 1201 lb. 26; tsandard 24-25.50; standard and good 732-lb. fed heifers 25: low choice 1070 lb. heifers 25; 901 lb. standard heifers 24; utility-commercial cows 17-20; canners-cut-ters 14.50-16; light canners 13-14; utility bulls 23-24. Calves 50. Choice vealers 32-33; good 28-31; good-choice slaughter calves 26.50-30; standard calves and vealers 22-27. Hogs 350. U.S. 1 and 3 butchers 19.75-20; mixed 18-19.50; sows 350 550 lb. 12.50-15.50. Sheep 500. Choice 104 lb. shorn slaughter lambs with No. 1 to fall shorn pelts 19.25; choice slaughter lambs 18.50-19; good 18-18.50; good choice near 80 lb. feeders 18.50. Portland Produce Portland (UJ.) Eggs To re tailers: Grade AA large, 48-50c: A large 46-48c; AA medium, 43-45c; A medium. 42-44c; AA small 36 37c; carton l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA and grade A prints, 67-68c lb.; carton 1C 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 Top quality medium sized east ern cranberries sold to retailers at 5.35-5.50 for 24 pounds with ex treme 5:75; No. 2 grade potatoes were down to 75 cents for 50 lbs., with other sales to 85 cents for same amount. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens Quoted to grow ers at Portland, Salem and south to Eugene, f.o.b. ranch. No. 1 qual ity fryers, 23i-4 lbs, 16c: light hens, 10c; heavy hens, 5 lbs. up, 14c lb.; old roosters. 7-8c lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade dressed to retailers: Fryers, whole drawn, 29-32c lb.; cut up, 34-37c; hens, light types, cut up. 3 4-3 6c; heavy type whole drawn, 39-41c. Gees e Live, to producers at farm, 20c lb. for fat ones; 25c at processing plants. Dressed geese, to retailers, 52-55C lb.; to consumers mostly 65c lb. Dressed Turkeys A grade young hens, 30c lb. to producers on evis cerated basis; A grade young toms, 20-26c lb., eviscerated young hens to retailers, mostly 39-42C lb., on an oven-ready basis; A grade toms, 34-37c depending upon weight. Rabbits (average to growers f.o.b. killing plants t Live white, 3?i-4'i lbs., f.o.b. Portland, 20-23c; colored pelts. 5c under. Fresh killed fryers to retailers, 57-60c lb.; cut up, 61 64. Secretarial and Accounting Courses ership. They pledged their whole-hearted support and ad miration for Rayburn and House Democratic Leader John W. McCormick (Mass.) Without the speaker's sup port, liberal spokesmen said, they haven't a chance to put across the curb they seek on broad existing authority of the conservative House Rules Committee. They said that as a group Telephone New High Kennecott Copper 97 Lockheed Aircraft 67 Katy Pfd 60VS Montana Power Co 70 Montgomery Ward 41 Nat'l Biscuit 50ii New York Central 26 Pac. Gas & Elec ..... 61 Penney, J.C 110 PennRR .. 16 Radio Corporation ..(xd) 45 Richfield Oil 100 Safeway 39 Sears . 37 Shell Oil 81 Socony Mobil Oil . 47 Vb Southern Co 46 Southern Pacific 61 Standard California 59 Standard Indiana 47 Standard N. J 572 Sun Mines 7Vz Texas Gulf Sulfur 21 Va Tex Pac Land Trust . 17 Transamerica 30 Trans World Air 15 Tri-Continental 39 Union Carbide 124 Union Pacific .. 36 United Aircraft 61! United Air Lines . 29 U. S. Rubber 46 U. S. Steel : 89 Youngstown S & T 1 115 Arkansas Election Probe Probability Washington -dJPD- A House elections subcommittee prob ably will launch a formal in vestigation of the Arkansas election defeat of veteran Democratic Rep. Brooks Hays, informed sources said today. Segregationist Dale Alford, a write-in candidate, defeated Hays for Arkansas' 5th dis trict seat. Chairman Clifford Davis (D-Tenn.), said the committee would decide at a closed ses sion today just how far the committee will go in explor ing the Hays case and others brought before it. The subcommittee Monday heard charges by John F. Wells, a Little Rock, Ark., weekly newspaper publisher, that forces of Gov. Orval E. Faubus were responsible for "irregularities and violations of law" that defeated Hays in the Nov. 4 election. Alford denied that he and Faubus engaged in any con spiracy in the race. Over-lhe-Counier 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 41 V 43 Vi Calif.-Pacific Utilities 32 .34 Cascades Plywood 27 29i Cons. Freightways 17 '.4 18 2 Copco 34i 36'i First National Bank. 54 57i Northwest Nat. Gas. 17 18"s Pacific Pwr. & Lt 38' k 40 'i Permanente Cement 24' 25!i Portland Gen. Elec. 26 Vs 273i U. S. National Bank .... 75 29 la United Utilities 31 H 33 Vs West Coast Tel. 22 V 23 i Weyerhaeuser 46 U 48 s,'t An Alaskan moose may have antlers as wide as six feet across. . Why pay too much for With most car prices way up, Rambler save - you more on first cost, gives more miles per gallon, too. Highest resale. Easiest handling. Personalized Comfort: sectional sofa front seats; reclining seatbacks; adjustable headrests; Weather-Eyeheating-ventilating. Go Rambler. LEA MOTORS, Bartlett at 5th, Medford Liberals they probably won't even try unless the speaker gives his assent. However, some indi viduals among the 100 or so members for whom the group claimed to speak said they will make the pitch any way, first in the Democratic caucus and then in the House, on opening day of the new Congress. Drafting Massages Group leaders, including Rep. Frank Thompson Jr (N.J.), were drafting messages for Rayburn and McCormack today outlining the liberal contentions and suggesting conferences with the two lead ers sometime before Jan. 7, the first day of the session. At a closed meeting Monday attended by about 20 of the group plus their aides agree ment was reached on three proposals to assure that con servatives on the rules com mittee could not block liberal legislation on such subjects as slum clearance, civil rights, and school aid. If approved by the House, the proposals would: -Change the party ratio on the rules group from eight Democratc and four Republi cans to nine Democrats and three Republicans, with the expectation that Rayburn would appoint a liberal to the extra Democratic - post and thus thwart a conservative coalition that frequently has ruled the committee. Increase Committee Ratios -Restore the so-called 21 (day rule that was in effect during the 81st Congress, lim iting to three weeks the pe riod in which bills approved by legislative committees can be halted in the rules commit tee en route to the House floor. Now the committee sometimes can hold bills in definitely. -Increase the Democratic Republican ratio on all House committees to reflect the 283 to 153 margin the Democrats will hold over Republicans in the House in the new Con gress as a result of the elec tion on Nov. 4. A liberal-conservative fight also is in store for the Senate on opening day of the new Congress. The liberals there seek to impose new control on the filibuster, traditional weapon of the Senate's Dixie bloc against civil rights legis lation, School News... C. P. Junior High Br JOYCE ROBERTS The annual chili feed was held Thursday night, Dec. 11, and was followed by a con cert with the junior high band and chorus participating. Report cards were issued Wednesday, Dec. 10, in the classes. The school has been carrying on a new system of putting the grades on the cards. The students take their cards with them to each class and receive the grade there and then they can ask ques tions and discuss the grades with their teachers. - Students this six weeks on the honor roll in the eighth grade are Dishon Olsen, Jo Ann Wood, David Baker, Car ole Crenshaw, Dale Davis, Ivan Higinbotham, Wayne Klimko, Selene Lusk, Joe Roberts, Tommy Rozell, Jo Ann Trautman, Gloria Wat son. Those in the sevenlh grade on the honor roll are Karen Bowdoin, Patricia Bowling, Sue Kelly, Carol Straus, Mar ilyn Watkins, Terry Mooster, Anita Pierce, Dennis Ray, Gloria Thompson. ' . The rooms are taking on a different decorations of inter est and beauty. A new idea in decorating this year is us ing "angel hair" of spun glass in different colors. a too bis" car? Get the Only Buy in 100-Inch MAIL TRIBUNE, Mtdforsl, Or, Bookkeeper for Union Testifies In Beck Trial Tacoma, Wash.-fUPD-Anoth er Teamster bookkeeper, Fred Verschueren took the stand to aay as uave tteck's income tax evasion trial continued in Judge George H. Boldt's court. Verschueren had barely be gun his testimony Monday when the court closed pro ceedings for the day. Earlier, former Teamster bookkeeper Donald McDonald testified that his records were never audited. Beck Received Report McDonald, bookkeeper for the Western Conference of Teamsters from 1949 until last September, said the only offi cial who received a report from him was Beck. Beck, former president of the Teamsters union, is being tried on charges of evading $240,000 in income taxes for the years 1950-1953. McDonald admitted under cross examination that the ledgers he kept in the early 1950s were "not a good rec ord." The prosecution attempted to show by McDonald's testi mony last week that while there were records of personal loans in McDonald's books! there were none made to Beck. One of the government's big guns in connection with this point was fired Friday when Boldt admitted as evidence an accord and satisfaction agree ment showing Beck agreed to repay a total of $370,000 even though the books showed he didn't owe a cent. Defense Attorney Charles S. Burdell attempted to minimize the matter Monday by drawing out of McDonald the admis sion that his books were "not a good record." Records Disappear But on redirect examina tion by Deputy U.S. Attorney Jack S. Ovenour, McDonald revealed that not only were his books never audited but also the only accounting he had to make was a monthly financial statement which he placed on Beck's desk. McDonald kept books for the Joint Council 28 Building association fund as well as for the Western conference of Teamsters. The books and records he kept for the two union groups prior to Jan. 1, 1954, have dis appeared. The Mississippi flood 1927 swept over an area 28,000 square miles. Weather FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Generally cloudy through Wednesday and litUe change in temperature. Low tonight 38. High Wednesday 48. western ore eon: Mostly ciouay through Wednesday. Considerably low ciouas or tog in vauey. a lew scattered showers along the coast and north portion tonight and Wednesday. Little change in tem perature. Low tonight 38-44: high tomorrow 46-56. Northern California: Fair tonight and Wednesday, except fog on north coast, Little change in tem perature. LUt.1L DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 44; above- normal 5. Record high this date si in 1930. Record low this date 10 in 1919. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to midnight, none. Midnight to 10 a.m., none. Total this month .77 inch. .77 inch below normal. Total since Sept. 1. 3.10 inches. 3.67 inches below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 62, highest this a.m. 89. tugn :ae z City Tester- a.m. nr. day Low Pree. Brookings 61 49 Crater Lake 50 33 Grants Pass . 48 ... 36 Klamath Falls 54-31 MEDFORD 55 37 Portland 40 33 JO Seattle 53 45 JOi Spokane . 30 25 Yakima 31 28 Eureka 62 46 Red Bluff 70 40 Sacramento 68 . 2 - i San Francisco 64 51 . . Los Angeles 77 57 Phoenix 72 41 Denver , , 57 ' 35 Chicago . 16 8 T Miami Beach 75 59 1.30 New York 33 19 Washington. D.C-. 27 ' 15 Compact '59 the Low-Priced Field wheelbeee RAMBLER AMERICAN STATION WABON Hire by popviar demand. Pncsd S00 less then othw leading low-priced wegorn.. Full tamMy room. Top ftsoiiM economy. Tuesday, December U, 1951 " 11 CLUB NEWS Sis-Q Guide Dog Club The Sis-Q Guide Dog club held a surprise Christmas par ty in the YMCA building in Ashland Dec. 9. The party was given in appreciation of the many services of our club leader, Mrs. Roderick. 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