Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 31, 1958, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextPermit Issued A Medford , building permit was issued yesterday to Leo Sant for con-: strutting the foundation of a j $104,000 41-unit motel at 518 j North Riverside ave. A build- j ing department spokesman said the construction is to be carried out by Armin Richter and Associates, 766 South Grape st. Local and Personal Tonsillectomy-Robert Sowf ford, 9-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sowfford, route 1, box 313, Gold Hill, underwent a tonsillectomy at Rogue Valley hospital today, the hospital reported. BIG HITS TOIIITE! SPECIAL NEW YEAR'S IMlfcili hlJ!4lmJUamM EVE SHOW1 Ttuslta OtrmM! 2JP GREGORY I " CHASE A CHOOKE SHADOW 7X ANNC BAXTER fcSoCao . IT'S MAO . If s On At 12 Midnite! pi ( 'rr hiSwT- Operation Mad Bail JACK LEMMON ERNIE KOVACS KATHRYN GRANT MICKEY ROONEY Kfl W TO WABB0W S Mill i alllll T n I r.T.I Screen Timo "Madball" at 12 M. "Warbow" at 11 P.M. "Crooked Shadow" 7 p.m. and 2 a.m. "Designing Woman" 8:45 Pi it LIVE MUSIC! 3 Piece Band FAVORS-FUN-FROLIC! The BEST of Food! ROGUE RIVER LODGE Trail, Ore. Ph. TR 8-2392 Ring Out the Old Year Bring In the New! NEW YEAR'S EVE Tonight, Dec. 3 1st, at (LDASDS BALLROOM - Eagle Point Plenty of Noisemakers & Hati GOOD MUSIC Fun for Everyone! Come On Out! Gas Theft Stanley G. Par rish, route 2, box 434B, told Medford police Monday of the recent theft of an unknown amount of gasoline from a truck parked in a vacant lot at 1057 Court st. Window Broken Junior Carter Hibbs, route 1, box 29, Jacksonville, told Medford po lice Monday of the recent breaking of three windows in a power shovel owned by F. L. Somers Construction com pany, 2410 North Pacific high way, at the Rogue Valley Manor site. Building Permits Medford building permits were issued yesterday to West Coast Air lines for installation of jet fuel facilities valued at $12,000 at Medford airport and to Jean Hart for $3,000 in remodeling work to a store at 616 East Main st. Flue Fires-Firemen were summoned yesterday when a flue fire occurred about 9:45 a.m. at the James Christensen residence, 30 Rose ave., and at 5:15 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Susan Shreeve, 739 Al der st. Fan Burns Out-City fire men, called about 9:45 p.m. yesterday to investigate a smoke odor at the Bert E. Cooper home, 235 South Cen tral ave., found that the fan in the motor of an electric heater had burned out. Inspections-City Fire Mar shal Truman Nelson and Dep uty State Fire Marshal Wil liam P. Roble, inspected sev en liquified petroleum gas storage tanks and three LPG tank trucks yesterday. Ten orders were issued for correc tion of hazardous conditions. Births HENDERSON-To: Mr. and Mrs. Wallace R., 621 Park Place No. 5, Medford, -Dec. 30, 1958, a girl, 8 pounds, at "Rogue Valley hospital. GUILMET-To: Mr. and Mrs. John, 1420 College way, Ashland, Dec. 30, 1958, a boy, 6V2 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. EVANS-To: Mr. and Mrs. J. Demar,'4 Glen Oak court, Medford, Dec. 30, 1958, a girl, 8 pounds, at Rogue Val ley hospital. LEE - To: Mr. and Mrs. Cleo M., 1557 Stewart ave., Medford, Dec. 30, 1958, a boy, 634 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. McMICHAEL-To: Mr. and Mrs. Vinton, 3100 Madrona lane, Medford, Dec. 30, 1958, a boy, 834 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. PORTER-To: Mr. and Mrs. Bob G., 1840 South Stage rd., Medford, Dec. 31, 1958, a boy, 634 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. cs Join our New Year PARTY Biggest, most exciting party of the year! Come early, stay late see '59 in with all your friends the fun filled way. I a couple 1 1 INCLUDES - j I . Dancing, refreshments I I 9:00 to ? 1 1 ' 2-line smorgasbord I 1 10.30 P:m. to a m- I 1 . Hats and noisemakers 1 II1 Elks Temple For Elks and Invited Guests Funeral Services Set Friday for Drowning Victims Ashland - Funeral services for David Carl Misenhimer, 36, and his son, John Ray mond Misenhimer, 9, will be held at Litwiller's Mt. View chapel, Ashland, at 3 p.m. Fri day, Jan. 2. The Rev. James Neely of the First Baptist church, Medford, will offici ate. Interment will be in Mt. View cemetery. Mr. Misenhimer and his son drowned in the Illinois river Monday while on a fishing trip. Mr. Misenhimer's body was recovered late Monday, and his son's body was re covered yesterday afternoon. They lived at 915 Newtown st., Medford. Mr. Misenhimer was born in Marcedes, Tex., Aug. 27, 1922. John Raymond Misen himer was born April 17, 1949, In Arcadia, Calif. Survivors include Mr. Mi senhimer's widow, Jeanette; a daughter, Carla Jean, both of Medford; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Misen himer, Medford; his father-in-law, William Thomas, Ft. Worth, Tex., and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Dewey Tigert, Danger-field, Tex. Obituaries EARL W. TUCKER Salem Earl W. Tucker, 68, of 2340 Claude st., Salem, died at a Salem hospital Dec. 30. The former Medford man had been in failing health for several months. Mr. Tucker moved from the valley in 1956 and while here was employed as janitor at the Oak Grove school. Among survivors are his wife, Mrs. Tucker of Salem and several nieces and nephews in Medford. Funeral services will be held Friday, Jan. 2, at 2 p.m. at the Clough Darrick Funeral home, Salem. MARION MATIKA The body of Marion Matika, 60, who died Friday at the Veterans administration Dom iciliary, Camp White, will be transferred by Perl Funeral home Wednesday to the Hal stead and company Mortuary in San Francisco for services Monday, Jan. 5, at 2 p.m. In terment will be in the Golden Gate National cemetery in San Bruno, Calif. I- LAURA REEDY Ashland-Laura Reedy, 142 North Main st., Ashland, died last night at her home. Fu neral arrangements will be announced by Litwiller's Fu neral home. New Car Sales Ban Draws Rap Detroit -(UPD- A proposal by Los Angeles City Councilman Everett G. Burkhalter to ban the sale of new cars there un less the automobile industry came up with an anti-smog device provoked some caustic comment today from authori ties in the automobile capital. Mayor Louis C. Miriani of Detroit led off by saying "Los Angeles, is going to become a foreign country all by itself if it keeps this up." "How silly can they get?" he asked. "Banning new car sales would simply mean that there would be more old cars on Los Angeles streets. They would create more of an ex haust problem than the new cars." 4-H Club News Forestry Club At its November meeting the Central Point 4-H For estry club elected the follow ing officers: president, Alison Pinkham; vice president, Verne Pendleton; secretary, Penny Sampert, and news re porter, John Caster. The first meeting with new officers presiding was held at the home of Ivan Skyrman on Dec. 27. Several members gave re ports on different species of trees and Mr. Skyrman gave a lecture on identifying some common Oregon trees. After the meeting, refreshments were served by Clifford and Allison ; Pinkham. Tin next meeting will be at Mr. and Mrs. Skyrman's home Jan. 24. John Caster, Reporter. Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport REBEL TROOPS A wide contrast in age and sex is shown by three members of Fidel Castro's rebel army, walking down a street in Fomento, Cuba, after capture of the town from government troops. Following rebel successes, the civil war in Cuba appears to be nearing a decisive climax. Body of Lebanon Man Found in Pond Lebanon (UPD The body of an elderly'man missing since Tuesday morning was found later in the day in a logging pond eight miles east of here at the Kell Lumber company operation. Fred Smith, about 82, had wandered from his nearby home according to a brother, Claude Smith. The brother reported the older man's dis appearance to sheriffs offic ers. Deputies said the man ap parently fell over a four-foot embankment into the pond. Vienna (UPD Avalanches have killed six Austrians in the Austrian Alps this winter, police said today. Announcing Evelyn Taylor has moved from the Pancake House in Talent, across Hwy. 99 to CHUCK WAGON CAFE, with more room to accommodate vou . . . still serving the same GOOD FOOD she is noted for! Open 7 Days a Week! 6 A.M. to 9 P.M. Weekdays 7 A.M. to 9 P.M. Sundays Special Children's Menus Dinner served family style Sun days and Holidays. For a new experience in good eating try CHOICE STEAKS $50 $200 Complete Dinners r BREAKFAST SERVED ALL DAY HOMEMADE PIES CHUCK WAGON CAFE IN TALENT, ORE. OPEN NEW YEAR'S DAY New Year's Eve Party Reserve A Table Now Sparkling entertainment dancing, delicious drinks your choice of steak, prime rib, chicken or prawns. Complete dinner fun, favors, hats and noisemakers at $5.00 per person. DARDANELLE - Highway 99 at Gold Hill Overpass STARTING TOMORROW WE GREET 1959 WITH A GREAT NEW HIT! News m Brief Wednesday, December 31, 19SI t MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. DRIVER EDUCATION Salem -(UPD- The State Mo tor Vehicle department said today that a study would be gin Jan. 2 to determine wheth er high school driver educa tion produces better drivers. LIBEL ACTION DROPPED Portland - (UPD - Clyde C. Crosby, Oregon Teamster leader, Tuesday disrmssed his pending libel actions against the Qregonian, reporters Wal lace Turner and William Lam bert and gambling figure James B. Elkins. CEASE FIRE PLEDGED Taipei, Formosa -(UPD- The Communists have joined the Nationalist Chinese in a three day New Year's cease fire in the Quemoy area, the Defense Ministry said today. ASKS SP STUDY Washington-(UPD-Sen. Thom as H. Kuchel (R-Calif.) urged the Interstate Commerce com mission today to prevent cur tailment of Southern Pacific Shasta Daylight passenger service pending an investiga tion of proposed cutbacks. from 30 years in the ranks, angrily pledged to fight with every legal weapon any inter ference with operation of the 23,600-man' force. ACTRESS HAS STROKE Burbank, Calif. -(UPD Ac tress Verna Felton, 68, who plays Hilda on the "December Bride" television series, was reported in good condition to day at St. Joseph hospital af ter suffering a slight stroke. MAGNAVOX The finest in its field at any price ring by any comparison! At PURUCKER'S Servicemen HOME ON FURLOUGH Cpl. Leslie T. Gately, U.S. Army, is home in Ashland vis iting over the holidays, his mother, Mrs. Gordon Gately, reported. Corporal Gately is stationed with the 83rd Nike Ajax Mis sile battalion, Camp Hans ford, Wash. STARTS TONIGHT fCARY GRANT SOPHIA lOREMj iZousEBoar. 1 CtJUItf ADDED ATTRACTION "FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1958" LABOR AIMS AT POLICE New York -(UPD- James R. Hoffa's Teamster Union was revealed today set to try to j organize 15 American police forces. First step is a New York drive involving picket ing of headquarters, precinct stations and supply depots. Police Commissioner Steph en P. 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SPECIAL ADVANCE PREVIEW 195$ RACIEST COMEDY! mm f 9 The riotous story of a gal who wanted a family ON A "PUSH BUTTON" SCHEDULE ...and a guy who WOULDN'T BE PUSHED! Teste . r ' 1? Ci-Stirriir GIG YOUNG GIA SCALA With ELISABETH FRASER ELIZABETH WILSON EXTRA LATE SHOW LAST FEATURE STARTS 11:40 PJA. V