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Local and Medical Patient - Mrs. Ella Russell, 2156 Table Rock rd., v;as admitted yesterday to Rogue Valley hospital as a medical patient. Surgical Patient - Mrs. Hil da? Eklund, 1012 Whitman at., Medford, is a surgical pa tient In Rogue Valley hospi tal. She was admitted there Dec. 29. Club to Meet - DAV aux iliary Sewing club will meet Thursday, Jan. 8, at 11 a.m. In the home of Mrs. J. P. Graham, 175 Jeanette street. A potluck luncheon will be served at noon. Grange Meets-Griffin Creek Grange will meet in regular session, Thursday, Jan. 15. a Grange spokesman said. Mr. and Mrs. William Darby and Mrs. Jessie Minear are in charge of refreshments. Surgical Patients Mrs. Phyllis Eatherton, 1119 East 1119 East Jackson st., Med ford, and Mrs. Dorothy Barnt house, 328 Liberty st., Ash land, both underwent surgery ; at Rogue Valley hospital this morning. Burglary Reported Sher " if f 's deputies are investigating a burglary at the Mattie Boo gie residence in Jacksonville Instead of the Beekman estate there as previously reported. It is not known what was taken, deputies said, as no list is available of the contents of the house. Theft - Leona Alice Huff man, Central Point, reported to sheriffs deputies the theft 6f five stubbies of beer and . an alarm clock from her resi- dence over r 'k end. '-rpr Surgical Patient -Robert Greely, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Greely," route 2, box 227 D-l, Medford, under went an emergency appendec- '. tomy yesterday in Medford ' Osteopathic hospital. Attend Funeral Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Simmons of Cen tral Point, and their children . returned home recently from .Chillicothe, Mo., where they . attended the funeral of Mrs, Joy Pritt, their daughter, who was killed in an auto accident in. Carthage, Mo., Dec. 26. Making the trip were Mrs. " Jack Rae, Myrtle Creek, Mrs. HeriAnne Sudolski, Medford, Mrs. Sue Ansures, Phoenix, Forrest Simmons Jr., Klam ath Falls and Robert Manning, Roseburg. DuGTB ...J.-t.,.,.,-, .M1IM t!h J ENDS TONITE tST CUFF ROBERTSON As other '59 cars go JL laieMeMMMewwMiMMWIMM Car buyers by the thousands disappointed in '59 models that are too big, too expensive, too thirsty for gas are switching now to Rambler, the compact quality car that saves hundreds when you buy, delivers even more miles per gallon, is easiest of all to turn and park. Discover Rambler Personalized Comfort: sectional sofa front seats that glide back and forth individually; reclining seatbacka; adjustable headrests. Go Rambler 6 or V-8 and save. Personal Legion Tb Meet-American Legion and auxiliary of Post 129, Central Point, will hold their , regular meetings on Thursday, Jan. 8, at 8 p.m., post spokesman said. Births COLE -To Mr. and Mrs. Roy, box 332, Rogue River, Jan. 5, 1959, a boy, 8V2 pounds, at Sacred Heart hos pital. VERSCHOOR-To Mr. and Mrs. F. H., box 384, Medford, Jan. 6, 1959, a girl, 8 pounds, at Medford Osteopathic hospital. PHOENIX Guests At Wallace Home By LILLIAN KNIGHT Phoenix - Christmas dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wallace and family were Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Steele and daughter, Arleta, of Klamath Falls, Pvt. Don Wallace, Ford Ord, Calif., and wife, Carol, who is stay ing here with her parents, and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hanscom and daughter, Cindy. . Visiting at the Wallace home during the day were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ruch and three daughters from Eugene. Pvt. Don Wallace returned to Fort Ord Friday. Arleta stayed with her grandparents, the Clifford Wallaces, over the holidays and returned to her home in Klamath Falls New Year's day with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Steele who spent the day with the Eddie Steeles. William (Bill) Ham, Cheryl Ann dr., died Sunday night of a heart attack. Funeral ar rangements by Conger-Morris are pending arrival of rela tives from out of state. Arriving Dec. 27 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blocker of Joliet, Mont., are visiting at 'the home Of their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. ' and Mrs. Don Mitchell. Also spending the Christmas and New Year's holiday at the Mitchell home was Mrs. Mitchell's brother, SP5 Dei- mer Blocker, of Ft. Lewis', Wash. He returned to Ft. Lewis Friday. New Year's dinner guests at the Don Mitchell home were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mitchell and daughter, Mary Ellen, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Mitchell, and Ben Wells of Medford, in addition to their house guests, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blocker and SP5 Blocker. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mitch ell were hosts at a birthday dinner Dec. 28 for Mr. and Mrs. Don Mitchell, whose birthdays fall on this day. Those present in addition to the hosts and the honored guests were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blocker, SP5 Del- mer Blocker, and John Jack son of Eagle Point. Pvt. Stanley Zwan return ed to his base at Fort Ord, Calif., Friday after spending the Christmas and New Year's holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Zwan. Mr. and Mrs. A, A. Blank up in size and price.. I u uva V M f or (oj y LEA MOTORS, Bartlett at 5th, Medford Wilkey Leaves for Juneau Conference Seattle - (UPD - Malcolm - R. Wilkey will leave for Juneau, Alaska, today to confer with Gov. William A. Egan and oth er state officials. The Justice Department said Wilkey has been sent to Alas ka to discuss "official prob lems" involved in the transi tion of the courts from terri torial to federal status. Wilkey is expected to re main in Juneau for the rest of the week. RECEIVES PLAQUE Los Angeles-flJPD-Actor Don ald O'Connor Monday was presented a plaque proclaim ing him the best dressed man of 1958 by the Downtown Business Men's association. enship, former residents and now of Valsetz, Oregon, left Dec. 28 after spending a week as guests of their son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Donald Blankenship in Med ford. A family reunion Christmas home included Pvt. Lester eve at the Clifford Schleigh Schleigh of Fort Ord, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schleigh and daughter, Pricilla, of Fort Greeley, Alaska, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Morris of Medford, Mr. and Mrs. Don Bergman and their two children, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Blankenship and two children, and Rose mary. Richard Schleigh received his discharge from the armed forces on Dec. 24. He and Mrs. Schleigh have bought a house trailer and will move to Grants Pass, where he will be with the Standard Oil company. Christmas dinner guests at the Clifford Schleigh home were Mr. and Mrs Stanley Morris and Mrs. Mary Janes, Medford. Servicemen RETURNS TO BASE Dennis Owen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Owen, Jackson ville, returned to the U.S. Na val Training center, San Diego, Calif., this week after spending 10-day leave with his parents. Owen, who entered the U.S. Navy in August and complet ed his indoctrination training in October, will enter the Na val Hospital Corpsman school in San Diego. BLAMES PIMPLES London (UPD- Fifteen-year-Old schoolboy Roger Simper suffered the plague of adoles cents everywhere-pimples on his face. A coroner ruled on Monday Roger committed sui cide with gas after writing in. his dairy, "I cannot live any longer with spots . . . they are getting worse." WARNS U.S. London -(UPD- Red China, charging that two U. S. Navy planes violated its air space Monday, has issued its 46th "serious warning" against "military provocations" to the United States. or Saves you more than ever before New 100-inch whoolbas OBITUARIES MRS? DENIE L. GUTHRIE Mrs. Denie Lee Guthrie died this morning at her home 829 West llth st. She had lived for several years with her daughter, Mrs. Leonard Ward, on the Butte Falls rd. Funeral arrange ments will be announced ty Conger-Morris, funeral direc tors. CHESTER BASIN Funeral services for Ches ter Alfred Basin, 57, Who died near Camp White Sunday morning, will be held in the Camp White chapel at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Chaplain Roger Pryor will officiate. Burial will be in the Camp White cemetery with Perl funeral home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Basin was born in West boro, Wis., on May 25, 1901 and was a veteran of World War II. . - JOY PRITT Funeral services were held recently for Mrs. Joy Sim mons Pritt, 25, of Myrtle Creek, in Norman's funeral home at Chillicothe, Mo. Bur ial was in the Coloma ceme tery. Mrs. Pritt was killed Dec. 26 at Carthage, Mo., in an auto accident. She. was born in Dawn, Mo., on Sept. 23, 1935. Mrs. Pritt was married to JameS Forrest Pritt on Sept. 23, 1951. She was a member of the First Christ ian church of Myrtle Creek. Survivors include her hus band, James Pritt, one son James Edward, both of Myrtle Creek; her parents, Mr. and Mfs. Forrest Simmons, Cen tral Point; six sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Dudley, Roseburg, Mrs. Jack Rae, Myrtle Creek, Mrs. Joan Simpson, Central Point, Mrs. Lou Ann Sudol ski, Medford; Mrs. Sue An sures, Phoenix and Rhonda, at home; four brothers, Thom as Simmons, Chillicothe, Mo.J M. E. Simmons, Meacham, Ore.; Forrest Simmons Jr., Klamath Falls, and Carl, at home. WILLIAM HAM Services for William O. Ham, 65, of Rt. 3, Medford, who died Sunday, Will be held in the First Baptist church, Phoenix, Thursday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Perry Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the IOOF cemetery, Medford. Conger Morris funeral home is in charge Of arrangement's. Mr. Ham was born March. 20, 1893 in Humansville, Mo. On Feb. 12, 1938, in Medford he was married to Mrs. Jane Pearce, who survives him Also surviving are five chil dren; Mrs. Harold Gumbert, and John O. Ham, both of Sunnyvale, Calif.; Mrs. Lois Williams, Visalia, Calif.; Mrs. Harry Wimer, Sheridan, WyO.; and Mrs. Ray Tresham, Eagle Point; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph McPherson, Los An geles, Calif.; Mrs. Edith Whil lock, Medford; three broth ers, E. T. Ham, San Francis co; J.' A. Ham, Los Gatos, Calif.; and H. C. Ham, Top penish, Wash.; ten grandchild dren, and two great " grand-' children. Bearers will include Harold Glasscock, Thomas Mitchell, R. F. Douglas, Franklin Han ley, Boyd Oldham, and L. H. Hulse. W - SS RAMBLER AMERICAN $1835 Suggested delivered price at Kenosha, Wisconsin, for 2-door sedan st left State and local taxes. H any, automatic tuns mission and optional equipment, extra. ADLAl BOYD Funeral services for Adlai Ci Boyd, 66, who died Sun day at the Veterans Admini stration domiciliary, Camp White, will be held in the Camp White Chapel at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Chaplain Roger Pryor will officiate. Burial will be in the Camp White cemetery with Perl funeral home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Boyd was born in Vir ginia City, Nev., on Feb. 2, 1892 and was a veteran of World War I. Survivors in clude One daughter, Janice Pomeroy, Route 2, Box 668, Central Point. JOHN KUFNER Ashland John Kufner, 145 Manzanita st., Ashland, died in his home Sunday. Mr. Kufner had lived in Ashland for 13 years. He was born Juhe 29, 1883. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Anna JameS, AltufaS, Calif., Mrs. Emma Wirth, Klamath Falls and Mrs. Rose Wirth, Ashland; 25 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services will be in Litwiller's Mountainview chapel in Ashland on Wednes day, Jan. 7, at 10:30 a.m. Bur ial will be in the Mountain view cemetery in Ashland. MYRA FRAKES Funeral services for Mrs. Myra Grace Frakes, 56, of route 1, Talent, who died Sat urday, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, in the Lit willer funeral home in Ash land. The Elder John D. Trude, Medford Seventh Day Advent ist church, will officiate. Bur ial wil be in the Mountain view cemetery in Ashland. Mrs. Frakes was born on March 29, 1902 in Indianap olis, Ind. She came to Oregon about 10 years ago and moved to Talent about a year ago. She was married to Ernest Frakes on Nov. 5, 1943, in Indianapolis. Survivors include her hus band, Ernest and a daughter, Ernestine, both Of Talent; and a brother, Orvill Martin, In dianapolis, Ind. DONNA DAYLE MOORE Donna Dayle Moore, 14-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Moore, of Talent, died Saturday in Portland. Services were held this aft-1 ernoon in Conger-Morris fun eral home. The Rev. George Roseberf y of the First Metho dist church officiated. Com mittal was in Siskiyou Mem orial park. . The baby was born Dec. 20, 1958, in Medford. Survivors in addition to the parents in clude two brothers, Daryl and Ronald, and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Fullmer, Klamath Falls, and Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Moore, Talent. ILLINOIS VALLEY Club Has Holiday Party By RUTH RAUSCH Cave Junction - The Past President's club of the Amer ican Legion auxiliary Glenn Morrison Post 70, held their Christmas party and the re vealing of secret pals in the auxiliary rooms during the holiday season. In charge of the affair and hostess was Mrs. E. V. Copke, junior past president. A general gift exchange, in addtion to the secret pal par ty, was held. Guest for the evening was Mrs. Gilbert Clayton, president of the aux iliary. As guest, Mrs. Clayton drew the names and distribut ed them for the secret pal ob servance for the coming year. Refreshments of Christmas cookies and coffee were served at the table decorated in sprays of Christmas green ery, holly and tree ornaments. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knight dined at the Oregon inn in Grants Pass New Year's eve and spent the remainder of the evening at the Cavemen bowling alley. On Wednesday, Jan. 14, there will be an installation of officers at the meeting of Marguerite Rebekah lodge in Kerby. Mrs. Lillie White of Kerby had Christmas dinner at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh White of the Illinois Valley Ranger station. Mr. and Mrs. A. Smith of the West Side road in Kerby, spent the Christmas holidays with Mrs. Smith's sister, Ula Coveney at Hugo. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Foster and grandchildren, Laurie and Terry, were hosts at a dinner party on- New Year's day at the Foster home. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Beem and daugh ter Jean; Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Davis and daughters Dorothy and Judy and Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Easterbrook. Canasta was played follow ing the TV view of the Rose Bowl football game. A few of the alumni of the Illinois Valley High school Selected Stocks New York - (UPS - Today's! prices on selected stocks: Allied Chemical 93 Vs Alum Co Am . 89 American Can 503s American Motors 38 AT&T 231 Anaconda Copper 61 Armco Steel 67Vs Bendix Avn 70?s Bethlehem Steel . 52Va Boeing Air 4534 Caterpillar Corp . 89 V2 Chrysler Corp , 53 Portland Hay, Grain Portland Wholesale Hay Pric es: New crop No. 2 green' alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. Portland and Seattle, $31-33 ton with top quality to S35. Wholesale Prices are reported by the USD A market news service: Wheat No. 1 soft white, $68 ton; No. 2 milo. eastern shipment, f.o.b. Portland, $51; No. 2 white oats, 38 lbs. West coast delivery. $52-54; No. 2 Western barley. Coast deliv ery, $51.50 ton; soybean meal, bulk, eastern shipment, $91 ton f.o.b. Portland; standard mill run, bulk, prompt delivery f.o.b. coast $42; No. 2 corn, eastern shipment f.o.b. Portland $54.25-54.75. Portland Produce Portland (UPD Eggs To retailers: Grade AA large, 46-47c doz.; A large. 44-45c; AA medium 37-42c; A medium, 37-41c; AA smalls, 31-35c; carton l-3c addition al. Butter I'd retailers: AA and grade A prints, 67-68c lb.; carton lc higher; B prints, 65-66c. Cheese medium cured TO re tailers: A grade Cheddar single daisies. 39-5 lc: brocessed Ameri-N can cheese, 5-lb. loaf 40-43C. Farm Market Top quality crates of California cabbage sold on the Portland mar ket at $5.50 today and some whole salers were asking $5 for unfrozen heads of Willamette valley cabbage. Willamette valley kiln dried Hub bard and marblehead squash list ings advanced as ftiuch as 1 Yx cents a pound at most quarters where they were quoted to retailers at 4 Ya cents a pound. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens Quoted to grow ers at Portland, Salem and south to Eugene, f.o.b. ranch. No. 1 qual ity fryers, 2-4 lbs.. 15-16c; light hens, 9-10c; heavy hens 5 lbs. up, 15c lb.; old roosters, 7-8c lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade dressed to retailers: Fryers, whole drawn, 30-33c lb.; cut up, 35-38c; hens, light types, cut up, 34-36c; heavy type whole drawn, 39-41C. Dressed Turkeys A grade young hens, 30-31C lb. to producers on eviscerated basis; A grade young toms, 35-36C lb.; eviscerated fresh frozen young hens to retailers, mostly 38-39C lb.; A grade toms, 37-38c; unfrozen A grade hens, 42-436 lb.; unfrozen A toms, 37-39c lb. Rabbits (average to growers, f.o.b. killing plants) Live white, 3K-tY2C lb.; f.o.b. Portland 20-23c; colored pelts, 5c under. Fresh kill ed fryers to retailers, 57-60c lb.; cut Up, 61-64C. Portland Livestock Portland -(UPI) Cattle: 200, trade active on limited supplies; few fed steers and heifers strong to 50 cents higher than Monday; cows steady; other classes scarce; truck lot low choice 1,137 lb. fed steers 23 50: truck lot high good 1,255 lbs. 28; . small lot good Steer 27 to 27.50; standard 24-26; truck lot high good 786 lm. fed heifers 26.50; few choice heifers Monday 27; utility cows 18-20; canners and cutters 16-17.50; medium 708 lb. feeder steers 22. Calves: 50: market active, firm; good and choice vealers 28-34; me dium and good stock calves 25-27. Hogs: 250; active, steady; U.S. No. 1 and 2 butchers 180 to 235 lbs. 20.25-20.50; No. 2 and 3 lots 210 to 247 lbs. 19-20; 350-550 lb. sows 13-16.50. Sheep: 300; hardly enough offer ed to test trade; few sales steady: small lot good to mostly choice 99 lb. wooled lambs 19.50; good lambs 18.50-19; cull to good slaughter ewes, sales Monday 4-9; good arid choice feeder lambs 17-18.50. class of '56 gathered for a New Year's eve party at the home of Darlene Wheeler in Selma. Besides the hostess and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Wheeler, and brother Dennis, those present were Ken Ro senberg, Jack Champion, Don King, David Knight, Donna Zimmerman Tellyer, Edytha and Arle Scott. Dinner guests at the Art Kellert home on Christmas day were Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond Heidenreich and Mr. and Mrs. Fran Baden and children. On New Year's, the Ray Heidenreich's returned the compliment and entertained Mr. and Mrs. Art Kellert and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Boyd. Mr. and Mrs. Fran Baden left this week for a ten-day visit to the Los Angeles area, where they will visit friends and relatives. The Roy Ledbetters, former valleyites, spent a day during the holiday season visiting with friends in the valley. They now live in Marysville, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd E. Wells with Mr. and Mrs. John Milburn, Mrs. Floyd's parents, spent the holiday week with the Wells daughter and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. W. R Brown of Vallejo, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Walt Hunting of the Siskiyou Hideaway have just returned from a two week's holiday visit with their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith and daughter, Carol, of Pomona, Calif. The Bob Rauschs have re turned from ten days on the Los Angeles 'f earways' where they participated in the local past time of 'what's my lane?' Farm production of the U.S. has increased about one third the past decade by im proved methods but the crop land area remains about the same. Farmers in the U.S. came out of the World War II per iod with a smaller debt than when the war began, contrary to most wax trends. Continental Can 58?s Crown Zellerbach .... 60 Curtiss Wright . 28Vi Dow Chemical .... 75?s Du Pont 21434 Eastman Kodak .. ....151 Vi Firestone ....131 General Electric . , 7938 General Foods 774 General Motors 503s Georgia Pacific 54s,4 Graham Paige .... 2?s Greyhound 18 Gulf Oil . 126V2 Homestake Mining 456 Idaho Power 5(H4 Kaiser Ind 13 V4 Int Paper 121 Kennecott Copper 97 Lockheed Aircraft 6334 Montana Power Co. 68 Montgomery Ward 4234 Nat'l Biscuit , 50Vs New York Central . 30 Vi Pac. G & El 6436 Penney, J. C. ... 105V4 Penn R R 1934 Radio Corporation 46 Richfield Oil 99V2 Safeway 41 Sears 3934 Shell Oil 84y Socony Mobil Oil ...... 493,4 Southern Co 36J8 Standard California 61V4 Standard Indiana 48 Standard N. J 57 V& Sun Mines , 8 Texas Gulf Sulphur 23 Tex Pac Land Trust .... 16V4 Transamerica 31 Trans World Air 17 V Tri-Continental 40V2 Union Carbide 126 Union Pacific 36V& United Aircraft 59 3A UAL 31 U S Steel ;. 98V U S Rubber 47 Youngstown S & T 116 Local Boy Admits Theft of Rifle A 13-year-old Medford boy has admitted the theft of a .22 calibre rifle New Year's day, city police reported. The boy was arrested yest Ofday on a charge of "burg lary in a dwelling." In a sign ned statement, he told how he took the rifle frOm the house of Chester Kezer, 1618 North Riverside avenue. He said a companion, also 13, persuaded him to do it. He told how they had gone to the house to inquire if they could take some copper wire they found in nearbv Huffman's junk yard, had en tered and found several guns. He admitted also taking a pack of cigarettes. Since Kezef's house lies in an area outside the city lim its, Medford police turned the case over to a county sheriff's deputy. The boy was released to his parents. Dr. Bodenwsiser New State Veterinarian Salem -(UPD- Appointment of Dr. L. E. Bodenweiser as State Veterinarian was an nounced today by Oregon Ag riculture Director Robert J. Steward, and Frank McKen non, director-designate of the department. The appointment became effective Jan. 1. Dr. Boden weiser had previously been named acting state veterinar ian. Frame Ignites Under Fireplace Hearth Two pumpers were dis patched by the Medford fire department last night to the W. A. Gaylord residence, 411 Ashland ave. Firemen said wood framing beneath the fireplace had ig nitedi Firemen removed the burning wood beneath the hearth and recommended con struction of a concrete base for the fireplace. Recognition of New Cuba Said Imminent Washington - (UPD United States recognition of the new Cuban government headed by President Manuel Urrutia ap peared imminent today. The State Department re ported that the provisional government, Which came to power in the wake Of Fidel Castro's successful revolution, has telegraphed the depart ment requesting recognition. Washington - (UPD - Presi dent Eisenhower will not hold a news conference this week, the White House said today. HERTZ TRUCK RENTAL Available at HOPKINS RICHFIELD ' SERVICE McAndrewi at Court Phone SP 3-9068 MAIL TRIBUNE, Madferd, Oregon, Tuatday, January , 1959 7 45-Acre Trad To Be Sold Soon The 45-acre tract of land on Colver rd., near Talent, which has been used for many years for the Southern Oregon Branch Experiment station, has been returned to the county and will be offered for sale, the county court an nounced today. The land, with barns, stor age sheds and administration buildings, will be put up for bid soon, with sale funds go ing toward purchase of the station's new site on Hanley rd. , The entire agronomic re search plant of the station is being transferred to the Han ley site, according to Super tendent Harold White. The original site of the sta tion on Highway 99 north of Talent junction will be re leased later, White said, "ow ing to the nature of the plant ings on the 27-acre tract." Research plantings of or chard trees there need to be further evaluated or repropa gated onto the new land. An old residence building used for offices Was to be in spected by the court today and will be placed for rent soon, court members said. Concrete Bridges Completed on Road Three small concrete bridges on Barnett rd. near the North Phoenix rd. junction ' have been completed by the county roads department. Traffic was permitted on the structures! this week. Three other bridges under construction on the same route are expected to be completed early next month, according to County Engineer Paul Rynning. The six new 12-foot con crete structures replace Old and worn wooden bridges over irrigation canals. Rynning also reported that many of the department's 150 employees are taking their regular vacations this winter. The vacations are in line with the department's policy of encouraging winter leaves so full crews will be on the job during the heaviest work ing months, Rynning said. Investment Funds Noon Quotations on selected funds supplied by the Medford Branch of Foster & Marshall, mem bers New York Stock Exchange. FUND Bid Asked Bullock 13.49 14.79 ChemFund 19.78 21.39 Eaton Howard Stk .... 23.38 25.00 Fidelity 15.61 18.88 Gas Ind 14.49 15.84 Group Sec Avia 11.07 12.12 Group Sec Com Stk 13.14 14.38 Group Sec Elec-. 9.65 10.57 Group Sec Fetr 11.79 12.91 Group Sec Steel 10.14 11.11 Group Sec TObac 7.62 8.35 Keystone B-3 .. 16.07 17.53 Keystone B-4 10.13 11.06 Keystone K-l 9.3S 10.21 Keystone K-2 13.39 14.61 Keystone S-l 18.87 20.59 Keystone S-2 12.28 13.40 Keystone S-3 14.09 15.37 Mass InvTr 13.35 14.43 TV-EIec 14.01 15.27 Value Line Inc 5.72 8.25 Wellington 13.90 15.15 Over-the-Counter Western Stocks The following bid and atktd pricea on selected Western securi ties, provided by the Medford branch office of Pacific Northwest Company are unofficial and do not represent actual transaction but are intended as a guide to the approximate price range Common Stocks Bid Asked Bank of America 44 46' Calif.-Pacific Utilities 33 Cascades Plywood 28 Cons. 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