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Local and Personal Spakr - Harry Skerry, Ashland attorney, will ad dress the combined writing classes at Southern Oregon college tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the Britt Student Center lounge. All interested persons are invited to attend. Valve Shut Firemen, using a self-containing mask, shut off a valve Friday eve ning in order that an am monia leak could be repair ed at Sniders dairy. Meeting - Jacksonville Cub Scout pack 35 will meet Appendectomy -Gerald Wednesday, Jan. 28, at First ment at 7:30 p.m. Refresh ments will be served by Den 2 Rprirfinz. 7. son of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Redding, 2672 Walden place, Medford, was admitted this morning to Rogue Valley hospital for an appendectomy, hospital at tendants said. Surgery Patients Mrs. Thomas Swoape, 106 Clark t., Medford, was admitted to Sacred Heart hospital Sunday for sureerv. hospital attend ants reported today, Surgery Patient Herbert D. Ford, 2711 Elliot st., Med ford, was admitted to Sacred Heart hospital Sunday as a urzerv natient. hospital at tendants said. Correction -Natural Foods' associates will meet Tuesday, Jan. 27. rather than Jan. 28 as the group' announced in Sunday's Issue. Meetings are held in Room 28 of Medford High school at 8 p.m. . Program - The weekly tele vision program on the Great Decisions program will be shown on KBES-TV Tues days at 10 p.m., according to county officials of the pro gram. The program is under the supervision of Southern Oregon college faculty mem bers. ' - Meezing-The Phoenix Cen tennial committee will meet In the Fireplace room of the First' Presbyterian church, Phoenix, Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 7:30 pjn., according to the chairman, Mrs. Bert Stan- cliffe. Plans for the Centen nial events for February will be made. Representatives from all civic, church and fra ternal organizations in the town are invited to attend. BIRTHS LONGAN-To Mr. and Mrs. Alvin R., 133 West Gregory rd., Central Point, Jan., 23, 1959, a boy, 7 pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. Building Damaged Van dals have damaged several windows and the exterior of an empty building at 802 North Riverside ave.. accord ing to a report made to Med ford police by Tony Mete, 282 Oak Grove rd. Flue Fire Firemen said that debris being burned in the fireplace of a residence at 132 Vancouver ave. by a tennant who was moving out caused a flue fire about 7:55 p.m. Sunday evening. Owner of the property is Donald Herried. t Hubcaps Mising - Four hub caps valued at $16.05 were taken Saturday night from a car owned by Theodore Ditt- mer Cook, route 4, box 396, Medford police were told Sunday. The caps were re ported taken while the car was in the city limits. " Theft Reported - A 670x15 tire and wheel and hubcaps were stolen Sunday evening from a pickup owned by Michael A. Altobello, 1004 South Grape St., according to a city police report. The theft occurred while the truck was parked at the Rogue Valley Country club. ' . c Truck in Collision - A truck owned by McGinty Fuel company and operated by Floyd Cecil Wyatt, Jack sonville, was extensively damaged Friday afternoon when it struck a power pole on Crate Lake ave., accord ing to city police. Wyatt told police he lost control of the truck, after the steering mechanism failed. SI. Mary's Siudenls Back from Audition The Shadows, six students from St. Mary's school who sing popular music to guitar accompaniment, were in Port land over the week end for auditions at the Northwest Recording studio. The boys al so sang on Uncle Nat Cohn's "Stars of Tomorrow" televis ion show on KPTV Sunday afternoon. The group, which won a statewide amateur contest at the Oregon State Fair last September, is made up of Dave Mansfield, Tom New- comb, Paul and Bill - Smith, Rick Carrara and Mike Feiss. The Smith brothers play gui tars. Dick Lamont accompan ied the six singers to Port land, and reports that the au dition went well. Tapes were sent to Los Angeles where a decision will be made on fur ther recordings. Tonight the six will re hearse and play tapes of the audition made for their use. Mrs. A. Carrara, mother of Rick, manages the group. The audition was arranged and sponsored by the Earl Heims and Associates, Portland ad vertising agency. The Star Furniture company of Port land sponsors the "Stars of Tomorrow" show. Obituary MRS. LILLA GREER Funeral services are pend ing at the Perl Funeral home for Mrs. Lilla Greer, 77, Gold Hill, who died in Medford Sunday evening. KELLI E. FOWLER Services for Kelli Elaine Fowler, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George L. Fow ler, 1032 West 13th st., who died Saturday were held this morning in the Conger-Morris Funeral home with the Rev. John Reynolds of the West minster Presbyterian church officiating. Interment was in Hillcrest Memorial park, North Phoenix road. Surviving besides her par ents are a sister, Lori; grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Guilkey, Longview, Wash., and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Conger, Walla Walla, Wash. GILBERT-To Mr. and Mrs. Buddy, 1459 Srookdale ave., Medford, Jan. 24, 1959, a boy, 6V4 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. JOSEPHSEN-To Mr. and Mr. Donald, 1548 Ross lane, Medford, Jan. 24, 1959, a boy, 9 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. Attempted Burglary - Two unidentified subjects failed in an attempt to enter Ken nedy's Furniture store, 1603 North Riverside ave., accord ing to a report made to city police by the owner, Robert C. Kennedy. He said the store's nightwatchman, Harry Beer, had observed the two subjects attempting to gain entrance to the front door of the store. WILSON-To Mr. and Mrs. Donald M., route 4, box 304, Medford, Jan. 25, 1948, a boy, 8Vi pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. PHTLLIPS-To Mr. and Mrs. Douglas, 505 South Holly st., Medford, Jan. 25, 1959, a girl, 8 pounds, at Rogue- Valley hospital. AM BY BEST BUY! OtJLhJlir MTW LOCKING JI DIAMOND RINCS Slaying of Actor Ruled Justifiable Los Angeles (DPD The slaying of former "Our Gang comedy star Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer was ruled justifiable homicide committed in self defense today by a coroner's jury. ' . Neuberger Seeks College Student Portland - The yearly search for an outstanding young man or woman to serve for one year, beginning Sept. 1, in the Washington office of Sen. Richard L. Neuberger is now going on in the col leges of Oregon. The search is made because Neuberger wishes to encourage superior students to enter the field of government. He offers each year to an Oregon graduate who has demonstrated high ability and a sincere interest in the problems of govern ment an appointment as re search intern for one year to his staff at a salary of $4,160.38. Neuberger has appointed a selection committee of which Dr. John Swarthout, Dean of Portland State College, is chairman. Other members are W. Forrester Jr., editor, Pendleton East Oregonian; Miss May Darling, member of the state board of education; and Father David H. Fossel man, University of Portland. Candidates for the position are nominated by the political science departments of Ore gon colleges and universities. Application to them should be made by interested students who are of senior rating or in graduate study in those schoois, or by recent gradu ates. Weather v 5") tAsr J Vt ' CMWT FORECASTS Medford and vicinity j Generally cloudy with occasional light rain in the valleys . and snow above 4.000 feet through Tuesdayi Patchy vallev foe Tuesdav moraine. Little temperature change. Low tonight 38. Hieh Tuesday 50. Western Oregon: A few showers and periods of partial clearing to night and Tuesday. Little tempera ture change. Low tonight 35-42 High Tuesday 45-55. Mortnern California: ciouay witn occasional rain Fort Bragg and Redding northward. Little change in temperature. Temperature: Mean yesterday 43; aDove normal t. Record high this date 62 in 1924 Record low this date 18 in 1949. Precipitation: 24 hours to mid night .08 in. Midnight to 10 a.m. Trace. Total this month 1 38 in, .45 in. below normal. " - Total since Sept. 1 6.42 in, 3.97 in: below normal. -. Humidity: Lowest yesterday 71 highest this a.m. 98. City . Brookings Crater La Re -Grants Pass Klamath Falls MEDFORD Portland ta lay tor Umm MrittrapariKipwiiMt S&H GREEN STAMPS ANDY'S Your Friendly Credit Jeweler 15 North Central Seattle Spokane Yakima High 4:30 24-Yester- a.m. nr. day Low Prec. 48 SO 25 .58 41 .01 31 .01 40 .08 45 T .71 59 30 55 41 . 52 . 52' 52 46 46 Eureka , Red Bluff Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles .... 57 62 63 59 65 42 29 28 49 43 44 52 52 .46 .01 .05 Phoenix Denver Chicago Miami Beach New York Washington, D.C. 63 71 56 26 79 49 42 32 19 66 23 36 FIVE-DAT FORECAST (Through Jan-. 31) Western Oregon-Western Wash' ington Recurring rain totaling more man normal ana ranging from 1 to 2 inches, except heavier along Washington coast. Tempera tures averaging above normal Highs 45-55, lows 35-45. ortnern California One or two days with precipitation. Above normal temperatures. News About Servicemen Group Organizing Awaits Legal Study Establishing a county parks and recreation commission is pending a study of legal prob lems involved by the district attorney's office, according to County Judge Earl Miller. The Jackson county plan ning commission on Jan. 14 recommended to the county court that a separate parks and recreation commission be established. The recommenda tion followed a suggestion by the county judge who said such a group is needed to han dle the rapidly expanding parks and recreation program expected in the county. The planning commission now has a subcommittee for parks and recreation. If established the parks and recreation commission would have its proposed parks and recreation sites screened by the county planning commis sion and final approval would be given by the county court. Miscellaneous Items Reported Stolen Thefts of groceries and two billfolds, one containing $100, were reported to city police during the week end. Ruby Donald Lowry, 220 South Grape st., told officers that his brown leather wallet containing $100 was taken from his trousers packet some time Friday night. Robert Edwin Mclntyre 309 Lindero dr., reported that his tan wallet containing mis cellaneous identification and business papers was taken from his sedan while it was parked in a downtown park ing lot Saturday afternoon Groceries valued at $12 were taken Saturday after noon from a car owned by Alva Baird, 2840 Elliott st.. while it was parked at the Big Y lot, police were told. ABOARD DESTROYER Cave Junction - Edward M Wickman, son of Mrs. Merce des M. Marc of Cave Junction, returned to San Diego, Calif., earlier this .month after a six month tour of duty in the western Pacific aboard the de stroyer USS Shields. Wick man is a fireman in the U.S. Navy.' . ". - COMPLETES COURSE Jacksonville - Darrel D. Best, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen E. Best, route 1, Jack sonville, has completed : an eight-week basic Army admin istration course while station ed with the Army at Fort Ord, Calif. - Best, who entered the Army in August, 1958, is a graduate of Medford High school and the University of Oregon. ABOARD CARRIER Three Navy men from the Rogue valley are reported serving aboard, the attack air craft carrier USS Midway, op erating as a unit of the U.S Seventh Fleet in the Far East The local men are Melvin L. Porter, seaman apprentice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin W. Briley, 722 Hartley rd., Medford; Walter L. Brenner, commissaryman third class, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E Brenner, 1971 Scenic ave.. Central Points and Fred L Bond, fire control technician seaman, son of Mr. and Mrs Louis G. Bond, route 1, Rogue River. The ship recently visited Hong Kong after a 16-day period of fleet operations at sea. Two Injured in Auto Accidents, One Driver Held Two persons were injured m auto accidents during tne week end, state police report ed today. Leon Small, 16, of route 3, box 240, Medford, suffered a head cut and bitten tongue when his car apparently missed the turn near the in tersection of Payne and Fern Valley rds. and went into a ditch, state police said. Small was taken to Rogue Valley hospital by Medford ambulance following the Sun day accident. It was reported that he was treated and released. Ivan Harold Elder, 19,' of route 2, box 245, Central Point, was taken to Sacred Heart hospital by Medford ambulance Sunday following a head-on collision at the in tersection of Table Rock and Kirtland rds., police " said Elder, who is reported in fair condition, is being treated for a possible slight concussion, hospital attendants said. Drivers Lodged The driver of the other car, Robert Stanley Chase, 32, of route 2, box 668B, Central Point, is being held in the county jail on charges of driv ing while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, state police said. The car driven by Chase was apparently east bound on Kirtland rd. and made a right turn onto Table Rock rd., po lice said, when it struck the Elder car head-on. Both cars were damaged beyond repair. Chase was not injured, offic ers said. Saturday, Arnold Ray Pet ersen, 16, of Trail, escaped in jury when the car he was driving went off a bridge over Flat creek and landed on its wheels in hood-deep water. Petersen was cited for viola tion of the basic rule, state police said. The Petersen car was ap parently travelling on Elk Creek rd. when it struck the Flat creek bridge railing, tak ing out 20 feefof railing, state police said. Stock Leaders Move In Narrow Field New York - (UPD - Leading stocks moved narrowly today while issues outside the group used to calculate the averages registered gains run ning above four points. There were some wide losers too, but a majority of shares apeared to favor the upside. The autos held in a narrow rut beset by diverse reports on automobile pro duction which found Ford boosting its output, Buick cutting back, and Chrysler still bogged down by a strike which was cutting off its sup ply of glass. The oils presented a good showing for a time but turn ed irregular later when Rich field plunged six points on declaration of only the usual dividend when something better was anticipated. Richfield Oil 105 Safeway : 4012 j jailed by Medford police this Sears 45 Shell Oil 851 2 Socony Mobil Oil 51 Southern Co 357s Southern Pacific 64 li Standard California 61M Standard Indiana 481-2 Standard N. J 5714 Sun Mines 81s Texas Gulf 21 Ts Tex Pac Land 13? 4 Transamerica 2914 Trans World Air 85?i Tri-Continental 411,4 Union Carbide 1251a Union Pacific 353,4 United Aircraft 6OI2 U. A. L 37 U. S. Rubber 48T U. S. Steel 97 li Youngstown S & T 126 Today's prices on selected stocks: Allied Chemical Alum Co Am 9914 82 American Con 48 American Motors 365a AT&T 230V4 Anaconda Copper 67!6 Armco Steel 717-8 Bendix Aviation .... 68V2 Bethlehem Steel 53 Vi Boeing Air 43 Caterpillar Corp 8674 Chrysler Corp 52V4 Continental Can 54V4 Crown Zellerbach 57 Curtiss Wright 27 Dow Chemical 7834 Du Pont 210V2 Eastman Kodak 140 Firestone 132V& General Electric 7814 General Foods 11xAt General Motors 49 Georgia Pacific 60 Graham Paige 2 Greyhound 18 Gulf Oil 12514 Homestake Mining 47 Idaho Power 49 Kaiser Ind 14 Int Paper .. 119V& Johns Manville 53vi Lockheed Aircraft 62V4 Katv (New) 7 Montana Power Co 67 Vi Montgomery Ward 41V4 Nat'l Biscuit 51 New York Central . 28 Pac Gas & Elec 62 Penney, J. C 107 Penn RR 18 Radio Corporation 48V4 Over-the-Counler Vestern Stocks The following bid and asked prices on selected Western securi ties, provided by the Medford branch office of Pacific Northwest Company are unofficial and do not represent actual transactions but are intended as a guide to the approximate price range. Washington - (UPD - Friends and associates of President Eisenhower say the Chief Executive is wading into op erational areas of government and politics more than at any time since he has been in the White House. Common Stocks Bid Asked Bank of America 44 Va 47 V Calif -Pacific Utilities 35 'a 38 Vi Cascades Plywood 34 363,i Cons Freightways 20 i 23 'i Copco 37 ',a 39 Va First National Bank 5T.4. 61 li Northwest Nat Gas 18'i 208 Pacific Pwr & Lt 413a 441s Permanente Cement 27 28 3s Portland Gen Elec 29 4 3 Hi US National Bank 79 84 Va United Utilities 30 'i 32 West Coast Tel 253s 27 Weyerhaeuser 46 ?8 49 Portland Produce Portland (UPI) Dairy market: Eggs To retailers: Grade AA large 46-48c: A large 45-46c; AA medium 41-44c; A medium 41-43c; AA small 35-36c: cartons l-2c ad ditional. Butter To 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, 39-51C; processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf 40-43C Poultry, Babbits Live ChicKens quoted to grow ers at Portland, Salem and south to Eugene, f.o.b. ranch, No. 1 quality fryers, 2-4 lbs., 19c; light hens, 9c; heavy hens, 15c; some offers to 17c lb.; old roosters, 7-8c lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade dressed to retailers: Fryers, whole drawn, 34-37c lb.; cut up, 39-42c; hens, heavy type whole drawn, 40-42c; light-type, cut up, 32-34C lb. - Dressed Turkeys (Prices mostly nominal to producers): Fresh froz en young hens to retailers, mosUy 39-40c lb.; A grade toms, 38-42c lb., depending upon size. Rabbits ' (Average to growers, f.o.b. killing plants): Live white. 33-4VzC lb., f.o.b. Portland, 20- 23c; colored pelts, 5c under. Fresh killed fryers to retailers, 57-60c lb.; cut up, 61-64c. Portland Livestock Portland (UPI) Cattle 1550. Average to high choice 1335 lb. steers 28: 1401 lb. 27.75: mixed high good-low choice steers 27.50-27-75; good steers 26.50-27.25; mosUy low choice 880 lb. heifers 27; mlxea . good-choice heifers 26.50-26.75; other grade 25.25-26; utility cows 17.50-19.50: canners- cutters 15-16.50; Holstein cutters to 17.50; utility bulls 24-25. Calves 150. Good-choice 333-575 lb. stock steer calves 28-33. Hoes 1500. U.S. 1 and 2 butch ers 19.50; mixed grades 18-19; 350- 550 lb. sows 13-16.50. Sheep 1450. Choice 95-106 lb slaughter lambs 19.25: good-choice 18-19; cull-good ewes 4-9; good choice feeder lambs 16.50-18. Investment Funds Noon Quotations on ' selected funds supplied by th M-dforc" Branch of Foster & Marshall, mem bers New York Stock Exchange. MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Monday, January 2, 193? 11 Four Youths Jailed For Petty Larceny Two Medford youths and two from Central Point were morning on a charge of petty larceny following their arrest about 5:45 a.m. at Tenth st. and Central ave. They are Robert Curtis Fowler, 18, of 1921 Elm st., Medford; John Peter Taberna, 18, and David Arthur Brown, 18, Central Point; and a 17-year-old Medford youth. Officers said the quartet had in their possession four cases of pdp bottles taken from the Seven-Up Bottling company, a crate of bananas and two half-gallon bottles of milk. A fifth case of bottles had been sold, according to police. They are scheduled to be arraigned in district court. Castro Returns From Venezuela Havana -flJPD- Revolutionary Leader Fidel Castro returned today from his triumphal Venezuelan visit shortly be fore the start of Havana's second "war crimes" trial at Cuban army headquarters. Maj. Pedro Morejon Valdes, accused of being one of ex President Fulgencio Batista's three top hatchet men, went before an army court this afternoon at army headquar ters at Camp Liberty, former ly Camp Columbia. The third of the trio, Lt. Col. Ricardo Luis Grau, is to be tried as soon as this trial is over. One, Maj. Jesus Sosa Blanco, was - convicted and condemned to death last week in a public trial at a sports palace. iaiijiii ii Redmond - (UPD - Mrs, Donna Kay Kagey, 21, Bell ingham, Wash., was killed to day when the car in which she was riding left icy High way 97 and rolled over about seven miles south of the Wapinita cutoff in southern Wasco county. TAKE INFANTRY COURSES Ft. Benning, Ga.-UPD-King-suk Rhee, son of Republic of Korea President Syngman Rhee and a second lieutenant in the ROK army, will begin a series of courses at the U.S. Army Infantry School here next month. THEATRE INFORMATION SERVICE CALL SP 3-7323 FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR THEATRES Fund Bullock Chem Fund . 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