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Local and Dinner - Th St; Patrick's day ham dinner sponsored by the St. Ann's Altar society will be held today at the St. Mary's ichool gymnasium from 12:30 until 6 o'clock. Hubcap Taken-James Elvie Bray, route 1, box 18B, Jack sonville, told Medford police a So hubcap was taken from his vehicle Thursday night while it was parked on East Fifth st. between Bartlett and Apple sts. Sign Damaged-M ark W. Taylor, 1925 Westerlund ave., told Medford police that un identified persons had shot BBs through the glass of a sign at the Euiscopal church, 212 North Oakdale ave., Thursday night. Can Damaged-H. B. Riggs, manager of Crater Lake Mo tors used car lot at Main and Fir sts., told Medford police that four automobiles on the lot were scratched by un identified vandals Wednesday night or early Thursday morn ing. Patients Medical patients reported at Rogue Valley hos pital Saturday included Jim my Taylor, 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. DeVere Taylor, iOll Winchester ave., Med ford, and Raymond Mencke, 2141 East Jackson st., Med ford. " . OPEN EVERY NITE! Randolph SCOTT I bl RUSSEU Ik MARVIN FARON YOUNG THE JORDANAIRES Drifting Johnny Miller Hurry down to the TOP NOTCH for Your Sunday . Dinner for $1.19. We Still have a few of them left! Or try Something New Our Cubed Steak Sandwich for $1.09. Fresh Fried on Our Custom Built Grill. A treat you'll never forget! We would like to meet and treat you at the Top Notch Cafe this Sunday, or any day in the week. We are open every day this year! This Sunday Enjoy BREAKFAST at the Hotel Medford Dining Room (Served Anytime) Before or After Church ... (rico'i Top Rhythm f ; rMtnTSus!-" HUSKY GABOR GRAZ1AN0 CHILDREN ALWAYS WELCOME HOUSE of North of Gold Hill AT On Display One of the West's Finest Collections of Gold Dust and Nuggets Winter Hours 9 to 5 Closed on Mondays Under Founder's Management Since 1930 Personal Visilori - Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garner and sons of Hayward, Calif., visited in tlte Al Duin home, 427 South Central ave., Medford, last i week end. SaU Planned - Reames So cial club will hold a rum mage sale Tuesday and Wed nesday, March 3-4 in the Fehl building, 106 North Ivy sts., a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Vehicles Collide A pickup truck operated by Edwin Ev ert Minnick, 5809 Table Rock rd., Central Point, and a van truck operated by Rayford Edward Harden, Grants Pass, collided Thursday on North Riverside ave. at Manzanita st., according to Medford po lice. " Joins Club-Clifford W. Curl of Medford has earned mem bership in the Business men's Assurance company's Million Dollar club, according to J. W. Saylor, vice president of BMA. One of the top sales men during 1958, Curl sold more than SI million worth of protection in the Medford area to earn the membership. Honored - Kenneth Bruzel lus, 108 Washington st., Med ford, recently was honored at t special seminar in life in surance at Carmel-by-the-sea, Calif. Associated with H. K. Coffey and associates, Port land, he handles insurance for Mutual of Omaha. He was awarded a certificate of pro ficiency for his work in insur ance programming. Attend Conference -John J. Frantz, Douglas H. Hinesly and Lewis B. Sears, Medford agents for Allstate Insurance company, are attending a con ference in Portland in pre paration for the company's start of accident and sickness insurance sales. The confer ence is being conducted by regional sales management personnel. Births CARDIN - to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L., box 132, Pros pect, Feb. 26, 1959, girl, 6V2 lbs., at Rogue Valley hospital. CHRISTIAN - to Mr. and Mrs. Carl E., post office box 242, Eagle Point, Feb. 27, 1959. boy, 73A lbs., at Rogue VaVUey hospital. MARTIN - to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie, post office box 75, Butte Falls, Feb. 27, 1959, boy, 8'i lbs., at Rogue Valley hos pital. EVANS - to Mr. and Mrs. George, 5238 Gebhard rd.. Central Point, Feb. 28, 1959 boy, 7V4 lbs., at Rogue Valley hospital. WILLIAMS - to Mr. and Mrs. James A., 1310 West 10th st., Medford, Feb. 28, 1959, girl, 63i lbs., at Rogue Valley hospital. KEATING - to Mr. and Mrs. Darrell, Central Point, Feb. 28. 1959, girl, 7 lbs., at Rogue Valley hospital. Marshall Reported Resting Comfortably Ft. Bragg. N. C. -OJPD-Gen. George C. Marshall was re ported "resting comfortably" but still in serious condition yesterday at Womack Army hospital. A medical bulletin issued by Col. George Powell, chief of medicine here, said Mar shall's condition "remains un changed." Powell s aid the 78-year-old soldier-statesman "is still in serious condition and the prognosis remains guard ed." MYSTERY Open Throughout The Year 77 rr v OBITUARIES THOMAS FITZGERALD A requiem mass for Thomas Fitzgerald. Medford, who died Friday, February 27, 1959 will be offered by the Rev. William McLeod at Sacred Heart Catholic church at 10 p.m. Tuesday. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be held Monday at 8 p.m. in Conger Morris chapel. Committal will be in Memory Gardens. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Fitzgerald. PATRICK DOUGHERTY Funeral services for Pat rick Dougherty, 68, who died Wednesday at the Veterans administration Domiciliary, Camp White, will be held at the Camp White chapel at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday. The Rev. Lawrence Eskay will offici ate. Committal will be in the Camp White cemetery. Perl Funeral home is in charge of arrangements. . Mr Dougherty was born Jan; '8, 1891, in Doungl, Ire land, and was a veteran of World Wars I and II. There are no known survivors. CYRUS EVAN JOHNS Services for Cyrus E. Johns, 65, of 520 North Front street, who died Thursday night, were held in the Conger Morris Funeral home yester day morning. The Rev. Perry Johnson, First Baptist Church of Phoenix, officiated. The committee services were in Siskiyou Memorial Park. Johns was born in Frank lin, Washington, August 23, 1893. He was a veteran of World War I and was a resi dent of the VA Domiciliary at Camp White for several years. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. J. W. Greggs, and a brother, Lou R. Johns, both of Au burn, Wash. JAMES L. WHITE Services for James White, 76, who died last Monday night in Alhambra, Calif., will be read by a Christian Scientist Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. in the Conger-Morris chapel. Interment will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. Mr. White was born March 15. 1882, in Gainsville. Texas, and married Mabel White in 1909 at Amarillo, Texas. She preceded him in death. He lived on Evans Creek near Medford for a number of years and was a life-time member of Alhambra Rotary. Survivors include two daughters. Mrs. Mary Whit ner, South Pasadena, Calif., and Mrs. Arthur M. Savard, Medford, and two grandsons. William Richard Savard and James Arthur Savard. 4-H Club Applegate 4-H Clubs The entire Applegate 4-H Livestock club met at the home of Bill Pittock. Election of officers in the various clubs and the membership enlist ment for the clubs was the pri mary business. The sheep club enilsted 10 members. Officers elected are Philip Krouse, president; Rus sell Elmore, secretary; Bobby Prete, vice president; Randy Hall, song leader; and Kristy Jones, reporter. During the meeting, Charles Elmore, sheep club leader, demonstrated a new automatic milk feeder for raising orphan or extra pigs or lambs. At the conclusion of the meeting, Mrs. Pittock served ice cream and cake to the entire club and attending parents. Kristy Jones, Reporter Central Point Pig Club The Central Point Pig 4-H club held its February meet ing in the school gymnasium. Cheryl Simpson is a new mem ber of the club. We discussed the 4-H window. Louise and Don Herzog, Kathy Legler, David Bailey, Salley Middles worth and Carol Foote will put the display in the window at Croskell Hardware. Next meeting we will be tested on the parts of the pig. Glenn Klein, County 4-H agent, gave a talk on demon strations. He told us some top ics we could use for demon strations and showed a film. Cheryl Simpson and Karen Renfrow are on the clean-up committee. Judy Frink and Sally Middlesworth will take refreshments. Refreshments were served by Kathy Legler, Grant Mal lery and Danny Leonard. Our next meeting will be March 22 in the school gymansium. Judy Frink, Reporter Griffin Creek Dairy Club The Griffin Creek Dairy club met recently at the home of Bonnie Brantley on Coker Butte rd. The meeting was called to order by our president, Sfeve Clark. Bonnie Brontley, the secretary, proposed goals that we might set this 4-H year. The meeting was adjourned and a film was shown on judg ing animals. Refreshments were served. The next meeting will be held at the home of Peppy and Steve Clark on Madrona lane, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. Marthanne Goodwin, Reporter ORIN HANSEN Orin Hansen, 64, died yes terday morning in a local hos pital. Conger-Morris Funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. ADDIE ELLENSMITH Services for Addie Ellen Smith, who died in a San Francisco hospital Friday, will be held in Ashland Mor tuary Monday at 2:30 p.m. with the Presiding Minister Medford, Oregon Cbngrega tion of Jeho'ah's Witnesses, officiating. Committal will be in the Ashland Cemetery, Ashland. Mrs. Smith was born In Iowa, October 14, 1884. She is the daughter of Emily Jane Wilson and Lewellen Harvey Teters. She came to Oregon at the age of 2 years with her parents of the emigrant train and settled in Keno. Her father built the old Teters Landing still used on the Klamath River. She was mar ried to Ailbert Lee Smith, October 22, 1904 in Phoenix, Oregon, who survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Audrey Par sons, Eagle Point; Agnes Kee see, Klamath Falls; Shirley Hoskin, Days Creek; two sons, Val Smith, San Francisco; Lawren Smith, Juneau, Alas ka; three sisters, Mrs. Fran cis Dexter, Montague, Calif,; Mrs. Jessie Cook, Monroe; Mrs. Edna Waymire, Derby. One daughter, Lacille Tharp, preceded her in death June 1950 at Portland. There are fourteen grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren. DENSEL H. SHILTS . Services will be held Mon day for Densel H. Shilts, 42, of Blue River, who was killed in an automobile accident last Tuesday night. Services will be held in the Conger-Morris Funeral home at 9:30 a.m., with the Rev. James W. Neel ey, First Baptist Church of Medford, officiating. Mr. Shilts was born in Scotts Mills, Oregon, Decem ber 4, 1916. Surviving are a wife, Mrs. Clevia Shilts, Dex ter, Oregon; mother, Mrs. Myrtle Reenes, San Pedro, Calif.; sister, Mrs. Eva Per eira, San Pedro, Calif.; and several aunts and uncles. JAMES SHUFFLEBERGER The body of James H. Shuffleberger, who died Fri day at the Veterans adminis tration Domiciliary, Camp White, will be forwarded to Ogden, Utah, for services and burial. Perl Funeral home is in charge of local arrange ments. News Sewing Baskeleen The February meeting of the Sewing Baskejteers was held at the home of Susan Cox on Feb. 17. We practiced different stitches on scraps of material. Refreshments were served by Barbara Moore. Lee Ann Chamberlain, Reporter Applegate Valley Beef Club The Applegate Valley Beef 4-H club met at the home of Linda and David Pittock. They had their steers. Linda and David brushed their steers. Mr. Pittock helped them hold the steers because they were wild. The meeting was adjourned and refresh ments were served. Linda Pittock, Reporter Elk-Trail Forestry Squirrels The meeting was held at the home of Cheryl Miller on Feb. 25. Our roll call topic was "The Value of Show." This was answered by a pos ture check of each member. Mounts made by the mem bers were shown and discus sed. Our next meeting will be held at the home of Glennda Albert on March 11. Refresments were served by Cheryl Miller. Margaret Hanson, Reporter Applegate Knitwiis The Applegate Knitwits 4-H club met at the home of Joe Krouse. Salley Herriott called the meeting to order. The role call was kinds of stitches. Sally Herriott gave a demon stration on grooming. The meeting was adjourned and refreshments were served. Linda Pittock, Reporter Applegate Culinary Cuties The Applegate Culinary Cuties met at the home of their leader, Mrs. Eugene Krouse, on Feb. 24. There were nine members present. The new girl joining our club was Adrienne Brion. Miss Marilou Garner was t- CHARCOAL An HOTEL MEDFORD t ' School Medford High School Edited by Barbra Nulton. Reporters, Rosemary Eis mann, B. J. Hale, Peggy Fisch, Connie Hinsely, San dra Kline, and Deanne Rus sell. . A government week for girls again will be held June 14-21 at Willamette univer sity in Salem. Interested junior girls at tended a series of meetings ex plaining girls' state. Three or four girls from Medford High will be chosen to attend. Girls' state is a government run entirely by girls. Areas are divided into cities, coun ties and states. Names such as Frank Van Dyke Slated to Speak At UMC Dinner Medford Attorney Frank Van Dyke will speak on "The Pioneer Spirit in Today's United Fund Effort" at the sixth annual meeting of the United Medford Crusade at Hedrick Junior High school at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11. Van Dyke, a member of the law firm Van Dyke, Dellen back and McGoodwin, served as speaker of the state House of Representatives, and is past president of the Oregon Bar association. He is a member of the Western Institute of the Committee on Higher Educa tion. Active in community, legal and educational circles, Van Dyke was educated in Med ford schools and was graduat- I ed from Willamette university. I Vocal Group Entertainment for the din ner will be provided by a vocal group from Medford High school, under the direc tion of Lynn Sjolund, and a group of children from St. Mary's school. Selected campaign workers, outstanding employee groups who reached a high grade in their giving record, and pub licity media will be honored. A financial report to contribu tors for the year will be pre sented and new directors will be elected. Tom G. Polk, outgoing presi dent, will preside. William E. Duhaime, Mrs. Raymond Ret er and Lowell Chamberlain are in charge of arrangements. Reservatons Advance reservatoins should be made prior to March 6 by writing the UMC office at post office box 5000, Medford, or . by telephoning the UMC office, SPring 3-4287. Each contributor is a member of the UMC, it was pointed out, and has a vote at the annual meeting. present. The meeting was opened with the flag salute. Plans were discussed for a money raising project. Linda Pittock gave a dem onstration on making muffins. The meeting was adjourned. Refreshments of cookies and koolade were served. The next meeting will be held March 10 at the leaders house. Susan Head, Reporter. BEST BUY! S&H Green Stamps ANDY'S Your Friendly Credit Jeweler 15 NORTH CENTRAL ANDY S $1!95. U m pair CANDLE ROOM STEAKS especially good place to eat if dieting! n0" News Petticoat City are given to the places. The Women's auxiliary and other women's clubs sponsor the girls chosen Ao attend girls' state. , C Last year Karen Paschke and De Wanda Winchell were the representatives sent from MHS. Among the new attractions which have been added to the Future Nurses of America program this year are a schol arship plan and a hospitality committee. The SI 00 scholarship will i be presented to a senior FNA member who is planning on going into the field of nurs ing. Mrs. Juanita Anderson and the scholarship commit tee will choose the girl from among other senior applicants on the basis of interest and club activity. Funds providing for the scholarship come from club dues and various club projects of the year. Martha Casad, hospitality committee chairman, is pres ently making plans for tray decorations for the nursing homes. This committee has had previous projects of cre ating several articles for nurs ing home patients at Christ mas and on Valentine's day. Gift projects featuring greet ing card albums with plastic covers for Easter and May day will soon get under way. Fourteen members of the class of 1959 received their class rings recently. This final order was sent in last fall and it gave seniors who didn't buy rings last year an oppor tunity to do so. At a Future Homemakers of America meeting Feb. 26, plans were made for the forth coming FHA week, which will be held in April. During this PEAR BOWL CAFE 213 W. Main Now Open Sundays! STARTS TODAY BERGMAN-ht JURGENS MM OF fTHE uk ROBERT DONAT SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION CORONATION OF POPE JOHN XXIII In Full Color UaCrttut WHITE WILDERNESS A TeUI-UFI AOVENTUBI MATURC SHOWN AT 1 :00-4:Q0-7:00-1 0:00 and GREAT GSRS, WHAT UOGHS! POLLY BERGEN SHOWN AT 2:20-5:20-8:20 HELD OVER I Continuous Today IF At the TOP S if ftD 1 jj DEAN vhjmtJ time, the club will . pick a "Teacher of the Day" each day and present her a red rose. Cup cakes and candy sales are being planned, too, and the club hopes to be able to decorate the main trophy case. Also on the agenda was dis cussion on the annual FHA scholarship which is given to one member of the club. All FHA'ers interested must sub mit an essay before March 9. The FHA state convention is now only two weeks awav. j and the club's advisor, Miss u jji a company two members, De Anne Taylor and Mickie Dor as, to it. Monday during registration room there was a senior .class meeting, the purpose of which ! was to give a preview of the piay. "ine Dairy of Anne Frank." Larry Anderson, class president, stated that for the work that the drama depart ment has done he thought a tape recorder should be do nated to them. Sissel Froener and Tom ! Tittel, exchange students at MHS, were the guest speakers at the Spanish club meeting last week. An open discussion followed their talks when stu dents asked about their dif- j ferent customs and languages. Advanced senior English j classes worked on essays for the National High School Es say contest last week. The iff M I r wm SUDDENLY they were the center of an invisible ring menacing closer. . . closer every suspense seared second! j1l MwMiif''4'-'v: rA - uS with Carl Benton Reid Chuck Wassfl Dxeded by Norman Panama Produced by 4 Mdvin Frank and Norman Panama Written by Richard A!an Simmons and Norman Panama. 2 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Sunday, Maren i, 1959. 13 QUEEN MOTHER RETURNS London-dTD-Queen Mother Elizabeth is back home after a tour of Kenya and Uganda in Africa. Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret met their mother at the airport Friday. theme for this year is "The Space Age Challenge to America." The contest is sponsored by the Ladies auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars and has cash prizes for the winners. :NJ0Y THE VIEW . . . and good food too! AT SISKIYOU SUMMIT NINA'S CAFE Now Open 24 Hours (Closed Mondays) THEATRE INFORMATION SERVICE CALL SPring 3-7323 FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR THEATRES WE GUARANTEE YOU ONE OF YOUR OST THRILLING EXPERIENCES! TECHNICOLOR I' ' -.1 FY i""rtr Angry Cubans Force Officer's Execution Havana -(UPU- Angry resi dents of Pinar del Rio forced the execution Friday of a for mer Batista army intelligence officer whose death sentence had been commuted by an appeals board. Lt. Lulion Fernandez Ri quer was the 365th "war crim inal" to go before the firing squad. He had been sentenced to death, but the appeals board first commuted the sen tence to 20 years imprisonment. STARTS TODAY Continuous From 1:00 P.M. Please Don't Miss This Great Show!
