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Newspaper Page Text' 1 ' ' ' " . it Local and Surgery Patient Edward Basset, Seiad Valley, Calif., was listed as a surgery patient at Medford Osteopathic hospi tal yesterday. --' X-Rar Clinic-The chest x ray clinic at Sacred Heart hos pital will be open Thursday, June 11, from 2 to 5 p.m., ac cording to the Jackson- Coun ty Tuberculosis and Health as sociation. .Grandson Mr. and Mrs. Tom Frey, Portland, are par ents of a son born June 9 weighing 75 pounds. The baby is the third son for the Freys. Frey, who is an archi tect with the firm of Skid more, Owings and Merrill, is the son of Mrs. Earl York, 13 Glen Oak court, Medford. mmm TONITEI SO GREAT TOGETHER! CART INGRID ,. GRANT BERGMAN I' (to K HUS! PLUS! PLUS! ' . DOROTHY MclM ' and FESS PARKR TetotinKsotOf TONIGHT! Wednesday Night Record Hop 100 Tf Recordings with ' Gut ti TONY EVANS Drea ml a nd Pa 1 1 room 8:30 to 12 Adm. 60c . . . ? ? v gTgTf, j STAR TT ' ; ; - 1 uJmxdmM: -J mjmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 1 Nby REOULAKir 1M Egyptian cotton -for softness; nylon for long wear, Oocron for ease . of care. Whiz wash; drip-dry. Washfast colors. GsIy., Alca Screen Wire ( eody Cut Lengths for Doors, . ;, Screens -v .... Ret). 1.3? Galv. 28"x66"LJ .88 I. Reg. 1.59 Galv. 32"x66"1.00 ! Reg. 1.79 Galv. 36"x66" 1.22 "Reg. 1.89 Alum. 28"x66"12 Reg. 2.19 Alum. 32"x66'l 1.44 Reg. 2.39 Alum. 36"x61.6 117 S. CENTRAL Personal Grass Blasts Approxim ately 2,000 square feet of dry grass burned early yesterday afternoon in a field owned by Clifford Lewis, 2150 Barnett rd. Firemen said the blaze ap parently started from burning trash. . Patients Convalescing at Rogue Valley hospital follow ing surgery are Elvin Francis, 716 North Riverside ave., and Vince Mathews, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. 'Ralph B. Matthews, 601 Dakota st., Medford. Patients - Medical patients at Sacred Heart hospital yes terday included Mrs. Loraine Buck, 521 Beatty st., Medford, Mrs. Marvolyn Johnson, 712 Pine st., Medford, and Mrs. Ruth Chisum, post office box 327, Central Point. Medical patient at Medford Osteopa thic hospital was Mrs. Audrey Roberson, 529 Edwards st., Medford. Flue FireCity firemen were called to a flue fire about 2:50 p.m. yesterday at the home of Mrs. Elsie L. Houston, 1150 West 10th st. They were summoned at 12:35 pan.- when a short burned out the transformer in a television set at the residence of Ted H. Iven, 324 Laurel st. Firemen also were dispatched when an oil stove overheated about 11:30 a.m. at the residence of Jack Stillman, 504 Edwards st. ... School Conducted Thirty eight firemen from seven de partments in Jackson county attended a school on pumps at the Medford central station lata night. The class also will be held this ' evening and Thursday evening. It is being conduced by Earl E. Albright of the state department of vo cational-education. Firemen weer. present last night from Medford, Ashland, Jackson ville, Phoenix, Central Point, Central Point rural and the Veterans Administration do miciliary departments. dell 2 99 w- - - - - SALE! Ccrol Brent whitt 6-wuy cotton bras Wear strapless, regu- lar, off-shoulder, cris- ' cross,- halter or wid halter. 32-3 8; A and B. SALE! Men's no-iron shirts 166 USUALLY 2.49 Wash n wear im ported combed cot ton in bright summer plaids. Cool short sleeves. S-M-L SP 3-7301 Surgery PatInis-John Par ker, 560 East- Valley View, Ashland; Floyd' Anderson, Roseburg; and Mrs. Texi Gann, route 1, box 355, Cen tral Point, were listed as sur gery patients at Sacred Heart hospital today. Losi-Iva Louise Ayers, 120 North First st., Central Point, reported to city police Tues day evening the loss of her green plastic billfold in Med ford. The billfold was report ed to contain personal papers and approximately $30 in cash. Theft -Robert L. Peebler, 1871 Marsh lane, reported to city police Tuesday the theft of a pair of vise grips, an end wrench and a yellow handled screwdriver from the rear seat of a car parked at Bud's Texaco station, 529 East Main st. Floor Burns Fire burned a three by four-foot hole through the floor of White City Box company, according to Central Point rural firemen who were called about 7:30 o'clock this morning. They said the cause was not known. Five volunteers with two pumper trucks answered the alarm. ' r . Council to Met - Rosebud council Pythian Sunshine Girls, will meet at 7 p.m. to morrow in the Pythian build ing. Following the meeting a wiener roast and patio party is scheduled at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bostwick, 3273 B i d d 1 e rd. Transportation from the hall will be fur nished. , - Meeting Set A meeting of volunteers with the Friendly Visiting service, nursing home operators and new volunteers will be held Friday at 1:15 p.m.,in the Red Cross build ing. James Pullman, director of the ;. Welfare department, will speak and a film will be shown. Anyone able to help with this service for nursing home patients is asked to at tend, the committee, in charge said. - ' Accident - The right front bumper of a vehicle operated by Wesley Lee Howard, 1221 Ross lane, was damaged Tues day night when an automo bile attempted to pass it on the right side while stopped by a traffic signal at the inter section of Highway 99 and Stewart ave. The Howard ve hicle was knocked into the op posite lane of traffic by the impactr The other vehicle, according to police reports, did not stop. 19, 9 J Mm f Mm Olft 1 rmuiariy l.s SALE! Goddess "gold" sandal 166 SALE! SIZES 4-9 Barefoot beauty in sofHy-cushianed plas tic; leather soles. Gold-color thong on Mack, orange, turq. OPEN ' ''i : , Returns - Mrs. C. R. Rey nolds, 21 North Peach st., Medford, has returned from a three-month trip to Wisconsin j and Missouri, where she vis ited relatives and friends. Permits - Two building per mits for residences have been issued by the city building de partment. Today a permit valued at $10,000 was issued to F. F. Thrasher for a build- Tuesday afternoon a $14,000 ; permit was issued J. W. Park- er, 881 Olympic st. Medical Patients - Medical patients at Sacred Heart hos pital today included Roger von der Hellen, route 1, box 501, Central Point; Orval Vaughn, Klamath, Ore.; Roy Compton, 322 South Riverside ave., Medford; Mrs. Myrtle DuBuque, 801 Marshall st., Medford; .and Claude Mc Laughlin, star route box 215, Prospect. Cited-Gerald Marion Mor ris, 624 Vt Sunnyview- lane, was cited by city police Tues day for failure to yield right of way following an eccident between the vehicle he was operating and one operated by Ernest Loyd RaSmussen, 400 North Fifth st., Jackson ville. The accident occurred on Fir st. beteen Main and Eighth sts., Tuesday after noon. Births NEWLON-To Mn and Mrs. Robert, 171 Granite St., Ash land, June 10, 1959, girl, 5 lbs., at Medford Osteopathic hospital. LEWIS To: Mr. and Mrs. James S., 525 West 10th st., Medford, June 9, 1959, a girl, 6 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. F6RD To: Mr. and Mrs. Charles L., 321 Benson st., Medford, June. 9, 1959, a boy, 5 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. COBBS To: Mr. and Mrs. Duane, route 4, box 393, Grants Pass, June 9, 1959, a girl, 734 pounds, at Medford Osteopathic hospital. HUMPHREY To: Mr. and Mrs. John, 340 Lindero ave., Medford, June 9, 1959, a boy, ZVa pounds, at Medford Osteo pathic hospital. TIMMERM AN To : Mr. and Mrs. Douglas, 529 Edwards st., Medford, June 9, 1959, a boy, lYi pounds, at Medford Osteo pathic hospital. SALE! Playsuit 4 with flip-over pleated ' skirt for girls 294 USUALLY 3.98 Permanent stay-in pleats, just the thing Jor oasy care summer play! Colorful cotton prints or solids wash and dry quickly. 7 to 14. Folding steel patio table, 2 matching chairs Bright coppertone fin ish. : Colorful fabric backed vinyl seat and vback. 19" high table. 9 99 9:30 to 5:30 Funeral Services Set for P J. Nell. . Funeral services for Porter 3 Neff, 87, of 227 North Berkeley way, who died Mon day, will be held at Conger Morris funeral home Friday at 11 a.m. The Rev. George R. V. Bolster of St. Mark's Episcopal church will offici ate. Committal will be pri vate. Mr. Neff was born Sept. 13, 1871, in Bushnell, 111. He graduated from the University of Minnesota at the age of 20, and has been a practicing attorney since hen. He was married Oct. 17, 1895, to Isa bel Mealey, who died in Au gust. 1953. He had lived in Medford since 1908. Survivors include two . sis ters, Mrs. Gertrude Warriock and Mrs. Blanche Canode, both of Medford. A soh, John, preceded him in death. Friends who wish, in lieu of sending flowers, may make a donation to the Boy Scouts or to the Cancer Fund. Obituaries KENDRICK E. WATSON Funeral services for Kend- rick E. Watson, 52, of 512 North Holly St., who died Sun day,, will be held Thursday at 9:30 a.m.' in Conger-Morns Funeral home. The Rev. James W. Neely of the First Baptist church will officiate. Committal will be in Hill- crest Memorial park. Mr. Watson was born April 23, 1907, in Ashland, and mar ried Feb. 14. 1952, at Medford to Miss Patricia Crawford, who survives. He had spent his entire life in the Medford and Ashland area and had been a mailman for 25 years. He served in the Navy during World War II. Surviving, besides his wife, are five children, Venonna, Raymond, Andria, , Valerie, and Thomas, all at home; and an aunt arid uncle, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Losher, Portland. GEORGE (JIGGS) WEHMAN Fitneral services for George Henry (Jiggs) Wehman, 78, Lake hotel, who died in a local hospital Tuesday, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thurs day at the graveside in Sis kiyou Mem orial park. Com mittal services will be in charge of the Crater Lake Aerie 2093, FOE. Chapel Mor tuary is in charge of funeral arrangements. Mr. Wehman, the son of F. C. and Emma Wagner Weh man, was Dorn in Burlington, la., on Dec 27, 1880. He camei to the Rogue valley in March, 1912, where he has been em ployed mainly as a saddler and leather worker. He has been a member of the Fra ternal Order of Eagles for more than 40 years. . Mr. Wehman was not mar ried. Survivors include one brother, .Arthur. Wehman; two sisters, Miss . Florence Wehman, Burlington, la., and Miss Laura Wehman, also of Burlington, who is here for the services; and a niece, Mrs. Martin Vikdal, of Burlington. Portland Livestock Portlin d--fUPI) Cattle 300, Good-low choice around 1100 lb. fed steers 29 with some at 28; util ity cows 17.50-19, most canners outters 14-16: utility bulls 23.50-25 Calves 65. Good-choice vealen 28-32; utility-standard calves and vealers 20-28. Hogs 400. No. 1 and 2 butchers 190-225 lb. 18.75-19; mixed 1, 2 and 3 mostly 18-18.50; few 250 lb 17; sows 300-550 lb. 11-14. Sheen 650. Choice 85-105 lb. sprins lambs 22-22.50; good 21-21.50; good- choice 63-85 id. teeaers iy-ib-zd; cull-good ewes 2.50-5. Portland Produce Portland (UPR Dairy market: Eggs To retailers: Grade AA large, 38-39c doz.; A large. 37-38c; AA medium, 32-34c; AA small, 25 27c; cartons. l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA and Grade A prints, 65c lb.; carton, lc higher; B prints. 63c. Cheese medium cured To re tailers: A grade Cheddar single dai ses, 41-51c; processed American cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 40-43C. . Farm Market - Best Willamette valley strawber ries sold at mostly 2.70 today with ordinary at 2-2 JO; California canta loupe prices were lower witn jum bo crates of 45 size within a 5.50-6 range to retailers; California toma toes were firm with two-layer lugs of 5-to-6 size at 4.85-5. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens Quoted to grow ers at Portland. Salem and south to Eugene, f.o.b. ranch. No. 1 quality fryers, 2--4 lbs, 18c; few quoted lower; light hens, 8-9c; heavy hens, 9-0c. Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade aressea. to retailers: fryers, wnoie drawn, 33-35C lb.; cut up, 38-4 Oc; hens, heavy type whole drawn, 35 38c; light-type cut up, 29-34c lb. Dressed Turkeys To retailers: Frozen ready to cook A grade young toms, 40-43c lb., according to weignt; A grade young nens, same basis, 38-40C lb. Breeder Turkeys To producers: A grade hens, 23c on an eviscerat ed basis; A grade toms. 26c on the same basis; to retailers, A grade hens. 30-33c lb. Rabbits (average to growers f.o.b. killing plants) Live white. 3k-4V lb. f.o.b. Portland. 19-21c: colored pelts. 5c under. Fresh killed fryers to retailers, 56-58c lb.; cut up, 60-62c. Portland Hay, Grain Portland Wholesale Hay Prices: No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. Portland and Seattle, $32-33 ton. Wholesale Prices as reported by the Portland TJSDA market news service. Basis by the ton, bulk. Srompt delivery, f.o.b. track, Port md. Wheat, No. 1 white .$68.00 No. 2 Milo, Eastern shipment $55.50 Ko. 2 corn, eastern snipmeni ' , 858.25-58.50 No. 2 wh. oats. 38-lb. Coast S53.00-54.5O No. 2 Western barley. Coast $48.00 Sovhean meal. 45, nrotein $74.50 Standard millrun $38.00 Stocks Regain Part Of Recent New York - (LTD - Stocks today regained about one third of the losses recorded in a series Of declines aaxing back to the end of May. The upturn spread to all sections of the list. Net gains extended to more than 3 points over a broad list of DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York-iTPD-Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 in dustrials 627.17. up 9.55; 20 railroads 162.78, up 2.32; 15 utilities 86.44, up 0.73, and ' 65 slocks 210.87. up 2.91; Sales today were about 3.310,000 shares compared with. 3,490,000 shares Tues day. , stocks. Motors rose under the lead of Chrysler. Alcoa gain ed more than 3 in the alumi nums. Bristol Myers rose 3 in the drugs. Zenith was up more than 4 in the electron ics. DuPont ruled strong in the chemicals. Rails were higher and the utilities had a recovery. Today's prices on selected stocks: ,' Allied Chemical 115 Alum' Co. Am. . 42 American Motors 37 AT&T (new) 79V Anaconda Copper - 66 Armco Steel 73 Bendix Aviation .... 82 Bethlehem Steel 51V6 Boeing Air '. , . 36 Caterpillar Corp .... 105 Chrysler Corp....:. 66 Va Continental Can ............ 45 Crown Zellerbach .......... 50 Weather FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Thickenine cloudiness tonight. Cloudy with oc casional light rain Thursday, be coming showery Thursday nieht. Low tonight 48-50. High Thursday i OO. ! Western Oregon: Cloudy with oc casional rain tonight. . Showers Thursday with partial clearing Thursday afternoon. Low tonight 40-50. High Thursday 60-70; Northern California: Light rain Eureka northward tonieht and from Ukiah and Red Bluff northward Thursday .with possible thunder storms. Other sections fair tonight and Thursday. Increasing high fog on coast Thursday and cooler. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 56; below normal 8. Record high this date 99 in 1940. Record low this date 35 in 1916. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to midnight, .01 inch. Midnight to 10 a.m., none. Total this month .16 inch, .20 inch below normal. Total since Sept. 1, 12.74 inches, 4.44 incnes below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 36, highest this a.m. 88. High 4:30 24- City Yester- a.m. nr. day Low Prec. Brookings ....... . 62 44 .12 Grants Pass .......... 67 ,41 ... - Klamath Falls 55 35 MEDFORD . 66 43 Portland 64 52 Seattle . 59 Spokane 56 Yakima . 67 47 40 35 "50 80 57 54 62 Eureka Red Bluff Sacramento San Francisco ... Los Angeles 60 82 81 63 77 Phoenix . Denver ... 70 59 70 80 75 72 Chicago 90 Miami Beach 86 New York 91 Washington, D. C. 74 FIVE-DAY FORECASTS (Through June 15): Western Oregon - western Wash 1 n g t o n Temperatures averaging much below seasonal normal with warming trend over week end. Highs generally In 60s, rising to 70s by Saturday. Lows mostly in 40s, rising to low 50s. Total precipita tion more than normal occurring mostly before Saturday. - ; Northern California No precipi tation except a little rain at times in extreme north. Temperatures near normal. - - ' and her bosom companions I ' i r oot RAFT- w O'BRIEN l BROWN Losses Curtiss Wright ... 3538 Dow Chemical .... 5HB Du Pont ..... 248 Eastman Kodak 825s Firestone ......141Va General Electric . 80 General Foods ... 91?a General Motors 50 Georgia Pacific SS1, Graham Paige . 3?s Greyhound 22 V4 Gulf Oil - llls8 Homestake Mining 43 V Idaho Power ... 43 I. B. M . . 44614 Kaiser Ind .. 163i Int. Paper .... ........118V4 Johns Manville 55 Kennecott Copper .:.109V4 Lockheed Aircraft ........ 311 Katy . 6V'a Montana Power 71 Montgomery Ward . 46V4 Nat'l Biscuit 51V2 Pac Gas & Elec : 59 Vz Penney, J. C. ...-...-..113V2 Penn RR , ....... 18 Radio Corporation 6434 Richfield Oil .. 80V4 Safeway . - 36 - Sears 461i Shell Oil 79Va 1 Southern Co 36 Southern Pacific ..: ... 69 Vs Standard California 52 Standard Indiana . 47 Standard N. J. 5114 Texas Co. . ... 79i4 Texas Gulf Sulfur ... 21Y Tex Pac Land Trust 24Vfc Transamerica .... 25 Trans World Air ; 2314 Tri-Continental , 1 39 Union Carbide ..... 141V2 Union Pacific ....... 34 . United Aircraft ... - 55 United Air Lines ............ 36i4 U., S. Rubber 60 U. S. Steel . . 94 Youngstown S & T ...1.123Vfc Northern States Get High Winds By United Press International A . storm belt expected to bring relief from the season's first heat wave in central sec tions of the nation, brought high winds and reported ;tor nado funnels to some north ern areas. Rain, hail and winds of tor nado force caused heavy prop erty damage in Fargo, NJ3., and Moorhead, Minn., Tues day night. Winds at Fargo measured up to 115 miles an hour and tornado funnels were spotted in the area." No injuries were reported but 10 airplanes were dam aged at the Fargo airport and countless -windows were smashed by hail. Salem - (UPD - Population of the new intermediate correc tional institution here now stands at 68, according to Superintendent P. J. Squier. II fim MEnCnnn IIOTcL .ibUrUIlU WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING SCREEN nxf BY Over-fhe-Counfer Vestern Stocks The toliowins bid and asked prices on selected Western securi ties providea by the Medford branch office ol Pacific Northwest Company arc unofficial and do not represent artua transactions but are intended as a guide to .the aporn'ir.if mice range Common Stocks Bid Asked Bank of America 46 V 48 sk Calif.-Pacific UtiliUes. 36 38 , Cascades Plywood 34 36a4 Cons.. Freightways . 214 23 1 Copco 34' i First National Bank 53 'i Morrison-Knudsen .... 37 U 363,4 57 39 'i 18 U 41 26' 28 72 i 81' 4 22e 463 Northwest Nat. Gas 17 Pacific Pwf. & Lt.... Permanente Cement 38H 253b Portland Gen. Elec. 26 .j V. S. National Bank 68,2 United Utilities 29 West Coast Tel 21?i Weyerhaeuser 44 ',b Investment Funds Noon Quotations On selected fundi supplied -by th M-dford Branch of. Faetei & Marshau, mem bers New York Stock Exchange Fund r Bid Asked BuUock .. 13.77 . 15.10 Chem Fund 10.99 . 11.89 Eaton Howard Stk 23.94 25.10 Ftdelity 16.44 17.77 Gas Ind 13.13 14.35 Group Sec A via Elec 10.89 11.93 Group Sec Com Stk 13 .38 - 14.63 1 ANDY'S Present the shock-proof, guaranteed features of. the famous Cro'ton Watch in a dainty, high styled ladies' watch. Sheckproef, 17 jawel with guaranteed unbreakable main springs and balance staffs. S&H GREEN STAMPS ANPV'S Your Friendly Credit Jeweler 15 North Central CANDLE ROOM Charcoal Broiled STEAKS An especially good place to eat if dieting! p.m.tUl 12:00 Weekdays Sundays 4 pan. till 11 pan. STARTS TONIGHT! NOW AT LAST OKECTEOST - MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Q Wednesday, June 10, 1959 f Salem - (DPD - Col. Arthur Sheets, director of the state Civil Defense' Agency, will speak at a special meeting of former Ground Observer Corps members in West Linn Tuesday night. .- : no Group Sec Petr Group Sec Steel Group Sec Tobac Keystone B-3 Keystone G-4 Keystone K-2 Kej'tsone S-l Keystone S-2 Keystone S-3 10.85 1188 10.50 1150 7.50 . 8.22 16.47 17.98 10.20 11.14 14.19 15.48 18.97 20.70 12.71 13.87 14.93 16.30 13.08 14.27 13.80 14.92 15.70 17.11 5.82 " 6.36 14.15 15.42 Keystone 5-4 ... Mass Inv Crth TV-Elec Value Line Inc Wellington Stk NOW PLAYING Beautiful and Proud... in EASTMAN COLOR PLUS PICKUP THEATRE INFORMATION SERVICE CALL SP 3-7323 FOR FULL INFORMATION ' ABOUT YOUR THEATRES drivhh COUTH PACIFIC HUH STARTS TONITE AT ONLY $1.00 Per Carload ' at BOONE tommy SANDS SHEREE NORTH . GAIT CIOSST i CHRISTINE CAREW . 'EXCITING CaFEATURE! RlCZ A I T Tkail AUDIE MURPHY GIA SCALA HERE IT IS? cit0 TMtu 1 J y- 0FSM. j KmWKt J& CinbmaScoo A pi m rz 0