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g MAIL TRIBUNE, Me4forJ, Or. Sun Jay, August 2, 1 959 HI WiiIII M BON VOYAGE Mrs. John W. Snider, right, wife of Med ford's mayor, 'was on hand Friday to greet the first West Coast airlines plane to land here on a flight through into Cali fornia. The extended route was approved by the government recently, and will connect Medford with Sacramento, Oak land and San Francisco, via Klamath Falls. Mrs. Snider greeted Paula Johnston, Seattle, stewardess on the plane. Next month, the air line plans to extend its service to the east, including Lakeview, Burns and Boise. Five Persons Hurt In Traffic MishaDS Five persons were injured in three accidents in Jack son county Friday night and Saturday morning, state po lice reported. In fair condition at Sacred Heart hospital are Mrs. Anna L. May, 36, of 304 Ash st., Medford, and Barbara Dor othy Foulon, 37, of 1310 East 10th St., Medford. Extent of their injuries were not known early Saturday, state police said. They were Injured in an accident involving the car in which they were riding and one operated by Frank Lester Proctor Jr., 35, of Shady Grants Pass Glad Fete Opens Grants Pass (DFD - The annu al Gladiolus Festival was to open here last night with the coronation of a queen to be chosen from seven princesses from Grants Pass, Rogue Riv er and Illinois Valley high schools. The queen will be crowned Queen Gladys 19th. The queen of the festival each year is crowned Queen Gladys. Today the members of the queen's court, the Grants Pass Cave Men and members of the Ore gon Centennial committee will go to Portland for a two-day visit to the Oregon Centennial exposition. A floral parade next Satur day, with the gladiolus the on ly kind of flower used to deco rate the floats, will be a high light of the week-long festival. Musicians Union Rejects Free Play Portland (DPD - The Portland local of the Musicians union Friday tossed cold water on a Centennial Exposition plan to have two bands play free at the Centennial grounds here. The bands involved are one from Beaverton high school and an Air Force group from Colorado Springs, Colo. Howard Rich, union busi ness agent, indicated the un ion might change its mind at a meeting next week about the Beaverton band. Wayne Dillard, Centennial Shows executive producer, said the union gave no reason for disapproving the request. Cattle Grazing Testimony Given Vale (OH) - Witnesses for the bureau of land management who support a nearly 50 per cent cut in cattle grazing au thorization took the stand in a hearing here Friday. The witnesses at the hear ing were officials of the BLM who say that grazing acreage should be cut down. Members of the Cow Creek Cattlemen's association, however, say that the BLM figures are erroneous and are not in accord with a private survey they made. The hearing has been going on for several days here. POLICE NOT AMUSED ' Waterloo, Iowa -0JPD Ken neth Kirksey, 32, of Gary, Ind., was wearing his wash 'n' wear suit when he decided to wash it. Kirksey simply stopped in at the nearest laundromat, stripped down to his shorts and tossed the suit into a washing machine. Housewives in the laundro mat screamed, the police came and Kirksey was jailed on a disorderly conduct charge. There as more thin 21 mil lion bicycles in the U. S. Cove, about 4:10 a.m. Satur day on Highway 99 at the Tolo overhead north of Cen tral Point, police said. Passengers Injured A passenger in Proctor's car, Robert E. Garrison, 31, of Livermore, Calif., was treated for minor injuries .and re leased from Sacred Heart hospital. Police said the accident oc curred when the vehicle be lieved operated by Mrs. May made a U-turn on Highway 99. Proctor told police he saw the vehicle traveling slow along he east shoulder and make a U-turn across the highway. He said he was un able to avoid hitting the ve hicle, and struck it broad side. Considerable property dam age resulted, police said. Proctor was not injured. James Sidney Jackson, 18, of Route 1, box 292, Eagle Point, and Frank Williams, 52, of Camp White, suffered minor injuries when cars op erated by them collided on Highway 62 at Four Corners about 8:30 p.m.' Friday, police said. Officers said Jackson was traveling south when the Wil liams vehicle moved onto the highway from a private drive. Police said a complaint would be filed against Williams for failure to yield right of way. Highway 99 Accident Vehicles operated by Virgil Ray Buttram. 28, of 3650 South Pacific highway, Med ford, and Connie Lou Gard ner, 17, of 4069 South Pa cific highway, were involved in an accident on Highway 99 south of Medford about 9:15 p.m. Friday, police said. Buttram complained of back pains, but declined med ical attention, officers said. Police said Buttram was stopped on the inside south bound lane to make a left turn. The car operated by Connie Gardner was traveling in the same lane southbound, and struck the Buttram car in the rear. A complaint will be filed against Connie Gardner for violation of basic rule, police said. Paul Lea Names UMC Distribution Division Heads Paul Lea, chairman of the distribution division for the 1959 United Medford Crusade campaign, has announced the appointment of subchairmen for all sections in his division. Serving as section heads for the division will be Fred Con rad, seed and feed distribu tors; Paul Selby, beverage and dairy distributors; John Eads, petroleum distributors; an d H. B. Fly, service stations'. The automotive distributors are divided into three sections, which will be headed by Vern Bacon, Bud Parsons, and Ted Groomes. Ted Dow heads the section which covers all other types of distributors. Section Heads Lea reported that the sec tion heads are well along in organizing their workers and making plans for the cam paign. This year's UMC drive is scheduled to kick off on Sept. 14, with a goai of $138,782. Lea worked as a' section head in the distribution divi sion for UMC last year. He has been active in many other civic affairs, is a member of the Elks club and the Shriners, and was president of the Med ford Automobile Dealers as sociation last year. Lea and his wife, Trudy, came to Medford from Los Al tos, Calif., years ago. They have three children, Sonya, 19, a student at Oregon State college; Larry, 16, a sen ior at Medford High school, and Marilyn, 11, who attends Hoover school. Three Swimmers Attacked by Otter Cave Junction-Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pope and their guest, John Ritter, 16, were attacked by an outraged otter while swimming in Deer creek on the Pope ranch near Selma re cently. The victims had been diving from a spring board built on top of a large log jam. At a time when all three were in the water, an exceptionally large otter, coming from under the log jam, attacked each one in rapid succession. Mrs. Pope received bites on the hip and Pope was struck on the leg. Ritter, in two at tempts to escape scrambled onto a log twice, only to be pulled into the water both times by the animal. The boy, whose weight is approxi mately 165 pounds, suffered several bites on one foot and leg. All were taken to a Cave unction doctor for immedi ate treatment. Deputy Sheriff Les Tythcott who was called to the scene, expressed the opinion the otter must have been guarding a litter of young. GENTLE REMINDER London - (CPD - The South London borough of South war k has adopted a more di rect method than some Amer ican cities of combatting the smog problem. To back up a campaign against smoky chimneys, it reminded its residents of what - happened to a man who was convicted of "causing a filthy and fuli ginous vapor by burning raw coal" in 1370. He was hanged. The U.S. carrier Saratoga is the fifth naval vessel of that name. lanmaiiiiaiiiiiaiiii iiibiibiiiii A Tribute To Friendship! Through the years, as we leant to evaluate peo ple and personalities, we find that enduring friendships are one of life's precious jewels. What is more comforting than a treasured visit with someone to whom you can be just your -natural self! Do you know what the definition of a friend is? It is a person who knows all your faults but still likes you, in spite of them. None of us is free from faults. That is only human. So we gravitate to those who like us and who. In turn, we think rather special. Let's cherish our friendships and make the most of them . lest auld acquaintances be forgot! Medford Pharmacy 101 North Central, Corner 6th Ph. SP 2-6253 Week Days: 8:30 A.M. to 10:30 P.M. Open Sundays & Holidays 10 A.M. to 9:30 P.M. I We Salute Our Town! ! V M- PAUL LEA Heads Division FREEDOM'S PRICE Burlington, Vt.-(Oro-Francis Peno, 35, said at times he pre fers jail to public' life. The newly-made "trusty" was sent on an errand and struck, by a car while crossing the street. He suffered minor injuries. EAST EVANS CREEK Couple Visits in Yrelca By NELLIE BERGMAN East Evans Creek-Meadows-The Amos Maplesdens spent Sunday in Yreka visiting rel atives They attended morning services at the First Baptist church in Yreka. Mr. "and Mrs. Claud Burk hart of Grants Pass were visit ing in the Meadows Tuesday. Mrs Laurence Sanderson of Happy Camp, Calif., spent several days recently at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Lloyd Beers. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Avery of Medford visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bergman last week. Mrs. June Hunt and sons are visiting the Vinson Hunt family. Elmer Dawson of Trail is spending this week at the home of his sister, Mrs. Carl Bergman, after leaving : the hospital from being in an ac cident at Trail. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bishop .called at the Bergman home Monday. Other visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ansures of Medford. TOO BAD Carlsbad, N. M.-(UP&-Virgil Stowe, 23, following his ar rest, told police he hauled a heavy safe three and one-half miles to loot it, then found he could have saved himself the trouble. "I just turned the handle and the door opened," he said. About 40 per cent of the area of Missouri is forested. LET'S CHAT U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon chats with a small boy at Sverdlovsky, Russia, during his tour there. 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