Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, September 16, 1959, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextLocal and -p . . Visiiors-Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Davis of Oakland, Calif., are visiting at the home of May L. Brown, 2580 Stewart ave. Mr. and Mr Davis are, for mer Medford residents Sovking Person Monday Medford police received a let ter from Mrs. Henry Myra, Portland, requesting help in locating Shirley Almen, be lieved to be in Medford. The only address given ' was box 971, Medford. Police learned that the box belonged to a Shirley Almen of 520 14 South Fir st., Medford. However, no body at that address had heard of her, police said. Now! Toniie! Ac Give UP a- MMw mm inesxup muaaaiiuuina PLUS 97 MINUTES OF UNBEARABLE SUSPENSE! ft 1 IS m I IBxpyvga mum CAIJEMLE J 1 - An t UOTEL MEDFORD DINE & DANCE While "THE TUNESTERS" , Ploy Your Favorites on Sunday' Nights DARDEIIELLES Gold Hill Overpaw-Hwy. TSB f . jsac, If yea Dp lha Icvndry cssy fess of bf or iS r cCcfc An &ECTOC saves nsc7, foo. Dr fewer cbches cad Ihrra, ICoep iftcm 5 mi&jj'i'ti Personal X-Ray Clinic - The chest x-ray clinic at Sacred Heart hospital will be open Thurs day between 2 and 5 pjn., ac cording to the Jackson Coun ty Tuberculosis and Health association, which sponsors the clinic. Hot Cut - Richard Melvin Mole, 1500 Spring st., report ed to Medford police that a garden hose at Crystal White Laundry, 811 North Central ave., was cut and a section taken sometime between 9 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Mon day. . . Sal Planned-The Woman's association of the First Pres byterian church will hold their annual rummage sale In the church basement Thurs day and Friday, Sept. 17 and 18. Those having rummage to donate may leave it at the church. Medical Patients - Medical patients at Medford Osteo pathic hospital yesterday in cluded Burgess Waggner, 1915 Hazel st., Medford; Daniel Pratt, 740 Wabash st., Med ford; Hartsel Price,x305 Liber ty st., Medford, and Mrs. Fred Jensen, post office box 33, Seiad Valley. Calif. Obstructing Traffic City police Monday found - a car owned by Henry R. Byers, 1217 Leland st., Medford, blocking traffic on West 10th st. Byers told police the ear ran out of gas and he left it in the street. Byers was cited for obstructing traffic and the car was moved to the side of the street. Car Abandoned-Anita Ruth Wadler, 2625 Tennessee dr., Medford, reported to city po lice Tuesday that an ' aban doned vehicle was located across the street from her resi dence. The vehicle had been moved there by construction crews while putting in a sevA er line and has been there for some time, she said. Charcoal Broiled STEAKS especially good place to at if dietingl 5:S0 pan. till 12:00 Weekdays Sundays 4 pan. till 11 pan. 99 YEAR: ft 17 ft U lllUuKO O harto 8760 bom of cotssaxa Name Assumed John T. Hensley,, 121 Genessee st., Medford, has assumed the business name Hensley Mo tors, according to records at the Jackson county court house. Disturbing Peace-Don Cliff Hooper, 21, general delivery, Eagle Point, was fined $25 plus $5 court costs and re ceived a 30-day suspended jail sentence in district court Tues day on a charge of disturbing the peace. -1 . ' Name Change R. Keith Schulz has assumed the busi ness name Keith Schulz Tri umph Sales and Service, and has retired the' name Keith's Texaco Service, according to Jackson county courthouse records. '" Car Fire-Motor and wiring were considerably . - damaged about 4:50 pjn. yesterday in a' car fire on the street in the. 200 block'of Chestnut st. Fire men said that the blaze was caused by gasoline spilled on the motor at the carburetor. The' auto was owned, by Harry J. Fitzpatrick, 2212 Buena Vista ave. Rummist Sale-A rummage and plant sale will be held' by the Christian Women's Fellow ship of the First Christian church at the Fehl building Thursday and Friday between 9 ajn, and 5 p.m. Anyone hav ing rummage should contact their circle leader or a Fellow ship officer for pickup, , i ' Abatement League Ar ticles of incorporation for the Citizens Air Pollution Abate ment league' were filed Mon day in the Jackson county courthouse by William Doern bach, Bruce J. Manley and Mrs. Robert Boyer. The ar ticles also were filed early this week in Salem. , Daughter Bern - Mr, and Mrs. " Ralph Tetreault, La Crescenta, Calif., are the par ents of a daughter born Aug. 28 in that city. The child weigher 6 pounds 13 ounces, and has been named Ellen Louise. She is the couple's fifth child. The grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. (Rudy) Te treault, live in Jacksonville.1 '" Bike Taken A nine-year old Medford boy was warned by Medford police Monday not to pick up a bicycle which did not belong to him. Bruce Leith Stewart, 1817 Siskiyou blvd., reported to police Mon day that his bike was taken from in front of 45 Lindley ave, between 3:15 p.m- arid 4:08 p.m., Monday. The mo ther of the nine-yoar old boy informed police that her son had a bike which did not be long to him. Gold Star Dinner-Medford chapter of the American Gold Star Mothers will honor three state department officers at a 8:30 p.m. dinner Thursday at the American Red Cross build ing, 60 Hawthorne ave. The state officials are Mrs.. Pavey Farnsworth, president; Mrs, Arthur McChesney, parlia mentarian, and Mrs.- Leona Baker, first vice president. A good representation of local Gold Star mothers and fathers Is asked, v p Sjrdbo Faucet Sticks-Firemen were called about 5:25 pjn. yester day and asked to close a hot water faucet which had stuck open at 1110 West 10th st. .. Theft Reported Loretta Marie Kenner, route 1, box 448, Eagle Point; informed Jackson county sheriff's depu ties Monday of the theft of a purse containing $230. Chin Up Meeting Members of Jackson county chapter 4, Chin Up club,, will observe birthdays of fellow members at a meeting Friday at 8 p m. at the Girls Community club, 226 North Bartlett st. V . " . . . Tonsillectomy Kathy - Ann Rhoades, 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and M. Claude Rhoades, 438 South Fir. st., Medford, underwent a tonsil lectomy at Medford Osteo pathic hospital yesterday, the hospital reported. litems, Left -Dr. Elliott L. Harlow, route 2, box 162, no tified ' Jackson county sher iffs deputies Tuesday , that a male -subject left a sleeping bag And" three rifles at his residence the evening of Sept. 10. " f Keys Taken - Willard Louis Barnum - Informed Jackson county sheriffs deputies Mon day of the theft at his parking lot, 225 South Riverside ave., Medford, of keys from a car belonging to August Zattlin, ill6 Murray st., Medford, and a key ring from a car belong ing to Janice - L- Frohreich, 802. Broad st., Medford. :..: . Patients-Sacred Heart hos pital medical patients yester day included Mrs. Louise Sun quist, 729 Welch ave., Med ford, and Edward King, route 2, . box 157, Tulelake, Calif. Surgery patients at the hos pital included Robert Hale, 59 South Orange St., Medford; Delwin Kintzley, 1098 S-E. Ashley place. Grants Pass; T. V. Neilson, 1709 Hubbard lane, Grants Pass, and Dennis Bounds, 708 Clay st., Ashland. . - . . Boy Bitten-Everett Russell McGraw, 1650 Grand st., Medford, reported to Medford police that his son was bitten by a dog Monday about 5 p.m. when he went into the neigh bor's driveway. A local doc tor treated the boy for a bite on his right leg. The dog's owner, Marvin Carl Heide mann, 1553 Grant ave., told police he would watch the dog in case of rabies. Police found the dog chained to a garage door. Woman Cited - Patricia La verne Childers, 2025 Barnett rd Monday was cited for following too close by Med ford police after an accident at North Pacific highway and Howard ave. A car driven by Leslie Edwin Axford, 4047 South Pacific highway, Phoer nix, had stopped at a stop sign on Howard st. and the highway, and was facing west, A car driven by Alice Arrington Brusha, 207 Berry dale ave,, Medford, was trav eling north on Highway 99 and starting to make a right turn. The Childers car, also going, north, was unable to stop and. collided with the Brusha car, knocking it into the Axford car, police said. . rr ,-A v Fcrroriio Appbanca Dealer Displaying BsiW Ask Abo Easy Tertss. Portland Livestock Portland (XJPI) USDA Cattle 300. Low to average choice 1068 lb fed steers 28.75 with some 2730; good-choice 1200 lb. 2730, sorted at 26; utility cows 16-1730; young cows up to 19; canners-cutters 13 1430; heavy Holstein cutters to 16; fat dairy type cows 12-13. . Calves 100. Good-choice vealers 27-31; some 32; cull-utility calves and vealers 13-22. Hogs 350. V. 1. 2 and 3 butch ers 15.25; some 1 and 2 to 16; sows 280-365 lb. 12-1230. Sheep 600. High good-choice central Oregon spring lambs 1930; No. 1 pelt shorn lambs good 1730; cull-good ewes 2-430. Portland Produce Portland (UPI) Dairy market: Eggs To retailers: Grade AA extra large, 52-54c doz.; AA large, 48-50c; A large, 44-47c; AA me dium, 38-40c; AA small, 26-28c, cartons l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA and grade A prints, 70c lb.; carton, lc higher; B prints, 68c. Cheese, medium cured To re tailers: A grade Cheddar' single daisies, 41-51c', processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 40-43c. Farm Market Top quality California tomatoes sold at 3.75 a two-layer lug today with general range closer to 3.25 3.50; local lettuce was 2.75-3.25 a carto to retailers; No. 1 Yellow Danver onions from Labish were 1.25 for 50 lbs. with 3-inch mini mums quoted to 1.75. Poultry, Rabbits ' Live Chickens Quoted to grow ers at Portland, Salem and south to Eugene, f..b. ranch. No. 1 quality fryers, 2-4 lbs 17-18c lb.; . Ught hens, 8c; heavy hens, 10c lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade dressed to retailers: Frozen, whole drawn, 34-37c lb.; cut up, 39-42c; hens, heavy type whole, drawn, 35 38c; light-type cut up, 29-34c lb. Dressed Turkeys To producers, A grade young hens, up to 28c lb. on an oven-ready basis;. A grade young toms, 26c lb. on same basis, with 28c lb. offered for 24 pound ers to over. To retailers, A grade young toms, 34-45e lb., depending upon weight; to producers, A grade fryer-roaster turkeys, mostly 28c: to retailers, 39-42c lb. on basis of volume purchased. Rabbits (average to growers f.o.b. killing plants) Live white, 3?i-4V lbs., f.o b- Portland, 19-21c; colored pelts, 5c under. Fresh killed fryers to retailers, -56-58c lb.; cut up, 60-62C. Portland Hay Portland Wholesale Hay Prices: New crop No. 2 green alfalfa, baled f.o.b. Portland and Seattle, $34-35 ton; some to. $37 at Portland. Over-the-Counfer Western Slocks The following bid and asked prices on selected Western secur ities, provided by the Medford Branch of Pacific Northwest com pany, are unofficia and do not rep. resent actual transactions, but are intended as a guide to the approxi mate price range. - Common Stocks Bank of America Calif.-Pacific Utilities Cascades Plywood Cons. Freightways Bid 47 - 34? 33 19 34i2 54 33 16 36 26 Mi 27 66 31 24 2 42 Asked 50 36 Va 35 Va 21V 36Va 58 Va 35 Va Lopco First National Bank . Morrison-Knudsen .. Northwest Nat. Gas . Pacific Pwr. & Lt. Permanente Cement . PorUand Gen. Elec, V. S. National Bank . United Utilities 17 3U 28 " 2a v, 7U 33 ' West Coast Tel. Weyerhaeuser 261,: 45 V Investment Funds Noon Quotation on selected funds supplied by. the Medford Branch ot roster & Marshall, mem. bers New York Stock Exchange. Fund Bullock Chem Fund Colonial Ener Eaton Howard Stk Bid 13.51 11.01 12.53 23.72 Asked 1481 11.01 13.69 25.36 17.29 10.70 . 14.44 11.14 Fidelity 15.99 9.77 13.19 10.17 11.62 Group Sec A via Elec Group Sec Com Stk Group Sec Petr Group Sei Steel Group Sec Tobae L Keystone B-3 12.73 7.92 16.04 9.66 14.26 18.32 12.63 1437 12.00 13.68 15.05 5.66 14.12 8.68 1730 10.54 1536 Keystone B-4 Keystone K-2 .. , Keystone S-l Keystone S-2 Keystone S-3 Keystone S-4 Mass Inv Grth Stk TV-Elee .. 19.99 13.78 16.23 13.10 14.79 16.40 Value Line Inc Wellington 6.19 1539 Obituaries D WIGHT BOBBINS. . Funeral services for Dwight Robbins, 27, who died Mon day, will be held at the Conger-Morris Funeral home Thursday at 3 pin. Committal will be in the Evergreen cem etery, Seattle, Wash. Mr. Robbins was born Sept. 26, 1931, at Seattle. He moved to Newberg, Ore.,' in 1948, where he graduated from high school. He attended Seattle Pacific college for one year, then entered the Northwest Broadcasting school in Port land, until he entered the ser"ice during the Korean conflict. After returning from the service he attended Port land State college. Survivors include his wife, Barbara, Medford; one son, Marc Reed, at home; a broth er, Robert Paul, Newberg, Ore., and his parents, Mr. and Mrs M. B. Robbins, Newberg. JOHN V. COFFEEN Funeral services for John W. Coffeen, 79, who died at his home, 120 Stewart ave., Sunday, will be held in Con ger Morris chapel Thursday at 1:30 p.m. The Rev. James Neely, First Baptist church, will officiate. Committal will be in the IOOF cemetery. . Mr. Coffeen was born in Kent, Ohio, Oct. 30, 1879. He moved to Medford 50 years ago and was one of the first plumbers in Medford. He opened the second plumbing shor in Medford known as Coffeen and Price. He later went into partnership with his . brothers, Wesley and Charles, keeping his interest until two years ago. He did the original work on the Jack son hotel, Medford High school and the Medford Cen ter building. Surviving are four brothers. Charles and Wesley Coffeen, Medford; Harry Coffeen, Mt. Shasta, and Ray Coffeen, De troit, Mich., and a sister, Murl Coffeen, Medford. Pallbearers will be Dee Hendrickson, Leonard Brock, Al Amidon, Clinton Vroman, Bert Kenyon and Henry Ruch. Moose Plan Day to Honor Area Youth Medford Moose Lodge 178 has announced plans for. a "Youth Honor Day" Oct. 31, Cochairmen Don Carlon and John Kenner said today. An essay contest will be held among high school age youth in Medford with special awards going to participants whose entries are judged best. Plans also are being com pleted for a special parade for all children of grade school age, they said. Climaxing the day's activi ties will be a teen-age dance at "the Medford armory for valley youth. There will be no charge, the cochairmen said. Music will be provided by the local musicians union with special guest .performers scheduled. They said the local Moose lodge feels that a day should be set aside to honor the youth, and the lodge hopes to enlist the aid of other organi zations and individuals. JroiviPfprontwp THE MOST SAVAGE, MOST SATISFYING c f Suspense! DOUGLAS iOiTHONT QDINN ivl ra( - y I wh'd violated ycMir ,lTV ( V1 ! U 7 J ' wife .... aow you'va got him j the ' . i f U A. fl ,.-mW -. ,d gf ywir,hotWB! . , " rr'7 te Paramount Prtank- JL, ' 'X V" - i i i-m m m m - 1 mw m k r. v, .a ' ai ,i w . .- , lUMiniiu uiu . - . -1 -. v ww. m r a r wmw m KEN MacDONALD 'Transferred to PorUand MacDonald Is Transferred . Ken MacDonald, o u t s i d e representative for Pacific Telephone's Medford business office since January, 1954, is being transferred to Portland, according , to J. H. Creagfer, the company's manager. MacDonald's new assign ment will be as a telephone representative in the phone company's general sales office in Portland. He reports in Portland on September 21. . MacDonald has been an ac tive participant in community affairs. 'He is assistant chair man of the United Medford Crusade, and . he is currently serving as chairman of the Jackson county Chamber of Commerce roundtable. He is also a member of the board of directors of the American Red Cross chapter and second vice chairman of the board. MacDonald started work with the telephone company in the plant department in 1951, transferring to commer cial in Portland in the same year. The family home in Medford is at 1917 Oregon ave.- - Women Report Gardens Being Eaten in Area Two women notified sher iff's deputies Tuesday that neighbor's animals were eat ing their gardens. Mrs. Elinor M. Johnson, 950 Shafer lane, told offi cers that cows were loose and eating her garden. Shortly afterwards, Mrs. Marguerite W. Haubensack, route 1, box 348, Gold Hill, notified them that turkeys were running loose and eating her garden. 1 SATURDAY NIGHT ROCK and ROLL With the SUEDES Featuring: Ronny LeMasters . . . Like Dig this Cat on Vocal and Sax Good .Spring Floor Admission $1.00 EVER SEEN MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford-. Or. Wednesday, Sept. 16, 1959 Weather FORECAST Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight. Increasing cloudi ness Thursday afternoon with risk of rain late Thursday night. Low tonight 42. High Thursday 75. Western Oregon: Partly cloudy tonight. Fog or low clouds Thurs day morning. Clearing during aft ernoon but increasing cloudiness late Thursday. Warming trend in temperatures with low 44-54 and highs 68-7B, except 60-65 along coast. Northern California: Partly cloudy tonight. Cloudy in north Thursday morning and central portion by evening. Little temper ature change. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE : Mean yesterday 57; below normal 8. Record high this date 100 in 1932. Record low this date 34 in 1921. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to midnight, .01 inch. Midnight to 10 ajn., none. Total this month .16 inch. .04 inch below normal. - . Total since aept. 1. .16 inch. .04 inch below normal. HUMIDrrY: Lowest yesterday 35. highest this a.m. 95. High :0 24 Clty , V ester- a.m. nr. day Low Free, Brookings 63 47 Grants Pass .... 72 41 ,05 41 37 41 53 51 42 43 48 53 52 56 63 69 46 52 75 53 60 Klamath Falls 56 MEDFORD 68 Portland - 62 J 4 .65 .06 T Seattle 62 51 61 Spokane , Yakima Eureka 62 Red Bluff 75 Sacramento 75 San Francisco 69 Los Angeles 79 Phoenix. 92 Denver ' 66 Chicago 64 Miami Beach 90 New York 77 Washington, D C. 81 FIVE-DAY FORECAST Western Oregon Western Wash ington Precipitation above nor mal, occurring inursaay nigro or early Friday and again late Sun day "or Monday. Temperatures averaging near normal. Normal highs 62-72 in western Washington, 70-80 in western Oregon. ixws a 55. Northern California Occasional light rain extreme north. Other wise no precipitation. Tempera tures below normal inland first part of period becoming near nor mal in janer pan. Births MOSLEY-To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kenneth, 327 North Holly st., Medford, Sept. 14, 1059. a boy, 63A pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. PETERSEN -To Mr. and Mrs. Leonard, route 2, Trail, Sept. 14, 1959, a boy, IV pounds, at Rogue Valley hos pital. VINCENT-To Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dale. 2268 Sunset dr., Medford, Sept. 14, 1959, a girl, 8 pounds, at Rogue val ley hospital. . , TALBOTT-To Mr. and Mrs, Robert A., post office box 101, Talent, Sept. 14, 1959, a boy, 814 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. . MONTGOMERY-To Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A, 330 Bridge st., Ashland, Sept. 14, 1959, a girL f Rnrrtxi Heart 'hospital. STARTING TONIGHT Doors Open 6:30 P.M. ON SCREEN! ' CAROLYN JONES 1 i lau jniiBnufi m - m 9i Hearing on Circuit Court Suit Reset A hearing on the Eaglt Point irrigation district's in junction suit against Mrs. Ann.Todd, district water user, ' and her husband Howard Todd, has been rescheduled in circuit court next Monday. The' hearing, on whether a temporary restraining order . against the Todds should be issued, was originally slated for last Monday, but was con tinued by Circuit Judge Ed ward C. Kelly because of a crowded court schedule that day., - The district is seeking in the suit to have , the Todds enjoined from causing alleged "disturbances" at the .public 0 meetings of the district's board of directors. First Presbyttriaa -Church Rumnago Seb THURSDAY & FRIDAY SEPT. 17-18 Church Basement Hi aiTd Holly Thursday 9 a.m. te S p.m. Friday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attention Elks , ' THEATRI INFORMATION SERVICE CALL SP 3-7323 FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR THEATRB $1 Per Carload STARTING TONITE A THRILLING SHOCKING EXPOSE OF LIFE AND LOVE IN THE DEEPEST JUNGLE "LIANI JUNGLE GODDESS" CO-FEATURE SAGA OF In VISTAVISIONJ ce-starrtn CAROLYN JONES EARL UOLLIMAN Clyde IS (omino ORIVE'IM & couth ruinc HtemvnrL iT "" A Nil HUM MUH ' v I a 9