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Local and Trailer Taken-Earl D. Pye tt, 333 East Jackson it., re ported to Medford police this week that a hpme-made trail er .was taken from the back yard at 604 Pine st., Medford, recently. Charged AWOL Steven franklin Wilson, 18, an Army private, is being held in Jack son county jail on charges of being absent without leave from Ft. Campbell, Ky. Med ford police arrested him Tues day on Court st. near McAn drews rd. Accident-A car operated by Carrell Robert Hageman, 16, of 1615 Grand ave., Medford, truck and killed a dog about 10 pjn. Tuesday .on Buckshot rd. near Crater Lake ave., Medford police reported. The dog was owned by Homer Sutton Morris, 1244 Covina ave., Medford. Correction A dog w killed Sept. 9 in front of 719 Central ave. when it ran in front of two cars, according to city police. The cars were operated by Forrest Samples, 3492 Bursell rd and Marv Eleanor Jones, 1151 Brook- dale rd. A Mail Tribune story had previously stated that the Samples vehicle hit the ani mal and then a parked car. Style Show - Reservations for a dinner and style show being given at Rogue Valley Country club Saturday, Sept. 19, to benefit the Junior Service league's kindergarten for deaf children, are still open, it was . announced this morning. The fall collection of Don Loper, well known west coast designer, will be featured at the show which is being arranged by Burel son's store. Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. with the show following. Reservations may be telephoned to thj Country club, SPring 2-5965. TOrJITE & SAT.! Ill h i 1 1 Ki "Will f- mrw A 7 the , dJ AID 9 - - SAtBDtBSM Ha'a John Paul Stecklw gg-ftret n faHyaqulppad. Mwefthy-and -CsnlGfrsUP ELOI1S ' PLUS 97 MINUTES OF UNBEARABLE SUSPENSEI ciantce w.mtm 3 rd WESTERN HIT! Sal. Orly! Naked DAVN 3 ATHW KBMEDY HTTA ST. JOHN m m - m a. cm I Sf'ixJ CANDLE BOOM -t4 V E W 3 hotel QDFonp vzts: FJSfc war Personal Sale - The Ruth Esther Unit of Wesleyan Service Guild of the First. Methodist church will hold a rummage sale Tuesday, Sept. 22, in the Fehl biulding, 108 North Ivy St., from 9 a m. until 5 p.m. - - Clothing Sale - A rum mage sale, with special em phasis on children's clothing, will be held from 9 ajn. to 5 pjn. Saturday, Sept. 19, in Eagles hall, 217 West Main st. Bethel 14, Job's Daughters, is sponsoring the project to raise xqoney for new, robes. Collide Automobiles op erated by George Arnold White, Eagle Point, and Fred Arthur' Tayler, 137 North Main St., Ashland, collided Wednesday afternoon - on Riverside ave. between Mc Andrews and Madrona' rds., city police reported. No cita tions were issued by police. V Cited David Alexander Mersdorf, Eugene, Ore., was cited by. city police Wednes day for failing to leave infor mation at the scene of an ac cident after the vehicle he was operating struck a Paci fic Telephone and -Telegraph pole at 812 South Riverside ave. a . vt Accident-A car driven by Robert Edward Higgins, 1029 East Jackson st., Medford, struck a stock shed on Stew art ave., between Highway 99 and Barnett rd. about 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, Medford police reported. No injuries were 're ported. Higgins was cited for violation of basic rule, police said. , ' -'.. Aeddent - Vehicles operat ed by John Wayne McDaniel, route 2, box 464E, Medford, and Thomas Edward Whittle, 2668 Hanley rd., Medford, col lided at the intersection of 11th and Front sts., accord ing to city police. Whittle was cited by police following the Wednesday afternoon incident "for following too close. .-. " Fined - Joe Carlton Jones, Phoenix, pleaded guilty in municipal court -Thursday morning to charges of drunk in public and indecent 7 ex posure, city police reported. He was fined S10 and $25, re-' spectively, .for' an incident which occurred at the inter section of Fifth si.and Cen tral - ave., "Wednesday, police 1 said. Washington .-flJPD Sen. .and Mrs.. Richard L. Neuberger left by train Thursday, after noon for Portland, Ore. Neu berger said he, would hold a news conference at his home. Monday at 10 ajn. , ' i Portland Livestock Portland (TJPDUSDA Cattle for week 2800. Choice steers 28.25 2855. mixed' good -choice under 1100 lb. 28; food 26.50-17.50; atand ard 24-26; mixed food-choice heif er 27-27.35; good lots 25.50-26.50; cutter-utility 18-21; utility cows 16-1730; eanners-cutters 12.50-14; utility bulls 22-23. . Calves for week 465. Good-choice vealers 27-32; cull-utility 13-22; good -choice stock calves 27-30, common and medium 19-26. Hogs for week 2200. TJ. S. 1 and 2 butchers 15.50-16; mix del., 2 and 3 lots 13-1325; heavier and lighter weights 13-15. ' Sheep -for week 2900. High-good and choice wooled spring - lambs 19-1930; choice early 20; good choice shorn lambs 17 J0-1S, . few 18.50; Washington range lambs 20 JO some at 19; ewes 2-4 JO. , Portland Produce Portland (OTP Dairy market: Xggs To retailers: Grade AA extra large, 51-54C dor.; 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 hirher: B mints. 68c. . Cheese, medium cured To re tailers: A grade cneoaar single dai sies, 41-31c; processed American cheese. 3-lb. loaf, 40-43C. Farm Market Sweet com sold to wholesalers at 2J0 for 5 dozen ears: Jonathan apples in limited supply sold at 430-5 tor 33 ids.. Ma ixiiaoui apples were around 4.75 for a 35 pound box. Poultry, Babbits lave Chickens Quoted to grow ers at Portland, Salem and south to Eugene, f.o.b. ranch, No. 1 qual ity fryers, 24-4 lbs, 17-18c lb.; light hens. 7-8c; heavy hens, 9-10c lb. - - Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade dressed to retailers: Fryers, 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, wth 28c lb- offered for 24 pounds or over. To - retailers,' 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, 3i-4'i 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, S3 4-35 ton; some to $37 at Portland. Charcoal Broiled LOBSTER TAILS t An especially good place to eat if dieting! . Obituaries JOHN NEWMAN . John Newman, f o r'm e f Rogue River farmer, died Sept. 16 at Paintsville, Ky. Funeral services are expected to be held in Medford. Among survivors are seven sons, Ralph Newman, Med ford; Sam Newman, Grants Pass; Harry Newman, John Newman, and Diamond New man, all Lakeview; Con New man, , Atwater, Calif., and Richard Newman, of Ken tucky; one daughter, Mrs. Ransom Smith, Hilts, Calif., and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. . ELLA SPEARIN Hornbroo k Mrs. Ella Maude Spearin, 67, a lifetime resident of the Hornbrook area, died -yesterday in Sis kiyou County hospital in Yre ka after a prolonged illness. Mrs. 'Spearin was born April 14, 1892, in Scott Val ley, Calif., the daughter of pioneer settlers Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Whipple. She was married in 1915 to James H. Spearin. She had been active in church work for many years. Mrs. Spearin is survived by her husband, James Spearin, and sons, Lester E. Spearin of Anderson, Calif., 1 James W. Spearin of Hornbrook and Carl Spearin of Rumsey, Yolo county, Calif., in addition to daughters, Mrs. Viola Murphy of Salinas, Mrs. Anita Staley of Hilts, and Mrs. Jesse Fra zer of Montague, Calif. Other survivors include 16 grand children. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 19, at 2 p.m. .in the Baptist church in Yreka. The Rev. L. Ray San ford will officiate. Jntern ment will be in the family plot in the Henley-Hornbrook cemetery. NELLIE P. POLLOCK Mrs. Nellie P. Pollock, of Happy Camp, Calif., died ina local hospital Thursday. Fu neral arrangements will be an nounced by Conger - Morris Funeral home. WALTER H. JUDSON Walter IL Judson, 80, died at the home' of his daughter, Mrs. Henry A. Hurlbut Jr., Coleman Creek rd.,. Thursday evening. Funeral arrange ments will be announced by Congei Morris Funeral home. HOMER E. COLLINS Homer E. Collins, 64, of 402 East California st., Jackson ville, died in a local hospital Friday morning. Funeral ar rangements will be announced by Conger - Morris Funeral home. DeLAFAYETTE DAVIS Funeral services for De Lafayette Davis, 79, who died Wednesday, will be held in the Conger-Morris Funeral home at 9:30 ajn. Saturday. The Rev. R. V. Bolster of St. Marks Episcopal church will officiate. Committal will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. .. Mr.' Davis was born Aug. 24, 1880, in Pendleton, Ore., and married on Dec. 25, 1905, at Council, Idaho, to' Mary E. Beem, who preceded him in death 13 years " ago. He - had lived in Medford for the past 35 years. : Surviving are two daugh ters, Mrs. H. C. Shreeve and Mrs. L. O. Boomer, both of Medford; one brother, Byron Davis of Olympia, Wash.; two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Elliott, As toria, and Mrs. C. J. Seavey, Seattle; one grandson, John Shreeve, and one grand daughter, Miss Margo Rae Shreeve, both of Medford. Pallbearers . will be J. D. Ross, J. M. Carpenter, J. A. Thompson, George Shreeve, Harold Koehler and Frank Crews. .- . EMERY I. LEWIS Funeral services for Emery I. Lewis, 75, of 833 East Jack son street, who died Thurs day, will be held in the Conger-Morris Hillcrest ChapeL North Phoenix rd., Saturday at 11 ajn. The Rev. George Roseberry, First Methodist church, will officiate. Com mittal will be in Hillcrest Me morial park. - Mr. Lewis . was born in Iowa, June 30, 1884, and had made his home in Medford for the past two years. , Surviving are six children; Clarence Lewis, Medford; Har land ; Lewis, Portland; Mrs. Evely Sherborne, Norwalk, Calif.; Mrs. Esther Putman, Thrrance. Calif.: Mrs. Gladys McClelland, Regina, Saskat chewan, Canada; Mrs. Elea nor Fraseh, Don Mills, On tario, Canada; two sisters, Mrs. Laura Seviere, Los An geles, Mrs. Mildred Seviers, Reseda, Calif.; and two broth ers, Robert Lewis, Hemmett, Calif., and Asa Lewis, Portland. ATTENTION EAGLES! SATURDAY, SEPT. 19TH Jack's Melody Trio EAGLES AND GUESTS WELCOME construction or euros, raving Accepted The Medford city council last night accepted the con struction by Buttress and Mc Clellan of concrete curbs, gut ters and about an eight-foot paved strip along the west property line on Biddle rd. from Jackson st. to the north property line. Also accepted was the sani tary sewer along Eastover Terrace and Hillcrest rd., and paving and the sanitary sew er on Carrington ave. A right-of-way . agreement for - the storm sewer draining the street has been approved by City Attorney Joel Reeder. Assessment of the sanitary sewer for Eastover Terrace and : Hillcrest 'rd. was ap proved. Total project cost is $13,052.12. Assessment per lot will be , $1,186.56. Property owners were notified that es timated cost would.be $1,077, Duff said. The low bid on. the project was 22.1 per cent, above' the engineer's estimate. Property owners were notified of the increased cost and the major ity agreed the work should proceed on the basis of prices received. Establishes Sewer Fund The council also approved establishing South Spring brook rd. sanitary sewer fund No. 1. This will provide a method of paying warrants to the contractor now engaged in constructing the sewer. Sale of a portion of a lot of Riverside ave. and north of Khrushchev Visits Roosevelt Grave Hyde Park, Ni Y. (UPD -Under a gray, chill sky, with a drizzle of rain falling on his bared head, Premier Nikita Khrushchev today laid a wreath at the grave of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. MrSi Eleanor Roosevelt, the widow, escorted the Premier and Mrs. Khrushchev into the rose garden at the Roosevelt historic site and to the simple gravestone it contains. The three " walked slowly at the head of a solemn procession, Mrs. Roosevelt in the middle, grasping Mrs. Khrushchev's left arm and the Premier's right arm. 1 The five-foot-high wreath of white carnations, red . roses and purple orchids, had af fixed to it a banner that read: ' "To the outstanding states man of the ,United States of America, the great champion of progress and peace among peoples' - President Franklin D. Roosevelt." pickled-Ankle deep Perry, Fla.-ttJPD-State Road Department employees were in a pickle today-ankle deep. A truck dropped 80 cases of pickles on a highway near here Thursday, snarling traf fic until state troopers could re-route mcjtorists. Road De partment workers are clean ing up the mess. Weather FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Cloudy and showery tonight. Partial clear ing and decreasing showers Satur day. Low tonight 92. High Satur day 68. Western Oregon: Mostly cloudy tonight, improving to partly sunny Saturday afternoon with chance of a few showers. Low tonight 4S-55. High Saturday 62-72. Northern California: Rain to night. Partly cloudy Saturday with scattered showers in mountains and northern valleys. Cooler. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 59: below normal 6. Record high this date 100 in 1952. Record low this date 32 in 1926. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to midnight .04 inch. Midnight to 10 a.m., trace. Total this month SO inch, .04 inch below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 28, highest this a.m. 77. - High 4:00 24- Clty ' Tester- a.m. nr. day Low Prec. Brookings 60 50 - -.70 Grants Pass 68 . 49 f r 24 Klamath Falls 59 45 s .09 MEDFORD 73 55 ' . .04 Portland i 74 56 35 Seattle 72 56 67 50 71 ' 49 -.03 X3 JSi J59 J)0 Spokane Yakima . Eureka Red Bluff Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles 65 70 74 67 76 "87 49 58 86 62 64 57 53 59 64 66 39 49 73 49 49 Phoenix . . Denver Chicago ; Miami Beach New York Washington, D. C, 4)6 .12 FIVE-DAY FORECAST (Through Sept. 23): Western Oregon - Western Wash In g t o n Temperatures averaging below normal with highs 63-68 western ashington, 65-70, extreme northwestern Oregon and 70-75 south portion. Lows generally in high 40s. Precipitation above nor mal, occurring mostly today and again about Monday. Northern Caliornia One or two days of rain. Temperatures below normal. t by Medford Council Jackson st., also was approved by the council. The Cedar Lodge motel offer of $1)800 to the city for a quit claim deed is above the two appraisals se cured by the city, Duff noted. The state will negotiate with the new owners for a freeway easement through the property, Duff explained. A portion of the lot in the Bear creek channel has been kept by the city and will be Neuberger Raps Ellsworth for Dunes Objection ' Washington - IUPD - Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) took issue today with objec tions of former Republican Congressman Harris Ells worth to creation of an- Ore gon Dunes National Seashore area. , A Neuberger called .the ob jections "fallacious." The Oregon Democrat said in a news release Ellsworth was quoted recently as stating that he was opposed to the park "not so much because of its bad effects on economy and taxes" but . because taking over so much private proper ty, including 250 homes, was "an infringement on human rights." . Neuberger said that park service policies provide for life - time residency rights. "Furthermore, I have an nounced my intention to em body in my proposal protec tion of homes in incorporated municipalities." Neuberger noted that oppo sition was expressed in Con gress in 1902 against legisla tion creating Crater Lake Na tional Park. "Yet," he asked, "who in our entire state - or anywhere in America - would do away with Crater Lake National Park today?" Investment Funds Noon Quotation on selected funds supplied by the Medford Branch of Foster & Marshall, mem bers New York Stock Exchange. Fund ' Bid Asked Bullock 1337 Chem Fund 10.87 Colonial Ener 12.34 14.66 11.76 13.49 25.05 17.00 10.46 14.27 10.99 12.43 8.61 17.46 10.54 15.33 19.88 13.60 16.04 12.89 14.58 16.15 6.12 15.26 Eaton Howard Stk 23.43 Fidelity J 15.73 Group Sec A via Elec 955 Group Sec Com Stk 13.03 Group Sec Petr 10.03 11.35 Group Sec Steel . Group Sec Tobac 7.85 16.00 Keystone B-3 Keystone B-4 Keystone K-2 Keystone S-l Keystone S-2 Keytsone S-3 9.65 14.05 18.22 12.96 14.70 Keystone S-4 11.81 Mass mv urtn JStK 13.h TV-Elec 14.82 Value Line Inc 5.60 Wellington 14.01 Over-the-Counier Western Stocks 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 Asked 47 50 3414 32 Yx 191, 34 54 32 16 i 364 267s 26 x 65 31 24 1 i 43 Vi 36 35 21 36 V 57 35 17 39 28 28 69 33 26 46 uopco First National Bank Morrison-Knudsen Northwest Nat. Gas Pacific Pwr. & Lt. Permanente Cem. Co. Portland Gen. Elec. U. S. National Bank United Utilities West Coast TeL Weyerhaeuser Big 31st ANNIVERSARY DANCE . walk, jrjjrrj FREE ' SATURDAY NIGHT ROCK and ROLL With the SUEDES : Featuring: Dave Anderson on Drums Man, He's Way Out on the Skins Good Spring Floor Admission $1.00 A UFW Hall in Rogue River Every Saturday '.Nite 9-to.l - Music by VIC FLOOD & the Rhythm Masters Hardwood Fleer Refreshments served all eve. Check Room Free Large Parking Area SPONSORED BY VFW - EVERYONE WELCOME sold to the state highway de partment for the freeway. However, a 20-foot easement for the city's interceptor sew er crossing the property will be reserved by the city. Accept Streets The council accepted as part of the city's street and alley system Connell ave., from a point approximately 200 feet south of Elk rd. to a point approximately 200 feet north of Mace rd.; and De Hauge ave. to Connell ave. They are streets in the Berrydale district not previa ously dedicated as part of the public street system in county or city, Duff said. "No parking" zoning vfor the .north side of East Jack son st. in front of the Rogue Valley state bank and for the north side of East Jackson st. from Genessee st. to the first driveway on the west was ap proved by the city council. Both were requested by the traffic engineering depart ment. . Armin Richter, 766 South Grape st., . and Wiley com pany, box 414, Ashland, were accepted as qualified bidders on the Jackson park. swim ming pool. Pre-qualification statements of Henry G. Stach, Grants Pass, and National Gunite company, Salem, will be presented the city council later for its approval, Duff noted. Planning Session Set by Local Y . ' The fall planning confer ence of the Medford YMCA will be held Saturday at Black Oaks Episcopal Confer ence grounds along the Rogue river. The purpose of the confer ence is to do long range plan ning and to develop guides for advancing the work of the YMCA, according to J. D. P'erce, president of the board. Attending the sessions, which start at 2 p.m., will be board and committee mem bers. Four groups will discuss various topics, it was report ed. Youth programs will be led by Dr. Bill Mayer, adult program directed by Bob Nel son, family programming will be discussed by John Dellen- back, and Cliff McGinty .will direct the session . on public relations. Carl Brophy will discuss the YMCA financing with trustees of the organiza tion. Committee members and their wives plan to attend the evening meal prepared by l,Mrs. Clifford Lewis and mem bers of the Women's volley ball group. ' Mrs. Scott Wichersham is in charge of planning the con ference. jvj Coffee for All Attention Elks Clyde IS Coming All who attended Dreamland's Dane 15 years age er mora will be admitted FREE! Always a good crowd Finest in Modern Music H Benefit Shoots Set By Gun Club Two benefit shoots to raise funds for the United Medford Crsuade are being sponsored this Sunday and the following Sunday by the Medford Rifle and Pistol club. '' The shoots will be held at the Camp White machine gun range at the end of Corey , rd. off Crater Lake ' highway, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Mechanical running deer, potluck, balloon and novelty shoots are planned. Deer hunt ers will find . facilities for sighting-in their weapons. All shotguns and rifles -but no sidearms-may be used: The Junior Rifle club will operate a sandwich, . coffee and cold-drink concession. Several local sporting goods stores are providing prizes. Proceeds will go to the Unit ed Medford Crusade, although entry fees may be specially earmarked for the Ashland Talent United Fund -drive. Falling Log Kills Estacada Man, 44 ; Oregon City -(UPD- A 90-foot log fell on Alfred D. Mann, 44, Estacada, Thursday,, killing him. He was log peeling east of Austin Hot Springs when the accident occurred. DANCE Moose & Guests SATURDAY, SEPT. 19 9 to 1 MOOSE HALL 11 Newtown .' Music by . DICK SPAIN TONITEv& SAT. NITE nuuiK . ow.t ; . mum SINATRA ROBINSON PARKER COL.ORWBta THEATRE INFORMATION SERVICE CALL SP 3-7323 FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR THEATRES neiir.itf ktOVTH PACIFIC WOHIWW $1 Per Carload NOW SHOWING A THRILLING SHOCKING EXPOSE OF LIFE AND LOVE IN THE DEEPEST JUNGLE "LIAIII JUNGLE GODDESS" CO-FEATURE ' mm. L FREES 'H'oni. mtm am TONITE SATURDAY TERRIFIC ACTION '. IN THREE HITS! ai4SHI;l;t. r y BUM SHOT IT -ii k - i 1 " north ncmcmm Jj; 111 aeouMuOW mi I BUM I tURHRUM Births PUSH - To Mr. and Mrs. Arden L., Butte Falls Star route, box 158, Eagle Point, Sept. 17, 1959, a boy, 734 pounds in Sacred Heart hos pital. . HERE'S THE SATURDAY . FUN SHOW AT IT'S NEW TIME " ONE OF THE FUNNIEST "ABBOTT & COSTELLO GO TO MARS" PIUS LOTS OF CARTOONS . and THE FINAL CHAPTER 'TEX GRANGER" A REAL SURPRISE ENDING mmm La NSlil 9n rsji CO - n Panmeunl Presents' mmm JLAt.irui saw - i n (Q1 w v w u, ' NOTICE SPECIAL MATINEE SATURDAY Doors Open 1 :30 Show at 2:00 SOUTH PACIFIC HI6HIYAK Saturday Only Another Great DUSK TO DAWN ACTION SHOW AND AT $1.00 PER lu-w TECHNICOLOR! & MAIL TRIBUNE, MWM, Or. 1 9' Friday, Sap. 18, X9S9 A new fishing reel has been ' developed which is built" around a magnet. The magnet' holds the parts together while providing the necessary drag. SATURDAY Doors open 10:30 a.m. SHOW STARTS 11 AM. 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