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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1959)
e J. o o ?! ' f I- .. 'i f ? '' ky:' - IS 5 TODAY Today is President Eisenhower's 69th e8irth4f. The above closeup was taken at a celebration held iA hi$npr by the White House Correspondents Association. ' (UPI Telephoto) UAUOwlecIs Weftp Seulher Ltltngc City, N.J. -(CPD- Waltej . Reuther was re elects international presi dent olg tjje United Auto Workers by acclamation Tues dly during a aD-minute bal- (cJooa, confetti and streamer- tossing demonstration here. The 3.0QP delegates to the union's 17th constitutional convention roared their- ap- pro$l a.9 Re0uther was named for the eighth consecutive time to the two-year term. The convention approved a duesncretse of $2 a month to raise the imion's strike fund to an estimated $40 mil lion. The hike to $5 monthly wts accepd by a standing vote. : ROGERS FEELING FINE Washington (UPD Attorney General . William , P. Rogers was reported "feeling fine" to day at j "Walter Reed Army Hospital where he is recup erating from an operation to remove a " small -growth from his vocal cords. ? Deer, Humans Not Only Hunting Casualties Klamath Falls (UPD Deer and humans aren't the only casualties of the- fall hunting season. - Pacific Telephone Company here reported today that its cables, wires and other equip ment have been nicked at least 218 times by gunfire thus far this season. . Thayne W. Cole, company manager, said the repair bill one year was more than $10,000. Good Humor Men May Lose Humor Buxton, England -(DPD- Brit ain's good humor men may lose their good humor when they hear this one Addressing the annual con ference of the Ice Cream Al liance, C. T. Heinlein said under a new code, ice cream sellers who use vehicles will be recommended: To use musical chimes which will not sound more frequently than every five minutes, To be sure the chimes sound only for five seconds at a time, Never to increase the vol ume of the chimes, And to observe a "cur few of 7 p.m." after which time chimes should be kept at a minimum. 'Pappy' Boyington Divorced by Wife "Los Angeles -flIPD- Gregory (Pappy) Boyington, 56-year- old World War II flying ace, was divorced on grounds of cruelty Tuesday by his wife of nearly 14 years. . "He would pick fights with me," charged Mrs. Frances Boyington, 41. "He would go into tantrums and kick doors down." Boyington was credited with shooting down 28 Jap anese airplanes during World War H. tl irfm turn MT . TURNS EARTH President Eisenhower turns the first shovelful of earth dedicating the site of the Eisenhower Library at Abilene, Kan., in which will be housed the Presi dent's papers. (UPI Telephoto) About one quarter of Aus tria's 7 million inhabitants live in Vienna. . SANDS SHIFTING London -(DPD Rear Adm. K. St. B. Collins, Royal Navy hydrographer, today warned that the southern tip of the treacherous Goodwin Sands off Britain's southeast coast has moved more than one-half mile in the past 11 years. The 36-square-mile bank of shift ing sands has been a grave yard for international ship ping. ' .. .. ' Samoyed dogs, native to northern Europe and favorite of Arctic explorers, weigh 45 to 55 pounds. Sales Increase in Oregon Retail Stores Portland -(DPD-The Depart ment of Commerce said today Oregon retail store sales last year totaled $2,100,000,000, a hike of $67 million over the previous tally of 1954. The in crease reflected a nine per cent upswing. The 1958 figure, however, was below the national figure, which was an increase of 17 per cent. Hay Truck, Train Collide in Ashland A s h 1 a n d A truck filled with hay and a Southern Pa cific freight train . collided this morning, spilling hay bundles and gasoline and ty ing up traffic for 30 minutes, city police reported. Police said the collision oc curred on East Main st. at the Southern Pacific tracks when the truck's driver, Al bert Cecil Acklin, 45, of Bon anza, failed to obey a stop sign at the crossing. Acklin was cited for failure to stop,, according to the report. The locomotive, opeated by J. R. .Whitlock, Dunsmuir, Calif., struck the truck's cab, police said. Acklin afterward complained of a sore shoulder. Police said the truck appeared to be a total loss. Meanwhile, Rosco Allen Smith, 32, of 550 Siskiyou blvd., was in city jail await ing a court appearance to an swer traffic citations for vio lating the basic rule and for driving while his license was suspended, according to po lice. Smith was taken , into custody after his vehicle knocked over a fire hydrant on a traffic island on Siskiyou blvd. at Beach st. about 4:30 o'clock this morning, police reported. BEECHAM SPRAINS WRIST London (DPD Eighty - year- old orchestra conductor Thorn as Beeeham Tuesday said he was injured while climbing 350 steps up the Eiffel Tower in Paris. He sprained his wrist gripping the railing. Wednwdiy, Oct. 14, 1959 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medferd, Or. 3 WIMER Area Activities Told By MARJORIE BAKER Wimer - The Rev. and Mrs. Henry R. Holsinger celebra ted their 16th wedding anni versary Monday, Oct. 6, with a trip to Crater Lake, and dinner that evening at Pings Garden in Medf ord. Miss La Vena Hardin stayed with the young Holsingers. Visiting at the home 'of Mrs. Ruth Roslington is her sister, Mrs. Laurine Nichols of Yaki ma: Wash. : . Mr. and Mrs. Leo E. Orvis returned Tuesday, Oct. 6, from attending a Gideon con vention in Portland, and visit ing friends in Washington. Miss Dorothy Clark of the Sudan Interior Mission spoke at Wimer Community church Sunday, Oct. 4. Miss Clark had been working at Omu Aran station in Nigeria with Miss Mabel Myrrell, who is from this area. Miss Tyrrell is still teaching in the teacher training school at Omu. Miss Clark expects to be assigned to a different station. While in this area. Miss Clark stay ed at the home of Mabel's father, Arden Tyrrell. I. D. (Tex) Hardin got a three - point buck on Sexton mountain the first day of hunting season. Gene and Stanley's father-in-law hunted in the Lakeview area. Gene and Glen Lowden got forked horns, Stanley a three-point buck. Lee and Betty Hillis. son Phillip Hillis, Rose Marie Machado, Ed Hillis, and El mer and Joy Baker and Eddie went hunting on Yams ay mountain, with Betty and Phil tagging forked horns, El mer a three-point, and Lee a buck with four points on one side and five on the other. While their parents were hunting, Glee Ann Baker stayed with her grandmother, Minnie Baker and j Bobby Baker stayed with Mrs. Del- bert Lee. ' Wimer Community church is starting an attendance con test in the Sunday school in competition with Community churches of southern Oregon and northern California. The contest is sponsored by the Rev. Roy Sprague of Happy Camp, Calif. Attendance gains will be figured by per centages and the group show ing the greatest gain will win a ' prize. The contest starts Oct. 18 and runs for six weeks. IN THE. BAG . . . San Francisco -(DPD- Police cased a suspected bookie es-! tablishment . Tuesday and de cided it was too -heavily barri caded to pull off a raid before evidence could be destroyed. So they telephoned the sus pect, told him his place was about to be raided, and grab- bed him as he ran out the door ; with a satchel full of betting ! notations. There are about 700 types of eucalyptus trees growing in Australia. Hawaii Businessmen At Portland Conclave Portland-(DPD-The Portland Chamber of Commerce rolled out the red carpet today for eight business leaders from Hawaii to kick off a "Let's Do Business With Hawaii" con ference. The delegation is led by Honolulu Mayor Neal S. Blaisdell. He was scheduled to address a noon luncheon and tonight's lead-off speaker was to be Rudolph A. Peterson, president of ther--Bank of Hawaii. 1 - ' . NEW PINT FLASK for te true old-style Kentucky Bourbon EASY OPENING !ir KHTUCKT WHISKIES FAMOUS , - Straight Bourbon Ij9 J' ' :' ; i . milium mi jS "' ml j"" always smoother because it's slow-distilled Now you can enjoy the smooth, rich taste of Early Times in a pint flask. Easy to open. It's the fitting way to buy fine bourbon. Traditional fifth size of Early Times avail able as always. Otm.'.r.m.m. 6 PROOF EARLY TIMES DISTILLERY CO.. LOUISVILLE, KY. 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