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I r ' ! - 4' ! 11 -til -1 t 1 J W ijJ,yW zSrt J fa ft , f ' Yi V 4v' till r ilii If r . 4 f RECEIVES AWARD Mrs. Dorothy Snedden, center, is presented a "United U" I pin in recognition lor her work as head of v the city employees section of the public l employees division of the United Medford ? Crusade. The award is presented by Elliott Jraffic Claims Two Portland -UPD- Two persons died in separate trafic acci dents her Thursday. Judy Ritter, 19, was injured fatally when the sports car she was driving smashed into an overpass abutment on the Banf ield freeway at NE 102nd. Carl H. Lehman, 63, was struck and killed by a car at SW 3rd and Salmon. The car careened oft a pickup truck and struck Lehman. Police said Sylvia Bell Whyte, 44, was booked at city jail on charges of negligent homicide and hit-run driving. Bail was set at $1,250. Officers said the sports car driven by Miss Ritter was owned by George Tsiatsos, 21, Milwaukie. Tsiatsos, who suf fered hip and other injuries, said the car hit a guard rail, skidded into another rail and then spun around with the rear of the car striking the abutment Both he and the 15 W sag IVs "A f. 5 ft T . VmV ma, - . 1 W W A : W w4k, M Sim& V, 4 'O. AfL M wmmm. ' i mr "an T-ti,ic.i-ar-B 1 mmmi -crag PsSS-r The Fifly-flMi ... It was shortly after the turn of the century that the first Cadillac car "the automobile built to the highest standards it is possible to enforce on the production of a motor car" made its appearance. Ejery year since save for a period when Cadillac devoted its energies to the national defense a new interpretation of this unique goal has been presented to the world's motorists. - The superlative motor car illustrated above is the fifty-fifth in this unprecedented succession of dis tinguished automotive creations. And it is, far and away, the finest and the noblest Cadillac of them all! Never before has Cadillac artistry created such Becken, chairman of the division, while Robert Haworth, city parks and recreation director, left, and Mrs. Doris Diedrich, another city employee, and Capt. Clyde Fitchner of the police department look on. in Portland dead girl were thrown from the car. Mayor Voting List In Japanese Village Complicated Matter Tokyo - (UPD - The 7.034 voters in the northern Jap anese village of Tamura will have lo do more than flip a coin if they are un decided on whom lo vole for in the election for mayor this Sunday. There are 938 candidates for the job. There would have been 952, but Ihe local election commission dis qualified 14 because their papers were not in order. Some of the candidates can net even eount on their relatives to vote for them. In one family, a sen is run ning against his father, mother, grandfather and grandmother. ', ' y s ' ' ' ' ' '' t i I VISIT YOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED CADILLAC SKINNER-BUICK-CADILLAC Milwaukie Votes Improvement Bonds Milwaukie -0P- A bond is sue of $300,000 for civic im provements here was ap proved Thursday although only 138 voters bothered to go to the polls. Population of Milwaukie is about 5,000. The issue involved two phases, one of $85,000 for the fire department and the other for $215,000 for sewer, sew age disposal and street work. Vote on the fire department issue was 109-29 and for the other 88-50. Car-Hire Proprietor Offers Phone Chat Nottingham, England- (UPD -Enterprising car-hire proprie tor Michael St. David today was offering as part of his service "a chat over the tele phone at any time, day or night, if it will help to ease loneliness, distress or "just sheer boredom." . and the Finest ! elegance of form and line. It has a commanding pres ence that is uniquely Cadillac. Never before has Cadillac engineering produced so abundantly. The car is smooth and quiet to a degree that challenges belief. Never before has Cadillac craftsmanship provided such, interior luxury. And the complement of con veniences has never been more satisfying. No matter how many of the fifty-five Cadillacs you may have owned and enjoyed over the years you still have a wonderful experience ahead of you in this latest "car of cars." " We suggest you see and drive it very soon. And we hope you will come expecting great things. MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Friday, Oct. 16, 1959 Twins Said No Longer in Danger Portland (UPD The Univer sity of Oregon Medical School hospital here announced to day that- the Stubblefield twins of Parma, Idaho, have survived the surgery 11 days ago which separated them. A spokesman said that if either Denett or Jeanett Stub blefield should succumb now, it would not be as a result of the delicate operation. Their conditions are still considered critical. The ZVi month old girls were bera prematurely as Si amese twins June 29 at Nys sa, Ore., to Mrs. James Stub blefield. Surgery performed here by a team of experts Oct. 6 part ed the tots and a medical bul letin afterward stated the op eration "worked quite well." The girls were born joined extensively from the breast bone to the navel. They also had adjoining heart sacs and livers. Jeanett was reported near death several times but made it through each crisis and her stronger sister has showed daily improvement since the surgery. Painters Cornered; Finally Get Out Greensboro, N. C. - (UPD The painters worked them selves into a corner Thurs day and called their office for help. They got locked into an unfinished building while painting a marquee sign out side of it. Their office called the po lice. The police found the name of the contractor put ting up the building and called him. The contractor then called someone else -who had the keys - and he came around to let tne paint ers out. 6 DEALtR Shortage of Steel Curbs Production of 1960 Automobiles Detroit (UPD Steel short ages slowed the assembly lines of I960 model car pro duction for the first time to day and boosted layoffs in General Motors to the 60,000 mark.. The figure represented close to 20 per cent of GM's total production force of 330,000. At the same time, the auto industry reported near record sales of its new models, put ting a tight squeeze on the availability of new cars. Dealer Sales High Ward's Automotive Reports, statistical agency for the auto industry, reported dealers sold more cars in the first 10 days of this month than in any other new model intro duction period since record smashing 1955. Compromise Seen On Proposed Dunes Park Bill Salem - (UPD - Sen. Richard Neuberger, Gov. Mark Hat field and the governor's Com mittee on Natural Resources appeared today to be heading towards a compromise on the proposed Oregon dunes na tional park. Neuberger said that by Oct. 27 he will submit to Hatfield a revised bill which will in clude changes based on re cent congressional hearings in Reedsport and Florence. The governor said he would then submit the revised bill to the Natural Resources Com mittee for study and report their reaction back to Neu berger. Wants Revised Bill The Democratic senator said he wants to have his re vised bill ready for considera tion when congressional hear ings conducted by Rep. Grace Pfost (D-Idaho) resume Oct. 31. Revisions in the bill prob ably will include recommend ations that the proposed park area extend south of Reeds port to Tenmile creek and include the Umpqua lignt house state park. The Jesse Honeyman state park and the Sea Lions caves probably would be excluded in the new bill. The area south of Reeds port includes some spectacular high dunes. Bulldozer Plunge Kills Elgin Man Wallowa - (UPD - Joseph An drew Mahon. 47. Elgin, was injured fatally Thursday in a logging accident about three miles south of here in the Bear Creek area. 'Authorities said the bull dozer Mahon was operating plunged over an embankment about 50 feet high. Mahon was an employee of the M. M. Stanley Logging Co. Flames Destroy Store Near Bandon Bandon - (UPD - An early morning fire destroyed the Laurel Grove store, about five miles south of here, with a loss of about $30,000 Wednesday. The owners, Mr. and Mrs. Newt Haga, managed to escape the flames but were not able to save any of the contents. Cause of the blaze was not known. an DAIBVFBEE 900 North Riverside SP 3-3067 Under New Management R. L W. 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Oldsmobile re ported sales were up 80 per cent over last year while Stu-debaker-Packard reported it delivered more cars to its dealers than it had at any time in the last five years. American Motors reported sales up 18 per cent over last year while Chrysler Corp. re ported Imperial sales were double those of a year ago. Chrysler's Dodge division re ported it was unable to meet the demands of its customers. Class Favorite 1 6i Gayest at any school assem bly this whirly shirtdress with a cardigan neck and pert collar. Easy to sew in checks, plaid, or print iced by white. Tomorrow's pattern: Wom en's dress. Printed pattern 9444: girls' sizes 6, 8, 10, 12, 14. Size 10 takes 23i yards 39-inch; Vi yard contrast fabric. Printed directions on each pattern part. Easier, accurate. Send THIRTY-FIVE cents (coins) for this pattern - add 10 cents for each pattern for first-class mailing. Send to Marian Martin, Medford Mail Tribune Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N.Y. 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