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Local and Meeting - The M e d f o r d Building Trades Council will meet Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Labor- Tem ple. Medical Patient Charles . L. Baroum, Klamath River, Calif., entered Osteopathic hospital Saturday as a med ical patient. Mrs. Roy M. Sim mons, route 1, box 88, had minor surgery at the hospital today. Flue Fire A flue fire oc curred about 11 a.m. yester day at the Carl Dykstra home, 3495 Hollywood ave., firemen reported. Firemen put out a trash fire about 6:15 ajn. yes terday at Buckshot Hill and . Hibiscus rds. The blaze at the site of construction was burn ing in prohibited hours. In vestigation about 5:20 a.m. yesterday showed that smoke in the Big Y market on North Pacific highway was caused by an electrical short in a switchbox. i - mm - OPEN TONITE! fYESTEWA r Mt HOLLIBAY 3 CRAWFORD .Surk's Luggage Cspl,. give her a convertible . . Convertible because the photo case removes completely for separate use. A "Flickbar" lets her add extra windows if she wants! Convenient... because of the "Magic Purse" that lets her drop in coins without unsnapping. Choice of leathers and colors. Give Him the new stitchless Statesman by no stitches to wear out or tear out! This is the billfold that's guaranteed to last as long as the leather it's made of! Now redesigned for a slimmer, smarter look. Sleek gold-tone folder holds windows for cards and keeps a pair of keys. FOR TOILET. DD E35 EP S&H Green Stamps Free Gift Wrap Open Monday and Friday Evenings Until Christmas Durlc s 314 EAST MAIN Persona! Sale The Amethyst Re bekah lodge. Gold Hill, will hold a rummage, sale Tues day, Dec. 8, at the Fehl build ing, 108 North Ivy st., Med ford, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Pine Tree Fire A Central Point rural firemanw as call ed out about 1 a.m. today to put out a fire around a pine tree just north of the Jack sonville city limits. The fire was attributed to small boys playing with matches yester day. m m Car . Fire A cigarette was listed by firemen as the ap parent cause of a car fire about 4:05 p.m. yesterday in a parking lot on North .River side ave. A hole was burned in the' front seat and in a back seat cushion in the car owned by Lowell Brooks, 941 South Ivy st. Speaker-Dr. Leonard May- field, superintendent of Med ford school district, will speak Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 10 ajn.. to the Medford Minister ial association at their meet ing at Zion Lutheran church, Fourth st. and. North Oakdale ave. A coffee hour will pre cede the talk. Supreme Court To Hear Cases Washington -0.T&- The Su preme Court starts its Decem ber sessions today facing a new batch of racial cases, in cluding a lower court order banning the Civil Rights com mission from Louisiana. The justices meet today to hand down opinions and or ders before starting to hear arguments the rest of the week. cl Convertible CO GC from ' lus tax $3.95 from plus tax ARTICLES AND TRAVEL NEEDS from $3.95 plus tax 04. rEP for All. Your Luggage Needs SP 2-4472 Obituaries THOMAS J. HARNSBERGER Thomas Jeffries Harnsberg er, 41, of 315 Lozier lane, died Saturday. He was born June 15, 1918, in Sedalia, Mo. Mr. Harnsberger had been a resident of Oregon for 10 years and for the past three years in Medford. He attend ed North Dallas, Texas, High school and Southern Metho dist university. He was a traf fic representative of the Mis souri, Kansas, Texas Railroad Line and a member of the St. Luke's Methodist church here. He was also a member of the Eugene Traffic club and Rogue Valley Country club. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Virginia Harnsberger, one daughter, Linda Harns berger, one son, Alan Harns barger, all Medford; and his mother, Mrs. Blanche Harns berger, Dallas, Texas. The body will be forwarded by the Perl Funeral home to Dallas for funeral services and interment. The body will lie in slate today from 5 until 7 o'clock at Perl Funeral home. JOE D. HENDERSON - Funeral services for Joe Davis Henderson, 46r of 14 South Bartlett st., who died Nov. 23, will be held at Con ger-Morris Funeral home downtown chapel Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 11 ajn. The Rev John Reynolds of Westmin ster Presbyterian church will officiate. Committal will be in Hillcrest Memorial park. Mr. Henderson was born July 15, 1913, in Redding, Calif., and had lived in the Medford vicinity for a num ber of years. DANIEL ROGERS Private services for Daniel Ray Rogers, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Rogers, of Tacoma, Wash., will be held at the graveside in Rogue Riv er Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. Dr. George G. Roseberry of the First Methodist church will officiate. Arrangements are by Conger-Morris, funeral directors. .The baby was born Nov. 25 in Tacoma. Survivors besides the parents include two broth ers, Bert L. and Gregory A. Rogers; and grandparents, F. W. Christean, Central Point; Mrs. Lelah Christean, Port land; and Mr. and. Mrs. James H. Rogers, Medford. ANDREW C. BRISBINE Funeral services for An drew C. Brisbine, 77, of 1847 Stewart ave., who died Thurs day, will be conducted Tues day at 1 p.m. at the First Methodist church with Dr. George G. Roseberry officiat ing. Interment will be in Sis--kiyou Memorial park. Joe R. Hosick, funeral director, will be in charge of arrangements. Mr. Brisbine was born in Downey, Iowa. Jan. 15, 1882. On Dec. 18, 1907, in Downey, he was married to Miss Myrtle L. Holcome, who preceded him in death In August, 1944. Mr. Brisbine had been a carpenter in Medford. since he moved here in 1937. He was a member of the Carpen ters local Union 2067, Med ford. Previously he was a rancher and farmer in Mon tana. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. D. W. Harris, Casper, Wyo., and Mrs. Gladys Jacobs, Talent; one sister, Mrs. Amanda Belt, Denver, Colo., five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pallbearers will be Claude Rector, Carl Rasmussen, Amos Walker, Jack Pickard, Allard Shipman and Enos Naffziger. DIANA LYNN HOOVER Funeral services for Diana Lynn Hoover, three - month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Hoover, of Rogue Riv er, who died Saturday, were held this afternoon at Conger Morris Hillcrest Chapel. Dr. D. Kirkland West of the First Presbyterian church offici ated. Committal was in Hill crest Memorial park. Survivors besides the par ents include a sister, Bonnie Rae, and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray McCartney, Palmer, Alaska, "and Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hoover, Whites ville, Ky. MRS. JEFFIE LEE BORJES Mrs. Jeffie Lee Borjes. of 2035 Sunset Drive, died last "3iit in a local hospital. Fu neral arrangements will be an nounced by Conger - Morris, funeral directors. Births VAN DOLAH - To Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L., 345' North Eighth st., Central Point. Dec. 5, 1959, a boy, 7 pounds, at Osteopathic hospital. MERCER - To Mr. and Mrs. Bryan E., 2191 Crestbrook dr., Medford, Dec. 7, 1959, girl, 6 V pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. KUROVSKY - To Mr. and Mrs. Paul, 1048 West 11th st., Medford, Dec. ' 6. 1959. boy, 6?4 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. W ATKINS - To Mr. and Mrs. Martin L., 2194 Camp Baker dr., Medford, Dec. 6, 1959, boy, IVi pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. They'll Do It Every Time Howcum Dept. om a quiz show egghead could out- answer the. ANSWER MAN - V POO 17s 5-VBU MM - VBS $47,288.53 HOW MANY" BLOCKS OF IN THE TAJ BLOCKS OP M4K3LE IN BASS OF CEMENT WERE . USEDTHE FOREMAN'S THE TAJ NAME WAS MAHAL? HE ALWAYS Tl SANDWICHES FOR LUNCH 4 Little People in Wall Street See Yule Season as Good One By ELMER C. WALZER UPI Financial Editor New York-OIPB-As the lit tle people in Wall Street view the situation, this ought to be a good Christmas There will be bonuses in quantity and if they are based as is usual on, the vol ume of trading the take ought to set a new high for several decades. - Trading in stocks right now is the best since 1930 and if the currant rate continues the year 1959 will be the best in market volume since 1929. Banks also have had a good year with money in demand aX high rates-they should be good bonus payers, according to those who are on the re ceiving end. Many corporations also are generous bonus payers when profits are . large. This year because of the . steel, strike there may be a., contraction from the corporate level. Anyhow, taken altogether it should be a happy Christ mas for thousands of workers in Wall st and Main st. Wall st., as it always does at this time of year, is drum ming up its own wares as Christmas gifts. Odds and Ends The 'stock exchange firm of Francis I Du Pont & Co., has just issued a little pa'mphlet entitled "Securities For Servicemen RETURNS Eagie Point - Charles. M. Wells, seaman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Wells, Eagle Point, returned recently to San Diego, Calif., aboard the U.S. Navy attack aircraft car rier USS Lexington after a seven-month tour of duty with the U.S. Seventh Fleet in the western Pacific. . , SOLO FLIGHT Navy Ens. Charles E. Cos ky, son of Mrs. Pearl J. De Jarnett, 618 West Jackson st., recently made his first solo flight while in the basic flight training program at Pensaco la, Fla. ENLISTS Eagle Point - Larry Rodgers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Rodgers, route 1, box 49, Eagle Point, recently enlisted in the U.S. Air Force.. He. is currently undergoing basic training at Lackland Air Force base, Texas. - - Rodgers is a graduate of Eagle Point High' school. ' Shore itiij lit nit: uicstvtiiiv i-vuiiyc . KINGS V 1 111 i IM'I '1jvJjJ if thru V- , 1 y A i Dec. 20 1 - Johnnie f ' 'yf ' Guest , Jfc' m Ventro- tfi Impressionist L I and the ' Rayettes jL HSf" ll m Leighion Noble's 'C " . ocbestra ' - LAKE TAHOE 'J Wr." j ? " 3 - 293,Ae7 MARBLE USED MAHAL 33,225 SCE2AMBOLA HAD LIVER I Christmas - A Present With I A Future." The firm has made up some neat little packages as sug gestions for gifts at this time. There's one which costs $5,000 and delivers a dividend check every month. The yield on that one averages 4.7 per cent. .' . There also is another $5,000 bundle called a high yielding fund which averages a return of 5.1 per cent. ' Another $5,000 job is en titled the "Half Century Div idend Paying Club." This one yields 4.7 per cent.. The divi dends on one of the stocks go back - to : 1852. The others range from 1894 to 1902. . Du Pont Issues The Du Pont firm has 'a series of issues that cost around $600 for anywhere from 10 to 45 shares. These yield from 2.9 per cent to 5.7. percent. .. And there is a whole list of $3,000 packages, which re turn from 4.1 per cent to 5.3 per cent. A batch of $6,000 packages include groups of conservative-stocks, stocks of medium caliber, and more speculative issues. : There are two bond pack ages ' which is an addition over those of-previous years, indicating that -people- are thinking of bonds these days even though they haven't run wild buying them. -There is a $10,000 package oT high grade bonds. And tliere the yield averages 5.14 per cent. A S5.000 package of con vertible bonds and preferred stocks, includes two bond and three prelerred stocks and this group yields 5.11 per cent. The recipient of a gift does not pay income tax on the gift. But he must pay a tax on anv income from it. And jf he sells a gift stock at a profit he must pay a capital gains tax on the difference between what he sold the stock for and what the donor of the gift paid, for it. ' Here is what the "1960 U.S. Master Tax Guide" published by Commerce Clearing House has to say.on bonus taxation: "Christmas bonuses are us ually taxable, particularly if they are based on salaries or length of service. Net Income "The value of turkeys, hams, or Other merchandise items distributed to employ- . jfun::.y ;-.v f :- .,V.-.'V".. l US DO 1 I VOU KNOWL I A BRICK- VT LAYER BY . THE NAME ) I A l Or- KCJXMU5 I I ,, i By Jimmy Hatlo BUT ON THE, WITNESS STAND IN A LrTTLE CIVIL ACTION HE DON'T KNOW FROM NOTHIN' NOHOW-NOSIREE ER-NO-I DON'T THINK SO-THAT tS--Uh' I CAN'T REMEM3ER--TO 'THE 8ESTOFMY RECOLLECTION, ees on holidays need not be reported by them as income even though the employer is entitled to deduct the cost as a business expense. "However, distributions of cash, gift certificates, and sim ilar items of readily convert ible cash value must be in cluded in the employee's in come." Weather FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Fair and continued cool tonight and early Tuesday. Increasing cloudiness late Tuesday. Low tonight 20. High Tuesday 50. Western Oregon: Fair tonight and Tuesday morning except patches of fog or low clouds in valleys. Rain late Tuesday or Tuesday night. Slightly cooler tonight. Low tonight 28-38, except 18 in extreme south ern interior. High Tuesday 42-52. Northern California: Fair tonight and Tuesday, except patches of morning fog near coast. LitUe tem perature change.. . LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 37: below normal 3. Record high this date 63 in 1934. Record high this. dte 18 in 1929. .PRECIPITATION: 24 hfflirs to midnight 0; midnight to 10 a.m. 0. Total this month trace, .06 in. be low normal. Total since Sept. 1, 1.06 in., 4.77 in. below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 27, highest this ajn. 84. Hieh 4:00 24 City Vester- a.m. hr. day Low Prec. Brookings 62 39 Crater Lake 48 29 Grants Pass 48 21 Klamath Falls 50 15 MEDFORD 55 20 Portland 42 38 .34 Seattle .., 43 41 M Spokane 38 ' ' 27 Yakima 37 17 Eureka 61 39 Red Bluff 69 36 Sacramento 62 34 San Francisco 63 50 Los Angeles 84 ' 59 Phoenix 68 43 Denver ..... .... 57 32 Chicago .. . 33 24 T. Miami Beach 75 54 New York . 51 47 1.41 Washington, D.C. .. 50 36 .44 FIVE-DAY FORECAST (Through Dec. 12): Western Oregon - Western Wash ington Recurring rains totaling more than normal. Generally 1-2 inches inland and heavier amounts along coast. Temperatures averag ing near normal with highs in western Washington in mid 40s and in western Oregon in upper 40s to low 50s. Lows mostly in mid 30s. Northern California Possibility of rain in north portion in latter half of week. Snow in higher moun tains. Temperatures near or above normal. Portland Produce Portland (UPI) Dairy mar ket: Eggs To retailers: Grade A A ex tra large. 48-5 lc; AA large. 45- 48c; A large 43-44c; AA medium 38-42c; AA small 30-32c; cartons l-3c addi tional. Butter To retailers: AA and grade A prints. 71c lb.; carton, lc higher: B prints. 69c. Cheese, medium cured To retail ers: A grade Cheddar single daisies, 43-51c; processed American cheese, 5-ib. loaf, 42l4-43',2. FREE m You are invited to share 2 hours of high adventure in TRAILER TRAVEL IN USA, MEXICO AND EUROPE! You will meet local friends who have been with some erf the caravans. YMCA Building Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. FREE Coffee and Doughnuts BEN KEMPERMAN Caravan Director for Waily Byam, whose European Trip was writ ten up in National Geographic last year, will be here. One caravan is now in progress from Capetown, Africa, and another in Mexico EVERYONE IS INVITED Local Caravaners We need your help Wed. evening. Please Call SP 3-3732 School Mews Roosevelt School By Cynthia Pedley. Randy Dawson, Max Guiley, Jean -Woods ' The fifth grade Chorus has been rehearsing for its part of the PTA program Friday, Dec. 11, at 2:30 p.m. At pres ent the membership is 85 students. Officers are Peter Sage, president; Patty Clark, vice president; and Dusty Lewis, secretary. Mrs. Marian Montgomery is director of the chorus. Wednesday morning all the room reporters and special reporters met in Mrs. Bertha Haskins room to plan for the next issue of the "Rough Rid er Review" which they hope to get out the last of this month. 1 Students and teachers were busy last week with the sec ond period six week's tests. Report cards go out Wednesr day afternoon and next Mon day is the first day of the third period of the school year. The Drama club met dur ing activity period Wednesday in Room 27 to plan a short program to be used at the PTA meeting this month. A short playlet entitled "San ta's Substitute" by Esther Hildebrand was chosen. The second and third grades are working on their Christmas program which is to be given Dec. 22. Pupils of . the school have been encouraged with new books received so far this year. We have more than 5,000 books in the library and circulation keeps the librari an, Mrs. Hazel Mekvold and her assistant librarians busy. The student body, teachers and visitors remark about the interesting and pleasant sur roundings of the library with its green plants and displays. Save the Children Federa tion "Bundle Day" is creat ing excitement and pupils of each room are trying to get their sacks filled with clothes, shoes, blankets and sheets for the American Southern Ap palachian mountains. Ronald Pope's room has the largest amount to date. They have over three sacks. Investment Funds Noon quotations on selected funds supplied by the Medford branch of Foster & Marshall, mem bers New York Stock Exchange. Fund Bid Asked Bullock 13.34 14.63 Chem Fund 11.70 12.65 Colonial Ener 12.83 14.02 taton Howard Stk 24.44 26.13 Fidelity . - 16.66 ' 18.01 Group Sec Avia-Elec.' 9.35 10.24 Group Sec Com Stk.. 12.60 13.80 Group Sec Petr 10.04 11.00 Group Sec Steel . 1 11.16 12.22 Group Sec Tobac 7.84 8.59 Keystone B-3 15.79 17.23 Keystone B-4 . 9.56 10.43 Keystone K-2 14.79 16.14 Keystone S-l 19.67 21.46 Keystone S-2 11.78 12.86 Keystone S-3 14.45 15.76 Keystone S-4 13.55 14.78 Mass Inv Grth Stk 14.29 15.45 TV-Elec 16.11 17.56 Value Line Inc 5.57 6.09 Wellington 14.02 15.28 Portland Livestock Portland (UPI) USDA Cattle 2000. High good-low choice 924-1120 lb. fed steers 26.50; mixed good choice 1200-1265 lb. 24.50-25; standard-good 700-875 lb. fed heifers 21.50-23.50; utility cows 14-15.50. few 16; canners-cutters 10-12; good choice feeder steers 22. Calves 250. Good-choice vealers 28-32: individual choice 32.50: utility-standard calves and vealers 19 27: cull down to 11. Hogs 1150, holdover 150. U.S. 1 and 2 butchers 180-230 lb. 14.25 1450: 1. 2 and 3 grades 13.50-14; few 155-170 lb. 12.50-13; sows 12 12.50. SheeD 2000. Good-choice wooled Iambs 16.75-1725; shorn lambs 16- 16.o0; good-choice ewes 5-5:50. some 6; culls down to 3. OVIES! Crater High School By LaVonne LaFever Beginning Dec. 1 and last ing until Ded., 10, Crater is having class competition. It is an annual event known as "Bundle Days." Supported since its incep tion by educators, public school administrators and school children, the Save the Children Federation Bundle Day donated clothing pro gram is a program of children helping children. Each year, thousands of children are able to attend school because of shoes and clothing provided through these collections. Donated clothing is shipped to isolated regions of the southern mountain states, where it is distributed free of charge by responsible au thorities or is sold at small cost to lok.v-income families who do not wish to accept free clothing. Fro mthe incep tion of its program, SFC do nated clothing has been avail able for free distribution to victims of disaster at home and overseas. ' In the United. States, local welfare officials, school ad ministrators and representa tives of community organiza tions in disaster-stricken areas on request receive prompt SFC clothing alloca tions to help fill emergency needs, especially the needs of children. Crater's annual football banquet was held Tuesday, Dec. 1. Trophies were award ed for most valuable player, Gary Johnson; sportsmanship, Jim Eldred; down field block ing, Glen Coter most valuable lineman, Glen Cote; first team all conference, Larry Ryer son; second team all confer ence, Gary Johnson. All senior girls were re quired to take the Betty Crocker test Tuesday morn ing. The purpose of the test was to' choose the American Homemaker of Tomorrow:." It is a scholarship program open to all senior girls. The results, which have not as yet been determined, will help to iden tify some of their weaknesses in homemaking skill and knowledge.' Maurice Zam performed for the students and faculty of Crater High Tuesday. Zam is a pianist. He has traveled to various parts of the world entertaining people. - - The Girls League skating party was held Thursday, Dec. 3, in Grants Pass. The two busses left Crater at 6 Over-fhe-Counfer Wesfern Stocks The following bid and ask ed quotations, from the Na tional Association of Securi ties Dealers, Inc., do not rep resent actual transactions. They are a guide to the range within which these securities could have been sold (indi cated by the "bid") or bought (indicated by the "asked") at the time of compilation. Common Stocks Bid Asked Bank of America 48 51 1 Calif.-Pacifie Utilities ' 373i 40' Cascades Plywood ...... as-31 ConsrFreightways ..... 20?8 22 lg Copco 35', 37 Vt First-National Bank 58'i 62"2 Morrisson-Knudsen J. 30 x 323,i Kortnwest Mat. lias ... 17 Pacific Pwr. 8c Lt 35 i Permanente Cement 21 '( Portland Gen. Elec. 26 U.S. National Bank 66 United Utilities 39 'i IS 38 22 'i 27 ?8 71 'i 41'. West Coast Tel. 25 V 27 a Weyerhaeuser , 41a, 43 ii LCHH ' 'rwv . -li I with WILLIAM CONRAD . DAVID NELSON LOUISE LORIMER JAMES CO - MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Of . 1 1 Monday, Dec. 7, 19S9 p.m. and the group returned at 9:30 p.m. - The Youth For Christ car wash was held Saturday, Dec. 5, in Central Point on the cor ner of Third and Pine sts. The car wash lasted from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The GAA play day was held in the Medford High School gymnasium Saturday, Dec. 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shirley McAllister, one of three chosen from the senior class, received the DAR citi zenship award last week. The senior class nominated Shir ley McAllister, Connie Mc Donough, and Rae Burritt.. The final decision was deter mined by the faculty. Total per capita paper con sumption in the United States during 1958 amounted to 405 pounds, nearly four times as much as in 1899. CHARCOAL STEAKS TILL KIDNI3HT CANDLE ROOM HOTEL 1 4 Kedford Open Daily 5:30 P.M. to Midnight Sundays 4 P.M. Till 11 P.M. $ $ $ $"$ $ $ $ Dollar Bays are here again at the Top Notch Cafe Budget Your Meal to Any Price You Wish to Pay TRY OUR SEAFOODS FOR A TASTE TREAT TOP NOTCH CAFE Next to Crarerian Theater -tr -yv TONITE & TUESDAY Box Office 6:45 Show Starts 7:00 PLUS "BLOOD & STEEL" NOW SHOWING Mr. Dragnet in a Full Length Thriller 1 V' - 11 IS-v Career warn Minute by Minute the SUSPENSE Ticks Off Like a Deadly Bomb! BELl NANCY VALENTINE FEATURE 1
