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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1960)
Local and Personal - Flu Fir Firemen were! Truck Struck Gerald R called to a flue fire yesterday Elliott, 222 South Ivy St., no morning at the home of Mrs. J tif ied city police Tuesday that Nell Bean, 708 Narregan st. Permit Issued - The city building department recently issued Charles Brooks a per mit to erect a $14,000 resi dence at 1445 Johnson st. Legion Meeting The Med ford American Legion post will meet at 8 o'clock tonight in the Jackson county court house auditorium. Officials said membership team cap tains will be selected. Fender Scratched William Harold Pyle, 107 North Ivy St., told city police that his car's left front fender was scratched while it was park ed at 328 South Central ave., sometime between 2 and 3 pjn. Monday Collision Vehicles oper ated by Arlie Brood, 415 Ed wards st., and Lee Aden Spen cer, 829 West Second st., col lided Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Biddle rd and Crater Lake highway, ac cording to city police. No citations were issued. Vehicle Damaged-An auto mobile operated by Elizabeth Jenkins Collins, 2224 East Main st., slightly damaged a parked vehicle Tuesday after noon owned by Winston and Virginia Marks, 307 Newtown ave., while parking on Sixth st., according to city police No citations were issued. Garage Fire Minor dam age was reported by city fire men from a blaze at the Rube Nelson garage, 319 East Mc Andrews rd., about 7:40 a.m today. They said that the fire originated from a non-improv ed salamander-type unvented oil heater and extended to cans of oil and grease into a work bench. Firemen said that removal of the illegal heater was ordered. . Driver Cited - Delia Spray Mann, route 3, box 73, Med ford, was cited by city police for failure to yield the right of way to a vehicle on the right following a two car col lision Tuesday morning. Ac cording to police, the Mann vehicle and one operated by Harold Clarence Wiest, 2858 Lapine dr., collided at the in tersection of Third and Front sts. his pickup truck was struck bv another vehicle while it was parked in front of his residence at that address. The other vehicle did not stop, he told police. X-Ray Clinic - The chest x-ray clinic at Sacred Heart hospital, sponsored by the Jackson County Tuberculosis and Health association, will be open Thursday from 2 to 5 p.m. Persons wishing a chest x-ray are asked to wear clothing with a minimum of ornamentation to insure a satisfactory film, attendants said. 4,000 Restaurants Prove it Every Day Rear-End Collision A car operated by John Patrick Doyle, 48, of 628 South Ivy St., hit the rear end of a car operated by Helen Riedel Bol ton, 37, of 2156 Woodlawn dr., which had stopped at the intersection of Dakota and Oakdale aves., about 4:55 p.m. Monday, according to city po lice. Doyle was cited for fol lowing too close. There were no injuries and damage was minor, police said. Accident Victims Return to Valley Mrs. Earle Fichtner and her daughter, Cecilia Ann, of 2547 Corona ave., were re turned to the valley last week end following an automobile accident Jan. 30 near Goshen. Also injured in the crash were three other students. The five were en route to Corvallis to attend senior week end at the college. Miss' Fichtner suffered a fractured frontal lobe and numerous facial lacerations and her mother had eight broken ribs and a broken leg. The two were hospitalized in Eugene and were returned here Sunday by Mrs. Betty Fichtner. The other students, two girls and a boy, were not hospitalized and ,. returned to the valley earlier. Frightened Man Stopped by Police Saddle Brook, N.Y.-d'PD-Police found Walter Popcorn, 44, running down a street Tuesday night and stopped the frightened man to ask what had happened. He said he had been paint ing a cage at an animal farm owned by Ringling Bros, cir cus when a leopard reached out and clawed him. He was not hurt seriouslyr Grange News Obituaries WEALTHA P. MORRIS Mrs. Wealtha P. Morris died last night at her home, 10 Highland dr. Funeral ar rangements will be announc ed by Conger-Morris, funeral directors. ... THOMAS FULKERTH Thomas J. Fulkerth died last night at the Veterans Ad ministration' Domi ciliary, Camp White. Funeral arrange ments will be announced by Perl Funeral home. MISS JENNIE SNEDICOR Miss Jennie Snedicor, 85, of 118 Geneva st., died this morning at the Jackson Coun ty Farm home. Funeral ar rangements will be announc ed by Perl Funeral home. - ASHLAND rilONC Ma S-I7U AFTER 3 YEAR BAN WEDNESDAY ONLY "CURTAIN AT EIGHT-THIRTY" . . NOW UNCUT! WHYs DOES MY LOVE TURN T0 SHAME? . . THE TENDER V::M m: ECSTASY--OF ill By HO&EL PRI2E WINNING : FRANS EM SIUANPAA, , , :- ? Adults Onlyf .OHN LUSK AT THE BALDWIN ORGAN, 8:00 P.M. Central Point Grange Members from nine Grang es in Jackson county attend ed the regular meeting of Central Point Grange Feb. 5. Visiting masters present were Herman Kamping, Griffin Creek Grange; Orie Moore, Roxy Ann; Pomona and Eagle Point Master Robert Bitter ling; Lloyd Lacey, Phoenix; A. A. Walker, Gold Hill; Gail Buffington, Applegate; and Frank Hall, Live Oak. Visit ing Grangers total 83. The lecturer, Mrs. Homer Jeffries, presented a program which included Otis Swisher of Medford. with Mrs. Effie Kurtz accompaning him, an original poem by Mrs. Scott Hamilton, and group singing directed by Swisher. The charter was draped in memory of Airs. Uene Mc- Curley. Committee reports were given by Arnold Bon ner, agriculture; Dee Hend- rickson, horticulture; Edwing Gebhard, legislative - and fi nance; Mrs. Lottie Cingcade, reception; Mrs. Dee Hendrick- son, relief. HEC chairman, Mrs. O. T. Wilson, announced the open house scheduled Friday, Feb. 12, starting at 7 p.m. with a potluck supper for Grangers and friends. The lecturer, Mrs. Jeffries, has arranged the program and Mrs. Gaston Floux, recreation chairman, has planned square dancing All Grangers attending are asked to bring food and table service. Mrs. Wilson reminded mem bers to bring coffee bands. A collection of handmade silver jewelry, tools and pattends was exhibited on the display by Mrs. Edwin Gebhard. Mrs. Dogulas Decker was given the third and fourth degree obligation by the Mas ter Benton Boyce. Insurance agent Roscoe Roberts report ed. The next Grange visitita- tion will be with, Roxy Ann Grange Feb. 19. Serving committee for the evening included Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Floux, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dunn, Mrs. Charles Jantzer, and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Keenan. Over-the-Counier Western 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 Bank of America Calif .-Pacific Utilities Cascades Plywood Cons. Feightways Copco Cyprus Mines Corp. .. First National Bank - Morrison-Knudsen Northwest Nat. Gas Pacific Pwr. & Lt. Permanente Cement Portland Gen. Elec U. S. National aBnk United Utilities West Coast Tel. Weyerhaeuser Bid 47 '4 20 1,4 32 'i 19" 33 "b 25?s 56 Vx 31V 18i 35 s 21 1 27". 66 i 38 24s 39 V Asked 50 21 347s 20 Vi 35?B 27 60 ai 33 -J 19-i, 38 la 2234 29 i 70'. 408 25 42 Portland Produce The following price quotations are from the agricultural market ing service of the U.S. Department oi Agriculture in .fortiana. Eees: Prices to retailers, deliv ered, cartons. X large AA 50-53: large AA 45-50: large A 43-49: me dium AA 41-47: small AA 32-42 Prices to producers: X large AA 41-42ij; large AA 36-40ii; large a 3Z-.SJ; medium AA 32-36 ls; small AA 23-32 '2. Butter: Prices to retailers. No. 1 prints delivered, AA and A 68. B 66. Poultry: Prices to retailers, de livered, for erade A auahtv. frv- ers, whole 36-40. cutu p 41-45: light type hens, whole 27-31. cut up 32 33: heavy type hens, whole 35-40. YE OLD FASHIONED HOSPITALITY Before a Cheery Fireplace BOWLING SHUFFLEBOARD GUN PRACTICE SNACK BAR - Come join the fun 11 r. m6i-j-wW--::..--. " .... -:t,-;:L, W WTOWW,,,.,.V.'.V,V.,.,,V.V1V.V, NO GOLF TODAY As the Russian river everything, but the flood waters beat him crested anywhere from 20 to 35 feet around to it, closing most of the shops, restaurants Guerneville, Calif., residents evacuated the and even the golf course. By the way, he's lowlands for higher, dryer ground. The .still looking for the "Narrow Bridge." roving photographer got hungry, saw the sign and decided to try a "deluxe" with (UPI Telephoto) s S v . .: . asms-. f'r N ( siS msmmstaM FACTORY DAMAGED Pillars of flame ing, center left. Successive blasts claimed mark small buildings of the Havre De Grace all but two of the 15 buildings, causing Fireworks company at Havre De Grace, Md., damage estimated at a million dollars and and firefighters flee behind trucks as an claiming the life of the owner, James Fa ominous rumble signaled anf explosion which brizio, 35. a few seconds later levelled the main build- (UPI Telephoto) Theyll Do It Every Time IsHrW II. $. PaMtrt 0 By Jimmy Hatlo tTJOF-EUCLID ERG KNOWS ALL ABOUT SPACE AND HOW MANV -NEUTRONS'C3IZ2lNTA"ONE ELECTRON, I ' THEREFORE, IF THE CUBlcN EUCUD.V DO VDU V-4ND,OPFICER-.1 1 DISPLACEMENT OF AM ASTR- J USE LANGUAGE I BRING A STRAIT Pv ) OID IS XM2yz3 OVER TAB U LIKE THAT IN THE , JACKET.' THIS GUY'S I jfe HYDRANT OF 22A3 F.O.B., CLASSROOM ? Yk NOT ONLY 0AN6ER- 1 (feSSSwll IT IS APPARENT THAT THE -n H OUS, HE'S NUTS.'.' ISSJ! MOON WOULD FIT INYO THE I ?f7TJD WlACS- frrT s, WrwfA SUN 43Z.I9 TIMES WITH j t,l T p fjAlgl ROOM LEFT OVER FORSlX f F-tttCx - )&ggZ&?& CONVEX SATELLITES IN I ilAJfSXZ w 1 BUT WATCH HIM WITH AH OVER NIGHT BAG HIS KNOWLEDGE OP SPACE IS STRICTLY" CEILING ZEOO Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CERF- A WEALTHY LADY, very avant garde, had her portrait painted by an abstractionist. "It's the best thing I've ever done," he said modestly when he delivered the finished por trait, -aitnougn im not too pleased with the way your nose turned out." "Why don't you change it?" asked the lady. "Frankly," admitted the abstractionist, "I can't find it" wife A dramatic star lunched at Sardi's with his ' and small daughter Wednesday, and at a quar- ter to two arose from the table to go to his matinee. "' "Daddy," pouted hia daughter, ''aren't you going shopping with us?" "Can't, darlinsr. exnlainerf tTin mnin . "Oh, daddy," she walled, "aren't you an actor any more ? 9 - Sign on the outside door of a local finance corporation: "Keep this door closed. Remember it's your money that pays for heating these premises." , e 1961 by Bennett Cert Distributed by King Features Syndicate Investment Funds Noon quotations on selected funds: Fund Bid Asked Bullock , 12.51 13.71 Chem Fund 10.56 11.50 Colonial Ener 12.40 13.55 Eaton Howard Stk.... 23.37 24.99 Fidelity 15.19 16.42 Group Sec Avia Elec 8.56 9.38 Group Sec Petr 9.38 10.28 Group Sec Steel 9.70 10.63 Group Sec Tobac 7.55 . 8.20 Keystone B-3 15.50 ' 16.92 Keystone B-4 9.61 10.50 Keystone K-2 13.73 14.98 Keystone S-l 18.30 19.97 Keystone S-2 1138 12.42 Keystone S-3 13.41 14.63 Keystone S-4 12.66 13.82 Mass Inv Grth Stk.. 13.51 14.61 TV-Elec : 7.59 8.27 Value Line Inc 5.36- 5.86 Wellington 13.61 14.84 A do-it-yourself cement mixer handles eight cubic feet per hour, but weighs only 22 pounds. "I have to go to work." CRATER LAKE HIGHWAYS 4cornen GAMEY ATMOSPHERE TAKE YOUR PICK New York (UPft The first four books recommended as valentine gifts by Doubleday Book Shops in a newspaper advertisement today were tit-ed: "Love Is a Special Way of Feeling," "I Love You," "ove and Kisses," and "My Wicked, Wicked, Ways." PAID IN FULL 7 Ripley, England-(UP&-News-paper dealer Irene Judson, who let a customer have a four - penny newspaper on credit three years ago, fi nally received payment Mon day. The customer explained he-had been in jail for the past three years. WeelcIy February 14th GLEN T CUNNINGHAM IS STILL WINNING 'Victories ; j by Edwin V. Burkholder Medford Mail Tribune. Weather FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy and cooler tonight. Valley fog early Thursday. Increasing cloudiness Thursday afternoon. Low tonight 32. High Thursday 48-50. Western Oregon: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday, with patches of fog. Increasing cloudiness with rain Thursday afternoon. Low to night -32-42. High Thursday 46-54. Northern California: Scattered showers tonight. Snow level around 3.000 feet. Fair Thursday except possibility of rain Ukiah north ward late Thursday. Cooler to night. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yester day 43: above normal 1. Record high this date 64 in 1934. Record low this date 16 in 1929. PRECIPITATION : 24 hours to midnight. .66 inch. Midnight to 10 a.m.. none. Total this month 3.91 inches. 3.22 inches above normal. Total since Sept. 1. 8.59 inches. 2.97 inches below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest Yesterday 62, highest this a.m. 99. Hiph 4:00 ' 24- City Yester- a.m. hr. day Low Prec. Brookings 53 45 1.01 Crater Lake 27 19 .97 Grants Pass 48 38 .01 Klamath Falls 36 - 31 .24 MEDFORD - 48 - 38 .35 Portland 51 43 .54 .01 .03 ai .54 .30 .45 .30 T Seattle 46 Spokane 34 Yakima 48 ireka 53 Red Bluff 60 Sacramento ... . 59 San Francisco 56 Los Angeles 62 Phoenix 64 Denver 49 Chicago 36 Miami Beach 71 New York 56 Washington. D.C. 60 FIVE-DAY FORECAST (Through ten. 15): Western Oregon-Western Wash ington Recurring rain with pre cipitation totals near or a little more than normal. Temperatures mostly above normal with highs mostly 48-58 and lows 38-48. 42 32 J30 '44 44 47 48 51 44 21 30 67 44 51 Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1960 s MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. .98 Northern California Rain from vicinity of Santa Rosa and Chico northward Thursday and possibly over entire area around week end. Snow in mountains. Temperatures near or Deiow normal. Portland Livestock Portland (UPI) USDA Cattle 200. Good fed steers 890-1125 lb. 25 25.50; cutter cows 12.50-13.50; can ners down to 11. Calves 50. Good-choice vealers 28- 33; standard calves and vealers 21 27. Hogs 300. U.S. 1 and 2 butchers 180-233 lb. 15.50-15.75; some 16; No. 2 and 3 grades 15-15.25; sows 300 470 lb. 12-13.50; feeder pigs 13. Sheep 200. Good with some choice 87-115 lb. No. 1 to full wooled lambs 18.75-19. ELWOOD - To Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lee, 11 South Orange st., Medford, Feb. 9, 1960, girl, 7 lbs., at Rogue Vallejr hospital. VIESER - To Mr. and Mrs. Wallace N., 225 Rogue River ave., Grants Pass, Feb. 9, 1960, girl, 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. NASH - To Mr. and Mrs. Arvel L., 2075 South Pacific highway, Medford, Feb. 10, 1960, boy, 6 pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. 11 . 7 -Si - .. si s j i ft t MOTHER LOST-Capt. Florence Ross of the King County Sheriff's office in Seattle holds a little girl with a big problem-she's lost her mother. The baby, Marguerita Cherry, was left with Mrs. Juli Reddick who had to turn the girl over to the sheriff's office when she was unable to continue caring for her. The mother, Mrs. Helen Cherry, had placed the child with Mrs. Reddick until called for. She was last seen Jan. 20. Now the sheriffs office is searching for a lost mother. (UPI Telephoto) Court Records DISTRICT COURT Mary Belle Fox, failure to signal, $10. Laurance L. Bryant, failure to stop, S10. Emmitt M. Tucker, failure to dim lights, S7.50. William G. Wenker, insufficient lights. S10; failure to signal. $10. Howard Louis Kusel, following too close, S15. David Robert Davis, trapping prohibited area. S80. Joseph A. Shaffer. Phoenix, trunk on public highway, S25. Larry E. Sundman. violation of basic rule. SI5. David D. Blair, no rear view. $6. Lawrence E. Jones, failure to stop. $10. Helen E. McFadden, failure to stop. S10. Robert W. Varney. no public utilities commission permit. $15. Ruth L. Holmes, violation of basic rule. $15. Donald D. Staniforth, no vehicle license. $10. Chester E. Carter, overload, $59. Leslie A. Walden, violation of basic rule. $15. Theodore J. Silver, violation of basic rule, SI 5. Sheldon Jack, obstructed vision, $10. Douglas George Cushman, un necessary noise, S6. ONE LOOK TOO MANY St. Petersburg, Fla. -il'PIi- It was "looking at girls" that started the trouble for Aaron Artson. That's what Artson, 29, said he was doing when he made an illegal turn and was picked up by a traffic police man. Police then discovered while checking his records that Artson had accumulated 14 traffic citations since Dec. 5. Artson was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $140. A MOVING BRIDGE Fareham, England (UPD The Fareham Urban Council approved plans Tuesday to design a bridge with escala tors after Councilor Eric Fay said residents were too lazy to climb steps leading to the foot bridge over a local high way. - Donna Branam vs. Jack Clarence Branam, divorce complaint. Mary B. Waits vs. Elmer L. Waits Jr., separate maintenance comDlaint. Virginia L. Walters vs. Gary L. Walters, divorce complaint. Inez Leona Church vs. Donald Tlenn Church, divorce decree. Earl Jack Moomaw vs. Ada Moomaw. divorce comDlaint. Vera Naomi Wagner vs. Louis Albert Wagner, divorce complaint CHARCOAL STEAKS TILL MIDNIGHT CANDLE ROOM MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Thomas Edward Cardin and Nor ma Jean Price, both of general de livery. Jacksonville.. Theodore carl Braun, 1004 uueen Anne dr.. Medford. and Patricia Ann Jarman, 1205 East Main St.. Medford. Gerald Wesley Fitzpatnck. Can- vnnville flnri Joan Mav Hackert. 2124 Camp Baker rd. -Of 7 HOTEL Medford Open Daily 5:30 P.M. to Midnight Sundays 4 P.M. Till 11 P.M. STARTS TONIGHT Doors Open 6:30 p.m. ( nmrnm ! f iyil-JaisMadRil-JitlNIJaisI ""Hertert LOM-Laurence NAISMITH . ADDED ATTRACTION WALT DISNEY'S "EYES IN OUTER SPACE" The Real Story of the Space Race 1 Y