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Local and Personal Car Sprayed-C. F. Milligan, 149 Winema Way, notified city police Tuesday morning that' someone had sprayed paint on his station wagon while it was parked at 3320 North Pacific highway last night. - Files lame The assumed business name Bob Messer's Mobil Service has been filed in the county clerk's office by Robert C. Messer, 621 Dakota ave., Medford, for the bus iness' at 512 North Central ave., Medford. Tire, Whsel Gone -Russell Harold Renner, 375 O'Gara st., reported to city police Tuesday that someone took a tire and wheel from his pickup truck Monday night while it was parked at the residence. They were valued at $50. Items Taken-Tony Richard lanno, Acme Hardware, 245 I South Central ave., reported the theft of an electric sander, Ivalued at S39.95, and an elec jtric drill, $21.95, from the lhardware store some time since Feb. 9, according to Icity police. PTA: Meeting The Howard I school. Parent Teacher associ ation . will meet at 8 p.m Thursday, Feb. 18, in the mul tipurpose room at Howard I school. A Founders Day pro gram is planned, and refresh ments will be served. Child care will be provided. Permits Issued - A permit I for the construction of a resi dence at 2824 Rosemont ave., valued at $12,000, was issued recently to J. L. Griffith by the "city building department. A permit was also issued Weeks and Orr for an eleva tor shaft at 114 West Main st., valued at $3,000. Firemen Called -City fire men were called to two fires Monday evening, neither of which caused any damage, they said. One was a flue fire at .6:27 p.m. at the residence of "Albert C. Walker, 1100 Murray st., and the other at 7:29 p.m. caused by an over heated oil stove at the resi dence of Vernon C. St. George, 346 South Holly st. 1 Cover Taken-Roseland Don na Mae Mintz, 928 West 11th st., notified city police Tues day afternoon of the theft of a three piece cover set from the front seat of her car while parked at the 11th st. address. Stick Caught - City fire men were called at 7:25 p.m. yesterday to remove a stick caught in the door of a wood burning heater at the Dale Davis residence, 601 Plum st. About 3:20 a.m. today fire men were sent to 10 West Jackson st. to put out a trash fire reported by police. Shoplifting - Two teen - age Medford girls were arrested Tuesday afternoon for shop lifting at Van Lee Super 88, 127 North Central ave. The girls, aged 13 and 14, admit ted taking jewelry from both Newberry's and Van Lee's, police said. They were re leased by city police to the custody of their parents. Calf Loose Martin Ben Ma ger, 293 Berrydale ave., told city police Tuesday evening that a neighbor's calf was loose in his yard. The owner of the calf and the police of ficer were able to return the animal to the barn. The own er told police that a more se cure enclosure would be built for the calf. X-Ray Clinic-The chest x ray clinic at Sacred Heart hos pital, sponsored by the Jack son County Tuberculosis and Health association, will be open from 2 to 5 p.m. Thurs day, Feb. 18. Persons wishing a chest x-ray are reminded that wearing clothing with the minimum ornamentation and buttons on dresses, blouses, sweaters, and shirts will help to insure a satisfac tory film, association officials said. TheyH Do It Every Time - By Jimmy Hatlo The office gals have am hour for lumch-anjd the waiter does a houdimi between courses But let a cooing couple wamt to linger q!er a leisurely meal rfs service a la eat it and beat it .' "V'WHERE IN FERNO . $ AH! HERE WE 7 IS THAT WAITER ? Y'lfo -AREEVERYTHING . r & 1 AFTER THE SOUP HE hSr W (PKpM ZOUP TO NUTS.' C JL -CiUUST DISAPPEARED.' I-4W JM V FVONTO SERVICE yfSi- fin Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Hollywood-Negro singer Lena Home, asserting she has no intention of apologizing for throwing ash trays, dishes and a lamp at a man she claims made insulting remarks about her race: "My anger is directed at something that was wrong, not at something I have lo apologize for. North Miami, Fla.-Former President Truman, issuing a prediction about this year's presidential election: "Anyone the Democrats nominate will beat Dick Nixon. ' TUNNEL AUTHORITY DIES Montclair, N.J. (TIPD Ralph Smille, 72, of Essex Falls, N.J., consulting engineer who helped plan the Port of New York Authority's Holland and Lincoln tunnels and directed a number of. tunnel construc tion projects ; in. the United States and Canada, died Tues day. ASHLAND PHONE MX 9-8J6I TONITE ONLY "CURTAIN AT EIGHT-THIRTY" ADULTS ONLY .ALL THE ECSTASY OF YOUTH... - - ALL THE JOY OF FULFILLMENT'., 3 MARGIT CARLQUIST. loading o V ROYAL THEATRE. STOCKHOLM ONLY FROM SWEDEN ... COULD COME A FILM OF SUCH UNBOUNDED ECSTACY! ; , ... - JOHN LUSK AT THE CONSOLE OF THE BALDWIN ORGAN 8:00 - 8:30 P.M. La London-An American Embassy spokesman, stating that a huge, gold-tinted eagle will be mounted atop the new em bassy building despite many British objections: "This matter has been directed from Washington as part of the world wide embassy building program. Our feelings have nothing lo do with it." Providence, R.I.-Mrs. Arthur B. Sweeney, of Blackstone, Mass., whose three daughters were born Feb. 17, 1957, Feb. 17, 1958, and Feb. 17, 1959, entering a hospital and expect ing to give birth to her fourth child today: "They just seem lo always arrive on Feb. 17." NOW! MlIP NOW! LviSj Every Nile! OPEN! U rMKTH tfrOT. NHMI0Nll vw rri l O 127 MLWAU&ot. 1 A 55' LUNCH? A i ... Yes, and It's a Nutritious One! INCLUDES: Entree, Vegetable, Potatoes, Salad, Hot Roll and Butter Served Piping Hot A Choice of 6 Entrees for 55c to 80c The Fastest Service in Southern Oregon WHY EAT COLD SANDWICHES? Open 6 A.M. to 8 P.M. Closed Sundays IN THE MEDFORD SUOPPfNG CENTER Over-the-Counter 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 Bid Asked Bank of America 45 !g 48 V Calif. -Pacific Utilities 20 21 Vz Cascades Plywood 32 34 Cons. Freightways 18, 193,i Copco 33 9 35,i Cyprus Mines Corp. 24 26 First National Bank 55 'i 59 U Morrison-Knudsen 31 34 Northwest Nat. Gas 18 19-ft Pacific Pwr. & Lt. 36 38".!, Permanente Cement 20 '4 21 Portland Gen. Elec. 27 29 ?i U. S. National Bank . 66 70 United Utilities 36 Vx 39 ' West Coast Tel. 23 23l,'4 Weyerhaeuser 38 41'e Portland Livestock Portland (UPDUSDA Cattle 250. High good 1049 lb. fed steers 25.50: low good 946 lb. 24.50; good 850 lb. heifers 23.50: 793-900 lb. good heifers 22-23; utility cows 16 17, canners-cutters 12-13.50. Calves 50. Good-choice vealers 28-32.50; cull-u t i 1 i t y calves and vealers 14-21. Hogs 250. U.S. 1 and 2 butchers 180-235 lb. 15.75-16; 240-275 lb. 13.75-14.74; 160-170 lb. 14.50; sows 11-13.50. Sheep 150. High good-choice around 100 lb. wooled lambs 20.25; good-choice Do. 3 pelt lambs 19 good-choice feeder lamos individual choice slaughter 7.50. 17- 18; ewe Calendar Wednesday: 7:30 pjn.-Bethel 14, Inter national Order of Job's Daughters, Masonic temple. 7:30 pjn. - Veterans of World War I, barracks and auxiliary, Girls Community club. 8 p.m.-League of Women Voters, with Mrs. Don Boh nert, Taylor rd., Central Point. 8 p.m. - Mt. Pitt Rebekah lodge, Odd Fellows hall, Cen tral Point. 8 p.m. Roxy Ann Home Economics club, home of Mrs. Mabel Christian sen, 504 West Jackson st. 8 p.m.-Woman's Society of Christian service: circle 10, with Mrs. John Watson, 1730 Roberts rd. Thursday: 10 a.m.-Blue Star Mothers, chapter 2, home of Mrs. Helen Watson, 617 Catherine st. 10:30 ajn.-Lone Pine Home Extension unit, home of Mrs. Earl M. Richardson, 2133 Crater Lake ave. 1 pjn.-Central Point First Presbyterian church Women's Christian Service circle, with Mrs. H. J. Fleischer, 229 South Third st. 1 p.m. - Wenonah club of Weatonka council, Degree of Pocahontas, Redman hall, Apple st. 1:30 pjn.-Sams Valley Lad ies club, with Mrs. Paul Schulz; Sams Valley rd. 1:30 pjn. - Zion Lutheran church, Esther circle, home of Mrs. Ben Cherrier, 702 Sher man st.; Ruth circle, home of Mrs. Harvey Coovert, 220 North Oakdale ave. 2-p.m.-WCTU, Girls Com munity club. Portland Produce The following price quotations are from the agricultural market ing service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture in Portland. Eggs: Prices to retailers, deliv ered, cartons. X large AA 48-53; large AA 45-49; large A 43-47; me dium AA 41-46; small AA 32-41. Prices to producers: X large A A 38-40 "i: large AA 36-38 J,i; large A 34-35; medium AA 33-35 ,i; small aa zu-3i2. Butter: Prices to retailers. No. 1 prints delivered, AA and A 68, B 66. Poultry: Prices to retailers, de livered, for grade A quality, fry ers, whole 36-40, cut up 41-45; light type hens, whole 27-31, cut up 32 33; heavy type hens, whole 35-40. Investment Funds Noon quotations on selected funds: Fund Bid Asked Bullock 12.35 13.54 Chem Fund 10.45 11.30 Colonial Ener 12.20 13.34 Eaton Howard Stk. 22.99 24.59 Fidelity 14.87 16.08 Group Sec Avia Elec 8.26 9.05 Group Sec Com Stk 11.95 13.09 Group Sec Petr 9.08 9.55 Group Sec Steel 8.37 10.27 Group Sec Tobac 7.39 8.10 Keystone B-3 15.56 16.98 Keystone B-4 9.65 10.53 Keystone K-2 13.41 14.64 Keystone S-l 17.97 19.61 Keystone S-2 11.19 12.21 Keystone S-3 13.08 14.27 Keystone S-4 12.37 13.50 Mass Inv Grth Stk 13.31 14.39 TV-Elec 7.44 8.11 Value Line Inc 5.31 5.80 Wellington 13.50 14.72 Weather FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Cloudy and warmer tonight with a few showers. Partly cloudy Thursday with scattered showers over moun tains. Low tonight 35. High Thurs day 55. Western Oregon: Cloudy tonight and Thursday with showers late tonight and Thursday. Not so cold tonight, with low 35-45. High Thursday 46-58. Northern California: Cloudy with rain north portion and fair south portion tonight and Thursday. Warmer in north portion tonight. LOCAL DATA . TEMPERATURE: Mean yester day 40; below normal 3. Record high this date 72 in 1916. Record low this date 22 in 1932. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to midnight, none. Midnight to 10 a.m., none. Total this ' month 4.05 inches, 2.87 inches above normal. ' Total since Sept. 1. 8.73 inches, 3.32 inches below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 45, highest this a.m. 94. High 4:00 24- City Tester- a.m. nr. day Low Free. Brooking! 59 39 Crater Lake 35 16 Grants Pass 52 27 Klamath Falls 44 24 MEDFORD 54 29 Portland 49 28 Seattle 45 32 Spokane 40 28 Yakima 51 24 Eureka 52 40 Red Bluff 64 38 Sacramento 62 39 San Francisco 62 49 Los Angeles 7 1 5 0 Phoenix 66 46 Denver 36 13 Chicago 36 32 .02 Miami Beach 74 65 New York 42 36 Washington, D. C. 43 33 FIVE-DAY FORECAST (Through Feb. 22): Western Oregon - Western Wash ington Near normal precipitation in western Washington and more than normal in western Oregon. Temperatures near normal with highs in 40s or low 50s and lows in 30s. Northern California Rain in north portion around week end. Otherwise none. Temperatures near normal. HISTORY REPEATS Tallahassee, Fla. (DPD Mary Call Collins, 17-year-old daughter of Florida Gov. Le roy Collins, was defeated by Kay Lamb Tuesday in a con test for May Queen at Leon High school here. Thirty-one years ago, Kay's mother, now Mrs. Marion Lamb, defeated Mary's mother, now Mrs. Le roy Collins, for the same honor. Obituaries CLINTON HIERS Ashland-Clinton Ray Hiers, 72, of 774 B St., Ashland, died Tuesday, Feb. 16 at Ashland General hospital. He was born Feb. 12, 1888, in Peru, Ind., and was mar ried Sept. 4, 1907. He and his wife moved west to make their home in Ashland after his retirement as an employee of the Nickel Plate railroad in 1955. He was with the firm for 49 years. Survivors include his wife, Lucy Estelle, two daughters, Mrs. Katherine Perry, Indian apolis, Ind., and Mrs. Viola Phillips, Ashland; and two brothers, Clyde Hiers, Koko mo, Ind., and Earl Hiers, Glendale, Calif. Two sisters, Grace Ege and Emma Chap lain, preceded him in death. Mr. Hiers was a member of the Modern Woodmen lodge, Elwood, Ind., and the Broth erhood of Railway Trainmen. The body will be forwarded by Litwiller funeral home to Tipton, Ind., for interment. MRS. ORILLA AMES Grenada, Calif Mrs. Orilla Ames, 54, of Grenada died of a heart attack Monday in a Grants Pass motel where she and her husband were spend ing the night. The couple attended dog shows in Corvallis and Rose burg and had stopped in Grants Pass en route home. Mrs. Ames was owner and op erator of Ieka Kennels at Gre nada and was well-known for her' Pekinese dogs, having produced a number of cham pions of this breed. Her ken nels are said to be the world's second largest for this type of dog. She was born in Texas in 1905 and had lived in Siski you county for mojre than 30 years. She was county welfare director from 1944 to 1946. She was married Dec. 4, 1945. Survivors, in addition to her husband, include a son, E. R. Jaslma, Washington, D.C.; two sisters, Mrs. Opal Broyles, Yreka, and Mrs. Viva Curtis, Kansas City, Kans.; a brother, Kenneth Hackathorn, Lacompton, Kans., and ' three grand children. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in St. Mark's Episcopal church, Yreka. The Rev. John Martin will officiate. Burial will be in Ft. Jones cemetery. Mrs. Ames' family has re quested that contributions be made to the memorial build ing fund of St. Mark's Episco pal church. TRUMAN L. MILTON Funeral services for Tru man Lee Milton, 20, of For tuna, Calif., who died Mon day, will be held at Conger Morris Hillcrest Mortuary Chapel on the North Phoenix rd. Thursday at 1:30 p.m. The Rev. Marvin M. Lumley of the Phoenix Church of the Naza rene will officiate. Committal will be in Hillcrest Memorial park. Mr. Milton was born Sept. 4, 1939, in Las Animas, Colo., and moved with his parents to Phoenix six years ago. He graduated from Phoenix High school in 1957, and was mar ried Aug. 4, 1958, to Janice Trott, who survives. Other survivors include a son, Lonnie Dean; and his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mil ton, of Phoenix; his grand parents, Mrs. Ina Milton, La mar, Colo.; and Mr. and Mrs. George McWithey, Las Ani mas, Colo.; and a sister, Mrs. Joyce Williams, Medford. DEE JONES Dee Jones, 66, of 1140 West Eighth St., died this morning in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will be an nounced by Conger - Morris, funeral directors. Elgin AFB, Fla. -(DPD- The nose cone of a Nike-Cajun rocket fired Tuesday to mea sure micro-meteorite activity 100 miles above the Gulf of Mexico disintegrated a few seconds after launching. It was the first malfunction of a Nike-Cajun shot at the Air Force test center here. Try and Stop Me -By BENNETT CERF A DRESS MANUFACTURER had been henpecked fay a shrewish wife for years, and finally mustered sufficient courage to walk out on her. He changed his name, had his nose fixed, dyed his hair, and began life all over again in a city a thou sand miles away. The wife never gave up her search for him, however, and 12 years later tracked him down. He saw her coming and took refuge in the wash roombut she battered down the door, and col lared him. "What's the matter?, he protested weakly. "Can't a man even go to the washroom in Deace anymore?" , The Santa Clatis hired by a big" department store for th holi day season was doing a bang-up job with the tot, but was fired 'nevertheless five days before Christmas. The reason? The man ager of the store came storming1 up to him, followed by a small boy and his smiling father, and exploded, "Did you promise this man's son that Td buy , $5,000 life insurance policy from 'his father?" ; 1960. by Bennett Cerf. Distributed byVKiog Features Syndicate School News Jewett Elem. School Mrs. Betty von der Hellen reported second grade stu dents were encouraged this year to make creative Valen tine . decorations for the rooms. Her students compos ed their own poetry for val entines. In connection with their study of the postman, the students this year made a post office where they mail ed all their valentines. In social studies, Mrs. Alice Gay's room read the story of Abe Lincoln. They are mak ing a booklet of Lincoln's life. Bill Brewster, principal, an nounced that this term's sec ond grade students have now changed from manus printing to cursive writing. All writ ten work by these students is now done in cursive writing. The display cases in the hall have been decorated with a flag made by the students. This flag contains 50 stars. The first grade students made a flag of the original 13 colo nies. Something . new at Jewett school, beginning this month, will be a monthly assembly of the entire school. The first assembly will be Feb. 24. At each meeting;1 three rooms will participate in putting on the programs. Wayne Struble, Medford ar chitect, was at the school last Tuesday, going over the sec ond grade rooms and making drawings pertaining to the new addition to be built. Bill Brewster, principal, announced that he is pleased with the fine participation of students and teachers in the fire drills. The arrangement of the building with room doors opening directly out side, enable the students and teachers to completely vacate the building in 45 seconds. Fire drills are held once a month, Brewster said. Mrs.. Oakley Bowers first grade students , have been learning to draw with char coal. They have made char coal drawings : of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Miss Ila Mae Higinbotham's and Mrs. Grace Cline's rooms decorated the display case with a patriotic theme. Throughout the first grade rooms, one will find a similar patriotic theme for February. Mrs. Frances Tonn's and Mrs. Rhoda Haskin's rooms are learning more about the flag. The children in Mrs. Grace Cline's room are learning to sing America. - Charcoal sketches of the country have been made by students in Mrs. Zelma Foote's and Mrs. Oakley Bowers' room. Some of the sketches are on display at the Faber, Stratton Insurance office win dow in Central Point. News from the second grade department is that all second grade rooms had Valentine parties Friday. They had treats and a valentine ex change. Mrs. Katherine Lea yitt's and Mrs. Alice Gay's rooms are making a bulletin board, using community help ers. This too will be display ed at the Faber Stratton window. Bill Brewster, principal, went to Ashland last week where he visited two of the elementary schools to make observations concerning con struction which may be prof itable for use at Jewett schooL Washington-tCPD-The House has passed an Interior De partment appropriation bill which contains $82,890 addi tional funds for Fort Clatsop national memorial park in Oregon. Work on Natural Gas Line To Start Portland-TOPD- Paul Kayser, founder and president of El Paso Gas Company, said here Tuesday that everything is ready to start construction on the natural gas line to the Willamette valley. Kayser said the federal per mission to go ahead was re ceived last week and con struction will start immedi ately. Hood Construction com pany has the contract for the gas line from Camas, Wash., to Salem. Kayser said the laying of the 20-inch pipe in the Columbia river would start soon because it has to be finished by May 1 in order to avoid high spring waters. When completed the 125 mile, $10.5 million line will pipe natural gas to the Willa mette valley. Two Injured in Two-Car Accident Two persons were injured in a two-car accident on Table Rock rd. near Four Corners about 6:30 p.m. yesterdav. state police reported. George Leroy Asher, 22, of 3057 Table Rock rd, driver of one car, suffered bruised legs and a forehead cut, and the other driver, Ina Mae Jar man, 38, of 4712 Table Rock rd., complained of chest and neck injuries, state police said. Neither person apparent ly was taken to a hospital, according to police reports. The car driven by Asher was northbound on Table Rock rd. and the car driven by Ina Jarman was south bound. Ina Jarman attempted to turn into a driveway at the time of the accident, state po lice reported. Ina Jarman was informed that a complaint would be filed in district court charg ing her with failure to oper ate on the right side of the highway, officers said. SHELL KILLS BOY Reims, France -(UPD- Ben jamin Baudry, 15, was killed Tuesday when an artillery j shell he found in a woods near : here exploded. According to! military experts, the shell dated from World War I. I MAIL TRIBUNE, Mcdfonl, Or. 1 1 Wednesday, Feb. 17, 19(0 PAINTER DIES Lorient, France (UPD Lithographer and painter Adolphe Beaufrere, 84, died Tuesday at the village of La-mor-Plage. There are 3.4 acres of ar able land per person in the U.S. CHARCOAL STEAKS TILL MIDNIGHT CANDLE ROOM HOTEL Medford Open Daily 5:30 P.M. to Midnight Sundays 4 P.M. Till 11 P.I THEATRE INFORMATION SERVICE CALL SPring 3-7323 FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR THEATRES Produce Company Seeks Judgment Hutchinson Produce com pany is seeking a judgment against Harrison Parts com pany of $1,958.41 on first cause of action or an alter native sum of $1,958 on a sec ond cause of action involving an alledged faulty water hose. . Hutchinson Produce alleges that on Aug; 7, 1959, a water hose installed , in the truck split, allowing water to escape from the truck's cooling sys tem, causing the truck to break down. The Produce company is seeking judgment to cover towing charges, parts and la bor to repair it, the truck's cargo which was damaged, and the loss of the use of the truck. HELD OVER 2 MORE NITES One of the Finest Pictures of the Year -HURRY -Don't Miss It! The INN! The GUESTS! A' The SINS... of the BEST-SELLER! A m mm am m m mmk va- n v TECHNICOLOR f Vi n:.u-.j rM - rtn.,tu. . nor ' k - il SANDRA DEE i m m A- JJ - lis lii I tj I ft ' ' fc-si mm a w W Hi -51 I il I -J I ft WMNEt UOS. noun Dairy Meeting Set Thursday in County A Jackson county dairy meeting will be held Thurs day, Feb. 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 pjn. in the Jackson county courthouse auditorium, ac cording to County Extension Agent Earle Jossy. Virgil Simmons, state de partment of agriculture, Sa lem, will talk on prevention of milk contamination. Don Anderson and Harold Ewald, Oregon State college dairy specialists, will discuss con trol of mastitis and other topics of interest to dairymen, Jossy said. DEFENSE BACKFIRES Memrihis. Tenri. -(UPD- Don ald Verna Stinson, 32, of Bir mingham, Ala., fired his two lawyers during his jewel rob bery trial Tuesday, conducted his own defense and lost. The jury affirmed a life sen tence given mm in iD4 as a habitual criminal. Stinson, who had studied law in prison, was charged witn mastermind ing a $30,000 jewel theft. STARTS FRIDAY IF YOU NEVER SEE ANOTHER MOTION PICTURE IN YOUR LIFE YOU MUST SEE lHH THE BIGGEST STORY OF OUR TIME! ' " ' tnifccint DONNA ANDERSON TCI OSES are always WELCOME in the 'gamy atmosphere of . ttttfett Bowlinq Shuffle-board Snack Bar, Gun Practice and a fireplace . . .CRATER LAKE HIGHWAY at 4corners
