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1 Issue of Sunday 'Blue Hanging Fire in Supreme Court Washington (UPD - The Su preme Court has squarely be fore it this term an issue it has long brushed aside: the constitutionality of the Sun day "blue laws," which orig inated in colonial times. The blue laws restrict busi ness activity on Sundays. They are under attack in sev eral states, including Pennsyl- Yoitr trip to PORTLAND will be complete only if you have lunch or dinner at the highlight of any visit to Portland., a must for your next trip. CAM STANDARD THK BENSON ON BROADWAV CA S-S". PORTLAND, OREGON A W ESTERN HOTEL . H. Hedrick Jr. Hi Gym 4:00 and 8:00 MONDAY, MARCH 28 NOW! TONITE! mm Of RECOMMENDED FOR AdulfS Only! BB METROCOIW TAYLOR-CHARf SSE- COBB JOHN IRELAND 4 FAMILY NIGHT SEATS 50c ENDS TONITE CO-FEATURE George Montgomery "KING OF THE WILD STALLIONS" 1 ajMWKW5 girl 1 ""rrrfV ' Wednesday only"! jijJK "CURTA,N AT 8:3" I 1 ashland . PHMEmLMM Baldwin Organ 1 i is obsession j. "lV St- SIMENON'S ; Love Is My Profession mvmtK TTJUTPXDm JfiTUI UflDlil EDWlSEFGJIUiRE . vania, Maryland, New Jersey and Massachusetts. The statutes are challenged as discriminatory by Jewish merchants, whose Sabbath is Saturday; and by cut-rate re tailers who want to stay open seven days a week. The Jewish firms claim an unco nstitiitional discrimina tion in favor of the Christian religion. The bargain stores contend the laws are unfair because so many types of business for instance drug stores, skating rinks and news dealers -have been exempted. Appeals Dismissed These arguments have been brought to the high court sev eral times in recent years after- state supreme courts up held convictions under blue, laws. The federal tribunal dis missed these appeals with the remark that no "substantial federal question" was pre sented. Now the issue must "be met head on because a special three judge federal court in Boston took a look at Massa chusetts' blue law and struck it down. The Supreme Court must act on this decision, handed down last May 18. An appeal by Massachusetts Gov. Foster Furculo 1 and Chief of -Police Raymond P. Gallagher of, Springfield was filed on Nov. 17. The nine justices have ignored it up to now. A state case from Anne Arundel County, Md., also has been on the docket since Sept. 29. .More iederal appeals are on their way from Pennsyl vania, where the blue law has recently been strengthen ed. Clerks Fined The Maryland case is being fought by a discount house known as "Two Guys From Harrison.'Y whose clerks were fined for silling a can of floor wax and othef items on Sun day. The same firm is involved in the Pennsylvania cases, along with Bargain City, U. S. A. ' and '' six Jewish mer chants in Philadelphia. New Jersey's law is being fought in, state courts by Two Guys and the Channel Lum ber Co., Newark. The Massachusetts statute is the modern version of the Sunday law of 1653, enacted to compel a seemly Sabbath observance. After adoption of the federal constitution var ious legislatures amended the law more than 70 times. Friends of Court' The current lawsuit was started by the Crown Kosher Super Market of Mass., Inc., in Springfield; three of its customers; and Rabbi Moses D. Sheinkopf. The Lord's Day League of New England and the Archdi- ocesan Council of Catholic 7 HAVE AN -EXTRA VAC ATI 0 Hz - ON THE WAY!r See us NOW even if rou're going NEXT SPRING! Com an In for FREE fully illustrated lit rat w. SEE GEORGE LEWIS ROGUE TRAVEL SERVICE We Reserve and Sell Airline end Steamship Tickets ' PHONE SP 2-6779 111 E. 8th i i " CUUD AUKUU-LARA BA0UL1 LDfY W BY Laws' Men came in as "friends of the court" urging that the law be upheld. "Friends" seeking its' invalidation were the Southern New England Con ference of Seventh Day Ad- ventists and the International Religious Liberty Association. Massachusetts a u thprities insisted that today's blue law is essentially a civil regula tion providing for a day of rest in the life of the com munity. They argued that states may set aside such a day under their police power. The two-to-one decision in validating the law was writ ten by former chief Judge Calvert Magruder of the First U. S. Circuit. Magruder said the Lord's Day League and the Catholic Men let "the cat out of the bag" as to the real purpose of the law. The brief filed by the two organizations said they have the common purpose of "pre venting the further seculariza tion and commercialization of the Lord's day." Magruder said the many exceptions to the law favor some occupa tions and discriminate against others. "For instance," ' he said, "the persons operating the Crown Market could dig ditches, or do any other type of labor, if that were their own calling, and apparently could even vend food outside the store building. Moving each business indoors cannot reasonably be thought to make it more disruptive of a day of rest and recreation." Magruder also noted that "one may dig for clams on Sunday but not dredge for oysters." "What Massachusetts has done in this statute," he said, "is to furnish special protec tion to the dominant Christ ian sects which celebrate Sun day as the Lord's day, with out furnishing such protec tion, in their religious observ ances, to those Christian sects and to orthodox and conserv ative Jews who observe Sat urday as the Sabbath, and to the prejudice of the latter group. Federal District Judge Wil liam T. McCarthy said in a dissent that he was not at all disturbed at the "religious roots" of the law. "The statute providing as it does for a day of rest and cessation from business activ ities, is clearly within the po lice power of the state and no apologies need be made for its history and origin," he said. DISAPPEARS TO JAIL London (UPD- Faith healer Kwado Nti, who claimed he could vanish into thin air, was arrested and taken to jail on fraud charges Monday. Official opening of. the Suez Canal was Nov. 17, 1869. Births ROETHLER-To Mr. and Mrs. Gene R., 357 Cerritos ave., Medford, March 21, 1960, boy, IVi pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. BYWATER - To Mr., and Mrs. George L., ; route 1, box 539, Gold Hill, March 21, 1960, a girl, llVa pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. Investment Funds Noon quotations on selected runas: Common Stocks Bank of America Calif.-Pacific Utilities. Cascades Plywood Cons. Freightways Bid 432 . 19 . 30 , 17 . 34 Vb 223, . 53 i . 31 . 18'i . 36 4 . 218 . 27!i . 66 . 38 '4 . 23 V . 31V Asked 46 20 33 18 li 36 't 24 uopco Cyprus Mines Corp. , First National Bank . Morrison-Knudsen Northwest Nat. Gas . Pacific Pwr. & Lt. Permanente Cement Portland Gen. Elec. U. S. National Bank United Utilities West Coast Tel. Weyerhaeuser 57 " 33 V 20 38i 23 '.g 29 a 70 .i 40 Weather FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Consider ably high cloudiness throughout Wednesday. Continued mild. Low tonight 40. High Wednesday 72. Western Oregon: Cloudy or loggy late tonight. Clearing tomorrow afternoon. Little change in tem perature. Low tonight 38-46. High tomorrow 66-78 in interior, 50-58 on coast. Northern California: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, ex cept overcast with local drizzle on coast tonight Little change in temperature. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yester day 59; above normal 11 Record high this date 83 in 1939. Record low this date 25 in 1952. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to midnight, none. Midnight to 10 .m., none. Total this month 2.49 inches, 40. High Wednesday 72.- Total since Sept. 1. 11.29 inches, 2.79 inches below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 24, highest this' a.m. 68. " Higtr 40 City- i Tester- aan. 24- hr. Free. Brookings 1 .. , aay tow 54 58 83 72 80 67 47 crater -Lake - 31 41 37 44 44 Grants' Pass Klamath Falls MEDFORD Portland Seattle Spokane Yakima . 48 70 76 39 42 40 Eureka Red Bluff Sacramento San Francisco . 51 82 80 59 28 48 54 50 49 56 35 24 51 30 27 Los Angeles .. Phoenix Denver . Chicago. . 89 68 38 76 40 C. 38 Miami New York Washington. D. TV T Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CERT- HEN MARK TWAIN sent tures of Huckleberry Finn to bis publishers. tB ae companying note stated, "Persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot." That was in 1884. Since then, approximate ly half a million people a year have deemed the -risk well worth taking; and there is no end in sight This department considers "Huck Finn" one of the 10 greatest novels in all the world. The light that fflumf-if' nates the earth," observed V an elementary school science instructor, "comes S the way from the am at 196,000 miles a second. Isn't that wonderful?" "What's so wonderful;' jeered a brash atadent Xtfe dMtidH all the way, ain't it?" I960, by Bennett Cert Slstribstad ty Star ItatufM Syet Locals Ring Lost - Thelma Rich ards, 516 South Ivy st., told city police yesterday she lost a platinum dinner ring con taining 13 diamonds Friday. Grass Fire Medford f i r e men were called to 1395 Thomas rd. at 2 p.m. yester day to extinguish a grass fire which broke out when the owner of the property, Ruben V. Chase, was burning black berry vines, firemen said. Patients Two patients have been admitted to Sacred Heart hospital. Admitted yes terday was Mrs. Carlotta Pierce, 746 California ave., Klamath Falls, medical pa tient. Admitted this morning was Gerald Burge, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Burge, star route, box 203, Prospect, tonsillectomy. Birth Announced - SSgt. and Mrs. Edmond R. Davis, former Medford residents now stationed at Loughlin Air Force base, Del Rio, Tex., are parents of a son, weighing 6V2 pounds, born, March 22. The couples' parents are Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Davis, 12 Kenwood ave., and Mr. "and Mrs. Harold Mercer, 417 J st., Medford. Sgt. and Mrs. Davis have two other chil dren. In Sealtle-F. G. Herdman. buildings manager at the post office and federal courthouse, is attending a buildings man agers conference at tne , re gional office in Seattle, Wash., this week. . ' Car-Scooier Accident - City police cited William Hubert Turley, Coleman Creek rd., Medford, for failure to yield the right of way after the car he was operating backed into a city police motor scoot er at the intersection of Riv erside ave. and Eighth, st., Monday, about 10:20 a.m. Po lice said damage was minor to both vehicles. Permits Issued - The city building department recently issued permits to the Medical Center building, 33 North Central ave., for $3,000 to remodel offices, and to the Texas company for $7,000 to remodel a Texaco service sta tion at Riverside ave. and Jackson st. Visiting Parents Sgt. Ray mond V. Swinney, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Swinney, 1013 West Ninth st., is visit ing his parents this week. Sergeant Swinney is stationed with the U. S. Air Force in Waco, Texas. Clothing Sale-The Medford YMCA women's volleyball club will hold its third an nual sale of clean and mend ed used clothing March 28 in the lobby of the Y, 525 West Sixth st., between 10 a jn. and 5 p.m. Donations will be ap preciated and will be picked up. Those interested may tele phone Mrs. Charles Ellis, SPring 3-6049, or Mrs. Donna McCall, SPring 3-5053, or articles may be left at the YMCA. Oregon Balloons Promote Wildlife Salem -flJPD- Forty-nine helium-filled balloons carrying mesages to the rest of the na tion were released in front of the capitol Monday by acting Gov Walter Pearson. The gimmick was a gag of the Portland Rainmakers. The balloons will no doubt never reach their destinations but duplicate messages calling at tention to National Wildlife Week will be "found" in the 49 . . states, planted there through the cooperation of the National Wildlife Federation. The letters are from Gov. Mark Hatfield calling for re newed attention to water con servation problems. OIL INGREDIENTS Banana oil is made from potato, beets and grains. the manuscript of "Atfrav r Trees ... By JOHN GRIBBLE (Editor's note: The fol lowing comments on trees, particularly those adapta ble to street use in Medford. have been prepared by John Gribble, well-known re tired forester, and will be run in a series during the 'tree planting season" here, now under way.) (Betula-Birch) Some type of Birch is fa miliar to most of us. They are noted for colorful bark, grace ful branching and dainty leaves. Some grow way north in the Arctic zone. Years ago I read of this tree, so had a Norseman write a letter to Finland asking for seeds of the "farthest North tree in the world," a birch. I recived half-a-hat-full-of seeds. I sent some to the U. S. Forest Service Wind River nursery, and other places. I tried a quantity. So far as I know no seedlings grew. Beyond a cer tain distance in latitude the shifting of some trees or the seed don't do so well. A thou sand feet in altitude may equal about 100 miles in lati tude for vegetation growth. Ascending a mountain, 1,000 feet may equal a week or two in vegetation growth. So the birch that weathers the Arc tic zone must be a hardy va riety. Dr. Merrill of the Ar nold Arborteum wrote me the Metasequola does best at 7,500 ft. elevation in Honduras. Fos sils of this tree are found over most of the Northern Hemi sphere. . Leaves of the Birch are al ternate, usually straight winged, ovate, may be finely or coarsely toothed. The flow ers bear one sex only, the male being long catkins, formed the previous Fall, re maining on the trees all win ter. Female catkins, on the same tree, also are elongated. The fruit is a tiny winged nut. European-Betula alba (ver rucosa), is a native of Europe and Asia Minor. It is short lived, but a beautiful tree, growing to 60 feet. The main branches are upright, side branches sometimes pendu lous. The leaves are 1 to 2M inches long, tapering at the tip; often straight or wedge- shaped at base; smooth above, sticky to the touch when young. The bark is white and oeline. on old trees broken and iiTdeep black clefts. The Birch is often planted among evergreens for contrast. Ancient books, 700 B.C., were written on Birch bark And many a letter has been written on Birch bark in mod ern times. Coleridge calls the Birch "The Lady of the Woods." There are many va rieties. This is the tree for Alta street, ' one to a lot; Bundy, 100 to 125 ft. apart; Crown, 60 to 80 ft.; Fairmont (on property), 50 to 60 ft; Holmes, (on property), 60 to 80; Modoc (on property) 10 Oto 125 feet apart; Washington (on prop erty) East side of street, 50 to 60 feet; Windsor (on property, 25 Quince . Obituaries MELISSA PERKINS Melissa Perkins, 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merle W. Perkins, of 1342 Murray st., died last night in a local hospital. Funeral ar rangements will be an nounced by Conger-Morris, funeral directors. ' HERBERT F. BELLOWS : Herbert Franklin Bellows, 70, died in a local nursing home Monday evening. Fu neral arrangements will be announced by Perl Funeral home. WALTER B. MEDLEY Word has been received here of the death March 18 in Hayward, Calif., of Walter B Medley, 77, retired employee of the Medford Irrigation company. Prior to moving to Hayward seven years ago, Mr, Medley lived in Medford for 40 years. Mr. Medley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mabel Medley, and 11 children, one sister, 33 grandchildren and 12 great grandchidren. Among his chil dren is Mrs. June Schmelzer, Phoenix, Ore. Funeral services were held Monday in Hayward. Borden Company Expands in Oregon New York (UPD The chem ical division of the Borden Co. said today it has started a $1 million expansion of its research and manufacturing facilities at Springfield, Ore. Construction of an addition to the company's present for maldehyde and resin plant is under way and construction of a dry adhesive facility is ex pected to be completed by the middle of next year. The new adhesive plant will have an annual capacity of 10 million pounds. In addition plans call for a new products development la boratory starting this spring with completion scheduled for November, the company said. PUBLISHER DIES Los Angeles -(UPD- Richard A. Carrington Jr., 70, pub lisher of the Los Angeles Ex aminer from 1938 to 1955, died Monday. 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SP 2-9210 4-H Club Merry Mixers The March 5 meeting of Merry Mixers 4-H club was held at Karyn Jantzer's home. Members made egg sand wiches. At the Feb. 20 meeting at Marsha Wilson's home, the club made potato soup. The next meeting will be at Jeanean West's home March 19. Needle Craft Girls Members of the Needle Craft Girls 4-H club worked on their head scarves at a meeting March 11 at the Humphrey home. Mary Kathryn Sinders, Reporter. GE Stitchers All members of the GE Stitchers 4-H club were pres ent at the fourth meeting March 5 at Edgeoak dairy, They answered roll call by reporting the valentine or present they liked best. Cheryl Hefley led the American flag salute and Jane Scott led the 4-H pledge. Jill- idna Arthur gave a committee report. The group spent the day sewing, following songs and games. A potluck dinner was held Feb. 13, with Bonnie, Vonnie and Connie Goehring serving as hostesses. James Edge showed movies of his family's recent trip to the east coast. Jillinda Arthur, Reporter. Willing Workers The Willing Workers Sew ing 4-H club will have a pot- luck dinner April 23 at 7 p.m. at the Grange hall. Plans for the dinner were made at a meeting at the home of Judy Franek. Nancy Frick, Reporter. Whis Knits The ninth meeting of the Phoenix Whiz Knits 4-H club was held March 12 at the Grove home. Carol House served refreshments and Gail House will provide them next time. Eight members were pres ent. Linda Cox, Reporter. Can Canners Paulette Creel, Judy Bag- ley and Linda Mullin made cherry jam and Judy Denison made cinnamon rolls at meeting of the Talent Can Canners 4-H club March 7, The club's next meeting will be at Paulette's home on April 4 from 3:30 to 5 p.m, Linda Mullin, Reporter. Chicks Poultry Club Talent Chicks Poultry 4-H club met March 5 at the home of Paulette Creel. Goals were written in the secretary's book and meeting times and places were plan ned. Miss Carolyn Tiegs, lead er, reported on selecting chickens for fair. . The next meeting will be at Carolyn's home April 2 from 2 to 4 p.m., when mem bers will judge and show her chickens. Linda Mullin, Reporter. ATTACK NASSER. KASSEM Amman, Jordan (UPD- Unit ed Arab Republic President Gamal Abdel Nasser and Iraqi Premier Abdul Karim Kassem are collaborators with Zion ism, Radio Amman charged Monday. The radio broadcast said both advocate a Palestine republic which would give Israel - a chance to acquire Arab Palestine territory. NO NEWS CONFERENCE Washington -(UPD- President Eisenhower will not hold a news conference this week. White House news secretary James C. Hagerty said the rea on was that the Chief Execu tive has a busy schedule. TO VISIT ATHENS . Athens (UPD U.S. Secre tary of State Christian A. Her ter has accepted an invitation to visit Athens after the May NATO meeting in Istanbul, the Foreign Ministry an nounced Monday. No Charge to the Public Courtesy BALDWIN PIANO CO. & LUSK MUSIC CO. News Kandy Kids The Kandy Kids Cooking club held a successful dough nut fry at Paulsen's Thrift Market March 12. The club met recently at the home of the leader, Mrs. Don Bradshaw, and also toured the meat department at the Groceteria. Employees there showed different cuts of meat which come from a half of beef. Next regular 'meeting will be April 13 at the Bradshaw home. Carolee Kuest, Reporter. Shady Cove Cut Ups The Shady Cove Cut Ups 4-H club meeting was held at Carolyn Uhrich's home March 16. Three members were absent due to spring vacation. We made the hook openings on our garment protector, which completed the garment pro tector. Our next meeting will be at Mrs. Daun Oliver s home March 23. Judy Waltz is going to furnish the refreshments. We had a visitor, Larry Larson, of Central Point. Carolyn Uhlrich, Reporter 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. Fund Bid Asked 13.68 11.62 13.49 Bullock 12.48 Chem Fund 10.74 Colonial Ener ..: 12.29 Eaton Howard Stk .. 23.14 Fidelity 14.93 Group Sec A via Elec 8.47 Group Sec Com Stk 11.97 24.74 16.14 9.25 13.11 9.98 10.24 8.38 17.04 10.24 15.03 19.86 12.36 14.27 13.68 14.86 8.32 5.79 14.85 uroup &ec Fetr 9.11 Group Sec Steel 9.35 CJroup sec Tobac 7.64 Keystone B-3 Keystone B-4 Keystone K-2 Keystone S-l Keystone S-2 Keystone S-3 15.62 9.38 13.77 18.20 11.33 13.08 12.53 13.73 7.63 5.30 13.62 Keystone S-4 Mass Inv Grth Stk... TV-Elec Value Line Inc Wellington Portland Livestock Portland (UPD Cattle 300. Low choice fed steers 27.75; good 24.50- 26; utUity-standard 19-23.50; good low choice 779 lb. fed heifers 26.25; utility cows 16.50-27; canners-cut-ters 13-14.50; utility bulls 22.50-24. Calves 50. Good-choice vealers 29-31, some higher; standard calves and vealers 23-28; cull-util ity 15-22. Hogs 500. U.S. 1 and 2 butchers 17.50: 2 and 3 lots 17; sows 14- 14.50. Sheep 150. Cull-good ewes 3-7; choice wooled ewes to 9. Portland Produce The following price quotations are from the agricultural market ing service of the U.S. Depart ment of Agriculture in Portland. Eggs: Prices to retailers, deliv ered, cartons, X large AA 46-51; large AA 44-48; large A 43-46: me dium AA 39-45: small AA 35-38. Prices to producers: X large 33 36 40 li; large AA 34-38 'i: large A 32 34; medium AA 30-33 li; small AA 24-28 ',4. Butter: Prices to retailers: No. 1 prints delivered, AA and A 68, B 66. Poultry: Prices to retailers, de livered, for grade A quality, fryers, whole 35-39, cut up 40-43; light type hens, whole 27-31, cut up 32 33; heavy type hens, whole 35-40. HUNGRY? You'll Like Our Corn-Fed Beef-Steaks Dine Tontte at TOWER CHAR-GLO BROILER BIRCH ROOM 1206 No. Riverside Organ by Frank Nationally known artist will present an organ concert of classical and popular music Taoesdlay, March 22 8 P.M. Medford Senior Hi Auditorium MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. 11 Tuesday, March 22. 1960 11 Henhouse Features Constant Fighting Elk River, Minn - Hens aren't necessarily henpecked, according to researchers who found that chickens penned together are constantly fight ing to- decide who bosses whom. Poultry experts at the Nu trena Feeds research farm here said the "bosses" monop olize feed, water and nests, sometimes even cowing -the lowly into starvation. CHARC! STEAKS TILL MIDNIGHT CANDLE ROOM ' HOTUL Open Daily 5:30 P.M. to Midai.fct Sundays 4 P.M. Till 11 P.M. jftCQAfE 7UV "HONEST WllYS TO SAVE ON YOUR INCOME BY MILTON CHP.ISTK Editor of ihe Kiplinger Tax leftor Family Weelcly MARCH 2716 with your Medford Mail Tribune THEATRE INFORMATION SESVKS CALL SP 3-7323 FOR FULL INFORMATION! ABOUT Y0US THEATRES ENDS TONITE SHOW STARTS 7:00 P.B. KENNETH MORE DANA WINTER j GtsieNiASczoiE 2o- ! AND DENNY MILLER jm m. TARZAM vJOANNA BARNES Concert Stitt It; i
