Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1960)
8 B. MEDFORD, MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. CtlflW THUHRDAY, JULY at. 18BC Pony Express Goes Through One-Time Wilcl Mining Town Placerville, Calif., OlPn -The Pony Express came through here again Wednes day Just as it did a century ago when the West was young and wild and this place a rip-roaring mining town. The city was called Hang town then, in memory of a few killers and others who were strung up by the towns folk. It was also a big center for the Pony Express - the xtoried mail-carrying service to the Old West. Hangtown was an express terminus for a while and then a spot where the riders got a fresh change of mount. This happened in front of the Alta Telegraph Co. on the west end of town. The arrival of the express was always greeted by the red-shirted band and a group of cheering inhabitants. In all there were 308 cross country runs through here, which saw the riders carry the mail 616,000 miles and deliver 34,753 letters. Only one package of mail was lost. Special Stamp Iuud The United States is cele brating the 100th birthday of the express this month by is suing a 4-cent stamp to hon or it and by recreating the old mail ride between St. Jo seph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif. Riders took off 1,900 miles apart at the two towns Tues day night. About 1,000 riders will carry- the two special packets across the - western half of the nation and hope to reach the end of the ride July 28. ,The first to leave St. Jo seph was Tex Cushman, 62, a mailman who looked as lean and sinewy as the 18-year-olds who carried the express a century ago. The Westbound riders av eraged between six and sev- j en miles per hour during the early stages of the run Tues day with riders switching ev ery four miles or so. No Swearing "Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield was on hand at Sacramento for ceremonies to launch the eastbound riders. The 46 men who were to car ry the mail to the Nevada border first took oaths from Summerfield. With their right hands rais ed, they swore - as did the original riders - "before the great and living God" that during their engagement they would "under no circum stances, use profane lan guage." They also promised that they would "drink no intoxi cating liquors," and that they would "not quarrel or fight with any other employee of the firm" and that they would be "faithful to my du ties." The riders were also given a promise by Piute Chief Har. ry Winnemucca - represent ing all Indians - that they could cross the nation safely. Crash Kills Five Members of Family Placerville, Calif. - IUH) - Five members of a Livermore, Calif., family, returning home from a Lake Tahoe vacation, were killed late Wednesday when ' their station wagon crashed off U.S. highway 50 near here. Only a 7-year-old girl sur vived the flaming crash and he was critically injured. ; Killed were Lewis A. Caffo, 84, his wife Betty, 30, and their children, Ronnie, 10, Ricky, 8, and Johrjiy, 1. Sebra, 7, was snatched to safety by a passerby Just as the vehicle burst into flames. Garibaldi Man a. Drowns in Bay Garibaldi - 0IPD - Raymond P. Davis, Garibaldi, drowned Wednesday afternoon at the mouth of Garibaldi bay when the small boat in which he was riding overturned. ' Davis was an occupant of the craft along with his wife and pet cat. The cat also drowned. Mrs. Davis was rescued by nearby fishermen. She was taken to Tillamook general hospital in severe shock. Dragging operations for the body were begun by the Coast Guard and skin divers from the Tillamook county sheriff's office. Motorcycle Chases Bats From Belfry ' Hadlelgh, England-IUPD-The Very Rev. Wi J.' Brown re ported In his parish magazine today he had rid his belfry of "no fewer than 750 bats by borrowing a motorcycle, start ing it up in the church and blowing . its horn continu ously." ' ' The Rocket Research Insti tute of Sacramento blasted off two 16-foot cargo rockets con taining 4,000 letters on a IV mile flight. An institute spokesman explained that as the Pony Express was the mail-delivery method of the past, these rockets represent ed the mail carrying device of the future. Soviet Court Which Will Hear Powers Case Tried Red Purgers By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign Editor On Aug. 17, Francis G. Powers achieves the dubious distinction of b e c o m I n g )WWI the first v m e r i c h n to oe inea in open So viet court on spy charges. The official k4 Soviet news agency Tass a n no u n ced the trial date Phil nkwsom "no said the case had been "accepted" by the "Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the U.S.S.R." a court usually re served for high ranking offi cers only, Thus, on his 31st birthday, the pilot whose U-2 hlgh-uUi-tude reconnaissance plane was shot down over Sverd lovsk last May 1 becomes an individual pawn in a show trial whose primary objec tive will be to further the So viet campaign labeling the United States an aggressor nation. There was no indication of the defense which Powers will be permitted after 108 days in the hands of Soviet Interrogators. Could Fact Death Conviction could result In n prison sentence of from seven lo 15 years or death be fore a firing squad. A grim history lies behind the thrco-Judite collegium which is Soviet Russia's hlglt e.st military court. The lale Dictator Josef Sta lin used it as his favorite in strument to eliminate possible rivals. His favorite prosecutor was the late Andrei Vyshlnskl who afterward became Sta lin's chief cold war spokes man before the United Na tions and In world councils, In three spectacular trials In l:i, 11)37 ami 11138 Sta lin purged tint Communist Party of most of Iho lending "old Bolsheviks." Thuy were the giants of early cnmniu? nlsm, but one and all they "confessed" lo the crimes of treason and sabotage as charged by Slalln. They Included former Pre mier A. I. Uykov, and two former presidents of the Com munist International, Greg ory Zlnovlev and Nikolai Bukharln. - United Press International's veteran Moscow manager nl tended those trials and recalls hearing Vyshlnskl order llip military aupreiup court to "sluml the mud Fascist dogs." Henry Shapiro adds, "Most of the memluM's of Lenin's central commltlco then were liquidated." Diplomats, cabinet minis ters economic experts and honored soldiers disappeared one nfler the other, victims of Stalin's terror apparatus. So sweeping were the purges that years later Nlkl in Khrushchev revealed they left tho Soviet Union's de fense completely unprepared for the Gorman onslaught Beyond the date and Iho court that will try him, little clso of tho Powers case Is known, U. S. officials have not been permitted to see him since his capture. SEMINAR BLATED Salciulliri)-Th Oregon Jus tice Department Bar associa tion will sponsor a seminar un administrative law here July 27. Attorneys who work for the stalo will have as their guests the heads and executive pcrsdnnct of the departments in which they serve. Nuplrs, Italy -iHPII -Two ohll dien word killed and Hue others seriously Injured Wed. nesclny when a second story balcony collapsed under Hum, Hills Bros. Coffoe 2-ibs. mm GOLD HILL AUTO PARK Gold Hill Penney's ALWAYS FIRST QUALITY! DOWNTOWN MEDFORD! FABULOUS BUYS DURING PERCY'S BIG JULY 7 m llll Wo's Better Sportswear Drastically Reduced YOUR CHOICE Skirt-Blouse .Coordinates 2-Piece Midcalf or Long Taper Sets now $ Better sports wear drastically reduced from our stock. Choose 2 piece drip dry cotton blouse and skirt coordinates in 4 different styles or extra quality sleeveless blouse and slack sets. A terrific buy! Choose yours today. Sizes 10-18. Penney's Mezzanine Floor SAVE NOWI WO'S SWIMWEAR 6.00 Choose from a terrific assort merit of failles, cottons or knits in boy leg, bloomer sheath, 2 piece types. Solids, or sunny colored patterns. Final clean-up from our reg ular stock. Others 4.00. CLEARANCE! ONE LOW PRICEI GIRLS SHORTS JAMAICA SETS 88c 1.99 All girls better shorts marked Out they go, all our regular down to one low price, priced girls belter sports Choose from fancy poplins, wear sets. Crop top and wash 'n wear cottons. All sleeveless blouse styles, Ja- with excellent workmanship, maica shorts or midcalf. A Sizes 3-1 4. real buy, so be here early. GIRLS 2-PIECE SHORT SETSI 88c Imagine, you get a sleeveless wash 'n wear blouse plus a sturdy contrasting short at this tiny reduced price! Also I piece Rhumba plavsuits. Your choice! Sues 3-6. ALL OUR STOCK ONE LOW PRICEI SLEEVELESS TODDLER DRESSES 1.44 88c Now you can afford two! Swimming weather ust start ed and look at this price. All first quality from our regular stock. Be here early! Easy care cotton organdy, solid and print broadcloth. Full skirls, two-inch hems, sashes, little collars! Pret tiest trimmings at this price! Mac hint wash. ALL TODDLER SPORTSWEAR! 66c All Toddlers sportswear re duced to one I o w price. Choose from 2 piece blouse arjd short sets or 1 piece rhumba play suits. Cotton poplin floral prints, polka doit, sir i pet. Final Clearance! Better Quality Summer Yardage All One Low Price! Now 50yard Over 3000 Yards Imported cottons Regulated cottons Flocked nylons Listed above art just a few. AH marked way down from our regular stock. Now you can afford several outfits to finish out the summer. Won derful for dresses, skirts, sportswear. A terrific selec tion! Shop now, save! ATTENTION GENUINE SWIMWEAR ALL MENI PANAMA! CLEAN-UP $20 4.88 1.99 ma 2.99 BUY NOW! TROPICAL SUITS Drastically reduced! Penney's rich dacron polyester and wool tropicals melt wrinkles like magic . . . help you keep cool, comfortable, con fident. Look at the price now! 55 Dacron, 45 viscose that can be machine washed , , , with little ironing re quired to keep that well groomed appearance. Sizes 29-40. Be early. What a buy! Imagine genu ine hand woven panama for such a tiny price. Genuine leather sweat band. Sizes 67b .to 7 In natural and dark grey. Be here early! Reduced! Reduced! Wide as sortment of timely patterns on firm weave cotton. Boxer trunks take plenty of hard wear. Sizes S-M-L. BEACH PANTS REDUCED Cotton gab, light weicjht but rugged with plenty of stay ing power. Most important length in I960 beachwear! Black, while, colors: hand w.iih, Buy now, Save! BOYS COOL SPORT SHIRTS -It;.! CLEARANCE! BOYS SWIMSUITS 1.00 1.22 Buy now for school! Sens. Smart new cotton prints re tional collection of wash 'n duced from our regular wear cottons, solids, patterns, stock. Boxer trunks with sup flat or embossed. Buy 'em porter, designed for swim by the drawer full ... save! mlng, sunning. Sizes 8-18. ANOTHER 30 BARGAIN BUYS TO BOOST YOUR BUDGET BUYING POWER! MEN'S STRAW HATS Your last chance, out they go. Lightweight dress straw at just the price you want to pay. Light grey and medium tan. Sizes Men's Dept. Street Floor 1 44 BOYS' SPORT SHIRTS What a buy! Sensational collec tion of wash 'n wear cottons, solids, patterns, flat or em bossed. Buy 'em by the drawer full . . . save! Boys Dept. Street Floor 1 44 CAFE CURTAINS Plain matchltick cafe. Gift loop Heading, 60"x36". Val ances 54"x9" 50c. 1 00 MATCHSTICK CURTAINS 66 Your chance to save for your home or cabin! Matchstlck cafe curtains in brown, turquoise, while, pink. All first quality, reduced! Valance 54x9 50c. Curtain Uept. Street Floor 1 Wo's Summer Sleepwear 1 99 Out they go. Bikini pajamas, baby dolls, short gowns, all drastically reduced! Choose wash 'n wear batiste cotton or dacron cotton blend. Lingerie - Street Floor MEN'S POPLIN SHIRTS 00 Sturdy poplin work shirts In tan or grey. Sport collar, 1 large pocket. Sanforized. Sizes S-M-L-XL. Work Clothes Street Floor T JR. BOYS' SWIMWEAR Now you can afford several at this low price! Cotton prints, stripes in boxer model with built-in supporter. Expert work manship. Sizes 4-8. Boys Dept. Street Floor 66 FOLDING PATIO CHAIRS 2966 Enjoy maximum comfort at Penney's lowest possi ble price . . 1 " tubular aluminum frame and arms. Heavy webbed seat. Patio Shop Street Floor DRAPERY FABRICS Out they go! Terrific selection of better quality drapery fabrics reduced! Prints or plains, 43 to 48" wide. Now Is the time to save! Draperies Street Floor 77 SUMMER HANDBAGS Final clean-up on all summer Handbags. Assorted straws, pins tics, under glass In beautiful shades of white, beige, black. Be early. Woi. Accessories Street Floor 1 99 Men's Chambray SHIRTS Special buy in men's short sleeve chambray shirts. Sanforized, vat Ml dyed, very long wearing. Buy J several now! Sizes 14 Vi-17.' I , Work Clothes Street Floor BOYS' BEACH PANTS Ruaaed light weight cotton gab. two button continental waist, bright striped sides. Choose from white, red, black, tur quoise. Sizes 4-18. Boys Dept. Street Floor 2 44 CHAISE LOUNGE Here's a 6 foot chaise on wheels that's built to live outdoors . . . has sturdy, rust resistant aluminum frame, vinyl covered pad. Patio Shop Street Floor 16 88 WO'S SUMMER JACKET Women's while cotton waffle weave with black knit piping around pockets. Fully crease re sistant, shrinkage controlled. A fabulous clearance buy. Sportswear Monanlne 3 00 GIRLS SHORT SETS Imagine, you get girls shorts with a matching sleeveless blouse for this low price! Choose a from poplins, cottons, solid orf printed, all wash n wear. Center Aisle Main Floor Sixes 7-14' 88 Men's Bermuda SHORTS Choose from bright stripes or plaids. Wonderful for the yard or family outing. Limited quan tity so be here early. Reduced from our regular stock. Men's Dept. Street Floor 2 99 BOYS' JACKETS All boys spring and summer tight weight jackets drastically reduced! Choose from wash 'n wear poplins, waffle weave cot tons. Sizes 4-8. Boyi Dept. Street Floor 99 Beach Bags Reduced Novelty all-purpose sport styles. Barrel and rectangular shapes, rubberized cotton, rust-proof. 1 00 Wo's Midcalf Slacks Save plenty on women's mid calf slacks. Assorted twills, pop lins, sheens, duck. Terrific as sortment of solids and patterns. Save now. Sizes 8-16. Center Alili Main Floor 1 44 Girls Summer DRESSES 88 Final clean-up on glrli summer dresses. Sleeveless styles In wash 'n wear cottons. Large variety of styles and colors, checks, patterns, solids. Buy now, save! Girls Dept. Menanln. Sites 7-14 1 MEN'S SPORT COATS Washable Cordino sport coats drastically reduced. Continental colors, tan and moss green. Partially lined, cool cotton com fort. Very low price! . Men's Dept. Street Floor 00 BOYS' LONGIE SET Jr. boys cordino self belt pants with printed contrasting cordino trimmed shirt. Wash 'n wear t finish. Choose from green, blue, a gold. Sizes 2-8. j Boys Dept. Street Floor 1 44 TERRY LOUNGE COVER Protect your new pad or cover your old one! Heavy terry cov er that zips on or off in a sec ond. Machine washable. Buy now and save. Patio Shop Street Floor 2 44 Wo's SPORT TOPS All crop lops reduced! Assorted wash n wear fabrics in solids and patterns. Cool comfortable top at low, low price. Sizes S-M-L, Canter Alii. Main Floor 88 Girls MIDCALF SLACKS Girls mid-calf slacks In wash 'n wear poplins, cotton broad cloth, sheen cottons. Solids, , floral prints, polkadots, stripes. ' Shop now and save plenty. Center Aisle Main Floor Sltai 3-14 88 MEN'S COTTON PANTS Final clean-up on men's cotton sport rJants. Choose from bed- , 'ford cord, denims, twills, pop lins. All Sanforized. Sizes 29 48, broken sizes. Buy now, save! Men's Dept. Street Floor 2 88 BOYS' L S. SHIRTS Buy now for back to school. Extra fine quality woven Im ported plaids that machine wash, require little or no Iron ing. Sizes 4-18. Boys Dept. Street Floor 1 22 FLORAL BLEND DRAPES Imagine two pair of full lenalh drapes for only $5. Cotton and synthetic blond, full 84" long 48" wide. Terrific assortment of patterns and colors. Draperies - Street Floor 2 50 SUMMER JEWELRY All women's summer low clry at one low low price. Choose necks, earrings, bracelets. Chooso from fresh water pearls, pastnl Man'. Dept. Street Fl 31 00 JR. GIRLS SWIM SUITS Now, reduced so low! In girls bloomer style swim suits,' Print ed cotton with shirred elastic, back. You can afford several! at this low, low price. Buy nowl Center Aisle Main Floor Sites 4-6 88c r Zi"l "Zv --T-TrrTTOTracKfrf-T-.-- ; r"',
