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Newspaper Page TextLocal and In Hospital Curtis (Ike) Eldon Mason, route 1, box 528, Eagle Point, was listed as a surgery patient Saturday at the Crater Osteapathic hos pital, Central Point. Council To Meet The next meeting of the Medford Build ing Trades council will be held in the Carpenters' hall, 123V4 West Main st., Medford, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Arrested - Medford police Thursday night arrested James Franklin Lovelace, 42, of 345 Apple st., on a charge of indecent exposure. Love lace entered a plea of guilty to the charge in district court Friday and his case was or dered continued until Feb. 14. . No Information -A car op erated by George Clinton Barr, 48, of 539 Fairmount St., collided with an unknown vehicle Thursday about 11 a.m. near the intersection of Main and Front sts. Police said the other car apparently failed to leave any informa tion at the scena of the acci dent. Damage to the Barr ve hicle was described as minor. .. Vehicles Collide - A tractor truck operated by Gerald Wayne Boyer, 21, of Van couver, Wash., and a car op erated by Joseph Richard Kin dell, 45, of 2418 Biddle rd., collided about 10:45 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Morrow and Biddle rds., according to city police. Po lice cited Kindell for having no operator's license. Damage to both vehicles was described as slight. 1 Driver Cited - Medford po lice cited Earl Bernett Yorton, 63, of Eagle Point, for failure to yield the right of way after a vehicle operated by-Yorton collided with a car operated by Helen Houghton Tengsdal, 30, of 1216 West Eighth st. The accident occurred about 11 a.m. Thursday at the inter section of Sixth st. and Oak dale ave. Police said damage to both vehicles was minor. Ends TONITE! feThe BURNING HILLS CHARCOAL STEAKS TILL MIDNIGHT CANDLE ROOM fiHford Open Daily 5:30 P.M. to Midnight Sundays 4 P.M. Till 11 P.M. in LOVE ""WAR COLOR .,. ROBERT WAGNER DANA WYHTER JEFFREY HUNTER A KM CBflMTJOI KM HOPE tANGE IS r : - t IN. fc. STARTS TODAY DOORS OPEN 1:00 THE STRANGEST STORY EVER FILMED! parents of these 'J II GEORGE SANDERS W-IfMl PLUS XJtZJr MICHAEL SWYNM THE MOST HORROR-DRIPPING TALE EVER WRITTENI The How of KBPHHSS Personal Attends Conference - Fred Lewis of Gold Hill returned last week after attending the fifth annual Ideal Joint con ference of United Cement, Lime, and Gypsum held in Denver, Colo., Feb. 4 and 5. Visiting-Mrs. Gene Dunagan, Red Bluff, Calif., Is visiting her mother, Mrs. Bert Hick man, who is convalescing at Crater Osteopathic hospital following surgery. Mrs. Duna gan's two children, Connie and Ronnie, joined their moth er in Medford this week end and will return south with her. News Briefs By United Press International Portland - An International Paper Co. spokesman said Sat urday that favorable action on two bills before the legisla ture is a prerequisite on whether the company will build a pulp mill at Gardiner. The bills would grant pipeline easements across the beach and grant permission to change water levels of two nearby lakes. San Francisco - Interstate Plywood Sales Co., an Oregon firm, filed an $837,765 dam age suit in U. S. District court Friday against Interstate Con tainer Corp. of Red Bluff, Cal if. Portland - The Federal Trade commision has listed the Collins Concrete Steel Pine Co of Portland as one of 49 firms acquired in viola tion of antitrust laws Dy American-Marietta Co. of Chi cago, Portland - A precedent breaking sale of 600 tons of waetpm white wheat to Bur ma bv the Western Wheat associates of Portland was an nnnncpi Friday. The firm i! tlio fnrnipn marketing agency for Pacific Northwest wheat growers. Portland - Portland Mayor Terry. Schrunk Friday sug gested a "full public hearing" to investigate the recent move of the regional post office from Portland to Seattle. .Portland-Don Jewell, man ager of Portland's Memorial coliseum, became the city's highest paid employee at $17, 500 annually under terms of a new contract announced Fri day, Portland - Portland Cham ber of Commerce President M. J. Frey has urged the U. S. Government Small Busi ness administration to hold a procurement conference here in March to gain more govern ment business for Oregon and southwest Washington manu facturers. Portland - Alexander E. Smith has been designated as Regional Forester J. Herbert Stone's represen tative in Klamath Falls to direct plan ning efforts in carrying out the transfer of 525,700 acres of Klamath Indian Reserva tion lands to the U. S. Forest service. News About Servicemen PROMOTED Dennis W. Duggan, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Duggan, route 2, box 325, Central Point, recently was promoted to airman second class at Van- denberg Air Force base, Calif. A graduate of St. Mary's High school, he entered the service Jan. 13, 1960. Obituaries LUCINDA MAE WYCOFF Ashland - Funeral services for Lucinda Mae Wycoff, 84, of 135 Meade st., Ashland, who died Friday,' will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at the Ashland Presbyter ian church. The Rev. -B. J. Holland will officiate. Inter ment will be in Litwiller's Mt. View cemetery. Mrs. Wycoff was born at Mt. Auborn, Iowa, May 1, 1876, and had lived in Ash land for the past 16 years. Prior to that time she had lived in Greeley, Colo. She was married to William N. Wycoff in 1957. Survivors include three children, Mrs. W. C. Bushnell, Ashland; the Rev. Alfred W. Wycoff, Cliffside . Park, N.J.; and Thomas Wycoff, Santa Barbara, Calif.; eight grand children, and 16 great grand children. She was a member of the Presbyterian church. CHRISTIAN BORGE Mrs. Christine Borge, 441 West Ninth St., Medford, died Saturday at a Central Point convalescent, home. Funeral arrangements will be announc ed by Siskiyou Funeral Serv- ice, directors of Chapel in the Trees. HERBERT ELMORE Funeral services for Herbert Elmore, 74, who died at his home on Thompson Creek, Friday, will be held in the Conger - Morris downtown chapel Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Wilbur Ethell of the Pro volt church and the Rev. D. D. Randall of the American Sun day School Union will offici ate. Committal will be in the Jacksonville cemetery, with the Jacksonville IOOF Lodge No. 10 in charge. Mr. Elmore was born in Ne ligh, Nebr., June 10, 1886. At the age of three, he moved, with his parents, the late Charles H. . and Pauline El more, to the Rogue valley. He attended school in Med ford, and in 1903 moved to Thompson creek, residing there until his death. On April 10, 1910, in Wilderville, Ore., he was married to Bessie B. Robinson, who survives. Mr. Elmore was a 50-year member of the Jacksonville IOOF lodge. He helped organize the Thompson Creek Irrigation as sociation, for many years was a member of the school board, was an active member of the Provolt church, and a charter member of the Applegate Grange. Surviving, besides his wife, are two children, Charles Her bert Elmore, Applegate; Mrs. Lester Hill, Grants Pass; nine grandchildren, and three sis ters, Miss Grace Elmore, Med ford; Mrs. Dorothy Harmon, Vale; and Mrs. Jennie Hill, Torrance, Calif. Honorary pallbearers will be Ed Lull, Frank Decker, J. R. Hoffman, Sam Jennings, Alfonso Aya, and Henry Ruch. Active pallbearers will be Glenn Hunter, B. J. Hunter, Cecil Culberson, C. C. McKay, Marvin Anderson, and Max Butcher. Duysen Was Named Award Candidate Glen Duysen, woods man ager for Kogap Manufacturing company, was candidate for Oregon's Young Man of the Year from the Columbia River section of the Society of Amer ican foresters, it was an nounced Friday night at a meeting of the Southern Ore gon Conservation and Tree Farm association. Carroll Brown, Rogue River National Forest superintend ent and chairman of the Sis kiyou chapter of the society, said Duysen was selected for his enthusiasm, ability and in tegrity. SOCTFA, of which Duysen is immediate past president, is noted for its united efforts in forest fire prevention pro grams and lumber promotion. It is an outstanding voluntary group, Brown read from the nomination letter. "This is a real honor for the tree farm association," Duy sen said. Brown said although Duy sen was not selected as winner in the final contest in Grants Pass last week, his nomination was a great honor. TURKEY & HAM (Sunday Special) with all straight from the oven to you! COMPLETE DINNERS Jumbo Shrimp Oysters "Pork Chops Steak Fillet of Sole Halibut Steak MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. 9,000 Residents Of State Eligible For Health Plan Seattle About 9,000 Oregon residents are eligible for coverage under a Govern ment Health Insurance pro gram for retired federal em ployees, according to U.S. civ il service officials here. The commission has an nounced approval in princi ple of the benefits structure and premium costs of the Uni form Health plan to be of fered to retired federal em ployees and survivor, annui tants. The plan offers eligible an nuitants the choice of enrol ling for basic coverage alone, for major medical coverage alone, or for both. They will not have to meet any age or physical requirements for coverage under the uniform plan, the commission said. Basic Coverage Plan The basic coverage plan will pay specified hospital benefits and the major medi cal coverage will help pay room and board charges for additional days in a hospital. Certain other hospital fees are included. Cost of the basic coverage will be $6.50 a month for an individual and $13 for lamuy enrollment. The major medi cal coverage will cost $6 and $12, respectively. The com bined basic and major medi cal coverages will cost $12.50 for individuals and $25 per month for family enrollment. Regardless of which plan is desired by the annuitant, the government will contri bute $3 per month for indi viduals and $6 for families. Complete details on the pro gram and instructions for en rollment will be sent to eli gible annuitants next month, acording to the civil service commission. Services Held for Pioneer Daughter Relatives here have receiv ed news of the death of Mrs, Bertha Prim Eckelson, Port land, member of a pioneer Jackson county family. Mrs. Eckelson died during a visit with daughters in California and funeral services were held Wednesday in Portland. Mrs. Eckelson, born and reared In Jacksonville, was a daughter of Judge Charles Prim and Effie Bybee Prim. Her grandfather, Judge P. P. Prim, was one of the first su preme court judges of Oregon. She is survived by her daugh ters, Mrs. Theresa Jloth, D'Caste Madera, Calif., and Mrs. Edward Reville, San Francisco, and a brother, Charles Prim. Mrs. Lewis Ulrich, 839 Min nesota avenue, Medford, is a cousin. District Court Cases Continued Three district court cases Friday were continued to this week, according to District Court Judge L. L. Sawyer. The case of James Franklin Lovelace, 345 Apple st., Med ford, was continued to Tues day for sentencing. He plead ed guilty to charges of inde cent exposure in Medford Feb. 7. He is being held in the county jail in lieu of $500 bail. Also continued to Tuesday was -the case of Eddie Cole man, White City Domiciliary, who is charged with disorder ly conduct. He pleaded guilty to shouting obscenities and pounding on a door of a home at Eagle Point near the Crater Lake highway Feb. 4. He is being held in the county jail. Del Raymond Beebe, Med ford, requested his case be continued to allow him to ob tain an attorney. He is sched uled to appear in district court at 11:30 a.m. Thursday. Beebe is charged with ob taining property under fales pretenses. He also requested a preliminary hearing. Births BEATTY To: Mr. and Mrs. Robert, 1669 Roberts rd., Med ford, Feb. 11, 1961, a girl 7 lbs., at Crater Osteopathic hospital. DINNERS S1 the trimmings Your Choice Open t t.nt. le 10 p.m. Every Diy TIMBER ROOM 5 South Riverside MEDFOHD. ORE. Timet rmmmmmMimmmmmmmmmm-mWnm'yrrmrm n n ari '''fn i iwmJ EVENT PUBLICIZED Medford Mayor John Snider is shown above as he received a box of dates as a gift from Mayor James J. O'Brien of Indio, Calif., where the Na tional Date festival will be held Feb. 17 to 26. Bearer of the gift, at right, is Mike Rossi, manager of the Medford branch of the Ore gon Nevada California Fast Freight Inc. The trucking firm is helping to promote the date festival by means of large posters on Lottery Tickets Received in Area Lottery tickets from Aus tralia have been received by several Jackson county resi dents, according to Moore Hamilton, Medford postmas ter. - The tickets, mailed In books of 12, are for Australian gov ernment controlled lotteries. Hamilton said use of the U. S. mails to distribute such tickets is illegal, and asked residents receiving lottery tickets to turn them over to the post office for forwarding to the postal inspectors. He said attempts will be made to control the flow of such mail in this country. Bill Would Relieve RR Man From Repayment Sen. "Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) has introduced a bill in the senate which would relieve a Rogue River resident from liability for repayment of sal ary received while a White City Domiciliary employee. Morse wrote Thomas O. Tate Jr., route 1, box 30A, Rogue River, that the bill was referred to the senate commit tee on the judiciary and he has asked the committee chair man for prompt and sympa thetic consideration of the bill. Tate had retired as a tem porary chief warrant officer from the U. S. Navy when he took a job as stationary boiler fireman at the domiciliary. This temporary rank gave him a dual status of enlisted man and temporary officer, Morse explained to the senate. Appointment Proper Domiciliary personnel offi cers considered Tate's appoint ment at the domiciliary Jan. 4, 1960, a proper one and not a violation of dual compensa tion procedures, the senator explained further. However, the U. S. Navy Fl- Advanced First Aid Class Is Planned Advanced first aid classes by Ray Cronk, a first aid in structor - trainer from the American Red Cross Pacific Area office, San Francisco, are scheduled to begin Monday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Eligible to attend are those with current advanced first aid cards, and all Instructors have been urged to learn of recent first aid developments by attending. Classes will be held every night following the Monday night meeting, through Fri day, Feb. 17. Additional information may be obtained at the Red Cross office by telephoning SPring 2-4405. See the Newest IN BEDROOM FURNITURE Convenient Credit Terms I CfP) Call MU877TI cm Green Stamp Court Records DISTRICT COURT Enrl B. Hutcheson. disobeyed stop sign. $7.50 Gordon W. Hills, failure to iden tify equipment, $15. John H, Evani, improper passing. $10. Joe W. Fry, Improper head lights, 5. Russell E. Vakoa, obstructed vision, $10. Abijah G. Shell, no operator's It cense, $5. Johnny C. Johnson, failure to transfer title, $5. Wallace S. Campbell, failure to stop, SIS. Irwin D. Bostwlck, failure to stop, $15. Jim S. Cunningham, violation of basic rule, $25. George S. Green Jr., no horn, $10. Joseph J. Platka, violation of basic rule, $10. Richard A, Maesse, failure to stop, $15. Chan A. Stokes, violation of ba sic rule, $10. Ronnie L. HayeH, no public util ity commission permit, $15. nance Center on Feb. 24, 1960, wrote Tate that his appoint ment violated the , dual ap pointment restriction. The Veterans' , Administra tion office in Washington, D, C, ordered Tate's removal and termination of salary, Sen ator Morse said. The general accounting office said Tate must pay back $912.21 col lected in past salary at White City. Morse's bill would relieve Tate from the need to pay back $1,062.92. This repre sents his total salary from Jan. 4, 1960, to April 1, 1960, while he was a White City employee. Mrs. Shangle Is Easter Seal Head Mrs. Pobert Shangle, Med ford, has been named Jackson county chairman of the 1961 Easter Seal campaign by James M. Torson, executive director of the Oregon Soci ety for Crippled Children and Adults, Inc. The announcement was made by Torson last week at a volunteer workshop here. Others attending included By ron D. Krog, managing direc tor of the children's hospital school in Eugene, and Bruce M. Whitakcr, director of Camp Easter Seal. The state campaign, mark ing 40 years of service to the crippled by the Easier Seal organization, is set for March 2 through April 2. Also attending the local workshop were Dr. Raymond W. McNair, local trustee of the society; Mrs. Vernon E. Rush, Ashland; Dick Halleck and Alfro E. Mcnato, Grants Pass; Mrs. Pat Brinson, Miss DcMaris Glutsch, Mrs. Her bert Herzog, Mrs. C. C. Peter son, Mrs. Shangle, Mrs. Ly man Smith and Miss Sandra Whitesidcs, all of Medford. . The annual drive is conduct ed in Jackson county by mem bers of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority in both Ashland and Medford. on All Cash Purchases the box of a big semi-trailer, which is cur-: rently on a four-state tour. The freight com pany, as a public service gesture, also used the posters to promote the National Boy Scout 50th anniversary, the Oregon Cen tennial and the winter Olympics at, Squaw Valley. The date festival, featuring ostrich and camel races, as well ' as mineral and citrus fruit displays and pageants, is one of the most colorful of California fairs. Alba C. Lump, Improper passing. 20 JcrrV D. Jnhnanrv Imnrnn.r muf fler, J1D. Fredrick B. Nelson, failure to ston. SIS. Arvell J. Meadows, no operator's UL-unge, 90. Rowland' H. Heed. ohstrurt,ri vision. $10. jaines w. Bayn&s, failure to stop, Leslie A. Ladd. four in driver's sear, 7.ou. W 11 am H. Wall. 2:1.17 Rn I... Medford. drivng while under the influence of Intoxicating liquor, Kenneth 15. rjaiW. 3S7 VUI. at Ashland, driving while license sus- penoea, ?23u. Frank E. James, failure to slop, $15. Wanda S. McElroy, failure to siop, Charles W. Duggan. failure to dim lights. SIS. uicn William llunsaKcr, Inade quate nraKes. 910. Wayne L. Weldon, failure to stop, Sin. William R. Adams, four In dri ver's scat, SIS. Charles V. Povthreaa. nn mufttiv chains, $10. Vern A. Struck, Inadequate brakes, flO. Mildred L. Wright, failure to sig nal, 15. Leva M. Lehnert, Improper horn, Sin. Melvin K. Lee, no vehicle license, 13. Hetty j. BancocK, failure to slop, $7.50. cincuiT COURT Horace James Burrow vs. Lillian May Burrow, divorce complaint, MARRIAGR LICENSE APPLICATION ' Fred Wvnn Milan!. ID.1H Roherls rd Medford, and Barbara Jean uropny, bummit ave., Medford CIRCUIT COURT Donald H. Lucler vs. Svlvfa Jean' Lucier, divorco complaint. Samuel E. Byrd vs. Minnie A. Byrd. divorce complaint. Donna M. Edlnsion vs. Roger O. Edlnglon, divorce complaint. THEATER INFORMATION SERVICE CALL SP 3-7323 FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR THEATERS BREAKFAST This Sunday (Served Anytime) Darora er Aitsr inurcn ... - II the Hotel Medford Dining Room CHILDREN ALWAYS WELCOME (OiBMI NOW SHOWING CONTINUOUS TODAY FROM 1:00 P.M. CHILD- Behind the blazing eye of this fair haired child lurk ' the demon foreea of another planett Th itringut ttory Jcnc-Fc(ort ft a i ivtr told! MICHAEL GWYNN SUNDAY. FEBRUARY Weather FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Cloudy with rain this forenoon and after noon. Showers tonight and Monday, morning. Partly cloudy Monday afternoon. High today 50. Low Mon-I day morning 32. High Monday 45. j Western Oregon: Partly cloudy I early Sunday, cloudinp; over with some rain during afternoon. Var-1 table clouds and a few showers to night and Monday. Cooler todav. High both days 44 to 50. Low to-! mgm A-i. io jh. Northern California: Partly cloudy and widely scattered show ers today. Increasing cloudiness to night and rain spreading southeast to Monterey and Stockton tonight and Monday. Little change in tem perature. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 43; above normal 1. Rceord high this date 57 in 1041 . Record low this date 18 in 1948. PRECIPITATION: 24 noun to midnight .09 iu. Total this month 1.84 In.. 1.01 in. above normal. ToU.1 since Sept. 1 9.03 in., 1.77 in, he low normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 63 highest this a.m. 99 rr. llleh 4:00 24- CITY Yrslrr- a.m. hr. day Low pre? Bronkincs . . 44 1.2ft 33 .24 41) .43 46 J4 44 .08 Klamnth Falls 3R MKDKORD SO Portland 54 Seattle 54 Spokane 45 Yakima 52 38 40 .62 1.48 .09 .09 .28 Eureka 54 Red BlufT 57 Sacramento til San Francisco 57 Los Angeles tf8 Phoenix 80 Denver 70 Chica'eo 38 -53 42 36 30 Miami Beach 65 . 53 New York 34 1 25 Washington. D.C 41 31 21 Influenza Cases Reported in County A total of 21 cases of influ enza headed the list of com municable diseases reported to the Jackson county health de partment last week, according io Dr. A. Erin Mcrkel, public health physician. Two influenza cases were reported in Phoenix, 7 in Medford, 10 in Central Point; and 1 in both Eagle Point and Shady Cove. ' Other diseases reported were scarlet fever, Medford 2, and Talent 1; strep throat, Talent Umumpsf Medford 16; chicken pox, Medford 3, Eagle Point 7; and White City 1; pink eye, Prospect 1; meas les, Medford 3, Jacksonville 2, and Ashland 1; tuberculosis, Rogue River 3, Medford 1, and Gold Hill 1; and ringworm of the scalp, Central Point 1. REMOUNT YOUR PRESENT DIAMOND Your Diamond It Forevur But Your Setting ' Wears with th , Passage of Time Why Not Chooio A MODERN SETTING 231 East Main 'JuJm tZ M. M-0M praants GEORGE SANDERS BARBARA SHELLEY r 12 -sW- t 'WW 1 iSm 11 12. 1981 n 1 I ' 2 2. i i r oro 5 I D n m 7 5" 3 CO J LJ J v fa