Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 12, 1961, Image 7

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    Local 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Eureka 54
Red BlufT 57
Sacramento til
San Francisco 57
Los Angeles tf8
Phoenix 80
Denver 70
Chica'eo 38
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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.
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