Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 02, 1961, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextJL A 7 Local and At Home - Jetf Floyd, post office box 683, Mt. Shasta, Calif., is convalescing at home following medical treatment at Sacred Heart hospital here. Surgery Patients - John R. Bone, Tulelake, Calif., and Claude Miller, 12299 Highway 99 south, Ashland, were listed as surgery patients today at Rogue Valley hospital. Recruiter to Visit Coast Guard Recruiter BT1 Lonnie K. Johnson, Eugene, will be in Mcdford Thursday, March 9. at the Navy recruiting of fice in the post office building. Elks to Meet Officers for the coming year will be nomi nated at a meeting of the Med ford Elks lodge at 8 o'clock tonight at the Elks temple.' Also to be considered is the budget for the coming year. In Hospital-Mrs. Dell Wolf- Ington, 207 Vi Haven St.. Med ford; Mrs. Leo Mitchell, 545 Fairmont st.. Medford; Glenn Pearson, 25 Stewart ave., Med ford; and Mrs. Henry Pilarski, route 1, box 194, Gold Hill, were listed today as surgery patients at Sacred Heart hos pital. At Convention - Mr. and Mrs. Ken Knaekstedt, Med ford, are attending the 14lh annual convention of the Pro fessional Photographers of Oregon. Inc., in Portland this week. Knaekstedt has won one award for winning photo graphs chosen for exhibit at the convention. Cabin Entered - Clarence Harris, 597 Eagle Mill rd Ashland, notified Oregon state police Wednesday that his cabin on Elk Creek rd. about eight miles from Highway 62 had been entered. Police said the rear door was forced open, and clothing and cooking ulensiles were taken. Every Dish . . . Eating Pleasure Delicious Bar-B-Cuej Snacks . Lunches Main at Barllett rn, srA-Doo Y r KIRK DOUGLAS LAST TRAIN FROM TECHNICOLOR A WWOUNt PICTURE WIP mm Tonight Thru Saturday All the Excitement the Screen Can Hold! ' ALAN HALE CONNIE HINES JOHN GENTRY IDE SCREE" J. HsJHmM-v ..feifei lfe!fe?it! i-.tefe'd ZSfJ TO SIXTY ALL THE THRILLS OF RACIHG MEM flrfiUSti. in mat rami 1300-1960! Personal Visiting Here - Miss Louise Ingle of Santa Rosa, Calif., is visiting her brother, Hugh C. Ingle, 330 Bessie si., Medford. Concert - The Walla Walla, Wash., college band will pre sent a concert at 8 o'clock to night in the Grants Pass school gymnasium. Supper Slated - Loyal Or der of Moose and Women of the Moose will hold a potluck supper Friday, March 3, at 6:30 p.m. at the Moose Hall, 11 South Newtown si. An amateur show for the children will follow the supper. Prizes will be awarded according to age group. Chin Up Meeting - Jackson county chapter 4, Chin Up club, will hold Its monthlv business meeting at the Girls Community club, 229 North Bartlcll si., Friday at 8 p.m. Anyone interested in the or ganization for the physically handicapped is Invited to at tend, according to President Elton Petri. Valve Blows-Medford fire men were dispatched to Kim's restaurant, 2321 South Pacific highway about 8:20 p.m. yes terday when smoke was re ported In the rear of the build ing. They said that owner Henry Fong found that a safe ty valve on a hot water tank had blown, allowing a quan tity of steam to escape. Fire men reported that there was no smoke but that minor water damage was possible. Eisenhower Visits Baseball Camp Palm Springs, Calif. - (UPII -The 70-year-old man wearing a baseball cap and appearing completely relaxed had the baseball players lined up -waiting for his autograph. Dwight D. Eisenhower, for mer president no longer bur dened with the affairs of state, paid an impromptu visit Wed nesday to the Los Angeles Angels baseball team training camp here and happily joked with players while watching a five-inning intra-squad game from the dugout. On vacation at nearby El dorado Country Club since Feb. 8, Eisenhower and his friends George Allen, Charles Jones, oil company executive, and medical Dr. Secley Mudd dropped in on the training camp unannounced. NOW! OPEN EVERY NITE! "Awnwi if r ti.l:m in IAITMANCOLOR tfjtictf leer wrtfttn ana a'rrciea t SKITCH HEHDIRSON mil fit jiomh t u 5SgTIIRILLS hi raw b . ' ,mr 4 4 v s f lite?? , : i.v BOOST-GLIDE VEHICLE This artist's conception shows the Dyna-Soar boost-glide vehicle as it will be carried into space by the Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile as a booster. The project was developed by the Martin Company and has been ap proved by the U.S. Air Force. The Dyna Soar system consists of a piloted hypersonic Over-lhe-Counter Western Stocks The following bid and ash ed quotations, from the Na tional Association ol 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 nid Asketl Bank of America 57 50 li Cnlir.-Paclfic Utilities .. 25 21V, Coscades Plywood 21! 28(1 Cons. Freighwayg 87'b f)3,4 Copco 50 53 Cyprus Mines Corp lifi 2d First National Bank ... 911 n:l Morrlson-Knudsen .Ti 311 Northwest Nat. Gas .... 2li', 3(i,i Pacific Pwr. & Lt 4(1', 411 Permaneiite Cement .... l!Pii 21 '4 Portland Gen. Elcc. .... 311 41 U. S. National Bank .... 70'i 75'i United Utilities 51 1., 54", West Coast Tel 31 33 Weyerhaeuser 3Bsi 41'i Weather FORECASTS Mpdford and vlctnttyj Partly cloudy tonight and Friday. For patches in valley Friday morning. Low tonifiht 30. Hljrh Friday 55. Western Oregon: Occasional rain and periods of partial clearing to night. Partly cloudy with scattered showers Fridav. Cooler. Lows to nighl :.4-4'J. Highs Friday -12-47. Northern California: Mostiy fafr tonight and Friday, "oolor. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yester day 44; below normal :i. Record hich this date 73 hi 1MB. Record low this date lfi in 1917. PRECIPITATION : 24 hours midnight. .37 inch. Midnight to 10 a.m.. til men. Total this month .37 inch. .31 Inch above normal. Total since Sept. I. 1120 Inches, 1.75 inches below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 82', highest this am. 93V. ii i Kit :ui Z4 CITV Ypsltr- a.m. nr. day Low Prrr. Brooking SI 42 .na ; Crater Lake .10 16 ..13 : Grants Pass So 30 .28 Klamath Kails .... 4.1 31 T MEDFORD 41 3.1 .IB I Portland 53 37 3D i Seattle" ".."7.7.. 4H 3S ! Spokane 47 2R I Yakima . . . .1.1 23 Eureka 77 77. . .1.1 4! ,84 Hcd Dlulf 11.1 .14 Sacramento ... . 71 in San Francisco .... fll .11 LosAnKle B2 .14 Phoenix 74 42 Denver ,17 .17 Chicago 4n 31 ' Miami Dcach 7B 72 I New York . ... 40 34 .32 Washington. D. C. 42 35 .08 I l Portland Produce Tht. following orice Quotations are from the agricultural market 1 ing service of the U S Department , of Agriculture In Portland. I Fggsr Prices to retailers, cartons. X large A A 49. S3; large AA 47-50; large A 4.1-47; medlun, AA 42-4.1. , small A A 35-39. Prices lo produc ers: X large AA 36-39'i; large AA 31-371,; large A 32-34: medium AA 1 29-32V. small A A 2.1-21!', Butter- Prlres to retailers. No. 1 Brlnts delivered. A A and A. 70. 68 I Poultry: Prices to retailers, de : tfvereri. for grade A quality, Iry ers. whole 36-38, cut tui; 41-43; light type hns. whole 23-0. cut up 33-35; heavy type hens, whole . 3D-43. boost-glide vehicle and a booster to place the glider in flight. The overall objectives of the program are to demonstrate piloted boost-glide flight up to orbital speed with maneuvering ventional air Depressed Areas Measure Criticized Washington - IUPII - Presi dent Kennedy's measure to aid depressed areas ran into criticism today from business witnesses at a House hearing, but the proposal was expected to advance a step in the Sen ate. The Senate production and stabilization s u b c o mmittee was set lo approve a bill simi lar to Kennedy's plan at its session today. Officials of the U. S. Cham ber of Commerce and the Na tional Association of Manu facturers told a House bank ing subcommittee that the President's bill might do more harm than good. Robert P. Lee, assistant lo the vice president of the Con necticut Light & Power Co., said in a prepared statement that "you cannot effectively create jobs . . . you can only move jobs from one area lo another and even Ihal device will not work in areas of most serious long-term distress." Investment Funds Noon quotations on selected tunns: Kiinii nit! Bullock 13.78 Chem Fund I2.1B Colonial Enor .... 14.25 Eaton Howard Stk .. 13.52 Fidelity 1(1.91 Fundamental Inv . 10.00 Group Sec Avin Flee 9.73 Asked 15.11 13.1.1 1.1.57 14.48 18 28 10.110 10.60 14.7B 1 1 911 16 llfl 10.O!l IB 84 24 08 13.1)2 10 37 16.09 18.16 10.60 0 22 fi.02 1634 Group Sec Com istk 13 Group Sec Pctr in. .1.1 Keystone -;! 1.1.411 II 24 17 27 22 07 12 7S i.i on 14.7.1 18 BO . .7(l 8.48 .1 11 14.9'J Kevstone H-4 Keystone K-2 Keystone S-l Keystone S-2 Keystone S-3 Keystone S-4 Mass inv Grlh stk National Sec Grth .. TV-Elec Value Line Inc Wellington .. . . Portland Livestock Portland (UPI) USD A Cntlle 7.1. No steers or heifers offered; utility cows 14-16; canner-culter 11-14. Calves 2.1. Good-choice vealers 20-32; utlllly-standard 22-27. Hogs 2:0. U.S. I and 2 butchers 20 .25-20 .50 ; 2 and 3 at 19-20; mixed grade sows 14-17.50. Sheep 25. Choice slaughter lambs 15.50; otherwise market untested THE DANMOORE HOTEL 1217 SW. Morrison St. PORTLAND, OREGON All trjrtitent guetti. All thou who come, return, Ratci not high, not low. Free g.iragf, TV'i and mdiot. Reputation for cleanliness. Children Under Seven No Charge hypersonic reentry into the atomsphcre and to land at a preselected con base. (UPI Tclcphoto) House UnAmerican Funds Appropriated Washington-IUPII-The House has given $331,000 .and an overwhelming endorsement to its controversial Committee on un-American Activities. The Housevoted 412 lo 6 lo appropriate the money for the investigative group to carry on its work this year. The vole followed a charge by committee chairman Fran cis E. Walter (D-Pa.), that his group's chief critic, Rep, James Roosevelt (D-Calif.), ap-. parently does not share the view that Communism is evil and un-American. Roosevelt had remarked in the Congressional Record that Ihe committee "is a bad insti tution which has tended lo grow worse." When it came to a vote, Roosevelt failed in attempts to send the bill back to com mittee and open it lo amend ments. Completes training . Marine Pvt. John J. Cam eron, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander F. Cameron, 641 Lane st., Yreka, Calif., recent ly completed recruit training at the Marine Corps recruit depot, San Diego, Calif. No one ever climbed a hill by looking at it. DON'T MISS IT! mm klAPEBS March 8,9,10,11 Four BIG DAYS of Fun and Laughter. Medford Senior High School. Proceeds lo Dental Clinic, Join the FUNI Ticked avail able from any Kiwanlan with the SCHMOO in hit pocket. CI m if KiuviiiMUrf mm 3 Obituaries CHESTER McKIBBEN Chester F. McKibut-n. 76, ied in a Central Point nurs ing home weeinescuiy uiier noon. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Perl Funeral home. MRS. GRACE SIKES Funeral services for Mrs. Grace Sikes, 82, of Ashland, who died Monday, will be held Friday, March 3, at 1:30 p.m. in the First Methodist church, Ashland. Dr. P. Mal colm Hammond, minister of First Methodist church, will fficiatc. Concluding services nd interment will be in Mem- ry Gardens Memorial park. Mrs. Sikes was born Sept. 1878, in Weeping Water, Neb., the daughter of John nd Ida Clerking. She was married to William M. Sikes Dec. 15. 181)7, at Union, Neb. Mr. Sikes preceded her in death in 1952. In 1918 they moved to Bay ard, Neb., and in 1934 moved to Oregon where they home- steaded on Emigrant creek near Pilot Rock. Mrs. Sikes more recently resided at route box 368, Ashland, until entering a nursing home in 1956. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, and of he First Methodist church in Ashland. Survivors include five sons, Ralph W. Sikes, Ashland; William M. Sikes Jr., Myrtle Creek; George G. Sikes, Palo Alto, Calif.; Wayne F. Sikes Los Altos, Calif., andxAlva L. Sikes, Bayard, Neb.; two daughters, Mrs. George (Glad ys Ricks, Springfield, Ore.: and Susan Sikes, San Jose Calif.; three brothers, Ralpii Gcrking, Sioux City, Iowa; George Corking, Onawa Iowa, and Wilfred Gcrking Bronson, Iowa; two sisters, Mrs. Reuben Hunter, Sloan, lowa, and Lucy Getking Sioux City, Iowa; 16 grand children, and 19 great-grand children. runerai arrangements are under the direction of Mem ory Gardens Funeral home. INFANT HOSER The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Hoser. 128 North First si., Talent, died yesterday. Funeral arrange ments will be announced by Siskiyou Funeral service, di rectors of the Chapel in the 1 rees. HELENA DUNHAM Ashland - Mrs. Helena Au gusta Dunham, 75, of 1388 Madron st., Ashland, died in Ashland General hospital yes terday. She was born Feb. 18, 1880, in lowa. Among survivors is her husband, Roy Dunham, Ashland. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Lilwiller's Funeral home. NANCY JOSEPH Happy Camp-Funeral serv ices for Mrs. Nancy Joseph, 69, who died Monday in a Medford hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 3, with the Rev, Virgil Terry of ficiating. Burial will be in the Happy Camp cemetery. Mrs. Joser'i was injured in an automobile accident near Happy Camp Feb. 25, and was flown lo the Medford hospital by Mercy Flights; Inc., the following day. She was born July 24, 1801, at Seiad Valley, and for many years worked as a cook and housekeeper in the Maburg area before moving to the Happy Camp area. Surviving relatives Include several nieces and nephews. VERDA CONNELL Grants Pass - Funeral serv ices for Mrs. Verda Mae Cou ncil, 42, of route 1, box 487, WATCH LADIES', MEN'S BOYS' and GIRLS' WATCHES with 2-Yr. Guarantee Shock and Water Resistant Luminous Dial Lifetime Main Spring Full Sweep Second Hand BUY NOW AND SAVE 231 EAST MAIN SP 3-6763 S' ' ' .'1 - 'J - " i ' O. W. CORBETT Banquet Speaker CP Jaycees Set Annual Banquet Central Point-O. W. (Cork) Corbelt, Burns, one of 10 na tional vice presidents of the United States Junior Cham ber of Commerce, will speak at the annual Central Point Jtiyeec Distinguished Service Award-Bosses Night banquet, Earnest R. Kennedy, Jaycee vice president, has announced The banquet will be held Thursday, March 9, in the Pioneer Cafe's Western room The Distinguished Service Award and Bosses Night events are being combined this year so employers may know more about the actlvl tics of the Jaycees. Corbetl was elected mtlon al Jaycee vice president at Ihe 40th convention in St Louis last year, and during his six years with the organ. ization has been active as a local-state director in addi tion to slate and national of fices. A graduate of Oregon Stale college, he is a member of the Burns city planning, com mission and Is a member of the state attorney general's crime prevention program. Corbetl received the Walter E. llolinan award for being an outstanding vice president of Ihe Jaycees in 1957-58, and later served as a national di rector of the Jaycees. SPACESHIP BURNS UP Washington-lllPll-The seven- ton space ship Russia put into oribil Feb. 4 has burned up in the earth's atomsphcre, ac cording lo the National Aero nautics and Space Administra tion, lt said the satellite, call ed Beta I, perished Feb. 26 but a fragment which either broke off or was ejected from the craft is still in orbit. BARREN LANDS Sydney Australia's popu tion remains low because of its large desert areas, unsuit able for human habitation. Gold Hill, who was killed In a traffic accident on Highway 09 north of Gold Hill Mon day, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hull and Hull Funeral home, Grants Pass. The Rev. J. Alfred Mar- qiiiim will olliciale.. inter ment will be In the lOOF cemetery, Gold Hill. Mrs. Council wns born April 3, 1018, in Mountain Air, N.M., and had lived in the Gold Hill area for about seven years. Survivors include her hus band, Fairman Connell, Gold Hill; two sons, Corky and Victor Kroeker; a daughter, Shirley; two brothers, D. C. James, Fresno, Calif., and Joe Lee James, Arvin, Calif.; a sisler, Thelma Peter, Arvin, Calif.; and her mother, Mar tha James, Arvin, Calif. SPECIAL Terms, too-if YOU WISH Come In To See Ui You'll Be Glad You Didl Starved Rock Death Trial Nearing Jury Ottawa, 111. (11P1V The mur der trial of poker-faced woods man Chester (Rocky) Weger, accused Starved Rock Park slayer of three wealthy wom en, was slated to go to the jury today. The panel of five men and seven women, one of who lost her husband by a sudden heart attack during the 4'2-weck trial, could acquit Weger in the March 14 slaying of Mrs. Lillian Oetting, 50, or find him guilty with three possible sentences - death by electro cution, life imprisonment. Im prisonment of not less than 14 years. The stale seized Weger, 21, on Nov. 17 and brought him to trial for the bludgeon slay, ing only of Mrs. Oetting, ehurchwoman and wife of a wealthy Chicago executive. The stale contended Mrs. Oetting was hiking In St. Louis Canyon at the park with two Riverside, 111., neighbors, Mrs. Mildred Linriquist, 50, and Mrs. Frances Murphy, 47, when the sinewy park lodge dishwasher accosted them and beat Ihem lo death. Births DIER To Mr. and Mrs. Jack, Yrcka, Feb. 23, 1961, a girl, TA pounds, at Siskiyou County General hospital. CAMPBELL To Mr. and Mrs. Theo, 900 Clay st., Ash land, Feb. 27, 1961, a girl, 6Vi pounds, at Ashland General hospital. SEARS To Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, 647 Beach St., Ash land, Feb. 27, 1961, a girl, 8V4 pounds, at Ashland General hospital. COOLEY To Mr. and Mrs. Norman, 403 Hcrzog blvd., Yreka, Calif., Feb. 17, 1961, a boy, 5:,4 pounds, at Siski you County General hospital McCONAHIE To Mr." and Mrs. Lester, Yreka, Calif., Feb. 19, 1001, a boy, 8 pounds, at Siskiyou County General hospital. RATHBONE - To Mr. and Mrs. Coker, box 2A, Apple gale, March 1, 1961, a girl, weight 7 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. GILBERT - To Mr. and Mrs. Buddy J., 803 Narregan si., Medford, March 2, 1061, n boy, weight BVi pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. BLANTON - To Mr. and Mrs. Robert S., 1735 Ncidcr meyer rd., Mcdlordi'March 2, 1961, a boy, weifilil H;Vi pounds al Rogue Valley hos pital. ' 14-OZ. STEAK COOKED AS YOU LIKE IT ; It's Graded USDA Choice Lots of Golden Brown French Fries if if'$ After 5 O'Cloek, You Can Haye Huge Baked Russett Potato Soup and Salad Our Own Hot Brtad or, You qet no vegetable, dessert is not included and the drink is extra, but you sure do gat a lot of steak and potatoos of the finest quality money can buy. OPEN 6 A.M. to 8 ?.M. CLOSED SUNDAYS . IN TWtT MEDFORD WE'RE GOING TO HOLD IT THRU SATURDAY TWO SHOWS TONITE-7:00 and 9:15 THE WORLD'S ADVENTURE CLASSICI EXCITEMENT! ROMANCE! H Adults 90c; logei$1.10; News About Servicemen IN CEREMONIES Two area men recently par ticipated in ceremonies mark ing the 19th anniversary o the Pacific Fleet amphibious force. The force is comprised of ships, landing craft and. specialized units with the mis sion of landing troops. They are Ronald D. Lalne, radarman second class, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allan A. Laine, 1015 Murray St., Medford; and William W. Fifer, fire man apprentice, son of Mr. Elmer W. Fifer, Ft. Jones, Calif. ASSIGNED Pfc. Fred L. Baker, 28 South Seventh St., Central Point, and Cpl. William J. Young, 829 East Ninth st., Medford, recently were as signed to receiving company, 104th division (training;, one of the local units of the Army reserve. GRADUATES Airman Second Class Leo K. Schulz, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Schulz, 1140 Loal st., Medford, recently was grad uated from a 22-weck air traffic control operator course at Kcesler Air Force base, Miss. He is now stationed at the Fairchild Air Force base, Wash. CHARCOAL STEAKS TILL MIDNIGHT CANDLE ROOM HOTEL Medford L 1 4r- Open Daily 5.30 P.M. to Midnight Sundays 4 P.M. Till 11 P.M THEATER INFORMATION SERVICE CALL SP 3-7323 FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR THEATERS T-BONE $2i00 SHOPPING CENTER if v JOHN MILLS DOROTHY McGUIRE JAMES MacARTHUR JANET MUNRO CCCCI IE UlVllUIi (S, TOMMY KlltK Is!. KIVIN COKOIAN Student! 75c; Children 50 It iw.r.j', i