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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE THURSDAY. MARCH 23, 1961 A 11 Local and parly itc Aiug"i Pythias and Pythian Sisters will hold a card party at 8 Zm. Saturday, March 25, at lie hall, Fifth and Grape sts. In California Mrs. Rich ard Lewman of Williams is visiting her daughter, Mrs. jack L a u t e r, Hollywood, Calif- Medical Patient Russell Surgeon, 13-year-old son of Mr and Mrs. Lowell Surgeon, box 291, Shady Cove, was listed as a medical patient to day at Sacred Heart hospital. Dinner Planned The Cen tral Point American Legion post will hold a birthday pot luck dinner at 6 o'clock to night in the Legion hall in Central Point. Patients Howard Calkins, 892 Stewart ave., Medford, and Mrs. Emilie Tepovac, route 2, box 33, Central Point, were listed as surgery patients today at Rogue Valley hos pital. Sale Planned Women of the Reorganized Latter Day Saint's church will hold their annual rummage sale in the church, annex, 10th and Ivy sts., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Friday. NEW BRIDAL GOWNS Greatly Redueedl JR. SERVICE LEAGUE THRIFT SHOP McAndrcw 8, Priddy Sh. OPEN FRIDAY 9:30 TILL NOON DOORS OPEN AT 7:15 PERFORMANCE AT 8:00 MSmOGOWWmMAyEH WEUAMWYLER'S e NT ATI or or fECHhCOLOR CAMERA 65 Adulfc All Seats . .1.25 Childen Under 12.. 75c 1 THE INCREDIBLE SAGA BEHIND THi GREATEST SEA HUNT IN HISTORYI PIUlJ CTT! RICHARD WIDMARK 1 y HENRY W 4 le COLOR mu inkm5copE a . A DARING WAR ESCAPE By U.S. Senator CANNON it7 inr A true lih .ago of hair-br.od.h "Estop, to Freedom from b.hnd Nl line. . . . com p .ted by Senator Connoa of Neva mi Mi buddy, Colonel Kr.b. of Chicago. WU Hni yowrsetf holding your breath whil. reading this Into of wspense In Family March 26th Weekly isue Wth the MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Person?! Returns Mrs. Inez Blan chard of Williams, fourth and fifth grade teacher at Wil liams elementary school, has returned from Portland where she visited relatives. Move to Medford Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Cook and children, Bobby, Lori and David, recently moved to Medford from Grandvicw, Wash. Cook is employed as advertising sales manager at radio station KBOY. Have Surgery Surgery pa tients listed today at Sacred Heart hospital include Stew art L. Burnett, 2521 Williams highway, Grants Pass; Ver non Kissell, Broadbent, Ore.; Augustus Edmundson, Butte Falls, and Page Stauffer, Butte Falls. Flue Fire Firemen were summoned to a flue fire at the Russell DeForest home, 1542 Grand ave., about 6:35 p.m. yesterday. A blaze in an electric drier at the home of Ralph M. Parker, 331 Mae St., at 1:30 p.m. yesterday was reported by firemen. They said lint had come in contact with the heat element but that there was no damage. Benton County To Be Quarantined Corvallis-lliPD-A dead rabid fox has been found in Benlon county and County Health Of ficer Dr. P. H. Rozendal said the county will be quaran tined. It was the second rabid fox to be found in the Willamette Valley in recent weeks. A rabid fox was found in south Lane county recently and a quarantine was set up while efforts were made to trace and control the disease. A dead fox was discovered near Bellfountain in Benton county Friday. Dr. Rozendal said plans were being made for the establishment of clin ics around the county next week. The fox was sent to the lab oratories of the State Board of Health at Portland where a diagnosis was made. The quarantine will mean all dogs in the county must be kept leashed and none can be taken from the county with out being vaccinated. Rabies first came to light in Oregon in the fall of 1960 when a rabid bat attacked a woman in Southern Oregon. Since that time, several in stances of rabid bats and other animals have been investi gated. PRODUCER DIES Beverly Hills, Calif. (UPD John William Considine, 64, veteran producer whose movies included "Boy's Town" and "Young Tom Edison," died Wednesday. FONDA ANTHONY QUINN DOROTHY MALONE :t FOX P:CTUM s&x --sw ill r & T FINAL MEETING Clifton R. Wharton, ambassador-designate to Norway, is shown as he conferred with President Kennedy at the White House prior to departure for his Student Speech Tourney Slated In City This Week High school speech students from six southern Oregon high schools are scheduled to meet here Friday and Saturday for the annual Southern Oregon district individual speech com petition. DeVere Taylor, tournament director, named Grants Pass, Crater, Ashland, Eagle Point, Phoenix and Medford as par ticipating schools. Each is al lowed to submit two contest ants in each event.' Speaking events at the dis trict meet include oratory, serious reading, poetry read ing, after dinner speaking, ex temporaneous, humorous read ing, radio speaking, im promptu, and panel discus cussion. Schedule Noted According to Taylor, Sec tions 1 and 2 of oratory, ser ious and poetry readings, and after dinner speaking will begin at 8:30 and 9:45 a.m. Friday at the high school. From 1 to 3:15 p.m., both sections of humorous reading, radio, extemp, and impromptu will be held. Panel discussion will start at 3:30 p.m. Finals in most events will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, and extend until about 3 o'clock. Oratory and after dinner finals will be held at 11 am. Friday, however. The events will be held in rooms 13, 14. 59, 60, 61, and the auditorium at Medford High school. Those students placing either first or second at the district meet will then be eligible to compete in the state-wide tourney scheduled April 14 and 15 at Oregon State university, Corvallis. Third place winners will be named alternates, and are per mitted to attend the state meet if a first or second place win ner is unable to compete. Judges Listed Judges at the district con ference will be faculty mem bers of Southern Oregon col lege. Included are Dr. Mar shall Woodell, Dr. Al Fellers, Dr. Dorothy Stolp, and Dr. Bill A. Sampson. Speech coaches in the Southern Oregon district in- i elude Herb Lewis, Ashland; Bob Myrick, Phoenix: Don Lacy, Crater; Glen Foster, Eagle Point; Art Carpenter, Grants Pass; and Taylor, Med ford. Taylor has extended an in vitation to the public to at tend any or all of the indi vidual speaking engagements Friday or Saturday. Inyestirsnt Funds selected Bid Asked I3)8 15 32 1203 13.17 14 58 15.(13 13.6B 14.61 17.14 18.53 10.12 110!) M.7H llltifl 13 B 14.08 11.12 12:6 15 58 17.00 1)32 1 0.1 B 18 04 1IMIR 22 Dfl 25,75 13 08 14 28 13.43 10 84 15 51 10 03 17 24 18 114 !IS 10 78 8l 038 5 ti2 14 15 08 16.43 fundi Fund Bullock Chem Fund .. Colonial Ener Fidelity Fundamental Inv Group Sec Avin - Elcc Group Sec Com Stk .. Group Sec Petr Keystone B-3 Keystone B-4 .. Keyitone K-2 Keystone S-l Keystone S-2 Keystone S-3 Keystone S-4 Mass Iny Grth Stk National Sec Grth TV-Elec Value Line Inc .. Wellinirton SILK CENTER About 70 per cent of the world's silk conies from Ja - pan. post. It was the customary final meeting of a chief of mission with the President for final consultation and instructions. (UPI Telephoto) Weather FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight. Increasing cloudi ness Friday with rain by noon. Low tonight 35. High Friday near 60. Western Oregon: Partly cloudy tonight. Mostly cloudy Friday with occasional rain along coast, spread ing into interior north half during morning. Cooler tonight. Low to night 35-45. High Friday 54-60. Northern California: Mostly fair tonight and Friday, except consid erable cloudiness with a few show ers in extreme north portion. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE : Mean yester day 50; above normal 2. Record low this date 81 in 1060. Record low this date 25 in 1933. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to midnight. .49 Inch. Midnight to 10 a.m., .u- inert. Total this month 2.33 inches, 1.17 inch above normal. Total since Sept. 1, 13.15 inches, .u incn neiow normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 66, highest this a m. 06 . Illgh 4:00 24- CITY Tester- a.m. hr. day Low Prec. Brookings 59 Crater Lake 34 Grants Pass 56 Klamath Falls 53 MEDFORD 56 Portland 57 50 25 43 35 44 Seattle 55 Spokane 44 Yakima 50 47 38 Eureka Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles ... 61 45 52 52 50 27 37 ot; 30 37 62 Phoenix 85 Denver 53 Chicago 45 .Miami ecacn oi New York 48 Washington. D. C. 38 Over-the-Counier 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. Common Stocks Bid Asked Bank of America 57', a 60?i Calir.-Pacific Utilities .. 24 26li Cascades Plywood 28'a 303. Cons. Freightways o1. 10's Copco 51 'i 55'.. uvprus mines i-urp First National Bank.... 60 64 "i Morrison-Knudsen 34 363B Northwest Nat. Gas .... 2Ti 2!s Pacific Pwr. & U 46, 40 li Permanente Cement .... 21 22',n Portland Gen. Elec 41i 447, U. S. National Bank .... 71 lj 7(i'i United Utilities SI'i 54?s West Coast Tel 327b 35 Weverhaeaser 38 403.a Local Woman Hurt In Two-Car Crash A 34-year-old Medford woman is reported in fair condition at Rogue Valley hospital today where she was taken following a two-car ac cident at the intersection of Stewart and Columbus aves. about 3:30 p m., Wednesday. Injured is Mrs. Margie Miss Riccke, 601 Park Place No. 5. Police said she suffered la cerations of the feet and ankles and possible head in juries, and was suffering from shock. Mrs. Riccke was the opera tor of a vehicle that col.'iried with a car operated by Wil liam Sherman Ferris, 51, of 1804 Peach st. Ferris told po lice he had started to pass the Riecke vehicle when the car started to make a left turn in front of him. The two vehicles collided, he said, and the Riecke vehicle rolled over once before coming to a stop No citations were issued. Subcommittee Votes For Mexican laborers Washington - (UPD - A House Agriculture subcommittee to day approved the extension of the Mexican migrant labor (bracero) law for two years. 1 The present law expires Dec. 131. A ELKS! Don't Miss the Big TAMALE FEED Si ... at the lodge, Saturday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. Chili loo! Elks and guetti Invited, Oil Technicians Are Returned To Canary Islands Las Palmas, Canary Islands -lUPII-Three American oilmen and eight fellow workers, kid naped by Moroccan irregulars in the Spanish Sahara and held prisoner for 11 days, ar rived today by plane from Morocco. One of the men disclosed Wednesday night they were held in a Moroccan army in stallation in Rabat for almost a week, even while diplomatic inquiries as to their where abouts went unanswered. The 11 men, members of a Union Oil Company prospect ing team were seized in their desert camp March 11. They were freed Tuesday and left Rabat Wednesday, arriving here aboard a Spanish air force plane. The whereabouts of the technicians had been a mys tery until they were released to the custody of their various embassies. In addition to the Americans, there were two Canadians, one Frenchman and five Spaniards. Five of the men were per mitted to speak to reporters for the first time Wednesday night. They disclosed that one of the Canadians suffered a superficial bullet wound and one of the Americans was cut in the face by flying glass when bullets struck the wind shield of his truck the night of their capture. The three Americans are Dale Miller, 20, Bakersfield, Calif.; James Gilbert, 23, Littlefield, Tex. and John Cos griff, Big Timber, Mont. It was not disclosed which men were injured or which ones talked to newsmen. One of the Spaniards told of their capture by the raid ing band of Moroccan no mads. He said their command er announced: We arrest you in the name of liberators of Mauritania -you are foreigners who have come to steal our black gold. Morocco claims the Spanish Sahara as part of Its territory. The oil men said they were ordered to get aboard their vehicles and drive north into Morocco. After a few days a group of Moroccans mot them in military trucks and the technicians were taken to Tamtam and handed to Moroc can military authorities who took them to Rabat. "We were placed in the sport center of the royal Mor occan army," he said. "We stayed for about a week, play ing basketball and swimming in a magnificent swimming pool, and then we were re leased." CHARCOAL STEAKS TILL MIDNIGHT CANDLE ROOM 7- HOTEL -V A. s Open Daily 5:30 P.M. to Midnight Sundari 4 P.M. Till 1 1 P.M, THEATER INFORMATION SERVICE CALL SP 3-7323 FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR THEATERS Obituaries WILLIAM HARRY MYERS William Harry Myers, route 3, box 122, Medford, died this morning at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Chapel in the Trees. Private inter ment will follow is Siskiyou Memorial park. Siskiyou Fu neral Service directors ate in charge of arrangements. MINNIE GRISSOM Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. Min nie Grissom of Wendell, Ida ho. She died at her home March 13. She was born Jan. 27, 1892, in Medford, and was married to William Grissom Sept. 17, 1912. They moved to Gooding in 1917, and to Wendell in 1948. Mrs. Grissom operated a dress shop at Wendell during the 1940s. Survivors, besides her hsis- band, include two daughters. Mrs. Elva Sutton, Gooding, Idaho, and Mrs. Mark Strick land, Wendell, Idaho: three sisters, Mrs. Fred Nelson, Medford; Mrs. Lucy Grissom and Mrs. Herb Grissom, both of Central Point, 13 grandchil dren and two great grandchil dren. Funeral services were held in Wendell Methodist church. Interment was in Wendell cemetery. Mrs. Grissom's sisters and a nephew, Charles Nelson, at tended funeral services from this area. DIBBLE INFANT The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis G. Dibble, 422 South Ivy St., Medford, died In a local hospital Wednesday. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Perl Funeral home. Sixth Session of Study Program Set The sixth session of the Jacksonville Presbyterian church Lenten Mission Study program will be held at 7:30 o'clock tonight at the church, and will consider the individ ual church's responsibility in supporting foreign missions. A 30-minute color movie will be a principal part of to- night s program. The movie shows how the problem of in creased missionary needs was presented by one church, and deals with the common prob lem of local church needs versus world mission activity. The first portion of tonight's program will consist of super vised discussion groups. The adult group will be led by Dr. D. Kirkland West, pastor of Medford's First Presbyterian church. The young people's group will be led by Agnes Flanagan, a member of the National Christian Education board. HOUSE FOR SALE Washington - (UPD - Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon plans to sell his Wash ington home to a local attor ney for about $102,000. The attorney, Glen A. Wilkinson, said he had reached agree ment on the price for the 21 room English Tudor house, lo cated in the Wesley Heights section of the capital. John Nuich Says: "This is the most Popular ring style in America for Double-Ring Ceremonies" Bands o'Gold r-' uirnniur. Diur. paid WH IS Perteclly craflcd twin bands of solid 14 karat gold of enduring beauty for "her" and lor "him" as well. Made by the makers of OASON RINGS, famous for quality since 1894. ticepuonii vnue! 231 EAST MAIN Hobby Fair Plans At Domiciliary Are Progressing White City-- Plans for the 1961 ails, crafts and hobby fair Sunday, April 9, are shap ing up as a joint venture with the Rogue Valley Pear Blos som Festival, Henry C. Her zog, manager of the White City Veterans administration domiciliary, has announced. Twenty-two volunteer or ganizations from southern Oregon and northern. Califor nia will participate in the an nual event displaying the hand work of the disabled veterans. "Last year more than 2,500 friends visited us at this event which highlights our personal contact with the public," Her zog said. "Outstanding dis plays of most types of hand arts and crafts, many of them collector's items, will be seen." General Chairman Is Mrs. A. T. Wattenburg, Eagle Point. Louis A. Reair., VA manual arts therapist, is coordinator. Austia Barncburg and Ha zel Anderson, both of Med ford, head the judges and awards committee. Other chairmen Include Helen Lusk, Central Point, publicity; Fran ces Zundel, Medford, refresh ments; Mary Schulz, Medford, reception, and Mrs. B. L. Lockwood, Talent, decora tions. Volunteer organizations will provide prizes for veterans displaying works in wood craft, hand weaving and sew ing, leathercraft, rugs, lapi dary work featuring rocks from "Agate Desert" upon which the domiciliary was built, ceramics, metnlcraft, writing projects, art, painting and sketching, plastics and miscellaneous crafts, Beale ex plained. Portland Produce Portland (UPI t Dairy market Eggs To retailers: aa exiru larRc 4-S0c; AA larRe 45-47c: A large 43-46c; AA medium 3B-4'2c; A A small 32-3tle; cartons l-3c hiRlwr. ,, . j. , . Butler To retailers: AA and A prints 70c lb.; cartons lc higher; B prims bHC. uncesc, nienium tun iiiinru' a prHrlf rhcddiir stncle dai sies. 47-48c: processed American 5-lb. loaf, 43 'i -45c. Portland i UPI ) Dressed chick ens No. 1 Grade dressed to re tailers: Fryers, whole drawn 35 ir- ih oiii.un 40-43c lb.: hens. heavv-tvpe. whole drawn 40-45c lb.; ilRht-lvpe hens, cut-up 33-35c lb.; whole 2H-3Qc lb. Portland Livestock Portland (UPIIUSDA Cottle 100. Utility cowa 14.50-1B.50: enn-ner-eutter 12.75-13.50: uUllty bulls 10-21. Calves 10. Good-choice vealers 20-:i2. Hubs 50. U.S. 1 and 2 butchers 10.25-1!). 511; 2 nnd 3 at 18.50-10; mixed sows 14-17. Sheep 25. No early sales. Roxy Ann Grange Cracked CRAB DINNER Sunday, Mar. 26 From 12:30 to 4:30 Adults 1.50 Children 75c Public Invited SOLID 14K COLD BRIDE and GROOM So beautiful in their Modern Simplicity! In whil ot r"" BW tl iom ptle SP 3-6763 V PAH J Births ADAMS - To Mr. and Mrs. Kenton H., 229 Gibbon rd., Central Point, March 22, 1961. a girl, 7 ' i lbs., at Rogue Val ley hospital. MORSE - To Mr. and Mis. Cecile, 4839 South Pacific highway, Medford, March 22, 1961, a boy 8 lbs., at Rogue Valley hospital. DUNN - To Mr. and Mrs. Robert V route 2, box 272, Central Point, March 23, 1961, a boy. 7 1 4 lbs., at Rogue Valley hospital. Elizabeth Taylor Fly To L. A. i London-llTD-Elizabeth Tay lor, "recovered and in excel lent condition" according to her doctors, will fly to Los Angeles Monday, it was an nounced today. On the advice of her Hol lywood physician. Dr. Rex-1 ford Kennamcr who was fly ing into London today to ac company her to California, she will leave for the airport directly from London Clinic where 19 days ago she nearly died. "She is in excellent condi tion and is now up and about, walking in her hospital room," a spokesman said today. The Hollywood star, who had been recuperating from the flu, was rushed to the clin ic in the early hours of March 4 and placed immediately un der an oxygen tent. Formerly Foster & Marshall: sss. Mmbn Ntw Yofk Sfotfr Fit hot 9 Complete Investment Seivice 44 S. Central Ave. Medford, Oregon HURRY! HURRY! ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS TO SEE The Two Funniest People in the World In the Funniest Picture of the Year '""FACTS of LIFE ADDED FIGHT FILMS FRIDAY-SATURDAY-SUNDAY A GREAT TRIPLE BILL HIT SHOW! WAYNEJOLDEN r: raw 1 Lffl til CP'LOR AND TERRIFIC ON THE 100-FOOT SCREEN ScetjY World'i w f Irish Playwright Mystery in Chicago Chicago iL'PI) Police Supt. O. W Wilson was asked whether police plan special measures for the arrival Monday of Brendan Behan, Irish playwright who was banned from marching in the New York St. Patrick's ray parade and was arrested in Toronto as a drunk. "Who is Mr. Behan? This is the first I've ever heard of the gentleman." Wilson said. THE FOOD IS JUST GREAT! Hot Lunches Bar-B-Ques Pie THE CLOCK Main it Bartlctt Ph. SP 2-6766 Nfki Tonight -if DR. WARD RICE Professor of Speech Northwest Christian College Will Speak at 7:30 on "The Wisdom of th Way of Chrijt" Dr. Rico will be assisted by Rev. Orris Doty, Coquille The Youih Choir Will Sing Hobbv Nioht Brina vour hob bies to display in Fellowship hall FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Oakdale at Ninth DID SHE REALLY SPEND A WEEK END WITH HER HUBBY'S BEST FRIEND? LucilleJALL .1 RUTH HUSSEY DON DeFORE 1 'UL'. JIl i v i , I ttm-TVTJ3 0VI0 WYHE JOANNE WOODWARD Heavyweight Championship OFFICIAL FIGHT FILMS Shown Twice, 7:30 & 10:00 PATTERSON WINS See the Controversial Knockout In Slow Motion ike :an ilrs iks ro- , it on- .es.