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Locals Holy Week Communion Holy communion will be cele brated twice daily, Monday through Thursday at 7 and 11 a.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal church. At Home - Mrs. Myrta Ot terdale, 845 Dakota ave., is convalescing at her home here following surgery at the Pres byterian Medical Center hos pital, San Francisco. Sister Dies - Mrs. Clara B. Sower, who is living with Mrs. W. E. Thompson, Gold Hill, has recently received news concerning the death of her sister, Mrs. Melvin Odell, March 18, at Kansas City, Kans. Father Dies - James A. Red den, Medford lawyer, left re cently for Springfield, Mass., following the death of his father, Dr. James A. Redden there. Redden will be away from his office about two weeks it was reported. Builds Residence - The city building department recently Issued a permit to Dennis Baar to erect a $12,000 residence at 501 Fortune dr. Another per mit for $2,300 was issued to Electrical Products company to erect a sign at 400 East Main st. Meeting Tonight - Talisman lodge, Knights of Pythias, will meet tonight in the Pythian building. Old Timers night will be observed and a 50 year membership jewel and life membership certificate will be presented to George Frank Lindley, past chancellor. A re ception and coffee hour will follow. Child Bitten - Six-year-old Edward Alan Schroeder, 2499 Roberts rd., was bitten on the face by a black mongrel dog Friday afternoon and sustain ed puncture wounds on his up per lip, mouth and chin, ac cording to city police. The Jackson county dog control office took the dog Into cus tody. Ring Lost - Patricia Ann Prosser, 7 Hawthorne ave., told city police Saturday that she lost her engagement ring somewhere in Medford about a week ago. The ring is valued at $300 and is described as white gold with a one-quarter carat diamond setting. Smoke Reported - Firemen took two pumper trucks and the aerial ladder truck to Mc Loughlin Junior High school about 7:40 p.m. yesterday when smoke was reported at the building. Firemen said that the heavy smoke was from the sawdust - burning furnace. The smoke from the stack had settled over the building. Patients - Convalescing at Sacred Heart hospital follow ing surgery are Mrs. James Root, 2775 Cory rd., Medford; Caroline Childers, 15, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Childers, Crescent City, Calif., and Harold Putman, Klamath Falls. Medical patient there is Delbert Silva, route 1, box 157, Brookings. Sale Planned-The auxiliary to Colonel Sargent camp, United Spanish War Veterans, will hold a sale of plants, aprons and rummage Wednes day, March 29, at the Fehl biulding. Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Donations will be picked up by Mrs. James Vander Steen, SPring 2-8471, or Mrs. Harry Barneburg, SPring 2-6368. IMPOUNDED LAKE Boulder City - Lake Mead, behind the Hoover dam on the Colorado river, contains about four-fifths as much water as is to be found in all of Lake Erie. Chicago - In thunderstorm clouds there may be violent vertical air currents which sometimes may attain veloc ities of more than 200 miles per hour. .l.ri'ijii:iTTTrwTgi ENDS TUESDAYI DAfiDlDO UISUU THrtll OIUIRT IOUNO MORE MANSFIELD Huutn . colon .. NOW! LIMITED ROAD I XV MGM'S Pmrnution of X'W X MGM'S PrtMnUtion c VILLIAM QMM HEM 'JACK HAWKINS Doort Open 7:15 ADULTS Alt SEATS $1.25 JlHTl 1 MMTITTTTrfiHW ' f Jtw' SjS'x Pi'v J,V -9, ( M i m-K R MM RETURN FROM SOUTH POLE Ralph E. Ash, center front, was one of eight men who returned earlier this month from a trip to the South Pole under the auspices of the National Science foundation, Washington, D.C. He . is in Medford visiting friends for a few days. Ash, formerly of Medford, is now with the University of Wisconsin as a traverse engneer with the polar exploration group at the geophysical and artic polar research center. He was the chief of the recreation section at the Veterans Adminis tration before leaving this area several years ago. Shown with him are (standing, left to right) Mario Giovinetto, University of Ohio, an Argentinian; Ardo Meyer, navigator, 'sMsaseesees'jsj" " 4s lm ifc ROBIN VICTORIOUS A tug-of-war be tween a determined robin and a reluctant earthworm in Chicago's Lincoln Park re Weather FORKCASTS Medford and vicinity: Clear to partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday, Fog patches Tuesday morning. Cool er tonight with low temperature 32. High Tuesday 58. Western Oregon: Clearing this evening. Patchy fog tonight. In creasing cloudiness Tuesday after noon. Warmer Tuesday. Low to night 34-42. High Tuesday 55-65. Northern California: Showers to night, fair late tonight and Tues day. Slightly cooler tonight. Rain in extreme north portion Tuesday with snow flurries in high moun tains. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 48; below normal 1. Record high this date 82 in 1923. Record low this date 24 in 1944. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to midnight .03 in. Midnight to 10 a.m. .02 in. Total this month 2.B7 in., 1.55 in. above normal. Total since Sept. 1 13.69 in., .52 in. below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 47 . highest this a.m. 89 . High 4:00 24- CITV Yester- a.m. hr. day Low Prec. Brookings 54 43 .19 Crater Lake 27 16 .77 Grants Pass 53 30 .08 Klamath Falls 43 30 MEDFORD 55 40 .04 Portland 48 41 3 Seattle 50 38 .15 Spokane 43 33 .11 Yakima 56 31 Eureka 52 45 JO Red Bluff 52 45 Sacramento 54 48 .02 San Francisco 58 48 .11 Los Angeles 66 51 Phoenix 71 43 nnnvor 55 30 Chicaflo 74 47 T. Miami Beach 75 71 New York 59 46 T. Washington. D.C. . 63 46 FIVE-DAY FORECAST (ThroilRh April n: Wf stern Orejton - Western Wash ington Recurring rain mostly Tiii.rinv nisht and Wednesday and again about Friday. Total precipi tation a little more than normal, totaling generally one-half to one jnen, CXCCpi nmvici iuiik wnai, Temperatures near normal, with mnWmnnm mostlv in 50s In west ern Washington and in upper 50s and low 60s in western Oregon. Minimum in upper 30s and low 40s. Northern California Occasional rain around midweek with snow in mountains. Below normal temper atures. BOMB DESTRUCTION Tokyo-Hiroshima was about three-fifths destroyed by the atomic bombing attack which occurred on August 6, 1945. SHOW ENGAGEMENT WYLER'S umin sninn mv vmm Performance at 8:00 CHILDREN UNDER 12 75c sulted in a victory and a meal for the .robin. The appearance of this and other robins in the area bolstered hopes for an early spring. (UPI Telephoto) LOUD PROTEST Christy Harris enters a prompt and vig orous protest on being placed in the middle of the lily dis play at a greenhouse in St. Louis, Mo. She and her mother were among the first visitors Easter display was opened. News About Servicemen 'OPERATION POGO' Army Pfc. Jack L. Terzen bach, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max L. Terzenbach, 1285 Corona ave., Medford, partici pated with other personnel from the Eighth Infantry di vision s headquarters com pany in "Operation Pogo," an exercise near Pau, r ranee, earlier this month. Terzen bach, a medical aidman in the company at Bad Krcuznach, Germany, entered the Army in September, 1958, and ar rived overseas in March, 1959. I The soldier is a 1953 graduate of Medford High school and attended Oregon State college. IN TRAINING Army Recruit Robert T. Coffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Coflman. 170 Wil son rd., Central Point, is re ceiving eight weo's of ad vanced individual training at Ft. Riley, Kan. The training is scheduled to end April 8. The infantry and its personnel are scheduled to depart for Korea in October. Coffman entered the Army in Novem ber, I960, and received baiic training at Ft. Rlloy. He at tended Crater High school. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE Coast and Geodetic survey, Washington; Dr. Albert Crary, chief scientist, U. S. antarctic research program; Jack Zahn, glaciologist, polar institute, Moscow, exchange sci entist; (front, left to right) Jack Long, traverse engineer, University of Wisconsin; Ash; and Ed Robertson, Uni versity of Wisconsin, seismologist. Ash has also worked with Tucker Snow-Cat company for several years and ' spent a month last year at the winter Olympics with a Sno-Cat. The trip at the South Polo took 62 days and the group covered over 1,450 miles. The scientists reported that the temperatures dropped as low as 60 degrees below zero. (National Science Foundation Photo) as the greenhouse's annual (UPI Telephoto) Krr, ... ..- . V:f r.2 r-jK, waiijjwiirr'r r-' LONG MECHANIC? Spring out a rash of do-it-yourself this (ellow seems to be stretching the point. Seeing what looked like a 12-foot giant working on an automobile, the photographer got this picture, then Investigated. Instead of one he found two men working on the car. one under the car, one under the hood. (UPI Telephoto) Shotgun-Toting Bandit Gets $125 Salem - (UP1I - McFarland's market north of here was robbed of $125 Sunday night by a masked bandit with a sawed-off shotgun. The man, about 25, wore a woman's stocking over his face. The Four Corners pharmacy in the same general area was robbed last Monday, also by a masked bandit with a sawed-off shotgun. Owner Dean McFarland told police the Sunday robber appeared very professional. Five years ago, McFarland and his wife foiled a robbery by disarming a would-be ban dit. The grocer was shot in the chest during the fray but the intruder was held until police arrived. Sessions Endorsed Salem - IUPII - A House joint resolution calling for the leg islature to meet every year instead of every two years was endorsed today by the House Committee on State and Federal Affairs. The committee adopted amendments to put the issue to a test at the polls at the 1962 May primary. Among the provisions is one allowing the legislature to set its own salary. There was one dissenter, House Minority Leader F. F. Montgomery (R-Eugene). Rep. John Dcllcnback (R Medford) sponsored the meas ure. He said the state's busi ness has become "too com plex" for biennial sessions. Portland Produce Portland (UPI) Dairy market: Eggs To retailers: AA extra large 4fl-50c; AA large 45-47c: A large 43-4fic: AA medium 3B-42c; AA small 32-36C; cartons l-3c high er. Butler To retailers: A A and A & rlnts 70c lb.; cartons lc higher; prints 6Bc. Cheese, medium cured To re tailers: A grade Cheddar single daisies, 47-48c; processed American 5-11) loaf. 4!)!,-4ric. Portland (UPli Dressed chick ens No. 1 grade dressed to retail ers: Fryers, whole drawn 35-3BC lb.; cut-up 0-43c lb.; hens, hcnvy-lype, whole drawn 4U-4DC lb.; iignt-type hem, cut-up 33-35c lb.: whole 28- weather at Philadelphia brings auto tuneup enthusiasts, but i! Obituaries ROY L. TURNER Ashland - Roy L. Turner, 43, of 651 Walnut st., Ashland. died Thursday at a Medford hospital. He was born in Sil- verton, Ore., May 1, 1917. Survivors include his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Noel Tur ner, Ashland; four children, Noel Turner, New York City; Mrs. Barbara Bohn, Portland; Dennis L. Turner, Lawton, Okla.; and Terry Turner, Ash land; and one grandson. Funeral services were to day at 1:30 o'clock at the Lit willer's Mountain View chap el with Dr. P. Malcolm Ham mond of First Methodist church officiating. Interment was in Ashland cemetery, PETER DIBBLE Funeral services for Peter Dennis Dibble, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis George Dibble, were held at the graveside in Memory Gardens Memorial park this morning at 10 o'clock. The Rev. John Ilg of the Sacred Heart church officiated. Perl Funeral home is in charge of arrangements. He was born March 22, 1061. The family home is 422 South Ivy st. Besides his parents, he is survived by one sister, Denise Dibble: his maternal grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Beaton, Medford, and pater nal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Dibble of Jackson ville, Fla. GEORGE M. JOSEPHSON George M. Josephson, 60, of 3653 South Pacific highway. died Saturday at his home The funeral will be held Wed nesday, March 29, at 1 p.m. at Hillcrest Mortuary chapel, North Phoenix rd. ERIK F. LUNDGREN Funeral services for Erik F. Lundgren, 75, of Forest Creek rd., who died Tuesday, will be held at Conger-Forris Fu neral home downtown chapel Tuesday at 1 :30 p.m. The Rev. Harvey Coovert, of Zion Lutheran church, will offici ate. Committal will be in Hill crest Memorial park. Mr. Lundgren waf born June 28, 1885, in Malmo, Swe den. He had lived in Southern Oregon for a number of years. EULA ALLEN Mrs. Eula Allen, mother of Jay Allen, of Medford, died Sunday in a local rest home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Conger-Morris, funeral directors. MRS. BERTHA E. CRAMER Mrs. Bertha Elizabeth Cra mer, 64, of 129 South Holly st., a resident of Medford for the past 17 years, died at her home early Saturday morn ing. She was born in Provi dence R.I. on Oct. 8, 1896. Mrs. Cramer was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star at Artesia, Calif., and a member of the First Presby terian church, Medford. Survivors include her hus band, Wallace Cramer, Med ford; one daughter, Mrs. Bud Hoover, Medford; one broth er, Walter Merewethcr, Win chester, Mass., and three grandchildren, Charles, Claude and Michael Hoover, all of Medford, Funeral services will be held at the Perl Funeral home Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. with Dr. D. Kirkland West of the First Presbyterian church officiat ing. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Memorial park. Pallbearers will be Clin ton Colbaugh, H. E. Bittle, John Bittle, L. F. Bittle, Louis Bittle and William Bittle. It is the request of the fam ily that donations be made to the Heart Fund in care of the local postmaster In lieu of flowers. 6 INTEREST PAID SEMI-ANNUALLY Withdraw principal and all accrued Interest whenever you choose. Any multiple of $10.00 accepted. Name of Board of Direetort on Requet CRATER FINANCE g K 135 PINE ToJT NO 4-1273 I it Si I FLOATS ON AIR Carl R. Adams, human factors engineer for Chance Voighl's astronautics division, literally floats on air while testing special tools for use by the space man of the future. Here he uses a combination pliers and wrench developed to prevent ro tation of the crewman as he makes repairs to his vehicle in space. Adams is using a pair of company-developed "airborne shoes to study mans reactions to his own motions when he has no friction to keep him Births ANDERSEN - To Mr. and Mrs. Robert E., 411 Park St., Medford, March 23, 1961, girl, 8'2 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. HAYNES - To Mr. and Mrs. Homer V., route 1, box 234A, Eagle Point, March 23, 1961, boy, B'i pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. BRADSHAW - To Mr. and Mrs. nnimlrl K.. route 1. box 20, Central Point, March 23, 1961, girl, 5J4 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. KT-nnMRK'.Rri - To Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J., 712 South MnHnf nv.. Medford. March 26, 1961, boy, 6V4 pounds, at Rogue Valley nospitai. SWINDLER - To Mr. and Mrs. Robert, Jr., 528 South Ivy St., Medford, March 26, 19 1. Bill. 8Va pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. SNOOK - To Mr. and Mrs. David L.. 3245 Frecland rd., Central Point, March 26, 1961. boy, 8V4 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. La GRAVE-To Mr. and Mrs. Harold L., 2049 Orchard Home dr., Medford, March 24, 1961, boy, Vi pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. THOMPSON - To Mr. and Mrs. Donald B., Copco Star route, Hornbrook, Calif., March 24, 1961, boy, 7'4 pounds, at Rogue Valley hos pital. MATHER-To Mr. and Mrs. Robert A., post office box 327, Rogue River, Marcn zs, iubi, boy, 7'i pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. CLIN KEN BEARD - To Mr nnj Mn William T. Sterling I Creek rd., Jacksonville, March 26, 1961, girl, 6 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. MONDAY. MARCH 27, 1961 special anti-torque "plonch" in place. (UPI Telephoto) Over-the-Counter 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 fftocks md Askd Bunk or America 38 80 Calif -Pncitlc Utilities .. 24 'j 213 li CnKCHdes Plywood 28; 31 Cons. FreiEhtways flu 10 Copco 31 , 34',', Cyprus Mines Corn 30 32 i r irsi national uanK nu M Morrlson-Kniulscn 27 v 2(1 Northwest Nat. Oa 21V, 2!V, faciuc i-wr. oe iM-y, su' Permnnonle Cement .... 20VB 22 1 PorUnnd Gen. 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