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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1961 ft . w4A:.!waJ-w;-V'li TifHi ' m i hi ii i mi nun m i n WITH COACH George McUne, Medford, is shown with the authentic replica of a Concord stagecoach he made in his shop at 1158 Court st. The stagecoach, drawn by two white mules, will be-in the Pear Blos som Festival parade Saturday in Medford. The mules came to Oregon from Missouri in the On To Oregon Cavalade in 1959. Locals Discussion on Bill Planned at Meeting A panel discussion and in formation forum on the rami fications of the Wilderness Bill (SB 174) will, be held at the April meeting of the Sis kiyou chapter, Society of American Foresters Friday at 8 p.m. at the Red Cross build ing, 60 Hawthorne ave., Med ford, according to Cal Smith, vice-chairman of the local chapter. Panel members include Hank DeVoss, Glenn Duysen and Cal Smith, all of Med ford. and Dr. Frank Sturgis, Ashland, Southern Oregon college. All are members of the Isaac Walton League, but are expected to express diver gent views on the merits of the proposed federal legisla tion, a spokesman indicated. ' -The program has been planned for the information of the members of the SAF, Smith said, but others inter ested in forestry problems may attend. DeVoss and Dr. Sturgis are both educators, and Duysen and Smith are practicing for esters with private industry so those attending should be able to have questions con cerning the important legisla tion answered, he added. :R efreshments will be served following the meeting. Cascade District Unification Vote Set Salem . (UPI Seven elemen tary school districts, making up Cascade Union High school district, will vote May 1 on unification. . Decision to put the proposal for' a unified district on the ballot was made by the high school board of directors. ..Elementary districts that would consolidate if the pro posal is approved are Aums ville, Cloverdale, Marion, North Santlam, Shaw, Turn er and West Stayton. Births SZPAK-To Mr. and Mrs Michael, 2029 Orchard Home dr.. Medford. April 5, 1961, a girl, 9 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital Former Republican Committeewoman Dies Portland-IUPD-Funeral serv ices ,will be held Friday for Mrs. Florence A. Runyon, former Republican national committeewoman for Oregon, who died Tuesday, She was 86. Mrs. Runyon was a mem ber of the GOP State Central Committee for 14 years and in 1928 was a presidential elector. Investment Funds Noon quotations on ieleetd l unas: Bid Bullock , 14.08 Chem Fund 12.41 Colonial Ener 14.45 Eaton Howard Stk .. 13.69 Fidelity 17.39 Fundamental Inv. .. 10.20 Group sec Avla Elec u.y!f Group Sec Com Stk 13.89 Group Sec Petr 11.46 Keystone B-3 15.62 Keystone B-4 . . 9.31 Keystone K-2 18.18 Keystone S-l 22.75 Keystone S-2 13.29 Keystone S-3 15.47 Keystone S-4 15.95 Mass Inv Grth Stk 17.52 National Sec Grth .. 10.02 TV-Elec 878 Asked 15.43 13.43 15.70 14.64 18.80 11.18 10.75 15.21 ' 12.55 17.05 . 10.17 10.84 24.82 14.50 16.86 17.41 19.15 10.95 9.57 6.22 16.58 Value Line inc o. Wellington . 15.21 Stagecoach Built By Medford Man To Be in Parade Rogue valley residents and visitors, will have the oppor tunity to see a bright red and gold Concord stagecoach in the Pear Blossom Festival parade Saturday. George McUne, Medford, recently completed building the replica of a Concord coach in his shop at 1158 Court st. In order to have the coach as authentic as possible,' he sent to the Smithsonian Insti tute in Washington, D. C, for plans. He also made a trip to the Siskiyou county museum in Yreka toN study the stage coach on display there. Three months in the making, it is exactly like the Concord coach in the Wells Fargo mu seum room in San Francisco. The Jacksonville city coun cil has given McUne the fran chise to operate the coach in Jacksonville this summer giv ing tours of that historic area His regular schedule will start about June 1, and last through the Labor Day week end. In 1960, McUne built his own covered wagon and went on. a tour of Washington, Ida ho, and parts of Canada In the summer of 1959, he was a member of the On To Oregon Cavalcade, the group which made the wagon tram trek from Independence, Mo to Independence, Ore., along the Old Oregon Trail. The organization is now planning to build an Oregon Trail Mu seum in Independence, Ore. McUne is president of the group. The two white mules pull ing his stagecoach in the pa rade Saturday are the same ones he drove from Missouri, Surgery Patient Alvln Reiss, 513 Dakota ave., Med ford, was listed as a surgery patient today at Rogue Valley hospital. Visiting-Mrs. M. B- Dough ton, Salem, is a visitor at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Richard Jewett, 903 Winches ter st. Meeting Tonight - Forma tion of a rural fire district will be discussed at a meeting of the- Applegate Parent Teacher association at the Ap plegate school at 7:30 o'clock tonight. Club to Meet - The Rogue Valley Radio club will meet at 8 o'clock tonight at the White City club house. Offi cers for the year will be se lected. All interested ham radio operators are invited to attend. Dog Under House-Central Point rural firemen were dis patched to the residence of Sheriff Joe Walsh on Bursell rd. yesterday morning to help get a dog from under the house. The dog had cornered a cat and was barking loudly. ' . ' Motor Fire - Damage was confined to the motor about 4:50 p.m. yesterday when a large electric motor at Gu man's dairy, 482 Beall lane, shorted and caught fire, Cen tral Point rural, firemen re ported. , , The SHADOWS Will Be Featured in a FLOOR SHOW FRIDAY NIGHT-11 o'clock SATURDAY 10:30 and 12:30 STEAKS CHICKEN SEA FOOD Nevada Governor To Address Young Demos Salem-fllPD-Gov. Grant Saw yer of Nevada will address the 30th annual Oregon Young Democrats State convention at a banquet here Saturday even ing. The two-day convention opens at 9 a.m. . Friday. Sen ate President Harry Boivin and House Speaker Robert Duncan will speak briefly at a noon lunch Friday, OBITUARIES Reunion Planned-The Med ford High school graduating class of 1942 is planning a re union in the spring of 1962. Persons knowing addresses of class members are asked to contact Beth Reed Buckles, SPring 2-8725, Vra Rushton Rush, SPring 2-9757, Barbara Mee Ross, SPring 3-3766, or Barbara Randolph Ross, SPring 2-4460, or write to Mrs. Buckles, 2327 Charles lane, Medford. PERCY HALEY i Private funeral services for Percy W. Haley, 71, of route box 674, Eagle Point, who died at his home Wednesday, will be held at Perl Funeral home Friday at 1 p.m. The Rev. D. E. Millard will of ficiate. Private committal services will be- held at the Siskiyou Memorial park. Mr. Haley was born faept. 14, 1889, in Independence, Ore. and had been a resident of the Eagle Point area for 51 years. He was a retired road supervisor for the Jackson county highway department. Survivors include two sis ters', Mrs. Ruby Stowell, of Eagle Point, Mrs. Alice sew, Eagle Point; two ' brothers, Glenn Haley, Independence, and D. W. Haley, San Fran cisco, and several nieces and nephews. The family has requestea that flowers be omitted. His wife, Estella Haley, preceded him in death last Saturday. Servicemen ABOARD CARRIER Frederick D. Reed, seaman, is serving aboard the anti submarine warfare support aircraft carrier. USS York- town, operating out of Long Beach, Calif. He is the son o Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Reed, 1671 North Harbreck rd., Grants Pass. The Yorktown will take part in a large Pacific fleet exercise this spring. MECHANICS INSTRUCTOR Dale L. McDaniel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben B. McDan iel, 1008 Whitman ave., Med ford, is an aviation structural mechanic first class serving at the advanced aviation struc tural mechanics school, Naval Air Technical Training cen ter, Memphis, Term. He re cently reenlisted for six years. Rattlesnakes Caught East of Lebanon Lebanon-OIPD - Nearly two dozen rattlesnakes were caught east of here during the past week by five local hunt ers. The rattlers "ball up" in the rocks during the winter, but recent warm weather has been bringing them out of hi bernation in increasing num bers. They'll Do It Every Time ,,.i,. By Jimmy Hatlo VEAH? WHAT IS SHeAlEMONW'S GETTING TOO BIG FOR . VDU KNOW WHAT ASECI7ETARV 1 HER BUSTLE-SHE THINKS Am u,ccX BI&DOME SAID ABOUTV A WARDEN? I SHE'S THE LION TAMER AND J Also out to what London call? I .Z HrVorvwEONiA. LUNCH NOWIF ARE YOU KIDDING? I JJMSf? (wavSmiSrv " THAT LONDON CALL K HEY WHEN ARE VOU - v"IS J iH wlABlJ COMES THROUGH, V GONNA TOTAL UP LJr-, to BlGSHOT IT TELL 'EM llL CALL IV TUB PETTY CASH? I WTe STRAW BOSSES I TO pgH IacK?.MISTER7 t BULLGRAW WANTS f COME AN' GO, BUT J Vfo peed BiMWDDy And jKV it Right ' ' the secretaries -ffl I.f,. V XMLLSEAT tfpl AWAY- AND. OFFICE BOVS hTAtLL" George E. Maddox Dies at His Home George E. Maddox, 83, who was born in Ashland and has been a resident of Medford since 1909, died unexpectedly at his home, 340 South Grove- land ave., this morning. Mr. Maddox spent most of his life as a professional sing er with light opera and Chau tauqua companies. He has been well known in Medford since 1941 when he went into the greenhouse and landscaping business. His wife, Alleen, is the treasurer and secretary of the Medford First Presby terian church. - Funeral services are tenta tively set for Saturday morn ing in the First United Pres byterian church. Arrange ments will be announced by Chapel Mortuary. A i Dairy Inspectors Will Convene Friday NewporKUPD-A conference of dairy Inspectors for wes tern Oregon will be held here Friday. The meeting will include a review of the dairy inspection program Arrangements are being handled by the state department of agriculture. EATING Al Its BEST! Delicious Sandwiches. Salads Lunches THE CLOCK Main t Barttett Ph. SP 2-6766 mm JACK RiW LEMMON'ftlLSON . K MMt i "' fir "PHfe 'tip fT ? ; -jCM , I. V .V' ' 4 YCtf ni SOWUyOU! ,Pr,d,ay t - " T SM LJ&f SOME OF THE HKEST S16HT SAGS ; S&Sllal ' rnnM what want people comsider P'.X W P THE FUHNIEST PICTURES EVEIt F11HED!" f " Sfff , Comedy at It, Best , X ? V tvc l t ' i NOW Showat7::00 f ' 4 III hJZSZim MARIANN MOORE Mrs. MariAnn Jose phine Moore, 36, of 404 North Holly St., a resident of Medford for the past five years, cuea at a local hospital Tuesday. Mrs. Moore was born June 23, 1924, In Prairie, Wash. Survivors Include ner Hus band, Richard D. Moore, and one son, Michael Moore, both Graveside services will be held at the Siskiyou Memorial park Friday at 10:30 a.m Carol Christmas will officiate. The body will lie in state at Perl Funeral home until 10 o'clock tonight, JESSIE J. WILLIAMS Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie J. Williams, of 6066 Crater Lake highway, who died Tuesday, will be held at Hillcrest Mortuary chapel on the North Phoenix rd. Fri day at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Edward C. Stauffer of the First Baptist church will of ficiate. Committal will be in Hillcrest Memorial park, with Conger-Morris, funeral direct ors, in charge of arrange ments . Mrs. Williams was born Sept. 27, 1888, in Cassvllle, Wise, a daughter of the late Charles and Mary Woodman. She was married 38 years ago in Edmonton, Alberta, Can ada, to William Claude Wil liams, who survives. Other survivors include three children, " Arliss Wil liams, at home; Charles May gard and Donald Maygard, both Seattle; two brothers, Walter Woodman, Iowa; and James Woodman, Seattle; two grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Casket bearers will mciuae John McKinney. Norman Wil liams, Eugene Center, Walter Faux, Norman Hawk, and Ben Hart. man Plttman, both of Grants Pass; 14 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. His wife, Mary Louise Flit- craft, died in July, 1960. Funeral - services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Chapel in the Trees, 2100 Siskiyou blvd., Medford. Serv ices will be read by a tjnris tian Scientist. Interment will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. Hull and Hull Funeral home, Grants Pass, is in charge of services. ORA LEE ADAMS Funeral services for Mrs. Ora Lee Adams, 91, of 245 North Oakdale ave., who died in a local nursing home Mon day, will be held at Perl Fu neral home Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Richard Brewer will of ficiate. Private committal will be in the Medford Mausoleum. Mrs. Adams was born Oct. 3, 1869, in Virginia, and had been a resident of this area for 30 years. Survivors include a brother- in-law, James A. Adams, Medford. Portland Produce The following Drlce Quotations are from the agricultural market ing service of the U.S. Department 01 Agriculture in roriinna. Eggs: Prices to retailers, cartons, X large AA 48-53: large AA 40-30; large A 45-49; medium AA 39-44; small AA 34-39. Prices to produ cers: X large AA 311-39(4; large A A 34-37 i; large A 32-34; medium AA 27-3u; small AA 22-ZBi. Butter; Prices to retailers, No. 1 prints delivered,. AA and A 70. B 68. Poultry: Prices to retailers, de livered, for grade A quality, fry erB, whole 34-38, cut up 39-43; light type hens, whole 38-30, cut up 33-35; heavy type hens, whole 40-45. Portland Livestock Portland (UPIlUSDA Cattle 50. Limited supply; canner-cutter cows 12-15; those above 14 usually Holsteln and beef breeds; cutter utlllty bulls 16-21. Calves 10. Good-choice vealers 29-32; utility-low standard 17-22. Hogs 100. U.S. 1 and 2 butchers 19.50-19.75; 2 and 3 al 18.30-19; small lot 278 lb. 13; mixed sows 13.50-16. Sheep 30. Choice 90-108 lb. old crop lambs 13-15.50; good 13-14; few cutl-utlllty ewes 3.50, NOW SHOWING! A TERRIFIC ACTION DOUBLE BILL! BAR of Dancing Nightly HOTEL MEDFORD .u.an.n am aw bbvbv...... TECHNICOLOR-TteHNIRAAlA ANTHONY QUINN YOKO TANI PETER O TOOLE '' V-f'' fyC0'"ir LETICIA ROMAN "" . . . Over-the-Counter Western Slocks 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 Bank of America 511 A Callf.-Paclflc Utilities .. 26 Cascades Plvwood ... 29 Cons. Frelghtways 9 Copco 51H Cyprus Mines Corp 34 First National Bank 61 Morrlson-Knudsen SSi Northwest Nat. Ga 27?i Pacific Pwr. & Lt 46J Permanente Cement .... 20 U Portland Gen. Elec 43 U. s. National Bank .... 7114 United Utilities 2Bi West Coast Tel 33 Weyerhaeuser 30 ft Weaiher TONITE ifafe the; most amazing of ALL possible WORLDS J U AJUi SkClNCfviAScOPfc COLOR by DELUXE M i OH AH RENNIE JILL ST. JOHN DAVID HED1S0N CLAUDE RAINS Plus!AcawrnyneArwad Elizabeth Taylor r..r.i.iiiTiiiiM:iiififiiaiiMuiJ.wtiu'j 1 1 ii ii 1 1 rain f trr J AWAITS TRIAL Former Nazi leader Adolf Elchmann, who is charged with mass extermination of Jews during World War II, calmly suns himself at Teggaret Fortress prison near Nazareth during one of his hour-long outdoor stays permitted by prison authorities. Elchmann will be tried in LILLIAN E. SMITH Mrs. Lillian Evalena Smith, of 317 Weightman St., Ash land, died this morning. Fu neral arrangements will De announced by the Ashland Mortuary. LEONARD M. LEMONS Leonard Martin Lemons, SI, Old Stage rd., died yesterday at his home Funeral arrange ments will be announced by Conger-Morris, funeral direc tors. MARVIN FLITCRAFT Grants Pass - Marvin Flit- craft. 78. died in a Grants Pass nursing home Tuesday, He was born in Wilcox, Neb.. Sept. 24, 1882, and moved to Oregon in iuhu. He moved to the Grants Pass area in 1938. Mr. Flitcraft is survived by three sons, Edward G. Flit- craft, Coos Bay, Norman O Flitcraft, Vancouver, Wash and Marvin Chester Flitcraft, Grants Pass; four daughters, Mrs. Brica Cadwallader, Van couver, Wash., Mrs. George Gasmer, Coquiile; Mrs. Lu cille, Ireland, and Mrs. Nor- Jjrusalem starting April 11. j (UPI Telephoto) THEATER INFORMATION SERVICE CALL SP 3-7323 FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR THEATERS Bid Asked 59 It 28 31 10 4H 3BV, 65 i 38',', 29 i 49 21 43 H 78 '1 2S7t 35 it 38 A A A A if V ia 4 & -.ilk. ; FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Fnir through Friday. Low tonight 32. Hieh Friday 78. western ureaon: aruy ciouny tonight and Friday. Little tempera ture change. Low tonight 32-42. High Friday 60-70 inland and mld- Nnrfhorn CaUffirntfl; Fair throufih Fririav excent increns na 10a ana low clouds on coast. Slighter cooler inland Frirtov. LOCAIj data TEMPERATURE: Mean yeater- dav SO; normal. Record high tnis date b: in UnprfrH lnw thN date 20 in 1021. PRECIPITATION: 24 houra to midnight, none. Midnight to 10 a.m.. none. Total this month none, .20 inch below normal. Total since wept, l, m at incnea, .14 inphPK hflow normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest vesteraay 30, highest this a.m. 8. c.iTV Vaster- a.m. hr. day Low Prec. Brookings 74 Crater Lake 46 Grants Pass ........ 66 Klamath Falls SO MEDr OKU B Portland 60 Seattle 33 Sooknne 52 Yakima 60 Eureka 57 Red Bluff 80 Sacramento 80 San Francisco .... 76 Los Angeles 65 Phoenix 86 Denver 43 Chicago 49 Miami Beach ........ 75 New York 36 Washington, a. oi 52 23 31 34 32 40 42 28 35 43 60 46 34 8T 81 28 37 71 43 49 S0N0T0NE HEARIM not )ut a Hearing Aid! Before you buy from an? one. tee Soooiooe the (timed name in bearing (or over 30 yert, SONOTONE OF MEDFORD 423 E. 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