Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 24, 1962, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextLocal and Traated - Ray Edwin Ben ton Jr., 24, of Sacramento, was treated at Rogue Valley hospital Sunday night for cuts and bruises following an ac cident on South Stage rd. about one-half mile west of Voorhies rd. According to Ore gon state police, Benton's car failed to make a curve, broke off a telephone pole and rolled end for end before stopping on its right side. The car was de molished, police said. Erect Residence - The Med ford building department is sued a permit Monday to G. A. Stotlenburg to erect a res idence at 1565 Springbrook rd., at an estimated cost of $14,700. TIMBER ROOM CAFE Complete LUNCHES 75 uP Complete DINNERS 1 00 Up Featuring MEXICAN FOODS From 5 P.M. to 10 P.M. S SO. RIVERSIDE Especially for Mother Gold Bands Signify Father and Mother Birthstones Signify Each Child White or Natural Gold Prices $0I5 Start at 231 E. Main SP 3-6763 If you can hear but don't under stand, Sonotone would like to help you. Whether you wear a hearing aid or not. let us give you a free audiometric hearing analytii. LEARN ABOUT OUR NEW HEARING AIDS 6-Transijtor Models "3 Magic Step" Models Eyeglass Models AII-at-the-Ear Models Easy Listening with AVC Our new models are the smallest, lightest, most convenient hearing aids possible through scientific research. Let us help you relax and enjoy good hearing again. SONOTONE' THE TRUSTED NAME IN BETTER HEARING FOR 30 YEARS SONOTONE OF MEDFORD 105 W. Main SP 2-5904 ENDS TONITE! On Screen 7:30 & 1 1 p.m. DOUGLAS ON SCREEN 9:30 P.M. fJJiSr raf32i ' tW"'' a' Ashland 482-3321 TERRY-THOMAS SEIECT SHORT SUBJECTS Family J .afc-T Sill Personal Homes Inspected - Of 108 Medford homes inspected by the fire department Monday, 73 were found to be free of hazards, department officials said today. The Medford fire department began its annual offer of free fire hazard in spection to homeowners Mon day. A total ot 237 calls was made. No one was home in 103 cases and 28 refused the inspection offer. Eighty-three recommendations for remov ing hazards were issued. Car Fire - A short in the battery caused a car fire in the 100 block of West Main St., Medford, at 5 p.m. Mon day. The car belonged to Ar thur Shoemaker, route 2, box 653, Eagle Point. A unidenti fied person extinguished the blaze before firemen arrived. Candidate To Speak -The public is invited to attend Re publican day activities Wed nesday, April 25 at Southern Oregon college, when Sig Unander, Portland, Republi can candidate for United States Senator, will open the activities at 10 a. m., in Churchill hall. Jackson Coun ty Republican candidates for office also will participate. At noon Unander will be guest at a private no-host luncheon at the Mark Antony hotel, and at 6:30 p.m., college students will entertain at a private din ner at the Trinity Episcopal church, when he will speak on World Peace. Convalescing - Mrs. Muriel L. Friend, 435 West Gregory rd., is convalescing at her home after surgery at Rogue Valley hospital. Meeting - Medford post, American Legion, will meet Wednesday, April 25, at the American Legion hall at 8 p.m. Election of officers. and delegates to the convention will be held. Patients - Medical patients at Sacred Heart hospital are Mrs. Horace Knight, 452 Fair mount st. and Carl I. Pear son, 118 Clark St. Convalesc ing there following surgery is Mrs.Charles Collins, Tiller. House Damaged - A road grader, belonging to Pacific Concrete company of Talent, backed into a house at 3:45 p.m. Monday, causing heavy damage to the building. The operator was Leon Stockton, Phoenix. Bill Young, Talent police chief, said the grader suddenly backed across Rapp lane, through a fence and across a large yard to strike the house belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Tony Beebe, route 1, box 595, Talent. No one was injured. Over-the-counter Western Stocks Bv United Press International Bid Atkrd Bunk of America -. 5Ji 58, Calil Pac Util J7i Con Freisht ll's 13'. Cyprus Mines 36', 2S1. Equitable 8 & I First National Bank .... SI 'i SB Jantien 29 . Morrison Knudsen ... 333 33T Mult Kennels S'a M W. Natl Gas 34 . 3'.t Oregon Metallurgical .. 1 'a l1! PPib M'a $' PCE '4 30',s U.S. National Bank .... 68', 7 United Utilities 30", 3l" West Coast Tel 42 44a Weyerhaeuser 31 33 Investment Funds Noon quotations on selectee' stocks- . . Fund Bid Asked Bullock ... 13 84 15. IS Chemical Fund . 11 SO 12.81 Colonial Ener 13 18 14.38 Eaton Howard Stk .. 14 24 15.39 Fidelity 18.49 11.83 Fundamental Invest. 10.13 v 11.10 Keystone B-3 15 66 17.08 Keystone B-4 9 42 10.28 Keystone K-2 5.71 6.23 Keystone S-l 32 63 24.69 Keystone S-2 13.13 14.33 Keystone S-3 14 72 16 06 Kcvslone S-4 ... . 4.7B 3.20 Mass Inv Grlh Stk 8 68 9.46 Nat l Growth 8.70 9.51 Slocks 19.46 31.04 TV-Elec 832 9.07 United Accum 14 70 16.07 United Canada ... 18 53 20.14 United Continental.. 7.63 8 34 United Income ... 12 80 13 99 United Science 7.36 8.04 Value Line Inc . 5 45 5 96 Variable 716 7.14 Wellington 1505 16.40 Portland Produce The following price quotations are irom the agricultural market Inf service of the U S. Department ot Agriculture in Portland. Eggs: Prices to retailers, canons. X large AA 48-52; large AA 43-4H: large A 44-47: medium 41-43: small A A 28-31. Prices to producers : X large A 34-38's; large AA 32-36'.,; large A 30-33; medium AA 26 .11 i . small AA 18-23',. i Butter: Prices to retailers. No 1 S rfnts delivered. AA and A 68, 65 i Poultry: Prices to relailers, de ' llvered. for grade A quality. Iry : ers. whole 29-39. cut up .18-43: light tvpe hens, whole 33-39 rut up 26-34; heavy type hem, whole I 34-39 NOW THRU THURS. "CURTAIN AT EIGHT-THIRTY" Doors Open at 8:00 Brood Humor!' -NT I "Highly RtttOrnmerWedT' OPEN HOUSE - First Federal Savings and Loan Associa tion's new building at the corner of Sixth and Graps sts. in Medford will be open for public inspection Saturday, April 28. The new structure was designed by Robert OBITUARIES ROY D. FUNDERBURK Military funeral services were held Friday in San Die go ior Roy Donald Funder burk, 26, son of Mrs. LeOna Brandon, 118 Kenwood ave., who was killed in an automo bile accident in northern California April 15. Inter ment was in Fort Rosen crans cemetery. He was born April 28, 1935. in Grants Pass, and joined the Navy in 1952. He was serving aboard the land ing ship dock USS Colonial out of San Diego. Mr. Funder burk was a machinery repair man first class. On June 12, 1957, in Yoko hama, Japan, he was married to Alicia Abbott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Royal Abbott, 468 South Stage rd. who survives. Other survivors include a son, George Allen Funder burk; his father, O. D. Fun derburk. White Salmon, Wash., and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Noel, Merlin, Ore. GEORGE W. MILAM Ashland George W. Mi lam, 96, died April 12 in Co quille where he had been liv ing for the past 18 years. He spent much of his life in Ashland, having been graduated from the old Nor mal school and the University of Oregon. For 13 years he was principal of the East Side Elementary school in Ashland and later served as superintendent in several southern Oregon school districts. Milam was born in Texas, July 25, 1866 and came to Oregon as a young man. He is survived by his widow, Gertrude V. Milam of Coos Bay, and one daughter, Mrs. Grace M. Flint, Ashland. In terment was in Odd Fellows cemetery, Coquille. MRS. FLORENCE SEAMAN Ashland Funeral services for Mrs. Florence Seaman, 92, of South Pacific highway, who died April 23, will be conducted Wednesday, April 25 at 3 p.m., in Litwiller's Mountain View chapel. Inter ment will be in Mountain View cemetery. The Rev. B. J. Holland of the Presbyte rian church will officiate. Mrs. Seaman was born May 31, 1870 in Battle Creek, Mich., and had been an Ash land resident for 33 years. She was a 50-year member of the Royal Neighbors of America lodge. She was pre ceded in death by her hus band, George Seaman, who died in 1949. She is survived by a nephew. Arid Scheides ter, Roseville, Calif. MRS. SARAH SMITH Ashland Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah (Sadie) Smith, 77, of 467 Walker ave., Ash land, who died Aprii 22, will be held Wednesday, April 25 at 1:30 p.m., in Litwiller's Mountain View chapel. Cre mation will follow. The Rev. Duane Alvord of Trinity Episcopal church will offi ciate. JAMES R.HENDRICKS Funeral services for James Ruben Hendricks, 83, of 5953 Table Rock rd., who died Monday, will be held on Wednesday. April 25. at 2:30 p.m., in the Chapel of Memo ries, Memory Gardens Fu neral home. Mr. Jean M. Shelly of the Central Point Church of Christ will officiate. Inter ment will be in the family estate in Memory Gardens Memorial psrk. Mr. Hendricks was born May 24. 1878 in Miller coun-1 ty, Missouri, the son of Heze-1 kiah and Lucy Hendricks, in J 1900. in Miller county, he married Emma May Neal. 1 who died in 1914. In 1924. he married Jessie lona Goan in ' Ulmond. Mo. Four and a half ' years ago. they came to Cen tral Point from Missouri where they have made their home since. He is survived by his wife, Jessie: four daughters, Mrs. ; Aulta M. Fink. Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Eunice E. Myrick and Mrs. Olga M. Sparks, ' Central Point; and Mrs. Dora MhDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD, OREGON 1 r"7'w;r"r. vmr rml,m?'Tmm'im B. Andersen, Medford; a son, Bruce M. Hendricks, Central Point; a step-daughter, Mrs. Belvia L. Cooper, Ulman, Mo.; two sisters. Mrs. Dora Brockman, Ft. Scott, Kan., and Mrs. Cordia DeRemus, Burns, Ore.; a brother, Wil liam Hendricks, Huntsville, Mo.; 16 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. OTHO M. FLOWERS Otho Max Flowers, 82, of Keokuk, Iowa, died this morn ing in a local hospital. Fu neral arrangements will be announced by Conger-Morris funeral directors. INFANT KIME Graveside services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R, Kime, who died Saturday, were held today at Siskiyou Memorial park. Clynton Crisman of the Med ford Friends church officiat ed. Arrangements were hy Conger-Morris funeral direc tors. Survivors in addition to the parents include grandpar ents Mr. and Mrs. William Brooks, of Medford. Oregon Sawmill Reopens in Ashland Ashland-A crew of 22 men has been employed at the Ore' eon Sawmill. Inc., 1423 East Main st which reopened this week. The mill has been closed since last fall and the only one now operating in Ashland. The operation is on an eight-hour shift, and enough logs have been committed to insure continuation during the summer, according to Walt Bosshard, co-owner. Weather FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Cloudy with oecaskmai showeri toniftht and Wednesday morning. Partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon. Low tonight 35. High tomorrow 65. Western Oregon: Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday morning. Ha r t ly u nny Wed ne sday a f ter -noon. Cooler tonight. Low tonight 38 to 48. High tomorrow 55 to 65. Northern California: Mostly fair tonight and Wednesday but cloudy extreme north and locally along the coast. Cooler inland, LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yester day 60; above normal 6. Record high this date 90 In 1626. Record low this date 29 in 1824. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mdnlght, none. Midnight to 10 a.m., .03 Inch. Total this month JO inch, .42 inch below normal. TotBl since Sept. 1. 13 92 inches, 1.41 inches below normal. HUMIDITY; Lowest yesterday 27, highest this a.m. 74 High 4.00 24- CITY ster- .m. nr. day Low Prec. Brooking 2 47 .44 Crater Lake 57 2R .00 Grants Pass Rl 4fl .01 Howard Prairie .. fif 3fl Klamath Falls .... 70 47 MEDFORD R2 41 Portland 74 53 TI2 Seattle 68 52 Spokane 7? 47 Yakima 79 3I .02 Eureka 52 48 ,11 Red Bluff S 54 Sacramento 87 49 San Francisco .... 54 49 Los Angeles .. 85 5? Phoenix 65 Denver - 7i 4fl Chicago 54 44 Miami Bth 7fi 71 New York 72 43 Washington. D. C. 73 43 Portland Livestock PorllsndlUPt) USDA Cattle 300 ChoiM 1022 Ih steers 28,23; 1050 lb. 28: mixed jjood-cholce 27 75: jood 25-27.50; standard Hol sleln Soo-1170 lb 23; utility cows !3 25-15.50-, cutters 13; utility bulls 20-21 Calves 5(1. flood veslers ,30-33 Hor. 300. U S. I and 2 butchers 2011-210 lb IB.25-1BS0. Sheep 350. Trade not estab lished early ATTENTION EAGLES Nomination Of OFFICERS Thursday, April 26th Keeney, Medford architect, and built by Myers D. Jones, general contractor here. The open house will be held from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m, with favors, refreshments and music planned for visitors. (Whiliand Locke photo) sat VSft-Vj : ' ' ;K PREWIEW FILM Mrs. Marjorie Bates (left), Medford, Mrs. 3. R. Bartuss, Shady Cove, and Dr. Abner O. Clark, Medford, preview the films which will be shown Fri ACTIVE DUTY Five members of the local National Guard unit, Battery D 2nd Automatic Weapons battalion (self propelled) of the 249th Air Defense Group, have left for six months of active duty. The men are Pvt. Roger E. Cooley, 5515 Siskiyou blvd.; Pvt. Lavern E. Granger, 2303 Spring St.; Pvt. Dennis G. Tol iefson, 833 West Jackson si.; Pvt. Don K. Young, 1319 Stewart ave; all Medford, and Pvt. James E. Hogne, 513 Ash st.. Central Point. The men left Friday. The first eight weeks will be spent in basic training, the next 16 weeks In specialized No Accommodations Open at Crater Lake Tourists, in particular per sons bound for Seattle and the World's Fair are being both disappointed and annoy ed at iinding no accommoda tions open in Crater Lake Na tional park, according to Na tional Park service officials. Erroneous reports of ac commodations were originat ing at service stations and other public places. To cor rect this situation, Crater Lake national park headquar ters, Medford, personnel have informed gasoline distributors of the opening dates for lodg ing and service in tne pane. They were asked to inform filling station operators of the dates. The Crater Lake lodge at the lake rim will open for tourist lodging and meals on June 15. On the same date 150 camping sites at the An nie Springs campground will open. On July 1 a 50-camp site at the rim and the 3S-miie rim drive will open. South and west entrances to the park are open to the rim. The north entrance of Diamond Lake highway will open June 15, Snow depth at the present time is 102 inches. training. They will then re port to their home station to serve the remainder of their military obligation According to 1st Sgt. Tony From: R.E. Johnson, President To: All Rock Island personnel Subject: At the beginning of 1962, President R. E. Johnaon issued a special directive to all Rock Island railroad personnel relative to the damage-free handling of freight. Excerpts from that memorandum are reproduced here in the belief shippers will find it of interest, for it demon strates that the Hock Island is mailing a conscientious effort to provide ever-improving service. In citing improved service measures already initiated, Mr. Johnson listed electronically controlled yards, special-device cars, new types of dunnage, improved freight stations, new types of shock-absorbing devices, faster freight trair. schedules, new piggyback and container de vices, and new approaches to competitivs rate making. "Now," he writes, "we should center our attention on an additional, and vitai, ingredient: Damage-Free Han dling. I'm asking all of you for special effort in 1962 and succeeding years." Emphasizing that safe handling is a cooperative effort, Mr. Johnson listed ths foiiowing; Local switching crows save freight from injury by using the "soft touch" in picking up, setting out, and sixitting cars. ftosd crews help by their effort to prevent excessive slack action and care in picking up and setting out cars. mm CM.!H.f C.L.J..I. ( WUIUCI tlUkiCI Two Films at Theater Friday Morning The American Cancer so ciety will present two iiimj Man Alive' and The Other City" at the Craterian theater in Medford at 10 a.m. Friday, April 27 as a free educational program for both men and women of Jackson county. A panel of local physicians will answer questions at the close of the program. "Man Alive" is an animat ed color film designed to stimulate the initial interest of the layman and to Influence his attitude toward cancer. It deals primarily with the psychology of fear, particular ly as it relates to cancer, and attempts to show tack of good sense behind the wrong re actions to the fear of cancer. "The Other City" is a dra matization of an imaginary ghost town caused by the 75,000 needless cancer deaths 4y)inssis ft day, April 27, in the Craterian theater, as a free educational program In connection with the American Cancer Society crusade. tKnackstedl photo) R. Coy of the Medford Nation al Guard unit, all are em ployed by local firms, which will hold their jobs open, for them until they return. Improved services in 1962 and the future through damage-free shipments TUESDAY, APRIL V JLUCUUICi! Crater. an each year. It shows how cn- cer cells grow, spread and kill and why delay makes the difference between life and death. j Panel of Doctors i A panel of doctors will speak on all phases of can cer detection and treatment and will invite questions from the audience foiiowing the film showings. Dr. Thomas Tinsley will be chairman and moderator with a panel con sisting of Dr. Laurel Case. Dr. Ralph Odeil, Dr. Alan Mar kee, Dr. John McLaughin and Dr. Richard Saul. Mrs. E. S. Wentjar is chair man of the film showings and hostesses will be Mrs. Fred Coleman, Mrs. T. C. Groomes, Mrs. Robert Hamilton, Mrs. John S. Day. Mrs. Warren Bayliss, Mrs. Rsy L. Caster line and Mrs. OdeU. There is no admission charge for the hour long pro gram and ree parking is be ing donated by the Park and Shop lots behind Jackson County Federal Savings and Loan, Robinson Brothers, Picks, Crateria! theater, Wain scott's Pharmacy and Burle son s, from 18 to 11 a.m. Requiem Mass Read orMrSsDeSouza Ml. Angel, Ore. - Kequiem mass was recited yesterday for Mrs. Frank (Edith) De- Souza, 80, who died last week in the Benedictine Nursing j home. i Mrs. DcSouza was the wid ow of a long-time Rogue val-i ley attorney, municipal judge. newsman and Medford post-i master, who preceded her ini death by about a year. The! DeSouzas moved from Med ford to Mr, Angel about three years ago. Survivors Include a daugh ter, Mrs. Mirths Kavanaugh, Portland, a sister and broth er. IMtaari -OL I f - rw i i a i mi- JkULI I I I r-iat fNs. w I i mam I s, .; 't--. Yard clerks help by calling attention to unusually frag ile or valuable loads and other types of shipments need ing special care. Car Inspectors help by making sure that empties are St for their loads and open top loads are securely anchored. Msintenance-sf-wsy forces help by their care in cor recting faulty switches, serious track defects and other conditions that might lead to derailment and damage. Yardmssters help by preventing the switching of exces sively long cuts of cars or any other practice that causes undue slack action, hard impact and freight damage. Freight house personnel help by their care in trucking, stowing and bracing freight. Freight clerks help by tlieir care in routing shipments accurately to prevent unnecessary hauling, interchang ing snd switching. Freight agents and representatives help by helping ship pers improve their loading methods. "It's clear," Mr. Johnson vondudes, "that this must be a team effort. Every Rock Islander's help is needed to insure the best possible service to our customers." ROCK ISLAND LINES Th railroad cf planned progress . geared to the nation future Chicago 8 24, 13S2 A 9 Parking slips will be iv,n to those needing them by the hostesses at the CraleriiB- theater. HURRY! HURRY! Hubbard Bret. BIG SALE Ends Sat., April 28 UST 2 DAYS! TWO SHOWS 7:QQ & o:qo p.M. THERE'S MON KE V6H INC B IN THE MOONBEAMS f WartDisney&Y Pi gum itm ritlHC tt!KWYj mis tonitS PAW. NEWMAN tfDSIC MARCH JVn KKCU2SRS Uaihums in BuN Doctors tBse tusm ONI iHOW TOrT Own Qpan 7:3ft ' Shew Starts ,B8 Adults $1.15 Students $1.00 Children SSc , A Stnry of The Chriet , the lnsprntkaa of. i HlaStxikea Words. 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