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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL 'IHlBUnt, MtDrOHD. OKEOON bUnuAl, JHiiuAhj' iO, 1K63 Local and Personal To Market - Mr. and Mrs. ; James W. Barnard, of Bar nard's floor covering shop, plan to be in San Francisco during the week to attend merchandise mart shows, and purchase stock for their busi ness. Nam Asiumed - The busi ness name of Riverview Bar ber shop has been assumed by Clifford E. Bigham, box 121, Rogue River, according to records in the Jackson county recorder's office. Toastmasters to Meet-Jackson Toastmasters will meet at 6:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, at Sambo's ."City Government" is the topic announced, and the speakers will be Larry Kuttner, Dana Collins, Marty Barnett and Ray Johnson. Mercy Flights-Mrs. Evelyn Stalker, . Shady Cove, was flown to the Presbyterian Medical center in San Fran cisco Friday by Mercy Flights for medical treatment. She was the 1,513th patient flown by the non-profit air ambu lance service since it was founded. Mrs. Stalker's doc tor accompanied her to the Bay area. Roundtable Speaker - How ard Busse, Lake Oswego, di rector of Youth Adventures, will speak Monday noon at the Medford Chamber of Commerce Roundtable meet ing at North's Chuck Wagon, North Riverside ave. Busse will speak on "McLaren School - Youth Adventures." Program Feature-Mon Desir Dining inn will be featured on the program, Pacific Power land Story, Monday, Jan. 21, on valley radio stations. Spon sored by Pacific Power and Light company, the program will be carried on KMED at 11:55 a.m., on KSHA at 4:25 p.m. and KWIN at 12:34 p.m. The programs are also car ried on two Grants Pass radio stations. Medford Visitors -Mr. and Mrs. Chester French, Wald-. port, Ore., stopped in Med ford Friday from a trip to San Francisco. French is for merly from Trail and Mrs. French is the former Janet Pankcy, a great granddaugh ter of John Pankey Jr., of Sams Valley. - No Damage Medford firemen were called to the residence of Frank Benzer, 16 Western ave., about 3:50 p.m. Saturday to extinguish a fire in a clothes dryer. There was no visible damage, Firemen reported. Hospitalised Hans Olson of Wilderville is confined to Rogue Valley Memorial hos pital where he is recuperat ing after having under gone surgery. Also a patient at Rogue Valley Memorial hos pital is Mrs. Roberta Williams of Wilderville, the former Ro berta Carlin. Has Surgery - Irvin Bebb, 112 Ross lane, Medford, un derwent surgery Friday at Rogue Valley hospital. His condition was reported as satisfactory. Son Born Capt. and Mrs. William Frank Perl Jr. are the parents of a son, Fred erick Matthew Perl, born Jan. 7. Captain and Mrs. Perl are living near Spangdalen Air Force base, Germany, where the officer is on duty. The child has an older brother, William Frank Perl III, two years old. Mrs. Perl is a daughter of Mrs. Barbara Ripfl, 123 Dakota ave., and the captain's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perl, 1909 East Main st. Dance Lesson Star Prom enaders Square dance club announces that today is the last day open for registration for those interested in begin ning square dance lessons. The classes are held each Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. in Roxy Ann Grange hall. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Dibble are in structors. The club will also hold a workshop Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 8 p.m. in the Grange hall. The Dibbles will teach the latest square and round dance patterns. . Undergoes Surgery Word has been received in the Montague area that Ben Brees, former resident at Big Springs, has successfully un dergone surgery for the sec ond time at Claremont hos pital in San Diego, Calif. Weather . FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Clear through Sunday evening. Increas ing cloudiness Sunday night. Tem peratures modern tine tonieht. Hich today 42 to 47; low 20 to 25. western Oregon: rair and a lit tle milder through Sunday night. Hich todav 40 to 47: low tonfsht 22 to 32. Northern California: Fair through tonight. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yester day 29: below normal 8. itecord nigh this dale 71 m 1961. Record low this date 8 in 1937. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to midnight, none. Total this month .08 in., 1.86 in. below normal. Total since Sept. 1 16.16 in., 5.70 in. above normal. huaiiuity: Lowest yesterday 16. High 4:00 24 C1TY Yester- a.m. hr. dav Low Prec. Brookings 66 35 Grants Pass 44 16 Howard Prairies ....35 7 Klamath Falls 34 ' 13 MEDFORD 46 . 13 " Portland f 39 22 Seattle 38 24 Spokane 18 1 Yakima 27 4 Eureka 59 34 Red Bluff 57 3fi Sacramento 55 3. San Francisco 56 44 Los Angeles 61 46 Phoenix ...54 37 Denver 6 16 .05 Chicago 21 11 .o4 New York """""37 32 Washington. D. C 38 32 .01 Sunset todav 3:09 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:36 a.m. Moonrise tomorrow 4:oz a.m. Mercury the smallest planet, is now almost directly between the Earth and the Sun. Its distance from the Earth today Is about 62 million miles. THE TIMBER ROOM 5 South Riverside Under the Supervision of Elver Walker SPECIAL MEXICAN DINNERS Served Starting at noon OPEN 7 AM to 9 PM DAILY With a Menu of Your Favorite Dishes STARTING TODAY! A MOST P R O V O C A T I V E Adult Motion Picture SUNDAY MATINEE DOORS OPEN AT 1:00 SHOW STARTS AT 1:30 NO ONE UNDER II ADMITTED a Rita Tushinlnam Winner Beit Performance ware' Cinnti Film Festival 1N2 Murray Malvin Winner last Performance Aware' Cinnti Film Festival 1N2 Winner if 4 Irttie icaeeerj hniH "Words Are Completely Insufficient To Express The True Quality And .Extent Of Eloquence Got IntoThis Picture!" MHirmtTH. Mwrmrmt Honey A MOST C O N T R O V E R S I A L Stage Hit on Film EVENING SHOWS DOORS OPEN AT 7:00 SHOW STARTS AT 7:10 ALL SEATS SI. 00 Funeral Services Set on Monday for Josephine Porter Funeral services for Jose phine P. Porter, 89, of 1641 Ridegway, who died Friday, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Mark's Episcopal church. The Rev. George R. V. Bol ster, rector of the church, will officiate. Interment will be private. Perl Funeral home is in charge of arrangements. ' Mrs. Porter was born June 6. 1874, in Worchester, Mass. She was graduated from Smith college in Massachus etts in 1896, after finishing her early education in Wor chester, Mass. In her early life, she made several trips to Europe. She was an art enthusiast, collect ing many items of interest, especially in Russia where she spent much of her time while abroad. On June 6, 1908, in Wor chester, Mass., she was mar ried to Dr. Elias H. Porter, who died in 1950. She and Dr. Porter moved to Medford in 1908 where they were instrumental in the financing and building of the first health santiarium at 331 West Sixth st. The building was later remodeled to an apartment house and is now known as the Cargill Court. Mr. and Mrs. Porter also operated a pear orchard south of Medford for several years. Mrs. Porter was an active and early member of the Medford Eastern Star. Survivors include three sons, Robert D. Porter, Eu gene, Ore., Norris K. Porter, Medford. Elias H. Porter, Jr., Santa Monica, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Berte Thurs ston, Medford; nine grandchil dren and nine great grandchil dren. Memorial contributions to the Red Cross may be made In Mrs. Porter's name, rela tives announced. SCHOOL NEWS RR High School Nine senior and junior students from Rogue River High are participating in the county-wide program for able and gifted students, which be gan Saturday at Southern Ore gon college. Studennts were selected on the basis of past grade achievement and standardized test scores. After an initial selection was made, the stu dents were contacted and an opportunity to choose sub ject fields for study. Several students were unable to parti cipate because of prior com mitments. Students who are partici pating are Beverly Allison, Terry Andrews, Wayne Cook, William Cooper, Elwin Heck ert, Becky Irwin, Pat. Mc Cartney, Lanny Parson and Joanne Yancey. Buses furnishing transpor tation will leave Rogue River High school at 7: a. m. Satur days and return by 1:30 p.m. "A Bazaar in India" was presented by William S. Wil lett at the Rogue River High school recently. It was another in the 1962-63 National School assemblies. After six years spent in India on construction of a steel mill, Willett reported how he came to know Orien tal mysteries and jungle ter rors, collecting curios and knowledge of the country's customs and history. These formed basis for his illustrated talk. Students of the Rogue River district concluded the first semester of the 1962-63 school year last week, winding up with examinations. Report cards will be sent out Jan. 25. The schools have reached new high levels of enrollment. Present high school enroll ment Is 210, while the elemen tary school has more than 350. GETS JAIL TERM Billy Wallace McClain, Roscburg, was sentenced to I 90 days in Jackson county j jail on a charge of petty lar j ccny. He appeared in district j court Friday. McClain plcad I ed guilty to the charge. OBITUARIES IRA PAUL DUMAS The Rev, Ira Paul Dumas, 58, brother of A. A. Dumas, Medford, died last week in a Redding hospital following an illness of several years. A native of Baker, Ore., he was educated in the ministcry in Portland. He served as pas tor of churches in Pratum and was pastor of the Moreland Nazarcnc church in Portland in 1945. He also was pastor of the San Francisco First Church of the Nazarene at the time of an illness which forced his retirement in 1960. He is survived by his wife, Aletha Dumas, Redding: one daughter, Aletha F. Miller, Kansas City, Mo.; three sis ters, Anna Payne, Coquille, Ore., Ella Herman, Medford, and Charlotte Bolinder, Mon rovia, Calif; two brothers, Arch Dumas, Portola, Calif.; and Alex A. Dumas, Medford; a half brother, Raymond Grif fith, Eugene, and two grand children. Funeral services were held Monday. Jan. 14, in the First Church of the Nazarene, Mo desto, Calif., with burial in Lakewood Memorial park. CHARLES COLLINS Charles Collins. 67, a resi dent of the Veterans Admin istration Domiciliary, White City, died Friday. Funeral ar rangements will be announced by Perl Funeral home. ALBERT FORGEY Albert Preston Forgey, 67, Vancouver, Wash., a retired Clark county deputy sheriff and former resident of Jack son county, died Jan. 12 in Vancouver, where he had re sided since 1926. Following World War I he was with the Standard Oil company in Medford until 1920. He was educated in Central Point schools. Mr. Forgey, a life mem ber of Smith-Reynolds Post, American Legion, was a past commander of Hudson Bay Barracks, World War I vet erans, and a past president and past chaplain of the Al lied Veterans Council in Van couver.. He was a pastor of the Pioneer Gospel Assembly of God church for six years. Survivors include his wid ow, the former Ruth Bullock of Medford; three daughters and four grandchildren. MRS. LUCILE GLASSCOCK Services for Mrs. Lucile Glasscock, of 4090 Colver rd., Medford, who died in a local hospital Friday, will be held in the Hillcrest Memorial chapel Tuesday at 11 a.m., with the Mr! Everett Cade, Phoenix Church of Christ, of ficiating. Interment will be in Hill crest Memorial park, Conger-Morris funeral directors in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Glasscock was born in Washington, Oct. 11, 1912. She had made her home in this area for the past 20 years, during which time she has been a member of the Phoenix Church of Christ. On Oct. 10, 1934, in Roseburg, she was married to Norman Glasscock, who survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Dona Louise, Wave Marie and Norma Lucile Glasscock, all at home; her pa-ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Leeper, Roseburg; a sister, Mrs. Marshall Parazoo, Blue River, Ore.; and a brother, Leland Leeper, Roseburg. TIMOTHY EUGENE BUCK Services for Timothy Eugene Buck, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Buck, will be held in the Hillcrest Memorial chapel Monday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Bernard E. Andrews, First Baptist church officiating. Committal will be in Hill crest Memorial park, with Conger-Morris in charge of funeral arrangements. Also surviving are two bro thers, Paul and Vernon, and the grandmothers. Mrs. Rob ert Lamb, Medford, and Mrs. Emma Jones, Rodeo, Calif. JAMES A. ROBBINS Services for James A. Rob bins, 86, will be held in the Conger Morris downtown chapel Monday at 3 p.m. with the I.O.O.F. lodge, No. 10, Jacksonville, officiating. Com mittal will be in the Jackson ville cemetery. For the past 22 years, Mr. Robbins had made his home on Forrest Creek, Jackson- SMASH HITS! ENDS T0NITE! JAMES DEAN BURL IVES enWMJj tiCOLOR.."' vat-ettam vrM HILl CANYON OUTLAWS DALE ROBERTSON hum iniH 0SSN KOPJT villc. He was a member of the Rocky Mt. IOOF lodge No. 5, for over 50 years. Surviving are two nciccs, Mrs. Elven Roberts, Concord, Calif, and Mrs. Ester Knolton, Los Angeles. FRED NEUMANN Funeral services for The Rev. Fred Charles Neumann, 62, of Trueax rd., Central Point, who died Wednesday while visiting his brother and son in Vallcjo, Calif., will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, at Memory Gardens Funeral home, Medford. Mr. Neumann was pastor of the Ashland Free Methodist church from 1952 until his retirement from the ministry in 1958. He was currently employed on a part-time basis by the state forestry depart ment. The Rev. Roland J. Stew art, pastor, and the Rev. Mel vin Lee, of the Medford Free Methodist church, will of ficiate. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Mem 0 r I a 1 park. Mr. Neumann was born Feb. 20, 1900, in Euchre Creek Ore., the son of Otto and El len Colebrook Neumann. He is survived by two sons, Charles O. Neumann, station ed with the U.S. Navy at Mare Island Naval shipyard near Vallcjo, Calif., and Fred George Neumann, Seattle, Wash.; three daughters, Mrs. Harvey (Mary Ellen) Timm, Chewilah, Wash.; Miss Elrna L. Neumann, Seattle, Wash., and Mrs. Roland (Lorraine) Johnson, Central Point, Ore.; two brothers, Emu O. Neu mann, Grants Pass, Ore., and George C. Neumann, Vallcjo, Calif.; five sisters, Mrs. Lee (Mabel) Bickett, Empire, Ore., Mrs. Thomas (Myrtle) Chat burn, Merrill, Ore., Mrs. Al (Lottie) Morten, Oakland. Calif., Mrs. Darwin (Jean) Bernhardt, Klamath Falls. Ore., and Mrs. Francis (Lela) smith, 1 Cerrito, Calif.; his mother, Mrs. Ellen Neumann. El Cerrito. Calif.; and four grandchildren. News About Servicemen RETURNS TO CALIFORNIA Marine Cpl. Bud V. Gil lespie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray T. Gillespie, Prospect, re cently returned to California after serving with the United States quarantine forces in the Caribbean. COMBAT TRAINED ' Marine Pvt. Earnest L. Packard, son of Mr. and Mrs W. E. Packard, 1012 Mt. Pitt ave., Medford, has completed four weeks of individual com bat training with the Second Infantry Training regiment at Camp Pendleton, Calif. COMPLETES TRAINING Marine Pfc. Richard J. Ellis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Ellis, route 4, South Stage rd., Medford, has completed four weeks of in dividual combat training with the Second Infantry Training Regiment at Camp Pendleton, Calif. 2 Named To GP Irrigation Board Grants Pass Two new members have been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Grants Pass Irrigation dis trict to fill vacancies created last week when a circuit court ruling declared two ' of the five members unqualified for for the positions. The ruling resulted from an ouster suit filed by district member Roy Hollis. The new directors, appoint ed by the Josephine County Board of Commissioners, arc: Paul L. Brandon, bulb grow er, who will represent Zone 2, southwest of Grants Pass; and and dairy plant owner Lyle Douglas, to represent Zone 5, east of Grants Pass and north of the Rogue River. They will succeed R. H. Bjeercgaard, the board's for mer chairman, and Ralph Winetcer, who were ruled in eligible to serve. Director Charles J. Kudlac has been elected to serve as temporary chairman until the first meeting of the new full board, tentatively scheduled for Jan. 22. Tippett Case Put Off Until Jan. 25 The case of Max E. Tippett, 40, of 414 Rose St., Phoenix, charged with obtaining prop erty by false pretenses, was continued to Jan. 25 to allow him to enter a pica. He was charged with giving a bad check for $10 to Tri angle Market, Phoenix, on Oct. 28. William Mitchell Paxlon, 25, Yreka, Calif., pleaded guilty to burglary charges. His case was continued for a pre-sentence report. Paxton was charged with entering the home of Robert VanVleet, 734 Elkader st Ashland, on Oct. 14. Illinois Valley Chamber Aiding In Sulphide Survey Cave Junction The Illi nois Valley Chamber of Com merce is taking a leading part in an Intensive mine survey here to locate sulphide depos its needed for a proposed sul phide plant. Several chamber members are on a committee appointed during the Northern Califor nia-Southern Oregon Chrome Producers meeting here Jan 6, among them Edward Hare, Mrs. Murphy Hicka and El- wood Husscy. The chamber Is collecting information on mines in the area and hopes to have a pre liminary report ready for meeting of the chrome pro ducers committee at the Cave Junction city hall today. Parked Cars Damaged In 2 Medford Accidents 7 Medford police reported two parked cars were dam aged in auto accidents early Saturday morning. A car driven by Robert Dean Littrcll, 34 Fair Oaks drive, Medford, struck a park ed car with a Nevada license plate on Front st. near Cen tral ave., police reported. Littrcll was cited for fail ure to leave information at scene of accident and for not having an operator's license on his person. Another parked car was hit in front of 905 South Central ave. early Saturday morning when a car driven by Amos Carrcll Bishop, 415 South Front st.. Central Point, hit a car registered to Daryl Dee Moore, 905 South Central ave. Helen Patricia Bigger, 13, of 308 Haven St., Medford, was treated at Rogue Valley hospital and released after be ing injured In a two-car colli sion at Fir and Grape sts. Friday. She was a passenger in a car driven by Robert Joshua Bigger, 308 Haven st. The Bigger car and one driven by Dale Lee Smith, route 2, box 366, Gold Hill, collided. Smith was cited for violation of ba sic rule, Medford police said. Cars driven by James Ken neth Lavallc, 140 Yucca st., Medford, and by Betty Mae James, route 1, box 331A, Eagle Point, collided on Cen tral ave. Friday at an alley Births MOORE - To Mr. and Mr. Darrcll Dee, 805 South Cen tral ave., Medford, Jan. 18, 1963, a boy, 7 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. HENDRIX - To Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lewis, 932 Alta St., Medford, Jan. 18, 1963, a boy, 8 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. MAGERS - To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lee, 2488 Jacksonville highway, Medford, Jan. 18, 1963, a girl, 6 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. between Seventh and Eighth sts. Cars driven by Dorris Hel en Reed, route 4, box 435, Grants Pass, and by Donna Virginia King, 2445 Finley lane, collided at Sixth and Grape sts., Medford police re ported. Dorris Reed was cited for violation of basic rule. - Jeanne Salade, 3157 Old Stage rd., was cited for fail ure to yield the right of way when her car and one driven by Earnest James Cox, 442 Crater Lake ave., collided at Crater Lake ave. and Jackson st. Friday. History Class Set For Future Citizens A class in the history and government of the United States will be offered persons wishing to become citizens of the U. S. beginning Wednes day, Jan. 23. It will be spon sored by the adult education department of the Medford public schools. . Lindsay Vinscl, director, said the class sessions will be held in room 250 of Medford High school and will start at 7:30 p.m. Anyone wishing ad- I ditional information may call 773-7220 or 773-7411. MON DESIR Dining Inn Near Central Point Will Be OLdDSIEin) DURING JANUARY Open Again Feb. 5 When You Think U of CARS ... . . . Think of TRAVIS ft HARRY'S Did you ever see such a sea of cars as is at the Medford Shopping Center every day? But, there's room for more; room for 2,000 altogether. And, right in the middle of all these cars is . . . STARTS TODAY DOORS OPEN 12:30 HARD WORKING LOAFER Worthing, England - (DPI) - Police said Thursday postman Donald Short, 27, got "fed up" bicycling 14 miles on his rounds every day and started dumping letters Instead of delivering them. "He was Just too lazy," prosecutor L. C. Thomas said. Candle Room Open 5:30 P.M. Til Midnlle GENUINE CHARCOAL , STEAKS EverjrDev DANCING Entertainment by Tony Martini HOTEL MEDFORD The GROTTO Sunday Lunch Served 11 am - 4 pm SUNDAY MENU Roast Turkey With Sage Dressing. ..$1.50 Baked Ham With Candied Yams......$1.50 Fried Chicken $1.25 PLUS AIL THE SALAD YOU CAN EAT JeWJT Real Good Italian and American Dinner! Served from 4 P.M. to 10 P.M. CHILDREN HALF PRICI PLUS 2Sc 10 No. Front Street Phone 772-4443 Currently at the Wooden Shoe The KATZ BROS. Held Over by Popular Demand e They're n... it Chuck, Ottie and Lanis The Most Danceable Music in Town They're Zany, Terrific and Like-able at the HOLLAND HOTEL THE FIRST GREAT ROAD SHOW OF 1963 V. ' l " nil f H! NOW... ADD A It is written in fegend how th renegade son of Taras Bulb defied) hi? father for beautiful woman, tll W 1TI fl IVI ka I I'M 13 E.7 conquering armies of Taras Bulb v ser ter a v sc aF m bhbi r . :. J Even as they made love, the pagan conquering armies of Taras Bulb laid siege to the Polish bastion. : .of $V TO THE WONDERS The city li choked, dying. The inquisition roams the streets (or victims. ..for fuel for the staksl iajL OF THE WORLQ! Now the screens grow bigrjer te , ancompass the impau'oned spectacle of this legend of the steppest FOUR GREAT SHOWS TODAY 1:00-3:40 6:20 9:00 ROAD SHOW ADMISSIONS Leies SI.J5 Adults SI 00 Shidentt 75e Children SOe Td) CM DilDlED nSDOlEV SAM WANAMAKER BRAD DEXTER GUYROLFE PERRY LOPEZ iSSSti WSah ffitiojfif CHRISIMUFMANjl WALDO SMtTkM TUNBERG tleSMm FraaSnan J. LEETHOMPSON harolThecht pmyisioii EASTl!A!!CCLC!l wm t