Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 17, 1963, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextLocals ! i TlcundtabU Speaktr - V. R. Christy, retired lumberman row living in Ashland, will address the Monday noon meeting of the Med ( o r d Chamber of Commerce Roundtable. Christy, who spent the major part of his business career in Nicaragua, participated in loading equip ment for the ill-fated Bay of Pigs Cuban invasion attempt Christy will give a candid re port on his experience. V Singtrs to Meet - The first meeting of the Medford Bar ber Shopper's Choral Croup had been set for Monday, Feb. 18. at 8 p.m. at the Jackson hotel. Dean Voss, in making the announcement, said there is a definite need for more male voices and anyone inter ested in further information regarding organization of the group is asked to telephone him at 772-2763. Speaker Noted - Speakers have been announced for the next two meetings of the Jackson Toastmasters. Mon day, Feb. 18, they will be Bud Hinkle, Jerry Nelson and Pat Patnaude. On the following Monday, Feb. 25, they will be Jerry Adams, Lloyd Bishop and Abb Gressett. The break fast sessions will be held at Sambo's restaurant. Returned Home - William (Bill) Jones, Novato, Calif., returned to his home Friday after beiilg in Medford last week to attend the funeral of his grandfather, William L. Jones. While in Medford, he visited his grandmother, Mrs. Lillian Ashcraft, 916 West Fourth st. He is employed by the U. S. Forest Service with headquarters in San Fran cisco. Trash Fire The Medford lire department was called about 3:46 p.m. Saturday to extinguish a fire in a trash can at Main and Front sts. No damage was reported. Roping Club Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kurz have invit ed all members of the Rogue Valley Roping club to attend a special meeting March 24 in their home at 3914 Crater Lake highway. A potluck dinner will be served at 1 p.m. Anyone having any films pertaining to horsemanship is asked to bring them. 4-H NEWS Buttons and Bowls The third meeting of the Buttons and Bowls 4-H club was held at the home of Mrs. Don Webster of Trail. Linda Loper, president, op ened the meeting. Mrs. Web ster demonstrated the mak ing of a shears' case for the girls. Refreshments were served. Orva Oliver, Reporter Mixers and Fixers Cheryl Anderson, president of the Mixers and Fixers 4-H club called the meeting to order and Karyl Ann Rob bins read the minutes. A report was made of a special meeting recently at which cookies were made for the Mother's Tea on Valen tine's Day. It was held with the Buttons and Bowls 4-H club at the home of Mrs. Don Webster. Carol Rag.sdale, Reporter XlBJOiSlEtl ASHLAND 482-3321 The War Lover Doesn't f (,i wi STEVE McQUEEN WAGNER FIELD .n CO - ITS GOT THAT MAD JA7Z BEAT! ffmt mtf mtn tHl niLtn EXTRA -FOOTBALL V ' . :r - .fk GRANDSON - United Nations Ambassador Adlai Steven son's fifth grandchild, a 10 pound, 6 ounce boy, was born Feb. 9 to the former Natalie Raymond Owings, 23, wife of Stevenson's son, John Fell Stevenson, 26, in San Francisco. Grandpa plans to visit with his newest grandson "within a month or so." (UPI) Julian White To COS Governing Board Weed, Calif. The vacan cy on the governing board of the College of the Siskiyous left by the late John Mantle has been filled by the appoint ment of Julian White Jr., gen eral manager of the Long Bell division of the International Paper company in Weed. White's term will expire in 1965. Mantle was the first presi dent of the COS governing board and served continuous ly from the time of his ap pointment in January, 1957, until his death on Oct. 11, 1962. He was general mana ger for I. P. in Weed until his retirement last year. Board members Robert Va- cent of Ml. Shasta, Alden James of Yreka, Roy Mason of Fort Jones and Dr. H. A. Meredith of Dunsmuir select ed White from among several candidates. White was employed by Long Bell several years ago before he moved to Washing ton where he was general manager of I. P.'s Chclalchie, Wash., plant just before his return to Weed. Hereford Breeders Schedule Meeting "Are cattle organizations sick?'' is the discussion topic at the Cal - Ore Hereford Breeders association at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at North's Chuck Wagon. President Eddie Meeker will discuss a meeting of the Oregon Hereford association in La Grande recently and the coming board meeting in Portland. Association members will discuss the past year's cattle sales, at the yard and on the farm and the recent Red Bluff bull sale. The Hereford tour sched uled for March 2 also will be discussed. rTinT( t fin iv DOORS OPEN 1:15 Continuous trom i:JU Love - He Makes Love ! ROBERT SHIRLEY ANNE HIT Qia mm JWiMJ ecu cii.u tara HIGHLIGHTS 1962 Appointed He and his wife and four children live in Weed where he was born in 1911 and grad uated from Weed High school in 1929. He holds a BS de gree from the University of California in Berkeley, and an MBA from Stanford. Dr. West Plans lo Attend Meeting Dr. D. Kirkland West, min ister of First Presbyterian church, with other Synod and and Presbytery leaders of the western states, will be in Oak land, Calif., this week. Dr. West plans to attend as chairman of the stewardship committee of the Synod of Oregon. About 100 men are expected to attend the session which will formulate the pro gram for the western states Synods for the coming year. Following the session, they will be among some 1,500 Presbyterian men attending the western area meeting of the National Council of Unit ed Presbyterian Men in Sac ramento. Dr. West will speak at the Saturday noon lunch eon. Births COOKSEY: To Mr. and Mrs. George Allen, 2930 Oak ridge ave., Medford, Feb. 15, 1963, a girl, 5 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. HALLEY; To Mr. and Mrs. Richard William, 319 New town ave., Medford, Feb. 15, 1963, a boy, pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. CURTIS; To Mr. and Mrs. Wayne E., box 91, Butte Falls, Feb. 16, 1963, a girl, 6:U pounds, at Rogue Valley hos pital. ROESSLER; To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas William. 2175 Crestbrook ave., Medford, Feb. 16, 1963, a girl, 6'4 pounds, taRogue Valley hos pital. LARSON: To Mr. and Mrs. Robert E., Union Creek Rang er station. Prospect, Feb. 15, 1963, a boy, 4'U pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. SHAW: To Mr. and Mrs. Felix, O'Brien, Feb. 10, 1963, a girl, 7 pounds, 9 ounces, at Josephine General hospital, Grants Pass. CANTR ALL - To Mr. and Mrs. Robert, route 1, box 54, Jacksonville, Feb. 10, 1963, a girl, 6 pounds, at Rogue Val ley hospital. SUPERB The NIGHT of 1 n FKTT "ffl """" MLDfORD New Look In Store For Central Point Legion Post Hall Central Point A new look is in store for the Cen tral Point American Legion post's building, according to Post Commander W a r r e n I Hull. , i A representative of one of I the local churches has re quested use of the building, beginning March 1, Hull ex plained, and the two organi zations have agreed on a working arrangement that would enable the church offi cials to use the hall. Several factors were con sidered, and it was decided that the much needed paint job on the outside of the struc ture will be done by the mem bers of the church, who will also supply the paint, and in return be permitted use of the hall for three nights a week. The church officials agreed that the hall would be left in a clean condition after each meeting, and added the paint ing would be started immedi ately, as the group wishes to Former Local Man Appears in Show A former Medford resident, Dr. Carl Mark III, now of Sac ramento, Calif., appeared in a television film ."Life of a Country Doctor," over Chan nel 5 Friday night. He portrayed the part of a young doctor surveying the possibilities of becoming a country doctor. Dr. Mark lived on Thomas rd. with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mark Jr., now of North Bend. He attended Griffin Creek schools. He is a brother of Mrs. Dale Pratt, 3232 Lone Pine rd., Mrs. Wil liam Wearne III, 2790 Madro na lane, and Mrs. Richard Harms, 2590 Victory lane. He was graduated last June from the University of Ore gon school of medicine, Port land, and each summer for the past few years has lived with the Pratts and worked at the Elk Lumber company. Dr. Mark now is doing his year's internship in a Sacra mento hospital. Unemployment Up In Josephine County Grants Pass Employment in the Josephine county. Glen dale and Rogue River areas remained stable until the last week in January, when inter ruption of outdoor activities resulted in a moderate surge of unemployment, reported Don Stiffler, manager of the State Employment service. Most of the late January layoffs, Stiffler said, were in the logging and sawmill in dustries and are temporary, depending on weather condi tions. Construction employment, although slowed by poor wea ther, remained strong during the month. Retailers also have not laid off as many sales people this January as in pre vious years. Employment opportunities will probably remain on a re call basis for the next 60 days, said Stiffler. Barring continued severe weather, however, unemployment ap pears to have hit its peak for this winter. Two OuNoMown Magazine Salesmen Fined By City Police Two out-of-town magazine salesmen were jailed Friday by Medford police on charges of failure to obtain a business license. Janan Alzenia Wilson, 23 Chestnut St., Medford, com plained to Medford police Friday of being solicited for magazine subscriptions. Charlotte Avis Rcinsch, As toria, and Martin Francis Tague. Sioux City, Iowa, later paid $10 fines each and were released by city police. FEATURES! ROBERT MITCHUM SHELLEY WINTERS LILLIAN GISH the HUNTER theBOYfrom H Itpn, k. Racj turn MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. begin conducting meetings in the building by the first of March. Windows that were broken bv someone throwinu rocks have been replaced, and all the broken water pipes result ing from the recent freeze have been repaired. All in all, after the new paint job and the other minor repairs, it is expected the old hall will again be an asset to the com munity. District Commander of the Oregon State American Le gion, Bill Friend Jr., Grants Pass, will be in Central Point at the Feb. 28 meeting to dis cuss the future plans for the hall, and it is still the plans of the local post to convert the hall into a civic center. Driver Treated After Accident John Dunlap, 3278 Delta Waters rd., Medford, was treated at Rogue Valley hos pital and released after being injured in a truck-car colli sion Friday on the North Pa cific highway at the Medford Corporation truck crossing, Medford police reported. A truck driven by Robert Harold Corliss, 379 O'Gara st., Medford, struck the rear of the Dunlap car, police re ported. Corliss was cited for violation of basic rule. A second auto-truck collis ion occurred at 10th and front sts. Friday when a truck driven by James Ron ald Lowe, route 4, box 397A, Medford, and a car driven by Donald Earl Russell, 501 Chestnut St.. San farina Calif., collided. Russell was cuec lor lanure to obey a stop sign. A third collision occurred Friday when cars driven by Ruby Pauline Hallett, 517 West 10th st., Medford, and Roy Dean Shepard, 515 Dakota ave. collided at Main st. and Oakdale ave., Med ford. Weather FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Morning foe Or lOW ClOUdinGM. plKarlntf feu mid-morning. Partly cloudy thii afternoon, variable cloudinexa to night and Monday. Hiah tnriav 32 to 57: low tontuht 30 to 35. Hih Monday 55 to HO. Western Oreson: Partly tunny hut with fog patchei or low clouda tliis morning. Increasing cloudiness ionium uiui occasional rain along nit- inna, ann norm portion jwon day. High today 30 to 60. and monoay 4H lo 36. Low Sunday I LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yester- ua.v ., anove normal 1. Record high this date 72 In IRIS. Record low this date 23 in 1033. PRECIPITATION: 34 hours to midnight, tr. Total this month 1.38 in.. .8 in. below normal. Total since sent, l 1931 In.. 600 in. above normal. HUMIDITY : bOi,,.l yesterday 86, highest this am. 100. Huh 4:00 24 CITV Vester- a.m. nr. day Low Prer. Brookings 5H .06 viamain rani as MEDFORD 47 20 .03 36 tr. 41 L01 44 .13 35 .13 32 tr. Portland 54 Seattle 54 Snokane 36 Yakima 36 Eureka 55 Red Bluff 35 50 44 46 53 54 43 18 12 31) 10 II Sacramento 57 San Francisco 57 Los Angeles . 63 Phoenix 6."i Denver 43 Chicago 3t Miami Beach 65 New York Washington. D C. .27 Sunset today 5 45 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:03 am. Monnnt-e tomorrow 3 47 a m. New Moon Fen. 23 Salurn. the rinited planet, is now nearly Iwice as iar from the Earth as .liipitrr. Salurn wilt soon re appear as a mornins star. f lW V P 'J : SHOW CHAMPION - An unidentified handler shows Cham pion Bcrdcne Boy Blue, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Stamm of Kalamazoo, Mich., during the 87th annual West minster Kennel Club show at New York's Madison Square Garden. (UPI) THE TIMBER ROOM 5 South Riverside Under tha Supervision of Elvart Walker SPECIAL MEXICAN DINNERS Sarved-Startlng al noon OPEN 7 AM to 9 PM DAILY With Menu of Your Favorit Diihtt OREGON Obituaries MARY M. EAKIN Mrs. Mary Eakin, 86, of 316 Lindero ave., passed away in a local nursing home early Saturday morning. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. in the Sunset Memorial park in Coos Bay. with the Rev. Volous McEachern of the United Presbyterian church officiating. Conger-Morris Fu neral directors are in charge of funeral arrangements. ISABEL T. HOLT Private funeral services for Isabel T. Holt, 82. wife of Dr. William W. P. Holt, who died Saturday, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Perl Fu neral home. Dr. D. K. West, pastor of First Presbyterian church, will officiate. Mrs. Holt, the daughter of William E. and Helen Purdy. was born Feb. 6, 1881, in Corning, N. Y. On Dec. 28, 1901, in San Francisco, Calif., she was married to Dr. Wil liam W. P. Holt, who sur vives. She and Dr. Holt moved to Eagle Point in 1906 from Portland. They moved to Medford in 1921, where they have made their home since that time. She was a member of Cra ter Lake Chapter DAR, Jack son County Medical auxiliary, the Rotary Anns and had been a member of the Presby terian church since 1917. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daugh ters, Mrs. v. A. (Helen) Wil son, Medford, Mrs. J. T. (Bar bara) Baulet, Greenville, Tenn.; one sister, Mrs. A. T. Hatch, Berkeley, Calif.; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Friends who wish may make a contribution to the American Medical Associa tion and Research Foundation (AMAERS), 332 Windsor ave., Medford. ALEXANDER HARDIN SMITH Alexander H. Smith, 83. of route 2, box 58, Jacksonville, was found dead in his home yesterday. Funeral arrange ments are entrusted to Sis kiyou Funeral Service Direct ors of the Chapel in the Trees Mortuary. OSCAR MARTIN HUETTER Ashland Funeral serv ices for Oscar Martin Huctter, 70, of 2301 Highway 66, Ash land, who died Thursday, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Litwiller's Mountain View Chapel. The Rev. R. E. Dun- ton, Pocatello, Ida., will offi ciate. Mr. Huettcr was a member of the Seventh Day Advenlist church In Eugene. He moved to Ashland last October. In terment will be at the West lawn Memorial cemetery in Eugene at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Survivors Include two sis ters, Mrs. Bertha Travis, Ve neta, Ore., and Mrs. Henry Johnson Sr.. Ashland. MRS, GRACE IRENE HUNT Mrs. Grace Irene Hunt, 919 West 11th St., Medford, died Saturday at her home. Fu neral arrangements are en trusted to Siskiyou Funeral Service directors of Chapel in the Trees Mortuary. PATIENT ESCAPES Salem - (UPll - Conrad Han son, an isolation and quaran tine patient at the State Tu berculosis Hospital here, es caped from the institution Friday, Supt. Dr. R. E. Joseph said. & 4 . . ' ; - ional Day To Be Regi Siskiyou County Siskiyou County The 4-H Regional Field day will be held in Siskiyou county in 1963 instead of 1964 as was previously planned. It will be in Yreka on May 18. About 1,200 persons took part in the one in Susanville last year and a similar or larger group may be expected here this year. It has been pointed out that this will be an opportunity to show friendly hospitality that is traditional in Siskiyou county to the other 12 coun ties in the northern 4-H re gion. loung people are cautioned that March 1 is the final date to drop or to change projects. New members may not enroll now, however, as the deadline for that was January 1. New members must wait now until September 1 to enroll. "4-H Then and Now" will highlight National 4-H Week observance March 2 lo 9. The then" will be represented by the first 4-H prograrii in the county that existed in the thirties before an Agricultural Extension Service office was established here. The "now," of course, will be the activ ities and events of all the 4-H clubs. Radio broadcasts put on by the various clubs will highlight the week's activ ities. A new 4-H club has been formed In Hombrook under the sponsorship of the Horn brook Grange. L. F. Madison and Mrs. Elva Grieb were named the community club leaders. About 20 members have enrolled and will be carrying projects In beef, clothing, foods, vegetable gardens and light horse at the start. Several pamphlets for clothing leaders are avail able. They describe some of the new fabrics, such as foam backed, stretch, deep-pile and knit fabrics. Any and all are available from the farm ad visors office in the Court house. The J. C. Penney store Is also offering help in the form Talent Youth Queried About Field Explosion A 21-ycar-old Talent youth was questioned by city police triday regarding an explosion which blew a hole in the Med' ford high school practice foot ball field last Sunday. The youth was released his own recognizance and structed to appear at the dist rict attorney's office at 1:30 p.m. Alonday. PLAN AN EVENING OF PLEASURE . . . Enjoy a delectable dinner in the popular Candle Room where genuine charcoal broiled foods are cooked over an open fire ' Then- for the surprise of your life- The Captivating Venus De Mars is 37 TA but she's an The Voyagers, with -along with the astonishing rtpertoira or lovtly little veros ue man brings you a first rata variety show and dance band. See the shapely Venus In her "Voodoo Fire Dance." Hear her ling popular and American folk tongs. Have really pleasant evening dancing to the catchy music of the Voyagers. COMEDY SONGS VOODOO FLUORESCENT FANTASY NO COVER CHARGE JUST ENJOY YOURSELF Hotel AAedforcJ SUNDAY. FEBRUARY. 17. 18.3 4 - H Field Held In of tours through Its yardage department and film strips to be helpful to those having clothing projects. Swatch books are also available there. STARTING TODAY AN ALL-ACTION DOUBLE BILL CONTINUOUS TODAY FROM 1:00 P.M. HE WASTEMPTATION GORDON SCOTT - PLUS THRILLING CO-FEATURE "You fight war with your weapons... ill l A si r J i.i. i w k vvr i II 1 ITtl '1aSl H ilf TlT IM. V II iL ' I I f I K on in go downstairs and see Venus and the Voyagers j lomorrow ii MONDAY, FEB. 18 incomparable bundle of T.N.T. their smooth dance music and YOUNG GOP TO MEET Portland - (UPI - The Young Republican Federation of Ore gon will hold its biennial con vention at the Imperial Hotel here March 22-24. A 1000 AND ONE WOMEN ( YOKOTANl' uiKbUS BAXTER MiO ii-PATHt, MIRACLESWORLD Hi - COLORSCOPE Starting varlabl arrangement!