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Curglary at Medford High Said Cleared The burglary of Medford High school March 16 was cleared Tuesday afternoon after a man now being held by authorities tor another burglary in the county admit ted entering the school. Melvin Edwin Snodgrass, 23. of a motel in Ashland, ad mitted the burglary in a sign ed statement, according to Medford police. Snodgrais, who was arrest ed last month with J. R. Al len, 31. also Ashland, and a 17-year-old girl, was charged with the others for the bur glary of the Jeddeloh Broth ers Sweed Mills Inc., Gold Hill. Snodsrass has pleaded guilty to the Gold Hill bur glary and is awaiting the completion of a pre-sentencing report. In his statement Snodgrass implicated Allen, police said. Allen had been arraigned mi the charge, and a attorney has been appointed. The girl was lodged m the Jackson county juvenile detention home and a hearing is sched uled this week. A few dollars was taken in the high school burglary. Allen is being held on SI, 500 bail but is not eligible for re lease, authorities noted, be cause a charge of parole violation has been filed against him by Washington state authorities. Portland Produce Portland I DPI) Dairy market: Epos To retailers: AA extra ' . r.-40c. A A large 44-47c; A a-ce 42-46C; AA medium 39-44c; A A small 30-37c: cartons l-3c hiKher. ,, . . j .utter To retailers: AA and A print! 66c; cartons 3c higher; B prints 65c. Cheese (medium cured I To re tailers: 4H-4Bc; processed American B-10 lb. loat. 43-45C. Portland I UPI I Dressed chick ei No 1 (trade dressed to re tailer! Fryers, whole drawn 31 38c lh ; cut-up 37-42C lb.: hens, lmht type, whole drawn 23-27C lb.: Ji"bt tvpe hens, cut-up 26-30c lb.; heavy whole 3fj-39c lb. Over-the-Counter Western Stocks Bv United Press International Bid Asked Bank of America 60's R33i Cal Pae Ulil 26 , 28', Con Freight -. 13'. 14' Cvprus Mines 22 23s. Equltabla S tt V 3S' 37 11 1st National Bank 64'a 68'. Jantzcn 23 27 Morrison Knutscn 30' 32'. Mult Kennels 4s 3 N W. Natural Gas . 35l. 37', O egon Metallurgical . 1 ' s l'j rr.T. 25i 271, PP&L. 26i, 27'. U S National Bank 74'4 78 United Util 35. 38. Weil Coast Tel 22's 24, Weyerhaeuser 29T. 31 3, WEEK OF INSPIRATION DAVID KULLOWATZ Dynamic young minister of Christian Church at Silvcrton, Ore, will speak tonight on "You and the Cross" FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Ninth at Oakdale CoHec Hour Served After Services Nursery Care On At 7:10 P.M. and 11:10 P.M. RED BUTTCSS Fi! IMBIH EDO CEORIC NHWICKE PETEB LORRE 2nd Hit! On it 9 P.M. tnj tun . mm iraim as mi MUi K Color t "" OBITUARIES HERBERT O. HUSSONG i Private graveside services for Herbert O. Hussong. 66. formerly of Medford, who died Sunday, will be held at 2 ; p.m. Thursday in the East wood IOOF cemetery. Chap-1 lain John Frazee. pastor at the Veteran Administration Do miciliary, White City, will of ficiate. Perl Funeral home is I in charge of arrangements. Mr. Hussong. the son of Ed ward M. and Minnie M. Hus song. was born Dec. 26. 1897. in Franklin, Neb. He moved to Astoria, Ore., in 1920. later to Medford where he was an employe of California Oregon Power company from Aug. 13. 1922, to Dec. 22, 1942. He was a veteran of World War I serving with Company G, 162nd U.S. infantry. He was a member of the Congre gational church and a former mmeber of the American Legion. On March 28, 1931, in Rose burg, Ore., he was married to Glenna G. McDaniel, who pre ceded him in death Feb. 23, 1937. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Dennis Butcher. San Rafael. Calif.; two brothers, Merle Hussong, Sacramento, Calif.; Frank Hussong, Portland, Ore.; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Wolff. Ashland, Ore., Mrs. L'lara Glascock. Medford. Mrs. Gcorgiana Beier, Med ford, and two grandchildren. AGNES E. WELSH ANS Mrs. Agnes E. Welshans, 511 South Fourth st Central Point, died last night in a lo cal hospital. Funeral arrange ments are entrusted to Siski you Funeral Service directors of Chapel in the Trees Mor tuary. IOLA A. BEMAN Funeral services for Mrs. Iola A. Beman, 74, of 920 Crown st.. Central Point, who died Sunday, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Chapel in the Trees Mortuary in Sis kiyou Memorial park. Dr. Earl W. Benbow, serv ing the Central Point Presby terian church, will officiate. Private interment will follow in Siskiyou Memorial park. Mrs. Beman was born Oct. 14, 1888, in New Albany, Ind. On Oct. 12. 1904 in Cripple Creek, Colo., she was mar ried to John R. Beman, who preceded her in death. NShc was a member of the Central Point Presbyterian church, and had been a resident of this community for the past 16 years. Survivors include one son, Albert R. Beman, Central Point; and three grand children. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Siskiyou Funeral Service directors of Chapel in the Trees Mortuary. JASPER L. ORNDOFF Funeral services for Jasper L. Orndoff. 67, of 321 Effie st. Medford, who died Tuesday, will be held at 1 p.m. Thurs day in Conger-Morris down town chapel. A minister from the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will officiate. Commit tal will be in Hillcrest Me morial park. Mr. Orndoff was born Feb. 22, 1896, in Kearney, Mo., and had worked most of his life as a hoisting engineer in coal and gold mines. He had lived in Medford for the past 18 years. He was married Feb. 25, 1915, in Lexington, Mo., to Beaulah Ashcraft, who sur vives. Other survivors include a son. Earl A. Orndoff, Wenat chec, Wash.; five daughters, Mrs. Stanley E. Oles, Odessa, Mo.; Mrs. R. H. Jenkins, Odessa, Mo.; Mrs. C. W. Ash inhurst, Medford; Mrs. W. C. Mattson, Medford; and Mrs. David Brown, Piercy, Calif.; two brothers, John D. Orn doff, Fresno, Calif.; and Bonters Orndoff, Modesto, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Glen na Powers, Okanogan, Wash.; Mrs. Rosic Kenny, Modesto, NOW! OPEN 6:45 Show Starts 7:00 Academy Award Nomination TERENCE STAMP For "BILLY BUDD" ROBERT RYAN 4 PETER USTINOV .... MELVYN. DOUGLAS . TERENCE STAMP.' CO-FEATURE "The Bashful Elephant" Calif.: and Mrs Mary Daw son. Modesto, Calif.; 19 grand children and 10 great grand children. Casket bearers will include Harley Davidson, William Gregory. Thomas Schuyler, Harvey Gadberry, Paul Per cell. and Gary Salberg, EDWIN E. NESBERG Funeral services for Edwin Emanuel Nesberg, 67, of Eagle Point, who died Friday, will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday in Conger - Morris downtown chapel. The Rev. Bernard An drews of the First Baptist church will officiate. Com mittal will be in Hillcrest Me morial park. Mr. Nesberg was born Aug. 18. 1895. in Ludington, Mich., and had lived in southern Oregon for the past 15 years. He was a veteran of World War I, serving from Feb. 26, 1918, to June 14, 1919, as a wagoner in the 352nd In fantry. He was married March 5, 1927, in Flint, Mich., to Hazel Melick. who survives. Other survivors include two sons, Louis Nesberg, Klamath Falls; and PFC Rosil Nesberg, in the Marine Corps; a sister, Miss Anna Nesberg, Luding ton, Mich.; and three grand sons. Casket bearers will include LeRoy Bedingfield, Alfred Bedingfield, Clarence Sin clair, Kenneth Oswald, Harry Hanscom, and Harold Han scom. SAMUEL WATSON Samuel C. Watson, 78. of route 1, box 29, Gold Hill, died yesterday in a local hos pital. Funeral services are sched uled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday day at Memory Gardens Fu neral home. The Rev. Fred Evans of the First Christian church. Med ford, will officiate. Garden Inurnment will be effected, following cremation, in Mem ory Gardens Memorial park. Mr. Watson was born Sept. 4, 1885, in Emery, Tex., the son of John C. and Ella Graves Watson. He was mar r i c d In 1920 at El Reno, Okla., to Mabel Swain, who survives. He retired as vice president of the Western Bank and Of fice Supply of Oklahoma City, Okla., in 1955 after over 30 years of service to that firm. Shortly after his retire ment. Mr. and Mrs. Watson moved to California, and, in 1960, moved to Gold Hill from Los Angeles. Mr. Watson was a Veteran of World War I, and a mem ber of the American Legion of Oklahoma City, Okla. He is survived, besides his wife, by a son, Jack C. Wat son, Gold Hill, and two lif ters, Mrs. . Dema Stewart, Electra, Tex., and Mrs. Mae Rurup. Oklahoma City, Okla. OPAL MILLER Ashland Opal Miller, 85, of 143 Van Ness ave., Ash land, died yesterday in an Ashland hospital. She was born Sept. 3, 1877, in North Webster, Ind. Sur vivors include her husband, Clarence Miller. Funeral ar rangements will be an nounced by Litwiller Funeral home, Ashland. Weather FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Mostly cloudy with showers tonight. Con sldcrable cloudinees Thursday. Low tonight 35. High Thursday 60. Western Oregon: Mostly cloudy tonight and early Thunday, be coming partly sunny Thursday afternoon. Little temperature change. Low tonight 40. High Thursday 52-62. Northern California : Variable cloudiness through Thursday. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yester day 42; below normal 6. Record high this date 81 in 1951. Record low this date 22 in 1918. PRECIPITATION : 24 hours to midnight, none. Midnight to 10 a.ni, trace. Total this month .01 inch, .07 Inch below normal. Total since Sept. 1. 21.51 inches, 5.59 inches above normal. HUMIDITY : Lowest yesterday 32, highest thsi a.m. 66lr. Mich 4:00 24- CITY Yester- a.m. hr. day Low Prec. Brookings 54 43 .19 Crater Lake 31 18 .12 Grants Pass .. 54 43 .02 Howard Prairie .. 43 24 .08 Klamath Falls .... 45 32 T. MEDFORD 55 47 Portland 58 45 03 Seattle 52 42 T. Spokane 4B 28 Yakima 57 32 Eureka 56 47 .08 Red Blutt -59 45 ,10 Sacramento 60 49 San Francisco .... 56 52 Los AngeleB 63 50 Phoenix 67 43 Denver 61 28 Chicago 83 62 T. Miami Beach 76 73 New York 80 52 Washington D C. 89 58 FIVE-DAY FORECAST: (TiirouEh April x): Western Oregon - Western Wash initon Temperatures averaging a little above normal. Highs 55-65. Lows 37-47 Precipitation near normal Northern California Possibility of rain extreme north around week end Otherwise, no precipi tation Temperatures above normal. P is KaUiaUiri MEDFORD Wm bH BP SB - j8I HbpB VARIETY OF WOHK The stenciling room in the Salem sign shop of the Oregon state highway department turns out a wide vari ety of work. Henry Hatfield, left, and John Helt work on a 48 inch by 48 inch traffic Local and Circle Plana Sale - The Golden Circle of the Gold Hill Christian church is plan ning a rummage sale for Fri day, April 5, at the Fehl building, 108 North Ivy st., Medford. Rummage and plants will be included in the sale, according to Mrs. Leon ard Andrews, chairman. It will open at 9 a.m. and con tinue through 4:30 p.m. The funds realized from the sale will be used to improve the church or the church grounds. Miners To Meal The regu lar meeting of the Northwest ern Mining Council will be held in Jacksonville Commu nity hall at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 4. A demonstration on a practical field test for gold will be given. There will be a kaffeklatch following the program. Anyone interested in mining is invited. Irene Mitchel, secretary, an nounced. Clinic Set The chest x-ray clinic at Sacred Heart hospi tal will be open from 7 to 9 o'clock tonight and from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, according to the Jackson County Tubercu losis and Health association. The once-a-month evening cli nics are arranged for the con venience of those who find it difficult to visit the regular Thursday afternoon clinics. The faculty is open to all per sons 15 years of age and older, and is operated on a cost basis by the association. . Thaft Reported - James Orville Cabler, 400 West California St., Jacksonville, notified Medford police Tues day of the theft of two sets of bulldozer track link assem blies without pads from Cra ter Lake Machinery, 2919 North Pacific highway, valued at $1,080.98. Collision - Vehicles oper ated by Marlin Albert Green, 36, of 1947 Marsh lane, and Gordon Lynn Westwood, 33, of 642 Garfield st., collided Tuesday at 4:45 p.m. on Court St. near Edwards St., accord ing to Medford police. Early this morning police investi gated an accident at the inter section of Jackson st. and Riverside ave. involving a truck operated by William Junior Ercanbrack of Wals burg, Utah, and a Medford street sign. Guild To Meal Providence Guild of Sacred Heart hospi- tal will meet at 10 a.m. to- morrow at the Knights of Co i lumbus hall. Black Oak dr. i and Barnett rd A new cancer j film will be shown and a i business meeting will be held. Candle Room GENUINE CHARCOAL STEAKS Open 5 30 P.M. Til Midnita Every Day DANCING Entertain rnnt by Beautiful Samoan Dancen in a Polynesian Pageant HOTEL MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, Personal Rummage Sale - The Jack son County Association for Retarded Children will hold a rummage sale on Thursday, April 4, at the Fehl building, 108 North Ivy St., Medford, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All pro ceeds will go to help men tally retarded children in Jackson county, according to W. W. Smith, president of the association. Sale Set - The Junior Serv ice League will sponsor a rummage sale Thursday and Friday, April 4 and 9, at the Thrift Shop, McAndrews rd and Priddy st. The sale will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Flua Fires - Medford fire men were called to flue fires at 1 p.m. yesterday at the home of Dr. E. V. Meyerding, 112 Medford heights, and about 7:55 p.m. at the resi dence of R. A. Trussell, 2713 Blddle rd. Investigation of a report of smoke at the home of John J. Jensen, 522 South Oakdale ave., at 6 p.m. indi cated that the smoke was com ing from the furnace, Wires Slrlke-Medford fire men were summoned at 7:30 p.m. when wires were strik ing together in high wind near Weisfield's store at the Medford ShoDDinc They stood by until a Pacific Power and Light company crew arrived. Portland Livestock PorUard (UPIt USDA Cattle 150: mixed good-choice steers 24.50; good-choice 1120 lb. 24; util ltylow atandard 18-18; utility standard heifers 18-20; utility cows 12-1S; canner-cutter 10-14; cutter utility bulls 16-20. Calves 50; mostly good feeders 340 lb. bulls 27. Hogs 75; no early tales. Sheep 25: no early sain. SfME Large or small savings accounts are always welcome at... WATT1 Jackson County tVJL Sayings & Loan Home Of f ice-2 E. Main, Medford Ashland Branch-337 E. OREGON sign with black lettering on a light-colored reflectorizcd background. Signs are design ed to give the greatest visibility, day or night. (Oregon state highway department photo) Permit Issued for IB-Unit Motel Here A permit to erect a $100,- 000 motel at 509 North River side ave., has been issued by the Medford building depart ment. The 28-unit motel will be owned by Brooks and Krueger Inc. Other permits issued by the department were to Alvin G. Lemings to erect a $10,500 residence at 1004 Stevens st to Oral L. Bell to erect $13,000 duplex at 421 and 423 Benson st and to Ervin Toney, to erect a $12,000 resi dence at 1501 Siskiyou blvd. Investment Funds Noon quotations on selected stocks Fund Bid Bullock 12.90 Chemical Fund 10.72 Colonial Energy ... 11.07 Eaton Howard sick 1.1.4s AsV 14.24 11.65 13.08 14.34 16.35 10.36 7.21 14.14 3.34 17.76 10.68 3.52 23 25 13.81 1541 4.46 8 55 8.60 19.50 7.87 15.20 19.15 747 13.06 6.92 5.60 6.03 13.53 Fidelity ISJI Fundamental 0.45 Group Sec Avla Elec S.S7 Group Sec Com Stk 12.01 Hamilton C7 4.S0 Keystone B-3 1R.2R Keystone B-4 0.78 Keystone K-2 3.03 Keystone S-l 21.31 Keystone S-2 12.S3 Keystone S-3 14.03 Keystone S-4 4.08 Mass Inv Growth .. 742 National Growth .... 7.87 Stocks 18.03 TV-Elec 7.22 United Accum 13.01 United Canada 17.82 United Continental . 6.74 United Income 11.98 United Science 643 Value Line 5.21 Variable 6.41 Wellington 14.25 UFffWWfWHHI TONIGHT PI If II lllfll HI TWO SHOWS JUUiUiitMHAfliiliHI 7:00 i I all tHe hEarT and happiness of the B'way hit! 1 5 jfj NWRMrf l o i;, t A if39&SL ::!:.:4K X KARL. U ,iMaipeiW I iHEIS C,n J "". tMiHH H 50,000 New Signs Required Salem - It required 30,000 new highway traffic signs to keep Oregon'a motoring pub lic on the right road during 1962. This many signs were built and installed on the 7,500-mile Oregon highway system last year, according to Rambler Leads in Mobil Test Run Omaha, Neb. -IUW- The 36 cars in the Los Angeles-Detroit Mobil Economy Run moved across Nebraska today one jump ahead of a massive storm front and punished by gale winds. Les Viland's Rambler American continued to lead the pack with a 29.26 miles per gallon average. Mary Hauser and her Chevy II was about one-half mile per gallon behind Viland in the cumulative totals up to North Platte. Neb. She averaged 28.71 for the 1,837 miles cov ered so far. Mrs. Pat Sawyer, Hemet, Calif., gained on both Viland and Miss Hauser today, with a 28.21 average. Mrs, Sawyer got off to a bad start on the first day due to a disconnect ed vacuum line on her Cor vair Monza, but she has made gains on the leaders since leaving Las Vegas. The tightest contest was in the medium engine compact class where Bill Levy's Ford Falcon was one-hundredth of a mile per gallon ahead of Bob Chee'-.loy, driving a Valiant Six. Thursday the cars leave Omaha at 4:30 a.m. for the 500-mile length to Chicago, and will be on the road for 12 hours and nine minutes, at tempting to average more than 41 miles per hour. The 2,654-mile contest will end in Detroit Thursday. Greeters Group Is Planned in Ashland Ashland - A greeters com mittee, patterned alter similar group in Medford, is being formed here through the efforts of the Ashland Chamber of Commerce. The new committee will hold a "koffeeklatch" at 8:45 a.m. tomorrow in the Crown room of the Mark Antony hotel. Chamber members their guests and other inter ested persona are Invited to attend. The coffee will be pro vided by the hotel. The meeting is scheduled to be tape recorded by radio station KWIN for subsequent broadcast over the air. At Tuesday's chamber luncheon, local representa tives of the American Cancer Society showed a film en titled "From One Cell," de scribing how normal cells In the human body become can cerous. Dr. John Reynolds of Ash land answered questions fol lowing the film showing. WEDNESDAY. APRIL . IMS Forrest Cooper, atate highway engineer The sign division of the state highway depart mint also painted more than 2S0 different types of legends. The signs range from the temporary ones used at de tours to large permanent ones for freeways. Sign men also painted numerous legends on pavements. The largeat of these has letters 8.S feet high. These are at the state borders and read "Welcome to Ore gon." Larger signs are used on modern h i g hwaya because they are necessary on the high-speed freeways. A mo torist must be able to read the sign, understand it, and act upon it in t matter of sec onds while traveling at 60 or Births KONWISER: Mr. and Mrs. John M route 1, box 56, Eagle Point, April 3, 1B63, a boy, 7 ',4 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. S H A R P E: Mr. and Mrs. James Eugene, postoffice box 54, Happy Camp, Calif., April 1963. a girl, 6i pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. HERBSTRUTH: Mr. and Mrs. Richard John, route 1, box 54, Central Point, April 1963, a boy, 8Vi pounds, at Rogue Valley hiopltal. NORTHS CHOCK WAGON 1016 N. Riverside Phona 773-3681 Banquet A Party Facilitiei Lounge with Private Entrance Lunch 1 1 a.m.2 FREE CONCERT Wednesday, April 3 8:00 P.M. HOLLY THEATRE LUSK MUSIC CO. 333 South Riverside Federal Assn. Main, Ashland li 70 miles an hour. Highway signs range in size from the 12-inch Oregon route marker to the 28-foot signs suspended over freeways. The price range is from $15 to ap proximately $20,000 for the largest, Including installation costs. Most highway signs are made of plywood and alumi num. Average life of the ply wood sign is five to seven years. Letters and numbers on the reflectorized aluminum signs must be cleaned about every five years. Vandalism to signs costs the highway department an esti mated $30,000 each year. Some signs are flattened by vehicles but most of the van dalism la done during hunting season and during the sum mer months when road signs become targets for rifles, shot guns, bottles, and rocks. Cooper noted. ? FRIDAY SURPRISE 9 Daan & Taylor WIM-TRACK TOWN p.m. Dinner 5 'til 9 kr... Phone 772-8635
