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BOMBER ESCORTED Tne Navy has released this photo taken in the North Pacific of two U.S. Navy F-4 Phantom H fighter planes escorting a Russian Badger bomber which overflew their ship, the USS Kitty Hawk. The bomb- Over'the-Ceunter Western Stocks By United Pros InUrnaUonsI Bid Asked Bank of America 64. 67) Cal Pac Until - 37'i 28', Con Freight 13s I4t Cyprus Mines (xdi 24j 2fl, Equitable S & L 33 I'S First National Bank . 66. 70'. Jantzen .... 27 2fl Morrison Knudsen ... 31 33 Mult Kennels 4, Vi N.W. Natural Gas 363i 3834 Oregon Metallurgical .. 1U I'a PGE 26, 2, PPiL 27 28', U.S. National Bank 77'2 St West Coast Tel 24 'i 2 Weyerhaeuser 323,i 34.a THIS FPEEK The . ...in Fl9 Honor Flies of... 2 Veteran jj JOHNSON "Just off Jacksonville Highway" MEMORIAL PARK WEDDING CHAPEL COLUMBARIUM 1395 Arnold lane "Your grandchildren will grow up under Communism!" V Will the Sevtel three! came true Will yew f randchlldren live under Cemmunism? Fergei OedT Salvia Ida Sevlat flag T 'Nar!" yon uy. But r ru mrtf How can you oppou Communism? One sura way. Help rWie frtt Ejtrofie. X hat does it do? It broadcasts the news of freedom to 79 million people behind the Iran Curtaio. It helps keep them from turning to Communism. It noses a major obstacle to the Russian! starting, a war. But Radio Free Europe depends on Individual Americans for its eiistencc. V ill you help? One dollar? Gic 3 dollars ... or more? Give Now To . . . RADIO FREE EUROPE TKa Afiwkm Poopta's Count Voico to Com m unit m U$ the nve!op your ntwspaperboy leaves w for a generous T RADIO FREE EUROPE V Squaw Peak Lookout Reported Manned Squaw peak lookout of the Applcgate district in the Rogue National forest was manned today, Doug Finch, fire control officer of the for est reported. Manning the lookout is Basil Craig. Finch said that, if the wea ther continues warm and dry, other lookouts may be sent up in the next day or two. FUNERAL HOME MAUSOLEUM CREMATIONS Phone 773-7338 loyi NlklTA KHRUSHCHEV contribution to 50y cr was escorted from the surveillance during the time the ship. (UPI) Portland Crash Takes Two Lives By United Presi International Kenneth Lavcrne Miller, 32, Portland, and his wife, June, 25, were killed in a two car collision in North Port land early Sunday. Their car collided with a ve hicle driven by Harold Steele, 22, Vancouver, Wash. He was not injured. John Cook, 56, Portland, died Saturday night from in juries suffered in a motor cycle accident in Portland May 19. The collision brought Ore gon's highway death toll for the first 27 days of May to 37, compared to 33 for a similar period last year. A total of 183 persons have died in Oregon traffic so far this year, compared to 154 from Jan. 1 to May 27 last year. SECRETARY OF YEAR Corvallis - (UN) - Mrs. Juan ita Dougherty, Eugene, was named secretary of the year at the ninth annual meeting of the Oregon division of the National Secretaries associa tion here. Investment Funds Noon quotations on selected stocks: Fund Bid Asked Bullock 1352 14.82 Chemical Fund 11.18 12 16 Colonial Energy 12.37 13.52 Eaton Howard Stk .... 13 f)3 IS. OS Fidelity 16.16 17.47 Fundamental 982 10.76 GroupSec-Avia-E.ee .. 600 7.37 Group Sec-Corn Stk .... 13 41 14 68 Hamilton C7 3.13 5.61 Keyitone B-3 16.82 18 36 Keystone B-4 10.22 11.15 Key tone K-2 5.24 5.73 Keystone S-l 22.09 24.10 Keystone S-2 12.95 14.13 Keystone S-3 15. 00 16.38 Keystone S4 4 30 4.69 Mass Inv Growth 8.16 8.92 National Growth 7.87 8.60 Stocks 18.79 20.31 TV EIcc 7.48 8.15 United Accum 14.54 13.89 United Canada 18 50 20.11 United Continental .... 6.90 7.58 United Income 12.42 13.37 Uniled Science 6.69 7 31 Value Line 5 36 5 86 Variable 6.79 7 34 Wellington 1436 1587 'tenet JLU. Gates Oppen At 8:15 Show At Dusk) yasctiPicws.icsEinwsf petsm ; SH1RIEY MHAiNE OUEEN BAZLW HUTTON R0BERE FlUf-oW n urn i iPLUSL!l inc :.a zm MEDFOHD carrier and was kepi under that it was in the vicinity of Postal Service History Pamphlet Given to Library Acting Postmaster Al Brad ford has presented the Pub lic Library of Medford and Jackson County with a 44 page pamphlet issued by the Post Office department as part of its centennial celebra tion of the Paris Conference of 1863. A new 15 - cent airmail stamp was issued this month in honor of Montgomery Blair, Abraham Lincoln's postmaster general, who sug gested the conference. The Paris Conference was the first international confer ence on postal problems and led to the founding of the Universal Postal union, which regulates the handling of in ternational mail, Bradford ex plained. New Ideas Although he ran the Post Office department during the Civil War period, Blair was responsible for some of the important mail handling in novations in the country's his tory. He introduced free de livery of mail in cities, the money order system, and the railway post office to assem ble and distribute mail en route. Bradford said that copies of the Montgomery Blair pam phlet may be obtained from the Superintendent of Docu ments, U. S. Government Printing office, Washington 25, D.C., for 25 cents a copy. Officers Question Youth on Burglary Police officers arc question ing a 17-year-old Jacksonville boy in connection with the burglary of Coleman's Hard ware and Liquor store in Jack sonville about two weeks ago. Officers believe some wine may have been stolen. The youth is being held in the Jackson county Juvenile detention home on charges of possessing stolen property. The hardware and liquor store Durgiary was one of : series of burglaries in t h i i area about two weeks ago. Meanwhile, sheriff's depu lips UUCro mnlim.in. Ili.i. i vestigating of the burglary of the Roxy Ann Bowling Lanes south of Medford which was entered some time Saturday morning. The safe was peeled and approximately $700 stol en, deputies said. Portland Produce Portland (UPIi Dlry nurket: Eufi To retnileri: AA extra large 3fM.tc; AA laree 3841c: A Urge 37.40c; AA medium 32-37c; A A mil 26-3 0c; car ton l-3c hicher Butter To retailer.: A A and A print 6c; carloni 3c higher. B print S.V Cheeie 'medium curedt To re (alien: 4ti-8c: oroceued American 5-10 b loaf. 43 -4.1c Portland (UPI Dreurd ehieken No 1 grade drenned to retail-. Kryer, whole drawn 30 3Ar lb: cut-up 31-42c lb: heni light tvpe. whole drawn lb; light Ivp hem rut-up 34-JSc lb ; heavy whole 3fl-38c lb. NORTHS CHUCK WAGON 1016 N.Riverside Phone 773-3681 Btnquet & Pirty Facilities loung with Privets Entrinca lunch 1 1 i.m.-2 p.m.-Dinner 5 'til 9 MAIL TRIBUNE. MEEFORD. Klamath Falls Couple Hurt in Week End Crash A Klamath Falls couple were reported in good condi tion at Sacred Heart hospital this morning after they de molished their car on the Crater Lake highway near the Mill Creek Falls view point. John M. Brchm, the driver, is being treated for fractures and his passenger, Bertha M. Brehm, for cuts and bruises. State police said the car left the roadway and turned over several times, landing on its top. They were taken to the hospital by Medford Ambu lance Service. Stale police have under in vestigation a one-car accident on Hanley rd., a half mile south of Ross lane Sunday. The car sheared off a tele phone pole. There were no ap parent injuries and consider able property dama.e state po lice said. 8he driver and own er of the car has not been contacted yet, state police said this morning. Two-Car Accident A two-car accident occurred on Oak Grove rd. at the Jack sonville highway intersection Saturday, state police re ported. The cars were driven by Walter Vernon Hubbard, 21, Jacksonville, and Virginia M. Morse, 46, of 169 Oak Grove rd. No injuries and only minor damage resulted from a two car accident Sunday when cars driven by Walter Dale Balla, 19. of route 1, box 496 Gold Hill, and Larry Gene Bangs, 24, of 1608 West Main St., collided on the Gold Rey rd., a half mile south of the Sams Valley highway. Balla had attempted to slop and slid sideways on the dirt roads into the Bangs' car, ac cording to reports. HEBRARD - To Mr. and Mrs. Gene E., 1041 Ingrid St., Medford, May 24, 1963, a boy, 9;;4 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. HUNT - To Mr. and Mrs. Timmis C., 326 Munzanita st Central Point, May 25, 1963. a boy, 6Vi pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. ECKMAN - To Mr. and Mrs. A. James, Klamath River rd. Horse Creek, Calif., May 25 1963, a girl, 8 pounds, al Rogue Valley hospital. GUNTHER - To Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. H., 601 Bart lctt St., Apt. C, Medford, May 26, 1963, a boy, 4 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. HUNT - To Mr. and Mrs. William A., general delivery, 126 Norlh Third St., Central Point, May 26, 1963, a girl, 7'i pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. Portland Livestock PorUanii (UPI. USDA Cattle 1300: good-choice slaughter steers mostly 23 33-23.79: heitcrs standard-good 10-32; utility - com mercial cowa 13-17; standard la; canner-cuttcr 11-14: utility -commercial bulla 20-21.50. Calves 150; steady; good-choice vcalers 300 lb. down 2831; utility standard 18-27. Hogs 430; harrows and gilts 1 and 2 grade 180-220 lb. 17-17.50; 2-3 grade 485-BlO lb. 0.30-10,50. Sheep 1(100; hpring slaughter lambs mixed cholce-prinic 78-102 lb. 21 25-21.30; ewea cull - good shorn 3.50-4. Weather FOTtECASTS Medford and vicinity: Fair throuch Tue&dMV. Low tonight 4. Hich Tueftday BO Weilcrn Oregon: Sunny and warmer throujih Tucuday. Low tonight 40-jO. High Tucaday 70-82, with Sfl-64 on the coM. Northern California: r'alr through Tuesday with heavy fog on the coast. Scattered thunderatorma in the Sierras. Little change In tem perature. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yeaterday 59: above normal 1. Record hi ah thli date f2 In ia.2. Record low thin date 34 In 1061. PRECIPITATION: None, Tola! this month 2 23 in., 07 In. above normal. Total kincc Sent. 1 23 66 In., 7.30 in. above normal HUMIDITY : Lowe it ycilerday 3rr, highest this a m.Rn'.., Hleh too 2 CITY Yrvttr- a m. hr. day Low P.er. Brooking M Crater Lake h7 Grant P- AO Howard Prairie . .. hi Klamath Valla . . 1 MEDFORD 77 Portland T6 45 31 41 Seattle Spokane -1 t am ma Eureka Red Bluff K2 31 33 Sacramento IS San Franciaco M Lot. Angelea . 68 Phoenix 07 Denver 77 Chicago 2 Miami Rrach B 4 New York ... Sfl Wathtngton. DC. .73 34 70 47 30 nvr.DAY tontt AhT (Throuih June 1): Western Oreion Normal trm- . peraltire Shrmcn likely. High I temperaturet 63-77; Iowa 40-30. J Vnrth'in I ahfnrnla No pre ' Cipitalion- Normal temperature ) OREGON ...-.a nnaiMiiwwiMiv.i-.'.-l..w - . as "i liSlaiam I BIG SIGN GOES UP The "Big ' in the Big Y sirii, which workmen are installing in this The overall height is 80 feet, big in price, $10,000 to $12,000. The porlion being installed here weighs 3.400 pounds. It sign company in the world, Federal Sign and Signal Cor?., in the Medford plant of the electrical products division, ac cording to Big Y officials. The sign is located at the Inter section of Table Rock rd. and its kind to be installed in the OBITUARIES LAFREDA B. DESMOND Ashland - LaFreda Beryl Desmond, 70, died early today at her Ashland home. She was a resident of the Pines Trail er court. Born June 4, 1892, at Daylon, Ore., she was a re tired civil service workers. Fupneral arrangements will be announced by Litwillcr's Funeral home, Ashland. ROBERT W. LEWIS Robert W. Lewis, 7.1, of route 2, box 603, Central point, died Sunday evening at the home of Morton Pritchard, Eagle Point. Funeral arrange ments will be announced by Perl .Funeral home.. FRANCES J. HEDGEPETH Mrs. Frances J. Hcdccpcth, formerly o Central Point, died Sunday In Cougar, Wash. Funeral arrangements arc en trusted to Siskiyou Funeral service, directors of Chapel in the Trees mortuary. MRS. LETHA V. HALE Private funeral service for Mrs. Lctha V. Hale, Portland, who died Friday, were held today in the Chapel in the Trees mortuary, within Siski you Memorial park. The Rev. John O. Reynolds of the West minster Presbyterian church, Medford, officiated. Private entombment followed in Sis kiyou Memorial Mausoleum. Mrs. Hale was born May 1, 1889 in Waverly, Kas., the daughter of the late John and Georgia Van Ness. She moved to Portland in 1917 and lived there until her retirement In 1954. She was an employee of the Federal government in the Internal Revenue service for 25 years. Since 1954. she had resided with her sister, Mrs. Elma V. Sharp, Rogers, Ark., who survives. Mrs. Male re turned to Portland two months ago. Other survivors include a sister, Mrs. J. P. Tibbutt, Medford; two nephews, T. N. Tibbutt, Medford, and Ted V. Tibbuttc, Washington, D.C.; two nieces, Mrs. H. F. Erz, Portland, and Mrs. L. G. Case, Medford. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Siskiyou fune ral service, directors of Chap el in the Trees mortuary. ALVIN W. WHEELER Ashland-Alvin W. Wheeler, 71. of route 1, box 414, Talent, a retired school teacher and farmer, died in a Medford hospital Sunday. Born in Grants Pass Nov. 18, 1891, Mr. Wheeler had been a resident of Jackson county for the past 24 years, coming to Ihc Talenl-Ashland area from Corvallis. He was married to Alfleda Smith in Albany in 1914 and was grad uated from Oregon State col- STARTING Atthc t The Rogue JACKIE JOHNSON TRIO! Star of ftdio, TV 4 Recording!. Itckit it th Wcit Cojit Cham pton Yodfller 4 formar Singing Star of tha Snaad Family, Bringing you a variaty of Flnt f ntartainmant 4 nilti weak. C to ted Mondayi. photo, is big in many ways, and the special neon lighting is was designed by the biggest Highway 99. It is the first of Northwest. lege in 11)16. He laught in (he Oregon and Washington schools lor 21 years and was active in farm ing in the Talent region alter leaving the teaching proles. sion. lie retired from farming six years ago. Mr. wheeler was a member of the Talen'. Methodist church and of The Gideons. He is survived by his wife, Alflcda, of Talent, and by one daughter, Mrs. Agnes Day, Phoenix, and three grand children. The funeral service will be held al 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Lilwillcr's Mountain View chapel with the Rev. Violet Bolligcr of the Talent Method, ist church officiating. Inter ment will be in the Laurel cemetery at Cave Junlion at 2 p.m. Tuesday. friends who wish may make contributions to The Gideons or the Talent Metlv odist church. ROBERT A. VESTAL Funeral service for Robert Alexander Vcslal, 70, 546 Maple slrcct, Central Point, who died Saturday, will be conducted Tuesday al 1 1 a.m. in the Chapel hi the Trees mortuary, within Siskiyou Memorial park. The Rev. George Roscbcrry of the First Methodist church, Medford, will officiale. Private inter ment will follow in the Cen tral Point IOOF cemetery, Central Point. Mr. Vestal was born May 5, 1884 in Eagle Poinl, the son of the laic James and Dora Vestal. Ho had been a resi dent of this community, and of Oregon all of his life, and had homcsteaded a ranch in Ihc Reese creek area during his earlier life. Survivors include two bro thers, Thomas Vcslal, Eagle Point, and Samuel Vestal, Hood River; five nieces, and two nephews. Funeral arrangements arc entrusted to Siskiyou Funenl service, directors of Chapel in the Trees mortuary. WOODSON H. JONES Funeral services for Wood son llodgc Jones, 81, of 1223' We,t Eighth st., who died Sat urday, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Apostolic Faith church, Medford. The Rev. Loycc Carver, the Rev. Vernon Schrocder, San Francisco, and Ihc Rev. C. W. Frost, Granls Pass, will offi ciate. Committal will be in Siskiyou Mcmoral park, witli Conger-Morris funeral direc tors in charge of arrange ments. Mr. Junes was born April 27, 1882, in London, Ky , had lived in Oregon for 3D years, in Medford 21 years. He was TUESDAY Bin Valley' Own FEATURING Stocks Chicken Stafood Sandwichti MONDAY. MAY 27, Locals At Nursing Home - Mrs. Emma Perkins reported this morning that she has returned to Medford and is living at the Medford Convalescent home, 120 Laurel st. Mrs. Perkins, who has recovered from a recent illness. Is an early -day resident having come to the area before Med ford was founded. ... Trial Set - Mary L. Mills, proprietor of Norpac Supply company, 2743 North Pacific highway, entered a plea of in nocent to a charge of oper ating a business without a li cense in municipal court Mon day. Trial was set for June 3. ... Tuesday Sale - The women of the Eagle Point Seventh day Adventist Dorcas W e 1 fare center will hold a rum mage, plant and food sale Tuesday, May 28, In the Fehl building, 108 North Ivy St., from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Food should be in closed or plastic containers. ... Picnic - The 13th annual Minnesota picnic will be held Sunday, June 9, at Lithia park in Ashland beginning, at 1 p.m. Former residents of the state are invited and are to take their own table service and food for a potluck picnic dinner. Coffee and Ice cream will be furnished. ... Dance - The Knit n' Purl 411 club of Rogue River is sponsoring a Teen Dance Wednesday, May 29. from 7 p.m. until midnight al the VFW hall in Rogue River. All teen-agers are invited to attend. A nominal fee per person will be charged and refreshments served. . Permits Issued - The Med ford building department has issued permits to Allied Neon to erect a $2,400 signe at 2870 Crater Lake highway, to Standard Oil company to erect a $6,000 sign at 600 East Jack son st., and to Hadath Broth ers Construction company to erect a $10,000 residence at 18S7 Brookhurst avc. married Nov. 21, 1904, In Weiser, Idaho, to Clara Alice Ray, who preceded him in death in 1954. Mr. Jones had been a mem ber of the Apostolic Faith church for a number of years and was an active layman in the local congregation. Survivors include six sons, Vincent Jones, Crescent City, Calif.; Glen Jones, Phoenix, Ariz.; Woodrow Jones, Dallas, Ore.; Ray Jones and Duane Jones, Medford; and Efton Jones, Eureka, Calif.; five daughters, Mrs. Zelpha Rcmll lard, Dallas, Ore.; Mrs. Vel ma Limbaugh, Emmelt, Ida ho; O'Rctha Jones, and Mrs. Jewel Hanlin, Medford; and Mrs. Maxine Baker, Mountain View. Calif.; three brothers, P. M. Jones, Puyallup, Wash.; Charles Jones, Portland; and George Jones, New Plymouth, Idaho; a sister, Mrs. Ruby Foster, Marsing, Idaho; 23 j grandchildren and 18 great j grandchildren. One son, Den nis Jones, preceded him in j death in 1944. Pall bearers will Include ! the Rev. Clifford Friescn, the Rev. Wilbur Hunt, the Rev. Richard Taylor, the Rev. Paul Andrew, the Rev. Eu- gene Parker, and the Rev. Ralph Fabcr. MARGARET M. ELLIOTT Mrs. Margaret M. Elliott, of Elk creek, died yesterday In Salem. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Conger Morris funeral directors. 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