Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 12, 1963, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextTax Ratios Cut In Five Counties ' Salem - HJPD - Reduced prop erty tax ratios in five Oregon counties were ordered Thurs day by the State Tax Commis sion, which acted in its capa city as the State Board of Equalization. In its order, the commission set the following ratios: Crook, 22 per cent; Gilliam, 21 per cent; Morrow, 19 per cent; Sherman, 20 per cent, and Wasco, 21 per cent. All other Oregon counties are assessed at 23 per cent ex cept Multnomah, which is per mitted by law to have a higher ratio. Multnomah posted 33 "i per cent, down from last year's 36 per cent. The ' Tax Commission can substitute its own ratio if it determines a county ratio is more than 10 per cent above or below ratios prepared by the commission. Rats destroy up to 200 mil lion' bushels of grain a year. Hawaii has nine inhabited and1 several uninhabited is lands. NIOHTLY 7:00-t:50 ALL DISNEY SHOW "SAVAGE SAM" "YELLOWSTONE CUBS" "rmr Tonite & Saturday HizirVG'LY ftllAROUS . pge, between the ..icVAAOONland Wfln Gcfin 10 IDISNEIJIEIDN john r TONY . Franciosa dacltic Gleason s papas Dslfcate Condition OTIS JOHNS am m .inu ts Tonite & Saturday OBITUARIES ADRIAN RANNEY Funeral services for Adrian Elroy (Red) Ranney, 52, for merly of Ruch, who died in H o o p a, Calif., Wednesday, wilf be held at 3 p.m. Monday in Conger-Morris downtown chapel. The Rev. D. E. Millard of the New Age church at Eagle Point will officiate. Committal will be in Jackson ville cemetery. Mr. Ranney was born July 26, 1910, in Raymond, Wash. He was married in St. Louis, Mo., to Shirley Brandt, who survives. He was a veteran of service with the U.S. Army during World War II. He had been employed for the past five years on the county road crew in Hoopa, Calif. Survivors, besides his wid ow, include a daughter, Mrs. Sharon Starfas, Salinas, Calif.; his mother, Mrs. Alice Ran ney, Phoeniv, Ore.; two sis ters, Mrs. Florence Rowden, Applegate, Ore.; and Mrs. Ha Beery, Medford; one grand daughter, Tamera Starfas; and one niece and one nephew. Casket bearers will include Russ Mitchell, Lee Wells, Bill Bethany, Fred West, Jim Win ningham, and Marion Dunlap. GERALD E. McMAHON Gerald E. McMahon, 46, of 130 West Main st., Medford, a veteran of World War II, died Thursday. Funeral ar rangements will be announced by Perl Funeral home. (GATES 8:15 cuaiu at ri ir is JANE I I JIM rn-nm mcgiver isobellennart "CHIME aKsntsmr THE T SOMG WOMW uttrar w HUH SITM .( NCMM JICIIE SLUSOI CAM'M KCOMi JACK JONES , JIUH VatKHM VatMflll nco J i Veto" t - f i rr ti i 1 1 J j ii . f ANNA L. BRISTOW Mrs. Anna L. Bristow, 250 Wilson rd., Central Point, died last night in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Hillcrest Memorial Chapel on the North Phoenix rd. The Rev. D. E. Millard of the New Age church at Eagle Point will officiate. Committal will be in Hillcrest Memorial park, with Conger-Morris Funeral direc tors in charge of arrangements. ELIZABETH SPANGENBERG The body of Mrs. Elizabeth Spangenberg, 70, of 2335 Ta ble Rock rd., who died Tues day, is being returned by Conger-Morris Funeral directors to Hollywood Hills, Calif., for services and interment. Mrs. Spangenberg was born March 22, 1893, in St. Paul, Minn., and had moved to Med ford just a few days prior to her death. Survivors include three sons, Alfred Spangenberg, Ca noga Park, Calif.'; Russell Spangenberg, Redondo Beach, Calif.; and Kenneth G. Span genberg, Leona Valley, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Emily Lynch, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; and Mrs. Charlotte Chapman, Wood land Hills, Calif.; and nine grandchildren. Three Accidents Reported in City Frank Pekala, 57, of 217 South Riverside ave., was slightly injured when the bi cycle he was riding collided with a car about 4:57 p.m. Thursday at East Jackson ana Hawthorne sts., according to Medford police. Driver of the car was Frank William Little Jr.. 56. of 1602 East Jackson st. Police said P'okala did not reciuire first aid. No citations were issued. A par rpcistered to Charles Edward Walker, 1011 West Second St., was damaged about 12:05 p.m. Thursday when it was struck by a ve hicle operated by Karen Don na Peck, 518 Marie st. The Walker car was parked at the time in the parking lot at the Medford Shopping Center. No citations were is sued and no injuries were reported, officers said. Another car was damaged about 10:32 p.m. Thursday while it was parked on Soutn Central ave. between iNinin and 10th sts. The parked car was registered to Floyd Courtright, 401 South Peacn st. The car which struck it was registered to Frances and Robert H. Lichtenstein, uom Hill, according to police re ports. New York - iUPIi - In 1900 there were 8,000 passenger automobiles registered in the United tSates, according to the National Automobile club. To day there aremore than 65 million. ROADSHOW PRICES Adults $1 Students 75c Children 50c NO PASSES LIMITED ROADSHOW ENGAGEMENTI 3 DAYS STARTING SUNDAY OF A SUPERB MOTION PICTUREI OTTO PREMINGER PfilSEMTS HENBY TONDA CHARLES LAUGHT0N-& D0!l VURPAY WALTER PIDGEOHir PETER LAWFORD BEKETIERNEYrtrFRAHCHOTTONE ftLEWAYRESftBURGESS MEREDITH EDDIE HODGES ir PAUL FORD -fr-fr GEORGE GS2ZARD ft INGASWENSOM 2ND FEATURE! Stephen Bao Dolores Hart WnHSFHT. fill 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 BEDFORD Jj l II. t.ip I DAIRY PRINCESS Kathy Bentlcy, 18, of San Jose. Calif., is the 1963 California Dairy Princess. She is a food adminis tration student at California Polytechnic College in San Luis Obispo, Calif. (UPI) Rocket From Plane Hits Observation Bunker; 2 Men Die Hurlburt Field, Fla.-IUPB A low-flying jet fighter fired four non-explosive rockets at a protective bunker here Thursday during war games. One of the rockets crashed through an 18-inch observa tion slit in a million-to-one shot that killed two persons and injured 14 others. The freak accident happen ed during war games by the Tactical Air Command and an immediate investigation was launched to learn whether human or mechanical error caused the accident. No Explosion Exactly how the two men were killed and the others injured was not disclosed by Air Force officials. They said, however, there was no explo sion when the rockets hit the protective bunker, 200 square feet of solid reinforced con crete six feet high.. .The bunk er was used to house person nel judging the pilots' per formances. The plane, an F-100 super sonic jet used to support ground troops, was strafing an isolated area with 50-calibcr machine gun fire when the pilot fired all four of his rock ets at a simulated target. They added that the rockets were "inert," carrying dummy war heads. The two officers killed were identified as: Over-the-Counter Western Stocks By United Preu International Bid Allied Bank of America 63T Cal Pac Utll Con Freight 10"i Cyprui Mlnca 243 27 1 llJi 26'i 3S 70 Enuitahle S Ar L 33', W, 31 'i 4i 3.V, l'l 2n 2Hi IT, 23 J. 32', lt National Bank .... Jantzen Morrison Knudsen Mull Kennela N W. Natural Gal Oregon Metallurgical PGE PP&L U S National Bank West Coast Tel Weyerhaeuser 26 1'4 33' 9 37 Hi 27 i 28 81'! 24'i 34 NOW :: WOODEN SHOE tl th SATCH, DROOPS & BOB A great Mill dnc bind playing all favorites from "Old Timers" te the latest hits. THEY HAVE OVER 1,000 SONGS IN THEIR REPERTOIRE The Kind of Entertainment Loved - by Young and Old Alike ENJOY dbaydaMCOy First delicious dinner then an evening of real danceable Music for your dancing and listening pleasure. - HOLLAND HOTEL MAIL TRIBUNE. MEOFOR . Hi i tf Lt. Col. Sherman R. Smith, 42, of the Air Force Air Ground Operations School here. His homo adrcss was listed as Mary Esther, Fla. Survivors include his wife, Alois, and two sons, Peter W., 16, and Daniel W., 11; Capt. Mercer R. Ferguson, 28, of the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 474lh Tactical Fighter Wing, Can not Air Force Base, N. M. His home address was given as Waukegan, 111. His next of kin are his mother and father, Mr and Mrs. Clay G. Ferguson of the Waukegan address. Fcrgu son was from the same base as the plane which fired the rockets. Five of the 14 injured were hospitalized and listed in fair or good condition. The rest were treated and released. Portland Livestock Portland (UPI) USDA Week ly livestock: Cattle 1.770. Slaughter ntccri good and choice mostly 28-27. High standard and good 23.50-28. Standard 10 50-20 Slaughter hei fers 50-75C higher with good to mostly choice 24.30-24.75. Good and low choice mostly 23 up. Utility and standard 17-21. Cows, steady to 50 cents higher. Most utility and commercial 13-18. Bulls steady, utility and commercial 18 21. Feeders steady to 50 cents higher, good and choice 23-23. me dium and good steers 19-21.50. Calvea 320. Most choice 28-27, standard and cood 22-28. Feeders, good and choice 27-20, medium and good 24-27. Hogs 1,525. Steady, harrnwc and gilts U.S. I and 2 10.511-20. No. 2 and 3 mostly 17-10 Sows 10-16. Sheep 6.550. Spring slaughter lambs 50 cents lower, other class es steady. Spring slaughter lambs, choice and prime 10.50-20, good to mostly choice 18.30-111.50. Slaugh ter ewes, cull to good 3-4 50. Spring feeder lambs choice and fancy 16-16.50. good and choice 13-16. Portland Produce Portland (UPI l Dairymnrket: Eggs To rctallcri: AA extra large 40-43; AA large 38-4lc; A large 3fi-39c; A A medium 30-3-tc: A mail 23-2f.c; car ton t l-3c higher. Hutler To rctHllcm: AA and A prints fldc; cartons 3c hiKhor; B printi 05c. Chece (medium cured) To re tailer.,: 4fi-48c; procewed Ameri can 3-10 lb. loaf, 43-48C. Portland (UPIi Drewed chick ens No. 1 grade drcsiod to rc tallcri: Fryer, whole drawn. 31 .3flc lb.; cut-up. 37.42c lb.; hen, light type, whole drawn 22-2c lb.; light hens, cut-up, 24-2flc lb; heavy whole 3(i-3tic lb. OREGON Local and Eret Wall - The Medford building department Wednes day issued a permit to the Seventh Day Adventist church to erect a retaining wall at 1900 Greenwood ave. at an estimated cost of $2,000. Has Surgsry-Chris Grieve, 8-ycar-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Grieve, Prospect, under went a tonsillectomy at Rogue Valley hospital July 9. His mother is staying in Medford with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Caul ler, the boy's great grandpar ents. In Hospital-Mrs. L. O. Rog ers, Prospect, is a patient at Rogue Valley hospital. Surgery Patients - Surgery patients listed at Sacred Heart hospital today included Mrs. William L. Davis, route 1, box 1911, Jacksonville; Mrs. Elsie F. Weston, 111 North Fifth St., La Mar, Color.; Mark R. Vin cent, route 4, box 350H2, Med- No Complaints on Overnight Camp Fee The 50-cent overnight camp ing fco for Emigrant lake and designated areas outside the Howard Prairie developed rec reation area is now being col lected, according to Neil Led ward, Jackson county parks and recreation director. Lcdward said he has not received any complaints about the fee from campers. The county court insisted at the parks and recreation commis sion meeting Monday night that the fee be collected. The parks and recreation director observed nine camp ing groups at the posted areas this week at Howard Prairie. Willow Point, at the gravel stockpile, and at the Lily Glen riding stables area are the only places where camp fires will be permitted outside the Howard Prairie develop ed area and where picnic tables and fireplaces have been or are being installed, Led ward said. i Investment Funds Noon quotation! on selected stocks: Fund ' Bid Bullock 13.41 Chemical Fund tl.31 Colonial Ener 12.30 Eaton Howard Stk. 13.111 Fidelity 16.10 Fundamental Invest. 9.89 Group Sec Avla-Klec (194 Group Sec Com filk 13.37 Hamilton C7 5.07 Keystone B-3 16.54 Keystone B-4 j. 10.35 Keystone K-2 , ,1.21 Keyatone S-l 23 03 Keystone S-3 13.11 Keystone S-3 14 92 Keystone S-4 4 33 Mass Inv Growth Stk 8 22 National Growth .... 7 05 Stocks 18.02 TV-Elec 7.47 United Accum 14.02 United Canada 18.18 United Continental 11.95 United Income 12.41 United Science 6.78 Value Line luc 5 38 Variable 6 B9 Wellington 14.54 Akrd 14 70 12 20 13.54 15 03 17.47 10.84 7.(11 14.114 5.54 18 05 11 29 3.69 24 03 14 30 16 28 4 113 08 8 09 20.43 8 14 15.98 10.70 7 HO 13.56 7 41 3 88 7 43 15 83 Births KRUEGER-To Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Lewis, 1216 Murray St., Medford, July 11, 1983, a girl, 7 pounds, at Rogue Val ley hospital. INGLE-MTo Mr. and Mrs. Clinton S., 320 Bush St., Cen tral Point, July 11, 1063, o girl, 6 pounds, at Rogue Val ley hospital. - I.O.O.F. No. 129 GOLD HILL BUILDING FUND . BENEFIT DANCE AMERICAN LEGION HALL Central Point Muiic by . . . Tht Malodius Four 9 Is 1 Evarybody Wolcoma Saturday 9 to 1 Bobby Burton and THE ROGUE VALLEY BOYS Featuring Frank Burdic Visit Our Snack Bar DANCE 8 Miles from the Crater Lake Hi-way on the Butte Falls Hi-way SATURDAY NIGHT-9-1 - RAY ASHCRAFT With An All WESTERN BAND Snick Br for your plusur Personal ford; and Amos R. Cox, 2927 Lone Pine rd., Medford. Permit Issued-The Medford building department issued a permit Thursday to Capri Mo tels, Inc. to erect a swimming pool at 250 Barnctt rd. at an estimated cost of $4,000. Grass Fires - Ashland fire men were called to grass fires Thursday evening one minute apart. A fire at B St. and Mountain ave. was reported at 7:5"J p. m. Then at 7:54 p. m. second truck went out to a fire along the railroad right-of-way near the Mistletoe mill. Neither fire caused much dam age. Both were of unknown cause.' ; Weather FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Fair to night and Saturday. Low tonight 33. High Saturday 90. Western Oregon: Fair tonight and Saturday. Temperatures a Tit tle warmer with Iowa tonight 4H 58. Highs Saturday in the south interior 78-88. 7.1-85 In north In terior. 85-75 along the coast. Nurthern California: Fair to night and Saturday except coastal fog. Cooler temperatures inland. LOL'AI. DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yester day 67: below normal 5. Record low this date 44 in 1018. 1081. Record low this date 4 4ln 1018. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to midnight, none. Midnight to 10 a.m.. none. Total this month .15 inch, .04 inch above normal. Total since Sept. 1. 2(1.73 Inches. 7.23 Indies above normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday it w, mgneii una a.m. 811 L lllgn CITY Vester, 4:1)0 24- , a.m. hr. Low Prec 62 40 3fl day BrookiiiRB Bi Grants Pass 82 Howard Prairie 73 , Klamath Falls .... 7fl MEDFORD 84 Pot 1 1 and 6fl Seattle 64 Spokane 72 Ynkt m a 8 1 Eureka HI Red Bluff 100 Sacramento )R San Francisco .... 7.1 . Los Angeles 81 Phoenix 103 Denver 90 Chicago 7fi .17 S 55 .13 fi7 04 S3 HO Mi Biui Beach New York ., , . 83 Washington, D. C. 84 64 FIVK-IIAV FORKCAST WKSTKHN OHKGON-WASII1NG-TON A few showers occurring before Tuesday. Temperatures in both areas averaiflng below nor mal. Tempearturcs In Southwest ern Oreiton nrar normal with highs front R2-9'i, 60 along coast. Lows for both areas 50. NOHTIIKHN C:l.lr-nRNIA No precipitation. Temperatures near normal. KBm Saturday JULY 13th DREAMLAND BALLROOM DERBY AT THE VPATIO PACIV f 12 pc. tub ChickenX Potato Salad 1 f Ii all the trimmlngt 1 I 1 Gil. Root Bor I V $4.95 J V .!d"1.'0' gs FRIDAY, JULY 12, Four Cars Damaged In Morning Mishap Four vehicles were dam aged but no one was injured in an accident about 7:45 o clock this morning at Fifth and Ivy sts., according to Medford city police. Douglass Allen Witte. 23. of 521 Dakota ave.. was cited for failure to yield the right of way after his car collided with a vehicle operated by Robert Francis Rickman, 45, of 1150 Chestnut St. The impoct of the collision ! spun the Witte vehicle into I a parked car registered to Vilis Lymo Stanley, 209 Wil lamette St., causing it to crash into the rear of another park ed car, which was registered to Thelbert Ross Chcalum, 901 Maple Park dr., officers said. A SAVINGS Scottsdale, Ariz.-lUPD-Por-haps the only fire company operated for profit in the Unit ed States is Rural Fire Protec tion, inc., which serves three local communisies. R-F-P as sembles Its own firetrucks, uses part time help and claims to toperate more cheaply than a municipal department. z)3S $H HOW! pm. .VS"-HEaEV WINTERS i PmR SELLERS I lTA , " MM PfCtURES & ROBERT WISE PRESENF ROBERT mm - SKiRlfY MHAiNE lWOroKlKbSfeESAW WMw u mural m itm m mutvm at woHwumuit ADDED BONUS FRI.-SAT. THE GREATEST ADVENTURE IN TOmiM CURTIS I hHAROIOHECHT EEMIEJ WANAMAKER DEXTER ROLFE - CftPEZ ISLAND! ADDED BONUS SATURDAY UllASiD ir 70 QtNtUtr.fOX tlNlMAJCD'f WEEK DAYS 6:30 it 9:40 mmm NOW PLAYING! DOORS OPEN 6:45 - 2 SHOWS TONITE THE RED PHONE... Nit MISTRESS,. ROCK HUDSON tZR&i - PLUS -"POPE JOHN XXIII 1963 A 9 Chicago-(UPD-The hairs of your head are numbered, Cosmetic researchers estimate that adults have upwards of 90,000 "holes in the head" from which individual hair emerges. Attention EAGLES FREE DANCE SATURDAY July 13th Music By Thret Sharps and k Flat' Eaglet tV Gueiti Wilcoma "WALK THE PROUD LAND" 500 YEARS! ERDimiR i JAMES MASON V KATE MANX NEVILLE BRAND RIP TORN COLORmPANAVISION ESTHER WILLIAMS "UNGUARDED MOMENT" 1 DANCE I I Every Sat. I l 'The ROGU ES' I I VFW Hall Rogue River HOW! VZ. MATINEE SATURDAY . . 1 P.M.-Continuoui Sun. Adult! & Studenli-$1.25 Childran 50c Th day when history held its breoth D-DAY-JUNE 6fh, 1944 42 GREAT STARS IN... DARRYL F. ZANUCfCS THE SUNDAY 3:00-6:15-9:30 SPECIAL KIDDIE MATINEE SAT. 1:00 P.M. niY JT-i i J