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Local and Arrest Shoplifter - A 14-year-old juvenile, arrested by Medford police for shoplift ing at the Payless Drug store in the Medford Shopping Center, was released to his mother with approval of ju venile authorities, according to police. Jacksonville Council - The Jacksonville city council will meet at 8 o'clock tonight in en adjourned meeting to take up unfinished business held over from a regular meeting last week. Weather FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Some cloudiness tonight or early Wednesday with possible few sprinkles, otherwise. fair and warm Wednesday. Low tonight 55, high Wednesday 90. Western Oregon: Mostly fair through Wednesday except night or morning fog or low clouds along the coast and a few patch es in the North interior during early morning hours. Chance of Isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers Southern Cas cades. Low tonight 45-55. high Wednesday except coastal fog or low overcast night and morning. Slightly cooler near the coast. Northern California: Fair through Wednesday except coastal fog or or low overcast night and morn ing. Slightly cooler near the coast. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yester day 67, below normal 3. Record high this date 102 in 1916. Recotd low this date 39 it 1962. PRECIPITATION : 24 hours to midnight, none. Midnight to 10 a.m., trace. Total this month .01 inch, .12 Inch below normal. Total since Sept. 1, 26.74 inches, 7.01 inches above normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 16, highest this a.m. 72. High 4:00 24- C1TY Yester- a.m. nr. day Low Prec. Brookings fifl 47 Grants Pass 86 53 Howard Prairie .. 73 37 Klamath Falls .... 77 45 MEDFORD Bfi 59 T. Portland 77 5 1 Seattle 72 54 Spokane 74 50 Yakima 78 45 Eureka 63 54 Red Bluff B4 63 Sacramento 92 62 San Francisco .... 73 59 Los Angeles 87 63 Phoenix 93 74 Denver 81 57 .12 Chicago 69 63 Miami Beach .... 91 79 New York .. ... . 77 59 Washington, D. C. 79 61 Subscribers To report improper or non drlivery of the Mail Tribune in Medford, phone 772-6141: Ash land call at 416 Bridge St., or phone 482-3002; Yreka, phone Victory 2-2898 before 6:45 p.m. daily and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. If regular delivery arrives shortly after you call please notify office, thus eliminaUrg special messenger service. MEN WANTED FIRST YEAR APPLICANTS TO TRAIN FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT POSITIONS IN THIS AREA. DO NOT DELAY Radio Patrolman Border Patrolman Highway Patrol Custom Service Officer Security Officer Correc tions Officer Private Investigator Many Others NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY NATIONAL PEACE OFFICER Dept. MT7, co Mail Tribune, Name Address City State eaeaeaeasaseaeaeaeaeaeaeaseaeaealeae 1 You Are Invited To The... 21 CLUB I Country & Western Music J FOR YOUR LISTENING 4 DANCING PLEASURE V C A Margaret Hanson, Pick Woods, Don I rediuring: cnie, j.y a stouBh. I FINE DINNERS & SNACKS J CLOSED MONDAYS HURRY GATES OPEN 7:45 P.M. T"B ON SCREEN 8:30 tM j Personal Office Closed - The office of Dr. A. M. Depner, podia trist, 1005 East Main st., Med ford, will be closed until Sept. 9 due to vacation. Surgery Patient - Robert L. McQuade, 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd McQuade, 5124 Table Rock rd., is con valescing at Sacred Heart hos pital following surgery. Grass Fire - The Talent Rural Fire department was called out at 4 p.m. Mondav to extinguish a grass fire at the Lee Quinn home on Sun crest rd. The fire was started accidentally in some weeds that had been cut. Car Damaged - Herbert Walter Wheeler of Sacra mento, Calif., reported to Medford police that a real estate sign was shoved through the top of his 1958 convertible while it was park ed on a Medford street. The plastic top was badly dam aged. Patient Flown - Emery Caldwell, 921 Grant St., was flown to Bremerton Naval hospital, Bremerton, Wash., Monday by Mercy Flights Inc., for additional surgery. Cald well was the 1,614th patient to be flown by the non-profit air ambulance service since it was started. Building Permits-Hal Hag erman was issued a permit by the Medford building depart ment Monday to erect an ad dition to a building at 2137 East Jackson blvd. A S500 permit was issued to the VFW for repair of a roof at 42 North Front St., and a $200 permit to Henry Johnson for erection of a greenhouse at 819 King st. Hospitalized - Medical pa tients listed today at Sacred Heart hospital are Mrs. Ches ter A. Merriman, 1059 Mor row rd.; Mrs. Oscar O. John son, box 143, Bridge road, Eagle Point, and Ernest F. White, post office box 272, Gold Hill. Medical patients re ported are John F. Mast, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Mast, 18 Highland dr.; Mrs. Henry Perry, 1450 Rogue River highway. Grants Pass, and Mrs. John C. Rorex, 2353 West McAndrews rd., Med ford. TRAINING Box 3597D Occupation Age.. Phone Births HANSON - To Mr. and Mrs. Vernon R., 317 Black Oak dr. Medford, Aug. 26, 1963, a girl 8'4 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. RUEF - To Mr. and Mrs. Peter A., 1010 South Oakdale ave., Medford, Aug. 26, 1963, a boy, 8 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. LEWIS - To Mr. and Mrs. James F., 941 South Ivy St., Medford, Aug. 26, 1963, a boy, 8 pounds at Rogue Valley hospital. LINDLEY - To Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Arlo, 2495 West Main St., Medford, Aug. 26, 1963, a boy, 734 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. BOREN - To Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Lee, route 1. box 94, Eagle Point, Aug. 26, 1963, a girl, 8'4 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. SCHIREMAN - To Mr. and Mrs. Glenn E 1786 Roberts rd Medford, Aug. 27, 1963, a boy, 8 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. PETERS - To Mr. and Mrs. Richard David, 4090 Sunland St., Central Point, Aug. 23, 1963, a boy, IV pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. WETZELL - To Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Granville, route 2, box 651B, Central Point, Aug. 24, 1963, a girl, 7V4 pounds, at Rogue Valley hos pital. HOLTZINGER - To Mr. and Mrs. George J 616 South Oakdale ave., Medford, Aug. 24, 1963, a girl, 7 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. SCHNEIDER - To Mr. and Mrs. David A route 1, box 767, Eagle Point, Aug. 25, 1963, a boy, BVi pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. WILLIAMS - To Mr. and Mrs. Gordon E., 3634 Madro na lane, Medford, Aug. 25, 1963, a boy, 8'4 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. KEISER - To Mr. and Mrs. David S., 1524 Oleander St., Medford, Aug. 26, 1963, a girl, 834 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. HACKNEY - To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L., 206 Ashland ave., Medford, Aug. 26, 1963, a girl, 634 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. SHONTZ - To Mr. and Mrs. Walter W., 836 West 12th St., Medford, Aug. 26, 1963, a boy, 8i pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. Portland Produce Portland (UPIl Dairy market: Eggs To retailers: A A extra large 47-oic; AA large 44-49c: A large 43-45c: AA medium 37-42c: A small 23-29c, cartons l-3c higher. Butter To retailers: AA and A prints 66c; cartons 3c higher; B prints 65c. Cheese (medium cured To re tailers: 46-48c; processed Ameri can 5-10 lb. loaf. 43-48C. Portland (UPI) Dressed chickens No. 1 grade dressed to retailers: Fryers, whole drawn 30 37c lb.; cut-up. 36-41c lb.: hens, light type, whole drawn 22-26c lb.: light type hens, cut-up, 24-28C lb.; heavy whole 36-39c lb. Portland Livestock Portland (UPDUSDA Cattle 200. Cows, utility 14-13. cutters 11.50. Bulls, utility and commer cial 18.50-19. Calves 50. Vealcrs. high good 27, standard and good 22-26, good 24 up. Feeder steers medium 21.50. Hogs 300. Barrows and gilts, no early sales. Sows. 1-2 11.50-12.50. Sheep 700. Slaughter spring lambs, no early sales. Ewes util ity and good 3.50-4.75. Feeder lambs, few good and choice 13. MEDFORD " V yam umjT" i. J Ij ;'' HOT LINE EQUIPMENT - Equipment for the emergency communications line that will link Moscow and Washington was moved into the office of the Joint Chiefs of OBITUARIES NITA WHITAKER Nita Whitaker, 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Whitaker, 611 Chestnut St., died yesterday in a local hos pital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Conger Morris Funeral directors. MRS. JEAN BYERS Ashland Mrs. Jean Ursela Byers, 76, of 425 South Moun tain ave., died early this morning in an Ashland nurs ing home after an extended illness. She had lived in Ash land for 55 years. Mrs. Byers was born Sept. 1, 1886, in Moundsville, Mo. With her husband, Paul Byers, she observed their 30th wedding anniversary, Aug. 24. She was a member of the Ashland Methodist church where she had sung in the choir for 50 years, and also was a member of the Ameri can Legion auxiliary. In addition to her husband, she is survived by three broth ers, Arch Anderson, El (Jen- tro, Calif.; Campbell Ander son, Harrison, Ark., and Oli sister, Mrs. Ruth Mitchell, Portland, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be an nounced by Litwiller Funeral home. JESSIE A. MYERS Private funeral services for Jessie A. Myers, 83, of 315 South Orange St., who died Sunday, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Perl Funeral home. Dr. D. K. West, pastor of First Presbyterian church, officiated. Interment was in Siskiyou Memorial park. Mrs. Myers was born Sept. 26, 1879, in Blue Earth, Minn. She has lived in Medford for the past 54 years. On Feb. 4, 1904, in Blue Earth she was married to Jack Wakefield, who died in 1938. In 1939 in Medford, she was married to Charley Myers, who died in 1954. She was a member of First Presbyterian church, the order of the East ern Star and Daughters of the Nile. Survivors include one son, Investment Funds Noon quotations on selected stocks: Fund Rid Asked Bullock . 13 78 15.11 Chemical Fund 11.94 12.38 Colonial Encr . 12 69 13.87 Eaton Howard Stk.. 14 32 13.47 Fidelity 16.76 18.12 Fundamental Invest. 10.18 11.16 Group Sec Avia-Elec 6.74 7.39 Crop Sec Com Stk 13.64 14 93 Hamilton C7 5 22 5.70 Mass Inv Growth Stk 8 .50 9 29 National Growth .. 8.19 8 94 Stocks 19 25 20 81 TV-Elec 7.54 8.22 United Accum 15.11 16.51 United Canada 17.57 United Income 12.82 14.01 United Science 7.07 7.67 Value Line Inc 5.41 5.91 v.,i.hi. i m ici Wellington .7.'.'.'.'..' 14.86 Id JO Dennis the Did va hear Tffir ? sra 06 OO MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Charles W. Wakefield, Med ford; one daughter, Mrs. Hes ter J. Bishop, Eugene, Ore., and four grandchildren. WILLIAM SCHMIDT Funeral services for Wil liam Schmidt, 83, of route 3, i box 169N, Medford, who died Sunday, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Chapel J in the Trees mortuary, in Sis- kiyou Memorial park. j Pastor Vernon R. Hanson of the Ascension Lutheran church of Medford will offici ate. Private interment will follow in Siskiyou Memorial park. Mr. Schmidt was born March 26, 1880, in Germany. On July 3, 1949, in Reno, Nov., he was married to Flor ence R. Alaback, who sur vives. The family has been residents of Oregon, and of this community for the past 30 years. Mr. Schmidt was baptized in the Lutheran church. He had been a construction con tractor, and had done cabinet building most of his life. He had owned and operated a tree farm in this area known as Oregon Switzerland, and in 1900 sold the farm to the Girl Scouts for their camp which is now known as Tom- lin Forest. Survivors, besides his wife, include two sisters in Ger many; one niece, and three nephews. Honorary pallbearers will include Dwight Houghton, William Frazier, Frank Hasel ton, Jennings Covington, Rick Kenner, and Ross Twedell. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Siskiyou Funeral Service, directors of Chapel in the Trees mortuary. RICHARD T. McNICHOLAS Funeral services for Rich ard T. McNicholas, 88, of 47 Renault ave., who died Sun day, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Perl Funeral home. The Rev. George R. V. Bol ster, rector of St. Mark's Epis copal church will officiate. Interment in Glendale ceme tery will be private. Mr. McNicholas was born Aug. 12, 1875, in Salem, Ore. He was self employed as a mining engineer. For the past 20 years he has lived in Med ford and Portland. On Dec. 24, 1905, in Port land he was married to Dal las S. Miller, who survives. Other survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Mamie G. Bar nard, Medford; one son, Harry R. McNicholas, Fresno, Calif.; seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Casket bearers will be Ross Gilkison, John Ross, Richard E. Payne, Jake Covey. Don Coltrane and Harold Wain- SCOtt Menace ftw is a fUM- mixture ' Staff at the Pentagon Monday. The "hot line" which is expected to reduce the risk of accidental war is scheduled to be in ope ration by the end of the month. (UPI) FESTIVAL PLAYS Tonight: "Loves La bour's Lost." Wednesday: "Henry V." Thursday: "Merry Wives of Windsor." Friday: 'Romeo and Juliet." Curtain time is 8:45 p.m. Bus loaves Medford hotel and Jackson House in Med ford at 7:30 p.m. Over-lhe-Counler Western Stocks Bid Asked 67 70 :V2, 24-', 28 29 'i 1(1 HP, 24 1 j 26 33 33 , 71 i 15'j, 22 24i 30 'j 32 i j 4', 3 33'., 37'., 1 1 '. 28' 29', 28, 30', R2, 86'a 24 ' 233.4 311, 33', Bank of America Boise Cascade Cal Pac Ulll (xdl Con Freight Cyprus Mines (xdl Equitable S&I. 1st National Bank Janlzen Morrison Knudsen .. Mult Kennels N.W. Natural Gas ... Oregon Metallurgical.. PGE PP&L U.S. National Bank .. liiAliilill) ill MATINEES DORIS DAY JAMES GARNttf iJfJJMlMil'.'M ROAD SHOW PRICES: Adults & Students $1 .00 - Children 50c DARRYL F. ZANUCK'S Till: I DAY $X' $ --Si wM'A m News About DIVISION STAFF Marine Cpl. David D. Mans field, son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Mansfield, 201 Crater Lake ave., is a member of the staff of Commander Carrier Division 19 aboard the anti submarine warfare sup port aircraft carrier USS Benning ton. The carrier recently par ticipated in month-long anti submarine warfare exercises in the northern Pacific. ON CRUISE Midshipman First Class Matt R. Rode, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Rode, 2242 Buena Vista ave., is serving a six-week summer cruise aboard the general stores is sue ship USS Castor in the western Pacific. Rode is a senior at Oregon State university, Corvallis. ABOARD SHIP Machinist's Mate Third Class Robert L. Bruce, hus band of the former Miss Judy Norton, 915 Queen Ann st. Three Appear in Circuit Court Here Frank Homer Bledsoe, 36, of 2017 Suzanna st., was placed on probation in Jack son county circuit court Mon day for obtaining property by false pretenses and a one year county jail sentence was sus pended. He had pleaded guilty to charges of issuing a bad check to a local firm. John D. Abel, 52, Giants Pass, pleaded innocent to a charge of forgery. A psychia tric examination was ordered upon request of Abel's attor ney. Shirley Rae Russell, 20, Los Angeles, Calif., pleaded guilty to a charge of uttering and publishing a false check, case was continued for tencing. Her sen- Crews Extinguish Twelve Small Fires By United Press International Twelve small fires were re ported in Oregon Monday by the State Forestry department and the U.S. Forest Service. The largest was a one-acre fire in the Umatilla National Forest. All were put out quickly. NOW! NOW! EVERY DAY AT 2 P.M. ROSS HUNTER-ARM Thelhrill . OP ft All! COLOR WITH 42 o ' ' (5) TUESDAY. AUGUST Servicemen is serving aboard the seaplane tender USS Salisbury Sound, a Pacific Fleet unit operating out of the Naval Air station, Whidbey island, Oak Harbor, Wash. GRADUATED Navy Wave Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Ja net A. Newland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. New land, 1119 Fourth ave., Gold Hill, was graduated recently from Photographer's Mate school at the Naval Air Tech nical Training unit, Pcnsa cola, Fla, IN EAST Army Pfc. Charles H. El more, son of Mr. an Mrs. Charles H. Elmore, Applegate, is one of more than 75,000 armed forces personnel who participated in Exercise Swift Strike III, in Georgia and North and South Carolina ear Her this month. Elmore was graduated from Grants Pass High school and attended Oregon State uni versity, Corvallis, prior to en tering the Army. GRADUATES Airman Apprentice Wil liam H. Lucas, son of Jerry Lucas, Phoenix, is a recent graduate of Aviation Ord nanceman school at the Nav al Air Technical Training unit, Jacksonville, Fla. ROCK HUDSON TNI BURL IKS GENA ROWLANDS IEW RECORD FOR LFI JAMBOREE! Tip 'im ill it ""Delicate MARTHA HYER JERRY " LEWIS as MlC Can DAVID WATNE-Wilis KIRK A riltatouM riciun STARTS TOMORROW INTERNATIONAL STARS! -PLUS - OHSEY NlGltJJ ITS A BBEl ... XJ mm . ijis;iywK f 1 27. 1963 an OF John Nuich's 3RD ANNIVERSARY SALE ENDS AUGUST 31 HURRY! HURRY! Take advantage of these sale prices. If you haven't the cash, we can arrange credit terms. Come in this week and save! Wedding Bands Off Easy Credit Terms 1 FULL CARAT TOTAL WEIGHT Anniversary Price Easy Credit Terms Ail Birlhstona Rings Lv- ll-.HH.I1i SAM ftroen Sumps, To 241 EAST MAIN Open Friday Nlt 30 t.. V v., V 30
