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Capitol SALEM (UPI) It is the com- piacent middle-aged driver with years of motoring experience who is writing a bloody record of tragedy on Oregon's high ways this year. This is the startling conclu sion drawn by officials who are trying to find the "why" behind this year's record traffic death toll. Traffic Safety Director How ard Eddy said "we're not get ting our message across to the already driving individuals." Statistics s h 0 w ine erizzlv Jump in the death toll is not the , Grants Pass Police Arrest Juveniles GRANTS PASS - Because of some quick action by a Grants Pass policeman, two Portland juveniles were taken into cus Imly here Tuesday morning minutes after a theft from a lo cal service station and minutes before the car they were driv ing was reported taken from Sweet Home. Officer James Duncan, new est member of the Grants Pass Police force, was in a car pa Irolling his predawn beat when he saw a car headed north on Sixlh Street, a one-way street carrying soulhhound traffic from Interstate 5. At the same instant he re ceived a call from the city po lice stalion that a car of the same description had just fill ed up at a local service stalion and left without paying. Noti fying the police station, Dun can gave chase and stopped the car jusl as it reached the free way and City Police Sgt. Ger ald Hemphill arrived at the scene. As the suspects were being pi. iced in the police car, an other message came over its radio the vehicle they were driving had just been reported stolen from Sweet Home. Sus pects were taken to Josephine County jail to await action, and the stolen vehicle was taken to the cily police station. TEtt iTSSk DTCSn vrStm 9St0?V SOBBING SIMS SAYS Friday Is The LAS OF RE SALE AT OUR OLD LOCATION SAVE UP TO 90 SSMS CYCLE & 23 Memo By Zan Stark Middle-Aged Said Behind Traffic Toll result of wild-eyed youngsters, or ine over-6D group. Statistics also show that com placency mixed with speed is the recipe for death. n greater impact speed in collisions has occurred this year," Eddy said. But Eddy is quick to point out there is no simple answer to the problem. 1 As of Dec. 16, the death toll this year was 527. The previous record of 492 was set in 1959, and last year's toll was 485. The death rate, which zoomed to frightening heights earlier this year, has been slowing down in recent months. Last December, for example, 48 persons were killed on the highways. But as of Dee. 16 this year 13 had died, compared with 24 for the first 13 days of last December. Officials fear the total may top 550 before the year ends. Traffic volume is up 4 per cent. The accident rate is up 4 per cent. The death rate is up 16 per cent. To put it another way, last year 5.25 persons died f 0 r every 100-million miles of high way travel in Oregon. This year the rate is 5.93. Eddy said "driver education is paying off," and added that statistics prove the value of high school driver training pro grams. He said speed appears to be the basic element in this year's record toll, "and I'm not talk ing about the 90 mile per hour wildman. "It's just that cars are going faster when they collide. People lack knowledge of what are safe speeds under certain con ditions." Eddy explained, ported that nearly 30 per cent ported that nearly 30 per cetn of the traffic deaths this year involved persons thrown from their cars at the time of im pact. It added many of these lives would have been saved by seat belts. Eddy said there had been 45, 400 accidents as of Dec. 13 this year, compared with 43.800 at this time last year. About the final days of this year. Eddy could only comment, "caution, holiday ahead." T AY OUR MOVAL r. Jfl HOBBY SHOP N. FIR HOLIDAY BAKING Tree trimming time is here, and with it the traditional baking of gay Christmas cookies in their myriad holiday forms of bells, trees, boots, wreaths, Santas, reindeer and other appropriate motifs. Cookie recipes and other holiday cooking suggestions in our columns today. Feeding the Family ZOLITA Food Christmas Cookies Prettier, Tastier Than Ever Christmas cookies this year should be prettier and tastier than ever, and with comparably little effort on the part of to day's modern homemaker. With cookie mixes, easy-to-do-butter cookie recipes, push-button dec orating tubes filled with colorful frostings, red and green maras chino cherries for cutting into fanciful shapes or for simply chopping and sprinkling over freshly baked and frosted cook ies, sugar sparkles and other i festive Christmas-type decora tions, cookie-making takes on an allure for even the most novice of cooks. Call in the whole family dur ing cookie-baking time, the re sults may not be completely professional, but you and the youngsters will have had a lot of fun. Jam-Filled Kipfels Tender Flaky Morsels If ever there were tender (laky morsels of goodness to tempt mere mortals, here they are. Jam-tilled hiplols are made with a butter and cream cheese pastry of almost incom parable tenderness, the pastry can, of course, be used in all the many ways of pastry. Re cipe makes approximately 32 crescent-shaped goodies. Pastry will keep well several days in the refrigerator. 1 cup (2 sticks) butler at room temperature !-i teaspoon salt 1 8-ounce package cream cheese 1 tablespoon dairy sour cream 2 cups silled Hour Apricot or raspberry jam Cream butter together with salt, cream cheese and dairy sour cream. Sift in flour: mix and knead until quite smooth (a small additional amount of flour may be needed). Gather dough into a ball, wrap in waxed paper and chill at least three hours. Divide pastry into four parts; shape each into a ball. Roll out very thin. Cut in four-inch squares. Each ball of dough should make eight squares. Spread each square with one rounded teaspoon raspberry or apricot jam. Koll squares from corner to corner: shape into crescents; seal both ends. Place on greased baking sheet: bake 20 to 25 minutes in moderately hot. 400 degree, oven. Cool on rack. Nutmeg Cut-out Cookies Sift together 13 cups sifted all-purpose (lour, two teaspoons double-acting baking powder and one-fourth teaspoon salt. Set aside to use later. Ulend to gether one-half cup (one stick) softened butter, 34 teaspoon ground nutmeg and one cup su gar. Beat in one egg. Stir in (lour mixture. Chill dough overnight or sev eral hours or until stiff enough to roll. Roll one-half the dough at a time to 1 IS inch thickness on a lightlv lloured noara. ! Shape as desired with cookie cutters. Place on ungrcascd i cooky sheets. Decorate before , baking as desired with colored ; sugar, raisins, almonds or pe 1 cans. Or wait and decorate with I Butler Frosting after baking. I Bake in a preheated moderate. 375 degree, oven 10 to 12 mm- 7 I utes or until lightly browned at Ji edges. A Butter Frosting. Mix one-half !V cup (one stick) butler until T I fluffy. Add two cups sifted con jjj fectioners' sugar alternately Jf with one to two tablespoons 1j i milk or light cream, mixing T 1 well after each addition, until desired consistency. Add one- half teaspoon vanilla or almond Apprllirr or halad iract as desired. Bolh handsome and satisfying Famed Colonial Itcelpe as appetizer or as main dish Eggnog for a Crowd salad is the combination of If vou enjoy the satisfaction plentiful avocados and plentiful nf making your own holiday1 pink grapefruit. Fill avocado eggnog. we remind you of this 1 halves with pink grapefruit seg. famed Colonial Eggnog which ments. or pink grapefruit half has been favored for genera- j shells with avocado balls and lions. Recipe makes 3 quarts j grapefruit segments. Pass of eggnog or enough for 30 half- jFrwh diem. VINCENT Editor cup (four-ounce) portions. Blend one-half cup sugar with 10 beaten egg volks in top of double boiler. Slowly stir in one quart scalded milk. Cook over hot water, stirring constantly, until mixture coats spoon. He- move from heat; cool; stir; then cover and chill thoroughly. Add one-half teaspoon salt to 10 egg whites; beat until stiff. Fold in one-fourth cup sugar gradually. Whip one cup (one- half pint) heavy cream. Fold egg whites and whipped cream into cooked mixture separately. Add one-half cup brandy and one-fourth cup light rum. Chill several hours. Pour into pre chillcd punch bowl; sprinkle with nutmeg. Additional brandy or rum may be added at serving time. Many westerners prefer Bour bon as the additional "spirits." F.ggnog Frozen Custard Dairy eggnog that comes in quarts from your milkman or from refrigerated dairy foods section at the super market freezes well for serving as it comes from the freezing tray; but more often is used to make this Eggnog Frozen Custard. To serve, garnish with nutmeg or top with whipped cream swirl and chocolate shavings. Beat one egg while until frothy. Gradually beat in one fourth cup sugar a tablespoon at a time. Beat until stiff. Fold into two cups dairy eggnog, then fold in one cup whipping cream that has been whipped. Pour into a refrigerator tray that has been lined with waxed I paper or aluminum foil; sprin Ikle with nutmeg and place in ' freezing compartment of re frigerator. Stir frequently until mixture holds its shape, then freeze until firm. A dessert de luxe. Variety of Sauces Ton Holiday Pics Rrandicd Hard Sauce. Blend one-fourth cup (one-half stick) butter or margarine with three fourths cup confectioners' su gar. When creamy, add one half teaspoon vanilla extract, one-eighth teaspoon nutmeg and two teaspoons brandy. Spread out on a plate and chill. To serve: cut into squares and serve with mince, apple or pumpkin pie. Makes three fourths cup sauce. Dale Cheese Topping. Com bine one three-ounce package cream cheese, one-lourtn cup orange juice, one-fourth cup chopped, pitted dates, one-half teaspoon confectioners' sugar and one teaspoon grated orange I rind. Beat until fluffy. .Serve with custard or pumpkin pic. I Recipe makes two thirds cup j topping. Molasses Hard Saner. Blend one-fourth cup (one-half stick) ! butter or margarine and thrcc j fourths cup sifted confectioners' sugar together. When creamy, add one-eighth teaspoon nut j meg and one and one-half table I spoons unsulphured molasses. : Spread out on a plate and chill. To serve: cut inlo squares and Serve with pumpkin or custard pumpkin pie. Recipe makes three-fourths cup hard sauce. Fresh Orange Whip. Combine one-half cup heavy cream whip1cd. with one-half cup fresh orange sections. Serve with custard or pumpkin pie. Recipe makes one cup of whip. .Molasses Whip Topping. Fold one and one-half tablespoons dark molasses inlo one-half cup whipping cream, whipped, serve with pumpkin or custard pie. Recipe makes 1 cup lopping. MLUKOItU MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON Advance Trip to Hawaii Planned By Trade Mission A representative of the Port land Commission of Public Docks will make an advance trip to Hawaii Dec. 16 to 20 to se cure the cooperation of Hawaiian officials for the proposed Oregon trade mission to be conducted there. A letter from the Association of Oregon Counties indicated that a trade mission would fol low on Feb. 9. One Oregon rep resentative would be financed by the Oregon counties. Repre sentatives of various business firms and various public offi cials interested would have to finance their own trips, the let ter explained. Exact financial and other de tails will have to be worked out after the December explora tory trip, the letter stated. Purpose of Mission Primary purpose of the trade mission is to establish contact between Oregon firms and Ha waiian businessmen. Considera ble enthusiasm has greeted the tentative plans so far, it was noted at a luncheon meeting Dec. 11 of the Oregon Trades Commission. The Jackson County Court has appointed County Trade Com mission of Russell Hoguc, Med ford Corporation: Glenn Harri son, Bear Creek Orchards; Ger ald McGrew, McGrcw Lumber Company; Martin Grier, Apple gate cattleman; and Shelby Tut tic, executive secretary for the Medford Pear Shippers and Fruit Growers League. The AOC letter was in answer to a telephoned request for addi tional information made by County Commissioner Edwin Taylor who is in charge of the local trade project. During a Dec. 10 meeting with the Coun ty Court interested businessmen had asked (or more definite in formation. Santa Plans Trip To Montague Tonight MONTAGUE Santa Claus is coming to Montague at 7:30 0 clock tonight to climax the annual community Christmas party at the auditorium spon sored by the Parent Teachers Association. Mrs. Vera Clement is the program chairman. The school band will play sev eral selections of Christmas mu sic under the direction of Dan Soars, who will also lead Ihe community singing. The school glee club will sing a number of selections and the Little Shasta School children will put on a skit under the di rection of their teacher, Mrs. Paul Wcddle. Students of Alice See's Dancing School will do a few numbers. Devotions will be led by Mrs. Marjory Bowen of the Family Fellowship Church, the Rev. Elmer Adams of the First Bap tist Church, and the Rev. Don ald Donahue of the Yrcka Meth odist Church, who also serves the same church in Montague. Santa Claus will distribute sacks of Christmas treats which have been financed by the vol unteer fire department. Unmanned Satellite Launched by Russia MOSCOW (UPI)-Thc Soviet Union today launched another unmanned satellite. The official Soviet news agen cy Tass said "Cosmos 24" car ries scientific instruments which will continue space re search in accordance with the nrnoram announced lasl March c 11 u;i,c iho imh iellitp launched by the Soviets this ' ware concern engaged exclu year, including two manned j sively in the manufacture of ex- space ships. SAVE FOR THE FUTURE Just as the inrjustnous beaver plans for the mter ahead, wise people Sdve lor retirement income, their children's education or for belter way of life. Regular deposits in a sav ings account at The Oregon Bank are fuy insured as they grow. Plan for your fulur at The Oregon Bank. Iwt nr. TO SEBVr. YOU' theoreaon a Rou - ...... if WILL SEE CHRISTMAS Little Vicki Wray o( Boiling Green, S. C, will get to see Christmas after all. Doctors at Duke Uni versity Hospital in Durham, N. C, have postponed, at least until after Christmas, an operation which would leave her totally blind. Her right eye was removed last year, her left was to be removed because 01 a malignant tumor. (UPI) Training Area Plan To Be Discussed at Meeting in A proposal lo group several counties into regions or training areas, advanced by the Advisory Board on Police Standards and Training, will be presented here Tuesday. Jan. 7, J. Bardcll Pur ccll, advisory board chairman, announced today. A meeting to discuss the pro posal and name a council for the region of Josephine, Jackson and Klamath Counties, will be conducted by Ralph Miles, as sistant special agent of the (HI, in the Assembly Room of the Jackson County Courthouse. It is scheduled for 2 p.m. Attend ing will be all chiefs of police, sheriffs and district attorneys. "It is the desire of the Ad visory Board on Police Stand ards and Training to further in crease local participation in the planning and conducting of train ing programs throughout t h e state," Pure-ell explained in an nouncing the meeting. Group Into Areas "We believe that grouping sev eral counties into regions or training areas, each to be rep resented by a coordinating coun cil, would be beneficial to (his program, Purcell said. Last Du Pont Brother Dies WILMINGTON, Del. (UPD Irenee du Ponl, 8fi, lasl survi vor of the three brothers who led the Dupont Co. to its pre eminent position in the chemi cal industry, died al his home today. Du Pont had been 111 for some time at his home at Gra nogue just outside Wilmington. During du Pont's lifetime E. I. du Ponl do Nemours 4 Co. be came the world's largest diver sified chemical firm. At the time du Pont, great grandson ! of the founder of the company. ocean working for the firm it 1 was a relatively iuiu.iivu.1. (jbank1 PORTLAND lit Mcdlord Ol I. JtcKlon 11. Villi. 102S Court $1. Medford Persons named to Ihe Region Council will participate in the selection of courses, instructors. dates and places of instruction. They also will assist the Slate Department of Education in pro gramming classes to be conduct ed by vocational, community or junior colleges in their respec tive areas. The meeling in Medford will be open to all interested per sons. City and county officials and educators, in particular, arc invited to attend, according to Purcell. small Dcla-I T f c tl,t. A" UnU hnniif nf nffnuine Wl fjj lazY "' warm reeling in ngm diuo, pm( icu, mm gallenka: IN THE Till HSDAV, DECEMBER Oregon Supremo Court Decisions SALEM (UPI) An insurance i expired, and the case was dis- company must make personal missed by the lower court. visits if necessary in efforts to , Th? hjKn ,urt ruled that assure that parlies involved in ft ?t . ! ? T V a ...... . , to a new trial of their demand the trial of an accident case ap- for le $3 goo pear in court, the Oregon Su- The Supreme Court upheld an prcme court ruled Wednesday. !ordcr bv Warion County circuit In a 4-3 split decision, the j Court Judge George Jones sus high court upheld a ruling from taining an order of the public iieorge k. uuncan wnicn re quired Farmers Insurance Ex change to pay $1,075 to the State Farm Mutual Automobile Insur ance Co., which provided insur ance for O.A. Sjolund, one of the drivers involved in an auto collision. : At the lower court trial, the, other driver failed to appear 111 , court, and the verdict was directed against him. State Farm Mutual paid Sjo lund, and attempted lo recover from Ihe Farmers Insurance Exchange. When Farmers re fused to pay, the case went to Court. Should Convince in a dissenting opinion in which Chief Justice William Mc-! l)u suoa a course 01 gross mor Allisler and Justice George I al misconduct in the home m Rnssmnn rniienri nH .Insiiei. wil. I which she and the children were ham C. Perry said the major ity seemed to conclude in the words "due diligence" Ihe thought that the company must ! personally contact the insured and convince him he must co - operate. They felt Ihe com - pany's attempts to contact the insured by mail was sufficient diligence, and pointed out -the company could not properly pre - sent its defense without the in- bui i-u a lu.Miiuuny. Reversed and remanded for a new trial was a decision by Douglas County Circuit Judge Charles S. Woodrich that re leased the General Insurance Company from some of ils obli i. 1 -u.... 1 .i.i ..-J : Z ", ,ZZ .. a.LZ " Sing lh owndesulH'"" ool district's boundaries, ed from the 1959 Roschurg blast. The high court held that ad The company thought certain 1 vcrsary hearings in proceedings walls of the building could be I to fix school district boundaries salvaged, and Ladd and Moiicy I w,'e nt necessary, agreed to accept $3,900 at a "Residents and taxpayers do later date for replacement of not have any personal or prop- the walls it they could not pass inspection. Demanded Payment which arc entitled lo be asserted Ladd and Moiicy "subsequent- in adversary proceedings in ly demanded payment o( the frustration ot the (school) $3,900, hut the company con- board's effort to carry out ila tended the period of limitations policy-making function," the Su as provided in the policy had 1 prcme Court ruled. long-hair lhaggy shearling lamb with soft padded sole will ; Shoes for the entire MEDFORD SHOPPING CENTER B 7 utility commissioner granting authority to Portland Motor Transport and Widing Transpor tation, Inc., to transport bulk petroleum products from tbo Eugene area. Granting the authority had been opposed hy several other trucking firms. As0 Md was ., ordcl. ot Wa!iWmB muniv Circuit Court I Judge Glen llieber which chang ed the custody of two minor children from a divorced moth er, Nancy J. Sullivan, to their father, Gerald A. Sullivan. Both the trial and Supremo Courts agreed with the father's charges that after the entry of the divorce decree, the mother living." Ilmuiilary Changes Approved The Supreme Court approved the boundary changes of Wal' 1 Iowa County School District Nu, i7. j The action reversed a ruling h,y Wallowa County Circuit ,llfRC v. F. Brownlon. T h (1 I hiBh court ordered the lower 1 coul.t ,0 rtismiss tne pctilion for ,.cvjcw jt had upheld. The lower court had declared the boundary changes invalid. The trial court had held that the school board did not make Ihe findings of fact required by statute 11s the basis for its ac tion, and ruled the board did Inot have jurisdiction lo change erty rights in a particular school district boundary arrangement vxAv f if V jam ity 19, I'Jii.l vv M P'S
