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I JLLDKOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MKDKOKU. UKtUUN SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2:, 1963 ill . ' r - 'WW'S fx Airplane Strikes Truck at Airport An airplane hit a gas truck , fender of the fuel truck was Friday afternoon at the Med-1 damaged, according to Medford lord airport when a mechanic 1 Police turned over Ihe propeller, the Medford Fire Department re ported. The propeller and crank shaft of the plane broke, and the left Jtv jiSr AVI i Tfttjii'jf fPi mw CLEANING LP The job of cleaning up the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles continues six days after a reservoir dam burst sending 300 million gallons of water upon the area. In Ihe wake of waves up to 30 feet high, homes valued up lo $100,000 were sliced in half, gouged badly or disintegrated under Ihe water's onslaught. The bureau of street maintenance Srf&.vWibA is still cleaning the streets of thousands of tons of mud, silt, dirt and all manner of debris. Note the automobile still against the side of this house as heavy equipment works building an underground drain to prevent more damage in Ihe event of rains. (UPI) They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo THE WAITERS' gzy idfa T'$ I Ijll RULE BOOK OR 3fsF-T JiL L I soaaethimg- yfwQ'k.'f 4) g&.V'x 3 ) nrkl JV BODY IS TRYING PSl inA 'X 'fVFLAes-'y S &?f np attract our ActI . Imem you have TO SIT AMD STEW FOR AM HOUR TRYING TO GET THE CHECK Christmas Story Is Read by Dr. Mulling ASHLAND Dr. Leon Mulling, head of Ihe department of speech and theater arts at Southern Oregon College, read R o a r k Bradford's Christmas story, "How Come Christmas" for English classes at Ashland Junior High School last week. The story, which relates in a humerous manner the confus ion in children's beliefs about Christmas, has been read by Dr. Mulling before various aud iences in several past Christmas seasons. Wj00(J!lTlSOFFt) jr LEi:C.W4TONSJe.,M.D.,fl ha. u yer Promotions Listed By Utilities Firm Promotion of Murray I,. Neal lo division superintendent for California-Pacific Utilities Com pany has been announced by V. V. Lyman, division manager. Neal's responsibilities will en compass natural gas operations in all districts of CPU, Klamath Falls, Roseburg, Grants Pass, Medford. Ashland, Vreka and Multnomah Doctors Oppose Smoking PORTLAND (UPI) - The ire in tne tank gas and natural " ! , ""'"J " y gas departments I c,oy Fnday Passctl " resolution n ,,, . , , : opposing cigarette smoking. George W. Baker has been , 'jh(, d(p( nverw,m. promoled lo Medford district su-, n evi(cnc(!" 0( a relalionship YMCA Vacation Schedule Noted The Christmas vacation schedule for youths at the YMCA has been announced by Ben Jensen, physical director. The schedule extends from Dec. 2.1 In Dec. 31 but the YMCA will he closed on Ihe afternoon of Dec. 24 and all day Dec. 25 in recognition of the observance of Christmas in the home. It also will be closed on New Year's Day, Jan. 1. On the other days of the va cation period junior high school boys will have an open gym period of intramural basketball from 10:30 a.m. lo noon. Stu dents interested in this activity are asked In sign up with the YMCA physical department. Grade school boys will be of fered a Junior Olympics period in the YMCA gym from 2 to 3 p.m. Girls will have varied activi ties from 1 to 2 p.m. Included for those groups will be basket ball, tumbling and trampoline. The high school hoys and col lege studenls will be Riven use of Ihe YMCA gym when it is not scheduled for any other groups. Afternoons from 3 p.m. on is being set aside for older stu denls, Jensen said. Voice of Democracy Contest at Phoenix PHOENIX The Phoenix High School Voice of Democracy con test was held last week. Judy Bagley, Marv Howell. Paulette Kime, Nelda Miller, Juanita Stanley, Lynn Morrison and John Barker were selected to participate in Ihe contest. Lynn Morrison was first place winner and was eligible to com pete in the District contest. Nelda Miller won second place, and Judy Bagley, third place. MURDER TRIAL SET NEVADA CITY, Calif. (UPI) Three ex-convicts charged with shooting to death a Cali fornia highway patrolman while An airnorl mechanic. Gordon escaping from a $44,000 bank Kenneth Mekvold, 836 Tavlor , holdllP 6 on trial here Jan.20. St., Medford, was turning the propeller over by hand while the plane was being refuelled, according to reports, and the plane moved into the truck when the engine started. The aircraft is owned by Milo Kubalek, )7 S. Oakdale Ave., Medford. The Medford Fire Department also was called to a house fire at 121 Elk St., Medford, Friday afternoon. A loose connection in the wall had caused a gas leak from a propane lank in a stove, they reported. The owner held a lighted match too close to the leak while examining it and ig nited the gas. No serious dam age resulted, firemen said. Flames covered a car in front of 405 Earheart St., Med ford, Friday night, firemen re ported. The fire spread from the upholstery. Cause is not known, firemen said. IDAHO UNEMPLOYMENT BOISE, Idaho (UPI) - Ida ho's employment security agen cy predicted Saturday unem ployment will climb to a season level of 7 per cent in Idaho this month. I) BILL DEFERRED BOISE, Idaho (UPI) Mem bers of the legislative council laughingly deferred Saturday tin lil their next meeting an over due milk bill of the house of rep resentatives. Boys Arrested For Telephone Threat MCMINNV1LLE (UPI) -Two 17-year-old boys were taken into ! custody Friday in connection , with a bomb threat telephone call to Sheridan High School Thursday morning. ! The boys, both juniors al the school were turned over to juve- j nile authorities. ' GIFT HEADQUARTERS FOR YOUR LAST MINUTE ; Shopping ill SHOP ALL 3 FLOORS mm MEDFORD, OREGON GIFTS FOR EVERYONE! OPEN MONDAY NIGHT UNTIL 9:00 P.M. "The Store of a Thousand Thoughtful Gift" perintendenl. His responsibili ties start at Ihe metering sta tion on Ihe transmission line near Rock Point Bridge. He will supervise Ihe installation j Dunsmuir. His principal duties! of natural gas distribution sys- involve gas distribution to in dustrial accounts along t h e transmission line. Neal joined CPU in 1!M7 as an installation man in the tank gas department. He was made fore man of the Medford service de partment in 1056. During Ihe past three years he has spent most of his time on the enn- tems in Gold Hill, Central Point and Jacksonville during the summer of 1054. Baker has worked in Ihe tank gas department and as plant operator since he joined the or ganization in 104!). During (he past year he has supervised the installation of manv miles of gas mains to serve new ensto- er lines which ronneet Medford and Phoenix distribution sys tems to the natural gas trans, mission line. version worn in proparaunn ii , m(,rs ln an(j around Medford as natural gas in the five Southern wc) as (hp (wn rjEhl-inch feed- Oregon districts. He serven as inspector on the construction of the Granls Pass-Ashland trans mission line. Other Advancements Other advancements lo rare for the company's expanded service requirements were an nounced by M. S. Gardiner. Medford district manager. Rob ert .1. Buckles is now district service foreman. Buckles start ed work in the tank gas depart ment of the company1 in 1047. His new duties will include Ihe supervision of customer serv- bclwcen cigarette smoking nnd the increasing incidence of lung cancer. The society's board of di rectors adopted the resolution unanimously, according to presi dent Dr. Raymond Reichle. He said the society was par ticularly concerned with the need lo discourage cigarette smoking among teen-agers. RUSSIANS TOUR OHIO PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (UPI) A Russian family, here for a Christmas week visit, toured the snow-covered hill country west of here Saturday, became more acquainted with Ihcir American hosts and planned an old-fashioned ire skating session. Lightning Victim In Fair Condition SEASIDE, Ore. (UPI) -Richard Old. 43, Warrentnn. was re ported in fair condition at a hospital here Saturday after be ing struck by lightning Friday. Old was hit during a lightning and hail storm while installing a television cable on Tillamook Head. Timber Workers' Hearing To Resume SALEM (UPI) -The general hearing on last summer's labor dispute involving the unemploy ment insurance claims of some 2,R00 Oregon timber workers will resume here Jan. 17, it was announced Friday by M. F. Mc Farland, chief appeals referee for the Oregon Department of Employment. At that time International Woodworkers' Union witnesses will he heard. A joint Oregon - Washington hoard rcressed its hearings in Portland Dec. 6 to let rival at torneys try to agree on slipula tions lhat could save time. The date of the Washington general hearing will he an nounced by appeals examiner Harold Scely. m if M r )k a Dennis the Menace AT STARK'S CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS ELECTRIC SWIVEL-TOP VACUUM CLEANERS v . . Ak. I : n I GENERAL m V t- N Th,...A.if o ir I Stl IT TRY ITI r FT;, 1 COME IN OR CALL FOR FRtt HOME TRIAL ? TrTf j C TIL 772-499 f 'Or pi Store Houn: If, . Men. thru bt.. Like a LETTER from HOME -Every Day! 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