Contest Winners
From St. Mary's
School Listed
Speech and essay contest win
ners were announced recently at
at. Mary s nign scnool.
Marilyn Hull, junior, was
awarded first prize of $15 in the
Kennedy Memorial Essay Con
test. Two second prizes of $7.50
were awarded to Michael boran,
senior, and Penny Proctor,
freshman.
Miss Hull is the daughter of
Mrs. Ann B. Hull, Central
Point; Soran is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Patrick Soran, 1217
Siskiyou Blvd., Medford, and
Miss Proctor is the daughter of
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Raymond
Proctor, 1725 Orchard Home
Drive, Medford.
The essay concerned reasons
for the naming of the new ath
letic field and of a future gym
nasium in honor of the late John
F. Kennedy.
Michelle Ely, junior at St.
Mary's, won first place in the
Rogue Valley district of the 17th
annual Voice of Democracy
Contest recently at Medford
High School.
Bond Is Awarded
E. D. Smith, representating
the VFW awarded a $50 U.S.
bond as the district prize for
her tape recorded entry in the
National Broadcast Scriptwrit
ing Contest sponsored by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars and
the National and State Associ
ation of Broadcasters.
Six high schools in the valley
submitted winning speeches
from their schools on the topic
"The Challenge of Citizenship."
Miss Ely's talk will now be en
tered in the statewide competi
tion in Portland in January. The
winner of that contest will have
a five-day trip to Philadelphia,
Valley Forge, and Washington,
D. C, and will be eligible to
compete for one of four national
cash prizes totalling $12,500.
Miss hly, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles F. Ely, 225 Stewart
Ave., Medford, is vice president
of the National Honor Society
chapter at St. Mary's.
Some Mail Awkward
For Britons To Handle
LONDON (UPI) Postal
workers in Britain processed
several awkward "letters" this
Christmas season.
They were coconuts, with
Christmas greetings painted on
them, sent through the open
mails by British airmen sta
tioned in Labuan, North Borneo.
Pendleton Airport
Seeks Federal Aid
PENDLETON (UPI) The
City Council here has authorized
an attempt to obtain federal
aid to extend the runway at the
Pendleton Municipal Airport.
The extension would be by 800
feet to better equip the field as
a jet and national defense fa
cility. Wrestling
Medford Armory
THURSDAY
Dec. 26-8:30 PM
DESTROYER
vs
Luther Lindsey
Destroy tr has offered
$1,000 to anyoflt who
can break his Figure
Four leg lock. Lindsey
vows to win the money!)
Other Matches
Ringside $2.00
General 1.50
Children under 12 75c
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A KISS OF FAITH Julie Gill, 11-year-old crippled girl from
Wichita, Kan., gave President Johnson a hug and a kiss when
her dream came true at the White House Dec. 23. The Presi
dent gave the girl an autographed photo and she gave him a
key ring, attached to which was a small capsule containing a
mustard seed, the Biblical symbol of faith. Julie wrote the
President that she wanted to see him. Her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Gill, and her three sisters drove 34 hours to reach
Washington and were invited to the White House. (UPI)
Threat to Children
Brings Confinement
ERIE, Pa. (UPI) - A man
who allegedly threatened to kill
the children of the late Presi
dent Kennedy was committed
to a mental institution for ex
amination by court order Mon
day. James R. Johnson, 45, of
Erie, originally from Maiden,
Mass., was arrested Dec. 12 on
charges filed by his father fol
lowing a domestic row.
Erie County Dist. Atty. Rich
ard Scarpetti, who petitioned
the court for commitment, said
the elder Johnson quoted his
son as making the threat during
the quarrel.
Scarpetti said his information
was obtained from Paul Usher,
agent in charge of the Secret
Service in Pittsburgh.
Two doctors who took prelim
inary tests on Johnson told the
court they felt committment
would be in order.
Evaluation Asked
Of Press Relations
SALEM (UPI) -The gover
nor's office has asked the capi
tol press corps the handful of
reporters who cover the capitol
full time to evaluate the work
being done by state agency in
formation officers.
Announced purpose of the
evaluations "is to make certain
we are doing that which is im
portant and doing it in such a
way that it effectively meets
your needs."
In a memo distributed to the
press corps Monday, it was an
nounced Gov. Mark Hatfield had
scheduled meetings with state
department heads for Jan. 7, 14,
and 21, and that information of
ficers would attend.
The memo advised the press
corps "we would appreciate the
benefit of your thinking on the
functions of these information
officers. We will particularly be
grateful for constructive criti
cism, with examples where pos
sible." WASHINGTON (UPI) - Air
ports for the use of business
and sporting planes rather than
airlines will get $18.7 million in
federal government aid in fis
cal 1964.
.....
LOUNGE
Locals
Malicious Damage Delores
Jean Fulcher, 615 Benson St.,
reported to Medford police Sun
day that someone did $100 dam
age to a building at 328 N. Cen
tral Ave.
Supper Planned A covered
dish supper will be held at the
Griffin Creek Grange at 6:30
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 26. Since
the Grange will be furnishing
the meat dish, those attending
are asked to take only salads,
vegetables, or desserts. Guests
are welcome.
Servicemen
LEAVES FOR TURKEY
Airman Charles E. Taylor,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Tay
lor, Eagle Point, and formerly
stationed at McCnord Air Base,
is spending the holidays with
relatives in the Medford area.
He will leave Jan. 1 for Adana,
Turkey, and Incirlik Base. Mrs.
Taylor and daughters, who are
living temporarily at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Don Robins, 1002 Jasper St.,
Medford, will join him in Turkey
soon.
PROMOTED
Conrad L. Gibbons, Baltimore,
Md., whose wife is the daughter
of Mrs. Emma C. Petersen, 77
Orr Drive, Central Point, has
been promoted to technical ser
geant in the United States Air
Force.
Sergeant Gibbons is a training
supervisor in the 1501st Field
Maintenance Squadron.
Births
KIRBY To Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce, Box 744, Happy Camp,
Calif., Dec. 22, 1963, a boy, 6?i
pounds, at Rogue Valley Hospi
tal. MOORE To Mr. and Mrs.
Dennis Delair, 1301 Siskiyou
Blvd., Medford, Dec. 22, 1963,
a girl, 7'i pounds, at Rogue
Valley Hospital.
McNEILL To Mr. and Mrs.
Darrell J., 345 Hazel St., Cen
tral Point, Dec. 22, 1963, a girl,
7 pounds, at Rogue Valley Hos
pital. COATS To Mr. and Mrs.
Dick, 1048 Ingrid St., Medford,
Dec. 23, 1963, a boy, Vk pounds,
at Rogue Valley Hospital.
REICH - To Mr. and Mrs.
Michael David, 35 Chestnut St.,
Medford, Dec. 23, 1963, a girl,
Vi pounds, at Rogue Valley
Hospital.
MEDFORD
OBITUARIES
EDSON SILAS TURNER
Edson Silas Turner, 91, of 99
Granite St., Ashland, died this
morning at his home. Mr. Tur
ner was a retired rancher. Fu
neral arrangements are en
trusted to Siskiyou Funeral
Service Directors of the Chapel
in the Trees Mortuary.
LEE WRIGHT
The body of Leewell Arthur
wrignt, 76, of Jacksonville, who
died Saturday, has been re
turned to Springfield, Ore., for
services ana interment. Conger
Morris Funeral Directors were
in cnarge ot local arrange
ments.
Mr. Wright was born June 4,
1887, in Croton, Ohio. He had
been a school teacher, and
taught at Butte Falls a few
years. He had lived in Jackson
ville for the past eight years.
He was married Nov. 19, 1955,
in Medford, to Verna Moffitt,
who survives.
Other survivors include four
children, Mrs. Lois Johnson
west Fir, Ore; Mrs. Rosele Gii
son, Salem, Ore.; James
Wright, Roseburg.i Ore.: and
Roger Wright, Florence, Ore.; a
sister, Miss Elsie Wright, Wood
land, Calif.; nine grandchildren
and one great grandson.
EDWARD SPIRES
Funeral services tar VA
Spires, 97, of Cave Junction,
who died SunHav will ho hlH
at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Conger-Morris
downtown chapel.
The Rev. Loyce Carver of the
Apostolic Faith Church will of
ficiate. Committal will be in
Memory Gardens Memorial
Park.
Mr. Srjires was horn .Tnlv f.
1866, near Quincy, 111. He moved
west when he was 21 years old,
and settled near Vancouver,
Wash.. Where he pnfrnirpH in lha
sawmill business. In 1906, he
moved to Albany, Ore., where
he was engaged in the livery
stable business until 1910.
In 1914. he mnvpri tn Snnrharn
Oregon and farmed until after
World War I; he then went back
to ODeratin? a sawmill woct nf
Eugene, Ore., until 1929. He
later moved to Bend, Ore.,
where he farmed until his re
tirement in 1942, when he
moved to Cave Junction.
He had a lifetime membership
in the Odd Fellows Lodge of
Hockinson. Wash nnH o life
time membership in the Elks
ijuuge in AiDany, ure.
Survivors include two sons,
Lloyd R. Spires, Monmouth,
Ore., and Ira A. Spires, Med
ford; two daughters, Mrs. Ger
trude M. Leaf and Mrs. Nona
M. Hart, both of Vancouver,
Wash.; two sisters, Mrs. Lena
S. Buchanan, and Mrs. Olive S.
Fair, both of Vancouver; two
brothers. Fred Snires 1 nhnnnn
Ore., and Oscar Spires, Eu
gene, Ore.; nine grandchildren
ana 11 great grandchildren,
GEORGE JANTZER
Funeral services for George
Jantzer, 73, of 4044 Crater Lake
Ave., who died Sunday, will be
held at 2:30 n.m. PYMni in Pnn.
ger-Morris Chapel. The Rev.
li. e. Minara ot the New Age
Church at Eagle Point will of
L 4 M
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SIGMA CHI SWEETHEART Jeanne Davis, 19, is crowned the
1964 Sweetheart-elect of Sigma Chi's Alpha Pi chapter at Albion,
Mich. Dr. F. Dudleigh Vernor who composed the music for
the famed fraternity song, "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi," while
he was a freshman at Albion college in 1911, crowned the Sweetheart-elect.
The blond Miss Davis is a sophomore from Bala
Cynwyd, Pa. (UPI)
YOUR
ikemember the
MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD.
ficiate. Committal will be in
Memory Gardens Memorial
Park.
Mr. Jantzer was born Nov. 28,
1890, In Erie, Pa. He moved to
Azalea in 1908 with his parents,
tne late f rank and Rosa Jant
zer. They lived on Starveout
Creek, where, in 1920. hn hiiilr
his first sawmill, which he op
erated until 1933. He moved to
Prospect and built a mill, which
he operated until 1945. He then
moved to Medford, and built
another mill at Trail, Ore., op
erating it until 1952, when he
sold it and retired.
In 1930, he became interested
in trapshooting, and was well
knewn for his shooting ability.
He Was a life memher nf the
Pacific International Trapshoot-
ers Association, and a member
of the Amateur Trapshooters
Association. He was a 40-year
member of the IOOF in Glen
dale. He was married March 16,
1917, in Grants Pass, to Emma
Fairchild, who survives. Other
survivors include two sons,
Lewis L. Jantzer, Medford; and
Ted G. ' Jantzer. Sharlv Owe-
three brothers, William Jantzer
ana jonn Jantzer, Grants Pass,
and Charles Jantzer, Central
Point: three sisters Mrs Rar.
bara Madsen, Central Point;
Mrs. Margaret Frank, Verno
nia. Ore., and Mrs. Rose Kel.
ley, Shady Cove; and three
grandchildren.
Honorary casket hpnrpre will
include Waldo Nye, Delbert
Spain. Georee Sherman. Henrv
Dufer, Elmer Clemens, Martin
wogsion, uianes McCann, and
Victor Chapman. Active bearers
will include Fri Pea
Bewley, Henry Niedermeyer,
nuy i,oieman, luck Skeeter,
ana ram uumertson.
COLUMBUS S. JACKSON
Funeral services for' C. Ste.
phen Jackson, 63, of Drew, Ore.,
who died in a local hospital Sun
day, will be held in the Commu
nity Church in Fort Klamath
Friday at 1 p.m. The Rev. Wil
liam Rentz will officiate. Com
mittal will be in the family plot
in the Fort Klamath Cemetery.
Conger - Morris, funeral direc
tors, in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Jackson was born in Sil
ver Lake, Ore., Jan. 7, 1900, a
son of Charles and Union Ann
Jackson, early pioneers in the
area. He moved to Fort Klam
ath in 1909 and to Drew, Ore.,
in 1939, where he resided until
his death.
Surviving are three sons, Roy
Jackson, Drew; Lester Jackson,
Selma, Calif.; Charles E. Jack
son, Drew; seven grandchildren;
three brothers, Edgar Jackson.
Sweet Home, Ore.; Wilbur Jack
son, Yuba City, Calif.; and By
ron Jackson, camomia.
He was a member of the As
sembly of God Church, Med
ford. DOROTHY WRIGHT
Mrs. Dorothy Wright, Butte
r ails, died this morning in a
local hospital. Funeral arrange
ments will be announced by
uonger Morris f uneral Direc
tors.
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Problem of Alcoholism in Area
Discussed at Chamber Lunch
"The hardest thing for a man
to say Is, 'I am a drunk,' "
Jackson County District Judge
wren L. sawyer told the Med
ford Chamber of Commerce
Roundtable Monday.
Judge Sawyer discussed the
problem of alcoholism In Med
ford and Jackson County In a
talk he titled, Revolving Door
Drunks." Those he referred to
were the individuals he encount
ered In his court repeatedly.
Some of them, he said, knew
him well enough to call him by
his first name.
Medford has an alcholic prob
lem, the Judge continued. There
are approximately 800 problem
drinkers In the city. Of these,
10 per cent are "revolving door
drunks," he said.
Financial Problem
The financial burden these
people place on the community
each year is estimated in excess
of $100,000. Daily lodging costs
and welfare payments to de
pendents are included in the es
timate, he said.
Many area citizens thought
that by eliminating many of the
taverns, the problem itself
would vanish. "It is like hiding
one's head in the sand to think
this way," the Judge said.
Alcoholics Anonymous, h e
continued, has done a great deal
to help solve the problem. Also
Three Accidents
Checked by Police
Three vehicle accidents were
investigated Monday by Med
ford police.
A vehicle driven by Carl Jack
son Whitmore, 53, of 3250 N.
Pacific Highway, and a car
operated by Dennis Michael
O'Keefe, 20, of Route 1, Box 609A
Klamath Falls, were involved in
an accident between Fourth and
Fifth Streets about 5:36 p.m.
Monday, police reported. The
Whitmore car was pushed into
a parked car registered to An
nabelle Avila Leihy, Route 2,
Box 604C, Central Point, police
said. Police cited Whitmore for
failure to yield right of way to
vehicle on a through street.
A car registered to Verna
Barbara Cunningham, 504 Ed
wards St., skidded 300 feet,
struck a parked auto, and a
power pole, about 10:25 p.m.
Monday on Crater Lake Ave.
near McAndrews Road, police
said. The parked car was regis
tered to Jack Wesley Little, 805
W. Second St. The driver of
the Cunningham vehicle left the
scene of the accident before po
lice could question him, accord
ing to police.
Vehicles driven by Marvin
Graham Albert, 304 S. Peach
St., and Harley Henry Tosh,
456 Villas Road, Central Point,
collided at the intersection of
Third and Bartlett Streets at
3:26 p.m. Monday, according
to police. No citations were is
sued.
WEATHER
FORECASTS
Medford and vicinity: Variable
cloudiness nnd mild temperature!,
with aoiitherly breeze tonight.
Mostly cloudy and a little ntin
Wednesday. Low tonight 33-38.
Hiiih Wednesday 47-S2.
western Oregon: Rain on the
romt thU evenlntf. oreadlnff to
all sectiona tonight. Partly cloudy
with showers weanesaay. low to
night 38-48. High Wednesday
45-55. . I
Northern California: lioudy in1
the northern area tonight and
Wednesday, with some rain In the
Central area, except for valley I
fog.
TEMPERATURE: Mean yester
day 34: below normal 4.
Record iugn tnts date ea in una.
Record low this data 12 In 1948.
PRECIPITATION: 24 hour to 1
midninht, none. Midnight to 10 1
a.m.. none.
Total l i s month .20 Inch. 2 JIB
inch below normal.
Total since Sept. J. 7.21 Inchej,
.30 Inch below normal.
HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday
89, hlrhtst thla a m. 100.
High 4:00 24-
CITY Yeiter- a.m. Hr.
day Low Prec.
Brookings 58 42
Crater Lake 48 23
Grants Pass 40 20 JQ2
Howard Prairie .. 43 24
Klamath Falls .... 43 24
MEDFORD 44 24
Port 1 and 4 4 33
Seattle 58 38 .01
Spokane 41 34
Y a k Ima 33 20
Eureka 37 42
Red Bluff 84 30
Sacramento 56 33
San Francisco .... 60 48
Los Angeles 73 52
Phoenix 68 36
Denver 51 31
Chicago 28 12 .01
Miami Beach 78 57 ,R2
New York 32 25 .33
Washington, D. C. 33 21 J8
HAM
Yert IEv Pertyl
helping are the Jackson County
work projects, and a limited
program conducted by the coun
ty mental health department,
but they are not sufficient, he
said.
Attends Conferences
Judge Sawyer has attended
conferences, studied, and has
instigated some rehabilitation
in a program conducted each
Wednesday evening.
Each week those lodged in the
county jail are invited to a
group - therapy session. Attend
ing the sessions are represen
tatives of Alcholics Anonymous
and other qualified personnel to
counsel and advise.
Free literature is distributed,
and each week more literature
is being read and taken back to
the cells by inmates, Judge Saw
yer said. Some literature is even
smuggled into the cells where
felons are lodged, he said, which
is the best way to get them to
read it.
Judge Sawyer proposed:
Mandatory Treatment
Mandatory treatment for
habitual offenders. If forced to
remain sober for a given leneth
of time, he said, he feels the
deep-seated difficulties that ap
parently make them alcoholics
can be found more easily.
.- E s t a b li s hing half - way
houses. Such facilities can be an
important step toward total re
habilitation, he said. When in
itial therepy has been done the
half-way house can provide con
tinuing therapy, work projects,
and an acceptable community
for them, Sawyer continued.
Inspiring help from local
clergymen. The clergy is often
sought, he said, but due to a
need for more information, the
clergy has not been successful.
The judce is trying to organize
informative meetings for the
clergy to satisfy this need, he
said.
Public's Attitude
The public's attitude toward
Droblem drirkers has to change
before much can be done
through legislation as well as
through rehabilitation within
the community, he added.
Safety Award Won
By Medford Schools
The Medford School system
has received the National Safe
ty Council's annual School Sys
tem Safety Award for the sixth
year, the Safety Council has
announced.
The award indicates that 90
per cent or more of the schools
in the system are particioating
in the Council s National School
Safety Honor Roll.
The honor roll system was
initiated in 1944. To qualify, a
school must present a detailed
reDort of its safety Drogram to
a committee composed of tne
school prlnclnal, the president
of the local Parent Teacher
Association, a student, a local
civic leader, and the school sys
tem s safety education super
visor. The director or satcty
education In the Medford School
District is Lee Ragsdale.
If the committee reDorts fa
vorably, the NSC lists the school
on the honor roll, and sends the
school a Certificate of Excep
tional Merit. The quality and ex
tent of the school district's stu
dent safety program have re
ceived several prior national
citations in conjunction with re
ports on safety nractices from
the City of Medford.
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Experts recognize that alco
holism is a disease, and that
will power is not the primary
problem, he stated.
Rehabilitation, though initi
ally expensive, can benefit the
entire community by lessening
tax burden, and by making use
ful citizens he said.
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