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a MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON New Look In Store For Central Point Legion Post Hall Central 1 Point A new look in store for the Central Point American Legion post's building, according to Post Commander Warren Hull. A representative of one of the local churches has requested use of the building, beginning March 1, Hull plained, and the two organizations have agreed on a working arrangement that would enable the church officials to use the hall. Several factors were considered, and it was decided that the much needed paint job on the outside of the structure will be done by the members of the church, who will also supply the paint, and i in return be permitted use of the hall for three nights a week. The church officials agreed that the hall would be left in a clean condition after each meeting, and added the painting would be started immediately, as the group wishes to Former Local Man Appears in Show A former Medford resident, Dr. Carl Mark III, now of Sacramento, appeared in a television film of a Country Doctor," over Channel 5 Friday night.

He portrayed the part of a young doctor surveying the possibilities of becoming a country doctor. Dr. Mark lived on Thomas rd. with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Carl Mark now of North Bend. He attended Griffin Creek schools. He is a brother of Mrs. Dale Pratt, 3232 Lone Pine Mrs. William Wearne III, 2790 Madrona lane, and Mrs.

Richard Harms, 2590 Victory lane. He was graduated last June from the University of Oregon school of medicine, Portland, and each summer for the past few years has lived with the Pratts and worked at the Elk Lumber company. Dr. Mark now is doing his year's internship in a Sacramento hospital. Unemployment Up In Josephine County Grants Pass -Employment in the Josephine county, Glendale and Rogue River areas remained stable until the last week in January, when interruption of outdoor activities resulted in a moderate surge of unemployment, reported Don Stiffler, manager of the State Employment service.

Most of the late January layoffs, Stiffler said, were in the logging and sawmill industries and are temporary, depending on weather conditions. Construction employment, although slowed by poor weather, remained strong during month. Retailers also have not laid off as many sales people this January as in previous years. Employment opportunities will probably remain on a re. call basis for the next 60 days, said Stiffler.

Barring continued severe weather. however, unemployment ap. pears to have hit its peak for this winter. Two Out-of-Town Magazine Salesmen Fined By City Police Two out-of-town magazine salesmen were jailed Friday by Medford police on charges of failure to obtain a business license. Janan Alzenia Wilson, 23 Chestnut Medford, complained to Medford police Friday of being solicited for magazine subscriptions.

Charlotte Avis Reinsch, Astoria, and Martin Francis Tague, Sioux City, Iowa, later paid $10 fines each and were released by city police. SUPERB FEATURES! 3 Phone I I DRIVE- ITUIO IN 535-1462 ROBERT Suspense MITCHUM THAT CLOSES SHELLEY IN LIKE WINTERS THE NIGHT! LILLIAN GISH The NIGHT of the HUNTER THE BOY FROM THE LAST VOYAGE OKLAHOMA STACX DOROTHY MALINE METRICAL NE Will Rogers, k. Nancy Dison NON PICTURE GEORGE SANCERS EIMINO 8 088 10 OREGON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY, 17, 1963 A 9 Locals Roundtable Speaker V. R. Christy, retired lumberman living in Ashland, will address the Monday, noon meeting of the Medford Chamber, of Commerce Roundtable, Christy, who spent the major part of his business career in Nicaragua, participated in loading equipment for the ill-fated Bay of Pigs Cuban invasion attempt.

Christy will give a candid report on his experience. Singers to Meet The first meeting of the Medford Barber Shopper's Choral Group had been set for Monday, Feb. 18, at 8 p.m. at the Jackson hotel. Dean Voss, in making the announcement, said there is a definite need for more male voices and anyone interested in further information regarding organization of the group is asked to telephone him at 772-2763.

Speaker Noted Speakers have been announced for the next two meetings of the Jackson Toastmasters. Monday, Feb. 18, they will be Bud Hinkle, Jerry Nelson and Pat Patnaude. On the following Monday, Feb. 25, they will be Jerry Adams, Lloyd Bishop and Abb Gressett.

The breakfast sessions will be held at Sambo's restaurant, Returned Home William (Bill) Jones, Novato, returned to his home Friday after being in Medford last week to attend the funeral of week to attend the funeral of his grandfather, William L. Jones. While in Medford, he visited his grandmother, Mrs. Lillian Ashcraft, 916 West Fourth st. He is employed by the U.

S. Forest Service with headquarters in San Francisco. Trash Fire The Medford fire department was called about 3:46 p.m. Saturday to extinguish a fire in a trash can at Main and Front sts. No damage was reported.

Roping Club Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kurz have invited all members of the Rogue Valley Roping club to attend a special meeting March 24 in their home at 3914 Crater Lake highway. A potluck dinner will be served at 1 p.m. Anyone having any films pertaining to horsemanship is asked to bring them.

4-H NEWS Buttons and Bowls The third meeting of the Buttons and Bowls 4-H club was held at the home of Mrs. Don Webster of Trail. Linda Loper, president, ened the meeting. Mrs. Web.

ster demonstrated the making of a shears' case for the girls. Refreshments were served. Orva Oliver, Reporter Mixers and Fixers Cheryl Anderson, president of the Mixers and Fixers 4-H club called the meeting to order and Karyl Ann Robbins read the minutes. A report was made of a special meeting recently at which cookies were made for the Mother's Tea on Valentine's Day. It was held with the Buttons and Bowls 4-H club at the home of Mrs.

Don Webster. Carol Ragsdale, GRANDSON United Nations Ambassador Adlai Stevenson's fifth grandchild, a 10 pound, 6 ounce boy, was born Feb. 9 to the former Natalie Raymond Owings, 23, wife of Stevenson's son, John Fell Stevenson, 26, in San Francisco. Grandpa plans to visit with his newest grandson "within a month or so." (UPI) Julian White Appointed To COS Governing Board cy on the governing board of the College of the Siskiyous left by the late John Mantle has been filled by the appointment of Julian White general manager of the Long Bell division of the International Paper company in Weed. White's term will expire in 1965.

Mantle was the first president of the COS governing board and served continuously from the time of his appointment in January, 1957, until his death on Oct. 11, 1962. He was general manager for I. P. in Weed until his retirement last year.

Board members Robert Vacent of Mt. Shasta, Alden James of Yreka, Roy Mason of Fort Jones and Dr. H. A. Meredith of Dunsmuir selected White from among several candidates.

White was employed by Long Bell several years ago before he moved to Washington where he was general manager of I. Chelatchie, plant just before his return to Weed. children live in Weed where he was born in 1911 and graduated from Weed High school in 1929. He holds a BS degree from the University of California in Berkeley, and an MBA from Stanford. Weed, Calif, The He and his wife and four Dr.

West Plans to Attend Meeting Dr. D. Kirkland West, minister of First Presbyterian church, with other Synod and and Presbytery leaders of the western states, will be in Oakland, this week. Dr. West plans to attend as chairman of the stewardship committee of the Synod of Oregon.

About 100 men are expected to attend the session which will formulate the program for the western states Synods for the year. Following the session, they will be among some 1,500 Presbyterian men attending the western area meeting of the National Council of United Presbyterian Men in Sacramento. Dr. West will speak at the Saturday noon luncheon. Births COOKSEY; To Mr.

and Mrs. George Allen, 2930 Oakridge Medford, Feb. 15, 1963, a girl, 5 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. HALLEY: To Mr. and Mrs.

Richard William, 319 Newtown Medford, Feb. 15, 1963, a boy, pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. CURTIS; To Mr. and Mrs. Wayne box 91, Butte Falls, Feb.

16, 1963, a girl, pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. ROESSLER; To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas William, 2175 Crestbrook Medford, Feb. 16, 1963, a girl, pounds, taRogue Valley hospital.

LARSON: To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Union Creek Ranger station, Prospect, Feb. 15, 1963, a boy, pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. SHAW: To Mr.

and Mrs. Felix, O'Brien, Feb. 10, 1963, a girl, 7 pounds, 9 ounces, at Josephine General hospital, Grants Pass. CANTRALL To Mr. and Mrs.

Robert, route 1, box 54, Jacksonville, Feb. 10, 1963, a girl, 6 pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. Obituaries MARY M. EAKIN Mrs. Mary Eakin, 86, of 316 Lindero passed away in a local nursing home early Saturday morning.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. in the Sunset Memorial park in Coos Bay, with the Rev. Volous McEachern of the United Presbyterian church officiating. Conger-Morris Funeral directors are in charge of funeral arrangements. ISABEL T.

HOLT Private funeral services for Isabel T. Holt, 82. wife of Dr. William W. P.

Holt, who died Saturday, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Perl Funeral home. Dr. D. K.

West, pastor of First Presbyterian church, will officiate. Mrs. Holt, the daughter of William E. and Helen Purdy, was born Feb. 6, 1881, in Corning, N.

Y. On Dec. 28, 1901, in San Francisco, she was married to Dr. William W. P.

Holt, who sur. vives. She and Dr. Holt moved to Eagle Point in 1906 from Portland. They moved to Medford in 1921, where they have made their home since that time.

She was a member of Crater Lake Chapter DAR, Jackson County Medical auxiliary, the and had been the PresbyRotary, Anns, terian church since 1917. In addition to her husband. is survived by two daughters, Mrs. V. A.

(Helen) Wilson, Medford, Mrs. J. T. (Barbara) Boulet, Greenville, one sister, Mrs. A.

T. Hatch, Berkeley, five grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Friends who wish may make a contribution to the American Medical Association and Research Foundation (AMAERS), 332 Windsor Medford. ALEXANDER HARDIN SMITH Alexander H. Smith, 83, of route 2, box 58, Jacksonville, was found dead in his home yesterday.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Siskiyou Funeral Service Directors of the Chapel in the Trees Mortuary. OSCAR MARTIN HUETTER Ashland Funeral services for Oscar Martin Huetter, 70, of 2301 Highway 66, Ashland, who died Thursday, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Litwiller's Mountain View Chapel. The Rev. R.

E. Dunton, Pocatello, will officiate. Mr. Huetter was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist church in Eugene. He moved to Ashland la October.

Interment will be at the Westlawn Memorial cemetery in Eugene at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Travis, Veneta, and Mrs. Henry Johnson Ashland.

MRS. GRACE IRENE HUNT Mrs. Grace Irene Hunt, 919 West 11th Medford, died Saturday at her home. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Siskiyou Funeral Service directors of Chapel in the Trees Mortuary. PATIENT ESCAPES Salem (UPD Conrad Hanson, an isolation and quarantine patient at the Tuberculosis Hospital here, escaped from the institution Friday, Supt.

Dr. R. E. Joseph said. begin conducting meetings in the building by the first of March, Windows that were broken by someone throwing rocks have been replaced, and all the broken water pipes resulting from the recent freeze have been repaired.

All in all, after the new paint job and the other minor repairs, it is expected the old hall will again be an asset to the community. District Commander of the Oregon State American Legion, Bill Friend Grants Pass, will be in Central Point at the Feb. 28 meeting to discuss the future plans for the hall, and it is still the plans of the local post to convert the hall into a civic center. Driver Treated After Accident John Dunlap, 3278 Delta Waters Medford, was treated at Rogue Valley hospital and released after being injured in a collision Friday on ruck North Pacific highway at the Medford Corporation truck crossing, Medford police reported. A truck driven by Robert Harold Corliss, 379 O'Gara Medford, struck the rear of the Dunlap car, police reported.

Corliss was cited for violation of basic rule. A second auto-truck collision occurred at 10th and Front sts. Friday when a truck driven by James Ronald Lowe, route 4, box 397A, Medford, and a car driven by Donald Earl Russell, 501 Chestnut San Carlos, collided. Russell was cited for failure to obey a stop sign. A third collision occurred Friday when cars driven by Ruby Pauline Hallett, 517 West 10th Medford, and Roy Dean Shepard, 515 Dakota ave.

collided at Main st. and Oakdale Medford. Weather FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Morning fog or low cloudiness, clearing mid-morning. Partly cloudy this afternoon. Variable cloudiness tonight and Monday.

High today 52 to 57: low tonight 30 to 35. High Monday 55 to 60. Western Oregon: Partly sunny but with fog patches or low clouds this morning. Increasing cloudiness tonight with occasional rain along the coast and north portion Monday. High today 50 to 60, and Monday 48 to 56.

Low Sunday night 38 to 46. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 43: above normal 1. high this date 72 in 1916. Record low this date 22 in 1932. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to midnight.

tr. Total this month 1.38 .8 in. below normal. Total since Sept. 1 19.21 6.09 in.

above normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday highest this a.m. Hich 4:00 CITY Yester- a.m. hr. day Low Prec.

Klamath Falls .38 29 .03 Brookings, ..59 45 .06 MEDFORD 47 36 tr. Portland ..54 41 .01 Seattle .54 44 .12 Spokane 35 .13 Yakima ..36 32 tr. Eureka 50 .99 Red Bluff 44 .01 Sacramento 57 46 .01 .01 San Francisco 37 53 Los Angeles 63 54 Phoenix 65 43 Denver 43 18 .02 Chicago .31 12 Miami Beach 65 59 .20 New York 10 Washington. D.C. .27 11 Sunset today ..5:45 p.m.

Sunrise tomorrow 7:05 a.m. Moonrise tomorrow .2:47 a.m. New Moon Feb. 23 Saturn. the ringed planet, is now nearly twice as far from the Earth AS Jupiter.

Saturn will soon appear as a morning star. SHOW CHAMPION An unidentified handler shows Champion Berdene Boy Blue, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Stamm of Kalamazoo, during the 87th annual West- minster Kennel Club show at New York's Madison Square Garden. (UPI) THE TIMBER ROOM 5 South Riverside Under the Supervision of Elvera Walker SPECIAL MEXICAN DINNERS Served -Starting at noon OPEN 7 AM to 9 PM DAILY With Menu of Your Favorite Dishes Regional 4-H Field Day To Be Held In Siskiyou County Siskiyou County--The 4-H Regional Field day will be held in Siskiyou county in 1963 instead of 1964 as was previously planned.

It will be in Yreka on May 18. About 1,200 persons took part in the one in Susanville last year and a similar or larger group may be, expected here this year. It has been pointed out that this will be an opportunity to show friendly hospitality that is traditional in Siskiyou county to the other 12 counties in the northern 4-H region. Young people are cautioned that March 1 is the final date to drop or to change projects. New members may not enroll now, however, as the deadline for that was January 1.

New members must wait now until September 1 to enroll. "4-H-Then and Now" will highlight National 4-H Week observance March 2 to 9. The "then" will be represented by the first 4-H program in the county that existed in the thirties before an Agricultural Extension Service office was established here. The "now," of course, will be the activ. ities and events of all the 4-H clubs.

Radio broadcasts put on by the various clubs will highlight the week's activ. ities. A new 4-H club has been formed in Hornbrook under the sponsorship of the Hornbrook Grange. L. F.

Madison and Mrs. Elva Grieb were named the community club leaders. About 20 members have enrolled and will be carrying projects in beef, clothing, foods, vegetable gardens and light horse at the start. Several pamphlets for clothing leaders are available. They describe some of fabrics, such as foam backed, stretch, deep-pile and knit fabrics.

Any and all are available from the farm advisors office in the Courthouse. The J. C. Penney store is also offering help in the form Talent Youth Queried About Field Explosion A 21-year-old Talent youth was questioned by city police Friday regarding an explosion which blew a hole in the Medford high school practice football field last Sunday. The youth was released on his own recognizance and instructed to appear at the district attorney's office at 1:30 p.m.

Monday. YOUNG GOP TO MEET Portland (UPD The Young Republican Federation of Oregon will hold its biennial convention at the Imperial Hotel here March 22-24. 1 of tours through its yardage department and film strips to be helpful to those having clothing projects. Swatch books are also available there. INVITE A GUEST TO A LUNCHEON TOMORROW TASTETEMPTING FOODS Restaurant HOLLY PHONE 773-1902 STARTING TODAY AN ALL-ACTION DOUBLE BILL CONTINUOUS TODAY FROM 1:00 P.M.

HE TEMPTATION TO A 1000 AND ONE WOMEN! AMERICAN- INTERNATIONAL presents SAMSON AND THE MIRACLES IN COLORSCOPE STARRING GORDON SCOTT YOKO MUSIC COLOR By LES PATHE BAXTER PLUS THRILLING CO-FEATURE "You fight war with your I fight with mine!" AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL presents JACK PALANCE WARRIORS FIVE Hereford Breeders Schedule Meeting "Are cattle organizations sick?" is the discussion topic at the Cal Ore Hereford Breeders association at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at North's Chuck Wagon. President Eddie Meeker will discuss a meeting of the Oregon Hereford association in La Grande recently and the coming board meeting in Portland. Association members will discuss the past year's cattle sales, at the yard and on the farm and the recent Red Bluff bull sale. The Hereford tour scheduled for March 2 also will be discussed.

STARTS TODAY DOORS OPEN 1:15 THEATRE ASHLAND 482-3321 Continuous from 1:30 The War Lover Doesn't Love He Makes Love! HERSEY'S LOVER COLUMBA PICTURES STEVE ROBERT SHIRLEY ANNE McQUEEN WAGNER JOHN JERSEY FIELD. Screenplay by HOWARD KOCH Baced on the novel by Produced by ARTHUR HORNBLOW. JR. Drecied by PHILIP LEACOCK An ARTHUR HORNBLOW Production CO- HIT IT'S GOT THAT MAD JAZZ BEAT! DOING CHUBBY CHECKER- -GARY ON S) BONDS -JOHN LEYTON -CRAIG ACKER BUK more stare 'HELEN SHAPIRO AMICUS COLUMBIA Production PICTURES Release A EXTRA FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS 1962 PLAN AN EVENING OF PLEASURE Enjoy a delectable dinner in the popular Candle Room where genuine charcoal broiled foods are cooked over an open fire Then- -for the surprise of your lifego downstairs and see Venus and the Voyagers Starting Tomorrow MONDAY, FEB. 18 The Captivating Venus De Mars is 37" TALL but she's an incomparable bundle of T.N.T.

The Voyagers, with their smooth dance music and variable arrangements -along with the astonishing repertoire of lovely little Venus De Marsbrings you a first rate variety show and dance band. See the shapely Venus in her "Voodoo Fire Dance." Hear her sing popular and American folk songs. Have a really pleasant evening dancing to the catchy musie of the Voyagers. COMEDY SONGS VOODOO FLUORESCENT FANTASY NO COVER CHARGE- JUST ENJOY YOURSELF Hotel Medford.

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