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V .Tuestlny, April 3, 1945 THE LA GRANDEPVRNlNRpaSERVER, LA GRAN DR. . OREGON Page FiVe I if K Classified Advertising f La Grande Observer A Community and Family Newspaper Published Every Atternoon Except Sundays and - Holidays By the Grande Ronde Valley Publishing Company . 1710 6th Street , La Grande, Oregon Phone La Grande 600 This is a Dolltlcnllv Independent publication promoting tho best ln lerestl ol northeastern Oregon. National Representative Atlanta. Chicago. Kansas City, a Angeles, New York. St. Louis, San Francisco, Cincinnati Lorenzcn and Thompson. Inc. Member ABO Subscription Rates By carrier Pur Tear .... per Month ' Per Year 10.30 .86 By Mall 49.00 . 4.76 ;SIX Months 2.60 i S All Subscriptions in Aavance ' Entered as second class matter at 3 the Post Otfico ol La Grande, Oregon jfundor the act of Maroh 8, 189T. (Full Leased Wire) United Piest Classified Advertising Information All Classified Advertising Is accepted subject to the rules and regulations of the Grande Ronde Valley Publish ing Company, which will not bo. re sponsible for any errors after tho first Insertion and reserves the right to properly classify all advertisements, delete objectionable words or sent ences or to refuse any advertisement. CASH RATES The cash rate shown below repre knite a 26 discount fol payment within five days. MINIMUM INSERTION POUR LINES Insertions ... P One 14 Three 5, Four B Five SU : 7Me Count four and one-half words to the line. Contract Rates on Request PHONE 600 Ask for the Ad-Taker or a represen tative will call at your office. VITAL STATISTICS Births Payne To Ml'- and Mrs- Genc Payne, La. Grande. A, : daughter, April 1, St. Joseph's hospital. Peal To. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Peal of Joseph, a son, April 1, St. Joseph's hospital. Harrison ' To Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Harrison, La Grande, a daughter, April 1, St. Joseph's hospital. Florists 1-A GARDEN SEEDS Vaughn's certified Florist flower and vegetable seeds. First timo of fered in La Grande. Get them from FLITZGERALD FLOWER SHOP, phone 136. LARGE VARIETY of flower and vegetable-! garden seed. Also Diamond Sweet Pea collection. CHERRY'S, Phone 11 THE KREUTZ GREENHOUSE will operate this year. Mrs. F. E. Kreutz, 309-J. Cnrd of Thanks . My we take this method of thanking our neigh bors ana friends for their kind expressions of sympathy. In our bereavement. -These expressions have been WJeeply appreciated. Sincere ap preciation to the R. R. Express Agency employes. Clyde Winn and Family Leo Winn and Family W. M. Winn, Jr. F. L. Winn J. D. Kindred and Family Special Notice 12 RUMMAGE SALE at Fir St. Methodist church, Friday, April 6, in basement of Church, Fir street. Doors open at 9 a.m. RUMMAGE SALE La Grande Country Club. Saturday, April 7 in L. C. Smith garage. Personal Servie 13 DR. J. E. WOODELL Chiroprac- tor & Natutopath. West-Jacob's 5on Bldg., phone 104 Close Saturday afternoons. O Services Misc. 15 FURS expertly restyled and re- paired. Mrs. Henry Lyon, 1908 .' Third St. O THE K1X1T SHOP, 2J8 Fir stievt. If it's broken, we can fix iV Welding, turning, drilling, grinding. Anything mechanical. Furniture, crofts. Schools Instruction 17 -& INSTRUCTION, :WLE. F .fi D YOUR POST-WAR CAREER in AUTO BODY & FKNDFi! work, Including metal o(S) WELDING and spray painting. Easy tn learn now in your spare time. Chance for good job or a shop of your own. We'll show you how. Here's one of the most profitable branches of the big auto business. Get the facts. Write today. Utilities Eng. Inst.. Box 314, La Grande Eve- j Ping ObjTVci-. I wilJ early, phone Rural 2IR3. is WIRING & REPAIRS Prompt and efficient service. 116 Depot street. Phone 93. LA GRANDE ELECTRIC & HARDWARE DUTCH BOY Wonsover, a one coat wall paint, 2.60 a gallon, o VAN PETTEN LUMBER CO. r Phone 732 FAIRWAY ELECTRIC now un der new ownership. Roy Ram sey, formerly of H & S Elec tric, wiring foreman. L. F. Johnston, owner. INSULATB Your Home Now, nothing down. Pay with fuel savings. Phone 732 for free estimate . VAN PETTEN LUMBER CO. Wood, Coal, Fuel 22 GREEN WOOD, $7.00 a double load. For 5 loads $32.60. West Brothers, Union, phone 2981. Situations Wanted 23 CUSTOM WORK, mowing plow ing, wood sawing, tractor work and grain grinding. 2112 Wal nut, Orville Pellett, La Grande. Help Wanted 24 WANTED Experienced steno grapher. Write Box 314, La Grande Evening Observer stat ing past experience and other qualifications. WOMAN WANTED: We need a capable woman having some bookkeeping and general office experience. Excellent working conditions. - See manager of Montgomery Ward. . Merchandise 25A PIC TURE FRAMES Plastic, leather and wood. All sizes. Also leather watch bands. THE GIFT SHOP, 435-W BRAS-BRITE for cleaning and polishing brass and metals. Polish-Ol for furniture, wood word and automobiles. Both Sherwin Williams products. . HOME LUMBER & COAL CO. IVANHOE and Regal Scott level winding and tapered fish lines. Nylon and Spa leader stock up to 30-lb. test. Salmon eggs and hunting knives just arrived. 1 ZIMMERMAN'S FULLER BRUSHES B. T. Kit terman. Try our all purpose cleaner, wet mops, dust mops, brooms, furniture polish, waxes. 403 V4 Spring St. Phone 346-J. COME IN and see the new yhite embossed dinnerware pattern just received at MELVILLE'S Miscellaneous for Sale 26 FOR jSALE: 4-piece walnut veneer bedroom suite. Pre-war. Good mirror. Also pineapple 4-poster twin bed with inner spring mattress and coll spring. Phone 704, Imbler. NU ENAMEL A one-coat fin ish for refrigerators, cars, bath rooms, kitchens and exterior use. Vi pt. and up. TEEL PAINT STORE DELCO LIGHT, pumps and bat teries. ROSENBAUM'S PRE-WAR HALTER ROPE, and halter chains, baby buggies, baby high-chairs, baby cribs, small child's chairs, nice dining room sets, and nice bedroom sets. F & T TRADING POST JUST RECEIVED 33-pc. set oven proof dinnerware, Dutch Mill and Floral design. Pastel pot tery 20-pc. to 64-pc. sets. Com plete line of Pyrex. Also Corey coffee makers. ZIMMERMAN'S DINING ROOM SET for Sale. With buffet. Inquire 1202 L Ave. RICHARDS Electric and Battery Fences. Also Parmak Fences at RADIO & MUSIC SUPPLY CO. VAN PETTEN'S Weekly Special Sawdust, rose trellises, insul ation board, Wonsover paint, roll - brick - siding, steel wool, paint cleaner, wall-paper clean er and Old English scratch re mover. VAN PETTEN LUMBER CO. Phone 732 WALLPAPER See our 1945 patterns of wall paper. A paper for every purpose. Living room, dining room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom.i halls and closets. By far the largest showing of wall paper in east ern Oregon. ZIMMERMAN'S PAINTS Now's the time to ar range for spring painting, we are local representatives for the famous Fuller line. We can fiirruEh a paint fiSJ every nur posey inside or out. Automo bile, implement, roof, concrete, stucco, stains and varnishes. ZIMMERMAN'S Home Furnishings 26 A DAVENO'S, coffee lablcs0ind end tables of all kinds. Also spool bedsteads and E-Z-DO wardrobe closets. TURN'S FL'RNITUBK STORE Farm Products & Equipment 27 FOR SALfiy First and best sod peas. Gov't, test No. 1. $5.65 per hundred. Phone 2RX2 or 788. POTATOLS FOR SALE. Get your Building Services I Farm Products & 27 Equipment (Continued) ORDER NOW Certified Bliss, i toes. Last shipment we will re ceive. ERICKSON & LOTTES, 1525 Jefferson. FOR SALE: wlite Leghorn hat ching eggs. George H. Chap man, first hoitfe east of Mt. Emily mill. AVAILABLE for immediate de livery 'blow torches, electric fences, hay stackers, buck rakes, tractor and horse. Grease guns, hand garden cultivators, chicken netting. One good used .Minneapolis Moline tractor. CLAUDE WRIGHT IMPLEMENT CO. HIGHEST CASH PRICE paid for cream and eggs. Baby chicks and turkey poults for sale. Karl R. Stone, 1S05 Jefferson. Plants, Garden Supplies 28 FOR SALE: Peonies clumps and perennials. THOMPSON GREENHOUSE PREPARE for the victory garden now, while our line is complete. Hand shovels, rakes and hoes. Scythes, trowels, pruning shears, garden hose and lawn soakers. Sprinklers, nozzles and hose menders. ZIMMERMAN'S Wanted to Trade or Buy 30 WANTED TO BUY: Two-bedrm. house in La Grande with acre age. Write Box 304, La Grande Evening Observer. Apartment for Kent 36 FOR RENT: 3-room furnished apartment at 1802 Cedar street, $20.00 per month. Adults onlv. Inquire WILLIAMSON REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE SER VICE. FOR RENT: Furnished apart ment. Steam heat, electric stove, and refrigerator. No children or pets. Washington Apts., 1006 Washington. Houses for Rent 37 FOR RENT: Semi-modern house. Inquire at 2902 N. Birch. Wanted to Rent 41 WANTED TO RENT: 2-bcdroom modern house. No children and no pels. Write Box 313, La Grande Evening Observer. WANTED TO RENT: 2 or 3 bed room modern house in La Grande. Phone Ralph Nelson, 736. . r Real Estate 50 FOR SALE: 1!) acres, close in. Inquire 1307 C Ave. FOR SALE: 2-bedrm. home with 2 lots in Riveria school district. Has good sized living room, nice built-ins in kitchen, bath room and closed-in back porch. Priced to sell at $1750, with $750 down. WILLIAMSON REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE SERVICE FOR SALE BY OWNER: Mod ern duplex close in. Venetian blinds, inlaid linoleum, finished in knotty pine. Gas for heating and cooking throughout. Cen trally located in desirable neighborhood. Good invest ment. Priced for quick sale. Inquire Jones' Shoe Shop. Automobile Services 56 NOTICE: John's Body Shop open ed under new management. Painting, body and fender work. Would appreciate your business. Mr. Carmen, S Avenue James P. Marks, 84, Dies Suddenly James Perry Marks, a retired farmer, died suddenly about 5:45 p. m. Monday at his home, !)16 14th street. He had celebrated his 84th birthday Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. L. Poff in La Grande. He was born March 31, 1861, in Illinois and had lived in La Grande two years. The body will be sent to Nampa, Idaho, where services wil probably be held Friday. Interment wil be in the Nampa cemetery beside his wife. Survivors include five daugh ters. Mrs. F. W. Thompson, San Pedro, Calif., Mrs. George Mc Anulty, Redondo BeAch, Calif., Mrs. Ruth Chenoweth, Cascade, Idaho, Mrs. Andrew Czubiak. Venice, Calif., and Mrs. Poff, and two sons, Marion of Moacham and Herbert of Boise, Idaho. Educators Will Atteiifl Conference Leroy Darling and O. P. WeieJ of the high .school ihlisic' faculty wil leave Thursday evohin, for Spokane to attend(yj thteirtlay ronferencoj opening Friday " for Northwest music educators. This event refilai csd'.ie Mon tana music clinic ulurh was can celled to comply on OJjT pecula tions. Q MEAT PRODUCTIONODROPS CHICAGO April 3 (UP) Meat odiWion in federally-nV . spected plants last wc-.-k total d I 271.000,000 pounds, a dccrcasjf ) 13,000,000 pounds from the pre- . ceding werl:, (he war meat board reported today. ' 10 Convicts Dig Out of Prison, Six Recaptured PHILADELPHIA, April 3 (UP) Ton convicts, two of them serv ing life terms for murder, escaped today from the state eastern pen itentiary by burrowing from a cell block to the street. Six were reeapttired by citv police within the first hours after their escape. Both life termers were recaptured. . Horace Bowers, serving a life term for complicity in the slay ing of a Pennsylvania state policeman, was shot in the stom ach when he attempted to ram a police car with a stolen milk truck. He was taken to a hos pital. The four still at large escaped in another dairy truck. The prison identified them as William Russell, serving 10 to 20 years for burglary; David Aiken, 10-20 years for armed robbery; James Grace, 10-30 years for armed robbery, and Victor S?y manski, 20-40 years for armed robbery. All were sentenced to prison from Philadelphia. Warden Herbert Smith, in a preliminary statement, said the men tunneled 50 feet from their cell block under the prison yard to the street. Their escape was discovered after a breakfast count. Gen. Rose Slain After Surrender To Nazi Tankmen (Continued from Page 1) a green crew or had been fright ened away before they had time to search it, Ballinger said. Always in Lead During the third's drive against tough resistance through the roughest terrain Rose was always up in front. His command post usually was his own tank, from which he personally directed the spearhead advance of his divi sion. His tank was usually on the move and up in front of the armored vehicles. Only a few days ago Rose was cut off from his men and took up a machine gun himself and helped to hold off the Germans until help arrived. The 45-year-old officer had assumed command of tho third armored division as a brigadier toncral Augut 7 and was pro- moted to major general on Sept. 5. Thrice Decorated He was a three-time winner of the silver star medal before D day in France. He received the silver star during the drive to recapture the Kasserinc pass; re ceived an oak leaf cluster at Biz crte, and the second cluster dur ing the bicilian campaign Rose was one of tho few divi- sion commanders to come up from the ranks. He enlisted as a private in 1916 and was wounded in France at St. Mihiel during the first world war. He served with the 89th division most of the war, but also saw service with the 33rd division. His widow and four-year-old son live in Denver. Liquor Board Puts Curb On Disposal Straight Whisky PORTLAND, April 3 (UP) The Oregon liquor control com mission has instituted a new i emulation on the "bonus bottle" for April. Customers will take a spirit blind, no more "straight" bour bon or rye. The bonus bottle privilege pre viously has permitted a customer to buy one extra fifth of whisky a month uncler the rationing sched ule, and a straight whisky if de sired. Chaiiman Hugh Kirkpatrick said the change was nocessary because distillers are making war alcohol and not distilling whisky, with not "alcohol holiday" in sight. Kirkpatrick nlso pointed out thai Oregon is one of five states in the so - called "monopoly" group where liquor is under the stal-'-' commission's control, in which there has been no reduc tion in the rationing schedule. Oregon customers still will have their two bottles a month, at leat for the next 90 days. Carbarn Lothario Found To Be Sane SAX FRANUHCO, April 3 (UP) Francis Van Wie, the romantic little street car conduc tor, found (today that his wild tide on thi marital morrV-go. round had come tti the end if the )n-. The bk Id -headed, romeo, who had wiiocd and won 12 brides by lisJ.th birtlWaOwas ad jjOaefl van'Q'eslerday bv the j-:ame joiy ihirn earlier r'tii'fijd a guilt rrdirt on three biiimy t!(Ji(('j Th--! jury deliberated only 55 min utes E;f?h the couWsA- puni1 able by a fine not to exVi-ed $5,01.0 a maximum prison sentence (Wil yearn. Superior Judge lh ItI Kaufman 'I' Invert L"-rl ' nf in1: 1 until 'I'hui-djv at IIil icuue.t el pr TTTrsffTf " ' xr .71 YOHTAN AIRSTRIP OVERRUN Island it Yo.ilan airstrip (abo-c). field is one mile from tho coast, Note bomb craters and wrecked Irrigation Water Outlook for 1945 Season Is Good (Continued from Page 1) normal for Grande Ronde and Catherine Creek respectively. This Would mean a summer flow of 120,000 acre feet for the former and 49,000 acre feet for the lat 'ter. Summer rains would in crease the figures as they did last year when only 110,000 and 31,-' 000 acre feet were predicted on the basis of snow supplies. Wallowa county lands are in the poorest early condition in the district because soils are gen erally dry at a shallow depth, reported Garnet Best, county agent, and Max Wilson, secretary of the Associated ditch compan ies. Wallowa Lake with only 8500 acre feet in storage is at its lowest level of record. " Late snowfall at both high and low elevations over the water shed, however, is sufficient .to make up for most of this early deficiency, they said, hence there need be no serious water shnrt- a8c if available supplies are used economically and distributed equitably. Snow depth at the two Aneroid lake stations was reported as, S4 and 72 inches spectively, with water content of 31 and 25 inches, compared u-ith only 21 and 1!) inches at this time a year ago. Wallowa county streams were predicted to have April-September flows as follows: W.illowa river, 8,500 acre feet, about the same as last year and 01 per cent I of normal; Imnaha river, 200,000 ! acre feet, 81 per cent normal; Hurricane creek, 34.000 acre feci, j 89 per cent normal; Lostine river, . 95,000 acre feet, 8fl per cent nor- mul; Bear creek, 50,000 acre fee't, 85 per cent normal. , Baker Lands Voll Soaked Baker county soils are well soaked, thanks to later rreeinit i tion in late February and March, according t-o I!. C. Hokljn, wa lermaster. He also said that the Thief Valley reservoir is full and that Unity valley reservoir can be filled at any time and will pass a considerable volume. Snow supplies in the water sheds are close to average above last year. The nd far Burnt river watershed is best supplied with 131 per cent of average and 175 per cent of last year's measurements. Predicted sum mer flow is 32, (I'M) acre feet, or 100 per cent normal. Powder river is esp"ch-d to flow 45,0(10 acre feet, or ::0 per cent average. Others taking an active part in the meeting r.nd submitting dala and observations on conditions in thou- territories included L. E. Wiggans of IJaker, Eastern Ore gon Power and Light company: H. A. Steel, F.nterpris-e county watermaslor; George W. Erick son, assistant Baker county wa termaster; and Chester A. Cum mings, Salem, assistant late en gineer. John C. Burtnor, oxten ion editor at Oregon State col lege, is accompanying Frost on the trip. Fishermen Quit In Price Protest LOS ANGF.I.KS, April 3 (UP) More lliari 500 fishing boat:, idled at then southern California docks today as, fishermen pro tested newly - announc.d OI'A price cuts on Barracuda and other fond fi. li. An in'ite.tiy spoke.-man said t'i'o "strike, involving ie to fi'.tf men lor ji.li boat, would fur ther aggiaval'' art already aeule meat Nhorl.-e:'' iVraiMMoraie stiljilif!P..'rt- ineligible. Tl.a)new prices (i)::c th ioht out ol coiu (T)H reial ii. i.uig, the :ioke. man aid. MT KIDCY UC Of AcCy-k uju 666 TABLETS. SALVE. NOSE DRCf fS) 9 ' - fir W BY OKINAWA INVADERS One of military priioi on Okinawa captured by invading Yanks within first hours of fighting. The 13 miles north of Naha City, principal city and port of the island. Jap pianos. U. S. Navy photo. Calendar of Coming Events April 3: La Grande chapter, Royal Arch Masons, Masonic temple, 7:30 p. m. April 4 La Grande lodge of Masons, Masonic hall, 7:30 p.m. April 4 United National cloth ing collection meeting; city hall, 8 p. m. Kassel, Muenster Fall As Allies Sweep Eastward ' (Continued from Page 1) man said Patton's units were only 100 miles from the Red army but did not specify at what point and there was no known advance which was that close to the east ern front. River is Crossed Other third army units operat ing southeast of Kassel, crossed the Werra river by capturing a bi idgo intact and pushed ahead eight miles to the area of Wan fried, 27 miles southeast of Kas sel and 105 miles southwest of Berlin. Thoy were 18 miles southeast o'f ' Muehliiusen at this point. A German report admitted the crossing but claimed the penetra tion was sealed off. Another third army armored column reached the vicinity of Ahlstadl, 27 miles south of Gotha, and only 05 miles from the old Czech frontier. Muenster, 227 miles due west of Berlin, fell to the allies after more than throe days of savage street fighting and a raking artil lery bombardment that reducted the city to a blackened rubble. Hamm Mop-up Undor Way Twenty miles to the southwest, soldiers of tho American ninth r. r m y fought their way into Hamm, the biggest railway cen ter in western Germany, and be gan a house-to-house mop-up of its by-passed nazi garrison. Censored field dispatches from Iho blaeked-out ninlh army front said American lank columns en- veloped the German stronghold of Bielefeld, 189 miles went of, Berlin, and were closing fast on the l'ied Piper town of Hamlin on tho Weser. German Dofonso Split The American thrust split through the- hinge of the German r!c h uses which were wheeling north in a desperate ffort to eheeh the British and Canadian drive. At H a m I i n the Americans would be only 24 miles southeast ol Hannover and fewer than 95 miles due west of the Elho river lino at Magdeburg, the last big water barrier before- Berlin. Muenster, Osnabrueek, Miele f -ld, atul Hamm, anchors of the German d( fonse covering the North Sea ports and the short road to Berlin, were in allied hands or about to fall, anil Can adian troops were half-way across the center of Holland roar Zut phen, 25 miles east of Hie Zuider Front reports said the Germans weie ti vili.T (les-prrat -ly to extri cate their 2.rilh army, numb' ring p rhaps 50,01)0 men. from the Ibreateni'd Dutch coast, fleeing i astwiu d under heavy fire from allied wai'planos. O Prior t( the war, there were 'jiiO.Ol.O automobile buiidvrs in the United States. , I..,.,l,ll r-vr lii-einrn is the ol(fi),t f'apoit in Gc i (Tjjiiiy. ' ' ly C'ltJ0 SeiirlJ'YrBmlJ Suppo.aorifi ! cf y j jt (j ,1,1,,, ,,,wi,,i, i.iu- k Board of Control Ponders Ouster Of Tax Aides SALEM, Ore., April 3 (UP) The Oregon state board of con trol is tentatively, considering possible replacements to the slnte tax commission today, following a motion by Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell, Jr., that the two members whose terms ex pire on June 4 not be reappoint ed. No action was taken on the motion, and the board decided to consider further whether the two men, Charles Galloway and Earl Fisher, be reappointed or wheth er two new men be named to take their places. Farrell explained that there was "nothing personal" in his motion, but that he felt that two new men could better servo the state on the tax commission. He said that if they were not to be reappointed that he felt it only fair to give them notice of the fact. Gov. Earl Snell said ho felt that the two men had done "on outstanding job", and would be sorry to lose them. He would, he said, talk with them this week to see if they desired to remain in state service. Stale Treasurer Leslie M. Scott said he knew of no men who had the experience and ability to fill the positions Fisher and Gullo way hod been holding. Japs Prepare To Defend Capital City of Okinawa (Continued from Page 1) of more than a mile. The marines cleaned out and secured Zampa cape and sent an armored spearhead along the coastal highway to the north. Casualties Are Light Casualties continued astonish ingly light on both sides. One marine division counted only 15 bodies and all but three of them were civilians killed in tho pre liminary bombardment. Another marine division has killed 130 Japanese while suffering casual lies only a small percentage of that number. First word that tank-led army troops had reached Nakagusuku bay came from an observation plane which flashed back it mes sage that it was watching Amer ican soldiers swimming in tne nude off the east coast beaches. The 24th corps' push to the east coast gave the Americans a wide corridor from which to at tack either north or south and also secured a foothold on all vital north-south communica tions, including roads, railrads and telephone lines. . PORTLAND GRAIN PORTLAND, Wheat range April 3 (UP) - all blank. s. white hd. wh Cash wheal: app, 154; 155; 153: 154; s. white hd. wh. no Rox while club 155; western red hard red winter ordinary hard white Baart ordinary 154. Cash grain white -lTt.:V lbs. west., 4" oats. No. 2, 311 lbs. bailey, No. 2, 45 MENDED WHISKEY .10 6 p,oo(-60H r0ln neutral pirlri. ' Mitnhy PlitilUn Cmp.,N. V. CJ Markets I Stock Prices Up On Active Market NEW YORK, April 3 Tu) Stocks advanced today for the sixth consecutive session with vol ume above the previous session. All groups joined with upturn although near closing time some of the advance was eliminated by realizing. At the tops, gains in leading issues ranged from frac tions to more than 2 points. In u few instances, they were larger; Superior Oil of California, rose 014 points. Railroad issues generally were strong, Santa Fe gained mora than a point and other leaders rose fractionally. Nickel plate and Pere Marquette issues had gains of a point or more. Other war stocks maintained a firm tone, notably steels. , Motors, utilities, oils, mercan tile shares, radio issues and cop pers had small gains. Radio cor poration led in turnover and a relatively large volumo came into Crane company, Commonwealth Edison, Northern Pacific and Gra ham Paige. New highs were made by Anchor Hocking Glass and Owens Illinois Glass. Gains of a point to two points were made by Atlantic Refining, Du Pont, Ingersoll-Rand, Inland Steel, General Steel Castings pre ferred, Com Products preferred, Firestone, Western Auto Supply, Reis preferred, Liggett and Mycra B arid Noblltt - Sparks. Dow Chemical stood out in contrast with most issues, showing a loss of more than a point. PORTLAND DAIRY PORTLAND, April 3 (UP) A decrease in butter output na- ' tionally with the west coast even more seriously hit was re flected today in the U. S. depart ment of agriculture report. 'Un favorable weather On the Pacific , slope was held to be a factor in the) decline..,. Prices were un changed. . Demand for eggs continued greater than the supply, which is below previous years. Prices were unchanged. Butter Cube 93 score 4240; 92 score 42'Ac; 90 score 42c; 89 score 41 V4c pound. Eggs Prices to retailers AA large 44c; A largo 42c; medium A 39c; small 35c dozen. Cheese Oregon triplets 27.2c; . Daisies 27.7c; Oregon loaf 27.9c. ' Jobbers pav .'Ac below . quota? tions. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND, April 3 (UP) Livestock: . Cattle 150, calves 25. Steers . slow. Steady with Monday's late 25c decline. Few loads fed steers ; $18-18.75. Other classes steady. Common heifers $10-11.50. Can-ner-cutter cows $7.00-9.50. Med-. ium-good beef cows $11.00-13.00. Medium-good beef bulls salable $11.00-13.50. Good-choloe vealers quotable $15.00-18.00. Hogs 100. ' Steady. Butchers above 180 lbs. $15.75. Good sews $15. Feeder pigs scarce, quotable , $10.50-17.50. Sheep 300. Steady. Medium good woolcd lambs $14.50-15.00.: Good - choice grades salable $15.50-16.00; one load good No. 2 pelt shorn ewes $7.25. Wooled ewes up to $9.00. CHICAGO GRAIN CHICAGO, April 3 (UP) In- terest centered in rye futures on ' the Board of Trade today with. May and July at new seasonal:' highs. A nervous tone prevailed with prices erratic. Other grains showed easiness despite the sharp " upturn in rye. Rye finished the day up 1 cent to off Vi cent a bushel; wheat unchanged to off 1 cent; corn off '4 to Ts; oats unchanged to off , and barley off to up Ms. Wheat showed an easier trend most of the session with weak ness centered in nearby deliver ies. Most )f the trading took place in July with southwestern interests sellers. Demand was not aggressive despite pessimis tic report on the car situation. Corn futures lost ground after early gains, a fair amount of May corn being sold at $1.12 cents by cash grain interests. Little interest was shown in oats. Winnipeg rye ruled strong gaining l'j cents. I
