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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1929)
You Will Save By Watering The PmV; Pages of Buying Interest to lVomen The Shoppers' Guide j The New OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning. Mat 3. 1929 FRIDAY ES LOCAL MARKET FOiDJCTI Fresh Pineapples Reach Here This Week; Prices on Oranges Going Up Oranges are going up; fresh pineapples hare arrived; there Is a temporary loose banana situa tion; strawberries are coming faster and dropping in price; grapefruit remains a bo at steady and so do apples. And that's a bird's eye slant at UveJpilt offer ings made by local merefeants. First pineapples were received the middle of this week, a ship ment of five cases going to the stores readily enough. Demand is good so far. Top price per apple is 40 rents, with a few stores sell ing under that, price. Apples shipped in are pretty green yet, and should be held a few days be fore the fruit i3 used. Strawberries are offered in larger quantities, most of the shipments coming in fairly green. Prices range all the way from 15 cents a box to 3 0 cents a box. The retail quotation on the 20-box crates of Florins is $3.75, down 75 cents over earlier in the week. Florida grapefruit is offered in numerous sizes and prices, Tvith a good fruit obtainable at two for 25 cents. The small seedless grapefruits are displayed in large quantity at five for 25 cents. The tag end of the navel orange season is approaching and bring ing with it the usual firmer tone on oranges. Valencia oranges will be offered in a few weeks. Orange wholesale quotations are up 50 cents over the earlier part of the week. Apples are sorry offerings, un less one is purchasing the extra fancy grades. Fancy winesaps cost 40 ceats a dozen, and with yellow Newtowns and fancy Homes constitute the- apple vari ety. An oversupply of bananas is re sponsible for a temporary drop in banana prices, with grocers Bell ing Thursday as low as- five pounds for 25 cents. These are, of course, fruit that Is pretty ripe. Increased Quantities of Vegetables Arriving Here Supplying Local Markets More and more vegetables are stocking the Salem store windows, with the greater quantity rather than added variety giving a- gen uine spring appearance. Prices have remained fairly steady this week, although the larger, offer ings of local radishes and green onions have brought a lowering in these commodities. These sell at three bunches fdr 10" cents now, instead of 10 cents straight as heretofore. The quality is excel lent and in most .stores these are offered fresh daily from local gardens. fornia," in a delightfully Inter esting manner. Reports of committees and an nouncements followed the lunch eon hour. HE T II MEET Pictures Of Goat Industry Planned MONMOUTH. May 2. Will Hudson. Seattle, Oregon and Washington staff camera man for the Pathe' company, was the guest Tuesday of his cousin. Miss Daisy Buckner. Mr. Hudson was en route to Grants Pass to make a. scenic film featuring Angora goats similar to some made by him last year on the farms of William Rid dell and Sons and"J. B. Stump and Sons, but relinquished the idea I because to many local Angoras have already been sheared. Mr. Hudson has made pictures for Pathe' In many sections of the northwest, including British Co lumbia, and was stationed in Alas ka at the time of the Wilkinson flight to the north pole. New potatoes are offered at three pounds for 25 cents and oc casionally four pounds for the same price. Green peas sell fairly generally at 15 cents a pound, with demand good. The price is np a few cents over last week. California asparagus Is practi cally off the market, with local of ferings coming in in plenty and selling retail at two bunches for 35 cents. The local la of ex cellant quality. Local rhubarb rules the market here now, with prices ranging all the way from 5 cents and three pounds for 25 cents to four pounds for 19 cents. Parsley, In generous bunches, sells at 10 cents. Rutabagas are up 50 cents a hundred, to 93.50, with the supply growing scarce. Beets retail at 10 cents a bunch and turnips command the eafife price. Celery Is way up over last week, with wholesale quotations on the California crate gone to $8. The best grade stalk sella for 25 eents. Spinach, local, la plentiful and cost 25 cents for ach three pounds. Dry, onions leave the store at three pounds for 25 cents, no ad vance over a week ago. Cucumbers, hot house ones and extra tine variety, sell at IB and 25 cents each, depending upon the size. Cauliflower, or Roseburg broc coli, bring 10 and 15 cents a head at the store, with a slight down ward trend evident on the whole sale prices. Artichokes are offered in large supplies than the demand Is car ing for, with prices at two for J 5 cents. Jaklma Gem potatoes are up a little, at $1.19 a hundred. This Is on the number two quality. 175 Dresses at $1.00 See Ad on Page 7 Today Y STORMS KILL THREE ATLANTA, Ga., May 2 (AP) Three negroes were killed and more than a dozen persons were Injured in storms that swept over different sections of Georgia last night and early today, causing heavy property damage. " MONMOUTH, May 2. Miss Myrtle Carnes of Stockton, Cal., was the guest of honor Saturday at a luncheon sponsored by the state council of the Oregon Kindergarten-Primary Educational association. A swiftly moving pro gram of diverse effort proved pleasing, as accompaniment to the courses. Miss Ida Mae Smith primary su pervisor at Monmouth, and' pres ident of the state kindergarten and primary clubs', graciously welcomed the guests, and Miss Nellie Casebere of Portland r poke on Kindergartens in Ore gon. Musical numbers were a vo cal solo by Mrs. Gertrude Whip ple of Roseburg: and duets by Misses Mary Haller and Maurine Moore of Albany with piano ac companiment by Margaret Scruggs of Oregon Normal School. Mis Carnes was the closing speaker, bringing "Sugestions from Call- Coniing to Salem DR. MELLENTHIN SPECIALIST In Internal Medicine for Eighteen years Eggs Wanted Egg Mash $2.50 a hundred Phone 524 FARMER'S GRAIN CO. Market Drug Store C. L. WELLMAN, Registered Pharmacist Phone 474 ' In "The Market" Mother's Day Specials 49c 98c $ 1 .00 Cheramy Bath Salts-,.... fS)n Jasmin and Rose J SK $ 1 .25 (May 12th) 75c Stationery, fancy box, lined envelopes, in colors 2-lb. box of fancy Parisian Chocolates, fresh and tasty $2.00 Perfumes, different odors $1 .00 Melloglow Powder in gift box with Melloglow Compact C Q 7UC Both 75c Bay Rum 1 pint . . . DRUG SPECIALS 75c Mineral Oil Heavy and tasteless 49c 49c 60c Milk of MagneU QQ 1 pint JI?C 69c Pare Olive Oil 1 pint DOKS NOT OPERATE . Will be t Marion Hotel, Tuesday, May 14. Office Hours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. OXE DAY ONLY Ko Charge for Consultation Member Affiliated Buyers A Home Owned Store 211 North Commercial St Quality Groceries fw Phones: 1371-1372 v WE SPECIALIZE IN FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Super Features for Friday, Saturday and Monday, May 3, 4 and 6 We have just received another large shipment of Ceretana Flour milled from Montana hard wheat HQl 49-pound sack V 1 24 pound sack 98c 10 pound sack 45c Many , in this community will avail themselyes of the opportun ity to visit Dr. Mellenthin on this ppecial visit to Salem. The doctor pays special atten tion to the SCIENCE OF INTER NAL MEDICINE and DIETETICS. He is trying conscientiously to eliminate surgery in his treatment of disease as far as possible. He has to his credit many won derful results in diseases of stom ach (especially ulcers), glands (especially goitre), aUments of women, diseases of liver and bow 1 els. as Infected gall bladder, gall stones, appendicitis, chroncl con stipation, colitis, auto-intoxication and rectal ailments, circulation disturbances as high or low blood pressure, heart and blood disor ders, skin, tierves, bladder, kid neys, bed-wetting, weak lungs, tonsils", adenoids, metabolic dis turbances such as rheumatism, sci atica, leg ulcers and chronic ca tarrh. Medicines are prescribed and prepared for each individual case In hia private laboratory, also spe cial attention given to diet as to proper balance and selection of foods. For this service a nominal charge Is made. Dr. Mellenthin Is a regular grad uate in medicine and surgery and i. inAi h i state of Oresron. Married women must be accom-, panied by their nusoanas. Address: 224 Bradbury Bldg., - Lis "Angeles, California, 16 pounds fine granulated Sugar 89c Pint Nalley's Mayonnaise ... 29c I 2 pounds Hoody's Peanut Butter 35c 4 pounds Vegetable Shortening 65( 3 packages Jell-X-Cell (Highest quality, delicious Jelly dessert Powder. Your choice in all flavors) 21c 1 tall can Gold Bar Fancy Red Salmon 29c 1 tall can Lindsay Ripe Olives - 15c 1 quart jar sweet Pickles, a real value at fifty cents. Our price this week : 3 cans Grand Island solid pack Tomatoes 29c 43c Quart Wesson Oil 49c 2 cans of Corn 25c 2 cans of Peas 25c 1 package Fiesta Sugar Wafers Free with each package of Fam ily Size Honey Maid Graham AZLn crackers at 1 pound Cooley's Superior Coffee . 45. 10 bars White Wonder Soap 31c 2 bars Lux Toilet Soap 15c 6 pounds of Blue Rose Head Rice i 39c 3 loaves of Twin Bread 25c 1 pound of S. & W., Schillings, AH - TT1 s Maxwell or Golden West Coffee 3 pounds of Mellow Blend Coffee .. 95c Carton Matches (6 boxes) 17c Armour's Very Best Cafsup Large bottle 17c 2 bottles of Mrs. Stewart's Brain? 29c 2 packages Soda 15c 1 Cooley Special CQr Broom at . ileC (These brooms are a super value Call in and examine them).) cans Sunbrite Cleanser 10c Independently Owned - - Personally Operated Free delivery to all parts of the city, West Salem & Salem Heights 500 Ft. Free Parking Space BUSICK'S AT THE MARKET There is a lot of satisfaction in the knowledge that you receive full value for your money whether you choose to spend it Saturday or some other day of the week where specials are a feature and you do not just happen to need that particular item. Do you sometimes feel that you have helped to pay for the special for someone else when some item is sold at a loss? Isn't it clear that some other item or items must make up that loss? At B u s i c k 's two stores you will find all week low prices. PURE CANE SUGAR Packed in new cloth sacks 25-lb. sack $1.33 WHITE RIVER FLOUR 49-lb. sack $1.83 EAGLE BRAND All hard5 wheat. 49-lb. sack FLOUR 31.75 UMECO Margarine None better 2 pounds 29c LIBBY'S MILK Like fresh cream 3 tall cans 25c BORDEN'S MALTED MILK $1.00 size bottles 2 for $1.01 BORDEN'S Eagle Brand Condensed MILK 2 cans 45c The Best Grade Pure Cane SUGAR In 100-lb. saeks. Friday and Saturday $4.99 We make this price that our customers may always know that they can always depend upon Busick's to offer the best prie. New Spring garden Vegetables Vegetables are more plentiful this week and they are especially nice. We are offering a very choice lot to select from Green Peas, New Potatoes, Green String Beans, Ripe Tomatoes, Hot House Cucumbers Young Tender Green Onions, Ice Berg Head Lettuce, Icicle Radishes Green Bell Peppers Crisp White Celery, Home Grown Asparagus. Also California Asparagus and Artichokes Roseburg Broccoli Local grown Spinach Young Carrots and Turnips Home grown Rhubarb is better and priced very low this week. Lots of those fancy sweet Naval Oranges Many sizes to select from Also Apples, Bananas, Dates, Figs and Ripe Delicious Grapefruit SCHILLING'S COFFEE One pound cans 49c COFFEE Golden West, Hills Bros, or M. J. B. Also may be had at both Busick's Stores at 49c Ivory Soap Regular size bars bars 25c P. & G. White Naptha SOAP 10 large bars 37c A choice lot of Netted Gem POTATOES 100 pounds to the sack. A real value per sk. $1.19 SCHILLING'S Baking Powder Full one pound can 43c Pure Semolena Macaroni pro ducts, Noodles, Sea Shell Mac aroni, Spaghetti. Sanitary pkgs. 2 lb. net 2c Larje Franquette WALNUTS 2 lbs. 43c rfrn numrfin w r rwtt r ir c-itti a. -vet rt r M r jp -v ' x - - -J-