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Markets . 11 jpinanciai Th OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning' April 28, 1942 Sec 2 Page 8 Comics Farm Stock Decline Is Stopped Small Lift at Last ; Minute Changes : Week's Trend NEW YORK, April 25-W-The stock market Saturday put the brakes on the week's sharp decline through a moderate lilt in prices just before the close. Prior to the turn many of the leaders had moved sluggishly to fractionally lower levels. Ameri can Telephone sold off a point to ft new four year low but shaded Its loss at the end. Persistent heaviness in a few of the pivotal industrials was an offset to the recovery trends else where and the Associated Press 60-stock composite was unchanged at 32.3, the lowest level reached since April, 1933. Transactions were 156,400 shares compared with 184,660 in the short session a week ago. Stocks modestly ahead at the close included Sears Roebuck, Douglas Aircraft, Goodyear, American Can, Standard Oil (NJ), Western Union, International Har vester, US Gypsum and Eastman Kodak, the last named rising 1 points. In minus territory were Johns Man ville, American Smelting, S perry and Owens-Illinois. Mark ed up slightly in the rail group were Great Northern and Chesa peake & Ohio. Western Union and Postal Tele graph pfd. were helped by re ports indicating progress in the move for legislative action to per mit their consolidation. Grain Mart Holds Steady CHICAGO, April 25-(-Ex- cept for occasional flurries of sell ing which lowered grain prices small fractions and soybeans as much as a cent at times, the cereal futures market Saturday display ed general stability. As a result prices closed with "only minor net changes. Wheat was unchanged to 3-8 higher com pared with Friday, May $1.21 V. fc; July ll.24-l.237i. Salem Market Quotations The price below supplied by a lo cal grocer are Indicative of the daily market price paid to growers by Sa lem buyer but are not guaranteed by lni & talesman: VEG -"TABLES Asparagus, doz. 1.25 cabbage Carrots, doz Cauliflower, crate Celery, green Cucumber hothouse, dry 3.00 .00 . 1.50 2.75 1.00 J8 3.50 .40 .09 3.75 1.10 .04 -5 .02 43 uaruc, id. Onions, 50 lbs. Onions, green reas Potatoes, 100 lbs. No. 1 new. Potatoes, No. 2, 50-lb. bag Potatoes new Radishes, doz. Rhubarb, fancy Tomatoes, California URAJN, BAT AMU SEEDS (Bsytsc Prices) . Oats. No. 1 35.00 to 36.00 Feed barley, ton 33.00 to 33.09 Clover hay, ton ... 13.00 Alfalfa hay. ton 18.00 to 20.00 --. 1.73 2-5 3.40 J9 Dairy feed. 90-lb. bag Hen scratch feed Cracked corn ,, , Wheat EGGS AND POf TT (Baying Prices ef Andresen's) fSubfect to Change WtUiout Notice! BUTTERFAT . Premium . .42' 'a i no. i i ' No. 2 BUTTER PElNTSi (Baying Prices) A , 48 .41 'i .40', 42 47 B Quarters EGGS Extra large white -Extra large brown Medium , Standard Pullets .47 44 44 J8 .19 40 42 49 Cracks Colored hens , , Colored frys White Leghorn hens White Leghorn frys 49 (Bay tat Prices ot Manea creamery) (Subject to Change Without Notice! BUTTERFAT Premium .42' i No. 1 .41. No. 2 , M EGGS Xrge A L surge dirty extras Large B Medium A Medium B i 47 43 44 43 43 .19 41 J9 i j 42 JOS Pullets Checks and under grades Colored hens -. Colored fryers Leghorn fryers , Leghorn hens , , , -tags Old roosters No 2 poultry 99 LIVESTOCK (Buying prices for No. 1 stock, based on conditions and sales reported up to 4 pjn. Top lambs 19.50 Ewes .. 408 to 9.09 Hogs, top, 160-229 lbs. .1344 SOWS .. ll.IS to 11. Veal, too 1340 to 14.00 Dairy type cows ,. . Beef cows - Bulls -Heifers . Dressed veal , HOPS Baying Prices) seeded 1942 contracts ' WOOL AND MO AW Wool ----Lamb 9.M to 740 149 to tJ&O , 9.09 to 10.00 . 949 to 8.00 40 49 to .43 .42 .42 Dr.T.T4-tas, RJB Ot.O.CHaa: ND DR. CHAN LAM Cataese Medtd-s Co. 941 Meet- -taerty . Ondatra Port)an Ues oral CUee Co Office eptst Teesday urn SatsrSsy ealy19 s-u te I P-M S to 1 9U-. caawffaiien. sueee rrenwre He una are free ( c-arge. j Strictly Private" STi OBAR W)W kJPA SSh X H0P5 TUlSAlWTOSMSOCEDrafiAUStlJE , A I HOPS THIS AWT EE-AU-& U STCMT YX&Y 14 UEXLVU30CD.X HBER 90 WW OiMfOOZ EAB&"TW52S BAS A 6UY T0U U-TVtY WAS AIL CTCIS- YfcoR sew COOUX SAVJ I, it WmM fMtsrM Adams Resigns as President of Nut Growers at Annual Meeting Resignation of Moses P. Adams, general manager of the Salem Nutgrowers' association since its formation May 28, 1942, election of directors and talks by men prominent in the field highlighted the annual meeting of the group at its plant here In the Army SEELY V. HALL Air Executive Given Leave President W. A. Patterson of United Air Lines announced Sat urday that a leave of absence has been granted to Seely V. Hall, vice president of the company's western operations since 1939 at the request of the army air force in which Hall will serve for the duration as a lieutenant colonel, Hall, who helped organize the Pacific coast airway in 1926, will be replaced by Richard Dobie, who, like Hall, began his aviation career during the first world war. In 1917 Hall entered the first aerial squadron of the US signal corps. Dobie became an army pilot in 1917, serving as an instructor. He entered commercial aviation in .1928 when he piloted the first mail plane on the Kansas City-Dallas run. He had more than a million miles of flying on his log when he retired from active pilot duty five years ago to become assistant to the vice president of operations at Chicago general headquarters.. ' Polling Places mm I i I.1D.M .m I I I'ljiil I i.l II .. . '!!.. ", UH .J.J 'MM I ' "f " I ' I ' I - - "'$' 3 ' ' I I H I On Wheat Marketing Quotas Seeking a "100 per cent turnout of eligible voters," W. M. Tate, chairman of the Marion polling places and referendum committees for Saturday's refer endum on wheat marketing quotas as follows: Community Voting Howell Prairie-Salem Gervais-Mt. Angel Central Howell School Mt. Angel City Hall 5. Silverton-N. Silverton SDverton St. Paul-Wood bum St Paul City Hall Jefferson City Hall Jefferson-Turner S ivton-AutnsvUle- Stayton City West Stayton The polls will be open from 9 an. to 9 p.m. at the above voting places.' Each voter should cast his ballot at the polling place designated for his community, the chairman said. - Referendum com mittees have been supplied with a list of eligible voters .for: the community. , 4 Anr oerson- who believes that he is . entitled to vote but whose name is not listed on the register will be oermittecKto vote, and the legality of his ballot will be de- termined May V by u county committee. BalloU may be cast at i the county -agenfs office, Postof- fice building. Salem assy tun priori By Quinn Hall! 4-25 Saturday. At a meeting of the board of di rectors Thursday night a succes sor to Adams, who was presented sold watch by the group as a I farewell gift, will be considered. J. W. Simmons, Salem, C. A. Ratcliff , Salem, and Albert Earth, ML Angel, are the new members of the board. Outgoing members are Paul Wallace and Charles Heinz. Others serving are A. L. Page, Jefferson; J. J. Doerfler, Sil verton; E. J. Allen, Woodburn; T. T. Leonard, Silverton; Frank Mil ler, Salem, and Horace M. Bibby, Salem. About 150 persons were present at the all-day session at which Arthar Cumming, assistant direc tor of western division of the AAA; R. B. Taylor, chairman of the Oregon State AAA; A. C. Ja- cobson, sales manager of the North Pacific Nut Growers cooperative; Frank Riggs, Dundee, editor of the Norpac news, and McKinley Kane, Dundee, secretary-treasurer of the North Pacific cooperative, were among the speakers. In his annual report, Adams stated that this year the acreage of nuts under the association is the largest in history and that al though this was not the largest year for volume handled by the plant, it was the largest in the amount, of money handled for the nut crops. Stock Farm at Logsden Sold DAYTON A deal was made Wednesday whereby Mr. and Mrs. Floyd E. Fowler, Portland, sold their 300 acre stock farm near Logsden, in Lincoln county, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Winger of the Pleasantdale district Winger owns a large grain farm here and he will run stock on his newly acquired acreage during the summer months and bring them here for Wintering. He plans to raise Ladino clover on a small portion of the new place which is accessible to springs for irriga tion. Listed for Vote county AAA committee announced Place Committtrmtn i C. L . Simmons, chairman Henry Roth - j Albert Mader Joe Bernt, chairman Edwin Hatteburg Bob Harper Elmer King, chairman Elmer Lorence : Roy Brown Roy Coleman, chairman Henry Zorn , Peter P. Kirk Karl Steiwer, chairman Edwtn J. Swartx - . Eddie Ahrens Pred Hottinger, chairman P. T. Etzel Leonard Doerfler : Armory Hall ( Cataese SUCCESS tee years In CHINA. Ne matter wttb What allase-t yea are AJ-fXICT-KP S-eedets, ; ssna-tts, heart. Ha-t, Urer, k-taeys. : sis si b, gas. ce lpatlesy aJesra, - ens, nver, sun. uasaui C&i-eu Def- Gsx te s mm Sem. and Wed, 9 ( IB 123 tL Cwmt 4. Cxlem. Cfc .! Li Aurora Jersey Herd Tested Forty-eight purebred Jersey cows in the herd owned by Frank Clark, Aurora, have produced 148 I tons of milk in an official 365- day .test This was supervised un der the herd improvement regis try system of the American Jersey Cattle dub, New York. An average of 32 cows were in milk twice daily, and the aver age yield for the test year was 438.19 pounds of butterfat, 8,059 pounds of milk. The highest individual produc er was the eight-year-old Broad- lands Melodite, who yielded 589.26 pounds of butterfat, 11,287 pounds of milk in 365 days. Clark's herd has been entered for the fifth year of testing with the national organization of the Jersey breed. Airlie Bride Honored by Shower Friday AIRL1E-A miscellaneous show er was given Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Dickey in honor of Mrs. Donald Dick' ey (Maxine Van Patten). Present were Mr. and Mrs. John Wienert, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Wo- mer, Mr. and Mrs. Emmitt Tur ner, Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Whit aker, Mrs. Paul Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Orval Whi taker, Mr. an Mrs. Charles W. Tarter and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Sams, Pauline and Eloise, Miss Ethel Griffith, Mr. Cherry, Miss Mattie Swann, Kenneth Dickey and the honored guest. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dickey are planning to live in Corvallis after June first BARNEY GOOGLE v eerretW rVTTTft ..iiM.il TUST AVJftl THE LONE RANGER MICXEY MOUSE LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY UCZfl WUM m POESMT PROVE KE A F0CL - OTHER W4Y POUND -tar ' SLAVTN AND H6N?Tf JS ABOUT TO fi"" i - -2 j RRS AT THE UXE 7z,Zt7t'&-J " Q'Zi r ' wmimmllmmmmmmmmmmkma "mmm!mmm sSaSBS---BS------S-awa-i ,. .. jr- iiivimri yFam II ka" .lersf8 T5'1, '2f2;! 1 I ' b.s I If ' TV . On Pf IRWU" ITfV "... I IKMJu l r I nXMZLE THEATBE-BTntniii Popeys) f-JPLL- ATsWr Jnl I ISrVUL CS 60 )TMCX OURI I SHELrYSYf I HOPES I -JETriT I TKUST ) f AVT N SrV V is ? y -ITorHS aLfW everv T&Mjrcu1- HSR LttTiTi. yl p l-fe: - itigSM 1 Quotations at Produce Excluutge PORTLAND. Ore. Aoril 25 (AP) Butter Prints, A grade, 41 lie In parch ment wrappers. 2'Jc in cartons; B grade. 41c in parchment wrappers, 42c in cartons. Butterfat rim quality, maximum ox J of 1 per cent, acidity, delivered to Portland. 40ft-41c lb.; premium qual ity, (Maximum of -tS of 1 per cent acidity), 41 -42c lb.: valley routes and country points. 2c less than first, or 39c lb.; second quality at Portland, 2c under lint or aavi-scic id. Cheese Selling price to PortLend re tailers: Tillamook triplets. X',c lb.; loaf. ',ic lb. Triplets to wholesalers, Wic lb.: loaf. ie .. Tillamook. Eggsraces to proaucers: a targe, ic; B large. 27c; A medium, 2Sc; B dium. 25c dozen. Resale to retailers: 4c higher for cases; cartons, Sc higher. Portland livestock PORTLAND. Ore- April 25 (AP) IUSDA1 Hon: Salable for week 2699. Barrows and gilts: GOOd-Ch. 140-130 12.35 13.35 13.15613.65 Good-ch. 160-180 lbs, Good-cn, 180-ZW 13.50 013.75 Good-Ch. 200-220 lbs. 1343 i 13.63 12.85 135 Good-Ch, 220-240 lbs Good-ch. 240-270 lbs. Cood-ch. 270-300 lbs. 12.60013.15 12.35 12.85 Far., pigs, gd-ch. 70-100 lbs. 11.73312.50 Cattle salable lor weeK . Steers, good 900-1100 lbs. . 11.256? 13.25 do medium 7so-iiuo ids. lo.iswu.za do common 750-1100 lbs. 9.00010.75 Heifers, med 500-000 lbs. 1945O1140 do common 500-900 lbs. 8.00 1045 rows. rood, all weieli- 9430 9.75 oo mKuum. ui weixnia . ijhv do cut-corn, all wts. 9.750 949 do canner. all wts. 148 . RuIIl rlea nd. naef. eooa. ail wis. iu 9 'xo.ia do sausage, gd- all wts. 10.00 1949 do sausage, med- all wts. 8.7J 610.00 do saus- cut-corn, all wts. 7.50 8.75 Vealers, gd-ch. all wts 14.006H.00 do com-med. all wts. t. 00 14.00 do cul, all wts. 7.00 940 Sheep: Salable for week 975. F.wm t ihom ed-ch .9.730 6-90 do. com-med , 3-00 5-75 Sd-cb 12.00 12.50 o med-gd 10.50011.75 do common 8.50 10.00 Portland Grain PORTLAND. Ore- Anril 25 (AP) Wheat Open High Low Close mr.-i ai - 07 7 n Cash grain: Oats No. 2 38-lb. white. 41.00; barley No. 2 45-lb. BW, 9140. No. 1 fUJt, 2.48V,. Cash wheat Ibid): soil wnue. se soft white excluding Rex. 1.91; white That OLD ORPHAN 0NE HE WS A i rvmrf in m S0unUZ3J C)FMYBCY5HA00UVD?AJ3JtSTro M)ll4KHimilH FORPIVCTlCINGME&aNEVimjin aA,W W-oA -retain Portland dub, limi: western red. 1.01. Hard red winter: Ordinary. t7; 10 per cent, l.u: 11 per cent. 1-07; 12 per cent. 14L Hard white Baart: M per cent, l9i; 11 per cent, 115; IX per cent, 1.19. Today's car receipts: Wheat, 59: bar ley, 2: flour. 7; corn. I; oats, 1; U f eed. 4 . Portland Produce PORTLAND, Ore.. April 25 (AP) Live ooutlrr Burin orices: No. 1 grade Leghorn broilers, under Hi lbs 19c; over ltt lbs, 19c: fryers, 2. to 4 lbs-, 23c; roosters, over 4 lbs, 29c; col ored hen a, 33c; Leghorns under 2,a lbs-, 17c: over 3. lbs 19c; No. 2 grade hens. 5c lb. less: roosters. 9c Dressed turkeys Selling prices: Hens, 28c; toms, 27c lb. buying prices: torn. zsc; nens, sac. Rabbits Average country -killed- 30- 32c lb city-killed, 33-Mc lb. Hay SelUmT nrieae on trucks: Al falfa. No. U iL99 ton: oat-vetch. 1-0 ton. Valley prices: Willamette clover. le-m-i oa ion. vauey pour ; t nomy. eastern uregon. zuw ion, nruiu Onions Oregon, 3J0-4A9 per 904b. sacx; seta, xae id. Potatoes, old white locals. 2-50-2.73 cental; Deschutes Gems, tS per cental; Yakima No. 2 Gems, 1.40 per So lo, bag; Klamath No. L 3ij-3J0 per 90 1b. bag. fotatoes. new naxter White Rose. 1.8S-2JM SO-lb. bag. Country meats eelhng prices to re tailers: Country klued hogs, best butch ers. 129 to 149 lbs lSU-Uc &: veal ers. fancy. 23-22lc: light thin. 14-Ute lb.; heavy, 19-17c; canner cows. 12'- uc; noa cumr wwaw ms " lu- buUs, 16-17C Ib4 yearling lambs, U.-20C Stocks and Bonds April 29 Compiled by Te STOCKAVXKAGXS T Associated rresa 30 19 15 i Indus Rails Dtfl Stka Net chantfe Uncfa A J VnchUnch Saturday 4J 144 2L9 32 Previous day 44 J 14.1 21 J 32 Month ao 49-1 15 J 23JL 34.4 Year ago 53 1 14.S 31 J 39.4 1943 high 54.9 11 27.3 30.7 1942 low 44- 14.7 2LS 32J BOND AVERAGES 29 19 19 19 Rails Indus U 1 Prg Net change A 4 Unca Unch Unch Saturday 94.9 103- 93.7 74 Previous day 645 103- 93.7 47.1 Month ago 65- 103- 95.4 44.T Year ago 94J 104- 101.9 43- : 1942 hie h 65.9 103.5 100.9 474 lef-Z MW - OU-S IVawV SS9.I - ea j m a iw 1 at Conojatulaons Out of Order 1. RCCVCD T. OVO A Shot From Ambush Lady's Finger's a Finger Lady! A Dose of Their Own Msdidne OLIVER NEVER TCtD AW- tis 1 AH WCM OLIVER WPsTTDaXKTAH DOCTOR - WHEN OME 6rWWEDTJXEr-3TXXORt5 tlCEN5Crr5ttRTEOALLTKE caumMGm&-Atrwe vi&BrruuGmGArcuiW Just Rt-b-docklzto;! Registration Jnderway at Silverton STLVERTON The Fourth reg istration under the selective serv ice act, this time for all men from 45 to 65-years of age, got under way Saturday at Silverton and will continue through today and Monday at the chamber of com merce rooms. Chief registrar locally will be Mrs. George Joeschke. She has named aa her helpers, Jlrs. F. 1L Powell, Mrs. Ed Holden, George Jaeschke, Lloyd Reed, "Alma Ol son. Mrs. F. Glenn McDonald, Mrs. John Wilson, Anna Jackson, Mrs. Peggy Scott, Walter Geren, Mrs. Glenn I BriedweU, Stella Dybevik, Mrs. Charles Hoyt, Mrs. Ralph Lason and Mrs. . L. Starr. Registration today wfll be con ducted almost the same hours as on Saturday, from t to 11 and lb ewes. E- lb. Wool 1942 contracts. Oregon ranch, nominal, 34-27c lb. Crossbreda, 49-42o Mohair 1943 " 12-month. 45c lb. Hops Seed stockv 1941 crop, 40c; IMS contracts. JSC. ber NZ peel, lac so. hi a There Is ae persenal e bsttdness emergeney which we eaMt help yeu soeet with a CMraleaUy, speedily s-TS-ged loaal Dres Into ear effices for full details . . . state rniaiicE co. S44 State Lie. n I EUTTrCFlfiHTS WOT OVER, es-9' -sW ---- ,: - Vs-REJHE JWDMIME i'..- a j from 1 to S pxa. On Monday the official hours are from 7 to 9 o'clock. Local business folk report off the record that "Know-Your- Neighbor week, the origin of which is credited to Portland, was set at just the right time before the primaries. Only, they add, the candidates started the week off early. The "neighborly handshake has been going the rounds In earnest during the past week. ' "When you see us shaking hands next week," a local business man was beard to remark Friday,, probably it will be a politician and not a neighbor who has cornered us." - Visiting candidates have been more numerous at Silverton dur ing the past, week, It is reported, than grossbeaks and sparrows for which Silverton has long been known. Retting Tanks Started AURORA Construction has started on six new retting tanks at the Lone Elder plant, three miles east of Aurora. Scutching and deseeding is now going on at the plant, whose entire output if sent to the Salem Linen com Ipany for defense purposes. HonnY S-211 M-222 Phone ttll By BILLY DeBECX By FRAN STRIXER By WALT DISNEY By BRANDON WALSH p CHlTilMXiWiSUCMXMSQWial irmrcKKrEraccwEsnJOMTK.: ar wrertfe rAu r M IMERElH UXSHED1D- teE-FTrEREVUEKErVW LITTLE lucii UACW7 61VE HER - --.tS Tears i i to May