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- ". A Markets Farm Fiiiaiieial Mies PAGE EIGHT Tk OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon, Sundcrr Morning,! August 9. 1312 Go f. : Market Shows' Loss 4th Week " - I, , '. ' . Day's Trading Second t I Lightest for , ; Two Years NEW YORK. Aug. 8 WV It "was a no-decision bout in Satur- dav's stock market as buyers and seljers. after an -unirwpirinjr week's contest, pulled their, punches; The Associated Press average of 60 stocks was unchanged t sa2 but on- the week showed a net loss of X It was the fourth 'consecutive .losing week for; this composite. Transfers totaled 101, 100 shares, second 1 smallest ag- gregatc since August 1840. They comoared with. 114.830 in the ' previous two-hour stretch. American Locomotive preferred was up 1 on. two sales, further reflecting an exceptionally good earnings statement. Schenley - edged into "new high ground for the year. Liggett & Myers "B" ad vanced 1. Fractional plus marks " were retained by- Southern Rail way, UJS. Gypsum, American Tel erjhone. American Can, Air Re 'duction and Standard Oil of New 'Jersey. - -Minor declines were recorded for 4 U5. Steel, Bethlehem, Santa Fe "Anaconda, Chrysler, General Motors, Montgomery Ward, Du Pont, United Aircraft and Johns Manville. ' ' Hall Properly Sold to Harbec SILVERTON A deal was closed this week through the Homes eek- era agency whereby the C. T, Hall property was sold to Charles Harbec. , ,. Bobby Alfred received a deep cut on his forehead Thursday morning when a hand sickle slip ped and struck him. Four stitches were required to close the wound Mr. and Mrs. Doma Ramsby, who are now living at Kinzua have been spending a week at Silverton looking after interests Mr. and Mrs. Thad Blust spent . the week-end at Seattle. Frank Porter has been made manager of the local branch of the-Columbia Food market: Het succeeds Norval Dornhecker, who has been called into defense work at Vancouver. t Mr. " and Mrs. F. E. Sylvester have returned .from two . weeks' vacation which took them into southern Oregon and California While away they visited at the home of Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Mc Cannel of Chiloquin. The Mc Cannels formerly lived at Silver ton. r Chauncey Montgomery has gone to Portland to work as a welder In the shipyard. White Leghorn ; Hen Crows, Also Prodces ggs LINCOLN The old adage A whistling girl and a crowing hen always-come to some bad end' sometimes proves to be false. At least the hen on the H. W. Ashford farm is not likely to meet n untimely fate as she Is a novel ty to the family and friends. The first time Mrs. Ashford ' noticed the hen crowing she said "I didn't know that we had a rooster 'that crowed like that.' ' Upon Investigation it was found to be a pure bred White Leghorn hen, which, lays its Tegular quota . cf eggs. . -- Amity Teacher Visits Ther Briefly Tuesday ' AMITY Mr. and Mrs. - Roy Nolen are spending the summer vacation near Prineville- where he is employed as a forest ranger. Theyjwere in Amity Tuesday. He Is principal of the Amity grade school. Bataan to Australia in Canoe r r s .WW.i. A'.vm.-, awmMa After 83 days la a canoe live' U. S. Navy officers who escaped from Bataan arrived safely In Australia! They relied on an alarm dock compass and a page from a school atlas to guide them through the Japanese-infested waters of the South Pacific. '; Two of the five ara shown above. They are LieutComdr. Carl Faires of Atlanta, Ga, Jeft, and Lieut D. R. Dorsey of Baltimore. ft, . if. Radiophoto) "Strictly Private" W, PETER." i "nttxarr TW GENERAL CEPEWDEO, ON "VDO FDR CH-Y JWE. A PEAR OH wusjel mexm. SURE. WS, SU3PRSED TO J& I H4S GOT A PJNV ltA Wall - Quotations at Produce Exchange. PORTLAND. Ore, Au. S (AP ProduceVexchaneet Butter, extras 43; atandards 41,i. prime firsts 41; first 37'j. Butterfat: 45-45,i. ' . . . Eggs: Large extras 38; standards SB; medium extras. SB: standards 33. Cheese: triplets. 22c; loaf, 23c. Portland Produce PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. ft (AP) Followins ar prices retailers pay wholesalers unless otherwise noted : Butter Prints, A grade 46c m parch ment wrappers. 47c hi cartons; grade; 45c in parchment wrappers, 46c In cartons. Butterfat First quality, maximum of of 1 per cent acidity, delivered in Portland. 45-45 ',ic lb.; premium nuality (maximum of .33 of 1 per cent acidity). 46i-47c lb.; valley routes and country points 2c less than JaxtX, or 43 "Ac lb.; second quality at Port 2o nndfr first, or 43-43V2C lb. Cheese Selling prices to Portland retailers: Tillamook triplets. 28Ac lb.: loaf 29 "Ac lb.; triplets to wholesalers. 26 lie lb.; loaf. 27 lie lb fob, Tillamook. Eggg Price to producers: A large 36c; B large 34c; A medium 34c; B medium 31c cozen, nesaie w ers 4c -higher for cases; cartons sc higher. Live poultry, buying prices: No. 1 grade Leghorn broilena l'A to l'A lbs, lac- over lbs. 13c: colored fryers under 2li lbs. -23c: 2li to 4 lbs. 28c: colored hens, 22c; colored roasters over 4 lbs. 28c; Leghorn bens, under 2li lbs. 18c over 3",i lbs. 20c; No. 2 gride hens 5C less: No. 3 grada 10c less; roosters 10c lb. Dressed turkeys Selling price: New crop. 33-35C lb. Rabbits Average country killed, 28 30c lb, Hay Selling price on trucks: Al falfa. No. 1, $23-24 ton; oat-vetch. $18 ton asked. Valley pnees: WUlamette clover $13 ton asked, valley points: timothy, eastern Oregon, $25. Cherries Mid-Columbia Bings, Lam berts, loose. 10-llc lb.: early pie stock, loose. 7c lb. . , Onions Green, 75c dozen bunches; Walla Walla-Yakima, 90c-$l per 50 lb. bag. Potatoes, new jfakima S3.50-3.60 cental, local $3-3-25 cental. Country meats Selling prices to retailers: Country killed hogs, best butchers. 129-149 lbs., nominal; veal ers. iancy 23e lb: others unchanged. Wool 1942 contracts. Oregon ranch, nominal 34-JTc lb.; crossbred. 40-42c lbMohalr 1942. 12-month, 45c lb. Hops Seed stock. 1941 crops. 40c lb.; 1942 crop, seeded. 43 -46c lb.; seedless. 50-51C lb. Cascara bark 1943 peel, 15c lb. Portland Livestock PORTLAND. - Ore- Aug. 8 AP) Cattle, salable, 3680; calves, 400; hogs, salable. 2575; sheep, for week sal able. 273. 140-160 lbs -J $13.75 14 M do cd-ch. lW-180 ba. 11256 15.00 .do fd-ch. 180-200 lbs. 14.83 13.00 do gd-ch, 200-220 lbs. 14.80 15.00 do Cd-Cli. Z20-Z40 'OS. ijawtn.ia . do gd-cn. 240-270 tbs. do gd-ch. 270-300 lbs. feeder pigs, gd-ch, 140(14.50 13.736 14 J5 70120 IDS. 13 JO 18 JO Steers gd 900-1000 (bs. . 13J0t914J3 do med. voo-inxj ids. iiimijju do com. 700-1100 Km. 9JtSflU25 Heifers, gd, 800-1100 lbs. 12.50 13.00 do med. 500-10 00 lbs. 105 11.50 do com. 500-900 lbs. 8.00 10.25 Cows, gd. all wts. 9-25010.25 do med- all wts. 8.25 9as do cut-corn, all wts. 8 JO 8 JO do canner. all Wts. 9 JO 6 JO Bulls (ylgs cxcld.l beef, gd., aU wts. 1 IOJtStS 11.00 do sausage, gd, aU wts 10.00 10.75 do. saus.. med. all wts. 9.23 10.00 do saus. cut-com. all wts. 7 JO 9.25 -:::..;'-:;';:i:::f i ! By Quinn Hall COWCV WHILE V.S.AW SUPPOSED P SHE WS DOM SOME. SAL CFUV UF. VDUR SON aft Portland Vealers. gd-ch. all wts." do com-med all wts. do cull. 79 lbs. up . Spring lambs, gd-ch. do med.-gd. 14.00 15J0 9.00 tj 14.0Q 11.73(3 12. , 9.00 10.00 do com. . Yearling wethers, shorn. mea-ga. 8.000 9.0E Ewes, shorn, gd-ch. do com-med . ,. . 3.50' 4 J! Portland Grain PORTLAND, Aug. 8 (AP) Wheat rutures: Open High Low Close September J2"i ; .2i .92"i JJrli December Mt J6i .96',i 6i Cash grain: No. 1 flax, 2.46 "A; cash wheat (bid): soft white.; 1.07: soft white excluding Rex, 1.09. White club, 1.10. Western red 1..09. Hard red wint er: ordinary. 98; 10 per cent. 1.03A; 11 per cent, 1.07,i: 12 per cent. 1.11. Hard white Baart: 10 per cent. 1J3; ii per cent, l.n; 12 per cent.-i.zi. Today's car receipts: Wheat. 76; bar ley, 9; oats, 2; hay, 3; millfeed. 1. Stocks and Bonds August 7 Compiled by the Associated Press BOND AVERAGES 20 10 10 10 Rails Indus Utii Pgn Net change A a A .1 Unch A a Saturday 62.1 103.6 96.2 49.3 Previous day 62.0 103J 96 J 49.4 Month ago 6L5 103.4 93.S 48 a Year ago 64.1 104a 102.0-. 46.6 1942 high 65.6 103.7 100.6 49.8 1942 low 59.4 102.8 93.6 41 J STOCK AVERAGES 30 IS -IS 60 Indus Rails Util Stks Net change D .1 Unch Unch Unch Saturday 52.4 16.3 23J 36.2 Previous day 52.5 16J 23J 3flJ Month ago 54.4 16.0 23a 37a Year ago 61.7 17a 32 J 43.3 1942 high 56.0 17.6 27.3 38.7 1942 low 46.0 14.4 21.1 ,, 32.0 Regular Firemen Aid Auxiliaries TURNER The Turner fire de partment is adding; a group of auxiliary firemen, numbering about 20 members, for drill in the use of the equipment operated by the department. Tuesday was the first of the scheduled drills and the auxiliaries were given in structions by Chief Forest Bouchie on what to do as well as some of the equally important things not to do. Drills will alternate each second Tuesday evening with the regular meetings of the de partment, r ' .Extra activity for department members in the near future will be painting the bridge near the Bones property and packing the waste paper obtained in the. sec ond drive. " King Wheat Yielding -As Much as 53 Bushels BRUSH CREEK Fred and Al vin Krug report that , their grain harvest is well underway with wheat averaging 45 bushels to the acre.- One field it was said, went as high as 53 bushels to the acre. Other reports in the neighborhood show crops slightly smaller, it is reported. But as a whole wheat harvest is going welL Mrs. George Elton Is spending several weeks in KalispeL Mont, with her -daughter and lamily, the Lyal Everetts. ' Pioneer Community dub Meets Saturday :. PI O NEE R The Community club will meet at the hall Saturday night, August 8th, for the regular business and social meeting. - - : Mrs. Fred Barley is chairman cf the refreshment committee and her assistants are Mrs. Howard Coy and Mrs, Frank Dornhecker. Dr.V.TJ i N O DrG.Chab.NX DBS. CHAN-LAII CHINESE Perballsu 241 NorUi IJbertT Dp-tatrs PorUana-Gcnera rae Co Offica open Tacsday and S.tardaj only it a. m u i 9. m.; to t p. m. Conj-ltaUoa, Blood pressure a-d irtot testa are fre m chart, Practice fine lflj 17 I 4 no i LA. ii iiii tm w , Wheat Prices Change Little CHICAGO," Aug. 8 -rrVWheat prices showed little net change at the close Saturday, after fluc tuating erratically over a one cent range,, but com and rye lost al most a cent, ; Some selling in aU . pits was based on trade expectations, that Monday's official . crop estimates may be larger. than a month ago. Weakness of cotton prices, reflec ting the government estimate of a larger .crop than dealers had ex pected, induced selling ' of grains. Corn, and rye- lacked. , support from professional, traders ' .who were covering previous short sales in the "wheat pit At the ' same time hedges were placed to off set purchases of 85,000 bushels of corn 'bought to arrive here from the country. . . Wheat closed unchanged to ' lower compared with Friday, Sep tember $1.17 December $1.10 Pickers Carried From Amity Homes AMITY Bean picking started in this locality Monday. O. E. Roth and L. E. Cochran drive busses to Union vale and Grand Island carry ing the pickera from Amity and vicinity to and from the bean fields. A. number of pickers are camp- Three headlines THE NEWS .IS ar - r m m ibi..-. laST HOP HARRIGAN 0 V0U)OWON ttCW' VtA TRCKS BARNEY GOOGLE MICKEY MOUSE Kl AM SURE COEr ARE- NOTiOWsIl UJHEREI THIKJK UB ARE VDU VsWTH, ZERO, AN' TWSSr J lAlOCEY! I HAVEN'T ( WELL. UH... " SEEN MXJ IN AGES! ) WE HAPTX M-JST YO0 SPENO J I VVOCV: FAST KVBrV MINUTE J f IP WE'RE r LOCKED IS THAT I GONNA BE t-7 7 BARN WITH V ABLE TO K. OWE'5 COMINCKJCAUSE PEOPLE WILL -ruiwn t'aa rvv-irv ictwfv fp aaf rr -ram-is inrcaav -r-oir-UiS ea r ' m mm UTTLE ANNIE ROONEY RqfTCt LOOK BENEATH THIS TARPAUUN THE LONE RANGER Salem Market The prices below supplied by lo cal . grocer are indicative of the dally market prices paid to growers by Sa lem buyers but ara not guaranteed by The Statesman: -VEGETABLES v California plums, apricots, peaches 2.50 crata. Cabbage ' -J 2 JO , Carrots, doi. M Cauliflower, crata ,,.. - JU Celery, green ,,, , , - 3.75 Cucumbers, hothouse r , IM -Garlic. b w,,,- .. . J Onions, dry white . , .,, 2.00 7 Onions, dry, red, yellow IM Onion, green , -. , . AS ; Peas ,. , , - k 1 at Potatoes. 100 lbs. No.1 Potatoes new Radishes, dox. ' Turnips, beets ,, new M - JM " M Ltroce -X40 GStAIM, HAT AND SEEDS (Bay tnc rnees) Oats. Mo. 1 24.00 28.00 t, 24.9026.00- - : . tana r Peed ' barley, ton Clover bay. ton -. , Alfalfa bay. ton' Dairy feed. SO-lb. bag Hen scratch feed Cracked com Mao to 20XX)--; 1.7S - . 2tS. 2.4S . JO. Wheat - EGGS AND POULTRY ' - (Baying Prices at Aaaresca's) ' ' (Subject to Chang Wbout Notice) BUTTEAFAT , . Premium TV,. ... , ,,, ,'" .47',, No. 1 .4 No. 1 . . A3 BUTTER PBUfTS (Baying Prices) A ; .48 .45 A1 JS8 . as 23 t, as as AA B Quarters EGGS Bxtra large brown Medium Standard Pullets Cracks Colored frys Colored bens ., White Leghorn .hens whtte egnorn lry . 1B (Bay-ag Prices of Maria Creamery) (Sublect to Change Without Notice) BUTTERPAT Premium ,., , .47',, Log in the grove near the Amity Christian church. AND MOP, UNKNOWING MOLDS THE KEY TO ALL THREE . I WISH WE'LL KNOW AS SOOU AS WE KNEW WE 6ET WHERE IN OFF THAT DESTROYER, THE WORLD wckkt. WE WERE THE LITTLE- NATIVE HOP ANP BAL5A LO&5.' ?. r "1 ( JUST WHAT AJ2E YOU ) (fUPTO, ANYHOW UHCANT TELLV" A V NOW, MINNIE... J GOTTA BE GOIN'! ) -tSEEY LATER.' POP-ME.Y NO! NOT N PLEA'wE TILL. UDE'A I OPEM tfOLJR THCOSUM6 THEV V Allt tC -Jk R LOM61ER ORDER. SEE IF ANY- miST WHAT THERE'S A HOLE 01ISTA UTTLE r i r HAT5EAfl FIX IT EASY WITH A PIECE Quotations No. 1 No. 2 .O EGGS Large A' " " Medium A -Large B Medium B - ' Large dirty Pullets. - Checks, under grades Colored hens , . - 36 -, -U . J3 , JO JO J2 . Jt Colored Xryers over 2 J5 Colored xryers tmdor 2',, lba , . JI Leghorn fryers unde 2V lbs JS Leghorn hens Under li lbs J8 Leghorn hens ever , lbs. 48 Old ' M No. 1 poultry ti leas. ,- LIVESTOCK - " " ..- Buying prices for Mo. 1 stock, based on conditions and sales reported up to Spring lambs , " - - - lli5 Ewaa ...... , ,., - -...ana Hoas. too 160-2 iba. lM VeaL top Dairy type cow . Beet typa cows . llJOf 14.00 8.00 to 7.00 7.00 to 8.50 . 8.00 to 10.50 txe to s.00 . J0 uuiis . Heifers Dressed veal HOPS . - Buying prices. 18-t coMracts: Seeded i. . 1 . 1 M JO 45 " A3 Seedless WOOti AND MOBAIB Wool Mohair Volimteers Help Saves Oat Field - 'MONMOUTH Fire broke out Friday afternoon near the west side of highway S9W, in the old Butler farm field about two miles south of here. ajitonrnent- con struction workers . returning - to town aided farmers and fire, de partment members In putting it out . , . The part burned over had been combined, and 40 acres of stand- THOSE SAILORS HERE r 1 THAT'S ENOUGH, X I PALI NOW I ET'S I LOAD IT IN -V TH BOMBER) WITH MORE ROPE Kfi THIS IN THE CITY COUHOL o-v-'aa-RS! UJIMPW PEEKED AT THE PAPER4-, Oir44f lUHEREp I THIKJK lP ARB IlL. Cf. r t'Mt. King rmmt Sr-f-A"e- ARE NO SECRET ITHOUGKr - . X? NOW TVS ALL IN rT.BUriT5 HAVE THE HaEIM THE BOTTOM OF KOLC-Z CAM Turner Woman On Trip East TURNER, Route One Miss Rachel Riches, who "has spent the last three years, at Reed college, is on t trip to Illinois where she win-visit relatives and' transact business connected with her farm at Hoopston which she inherited from her ; grandmother, . the late Mrs. Rachel O. Hasslett - . ' Mrs. Helena : Stephenson and young son of Los Angeles, who were called home by the sudden death of her father. R. O. Witzei, is remaining with her mother a few weeks, disposing of personal property and arranging for. the care of growing crops. Mrs. Wit rel will accompany her daughter to her' home, for an Indefinite stay.. . ;-' . v::: . Dinner guests Friday at the C A. Bear home were Mrs. Mary Commack a 'sister of Rosedale, Mrs. Laura Trashel," a returned missionary, from China, and her two young daughters ' and Mrs. Esther Rand of Seattle. Mrs. Traschel was an afternoon speak er at the WSCS group at the home of Mrs. Nellie Gunning. Other recent guests at the Bear home were Frank Bear of Albany, Mr, and Mrs. Willard Bear and Char lenev and Mrs. R. Heckman of Carlton. ing oats and hairy vetch were saved by prompt action of the volunteers. THAT T ALL OUR GEASi LITTLCV- 50NE BY THE AAAN V BOARD. SIR. UNDERSTANDS AND THE EVERYTHING V SURF IS POUNDING US OFF THE REPP - - T SEX VO CMbS-f DOES IT, GENTLEMEN! IT NOW v I XXI TELL HIM, gg rVk A HE ttEYER 1 A. -. m - -t a 1 iva- COVERS LIONS" OF ANY AGE OR SEX! 'absolutely yjiSzj AHOy BRAM 30ME FIXED-. IT5 BETTER TO Y VDUR SHCCTHAMTD V1 rWVE IT ON THE TOP- Visits Friends Before Entering Armed Forces AUMSVILL- Mr. and Mri Rene Simpson of Portland Visited here Tuesday. He is a former resi dent of . this, place, and was here to greet Mrs. Lutie Fuaon, Mr. and Mrs. C D. Boane and other oM friends before leaving to Join tho US marines. He was en route to Amity also to visit his mother be fore reporting to the army. J When You Need Cash , . You Don't Want Red Tape! , Through o ur personal 1 loan service, you can get money when yea Bee It! Prompt, courteous, dignified! See hew easy It Is te get a loan, hew simple to repay! For money In. a harry see Stale Finance Co. m-m Guardian BMg. Cerner Liberty State Telepheaa llg Ue. 8-tl3 M-223 HOP HAD BETTER NAZI SUB f 4 SNAP TO IT, OFF OUR I IF H& STERN, AND PRC RARING - a a- a m TO FLY US A It "Hfcl A LINE- US r ..' Si, M S OTRN ViVUS T.VY NOW FOR WrZONERSY SIGNATURE AND TUCK TO SHOW THOSE HOODLUMS WHAT THE MAJESTY rye -n 1 l UAW rAEANS! I 1 ft 3 liLfi! CAU5E WHEN WRE LOCWM FOQA 70B,VOI GOTTA LOOK X WEATAM'TfD-vAM' ' LOOKHAPP-. IFVtXfRENOT FUR FROM WOLF Sf-tT ALL PKkTI NO 6000. WHY VJCLFA OF RANSOM E'S PELT HLRE?