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Markets Comics Fimaiicia! Farm Th OREGON STATESMAN. Salem Oregon, wtanwaay fUHnin mtbhu -m Conservation Application Forms Are Due 'j I - Only Quarter JNumber Returned, Tate Warns Of Final Deadline Farmers receiving applications for 1942 conservation payments are urged to sign and return them to the county agent's office imme diately, W. M. Tate, chairman Mar ion county ACA, has announced.. To date, approximately 2000 ap plications for payment have been sent to Marion county farmers for signature. However about 500 of these have not been received back In the county office, Tate said. In order to meet the December 15 deadline, applicants should sign their application and return them. Any person who has not prepared his supervisors report yet should do" so at once, if he believes he has any payment coming under the 1942 AAA program. Hale Chosen Freight Head ?For Railway Appointment of W. W. Hale, formerly of Portland, as vice president in charge of system freight traffic for Southern Pa- - cific, succeeding the late J. T. Saunders, was announced Tues day by A. T. Mercier, president of the company. Hale has had 41 years of ex perience with the Southern Pa cific, first on the Pacific coast, later in Texas and Louisiana, and " for the last four years as general traffic manager for the company with headquarters at Chicago. He arrived in San Francisco Monday to take up his duties. His first job with the company was in 1901 as a clerk in the general passenger office at San o Francisco. In 1904 Hale trans ferred to the office of superin tendent of transportation and in 1917 was appointed eastern car service agent at Chicago. In World war I he was assigned to various duties and in 1920 was appointed general agent for Southern Pacific at Detroit. Appointment -as assistant to freight traffic -manager at San Francisco was announced in 1929 and in 1932 he was appointed freight traffic manager at Port- land. I Two years later he was made general freight traffic man ager for Southern Pacific's Texas and New Orleans lines, with head quarters in Houston, Texas. Increase Slated ; In Cold Storage Rates for Fruit An increase of 3 cents per box for apples and pears other than cannery pears and $1 per ton for cannery pears, peaches, apricots, plums and prunes in cold storage rates for the states of Washing ton and Oregon was authorized j Tuesday on a permanent, basis by the office of price admimstrati6n The ' authorization '- supplants temporary increases allowed Sep tember 22. - - The increases for apples and pears other than cannery pears is' the same at the temporary in crease of last September. - How- ' ever, the temporary Increase on cannery pears had been ? 1.50 per " tori: , Under terms of that order, the storage plant operators must :t refund 50 cents a ton on charges made for cannery pears If they have collected the full : $1.50 al lowed to the temporary order. - The new order was issued after . an exhaustive study by OPA in- vestigators showed that the cold storage companies - have incurred substantial labor cost increases : since the 1941' season, that their rates were ', low compared with other parts of the country al though they are in a high cost area, and that many of them were - operating at a loss. , . - .Turner Lodge Croup ' . Donates to Day Room ' TuInER The Three Link dub of Ideal Rebekah lodge met Wed- . nesday for an all day session and " noon" luncheon in the Odd Fel- flows hall. - The group voted $5.00 to go to the Turner k community fund for furnishing a recreation room at Camp Adair. - The club members worked on the Rebekah quilt, and at the business- meeting made plans for the winter activities. Try as of Chlnctt reataies. Astasias SUCCESS for S006 years la CHINA, tim mutter with what allmcM Tom are AFFLICT tl disorders. (nuslUs, : keart. lung liver, kidneys, stomach, gas, ceastipatlon,, alcera. Ala eUs. fever skla, femaia com plaints . . , CL-'-iesa Cerb Co. , :nc ; Honrs Only i 1 oca. and - Sat m. to p.m. and I ,,. and Wad. i-io. to 19;3 P-m n "Strictly Private" DEAR. MOM j ATOCKTED WHE. SWIMMNG AT rSST I THOUGHT T ifc A IWWSEA OWT KT rr ws ouly a grabnot a wsvowdv NEROJS BUT Quotations at Produce Exchange PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 24 (AP) Produce exchange: Butter: Extras 49; standarda 48Va; prime firsts 4714; firsts 451s. Butterfat 53i at 54. Ekks: Iaree extras 48; standards 42; medium extras 42: standards 38; small extras 30; standards 28. Cheese: Triplets 25V; loaf 27',a. Portland Produce PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 24 ( AP) Butter prints: A grade 52-52 '.ic in parchment wrappers, 53-53',ic in car tons; B grade 51-51 lie in parchment K4K01i- in p,rtAn fvraiiciBt ... T" . xiutx trial zltsi ijun lj , tuuuuwu ol .6 of 1 per cent acidity, delivered in Portland. 53-54c lb.; premium quality, maximum of .35 of 1 per cent acidity 54',a-55c lb.; valley routes and country points 2c less than first or 52c: second quality, at Portland, 2c under first of 51lx-52c. Cheese selling prices to Portland retailers: Tillamook triplets 31c lb.; loaf 32c lb. Triplets to wholesalers 29c lb.; loaf 30c FOB Tillamook. Eggs prices to producers: A large 46c: B large 40c; A medium 40c; B medium. 36c dozen. Resale to retailers 3-4c higher for cases, cartons 5c higher. Live poultry buying prices: No. 1 grade Leghorn boilers lk to 2 lbs. 26c; colored fryers. 2V to 4 lbs. 29c; colored roasters over 4 lbs. 29c; Leghorn hens under 2 lbs. 20c; over 3', lbs. 22c; colored hens 23 Vic lb.; No. 2 grade hens 5c less; No. 3 grade 10c less; roosters 10c lb. s Dressed turkeys selling prices: Country dressed., hens 38-40c; packers stocks, hens No, 1. 40Vc cash-carry, 41 lie delivered; large toms over 20 lbs. 38c cash-carry; 39c delivered. - Rabbits average country killed 34-35C lb. Onions Green. 80-85c dozen bunches; Oregon dry. 1-55; Idaho, large, 1.65; Yakima, 1.55, 60-Ib. bag; pickling, 15c lb. L - i - Potatoes cash and carry prices: Klamath 2.69; Malin, fancy 2.69 cental; Yakima 2.50-2.54, Deschutes 2.64 cen tal; local 2.25 cental. Hay selling prices on trucks: Al falfa, No. 2 23.00-23.50 ton; oats-vetch 16.00 ton valley points; timothy 16.00; eastern Oaegon 23.00 ton; clover 16.00 ton. i - i - Country meats selling price to re tailers: Country killed hogs, best but chers 129 to 149 lbs. 19-20c; vealers, fancy . 23c lb.; good heavy 16-19c: lb.; rough-heavy 16c lb.: canner cows 15c lb.; cutters 15-l6c lb., bulls 16',ic lb.; lambs 22-23C lb.; ewes 10c lb. Wool 1942 contracts, Oregon ranch, nominal 34-37c lb.; crossbreds .40-42c lb. Mohair - 1942 12-month, 45c Jb. Hops seed stock, 1942 crop, 1.16 lb.; seedless. 1.50 lb. j Portland Livestock ; PORTLAND, Ore., Novi-24 (AP) (USDA) Cattle: Salable and total 650, calves 50; beef cattle fairly active, gen erally steady except common cows un der pressure, canner-cutter cows very slow; sales and bids 25-50 lower; many canners unsold; 3 loads good feed grass steers 9.00-13.00; medium rbeef heifers i.oo-ao; common aairy-iype heifers 70-S.50: good beef oows 9:50 105; medium grades dowi to 8.25: strong weight cutters 5J5f75; light canners downward to 4.00; good bulls 10JO-11.00; common down to t.OO; good vealers 14.00-50; good 300 lb. calves 12.00. Hogs: Salable 700. holdover S00; car loads steady, 10 lower: truck-ins most ly steady; " good-choice 175-215 lb. weights mostly 13.50: few truck-Ins downward to, 13.35; 230-300 lbs. 12 JO- US African Loss Small WASHINGTON, Nov. 24-JP) American forces occupied French North Africa at a cost of only 860 men killed or missing and 1050 wounded, the war depart ment announced Monday. , . This small number of casualties in comparison with the size of the forces involved pointed up Presi dent Roosevelt's recent statement that' arrangements made by Lt Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower with the French -Adm. Jean: Darlan were designed primarily to facili tate the occupation. The number of men landed in Africa has hot been officially dis closed but axis reports have placed the figure at around 150,- ooo. 'Spars' Provided tor Coast iruard . WASHINGTON, Nov. 24-fP) President, Roosevelt signed Mon day legislation creating a women's reserve in the coast guard simi lar to those already set up in the army and navy. " -.The new' organization, which will be limited to duty in conti ental" United States, was set up to provide replacements for men needed for active sea duty. Its members will be known as By Quinn Hall - SOWEUJHERE. tt TIC (MC1FK TUBD CUT QK. . VtXJR SOU , Portland 13.00; light-lights mostly 12.50-75; good sows 11.75-12.50; good-choice 66-102 lb. feeder pigs 13.75-14.50; strictly choice quotable higher. : Sheep: Salable and total 200; mar ket steady; few good-choice wooled lambs 12.75-13.00: medium-good grades mostly 11.00-12.00; odd yearlings 7.00 8.00; medium-good ewe 3.50-4.00. Portland Grain -si. PORTLAND, Ore.. Nov. 24-.(AP) Grain: Wheat: Open High Low Close Dec. ..r 1.12 1J2 1.12 1.12 Cash grain: No. 1 Flax 2.40. Cash wheat ibid): Soft white 1.15; soft white excluding Rex 1.171a-. white club 1.18: western red 1.17. Hard red winter: Ordinary 1.13; 10 per cent 1.16; 11 per cent l.J; iz per cent 1.22. Hard white Baart: 10 per cert 1.19; 11 per cent 122; 12 per cent 124. Today's car receipts: Wheat 15; bar ley 3; flour 2; corn 1; oats 2; millfeed 3. Wool in Boston BOSTON. Nov. 24 (API (USDA) Sales of graded territory wools were made in the Boston wool market today at clean prices of $1.18 for class 3 wools. 11.16 for 62s. and S1.04 lor Vm. There was some demand for quarter blood wools at clean prices of 96 cents, but very little was available. Results on bids for woolen doth for the gov ernment were asked, based on loo per cent domestic. 50 per cent domestic and- 50 per cent foreign, and J00 per cent foreign. Salem Market Quotations The d rices below suDDlied by a lo cal grocer are indicative of the daily market Drtces Da id to growers by Sa lem buyers but ara not guaranteed by The statesman: VEGETABLES Potatoes. 100 lbs No. 1 new 2.00 Turnips, beets , n, , . ' M GRAIN. BAY AND SEEDS (Buying Prices) Oats. No. 1 Feed barley, ton Clover hay, ton Oat and vetch hay 28 00030 00 26 00 27 0 16 009 18.00 16 00318 00 Wheat J7 BUTTER, EGGS AND POULTRY. Aadieseirs Baying Price (Subject to change without notice.) BUTTERFAT Premium " .65 ',i No. 1 J44 No. 2 JSUi BUTTER PRINTS A -52',i B Quarters EGGS Extra lar&a Medium Standards Pullets .53 '.i -45 .40 .40 24 .24 Cracks POULTRT - Colored - try - Colored hens .. ... White Leghorn try White Leghorn hens 26-28 21 21 27 Hami creamery's saU races. . (Subject to change -without notice) ., EGGS . 'j. -:. . . , Large A - " ' ' " " .49 Medium A V 40 Large B ' .40 PuUeta , " 24 Checks, under grades 24 Large dirty 22. POULTHV Colored fry " , Colored hens , Leghorn fryers ; . , .,, Leghorr hens, over lbs. Legborn bens, under ?Vi lbs. n a. .IT um roosxera No 2 poultry ae LTVESTUCK Buying prices for No. 1 stock, based on conditions and sales reported ' Spring lambs 1100O12.00 Ewes - . - 3.00 to-3 90 Hogs, top 10-225 lbs. 13 SO Sows ; 11.75 12.00 Top Veal. 215-400 lbs. 13.90 Dairy type -cows; 5.00 to 6 00 Beef type cow Bulls i ' T OO to S OO S.O0 to 10.00 1.00 to S.00 .- 21 Heifers Dressed real Stocks and Bonds November 24 .' " (Compiled by The Associated Press) STOCK AVERAGES ao i is o Indus RaiU Ottl Stk Tuesday- 5 9 17.S 20.7 39.5 Previous day .57.1 17.8 26.7 30.7 Month ago 57.4 i9A 2.fl 40.3 Year ago -57.1 15 J 29.5 39.8 1942 high ... 5S.5 19.7 27.5 40.8 1942 low "as ft 14. 2ia 32J) BOND AVERAGES 20 10 '10 - 10 Rails mdut Utli fw 63.4 103.5 j 97.7 53 0 .04.1 103 5 '97J 53.1 .S5.7 103.8 912 51.0 62 0 105.0 162.1 46.S . 6 2 103.7 100 53.3 .59.4 102.8 . 93.8 41.8 Tuesday Previous day Month ago Year ago 1S43 nigh 1942 low , Uckds, Fili:ris end llclncalSi; Highest Cash Price S9 North rront Street Telephone 7 ZZz Stock Trend Still Down Strong Spots Give Balance; Average , Lowest in Alonth : , NEW YORK, Nov. 24-WVSpots of quiet 'strength persisted In Tues day's stock market; mainly among issues with a peace rating, and selling or armament securities les sened to a certain extent, but the general trend remained down ward. iWther heartening news from Russia, Africa and Dakar, In ad dition to hopeful south Pacific prospects, still served to prop fi nancial sentiment as a whole. Tax offerings, however, Temained as an anti-buying argument and the outlook for a shorter world con flict inspired more switching out of the arms group into stocks that may benefit from the, resumption of normal times, v Losses were in fractions at the start and later, were extended to as much as a point or. so. There were a few isolated casualties of around 3. Extreme declines were reduced in many cases at the close as the thought arose that some of the recently weak leaders may have been oversold. - The Associated Press average of 60 stocks extended Monday's 0IIXIKEM P1PNT VOU 6CC Z MC WIGOLt WW FlMdESt Kt VOU ? THr MVEAM GET IN CLOSER ! 20&X X WO4T EMTE YOU' HOP HARRIGAN 7 rv .kf. MOWU Gen: ocoo BARNEY GOOGLE PCWON! WHOEVEC TOOK MUH CAJ2 AJSl' THEN PUT IT BAiffK CANT BE RJ AWAY MICKEY MOUSE I DO NOT LI KE ACCOUMTOF iTTTTn THXMSLE THEATE& THE WINDOW-5HAD&S W HI5 -ROOM ARE ALL PULLED DOhM -MAYBZAMZ SMUDGE L: SICK OK SOMETHiNG 1 7T. IMA? in A LTTTLE MUnZ ROOIIEY j THOSE TWO, BATES MP SCAMUOH, AR BUVWci ThlR TJCKEJSt rni t i s i 4 v TiMniitr acKMtAa.rlsil. readv for action aboard a giant aircraft eairfer, with Michael Wilding With Wtogs," the Fleet Air CMHtipanloa leatwe -near mt decline by J of i point at 39.5, lowest in more than a month,. Transfers of 638,490 shares com pared with 632,210 Monday. Deal f Hurt i'aa nor o ( WMM" NO...ONLV ABOUT ONE STEP IN y ME, THE GOONV DOPE? T Car. mi! WJl turn ( VJtCZS ) ru-v 8 PU)OOE5-- 7 SUkcTTHS LIKES OF tm KDfER SET SiCKX VVONTSHEDANy TEARS OVER MS. SMUDGto SICKNESS -wTELL ME WHEN 13 HE -GETS WELL THEM I1L 't iti'i f. 1 IS 'V77?ZZ 7Z7. Tin f l 'if 1 j K and Jane Baxter looking on. In "Ship Arm tpw aaw si ue uspiwi uwaus. me uoiaea ww. ings, on the whole, were sluggish although : sizable blocks of low priced performers aided the turn over. co;2CS X ? wku- TUr etRCXMO i VtA &Q W UUCK, mSfZPWI ! THERE'S I ?5fl HOT J&f A PJ?OMOTIPNI IF HOIA THEE A 60TH "f ULroT: OSE AAV -rrr mams y YOU ftKb HOMBFREE fAU.TrlEDOORTOTKS V'l i'.ii! 1 BASEMENT 15 LOCKED--) AMD I CANT FIMD R4- I LOOKED ALL Villi 1 J START I V&A fVy , j j C. mi. tit full TOrfTCX ThYVfc J KEEP CID5 REWTO . I I 0 Grains Show Price Gains CHICAGO. Nov. 24 UPAU though grain prices Tuesday showed an upward- tendency, wheat lagged behind other cereals due to slow flour demand uncertainty about the flour ceiling program. The 60-day temporary ceiling will expire next week and government officials must either extend it or change it. Knowledge that definite action must be taken soon tended to restrict grain trad ing. . Rye rose as much as a a bushel at one time 1 ana and oats 1 were ud about Wheat sains were held to cent, Short, covering operations, particularly In the rye pit, and " There ts no personal or business emergency which wt caauiot belli yoa aaeet with a eonvenleBtly, speedily smnred loaa! Drop 1st offices for rail details ... : STATE FIIIAIICE CO. 212-222 Gnardlaa Bldg Corner liberty' and State Telephone SlES - lie. 8-213 M-222 yMV MIKE ? I pf THAT 6UV airvr visas GUN.' s vast TO PUT tOU . CK5WT VEZ. AJ?!IMEU. Vi; WO. Q I h wW mwil TO THEM AKP BE SIGKALM. tt . rV.Ria 18 JLtz2LlJ( n 1 cm) - v small buying of mills and other cereal processors accounted for most of the strength. Wheat closed unchanged i to Va higher compared with Monday, December $1.25, May $1.28!i; corn up, December 83V4-. May 88; oats higher; rye - up and soybeans lower.' and Added Academy : Entrants Okchcd WASHINGTON, . Nov. 23. Forty additional presidential ap pointments to West Point and' An napolis, to be chosen from the sons of Americans killed in action in World war II, were authorized by flour cent congress Monday, 1 corn The senate concurred in house amendments to the measure per mitting the increase and sent it to President Roosevelt for , his signature."''. . r . cent. 4 JtaJ c3mai(E 3 rt I GOIH& TO LEAD Lr3 S IN A RAT RACII lb MICKEY! ) LOOK! Zl SUE'S 50NE V - ill fALrT6iHT TO THE BANK BEFORE-111 -7 r rrAr; rn Tuurupsoa scuhg fool l DONrVwWTTHEVVrfOITOrVN TO KNOW OLR BU5S55 -OLK PA l PErCFECTLy fliAFE-IF ANYONE; yV-pyn INOCW2E9ABOUTT f-V HIM, TELLTW EM f. f 'ZSiTX YDU W 15 ' of .. a ms Sk 1 1 J;f- 4-Tr f"; V TCNTO FlfP& MT5 AR BATES 0 ZZ2 r;. Cznl t, EAlen, Ore. "SPARS." us lo:,- njrezn