The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, December 21, 1942, Image 10

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Newspaper Page Textiiiairi'cia i Mai'kels air omic PAGE TEN Thm OREGON STATESMAN. Salem Orejon. Tuesday Morning. Dumber TL 1942 F Profit Cashing Shifts Stocks : Opening Gains Lost . In Closing Hour; - - Average Holds - NEW YORK, Dec. 21-fVM'ore profits were cashed -Monday on last week's fastest stock market rally, of the year and leading Is sues shifted over - ah irregular route throughout the' proceedings. " 'Gains of fractions to - a point or so were fairly .well, distributed at the opening but these were re duced or cancelled in the final hour and losses were plentiful at the close. - T ' The Associated Press average of 60 stocks was unchanged at 41.3 for the third time 1n a row. Con tinued liveliness of low-priced per formers put .volume at 771,176 shares compared ......with 1,088,284 last Friday although there were frequent slowdowns. Northern Pacific was the most active mover, up at 8 in re flection of the $1 dividend, first since 1932, declared late Satur day.1.. . Financial quarters saw an indi cation of heavy latent investment power in the announcement that the treasury's $9,000,000,000 De cember offering had received $10,--200,000,000 in subscriptions and the - borrowing total would be raised to $11,000,000,000. ? Among stocks registering new peaks for the year or longer were Pepsi-Cola, J. I. Case, and West inghouse. Clinging to plus marks were Philip Morris, American .Telephone, Great Northern, Youngstown Sheet, Goodyear, Montgomery Ward, GenerarEIeo trie and J. C. Penney. On the offside were US Steel, Bethlehem, Western Union, Santa Fe, Pennsylvania, Consolidated Edison, Standard Oil (NJ), United Aircraft, Eastman Kodak and US Gypsum. t Secondary railway bonds ira proved selectively. Cotton gained 10 to .65 cents a bale. 'Forest Rangers9 Coming Today To Elsinore Telling its thrilline love stnrv in fiery technicolor, ' Paramount's powerful romance of America's iar-uung timberlmes. "The For est Rangers," opens today at the Elsinore theatre with Fred Mac- Murray, Paulette Goddard and Susan Hayward heading the star- nuuuni .osi. wuiers mctuoe Lynne Overman, Albert Dekker, "Eugene Pallette, Regis Toomey and Rod Cameron. Directed by George Marshall from a story by Thelma Strabel, author of "Reap the Wild Wind," this latest drama pf-the great out doors glorifies the men of the US forest service, the intrepid rangers who guard one of the nation's most vital natural resources, our for ests. Plentifully supplied with comedy and exciting adventure, "The Forest Rangers" is outstand ing for its musical numbers, in cluding the hit parade tune, "Jin Sle Jangle Jingle," by Frank Loes 4 - er and Joseph Lalley, and "Tall Crows the Timber," by Loesser and Frederick Hollander. -The Forest Rangers" is one of , those rare films that just had to be made in 'technicolor to bring out the colorful and eye-filling timberland scenes and the thril ling forest fire sequences, said to be the most exciting and spectac ular fire scenes ever filmed..Tech nicolor cameramen, working with rangers of the forest. rpt-viVo f ranged over most of the Pacific j alope to get actual fire shots. ; -Made with the full cooperation of the forest service and with 4 Guerdon Ellis,: supervisor of Te- . kftA V..4I...1 - 4 & - . 1 . . advisor, "The Forest Raneers" tells i the story of District Ranger, Don Stuart, played by Fred MacMur- ray., Don meets a society beauty u via uie easi ana marries her, thus starting a sequence of lauehs. '' thrills and romantic situations that . keep the film moving swiftly right down to the last fucker. It's a big picture, in every department stars, background and story. Mrs. Haevernick Back WALDO HILLS Mrs. Wfl liam Haevernick is expected home Within a few days following sev eral weeks spent with relatives in Eugene and Monmduth. "' Robert " and Everett Dickman wiH spend the Christmas holiday here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Dickmanr but will not arrive home until December 26. Pcdiry Ucnlcd! Top JPrices Paid! -Prompt Remittance Ship or brine te Frcd;rZoycr Meat Division 444 S. TV. Yamhill St or S. C 82nd & Foster Blvd. rortland, Ore, "Striclly Private" . : . SfcVP THINK TW' "V - .SISSS ' ( aw could dpbss i Qi&, - if iJ DEAR. 1 WNDfeDTDDA ANb CREATED CUTE. A ccmxmxx swcoia saw how w&ctt. j KEPT SWRttJG ATACL WT RG6ER OUT ! VJHY All-THEM KXKS CED SO -WlbLECt Psjue must. sui Salem Market Th prices below supplied toy lo cal grocer are Indicative of the daily market pi ice paid to growers by Sa lem buyers but are not guaranteed by The Statesman: Carrot, doz. bn. . . .70 Cabbage, crate 3.50 Spinach, crate , 2.00 Turnips, lb. 03 Curly kale, crate 100 Celery, doz. bun. 1.65 Parsnips. , lb. .05 Onions 1.57 GKAIN. BAY AND SEEDS (Buying Prices) Oats. No. 1 32.00 Feed barley, ton 30.00832.00 Clover bay. ton 18.00 20.00 Oat and vetch hay 18.00 20 00 Wheat - SI BUTTER.' EGGS AND POULTRY Andiesea's Buying Price Subject to change without notice. J BUTT ERF AT Premium . 5',i SAVt -52,i -51 '.i .45 .40 No 1 No 2 BUTTER PRINTS A B Quarters EGGS Extra large Medium . Quotations at Portland Grain PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 21 (API Grain : Wheat: Open high low close Dec. 1.19'a 1.19a 119 1.19,i Cash grain: No. 1 flax 2.40. Cash wheat (bid): Soft white 1-0; soft white excluding Rex 122; white club 12; western red 1-22. Hard red winter: Ordinary 10; 10 ter cent 1.24; 11 per cent 16; 12 per cent 129. Hard white Baart: 10 per cent 1.30;. 11 per cent 1.32; 12 per cent 1.34. Today's car receipts: Wheat 53, bar ley 10, flour 13. com 4, oats 3. hay 1. miHfeed 10, flaxseed 1. Portland Produce PORTLAND, Ore- Dec. 21 (API- Butter prints. A grade. 52-52 2c lb. in .parchment wrappers, 53-53','aC to cartons; B grade 51 51,zC in parch ment wrappers, sz-az'ac in cartons. Butterfat First Quality, maximum of .6 of 1 per cent acidity, delivered in Portland, W',i-mc id.; premium Quality, maximum of .35 of 1 per cent acidity, 54'i-55c lb.; valley routes and country points 2c less than first or 52c; second quality at Port lan 2c un der first or 51-52c lb. Cheese Selling price to Portland retailers; Tillamook triplets 31c lb.: loaf 32c lb.: triplets to wholesalers 29c lb.; loaf 30c lb. FOB Tillamook. Eggs Prices to producers: a large 46e; B large 40c; A medium 40c: B medium 36c doz. Resale to retailers 3-4 higher- for cases; cartons 5c higher. uve poultry Duying prices: no. 1 grade j Leghorn broilers, 1, to 2 lbs. 26c: 1 colored fryers 2,a to A lbs. 29c; do, 2-2;2 lbs. 26c; colored roasters over 4 lbs. 29c; Leghorn hens under 2',2 lbs. 20c; over 3'.a lbs. 22c; colored hens 24c lb.: No. 2 grade hens 5c less; No. 3 grade 10c less; roosters 12c. 1Tk w4 ' tit,fev T11ri0 nritmf Country dressed hens 38-40c; pickers stocks, nens. no. i. wac casn-carry, 42c delivered; large toms over 30 lbs. 38c cash-carry: small toms 39',c lb. Kaooits Average country saiiea 36c lb. ; Onions Green. 75-80c doz. bunches: Oregon dry 1.53: Idaho large 13: Yakima 1.42-1.55. 60-lb. bag: pickling ISC ID. Potatoes : Cash and carry prices Klamath 2.74; Malin, fancy. 2.74 cen- tal; Yakima 2.55-2.59; Deschutes 2.69 cental: local 2 .25 cental. Country meats selling price to retailer: Country killed hogs, best butchers. 129 to 149 lbs.. 20-21c: veal era. fancy. 23c lb.: good, heavy. 16-20C lb.; rough, heavy 19-20c; canner-cutter cows (new ceiling) 16-19c lb.; bulls (new ceiling) 17c lb.; lambs 22-23C lbo ewes 5-12c lb. Wool 1942 contracts: Oregon ranch. nominal. 3t-37c lb.; crossbred 40-42C. , Mohair 1942. 12-month 45c lb. Hops Seed stock, 1942 crop. 1.16 id.; seedless, lMt-lJbu id. Portland Livestoek PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 21 -(AP)- (USUA cattle: Salable - 1200. total 1350; market active, uneven, generally 25 higher with some cows 50 up. bulls strong to higher, veaiers steady; few loads medium to good short-fed steers 13.50-14.50; common steers 10.50- 11.50: - few loads fed heifers 13.00-50: common heifers down to 940: canner and cutter cows 6.00-8.00; medium to good beef cows 9.50-12.00. odd head 12.25; good bulls 10.50-11-3. odd head 11-50; good to choice veaiers 14.50-15.00. Hogs: salable 1350. total 1830; mar ket opened active, unevenly 40-65 higher; good to choice 180-230 lbs. early 14 65-75. late sales down to 14.35; 240-300- lbs. 13.75-14-5; light lights mostly 13.75-14.00; good sows u-uu-ao; . gooa leeaer ptgs 13.so-ls.00, Sheen: Salable 800. total 1350: mar ket active, fat - lambs 25-35 higher, ewes SO upr good to choice wooled iambs 13.S0-14 5; load fed lambs 145: feeder lambs 10.00-11.00: good wooled ewes T0-50; common down to 3.50. . ool in Boston RnSTnw' T 9i nm t-ct - , wwm The Boston wool market continued AT FIRST S1CNCFA mm By Quinn Hall I I ) A . I t . 1 ar 11 - l. UWrn.K-..wTa Hrfrfl.AViU - 1 f?-5d Quotations Standards Pullets . Cracks POULTRY Colored fry Colored hens ... . White Leghorn frys .44 .23 .25 .28-.28 32 U Marlon Creamery's Bu tag Prices. (Subject to change without notice) EGGS Large A M Large B A Medium A .41 Pullets -25 Checks 2Z POULTRY Colored frys Colored hens Leghorn fryers Leghorn hens No. 2 poultry M and XI 2k -4 IS and 20 5c less LIVESTOCK Buying prices for No 1 stock, based on conditions and sales reported Spring lambs . 13.50 to 14.00 Ewes 4.00 to 6.00 Hogs, top, 160-225 lbs. t. 14.50 Sows 12.00 to 12.50 Top veal, 215-400 lbs. - 13.50 Dairy type cows 6.50 to 8.00 Beef type cows - 8.00 to 10.00 Bulls 8.00 to 11.00 Heifers 9.50 to 10.50 Dressed veal " 1 Portland quiet today. Purchases in Buenos Aires were reported in most grades finer than 44s. Uncertainties regard ing shipping space limited sales to some extent. Sales of Australian top. both fine and half blood, were made in small volume at prices six to eight cenis oeiow ceilings. Mrs. Funrue Better Leaves Hospital EVENS VALLEY Mrs. Al bert Funrue, who has spent sev eral weeks at the Portland Medi cal hospital, is again at her home here and is much improved in health. Toe Evens Valley community will give its Christmas program on the night of December 23 at the school house. Treats for the children are beihr planned alon with the annual Christmas tree and program. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Todd from Missouri have moved to the old Moser farm. Their two sons are attending Porter school. Mrs. CoDhia Leslie continues critically ill at the home of her son-in-Ufw and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Johnson, r : ! I . Turkeys Plentiful PORTLAND, Dec 21-G?VPlen ty of Christmas turkevs are on the market, C. W. Norton of the Northwest Poultry and ' Dairy Products company said today. Some retailers, have announced prices of 43 cents a pound for toms and 45 cents for hens. Wholesale prices of toms were listed at 31 . to 40 cents a pound, and grade A hens at 42 cents. j , Plane Worker Visits BETHANY - Gordon Henjum, who has , been employed at . the Lockheed airplane factory at Bur bank, Calif., is spending a t few weeks at his home here. Stocks and Bonds December 21 s Compiled by The Associated Press STOCK AVERAGE .30 IS IS ' i 60 - Indus Rails Util Stks Monday . 60 S 18 0 xs s : 41 a Previous day 60.2 17J 2S.7 41J Month mea . nil 11 a mi o 1 Year ago ...61 Is 13.5 25J : 35- 1JMS nlgli 60- 19.7 27- 41 J 1942 low 46.0 14.4 21 J 32.0 BONO AVEXAGES . : . ' 20 . ' : toil. 10 - 10 10 Indus Util Torn Monday .64 Prevloua Hav f 1 103.5 . 97.7 . 93- 103.5 97.0 . 53.1 1033 98.0 ' S3.1 103.4 99.7 41.7 103.7 100.6 , 53- 102.8 3.S 41- Month ago M l Year ago ,,ss.9 1942. high 1U Jow . 59.4 t7an!c! Uclnds, Filicris zzi IIcl llzzlz Hi.hest Cash Price Ilcrris Ulcrfcb Pccliizj Co. , 4S9 North Front Street ; Telephone 7S33 Wheat Price Gain Halted CHICAGO, Dec 21.-MPy-The wheat "market's advance of 5 to 12 cents a bushel since the first of the month to five-year high prices was halted Monday when profit taking lowered quotations more than a cent a busheL - ; Other grains also reacted to profit taking, with rye and corn backing down fractionaly from highs for the past several months. Wheat closed 4-l' cents low er - than ' Saturday, December 1.36-1.36M, May $1.35-: corn Vt lower to higher,' December 89, May 92-; oats - off; rye - lower and soybeans un changed to . lower. . Wheat had only moderate sup port . from mills, whose buying has helped the recent price rise. Also, there were reports . of en larged, country selling of cash wheat in some localities due to the attractive prices. A car of No. 2 hard was quoted at $1.41 in the spot market here, 9 cents over the government,, loan : rate. At Kansas City No. 2 hard was quot ed as high as $1.33, or 6 cents over the loan rate. Bethel Play Planned BETHEL - The Bethel school children will present a Christmas program . Wednesday night. . The public is invited. ; ; HOP HARRIGAN vNC "TO MOM ,W?StWTM WU"9 0Wl x WNf BARNEY GOOGLE MICKEY MOUSE POPEHE.VH&o, I fM S KNOWS . - . . . . IS HUWRV AWARE lAlL THIMBLE THEATEE- BLASTED KlO f WM I " - -'y PK??lPJ 7Ss (..BEFORE HE , TV .falfi , DROPS MI6 . ) Wffii COL'S OnrS?'-J-5i0raT N M1A4C? IP I COlAAeT) xiSlizT I JOAwr M1MMIES rh-T. 1 TUBE IN MIME AMCE, X DtDNTXMl5TERiAty NAME 15 '"l" . . f. gmm 1 At tinnnjuil"" UTTLE AinOE BOOIIET TAKt THAT ) C WO WA5 TVW tk lc:i hax;g3 2 Ol. Anyway, He c - - , Ji ,,,! 1 " ' -;: mil ifT r-1 niML.iii"''"" , W - v ' ' " i- h ' f s ' rsWAtifttifl"Jfc'ssWi5MM IMHWi0C UftXi Governor-elect. B. B. Hlckenlooper of Iowa smiles oyer an order of ham and egrmmos the bjun which was served , to . him in New York. Since it was a "meatless day, in New York, the governor got only, the eggs, on hU orderAssox:lated Press TelemaC y jcsrcv.. . W. VMVSIAO. VX-CVC vv eer -ws down 5H "TO GPv B'FORE THIS VOVA61E POOR OLIV6! ) FOORA "X? POOR OVER ODEU- 6ET 1 tT5Alt" l.fcd and ir you evEt? call aut mI5TCK KANCE TLL CALLDUAtS ROONEy--j I V fSl- IHINKtJOS 1 I -Vi- J5 MICE HELEN MCXDCE. HtR Amfi FATHE8 Wtt JUST JW - J got the Eggs J. ..THI TIME I WOrVT tACA I'LL RP TUP PI RT PILOT TO RCfMA POWM A SOW HCXtVC. DECIDED tO ODW MOU TNt5TM WiSUTES AMD I THINK AGAIN. TOLkSH VLiCKt BOVSf A TUBES J GOME IM V .- ' y LUCK? n y 1 m m THE SWEETEST LITTtE SlOTEtf ' M a AMY 7DM,VlCtC, HAX3ZYOGBO& EVEC HAD -AND ILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FDR ALLTHE THINGS THINK I ATERRttft.- NAME 5HE PROPPEP THE IQiIVE? Of R Qiromite Mine Seeldrig Crew The Pacific company, with head quarters in t Medford,! has started to mine chromiterin southern Ore gon and is now seeking to. recruit experienced t miners to ; form the nucleus of a crew, its president, John Day, stated 'while in Sa lem last, weekend. ; .' -The company,' which has been doing extensive construction work on federal .War projects, started late . in 1941 prospecting chromite sand : in - the ; Bandon-Marshfield area and ; later . leased ' chromite property, in the Briggs creek area southwest . of- Galiee. , Machinery was 'Installed and mining- started in October, with some shipments to the Metals Reserve . company at Grants . Pass, but winter : road conditions have caused, some de lay. -Full scale ; operations are forecast when road conditions im prove. . , McManman, Blankston Visit During Leave . AUMSVILLE Prancis Mc Manmnn and - Robert Bankston, navy boys in training at Astoria, arrived, here Thursday night for ar visit at the homes of their par ents. They were on three-days' leave. - - Mrs. Frank McManman" is mov GOERIMG jSOOM WOtl V.tTOE.-tiONL llsOCK HER oh, Goopyj Yee UJGVE GOT JMaDPMl IF o ANNIE IS ABOUT MXJ DID TO HELP ME AND AC f-- THAT KNlPt IT ONE OP THE TARANTULA GWV3 Of m - . . v VMUlHEK HELPED W ME-LETME A TREATED A: A f CWANO.HONESTJf VAMYTHyar ( Km CW3Xf ftmweS ing and storing her household goods, preparing to "go to Portland to be with her husband who is working in the shipyard there. She is vacating the O. A. Lesley residence. ; ' "'!"'. Charles Malone and Mr. Gilles pie, employed in the shipyards in Portland, Visited at their homes here over the weekend after an absence of several weeks. 1 I ; POPIIU I ! Cope With The Unexpected . . . With A Personal Loan , Come to us for cash . 1 ' to i meet ; those un foreseen bills. Wo- . will extend .a loan to you promptly. f Find out about our dignified credit terms ... For money in a harry see Sials Finance Co. 212-222 Guardian Bldr. Corner Liberty & State , Telephone " " - ' ! ties - Ue. S-21J M-222 11 i (flkur pardokj, 7F COURSE HOTL VfXI ' OF THE SKY LIKE AM ANGEL BRINGING 5W SHINE AMD HOPE TO A SCKLONEL HEARF OLD ft Y?. AND yCtf RE LIKELY ONE VJ inc taFWaf rtvi wiu-yuh unr n . - r CarvaicMfa f A 4. mm Sr.w mmi " ' T K Si . M Ammam Itmtn. If." J ' ) -' : T - 3 r fVAK OR WILL I VCU f tf TA2LET5. SALVE. K35E D20P5