Comics Fa ran.: 5 t - " The OREGON STATESMAN Satan Oregon, Thursday Morning, December 23, 1943 PAGE TEN. Financial. .Mar ? - i ? I- specialties Show Upturn - Holiday, Rail .Strike Threat Dampens Trading By BERNARD S. O'HARA NEW YORK, Dec- 22 A - mild upturn in a mixed group of specialties near the close wu the nearest approximation of a trend In today stock market Until the final hour prive move- menU generally were limited to mall fractions. Selling carried no , f force despite an undercurrent of "uneasiness over the badly snarled railroad labor situation. Apart from the rail strike threat the approach of the Christ mas holiday tended to discourage any widening of speculative activ ities. The day's transactions of (63,530 shares were the lowest since December 3 and compared with 656.320 yesterday. Helped by the late bidding were auch stocks as Sears Roebuck, which had a final gain of 4, , American Telephone, up Vz, East man Kodak, up 3. Douglas Air craft, pj , Owens-Illinois, up V and American Hawaiian Steam ship, up 2. "Chrysler had a minor rise, while , General Motors was a little un der. US Steel and Bethlehem were unchanged. Santa Fe dipped while other carriers were steadier. Of the 802 stocks traded, 262 advanced, 315 declined and 225 were even with Tuesday's clos 1 Jngs. The Associated Press 60 stock composite was unaltered at 49.4, or .1 of a point under the hijjh range of December advance. Lyons School Has Program LYONS The Lyons Methodist Sunday school will present its Christmas program Friday at the church. The Lyons school pro ' gram will be given Thursday at ' the Rebekah hall and the Fox Val- ley school will hold its program Wednesday. Mrs. Earl Wagner of Marion is spending several days at the home of her sister, Mrs. Robert Fether- Ston. Mrs. Ivan Day, who underwent a major operation at the Salem Deaconess hospital is convalescing nicely. t r Bob Brassfield, ; seaman first class of the US navy, is spending a ten-day furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Brassfield. Ed Spa has been confined to his ome for several days by illness. Spa is millwright at the Linn Lum- ber company mill. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Land of i. Corvallis visited relatives in Ly ons last week. Teachers 111, School Closed UNIONVALE The Unionvale teachers were both, ill with influ enza Monday and no substitutes were available, therefore no school was held. Among residents who are ill and confined to bed at their home the last few days are George An trim, elderly native resident, and his daughter, Mrs. L. L. Thorn ton. Also Marion Boulden and Clarence S. Crawley. Edward Nielson of Camp Adair spent the weekend with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Niel son. Mrs. C J. Countiss had all of her teeth extracted Friday, before noon, at Salem. She celebrated - her birthday anniversary Sunday. Her grandson Donald Brown" and Betty Rose O'Hara of Portland played a banjo and accordion se lection dedicated to her on a ra dio broadcast from Gunderson's shipyard. Goes to McMinnville JEFFERSON Harley Libby left Monday for McMinnville where he will visit the camp where Mexican labor is being .lodged during the winter. He will also visit other camps. His work is A in conection with the food admin- istration. . . Stocks and Bonds ' December JTOCK AVERAGES I." :,. . 30 . : Indus Wednesday ;.70 Previous day .6S.B Week sfo 68.8 Month ago L 87.9 ' Year sco ; 60 J 1S high 74 IMS low 60.1 ' IS . Ralls 22 7 12 S 33A 23.4 17.8 174 18 IS 80 TTtil Sties S5.S 4S.4 SS.1 49 4 S4.t 48J U 48 3 26.4 41 J 38 8 3J 17.1 41.T BOND AVERAGES 20 10 . . Sails Indus Wednesday 78.- 105.1 previous day 77.8. 105.3 Week ago . ., . , 77 J 104 8 - Month ago 78 8 104 8 Year spo . .. .. .. .63.7 103.T JS43 hu.ll . 78.7 105 , X8 low 84.8 103.8 10 tTtJ 104.8 105.0 104 S 105.1 8 1 105.4 sa.o 10 Foen . 83.4 83.1 : S3.0 - 83.1 1 62.S 84.1 Ml verier A . V S. V v y j' v- "Strictly Private" I YJEIL A&L AFfcSL UEEE N0U tOKT CP "THEM 3UT TKEUR. EVES O-KT UBfc TMEM LIKE. yo&t&.. Quotations at Portland Produce PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 22 -(API-Butter AA grade prints 46c, cartons 46ic; A grade prints 45,c; csrtom 46'4c; B grsde prints 45c, cartons 46c. Butterfat Firt quality, maximum of .6 of 1 per cent acidity, delivered at Portland. 52-52'ic lb.; premium quality, maximum of .35 of 1 per cent acidity 53-53'2c lb.; valley routes snd country points 2c less than first or 50-50V2C; second quality at Portland 2c under first or 50-50,ic lb. Cheese Selling price to Portland retailers: Oregon triplets 29c lb.: loaf 29ye lb.; triplets to wholesalers 27c lb.; loaf 27V2c FOB. Eggs Prices to producers. A large 49c; A medium 45c; A small 40c; B large 41c doz. Eggs Prices to retailers in cases: A grade large 51Vc: A medium 483c; A small 44zC doz. Live poultry Buying prices: No. 1 grade Leghorn broilers up to 2 lbs. 30c; colored fryers under 2 to 4 lbs. 29c: colored roasters over 4 lbs. 29c; Leghorn hens under 2 lbs. 25'ic, over 31', lbs. 25Vc; colored nens 4 to a lbs. 25,c. over S lbs. 25'ic; old roost ers 21'ic lb.; stags 21c lb. Rabbits Government ceiling: Ave rage country killed to retailers 44c lb.; live price to producers 24c lb. Turkeys Dressed hens No. 1. 39 'i -43c lb. Turkeys Alive: Government ceil ing buying price: Hens 42c; tomi 362c lb., dressed basis. Onions Green 75-85c doz. bunches; Yakima 2-12 50-lb. bag. Potatoes' Yakima No. 1. SIS cen tal; do 2s, 90s. fOc; Deschutes No. 1 3.25 cental; local 2.50 cental. Country meats Rollback price to retailers: Country killed hogs, best butchers. 120-140 lbs. 17-lSc; vealers AA 224c; A 21'c; B 19-19VaC; C 15- n4C. culls 12-15c: canner-cutter cows 10-14c: bulls, canner - cutters 14ic; lambs AA 26c; A 24ac; B 22ic; C 10-20c; ewes FS 13;c; medium 12c; R 10ic: beef AA 214C; A 20c; B 18ic; C 14c; cutter - common cows 10-14c; cutter - common bulls 14c lb. Wool Government controL Cascara bark Dry 17c lb. Mohair 1942 12-month 45c lb. Hops Nominal seed stock, 1942 crop 1 40 lb.; seedless 1.50-1,60 lb.; con tract seedless 70c; seed 65c lb. Hay Wholesale prices nominal: Alfalfa No. 2 or better 34 00-36.00; oat vetch 26.00 ton. valley points: timothy (eastern Oregon) 35.00-36.00 ton; clover 25.00 ton; Montana grass hay No. 1 33.50 ton. East Side Market PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 22 -(API-Demand again was keen on the East Side wholesale market today with of ferings of cauliflower, turnips, car rots, spinach and green onions selling quickly. General prices: FRUITS Apples Jonathans 2.25; Baldwins 2.0O-2.25 Jumble box; Winter Bananas 2.00-2.25: Spitzenberg. Ortley 2 25 box; Rome Beauty 2.25-2.50 box. VEGETABLES Broccoli Green 1.00 lug and dozen bunches. Cabbage No. 1 green 1.75-2.00 crate; red 2.00 crate. Cauliflower No. 1. $2.25 crate; near Is, 2; No. 2, $1.65-1.75 crate. Celery No. 1 green 2.75 crate; No. I white 3.7S crate; root 65 -80c dozen: hearts 1.00 dozen bunches. Endive No. 1. 80c dozen. Greens Spinach 1.60-2.00 orange box mustard 65-75c dozen bunches; kale 80c crate; swiss chard 60c dozen bunches: parsley 60c dozen bunches. Lettuce 1.00-1.50 box. Onions Green 90c dozen bunches; No. 1 dry 18$ per SO-lb bag. Radishes Red. 70-85c doz. bunches. Root vegetables Bunched carrots 50-5c; beets 60c; turnips 80-85c dozen. Sprouts Brussels 1.65-1.78 fiat box. Squash Danish 70-75c per canta loup crate; Hubbard l-l',ic lb. Portland Grain PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 23 -(API-Wheat futures and cash (rain unquo ted. , Cash wheat fhiHlr Hnt kli. i ak. soft white excluding Rex 1.46; white viwo m.wv, western rea 1.4s. Hard red winter: Ordinary 1.45',i: 16 per cent 1.47; H per cent I JO; 11 per cent 1.52. Hard white Bart 16 per cent 1.48; 11 per cent 1.46: 12 per cent 1.50. Today's car receipts: wheat 16, barley-a. flour 8, corn 1, oats 1, mill feed 1. . . .. Portland Livestock ! ?JLAND- r- D-' 23 AP (WFA) Cattle: Salable and total ISO: eiT,rSO: mrk fairly active oa beef cattle but stow oa canners-cutters; few common-medium steers 11.00-13 00; food 1000 lb. steers 4430;- cutter-com-mon tight steers 7 .00-8. 50; common, medium heifers , 8 50-12.00; r medium- DHS. CHAN . . . LA Kl Or.Y.TJjim.N.D. Dr.O.ChaaJ4J .4 CHINESE Herbalists f ' 21 Narth Uberty 0psta1rs Portland General Electric Co . Office open Saturday only 10 am. te 1 pjn.; 6 to 7 pjn. Con sultation. Blood pressure and urine teats are free of charge. Practiced since . 19 IT . , .. ., - - sj- t sT 1 si aw ni a By : Quinn Hall . :. - i TJ. &. JCDM L00KWS CWR THE GS WORRY ttONE-HEYRE WD Portland good fed heifers 11.00; canners -cutters largely 4.50-6.50: fat dairy type cows 7-.O0-85: few medium-good beef cows 8.75-11.50; odd strictly good cows 12.00: common bulls 7.00-6.00: common' medium vealers 8.00-12.00; sizeable lot medium-good 350 lb. calves 12.00; good choice vealers scarce, salable 13.50- 14.50. Hogs: Salable 1000. total 1200; market slow, few sales steady but bulk supply unsold; load good-choice around 210 lb. weights 14.25; few good - choice truck-ins 14.00; best held around 14.25; few 181 lbs. 13.50-75; 150 lbs. down to 12.50; good sows 400 lbs. down 9.25-50; heavier weights largely 9.00; good-choice feeder pigs 10.50. Sheep: Salable and total 50; market nominal; good-choice trucked in lambs salable up to 12 50 or above; lower grades in narrow demand: few good ewes held around 4.50 and above. Salem Market Quotations The prices below supplied by s lo cal grocer are Indicative of the dally market prices paid to growers by Sa lem buyers but are not guaranteed by The Statesman: Lettuce, doz 2.85 Clullflower. crate -2.25 and 235 Crook neck & Italian squash, lb. 03 Turnips, doz. bun. . 1.00 J02 .70 . so . 4.00 .60 i. 130 03 . i5 .70 .03'i M Cabbage, lb Endive, doz. bun. Radishes, doz bun. Cantaloupes, crate Carrots, doz. bun. Celery, doz. bun. Watermelons, lb. Peppers, green, lb . Beets, doz. bunches Pumpkin, lb. Parsnips, lb. , BUTTER, EGGS AND POULTRY Andresen s Buying Price (Sabject te change without notice) BUTTERFAT Premium 34 No. 1 33 No. 2 , 30 BUTTER PRINTS A . B .46 '4 AS"4 47 .48 .43 35 n .28 Quarters EGGS Extra large Medium Pullets POULTRY Colored hens Broilers Springs .28 Marion Creamery's Beytng Prices (Subject te change without notice) EGGS Large A , .48 Medium A .44 Pullets ! 38 POULTRY All hens 34 All springs 38 Roosters or stags 30 Above prices for prime stock, under frades according ' value. .IVESTOCK Buying prices tor No 1 stock, based on conditions and slaea reported. Spring lambs 11 XX) to 11.50 Yearlings 6.00 to 00 Ewes . 3.00 to 4.00 Hogs, good to choice grade. 170-270 lbs. 14.00 Sows 9.00 to 10.00 Top veal 13.00 Dairy type cows 230 to 6.00 . 7.00 to 9 00 . 7.00 to 6 00 8.00 to 10 00 31 Beef type cows Hulls Heifers Dressed veal Mrs. Allen Is Hostess For Holiday Frolic LYONS Mrs. Earl Allen en tertained the Wednesday afternoon card club at a Christinas party. After the gift exchange and re freshments, several tables of 500 were In play. Mrs. Albert Bass held high score,' Mrs. Everett Crabtree low. Mrs. Fred Dallas won the traveling prize. Those present were Mrs. George Huff man, Mrs. Francis Jungwirth, Mrs. Arthur Olmstead. Mrs. Roy Hu ber, Mrs. Oscar Naue, Mrs. Percy Hiatt, Mrs. Everett Crabtree, Mrs. Orville Downing, Mrs. "" Albert Bass, Mrs. Fred Dallas, Mrs. Wal ter Beveir, Mr Arthur Anderson, Mn. Melbourne "Rambo, Mrs. Al bert Ring. Mrs. Floyd Bassett and Mrs. Allen. ' DRESSED . - v : Kcrjs : Uanletl! Top Priees raid! " Prompt Remittance' - f. Ship te ,: ; : - Frcd IIcycr ; . IIcI Divizica 444 8. W. Yamhill St. ar S. C S2nd Foster Bled. I nly -wis. aiiimars killed in compliance with O. F. ' A. retUUona. Lm& VJA Wheat Displkys Strength Closing Prices Show Fractional Gain; December Up By WILLIAM FERRIS CHICAGO,. .Dee. 22-(-Wheat gave a display of steady strength in an otherwise erratic grain market today, closing on gains of fractions to more than a cent.. The December delivery. . wfdeh was closed out at the end of the ses sion, recorded the widest upturrt. At the close wheat was 7.-1J4 higher, , May, $1.65," oats were unchanged to lower, May 78 79, rye was lower to higher, May $iJ4-7a, and barley was unchanged to ; 34 , lower, May 1.22. The final price on De cember wheat was S1.72-$I.72. The $1.72Vs figure equalled the season's high, the best price for a December delivery since 1S25. Wheat drew strength from re ports that sales of government feed wheat were running as high as ever. Sales in the first 10 days of December, the Commodity Cre dit corporation reported, totaled 10,627,000 bushels. This corrected a report of the previous day, which showed negligible sales and induced moderate liquidation of futures. Calif ornians In Buena Vista BUENA VISTA Mrs. Gail Prather received a visit from her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wills of California, and their son, Elmer of Camp Adair, several days the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wells and family were Sunday- dinner guests at Cecil Hultman'g. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Wells and sons were visiting relatives in Dal las Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Simpson who bought Gail Prather's home in Buena Vista, moved in last week. Mr. Simpson runs the Buena Vista ferry. Mrs. Nels Hanson returned on Thursday from Nebraska and Ken tucky where she has been visiting her parents and her daughter. Cpl. Donald Weigel is here from California visiting his family. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Gordon have word their son Marvin will be home from Tulelake, Calif., for Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thurston are rejoicing over the homecom ing of their son, Bill. He has seen overseas service and been hospi talized for some time, but is bet ter now. Jerome Wilcox, E. D. Long, Mrs. Milford Hoover, Linsey Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and Victor are among those reported ill with the flu this week. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Wells re ceived a cablegram from their son, Donald, announcing his en gagement to Miss Lyle Clear of Sidney, Australia. Mill City Has Yule Program MILL CITY The Church of Christ presented its Christmas pro gram Sunday night. After the pro gram, Santa Claus made his ap pearance and presented each child present with a treat. The follow ing program was presented: song, "Joy to the World," by congrega tion; scripture. Glen Shelton, sup erintendent of Sunday school; prayer, Glen Shelton f address of welcome, Glenda Swift; play, pri mary department; recitation, Joan Turnidge; recitation, Barbara Prodjropsky; recitation, Shirley Jean Cree, beginner's department; recitation, Jerry Cruson, beginner's department; song, "Away In a Manger," beginner's .department; "A Fat Girl's Trial Jean Pop kiss; "The Night Before Christ mas," Joy Johnson, atricia Cree and Bobby Shelton; song, "It Came Upon . a Midnight Clear," . Junior girls; - violin solo,' Cleone Caplin ger; "The Corning, of the King," Gates young people; song by Mill City high' school boys quartet.' Leaves January 1 AURORA .Donald Pond, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pond, will leave January 5 for Induction in the navy. . - -., J7I-ITED! :craniiiiiG CREATI , AND EGGS HIGHEST CASH PRICES. Fairzroa ds at Deed rhoac S7S3 Curly Dairy Young Farmers Form Union Local ZENA An enthusiastic group of young folk attended the Spring Valley Farmers Union meeting at Zena Friday, night Mrs. W. E. Knower, state Junior Farmers Union organizer was present and helped organize a Junior Farm ers Union local here for boys and girls from 10. to 21 years of age. Mrs. I I. Mickey will be leader of the group. Officers elected are Sam Bark er, president; Emery Alderman, Vice president; Betty Dodge, sec retary; Flora Martin, reporter. Organizer Mrs. ; W. E. , Knower stressed the. needs for youthful leaders In farrrLactivities and ex plained the course, of study, to be followed and points of merit to be made. The Farmers Union state con vention will be held in Portland in February and members of the newly organized Junior .Farmers Union local here plan to attend as there is a department for junior groups, in which they are much interested. - A younger group to be called THIMBLE THEATRE jri M CATCH MY RttATW A Rrr CWT TWIN K ABOUT 11 J COMES TH BOUGH MACHINE-GUN rySJ SA OOOiiJX CHJ WT K7TM WAXE wH- BUIXETS WITWOUT A SCRATCH AfJO J fm STA zWmd fefe g SCORCHY SMITH M L 41 I oow-veovDfco A 1 1 uv fc u ' ' r BABNEY GOOGLE 1 M . . , -Tp , " , f " ' - I f.ltt.VJSu0 ( POTT tOJOW WMAT Alt , T loV-T HCW CAM I V n cwou e ."S 1 n if n Kfcy v-r-i -rRE-. r rrici 4Ss-8 PQCM TVftS BOK ASS ffeJ hi WOW 1 TTrl 1 CSSV-9B wncr - fl -j I rPRAPS ( Klftf IOONTWORRV. I'LL ) IVES, WHEN HE" W ,. - . ' K " MrVO U V ET SOU IN THE BEvCSElcWTEr4?r I AIKTT iKrSlDE THE VpOPEVE, SOU MUSTN'T BETTER 1 NAWj H MST t J THANK M3U.) ' AGS UMlKS. AN' I 7? LET LITTLE THlNS OFlKIE j -O -T--n S)U I'LL SEND HlM j JUS'-OTONS V LIKB THAT TOPj- VERSEUF O) sajSM WAfJO E4 AROUND TST MV STARS. ANNIE:. I M BEGINNING TO BELIEVE IN nlKACL-o I AjMlQACL-sT IJTTLE ANNIE EOONET rr KEEPS MOVING WJ (THAT RCWT.' o5i . T - MM A 0t T rt. I r-l ) Cthai W-r: LEJrCLP THE LONE RANGER 3Fi.l3 4Fl.. Fl.i3GFL.90c I crs Fern C!:rc Junior Reserves will have as lead er, Mrs. R. C Shepard when or ganized here. Special guests were Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Knower and Mrs. Robert Mickey. The Spring Valley Farmers Un ion local elected new officers In cluding R. C. Shepard, president; L. I. Mickey, retiring president, as vice president; and S. B. Dodge, reelected as secretary. The exe cutive committee is W W. Henry, Chris Yungen and Fred Muller. : T h e refreshment committee served supper following the meeting. Silverton Mill Qosed For Repair, Overhaul , - SILVERTON Silver Falls Timber company logging and mill operations have been closed down for three weeks during which time repairs and a general" overhaul of the mill will be made. One hundred and fifty of the regular crew of 250 will be un employed by the mill during that time.. Names of these men were registered Wednesday for unem ployment compensation insurance, a worker from the Salem office of the UCC coming to Silverton to register them. YES MIRACLES. FOR YEARS 1VE WATCHED MR.CARNYS NO GOOD SON P0SIN0 AS A SOCIAL BUTIERFLY-NEVER SOILING HIS LILY WHITE j jrUr$vwrriHOKSrUBOR-J WI CANT STOP rr.lT AACVINO THS TIAAE' -.: --JM ' xm II I M IJt lt- - Z 1;. ALL nr ' - , : :: r , -. , ... .. r.n. - ; ShsMnni teas Grand Island Has Program GRAND ISIVND Many of the Grand Island students are 111 with severe colds and influenza" at their homes. ; "--"-' : The community Christmas pro gram will be held Thursday at the Grand Island schoolhouse. ' The annual j school Ouristmas party will be- held at the school Friday aternoon. ' . : The annual Mot b e r's Circle Christmas party was held Satur day evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs.- George Asher with 19 present when the members enter tained their, husbands. Mrs. Clar ence Rockhill was leader in group singing of Christmas carols ac companied on piano by Mrs. Mor ton Tompkins. Mrs. Worth Wiley directed games. Mrs. Fred Finni cum and Mrs. - Henry Taylor served refreshments. Exchange of Christmas gifts was a feature en joyed because many comic as well as useful gifts have always added interest in opening the neatly wrapped packages. : MOWLOOK AT HIM. WORKING LIKE A SLAVE. GRINNING AND WHISTXIN6 LIKE HE ENJOYED HARD UBOR.lMUSr v or rvCA & WW AT P3WERS AACVE THIS TVUNCVr 173 f 1 i r At .... - - . LOAlIS fcr Gcilir. md c! Old DEBTS Stop fretting and fearing to face those you owe money!' Clear yourself of debt the business-like way: with a personal - loan, to bo - paid back in 12 months, in" amounts geared to your earnings.' r , For Money te a Harry See' Slaie Fiiaics Co. 212-222 Goardian Bldg. Corner Liberty A State . Telephone tlCS Lie. 8-216 M-22S We ais always la the saar-et te ky for CASH Real Estate Marts -t c aa eon tracts, sfer chaadls Disc it Paper sod HE USED TO ACT SNOOTY AN' SruCK-UR NOW HE'S LAPFIM ALL THE TIME. IF THATS A MIRACLE", THEN I THINK MIRACLES I ARE SWELL- M0R FCWER THAN VtXL MY MASKED PRlEND V..---.- i i "" 6 And Oyer -eLJ Liicrly ELv C!:n 1 I I X X X X xj