The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning. April 23, 1946
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LOInifiatedlnto
Meadowlark
Post of VFW
lTn ivew mmber were initia
ted Into the new Meadowlark Poet
cf the Veteran ef Foreign Want
Wednesday niht. wth District
Consmassder Vlitfl Bolton cxt
durtirajr the obligation. Dick Cut
ler, commander, reported.
. A1 UrTirthr entertainment
chairman, reported plans nearly
complete lor a danee mn May 2, to
be open to all War II vets wr-
In their discharge buttons for ad
The Elks orchestra will
piy-
The poet also voted to enter the
city Softball league, and decided
to Join the Federation of Patriotic
societies. Wilbur Wieprecht was
appointed chairman of the Buddy
poppy sale to be held May 24-25
Wayne Smith, training officer
for the Veterans Administration.
In a t-ref talk exoUtned the edu
cational -and job training benefits
tinder the CI bill of rights.
Meetings next month will be on
he wtoMl and fourth Thursdays,
'to the VTW halt
Lrpil Notice
mrtTot'i woTicr
ttcmcr is herby given that
James htm brooks cvnlift has
. been, by order of Uie Circuit Court
f the State of Oregon for Marion
County, appointed esu-cutrar of the r
tae of CHARLES PEM BROOKE CUM
IATT. deceased. Any persona havmf
claims against said estate are request
ed to present them, with proper vouch
ers, to saiaf executor at 310 Pioneer
Trwet Bwiidmg. Salem. Oregon, withr-
ttve date or this
'i Dated thai 55th day of April. 1949.
JAMES PEMBROOKE CUNI-irr
' rrtr of the fjtate of CHARLES
1 PCJtfitMOOKZ CtlNUI rr. Deceased.
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New York Stock Quotations
By ths Associated Frets
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NEW YORIC.
Al Chun Si Dya
American Can
Am How At IA ...
Am Tel At Tel
Anaconda -Atchison
Hendra Avia
Beth Steel
Boeing Air
Canadian Pac ....
Caht Pack.
Casa J I
ChrjrJr
Corny MH 'Sou
Cora. Uuon
Cone Vultee
Con I In.
Crown Zi
Curttss Wr
Douglas Air
Dupunl Du Ne
Gen Electric
April 14 -(AP)-, Today's
...1O0 Gen. Foods .
... SI Gen. Motors
17a Goodyear Tt
194 Gt North pfd
. 4s Int Harvest
106 jlnt Paper pfd
SO'. J- ManviUa
103 IKennecott
"i Long Bell A ..
Maytag
It Miami Copper
. 44' , Mont Ward
190 Nash Kelvin
4 INat Dairy
SS'i'NY Central
. .... IS'.. North Am Co
Mi Northern Pac
17 Pac Asa fish
.. 7'4 Pc Gas Clec
..... U4 P. T. at T ...
20 Pan American
4S. Penney J C .....
Portland Livestock
PORTLAND. Ore, AprU 24 (AP)
Salable cattle 100. total 123: salable
and total calves OS: market active, fully
(steady: common -medium steers 13 00
' 1 00. few good steers 17 00-39: com-
mon-mediuni heifers 11 SO-13 00: good
I heifers to ISM: cutters down to 9 b0:
canner -cutter cows 9.00-19 00: shells
1 down to 7.00 and below: fat dairy type
cows 11 00-11 0O: several good beef bulls
13.00-14 00: one heavy Holstein 2340
lb. 13 73: fW sausage bulls 11 00-12 00;
good-choice vealera 19.00-17.00: ex
treme top 19 00. light culls down to
5.00.
SaUble hogs 90. total 373; market
active, steady: barrows and gilts all
weights 1S.M0: good sows 19 03: one
choice lot 119 lb. feeder pigs 19 00.
Salable and total sheep 3O0: market
active, steady; good-choice 93-123 lb.
woo led lambs 15 23: few common-medium
grades 11 00-13 00; few head com
mon 40 lb. spring lambs 10 00. good
woo led ewes 9 00-90; few shorn ewes
5 35-SO.
Portland Grain
PORTLAND. Ore . AprU 24 (AJ)
Wheat no futures quoted.
Cash grain: No. I flax 3.19.
Cash wheat bid: Soft white lM'i;
soft white (excluding Rex) IMS;
whit club 1 66a; western red 1-96:
hard red winter: ordinary 1 10
per cent 1 9,; 11 per cent 1.70: 12
per cent f 71,.
Hard white haart: Ordinary 1 S6s:
10 per cent 1 9S.: 11 per cent 1 70'.;
12 per Vent 1 72.
Today's car recetpts- Wheat 14, bar
ley 9. flour S. corn 1, hay 1. mill
feed 7.
Portland Produce
PORTLAND. Ore.. AprU 24 (AP)
Butterfat first quality, maximum of
S of 1 per cent acidity, delivered in
Portland. M-5J'i: premium quality
maximum of 35 of 1 per cent acidity.
Ls2-33',c. valley routes and country
i points. 2c less than first or 30-50',
Butter AA prints. 31-31 'iC: cartons.
52-32 ',c: A grade prints. 50-5Ic: car
tons. 51', -52c; B grade prints. SO-Slc.
Cheese Selling price to Portland re
tailers: Oregon triplets. 33 13c: loaf.
34.21c lb: basis price triplets to whole
salers. 2S3c: loaf 29.5c.
Eggs To retailers: A A grade, large.
44c: A large. 42c: medium. 39c: small
(pullet). 34c. v
Eggs Purchases from fanners: cur
rent receipts. 33-39: buyers pay 5-10c
do 2 below ceiling price on others.
C3ik'kena Buying price of wholesal
er I No. 1 grade) broilers l', to 3
Iba 23-2Tc: 2 to 3', lbs. 2S-30c: roast
ers over 3'm Iba. 2S-31c: colored hens
Salem Market
Quotations
The prices below supplied by a lo
cal grocer are indicative of the daily
market prices paid to growers by Sa-
(em buyers but are
by The Statesman:
not guaranteed
BUTT ESt. EGGS AND POtLTEY
Sakiert ta raaags witheat aotice)
BUTTfcBFAT
Premium .54
No. 1 . .53
No 2 JO
BL'TTEB PBINTS
A .49
B 43
Quarters j8i
EGGS
Large
Mediums .
Standards
PulieU ....
XI
J2
Jl
24
M
Cracks
LIVESTOCK (By Valley
Park)
. .10 to
Beef steers
Beef cows
Dairy cows
"-Us
Veai
Lambs, top
Yearling
. .09
04
on
900
13 00
. 7 00
200
2 00
to Jl
to .10
to II
to 14 50
to 14.00
to 11 00
to 9 00
to 4 00
. 1545
. 14S5
to 14.50
! Ewes i
Bucks
Hogs. top. 190-270 lbs.
279-3UO Iba.
Sowa
rOll.TBV
No. 1 colored hens
No 2 colored hens
14 00
J14
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I t Ml II
i e r If II
1 III
SATURDAY TO
T9 111
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closing quotations:
54, Radio Corp
?3 Ray outer
74 IRayonter pfd ....
59','Reyna.lds Met
94' ' Safe ymy
I27a Sears Roebuck ..
1S3 , Sinclair Oil
M'So. Pacific
31 Stan-Brands ......
14 V Stan Oil Cal j
! Stew.Warner ....
tl'iiStudshaker
21 ' Sun. "Mining
44V Union Oil ,
Un. Pacific
33, Un. Airlines
M'rUn. Aircraft
1
. 26s
. 37.
39
. 30
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19
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27
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sot
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91
17 U. S. Steel
45 'Warner Bros
149
West D Mfg 3lc
Wool worth H
. 21
. 35
2S-27c; Leghorn hens 21c: roosters and
stags 12c lb.
Rabbits Government celling! aver
age country killed to retailers. 44c
lb: live price to producers. 23-24C lb.
Turkey a Basis buying price.; dressed
bar is: hens. 35 2-39 2-lb: tomi, 0-31-2c
lb net at farms. ;
Dressed turkeys ' t Packers selling
price to retailers: hells. 41 -43c lb: toens.
39-41C lb.
Onions Oregon green. No. t. S9-95c
doz. bunches; Oregon dry. No, 1. 93.01
50-lb. sack. ' ' : "
Potatoes Local Burbank. 93 00-3 73
cental: Idaho. 3 99 cental: Deschutes.
100s. No. 1. 4 00-4 25. cental: 25s, 31 OS;
15s. 90c; new riorlda 3 25-3.7J bag.
Potatoes California Long White No.
1. 4 93 hundredweight.
Veal AA. 23cj A 21.i: B t9-19'c:
C, 17-17; cull. 14-1 So lb. ,
Hoes Fancy block 20c lb. -
Lambs AA. SOc; A. 24 ',c; B. 22 ',c:
C. 20c. -
MuUon Fancy A. 13 l-4c; M. 13e:
R grade, 9-10c.
Beef A A. 21i: A. 20: B. 19 8 -4c:
C. 104: canner and cutter. 13-1 4c;
canner and cutter bulis 1 4c.
Casrara bark Dry stock. 20c lb.
Wool Government control.
Mohair 1944 12-month. 45e lb.
Hay Wholesale shipments; alfalfa.
No. 2 or better 931-34. oats and vetch,
mixed hay, valley growers price. 934:
clover hay. 92 L.. baled on farms.
Stocks and Bonds
Compiled by The Associated Press
24
19 19 99
Ralls Utll Stks
49 4 94.2 : 79 4
47.1 94 9 SO 1
47 9 34 1 90 2
47.0 9X1 77 J
40 9 42 9 94 9
31 0 54 9 . 90 S
44 1 30 9 72 2
i
15 19 99
Indus Util Fogn
103.7 107.9 79 9
103 8 107.9 78.7
104 2 107.8 78 S
105 1 10S1 79 9
104 7 107.7 72 9
1053 10S.9 79 8
103 7 197J 75.7
STOCK AVERAGE
34)
. Indus
Wednesday 1073
Previous day )0 3
Week ago
Month ago
Year ago
14 high .
1949 low ..
108 4 '
.103.1
. 99 .1
.109.1
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BOND
AVERAGES
SO
Rail
Wednesday . 104.4
Previous day .105.0
Week ago n5 9
Month ago 106.9
Year ago .. 100.4
1944 high 106 9
1IM4 low 103.9
New 1949 low.
Dance Fri
To Honor Vets J
Newcomers
Plans have been completed for
the dance for local veterans and
newcomers to be held Friday
night at the VFW hali under
sponsorship of the community
social and Recreation club.
The complete committee list: was an
nounced Wednesday, as follows:
Hospitality Mrs. J. Walker, chair
man. Mr. and Mrs. O I. Paulson. Mr.
and Mrs Floyd M- Sea mater, Clarice
Slattrr. Harold Edwards
Refreshments Mn Floyd -McNall.
chairman. Mrs. A. JB Pederson. Mrs.
T. W. Ferris.
Decorations Mrs. John Yeasley.
chairman. Meadames Paul Brandon.
Robert Hutst. Edvrui Johnson. Elmer
Meade. A. B. Pederson. Floyd McNall.
John Van Osdol. Tyrone Gillespie, and
the Misres Betty Bird. Esther Mui
jrphy.
and Betty Dotson. :
Entertainment (square dance) Mr.
and Mrs. Neil Brown. Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Kelley. Mr, and Mrs. Hal De
Sart. Virginia Hubbs. Al Benson and
Bert Crary.
Tickets Janet Anderson. Betty Bird.
Betty Dotson.
Prizes Elinor Daaielson.
During the intermission at the
dance a brief
a brief organization meet
ing will be held for the new club
formed jointly by local YMCA
and YWCA committee. A chair
man and treasurer will be elected.
day
Joan Thomas
BLONDELL MITCHELL
TOM TULLY JOHN QUALEN
RICHARD HAYDN UNA ROMAY
HARRY DAVENPORT
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THE ELSmOBEj j vjj
Dr. Erickson
Lauds Oregon
Health Record
Oregon is the' healthiest state
in the union, judged on the basis
of infant and maternity health
figures and records of the selec
tive service for World war II,
Dr. Harold M. Erickson, head of
the Oregon , department of health,
told Salem Rotarians Wednesday.
He outlined health problems
which affect the tourist popula
tion during the season in which
so many Oregon people are in
terested. Twenty two cents of every
tourist dollar goes to the restaur
ant. Dr. Erickson said in com
menting upon the need of health
education for food handlers.
Marion county has one of the
best health departments in Ore
gon, the state leader said in pay
ing tribute to Dr. W. J. Stone,
Marion county head.
Headlines may affect the tour
ist business. Dr. Erickson said,
reporting upon reaction on the
ea-st coast, to the black smallpox
epidemic on the west coast.
Death Claims
State Printer
Samuel Budd Welch, native of
Salem and printer in the state
printer'9 office for 34 years, died
Wednesday in a Portland hospital
after a brief illness. He was 34.
Welch had been a longtime
member of the Salem Elks lodge
and was a veteran of World war
I. He had been a resident of 771
N. Commercial st.
He leaves his mother, Mrs.
Laura T. Ramsden, Salem; two
sisters, Mrs. Oda Ann Wetherbee,
Sacramento, : Calif., and Mrs.
Charles B. Parker. Portland; a
nephew, Robert B. Parker, Salem,
and a niece, Mrs. Jack Zuber,
Portland.
Funeral arrangements are being
made by the W. T. Rigdon Co.
VFW Auxiliary
Elects Officers
Vesta Cutler, state civil service
commission employe, was elected
president of the newly-formed
auxiliary of the Meadowlark Post,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Wed
nesday night in the Sa!em VFW
hall. Mrs. Cutler is the wife of
Dirk Cutler, Meadowlark Post
commander.
Other officers elected were Pat
Sager, senior vice president, Mrs.
Jean Hopkins, junior vice presi
dent, and Mrs. Irene Koenig. treas
urer. Institution of the auxiliary and
installation of officers wilt be held
next Monday night at the VFW
hall, with the auxiliary of Post
661 assisting and providing re
freshments. Homer Rcxlelieaver Will
Be at First Evangelical
Church Tonight at J:45
Homer Rodeheaver, song writer,
song leader and publisher, will
be at the First Evangelical church,
at Summer and Marion st. at 7:45
tonight. Rodeheaver used to lead
the song services for the Billy
Sunday tabernacle meetings. He
is on the west coast for the next
two weeks, as a leader in the
city wide. "Christ For Portland"
Campaign.
The sermon, will be by Dr. C. P.
Gates. Washington district super
intendent of the Oregon-Washington
Conference of the Evangel
ical church. The meeting Is open
to the public.
Too Late to OasaJfy
EXPERIENCED brake mectfanic.
Must be capable of relming an types
f passenger car brakes ana some pop
ular model trucks. This is a food op
portunity for an even tempered man
in new department. Must have own
small tools. Do not apply unless you
want a steady job with rood chance :
for advancement. Write Box 959 States- j
mar.
TODAY at FRIDAY!
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CHILIS ST111ITT
Neither ger Tells AVC State Not
Backing Vet Housing Effort
With five-sixths of all lumber and materials going into commer
cial building. Oregon officials af& making little effort to back up
veterans in their fight for adequate housing, Richard Neuberger, Port
land writer and former legislator, told the Salem chapter of the Ameri
can Veterans' committee last flight.
Neuberger also advised local veterans to look into low assess-
Chicago Mart
Rye Continues
Wide Gyrations
CHICAGO, April 24 -(P)- The
May rye contract continued its
wide gyrations today but finally
ended the session not greatly
changed from the preceding day.
Deferred oats deliveries slumped
on selling which came primarily
from professional sources, with
commission houses doing most of
the buying.
May rye moved over a 6 cent
range, setting a new record high
at $2 67. andftl en clostxi in a
1 cent range at $2 63-2 64. This
was S lower to higher than
yesterday's close, letter deliver
ies were unchanged at ceilings,
as were wheat,- corn and barley.
Oats were unchanged to low
er, July 83.
Activity in wheat and corn was
limited to spreading transactions.
A car of cash corn was sold
here under the new government
bonus . plan, marking the first
such transaction. It graded No. 3
yellow, weighed 52 pounds to the
bushel arid contained 17 per cent
moisture. Selling price was $1.47.
To be eligible for the bonus the
corn must grade No. 3 or better,
or No. 4 on test weight only.
Pioneer Oregon
Businessman Dies
An Oregon pioneer business
man. Oscar B. Ballou, president
of the firm of Ballou & Wright
died at his home in( Portland,
April 23, at the age of'ninty-two
years and seven months. Ballou
founded the form in 896, and in
1907 it became an Oregon corpor
ation and was engaged in bicycle
wholesaling gradually extending
into motorcycle selling and later
into automotive merchandising.
Since Mr. Ballou did most of the
early selling for the company, he
is remembered by such old timers
as Arthur H. Moore and Paul II.
Doors Opn
6.-00 P.M.
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abvbt if ai -sr siai iiiiii at
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Plus "Bugs" Bunny Cartoon
"HAIR REMOVER"
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Ssm the
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Modern
Mysticism
2 Full Hours of Hagic
With LUCILLE ami RENALD0
LESLIE AUDITORIUII
Friday and Saturday, April 26-27, 8:00 P.L
Matinee Saturday, April 27, 2:15 P.M.
Sponsored By
138 OF THE
SALEM POST NO.
Tickets available at
x Homer
ments on houses now soiling for
two or three times tHeir former
valuation. Millions of dollars could
be added to assessed valuations if
actual sales prices were taken as
the basis, he asserted.
Suggests Douglas
The writer and AVC member
suggested William O. Douglas, En
terprise, as a likely successor for
the late Chief Justice Stone of
the U.S. Supreme Court. He de
scribed Douglas "as a liberal
thinker whose outstanding Judi
cial record and whose qualifica
tions as a human being make him
a likely successor to Stone.
Plans for a housing rally Fri
day, May 3. at the chamber of
commerce rooms were announced
by Art Dow. local AVC chairman.
Representatives of OPA. FHA.
contractors, building trades and
other organizations are being
asked to tell of plans for veterans'
housing here.
Ask Extension ef OPA
Resolutions for extension of
OPA without crippling amend
ments and for early passage of the
Wagner-Murray-Dingell bill were
passed by the chapter. Copies will
be sent to Oregon's senators and
representatives. The Wagner-Murray-Dingell
bill, it was ex
plained, would provide national
health insurance and would ex
tend social security to farmers,
public employes, self-employed
ahd other groups.
A radio forum on veterans' or
ganizations will be presented over
KSLM at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 28.
it was announced. Members of
the American Legion. Veterans of
Foreign Wars and AVC will take
part.
Gregory for Kahle
SEATTLE, April 24-P-The
Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific
Coast league announced tonight
they had swapped righthanded
hurler Paul Gregory for third
basejnan Bob Kahle of the Hol
lywood Stars in a straight player
deal.
Hauser. Charles F. Wright, his
fifty year partner in the firm, is
still active in the business at Port
land. The Salem store will be
closed Thursday all day.
FsMrturs) at
30 and 9:40
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AMERICAN LEGION
Stiff Furniture Store,
Smith's
John Ledlie Guest
Chapel Speaker
Guest speaker at a religious
chapel program held Wednesday
at Willamette university jwas
John A. Ledlie, associate boya'
work secretary of the national
council of the YMCA. Mr. Ledlie
VENETIAN
Made
By Oregon's Second-Oldest Venetian Blind Factory
Repainted
Retaped
Recorded
0einlhioBdtl& Lewis
VENETIAN
560 South 21st St
saw
; I
JJimsft IReceiyedlS
Another large shipment of Bush and Climbing
Roses. Many popular varieties and colors.
1W
and 28
Modesto Ash erows to
sturdy, well-rooted. Makes
lent shade for small lawn.
ced'to :
i
Norway Maple growa Jo 90 ft.
One of the best shade treea
Reduced from 2.48 to . -
i
Pin Oak urowg to 50 ft. Fastest
growing of all oak trees. A real
values
Maidenhair Tre? grows, 50 to 60
ft. tall a striking treespreads
as it gets older
Liquid Amber or S w
c e t
d:.
1B
Grows to 40 tall, stralg
midal, brilliant in autumn-
mum
deduced'
Lilac, was 95c
Now
Chenalti, was
95c, now
450:
450,
Wisteria, wasTfl Afi
1.50, now LB.aWi
Jw5rn:."45i
Beauty Bush
was 1.10, now
600
tdeedoses Rerelar
Ivlontgoiner
FARII
Corner Trade and High!
For lepcjiir ieffvice
Think FirsI of Ward's
GOOD STOCK OF PARTS
FOR IMMEDIATE SERVICE
WASHERS
REFRIGERATORS
Our Veil? U p'ta-Date
Service Shop Is Located
At Our Netv F arm Store
M
Corner Trade and High
is on the campus attending: the.
YMCA secretaries conference,
and will soon return to his office
in New York City. j
"Plans and Aims of the YMCA
was the topic of his I address,
which discussed community youth
problems, racial i tension, and
training of youth to meet the de
mand : for able- leaders, i j
in Salem
We rail and make
i
measurements,
manufacture ;
I
and '
install shades '
Minimum 12 sq. Feet
BLINDS
Our New Phone No. 3143
AT WARD'S
FARII STORE
a-25
Jumbo
Size
40-
excel
Redu
o u m.
pyr": 2i
nsfaaSaSBBl
mm
TO CLEAD
Snowball
was 1.10, now
600
Forsythia
waa 1.10, now ww4s
Plena, was 95c
450
now ...t. li.
Splrea, was
1.37, now .!!..
Althea, was
1.10, now ....
70
600
M.n 1.98
J.it
STORE
Phone 3191-7918
RADIOS
APPLIANCES
Ward
Phone 7943-3194 '
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