Medford Mail Tribune
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Second Section
Six Page
Second Section
'Six Pages
Twenty-Fifth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY, JUNK 1. 19:50.
No. 71.
PRICES DESPITE
roinl-AXl). Die May 31. (Pi
AllhuuRli Hie trend or farm anil
cuininoilily prices ua well us Bcn
ral business conditions was
Mtnwaril or uncliunced between
jii 15 and May ID, thoro is
,c for cheerfulness If u nor
mal reaction follows an ease In
iho New York money mart, the
bureau of agricultural economics,
rnllcd States department of iik
riculturv. reported in un analysis
0f the national price situation for
Cheaper money in the New
York market, the bureau said, is
influencing other sections of the
country and this usually leads to
, cheapening- of commercial cred
it anil facilities an improvement
fn business.
There Is little prospect to In
dicate that the buylnf! power of
coiuumrrx during the noxt month
r two will be materially differ
ent from that at present, the
analysis slinwcd. Improvement,
however, will take place as busl
,, gradually reacts to law In
terest rates and to other factors
that help stimulate business gen
erally. .
The bureau's report on the farm
and commodity price situation for
jii was as follows:
'J!:M I'liICK The general level
or farm prices advanced slightly
between March 15 and April 15
as a result of higher prices for
most items except wool and live
stock. Since then both crop and
livestock prices have again de
ilincil. except cotton, and the
general average of farm prices
during tho first half of May was
lower than on April 15. The
present low level of farm prices
may lie compared with tho low
levels reached in the preceding de
clines, namely In June, 1921, May,
1S24 and April, 1927.
GENE HAL C O M M O D IT Y
PRICE LEVEL The trend in
commodity prices in general was
downward during April and the
lirst half of May. Prices on May
( were at the lowest level since
191C. Six of the eight groups of
commodity prices covered by the
rcuort averaged lower In tile first
week of May than during March
and April, tho exceptions being
building material prices which
IslJivo remained unchanged lor sev
"al weeks.
WHEAT Tho foreign demand
lor wheat continues poor but
some improvement is probable in
Ihc next few months. Crop con
ditions to dato do not indicate
any material reductions In pro
duction as occurred In Canada last
rear. The carryover in tho Unit
ed states will bo large . but stocks
on hand .Tuly 1 In foreign conn-
f
Bigger Better Values
Month after month, on all your hardware needs
your Associate store, independently owned, but
associated in buying and selling with the
world's largest hardware organization, will
SAVE YOU MONEY
3 Piece SAUCE PAN SET
Durable Gray Enamel. Kilt
l.Vi end 3qt. sizei. Only
Hay and Reader
FORKS
HIGH QUALITY
3 Til, 4 Tine
Hay Pork Header Fort
1.35 1.85
DECORATED TRAT
HANDY SIZE
.15c
METAL
Goodyaar Pathfinder
G ARDEN HOSE
'i inch aiie. SO foot lengths.
Complete with bran Ol -wuplinga.
Pet ft. only 0 2
LAWN SPRINKLER
Round, strong fountain spray.
ov.r. 69c
DOWN USD
tries are likely to bo smaller, es
pecially In Argentina, with small
stocks in Argentina, conditions
will probably result in exporta
tlons of Culled Kliiliia wheat earlv
I In the season being larger than
last year. May I conditions In
dicated that the hard winter wheat
crop may lie about five and one
half per cent less than a year
ago. anil stock of old wheat re
maining In the southwest are only
moderate. The average price dur
ing the firm week of .May was
99 cents.
POTATOES The average farm
i price of potatoes for the country
US II M'lWlllt nt 1 AC t ......... ......
bushel was 9 cents higher on
April 15 than on .March 15 and
91 cents higher than in April last
year. The advance was general
but was great In the North At
lantic and the east north central
slates than In the western mark
els. EGGS Egg prices usually ad
vance In May and Juno but tho
advance this year may not bo
vory material. Receipts will prob
ably continue as heavy us last
year; storage stocks are high: tho
season demand for hatching and
breaking Is near an end; and ap
parent consumption which in
creases during the first three weeks
of April, has dropped off since
Easter. Fresh extras averaged
27.5 cents compared to 30 cents
a year before. Following a de
cline of one cent at the end of
April the price has been close to
26 cents during the first ten
days of May. Last year the av
erage price for this grade was
32.9 cents In May and June.
POi'LTP.Y The farm price of
chickens is making Its seasonal
advance which usually continues
until It reaches a seasonal peak
during May or June but it Is on
a lower level than last year. Stor
age stocks of frozen poultry are
large: hatchery reports Indicate
plentiful supplies this summer
and prices of competitive meats
continue low and may weaken
tile demand for poultry. The
farm price for chickens on April
15 was 21.1 cents, an advance of
.5 cents of tho month before. The
April price wis 2.7 cents below
that of April 1929.
WOOI., Domestic wool prices
held steady for the first three
weeks of April then declined
again but trade at Boston im
proved considerably In the sec
ond week of May and prices for
that week held firm. Prices of
foreign wools in bond at Huston
have held unchanged, however,
except for declines on some nicd-
(Continued on Pnc Four)
CARD TABLE
Good quality. Mahogany
finish. Black Sealers ft
covered. 1
SPECIAL I.fc
MEASURING
PITCHER
Pint ie-glass. Measures
in cups and ounces. 4 C
"Associate" Price- I WW
UUMid Capped
Hay and Header Frk Handle
Selected Northern Ash. i C
EXTRA VALUE!
BOTTLE CAPPER
Strong, simple, 07,
efficient. Only VI
BOTTLE CAPS
Firat quality. Accurately 40
made. A bargain I Gross.. W
vfen for jour JMniy l
your i4ssociatt Store
SPECIAL!
X Pleee Sat
SILVER PLATE
IMPERIAL PATTERN
10 year guarantee. "Asso
ciate" buying power makes
this tremendous value po
tible. While they ,110
last OrfLY "T. I s
Medford Furniture
& Hardware Co.
APRIL s:'l4 tCl "-v
! J. M. SMITH
ivxiK'i'U'iiml tu ilio business over
associated with W. l Watkins In the
ord Firestone stntioii, announced
41
REALTY DEALS
Real Estate Commission
Acts On Claims 942 Li
censes Issued First Four
Months of Year to Port
land Firms.
SALIOM. Ore., .May . III. (P
UurliiK Un! Hlatn l't'iil vHtulu
fiiniinlsslnii returned (u imtkodn
rlaliniiiK l I"' injuruil in rcnl ch
(iilc IriitlsiH'tl'Mts ii total f JS,-
leeurdhlg 1
report Is- j
:?::r..::i,
pucd hy
Clare lace, f'ommlssioucr.
Thc.e
resulted from 123 Investl-1
gallons of complaints In which
11 proved damages.
Uming the year one upplleallon
for a Hecr.se to deal with real
estate was denied, five licenses
were cancelled and one was sus
pended. A total of i50 brokers
licenses. !ts corporation licences,
104 co-pailncr licenses, 4T.R licen
ses for salesmen and GO branch
licenses were issued during the
year, the total fees being $1I,
051.10. Disbursement for the
year were $S.H(i2.:ti"..
During the first four months of
this year a total of !M2 licenses
to operate real estate were Issued
MONEY BACK
COMPLAINTS
COUNT
THE
MAIL TRIBUNE
YELLOW
BOXES
ON COUNTRY ROADS
AND HIGHWAYS
o
It's A Good Way
To Check Country Circulation
New Operators Medford Firestone Station
10 years, J. M. (ilim) Smith Ik
new lnniutKemeiit of tho Med-
yesterday.
to Portlantl persona o concerns.
Among other towns in the state
licenses were iissued to Klamath
Kails, 75: RUfreno 87; .Medford 65
and others from one to eighteen.
One OrpRon lifeline was Issued
to a San Francisco firm, throe to
Seattle and four to Walla Walla.
One also was Issued to Crescent
City concern. . .
K. P. GRANDTODGE
CONVENES IN JUNE
W A I A,A W A I A. A . Wash , M a y
31. (P) Knights of I'ythlas Brand
lodKc officers from Washhifjton,
Oregon and Idaho will convene
In Walla Walla Juno 7 for an an
nual meeting. At least 500 mem
bers (of the order aro expected In
the city for the event.
Degree teams from lodges, at
Kellogg, Idaho and Portland aro
coming here to hold a contest In
the conferring of tho rank of
knight. The Kellogg team Is
champion drill team of Idaho
while I van hoe lodge. Portland
C(,Uimba ,ml(;ct( No. 8 Walla
Walla which Is sponsoring the.
competition, will present a silver
loving cup to the winning team.
A eommittoe on arrangements. In
eluding J. W. Cookerly. M. A.
York. K. S. TtonTrn and (i. A.
To I ton Is now working on tho
program.
Autumn (olor for Spring
NKW YORK (PI Autumn
shades are spring favorites l;i
flowered chiffon evening and din
ner frocks. Filmy chiffons of lemon
and tangerine are worn after sun
down with short little Jackets -f
brown chiffon velvet.
V
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W. P. WATKINK
crested Willi il. M. Smith In
Kuuciic. YV. I. (Hill) Will kins is
Ui4 Modfultl Firestone station, the-
ineii took over today.
FRY PLANNED FOR
STATE SPORTSMEN
liOSKIUUtO, Ore., .May 31. VP)
The annual salmon hake and trap
nhnot, spoiiHored hy the Douglas
County Hporlsincn'H and (amo
Protective associntion will he held
at tho club grounds near Hone
burg, Sunday Juno 1.
Plans arc being made this year
to feed at letist 3000 guests and
Invitations have been sent to every
club in the slate,
Kifty or moro chlnook salmon
will be barbecued and a free din
ner will bo provided by tho club
for everyone present.
There will be an all day trap
tdiooi In which valuable canlt and
merchaudlKe prizes will be award
ed. The annual salmon bake was
started 10 years ago by the Hone
burg club and has grown to large
proportions In tho pant few years.
CREAM PUFFS TURNED
IS CLAIM
I .OS ANOKLKS, .May III. (II
Johnny J lines, film comedian, will
Tace a Jury trial June In mu
nicipal court on charges 'if being
drunk In an automobile. He
pleaded not guilty today.
Tho actor, wild his attorney,
Henry M. Willis, will blame cream
purrs In his defense. IHuch was
arrested Thursday with a woman
companion, who police said, fell
down as she left the. car. Hlnes
offered the explanation that they
bad enter cream puffn which dis
agreed with them, and that their
Illness was Interpreted as llipior
fntoxlcutlon.
Dairy cows increased 1 .000 In '
four years In Idaho, according to
the T'nlted Stales exfenxlnn nervier,
L. 0. SCHAFER
Basement Medford Bldg.
The only Exclusive Electric Motor
Rerglr Shop In Southern Oregon.
PHONE OO-J-2
Electrle Motor Repairing
Armature Winding
lint
i
service Millions at Knlclil mill
also interested with Mr. Smith in
management of which tho two
IS
LUCKY
Hy Miiry O. Corey
K DKN PK KC1 NOT, Ore., May
31. (.Special) According to a
if II ping from an Alaska paper T,
J. IJevcnney, nclon of a pioneer
Jackson county family and broth
er of M rs. Cm 1 1 ey St ea d man of
Phoenix, has Htruck a rich vein of
gold ore In the Valdez sectlun and
will liiHtall a mill.
The find, according to tho news
paper hIiowh values , so high that
upwards of $5,000 per ton Is ex
pected to result from milling tho
ore.
Mr. Hevenney has followed tho
lure of mining through many sec
tions and news of his hucccss In
Alaska will be received with pleas
ure by IiIh friends here.
NEWSPAPER BY' RADIO
L FEATURE MEET
NKW VOHK. May III. P
The livening World today an
nounced thai during the three
days of the Hadlo Manufacturer's
AHsoclal ion convention at Atlantic
t 'Hy nerl week, Iho newspaper
will furuiHh a regular news serv
ice to the convention hall, sending
full size pages of complete edltloriH
by radio.
Special news bullet Inn, market
re ports and pictures also will bo
radioed between editions.
The reproductions of tho news
paper pages will he printed In
purple hik on glonny white paper.
Your Crop of
DOLLARS
I'limt your ciirnitiifs in
IIiih si ron u Sji vinu'M Hiinlt
mill renp tin' mio-cHs wliii'h
is linilllll til COIIK! lo till!
kiivpp. lii'irnlnrily 11 n i
kiTpiiij; nt. it. Iirinu' luri;
results. Yon cim stiirt Ihti;
with 1.(10 or inori".
'Partner, in Community
Development"
E!
OF
WAX
FIRESTONE ENDHAPHAZARO
SERVICE PLANUM ASSESSING
M. Smith and W. P. Wat
kins Take Possession of
Local Business Today,
and Own Similar Institu
tions in Eugene, Salem.
Operators of Firestone service
stations at Sulcm and Kugene, J.
M. (Jim) Smith and W. P. (Hill)
Watkins have added u third station
to their Hiring hy the purchase of
the Medford Flrestouo business
from Theodore Freeman and aro
to tako actual possession today.
Negotiations for tho change In
managership had been underway
for a short time. Hither Mr.
Wutklns or .Mr. Smith will nmko
his homo In Medford to be In
charge. Tho station is located on
South Riverside avenue.
Those men have been in tho
auto servico business for tho past
1 1 years and for sometime wero
established In Salem. A short time
ago tho partners felt tho urge to
expand and took over tho man
agership of tho Kugene Firestone
station, operating It In the same
'method which made their Salem
business successful. They plan to
operate the Medford station In a
similar manner. The two men aro
enthusiastic over prospects In tho
Medford area which they gave a
careful RUrvey before deciding to
enter the field.
Tho personnel of the stntion will
ho made up of local men, all ex
perienced in their partlculur de
partments, and Include tho same
employes who have been connected
with the station since Its estab
lishment last year. Rod Waters Is
station manager; Joo Altendorf,
office munngor; Jack Rice, brake
testing department; Fred Under
wood, lubrication manager and
wheel aligning; Merrill Smiley, tiro
repair department; William Dally,
salesman. A man Is to bo added
: to tako chargo of the battery and
olectrlcal department and an ex
perienced man Is expected to ar
rive today to be in charge of the
car washing department.
With these different depart
ments, tho motorist will be afford
ed an ontlro one-stop service sta
tion, with the exception of engine
overhauling and chassis work. The
latest equipment is used In each
department. Tho tiro and vulcan- i
izing division Is regarded as ono '
of tho best of Its kind on tho coast.
Tires, are repaired In tho Firestone
"factory way." In the case of an
Injured casing, the unino tread Is
replaced on tho tiro, regardless of
make. Instead of the usual smooth
rubber. Tho ordinary method Is
entirely eliminated.
Tho lubrication departmont of
fers tho motorist tho latest devlcos
for thoro grcaao jobs, using differ
ent weights and types of greases
according to tho typo of car. The
department features greasing for
high pressure fittings, gears, trans
mission thorough work for every
part of the car. A special greaso
for water pump fittings Is also
offered.
A FIrestone-Cowdrey dynamic
brake tester Is an attractlvo fea
ture for motorists und make It an
easy matter to test car brakes,
measuring tho braking efficiency
of each wheel. Modern equlpmont
is installed throughout the battery
and electrical department, Is In a
position to take care of all makes
Results
Speak Louder
Than Words
DR. I. H. GOVE
Auk any ono of my numerous
pittrons Ruout results at this
office ami you will be con
vinced that I have the dental
skill to Rive service that Is
unexcelled and at a moderate
price. In scientific construc
tion and practicability, my
plate work Is unsurpassed,
a
Dr. I. H. Gove
Dependable
Dentistry
239 East Main, Upstair
Phon 872-J
10
Every Building in State to
Be Appraised, As Basis
Will Take Five Years to
Do Work in Multnomah
County.
SALtiaM. Ore- May at. tVP
Acting under authority of an act
of the 1U2U legislature, which cre
ated a full time state tax com
mission, the state tax office has
launched a program to get away
from the present assessment sys
tem, which 1j termed, "baphaz
a rd " and to make an actus I a p -pra
isa 1 of all pro perty In t h u
state.
The object is to standardize as-uet-'smeuts
and equalize taxes. Am
a basis for this an official of the
state or the county will make a
personal inspection and appraisal
of
every building In tho slate.
Similarly all land and other class
es of property will bo appraised.
The start has already been
made In Multnomah, Clackamas,
Clatsop, Jackson, Klamath nnd
Wasco counties. It Is admitted
that completion of the task will
require some yearp. Tho Mult
nomah county appraisal of build
ings alone will take five years.
When this basic appraisal has
been completed all future nppruls
sls will be simple, Charles V.
Calloway, tax commissioner, said.
Tho stato tax officials will work
through the county assessors, Tho
plan is for a representative of the
state office to start tho county
men on the work, dropping back
Into the counties at intervals to
check on the operation. For
guidance In the appraisal .of
buildings, particularly residences,
n manual has been prepared. By
following It Is claimed that the
valuations placed by different ap- '
misers on the same building or
type of building will show only
plight variance.. In this manner
the present discrepancies In valu
ations will ho avoided. '
of battorles, generators and start-
Ing motors. Tho FIrostone batter- :
les will bo carried In stock. '
Skilled holp Is used In tho car
washing end of tho business and
Included fn the equipment la a
water booster gun, raising tho
pressure from tho hydrant to 500
pounds, tearing loose every pos
sible bit of grease and grit, espe
cially from high pressure fittings
to place them In proper condition
for lubrication. The steam wash
Is also used.
The gas. and oil department
boasts of three pumps and pumps
to sell eight different brands of oil.
The gasoline Island has no posts or
other obstructions before it can ho
reached from tho street and Is In
a large motor court. Tho tiro stock
room Is of sufficient size tu take
care of a carload of tires, carrying
all sizes. '
Jt Is tho plan of tho new man
agers to offer a truo one-stop ser
vice station, and to complete the
station, a simonlzing department
will also bo a feature. Messrs.
Smith and Watkins extend a geri
erallnvltatlon to motorists to allow
them to show Just what advan
tages their type of station has to
offer. During tho Opening week,
all mon visitors will recelvo a
Firestone ash tray and ladlos will
he presented with a Fircstono dust
cloth.
IS YOUR (r
TITLE
(5
A man of moderate means
can ill afford the cost of
lengthy litigations which aro
sure to be forced upon him
should any flaw come to
light affecting the validity
of his title. It is much more
economical to pay the small
premium for the absolute
and permanent protection of
a title insurance policy.
Jackson County
Abstract Co.
121 East Sixth Pbraa 41
Title Insurance Head
quarters -
BOARDS
lNSUREE
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