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lEEDFOTCD jrlTL TRTBUXE, jrEDFCRD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. JTE 20, 1932. 75 Cannery Also Adds to Local Employment With Opera tion On Cherries Beans to. Be i Canned This Year The atvwmill section of th Owen Oregon Lumber Sales company, will .start operations tomorrow morning, with approximately 76 old employees . engaged; and the Rogue River Can ning company thla week: started Us cherry canning operations, with a working force of 50 women and girls. As the season advances, the cannery force will be Increased to between 75 and 100 workers, as necessity re-1 quires. j Two large sawmills in Klamath! county district, are scheduled to re-1 new operations July 6, on an eight hour, 6 days a week basis. Coupled with activity In the pack ing plants, in the orchards, and on the farms, all combine to give a somewhat brighter hue to the Indus trial and labor horizons of Jackson county, and southern Oregon, In all Instances, local labor and old employees, la given exclusive pref erence. The Owen-Oregon workers held a meeting last night, and decided among themselves working plans, whloh are to be followed, the mat ter being entirely In their hands, General Manager James H. Owen said today. Repairs and replacements of saw mill machinery were made today, and a test run of the mill will be made. The co-operative, profit-sharing plan recently Inaugurated In the Butte Falls logging district, is work ing satisfactorily alike to workers and operators. The mill pond Is full of logs. The Rogue River Cannery company operated the first of the week can ning cherries, and suspended work to day because the cherries were not ripe enough. It will be three or four days or a week, before the peak of the pack Is reached. Most of the pack will be sold In the market as In for mer years. , Manager R. U. Boutelle said that cannery also expected to pack a few beans this year, for the first time In Its history. The cannery expects to operate throughout the regular canning season. c - to tfow.-itit, ,.iivAg,-f BL,,,.'?. Atsociattd Prtu Photo Clinton P. Anderson (above) of .Albuquerque, N. M, wai elected president of Rotary International at its Seattle convention. Stamps Depict Nativity. BUDAPEST (AP) The Hunger. Ian postmaster general has announced a, new series of stamps showing the Virgin Mary with the child Jesus In her arms. New Rotary Chief CLUB PRESIDENTS AT Visitors night was observed last evening at the Active club meeting conducted in the Hotel Holland, with presidents of Med ford's service clubs as honor guests. O. W. Newberry represented the Lions club, Olin Arn splger the Kiwanlans, and Dr. E. W. Shockley, Rotary International. Each of the club leaders was called on to give a brief talk, and Mr. New berry devoted his time to urging co operation among Medford's service groups. Mr. Amsplger told Vie value of the clubs to the local chamber of commerce, as well as the value to the Individual member. A short re view of the national Rotary conven tion In Seattle last week was given by Dr. Shockley. Rev. W. R. Balrd, pastor of the First Christian church, gave two readings which the group enjoyed greatly, and LaVerne Sutherlln sang a pleasing solo, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. George Andrews. Leslie Van Doren, chairman of the golf committee, announced t.iat two qualifying rounds In the club tour nament had been made, and that it is necessary for the matches tc be played before next Tuesday. The opening rounds will be played nt-xt week. Games are to be played at the Medford public golf course. LOSS OF BLOOD BY FOOT WOUND FATAL TO Lewis Snook, 11, Fourth Victim of Gun Accidents in County During Year Funeral Thurs., 10 A.M. Lewis Snook, II, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Snook of Cascade Gorge, died yesterday afternoon at the Community hospital from loss of blood, resulting from a gun shot wound in his left foot, received about 0 o'clock In the morning, when a .30-.H0 rifle was accidentally discharged by his brother, John, 17. The two boys were playing at the Snook ranch when the accident oc curred. The Injured boy was brought to the city before the physicians were called, and was given no first aid treatment to stop the hemor rhages from the five-inch wound. blown through his foot by the rine, discharged at close range. Death After Rally. When physicians arrived at the hospital the boy. then in a very weakened condition, was rushed to the surgery, where he underwent an operation, which it was believed might save his life. He rallied after the operation and hope of his re covery was high when the collapse came, suddenly snuffing out his life Failure to apply a tourniquet to the wounded foot before Btartlng ill long Journey to the valley, during which the boy lost much blood, was blamed for his death. No reason for the accident, which is the fourth resulting from care less handling of guns to bring death to southern Oregon youth during the past year, was given. Funeral Thursday. Lewis was one of a family of 12 children, nine of wl)ora are now living. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at Cascade Gorge with interment at the Snook ranch, where the fam ily resides. Mr. Snook, who started to apply a tourniquet to his son's ankle, then changed his treatment upon advice of a neighbor, was on the verge of a collapse last night. Other casualties in Jackson county, resulting from accidental firing of guns during the yast year's time Include: James Harry Morrison. 14; Stewart Rice, 14 and Hirman L. Wil bur, 16. WEAKER TONE IN BUTTER MARKET; the output per acre U not likely to show the totals of a year ago. the total tonnage will be approximately the same with the Increasing bear ing areas. This applies to both wal nuts and filberts. PORTLAND, Ore., June 29. fAP) Increasing stocks XV butter in store, together with continued liberal fresh demand, falls to indicate the short age of churning that the local trade has been soloud in proclaiming. No changes in current bueter quo--atlona are reported openly but In spots sales are shown a fraction or so below lists. There was no change in the butter fat situation for the day. There was no change In the general egg marke situation for the day. Trad ing in general was at entabltshed fig ures with uncontrolled producers selling 1 to 2c dozen less as usual. Demand for live chickens remains very good. With the season fast ebbing, there Is an increasing call for currants In the wholesale trade with prices, how ever, held low. Raspberries and lo ganberries are down while strawber ries are steady. Blackcaps show a nominal call as yet. There Is today the lightest call ever shown In Portland for early Cali fornia peaches and prices reflect this. Handlers report the demand almost too limited to order supplies. A car load has been on the track here sev eral days looking for a home. Further dropping of tomato prices Is reflected here with receipts of out door Callfornian as well as a slight increase from The Dallos. Local hot house are steady to a trifle lower. Oregon Nut Crop Equals Last Year PORTLAND. June 29. (AP) First full survey of the 1932 nut crop situation In Oregon and Washington by the Journal, indicates that while Wall St. Report Market? Livestock PORTLAND, Ore.. June 39. (AP) Cattle 85, 10 calves; steady, Hogs 250; steady. Sheep and lambs 900; steady. STOCK SALE AVERAGER (Copyright, 1032. Standard Statistics Company.) June 29: 50 20 20 90 Ind'ls RR's Ufa Total Trv1v 35.7 13 3 55.9 35.8 Prev. day.... 35 3 ia.a Week aao.. 37.8 15.2 Roasters over 2 lbs.. 15c; ducks, Pe kln, Uc. Butter, butterfat, eggs and country meats unchanged. Onions, potatoes, new potatoes, strawberries, wool and hay quotations unchanged. Portland Produce Portland Wheat 54 5 984 35.3 37.9 PORTLAND, Ore.. June 20. (API Live poultry Net buying price: Wlient PORTLAND, June 29. (AP) Wheat: Open Httrh Low Clone July 48'i .46'3 .48!, AB', PAGE THREE Sept. .48, .48', .48', .48 Dec 50 .50 ; .50U .50'', Cash wheat: Bis Bend blueatem .59 Solt white iO Western white .49 Hard winter 48 Northern spring .48 Western red - 4T.i Oau: No. 2 white 21.50 Today's car receipts: Wheat 2; Hour 8. San Frnnrlsiu Butterfat SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 29 (AP) Butterfat f. o. b. San Fran cisco, 18c. year ago 115.1 81.0 171.5 119 8 BOND SALE AYERAdKS (Copyright, 1932. Standard Statistics Company.) June 29: 20 20 20 60 Ind'ls RR's Ut's Total Today - 53.8 51.8 72.3 59 5 Prev. day. 53.9 52.1 73.3 69.7 Week ago....- 54.9 64.3 74 0 81.0 Year ago .... 84.8 100.3 100.8 95.3 . NEW YORK. June 29. (AP) The stock market worked a little higher In another session of narrow fluctu ations today. The close was a little under the best, but the tone was rirm. Turnover was about 600.000 shares. Today's closing prlcea for 15 select ed stocks follow: American Can 3214 American T. 5 T. n Anaconda Curtis Wright General Motors . Int. T. & T 3 7'k 1 Montgomery Ward Paramount Pub Radio - .. Southern Pac. S. O. of Cal . S. O. of N. J. 24 Trans Am 2, United Aircraft 73i U. S. Steel 22 V, 714 18'. Ashland New awnings Installed at city hall. Portland Plans underway to im prove 61st street from Tillamook to Thompson streets. Costly Strikes In India. 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