JfEDFORD MAIL TRIBUXE, MEDFORD, OKEGOX. "WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1934
TACm SEVEN
Local and
From Medford Mis Eva Lee of
Med ford wm in thl city Monday vis
iting friends. Grants Pass Courier.
i Visit In Ashland Mr. and Mrs.
John Redden of Medford were Tlalt-i
s lng friends in Ashland Monday even
ing. Ashland Tidings.
In Llthia City C. I. MaoDonald of
Medford, manager of Foster it Klelser
for this district, was a business caller
In Ashland Monday. Ashland Tid
ings. Stout at Wood Fletcher Stout,
who has been associated with Medford
drug stores for many years, is now
employed by the Woods Drug com-i
pany. at the corner of South Centra
and East Main.
i Trace of Rain There was a trace of
f l-aln In Medford during the night. '
according to report of the weather
; bureau, which also recorded a trace
only for the period ending at 5 p. m.
. yesterday.
4 Mrs. Prultt Very III Friends of
Mrs. Ray Prultt reported today that
.she was very 111 last night at the
t Secred Heart hospital, where she Is a
- i patient. Mrs. Prultt Is employed st
- Mann's Department store.
Home from Bay City S. H. Short
- and daughter Margaret, accompanied
-toy Dan Watson, sister of Mr. Short,
from Medford, and Bobby Watson, re-
turned Monday from a few days trip
t to San Francisco. Ashland Tidings,
f
'. Attorneys to Meet The. Southern
I: Oregon Bar association will meet 't
; j the Colonial club In Medford Satur
; day, according to notices being ra-
celved by local members. The n?w
y president, George Roberts, will pre-
i- side. Grants Pass Courier.
Lenten Services Lenten services
. will be held each Wednesday at 7:45
i p. m. at the Evangelical Lutheran
church at the corner of Fourth street
and Oakdale avenue The pastor, Geo.
p. Kabele, will tonight begin a series
'i of sermons on the prohpecles fulfilled
by the suffering Saviour.
I Youths Pay Fines Pleading guilty
j to charges of disturbing the pea:e.
i Merle Dutches and Thyre Dodge, both
; of Medford. were fined five dollars
and costs this morning by City Judge
i Puller. The pair were arrested while
' fighting Saturday night, following a
. basketball game. Ashland Tidings,
i ,
Medicinal Plant The peculiar tor-
matlon recently left at the Chamber
- of Commerce, taken by many people
to be an overgrown sweet potato or
beet, is a mandrake, which Is a me
t. dlclnal plant, It was announced today.
It Is not an oversized one either, al
though many persons who viewed It
Insisted It belonged to the pre-hlstorlc
ge, whatever Its Identity. It was
grown In the Applegate section.
j Committee Named Mayor E. M.
! Wilson today announced the members
of the committee, appointed to in
" pect the Deuel building, following
r the hearing on proposed condemna
" tlon, held the first of the week. The
members are W. H. Merrltt, Lee Wil
liams and George F. Owlngs. They
will make another inspection of the
building and have been given po-ver
to make recommendations regarding
; their findings.
Bible Lesson Announced The sec-
ond story of a six week' course of
. illustrated Bible lessons will be given
v In the Y. W. C. A. Thursday evening
from 7:30 to 8:30 o'clock. The topic
i will be "Man created in the image
nd likeness of God." This Is one'
; of the most beautiful stories In the
Bible. These lessons will be espec
lally helpful to Sunday school teach
j! era and Dally Vacation Bible school
workers. All are Invited. Bring your
.f Bibles.
Soheffel Thanked for Work City
Superintendent Fred Scheffel received
a letter today from Lieut. Basil B.
Smith, state airport administrator of
the CWA. thanking hira for the splen
did condition In whlcu Medford'a ap
plication for additional airport im
provement funds was forwarded to
state headquarters. The petition la
now in Washington and no one has
learned to date. Lieut. Smith states.
Just what the disposition of all air
port applications under the CWA will
now be as result of the shortage of
funds delegated to the states for materials.
NOW
HAN6 UP ON TROUBLE! rf?
IT RIN6 OFF THE BLUEST fff'A
f:S GIVE GLOOM THE BUSY SIENALI. , to
L. Plug in tonight on- A. f$
5 Warner Bro. hi- SvjrJ
jf larioua jamboree of X
MfillT WBKWe.iiS . ,
Personal
Fined for Drunkenness Larry
'Ted" Evans, 31, of Kentucky, ar-1
rested last night by city police on si
charge of drunkenness, was fined 10
In city court today.
To Build Garage a building per
mit was Issued by the city today to
J. T. Fowler of 924 Summit, for con
struction of a double garage at the
cost of H00.
Pan key Files for Position Tom
Pankey of Central Point was In Med
ford this morning and filed his formal
application for examination for the
position of postmaster at Central
Point.
To Work on Streets Harrison S
Potter, 33, of Arkansas, arrested for
being drunk on Medford streets, by
city police, was ordered to spend five
days working on the local streets,
when he appeared before City Jude
A. D. Curry today.
Officers to Meet There' will be a
meeting tomorrow evening of the Re
serve Officers at the Medford Armory.
Major James H. Tierney, U. S. A., will
be present. The meeting time for the
officers has been permanently .chang
ed from Wednesday to Thursday.
James P. Dlnsens of Beagle, beloved
southern Oregon mountaineer, will be
burled in the Central Point cemetery,
following funeral services to be held
at the Conger Funeral Home tomor
row (Thursday) afternoon at 3
o'clock. Rev. W. H. Balrd of the
Christian church will officiate.
The honorary pallbearers, friends of
many years, will be: Hal Piatt, Jack
Stewart, Robert McCallahan, Pies
Dooms, Vera J. Emerlck. and Frank
Amy. All had been partners in busi
ness, or companions on trips into
the hills.
The active pallbearers will be mem
bers of the Odd Fellows lodge, of
which deceased was a member for 32
years.
Mr. Din kens passed away last Sat
urday, February 17, 1934, following, a
sudden heart attack.
The last rites will be held on the
sixteenth anniversary of the burial of
his wife. -
STILL OPERATOR GETS
Fred O. Gamble, a resident of the
Rcgue River district, charged with
still operation, appeared before Cir
cuit Judge H. D. Norton this morn
ing, and was given a suspended sen
tence. Gamble was arrested last Decem
ber, when a still was found In his
cabin.
Gamble was represented by At.
torney M. O. Wllkins. and entered
plea of guilty.
If you have not already made an
Inventory of your business and will
soon, remember the Commercial
Printing Department of the Mail
Tribune, 28-30 No. Grape, carry In
ventory blanks. Phine 75 and we will
deliver the blanks to your place of
business.
Thur. JACK HOLT
in "THE WRECKER"
DINKENS FUNERAL
RITES TOMORROW
Tonite PSS
Bela (ifjj
Lugosiin Mwj
"Night A
of V s-m
Terror" XVj
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WINNERS -TO MEET
IN CITY SATURDAY
The winners of the rural dramat
ics contest, w.ho will contend in this
city next Saturday for the county
title, were announced today follow
ing the opening of the Judges' de
cisions at the office of Mrs. Mabel
Mack. They are: Eagle point In the
first district; Bellvlew In district No.
1 an laxIruinvllU In iletrli-t Vn 1
The three teams will present their I
plays for t he en tert a 1 n meut of the
public at the Junior high school here
Staurday night, beginning at 8
o'clock. The winners In the final
competition will be sent to Corval
lls to compete with other casts of
the state on February 28.
The Eagle Point and Bellvlew plays
were presented last night. The first
team put. on ".Maria," a drama, di
rected by Mrs. Floyd Barnett. The
Bellvlew team presented "The Dear
Departed." a comedy, directed by
Mrs. George Andrews. "Ambition"
was t,he title of the play presented
by Jacksonville, under the direction
of Joe Nee. It Is also a drama.
The Judges decisions were opened
this morning by the rural dramatics
contest committee, composed of Miss
Clair Hanley, chairman; Victor Bur
sell, Mrs. Charley Hoover, Mrs. O.
C. Maust and Mrs. Mabel C. Mack.
The plays as a whole this year
have ben much better than those
produced In previous contests and
Interest In the events has been much
keener In alt communities, the lead
ers announced today.
The public Is therefore assured very
good entertainment at the Junior
high school this coming Saturday
night, and It 1$ hoped there will be
a large attendance.
The annual presentation of plays
In the rural communities is spon
sored by the extension service of Ore
gon State college.
HE EGGS GO
TO
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 21 (API
Increasing movement of eggs into
coolers has followed the recent set
ting of sale of cold storage pack egg
price by the Pacific Egg Producers
In convention in Portland.
Not only has there been an in
creased demand for eggs to go into
storage, but the market has acted
much better, although receipts con
tlnuo to ahow seasonable Increase.
The action of the P. E. P. In boost
ing the price about 2'3 cents a doz
en over the opening a year ago. sug
gested the general Improvement in
trade.
First outdoor grown tomatoes of
the season from this country were
also received from Imperial Valley.
They sold at 4 per four-basket crate
and wero of excellent quality, Mexi
cans were also very good.
Silver
NEW York, Feb. 21. (AP) Bar
sliver firmer, higher at 46',.
iMutlnees
nt
1:1.1
You can't beat our shows
regardless of price!
i Mats-15c Eves -
ENDS TOMORROW NIGHT
Excitement Ruled His Life!
m
fkwffM 'The Fargo Express'
Marfrety
Livestock
PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 21. (API
CATTLE: 50; calves 10; fully steady,
unchanged.
HOGS: 10c higher for lightweights.
Lightweight, good and choice, 4.25
5.10; other unchanged.
6HEEP; 60: steady, unchanged.
Portland Produce
PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 31. (API
BUTTER Prints, extras, 25c: stan
dards iSc pound.
BUTTERFAT Portland delivery: A
grade 22-23c lb.; farmer's door deliv
ery, 19-20c lb.
EG Go aclflc Poultry Producers
selling prices: Fresh extras, 16c: stan
dards 14o; mediums 14c dozen (car
tons 1c higher). Buying price to
wholesalers: Fresh extras. 13-14c doz.;
firsts, ll-12c; mediums 0-lOc; under
grade 9'.-i0c dozen.
COUNTRY MEATS Selling price
to retailers: Country-killed hogs, best
butchers, under 50 lbs.. B'i-Oc; veal
ers 90-100 lbs.. O'.j-lOc; light and
thin, 6-8c; heavy calves. 5-7c; lambs
15c; heavy ewes, 5-7c lb.; medium
ewes. 4-6c lb. I canner cows, 2!4-3ic
lb.: bulla 4:-5c lb.
Cheese, milk, live poultry, onions,
potatoes, new potatoes, wool and hay.
unchanged.
Portland Wheat
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 21. (AP)
Grain :
Open High Low Close
May - 72 U 72', 72
July 72',; 73!i 72i 72i
Cash: Big Bend blues tern 73; dark
hard winter 12 pet. 78 Vs. U pet. 73;
soft white, western white, hard win
ter, northern spring and western red,
70.
Oats: No. 2 white 22.50.
Corn: No. 2 E. yellow 2225.
MUlrun. standard. 13.00.
Today's car receipts: Wheat 97;
flour 8; corn 4; oats 2; hay 3.
Chicago
Wheat
CHICAGO, Vft. 21. (AP)
v Open High Low Close
May 881J 88V, 877, 8814
July ..... Bey, 87U 86?', 88',
Sept 87!4 87 87 87i
Rvport Wheat
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 21 (API
Export emergency corporation bid for
soft white whent Jor foreign shipment
75 cents.
EXTRA SPECIAL
Sat., Feb. 24
Redwood Posts
as low as 14c each
VOLNEY DIXON
Page Fence Since 1R08
"Nat" BlriR.
Evening)
nt
6:45-9:0(1
25c Kiddies-1 Oc
'India Speaks'
PLUS
Ken Maynard
IN
Wall St. Report
NEW YORK. Feb. 21. (AP) Low
prleed specialties, principally of the
automotive classification, furnished
what little excitement there was in
today's generally quiet stock market.
Most of these active Issues held gains
of fractions to around a point. Else
where fluctuations were narrow. The
close was steady. Transfers approxi
mated 2.000.000 shares.
Today's cloln prices for 31 se
lected stocks follow:
Al. Chem. & Dye 159
Am. Can : 105i
Am. fc Fgn. Pow ll'.
A. T. & T. 122
Anaconda I6'3
Atch. T. Az 8. F. .. . ........ 70 "
Bendlx Avla 21 si
Beth. Steel 48
California Pack'g. m .. 28
Caterpillar Tract 31
Chrysler ........ ......... 5l-i
Coml. Solv. 29
DuPont ,...102'4
Gen. Foods 35
Gen. Mot . , 40
Int. Harvest. 44 'i
I. T. & T i53j
Johns-Man. . ... .. 62
Monty Ward 34
North Amer ., 21;
Penney (J. C.) .....
Phillips Pet i7"a
Radio ......... 8'i
Sou. Pac .. an;
Std. Brands 22'2
St. Oil Cal 41
St. Oil N. J. ... 48a
Trans. Amer. .. . 7j
Union Carb 48
Unit. Aircraft 231i
U. S. Steel 58 ,
Matinees
25c
Kiddics-10c
'a.
ALSO
NOVELTY
"A Whale of a
BROADWAY Mll.Vnr
MUMCAL
"Around the Clock"
Norm Terrls four Ktin Bojii
MacNamee
ill I iit.Mt.t:fi
I ON CHINESE
BY II SOULE
Lieutenant Roberv H. Soule. adju
tant at the CCC district headquarters
In Medford, was guest speaker today
at the Lions club luncheon at the
Colonial club, and gave an Insight
into the political and economical life
of the Chinese people. Lieutenant
Soule spent four years In that coun
try as assistant military attach.
The army officer told of the dis
tribution of population in China, with
the majority of the wealthy persons
living along the eastern seaboard in
the Vnngtre river valley. How the
government la controlled was also ex
plained by htm. and. an explanation
was made briefly of the military
alignment of the country.
Today's program was In charge of
Lion J. Verne Shanple. who intro
duced Lieutenant Soule. Lion Vic
tor Tengwald, a member of the Glee
men, reported on the trip to Klamath
Falls last evening, and explained the
purprso of the concert given by the
Medford men.
William Holloway was named chair
man of the entertainment committee
for next Wednesday's meeting.
KATHARINE HEPBURN
IN LOVE TRIANGLE
Something new in romantic tri
angles is Introduced In "Morning
Glory," now at the studio, which pre
wnts Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and
Adolphe Menjou as love rivals, with
JL
HONT5P
I I w , 1 to
SOUTHERN OREGON'S
Starts Today
SHOWS AT 1:45
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News
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A YyAL with their harpoon, hat- I ; I II ? tD
J v'13! "In ,0 ,h" ',e!"h "h ' II 2 'SRI
Vttey ,n" heal of thf Iry ' ff '.f
ru ,v , , yurr :rjssaasssa
Katharine Hepburn as the girl.
The unusual angle enters when 1
Fairbanks and Menjou remain tho
closest of friends and business asso
ciates even after their love interests
unwittingly cross.
All kinds of leal blanks for mW,
for rent, no hunting, no trespassing
and other cards for sale at Commercial
Prlntnig Dept. of Mall Tribune.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
FOR RENT Modern 5-room hoiLv.
nicelv furnished or unfurnished
205 W. 9ih.
190 CASH buys freh cow. goM horse,
8-lnch plow, set harness, cultivator.
3-sectton harrow. Call at 511 No.
Fir.
WILL PAY CASH for men's second
hand hats, suits and shoos. Whl
H. WILson, 32 No. Front St.
WANTED Passengers to help pay ex
penses to Grass Valley. Call 511
South Grape.
IRON BEDSTEAD, springs, mattress,
complete, $8. 215 Cottage.
FOR TRADE: Eleotrlc rotary irriga
tion pump. White electric sewing
, machine, for good young cows.
Laura Jones, Rt. 1, Box 395.
WANTED Cars to wreck. Hlway Ex
change, South Phoenix.
WANTED To buy light used oar.
Haynes. mile south Phoenix,
Help nature clear up the blotches and
make your skin lovelier the safe easy
way use bland, effective
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FINEST
THEATRE
way use Diana, enccuvc mm
Resinol
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for 4 Days!
6:45 9:00
Thrilling!. . . Beyond Your
WILDEST IMAGINATION!
Camera-captured thrills from the Holl-lands
of the great frozen North! . . . You'll see'
The stampede of thousands of mad
dened caribgu 1
The hunt for mammoth walrus !
The fight for life with a huge polar .
bear I
Men hunting whales in small open
boats I
Hand-to-hand fights with Arctio
wolves!
An Eskimo's revenge for his wife's
betrayal by the white man!
and thousands of other thrills!
Now I Until Tomorrow Nite!
She'll give
you the
heart
your Meiyf'-
rMIK&AEMrw Jr.
in the icory of a
small town girl who
fought hunger and
despair In the
drifts of Broadway,
and learned the ugly
word for love I
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