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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON". "WEDNESDAY. APRIL 21. 1937. PAGE FIVE LOCAL and Week -End Here Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Atterbwy of Ashland spirit the week end visiting friends here. Receives Attention Medford call ers In Ashland this week Included W. S- Cogglns. who visited there Monday and received medical care. Parkins Tickets City police re ported today that they had tagged . 35 over-hour parked cars yesterday In the downtown zone. To Lakevlew Leo McLaln, deputy United States marshal, was to leave this evening for Lakevlew on official business. Recuperating Mrs. R. E. McElhoee, who recently underwent a major op eration at the Sacred Heart hospital, was reported today as slowly Improv ing but still unable to receive callers. Rehearsal Saturday Rehearsal of the Jackson county teachers' chorus has been set for 10 o'clock Saturday morning In the courthouse audito rium. Reported Recovering Mrs. Leona Ormand of Ashland, who recently underwent a major operation at Sac red Heart hospital, Is reported recov ering nicely. Plan Initiation Talisman lodge No. 31, Knights of Pythias, will In itiate a class In esquire rank Mon day, April 26, All members are re quested to be present and visiting members are cordially Invited. Re freshments will be served. Roof Burned Fire burned a large hole In the roof of the D. C. Rudlslll residence on the Jacksonville high way outside the city limits about 9:30 this morning. Medford fire de partment's chemical crew answered a call and quickly checked the blaze, although a stiff breeze was blowing at the time. Forty gallons of chem icals were used In putting the fire out. Cause was attributed by Chief Roy Elliott to chimney spark blown down upon the moss-covered roof. Damaee was not estimated. .aUto same old orice! DOUBLE ADMIRATION assure yourself a laundry of which you will be proud - you are protecting the beauty of youi appearance and protecting your health. American Uundry .of; I31MHIIH (INTRAl AVINDK MEDFORD, ORE. PHONE 873 PERSONAL VUlts Sltfer Mrs. Mary 8. Dodge of Ashland visited her sister, Mrs W. P. Dodge, at her home here Mon day. Bnslnetft VIMtnr Mrs Clyde Butcher of Ashland was among out-of-town residents transacting business here yesterday, Chirks Stolen Mrs. R. M. Kent of 323 Willamette street told city police yesterday that 11 Plymouth Rock chickens were stolen from their pen in her yard sometime Monday night. The chickens were four weeks old. she said. Police Meeting Frank Van Dyke. Ashland city attorney, was to address the weekly police training school In the council chambers at city hall this afternoon. His subject was "city ordinances." Law enforcement of ficers from all parts of southern Ore gon were to attend. To Assist Artists Charles Voor hles, son of colonel Gordon ftad Mrs. Voorhles, left last night for a long stay In San Francisco where he will be engaged In assisting some of the best known mural artists on the I coast in designing large murals for new government buildings In Wash ington, D. C. and New York City. Visiting Here Mrs. George Kerby of Ashland was among those visiting friends and shopping here Monday. Other recent Ashland visitors here Included Mrs. Nate Bates, calling yes terday: and Mrs. William M. Brlggs. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Walls and L. H. Hansen, all of whom were here Mon day. Last Swan Dies Last of the six white Holland swans presented to the Ashland Llthla park in 1933 was found dead the other day by park attendants. Death was of unknown cause. The swan was 17 years old, young for swans, which are said to live for 75 to 100 yeara. The late Jesse Win burn presented the swans to the park. The other five had died of various causes previously. Active Meeting Regular weekly dinner-meeting of the Active club j was held In the Hotel Medford last 1 night, with members adjourning early In order to attend the 30th infantry band concert given in city park. F. Kramer Deuel, local attorney, spoke briefly on the supreme court issue Ben Newman of Hubbard-Wray was admitted to the local chapter as a new member. Drivers Cited Charged with viola tion of the basic rule. George W. Robertson. 28. of Katherine court and Hoke M. Curtis. 20. of 716 Alder street were cited by state police to appear In city court this afternoon According to state police, Robertson drove 48 miles an hour on East Main street and Curtis drove at an exces sive rate of speed on North Riverside avenue last night. Firemen Tests Medford civil ser vice board will meet tomorrow night to plan for the first competitive ex amination for city firemen. The first examination will probably be held on May 16. with the written tests to be taken at city hall and the physical tests at fire headquarters, the council was Informed last night. Purpose of the examination is to create an eligible list, there being no vacancies In the fire department at present. Mimeographed sheets stating qualifications of applicants will soon be available at the city recorder's office. The civil service board ts composed of B. L. Berry. Earl H. York and Ed Janney. Trash Fires Urged Fire Chief Roy Elliott today requested all residents to burn trash and rubbish now while the weather la favorable and roofs have not yet dried out sufficiently to present a grave hazard. No per mits are required now but the season for them will soon be heTe, the chief emphasized. Later, when hazards In crease, rubbish fires will not be per mitted under any circumstances, he said. The fire department always tries to cooperate with the public and the cooperation of residents was re quested now in the burning of all accumulated trash and rubbish. Chief Elliott said. The lady admires the snowy whiteness of her linens, and the perfection of their ironing. The man admires the snowy white ness of her hands, free from that tell-tale redness of home washday In sending your laundry bundle here, you more than .A P, I Brings Prisoners ftavea federal prisoners were brought from KJsm ath Falls last evening by Leo Me Laln. deputy United States marshal, for Incarceration In Jackson county Jail pending their removal to Port land around May 1. The men are Jack Hull, 21; Ed Ray. SO: Fred J. Mills. 06: Fred Flood. M; Henry Mil ler. 48: Nelson Wicks. 40. and Andy Oolson. 42. Irvln Lewis. 28. and Mil lard Lang, 26. both Klamath Indians, were already in the county Jail here awaiting removal to Portland. All nine prisoners are charged with sell lng liquor to Indians. Klttredge Here Frank Kittredge. chief highway engineer of the na tional park service, spent the day in Medford visiting his many friends Mr. Kittredge constructed the first paved highway over the Slsklyous many years ago, during which time he was a local resident. He married Miss Kathryn Mears, sister of Fred Mears, former city attorney here. They now make their home In San Francisco with their daughter. Today Mr. Kittredge Inspected the roads in Crater Lake national park and will dine with Judge F. L. TouVelle of Jacksonville, member of the state highway commission, this evening be fore continuing his Journey on the Shasta south. Livestock PORTLAND. Ore., April 31. (AF USDA) Hogs: 300, market active, steady, 13 cents higher than Tues day average, good-choice 16S-31S lb. 110.35-10.50, load lots absent quot able around 10.90; 330-370 lb. S9.75 10.00, few 130-1M lb. 9. 90-10 00; packing sows as.00, choice feeder pigs quotable 90.00. CATTLE: 100, Including 33 direct, calves 35. Including 7 direct, steers scarce, slow, few sales steers, she stock active, strong, few Instances 16 to 2b cents higher, bulls steady, veal steady, medium-good steers W.50 9.50. better kinds $10.00 and above, few common-medium heifers as. 50 8.00, good fed heifers ag.00 and above, low cutter and cutter cows (4.00 5.35, common-medium 95.50-7.00. outstanding dairy type cows 97.26, good beef cows 97J0-7.85. bulls 85.75 6.75; medium-good veslera 98.00-0.50, choice 810.00 and above. SHEEP: 300, Including 351 direct, market nominally steady, good-choice springers $13.00-14.00. choice fed wooled lambs eligible 813.00 and above, shorn 810.50, medium shorn ewes 84.30, cull 93.00. choice wooled ewes 96.36 and above. South San Francisco SOUTH AN FRANCISCO. April 31. (AP-USDA) Hogs 475, direct 180; steady, top and bulk 183-330 lb. butchers $10.80 straight and modera tely sorted: 88 head good 329 lb. av erages 910.80 atralght, other weights scarce, odd head plain light slaugh ter pigs $9.00. CATTLE 325. direct 90: steers ac tive, steady, load medium 875 lb. northern California steers $9.75, load and half 82 S -9 75 lb. grassers $9.25, moderately sorted, first grass steers of season, package 1300 lb. weights $9.00; good fed steers agsent, quoted up to $10.50; she-stock slow, steady to weak. Few loads grass cows and heifers unsold, half-load strictly good 1135 lb. grasa cows $7.50, few flashy dairy type cows around $6 00-35. SHEEP 000, direct 305, salable sup ply Includes 4 decks California spring lambs and small lot plain slaughter ewes; no early action, undertone weak. Portland Produce PORTLAND, April 31. (ff Butter Prints, A grade, 34c lb. In parch ment wrappers, 35c lb. In cartons; B grade, parchment wrappers, 33Hc lb.; cartons 34 lie lb. BUTTERsFAT (Portland delivery, buying price) A grade, delivered at leaettwice weekly 35iA-36c lb.; B grade 33'4c-34c lb.; c grade at mar ket. B ORADE CREAM FOR MARKET Price paid producer: Butterfat basis, 55.3c lb.; milk. 63.7c lb.: surplus, 45.9c. Price paid milk board, 87c lb. EJOOfl Buying price by whole salers: Extras, 21c; standard. 19c; medium 17c; medium firsts, 18c; un dergrades, 18c dozen. Cheese, country meats and Uve poultry, unchanged. Portland Wheat PORTLAND, April 21. (Jpt Wheat: Open High Low Close May 1.1814 1-30H l-a July 1.11 Ml 1.11 1.11 Sept. 1.08 108'i 1.08 1.08 Cash Wheat: Big Bend bluatem, hw.. 13 pet. 1.31; dark hard winter. 13 pet. 1.41; 13 pet. 1.33; 11 pet. 134: soft white, western white, hard win ter and western red, 1.30. Oats. No. 3 white, 33.50; gray 33 SO Barley, No. 3, 48-Ib. b.w. 40.00. Corn. Argentine, 43.00. Ml It run standard, 81.00. Today's Car Receipts: Wheat 00; flour IS; hay 1. Chicago Wheat CHICAGO. April 91. if, Wh.at: Opn Hih Uw Clo Mv J.3'i 1.37 1 34i l.H 1 "" )' no"" 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 mui I IITjI a ITAflB H "gJSs : r i ..lai; 1.321 l aov; 1.20H ..1.1914 1.19 i ns 1.1714 Wall St. Report NEW YORK. April 31. i Steels, mint, motors and ralla performed strongly for recovery force In to day's stock market. Although dealings were compara tively alow moat of the session, select, ed lastiaa moved up fractlona to a or more points at the best. Encouraging further discreet buy ing was another batch of highly fa orable first quarter earnings state menu, together with optimistic fore casts by officials at annual meetings. Inspiration was also lound In a brisk run-up of world commodities after their recent slump. Special demand was exhibited for copper and rubber. Today's closing prices for 13 select ed stocks louow: Al- Chem. & Dye. 345 104 S . 10 189 68 86 33V, 03 V4 03 U 131 S 16i 7 184 V, 66 i - 41 $ 61 'i . 108 13 136'- 60, 36', 98 58 'i 10'i Am. Can Am. & rgn. Pow. A. T. 4: T Anaconda Atch. T. 8. P Bendlx Avla Beth. Steel Caterpillar Tract. Chrysler Coml. Solv - Curtlss-Wrlght DuPont . . Gen. Elec. Gfn. poods Gen. Mot. Int. Harvest. I. T. & T Johns-Man. Monty wsrd North Amer. Penney (J. c. )..... . Phillips Pet Radio ...... Sou. Pac. ..... . std. Branda St. Oil Cal. St. OH N. J Trana. Amer. 14', 47 H 70', 15-S 100 . 301, 115 V, Union Carb Unit. Aircraft ... U. S. Steel San Franclwo Butter. SAN FRANCISCO. April 31. (AP USDA1 Butter, score; 03-33; 91 32j; 00-33',; 80-33. SACRAMENTO. April 31. (API Churning cream butterfat: First grade, 37; second grade 36'.. WILL SPEAK TONIGHT AT FIRST CHRISTIAN A large attendance is expected at the First Christian church tonight wnen Ray McKalg will address a pub llo meeting on "No Foreign War Cru sade." the subject chosen for this year's program of the Emergency Peace campaign. Mr. McKalg comes here from Boise where he Is legislative chairman for the Idaho State Orange. He la known as an eloquent speaker snd an advo cate of stringent neutrality measures. Mr. McKalg addressed the student assembly at. the. senior high school this morning, the Lions club this noon and the Junior high school as sembly this afternoon. Participating In tonight's program also will be Paul S. Elliott, associate director of the four northwestern states for the Emergency Peace cam paign and executive secretary of the Pacific Northwest Institute of Inter national Relations at Reed college. Portland. The Rev. James Hamilton Is Medford chairman for the peace campaign. Turkey Dinner On Friday Evening At ' Jacksonville Grange JACKSONVILLE, April 31. (Spl ) In conjunction with the southern i Oregon celebration of "Pear Week" the ladles of the Jacksonville Orange Home Economics club, under the leadership of Mrs. E. A. Brock way, are sponsoring one of their famous tur key dinners from 0 to 8 p. m. at the Orange hall, Friday, April 33. Pears will be featured in the menu, as well as In the decorations. A general Invitation Is extended to the public. Dancing, with Sllva'i crehestra furnishing the music, will be enjoyed after the dinner. Ticket to the dinner will also admit the holder to the dance. Tomorrow and Friday I PERRY MASON IS BACK ON THE JOB! s" t Talr:V July Sept. VI I 1 Popular Team in "Personal Property" 1, Teaming of Jesn Harlow snd Robert Tsylor. in "Personal Property." coming tomorrow to the Craterlan theater for a three-dsy run. brings to the screen two of the most popu lar favorites. Vet this will be their first time together In any film piny. Miss Harlow, playing the part of u supposedly rich American widow in London, hoping to land a rich hus- band before her creditors move her out, once again gives vent to the de- PORTLAND. April 31. (AF) Dr. J, Hudson Ballard, pastor nt the First Presbyterian church, became mode rator of the Presbytery of Portland at the annual meeting yesterday. Stated Communication of Renmes chapter, O. E. S., Thursday evening, April 23. Birthday party. Visiting members Invited. Hattle M. Alden. Secy. v Too late to Classify TURKEY DINNER. Friday evening. 6 to 8, at Jacksonville Orange halt, by H. E. C. club. Only 80c tor dinner and dance. WANTED An experienced beauty operator. One with following pre ferred. Bowman Beauty Shoppe. FOR SALE 8 65-gal. heavy duty oil drums. 3 -horse Maytag gas engines. 1 Small safe. Wltham Magneto 5r Part Co. Rth and Riverside. m rv .aawubu,. Ja Show Starts Tonight at 6:30 Shows 1:45 6:30-9:00 TODAY and THURS. (I F2) ffl 51 " Jo4Ph Hergeshelmer's poignant drama lai I CI III 1 of conflict between race and blood . . I ANNA MAY W0NO ELIZABETH ALLEN llghtful sense of comedy she has so aptly portrayed before. Taylor, whose rise to stardom rivals Horatio Alger stories, has the part of the penniless young chap who Is given the job of bailiff to see that the widow doesn't sell any of her goods. When it comes oxit that Taylor's brother, played by Reginald Owen, is the no-called "rich man" whom the widow Is angling for. the complications and merry laugh situations come fast and furl- mis. FOR RENT 3-room duplex, 813 summit Ave. FOR RENT Modern 3-room furnish ed house, 1140 West 9th. FOR SALE Hay. Rt. 4. Box 168. F. E. Barneburg, Phone 565 -M. FOR RENT Newly decorated apart ment, ground noor. Hotel cirnnd WANTED Girl for general house work and care or cniifl while mother works, phone 1409-W after 6 p. m. FOR SALE 21 R. I. laying hens. Stringer. Beall Lane. W. FOR SALE By owner, 1P30 Bulck sedan In good shape. See Cloy Wltham, Wltham Magneto & Parti Co., 8th and Riverside. LEAVINO for Seattle 6 p. m Thurs day; take two passengers; share expense. Tel. 701. FOR SALE Lady's grey wool suit, size id. ea.ou. rnone iooo-j. FOR RENT Neatly furnished 3-room apartment, $16 month, Including light nnd water. 317 West 2nd Mats ... 23c Bves , , , 35c Kiddles , 10c - TWO GREAT HITS! Mystery... Mingles with Mirth...! As a dozen crook ed college profes sors bite the dust . . in the fastest, funniest sleuthing show of the season Added EDMUND OWENN J0HNL0DER In "Java Head" Anna May Wong returns to the screen, co-starring with Elizabeth Allan In Joseph Hergeshelmer's great Oriental love drama, "Java Head." It tells the pathetlc-traglc story of Taou Yuen (played by Miss Wong I. a Manchu girl of high rank who Is brought Into contact with the con servative society of England aa the wife of a well-to-do shipowner. The story reaches a poignant climax when the Oriental girl, realizing that her hufband must go back to his own people if he is to be happy, makes the great renunciation by voluntar ily "going Into the shadows." Roscoe Karns, Lynne Overman. Marsha Hunt and Buster Crabbe, fea tured in "Murder Ooes to Collcae." plays as the main feature at the Rial to theater for today and tomor row with "Java Head" as the added feature. ORCHARD BARGAIN $2600 36 acres, located about 4 miles from Medford; good road: thermal belt: about 4 acres in young peach and cherry trees; about 14 acres In pears; small home, good barn, deep soil. Total price $3600.00. Terms to responsible buyer. Also SMALL. ATTRACTIVE HOME aaaaa Located In lovely east 5JUUU Akl( district on paved on ret, uvmer iui. nil assessments paid. Living room, dinette, bedroom, modern built-in kitchen, hardwood floors, basement, furnace. One of the most attrac tive small homes In Medford. Priced at $3000.00; $800.00 down, balance assume with Soldier Bonus. CHARLES A. WINO AGENCY. INC. Phone 728. 109 E. Mnln St. PAID FOR THIS? He can't give her anything but love .... and how she loves itl WW TOMORROW! A ill. 'I la-sw- - WALT TODAY Also Tonite IHbowi at rTffKJiWijSf""-"""1 M" " I ! LOST Lady's brown leather purs i containing checkbook, currency. silver and souvenir knife, etc. Re ward. 609 W. 10th. WANTED 6omeone to do housework by nour in exchange for piano or voice lessons. Mrs. Kurfz, 204 No. Ivy. phone 1044. FOR SALE 30-lnch folding steel cot. 3 50; sanitary couch. 12 00; 8x10 Axmlnst-r rug, $4.00; stand. $1.75. Al"o used Beaver board and 3 old chairs. Phone 1585-J. FOR SALE 3 acres In Ashland: free water; In city limits: modern, 7 rooms and bath. 373 Orange Ave. FOR SALE fl-room modern house, fireplace, glassecl-ln back porch, cement foundation; newly deco rated; splendid location on North Holly. This Is an exceptionally good buy. $2700; terms. L. a. PICKELL. Exclusive Agent. 18 S. Bartlett. FURNISHED 3 - room apt, garage; adults. 604 W. 10th. '33 li-T. Chev. truck, stake body. Pickup on trade. 15 8. Front. FOR RENT Four large room suite la beautiful Holly Apartments; nicely furnished clean, cozy. Everything furnished except linens. Frlgldalra, electr'.a range, hot water, all mod ern conveniences. Close In. Just north of postofflce. Available now. $45. 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