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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1939.
BRITISH SOLDIERS
GET FIRST TASTE
Mine Sweeper and Five Mer
chants Fall Prey to Mines
And German Submarines.
London, Dec. 11. W) Great
Britain today counted the loss
of a mine sweeper and five mer
chant ships while British troops
for the first time In the 100-day
old war were reported In action
on the western front.
The total shipping losses were
more than 27,193 tons.
The minesweeper Ray of Hope
struck a mine and sank, officials
said. She was the fifth mine
sweeper lost since the war
started. Four of the Ray of
Hope's crew were killed, five
were missing and three were
rescued.
Steamer Sinks
The 4,815-ton British steamer
Willowpool also sank after hit
ting a mine. Her crew of 38
was saved.
Four other merchant ships, an
official announcement said,
were long overdue and must be
considered lost. They were the
Ashlca, 4,222 tons; Newton
Beech, 4,851 tons; Trevanlon,
5,209 tons, and Huntsman, 8,196
tons.
Movement of the Tommies
Into action with the enemy oc
curred shortly before King
George VI visited observation
posts and inspected great Mag
inot line fortresses. The mon
arch returned from the front
last night.
The Daily Herald commented:
"The British infantry is now
actively engaged with the Ger
mans, and the British expedi
tionary force feels that the war
has begun at last."
Two Neutral Ships Lost
The troop action diverted at
tention momentarily from the
intense sea warfare, which sent
two neutral ships to the bottom
yesterday. The 398-ton Nether
lands motorship Immlngham
was struck by a mine off the
northern Holland coast, with the
crew reported rescued; the
1,928-ton Swedish steamer Vln
ga sank after an explosion, and
the crew was saved.
The 5,182-ton Belgian
freighter Kabinda broke in half
after going aground on Good
win Sands, and the 758-ton Bri
tish steamer Fire King was re
ported damaged in a collision
with a British freighter in the
Irish sea.
KETTLES APPEAR
FOR YULE GIVING
Symbol of good-will. Salva
tion Army kettles made their
annual appearance on Mcdford
street corners today.
As usual, funds raised through
kettle contributions will be
used by the Salvation Army to
provide Christmas happiness to
needy families who otherwise
would have a bleak and dreary
Yuletide. The Salvation Army
has used this method of raising
Christmas funds for nearly half
a century and the public was
asked aRaln today by Capt. Reg
inald H. Vincent, bond of the
organization here, "to keep the
pot boiling".
The Christmas season Is al
ways a very busy one for the
Salvationists. Investigation of
families and the checking with
other organizations to avoid du
plication require considerable
time, not to mention the pack
ing and distribution of the bas
kets, many of which are deliv
ered in the country areas.
"Extent of the Christmas ac
tivities is determined entirely
by the response of local citizens
to this appeal and It Is hoped
that all will cooperate to thelr
fullest extent in order that no
one will be forgotten," Captain
Vincent said.
"In addition to the distribu
tion of food-stuffs. It is planned
to include in every basket night
gowns for every child. To make
this possible, during the past
two weeks several women s or
ganizations have devoted much
of their time to this work.
"The Salvation Army will be
very happy to receive names of
tnose who arc needy and will
make every effort to fulfill the
needs wherever possible."
Lnptain Vincent may be
reached by telephoning 356.
The natives of Java are di
vided Into three groups: Java
nese, Sudanese and Madurese.
All are of Malay stock.
WATER WELL DRILLING
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RAPS SOVIET FOR
Oregon Liberals Also Con
demn Vigilante Action-
Aberdeen, Wash., Rioting
Portland, Dec. 11. (P) Sov
let Russia's aggression against
Finland was condemned by the
Oregon Commonwealth Federa
tion yesterday by a vote of 85
to 56, amid cries of "red bait
ing." Some delegates to the annual
convention said they believed
Americans were not well
enough informed on the situa
tion to take a stand. Irvln Good
man, attorney, declared "imper
ialist powers for 20 years have
been preparing Finland as a
base for making war against
Russia."
The convention condemned
vigilante action in general and
mob action in Aberdeen partic
ularly (referring to damage
wrought on a meeting place fre
quented by communist sympa
thizers), indorsed the national
legislative program of the Farm
ers' Union; condemned Dies
committee activities; favored
$10 per day for Oregon legis
lators and a 50-day session limit.
Join Non-Partiians
The federation voted Satur
day to affiliate with labor's Non
partisan league.
S. Stephenson Smith, Eugene,
and Monroe Swcetland," Port
land, were re-elected president
and executive-secretary, respect
ively, of the federation.
Roy R. Hewitt of Salem de
clined a presidential nomina
tion. Ralph Peoples, Portland, state
CIO council secretary, was
elected first vice-president; Wen
dell Barnett, Brooks, delegate
from the Farmers' Union, sec
ond v i c e-presldent; Roy R.
Hewitt, Salem AFL central la
bor council, attorney and for
mer dean of the Willamette uni
versity law school, third vice
president; Gus J. Solomon, Port
land, treasurer.
Closing time for Too Late to Clas
sify Ads Is 1:30 p. m.
Capitis!" 19) Lttun st MriM Iosmxo
g STARRED IN "YfAW WITHOUT DAYS" f f JL$ 0rA )m. Hiff
doe. her Christmas ffr T W $
. ,v shopping early. . $ S1 -V
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KLAMATH REGION
RAKED BY GALE;
DIKE GIVES WAY
Shacks Unroofed, Autos
Blown Off Road at Tule
lake; 50 Mile Wind at K.F.
Klamath Falls, Dec. 11. W)
Wind that reached an estimated
velocity of 65 miles an hour
damaged houses, communication
lines and dikes in the southern
end of the Klamath basin over
the weekend, according to word
reaching here today from var
ious northern California points.
The gale at Tulclake, Calif.,
unroofed three shacks. A com
munity Christmas tree on the
main street of the town was
bent double.
The wind also damaged sev
eral buildings at Camp Lava
Beds, nearby. No one was in
jured either at Tulelake or the
camp.
Dike Breaks
The gale piled water up
against the Kandra Dike on the
Tule Lake sump, causing it to
break with water spreading ov
er leased government land.
Damage was minor.
Gus Kchrer of the California
highway patrol at Tulelake es
timated the wind velocity at 65
miles per hour. He said several
cars were blown from highways
Sunday morning but no one was
injured.
The wind reached a velocity
of 50 miles an hour here at 2
a.m. Sunday, but did no dam
age in the Klamath Falls vicin
ity. By the Associated Press
Winds of gale force, reaching
a velocity of from 45 to 65 miles
an hour, hit the Oregon, Wash
ington and British Columbia
coast yesterday.
The wind, reaching a velocity
of 50 miles an hour in Port
Angeles, interrupted power ser
vice and blew plate glass show
windows into the street.
Grants Pass, Dec. 11. fP)
Grants Pass dried out today
after a double helping of rain
and snow.
Co.
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Precipitation for the last 100
hours here was measured this
morning at 7.37 inches of which
more than three inches fell in
a single day. Roads in rural
districts were badly rutted and
washed out.
Snow fell four hours yester
day and despite the puddles of
water managed to spread an
inch thick on the lowlands.
Roseburg, Ore., Dec. 11. MP)
A rainfall deficiency of almost
six inches for Roseburg and vi
cinity since Sept. 1 has been re
duced to 1.72 inches by a heavy
three-day downpour, the local
station of the U. S. weather
bureau announced today.
C-C TO SPONSOR
It was announced today that
the Jackson County Chamber
of Commerce, assisted by the
Medford Garden club will again
sponsor the annual Christmas
lighting contest.
Two prizes will be given to
winners in each of the following
classifications: First, decoration
of growing trees outside of
house; second, decoration of en
trances using the theme "Wel
come"; third, decoration of
windows both inside and out of
house; fourth, decoration of
house fronts.
Persons planning to enter the
contest are to register at the
Chamber of Commerce. Prizes
will include electrical appli
ances. Livestock
Portland, Ore.. Dec. 11. (AP-US.
D.A.) Hogs: 2800; market active,
strong to mostly 15c higher; good
choice 165-215 lb. drive-Ins 66.25
.35 odd lots 66.40; carloads mostly
66.40; 230-270 lb. butchers $5.75
.90; light lights mostly 65.75 t .85;
packing sows 64.25. 75; lightweights
to 65; few good-choice feeder pigs
85.25.
Cattle: 1950; calves 150; market
active; steers mostly 25c higher;
other classes steady -strong except
fed heifers slow-weak; medium-good
fed steers mostly 67.75fl8.50; one
load 904 lb. steers 68.66; common
steers down to 66; few Blockers
$6.50 fit 7.25; few loads fed heifers
67. 50 8; common-medium heifers
65.25 Q 7.26; cutter-common cows
Christmas packages see it in the stores
and order your Christmas Chesterfields now.
Chesterfields, with their real mildness, .
better taste and delicious aroma, give real
pleasure to anyone who smokes.
VJiestertields
W.S04.2&; canntrs down to 13.76;
fat dairy typ cowa W-35; good bef
cows 95.75 &6.6A; uuuge bull $5 3 A.
bee bulla $6.25 it 0; choice vealers
steady 19 m 0; heavy calves $8.60
down; culls down to M.
Sheep: 2500; fat lambs very alow;
many bids 25c lowr; fed good-choice
trucked -in lambs 67.75; medium
good grades 67 25 .50; part load fed
lambs 68; load lighter Iambi held
higher; few shorn and medium pelt
lambs 67s.15; odd yearlings 65 9-60;
ewes slow, goort-cholo $3.5094.25;
culls down to 61-60.
South San Francisco
South San Francisco, Dec. 1 1
(AP-U8DA) Hogs: 300, butchers un
evenly 1550c lower compared Fri
day's low close, top 66-50; bulk good
to choice 175-215 lb. Callfornlas
66.25, over and under weights dis
counted 60c st 65.75; packing sows
25c lower at 64.605.
Cattle: 13,00, calves 60; S loads
good 1055-1075 lb. Oregon fed steers
60: car good 1135 lb. weights 68.75;
good light fed steers held above
69.25; cutter grade range cows sold
early at 64.35, good cows absent,
young cows quoted to around 66.60;
bulls scarce, 66.50 down. Calves; few
medium vealers 68 9, choice quoted
to 611 50; part load common 372 lb.
calves 66.25.
Sheep: 600; lambs strong to 25c
higher compared last week's' low
close; part deck mixed grade medium
to choice 89 lb. Oregons 68.75; early
shorn, fat ewes quoted up to around
63.75.
Chicago
Chicago. Dec. 11. f AP-USDA)
Hogs: 22.000; generally 15 a 25c lower
than Friday's average; top 65.50.
Cattle: 15.000; calves 1,600; fed
steers and yearlings unevenly steady
to 25c lower; few loads choice med
ium weight and weighty steers 810
(a.40; sprinkling light yearlings up
to 810.75 with 611 bid; heifers, best
810.15; several loads (8.75 o 10; prac
tical top sausage bulls 67.25; vealers
slow; steady to 68 and better, with
several loads western yearlings above
69-00.
Sheep: 9,000; good to choice wool
ed lambs around 8.75rr9; scattered
native ewes around 63.75 fa 4.26.
Portland Produce
Portland, Ore., Dec. 11. (AP)
Butter: prints. 3 grade. 32',aC lb. In
parchment wrappers, 33Vjc lb. In
cartons; B grade, 31 lb. In parch
ment wrappers, 32!jC lb. In cartons.
Butterfast: First quality, maximum
of .6 of 1 percent acidity, delivered
Portland, 29?0 30c lb.; valley routes
and country points 2c less, or 28c
lb; premium quality, maximum of
.36 of 1 percent acidity, lc more
than first quality; second quality.
2c less than first quality.
Egr?s: Buying prices, extra large
18c; standards 13c; medium extras
15c; extras small 12c; standards
One of the most attractive
You can't buy a better cigarette.
Cheese: Selling price to Portland
retailers: Tillamook triplet. 21c lb.;
loaf 22c lb. fob. Prices to whole
salers: triplets 19c lb.; loaf 20c lb.
f.o.b. Tillamook.
Country mea'a: Selling price to
retailers: country-killed hogs, best
butchers, 125 to 150 lbs., 88c;
vealers, fancy 12413c lb.; light
thin 9(3 lie lb; heavy 9 3 10c lb.;
spring lambs 14? 15c lb.; yearlings
unquoted; ewes 4 s 7c lb.; good cut
ter cows 04e7c lb.; canner cows
6e lb.; bulls 939'ic lb.
Live poultry: Nominal buying
prices: Leghorn broilers, 1-1 lbs.,
13414c lb.; do, a lbs.. lift 14c
lb; fryers, under 6 lbs., 13c; do, 8
to 4 lbs., 13c; roasters over 4 lbs.
13c; colored hens to 4 lbs. 13 14c;
do, over 4 pounds. 13 9 14c; Leg
horn hens under 34 lbs., 8c; over
3,4 lbs. lllac; No. 2 grade, 6c less.
Turkeys: Selling price, Wn 21 19
22c lb.; toms 16l7e lb. Buying
prices. No. 1 hens, 19c lb.; toms,
1515c lb.
Ontons: Oregon 40 50c; Yakima
3flr40c sack; white Bermudas. 1 Vc
pound.
Potatoes: Taklma gems 61.500 1.65;
Deschutes 61. 55 fa 1.70; Klamath 8160
cwt.; local whites 80 a 85c box; Scap
poose Burbanks 81-25 cental.
Hay: Selling price to retailers: al
falfa No. 1, 616 ton; oat-vetch 812
ton; clover 611 ton; timothy, east
ern Oregon 818 ton; valley timothy,
6 13 14 ton, Portland.
Wool: Eastern Oregon fine 25 26c
lb.; crossed 28 29c lb.: Willamette
valley, 12-month 29c lb.; lamb 20c
pound.
Portland Wheat
Portland, Ore., Dec. 11. (AP)
Grain:
(wheat) Open High LowClose
May .82 '4 .83 -83
Dec .82 .82 .82 .82 ft
Cosh grain:
Oats. No. 2, 38 lb. white 626.75.
Barley, Mo. 3, 45 lb. bearded white
625.50.
Corn: No. 2 eastern yellow ship
ments 826.50.
Flax. No. 1. 61.01.
Cash wheat (bid):
Soft white 81c, western white 81c,
western red 80 ftc.
Hard red winter, ordinary BOftc,
11 percent 80c. 12 percent 84c, 13
percent 87c, 14 percent 94c.
Hard white. Baart, ordinary 85c.
12 percent 87 "4 c, 13 percent 90c, 14
percent 93c.
Today's car receipts: wheat 65,
barley 4, flour 24, corn 2, oats 1,
hay 1, mtllfeed 7.
Chicago Wheat
Chicago. Dec. 11. (AP) Wheat:
Open High Low close
Dec 98 .99 .96 .96
May .95 .06 "j .94 4 ' .94 H
Julv .93 !4 .94 .92 .92 !i
Wall St. Report
New York. Dec. 11. (Ph
Downward tendencies general
ly prevailed in today's stock
market.
Leaders dipped fractions to
around 2 points at the worst.
Extreme declines, however,
were subsequently reduced
and, here and there, a modest
plus sign was In evidence at
the close.
It was a dragging session af
ter the first hour or so and,
in the final laps, the ticker
tape frequently came to a full
stop. Transfers approximated
500,000 shares.
Al. Chem. & Dye 112
Am. Can 111
Am. & Pgn. Pow 2
A. T. T.
Anaconda
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Bendtx Avla.
Beth. Steel
Caterpillar Tract.
- 81
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- 86 H
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Chrysler
Coml. Solv. ,
CurtlM-Wrlght
DuPont
Gen. Elec.
3814
Gen. Foods .
Gen. Mot. ...
46H
63 V,
69 T4
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Int. Harvest.
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Johns-Man.
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Monty Ward . .... 54 14
North Amer , 21
Penney (J. C.) . 91 S
Phillips Pet 40
Radio ...... . 514
Sou. Pac. 14
Std. Brands . 5
St. OH Cal. . 24
St. OH N. J. 43
Trans. Amer. 6
Union Carta. ... 86 '4
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VapoRub brings double relief
because of its double action. It
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