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PAGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1939. E El mon, cassia, nutmegs, mace, cloves, vanilla beans and mis cellaneous spices. "Java is the most populous of the Islands, Us 50,000 square miles supporting about 35,000, 000 persons. This is equivalent to an area one-sixtieth of that of the United States supporting la population equal to one-fourth I thnt nf thin rminirv." Increase Noted In Exports Of United States Goods To Netherlands, Indies. Washington, D. C (Special) The blockade of Germany and war's disruption of Euro pean shipping are re-aligning world trade' routes as further evidence in the growing ship ment of goods from the United States to Netherlands Indies. For years this island empire, southeast of Asia, has pur chased most of its supplies in The Netherlands, British and German markets. "Commonly referred to as the Dutch East Indies, the Islands aggregate an area almost 60 times that of The Netherlands, a country about the size of Maryland," says a bulletin from National Geographic Society headquarters. "The Islands spread over the sea, east and west, for a dis tance equal to that from Snn Francisco to the Bermudas. They have a population of 00, 000,000. Largest Island "New Guinea, the largest of the Islands, is also the largest Island in the world outside polar waters. Borneo, of which three fourths belongs to The Nether lands, Sumatra, Java and Bali, are other important islands of the group over which Queen Wilhelmlna reigns. "The early explorers, round ing the Capo of Good Hope of South Africa, traveled more than 11,000 miles from Rotter dam to the islands. Since the completion of the Suez canal, the sailing distance has been cut to about 8,300 miles. Regu larly scheduled airplanes now reach Batavia, Java, in six days. "The United States Is second only to The Netherlands among the foreign markets for the isl ands' products. Direct Imports by the United States In 1038 were worth $88,751,000. Tea Imports increased but there was a 28 per cent reduction In the Importation of crudo rubber, with other decreases In straw hats, tin, sisal and kapok fibers, goat and kid skins. United States exports to Netherlands Indies last year Increased by 10 per cent over 1937, totaling $27,818,000. The Increase was due almost entirely to excep tionally large shipments of air planes. "Pioneer navigators to the East called these islands the 'spice Islands.' Last year the United States Imported nearly $12,000,000 worth of spices and Netherlands Indies was the source of most of It. As much as 73,000,000 pounds of pepper have been shipped to the United States In one year, in addition to mustard seed, cinna- !60 A .... is j i us e SEGRET STRIPPED Hickory i i if Straight Bourbon 3? J 5'- Whl.kv E partly dlttllUd end fully oped 4 ymaiu A grand whitky, 90 proof. CAKrwtlalDirillntCorMf alan, PfUlotolohm, Pa. Ml II Chicago (U.R) You'll be tickled to know the reason you can't tickle yourself Is you arc "not prepared to laugh and there is no decrease in tone of the involved musculature." The Journal of the American Medical association explained the .tickle reflex in response to an itiqulry from a Saskatchewan doctor. There are two kinds of tick ling, the Journal explains, deep and surface. Deep pressure over the ribs, in the armpit and elsewhere causes muscles un derneath to contract, the per son to draw away and laugh, or sometimes cry. The reason this does not oc cur when a person tickles him self is because he consciously resists and because his muscles are kept rigid, and the Impulse does not reach the brain. Tickling by someone else can be defeated, the Journal said, "by keeping the Involved area completely rigid." Suracc tickling is really only itching, according to the Jour nal, and is produced by passing something light or "tickly" over the skin. REFUGE TO GEESE Rochester. Minn. (IIP) fnn. servationlsts believe that Mayo- wood, estate of Dr. C. W. Mayo of the famous medical clinic, offers one nf the hi.r winter refuges for Canadian wild geese in me country. Mnvowood's fame n a urlM bird sanctuary has spread quick ly as evidenced by the fact that 15 geese wintered there five years ago, 800 flocked there in 1038 and approximately 2,400 L-annaian honkers have settled there this winter. Matt Snnrl. rnmn wnnlnn conducted the difficult Job of counting beaks, estimates 7,000 geese will seek refnno at Mv. wood In 1040-41 and 21,000 In 1B4I-42. At Dresent. thn their dnvlieht hntlrs ulnnnlnn cornfields within a four-mile ra mus of the lake at Mayowood, but Sanrl plans other feeding arrangement for next year. ino geese, which usually win ter at spots farther south, spend about five months ni m..j They return to their breeding Kiumius m me upper region of Canada late in March. Old Law Boston (U.R) Dogs were ban ned from Nantucket and Duke counties in Massachusetts 200 years ago. The colonial law ruled that any canines found in those counties might be kill ed. With no ni'tinn nll..,nK1A against the person committing the act, according to the WPA historical records survey. Double Distinction New York. (!) Geno Tun ney, former heavyweight cham pion, holds two distinctions. He is the only man born and raised In New York City to win the title and the only man to win It in a 10-round bout. Livestock Portland Portland. On., ec. 20. (AP-U8DA) Hogs: .Salable 060, toUl 1,260; fairly active, iteady to weak with Tuesday's average; good-choice 106 to 210-lb. drlvelna aaoog8.l0.few lota 96.16; 230 to 360-lb. butch en $560; few light light and slaughter ptga 15 25 9 6-60; packing aowa 14 25 $ 4.50; good -choice feeder pigs quotable 6.00(3 6.75. Cattle: 160, calves salable 36. total 50; active, mostly steady; few medium-good fed steers S7.608.25, strictly good light ateers quotable 9.00; few common heifers 5.25$ fl.00; fed heifers 7.76; cutter-common cows 3.60fc4.50; canners $3.00; fat dairy type cows M.75M6.50; good beef cows 16.00 ?r 0.50; sausage bulls 5.000.00, beef bulla 6.36; good choice vealers 8.00 9.00, select 10.00 Sheep: 200, scattered sales steady; few good 7J -lb. wooled lambs 7.50; good-choice shorn lambs salable 7.00; few feeder Iambi 96.00; common-medium ewes 2.50rir3.00; good choice ewes quotable 3.25ui4.00 and above. No. 1 flax 2.06. Cash wheat (bid): Soft white 66c; western white 06c; western red 84c. Hard red winter ordinary 83c; 11 per cent 84c; 12 per cent 88c; 13 per cent 01c; 14 per cent 99c. Hard white. 12 per cent 01c; 13 per cent 94c; 14 per oent 97c. Today's car receipts: Wheat 32; barley 1; flour 7; corn 8; mlllfeed 7. Hon th Han I'ranriftoo South San Francisco,' Dec. 20. (AP-USDA) Hogs: 260; butchers 20 25c higher; good to choice 180 to 216-lb. C&llfornlas $0.60 &t 6.55, top 6.60; few 240 to 360-lb. sorted out T0.05, odd lots up to 305-lb. heavies down tp 6.50; sows un changed, mostly 4.80. Cattle: 100; calves none: steers barely steady; package medium to good light fed steers 99.00 sorted, 3 head 8.50; small lot good 1.04&-lb. fed steers 98.00; range cows and heifers nominally steady; part load 812-lb. young cows on heifer order 96.60; canners and cutters scarce, nbiwiig, low .juiju.w, umu iiieuiuiii to good sausage bulls O.OO n 6.50, steady. Calves: nominal; good to choice vealers quoted around 10.60 $ 12.00. Sheep: None; market nominal; good to choice wooled lambs 00 lbs. down quoted 8.78 ft 9.00; early shorn fat ewes quoted up to $3.76, Wall St. Report Chicago Chicago, Dec. 20. (AP-UBDA) Hogs: 16,000; closed generally 150 25c up, with spots 36c higher on light hogs; practical top 6.86; bulk good and choice 160 to 240-lb. $5.60 (jt5.85; 240 to 270-lb. 5.36(4 6.65; moat 270 to 330-lb. butchers 5.15 6.40; bulk good 330 to 450-lb. pack ing sows 4.60(3 4.75; lighter weights 4.85 up. Cattle: 8,000; calves 1,000; mostly 26c higher; bulk medium weight and wolghty steers 2fl(?M0c higher; top 11.40 paid for light and long year lings; medium weight and weighty steers 910.00 10.75; fat weighty bul locks $8.28(7$ 0 25; these short feds; heifers 9060 down to 98.00; strictly choice 005-lb. heifers $11.25; weighty cutter cows up to 5.25; sausage bulls 7.35 down: vealers 10.50 down. Sheep: 4,000; good to choice wooled lambs 98.50tir8.86; bent still held around 99.00; good yearling 97 60; sheep about steady; few natives and slaughter ewes 93.7&r34.2d. Portland Produce Portland, Dec. 20. (AP) Turkeys: Selling price Hens 20 21c lb.; toma 15fjl7o lb. Buying prices Nominal; No. 1 hens 18c; toms 15c. Other produce prices steady, unchanged. Chicago Wheat New York, Dec. 20. (JP The stock market got up a lit tle mid-session steam today and leaders were advanced fractions to a point or more. Business news was described as "certainly all right for the time being" by one commenta tor, and it was thought the final stages of selling for tax adjustment purposes was the main pressure on the market in the morning. Another militating element was a further break in most of the commodities which have enjoyed an almost sensational rise In the past three weeks. The London market was steady but Paris and Amsterdam back tracked a little. Transfers approximated 900, 000 shares. Todny's closing prices for 32 se lected stocks follow: Al. Chem. 6e Dye 176 Am. Cnn 112 Am. As Ffrn. Power 1 A- T. & T 16814 Anaconda , 31 yA Atch. T. ti 8. P 23 y, Bonctlx Avla 29 Beth. Bteel 82!4 Cntcrplllar Tract ss Chrynler 891,4 Com. 8olv 13 Curtlss-Wrlght loft DuPont J78 Oen. Electric 4o'4 Gen. Foods 4e Qen. Motors 64 Int. Harvester 61 I. T. & T 3 Johns-Mnnvlllo 7434 Monty Ward ........... 64 North Amer 22 Penney (J. C. ).... 9114 Phillips Pet 3914 Radio sjj Southern Pacific 15 Std. Brands . 51 Std. oil Cal 24,, Std. Oil N. J 43 Transamerlca s Union Carbide 87' United Aircraft 46 U. S. Steel 67 Pear Markets Yesterday 10 LEARN TRADES, NOT TODO BATTLE Given Many Opportunities In Modern U.S. Military Force For Useful Work. Luckily Saved N a m p a, Ida. (U.R) Robert Waters, farmer, noticed the arm of a baby protruding from the pipe of an irrigation canal near the family home. He pull ed out his year old son, Robert Dean Waters. The child was unconsefcus but recovered. Union Row Holds Ship Portland, Dec. 18. (IP) The freighter Samoa idled here to day after International Long shoremen and Warehousemen (CIO) dock workers walked off the job, apparently to protest employment of members of the Independent Sailors Union on the No. 3 hatch. Jf I Now York, Dec. 20. (AP-USDA) Pears: 12 arrived, 8 Oregon. 4 Wash ington unloaded, 2 on track; Medford Anjous, 1,620 extra fancy $1.65 2.80, average $2.05; 090 fancy $1.50 fl2.15, a vera rc $1.78; Cornice. 1.265 extra fancy $1.652.70, average $2.20, 685 fancy $1.702.45, average $2.03; Boac, 605 extra fancy $2.102.20, average $3.14, 745 fancy $1.55,-? 2.06, average $1.78, 400 No. 1 $1.60225, average $1.86; Howell, 145 fancy $1.05(1.46, average $1.16. Chlcngo, Dec. 20. (AP-USDA) Pears: 2 Oregon, 1 Washington ar rived, B on trnck. no Oregon quotations. Chicago Whent . Chicago, Dec. 20. (AP Further profit-taking sales In wheat lat today met only meager buying sup port snd prioa losses were extended to ss much ss 24i cents In a nervous, quickly fluctuating trade. Whent: Open High Low Close Dec $1.07'4 $1.08 $1.08lf, $1.06 May 1.05'i 1.06 1 .03i 1.034 July 1.03 1.04 1.01 1.02 U Portland Wheat S. F. Butter San Francisco, Dec. 20. (IP) Butter, 92 score, 30,c; 91-29c; 90-28'ic; 89-27C Sacramento, Calif., Dec. 20. (IP) Churning cream butterfat: first grade 33 He; second grade 31Mc. Ue Mnll Trlbun want ndl. Washington. VP) Your grandfather may have joined the army to see the world or fight a war. But that's not typ ical of present day recruits who are swelling U. S. army rolls at the rate of 3,000 a week. Army officers say the modern recruit usually does not expect to fight in any war. He does not expect to go to Europe. And he does not think the U. S. will be invaded. He's more likely to join the army to learn a trade. Must Know More Not that Uncle Sam passes out vocational training just to be helpful. In modern mechan ized armies soldiers have to know a great deal more than in the days when the average en listed man merely carried a rifle or dug ditches. In those days not more than 25 to 30 per cent of the enlisted men took any vocational train ing in the army. Today, 70 per cent or more get instruction. This special work ranges from studying the weather and making maps to selecting food and inspecting forage. There are diverse lines such as radio construction and operation, ma chinists' work on motorized and mechanized fighting units, pho tography, physics of firing guns, repairing Diesel switch engines, airplane mechanics, dental and hospital assistant. About 68,000 privates taking vocational training now rank as "specialists" who have com pleted technical studies in the army. They won pay increases from $3 to $30 a month. Pri vates start at $21.00 a month plus clothing, food, medical care. Enlisted men can work up to $157.50 a month. Anyone Can Study This vocational training is open to every enlisted man who shows that he is interested ana can learn. There are no arbi trary scholastic requirements. Selection of men for special training is left to army officers. There are many men to choose from, for the majority of present-day recruits reached eighth grade, half attended high school, and four out of a hundred were to college. All branches of the service are open to recruits under the expansion . program voted by congress and enlarged by presi dential order to bring enlisted strength from 165,000 in July, 1939, to 227,000. Virtue's Worth Laval, France. JP) Virtue has just had a 300.000 franc (about $6,900) reward. That is the sum a Jury awarded 19-ycar-old Madeleine Lapierre for being "the most virtuous poor girl In the region." The money was left by a wealthy widow of Laval. t-ii Viiitiia u ri Hi im Portlnnd. Dfc. 30. ( AP) Grain: Whrst: Open High Low Close Mny 8014 8014 87 87ft Deo 87 14 8714 87 87 Caah grain: Onts: No. 3, SB-lb. white 28 30. Barley, No. 3, 48-lb. bearrtrd white 37 00. Corn. No. 3. eastern yellow ship ment 137.90. f A 'it YORRIED WOMEN . . . like hundred el olhera will be HAPPY to learn that PHOENIX SOCKS make the Ideal ChtUlmae aln lor "that man." And therll he happier iUII to learn that we hare a large peclal out selection' to choou Iron. dredt of new colore and patterni In elles 10 n 14. y 3i.uo UUO EVERY MAN - ' W WELCOMES 0 PHOENIX 64 7-T- eO A GLENN H. UTZ MEN'S WEAR MEDFORD a w I. r.ni'-x hn. M M : T f eA XT Xit'!-iv I mm lit 5 an Old f -flmeticdn Custom GIVL BOTANY WRINKLE-PROOF TIES Made in America, from source to consumer, they spring bock to fresh smoolhness'when hung up overnight. Make your selec tions from our complete assort ment of new colors and patterns. GLENN H. UTZ MEII'S WEAR -MEDFORD m5 -a?:'V' j-. ZiJT- ' ."rf. i" -'II Serve ycurself from our smiling aisles loaded with economically priced quality merchandise your "one-stop" complete food store that saves you time, trouble and money. here, loo, you got tnose famous S. It H. Green Stamps. Double Stamps every Wed nesday on purchases of $2 or over; also Saturday morning, Dee. 23 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. LEADING BftAND? ' CIGARETTES CANADA DRY Camels, Chesters, Luckyi, Old Golds, Raleighi. Carton BEVERAGES, and FIXERS 28-ounce bottles Plus deposit Whiskey Sour, Lime, Lemon, Gin Fizi. Singapore Sling, Tom Collins 8 oi. bottle FANCY QUALITY Made of fancy quality ingredients including genuine old Sherry wine and brandy flavor 2 lbs. 23c Jv V V BAKING A .,zi Horshey's Baking Chocolate, lb. 12c Powdered Sugar, 3 lb. 19c Swansdown Cake Flour. . . package 24c Insures light, tender cakes Bouquet Vanilla Flavor. . .4 oz. 10c Swift's Premium Milk, tall cans. . .6 for 38c Clabber Girl Baking Pwdr., 2 lb. can 22c JELLO 4 pkgs. 1Sc Six delicious flavors POP CORN 1 9c IT REALLY POPS! DATES . 2 ibs. 1 Sc New crop, fine for cakes or cookies BAR SUOpkg. 10c MIRACLE WHIP SALAD DRESSGgt. 31c PEL-LA-CO OYSTERS 2 cans 23s KNIGHT'S A fine pock- tail oyster Cocktail Sauce 23c MEAT DEPARTMENT Select your Christmas bird here and be as sured of one you will be proud to serve. Economically price from 21 up FRESH OYSTERS .. pint 15c H You'll need some for the dressing HAMS, Swift's Prem., lb. 26ic Skinned, 'tenderized. Whole or half If you PREFER A BEEF ROAST, we can serve you with extra fancy quality steer beef, from the Frank Ray and Kirtland Farms, Pot Roasts, economically priced at. . .14c and 17c lb. Ducks, young & tender, lb. 22c Short Ribs of Beef, per lb. 12Jc Cut from fancy quality steer beef Shortening 4 lb. pkg. 35c Pearl, a good all-purpose shortening Creamy Cot, Cheese, pint 10c Sweet Pickles pint 15c You also will find a large assortment of fine quality chickens, pork roasts and fry meats all economically priced. r Foods make a very acceptable gift. We have baskets ready. Made up or you can make up your own. dicker Baskets 75c CANDIES Fancy Assorted Chocolates, 5 lb. box 89c Broken Mix. .2 lb. box 23c Old Fashioned Chocolates 2 lbs. 13c Assorted Crystal Creams, 2 lbs. 23c Chocolate Cherries 1 lb. box 21c Del Monte, No. 2 can. Fancy Stringless Green Beans can 13c Crackers 2 lb. 27c SNOWFLAKES. fresh and crisp Shrimp, Waldorf, 2 cans 25c Select quality, dry pack Corn, Del Monte, 12 oz 2 for 21c Vacuum pack, whole kernel Dressing Bread. . .2 for 15c 1 pound loaves Wine qt. 49c, J gal. 85c Tiffany Brand, sweet fortified WALNUTS. . .2 lbs. 25c Soft shell t PEANUTS. . .2 lbs. 25c 1 Fresh roasted M RRAZI1.S 9 IK. 9Q,. New crop, washed Manoe FILBERTS. . .2 lbs. 33c No. I new crop nuts a a . 5 r-fcCAINa . . . .pound 23c large size paper shell Peas, Del Monte No. 2 cans .... 2 for 35c Very small site, extra tasty FOLGER'S Coffee. .1 lb. 25c 2 lb. 43c FRUITS -VEGETABLES ORANGES l&Zsiijffc. New Crop '$$3p J"cy Navels 3doz. 25c . . . lb. 5c BANANAS . I irm. ripe iruit LETTUCE 7 Fresh.risp heads AVACADOS 3 for ICs ..i iruil 2 for 13; GRAPEFRUIT . dozen 2Sc Coachella Valley, seedless Fancy Cranberries, Celery. Sweei Potatoes, Yams. Oranges, etc. Low priced for your personal selection. .19 15c ISTMAS DAY. DEC. 25c J "WMfeWPeJfW L3 C 21 STORE CLOSED CHR
