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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1939. PAGE SEVEN LOCAL and Released James L. Davis, 26, was released on $10 bail after being arrested on a charge of drunkenness. Leaves Her Mrs. Agnes Senodenos left Saturday night for Reno, Nev., to visit her daughter, Mrs. Ethel Goss, over the holidays. From Sardine Creek Mr. and Mrs. John Litster, owners of the House of Mystery on Sardine creek, transacted business and called upon friends here today. ... Drills Tonight Company A and headquarters company, 186th infantry of the Oregon national guard will hold regular drills in the Medford armory at 8 tonight and Thursday night. . Meeting Tomorrow Kiwanls club will hold its weekly luncheon-meeting in the Hotel Med ford at 12:15 Wednesday, it was announced today by Otto Frohn m a y e r, president. Ordinarily the club meets on Monday but the session was deferred this week because of the holiday. Here for Holiday Mr. and Mrs. Louis Richardson of Bur lingame, Cal., spent the Christ mas holidays with Mrs. Richard . son's father, Clarence Eads of 128 South Holly, and Mr. Rich ardson's mother, Mrs. Bel Rich ardson of 33 North Peach. ... Yule Visitor Mrs. Gertrude McKinney of Oakland, Cal spent Christmas as a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Reinking of 28 Washington street. Mrs. Kinney, a sister of Mrs. Reinking. arrived Saturday morning and returned home last night. ... To Portland Miss Jenuesse Butler, editor of the Pear-O-Scope, left here Sunday even ing for Portland and Seattle to visit friends and transact busi ness in connection with the Oregon-Washington-California Pear Bureau which has headquarters in Seattle. . . . Skiing Variable Skiing con ditions in Crater Lake national park varied today, being good on selected slopes, rangers re ported by short wave radio. Park roads were covered with a layer of hard, packed snow and tire chains were advised. The weather was described as cloudy, with visibility poor. The ground cover of snow at head quarters was 32 inches deep, the snow being of the "normal pack" variety with a powder topping. Lowest temperature during the night was 19 de grees. Plane Passengers Miss M. Millholin left by United Main liner Sunday evening for Se attle, Wash. F. J. Estes and Miss Edna Dale left by Main liner Sunday evening for San Francisco. Arriving by Main liner Sunday afternoon were K. Sapp, from the south, and W. F. Barrett, from Detroit, via San Francisco. Arrivals Sunday forenoon were J. K. Jorgenscn, from Portland, and Miss Vir ginia Bauman, from Seattle. Leaving on the same plane for Los Angeles were Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bass and Mrs. S. C. Bass of Eugene. Mrs. M. Rines ar rived from the south by Main liner Sunday forenoon. Arrivals on the midnight Mainliner Sat urday were Miss M. Millholin, from Seattle, and Miss Mary Lou Hardin, from Portland. W. A. Hale left on the same plane for San Francisco. 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Mrs. Driver 111 Mrs. Gipson Driver planned to leave this afternoon by plane for Seattle. wash., to enter a hospital. It will be several weeks before she is able to return to her home on the Old Stage road. To School Edwin Gebhard of Central Point and Robert von der Hellen of Eagle Point left Saturday by motorcar for Chi cago where they will enter school. The former will attend an electrical school and the lat ter an air-conditioning school. Holiday In North Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lester and daughter spent Christmas in Eugene with the J. E. Judy family, former Medford residents. On the way north, the Lesters, traveling by motorcar, called upon friends in Roseburg and Drain. Applegate Here Dick Apple gate, bureau manager of the United Press In Salem, and his brother John, employed in the statehouse in Salem, were holt day visitors at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Applegate, 615 South Oakdale avenue. To Army School 1st Lieut. Weldon H. McBee of Company A, 186th Infantry of the Oregon national guard has been selected to attend the annual military school at Fort Benning, Ga it was announced today by Capt. Carl Y. Tengwald, Company A commander. Lieut. McBee is to report at the school on Febru ary 26. The course, a regular army infantry course, will last three months. . Planes Leave Departing from Medford municipal airport this morning were Bob Agner and R. Goudy in their Taylor craft, who headed for Seattle, Wash., and H. S. Houghton, pilot, and R. M. McCoy, pho tographer, in a Fairchild plane owned by the Aerial Service, Inc., who returned to their head quarters in Denver. The Fair child plane has been used for several weeks in taking aerial photographs of national forests in southern Oregon and north ern California. Livestock Portland Portland, Ore.. Dec. 36 (AP-USDA) Hogs: Salable 000, total 3,300; active: carload lots 60c above week ago. truck-Ins up to 75c above last week's low time; good-choice 165 to 315-lb. drive-ins and earlots 6.75, few 6.60; odd lot 0.85 late; 325 to 270-lb. $6.25(36.50: light lights 8.25!t650; packing sows S4.S05.00; feeder pigs 5.665.75: Stags S4.25f4.60. Cattle: Salable 1.160. total 1,350; calves 75; active, unevenly steady to 35c higher, heavy cows alow, bulls steady to 35c higher, vealera up 50c; medium-good fed steers $7.75 5? 8.25; one small lot $8.90: common $625; few stackers $6.607.35; fed heifers $7.7538.35; common-medium $535 7.50; cutter-common cows $3.50 $4.75; fat dairy type cows $5.75; good beef cowi $6.00 6.50; helferlsh cows $6.85 esrly; sausage bulls $5.25 6.25; beef bulls $6.50. odd head $6.75; choice vealera $9.509 10.00, select $10.60. Sheep: Salable 100, total 1,800; fat lambs 40(50c higher early, fat ewes alow, quotable steady; load good- choice 68-lb. fed wooled lambs $8.36. lightweights higher; truck-ins $8.00; load 87-lb. fed shorn lambs $7.50; odd yearlings $6.35; good ewes $3.50. 1 load unsold; choice ewes possibly quotable $4.00. South San Francisco South San Francisco, Dec. 36. fAP-USDA)) Hogs: 650. Early top 7.15 on good to choice 168 to 220 1b Colorado butchers: good to choice 196 to 306-lb. Caltrornlas and Ore gon! 17.00: package 178-Ib. lights (6.90 with few 156-lb. averages sorted out 6.40. Cattle: 300: calves 10: market fully steady; load good 1.060-lb. Oregon fed steers $9 00: two loads 1.098 to 1,077-lb. Idahos S9.00; load medium 849-lb. Oregons 8.S0: few common to medium heifers a6.00c7.00; odd sows 906.00: good young cows quoted to 6.60: csnner and cutters (4 00 (3 00; old medium bulls 1636: few cutter to common light klndt 450.35. Calves: Unchanged; few common to medium vealers and laughter calves 16 00 s 9 00: good tr, choice vealers quoted .10 S013.CA Sheep: 1.160: run Includes 8 d'.-clts Oregon and Idaho wooled lamb-i and 1 deck alatuthter ewes: slow, nothing done early, undertone weaker, asking steady; good to choice wooled larnM heldup to 8.50 and abo'. Chicago. Dec S. (AP-CSDA) Hogs 38.0O0; active: generally steady to 10 lower than Fridays atersge; light weights at most decline: top 00: bulk gocxi and choloa 180-320 Iba. 5.80-.00: 320-340 lbs. B0-8S: 240-370 lbs. butchers generally 50 80. most ZJO-SOO lbs. averages 8 10 40: gootf. and choice 140-180 lbs. underw-tght 5.7S-8 00; bulk good 330-Sft) lea. pscklng sows 4 80-85. Cattle 15.000: cafes l.ooo: top 11 IS paid for yearlings: several loads yisrllncs 1035-11 00: prime 1.378 lbs. bullocks 10M: bulk weighty steers 10 00 down: common killers 7.35-50: stock cattle scarce: helters 00 down: cutters 8 35 down; bulls strong ;o 15 hWher. I Sheep 18,500; fat lambe weak to Sonja Henie In The incomparable S o n J a Henie, who grows more popu lar with each dazzling new pic ture, brings her latest film dazzler, "Everything Happens at Night," to the Craterian theatre tomorrow for a four day run. A timely tale of modern in trigue, "Everything Happens at Night," with the added attrac tion of Sonja's matchless artist 25 lower than Friday; active at de cline: good to choice lambs 8.78-9.00: early top 9.10, best held around 9.25: shee pabout steady; scattered native slaughtered ewes 3.75-4.26. Portland Produce Portland, Dec. 26. BUTTER Prints. A grade, 32 14c lb. In parch ment wrappers, 33V2C In cartons; B grade, 31'c lb. In parchment wrap pers, 32 He lb. In cartons. BUTTERPAT First quality, maxi mum of .6 of 1 per cent acidity, de livered Portland. 29 14 -30c lb.; valley routes and country points, 2o leas, or 28c lb.; premium quality, maxi mum of .35 of 1 per cent acidity, l'c more than first quality; second qual ity. 2c less than first quality. EGGS Buying prices: Extras, large, 17c: standards, large, 15c; me dium.' extras, 13c; extras, small. 11c; standards, small, 11c. CHEESE -Selling price to Portland retailers: Tillamook triplets, 21c lb.; loaf. 32o lb. f.o.b. Price the whole salers: Triplets, 19c lb. f.o.b. prices Tillamook. COUNTRY MEATS Selling price to retailers: Country-killed hogs, best butchers, 135 to 150 lbs., 8-Bc; vealers, fancy, 13-13ic lb.; Ukht thln, 10-12c lb.; heavy. 10c lb.; spring lambs, 14-14io lb.; ewea, 4-7c lb.; good cutter cows. 7-8c lb.; canner cows, 61-7c lb.; bulls. 10c. LIVE POULTRY Nominal buying prices: Leghorn broilers, 1-1 lbs., 16c; do. 3 lbs., 15c; fryers, under 3 lbs., 13c; do. 8 to 4 lbs., 12c; roast ers, over 4 lbs., 18c; colored hens, to 4 lbs., 12'Ac lb.; do. over 4 lbs.. 13c lb.; Leghorn hens, under 314 lbs.. 8c lb.; over 3 lbs.. 80 lb.; No. 3 grade, 5c less. TURKEYS Selling prices: Hens, 18-20c lb.; toms, I6-I60 lb. Buying prices nominal: No. 1 hens. 17-18c lb., toms, 14-lSc lb. ONIONS Oregon, 40-50c; Yakima, 36-40c sack. POTATOES Yakima gems. 160 1.60; Deschutes. 1.55-1.70; Klamath. 1.60 cwt, ;local whites, 80-85c box; Scappoose Burbanks. 1.26 cental. HAY Selling price to retailers: Alfalfa. No. 1, 16.00 ton; oat-vetch, 12.00 ton: clover. 11.00 ton; timothy, astern Oregon. 18.00 ton; valley tlm othey, 12.00-14.00 ton. Portland. Wool Eastern Oregon, fine. 28 26c lb.; crossed, 28-29c lb.; Wil lamette vailey, 13-month, 39c lb.; Ismb, 30c lb. MOHAIR 13-month, 80c lb.; fall, 39c lb. Chicago Wheat Chicago. Dec. sfl (AP) The whwc market rallied strongly to score net gains of more than a cent a buahel TODAY and WEDNESDA'. tilTI 1 - TlItlDU DOUGLAS' BRUCE) THERE'S THAT , tiarpri f3 I SLl I II NDSAY JRIOGESJ? hi Added hort V Wednesday Hit 7? Jffl ry on silver blades and slippery skis, is something entirely dif ferent than anything the blonde star has yet brought to the screen. With the locale in Switz erland, the Alpine settings are a natural background for not only the ice and snow scenes, but also for the mysterious dan ger constantly at hand. Ray Milland and Robert Cum mings top the supporting cast. today. Other grains also advanced, rye soaring more than 4 cents to a new high for the season, snd corn rising about 3 cents. Wheat close (3l',4c higher than Saturday, May $1.03tf 1.03-, July $1.01al.01; corn l'4"?l!ic up. May 58 g 58 H, July 69c; oats 9 ic higher. Wheat: Open High Low Close May $1.01 $1.0334 $1.00?; $ 1.03S a July .99 1.0114 -0814 I01',4 Sept. .... .98 1.00 .97 1.0014 Portland Wheat Portland, Dec. 26. (AP) Grain: Wheat: Open High Low Close May 85 86 8414 84 Cash grain: Oats, No. 3, 38-lb. White $26.50. Barley, No. 3, 45-lb. bearded white $26.50. Born. No. 3, eastern yellow ship ment $28.00. No. 1 flax $2.0414. Cash wheat (bid): Soft white 85c; western white 85c; western red 844c. Hard red winter ordinary 84c; 11 per cent 84e; 13 per cent 89'jc; 13 per cent 93c; 14 per cent $1.01. Hard white: 13 per cent 93c; 13 per cent 95ic; 14 per cent 98'4c. Today's ear receipts: Wheat 107; barley 9; flour 4; corn 3; oats 9; mlllfeed 3. Wall St. Report New York, Dec. 26. (?) Post-Yuletlde languor gripped the stock market today and, de spite specialized recoveries, the list generally held to narrow or lower levels. PICTURE nil cnviA' show ofJL) SHOWS" v3 23i ThoTTTjanT at 1:48 11:48 -:0l 44- ? iwsr Jackie Cooper In From the drama of the "Streets of New York." comes thrilling movie entertainment in the picture of that title, play ing today and tomorrow only at the New Rialto theatre. Jackie Cooper and Martin Spellman play roles of gutter kids, fight ing to go straight. A few aircrafts and utility preferreds were pushed tip frac tions to two points or so, but steels, motors and other pivotal groups inclined to lag through out. It was a slow-motion perform ance most of the day with trans fers approximating 700,000 shares. Todsy's clof.-.g prices for S3 se lected stocks follow: Al. Chem. & Dye 175 Am. Cnn - - 112 Am. & rgn. Power. 174 A. T. & T no. Anaconda 3oy, Atch.. T. & S. P Bondlx Avta Beth. Steel Caterpillar Tract ... Chrysler Coml. 8olventa Curtlss-Wrlght DuPont Gen. Electric Gen. Poods Gen. Motors Int. Harvester ...... I. T. T 24 30". 85 . B4?, mb 13 ...... I014 noH 40 4714 64 Yt 60 4tf Johns-Mnnville Monty Ward North Amer Penney (J. C.) . Phillips Pet Radio Southern Paclflo Std. Brands Std. OH Cal Std. Oil N. J Tramamcrlca . Union Carbide rnlted Aircraft ............. U. S. Steel . 1414 64 '4 aa 0114 40 ' 1414 5'i 2i't 4414 47 66V4 Portland, Dec. 26. lP) The post-Christmas turkey market dragged today and although THR1LLINGLY s -3.. 4JN- I '' rSSr 111 mm mm tn lhe swlfi, shimmering Ice-andsnow sur prise thai only Sonja Henie can glrel Kobeif MILLAND CUMMINGS: Rialto Picture "Charlie Chan In The City In Darkness," starring Sidney Toler again as the famous Chi nese sleuth, plays as the con panion feature with "Streets of New York. "Harold Huber, Lynn Bari and Douglas Dum- brille have suoDortina roles ( with Toler. Detectives Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell carry on their mystery detecting antics in "There's That Woman Again," which plays today and tomorrow only at the Roxy theatre. Others in the cast include Margaret Lind say and Stanley Ridges. sales were extremely heavy sup plies were greater than expec tations. Prices were nominal at the re cent range but buyers were in clined to offer less, especially for hens. Market authorities said the surprising volume of hens would have passed into con sumption had it been available at Thanksgiving. San Francisco, Dec. 26. (Pi Net prices paid producers for live poultry delivered San Fran cisco. Turkeys, young toms, un der 18 lbs., 16V4c-17c; 18 lbs., and over, 16c-16V4c; young hens, 181-2-200. Murder and Suicide. Watorville, Wash., Dec. 26. ff) Sheriff Harry Smith re ported today he found the bodies of Mose Williams and his wife, both about 45, in their home at Douglas, under condi tions Indicating murder and sui cide. Smith said investigation DIFFERENT! STARTS Tomorrow 4 Days Ml .11 HKVI IT 1LM I.M) TONK.IIt' iniiiiifban IIHHIIIIhl .Mat. . . . 3IM Rves . . . 40c Klddlea . . Kir By Medford Garden club today announced the winners of prizes in the annual Christmas light ing contest sponsored by the club and the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. Winners, classification and prize awards follow: Outdoor living tree, first prize. G. R. Millsap, 704 South Peach street, lamp; second prize, J. T. Davis, 1112 East Main street, ash tray; decorated window, first prize, Mrs. Archie Pierce, 143B Pierce Heights, lamp; second prize, June's Day Nursery, 910 East Main street, toaster, decorated shrubbery, Mrs. E. L. Hennin ger, 1000 West Main street, vase: decorated door or entrance, Mrs. Curtis Jester, 526 South Holly, small lamp. The committee also named the following for honorable men tion; Hotel Medford, Osteopa thic hospital, Philip Henselman. 415 Edwards street, W. H. Mc Clure, 250 Beatty street, Mrs. Laura Jones, 543 South Ivy street, Mrs. Gilbert Stuart, 15 Modoc avenue. The attractive prizes were do nated by the following Med ford firms; Flynn Electric Ser vice, Hansen Hardware com pany, Leonard Electric com pany, Trowbridge and Flynn Electric company, John Cupp Furniture store and the Cali fornia Oregon Power company. Although there were numer ous attractively decorated homes and yards throughout the city, only those which were regis tered for entrance in the con test were judged. Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads Is 1:80 p. m. use Mall Tribune want ads. revealed that Williams had shot his wife and then killed him self. Too Late to Classify FOR BENT Modern 3 -room house with range. Adults only. 124 Stork St. FOR SALE Hfatmla. cheap. 1107 E. Main. Phone 1393-H. FOR SALE Several pure-bred Duroc sows to farrow soon. Priced rea sonably. Also pure-bred Duroc weaner pigs. Wing Orchards, Old Stage road. SHINGLES and rock foundation free for hauling away. First house south Firestone Garage. , r -, i ft s ! v jwf MARTIN SPELLMAN I Tin Mw tuvuill amuthn. r f'h iL MARJORIE REYNOLDS I j-JS P'CK PURCELL K PARIS BLACKOUT BECOMES A NIGHT OF TERROR . . . and Charlie Chan ! caught In hit moil baffling crime hunt 1 1 ins Mats 1:4.1 Adults . . 2M Loirs ... 30c Klddlre . . tor FOR BALB Cocker spaniel puppies. 323 No. Riverside. FOR SALE Molln tractor, $65; also 3.000-gallon gasoline tank for trucks. 337 W. 2nd St. FOR SALE Good piano and house hold furniture. First house on Dark Hollow road from Orlffln Creek. Phone 463-J-4. TO TRADE Nearly new bed, mat tress and cotl spring for circulat ing heater, wood or oil. 1061 West Uth. FOR RENT 8 houseKeeplng rooms. lurnisnea. 912, suitable couple, in eluding lights: aa to elderly lady. Including fuel and lights. Or other suitable arrangements. 6.14 Penn. Are. FOR SALE Large gas range, cheap. Phone 498-J-5. FOR SALE Pedigreed Rhode Islsnd Red cockerels. Route a. Box 114. Phone 498-J-8. G. B. Bowman. FOR ORANGES with richer, taatler navor btiy direct from Medford's flavor leader, Ingram's Original Orange Truck, next to the Coffee Pot. ROOM FOR RENT, S3 80 Week. 408 Edwards. WANTED Country home for mal police dog. Box 905 Tribune. FOR 8 ALE Apple wood. Long lengths for fireplace. Wing Orchards. Old Stage road. WE WILL SELL at public auction January 5th. 1040, at 10 a. m., the following described livestock and equipment, located on the Jones Farm, northeast of Beagle, Oregon: 3 horses, 6 cows, 1 bull. A heifer onlves, 40 chickens, 3 walking plows, tractor disc, sprlngtooth harrow, spike tooth harrow, McCor-mlck-Deerlng tractor, walking eul tivntor, mower, rake, disk plow, hay fork, 3 wagons, pressure pump, 3 Incubators, wood saw, cider press, 4-whcpl trailer. FARM SECURITY ADMINISTRATION By Robert W. Schmidt, F. 8. A. Supervisor. FOR RENT 8-room apartment. ground floor, well furnished, pri vate bath, car shed. Adults. 916 a month. 337 North Grape St. FOR RENT 4 -room furnished houae. 304 Alice St. UPHOLSTERINO and furniture re pairing. Phone 969 -R for Infor mation. Thlbault. FOR SALE 28 International truck. Bob Cameron, Central Point. FOR SALE Upright piano, good con dition; Kitchen furniture; so wnit Leghorn pullets and other Items. Inquire for Hank, 1011 No. River side or phone evenings 143S-R. WANTED TO BUY Good pick-up. Quota price. Box 1017 co Tribune. RAW FtTHS WANTED! Eastern Cash Prices paid for your furs at home. Also hides, pelts and wool. MEDFORD BARGAIN HOUSE S7 N. Grape St. Medford. Ore, FOR SALE Newtowns. Nice quality, good sizes. By the lug or truck load. Bring containers. Myron Root & Co., Ino. Warehouse 47 South Fir St. Sania Claus has gone. We're here to itay. Better buy your new car the Humphrey Way. 10,000 MILE GUARANTEE Humphrey Motors 33 S. HWerside. Phon. 4S4 DE SOTO PLYMOUTH TODAY and WED.! TWO HITS! Brae :4S-:1 AdulU . . Mc Loges . . 40e Rlddlet . . 10c
