Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 27, 1939, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27. 1939. PAGE FD7E LOCAL and Call Her Francis G. Haw kins of Rogue River transacted business in Medford today. - From Trail W. M. O'Neil of Trail attended to business mat ters in this city this morning. From Ashland E. B. Dicky of Ashland transacted business in Medford today. Fined $10 Alvin J. Fox, SO, Medford. was fined $10 in city court on a charge of drunken ness. Fishing Good Bait fishing for steelheads is "very good" In the Grants Pass area, the Mail Tribune was informed to day by Glen Wooldridge, river guide. Cats Permit James Walker of 204 North Ivy street was Issued a permit by the city building inspector's office yes terday to repair and reshlngle his residence at a stated cost of $400. Henson 111 R. D. Henson Is confined to his home in the Griffin creek district, severely ill with heart trouble. Mrs. Kenneth C. Downing of Spo kane, Wash., and James Stan ley Henson of Klamath Falls have been called here because of Mr. Henson's illness. They are the daughter and son of Mr. Henson. No callers are permitted. Dies In Spokane Mrs. Ida C. Wilson of Jacksonville was to day in receipt of word of the death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Grace, Wilson, who died De cember 10 in Spokane. Mrs. Grace Wilson was well known In Jacksonville and Medford. She was the wife of the late E. W. (Curly) Wilson, a deputy sheriff during Sheriff W. M. Eingler's administration. . Driver Tests A state exam iner of operators and chauf feurs will be here from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Saturday to examine persons seeking licenses or per mits to operate motor vehicles. Applicants are asked to report between 9 and 5 to the exam iner in council chambers on the top floor of city hall. Exam inations are held here regularly every Saturday. Reports Theft I. E. Jackson reported to city police yester day that the battery of his car was stolen while the car was parked in the garage at 905 West Tenth street. Precise time of the theft could not be fixed as the car had not been used since a week ago last Sunday, the police were Informed. The garage was always unlocked, the report said. A camera and a flashlight in the car were not touched. Plane Passengers D. A. Wood arrived this noon by United Mainliner from San Francisco. Mrs. Gipson Driver left by Mainliner for Seattle, Wash., yesterday afternoon. Miss Patricia Clendenning re turned from Portland by Main liner last evening and P. R. Sutter left on the same plane for Phoenix. Ariz., via San Francisco. Mainliner schedules continued to be disrupted today by fog. ... k Snowing at Lake Snow was falling in Crater Lake national pprk at 8 o'clock this morning when rangers gave their daily radio report on weather condi tions. A small amount of snow fell during the night. The ground cover at 8 a. m. was 32 inches deep at headquarters. Park roads were open but were covered with the new snow over a layer of hard, packed snow. Tire chains were advised. Cloudy weather prevailed, visi bility at 8 a. m. being zero, the rangers said. It was thawing at Union Creek. Entertain Lions Miss Dor othy Gore, violinist, and Miss Alice Holembeck, pianist, en tertained the Lions club at its weekly dinner-meeting In the Hotel Medford last night. Miss Gore is Instructor of music at Pomona college in southern California and Miss Holembeck Is supervisor of music at the Lebanon high school. Their program was enjoyed so much that they were compelled to play a number of encores. Herb Sims and Fritz Nissen were guests of Leland Knox. Ray Marti, president, conducted the meeting. Chan&Chan CMniM Medlclna Co Be relieved it once bj our herbal remedy. Do you have: Asthma, May Fever, Stomach Trouble. Constipation IP Chronic Cough. Rheumatism. Si nus Trouble, Plies, Arthritis, Co Mt It, Enema. Appendicitis, 1111. Blood Pressure, Prostate, Heart. t.Wtr. Bladder, Kidney, l.un. Blood, Urinary trouble. Herbs will (Ire you relief. 23S R. Main NOW OPEN DAILY 10 a. m. to :S0 p. m. Rcept ned. Wed. 10 s. m. lo It. PERSONAL Erickion Here Ray Erickson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Erick son of 31 Glen Oak court, is spending the holidays visiting his parents here. Ray, well known Medford youth, attends Heald's Engineering college In San Francisco. Fined Walter C. John, charg ed with disorderly conduct, was fined $5 and court costs in jus tice of the peace court yester day. The same charge against Richard E. Marsh was dismissed. The case arose from a mis understanding at a dance. Scottish Gift Dr. H. P. Cole man. Medford Center building, received a loaf of old-fashioned Scottish short bread as a Christ mas gift from friends in Edin burgh, Scotland. The bread came in a tin box by parcel post and was delivered to Dr. Coleman the day before Christ mas. Merrlfleld Leaves Rolland C. Marrifield of 228 North Central avenue left today by motorcar for Eugene where he will make preparations to enter the University of Oregon pre medical school. Mr. Merrlfleld previously had one year of study at Oregon State college. This will mark his first step toward a medical career. Livestock Portland Portland, Dec. 37. (AP-USDA) Hogs: Salable 450, total 1,200; mar ket very active, fully steady; good choice 165 to 215-lb. drlve-tns 16.75; few head 16.85; medium grades downward to $8.50; light lights and 230 to 285-lb. butchers. .00t8.25; packing sows t4.75ia5.00; feedpr pigs quoted aS.25ia6.0O. Cattle: Salable and total 150; calves salable and total 35; market active, mostly steady; odd head heavy steers $8.00; good light fed steers quotable 8.90 or up; common grades $7.26 down; common-medium heifers $5.60 7.25; best fed heifers mostly $8.25; cutter-common cows $3.50?4,75; can ners down to $3.00; fat dairy type cows $5.006.50; good beef cows 6.008.60: sausage bulls $5.00 a 6.25; beef bulls salable $6.50 and up; me dium-good venters $7.00(9.00; choice quotable to $10-00. Sheep: Salable and total 100; few sales steady; medium 80-lb. shorn lambs $6.50; common kinds down to $6.26: good-choice wooled truck-Ins quotable to $8.00; load 87-lb. fed lambs lat Tuesday $8.50; choice, ewes quotable to $4.00. Chicago Chicago. Dec. 27. (AP-USDA1 Hogs: 26,000; generally 1020r higher than Tuesday's average; top $6.15; bulk good and choice 160 to 220-lb. $5.90 c 6-15; 220 to 240-lb. $5.75 6.00: most. 240 to 270-lb. butchers $5.45(35.85; some 130 to 160-lb. un derweights $6.75(6.10; good 330 to 500-lb. packing sows $4.60ist5.00. Cattle: 7,500; calves, 1.000; vealers fully steady at $11.60 down; extreme top long yearlings $1 1 .50; several loads $11.2511.40; medium weights up to $11.38 and 1,490-lb. averages $10.76; most weighty steers selling at $9.26(310.25, with good to choice 1,673-lb. averages $9.90; hetfers, short fed $7.00(9 9.00; best $9.65; heavy sau sage bulls to $7.50; stock cattle $7.00 9.00. Sheep: 6.000; fat lambs and year lings active, strong, spots higher quality considered; bulk wooled lambs $9.00; top $9.10; yearlings $7.50(9 8.00. South Pnn Francisco South San Francisco, Dec. 27. (AP-USDA) Hogs: 600, butchers steady to weak; bulk 176 to 200-lb. Callfornlas and Oregons $6,95 ? 7.00, top $7.00; fpw around 140 to 160-lb. and 230 to 270-lb. sorted out $0.46 6.50; packing sows 25c higher for a days, bulk $5.00. Cattle : 125; calves 10; little changed; load largely good 1.132-lb. northern California fed steres $8.75; uniformly good under 1.000 -lb. fed steers quoted $9.253 9 50; package medium 700-lb. heifers off beet tops $7.76;- part load medium cows held above $5.60; few fleshy dairy cows $5.30; odd canners and cutters $4.00 0 4.60; odd medium bulls $6.25. Calves: Nominally steady; package Ends Tonite! iilr Wvl"Y nlT II L RAY ROBERT felS WC &fJi 'VmILLAND CUMMINGS I Jackie I - M CfyMijJS I . y: added treats e-JP Charlie McCarthy Show Coming ' "Charlie McCarthy, Detec tive" is the joyous New Year's entertainment treat promised for Medford showgoers at the Craterian Theatre Sunday when it will open a three day show ing. The stars, of course, are Ed gar Bergen and Charlie Mc Carthy, with Mortimer Snerd, Robert Cummings, Constance Moore, Edgar Kennedy, Warren Hymer and Samuel S. Hinds also featured. The story presents Charlie as medium vealers $8.00; good to choice quoted $10.50(312.00. Sheep: 600; lambs steady; 9 dou bles good to choice 89-lb. Oregon wooled lambs $8.60, sorted IS per cent medium $7.60. Portland Produce Portland, Ore., Deo. 27. (AP) Butterfat: First quality, maximum of .6 of 1 per cent acidity, delivered Portland, 29p30o lb.; valley routes and country points. 2c less or 28c lb.: premium quality, maximum of .35 of 1 per cent acidity, lc more than first quality; second quality, 2c less than first quality. Butter, eggs, cheese steady, un changed. Country Meats: Selling price to retailers Good cutter cows. 8c lb.; canner cows, 7c lb.; other prices unchanged. Turkeys: Selling price Hens, No. 1, 20Jt21c lb. toms 16c lb. Buying prices nominal No. 1 hens, 18o lb.; toms. 14$ 16c lb. Onions: Oregon 4045c; Yakima 36c sack. Live poultry, potatoes, hay, wool steady, unchanged. Chicago Wheat Chicago, Dec. 37. (AP) Wheat: Open High Low Close May ......$1.03 $1.03 $1.01 $1.024 July LOOK 1-OlWi .9914 1,00 Sept. 1.00 1.00 .98 .99 Portland Wheat Portland, Dec. 37(AP) Oram: Wheat: Open High Low Close May 84 85 84 4 85 Cash grain: Oats, No. 2, 38-lb. white. 26.50. Barley, No. a, 4S-lb. bearded white S26.7S. Corn, No. 3, eastern yellow ship ment $28.00. No. 1 flax $2.0514. Cash wheat (bid): Soft white 844c: western white 8414c: weatern red 84c. Hard red winter, ordinary 83Hc: II per cent 8314c: 13 per cent 89c; per cent 03c: 14 per cent $1.00. Hard white, 13 per cent 93c; 13 per cent 95c; 14 per cent 98c. Chicago Wheat SL-uZZZZ - X X . I -e a a. m m aiww awa-ea. BW I I r J I MI I aTa 1 " H a night club entertainer who gets involved In a baffling so ciety murder and who. with Ber gen's aid. solves the mystery af ter some highly hilarious com plications. As an added hit for New Year's Eve, the Craterian Thea tre will present a special mid night matinee at no extra charge to its customers. The feature pic ture on the late show will have the Weaver Brothers and Elviry in "Jeepers Creepers". Today's car receipts: Wheat 43; barley 1; flour 3; corn 3; oats 1; mill feed a. Wall St. Report New York, Dec. 27. W) Selling for year-end evening up of investment portfolios shaved fractions to 2 points or more from stock market prices today. Some of the widest losses were among steels, but lower also were motors, rubbers, mail order houses, most alrcrafts, utilities, metals, rails and mis cellaneous issues. Transactions, at approximate ly 1,000,000 shares, were the biggest in two weeks or so. Today's closing prices for 33 se lected stocks follow: Al. Chem. & Dye 176V4 Am. Can 111 Am. Ji Fgn. Power....- 154 A. T. T 17054 Anaconda - 29 V4 Atch. T. & S. P.'. 23 Bendix Avla. 29T4 Beth. Steel 79 Caterpillar Tract. 6314 Chrysler ... . 88H Coml. Solvents ....... 13 Curtlss-Wrlght ; 10V4 DuPont .....u.,179a, Cen. . Electric 39 J4 Gen. Foods ... 48 Gen. Motors B4H Int. Harvester ......... ...... 69 I. T. T 54 Johns-Manvltle 734 Monty Warn i 53 Vt North Amer. . 31 Penney (J. C.) 91 '4 Phillips Pet 40 Radio 14' Southern Pacific 14V, l IV-i kiln " Mni I t&M7 Btd. Brands V4 ULfJ W I Transamerlca . . 9 tK fV 'StSHT'' ; ' " ' ' : ' 'f' Union Carbide , .... 87i V- f ssS ZfewWVBly KTTrV . f '' ' ' ' ' 1 united Aircraft JklWf' ' ' ' ' - A More Breath-Taking Than u. . .eeK 4 ffy:rM ,0NE IN A .MILLION" an Francisco Turkey Prices TT jJT ' , 5 " VTT 1 l f jislt. ! HH San Francisco, Dec. 37 (AP) - , " , jf J ''7, ,iyW"-il Net pr.ee. paid producer, for uv. j,, ' EV"J". V BkVi??i J M ore Heart-Thrilling Than poultry delivered San Francisco: ' S ITTi i Jfc Xb 4 -'-? , J Turkeys, young toms, under IB lbs., J . i' . it 1 Jt ' , 1 ' J "THIN ICE" 16'417c: is Iba and over. lel!4c; , ' irHw.'L1' f ' ' I K V Ax young hen.. 203 31c. 1 ' " r. - ' tW. ii VJWS lsatl . I V'ir! Clorioa, Sonja's "Tower Of London" Here Thursday Drowning in a wine barrel is the torturous fate of Vincent Price at the hands of Basil Rath bone and Boris Karloff In "Tower of London", which heads the double bill coming to the New Rialto Theatre tomor row for a three day run. Nan Grey, Barbara O'Neil and Pear Markets Yesterday Chicago, Dec. 27. (AP-USDA) Pea rs : S Oregon . 1 Wah 1 n g ton ar rlved. 8 on track, Oregon Boso 1,464 No. 1, $1.75(3 2 40, average $2.08; Anjous 651 extra fancy $1.6502.05. average $1.90, 193 fancy $1.5501.85, average $1.77. New York. Dec. 37. (AP-USDA) Pears: 3 arrived, 1 Oregon, 1 Wash ington unloaded, 13 on track: Mod ford Bosc, 345 extra' fancy $1.85 3.15, average $2.06, 390 fancy $1.60$ 2.20, average $1.83, 1.730 No. 1 $1.60 ft 2 30, average $2.07: Anjous. 3.205 extra fancy 1.702.35, avorago $2.03, 1.450 fancy $1.652.15. average $1.93: Cornice, 860 extra fancy H .50 3 40. average $1.97, 720 fancy $1.702.20. average $1.92: Howells. 310 fancy $1.061.2S, average $118. Slan Fram'lKco Butler San Francisco. Dec. 37 (AP-USDA) Butter: 93 score, 30c; 91, 39c; 90, 281,4c; 80. 37c. 8acramento. Cal., Dec. 37. (AP) Churning cream butterfat: First grade. 33c; second grade, 310. Nowadays, the average while person, up to the age of 25, has about one chance in 30 of even tually dying from tuberculosis. Less than two decades ago the chances were twice as great. Ky2' i-i it -v John Sutton have roles in this terrifying drama of the most fantastic, fiendish character in all history the story of Rich ard III and his rise to power as the bloodiest king England has ever had. "Riders of Black River." star ring Charles Starrett, will play as the companion feature. IS CALLED BY DEATH AFTER LONG ILLNESS Alma Sophia Scheffel, a rest dent of Medford for the past seven years, passed away at her home, 706 West 6th Street, Dec. 26 at 12:40 p.m., after a pro longed illness. Miss Scheffel was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 23, 1882 and moved with her parents to Butte, Montana when very young. After spending her early life there she moved to Mupert. Idaho, living there un til 1932 when she moved to Medford, living here continu ously since that time. While a resident of this city she has made many friends whoJ will be saddened at her passing. She leaves to mourn her de parture her mother, Mrs. Ther esia Scheffel, three brothers, Fred W. Scheffel and Leslie Scheffel, of Medford and How ard V. Scheffel of San Francis co: three sisters, Mrs. F. H. Rogers, and Dee Scheffel of Medford and Mrs. H. H. Lewis of Boise. Idaho. Christian Sci ence services will be conducted from the chapel of the Perl Funeral Home Thursday at 2 p m. Interment will take place in the family plot in the Med ford I. OOF. cemetery. Friends! tend the services. Burch Talks AltK.rt Burch, prominent mining man and one of three members of the govern ing board of the state of Ore gon department of Geology and Mineral Industries, was guest speaker at the regular weekly meeting of the Rotary club held yesterday at Hotel Medford. Mr. Burch spoke regarding func tions of the board and organiz ation. Pipelines transport gas from the Texas Panhandle to sections of 14 states, including Texas. Too Late to Classify AUCTION" 8AI.B at Pavilion Satur day. Dec. 30. cnmmenclnc at 1:30 p. m. sharp. Have lots of livestock eonUned to this sale. Hogs, cattle and sheep. Also furniture and tools. Consignors have your prop ertv at Pavilion as early an possible. Saturday a. m. Southern Oregon Livestock Auction Co. Col. A. H. Dudley (Auct.) Phone fl.M-J-S. HAHN MOTORS Your Chrysler Dealers are offering the following prices to CIJ!AN OUT BEFORE JAN let. Check these prlcesl See our stock! Oet our easy terms I If not satis fied, make ua an offerl These cars are actually going to be sold at once I 1937 Chrysler Royal 8 Sedan, com pletely renewed, overdrive. $595 1938 Chrysler Royal fl Sedan, short mileage, new car condition $765 1039 Dodge Luxury Liner Sedan. almost new $795 1937 Plymouth Deluxe 4-Door Seclnn, A-l condition $495 1037 Studebnker Dictator 8 Tour ing Sedan, original paint, up holstery Immaculate. $150 un der market w$495 1935 Pontlae Deluxe Sedan $395 1935 Plymouth Deluxe Sedan $295 1934 Ford Deluxe Sedan $233 1933 Dodge Deluxe 8edan ..$265 1933 Ford 2-Door.... $105 1933 Dodge Sport Sedan. .$145 1931 Durant Pickup $49 1929 Chevrolet Coupe.. ........ .$45 1929 Durant Coupe $35 See These Quick At 35 S. Riverside or 38 N. Riverside. Thirty additional cam to pick from, priced accordingly HAHN MOTORS Tour Chryaler Dealers 34 CHEV. COUPB. wagon and rack, Bldehlll plow, harrow and culti vator. Box 58, Beall lane. FOR RENT House. S4 80. Hollv. corner Uth. Jan 1st. Call A. H. Miller. Phone 959. FOR RENT Pasture land, larwe chtcken hou&e and 1-room dwell ing. Both electric lighted. Mary Woodson, Rt. 1. Central Point. AMFRICAN ORIENTAL 91H14 nig wun paa, aoo. 01a so. oakda:e. wb THANK our Chrtstmaa tree cue. tomers and wish them a happy New Tear. C. M. Bulllvan Son. 3-WHEEL TRAILER cheap. 317 So. rtiversiae. Apt. B. FOR SALE 9x13 rug. old row with black border. Phone 736-L. FURNISHED APARTMENT for rent. 317 West 3nd St. WANTED Competent housekeeper, must he good cook. 3 adults. Box 1181 Tribune. EXCHANOB Practically new Easy washing machine for young milk cow. phone eio-J-3. FOR SALE Baled and loose alfalfa hay; also dry apple wood. Ed. Han ley Ranch. Box 201 Rosa lane. RAW FUK8 WANTED I Eastern Cash Prices paid for your fura at home. Also hides, pelts and wool MEDFORD BAROAIN HOUSE 37 N. a rape St Medford. Or. FOR SALE Newtowna. Nice quality, good sizes. By the lug or truck load. Bring containers. Myron Root Co., Inc. Warehouse 47 South Fir St. Buy your 1940 license, says Sec. of State Earl Snail Gat Humphrey Cat with plate attached and have your dough a well. L WE CAN STILL DELIVER Humphrey Motors 33 S. Riverside. Phone 4S4 DE SOTO PLYMOUTH X Phone 1300 for Towing or Wrecker Service Anywhere Anytime Lewis Super Service