MEDFORD 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.
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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!
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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
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Phone
1300
for Towing or
Wrecker Service
Anywhere Anytime
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