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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1940. PAGE FP7E LOCAL and PERSONAL Cubi to Meet Boy Scout cub pack 19 will hold an achieve ment council at 8 p. m. Friday I in the Upper Rogue Grange hall. George Sherman is chair man. Court Citation Henry A. Poston, 62, of Ashland was cited by state police yesterday to appear in justice of the peace court Thursday, charged with driving a truck without a PUC permit. Minor Accident Eugene F. Edwards of 616 Franquelte street and R. L. Gross of Port land drove cars involved in a slight mishap on North River side avenue Monday night, ac cording to a report on file to day. Delxell Here W. A. Delzell of Portland was a brief visitor here today. He was en route to Klamath Falls on business Mr. Delzell is chief of field of the U. S. internal revenue bu reau. He Is the father of Mrs. Don Newbury of this city. Snow Spotty Snow only in spots remained in the Union Creek district today. Diamond Lake highway was still open but, like other roads in the district, was icy in shaded areas, Crater Lake national park headquarters here an nounced. Tire chains were ad vised. Visit Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Childs and family of Griffin creek spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Leigh and family of Ashland. Mrs. Childs and Mrs. Leigh are sis ters. The children, DeArmond and Richard Leigh and Duane Childs, motored to Medford and spent the evening at the roller skating rink. Re-Enlists Wilbur L. Hober, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Hober of 801 North Central avenue, re-enlisted at Portland, January 15, for four years in the U. S. navy, George E. Pat terson, recruiter here was noti fied today. Hober completed one tour of duty with the navy on January 9. He is a ma chinist's mate second class. Home on Leave Charles H. Paske is spending a 15-day leave of absence from the U. S. navy at the home of his par ents, Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Paske of 1010 South Oakdale avenue. The youth enlisted in the navy through the Medford recruiting station in July, 1938, and since completing the usual three months' training period has been serving on the battleship Mississippi which is now at the navy yard in Bremerton, Wash. Snow Settles Snow, of the "variable crust" description, had settled to a depth of 58 inches at headquarters building in Crater Lake national park this morning, rangers reported by radio. Park roads were still covered with a layer of hard, packed snow and ice and tire chains were advised. The wea ther was partly cloudy, visi bility good. Lowest tempera ture in the night was 23 de grees. Plane Passengers W. E. Wil son arrived from the south by United Mainliner yesterday afternoon. J. H. Biehn and Willard Wilson arrived from the north on yesterday's fore noon Mainliner which was two and a half hours late. The Mainliner due here from the south at 4:52 a, m, did not arrive today until 10:50, having been held at Oakland, Cal., because of fog at Portland and Seattle. The southbound Main liner due here at 10:55 a. m. was delayed at Seattle because of fog around the northwest cities and was re-scheduled to arrive here at 2:30 p. m. To Reshlngle Everett Bray ton of 314 Vancouver avenue applied at the city building in spector's office yesterday for a permit to reshingle his resi dence at a stated cost of $150. Whita Returns M. F. White, who spent his annual vacation with his family at their home, 46 Quince street, returned re cently to Algoma. where he Is employed by the Algoma Lum ber company. Grey to Seattle Herb Grey, advertising manager of the Mail Tribune, left this morning for Seattle where he will speak Friday on advertising at a newspapermen's institute spon sored by the University of Washington. Grange Party Roxy Ann Grange will sponsor a public card party this evening at 8 o'clock at the Grange hall on Spring street. Pinochle and five hundred will be in play throughout the evening. WATER RECEIPTS NET $40,735 FOR YEAR,ISREPORT (continued from page one) OFFICERS ARREST C.C. ALLEN AT 000R OF DIVORCED WIFE rants and $24,000 in other se curities, the last two items be ing specified as investments. Net water receipts for 193B showed an increase of 6.11 per cent over those of 1938. Record Use. On December 31, 1939, water users totaled 3845, largest num ber on record for any December 31, and 42 more than on the same date in 1938. In alalyzing the income state ment, prior to its public issu ance, at last night's city council meeting. Councilman M. N. Hogan remarked: 'This state ment shows why it is best for a municipality to own its own water system." He added the water commission had made an excellent showing. "Four Daughters" Become "Four Wives" in New Hit ' , IN VNe Union Carbide United Aircraft U. 8. Steel . MI4 MS San Francieco Butter. San Francisco, Jan. 17. (AP USDA) Butter unchanged. Sacramento, Jan. 17.-P) Churning cream butteifat: First grade 36; second grade 33l,i. (Continued rnjiu Page One.) Rented Firearm State police learned that Al len had rented a 12-gauge shot gun from a local sporting goods store here yesterday afternoon, at the same time purchasing four shells loaded with buck shot. He then left Medford be tween 5 and 5:30 p.m. to hitch hike to Ellingson mill, it was discovered by police, who be lieve he secured a ride on a truck. The Allen's were married In 1936 and lived here for a year or so, before their estrangement. Mrs. Allen formerly lived in Central Point with her parents Allen was a laborer, and for a time tended bar in a local beer establishment. IN Livestock Gale Page, Lola, Priscilla and Rosemary Lane, the ' Four Daughters" of last year's hit, are now the 'Tour Wives" in the new film sequel, with the same cast, which is scheduled to make its first Medford show ing at the Craterian theater Sunday when it will open a three-day engagement. Other important roles are played by Claude Rains, Jeffrey Lynn, Eddie Albert, May Robson, Frank McHugh, Dick Foran, Henry O'Neill and John Gar field, who was accidentally killed in the first picture, is shown as the "vision" who haunts Priscilla every time she is about to find happiness with Lynn Warner Baxter, Alice Faye in Show Portland. Jan. 17, ( AP-USDA) Hogs: 60O: market fairly active. mostly steady; underweights alow; god-choice 165 to 315-lb. drtvetna moatly S6.25; tew head S8.30; off grades down to $6.00; short load S6.2S; freight diversion loads quot able at 6.40; 230 to 270-lb. butchers 5.o0o.75; light lights and slaugh ter pigs 5.005.76; packing sows 4.25i4.76; good-choice feeder pigs salable a6.0OijtB.5O. Cattle: 160; calves 36: mostly steady; few common steers 6.50 7.00; medlum-fsood fed steers $8.00; strictly good light steers quotable to $9.00; few medium heifers $7.25 7.50; common grades down to $5.50; strictly good fed heifers eligible $8.36; cucter-common cows $4.00(6.00; can ners down to $3.50: fat dairy type oows $5.25$ 5.50: fairly good beef cows $6.00: sausage bulls $5.50(36.25; good beef bulls quotable $6.75; few good-choice vealers $10.00; strictly choice quotable to $10.50. Sheep: 100: light weight lambs quotable to $8.25: carloads eligible to $8.50; few good-choice shorn 90-lb. lambs $7.25; good-rhotce wooled ewes quotable $3.25 4.10. San Francisco, Jan. 17. (P) General staff of the "blue" army at Monterey, defending California from a "black" inva sion, received word today attack planes were launched from an aircraft carrier off Avalon, on Santa Catnlina island. Invading bombers, initiating what was believed to be the opening attack in the biggest mimic war games ever staged by combined navy and army, roared over San Francisco at 7:50 a. m., headed toward Oak land. But Major Charles M. Myers, commanding the aircraft warn ing headquarters here, said anti aircraft and aerial defenders had 18 minutes warning of the approach, and apparently re pulsed the attacking "black" bombers. The warning came from watching and listening outposts of the 400 military and- civilian observers throughout the state. South San Francisco South 8 an Francisco, Jan. 17. (AP-USDA) Hogs: 400; butchers 5c lower; top and bulk good to choice ISO to 220-lb. California $8.35: bulk 240 to 270-lb. $5.85: packing sows 25c lower for two days, bulk $4.75. Cattle: 160; calves none; steers and fat she stock mostly steady; load medtu mto low good 931-lb. Idaho fed steers $9.00 sorted 2 head: package cows 1,119-lb. weights $6.50; few canners and cutters $3.60 4.50; fleshy dairy cows quoted to $6.76; odd head medium bulls steady at $6.75; calves: good to choice vealers around $10.50(12.00. Sheep: 300; good to choice wooled lambs quoted around $9.25 or slightly above: medtum to good 124-lb. Cali fornia slaughter ewes about steady at $3.25. C " j'-t Cash wheat (bid): Soft white 86c; western white 86c; western red SSic. Hard red winter ordinary 84e; tl per cent 85,ic; 19 per cent 90c; IS per cent B4c; 14 per cent $1.00. Hard white. Bsart. 12 per cent 94'Jc; 18 per cent $1.00; 14 per cent $10S. Today's car receipts: wheat. 45; barley 3; flour 12; corn 7; mlllfeed 4. Trapped in a besieged Amer ican consulate, Alice Faye and Warner Baxter fall in love In the face of peril in "Barricade," startling drama of Americans in war-torn China, coming to the New Rialto theater tomor row for a three-day run. Char- les Winninger and Arthur Treacher head the grand sup porting cast with Baxter and Miss Faye. "The Night Riders," featuring John Wayne and the Three Mesquiteers, Is scheduled to play as the added feature with "Barricade." Chicago Wheat Chicago, Jan. 17 (AP) Wheat: Open High Low Close May 99 1.01 .99 1.01 July -96i .98?, ,96'i .9814 Sept. .95, .98 M .975, good cutter cows S9o lb.; canner cows 7",C(8c lb.; bulls 1010c lb. Other produce prices steady un changed. Chicago Chicago. Jan. 17. (AP-USDA) Hogs: 29.000; top $5.76: bulk good and choice 160 to 240-lb. $5.50(3 5.75; good 360 to 660-lb. packing sows $4 634.70; lighter kinds up to $4.90. Cattle: 8.500; calves 500; yearlings and medium weight steers held well above $12.00: early bids Indicating new high top for season; up to $12.00 paid for 1.336-lb. bullocks; with several loada medium weight and weighty steers $10.50 11.60: fed heifers fully steady; best $10.50. Sheep: 4,000; sheep around steady; scattered native ewes $4.004.50. Portland Produce Portland, Jan. 17. (AP) Country Meats: Selling price to retailers Country killed hogs, best butchers 125 to 150-lb. 8I38V2C lb.; vealers, fancy 14!416c lb.; light thin 10 13c lb.; heavy 10llc lb.; spring lambs 14(? 15c lb.; ewes 67c lb.; WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE Portland Wheat Wall St. Report Radio Highlights roR BALK Alfalfa hay, second and third cutting. Dobrot. r.leitad place. Central Point. By Associated Press (Pacific Standard Time) Tonight: Europe WABC-CBS 5:55. 8: MBS 6; 6:15. WABC-CBS 7:18 talk, Sen. James Mead; 7:30 U. of P. Bi centennial, Justice Owen J. Roberts, Gox. Arthur James and others. MRS 5:30 national confer ence of Jews and Christians. SPECIAL BARGAINS 40 Acres good deep soil; it Irrigated. In clover and alfalfa; 6-room house, electricity, water pressure system: shade: new large barn; on graveled road and school bus line. Poor heslh is the answer for the low price of $3000. ALSO Corv snd comfortable 6-room bouse with bath: lot eoxiso ft. Splendid location, on paved street, near hlga school. Price $1500, or $1860 com pletely furnished Including electrlfl range and washing machine. ALSO 7-room modern house, lsrge living ana aimng room, mspte xioors, 3 bedrooms, glsssed-ln sleeping porch; hot water fumsce. radlstor In each room; large attlo: full cement basement; large lot. Lot of shsde. close In. on paved street. Only $3260. Including furniture. See L. O. PICKELL. exclusive sgent. ! So. Bartlett. Thursday: Europe NBC 8 a. m.; WABC-CBS 5 a. m. 3:30 p. m. Too Late to Classify $1650 K1NQ6 HIGHWAY LOCATION 4-acre tract, excellent aotl, 3 -room modern house, barn, chicken houu, garage. Must be sold at once. Price only 91660. Terms oan be amtnged. Also FOR RFNT Modern 8 -room fur nished apartment over M-M Dept. Store. Phone 634-R. FOR RENT S-room horns. Inqnlr evenliws. 444 No. Front. FOR BALE FEEDS at Farm prices'. Baled atraw. Hay, loose, baled or chopped. Grain of all kinds, whole or ground. Phone Medford S5S-J-I. Victor Bnrsell. DAT OR KITE Associated ful oil DellTerc. Medford Fuel Co. Tel. 631. $3000 Brand-new 4-room home, dinette, 3 bedrooms, hardwood floors, laun dry trays, garage; good location; owner transferred and will sell. Only $3000; terms. MARK A. OOLDY Phone 738 100 E. Main St. Portland, Jan. 17. (AP) Drain: Wheat: Open High Low Close May 84 84 V4 B4 84 V4 Cash grain: Oats, No. 2, 38-lb. white $36.50. Barley, No. 3. 45-lb. bearded white $27.26. Corn. No. 2. eastern yellow ship ment $28.25. No. 1 flax, S2.I0U,. New York, Jan. 17. VP) A few issues trod slowly fractions to a point higher in today's stock market while their com panions held to a narrow range, either on the plus or minus side. Transfers approximated 500, 000 shares. Today's closing prices for 82 se lected stocks follow: Al. Chem. Dye 172 Am. Can '"H Am. Pgn. Power. A. T. & T. Anaconda Atch. T. & 8. P. Bendlx Avla. Beth. Steel Caterpillar Tract. Chrysler Coml. Solvent Curtlss-Wright DuPont Oen. Eloctrlo Oen. Foods Oen. Motors Int. Harvester I. T. 4: T Johns-Mnnvllle Monty Ward . North Amer -. Penney (J. 0.) Phillips Pet 38 Radio Southern Paclflo 13 Std. Brands 105',, Std. Oil Cal. 26 Std. Oil N. J. 44 Transamerlca 5 .. unquoted 170t4 7. 37 Wa 28 "4 73 51 as U'i 181 Wi 47 62H 188 . 4 71 'A 61 22 V, 03 FOR SALE Small trailer house or trade for car. Signal Service sta tion, Talent. FOR SALE OR TRADE 1938 Ford VB Pickup with stock rack, or trade Tor hos or cattle. Phone 2-X-3 Eagle Point. W. smith. ROOM AND BOARD. IM K. Oakdale. FOR SALS Used tires and tubes. 4.60x21, 6.25x21, 4.76x10, 6.26x10, 8.00x18, 5.00x20. Richfield Station, Jacksonville hlghwsy. FOR SALE Fresh and springer cows. Box 34, De Barr Ave. FOR SALE CHEAP Two suits, one overcoat, site 4C. 1 pair skis; 1 toboggsn. Also used furniture. Phone 1485-W. FIR slabs Qreen. Bum with dry wood. Med. Fuel Co., Tel. 881. RAW FTJKS WANTED 1 Eastern Cash Prices paid for your furs at home. Also hides, pelts and wool MEDFORD BAROAtN HOUSE 87 N. Grape St. Medford. Ore. FOR 8ALE Newtown apples, and up. Myron Root & Co. 25o CLEAN 4-room fumlahed duplex apartment with garage. Reason able. Inquire 801 Beaty, or phone 543-M. Old Mother Hubbard, She looked and she rubbered. And could hardly believe her eyes; "Hay, that Humphrey gang. Won't high pressure a man" A WORD IS ENOUGH TO THE WISE DE SOTO PLYMOUTH Humphrey Motors 33 S. Riverside. Phone 454 1 IF YOUR NOSE "CLOSES DP" TIGHT AT NIGHT Hinders Breathing Spoilt Slttp sdou sleeD7 Here s a tlD. Put a lew drops of Vicks Va-tro-nol up each nos- does your nosi fill up at night and s a tip. tril at bedtime. Then notice how it clears air passages, promotes freer breathing and so helps to pave the way (or reireshine sieepi this treatment Is so helpful because Va-tro-nol is expressly designed to bring relief in the nose and upper throat where transient congestion hin ders breathing. Try Vicks Va-tro-nol tonignti iiiillllipp- oTtMt o tecos- 11 i in I Town p. m. Town Hall Medford Hall will meet at 7:30 tomorrow at the Jackson Coun ty Chamber of Commerce, it was announced today by G. I. Maxwell, moderator pro tern. The forum this week will dis cuss "Does America Need Com pulsory Health Insurance?" The i same subject will be discussed earlier in the evening on the national Town Hall radio pro gram. B. L. Barry, president of the Medford Town Hall, said today that the local organiza tion has not authorized any so licitation of funds. Members pay their own way. Mr. Barry emphasized. - Baker Mine Afire Baker, Ore., Jan. 17. (P) A fire burning since Monday continued today in the Flagstaff gold mine, six miles from here. State police were informed two workers escaped uninjured. The I fire centered in one of the main J shafts of the 50-year-old mine, recently reopened for tests by ! I Charles C. Nutter of California. "Chan & Chan ' Thlnew Mrdiclne Co Be rellrtetj at one Im iir herbal rrmrdv. Do ' w ton have: A 1 1 h m a K j (J t?f Hay Feer. Stomach Fiji ;S Trouble. rontlpattn Chrome Cniisti. Rhe nmattm. Si nus Trimble Pile. Artlirllla. Co Mtlv Kriema. ppenrttricl. High Blood Prevaiirr. Pnwtate. Heart Mver. Blander. Kidney. I.onev BIikmI, I'Mnarr tmablea. Herb IU Kite tu relief m C Mi In NOW OPEN DAILY Except Wed Wed 10 a. m. to 1? 10 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. Il Out of those colorful, romantic j starts TODAY - 4 days! . days of minstrels and river boats 1 y The liver ihould pour out two pints ol J n ' liquid bile into your bowels daily. 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