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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR T: FOR 9,174 PLANES SINCE COIN READY Seoy. Stimson Reviews Pro , gress in Defense F.D.R. Signs Dock Construction Washington. Sept. 19 JPh Secretary Stimson announced today that the war department had signed contracts lince July 1 (or 9.174. of 18,841 war planes for which congress has provided funds at this session. Reviewing progress made by the army In reinforcing defenses In the last three months, Stim son said the figures were for airplane purchases "as of to day." 1000 Monthly Output An estimate that mounting American production of war planes had reached 1,000 a month came meanwhile from of ficials of the aeronautical cham ber of commerce. "Several hundred" of these, officials said, were believed des tined for Great Britain. In Aug ust, total production of all but small private aircraft was put by the national defense commission at 865 planes, of which 238 were for Britain. By February or March, offi cials of the aeronautical cham ber estimated, American output will be at least 1,300 planes a month. They estimated possibly half of these might be for Bri tain. At the same time Stimson In a series of announcements, dis closed tentative plans to call to active duty approximately 37, 000 national guard officers and men In November. They will comprise the third and fourth national guard increments to be called out. Under present plans, no fur ther units will be ordered to service before January 3. At the White House, mean while. President Roosevelt sign ed legislation authorizing $23, 880,000 worth of navy drydock construction in preparation for the day when the fleet will In clude 43,000-ton battleships. One huge graving dock will be built in New York harbor, and an oiner in me Caribbean area while extensive improvements will be made at the South Bos ton, Mass., Navy yard. Eye Sabotage Bill At the capitol the house rules committee arranged for the house to take up soon a bill to make immediately effective a war-time fines up to $10,000 and imprisonment up to 10 years for sabotage of defense production or transportation. In discussing plane orders Stimson gave no delivery dates.; In addition to the plane andl guard announcements he said-,,11 also: The war department has be gun investigation of titles look ing to the purchase of between 20.000 and 30.000 acres to en. large the present 33.000-acre area of Fort Knox, Ky., head quarters for the newly organ ized first armored corps. Construction of barracks and other facilities for an aggregate of more than 100,000 troops has been authorized at seven mili tary posts. The posts and the number of soldiers to be pro- vlded for at each include: San , I-uis Obispo. Calif., one guard division and other troops. 20. 000 men; March Field, Calif-, anti-aircraft firing center, 12.500 men. Penny tn Cow's Brain. Seattle. Wash. tU.R' A Seat tle slaughterhouse uncovered s miniature bonanra when butch- , ..,;, na I rn.?"!!..1 from the brain of a llolstein row. It was found in the left I front section of the brain and was believed to have been "sniff ed up" by the cow while the animal was grazing Still Faithful. n. v v -ii d u'likii.1, engine out of the chassis only ! once mr main Dearing repairs, and equipped with kerosene headlights and its original old style brass radiator. Jesre J. Johnson still operate his 1914 automobile. He proudly boasts that it has never been In an accident or towed. MANY NEVER SUSPECT CAUSE OF BACKACHES ThU Old Trmnt Of tan Brirtf Happy KolW V-Ajr rtfferri rvlUtv rtrW hsj-krift Q'lxkh, one tl rr 4.16VOVOT lint li') ri o) 1 kxiiHM art) Same. rtuW way t-klt ( t" !(- ! H mi mil nl h U.m-. 1 1 y Mp m-itt pM.i l rut -tMl J pinw-d-xv. t n duar-r-W i4 kr.!tij (linn. .a t-rn.t ("winrwi- riter lr rmain tn yrir M,, r . nanf htn-hrb, rfn.Bitr ftr.t. fVt rIIM, !) (j pop SiliaJ T6rffY, ('iff 1.1 ll.fb'l, llirs; pi rf rtHsa utV lfc vi-, bfa t '. 6ni diiiira. titvig.rt ivntv ( ,$ Mt ftith .ntvtir arxi btimintf v"ir"e. Don't -ail .,. tmir rfridlaf f, po. Pllkl. tlsM e.f.,11, v r ,(, fl, ( r . ., lf llitvpt.hipr.f -r,rf ol m .H , A n.iW iA aip,y ijlxr fl nh .-.ji ....- M Uvm Vtosat UmsO. WuM i . New York Times Favors Willkie As Best Bet in Present Crisis New York. Sept. 19. (-TV-The New York Times, which sup ported Franklin D. Roosevelt for President In 1932 and 1938, came out against third term today In an editorial supporting Wendell L. Willkie. The Times, an Independent Democratic newspaper, has not! supported a Republican presi dential candidate since 1908- Ob serving that it was making its choice in "one of the greatest crises of this nation's history," the paper said it chose Willkie "primarily for these reasons": "Because we believe he is bet ter equipped than Mr. Roose-! velt to provide this country an adequate defense; because we believe he is a practical liberal who understands the need of increased production; because we L.-H-..- .u. : i uniinuiuiiKiiKiipuiRiaw Mr Roosevelt have failed dis astrously; because we believe that at a time when the tradi tional safeguards of democracy are falling everywhere it is par ticularly important to honor and preserve the American tradition against vesting the enormous powers of the presidency in the V,.,l. ., .1 Uvi'fn. ; omce" DU MP? MLWmD K nt U lUU iLIUMLl) II EARLY PORTLAND DAYS Portland, Sept. 19. (IP) A truck company rented the quar ters at 227 S. W. 1st avenue the other day and the E- L. Taylor shop is moving up the street a block. The news brought a nostalgic tug to Portlanricrs whose mem ories hold the clatter of. hooves, the squeal of dry axles and the sweet, cindery aroma of a forge. Taylor's Is Portland's last black smith shop of the old, open-door style where red-hot horseshoes were hand - fashioned to order. plunged Into a tub of black water and nailed on In a single operation. Taylor opened his shop tn buckboard days and blacksmith ed through the Pacific north west's adolescence. In 1931 the shop passed Into the hands of W. Garner and O. W. Peterson, but Taylor still works in it. Most of the work now Is mak ing and repairing logging tools, machine blacksmilhing and, oc casionally, a shoeing Job for countv fair or livestock exhib itors. Garner, Peterson and Taylor say there Isn't a good black smith under S3 any more, and most of the real artisans of the anvil ore In their 60s or 70s. Taylor himself Is 74. Lake County Draws Army Of Hunters Silver Lake, Ore.. Sept. 19 Hundreds of hunters from all parts of OrcRon and sur rounding states trekked Into this popular Lake county hunting grounds today tor the opening of the deer season tomorrow. Jacksonville Boy Enlists in Navy Portland. Sept. ltlM') Thir ty men enlisted Wednesday at the Portland navy recruiting office. Lieut -Commander L. B Stuart said. They were sent 1m mediately to the San Diego training station Included was Earl E. Huvtk. Jacksonville. Profits Boy Scouts, Story City. la. CJ Pi Boy Scout troop 101 owes i great deal to corn. On acreages do nated to the troop the scouts have grown popcorn and sweet corn Whil'h nroviilrH mnn,t rnr ' nim uiuii nirm a new canin. War Changes Tastes. Portland. Me. iU R S i n c e the beginning of the European j war. me punnc nnrary reports a record increase in books lent I U'lt:i tt trai,, - l: ' ii.iuiiiK, jeets. nical sub Dial 2123 FCR GREEN PINE SLAESS Timber Products Company HSO'oat END NORTH MEDFORD MATL DR. JOHNSON RITES FRIDAY 2 P. M. AT FIRST METHODIST . , , . L""""' """7' ,or DKr P""er Johnson who ; passed away Sunday, at the fa- . m. . no , will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist church, on West Main street. The Rev. Jo seph Knotts, pastor, will offici ate and interment will be In Siskiyou Memorial Park. The Perl Funeral Home is In charge of arrangements. rn.ii.- Active pall-bearers will be Ri- B' son, Charles H. Paske, R. C. Van Valzah, F. G. Bunch and B. R. Elliott. Honorary pall bearers wil! be Drs. Ralph Dip- pel, C. C. G Ubcrry, George H Goodrich. Wrier Hoppe, James ;S. Johnson, R. C. Mulholland. Frederick H. Johnson. I. D. Phipps, Frank Roberts, L. L. Sanders and C. E. Kunz. Dr. Johnson had resided in Medford for the past ten years. He was born at Liberty, Kas., October 22, 1887. His parents were Amos Franklin and Carrie Parker Johnson. When a baby, his parents mover to Independ ence, Kas. where he was reared. He attended Montgomery County high school, Kansas State college, Baker university and graduated from Western Dental College in Kansas City, Mo., with the class of 1912. His first professional location was at Florence. Oregon, where he remained until he went into the medical service of the U. S. army during the World war. He was commissioned Nov. 8, 1917 and served overseas with the Engineer corps of the A.E.F. as dental officer. He was dis charged July 31, 1920. Dr. Johnson was married July 3. 1921 in Spokane, Wash., to Nellie Juanita Stovall, and to this union were born one son, Charles Parker Johnson, Jr., nd one daughter, Betty Jane Johnson, both of whom survive. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Port land, later being associated there with the late Dr. Mearle Fox. With his family, he moved to Medford August 1, 1931, and practiced his profession in part nership with Dr. B. R. Elliott. He was a member of the First Methodist church, . and the American Legion and Elks lodge. He was president of Southern Oregon Dental So ciety. Beside the Immediate family he is also survived by his mo ,, Mr, a. r Johnson. Sr.. of Independence, Kas., and one brother. Rev. A. Frank Johnson, Jr., Presbyterian minister of , Leavenworth, Kas., who is pres ent for the funeral services. Hermann Reburied. New Orleans. (U.P.l Felix A. Hermann, once known as "Her mann the Great" to the lovers of magic, has had his dying wish fulfilled to be buried in Chal niclte national cemetery. Her niann. a resident of New Orleans for many years, died in Novem ber, 1938. Chops Pear Tree. Stockbridge. Mass. (U Rt George Washington had noth ing on little Dickie Woodbridge. When his Darents failed to re- l I mill muni- on milt.- n t-ini-i i ill- ed some friends bv chopping down the family pear tree. Jam Boston Clinic- Boston. lURi Physicians at the hay fever department of the Boston evening clinic have hung out a standing room onlv sign. . ., ... . jney report tney are narci pressed to handle the patient!- already here." 3 00 CUBIC rOOT LOAD eaitoN CENTRAL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. LIVESTOCK ron land Portland. Sept. IB (AP-USDAl Host: 600; later trad barely steady: food to choice 170 to J is. b. dnve- ins 66.60 . 6 76; few lota to 66.86 rly; 330 to 170-lb. 66OO46.-O; llfht Ufhto mostly S M 1 6.00; -hole 158 1b. S0.2S; medium grades down to 6626; packlnf sows mostly 4.60ia ft 00; good to eholc feeder pJs 1 bit ss.76aa.3a. Cattle: 136; calvee. 16: market low. cows and bulls weak to 36c lower for 3 days; other elaaaes about steady; few good to medium gTaea ateera 7.00e) 8.78: strictly good grain-led ateera quotable to 611.00; choice to medium hellers 66.O0.80O; euttera down to 66.35; canner to common cows moatly 13.35 a 4.76: eery few dairy type cowa about 65.00; good feed cowa 60.50 a 6.75; young cowa quotable to 67 35 or above: bulla salable 67 00 down: cutters down to 5 00: good to choice eealera 610 50 11-50; medium grade 69 00a) 10.00; common ealvea down to 66.00. Sheep: 450: market active, strong; gool to choice trucked-tn apnng lambe 68-00 to moatly 68.36; 1 out standing lot 6850; lew feeder Iambi 80 J 7.00; abort deck feeder late Wednesday 67.50; few yearling 65.00 A5.50; older wethera 64.00; medium to good ewes salable 62 60 a 3.36. South Kan frani'lM-o South San Pranclico. Sept. 19 (AP-U8DA) Hogi: 150; steady to 10c higher to packera; moat 185 to 23V lb. California 7.70; odd packing aowa S4.75 down. Cattle: 75; ateera around steady: ona load ahort-fed medium to good 1 232-lb. ateera S8 8S: light fed kinds quoted up to 1950; heifers moatly unchanged, short load 865-lb. 7.10; ranfre cowa steady, package MO -lb. 10.75; few dairy cowt 6 00; odd head rannera and euttera M.50 t 6-25. Calves: Salable none: about steady: less Interest than during the past two weeks. Sheep: 450; two decks medium-pelt 75-lb. lambs 8 50 sorted 10 per cent. one deck 66-lb. $8.35; shorn ewes quoted I175.f3.75. Chlraco Chlrauo. Sept. 16. (AP-USDAI Hoge 15.600; alow, around steady with Wednesday's average: aome bide 6-10 lower; top 66-90: good and choice 300-270 lbs. 66 63-85: 370-300 lbs. 66.60-76: 300-350 lbs. 66.20-50: sows steady to strong early: closing steady; 300-350-lb. weights 66.00-25; 350-450 lba. 8S.608.00: 450-500 lba. 05 35-63. Cattle 6.000: calvea 500: several loada choice to prime ateera held above 613.75: early top 613.50: and medium weight steers at 613 50 on 1025 lb. yearlings; heifer 611.65: bulls 67 55 down on aauaafz offerings; vealer 60 lower: instance more: closer sorted at 612-50 down to 611.00. 8heep 6,000 practically no early trading: bidding 68.75 and 6885 or around 25 lower on native aprlng lambs held fully steady at 69.00 and above: yearling scarce- few light weight fat eves 64.00; bulk mixed lots S3 .00-73. Chicago Wheat Chlcaso, 8-pt. 19 (API Wheat: 0en High Low Close Sept .77 .77 H .76 .76', Dec .77', .78 .771, .773, May .78', .78', .77J .77', Portland Wheat Portland. Sept. 19. (API drain: Wheat: Open High Low Close Sept 73 '4 .7 .73', .74 Cash Brain: Oata No. 8. 38-lb white 634 00. Barley No. 8. 46-lb. B. W. 621.00 flai No. 1. 61.48',. Cash wheat (bid): Soft white 74 ',c; western white 74' ic: western ,ru " "ra "mrr : """""J Come to the Siskiyou County FAIR 3 BIG DAYS Sept. 20, 21 & 22 3 DAYS of RACING LIVESTOCK POULTRY BOOTH EXHIBITS At the Fairgrounds Yreka Calif. OREGONT. THURSDAY. 74c: II per cent 76c: 13 per cent T7e; IS per cent TSe. Hard white-bean: 13 per cent 60c; 18 per cent 63c; 14 per cent 84c. Today car receipts: Wheat 18: barley 10; (lour 31; corn 30; mill feed 6. Portland Produce Portland. Or.. Bept. IB API Butter Prlnu. A grade. 33e lb. In parchment wrappers. SSc in cartons: B grade. 80i,e In parchment wrsp pera, 81 4c In carton. IVjga Buying prices: Eitra. large. 36c do. Standards, large. 19c, extras, medium. 33c; standards, medium. 19c. Llv poultry Buying pnoea: No. 1 grade leghorn broilers, 14 to 3 lbs. lbs., 17c; fryers, under 8 lbs. 15c; fryers 3i to 4 lb. 17-lSc: roasters, over 4 lbs, 18c; leghorn hen, over 84 lbs.. 11c; leghorn ben, under 34 lba., 8c; colored hens, over 8 lbs., 15 4-lSc; colored hens. 1 to 6 lb. 154-ISc lb. Butterfat. cheese, country meats, dressed turkey, onion, potatoes, hay, wool, unchanged. Wall St. Reports New York, Sept. 19 The stock market indulged In a breathing spell today after four successive rising sessions. Steels led the list on a mod est forward Jaunt in the fore noon in which volume picked up a bit over that of Wednes- 7' Top marks were cut or can- celled at the close and an as- sortment of medium-sized minus signs was in evidence. Transfers were near 300 0001 shares. Stocks In front .1 nn. e Bethlehem, Republic Steel Pre ferred, Jones 4i Laughlin Pre ferred, Sears Roebuck, Doug las Aircraft, United Aircraft American Smelting, Phelps Dodge, Pennsylvania, Chesa peake & Ohio, Loft, Pathe, Gen eral Electric, Union Carbide and Texas Corp. Today's closing prices tor 34 selected stocks follow: Al. Chem. As Dye...w..unquoted Am. Can 97 A. T. ii T. 162', Anaconda . 21 , Atcn. T. it 8. F. 16', Bendlx Avla , , 31 Bethlehem Steel 79 Caterpillar Tract. 47 Chrysler 77i Curtlas-Wrlght 7 Douglas Aircraft 77 DuPont 1704 Gen. Electric. 34 3 Gen. Pood 40 Oen. Motor . 481, Int. Harvester 45'-, .hat's how to enjoy this true European-type Filsner . YOU'LL LIKE this light, Brown Derby Pilsner with your meals, as well. It's tangy, but delicately so. Champagne-like in its light-hearted liveliness and sparkling clarity. Naturally it goes better with food. You didn't think America could ever brew such a beer? Then get some Brown Derby Pilsner to sample tonight. You be the judge. And if you are anything short of enthusiastic, your purchase price will be willingly refunded. MmU h Stlim Jrrvere ftr Smftwy BR OWN SEPTEMBER 19. 1940. Johns-alanvllle Kennerott , , Monty Ward No. Ann. Avn. . North Amer. Penney u. c.( Pcnn. B. R. Phillip Pet. Radio :: - . 17 . 16 . 904 . l4 . 64 . . 6 . 6H , 164 , 844 . ' . W" . 4 , 16 . 64 Southern Pacific . std. Brands . Std. oil Cal. Std. Oil N. J. , Tranaamerlca Union Carbide , United Aircraft United Airline U. 8. Steel an I'ranrtsro Butter San Pranclaco, Sept. IS. ( API lUSDAl Butter, 93 score 34c; ! 39c; 90-3c; 89-374C 8Ycrunnto. gept. 19. (AP, Churn inn crtam butterfat: fint grade 91 lie; second grad 29 ',0, T LOG RAP! AFIRE OFF PT. SUR San Diego, Calif., Sept. 19 (IP) A giant log raft, being1 towed from the Columbia river ) to San Diego, was reported afire 1 today off Point Sur, 150 miles i south of San Francisco. I Frank Lynch, president of a th- ,h. .,.,, I -an uiego lumoer company, saia Daphne was speeding to the blaz-j Ing raft. He said the fire was started by the friction of the! heavy chains binding the logs together. j The raft' 600 feet ,on- con" tains 5.000.000 feet of unsawed LUmb"- 11 " " tow tug! Radio Highlights Tonight: Europe CBS 4:SS. 6:45: 9:15. 6: NBC 8. WABC.CBS 6:15 p. m., Ed ward R. Stettinus, Jr., on de fense; Wendell L. Willkie ad dress at Los Angeles 8 p. m. Friday: WJZ-NBC, CBS, MBS 12 (noon) President Roosevelt address at U. of Pennsylvania bi centennial. . . Europe NBC 4 a. m., 9:45 a. m.: CBS 4, 5:15 a. m., 2:45 p. m.: MBS 7:05, 9:15. 8:45 a. m. . . . WJZ-NBC 7:30 a. m., Lieut. Col. L. B. Hershey on conscription. , . . Short waves: GSD. GSC Lon don. 4:30 a. m.. Britain Speaks: 2RO. Rome. 5:40 request selec tions; TGWA Guatemala, 7,, Radio theater- breathe in its tangy, marvelously delicate wallow slowly, pleasurably, to make its refreshing goodness 1-i-n-g-e-r along your throat. . . Brown Derby Pilsner. DERBY 7ieuBEER !MRS. BANKHEAD BALKS, PLAN FOR Jasper, Ala., Sept. 19 D Mrs. Florence Bankhead an nounced today that she would not accept nomination to fill the congressional post of her hus band, the late Speaker William B. Bankhead. Selection of the Democratic nominee whose name will ap - pear on the Nov. 5 general elec- tion ballot will be made by the state Democratic executive com- mlttee at a meeting here Satur- day. FUEL OIL PRICES A Baiter 81oy Oil.. BABY DISPLAY "Personality 1 Portraits" J$j PRIZES IMj Special Offers I Sept. 5 to Oct. 1 ' I Come In For Further Details SHANGLE STUDIO 321 MEDFORD BLDG. PHONE 4242 aroma. . A lif H , - ? KLAMATH MAN KfLLEO IN AUTO SKID CRASH Klamath Falls, Sept. 19 J. James Wells, 50, of Klamath Falls, is dead and Lane Gregory, 25, in a hospital here as a result of an automobile accident Wed nesday on the Ashland-Klamath Falls highway. 1 Gregory said the car skidded ; as Wells applied the brakes after attempting to pass a truck. Arizona Is Known as th Apache state. Fuel At No Extra Coat ....S'2 P gallon Furnaca Oil 7Vi par gallon Tractor Fual 8!a par gallon Delivered to toii In 40-fallon lot or more. - i,c le per gallon at plant. Arranje with u now fur otir Fuel Oil require menr. Phone IT.W for lit format Ion ronrernlnn our plan to aa.e toil money on fuel oil ant protect too afalnst prlre aihance during, the Inter Beaton. Samson Fuel Oil Service Fourth and Front Street la A