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MEDFORD MATT, TRIBUNE. MEDFORD OREGON. WEDNESDAY. .TUNE 11. 1941. PAGE FTVB WHEAT ESTIMATE Spring Production Forecast At 213,0C7,0C0 Bushels Pear Crop Will Be Less. Washington, June 11. (IP) The agriculture department to day estimated the winter wheat crop as 697.692,000 bushels and spring wheat production, based on prospective acreage reported in March and the June 1 condition, as 213,007,000 bushels. Winter wheat production indi cations a month ago were tor Mi YTonne Cattle (above) nsj.ios.ouo Bushels, me crop j 27-year-old actress of San Jose, was 569.151.000 bushels last year'cal.. was reported missing from and the 1930-39 average produc- th. Mation Uner Monterey en tion was 569 417.000 bushels. !rout. to Tahiti. Miss Castle sail- Aereage tor narvesi mis year,, d Jrom San Francisco with a Missing at Sea i t anitiV jj. . ENTIRE S. P. FLEET TAKEN OVER FOR L DEFENSE Ten Cargo Ships To Go Toward Proposed 2,000,-000-Ton Pool, Is Word. is 40,313.000 acres, or 111.5 per cent of the 1940 acreage. Indi cated yield is 17.3 bushels to the acre, compared with 16.2 bushels a month ago. 16.3 bush els last year and 14.4 bushels! the 10-year average. Acreage Reduced. Spring wheat prospective acre age, as reported in March was 17,137.00 acres, compared with 18,547,000 acres planted for the 1940 crop, and 21.762,000 acres, the 1930-39 average acreage. Production of spring wheat was 227,547.000 bushels last year from the 17,356.000 acres har vested, 181,694,000 bushels from 15.404,000 harvested acres in 1939, and averaged 183.619,000 bushels from 17.416,000 harvest ed acres in the ten years, 1929 38. The condition of spring wheat on June 1 was 87 per cent of a normal, compared with 68 per cent a year ago, and 74 per cent the 1930-39 average. The total peach crop indicated on June 1 is 66.102.000 bushels, compared with 54.430.000 bush els last year, and 54.b56,000 bushels the 1930-39 average. Smaller Pear Crop The indicated pear crop is 30, 261,000 bushels, compared with 31,622.000 bushels last year, and 27,278,000 bushels the 10-year average. The condition of crops of June 1, with comparative figures for a year ago included: Apples (commercial crop) 65 and 69; peaches, 75 and 61; pears 67 and 67. Acre yield and production by important producing states in cluded; Winter wheat Idaho 25.0 and 15,750.000; Washington 29.0 and 45.501.000; Oregon 24.0 and 16.080.000; Cali fornia 16.0 and 12.176.000. Spring wheat: (Condition and indicated production) Idaho 93.0 and 8.322,000; Washington 93.0 and 9.936,000; Oregon 92.0 and 3,036,000. companion for Pacific islands. a cruise of the Oregon Bankers Elect Officers Cearhart, Ore.. June 11. UP) J. B. Booth of the Benton county State bank, Corvallis, was elected president of the Ore gon Bankers' association Tues day. The Oregon Independent Bankers' association named C. E. Johnson of Canby, president; W. W. Evans, Halfway, vice presi dent, and William Christensen, treasurer. TO DUTCH EAST INDIES Tokyo, June 11. t,V) Japan has formulated a policy toward the deadlocked economic ne gotiations with the Dutch East Indies and may instruct her mis sion at Batavia to continue ef forts to reach an agreement, re liable sources indicated tonight. This turn of events came alter Domei, the Japanese official news agency, had declared with drawal of the negotiators "now is a mere question of time." High government officials were represented as favorable to continuing the negotiations with lesser officials holding the contrary view. The newspaper Yomiuri said the Japanese government had been asked by its rcprcsntatives engaged in the economic negotia tions to call them home. The Tokyo press blamed Brit ain and the United Stales for failure of the East Indies to meet Japanese demands for a greater share of their tin, oil and rubber resources, but governmental sources maintained a reserved attitude toward the situation." Washington, June 11. (JP) The Maritime commission has directed the Southern Pacific company to deliver its entire fleet of 10 cargo vessels "for national defense purposes." The vessels, the commission said today in announcing the order, are being acquired pur suant to President Roosevelt's order calling for a 2.000.000-ton shipping pool to be used to aid nations whose defense he deems vital to the United States. The cargo vessels owned by the Southern Pacific company formerly were operated as the I Morgan line in coastwise service from New York and Baltimore to Galveston and Houston. Price Not Told The Maritime commission did not disclose the price being paid for the 10 cargo carriers, but an official described it as "proper compensation." He said the price had been agreed upon by the commission and the com pany. It was emphasized that the ships were not being requisi tioned in the legal sense, but merely being acquired under an agreement with the company. TWO DROWNED in Mineral economists are need ed to do research in the fields of minerals, coal and petroleum as a part of the comprehensive planning for national defense. I the civil service announcement said. Salaries range from $2600 i to $5600 a year. Full informa tion may be received from Earl H. York, secretary of the local board of civil service examiners and a clerk in the finance de partment of Medford postoff.ee. The commission also an nounced examinations for cylin der pressman for employment in the government printing office, at $1.32 an hour for a 40-hour week, and in the bureau of en graving and printing at $10.56 a day. SHERIFF SEIZES Radio Highlights By Associated Press (Time is Pacific Standard) New York. June 11. For 15 minutes NBC discontinued net work broadcasting yesterday afternoon to carry to its 225 stations an off-the-record talk Ion the handling of military news ;by public-relations chiefs of the army and the navy. I The hookup was described as a test, suggested by Abe Schcch- : tor of NBC, to demonstrate how the network could be used in I cases of emergency for special government purposes. I Tonight, war schedule 3:15 NBC-Red. 4:55 CBS, 5:15 MBS, 1 5:30 NBC-Blue; 6:00 MBS, 6:45 CBS, 8:00 NBC-CBS, 8:30 MBS. Thursday war schedule 4:00 NBC CBS, 4:55 NBC-Blue, 5:00 NBC-Red CBS. 6:00 NBC-Blue MBS, 7:00 MBS; 8:45 MBS. 9:45 NBC, 10:00 MBS, 11:55 CBS, 12:55 NBC-Blue. 2:25 NBC Red, 2:45 CBS NBC-Blue. CBS 2:15 Mayor La Guardia in Washington and Herbert Mor rison in London on "Morale and Civic Defense." JESS B. WRIGHT RITES E CALIF. Klamath Falls, June 11. UP) Police reported the drown ings Monday of Joe Bertrand, 50, Klamath Falls, and Arthur Morgan, 42, Bly. Bertrand's body was recovered from the mill pond of a lumber plant at which he was night watchman. He had been missing since Sunday. The Link river was dragged for Morgan, who walked to the river's edge and disappeared. Some short waves: VLQ7 Syd ney 1:55 music; HAT4 Buda pest 4:30 folk songs, news; CSC GSD GSL London 5, music of Britain; 2RO Rome 7 News. Louisiana expects to produce paprika commercially; Califor nia is experimenting with cara way, poppy and celery seed. Bather Drowns in Seaside LrabhOle at 7:30 p. m. for regular business Funeral services were held in Riverside. Calif., today for Jess B. Wright, former resident of Central Point, who passed away in the California city June 8. Mr. Wright, who was born November 24, 1886, leaves his wife, of Riverside, and four brothers. George, Joe and Will, all of Central Point, and Char ley, of Oakland, Calif. The U. S. civil service com mission today announced that it would receive until further no tice applications for the positions of mineral economists, the appli cations to be rated as received. Nationally Famous CgnitmiiM (.senna Coftia Shoo Buffet ftvsn Dlnini ano enqutt dooms famouslf rim Food Moatrr ppolntmtfiti Garsp OpposiU il. ' 2 Townsend Club 5 Issues Public Bid The public is Invited by Townsend club No. 5 to enjoy an evening of music, songs, games and cards Friday evening at K. P. hall. Members of club 5 are urged to attend promptly Seaside. Ore., June 11. 'IP) Garland Mott, 16, of Portland, was swept into a crab hole and drowned while swimming in the surf here today. The body was not immediately recovered. meeting. The program begins at C:30. A small fee will be charged those wishing to play games. Refreshments will be served. Cm Mill rnuuu ant sls. Today.,. TlIEOBEGONTRffl leads to OLD HERMITAGE, ifyoiire looldngjbr asjinealwtiicky bourbon wbishyas money will buy : A four-year-old trhishey famout tince 1870 ml ll utffu,-. m THANK YOU MEDFORD Our May Business Largest In Our Entire History Total Sales 130 Cars 4 1 New Chevrolets 89 Used Cars-All Makes 130 TOTAL SALES No wonder we can give you the best buy in Medford Want Cheap Transportation? 1929 Chevrolet Coach $65.00 1929 Chevrolet Sedan 65.00 1931 Buick Sedan 95.00 1930 Ford Roadster 75.00 1930 Dodge Sedan 65.00 1930 Ford Coupe 95.00 You can't beat those prices for cars that will really run ROGUE RIVER CHEVROLET NINTH AND BABTLETT STREETS Andover, N. J., June 11. VPl Sheriff Denton J. Quick seiied Camp Nordland, for four years scene of rallies by the German American Bund, after announc ing he had conferred with the office of Attorney General David T. Wilentz. Quick announced that the property (sold by the German American Bund auxiliary to 217 individual property owners on the premises would be patrolled regularly and no persons would be permitted on the grounds. The sheriff raided the camp on Memorial day and ordered it closed as public nuisance. The association demanded that Quick cease his "unlawful inter ference" at the camp. EBB IN RECENT YEARS Portland. June 11. (IP) Tuberculosis, a major cause of death for persons from 15 to 44 years of age less than 20 years ago, now is the leading cause only from 25 to 34, Carl E. Hopkins said today. Hopkins, statistician for the Oregon Tuberculosis asociation. said two facte fc were respons ! Eastern oystermen refer to thel A finger ring with built ! ible-a decrea in the tuber , small Pacific coast oysters aslcigaret lumter h. hJ! cuiosis aeain rate and Increases I thumbnail" oysters. L..j . in n.h.,. - Pacific College Honors Hoover Newberg. Ore., June 11. JH Professor Emmett W. Uulley, 46. was inaugurated as fifth pre sident of Pacific college today in ceremonies which included an honorary "doctor of humani tarian service" upon Ex-President Herbert Hoover. The degree conferred in ab sentia upon Hoover, a former student of the tiny Quaker col lege, was in recognition of his efforts "for the relief of suf fering" in Europe and America. "2-Inch Grass" Philadelphia U.R A peddler "cleaned up" in Philadelphia, selling grass "that grows to a height of only 2 inches," accord ing to George W. Connor of the Better Business bureau. 'This particular cheat even tells you to get rid of your lawn mower because 'you won't need it w.ith this seed,' " Connor said. HOLLYWOOD STARS VOTE IT RBSV-a W . 1 I i ?NIV. IV J I I " " Sends Teeth Providence, R. I. (UP) Two front teeth of six-year-old Sonya Nixon, an English refugee, were I shipped to her parents in Eng land when they came out while she was visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Reilly. Her parents have written acknowledging re ceipt of the teeth. More persons have heard owls ! than have seen them, because . most owls are active at night. Stock of Davis Feed Store 1715 North Riverside, Medford Now being offered at wholesale prices and 1ms consisting of feed, seeds, poultry supplies, sprayers, garden tools, salt, grits, stock remedies, ate. Dealer Invited ssssmw ii m mm m i . TT. II I I 11 0tVut
