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Newspaper Page TextPAGE ETGHT MEDFORD MATL TRTBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY. JULY 23, 1941. HAWAII DEFENSE CAUSE OF BOOM Former Medfordite Here On Visit Tells of Vast Activity to Safeguard Islands A stupendous defense building program designed to turn the Hawaiian Islands into the best fortified naval, air and army base in the world is being rushed to completion, the Mail Tribune was told yesterday by Dan Wat son, former Medford resident who has lived in Honolulu for the past three and a half years, Watson, who took the fore noon United Mainliner to San f ranclsco today to catch a boat for the Island after spend ing a week here, said that between 30,000 and 40,000 de fense workers were engaged In constructing barracks, hangars, airdromes, underground storage tanks and other necessary struc tures as Uncle Sam hurried prep arations for possible trouble In ine facific. Not alone Is the United States additionally fortifying Pearl Harbor, Scoffield barracks and other Hawaiian bases, Watson said. Troops are being rushed to all the country's Pacific bases, such as Wake and Midway islands, and laborers are im proving and constructing de fense works on these possessions, be stated. Business Booms "One result of this terrific building program on the islands," Watson explained, "is that business has increased by leaps and bounds in the last two years. It is not strictly a ques tion of doing business, but of obtaining the merchandise to sell. The increased population has made such a demand on food, clothing and other Items that an acute shortage exists, and many merchandisers have taken to ordering their goods parcel post. . The housing situation also is not keeping pace with the tre mendous demand, he said, with rents being from 30 to 40 per cent higher than they are in the States. For example, he pointed out, one and two-bedroom apart ments are renting at from $75 to $150 a month, and defense work ers are "crying" for chances to rent houses and apartments. Vegetables Expensive In general, food prices are slightly higher, although good fresh fruits and vegetables are many times more dear than they are in the United States, Watson stated. "Watermelons, at one time, sold for 12 cents a pound, a small head of lettuce sells for 15 cents, and tomatoes cost 10 to 12 cents a pound," he ex plained. However, he said, wages and salaries have increased steadily to correspond with the higher living costs, and no hardships are being suffered by the Island's working population in that re spect. He said that employed persons, who three years ago made $100 a month, are now earning from $200 to $250. Gasoline and oil prices are the same as in Medford, Watson stated, and prices on nationally advertised brands of clothing are identical with those in America. ' "The Oriental situation in the islands appears well in hand," Watson said. "The Japanese who represent over half the total population, and the Chinese appear to get along well to gether; at least there is no out ward show of bitterness. And the whites are as friendly with the Orientals as can be ex pected." "Yes, I often see former Med ford residents in Honolulu," Watson said. "Howard and Blanche Leclerc are living there as are Irva Fewell, Charles Ha- zelrigg and "Buzz" Coleman and his wife. John Billings and Louie Thompson were in Hono lulu recently en route to Mid way Island, where they will be employed on a defense project. Watson is employed in an ex clusive men's store in Honolulu. While here he visited with his mother, Mrs. Eva V. Watson of Cargill Court and his two broth ers, L-ee and Jonn, operators oi the City Cleaning and Dyeing Works. FLIERS GUESTS AT Alt 4 AM Lleuts. Richard Rivers and Fred Purnell of the 20th pursuit squadron, U. S. army air corps, were guests as the Medford Ac tive club held a stag party at Prescott Park on Roxy Ann last night. Lieut. Rivers outlined the training the men go through in the army air corps, and describ ed the various types of planes they use. Lieut, Purnell gave a few highlights on the competi tive rating of American-made planes in comparison to those being built in England. Both of ficers answered many questions concerning all phases of flying. President Jack Nail announc ed the club would hold a party at Chalker's Motel Saturday night, August 2, with Royal Clare and Ray Martin in charge of ticket sales. Committee in charge of the stag party was composed of Wallace Brill, Bert Lowry and Gerald Latham. Guests included Earl Biaelow, Lew Conger, Ed Collins, Clyde Fichtner, Larry Ogle, George Harrington, Jack White, Don Wright, Lyle Kinney, Wendel Spence and George Smith. Action Zones on Red Front FINLAND G3 -X . NOVOGaVtf! a " V toenl votvNsm Jawv y RUMANIA 0MAT,tg - "vaItooi L mi n Black Sea jjlj; FEW FARMERS TO PAY AAA PENALTY Only about fifteen farmers of Jackson county are subject to the penalty tax for non-compliance with wheat quota provis ions of the AAA wheat control act, County Agent Robert G. Fowler said today. The exact number will not be known until after the harvest. A penalty tax of 49 cents per bushel has been set for all wheat over the quota. About 300 growers of the county have signed compliance agreements. Nichols Branch Circles indicate sones in which heavy fiahtlns was reported in nm nuao-vrman war. Germans reported annihilating an entire Russian division around Mogilev. Berlin reports pic tured German armies closing in on Leningrad down the Ka relian isthmus and around the north end of Lake Peipus (ar rows), and menacing Odeiia. in the south, by drives across the Dniester river (arrows), from Bessarabia. The state forest patrol this afternoon dispatched ten men and two tank trucks to a grass and brush fire 2V4 miles north east of Jackson Hot Springs on Grizzly mountain. Another fire, discovered at 1 a. m. at Tub Springs over the top of the Green Springs moun tain was reported controlled, the state patrol oUice sending in marine pump to extinguish some smouldering snags within the burned area. Rogue River national forest reported a fire near Weston lake in the Mountain Lakes primitive area, Lake o' Woods district. Two men were sent to it late yesterday afternoon and one re turned this morning for a mule and cans of water to extinguish smoldering embers. The fire, 3V4 miles from the nearest road, covered less than a quarter acre. Many persons were attracted by smoke last night to the Mid way road near the Thumler Meat company, but it was only grass the state patrol was burning off to remove a hazard. LIVESTOCK the Use degree yeaf-rouod hospitality at the Wnl'i foremost luxury retort, Inspiring welkj... caching play...breaih-taLlnf charm... relaxing peace. from 16.... European Plaa From $10. ..American Plan Nichols Branch, July 23. (Spl) Mr. and Mrs. Lester Murshel and family of Browns. boro spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L. 11. Tibbltts. Mr. and Mra. BUI Holman and daughter. Mary, motored to Ashland Sunday to Tint Mr. Holman'a moth er and have dinner In Uthla park. Mr. and Mra. J. I. Culbertaon and family ipent Wedneaday evening wnn Mr. and Mra. Hubert Smith. Mr. and Mra. George Pursel and eon, Donnle ahoppad In Medford Monday. Mr. and Mra. Rica Cooke of Day ton. Ore., are apendtng a few daya at me Cooke (arm and visiting rrienas. Ivan Kubll. Nye Mathews, Sher man Woolry, Jim Jackson, and Leon, ard Haynra are helping Vera Math ewa haul hay Uila week. Recent gueeta or Mr. and Mra. J. C. Mayham and family were Mra. R. H. Alford and daughter, Flor ence, of San Pedro. Calif. Mra. Bert Dowel! of Seattle. Ina and Florence Alford and Mr. and Mra. Verna Mathews were supper rtuesta of Mr and Mra. J. . Noble Sunday at Antelope. Mr. Onger of Medford ta out to the ranch for few daya building a new houe. Mra. Jack Braphy la attending packing school In Mrdford. Norfolk, Va., July 23. (jiP) Their ship torpedoed some 400 miles off the coast of Greenland while en route to Great Britain, four American Red Cross nurses came home yesterday under the strong arm of the U. S. navy with a vivid story of 12 days in an open boat in the north At lantic. Picked up July S by an Amer ican destroyer, they were taken first to a naval hospital at Reyk javik, Iceland, for treatment of gangrene of the feet and ex posure before coming here in a navy transport commanded by Copt. Clarence Gulbranson. The four, who sailed June 5 from New Orleans aboard a 7,000-ton vessel were Marion Blissctt of Detroit, Mich.; Vic toria Pelc of Auburn, N. V.; Rachel St. Pierre of Boston, and Lilian M. Pcsnicak of Albany, N. Y. Their rescue was announced without details by the navy July v. Swimmer Drtiwne. Baker, Ore, July 33. (AP) Don ald Raymonf Cropp of Baker, 13. drowned Tuesday aftrrncon while swimming in a reaervotr eouth of Baker. GETS FIRST CUT New York, July 23. iJP The first step toward the di vision of the 726.60-carat Presi dente Vargas diamond into $2, 000,000 in cut stones has been comoleted successfully. After months of study, Adri an Graselly, a veteran diamond cutter, cleaved a 160-carat sec tion from the fourth-largest diamond in history in a nerve tingling operation that left him physically weak after striking three precision blows. Prior to the cutting, the Var gas, rough and blue-white, was considered the largest uncut diamond in existence. It was found in 1938 by Joa quim Evancia in the dry bed of the Rio Santo Antonio, near Coromandel, Brazil. Battle New Blaze in Malin Sector Klamath Falls, July 23. fPl Forest fire crews established a camp just south of the Ore gon border below Malin today to battle a new blaze which broke out in the area where 90, 000 acres of timber and grass were burned last week. PASSES, AGED 77 Mrs. Minnie H. Albaugh, 77, passed away early this morning at her home, 307 Haven street. She was born in Kickeyville. Wis., on March 27, 1864, and came to Southern Oregon in 1930. She was a member of the Christian church for 50 years. She is survived by three chil dren, Russell B. Albaugh, Med ford, Ralph Albaugh and Mrs. Eva Bracken, both of Portland. Services wilt be in the Con ger Funeral Parlors Thursday at i p. m., with Dr. C. C. Drum mond officiating. Interment will be in Phoenix Cemetery. JERSEY CATTLE Port land Portland, Ore, July 23 (AP-C.8. DA.) Hoga: 400; market active, 18 19o higher than Tueeday'a arena; good-choice 170-315 lb. dnre-lru 11.75) .SO: 330-300 lb. welghta matt, ly tile 46; light lighta 810.76 e 11-25; packing aowa -50; feeder plaa eharply lower, several lota good caolc ugbtwelghta (11; aome un aold. Cattle: 125; calve 86; market stow, about ateady; common to low med ium grass ateers 87.75 ; few cutter-common belfera SS 25 7.75; c in ner cutter eowa 5.75; fat dairy eowa SSw.35: odd head beef cowa S8.78; good bulla 25; etrlctly good neei nulla quotable so, or above; common-medium bulla 7.".C8.75. good -choice vealera tl2f 13; common grade down to SS. Sheep: 3800; market active, steady: good-choice aprlrkj lamba mostly W39; few lar.je lota closely aorted srooa 18.50; feeder lamba 88.26 e JO; iat wea S3 74 a 4.25; common grades own lo ss. Corn, No. a, eastern yellow ship ments 132.75. f No. 1 flax SI AS. Caah wheat (bid): Soft white Sic. soft whit exclud ing Rex sac, whit club 88c, wei tern red S3 Sc Hard red winter, ordinary 84c. 11 percent 85c. 13 percent 91c, IS per cent 03c, 14 percent 86c. Hard whit Baart, 13 percent BSC. 13 percent SI: 14 percent 61. Today's car receipts: wheat 87. flour 3, corn 1, hay 1, mlllfeed 3. Chicago Wheat Chicago, July 23. (AP) Wheat: Open Hbjh Low Cloee July ... , .1 01 1.034 1.00 1.03", Sept. 1.03 1.05 1.03'-; 1.041, Dec. 1.05 1.07 1.05. 1.07 Sooth 8an Franclaco South San Franclaco, July 23 (AP-Pederal-Stata Market News) nogs: 360; around 10c higher; most 185-235 lb. Callfornlaa 12.25; odd packing sowa ID. Cattle: 75; ateady; fed ateera ab aent; package 840 lb. ateers $10; few common to medium ateers 17.50 as sjw; medium to good helfera acarc. quoted 48.508 2; largely nearby abe Kcx run; lew north coaat cowa 3.75); cutter 86(1.60; cannera 64.60 s 6: ateady, active; bulls firm. meetly as a AO; calvea aalable none; nominally ateady, choice vealera quoted $12: calvea 69a) 11. Sheep: 3.300; about ateady: wooled lamba acarce; mostly ebom lamba; B decks 73-78 lb. SB a .25, medium horn $8.50; few so lb. yearlings S7.75; medium to choice ewes quoted 2.5083.60. A Jersey cattle tour under sponsorship of the Rogue River Jersey Cattle club will be held Saturday, Jackson county farms irom here to Ashland being in eluded. A picnic will be held after the tour in Lithia park, Asniana. T. R. Warren, western field man of the American Jersey Cattle club will be here Thurs day, Friday and Saturday to confer with Jersey breeders and take part in the tour. Tomorrow he and L. E. Francis, county 4-H club agent, will accompany the local breeders club committee on a tour of inspection of Jersey calves owned by valley boys ana gins. At B p.m. Friday War ren will show Jersey pictures in ine jaexson county court nouse auditorium. v Pomona Grange Jsvckavon County Pomona Grange will mrt ft. th Appk)Tat fgninire hall Baturttay, July M. al 10 a. m. A good attendance from all trrangM la anticipated. Dinner afro at noon. Ladlra to brirsj aalada and d5frta. GREEN SLABS EARLY DELIVERY. 12 or II Inch. BUY NOW AND SAVE. BIO DOUBLE LOAD COMPARE OUR QUALITY. TEL. 3111 MEDFORD FU2L CO. 1122 N. CENTRAL Baker. T i--Nay i 'e ICrUMPIM comaa on PKtSIOtNT Irrigation Ptgeonhold. Denver, July 22. (API Western states must face the fact that dur. ln.j thla national emenjency Irrlga. tlon projecta are regarded as of k-c. ondary Importance and work ox them will be greatly curtailed, John C. Pa.3. U. s. commissioner of recla mation, aald today. Its easy to save money with this lowest price car" Set tonrlci'i atwtrt. Bait ktarttfst tat SKYWAY SERIES STUDEBAKER is rrtiajeat tlfat las Cwaaisi eVnsk . . t7 1 1 . . tSsOsassa . . SIM and sai 4mTm !"','"' "-T-'Xr.Sl i" ttm m inns More miles per gallon, say happy owners! Million-dollar ride and handling easel Lowest repair cost In owners' experience! More money when you trade in! Yon sst all the way when jou drive a Studebaker Cham, pion you save on mechanical upkeep, tires, depreciation, as well ss on gas and oil. In fact, the records of fifty of America's biggest firms oper ating fleets of cars put this re markable Studebaker first in all around economy. Come in now and drive a Champion. Low down payment CI.T. terms. COOKSEY MOTOR CO. Chicago Chicago, July 23. (JP) (CSDA) Hoga 10,500; ateady to 16 higher than Tueeday'a averace; top 11.0. Cattle 8.500; calvea 000: top on ateera S13.00 paid for alz loada Ions yearllnga and medium welghta; very liberal aupply Sll.86el2.75: beat helfera tl2.7S; cutter cows S7.25 down. Sheep 10,000; native aprlng lambs around steady, with good and choice lota 11.7512.00; few fat ewea S5.0O; bulk S4.75 down. 132 8. Riverside Phone Sill Portland Produce Portland, Ore., July 23. Onlous Walla Walla, tl.15-1.25 60 1b. bos. Oregon S1J5. Peas Oregon No. 1, 10c lb.. Country meats Selling prloea to retailers: canner coua, ll-12'4c lb.; bulla 15-ldc lb. Others unchanged. Other product unchanged. Portland Wheat Portland, Ore., July 23. (API Wheat: Open High Low Close Sept. 2 1 2 2 Cash grain: Oata Ka. 2, 38 lb. whit $25.50. Barley, No. 2, 45 lb. bearded white 23. Wall St. Report New York, July 23 Despite another good perform ance by the rails, the stock mar ket today confined itself to a sidewise crawl that produced something like an even split of minor gains and losses for the leaders. Transfers amounted to ap proximately 600,000 shares. . Today'a closing prices for 34 se lected stocks follow: Al. Cham. Dye . Am. Can A. T. - T. Anaconda Atch. T. at 8. P. Bendls Avla. Beth. Steel Caterpillar Tract. Chryaler Curtlaa-Wrlght . Douglaa Aircraft DuPont , Gen. Elec. -, Gen. Foods i Oen. Mot. -13(4 - 88 lV -155 aflS) a" -sot, - . 77H - 4 - 59 - - 74 'J -158 IJ Int. Harvest Johns-Man. Kennecott Monty Ward No. Amn. Am. North Amer. Penney (J. C.) . Penna. R. R. PUllllps Pet Radio . i2 - . - 8 4 -6S - 68 8014 - 66i - 16 - 314 -si'4 24!i 45 - 131 - 61i - 34t - 45 - H - 7S4 - m - 11), -68-4 i . San Francisco Butter San Franclaco. July 23. (AP-TJ. D A.) Butter, 82 score 36 Uc: : 9 36c; SO, 84c; 89, 31 He. Sou. Pac. Std. Branda St. Oil Cal. St. Oil N J. Trans. Amer. -Union Carb. -Unit. Aircraft United Airline U. S. Steel Sacramento. July SS. (AP) Churning cream butterfat: first grade 40c; aecond grade SSc. HI BLUE RIBBON SPECIAL THURSDAY ONLY! Women's - Misses - Children's ANKLETS Summer days call for Anklets! Well, her they are at 10c pair. A big Blue Ribbon Special for tomorrow. Women's, Children's and Misses sises. Elastic and turn down cuff styles of fine cotton. All shades included in this special. Your choice Regular 15c Value 10c 1 1 When the busy "peak' is past... pause and YOU TASTE ITS QUALITY A paut. for Ice-cold Coca-Cola plays an Important part In a busy day. Tho buoy anl refreshment of this delicioms drink makes a little minute long enough for a big rest. So when you pause throughout the day, make it the pause that refreshes with ice-cold Coca-Cola. BOTTUD tNDBl AUTHORITY Of THI COCA-COLA COMPAHY mr COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO., of Medford. 601 No. r.r.. ?tu 3339 - r s ii one