Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, September 17, 1941, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPAOTC TWO MRDFORT) MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1941. BY ON SIDE OF TRUCK Charlei Niedrich, 34 Willam ette itreet, is positive that "it pays to advertise." For having his name and address on the side of his truck brought about the first meeting in 30 years between Niedrich and his cous in, C. E. Dorsch of Portland. Mr. Dorsch, traveling for Llb by, McNeil and Llbby company with headquarters In Portland, was enrout to San Francisco Tuesday morning while passing through Medford he happened to read the name Charles Nied rich on the side of a truck park ed near the Fluhrer construc tion work on North Holly street where Mr. Niedrich Is em ployed. An inquiry by Mr. Dorsch reunited the two men and dur ing their visit they discovered that Mr. Dorsch had been re siding in Portland for a num ber of years. The Niedrlchs have lived in Medford since 1929, Mr. Niedrich being em ployed in cement work. The last visit between the cousins was 30 years ago in Staunton, 111. Mrs. Niedrich said that she and her husband had motored to Portland numerous times but did not know that Mr. Dorsch resided there. Mr. Dorsch said that he was under the Impres sion that the Niedrlchs still re aided in Illinois. "Si, Fanny and Abner" Panna. R. R. Phillips Pet . Radio T?mti mil - L km ! JL l) 81 and Fanny, with their trick mule, Abner, have arrived In town to provide laughs osljre at the second annual Med ford rodeo at the fairgrounds park Saturday and Sunday aft moons. Their hilarious act Is nationally-famous. CHEESE FACTORY Salem, Ore., Sept,- 17 WV- Paving the way for opening of Cheddar cheese factory that will produce 1,900 pounds of cheese a day for Britain, the Dairy Cooperative association tlgned a year's lease yesterday on the cheese department of Capital Dairies. Meteorological Report B? D. . WfctlHKH HI HKAU Forecasts ' Medford and vicinity: Increasing eloudlnesa tonight followed by show rs Thursday, slightly cooler Thurs day. Oregon: Showers Thursday and In northwest portion tonight. Slightly cooler Thursday. Gentle northwest winds oft ooaet. Local Data Temperature a year ago today: Rliheet 76; Loweet 61. Total monthly precipitation .93 Inches. Excess lor the month .73 laches. Total precipitation since Septem ber 1, 1041, .92 Inches, gxcess for the season .78 Inches. Relatlre humidity at 4:30 p. m. yesterday 97; 4:90 a. ra. today 83. Tomorrow Sunrise 6:84 a. m. Sun set 8:18 p. m. Obeervaftnna Taken at 4 -SO a. m. lift Meridian Time If 11 Boise Boston . Chicago Denver . tureia , Havre .. .81 63 .00 Clear . 84 70 .00 p.cidy . 82 68 .01 Clear . 7 63 .00 Clear . 81 67 T Rain . 6 40 .00 P.Cldy . 78 81 .00 Cloudy . 8 47 .00 Dear .81 88 .00 P. Cldy . 77 61 J0O Clesr ..100 88 .00 Clear Portland 73 67 T Rain Reno 88 40 jOO Clear Roeeburg , , 78 48 .00 Cloudy Belt Lake 78 63 .00 P.Cldy San Francisco... 81 64 .00 Clear Seattle 83 48 .00 P.Cldy Spokane 63 .00 P.Cldy Wash.. O. C 84 83 .00 P.Cldy Taklma 88 60 .00 Cloudy Los Angelea . Medford New Tor. Omaha Pboenls LIVESTOCK Portland Portland, Ore. Sept. 17. (U8DA) Hogs 400; market slow, steady to 10 lower; good choice no. 216 lb. drlve-lns mostly 812.76; few 812 88; scattered late sales down to 812.60; medium good kinds 812.80 down; 230-370 lb. butchere 311.76 13.10; llgh lights 811.7613.00; pack ing sows mostly 10.80$ 11.00; few 811.36; feeder pigs scarce, quotable 812.008)14.60. Cattle 100; calves 60; market rath er slow but mostly steady; few good 1120 lb. fed steers 311.60: grass-tat steers 89.60a 10.00; common steers down to 38.36: few grass heifers 89.00 10.00; llgh' dairy heifers 36.600 8 00: canner-cutMr cnwe 86.O0a8.00: fat dairy cows 38.60-7.00; beef cows 87.604)800: medium bulls 88.16-60: good-choice Testers 313.30013 30: common-medium grades 88.00 e 11.00. Sheep 400; market active, steady; good-choice spring lambs mostly 311.00-36; choice closely sorted lots to 311.60; medium-good grades 310.36; shorn lambs Saoov 10.00: slaughter ewea scarce, good kinds salable 36.00 60; lew mixed breeding ewes 9.00 per head. Chicago Chicago. Sept. 17. (ffWUSDA) Hogs 11.600: good and choice 180 370 lbs. 11.70 a 13.00; practical top 313.00; extreme top 312.10; few 270 300 lb. weights 311 60-80; good 330 600 lb. sows 30.40 10.36; lighter weights to 810.66 and above. Cattle 9.000; calves 700; three loads long yearlings topped at 312 76: IKiht yearlings well cleaned up at 811.00 12.26; beat medium weights steers 312.40; weighty offerings 312.00: big weight 311.60: fed heifers sold up to 31330; several loads 311.7312.40: cutter cows 87.36 down. Sheep 8.000; Ut'le early trading on spring lambs bidding slightly lower or 811.78 down on natives and 311.90 on choice westerns held above 313 00; fat eheep steady; few natives 86-26; bulk 86.00 down. Portland Produce 31.03: 10 pet. 81.08; 11 pet. 31.14; 13 pet. 31.17. Today's car receipts: wheat 22; barley 4; flour 6; corn 4: oats 1; mill feed a. Chicago Wheat Chicago. Sept. 17. Pr Wheat: Open "lffh Low Close Sept. .1.18V, I.1SH 1.17H 1.17 Deo. 1.314 133H 1.SH4 131 May 1.28y, 139 1.38U, 13S July 1.37 1.37', 1.38ft 1.38 Wall St. Report Portland, Ore.. Sept. 17. ) Produce steady, unchanged. New York, Sept. 17 W Last minute buying in steels and motors, coming on top of persist ent accumulation of shares of alrcraftmakers, today sent the stock market into a closing climb which produced a number of new highs for a year or more Gains in the favored groups ranged 1 to 2 points or so, and the whole list, which had ap peared spotty during most of the session, was favorably affected Trading approximated 700, 000 shares. Today's closing prices for 84 se lected stocks follow; Al. Chem, 4c Dye .. 11 Am. Can M A. f. St T. - 155 3014 37 ft 40 47 89', 78 163 84 40 41 66 70 87 83 16 13 67 Vi Anaconda Atch. T. 8t 8. P. . Bendls Avla. Beth, steel Caterpillar Tract Chrysler Curtlss-Wrlght . Douglas Acft. .. DuPont . Oen. Elec. . Gen. Poods Oen. Mot. .. Int. Harvest . Johns-Man. ... Kennecott Monty Ward No. Amu. Av'n North .mer Penney (J. C.) . Std. Brands St. Oil Cal. St. OU N. J. Trans. Amer. . Union Carb. Unit. Aircraft United Airline U. 8. Steel 33 46 - 8 13 ... 8 . 34 . 43 H . 78 . 40 . 14 . 69 Kan Francisco Butter Sen Pranclscc. Sept. 17. (P) (USDA) Butter, 92-scors 89c; 91 38 c; 90-37C; 89-34C. Sacramento, Sept. 17. OPl Churn ing cream butterfat: first grade 43c; second grade 41c. Pear Markets Yesterday Chicago, Sept. 18. (ffV(USDA) Pears: 4 care California arrived, one car on track, 6 care diverted; Cali fornia Bartlette 38S7 boxes 32.36 340, average 33 08. Hew York, Sept. 16. WP)-(U8DA Pearai 13 cars arrived; 4 California. 3 Oregon unloaded, 9 care on track; California Bartletts 4898 boxes 83.10 93, few 3360. average 33.64; Bones 496 boiee 32.80-76, average 32.70; Anjoua 226 boies 2.45-8 CO. average 33 88; Oregon Bartlette 470 boxes ex tra fancy S3. 15-66. averaire 33.33: 988 boxes fancy 9240-8.36, average 83.10. Fights Last Night By the Associated Press Garfield N. J. Tippy Lar- kln, 136, Garfield, stopped Joey Zodda, 136, Newark, N. J. W .White Plains, N. Y. Jackie Donovan. 135. Buffalo. N. Y., outpointed Augie Arellano, 139, Houston, Texas (8). New York Lou Schwartz, 161, Brooklyn, N. Y., outpoint ed Andre Jessurun, 132Vi, New York (8). Gold Hill Gold Hill, Sept. 17. (Spl. Raymond Blair, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Blair, returned home here last Saturday from Cali fornia where he recently com pleted a course in aero indus tries. He will visit his parents for some time before returning U work. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Blevlns snd son Jtmmle and Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Par ker and daughter, Elaine, returned Sunday from ssveral day's vacation spent at Portland, Hlllsboro, Hepp ner, Pendleton and Eugene. Quests of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Smith and son have been Mr. Smith's broth er and elster-ln-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Smith and daughter Beverly and Mrs. Wlnegar. all of Ventura, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Melvln Burnett are parenta of a daughter, born Sept. 8 In a Oranta Pass hospital, Mrs. Cecil Johnson and daughter and Mrs. Pete Smith and eon of Grants Pass were Sunday guests of their grandmother, Mrs. Charity Dungey and other relatives. The Charles Pritt family, with the exception of their datvjhter. Mar Jorte, have moved to Klamath Falls where Mr. Pratt has employment. Marjorle la now employed at Spen cer's O. K. Paaltme, John Roas Palmer, former local boy. now of Hollywood Is visiting '-k-?,.B " Jr. - . : i t.f ' v - if iK 5 .11 r h"i ft wTiVfia r ' 'd - ( . , ' ,ff-s rVv,;:.j aai'Intf'Vrttia liajrw-siiiTi-nii'. Ps.'a'v.V! T " , L D 0 N W I T H N E WTwo idlers at Fort Bennlng. Gs., show how th. 1918 vintage steel army helmet (left) contrasts with a new, 214-pound helmet (rirht) undergoing tests. The new helmet consists of a steel shell fitted over a protective fibre lining the latter for use as a field hat; It affords greater protection to the front and back of bead. friends In this city and with his uncle, Ed Bolt, at Homestead on the Rogue. Mr. and Mrs. Jlmmle Oreen and baby daughter of Medford were guests of Mr. Oreen's uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Centers and family Thursday, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Oray and 1 sons of Prospect visited relatives here : Wednesday. The highway crew, engaged In re surfacing and widening the high way for the past few weeks. Is mov ing from here to McMlnnvllle. WINDOW GLASS Cut snd Installed Hansen Hardware 33 No. Bartlrtt. phone 3370 DELAY ROAD OPENING Tillamook, Ore., Sept. 17 VP) Dedication of the Wilson river highway, Portland Tillamook shortcut, will await fair weath er. Scheduled for Friday, the opening was delayed yesterday by state highway officials, who said 9. IS inches of rain since September 1 had made the rout nearly impassable. HELPS PREVENT rninQFrom dbv,i"b bULU "J ...Atthe first sneea. sniffle or sign of nasal irritation, put a few drops of Vicks Va-tro-nol up each nostril. Its quick action VlS aids nature's defenses WICKI W against colds. Follow directions in folder. VA-TBO-llOl . 9 T ..toot rrt..,s. ev-, r.A eaJ l0r Nintiiiin 1 I 1H1 steel I II ...Bartlett. Pbon. 33,0 I iggtgMm mm 'mm? Portland Wheat Portland. Ore., Sept. 17. Oram Wheat Open High , Low Close Msy ....1.04 1 04 1 03 103 Dec 1.00 100 100 1.00 Caah grain: oata No. 2-38 lb. white 833.60. Barley No. 2-46 lb. b w. 830.30. Corn No. 2-e y. shipments 833 00. No. I flax 3208 Caab wheat (bid): soft while 97c; soft white excluding Rex 3101; white club 91.02; western red 3102. Hard red winter: ordinary 96e: 10 pet. 99c: 11 pet. 9103: 13 pet. 81.09. Hard whlte-beart: ordinary MORTGAGE LOANS to Bay, Build, Refinance Funds are available for first ortgage loan, at low interest ..tei, on well-located, residential properties in Medford and adjacent communities. Refinancing may be done on ad vantageous terms. Jackson County Federal savings & loan association 126 East Main (eSa'x sB txpenence, plus modem dicnts, are treasons lot overvi-tolminqpopulanbl hi ' Afl .'J. "II IS-.-S asaisu C. "X V a m ANNIVERSARY SALE All Sizes en Sale! e Tubes Also Reduced I Buy On TImel Fully Warranted! Save on Riverside Premium Quality DELUXE TIRE Prices slashed, for Anniversary Sale only! DeLuxe Premium Qual ity specifications exceed those of first-quality original-equipment tires! A flatter, thicker tread gives more wear! Heavier breaker plies give added protection against blowouts and ruptures. 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