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MEPFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1941. PAflE TWHTKEW )0 LOCAL and Nw Rldnc E. G. Whit - aide tt Son applied at tha city O building Inspector'! office yes terday for a permit to construct a new residence and private garage at 2319 Hillcrest road at a stated cost of $4,000. To RalnUr Ed Fox, 339 South Central avenue, left last night for Rainier where he has ac cepted a position with the Ore gon state highway department survey crew. En route north he planned to visit his mother, Mrs. Eva Fox, at Salem. Mr. Fox has been employed for the past year at the Hotel Jackson. Returns Home Miss Dorothy Rogers returned today to her I home, 108 South Holly street, from Sacred Heart hospital where she has been confined for the past three months with a broken back. Her condition was reported improved. She was hurt in a fall from a horse. ' O Officers Return Vera L. Dra per, state liquor law enforce ment officer, and Paul Hanlin. U. S. deputy marshal, returned f last night to Medford in Mr. Drager's car from Klamath Falls where they transacted official business. Mr. Drager went to Klamath Falls on September 29. Mr. Hanlin went over yesterday morning. Arrives T. M. Flick of King man, Kas.. arrived by train yes terday for a short visit at the home of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Scripter, 60 Rose avenue. Mr. Flick, an attorney, may open law office In the northwest and plans a trip to Portland and Seattle. He is a former partner of the . U. S. attorney for Kansas. Fir In Store The fire de partment's chemical crew was ft called at 9:25 this morning to put out a blaze on the mezzanine floor of Jarmln's Penney-Wlse drug store, 323 East Main street, but the fire had been put out when the firemen arrived. Some waste material was Ignited by the furnace pipe against which It rested, firemen reported. There was no damage. Son Born Word was received here today of the birth of a son. Fredrick Manville. to Mr. and Mrs. George M. Watson of Boyes Hot Springs, Cal. The baby was born September 30 at Burndal hospital, Sonoma, Cal., and weighed seven pounds and 10 ounces. Mr. Watson, the son of Mrs. Thomas Williams, 116 Chestnut street, is well-known here. He was formerly - em ployed on the Mail Tribune, later Joined the navy and is now O employed in the shipyards at Vallejo, Cal. Plan Passengers Leaving by United Malnliner this forenoon were D. Dearocher and E. Dea rocher, to Los Angeles, and J. Selvage, to San Francisco. O. Farlandson departed for Fargo, N. D., early this morning. Mrs. T. Sammons arrived last night from Oakland, Cal. Arriving early last night were A. Pierce and C. M. Hurd, from Portland, R. Robbins departed for Los An geles on the same plane. Leav ing for Portland late yesterday afternoon were R. Nickelson and H. Dorman. Mrs. L. Jungforman arrived from San Francisco yes terday noon. Hurd left for Port land on the same plane. Ouest From Salam Mrs. Sylvia Shreve of Salem Is a O guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Van R. Gilbert, 135 North Holly street. Mrs. Shreve, well known in Medford through her former residence here, is on an extensive trip that will include visits with relatives and friends in a number of states, including California, Iowa, Nebraska and Ohio. She arrived Tuesday and i planned to continue her trip j within the next few days. Her late husband, Roy Shreve, was ! once a partner with Sam G. ! Colton in the Office Stationery i Supply company. Still Her William M. Daws. ; technical sergeant in charge of ! the army air corps detachment i at Medford municipal airport who was to report on transfer j at Stockton, Cal., October 1, was still here today. He had sold his ! home at 26 Kenwood avenue, w was all packed up for the move ws and was actually on his way by car when he stopped at the ' pojtoffice to make one last look for mall. He found army orders directing him to remain on duty ' here until further notice. Daws j is still under treatment for the accidental rifle wound ne suf 1 fered on the first day of the hunting season when his gun , discharged and shot off the first 1 Joint of his left thumb. Staff Sgt. Elroy A. Martin, ordered to replace Daws here, has returned to his former post at Boeing field. Seattle, for 10 days after rending a week at Medford j airport. Bidder Weakness If u fuStr from Oettln Cp HllMi, BtrkacM. Ntnoutn.se, Lc Fsuu, aUa Aiu:t an ii orr. out. dje to aoner end roo'inun-n K.irr .-. Kidder tro 'M. r"- nIft I" Cr.fc. r::h t ft!? -tjj !-,'. to r r-: 1 .rr rd r"-rir.lM - t -.m " - : - i jw 4rt,jut lot iti to. O? !$ PERSONAL Business Trip Frank Hull and his son, Frank W. Hull. 517 South Grape street, plan to leav by ear tomorrow morning on business trip to San Fran cisoc. They expect to return Tuesday night. Minor Accidents Elson Frost of Hickman Mills, Mo., and Everett Martin of 16 North Front street drove cars involved in a slight mishap on the Crater Lake highway 60 miles from Medford yesterday afternoon, a report on file said today. Ma chines operated by Irvin Leroy Orr of Medford and John A. Carter of 1111 Reddy avenue were involved In a minor acci dent at Eighth street and Cen tral avenue last evening, accord ing to a report on file today. Her For Meeting F. C. Hogue, general traffic manager for the Denver At Rio Grande Western Railroad company with headquarters in Denver, H. A. Robertson, assistant freight traf fic manager from Denver, N. K. Lockwood, western traffic man ager from San Francisco, and W. M. Dodge, traveling freight and passenger agent from San Francisco, ar in Medford today to attend a dinner-meeting at the Hotel Bedford tonight. Pic tures on winter conditioning of pears will be shown pear men and lumbermen of southern Ore gon. The colored pictures were taken last year by the railroad company, a number of the reels showing orchards surrounding Medford. The pictures have also been shown in the east to edu cate handlers as to proper meth ods in storing pears. LIVESTOCK Portland Portland. Ors.. Cot. 3. (PI IV. 8. Dept. Agr.) Hogs 300: market slow, 10-15 higher, good-choice 176-315 lb. drive-Ins 11.00-15; few light lights 10.16-25. 930 lb. butchers 10 50. pack ing lows 9 00-45, few feeder pigs n.oo-ia.oo. Cattle 300. calvei SO; scattered sales steady, odd common ateera 8.40, siz able lot mixed 451 lb. atockers 10 50. few canner and cutter cows 4.75-5.78. fat dairy eowa 6.00-50, medium beef cows 7.00. rood Testers 13.00, choice quotablt to 1S.00. Sheep 150: market nominal, good choice spring lambs quoted 8 25-50. best shorn lambe Thursday S 50, fat wea salable 6.00 and above. Chicago, Oct. S tJ. 8. Dept. Agr.) Hogi 7.000: practical top 11.30: one outstanding load 11.35; bulk 320 300 lbs. 11.10-30; good and choice 180 330 lbl. 10.80-11.25: good 300-380 lbs. sows 10.00-50: few light weights to 10.85: most 400-500 lb. kinds 8.35-85; extreme weights down to 8.00. Cattle 1.000, calvea 300: steer supply mainly medium to good gradea: top 11.80 paid for long yearlings: sprink ling 10.76-11.60; ateera and timers at latter price; most ateera 8.60-11.38; cutter cows 880 down: weighty saus age bulls to 8-S6: heavy calves 8 50 7.35 on plain southwest kinds; vealers up to 14 60, however. tmeep: 4.000. Market steady to strong: bulk and top choice native prlng lambs 11.50: few torowouts 8 00 down; odd lot cleanup sheep 4.00-5.00. Sooth San Francisco South San Francisco. Oct. I.' (Federal-State Market News) Hogs 300; around 30 lower: moat 188-336 lb. Callfornlas 11.80, now extreme top; for week meetly 1.00 lower; odd pack. log sows t.76. Cattle 35: nominally steady; medi um to rood short-fed steers quoted 1050-11.35: medium weighty and feeder steers dull, yesterday one load 800 lb. feeder 8.00; medium to good she stock absent; few dairy cows 5.50-6.50: odd graes bulla '8.00-8 00. Calves, none: nominal: good to choice vealers quoted 13 00-13.50-. slaughter calves 8 00-10 50. Sheep none: fully steady: good choice wooled lambs quoted 11.00-80: medium to choice ehorn ewee quoted 4 50-5.50. Portland Produce Portland, Ore, Oct. 8. ;P) Coun try meats Belling prices to retailers: Countrv killed bogs, best butchers. 138-140 lbs.. 15H -16e ib.; others un chsnged. Other produce unchanged. Portland Wheat Portland. Ore, Oct. 8. VP) Oraln: Open Riga Low Close Dec. .86 48 MV, '4 May M 88'4 AS Cash gram: Oat No. 3-88 lb. whit 35.00. Barley No. 3-45 lb. b w. 81.00. Corn No. 3-1. T. shipment 88.00. No. 1 r.ax 18V. Cash wheat (bid): Soft whit 68; soft whit excluding Res 88; whit club 88 H: western red 88. Hard red winter: Ordinary 8.'4: 10 per oent 85: 11 per sent IjMVi; 13 per cent 1.06 '4- Hard whlte-Baart: Ordinary 1 00; 10 per cent 1.04: 11 per sent l it; 11 per oent 1.15. Todays car receipts: Wheat 31; bar- DANCE Scotty's Pavilion Butt rails Road Saturday Night Oct. 4th. Good Music. Good Lunch. Admission I5e. Ladles Fre 17 t: nsur It; con . oat 8; hay 1; mliueed Chicago Wheat Chteaeo, Oct. s. Open Riga Low Cloea Dec. 1.331 1.3314 1.31 H 1JH4 May 1.3SS 1.36 1.351a M July UTt, 1J714 1.397, 136 Wall St. Report New York. Oct. 3. 0T) Spe cialized bidding tended to keep the stock market fairly wU balanced today although many leaders continued to mop In losing territory. Low-priced issues, most of which tilted a shade upward, accounted for the principal por tion of th turnover of around 490,000 shares. Hitler's speech left board rooms unimpressed as did war bulletins generally. Today'! aioalng price fee 84 select ed stocks follow: Al. Chem- Dy 11 Am. Can - 84 H A. T. OJ T. 154 'j Anaconda , ,, 38 14 Atch. T. A 8. P. 38i Bend.ll A V, 88-. Beth. Steel ..... 68 Caterpillar Tract. 43 Chrysler 59 "4 Curtlas-Wrtght 9'i Douglas Aeft. . 74 DuPont , ,, , , 11. Oen. Elec. 81 V, Oen. Poods , 4114 Oen. Mot. . Int. Harvest. Johns-Man. Kennecott Monty Ward No. Amn. Avn. . North Amer. . u, . s, . 67 . 34 '4 . 34H 14S . 134 . 85 'i . 33H . 45 '4 . 314 . 134 . 514 . 3314 . 4314 'i . 76 Penney (J. c.) Penna. R. R. Phillips Pet. Radio Sou. Pec. St. Branda St. Oil Cal. St. Oil Nr J. Trana. Amer. Union Carb. Unit. Aircraft United Airline U. 8. Steel .. S74 134 65 '4 San Francisco Batter San rrancteco. Oct. 8. J But ter 83 score. 88c; 81 score, 38c; 80 scon, 37c; 89 score, 344e. Sacramento. Oct. 8. -OP Butter fat: Plrst grade. 434c: second grade. 40'4c Reese Creek Reese Creek, Oct. 3 (Spl.) Home and school circle will meet in regular session Friday at 2:30 p. m. All members and mothers are Invited to come and enjoy the meeting. A short, in teresting program will be pre sented. Dale Dlokerson has entered our school. HU parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Dtckerson, have moved Into the house on the Wiley plac near the Wiley service atatlon. David and Jim Jackson won prize with their calvea in the 4-H club show. Mrs. Luclnda Sheets ha been 111. but Is aom Improved at thle writing. D. D. Randall, th American Union Sunday school missionary and Mrs. Randall visited th Sunday achool her September 38. They were din ner guests at th W. R. Lamb home. Ouest of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mer ntt September 38 wer Mrs. Emma Merrltt and eon, Bob Merntt of Oen trsl Point; also Mr. and Mr. Otis Van Slyk. Mrs. Hetnt and Mrs Sarah Wood of Medford. Miss Etna Davie of Eagl Point was weekend guest of Mr. snd Mr. Robert Humphrey th past week. Mrs. Victor Blrdaey was a ple'sant caller on Mrs, Ralph Merrltt and Mrs. I W. R. Lamb, September 38. ADMITS CAR THEFT Roseburg, Ore., Oct, .(JF) Driving an automobile report edly stolen from Vancouver, Wash., George Eldon Shields. 22, claiming to be from Penn sylvania, was arrested here this morning by stats police, and Is held for rturn to that city. Theft of the car was admitted by Shields, said State Police Sergeant Paul Morgan. LAKEVIEW MAN KILLED Lakeview, Ore., Oct. 8.WP) A logging truck crash on the Klamath Falls highway late yes terday was fatal to C. J. Clause, 48. manager ot the Lakeview Building company since 1927. The widow, a daughter, Lois, student at the University of Oregon, and a son survive. Oil Baraa Dle Ponea City. Okla., Oct. 3 W) Ernest Whitworth Marland, former governor of Oklahoma and an oil man who once eon trolled holdings valued at $85, 000.000, died today. WALKER'S DANCE DREAMLAND Ery SATURDAY NIGHT Real Dance Music Both Modra ft Old Tim Always Ceed Crowd snd Oeed Time WALKER'S DANCE IS EVERYBODY'S DANCE Bering the Family and En)ey th Evelnf Benny Funniest rj vrnmorn'mm nm usi s'""" n m mi in jih a i .. '( C-."- . . . ' i ft a !.k .v. w yyTTfJm . l.yV. 'TSfj fi '?s.t.-.. fJ Jt v- '. p&i .."-. . ill ? w,--"'.' - : ft--,-, lr-j...;.jv ' r ? H i&x-'U 1 1 i i V7 V -V 1 Jack Benny has the greatest and funniest role of his laugh-laden career in the hilar ious Brandon Thomas comedy, "Charley's Aunt," which comes to the Craterian theatre Sunday and will stay for a full week's engagement. A special short subject pro gram has been added to maka the entire bill one that is ex- Cowboy Sleuth ata !,v , Franchot Tone plays an East ern detective sent out West to track down a gang of rustlers in "Trail of the Vigilantes," which plays tonight and Sat urday at the Roxy theatre with Peggy Moran opposite as a fron tier rancher who befriends the marshal!. Others in the large cast are Mischa Auer, Warren William, Andy Devine and Brod Crawford. "Across the Sierras," starling "Wild Bill" Elliott, plays as the companion Western with "Trail of the Vigilantes." Mats 25c Eves 30c KIDDIES llo INCl,. TAX Shows Sat at 1:48-8:80-8:49-8:86 TheWesf. 1 V rf mil i pn s M 1 nlJLl-E.- I mm Sunday & Monday BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND Fibber McGee and Molly "THIS WAY PLEASE" wlik BITTY GRABU BUDDY ROGERS 7"W - .C;m.--w rra-lf'Y Oerle lUGCUS 1 IMTBTCVO I J TOMORROWlV TRrJ (Saturday Nitl)NJ T in Sunday Hit - 4 .. ,sT . pected to be one of the most popular ever shown here. A new Walt Disney cartoon in technicolor, "The Nifty 90s',, with Donald and Dona Duck, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Pluto and Donald's nephews in the featured roles, and a new March of Time, "Norway in Revolt," will round out the show. Local Stamp Sales Soar in September Stamp sales at Medford post office in September totalled $9,397.30 as compared with $8,122.87 in the same month last year, Postmaster Frank De Souza announced today. The comparison showed an in crease of $1,274.43 or Id per cent. Cedar chest manufacturers at tribute a sharp increase in busi ness this year to girls reviving the hope chest plan while boy friends march off for army service. Closing time fur Classified Ad a. m. Too Lt to Classify 13:80 p ROXY Mats tJc-lle Cres tSo-It In. Tax Show, aaliirda-: 1 :45-S:SO-Sr4S-StlS DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES! TONITE and SATURDAY Two Weeternar I Franchot Tom 1 f-- i Brod, rick Crawforf J V VJ Warrea Willi) f I I MIsehaAuer JS C amLa)wssoT' ) ri fw-'.-- fie act awiu Btti iaor SUNDAY 3 DAYS1 Too Late to Classify FOR xtKNT 6-room unfurnlihed bouee. hardwood noors, fireplace, built-in laundry trey. Key at 401 King St. rVA SAl T 4 Ting Sown. Montsf wood heater. Whit enamel trash burner with cells lge. flat top office desk, two-wheel trailer, cream and greea Magic Chef gas range. 10 tier body nr. 10 tiers wood, cook atovs else. SIS Wees Fourth. rem SAIl TT acres level land does to Medford. No bulldlnga. but - ale plac to build home. Price la almost a give way 83.860. Term. 6-reom modern home, cloe In on paved street. Hardwood floors. Cement foundation, targe sarere and wood ehed. Thle la a nice home and worth th money 63.760. Terms. Wanted You to lltt your city ar country property aa we have buyera waiting, and your property may be what they want. L. J. AUSTIN, S10 Laurel at. Dial 4637 FOR SAUB H. O. Little oil circular. rid condition. Also Frlgidaire. 606 fry. W ANT0 Tour WATCH and CLOCK repamng. Work guaranteed. Rea sonable price. C. I. Myers. 116 N. Central. BBAVT DRY nit SLABS 84 35 per load. Dry pine el aba. 63.33 per load. Complete lln of building materials tt lower price CENTRAL POINT LUMBER tt TVWU Tel. 838. EAST MAtrr apartment, 818.00. quire Cook's Beauty ehop. - PEAR PICKERS WANTED South end of King hwy. Turn left, stop st let orchard on right. POR RENT House near high achool and grade achool. Two bedrooma. aieepmg porch, sas oo. water pata See J. O. Barnes, 30 If. Peach St. Ph. 4438. FXPBRT auto body and fender work. E.iy Auto painting ana soay mop, 39 8. Bartlsttt. FIRST trad potti. 17c. Ed 'a Feed ton, jacKtonviu nwy. FOR 6AL5--nactrto Wood row wash lnf machine, 70. 10134 If. Cen tral, rear Fieroe Auto Freight. FOR QuimMT bull calvea. o mo mi old. .wn narrogan. m w. urtgon. pj ttsLmi'inmr houae" 7 P B A LOANS quickly. efftc?UnU I HllRIDnriV HOlO N. Oakdala. handled Mark Ooldy Agency "" BOARD and ROOM at A31 Edwards. RUMMAOB SALE Townaand dub No. I IMS. RlTerftde. FhOM Reasonable ratea. 8. 314 East Main., Oct. 4. . ' 1 ---- 6RAUST COntCAH Of Oj T.; the bWat la r'? ' Ont Fall WEEK Starting SUNDAY PLUS wnmmf rt aaoet wiff) timer Ism. . . "Norway InReTolt" r MM SATURDAY! St.w.rt Edward White's Oreat Dism ot the Northwest HiRry Fond. Joan BanniH "Yli Qsasi Catllni" Mu al liU alta ... so II II . . as BIM 11 Tex Ineli P 1W . FOR BALC Orape. Olea Ob. f Onffla Craek. Call 6318. t TOH SALS 10-lnch horse gang- Ber- nie spring tootn. Tic, a. pasclt. FOR 6 ALB deetrolus aweeper with all attachments, 638 00. sight-tube cabinet radio. 813.50. Parked double barrel shotgun. 633 00. Mrs. Una Rogers, oof. cemetery and Old Stage road, Jackson-Ill. DELICIOUS APPLES, washed, SOe Hat. lorn a roe a aaaorod. good quality, I'.o lb Bana aquath, 3o lb. PAY LESS MARKET, 383 8. RlTerald. FOR SALS Orapea, Deiidoue Jona than and Newtown apples. Jo Kan tor. 3 mllea north of Talent. SIX heifers. 8 month, old. from good milk atoek: eeaJ ealeea; also a Wye re" bulldoser. Irrigation pump, cheap. Clyde afapel. Cold Hill. Ore. Ph. 61. FURNISHED S-room apt. 337 S. Oak dale. FOR RNT JWUxiern rurnlened I -bedroom home. King's highway. X arret Irrigated land If desired. Dial 3870. 100 WCANZR pifTt for sale, Walter Wool ridge, Coker Butte road. FOR a home In the bills look up Hill at Rogue River, Or. FIM oannlnff peach ee. 1 43 while they leat. Bring container. Near Kvrahady camp. FOR SALX 34 h.p. g Alrmotor. Alfred Schroder, Jexaumrni kwy. Box S0. FOR SALE Cheap. TTptight piano; trroi if desired. 444 N. Orape. FOR SALE 3 v, -year-old Ouemeey bull from on of tue county's beet herds. Olenn W. Smith, Ruch Ar. Tel. 775, JacksonTlll. I FOR 8ALC or TRADB for cow and j pig. ?) Chevrolet truck. Ed Mor- j ton. Old Stag road. FOR 6 ALB Wood circulating heater. Boy s bicycle. 067 8. Holly. WANTED Orchard man by year. Houe furnished. Box 3673, Ttltoun. NOTTCS Time to spray peach and apricot for curly leaf, phone 65M. W. M. McOonagl. Commercial aprayer. "HOW To lAv Life and Lor It." new up-tothe--mlnut book b- th fam ous author, OeneTlere Be h rend, on- ly per tonal pupil of T. Troward. 13 1 leMons compiled In on volume. I Si v.. uenevier snrna, ttogu River, Oregon. KAY FRANCIS JAMES ELLISON tDMvKD GWEMN ANNE UXTEI REGINALD OWEN lAIH) UEGAl AllEEN WHEUN WEST COSSART RICHARD HAYDN. D0NALY DUCK MICKEY MOUSE PLUTO "and G00PY In Walt Disney's "Th Nifty 90V I aj.iiiieii - ----- HARVEST I $ T I V A I DANCE Proipt TowriMRd Hall Sat, Oct. 4 Mod era and old-time mad by Bern's orcheeCra. Admleelon &5s a conple, Bnpper at midnlfht. PRIZE Ta bautllul prise (ia awsr for th beet Walts, Fox Tret Jitterbug, tc DANCE SATURDAY "VERNE'S MELODIAMt Oriental Gardens MEN LADIES 53 11. Tan Included A Leader for '42, '43, '44 and Tears to Com DESOTO ATURDAT D Seta Plymouth Humphny Motors 88 S. RlTerald. FBOn 4SS6 Ire , 648-: Asalts .., II So II . . 88 RleMtM It Tav. lntQa ; y L