MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 16, 1941.
PAGE SEVEN
LOCAL and
Light Stolen R. A. Forbes,
60 Quince street, reported to
city police that two fog lights
and a radio aerial were stolen
from his car when it was parked
In the street. C. E. Naff. 125V
North Holly street, reported that
a fog lights was stolen from his
car.
Driver Fined Edward L. Hart.
25, 912 South Oakdale avenue,
tbs fined $10 by Judge W. W.
Allen in city court this morning
for violating the basic traffic
rule. He pleaded guilty to driv
ing at 40 miles an hour on West
11th street this morning when
the street was covered with
slush.
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Collision A car operated by
Lydla Anna Scott of Trail and
a school bus collided while both
were rounding a curve in the
same direction on the highway
southwest of Cascade Gorge
last Thursday afternoon. It was
shown in a report on file here
today. The bus and Its driver
were not identified in the re
port.
111 At Home Miss Ruth Nord
wick was today reported to be
111 at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Nordwlck,
019 Reddy avenue. She re
turned yesterday from Oregon
State college, where she is a
student, and will remain here
through Christmas vacation. She
will return to Corvallis in Jan
uary. Confer W. M. Bartlett, field
representative of the Portland
office of the public work re
serve, federal works agency,
conferred today with Fred W.
Scheffel, city superintendent,
regarding planning of projects
to be activated at the end of
the war to avert a slump in
employment. Mr. Bartlett ar
rived this morning by car from
Grants Pass, where he con
ferred yesterday, and was to
leave this afternoon for Ashland
and Klamath Falls.
Chaff Fire The fire depart
ment s chemical crew last night
put out a fire of barley chaff
between the Monarch Seed &
Fed company warehouse and the
Iieter Fruit company on South
Fir street. The feed company
bums the chaff in the area by
its warehouse and about 8:12
last night the wind started
blowing sparks around and the
firemen were called to put the
blaze out as a precautionary
measure, Chief Roy Elliott re
ported. There was no damage.
Minor Mishaps Mrs. Ethel
Corey, 39. Stewart avenue and
Peach street, and John South
well, 40, 244 South Central ave
nue, operated cars that collided
with minor damage late yester
day afternoon at South Central
avenue and Eighth street, a
report on file today showed.
Jess Spicer, 38, Prospect, and
Mrs. Sadie Frink, Sams Valley,
operated cars that collided as
they were going In opposite
directions on the Sams Valley
road 12 miles north of Sams
Valley late Sunday afternoon,
according to a report on file
today.
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To School Jack Drager, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Vera L. Drager
of 521 Dakota avenue, has been
selected to enter school at Los
Angeles January 2 for further
training In navy radio, word
was received here today. Drager
enlisted in the navy November 7
and was chosen for aviation ra
dio training at San Diego, Cal
He passed several examinations
before being selected for ad
vanced training at Los Angeles.
Before enlisting, Drager attend
ed Oregon State college for two
years. He has written home
tnat he will not have a Christ
mas furlough because of the
war.
Second Place John Sauls-
berry, student at Oregon State
college, son of Mrs. Lulu Sauls
berry of Jacksonville, won
second place in the finals of
the 84th annual Intersectional
speech contest at the college last
week, it was announced today.
The contests, held once each
term, are sponsored by Delta
Sigma Rho, honor society in
forenslcs. Saulsberry'g humor
ous selection was "Seeing Stars"
in which he picked the "all
American football team of 1941
to end all all-American teams."
His selection included such
players as "Lock of Yale,"
"Cash of Vanderbilt," "Pill of
Carter" and "Warden of Penn."
Saulsberry Is a sophomore in
education. A graduate of Med
ford high school, he was a mem
ber of the 1939 mythical state
champion football team.
Notice!... Roller Skaters!
PASTIME ROLLER RINK
NOW OPEN MEDFORD ARMORY
Ev.rr Wednesday. Friday, Saturday and Sunday Wight.
Also Sunday Afternoon.
Under new management. Floor has Just been sanded hall
decorated. A good time for el
Rink Open 7:30 and" 10:30
Adults: 30c Inc. tax. 25c with own iksret
Special Bate Sunday Afternoon for Children
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PERSONAL
To Reihlngle R. A. Fleming
applied yesterday at the city
building inspector'! office for
permit to reshingle 52 Ross
Court at a stated cost of (250.
Chimney Fire The fire de
partment chemical crew stood
by at 8:12 this morning while
a chimney fire et the residence
of E. E. Gore, 118 Geneva street,
burned itself out. There was no
damage.
New Plates The sheriffs of
fice sold 200 auto licenses yes
terday, first day of sale. It was
also the first day autoists were
permitted to place the 1942
plates on cars and several new
plates appeared on the streets.
Safe Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jones
of Central Point have received
word from their son Kenneth
who is stationed at the Kaneshe
bay TJ. S. naval air station.
Kenneth sent word that he was
safe, Mr. Jones informed the
Mail Tribune today.
To Luncheon T h o m a s C.
Parker, assistant superintendent
of Crater Lake national park,
George T. Hopper, resident en
gineer, and Dr. George C. Ruhle,
naturalist, left today by motor
to attend a luncheon in Klamath
Falls of the Federal Business
men's association. Mr. Parker
Is secretary of the association.
Leave For South Mr. and
Mrs. Lester H. Anderson left
today by motor for San Fran
Cisco where they will reside for
the next three months. Mr.
Anderson is resident landscape
architect for Crater Lake na
tional park and has been called
south on a special assignment.
The Andersons have been mak
ing their home at the Hotel
Holland.
LIVESTOCK
Portland
Portland. Ore.. Dec. ! -(S(UBDA)
Hogs 800: market active, 10-15 high
er: good-chotoe 175-315 lb. drlve-lna
11.75-80. mostly $11.88, one load
11.90; S3O-370 lb. $11410-35: light
lights 10 50..11.00; packing tows
mostly 18.609 00: choice light feed
er pigs quotable $10.75.
Cattle 300, calvea 60; steers steady
with Monday's full 36 advance; load
choice 1001 lb. fed steers $13.75; load
low medium grade $10.35; odd heavy
tee $11.50 12 00: few common
medium heifers $756 or 8.75; canner
and cutter cows alow, about stesdy
at $4.3595.76: fat dairy cows mostly
$8.60-75: young Holttelna $755; good
beef cows $7.85(18.25; good bulls
9.00: good-choice vealent $12.00
13 00.
Sheep 700: very little offered:
market nominally steady: good-choice
trticked-ln lar-.ba salable around
10.50-75; best load Monday $11.00
sorted; very thin lambs salable $8.00
or below; fat awea salable $600-35
or above.
Chicago
Chicago, Dec. 18. -(fll-(T7SDA
Kogs 83.000: mostly 15-35 lower on
weights 240 lbs. down: heavier butch
en 10-16 off; bulk 180-270 lbs. $11.00
20: top $11.20: most 370-820 lb.
butchers $10.90$) 1.10; good 400-600
lb. sows 9.85 310.85; lighter weights
to $1040.
Cattle U.OO0. calvea 1.000: fed
steen and yearlings steady to 26
lower: mostly weak to 25 down; early
top yearllnga $14.10: but choice to
prime offerings held up to $1440;
mostly $12.00( 14.00: market with
common and medium grades $940
1140; several loads choice medium
wettht and weighty steen $13.89
14 00.
Sheep 10400; fat lamb market
not established; bidding 16-26 lower
or upward to $12.86 for strtc-T choice
fed lambs carried fully steady at
$12.76 upward.
Portland Produce
Portland. On, Dee. 18
tatoss White locale, $1.76 cental;
Deschutes ferns, $2.40-240 cental;
Tsklma No. 1 gems, $258 cental: Kla
math. $240 cental.
Other produce unchanged.
Chicago Wheat
Chicago. Dae. 16. VP) Wheat:
Open High tow Cleat
Dm. 12'i 1-3JH 144H -3H
May 148 148S 1-37S I-37H
July IMH 149 138S 148
Portland Wheat
Portland. Ore . Dec. 18 (JP Onln:
Wheat: Open High U Close
May 1.0$ 143 10$ 1.0
Dee. , 47 47 47 47
Cash grain: oat No. 3-38 lb. white
37 00: barley No. 2-46 lb. bw. $33 50:
corn No. L-ey. ahlpmenta $34-00; No.
1 flax $148.
Cash wDest (bid): soft white 98ic;
soft white excluding res 97c; white
club 98c: western red 98c.
Hard red winter: ordinary 98e: 10
pet. 98c: II pet. $1.08: 13 pet. $1,11.
Hard whltt-bean: ordinary II 074;
10 pet. $1.1$: It pet. $1.1$; 11 pet,
$1.33.
waii st. Report
New York, Dec. 18. (APV
Stock! with an armament rat
ing made further recovery head
way In the early part of today's
market but the majority eventu
ally wavered.
Gams of fractions to a point
or so for favored steels, coppers,
aircrafts, oils and specialties
were well sliced or transformed
Into declines at the close.
Large blocks of low-priced Is
sues helped put the day's volume
at around 1.200,000 shares.
Today's closing prima (or 34 se
lected stocka follow:
Al. Chem. Je Dye 1S9V,
Am. Can 8$4
A. T. T. 1334
Anaconda , , 30
Ateb. T. A 8. P. 34 H
Bendu Aria. 37
Beth. Steel .,
Caterpillar Tract. 38,
Chrysler 44 ,
Curtlss-Wrlght
Douglas Aelt. ea4
DuFont 143Uj
Gen. Elec.
Gen. Food,
Gen. Mot.
Int. Harvest
Johns-Man.
Kenneeott
Monty Ward -No.
Ann. AVn ,
North Amer.
Penney (J. C.) .
Penna. R. R. -Phillips
Pet.
Radio
34 'i
38 '4
SI
Bo'i
85
38
13
9
TT
181,
4',
3H
Sou, Pae. ... ,, 10S
Std. Brandt
St. Oil Cal. 23 "i
St. Oil .V. J. 44H
Trans. Amer. 4
Union Carb. 70 H
Unit. Aircraft 84",
United Airline 10 '4
U. S. Steel 81 H
Pear Market
Yesterday
Chicago. Dee. 18. 0?V(USDA
Pears: 8 can Oregon, 3 Washington
arrived; 18 ears on track. a cars di
verted; Oregon Boec 1300 boxes No.
1. $1.65-2.70, average $308; 340 boxes
fancy $1.46-3.60. avenge $143: 873
boxes No. 1 conditioned $3.10-3.00,
average $2.82; 873 boxes fancy con
ditioned $1.75-3.40, average $3.08.
New Tork, Deo. 18. (P)-(U8DA)
Pears: 98 cars arrived: 8 California.
19 Oregon, 11 Washington, one New
York unloaded; 40 cars on track;
Oregon Boec 3345 boxes fancy $1.88
3.30. average $3.01; 8995 boxes No. 1.
$185- $.60. average $2.21: Anjous
1720 boxes extra fancy $345-840.
average $3.00; 840 boxes fancy $2.40
8.18. average $2.78; 805 boxes extra
fancy $240-80. average $2.45; Cornice
500 boxes extra fancy 42.55-8.00, aver,
age $247; 1380 boxes fancy $246-76.
average $348: Fotellea 95 boxes fancy
2 75-8 00. average $2 98: Anjous 785
half boxes $1.50-65. average $145.
Lieutenant Hammond
On Navy Yard Guard
Word reached here today that
Lieutenant Bruce B. Hammond,
22, who is attending the Basic
School of the marines at the
Philadelphia navy yard has
been placed In charge of a de
tail of marines armed with a
machine gun and 10.000 rounds
of ammunition to help guard
the navy yard against any pos
sible sabotage or fifth column
activity. Hammond received the
assignment owing to his profic
iency with the machine gun at
the marine target range at In
dlantown Gap, Penn. He has
also received orders to be ready
to leave on 12 hours notice for
duty "anywhere".
The lleut. Is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. B. Hammond of this
city.
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HALF INTEREST
J. W. McCoy, formerly man
ager of the Ashland Branch of
the First National Bank of Port
land, announced today hi ac
quisition of a half Interest in
the Bowser Equipment Co, 111
North Fir street, Medford.
The Bowser Equipment com
pany is authorized agent for the
Allis-Chalmers company, and
allied manufacturers, in Jack
son and Josephine counties in
Oregon and Siskiyou and Del
Norte counties In California.
The companies make road ma
chinery, logging equipment,
farm and orchard tractors and
Implements and other motorized
Industrial machines.
Agency for Hardie spray rigs
was recently acquired and a
service department with full
line of parts is maintained. Mr.
McCoy said it is planned to or
ganize a full sales force in all
departments soon In order to
satisfactorily cover the terri
tory.
In addition to McCoy the
present staff Includes Miss
Martha Frances De Soma, sec
retary; , Nelson F, Cate, In
charge of sales; Percy C. Mer
rltt, parts; A. L. Roberts, re
pairs and service, and Joe Glod
oski, farm equipment service
and repair.
Mr. McCoy resigned his bank
position May 1, 1941, after be
ing connected with banking in
Ashland since September 15.
1907. He stated that, although
not entirely Inactive, he desired
to more fully employ his time
I In some business and in acquir
I Ing an interest in the Bowser
equipment company, he has ac
complished that purpose.
Lines handled largely include
those not seriously curtailed by
government defense restrictions.
H. E. Bowser, who took over
the Allis-Chalmers agency Jan
uary 15, 1941, is freeing him
self from the burden of man
agement so as to look after his
other substantial personal in
terests. STORM OF 1919
Medford awoke to a white
city today and flurries of snow
continued into the afternoon. A
mid-morning rain washed away
part of the snow and by 1:30
o'clock snow and rain fell inter
mittently. Old-timers recalled
the snow of 1919 when 11 Inches
fell Dec. 11.
Feb. 12 and Feb. 17 of Ust
year saw small flurries of snow
and April 16 of this year mow
fell but melted almost as soon
as touching trie ground. Dec. 80,
1940, a trace of snow fell,
weather bureau reports showed.
Snow was falling early this
morning at Butte Falls, Rogue
River national forest office said.
Further Information was not
available however as telephone
between Medford and Butte
Falls was disrupted, as was ser
vice between Butte Falls and
Union creek.
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AS WAR MEASURE
W. J. Hutchinson, meteorolo
gist in charge of the weather
bureau station at the Medford
municipal airport, announced
today that he had received the
following from the central of
fice In Washington. D. C:
The central office in Wash
ington has ordered all weather
bureau airport stations closed to
all visitors except local aero
nautical interests, identified pri
vate pilots and government of
ficials showing credentials, with
the exception that where all lo
cal weather bureau activities
are at the airport that portion
of the office containing chron
ological records may be made
accessible to visitors. But In
such cases synoptic maps and
charts and governmental re
ports will not be available."
Washington, Dec 16. VP)
The weather bureau today dis
continued weather maps, long-
range forecasts, most wind, fog
and cloud data, and some rain
and other crop information
which might be useful to ene
mies. A
MUSTERED IN AT
Company A of the new Ore
gon state guard will be formally
mustered Into service at the
Medford armory at 8 tonight. A
headquarters detachment will be
organized.
Col. Ralph P. Cowglll, execu
tive officer of the state guard,
and Maj. Carl Y. Tengwald, bat
talion commander, will muster
Company A into service. The
company of 60 men and three
officers will be commanded by
Capt. James W. Grigsby.
- Col. Cowglll and Maj. Teng
wald will leave tomorrow to
muster in a company at Klamath
Falls. Maj. Tengwald, former
commander of Company A of the
national guard here, is command
ing officer of the state guard
units in Medford, Marshfield and
Klamath Falls.
RESTRICTIONS PLACED
ON INSURING ALIENS
Cole Holmes of the R. A.
Holmes agency said today he had
been notified that under govern
ment instructions no new or re
newal insurance may be Issued
to cover nationals of countries
at war with the United States.
CARD OP THANK
We wish to thank all our neigh
bors and friends for their klndneaa
and assistance when our home and
possessions were destroyed by fire.
Mr. and Mr, t. W. Berry, Central
Point.
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ward have co-starring roles In
the most amazing and chilling
mystery ever filmed "Ladles
in Retirement,' which beads
the double bill opening for to
day and tomorrow at the Rialto
theatre. Others in the cast are
"International Squadron" Cominsr
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Ronald Reagan and William
Lundigan portray members of
Britain's far-famed Foreign Le
gion of the R.A.F. In "Inter
national Squadron," thrilling
aviation drama coming to the
Craterian theatre tomorrow for
Dr. Christian"
Jean Hersholt portrays Dr.
Christian In the first Medford
showing of "Melody for Three,"
coming to the Roxy theatre for
tomorrow and Thursday nights
as the companion feature with
"Tall, Dark and Handsome."
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"Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde"
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tree at 8:$0 44r-lJe-lle Inc. Us
on Rialto Bill
Elsa Lan cheater and Evelyn
Keyes.
"A Gentleman from Dixie,"
featuring Jack LaRue, Marian
Marsh and Clarence Muse, fa
mous darky singer with his
group of colored music makers
in songs of Stephen Foster,
plays as the companion feature
with "Ladles in Retirement"
a four day showing. Others
featured in the heroic story of
the famous flying group whose
members are recruited from
every country In the world are
James Stephenson, Olympe
Bradna, Joan Perry and Reg'
inald Denny,
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FOR BALE Grocery store flitui
acalea. meat cases, cash register,
coffee mill, etc. Call Mason Xhrman
et Company. Phone 3101.
WANTED Capable housekeeper,
must be good cook. 00 home
nights. Oood wages. References.
Call 8318.
OASCO BRIQUETS Now $18.80 per
ton. Cheaper and better than coal.
Valley fuel Co. Tel. 8378.
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1800. See A. p. plovers. Corner
13th and Front.
m.rrpzna room for two. ie west
lath and "J".
FURNISHED room wtth private bath,
heat. 809 West loth.
WANTED Dial 4S98 for Information
regarding our approved BLACKOUT
for your home.
FOR SALX Young ducks. 4
and
pounds each. 80e and 78c
403 Eaat 13th. Phone 1058.
ASSOCIATED heating oils, day
nite. Tel. 8111. MED. FUEL.
FOR SALE Two good saddle mares.
Oentle for women or children, $80
each. Bee Mac, Phone 4060.
PIANO INSTRUCTION Pupils' hacnee
Moo. and Wed.: Jacksonville school.
Tuee; Studio. Thurs.. FT1.. Sat.
Fred Alton Height, Studio, Liberty
Building.
TRY QA8CO BRIQUETS The fltwert
solid fuel available. Valley Fuel
Co. Tel. S37S.
FOR RENT Two-horse trailer. Mao
$ Fiords. Phone 4080.
WANTED Experienced fanner for
800 acre atoek. or dairy ranch. 00
shsre basla. Free water, 88 acrea
aerlcultu 1. Might sen for cash.
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1837 PONTIAO 8 coupe. Heater and
aerrceter. only one owner. Excel
lent condition. Also 1841 Pont lee
8 etreamllne 4-door sedan. Two
tone finish. Eoulpoed with heater,
radio, white atdewall tires, low mtl
eae. e these at Tubby Deana.
Your Pontlao Dealer. New Richfield
Station. 8th and Orape. Dial 3943.
USE OA8CO BRIQUETS for a long.
laX'ng nre. Valley Fuel Co. Tel.
8878.
WANTED TO BUY Oood tised gtrt'B
nice eie. rnone sons or oa Km st
13th.
FOR SALE less Pordson tractor, on
rubber. Plnley Imp. Co.
FOR SAIJE Bv owner. 6-roora house.
comer. Devement, bullt-lna. $1780.
$"00 cash. Would conalder late mod
el ear. 408 Beatty. mornings or
evening.
FOR JOBS In airplane faetone see
Mr. MfCabe.. Orand Hotel, S un
to 8 p.m. Age 18 to 38.
PARTY wishes ride to Aehlsnd weak-
days, leavlne between 140 and t:80
am. CaU 4839 after 8:80 pm.
NOTICE I will not be responsible
for bills contracted by anyone other
than myself. Lean A. Richards.
FOR Myrtle Wood Otrta made la
Medford. see our large display as
$oa E. jackaon (near the Armory).
JOE BARLEY. Proprietor Of Hotel
Holland Is now operating the Hoi
land Coffee Shop.
NEW LOW PRICE Oaaeo Briquets,
per ton. sacked, $18.80. Med. PueL
Tel. 8111.
WANTED
SCRAP IRON
Loading on cars for Immediate Ship
ment. Higher prices.
MEDFORD BARGAIN HOUSE
Phone $744 TT N. Orape
RAW PURS WANTED
HIGHEST cash prices paid for Mush
rsts. Skunk, Mink, Coyote and Bob
Csta
Investigate our prices before you
sell
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