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PAGE TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1941. CALLED 10 MEET AT GRANTS PASS January 7 Gathering to Hear Geology Director Interpret New Purchase Conditions Grants Pass, Ore., Dec. 31 W Miners of chromlte called a meeting here today under state mine department auspices lor Wednesday, January 7. Meanwhile navy announce ment that Japanese craft are believed operating off the coast of Alaska placed In hazard of enemy attack the last unmen aced supplies of chromlte ex cept In Oregon, California, and Montana. Shipments from Turkey, New Caledonia and the Philippines no longer are assured. Earl K. Nixon, director of the Oregon depaitment of geology and mineral industries, will in terpret the "much more favor able purchase conditions' just announced by the metals re serve corporation, a federal agency set up to establish stock piles of essential minerals like chromlte and manganese. Meanwhile Nixon at Port land declared today in a letter addressed to Harry Schulz of North Bend, secretary of the Southwest Oregon Miners' As sociation, that conversations with RFC representatives at Portland and Washington leads bim to the decision that "we must look elsewhere than RFC for help" In producing chromlte, which Is a marginal operation In the United States. "It seems," said Nixon, ' that the powers-that-be in Washington feel that they need merely to order planes, tanks arid battleships and that they wi'.l be produced re gardless of whether or not raw materials enter Into the picture." AGED "WOMAN IS Jap Two-Man Sub High and Dry I I.vt.-JT. til a4 -Jj&J'f&.c (" '" I. ! . - i $S5 : - i . - ... - . ,;,; t - l ' rvf 7 1 ? . : Cl,,,,, This is the stern view of a Japanese two man submarine showing the portion rammed by a destroyer and "washboard" ef f e ct of a depth charge. The sub mersible participated in the Jap anese surprise raid on Pearl Harbor. Masonic lodge, A. F. and A. M., Jacksonville, and leaves a host of friends to mourn his passing. STEAM WHISTLE TEST SATURDAY A steam whistle which, if It proves satisfactory, will be used In air raid warnings has been In stalled by the fire department at the Medford Corporation and will be given a test three times Saturday, at 10 a. m., 3 p. m and 6 p. m. The blasts Saturday will be merely to test the carrying pow er of the whistle and no one should get excited or do any thing, said Chief Roy Elliott. Checkers in all parts of town will report on the volume ol sound produced by the whistle. Kissss Are Secretive EAGLE PL (Continued Prom Pig One) where she always set the candle that she was lying. Two Theories Morris said there were two suppositions as to the oriiiln of the blaze, one being that Mrs. Dutton, very feeble, either suf fered a stroke or fell down, knocking the candle off the table, and the other being that her dress caught fire from the fireplace. A son, Ed Dutton, who was staying with a neighbor, told Morris that his mothei of tentimes sat asleep In i chair In front of the fireplace Am ther son, Fred, was the last to see Mrs. Dutton alive, having called on her at noon, Morris sa,id he was told. Nolchbors attracted by the blaze had no fircfighting equip ment and were unable to battle the flames, Morris said. He add ed that when he arrived ai, that was left of the house was the fireplace and chimney. Mrs. Dutton, known to hei many friends as "Grandma Dut ton." was a lifelong Christian and a devout reader of the Bible. She Is survived by four sons. George of Santlam, Calif., Ed of Medford, Henry of Canbv and Fred of Eagle Point; and one daughter, Mrs. Nellie Moomaw of Wlilloms, Ore.; also by 23 grandchildren and several Treat grandchildren. She was born In Scarborough, England. Ju.y 28. 1843. Funeral services will be held at the Perl chnpel at 3:30 p. m. Friday, the Rev. Sherman L. Divine officiating. Interment will be In the Medford I. O. O. F. cemetery. WILLIAM L WELCH TAKEN BY DEATH William Leland Welch, .18. a native of Jackson county, died in an Ashland hospital ast night after a seven day Illness. Funer al services will be held at the Perl chapel at 2 p.m. Friday, In terment In Jacksonville ceme tery. Mr. Welch was born In Jack eon county. March 22. 1885 and resided In the county all hi. life except for the past two years, which he spent In Hornbrook, Calif. He was married to Hilda Ab bott at Jacksonville Octobei 18. 1920. In addition to his wife, he Is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Irving Ross of Ashland; a son. Billie Lee Welch of Hurnbiook; his mother. Alice Welch of Med ford and a sister, Mrs. Nellie Prock of Medtnrd. Ha was a charter member ol Brownsboro Brownsboro, Dec. 31. (Spl) The program given by the schoolchildren the evening ol December 23 was well attended At the close Santa Claus ap peared and distributed toys and candy from the tree. Char mayme Charley, who was to liove taken part, was unable to attend on account of Illness. Mrs. Jim Trueblood entertained a few friends at dinner, honoring Billy Wright's birthday lut Saturday eve ning. Billy and Lola Wright are pend ing a two weeks' vacation at borne. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Kinder are pending the holidays at Wilbur, Wash., vlaltlng relatives. Mrs. HUeman of Eugene arrived Sunday for a visit with her sister, lira. C. B. Craig. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Rohrer of Little Shaata, Calif, were gueat at the Rohrer home last Prlday. Rev. Downing of Aehland preached an Inuresung sermon at the cloee of the Sunday school leason laat Sunday. Other vlaltors of Aahland were Mr. and Mra Andrews. - Mra. John wilaon wiu entertain the Ladles club at her home, January IS. Mr. and Mra. W. M. Hanaan and Mr. and Mra. Oerald Hanaen enter tained with a turkey dinner Chrlst maa day for Mra. Marie Welch. Uoycl Betty Lou and Shirley Walch. Mr. and Mra. Johnnie Walch. Mra. L. J. Rohrer, Louie Rohrer and Mr. Nu etrom of Grants Paaa. Mr. and Mra. Lawrence Leonard and little eon apent Chrlatmaa at the O. O. Hanaen home. Mra. Leonard re mained until Monday (or a few daya vlalt. Frn Wyant of Lake Creek apent Sunday night with her (rlend. Lola WrlRht. Other gueau at the Wrmhl home during Chrlatmaa week were. Mr. and Mrs. Ruaty Conner, of Marah field. Mr. and Mra. Cbarlea M-Cor-ml.-k and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Falr ehtlda. Mr. and Mra. Myrton Walters and daughter. Eileen Hanaen, who now live In Montana, were vlaitlng friends In the community Sunday. Prospect 7j ,-w (If ww : a ivjeVf , t fir iZ- vi. 1- -. 4l- -. Film Actress Jane Wyman In Hollywood suggests that girls print lipstick kisses on their le'. lers to soldiers and sailors in stead of making little rows of kiss crosses at the bottom. The British war office says that military Information in code might be given by use of the crosses. FOR CIVIL DEFENSE Iff BEKG LISTED Stenographers Donate Time To Intfex Names Regis trants Asked Be Patient. Indexing of the 8,000-odd per sons of Jackson county who have registered for civilian defense is bei I done each night by a dozen employed stenographers at the Crater Lake national park offi ces in the federal building. The stenographers are employ ed at their regular work at va rious businesses around town in the daytime and are giving their time voluntarily in the evening. The work is being done under the supervision of Charles E. Chrisler, chief clerk of Crater Lake national park. The work was begun last night. The registrants are being In dexed according to the work they stated they could do. When the indexing is complete, the Jackson County Council of De fense will be able to go to the catalogue and obtain immedi ately the names of persons want ed for any particular kind of civilian defense work, it was ex plained by Frank Hull, coordi nator. Patience Asked Mr. Hull asked that the regis trants be patient and not feel slighted if they are not called immediately. Registrants will be called to volunteer civilian de fense duty as quickly as the or ganization is capable of absorb ing them and as quickly as need for their services arises, he said. Many, he related, have become impatient and feel that they are not helping so much as they could because may have not been given tasks to do but, he added, they gave evidence of their pa triotism when they registered, and should not be impatient to help in some concrete work. The civilian defense organiza tion is being built up as fast as possible and eventually will have about 3,500 volunteer work ers enrolled in thj various divis ions, Mr. Hull said. At present about 1,500 are filling volunteer defense posts, he added. About 4,000 persons through out the county registered for civilian defense some months ago when a specific day was set aside for this purpose. Since the outbreak of war December 7 about 2.000 more, not including Ashland's registration, have signed up. Atlantic coastal frontier, said to day that in the first 24 days of war there had been no sink ings of American vessels in the frontier which extends from Halifax to Hatteras. "Nor have there been any verified reports of German sub marine activity in the frontier," he said at press conference. "I'm happy to report there has, in addition, been no attempted sabotage detected." FAST ON ALERT Reedsport, Ore., Dee. 31. (IF) Seven minutes only were re quired this week to get every member of the lower Umpqua valley civilian defense organiza tion at his post during a practice alert. Cold Hill Medford. Sunday where th attends beauty achool, after con val taring from a case of irraslcs at tbe borne of her parr nt here, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Cockram and children, Rarhfl. Esther, Lola. Grace, and Clyde Jr., visited Monday and Tuesday at the Dole and Dunn-jan homrs. They were enruute to their home In Nampa. Idnho, after attend ing a family reunion at Corning, Calif. Mr. and Mra. Richard D. Oray and sons. Char lea and Joe, returned here Sunday evening, after spending mst of Inst week with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Orav and Mr. and Mra. Ken. at Gold Mill. Mra. William Call of Rome River le a Ruest at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Xlra Leslie Dunagan. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ellertaen. high achool Instructors, came back from their vacation trip to Cor vail La and Clatskante, Sunday. above at 8:10 a. m. Tonight was expected to be colder. Portland, Dec. 31. (P) In tervention of the federal con cillatlon service was asked to day by the CIO Furniture Work ers union In an effort to pre vent a strike of 1600 workers at the Doernbecher manufactur ing plant. Use Mai! Tribune wnnt ads. Mare Fighter Planes Is Netherlands Need Batavla, N. E. I., Dec. 31 (AP)The Netherlands East In dies' urgent need for i er plnnes was stressed anew to- a uaaiine ir raiacrs Killed three persons and wounded 19 in scattered bombing raids in the provinces. Supplementing the air assault, said a communique relayed by the Aneta news agency, enemy destroyers shelled the city of flicnciao, on the Island of Celebes, i but caused no casualties and only No Submarine Loss On Eastern Ccast New York, Dec. 31. (&) Rear Admiral Adolfphus And rews, commandant of the north Cold Hill, Dec. 31. (Spl.) Guests at the Emmett Sutton home this week are three of their grandchildren, Betty, Donna and Donald Mullin of Medford. They will visit here until their mother and three sisters return fium a trip to California. Mr. and Mra. C. N. Roberts of Bur ney. Calif., were recent gueata of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Klea, en route home from Xugene. Mr. and Mrs. William Jordan spent two daya last week visiting their daughters and families. Mrs. John Perry and two sons at Murphy, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Plttock of tbe Applegate. Mrs. Nellie Reed returned home Monday Ircm a trip to Portland. Mrs. Pete smith and eon of Oranta Pass and Mrs. Margery Putman of 8an Pranda:o were Sunday gueata of their grandmother, Mrs. Charity Dun gey and otber relatives. Olid Bill Ski club members apent Sunday at Crater Lake and reported akllns condultlona very good there that day, and that one lift waa used. i Enjoying the trip wen Prank and Leroy Carter, Kelly Clement, Virginia Centers. Crelghton Thompson, Myrtle Winn. Llnsley and Lucille Dorman. Jack Martin. Alvls Winn, Mary Lou Tygart and Wallace Iverson. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Whltaett teft Sunday for their home at North Bonnsvllle, Wash., where Mr. Whltaett la employed. They are former real dents and have many friends and relatlvea here. Sunday gueata of Mr. and Mra. Tom Smith and family were Mr. and Mra. Harold Wilson of Ashland. Mrs. Wilaon was formerly Lucille Smith of this city. Melvln Kulkman returned Sunday to Bremerton, Wash. He waa ac companied back to Washington by Merrltt Davis, who will also be em ployed there. Mra. Kulkman re mained here for a loneer visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Sutton. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rogers and two daughters of Mfdford were Sunday gueata of Mrs. Roger'e brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Bel -her and four sons. Mlsa Elaine Parker recently enter tained at her home with a costume party for Yvonne Moore. Betty Mul lin, Joyce Cclvln. Joyce Robblna. Josephine Robinson. Katherlne Hayes. Eileen Frost. E1ro Davis. Alice Lee Cook. Jeraldlne Smith and the hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Walker and Mr. and Mra. William Pennlnger left Mondav for Lee Angeles to visit the Walker's son. Laveme. and other relatlvee and frlende. Aslt Walker Is In charge of the atore here during his parents absence. rHI'?- beat heifers up to S1023: canner -cutter eowa SJ .00 a e3S; fleshy dairy type cows So 76 7.00; with heavy kinds quotable to S7.50 and ever: medium-good beef cows salable S709 00; selected vealers to 114 00; calves, mostly cutter and common, at S7JS00. Sheep 60; market mostly nominal: few medium-good S3 lb. lambs S10.S0: common 67 lb. weights S8.0O; top fed. wooled lambs this week SI 150; fat ewea quotable M4Ot.0O. "Chicago Chicago. Dec 11 (PHUSDAi Hogs 18.000: active on weltrhta 230 lca down; others slow; general trade steady to 15 higher: most advance on weights 330 lbs. down: top $11-30; good $60-600 lb. sows largely $9.75 10 35: lighter weights to $1030. Cattle C.0O0. calves TOO; top $14.75 paid for choice to prime 1133 lb. av erava; bulk steer and yearling crop $U.7S14.00: beat belfera around $14.00-, mostly $13 00; cutters $7.75 down: canners $3.50 8.75 according to weV-ht: heavy sausage bulls to $10 00 and vealere to $14-50. Sheep 4,500; bidding unevenly low er or $13 26 down on fat lambs held fully steady at $13.33 and above; fat sheep scarce, weak to unevenly lower. tally slid off fractions to a point or so under a moderate run of last-minute tax selling and profit-taking. Transfers were around 1,700 000 shares. Today's closing prtoes for $4 aa Portland Produce lecttd stocks follow: A). Chem. A Dye . Am. Can .. A. T. & T. Anaconda , In navy par lan -e a brig ts both the rig of a sailing vessel and a place of confinement. LIVESTOCK Portland Portland. Ore., Dec. 31 ?)-(OSDA) Hccs 800: market about steady; good choice 183-185 lb. weights $11.83 1300: 333 lb. kinds $11.30: few 150 lb. weights $11.50; 83 lb. feeder pigs $11.00. Csttle 50: ealvea 50: limited sup ply cows snd heifers steady to strong; steers erarce; strictly good fed steers quotable upward to $13.10 or above; few euttcry dairy heifers $7.50 at 8 0O: New Year'$ Greeting From YOUR Credit Association Prospect, Dec. 31. (Spl) Ben Hayncs received two air mall letters December 29 from Earl Hike, former Prospect Drlow Ier0 Fahrenheit Monday iriuriih nuw in uie j . o. navy.tnjc.M( it Sain Cold Wave Freezes Thracian Peasants New York. Dec. 3 1 . (.11 A Toulouse radio broadcast re ported today a wave of cold and snowstorms ovrr southeastern Europe, with 25 peasants sold to have frozen to death in southern Thrace. In Sofia, Duli'nrla, the tern oerature dropred to 13 degree Written three weeks ago, they stated he had left the U S S. Oglala that was bombed In the attack on Pearl harbor, shortly after returning to the Islands after his visit here, and is tak ing gunner's mate training at a naval school at Pearl harbor. O forge Reed, school mualc tnatrue tor. who returned here from Mil- wsukle. Saturday, where he apent Ine Chrlatmaa vacation with bis parents, la 111 with the mumps. Jsmes Dole went to Medford, Dec. 34. and traded bis ear In on a 1S43 sedsn. Prospect Boy Scouts distributed the P.-T A. Chruunss candy, nuta, and orarura to the children In this lo cality, the evening of Dee. 33. Prospect a.-hool waa scheduled to atart Dec. 39. and the buu-i ran aa uaual. but attendance wae eo amall due to the measles epidemic, that Mr. Oray postponed the opening unul Jan. t. Mies Jean rraedrick returned to' CBS heard the broadcast. SPOKANE COLD Spokane, Dec. 3t WT) Spo kane was the coldest today It had been In four years, the weather bureau announced afto: the mercury slid down to 7 ROLLER SKATING SKATING HOURS Tues.. Thurs.. Sun., m. Saturdsy to 11 p. m. 7 to 10 p. 7:30 p. n Admission 30c Ashland Rink A New Year's RESOLUTION During 1942 I Will Consider My Credit A Sacred Trust And Will Vjuara It As A Matter Of Personal Honor! Here ts a New Year's resolution that should be kept throughout 1942 and If it is it will prove the source of much satisfaction to rourselt and greitly enahnce your standing this communityl The CREDIT ef a community reflects the THRIFTINESS of her citisens. A elty with COOD CREDIT is a good place in which to lival RETAIL CREDIT ASSOCIATION Of MEDFORD 8h Portland, Ore, Dec. 81. P) Po tatoes White locals, $3 cental: Des chutes gems $3.80 3.75 cental: Yaki ma No. 1 gems, $380-375 cental; Klamath. $3.80-3.75 cental. Country meats Selling prices to retailers: vealers, fancy, 19-300 lb.: others unchanged. Other produce unchanged. Portland Wheat Portland, Ore, Dec. 81 Wl Oram: Wheat: ' Open High Low Clcse May 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 Cash grain: oats No. 3-S8 lb. white $37.00; barley No. 3-48 lb. b.w. $37.00: corn No. 3-e. y. shipments $33.50; No. 1 flax $3.031,. Cash wheat (bid): soft white $8:; soft white excluding res 98c; white club $1.00; western red 8c. Hard red winter: ordinary 97c; 10 pet., 99o; 11 pet. $1.08: 13 pet. $1.13. Hard whlte-baart: ordinary $1.104: 10 pet, $1.1SU; 11 pet. $1.196; 13 pet. $1.2314. Today's car receipts: wheat 10; flour 3: oats 1; hay 3; mlllfeed 1. 144 'i 80 128 37-4 37V, 65 89 -4 45H 8', 83 ',4 14S 20 H 38 30V4 48!4 58 87 351, 12 H 77 19 43 H It 4 18H 41H 74 MH 11VI 53 San Pranrlsro Batter Ban Pranclsco. Dec. 31 (.Pl-(USDA) Butter, 93 score 37c; 91-3SC; 90-35c; 89-34. Atch. T. at 8. P. Bendlx Avla. . . B:th. Steel Caterpillar Tract. Chrysler ,, ... Curtlts-Wrljht Dc.uv.laa Acft. DuPont Oen. Elec. Oen. Poods Ocn. Mot. Int. Harvest Johns-Man. 1 Kennecott Monty Ward -No. Ami. Av'n North Amer. , Penney (J. C.) Penna. R R. Phillips Pet Radio 63U. Pac Std. Brands St. Oil Cal. St. Oil N. J Trans. Amir. -Union Carb. .. Unit. Aircraft United Airline V. 8. Steel Bacramento, Dec. S 1 . (Ar Chtmi 1ns; cream butterfat: first grade 40c; second grade 38'e. Chicago Wheat Pear Market Yesterday Chicago, Dee. 80. (AP-U8DA) Pears: no car arrivals. 7 cars on track, no Oregon quotatlona. Chicago, Dee. 81. OP) Wheat: Open High Low Close May ., 1-17 1.7 1.3SK 1.28 July 1.27 1.37 1.37H 1.37 Sept. 1.27H 1.38 1-8 1.38 Wall St. Report New York, Dec. 31. VP) The stock market closed the year today with a faltering and unsteady performance which was in sharp contrast with its bullish display Tuesday. Reports indicating the fall of Manila was imminent chilled buying ardor and prices gener- New York, Dec. 80. (AP-U8DA) Pears: 18 cars on track, 5 arrived. 13 Oregon, 4 Washington unloaded; Oregon Boso 390 fancy $1.40-3.30. average $1.81; 4115 No. la $1.45 3.40. small lot $3.30. one lot $1.40. average $3.11; Anjous 3055 extra, fancy $3.15-3.20. average $3.56: 73. fancy $3.30 3.10. average $3.83; 68 half boxes extra fancy $13.3: Corn ice 600 extra fancy $3.55-3.90, aver age 93.88; 990 fancy $3.30-3.75, aver age $3.63. Relieve Misery of fiLDS Saw Put a-purpose Vicks Va-tro-nol up each nostril. It (1) shrinks swollen membranes, (2) Foothes irritation, (3) helps clear cold dogged nose. Follow directions ust wnM SIAI VM llaSaV ntaVaa (Ml VICKS In folder. HER CHOICE If ts one thing to win fame and achievement. It If quit another to sacrifice the best things in life for it. Looking at her successful but spinster Aunt whom the had always emulated, pretty Lsvinia Prentiss saw suddenly her own future, realise she must cheote between two paths. She chose and her story it one you will not toon forget. It's the absorbing new serial m mm tm$ ) i.litss mtmitm -m 1- m WATKINS WR'CHT iVr Begins TODAY MAIL TRIBUNE TURN TO PAGE 9 FOR CHAPTER ONE 3 1- V X
