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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."
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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
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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
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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
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