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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY; JANUARY 20, 1942. Generous Response To Penny-a-Plane Effort, Say Redmen Response has been generous so far to the "penny-a-plane" plan being sponsored here by the Redmen and Pocahontas lodges, a lodge spokesman said today. Under this plan the public Is asked to drop in tins placed around town the same number ot pennies as enemy planes shot down by Americans the previ ous day. A sign on the can tells the number. The lodges today expressed thanks to firms that helped them prepare for the "penny-a-plane" plan. These included Kay Lithographing, Inc., and the Klocker Printery, which supplied labels and cards, the Rogue River Valley Canning company, which furnished the cans, Hubbard Brothers, which provided the lids, and Hunt's specialty ice cream shop, which fupplied the wooden sticks hold ing the cards. ' The pennies thus collected are to be sent to Washington where a fund, similarly collect ed throughout the nation, will be used solely to build p'anes. ELIZABETfTPiERCE OF EAGLE PT. DIES Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Pierce passed away at her home in Eagle Point Tuesday morning at the age of 88. She had been failing in health for the past five years. She was born in Missouri De cember 3, 1883, and came to eastern Oregon In 1915. In 1924 she came to Eagle Point and had lived there continuously since. At the age of 28 she was united with the Christian church and was a very active worker in the church up until illness prevented her attending. She was first united in marriage to Alvah Hannaford who passed away in Eagle Point in 1922. Later she married William William Pierce who passed away in Medford In 1931. She leaves one step-daughter, Mrs. Mildred Jerome, of River side, Cal., five children, Mrs Jewel Crocker, Medford, Mrs. Esther Seger, Mt. View, Cal.. Mrs. Vivian Segen, Lindsey, Cal., Mrs. Ruth Stephenson, Riverside, Cal., and George Hannaford, Eagle Point. There are also two brothers surviving, Frank and Charles Stelle, both of Medford, and two sisters, Mrs. Julia Coghlll, Medford. and Mrs. J u n a Hannaford, Eagle Point. Services will be held In the Conger funeral parlors at 1 p. m. Thursday with Rev. W. C. Fields of Eagle Point officiating. Interment will be in Central Point cemetery. E SEEKS DAMAGE A personal Injury damage suit for $27.029 39 was filed salnst the Medford Coipora tlon by Reggy Drlnkwater yes terday. General damages of 523,000 aro sought for injuries allegedly sustained in an acci dent near Butte Falls, July 0 1940, and special damages of $1.572 50 for loss of earnings and $457 for medical attention and an artificial leg. The com plaint srts forth as the result of the accident, Drinkwatcr's leg was amputated. Drlnkwater was employed at the time as a logging ' truck operator. Shortly before the mishap he had arrived at the unloading platform with a load of logs and steps were taken to unload it. During this process, the "brow" log foil on the op poslle side from the platform, striking Drlnkwater, and injur lug his leg. Negligence on the part of the defendant cotpora tlon is alleged. Civil Defense Network Is Radio Sought TO ATTEND MEET AH dairymen of the county are invited to attend a meeting at the courthouse auditorium, Medford, Wednesday, January 21, beginning at 10 a. m. This meeting is in line with the na tional food for freedom cam paign being carried on through out the country. Prof. P. M. Brandt of Oregon State college will discuss prob lems confronting the dairymen and Dr. Daughterty of the veter inary department of Oregon State college will discuss dairy diseases. This will be a discus sion meeting and everyone with questions In regard to dairy problems are especially urged to attend. This meeting will last into the afternoon In order to, give time to cover the subject under discussion. Asil Walker Funeral Gold Hill Wednesday A Christian Science funeral service for Asil A. Walker, hus band of Betty Walker and son of Mr. and Mrs. Alva A. Walker of Gold Hill, who passed away Monday morning at the age of 29, will be held in the I.O.O.F. building in Gold Hill at 2 p. m. Wednesday with Conger funeral parlors in charge. Interment will take place In Rock Point cemetery at Gold Hill. Joseph Newton Riles At 2 p. m. Thursday Funeral services for Joseph Harold Newton, who passed away at his home, 415 Maple Park Drive on Jan. 16 will be conducted from the Perl funeral home Thursday at 2 p. m. Rev. R. W. Coleman, pastor of the First Christian church, will of ficiate and will be assisted by D. E. Millard. Interment will take place in Siskiyou Memorial Park. High Court Upholds Conviction of Medio Who Slole Plumbing Salem, Jan. 20. UP) Dr. Louis K. Poyntz, former Port land physician who was sen tenced to six months in the Multnomah county Jail for steal ing a small quantity of plumb ing materials from the Mont gomery Ward store, was ordered by the state supreme court to day to serve his sentence. But he won't have to, as he can't be served with the court order. He now is a medical corps major in the Canadian army. The court. In a decision by Justice Rand upholding Circuit Judge Alfred P. Dobson, affirm ed the conviction of Dr. Poyntz. who holds degrees in medicine and chemical engineering, who is an accomplished astronomer, and who also is a practicing attorney. John Gottfried, a baker em ployed by the Cherry Ci'y Bak ing company of Salem who re ceived a back Injury when he stooped to pick up a bun he had dropped, lost his suit for workmen's compensation. good bora luibt with No. $ pelts S10.7S: fat im amiable SS.SO-s.7S or above. South San rranrieeo South San Frenclaeo, Jan. 20. (JPi (PM.-SUIO Mkt, News) Cattle ISO: all classes steady; around S loads good 850 to 880-lb. iteeri 1 1 a 50 1348, lata Monday two loads 875 to BOO-lb. Sia.SO-lS.10; no belters ben. Oood beer ows quotable to S9.2S lacking: canner and cutter cows 5 75-7 SO; few common S7.75-S 35; bulla quotable S0.6S down. Calves none: food to choice Tealers nominal S13.O0-14.0O. Hogs 850; mostly 10c higher: bulk good to cboloe 185 to 3SS-lb. barrows and gnu H3.35-13.45; latter for light filled loads; sows steady mostly S1000. Sheep 750; fat lambs opening around 35c lower: 7 loada good 08-lb. wooled Idahoa SI 3 50, best beld high er; fat ewes quotable S6.50 down. 10 pet. SIM; 11 pet. 11.11; 1 pet. 1.17. Hard whit baart: ordinary 1.1: 10 set. S1.17; 11 pet. Sl-33; 13 pet. Si 37. Today's ear receipts: wheat 39; barley 1; flour t; corn 4; oats 1; hay I; mill feed J. Chicago Wheat Chlcaro, Jan. 30 Wheat: Open High Low Close May 1-30H l-SO UOi, lia July ISIS 1.S3-4 uiUj 1.33H Sept. 1-83H 14354 l2yk 1.33)4; Chicago Chicago. Jan. 30. (AP-OTDA) Hogs 83,500; alow, steady to 10c lower: loss on weights under 350 lbs.; good and choice 170 to 300-lb. SI. 40 11.70: top S11.75; 140 to ISO-lb. S10.50-ll.40; bows steady; good 360 to 600-lb. 10 50-10.90. Sheep 10.50; few early sales choice light and handy weight fed lambs at S13.55. Cattle 10.000. calres 1.300: early top choir yearling steers S14.50 but price offerings held aboTe S14.75: good to choice heifers up to S13.35; but most heifers S10.00-13.00. LIVESTOCK Portland Produce Ban Francisco Batter San Francisco, Jan. 30 (AP-TJSDA) Butter, S3 score 37c; 81 scon 3a;.jc; SO score SSHc; 89 score 35c. Sacramento. Jan. 30. fP) Churn ing cream butterfat: First grade 40 (ic; second grade 39 He Wall St. Report New York, Jan. 20 Hails negotiated another mild recovery excursion in today's stock market but many leaders in other groups were side-tracked after a fairly good start. Transfers were around 500, 000 shares. Today's cloalna prices for Si select- Portland Portland, Ore., Jan. 20 ( AP-USDA) Cattle 125; calves SS; market active and fully steady on cows and heifers; common-medium ateers alow follow ing Monday's weaker close; few lots S9.50-115O: good fed steers quoted at 112 00-13 00; common-medium heif ers S7.75-10.25; best heifers Monday $11.25; canner and cutter cowa most ly $9 00-7.00; fat dairy cowa $7.50 8.00 with Holstelns up to $8.50; medium-good beef cows $8.50-9.25; common-medium bulls $8.00-0.50; good beef bulls quotable to $10.00; common-medium vealers $9.00-13.00; few good grade $13.50-14.00. Hogs 500; market about steady; good-choice 175 to 215-lb. drive-ins $11 90 to mostly $12.00; few to $12 10; 230 to 270-lb. largely $11.00-11.26; few light lights $11.00; sows from 350 to 550-lb. $900-9.75; lighter weigh ta up to $10-00 and above; good -choice feeder plga quotable $11 23-12.25. Sheep 150; market about steady; medlum-c od wooled lambs $11.00 11.60; good-choice salable to $11.75 with carloads eligible to $12.35; few Portland, Ore., Jan. 20. (jp) But terfat First quality, maximum of .6 of 1 per cent acidity, delivered In Portland. 404 -41o lb.: premium quality (maximum of 35 of 1 per cent acidity), 41 H -42c lb.; valley routes and country points, 2c less than first, or 39c lb.; second quality at Portland, 2c under first or 38 39c. Onions Taklma, $2.30-2 40; Ore gon, $2.40-2.50 60-lb. sack. Other produce unchanged. Portland Wheat Portland. Jan. 30. tJP) Oraln: Wheat: Open High Low Close May .. 1.05 1.05 1 05 1 05 Cash grain: Oats No. 3. 38-lb. white 40.00. Barley No. 3. 45-lb. bearded white 334.50. Corn No. 3. eastern yellow ahlpmenta 930.00. No. 1 flax 2.13",. Cash wheat (bid): Soft white SI 03; soft white excluding rex SI .04: white club S1.05; western red $1.04. Bard red winter: ordinary 1.03 ',4: ed atocka follow: Al. Chem. As Dye Am. Can A. T. & T. Anaconda Atch. T. A 8. F. . Bendlx Avla. Bethlehem 8teel . Caterpillar Tract. Chrysler Curt las-Wright . Douglas Aircraft . DuPont Gen. Electric Gen. Foods Orn. Motors Int. Harvester . Johns-Manvllle n Kennecott Monty Ward No. Amn. Avn. North Amer. Penney (J. c.) Penna. R. R. Phillips Pet. Radio Southern Pacific . 8td. Brands Std. Oil Cal. Std. Oil N. J Transamertca Union Carbide . United Aircraft United Airline U. 8. Steel -137 . 4 -137 . 28 v. . 32H . 37, . t3 . 414 . 47i - 4 5 -13614 - 37 - H - 33 "4 50 - 68 '4 . 38 - 38K - 1314 - tt 89 . 33 - 40 '4 . S 1314 - H - 31 . 41 - . 88 '4 . 33 104 . 33 PHOENIX TO GET FIRST AID CLASS Phoenix, Jan. 20. (SpU A first aid class will be organized the evening of February 9 at the Phoenix High school for citizens of the Phoenix community and surrounding territory. Those in terested and who plan to attend are to notify by mail or person ally Mrs. Floyd Barrett. The course is to be a complete 20 hour program directed by a cer tified Red Cross first aid in structor. All patriotic citizens are urged to attend. Jack Mulder Hot As SOGE Beats Albany Portland, Jan. 20. (F) Jack Mulder scored 31 points to lead the Southern Oregon College of Education to a 60-44 basketball victory over Albany college last night. The Sons led at half- time 27-21 but pulled away rap idly in the last half. Girl Messenger Say Public Cold Portland, Jan. 20. (JP) They do not expect to be greeted with open arms, but Portland's first girl messengers would ap preciate a little more friendli ness. Florence Parson, 18, ended her first day In a Western Un ion delivery body uniform and said of customers, "They Just look at me and laugh." NATURAL AREA Neskowin, Ore., Jan. 20. W) A square mile of virgin spruce and hemlock Jut north of Neskowin Crest in southern Tillamook county's beach resort section has been set aside as a natural area" by the U. S. forest service. It is one of nine museum pieces set aside for scientific and scenic value in the region, according to Lyle F. Watts, regional forester. BIRTHS TRY ACCUSED SLAYER Pendleton, Jan. 20. W) The trial of John Anthony Soto, 17, charged with slaying three members of a Hermiston farm family September 23, continued here today. He Is accused of ambushing Mrs. Cora Tobin, her son, Kenneth Gorsuch, and u 1. x w : Ajn. FUNGATE To Mr. and Mrs. Edgar, 978 Valencia, Apt. 203 San Francisco, Cal.. Jan. 17, a girl, 7 lbs., at Sacred Heart hospital. HEAD To Mr. and Mrs. Richard, Rt. 2, Box 181-H,-Jan. 20, a girl, 7 lbs., at Sacred Heart hospital. DARLAND To Mr. and Mrs. Floyd, 824 Cedar street, Jan. 18, a girl, 6 lbs., at Sacred Heart hospital. WAGE RESTITUTIONS Portland, Jan. 20. (JP) Charles H. Elrey, branch man ager of the wage-hour, division of the labor department, said yesterday 57 Oregon firms have made wage restitutions to em ployes. Among them was the Salem Steel & Supply com pany, $1023 to five employes. tlons during war timet, caused only 121 deaths In the United States during 1940. Coughing Colds Oct relief from distress with the improved Vlcks treatment that makes Vlcks VapoRub gin CHD StTTl KSU.TS TNM PTES Strata t ACTS 3 WATS AT ONCI ta bring reUef ...rtumuTU to upper breathing paaaagee with soothing medicinal vapors . , . STMSUTIS chest and back surfaces like a warming poultice . . . And MM FOS HOUR to ease coughs, tellers) muscular soreness or tightness, and bring real comfort. To get this improved treatment . . . ust massage VapoRub for I minutes ON BACK as well aa throat and chest, then spread thick layer on chest and corer with warmed cloth. Try Itl VTCxa VAPOBUB-tha Improved Way. Lice-borne typhus fever, which often reaches epidemic propor- ASSOCIATED HEATING OILS DAY or NIGHT DELIVERY TEL. 3111 MEDFORD FUELCO. HOUSING CONTRACT Washington, Jan. 20. (JP) The United States housing au thority yesterday approved a-i $227,389 contract with Viesko i and Hanneman, Salem, for con-! struction of 100 housing units at Oregon City. Construction will start at once with defense employes' families to be given preference in use of the houses. CARPENTERS- SEE THE NEW SKILSAW Light. Powerful Dependable HANSEN HARDWARE All of So. Oregon Watches Eagerly for This Great One Day Sale! Salem, Jan. 20. (PI Pre mission to operate a statewide civilian defense amateur radio network will be sought by Jer rold Owen, state defense coord Inator, at a meeting in Snn Francisco January 29 of defense coordinators of western states and federal communications commission, which ordered all amateurs off the air, and to army officials. Thousands Praise Simple PILE RELIEF This Quick, Easy Wayl impM pi) r4 not rrtc-k antf mrur ri tth iidrtni Mrh burn antl (rrllflj iton. flltjarl' Pvrm(J Bmpfstfrim fcriti mmtck lun rviwr TKtr attrftra liit mmm rtl tjumfurt rdurB tr. Mil tifhtf . J iwl't"W. sTtMlr hiferwaUM n4 avrin pnsMrti m4 ! trfcaAtasT aw txf law M. Il wfjl Iw h frv if si, toMur cur I. Cn Remnant Bargains All Over the Store Mann's Store Wide Remnant Sale offers a great variety of bargains other than Fabric Remnants. Listed below are sale groups. Odd lots, broken siiet and clean up lines at Remnant Day Prices. All standard quality merchandise from our regular stock. Read this interesting list, perhaps there are things here you need. Remnant Sale of Bedjackets. Val. to $5.98 for $1.49 Remnant Sale Wash Dresses. Val. to $2.98 for $1.39 Remnant Sale 6 Beacon Robes. $3.98 val. for $l.v0 Remnant Sale of Dresses. Values to $6.95 for $2.99 Remnant Sale of Sweaters Now At Only Half Price. Remnant Sale of Men' $1.00 Neckwear for only 49c Remnant Sale of Men's 50c Suspenders for only 39c Remnant Sale of Boys Sweaters At Only Half Price Remnant Sale Boys' Initial Handkerchfs at 3 for 29c Remnant Sale Boy's Colored Baseball Caps for 19c Remnant Sale Boys' 69c Blue Chambray Shirts 49c Remnant Sale Boys' Polo Shirts at only Half Price Remnant Sale Men's Pull-on Sweaters at Half Price 14 Pr. Tuckstitch Pajamas, Sizes 18 and 20 at 93c 10 only Small Size Knit Brassieres, Now at 2 for 5c 24 Pr. $1.00 Shorts. Small, Medium and Large at 54c 48 Pr. Cotton Anklets. Sizes 6'2 to 10 Now at 5c Women's 4 to 5 a size Galoshes. Now per pair $1.19 Millinery Corduroy Berets and Felts. Choice at 49c $2.98 Core-Yarn Blankets, 70 x 80 inch, Priced $2.25 $5.98 Blankets, 25 wool, 72 x 84 inch, Priced $3.98 69c Spun Rayon Dress Prints. Special now at 44c $3.98 Wool Boucle Coating, Priced per yard at $2.98 Fine Silk Flat Crepes, Now only Half Price. Pure Dye Silk Satins. Now at Half Price. $1.00 Brocade Linings. Now at Half Price $1.49 Silk Brocade. Special Now at 49c yd. FABRIC REMNANTS AT HALF PRICE AND LESS! API Hundreds of Yards of Seasonable Materials in Various Lengths On Sale Tomorrow at Half Price and Less Than Half Listed are But a Few of The FABRICS. Printed Percales Dimities Dotted Swisses Alpacas Seersuckers Romaines Spun Rayon Serge Jersey Rayon French Crepes Spun Rayons Flannels Large Floral Prints Velvets Rayon Twills Pebble Crepe Taffeta Satin Velveteen Sport Failles Suitings Coatings Corduroys Cretonnes Nets FIRST COME FIRST SERVED! Sale Starts at 9 Sharp It's Remnant time again. Mann's twlee-a-year ssle that attracts hundreds of shop pers to this popular So. Oregon store. A sale that's often Imitated but never equaled. Here are desirable lengths of standard quality fabrics in literally thous ands of weaves and patterns. Suitable for many, many uses Come early for this sale. fS FLOOR SFwb&j' . ssam . -v sk asm, v .-A . . at. B- svav i r 4t .- w - ALL Remnants Out on Tables, Nothing Held In Reserve! r wttHovt - X ami
