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Newspaper Page Text' MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1942. PAGE THREB Society and Clubs by Betty Shoemaker Mrs. Work Reviews Book At Guild Meeting Mrs. R. A. Work reviewed, "A Woman's Place" by Odium at the meeting of Crater Lake Guild of the First Presbyterian church last evening at the home of Helen Holt Wilson. The book concerned the life of the author and her husband, Floyd Odium, " now in high government work. OThe author pointed out that women have something definite I to do in thtir life and can ac f complish it no matter - where they are. She opened her book with writings of her early child I hood, led through her marriage t and the rapid advancement of i her husband and herself, now i president of Bcnwit Teller De- partment store in New York City. A white elephant sale was also enjoyed with Mrs. Verl Walker as auctioneer. Devotions were led by Mrs. Robert Laus mann. Hostesses were Mrs. By ron Murdock, Mrs. Iva Murray and Mrs. Maynard Putney. Pinochle Club Holds Meeting Ed Gould entertained his pi nochle club at the Gould home i on West Jackson boulevard Sun ilay evening. Husbands of club members were in charge of the dinner which preceded an eve ning of pinochle. Mr and Mrs. Ed Pease held high score and Mrs. George Wimer and Louis Bashaw scored low. Attending were Mr and Mrs. Ed Pease. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bashaw, Mr. and Mrs. George Wimer, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Scripter, Mrs. Mabel Kitson, Mrs. Katherine Satlerlee, Mrs. Ed Gould and the host. Arrives Here By Train Mrs. Alfred S. Wilcox of Port land arrived here by train today for a visit with her son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Harris and two chil dren. The Harris former residents of Klamath Falls, arrived here during the past week where they plan to make their home. Mr Harris is assistant manager of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company. They plan to reside at 15 Corning court but at present are staying at Hotel Medford. Local Girl On Committee Willamette University, Salem, Ore., Feb. 3. Jacquelyn McBee of Medford was appointed this week to the decoration commit tee for the Centennial ball which will be held on February 14. The ball Is expected to be one of the big events of Wil lamette's 100th anniversary cel ebration. Miss TOcBee graduated from Medford high school in 1941. She is a freshman in sociology at Willamette and is the daugh ter of G. W. McBee of 130 West .Sixth street, Medford. Thimble Club At Wortman Home Members of Chrysanthemum Thimble club will hold a special meeting at the home of Mrs. Ella Wortman. 912 South Oak dale avenue Thursday at 1 p. m. Dessert luncheon will be served followed by an afternoon of sewing. t Jackson County . Couple Weds A license to wed was Issued yesterday in Reno, Nev., to Jos eph R. Arbogast of Central Point and Phyllis Cook of this city. When your nostrils become red. tr. ntaled. stuffy iue to colds er dust. Just invert a tittle Mentholatum in them. Note bow quickly it eootnea the irritated membranes and re lieves the stuffiness. It arm also check sneezing. Once you enOT aler.tholatum's comforting relter. you'll alwsra want to keep thla genua ointment bandy. In iara or tube., see. NEW LOCATION Carl Y. Tengwald, Agency Real Eitite and Insurance Holly Theater Building Travel Club Continues Study Of Pacific Islands Continuing a study of the vear's topic, "Our Island Posses sions in the Pacific and Those of Our 28 Allies" members of the Travel Study club er.ioyed an interesting session yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Archie Pierce on Pierce heights. Miss Elizabeth Burr gave a review of Miss Florence Horn's book, "Orphans of the pacific." This book is a recent publica tion about the Philippines. Mrs. A. J. Hanby conducted an illus trated map study of this large group of islands and also gave excerpts from many publications on the subject, "What Our Al lies Say About Us." By request Mrs. J. E. Cribble closed the afternoon study group by telling of her trip to the Philippine Islands. P.-T. A. Activities Howard Final plans for observance of Founder's Day, Feb. 17 will be made Thursday when Howard P.-T. A. members gather at the schoolhouse at 2:30 p. m. The program will be held with Oak Grove, Lone Pine and Griffin Creek Parent-Teacher associa tions as guests. Jacksonville Founder's Day is to be ob served Wednesday by Jackson ville P.-T. A. at the schooihouse at 3 p. m. Mrs. James K. Hoev of Medford will be guest speak er Also planned are additional speakers and a silver tea. Auxiliary Sewing Club Will Meat Auxiliary sewing club of the D.A.V. will meet Thursday with Mrs. Luther Tingley, 816 South Central avenue, for potluck luncheon at 12 noon and an aft ernoon of sewing. Sewing Group Plans Organisation of Social Club Reames chapter, O.E.S., sew ing group will meet at 11 a. m at the Masonic hall Wednesday Those attending are asked to bring their own service, sand wiches or dessert. It was an nounced at the last meeting that the sewing group will be form ed into a social club, Missionary Society To Discuss Topic The topic, "What's Right With the World," will be discussed Thursday by members of the Adult Missionary society of the First Christian church in the social hall at 2 p. m. Mrs Estella Hopkins and group are in charge of the discussion. Mrs Ethel Troxell and group are to arrange the social hour. CALENDAR Tuesday 7.30 p. m. A.A.U.W. art study group, home Mrs. Ken neth Wells, 604 West Fourth street. 7:30 p. m. Medford Dupli cate Bridge club, Medford hotel 7:30 p. m. Beta Sigma Phi sorority, 1315 East Main street. 8:00 p. m. Pythian Sisters, K. of P. hall. 8:00 p. m. Degree of Honor lodge meeting, Townsend hall, 123,. West Main street. 8:00 p. m. Chapter BE, PEO, home Mrs. Edith Thompson. Phoenix. 8:00 p. m. Crater Lake Post, 1833, V.F.W., court house aux iliary, home Teresa Norton, 718 Palm street. 8:00 p. m. Public card party Eagles auxiliary. Eagles hall. 42 North Front street. ' Wednesday 10:00 a. m. Applegate exten sion unit, home Mrs. Helen Davis. 1:00 p. m. Lady Lions, home Mr$. Henry Zacharlsen, 714 Beekman 3treet. 1:00 p. m Women cf Rotary, Hotel Holland. 2 00 p. m. Contemp o r a r y !Vok club, home Mrs. Harry Holmes, Modoc avenue. 2:00 p. m. Phoenix Health Rroup. home Mrs. Dollie Stev ens, South Pacific highway. 2:30 p. m. Wednesday Study club. Girls' Community club house, 229 North Bartlett street. 6:30 p. m U. S. W. V pol itick dinner for post and aux iliary, K. of P. hall. 8 00 p. m. U. S. W. V. post, auxiliary, meeting K. of P hall. i Mrs. Young To Ba Corps Hostess I Mrs. Carrie Young will enter tain members of the Women's Relief Corps at her home, IS ; Rose avenue, Thursday at 2 p.m. Mrs. Irving To Be Sorority Hostess Mrs. David Irving will be hostess to Beta Sigma Phi mem bers tonight at 7:30 o'clock at 1313 East Main street. Medford Residents Home From Fort Lewis Mrs. J. H. Nielson. 502 Park avenue, and Mrs. Howard' Schrecengost, route 2, returned here Sunday by motor after a three weeks' stay at Fort Lewis where they visited their hus bands who are in the U. S. army. Wtnonah Club To Do Red Cross Work An all-day session of Red Cross sewing is planned by members of Wenonah club at the Redman hall on Apple street Thursday. Covered dish lunch eon will be served at noon and the regular business meeting conducted. In charge of the meeting are Mrs. Charles Hobbs. Mrs. H. K. Burnham, Mrs. R. E. Wicker and Mrs. Hans Ram min. LIVESTOCK Portland. Feb. 3. OF)-(USDA) Cattle 60, eft 1 vet 25; around 200 cat tle held over; few sales about steady with Monday's close; Monday's late market 60-76 lower on ateers; she stock mostly 26-60 off; bulk medium good fed steers Monday $10,60 9 1160; few loada $11.75912.25, top SI 3 SO; common beef steers down to 8.00; common-medium heifers 7.509.76; canner and cutter cows 5.00is0 25; medium-good beef cows salable 7.503 8. 60 or above; good beef bulls salable around I9.507 10.00: common medium vealers 10.00i3 13.00, choice quotable to 914.50. Hogs 750; market steady; good ehotce 175-215 lb. trucks-Ins mostly 12.75; medium grade" kinds down to 112 50: 230-270 lb. 111.7312.25: few light lights ll.SOi 12.25; sows 600 lbs. downward to 99.00-75; heavi er weights downward to 98.25; few good feeder plga 910.75 a 11.00. Sheep 100, lambs steady; common medium wooled lambs $9 00 10.60; good-choice 911.75; carloads quot able 913.35; tat ewes salable 95.60 6.00. Routh San Franc!co South San Francisco. Feb. 8. (IP) (Fed. -8Ute Mtct. News) -Cattle 60. Largely nominal; few head medium steers 91100-60; about half load 1.026 lb. range cows 98.60. Monday: steers steady to weak. 7 loads 913 .25 13.25; fed heifers 911.00-50; canners and cutters mostly 95.50 6.75; light sausage bulls 97.508.50. Calves: ratable none. Nominal; good to cfcoloe vealers quoted 9 1 3.00 1 1 3.00. Hogs 450. Around 20-25 higher; 4 decks good to choice 165-235 lb. bar rows and gilts 913.10-15; most good sows 910.00-25. Sheep 450. Steady: 3 decks choice 85 lb. lambs 911.75. carrying 8 months' wool growth: medium to choice ewes quoted 96.00 a 7.00. Chiraeo Chlcato. Feb. 3. (JPMUSDA) Hogs 23.000; moderately active, steady to 10 lower: top 913.40. Sheep 6.000: practically no early sales fat lambs; bidding around 35 lower or 9 1 3 00 down on good to choice native and fed range lambs. Cattle 8.000, calves 1,000; good And choice yearlings and choice weighty steers strong: all others slow, steady; largely $11.00.313.75 trade. Portland Produce Portland, Ore, Feb. 3. (IP) Pota toes, old white, locals. $2 60 per cen tal; Deschutes perns. $3.90-3 cental; Yakima. No. 1. gems. $250 cental; Klamath $2.90-3.16 cental; Idaho gems, $2.86-3.26 cental. Other produce unchanged. Portland Wheat Portland, Ore., b. 8. '!Pt Grain: Wheat: Open H!h Low Cloae May 1.0S 105 1 05 1.08 Cash grain: oats, barley and corn unquoted. No. 1 flax $2.20. Cah wheel (bid): aolt white $1,021: sort whit excluding rex 1.031,: white club $105i,; western red $103. Hard red winter: ordinary $l.024; 10 pet. $1.00; 11 pet. $1.13; 13 pet. $1.17. Hard whlw-baart: 10 pet. $1.17; 11 pet. $1.33; 13 pet. $137. Today'a car receipt: wheat IB: barley 3; flour 3; corn 4; oata 1; hay 8: mlllleed 1: flaxaeed 1. Chicago Wheat Chlcajo, Feb. 8. Pi Wheat: Open Hlfth Low ClOM W7 1.29'i l-W'i 1 39 1-29H July 130S 1.30 131 fVpt. 131 132S 1-3'H 132t GOOD COFFEE in n n v trenlh er ft ) laaa.. - - " -.j Siircr lining! Every cloud ha one, for Schilling Coffee ii wailing 10 bring delicious, bracing good tftCtUtll. Mir mil Wall St. Report New York, Feb. 3 Stocks again took the offensive in a mild and restricted way today and assorted market lead ers managed to regain some of the ground lost last week. It was hardly a runaway sortie although transfers of ap proximately 400.000 shares were considerably in excess of yesterday's lowest turnover since last June. Today's closing prices for M se- lected eto-s follow Al. Chcm. as Iy Am. Can ,,, A. T. T. Anaconda Atch. T. 8. T Bcndlx Aria. Beth. Steel Caterpillar Tract. Chrysler CurtlM-Wright Douglas AcXt. , DiiPont ..1894 - 3 .139 - 17S - 84-4 . 35 - 64 - 99 48H - a .. 3 -.137 - 37S 88 - 834 60S 87 - 84S 38H 69Vi - 38 - 40 8 13 - 4 - 31H - 40 H 4S 66 81H - 114 684 Gen. Elec. Gen. Poods Oen. Mot. Int. Harvest Johns-Man. Kennecott Monty Ward No. Amn. Av'n North Amer. -Penney J. C.) Penna. R. R, Phillips Pet Radio Sou. Pac. . 8td. Brands St. Oil Cal. , St. Oil N. J. . Trans. Amer. . Union Carb. Unit. Aircraft United Airline U. S. Steel San Franrttro Butter San Pranclaco. Feb. 3. OPl-(USDA) Butter. 93 score 36c; fll-SAlc; 90 36c; 89-34 Uc. Sacramento, Feb. 8- (IP) Churn lng cream butterf at : first grade 41 Vic; second grade 890. Pear Market Yesterday Chicago. Feb. a. (P)-(C8DA) Pears: 0 cars on track: S Oregon. 3 Washington arrived: Oregon Anjous 294 boxes extra fancy 3 83-3.80, st era,7e S3.82: 448 botes fancy $3.30 3 65. average 2.5: Boaca. S94 boxes U. 8. No. 1. S.85-1SO, average S1.15; 338 boxea fancy, $85-1.60, average He York. Feb. . (ff)-(USDA) Pears: 24 cars err ed: 1 California. 15 Oregon, 6 Washington unloaded: 28 on track; Oregon Anjous 241S boxea extra fancj, S3.05-S.18, aver age $2.86; 1990 boxea fancy. $1.05 2.75, average $2.30; 1385 boxes extra fancy. $3.10-3.75. average $3.33: 720 boxea fancy, $1.90-2.40, few $3.80, av. erage $3.09; Cornice, 390 boxea extra fancy. $3.10-3.85. average $3.51: 3980 boxea fancy, $1.70-3 45, average, $3.12; Boaca, 980 boxea fancy, 81.35-1.50, av erage $1.48: 1735 boxea U. 8. No. 1, $135-295, average $14: 240 boxea U. 8. No. 3. $1.60-2 68. average $1.87: Kellla, 100 boxea U. 8. No. 1, $1 80 1.85, average $1.71. Frank Rows Eligible For ROTC in Spring Eugene, Feb. 3. (IP) Frank A. Rowe, Medford, will be one of four University of Oregon students eligible to receive an R.O.T.C. commission at the end of the school year through a war department order lowering the minimum officer age from 21 to 18 years, Col. R. M. Lyon said today. Frank A. Rowe, Jr., Is the son of Frank A. Rowe, Hotel Grand. The latter Is a member of the milk control board for southern Oregon. FINGER FOR MARINES Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 3. P) Sebastian B. Boring, Jr., 22, an Akron university athlete, sought to enlist in the marine corps four weekaago, but was rejected because of a crooked middle finger. Yesterday he re applied and was accepted. Bor ing had a surgeon amputate the finger. FREE RECIPES! Mtk rmmn mr ttmpt lng with laniM Mol's vitJNiltvrkli ffootJiMst antj tJtlkiMt nut .( flavor, mill Mtl if fall f fwffy n4 MarMiriMftt whta .t tM way vtr T. frta mm mo lp BeAtklatt 11 ffJV$)w4e Rshmm Mal Cw TtKMM, WMhlflffM. &tRQMAN ME! SOMI WAV IVIIY AY MEANS A LOT cheer, 115 28 &f SB I aa I , A Schilling IE QUOTA CUT FIFTY PER CENT February Allowance Includes 40 Passenger Tires, 34 Tubes 78 Truck Tires. February quota of tires and tubes for Jackson county is about half that of January, the rationing board stated today. The February quota is 40 pas senger lire and 34 tubes and 78 truck tires and 132 tubes, the board said. The totals are divid ed as follows: 32 rjassencor tires and 27 tubes and 63 truck tires i and 106 tubes for the Medford or north half of the county; 8 passenger tires and 7 tubes and 15 truck tires and 26 tubes for the Ashland or south half. Ash land has a sub-board for ration ing. The board here announced the following allotments for the past week: Truck tires and tubes Robert D. Chamberlain, Trail, 4 tires, 4 tubes; Lester C. Gordon, 724 Cra ter Lake avenue, 2 tires, 2 tubes; F. E. Samson Co., 4th and Front streets, 5 tires, 5 tubes; Clarence C. Ingram, 1120 Niantic street, 1 tire; Mabel Herndon, route 4, box 67, 1 tire; Gilman P. Stauffer. route 4, 3 tires. 2 tubes; McGraw & Collins Lumber Co.. North Fir street, 4 tires, 3 tubes; Lost River Dairy, North Riverside avenue, 2 tires, 1 tube; Fred J. McPhcr son. Shady Cove, 2 tires, 1 tube; Medford Fuel Co., 1122 North Central avenue, 1 tube; Percy D. Lofland, Central Point. 2 tires. Passenger Albert Young, Route 2, Box 23 I B, 2 tires, 2 tubes; and Jesse Walker, Sams Valley, 2 tires, 2 tubes. Obsolete Edmund A. Peile, Eagle Point, 2 tires, 1 tube; J. D. Brown, Route 1, Box 470, 1 tire; J. K. Scrivner, Phoenix, 1 tire; Medford Meat Co., 1 tire, 1 tube; John Leadon, Shady Cove, 1 tire. 1 tube; Crescent Pacific Mining " Don 't Know Much About Priorities and Those . Things, Mrs. Murphy, But I Do Know That You Can Still Get a Fine QCERTIFIED PERFORMANCE Or an Automatic Gas Water Co., 1308 West Main street. 1 tube: Seldon N. Hill, Central Point, 2 tires, 1 tube; Ray L. Bowen, Beagle, 2 tubes; Mrs. C. R. Moore, Lake Creek, 1 tire: and Leonard A. Warren, Jackson ville, I tires, 2 tubes. !.' T Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 3. W Wilh employers reporting back-to-work move under way, idle welders of the Puget sound area announced today they would pursue an undisclosed new course in their rebellion against compulsory membership in AFL unions. The change in tactics, which Shelly Knutson, new welders' leader at Seattle said he could not reveal yet, followed a sting ing indictment by war leaders of the welders' walkout In Seattle and Tacoma shipyards, EGYPT FACES INVASION Carol, Egypt, Feb. 3. 4JP) Egypt is threatened by invasion. Swarms of locusts have been seen in the vicinity of the Red sea and authorities have appeal ed to the British and Egyptian air forces to cooperate in re porting any of the Insects over Egyptian territory. W. U. REGISTRY LOWER Salem, Feb. 3. JP) First day registrations yesterday for Willamette university's second semester totaled 71S, a decrease of 94 from the same day last year. Many students are be lieved to have quit school to enter the army. ON SALEM COUNCIL Salem, Feb. 3. JP) Howard Maple, buiiness manager of the Salem baseball club and basket ball coach at Willamette uni versity, last night was elected by the Salem city council as alderman to succeed Bert Ford, who resigned to accept a gov ernment job. "Kindly save this for war ef fort" is being imprinted on all paperboard containers manu factured in Canada. BATAN DEFENDERS BEAT OFF FRESH JAP ONSLAUGHTS (Continued From Page On) ed barges, some burning, others adrift, were found along the coast. High-reaching flames, destruc tion and some casualties were re ported in Singapore as Japanese bombers pounded the city with its 750 000 population and outly ing sections. Singapore's big defense guns, ranged along the mile-wide Jo hore strait, thundered intermit tently above the scream o! air raid sirens at Japanese troops in the jungles on the onnosite ahnrr of the Malay peninsula. RAF scouting planes reporter a heavy movement of Japanese troops southward, indicating tha the Invaders were massing in full strength on the lower tip of the peninsula before launching a di rect assault on the $400,000,000 island fortress. With American flvln? fner bombers now helping in the de fense of Singapore, smashing at Japanese airfields on the Malay peninsula, the atmosphere in the beleaguered island citadel was lar irom pessimistic. Strike at Java Japanese warplanes struck for the first time at Java, heart of the Dutch East Indies, raiding the big Soerabaja naval base. Java is the headquarters of Gen. Sir Archibald P. Wavell's supreme united nations com mand in the far Pacific. Besides attacking Soerabaja, the Indies' chief naval base, a formation of 26 Japanese bomb ers, strongly escorted by fighters, also pounded towns in eastern Java in what may have been the prelude to an Invasion drive. A communique reported "consider able damage" and casualties. Meanwhile, General Wavell's headquarters announced heavy new blows Inflicted on th bat tered Japanese Invasion armada in Macassar strait, between Heater' "YOU'RE RIGHT! YMRS. JONES ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! You can (till en joy the matchless performance of a fully auto matic up-to-the-minute GAS range, complete with automatic telf-lighting top burners, oven thermostat, and genuine SMOKELESS broiler Automatic GAS water heater too the kind that assure plenty of instant hot water all you can usel Yes, your GAS company still ha a full stock of both ranges and automatic wa ter heaters. LIBERAL TERMS and GENER OUS ALLOWANCE on your old equipment, tool" More People Cook With Gat Than Any Other Fuel! "The Choice of Experience91 Dutch East Borneo and Celebes island. United States warplanes twice) attacked the enemy convoy yes terday off Baik Papan, Gen. Wavell's command reported, sinking two transports and prob ably another. Combined Dutch and United States air and naval attacks are now credited with sinking a total of 46 ships In the shark-infested Macassar strait. TIME H SAVE AND TIRES ...24hr. Un t rane..eo y Commuter .ervice. G . same day. oomlcaVm- UNITED A.r Wn. It' Fun To Be Friendly Send Valentines. Yon will find just the kind you like In our large display. SWEM'S GIFT SHOP i L 6th & Holly Street. 1 Dial 3687