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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1942. W. A. GATES MADE DEFENSE SAVINGS Well Known Businessman Succeeds Earl Newbry Aggressive Effort Planned William A. Gates, Medford has been appointed chairman of the Jackson county defense savings staff, according to an announcement today by Glenn v v v J William A. Gates Jackson, regional director of the war financing effort. The ap pointment was made by Palmer Iloyt, state chairman, and noti fication was sent to Mr. Gates by Ray Conway, state adminis trator of the Oregon defense savings staff at Portland. Gates will succeed Earl New bry as chairman for this county. Mr. Newbry, who has served since August, 1941, recently re signed to devote his time to his campaign for the office of state senator from Jackson county. Deputy State Administrator George Godfrey was in Medford last week conferring with Re gional Chairman Jackson and other defense savings officials in this area. State officials, in announcing the new appoint ment, expressed gratification In the fact that Mr. Gates would bring to the defense savings effort In this area aggressive and effective leadership. Regret was also expressed at the loss of Mr. Newbry as chairman al though It was understood that he would be retained on the Jackson county staff. Apprecia tion was also voiced for New bry s contribution to the war financing program In Jackson county during the past several months. Mr. Gates Is owner and op erator of two large Groceteria super food markets, past-president of the state grocers' asso ciation and a director of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. Committees have not yet been made public by Mr. Gates but assurance was given that the organization would have county-wide repre sentation and grange and 4-H clubs would be recognized in planning an aggressive campaign. ISO lbs. 111 SS-OO: top 111 89; ISO. ISO lb. Ill 0O-4O; rood sows too lbs. sad up aiasotim. Sheep tSOO; tat Iambs JS-1J hlfh. r; verJ double food and chain 101 lb, and down fed wooKd Umb 13 60-60: few cholc decks held higher: fat hep scarce, tdjr: few ooa Beads trucked la native rva 7.7s dowa; one do ibie cull sad com moo 84 lb. weight as AO. Cattle 13.000. caltes SOO; mostly 10-15 oft: top sis 60 pld (or vnl load 1080-1270 lb.; sveral loede l-&0 18.18; bulk 811.3SaM.S0; ail representative weight or value ell st SMOO upward steady; heifers steady to 35 lower with beet 858 lb. mage 11850; bulk 811001.S0 tellers steady it 81880 down: weighty cutter cow to 88.38: heavy uuiig bull to 81040; feeder Meer nrm it 810.8013 00: ebole 850 lb. finny feeders to 813.88. Portland Produce Portland. Ore., March 3S OPV- Butter Print. A grid. SSo In parchment wrippera, 40e la car ton,; B grd. 800 la parchment wrapper. 40c in carton. ButterfatFUst quality, maximum of Jt of 1 par oeat acidity, delivered In Portland. 19-eOc lb.; premium quality maximum of M at 1 per cent acidity), SOft-tle lb.; valley route and country point. 3c lei than first, or 88c lb.; aecond quality at rorusnd, ao under first, or 87 ii Sac lb. Cheeee Selling prices to Portland retailer: Tillamook trlpleu, 3Bc lb. loat, 2Vio lb. Triplet to whole!. era. 3SKe lb.; loaf, 37ft fx.b. Tilla mook. Eggs Price to producers: A Urge, 36c; B Urge, 3So; A medium, 35c; B medium. 36o dos. Resale to retailers, 4c higher for cues; carton 5c higher Live poultry Buying price: No. 1 (ride leghorn broiler, under 1 lbs inc; over IK Ibe., 18c: fryer. 3 to 4 lb., 33c; rooster, over 4 lbs., 33c; colored hen, 31c: leghorn, under 3 '-4 lb, 17c; over , lb, J8c; rout ers, 8c, ' Dressed turkeys Bellini price: hen. 38c; torn, 37-38c lb. Buying price: torn. 35-30c; hen. 38c lb. . Rabbit Average - country killed. 38-3.c: city killed. SOo lb. Hay Selling price on track : alf alfa. No. 1, 33 90 ton; oat-vetch. 16.00 ton. Valley price: Willamette clover, 11.00-13.00 ton, valley point; Timothy. Eastern Oregon. 833.00. Onion Idiho. 3.35-3.40; Oregon. 3.85 60-lb. aaek: set. ia-17c lb. Potatoes, old white local. 63 50- 3.65 per cenul; Deechute gem. 365-3.75 per cenul: Yiklma No. 3 gem. 81.18-138 per 50-lb. big; Kla- math, (3 65-3.75 cenul. Poutoes. New Plorldi, red. 83.95 per 60-lb. lug. Country meet Belting prices to retailer: country killed hoe, best butchers, 138 to 148 lbs, 18-18c lb.; vealer. fancy, 33-33c lb.; light thin, 14-lSc lb.: heavy, 14-15c; can ner cow. 13-13V,e lb.: good cutter cow. 14-15c; hull. 16-17C. Umb. l-30c lb.; ewe. 8-13c. Wool 1843 contricU, Oregon ranch, nominal, 84-37o lb.; cross bred, 40-430 lb. Sayre Brings Saber For F.D.R. m Francis B. Savre. U. S. hiah commissioner to the Philinmna who arrived in San Francisco anrouta to Washington, shows the Jap army officer's sword ha will present to President Rooiavelt as a personal gift from General Douglas MacArthur. Portland Wheat Portland, March 33 (P Oraln: Wheat: Open High Low Close May 1.08 1.08 B m Cub grain: oat No. 8-88 lb. white 3800; barley No. 3-45 lb. b.w. 38.00; corn unquoted; No. 1 flu 83-80. Cash wheat (bid): soft white 88c: oft white excluding rex 81.03; white club 81.03; western red 81.03. Hard red winter ordlnery 88c; 10 pet. lOOVi; 11 pet. 61.06: 13 pet. IM1K. Hard white baart: 10 pet. 61.UH: 11 pet. 1.1714; 13 pet. 11-31',. Today' car receipts; wheit 41; birley 3; Hour 8; corn 6: oau 0; hay 0: mlllfeed 6; flaxseed 0. Early American railroads ex perimented with cars equipped with sails for motive power. Chicago Wheat Wall St. Report Chicago, March 33 (P) Wheat: Open High Low Close May 1.38H 1.30 1.34 1.35'; July 1.3B, 1384 1.36 137 '4 Sept. 1.30 ',4 1.30 '4 1.28 1.39 Five hundred privately owned station wagons will serve Balti more as ambulances during the war emergency. LIVESTOCK Portland Portland. March 38 (yP)-(U8DA) Cattle 1,700; calves 100; market steady to 35 higher, lower grade showing advance with ome erly ale common ateer 60 higher; me dium to good fed ateer moatly 611.00 and 113 00. fw loads held up to 13.50 or above with odd head good trurk-lna (1378; common heifer M009S0. medium beef heifers 10 509 11 60; cinnrr ind cutter cow 8 en? 7 00. odd head ahelly down to 85 35; fat dairy type cow up to 7.75 with HoUtelns up to 18 33; medium to good beef cows 68 35 and 69 50; medium to good bull 68 50 and 610 35; good to cholc vealer 614 00413 50. Hog 3 000; market steady with Frl dav: good to choice 170-315 lb 613 75 to motly 814 00. on lot 614 10; 330-370 Ihe. 618 00-50; Itfht lleht 613 7318 35; food sow 850 650 lb. 10 3511 35. lighter welgnu to (1175; choice light feeder pigs 13 00-35. Sheep 1.450: market steady with last week beat time; load good to cholc limbs loo lb. 61175: good to ehotre shorn lambs with No. 8 pelu 61053-75; few good eprlng Umb 616.00; medium to sood ewe 6500 and 66 00. strictly good ewes quot able to 66 50 or above. Sooth Ban Franrlftro Bouth San rtanclaco. March 38 (FVd.-SUt Mkt. Nwa Cattle 1.100 About 35 losds medium to good teera, wrk to 15-35 lower, top 1 car Colorado 613 00. bulk 61150 nd 613 50; ranee cows snd heifer teady: lod dairy cowa 68 35. moat cutter 67 00-50. oinners 6 00-50, bull B 50ft 10 50 Calve 10. strong; Vealer quoted 135013 30. Hog 600 Around 10 lower; most good 183-335 lb. barrow and gilts S14 33-35, son is lower, mostly Sll 33 down Sherp 1.500. Weak to 39-60 lower; 4 e'erkt shorn 87 lb. Washington me dium to good lam he 61100-25. avrr aard No 3 Delta; 4 derae medium to good 130 lb. ewea 66 00. enruvl 9 per cent at 63 00. ('hirer Chirac. Marih 33 .-(CSDAI Hog 16.500; 6-13 Meher than Prt sv'6 avuage; oua awl come 180-, Gets British War Cabinet Post It was S a. m. whan Richard G. Casay (above). Australian min ister to Washington. rcived a teleuhone call in his San Francisco hotel room from Prima Minisstr Winston Churchill of England, notifying him that ha had been chosen minister of stats to repre sent the British wsr cabinet in the middle east. It was a precedent setting move by Britain. New York, March 23 IP) The cutomers were a bit more confident In today's stock mar ket and an assortment of leaders attracted mild bidding at the start- Gains were mostly In minor fractions with the exception of a handful of favorites that got up 1 to 2 points. Transfers were around 300, 000 shares. Today's closing prices for 34 se lected stock follow: Al. Chem. at Dye 134 Am, Can 60 A. T. T. 118 Anconda 38 Atch. T. & 8. P. 38 Bendlz Avl. 36 Beth. Steel 60 CeterptlUr Tract. 84 Chrysler 54 Curtlas-Wright 7 DoviKlaa Aclt. 64 DuPont 1oq 38 39 84 43 80 83 - 38 13 7 83 33 84 3 13 8 ,..,, 19 84 unqtd 69 83 8 80 Oen. Eleo. Oen. Pood Oen. Mot. Int. Hervest John-Mn. Kennecott Monty Wsrd No. Amn. Av'n . North Amer. Penney (3. C, . Penna. R. R. Phillips Pet Radio Sou. Po. Std. Brand st. on ci. 8t. OH V 1. Trans. Amer, Union Crb Unit. Aircraft United Airline . U. 8. Steel TO ERASE "K Klamath Falls, March 23. (& Civilian defense officials have announced they will paint over the high school students' large, white "K" on the hill east of town with a mixture of brown and green paint to camouflage it from the air. The making of alcoholic drinks from rice, cereals and sugar Is now prohibited in Fukien province, China, as a food conservation measure. SPRING SERIES OF Use Mall Tribune want a da. The Girls Community club In this city will sponsor Its an nual spring group of study talks and classes Wednesday at the clubhouse, 229 North Bartlett street. These group classes have been well attended each year and are open to any girls or women in the community who are Interested. The programs are free and ax sponsored by the club board. The series this spring Is en titled, "Armchair Cruise" and features a new idea In present ing Intimate pictures and re views of the people and cus toms, geography and present conditions of countries now In the news, through talks by re cent travelers. First of the series will be given Wednesday at 7:30 d. m. with Mrs. David D. Roberts pre senting moving pictures and a talk on "Hawaii and the Philip pines," a vitally interesting topic today. The pictures to be shown are recent and one Is entitled "General MacArthur'a West Point of the Philippines," this school having been organized and maintained by General Mac- Arthur. Another picture will show Borneo and is called "The March of the Virgins to the Shrine." This talk presents an opportunity for all interested to see first hand views of the Pa cific islands. On April 1 the program will be devoted to "Mexico" and Mrs. Wilna Kincald will give a travel picture of that country, showing many articles made there, types of dress and cus toms. Mrs. Margaret Fabrick will present on April 8 'The Dutch East Indies," with similar dis cussion of the history, geography and customs, especially points of present day interest. Mrs. S. D. Nason and daugh ter, Miss Margaret Nason, will talk on "Greenland and the Northwest Passage," April 15, this topic being particularly in teresting as the Nasons recently traveled to Greenland. Concluding the series Mrs. A. S. V. Carpenter will talk on April 22 on "Know Your Own &imily sekveJ WINES Me easiif enjoyed Forget fully complication!! Serve wines os you would any other re f reihment beverage In your home.... Even win glasses are not Important, for the fine flavors of California andOregonwineiarelhrill- ' ing end enjoyable In any glan. The most satisfactory guide It theaiy-to-rollow rule, 'Serve the wine YOU like In the woy YOU likV. WINE COUNCIL OF OREGON niiiss in imii its 1 V t I 'iwmmrmrrrrxt: SHUUllUtmin A; i VOV W W W1 i 1 1 (. , . ' MMM w'y vM. I t- i' J1. l.tJUt! n j.jl'js'j.'ai II " '1 Vri'.i VaV." V - re ? t ORBOII FAMOUS WOOD CIRCULATOR 22 Inch cut lined, full enamel with cut top, corrugated cast bottom, cut fir door, lined with ventilated cast lining. S53.50 HANSEN HARDWARE 35 North Bjrtlctt Phone 2370 Next flm, try the train You can go EAST through CALIFORNIA for not 1 extra rail fare It you'ra going Tut this Tear, see as much of America as you can. Get better acquainted with this country we are fighting for! On round trip tickets to New York, Chicago and most other eastern cities. Southern Pacific will take you EJt through California for not 1c extra rail fare ! See San Francisco, Los Angeles and our great Southwest. SP J. A The Friendly Southern Pacific F. G. MORRIS, Agent Phone 2390 or. write ORMAXDY. C P A., 622 Pacific Bldg , Portland, Ore. City During War Time" and Mrs. Justin Smith will speak on "Know Your Own Country Dur ing War Time." STORE PROWLED Two reports of prowling dur ing the week-end have been filed with the city police. High school authorities re ported that someone, entering through a class-room 'window, broke into the office. Only small amount of change was missing although the vault and two desks were gone through, according to Principal Leonard B. Mayfield. Robert Munter of the, Home grocery, 606 E. Main street said a prowler entered his store through a rear entrance. A 100 pound sack of sugar was all that was missed. Mrs. Munter said some canned goods might have been taken. A newly discovered oil field will insure Venezuela's position as the world's third largest pet roleum prod'icer. 2-PARTY SYSTEM IS L Mrs. George T. Gerllnger, national Republican committee woman for Oregon, addressed a group of Jackson county Re publicans at the Hotel Medford Saturday afternoon and stressed the importance of a two-party system of government as a safe guard for democracy. It was pointed out that a two party government upholds the general principals of America and the principals of a repub lican form of government. She stated that it was recently brought out that women can turn the election this year be cause male voters will be lack ing, many in service and others disrupted from their homes by defense work. The political school followed a question-answer form and re sulted in valuable discussion on political subjects. Mrs. Gerlinger stressed the Importance of wom en realizing their responsibility in political interests especially in state and national govern ment. She pleaded that the Republican clubs maintain and increase their activities at this important time. Mrs. Gerlinger was accompa nied by Miss Genevieve Church of Portland, corresponding sec retary of Pro America state or ganization. Both were en route to California and spoke in Ash. land Saturday evening. The meeting was opened by Kenneth Denman, county chair man of the Republican com mittee. RESTRICTED ZONE Portland, March 23. IJP) Portland's waterfront area be came a restricted zone today with all persons entering re- in quired to identify themselves. j The coast guard and city police set up identification bureaus to issue cards. Child's Colds To ReiRrv. Misery Rub on Tlme-Prgved VicksVapoRuo itm Tl Hm ffllt XI iTFiiXTfflTi 1 iiiiii WORK CLOTHING 6 Oihlde Bib Overalls 1.19 8 a n f orlzed 1 :30 weight denim with strong triple t itching. bar-tacks at vital strain points! Boy 79e Bio Mac Waistband Overalls Sanforized! Blue 1 18 dentml I Boys' 78c WORK PANTS 1.79 Sturdy. Sanfor ized (drunk heavy whipcord work pints Well made. WORK SHIRTS 89c brand. 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