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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
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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
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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. Sanf 01-.
,teed shrunk
fU roomy cut
a lMbf
M3
WORK GLOVES
mm pr.
Heavy, servloe.
able canvas
duck work
gloves. Knit
wrists.
WORK SOCKS
15c Pr.
mm
Soft cotton
yarn, random
knit. No dye
work socks.
WORK JACKETS
2.98
m
-1
33-om. all-wool
p l a t d. Talon
fajtener front.
UNDERWEAR
29c
Men's shirts
shorts or knit
briefs. Well
made, full cut
garment.
Medford'i largest and most complete Work
Clothing Department
Compare the Quality!
Compare the Price!
It's Smart to Be Thrifty!
UNION MADE
Carpenter
Overalls
229
Pay Day Overalls one of
the largest selling overalls
in America. Sanforised
shrunk ducking closely
woven the right weight
for comfort extra heavy
Pockets try then once,
and be convinced.
Jumper
Orey covert, lined, tal
on f aatener O 1 A
front. L.Vj
Leather Glove
All cowhide leather
pair 59c
Horeehld Gloves
Strong, service- (JO.
able, pair 9of
Buckskin Glove
Genuine buck- 1 avn
kin leather. 1.1 "
FRISCO Jean
Sanforised work panta,
black 1 nn
491
2a,
t
BIG MAC
OVERALLS
SI .39
Bib etyl. 130 wt. denim,
sanforised shrunk, cut to
seal. A real buy I Blue or
tripe.
only.
Boot Sock
80 wool.
It-Inch height.
Zelan Jackets
Bright ten. Shower
proof. Talon 1 QQ
faetener front,
Fay Day Ov'all
Heavy blue or etrlped.
Bib en
tyle. 1.0 J
Wilst Ov'all
10-oa. weight, eanfor-
- 1 AQ
denim. 1
Men's Work Shoes
CompoalUon sole and
teem n sq
Plain toe I 4.43
Bandana H'dkerchlef
2C
for L. f
Large, blu or red
work handkerchief.
Men's I'nlons
Fin ribbed cotton In
ankle length with
long or short
leevesl
Work Cap
Whrta duck, or OF j
grey check. alw
Work Helmet.
Sua and show- in,
r-proof. VSy
Khaki Shirt.
Uniform color 8 f)Q
sturdy hlrt. 1-JJ
98
MATCHING
Shirt and Pants
OUTFITS
Look
at the
Savings!
58
SET
look your best to in your
servicesl Neot, crisp-looking
ond oi tough at your iob
demondil Sturdy jean shirt
ofid heavy-duty drill pontsl
Tabric shrietoge will eel eaceed 1
Shower Proof
WORK HATS 98c
Soft, snap brim, khaki
ored hats.
col
Just Received Another Large Shipment!
For Cantonment Workers!
mill
Heavy Duty Logger Type Work
SHOES 6.90
Inch oil tan water
proofed upper with
heavy double c e m p o
sole thst will insure
long lasting wear.
Penney s Main Floor
PENNEY'S
Main Floor
uB
Nawl 10 Inch Field
Boots 7.90
Heavy black chroma
tanned upper, oiled
for water proofing.
Strap over Instep in
sures excellent fitting.
Heavy oil tanned.
Leather sole. S-10U.
Penney's Main Floor