MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1942.
PAGE SEVEN
LOCAL and
Will Ramodal G. H. Johnson
was issued permit by the city
Inspector's ofice yesterday to re
model his home, 819 S. Central
street, at a stated cost of $300.
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Bicycle Stolen Kenneth
Llndley of Route 3, reported to
city police this morning that his
bicycle had been stolen from In
front of a local theatre last
night.
Enlisted Ralph E. Magerle,
son of Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Ma
gerle of Prospect, has been
enlisted in the construction bat
talion of the U. S. navy at Port
land recruiting headquarters, an
A. P. dispatch said today.
Visits Son Mrs. Almeda
Budge of Route 1, with her son-in-law
and daughter of Gil
christ, Ore., recently left for
Seattle to visit her son, Lloyd
Pitts, who has been attending
navy school there for the past
five months.
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Report Prowlers Three Med
ford residents reported to police
yesterday and today that prowl
ers had been seen at their
homes. They were Leona Du
Bois, S28 S. Hollv street. Mrs.
F. L. Fairfield, 118 N. Peach
street, and J. D. Conner, S. First
street.
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Promoted David Nelson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. David Nelson of
Medford. has been promoted to
the rank of corporal from pri
vate, first class, at Davls-Mon-than
Field, Tucson, Ariz., ac
cording to a news release from
the field. Corporal Nelson en
tered the service February 28.
at Los Angeles. ,
Halfhill Promoted Abe Half
hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Halfhill of the South Pacific
highway, .who enlisted in the
army last December has been
advanced to the rank of cor
poral. Word of the promotion
was received recently from the
Air Corps Basic Flying school at
Greenville, Miss., where the
young man Is stationed. Halfhill
when in Medford was an active
member of the Eagles lodge and
a member of the Jackson County
Sheriff's Posse.
To Honor Edwards Mr. and
Mrs. George Edwards of Fern
Valley will be honored with a
picnic dinner Sunday, August 9,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
William Ferns. The Edwards,
who for many years have resid
ed on a farm in Fern Valley are
moving to Medford soon. The
picnic Is to be at 1:30 Sunday
afternoon and those attending
are asked to bring their own
service in addition to the picnic
lunches.
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Appoints Nissen Fritz Nls
sen, 15 Geneva street, has ac
cepted the chairmanship of the
local program to promote physi
cal fitness of the general citi
zenry as a war measure. Mr.
Nissen's appointment was an
nounced by Mrs. A. S. V. Car
penter, local chairman of the
county defense council recrea
tion committee, following a
meeting at the courthouse Tues
day afternoon at which George
R. Holstrom of Washington, D.
C, physical fitness consultant of
the Federal Security Adminis
tration, spoke outlining the na
tional program.
Helpers To Leave Roland
Halper, for the last four years
station agent at the local office
of the United Airlin-s. will leave
tomorrow for Oakland , Calif.
There Mr. Halper will be an In
structor in the army mechanics
training school of the Boeing
Aircraft company, parent com
pany of the United line. Suc
ceeding Mr. Halper for United
here will be Dennis McCann
who has been at the Sacramento
station. Mrs. Halper will not be
leaving Medford Immediately.
The HAlnr are hoth well
known in Medford and have
many friends who will regrexi
their departure.
Visits Husband Mrs. Betty
Weatherford recently returned
from visiting her husband, Lieu
tenant Fielding K. Weatherford.
to spend some time with his par
ents. Rev. and Mrs. Fred M.
Weatherford of this city. Mrs.
Weatherford went from the west
to the east coast by airplane and
returned by rail. Mrs. Weather
ford reports that her husband
received notice that he Is being
cemmlsiored a first lieutenant
and incidentally pilot of a "B"
17 flying fortress which carries
a crew of nine men. This ad
vancement makes him responsi
ble for the crew and all maneuv
ering. Medford is Lieutenant
Weatherford's home.
Body Lice
Oh Chickens and Birds
S.roplv sprinkle the chickens with
BlHAril, sifting the powder tnrooili
their feathers ss much as jtn can.
Then wstch the Ilea roll ct. anrtnsle
this magic protective powder dslly In
Jour coops sod hen bouses. Protect
irl. this cheap espy odorless wsy.
In Handy Sifter ens se tip at Drag.
Onxserv. fWrf Uteres t4 Pet frtiias.
PERSONAL
Two Fined Three traffic vio
lation cases went through city
police court yesterday and this
morning. Margaret Rush was
fined $5 for failure to stop at
a stop sign: Gladys P. Elwood
received a fine of $5 on a charge
of having four adults In the
driver's seat of a car, and Lit
trel Parts company forfeited $1
bail on a charge of overparking.
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Fire At Cleaners Slight dam
age resulted from a fire at
the Star Cleaners, Allen hotel
building, this morning about 8
o'clock. Firemen answering a
call from the hotel discovered
that a hot-water tank had be
come dry and the resulting heat
set fire to the floor. The clean
ing establishment is run by El
mer Ryan.
Two Arrested Two arrests
for traffic violations were made
by state police yesterday. Cam
eron Hardwick Johnson, 303 N.
Holly street, was cited for hav
ing an overload on his truck and
is to appear in court Saturday.
Freda Adelaid Kingsley, Med
ford, was arrested for failure to
stop at a stop sign and is to
appear in court tomorrow.
Accidents Increase Traffic
accidents of a minor nature con
tinue to be on the increase in
the Medford vicinity, with four
reports filed yesterday and to
day. Roy Dotson. 821 W. Tenth
street, and L. O. Van Slyke, 916
W. Tenth street, drove cars in
volved In a minor accident yes
terday afternoon on Front
street, according to a report on
file. Bert Kenyon, Gold Hill and
Thomas E. Dickson, Myrtle
Point, drove cars which collided
on the Sams Creek bridge near
Gold Hill yesterday, according
to a report filed. Only slight
damage resulted. Monday after
noon C. C. Tedrick of Rdute 4.
Medford, and James W. Mermad
of Los Angeles were drivers- of
cars which collided ct the inter
section of a Phoenix side road
and the Pacific highway, a re
port on file stated. Another re
port filed yesterday states that
cars driven by Robert Hamilton
of Grants Pass and Earl Bost
wick of Ruch were involved In
a minor acident Sunday on the
Applegate road.
LIVESTOCK
Port Ian
Portland, Ore.. Aug. 8 p (US
Dept Agr) Cattle ISO, calves 50:
market active and generally steady,
eome eow strong, light cutting bulla
low, fully 98 cents lower than Mon
day, few common medium grass
steers 10.00-13.00: common-medium
beef helfera 9.00-11.00: light cutting
dairy type heifers down to 7.J5: can
ning and cutter cows 6.50-7.20: fat
dairy type cows 8 00; medium good
beef cows 8.35-9.79. good young cows
10.00-36; cutter to common grades
7.35-9.00: vealers active and strong:
good-choice Top 15 50: few 10.00.
Hogs. 850; market active and
steady: good-choloe 175-318 lb
drlve-ina mostly 15.00; negligible 'lot
183 lb 15.16: 330-380 lb mostly 14.35:
few 1450: light lights largely 14 35:
good 835-880 lb sows 13.35-75: few
14.00. choice 93 lb feeder pigs 18 50.
Sheep 800; quality mostly poor:
market 35 cents lower than Wed
nesday; few good - choice spring
lamba 11.50: common grades 8.50
down: common light buck lamba un
sold, some bid below 8.50: feeders
fi.35175: common-medium yearlings
7.00-8.00: ood 183 lb ewes 4.00;
common ewes down to 1 .50.
ffonth San Ftandsco
South San Francisco, Aug.
(Federal Market News Service! Cat
tle 150 steers active, around 15 high
er, one load good north coast 1104
lb trass steers 13.85, new recent high;
package 935 lb medium steers 13.35.
Medium to good rang cows and
heifers absent, undertone strong: very
light dairy cow supply, heavy dairy
cows quoted 8 00: medium ssusage
bulls 9 60-10.00.
Calves 350, fully steady. 60 head
good 311 lb barrows and gilts 16.50.
extreme top: shout 3 loads choke 376
lb hogs 18 25: odd good sows 18.00.
Sheep 1.000. active, fully steady:
1 decks good to choice 78-80 lb lamba
thorn m eVpcrtng gvstk a
bs 6) ith. rer our fvary sievs is
aWtsd to moling lham fsal just faf
woy! WSn vow earns to forflond ntat
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Two Gun Man
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Robert' Stack plays one of
eight two-gun roles in "Men of
Texas," providing thrills for
Holly theatre fans where the
actionful hit is playing through
Saturday night. Brod Crawford,
Jackie Cooper, Leo Carrillo,
Ralph Bellamy, Jane Darwell
star with Stack.
'There's One Born Every Min
ute," starring Hugh Herbert,
Guy Kibbee, Edgar Kennedy
and Tom Brown, plays as the
added comedy.
Spy Trap
Kay Kyser drops right into a
spy-trap in his funniest music-and-fun
adventure, "My Favor
ite Spy," which plays currently
at the cool Craterian theatre
through Saturday night. Ellen
Drew and Kyser's famous band
have supporting roles with the
radio funster.
13.50, medium to choice ewes 4 00
8.35. Chicago
Chicago. Aug. 6 (,pv CS Dept Agr)
Hoga 15.600: top 15.00: 370-330 lbs
14.16-55; 180-180 lbs 14.35-85; good
and choice sows 330 lbs down 13.80
14 00: good 400-550 lbs IS 25-70.
Cattle 8.000, calves 700; general
steer market less active than Wed
nesday; top 16.10 paid for choice
1430 lb averages; choice heifers firm
with 15.10 paid tor 860 lb averages.
Sheep 7.500; lamb trade not fully
established: few early aals good and
choice natives around 15 higher at
14.35-65; no western lambs on sale;
some good fst ewes 6.00-6.36.
Portland Produce
Portland, Ore., Aug. 8 (Pi Fol
lowing are prices retallera pay whole
salers unlesa otherwise noted:
Butter Prints, A grade. 46c In
parchment wrappers. 47c In cartons;
B grade, 45c In parchment wrappers:
46c In cartons.
Butterfat First qusllty. maximum
of A at 1 per cent acidity delivered
In Portland, 45-8v,e lb: premium
quality (maximum of .85 of 1 per
cent acidity). 48H-47e lb; valley
routes and country points 3c less
thsn first, or 43"4c lb: second qual
Ity at Portland 3c under first, or 43
4S'4o lb.
Eggs Price to producers: A large.
36c: B large 34c; A medium, 84e; B
medium. 31c doren. Resale to retailers
4c higher for cases: cartons 8c higher.
Onions Oreen. 60-70c doe bunch
es: Walla xvalla-Taklma eoc-Sl per
50-lb. bag.
Potatoes, new Taklma. S3 50-8 60
cental, local. 83-835 cental.
Other produce unchanged.
Portland Wheat
Wheat: Open High Low Cloaa
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Plus "FLYING CADETS"
Dec. tS't B8(j 98H B8U,
Caah gram: Oeta, barley and oora
unquoted. No. 1 flax 3 43H
Caan wheat (bid): soft white 1.04
H: sort excluding rex 1.07; White
club 1.01: western red 1.07.
Hard red winter: Ordinary 94V,:
10 per cent 1.0'Jij: 11 par cant 1.08
H: 13 per cent 1.10.
Hart white Baart: 10 per cent 113;
11 per cent 1.17; 13 per cent 141.
Today's ear receipts: Wheat, 30;
barley 4: flour 6: corn 1; bay 1;
Mlllfeed 6.
Chicago Wheat
Wheat: Open High low Close
Sept. .!.16H 11 UV, '"H
Deo. 1.19V, IJ1V, I.194 J.JOS
May 1J3V, 1.35V, 1J8V, 1.35V,
Wall St. Report
New York. Aug. 6 Ph-The
bullish angle of today's stock
market, as In many recent ses
sions, was that bad war news
touched off no Important liquid
ation and, on the other hand,
enough investment demand re
mained to keep favored issues
on solid ground.
Trends still were Indefinite In
the closing hour, with minor
fractional gains and losses pret
ty evenly divided.
Transfers were around 230,
000 shares.
Today's closing price for 84 select
ed stock follow:
Al. Chem. As Dye -
Am.. Can
A. T. 8c T. ,
Anaoonda .
131
63'i
116V,
33V,
41 v;
ait,
531,
35
80S,
SH
68 V,
113
38 H
81
58
38H
394
Atch. T. & 8. F.
Bendlx Avia.
Beth. Steel
Caterpillar Tract.
Chrysler .
Curtlss-WrKtht
Douglsa Aclt.
DuPont
Oen. Elec.
Orn. Foods
Oen. Mot.
Int. Harvest. ,
Johns-Msn. .
Kennecott
Monty Ward
No. Amer. Avn .
.unqtd
North Amer. ..
Penney (C. J.) .
Penna. R. R.
Phillips Pet
Radio
7
69 S
31
89
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31 H
34 V,
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68 V
. 35 H
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48 1,4
Sou. Pac.
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St. OH Cal.
St. Oil N. J.
Trana. Amer.
Union Carb.
Unit. Aircraft -
United Airline
U. S. Steel
Youthful Burglars
Confess Misdeeds
Salem, Aug. 6. (P) Salem
police officers said today they
have solved a crime wave with
the confessions of three boys
aged nine, eight and six, to a
recent string of burglaries and
shoplifting.
During a period of two weeks,
they took everything from
handsful of pennies to toy bal
loons. They spent their loot on
movies and Ice cream. -
Most grade-crossing accidents
occur between midnight and one
o'clock in the morning.
Old? Get Pep, Vim
with Iron, Calclum.Vltamln B,
At all good drug stores everywhere
In Medford. at Chas. Strang Drug
and Western Thrift Store.
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Bur Bonds Day and Nltel
Coming SUNDAY
USED Bl JAPS IN
General Blarney Says Supply
Main Allied Problem De
fense Failure Explained.
London, Aug. 8 (JP) The Jap
anese are renewing their spoken
threats against Australia, accord
ing to a Tokyo broadcast record
ed today by Reuters.
"If she (Australia) does not
sever her political relations
with Great Britain and America
it will be necessary for Japan
to intervene with her armed
forces," a Colonel Yahagl,
spokesman for the military sec
tion of imperial headquarters,
was quoted.
General MacArthur's Head
quarters, Australia, Aug. 6 VP
Japanese troops using the same
commando methods which spear
headed campaigns in Malaya
and the Philippines made the
recent landing in the Buna-Gona
area on the Papuan peninsula
of New Guinea, Gen. Sir Thomas
Blarney, commander of allied
land forces in the southwest
Pacific, said today.
' The main problem confront
ing the allies in New Guinea is
one of supply. Sir Thomas as
serted. He pointed out that al
lied routes across the towering
Owen Stanley range from Port
Moresby to Kokoda, where pa
trol skirmishing has been in
progress, was more difficult
than the Japanese route from
Buna-Gona.
Failure Explained
An allied military spokesman
said the new Japanese foothold
in New Guinea offered no ape.
cial threat. Answering criticism
of the allies' failure to prevent
this landing, he said It was Im
possible to defend the Buna
Gona area "without sacrificing
troops Involved."
After Inspecting an advanced
Australian base. Blarney said his
troops looked extraordinarily fit
and would "be a tough proposi
tion for anyone taxing them on."
HOUSING PLEDGE
Washington, Aug. 6 (Pi
Senator MfcNary (R., Ore.) said
in a statement today that the
maritime commission had agreed 1
to construct 6,000 additional
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apartment units in Portland to
house shipyard workers and if
more were needed when the last
2.000 of the apartments were
80 per cent completed to con
struct them.
The senator said the commis
sion desired to stabilize employ
ment in the Oregon Shipbuild
ing corporation plants at ap
proximately 80,000 employes as
of next January 1.
L
OF WAR EFFORT
Plans are under way for de
velopment of a nursery school
in Medford for children of work
ing mothers, national defense
workers, and service men. The
project will be sponsored Jointly
by a local council and the WPA.
The Official Board of the First
Christian church at Ninht and
Oakdale agreed last night to per
mit the school to use Its building
and equipment.
Mrs. Nina A. W. Duncan,
WPA state superintendent of
nursery schools, has approved
the preliminary plans and
agreed to send two teachers
from Portland and to assist on
the salaries of two other work
ers from Medford If they can
be secured under the WPA
standards.
The local council will have to
furnish the food for the noon
meal, light lunches morning and
afternoon, beds for the children
to rest, playground equipment.
toys, dishes, and the specialized
equipment for such a school.
It will also be necessary to pro
vide the salary for one full-time
worker to serve as principal.
The budget for the school has
not been completed.
Children two, three and four
years of age will be eligible for
enrollment. A few five-year-
olds may be accepted. An at
tempt is being made to have
the school ready to open on
Monday morning, August 17.
Priority will be given children
of mothers who are either in
defense work or the fruit. A
nominal tuition will be charged
to help defray expenses.
Those who are Interested in
enrolling children in the school
may make their application to
the Jackson County Civilian
Defense Committee on Recrea
tion, telephone 2907, room 223
in Medical Center building.
PHOTOS 3 for 15c
Complete Line Novelty
Jewelry Engraving FREE
Camp White Bus Terminal
Open Evenings. Sundays
starts TOMORROW. FOR ONE WEEK
Second Big Comedy Surprise!
"Take a Letter, Darling" a
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"Victory House" ended Its
two-night showing here last
night, with a crowd fully as
large as that Tuesday evening
packing Main street between
Front street and Central avenue
to enjoy a varied program and
purchase war bonds and stamps.
W. A. Gates, chairman of the
Jackson county war bond sale
committee, said today that a
complete check-up on the
amount of bonds and stamps
sold during the two nights had
not yet been made, but that the
total was expected to be consid
erable. Appearing on the musical pro
gram last night were the high
school band, Mrs. Fred Strang,
Mrs. Alexander's Hawaiian
band, Mrs. Eva Prentice's Ac
cordionettes, the Negro quartet
from Camp White, and Henry
Murtaugh, famous Hollywood
organist. Medford city firemen
staged a patriotic stunt that met
with the full approval of the
huge throng.
Officials of the treasury de
partment expressed their deep
appreciation to the local com
mittee and talent whose efforts
made the "Victory House" show
ing a complete success. The
"house' and its equipment was
donated to the treasury depart
ment to aid the war bond sale
campaign by the Standard Oil
company of California, and
brought here through the ef
forts of L. T. Nygaard, branch
manager of the Standard Oil
company of California.
The "Victory Bouse,' which
is scheduled to appear in 17 Ore
gon cities, left this morning for
a showing In Grants Pass. In
charge of "Victory House" ac
tivities is G. A. Ayrault, chief
of Standard's travel lnfroma-
tion.
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"CASH AND CARRY"'
Without Painful Backach
Many tnifftrcrv rvliev. Bvuin baekmch
quickly, one they diaoover llit the real
cmuw of their trouble mmy b tired kido.
The kidmin m Navttire'i chief way of tak
Ice tha eiceu acid and wuta out of lb
blood. They balp moat people pus about 3
pint a day.
When diaordar of kldnay function Mrmlta
poiaonoua mat Mr to remain In your blood, tt
may cause natu ins backarba. rheumatic pains,
Itf pains, rm of pep and aoercy, fettinc up
nights, swellinc, puStaesa under tba ayes,
headaches and diuineat. Frequent or scanty
passagta with smartiof and burning some
times (mows there is something wrong wit
your kidneys or bladder.
uaa t wain At your anuria for Does
Fills, used au c oe m fully by millions for over
40 years. They aire happy relief and will help
the 15 mi lee of kidney tubes flush out poiaon
oua waste from your blood. Get Dues a filis.
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Oregon Seen Mecca
When War Is Ended
Klamath Falls, Ore., Aug. 8
(AP) Oregon and Washington
will be the mecca for farmers
and manufacturers when the
war is over, Millard C. Holbrook,
president of the Oregon Associa
tion of Real Estate Boards, de
clared today at the association's
annual convention.
He Cited the Orn iron i-mmtnt'a
great productive capacity and iti
small population, extensive Irri
gation developments and variety
of climate as influencing factors
In attractina farmers fr
sections of the United States.
Son Fran Bakers
Wait Arbitration
San Franrt.rn Ana m a
Their 16-hour walkout ended.
ouu san rancisco bakery work
ers Were haplr nn th tK
., J.'U WUO
and their wage demands were
in me nanas of an arbitrator.
Members of AFL Bakers'
union local 24 vntH lac iv.
to return to work Immediately
oiiu auumit tneir auierences
With their mnl
C. Miller, local nffii-inl nf k.
social board, who will serve as
m uuraior.
Bern, Switzerland. Aug. 6
P) Leading Catholic clergy
men in France, with th
port of the Pope, have made a
serious appeal to the Vichy gov
ernment in an effort to alleviate
the condition of the Jews and
curtail an anti-Semitic program.
was reported today, but indl
cations in reliable foreign quar
ters were that deportations to
the east, at least of foreiun .Ikwi
would continue.
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