Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 16, 1945, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextSIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNI TORNADO TO FACE WEEM SERIES Ed Kklley's Reserves Gun For Tenth Win of Season In Preliminary Tonight. Riding an the crest of a 20 game winning streak and being the only undefeated class "A" basketball team in the itate, Medford' Black Tornado meets Ashland's Griislies in a two game series this week-end. They play tonight on Ashland's floor and move to Medford's court Saturday night. Coach Al Simpson said his team has been looking ragged in practice this week and anything can happen for he expects the Grizzlies to be fired up with the Intention of knocking over the southern ' Oregon conference champions. Larry. Hayes Is still out of the lineup and will be replaced to night by Jim Cave at forward. Glenn Bostwick Is again eligible and will probably see Some ac tion, Simpson said. Other Mcd ford starters will be Jerry Ross at forward, Darrell Rigga at cen ter and Dick Fawcett and Bob Watson at the guard psolitons. The series is the closing chap ter of the conference race with Grants Pass meeting Klamath Falls on the same nights for their last lap. The four teams will then open preparations for the district tournament at Ash- land February 23 and 24. In tonight's preliminary game Ed Kh-tley's Medford reserves will be gunning for their tenth straight win of the season when they meet Ashland reserves. The Medfords have beaten Ash land three times, Grants Pass four times and Central Point varsity twice. Probable starting lineups for the reserves will see Don Waldron and LeRoy House at forwards, Howard ' Whtllock at center and Bill Slngler and Fred Stammen at guards. Parachutes are dried In air conditioned drying towers and . stored in air-conditioned rooms to prevent deterioration, thus further safeguarding the lives of America s flying men and worn, en. IT fi ll. snw shop 106 S. Grape Street, Medford, Ore, A. B. MOSHER and C W. HAZZARD All Kinds of Saw Work Hammering Gumming . Filing Saw Welding All Work Guaranteed! Medford Phone 7312 MEN WANTED for ditch cleaning $6.40 per day transportation furnished. Apply at Dis trict Office or phone Medford 6111 or Ashland 8981. TALENT IRRIGATION DIST. I IIII seaifeaew Friday. Feb. 1. MM SAME OLD STORY AS TEE ARTISTS MEET IN SOUTH Gulfnort, Miss., Feb. 18 U-R It was an old story with a new locale on the winter golf circuit today Byron Nelson and Har old McSpaden against the field. Nelson and McSpaden were the favorites as usual when the select field of pros and ama teurs teed off for the 15,000 Gulfport Open tournament over the great southern country club course. ' Picked to repeat his triumph In the New Oreleans Open, which he won In a playoff, Nel son, the Toledo, O., veteran was expected to have little trouble with the par 72 layout If he is able to maintain his recent form. McSpaden, who went Into a slump In the final round at New Orleans after holding . a five stroke lead over the field at one time, will have to Improve con siderably If he expects to catch Nelson. McSpaden. the former Kansas City, Kan,, golfer now playing out of Sanford, Me., Is the de fending champion. Others among the professional clan expected to make a bid for first money are Sammy Byrd of Detroit; Claude Harmon of Grosse Pointe, Mich., and Sam Schneider of Corpus Christl, Texas, JOHNSON FAILS. TO UPSET MASK Gust Johnson failed in his attempt to end the long win ning streak of the Gray Mask at Medford Armory last night and went down In defeat two falls to one, . The coast champion started out "like a house afire" and produced the first fall in 20 minutes with a leg strap. Ten minutes later the Mask had a fall, obtained by having John son on his back, hanging onto his leg and Jumping up and, down on his middle. Johnson had been thrown from the ring and knocked back among the spectators when he tried to get back. That, combined with the Mask's weight slammed into his mid-section, was too much for him and Johnson was knocked out and unable to come back for the final fall. A match that stole the show for- excitement saw Terrible Tony Rosa get a decision over Harold Davidson In the middle bout. Ross took a spill in the second round and Davidson evened It in the third. In the fourth Davidson stretched Ref eree Wally Moss on the canvas with a sharp uppercut and Moss stopped the bout, declaring Ross the winner on a foul. George Dusette caught Silent Rattan in . a full nelson and shook him like cat would a mouse to take the only fall. Planned postwar electronic devices will switch on the lights automatically as you step out of bed, destroy airborne bacteria in your home and eliminate smoke over Industrial cities. t's a bit rare, so let's share HERMITAGE Ftr GttratinsA Gnat Ktntucky Miskir True, you can't get is much Qld Her mitage as you might like, but please share what little -you do have I This way you help ease the tremendo"us demand for this fine whiskey. NitJoeal DietiSMi rraoWu Core., N York e (rW Lf'i alt tack th$ attackl BUY LXIRA WAR BONDS! CRUCIAL GAMES TO END PLAY IN Four crucial basketball games will be played tonight to termi nate conference play by . Jack son county "B" schools. Central Point will meet Prospect, Tal ent plays Butte Falls, Rogue River entertains Eagle Point and Jacksonville collides with St. Mary's. League play will be followed by a tournament to be played on the Medford high school court February 22, 23, 24 be tween eight of the top teams in the county. Preliminaries to de cide the eight entrants will be held February 19 on a floor yet to be selected. League standings up to Feb ruary 9 follow: , Eastern Half W. L. Pet. Talent 6 0 , J.000 Jacksonville ........ S 1 .833 Butte Falls 3 4 .438 St. Mary's 2 4 .333 Phoenix 0 7 .000 Western Half Central Point 0 J.000 Rogue River .. 4 3 .571 Prospect , 3 3 .500 Eagle Point 3 3 .500 Gold Hill 0 7 .000 E Los Angeles, Feb. IB (URI AH hopes of securing a big-name coach appeared to have failed and it became evident today that authorities at the University of California at Los Angeles would select either Line Coach Ray Richards or local high school mentor. Bert LaBrucherie as head football coach. With the withdrawal of Lav rence . Timothy (Buck) Shaw, who was heavily favored by Bruin alumni for the Job, Grad uate Manager William C. (Bill) Ackerman found himself with few if any big time candidates acceptable to the various fac tions. Shaw backed out of the picture last week when he and UCLA officials were unable to reach an agreement on salary. Meanwhile, Bob Waterfield veteran UCLA back and a big star in the Shrine gnme, was considered likely to be named assistant coach under either Richards or Labrucherie. Rangers Hope$ For Playoff NoiDives By United Press ' Hopes of the New York Rang. ers for a Stanley cup hockey playoff berth ebbed again today despite a victory over the Chi. cago Blackhawks, because the Rangers lost the services of first string center Kilby McDonald in the process. The Rangers set back the vis iting Blackhawks 6 to. 2, early today in a game that was de layed more than two hours be cause of the late arrival of the Rangers' train from Detroit where they played the night be fore. McDonald suffered the in Jury in the third period when he was the victim of a hard body check. . BASKETBALL ' By United Press Alabama 60, Georgia 59. Rider 00, Providence 50. Bethany 62, Fairmont 53. Brooklyn Naval 51, Floyd Bennett Field 38. Tuskegee Institute 50, More house 37. Texas Tech 49, Texas Mines 32. Oklahoma A & M 41, Norman Naval 29. Ue Mail Tribune Went Arte. Making It Hot for the Luftwaffe " ' ' '' ' -, ' ' ON THB WESTERN FRONT "here bury snowfalls and extreme cold hare sererel hampered Allied air activity, RAP aircraft ara (iven a special warm-inf-tip treatment before taliinf off in learch of the enemy. Membera of an RAF ground arew enricinl a Typhoon fjher-boraber at ao airfield iuit behind the front linaa attach collipiib'.e tubee which eonvey hot air Irani a pre-heatinl an la the plane's radiator. Boxing Business Booms Along New York's Cauliflower Alley By Jack Cuddy United Psoas Staff Correspondent New York, Feb. 16 (U.R) Boxing is booming like a Broad way Beanery. Not much meat, but Jamming 'em in. Madison Square Garden has scheduled more than a half-mil lion dollars worth of shows be tween now and April 1. The supposedly "dead" fight city of Chicago provided a $04,130 gate for Wednesday night's Ray Rob inson-George Costner Quickie. Abe J. Greene, president of The National Boxing Associa tion, reports "enthusiastic activ- Ity and prosperity" throughout his territory. Philadelphia prob ably will announce a lightweight title match today. Scrappers of amateur or preliminary ability are fighting main events and buying "sharp" suits for them selves and "Jools" for their dolls buying automobiles and homes. Even the lowliest handlers and washed-up human punching bags (spar mates) have folding OFFICIAL OUSTED Oakland, Calif., Feb. 16 U.R The referee's license of Billy Burke, third man in the ring with Henry Armstrong, and Chester Slider here Wednesday, was suspended last night by John Rustigan and Ed Penevlch, members of the California State Athletic commission. The suspension was meted out because of Burke's failure to turn In his score-card after the fight, which he awarded to Sli der on a decision. Most- of the "experts" at ringside thought Armstrong had won. Burke said that "someone had stolen" his' card when he Jump ed out of the ring after the fight. March Field Wins First Title Game Fresno, Cal.. Feb. 16 (U.R) The March Field Tilers last night defeated the Geiger Field quintet from Spokane, 61-51 in the first game of a series for the 4th army air force basketball cham pionship. Frank Lublin, 1936 Olympic team player and former UCLA cage star, was credited with nearly half March Field's totnl score with 30 points. Dick Hat field scored 26 to more than equal the combined total of his teammates. REDSKINS, ST. MARY'S TO PLAY HERE TONIGHT Jacksonville Redskins will meet St. Mary's Wildcats In a GREEN m su 12 INCH OR 16 INCH LENGTHS 300 CU. FT. LOAD DIAL 2123 Timber P Hssseae money in their neatly pressed trousers. Name-guys can walk into the gymnasiums without being "touched for a deuce or a tin. managers strui bdoui Ja cobs' beach nattily tailored, freshly barbered and armed with pockets of stogies on the out side, even. Reflecting the boom, we find Mike Jacobs jamming shows in to the Garden whenever he can grab a date. Two of them are "bunched" for tonight and Mon day night. After that, every Fri day even "Good Friday" Is filled until the circus takes over the punch emporium on April 1. More than 12.000 fans and a gate exceeding $40,000 are ex pected tonight for a - 10-round bout between two little-known lightweights: Danny Bartfield of New york and Humberto Zavala of Mexico City. Monday night's show brings together Willie Pep of Hartford, Conn., and Phil Terranova of New York for a 15-round feath erweight title brawl. game scheduled for the Washing ton school gym tonight at 7:30. The Redskins, holders of second place in the eastern division of the "B" league, took an earlier game 28-24 at Jacksonville. If St. Mary's wins they will tie the Redskins for second -place in the second half oi league play. Mosconi Holds 937 Point Margin Over Title Challenger Detroit, Feb. 16 (U.R) Willie Mosconi, the world champion, led his challenger, Ralph Green- leaf, by 937 points today in their cross country pocket billiards title match. Mosconi, Toledo, O., cue ar tist, ha8 a total of 3800 to 2863 for Greenleaf, Detroit veteran. Greenleaf won the seventh block of the Detroit competition yesterday, 125 to 74 in 14 in nings. Mosconi had high run of 49 to 35 for Greenleaf. In the night block, Mosconi won 125 to 47 ia 23 innings. His high run was 42 to 26 for Greenleaf. The players remain here for four more blocks then go to New York next week to com plete the match. BOWLING In Ladies league last night Rolling Pin took two out of three games from Henry's Drive In (Barr 174469), First Nation al Bank won two out of three from Tolley's Gllmore (Sims 170 436) and Medford Alleys de feated Wainscott's Drugs two to one (Pruitt 187 Niedermyer 459). Cloini time for Claalfled Ada D m Too Late to ClauKy . ia30 $ DIAL 2123 Company ES 75 SAYS DE EXCEEDS ABILITY The annual report of the Pa cific Telephone and Telegraph company for 1944, summarizing the company all-out war ef fort, detailing the Impact of the war on its operations and visual izing its forthcoming work ana its requirements for materials, manpower and money, was is sued Wednesday, by N. R. Pow ley, president, according to R. B. Hammond, telephone company manager here. Excerpts from the report fol low: "The demands for telephone service continue to exceed pre vious record levels. "Since January 1, 1940, our net telephone increase has to taled 640,223 telephones, or 33 a five year period un equaled in telephone history. Our net telephone increase for 1944 was only 19,853 telephones, considerably less than any year since 1933, and compares with the 1943 net increase of 187,002 telephones, the highest on rec ord. ' "Promptly meeting as we have all telephone requirements vital to the war effort, it is a matter of deep regret and great concern to us that the unavoid able physical limitations of our plant have prevented us" from meeting fully the civilian de mand. As the result of the con tinued unprecedented civilian telephone demand, there were at the end of the year 224,573 pending applications for tele phones, 96 of which were for residence telephone service. Toll and long distance calls reached a record total of more than 289,700,000 calls, an in crease of more than 29,000,000, or 12, over 1943. "The payroll for the year, an all-time high, totaled $104,043.-. 347, an increase of $10,306,606, or 11 over 1943. "Common shares earned $6.61 as compared with $6.69 in 1943. Earnings on its average invested capital in 1940 were 6.0 and In 1944 they had declined to 5.79. Although costs of op eration have risen sharply ad versely affecting net earnings, our company has had no in creases in its price levels, nor has it profited by its large vol ume of business. JUDICIARY, IN ROBES URGED FOR DIGNITY Salem, Ore., Feb. 16 (U.R) Oregon supreme, circuit, district and municipal Judges would be asked to wear judicial robes if a senate Joint resolution on file today is approved, The committee on judiciary said the courts "are a bulwark in the liberties and rights of the people and the wearing of ju. dicial robes would tend to add dignity and decorum." see CHEVROLET r TtVE ROGUE NINTH OF I The navy's radar training pro gram was outlined In a talk by Robert Stewart, chief petty offi cer, in charge of Medford's navy recruiting office, at the regular weekly luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis club at Holiana noiei, Wednesday. . 'Before a large attending audience Stewart declared that, radar training as offered by the navy is the equivalent of two years of study at the best techni cal colleges and prepares a man for a good post-war Job in radio or television." Training period Is approxi mately one year, Stewart assert ed, and men. are assigned to all types of navy ships or aircraft or to duty at shore stations. Hundreds of men are needed for these positions. Stewart declar ed, in calling for aid from Ki wanis members to interest their friends in the program. BUTTE FALLS TO MEET TALENT IN LEAGUE TILT Talent, Feb. 16 Talent and Butte Falls will clash on the Talent court tonight in the last game of the Jackson county B league for the two schools. Ta lent holds a definite lead for first place in the western divi sion and is assurred of a place in the county tournament at Medford Feb. 22, 23 and 24. To night's preliminary is slated to begin at 7:15 with the main game, slated for 8 o clock. WEATHER Northern California, Sierra Nevada, Sacramento, San Joa quin, Livermore, Salinas and Santa Clara valleys clear today and tonight; slightly warmer to day; Saturday partly cloudy with light showers probable. Notice Of Final Settlement In the County Court of the State ot Oregon, for Jackson County. In the Matter of the Estate of Nannie Shaw, deceased. The undersigned has filed in r3 Reserve BLENDED WHISKEY PROOF SVAV. GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS THE LANSDOWNE DISTILLERY. HAVRE DE GRACE. MD. VFirst in Service" See your Chevrolet dealer today for this famous "Six-Star Service Special" designed to give new life to war-wom cars, let him help to keep your car serving dependably for the dura Hon. Remember-all signs Indicate: MORE PEOPLE OO TO CHEVROLET DEALERS FOR SERVICE THAN TO ANY OTHER AUTOMO- DEALER ORGANIZATION. . sar aotf wtt tomt mifmiDmrKroiT sar mm w lorn V RIVER CHEVROLET AND BARTIETT TELEPHONE 2288 the County Court o Jackson County, Oregon, the final ac count of his administration of the above entitled estate, and the Judge of said Court has fixed Monday. March 12th, 1945, at the hour of 10:00 A. M., of said riav. at the Court Room of said "Court, at the Court House in Medford. jacicson Loumy, ure gon, as the time and place for tile settlement of said estate. All persons interested in said estate are hereby notified and required to make or file their objections to said final account, if any they have, on or before the time aforesaid, fixed for the hearing and settlement thereof. Dated and first published this 9th day of February, 1945. JAMES B. SHAW Administrator of said estate. Glenn O. Taylor, Attorney for estate, 12S East Main St., Medford, Oregon. NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the County Court of the State of Oregon, for Jackson County. In the Matter of the Estate of Genevieve Smalley, Deceased. Notice Is Hereby Given that the county court for- Jackson County, Oregon, has appointed me administrator of tne estate of Genevieve Smalley, deceased. All rjersons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same witn proper vouchers within six months from this date at the offices of Neff St Frohnmayer, Cooley Theatre building, Medford, Oregon, Dated February 9, 1945. OTTO J. FROHNMAYER Administrator DO YOU WANT TO SELL YOUR CAR? See Us Top Prices No Delay Any Make ot Model Skinner's Garage 143 S. Riverside Ph. 2740 J DEALER - him eeseee III!