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u icrmma bothers 8m Diego, Calif., Feb. 23 U.R Charlei Willlami, 75, got fed up yesterday with the eon ftant bickering of four women in the residence where he lived. Today, physicians said he would probably recover from a deep neck wound, self-inflicted. He said his attempt at suicide was to end "the Infernal noise." Dm MaU Tribune Want da. REALLY S-0-O-T-H-IKG j kMUM they're really medicated j COUGH LOZENGES Sooth your throat all the way down far below the gargle line. Each FAF Lozenge gives your throat a, 15 minute soothing, com forting treatment. Used by millions for coughs, throat irritations or hoarsen esa resulting from colds or smoking, uuly 1U box. Rabbit ftroodori thru out th Northwtit havt found Trionglt Rabbit Pslltrs o thort cut t grtatcr profit. Each ol Trlanglt't two fyp ol pIUtt li a eertfwll) balanced ration whlck r.qulm no othtr fttd EASY, ECONOMICAL and PROFITABLE to FEED A 17; HUNGRY FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT? Enjoy One of Our SEVEN COURSE ITALIAN DINNERS Wa Art Featuring SATURDAY, Feb. 24 Family Style $2.25 Per Dinner SERVED 5:30 'TIL 8:00 HOTEL MEDFORD DINING ROOM ef V V. fltofc CALL OF OF NEXT OF FREED A meeting of "next of kin" of Jackson county prisoners of war will be held at Jackson county court house Thursday night March 1, at 8 o'clock to hear the report of a representative of the Medford chapter of the American Red Cross. The representative will report on a meeting with 12 repatriated prisoners of war from camps in Germany and Japan, who accompanied by army personnel, will speak in Portland Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Any next of kin of war prisoners are invited to at tend the meeting in the Fort- land civic auditorium. The re patriated prisoners will talk to any next of kin, giving whatever information they can, to the rel atives. The Medford Red Cross chap ter is sending a representative to the Portland meeting to bring back as much information as pos sible to next of kin of prisoners who are unable to attend the meeting. The general public is invited to both the meeting in Portland Monday and the one here Thursday. Purple Heart To Sergeant Tuttle On Head Wounds Staff Sgt. Bob Tuttle hag been awarded the purple heart medal for wounds received during a B-29 Super-Fortress raid on the Japanese mainland Feb. 10 ,a let ter received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Tuttle, Valley view, states. The sergeant wrote that he had received "a scratch on his chin and a bump on his head' and added that the bombardier of his plaue had also received the purple heart. The crew of the Super-Fortress to which Sgt. Tuttle is assigned is the only crew of the squadron still using POST'S filter. BRAN GODA FIAKS OF WAr AVD BRAV 7VDR the original crew members, he wrote. The sergeant has made six trips over Tokyo and now has 116 combat flying hours. Sgt. Tuttle hai been based on Saipan since September. EX- Mrs. Ed Barnett, the former Cecile Elizabeth Humphry of Medford, was among the civil ian internees released from Santo Tomas prison in the Phil ippines a message from her parents to friends here Wednes day night stated. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Humphrys, her parents, stated that the official message telling of her release reported Mrs. Barnett to be in "good con dition." Mrs. Barnett was Interned when Manila fell to the Japa nese and no direct word was heard from her until this win ter. Mr. Barnett, an employee of Pan-American Airways, had left the islands temporarily to transact business in California and so escaped internment. The Humphrys resided here for many years, Mr. Humphrys having been an architect, and the family left about eight years ago for California. Mrs. Barnett attended grade and high school in Medford and also was a student at the Southern Oregon College of Education. Soldier's Dive In Foxhole Changes 'Words' of Shell Hammond, Ind., (U.R) S'Sgt. Bob Essinger recently wrote his wife that when shells zoom over the heads of the boys, each one seems to say something different to each individual. All of them were talking about it one day when Essinger said, 'TVhen I hear those shells, they say, 'Who-oo-oo is-shyou?' " At that moment, a Negro sol dier said, "That old shell says to me, 'Yo aln' goto' back to Ala- bam' i' But when 1 dive in the foxhole, I say, 'I is, I is, I is.' DORIOT KILLED London, Feb. 23 (U.R) Jacques Doriot, chief of the pro Nazi French popular party and notorious collaborationist, was killed during a recent low-level Allied air attack on southwest Germany, the German DNB agency said today. Daily Weather Report , Forecast Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Occasional snow over mountains. Little change la tem perature. Oregon: Partly cloudy tonight end Saturday. Little change In tempera ture. Local Data Temperature a year ago today: Highest 57 degrees, lowest 34. Total monthly precipitation 900 inches. Excess for the month 3.29 Inches. Total precipitation since September 1. 1944. 11.77 Inches. Excess for the season .57 Inch. Relative humidity at 4:30 p. m. yesterday 41, 4:30 today 78. Tomorrow Runrlie 7:94 a. m., suneet 6:53 p. m. Past 94 hours: Hlsh Low Free, boise MW...MHmww. 47 Boston , 49 Chicago , 41 Denver , 44 Eureka 53 Havre 44 39 43 27 31 42 26 .02 Los Angeles , 42 M 38 Trace 42 .03 19 . 34 29 Trace 40 .01 27 45 39 .22 22 .13 me mora ... New York . Omaha . 57 48 , 37 . 67 Phoenix Portland 54 , 89 Reno San Francisco Seattle Spokane 45 Washington, n. n nt Yaktma 49 COH87AD KASAfS DELICIOUS HEW BREAKFAST IDEA! Yes, Post's Raisin Bran is a sen sational new flavor ides. A combi nation of nut-brown, crisp-toasted Post's 40 Bran Flakes, plus choice California seedless raisins ...right in the same package. Every mouthful is sheer eating pleasure 1 Try this magic combination for yourself 1 Taste its goodness 1 It's a new Idea in cereals . . . It's dell clous! What a blendl Golden flakes of wheat and bran with rai sins that stay tender, thanks to Post's Tender-Sured process. It's right for flavor and right for nourishment, too. Share ihc good news with your friends and neigh bors. Everybody ought to try Post's Raisin Bran ... the wonder ful new cereal sensation. Look for the big new blue-and-white pack age. Ask your grocer for Pott's Raisin Bran today I A Post Cereal E COMMITTEES ARE GIVEN FOR COUNTY Names of Jackson county men and women who will handle the annual Red Cross war fund drive, which starts March 1, have been announced by Ben E. Harder, general chairman in charge of the drive. Quota for this county is $54,000, the chair man states. Eugene Thomdlke, M. N. Ho gan, George Frey, G. R. Green and Charles Newland, with Mr. Harder, make up the executive committee. Ray T. Wright and L. T. Wright and L. T. Nygaard will head the special groups so-, licitations and the business dis trict solicitations will be handled by the Junior Chamber of Com merce, with Lester Higgln botham as chairman, and a com mittee made up of Morris B. Leonard, Mark A. Goldy and F. L. Brewer. Mrs. Alex Kuehlthau will be in charge of work in the residential areas. Lyle Kinney, Alfred S. V. Carpenter and a Junior cham ber committee will have charge of the suburban districts. Ralph Sweeney will solicit the court house and Robert Duff the city hall. District chairmen named by Mr. Harder are: Ashland, Howard Oden; Tal ent, Mrs. J. C. Ottlnger; Phoenix, Andrew Hearn; Jacksonville, C. A. Smith; Central Point, Mrs. Everett Faber; Gold Hill, C. W. Martin; Rogue River, Elizabeth Fowler; Prospect, James Grieve; Trail, Mrs. Eva Segesmanj Eagle Point, William Perry; Butte Falls, Harry Lowe; Table Rock. John Nealon; Sams Valley, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Day; Upper Ap plegate, Mrs. Lee Port and Low er Applegate, Mrs. Helen Davis. Livestock Portland, Ore., Feb. 23 (U.R) Livestock: Cattle 15, calves 10. Mostly a cleanup market, scat tered sales steady. Common light steers 10.50. Week's top fed steers 16.25. Top heifers 15.65. Best cows 13.00 Few cut ter cows 8.00-9.50. Medium good bulls salable 10.50-13.00; week's extreme top 13.50. Good choice vealers salable 14.00 15.50. Hogs 50.' Steady. Few 200 275 lbs. 15.75. Good sows 14.75; lightweights 15.00. Good choice feeder pigs salable around 16.50; week's extreme top 17.00 . Sheep none. Nominal. Good choice wooled lambs salable 15.00-15.50. Good-choice ewes quotable 7.50-8.00. South San Francisco, Feb! 23 (U.R) (USDA Cattle 250. Ac tive, fully steady; package 925 lb. common Holsteln steers $12. 50; medium to good heifers quoted $14.-14.50; about three loads canners to common cows $7.50-11.00. Hogs 300. Firm, several loads BOOd to Chofcit lftn.2Rft hnn-nui and gilts $15.75; odd good sows Sheep 300. Fully steady; about 75 head choice 106 lh. lambs $16.90; deck good to cnoice heavy ewes held above $9.00 sorted. Chicago, Feb. 23 U.R (WFA) Livestock: Hogs: 7,000. Good and choice barrows and gilts 140 lbs. and up $14.75, ceiling price; sows $14; clearance complete. Cattle: 2,000. Calves: 600 Bulls too $17: averaee.chn!r. 705 to 1143 lbs. fed steers med ium to good trades $14.50 $16; best heifers $15.50; beef cowg mainly $9.50 $12.50, canners and cutters $7.50 $9. Sheep: 2500. Four loads good and choice fed wooled western lambs 16.50 $16.60, one load held at $16.75. Portland Produce Portland, Tab. 3 (UP) Portland wholesale produca market: Llva, dreiied poultry Buying prices from producer.: Broiler., up to a lb... Jle; Lenhorna J7(ic. pnione Green, HOe doien bunch... Chicago Wheat Chicago, Feb. 31 (UP) Wheat r Open Hlh Low Cloae Mar t 6.1 SI sS'i l.3'l 1 Mk July 1.3M1 lSi 1 54 i 95 1! fept. lSJiJ 1 93 1.53'! Uec 1.55',. 1.98 U U3j 1.537! Wall Street New York, Feb. 23 (U.R) The stock market developed a steadier tone in the late trading today after the leading groups had registered declines ranging MONEY TO LOAN! On JEWELRY. CAMERAS and MUSICAL INSTRU MENT8. Usad and unre deemed (ewelry et great savings PEOPLES LOAN CO. to more than a point ' Norfolk ic Western lost near ly 3 points, a factor that pulled the railroad average down de spite gains in many of the lead ing issues. Closing Dow-Jones stock aver ages: Industrial 158.99, off 0.67; Railroads 51.49, oft 0.46; Utility 28.07 off 0.21; 65 stocks 59.45, off 0.35. Sales totaled 1,320,000 shares compared with 1,720,000 Wed nesday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American Te. It Tel. .16S Anaconda ...unquoted Chrysler (XD) 101 Curtiss Wright 6V4 General Electric 41 V General Motors 67V, Montgomery Ward Penn. R. R . Phillips Petroleum J. C. Penney .... Radio .. 54H 37 ..... 48 .,...109 12Vi Southern Pacific (XD) 42'4 Standard Oil of Cal.-. 41 Vi Texas Gulf Sulphur 39Vi Transamerica ... 11V United Aircrafts 30Vi U. S. Rubber; 59 Vi U. S. Steel 62VJ ITALIAN ENVOY ARRIVES Washington, Feb. 23 (U.R) Alberto Tarchiani, Italy's first ambassador to the United States since 1941, arrived here early "anan envoy made temporary headquarters at a ho Pe"ding arrangements with the Swiss legation for the reopening of the ornate Italian embassy. Pea Mall Tribune Want Ada IT ALWAYS PAYS TO BUY AT LUMANS' BUY WAR BONDS JELLIES PRESERVE HONEY Peanut BUTTER Not Rationed Seifer't CHOCOLATE SYRUP iarV. 34C BAKERY SPECIAL JELLY ROLLS Each 20c JELLO 4 29c NEW NUCOA 25c a. I 1 il CAULIFLOWER u,,H..r Each SQUASH onions Small Siie FEW HAVE TIME FOR JURY DOTY Considerable difficulty, due to so many citizens asking to be excused on account of business and spring work on farms, has been experienced in getting a Jury list for the opening of the February term of court next Monday, with Circuit Judge James W. Crawford of Portland presiding. A special venire was drawn Wednesday to complete the list of 31 names. A new grand Jury will be drawn. A preliminary hearing Is scheduled for this afternoon in the case of Fred A. Wolf, 63, held in the county jail for an alleged knife slaying of Percy H. Ijames as the climax of a sidewalk al- Anuiig Fist Relief Foi COUGHS Ironchtel Irritatlom Dm Te Cola. A Rare Camblo.atlaa Compounded lTnT,;Sll"lbl Canadian Pine Balaam and. other aoothlna healing; Ingredl-SVi-i0jtJ"Jr " c"-"dlol Mixture ! different from anything; you havt ever tried all medication no TayrulJ llor-klry'a Acta S Hare 1 To Looien Phlegm 2 Sno'he Raw Membraneea) To Make Breathing Earner You get reaulta PAST you teal the effeot INSTANTLY. Dipt Mixture today. At arai-elua "aratorea everywhere. RaUafaatiea vaarMteee mr aaeaoy back. Beath'i Drug Store. Weitern Thrift nuuiLuLb ast nine t-narmacy n MM AM Foods to Increase variety In your meals are nicely displayed at this Big Food Center. There are 10 many fine food before your eyes when you enter that choosing It simple matter. Suggestion after suggestion awiatt you, aiding in giving the family something different on the menu. Alwayi that courteous service to add to the pleasure of shopping here. FRESH EGOS TILLAMOOK CHEESE - 37c lb. CAMPBELL'S TOMATO SOUP 3 lor 25c I1ALLEY TANG SALAD DRESSING .::::;;: MACARONI or SPAGHETTI 3 lbs. for 25c tffHalaaaVEaaaeaM Sold to you freih when LEG OF SPRING LAMB lb 38c STEAKS- T-Bone or Sirloin, choice euti lb. 35c VEAL STEAKS lb, 35c YOUNG FRYING SIZE BONELESS BEEF Cut Beef Short Ribs t lb. 20c LARD Pure, A-1 Home Rendered 3 lbs. 50c Friiit and Vegetable Department Full of Suggestions BANANA Extra Fancy Lb. 10-lb. sack 35e&$rJ&r " rrlday. Fab. 23, 1945 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE 8IVEN tercatlon at Gold Hill the first of this month. The case will be brought before the new grand Jury. No one under 21 years of age can be a member of the British Parliament. Ute Mall Tribune Want Ada. AT rial er lodheel WHIN IT fS-3 Salt makes Grapefruit 1 a I 1 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. GRADE A LARGE flavor la belt! RABBITS lb. 48c PORK ROASTS SALT PORK Beef Pot Roasts NICE SUPPLY HENS Young, Fat lb. 37c SPRING LAMB in Cube. ..lb. 30c 19c 5c "- " ,, . rm m. r -OCX Uaa elaU Tribune Wapt Ada. REUIVI WATERY HEAD COLD a drooa la each noa. uii cneca aneeaea. anlfflee. You feel bttteF faat. Caittlnn - Uaa only aa directed. V 1-1 1 I' 1 1 v MORTON'S SALT I GRAPEFRUIT YOUR GROCER'S N0WI tAINS IT OU TELEPHONE 2239 MAIN AND BARTLETT 40c per dozen iiawnr Choice Shldr. Cuta lb. 33c lb. 24c Shoulder Cuti Extra lb. 25c Shoulder Cuts Extra grn vw. t - i lb, 30c 1 oranges $yr!!27r 2 doz. mLMm S2BH E. Main Street State Lieenee P 137 17