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TWO MEDFOHB MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, Ttb. 28, IMS NAME DIRECTORS 1 Organization of the Southwest Oregon Dairy cooperative was completed at a meeting of Jack ton county dairymen yesterday at the courthouse auditorium nd a board of directors for the ensuing year was elected. Named to the board were Jewell u Lowe, Glenn Chase, Roscoe Rob erts, Henry F. Padgham, Jr., and C. N. Gillmore. Mr. Lowe, who pioneered or ganizational work for the new cooperative, opened the meeting, following a brief review of ac complishments to date of the county group, Richard H. Cron ehey of Los Angoles, represen tative of the Challenge associa--tlon, presented a comprehensive analysis of the cooperative oper ation of milk distribution and -processing. , - Opening of the membership 'books for' common stock sub scribers preceded the election of directors. For the convenience of dairy men unable to sign the mem bership roll Tuesday, an officer 'Will be at the farm fair at the Central Point Grange tomorrow between 12 noon and 3 p. m.. it Is announced. Ho will have membership papers for anyone desiring to subscribe. The mem' bership fee Is $10 and owners of small herds as well as the large producers are cordially in vited to enroll, officers state. Yesterday's meeting was well attended, it was reported, those present representing many of the largest dairy herds in the coun ty. ; Livestock ; Portland, Ore., Feb. 88 (UP) Live stock Cattle, 300; calves, 35. Active, atroni. One lot good mixed ateera and heifers $15. Otherwise quality poor. Common ateera 1K12, Kow h offers flO&ia. Can iiqivcu iter cows mostly $7 & 9.30. Frit dairy-type cows $11. Medium built $11. Good beef bulls quotable to $13.50. Good-choice veal rs $14,30 '.'M8.30. Hons, 250. Active, steady. Good hoice 170-370 lbs. $13.7fl; heifer weights $1S. Good sows S 14.75 uj 10. Choice feeder plus $17. Extreme top leaders late Tuesday $17.00, new re cent high Sheep, 100. Steady. Good-choice vooled lambs $15.25; common-medium $11 13.30. Good ewes $S. South San Francisco, Feb. 19 (UP) (USD A) Cattle, 78. Active, generally Tteady; two loads local short-fed 000 b, steers $15.30. load medium (HO-lb. $14 50 Good cows salable 81il$13, few medium $11913. common Largely $10 9 10.00. canners and cutters scarce mostly $B.tOT0.90. Odd 1000-lb. saus ge bulls $13.00. Calves, none, nom- Hofs. 300. Firm, around three loads gocd and choice aas-a70-lb. barrows nd Silts $18,75; odd good sows $19. Sheep, 100. Woolea lambs active: r3 t ..VI lit', iff. 'aar 2 pkgs. 39c -D SANITARY NAPKINS Pacific Coast Paper Mills efllngham, Washing tan Manuocfurrrs of . M-D Toilet Tissue A; resterdar two deck, good and choice 88-lb. 1T. new recent high daUns back February, 1029. Medium to sood ewea tltoita. Chlealo. Teb. IUP (WTA) livesuCK hobs, o.vuu. wwu ni choice barrows and eilta 14U Iba. and up 114.75, caluns; iowi SU. Clearance complete. Cattle, 14,000; ealvea, 800. Three loads atrletly choice steers ,17.35, the top; numeroua loaas iidjjuwii.iu. bulk 14(.I18 5Q; choice heller. S1S.50: most beef cows 89 SO 9 IS: canners and cutters iT.5O0S.33: weighty aauaage buns as nun as eij.o. ..... Sheep, 6.000. Asking above $10.75 for most good and choice fed wooiea western lambs: one load good to choice lembs carrying a small mra um end sold SIS. 75, two loads medium around 83 IDS. aio.eu; acta fie.iv. Portland Produce Portland. Feb. S8 (UP) Wholesale produce market: . celery Calif ornU green fancy S S50. ... .... Cauliflower tamomia . p Cr,,KTnli Callfomia $3.50 5.70 per 0-42 Iba. , ,. , Lettuce tnaive, vaio, 3.75 crate. , . . Tomatoes taiuomia s-0 w ChicagoWheat Chicago, Feb. 28 (UP) Wheat: v or..n hi eh Low Close m.. ai.fisn Sl.si'i S183V. Sl.??31 July IJStt 15Si, 155(, Rrt 1.54 1.B5 1.M .-5? ma. 1J1. w i mt ... . a. in. 8. r. DAIRY PRICES Ran Francisco. Feb. 28 (U.B Dairy Market: n, ,t(.i os erors 43. 02 score 42V4, 90 c o r e 42V4, 89 score 41. Cheese loaf 27.9, triplets zi.i. Vrtn. !..). a r a H a A 41V6. medium grade A 36V4, small Rrade A 32V4, large grade B 38V4. Wall Street HT-... V..b Fah OB (II P) United States Steel Corporation Common ran up 2 points today to lead an advance in the stock market to a new high for more than seven years in expanded trading. TV,, rlui extended the rally that got under way Just prior to the close on Monday. Bullish sen- tlm.nr wna hnlatered bv declara tion of incensed dividends on common stock of Continental Uninr. and American Locomo tlve and the disclosure of record sales and higher net income in 1944 for Freeport Buipnur ana Goodrich. Annthor fnntnr aiding the ad vance was the immediate dver nheKrlntlnn at 25V4 of a special offering on the New York Stock Exchange of 3Z.40U common shares of Dome mines. All sections of the list joined the forward movement. With 'Bis Steel" up a points dohi Raihlehem and Youngstown Sheet & Tube rose more than a point to new highs lor Motors were up small fraotions Preliminary closing liow- Jones averages: Industrial. 160.40, up IO; Rail, 81 88, up n .14; Utilitv. 28.47. up 0.18: and 85 stocks, 80.90 up 0.41. Sales were l.uou.uuu snares, against 1,190,000 yesterday. . Today'i closing prices on se lected stocks: - American Tel, & Tel. ; 163 Anaconda .......-..... 33Ti Chrysler : 102 Curtlsi Wright . . o'. General Electrlo .. 42Vi Oeneral Motors .. 87T Montgomery Ward BS Penn. R. R Phillips Petroleum .. 80 C, Penney ...109V4 Radio ................ 12V Southern PhcHIc . 42H - 42 3971 im . 31 V4 89's 63 Standard Oil of Cal. Texas Quit Sulphur Transamerlca United Alrcrafts S. Rubber U. S. Steel GROCERY CEILINGS Celling prices on certain fresh frulte and vegetablea for the week besinnlnfl Thursday. March 1. Were announced today by OPA: Apples fancy ana extra tancy, a idb. no Carrots -Calif.. l-ibTbuncheiirib. 9(c do bulK, per id. eo Lettuce , . Large hd.. IS 01. or more, hd. 15a Meif head, 12 or. or more, hd. 13o Small hd., under 12 oa. hd. 11a Onions, dry 10 i4 crop do vellow, No. 1, 3 lbs 0e rirt v.llnwi. a" or lamer. S lbs. 22C Peas--Per lb. 23 lie Potntoes, all varieties U. S. No, 1 white, 5 lbs. Ho II n Nn 9 white. B lbs. 210 Sweet peppers rer lb. 'i's0 Sweet Potatoes 2 Iba. ao An v.m. 3 Ihs. 230 Solnach Per lb. 14 Tomntoea Per lb. ;o lemons 5 lbs 010 Grapefruit Texas pink, per lb. llo do Arizona, per lb 100 Orannes, California Navela 200s. 6 Iba. 63o; per dot. ........ 440 (Mln. net wt. 4 lbs. per dos.) 20s. 5 lbs. 63ci per dos 40 IMln. net wt ' lbs. per doi.) Note: Cabbage, hothouie tomatoes, ergplant. pears, bananas, beans, mel ons, coconuts, cucumbers and berries, ma. ..iriil.t. their own ceil ings by using the applicable markup under tne retail reiumuoiw. WEATHER Northern California: Partly cloudy today, tonight and Thursday. , Snow In mountains and showers south portion to day becoming general Thurs day. Continued cool. Ctoelng time lot Classified Ads am Too Late to Classify U 30 o m RUGS All Wool Handmade in Mexico in Sizes from 2x4 feet to 9x12 feet ALSO Large Selection of Colon and Sizes in Cotton Loop and Shaggy Thrown Rug At LIND and BARNARD Floor Covering Specialists 409 E. Main Sr. U. S. Spearheads U.S;9fh Ann i i . Runs Vallev ... - C.Mer)cHi.-GI4Jbach - KntHiarriMttA - "mhikihh iBooiw- W"' COLOGNE - , Aachen yDueren V Siea (j (Acmt 'ItUphou) Allied forces push to within less than eight miles ot ouiugns uuil within (lve miles of Hunr lacuiry city of Uuerjcoeu-Uladbacn as Mast oeleusea begin lu uuiiapM. luwu tuii tuwu uu aueu-UJiu rtuuicutua was uiuiig to Uu advancing Xanns wlthoui a struggle and Uiutuaiids ot stunned Ujuiuukiuv mttuia oeiuuuut were wyuia down Unit ajuia. PARK SNOW DEPTH OVER LAST YEAR Snow readings taken on the Annie Spring course In Crater Lake National Park Feb. 28 are somewhat above the same pe riod last year according to a re port issued by E. P. Leavltt, superintendent of the park. The snow pack on that date was found to be 72 inches with a water content of 24.2 inches, or 33.6 per cent of the snow on the ground, the report shows Last year the measurement was made on March 1 at which time the snow depth was 63.9 inches with a water content of 21.7 inches, or 34 per cent. The February measurement also was considerably higher than the January figures which showed a snow depth of 38.9 In ches with a water content ot 13.4 Inches or 34.S per cent. Measurements were taken tiy Bob Stevens of Medford, Robert G. Briscoe of Fort Klamath and Cpl. Harold Chavis. The trip is made on skis after the snowline Is reached. Cpl. Chavis is ski Instructor for the marine corps at Klamath Falls. WATER OUTLOOK EASEDJY SNOW Irrigation prospects for the Rogue river valley were slight ly brightened by snow that fell aenerally Monday and yesterday over the hill areas. Five and one- half Inches ot new snow fell at Fish Lake, telephone call to the Medford Irrigation district today reported. The caretaker last week visited Four Mile lake, and found 43 Inches of snow. It is believed the storm Increased snow depth there. Two inches of snow feu in tne Upper Applegate district hills and in the Siskiyous. Snow was reported from Butte Falls, Dead Indian and Prospect areas. Irrigation district records show some of the heaviest snows of winter come in March. Cheated On Boy's Age; Pays Fare 38 Years Later Chicago OJ.R) Harold R Sampson, traffic manager foi the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad, looked up from his desk to greet a stranger, who auiu; . u. "My conscience has been hurt lng me since 1908; how much do I owe you for a half-fare ticket which I should have bought for a small boy on a trip from Mont gomcry, Ala., to Chicago?" The stranger explained thai he told the ticket agent at Mont gomery that the boy "just looks old for his age." Since then he had no peace of mind. Sampson spent a long time delving Into the rate books back to 1906, but finally found that a half fare ticket from Mont gomery In those days ost $11 The man paid it and left smiling BOW AND ARROW HANDY Braail, Ind.. (U.R) A new way to circumvent the ammunition shortages was achieved by Lar ry Hopkins. 18, who shot a fox with a bow and arrow before it could letva a chicken yard with a fowl. k Officials expect that the sua ply of fertilizers available in 1948. will be 172 per cent of the average supplies used In the year 1938 to 1939. Near Cologne . . ' GERMANY JAPS FALL BACK EAST OF MANILA Manila, Feb. 28 (U.R) Japa nese forces fell back along a 10 mile front in the Marakina wat ershed east of Manila today un der the Impact of two divisions of American troops and swarms of bombers and fighters. Gen,' Douglas, MacArthurls mounting offensive also brought the complete destruction of Jap anese remnants on Verde island, off southern tip of Luzon. Elim ination of all but several hun dred enemy stragglers on Cor regldor, .and new heavy aerial blows on the Japanese from Formosa to French Indo-China. Units of the 6th Infantry divi sion faced the drive toward Lu zon's east coast and captured Mt. Mataba, 13 miles northeast of Manila, to knock a hole in the enemy's Kobayashl line. Forty tons of Epsom salts were used by Massachusetts iarmers during 1944 to correct magne sium deficiency in orchard soils. 1PAR STTOEES HOME and AUTO Firestone Fire-King 28-pc LUNCHEON SET S3.79 Firestone Shower Curtains (Cora seal) S5.95 Firestone REPLACEMENT DINNERWARE Cherry Blossom Koseleaf Eggshell . Old Fashioned Garden Firestone WALL -TONE 11 $2.79 gal. All Shades J-J Travel Cases SI .60 Plus Tax Firestone Outside White House Paint ST79 XgaL . Firestone) Iron Cords ' 98 c Twenty registrants were re ported for February at the Jack son county local board 2, Med ford, and seven were registered at board 1. This Included 18-year-olds, those in service of al lied countries other than the United States, and merchant marine. Those registered with board 2 are Charles Harvey Childers. Gordon ' .Ashcraft, Richard T Nelson, Howard Clinton Capp Vean Elmer Robertson, Buford Ransom Allen, Jr., William H. Breeding, Dale E. Bigham, Leon M. Haynie, Noble L. Meyer, Wesley George Hartley, Leon G Stanley, David S. Chirgwin. Kenneth L. Perrlne, Marlon J Revls, John W. Eek, Robert L. Greensweight, Merril Lewis, Donald R. Thumler, and Clar ence E. Sutton. Registrants with board 1 are John C. Anderson, Jr., John F Kllngle, Jr., Lynn R. Jenkins David T. Lute, Burg T. Downey Norman E. House and Thomas M. Richardson. Childers, who is with the Royal Air Force, registered with the American embassey In Eng land and his papers were for warded to the board here. Old Warrior, 65, y Heeds Call Again Santa Rosa Army Air Base, Santa Rosa, Cal. (U.R) He's 65 years old, saw action in the Spanish-American War, and re tired from the United States army a major after World War I, but he's back at It again, this time a chief clerk at the field's commissary. He's MSgt. Luther B. Stew art, who saw action with the Second Cavalry In the Cuban campaign, and fought with the 14th Cavalry in the Philippines. Stewart worked up through the ranks In World War I, per forming every duty ffom KP to post commander. Just before Pearl Harbor, he felt the call to duty again and was accepted for service November, 1942. This makes his fifth fracas.. 221 WEST MAIN f PHONE 5550 SUPPLIES ' Firesren Clothes Basket Pre-War Willow S2.98 c Firestono VERNON POTTERY 20-piece $.95 Set J Lamp Shade Covers 29c Makes Old Shades Like New! New RUB RUGS $2.39 Rag Runners 24x96 $595 CAR SEAT COVERS '8" 13 " For All Makes 1 I. Firestone GARDEN HOSE New Synthetic Rubber SO it. $5.45 Firestone Rubber Door Mais $1.59 Pay Less -Park Easier At the RIVERSIDE MARKET TO DESTROY (I CAN'T OO ANyrMINfr- about Vr-eOT MAyee I you CANj MTatM ADVUTUlMa. Sa ar - sSJeKjABkA (Look Below for Explanation) It's good business on our part to give you 100 cents' worth for every dollar you spend with us. You save GAS and TIRES, TOO. ORANGE JUICE S.oz. 41c pu No. 2 can 1 8c -2 for 35c ' Buy NOWI Stock is froien in canners' hands. APPLE BUTTER (No pts.) 2-lb. jar atVaf) Saves Butter, too. ifaC BlueTl-lb. pkg. 25c PANCAKE FLOUR CATSUP CREAM It Is Nor Unlawful to Destroy U. S. Coins No federal law forbids the total destruction of eolnsi howeTer. a statute does forbid the mutilation or lightening of a coin in such a way that it may ba circu lated in its impaired condition. 1 "Nuggets of Knowledge." Geo. W. Stimpson. We Feature GRADE A STEER BEEF Insist en the best when you spend your points. Name your cut. We have it. DILL PICKLES 313-315 NORTH 'RIVERSIDE US. COIN 1 FN Large Pkg. 19c WHITE BOSE CLEAHEB, 12 gal 19e KRAFT DINNERS " "Lm"' 3 " 25c T AM ALES Derby Brand DRY BEANS Small White GARDEN BRAND REAL QUALITY 30 blue pts. OF WHEAT PRODUCE PaaI Imperial Extra Fancy. Large Bunch C Cm USllDIS Ceiling price 2 for 19c OUR PHICE aSjla U6 Leliuce c..&c-o& 19c Psaanlmil Arlsona desert grownt tree ripened. Cn UrapeilUlI Ceiling price lOe lb. Our price. LB. APPLES - Delicious . . ..... Box $1.49 POINT FREE LOAVES Liver-Cheese ,32c lb. Pickle and Pimento . . 25c lb. Macaroni and Cheese . . . . . , ,25c lb. Baked Ham . . .49c lb. Ham and Cheese .......... ,49c lb. Smoked Liver Sausage 32c lb. WHY PAY MORE? PURE GROUND BEEF 19c lb. All Meat Guaranteed Satisfactory or your money back. SWANSDOWN FLOUR ENRICHED 50-lb. Bag $2.09 Radio Brand Vegetable, Tomato, Pea, Asparagus Can CHICKEN NOODLE 3 for 25c 39 4. LB. PK& POSTUM 1 fti CEREAL Large Mb. jar 25c 5-lb. bag 39c c:l"; 1-lb. can 15c 63c 14 bottle 15C LARGE PKG. 22c 3 for 10c LARGE UJCrH PKG. 20c .V
