EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday. April 17, 194S
DAV COMMANDERS
ACCEPT POST IN
T
John A. Meals was Installed
s commander of Disabled
American Veterans, Jackson
county post No. 8, and -Mrs.
Doris Graham was installed as
commander of the women's aux
lliary at a joint installation
ceremony at Medford armory
April 10. State Department
Commander M. E. Woodcock of
ficiated as installing officer
while Mrs. Eunice Faris, state
commander of the women's aux
iliary, was Installing officer for
the ladles.
State officers present were
Erland Sundell, Junior past com
mander: Dorr Quayle, state
treasurer; Lile Dailey, state ad
jutant and national service of
fiver; Mrs. Lois Pratt, adjutant;
Mrs. Gladys Lawton, state mu
sician, and Mrs. A. E. Yar-
borough. Several talks wore giv
en by state officers relative to
benefits to be derived from rec
ent veterans' legislation.
Visitors from other veteran
organizations were Harry Young,
commander of Medford post 15,
American Legion; Frank Thomp
son, commander of Colonel Ser
geant camp, United Spanish War
Veterans; Harvey E. Caesman.
commander of the Military Or
der of Purple Heart; Louis
Erbes, commander of Veterans
of Foreign Wars; Joo Krupp. Sr.
commander of Central Point
post. American Legion, and Mrs.
Carold J. Parker, president of
Medford auxiliary, American
Legion. Also present were
Mollis Dover, president of V. F.
W. auxiliary, Grants Pass; Mrs.
Verda Quackenbush, president
of Navy Mothers, and Mrs.
Charlotte Lehman, secretary of
Navy Mothers, both of Medford.
. The newly installed command
ers made statements acknow
ledging the Increasing needs for
continued D. A. V. activities and
promised a diligent service in
their leadership capacities.
Before the Installation cere
monies, a banquet was enjoyed
by about 175 people.
BIRTHS
RING To Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
W., R. 3, Box 54, April 17, 1945,
a girl, 7 lbs., at Community hospital.
MICHAEL To Mr. and Mrs.
Holly, 424 S. Peach, April 18,
1945, a girl, 7 lbs., at Commu
nity hospital.
Medford Men To
Operate Planing
Mill Near City
H. W. Van Hise and L. Ritchie.
928 East Jackson boulevard, are
opening a refinishing and mould
ing mill in about ten days, they
announced today. The mill will
be located three miles south of
Medford, on' a site known as the
old gas company property, east
of Alley Brothers mill.
The new mill will do custom
planing, resawing, running ship
lap, flooring, rustic and drop-
siding, as well as other standard
patterns of moulding.
Van Hise has had 27 years'
experience in the planing indus
try while Ritchie has had five
years' experience. The building
is now completed and machinery
is being placed in preparation
for the opening.
Livestock
Portland. Or.. April 17 flj.Pl-
tive. steady on kindi available. Few
common steers unsold. Good-choice
fed steers salable (16917. Extreme
ton helferi Monday S16. Canner-cutter
cows $7 ft 9.50. Medium beef cowa to
Sll.au. Bulla unevenly lower tor wo
daya. Medium-good sausage bulls sal
able $10 50'd 12.50. Good beef bulls
quotable to $13 or above. Good-choice
vcaiera aioiiyjo.
linn, inn. Rtearfv. Butchers S1S.79.
Odd Unlit lights $15.25. Good sows $15.
Choice Sl-lb, feeder pigs $18.
Sheep, 00, quotaDie steaay. uooa
cholce wooled and spring lambs sal
able' $10.50(316. Best wooled ewea
Monday $8.50. Shorn ewes salable
$6.75 down.
Chicago. April 17 (UP) (WrAV
Livestock: Hogs, 6,000: active, fully
steady. Qood and choice barrows and
gilts 140 lbs. and up at $14.75. cell
ing; good and choice sows at $14.
Cattle, 8.000; calves, 1,000; fed
steers and yearlings, Including year-
ncners steaoy; cnoice uucrius
e. medium and good grade slow:
Inn tra 117.75. Heifers $17.40. new
high on crop, and highest April price
for heifers on record.
Sheep. 3,500; scattered early saiea;
lanthtpr lambs strone- to ahade high-
er. Three loads largely rood Colo
rado fed lambs $18.75: bidding $17 on
eood and choice lambs with asking
prices up to $17.25.
Portland Produce
Portland. April 17 (UP) Whole
sale produce markets:
Asparogus California. $4B04.75
pyramid 30-35 lbs.; Yakima 160 ID.
Cabbage No. 1 local green round
tvoe S4.50 crnte: Oswego $5 crate;
Texas $3.25 per 50-lb. sack; California
6c lb.
Spinach Local $1.7593 orange
box.
Chicago Wheat
Chicago. April IT (UP) Wheat;
Cinmn Hltrh LOW ClOSO
Mot ..$1.75'.s. $1.75', S1.74H $1.744
July IBS',
Sept. 157",
Dee. 1.56
Wall Street
New York, April 17. (U.R)
The stock market extended its
advance for the third straight
day today and reached a further
new high since 1937, although
the rise was checked momentar
ily when President Truman as
serted his intention of carrying
out the public power policies of
the late Mr. Roosevelt,
Mr. Truman's statement at his
first press conference in the
White House brought a flurry of
selling in the utilities but the re
action was short-lived.
Preliminary closing Dow-Jones
stock averages were: Industrial
162.60, up 0.17: railroad 54.54,
up 0.32; utility 29.77, off 0.01;
65 stocks 60.71, up 0.13.
Sales amounted to 2,070,000
shares compared with 2,500,000
yesterday.
Today s -losing prii-es on
selected stocks:
American Tel. & Tel. 16iV
Anaconda , 333A
Chrysler 104
Curtiss Wright
General Electric
General Motors
Montgomery Ward
Penn. R. R
Phillips Petroleum
J. C. Penney .....
Radio ......
Southern Pacific
Standard Oil of Calif
Texas Gulf Sulphur....
Transamerica .
United Aircrafts
U. S. Rubber
U. S. Steel
6
43
. 68'$
607s
37
53
110
23
44
... 43
. 40 '4
.- 1114
... 29
. 59's
... 66 V4
SMUDGE POTS LIGHTED
AS TEMPERATURE DROPS
Smudge pots were lighted in I
pear orchards this morning for
me fourth time this season when
temperatures ranged -from 28 to
degrees Federal Frost Obser
ver Roy J. Rogers said the frost
was light and came late in the
morning. The firing was chiefly
in orchards where the pears have
started to blo-m.
FOR'FARM LABOR
Eighteen Mexican nationals
arrived yesterday for farm and
orchard work in the valley
County Agent Robert G. Fowler
reported today. They were part
of the first trainload received in
the Northwest.
No word has yet been received
on the Jackson county request
for pear' and other harvest work
ers, filed several months ago,
the county agent reported. La
year close to 700 Mexican work
ers were used here and more are
requested for the coming sea
son. The county agent estimates
that the 1944 payroll for Mexi
can workers approximated half
a million dollars.
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Closing time for Classified Ads 8 30 8rade
m. Too Late to Classify 13:15 p. m. 37'4.
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8. F. DAIRY PRICES
Son Francisco, April 17 (U.R)
Dairy Market:
Butter 93 score 43, 92 score
42V4, 90 score 42V4, 89 score
41.
Cheese Loafs 27.9, triplets
27.2,
Eggs Large grade A 40'4.
medium grade A 37V4, small
A 3i',i, large grade B
NOW HE CAN ONLY SPUTTER
Port Arthur, Tex., (U.R) His
commanding officer in a combat
battalion in France "kidded" Lt
Robert W. Bogel of Port Arthur
so much about, Texas that when
Bogel received a picture of "Miss
Texas" Joyce Courrege . from
home, he hung it right up over
the CO's desk. According to lat
est reports from the Texas lieu
tenant, it's still there.
Paul Revere was the greatest
artist in the forming, shaping
and engraving of gold and silver
in his day. He learned his trade
as an apprentice in his father's
shop.
RACING BAN LIFT DUE
MAY 10, SAYS WRITER
Baltimore, April 17 (U.PJ
The racing ban will be lifted
May 10, Don Reed, racing editor
of the Evening Sun, said today
in a signed article, :
Reed said authoritative sources
had revealed that an announce
ment ending the ban would be
issued some time this week in
Washington by Director Fred M
Vinson of the office of war mob
ilization and reconversion. He
did not disclose the identity of
his sources.
BURELSOM WINNER IN
FIRST SPEECH ROUND
Harold Burelson won the first
round in a speech contest being
held among Toastmasters' club
members at the club's meeting
Monday night. Next week there
will be five speakers in the com
petition and all Toastmasters are
urged to be on hand.
NEW REASON FOR ARSON
New Hampton, la. (U.PJ
When Clarence Schueller, 23
year-old farm hand, was arrest
ed on charges of arson, he told
officers he was "tired of batch
ing," and set fire to farm build
ings formerly tenanted by Her
man Schwlckerath to "scare
Schwickerath" into moving his
stock from the farm so he woula
not have to care for it.
TRADE LOT
S. Riverside. Klamath Falls
for Suburban Lot
Dr. A A -Soul M. D.
Phone 2870
POTS
and UiSSTEFiS
American Fruit
Growers, Inc.
213 South Fir St.
Medford, Oregon
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BRAKES ---
When BRAKES ARE APPLIED
(Pedal Depressed)
Pedal should not travel within one Inch of floor
Pedal action should not feel "spongy"
Pumping pedal several timet should not bo re
quired to stop the car
Car should not pull (swerve) from straight-ahead
path
Complete stop from any speed should not require
more than legally prescribed stopping distance
BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
A simple brake adjustment and the
addition of brake fluid In the hydraulic
system may be all your car needs. The
cost it trifling.
BRAKE RELINING
New brake lining and tmoothing of the
brake drums cost only a nominal
amount. Don't risk a bad accident.
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THREE RURAL SCHOOLS
TO CLOSE ON MAY 18
Table Rock, Derby and Sams
Valley- schools have announced
May 18 as their closing dates, in
the county school superintend
ent's office. Gold Hill and Butte
Falls schools will close the fol
lowing week. They are the first
eountV school to announce the
end of the school year.
Most of the schools of the
countv. citv and country will
close for the summer vacation
the last week of May, with a few
the first week of June.
Closing time for Sunday Too Late
to Classify 5:30 Saturday afternoon
Please remember.
BRUCE METZGER HOME
FROM SWEEPER DUTY
H. Bruce Metzger, RDM3C,
arrived home -Saturday on a 14
day leave following 17 months
overseas duty aboard destroy
er minesweeper in the Pacific.
Metzger has received six battle
stars for participating in action
In the Marshall Islands, ManV
anas, in the Philippines and Iwo
Jima.
Seaman Metzger is visiting his
wife, June, and mother, Mrs.
Jessie Metzger, 510 South Grape
street.
Closing time tor Sunday Too Lata
to Classify 5:30 Saturday afternoon
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