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SIX MEDrOHD MAIL TRIBUNE Portland Beavers Whack Hollywood Stars 21 to 2 Br United Prtti A 10-run rally in the Mventh Inning gave the Portland Beav- n n.llnnlnff 21-2 victOfV Over the Hollywood Start last' night and brougnt ins ciud into nr -I... miih tha Seattle Rain ier! In Paclfle Coast League standings. em., Balnfpra rlrnrtnexl their second straight game to the Oak land Acorns, in a j.u inning it wrisiv Finlri. the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Angels - wnne i-ucn-er Bill Porter's three 10th-inning runs gave the Sacramento eo lons 9-4 victory over the San fnanMlwn Koala. The Beavers landed on tour Hollywood pitchers (or 22 hits and scored iu earned rum. seventh featured eight hits, four walks and one error. Scores! San Diego U 15 Los Angeles 4 10 2 Eaves and Ballinger, Abbott; Lammers, Slotter, Phipps and Essterwood. Oakland 8 10 1 Seattle 4 12 4 "philltaa. A. Raimondl and B. Raimondl, Fenech; Pali ea, Trazier and Finley. Sacramento 8 J 0 4 Porter and scnieuter, jac son; Brondell and Ogrodowski. Hollywood ' I Portland 21 22 5 Kimball, Weldon, Wallenstein and Hansen; Pulford and Adams, Norager. COCHRAN REDUCES LEAD IN THREE-CUSHION PLAY Dallas, Tex., April 20 U.R Champion Welker Cochran had reduced Willie Hoppe's lead to a slim 100 points today after tak ing two more blocks in their erosi-country three-cushion bil liard title match. At the end of their scheduled 89 blocks, Challenger Hoppe's total stands at 2,693 points com pared to 2,503 for Cochran. RELAX... HAVE FUN COWL FOR HEALTH OPEN EVERY DAY FROM 12:00 NOON To 12:00 MIDNITI Free Bowling Instructions Every Afternoon BEDFORD BOWLING ALLEY HUGH JENNINGS. Owner Doing a big job and doing it well WOURTEOUS, calm and compelenl Is a particularly good description of the telephone perater these days, the ha. a big ob to de nd she', doing It well, the appreciate, your help, especially when you're an a crowded long Distance line and he must ask you to 'Please limit your call to ( minutes. luy Tw wane mtPHONi AND TILCCRAPH COMPANY 145 No. Bartlett Phone 2101 Frldir. April 20, 1945 ACHtEU BEST MAN IN BATTLE ROYAL Walter "Sneeze" Achleu took two out of three falls from Gust Johnson at Medford armory last night to come out best man in the battle royal on tha weekly wrestling program. Achleu dropped the, first tumble to Johnson's leg strap but gained the next two with a Boston crab and drop toe hold. Billy McEuin was first man eliminated in the free-for-all and tangles with the Gray Mask, second man out. McEuin put up a good struggle for two rounds but fell victim to head butts in the third round. Tony Ross was eliminated third by a Chinese sleeper ap plied by Achleu and drew Tony Morelli, fourth man out, as his opponent. Morelli gave Ross a thorough beating to gain a two- out-of-thiee fall decision. A capacity crowd saw one of the best battle royals ever pre sented here. MEDFORD PLAYS MpHfnrH hlffh'i hasehnll team. stopped 5 to 3 by Grants Pass in their only game to date, plays Ashland on the Grizzly diamond this afternoon. Ashland walked over Rogue River, 17 to 4, Tues day. .tnhn Reedv will nrobnblv be on the mound for Ashland while Dick Fawcett will likely handle the pitching chore for Medford with Rnh Watmn behind the plate, Don Waldron on first, Fred Stammen on second, Jim Cave at third base, Bill Eather ton at short stop, LeRoy House In left field, Carl Reich In cen ter and Al Klrcher In right field. Card Catcher Gets Call To Army Duty Chicago, April 20 (U.R) Catcher Walker Cooper of the St. Louis Cardinals brother com bination, said today that he would play with tha world champion team until his induc tion into the armed forces April 30. When notified of his service call Just before the Cards took the field against the Chicago Cubs yesterday. Cooper said, "That means me, all right, but I'll stick with the team until the last minute." The big catcher was placed In limited service classification after his examination last year. He was given a second pre-in-duction physical six weeks ago and was accepted. dating time (or Sunday Too Lata to Claeaif B 30 Saturday aftarnnnn Plaaaa remember. War londi lor Vktory SQUAD to, 18 Pi T S1T00; ATHLETICS LOSE SCORES YESTERDAY American Detroit 1; St. Louis 0. Washington 4; Philadelphia 3 New York 4; Boston 3. Chicago 14; Cleveland 6. National Brooklyn 3; Philadelphia 1. Pittsburgh 8; Cincinnati 1. New York 4; Boston 3. Boston 13; New York S. St. Louis 8; Chicago 2. New York, April 20 (U.R) -It began to look today as if the Navy, for the second straight year, may have a hand In the pennant plans of the Detroit Tig' ers. This time It's Pitcher Alton Benton, back with the team after a hitch in the navy, who may be the big factor. He provided pre liminary proof yesterday by blanking the Browns at St. Louis, 1 to 0, on four hits. At Philadelphia, the Senators and Athletics went 12 innings for the second straight day, Washington winning. 4 to 3. Yankees Win The Yankees made it three in a row over the Boston Red Sox of New York,' winning 4 to 3. Boston Manager Joe Cronin suf fered a fractured ankle on a slide Into second and Outfielder Hershel Martin of the Yankees got a spike wound in the face on a collision with Johnny Lin dell as they chased a fly ball. The Chicago White Sox stayed with the Yankees as the only other unbeaten American League team, winning a 17-hit, 14 to 6 game at Cleveland. Pitcher Hal Gregg of the Dod gers beat the Philadelphia Phil lies at Brooklyn, 3 to 1, on two hits. Butcher Beats Reds The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Reds at Cincinnati, 5 to 1, on Max Butcher's four-hit pitch ing. . The Giants and Braves split a Patriot's Day double bill at Bos ton, New York winning the morning game, 4 to 3, and the Braves taking the afternoon hit ting bee, 13 to 5. Lefty Harry Brecheen gave the St. Louis Cards an even break in their series at Chicago. winning, 8 to 2, when the Cubs yielded five unearned runs. MEDFORD GUN CLUB TO HOLD PRACTICE SUNDAY The Medford Gun club will hold a practice shoot at the club grounds at Crater Lake Four Corners Sunday at 11 a. m. Shooting will be available to members only, owing to restrict ed supplies of ammunition. The annual meeting and dinner of the club will be held on Wed nesday night, May 2, at Kyle's restaurant and the club will hold its big annual opening shoot Sunday, May 6. The Canton, O., Repository frequently eliminates all adver tising from a day's edition during these war days to conserve pa per. The eight-page issues are solid news. Look for the BLUE GOOSE SIGN The National Brake Teit Campaign Is NOW UNDER WAY . . . and it it time NOW to hivt YOUR car's brake, carefully checked. Our experienced mechanic, will check them for you and, if adjustment or relinlng !. needed they'll do tha job quickly and economically. For YOUR protection and the safety of fellow motorist., bt ure that YOUR brake, pas. the test! AMERICAN FRUIT GROWERS I Blub I Goose 1 sm Sport Chips BY Harry Chipman Mail Tribune Sports Editor Salmon fishing at the mouth of Rogue river has been excel. lent the past week, according to Al Plche, local authority on the piscatorial pastime. Piche says one day last week 18 fish were caught on. spinners, sizes four, five or six in any finish. In the South Umpqua above Til ler trout and steelhead fishing is reported fair, bait or spinners being the best lure. The road from Trail over the hump is in excellent condition, Piche said. Catfish were easily caught on worms at Squaw lake last week end. Best fishing Is after sun down, when limits can be taken in a tew houri. These fish aver age 12 to 15 Inches in length. The road 1. in mid-summer con dition and the trip from Medford can be made in an hour and 15 minutes, Salmon In the upper Rogue are scarce at this time. The checker at Gold Ray states that only one salmon has gone up the ladder the past week. Several fish have been taken below Grants Pass and average salmon fishing between Savage Rapids and Gold Ray should improve within another two weeks. Hyatt Lake is still snowbound, Piche said, while at Fish Lake the snow is reported to be 37 inches deep with drifts In the road about six ' miles beyond Mosquito ranger station. Fishermen are again reminded that the trout season is not yet open in Jackson county (Rogue river and its tributaries).) Open ing date has been set for April 28. NOTRE DAME GRID TEAM SCHEDULES TEN GAMES South Bend, Ind., April 20. (U.R) Notre Dame's 1945 foot ball schedule of 10 games, in cluding meetings with army and navy teams, was announced to day by the Rev. John J. Cava naugh, vice president and chair man of the university. The game with army will be played In New York City, he said, but the site for the navy game has not been determined. All but one of the opponents are holdovers from last year, with Iowa the sole newcomer to the list. LAKES HOSPITAL EXPANDS Great Lakes, 111. Navy, ma rine corps and coast guard pa tients whose homes are in 17 eastern states will be flown here direct from ships and land com bat areas for hospitalization and reassignment under a new expan sion program. Navy officials said the Great Lakes hospital will increase its bed capacity and personnel to be equipped to handle the large influx of patients. -,:,fcV YOUR BRAKES ARE SAFE WHEN THEY'RE CHECKED irS HERE! viw ujh jt . ctnetrv m i EEIPAM SHIOIP 213 South Fir Street JUNIORS DEFEAT ASHLAND 12 TO 3 Norman Sting's Junior high school Softball team trounced Ashland, 12 to 8, here Wednes day afternoon In the first of a four-game series. They played B'i Innings. Jack Reich tallied four times for Medford, the Juniors cross ing the plate twice In the first inning, four time, in the third, once each in the fourth and fifth and four times in the sixth. Ash land scored once each in the third, fourth and sixth frames. Medford's battery was com. nosed of Brittson and Brown Carter, while Beare and Cullop did the honors for Ashland. The two teams meet at Ashland April 27. . HOWTH STAhD American W. L. Pet. New York 3 0 1.000 Chicago 2 0 1.000 Detroit 2 1 .667 Washington . 2 1 .667 Philadelphia 1 2 .333 St. Louis 1 2 .333 Boston 0 3 .000 Cleveland 0 2 .000 National New York 3 1 .750 Cincinnati 2 1 .667 Brooklyn 2 1 .667 St. Louis 1 1 -500 Chicago 1 1 .500 Pittsburgh 1 2 .333 Philadelphia 1 2 .333 Boston 1 S .250 - Pacific Coast Seattle 12 .667 Portland 12 8 .667 Oakland 10 8 .556 Sacramento 10 9 .526 San Diego 10 9 .526 San Francisco 8 11 .421 Los Angeles .. 7 12 .368 Hollywood 8 13 .268 BOWLING In Ladles' league last night Rolling Pin took two out of three games from Medford Alley. (Nledermeyer 190-521), Tolly's Gilmore dropped two out of three to Walnscott Drugs (Pruitt 172-480) and First Na tional Bank took three straight from Henry's Drive-In (Barr 196 Sim. 503). The Ladies' league finished the second half of the season with the Medford Alleys team winners of both the first and sec ond half. Team Standing.! W, Medford Alleys ......... Rolling Pin . First Nat') Bank...... Wainscott's Drug. Tolly'. Gilmore ., Henry'. Drive-In 41 ..33 ..33 ..2 .25 .....22 WEATHER Northern California: Overcast on the coast and a few light shower, near Oregon border to night; otherwise clear to partly cloudy weather today, tonight and Saturday; much cooler over the Interior Saturday; clear Sunday. Redwings Trounce Maple Leafs, 2 Detroit. April 20. (U.R) The Detroit Redwings were at the threshhold today of one of the greatest comebacks in . hockey history, although they remained underdogs in the battle with the Toronto Maple Leafs for the na tional league Stanley cup. Held without a goal for three straight games, the Redwings won their second in a row from the Leafs last night, giving the Toronto sextet a taste of its own bitter medicine with a 2 to 0 ShutOUt. a NAZIS OFF AIR London, April 20 (U.R) Regular German radio broad casts virually disappeared from the air waves today. The United Press listening post in London was unable to hear a single Ger man station at 12:30 p. m. when the German home service news and commentary usually are oroaocast. Uia Mall Tribune Want Ada. STNOPSIS Of ANNUAL STATEMENT w inc. LALIFOHNIA INSURANCE COMPANT of SAN FRANCISCO. In tha Stata af CALIFORNIA, on tha thirty flrat dar of Peeember, 1144. made to tha Inmrtnr. rnmmla.,.. -. ... ... of Orecon, purauant to law: Inroma Nat Bremluma received .11 -a- ua it Total ln(er-at. dlvfdanda and real eatare Inroma I2fl.751.jt tnooma from othar aourcaa . 1.000.9s Total Incnma 11,017.101.03 Dlebareementa Nat amount paid poller- holdara for loaeea l--.994.49 Loaa adjuatment expenaea .. 44.2SS.4i Arente commlaaiona or brokaraa-a 431.IST.il Salarlca and feee ofrieera. direetora, homa offlca am- , ployea 2n4.a51.J8 Tajtea. Ilcennea and feea T9.09t.oa Dlvidenda paid to atork- - holdara (Cash. 9100.000.00; alock. 1 Nona) 100.000.00 Plvldanda paid or craditad to pollcyholdere Nana All ethar expenditure .... 19l.2lf.02 Total dlaburaamenta ...91, Admitted Aaaata ,90.149.00 911.441 t: 11.191.19 149. Oil. IE 011.990.00 m.191. at Valita af real aatata ewnad (market valua) Loana on mortgasaa and col lateral, ate Valua of bonda ownad tamortlxad) S. Valua of atoeka ewnad (mar ket valua) convention ... J. Caah In hanka and on hand. Fremlume In eouraa of col lection written alnee Sep tember 10. 1944 tntereet and ranta due and accrued 19,993.94 19,940.07 Other aaaata (net) Total admitted aaaata . .11. 949. 120.90 astrlka out "market" or "amortlaed." lJabllltlee. Sarplua and Othar Funde Total unpaid clalma I 110.277.00 Eatlmated loaa adjuatment expenae tor unpaid clalma 10,174.00 Total unearned premluma on all unexpired rlaka 3,111.739.71 Salailea, rente, expenaea. bllla. acedunto, feea. etc due or accrued 1,119.00 Eatlmated amount due or accrued for taxea 97,000.00 Commlaaiona. brokeraRe, or other chargee due and accrued Iia.llfl.flfl All ether llabllltlea 91.119.71 Total llabllltlea, except capital IMI9.0II.44 Capital paid up 11,000,000.00 urplua over all nabinttea .... x.3jo.i,z. urptua aa regarda policy- boldare as.aoe.nzz.te Trttil fl.64d.12O.f0 ButtntMt In Orfton (or th nr Ksst premiums1 rccaived ....$ 4n.Z47.4 Not 1omi paid K.304.7: Dividend! ptid er ercauca to ool evho dr in on Kith tt Comp-nr: Th California In- auranc Company. Name) of Prldnt: 3. C. Bunyan. Nam of ffcrrttary: William Mullvr. talutory r.dnt attornar 'or met: Inauranea Commlapiontr. I -oral Agent! Dull alt-Robinson ln-nrnnr Attarf C. ft. National Rank Bid., Thona Slid ; ir 4 I 'jf 'II You'll say "FIRST IN SERVICE" ROGUE RIVER CHEVROLET NINTH AND BARTLETT -TILIPHONI 2218 Traffic Ticket To Boy, IS, Is Blamed - 0 In Double Suicide Lawrence, Kan., April 20 (U.PJ A traffic ticket issued to a 15-year-old boy, today was blamed for double suicide here, Mrs. Edna Ellis, wife of a col onel with the Ninth army in Ger many, fired a shot from a .38 calibre revolver into her heart today, according to Coroner Charles Rumsey, after the son took his own life last night. Rumsey said the son, Otto Ellis, Jr., died about eight o'clock last night in his car, which was parked in a garage at the Ellis home-here. The coroner said death was caused by carbon monoxide fumes. The boy, Rumsey added, left a note in which he said he could not face a court appearance to day to answer a traffic ticket, issued for running through a stop sign. SYNOPSIS OF ANNUAL STATEMENT Of THE NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE CO.. LIMITED, of 940 California street, SAN FRANCISCO. In the Stata of CALI FORNIA, en the thlrtv.flret day of December, 1944. made to the Inauranea Commlaelenor of the State of Oreson, pureuant to law: Tncoma Net premluma received ... .11,109.941.14 Total Inter., dlvidenda and real aatata Income 99.990.93 Income from other aourcaa.. 479,199.49 Total Income $9,099,711.93 Dlehnreementa Net amount paid poller holdara for loaaea Loaa adjuatment expenaea .. Aftento commleaiona or1 brokeraRe Saiarlee and feea offleara. dlrectora, homa office em ployea Tar.ee, llcenaea and feea . . ,'. Dlvidenda paid to atock- 119.141.93 11.111.14 10.911.13 19.104.11 holdera (Caah. I ; lock, t 104.I4I.4O. Dlvidenda paid or credited to pollcyholdera Nona All ether eapendlturea 14.979.97 Total dleburaemante .. .91.411,911.00 Admitted Aaerte Value of real eate owned (market valua) ... 111,001,00 Loana on mortgagee and eol lateral, etc Nona Valua of bonda owned (market or amortlaed) .. 1,199,911.13 Vaiua of atocka ownad (mar ket value) ,. .. 1. 900.00 Caah In banka and on hand 119.110.13 Premluma In courae of col lection written alnca Sep tember 30, 1944 104,191.10 Intereat and renta due and accrued 14.411.17 Other aaaata (net) 39.019.11 Total admitted aaaata . .Il.49l.399.19 'Strike out "market" or "amortlaed." LlAbllltleo, Snrplua Bud Other Fonda Total unpaid claim 119,101.11 Eatlmated loaa ad.luatment ezpenaa for unpaid clalma 1,919.00 Total unearned premluma on all unexpired rlak 1,171,141.00 Salarlea, rente, expeneea, bille, arcounte. faee. ate.. due or accrued 1,411.10 Eatlmated amount due er accrued for taxea 11,714.00 Commleaiona. brokerage, or other chargee due and accrued None All other llabllltlea 91.441.91 Total llab!11t! axe-apt eapital 11,011,411.13 rapltal paid up 1600,000.00 Surplua nvtr all liabilttlta .... i::.T1.Si Surplus aa regarda policy- holdara f 1,43S.T1l.t Total 3.4ft:.3.l nntfnma tn Orffon for tha Tmr Nt premiums racalvcd ...! T9.1IT.IS Nt loo.ta paid 14,101.00 Dlvldanda patd or cradlttd to policyholdrjra Nona Kama of Company: Tha Naw laaland Inmiranca Co., Limited. Nama of Vnlfd Staton Manartr and Attorn))' In Fact: Criitr C. Stutl. Sintntorr rodent attornay for aarvfea: W. a. Fnrlmann, Spaldlnff Blda. Portland, Orcon. I. oral A rent! 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