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TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, Aug. 14, 1943 AT C-C OFFICES The new 1845 agricultural sur vey prepared by the Jackson County Chamber of Commeice in just off the press and ready (or distribution here- The sur vey covers all phases of- county agriculture from area and prop erty valuations to types of crops, lands and soils. Copies of this study are available to those In terested and may be obtained at the chamber offices. The number of farms In this eountv have increased to 2,991 and taxes levied from July 1, 1944 to July 1, 1945 total $1, 325,351, the survey reveals Statistics concerning the Talent, Medford, Eaglo Point, Gold Hill and Rogue River Valley irriga tion districts are also included in the agricultural study. "The success of the small di versified farm is attested by the fact that 85 per cent of the farms in Jackson county are operated bv their owners," according to the chamber survey. Agricul tural property valuation is listed at $35,857,407, while Medford's population, based upon OPA, school census and housing sur vey figures, is set at 17,000. The estimated population of Jackson county is 43,000- Principle crops are fruit, vege tables, alfalfa, clover and other hays and grain. Special em phasis is also given to dairying, stock raising, poultry, turkeys and rabbits. National Banks To Stay Open V-J Day Washington, Aug- 14 (U.R) National banks will transact business on V-J day as usual un less the announcement of the end of hostilities should fall on Sun day or a regularly designated holiday, according to an official of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency The banks will remain open for business regardless of wheth er the president announces the day a legal holiday, it was said as the chief executive has no Ktatutary authority to designate holidays except as authorized by congress. WAGE CONTROL WINDUP NOT DUE WITH WAR END Washington, Aug. 14 U.R) The end of the Pacific war will bring with it no immediate abandonment of the govern ment's control over wages. The present policy will be lib eralized, officials say, but some form of government wage con trol must be exercized until civ ilian goods are again on the market In abundance and the danger of inflation is past. Daily Weather Report rORKCAHTI Medford and vicinity: Cmr tonlfht nd Wednesday. Little Chung in tem perature. Oregon! Clear tnnltfit and Wednes day but In on coant and occasion., rloudlnesa In northern portion. Slight. y cooler emit of Cnncnriei today. Mod erate, north to northwent wlhdi oil roait. LOCAL T.ATA Temperature; a year go today: JliRhrtit 89; Loweit M, Total monthly precipitation: 1.13 Inches. KtceM for Ihe month: l nR Inche. Total precipitation .nc September 1, 1P44: 30 41 lnrhea. Kvrevft for the Bcanon: S 7(1 Inches. Relative humidity at 5.30 p m. ve trrday: 26.; .van . tn. today: 81 'V Tomorrow flunrltt 0:18 a. m. Sunet 81.1 p m. HtBh Low Pree. poise .. fn 58 HnMnn 88 no C hlraRO 1 (rnver , Kureka Havre 1 oh Angeles ,., Mrriforri New Vurk Omaha Thncntx Vortland Trim noirhtirg . Salt I .sic City , San Kranclnco ... Sratllf Spokane ahini;ton, D. Yaktni; PACKING PLANTS READY TO START Most packing plants of the city will start operations tomor row. Pickers, including German prisoners of war and Mexican Nationals started picking yester day, County Agent Robert G. Fowler, and Robert K. Norris of the fruitmcn's labor committee, report. All packing plants will be In operation by Thursday. Pin nacl plant No. 3 and Pinnacle plant No. 1 will start tomorrow morning. All packing plants have their crews ready to go. It is planned to have the picking handled so there will be a steady flow of fruit to the plants. Norris said the labor supply was "fair". A shortage of local help still prevails. NflflflsSKDb Tn "Smoke f Jjl' IT ' ' P tt' :. t . ! y as sa .--. 7.1 na so M BJ lot 7(1 S! B.I SI 7.1 S7 M SO S7 k Atf .-""- j-t Washington, Aug- 14 (U.R) The War Production board today promised women more house dresses. To stimulate the manufacture of four types of women's and girls' cotton house dresses in the next two months, the WPB made new quantities of cloth available on higher priority ratings to manufacturers. The four types of house dresses are women's sizes 38 to 44 with a maximum wholesale price of $24 per dozen; women's 46 and up, $27 per dozen: misses' 10 to 20, $24 per dozen and juniors' 9 to 17, $24 per dozen. Print cloth of window shade quality of various weights and Widths also was made available so that industry may obtain about 30 per cent more cloth than was previously available. Steno Needed By Vets Contacter Applications are now being accepted to fill the position of clerk-stenographer in the office of the contact representative, Veterans administration, here. Especially urged to apply are qualified stenographers who are d i s c h ar gcd service women or widows of servicemen. Applications can be filed with the Civil Service representative located In the United States Em ployment, Service office at 45 North Fir. f 9 --- CtiLJi PAR STORE WILL OPEN IN NEW SITE (Acm Radto-Telplihoto) Three minutes after second atomic bomb used against Japan struck Nagasaki, giant mushroom column of smoke rises higher than 20,000 feet above the city. Three and a halt hours later smoke blanketed city to same altitude, making observation impossible. AAP photo. TT EARLY VALLEY PEACHES, TOMATOES IN MARKETS Ealy and mixed varieties of valley grown peaches are now reaching stores with harvesting of the J. F. Hales and Elbcrtas. The main commercial crop will not start for a couple of weeks, Assistant County Agent C. B. Cordy reports. Early varieties of tomatoes have also arrived, but the main crop harvesting will not start much before the first of next month. The crop Is light, due to reduced acreage. FIND LOST BOY Weavcrvlllc, Calif., Aug. 14 (U.R) Kenneth Bowcn, 3. of liny ward, C'alh., was recovering to day from the effects of being lost three days In rough brush coun try of Trinity National Forest. The boy lost half his original weight of 30 pounds before he was found, emaciated and ex hausted by 150 searchers. He wandered away from his par ents. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bow en, while on a fishing trip. SPBING DIVORCES FALL Hollywood. Aug. 14 (U.R Redheaded Norma Nctoher, 23- yenr-old patent medicine heiress, today held a divorce from Town send Nctoher, 50. who she said "was extremely Jealous because of the difference of our ages." the AGE OF FLIGHT ...AND YOU The Age of Flight, wlira alimwt even one travel ly sir, in already here. Hut right now the lirllnes are stilt fared with a hip jl moving, the fatten! sy, rurentul civilian ami military passenger-cargo traffic. That's vhy e don't always liav e spare available for you. However) with much additional equipment .w, L already nn order, we line that soon you can "SV " 1 enjuv the aieril, oinifort anil low farra nlTrreil aA'i.'rJaat J hr I mlrd Mainliner.. UNITED Municipal Airport Ttitphon; niy J J HTWT1 Portland, Ore., Aug- 14 (U.R) Relief from suspense given through a Jap radio announce ment of impending surrender threw downtown Portland into a riot of noiso early today as thousands of servicemen and their friends paraded up and down city streets in a mass cele bration of the inevitable victory announcement from Washington. Military and civil police were helpless to handle the milling and lusty-throated throngs and seemed willing to join in the merriment. City fire engines had difficulty in reaching a downtown fire after merrymak ers mobbed the trucks forcing them to a standstill. A real "all-out" celebration still awaited the official White House declaration that peace was a aeuniie reality. OVER MILLION RETURN FROM OVERSEAS DUTY Washington, Aug. 14 U.R) The number of soldiers return ing to the United Slates from all overseas theaters since May 12 will pass the millionth mark to day. The War Department said rivals today would send the to tal to date to 1.011.432. This fig ure Includes wounded men and those returning for discharge and redeployment. COMFORT TO DUTY Wilmington, Cal., Aug. 14 (U.R) The army-staffed, navy- operated hospital ship Comfort, damaged in a Japanese suicide plane attack April 28, today was en route to Pacific duty from the Los Angeles port of cmbar- Kation Willi SOU army nurses aboard. Ctoalna time for Oaiifitrieri A1i a-SO in. loo Ulta tc Clahtify 13:15 p m. at I V -a- .-i I 4srwjfepv an.., i. " . .-Ti ?5jW -l4 -iaVi, GltasiGcteb The superb imooth nc!i of Sicks' Select makes it equally fa vored by both men and women. BUY WAR BONDS SKkT lltiVVIKC COMPANY !afm, Ort.on Reopening of the Tar Store this week in the new location at the corner of West Main and Molly streets, was announced to day by O. W. Phetteplace, own er. Three big opening days will be Thursday, Friday and Satur day. Featuring an increasing sup ply of home and auto supplies manufactured by Firestone, Phetteplace states that the store is receiving shipments of new merchandise regularly. The store has been closed since mid July while the move was made from 221 West Main street to the new corner location. Phetteplace recently sold the Commercial Printing Company to Royal E. Bebb and I. E. Schul er, and will now devote his en tire time to the Par Store. The display is set up according to the Firestone plan, and features all new fixtures, according to the owner. SOIL CONSERVATION JOB WILL TAKE LONGTIME Washington, Aug- 14 (U.R) The U. S. Department of Agri culture today estimated that 33,- 155 men would have to be em ployed a year to complete re- ! quired soil conservation jobs in California, Oregon and wasnmg-ton- The department's soil conser vation service said Oregon would , require 10,161 man years to im prove fire protection in areas totaline 8.000.000 acres, and A a n , complete a program oi ruiaumi S- if grazing over 10,000,000 acres. I Ration-Free Shoes Offered For Sale Retail stores will be permitted to sell certain low-priced shoes ration-free during August 27 through October 13, it was an nounced today by OPA. District offices will approve ration-free sales only if the shoes were man ufactured before March 1, 1944, and will be retailed for $3.50 a pair or less, it was stated. Appli cations may be filed with OPA district offices through Septem ber 8. and dealers must have ap proval of the OPA before selling the shoes ration-free. 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