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5 I r MedfordTrib UNE Million Dollar Sporting Ventures Seen By Promoters In Coming Year By Walter Byers United Press Sports Writer Chicago, Jan. 3 (U.R) Pro moters risked millions of dol lars In new sports enterprises today in an attempt to cash in on the booming new year. Only three days old, 1946 already has become the year of million-dollar promotions, a United Press survey revealed. Promoters are emptying their pockets in new ventures from coast to coast, in the belief that the rabid sports fans In America will fill those same pockets with billions of dollars during the next five boom years. Risk la Great The risk is great. For despite all predictions of a second "gold en era." sports history is crowd ed with stories of discarded pro motions and empty-pocketed pro moters who misiudged the ring of the cash register. The cost of creating sports leagues runs Into astronomical figures and history has a habit of repeating itself. The biggest and costliest pro motion for the new - ear Is the all-American football confer ence, conceived by a Chicago sports editor and backed by such moneyed men as actors Don Ameche and Pat O'Brien, Los Angeles: trucking executive John Keeshin, Chicago: taxicab magnate Arthur McBride, Cleve land, and sportsman Dan Top ping, New York. The double-A, an eight-team sotnNs wAm, ro'0 fm DROPS AMERICA'S WASH WORD , pro grid circuit, has spent more than $5,000,000 to date in con tracting for coaches, players and stadia. It launches an expensive uphill fight this fall against the 26-y e a r-old National football league. ,Texas Pro League A Texas professional football minor league has been chartered with more than 81,000.000 need ed to gain a safe footing. Ap proximately $500,000 is involv ed In the recently organized eight-team western division of the American professional soc cer league. Set up by veteran Fred Weiszmann, it Is hailed as the first step toward boosting that ancient sport to major league status and annual inter national matches. A new nine-team basketball league has been created in the west, including teams from Kan sas City, Denver, Salt Lake City, Bartlesville, Okla., San Francis co, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Sacramento and San Diego. Boxing has mushroomed across the nation. In Chicago alone, two new fight clubs have been incorporated, both spend ing money freely and to date losing money. P.G.A. tourna ment manager Fred Corcoran expects an all-time record boom in golf with more tournaments than the calendar year can handle and with bigger purses than ever. Such is the pace of the post war sports boom. Conn Departs For Conditioning Camp Pittsburgh, Jan. 3 (UK) Heavyweight Challenger Billy Conn left last night for Hot Springs, Ark., to begin condi tioning for his June title fight with Champion Joe Louis. Conn said he planned to spend from four to six weeks at Hot Springs, concentrating on road work to get his legs in shape. He expects to pare down from his present 190 pounds to about 180 before beginning intensive training, probably at Green wood Lake, N. Y. Closing time for Classified Ads 8:30 a.m. Too Late to Classify 12:15 p m v'bery housewife ) f can help prevent) ( soap shortages says CLINTON P. ANDERSON Secretory of Agriculture "tt Is just as Important now as when fats A and oils were rationed to save and turn in every bit of used kitchen fat. Used fats continue to be one of our most important sources of supply for the manufacture of soap and for other industrial uses. It may be many months before we can obtain adequate supplies of imported fats and oils for these uses. Meanwhile, housewives can help prevent soap shortages by turning in used fats, and dealers can help by continuing collections." r SOT, MRS. BROWN, My supfiysso LOW, I CAN 6IVE ONLY ONE BAR 0FSOAPT0 A CUSTOMER f SAVM6 OSeP FATS nki. is just as jrH IMPORTANT NOwjHiJ A3 PUKING THE 1 WAR. FATS ARE f -a NEEPEP TO M mJ50A?s ' xl 3 WE'RE STILL far below the mini mum requirements in our supply of industrial fats. Any letup in saving used fats will lower this supply... may mean less soap, for your used fats are needed to help make soap. Here's what you as housewife can dol EVERY DROP of used fats you save helps the soap supply . . . helps bring back more soap to your dealer's helves sooner. So keep on your fat-salvage job help yourself get more soaps. And remember, you get 4c a pound when you turn in used fat to your butcher. Where fhere's fat, there's soap Keep Turning In Used Fats To Help Moke More Soap ZIMMERMAN SETS QUALIFYING PACE 136 ROUND Los Angeles, Jan. 3 (UK) Al Zimmerman, Portland, Ore., professional Just out of the army, today led 91 qualifiers for the $13,333 20th annual Los Angeles open golf tournament tomorrow with a 36-hole qualifying round of 138. Zimmerman, who said he never played better In his life, coupled a pair of sub-par 68s for his low score. Second of the 281 llnksmen who tried for places in the four day, 72-hole tournament at the Riviera county club was Charles Congdon, Seattle, Wash., profes sional, with a 70-69 139. Los Angeles professional Harry Bass ler was right on his heels with 140. Use Seven Links Other low scores made In qualifying plan on seven local links yesterday were amateur Jack Nounnan, Los Angeles, 141, and Jim Gantz. Detroit profes sional, 74-68142. Mario Gonzales. Brazil, and actor Joe Kirkwood Jr., both amateurs, were bracketed at 144. Tied up at 145 were Johnny Rogers, Denver professional. Theodore Rhodes, New York nrofessional Emery Zimmerman. Portland professional, and Wil lard Hutchinson, Los Angeles professional. Mrs. Babe Didrikson Zaharias. only woman entrant, survived the trials with a 75-73148. four over men's par for her qualifying course. Forty leading contestants, In cluding defending champions Sa.nmy Snead of Hot Springs, Va., and national PGA king Byron Nelson of Toledo. Ohio, were exempted from qualifying play. "OU Diz" Predicts Cardinals, Yankees Will Play Series Los Angeles, Jan. 3 (U.R) Dizzy Dean, ex-pitcher for St. Louis In the National league, predicted today the Cardinals would play the New York Yan kees in the 1946 World Series. "Getting back all their stars like Slaughter and Musial and Moore, the Cards should win easy," Dean said. "And the same way with the Yanks. Thai DiMaggio alone will put them over." "I'd try a comeback if I could have a couple of gents like him on my side," he added. Dean is vacationing here with his wife from his job broadcast ing ball games in St. Louis. BASKETBALL By United Press Michigan State 76, Syracuse 48. Akron 60, Oberlln 56. Notre Dame 50, Purdue 48. Muhlenberg 46, Princeton 38. Nebraska 44, Kansas State 37. Dartmouth 54, Fort Devens, Mass., 36. Lawrence 42, Chicago 35. Hockey Results By United Press The Portland Eagles nipped Seattle's Ironmen 2 ta 1 and the Los Angeles Monarchs made the San Francisco Shamrocks their fourth straight victim 9 to 3 in the Pacific Coast Hockey league games last night. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By United Press Newark, N. J. Pat Scanlon, 1394, Ozone Park, N. Y., out pointed Baby Al Brown, 138V4 Cristobal, C. Z., (8). Buffalo, N. Y. Phil Muscato, 181, Buffalo, stopped Henry Cooper, 196, Brooklyn, (4). Brockton, Mass. John Henry Eskew, 167, Brockton, Mass., knocked out Alec Rebark, 170, Pawtucket, R. I., (1). Before the war, California had more automobile registrations than all of Great Britain, Can ada, France or Germany. Profit-Share Plan For Employees Of C of C President Spokane, Wash., Jan 3 (U.R) Eric A. Johnston, youthful U. S. chamber of commerce president, set an example for the rest of industry today by announcing a profit-sharing plan for his em ployes. Johnston, a member of Presi dent Truman's labor-management advisory committee, said thai his program to improve labor-management relations was designed to "bring industrial democracy into America." "One of the best methods of Improving industrial relations is to make the employe feel he is a part of the organization," Johnston said. "Most important, he wants to share in the profits he helped to earn." Under the profit-sharing sys tem, which went into effect with the new year, all employes of the Brown-Johnston Co., retail ers of electric equipment, and the wholesale and manufactur ing divisions of the Columbia Electric and Manufacturing Co., both in Spokane, will share ap proximately 25 per cent of the net profits before taxes. SAMS VALLEY 4-H TO MEET BEFORE GRANGE Sams Valley, Jan. 3 A 4-H meeting will be held at the Sams Valley Grange hall Saturday at 8 p.m. County Club Agent Earl Jossy will show motion pictures and aid in reorganizing for the 1946 club year. Grange will be held after the club meeting. All are invited to attend and 4-H memi-ers and parents are urged to be at the meeting to help plan for a big year for Sams Valley 4-H boys and girls. Central Point Central Point, Jan. 3 Mr. and Mrs. Don Anderson and son. Ronnie, were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hare on Christmas Day. W. W. Eddington was a dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. My ers Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jones, and Mrs. Stanley Jones were dinner guests at the W. M. Teth erow home New Year's Day. Members of the Keystone class enjoyed a watch party at the Jim Cornutt home New Year's Eve. After a brief busi ness meeting in which Mrs. Truman Brenner was elected president, and Mrs. Roland Hover treasurer, Mr. and Mrs. William Davis led the group in games during the social hour. Next January party will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kelly. Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Benson and family of Hillsboro, visited friends and relatives here last week, including Mrs. Benson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eicher, of Beall Lane, and Mr. Benson's sister, Mrs. Wm. Foley. A. M. Henderson, a resident of this community for nearly 50 years, passed away Wednesday in a local hospital, and was laid to rest Saturday in the Central Point cemetery. Miss Carolyn Lees and Mr. Lome Cassman were married Dec. 15 at Coos Bay, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lees. They will make their home at 975 7th street, Coos Bay. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Tctherow spent Christmas Day with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Jones, in Med ford. Shirley Kelly visited his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kelly, during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hul burt visited relatives in Albany until after the holidays. Mr. Hulburt will be on the teaching staff of the Washington school after the first of the year. Dinner guests at the L. J. Big ham home Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Myers; Mrs. Aletta and Miss Grace Bigham; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Brown and daughter, Glenna May; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith, and sons Ern est anU Wayne of Table Rock; and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bigham and family of Ashland, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Knecland and daugh ters, Lois and Jean, of Mcdford; and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Adams, and Mr. and Mrs. E. Gilbert Cays, of Central Point, and Mr. W. W. Eddington of Grants Pass. JACKSON COUNTY FARM NOTES Compiled by County Office O. S. C. Extension Service Condon Employed By Cow Tasting Assn. Norman Condon took over the duties as tester for the Jackson County Dairy Herd Improve ment Assn. January 1, following the resignation of R. E. Hallett. Mr. Condon has some time available to fill out the month and anyone interested In having their herds tested should apply at once to the county agent's office. Dairy farms are visited once a month on an annual basis, sam ples of milk are taken, tests run and a complete feed and butter fat record made from month to month. This isthe only known method whereby low producing cows can be detected and re moved from the herd. Dairy Subsidy Payments Made , Dairy subsidy payments arc now being paid for the last three months of 1945 in the AAA of fice, third floor, courthouse. 1946 Egg Supports Recently Announced The 1948 price support pro gram for eggs recently announc ed by Secretary Clinton P. An derson is designed to assure pro ducers an average U. S. farm price of 29 cents per dozen dur ing the flush production season next spring. Price support operations will involve purchased by the gov ernment of dried, frozen and graded sh ;11 eggs whenever ne cessary to maintain prices. The surplus eggs acquired will not be dumped on the domestic mar ket, Anderson gave assurance Most of the purchases are ex pected to be in the middlcwest where prices are ' historically lower and where an average support price of 27 cents In con templated. The 1946 production goals for eggs suggest a 13 per cent reduc tion in number of hens in laying flocks, and 15 per cent reduc tion in number of eggs. Nation wide cooperation in culling lay ing flocks has been requested. Final disposition of surplus eggs will include sales for ex port, sales to other government agencies and transfers of eggs for school lunch purposes and for distribution to public institutions. These and other government supports will check but not pre vent a decline In the average level of farm prices during the next two or three years, accord ing to the current agricultural situation and outlook circular Issued by the O.S.C. extension service. The general level of farm prices in 1945 was nearly twice the 1935-1939 average. R. G. Fowler, County Agent 4-H Club Members Should Buy Lambs Club members who plan to feed a lamb for the spring lamb show should be watching for suitable lambs to feed now. Many flocks in the valley have started lambing or will start in the next two weeks. In order to have lambs finished for the spring show they will have to come from these early flocks, as a general rule no lamb should be fed for this show that Is born after the first of February. In choosing your lamb, pick a short, stocky type lamb from one of the mutton brcds. Southdown. Shropshire and Hampshire are some of the better mutton breeds. Any club member who wants help in choosing a lamb or any boy or girl who is Interested in joining a 4-H club should con tact the club agent's office, first floor of the courthouse, Mcd ford. Earl Jossy County Club Agent Horns Freezing Units Being Studied The agricultural experiment station at Orogon State college is undertaking the Improvement of Its design for a two tempera ture walk-in refrigerator and freezing compartment. Engi neers of the department are anx lous to ha 'e criticisms and com ments of those individuals who already have any type of freez ing unit nstalled in the home or on the ranch that Is used to store the family's food supply Persons having freezing units my help In this project by re porting names and addresses to the Oregon Statu extension of fice in thrt courthouse. The ex periment station will send a questionnaire regarding your present home freezing facilities Fat Salvage Need Still Paramount Despite rumors to the con trary, the fat situation Is still difficult. It is unlikely that any appreciable supply of oils will be received from the areas sur rendered by the Japanese for some time to come. Salvaged fats, so important In war, are most important also In the re conversion program. Therefore, the fat sal age program must be continued for some time yet. The increase In the quarterly quota of fats and oils, announced this week, for production of civilian supplies of soap, is due to mill tary cut-backs and releases of government stock piles. Thursday, Jan. 3, 1948 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Homemakers are asked to con tinue salvage of waste fats which may be turned in at local meat markets. Marian J. Farrell, Home Demonstration Agent Good ffeaffi f ENJOY VITAMINS THE DELICIOUS WAY ill f-J A big glass of fresh orange ulce provides your day's full quota of vitamin C, ta necessary for vigorous health. Also helps with A, Bj, B; and needed minerals. Good Ecrtfoaf LUNCH BOX DESSERT W TASTY X.. I lunr 1 1 niilH ) iSH Delicious navel oranges add freshness and flavor to the lunch box. They're seedless - easy to peel, slice and section. Favorites, too, for sparkling salads and desserts. Get Sunkist, finest from 14,500 cooperating California-Ariiona citrus powers. iinlds CALIFORNIA AfZVe ORANGES BEST FOR JUICE -and Stmt uwt & Seems like everyboJys turning to- VEGETABLE SOUP sme Here! Western with tippf flavor tang . . mds with Marty a dor en different blu-ribonw vegetable . . . picked gardcrj'frtsh Mtuoocd "jutt bo". cooked to tipitnckia perfection In Rancho farm kitchen. Mmmm wonderfull Try it Try these ether dttiiou$ Rancho Soups To mot Oiorn ef Mwthrem Chlckn A spar 09 v f wupKtiom eU. 5. Dtpt. efAgrkwttwn SWEATERS REDUCED TO CLEAR! 3.98 Cardigan, now 6.50 3.98 Cardigan, now 4.99 1.98 Slipover, now 3.99 .98 Slipover, now 3.49 Infants' & Girls' Sweaters REDUCED TOO! FUR COATS CONEYS 102.00 57.60 132.00 Coat Now 78.00 Coat Now. TAX INCLUDED BLOUSES Bow Tie Satin. sft mWffk Regular 3.98. Now JLi Hand Screened JERSEY PRINTS 3.99 Short Sleeve. Regular 5.49 . Now HATS - Ladies' and Children's Vz PRICE LADIES' JACKETS, value to 8.98 now 5.98 Girls' Coat & Legging, size 3-6. Reg. 10.50, now 7.99 Girls' 2-pc.Sno-Suit, size 7-12. Reg. 10.50, now 7.99 Boys' Coat and Cap, size 3-4-5. Reg. 7.98, now 5.77, LADIES' HOUSECOATS-ALL REDUCED! All SKIRTS Siezs 24-38 2.88 Values to 6.85 DRESSES Sizes 9-18 5.55 2 for $10.00 t ' Values to 11.98 GIRLS' DRESSES Sizes 7-14 3.75 Regular 4.89
