TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
Monday, Jan. 7. 1946
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Klamath Marines, Ashland Elks To
Play Polio Benefit Cage Game Here
Two of the top Independent
basketball teams in mis pan o
.to). Th Klamath Fall
Marines and Ashland Elks, will
clash on the Medford high school
court Wednesday night, Jan. 30,
in an infantile paralysis benefit
pame, it was announced today.
Groceteria Gold Bars and Med
ford high Ramblers will play a
Southern Oregon league game as
a preliminary.
The Marines, composed of bas
ketball veterans from all sec
(. nt h rnuntrv. recently
lost a close game to University
of Oregon while the fclKs aggre
.Hnn made un of high school
and college stars, are virtually
untried while rolling over au
nnnnettlnn till Season.
Norm Worthley, Medford
Junior high coach and southern
Oregon conference rcicree, unu
nil! Rnwerman. director of ath
letics at Medford high, have
donated their services io reicrce
the game. Lester Harris, prin
tioI nf Medford high, has
pledged use of the court. All
proceeds of the game wm go iu
.Tarksnn county infantile
paralysis fund. The Marines
will make the trip irom ft.iam-
ath Falls at their own expense
and the Elks also will receive
nothing but a workout for their
efforts.
Thm tfntn will ha Medford's
biggest basketball attraction of
the season and will give local
casaba lovers a chance to sec
some blg-tlmo sturs In action and
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LEAD OVER FIELD
IN L. A. TOURNEY
Los Angeles, Jan. 7 l).R)
Byron Nelson was on his way
today toward adding the $13,
333 Los Angeles open golf
tournament to his long list of
triumphs.
Nelson yesterday boosted his
leadership to two strokes as he
posted a 84 hole total of 212
over the Riviera county club
course.
Trailing him are Sammy
Snead champion and first day
leader, and Jim Ferrier, the
former Australian champion.
Each have 214.
Nelson has been competing In
the Los Angeles extravaganza
for 11 years. The closest he
ever came to winning was in
1049 when he finished In a tie
for second with his "gold dust"
partner, Harold (Jug) McSpad-
en.
Nelson shot a 72 yesterday.
one stroke better than the
scores of Snead or Ferrier.
After Ferrier and Snead
came Ben Hogan, Horshey, Pa.,
with a 73-216, and Jimmy De
maret. 74-217. Tony Penna,
Toledo, tied Demaret for' fourth
place with a 72-217.
Joe Kahut Faces
Champion Friday
New York, Jan. 7 (U.R)
Light Heavyweight Champion
Gus Lesnevlch and Middle
weight Champ Tony Zale return
to the ring this week after long
absences In service. Ike Wil
liams, the NBA lightweight
ruler, also sees action on the
National boxing schedule which
incidentally includes two shows
at Madison Square Garden.
Ex-Sailor Zale meets Bobby
Giles of Buffalo at Kansas City
tonight; ex-Coast Guardsman
Lesnevlch engages Joe Kahut,
Oregon farmer, at Portland, Ore.,
Friday night, and Williams
tackles Charley Smith at Tren
ton, N. J., tomorrow night. All
three bouts are non-title 10
rounders. d r t
In Kings-X Tilts
Central Point will tangle with
Gold Hill at Central Point and
Jacksonville mixes with Eagle
Point at Jacksonville in high
school "B" league kings-X tussles
tomorrow evening.
Both games match clubs from
opposite divisions and the out
comes may throw light on com
parative strengths in "B" con
ference circles.
Regular league tiffs resume
Friday.
In Battle Royal
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Earl Maione, mia-w i r n
mat toughie, will be one of the
participants in the battle royal
wrestling card at Medford
armory Wednesday night. The
card opani tha 194S wrestling
season her. 'Others In tha free-1
for-all are Pete Belcattro. Jack I
Lipscomb, Angtlo Martinelli.
Herb Parks and Gust Johnson.
Three regulation matches of;
three rounds or one fall follow
the melee with pairings decided
in order of elimination.
Sale Of Cooper Is
Only Starter For
Big Loop Changes
New York, Jan. 7 (U.R)
Major league player deals, some
of which might moke the cele
brated $175,0110 Walker Cooper
purchase look like a "bargain
basement" transaction, appeared
to be on the griddle today and
the St. Louis Cardinals were
connected with most of them.
Owner Snm Breadon, who
finds himself in the enviable
position of being able to break
up a three-times champion ball
club and still have a title con
tender left, indicated that the
sale of Cooper, his 31-year-old
star catcher to the New York
Giants, was just a starter.
The wily Breadon almost froze
out the Giants on the Cooper
deal and forced them to raise
their ante at the last minute
when the Braves and Phillies
raised their bids for the player.
Both clubs backed down, how
ever, when Breadon refused to
make the sale contingent upon
Cooper's release from the navy
before the start of the 1946 base
ball season, a request which the
Giants did nbt make.
Hollywood Takes
Pro Grid Laurels
Hollywood, Jan. 7 4U.P.) The
Hollywood Boars today held the
Pacific Coast Professional league
football title by virtue of a 10
10 tie with the Los Angeles Bull
dogs. A field goal In the last IS sec
onds of piny enabled the Bull
dogs to tie the Hears in the sea
son's final game yesterday.
Sixteen thousand fans saw
Jack Sommcrs boot tho- ball 15
yards between the Gilmoie
stadium gonl posts.
THE OLD JUDGE SAYS...
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HARRY: " don't know what they'll weigh
up. Judge, but my cattle and soultry sure
have ben grttin' fatter since 1 started to
use distillers' dried grains in their ration."
OLD JUDGE:" You're about the tenth one
who has told me that, Harry. How do you
account for it?"
HARRY: "The by-product recovered from
grains used by distillers it very high in vita
min and protein content. It's the best feed
supplement we can get to balance the rations
we Iced our dairy cows, livestock and wl
txy. Mixed with original gram, these duv
tillers' dried grains have a much prater
feeding value than the original stain has."
OLD JUDGE: "Have any trouble getting
all you need ? "
HARRY: "Yet, at time, even thouch the
distillers produced l.'JiM.'XM.lXl pounds of
it for the year endin' last June. I hone thev'il
be in a position to produce a lot more
next year."
OLD JUDGE: "Then I gues nobody can
tell you grain it wasted in distilling."
HARRY: "Not me. Judge ... I know."
Chicago. Jan. 7 0J.R) The
National football league, final
ly recognizing the upstart all
American football conference
as a dangerous challenger,
opens one of the most Import
ant meetings in its 26-year his
tory this week in New York.
The old-time National
leaguers, who lifted pro football
from sandlot gridirons to the
nation's biggest stadia, have
dozens of problems to whip at
the New York meeting, but No.
1 Is the rehiring or firing of
Elmer Layden as commissioner.
Conlract Expires
Layden's initial five-year
contract expires March 1. Se
lected in 1941 when he was
athletic director and head coach
at Notre Dame, Layden has rul
ed the league during its most
prosperous seasons. There was
strong opposition to him a year
ago, centering among the east
ern clubs, but that has died out
and the general consensus pre
dicts that Layden's contract
will be readily renewed as the
N.F.L. buckles down to fight
the all-American.
N.F.L. headquarters, prepar
ing for the opening meeting
Thursday, released the follow
ing agenda: (1) Layden's con
tarct, (2) 1946 schedule, (3)
rules revision, (4) players draft,
(5) consideration of the new op
position league and its "ques
tionable interest In operation
for the best interests of pro
football."
Medford Bowlers
Edge Grants Pass
Giants Pass, Jan. 7 A Med
ford team of bowlers came into
Grants Pass Friday night and
took home the scalps of two
Grants Pass teams by winning
two games and total pins for a
score of 3-1 over Hammer's and
the Hoosier Hot Shots.
Matched In the three-way col
lision at El Rogue alleys, Med
ford won the first and third
games.
Medford ..887 863 927 2677
Hot Shots 789 912 797 2498
Hammer's 880 850 872 2602
Hockey Results
By Unitod Press
Coast League
Seattle 8, San Diego 2
Portland 8, New Westminster 5
National League
New York 4, Boston 2
Detroit 3, Chicago 2
BIVINS FAVORED
San Francisco, Jan. 7 (U.R)
Jimmy Bivins, hard-punching
Cleveland heavyweight contend
er, was a 10-1 favorite to whip
Watson Jones, Los Angeles Neg
ro, when they meet in the 10
round feature bout at Civic
auditorium tonight.
STANDLEE SIGNS
Chicago, Jan. 7 (U.R) Nor
man Staiidlcc, who in one sea
son with the Chicago Bears in
1941 gained acclaim as one of
pro football's outstanding full
backs, "jumped" the National
Football league today to sign a
contract Willi the All-America
conference's San Francisco team.
P.-T. A. Activities
Shady Cove P.-T.A.
Next regular meeting of Shady
Cove Parent-Teacher's associa
tion will be held January 11 at
8 p. m. in the school.
A program by Mrs. Prentice's
accordion band will be presented
at 8 o'clock sharp, followed by
business meeting and refresh
ments. Members are asked to bring
sandwiches and any spare milk
they may have on hand for the
cocoa.
Let's all attend and have a
good turn out for Mrs. Prentice's
program.
Nevada Is called the "battle
born'' state because it was in
tensely pro-Union during the
Civil War and was admitted to
statehood under the guidance of
President Abraham Lincoln.
Sport Chips
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Southern Oregon's first Inde
pendent basketball league since
Pearl Harbor gets under way
tonight when the Medford Ath
letic association team, co-sponsored
by General Petroleum,
steps out against the high class
Ashland Elkt at the Jackson
school gym.
Medford t e h o o 1 district,
through the courtesy of City
Superintendent E. H. Had
rick, it doing a lot to make
the league possible by donat
ing ute of the city grade
school gyms for the indepen
dents. The Elks are hands down
favorites to cop the league be
cause, of their array of ex-high
school and ex-college stars. The
remaining five places in the
standings are a toss-up with the
MAA-Mobilgas team, Medford
Hotel, Medford High junior var
sity, Camp White Naval Hospi
tal and Groceteria Gold Bars
being on about even terms.
Medford high's basketball
quintet, defending district
champs, is slowly beginning to
round back into shape after
their trek, to the East-West
game at San Francisco over
New Year's. While in the big
city, the 40 boys, Including al
most all of the hoop crew, were
turned loose to do pretty much
as they pleased so far as stay
ing out late and their diet were
concerned. As Coach Al Simp
son put It, "You can't feed a
basketball team on hot dogs and
let them stay up all hours and
expect them to turn in their
best performance." It was evi
dent in the Salem game last
Friday night but Medford won,
anyway.
But we feel the lots of con
dition was well worth It for
the boyt taw things at the
Easl-Wett game which they
will never forget. They taw
the world't biggest flag un
furled at halftlme, the Unit
ed Statet emblem measuring
78 by 128 feet and manned
by 185 Coast Guardsmen.
They taw 1,000 flag bearer!
with flags of the U. S. and
..United Nations. They tew
Walter Trojanowskl of Con
necticut, the nation's leading
ground gainer, Allen Dekde
brun of Cornell, George Sav
Itsky of P e n n, one of tin
country'i finest linemen and
an all-American, and a host
of other great East players
about whom they had been
reading throughout the past
teason.
And they saw Jake Leicht,
the great Oregon backfield star,
Ted Kenficld of California, Max
Dodge, the huge but fine end
from Nevada, Lloyd Rude, also
from Nevada, and several
other stars who played promin
ent parts in western football
during the past season. And
they basked throughout the
game In the warm California
sunshine, something that has
been lacking In these parts for
a spell.
Now that the big trip Is be
hind them, it is our guess that
the gang will rapidly get back
In shape and show their fol
lowers some fine basketball.
LEADING SCORER
T.os Anceles. Jan. 7 (U.R)
Bob Kloppenberg, star forward
of Coach Sam Barry's University
of Southern California basket-
hall team. Is leading the Pacific
Pnat rnnfprence scoring race
with 27 points, official scorer
Chuck Wcmstock revealed today.
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Newport. R. I., in 1813, but was
not introduced Into New York
until 1823 two years after it
had been successfully installed
in Baltimore, Md.
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CITY'S FACILITIES
Ashland, Jan. 7 Mayor T. S.
Wiley told the city council at
a meeting Friday night that the
city plans vast improvements as
toon as material and labor are
available. Pipe has arrived for
piping Lithia water into the
city, Wiley said .and as soon as
It is installed Ashland is expected
to have an abundance of the
health-giving water. The supply
dwindled when a dry ice plant
was constructed at the springs.
Other improvements expected
to be made soon are paving and
widening of streets with several
bad turns to be corrected. Con
struction of a new fire hall is
expected to begin in the near
future and expansion of the pub
lic library was urged. Building
permits issued during the year
totaled $202,500 which indicated
a substantial growth in the city,
Wiley told the city dads.
Following appointments of
city officers were made for 1946:
Elmer Biegel, city superintend
ent, electric department head,
street department head; Earl
Hosier, water superintendent; C.
J. Baughman, fire chief; H. D.
McNair, assistant fire chief; Neal
Heard and John Kiel, firemen;
C. P. Talent, police chief; C. C.
Williams, assistant police chief;
R. D. Redifer, William O'Brien
and T. A. Ghea, patrolmen; Ken
neth King, park and traffic re
lief officer: C. O. Presnall, city
judge; William Briggs, city at
torney, and Frank Davis, super
intendent of cemeteries. A band
leader is to be appointed at a
later date.
In making his report covering
the past year, Wiley told the
council that Ashland has the
lowest tax rate of any city of
comparable size in Oregon. The
present millage rate is 14.2 mills
compared with the 27.2 mills of
1936.
Balance on hand at end of the
fiscal year was reported at $389
899.20 against which there is a
total indebtedness of $233,000.
"Old Nosey" Makes
Test Up to 525 MPH
Burbank, Cal. (U.R) "Old
Nosey" a Lockheed P-38
Lightning converted into the
world's fastest "flying wind
tunnel" has been used to test
wing designs of superfighters
and transports at speeds of more
than 525 miles per hour, Lock
heed officials reveal.
The Swordfish Old Nosey's
official designation is fitted
to test drag, lift and airflow
characteristics on any typo air
foil under actual flying condi
tions. Envelopes of false wings
that cover a portion of the
plane's regular wing are con
structed with airfoil contours in
proportion to any wing type
proposed.
Government Spending in Big Drop
With War Contract Cancellations
Washington, Jan. 7 (U.R)
Government spending in the
first six months of the 1948 fis
cal year totalled $38,574,000,000,
a drop of almost $10,000,000,000
from the same period of- the
previous year, the treasury an
nounced today.
The 1946 fiscal year began
last July 1. The drop in spend
ing was due mainly to the mass
war contract cancellations which
followed Japan's surrender in
August.
Income Stays Up
Despite the end of the war.
which brought industrial shut
downs and decreases in overtime
pay, the government's income
continued at a high level. In
the first six months of this fis
cal year, net receipts to the
treasury totalled $19,903,000 000
as compared with $20,314,000,
000 during same months of the
1945 fiscal year.
The sharp drop In spending
was reflected to the same extent
in the deficit during the same
six months. The difference be
tween income and outgo amount
ed to $18,671,000,000 as against
$28,112,000,000 in the corres
ponding six months last year.
Withholding taxes, which re
flect the extent of workers' in
come, amounted to $4,993,000,
000, compared with $4,784,000,
000 In the first six months of
the 1945 fiscal year.
War spending In the tlx
months was lower, but far from
ended. Although there were
less than two months of war in
the period, the government still
had a lot of war bills to pay
after that. From July 1 through
December this spending totalled
$32,680,000,000 as against $44,.
152,000,000 in the corresponding
months of last year.
The public debt at the end of
December stood at $278,882,000,.
000, the highest on record, and
compared with $232,114,000,000
at the end of December, 1944.
Park View
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Registered Nurse In Chtrgt
Equipment for bed patients.
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