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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1950)
Local and From Alhland Mrs. Virgie Hahn and Mrs. Alice Turner, Ashland, visited here Friday. From Klamath Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grimes, Klamath Falls, visited with Grimes' sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Orr, 220 Barneburg road, Fri day. Cars Collide Cars operated by Melvin M. Miller, Klamath Falls and John E. Moran, box 48, star route, Eagle Point, col lided about 11:30 p.m. Saturday, badly damaging the Miller se dan, according to reports filed with city police. Reserve Ofiicers The 6310th logistical division, reserve offi cers, will meet at 7:30 p.m. to day at the city hall. Instructors for the subject "Communication Zone Supply" will be Mai. Ed ward P. Barnett and Capt. John H. Hunter. To San Francisco Roger Shaw, Shaw s Apparel shop, w North Bartlett street, left yester day for San Francisco to attend spring fashion apparel shows and purchase merchandise for his shop. Mrs. Shaw, who accom panied the Shaw's bowling team to Portland, where the team par ticipated in the state bowling tournament, returned home yesterday. BE 'XTRA CAREFUL THESE DAYS-OF UNUSUAL WEATHER Feel "out of sorts?" See your Doctor! Bring your Doctor's Prescription to us for Quick, Accurate Service. Prescriptions Filled While you wait or Delivered Free. Free Parking in any George Goodman Lot while you pick up your prescription. Coast-to-Coast Trading Stamps "See Your Doctor FIRST" Shell to as distributor for Shell Agricultural Products in the Medford area DORMANT OILS Shell Neutrol Heavy Soluble Shell Neutrol Medium Soluble Shell Neutrol Heavy Emulsion SUMMER OILS FOR INFORMATION ON THESE PRODUCTS TELEPHONE OR WRITE TO 'Trademark registered C.& Patent Personal To Air Base Pvt. Rodney D. Twedell, son of Mrs. Ross Twe dell, Ashland, has reported for duty to Lackland air force base, ban Antonio, Tex., lor Basic training, the air force reported today. Elected Bob Shangle, stu dent at Willamette university in Salem, was recently elected vice president of the university chap ter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fra ternity. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Shangle, Kings high way. Ranch Selected Franeta Ranch, Medford, has been elect ed to membership in the Amer ican Aberdeen-Angus Breeders' association, Chicago. It is one of the two purebred aberdeen-angus breeding establishments from Oregon elected to membership during the past month. The ranch is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Cullen. Herd Classified The herd of registered jersey cattle owned by R. E. Van Deusen, Gold Hill, has been classified for type un der the program of the Amer ican Jersey Cattle club, the club Veported today. Under the clas sification, four animals were rated as good plus, and seven good. Prof. H. P. Ewalt, Ore gon State college, conducted the classification. ' Chemical Corporation is pleased announce the appointment of Office From Portland Sam Reed, of Electrical Products company, Portland, is here this week on business. Club To Meet Wagner Creek Parent-Teacher club will hold a special meeting Tuesday, Janu ary 24 at 2:30 p.m. ... In Jail George Vakoc, Med ford, is held in the city jail on an assault and battery complaint signed by his wife, Lucile, ac cording to city police. Returns Harry Phillips, Peck Brothers shop, returned this morning from Portland where he had attended a sales meeting. In Paciiic Wallace D. Green, navy airman from Central Point, now attached to navy patrol squadron 47, is in the western Pacific after flying from San Diego, the navy said today. Returns Phillip Goerish. navy gunners mate first class, former ly of Central Point, is scheduled to return to this country on Jan uary 27, after a four-month cruise in Mediterranean waters, the navy said today. . ' Money Taken A purse be longing to Mrs. John Day, 100 Groveland avenue, missing from her locker at St. Mark's Episco pal church yesterday morning, was found in a men's room later with S55 in currency missing, city police reported. Police said they plan a more detailed inves tigation. Named Dealer Litlrell Parts company, 319 East Sixth street, has been named local dealer for the Lincoln Electric company, Cleveland, O., it was announced today. They will han dle arc welding equipment, in cluding electrodes and other supplies, manufactured by Lin coln. ' Herd Name Mr. and Mrs. Rene Espourtcille. Eagle Point, have been given the privilege of ; the exclusive use of the name "Far Hills" as a herd name in registering their purebred hol ; stein-friesian cattle, according to s a news item from the Holstein Friesian Association of America. ; The name may now be used by i the Espourteilles as a prefix for names of purebred cattle. . Reservists Meeting Regu lar meeting of the 9417th volun teer air reserve training squad ron' will be held at the airport Wednesday at 8 p.m. in con junction with a meeting of the southern Oregon chapter of the Air Reserve association. New officers of tile association will be elected and application forms for assignment to the 9517th will be available for interested re serve airmen and officers. Livestock Portland. Ore.. Jan. 23 (U.P.) Cattle 180; mnrket very slow; few VAPONA SPRAYS ENDROP BLADEX F-2 WEEDKILLERS RESITOX D-25 early lalei fed ateers weak to 80 centi lower: biddlns fullv $1.00 lower on heifers; more than $1 lower moit beef cow; few opening aalei canner-cut-ter cows SO cents to $1 off; few loads low to average good fed steers $25 $23.50; odd head 20; few loads held above $2ti.50; bidding around $24 on good fed heifers; load low good 1030 lb. beef cows $19; some held higher; early sales canners-cutters largely $13-1 13; shells down to $11 or Deiow. rnivfi 200: market active, steady;. early sales good-choice vealers $26-1 30; mediums zu-isi; comiuum uu W 1S- , .! Hogs 1100; market slow, around 75 cents below Friday's high; good-choice 180-230 lbs. S18-IB25; last week s ad vnrf erased: few Hood -Choice 160 lbs. $17.23; good 350-550 lb. sows $14.50 $15.50; 290 lbs, to $16; few good-choice feeders held around $17.50-10. Sheep 300; scattered sales good choice fed lambs around 50 cents higher at $22.75-23 for No. 1 pelt and full-wooled offerings; few medium good $21; good-choice ewes to $9.50. San Francisco, Jan. 33 (U.P.I Cattle 550; generally slow, drizzling rain curtailtn activities; fev odt: good steers offered. $25.50-25.75; com mon and medium neiiert absent; sev eral loads raiifie cows oilered. Early activity on common ana dairy-bred slaughter cows $14.30-17, canners and cutters fully steady, largely $12-14; few head bulls offered. Calves 10. Mostly common slaughter calves, un dertone steady. Hogs 100. Fully stead? with Friday. Few good and choice 18u-u0 lb. butch ers $17.75: good and choice sows $13.50. Ilnif run feeder pins. Sheep 30. Late Friday, 600 head Rood and choice 109 lb. wooled northern lambs $23.73; fully steady. No ewes offered. Portland Produce Portland. Ore.. Jon. 23 (U P.) Butter Prices to retailers; Grade AA prints 68c lb.; AA cartons 6i)c: A prints 68c: A cartons 69c; B prints 65c. Egg prices to retailers: Certified A large 43c doz.; grade AA large 41c; A large 39c; AA medium 3ilc; certi fied A medium 38c; A medium 37c; B medium 35c; A small 35c; cartons 2c additional. Cheese Prices to retailers: Port land, Oregon, singles 39-42c lb. Ore gon 5-lb. loafs 44a-45c lb.; triplets 1 'jc less than singles. Premium brands, singles. SI'.aC lb.; loaf, 532C lb. Cabbage sold for $3 a crate on the Portland east side farmers wholesale produce mnrket today. No. 1 potatoes were $3-3.30 a 100 Ib sack. Poultry, Rabbits Live chickens Broilers under 2 lbs 19c; 2-3 lbs., 22-25c; 3-4 lbs., 26-27c. 4 lbs. and over 27-28c; fryers, 2-3 lbs., 21-23c; fryers 3-4 lbs., 25c; roosters 4 lbs. and over, 25c; leghorns, under 4 lhs., 15-18c; 4 lbs. over life; roasters, 25c; colored fowl, all weights. 21 -23c; old roosters, all weights, M-ltic. Turkeys Net to growers, tonis, 30 31c; price to retailers, dressed: A youm; turns. 27-28c; liRht hens, 41-42c Rabbits Live white 4 to 5 lbs.. 17 lf)c: 4-(i lbs., 15-17c; colored 2e lower, fresh dressed Idaho fryers to retailers 40c; local 48-52c. Wall Street New York, Jan. 23 (U.R) Stocks rallied smartly just be fore closing time today after a decline on President Truman's tax message. Trading fell substantially on the recession and picked up only minutely on the recovery. Traders in their first reac tion to the tax message believed it meant further drain on cor porations all along the line and hence was bearish. Later they modified their bearish interpre tation when opposition to changes appeared from many RETAIL STORE Cor. 6th and Bartlett Sts. Phone 2-2460 i MILL AND WAREHOUSE Corner 10th and Fir Sts. Phone 2-6701 74 High School Students Enter Speech Contest Ashland. Jan. 23 Seventy- four contestants participated in the speech tournament held at Southern Oregon college Satur day with entrants from Ashland, Medford and Grants Pass high schools. Winners were announc ed that evening and prizes were awarded by Dr. Elmo Stevenson, president of the college. Pro fessors of the college and mem bers of the Sigma Alpha Sigma, speecn fraternity, acted as judges. Members of the frater nity had sponsored the contest. The judges stated that work done by all the contestants was exceptionally high caliber and because of the enthusiasm shown the fraternity members hope to make the tournament an annual affair. Grants Pass Wins Grants Pass high school do bate teams placed first in the senior and junior debates, and Grants Pass entrants also won first and second awards in ex temporaneous speeches. Ashland took second places in the senior and junior debates. From Medford high school, Richard Dickenson, sophomore, took first honors in oratory; Lee Stothers, senior, placed second in impromptu speaking; Gloria Rob inette, senior, took part in the finals for extemporaneous speak ing, and Doris Powell, sopho more, was a finalist in oratory. Man Jailed By Police After Roommate Hurt John Ellis, 49, was booked on an assault and battery charge and lodged in the city jail Satur day night as the result of injur ies sustained by Burton Henry Hurlburt, 49, of the same ad dress in a Front street alterca tion, city police reported. Hurl burt is confined to Community hospital. Police said that Hurlburt was found lying unconscious on the sidewalk and that he suffered a skull fracture, broken jaw and blood clot on the brain. Ellis in a statement admitted that he "slap ped him" following an argument at a Front street cafe, according to police. ' Ellis was found at his home later by police. The two had been residing together for about two weeks and were orchard pruners, the statement said. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy with snow showers In mountains and a few ruin showers In valleys tonli-ht and Tuesday. Valley fog Tuesday morning. Cooler. Western Oregon: Mostly cloudy with occasional light rain tonight and Tues day. Slightly colder tonight. Low tem peratures tonight 32-40. High tempera tures -iucsciay 4U-4H. LOCAL DATA Temperature a year ago today: Highest 37: Lowest 10. Total monthly precipitation 8.011 Inches. Excess for the month 3.48 Inches. Total precipitation since September 1, 1 !-!. 10:50 inches. Excess for the season 1.57 Inches. Relative humidity 4:30 p.m. yes terday 85'.;.: 4:30 a.m. today 03'. Observations Taken At 4:30 A.M., 120 Meridian Time High Low Free. Boise . 48 36 .20 Boston 38 35 Chicago 37 Denver 60 Eureka 54 Havre 9 Klamath Falls 39 Los Angeles 80 30 34 53 40 41 25 43 35 41 .17 .Medford New York Omaha ............. Phoenix m.. Portland 50 50 . 48 75 48 58 Reno Eugene 52 Salt Lake 52 40 San Francisco 61 47 Seattle 45 32 Spokane ... 37 31 Washington. D. C. 50 43 Yakima 55 27 Tomorrow Sunrise 7:31 a.m. Sunset 5:16 p.m. congressional quarters. Dow Jones closing stock aver ages: 30 industrials 200.42, off 0.55; 20 railroads 55.23, up 0.05; is utilities 41.87. up 0.01: 65 stocks 72.79, off 0.10. Sales today approximated 1, 340,000 shares, compared with 1,440,000 shares traded last Friday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T 148 Anaconda 20 Chrysler 65 Curtiss Wright 81s General Electric 42H General Motors 72 Montgomery Ward 56 '4 Pon. R. R 17'4 Penney, J. C 56',! Radio 138 Southern Co 125 s Southern Pacific - 52yi S. Oil of Calif 62V2 Texas Gulf Sulphur 72 U Transamerica 16 United Aircraft 25 'j U. S. Rubber 41 U. S. Steel 28' Youngstown 76 somms, Just Before Your MONTHLY Period? Do femnle functional monthly ail ments make you stiller nervous Irri tability, tense emotions, weak, driiKKing seaiatlont a lew days be fore your period? Then start taking Lydla E. Plnkham's Vegetuble Com pound to relieve such symptoms. Plnkham's Compound not only relieves these pre-perlod nervmu, wenk, tired Icellntts but also month ly pain of tills nature. Truly the woman't rlend. NOTE: Or you may prefer Lvdla E. Plnkham'sTABLETS with added iron. LVOIA E. PINKHAM'S cvK Monday. January 23. 1950 New Schedules For Juniors Told The winter and spring sched ule of classes for Bliss Heine's Juniors was announced today. H is: Beginner drum, 9 a.m. Saturdays; baton class No. 1. 10 a.m. Saturdays; advanced drums and bugles, 11 a.m. Saturdays; baton class No. 2, 1 p.m. Sat urdays: baton class No. 3 for those who cannot come at the other times, 2 p.m. Saturdays; drill class for students nine years and over, 4:30 p.m. Tues days. All classes are in the Med ford armory. Baton classes N09. 2 and 3 are held in the north hall upstairs, other classes in the main auditorium. Visitors are welcome at all classes. Last week promotions were made for outstanding perform ance and work for the good of the juniors in general. They in cluded Arista Stelle to colonel, Phyllis Haas to lieutenant colon el, Sandra Stout and Harriet Johnson to major, Marlene Gold en to captain of the intermediate group. Deanna Cuthbertson, and Patricia Rector to master ser geants, all in the baton section; Edytho Wright to captain in the drum section, and Frank Mc Kitrick to master sergeant and Dale Livingston to sergeant in the bugle section. New members are joining ev ery week and more are needed in all sections. Different groups arc participating in the March of Dimes drive. The drill class is now being divided into groups of eight to take part on indoor programs. Later these groups will stage a contest between themselves with military officers as judges. Forest Service Job Changes Discussed Changes in two major forest service jobs were discussed in Klamath Falls Friday when Sup ervisor Lawrence Jollcy and Dis trict Ranger Robert Cooper of the Rigue River National forest met there with Merle Lowden, new supervisor of Fremont Na tional forest and with John Mc Donald, new supervisor of Mal heur National forest. All three supervisors have taken over their posts within the past month in a major re shuffling of forest service per sonnel first started with the re tirement in December of Karl L. Janouch as supervisor of the Rogue River forest. BIRTHS BAKER To Mr. and Mrs. Rex M., route 1, box 530, Cen tral Point. Jan. 22. 1050. a girl weight S'i lbs., at Sacred Heart hospital. LACY To Mr. and Mrs Donald, 809 Stewart avenue, on Jan. 21, 1950, a girl, weight 7J4 lbs., at Sacred Heart hospital. SPARKS To Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F., route 2, box 56, Jan. 21, 1950, a boy, weight 1 lbs., at Sacred Heart hospital. McGRAW To Mr. and Mrs. Merle E route 1, box 183, Eagle Point, Jan. 21, 1950, a girl, weight B'-'t lbs., at Sacred Heart hospital. There are approximately 1,800 macazines with an aggregate cir culation of 20-22 million In oc cupied Japan. opens 8 rmi I TOMORROW 0(131 18 1 fl 111 BBk. A fc. Ill IN ' VI '. OA"- ' REDECORATED j Striving always to give Y Vjf7J L you a Better Restaurant At 12 South Central . f 0 1 'The Snake Pit' Picked As Best Picture 01 1949 Hollywood, Jan. 23 (U.R) American Press and radio critics hifve "The Snake Pit," a story about mental illness, as the best motion picture of 1949. The film received 302 votes from 356 reviewers and 60 com mentators to head a list of the 10 best films in a poll by the Film Daily, a trade publication. Co-starring Olivia de riavu land. Mark Stevens and Leo Genn, "The Snake Pit" was one of four 20th Century-Fox produc tions to make the first 10. British Film Named Runner-up was the British film, "The Red Shoes," produced by J. Arthur Rank. In third place was A Letter to Tnree Wives" by 20th Century-Fox. Others were "Champion," United Artists-Screen Plays, fourth; "The Stratton Story," MGM. fifth; "Come to the Stable," 20th Century-Fox, sixth; "Home of the Brave, united Artists-Screen Plays, seventh; Command Decision," MGM, eiehth: "The Heiress," Para mount, ninth, and "Pinky," 20th Century-Fox, tenth, For the first time In the poll s history, two sports stories "The Stratton Story ' and "Uhampion made the list. Talent Talent, Jan. 23 Mr. and Mrs. Barnes skiied in to their cabin at Lake O' Woods January 16 to spend the week-end. Crater Lake Campfire Girls met January 19 at the home of Doreen Burnetle. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Momany have sold their Junction Shell service station to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Young of Klamath Falls. King's cafe has re-opened un der the name of Berg's cafe, liav- w J with u STAUFFER PASTE SERVICE On Frlgidalre rangai and refriger ators, Bendix waihara, Montaf furnacei, by factory trained men. LEONARD ELECTRIC CO. Phono 2-4427 309 i. Mala $Jnfff ORCHARD WASTE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE Hg beSn .Purchased by Mr., and Mrs. Emil Berg, formerly of Boise, Ida., and now of Medford. Mr. and Mra rh0.lA. r -i -..., auntie) ijunuy have opened a branch of the ntnie cinaners in the building next door to the Talent club. Mrs. Lakey will manage tho business while he continues in his present position with Acme. Mrs. Margaret Williams cut her hand severely last week and Miss Bertha Hayman is substi- .uwiiB in me scnool catetena. eight members atl-ided the Community club meeting Janu arv 18 in ft.. nit.. unn m . - "tin. eit meeting, will be held Febru- Mr. flnrl UTre Ttn.r.4 Tl!,.l ....... uuju UUU3UI1B are parents of a son born Janu- iy j. ine DaDy, wno has been named Don, weighed eight pounds. Talent Grange met January 19 at the city hall. After the business meeting Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bunnell showed movies taken on their recent trip through the southwest. Crater Lake Campfire Girls will act as hostesses at a tea on Wednesday at 7 p. m., In honor of the outstanding women of the community and to the girls' mothers. The young people's organiza tion of the Methodist church met January 20 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. Mitchell. The fol lowing new officers were elect ed: President, Carol Zediker; vice-president, Wilma Berch, and treasurer, Earlene Lewis, Re freshments followed the business meeting. An average of 9 or 10 Amer ican feature-length and newsreel films are being released current ly to Japanese theaters each month. HO 1ENN FORD ' JANET LEIGH NEWS CARTOON o ALL FOR LAUGHTER! BOB HUffc A 6t GRAYSOI r TochHlcol OH vim ' mm wb in i EV.niNiv.uuuK
