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.
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Prescriptions Filled
While you wait or
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Free Parking in any
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while you pick up
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Trading Stamps
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Shell
to
as distributor for
Shell Agricultural Products
in the Medford area
DORMANT OILS
Shell Neutrol Heavy Soluble
Shell Neutrol Medium Soluble
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SUMMER OILS
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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
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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.
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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.
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