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1: 1 V r f 1 Local and Ski Parly A number of 20-30 club members enjoyed a ski par ty on the siskiyous Sunday. Bank Stolen A March of Dimes bank has been reported stolen from the "Chuck" F. Risse Richfield service station, Sixth and Grape streets. Returned Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bell, Bell's Gifts and Homewares nop, have returned from Los Angeles, where they attended merchandise shows and made spring purchases. From Portland Mr. and Mrs. Don L. Bryan and family have moved to 1090 S h a f e r lane from Portland. Bryan, a driver for the Greyhound lines, has been translerred here by the com pany. Nw Hart Mr. and Mrs. Dean Welch and son. Dean Jr.. 9, moved here last week from Grants Pass. Welch, formerly as sociated with urants r"ass sport ing Goods store, is now with Sam's Sporting Goods shop, 32 South Central avenue. At Corvallis Dr. L. Paul Walker, 408 South Oakdale ave nue, and his daughter, Molly Lou, spent last week-end in Cor- vallis with the Walker's other daughter, Charlotte, who was their hostess during Dad's day. They were accompanied to the Oregon State college campus oy A. W. Denny, Oakgrove, who vis ited with his son Ralph over the week-end. SMOOTH AS "OCEAN -ROCKED" WHISKEY Blnulrd Whblrr M Pmof 70 Gnin NcMral Spintt Mr. Bolton Distiller Inc.. Boston. Mm. MILL CAFE Highway 99 Central Point Steaks Chops Fried Chicken Home Made Pies Shakes Open Daily 7a.m. to 12 p.m. Sat. 7 a.m. to 3 a.m. Sunday CLOSED SUNDAY SERVICE On Frlgtdalre tangti ino" rtfrigar fori, Bandii withers. Mental furnacas, fay factory tnintd men. LEONARD ELECTRIC CO. Phone 2-4427 309 E. Main Leaky Roof.' For Prompt -- Efficient Service Phone 2-2513 ROOFING CO. I as u" va I tumnmA S O WmmmmsJ 1 a,jl 5 I VALENTINE DANCE and BOX SOCIAL GRIFFIN CREEK SCHOOL Friday, February 10 at 8 P.M. MUSIC BY: THE GRANGE ORCHESTRA Admission SI. 00 per eoupU Benefit or Hot Lunch Fund Personal Towns.nd Club Ladles' auxil iary of Townsend club No. X will meet at the home of Mrs. Lula Stringer, 108 South Laurel street, Wednesday at 1 p.m. Death Learned Mrs. W. Huntley, 23 Elm street, received word yesterday of the death of her mother, Mrs. I. M. Eby, in Sacramento, Calif. e PTA To M..t Roosevelt Parent-Teacher association will meet in regular session Friday, February 17, it was announced today. e Kanian Visits Herman E. Koch, Cawker City, Kan., spent last week end here with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Weston Worden, 1211V4 West Main street, Returns Horn Blaine Berg, Seattle, who visited his grand mother, Mrs, Bertha Larson, at 1025Mi West 11th street, for two months, returned to Seattle last week. e To Swim Girl scouts of the sixth through the ninth grades will swim at the YMCA Wed nesday beginning at 7 p.m. the Girl scout office announced to day. To Portland Miss Rose Wid mer and her sister, Miss Mar guerite Widmer, Barnett road, left by bus Sunday for Portland and Seattle to spend the week. They will return Sunday by plane. Marin Corps Rei.rr. The local marine corps reserves will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. in the Federal building, Sixth street and Riverside avenue, with all ex-marines invited whether members of the reserve or not. . On Barometer Wally John son, Medford, has been named photo editor of the Barometer, daily newspaper of Oregon State college. Johnson, a junior in bus iness and technology, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Earle H. John son, 717 North Riverside avenue. Announce Meeting Officers, teachers, and workers of the Phoenix Presbyterian Sunday school are to meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the church. Rus sell Thompson, superintendent, asks that all workers be present for this meeting. Lions Speaker State Sena tor Austin Flegel, Multnomah county, a proponent of the pro posed Columbia Valley author ity, will address the Medford Lions club Wednesday at its 6:30 p.m. dinner meeting in the Pioneer room of the Jackson hotel. a Airline Official Her. John Moller. district traffic manager for Pan American World air ways, visited here briefly this morning with Charles Whillock, local station manager for West Coast airlines, and with George Lewis of the Rogue Travel ser vice. Moller returned to his Port land office today. Leave of Abs.nc Paul A. Timm, 23 North Barneburg road manager of the local Montgom ery Ward company store, has tak en an indefinite leave of absence from the store because of ill ness. C. A. Brown, assistant man ager, has been appointed acting manager and E. L. uavis win act as assistant manager. Guild To Meet Providence guild of Sacred Heart hospital will hold a general meeting on Thursday, February 9 at 1:30 p. m. at the hospital. The president Miss Gertrude Molley, announces that several matters of business are to be discussed and plans will be made for future social service projects. L.aion Meeting The meeting of Post 15 of the American Le gion will be moved to the armory Wednesday night in order that Legionnaires may enjoy the joint entertainment program with the auxilliary after the two business meetings. John Kelly, entertain ment chairman, will present a program of comedy acts and i music. Building Permits Thomas W. McFaddcn has been Issued a per mit by the city building inspect or's office to make a $1,000 addi tion to a house at 604 South Grape street. Mrs. Lucinda John son will have a $500 addition constructed to a residence at 868 Stewart avenue and John Ka modv will erect a $500 garage at 206 King street. Son Born Lt. and Mrs. Cur tis E. Hopkins are the parents of a son born at Fltzsimmons hos pital in Denver. Colo., Sunday, February 5. The child weighed 6 pounds and 8 ounces and has been named Curtis Charles. The couple's older child is a daugh ter, aged 3 years. Mrs. Hopkins, the former Betty Johnson, Med ford. is in Denver with her moth er and brother while Lt. Hop kins is in Guam with the 19th bombardment group, where he was recently assigned. The of ficer is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis L. Hopkins. Old Military road, Medford. Reserves To M..t A regular meeting of the 9417th volunteer air reserve squadron will con vene at 8 p. m. Wednesday at the air reserve building at the airport. Klamath Man Diei Glenn Or rin Parker, 51, native of Klam ath county and well known in southern Oregon, passed away Saturday following a heart at tack, a news dispatch from Klamath Falls states. Parker was taken ill at his home and died en route to the hospital, it is re ported. Funeral services are to be Wednesday at 11 a. m. in Klamath Falls, and interment will be in the family plot in Ashland that afternoon. Livestock Portland, Ore.. Feb. 7 (UP) Cattle 200; market rawer mow, wiy steady to weak, with very few canner cutter cows sold: short load above average-good H00-lb. fed steer 2. one lot medium-good 1070 lbs. 525; few common-light steers $19-21; heif ers scarce early; few canner-cutter cows $13-14 50. odd head $13; common-medium beef cows $16-18; good young cows Monday up to $20 50; good beef bulls $20.50-21. 50; few common' medium sausage bulls $16-18 30. Calves 50; market active, steady; few good vealers $27-30; choice to Monday's extreme top of $32.50. Hogs 300; market only moderately active, about steady: good-choice 180 230 lbs. $1925 to mostly $19.50; few 245 lbs. $18 25; heavier weights $18 down: few 160 lbs. $18: good-choice 332 lb. sows $16; heavier weights around $14 50-1550; good-choice feed er pigs Monday $17.50-48. Sheep 150; scattered sales steady, few good-choice fed wooled lambs $23. medium grades mostly $20; good choice ewes scarce. $9.50-10 or above; odd common ewes $6. San Francisco. Feb. 7 (UP) Cattle 75. Trade opened slow with steady prices. Couple lots medium steers 124 24.50; individual medium cows $17. single common cow $15. canner and cutter cows $12-14 50 with shelly kinds below $12. Monday, slow and steady. Load good 983 lb. steers 26 with three cut at $25. Load high-medium and good 890 lb. steers $25.75. load good 1213 lb. angus steers $25.50, other me diums down to $24. one lot low-medium steers $23. few common steers si 8 and $22. One lot medium heavy heifers averaging 940 lbs. $22.50; can ner and cutter cows $12-14.50. common $14 50-15.30. odd head high-common to $16.50. Calves none. Hogs 400. Active, butchers 15 cenU higher, sows steady. Good and choice 190-240 lb. butchers $18.40. odd head good sows $13. Monday, good sows steady, $13. Sheen none. Monday, supply mostly ewes, steady. Around 100 head good 124 lb. cows $14.50. about 200 nead medium and good 114 lb. cows $13-50. Portland Produce Portland, Ore.. Feb. 7 (UP) But ter Prices to retailers: Grade A A prints, 68c lb.; A A cartons. 69c; A prints, 68c; A cartons, 69c; B prints. 63c. Egg prices to retailers: Grade AA. large, 43c; certified A large. 42c; A large, 41c; AA medium, 41c; A me dium, 40c; small nominal; cartons, Sc additional. Cheese Prices to retailers; Port land, Oregon, singles, 39-42c lb.: Ore gon 5-lb. loafs, 44b-43c lb. triplets, l'ic less than singles. Premium brands singles, 51'ic lb. loaf, S3 lie lb. Five sellers appeared at the Port land eastside farmers wholesale pro duce market today with limited sup plies of onions and potatoes. All prices were nominal. Poultry, Itahbtts Live chickens Broilers under 2 lbs.. 17c; 2-3 Ibi... 22-25c; 3-4 lbs., 26-27e; 4 lbs. and over, 27-28c; fryers 2-3 lbs.. 21-23c; fryers. 3-4 lbs.. 23-25c; roast ers, 4 lbs. and over, 23-2ftc; leghorns under 4 lbs., 15-18c; 4 lbs. over. 15-I6c; roosters, 25c; colored fowl, all weights, 19c: old roosters, all weights. 14-16c. Turkeys Net to growers, toms, 30 31c; prices to retailers, dressed- A young torn. 27-2flc; light hens. 41-42C. Rfibbils Live white 4 to 5 lbs.. 17 19c; 4-6 lbs., 15-17c; colored 2c lower; fresh dressed Idaho fryers to retailers 40c; local 48-52c. Wall Street New York, Feb. 7 (U.R) Stocks registered a technical de cline in reduced trading today. Profit-taking started at an ir regular opening and continued through most of the session. To ward closing time, it appeared to have run its course, and prices came Back? trom their lows. Dow Jones closing stock aver ages: 30 industrials 203.53 off I 1.06; 20 railroads 54.73 off 0.61; ! 15 utilities 42.42 unchanged; 65 stocks 73.46 off 0.41. ! Todays closing prices on se-'. lected stocks: American T & T 149i ; Anaconda 295 ! Chrysler 657s I Curtiss Wright 8"'8 ) General Electric 44 i General Motors 767-a i Montgomery Ward 58'o Penn. R. R. 17 Penney, J. C 59 Radio 14Mi Southern Co 127a 0 IMS Obituary ELSIE CLUTE Funeral services for Mrs. Elsie Clute. 61. will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Chapel Mortuary, with the Rev. Mere dith A. Groves, of the First Methodist church, in charge. Mrs. Clute was born at French Gulch, Shasta county, Cal., on September 3, 1888. On December 22, 1917, she was united in mar riage with Frank Clute, and moved to the Medford area in 1925. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1935. The only immediate relative surviving is a brother, Charles K. Whitney, of Central Point. Other survivors include relatives near Applcgate and Dunsmuir, Cal. It is requested that no flowers be sent for the service. Commit tal services will be private, with interment to be made in the Mis souri Flats cemetery, in the lam ily plot. BIRTHS STOUT To Mr. and Mrs. Jess route 1, box 141. Central Point Feb. 6, 1950, a girl. 9 pounds, at Community hospital. PERKINS To Mr. and Mrs, C. L.. 1009 West Main street, Feb. 7, 1950. a girl, 6' s pounds, at Community hospital. SMITH To Mr. and Mrs. Les ter, star route, box 21, Eagle Point, Feb. 7, 1950, a boy, 10 pounds, at Community hospital. BARKER To Mr. and Mrs. Richard D., 608'i West Jackson street. Feb. 2, 1950, a boy, V,i pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. COLTTS To Mr. and Mrs. Joe, 108 Columbus avenue, Feb. 6. 1950, a girl, 8 pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. PARSONS To Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H., 418 South Peach street, Feb. 6, 1950, a girl, 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. DUSENBERRY To Mr. and Mrs. Donald, Gold Hill, Feb. 7, 1950. a boy. B'2 pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. WATSON To Mr. and Mrs. Earl, route 1, box 462. Talent. February 4, 1950, a girl, seven pounds, at Community hospital. REICH To Mr. and Mrs. Del to. Central Point, February 4. 1950, a girl, 334 pounds, at Com munity hospital. Farm Planning Group To Meet Wednesday The farm crops program plan ning committee of the Jackson county agricultural council will meet at the extension service of fice in the courthouse at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow to review last year's program and to suggest meetings, tours or summer pro grams to promote and further in terest in farm crops. The committee is composed of Arnold Bohncrt. chairman; John Niedermeyer, Charles Elmore, Ben Day and John and Otto Bohncrt. Hammond. Ind., Feb. 7 (U.R) A bar here reported a heavy de mand today for its "JstromDoll cocktail" a concoction of Swed ish kummel and Italian ver mouth. Southern Pacific 51 8. Oil of Calif 64', Texas Gulf Sulphur 73 Transamerica 17Vi United Aircraft 26H U. S. Rubber 42sf- U. S. Steel 30 Youngstown 777a The MAGIC of BELIEVING By Claude M. Bristol Now running serially in The Oregcnian Price of book Complete $2.95 SWEM'S BOOKS Wage-Hour Law To Be Subject Of Radio Talk New method! of computing overtime pay under recent amendments to the federal wage and hour law will be explained tonight in a radio address by Madison R. Smith, investigation supervisor for the wage and hour commission's public con tracts division in Oregon. The talk will be heard over radio station KYJC at 7:45 p.m. today. This will be one in a series of special programs dealing with wage and hour law amendments recently enacted by congress. Smith will explain how the amendments clarify such prob lems as "overtime on overtime;" what constitutes true overtime pay and what is premium pay: how to compute pay for excused absences, and he will give the recognized definition of "regular rate of pay. Forgery Charge Filed Against Jailed Man A charge of forgery has been filed against Elwood Van Zant who is held in the city Jail under $1,500 bond, city police said to day. Arraignment was . slated this afternoon. Police accused Van Zant of passing a spurious check for $23.50 at Franklin's grocery on Saturday. Van Zant was first booked on a drunkenness charge. The man is also being ques- tionea Dy state ponce and Ine federal bureau of investigation regarding post office robberies and forgeries in Washington, and on other matters. Park Snow Depth Now 131 Inches, More Falls Today's total snow depth at Crater Lake has been measured at 131 inches, with 15 inches falling within the past 24 hours, according to reports received by radio at park headquarters in Medford this morning. Maximum temperature during the past 24 hours was 25 de grees and the minimum was 19. For the information of skiers, park headauarters said there is a surface of breakable crust on the snow. South and west en trance roads are ODen but chains are required for travel from Annie springs to the lake rim. MWA HURRY ENDS SOON YANJm AND STELLAR CAST IT AIN'T PEANUTS COMPARE! McLAIN'S DRUG CENTRE For QUALITY, CONVENIENCE, SERVICE. OPEN 24 HOURS EACH DAY. FREE DELIVERY in city limits. PARKING LOT COURTESY. (use any Ceo. Goodman lot in city) Coast-To-Coast Trading Stamps. DRUGS, COSMETICS, SUNDRIES Sold at the Minimum Fair Trade Prices. All Cosmetic Gift Sets specially wrapped for your valentine Order today and we will de liver them free of charge to your valentine on Valentine's day. This Year Chooit WHITMAN'S for Your VALENTINE SHOP and SAVE at YOUR FRIENDLY DRUG STORE Tuesday. February 7, 1950 Local Couple's Son Receives Decoration Klamath Falls, Feb. 7 For mar Marina T.Qot rtlaf W c... erson. son of Mr. and Mrs.' Olaf oeverson. h:it West Second street. Medford, was recently awarded the DUtlncniUhoH Fi,'. ing C i, the Air Medal and two gold -. in lieu of second and third .-.r Medals by the marine corps. The presentation was made In the Klamath Falls citv hall last week by Mayor Robert A. Thompson. The citations were for extraordinary achievement while participating In aerial flight with a marine torpedo cnnnHrnn tn CaI...... .....1 Bismarck Archipelago islands area, severson was accompanied at the presentation ceremony bv his wife. Jean, and friends of the family. NOT BO EXPLOSIVE Omaha, Neb. (U.R) When charity workers tried to help transient, Sam Tangeman, with his suitcase he shouted, "Don't touch that it's nitroglycerine." Police investigated and found the explosive suitcase contained only clothing, a pair of snips and a bottle one-third full of wine. Court Records Justice Court Henry H. Fear, overload, fine $10.50 and costs. Seth W. Putnam, overload, fine $16 and costs. Gerald M. Gleaves, improper muttier. line 1 and costs. Police Court Rodger J. Note, overparking, fine $2. Cooksey Motor company, over parking, bail $2. Fay Mathews and Louis Mil ler, no operator's license, fine $5 each. Vincent LeRoy Chase, Ryder I. Berg, Anne J. Gorby and Nor man Barry Dorries. failure to stop at stop sign, bail $5 each. Jack Lee Sanders, failure to ston at red light, bail $5. Raymond Duane Jore, viola tion of basic rule, bail $10. R. E. Smith, reckless driving, fine $25. Kenneth L. Larson, reckless driving, second offense, vehicle impounded 60 days, license sus pended 90 days. TELEPHONE 2-71 13 Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Cloudy with light occasional rain In valley and now over mountain! tonight and Wednesday. Slightly wnrmer tonight. Weitern Oregon: Partly cloudy with occasional showers tonight and wen nesdav. Not much change in tempera- lure. Low tonight 33-ll. High Wednes day I Ol At, UATA Temperature a year ago today Highest 40; lowest 21. Total monthly precipitation -23 inch. Deficiency for the month. .17 Inch. Total precipitation since Sept. 1 1949. 11.85 Inches. Excess for the season. 1.84 Inches. Relative humidity 4:30 p m. yester day IT: 4:30 a.m. toiay na-.. Observations Taken at 4:30 A.M. 130 Meridian Time High Low Preo, Rnlu .10 29 . Boston 41 25 .10 Chicago 40 .14 Denver 64 31 Eureka - JJ Havre .. 35 42 23 2 52 30 38 31 32 37 27 35 30 41 33 28 43 21 Klamath Falls .... Los Angeles . 39 . 00 . 47 . 43 . 45 . 77 . 42 Medford New York Omaha . Phoenix ... Portland .., Reno - " Eugene JJ Salt Lake JJ San Francisco 37 Seattle Washington, D C 49 Yakima 41 Tomorrow Sunrise 7:16 a.m. Sunset 3:33 a.m. Court House News Divorce Complaint Wilda, Clara Lydia vs. Otto John. Rector, J. L. vs. Fern L. Cooley. Robert L. vs. Ethel F. Divorce Decrees Biggers. L. W. vs. Mary E. Boyd, Marie vs. R. E. Jr., To plaintiff. Sutherland, Kenneth C. vs. Marie B. Franklin, Vivian Louise vs. Finis Augusta. To plaintiff. Vakoc, Lucille, M. vs. George J. To plaintiff. Mullcr. Ruth A. R. vs. Ber nard E. Jensen, Geraldme m. vs. Al fred D. illegaie iiilipillifgEa uRUSSEll CUMMINGS ULU "1 t- 1 foj-is,4g -l,:,,.S;,.Ai f DRUG CENT PE J FIRST J J MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE Woodrich, Edythe vs. John. To plaintiff. Waelty, Mary Alice vs.- De ward Owln. To plaintiff. DOG LICENSES DUeT Jackson county dog owners have until March 2 to buy dog licenses for the regular $1.50 fee. Beginning on the second day of March, a penalty of $2 is added to the fee. License fees are the same for both male and female dogs. Income Tax Service Mary B. Maast 21S S. Central 24-hour Talaphon 2-9281 aT W a 1 I I I M a1 hfe IP I I I I mm www WW HMo ENDS TONITE OINI SICHAID TIERNEY la ammo ENDS TONITE WHERE THE LAFFSj Ana begin mm we Wthard Arlc-n Mary Bath Hughes M i f TS niNfiFR min i ROBERT PAMELA 8 LAKE Thrilling Drona ( WiM HM A land of Strang Danger! 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