Local and
From Grants Paw Mrs. Leo
Sauers, Grants Pass, spent yes
terday here visiting friends and
shopping.
From PortUnd Miss Velma
Parrish, Portland, representing
Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of
Oregon, is a Medford visitor.
From Seattle T. P. Eirich.
Seattle, is here representing the
Schlitz Brewing company as
manager of northwest division.
On Business Ralph W. Hop
kins, Los Angeles, representing
the Los Angeles Casting com
pany, is here on business this
week.
Hospitalized Robert G. Ver
bick, 55 North Orange street, un
derwent an appendectomy Mon
day morning at Sacred Heart
hospital and is reported recov
ering satisfactorily.
Townsend Dinnor Town
send club No. 4 will hold a chick
en dinner Friday at 6:30 p.m. in
the Pythian building. Those at
tending are asked to bring a
hot dish and a cake or pie. A
program will follow the dinner
and the meeting will be open to
the public.
New Supervisor Miss Ardis
Tatterson, 511 Park avenue, is
now affiliated with Credit Bu
reaus, Inc., 223 West Sixth street
as supervisor of credit reporting.
Miss Patterson began her duties
there yesterday after' a month
in Salem with a branch of the
company, where she has re
ceived two weeks' training and
was in charge of the Salem of
fice for two weeks.
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Remember!These Fryers are STRICTLY
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Arriving Daily by Air . 34 lb.
Personal
At Hospital Mrs. Howard
Griffin, 70S East Main street,
who has been at Josephine Gen
eral hospital, Grants Pass, has
been moved to Sacred Heart hos
pital, Medford, friends said to-
Auxiliary To Meet Ladies
auxiliary of Carpenters local un
ion No. 2067 will hold a regu
lar meeting at 7:30 p.m., Fri
day, at Carpenters' hall, 123 ',4
West Main street.
Leave C. L. Edwards, Chi
cago, vice-president and founder
of Greyhound Post Houses, Inc.,
accompanied by E. J. Riley, Chi
cago, regional manager of the
company, left today after visit
ing the local Post House cafe.
Scouters To Meet Troop and
district Boy scout leaders of the
Big Pines district will meet for
their round-table discussion at
7:30 p.m. at the First Christian
church here today. Plans for
summer activities and scout ad
vancement will be discussed.
Funeral Members of local
veterans organizations today
were asked by Mrs. R. E. Schulz
chairman of the Camp White vet
erans flower memorial fund, to
attend the funeral of Arthur L.
Herrick of the Veterans center
to be held Friday at 1 p.m. in
Conger Morris chapel. Burial
will be in Siskiyou Memorial
park.
Juveniles Held Three Ju
veniles from San Fernando, Cal.,
were being held for California
authorities today and a fourth
was being sought following an
attempt to wreck a stolen car
in Medford, state police reported.
Neither occupant of the car was
injured. One suspect in the ear
theft wearing a black leather
coat and tan pants was being
sought after he escaped while a
lone state policeman rounded up
the other three.
To Build Home E. J. Par
sons has obtained a permit from
the city building inspector's of
fice to construct a $7,000 resi
dence at 2212 Ruhl way. E. C.
Loom is asked to renovate a
building at 822 East Ninth street
for an apartment at a cost of
$400. Lewis E. Moesley applied
to make a $300 addition to a
house at 941 South Holly street
and Donald Dugger will make a
$200 garage addition at 50.5 Alice
street.
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Son Here B. L. Mershon,
San Francisco, is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Ernest B. Rtppon,
115 Willamette avenue.
Fireman Called City fire
men investigated a smoke scare
at the Thomas Might real es
tate office, 221 North Central
ovenue, at 8:55 p.m. yesterday
They could find no fire.
Announce Meeting Canton
Siskiyou and auxiliary, t'atn
archs Militant, will meet Friday
at 6:30 p.m. in the IOOF hall.
A covered dish dinner will be
followed by business sessions.
Mrs. Carl Pearson is dinner
chairman.
Meeting Sunday Colonel
Sergeant camp and auxiliary,
United Spanish War Veterans,
will hold the monthly meeting
Sunday, February 19, at the arm
ory. A covered dish dinner will
be served at 1 p.m. with regular
meetings to follow.
Bauer Hera Bruce Bauec
San Carlos, Cal., left today af
ter being here on business the
first of the week. He is en route
to Coos Bay and Portland and is
expected to return Monday. Mr.
and Mrs. Bauer, former residents
recently returned from a trip to
Honolulu.
V
Band To Play The Junior
high band will provide enter
tainment for a meeting of the Ju
nior High Parent-Teacher asso
ciation set for today at 8 p.m.
at the school, and all parents
are invited to attend. The band
is directed by Albert Hunte
mann. The program will include
a panel discussion on "the home,
the church, the school and the
community."
Family Night Another fam
ily night program is being held
at the YMCA Friday, February
17 from 7 to 10 p.m., it was an
nounced today. A special full
length movie will be shown, and
in addition the usual family
night program will be carried
out throughout the evening. Par
ents bringing children are re
quested to remain at the YMCA
during the time the children are
there, it is stated.
Livestock
PortUnd. Ore., Feb. 16 (U.P )
Cattle 130; early tupply very imMI.
opening sales steady; canner-cutter
cows strong to 50 cents higher for
two days; steers scarce; cutter-commons
$16-10; cutter-common dairy
type heifers JM-16.50; canner-cutter
cows mosuy ij-i.zd; lew
bulls scarce; demand limited.
Cnlves 50; market steady at week s
decline; good-choice vealers $26-30:
commons down to S13.
Hons 200: market active, steady
with late Wednesday; good-choice
190-230 lbs. 519; lew selected lots
$19.25; 150 lbs. $17.50; good 350-550
lb. sows $14 30-15.50; few medium
feeders $16; good-choice $16.30-17.50.
Sheep 30; nothing offered early;
late Wednesday few lots good-choice
90-106 lb. fed lambs stronger at $23;
good ewes around $10.
Portland Produce
Portland. Ore.. Feb. 16 (U.P.)
Butler Prices to retailers: Grade AA
prints K8c lb.; AA cartons 69c; A
prints 68c; A cartons 69c; B prints 65c
Egg prices to retailers: Grade AA
large 45c; A large 43c; AA medium
43c; A medium 42c: small nominal;
cartons 2c additional.
Cheese Prices to retailers: Port
land, Oregon, singles 3-42c lb.; Ore
gon 5-lb. loafs 44 2-45c lb.; triplets
1 5C less than singles. Premium brands
singles, 51 'ac lb.; loaf S3l,iC lb.
San Francisco. Feb. 16 (U.P.)
Cattle 10. Few sales steady. Five head
high-common cows. $16.30; couple
cutters $14.50-15; individual medium
sausage bulls $18.50. Calves five. No
early snles.
Hogs 75. Active; butchers and sows
steady. Few good and choice 190-250
lb. butchers $19.50; one lot good 158
lb. butchers $18.50; one lot good 464
lb. sows $13.50.
Sheep 50. No early sales: Wednes
day, generally steady; 20 head me
dium 87 lb. wooled lambs $34.50.
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Obituary
STELLA FOX
Services for Mrs. Stella Fox.
83, Jacksonville, who passed
away in a local hospital Sunday.
will be held in the Conger-Morris
chapel Saturday at 11 a.m. with
tne Kev. L,. ft. Lamp officiating
Interment will be In Siskiyou
memorial park.
' Mrs. Fox was born in Clarin
da, la., March 6, 1866. She was
united in marriage to George E
Fox on Oct. 30, 1890, in Clar
inda. He preceded her in death
in January 1942. She came to
southern Oregon in 1892, living
for many years in Central Point
with her daughter, Mrs. Ger-
aldine (Hy) Hogan. who survives,
Since August 1949, she has been
living on Poorman's creek with
her daughter. She was a mem
ber of the Royal Neighbors of
America, Central Point,
Also surviving are tour grand,
children,
ARTHUR HERRICK
Services for Arthur L. Herrick,
71, who passed away at the V. A.
domiciliary center Saturday,
will be held in Conger-Morris
chapel Friday at 1 p.m, with
Chaplain Anderson, Camp White
officiating. Interment will be in
Siskiyou Memorial park.
The deceased was born June
15, 1878, in West Poland. Me.,
and had resided at Camp White
since August, 1949. He was a
veteran of the Spanish-American
war, enlisting June 7, 1899.
in Stoughton, Wis., serving as a
private in Co. C, 21st Iinfantry.
He was discharged June 6, 1902
in San Francisco. There are no
known relatives.
'Street Scene' To Be
Presented Today
Ashland, Feb. 18 Curtains
will rise at 8:20 p.m. today on
the Southern Oregon college
production of Elmer Rice's Pul
itzer prize play, "Street Scene."
Under the direction of Angus L.
Bowmer, the play is expected to
be one of the dramatic high
lights of the year, according to
those who have witnessed final
rehearsals. Elaborate stage set
tings have been designed by
Jack Bcardsley of the Turnabout
theater in Los Angeles.
"Street Scene" has been in re
hearsal here for five weeks and
the large cast includes many
members of the Medford Civic
theater.
Reservations may be made for
any of the three performances
by calling the business office of
the college, Ashland 3641, or
tickets may be purchased at the
door of the Churchill hall audi
torium. The nlav will be present
ed tonight. Friday and Saturday
with curtain time at 8:20 p.m.
for all three performances.
Court Records ,
Justice Court
Scott R. Wickcrsham, over
width load, fine $1 and costs.
Richard A. Hogan, overload,
fine $12.50 and costs.
Bessie O. Evans, Houston R.
Pitts, no operator's license, fine
$1 and costs each.
Jerald J. Morgan, failure to
operate on right side of high
way, fine $1 and costs.
Kennent S. Russell, improper
muffler, fine $2.50 and costs.
W. w. Woolririgc. illegal nark
ing, fine $1 and costs.
Police Court
Norman E. Farm, no boule
vard stop, fine $5. '
Norman J. Hayes, void vehicle
licenses and violation of basic
rule, total fine $15.
Kenneth Nugent, parked In
post office zone, bail $2.
Wall Street
New York. Feb. 16 (U.R)
Speculative issues produced
large volume on the stock mar
ket today while the main list of
stocks sagged on light volume.
Dow Jones closing stock aver
ages: 30 industrials - 201.69, off
0.24; 20 railroads 54.51, off 0.29:
15 utilities 42.38. up 0.02; 85
stocks 73.06. off 0.13.
Sales today approximated
1,920,000 shares, compared with
1,730.000 traded yesterday.
Today's closing prices on se
lected stocks:
American T it T .....149
Anaconda 29 Va
Chrysler 63 V
Curtiss Wright 9
General Electric 45V&
General Motors 74 Vs
Montgomery Ward 56
Penn R R 17
Penney, J C 58ys
Radio 15
Southern Pacific 52Vfc
S Oil of Cal 6214
Texas Gulf Sulphur 72 i
Transamerica 17
United Aircraft , 26 '4
U S Rubber 42
U S Steel 2914
Youngstown 78
NOT QUITEOENTLEMANLY
Cheyenne, Wyo. (U.Rl A
Cheyenne husband was ordered
to stay away from his wife be
cause he tore off her clothes,
took all her money and left her
naked and hysterical on a street.
TEX
WILLIAMS
AND HIS
WESTERN
CARAVAN
Featuring Ihote Comtdiatis
SMOKEY RODGERS
DEUCE SPRIGGINS
In Their Only Appearance
North of Sacramento
ARMORY
KLAMATH FALLS
SAT., Feb. 18
Navy Again Accepting
Qualified Enlistees
Due to a large increase in quo
ta, the navy recruiting station in
Medford is again accepting appli
cations from qualified men, it
was announced today by Chief
T. L. Bartholomew, recruiter in
charge.
High school graduates making
a passing mark on the armed
forces qualification test are guar
anteed a navy trade school upon
the completion of the basic train
ing. If a man desires he mny
be transferred to either a ship
or navy station, where he is
given on-the-job training.
Young men who are not high
school graduates may also ap
ply. In this case, a school is not
guaranteed but on-the-job train
ing is given and if the man shows
initiative, advancement is reg
ular and he may later be assigned
to a school.
New Mexican Held On
Larceny Charges Here
Medford police said today that
Louis Roy Valdez, 29, of New
Mexico, has admitted two thefts
from parked cars last summer
and is being held on larceny
charges in the city hall.
Police said Valdcx admitted
taking a Zeiss Icon camera last
August from a car owned by
Wallace Wong, Chungking inn,
and the theft of a sportcoat,
fishing reel and tackle box from
a car owned by John Robertson,
Grand hotel, last June.
Valdez's records show prev
ious sentences in penal institu
tions in New Mexico and in
Colorado.
Daily Weather Report
FOKKCAST8
Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy
tonight. Fojf patches early Friday.
Incrrasinu cloudiness Friday with
ram by night. Cooler tonight.
Western Oregon: Mostly cloudy
with showers and cooler tonight. In-
c reusing cloudiness Friday followed
by rain. Little change in tempera
ture. Low tonight 38 to 45. High Fri
day 45 to 52.
I.UCAL II ATA
Temperature a year ago today:
Highest 52; Lowest 35.
Total monthly precipitation .80 inch.
Deficiency for the month .35 inch
Total precipitation since September
1. lfHll. 12 20 inches.
Excess for the season 1.51 inches.
Relative humidity 4:30 p.m. yestcr
dav 73'r; 4:30 am. today nnTr.
Observation Taken At 4:30 A.M.,
120 .Meridian Time
High Low Prec.
Hoi: e
Host on ..... 30 25
Chicago 32 22
Denver 55 20
Eureka 50 51
Havre 3R 22
Klamath Falls 53 35
Los Angeles ..... AO 40
Medford 54 44
New York 30 30
Omaha 23 -2
Phoenix BO 44
Portland 4H 41
Reno flfl 30
Eugene .. 55 45
.Salt Lake 53 30
San Francisco 40 40
Seattle 51 43
Spokane 47 36
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Washington, D. C 52 30 .01
Yakima 30 32 '1
Tomorrow
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Thursday, February 18. 1930
Gas Dealers Attempt
To Avert Price War
The Rogue Valley Gas Deal
ers' association met here last
night for a discussion of gasoline
prices in this area and to mobil
ize their forces in an effort to
avert a price war like the one
that has spread through parts of
California.
Bob Stewart, president of the
association, said this morning
that prices will be maintained
here, so far as possible. "If there
is a price war, somebody will
got hurt," he said. Some dealers
who have cut prices in the Med
ford area are expected to fall
back into line.
The association was formed a
year and a half ago and meets
regularly for discussions of prob
lems common to all dealers in
the valley.
Small Farm Operators
May Form Councils
More than 30 small farm oper
ators met here Tuesday to dis
cuss common nerds and the pos
sibility of organizing into com
munity groups on the pattern of
the Talent Small Farms council.
Arthur Wisncr, president of the
Talent group, described the act
ivities' of his organization over
the past year.
Representatives of small farm
operators in the Shady Cove,
Gold Hill, Bcllview, Jackson
ville, and Midway road commun
ities agreed to undertake the
responsibility of organizing coun
cils in their areas.
News o4-H
CLUBS
Howard 4-H Sewing Club
Howard 411 Sewing club met
February 4 at the home of Glcn
da Martin and work was done
on needle cases which are to be
finished by the next meeting,
BURGOYNE'S
Southern Oregon's Most Popular
Place to Dine and , Dance
Proudly Present . . .
JOHNNY RAY
In Person
Direct from Hollywood
featuring
Bill Blakeley
Appearing Nightly
Good Music Good Floor
The Valley Finest
Chicken and Steak Dinners
Pacific Highway Jusr South of Medford
Telephone 2-6012
ELLA RAINES - PAT O'BRIEN
A DANGEROUS
PROFESSION
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN ;
February 18 at Nancy Barnes'
home. Glenda and her mother
served refreshments.
The January 21 meeting was
held at the home of Kay Holmes
with six new girls, bringing the
membership to 11. Nadine Brood
was appointed historian and
Dorma Cusick, Patty Carlson,
Irene Cummings to the recrea
tion committee. Blanket stitch
was learned and Mrs. Holmes
served refreshments.
Lois Black, Reporter.
BIRTHS
DARLING To Mr. and Mrs.
J. H., Toketee, Feb. 15, 1950,
a boy, 8' j pounds, at Osteopathic
hospital,
BLAGAICH To Mr. and Mrs,
Michael, 620 Roca street, Ash
land, a boy, 74 pounds, at Os
teopathic hospital.
CRAIG To Mr. and Mrs.
Charles, 1113 Stevens street,
February 15, 1850, a girl, 7'4
pounds, at Community hospital,
RAY To Mr. and Mrs. Chan,
Ua Mall Trlbuna Want Ada
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Central Point, February 15, 1950,
a girl, five pounds, at Community
nospuai.
SIZEMORE To Mr. and Mrs. '
Everett, Butte Falls, February
14, 1D50, a boy, seven pounds, at
Community hospital. ,
KENNEDY To Mr. and Mrs. '
Eugene, Central Point, February
14, 1950, a girl, eight pounds, at '
Community hospital.
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