Local and Personal 1
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From Portland Samuel Lee, i
Portland, of the power trans
missions products division, Port
land Iron works, is here this
week.
From LaCanada Charles E.
Andrey, La Canada, Cal., repre
senting Abingdon - Cokesbury
Press, New York City, arrived
here today.
On Honor Roll Nick Greene,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R.
Greene, route 1, a Junior at the
University of California, at Los
Angeles, has earned a place on
the university's honor roll.
Greene is majoring in geology.
Civic Theatre First 1950
meeting of the Medford Civic
Theater group will be in the
Jackson school gymnasium at
8:30 p.m. today. Election of of
ficers will be held and anyone
interested in the group is in
vited to attend.
A 1 1 n d School Rufus H.
Cate Jr., county extension agent,
returned to Medford over the
week-end from Corvallis with
Ted Willoughby and Alden Joy.
Ashland, who were two of 12
Oregon 4-H members attending
a sheep shearing school on the
Oregon State college campus.
Jacksonville Grange Jack
sonville Grange members will
meet Tuesday in Garden club
rooms of U. S. hotel, Jackson
ville, at 8 p.m. Members are to
take a sack lunch. HEC mem
bers of the grange will meet
Wednesday, March 1 in Jackson
ville Presbyterian church par
lors. Luncheon will be served at
12 noon, and officers stated im
portant business would be con
sidered. Wakefield
2nd Floor Medford Furniture,
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How this hidden tank farm helped keep
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This farm, hidden behind a ring of trees to preserve scenic beauty, with
a storage capacity of 28,896.000 gallons of oil, went into operation a lot
faster than we ever expected. During this winter, one of the severest on
record, these facilities, costing more than $1,000,000, helped to do the
big job of keeping Northwest homes and office buildings warm.
Of course, these tanks were only one factor in avoiding a shortage.
Standard Heating Oil dealers and their trucks worked 24-hour days; tank
ers, railroads, and truckers carried more heating oil in a short space of time
than during any other winter. But it was gratifying to all Standard oilers
that this part of our construction program (already totaling more than
J 500,000,000 just since the war) could be put to such good use so soon.
Suparviior Her Mary Ann
Hammel, Salem, supervisor of
state school lunch programs,
arrived here today.
Engineer Here L. E. Kurti
chanof, Portland, electrical en
gineer, is here this week on
business.
From Salem M a 1 c o 1 rn L.
Jones, Salem, from the public
utilities commission, arrived
here today.
On Business Harold A. Ip
son, Oakland, Cal., is here on
business representing David E.
Kennedy, Inc., Oakland.
Club To Meet Medford Gar
den club will hold its March
meeting Thursday at 2 p.m. at
the YMCA.
To Portland Wallace Has
kins, 228 North Holly street,
was taken to Portland Saturday
by Perl ambulance. He entered
the veterans hospital there
where he will receive medical
treatment.
Announce Meeting Medford
Council of Parents and Teachers
will meet Thursday, March 2 at
1:30 p.m. at Oak Grove school,
with Oak Grove unit members
as hostesses. Dessert will be fol
lowed by a program and the an
nual plant sale.
Data Change d Regular
monthly potluck dinner meeting
of Ce'ntral Point Presbyterian
church members and friends in
the church parlors, will be Wed
nesday at 6:30 p. m. instead of
Thursday evening as originally
planned. Miss Claire Hanley,
Jacksonville, will show pictures
of her recent trip to Guatemala,
beginning at 7:45 p. m.
DU PONT
TONTINE
WINDOW
SHADES
Drapery
6th & Bart left, Ph. 2-6010
year ago, we completed one of
heating oil tank farms in the country here in
the Northwest . . . simply to make certain there
would be enough oil on hand to
Ladies' Tri-op Ladles' Mount
ed troop members will meet
Tuesday at 7 p. m. for a social
evening at the home of Mrs. C.
Rease Braley, 245 Valley View
drive.
Pedestrian Hit Billy Lathrop,
age two an done-half, was slight
ly hurt when a truck operated
by Stanley Hnke, 402 South Fir
street, backed into him Satur
day in the DeBarr i addition
north of Medford, a report filed
with police disclosed.
Safety Council Medford
Safety council will install offic
ers and make awards at a dinner
meeting at 6:30 p.m. today in the
Pioneer room at the Jackson
hotel. William Jlealy, assistant
secretary of state, will be main
speaker and schoolboy patrol
men will be honored.
Building Permits Mrs. L. W.
Bentley applied Saturday at the
city building inspector's office
for a permit to reroof and remod
el a structure at 903 South Holly
street at $400 cost. John and Ann
Strebinger asked today to erect
a $75 garage addition at 126
Kenwood avenue.
Visit Upstate Mrs. Wilson
Clark and son Glen, Oak Grove,
drove to Eugene last week to
visit Mrs. Clark's sister, Mrs.
Claude Wilson, and then on to
the TB hospital at Salem to visit
Dick Saltmarsh, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dean Saltmarsh, of Stew
art avenue here.
Driver Injured G. D. Harper,
route 2. box 148, suffered a scalp
cut yesterday evening when the
car he was operating and a se
dan driven by S. M. Bullis Jr.,
41 Barneburg road, were involv
ed in an accident at Main and
Florence streets intersection, ac
cording to reports filed with city
police.
Money Taken Offices of Dr.
Russell Barnes in the Lcverette
building were entered yesterday
morning and about S8 taken
from the cash register, city police
reported. Files were also ran
sacked. Police said the janitor re
ported seeing two youths leave
the building yesterday before
the office entry was discovered.
There was evidence that some
one had tried to enter several
offices.
Has Operation Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Shaw, 641 Pine street,
have received word that Cpl.
Gerald M. Riddle, stationed at
the O'Hara International airport,
Park Ridge, 111., underwent sur
gery last month at the Great
Lakes Naval hospital. Corporal
, Riddle, who makes his home
with the Shaws when in Med
ford, attended school here be-
jfore going into the army 3'.i
years ago.
the largest
meet any
To Visit Grants Pan Mem
bers of Goldstripe Pup Tent 3
of the Military Order of the
Cootie will meet at the VFW hall
at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday for an of
ficial visit to the Grants Pass
chapter.
Square Dancers The Monday
square dance instruction class
for beginners will be held at the
Medford YMCA from 8 to 10 p.
m. today, with Hollis Hill, Ash
land, instructing. Mr. and Mrs.
Marshall Bessonette will be host
and hostess.
Nurserymen To Meet Rogue
Valley Nurserymen and Grow
ers will meet Thursday, March
2, at 7 p. m., at the Rogue Val
ley greenhouse, 625 Franquette
street, rather than at the Crater
greenhouse as was stated in Sun
day's issue of the Tribune. All
licensed growers are invited to
attend the meeting, it is stated.
Auxiliary To Meet The auxil
iary to Veterans of Foreign Wars
will hold a special meeting
Tuesdav at 8 p. m. in Veterans'
hall. At this time Mrs. Stanley
Tripp, Corvallis, department
president, will inspect the auxil
iary. Wednesday Mrs. Tripp
will be honored at a covered dish
luncheon to be served at 12 noon
in the hall.
Livestock
T.lvMtnrlc.
Portland. Ore., Feb. 27 U.P.
Cattle 1100: market active on Hgni
simulv: eenerallv around SO cents
higher most classes; some beef cows
Sl.oo higher; Rood ten steers zu--fii,
includine 1103 lb. weiehts at $27: com
mon steers downward to $20; hiRh
medium-low sood heifers S-' su; com
mons 516.50-20; canner-cutter cows
S13 S0.15: shells down to $11 or be
low; heavy Holstelns common to $1U
17; good 1134 lb. ueei cows -u; yaun
cows to $21 and above; asking $21
22 for sood beef bulls.
Cnlves ISO; market active; few
enrlv strone to $1 or more higher
good vealers $28-30; choice $31 and
above.
Hogs 750; market active, steady
ffoori -choice 1SU-230 lb. butchers SIM
$19.50: 2.-0-2!i0 lbs. $17 50-18; 150-170
lbs. $17 50-18 50: good 350-500 lb. sows
mostly $15-15.50; choice light feeders
above $18.
Sheen 230: earlr sales about steady
quality considered; good-chcice ted
lambs $22 50; best around $23; good
ewes $10-11 or above.
San Francisco. Feb. 27 (U P.
Cattle 350. Supply consists around 3
loads steers, a load oi neiiers ana oai
ance most I v cows. Trade opened slow
with fully steady prices. Load medium
045-lb. steers $24.50: few common and
medium cows $15.50-17.50: scattering
canners and cutters $12.50-15. Calves
five. No early sales.
Hogs 100. Active, butchers $.50 low
er; sows steady to $.50 lower; good
and choice 190-240 lb. butchers $19;
sood sows $13.50.
Sheep 675. Active, fully steady.
Around 560 head good and choice
mostiv no. 2 pen lamo averaging no
lbs. $25 25.
Portland Produce
Portland. Ore.. Feb. 27 (UP.)
Butter Prices to retailers: Grade aa
prints. 69c lb.; A A cartons, 70c; A
you warm
Capacity Audience
Sees Last Kapers
Performance Here
Another capacity audience wit
nessed the final presentation of
the Kiwanis Kapers and Minstrel
show of 1950 at the Medford
high school auditorium Saturday
night.
The production numbers of
the professionally-directed show
were well-received by the au
dience, but popular favor was
more attracted to the antics of
the Olsen-and-Johnson-type of
off-stage horseplay which went
on during the entire production,
and to the ancient gags given a
working over by the minstrel
"end men."
Antics Described
A woman who typified many
movie-goers by climbing over
and through seated customers,
equipped with mop and bucket;
a frustrated artist who concen
trated on her painting through
much of the show; two time-and-a-half
carpenters who diligently
tore up and tried to patch two
seats, and uncounted screams,
yells and assorted nincompoop
ery by Kiwanians gave the pro
duction the localized and home
town flavor enjoyed by the Med
ford audience.
Hit of the first act was singing
of "Boomps-a-Daisy," when chor
ines shanghaied partners from
the audience, and forced them to
dance on the stage. The result
ing hilarity was at the expense
of the hapless men, and their
subsequent attempts to regain
their coats, which had been dex
terously switched during the
dancing.
Wet-Wash Exit
At the close of the perform
ance, those attending were
greeted at the exit by lines full
of wet wash, through and under
which they had to pass to get
out.
Concensus of the show-goers
was that the hullabaloo was well
worth the price. Medford and
Ashland Kiwanians will devote
their shares of the proceeds to
various philanthropic and club
projects. E. A.
prints, 69c; A cartons, 70c; B prints.
66c.
ERff prices to retailers: Grade AA
lartrc. 45c; A large. 43c; AA medium,
42-43c; A medium. 41 -42c; tsmall, nom
inal; cartons. 2c additional.
Cheese Pricei to retailen: Port
land. Oregon, singles, 3-42c lb.: Ore
gon S-lb. loafs. 44,-4.1c lb.; triplets,
l'iic less than singles. Premium
brands, singles. SI !ac lb.; loaf, A3'ac lb.
Chives sold for ft .30 a flat on the
Portland eastside farmers wholesale
produce market today.
Lettuce and cabbage plants brought
SI a flat.
Carnation plants sold at S1.7S 8 flat.
Pansy plants wera offered at S2.2&
a flat.
Toultry, Rabbits
Live chickens Broilers under 2 lbs.,
17c; 2-3 lbs.. 22-23c: 3-4 lbs.. 2II-27C;
4 lbs. and over, 27-28c; fryers 25-28C
lb.: roastets. 4 lbs. and over. z-3ilc;
leghorns under 4 lbs.. 14-10c: 4 lbs.
over, I6-I7c; roosters. 25c; colored
fowl, all weights, 19-21c; old roosters,
all weights, 14-lSc.
Turkeys Net to growers, toms, 20
31c; prices to retailers, dressed: A
young toms, 27-26c; light hens. 41-42c.
Rabbits Live white 4 to 3 lbs., 17
20c: 3-6 lbs.. 13-18c; colored 2c lower;
fresh dressed tdsho fryers to retail
ers 40c; local 48-52C.
Wall StreeT
New York, Feb. 27 Demand
for special issues, aircraft and
airline shares featured a firm,
moderately active stock market
today.
Traders anticipated an early
end of the coal strike but with
held buying commitments in the
main list pending outcome of the
negotiations and the trial of the
coal union for contempt.
Dow Jones closing stock av
erages; 30 industrials 204.33 up
0.18; 20 railroads 55.49 up 0.10;
15 utilities 42.81 up 0.08; 85
stocks 73.90 up 0.09.
Sales today approximated
1,400,000 shares, compared with
1,710.000 traded last Friday.
Today's closing prices on se
lected stocks:
American T & T 150''i
Anaconda 30' s
Chrysler 60?i
Curtiss Wright P'it
General Electric . 48
General Motors 75?4
Montgomery Ward 56 '4
Pcnn. R. R 17'
Penney, J. C 61
Radio 15
Southern Co 13 W
Southern Pacific 53
S. Oil of Calif 62'4
Texas Gulf Sulphur 11H
Transamerica 17'
United Aircraft 28 'i
U. S. Rubber 43'i
Youngstnwn 79.4
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eTBAM WHILE THS OTHER USES WATER POWER.
stTRANGELV ENOUGH, BOTH SOURCES OF POWER COME
FROM THE NEARBY SUSOUCMANNA RIVER. COAL. IS
DREDGED FROM THE RIVEI? TO SOPPLV THE STEAM
PLANT JUST ABOVS THE DAM THAT FURMiSHES THE
WATER POWER FOR THE HYDROELECTRIC PLANT.
IS
COPCO INCREASING THE SUPPLY OF
THE AREA IT SERVES?
The Company is now engaged in a construction program de
signed to more than double its plant capacity by 1953
Monday, February 27, 1850
Three Hurt In Skiing
Accidenis At Park
Three winter sports enthus
iasts were slightly Injured at
Crater Lake Sunday and were
released after first aid was ad
ministered by park rangers.
Parnell Giesen, 24, Rogue Riv
er, suffered a sprained right
knee while skiing on Knob hill,
and Donald Svinth, II, Prospect,
sustained a sprained right ankle
in a accident on Garfield peak.
Svinth was brought to the first
aid station by members of the
Rogue Snowmen's club. Edward
Frederick. 25, Haai, Cal., was cut
on the right ankle by the steel
edge of his ski. A compress was
applied by rangers and he was
advised to see a doctor for fur
ther treatment.
A total of 351 visitors passed
through park entrances over the
week-end. Skiing was good.
Scour Jamboree Plans
Told To Activians
Cliff Hansen, scout executive
of the Crater Lake area coun
cil, was the main speaker at a
meeting of the Medford Active
club last week. He described lo
cal pln"s to send 66 scouts to
the nal tal jamboree in Valley
Forge, .Ja., this summer and
commended the Activians for
their interest in Troop 4 of the
Oak Grove district. Medford
Active club sponsors the troop.
The club voted to donate SI 5
to help finance the Medford
Safety council dinner to be held
at the Jackson hotel tonight
honoring school boy patrols.
Jail Sentence Begun
On Liquor Violation
Bill Franklin Sanders, 21, of
Medford, was placed in the coun
ty jail Saturday to begin serv
ing a six-month sentence for
giving liquor to a minor.
Jerry Yates Sparling. 20, In
volved in the same case, was
placed on probation for six
month!! on condition he stay
away from liquor dispensing es
tablishments, the junior high
school, and girls. He must be at
home by 10 p.m. every night.
Both men had pleaded guilty
to the charges.
SOC Band Visits 3
Valley Communities
Ashland, Feb. 27 Thirty-one
members of the Southern Ore
gon college band, accompanied
by the college male quartet and
majorettes, toured various coun
ty communities last week, stop
ping for performances at Gold
Hill, Central Point and Roane
River.
At each stop the quartet, In
cluding Bob Rae, Medford, Ger
ry Leslie and Harry Kannasto,
Ashlnnd, and Frank Koch, Cen
tral Point, presented a group of
songs.
Trail Riders Planning
Trip To Creek Camp
Medford Trail riders and
guests will ride to Greek camp
on Sufidny, March 5 and officers
of the organization said that nil
persons going are to meet at the
clubhouse at 10 a.m.
Each rider is to take his own
lunch.
The group held a dance and
box supper Saturday night.
Daily Weather Report
FORECASTS
Medford and vicinity: Fair and mild
tonight and Tuesday.
Western Oregon: Partly cloudy to
night and Tuesday with little change
In temperature. Highs 43 to 33 Tues
day; lows 28 to 36 tonight.
I.OCAI, DATA
Temperature a year ago today:
Highest 03; Lowest 37.
Total mommy precipitation i.io
Inches.
Deficiency for the month .71 Inch.
Total precipitation alnct- September
1. 1049, 12 38 Inches.
F.xcess for the season 1.10 Inches.
Relative humidity 4:30 p m. yester
day 76': 4:30 a.m. today 72",.
Observations Taken At 4:30 A.M.,
120 Meridian Time
High Low Prec.
Boise 60 37 1
Boston 3 3
Chicago . .......... 20 0
Denver 71 42
Eureka 34 46 .02
Havre 33 22
Klamath Falls 32 31
Los Angeles ..... 34 47
Medford 33 38 T
New York 28 10
Omaha 27 23
Phoenix .78
Portland 32 33 .01
Reno T7 31
Kugene 48 32 .IB
Salt Lake 87 4
San rranclsco 60 49
Seattle 47 33 .33
Spokane 49 26
Washington, O. C ...... 30 20
Yakima M 37
1THOUGH
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Obituary
JUDY WESTERFIELD
Servicea for Judv Ann Wes-
terfield, infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Roger Westerfleld,
Myers lane, who passed away In
local hospital Saturday, were
held at the graveside in I.O.O.F.
cemetery this morning, with the
uev. u. e. Millard officiating.
Arrangements were in care of
Conger Morris funeral home.
Surviving besides her parents
are a brother, James Richard,
at home; her maternal grand-
arents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wil
iamson, Medford: and her pa
ternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Hicks, Medford.
JOSEPH MALOTT
Funeral services are pending
for Joseph Butler Malott, 92,
who died at Jacksonville Satur
day. He is survived by a son,
Clarence H.
Perl funeral home is in charge
of funeral arrangements which
will be announced later.
CHRIS BAIER
Chris Baier. route 3, died at
noon today at a local hospital.
Perl funeral home will have
charge of arrangements and a
complete obituary will be pub
lished later.
Etta Mae Benedict,
Ashland Woman, Dies
Ashland, Feb. 27 Etta Mac
Benedict, 71, of 219 North Moun
tain avenue, Ashland, died fri-
tlay morning in a rest home
here. She was born Oct. 2, una,
in Elkton, the daughter of pion
eer parents. George and Esther
Benedict. She came to Ashland
in 1903 and was a lifelong mem
ber of the Christian church.
Survivors include one brother.
C. G. Benedict, Portland; eight
nephews, Oscar A. Cooper. Van
couver, Wash.; Ernest Cooper,
Springfield; Arthur Cooper, Oak
Ridge: Clarence Cooper Jr.,
Mohler; George Benedict. Los
Angeles: Milton and Joe Elliott.
Bellingham. Wash., and Paul
Redifer, Myrtle creek; two
nieces, Mrs. Eva rraiiKiin, lat
ent, and Mrs. Frances Leighton,
Myrtle Creek; 11 grand nieces
and nephews, and four great
grand nieces and nephews.
f uneral services win De con
ducted Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.
from the Litwillor funeral home
in Ashland with Mrs. Benedict s
nephew, the Rev. Oscar A.
Cooper, officiating. Interment
will be in Mountain View
cemetery.
Funeral Services Held
For Gold Hill Woman
Roaue River. Feb. 27 Funer
al services for Josephine Evcl
ene Preslar were held at the
Presbyterian church here Satur
day with the Rev. D. F. Barnett
officiating. Mrs. Preslar died at
Rogue River last Tuesday. Her
home was In uotcl rtiu.
She was born Aug. 29, 1884
In Oklahoma and had lived In
Oregon many years.
Survivors Include a daughter,
Mrs. Elva Fleming, Gold Hill;
two sons, Llovd, Grants Pass,
and Garvin, Butte Falls; three
sisters, Mrs. Ina Fuller, Ander-
son, Cal.; Mrs. Clara wunnms
and Mrs. Kate uarnnart. luiare,
Cal.; three brothers. Jerry Con
nelly, Los Gatos, Cal.; Albert,
San Jose, Cal.; and Chris, Ga
lena, Kans., and six grandchil
dren.
Interment was In the Rogue
River cemetery with Hull and
Hull funeral home of Grants
Pass In charge.
SENATOR SPARKLE
SAYS
If your in-laws
become outlawt,
lock the doori
end wi n 4 o w i
and don an
war. "To Serve But Once Ii
Not Our Aim.
We Strive to Serve,
to Serve Again"
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Andy's Jewelry Shop
21 South Riverside
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Ladder Prowlers Lift
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Portland, Ore., Feb 27 ;U.R) .
Ladder prowlers dropped
through a cash grocery skylight,
smashed a safe lock and fled
with $3,861 in cash and checks,
police said today.
Detectives said the prowlers
climbed up on a low roof, drag
ging a ladder after them. They
removed a skylight cover and
dropped In.
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