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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1950)
Local and Personal Obituary Club To Meet Wednesday Study club will meet March 1 at 2 p.m. in the Girls Community club. Aihland Commandery Malta Commandery No. 4 will meet in stated convocation tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Masonic hall in Ashland. Youth Held Police said that a 14-year-old boy was jailed last night on a burglary charge after an employee at Lauren parts. 3i East Sixth street, caught him as he was leaving the building. Apartment Entered Mrs. Ver na Koyce reported to city police last nigni tnai ner apartment at Bb west Jackson street was en tered and ransacked while she was visiting a neighbor. A $10 bill was stolen. To Meet Weekly meeting ol the Marine corps reserve will be held Wednesday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the assembly room of the courthouse. All ex-marine are cordially invited to attend whether a member of the reserve or not. HEC To Meet Roxy Ann Home Economics club will meet Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. B. W. Moffatt. 2178 Spring street. It is announced that the carnival, to be given Sat urday, will be discussed during the meeting. 9 Car Damaged A fender and rear wheel of a coupe operated by Edith Lyle Miller, 812 Broad street, were damaged in an acci dent at Jackson street and Cen tral avenue about noon yester day, according to city police. The car was involved in a collision with a truck driven by Melvin O. Wright, Jacksonville highway. Initiated Kenneth Boshears, freshman at Oregon state college, has been initiated into Phi Eta Sigma, scholastic honor society for freshmen. Young Boshears, son of Mr. and Mrs. Miner T. Bo shears, 408 South Grape street, was graduated last year from Medford high school as valedic torian of his class and is major ing in pharmacy at OSC. Light Operating The over head traftic signal light at River side avenue and Jackson street went into operation yesterday alternoon, city officials said. The light at Jackson street and Cen tral avenue began functioning Friday but walk-wait lights at the two intersections have not been installed because the wrong type of brackets were shipped here. Guards temporarily have been left off the overhead lights so that pedestrians may use them. To Play About 70 accordion pupils of Mrs. Eve Prentice of Medford will play at an Ashland junior high school assembly Thursday at 10:45 a.m. The play ers are asked to meet at the Prentice studio at 9 a.m. wearing their uniforms, Mrs. Prentice states. Pupils from several junior and senior high schools of the valley will be playing, Mrs. Pren tice states, including 10 from the Ashland school where the pro gram will be given. Improving Robert F. Kyle 609 South Oakdale avenue, is much improved following sur gery last week-end at tne com munity hospital, it was reported toaay. a a Dog Poisoned Mn. Frank Dixon, 526 'a West 10th street reported that her doe was poi soned Saturday morning with strychnine or morphine. Dogs were said poisoned on Cottage street and Corning court Sun day. PTA Study Group First of a series of study meetings on the subject "Adolescent Problems." and sponsored by the Lincoln Parent-Teacher association, will be held Wednesday at 1 p m. at the home of Mrs. Russell Wade, 333 Edwards street. Mrs. L. E. Gustison will be leader. Subse quent meetings will be planned during this first session, Hart's Closed Jean Hart's shop on South Grape street will be closed Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday for repairs, it was announced today. Over the week end a section of the ceiling oi the shop collapsed, necessitating extensive rebuilding. Mrs. Hart announces that the shop will pe open again Friday, March 3. Inilorf Rillin Winchester. 41 Wallace, Ida., was jailed by city police last night on a cnarge ui driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicat ing liquor. Arresting officers said the vehicle he was operating was traveling from one side of South Riverside avenue to the other as it hnaHpri north. Police were tipped from Phoenix that the car was approaching Alcaiora. Livestock Fifth Police Training Class Here Tomorrow The regional police training program in Medford sponsored by the Oregon Association of City Police Officers and the Ore gon State Sheriffs' association in cooperation with the local de partment will have its fifth class Wednesday. This class will initiate a 15 hour project involving the hand ling of a practical problem in burglary from the initial investi gation through final court ac tion. Instructors at the Medford school will be a two-man team consisting of Max Taylor of the federal bureau of investigation and Lt. Paul E. Morgan, de partment of state police. Local court officials and attorneys will assist in conducting the court proceedings Subsequent sessions of the pro ject will be held on March 6, 8. 13 and 15. The project school , will complete a 27-hour program of advanced training for city and county law enforcement officers. Portland. Or.. Feb. 28 IUPICat- tle 200; market active. iu. . caner-cutler cows S13 50-15: lew $15 50: sheila down to 111: medium sausage bulls $18-19; good bee! bulls Mondav SM 50-21 50. m. -1. m .kni.i ateadv: rood to 350 lb. vealers S28: choice S31-3Z: commons aown iu Hoos 200; market active, steady; good-choice 180-235 lbs. $19-19 50; good 350-550 lb. sows $1-1 50-15 50; choice 84 lb. feeders late Monday to $18 50. Sheep 150: market steady: good choice fed lambs $22.50-23: mediums down to $21; good slaughter ewes mostly $11. San Francisco. Feb. 28 IUPI Cat tle 50. Trade moderately active and steady. One lot hich-medtum and low- good 950 lb. steers $25 50; common and low-medium cows $15.50-17; can ners and cutters $12 50-15: single me dium sausage bull sin. nionoay. imij tsrii. in9H hiffh.meriium and low- good 930 lb. steers $25.50; short load medium steers $2525: medium anil low-good sausage bulls $18-20; snort load good 735 lb. stocker and feeder steers $25; load good 675 lb. slock heifers $23. Calves none: Monday, two head mnnA ualr $32 and $33. Hogs 450; active, butchers steady to 25c lower; sows sieaoy. guoa mm choice 190-240 lb. butchers $19; good sows $13.50. Monday, butchers closed 25-50C lower; good and choice 190-24U lb. $10-19.25: good and choice 50-lou lb. feeder pigs $20-21. Sheep 25; supply just arriving. Mon day, around 40 head low-good 97 lb. wooled lambs $25.50: few good ewes $13: odd head common and medium ewes $7.30-9.50; one lot medium wooled feeder lambs $22. Portland Produce Portland, Ore., Feb. 28 (UP But ter Prices to retailor!: Grade AA print 69c lb.; AA cartons 70c; A prints 69c; A cartons 70c; B prints C6c. Egg prices to retailers: Grade AA large 45c; A larfie 43c; AA medium 42-43c; A medium 41-42c; small, nomi nal; cartons, 2c additional. Cheese Prices to retailers: Port land, OreRon. sinRles 39-42c lb; Oregon 5-lb loafs 44'a-45c lb.; triplets llac less than singles. Premium brands, sinfiles, 5Pic lb.; loaf, 53'ac lb. Prices on the Portland eastside farm-; ers wholesale produce market were nominal with today s offerings limited to valley potatoes, dry onions and root crops. Poultry, Rabbits Live cnicKens uroners unaer 2 ins.. 17c; 2-3 lbs.. 22-25c; 3-4 lbs. 26-27. 4 lbs. and over. 27-28c; fryers, 2-3 lbs , 2fi-29c; 3-4 lbs., 30-31c; roasters, 4 lbs. and over, 30-31c; leghorns under 4 lbs., 14-16c; 4 lbs. over, 17-18c; roosters, 23c; colored fowl, all weights. 21-22c; old roosters, all weights, 14-16c. Turkeys Net to growers, toms. 20 31c; prices to retailers, dressed: A young toms. 27-28c: light hens, 41-42c. Hahmts Live wnne 4 to 3 ids., ii 20c: 5-6 lbs., 13-18c; colored 2c lower, fresh dressed Idaho fryers to retail ers 40c; local 4 8 -52c. Wall Street New York. Feb. 28 (U.R Stocks sagged in lightened turn over today while Wall street waited for a clue on the pros pects of ending the coal strike. Dow Jones closing stock av erages: 30 industrials 203.44 off 0.08; 20 railroads 55.34 off 0.15; SPECIAL ATTRACTION AT BURGOYNE'S southern Oregon's most popular DINE and DANCE spot on Highway 99 just south of Medford See the 'ROLLERETTES' IN ACTION! Courtesy Aihland Skating Rink Come One! Come All! Remember! Always GOOD FOOD and a HENRY FREEMAN Henry O. Freeman, 82, who for the past five years has resided with his son. Roy, route 1. box 194, Eagle Point, passed away at the home on Monday. He was the son of Mrs. Sarah E. Free man, who passed away last May. A complete obituary and de tails regarding funeral services will be published later, with ar rangements in charge of Chapel mortuary. FRANK SMITH Private funeral services for Frank Lorenzo Smith, 73. 30 North Front street, were conduct ed Monday by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, at Chapel mortuary, with Elder Dewey in charge. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 29, 1876, he came to Medford about five years ago, where he has been engaged in gardening and orchard work. He was preceded in death a number Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Fair lonlsht and Wednesday. Thickening cloudiness Wednesday. Little change In tempera ture. Western Oregon: Partly cloudy to night, increasing cloudiness Wednes day with some light rain on coast late Wednesday. Not quite so cool. Low tonight 32 to 42. High Wednesday 44 to 54. LOCAL DATA Temperature a vear ago today: Highest 60: lowest 32. Total monthly precipitation, Ma inches. Deficiency for the month. ,78 Inch. Total precipitation since Sept. 1, 104!). 12 58 inches. Excess for the season. 1.03 inches. Relative humidity 4:30 pm. yester day 48p; 4:30 a.m. today 84. Observations Taken at 4:30 a.m. 15 utilities. 42.81 unchanged; 65 stocks 73.76 off 0.23. Sales today approximated 1,310.000 shares, cohpared with 1,400.000 traded yesterday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T 150' s Anaconda 297 s Chrysler 63' Curtiss Wright 0ls General Electric 464 General Motors 75? Montgomery Ward 56 Penn. R R 17!i Penney, J. C 59?i Radio 143s Southern Pacific 5214 S. Oil of Calif 62 Texas Gulf Sulphur 72 Transamerica 17 United Aircraft 277s U. S. Rubber 43 U U. S. Steel 30' 4 Youngstown 79 MM tst' am WALT OlSNCT IM ftUMUT W IH0II fUTJEi "SEAL , ISIAKD XI ENDS TONITE HE Cwm Irtfri Lvm lart A ClIVIUNO IM0IAN1 A1IMU tug TOMORROW! HEADLINE VAUDEVILLE IS BACK ...ONTht SCREEN... With Taakttl of years ago by his wife and one ' son. Committal services, which were also private, were held in Siskivou Memorial park. CHRISTIAN BAIER Christian Joseph Baler. Med ford, passed away at a local hos pital Monday. Mr. Baier was born at Dubuque, la., on Octo ber 9, 1864, and was aged 86 years. He moved to the Rogue river valley in 1942, shortly after his wife passed away. He was a farmer bv occupation and was a member of the Farley Masonic lodge in Dubuque. He is survived by four dauglv ters, Mrs. Albert R. (Ruth) Stocks and Mrs. L. C. (Dorris) Taylor of Medford. Mrs. Orin (Lucille) Albin of Almosa. Colo Mrs. Ira V. (Helen) Woolfolk of Brownsboro. Ore.; three sisters who live in the east; eight grand children and three great-grand children. Funeral services will be con ducted from Perl funeral home Wednesday at 3 p. m., with the Rev. George Bolster, rector of St. Mark s Episcopal church, ol ficiatine. Remains will be trans ferred to Dubuque for interment services. GEORGE HOKE Funeral services for George Hoke, route 3. Medford, who passed away February 24, will be held at Perl funeral home Wednesday at 1:30 p. m. with the Rev. Holly Jarvis officiating. Tuesday. February 29. 1950 interment will lane place in sis kiyou Memorial park. MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN JOSEPH MALOTT Joseph Butler Malott, route 2, Jacksonville, passed away at Jacksonville Saturday. He was born near Danville, Ind.. on Feb. 14, 1856, and was aged 94 years. He was a carpenter by trade. Survivors include one daugh- pvm o X ADVENTURE BIG PARADE OF G. I. LAUGHS! 7J jijiaHsas) i VI atT tS. , Tafl WW CariaM CA1VET Csllra ! TOWNSEND a. J Willuai ' ' f Hruinrpr lift ?j!r!iToliE Y She Stops Al Nothing !jyte MEN AND sl , -A h..., ROBERT ALDA HOOSIER HOT SHOTS SHAW AND 1ft 3 110 N07HEK KB i sin stutMB mint uii Raiders Range the West T1ISCEI B n iHuuuLUHi aassssaaisw u VUWOMANS SECRET PLUS 1 BB VW I i fir,K.iiO VI 51 VI GOLDEN laWrtMlTCHUM HIGH ter, Mrs. E. E. Whittaker, Cot tage Grove; three ions, Clarence H.. Jacksonville; M. O., Jackson ville, and Ray, Okmulgee, Okla.; several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services will be con ducted from Perl funeral home Thursday at 2 p. m., with MBjor Jack Little of the Salvation Ar my officiating. Interment will take place in Logtown cemetery. All but seven per cent of all U. S. concerns engaged in man ufacture, distribution, repair and operation for hire of motor ve hicles employ less than 20 per sons each. Milwaukee, Feb. 28 (U.PJ Frank Lercl, at 104, still was hale, hearty, and able to take a daily walk. Last night he stepped into the street from between two parked cars, was hit by a bus and killed. Dead lint Sunaaj ClassMed Nnon Saturdays. to at 117 SOUTH CENTRAL TELEPHONE 2-6241 SEE HOW LITTLE YOU PAY FOR THE RICHNESS AND QUALITY OF Pure Wool Gabardines i V,t. ' A&tifrVt, Li.i J- --. r wlww . u lit lAl i l ) ' t ' 1 ;'h'&: 5i i 1 f . 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