Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 10, 1950, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextLocal and C 1 ( i k Hospitalised Kent Clark, Gold Hill, entered Com munity hospital yesterday to undergo major surgery. In Hoipital Mrs. Elsie Hasy, 47 North Orange street, was ad mitted to Community hospital today for surgery, Medical Car Mrs. Earl Her endeen, 526 Haven street, is con fined to Community hospital for medical observation. Undergoes Surgery Mrs. Nell Winne, route 1, box 238, Eagle Point, is hospitalized at Commu nity hospital and will undergo major surgery. - . Foresters Here Tom Conklin end Lucian Alexander, foresters 1 from the bureau of land man ' agement district office, Portland, were in Medford yesterday on Lt' iness. Medford Hotel Food Specials FRIDAY LUNCH SPECIAL French Fried Jumbo Shrimp ala Carte 75c , DINNER SPECIAL Alaska King Crab Meat Newberg ala Carte 90c SATURDAY FOOD SPECIALS LUNCHEON Boiled Corned Beef & Cabbage ala Carte 75c DINNER SPECIAL Roast Prime Rib of Beef ala Carte $1.40 NOTE Plan to have your Sun day Dinner at the Medford Hotel , . . Complete Chicken Dinner $1.50 DREAMLAND WALKER'S DANCE EVERY SAT. NITE Modern - Old Time and Square Dances Good Clean Dance - Large Crowd It's Always Family Night' Here! MERRILL'S 6 PIECE BAND U. S. HALL JACKSONVILLE Saturday, March 4 Music by DICK SPAIN and the WESTERN SWINGSTERS GUEST ARTIST Sponsored by Jickionville 1.0. 0.. Lodso DANCE SAMS VALLEY GRANGE SATURDAY, MARCH 11 MUSIC BY SONNY AND HIS BAND Refreihments DANCE V.F.W. HALL Rogue River, Ore. MODERN MUSIC BY GELVIN'S ORCHESTRA GOLD HILL GRANGE ARNOLD'S BAND Featuring the Cowboy Troubador NEXT WEEK! Old Fashioned Sausage Supper Served in Gold Hill Grange Beautiful Dining Room SATURDAY, MARCH 18 From 4 P.M. on. Eat Lite Stay for the St. Patrick's Dene Thrift Priced t 7Sc Personal Marine League Plans for a dance to be held March 17 will be made by members of the Med ford Marine Corps league at a meeting called for 10 a.m. Sun day, March 12. at the Holland hotel, officers of the group said today. Building Entered Valley cleaner, 408 East Main street, re ported the entry of the establish ment last night. Nothing was tak en, the firm informed city po lice. Entry was apparently gained by placing a ladder up to a window in the alley. Gloves Found Police said that pair of lady's black cloth gloves has been turned into the station at the city hall and that the owner may have them by Identifying them. The gloves have a safety clip on them but police said the chain had broken. ... Drives On Lawn City police reported' that a car operated by F. R. Hiatt, 819 South Peach street, ran across the lawn and into the flowers on the A. H. Stout property, 208 WaUlon cir cle, early this morning after Hiatt's car lights went out. Return Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Steele and Mrs. Florence McVay returned Tuesday from Klamath Falls where they spent a few days. While there Steele, pro prietor of Rolland's Beauty sa lon, judged a hair style show sponsored by the Klamath Falls Hairdressers' association. a Tickets Selling Dance tick ets for the Square Dance jambo ree being sponsored here March 25 by the Medford YMCA are selling rapidly, and no more will be sold when the limited num ber on hand are gone, according to Mrs. Nancy Davies, dance chairman for the "Y". Holders of dance tickets will have an op portunity to .dance during a preliminary session set for the evening of March 22. as well as at the jamboree, Mrs. Davies said. SAT., MARCH 11 New On Staff Anne Marie McDonald, route 2, became a new member of the Trowbridge and Flynn office staff Thursday. New Here George H. Buck ley, 1205 South tage road, who recently made the valley his home, has engaged in the rug, carpet and upholstery cleaning business, working from his home. . Undergoes Surgery Mrs. Har old Spraguer, 1407 Selling street, underwent major surgery at the Community hospital Tuesday. She will not be permitted to re ceive visitors for several days. Card Party Public Officers of the Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary pointed out today that a card party sponsored by the group in VFW hall. 42 North Front street at 8 p.m. today is open to the public. In Drama Miss Betty Svinth, Prospect, Ore., will play the role of Leah, the maid, in "Jane Eyre," play selected for presen tation by the Midland Players of Midland college, Fremont, Neb. Performances are sched uled March 30 and 31. Return Mr. and Mrs. James E. Fleming, 311 Laurel street, have returned after visiting Mrs. Fleming's son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sat terlee in Santa Rosa, Cal. While away the visitors also spent some time with relatives and friends in Yuba City, San Fran cisco, Red Bluff and Chico. Subject Given "Why Advent Ists Observe Saturday as a Day of Rest" will be the sermon sub ject of Pastor O. E. Schnepper of the Adventist church Sunday evening. Tonight's meeting sub ject will be "Saved by Grace." Good attendance at evening serv ices Sunday, Wednesday and Friday has been reported by the pastor. Livestock Portland, Ore . March 10 U P .l Cattle 50. Several loads good fed steer $26.30 to $28. medium grades $24 to $26, common downward to 20 Good led heifers 525 to $26. medium eraries 122 to 24 30. common dairy tvpe down to $17. cutters down to $15. Canner and cutter cows $13 to $15, few earlv $15.50. shells down to $10 and under, common ana meaium beef cows $16 to $19.50, good cows $20 to $21, few $21.50. Good beef and sausage bulls 20.50 to $22. common inri medium sausaee $17 to $20. Calves 10. Good and choice venlers ate $28 to $33. selects to $35. Medium grades $20 to $26, common down to $13. Hogs 25. Good and choice 1B0 to 835 lbs. $10.50 to $20. few $19 25 down. 245 to 300 lbs. $18 to $19. 140 to 170 lbs. $17 50 to $19.25. Good 350 to 550 lb. sows $14.50 to $1550. lighter weights $18. Good and choice feeOr pigs $17 to $18, few $18 50. Good 350 to 700 lb. steers $11 to $13.50. Sheep none. Good and choice fed wooled and shorn lambs $23 to $23 50, one lot wooled 101 lbs. $2365. new recent high. Medium $21 to $22, cull and common $17 to $20. Good heavy yearlings $20. Good and choice ewes $11 to $11.30; odd light ewes $12; com mon down to $6. Few medium to good feeders $19 to $21. San Francisco, March 10 fU.P.) Cattle 10. Medium steers mostly down to $25: couple high-common and low- medium $23.50. One lot high-medium 056 lb. heifers $24; short load medium ranae cows $18: bulk ennner and cut ter cows $1350-22: medium down to i $18. Six head good stocK cows witn I calves at side $200 per pair. Calves none. Three head choice around 2BU ( lb. vealers $34; medium and good $28-32. Hogs 125. Good and choice 190-240 1 lb. butchers absent, five head good I 166 lb. butchers $1750 Good and , choice 190-240 lb. butchers $18.25; good sows $13; good 115-130 lb. feeder pigs $1830-1950; 95-110 lbs. $20-21: good an dchoice 50-90 lbs. $21-22. Sheep none. Around 370 head good and choice R3-106 lb. wooled lambs $26.25; 666 head good and choice 100 lb. wooled lambs early In week $26; few medium $24-25. Some good yearl ings $22. Portland Produce ; Portland. Ore. Mar. 10 'UP.) Butter Prices to retailers: Grade AA . prints 69e lb.; A Acartons 70c; A print j 69c; A cat tons 70c; B prints B6c. Egg prices to retailers: Grade AA large 43c; A large 41c; AA medium 41c; A medium 40c; small, nominal; cartons. 2c additional. Cheese Prices to retailers: Port land, Oregon, stngleij 39 -42c lb.; Ore gon 5-1 b loafs, 44 'k -4.1c lb.; triplets. lie less thai singles. Premium brands, singles. 31 'ac lb.; loaf. 53 ic lb. DRIVE' IN theatre TONITE - SAT. Jon Hall - Olympe Bradna ' In "South of Pago Pago" PLUS "The Rustlers" NEWS CARTOON Gates Open it 6:30 Show at 7 PHONE 2-5562 DANCE MUSIC BY OREGON RAMBLERS -J'V. M r ,,, VI as. 9 Teachers Not To Return Next School Year Here Eight teachers In the Medford public schools informed the school board at a special meet ing this week that they did not desire to return to their posts next year. A ninth instructor was granted retirement. Those saying that they did not wish to come back were Miss Mabel Nansen, vocal music su pervisor; Miss Lorraine Veidt, senior high school music instruc tor; Miss Leslie Palfrey, junior high school teacher; Mrs. Ruth Meniketti, Jackson school; Miss Norma Ebnother, Lincoln school, and Miss Norma Elder, Miss Ruth Jablonski and Mrs. Roberta Williams, all of Roosevelt school. H. F. Cope, senior high school teacher, will retire. Many Reelected ' The board announced the re election of 45 instructors in the senior high school, 38 in the jun ior high school, 17 at Jackson school, 14 at Roosevelt, 11 at Lincoln and 23 at Washington. There was no increase in salary levels. According to figures submit ted by Superintendent E. H. Hedrick, the elementary schools this year showed 10.7 per cent enrollment gain over last year and only two to three per cent in the junior and senior high schools. He predicted an elemen tary increase of six per cent and estimated that four additional teachers will be needed. The list of teachers reelected will be published Sunday. Injuries Avoided By Quick Thinking Quick thinking by Ira D. Can field, route 1. box 439, is credit ed with saving him and three passengers from i njury about 11:40 p.m. yesterday when the sedan Canfield was driving was struck at the 11th street railroad crossing by box cars making a "flying" switch. Canfield reported that he was proceeding east on 11th when he saw the headlight of a north bound locomotive. The warning signal was not operating, he stated. Canfield said he stopped his car. The engine halted after crossing the street and the mo torist said he started across the tracks when he Interpreted a lantern swung by a Southern Pa cific employee as a signal to proceed. He got barely on the track when the string of box cars loomed up from the south. Can field reported that he turned sharply to the north and that the auto was hit Just back of the headlights on the right-hand side. The auto was shoved off the pavement. Rails prevented the car from getting further away from the box cars which kept "clipping" the sedan. The entire right side of the auto was smashed, according to Canfield, but he and his pas sengers, Mrs. Canfield, Mrs. George Carter and Mrs. Goldie Brooks, were not hurt. The Canficlds have the Aloha ranch at the corner of Coleman creek and Ft. Baker roads. Hong Kong, Mar. 10 (U.R) Mrs. Claire Chenault. wife of the former American major gen eral who led the wartime Flying Tigers, gave birth to a 74-bound daughter today. Both were re ported doing well. Old crop, local ipln.rh told for S2 a nounce box on the Portland east sld. wholesale produce market today. Brussel's sprouts brought S2 a flat or S2 a dozen cellophane packsKel. Valley roundhead cabbage was $2 23-2 50 a crate. Bunched mustard greens were SS 73 cents a dozen. Parsnips brought SS-SO cents a lug with some up to SI. Wall SlreeT New York, Mar. 10 U.R) Stocks moved irregularly in a slightly more active stock mar ket session today. Late in the day, the movies were given a whirl on reports the British were easing the ban on U. S. films. Record earnings for 1949 helped such stocks as General Electrlo. National Dairy and Zenith Radio. Dow Jones closing stock aver ages: 30 industrials 202.44 up 0.11; 20 railroads 54.91 off 0.27; 15 utilities 42.75 off 0.16, and 65 stocks 73.40 off 0.11. Sales today approximated 1.260.000 shares against 1,330, 000 shares traded yesterday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T 4c T .. 151 H Anaconda 28H Chrysler 64'Mi Curtiss Wright 8', General Electric 45H General Motors 74 Montgomery Ward . . S5V Penn. R. R 18 Penney, J. C. 59'4 Radio .-. 1 4 1 Southern Co 13V4 6outhern Pacific 513 S. Oil of Calif 62". Texas Gulf Sulphur - ... 724 Transamerlca 163-b United Aircraft 26v U. 8. Rubber ..... ,. . 41 Vi U. S. Steel 30 Youngstown 79V4 SAT. NITE Obituary BUIAN BROWN Funeral services for Susan Adeline Brown, a resident of Trinidad, Cel., who passed away in Ashland Thursday, will be held at Perl funeral home Mon day at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Holly Jarvis, pastor of the First Christian church,, officiating. In terment will take place In Butte Falls cemetery. A complete obit uary will be published later. THOMAS ADAMS Thomas P. Adams, a resident of southern Oregon for the past 21 years, passed away at a local hospital Wednesday. Mr. Adams was born at Leesummit, Mo., on April 25, 1879 and was aged 70 years. He lived at Trail for a number of years before moving to Medford, and had also spent some time at Prospect. He is survived by one daugh ter, Mrs. Barbara Brown, Japan, and one son, Mclford G., route 1, Central Point: two grandchil dren, William Pearson, in the U.S. army, and Martha Pearson, who lives in the east; one sister, Mrs. Bessie Pearson, Bates City, Mo., and one brother, Howard, Kansas City, Mo. Private funeral services were held this afternoon. Perl funeral home was in charge of services. BIRTHS WILKINSON To Mr. and Mrs. John W, 150 Thomas road, Mar. 8. 1950. a girl, 8 pounds, at Community hospital. HATCH To Mr. and Mrs. Gordon, Rogue River, Mar. 9, 1950. a girl, 81 pounds, at Com munity hospital. ARNOLD To Mr. and Mrs. Lester, 6833 Crater Lake road, Mar. 9, 150, a girl. 7Vi pounds, at Community hospital.. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Rain showers in vallev. snow In mountains tonmni and Saturday. Decreasing preclpita liiui uiiirH.v hut continued cool. Western OreRon: Mostly cloudy with showers tonight, becoming partly cloudv with scattered showers Satur day. Huh tomorrow. 42-50; low to night. 30-40 I.OCAI. DATA Temperature a year ago today: High est 57; Lowest 42. Total monthly precipitation .05 Inch. Deficiency for the month .41 Inch. Total precipitation since September 1, 1049. 12 63 Inches. Excess for the season :56 inch. Relative humidity 4 30 p.m. yeiter dav 79r, : 4:30 a.m. today 80. Observations Taken At 4:30 A.M.. 120 Meridian Time High Low Prec Boise 42 34 T Boston 87 14 Chicago 27 11 T Denver SB 24 Eureka 4!) 40 .21 Havre 14 Klamath Falls 43 Los Angeles 05 Medford 52 New York 20 Omaha M 34 Phoenix 7R Portland .11 Reno 45 Eugene 51 Sail Lake 55 San Francisco 5fl Seattle 44 Spokane 33 Washington, D. C 37 Yakima 53 2S 40 34 22 21 40 30 10 30 32 45 .15 25 20 Tomorrow Sunrise R:2S a.m. Sunset S:lS p m. Catfish Derby Set For Sunday, June 25 This year's National Catfish derby, sponsored here annually by the Medford 20-30 club, Will be held in Touvelle state park on Sunday, June 26, it was an nounced today. No entry or admission fees will be charged, in keeping with long established tradition, and 20-30 President Clem Nichaus said "we hope to make this derby even bigger and better in the number and variety of events." One Foof Of New Snow falls At Crater Lake A foot of new snow fell at Crater Lake national park dur ing the past 24 hours and there are 14 inches of powder snow over a heavy pack. Skiing should be good, park headquarters in Medford reported this morning. The road from the administra tion building to the lake rim is temporarily closed and all other roads in the park are packed with snow. Chains are required. PAROLE REVOKED Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna yesterday revoked the parole of Fred Roberts for writing a non account check for $38.80 In Grants Pass, District Attorney George Neilson said today. Rob erts was free on parole from a previous three-year sentence on a charge of obtaining money un der false pretenses. Pythian Sister PLANT & RUMMAGE SALE ChoUt Perennials PYTHIAN BUILDINO March 13 and 14 DANCE Central Point American Legion Hall SATURDAY MARCH 11 9:00 P.M. FEATURING LEE MASTERS AND HIS ORCHESTRA S 7 Friday, March 10, 1950 (Aemt Ttlrpholo) HELPING HAND - diving support to the 1950 Easter Seal campaign is actor Clary Coop er, shown on a Hollywood movie set with Martha Aubcrt and Richard McQuade, two young store who are being aided by the California Society for Crippled Children. The fund-raising drive will be held on a national scale March 9-April 9. Stalled Motorist Gets Too Much And Too Far Milwaukee (U.R) A stalled Milwaukee motorist got a push from a good Samaritan which he didn't bargain for. George Pribyl nodded hie head gratefully when the friendly driver offered to push. But Pribyl frantically honked his horn and waved his arms aa the cars breezed past four ser vice stations. He finally made the co-operative pusher understand that the car had been stalled because it was out of gas. ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of rang ers and district assistants from each of the five districts in Rogue River national forest is in session today in the federal building. The five districts rep resented at the meeting, which began yesterday, are Ashland, Butte Falls, Union Creek, Apple gate and Klamath. Forest head quarters are in Medford. SILENT FILM ACTRES8 DIES San Francisco, Mar. 10 (U.R) Marguerite Dc La Motte, once a leading lady with Douglas Fair banks Sr., in several silent films, died at St. Francis hospital to day. Hollywood, Mar. 10 (U.R) British actor Stewart Granger was in a hospital today with an attack of pleurisy he suffered while on a movie location in Death Valley. Court Records ' Justice Court William E. Lewis and Shlrcl C. Cuddy, no operator's license, fine $1 and costs each. Willard J. Wright, passing with insufficient clearance, fine $1 and costs. Arthur C. Bostock, no clear ance lights, fine $1 and costs. Fred A. Gascon, no mud guards, $3 and costs. Mrs. H. W, Marshall, no opera, tor's license, fine $1 and costs. Donald F. Mentzer, no vehicle license, fine $1 and costs. Raymond Vilas Kite, wanton waste of game animal (yearling doc), fine 250 and costs. Robert L. Dalton, no vehicle ,5V - - .i 14 f . -. . WILLIAM HOLDEN JOAN CAULFIEID mU BILLY DE WOLFE EDWARD ARNOLD inn rnrruiu nuns rnitman g MARY PHILIPS J I, I. -V h 4 Wsi 1 va. rfcff .1 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN license, fine $1 and costs, Thelma N. Funk, passing with insufficient clearance, fine $2.50 and costs. William A. Hood, overload, fine $8.50 and costs. Donald E. Wilson, Inadequate brakes, fine $1 and costs. Ross R 1 g g s , overload, fine $11.50 and costs. Police Court Clifford Medley and Max L. Broakman, no operator's license, fine $5 each. Edward H. Collins, no opera tor's license and failure to stop at stop street, total fine $10. Frank Hatton and David Stan ger, parked in post office zone, fine $2 each. Colleen Yvone Goode, failure to stop at stop street, fine $5. Robert Seculn, no headlight on bicycle, fine $2. Robert E. Rombach, failure to stop at stop street, fine $5. Joe D. Estrumade. parked across sidewalk, bail $2. Jefferson D. Dennis, failure to yield right-of-way, fine $5. John Charles Spackman, reck less driving, driver's license re stricted to wdrking hours for six months, fine $50. Court House News Marriage Licenses Charles Lincoln McWhorter, 22, and Grace Elizabeth Reed, 16, both Grants Pass. Francis Marion Hatton, 22, Camp White, and Mary Joan Kid well, 18, Medford. Roland Fred Paccy, 24, Cen tral Point, and Thais Irene Gor don, 20, Medford. Robert Wayne Smith, 23, and Patricia Rose Hackney, 18, both Eagle Point. Raymond Winter Fcrnlund, 41, and Earlenc Bowman Short, 23, both Medford. Divorce Complaint! Harkreader, Lucy M. vs. Wayne Walter. Scofield, Bernice A. vs. Ray mond E. BBBafBaBBB a a 1 I I I l S"l Jas l'I'slJ MsaBWesMBBBaMBal END5JOMORROW MR MiLEr jf&Q H corns vi ENDS TOMORROW TlthdrJ. hsa lus. Su us M wmm sr - srsSSuH? , rue MKUTT IsWn HUTOV wl9 SATURDAY eH rWI, CONTINUOUS -ri Joe Wattenberg Diet In California City Joe Wattcnbcrg. Crescent City, Cal., and formerly of Med- lorn, died at his home last night, friends here learned today. He was born in Denver. Colo., on July 26, 1872. Mr. Wallenberg moved to Crescent City from Medford about a year and a half ago after living here for about 45 years. He was a fruitgrower here. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Arlet Short with whom he had made his home since leaving Medford. Funeral arrangements will be announced Sunday. .POWElL-a.STEVENS-imOUM PLUS ' 'V INNCS." TRACY mmm o ENDS TOMORROW CONTINUOUS SAT. FROM 12:45 P.M. SUNDAY wlthEW LAUGHS and HOWLS! BPS M:VV 7 -1. f 'MO 8 A MEDINA 1 VI IMU FITtl l COUINS Sf V E flNCIS,' talllnf Army H,