Local 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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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WILLIAM HOLDEN
JOAN CAULFIEID
mU BILLY DE WOLFE
EDWARD ARNOLD
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MARY PHILIPS
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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.
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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.
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