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Local and Personal Rummig Sale Pythian Sisters lodge is sponsoring a rummage and plant sale in the Pythian building, Grape street, Tuesday beginning at 9 a.m. Historical Society The regu lar monthly meeting of the Southern Oregon Historical So ciety, Inc., will be held at 6 p.m. today in the Jackson county courthouse auditorium. Raturn Mrs. F. C. Loomis, 822 East Ninth street, returned yesterday by plane from Eureka, Cal., where she has visited the past week with her daughter and son and their families. DAV Auxiliary DAV aux iliary sewing club members will meet Wednesday, March 15 in the home of Mrs. Harry Naugle, 2011 Westerlund drive, at 10:30 a.m. A covered dish luncheon will be served at noon. At University James Austin Fraley. son of Mr. and Mrs. Solo mon Fraley, 1394 South Peach street, a junior in the school of religion, has registered at But ler university, Indianapolis, Ind., for the second semester, a uni versity news item reports. Twins Bom Mr. and Mrs. Rov Maudlin, route 3, box 374H, Medford, are parents of .twins born yesterday at Com munity hospital. The children, a boy and girl, weighed five pounds and four pounds, respec tively. Maudlin is a printer at The Medford Mail Tribune. Daughter Born Word has been received here of the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stern, Portland. Mrs. Stern is the former Helen Rubenstein, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rubenstein, 915 Queen Anne avenue. The child, to be named Sharon, weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces. Mrs. Rubenstein will leave for Portland Thursday to spend some time with the Sterns. Art Course Teachers in schools outside Medford who plan to attend the Binney and Smith art workshop courses in the Washington school should make arrangements at the city i.chool superintendent's office if they plan to have dinner in the school cafeteria Tuesday even ing during the one-hour recess. They may make reservations by railing 2-5241. "Your Office Boy' Since 1927 DESKS FILES SAFES TYPEWRITERS ADDING MACHINES Across from the Rialte Theatre aAvailobla nw lor your hobby hoppinost from tko UooV tltf makers of homo thoo tool Homecraft 4-inch Jointer Planet any piece of wood up to 4 inches wide smoother and faster than by hand. A power tool you're proud to have in jour shop. Inspect the Homecraft Joint- 0" cr here soon Homecraft If -inch Scroll Saw Sturdy. Good-looking. Whether you work with wood, light metal, or plastics, you obtain accuracy with ease and safety. Come in to see this Homecraft . Scroll Saw 31 M.rf.vsfUn It W.srfwsfllitf Suallt Trt Mark t. It. . Frt. Oft. HUBBARD BROS., Inc. MAIN at RIVERSIDE Phone 2-6189 Band To Porform Members of the Eve Prentice accordion band will entertain members of the Gold Hill Odd Fellows lodge Tuesday beginning at 8:30 p.m. Cootitt Military Order of the Cootie will meet in the VFW hall at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Mem bers of the Grants Pass order will be guests and refreshments will be served following the regular meeting. Report! To FUld Pvt. John W. Deuel, 19, son of Mrs. Edith Skyrman, route 1, box 445, Cen tral Point, has reported to Lack land Air Force base, San An tonio, Tex., for 13 weeks basic training in the air forces. Meeting Changed Due to sickness, the meeting of the Townsend club set for Wednes day will be held at the home of Mrs. Maude Davis, 308 South Newtown street, instead of at the usual location. 00 Crowds at Lilca A total of 347 visitors entered the gates at Crater Lake national park Sun day for sight-seeing and to en Joy excellent skiing conditions. Last night another half-inch of snow fell at the park making a total depth of 129 inches on the ground. . Reservists' Meeting The southern Oregon chapter of the air reservists' association will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Medford airport. Members of the 9417th VAR who attend will receive credit in addition to that given for attendance at their own meetings. ... Jailed Eugene Toler (or To len), Hollywood, Cal., has been lodged in me county jan on spurious check charges, accord int to citv oolice who arrested him Friday. He is accused of passing an $8.75 check at Browns cate ana siz.vo cnecK at Dell's Hamburger stand, o o House Entered City police reported that the residence of Mrs. Octavia Waddell, 11 Myrtle street, was entered last week end and the bedrooms ran sacked. Entry was gained by breaking a rear door window and unlocking the night latch. Mrs. Waddell was reportedly out of town on vacation. Car Damaged A damaged car registered to Noble Brown, Central Point, was found parked at Main and Ivy streets early this morning. It apparently had hit a light pole, police said. They reported that a front wneei naa been loided DacK un der the car and a fender almost torn off by the impact. To Build Dr. Lee Mellish was isued a building permit Saturday to erect a $15,000 house at 117 Black Oak drive. K. G. Nipedal applied today to make a S600 addition to a house at 340 North Central avenue. Crater Lake motors will make $600 renovations to the public garage at Main and Fir streets. Dance Class The Medford YMCA Square Dance group's dance class will convene at o p.m. today at the "Y" for mem bers and guests. The program will be practice and instruction for the jamboree. "Y" members wishing to learn square dancing are asked to sign for the new series of classes starting March 27. o o Auto Accident Mrs. Olive Young, 810 South Holly street, reportedly suffered bruises and back injuries early this morning in an auto accident near Central Point. She was brought to Com munity hospital in a Perl ambu lance. Her physician said she may be released tomorrow, ue tails on the mishap were not available. Motorists Injured Ellison J. and Paul M. Kelly. Central Point, and Mrs. Lura M. Vessey, 844 Dakota avenue, suffered slight injuries in an auto mis hap yesterday, according to re ports at the city police station. Cars driven by Kelly and the Vessey woman collided at 10th and Laurel streets about 7:30 a.m. The Kelly car was said bad ly damaged and the Vessey se dan considerablv damaged. ... Wheel Broaks A wheel broke off a trailer behind a sedan operated by Eugene Austin. 521 Berrydale avenue, and struck and slightly damaged a car oper ated by J. W. Alves, 2681 Merri man road, yesterday according to a report filed with city police. The accident occurred at the in tersection of Table Rock road and Berrydale avenue. The Alves1 machine was said to have stopped before being struck. o o School Survey Miss Neva Dallas, supervisor of elementary education for the state depart ment of education, is surveying the Ashland schools this week. She will inspect the new Walker avenue and Briscoe schools as well as the additions and im provements in the Lincoln and Bellview buildings. She expects to complete her survey in three days. Basic school support funds are allocated on the basis of her findings. Dead line Sunday classified Is at Nr n Saturdays. Livestock Portland. Ore.. Mar. 13 (U.P Cattle 1OO0; market not fully estab lished: generally asking 25-50 cents higher on steers; few sales and bitif around steady: cows opening strong to SO cent higher: canner-cutter up most; some resistance: pari joaa nwu fed steers $28: some held higher: medium-good fed steers $24.50-27.50; commons down to $21: medium heif ers $23; good scarce early; common light dairy type heifers downward to $17; canner-cutter cows mostly $13.50 $15; few $15.25; common-medium cows atia-20: maaA beef cows to $21.50: good beef bulls $21-22: common-medium sausage bulls $17-20. rivi i so- market about steady; early tales rood vealers 28-30; choice scarce; mediums $20-26; commons down to $15. Host 1150: market rather slow; around 50 cents lower; good-choice 180-235 lbs. $19-19.50; ins. good 350-550 lb. tows ai4.ou-ia.au choice feeders S18.30. Shen 250: market active: laushter lambs 30 cents higher; good-choice fed lambs $23.50-24; early top $24 for shorn as well a wooled lambs scal ing 93-96 lbs.; mediums $22; good heavy ewes $11.50; lighter weights arouua 91. San Francisco, Mar. 13 (U.P. Cattle 350. Supply Includes around 3 loads steers, balance mostly cows, trade active with few steers steady to strong cows generally tuny asc nign er. One load eood slauehter steers $27 canner and cutter cows $14-16.75 with common to low-medium $17.25 to $18.25. Calves none. Hogs 130. Active, butchers 25c high er, sows steady. Good and choice 190 240 lb. butchers $18.50; odd head good sows 91a. Sheep IS. No early sales. Portland Produce Portland. Ore.. March 13 (U P.) Butter Prices to retailers: Grade AA prints 69c lb.; AA cartons 70c; A prints 69c: A cartons 70c: B Drints 66c. 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 singles 39-42c lb.; Ore gon 5-lb. loafs 443-45c lb. triplets. 1 "ac leas than singles.' Premium brands. Mnales. 51 lb.: loaf. 53 i,c lb. Best medium sized cabbage sold for $2.75 a crate on the Portland eastside farmers wholesale produce market to day with large heads selling for Mexlcon peas were $4.30-4,63 a 28 lb. tub. Dry onions were down as low as i a ao-ib. bag. Poultry. Rabbits Live chickens Broilers under 2 lbs 17c: 2-3 lbs.. 22 -23c: 3-4 lbs . 26-27c. 4 lbs. and over, 27-28c; fryers 2-3 lbs.. .lu-jatc; j-4 ids.. 3Z-33C: roasters. 4 lbs. and over. 33-34c: leKhorns unrl-r 4 lbs., 18c; 4 lbs. over, 20-2 lc; roosters 25c; colored fowl, all weights, 26c; old roosters, all weiKhu. 14-1 6c. Turkeys Net to growers, toms. 20- 01c; price 10 retailers, dressed: A young Toms. Z7-2Bc; light hens, 41 -42c naooiis Live wntte 4 to 5 lbs., 17. 20c; 5-6 lbs., 15-18c; colored 2c lower; fresh dressed Idaho fryers to retail ers 40c; local 48-52c. Wall Street Npw Vnrtr TVTo. 1 9 film I Trading in stock today fell off 10 me ugmesi level of the year PrirM niAvwl lrrcriil.it.lir Slrpnotl, in a fa... Mtt I the industrial average which jiaa 10 overcome a zu-cent divi denrl hnnriimn Pnils eoartaA u f - 0ua6v wr fausp of wpnVnoce i Mjnb-1 Plate. Utilities firmed with new nigns in sucn issues as Common wealth Edison and Consolidated poison. Dow Jones closing stock aver ages: 30 industrials 203.09 uf 0.13 20 rnilrnnHe Rd 71 nff n QQ IS utilities 42.95 lip 0.06; 65 stocks 73 K4 ntt fl n? Sales today approximated 000 shares traded last Fririnv Today's closing prices on se lected siocks: American T4T 1494 Anaconda 28'i Chrysler 64? k Curtiss Wright 8 !4 General Electric 453i General Motors 74?s Montgomery Ward 54 Penn. R. R 17's Penney, J. C 59' is Southern Co 138 Radio 14i Southern Pacific SIM S. Oil of Calif 63 Texas Gulf Sulphur 72! 2 Transamercia 1614 United Aircraft 265s U. S. Rubber 42 U. S. Steel ; 30T8 Youngstown 7934 Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinltv: Generally rlmiriv with nm...lM..i n.kt ... wicKuii. onawery lonigni. Most ly cloudy with scattered showers Tuesday. Little change In temperature. Low toniehl nn.M TTfoh T..uu . LOCAL DATA Temperature a year ago today: Mali est 61: Lowest 41. Total monthly precipitation .14 Inch n.1ffnr tnr mnnth .4T In eh. Total precipitation since September I 1, 1U49. 12 72 inches. ' excess lor tnc season .au men. Relative humidity 4:30 p m. yester day 32-:.; 4:30 a.m. today 78. Tomorrow , Sunrise 6:24 a m. Sunset 6:16 p.m. ' Observations Taken At 4:30 A.M., 120 Meridian Time High Low Prec ' Boise .. . 3S 27 Boston 30 30 '1 Chicago , 2 18 Denver ... 17 -S .IS Eureka ... SO 38 Havre 12 -3 Klamath Falls 42 29 I.os Angeles 66 42 Medlord 51 3S New York S3 32 .3 Omaha 18 8 Phoenix 69 36 Portland . 4a 39 1 Reno 44 18 Eugene so 27 Salt Lake .. 35 19 San Francisco SB 38 Seattle .. 43 36 .15 Spokane 34 10 .12 Washington, D. C. 61 42 .10 Yakima 45 30 T National forests included 181 million acres and other public forest land not included in na tional forests approximately 190 million acres m the United Stales in 1949. 333530 ENDS TONITE ikrilllsB.MilP 'a ai irtaar 1 1 Monday. March 19. 150 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL THIB.7HE FIVE m FOR DELICIOUS FOOD "ASK ANYONE" it's Mon Desir Dining Inn Phont 122 Central Foint S3 LAST TIME TONIGHT Marjorit Main Wallace Beery in BIG JACK PLUS BULLFIGHTERS STARTING TOMORROW Donald O'Connor Gloria DeHjven In Yes, Sir, That's My Baby in Technicolor PLUS Mr. Reckless NEWS CARTOONS Gates open at 6:30, ihow at 7 GENE KELLY FRANK SINATRA in ON THE TOWN Color bv tItechnicolor iHiinaiii.'in PATRICIA MEDINA Tjk nrs RAY COLLINS antf "(RANCIS." Ike Talking Arm; Mult WEEK DAY Bargain JAc Matinees DOORS open 12:45 P.M. Robert CUMMINGS ' . t riT Train V M Ana I5LY in RED DESERT "'tarring Don Barry - Jack Ho 'theatre : 1 4 rl e aIIf1 mm AMU I- ICNAB0L PLUS 21 111 DlllEl COMES V) MARCHING i TT IT (C3 TP3 T If Tuesday, March 14 at 8:30 p. m. FOR THE MEDFORD PRODUCTION OF The Original Amateur Hour See Them In Person ON THE STAGE at the I 'I PHONE 2-6424 Tuesday, 8:30 p. m. VOTE FOR YOUR Favorite AMATEUR Medford Production ORIGINAL AMATEUR HOUR VOTE POR ONE- KYJC- Dial 1230 DATE.. A.B.C. AFFILIATE Take Ballots to MeLain's Drug Centre Or Mail To 1230 KC KYJC 1230 KC ABC IN SOUTHERN OREGON
