Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 13, 1950, Image 5

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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
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SAFES
TYPEWRITERS
ADDING MACHINES
Across from the Rialte
Theatre
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Homecraft
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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
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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 .
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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