V Local and
n.inrn Mr. and Mrs. Herb
Ci'iin have reiuinuu num run
land where Crain attended the
northwest wholesale hardware
dealers' convention. Mrs. Crain
has continued on to Santa Ana,
Cal to visit there for 10 days
with friends.
DRIVE IN
theatre
TONITEandSAT.
Sonja Henie - Michael Kirby
In COUNTESS OF
Monte Crista
PLUS PIONEER JUSTICE
NEWS CARTOONS
Coming SUNDAY
FIRST RUN
Goo. Sanders - Lucille Ball
Chas. Coburn in
Personal Column
SUNDAY ROUNDUP
(Technicolor Special)
Gates open at 6:30, show at 7
ORE
WALKER'S DANCE -EVERY SAT. KITE
Modern - Old Time and Square Dances
Good Clean Dance - Large Crowd
It's Always Family Night Here!
MERRILL'S 6 PIECE BAND
X
OLD FASHIONED
Sausage Supper
(SOLID) MEjL
GRANGE SAT.
Cowboy Troubador MIT I?
In Person! l
Entertaining in the dining room 4:30 to
8:30. Beautiful Dceorjfioni. TART
MENU Strictly fresh, home-made sausage, I Ml 1 ?
mashed potatoes, apple sauce, cream gravy, q j
homo-made hot biscuits, vegetable, salad, r CVt
pickles, jelly, home-made pie, wonderful
coffee.
Special St. Patrick's Dance
STARTING 9 P.M. USUAL PRICES
Em 3
U. S. HALL JACKSONVILLE
Saturday, March 18
Music by
DICK SPAIN and the WESTERN SWINGSTERS
GUEST ARTIST
Sponsored by Jacksonville Lions Club
DANCE
MUSIC BY
OREGON RAMBLERS
PARTY
AND SPECIAL TREATS FOR SPECIAL DINNERS
GENUINE OLD
STYLE SOUR
Made in San
Large Selection of WINES and MIXERS
BEER Any Kind By Hie case or boffle
PHONE 2-4625 for Free Delivery of Been and Mixer
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 9 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT
Bell's Beverage Shop
124 South Central
Personal
m l TrlP Mr- and Mrs. Earl
BjBalow 1627 East Main street
spend three days there on busi
ness. .
Residence Planned Fred
Bohm has applied at the office
of the city building inspector
V7rnnan Jermit t0 construct at
57,000 house at 25 Keene way.
a '
Returns To Work Miss Betty
Kepley, who had been confined
to her home because of illness
the past week, has returned to
her work at Acme Hardware
store.
Recovers Mrs. Donald Lue,
536 North Bartlett street, who
sustained a broken leg in a ski
tow accident on the Siskiyous
January 2, has returned to her
emploment at Karl's Shoe store
Evangelist Coming Eagle
Point Assembly of God church
announces that thr. Rpw h ai.
britten, evangelist from Klam
ath Falls, will sDeak at the
church Sunday, March 19, at
2:30 p. m.
False 'Alarm Firemen said
that a call In R24 U'nd ll.
street about 8:40 a. m. today
lurnea oui io oe a lalse alarm.
They stated that a woman turned
m ine aiarm as a nouse fire but
that no hnusp pvictpri ni tho ad
dress.
To Play Members of the Ac
cordion troupers from Mrs. Eve
Prentice's studio will play Satur
day night in Talent for a hobby
show sponsored by Camp Fire
girls. The show is set for 7 p. m.
in the Talent city hall. About
50 troupers will play, Mrs. Pren
tice states.
AMLAND
ARfCE
SAT
NITE
FOODS L
FRENCH BREAD
Francisco
Murray Bell, Owner
' Seouii To Met Girl scouts
, enrolled for the square dance
lesson series will meet at Roose
velt gymnasium Saturday, March
18, for the final lesson, it was
announced today. The class is
from 12 noon to 1 p. m.
To Hold Class Prospect Parent-Teacher
association will hold
a social study class in the high
school building at 2 p. m. Tues
day, March 21. A free movie on
"Communicable Diseases" will
be shown. The meeting will be
conducted by Mrs. James Popp,
social hygiene chairman, and
anyone interested is invited to
attend.
Theater Group There will be
a general meeting of the Foot
lighters, new Medford civic
theater group, Monday, March
20, in the Girls' Community
club, 229 North Bartlett street,
at 8 p. m. Discussions will in
clude production of a play by
the group and general business.
Officers urge all interested in
the group to attend. Refresh
ments will be served.
Livestock
Portland, Ore., Mar. 17 (UP.)
Cattle 50. Good fed steers $26 30 to
$28 .medium fed steers $24 30 to $26.
common grades $21 to S24. Medium
and good light feeders $23 50 to $25.
Medium and low good heifers $22 to
$23, few to $26. Common dairy type
$17 to $19. Canner and cutter cows
late $14 to $15 50. few $16; shells down
to $11 early. Most common and me
dium beef cows $17 to $20. few good
fed cows $21.50. Good beef bulls $21.30
to $22 30, common and medium sau
sage bulls $17 to $20.
Calves 25. Bulk Rood and choice $28
to $33; common and medium $15 to $25.
Hors 15. Good and choice 180 to
235 lbs. late $18.50 to $10, early top
$19.50. Heavier and lighter weights
discounted $1 to $2. Good 350 to 600
lb. sows $14 25 to $15, early to $15 30.
Good and choice feeder pigs $17.50 to
$18.50 early, no full late test.
Sheep 10. Good and choice fed lambs
$23.75 to S24.50. common and medium
$20 to $22.30. Good and choice ewes
si 1.50 to $12.50, culls downward to
$4.50.
San Francisco. Mar. 17 (U P )
cattle t3. c.ariy, iow-gooa iiu iu
steers $27, about four loads high-medium
860-975 lb. $27. Heifers and
ranee cows oractically absent. Bulk
canner and cutter cows late $14 50-17.
up to $17.30 early. Common and low-
medium $18-19. Few good sausage
bulls $21-22. 1933 lb. individual
S22 50. odd head common and medium
SIB 50-19.50. Calves 20. ScatterinR
common veaters $25-28, odd head good
to $32.
Hogs none. Good and choice 190-2-10
lb. butchers $18; odd head good
sows $13. Good and choice 100 lb
down to 50 lb. feeder pigs $20-22.
Sheep none. Late, load good and
choice wooled 102 lb. lambs $27 with
i 13 head out at $25. Around 100 me-
I dium and good wooled 93 lb. lambs
26. Odd head good ewes $14, me
dium $9.50.
Portland Produce
Portland, Ore., Mar. 17 (U P.)
Butter Prices to retailers: Grade AA
i prints 69c lb.; AA cartons 70c; A
prints 69c; A cartons 70c; B prints 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
i son 5-lb. loafs. 44' 3 -45c lb.; triplets,
j 1 'aC less than singles. Premium brands,
singles, 51'iclb.; loaf, 53',3c lb.
Wall Street '
I New York, Mar. 17 U.R)
; Stocks encountered profit-taking
today after the industrial average
i had set another new high since
j mid-1946.
I Prices turned down In many
issues, notably the rails. There
was no really heavy selling ex-
i cept in American Car & Foun-
; dry issues on directors' action in
deferring the preferred dividend.
Dow Jones closing stock aver
ages: 30 industrials 207.57, off
0.32; 20 railroads 55.70, off 0.72;
! 15 utilities 43.69, off 0.05; 65
i stocks 75.02, off 0.31.
Sales today approximated
1,600,000 shares, compared with
2,060,000 traded yesterday.
j Today's closing prices on le-
! lected stocks:
: American T & T 151U
Anaconda ... 28
Chrvsler 66
Curtiss Wright 8Vt
General Electric 463i
I General Motors 76
Montgomery Ward unquoted
Penn R R 17Vj
Penney, J. C 58
Southern Co 13
Radio 1434
Southern Pacific .......... 52'4
S Oil of Cal 64
Texas Gulf Sulphur 73V
Transamerica 17',
United Aircraft 27'
' U S Rubber 45V4
U S Steel 3H
j Youngstown 81V4
Court Records
Justice Court
Isrum P. Johnson, drunk drlv
! ing. fine $250 and costs.
Floyd Havinear, no muffler
and passing with Insufficient
clearance, total fine $2 and costs.
Police Court
Delmare Y. Gould, reckless
driving, fine $25.
Joseph B. Kcllog, basic rule,
fine $10.
St. Patrick's Day
DANCE
OASIS
BALLROOM
Eagle Point
SAT. NITE
MUSIC BY
SAGE RIDERS
and STELLA
REFRESHMENTS
Obituary
GEORGIA CODY
Mrs. Georgia A. Cody, widow
of Barney W. Cody, Jacksonville,
passed -away in a local hospital
Friday. Funeral arrangements
are in care of Conger-Morris
funeral home.
DOUGLAS LEWIS
Services for Douglas Raymond
Lewis, age 10, Jacksonville
Phoenix highway, who died Wed
nesday as the result of a bicycle
auto accident on the Griffin
Creek road, will be held in Conger-Morris
chapel Monday at 10
a.m. with Elder O. E. Schnepper
officiating. Interment will be in
Siskiyou Memorial park. Pall
bearers will be Harold Martin,
Thomas Kennedy, Danny Mir
acle, Donald Reed, Ernest Bur
gess and Enin Melvm.
The deceased was born in
Grants Pass on Dec. 25, 1939.
coming here with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Lewis,
in March, 1945. He was attend
ing the third grade in the Griffin
Creek school. Besides his par
ents, he loaves three brothers
and two sisters: Walter Jr., who
is attending UCLA, Los Angeles:
Vi Etta, Portland: Gordon. Leon
ard and Anelda. all at home: and
his grandfather, William New
man, Medford.
Daily Weather Report
FORECASTS
Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy
tonight, becoming cloudy with rain
Saturday. Fresh to stronc south winds
Saturday morning. Little change in
temperature.
Western Oregon: Increasing cloudi
ness tonight. Rain Saturday, Little
change in temperature. Low tonight
38 to 46. Hi ch Saturday 52 to 62.
LOCAL DATA
Temperature a year ago today :
HieheM .17: Lowest 46.
Total monthly precipitation .54 inch
Deficiency for the month 27 inch.
Total precipitntion since September
1, 1949. 13 12 inches.
Excess tor the season .70 inches.
Relative humidity 4:30 p m. yester
day 91; 4:3o a.m. todHV 76o.
Observations Taken At 4:30 A.M..
120 Meridian Time
High Low Prec
Boise 52 43 .15
Boston 37 10
Chicago 33 13 .24
Denver Tig 41
Eureka HS 53 1 3
Havre 37 7 .20
Ulamith Falls 33 .01
Los Anseles , 72 4S
Medford S3 47 .25
New York 37 20
Omaha 54 35
Phoenix 82 4fi
Portland 53 51 .77
Reno ! 5B 43 T
Enpene 54 4fi l.Oti
Salt Lake fi4 45 T
Snn Francisco f3 53 T
Seattle 40
Spokane 45
Washincton, D. C 4R 2ft .30
Yakima ... 59 43 .13
Tomorrow
Sunrise 8:18 a.m. Sunset 0:21 pm.
Dead line Sunday Classified la at
Noon Saturdays
jjlfe DRIVE-IN HIGH
ARE HERE AGAIN!
"Ss. 5?,", r
Absentee Yofers Data
Given For Election
Monday, March 20, is the ear
liest date the county clerk may
accept applications for absent
voters' ballots for the May 19
primary election. By May 8, or
10 days before the election, the
clerk shall have mailed official
ballots to absentee voters who
have applied for them. The bal
lots must be marked and re
turned to the county clerk in the
elector's home county by May
13. five days before the election.
This time table for absentee
voting is contained in the digest
of Oregon election laws for
1950. The digest defines an ab
sentee voter as one who is ab
sent from the county or his le
gal residence on the day of an
election, one whose residence is
more than 15 miles from the
polling place in the precinct of
his registration, or any qualified
elector who is physically unable
to attend the polls in person.
Andy Christensen Rites
Held In Watsonville
Andy Christensen, a resident
of Oregon for 20 years and who
resided in Medford for the past
five years, passed away March
15 in San Jose. Cal. He was a
member of Watsonville, Cal.,
lOOF lodge.
Surviving are his wife, Marian,
of Medford; two sons, Sherman
of San Jose, Arthur of Watson
ville, and a daughter, Marie
Kerr, San Francisco.
Interment was in the family
plot in the Watsonville cemetery.
TO AID MORSE
Ashland. Mar. 17 Henry Gal
ey and Ben Lombard have been
named chairman and vice-chairman
of the Morse for Senator
committee here, it was learned
here from the senator's state
campaign committee headquar
ters here today.
Deac. line on Classified Adi: S 3C
p m for following day; 10 im Hon
day noon Saturday for Sunday a m
Saint Patrick's
DANCE
Upper Applegate
GRANGE HALL
Sat. Night, Mar. 18
Small Penalty For Not
Wearing Something Greeji
Friday, March 17. 1950
Range Discussions
Held With Foresters
Three more meetings of cattle
associations using grazing lands
in Rogue River national forest
were held this week with forest
service personnel to discuss
range reseeding and Improve
ment problems and to elect
officers. -
Wednesday the Summit Prair
ie association met at Butte Falls
to re-elect William Bigham presi
dent, and Ted Fredenburg secretary-treasurer.
The association
also adopted a resolution oppos
ing a proposal by the Butte Falls
Rod and Gun club to stock for
est lands in that area with elk.
On Thursday forest service of
ficials met with the Fish lake
association, which is not formal
ly organized, and with the Big
Butte association. The Big Butte
group named Herman Meyer
president and Gordon Stanley
secretary-treasurer.
Ranger M. L. Tcdrow said
there are about 15 cattle asso
ciations whose members hold
grazing permits in the national
forest. The next annual meetings
for other groups will be held in
about a week.
Dead Una on Classirled Ada:
3:30 p m tor following day: 10 a m
Monday tor Monday; noon Saturday
for Sunday a.rn
DANCE
Central Point
American
Legion Hall
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SATURDAY
MARCH 18
9:00 P.M.
FEATURING
LEE MASTERS
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN
Former Oregon State
Business Manager Dies
Corvallis, Ore., Mar. IT (U.R)
Edwin W. Smith, 80, former
business manager of Oregon
State college before his retire
ment In 1947, is dead following
a brief illness. Smith succumbed
Wednesday afternoon and fu
neral services will be held here
Saturday with interment at
Salem.
BIRTHS
KINGSLEY To Mr. and Mrs.
Donald, Jacksonville, Mar. 16,
1950, a boy, 7Va pounds, at Com
munity hospital.
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Albany, Ore., Mar. 17 (U.R)
Superintendent I. R. Halseth an
nounced today that Lee Cardon,
Albany junior high school coach
last season, will be Albany high's
new basketball coach.
Chicago, Mar. nil).K Fred
Wilt and Don Gehrmann renew
their chase for the mile cham
pionship of the 1950 Indoor track
season in the 14th annual Chi
cago Daily News relay tomorrow.
Dead line Sunday Classified Is at
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