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I Local and Personal Attends Conference Elliott Becken, assistant superintendent of Medford schools, is attending the state apprenticeship council session at Klamath Falls today. Bicycle Missing Elvin Root, 405 Chestnut street, reported to city police today that his bicycle had been stolen from in front of the Western Union office. To Build John D. Yates ap plied at the city building inspect or's office this morning for a per mit to build a 57.000 house for Mrs. Effie Reynolds at 21 North Peach street. Treated Leonard G. Adam son, 19, Eagle Point, was taken to Community hospital for medi cal treatment early yesterday morning, according to a city police report. Hurt By Fall Harry A. Ank eny, 130 West Main street, re ceived head injuries yesterday when he fell at Main and Fir street, according to reports of police and Conger-Morris ambul ance attendants who took him to Sacred Heart hospital. To Get Diplomas Members of the Medford YMCA square dance class who attended four or more sessions will receive diplo mas during dance activities at the "Y" starting at 8 p.m. today. Air. and Mrs. Earl Vollrath and ilr. and Mrs. B. W. Brock will be hosts and hostesses for the evening. A new dance class will begin Monday, March 27. theatre MON. - TUES. FIRST RUN! Geo. Sanders - Lucille Ball Chas. Coburn in Personal Column PLUS SUNDAY ROUNDUP (Technicolor Special) NEWS CARTOONS Cares open at 6:30, show at 7 PROPANE TANKS LOW EASY RENTAL PLAN DOMESTIC GAS CO. 3330 N. Highway 99 "C Returns ' John Detweiler, 522 Edwards street,' returned to his home yesterday from Port land where he has been on a bus iness trip. Chapter To Meet Chapter BE, PEO, will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the home of Mrs. O. H. Bengtson, 122 Oregon ter race. . Dissolve Partnership H. B. Gilman and F. W. Scheffel, do ing business as the Scheffel and Gilman Construction company, have announced the dissolution of their partnership leaving Scheffel as sole owner of the firm. Navy Mothers Central Point Navy Mothers will hold an all day meeting Wednesday, March 22 in the home of Mrs. M. A. Adams, on Upton road,' begin ning at 11 p.m. A potluck lunch eon will be served and the after noon will be spent sewing. To Cempltli Tour Sgt. Charles E. Clark, Medford, is due to return to the United States during March from Stutt gart, Germany, where he will complete his present tour of duty with the occupation forces within a short time. Reservists Meeting Reserve officer members of the 6310 logis tical division will hold their reg ular meeting in the federal office building at 7:30 cm. today. Sub ject will be service communica tion zones and instructors wiu oe Maj. Boyd E. Budge and Capt. W. B. Hayward. - - New Garden Club A garden club for men and women of the Oak Grove district will be formed at a meeting of resi dents in that district Tuesday, March 21 at 8 p.m. in the school house. Invitations are extended to those of the community to attend and join in the project. Jacksonville The Red Cross drive in Jacksonville is near ing completion, according to Mrs. Dick Boyd who has been in charge of the drive there. She stated however, that anyone who has not been contacted for con tributions may mail them to her in Jacksonville. To Meet Roxy Ann court (UD) Order of Amaranth, will meet Wednesday, March 22, at 8 p.m. in the IOOF hall. Members of Sunset court of Klamath Falls will be guests for the meeting. Initiation will be held and re freshments will close the even ing. Cars Damaged Cars operated by Harry R. Gundry, 1030 Jas per street, and Al Wikstrom, 1429 East Main street, were dam aged considerably in collisions Saturday, according to reports filed with city police. Gundry's vehicle collided on Oakdale ave nue near Main street with a car operated by Glenn F. Willford, Ideal court. Wikstrom's auto was involved in an accident with a car driven by E. C. Deivert at Main and Cottage streets. To Show Picture The film "Pioneering in Rehabiliation," released by the Oregon Society for Crippled Children and Ad ults, will be shown at 8 p.m. March 22, Wednesday, in the high school gymnasium at Gold Hill. A speaker from the Med ford Toastmistress club will talk in connection with the film, and the general public is invited to attend. The film is one of two be ing shown now in connection with the annual Easter seal sale of the society. Mercy in Action Disaster strikes when it's least expected. But when ever it happens . , . wherever it happens, your Red Cross as always will be there. It will provide housing, medical aid, food, and long-term rehabilita tion. Last year, through your Red Cross, you gave relief to 228,500 disaster victims. This year again, thousands will need your help. You, too, can help through f Your RED CROSS GIVBNOW! Cot-to-Ccut Trading Stamps Wf will pay your parking t,ekf in any Go Goodman Lot while you Hop here. ,QPPFStRIPflONs( l DRUG CENTRE FIRSJjy J Child Conference A well children's conference for babies and pre-school children will be held at the Jackson County Health department in the county court house, Thursday. March 23 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Dr. A. Erin Merkle, county public health of ficer, will be examining physi cian. Appointments should be made by calling Medford 2-7159. Livestock Portland. Ore., Mar. 20 (U.P.) Cattle 1200; market rather ilow: early sales mostly steady; some bids canner cutter cows 23-50 cents lower; supply includes six loads mixed quality Canadian steers; good fed steers lim ited to around three loads at $26.50 29 medium fed steers $25-26; commons down to $20; low good heifers $25; mediums mostly $23-24; common light dairv tvpe heifers $17-19; cutters downward to $15.50; early sates can-ner-cutter cows $14-15.50; common medium beef cows $16-19.50; good cows to $21; good beef bulls $21.50-; 22.50; common-medium sausage bulls $17-20. Calves 150; market active, steady; early sales good-choice $28-32; me diums $20-25; commons $15-19. Hogs 800; market mostly 50 cents below late last week; early sales good choice 180-235 lbs. $18.50; 280 lbs. $17.50; 150-170 lbs. $17-17.50; good 350 600 lb. bows $14-15; feeders $17.50 $18.50. - Sheep 300; supply mostly medium lambs; early sales steady; good lambs $23.50-24; good-choice to $24.50; me diums $22-22.50; ewes under pressure; few good grades $11.50; some held at $12 or above. San Francisco. Mar. 20 (U P.) Cattle 550. Supply Includes around three loads of steers, balance mostly cows. Trade opened moderately ac tive, steers fully steady. Cows steady to strong. Load high-medium 920-lb. steers 27 with two head out $26. Lot medium J090-lb. steers $26.50, few medium dairy-type cows $19.50, can ners and cutters $14.50-17 with some $17.30. Calves $10. No early sales. Hogs 430. Moderately active, butch ers and sows 50 cents lower. Good and choice 190-240 lb. butchers $17.50; odd head good sows $12.30. Sheep 525. No early sales. Supply includes around 200 spring lambs. Friday, fully steady. One lot medium slaughter lambs $25.50; 55 head good ewes $14. Portland Produce Portland, Ore.. Mar. 20 (U.P.) Butter Prices to retailers: Grade AA prints. 69c lb.; AA cartons. 70c; A prints. 69c; A cartons, 70c; B prints. 65c. 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, Portland, Oregon singles 39-42c lb.; Oregon 5-lb. loafs 44 1 s -43c lb.; triplets. 1 3c less than singles. Premium brands, singles, 31.ac lb.; loaf, 53 '2c lb. First mid-Columbia district green onions of the season Were offered on the Portland eastside farmers whole sale produce market today for 50 cents a dozen bunches. First local spinach also appeared at $1.63-1.75 a dozen cellophane pack ages. Dry onions brought 75 cents a 6Q lb. sack for No. l mediums. 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., 29-31c; 3-4 lbs.. 32-33c; roasters, 4 lbs. and over. 32-33c; leghorns under 4 lbs., 18c; 4 lbs. over, 20-2 1c; roosters 25c; colored fowl, all weights, 25c; old roosters, all weights, 14-l6c. Turkeys Net to growers, toms. 20 31c; price to retailers, dressed: A young toms. 27-26c; light hens. 41-42c. Rabbits Live white 4 to 5 lbs., 20 26c; 5-6 lbs.. 16-18c; colored 2c lower; fresh dressed Idaho fryers to retailers 40c; local 48-52c; old or heavy does and huckt a0-14c lb.; local 50-54c; some 56c. Wall Street New York, Mar. 20 (U.R) Stocks started the new week with new vigor but settled back to dull volume and easing prices before closing. - At the highs of the day, the utility average was at its best level since Nov. 9, 1931, and the industrial component reached its top since June 17, 1946. Dow Jones closing stock av erages: 30 industrials 207.78 off 0.31; 20 railroads 55.25 off 0.45; 15 utilities 43.67 off 0.02; 65 stocks 74.91 off 0.22. Sales today approximated 1,420,000 shares, compared with 1,600.000 traded Friday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T. & T 151 94 Anaconda 2834 Chrysler 66's Curtiss Wright ..... 88 General Electric - 46?'s General Motors 76g Montgomery Ward 56 Penn. R. R 17?a Penney, J. C 57 14 Southern Co 13-H Radio 14s Southern Pacific 5H4 S. Oil of Calif 65'. Texas Gulf Sulphur 73 Transamerica 17 United Aircraft 27 U. S. Rubber 43s U. S. Steel 31's Youngstown 824 Redding Postmaster Victim Of Accident Redding, Cal., Mar. 20 (U.R) Funeral services were pending today for J. V. Stanton, 66-year-old Redding postmaster, who was killed instantly late Satur day when he was struck by a car during a heavy rain. Police said that Stanton, car rying a traveling bag, was walk ing alongside the road, apparent ly returning from a trip to Sac ramento. Homer E. Barrett of Summit City, Cal., identified himself as the driver of the car, police said. Owner of the car was James Purcell, of Chico, who said he was a passenger. Barrett told officers that he did not see Stanton. He was not cited. D.d line Sunday Claaalhtd U Noon Saturday.. Portland Meadows Racetrack Sold To 1st National Bank Portland, Ore., Mar. 20 (U.R) The First National Bank of Portland today purchased the $2,000,000 Portland Meadows horse racing plant at a sheriff's sale on the Multnomah county courthouse steps. The bank's bid of $476,092.87 was the only offer received by Sheriff Terry Schrunk and his deputies when the hammer banged. Physical properties of the plant were sold as result of the bank's foreclosure of a $428,000 mortgage. Kyne To Confer William P. Kyne, San Francis co, original organizer and oper ator of the Portland Meadows, said he will confer with bank officials later today in an at tempt to regain control of the track on a lease basis. However, he said there may be other rac ing interests who also will seek to lease the track. "I am pretty sure Portland Meadows will have a spring op ening," Kyne said, "whether we get it or not. I have lots of faith in Portland Meadows, particu larly if the tax situation can be remedied. ... "The bank may get a better offer than mine, but we have a chance." Remodeling Slated At Phone Company Offices Space occupied by the old dial equipment in the Pacific Tele phone and Telegraph company building at 131 North Bartlett street is being renovated for op erators' rest room and lounging quarters. Manager Jack Creager said today. The remodeling will cost an estimated $12,000, according to the city building inspector's of fice which granted the company a permit for the work. Court Records Justice Court Richard C. Lehnherr, over height load, fine $2.50 and costs. Edwin G. Workmen, no opera tor's license, fine $1 and costs. Willard Emory Moss Jr., ille gal possession intoxicating liq uor, $4.50 court costs, 30-day jail sentence suspended. Robert Oglesby, overload, fine $60 and costs. BIRTHS HUNTLEY To Mr. and Mrs. Hugh, 2179 Crater Lake avenue, Mar. 19, 1950, a girl, weight 6 lbs., at Community hospital. STITES To Mr. and Mrs. Ted R., Red Arrow court, Phoe nix, Mar. 19, 1950, a boy, weight 7V4 lbs., at Community hospital. VINCENT To Mr. and Mrs. Robert N., Shady Cove, Mar. 19, 1950, a boy, weight 6V4 lbs., at Community hospital. BROWN To Mr. and Mrs. Harold. 728 King street, Mar. 19, 1950, a girl, weight 6 lbs., at Community hospital. BONNEY To Mr. and Mrs. Darrell, Trail, Mar. 20, 1950, a girl, weight 7 lbs., at Osteopathic hospital. Obituary JEAN KAHL Services for Jean Marie Kahl, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Kahl, 19 Lincoln street, who passed away Satur day, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel Tuesday at 10 a. m. with the Rev. Skelly officiating. Interment will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. Also surviving are the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Stafford, Dunsmuir. GLEN COON Glen Coon, V. A. domiciliary center, Camp White, passed away Monday. Arrangements are in care of Conger-Morris funeral home, and a complete obituary will be published later. Specialists in PUMPING SYSTEMS VET US HELP YOU WITH YOUR WATER PROBLEMS! distributors wc HIWAY 99 AT TALENT PHONE ASHLAND 5986 PHONE 2-7113 . Free Delivery in Medford City Limits YOU CAN COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL Nov At Homt - Lew Payment! All Book Furnished No Clauei DIPLOMA AWARDED If Yaa An It r O'tt Writ for Frta looklat AMERICAN SCHOOL Dtt. MID..J-J0 1440 Broadway, Oakland 12, Calif. To Give Popultry Date At Meeting Timely information for Jack son county's rapidly growing poultry industry will be offered at the Central Point Grange hall Wednesday at 8 p.m. by two members of the Oregon State college faculty. Dr. E. M. Dickinson, poultry veterinarian from the college, will discuss poultry diseases and Noel L. Bcnnion, extension poultry specialist, will discuss the proper brooding and housing of chicks. First in Series The meeting will be the first of series of meetings to help maintain the high productivity of the county's 130,000 laving nens. L,ast year tncy produced nearly two million dozen eggs representing a gross income of $1,344,230 six per cent of the total agricultural Income of the county. Preceding the meeting Wed nesday night, members of the poultry program planning com mittee, a subcommittee of the county agriculture council, will meet in the county agent's of fice here to review their previ ous recommendations and to map out a suggested program for the year. Bennion will assist them in their work. The com mittee is composed of Lawrence Luy, chairman: Ike Dunford, secretary, and Dunbar Carpen ter, Miles F. Doran. L. N. Surles, J. L. Wilson and Charles S. "Chuck" Taylor. Portland Assured Of New Stadium Portland, Ore.. Mar. 20 (U.R) Portland Beaver rooters were as sured today of a new home sta dium by General Manager Bill Mulligan who said it will be at Southeast 82nd avenue and Hol gate boulevard. Mulligan said plans call for an uncovered concrete grand stand and bleachers capable of seating approximately 17.000. He added that it will be built in such a manner that it can be gradually enlarged to seat 50, 000. The present stadium on Vaughn street was condemned by the city council two years ago af ter inspection indicated it was a fire hazard. Use Mall Tribune Want Ada mm ENDS TONITE 41 ! V temple! FITZGERALD Plus Don Barry In THE DALTON GANG Ding Barry Ann Crosby-Fitzgerald-Blyth TG7CT, Woyn. MORRIS Janli PAIOI GATES OPEN 6:30 P.M. SHOWS START 7 P.M. ANYTIME 50c KIDDIES UNDER 10 FREE! Monday. March 20, 1950 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE iumiKiwm i, 111 : H I AlAN LADD DONNA First Ballots In On Soil Election There have been 173 ballots cast by mail so far as a prelim inary to the Wednesday refer endum to decide whether Jack son county is to have a soil con servation district, according to Claude Hoover, supervisor of elections. No voting trend has been noted yet since all ballots are being held unopened until the six county polls close Wed nesday night. The county assessor's office lists 1,875 persons within the boundaries of the proposed dis trict who own more than- 10 acres of land and are therefore eligible to vote in the referen dum. No less than 563 favorable votes must be cast if the dis trict is to be approved. Ballots have been mailed to all known landowners meeting the property-holding qualifica tions but County Agent W. B. Tucker said today that if any qualified p e r so n s have been missed they can get ballots at the polls from 1:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Talent Irrigation district office, the Central Point Grange hall, the Sams Valley school, Eagle Point Irrigation district office, county agent's of fice in Medford, or at the Ruch Sterling school. The modern automobile has deprived New Mexico's road runner bird of its favorite diver sion racing horses and horse drawn v e n i c 1 e s down the straight, flat roads of the west ern state. WEATHER By United Press Northern California: Fair south portion today and tonight but rain extreme north today, spreading southward to San Jose and Stockton this evening; Tues day fair; cooler in Sacramento valley today; west to northwest winds off coast 10-20 mph but southerly 15-25 mph north of Fort Bragg today. Uae Mall Tribune Want Ada WEEK DAY MATINEES! 12:45 p. m. Evening Show 6:45 P.M. The United States harvest of lung nuts, which yield an excel lent fast-drying oil for paint use, has climbed steadily from 6,200 tons in 1943 to 66,000 tons In 1940 as new groves of China's tung tree in Mississippi, Louisi. ana and Florida have come Into production. "yP"" 1 I I I VI PATRICIA MEDINA If J'1 i Kali Yl "3 IACTIONP .ft 1 J JCOrr aao? .JA Jk JOHN ItSIIU ALSO jjferWS ins; u ; TUES.. MAR. 21 8:30 p.m. FOR THE MEDFORD PRODUCTION OF THE Original Amateur Hour By McLain's Drug Center mi I Hollywood Star JUNE STOREY In Person! m as STAGE -FINAL PRODUCTION HERE 45 Minutes of Sparkling Enter tainment 8 Top Talent Amateurs Winner Will Receive $75 In Cash Round Trip to Portland Via West Coast Airlines! 1230 KC KYJC ABC IN SOUTHERN OREGON 1230 KC Nam.. At itrttt Addrtaa City Star.. IHIMIaaaaC
