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4 Local and From Eugene Mr, and Mrs. F. L. Githens, 404 North Holly, were visited this week by Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Rellly, Eugene. From Portland Miss Joan Gordon, who is attending St. Helens hall in Portland, is spending spring vacation with her aunt, Mrs. Nuna Lizberg, 17 South Groveland avenue. Skating Party Westminster Fellowship clubs of the Jackson ville and Central Point Presby terian churches will hold a skat ing party in the Medford ar mory Wednesday, April 12. Skating will begin at 7:30 p.m. and those attending are to meet at their church at 7:15 p.m. for transportation. DRIVE It! theatre x i ENDS TONIGHT BING CROSBY JOAN FONTAINE f 'EMPERORS WALTZ' (In Technicolor) PLUS 'CARTOON CARNIVAL' NEWS Here Wed.f Thur. Barbara Stanwyck - M. O'Shea in "Lady of Burlesque" PLUS ; Waterfront At Midnight NEWS CARTOON Gates Open it 6:30, Show at 7 Open FREE DELIVERY Coast-to-Coast in Medford City Limits (fair trade items of Personal In Hospital Mrs, H. Mills. 334 Apple street, who underwent major surgery at Osteopathic hospital Friday, is reported to be unable to have visitors. From toieburg Mr. and Mrs. Ken Fitzgerald, Roseburg. for mer Medford residents, spent the Easter week-end here visiting with numerous friends. In Illinois Mrs. ..Imogene Smith. Ross lane, left by car Sunday for Bowen, 111., where she will spend a month visiting relatives. . Business Visitors Mrs. Ike Orr, Riddle, accompanied bv Mrs. Kenny Laurence, Myrtle Creek, was a business visitor here Monday. Homo 111 Miss Dixie Coutts and Mrs. Bonnie Young, tellers of Medfnrrl States National bank, are con- unea to their homes this week because of illness. Bicyclo Stolen C. E. Schleigh, 1207 West Main stret, reported to city police that a girl's bicycle was stolen from his home. The bicycle has a black frame and a large front wheel hub, it was said. Vacationing Miss Mary El liott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Art Elliott, 713 Dakota street, ar rived Saturday to spend spring vacation here. Miss Elliott is a student at St. Helens hall, Port land. Recovering Mrs. Henry Her man, formerly of Prospect and now living on Route 2, Medford, who underwent surgery Monday at the Community hospital, will be able to receive visitors later in the week, according to her daughter, Mrs. H. R. Kerr. Return Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Svoboda and son, John II. Rose burg. have departed after spend ing the week-end here with Mrs. Svoboda's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Shroy, and her mother, Mrs. E. M. Pen well, 619 Benson street. From Portland Mrs. R. Row ley and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rowley were Easter visitors here with Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Penwell, 610 Benson street. Mrs. R. Row ley is Mrs. Penwell's mother and Mrs. Raymond Rowley, her sister. YOU CAN'T BUY A Sit -'Kti AT yPlStCIPTI0N DRUG CEMTPE 24 Hours A Day Show Postponed Jackson ville Garden club announced to day that the flower show plan ned for Friday, April 14. has been indefinitely postponed. To Erect Garag Mrs. W. E. Carter applied at the city build ing inpsector's office for a per mit to erect a $500 garage at 816 West 11th street. Hospitalised Samuel Baize, 340VS North Central avenue, en tered Sacred Heart hospital Sun day for check-up and will be con fined there for perhaps a week, it was reported today. Meeting Postponed Meeting of the Phoenix Thursday club, which had been scheduled for April 13, has been postponed until April 27, because of ill ness, it was announced today. On Business Ken Randle, Portland, and B. K. Cypher. New York City, representing the rlemlngton-Kana company, ar rived here last night to spend several days on business with Don Cruikshank, local represent ative of the company. Leave Mr. ..and ..Mrs. ..Pete Christensen, Portland, left Mon day after spending Easter week end here with Mrs. Christensen's parents and sisters, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McDonald, Anne Marie and Marilyn. Christensen is a member of the Portland police force. To Visit Kerby Members of Siskiyou Canton and auxiliary. Patriarchs Militant, will visit the Kerby Rebekah lodge Wed nesday night. A Greyhound bus has been chartered and tnose making the trip are asked to be at the Greyhound depot at 6:15 p.m. Classes Moved All classes of Bliss Heine's Juniors Saturday will be held upstairs In the ar mory because of preparations downstairs for the Boy scout jamboree. All members are re requested to contact Mrs. James Vander Steen for any informa tion regarding the new uni forms. Call her at 2-8471. New Group To Moot The newly organized Crater Lions' auxiliary will meet Wednesday, April 12, at the home of Mrs. Frank Knox, 127 Portland ave nue. This new women's group is being formed as an auxiliary to the recently organized Crater Lions club and it is stated that all wives of members of Crater Lions club are cordially invited to attend the Wednesday meet ing. Trading Stamps course txcepted) APPEAR HERE TONIGHT Thirteen of the 16 girls who will appear at the senior high school gymnasium at 8 p.m. today are pictured above. These are members of the famous Danish gymnas tics team who together with 16 young men will put on an exhibi tion of acrobatics, folk dances, gymnastics, tumbling and apparatus work. Proceeds will go to the high school athletic fund. Marino Meeting VTU 13-21' of the marine corps reserve will hold a regular meting at 7:30 p.m. today at the armory. To California Mr. and Mrs. M. Moesle, San Jose, Cal., accom panied by Harmon Green Jr., San Francisco, have left for home after visiting here with Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Green, 805 Cedar street. Young Har mon returned to his studies at Lowell high school in the bay city. Square Dance Group The Medford YMCA square dance group will meet at 8 p.m. Wed nesday at the "Y." Hosts will be Mr. and Mrs. Don Faber and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gordon. Francis Jacqueinin will be in charge of the program. There will be folk dance classes from 7:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. with Joe Hausler as instructor. The meet ing is for members only. Visiting Mrs. . Louise Peter son, Pacioma, Cal.. arrived Sat urday to visit her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Thomen, 920 South Holly street. The Thomens have sold their home and expect to leave the lat ter part of April for Albuquer que, N. M. Mrs. Peterson will accompany them to California. Thomen is a foreman at Barnes Chevrolet company. Wall Street New York, Apr. 11 (U.h Prices broke sharply on the New York stock exchange today with losses ranging to more than 2 points. Trading was active. All sections of the list took fiart in the sell-off which in the ndustrial average was the wid est since last January 12. Dow Jones closing stock aver ages: 30 industrials 211.44 off 0.85; 20 railroads-55.54 off 0.87; 15 utilities 43.12 off 0.24; 65 stocks 75.64 off 0.54. Sales today approximated 2, 010.000 shares, compared with 2,070,000 traded yesterday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T 4c T 1547s Anaconda 20 Chrysler ..... 66-s Curtiss Wright 8"s General Electric 46'j General Motors 79rv Montgomery Ward . 55-ls Penn R R 17 Penney J C 58' 4 Radio 191s Southern Co 13 Southern Pacific . 52:!i SOil of Calif 66', a Texas Gulf Sulphur 72'- 4 Transamerica . 16's United Aircraft 277s U S Rubber 424 The Studebaker Champion is one of the 4 lowest price largest selling cars in America! . r i tri. sb. ? COOKSEY MOTOR COMPANY, Inc. 134 South Rivtnid. Phone 2-5219 Livestock Portland. Ore. Aor. 11 fU.P.) Cattle 150; market very active on cows; around 50 cents mgnrr. steers, heifer stcody; flood fed teerf Mon day $28-29; medium heltcri $23-24, good heilers Monday to 6; cttnner- uuer cows si4.au-tu.au common-me dium boef cows $17.50-20; Rood heavy cow $2t; Rood bulla $22-22. 2ft; Common-medium sausage bulls $17.50-21 calves 50: marKet less active seni le red sales sleadv: nood -choice veal- ers $28-32; mediums $20-23; commons down to sia. Hobs 200: market active, fully steady; good-choice 1SO-230 lbi. 18.3U $1H.75; heavier weights $17.50-17; fiOOd SOWS 350-500 lbs. si4.7a-ia.au; good-choice feeders $17.50-18.50. & nee p nuu mantei noi esiaDiisneu, few early bids weak to lower; supply includes two heads spring lambs, first of season sttll unsold; good-choice fed lambs scarce: sellers taiKins szaau $26; good slaughter ewes $12-12.30 or a oove. San Francisco. Apr. 11 iUP Cattle 75. Trade moderately active with fully steady prices. One lot good 1075 lb. ran Re cows $22: odd head common heifers $17-18; scattering com mon to low-medium cows $1 . 50-IB Both can n ers and cutters 915-17. Sin gle common bull $18. Monday, steer steady, cows strong. Instances up 30 cents. Around three loads and a couple lots of medium 690-1210 lb. steers $20-26.73; odd head medium heifers $24.25 and 925. Small lot good young cows on heifer order $23. Some medium range cows 911N20.50. Com mon and low-medium cows iu-in Calves $3 Two high-good and low choice veal ers $30, lot common calves $10, lot medium 483 lb. stock helters $22.30. Monday, odd head , steady, common to low-good 920-23. Hogs 400.. Active, butchers and sows steady with bulk of Monday s sales. Good and choice 100-240 lb. butchers $17.50; odd head good sows 913. Mon day, late, around 60 head good and choice 227 lb. butchers $17.75. Sheen none. Monday, under 100 lb- spring lambs 75 cents lower. About 23 head good and choice 03 lb. spring lambs $28. Lot medium 81 lb. wooled lambs $24. Portland Produce Portland. Ore.. Anr. 11 (U P.) Butter Prices to retatleri: Grade AA prints, 66c lh.; AA cartons, tt7c: A prints, ooc; a cartons, oic; a 03C. Err prices to retailers: Grade AA large. 43c: A large. 4ic; AA meaium. 41c, A medium. 40c: small, nominal. cartons, 2c additional. Cheese Prices to retailers: Port land, Oregon singles, 37-41C lb.: Ore gon 9-lb. loafs. 42', -43c lb.: triplets, luc less than slnKles. Premium brands, singles 50'ic lb.. loaf52(clb. Tnidlng was slow today on the Portland eastslde farmers wholesale produce market with most prices un changed. Green onions sold for 45 cants a doz en hunches. Poultry, Itabblta Live chickens Broilers under a lbs. 17c; 2-3 lbs.. 22-25c; 3-4 lbs.. 26-27C. 4 His. and over. 27-28c; (ryrrs 2-3 lbs., 2-31c; 3-4 lbs., 32c: roasters, 4 lbs. and over. 32c: leghorns under 4 lbs., ISc; 4 lbs. over, 20-21c; roosters 23c: colored fowl, all weights, 25c; old roosters, all weights, 14-ldc. Turkevs Net to growers, dressed: A young toms, 27-26c; light hens, 41. 42C. Babbits Live white 4 to S lbs., 20. 26c: 5-6 lbs., lti-IBc; colored 2c lower; fresh ressed Idaho fryers to retailers 40c; local 48-52c; old or heavy does and bucks 10.14c lb; local 50-54C. MTteiOl'eST s..'il - - l Tuesday, April 11. 1950 Museum Curator To Be Selected Soon by Society Selection of a curator for the Jackson county museum, which will be opened about May 1 in the former county court house at Jacksonville, will be made with in the next few days, it was an- j nounccd at the meeting last eve ning of the Southern Oregon Historical Society, Inc. Miss Claire Hanley, presidentj miltee including Robert DodRO, E. C. Ferguson, Mrs. Etfie Birds eye, Ed Kubli and Clinton Smith to survey applications for the curator position and choose the candidate believed best fitted for the work. The curator will be entrusted with receiving, cataloguing, labeling and arranging the dis play of all heirlooms and other items of historical interest In the museum. The curator will also be entrusted with arrange ments for greeting of visitors and furnishing such information con cerning exhibits and historical background as may be requested. The historical society is ar ranging for publication of a booklet carrying a condensed history of Jacksonville and the old court house, together with many fine pictures of other pioneer Jacksonville buildings. The booklet will be made avail able to museum visitors. Work on the booklet is being done by Ernest Rostel of the state highway commission pub licity department. The depart ment is cooperating in the mu seum effort because, as Mr. Res ted pointed out, it is realized that the historical display is des tined to become one of the state's outstanding tourist attractions. Promotion of tourist traffic is the department's objective and Oregon's features such as Crater Lake are advertised in maga zines of national circulation. PRKE FiElD STUDEBAKER CHAMPION 6-PASSENGER, 2-DOOR CUSTOM SEDAN DELIVERED IN MEDFORD Slcf tni heal fairs, any, txtra rVleM MerrtrillghrirlnMerbr cemmvnlti.1 4m e etffsrsncsi le tramserlaIMM casral Conpaiably lew prlees en ether rudebaker Chanpion Custon medelsi 4-aees sedan, B.ea.s. Starlight eoupe, usinesa eeupe I A 0. I I MriTiriM Dlr-TIIDEC II i nurs., April i u "ivmv" firAz4;J'7iTA MAT. J EVE. j , 12:451 6:45 1 I IJ li-AIMAl LAST TIMES TODAY! I TO v n iur "CALL 0F THE F0REST" I Suuvk $by 1 I Mir I J EWAREOLNDIF " JJ. VfeSj IgSgf I TOMORROW. I E gf 2r,w mfoiM Rogue Valley "adventure s end- YIuKfy BALLROOM "Bombay clipper" A fCzZZrn Mliiiiil'il'.d with 'lJkffi4&rrfiM 1 i William Garget) glaUaUaJ DC? (pBLHl'sa. fefSK iCzJm BETTY GRABLE jagfe sMffl& J i-T . VICTOR MATURE VjES J '.OWN 11 trf'iiJZ I A rani: .l.i'iiiTiVN S172671 PP4y TOSlOHlcl 3 WluuWlaOfSi&m Obituary GEORGE LANE The remains of George E. Lane, 55, who passed away at (he V. A. Domiciliary Center Fri day, were forwarded to Omaha, Neb., Monday by Conger-Morris funeral home, for services and interment there. BIRTHS CAVITTTo Capt. and Mrs. Rhpririnn W 12 t"lln flair r-nnrt Apr. 10. 1950, a boy, S pounds, at Community hospital. WILCOXTo Mr. and Mrs. Robert, route 1. box 443, Apr. 10, 1950. a girl, 6'4 pounds, at Com munity hospital. CUMMINS ToMr. and Mrs. Thomas. Central Point, Apr. 7, lusu, a ooy, avij pounds, at com munity hospital. ALEXANDER To Mr. and Mrs. Reese, 1933 Westerlund drive, April 10, 1950, a boy, 7Vi lbs., at Community hospital. STEELE To Mr. and Mrs. Jack, Jacksonville, April 10, 1950, a girl, 9 lbs., at Commun ity hospital. WHISEMANT To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P.. Talent, April 10 1950, a boy, SV4 lbs., at Sacred Heart hospital. LANGE To Mr. and Mrs. Harold. 1024 North Central ave nue, April 11, 1950, a girl, S34 lbs., at Sacred Heart hospital. To Visit Her Pfc. Frederick J. Baker will arrive this week from Keesler air force base, Mis sissippi, to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Baker, 1214 West Main street. Pfc. Baker recently completed radio school at Kees ler and is en route to overseas duty. r;l;'":llii;-. I Movies Are Better Than Ever! I I THE MIGHTIEST I I OF ALL I UmI Hiffil liLJ tWS3 IDA LUPINO I, HOWARD DUFF I fflMfl?' TAUM HOLMES .jjD.TJ WjjjSuEk MEDFORD OREGON) MAIL TRIBUTE NINE Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Cloudy with occasional light rain with fresh south erly winds this evening. Showers and cooler Wednesday. Western Oregon: Rain changing to showers tonight and continuing Wednesday. Warmer south and along coast tonight. Cooler Wednesday. Low tonight 40-50. High 50-60. LOCAL DATA Tempera tu re a year ago today: Highest 74; Lowest 44. Total monthly precipitation .32 inch. Deficiency for the month .28 inch. Total precipitation since September 1, 1049, 14.83 inches. -Excess for the season 1.22 inches. . Relative humidity 4:30 p.m. yester day 27) 4 30 a.m. today 85. Tomorrow Sunrise 5:35 a.m. Sunset 6:48 pjn. Observations Taken At 4:30 A.M.. 120 Meridian Tims . . High Low Prec. Bolsa .,.......,, 5b 38 Boston SO 33 . Chicago 67 37 .32 uenvcr ,,L 60 33 41 . 23 31 46 38 41 . 33 47 48 23 43 32 41 45 35 43 37 Eureka Haver Klamath Falls . Los Angeles ... Medford New York Omaha Phoenix Portland ,..'.... Rono Eugene Salt Lake San Francisco . Seattle 36 42 54 75 70 36 87 79 60 35 . 62 SB , 54 SI . 64 Spokane Washington, D. C. Yakima Pomona Grange ' Jackson County Grange coun cil will meet at the Central Point Grange hall Wednesday, April 12, at 8 p. m. Those attending are asked to bring sandwiches or cookies for refreshments. Knjoy Health Rest, Comrort and Hospitality at tha Buckhorn Mineral Springs Sanitarium Hot Klntrat and attid Betha for Rheumatism. Arthritis Neuritis, Nervouanesa, High and Low Blood Pressure and Skin Eruptlons.- Oarboa Dioxide Tapor Baths for Asthma. Krsetna. Colds, 8inua and Bronchitis. Bnekhon Klneittl Spring's anltarlnm, Bt. 1, Aablaad, On. Dr. Hirmaa Waxier. Dmeto Ohiropraette Phyalciax GATES OPEN 6:30 P. M. KIDDIES ED EE UNDER 12 rlXliC ClARlt mm