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i Local and To lows Mrs. Marie Moore left yesterday for her home in Maringo, la., after spending the winter here with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clay John at Fish lake. They left by way of Butte Falls, and it is reported that Mrs. Moore with her daughter and son-in-law made several miles of the trip by snowshoes. TONITE - SAT. Cornell Wilde, Maureen O'Hara in 'THE HOMESTRETCH' In TECHNICOLOR Plus 'SONG OF i IDAHO' NEWS - CARTOON Gates Open it 7:30, Show at Dusk DANCE In Comfort GOLD HILL GRANGE SAT. KITES Arnold's Gold Hill Grange Band DREAMLAND WALKER'S DANCE - Every Sat. Kite Modern and Old Time Dances Enjoy the Genuine Old Time Quadrilles Good Clean Dance - Large Crowd It's Always Family Night Here! MERRILL'S 6 PIECE BAND LIZZIE ZZm" DANCE No cooling system not even a good heating system, and tha floor is far from the best ... -BUT- You're sure to have one swell time with . . , Mri CD AIM AND THE WESTERN DICK SPAIN SWINGSTERS At the U S HALL JACKSONVILLE DANCE SAT. MUSIC BY NrY1B? OREGON RAMBLERS Phone 3-9193 THE DANCE OF THE YEAR Medford Musicians Annual Benefit Dance SIX BANDS WILL PLAY FOR YOUR DANCING PLEASURE MODERN Harry Kannaste ant his 11 Collegiate! Belle Van Dyke anc her Orchestra Medford Fair Ground "ROGUE VALLEY BALL ROOM" Monday, Nite, May 8 9:00 to 1:00 BRING YOUR FAMILY AND ENJOY AN EVENING OF VARIETY Personal In Hospital Misi Meta Kuy kendall, Grants Pass, underwent surgery yesterday at Osteopathic hospital yesterday. From Hollywood Ed Barnett, radio station KWIN, Ashland, has returned after two week's active duty at an armed forces radio institute training course in Hollywood. Bicycles Missing Leonard Shreeve, 736 Oak street, and Michael Shreeve, 734 Alder street, reported their bicycles stolen from the fairgroundi ball park last night. To Casper J. W. Barnard of Barnard's flooring service will leave during the week for Cas per, Wyo., to spend some time on business. While away Bar nard will also make a business trip to Pocatello, Ida. IOOF Loaders Meeting The leaders' council of the North west Odd Fellows association will meet in Jacksonville at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 7, it was an nounced today. All Odd Fellows, Rebekahs, encampment and LAPM members will be wel come, Rummage St. Anne's Altar society of Sacred Heart church will hold a rummage sale in the Eagles' hall, 217 West Main street, Friday and Saturday. The sale will open at 10 a.m. Friday and at 9 a.m. Saturday. Articles for the sale are solicited. Marine Leaves Pfc. John R. Monroe, marine corps, left here yesterday for San Diego after visiting here with his mother, Mrs. F. D. Monroe, 321 Howard street. He is to be assigned to the administration school at Paris Island, S. C. On Furlough Le Roy Staf ford, son of Mrs. Frank Worrell, Girard way, arrived this week to spend a 10 day furlough with the Worrells. Stafford is sta tioned at San Diego with the ma rine corps. e Move Here Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Holbrook moved to the vicin ity during week. The Holbrooks are from Los Angeles and will make their home here at Route 3, box 238-E in Fern Valley, where they have purchased prop erty. Badge Clan Girl scouts working for the group music badge are to meet Saturday, May 6 at 9:30 a.m. in Zion Lutheran church. The series of lessons will be concluded with the sessions May 6 and May 13. Car Fire Firemen were called to a car fire at the parking lot near the Southern Pacific depot on Front street about 3:50 p.m. yesterday. The car belonged to O. V. Clark. Defective wiring was listed as cause of the car blaze, firemen said. Damage was not listed. Firemen were dispatched by radio from the depot to stand by while power company men worked on a line that was down in the alley behind 318 Marie street. AT THE OLDEST HALL IN THE COUNTY Medford, Oregon OLD TIME Denny and "The Rogues" Merrill's Orchestra .15 Play Postponed The Talent high school play that was sched uled for tonight has been post poned indefinitely because of ill ness. Juniors To Meet Jackson County Junior Red Cross High School council will meet Tues day, May 9, at 12:45 p.m. at Tal ent high school for luncheon. Miss Vera Humphrey, county di rector for Junior Red Cross, asks that all junior and senior high schools of the county send rep resentatives to the meeting. CALENDAR Friday 6:30 p.m.Canton and auxiliary, IOOF hall. 8 p.m. Pocahontas lodge, Redmen hall. 8 p.m. Ruch-Sterling PTA, Upper Applegate Grange hall. Saturday 1 p.m. Medford League of Women Voters, Rogue Valley Country club. 5 p.m. Olive Rebekah lodge, IOOF hall. Square Dance Medford jun ior high school will hold a west ern style square dance party May 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the school. There will be a small admission charge and refreshments will be served. Troop-Posse Drill Members of the Jackson County Mounted Sheriffs' posse and Ladies' Mounted troop drill teams will meet at 10 a.m., Sunday, at the posse grounds on Ross lane for drill practice. Anyone wishing to view the drill is asked to do so. League To Meet Medford League of Women Voters will hold the annual meeting and election of officers Saturday, May 6, at Rogue Valley Country club. Luncheon will be served at 1 p.m., with the meeting follow ing, and anyone wishing reser vations may call Miss Lucile Ames, 3-1828. Speakers will be city officials who will explain proposed citv bond issues. Building Permits Rogue Val ley Construction company has applied for a permit to build a $7,000 house at 901 Jasper street, the city building inspec ior's office reported today. D. G. Booth asked to erect a $5,000 duplex house at 820 Belmont avenue. Dr. R. W. Clancy was given a permit to build a $600 greenhouse and Guy Erickson to build a $400 patio and fireplace at 815 Cedar. Radio Men Here Three Mo torola company representatives were Medford visitors today, conferring with the Southern Oregon Conservation and Tree Farm association in regard to the radio network to be installed by the association. They are Ar thur L. Reese, San Francisco, western states regional manager, and Henrv G. Gammell, Olym- pia, Wash., and Raymond W. Cummings, Portland, both com munications engineers. While here the men also checked with the California Oregon Power company regarding installation of the master control station on Roxy Ann butte. Call letters for the network will be KOB320 for the master station, and KA3944 for the mobile units. BIRTHS RAIL To Mr. and Mrs. Budd, 1596 Biddle road. May 4, 1950, a boy, 8 lbs., at Commun ity hospital. PITTS To Mr. and Mrs. Everett, 320 West Clark street, May 4, 1950, a girl, 7 lbs.,, at Community hospital. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Mrdford and vicinity: Pnrtly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Cooler tonight and warmer Saturday. Western Oregon: Partly cloudy to ninht and Saturday. Cooler tonmht and warmer Saturday. Low tonight 32-40. High Saturday 35-65. LOCAL DATA Temperature a year ago today: Higheit 82: Lowest 34. Total monthly precipitation .2ft inch. Excess for the month .12 Inch. Total precipitation ilnce September 1, 1940. 15.47 inch!M. Excess for the season .87 inch Relative humidity 4:30 p ii yester dav fi2'r; 4:30 a.m. today 91. Observations Taken At 4:30 A.M., 120 Meridian Time High Low Prec Hoist Boston Chicago Denver Eureka Havre Klamath Falll . Los Angela. ... Medfora New York 94 3A S3 7 4S 94 49 43 SO 92 AO as 47 93 2ft 411 30 34 4S 42 411 4R 4 T Omaha Phoenix . 74 Portland S2 42 37 41 as 48 40 35 62 32 .07 Reno . S4 Eugene ... Salt Lake San Francisco Seattle Spokane , Sfi , 59 54 Washington. D. C. 71 Yakima 0 Tomorrow Sunrise 6:00 a.m. Sunset 8:15 p m. Dead Una on Classified Ads: 5-30 pm for following day. 10 a m Monday for Monday; noon Saturday i for Sunday a.m. WESTERN Oregon Ramblers Arnold's Western Swing Band Men $1.00 Ladies and Children FREE Wall Street New York, May 5 (U.PJ Tel evision shares reversed a down trend late today after -the head of Admiral corporation reported good demand for TV sets. That lift helped the whole market, which had been recover ing under the lead of Chrysler. Chrysler ran up 2 points at its high as the company prepared to resume production after a 100 day strike. Dow Jones preliminary clos ing stock averages: 30 industrials 215.72 up 0.85; 20 railroads 56.25 up 0.29; 15 utilities 43.28 up 0.31, and 65 stocks 76.80 up 0.37. Sales today approximated 1, 790.000 shares compared with 2.150,000 shares traded yester day. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American Til 157i Anaconda 31's Chrysler 68? a Curtiss Wright unquoted General Electric 49?s General Motors 85 Montgomery Ward .... unquoted Pcnn. R. R 16?a Penney, J. C unquoted Southern Co unquoted Radio 21 1 Southern Pacific 53-H S. Oil of Calif : 66',2 Texas Gulf Surphur 73 Transamerica unquoted United Aircraft unquoted U. S. Rubber unquoted U. S. Steel 32 Youngstown 82 Livestock Portland. Ore . May 5 lU P.t Cattle 25. Top fed ateen $29 25. Oth er medium and good fed ateera $27 to $28.75. Cutter and common iteers $1750 to $25. Good fed heifer $27. common and medium $18 to $25. Can ner and cutter cows largely $14.50 to $16.50 with a few to $17 and above. Shells down to $12 and below. Com mon and medium cows $17.50 Includ ing heavy Holsteins to $21 early. Good young beef cows $23 to $23.50. Good beef bulls $22 50 to $23 50 Common and medium sausage bulla $18 to $21.50. Calves 415- Good vealert $28 to $30. Choice to $32. odd head $33 Common and medium $15 to $25. Hogs 25. Good and choice 180 to 230 pounds early largely $20.25. Late sales listed at $20 50 to $21. Good 350 to 550 lb. sows late $15 to $16 25. Lighter weights $16 50 and over. Good and choice feeder pigs early $19 to $20. Sheep none. Good wooled lambs late $24. Good and choice to $25 early. Shorn lambs mostly $23 50 down. Medium feeders $21 and $21 SO. Good wooled ewes $9.50 to $10. Cull to medium ewes $4. Portland Produce Portland. Ore.. May 9 IU P.) Butter Prices to retailera: Grade AA prints, 64c lb.; AA cartons. 65c: A prints, 64c; A cartons, 65c; B prints, 62c. Eggs Prices to' retailers: Grade AA large. 43c; A large. 41c: AA me dium, 41c; A medium, 40c: small, nominal; cartons, 2c additional. Cheese Prices to retailers: Port land. Oregon singles. 37-4lc lb.: Ore gon 5-lb. loaves, 423-43c lb.; triplets. 1 3c less than singles; premium brands, singles 50ac lb.; loaves 52'jc lb. Identity of Skeleton Sought at Hillsboro Hillsboro, Ore., May 5 (U.R) Coroner R. J. Sewcll today at tempted to identify the skeleton of a man which lay hidden for 10 to 15 years with a bullet hole in the right temple. The skull and bones were found in dense brush 500 feet from a railroad track and U. S. Highway No. 99W north of Rex. Only a rusted belt buckle with undistinguishable initials provided a possible clue. Sher iff R. H. Busch said the death apparently was a suicide. The rusty barrel of a rifle was found nearby. Centra Point Firm Files Incorporation Salem, Ore., May 5 (U.R) Articles of incorporation were filed here today for the City Building company of Central I Point, a firm dealing in grocer-1 ies and other merchandise at i wholesale and retail. ! Signing the articles were Ed- i win V. Anderson, Martin J. I Gates and Don W. Paulsen. 1 SQUARE DANCE t For Elks and Their Ladies Only ELKS TEMPLE Sat. Night MAY 6th Dancing 8:30 to 12 In the Lodge Hall O DON'T MISS IT! O Admission 75c per Couple Including Federal Tax Obituary FRANCIS KOSKEY Remains of Francis O. Kos key, 55. who passed away at the V. A. Domiciliary Center Mon day, were forwarded by Conger Morris funeral home Thursday to San Francisco for services and interment in the Golden Gate National cemetery. Mr. Koskey was born in Bess mer, Mich., Aug. 20, 1894. He was a veteran of World War I, having served as a private in the 15th infantry from Apr. 24, 1917, to Nov. 23, 1918. Surviv ing are a sister, Edith, Detroit, and a brother, Iver W,, Grand Rapids. PAUL VOIGHT Remains of Paul G. Voight, 61, who passed away at the V.A. Domiciliary Center Monday, were forwarded by Conger-Morris funeral home Thursday to San Francisco for services and interment in the Golden Gate National cemetery. Mr. Voight was born Jan. 13, 1889, in La Crosse, Wis. He was a veteran of World War I, serv ing as a cook, Cas. Det. Dem. Batt. "A". 341st Field Artillery. He enlised Oct. 4, 1917, at Brookings, S.D., and was dis charged at Camp Dodge, la., July 7, 1919. Surviving is a sis ter, Mrs. Georgia Mcuonnen, San Francisco. VALERIE FORBES Funeral services for Valeric Forbes, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart L. Forbes, 40 North Peach street, who passed away in a local hospital Wednes day, will be held in Longcr Morris Chapel Saturday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Meredith Groves officiating. Committal services will be in l.O.O.F. cemetery. The deceased was born in Medford June 16, 1949. Surviv ing, besides the parents, are a sister, Jewell Ann; a brother, Blaine D.: grandfathers, Dr. David A. Forbes, Seattle, and Clinton D. Blaine, Sisters. Ore., and several aunts and uncles. Willow Springs Home Destroyed by Fire A three-bedroom home in the Willow Springs district occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Clark and j three children burned to the j ground yesterday, according to reports of state forest patrolmen and neighbors. Patrolmen said that the fire reportedly broke out in the ceil ing over the bathroom and de fective wiring was thought to be the cause. The fire occurred about 2:30 p. m. Some clothing and a few other items were saved. The Clarks are staying now at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Vogel nearby. The house, owned by Bill Grossman, was located near the intersection of Scenic avenue and the Old Stage road. Spokane, Wash., May 5 (U.R) Glenn II. Bell, upper Columbia district manager for the Bonne ville power administration, died here yesterday of a heart ail ment. AT IOOF HALL Old Time Square Dancing May 9 at 9:00 P.M. OLD FASHIONED MUSIC GOOD CALLER Fcr all Odd Fellows, all Rebekahs and Friends Come Early Stay Lata (Friday, May I. 1950 Work Begins on Sets For Footlighters' Play Work on the sets for "The Torch Bearers," play to be pre sented May 11 and 12 by the Footlighters civic theater group, sot underway last evening at the Medford high school where the play will be given. The three-act drama will have two sets, one de scribed as "an involved modern interior" and the other a back stage scene in keeoine with the play's take-off on "little thea ters. The sets will be completed over the week-end, so the cast can begin dress rehearsals the first of the week. Robert Dunham of Ashland is designing the sets. Building the sets are Aubrev Harris, Rusty Wimmer, Robert Collins, Bernard Roberts, Robert Roberts. Lee Johnson and Ken Bushnell. In charge of sound effects for the production is Max Wimmer. Herb Roberts will have charge of lighting effects. Tickets are on sale for "The Torch Bearers" at Pruitt's Music center and Olson Furniture com pany, or from members of the Footlighters. Deputy Assessor Dies In Crash With Train Albany, Ore., May 5 UJ.R) Linn County Deputy Everett Wilkinson, 29, was killed last night when the northbound Southern Pacific "Klamath" pas senger train smashed into his jeep on a grade crossing near the Shedd, Ore., city limits. Wilkinson was the only occu pant of the jeep. He had been deputized only yesterday, and had been working in the county assessor's office in Albany for some time. He is survived by his father, Archie Wilkinson. ENDS GENE KELLY in ALSO MGM'i 25 Yan of 5 HERE TOMORROW! P D WALTER EDWARD ARNOLD NEW POLICY! NEW ON STAGE COLLEEN HOPE DANCE STUDIO o b u SPRING DANCE 3 P.M. REVUE STARTS FIRST RUN MEDFORD (OREGON) Ceremony Seats Thailand Monarch Bangkok, Thailand, May 5 King Phumiphon Adulet, 22, the jazz-loving ruler of Thai land, became his nation's first constitutional monarch today. With Siamese air force planes roaring overhead and temple bells tolling, Phumiphon was vested with his regal powers In a coronation ceremony under a ceremonial nine-tiered umbrella in the royal palace. The king then bestowed upon his bride, 17-year-old princess Sirikit Kittiyakorn, the full tite of queen. Court Records Justice Court Richard O. Niedermier and ! Ernest B. Robinson, violation of the basic rule, fine $1 and costs each. Arthur Corbin, disorderly con duct, 60 days in jail. Lumber Firm Manager Dies in San Francisco Austin A. Clcek, 2008 Hill crest road, general manager of Jackson Creek Lumber company and Southern Oregon Planing mill. Central Point, died last night at Franklin hospital. San Francisco, a relative reported this morning. He had been ill about two months and entered the hospital April 25. Cleck had resided here 10 years. His wife, Enid, and his son, Donald. Corvallis, who have been in San Francisco, were ex oected to return here today. The remains will be returned to Medford for services and in terment with Conger-Morris fu neral home in charge. TONITE! 'BLACK HAND Fame "Soma of lha But" iwt, Cartoon, ALSO Tschrticolor Musical Short SLEZAK -JAMES GLEASON SHOWS SAT. & WED. TODAY! MEDFORD BABY FACE ...H a . KIWI'S NMtT f l.'.mTfflHl.l.lllljlLII.I MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN HoW Formosa for Bastion, Legion Says Indianapolis, Ind., May 5 (U.PJ The American Legion national executive committee says the United States should hold For mosa "as a bastion of freedom" and a military base against "communist aggressors" on the Asiatic mainland. The committee yesterday adopted a resolution which said that "we believe it is imperative that the United States depart ment of defense appraise the de fcndability of Formosa." ENDS SAT. SUNDAY 33QH2BJ Set to thi Torrid Tempt V .1 L. 01..:.. vi iiiv wiusinw, Best-Seller! 0? CONTINUOUS rrom .;. r.m. a 1 I I I J wM aN l'l llLi11! MaakttAMakkMHkaB NOTICE SPECIAL MATINEE SATURDAY 12:45 P.M. U .- HURRY satds 01 I J Open 6:30 Show at Dusk VC ill .1:... -LI. a J I ' ui'.'eiiBvuuie muvciiiuibi la South Sea Porodistl TALf OF If EXOTIC 4 LOVE! nanBi I I AsNLANl) I TEAK IN TW MAKING! pal ,1 , ma. with HOAGY UIMICHAfl VI J MAUI MONTH ;1 ION Hal) i3 sl 1 1 1 tLji
