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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
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4S
94
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43
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AO
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47
93
2ft
411
30
34
4S
42
411
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Phoenix . 74
Portland S2
42
37
41
as
48
40
35
62
32
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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.
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5 HERE
TOMORROW!
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EDWARD ARNOLD
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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!
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SLEZAK
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SHOWS SAT. & WED.
TODAY!
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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."
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