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Residence Planned Ralph E, Faber will construct a SB,500 house at 222 Willamette avenue. He has been given a permit by the city building inspector's of fice for the project. Grata Fire A spark from a tractor apparently was the cause of a fire on the Williams' prop erty on Kirtland road yesterday. according to state forest patrol men. An acre and one-half of grass burned. A pump truck and two patrolmen went to the scene. In Modesto Mrs. James Dun- phy, 730 West 14th street, left for Modesto, Cal., yesterday to visit her aunt, Mrs. Leo Livings ton, who is hospitalized there. Mrs. Dunphy's young son, Mich ael, is visiting his great aunt, Mrs. Theo Avgeris, at the Avge ris ranch near Hilt, Cal., during Mrs. Dunphy's absence. Graduate Howard Scheffel Jr., a son of Mr. and Mrs. How ard Scheffel, San Bruno, Cal., a former student at Medford senior high school, is a member of the 1950 graduating class at the Uni versity of California, Berkeley. Young Scheffel, who majored in engineering, is a nephew of Mrs. L. E. Edmonds, Ross lane, and F. W. Scheffel, 2501 Lyman ave nue. Before attending the univer sity he attended San Mateo Jun ior college. Battalion Meeting The 382nd quartermaster battalion of t h e organized reserve corps will hold a meeting at 8 p.m. today in the federal building at 33 North Riv erside avenue. The meeting will prepare for the forthcoming summer encampment, to be held starting June 11. The majority of the members of the battalion will attend summer camp, and the next scheduled meeting will be held on June 27. Summer uni forms may be worn to the meet ing tonight, a pay meeting. DRIVE IN theatre LAST TIMES TONITE "AMBUSH" Starring ROBERT TAYLOR John Hodiak Arlene Dahl PLUS "SARGE GOES TO COLLEGE" NEWS CARTOON WED. -THURS. J. LUND M. DIETRICH "FOREIGN AFFAIR" Plui "CARIBBEAN ROMANCE" A Technicolor Featurette NEWS CARTOON Gates Open at 7:30, Shew at Dusk GUESS Greyhound fares people guess far too high! 0 ' Spokane o Reno Want comfort, convenience, real pleasure at low cost? Greyhound "answer". . . you always get a lot travel for a lot lest money! M. C. BECKER 212 N. IARTIETT GmHOUND Ona Way Round Trip Ont Way Round Trip (1) $12.75 $23.00 (2) $55 J5 $99.00 (21 $ 0.45 $11.65 (41 $41.25 $74.25 (plus Fadaral Ti) Goetielt Visit Mr. and Mrs. Ed Goetzl. Grants Pass, were Medford visitors todav. Goetzl is co-publisher of the Grants Pass Bulletin. To Portland Lawrence Jolly, superintendent of the Rogue River national forest, is In Port land on business this week. He will return to his headquarters here Thursday. Visiting-Mr. and Mrs. C. Ivan Burton, 26 Richmond avenue, are visiting this week in north ern California. They expect to visit in Crescent City and Yreka. From Portland Mr. and Mrs. Clair McDermid, North Pacific highway, have returned after spending a week in Portland. While there, McDermid under went medical observation. Guetti Leave Mr. and Mrs. Don Yates and daughter of For est Grove left here yesterday after visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Yates, 628 North Riverside avenue. Parks Cleaned City park crewmen are cleaning and re pairing facilities at Prescott park on Roxy Ann and at the Girl scout day camp area on Bar nett road. City Superintendent Vernon Thorpe said today. Returns Bob Robinson re turned Saturday night to Los Angeles where he is a student at the Los Angeles Art center. He had visited with his mother, Mrs. E. F. Robinson, 836 Taylor street, relatives and friends. The student is entering his third term at the center. Accident Report An auto ac cident at Sixth street and Cen tral avenue Sunday night result ed in considerable damage to a car operated by Stephen G. Nye. according to a report filed with city police. The other car in volved was slightly damaged. It was operated by Joe Bray, 217 South Riverside avenue. In Denver A letter to friends here from F. W. Barker. 224 South Riverside avenue, now in Denver attending the national Townsend club convention, states that more than 5,000 delegates trom throughout the united States are in attendance. The let ter also states that about 100 delegates are there from Oregon and that much business of im portance to the organization is being transacted. Investigation Harry Stitzler. 44. is being held by city police for investigation in connection with an alleged attempted food theft at Chungking inn on North Front street last night, city po lice said. Personnel at the estab lishment reportedly heard the alarm on the walk-in food box and on opening the door saw the man run out. Police said they caueht Stitzler after a chase ud the alley and along North Front street. Millman Hurt Harvey Wil liams. Central Point, was brought to Community hospital by Conger-Morris ambulance yesterday after a saw kicked back an eight by eight-inch timber into his ab domen at the Cheney Oregon Lumber company mill at Cen tral Point, ambulance men said. The ambulance service also took Art Wilds, route 1, box 315, Stage Coach orchards employee, to Community h o s p it a 1 this morning. Ambulance attendants said the man fell from a ladder and hurt his neck. Dead line on Classified Ads: 9:30 p.m for following day: 10 am Monday for Monday; noon Saturday for Sunday a.m. to cities below . . . most See answers below. O New York City o Chicago travtl is the mor Ak.CaeO'iilwi' HONE 2-220 1 Hvfiftffi M&OLOSN WHBAT FIELDS dill liiABe BEAUTIFUL JU6T AS 1 fi W'ileilgTUggLE FI6LD5 ARE V&Vt. n ,CRES OP COMMERCIAL ARE BEAUTIFUL BEFORE LANP AND STUBBLE FIELDS ARE THE END OF A CYLE OF GROWTH - FIELDS ARE GROWING? WHEAT. NATURE WORKS SLOWER WITH FORESTS - TAKES FROM 5 TO IO YEARS TO RESTOCK. LOG&ED LAND - 60 TO IOO YEARS TO GROW A FORffST CROP. Livestock Portland. Ore.. June 6 (UP, Cat tla 100; tteady on large supply: 862 lb. grasi steers 24.50; canner-cutter cows 14.50-n.SO: shells down to 14: good heavy sausage bulls 22.50: me diums 20-21.50. Calves 25; little done; nominally fttunriv. Hogs 300; generally steady: early DUlK ana top gooa-cnoice lou-ajia-io. butchers 22: good-choice 168-175 lbs. 20-21; 250-325 lbs. 18-20: good-choice 280-lb. sows 17; odd head 490-500 lbs. 16 50. Sheep 300: all classes steady: bulk good-choice 76-aB-lb. spring lambs 2t 26 50; medium-gcod 2 3-25 SO; good 87-100-lb. shorn old crop lambs 21 50; medium 108-lb yearlings 18; medium good shorn slaughter ewes 7-8, com mons 5-6 50. San Francisco, June 6 (UP1 Cat tle 75. Odd head common cow 18. can ners and cutters 14-17, shelly canners 13. Load high-medium yearlings led steers 29, few medium slaughter steers 27-27.23. common steers 22-25.25. Load high-medium 877 lbs. Heifers 26.25. Common load 1,000-lb. heifers 2525. Few good young heifer-type cows 22- 23. High-medium and good range cows 20. Calves 20. Load good 382 lb. range calves 28. Hobs 700. 130 head trood and choice mid western butchers 21.25. Good and choice 190-240 sow trucking 21. Odd head good and choice sows 15. Sheep 2.500. One load good wooW feeder lambs about steady 24.50. Around two decks good and choice spring lambs 27. Early, later good and choice 26 50, one lot good shorn lambs 25.75; deck good No. 1 pelt yearlings 22.50. Common to good ewes 6-8 50. culls 5. One lot mixed tat and feeder lambs 25.25. Load good No. 2 pelt feeder lambs 24.25. Portland Produce Portland, Ore., June 6 (UP. But ter Prices to retailers: Grade AA prints, 64c lb.; A A cartons. 65c: A prints, 64c; A cartons. 65c; B print. 62c. Ekk nrlces to retailers: Grade AA large, 47c; A large, 44c: AA medium, 43c: A medium. izc: man, nominal, cartons. 2c additional. Cheese Prices to retailers: Oregon singles. 37-41c lb.: Oregon ioats. 42i 3 -43c ib.; triplets, ic less than singles. Premium branks, singles, 50sc lb.: loaf. 523c Ib. Marshall strawberries sold for $3 25 3 50 a flat on the Portland Eastside farmers wholesale produce market to day with poorer quality berries sell ing down to $2.50, Best Loblsh nnd Portland area let tuce brought $2.75-3 25 a crate. Asparagus was $4.30-4.75 a 30-lb. pyramid. Wall StreeT New York, June 6 iU.R) Gen eral Motors corporation common stock rose more than a quarter billion dollars in value today and lifted the stock market from the depths of a sharp sell-off. The biggest automobile com pany in the world announced yesterday after the close that it was recommending a two-for-one split in its stock, first change since 1929 when it was split 2,-2 for 1. The first sale was 25,000 shares at 91, up 2Vs. Dow Jones closing stock aver ages: 30 industrials 223.46. up 1.70: 20 railroads 57.72. up 0.35; 15 utilities 43.28. off 0.03;. 65 stocks 77.87. up 0.46. Sales today approximated 2.250.000 shares, compared with 1.630,000 shares traded yester day. Today's closing Drices on se lected stocks: American T & T 15fl'i Anaconda 32'. -4 Chrysler 71 Curtiss Wright 8.i General Electric 48V4 ROUND-UP RESERVED SEATS Are Going Fast! GET YOURS F02EST5, LIKE WHEAT, HARVEST TIME STUMP NEXT YEAR'S STUBBLE Square Dance Class Graduates at YMCA Thirty-six couples received square dance instruction diplo mas at the last session of the YMCA beginners class last night. Jack Crump, instructor, was pre sented with a cartoon "portrait" of himself and others, represent ing his diploma as a caller. The same group will continue to dance on Mondavs, starting next week, and will serve as guinea pigs" for the "Y" callers group, now being organized by R. L. Jones, general "Y" secre tary. Jones says that callers are made through practice only, and Mondays will be the practice night. Any square dancers in the val ley are invited to attend the ses sions. Glenn Smith recently resigned as "Y" square dance chairman due to the pressure of private af fairs. No successor has been named. Court House News Divorce Decrees McGilvray, Clifford E. vs. Maxine E. To plaintiff. Coltts, Bonnie Bell vs. Samuel N. Greer. Claude D. vs. Chris tine Agnus. Divorce Complaints Jones. Owen vs. Lucille. Court Records Justice Court Lela V. Edmunds, making false application for angler's license, fine S25 and costs. Walter Huck, no mud flaps, overload, total fine $37.50 and costs. Charles Z. Denney, failure to stop at scene of accident, fine $50 and costs. California driver's li cense revoked for six months. Roger J. Dew, overload, fine $10 and costs. Otis M. Foreman, no oper ator's license, fine $1 and costs. R. G. Howard, overload, fine $12.50 and costs. Police Court Ned Dean Stockton and Floyd B. Willock, violation of basic rule, fine $10. Kenneth W. Kamberg, failure to slop at red light, fine $5. Robert D. Colley, improper parking, bail $2. Joseph H. Bray, no operator's license, fine $5. - Albert T. Rogan and Stephen G. Nye, no operator's license, fine $5 each. Frances X. Widmer, parked In loading zone, bail $2. General Motors ...... OS'S Montgomery Ward 60''4 Pcnn. R. R 16' Penncv, J. C 59 V4 Southern Co 12 Radio 19 Southern Pacific 535s S. Oil of Calif 70' Texas Gulf Sulphur 72V4 Transamerica ... 1734 United Aircraft 2814 U. S. Rubber 44 V. S. Steel 334 Youngstown 91 '4 On Sale at BARKER'S Main and Central Obituary R. B. VINCENT I R. B. Vincent passed away at his home, 851 Humphrey street, this morning. A complete obitu ary will be published later with Perl funeral home in charge of arrangements. JOHN CASH Funeral arrangements for John Cash, Central Point, who passed away yesterday, are awaiting ar rival of his daughter and will be announced later through Perl funeral home. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Mwlford and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and early Wednesday. Clear ins by Wednesday night. Warmer Wednesday. Western Oreron: Partly cloudy with scattered showers tonight. Clearing Wednesday. Cooler tonight. Low to night 40 to 48. High Wednesday 69 to 72 interior and SS to so along coast. LOCAL DATA Temperature a year ago today: Highest 92. lowest SS. Total monthly precipitation, none. Deficiency for the month .15 inch. Total precipitation since Sept. 1. 1049. 1562 inches. Deficiency for the season .07 inch. Relative humidity 4:30 p.m. yester day 24. 4:30 am. today S3f . Observations Taken at 4:10 A. M-, 120 Meridian Time High Low Prec. Boise o Boston 77 Chicago --. 81 Denver Bl Eureka ..... SS Havre 82 Klamath Falls TS Los Angeies 76 Medford 78 New York 7S Omaha SS SS 55 58 57 48 1 69 47 57 47 87 Phoenix -108 Portland . 84 Reno Eugene Salt Lake San Francisco .... Seattle 45 47 60 45 Spokane Washington. D. C. Yakima Tomorrow Sunrise 5:36 a.m.. sunset 8:44 p.m. The Grange j Upper Applegat Grange l Rpgular meeting of Upper Ap plegale Grange was held May 29 with Orville Mayfield. master, i in the chair and 42 members present. Ed Finley read the crop and livestock report. The Home Economics Club chairman reported clearing $146 on the Mother's day dinner to go into a special fund to be used for a number of kitchen projects. Ed Ramsay reported that the Grange scholarship went to Diana Skidmore, a Dairy club member. Other winners In the Applegate Valley were an nounced and advance notice given of the public 4-H club dem onstration to be held at Apple gate school Friday, August 4. Wallace Haskins reported that all building materials have been assembled for the new anteroom and that it is hoped the roof and partitions will be up shortly. A group work-day is to be set later. Flossie Mvers now in Tempe. Ariz., addressed a general letter to the members. An announce ment from the Jackson County Sheriff's Posse was read telling of their Square Dance Jamboree to be held at the Medford Arm ory, June 10 at 9:30 p.m. Milburn Pool accepted the pen and pencil set for having secured three new Grange members. Home Economics club is to meet at the home of Mrs. Ber nice Meier's on Wednesday, June 14, at 2 p.m. An impressive memorial ser vice was conducted after the business meeting. Menno Bach- mann and Kathleen Scovell sang. The memorial address was read by Bertha Haskins. The secretary gave the roll call of deceased members and the altar was deco rated with sprays in loving mem ory of Cary William Culy, Joseph Butler Malou and Amos Milton McKee. Menno Bachmann sang nnd Eva McKee gave a reading. The program closed with singing of the hymn "Father We'll Rest in Thy Love." by the members and benediction by the chaplain. Griffin Craek Grange Master George Mere opened Griffin Creek Grange in the usual order for a short business session and the social meeting of the month. Brother Casey gave a report on spraying for clover and alfalfa beetle. Ways and means committee decided to dis continue the Saturday night dan ces until fall. Roxv Ann and Jacksonville Grange members NOW SHOWING Autpiees Sporttman'i Club CENTRAL POINT FOLLOW THE GIANT SEARCHLIGHTS fal 11:11 Tueider- June t, 1150 Drivers Manuals Being Put in Service Stations Medford Safety council is placing Oregon driver's manuals in service stations of the vicinity where they will be available to anyone on request. Safety council officials said that it is hoped that the manuals will be distributed mostly among out-of-state motorists. The group has obtained 2,000 copies of the booklet. Robert R u c k e r will place the manuals at the service stations. FIRE CONTROLLED Prescott, Ariz., June 6 (U.R) A forest fire, which destroyed four square miles of pine and threatened the Groom Creek re sort area was brought under con trol today. were introduced by Neola Soeh ring. Lecturer Isabelle LeVander was delegated to attend state Grange meeting in Ontario, Ore. Roxy Ann Grangers put on an entertaining program during lec ture hour. Special thanks is ex tended to the committee serving refreshments to the large num ber present. H.E.C. met at the home of Mrs. Jessie Minear assisted by Mrs. Rich. M.s. C. J. Farnsworth re ceived many lovely gifts at the shower held for her during the meeting. Next Grange meeting will be Thursday, June 8, at the Grange hall. The early American Indians used 144 drugs for specific con ditions, 39 of which still are in cluded in our modern pharma copoeia. BILL RYAN Is Playing the Hammond Organ Every Night Except Monday at ROGUE RIVER LODGE T WATCH FOR IT! STARTS SATURDAY! ie-e-e! THRILLS! SPILLS! Yioe-e-e! JLa One of the West's Biggest Shows! ROGUE RIVER AT FAIRGROUNDS MEDFORD 2 BIG DAYS - SAT - SUN JUNE-10-11 tig Parade in Medford 6:30 p.m. Saturday. 10 Big Round up Iventi S Special Events Giant Square Dance Jam boree Medford Armory Saturday Night. Sunday Round-Up Thrillers PLUS largest showing of Mounted Sheriff Potiei with special show for 4-H Boys and Girls! AT BARKER'S MEN'S STORE Main and Central Street! ... Get Them EARLY for BEST SEATS! TICKETS NOW ON SALE Animal Mutilator Gets Six-Month Jail Term Albert E. Ryder, Jackson ville, who pleaded guilty in Jus tice court Saturday to a charge of mutilating male dogs belong ing to his neighbors, was sen tenced to six months in the coun ty jail Monday and was fined $100 plus $4.50 court costs. The complaint against Ryder was filed by Mrs. Sydney G. Richardson of the state humane society. She appeared in court with evidence she had gathered at the scene of the crime and received permission of the court to deprive Ryder of the owner ship of the dog he now has and any he may get in the future, she said. Two grandchildren, who were taken from Ryder at the time he was arrested last week, are now in the care and custody of the public welfare commission on a temporary committment or der from the juvenile court. Ju venile Officer John Richard said today that the children probably MM i OPEN 7:30 SHOW AT DUSK t ZASU PITTS RAY COLLINS land "WtNCIS." Iks Tlltlal ry Mali Bring the Kids tor Early Evening Fun and Recrea tion . . A Real Miniature Train . . . and Medford't Most Complete Playground Ride 'Em Cowboy! THE f 'lBBsajBsaaBBBn'W" a W I stv ML. ftflTfiioia uriiim KtAtki AND 111' 4 Jj2!lsBsassBsSECsasBfc I M2J MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE RESERVISTS QUALIFY In a record firing match held recently by the 382nd quarter master battalion reserves, six men qualified as experts with the rifle. The scores are as fol lows: First Lt. John F. Rush, 354; Sgt. Donald E. Brown, 340; Sgt. 1st Class Richard R. Stout, 338; Capt. Wallis V. Cole. 332; First Lt. Robert Boyer, 326, and Cpl. Charles E. Vanderpool, 325. Approximately 30 reserve mem bers participated in the rifle match. will not be returned to Ryder's custody unless he can prove a change in behavior and that ha can provide an adequate home. Rice is the basic food of one half the human race. ENDS TONITE! 'Eagle Hawk' JSSB Tomorrow! ikl Ella Raines Walter Brennan Today! Bargain Matinee Every Week Day 40c CiTHtTWKST0TNj mi rnnivt UNHira v Mia Wl.i. C.arsas ...s1 triss Iktlllti IS. 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