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... 1 1 I ... -1 1 I I I ' - I. I. I Loca I a nd Persona I Building Permits Two build ' ing permits totaling $18,000 were issued here yesterday for new residences. The permits are for an $11,000 home at 1609 Ore gon avenue by G. B. Bowman, and a $7,000 residence at 854 Stewart avenue by J. L. Hawley. T theatre TONITE - FRI.-SAT. 31 II" n .OF MO PLUS Y L L the lady Pirafa and ULL ber Lova Captive! NEWS CARTOONS Gatw Open 6:30; Show at 7:00 Madical Pailanl Marion But ler, 273 Mace road, is a medical patient at Sacred Heart hospital, according to a hospital report. i -. . t: Breaks Aim Keith Branson, 13, of 710 Palm street, was treat ed yesterday at Sacred Heart hospital for a wrist fracture suffered when he fell, in the jun ior high School gymnasium yes terday, according' to a report from the school.- ' . Youngster Treated Commu nity hospital reported that Ken neth Carr, 4, son of Kenneth E. Carr,- .1549 Pacific '- road, -was treated this morning after drink ing poultry delousing fluid 'at his home. The youngster was re leased after treatment.' Upholstery 'Burned City firemen said that welding sparks ignited the top lining and seat upholstery of a car -at Summit avenue and McAndrews road about 5 p. m.-yesterday. The car was registered to 515 Liberty street. "' ' ' ;. Boys Injured Two 18-year-old Medford boys were hurt last night when the car in which they were riding struck a tele phone pole, according to a hos pital report.' The boys were Richard Carter, 330 Edwards street, who suffered chest' in juries, and Bennie Lee Long, 808 Cherry 'street, who received an ear laceration. They were released after treatment at Com munity hospital. . . :, . ... V. . v - ' , - . Mann Has Optration E. H. Mann, state representative from Jackson county, who underwent major surgery -Wednesday in Portland, was reported by his son, R. E. Mann, Medford, as making satisfactory - recovery last night.. Mrs. Mann accom panied her husband to Portland and is .staynig at the Heathman hotel. Their daughter,' Mrsi.Ber- nie Jonasson of -Bremerton, Wash., is also with Maori, who is in Room 408 : at; Providence hospital;! . . DANCE SAT. NITE MARCH 1ST - AT McKEE BRIDGE Vic Flood V Music Bring The Gang! OMAR'S RESTAURANT Will Be Open to Serve Yon FRIDAY, February 29 at 4:30 P.M. : For Your Pleasure . . . , 'Mahogany Broiled Steaks from Eastern Beef Omar's Pan Fried Chicken - Many Other Delicacies You Have Enjoyed at Omar's Week Days: 4:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Sundays - 3:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. 1 -' CLOSED TUESDAYS On 99 at 66 ASHLAND, OREGON Starting Sunday, March 2 k 90 and 9 Cafe and Tavern Will Be OPEN SUNDAYS FROM 12 NOON - TO SERVE YOU J Marina Masting The Medford detachment of. the Marine Corps league will meet Friday, Feb ruary 29, at 8 p.m., at the Hol land hotel. All members and ex marines are urged to attend. Appendectomy Marie Davis, 13, daughter of Mrs. Ruth Da vis,. Rogue River, had an emer gency appendectomy last night at ' Osteopathic hospital, a hos pital' attendant stated. Her con dition was reported good today. . , Face Lacerated E. L. Mason, Phoenix, suffered face cuts last night when struck in the face by a piece of wood at Phoenix Lumber company, a Commu nity hospital report said. He was treated and released. Car Damaged Richard Le Roy Sewell, 321 Effie street, re ported yesterday to' city police that the left rear fender of his automobile was damaged about noon by a hit and run driver. His car was parked on West Sixth street near Ivy street when the incident occurred. - - Classes Changed Starting Saturday all Medford classes of Bliss. Heine's Juniors will move back in the downstairs hall of the Eagles building. The 11 a. m. class will return to the 1 p. m. time. The drill class will be re sumed at 11 a. m. All other classes will be held at their usu al time. Plans are now being made for spring and summer activities. . livestock Portland (UP.) Cattle 150. Good UD to 1430 Is. fed steers $34: utility. commercial steers $23-31.50; high good fed heifers $32; canner-cutter cows Calves 25.' Choice vealers $35-37: commercial $27-30. Hogs 150.- No. 1-2 190-220 lb. butch. ers $20; choice 250 lbs. $18.50; choice light sows $17-17.20: choice 400-550 lbs. $15.50-16.50; good-choice feeders $17-18. Sheep 50. Choice prime 91 lb. wool ed lambs $20.50; good slaughter ewes $13. San Francisco (U.P.) Cattle 20. Canner and cutter $16-20.50, low- utility dairy-type $22. -Calves none. Hogs 250. Choice 180-240 lb. butch ers si: cnoice 453 -id. sows sit. Sheep none. Portland Produce Portland (UJ. Butter: To re tailers: AA grade print 89c lb.; car tons hoc; A prints use; cartons uuc; B nrints 87c lh. Eggs: To retailers: Grade AA large 48-49c doz.; A large 45c doz.; AA me dium, 4sc doz.; A medium 44c aoz.; cartons 3c additional. Cheese: To retailers: A grade Ched dar, Oregon singles, 48-52c lb.: 5-lb. loaves. 53-54c; premium brands to 58 "2 c lb. for single wheels and 61'ic for 5-lb. loaves; processed American cheese, 3-10. loaves. 45',j-47c id. Poultry. Rabbits Live Chickens (No. 1 quality f.o.b. plants) Fryers. 2i-3 lbs., 31c lb.. 3-4 lbs.. 31c lb.; roasters. 4'4 lbs. and up. 30-31c: light hens, ail' wts.. ib-isc id heavy hens, all wts., 21-22c; old roost ers. 13-15c. Dressed Chickens No. 1 New York dressed style to retailers: fryers 2'. 3 lbs., 45-47c lb., roasters, 45-47c; light hens. 32-33c; heavy hens, 37-39c; cut-uo frvers. all wts.. 62-63C. Dressed? Turkeys-To retailers: Fro zen; winterpack A grade toms, 48c lb.; New York dressed style. B grade, 46c; A grade hens. 48c; B grade. 45c. Ttahbits (Averaee to growers f.o.b. killing nlant) Live . white. 3i-4V- lbs., 26-29c; 5-8 lbs.. 22-25c: colored pelts 4c lb. under: old doe rabbits. 12 16c. few higher: fresh dressed fryers to retailers, ez-esc, some nigner. Wall Street New York (U.R) Oil shares spurted sharply in a higher stock market Thursday. Trading was moderately active. . Gains in the oil group , were wide with a number of pivotals showing gains of more than a point each. Thirty industrials, 260.49 up 0.81; 20 railroads, 85.32 up 0.30; 15 utilities, 48.53 up 0.08; 65 stocks, 97,36 up 0.29. Sales Thursday approximated 1,150,000 shares compared with 1,260,000 shares traded Wednes day. . ... Sunday is bath day for donkeys,- goats and other animals on Barbados, easternmost of the West Indies islands. Cattle wash, a village on the Barbados coast owes its name to the act the' word implies. OPENING TONIGHT! RED MM Medford". Favorite -Place- to Dine and Dance , High way 99 Just South of Medford THREE FREE FLOOR SHOWS Nightly . .-First Shows Starts 9:45 The New Singing Find of 1952! Acclaimed the Second Judy Garland 2 - WEEKS APPEARANCE ONLY 2 mm the singing sensation sponsored by Gene Autry, Ruts Morgan, Ray Noble, Dinah Shore and Jo Stafford! Sough for by Columbia and Victor plus TV and radio .-. . des tined to reach national popularity heights! . In Floor Show Presentation Nightly with 'THE MAKE BELIEVERS" DANCE to the smooth rhythm of Dick Robinson's "MAKE BE LIEVERS" nightly from 9 till 2. Finest foods plus top en--. tertainment make the RED BARN YOUR enjoyment mecca! Blood Donations From County Total 519 Pints in Month Jackson county blood dona tions for the ' armed, forces in February reached ah . all-time high of 919 pints after yester day's operation in Rogue River. To Medford 's contribution of 212 pints on the 13th has been added .204 pints from Ashland Tuesday and .103. pints , from Rogue River Wednesday.; j Praise Efficiency ," The operation in Ashland was handled .entirely by Ashland Elks headed by Sid Reed and Mrs. H. S. Ingle. The two lead ers of the Red Cross county pro gram, Mrs. Leston Huntley and Mrs. Ward Hammond, today paid tribute to the efficiency of the blood center there. They said that enthusiasm is so high in Ashland that Medford will give up its March bloodmobile visit in favor of Ashland which will call on donors there again March 12. . , ... To make up the lost date, Med ford will hold its first two-day operation April 15 and 16. Lady Elks will sacrifice their regular meeting day to accommodate the blood center in the Elks lounge. The center in Rogue River was operated, cooperatively by Mrs. Ed Brace of Rogue River and Mrs. Paul Thompson of Gold Hill. Both communities provided donors. Barrels of Corn Hot Always Same Richmond, Va. (U.R) The statistician at the Virginia De partment "of Agriculture some times wishes that he'd taken up some other line of work.' . Henry M. Taylor says Vir ginia's farmers estimate their corn yields in- "barrels. That would be all right if they all mean the same thing. But they don't.: Farmers in the - Shenandoah Valley, mean one thing when they say "bar rel," farmers in eastern Virginia mean a unit much larger. In be tween the two regions is a no-man's-land and a statistician can only guess what a farmer means when he sends In his crop re Port, i Taylor is philosophical about the situation, however. He re members the prohibition days when farmers sometimes estim ated their corn in gallons. HITCHCOCK TILES Salem-U.R) State Sen. Phil lip S. Hitchcock of Klamath Falls filed Thursday for reelection as senator from the 17th district, Crook," "Deschutes", Jefferson, Klamath and Lake counties. He will seek the Republican nom ination May 16. Many of California's 49ers were attracted to Australia in 1851 by fabulous gold strikes at Ballarat and Bendio. - BIRTHS THOROMAN To Mr. and Mrs. Frederick,' 505 Black Oak drive,5 Feb; 26, 1952, a boy, 7 pounds,'- at Sacred Heart hos pital.: 1 ' ' HUCKABA To Mr. and Mrs. Joe, route 1, . box 275, Central Point, Feb. 27, 1952, a girl, 614 lbs., at Community hospital. MC KEE To Mr. and Mrs. Delmar, 1720 Orchard Home court, Feb. 27, 1952 a girl, SV lbs., at Community hospital. ; 1 Obituary OLIVE ROBERT! r : Services for Mrs. Olive Rob erts, 83, who died Tuesday, will be held in Conger-Morris Chapel Friday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Meredith Grovei officiating. Committal will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. Mrs. Roberts was born Aug. 22, 1868, in Michigan, and came from Nebraska to make her home iii southern Oregon in 1890. 'She is survived by six chil dren, Mrs. Loretta Denney, Med ford; OrinEllis, Hilt, Calif.; Nine Ellis, Medford; Mrs. Millie Lu per, Sacramento, Calif.; Lester Ellis,' Butte Falls; and Charles Ellis, Butte Falls; two sisters in Kansas; 30 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. CATHERINE THATCHER Funeral services for Cather ine Anna Thatcher, 75, of 208 Beatty street, who died in a local hospital Sunday, will be held at Perl funeral home Saturday at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. D. Kirkland West officiating. Inter ment will be in Jacksonville cemetery. Ladies of the Eagles auxiliary will participate in the services. The deceased was born at Peoria, 111., on April 16, 1876, and was married to Charles Fischer at Peoria on June 3, 1896. He died in 1934 and on June 29, 1941, she was married to Will A. Thatcher, who sur vives, at Grants Pass. Mrs. Thatcher was a member of the Eagles auxiliary and the "Get Together" club. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. C. A. Thatcher, Medford; three grandchildren, Carson A., Jeanette E. and Ver non E., and a brother, Joe Broenneke, Peoria. ERMA STUART - Funeral services for 'Mrs. Erma Carol Stuart, 1118 East Main street, who died Friday in Galesburg, 111., will be conduct ed at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Chapel mortuary with the Rev. Meredith A. Groves of the First Methodist church officiating. In terment will be in Siskiyou Me morial park, with Reames chap ter 66, Order of Eastern Star in charge of the committal service. The body will lie in state to day until 10 p.m. at the mor tuary. Mrs. Stuart, the daughter of James B. and Alice Whitney Wade, was born in Lima, 111., on Aug. 8, 1888. She was married to Jacob D. Stuart invQuincy, 111., on Aug. 18, 1907, and the family came to Medford a little over four years ago. Mr. Stuart preceded her in death in October of 1950. , She was a member, of the Methodist church, a Past Wor thy Matron of the Order of East ern Star in Wendell, Ida., and a member of the Brazella chap ter in Albany, Ore. Survivors include one son, J. Wade, Sacramento, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Jane Little, Med ford; and six grandchildren. Pall bearers will be Wilson Smith, Stephen Hall, 'Robert TOWNSEND SPEAKER HERB STAREN Will Speak at K.P. HALL FRIDAY, FEB. 29th At 8 P.M. The Public Is Welcome Thursday, February SB. 19S1 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN CORSAGES FOR THE LADIES Grand Opening FRIDAY, -FEB. 29 of tht cum Featuring Joe Newman Trio with VICKIE YOUNG . and CLAUDE ROBERTS "The Wild Man With the Horn" FOR YOUR DINING Chef Cliff Fisher's Complete New Menu Serving from 6 P.M. Till 2 A.M. For Reservations - - - ' Phone 2-4800! Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Fair through Friday with pitches of fog in valley Friday morning. Low tonight 30. High Friday 60. Western Oregon: ' Continued fair through Friday. Considerable morn ing valley fog. LitUe change in tem perature. Lowa tonight 28-38. Hi (hi Friday 45-55. . Temperature a year ago today: Highest Si; Lowest 28. " Total monthly precipitation S.88 inches. i - Exeess for the month .82 inches. Total precipitation since September 1. 1931. 18.98 inches. Excess for the season 5.43 inches. Relative humidity 4:30 p.m. yester day 42: 4:30 a.m. today 91. Observations Taken At 4:30 A.M.. 120 Meridian Time High Low Prec. JBOise Boston . Chicago Denver . Eureka . Havre Klamath Falls Los Angeles Medford Omaha Phoenix Portland . Reno ;.. Eugene Salt Lake Seattle Spokane Washington, D. C. Yakima 45 36 40 86 62 35 51 75 63 54 79 48 58 45 37 46 38 49 S3 22 27 32 31 48 20 . 24 52 32 29 44 31 27 35 27 19 31 25 .61 .01 Tomorrow Sunrise 6:48 a.m. Sunset 6:01 p.m. Voegtly, Glenn Harrison, Walter Stuart and Lewis Kalbus. BRENDA AKINS . Funeral services were con ducted this morning at the graveside in Jacksonville ceme tery for Brenda Akins, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard D. Akins, 714V2 Palm street, with the Very Rev. John M. Berger of Sacred Heart church officiating. . Arrange ments were in charge of Chapel mortuary. The infant died Mon day in a local hospital. '. Besides her parents she is sur vived by one brother, Richard D. Jr.; one sister, Linda Lee; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Akins, Bend; and her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. I. Dawson, Wood lake, Calif. MEDFORD HOTEL BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNERS 7 A.M. to 2 P.M. 5:30 to 9 P.M. BRING THE CHILDREN They Are Always Welcome FREE PARKING TWO BURGLARIES ' ' Two Medford business firms were burglarized Wednesday night, according to city police. The California Pacific Utilities plant at 229 West Main street re ported the ' the t of a pair of old scissors, and one pair of wire cutters. About $2 in small change was taken from the Medford Tent and Awning company, 314 East Main street, according to the police report . Dead line Sunday Classifieds la noon Saturdays inns I PHONE 13-1902 " (enlrtfl to fs ril f Many a Mot! jfj ..-. titTlDv V - HELP OVER! VI KIRK llnilRlflQ auiut wuuuuiu "EVE MtUER-PATRtCE WYMOREffi ontctio a . 5 HN TWIST JAMES R. WEB BJ-FELIX FEE JWYS BACK! ,K SUNDAY Wf-t-- mm Hear The Judy Canova Show Saturday Nite K.M.E.D. Vs Mall Tribune Want Ada Trow COMING SOON! raJODYlAWRANCL fidbeft Rolaitf Km m Mass GtcgtTotns i Mvm now " Vnm Km to D0UUO KttKE M flWK MVS - frcta M WU Item IWW FROWtl KJHtafdtt Df IUS HUHl mm VI I ACT TlliCC TV PHONE 2-4900 LAST TIMES TONITE! II JIMMY WAKELY in ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE" TOMORROW & SAT. 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