Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 21, 1954, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Text$XX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tatiday, December 21, 1934 The Lewis and Clark expedi tion was organized by the Army in 1803. - 'ill The new j j Parker It "5i" r wtf.74 rtn i r precision advances new features new precision new beauty The beautiful New "5!" ' offers refinements and features never before available in any pen. Filling is fast, simple, sure. A special window lets you see the ink level. ' This pen writes longer on each filling. New con trol safeguards against leaking even at highest flight levels. ; Come in and try it yourself today! Pens. . $ 1 3.50 and up Sets . . . $1 9.75 and up We Win Be CILdDSE ALL DAY CHRISTMAS Wall Street New York OJ.R) Mild irre gularity developed in the stock market today after four sessions of advance had lifted it to a new quarter century high. Industrial issues were sus tained at a new top for all time on strength in some issues and firming tendencies in the oils, steels and motors. Chemicals rallied after Du Pont had de clined more than a point. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T 113 fa Anaconda . 48 Chrysler . Curtiss Wright 158 General Electric 46 V General Motors 97 Montgomery Ward 77 Penn. R. R. 22 Penney, J. C SVz Radio 38 Vi Southern Co. . - 17 Southern Pacific 53 S Oil of Calif. 73 Vi Texas Gulf Sulphur 124V4 Transamcrica ZSVz Tri-Continental 26 Vz United Aircraft 78 Vi U. S. Rubber 45 Vs U. S. Steel .- ... 70Vs Youngstown .. unquoted Western 1MB 30 N. Central O Dial 3-5371 Portland Produce Portland (I I R) Eggs to producers: Candled f.o.b. Portland; ungraded large 32-34c; AA grade large 34-47c; A large 32-35c; AA medium 31-32c; A medium 30-32c; A small 25-29C. Dairy prices were - unchanged to day. ggs To retailers: Grade AA large, 42-45c doz.; A large, 40-42C doz.; AA medium. 39-41c; A medium. 38-40c; A small, 32-33C doz.; cartons. l-3c addi tional. Butter To retailers: AA grade prints, 66c lb.: cartons. 67c;, A prints, 66c; cartons, 67c; B prints. 64c. Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched dar Oregon singles, 42 ',2-45 Vic; 5-lb. loaves, 46 :2-49V2C. .Processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 39',i-41c lb. Trading was slow on the produce maiket front. First carload of north ern California netted gem potatoes was quoted at S4.00 a hundred; Oswe go district cabbage quoted to $2.75-3, new seasonal high. Portland Livestock Portland (UJ.) Choice 180 to 233 pound hogs dropped to a new low for the year today. - Cattle 200; market moderately ac tive, mostly steady: truck lot good with some, choice 1106 lb. fed steers $22.50; few commercial heifers $17; canner-cutter cows mostly $7-8, few S8.50: few utility cows $9.50-10.50; one heavy holstein bull $14.85; few light cutter bulls $10-11.50. Calves 50: good-choice vealers scarce; salable steady at - Monday's $18-23 range; few utility calves $10 $11.50. - . Hogs 500: holdover 625: market slow; few early sales around 50c be low early Monday: choice 180-235 lb. S19.50-20: new low tne year: tew 24o 265 lb. $18.50; few choice 400-460 lb. sows $16-16.50. Sheep 200: few sales weak to 50c below Monday's average one lot choice prime 90 lb. wooled lambs S17.85; few utility lambs $14: good- Htm; 3aa (to EVERYONE READSW tT flMD USES fr THE LOW COST WAY TO ' ACTIO.! and PROFIT tonne P A few lines in the classified ad section of this newspaper can turn a spare room into extra income, - or willhelp you sell items you no longer need for quick cash! Phone in your WANT AD today. MAIL TRIBUNE Boy Shot Through Heart; Feeling 'Pretty Good' North Bend, Ore. (U.R) Fifteen-year-old Bob Wright of Hauser, who was shot through the heart in a hunting accident, was "feeling pretty good" today at Keizer hospital here. The boy, his twin brother, Bill, and a friend, Gary Larsen, 15, were going hunting Sunday in a car when a .22 caliber rifle was jolted and discharged. The bullet struck Bob in the wrist and, glanced off, piercing his chest And passing through his heart. ' . . ' Doctors said the bullet appar ently had slowed after striking the boy's wrist and made a clean wound in his heart. The boy was reported in good condition by hospital attendants. choice slaughter ewes steadv at $4.50 5.50; one lot 100 lb. breeding ewes $8; no feeder lambs sold early good choice late Monday $14-14.50. U? AND QUITS Hampton Pool, coach of the Los An geles Rams pro football team, resigned suddenly "for the good of the team.'' A week ago four of his assistant coaches resigned because they couldn't get along with him. Young Robinson Acquitted in Case Santa Monica, Calif. (U.R) Superior Judge Alan T. Lynch today dismissed two robbery counts against Edward G. Robin son Jr., son of the famed movie actor. - Robinson appeared . in court with his attorney, Jerry Giesler, and heard the prosecution state it had acquired no new evidence in the case since last month wherv a jury voted ll-lfor ac quittal. A retrial had been sched uled to open Feb. 14. ; Robinson was arrested July 19 and charged with robbing two Hollywood cab drivers, one of them at gun point. T3oth victims tentatively . identified Robinson as the man who robbed them. Robinson, however, contended they were mistaken and testified he was at his home in Westwood when the holdups took place. , Daily Wealfier Report Medford and vicinity Considerable high cloudiness through Wednesday. Patches of valley fog Wednesday morning. Little change in tempera ture. Low tonight 26 to 28: high Wednesday 50. . i ; Western Oregon Cloudy with occa-' sioi:al light, rain on extreme north coast, spreading over extreme north em interior tonight and Wednesday. Elsewhere partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, with patches of early meriting fog. Continued mild: low to night 35-45, except 30 in southern interior valleys; high Wednesday 48-56. j Five day forecast, through Sundav: Western Oregon Temperatures will average above normal with high est 45 to 52 except 55 to 60 along coast. Lows mostly 30 to 36. Precipi tation kenerallv less than normal, oc curring late Wednesday or Thursday. Northern California No precipita tion except occasional rain mainly in the northern portion near the week end. Temperatures near normal ex cept highs below ' normal in central valley. . , LOCAL DATA . ' Temperature a year ago- today: Highest 42: Lowest 31. Total monthly., precipitation. 1.29 inches. . Total precipitation .since September 1. 1954. 3.72 inches. Deficiency for - the 6eason 3.60 inches. " Relative humidity .4:30 p.m. yester day 58; 4:30 a.m, today 90. High Low Prec. Boise - , ,,, '" ... 27 13 Boston 43 27 .12 Chicago '26 ' 23 Denver 67 . 26 WEATHER , Br.tXnUtd Prtw; Autumn ended its 1954 career today with a cold wave that gripped the nation's eastern half with its. chilliest weather of the season. . : . ' ,. ; On the last day of fall temp eratures were in the 20's as far south as Northern Florida and dipped as deep as 10 below at Pellston, Mich. Eureka Grants Pass Havre Klamath Falls Los Angeles Medford New York Omaha Phoenix , Portland Reno Eugene Salt Lake ... San Francisco Seattle Spokane. Yakima 59 42 . 57 . 44 . 80 . 5? . 35 50 78 , 42 43 43 37 50 51 33 . 28 45 30 42 19 56 28 16 21 40 34 15 29 16 36 46 23 25 Tomorrow Sunrise 7:37 a.m. Sunset 4:42 p.m. 15 N. CENTRAL PH. 2-2970 warehouse-to-you on home appliances Na,. APPLIANCES'' Open Till 9 Till Christmas Eve SPECIALISTS IN HOMEWARES CENTRAL POINT MEDFORD -7A OUR CHRISTMAS GIFT To You. KMED 1 1:00 o'clock Christmas Day - Beautiful Music by the High School Band and Choir. DIAMOND A PUMPK! N 3- 23 CRESCENT SWEET PICKLES ox 29c OCEAN SPRAY Cranberry Sauce ROYAL CLUB CADET RIPE OLIVES SENOR STUFFED v OLIVES 19c 1.39 .211 Tin ..21 Ox. Ji il mi 1 I ON PACKAGES OF oPOST CEREALS POST'S 40 Bran Flakes 12-oz10a TREE TOP .....No. 2 Tin CIDER ..Gal. Jug ROYAL CLUB GOLD YAMS SWEET SPUDS DIAMOND WAX PAPER PARTY TIME CREAM CORN - KARO WHITE SYRUP See Our Selection of WONDERFUL DOLLS 2V1095 CARS TRUCKS Fire Engines TRACTORS 59ct01995 ROAD BUILDING SET en iracror wim demi - iraner and Steam Shovel - Road Grader and Dump Truck (op w! 5 Vv; Pieces Commander Corey's Space Cader - - ' . fr- Flashlight 'S2cc- tux iKtAminv VECITABIO-USE PET MIU U.S. no. i SPUDSi FINEST SWEET Tangerines 10. 29c ;....ib. 19c TOMATOES FINEST RED YAMS-......: 2 -jmir ii II Vf !TN v (n I s . 1QC Sn V ...303 Tin 10 . ' each ...5-lb. Red Label 59C Ljji V mm m. n .r mi Many Varieties COLOR BOOKS 3 for 25c Dozen 98c TASTY SALAD is.19c 25c lbs. in rca HAMSwi:.?: Powdered or brown STUFFING Pound 5)f?vc Loaf ZiV) WW (orange juke Royal Club Orange Juice 35c iiJEET PEL 46-oz. Pumpkin Pie MixNo , 23c Whole Cranberries 19c Sauce 303 19c Cranberry Dainty Dimple Peas 303 tin 23c PICNICS Each 2 ib. 59 BACON . 45" SLICED TASTY r BETTY CROCKER CAKE MIX New Regular Shtlf Pric C Pkg. FINEST HENS lb. 45 OVEN READY BEST TOMS Ib. 350 BUTTERBALL PACK BELTSVILLE CCd Smaller birds, lb. 99y iker s Cocoanut 4pkg. W Hunt's Sweet 3 Pickles ; PICKLES .....24-oz. jar Nalley's Fresh Cucumber Chips:.. .....pound iar 43c 19c 5 Mr8!! OPEN 'TI L 1 0 P. M. EVEN I NGS Closed All Day Christmas Day MERRY CHRISTMAS 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD.