In and
Prospect Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Neville had their son, Pvt. Clar
ence Neville, from Fort Ord,
Calif., home on furlough over
the holidays. After leaving Jan.
3, he is being transferred to
Texas. Other guests over Christ
mas were Mr. and Mrs. Dee Ne
ville and son Stephen from Los
Angeles, and Miss Mary Lou Ne
ville, who is teaching . at
Phoenix.
The Church of the Good Shep
herd had the first services in the
new building on Christmas eve,
with the Rev. Robert 'Green giv
ing a short message and special
music by the choir. Formal dedi
cation of the building will be
January 23, at 3 p.m., with
Bishop DagwelL of Portland,
conducting the services.
Roy Vaughn was released
from " the hospital in time to
spend Christmas with his family
at their Laurelhurst home.
Trail Creek Lbr. Co. bowling
team members placing in the re
" cent Medford city tournament,
bowling in the single and
doubles event, were Mrs. Dar-j
win Bevens, Mrs. Bruce Mathie
son, Mrs. Curt Langston, Mrs.
Harry Goode and Mrs. . Lewis
Jantzer.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hedg
peth and daughters, Judy, and
Jill, accompanied by Mrs. Stella
Hale, spent the recent holidays
visiting Mr. and Mrs. George
Miles and family, of Modesto,
Calif. While in that area the
Hedgpeths made short tours
through Yosemite and Sequoia
National parks. - . '
Past members of the Prospect
Ski club met at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Archie McKillop Janu
ary 4 to discuss plans for the
coming year and the running of
the ski tow at the Union Creek
area. District Ranger George
Kansky of Union Creek ranger
station met with the group.
Johnny Gartman was ; elected
president for the coming year,
and Mrs. Johnny Gartman, secretary-treasurer.
Plans are to
have the tow running within the
next two weeks." . v
Mrs. Lester Hudson returned
to Prospect Dec. 26 after spend
ing several weeks in Port An
geles, Wash. "
Mrs. Hazel Ulrich was hostess
to her bridge club January 4. At
tending were Mrs. Wallace Din
kens, Mrs. Lester Hudson, Mrs.
Bernie Oswald, Mrs. Rand Rob
ertson, Mrs. Clarence Hedgpeth,
Prosp
ecf
Mrs. Steve Larson and Mrs.
Lowell Ash. High prize was won
by Mrs. Hedgpeth and Mrs. Os
wald won the consolation prize.
Mr. and Mrs. - Jack . Hollen
beak entertained friends with "a
New Years eve party at their
Red Blanket home. Approxim
ately forty guests attended. .
Home Extension members will
have their next meeting Jan. 12
at . 10:45 ajn. at the home of
Mrs.' Donald Vaughn. In case of
a heavy snowfall, making their
road impassable, the unit will
meet in the Community . Club.
Project for the day will be
"Touch-ups for wood furniture,"
given by Mrs. George Hubbard
and Mrs. Sherril Chapman.
Child care will be provided at
the home of Mrs. Earl Barnhart.
Luncheon committee includes
Mrs. Willard Huffman and Mrs.
Coleman.' Members are asked to
bring their own table service.
Prospect Pinochle club met at
the home of Mrs, Hattie Salters,
Jan. 5.; Present were Mrs. Tracy
Boothby, . Mrs. :i Ward Blaine,
Mrs.. George Hubbard,... Mrs.
Willard -Huffman, Mrs. Bernie
Oswald,- Mrs. Hazel Ulrich and
Mrs! Johnny J. Freeland..' High
prize was won by Mrs. : Blaine
and consolation by Mrs. Oswald.
Word has been received here
that Miss Gail Wildes, Prospect
high school graduate,' was mar
ried December 28, to Loren
Webber, a student and teacher
at Bngham Young University,
They were married in the: Salt
Lake Temple of the Later Day
Saints,' Salt Lake City. An im
promptu shower was given for
Miss Wildes by Mrs. Ray Gil
lespie Dec. 22. .
" Prospect Cougars will have a
basketball game with Rogue
River at the Prospect " gym,
January 7. The High school
band will play during' inter
missions and there will also be
drills by the majorettes' and Mrs,
Madeline Halley's dancing class.
Mrs. Everett Shafer had her
organization meeting of 4-H
Cooking classes Jan. 4, with the
following enrolling: First year,
Renalda Griffet, Laura Bean and
Faye Jantzer; second year, Mary
Pope and Sally McKillop, . and
taking their third year work
will be Jill Hedgpeth and El-
donna Bean. Mrs. . Clarence
Hedgpeth will be leading the
knitting classes, Mrs.- Frank
Jantzer, gardening and forestry,
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New York (U.R) Stocks re
gained about 15 per cent of their
losses of the three previous ses
sions in a quiet recovery today.
Without further selling pres
sure, it took only a moderate de
mand to raise, prices from $1 to
$3 a share in a long list of issues.
The Robert R. Young stocks,
New York Central and Allegh
any Corp., featured in turnover
in that order.' The former made
a new high in a strong railroad
section. :.:
Today's closing prices on se
lected stocks: -
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Chrysler :
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General Motors .
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PORTLAND LIVESTOCK
Portland (U.P.) Cattle for week
3460. Mostly choice 1032-1060 lb. fed
steers $24-25; good $21.50-22.50: good
choice 800 lb. led heifers $20.50; utility-low
commercial heifers $11.50
17.50; canner-cutter cows $8-8.50;
utility-commercial bulls $13-15.
Calves for week 265. Good-choice
vealers $19-24; good-choice above 350
lb. calves S17-20: utility-commercial
calves and vealers $9-17. l ,
,Hogs for - week 2435.' Choice 1-2
J,nti-her 180-235 dbs. $20-20.501 choice
3 lots down to $19; heavier and lighter
weiehts $17.50-19; choice aou-aau 10.
sows $15.50-17.
Sheep for weeK 1973. cnoice-pnme
wooled lambs $18.50-19.50; latter tor
woled lambs with No. 1 pelts to $19;
good-choice lots $17-18; good-cnoice
leeders $15-1630; ewes $3-6.
PORTLAND PRODUCE
. Portland (U J.) Eggs To retail
era: Grade AA' lance. 44-45c doz.: A
large. 40-42c doz.; AA medium. 40-41c;
A mecuum. an-wci canons, x-ac aoai
tionaL - - ' -
Butter To retaileri: AA - grade
prints. 66c lb.; cartons, 67c; A prints,
66c; cartons, 67c; B prints. 64c.
Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched
dar. Oregon singles. 42V-45'ac; 5-lb.
loaves. 46Va-492C Processed Ameri
can cheese. 5-lb. loaf. 39ii-41c lb.
Farm Market '
General range for No. 1 A North
west produced potatoes was mostly
$330-3.75 a hundredweight off deal
ers floors today with a few whole
salers quoting a $3.25 a sack low; No.
1 dry onions from Brooks district sold
at $1.90-2.25 a 50-lb. sack. Most cab
bage sales at the East Side Farmers'
market were at the outside of the $2-
225 a crate range.
Poultry, Rabbits . .-'
Live Chickens To growers (No. 1
quality f.o.b. Portland): Fryers. 2 'a to
4 V lbs.. 21c lb.: at - farm. 20c lb.:
roasters.. 4 Va lugs, and up, 21c lb. f.o.b.
Portland, zuc at ranch: light nens. lie:
heavy liens, all wts.. 13c ui old roost
ers, 10c ID.
Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to
retailers: Fryers, 34-35c lb.: roasters,
36-37c; light hens, 21-22c; heavy hens,
25-26c; cut up fryers, all wts 45 -4 6c;
whole drawn. 39-40c.
Turkeys Paying prices to produc
ers for 1954 turkeys: Heavy type hens.
2Ac lb. f.o.b. farm on N.Y. dressed
basis; toms same basis, 25 lbs. up, 24c;
under 25 lbs., 21c lb. Beltsville hens,
31c; light type toms, 23c; fryer-soaster.
27c lb.; lightweight. To retailers, A
grade hens, ready to cook. 48c; N.Y.
dressed, to 43c lb.; A grade toms,
oven-ready. ' 40c. Beltsville A grade
hens, oven-ready, to 52c; Beltsville
toms, 49c lb.
- Babbits (average to growers f.o.b.
killing plants) Live white. 3-4i
lbs 18-20c up; 5-6 lbs., 14-16c; color
ed pelts 4c under; old does. 8-10c lb.;
a few higher. Fresh dressed fryer to
retailers. 34-57c; cut up 60-63C.
Portland Cash Grain .
Portland Prices as reported in the
USDA market news service: Wheat,
No. 2 soft white. $78.50 a ton bulk,
prompt delivery f.o.b. Portland; No. 2
white oats. 38-lb. test. Coast delivery,
$56 ton; Portland delivery. $54-56 ton;
No. 2 Western' barley. $5430 f.o.b.
Portland. Coast delivery: Soybean
meal. $95 ton. cars prompt delivery
Portland; standard millrun prompt
shipment f.o.b: Portland, $4430 ton;
No. 2 yellow corn, $6730 ton f.o.b.
Portland. .
Wholesale hay prices: No. 2 green
alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. Portland. $34-35
trucks. $36-37 rail.
Portland grain exchange: Thurs
day's close:
Soft white ia
' do no rex - 254
White club . ,- 2.34
H. R. winter. 11 per cent 2.36
do 12 per cent 2.45
Lucky Learn Irswiaa C. Sea Freacuco, Its Aascto, Cai. . Voacowrar. Wwh,
and Mrs. Lester Hudson Is teach
ing second year sewing.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Biden and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Boothby are
planning an extended vacation
into southern California, leaving I
Prospect, Jan. 10. . : '
Archie McKillop returned to
his home Jan; ;3 after a weeks'
stay in a Medford hospital.
In a novel contest in Germany,
visitors to a certain resort re
ceive ,10 "politeness coupons?
which are then Eiven to those
considered most polite. Prizes
are awarded to the ones receiv
Dallas, Tex U.R) Maxie
Scott counted his chickens too
late and found some 1,000 White
Leghorns valued at $4,000 were
missing. He first noticed the
drop in his chicken population
when egg production dropped
off, he told the sheriff's office.
Friday, January 7, 1SSS
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN
Medford and vicinity: Fog tcnlght
and Saturday morning; -fair Saturday
afternoon. Little temperature change.
Low tonight 23. High Friday 42.
Western Oregon: Partly cloudy with
considerable night and morning fog
tonight and Saturday. Little tempera
ture change. Low tonight 28-34. except
22 southern interior. High Saturday
38-48.
LOCAL DATA v
Temperature a year : ago. today:
Highest 49; Lowest 34.
Total monthly precipitation 4 '
inch.
Deficiency for the month .19 inch.
. Total: precipitation since September
1. 1954. 4.97 inches.
Deficiency for the season 3.87
inches. -
Relative humidity 4:30 p.m. yester
day 59?,; 4:30 ajn. today 91.
Observations Taken At 4:30 A.M.,
1Z0 Meridian Time
Hi eh Low Prec.
Boise
in
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Eureka
Grants Pass
Havre
Klamath Falls
Los Angeles
Medford
New York
Omaha
Phoenix .
Portland
Reno
Eueene
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Seattle
Spokane
D.C.
Washington.
Yakima
Tomorrow
. Sunrise 7:40 a.m. Sunset 4:56 p.m.
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37
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Casablanca, North Africa (U.R)
Clouds of locusts winged north
ward over Morocco today, de
vouring everything green in
t ieir path. - y ;
Casablanca authorities esti
mated that the flight of the lo
custs from the southern desert
already had caused millions of
dollars worth of damages.'
Farmers appealed to the gov
ernment to declare a state . of
"national disaster" which would
enable them to recover part of
their losses in francs. v
Some of the colonists predict
ed it will be years before their
harvests are normal again. - - .
TRUE NAMES :
Bridgeport, Conn. (U.R)
What's in a name? Robert Ma
son, by trade, is a mason, and
Edwin Carpenter is a carpenter.
FIVE-DAY FORECAST
(Through Jan. 12): I
Western Oregon Partly cloudy
with considerable valley fog or low
cloudiness through Wednesday. Tem
peratures hear or slightly below, nor
mal. Little or no precipitation. High
temperatures averaging, 40-45. lows
30-35, except about 25 in interior
southwestern Oregon.
Northern California No precipita
tion except . possible rain extreme
north early in week. Highs near or
above normal. Lows below normal.
Births
' DRAKE To Mr. and Mrs.
Richard, 967 Lawnsdale rd., Jan.
5, 1955, a boy, 5Vi pounds, at
Community hospitaL " '
PUGH To Mr. and Mrs. Del
bert, Central Point, Jan. 6. 1955.
a boy, 8 Vi pounds, at. Commu
nity hospitaL - .
ELLIOTT To Mr.; and Mr$.
Willis, 933 Southeast Seventh
st., Grants Pass, Jan. 5, 1955, a
boy, 7Vi pounds,' it Sacred
Heart hospitaL ; : T X
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