Local and Personal
Flue Fire Firemen reported
no damage from a flue fire about
; 10:40 p.m. yesterday at the W,
H. Reichstein residence, 7 Glen
Oak court.
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Bike Stolen Elizabeth C
Falk, 426 Benson st., reported
to city police yesterday that a
girl's bicycle was stolen Feb. 8
from the junior high school.
I
Orders Issued Four orders
for correction of fire hazards
were issued by City Fire Mar
shal Truman Nelson yesterday
after inspection of one hotel and
c six business occupancies.
Goes Fishing Al White of
the Rogue restaurant returned
last evening after being on a
fishing trip to the" Chetco river
on the coast. He reported good
steelhead fishing.
Food Sale A food sale is
slated for Friday, Feb. 11, start
ing at 9 a.m., at "Walt's Radio
shop, 409 East Main st. Advent
B Christian church women are
sponsoring the sale.
,
.
Money Lost Cftrtis L.-Rom-merein,
Euegene, has reported
to city police that he lost $70
on Central ave., between Sixth
and Eighth sts., sometime be
tween 8 and 8:30 a.m. Wednes
day. o
2 Returns . Home Mrs. Harold
von Stein Jr., has returned to
o her home at 2683 Table Rock
8 ' rd. after surgery at Community
V hospital and two weeks spent
at the home of her mother, Mrs
v C. G. Gay, 176 Winema way.
Mrs. von Stein is able to receive
Visitors.
.-
Return Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Minger, , Central Point, with his
brother, Roy Minger, Burns
, Lake, B.C., Can., returned last
week from a , trip east where
they visited numerous relatives
of both sides of the family. They
were away for about six weeks
and at Philadelphia, Pa, they
visited the Ray Mingers' son,
Clarence Minger, and family. In
Iowa they were with three sis-
i ters and brothers and other rela
.: tives of the Mingers whom Roy
Minger had not seen in over 40
" ' years. At La Grange, Mo., they
visited the Ray Mingers' daugh
; ter and family, the Floyd Guil-
foyles. The travelers returned
by way of the southern states
:: and at Denair, Calif., saw , a
:! niece, Mrs. Naomi Odden.
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STRAIGHT BOURBON
WHISKEY
At Osteopathic Robert Irwin,
Butte Falls, Richard W. Mather,
Trail, and Mrs. Victor Smith,
Ashland, are medical patients
at Osteopathic hospital, attend
ants said today. Laura Jane
Griffin, 6, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Mack Griffin, Jacksonville,
is a tonsil surgery patient there.
..- . -
Child Injured " Judy De
Berry, 2Vi, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Dean DeBerry, 609 West
Second st., was released to go
home Wednesday afternoon after
she was treated at Sacred Heart
hospital for a chin laceration.
She received the injury in a fall,
according to the report.
...
Mercy Flight Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Hobson, San Francisco,
who were injured in an automo
bile accident near Rogue River
recently, were flown to San
Francisco yesterday afternoon in
an air ambulance plane operated
by Mercy Flights Inc. Pilot was
Dick Nyhof. - - -
In New York William Smul
lin, general manager of station
KBES-TV, is in New York where
hey is attending a Columbia
Broadcasting company confer
ence on television programming
and planning. He is the only
man .from the northwest who
was invited, it was stated.
.
Youth Picked Up A 17-year-old
Bremerton, Wash., boy, has
been picked up by state police
as a runaway, according to re
cords in the office of Sheriff
Howard Gault. The boy is be
ing held in the county jail un
til he can be returned to his
home by his parents.
,
Business Change Fred J.
Witt has retired from the as1
sumed name of Witt and Rose
Construction company, accord
ing to records on file in the
county clerk's office. Virgil G.
Rose, associated with Witt in
the business, has assumed the
business name with an address
of Box 1411, Medford.
Townsend Clubs The Rev.
J. Thomas Dixon, assistant pas
tor of the First Methodist church
here and a native of Ireland, will
speak to Townsend club mem
bers Friday, Feb. 11, at 8 p.m.,
in the Pythian hall, Fifth and
Grape sts. His topic will be,
"Aged People. Here and There."
A meeting of council members
will be held at 7:30 p.m.
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Visitors Leave Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Dunagan and Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Dunagan, all
of. Chico,. Calif,, left the first
of Ihe week after "visiting at "the
home of the men's mother, Mrs.
W. L. Dunagan, 905 Reddy st.
The mother recently returned
to her home after being hqspit:
alized in Portland. She may
have visitors. -,c
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Arm Fracture Delmer Fjarli,
17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Fjarli, 659 South Stage rd., was
treated and released , late
Wednesday afternoon at Sacred
Heart hospital for an arm frac
ture, attendants reported today.
He suffered the injury while
playing basketball at Medford
high school, 1 according to the
report.
Obifuaries
ELIZABETH COBB . r . .
Mrs. Elizabeth Cobb, of 713
North Riverside ave., died yes
terday in a local hospital. Conger-Morris
funeral home is in
charge of funeral arrangements.
MARTIN AKINS .
Remains of Martin B. Akins,
who died in California, are be
ing returned to Medford for
services and interment, with
Conger-Morris funeral home in
charge of funeral arrangements.
ALBERT FARNSLEY
Services for Albert R. Farns
ley, 74, who died Tuesday, will
be held in Conger-Morris chap
el Friday at 1 p.m., with the
Rev. J. Thomas Dixon of the
First Methodist church, officia
ting. Interment will be in Siski
you Memorial park.
Pall bearers will be Vern
VanDyke, E. E. Cuff ell, A. B.
Haddock, Darrell Mitchell, Ross
Minneci and Marion Mallory.
The deceased was born in In
diana on Oct. 22, 1880, and had
lived in Medford since 1945.
Survivors include his wife,
Katie; a daughter, Mrs. Jean
Hay, Sturgis, Mich.; seven
sisters: Mrs. Lucy King, Star
City, Ind.; Mrs. Hattie Reddick,
Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Mil
dred Johnson, Canoga Park,
Calif.; Mrs. Famie Cann, Tampa,
Fla.; Mrs. Rachel Kershner,
Sturgis, Mich.; Mrs. Eltha Kel
logg, Medford, and Mrs. C. E.
Gates, Medford and one granddaughter.'
GEORGE NICHOLS
Funeral services for George
Washington Nichols, 72, of
Phoenix, who died at Jackson
ville Wednesday, will be held at
Perl funeral home Friday at 2
p.m. with the Rev. William C.
Piper officiating. Entombement
will be in Medford Memorial
mausoleum.
The deceased, a lifelong resi
dent of southern Oregon, was
born at Lake Creek on Sept. 10,
1882. His parents, the late Mr.
and Mrs. George W. Nichols Sr .,
were among the earliest pio
neers of southern-Orgon, having
crossed the plains from Missouri
by covered wagon. Mr. Nichols,
who spent most of his life as a
stockman, had lived in Medford
for many years but for the past
four years had made his honje
at Phoenix.
- Suhvivors include three sis
ters, Mrs. Elsie ; Klingle, Lake
Creek; Mrs. Meda Butlor, Red
mond, and Mrs. Maude Beeman,
Portland, and several nieces and
nephews.
Business Name Harold R.
Sutton has assumed the business
name National Business associa
tion, according to records on
file in the county clerk's office.
Address for the- business was
listed ; as" 343 South Grape st.,
Medford.
.'. .
Grange Dance Phoenix
Grange members will sponsor a
square dance Saturday; Feb. 12,
beginning at 8:30 p.m., at the
Grange hall on Highway 99 in
Phoenix. Fran Cronin will call
the squares. Women attending
are to take sandwiches for pot
luck refreshments. The public
and all square dancers interest
ed are invited.
CARD OF THANKS
TO THOSE WHO EXPRESSED their
sympathy in so many beautiful and
practical ways during our recent
bereavement, we extend our heartfelt
thanks.
Mr. & Mrs. L. M. McConnell
Mr. John McConnell
Mr. & Mrs. B. M. McConnell.
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SATURDAY NIGHT FEBRUARY 12
Featuring
IN PERSON
The Fabor Recording Stars . . .
GINNY WRIGHT
-And
TOM TALL
From The "Louisiana Hayride
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GINNY WRIGHT
X i Them Sing Their Latest Record Hit,':
"ARE YOU MINE"
No. 5 on Hit Parade
MUSIC BY
BOBBY CHAMPION
AND HIS MELODY WRANGLERS
"BEST IN THE WEST"
SEE AND HEAR THEM ON
KBES-TV Sat. 6:30 to 7 p.m.
rague
Colleen Hope Studio
Plans Dance Show
On Friday and Saturday eve
nings students of the Colleen
Hope Dance studio will be pre
sented in the first of a series
of spring dance recitals.
The first program has a theme
"Valentine's Day," and features
Patty Lou Hilton, Linda Durkee,
Sandra Laing, Sylvia Teeter
and Walter Knight. As a group
they do a fast Hungarian dance
with tambourines and a jazz toe
routine. Sandra is the featured
acrobatic dancer and Linda and
Walter do an exhibition Mambo,.
"A skeleton dance will be done
by Carolyn Menke, Lana Sal
yers, Irene .Thomas, Josette Har
ris, Sharon Laing, Karen Chris
tensen, Marlene Davis and Linda
Samuelson. Miss Gail DeRushe
will be mistress of "ceremonies
and dance.
The stage show will start at
8:30 p.m. at the Craterian thea
ter. (
Wall Street
New York (U.R) Stocks ad
vanced with increased vigor
over a broad front today.
Industrials reached a record
high and utilities were at their
best price in the average since
April 16, 1931. Rails missed by
a fraction of reaching a high
since April 28, 1930. .
Today's closing prices on se
lected stocks:
American T & T . ...181
Anaconda
Chrysler .. 70 V4
Curtiss Wright 31
General Electric ................ 5VA
General Motors . 99
Montgomery Ward 80
Penn R R . f. 27
Penney J C 88
Radio ... 41V2
Southern Co 19V4
Southern Pacific ..... . . 57
S Oil of Calif 79
Texas Gulf Sulphur 41V
Transamerica 28
Tri-Continental .. 26
United Aircraft .................. 87 V4
U S Rubber ......'..I........ 443,4
U S Steel ...................... 7934
Youngstown .....I....... 83
Portland Produce
Portland (U.P.) Eggs To retail
ers: Grade AA large, 51-52c doz.: A
large 48-49c doz.: AA medium. 48-50c;
A medium, 47-48c; A small 42c; car
tons, 1 -3c additional. '
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, 42'2-451,2c; 5-lb.
loaves. 46 ',2-49 V2 c. Processed Ameri
can cheese, S-lb. loaf. 39'3-41c lb.
Farm Market !
Hothouse rhubarb from Sumner,
Wash., sold at around $2.75-3 for extra
fancy grade during wholesale trading
today. Deschutes No. 1A potatoes
quoted by wholesalers at $4-4.25 a
hundredweight.
Poultry, Rabbits
Live Chickens To growers (No. 1
quality f.o.b. .Portland): Fryers 2',i to
4 lbs., 25c lb.; at farm 24c lb.; roast
ers, 4i lbs. and up, 25c lb.i. f.o.b.
Portland, 24c at ranch; light hens, 16
17c; heavy hens, all wts., 20c lb old
roosters.-10-llc-lb. ; , ;
Dressed Chickens -No.i .dressed
to retailers: Fryers. 35-36C lb.i roast
ers, 39-41c: light hens, 27-28c; heavy
hens, 30-31c: cutup fryers, all wts.,
49-40c lb.; whole drawn, 44-45c.
- Turkeys 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 32c; Beltsville toms 49c lb.
Rabbits (average to growers, f.o.b.
killing plants) live white. 3-4'.i
lbs., 18-20c up; 5-6 lbs., 14-16c; col
ored pelts, 4c under; old does. 8-10c
lb.; a few higher. Fresh dressed fry
ers to retailers, 5 4-5 7c; cut up, 60-63c.
Portland Cash Grain
Portland Prices as reported in the
USDA market news service: Wheat,
No. 2 soft white, $79 a ton bulk,
prompt delivery f.o.b. Portland: No. 2
white oats, 38-lb. test. Coast delivery,
$57-57.50 ton; Portland delivery, $53
$53.50; No. 2 Western barley. $53
53.50 ton. f.o.b. Portland. Coast deliv
ery: Soybean meal, $93.07- ton. cars,
prompt delivery Portland: standard
millrun prompt shipment. $45-45.50
ton, cars, prompt delivery: No. 2 yel
low corn, $66.50-67 ton f.o.b. Portland.
Wholesale hay prices: No. 2 green
alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. Portland. $35
trucks, $37 rail. Timothy mixed hay,
$35 a ton. f.o.b. rail car. Seattle.
Portland -Cash Grain Exchange,
Wednesday's close: Offer
Soft white . $239
Soft white, no rex ... . 239
White club .. 239
Use Mail Tribune Want Ads;
Dead line Sunday Classified la at
noon Saturday : 10 a.m. Monday for
Monday: other days 5:30 previous day.
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Daily Weather Report
l FORECASTS
Medford and vicinity: Variabfe
high cloudiness tonight." Increasing
cloudiness Friday. Low tonight 26.
High Friday 48.
Western Oregon: Partly cloudy to
night. Increasing cloudiness Friday.
Patches of valley fog in the morning,
rxot so cool tonight and Friday. Low
tonight 28-36. High Friday 42-52.
L"OCAL DATA .1 ,
Temperature a year ago today:
Highest 53; Lowest 28.
Total monthly precipitation 24 inch.
. Deficiency for the month .45 inch.
Total precipitation since September
1, 1954. 6.17 inches.
. Deficiency for the season 5.39
inches.
Relative humidity 4:30 p.m. yester
day 45; 4:30 a.m. today 89.
Observations Taken At 4:30 A.M.,
120 Meridin Time
. High Low Prec.
.'e 33 !4
Boston 34
Chicago 42
Dptlvpr Ei
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Grants Pass
Havre
Klamath Falls
Los Angeles
Medford
New York
Omaha
Phoenix ..
Portland
Reno 53
Eugene ...... 46
Salt Lake 39
San Francisco 58
Seattle 41
Spokane 34
Washington. D.C 49
Yakima : 42
Tomorrow
49
45
16
36
71
47
42
32
69
44
30
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20
42
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Thursday. February 10. 1953
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIFTEEN
8 Forest Tracts Purchased at Price Above Appraisals
Eight separate tracts of na
tional forest timber in the Union
Creek ranger district were sold
Feb. 7 and 8 at prices ranging up
to almost; triple the appraised
price, according to Rogue River
National forest officials.
The total, amount of bids on
the eight tracts was $285,539,
compared to an advertised value
on all sales of $133,023.
Average Prices High
The average stumpage price
bid by species was Douglas fir,
$33.76 per thousand board feet;
pine, including sugar, while and
ponderosa, $40.49 per thousand,
WELL BREWED
Milwaukee (U.R) ; Howard
Thompson,' head of the U. S.
weather bureau ; here, answers
the phone with this appropriate
double entendre: "Hello, weath
er brewery." ,
Portland Livestock
Portland (U.P.) Calves 200. ' 'Util
ity Holstein steers $16, lightly sorted
at $14; canner-cutter cows mostlv $9.
10. few $10.50; utility cows Sll-12.50:
utility -commercial bulls $13-14.75.
Calves 25. Good-choice vealers S22
28; utility-commercial grades S13-20.
Hogs 150. Choice 1-2 butchers 180
23o lb. $19.50-19.75. few S20: 240-250
lb. $18-18.50; choice310-600 lb. sows
$14.75-16.50: choice 353-lb. stags $14.
Sheep 100. Utility lambs $17.50;
choice-prime fed wooled lambs $21;
good-choice feeders $17.50-18.50;
good-choice ewes S6.50-7 .50.
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CROSBY KAYE . CLCONET '. VERA-EHEH
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L Ge0r9 MACREADY Ernert BOGNIN ZY
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and white fir and other species,
$17.67 per thousand.
Successful, bidders, together
with the appraised and bid
prices, were Ross Lumber com
pany, Medford and Prospect,
$26,950 nd $54,647; Ross Lum
ber company, $26,950 and $55,
550; E. R. Cox, Medford, $17,435
and $34,300; C. B. Broomfield,
$20,372.50 and $43,562.50; Lyle
Russell, Central Point, $10,009
and $20,090; Veneer Products,
Medford, $13,021. and $26,653;
McGrew Brothers, Medfor d,
$10,083.50 and $28,536.50, and
McGrew Brothers, $8,202.50 and
$22,372.50.
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