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Local and Concert Rehearsal Girls of ths Rogue River academy who will participate in a spring con cert by the Prentice Accordion studio. At Home Mrs. Louis Kurz, 411 South Front st., is conval escing at home following major surgery at Osteopathic hospital, according to friends. Mrs. Kurz may have visitors, they said. At Osteopathic Mrs. Howard Patrick, Central Point, is a med ical patient at Osteopathic hos pital, and Mrs. Vera Kimmel, Eagle Point, is a minor surgery patient there, attendants re ported. Methodist Choir Members of the First' Methodist church Chancel choir will be entertain ed this evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gilbertson at their home at 315 Vancouver ave., after rehearsal. CP PTA A session of the Central Point Parent -Teacher association is scheduled for Thursday, March 3, at 3:30 p.m. in the library of the Junior high school there. The program will include election of officers, a film on safety, and a talk on new types of school construction by H. P. Jewett, superintendent of Central Point schools. DAISY'S CAFE 3522 Highway 99 North OPEN DAILY 11 A.M. to 1 A.M. CLOSED Every Wednesday m mm I m II LAST OF THE GREAT Medford Mail Tribune Personal Officer Hospitalized Paul . Morgan, 723 Broad st., at lieu tenant with the Oregon State po lice department, is a surgery pa tient at Sacred Heart hospital, attendants said today. Returns Mrs. Harriett Mc- Callister of the Applegate has returned to her home after mak ing an extended visit to Van couver island, B.C., with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr and Mrs. A. A. Ashley. . At Community Three medi cal patients were reported today at Community hospital. They are Lester Savage of Rogue River; James Arnold Bieg, 2V2, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold W. Bieg, 326 Alice St., and Billy OGrady, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. Berme OGrady, 6I512 Franquette st. Square Dance The Phoenix Grange will sponsor a square dance Saturday at 9:30 p.m., at the Grange hall. Doug xosbury will be the caller. The dance will begin at the later hour so that those interested may attend a smorgasbord and square dance earlier that evening at Griffin Creek school. To Katydid Members of the Eighth Grade Junior High school department of the First Presby terian church will make a week end trip, leaving Friday, for Katydid ranch of the Elk Lum ber company near Prospect. The trip will include a conference meeting and a snow party. Teachers who will accompany the group are Mrs. Harold Greg ory, Mrs. Robert Stokes, W. S. Cochran, Tom Reeder and Mrs. Wayne Jamison, song leader. Mrs. Edith Baker, Sunday school superintendent, will attend and other adults who will accom pany the group are Mrs. Larry Clark, Sam Taylor, Robert Stokes and John Parton. Plus tt AN EXCITING VIEW of the Grand Canyon was the high, spot of the evening with an old-fashioned stereopticon. Today, the scene from otir living room has been ? widened enormously. The whole world is on display. The magic of radio and tele vision brings news and entertainment to millions 0 American. But to mass produce millions of ndtog and television setsmanufacturers . must be able to sell them by the millions. Only by advertising can a manufacturer talk to millions of people at the same time. ADVERTISING TELLS the story of newer radios and television sets . . . and helps sell them. The more it sells, the more must be made keeping the production lines and the jobs goin. The Tesult: newer, better sets at prices more people can afford to " pay. Advertising helped make the difference in radio and television, and in ow American way of life. ; To Meet Crater Lake ; lodge. International association j of Machinists, will meet at the Labor temple, 24'2 South Grape St., tonight at 8 o'clock. Dismissed L. E. McMurray, 440 Fairmont St., was dismissed today from Sacred Heart hos pital where he has been for 10 days because of minor surgery. He will be at home and may have visitors. McMurray is an employee of Trail Creek Lum ber company. . Ruch PTA Patriotic plays, songs, and dancing will be pre sented by Ruch school third and fourth grade students at a meet ing Friday, March 4, at 8 p.m. of the Ruch Parent-Teacher as sociation. The session will be held at the school and mothers of the students who furnish the program will be in charge of re freshments, with Mrs. Glenn Travis in charge. Mrs. Barbara Bachmann, teacher, is in charge of the program. Square Dance Class A 10- session course in square danc ing will begin at the Medford YMCA next week, it was an nounced today by Executive Secretary Bob Jones. Instructor will be Doug Fosbury, one of the areas best callers, Jones said. Classes will be each Mon day, starting March 7, from 8 to 10 p.m. They will be open to the public and arrangements for registration can be made at the 'Y" office. Girl Scout Film "Mariners Ahoy," a 20-minute featurette film of Girl Scouts at Sea, is being shown at the Holly theater tonight, and possibly Thursday if the feature does not change. The picture tells the story of a Mariner Girl Scout troop abroad the 96 foot brigantine "The Yankee," and how they learn to sail the vessel, performing all the tasks a crew of men would normally do. Senior scouts es pecially the Intermediates should try to see "Mariners Ahoy," Scout leaders said. TONITE! 2nd Great Musical Hit The FARMER Ti TAKES A r, 'a 1 ilia v r " ALSO COLOR CARTOON helped make the difference Awarded E. John Rossi, local j production leader for Investors Diversified Services, Inc., Min neapolis, has. been awarded by company officials in recognition of record 1954 sales of face amount investment certificates and mutual fund shares of the subsidiary and affiliated com panies, according to a release frcm IDSI. "Y" Family Night A moving picture, square dancing, folk dancing, swimming and volley ball all are on the program for Friday's Family night at the YMCA. All family members and their guests are invited. This program will be a renewal of former family night events at the "Y," those in charge said. Chin Up Club A meeting of the Chin Up club will be held Friday, March 4, at 8 p.m., at the Girls Community club. A business session will be con ducted. All interested in attend ing are invited. The group is made up of persons who are physically handicapped and and others who are interested in participating in the organization. a Medical Care Those report ed receiving medical care today at Sacred Heart hospital include Catherine Elizabeth Cooney, 2, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Patrick Cooney, 2246 Aloha st.; Mrs. Victor Scott, Vancouver, B.C.; ' Mrs. William CrandaU, Hornbrook, Calif.; Sharyl In low, 2, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Inlow. 523 Marie st.; Rob ert Metschan, Route 1, Medford; and Rube Smith, 1254Vi Dixie lane. Manager Returns Robert Duff, Medford city manager, Mrs. Duff, and Mrs. E. C. Fer guson of the Evelyn apartments, returned Tuesday from Astoria. While there Duff, who attended a meeting of Oregon delegates to a city managers conference, was elected to the board of di rectors of the Northwest City Managers association. Mrs. Fer guson accompanied them on the trip and visited at Astoria with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ford Knutsen, and family. . , Mikado Opens Tonight is the opening night for the Gilbert and Sullivan production, "The Mikado," at Southern Oregon college. Curtain time is 8:30 p.m. The light oper a is being done in a joint college-community effort and starring roles are held by students, faculty members and townspeople. The production will continue through Friday and Saturday nights. Reserved seats may be obtained at Pi rucker's Piano house or may be purchased at the event. Glenn Matthews of the SOC music staff, is the director. C O N F J S ? N G Convicted Communist Leader Irving Potash, 55, attempts to hide behind newspaper as ne en ters his New Y rk home. Federal attorneys issued con sent orderpermitiing Potash to go to Washington to pick up a visa for Red Poland However, Potash denies plans for Washington trip and Polish embassy refuses comment. Term of Probation Extended for Woman A Medford woman's probation term today was extended for two more years after a hearing in circuit court, according to the district attorney's office. The case of Mrs. Gail C. Wat kins, 35, was reviewed by court and probation authorities fol lowing her conviction in dis trict court last Saturday on a charge of driving while intoxi cated. Sentencing on the drunk driving charge was to take place at 2 p.m. today. Mrs. Watkins pleaded guilty to a charge of making a false statement in writing to procure benefit on Apr. 21, 1954. She was given a one year suspended sentence, which will expire next month. Births . BRANNON To Mr. and Mrs. Orville, 505 Putman st., March 2, 1955, a girl, 8 pounds, at Com munity hospital. Have Surgery Listed as sur gery patients today at Sacred Heart hospital are Jesse Mc- Fadden, Eagle Point; James Read. 1320 Beatty st'.Mrs. John Fortin, Eagle Point; Fred Bloom ington; Hornbrook, Calif.; Mrs. Elmer Smith, 726 West 14th st., and Mrs. . Glen-. Hunter, Grants Pass. - Daily Weather Report DATE March 2. 1955 Sunset tonight 6:02 p.m. Sunrise to morrow 6:43 a.m. FORECASXS Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. A few scatter ed showers Thursday. Cooler tonight. Low tonight 32. High Friday 46. Western Oregon: ParUy cloudy with showers of rain, or wet snow to night and Thursday. A little cooler south portion tonight. Low tonight 28 38. High Thursday 38-46. Northern California: Generally fair tonight. Increasing cloudiness Thurs day. Little temperature change. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 47; above normal 2. Record high this date 73 in 1936. Record low this date 16 in 1917. ' PRECIPITATION : 24 hours to mid night .01 inch; Midnight to 10 a.m., .11 inch. Total this month .01 inch; .05 inch below normal. ' Total since Sept. 1. 6.57 inches, 6.38 inches below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 42, highest this a.m. 99. CITY High Low Prec. Brookings 48 46 1.19 Crater Lake 26 18 Grants Pass .. 41 38 .15 Klamath Falls 42 34 MEDFORD 53 38 .10 Portland 45 32 .21 Seattle . Spokane Yakima . 37 34 40 33 24 22 .11 .05 Eureka .. Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles 51 46 58 34 55 . . 43 63 45- .06 Phoenix Denver . Chicago 75 56 46 79 67 69 45 32 33 62 40 44 Miami New York -. Washington, D.C. .14 .17 Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday.: 10 ajn. . Monday for Monday: other dava 5:30 previous day MON DESIR ."'"'. ( Now Featuring JOE NEWMAN At the PIANO Playing Your Favorite Requests Nightly from 8:30 to 1:30 SKATING and Sunday Afternoon 2 to 4:30 DOUBLE SESSION FRIDAY NIGHT Clamp On Skates 25c to Children Under 12. Parents Invited FREE To Watch ... Hat Check FREE for Skaters ROGUE VALLEY BALLROOM Wednesday, March i, 1353 Criminal Element May Have Reformed Waynesburg, Pa. (U.PJ Waynesburg police said today the town's criminal element either lias reformed or gone soft. First a heavy tombstone stol en from a monument works sev eral days ago was returned. Then $238 stolen Monday night from a local furniture store was found at the store's entrance when employees reported for work Tuesday. Wall Street New York (U.R) Strength in steels, oils and metals swept the industrial department of the stock market to a new record high on heavy trading today. Gains in the industrials rang ed to more than 2 points. The rails had a wider percentage gain and reached a new average high since April 14, 1930. Utilities-were at their best level since April 15, 1931.- Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T ...I86V2 Anaconda '. : 5436 Chrysler 71V2 Curtiss Wright 22 is General Electric ......... 516 General Motors .. ..".... 954 Montgomery Ward ..:. 7954 Penn. R. R. . 2938 Penney, J. C 87?4 Radio 444 Southern Co. .... 204 Southern Pacific 60 S. Oil of Calif 795s Transamerica 39 Texas Gulf Sulphur 41 Tri-Continental 26 Vs United Aircraft 82V4 U. S. Rubber 4314 U. S. Steel . 80's Youngstown 80Vs Portland Livestock Portland (U.P.) Cattle 300. Low good around 900 lo. bi.ee. good around 725 lb. feeder steers $18; canner-cutter cows $9.50-11.50: util ity cows $12-13.50: around 1060 lb. commercial cows S15.50; utility-commercial bulls $13-15 with some $15.50 and $15.75. Calves 25. Good-choice vealers $22 27.50, some higher. Hogs 300. Choice 1-2 butchers 180 235 lbs. $19-19.50; choice 3 lots $18.50; choice 285-305 lb. $17.50; sows $14.50 16 and above. Sheep 100. Good-choice wooled lambs $19.50-21; choice-prime 104 lb. S22; good-choice feeders $17.50-18.50; choice ewes up to $8.50. Portland Produce Portland (U.P.) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large. 49c doz.: A large, 47-48c doz.; AA medium, 48c: A me dium, 46-47c; A small, 40-42C doz.; cartons, l-3c additional. Butter To ; retailers: A A grade prints, 66c lb.: cartons, 67c; A prints, bbc: cartons. 67c; B prints. 64c. Cheese To .retailers: A grade Ched dar,.. Oregon singles, 421,i-45Iic: 5-lb. loaves, 46',2-49'jjC Processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 39',j-41c. Farm Market - Prices were mostly steady today; Oregon City hothouse cucumbers sold at $9.50-10 for 3',i and 4',j dozen lots: trading slow at East Side Farmers' market. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers fNo. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland). Fryers. 2'i to 4 lbs., 26c lb.; at farm,. 25c lb., some premiums being paid; roasters. 4 ',4c lb. and up, 26c lb. f.o.b. Portland. 25c at ranch; light hens. 16-17c: heavy hens, all wts., 19-20c lb.; old roosters, 10-1 lc lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers, 35-36c lb.: roasters, 39-40c; light hens, 31-32c; heavy hens. 35-37c: cutup fryers, all wts.. 50-5 lc 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 52c; betsville toms, 49c lb. Rabbits (average to growers, f.o.b. killing plants) Live white. 3,i-i'2 lbs., 19-21C up; 5-6 lbs., 15-17c: color ed pelts. 4c under; old does, 9-llc lb,; a few higher. Fresh dressed fryers to retailers, 55-58c; cut up, 61-64. Portland Cash Grain; Portland Prices as reported by the USD A market news service: Wheat, No: 2 soft white, $79.75 a ton bulk, prompt delivery f.o.b. Portland. No. 2 white oats 38 lb. test, Coast delivery $57.50 ton: Portland delivery, $53 53.50; No. 2 Western barley, $54 ton f.o.b. Portland Coast delivery; Soy bean meal, $89 ton, cars, prompt de livery Portland; standard millrun prompt, shipment, $43.50 ton. cars prompt delivery Portland: No. 2 yel low corn, $65.25 ton f.o.b. Portland. Wholesale hay prices: No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. Portland. $35 trucks. $37 rail. Timothy mixed hay, $36 a ton, f.o.b. rail car, Seattle. Portland grain exchange: Portland cash grain, Tuesday, close: Bid Soft white i.$2.38 Soft white, no rex 2.38 White club 2.38 Wednesday Night, Friday Night, MEDFORD (OREGON) Ada Man Killed In Automobile Crash Florence, Ore. (U.R) Jer; aid Aubery Worthylake, 24, of Ada, Ore., was killed instantly yesterday when his car went out of control on wet pavement, skidded several hundred feet and landed upside down in a j ditch, state police reported, j Leo Francis Murphy of West ; lake, a passenger in the car, was not seriously hurt. He was tak en to a Reedsport doctor who treated him and released him. 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