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Local and FOE To Elect The Fratern al Order of Eagles will elect officers at a meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. in the hall at 219 West Main st. Other matters of importance will be discussed, of ficers said. Plan Bulb Sale Members of the Crater Lions club announced today that members will sell flower bulbs door-to-door Wed nesday, Thursday and Friday of this week. Proceeds of the sale will go to assist visually handi capped children. Illness Reported Harold Burk of Carl Construction com pany, Salem, is seriously ill with pneumonia it was reported here today. Burk, who was for a time superintendent of construc tion for the new courthouse an nex, left a few weeks ago for his home in Salem. Girl Injured Julianne Yoak ley, 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Yoakley, Table Rock road, is confined to Com munity hospital because of a broken knee cap. The girl was injured when she fell from a horse Sunday, her father said this morning. Undergoes Operation Melva Jean Holzhauser, 6 -year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard Holzhauser, Eagle Point, underwent an emergency appen dectomy at Osteopathic hospital last night, the hospital reported this morning. Another patient in Osteopathic is Mrs. Arnold Nease, Eagle Point, who under went minor surgery yesterday. InTile Bids The Bureau of Reclamation is inviting bids for the rental of a movable power shovel to dig test pits in the vi cinity of Emigrant reservoir east of Ashland, it was announced today. Information on the pro ject can be obtained from the bureau office here, or the district office at 215 North Front St., Salem, Ore. CARD OF THANKS We want to thank all the nice peo ple and fire department for all they did for us at the Xire. Mr. & Mrs. Harold Pence. TOFJITE! SHOW STARTS 7:70 P.M. EXCITEMENT SUSPENSE JStk. 18,000 FwtOvtr Jw 9&lf the Atlantic! Jjf I J4 plus THE FREE-SWINGIN' DEACON F0 to permit their Christian employees to attend worship on this Most Sacred Day O Big Y O PAULSEN'S O GROCETERIA O OAKDALE MARKET O PIGGLY WIGGLY O O. K. MARKET O LUMAN'S O CENTRAL MARKET O GRANDVIEW MARKET Please Shop Early did the Week! Personal Remodeling Remodeling was started this week on the luncheon room at the United States National bank branch here. It will be enlarged and a new women's lounge will be added. Blossom Committee A meeting of the committee in charge of arrangements for the Pear Blossom festival, to be held here April 23, will be held at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at the Med- ford hotel, the chamber of com merce office said today. Play With Matches Chil dren playing with matches were responsible for a fire in dry grass at the corner of Sun rise and Oregon aves., yester day at about 5:20 p.m., firemen reported. No damage resulted, they said. a Fire Inspections Fire Mar shal Truman Nelson yesterday inspected one home at the re quest of the owner, a garage, an apartment, and two business oc cupancies, and issued 10 orders lor tne correction of fire haz ards. Son Born An son weighing 714 pounds was born March 28 to Mr. and Mrs. Dean Pegel, Anchorage, Alaska, it was re ported here today. She is the former Vietta Lewis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lewis, South Stage rd., Medford. The baby was named Marvin Dean. Mother and son are reportedly doing well. Daughter Born News of the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Lockwond fnr. merly of Medford and now of Long Beach, Calif., has been received here by relatives. The child, born April 2, weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces and has been named Lesia Jean. Mrs. Lock wood is the former Jeanann Enke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milo Enke, Medford, and Lock wood, stationed at Long Beach with the Navy, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lewis, 2695 Merriman rd. .This is the Lock wood's first child. JAMES STEWART fJOlllBlKM 77fSKY conferring Mariene DIETRICH 6LYHIS JOHNS and fF-athe KNOCKOUT GIRL! " The Following WILL LO Fined Raymond David Harp, 27, of 908 Vz North River side ave., was fined $25 and court costs yesterday on a charge of having an improper hunting license, according to court records. Judge ' Rawles Moore of district court suspend ed S10 of the fine. Office To Be Closed The Air Reserve Center office, 33 North Riverside ave., will be closed April 6, 7 and 8, it was announced today. Those seeking information while the office is closed may telephone Manville Heisel, Medford 3-4561 or 2 6936, or William A. Salade, Med ford, 2-4021 or 2-7801. In Hospital Miss Mariene Keene, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Keene, Box 7o7, Central Point, is a surgery pa tient at Community hospital, it was reported this morning. Also in the hospital for surgery is Lowell Pogue, route 1, box 134, Eagle Point, and Jack Gregory, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Gregory, 609 Cather ine st., is in Community hosDital for medical care. Dance Class A class of six lessons in American round danc ing will open Tuesday, April 5, at Kershaw square dance spon sored by members of the square dance clubs which meet at the square, Mrs. Helen Fosbury. an nounced Monday. She will in struct, and anyone wanting fur ther information should call her at telephone 3-5188. The classes will be conducted from 8 to 10 p.m. Angling Law Violations Granvell George Combs, 42, Trail, was fined $25 and costs in district court yesterday after pleading guilty to charges of fishing with prohibited methods, according to court records. He was charged with fishing for steelhead in Trail creek with a gaff hook. A 16-year-old Med ford boy was fined $25 and costs on a charge of fishing without a license. Unit Meets Rogue Valley unit of Stanley Home Products' representatives met April 4 at the home of Mrs. Geneva Young, 331 Bessie st. Mrs. Ida Belle Vhite, Ashland, conducted the meeting. Plans for the annual hostess party in June were dis cussed, as well as the northwest district meeting to be held in Seattle April 14-16 and which a number of local dealers will at tend. Others present were Mrs. Marguerite Bradshaw, Browns- boro; Mrs. Alvena Elrod, Trail; Mrs. Aria Shreeve and Mrs. Marguerite Starr. Reports Patients Surgery patients reported "by Sacred Heart hospital this morning were Michael Milich, 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Milich, 918 Stewart ave.; Mrs. Glen Lowe, 617 M Pine st.; Rob ert Caruther, 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Caruther, Clear Creek, Calif.; Fay Adams, 420Vi N. Grape st.; Gene Hankins, 197V Willamette ave.; Mrs. Fern Morris, Klamath Falls, and Mrs., Ada Neal, 626 Stewart ave. la Sacred Heart hospital for medi cal care are Mrs. Paul Pedgro, 1008 South Holly st., Sharon Wight, 2347 Howard ave., and Lewell A. Dupray, 921 South Holly st. mAU EC BE U INI DAY News About Servicemen IN NEW YORK James L. Capello, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Capello, Butte Falls, has arrived at Niagara Falls, New York, to serve with the 47th fighter interceptor squadron, it was reported today. He is an airman third class,, and works on the jet planes used by the squadron. He recently completed a 12 day leave when he visited at home with his parents and his sister Jeanette, and brother John. He received basic training at Parks Air Force base, Calif., where he served with Griffin Ownby, whose parents live at 32 South Columbus st., after the two enlisted together. AT HOME Robert V. Walker, son of Verl Walker, 2642 Merriman rd., is now home after serving for two years with the Army. Except for eight weeks he has served at Ft. Lewis, Wash. He is a Medford High school graduate and for two years attended Yale uni versity. He plans to work here during the spring and summer 3nd return to school to complete his education. Boys Picked Up Two Med ford area boys, 15 and 16 years of age, have been picked up by city police and lodged in the Jackson county jail, charged with curfew violation, according to jail records. From Eugene Miss Joyce Mault visited for the week end with her mother, Mrs. Beulah Mault, 708V2 West Fourth st. Miss Mault is a student nurse at the Eugene Sacred Heart hos pital. ... Son Visits David Easley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Stalker, 133 Willamette st., arrived here Saturday for Easter vacation from Brown Military academy at San Diego, Calif. The Stalkers moved Saturday from Medford Plaza apartments to their new home. From Bradley Ted Ander son, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alton Anderson, 2607 Eastover terrace, is to arrive this week from Brad ley university, Peoria, 111., where he recently was graduated and where he studied watch repair, stone cutting and similar work. He will join his father's firm, Andy's Jewelry store. Move Here Mr. and Mrs. Er vin L. Remmie are moving here from Portland and for the pres ent are living at the Dorchester house at Ocean Lake on the coast, and more recently was at Hilaire's in Portland. They will move from the hotel when they have located a residence. Daughter Here Mrs. Ken Degerman, Eugene, is visiting this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Shipler, 235 South Oakdale ave. The Shiplers are new residents in Medford and formerly lived in Eugene. He is with' the U. O. Colson company, and advertising firm, and Mrs. Shipler is employed in the house hold goods department at the Montgomery Ward and company. p Obiiuaries MARY VAN DORFY Funeral services for Mary Adell Van Dorfy, 85, who died at her home, 1118 West Eighth st. Sunday, will be held at Pert funeral home Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Gordon Dal rymple officiating. Interment will be in Phoenix cemetery. The deceased was born in Car thage, Mo., on Oct. 20, 1870, and had been a resident of this area for the past 47 years. Survivors include a son, Or ville, Loma Linda, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Maude Lock wood, Mrs. Ethel Hoefft and Mrs. Maecle Cartwright, all of Medford; a brother, Frank Gil laspy. Grants Pass, and a sister, Mrs. George McLean, Costa Mesa, Calif. IONA CROSBY Funeral services for Mrs. Iona May Crosby, 78, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Vir ginia Crawford, in Hernbrook, Calif., Sunday, will be held at Schorder mortuary in Myrtle Point Wednesday with interment in Dora cemetery there. Perl fu neral home was in charge of local arrangements. Other survivors include a son, Clifford, Medford; a daughter, Mrs. Zelma M. Schell, Medford; 12 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. BETTY JAMES Graveside funeral services were held at IOOF cemetery to day for Betty James, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ches ter L.- James, who died at a local hospital yesterday. Perl funeral home was in charge of arrange ments. Survivors, besides the parents, include the grandmothers, Mrs. F. H. Dressier and Mrs. Essa M Barrett, both of Medford. CHARLES ARMOND Charles F. Armond, 83, of 1035 Cherry lane, died last night in a local hospital. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. NELLIE COPPLE Funeral services for Mrs. Nel lie May Copple, 78, of 2735 Merriman rd., who died Sunday, will be held in Conger-Morris chapel Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. William C. Piper of the First Christian church of ficiating. Committal will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. The deceased was born May 10, 1876, in Winfield, Kan., and had lived in Medford since 1920. On Aug. 19, 1898, in Hackney, Kan., she was married to Sig Copple, who preceded her in death. Survivors include a brother, Douglas Sallee, in Missouri, and several nieces and nephews. Stockmen To Meet The board of directors of the Jackson Coun ty Stockmen's association will meet Tuesday, April 12, accord ing to W. B. Tucker, Jackson county agent. Man Sought Here Medford city police are seeking to con tact Lewis King, 40, who was last heard from in a letter sent from Medford some time ago. They request that King or any one . knowing his whereabouts, contact city police headquarters. Meeting Slated A meeting of the Rogue Valley Beekeepers association will be held Wednes day, starting at 8 p.m., in the courthouse auditorium. Among those attending will be Dr. W. P. Stevens, apiarist for the state extension service, who will help set up a series of meetings to be held later this spring. i Dairy Month Meeting Oscar Hagg, dairy marketing special ist for the state extension ser vice, will be in Medford this evening for a dinner meeting of the June Is Dairy Month com mittee. Others expected to at tend include Gordon Coleman, Eugene, state chairman, and Grace Workman, of the Oregon Dairy Products commission. Jor gen Jorgensen is chairman of the Jackson county June Is Dairy Month committee. Burglary Reported About $22.20 worth of candy and some cigarettes were taken Sunday night or early Monday in a bur glary at the snack bar of the Valley Drive-In theater, North Pacific highway, according to a report filed with the sheriff's office. Man Injured Roy Strickland, 33, Rogue River, was brought to Sacred Heart hospital this morning for treatment of a head injury suffered in an industrial accident, the hospital reported. It was said that Strickland, an employee of DeArmond Bros. Lumber company, fell from a ladder while at work. He was brought to the hospital by Med ford Ambulance service, and at noon was being x-rayed to de termine the extent of his in juries. Sleeple ss? kMof Acid Stomach? Eat 1 or 2 Tmn at bedtime-to Tuesday, April 5. 1935 WALL STREET New York (U.P.) Paced by railroad issues, stocks moved higher late in the session today. Trading was moderately active. Gains in the rails ranged to more than a point. Elsewhere, steel shares met demand. Metals were generally mixed. A few aircrafts moved higher. A cou ple of oil stocks were strong. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T 179 Anaconda : 61V4 Chrysler .'. 72?s Curtiss Wright 1 22U General Electric 51V General Motors . 95 lA Montgomery Ward 78 Penn. R. A. 27!s Penney, J. C. . 91 Radio 43 ? s Southern Co 20 Vs Southern Pacific Unquoted S. Oid of Calif 78s Texas Gulf Sulphur 40V4 Transamerica 40T4 Tri-Continental ........ 26Ts United Aircraft 74T's U. S. Rubber . 42 U. S. Steel 80V& Youngstown 7834 PORTLAND CASH GRAIN Portland Prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat, No. 2 soft white. S80.50 a ton bulk, prompt delivery t.o.b.. Portland. No. 2 white oats 38 lb. test Coast delivery. S54.50-55 ton; Portland delivery S52.50-S53; No. 2 Western barley, S52.50 ton f.o.b. Portland Coast deliv ery; soybean meal. S88-89 ton. cars, prcmpt delivery Portland: standard millrun, S42.50 ton cars prompt deliv ery PorUand; No. 2 yellow corn, $65 ton f.o.b. PorUand. Wholesale ' hay prices: No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. Portland. S38.40 ton, truck or rail. Timothy mixed hay, $40 a ton. f.o.b. rail car. Seattle. PorUand grain exchange: Monday's close: Bid Soft white $2.38 Soft white, no rex 2.38 White club 2.38 PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (U.P. ) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large, 51c doz.; A large 49-50c doz.; AA medium, 49c: A me dium 47-48C doz.: A small. 44c doz.; cartons, l-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'a-45I2C: 5-lb. loaves. 46'i-4912C Processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf,, 39',2-41c lb. Farm Market Central Point dry onions sold stronger at S3.25-3.50 for 3-inch mini mums today while others were mostly $3-3.25 for 50 lbs.; first Roseburg cauliflower at $2.25 a lettuce crate at East Side Farmers' market. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland): Fryers 2,i to 4 lbs. 30c lb., at farm, 29c: heavy hens, all wts., 21-22c lb.; old roosters, ll-12c lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers, New York style, 41 42c lb.: whole drawn, 51-53c; cut-up 56-58c lb.: roasters. N.Y. style. 42-43c; hens, light type. New York style, 30 31c: cut-ups. 42-45c; hens, heavy type, N.Y. style, 33-34c; whole-drewn, 44-46C lb. Turkeys To retailers, A grade hens, ready to cook, 48-50c; N.Y. dressed 37-38c lb.: A grade toms, oven ready, 40-44c: N.Y. style. 34-35c lb. Rabbits (average to growers f.o.b. killing plants) Live white. 33,i-4,2 lbs., 21-23C up: 5-6 lbs., 17-19c; color ed pelts. 4c under; old does, 10-12c lb.; a few higher. Fresh dressed fryers to retailers, 57-60c; cut up. 62-65C Daily Weather Report DATE April 5. 1955 Sunset tonight 6:41 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 5:46 a.m. FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Fair and slightly warmer through Wednesday. Low tonight 28: high Wednesday 70. Western Oregon: Fair and warmer through Wednesday. Low tonight 32 42: high Wednesday 58-68. Northern California: Fair through Wednesday, rising daytime tempera tures, low humidity. Five-day forecast, through Sunday: Western Oregon Little or no pre cipitation. Temperatures averaging near or slightly above normal, with highs mostly 55-65: lows 35-45. Northern California Possibly some light rain in extreme north near week end .otherwise no precipitation. Temperatures averaging near normal except lows below or near normal. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 42: below normal 8. . Record high this date 78 in 1934. Record low this date 26 in 1955. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night, none. Midnight to 10 a.m., none. Total this month trace. .16 below normal. Total since Sept. 1 7:59 inches, 6:98 inches below normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 18, highest this a.m. 80. CITY HighLovPrec. Brookings 63 41 Crater Lake 30 Grants Pass 61 Klamath Falls 43 MEDFORD 58 Portland 59 Seattle 55 Spokane i 49 Yakima ... 60 Eureka 52 17 29 26 30 31 33 28 27 40 46 42 45 48 48 23 48 71 43 39 Red Bluff 61 Sacramento 67 65 66 73 46 San Francisco Los Angeles Phoenix Denver Chicago . 59 . 81 X3 Miami New York 57 59 Washington. D.C. Dead line Sunday Classified Is at noon Saturday: 1 a.m. Monday for Monday; other days 5:30 previous day. In Southern Oregon It's A Tradition To Enjoy EASTER DINNER At MON DESIR Easter Dinner Served Starting 3 pm Sunday JOE NEWMAN AT THE PIANO For Reservations Phono NOramdy 4-2513 O DANCE O BELLY MAY ORCHESTRA (Currently playing at the Hollywood Palladium), With Popular Sam Donahue directing Vocal stylings by lovely Sherry Kay o Full sixteen-piece band coming! THURSDAY, APRIL 7 - GRANTS PASS ARMORY S.E. 9th Street ' Get your advance sale tickets at SWEMS RECORD STORE MUSIC MART ' Advance Sales Adults $1.50 per person Students, $1.25 per person All box office tickets $1.80 per person Dancing 9-1:00 o'clock MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE CLHOr Helser Firm Faces San Francisco (U.R) The Securities, and Exchange Com mission resumed its attempt to day to obtain an injunction against what it called "fraudu lent and misleading practices" by the Henry J. Helser Invest ment Company of Portland, Ore., and San Francisco. Franklin E. Kennamer Jr., at torney for the SEC, opened the case yesterday in federal court with a request that Judge Louis E. Goodman "curb the gross mis representation that heretofore has characterized the conduct of the Helser Company.". The SEC charged that the Hel ser firm used little or no dis crimination in dealing with "highly speculative and volatile stocks." The stocks were represented to the company's 6,000 clients as. solid investments, the SEC said, with no regard to their protec tion. . Two witnesses for the govern ment, Mrs. Gertrude Darling of San Jacinto, and Mrs. Clara E. Hall of Tacoma, testified yester day they had accounts with Hel- PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (U.P.) Cattle 150. Choice fed steers $23.50-24.25 with high choice 1060 lb. $24.50: commercial heifers $18-19; good-choice heifers $20-21.50; canner-cutter cos $9-11: utility cows $12-14, commercial $15 with young commercial cows $16.50; light cutters $12-14. Calves 25. Good-choice vealers $23- 27; high choice up to $29: culls down to $10. Hogs 200. Choice 180-235 lb. $19.25 20; choice 380-545 lb. sows $14.50 15.50. RUMMAGE SALE Sponsored by Roxy Ann Court Order of Amaranth Fehl Bldg. 106 NORTH IVY APRIL 6th and 7th HURRY ENDS SOON "THE DRAMATIC THUNDERBOLT OF THE YEAR!" 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