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I Local and ' Improved Mrs. Ray C. Jones, 1992 Table Rock rd., who suffered a compound ankle frac ture' at her home about two weeks ago, is reported to be im proved. At Meeting Dr. Mary Jane Fowler is in Portland to attend the 39th annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Otoophthalrnolo gical society. She will return to Medford Friday. Emergency Operation Mrs. Tairman Connell, Gold Hill, underwent an emergency appen dectomy early this morning at Osteopathic hospital, the hospit al reported. - Plan Supper A potluck sup per will be served at 6:30 p.m. "Wednesday, May 18, at Moose hall, 11 Newtown st. A routine meeting of Loyal Order of Moose will follow at 8 p.m. W fl fl ii II 1A ENDS TONITE! jack! 1st Drive GATES OPEN 6:45 P.M. Tomorrow! WITH A I MU1AIX FOROQSA UNCHESTER awttti lOSTPB PTfflET-StiriioiSowpriii! Big Hit! PLUS 2nd Hit g m anm atti yn m rt jT l Dean if f - Jerry Martin! si RsW. -Bar nooucrio I of the inviting fresh fruits and Vegetables featured this week in the Hi..!) r Aioauce xaraae at uamimr A c J) AH your money back on az item thafc dsesrit please yoa Personal Legion Meeting A special meeting for American Legion Post 15 has been called for today at 8 p.m., for the purpose of electing officers. The meeting will be held at 531 South River side ave. m m m File Placer Claim Lloyd arid Capitola Pence have filed a mining placer claim, known as Capitol A, in the Jackson county recorder's office. The claim is for 10 acres just west of Jack sonville. Lloyd Pence listed his address as route 1, Jacksonville. Visiting Day Phoenix Grade school visiting, day for all poten tial first graders for next year will be held at the school Friday, May 20, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Par ents should take their children and leave them at the school at 1 p.m., and return for them at 2:30 p.m. ISLAND BSlt MDfORp-)0H 68EENVW0Q - in Run 7:55 P.M. IT'S A REGULAR 3 RING CIRCUS... MILLION LAUGHS PER RING! NO ADVANCE IN PRICES! V TECHNICOLOR 1 wrai aw r i i x.. i i i v mi i m - ...and asparagus is just one Brainerds Back From Photographic Session Mr. and Mrs. Phil Brainerd, 226 Valley View dr., returned home last week end after attend ing the Pacific Northwest Photo graphic convention . and trade show in Portland. En route nome they visited Mrs. Brainerd's mother, Mrs. R. W. Swartsley, in Salem, and brought her to Medford with them for a visit. She will also visit with her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joye Swartsley, 1150 Janes rd. Also visiting here this week are Mr. and Mrs. Bert Swartsley, Salem. He is the brother of Joye Swartsley and Mrs. Brainerd. The Brainerds, who will open their new studio and camera shop at 120 East Main st. in August, purchased fixtures and equip ment for the shop while in Port land, and took courses under ex perts in portrait and press photography. Guild to Matt Providence guild will meet Thursday, May 19, at 10 a.m. in the social room of Sacred Heart hospital to sew. At 2 p.m. guild members will as sist in the chest x-ray depart ment. Slight Accident Vehicles operated by Lloyd Charles Mo Adams, 39, Fourth st., Ashland, and Donald Damon Jackmon, general delivery, Gold Hill, col lided at the intersection of Ninth st. and South Central ave. yester day afternoon, city police said. No citations were issued. Trade Council The next meeting of the Medford Building and Construction Trades council will be held Wednesday, May 18, at 8 p.m., at 24Vi South Grape st., according to Alvin D. York, secretary. - To Lake Tahoa Mrs. M. E. (Lottie) Ransdell, Medford. will leave this week for Lake Tahoe where she will be for the sum mer as manager for the Sky Blue Water resort. En route she will visit at Reno, Nev., with Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Gianella, and Mrs. Robert Callahan, the form er Miss Catherine Gianella of Ashland, now of Callahan Ranch, Nev. BIRTHS HARRIS To Mr. and Mrs. Stephen, route 1, box 569, Cen 1ral Point, H"" 17, 1955. a girl, 8 pounds at Community hospi tal. DRIVER INJURED Henry J. Forsythe, 43, Ash land, suffered a broken right arm last night when the car he was driving struck the rear of a lumber 'truck going up Billings hill just north of Ashland, state police said. Driver of the truck was Clinton Richard Phelps, 1337 South Peach st., Medford. Officers said the car was demol ished, and Forsythe was taken to the Ashland hospital for ob servation and treatment. . nw r- C r Ashland Furniture Man Dies Suddenly Ashland A. J. Powell, a well known furniture dealer here, died apparently from a heart at tack while at work in his store yesterday morning. Mr. Powell has been under treatment for a heart ailment for some time. Litwiller Funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. Food Sale The Griffin Creek Grange will hold a baked food sale at the Home Appliance com pany, 115 East Main st., on Sat urday, May 21. Breads, cakes and cookies will be available. Mothers to Meet Blue Star Mothers, Chapter 2, will meet Thursday, May 19, at 2 p.m. in Carpenters' hall, West Main st. Mrs. Helen Watson, chairman of the Daisy sale to be held May 20 and 21, said final plans will be made for the sale and workers are needed. Department conven tion reports will be given. In Hospital Louise McGee, 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William McGee, route 2, box 100, Central Point, is a pa tient at Community hospital fol lowing an emergency appendec tomy yesterday afternoon, the hospital stated this morning. An other surgery patient is Mrs. Donald Wells, 427 Haven st. To Eugene Miss Doris Hick son, personnel manager for the F. W. Woolworth company here, left last week for Eugene where she is assisting in opening of a self-service store there. Theft Reported Leonard T. Howe has reported theft of a cash box containing about 60 cents from a soft drink machine at a local Standard Service sta tion, according to records in the sheriff's office. About $30 dam age was caused by removal of the cash box, the report said. Minor Accident George Harrison Schwieger, 1940 Or chard Home dr., Medford, and Emma Minniehaha Collingwood, box 11, Shady Cove, were opera tors of vehicles which collided at North Fir and Third sts. Sun day, police reported. Vehicles driven by Edwin Warner Cross, 1375 Stewart ave., Medford, and Fr'ancis Daniel Murphy, 735 West !4th st., Medford, collided on Stewart ave., at South Newton st., Sunday. Police said citations were issued to Cross for follow ing too close, to Murphy for having no operator's license, and to the registered owner of the car, John Joseph Murphy, 735 West 14th st., Medford, for al lowing an unlicensed person to operate a motor vehicle. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (U.P.) Cattle 200. Aver age choice 1035-1120 lb. fed steers $23 23.50: utility-commercial $13-16.75; utility cows S13-14.25; canners-cut-ters $10-12.50; utility-commercial bulls $15-17. Calves 50. Good-choice vealers $23 25: utility-commercial S14-17: around 365 lb. commercial calves $14. Hogs 250. Choice 1 and 2 barrows and gilts 180-230 lbs. $19.50-20: some $10.50; occasional 170 lbs: $18.50. Sheep 900. Market not established. ?7 undo-, ara Youngster Injured When Hit by Auto Richard James Templeton, 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen H. Templeton, 716 Cedar st., Medford, was treated and released at Community hospital late yesterday afternoon after he was struck by a car operated by James Alvro Minor, 829 Tay lor st., Medford. j The boy was taken to Com-! munity hospital by Medford am bulance for treatment of a hip injury. Medford police said Minor was cited for failure to yield right of way to a pedestrian and for having an expired op erator's license. The accident occurred as Mi nor was traveling west on West Jackson st. Richard, police said, ran into the street in front of the approaching vehicle. Wall Street New York (U.R) The stock market resisted pressure today and for a time the whole list moved higher. Profit taking developed again toward closing. It brought m-ices down from their highs and lower m some sections. Southern Railway stood out as the strong spot in the carrier section and helped offset a 3 point decline in Union Pacific. DOW-JONES AVERAGES Dow-Jones final stock aver ages: 30 industrials 414.12 off 0.89; 20 railroads 154.45 off 0.25; 15 utilities 63.47 off 0.11, and 65 stocks 155.20 off 0.31. Sales today were about 1,900, 000 shares compared with 2,160, 000 shares yesterday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T & T 183 Vi Anaconda 5914 Chrysler . 46 Curtiss Wright 20 Vi General Electric . 50Vs General Motors 93 Montgomery Ward .. 76 Penn. R. R .. 26 Vs Penney, J. C. 1934 Radio 45 Southern Co 20 Southern Pacific .. 58 S. Oil of Calif 76 Texas Gulf Sulphur 40 Transamerica 40V2 Tri-Continental 25'4 United Aircraft 66 U. S. Rubber 44 U. S. Steel 8OV2 Youngstown 72 PORTLAND CASH GRAIN Portland Prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat No. 2 soft white, $81 a ton bulk, prompt delivery f.o.b. Portland. No. 2 white oats 38 lb. test Coast delivery S54-56 ton; Portland delivery. $51-52c; No. 2 Western barley. $55.50-56 ton f.o.b Portland Coast delivery: soybean meal. $81 ton. cars prompt delivery Portland: standard millrun. $47.50-48, cars, yellow corn, $69.75 ton f.o.b. Portland. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (U.P.) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large. 50-51c doz.; A large 48-49c; AA medium 47-48c doE.; A small, 40-44c doz.; cartons lc to 3c additional. Butter To ' retailers: AA grade prints 65c lb.; cartons 66c: A prints 65c. cartons 66c; B prints 63c. Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched dar, Oregon singles 42,i to 450; 5 lb. loaves 461-i-491ic. Processed Amer ican cheese S-lb. loaf. 39-41c lb. . Farm Market Top quality California strawberries were short of the full demand today with best selling at $4-4.25 and fair to poor at S2.75-3.75;. top cauliflower and Willamette valley mustard greens in short supply; cauliflower quoted at $2 a flat top to retailers. , Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland): Fryers 2 to 4 lbs., 27c lb. at farm. 26-27c: roasters, 27c PorUand. 26-27c ranch: light hens, 19-20c: heavy hens, all wts.. 23-24c lb.: old roosters. 12-14c lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers. New York style, 37-. 38c lb.; whole drawn, 47-49c; cut-up, 51-54c lb.; roasters. N.Y. style. 3B-40c; hens, light type, New York style, 31 32c; cut-ups, 43-48c; hens, heavy type, N. Y. style, 34-35c; whole-drawn, 44 4c 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. 3i-4.i lbs. .2 1-2 3c up; S-6 lbs.. 17-l9c; colored pelts 4c under; old does, 10-12c lb.; a few higher. Fresh dressed fryers to retailers, 57-80c. cut-up, 62-65c. Daily Weather Report DATE May IT, 1955 Sunset tonight 7:27 p.m. Sunns to morrow 4:47 a.m. v FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Partly eloudy tonight and Wednesday morning, be coming cloudy with a few showers late Wednesday. Cooler tonight. Low near 35: high Wednesday 67. Western Oregon: Cloudy tonight and Wednesday, a few showers Wednes day afternoon. Low tonight 42-48; high Wednesday 55-65. . Northern California Fair tonight and Wednesday, except occasional cloudiness in extreme north. Patches of morning fog near coast. Slowly ris ing daytime temperatures. Five-day forecast, through Sunday: Western Oregon: Recurring showers with total precipitation averaging 'a to 1 inch. Temperatures averaging be low normal with highs mostly 55-65; lows' 40-50. Northern California: No precipita tion except occasional light rain ex treme north latter part of week. Tem peratures near normal. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday 47; below normal 12. Record high this date 94 in 1954. Record low this date 33 in 1943. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid night .03 in. Midnight to 10 a.m., .01 in. Total this month .15 in.. .49 in. be low normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 68. highest this a.m. 96. CITY- High Low Prec. Brookings 53 48 .12 Crater Lake 40 2 05 Grants Pass 60 48 .16 Klamath Falls 52 40 MEDFORD 56 48 .04 Portland 38 31 .11 SeatUe :. 56 30 Spokane 36 43 .18 Yakima 54 47 .10 Eureka 55 49 Red Bluff 76 56 Sacramento 77 S3 , San Francisco 64 48 Los Angeles 73 56 Phoenix 83 55 Denver 65 34 .12 Chicago . 78 46 Miami .... 85 71 .02 New York 80 48 T Washington. D.C. 76 56 Tuesday. May 17. 1953 Obituary HARRY WHITNEY - Funeral services for Harry C. Whitney, 69, who died at his home in Jacksonville Sunday, will be held in Conger - Morris chapel Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. William C. Piper of the First Christian church officiat ing. Committal will be in Log town cemetery. Pall bearers will include Wal ter Scholer, Charlie Schultz, Dee Adams, John Burns, Jim Law rence, Albert Collings, Lloyd McKee, Walter Armpriest, Paul Pearce and Leo Young. The deceased was born in Drain, Ore., Dec. 3, 1885, and worked for many years as a miner. On Jan. 4, 1922, at Yre ka. Calif., he was married to Pearl Winningham, who sur vives. In 1930 he came to Jack sonville and remained active in mining until his death. During World War II, he was said to be the only one who shipped chrome ore from Jackson county, and in 1944 and 1945 he was employed by the U. S. Bureau of Mines. He was a member of the Upper Applegate Grange. Surviving, besides his wife, are five children, Loyd. Mrs. Ralph Lawrence, Mrs. Charles Young, and Mrs. O. J. Fisher, all of Jacksonville, and Mark Smith, Medford; two brothers, Walter and Louis Whitney, Jacksonvil le; a sister, Mrs. V. E. Walton, Burbank, Calif.; nine grand children, one great-granddaughter, three nieces and one nephew. ARIE HAINES Mrs. Arie A. Haines, 78, died today in a local hospital. Conger-Morris funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. 0 n OPEN DAILY AT 6:45 END TONITE starts TOMORROW Another TERRIFIC Double Bill! IT'S THE ONE ABOUT THE RED-HEADED SCHOOL TEACHER. ..end the high m RICHARD MTM HGBMtt LMRENCE JAKES MtNESS REX TMMPSOR. TIM COXSKSS AND " IT BLASTS the SCREEN with THRILLS! GENE KELLY in "CREST OF THE Plus CARTOON-NEWS HOLLY FRIDAY! ci cmm ennn starring Vlsbllll Waif Anne FRANCIS Louis CALHERN ) MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN Notices EHNEST TRIPP Remains of Ernest J. Tripp, 55, who died Sunday at Camp White, will be forwarded to morrow night to Colorado Springs, Colo., for services and interment. Conger - Morris fune ral home is in charge of arrange ments. ' The deceased was born Sept. 23, 1899, in Browning, Mo., and was a veteran of World War II, serving from Aug. 25, 1942, to April 12, 1943, as a private in the 912th Quartermaster Com pany. Survivors include a brother, Harvey W., Rifle, Colo. CHARLES HOLTMAN Funeral services for Charles J. Holtman, 61, who died Sun day, will be held in Camp White chapel Wednesday at 9 a.m. with Chaplain Lawrence Eskay offi ciating. Committal will be in Camp White cemetery, with Conger-Morris funeral home in charge of funeral arrangements'. The deceased was born Nov. 11, 1893, in New York City, and was a veteran of World War I, serving from Sept. 1, 1917, to July 22, 1920, as Pfc, Co. "D", 9th Machine Gun Battalion. SKATING TONIGHT 7:30 to 10:30 ASHLAND Skateway, 36 So. 1st - spirited males in her life! WAVE n STMT V y UttlTI HAII Jr fltefftsi 1 k aT il LA A SHOCK STORY. . . of Juvenil. 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