Local and
Minor Surgery Mrs. Robert
Smith, Grants Pass, had minor
surgery this morning at Osteo
pathic hospital, attendants said
today.
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To Eugene Alf Mekvold, su
perintendent of county schools,
left today for Eugene, where he
will attend a meeting of the
executive committee of the Ore
0 gon Secondary Administrators
association. It is being held in
conjunction with the annual
conference of the Oregon Asso
ciation of Secondary Principals.
SOCRC To Meei A meeting
of the Southern Oregon Chin
chilla Ranchers club will be held
Sunday, Jan. 15 at 12 noon in
the Carpenters Local union hall,
123i. West Main st. "Helpful
Hints on Various Phases of Pelt
ing, Prior To and After Remov
ing Pelt," will be the title of
' an educational slide series to be
shown. i
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Under Founder's Management Since 1930
Personal
Have Surgery Two children,
Stephen Slagle, Grants Pass,
and Angelo Bishop, Prospect,
are at Community hospital as
surgery patients, it was report
ed today.
Hotel All . Right Firemen
were summoned about 9:45 p.m.
yesterday to investigate a report
to investigate a report of smoke
of smoke on the roof of the Allen
hotel, 106 East Main st. They
found smoke from the furnace
flue drifting over the roof to the
street.
At Sacred Heart Those re
ported today as surgery patients
at Sacred Heart hospital are
Barbara Van Brunt, 8, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Van Brunt,
1111 West Ninth st.; Vernon
Sickle, 2840 Deuel st.; Kenneth
Berrey, 823 West 14th st.; and
B i 1 1 i e Weingarten, Ashland.
Judy Ellison, 472 Haven st., was
the only new medical patient re
ported there today.
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I Condition "Good" Ernest
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i the Medford Elks lodge, is re-
ported today in "good" condition
i at Sacred Heart hospital where
he has been since Wednesday as
a medical patient.
To Meeting Eugene Orr,
member of the executive section
of the national rehabilitation
commission and the 13th district
American Legion commander,
will attend the Oregon depart
ment executive committee meet
ing for district commanders in
Portland tomorrow.
Building Permits Building
permits have been issued K. E.
Hutchinson for a S2.000 resi
dence addition at 22 Keen Way
dr.: Eunice Smalley, to remodel
a residence at 507 Park place
jjfor S500; Dr. and Mrs. Ralph
Thompsen, to remodel a garage
at 18 Modoc ave., S4.000: and
Crystal White Laundry for a
S5.000 office at 811 North Cen
tral ave.
Mercy Flight Robert R. Wal
lace, 50 North Bartlett st., was
flown to Portland yesterday aft
ernon for emergency medical
care at the Veterans administra
tion hospital there. The flight
was made in one of the air am
bulance planes of Mercy Flights
Inc. Wallace was the 435th pa
tient carried by the non-profit
corporation's planes in the six
years since it began operation.
Daily Weather Report
DAILY WEATHER
Sunset tonight 5:01 p.m. Sunrise to
morrow 7:39 a.m.
FORECASTS
Medford and vicinity: Thickening
cloudiness tonight. Rain and gusty
south winds Saturday. Low tonight
38-40. High Saturday 50.
Western Oregon: Increasing cloudi
ness tonight with rain beginning on
coast and spreading eastward during
night. Rain Saturday. Low tonight
32-42. High Saturday 44-54.
Northern California: Cloudy tonight
and Saturday. Occasional very light
rain San Francisco and Sacramento
northward tonight, probably becom
ing heavy Saturday. Morning fog in
San Joaquin valley. Snow level 5.000
7,000 feet. Little temperature change.
LOCAL DATA
TEMPERATURE: Mean yesterday
45: above normal 9.
Record high this date 56 in 1945.
Record low this date 8 in 1930.
PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to mid
night .18 in. Midnight to 10 a.m., 0.
Total this month 1.58 in., .59 in.
above normal.
Total since Sept. 1, 17.22 in., 7.87 in.
above normal.
HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 57,
highest this a.m. 100.
CITY High Low Prec.
Brookings 53 41 1.15
Crater Lake 32 .14 .51
Grants Pass 48
Klamath Falls 43
MEDFORD 54
Portland 46
33
30
36
35
A40
.06
.18
.26
.11
Seattle 55 39
Spokane 41 31
Yakima 41 28
Eureka 61
Red Bluff 43
Sacramento 50
San Francisco 49
LQ3 Angeles 70
44
45
46
43
56
48
27
' 32
41
39
37
.80
.08
Phoenix 77
Denver 54
Chicago 38
Miami 62
New York 42
Washington. D. C 43
.21
.04
FIVE-DAY FORECAST
TThrough Jan. 18)
Western Oregon and Western Wash
ington Continued mild with showery
weather through Wednesday, except
more steady rain likely over week end
and again about Wednesday. Total
precipitation heavy, averaging 1-3
inches in interior valleys. Tempera
tures above normal with highs 45-55,
lows 34-44.
Northern California Rain through
week end and again about middle of
week. Snow in high mountais. Pre
cipitation likely to be heavy in north
portion. Temperatures above normal.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK
Portland (UP) Cattle for week
3950. Choice-prime 10o7 lb. fed steers
20.50: choice up to 1160 lb. 19.25-20:
mixed good-choice 18.50-19; choice fed
heifers 17, lightly sorted 15; canner
cutter cows 7-8, few 8.50; utility-com
mercial bulls 14-lo.50.
Calves for week 425. Good-choice
vealers 21-27, some 28; good slaughter
calves 16-17.50.
Hogs for week 3375. U. S. No. 1
and 2 butchers 180-235 lb. 13-13.50,
earlv to 13.75; No. 3 mostly 12.25
12.50; sows 350-550 lb. 9.50-10.50; good
feeder pigs above 100 lb. 11-11.50.
Sheep for week 1175. Good-choice
slaughter lambs 17-18; most choice
13.50-18.75; good-choice feeders' 15-16;
good-choice ewes 5-6.
PORTLAND HAY, GRAIN
Portland Wholesale Hay Prices:
No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. trucks.
Portland and Seattle. S40-42 ton.
U. S. No. 1 Timothy hay. S48 ton.
f.o.b.. Seattle; No. 1 Timothy mixed
hay. S44. Seattle.
Prices as Reported by the USDA
market news service: Wheat, No. z
soft white, S74.50 ton; No. 2 white
oats, 38-lb. test. Coast delivery, S54
56: No. 2 Western barley. $47 f.o.b.
Portland Coast delivery; soybean
meal. S79.50 ton. delivered Portland;
stand millrun. S42; No. 2 yellow corn.
Eastern shipments f.o.b. Portland,
$62.50.
PORTLAND PRODUCE
Portland (UP) Eggs To retail
ers: Grade AA large, 60-61c; A larEe.
58-59c; AA medium, 06-SBc: A medium,
56-57: A small, 51-53c; cartons, l-3c I
additional. j
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. 40',245',2C; 5-lb. j
loaves. 46 ',2-49 ',2 c. Processed Ameri- .
can cheese, 5-lb. loaf. 39,2-41c lb. i
Farm Market
First Sumner. Wash., hothouse rhu- i
barb sold at 3.75 for a 15-lb. box
of extra fancy grade with fancy packs
to wholesalers at 3.25: tomatoes, green
peppers and cucumbers were higher
because of frost in Florida; cauli
flower sold to retailers at 3.25-3.75
a pony crate.
Poultry, Rabbits
Live Chickens To growers (No. 1
quality f.o.b. Portland): Fryets. 2'2
to 4 lbs., 24c; at farm, 23c: roast
ers, 24c lb. f.o.b. Portland: light hens.
18c. heavy hens, all wts. 25c; old
roosters, ll-14c.
Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to
retailers: Fryers, New York style, 37
23c lb.; whole drawn, 44-46c; cut up,
50-52c; hens, light type. New York
stvle, 49-52c: cut-ups, 42-46c; hens,
heavy type. N. Y. style, 36-38c; whole
drawn, 45-49C.
Turkeys To producers: Eviscerated
toms, 33-34 Uc lb.; fryer turkeys, live
weights, 62-10 lbs., 34c lb.
Dressed Turkeys To retailers, nom
inally A grade young hens. 55-56c lb.
eviscerated. A grade young toms, 46
50c lb. eviscerated, depending on wt.;
eviscerated fryer-roasters, 57c lb.
Rabbits (Average to growers, f.o.b.
killing plant) Live white, 3?i-4y2 lbs.
23-26c: 5-6 lbs. 18-21c; colored pelts,
4c under: old does. 10-14c lb.; a few
higher. Fresh killed fryers to retail
ers, 58-61C lb.; cut up 62-6ac.
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Scholastic Tests at
Senior High Saturday
Scholastic aptitude tests of the
college entrance examination
board will be given at Medford
Senior High school tomorrow.
Among students taking the
tests will be John Van Dyke,
Medford's candidate for a four
year scholarship under the Na
tional Merit Scholarship cor
poration. Van Dyke is one of
5.073 seniors from throughout
the nation who will fake the
test in NMSC competition.. ;
The test measures general
ability to benefit from college
education rather than any
specific skills students may
possess.
From the 5.078 taking exami
nations for the National Merit
Scholarship program, some 2,500
finalists will be considered by
a board of judges to receive be
tween 445 and 500 merit scholar
ships for four year colleges of
their choice.
New Students Listed
At Business College
New students registered at the
Robertson School of Business
here for the winter term include
se-'en Medford girls.
Local girls attending the school
are June Hoskins, Ruth Sim
mons, Nell Faulkner, Evelyn
Holgate, Roberta Smets, Vir
ginia Smith and Amanda Thelan.
Rae Ellen Diess, Margaret
Jack, Hobert May and Joanna
Rasmussen are registered from
Grants Pass. Other members in
clude Shirley Christensen and
Corrine Wilson, Ashland; Iris
Pierce, Central Point; and Betty
Shepherd, Deer Lodge, Mont.
Jamboree Tickets
On Sale Tomorrow
The Jackson County Disaster
Car will be on display at the
corner of Main st. and Central
ave. tomorrow, when tickets to
the Medford Eagles lodge . pan
cake jamboree will go on sale.
Tickets will be sold at the
Disaster Car. Proceeds from the
jamboree will go toward fur
nishing needed equipment for
the Disaster Car.
The jamboree will be held at
Medford YMCA between 7:30
a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
21.
The Medford Fire Fighters
will be available to explain the
purpose of the Disaster Car.
Births
. MORRISON To Mr. and
Mrs. Julian, 2570 Victory st.,
Jan. 10, 1956, a girl, 7 pounds,
at Sacred Heart hospital.
"WILLS To Mr. and Mrs.
Walter, 208 Ajax st., Jan. 11,
1956, a boy, 5V pounds, at Sa
cred Heart hospital.
BAUSKA To Mr. and Mrs.
Ronald, 620 Palm st., Jan. 12,
1956, a boy, 8V2 pounds, at Sa
cred Heart hospital.
McKENZIE To Mr. and Mrs.
Marcus, 117 Winchester st., Jan.
12, 1956, a boy, 7 pounrs, at Sa
cred Heart hospital.
WILLIAMS To Mr. and Mrs.
Russell, 916 East Main.st., Jan.
12, 1956, a girl, 5 pounds, at
Sacred Heart hospital.
BROWN To Mr. and Mrs.
Virgil, Eagle Point, Jan. 12,
1956, a boy, 6V2 pounds, at Sa
cred Heart hospital.
LACY To Mr. and Mrs. Clif
ton, 1376 Biddle rd., Jan. 12,
1956, a boy,.8V4 pounds, at Sa
cred Heart hospital.
GIDNEY To Mr. and Mrs
Edward, 32 Ross court, Jan.
13, 1956, a girl, 4 pounds, at
Community hospital.
STEWART To Mr. and Mrs
Bill, 256 Berrydale ave., Jan. 13,
1956, a boy, 8 pounds, at Osteo
pathic hospital.
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Monday: other days 5:30 previous day
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Saturday Night, Jan. 14
featuring
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Ken Jacks and
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See The MELODY WRANGLERS ON
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Rogue Valley Ballroom
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WALL STREET
New York CU.R) Prices on
the Stock Exchange turned ir
regular late in the session today.
Specialty issues, however,
managed to hold most of their
gains. They were up a point or
better.
Steel shares were virtually un
changed near the close. Motor
shares lost most of their earlier
gains and they finished mostly
lower.
Today's closing prices on se
lected stocks:
American T & T lZlVa
Anaconda 20Vs
Chrysler 817s
Curtiss Wright 28vs
General Electric . 5oVz
General Motors ...... ...... 44Vs
Montgomery Ward 91V&
Penn. R. R 24
Penney, J. C . 99 Vz
Radio 44
Southern Co 19
Southern Pacific 55
S. Oil of Calif 91
Texas Gulf Sulphur 36
Transamerica . 41
Tri-Continental ... 25 ?s
United Aircraft 68
U.S. Rubber 542
U.S. Steel 56
Youngstown ........'. 90
Morse Record Poor,
Wendell Vyail Says
Hillsboro (U.R) State Re
publican Chairman Wendell Wy-
att says Sen. Wayne Morse
(D-Ore.) has "one of the poorest
records in the United States Sen
ate for effectiveness."
Wyatt told the Washington
County Republican Central Com
mittee Wednesday night that
"recent information" showed
that in 1952 Morse's name ap
peared on 41 bills as sponsor
or co-sponsor and that one bill
became law. In i953, Wyatt
said, his name appeared on 83
bills and one became law.
He said that "in the first nine
years that he sat in the Senate
his name appeared on 488 bills,
of which 24 became law."
Body of Farmer
Found Along River
Salem (U.R) State police
said today that the body, of Lee
Pope, 70-year-old Independence
farmer, was found along the Wil
lamette river yesterday. He was
one of three persons listed as
missing and presumed drowned
during Christmas week floods
Discovery of Pope's body rais
ed the state's death toll from
bad weather and floods last
month to 14. Two others, Rich
ard and Elmer Leonard, both
of Hood River, still are-missing
About 90 per cent of all U. S
farm produce reaches the mar
ket by highway transport.
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Obituaries
FANNIE BLISS
Mrs. Fannie Bliss died at a lo
cal hospital late Thursday. Perl
funeral home is in charge of ar
rangements. CONRAD TAYLOR
Ashland Funeral services
for Conrad Heck Taylor, 50, of
277 Almond St., Ashland, will be
held Saturday, Jan. 14, at 1:30
p.m., at Litwiller Mountain
View chapel, corner of Highway
66 and Normal ave., Ashland.
Interment will be at Resthaven
mausoleum. The Rev. B. J. Hol
land of Ashland Presbyterian
church. "
Mr. Taylor was born July 6,
1905, in Howkan, Alaska.
Mr. Taylor died unexpectedly
early Wednesday at his home.
He was a commercial fisherman
in Alaska and had lived in Ash
land for 11 years.
He is survived by his father,
James Taylor, and a brother.
James Taylor Jr., both Medford;
a sister, Mrs. Walter Griffin,
Crescent City, Calif., and a
niece, Mrs. Karen Johnson, Ar
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Coos Bay-North Bend Water
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The board has ordered its
manager, C. V. Signor,- to collect
cost estimates on fluoridation
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The Oregon Supreme Court
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