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Local and Personal Parents Meeting The St. Mary's school Parents' club will meet in the new parish all at 8 p.m. today. All parents are urged to attend the first meeting of the year, a club spokesman said. Hurts Arm Walter Clary, 50, of route 2, box 10. Jacksonville, was in Sacred Heart hospital with an injured right arm today, the result of a tractor accident on the Miller ranch, Little Ap plegate, about 4:10 p.m. yester day. Clary was reported in good condition this morning. He was taken to the hospital by Med ford Ambulance service. 4 AMAIU proudly present Mi i person w&w:: TED aEWIS 'r with m BatirH Hal C.mr Pin n .. Al.U STAR P. KALE 8 TlAYS ONLY Sun.. SW. 15 "riJ 22 jV7THEATER"iSTAB8AK! ioWHTOWH FOHTUKOEE. Rummagi Sal Medford Lady Lions will hold a rum mage sale Thursday, Sept. 12, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the Fehl building, 103 North Ivy st. Those having rummage to con tribute are asked to call SPring 2-6825 or SPring 2-2515. Fir Hazards Medford Fire Marshal Truman Nelson inspect ed one public garage, a dry cleaning plant, a tire rebuilding plant and a buliding of public assembly yesterday, issuing seven orders for correction of hazardous conditions. School Ground A trash fire on Oak Grove school grounds yesterday afternoon spread to surrounding grass, burning off about a 50-square foot area be fore it was extinguished by a crew from Medford fire depart in e n t. The department was called about 1:55 p.m. Permits Several building permits were issued Tuesday. They included one to R. J. Cross man, 33 North Central ave., $3,000 to replace a foundation; Henry F. Padgham, 1305 Court st., 55,000 to erect a storage shed; and Morse Motors, Sixth and South Ivy sts., $5,000, to remodel business building. Injured Harry D. George, 36, of route 1, box 544A, Gold Hill, -suffered a leg injury this morning in an accident at the R. J. Jacks Logging Company site about 10 miles east of Lake Creek. George,- who was report ed by hospital officials still in X-ray; was taken to Sacred Heart hospital by Medford Am bulance service. T- k.L 5-x Show at 7 pm JAMES ST E WAR as lucky Lindy'! jmtt.a ico. irCHARLES A LINDBERGH THE SPIRIT OFST.LOUIS" ClNEMlScOrt m WUMRCKM BILLY WILDER WENDEU MAYES TOHITE! mmm rTv 1st Drive Runs! In 302 BBS X-Ray CHnlc The chest x ray clinic at Sacred Heart hos pital will be open Thursday be tween 2 and 5 p.m., according to the Jackson County Public Health association, which oper ates the clinic. Trucks Called Ashland fire department answered two calls yesterday. At 3:47 p.m., a truck flushed a gas spill from a car in front of 369 East Main st. Some tree roots caught fire after grass had been burned off at 208J,i Mead st., firemen said. The fire was extinguished at 5:10 p.m. Meeting Scheduled Frater nal Order of Eagles will hold its regular business meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday in the hall at 219 West Main st. Plans will be com pleted for the official visits of state and national dignitaries later this month. Participation in the district convention in Rose burg this month will be dis cussed. Collision Vehicles driven by Duane Carrol Gleaves, 1221 West Eighth st., and Penn Alton Chitwood, 3061 Crater Lake ave., were involved in an acci dent on Crater Lake ave. near Delta Waters rd., Tuesday morn ing, according to city police. Chitwood was cited by police for failure to maintain proper lookout. Choir Resumes Senior choir of Zion Lutheran church will resume its weekly rehearsal schedule at the church, corner of Fourth st. and Oakdale ave. The director will be Oscar Bjorlie, and Mrs. Lorraine Even sen will be organist. All interest ed persons are invited to be at the church at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Stocks Rally Smartly New York OPi The stock market rallied smartly after set ting new lows for the year in early trading today. A number of stocks converted losses into gains. Many others wiped out most of their earlier losses. DOW-JONES AVERAGES Dow-Jones final stock aver ages: 30 industrials 474.40, up 4.17; 20 railroads 130.64, up 0.71; 15 utilities 67.11. up 0.07, an 65 stocks 162.34, up 1.10. Sales today were about 2.130, 000 shares compared with 1,870, 000 shares Tuesday. A COlUMIIfc PKTT'Jlf Color by TECHNICOLOR OBITUARY ABNER F. SMITH Funeral services for Abner Fred Smith, 77, who died at his home in Bend Monday, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Chapel Mortuary. The Rev. W. F. Bresee of the Seventh-Day Adventist church will officiate. Interment will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. Mr. Smith was born in Colo rado Springs, Colo., Nov. 6, 1869. He was married in Twin Falls, Ida., in 1914, to Caroline Tongren, who preceded him in death in Medtord on Feb. 24, 1952. The family had lived near Medford from 1930 to 1940 and again in 1952. Mr. Smith had spent most of his life farming. Survivors include three sons, LeRoy J. Smith, and Harold A. Smith, both of Twin Falls, Ida., and Lloyd A. Smith, of Wil liams; one daughter, Dorothy L. Smith, of Bend: and two grand children in Williams. Today's prices on selected stocks: Allied Chemical 83 V2 American Can 43 AT&T 171 Vi Anaconda Copper 505s Bethlehem Steel 44 Caterpillar Corp. . 8V2 Chrysler Corp 7614 Continental Can 43 Vi Crown Zellerbach 46 Curtiss Wright 36V4 Du Pont 183li Eastman Kodak 99 General Electric 63 General Foods 48 General Motors 41 Georgia Pacific 2914 Graham Paige 1 Homestake Mining 35 Kaiser Fraser 12'8 Kennecott Copper 90 Lockheed Aircraft 35 3,4 Katy Pfd 51 Montgomery Ward 3614 New York Central 27 Penney J. C 79U Penn RR 1834 Radio Corporation 3314 Slip of Wrench Kills Young Tacomo Student - Taroma, Wash., (W Eddie Carlson, 17, Tacoma Vocational School student, was killed on Tuesday when a wrench he was using st the school struck him on the head. Pierce County coroner's depu ties said Carlson was using the wrench to tighten a "chuck" on a turning lathe. BIRTHS LOPEZ To Mr. and Mrs. Robert, 519 South Central ae., Medford, Sept. 11, 1957, a girl, 5 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. KING To Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam W., 1200 Covina ave., Med ford, Sept. 11, 1957, a boy, 7U pounds, at Rogue Valley hospital. The witchcraft persecution in Salem, Mass., in which 16 worn- and five men were nangea took place in lb)Z. en for sorcery, M l rs. VaViaW?7-jr . ; Axe- . -I 4 B0 t m0v Id School Time May be time for Your Car Too We have a Learned Faculty wtih a WOULD of Experience Get this thorough check for the safety of your children and school children everywhere. TIRES EXHAUST BRAKES o Whpol R p;i r inns O Steerina O , , . . . . j -With a Good Line of USED CARS IS53 BUIGK 4-Door Social All-silent lynehrometh stnd ard transmission, all eoil springs, torque tube drive, ball bearing steering. Radio and heater. $gg7oo new seat lent covers. Tires are excel- 1953 HUDSON 4 Door Super Wasp It's that economical six cylinder "Step-down" body model with center point steering, airplane-type shock absorbers, duel acting front stabilizer, triple sets brakes, water-proof ignition system, automatic trans mission. Black finish with lots of chrome in terior spotless. Original upholstery, excellent care. It's worth more and you'll $"TQK00 ajrejfterrivingt LIGHTS Tune-up I95S VOLKSWAGEN ! very good condition. Former owner needed the economical, larger Rambler to haul pros pects around to various property deals. We are fold it should sell for more, but we like to keep things moving along, so we are offering it at this Special Low Pnce $ I KQK00 www IS55 BUIGK 4-DR. SEDAN 1952 BUIGK Super 4-Door Sedan The former owner, Don Avery, is a wheel down around Etna, Hayfork and Happy Camp theater operator to you. This beautiful, maroon, metallic finished Buick has had meticulous care and is loaded with ac cessories. Also has Nylon tubeless, safety tires. Our price on this premium auto- S'TQ'TOO I w ff 1952 CHEVROLET 2 Door Deluxe Sedan It has 68,000 miles on it, easy miles interior and ex terior are immaculate. Automatic trans mssion, practically new tires, back up lites.and heavy duty heater. $CQ00 www Roadmaster model with automatic transmis sion. Loaded with accessories." The former cautious minister who owned this beautiful Buick must have kept it locked up most ot tne time . . . it's so terrifically $ I 7QK00 5th at Bartlett Phone SP 2-6185 Richfield Oil 78 Socony Vacuum 54fs Southern Co 22z Southern Pacific 40 Standard Indiana 523i Standard California 46 Standard N. J 61 V2 Sun Mines ll5s Texas Gulf 227s Transamerica 3534 Trans West Air 12's Tri-Continental 293i Tex Pac Land Trust l1 Union Carbide 108-14 Union Pacific 27 United Aircraft 63 Vi U. A. L 24 U. S. Rubber 4012 U. S. Steel 6414 Youngstown S & T 95 Thornton Rules on Advanced Salaries Salem (IF Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton said today that the law requires the secre tary of state to collect salary advances made to members of the Legislature when their mem bership ceases during the year the regular session is held. "The language of Oregon laws leaves you with no other al ternative than to require a mem ber of the legislative assembly wbo 'ceases to be a member for any reason' before the end of the year in which a regular session is held to settle his account by making restitution to the state of the $600 advance on his 1958 salary," Thornton said. W est Side Pharmacy Dissolution Modified Salem OPI The Oregon Supreme Court today modified a decree in a suit for dissolution of a partnership involving the West Side Pharmacy in Medford. The trial court had found that Alvin F. Wikstrom owed his former partners, Mr. and Mrs. Cash Davis, $14,383 with interest as the balance due from him upon his original purchase price. Upon reviewing the figures, however, the Supreme Court computed the amount as $5,344 and modified the decree. LIGHTER FACTORY BURNS Tokyo OP) The U. S. Army's post exchange mail order ser vice apologized today for a de lay in filling orders for a Jap anese musical lighter that plays 'T don't want to set the world on fire." The factory burned down. LIVESTOCK Portland (U P.) Cattle 700. Choice steers around 24.50; utility steers 15 to 17: utility heifers 14-16; one good R00 lb. heifer 22: canner and cutter cows largely 11 to 12.50: heavy cut ters to 13 with few holstein cutters to 13.50; utility cows mostly 14-lo; uui ilv hulls 17 to 1R.50. "Calves 125. Good and low choice vealers 22 to 25: good and choice above 350 lbs. slaughter calves 20 to 22- stork steer calves -21 o zi.ou. Hoes 300. Sorted U.S. 1 and 2 grade butchers 190 to 220 lbs. 23 to 23.25, some 23.50; mixes 1, 2 and 3 grades 180 to 235 lbs. 22.25 to 22.75: 240 to 270 lbs. 21 to 22: 160 to 180 lbs. 21.50 to 22.50; sows 330 to 360 lbs. 19 to 20- 360 to 450 lbs. 18 to 19;450 to 550 lbs. 16 to 18. Sheep 1000. Mixed good and choice 85 to 105 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 20 to 21. including deck Central Ore gon lambs 20.50 to 21; good mostly 18.50 to 20; good and choice No. 1 and 2 pelts 19 to 20.50; good and choice 65 to 80 lb. feeders 16.50 to 18.50; common down to 12; slaughter ewes 3 to 6.50. PRODUCE Wednesday, September 11, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEH News About Servicemen Portland (U.P. Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large, 54-56c: A large, 50-52c; AA medium. 46-476; A me dium. 45-46c;. A small, 29-31c; carton, l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA and A grade prints. 67-68c lb.; carton, lc a pound higher; B prints, 65-66c. Cheese medium cured To retail ers: A grade cheddar, single daisies, 45'2-52c: 5-lb loaves. 51',2-57c; pro cessed American cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 41"2-44c. Farm Market Willamette valley tomatoes faced a better demand on the Portland mar ket today, with large size, solid ones selling at SI. 75-2 a lug. with a few at $2.25. Good lettuce was mostly $2.75 3.25 a standard crate with Seattle cartons going to retailers at $2.25 2.50 for two dozen heads. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens Quoted to growers at ranch. No. 1 quality fryers 2'2-4 lbs., 20c; light hens, 8-10c lb.; ranch, heavy hens, 5 lbs. up, ll-12c lb.; old roosters. 7-8c. Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade dressed to retailers. Fryers, whole drawn. 39-42c lb.; cut up. 44-47c lb.; hens, light type, cutup. 33-36c; heavy type, whole drawn. 35-39c lb. Turkeys To producers: Fryer tur keys, live weight, 27-28c lb.; young hen turkeys, 27 jc lb.; eviscerated, A grade toms, 25c lb. on eviscerated basis. Rabbits fAveraee to growers, f.o.b. killing plants): Live white, 3'a-5 lbs., f o b. dressing plants. Portland, 23-26c: colored pelts. 4c under; old does, 10-12 lbs., a few cents higher. Fresh killed fryers to retailers, 59-64c lb.; cut up, 62-65c lb. KILE ABOARD CARRIER George E. Kile, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee J. Kile, route 1, box 128A, Rogue River, is serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La. Kile is the husband of the former Miss Avie L. Hawkins, Rogue River. He is an electronics technician on the ship, now in Puget Sound naval shipyard In Bremerton, Wash. Now! Beautiful MON DESIR DINING INN ' 13 OPEN EVERY NIGHT EXCEPT MONDAY Dine in the friendly atmosphere sf this lovely old Inn and enjoy Julie's incomparable dinners. Please phone for reservations NOrmandy 4-2513 JANSEN GRADUATES Edward L. Jansen, son of Mr. and Mrs. WTalter L. Jansen, route 2, box 176, Central Point, graduated from the navy's boil erman school at the naval train ing center, Great Lakes, 111., Aug. 16. Jansen is now a boiler man fireman in the Navy after passing the 10-week course. He is the husband of the former Miss Nora K. Bailey, Talent. Fertilizer Sales At All-Time High Salem OP) Sale of fertilizers in Oregon for the first six months of 1957 was at an all-time high, the State Agriculture Depart ment reported today. The record is contrary to national trends. The 1957 tonnage reported of fertilizers during the period was 138.926 tons, compared with 120,871 in 1956. The first United States post office was organized in 1691. Portland Coffee Prices Expected To Decline Portland (IP Coffee prices were due to drop by three cents a pound in most Portland retail outlets today and Thursday in the wake of declines in green coffee market prices. The price cut would be the first in the Portland area sine April 11, with the exception of loss leader quotations. It would put the general prices at 98 cents for vacuum packed tins. Sales leader listings have been about 89 cents a pound. POSITIVELY ENDS TONITE! ONE SHOW ONLY Picture Starts 7:30 p.m. ROAD SHOW PRICES Aduits 1.50 Loges 1.75 Children 75 Cecil B.DeMille's PRODUCTION The Ten Commandments CHARLTON YUl ANNt HL5I0N-BRYNNER-BAXTER EDWARD G YVONNt R0BIN50N-DE CARLO PAGET john DtTO 5iR CtDRIC N!NA MARTHA HARDWICKE -f CO-SCOTT judith ANDERSON -vincent PRICE V..I. i. L MH'Ji CKlN2t Jl35t L IASIW. J .JACK GARiSS mCDlC M rM , TBTApW TECHNICOLOR? STARTS TOMORROW - DOORS OPEN 6:30 REGULAR PRICES Here's One You've Been Waiting For! CURSED! TRAGIC! HATED! ADORED! KIM Mmin I OF THE YEAR I I STARTS TONITE I I J L MUM, I I ill!!; fMpftEpff ( VmmZ film & I I 'si - .4: ' CHANDLER TroTuwftciuiii S"'GNES MOOREHEAP 7l2 tonight I TZj7nZT "CURTAIN AT I I EIGHT-THIRTY" I fNOW YOU CAN'SEE IT! l I J The mast KgjjWg jOTTSjffffTTlfffffTWTr!1 , "II I in the world , KwffT& I I I I "WJlHli k H LAWRENCE? COMTTtOVERSIAL MASTERMCCE I SB . nts niuin 1 1 niPDiFinr . I Ffl coin mm OKI I y ..V I ONv' YOU'LL TALK ABOUT THIS ONE FOR WKKS J LADY CHATTERLEYS LOVER THS FILM WITHOUT Mt5t MOtHSTYl DANIELLE DARRIEUX LEO GENN SU Um ttiSA YOU'LL TALK ABOUT THIS ONE FOR WEEKS BUT YOU'LL TALK IN WHISPERS!! Portland Hay, Grain I Portland Wholesale Hay Prices: ; New crop. No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, j f o b. Portland and Seattle, $24-25 a j ton. I Wholesale prices: as reported by ! the USDA market news service: Wheat No. 2 soft white. S78 a ton; ! No. 2 white oats 38-lb. West Coast de ' livery, S47.50 ton; No. 2 Valley white ; oats, $46 50 ton: soybpan meal, $83 ; ton, f o b. Portland: barley No. 2, 45 j lb West Coast delivery $44.50 ton; standard mill run. prompt delivery, I S36-37 ton f o b. Portland: No. 2 yel j low corn. Eastern shipment f.o.b. ; Portland, S59-59.50. CARD OF THANKS To the many friends who through their kindness and sympathy gave us I such wonderful assistance in our ! recent bereavement, to each and all 1 of you we shall be forever grateful. 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