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1 Local and Gasoline Taken Helen Rita Paulson, 832 Summit ave., reported to police that gasoline has been taken from her automobile several times this week. Pigeons Killed Tommy Joe Martin, 1114 West 11th st., reported to city police five of his pigeons had been killed by shots from a B-B gun on Sunday morning. Motor Burns A motor on a furnace blower burned out at the home of Farrell Fish, 614 South Holly st., about 6:40 p.m. yesterday, causing considerable smoke in the house, firemen said. Inspections A hospital, a building of public assembly and a convalescent home were inspected yesterday by City Fire Marshal Truman Nelson. He issued nine orders for correction of hazards. New Residences J. W. Parker has been issued a $12, 000 building permit for con struction of a new home at 349 Havana st. Lloyd Nelson has been issued a $13,000 building permit for construc tion of a new home at 341 Lindero rd. Election Set The Frater nal Order of Eagles will elect officers at a meeting Thurs day, April 3. A trip to Port land by officers and the drill team which will compete in ihe interstate contest, and a trip to Lakeview for the re gional contest will be dis cussed. Flue Fire Calls Firemen were summoned to flue fires yesterday evening at the home of Barbara C. Lowry, 1620 East Jackson st., and the W. A. Radcliffe Plumbing shop, 2980 Crater Lake high way. Called to the home of John Bobbett, 470 DeBarr ave., they found heavy smoke coming from the chimney but no flue fire. Revival A spring revival will start Wednesday, April 2, at Central Point Pilgrim Holiness church, corner Sixth and Pine sts., according to the pastor, the Rev. Clarence Jackson. Evangelist for the meetings will be the Rev. W. R. Miner of Arcadia, Calif. The meetings will be conduct ed nightly at 7:30 p.m'. through April 13. Death Reported Dr. E. W. Hoffman, former Medford resident who had made his home in McMinnville, Ore., in recent years, died Sunday in Barnes General hospital, Vancouver, Wash., according to information received here by friends. Funeral services will be held in McMinnville tomorrow at 2 p.m. He is sur vived by his wife, one daugh ter, Mrs. Lee Watson, form erly of Medford, and one grandson. . Building Peimi t R. E. Marsh applied at the city building inspector's office yes terday for a permit to erect a residence valued at $28,000 at 349 Windsor ave. Bill Dav enport asked for a permit to erect an appliance store and remodel a residence at 405 North Central ave. Value was listed at $16,000. L. L. Patter son applied to make $400 renovations to a residence at 324 South Grape st. and Chuck Leonard to erect a $450 retaining wall at 816 North Riverside ave. 2 DARING HITS! -Technicolor J ESTHER MIAMS GEORGE NADER A UNtVBtSAl-MTERNATlONAt. rtCTURf and JOHN SAXON with JOHN KERR ATTENTION EAGLES! ELECTION OF OFFICERS THURSDAY, APRIL 3' MEETING STARTS 8 P.M. Personal Patient Clifford Chord, 131 Tripp st., Medford, was listed as a medical patient at Rogue Valley hospital this morning. Break-In Medford police reported Saturday night that thieves broke into the Klock er Printery, 407 East Main st. They reported nothing was taken but minor damage was done to tWfe building. Butte Falls Man To Appear in Court Les Price, Butte Falls, aft er appearing before District Court Judge James Main yesterday was bound over to the grand jury on charges of grand larceny. Bail was con tinued at $1,500. He and Don ald Glen Robertson, Phoenix, are charged with taking two electric generators from the Reter Fruit company ware house at 323 Fir st., Medford, March 9, officers said. Robertson was bound over to the grand jury on the grand larceny charges March 12. Bail was continued at $1,500. Preliminary Hearing Set for Local Man Roger Gordon Smith, 1115 West Second st., Medford, is scheduled to appear before District Court Judge James Main for a preliminary hear ing April 9 on charges of burglary not in a dwelling. He is represented by Jim Redden, Medford attorney. Bail has been set at $1,500. According to the complaint Smith entered the Southern Oregon Distributors, Inc., 710 South Grape st., by breaking a plate glass in the front door March 30. Talent Woman To Appear in Court A preliminary hearing in district court has been set for tomorrow for Anita Lorraine Weeks,. Talent who is charged with- forgery. Mrs. Weeks was arrested by Medford police Saturday after she had attempted to cash a check in a local store. It was one of a series belong ing to the Faith Tabernacle church in Ashland. She ad mitted to police yesterday she took a purse with the checks from Mrs. Lydia McCleary, Ashland, on March 25. The purse was in a parked car at the time. Mrs. Weeks waived the right to have an attorney. Phoenix Man Bound Over to Grand Jury George M. Yorton, 203 Fourth st., Phoenix, was bound over to the grand jury on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses after appearing in district court yesterday. He had , waived the right to have an attorney and a preliminary hearing. Yorton is charged with is suing a false check to Panter Richfield service in Central Point March 23. , Daily Weather Report FORECASTS Medford and vicinity: Clearing and cooler tonight becoming cloudy before sunrise. Rain Wednesday. Low tonight 35; high Wednesday 55. Western Oregon: Partly cloudy and a few light showers tonight. Mostly cloudy with occasional rain Wednesday. Cooler tonight; low 36- 44; high Wednesday 32-68. Northern California: Partly cloudy and a few light showers to night. Mostly cloudy with occa sional rain Wednesday. Cooler to night; low 36-44; high Wednesday 52-68. Northern California: Partly cloudy and a few light showers tonight. Mostly cloudy with occasional rain Wednesday. Cooler tonight: low 36-44; high Wednesday 52-68. Northern California: Partly cloudy with a few scattered show ers tonight. Rain in extreme north Wednesday spreading southward to San Francisco late Wednesday. Colder tonight. LOCAL DATA TEMPERATURE : Mean yesterday 47: below normal 2. Record high this date 80 in 1S39. Record low this date 21 in 1936. PRECIPITATION: 24 hours to midnight .04 inch. Midnight to 10 a.m . 08 inch. Total last month 1.83 inch, .31 inch above normal. Total since Sept. 1, 21.47 inches, 7.06 inches above normal. HUMIDITY: Lowest yesterday 38fi, highest this a.m. 961,. High 4:00 24 City . Tester- a.m. hr day Low Prec. Brookings 53 43 .88 Crater Lake 32 22 .66 Grants Pass 55 37 .24 I Klamath Falls 46 34 .02 I MEDFORD 56 40 .11 I Portland 52 43 .09 I Seattle 53 42 .03 I Spokane 46 35 .04 I Yakima 57 37 T I Eureka 54 43 .71 : Red Bluff 55 :- Sacramento 61 45 1.48 San Francisco 60 50 .93 Los Ar.geles 65 56 .18 i Phoenix 71 48 Denver 62 33 J Chicago 73 43 Miami 80 58 New York 44 39 .05 1 Washington, D.C. ..45 39 23 Insurance Adjuster Retires from Business Ernest Barnes well - known Medford independent insur ance adjuster, closed out his business yesterday and an n o u n c e d his retirement. Barnes had been an adjuster for about 40 years, and for many years maintained an of fice in the U. S. National Bank building here. The adjuster came to Med ford from Portland in 1931 where he had been service manager for the Phoenix of Hartford companies. Prior to going to Portland, Barnes had worked as an adjuster in the San Francisco area. He is a graduate of the University of Arizona and also hold a de gree from the University of California's Hasting School of Law. Obituaries DONALD WILLIAM GOIN Funeral services for Don ald William Goin, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William Rob ert Goin, of route 1, Talent, who died unexpectedly -Monday were held at 3 p.m. today at Conger-Morris. The Rev. Alice Woolley of the First Methodist church of Talent, officiated. Committal was in Siskiyou Memorial park. Other survivors include a brother, Ronald, at home; his grandparents, Mr-, and Mrs. Ray Goin, Phoenix, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tuggle of Talent. MRS. MARY V. MILLER Funeral services for Mrs. Mary V. Miller, 91, of 5559 Table Rock rd., Medford, who died Monday, will be "held in the Conger-Morris Funeral home Thursday at 3 p.m. The Rev. Rosse V. Long, West Main Church of Christ, will officiate. Committal will be in the Central Point ceme tery. DAVID E. PORTER David Edward Porter, 42, of Medford, died yesterday. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Conger-Morris funeral directors. MRS. SELMA ANDERSON Mrs. Selma Anderson, 83, died at the home of her son, Lloyd Anderson, 1290 Thomas rd., Monday. Funeral arrange ments will be announced by Perl Funeral home. IVAL E. SETTELL Ival E. Settell, 47, of 410 Clark st., Medford, died un expectedly of a heart attack at 39 South Front st., Med ford, Monday. Funeral ar rangements will be announced by Perl Funeral home. ANDREW W. JOHNSON Andrew W. .Johnson, 511 South Central ave., Medford, died at his residence Monday. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Perl Funeral home. JACK BROWN Funeral services for John Johnson (Jack) Brown, 83, who died in a local hospital Sunday, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Chapel Mortuary. The Rev. William C. Piper, pastor of the First Christian church, will offici ate. Interment will be in Sis kiyou Memorial park. Casket bearers will be John W.. Morrison, Gene Gass, Har old Weist, and William Hol man. 1 --- Mr. Brown was born in Washington county, Arkansas, on June 29, 1875. He was mar ried in Sulphur City, Ark., on April 26, 1901, to Mae Tuck er, who preceded him in death in Medford on June 20, 1942. The couple moved from Ar kansas to California and from there to Medford in 1941. Mr. Brown was employed in ranch work, and in later years as a grocery clerk. Survivers include two nephews, Walter Lewis, Fay etteville, Ark., and Edgar Paschal, Gridley, Calif. VERDINA L. McKINNON Ashland Verdina L. Mc Kinnon, 71, of 429 Taylor st., Ashland, died Sunday follow ing a long illness. Miss McKinnon was born Dec. 6, 1887, in Columbia, Iowa, and has lived in Ash land the past four years. She moved to Ashland from Sis ters, Ore. She was a member of the Ashland Methodist church. Survivors include a broth er, William T. McKinnon, and a sister, Miss Martha R. Mc Kinnon, both of Ashland. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Litwil :'s Mt. View chapel. The Rev. Ross Knotts of the Methodist church will offic iate. Interment will be . in Hargadine cemetery. JUAN C. CANTER Ashland Juan C. Canter, 51, of 349 East Main st., Ash land, died at his home last night. Litwiller's Funeral home is in charge of funeral arrangements. TOOTH STAINS STAINS REMOVED j "Like Magic" with Kp powder. i Use Kep with your toothpaste. Dentists use and recommend I Metals, Chemicals Pace Market Lower New York OPl Stocks were lower again today, with individual losses running to more than three points at the lows. Metals and chemicals paced the market lower, although losses predominated in most major groups. Excessive inventories and a weakening price structure helped to touch off the selling in the metal group. National Lead, which cut the price of that metal today, lost around a point. Aluminum issues de clined fractionally. The steels gave ground as the market reacted to another decline in production. Youngs town was the big loser in this group, off more than two points at its low. Olin Mathieson dropped more than a point and touched a new low. Dow and Eastman Kodak were soft spots, but DuPont rose fractionally. Today's prices on selected stocks: Allied Chemical ... 74 American Can 43 Vs AT&T 1725s Anaconda Copper 44 Vs Bethlehem Steel 38Va Caterpillar Corp 59 Chrysler Corp 49 Continental Can 47Vs Crown Zellerbach 46 V4 Curtiss Wright 2214 Du Pont 17534 Eastman Kodak 108Vs Portland Livestock Portland (U.P.) Cattle 200. Average to high choice near 1200 lb. fed steers above 28 50; choice steers 28; good steers 26-27; good fed heifers 24.50-25; standajd 22 24; utility-commercial cows 18.50 21; canners cutters 15-17; utility bulls 22.50-24. Calves 50. Choice vealers 29-31, good 26-29. standard 21-26; good choice slaughter calves 24-27. Hogs 250. U.S. 1 and 2 butchers 180-235 lb. 23.25-23.50; mixed 1. 2 and 3 grade 22.50-23; sows 300-500 lb. 17-21. Sheep 200. Choice 92 lb. spring lambs. 30; mostly choice 100 lb. No. 1 pelt lambs 22.25; good-choice lambs 21.50-22: cull-good slaughter ewes 4.50-10.50. Portland Produce Portland (U.P.) Eggs To re tailers: Grade AA large, 48-49c doz.; A large, 46c; AA medium, 44 45c, A medium, 43-44c: AA smalls, 34-37c. carton l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA and Grade A prints, 68-69c lb.; carton, lc lb. higher; B prints, 65-66C Cheese medium cured To re tailers: A grade Cheddar single dai sipK. 4fl-41rv 5-lh. loaves. 51 l--57rv processed American cheese, 5-lb. 1 loat, 41',i-44C. Farm Market Retail celery prices are sched uled to go higher by the weekend with wholesale advances placing name brand crates of 2'i dozen stalks at 6-6.50 with extreme at 6.85; Mexican green peppers cost retailers around 70 cents a pound for best large sized; Arizona and Florida grapefruit advanced again with Arizona going at z.bs-d a car ton: Indian River., Fla., grapefruit retailing at 15-17 cents a pound. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens Quoted to grow ers as ranch No. 1 quality fryers, 27'8-4 lbs.. 22c lb.; light hens. 13 14c lb. some dealers quoting lower; ranch, heavy hens, 5 lbs. up, 21-22c lb.: old roosters, 7-8c lb. Dressed Chickens No. 1 grade dressed to retailers: Fryers, whole drawn 39-43c lb.; cut up, 45-48c lb;, hens, light type cut up, 37-39c; heavy type, whole drawn, 43-47c lb. Rabbits (Average to growers, f .o.b . killing plants) live white, ZVz-Mc lb.; f.o.b. Portland 22-25C lb.; colored pelts, -4c under. Fresh killed fryers to retailers, 59-61c lb.; cut up. 62-65C lb. Portland Hay, Grain Portland Wholesale Hay Prices: New crop. No. 2 green alfalfa, baled, f.o.b. Portland and Seattle, S24 a ton. Wholesale Prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat. No. 2 soft white. S76 ton; No. 2 white oats, 38-lb. West Coast delivery, $50 ton; No. 2 Valley white oats. $48 ton; soybean meal, $90 ton, f.o.b. Portland; Barley, No. 2 West Coast delivery, $48 ton; standard mill run, prompt delivery, S37-38 ton f.o.b. Portland; No. 2 Milo, Eastern shipment, f.o.b. Coast $53-53 50; No. 2 yellow corn East ern shipment, f.o.b. Portland, $56.25-56.75 ton. NOW PLAYING Tarnishedangels 1- WI-g.-gTl A VMVnSAl-tMTffMAnOlUt 2nd EXCITING HIT bapiV rnrr wFewej m 'WfaMhrfl 5PvM Another SHOCKER by General Electric 6QVs General Foods 554 General Motors 25Va Georgia Pacific 321s Graham Paige 1 Homestake Mining 39 Kaiser Frazer 834 Kennecott Copper 86V& Lockheed Aircraft 42 Katy Pfd 41 V2 Montgomery Ward 35V4 New York Central 13 Penney, J.C 88 Penn RR UV2 Radio Corporation 32 Richfield Oil 613,4 Sears 26 Socony Unquoted Southern Co 29 Southern Pacific 38 Standard California 46 Standard Indiana 40 Standard N. J 51 Sun Mines 7V4 Texas Gulf 18 Transamerica 39Vi Trans West Air 12 Tri-Continental 30 Texas Pac Land Trust.... 8 Union Carbide 86 Union Pacific 26 United Aircraft 57 U. A. L 24 U. S. Rubber 32 U. S. Steel 57 Youngstown S & T 79 Investment Funds Noon quotations on selected investment funds, supplied by the Medford branch of Foster and Marshall company: Fund Keystone B-3 .. Keystone B-4 Keystone K-2 Keystone S-l Keystone S-2 . Keystone S-3 Keystone S-4 . Bullock Mass Inv Tr .. Fidelity Eaton Howard Stk Value Line Inc Gas Ind Wellington Chem Fund ' TV-Elec Group Sec Com Stk Group Sec A via Group Sec Elee Group Sec Petr .... Group Sec Steel Group Sec Tobac Bid Asked 15.15 16.53 8.77 9.57 9.58 10.46 14.31 15.62 9.72 10.61 .10.18 11.11 7.22 7.88 11.21 ' 12.29 10.07 10.89 11.92 12.89 18.89 20.18 4.51 4.93 11.38 .12.44 11.97 .13.05 15.47 16.73 10.24 11.16 10.75 11.77 8.73 9.57 6.18 6.78 10.04 11.00 6.53 7.16 5.76 6.32 ENDS TONIGHT! o Winner of 6 tgjj Nominations for Academy Awards! B Including "Best fif Picture and d "Best Actor" iniiiitnirfi century of suspense! h POWER I MARLENE S DIETRICH LAUGHTON CHARLES n iMsMnr NOW SHOWING lane RUSSELL Marifyn MONROE CO-FEATURE Wednesday Only "Curtain at 8:30" the Author of RIFIFI "SHARP AND ENGROSSING!" 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