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Hoodlums Found Slain in Chicago Chicago -JEn- The slashed and beaten bodies of two hoodlums, apparently slain in fanfland fashion weeks ago, were found Monday night tuffed in the trunl: of a neV car on a residential street. The victims, James Rocco Mirsglia and John William McCarthy, both 25 and of Chicago, were to begin serv? tag federal prison terms for armed robbery today. The killings brought to at least eight the number of gang-style assassinations in the Chicago area this year, and were the fifth and sixth within the past three weeks. Police answering com plaints about the parked car pried open the trunk to dis cover the bodies, which were lightly clothed and partially decomposed. Goats eat up to 12 pounds of stock salt a year. er STATE REPRESENTATIVE Outstanding Freshman UfhUtet 1961 Stuien Pd. Pol. Ad. S. V. McQueen, 2136 Hillcrast Vote For Jack Cline . St. VI m HE'LL APPRECIATE COURTESY 9th and Bartlett St. AY IS BETTER HEARING MONTH! When Hearing Loss Strikes... Don't Just Stand There... Do Something! If you suspect that your pre-school child has hearing problems, visit your family doctor or local ear physi cian for an examination. The time to begin training for hard-of-hear-ing children is during the speech formative years, long before the child is ready for first grade. ACT NOW! Contact . . . Mori Jiikr Isrvhc Leagitt Kindergarten For HARD-OF-HEARING Children Corner of Priddy St. & MeAndrtwt Rd. PHONE SP 2-9836 OR SP 2-9622 This Ac) Courtesy of Medford Mail Tribune. LRogue Auction Sells 438 Cattle In Phoenix Yard Phoenix Cattle saleable at the Rogue Valley Auction yard Saturday in Phoenix totalled 438 head, according to Manager Bob Bever. Once again cattle sold on an active market. White-face steer calves sold at $28.75 to $31.20. Heavy steer calves. sold at $27.79 to $28.20 for those weighing 500 pounds and more. White-face heifer calves sold for $26.60 to $27.30 per hundredweight. White-face yearlings sold well at $25.80 to $27.20 for cattle in the 500 to 600 pound class. Heavy steers in the 700 pound and over class sold at $22.75 to $24.10. Yearling heifers sold in the 500 to 600 pound class at $23.75 to $25. Covs and calves sold at the strongest prices this spring with white-face cows and calves selling at $237.50 to $245 a pair. Springer heifers sold at $217.50 to $227.50 per head.' One set of Angus cows and calves sold at $245 per pair. Veal was strong. One white face heifer weighing 325 pounds sold at $28.75. Other veal sold from $25.75 to $28. Slaughter cows were slow, selling $1 to $1.50 lower on most classes. Standard fed cows sold at $19.80 to $20.70. Utility cows sold at $15.30 to $16.60. Can ner and cutter cows sold at $13.10 to $15. A few shelly cows sole down to $10. "Once again baby calves were strong, with whlteface baby calves selling at $55 to $70 per head. Holsteins sold at $25 to $41 per head. Cross bred calves sold at $18 to $27 per head. "Only 18 calves were of fered for sale. We could use more baby calves at this time," Bever reported. For The BEST DEAL On A CHEVROLET Impale) Bel Air Biscayn Chevy II Corvoir Corvette Trucks OK Used Cart 6 Years With Ceurtesy ChevreM YOUR BUSINESS CHEVROLET Phone SP 2-6115 Meat Inspection Not Hit by Trend Salem - The economic squeeze In the meat packing in-" '.st.y - brought closer to Oregon people recently when the venerable Cascade Meat company at Salem closed its doors - should in no way af fect the state meat inspection program This is the opinion of Dr. M. L. Houston, supervisor of meat inspection for the State Department of Agriculture. The Cascade Meat company was one of the plants under the federal inspection pro gram. Most of the state-inspected plants are small, specialized operations, v--ich do not ap pear to be affected by the nationwide tendency toward closure or consolidation into larger operations. It was Hous ton's observation that Ore gon's smaller operations will remain in a sounder position economically thai' some other segments of the meat indus try. The only effect on state meat inspection, from closures si i as that of Cascade, could be a larger labor pool of men familiar with slaughterhouse sanitation practices. Some of these men could qualify as trainees for meat inspection positions, Houston stated. Food Marketing Charges Expected To Be Unchanged Washington -(DPP- The Agri cultural department says that charges for marketing farm food products in the first three months of 1962 were about the same as in the last quarter of 1961. Consumer prices for farm foods were up 1 per cent for the period and farmers' prices were up 3 per cent, the de partment said in a review of the marketing and transporta tion situation. Most of the rise in the aver age level of retail and farm prices was caused by higher prices for fresh vegetables and frying chickens. Unfavorable weather reduced supplies of several fresh vegetables in the first quarter this year, causing prices to rise sharply. Received 39 Cents Farmers received 39 cents of the dollar consumers spent for farm foods in the first quarters of this year. This was 1 per cent more than in the previous quarter. Prices in the quarter just ended, however, were lower than a year earlier. Retail prices of farm foods averaged 1 per cent lower than in January-March, 1961, and prices farmers received for these products were down 2 per cent. Marketing charges were about the same as in the first quarter last year. The farm er's share of the food dollar was the same as a year earlier. Salt freezes dry, leaving no slick residue on snow-clear highways. 1 - l MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON FROM THE GROUND UP. By BART BARTtETT The weather pattern ac cording to often repeated comments is unusual for this time of year for this area. It seems that weather must be one of the most unusual of nature's pranks every sea son. Almost never does one hear the remark that weather is normal. As expected, how ever, the present weather is very favorable for such in sects as earwigs, aphids and cutworms. Where earwigs are a problem a light dusting of 50 per cent DDT or Chlor dane should do a good job of eradication of the pest. Mala thlon, Parathion or Diazinon sprays will control aphids. Either Chlordane, DDT or Sevin will control the com mon garden cutworm. This weather .also favors certain plant diseases such as mildew and fireblight. Pears and apples are beyond the stage of development where mildew is most destructive, but peaches can still be dam aged by this disease. The same is true for many rose varieties. Frequent applica tions of dusting sulphur is perhaps the most economical control for mildew on stone fruits and ornamental plants. Where some apple varieties may need foliage protection, Karathane is perhaps the pre ferred material for mildew control. Frequently cattle are of fered for sale at local markets that are well covered by crusty barnyard manure. In this condition they present a poor, unthrifty, sight to the buyers and often are sold at a discount as compared to similar animals that are clean. The owner of dirty animals would do well to spend a few minutes with a water hose and curry comb and clean up any livestock that is to be offered for sale. Lawns may have moss growing in them. The best control for this condition is a rather liberal application of agricultural lime. It would be well to consult your favorite seed dealer for material and advice as to its use for the control of moss in , lawn grasses. Old shingle roofs may have a liberal growth of moss. The moss can hasten the decay of wood shingles. Where its re moval is desired, it is best to scrape away as much of the mossy growth as nossible. When this is done an aDDlica- tion of copper sulfate solution will prevent mossy regrowth tor two or three years. Some woody plants mav be showing a tendency to bleed or ooze gum or resin at cut surfaces. In the case of neach trees that have this condition. there is usually no cause for alarm. The gumming will stoo after a few days of warm growing weather. One would have to see the bleeding of other plants to give an ac curate cause for the bleedine. The season is at hand when nets must be keot away from the seed heads nf foxtail plants to prevent them from becoming a victim of foxtail seeds in their ears, nose and feet. The ensuing trios to the small animal hospital can be exnensive. Do not make an application of weedkiller to the weeds in a lawn just orior to an ap clication of irrigation water by sprinklers. The results may not be satisfactory if ir rigation water is applied within two days after a weed spray was made. Some ranchers are still try ing to substitute water for nitrogen fertilizer on pas tures. If one half their ex pense and effort in water ao- pucations were diverted Into nitrogen fertilizer, the results would be more favorable in terms of forae for livestock, Like the effects of spring time or of a bright sunrise, it should give us all a boost of morale to see that so many fine people are offering to look after our every need as our elected public official. They will send us tht bill however. ON USS HELENA G. D. Morris, seaman, son of Mrs. F. C. Blankenship, 808 Sunrise tvm . Mdfnr4 and Kenneth A. Davis, a gun ner's mate third class, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C. Dals, 749 Posse lane. MeriforH in serving on board the heavy cruiser, U55 Helena, a unit of the First fleet which vis ited the Seattle World's Fair April 26 through 30. (Advartlitmtnt) M4ldat40,50,60?" -Man, Get New Pep! Fwt rm te! Ttoou m mm t 70. Try mFj rut 46' ll "9K " Iff Oilw T4k Tt-Hm mi. ywwff hrtt, tU wy 1-tJty 'Vi-ttoww" I'M tttu MitU. Of irn motwy fM "C9r" nt fMifty 4 itmn tuy Utlru), im ytt $1.47. All tWnltU, ON TOUR OF DUTY Gunnery Sgt. Stanley D. McNeel, son eel O. R. Mc- Neel, Medford, is on board the amphibious assault ship, USS Valley Forge, with the ThirsJ battalion, First regi ment of the First Marine divi sion, bound for a 12-month tour of duty in the Far East. 417 Cattle Sold At Midway Sale In Friday Event Eighty-two consignors sold 417 cattle, 32 hogs and 10 sheep at the Midway Auction yard during its regular Fri day, May 11 sale on Table Rock rd. Owner-Manager Bill Bray reported the market very ac tive on stockers and feeders and about steady on slaughter classes. Steer calves sold from $28 to $31.70. A pen of IS calves from the St. Mary's ranch at Ashland sold for $31.70. A pen of 413 pound calves brought $29.50 and several pens of calves weighing 350 to 400 pounds sold from $28 to $30.25. Heifer calves sold for $23 to $28.25. A penlot of 390 pound heifers scored $26.60. Others sold from $25 to $27 in pen lots and scattered singles went from $26 to $28.25 Com mon and medium heifer calves moved at $18 to $24 depending on size and quality. Yearling steers sold well. A pen of 500 pound steers brought $27.70. A pen weigh ing 645 pounds sold for $23 and a pen of 700 pound steers brought $24. Good single steers sold from $23 to $26. Common and medium year ling steers were going be tween $20 and $23.50, with a few very poor quality cattle hitting $17 to $19. Good year ling heifers were scarce and were selling between $23 and $25.10. There were quite a number of common quality heifers selling from $17 to $22, Bray reported. Angus cows and calves went out at $226 to $232.50 per head and Hereford cows and calves sold from $212.30 to $220 per pair. One pen of old cows with little calves sold for $200. There are quite a number of feeder cows coming in now and sell from $15 to $16," Bray said. Commercial cows sold from $17 to $19.40. Utility cows went out at $16.30, cutters at $12.50 to $14.40 and canners sold for $9 to $12. Hog receipts were limited to feeders. Small weaners sold for $8.50 to $10.50, big wea ners from $11 to $14 and light feeders from $15 to $17 per head. Heavy feeders sold from $16 to $18.25. "Our sheep were slaughter ewes which brought $3.10 per hundredweight," Bray com mented. "We have an interesting consignment of registered polled Hereford cattle coming in this week, so watch the livestock column in this paper or listen to KDOV at 6:45 a.m. every morning for more details," Bray advised. For Congress DEMOCRAT Bob Straub PRESENT STATE SENATOR Qal Vote for a Working Congressman 'He', th. DEMOCRAT For tfee JrA" Hitl vi. A 4 I trio t for Cmirr Cnsimttttt M Harms ehairmiB. U-ft. MtU. Mnk Bide, SprfBffltlf. nir Jl . Farmers Net Less I Money as Average In State Reveals Corvallis - Caught between rising costs and lower prices, Oregon farms realized an av erage net income of $2,418 last year, 1 per cent less than the year before, according to Mrs. Elvera Horrell, Oregon State university extension agricultural economist. Oregon farmers, along with those in most western states. received less money for their produce last year while costs went up, Mrs. Horrell said. Only Arizona, New Mexico and Wyoming in the West had net incomes per farm over I960. Cash receipts from farm marketings in Oregon totaled nearly $393 million for 1961, 3 per cent less than in 1960, she noted. Basing her survey on U.S. Department of Agri culture reports and other In formation, the economist said that just over half the total receipts came from crop sales, while livestock and livestock products made up the rest. Government payments in 1961 added another $10.4 mil lion to the cash Intake, about $1.6 million more than in 1960. Higher Costs Although dollar figures aren't yet available, prelimi nary USDA reports show that higher costs more than offset a lower feed bill and a de crease in depreciation and net rent. Total cash receipts from farm marketings in the 11 western states ranged from an 8 per cent drop in Montana to a 7 per cent increase in New Mexico last year. While California and Colorado re mained the same, the average drop for the region was one per cent, she reported. On the basis of total cash receipts during 1961, Califor nia ranked first and Iowa sec ond in the nation. Oregon was ranked 31st in cash receipts among the states and 33rd In realized net income per farm, Mrs. Horrell said. Nationally, both farm oper ators' income and farm work ers' wages climbed in 1961. raising Income from farming to the highest level since 1928. The trend appears to be con. tinuing into 1962 as tentative estimates place January re ceipts slightly above the same month a year ago, she ob served. To protect block salt from rain, put it in a covered salt feeding box, on. California rancher advises. the" Even Business Travel is a pleasure when you go U. P. You'll really see the country aboard our smooth-riding Domeliners between the Pacific Northwest and Chicago or through Denver to Kansas City and St. Louis. Redis cover how much fun "just getting there" can be. You'll enjoy the Dome Coach, the Dome Lounge and UP's exclusive Dome Dining Car where eating is an exciting adventure. SHIP AND TRAVEL THE. airtomabed railway Wrong Requests Foul Up Refund 01 Salem-A thin little dime can sometimes cause as much gnashing of teeth as rain on the Fourth of July. Ifyou don't believe it, you don't know about those beef promo tion dimes. An Oregon law requires collection of a dime for beef promotion on all cattle that are brand Inspected. Owners who say nix to beef promo tion are entitled to get their dime back, upon request (to the Oregon Beef Council, Portland) made within 90 days of inspection date. Sometimes there's a hitch and a few claimants don't get their dime back in the normal 45-day processing and paying period. So some of these few spend a packet of dimes want ing to know WHY. They write to the beef council, to the state department of agricul ture which collects the dime originally for remission to the Council-and to other agen cies. They're Irked. And it takes much explaining to show that per cent of the time the trouble lies with the person who wants the dime back. Explains Complications Gene Kunkle of SDA's brand inspection office ex plains some of the complica- COMPLETES TESTING Pfc. Richard S. Lingren, of the Marine corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert S. Lingren, 2386 Table Rock rd., Medford, has completed a week of test ing and screening at the Naval Air technical training center, Memphis, Tenn. The tests are to determine eligibility for technical training in prepara tion for duty with the avia tion branch of the Marine corps. TRAVEL AT FULL (Q PROOF SUNNY BROOK KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY m ONLY J5L $095 feb vmhrr I I BROOK i J I THE MO wwrr HOOK 0HSTUHRT CO, 10UISVIUC. nr. I UNION PACIFIC'S DOMELINER City of For Passenger Reservations or Freight Schedules, please call or write your nearest Union Pacific office, In Medford Call SP 3-5388 TUESDAY. MAY 15. tlons for benefit of beef and dairy cow owners who want a refund. First off, every dime the beef council handles is sub ject to audit. This means no refund until the department can verify to the council from its brand inspection records that the dime was paid. Some times, for example, an auc tion yard pays the fee but the animal is listed at brand in spection time in another name because ownership title has not changed hands. The own er wants his dime back-but his name isn't on the records. 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