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STOCK AVERAGES
Net cheng -Thursday
Previous day
Week ago
Month no
Year no
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GRAINS GAIN, THEN LOSE
CHICAOO, Dec. 1 MV-Oreln had rllffleulty In holding on to minor
advance on the board ol trade today. Toward the close price slipped,
giving up about all the (round gained earlier.
At one time December wheat act a new seasonal high. Buying tn
lam part represented hedge lifting against aalea of cash grain to the
federal crop Insurance corporation. May and July wheat equalled sea
sonal highs but could not push through to new tops.
Report from the Southwest saying farmer had Increased sale of
cash wheat preceded the turn-about in the market' trend. The report
aid: "Line elevators are agreed any further price advance would be
marked by stlU mora Intensive liquidation by grower."
Wheat closed lower to higher. December 12.184, corn was
H lower to higher. December tl M.-1., oats were unchanged to
lower, December 774, rye as JVl-J1, higher. December 1J7 -'. sot
bean were 1H-SH higher, December $331-2 30V and lard waa 3 cents
lower to 1 cent a hundred pound higher, December 110 10.
Wheat Open High Low Clou
Dec 1 J.UH 1.W4 i-lt
March J.18 J.l 3.18 J 184
May S.13H- JU't .J.lS'i . I.13S-H
July JJS-lJd'i 1S7'4 IJd IM
Klamath Basin -Ptitato
Shipments
(in .anoaas)
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Nenmbar 88 ' 18
Mestth to date C7t
Season t daU 191
Dor. 1
. 1948
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Cattle Market
Klamath livestock auction, Novem
ber 30. Salable cattle 349. Fat hell
ers, flTJO to S30 48. Feeder eteen,
817.50 to . 119.80. Medium feeder
calves, H8.50 to 82320: choice feeder
calves top at 124.90. Fat cow 813.10
to 815.60; bull 81(20 to 818-90. Sal
able hogs. 135. Feeder pigs. $15 60 to
81650: fat hogs. $15 40 to $1605; and
sow, 61210 to $13.50.
SPUD BULLETIN
8AN FRANCISCO, Dee. 1 OPI
(TJSDA Potatoes 30 broken. IS
unbroken ear on track; arrival
'California 8. Oregon J; 1 car ar
rived by truck: market dull; De
schutes Russets No. 1A 3.75.
LOS ANGELES, Dec 1 W
(TJSDA) Potatoes::' 17 broken. 28
unbroken cars on track: arrivals
Idaho 13. Utah 1; 25 arrived by
truck; market dull; Idaho Russet
No. 1A 3.70.
To Buy or Sell Use tha Want-Ads I
Clarence Moore, ton of Robert K.
Moore, 1 here to spend the winter
with hi father.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Curry and
i daughter spent Thanksgiving with
Curry parents In Santa Rosa. Also
In Santa Rosa for Thanksgiving
; were Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hood and
! Corinne.
. Mr. and Mrs. Art Hanson have
returned from Tecopa. The union
service station, operated by Keith
Sherer has a new cement approach
now.
Mrs. Mary Smith who ha been
ill with erysipelas is now home from
the hospital. -
Joseph H. Bowden Sr.' who has
been Southern Pacific agent tn Can
by for the past eight years will leave
this week for Lincoln, Calif., where
he will be the new agent. He was
relieved here by J. O. Macy who
ha moved here with his wife and
daughter.
Jimmy Johnson spent the holidays
with his parent. Also home from
school over the holidays were Dale
Han and Alverd Carpenter.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis McKernan
are visiting relatives here. Mr. and
Mrs. Wendel McOee and family of
Bumey, spent last week visiting
friends and relatives here.
Mrs. George W. Ward Is In the
Klamath valley hospital. She was
operated on Tuesday.
Jim Billlngsley received a severe
cut and arm injury last Wednesday
at the Modoc union high school in
Alturas. Extending his right hand
to stop a swing door, his hand and
arm went through the glass and
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ATHLETE AND TROPHIE S Jackie Robinson. Brooklyn Dodger rhsaen most valuable
' player In the National League for 1948, relaxes with his trophies at home In Queens, New York.
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'Hodng
Up Well'
Employment In the Klamath
basin Is "holding up well," accord
lug to Jack Almeler of the Oregon
stale employment .service.
"Despite an Increase In popula
tion In the county, the number of
person out of work (s comparatively
small," Almeler aatd today.
Favorable weather has been bene
ficial to the employment picture, al
though construction work I some
what slack.
Potato sorting Is going on at a
fast clip, but the OHKS is called on
seldom to fill )obs In this field
inasmuch as workers are being hired
directly by spud growers.
Almeler said that person are
"sticking to their jobs" more notice
ably than In many year.
Gets in Dutch
'Borrows Car
A charge of disorderly conduct
wa being placed against William
Alfred Huff. 'l-year-old Indian, to
day In connection with unauthor
ised us of a private automobile.
The ear, a 1 Hudson roach, Is
owned by Alma Maphrt of Hprague
River and waa taken from 8prague
River early last Sunday morning by
Huff, run about 115 miles and re
turned, state police said.
A spar wheel and lire were nrlv.
trig from the -ar whrn It was re
turned and the vehicle was slightly
damaged.
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ELTON H. THOMPSON, man
aaer of the Klamath Falls
branch of the United States
National bank of Portland,
Wednesday was elected pres
ident of the Klamath County
chamber of commerce.
Tulelake Christmas
, Dec. 14
Party,
Traffic Check
Snares 25
A total of 2k arrest for minor
vehicle code Infractions resulted
from a slate police tratfto check
yesterday afternoon at the Merrill
Lakevlew Junction.
The check was conducted for an
hour and 15 nilnutrs. Most of the
arre;s were for having no opera
tor's license, fsully brakes, no
warning device and, on trucks, no
wheel covers.
Lorenz Firm
Entertains
Modoc Council
More than 50 business represent,
liven wer dinner guest last night
of til Loreu company at the No
vember meeting of tha Modno coun
cil of national resources held In the
Pelican cafe banquet room.
Members representing organlra
thins from the entire Klamath Ba
sin area wer present Including lor
est service employes, cattlemen,
farmers, lumbermen, state and
commerce representatives.
Business wat conducted by chair
man Al Johnson of th Ralph Bmlih
lumber company, fanby. Th next
meeting Is scheduled In Janusry,
th esact lime and place to be decided.
TULELAKE An all-school
Christmas program, sponsored by
the high school Parent-Teacher as
sociation -will be presented to t h e
publlt Wednesday, December 14. In
the gymnasium at 8 p. m.
Participating will be the music
groups under the direction of Mrs.
Sybil HJort and Tom Pierre. Thes
pians under Mrs Edith Keed. a;
group presenting the Bird's Christ-
mat Carol, directed by Mrs. Jose- :
phlne Converse and otherr. who will
present skits and pantomime.
Everyone 1 Invited to attend.
4-H Club Winners
To Get Awards
Awards will be presented to three
Klamath county winners of the 4-11
club contests tpontored by the farm
bureau at a xitlurk lunch Monday
In the Merrill community hall.
Rrpotta of the slate farm bureau
convention will highlight the busi
ness meeting Monday afternoon In
addition to commodity reports by
member.
A regular meeting of th associ
ated women will precede the lunch
eon at 10 a m.
Giant Cake
For Store's
25th Birthday
A gigantic cake of three layer,
six feel long, and three leet wide
la now on display al th Piggly
Wlggly star. 1UI Pin In celebra
tion of the store's 36th anniversary
today her In Klamath Pall.
Manager J. O. Jackson, said the
rake will be cut al 10 a. m.
tomorrow and served to the publlo
Prltlay and Saturday.
'Two hundred capsules contain
ing numbers are in the cake and
each number Is worth a merchan
dise prise." Jackson said.
The cake Is served In connection
with the anniversary sal at the
store.
Charged with Drunk
Driving, Jailed
Kenneth Arnold Robert, 347 Hill
side, waa Jailed lat last night on
a charge of driving while Intoxicated
and was released on 8IM M ball.
Roberts, who operates a theatre In
Chlloqilln. was arrested by state po.
lire on US 81 near Algoma al
11:18 p. m. and waa taken to the
county Jail.
POSSIBLE SUCCESSORS TO LILIENTHAL These three men stand high in the rumor field
as the capital speculates on President Truman's choice for a successor fo Dovid E. Lilien-
thai os chairmon of the atomic energy commission. Left to right ore Robert Oppenheimer, I
wartime director of the Los Alomos, N. M., laboratory which perfected the atomic bomb; ;
Paul C. Hoffman, presently the economic cooperation administrator, and Chester I. Bar
nard, president of the Rockefeller Foundation. Lilienthal's resignation os AEC chairmon is
effective December 31.
were cut. He was rushed to the hos
pital and I reported to be recover
ing.
Mrs. Mollie East Is recovering in
the Alturas hospital from a alight
concussion and cracked hip after a
car wreck. Ed Merkel, driver, was
also hurt and Is under treatment in
Klamath Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. George Derner and
family were called to Dixon by the
Illness and death of Mrs. Derner's
father.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Gaustad
and daughter Linda have moved to
Twain, Calif, where they will man
age a store and post office.
Mrs. A. B. Hicks and Mrs. W.
K. Derby entertained the bridge
club last week. Also a handkerchief
shower was held in honor of Lavlna
Oaustad.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hays of Al
turas have moved to Canby. Hays
foiest ranger to Joe Thornton. Mor
ris recently moved to Hat Creek.
A son. Robert Michael, was born
November 11, 1049 to Mr. and Mr.
Robert McElroy.
A son, Roy Lee, was bom to Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Roy DeWitt of Hacks
more on November 10, 1949.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Harlan Mover of Alturas No
vember 12. 1949. She has been
named Constance.
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INTERMISSION A smiling Margaret Trumon relaxes with
her voice coach, Helen Troube!, Metropolitan opera soprano
(right), during intermission at Constitution hall, Washington,
D. C, where she song with the National Symphony orchestra
before a sell-out crowd. Among those who heard Margaret
Sing in her first full-fledged concert in the nation's capital
were her parents who sat in the president's box.
WHY WE SAY
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Our present day circu and carnival
ride wa named after George W. C.
Ferris (1859-18), an American engi
neer, who designed the first one and
had it erected at the World' Columbian
Exposition at Chicago, Illinois, in 189.1.
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