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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1956)
PAGK FOUR MARKETS AND FINANCE STOCKS NEW YORK (A The stock market extended Its recovery drive into Its second session Wednesday, but the power of the forward drle diminished In the late afternoon, Oalns of 1 to 2 points were about the best in key areas of the list, and late In the day minus signs began to become more frequent. Trading amounted to an estimat ed two million shares. That com pares with 2,160,000 shares traded Tuesday. NKW YORK STOCKS By THE ASSOCIATED fBESS Admiral Corporation Allied Chemical Allls Chalmers Aluminum Co. America American Airlines . American Motors American Tel. & Tel. American Tobacco. . . Anaconda Copper Atchison Railroad Bethlehem Steel Boeing Airplane Co. Borg Warner Burroughs Adding Macb, California Packing Canadian Pacific , ' Caterpillar Tractor Celanese Corporation Chrysler Corporation Cities Service Consolidated Edison Crown Zellerbach Curtlss Wright du Pont do Nemours Eastman Kodnk Emerson Radio General Eleclrio General Foods General Motors Georgia Pao Plywood Goodyear Tire Homestake Mining Co. International Harvester International Paper Johns Manvllle Kaiser Aluminum Kennecott Copper Lockheed Aircraft Lowe's Incorporated Long Bell A Montgomery Ward New York Central Northern Pacific Pacific Oas A Electric Pacific Tel. Si Tel. Penny (J.C.) Co. Pennsylvania R.R. Pepsi Cola Co. Phllco Radio Radio Corporation Rayonler Incorp. Republic Steel Revnolds Metals Richfield Oil Safeway Stores Inc. Bcott Paper Co. Gears Roebuck ti Co. Sinclair Oil Pocony Southern Pacific Standard oil Calif Standard Oil N.J. Btudebaker Packard Sunshine Mining Swift ti Company Transamerlca Corp. Twentieth Century Fox Union Oil Company Union Pacific United Airlines United Aircraft United Corporation United States Plywood United States Steel Western Union Tel Westlnghou.se Air Brake Wesltnghouse Electric Woolworth Company 20 ' 108 66 , 87 'A 33 V, 8 Mi 180', , 80 68 Va 139J, 157 Vt 12 V, 39 29 Vt 42 ; 32 Vt 68 ' a 19 Vt 11 48 ' 65 27 220 Vi 78 12 V, 64 Vt Ml 43 y, 39 61 N 35 t 37 Vt 113 V, 83 V, 38 i'l 117 'a 48 19 Vi 36 41 Vt 72 Vt 49 Vt l?SVt 95 Ml 23 i 20 32 Vt 43 2 38 46 Vt 61 V, 11 'A 52 65 Ii 32 Vt iav, 66 Vt 63 V 90 Vt 146 V, Vt 9 :2 47 'a 40 Vt 22 , 62 Vt 176 38 67 V, 66 64 20 Vt 30 68 Vi 48 !i POTATOES CHICAGO POTATOES ' CHICAGO Wl Potatoes: Arriv als old stock 42; on trnck 202; to tal U.S. shipments 771; market firm to slightly stronger. Carlot track sales, old stock: Idaho Rus sets $4.00-4.35; Minnesota-North Da kota Pontlacs $3.25-3.36 washed and waxed. New stock steady: Florida Round Reds In 60 lb sacks $2.40-2.45. uJa f ' 'i r. i-jupi . in - LIVESTOCK PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND MV-(USDA) Cattle salable 600; market fairly active, steady; couple loads of good 910' 1060 lb fed steers 17.25; low good 1060 lb 16.50: few commercial steers 15.00-15 50; light utility down to 11.00; few commercial heifers 13.00-14.00; truck lots good heifers unsold; cutter and utility grades 9.00-11.50; canner and culler cows 7.00-8.50, few 9.00; utility cows 10.00-11.25; few commercial grades 12.00-12.60. with young fed cows to 13.50; utility bulls 14.00-15.00; llf'hl cutters down to 11.00; few good 825 lb stock steers 16.00. Calves salable 60; market fairly active, mostly steady; choice veal ers 24.00-27.00; one prime vcaler Vt 28.50; good grades 20.00 23.00; commercial 15.00-19.00; culls down to 6 00; good and choice stock heif ers calves 14.50; choice 318 lb stock steer calves 18.00. Hogs salable 400; market active; fully 60 hlRher; U. 8. No. 1-2 butch ers 180-235 lb 16.50-15.75; car load mixed 1-3 grades 15.00; few 240-270 lb 14.00-14.50; 350-440 lb sows 10.50 11.60; lighter welRhta to 12.50. Sheep salable 300; market about steady considering quality; few lots mostly choice woolcd lambs 18 50; largo lots good and choice 117 in ls.uo; good and choice feed er lambs 14.50-16.00; good and choice slaughter ewes 9.004.00; cuns down to 9.00. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO Wl The $14.00 hog returned to the livestock market Wednesday as butchers lumped 25 to 7 cents m a very active market Sows gained 26 to 60 cents. About 300 head of 190 to 215 pound butchers scored the (14.00 top, best price paid for hogs since ivov. 3, 1955. Most 190 to 220 pound butchers sold at $13.00 to $13.75. 230 to 260 pounders at $12.25 to $13.25 and 270 to 320 pounders at $11.50 to $12.25. Sows brought $9.50 to 11.00 Prime steers topped at $24.50 with most choice and prmie going at $17.50 to $23.50. Good to hlizh choice hellers were taken at $15.- 00 to $20.50. Lambs gained 25 to 50 cents at $19.75 to $20.75 for choice and prime wooled types. SAN FRANCISCO (UP-FSMNS) Livestock; Cattle salable 60. Supply mainly dairy type cows. Only moderately active, cows about steady wllh earlier In the week. Few lots held over slaughter steers unsold. Few utility cows 9.50-10, few low com mercial 11, canncrs and cutters 7.50-9. Other classes rcarce. Calves salable none. Hogs salable 250. Sudnlv malnlv butchers. Moderately active, butchers 60c higher than Tuesday. sows about steady. Mixed lots u. s. No. l to 3 180-240 lb butchers 15.25, 240-260 lb averages 14.75. Few 300 lb sows 10. Sheep salable none. POTATOES By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The potato market as reported weanesuay Dy tne u,a. DeDart- ment of Agriculture. Sixteen cities, arrivals 288: on trnck 1205; shipments 771; North ern California 25; Central Calif ornia 1; Southern California 1, Ida ho 196; Oregon 20: Washington 13. Idaho Falls, market about steady Russets No. 1-A 10-20 per cent TO oz and larger 2. 70-2. 80; 20-30 per cent 10 oz and larger 2.80-2.90: 30 per cent 10 oz and larger 3.90 3.00. San Francisco, street sales, mar- kct steady; Klamath Russets No. 1-A 2 Inch 3.85-4.00; Deschutes 3.50-3.75; Idaho No. 1 20-30 ner cent 4 oz and larger 4.15-4.26; Las Angeles, market firm; car lot sales: Idaho Russets No. 1-A 3.26-3.40; Deschutes No. 1 extra 3.76. They'ra Kitchen-felted! t p They're kitchen-teiltd In thomondt of American homes laboratory test. i d for all cooking functions ond for fmS"" "I They're Built Riqht! f All Kcnmort electric ranges ore built to exacting specifications established through years of buying and customer auggesllons. They're Serviced! I "5eors Service" Is avoilable wherever I " you live. When you buy from Sears I 'V 0 you never leave your Serviceman bt- V V fi o i &nmty Frost Wins OTI Scholarship Robert Frost of Oregon City re ceived the 1955-56 scholarship in Office Machine Technology as result of last year' Sweetheart Ball given by the professional fra ternlty for this group at OTI, Omega Epsllon Rho, according to Institute Director W. D. Purvine This year's dance Is scheduled for February 11 In the Klamath Falls Armory, with music by the Starllghters. A sweetheart will be crowned during the evening. Mem bers of the Ofllce Machine Tech nology class from the mlle-hlgh campus will be selling tickets to trie dance this Friday In downtown Klamath Falls. Advance ticket sales will be at a lower price for couples, whereas only Individual admissions will be sold at the door. Henry Huotari, chairman of ticket sales announced. - Proceeds from the dance will pay the tuition for a atudent In Ofllce Machine Technology next year at Oil. GRAINS CHICAGO GRAIN CHICAGO W Most grains had a slightly easier undertone on the Board of Trade Wednesday. Loss es never exceeded fractions but dealings were a little more active than on the two previous days this week. Wheat closed Vt to Vt higher, March 2.09 Vt-Vi. corn k- lower. March 1.29-1.28 ', oats unchanged lo Vt higher, March 64 , rye 3i-l Vi higher, March 1.22 Vt-Vi. soy beans 1 to 2 Vt higher, March 2.- 47 -$2.48 and lard 20 to 26 cents a hundred pounds higher, March 11.93. WHEAT Open High Low . Close Mar May Jly 8ep Dec 2.09 2 2.10 2.09 2.09 a, 2.06 'a 2.06 Vt 2.05 'i 2.05 1.95 1.95 3, 1.94 3. 1.94 1.97 1.97 Vt 196 Vi 1.6 Vt 2.00 3, 2.00 Vt 2.00 Vt 2.00 i PORTLAND GRAIN PORTLAND 11 Coarse grains. 15-day shipment, bulk, coast deliv ery: Oats No. 2. 38 lb white 65.50. Barley No. 2, 45 lb B. W.- 47.50. Com No. 2, E. Y. shipment 61.50. Dasis No. 1 bulk, delivered coast: Soft White 2.18; Soft White (ex cluding Rexi 2.18; White Club 2.18. Car receipts: Wheat 16; barley 19: flour 5: corn 10; oats 2: mill feed 7. Court Records KI.AMATII COI'NTY inm me t c oi RT Glenn Barrlnaton. combination over load, $H9 bail forfeited. uonaia Hicnird crane, combination overload, $71 ball forfeited. John Howard wiicner. violation ba sic rule. $20 hat) forfeited. Carl Leonard Bush, combination over load. $43 bail forfeited. Allen Mervln Beach, combination Overload. $77 hail forfeited. William T. Carter, combination over load, $:tl hail forfeited. Josephine June Foster, twitched li cense plates, SAO or 22't days in lieu of fine; committed. John William Mantooth. tandem axle overload, $05 bail forfeited. Deforest Marco Hiuhton, Improper turn, $.1 paid. Kiizaijeth Lucille Manning, violation ante ruie. Ki JU pain. Euitene Jump Withcrftpoon, humlarv not in a dwelling, asked for additional lime until Janunry 30 at 10 a m. Kalph Oren Hoyt, driva right side nltfhwny, $.1 paid. Gerald Wayne Johnson, no operator's license. $7.90 paid. William James Farrell, improper mufflers, $7 30 paid. Frederick Austin Thurman. violation basic rule. $9 paid. Lam nr Earl Kirrln. ulniBilnn hi rule. $7.30 paid. Bessie Wilma Gibson, drunk on pub lic highway. $1H bail forfeited. Leonard Ted WniOrst rlnmli n miK. lie hitihway, $33 hall forfeited. Ralph Lester Walters, drunk on pub lic highway. $,7.1 ball forfeited. Islah Marshall, no registration card. 7,flO paid. Everett Raymond Dennis, violation basic rule, $10 paid. Mike Andrew Williams, void foreign license, $7 SO paid. Kills Elwood Stiles, violation basic rule, $10 paid. El win Crosby Thomas, no vehicle li cense. $3 paid. Grover Dumont, entering motor ve hicle wllh intent to steal, waived pre liminary hearing. Ordered held grand Jury, bond set at $1,500. Remanded to vunuuy oi anerui, " .,. i Hours 9 to 5:30 Friday 9 to 9 133 So. 8th Phone 5183 HERALD AND NEWS,' KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON MRS. GEORGE PROCTOR, second from the left, who started in Camp Fire work as a Blue Bird, was unanimously named last night as the new president of the Klamath Council, Camp Fire Girls, Inc., during the annual council meeting held at the Winema Hotel. Mrs. Proctor will serve with Donald A. W. Piper, first vice president; Mrs. Robert L. Smith, second vice president; Mrs. Arthur Anderson, secretary and Dr. R. T. Lindley, treasurer. Left to right, are George Proctor, Mrs. Proctor, Marion Cronon. Mrs. E. P. Lee and E. P. "Phil" Lee, retiring president. Weather Table By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 24 hours to 4:30 a. m, Wednesday Baker 29 2 Bend 31 11 Boise ,.37 23 Eugene 49 32 T Klamath Falls 33 28 .02 Lake view 33 27 T Medio id 36 34 Newport 48 31 .47 North Bend 50 35 .02 Pendleton 43 28 T Portland Airport 45 49 .01 Roseburg 48 31 Salem 45 29 T Spokane 34 18 j Temperatures and rainfall for 24 hours ending at 4:30 a.m. High Low Rain 45 29 41 31 T. 60 51 T. 32 21 78 58 32 24 38 18 27 ' 9 T. 68 44 8 -9 T 60' 46 .37 29 4 28 ' 25 .16 61 54 78 63 .12 20 19 T. 49 44 37 22 50 46 1.09 38 27 (17 43 27 15 49 ' 34 .85 , 41 30 51 49 .54 41 30 .02 1 53 1 45 .35 72 41 62 40 30 22 71 44 Albuquerque Atlanta " Bakersfield Boston Brownsville Chicago Denver Detroit El Centro Fairbanks Fresno m Helena Kansas City Los Angeles Miami ' Minneapolis Nes Orleans New York Oakland Oklahoma City rnoenix PittsbuiRh Red Bluff Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Stockton Therm a! Tucson Washington Yuma Potato Shipments SEASONS 64-55 55-56 Bally Truc k Ore. 10 18 Dally itaiToreT- 7 12 Dally Truck Calif; 2 7 Dally' Rail Calif! 10 8 Daily Total ORE. & CAI.IK. 29 4f, Monthly Total 846 934 Season's "Total 35Y6 3897 ' 1 mm Martha Burchett Services Set Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, January 27, Irom warn s Kiamatn Funeral Home lor Martha Jane Bjnchelt, aged 90, who died Jnnua'ry 23 at a Klam ath Falls nursing home. She was a native of Jasper, Alabama. She had been a resident of this cityfwesterly 10-20 mph Xhis afternoon for 30 years. The service will be read by the Rev. Dallas McNeill, "pastor of the First Methodist Church. Commit ment and final rites will be In Klamath Memorial Park. Survivors include a niece, Mrs. Nancy Jones tnd a nephew. George Bratton Sr., ' both of tills Oregon Weather Western Oregon Considerable cloudiness Wednesday night. Rain on coast Thursday, spreading to Interior by alternoon. Highs 38-48. A little warmer in most sections Wednesday night, with lows from 32-38. Coastal winds easterly to soutneasieriy Wednesday night and southerly to southeasterly . 15-30 miles an hour Thursday. Eastern Oregon Mostly cloudy with few snow flurries Wednesday night and Thursday. Continued cold with highs of 28-38. Lows Wednesday night 18-28 with 10 in a few high valleys. Grants Pass and Vicinity Rain Wednesday night, continuing Thursday. Highs 45-50 Thursday. Lows Wednesday night 38-43. Baker and Vicinity Snow Wed nesday night, turning to rain Thursday alternoon. Lows Wed nesday night 20-25. Highs Thurs day 30-35. Macdoel Patrons Plan Campaign MACDOEL The Parents and Patrons club met at the school Tuesday evening to discuss raising money for supplies for the new cafeteria. Members will hold a public bingo party Friday. Jan uary 27, at 8 p.m. Members are asked to brinsr cookies. The club also decided to spon sor a potluck supper and square dance Saturday evening, February in, at tne school house beginning at 6:30. Everyone is asked to bring a main dish and a salad or dessert. The public is invited. Ad mission will be charged. Kenmore Electric Compare only I down f-J Lowest Price Ever! Giant Oven Kenmore! Giant 24-inch oven! Cooks, bakes, toasts, broils, warms does everything en oven should do. Extra width lets you prepare e complete roast or fowl and all the trimmings; or bake 10 large loaves of bread at once. Fully insulated for even heat and perfect baking results. Porcelain enameled for easy cleaning. Has manual pre-heat oven thermostat end two 8-position racks. California Weather By UNITED PRESS San Francisco Bay Region: Rain this forenoon becoming partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with rain again Thursday; little change in temperature; high to day San Francisco. Oakland, San Mateo and San Rafael 60-55; low tonight 42-46; southerly winds 20- 35 mph this forenoon becoming and tonight. Northern California : Intermit tent rain today, tonight and Thurs day but temporarily partly cloudy Central California this alternoon and tonight; heavy snow in Sierra Nevada today; slightly colder Cen tral California tonight; southeast storm warnings until 3 p.m. below Cape Mendocino for southeasterly winds 30-45 mph and southerly above Cape Mendocino becoming soutneriy 12-25 mph most areas, near coast tonight and Thursday. Sierra Nevada; Heavy snow to day becoming intermittent light snow tonight and Thursday; little change in temperature; strong southerly winds today. ' aacramenio valley: Rain todav becoming partly cloudy ' tonlgfft ana rain again Thursday: little chnnge In temperature; high both aays 48-0!); low tonight 37-47; southerly winds 20-35 mph today becoming variable 8-16 mph to- nignt na inursday. Northwestern California: Inter mittent rain today, tonight and Thursday: little change in tempera ture; high today and low tonight UKian 48-40, Santa Rosa 48-38, Napa 50-38; southeast storm warn ings until 3 p.m. below Cape Men docino for southeasterly winds 30-40 mph and small craft warn ings until 3 p.m. above Cape Men docino for southeasterly winds 20-30 mph: winds becoming southerly 12-25 mph near coast tonight and rnursaay. WOOL MARKET NEW YORK (UP) Wool top futures on the New York Cotton Exchange today opened 8 to 15 points lower. Opening prices follow: March 158.0 bid; May 159.0 bid: Julv 160.0 bid; Oct. 160.0 bid; Dec. 160.0 bid: March (1957) 159.5 bid: May 159.0 bid. Wool futures opened unchanged to 10 points lower; March 131.0 bid; May 132.5 bid; July 132.0 bid: Oct. 132.2 bid; Dec. 132.0 bid: March (1957) 131.0 bid; May 130.0 bid. visi-L 30-inch Range at 199.95! SAVE $40! (5)88 lesi clock T and timer. Deluxe Model On Sale Only 189.88 School Boards Announce 1956-57 Calendar Events School board officials pondered over various questions at the meet tag of the two boards No. 1. i ele mentary, and No. J tKlamath Union High School) in session Jan- Officlal dates lor fhe 1956-1957 school calendar were aimuuntcu starling with the opening day oi ... 4.oAF.,in. institute for teachers in the fall through the termination Atm in ih Rnrinc ; Slippery Streets Cause Accident Slippery streets this morning ...or ht.mpri for minor accident in. intorsriMion of Klamath Ave nue and Market Street, when an auto slid into a standing irucs trailer rig, Klamath Falls police An auio driven by Lloyd Arthur Case, 2434 urcnara, w bhcmv lng to turn from Main through Mafirpt nntn Ttlnmnth. and was un able to make the turn because of packed snow, police said, 'me auio iiiri inin tha truck, causing some Homaw tn thp rar and none to the truck, a Coast Transport rig driven hy 'ineoaore unanes nev of Portland. Police said that the auto was moving very slowly, and that no citations were issued. Slater Named To CofC Post Lawrence Slater was namefi chairman of the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce Military Af' fairs Committee, replacing Max Wauchope, resigned, announced Dick Gallagher, chamber director in charge of military allairs, lo day. Wauchope will continue as sub chairman In charge of public re lations division of the committee, Slater announced. Ed Bell, local businessman, will continue as head of the housing commercial division of the com mittee with Arnold Gralapp, city school superintendent, as sub-chairman of the education-religious-wel fare division of the committee, the chairman said. Dimes Fun Night Planned SPRAGUE RIVER The March of Dimes Drive in Sprague River, headed by Mrs. Lois Dickspn and Mrs. Nina Gienger, will climax In a big Family Fun Night on Satur day, January 28, starting at 7 p.m. af the school gymnasium. The entry price of 75 cents for adults and 25 cents for children will enable the payee to see a com edy basketball game- between Sprague River volunteer women and the, main game between the unbeaten Sprague River Indians and McCall's Dairy team from Redding, California. ; After the games, pinochle and canasta may be played at 10 cents a game. Refreshments of sand wiches, cake, pie, candy, gum, pop and cotfee will be sold In the cafeteria all during the evening. A pre-ticket sale Is In progress. All proceeds will be turned over to the March of Dimes and every one Is invited to attend. FREE Bowling Lessons FOR WOMEN BEGINNERS LUCKY LANK8-PHONE U4f Backquard-mounted 7 heat rota ry switches. A perfect cooking heat for every job. Broiler has porcelain enameled pan and grid for charcoal-like smokeless broiling. Fully acid and stain-resistant por celain enameled. Wipes clean with a damp cloth. Takes only 30-inches space- In stalls flush ta wall and cabinet for custom-like beauty. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2S The calendar follows: 27-31. in-service Institute;' MZl? September 3. Labor Day- Tu.h ' September 4, first day for attendance at classes; MMy n ' vember 12. Veteran's Day r classes); Thursday and p'tU0 November 22-23. Thanksgiving J' December 22, starting at the m of the class dav on Fridev r? ppmhpr 91 In .Ion.. ' vacation dates are from Marrh 5 to 17 Inclusive: Memorial n.. May 30; school closes, nu.'' May 31. "" The elementary 6chool b . committee will start visltlne .1 grade schools In the district i mid-February, Incidental to, i,,? aratlon of the annual buoi Frank Drew has been named w acI ve wlu. ft V. Meade, E. S. Robin; Bowler, and R. H. Tisdale. ' on, johj Drilling for hot water his been started at the Mountain Viewer! mentary building site adjacent tn the OTI Road by the Storey w.11 Drilling Company. ' "eu Gary Robertson reported on th. results of the Stanford, Achieve, ment tests given to students.- Parking on Monclair Street cam. In for further study by the hit, school board. Further survey ol the narrow street at the rear of ft. old county library building will bt made by a committee represents the city council, police departmar and the city engineer, E A. Thomas. ' Present diagonal parking 011 fte north side of the street and piri. lei on the south side, create con gcstlon during the hours tbtt school buses are in use. Emily Bellm has Joined the high school staff, to be In charge ol attendance records. Mary Ann Grctias has been employed as head secretary in the high school office In joint action, the two boards relected bids of the Klamath Falls Creamery, Medo-Larid and Belcas tro dairy for furnishing milk to cafeterias In the city schools. All bids were for the amount of 1 cents per half pint, price being currently paid. Boards will con tinue to purchase milk under tin present open market schedule. Educators from both city sys. terns will attend a lax clinic to be held January 30 In Erb Me morlal Bul'.dlng on the UniverMtv of Oregon Campus, Eugene to be sponsored by the Oregon School Boards Association, Oregon Educa tion Association, Oregon Congress of Parents and Teachers and the University of Oregon. The subjects for consideration will be. "What are the Criteria For a Good Tax System," "How Does Oregon's Tax System Meas ure Up," "Oregon's Reappraisal Program," and the study of school tax systems of the neighboring states of California and Washing ton. The clinic is sponsored in an at tempt to clarify some of the is sues about school taxes before leg islative committees' and other in terested groups formulate pro grams for the next legislative ses sion. 41) and other nxtof diieotH C010II a STOHACM lltiEITt trtiM wltnoat hospital eoentm. HEtir TO KSPODSIILE KOnl years ., DEAN CLINIC Proctic llMltorf to practolsar Open 10 a.m. unltl S p.m. Mon., Wett. , M, 10 a.m. until S p.m. Tvai. and limn, s rtoiattWopiiti Chiropfoelie Hiyiie.aM 3024 U L SANDY ftOillEVAID Pfca K i-Ml Portland 13, Off
