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PAGE FOUR MARKETS AND FINANCE STOCKS VAl.h STREET NEW YORK UH Prlcei proved moderately in quiet trad ing in the stock jnaritet uie Fri day. Gains ranged from fractions around 2 points as prices generally were at their best for the session. Volume for the day was esti mated at around 1,800,000 shares compared with 2,080 000 Thursday. NEW YOltK STOCKS Ily THE ASSOCIATED FKES8 Admiral Corporation 19 i Allied Chemical Allis Chalmria Aluminum Co. America American Airlines American Motors American Tel It Tel. American Tobacco Anaconda Copper Atchiron Railroad Bethlehem Slcel Boeing Airplane Co. Borg Warner Burroughs Adding Mach. California Packing Canadian Pacific Caterpillar Tiactor Celanese Corporation Chrysler Corporation Cities Service Consolidated Edl.son Crown Zellerbach CurlJss WrlRht Douglas Aircraft du Pont de Nemours Eastman Kodak PJmerson Radio ' .General Electric -General Poods General Motors Oeorgia Pac Plywoo. Goodyeor Tire Homeslnke Mining Co. International Harvester International Paper Johns Manvllte Llbby, McNeill Lockheed Aircraft Lowe's Incorporated Lonir Bell A Montgomery Ward New York Central .' Northern Pacific Pacific American Fish Pacific Oas Electric Pacilio Tel. & Tel. Penny (J.C.) Co. Pennsylvania R.R, Pepsi Cola Co. Phllco Radio Puget Sound P It L ! ' Rayonler Incorp Radio Corporation Republic Siccl Reynolds Metals Richfield Oil Safeway Stores Inc. - . Bcott Paper Co. Bears Roebuck It Co. Sinclair Oil tiocony Southern Pacific Standard Oil Calif Standard Oil N.J. Studebaker Packard Sunshine Mining Swift It Company Transamcrlca Corp. Twentieth Century Fox Union Oil Company Union Pacilio United Airlines bnltcd Aircraft " United Corporation United States Plywood United Slates Steel Warner Pictures Western Union Tel Wesltnghouse Air Brake Westlnghouse Electric Woolworth Company log . 67 83 2a . 8 182 W 68 147 M7 71 42 29 42 32 61 18 ', 73 67 47 so v4 27 78 2 216 . 76 V 12 3 65 13 80 '. 43 37 'J 61 l 38 7 '. 109 V-i 85 U 15. 47 . 31 40 ; 72 . 10 60 137 96 14 23 21 31 Vi 25 l4 36 Va 42 V2 43 ',! 46 Ts 71 52 67 Vi 33 57 , 67 , 53 89 153 U 'i 'a 47 ' , 39 , 24 64 175 37 '., 68 ',4 8 9. 38 62 Vi 21 ', 194 29 57 j 48 : GRAINS miCMiO GRAIN CHICAGO. ITi Wheat futures climbed; around a cent a bushel or so at times on the Board of Trade Friday but feed grains and soybeans were easy most of the season. Strength In cash wheat prices helped nearby lutiires. Wheat shipments from Chlcaao havo been heavy, and totaled 97 cars Friday. Distant wheat deliv eries were bullish on the Senate Agriculture committee's approval of price supports at 90 per cent of parity. Wheat closed to 1 cent higher, March '.MivV'i; corn down to a, March 1.30'.,..30; oata to , lower, March S3',; rye off ij to 1 1 4. March l.Jl'r'j: soybeans 1, to i lower, March 3.481,, and lard down 10 to 18 cents a hundred pounds, March 11.62. WHEAT Open lliih Low C'lme Mnr 2 16 2.16 i 3 15 1, 2.18 3, May 2.11 2.11 211 j u i, Jly 1 97 . 1 07 'j 1 97 1.97 , Sep 1 DO 1, 2.04 ', 2.03 'j 3 04 LK-C 3.03 2 04 14 2.03 , 3.04 roRTLANI) GRAIN PORTLAND liPt- Coarse grains, li-dav shipment, bulk, coast dellv fry: Oats No. 2. 38 lb white 65 00. Biil'lry No. 2. 45 lb B. W. 41.50 400 Corn No 2. E Y shipment vn.-ai (oiiii to arrive market i.ims io. 1 uulK. delivered coast Soil Wlute 2 18 8,111 wiiii. . niinmij Rr.xi j.u: while club 5 18 inriiv Whcnl 13; bail ey : ui'iir J: coin fl- nai. 1 mill feed 3. Pofoto Shipments SS-Si llly Truik Orr. Ilally Kan orr. II 'is" 10 lllr Trui C'lllf Iillyjl.il Ollf, Dally ToU'l OKE. CALIF. S "l Mnnihly Total M6 4JM Seaaou't Total NOTICE! M It dangarevi to ll covqh fm commo cold fctuMj l-Dromc oronchitii mtv develop if your couh or cbet cold i not treated. St,t quick umn, Creomuliioo directed. LreomulMon soothed nw throit and cnut memhranci. locuem and htlni "pel fcrniy rhlem. mildly relate ytlemic tennon and aid nature flint "'"'oi irritation. No narcotic tor ( hildrcn jet milder, falter Creomiihion for Children in the pink ; nd blue packaje it your drug counier. CREOMUCSION ll. cmu c.1. M.a,tH i im LIVESTOCK PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND Ifl tUSDA) Cattle salable for week 3.300: market strong-50 higher with most advance on fed heifers and cutter cws: to several loads choice fed steers 16.00-25, load 1.037 lbs 19.50 grading average choice; mixed good-choice 18.00-50; most good lots 16.50 17.50; commercial 15.00-16.00; util ity down to 11.00; good-choice stocker and feeder steers 15.00- 17.00; choice fed heifers 16.50; good grades 15. 00-75; mixed good, choice to 16.00; commercial 13.00- 14.50; utility down to 10.00; canner and cutter cows 7.50-9.50. few to 9 75; utility cows 10.00-12.00; com mercial 12.50-13.00: utllltv-commer-cial bulls 14.00-16.50; light cutters down to 11.00. Calves salable for veek 325; market less active' but mostly steady; choice vealers 25.00-27.00, odd head to 28 50: prime to 30.00; good vealers 21.00-24.00; commer. cial 16.00-20.00; culls downward to 8.00. Hjrs salable for week 2.250; market generally 1.00 lower: U.S. No. 1-2 lots 180-235 lb butchers ' !a !, ', ' U U ' U U 1, 16.00-60, few lots 16.75; No. 3 lots down to 14.25; heavier and lighter weights- 12.50-14.00; sows 350-460 lbs 10.50-12.00; heavier sows 9.60 10.00. Sheep salable fur week 1.915; market fully steady on all classes; fed wooled lambs mostly choice grade 19.00-25; good-choice 18.50 75; good-choice feeders scarce, few 15.00-16.00; utility-choice ewes 4.00-6.00. j SAN FRANCISCO (UP-FSMNSi Livestock: Cattle salable for week 700. Com pared with last week, slaughter steers and - helfcis rather slow, generally steady, cows moderately active, mostly steady price's, ex cept canner and cutler mostly strong, bulls 0 round steady. Couple tots tow cnoice i04b-iiM lb led steers 18.50, most good slaughter steers 17-18, few commercial ,15 16.50," and a few utility dairy type 13.50. Few good and choice 853- 878 lb fed heifers 16-17, few com- mercial 13-15. Most utility and commercial cows 1u-12.su. com inercial 'mixed young cows and helfcis upward to 14. Canner and cutter Cows 8-10, few utility and commercial bulls spld at 14-16 50. Calves salable for week 25. Com pared with last week, continued light receipts consisted of slaugh ter calves which sold around steady. Few lots and odd head good and choice 400-500 lb slaugh ter calves 20-22. Individual prime 235 lb veal calf 26. Hogs salable for week 700. Com pared with last week, only moder ately active, butchers closed 1.25 lower, sows around steady, feeder pigs scarce. Mixed lots U.S. No. to 3 180-240 lb butchers opened at 14.75. Tuesday and Wednesday 14 60, and 14.25 Thursday. Sows around 300 lbs 11. Sheep salable for week 1500. compared with last week, only moderately active, slaughter lambs steady to weak, other clas ses scarce. One lot choice slaugh ter lambs with full wooled pelts 20.50, several decks mostly good shorn lambs with choice grade and carrying mostly fall shorn pelts 18-18.50. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO (PI Hogs sold steady to 25 cents higher Friday. uutcners scaling 180 to 240 pounds sold at $12.75 to $13.25 with several selected lots at $13.35 to S13.50. Butchers scaling 250 to 300 pounds brought $12.00 to $12.75. Sows sold from $1000 to $11.75. Cows and bulls sold steady to 25 cents lower. Utility and commercial cows brought $11.00 to $13.00 and canners and cutters $9.50 to $1 1 .50. Choice and prime wooled lambs sold steady to strong at $20.75 to $21.00. Salablo receipts were 8.000 hogs, 100 cattle, 100 calves and 800 sheep. Court Records Klamath rAt.t.a Mi'Ntrii'Ai. com r Srolly McDonald, drunk, 125 or 12' i rim v nnhrrt Rail, no reflilratlert vlnlble, $3 fiirffltfrl Claud Bui If r. drunk driving, ffrrtrri JuriRiiitnt. ball $100: tin opera tnn llrnc, deferred judiment, ball SI 00. M -4MATII COrTV DIM Ktt'T ( Ol ltr Chffnrd E. Landitrom. combination overload. 71 hat I forfeited Leon Cial Pearson, anault and hat ter, filtered Olea of fiiiltv; mi? r entenr to be trrved at Rocky ButH. Multnomah County. Corblt Freeman Jairett. driving dur Inc tit pen tie ri period diftmiaeri Law it TUMnoml WtUon. improper Clear attre linp, 310 hall forfeited tharlei Henr.v Cavier, no PUC per mit. i Hal forfelled. Carl Willi llouchm, falling (o atop at atop tint, is paid Raymond Kernul Mattaon, Improper muffleri, S7 no paid Orem Verna Uoa-ett Jr., failing, to ton at Hop ttin. M pid Jacob Charlrt Renta. violation batlc rule. dUumned. v. Put Your Comfort In Our Hands! How About Next Winter! When you put your eomforl In our hands you nttdn't worry about next winter. Now It tti timo to Improve that inadequate heotins, system and plon for a wormer neit winter. Call your HOUSE WARMER . . . PEYTON & Co. 835 Market Oregon Weather Western Oregon Mostly cloudy through Saturday; little drizzle along coast and in interior north ern valleys during night and morn ing hours. Low I rids v night 30-40: high Saturday 45-55. Coastal winds mostly .westerly to north westerly, 10-20 mph. Eastern Oregon Considerable cloudiness through Saturday with chance of few snow flurries in the north. Low Friday night 15-28; high Saturday 30-45. Grants Pass and vicinity Vari able cloudiness with sunny after noons through Saturday: patchy tog in niomin? Highs 52-57; low Friday night 26-32. Baker and vicinity Considerable cloudiness through Saturday with paicny low tog in early morning; chance of a few snow flurries Saturday. Low Friday night 10-20, nigh Saturday 28-33. Five-Day Forecast Western Area A little warmer with temperatures averaging slightly above normal through Wednesday. Showers likely north west Washington Sunday and all sections about Monday and Wed nesday. Total precipitation interior valleys less than 3 inch. Highs averaging 50-58 Western Oregon and 46-54 Western Washington and lews 32-38. Eastern Area Warming trend through Wednesday with tempera tures averaging near normal. Few snow flurries Eastern Washington averaging near normal. Few snow Hurries Eastern Washington most ly early in week otherwise little or no precipitation. High tempera tures averaging generally 35-45 Lows 15-25. Weather Table By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 24 hour, to 4:30 a.m. Friday .Max. -Mln. Prep. Baker 28 10 Bend 54 26 Boise 33 17 Eugene 36 30 Klamath Falls ..... 38 17 Lakeview - 41 17 Medford 68 28 Newport 48 40 North Bend 50 42 Pendleton 22 18 Portland (All-port) 41 28 Rose burg 57 28 Salem , 36 30 Spokane 26 16 By UNITED TRESS Temperatures and rainfall for 24 hours ending at 4:30 a.m. High Low Rain Albuquerque 37 20 Atlanta 59 4.1 Bakersfleld 64 38 Boston 44 33 .02 Brownsville 66 45 .02 Chicago 37 25 .09 Denver 39 11 Detroit 35 27 .09 El Centro 67 41 Fairbanks -8 19 .02 Fresno 62 34 Helena 25 8 Kansas City 35 24 . Los Angeles 68 47 Miami 75 71 Minneapolis 31 20 New Orleans 57 52 .81 New York 48 a40 Oakland 62 43 Oklahoma City 3 30 .10 Phoenix 69 So Pittsburgh . . 49 35 T. Red Bluff -61 33 .... Salt Lake City ' 31 9 .... San Francisco 65 45 ' .... Seattle 40 36 T. Stockton 61 35 Thermal 70 35 Tucson 61 30 Washington , 67 37 .... J Yuma ' 67 38 POTATOES CHICAGO POTATOES CHICAGO Vi Potatoes: Arri vals old stork 39: on track 130: total U.S. shipments 829; market firm. Old stock carlot track sales: Idaho utilities $3.15; Minnesota North Dakota Pontlacs JJ.B5-3.90 washed and waxed. By THE ASSOCIATED PRF.SS The potato market as reported Friday by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Sixteen cities, arrivals 262; on track 828: shipments 829; Northern Cnllf. 17, Central Calif. 3, Idaho 256. Oregon 26. Washington 14. IDAHO FALLS Market firm. Musscts No. 1-A. 10-20 per cent 10 oi and larger 3.00-J.10; 20-30 per cent 10 or. and larger 3.10-3.20: 30 per cent 10 os and larger 3.20-3.25. SAN FRANCISCO Street sales market firm: Klamath Russets No. 1-A 2 Inch 4.00-4 35; Idaho 4.25-50. LOS ANGELES Car lot sales, market firm: Idaho Russets No. 1-A 3.65; Klamath N. 1. 6 oz 4.50. CLOSE OUT SALE Now la TroircM At Art-Needlework SHOPPI 412 Main HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON if ...jiriw.w 1 rwjmii'ym m mam r NEW EQUIPMENT is being installed at the Klamafh Falls office of the Pacific Telephone and Tel2graph Company to tie this area into the nation-wide long distance dialing setuD. In the left hand photo, R. A. Kronquist (left), R. J. Klug and C. P. Gruver, all Western Electric installers from Portland, install a new bank of relays in the main exchange. In the other photo, R. C. Hopson, Klamath Falls wire chief, looks on as workmen lift equipment into the exchange building. When the equip ment is installed, Klamath Falls operators will be able to dial Phone Prefix Changeover Work Starts Big City" telephone number for Klamath Falls moved a sten nearer tnis week, and present pros pects are that the changeover will be made on May 19. according to facitio tciepnone Manager How ard Austin. Flr shipment of central office equipment required for the project California Weather By UNITED PRESS San Francisco Bay Region: Fair today, tonight and Saturday except patches of low clouds or fog in morning; Sunday probably fair: little change in temperature: high today San Francisco. Oakland, San Mateo and San Rafael 58-64: low tonight 38-45; variable winds 8-15 mph. Northern California: Mostly fair today, tonight and Saturday except low morning clouds North Coast and local morning fog In valleys; Sunday probably fair; little change In temperature: coastal winds var iable 8-18 mph. Sierra Nevada: 'Fair .-today, to night and Saturday; probably fair ounaay; mile cnange in tempera ture. Sacramento Valley: Fair todav. tonight and Saturday; probably lair iiunaay; little change in tem perature; high both days 60-65; low tonight 34-40: gentle winds. Northwestern California: Mostly fair today, tonight and Saturday except considerable fog and low clouds on coast night and morn ing; probably fair Sunday: hioh today and low tonight Nana 61-32. SantR Rosa 61-32. Uklah 63-33: coastal winds variable 8-18 inph. DKTECTIVE SHOT DETROIT W Detective In spector Charles Searle, a Detroit policeman for 36 years, is in a hospital today with an injured foot. He shot himself when a cocker spaniel puppy grabbed his leg while he was cleaning his pistol at home. "First guy 1 shoot In 30 years turns out to be me,' he said. YOl'NG TIGERS LAKELAND, Fla. tv-Practical ly the entire Charleston. W. Vs.. team of the American Assn. will work out at TiKertown here nut before the Detroit Tigers open their camp. Charleston this year i is the No. 1 Detroit (arm tea 111. All Types and Sizes CORRUGATED SHEETS - We Have it All in Stock! PIPE and PIPE FITTINGS WIRE and WiRE PRODUCTS -NAILS NUTS, BOLTS and CAP SCREWS CHAIN, HOOKS and BINDERS CULVERT and IRRIGATION GATES WELL CASING All Sizes CONTRACTORS SUPPLIES Coll us for your Spring Needs -We Deliver! HEATON has arrived, and employes of the Western Electric Company are on hand to start the installation. Aus tin said Job Foreman Howard Graves probably will nave b crew of 20 to 25 men at work on the job soon. The new numbers will go Into effect at 11 p.m. May 19, coinci dent wilh the distribution of an up-to-date directory containing the new listings. Introduction of the two-letter, five-figure numbers is in line with a progressive nation-wide change to a uniform numbering system. rurpose oi me plan is to per mit operators to dial direct to distant telephones and pave the Wei Spots In East, South By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS There were some wet spots in the East and South but generally fair weather appeared In prospect for most of the country Friday. Main belts of precipitation were in Texas, the Western Gulf Coast and in the mid-Atlantic Coast states as far west as Southern Lake Ontario. Fresh frills of snow measured 2 inches at Lubbock, Tex. Light falls were reported in the rain areas. while light drizzle was reported in the far Northwest. Spring-like weather was the out look for wide areas in the Eastern half of the nation except in New England. Temperatures were 14 degrees lower than 24 hours earlier at Rumford, Maine, which reported an early morning reading of 15. In contrast, the 27 reading at Hu ron, S.D., was 23 degrees higher than Thursday morning. The warming trend extended over the Central Plains and the upper Mis sissippi Valley, and In wide areas of tho East. , FIRST TICKET NEW YORK UP "Tills is the first time I ever Rot a traffic tick et." an 80-ycar-old retired book binder told a Jitdpe. They were hi: Inst words. Herman WcinbeiR. on trial in Brooklyn on a charge of parking near a fireplug, col lapsed li, me witness cnair. He fiird en rnuto to a hospital. I ft. I rrrri 1 1 numbers directly all over the nation, and, eventually, individual telephone users will be able to dial long distance calls them selves. But as far as most telephone users are concerned, the major change will take place next May, when everyone gets a new telephone number. The new numbers will have five digits and an exchange name, TUxedo. The first two letters and all five figures will be used in dialing numbers. New telephone directories will be Issued when the change goes into effect. way eventually for subscribers themselves to dial their own long distance calls, without the help of an operator, Austin explained. As previously announced In the Herald and News, and more re cently covered in a company let ter to all subscribers in this area, present five digit numbers will have the prefix TUxedo 2 (TU 2). Present four digit numbers will have TUxedo 4 ITU 4i. For example, if your number now is 2-2358 it will become TUx edo 2-2358 (TU 2-23581. II your number is 9032. it will become TUxedo 4-9032 (TU 4-9032). Austin cautioned that after the new numbers go into effect, it will be necessary to dial the complete number the first two capitalized On The Record KLAMATH FALLS U1RTIIS WOLF Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wit- Ham Wolf. February 9. a girl weigh ing R lbs. 7 ozs. At the Klamath Vl- ' Icy Hospital. DIXON Born to Mr. and Mrs. ! Orlond Dixon, February 9, a girl weigh- I ins 6 IbR. fl'a oza. AL the Klamath Valley Hoinlta). KLAMATH COUNTY ' M A It R 1 A f i K LH'CXMES j POTTER-CUNNINGHAM Eldnn Potter. 18. Bonanza, and Helen Cun- 1 nmcham, 13. Bonanza. spoon - Mcdonald g t e n Spoon, .16, Klamath Falls, and Vivian McDonald. 37. Klnmath Falls. 1 KLAMATH COUNTY fil ITS Patricia Phyllis Edsall vs. Arnold P . Fdsall. suit for divorce. Attorn' for iiisintiii, a, v., laacn, MOUNT SHASTA BIRTHS MOORE Born to Mr. and Mm. William Moore. Weed, a Knn born February 7, lOftB Weighing 7 lbs. 15 ozs. BFGGS Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beggs. Weed, a daughter. Feb ruary fl. l?(i6 weighing 4 lbs. A ozs LEIDING Born to Mr. and Mrs Vernon Lewis Lelriing. I,o Angeles, a son February 1, 1956 weighing 6 lbs. 15 ozs. KLEPACH Born to Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Klepach, Weed, a daughter February 3, 1956, weighing 3 Jbe. 5 ozs. FIFTEEN FEARED LOST TAIPEI, Formosa W" Three persons died and is were feared lost In the capsizina: of a ferry in rough eeas off northwest Formosa Thursday. The nassencers were bound for Pali to Tansul In shop for the Chinese New Year celebration, which begins Feb. 12. EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY No Need To Buy Adults Register Children 5 to 12 yrs. Next Bike Feb. 22 KLAMATH STATION ONLY NEXT FREE FORD FEB. 29 DRIYE IN FOR FREE TICKETS TODAY IT'S letters and numeral in the prefix. touowea by ine remaining four dig Its in order to complete a call. Meanwhile, the average house holder needs to do nothing more than continue to use the old num bers until 11 p.m. on May 19. Then, of course, he must discard out dated number lists and begin us ing the new numbers. Business people, however, have a more immediate interest in the new numbers, Austin pointed out. They must arrange in advance to have the proper numbers ap pear on their stationery, bills, bus iness cards, motor vehicles, signs, and other advertising material. Otherwise, important calls may go astray. "Jumping the gun" and using the new numbers ahead of time u almost as bad. That, too. will re sult in confusion and misplaced calls, Austin warns. PHONE 5541 GRAHAM - for -Excavating Equipment Y AND EQUIPMENT COMPANY COMPLETE PUMPING SERVICE ALL MAKES REPAIRED Call 9776 2175 Sb. 6th it. MKUU FUN TO BUY GAS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 195g House To Get j Postal Request WASHINGTON ii Postmasteif General Summerfield will carry his reo.uest for higher postal ratcl before the House Post Office Com 1 1 mlttee next Thursaay. The committee, which receive Thursday a bill to provide the higher rates he is seeking, asked him to appear at a closed session at that time to discuss the prof posal. Whether public hearings o other action will follow will ti determined later. 1 The bill was introduced bv conit mittee chairman Murray (D-Tenni oy request, wnicn means that Murray does not necessarily favo uie measure. t Indications are that neither Ret puoilcans nor Democrats are in. clined to raise rates in this election year. The administration is urging higher rates to get the Post O.f fice Department on more nearlv a sell-sustaining basis. President Ei'r senhower sent a special messaca to Congress Feb. 2 asking lo them. . I The bill tfould raise postal ratpf about 406 1 . million dollars a veart The department's yearly deficit has been running up to nearly 51 uiuuuii uuitais. The measure Is practically thl same as the one which the admin istration introduced last year an on which Congress took no action! Its main features would: Raise the 3-cent letter rate 4 cents. Raise the 6-cent airmail rite t I cents. Raise second class mail mainlf newspapers ana magazines m pee cent in two yearly jumps. Raise third class mail mainlf aaverusing matter au per cent. WOOL MARKET NEW YORK (UP) Wool to$ iiuures on the New York Cotton' Exchange today opened ft to points lower. Opening prices follow: Marcl 162.0 bid; May 162.5 bid; July 16M bid; Oct. 161.5 bid; Dec. 160.0 bid March (1957) 160.0 bid; May 159 bid; July 158.0 bid. wool futures opened 6 point lower to 2 points higher; Marcft 131.5 bid; May 132.0 bid; July 132.0 bid; Oct. 131.9 traded; Dec! 1Z.5 bid; March (1957) 130.& bidh Aiay Dia; juiy 129.1 bid. Alfdfa HAY 30.00 Ton Drews Hereford Ranch Old Midland Brad - n. Mil BROS. Cinders Rental PUMP AT 1 i Stesd ajid Supply Phone SMt Across From Gino's-So. 6th & E. MAIN 428 Sprinq Ph. 2-3426