Tulare Advance-Register from Tulare, California • 2

Tuesday, December 22, 1953 Page 2 Tulare, California, Advance-Register and 3 Jte? 4i UK y. Cold Slap 1 I 4 Southland Drought Serious LOS ANGELES. Wl The most serious autumn, drouth since 1929 may cause trillions of dollars worth of crop damage unless rain falls soon, County JS; 'H If 8Z5 1 At Midwest KANSAS CITY. LPi Snow and frigid temperatures gripped sections of the midwest and Rocky mountain area today, slowing traffic, harassing travelers and giving some school children an early Christinas vacation. At least two persons were killed in accidents attributed to the weather.

Agricultural Commissioner liar-old J. Ryan paid today. Grain, bean and tree crops as well as range grass threaten ed, Ryan said, and irrigation EH water supplies ai 3 getting for XMAS OLD SPICE at HAMILTON'S PHARMACY Hotel Tulare Building THK ROBE "The Robe," much heralded motion picture, comes to the Tulare theateY this week in cinemascope, utilizing the extra wide, curved screen. Mo glasses are to view the huge scenes. It will open Christmas day, Manager John Collins has announced.

dangerously ov. Ijos Angeles has had only 1.19 inches of rain since July 1, compared to the seasonal normal of 3.81. At this time in 1929 only .32 inches had fallen. "This drouth condition is a cumulative disaster," Ryan said. "Thousands of acres of grains in Antelope valley and the Puente hills are affected.

Grain aVid beans planted now depend on immediate and adequate rainfall, and of equal importance is the range land grass which cattle and sheep depend on. "All the trees are suffering from several dry years. The subsoil is dried out and underground reservoirs are not being filled as rapidly as wells are draining them. "Already oaks and eucalyptus are showing the devastating effects of this." TAKE A TIP FROM SANTA- CURVES CALlED DAXflEROUS Secondary to inadequate Tulare turnoff signs on the new lJ freeway through the the chamber of commerce is urging the state highway department to improve safetv.on the overpasses by -which motorists enter or leave the J9 business route at the airport and Tagus ranch. A committee that inspected them says the curves are too sharp and that there ought to be more guard rail on the curved part, where there are now only posts, with reflector lights.

This is a picture of the south end overpass, looking north. (Advance-Register photo.) HERE'S HIS GIFT SUGGESTIONS hurry- hurrrry Bright Christmas Weather Promised the Sierra passes. On the ridge route to Los An wind was expected to range from 25 to 35 miles an hour, diminishing tonight. High east winds were blustering through geles gusts of wind got up to Go miles an hour, diminishing to SAX FRANCISCO. There are good prospects for bright, dry Christmas weather for most of California, with daytime temperatures higher than normal for this time of year.

The weather bureau's five-day forecast said there might be occasional rain late in the week in the extreme north, but no appreciable rain elsewhere. Strong dry winds from the north and northeast were whipping California today. Small craft warnings were flying in San Francisco bay where the night. High east winds werf blustering through the Sierra passes. On the ridge route to Los Angeles gusts of wind got up to miles an hour and southern California was, getting some dust storms.

The dry wind swept out all O'Neil Named Salinas Player-Manager SALINAS. UP) Johnny O'Neil, former Pacific Coast league shortstop, has been signed as player-manager of the new Salinas club of the Class California league. Business manager Frank Meather said yesterday he hired the 32-year-old PCL veteran via telephone from Jamestown, N. the fog except in the San Joa quin valley which has been pro tected from the blow. where O'Neil is spending FOLLOW THESE GIFT SUGGESTIONS- FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS LIST! Christmas.

Salary was understood to be S5.000 or plus a possible gate split. Man Emerges From Bottle After a Year VIENNA, Austria. UP) Ru Truman Quoted as Saying Liberties 'Not in Danger1 LOS ANGELES. UD Harry S. Truman, in an interview for television, is quoted as saying that personal liberties in the United States today "may be threatened, but they're not in danger." U.

S. Television News today released the transcript of an Interview with the former president on a Kansas City, street corner by a roving television reporter, Clete Roberts. The reporter said Truman was one of those interviewed for the filmed program "Street Corner, U.S.A." The former president was asked: "Do you believe that your personal liberties, as guaranteed by the Constitution, are threatened today?" He was quoted as answering: "They may be threatened, but they're not in danger." for XMAS YARDLEY at HAMILTON'S PHARMACY Hotel Tulare Building Cleveland Has Only Two Games on Coast dolph Schmid, a 53-year-old Austrian stunt man, Sunday smashed his way out of a big glass bottle in which he had lived for a year. He was hauled olt to a hospital. In the bottle he had been ex hibited in 100 European towns faces clanger Ladies1 CHENILLE ROBES daily! CLEVELAND.

UP) The Cleveland Indians announced a short, 34-game spring training schedule today which includes only two games in California and none against a minor league opponent. Instead of the 10 to 14 days the Indians used to spend playing from San Diego to San Francisco, the Tribe will play only two games in California both at Los Angeles against the New York Giants, March 20 and 21. Having lost 6G pounds, he nearly collapsed when he finally broke the glass with a hammer and staggered out. Regular $4.98 Warm Comfortable SLIPPERS A timely Christmas gift! Vital News Births Sale $3.47 DOLLAR STORE Julius anil lone.Sal.er Many Styles at $2.98 RUIZ To Mr. and Mrs.

William Ruiz, Earlimart, at Tulare county "hospital, Dec. 21, a daughter. Divorces Asked Karl V. Christiansen. Tulare, vs.

MARKET REPORTS By Associated Press Josephine M. Christiansen, Tulare; grounds, extreme cruelty; plaintiff asks llSii PETERS SHOE STORE 133 South Street Phone 6-3488 for community property. Eggs, Poultry 3P bniriey vv. Hammond, xuiare, irom Calvin G. Hammond, Tulare; grounds, extreme cruelty; plaintiff asks award of house trailer and asks that defendant retain property in Highland tract, a 1949 automobile and household goods at 935 Apricot street, Tulare.

Former Tularean Buried in Fresno Funeral services were held In Fresno today for Hjalmer Sond-berg, 01, formerly of Tulare, and who died there Saturday. Rites were held the Tinkler chapel. The American Legion assisted with burial in Belmont park. Sondberg formerly was a cheesemaker at the Dairyman's Cooperative creamery here and left about 1935 to make his own, Sondberg brand, cottage cheese in Fresno. Surviving are his widow, Mrs.

Ida Sondberg; a daughter, Mrs. John Fike, and three grandchildren, all living in Fresno. He was born in Denmark. Annulments Granted Mary White. Tulare, from Arthur White, Tulare.

LOS ANGELES. M5) (FSMN) Eggs-wholesale prices, between local dealers, cases included uncandled producer graded for size 40 percent AA large 57-58; medium 52; small 44-45; grade A large medium small no quotes. To retailers FOB distributors' plant large AA 63-65; medium AA 57-59; large A 57-60; medium A 53-55; small A 46-48. To consumers in cartons in large retail stores large AA 67-79; medium AA 65-68; large A 61-63; medium A 53-59; small A 50-57. Butter jobbing prices to retailers In cartons grade AA 72.5-76; grade A 72.5-74; grade 70-72.

Live poultry, paying prices FOB Los Angeles broilers, l-24 lbs. 22-24; fryers, 2V4-3Vi lbs. 27-29, 3Mi-4Vfe lbs. 28-29; roasters, 4V lbs. up 29-31; fryers, 3V2-4y-! lbs.

caponettes 33-35; roasters, over 4i lbs. caponettes 34-36; hens, It type under 4 lbs. 16-17, It type 4 lbs. up 17-18, cross 4Vi lbs. up 20-21, hvy type all wts 25-27; rabbits, at ranch, white fryers, 4-6 lbs.

misc. lots 20-21, commercially grown 21-22; turkeys, heavy type, young hens 39-40, young toms AZALEAS CYCLAMENS BEGONIAS $2.00 up Harmon's FLOWERS ELECTRIC TRAIN SETS Ixw as as SI0.C5 Covers This Searching Fact Finding Examination Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat, Sinuses, Chest, Heart, Liver, Gal Bladder, Small Intestine, Large Bowel, Stomach, Prostate, Blood Pressure, Spine, Bones and Joints, Temperature, Skin, Blood Tests, Urinalysis Z7-Z9 PETER PAUL'S FUKXITURE STORE 219 East Tulare St. Phone G-333G William H. wells, Tulare, from viola Wells, Tulare. Rosie M.

Cagle, Tulare, by Tressie Hayes, guardian, from Albert R. Cagle, Tulare. Divorces Granted Catherine A. Gomes, Tulare, from Manuel Gomes, jr Tulare; grounds, extreme cruelty (final). Mattie Rebecca Nutter, Tulare, from Ray Maxwell Nutter, Tulare (final).

Dorothy Evelyn Shockley, Tulare, from Lee Shockley, Tulare (final). Vashti Ammie Thomas, Tulare, from Charles J. Thomas, Tulare (final). Gloradean Jackson, Tulare, from Roy A. Jackson, Tulare (final).

Hanna M. Tllden, Tulare, from Ernest Tilden, Tulare (final). Ruby I. Sheffield, Tulare, from Robert E. Sheffield, Tulare; grounds, extreme cruelty; plaintiff awarded custody of two minor children and community property (interlocutory).

Mary Newell, Tulare, vs. Kilby H. Newell, Tulare; grounds, extreme cruelty; plaintiff awarded two cars and household goods (interlocutory). Lucille Caskey, Tulare, from Sam L. Caskey, Tulare; grounds, extreme cruelty; plaintiff awarded custody of two children and $100 a month support (interlocutory).

Funerals CT 4 hk Services for Shelby Clark, 56, Tulare area farmer, 2 p.m. Wednes-uy, namiiion Funeral service chapel; the Rev. J. Douglas Ewan, officiating; burial, Tulare cemetery. Shelby Clark Rites Scheduled Tomorrow Funeral services will be help at 2 p.

m. tomorrow at the Hamilton Peers Funeral service chapel for Shelby Clark, 5G, Tulare farmer who died yesterday at a Tulare hospital. Clark, a native of Hindsville, will be buried in Tulare cemetery, following services conducted by the Rev. J. Douglas Ewan.

Hay Prices LOS ANGELES. (IP) (FSMN) Alfalfa: U.S. No. 1 30.50-32.00; U.S. No.

2 leafy 28.00-30.00; U.S. No. 2 green 27.50-28.50: U.S. No. 2 26.00-27.00.

Grain hay: No. 1 barley nominal; No. 1 oats 35.00-37.00. Livestock Give Her an ELGIN FREE ELECTRIC BLANKET Full size, with the purchase of an Adler Sewing Machine. lnRTP' SEWING lVI I SUPPLIES Published dally except Sunday bv Tulare Newspapers, at 233 No.

street. Tulare, Calif. Telephone 6-3394 for all departments. Entered as second class matter at the postofflce at Tulare, under the act of March 18, 1897. Tom R.

Hennion, editor; Vincent J. Miller, business manager; Pedford H. Dibble, managing editor; William p. IVtneska, advertising director. Slember of the Associated! Press, Audit Bureau of Circulations, California Newspaper Publishers association.

West-Holiday national advertising representatives. tens BRACELfiTTE. 17 icwal Shockmotr. Curvd crystal. $75 LOS ANGELES.

(FSMNV Cattle salable 600; cows predominating in fresh and holdover supply with loads steers and heifers included; slow, cows about steady, but cleanup trade other classes steady to weak, instances lower; choice fed steers and heifers lacking; load good around 1000 lb. fed steers 22.50; few commercial steers 18.50; load commercial and good fed heifers 19.00; utility and low commercial cows 11.00-13.25; canners and cutters 8.00-10.50; bidding lower on bulls: few medium and good feeder steers and heifers 15.00-16.50. Calves salable 250; steady to slightly lower; few loads good and low choice slaughter calves 17.25-18.00; few utility 15.00 down. Hogs salable 750; including 405 bought to arrive; steady to 50 lower: few loads unsold; bulk choice 1 and 2 200-250 lb. truckins 24.25-25.00; small lots to 25.50, some bid 24.00; odd 277 lb.

24.00; choice under 450 lb. sows 19.00-20.00, few medium 17.50. New York Stocks NEW YORK. UP) Prices were marked down sharply today in the stock market without exciting undue selling. The fall was one of the heaviest since the recovery drive started in mid-September.

Losses extended to between 1 and 3 Ioints in key areas. All divisions were ower. It was the second straight decline. Business maintained a moderate pace at an estimated 1.600,000 shares, about the same as yesterday. Cotton NEW YORK.

VP) Cotton futures closed yesterday 20 to 55 cents a bale Subscription dates: Tulare city delivery, $1.15 per month: motor carrier and suburban delivery, $1.25 per moath; mail, payable in advance, $1.25 per nonth. TOLEDO'S JEWELRY 215 East Kern Dr. P. J. Greenwell, D.

CX, Ph. Director and SUf suffering need- leasly. Let Dr. Greenwell's trained Diagnosticians find YOU'RE I your trouble and tell you Community Datebook Dec. 23 High school basketball; Reed-ley at Tulare.

Dec. 25 Christmas day. Dec. 31 All quail hunting ends; bear season ends In coastal counties. Jan.

1 New Year's dav. Jan. 7 Tulare Tulare Playhouse, "Strange Bedfellows. Jan. 8 Tulare Advlt Weekend school; high school basketball: Tulare at Porterville; Tulare Adult weekend school John Morley, speaker; Tulare Tulare Playhouse, "Strange Bedfellows." at Porterville.

Jan. 9 High school basketball: Arvln at Tulare; Tulare Tulare Playhouse "Strange Bedfellows." Jan. 10 Second duck hunting season closes at 6:05 p.m., Tulare time; Tulare Tulare Playhouse "Strange Bedfellows." Jan. 13 Tulare County American legion council meeting. Jan.

IS Bear season closes In all parts of state; hig? school basketball: Bakersfield at Ti ire; Tulare adult weekend school, Deane Dickason and Robert Andrews, speakers. Jan. 16 Tulare Annual banquet, Tulare chamber of commerce; high school basketball: Tulare at East Bakersfield; college basketball: Coalinga at College of Sequoias. what to do about it. i TT.I PKC3E! pvl SHEEREST HOSE 1 1 60 gauge, 12 denier Aftc fiits.

il Finest selection of Record Players nnalitv Pnit- ETVhmt in Tulare, priced from $11 .95 THE I i Right now about 300,000 patriotic Americans are volunteering their services to the nation as Civilian Plane Spot- higher than the previous close. Low March May July 32.84 33.09 32.90 32.38 32.35 33.03 33.25 33.01 32.47 32.43 Clot 33.00 33.23 32.98 32.46N 32.42 32.S1B 32.5 IB Oct. Dec. i DDA(SNOSTIC I OFFICES March Middling spot" Nominal; Bid. 15.

IX QJAutomatic Players fsv Guif) Priced from QQg KNAPP'S I 129 South Street Phone G4M82 4 Fine Leather SLIPPER SOX $1.00 $1.59 $1.99 KARL'S SHOES 202 South Street ters. In the event of a surprise attack they could provide the warning that would put our fighter pilots in the air valuable minutes sooner give civilians more precious minutes to reach shelter. Will you help strengthen our air defense with two hours a week? Joii tts Grrcd Ctetrasr Corp to! JUST CALL T00I IEUEST CIVIL BEfHSE OFFICE Publ'ufted as a public service in cooperation with The Advertising Council. B21NG TmS AD WITH YOU VISALIA CHIROPODIST Foot Treatments I I minium wo nuiiim i T. School Phone 4-M71 TULARE DR.

J. 306 E. Tulare P. ROSS Phone 6-2561 115 Seoth SI Phone -4785 119 senttt St. Phone ff-4785 1.