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MEPFOTCT) MAIL TKTBUXE, rEDFOTCT). OT?EGCVNT. FRTTYXY. MAKCTT 27, 1936. PAGE FTVK CLOSE TO SINCE TAKE LI (Continued from Page One.) statement Irora the Townsend Weekly which showed total receLpta for the ftrat nine months of 1936 of 636,--08. Adjourn To Wednesday After the morning session the In vestigation adjourned until next Wednesday to enable Clements to produce financial records demanded by the committee. Before adjournment. Clements said his 113,585 income was recorded In his Income tax returns. The witness denied be received funds from other sources, and In reply to s question said he had no funds In any safety deposit box. He said information aa to the total of expense money he received was being compiled but was not ready. Sullivan asked If this money was velvet." The witness said he did not deal In such terms. Clements said the apartment oc cupied by himself and Dr. Townsend was paid for by the Old Age Revolv ing Pension, Ltd. This Included maid hire and some other Incidentals. , Travel Expenses Paid All traveling expenses, the witness said, also were paid by the organiza tion. The salary of Mrs. Clements from the organization was given by him as 1,475. He said It was the total received by his wife. . The apartment rent, Clements said was 9130 a month. The first apart ment which Townsend and Clements occupied had a rental of 9315 a month. Sullivan submitted a report made to the Townsend national convention last year which showed Dr. Townsend received $7,533.75 and Clements 98. 17.23 In salary from January 1, 1934, to September 30, 1935. Sarcasm Develops . The counsel became sarcastic as he read scores of Items on an extensive expense account of Clements. The witness, too, was sharp In his comments. The total of this account was 9833.19. It covered a period of August 2, to August 27, 1935, Clements made his estimate after telling James R. Sullivan, committee counsel, he could not give definite figures without cheesing bank ac counts In state areas and regional headquarters. There were only a score, or more. of spectators in the committee room when the hearing opened as con trasted with the large crowd at yes ' te relay's Initial session. A chart submitted by Clements showed a cash total of 9666,000 for the last three months of 1935. But he explained It was not all receipts and that some of the total re pre -, sented credits,,., disbursements . and " other transactions and was "not a fair picture" of revenue for the per iod. x Told To Bring Records Representative Hoffman (R., Mich.) committee member, suggested ad journment until Clements could pro vide the financial records requested. "You were told to bring these rec ords," Sullivan told Clement "I beg your pardon," Clements re plied. "I was not told to bring rec ords of that nature." "If you read your subpoena you would see all financial records were requested," Sullivan said. Clements then went Into an ex planation of Townsend financial practices which the committee Indi cated was not entirely clear, 1 Eagle Point EAGLE POINT, March 27. Spl.) Mrs. Margaret Elliott and son Charles of Med ford spent Monday as guests of Ma and Hattle Howlett. Mother Howlett Is on the sick list with a very bad cold at present. Mrs. Wm. Brown and Mrs. Walter Young and son are also 111 with bad colds at present. Their friends are hnplng for a speedy recovery for thrm all. Mrs. Myrtle Roblnett moved her household belongings from the Ws Chlldreth home to Med ford by truck last Monday. Mrs. H. Hlnshaw of the Reese creek district visited with her daughter. Lota Pearce, at Eagle Point last Mon day. Roy Ash pole has returned home from the Community hospital In Med ford and his friends will be glad to learn that he Is much Improved In health at this time. This community was saddened by the death last week of one of Its old est and most beloved citizens. Mrs Sophie Chlldreth, wife of Wes Ch.l dreth. She had lived most or. her life here, and held a warm place In the hearts of all those who knew her. She was of a sunnyjovlng disposi tion and a tireless worker In Grange, lodge, church and civic affairs, and will be greatly missed by all these, as well as by the bereaved family. The Oeorge Putman family have also been on the sick list with se vere colds for the past week, but are now Improving. The Townsend club meeting drew a large crowd last Tuesday evening, and everyone felt well repaid for going, as C. A. Roberson. speaker of Port land, gave one of the best lectures ever beard by anyone, and won much applause. He Is well versed, having a dynamic and congenial personality, and we are looking forward to heat ing him again when he returns somi time In April. The club is sponsor ing a dance at Beagle Saturday night. Everyone Is Invited. Mr. and Mrs. Cat Spencer and Mi', and Mrs. Wm. Perry were callers on Mr. and Mrs. Orvllle Henderson Wed nesday evening. 4 Table Rock Stale for Women s Hair II NEW YORK, March 27. ( AP) A "lightning part" that alg sags up one's head was acclaimed today as a clever new way for women to dress their hair. "It's beautiful," said beauty shop owners who saw the "lightning part" Introduced last night at their1 in ternational convention. Among 30 advance summer modes of hairdresses was purple-tinted hair studded with real violets. One parting was diagonal, ending behind the right ear. Then there was the double part parallel lines going straight back, or little crescents front and back. A new trick for brunettes was the "star-dust" coiffure. sprirJtNM with silver flakes. The beauticians also liked a silver 'jid gold lacquered halrdress for eve ning, a gold spun "transformation" and a bead with the curls laid like a series of rose petals. Tinted hair green, blue and orchid Is still good for "exotic types," said the hairdressers, and the "senorita type" of woman should wear long hair. For everyone else bobbed hair, worn flatter, and a bit less curly. Blondes, the stylists agreed, "arc not going over so big." TABLE ROCK, March 27(Spl.) The heaviest smudging of the sea son took place here Wednesday night commencing about 10 o'clock. C. C. Hoover and son Claude were here Tuesday, looking for fat cattlo. Ray W. Gill, master of the Oregon State Grange, was a dinner guest Sat urday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Nealon. Later In the evening he attended a meeting of the Sams Valley Grange. A truckload of fat steers from the J. L. Nealon place was taken Into Medford Tuesday for the Gates- & Lydlard markets. - We are Informed that the total reg istration of pupils In both rooms of the Table Rock school at the present time Is 26, the smallest In many years, and a decline during the past five years of nearly 40 percent. "Neighbors," a comedy-drama In the preparation stage for the past few weeks by a troup of local people, will be put on tonight at the regular meeting of the Table Rock Commun ity club. The characters and th'jse taking them follow: "Mis' Abel," Mrs. O. L. Davis; "Grandma," Mrs. J. L. Nealon; "Peter," Bob Sage; "Inez," Roberta Hamlin; "Carry Ellsworth," Mrs. Weedon; "Ezra." Lloyd Hnmllnr "Mis' Trot," Mrs. Mel Atkins; "Mrs. Elmlra Moran," Mrs. Lloyd Hamlin. 4 Every watch repaired hers is given the micrometer test. Jno w. Johnson Salem's Finances In Better Shape SALEM, March 37. (AP) The city of Salem will go on a cash basis to day for the first time since Septem ber, 1930, the city treasurer an nounced. The treasurer stated that after handling a 919.000 final warrant call today he would still have enough funds to meet the 99,000 monthly payroll next week, , The city's warrant debt reached a peak of 9212.175 In April, 1933. As late as last March warrants outstand ing totaled 9207,000. 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