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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON", MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1938. SHOT PARALYZES PRISONER'S LEGS F Meteorological Report Harold Foughty. 20. of Longvlew, Wash., wounded Saturday morning In an attempted Jall-brcak, by a atiot from the weapon of Jailer Harry Ing llng, was "resting easy," according to the report of the attending physician, Dr. L. C. Jensen, Foughty, however, faces the possibility of paralysis of the lower limbs, a condition they are now In. Foughty, with Buff Marshall, also of Longvlew, In an attempted Jall brenk. assaulted Jailer Ingllng and Al bert Cowan of Jacksonville, a trusty, and a fierce fray ensued. The two pris oners sought to reach the Jail office, and the key to the outside door. Cow an, held In the county Jail, awaiting aetlon on a chargo of an assault upon the Jacksonville marshal last sum mer, was praised by Sheriff Syd I. Brown for his assistance. Foughty was shot after he had fail ed to heed the commands and warn ings or Jailer Ingllng. Four ohargea rest against Foughty and Marshall, who a month ago launched a crime flurry at Phoenix, holding up three people, and stealing two autos. They were arrested at Red ding. Calif, the following day. Both signed statements admitting guilt and waived grand Jury action. Marshall wae scheduled to appear In circuit court this week for sen tence. According to Sheriff Brown, Marshall was badly frightened by tho wounding of his companion. FACE TI PLEAS First sessions of the 1038 Jackson county budget' committee, composed of Oeorge E. Dunn of Ashland, Slew art Weeks of McIod. Oeorge T. Frcy of Medford and the county court, are scheduled for early next wwk no . definite dates being set. Only two new matters loom ror budget committee action, County Judge Earl B. Day wild today. One la the request for 5000 appropria tion for a weed control campaign In this county the coming year, by Oranges and rural residents. The county Judge said he "was convinced something had to bo done along this line. The star thistle, according to County Agent Robert O. Fowler, la tho most pestiferous of Jackson county weeds. The second matter has to do wltn the appropriating of between a ia, 000 and 1B.OOO deficiency In the high school tuition fund, for the past two years. The payment la mandatory, ac cording to F.n opinion given by the district attorney. T CLOSE SATURDAY Registration for the general elec tion will close Saturrtay, October 3. Voters not registered on or before that date will not be ellRlblo to vote at the national election, Tuesday, No vember 3. A number of voters appeared this morning at tho county clerk'a office to register, and a rush Is expected this week. Registrations to date, according to clerk ofllee workers, has so far been evenly divided between the two ma jor parties, with but few chansea In political fnlths Cltliens who hove not voted In the last two years, who novo moved to another precinct, or from another state, or have changed their none by marriage, aro required to register. BARBERS IN CHARGE CONVALESCENT HOME Mr. and Mr. V. M. Burner hare rrsutnM mnnnnrmpnt of the Aftlilnnd ronvntcucpnt Homo after t year npnt In rpt nnd travel. The home, hw own iuccenfully oporntrd under lna by a trnlned mirne durlnR their nbnence, Thu Barber ar old resi dent of Anhlnnd. oomln? from North Carol In over tventylx years ro They bouKht property on Oranlle street, and when t tie park waa errat cd and llthia watT piped In, opened their home to people who wore not Melt enotiRh for hoepltnl rare or well enough to live In hotela. thtta filling a much-needed want. From this amall beginning an Inntltutlott baa prown that I a credit to Aahland r-nd a renl help to Invalids. Bept. 38, 1933. Forecasts. Medford and vicinity: Tair tonight and Tuesday. Cooler Tuesday. Oregon: Pair tonight and Tuesday. Cooler Interior west portion Tuesday, Fogs on coast. Local Data. Temperature a year ago today: Highest, 04; lowest. 44. Total monthly precipitation, 0.36 In Deficiency for the month .08 Inch. Total precipitation since September 1, 1038, 0 36 inch. Deficiency for the season, .08 Inch. Relative humidity at 6 p.m. yester day, 8 pt cent; 5 a. m. today, 50 per cent. Tomorrow: Sunrise, 8:06 a.m. Sun set, 6:67 p. m. Observations Taken nt 5 a. m., ISO Meridian Time. HTpI Sh aft 81 fS 9S i fl i f r r Boise ... Boston , , 73 .... . 72 68 . 62 62 34 32 1.64 64 50 64 42 82 60 42 Chicago .-. Denver Eureka Helena . Los Angeles MEDFORD 01 New York 72 ... Oman 56 42 Phoenix 82 54 Portland 82 56 neno , ,, 70 38 Roseburg .. 00 44 66 Salt Lake 60 San Francisco .... 64 Seattle ................ 78 .... Spokane . . .... 74 .... Walla Walla 78 .... Washington, D O. 78 64 Cloudy Cloudy Snow Foggy Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Cloudy P. Cdy. 3 TO 2 IN POLL Land on lends Roosevelt by slightly more than 3 to 3 aa returns are an nounced from 21 states In this week's tabulation of the Literary Digest's natlon-wldo presidential poll. Landon la shown receiving 303,073 votes to Roosevelt's 185,405 and Lcmko'a 10,833 out of a total of 803, 500 votes reported First returns are tallied from eight states and nwro returns are an nounced from the 13 states Included In last week's report. The early returns from California show Landon leading with 17,006 votes to Roosevelt's 16,018 nnd Lem ke'a 1053. Scattering early returns from Colo rado Indicate approximately a 3 to 3 lead for the presidential aspirant from the neighboring state of Kan sas. Kansas gives Its favorite son better than a 6 to 4 lead over Roosevelt In the Initial tally of the sunflower state. The early ballots from Nobraska totaling more than 3000 also give Landon a ratio of slightly less than S to 4. North Dakota shows the Republi can candidate leading with a scant majority of the state's poll vote. Lem ke, whose home state It Is, receives more than 7 per cpnt of the first small batch of ballots. In tho other three states reporting first returns, Alabama, Florida and Oeorgla, Roosevelt leads by almost overwhelming pluralities. Join ETHBLWYN B HOFFMANN'S Hosiery Club. Erery 13th pair free. " QUN BIGHTS to fit all guns. Slmi J Bros. 33 N Fir. duns re-bored. COMMITTEES FOR LEGION POST ARE NAMED FOR YEAR Judging from the enthusiasm shown at the last meeting of Medford Post, No. 15, last Tuesday night, local legionnaires are going to go places and do things during tlie coming year. A comprehensive program of activities was outlined by the newly elected post commander, Joseph F. Fllegel, who stated that special atten tion will be paid to community ser vlco during the year. One of the first efforts along this line will be a local campaign to get out a record vote In the coming elec tion. The Amtrlean Legion has la bored diligently In the past to urge every citizen to exercise his right of franchise and this year's endeavors should show some tangible results. A new school awards committee was appointed and a series of contests with suitable awards will soon be an nounced to the students of local edu cational Institutions. Capt. O. L. Overmycr was appointed chairman of the . military training committee which will start work at once on giv ing proper publicity to this Import ant measure which will ba voted on In Oregon this fall. Cass Wymore reported on the Ar mistice Day program and stated that his committees were already functlon- Ign and that present Indications point to a splendid entertainment. All vet erans and citizens of southern Oregon are urged to reserve Nov. 11th for one of the biggest and best patriotic cele brations ever held In this locality. A complete list of committee ap pointments made by Commander Fllegel for the coming year follows: Membership Morris Leonard, Geo. Averlll, E. L. Scott. Finance C. D. Bean, William Hol- loway, A. O. Schenck. Welfare and Community Service William Bolger, Elmer Wllaon, Harry Moone, Publicity H. L. Bromley, E. L. Scott, Bern Ice Cameron. Visiting and Sick Committee, Goodwin Humphreys, Hugh MacKen zle, June Ear hart. Employment Floyd Hart, Walter Abbey, W. p. Stewart. Highway Safety William Ellenburg Legislative Don Newburg and Frank Farrell. Historian W, H. Paine. House and Canteen Hugh Mac- KeiiBlo. Auxiliary Cole Holmes. Playgrounds, Athletics and Recrea tionLee Oarlock, W. P. Stewart. Paul Rynnlng. Aeronautics William Rosenbaum, W. H. Fluhrer, Floyd Hart. Fingerprint Lee Oarlock. Organist A. H. Banwell. Military Training O. L. Over mycr, Don Nowburg, Oain Robinson. Burt L. Lageson, M. N. Hogan, Oeo. Codding, H. L. Bromley. School Awards Edwin J. Fold man. Earl York, Roy Elliott, Otto Ve Jar natt, Robert R. Ebel. Siunshup fatal BROWNSVILLE. Ore.. Sept. 28. (AP) James 8. McMahan. 50, died at the Le baron general hospital Sunday from Injuries received In an automo bile accident last Thursday. McMa- han's car left the North Sautlain highway near Detroit and landed on the railroad tracks 100 feet below,- l.lnfleli Crowded McMlNNVIL.LE, Ore., Sept. 38. (AP Although registration of 600 already has mrowded dormitory space. LI n fie Id college enrollment Is expect ed to go higher. Many students are still oecupir-d with seasonal employ ment, Registrar -J. K. Riley said. Georgia baa an area of 1.653,313, .170.000 square feet. Maxwell field, home of Uncle Stirn'h ?. ooo. 000 tartlcal school near Montgomery, Ala., one was used by the Wright brothers in their early airplane experiments. - Divorced nearly 50 yaers aso. Ml Parmrlla E. Burgess and William Ab- j bott re-marrled at the age of 73 ani ' 77. respectively. Their home Is Llv- i Ingaton, Tenn. j "Dan." mule owned by D. K. Chris- ! ten berry of Stewiirt. Ala,, has pulled ' the same planter each seson for So j years . I SWEM'S BOOK CLUB A year's membership nt $1.50 entitles you to rend any of the books in our cir culating library without further cost. SWEM'S SPECIAL! Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday COMPLETE MOTOR TUNE-UP REGULAR S2.95 SPECIAL 145 HERE'S WHAT WE DO- l Clciui and inspect plugs 2. Check Generator charging rate 3. Reset gaps on spark plugs 4. Clean battery and in spect and grease terminals S, Check distributor 6. Check ignition points 7. Check coil 8. Tighten battery hold- down clamps 0. Chock battery capac ity. Do This Before Cold Weather Catches You Unawares Firestone Auto Supply & Service Store Ninth and Riverside Telephone 520 FIRE SUFFERERS (Continued from Page One.) H. Martin and on the authority of the corps area commander, the equip ment was issued and loaded on the national guard trucks dispatched here late yesterday from Salem. Captain Franklin H. Canlett and Captain Chauncey L, Pierce were sent to ' the Eandon area yesterday to work with authorities In co-ordinating the emergency work. Meanwhile, as fire fighting continued, officers and surgeons from all parts of the district were being sent Into the danger areas to administer the lire camps and keep the CCC men In the best pos sible condition for their work under technical agencies who have charge of the actual fighting on the fire lines. Doctors to Scene Captain William C, Ryan was In command of the fire camps In the Gold Beach area, while Captain Ru pert T. Gilbert had command of the camps on the northern front In the Coqullle area. All available surgeons and officers were drawn from the eastern Oregon companies and sent to the fire line, only those being re tained who were absolutely necessary In administering the regular camps. The national guard convoy carry ing the 1200 sets of bedding and equipment rolled out of Medford early this morning for the coast, where, It is understood, hundreds aro homeless. Meanwhile, Medford na tional guardsmen who stood by last night and loaded the truck convoy were returning to their homes but were ready to reassemble at a mo ment's notice should they be further needed. Despite the drought and grasshop pers, two and one-half tons of grapes per acre were grown on the Missouri state experimental farm near Moun tain Grove this year. The gropes brought $125 per acre. 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