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PAHE TCTGITT MEDFORD MATT.. TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OT?EflONT, TUESDAY. APRIL 19, 1938 BROADER RELIEF IN 710,000 Rural Families Now On Relief 360 More Families Need Aid Some Are Past Rehabilitation. WASHINOTON. April 19. (AJ)- President Roosevelt' relief program will permit the agriculture depart ment to broaden substantially Its ac tivities In helping needy farm famil ies, officials said today. Mr. Roosevelt has recommended that congress appropriate !75.000,000 for rural relief during the fl&cal year bKrtnntng July 1. At present the department has about 710,000 farm families on Its re lief and rehablllatlon loan rolls. Officials of the farm security ad ministration, which dlrecta the rural relief program, estimated that at least an additional 360.000 families need assistance. They said the. president's suggested appropriation would make help possible for the bulk of those said to need It. Needy In Two Classes. Rursl relief ependltures this year are ezectcd to total about 1118.000, 000. Most of the farmers needing aid are located in the south, mldwestem drought areas, the Paclflo northwest and In California. Needy farm families seeking aid are divided Into two classes first, those who might bo able to climb back to a Bolf-supportlng basis with a mini mum of financial assistance and technical guidance, and second, those destitute and In no position to gain a self-sustaining basis. Rehabilitation loans are extended to those In the first clnss. In general, the amount Is Just large enoueh to supply the bare essentials for carry ing on farming operations a plow, a mule, seed, a few chickens, and other simple equipment. Loans are meat on the basis of what supervising officials call a 'sound farm and home management plan," worked out by local supervisors. Program Drawn, A typical farm and home manage ment plan calls, first of all, for the raising of enough vegetables and live stock to meet the family's needs. Ac reage la set aside for production of fi for the worn tinlmals and other livestock. The remainder of tli farm ordinarily Is devoted to cash crops, which are diversified as much as possible. The loans, ropayablo over a period of five years at 6 per cent Interest, average about SHOO. To the wcond class of needy farm ers those to whom officials say loans could not wisely bo given outright relief grants averaging 20 a month are mode. Most form families re ceiving this class of aid, officials said, llvo on submorglnol land whore fail ure Is virtually certain. Meanwhile, attempts are made to settle theso families on land where, with loan assistance they might be ,ble to gain a nlf-uiportin ' E BEST RIFLEMEN BAUaf, Aprtl 10. (AP) Company O, Eugene, of tho 162nd Infantry of the Oregon National Guard, won the national Indoor rifle -competition, national guard headquarters an nounced here today. The winners aoored 1.883 points. 18 points more than the second place Missouri tNim. Team representing 'J7fl nrtt ional guard companlea throughout the na tion competed. Oregon's rwlmentnl team plarcd fourth In a field of 33. while Private V. W, Rubertfton. rortlnnd. too sec ond place among tho 138 guardsmen who competed in Individual m.Uchcs. Ranking of the Oregon units In eluded: 333rd, Company A. Mrdinrd, 188th Infantry; 342nd. Buttery D, Klamath Fll. 340th coast artillery. Each unit shot on U& own rnnge, forwarding It score to Washington. D. C., for tabulation. TWENTY YEARS FOR ATTEMPT TO RAPE PESDI.PrrON. April iti(AP, Juan Martlner, 38, Pendleton, who mgm pleaded guilty to the crime last week, was sentenced today by Circuit Judge Calvin L. Sweek to serve twenty years in the state penitentiary for assault with Intent to commit rape. Martinez was arrested April 9 by local authorities on complaint of a 19-year-old Pendleton girl who charged that he threatened her with a knife. PONTIFF'S BLESSING FOR INSURGENT HEAD VATICAN CITY, April 19. L'Osser vatore Romano, the Vatican news paper, today published the text of a telegram Pope Plus sent to Oeneral lastmo Francisco Franco, Spanish in surgent I?ader, conveying the apos tolic blessing. The pontiff's message replying to one from Franco on the occasion of the recognition of a new Spanish saint, said: "Happy to are vibrating In your excellency' message- the hereditary faith of Catholic Spain, whose crown of saints has been enriched for It better fortunes by a new hero of christian fortitude, we send from our hearts the apostolic blessing propitia tor of divine favors.'" DUE 10 ATTRACT LARGE GATHERING Advance reservation! Indicate a large attendance at the annual banquet-meeting of the Jackson Coun ty Chamber of Commerce In. the Hotel Med ford at 8 :30 tomorrow night. Earl Lee Kelly, California state di rector of public works, will be the principal speaker. A vocal program directed by Elsie Carlton Strang will be presented during the dinner by Mary Ann Oates, Marguerite Lu man and Jean McAllister. As director of public works, Mr Kelly la responsible for the proper construction and maintenance of California' vast highway system. He exercises control over the plana and policies of water resources affecting the ii70.000.000 central valley proj ect. He supervises awarding of eon tracts and building aettvltles of the division of srchltecture. Mr. Kelly is a veteran of the World war and a charter member of Shasta post of the American Legion, He Is an aviation enthusiast and hold a pilot's license that permits him to fly any type of n on -commercial plane. NEW YORK. April 19. (AP) Thais Oiroux, 26, a Broadway spe cialty dancer, fell to her death from a fifth floor hotel room early today after telling a friend that she was "stck and tired of It all. The friend. John Stoppell, 29, was questioned by police and then re leased. Assistant District Attorney Carroll A. Boynton listed the case as a suicide. Miss Glroux. who was nude, died In Bellevue hospital of a fractured skull and other Injuries. EVANGELTsfBEGINS FIVE-NIGHT RALLY A large attendance greeted Evan gelist A. J. Word last nlsht at the first night of the flve-nlght gospel rally at the Central Avenue Church of Christ. At 7:30 tanlght Mr. Word will speak on "Baptized. But Not Right With Ood." Mr. Word and Mr. stram will sing, "They Are Nailed to the Cross." APPLEGATE GRANGERS OF The following resolution urging a commercial boycott against aggressor nations was adopted at a recent meet ing of Upper Applegate Orange: "Whereas, there exist certain na tions, who, disregarding the happi ness or well-being of weaker peoples, ravage such for their own aggrandize ment, and, "Whereas, we are equally responsi ble for these outrages unless we do that which lies within our power to restrain those responsible for such inhuman acts, and "Whereas. It would be Impossible for these aggressive nations to wage such wars of conquest without the aid given them in the form of raw materials and credit, "Now, therefore, be It resolved that we, the Upper Applegate Orange. No. 839, hereby express our approval of establishing a boycott against Ger many, Italy, Japan or any other na tion practicing such acts of aggres sion, knowing that these wars are at their basis of commercial origin and believing that by a commercial boy cott we can most effectively defend the principles of the self-determination of peoples and the basic liber ties In which we, aa a nation, take pride. "Be It further resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Med ford Mall Tribune and that this res olution be presented to the county, state, and national granges asking for their endorsement." TOED DORN, Master. EVA MoKEE. Sec. Grange No. 839. McNARY TESTIFIES FOR WILLAMETTE RESERVOIR WASHINGTON, April 19. f AP) Senator Me Nary (R., Ore.) testified yeaterday before the house flood control committee In support of proposed reservoir program in t Willamette valley in Oregon. Local Interests, the senator said. "never could pay" $21,000,000 needed for property rights on the $64,000, 000 project. ELKS MAY DANCE SET SATURDAY, . APRIL 30 The local lodge of Elks will hold their annual May Day dance Satur day night, April 30, for Elka'and In vited guests. Murray Bell, chairman of the dance committee, stated that this would be one of the best danoes of the sea son and urges every member to be present. The very best music has been secured and those who don't car for dancing but like good music will be well entertained. Court house nitrglnrlred TOLEDO. April 19. ( AP) Sheriff Ted MrElwain said hla Lincoln coun ty courthouse office was Invaded Sunday by safecrackers who sue. oeeded only in knocking the com bination from the offloe vault. 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