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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORT). OREGON. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 19, 1938.
m EAT CHICKEN
VIEW STEERS AT
LAKE CREEK MEET
4-H Club Fair and Fat Stock
Sale Opens Thursday
Grange Exhibits Please.
Many Med ford people were among
the 400 or more who enjoyed the
chicken dinner and observed the ex
hibits at the Lake Creek Orange hall
yesterday.
Following the dinner, O. A. Gates
announced the 4-H livestock fair and
fat stock sale which la to be held
In Medford, Thursday and Friday,
Twenty head of baby beef whlift
will be In Medford for the fair wern
on display by the Lake Creek boyr
and girls. Two of the beef club mem
bers, Merton Bradshaw .and Louis
Watch, demonstrated to the crowd
the mixing of feeds and fitting of
beef animals for the show ring. All
of the members entered In the show
manship contest with C. D. Conrad
county club agent acting as judge.
No places were given In the con
test, but several points were brought
out by Conrnd on the correct way
of showing beef animals.
4-H achievement pins were pre
tented to all members of the three
Lake Creek clubs for completing their
work this year. The clubs each com
pleting 100 per cent were the clothing
club led by Mrs. Myrtle Charley, the
health club led by Mrs. Beth Zun
dell, and the beef club led by Floyd
Charley.
A very creditable exhibit of farm
crops which were grown In the com
munity was on display and Included
nearly all kinds of forages, cereals,
and garden produce.
A display of handsome, silver
mounted bridles and spurs and an
exhibit of mounted specimens of rep
tiles, squirrels and birds added In
terest and variety to the exhibit.
L
Trial was resumed today of the
circuit court action testing the con
stitutionality of the state law em
powering officials to remove diseased
trees from orchard. Judge H. D.
Norton was presiding.
The suit was filed by Tom L. Tay
lor, Central Point orchsrdlRt, who
seek a restraining order prohibiting
the removal of treea.
Brief Review of
European Crisis
By the Associated Press)
LONDON Britain and France ap
prove letting Hitler absorb Czecho
slovakia's Sudeten areas In deal to
save Europe's peace.
" PRAOUE Cabinet studies proposal
to hand over Sudeten areas to Ger
many amid Increasing nation-wide
resentment.
BERLIN Nasi -con trolled press
halls annexation, of Sudetenland as
virtually accomplished.
PARIS French government, behind
plan to dismember ita Czechoslovak
ally, halt military preparations.
ROME Mussolini plans second
world-wide broadcast; bis stand to
be with Hitler In event of war.
8ELB, Germany Sudeten Oerman
"free corps" mobilizes 40.000 armed
men on Czechoslovak frontier.
CHRASTAVA, near German -Czecho
slovak frontier Thousand of Czech
oslovak soldier are massed In form
idable fortifications In readiness
against war. '
GENEVA Spanish government
minister blames France, Britain for
Czechoslovak crisis.
GOLF BALL HITS
Morris B. Leonard, manager of the
Leonard Electric company, waa pain
fully Injured on the Rogue Valley
golf course Sunday afternoon, when
he was struck In the forehead by a
ball driven by D. M. Boyd. X-ray
picture of the Injury were being taken
this afternoon, although It was not
helloved It would prove serious.
The peculiar accident occurred on
the fifth hole. Leonard was stand
ing to the right and about 12 Ipet
from Boyd as the latter hit his
ball. Apparently, the ball waa struck
by the extreme toe of the club, for
It shot off at a right angle and
struck Leonard squarely in the fore
head. The Injured man was not
knocked unconscious.
Boyd and Leonard were members
of a threesome, the other player be
ing Morris Leonard, Jr.
Two rile In Crash
LODI, Calif., Sept. 19. P) Ocorpc
Noel, 3D, Lodl newspaper employe
was dead and Ward Smith, 38. Lodl
airplane pilot. Injured today from an
air show crash at the Lodl grape and
wine festival.
Dolores Ray Honored
By Roosevelt Pupils
The first student body meeting of
the year waa held In the auditorium
of Roosevelt school Friday afternoon
at which time the following officers
were elected for the coming semester:
president, Dolores Ray; vice president.
Betty Key: seeretsry, Martha Robin
son: yell leader, Joan Franklin.
The 8-B boys gave a resume of
the atory of the forming of the con
stitution. These were extracts from
recent history lessons. Following .this
they led the school In the salute to
the flag.
At thla same assembly, Mra. Hun
saker presented the writing certifi
cates that were won at the close
of the spring semester.
Closing time for fro Late to Clas
sify Ads Is 1 :80 p m.
QUARTET HELD BY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
FOR CRIME WAVE
Two Ex-Convicts and Girl
Companions Held . for
Cabin, Store- and .'Auto
.Thefts.
A long serle of home, store and
automobile burglaries and thefts was
believed definitely solved today with
the arrest of two men and two girls,
It was announced by the sheriff
office.
The two men were to be arraigned
on burglary charges and the girls
will probably be returned to Eugene
for a morals delinquency Investiga
tion, Deputy Sheriff William Oren
bemer said.
The four, held today in county
jail, were listed as James S. Ham
mond, 34. of Bristol, Me., James
Rhoten, 38. of Gold Hill, Susie Jane
Howell, 14, and Hazel Bradley, 30,
both of Eugene.
The four were arrested at their
hideouts In Illinois valley after some
clever detective work by the sheriff's
office uncovered clues leading to
the coup.
Large quantltlea of loot were found
at tho hideout. Grenbemer said. A
load of It was brought to the sher
iff's office yesterday and two, more
load were to be brought In today by
Sheri.'l Syd I. Brown and State Police
Sgt. 1j. W. Howard, .who also were to
search the hills for additional loot,
Grenbemer related.
For weeks the sheriff's office had
been Investigating a series of bur
glaries. Deputy Sheriff Herb Moore
produced the first substantial clue
last Thursday when he became aus
picious of switched license plates on
a car under hi observation. It waa
the switching of plates that finally
led to the lair, Grenbemer stated.
The four arrived hero from Eugene
about July 1 and established a camp
on Foots creek, Grenbemer 'related,
coming In a car bought In Eugene
with a down payment. They moved
to Thompson creek, then to .Forest
creek and finally to the Illinois val
ley, leaving robberies behind them In
each Instance, Grenbemer stated.
They are accused of stealing four
automobiles which they stripped to
sell tho parts and of burglarizing the
Borland home near the Snma Valley
store, the O'Brien home near the
Applegate store, the Shoemaker
ranch home on Kane creek, the Lewis
brothers cabin on Forest creek and
the Hammer store at Selma. Other
robberies also were committed, Oren-
bemer said.
"We are positive we have cleared
all the robberies of country homes
and stores since July 1," Grenbemer
declared. "Hammond ha confessed
to all the burglaries on which we
have definite evidence."
Hammond cleared the girls of com-
THE HUNGRIEST MOMENT
...IN A BOY'S
LIFE IS RIGHT
AFTER SCHOOL
I Tn
pllelty In the burglaries, the deputy
sheriff stated.
Rhoten and the Bradley girl were
arrested In a cabin In Illinois valley
Saturday night, being surprised In
their sleep. Hammond and the How
ell girl were arrested Sunday morn
ing in hill camp among the brush.
Hammond was released from the
Oregon- state penitentiary last March
so after serving 16 months for bur.
glsry, Orenbemer said. Rhoten was
released from the prison In 1936
after serving ten years for armed
burglary, the deputy sheriff aald.
Both men, he added, are also wanted
In Eugene on charge of contributing
to tne delinquency of the two girls,
The men were armed when arr
rested, Orenbemer said.
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BELL FILES SUIT
FOR AUTO CRASH
Robert K. Bell, 5, of Eagle Point
Is plaintiff In a suit on file In circuit
court In which he seeks 110,000 gen
eral and $500 speclsl damages from
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Sullivan of Chllo-
quln aa the result of an automobile
accident August 10. v .
The complaint alleges that while
Bell waa walking across, the Sams
Valley road to fill the radiator of his
truck with water from an Irrigation
ditch, he was struck down by the
oumvan car, operated by Mrs. Sulli
van, sen suffered compound com
minuted fractures of the tibia and
fibula bones In both legs and as a
result was permanently crippled or
impaired, tne complaint alleges.
me accident happened on the
Sams VsUey road a mile east of the
crater Lake highway.
The firm of Roberts & McAllister
Is counsel for' the plaintiff.
Medford's annual national catfish
derby Is described In the current Is
sue of The Sporting Goods Dealer
wnicn goes to sports and hardware
stores all over the country.
The article la Illustrated, the pho
tographs showing Queen, Jewel Deter
and. her attendants, association offi
cials, crowd scenes and residents of
Medford and Grants Psss among the
spectators.
The artlole explains the operation
of the catfish derby and tells of the
success of the first two derbies In
southern Oregon.
The story was written by L. O. Fox.
under his pen name.
Closing time for Too Late to Clsa-
lfy Ada Is 1 :30 p. m.
Si
CUT FIRE
FOR DEER
(Continued from Page One )
Butte .country, around Anderson
Butte, at the head of Qlade and Yayc
creek, along Elliott Creek ridge, it
the head of Cougar creek end ?n
Steve fork.
"Improved forest camps that are
conveniently placed In the deer coun
try ere Wrangle Gap on the Ashland
peak loop drive, Yake Creek up the
creek from lte junction with the Lit
tie Applegate and Cook and Ore on In
California.
"In the Union Creek district deer
have been reported in the follow
ing places: Anderson mountain; Jack
son creek and Yellow Jacket camp.
all of which can be reached only by
hiking or horseback; Henderson
mountain country. Fourbit mountain.
Rabbit Ears, Abbott Butte and But
ler Butte are accessible by automobile.
"In thm Lake O Woods district
deer have been seen around Brown
mountain. Brush mountain and Cox
Butte. The Brown mountain country
is accessible from the South Butte
camp; the Poleridge camp on the
Deadwood road Is near Cox Butte;
and for Brush mountain. Mcon Prai
rie or Fredenberg Springs camps can
be used.
In the Butte Falls district deer
have been seen In both high and low
elevations. Forest camps are widely
distributed In this district and camp
fire permits are required at most all
camps.
"One fire last week spread In the
dry grass and brush area over 60C
acre in one afternaon be careful
with your cigarettes and campflres."
bounced along almost Impassable
roads.
Vincent separated from his -son -In
law, H. M. Martin of Palo Alto nd
Carl Lundgren of Alemeda. When h-
failed to return to the camp they
started a search and discovered his
body. The altitude was believed to
have contributed to Vincent's death
The death brought the casualties
to three in Mcdoo- county where th-
season opened Friday.
BAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 19. UP)
Merger of tho Southern Oregon Ous
company, the California Utilities
company, the Needles Oas and Elec
tric company and the Weaverville
Electric company, now separate sub
sidiaries of a holding company, wis
proposed In a petition filed with the
California railroad commission to
day.
The petition said the proposed
merger was in line with federal hold
ing company act and that eventual
elimination of the holding concern,
the Republic Electric Power corpora
tion, was contemplated. The four
companies would merge under the
name of tho California Pacific Util
ities company.
Southern Oregon Oas company
serves Ashland, Grants Pass. Rosa
burg. Klamath Falls and Medford in
southern Oregon.
Howard District
CITY POLICE SAY
Marlon Erwin Johnson. 30, of Hen
derson. N. C an enrollee .of CCO
Camp Wineglass, was lodged in the
county Jail early Sunday morning
following his arrest by city police
upon the complaint by C. L. Baynea
of Route 9. Grant Pass, who alleged
Johnson had slugged him over the
head and robbed him of 9100. John
son was to be arraigned In Justice
court this afternoon on a charge of
assault and robbery, city police said.
Johnson allegedly confessed to city
police that he struck Bayne in the
head, knocking him down, and then
stole his wallet. When arrested at
the corner of Front and Main streets
at 1:30 a. m. Sunday, Johnson had
76.79 in his possession, police stated.
According to Johnson's alleged con
fession, he Joined the CCC in Hen
derson, N. C April 13, 1038, and was
sent to Camp Prescott, being trans
ferred to Camp Wineglass last July.
He told police he hitch-hiked into
Medford Saturday morning, and met
Bayne Saturday night at a local
dance. Baynes, Johnson and G. W.
McLean of Grant Pas, a friend of
Baynes', drank several glasses of beer,
the alleged confession stated..
The asserted attack occurred in the
alley back of the Safeway store on
Sixth street. Bayne told police he
was slugged on the head with some
thing hard. ' and that he felt hi
wallet being taken out of hi pocket
while he was lying on the ground.
Johnson allegedly confessed that he
took the wallet, and after extricating
the money, threw the purse away.
City police were Informed by
Baynes of the asserted attack, and a
search was Instituted for Johnson,
Baynes riding in one police car and
McLean In another. Johnson waa
arrested when McLean Identified him
among three CCO enrolleea standing
on the corner at Front and Main
streets. The two other CCC boys
were released when oh.iaon absolved
them of being mixed up In the as
serted attack.
BETTE DAVIS SAYS
THERE IS A RIFT
HOLLYWOOD. Calif., Sept. 19.
(AP) Screen Star Bette Davis ad
mitted today she and her husband,
Harmon O. Kelson, agent and former
band leader, were having domestic
difficulties.
"There Is no use denying report
of a rift," she said. "I am not the
coy type that tries to hide what 1
true. However, I hope sincerely there
will be no separation. Just now. I
don't believe there will be.
Pine Trimmer Ends
Load 50c
Sou. Oregon Sugar Pine Co.
CENTRAL POINT
Two Hunters lle
KLAMATH FALLS, Sept. 19. ffl)
Oregon sportsmen prepared to open
the deer season at dawn tomorrow
with two hunters one a woman
dead In week-end tragedies a few
miles soutn or the state line in Mo
doc county, Calif.
Mrs. Barbara Thompson, 35. wife of
a Malln farmer, died en route to the
Lava Beds, Calif., CCC camp Satur
day, the victim of a companion's izun.
W. O. Vincent of Santa Rosa. Calif..
succumbed to a heart attack severnl
miles from his camp.
John Stewart of Malln, who was
hunting with Mr. and Mrs. Thomp
son, mistook the woman's white
sweater for the buck he had wound
ed. He fired and the bullet struck
Mrs. Thompson In the abdomen.
Fellow hunters carried her on an
improvised stretcher over a moun
tain trail and through the roueh
Lava Beds country to a truck. She
died several hours leter as the crtr
HOWARD. Sept. 17. Howard P.
T.A. met at the school September
16 at 2:30 p. m. The meeting was
opened by the president, Sally Puhl.
Bertha McGonagle sang a solo and
Paulino Miller played two accordlan
solos. A panel discussion of new
standards for family living, was led
by the program chairman. Mrs. C. C.
Sater, assisted by Mesdames Arthur
Brown. Joo Crawford. Bud Stammen
and Paul Gerber. The P.-T.A. voted
to sponsor the tuberculosis tests lu
the school and to raise at least 30
dollars for X-ray. This meeting was
also a reception for the teachers.
Each teacher and officer of the P.
T. A . were gl von a lovely corsa ge.
Dainty refreshments were served by
Mrs. M. J. Swing and Mrs. Golden,
assisted by the seventh and eighth
grade mothers. The executive com
mittee will meet at the school Octo
ber 5 at 7:30 p. m.
Democratic Filing
SALEM. Sept. 19. hPi The Demo
cratic candidacy of William Kuper of
Helix for state representative from
the 23rd (Umitilla county) district
waa filed tday with the secretary of
state.
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