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PAGE ETGHT MEDFORD MATT; TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON'. MONDAY. 'AUGUST 26. 1940. PEEBLES IS GIVEN MORALS CHARGE OPEN QUIZUPON Three Other Defendants Also Sentenced by Judge Nor ton Today. Fred 3. Peebles, 24, was sen tenced by Judge H. D. Norton in cirruit court this morning to not more than three year In the state penitentiary on charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Arrested by city police Sat urday, Peebles waived grand Jury Indictment and was ar raigned on a district attorney'! information to which he plead ed guilty. He was employed by a Medford concern and resided at a local rooming house. Police Chief Clatoui Mc Credie told the court that the police department had been re ceiving reports of sex perver sion activities here for some time and that an effort was be ing mace to put an end to them. The arrest of Peebles, he added, put the names of a num ber of asserted perverts Into the hands of the police. The arrest was made after the minor, a 17- year-old boy, complained to the police. Peebles told the court he had never been in trouble before and said he would like to start anew elsewhere but Judge Nor ton said he preferred to leave the matter up to the state parole board which he indicated has been seeking a solution of sex perversion in the prison. Three other defendants who were being held in the county jail waived grand jury Indict ment today, pleaded guilty as charged and were sentenced by Judge Norton. They were: Kenneth I. Becknell, 37, a transient; an indeterminate sen tence not to exceed two years in the state penitentiary for stealing a car, owned by Noel Taylor, In Ashland August 0. His record showed a number of previous arrests and convic tions. Becknell said he never committed any crimes excepting while drunk and asked to be sent to some institution for cure of the liquor habit. Judge Nor ton reminded him he was re sponsible fad Batting drunk. AlberTC.' tl, 42, Ashland; not mora ,ttin'Jtfrree. years In state prlsofi ft Obtaining money by false prewm. The record read to thai eoyrt, phowed he had cashed alumbej of worth less checka lay AsbJaAd and Oakland, Cal. r f-tt i.:.v . Arthur Griffith, 41 ' Port land; to more than two- years in state prison for' committing a burglary not in' a dwelling. Griffith was accused of enter ing the office of L. G. Pickcll at 18 South Bartlett street Au gust 10 and taking a typewriter which he sold for $13.50. Grif fith also blamed his trouble on liquor. Reports of five minor auto mobile accidents, none of which caused injury to the occupants Of the vehicles, were on file In city police station today. The mishaps were listed as follows: Holland Rinnbargrr of 341 East Ninth street and Anthony Cropo of Klamath Falls drove cars Involved in a collision at Fir and Eighth streets Saturday nipht. Jackson boulevard and River aide avenue was the scene of an accident between autos operated by Harry Morrison of the Grand Hotel and A. B. Hall of 319 South Newtown street Saturday afternoon. Clyde Williams of Harrlman, Tenn., and Ralph Geim of Route 1 drove cars involved in a slight wreck at Riverside avenue and Main street Saturday night. Alex M. Brenner and James Sehlinsog, both of Phoenix, drove machines colliding with slight damage on North Bartlett street Saturday afternoon. R. E. Tooley of Williams and Emlyn Griggs of S12 Pennsyl vania avenue operated cars in volved in a wreck at Riverside avenue and Jackson boulevard Saturday afternoon. RIGHT 10 REMAIN HERE Washington, Aug. 26 (IP) A justice department investiga tion was under way today to de termine whether Harry Bridges, west coast CIO maritime leader, is subject to deportation under a new federal law permitting ex pulsion of aliens who have been members of subversive organiza tions. Bridges was charged with be ing a member of the Communist party in expulsion proceedings instituted last year. These were dropped, however, after the su preme court ruled in another case that an alien to be deport ed must be found to have been a member of an organization ad vocating overthrow of the gov ernment by force. i Justice department officials said their investigation started last Saturday by the federal bu reau of investigation was not prompted by any congressional demands. An investigation of the Bridges case was recommended last week by the senate Immi gration committee when it re ported on a substitute for the house-approved bill that would require Bridges' deportation. SELECT ASHLAND FOR 6,741 PLANES Washington, Aug. 28. (IP) The defense commission report ed to President Roosevelt today tnat contracts for 8,747 army and navy planes were outstand ing as of August 17, despite the fact that funds for much of the aircraft procurement pro gram were still tied up In the $3,008,000,000 defense bill. The figures were contained In a report based on treasury de partment figures which were brought to the White House by Robert Horton, publicity direc tor of the commission. The report said that, as of August 17, contracts were "In the works" for 3.918 army planes, including 2,029 combat and observation planes and 1,887 other types, primarily training. For the navy on that date. Horton said, contracts had been let for 2,831, Including 1.221 combat and observation, and 1,610 other types, mostly training. MOST OF WEST TO OF S.O. VETERANS The 48th annual reunion of the Southern Oregon Soldiers and Sailors association meet at the Grange hall at Central Point Saturday, August 24. Morning session was called to order by Lt. Col. Commander Edna Kibbnon, who represented Col. Commander J. C. Woods. Ashland was selected as the meeting place for 1941. The fol lowing officers were elected: Colonel commander, Comrade Tilly of Ashland; major, Frank Mengoz, Medford; lt. col. com mander, Maybell Roberts, Ash land; chaplain, Elva Lough, Medford; adjutant, Lula Howard of Ashland. 4 At noon a bounteous luncheon was served to about 65. At 2 p. m. salute to the flag, invocation, song, America. Presentation of the W. R. C. traveling flag by the district patriotic instructor, Grace Reed and district presi dent Mary Fern. The flag was then presented to Chester A. Arthur corps, accepted by Elva Lough, president of the corps. Memorial services for depart ed members by Chaplain Mrs. Stinebaugh. Association was welcomed to Central Point by Mayor Powell; patriotic address by Carol Parker, commander of D. A. V.. Medford. Ashland W. R. C, "Your Flag and My Flag", "Star Spangled Banner. Med ford W, R. C, story of Lincoln, "The Lost Whetstone." D. U. V. represented by Anna Harrison of Grants Pass who read "The Meaning of the Flag." Address by Mayor Powell of Central Point. J. C. Woods, only Civil war veteran who was able to attend. The program was interspersed with very much appreciated music by five girls from Mrs Prentice's accordion band. Other organizations besides the G. A. R. and auxiliaries at tending were the Spanish Amer ican Veterans and auxiliary, D A. V. World War, American Legion, Report of resolution commit tee, Helen Pittman, Elva Lough, committee. wild west rodeo will be present ed twice at the fairgrounds ball park Tuesday, the first show starting at 2 o'clock In the after noon and the second at 8 o'clock under the lights. Feature of the show, largest of its type in the country, it the head-on collision of two automo biles traveling 60 miles an hour, with the drivers remaining in their seats until after the crash. Acrobatic stunts, trained ani mals and a wide variety of thrill events are included on the program. SCARLETT'S MATE London, Aug. 26. (IP) Her bert Leigh Holman was granted an absolute divorce today from Actress Vivien Leigh on grounds of adultery with Actor Laurence Olivier, whom she now is ex pected to marry. A decree nisi was granted Holman Feb. 19. Actress Jill Esmond gained an absolute divorce from Olivier on Aug. S. Miss Leigh was named as correspondent in Miss Esmond's uncontested suit. FLAMES DESTROY WILSON HOME ON DELTA WATER RD. Fire early yesterday morning completely destroyed the home and all its contents of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wilson of the Delta Water road in the vicinity of the 401 orchard. Cause of the blaze was undetermined. Insur ance was reportedly carried on the property. The state forest patrol head quarters reported that Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and a son were awakened by the crackling flames at 4 a.m. They had bare ly enough time to get out of the house. Mr. Wilson grabbed a purse and a handful of clothes as he fled and threw them out a window but when he attempt ed to retrieve them the heat kept him beyond reach and they too were burned up, patrol headquarters said. Forest headquarters dispatch ed a crew and pumping equip ment but the house was already in ashes when the firefighters arrived, so quickly did the dwel ling burn. , It was a modern 6-room house that recently was completely remodeled. More Flight Examiners Portland, Aug. 26. 0P The increase in student flying in the state had resulted in the ap pointment of two new flight ex aminers today, Charles Walker, Oregon civil aeronautics author ity inspector, announced. Steph en Hathaway was assigned to Eugene and Ernest Sink to Rose-burg. Latouretia Defers Trip Portland, Aug. 28. IIP) Howard Latourctte of Portland, Democratic national committee man, said today he had post poned a Saturday trip to New York because of his wife's sud den illness. He was to confer in New York with National Chair man Edward J. Flynn. Blast Hurts Four Newport, Ore., Aug. 26. (IP) Four persons were injured, two of them seriously. In an ex plosion aboard the deep-sea fish ing boat Bim yesterday. speak freely of the present Eu ropean conflict, having come to America from Scotland late last . T T n . i I .May. ine yytv ui umnern J Oregon are cordially Invited to i hear him. WILL SPEAK HERE Rev. Peter Connelly, the Irish evangelist from Perth, Scotland, will speak three nights this week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:45 In the Medford Church of the Nazarene, Holly at First street. For 15 years Rev. Connelly gave himself exclusively to the field of evangelism in the Bri tish Isles, during which time multiplied hundreds confessed Christ under his ministry. Prior to his conversion 20 years ago he was a politician. Four four years he was a leader in the communist party. Inci dent to his conversion his poli tics underwent a radical change also. He is no longer a com munist. The coming speaker Is well posted relative to the war sit uation in England and will Pendleton, Ore., Aug. 26. H") The rtan whose body was found near the old Oregon Trail road east of Meacham Aug. t may have been an ex-soldier, a Portland laboratory examina tion indicated today. Deputy District Attorney C. C. Proebstel said, however, that names and numbers on a paper identified as an army discharge were indiscernible. Sheriff Rob. ert Goad surmised the man, whose body apparently had been dragged to the hiding place sev. eral months ago, had been "tak en for a ride." The body was without hat and the trousers were pulled on over pajamas. No shoes were found. Seattle, Aug. 26 (IP) The Times, in staff correspondence from Portland today quoted Rep. Joseph Martin (R-Mass) as saying In an Interview on the illkle-McNary campaign that: "We didn't think we'd get anything In Washington state. But we're breaking even now. We've got Idaho and Wyoming und Oregon. North Dakota and South Dakota are safe. Illinois is ours. We've got almost all the west." Political Picnics Start Vancouver. Wash., Aug. 26 (IP) Forty-three candidates for public office were among 1000 persons attending the annual I Clark County Republican club rally at Lewisville county park yesterday. Tillamook Pioneer Passes Tillamook, Aug. 26. (,P Mrs. Charles Winnek, 72, of Til lamook, member of a pioneer Oregon family, died Saturday, Her widower, a daughter and a brother survive. BY VFW. CONCLAVE Los Angeles, Aug. 26. (IP) Adequate national defense, a "constant program of education in patriotism" and "encourage ment of social, political and eco nomlc reforms to strengthen dc mocracy" were advocated toda before thousands of delegates at tending the Veterans of Foreign Wars annual national encamp ment by National Commander Otis N. Brown of North Carolina ! Some 25.000 veterans, wo men's auxiliary members and: visitors were on hand as the for- ma I program got under way. "The peace for which you and I offered our lives in 1917-18 has been destroyed," Brown de clared. "A world revolution is in progress. "The hell that has been let loose1 has been unleashed by ele ments which believe that might! makes right and the wholesale' slaughter of men, women and children is something fearful to' behold. "We want to defend the lib erty guaranteed by the bill of rights." i Approval of conscription fori a universal service peacetime; army will be proposed to the en campment in one of more than 200 resolutions scheduled for' consideration. I The Fdwards Brothers' com bined circus, thrill show and Standard service Men wui cneca ir rjri your spar alone with your other TgV fl I i f V lire at an extra measure of eafety. 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