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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
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