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MEDFORD MAIL TRTBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1941
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EXONERATES MRS. POLLEY. LONG WARD LADY CLERK
CLIFTON JONES OF A RESIDENT, DIES FOILS THEFT BY
E IN DEATH
Chester Clifton Jones, 18-year-old
Medford senior high school
football player, was absolved ot
blame In the death of William
A. Maxwell, 39, victim of an
utomobie - pedestrian accident,
by a coroner's jury at an inquest
at Conger's Friday night.
Tha iurv. after hearing testi
mony from witnesses of the ac
cident occurring at Fir and Alain
streets last Monday night, re
turned findings that Jones,
driver of the car that struck
Maxwell, was not responsible
for the mishap. Testimony
showed that Maxwell ran from
In front of another car, which
had stopped at the Intersection,
directly into the machine driven
by Jones; that Maxwell was not
In the pedestrian lane when he
was struck, and that Jones was
traveling in the correct traffic
lane at a speed not In excess of
20 miles an hour.
Witnesses testifying were
Jones. George C. Wimer, Carl
ton 11. Martin, Milton Pitts,
Clark L. Carlton, J. L. Morgan,
R. R. Hammond, C. B. Hester,
Dale Haley, C. L. Jones, father
of the driver; Dr. L. W. Buon
nfrm fitv Pnllreman Bill Peck
and ' George Davis, driver of
Perl's ambulance.
Thm !nniit lmtlntf three and
a half hours, was conducted by
District Attorney George w.
Neilson. Jurors were Tom
Kurtz, Ira Schuler, Douglas
Hansen, Emil Tarns, Eber Weed
and Walter Johnson.
Maxwell died in a local hos
pital Thursday morning of a
fractured skull, after never re
gaining consciousness. ,
SHERIFFSlOSSE
Ginger Rogers, the movie ac
tress, who has gone In for farm
ing on a Rogue River estate ac
quired recently, has accepted an
invitation to become an honor
ary captain of the Jackson
County Sheriff's Mounted Posse,
Capt. O. H. Bengtson an
nounced yesterday he had been
informed by Miss Jacque Par
sons, Miss Roger's private sec
retary.
In a telephone conversation,
Leila Rogers, Gingers mother,
told Capt Bengtson that she
thought it would be possible tor
Miss Rogers to appear at a pub
lic ceremony in Medford Sep
tember 20 to receive her conv
mission hi the posse, it was sta
ted in a press release issued yes
terday by the posse s captain.
A special meeting ot the
posse will be held at 8 p. m
Wednesday at the clubroom at
the end of the regular weekly!
6 o'clock drill to complete plana
for Miss Rogers' public appear
ance here. Capt. Bengtson said
the posse is registered under the
national defense program and
that after Miss Rogers has re
ceived her honorary captaincy,
she will automatically be regis
tered under the national defense
aet-up for Jackson county.
Mrs. Alfaretta Policy, widow
of Albert Henry Polley, died at
3:43 yesterday morning at her
home at 710 Beekman avenue.
She was Dl years old. She came
to Oregon In 1910 and had lived
In the family residence on Beck
man avenue since then.
Mrs. Polley was born In Clare
mont county, Ohio, on Septem
ber IS, 1830. She was married
to Mr. Polley on December 21.
1871.
Survivors are two sons, John
Polley, Medford, and Oris G.
Polley, Butte, Mont., a daunhter,
Mrs. Mary E. Boland, Medford.
a granddaughter, Mrs. Berniece
Miller, Eugene, two great grand
children, Gary and Polly Jen
nings, Eugene, and a sister, Mrs.
Margaret McDowell, Los An
geles. Funeral services will ba held
at 1 p. m. Monday In the Con
ger chapel. The Rev. Louis C.
Kirby, pastor of the First
Methodist church, will officiate.
Interment will be made in the
mausoleum beside the body of
her husband.
GOLD HILL OPENS
Gold Hill, Sept. . Spl.V
D. H. McGulre, school superin
tendent, reminded parents today
of the opening of the Gold Hill
high and grade school Monday,
September 8.
The whole morning Monday
will be devoted to the registra
tion of students and pupils.
There will be no session Mon
day afternoon. The school's
three buses will start out at 8
a. m, to pick the school children
up.
Regular classes will begin
Tuesday morning, at 8:40 in the
high school and 9 in the grade
school.
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WHITECHAT HELD
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Alvln J. Whitechat, 24. a
service station and mlllworker
here for the past three months,
was arrested by city police In
a local cafe Saturday morning
on a warrant charging him with
obtaining money by false pre
tenses. He was scheduled to
appear In Justice of the peace
court Monday. Bail was set at
$1,000.
Whitechat was alleged to have
cashed four worthless checks at
local establishments, three of
them being for $10 each and
one for $14.24.
Because Mrs. Jack Bierma,
In charge of the ladles ready-to-wear
department at the Mont
gomery Ward and company
store, chose the opportune mo
ment to descend the stairs from
the second floor, and because
she possessed the ability to
think quickly and act according
ly, the establishment Saturday
morning was saved the loss of
three fur coats valued at $367.
Mrs. Bierma, city police re
ported, caught an unidentified
male shoplifter just as he was
calmly walking out the front
door with the three fur coats
under his arm, got a firm grip
on the coats and said, "I think
I'd better relieve you of these."
The man, police said, let go the
furs, turned and raced out the
door and was still at large last
night.
Police learned from Mrs.
Bierma that the man entered the
store and lingered near the fur
coat department on the excuse
that he was waiting for his
mother. When the clerk's back
was turned, police were told,
the man selected two coats val
ued at $119 each and one at
$129, and started to walk out of
the store.
Mrs. Bierma, by chance, hap
pened to be descending the stairs
just as the man walked toward
the front door. Sizing up the
situation correctly, she hurried
after him and lecovered the furs,
after which she called for H. L.
Brown, manager of the store.
By that time the man had dls-anneared.
Mrs. Bierma described the
man to police as being about 45
years old, five feet eight inches
tall, 180 pounds, heavy-featured
and wearing a dark gray
suit.
OF
Medford Post No. 13 of the
American Legion will open the
fall season with a regular meet
ing to be held in the Legion
rooms at the armory next
Wednesday, Sept. 10. The meet
ing will be preceded by a cov
ered dish supper to be served
by the Auxiliary at 6:30 p. m.
to which all Legion members
and their wives are invited.
Following the supper, each or
ganization will hold a regular
business session. Plans for Ar
mistice day are to be discussed
and a full attendance is desired.
A special invitation Is extended
bv Post Commander Ernest
Winkle to nil visiting Legion
naires. ,
LOCAL and PERSONAL
Business Visitors Mr. and
Mrs. Edw. Turnquist of Grants
Pass were business visitors. In
Medford yesterday.
On Buying Trip Adrienne
Steward and Pearl McCredie
left last night for. San Francisco
to order new stocks of autumn
merchandise for Adrienne's.
On Furlough Lieut. Bert
Thierolf, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. A. Thierolf, 807 South
Oakdale avenue, is expected
home tomorrow evening from
Fort Ord, Cal., on two-day
furlough.
Visiting Sister Mrs. Joseph
Braden ot McCloud, Cal., is
visiting her sister, Mrs. John
P. Morrlsey of 1003 North Cen
tral avenue for a few days.
Mrs. Braden is the former Miss
Grace Turnquist of this city.
Quits R. B. Langston of Cen
tral Point resigned his position
yesterday as U. S. forest service
CCC foreman to enter the build
ing business for himself. He had
been employed as a CCC fore
man for the past six years, his
most recent assignment being at
Union Creek.
Recovering Robert R. Ebel
of 620 Sou'h Oakdale averue
was reported yesterday as re
covering satisfactorily from his
recent illness. Mr Ebel, a past
commander of Medford Amer
ican Legion post, is convalesc
ing in the Veterans hospital in
Portland.
Board To Meet Board of di
rectors of the Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce will re
sume meetings next Friday after
a summer recess. First meeting
of the fall season will be an
open luncheon forum. It will
be held at noon In the Hotel
Medford.
Minor Accidents The follow
ing five mnior accidents were
reported to city police: Guy H.
Snavely. Round Mountain, Cal..
and B. W. Brock, Medford, drove
cars involved in a slight mishap
a mile and a half south of the
city on the Pacific highway yes
terday morning; cars driven by
Cloyd W. Jones, 724 North Oak
street, and John Koytpnovich,
Oswego, collided with minor
damage at Central avenue and
Third street yesterday morning;
A. J. Neimoyer, 617 North Bart
lett street, and Charles Carpen
ter, no address given, drove
machines involved in a slight
accident on the Pacific highway
a mile south of Medford Friday
afternoon; Roland Rabcr, Rogue
River, and Leroy Mawhiney,
Medford, drove cars involved
in a slight collision at Central
avenue and Fifth street Friday
night; and C. R. Lindley, 816
North Riverside avenue, and
Lillian L. Gammell, Route 1.
operated cars Involved in a
minor mishap on South Central
avenue near Ninth street Friday
afternoon.
Fined Charles R. Bayes, 40,
charged with drunkenness, was
fined $10 In city police court
yesterday morning.
Confers Here Paul Engbret
son, U. S. civil service commis
sion at Seattle, conferred yes
terday with Karl L. Janouch,
supervisor of the Rogue River
national forest.
Daughter Born Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Orr, 210 Crater Lake
avenue, received word yesterday
of the birth ot daughter to
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Cook of
Placerville, Cal., Friday night.
Mr. Cook was once superintend
ent of schools at Gold Hill and
Mrs. Cook Is sister of Mrs.
Orr.
Building Permits Mrs. Earl
E. Wallace ot 344 South Grape
street applied at the city build
ing Inspector's office yesterday
for a permit to reshingle her
residence at stated cost of
$100. Niel O. Davidson of 1013
Reddy avenue applied for a per
mit to construct a private garage
at a stated cost of $50.
Driver Tests Applicants for
licenses or permits to operate
motor vehicles will be exam
ined here every day this week
excepting Monday, it was an
nounced yesterday by Gordon
MacCracken, examiner. Appli
cants are asked to report to the
examiner in council chambers
on top floor of city hall between
9 a. m. and 3 p. m.
Plane Passengers Mrs. R
Brouillttte arrived by United
Mainliner from Portland last
evening. Leaving on the early
evening plane were E. Curtis,
to Portland, and H. Lynch, to
Spokane. L. Beckley arrived
i from San Francisco late yester
day afternoon. A Muller de
parted for Portland. Muller ar
rived from San Francisco on the
noon plane. Mrs. H. Witham
departed for Portland on the
same plane. Arriving from Port
land on the 'orenoon Mainliner
were E. Curtis and Miss B Hoff.
Arriving Friday midnight were
Eino Hemmila, from Portland
and S. . Brooks, from Seattle.
Leaving on the Friday night
plane for Portland were H. Bi
ther and E. Devoe. Arriving
from Portland early Friday
night were Mrs. L. Lyman and
Mrs. L. Carpenter. Mrs. L. Gary
departed for Los Angeles. Miss
K. Davis arrived from Portland
on the late evening plane. De
parting for San Francisco on the
same plane were Mr. and Mrs.
Nion Tucker and Nion Tucker,
Jr., Mr. and Mrs. C. DeTristan.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Thierlot and
Mr. and Mrs. F. Martin.
To Make Trip Mr. and Mrs.
George Taylor of 417 King
street plan to leave by motorcar
Tuesday on a month's trip that
will 'take them as far east as
Illinois. They will be guests
of their daughter, Mrs. Kenneth
Roughton, in Urbana, 111., and
of their son, Howard Taylor, In
Davenport, Iowa.
Drivers Fined Clarence E.
Corey, 47, Four Corners, was
fined $1.30 and $4.50 costs in
Justice of the peace court Friday
afternoon on a charge of operat
ing a truck that had no stop
light. Charles W. DeArmond.
38, Butte Falls, was fined $1 and
costs for operating a car that
had no horn. Both pleaded
guilty.
Completed The new home
for the ranger In charge of the
Union Creek district of the
Rogue River national forest was
completed yesterday. The five
room dwelling of rustic design
and interior finish of knotty
pine was built with CCC help.
Richard H. Tubman, district
ranger, will move into the new
residence this week.
Car Stolen John McCabe of
1403 West Main street reported
to city police yesterday that his
1940 Plymouth coach, license
27S-136, was stolen Friday night
from its parking place at Fourth
and Fir streets. McCabe told
police that he parked the car
about 7 p. m. and when he
returned at 10:23 it was gone.
He said three gallons of gaso
line were in the tank.
Opening Tomorrow The Med
ford Brake Shop will open for
business at 202 North Riverside
avenue tomorrow, W. E. Scott,
owner, announced yesterday.
New, modern brake-repairing
and wheel-balancing equipment
has been installed to take care
of all types of cars, he said.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott formerly
resided In Pasadena, Calif.,
where Mr. Scott has been en
gaged in brake repair business
for the past 11 years.
Returns Home Mrs. Guy Con
ner, 516 Belmont avenue, re
turned home Thursday evening
from Springfield where she was
called by the critical illness of
her daughter, Mrs. C. F. Bur-
goyne. Mr. and Mrs. Conner
attended the marriage of their
daughter. Mary, to Dale Rice of
Marshfield In Eugene Sunday,
Mr. Conner returned to Medford
he first of the week while Mrs.
Conner remained in Springfield
with her daughter for several
days.
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The Rev. Herald G. Gardner,
rector of St. Mark's Episcopal
church, will conduct services at
8 tonight at the farm security
administration migratory labor
camp south of town, Hayes
Beall, acting camp manager an
nounced yesterday.
Sundayschool will be held at
the camp this morning at 10:30
under the supervision of Mrs.
Thomas Nelson.
Walter A. Moran was elected
chairman of the camp council at
a meeting Friday night. He re
places Loyd Geers who left
Thursday for California. Lester
Wilson was elected to the coun
cil to take the place of Mr. Mor
an, who was already a council
member.
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to the United States and 450
to 550 tons a month to Australia.
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Lieut. Bruce B. Hammond
who has been serving with the I
17th infantry at the war man
euvers In Washington has been
visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. Hammond ot Fern i
Valley for the last several days.
He has resigned his reserve
commission in the army and has
received a permanent commis
sion in the United States Marine
Corps. He will report at the
Marina Barracks in the Phila
delphia navy yard on Sept. 13th
for four months at the marine
school before being assigned to
foreign duty. He left by train
Friday for Philadelphia.
Lieut. Hammond graduated
from the Medford high school In
1938 and received his bachelor
of science degree from the Uni
versity of Oregon last June.
There he was one of the three
honor graduates In military act
ence and one of the two who re
ceived permanent commissions
In the U. S. M. C. This year tha
United States Marine Corps
granted forty commissions
among the nine thousand re
serve officers who were grad
uated in 1941.
Msgasine Solicitor
John Russell Killpack, 39, of
Los Angeles, head of a crew of
magazine salesmen soliciting in
Medford, was being held in the
city jail last night following his
arrest at Sixth and Fir streets.
City police said Killpack, who
had been drinking, drove his
automobile in a reckless manner
and almost caused a wreck at
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