TWO MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE
Gold Beach Man Pinned Neath Auto
Leaves Diary Telling of Suffering
While Waiting Death's Slow Release
Gold Beach, Ore., Nov. 13
(U.R) The diary of a fatally In
jured motorist told In mute de
tail today how he lay pinnca
for nearly two weeks In his
wrecked car only 100 feet from
a highway and waited for death
to release him.
Written on the back of a
much-thumbed highway map,
the diary related poignantly
how Earl Stilson 78, Gold Beach
prayed for rescue, then calmly
resigned himself to death.
Wrockag. Hidden
Police said Stilson s car
nluneed from a curve into a
woodland depression and over
turned at least twice when he
lost control. The wreckage was
hidden by giant trees and
bushes.
Many automobiles passed on
tha busy Oregon - California
coast highway but they appar
ently moved so fast that their
occupants could not see the
smashed vehicle, which Stilson
was driving north from Eureka,
Calif.
The first notation on the
diary-map, found on the floor of
the car. penciled Oct. 26. It
read:
"Am suffering for food and
drink. Why can I not be found?
Not far off the road. I fell as-
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leep. Not a bit of warning . . ."
Resuming his tragic chron
icle the next day, Stilson wrote:
"All sunshine. Satan's mock
ery. But he (God) will not leave
me here."
Could Hear Cars
On the evening of Sunday,
Oct. 28, Stilson scrawled shak
ily: "Will write this tonight as
may not be able to go through
another. Can hear cars go by
but seem to be hidden from
them. Have used up my battery
signalling with lights and horn.
Cannot understand when my
trip can be easily verified. I
need water most of all. With It
(rain) falling most of time, I
can get little by any device. I
can hardly move without
agony."
He wrote the following Tues
day night:
"It beginning to rain again.
Why?"
Finally, weakened by cold
exposure, Stilson recorded his
last day alive with a plea for
life and resignation to death.
"Still alive," he wrote in the
diary of death. "Ought to be
denrt. I am near today to go in
to His reBt if it His will."
Search Abandoned
And, apparently a little later:
"Water!"
Oregon and California state
police abundoncd the search
last week only a mile and a half
from the spot where the aged
man's body lay four or five dnys
before- it was discovered last
Saturday by a passerby near
Crescent City, Calif.
The body of Stilson, a retired
contractor, was to be taken to
Jamestown, N. Y., his birth
place, for burial. He Is survived
by his widow and a daughter,
Mrs. Ruth Ball, New York City.
GAELS, FLEET CITY
WIN HOLIDAY TILTS
By United Press
The St. Mary's college Gaels
opened up a third quarter pass
ing attack to trounce rresno
State 32-6 yesterday at Fresno,
Calif., and win their seventh
consecutive football game of the
season.
In San Francisco, the powerful
Fleet City Bluejackets chalked
up another win with a 41-6 tri
umph over the professional Los
Angeles Broncos.
Cloilnt Mm foi cm. lined Adi 8 no
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REBELLION SPLITS
Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 13
(U.R) Minnesota's Golden Goph
ers, who became the nation's No.
1 collegiate football power un
der the stern tutelage of Coach
Bernie Bierman, today were
split with dissension and possi
ble rebellion as a result of their
49 to 0 trouncing by Indiana
Saturday.
Only four regulars, End Bob
Carley, Tackle Larry Olsonoski,
Center Warren Benson and Half
back Bob Kaspcr, reported for
practice yesterday. A total of 33
players turned out, the smallest
number this season and the few
est to report for practice since
Bierman became head coach at
Minnesota In 1932.
McMinnville Will
Play For District
3 Honors Friday
The state football title picture
cleared somewhat over the hol
iday with the announcement
that undefeated McMinnville
was chosen as District 3 north
ern representative over Colum
bia Prep.
Sometime today the southern
subdivision will name its top
team from among Cottage
Grove, unbeaten and untied
Woodburn, also with an un
scathed record; and Corvallis,
McMinnville will meet the out
standing southern team Friday
niRht In the District 3 title play
off. Injuries Riddle
Beavers Prepping
For Cougar Fray
Corvallis, Ore., Nov. IS (U.R)
Oregon State gridders, optimis
tic after upsetting Washington
7-6 at Seattle last Saturday, to
day were confronted by a
Scout's report that their next
opponent, the Washington State
Cougars, are stronger now than
when Oregon lost to them, 30-0,
last month.
The report of Scout Quent
Greonough, back from the
Washington-Oregon game last
Saturday, and the possible ab
sence because of Injuries to Left
End Dick Lorenz and Fullback
Garth Rouse, combined to
dampen the spirits of the Ore
gon Orangemen.
WEBF00T STRENGTH
PROMISED SATURDAY
Eugene, Ore., Nov. 13 (U.R)
Coach Tex Oliver today said he
expects the University of Oregon
Webfeet to be at full strength
i for the Saturday game against
University of California.
BOWLING
In Classic league games last
night, Signal Oils took two out
of three from the Americans
(Little 571-Cooloy 529); Valen
tine's clean-swept the Hawkln
sons (Eads 612-Flngcrlos 480):
Maid-Rite took the odd game
from Domestic Laundry (Sims
: 582-Frisbie 880); and Beck's
I Bakery trimmed the Hl-Way
Club In three straight matches
j (Prultt 591-Klatt 539).
i Eads of Valentine's smashed
out a 22S score for high game
j of the evening. Pruitt, Beck's
Bakery, was close behind with
! 221.
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Camp Beale, Calif., Nov. 13
0J.R) Cpl. Joe Gordon, New
York Yankee second baseman,
waited at Camp Beale army sep
aration center today for his dis
charge, expected Thursday
morning.
Gordon Is being discharged
from the ramy air corps on 53
points after 18 months of serv
ice. He was with the 58th bomb
er wing of the 20th air corps at
Tinian, Iwo Jima and Guam.
Other major league stars ex
pected at Camp Beale in the
near future are Dario Lodigianl,
Chicago White Sox inficlder;
Walt Judnich, St. Louis Browns'
outfielder, and Joe Marty, Phila
delphia Phillies' outfielder.
Prospect
Prospect, Nov. 13 Arthur F.
Goode, who passed away sudden
ly, while enroute to Medford to
see a doctor, had been a resi
dent of Prospect for the past
20 years. The deceased was the
son of a pioneer Methodist min
ister, and spent most of his boy
hood In Medford. Mr. Goode
served as a director on the Pros
pect board of education from
1936 to 1939. Besides the widow,
survivors include three daugh
ters, Genlve Gray, Medford;
Nina Hollenbek and Miss Thel
da Goode, Prospect; two sons,
Ralph Goode, Coulee Dam.
Wash., and Harry Goode, Pros
pect, and also four grandchil
dren, Patricia Ann and Ralph
Arthur Goode, JoAnne Hollen-
beak, and Donald Gray. Funeral
services were held at the Perl
Funeral Home at Medford on
Nov. 12
Mr. and Mrs. James Heston
Grieve, Miss Dorothy Dolensbek
Lawrence Tribbett, and Bill
Fowler motored to The Dalles
Nov. 2, to visit Mr. and Mrs.
Farrcll Fish and family. The
group went on to Portland, Nov
3, and attended the football
game
Darwin BPvens, MMM2c, of
the U. S. N. Ft., is enjoying a 30-
day leave with his parents, Mr
and Mrs. Ted . Bcvens, after
spending the past two years in
the South Pacific.
Elmer Clemens and Paul Dal
ton returned Nov. 9 from Grant
county, where they had spent 10
days on an elk hunting trip
Clemens bagged a large 6-polnt
elk
Cpl. Melville J. Hornbuckle of
the army air corps has returned
to Camp Beale, Calif., after
spending a few dnys with his
mother, Mrs. Frances Horn-
buckle, and other relatives.
Ensign Robert Dickey, of the
U. S. N., a former Prospect boy,
Is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. II.
Grieve and Mrs. Mary Grieve
this week.
Mrs. Elmer Clemens and Mrs.
Floyd K. Kelley returned to
their homes here Nov. 10, after
spending 8 days visiting rela
tives and friends at Vanvouvcr.
Wash., Portland, and Junction
City.
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Jant
zer of Medford stopped here to
visit their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Jantzer.
Nov. 8, en route home from an
elk hunting trip in eastern Ore
gon. Jantzer brought home a 5
jolnt elk.
Miss Dorothy Fairchlld, book
keeper at the Ross and DeAr
mond Lumber Co., for nearly
two years, resigned last week.
Mrs. Henry Schabohl of Puyal
lup. Wash., was a guest of Mrs.
Louis T. South last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Thomp
son of Medford were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Ditsworth at
the Green Meadows ranch over
the week end.
David Vestal, second class
petty officer- in the navy, who
is home from Brooklyn on leave,
and visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Vestal, at Reese Creek,
spent the week end with his
brother-in-law and sister, Mr
and Mrs. Lewis Jantzer.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gentry and
Billie Wayne Gentry of Yakima.
Wash., were recent guests of Mr
and Mrs. R. E..Moore. Miss Call
leen Moore accompanied them
to Yakima, when they returned
last week. j
Dclbert Spain, a former em-;
plove of George L. Jantzer Lbr.
Co. here, was promoted to ser
geant in the army engineer
corps recently and Is serving as
an instructor. Sgt. Spain is sta
tioned at Scndai, Japan. His wife
and little daughter, Dolberta, are
staying with Mrs. Spain spar- won nn easy non-title 10-round
ruts. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Dicker-j decision last night over Jose An
son, at Sclma. j drras of Dallas before 2.000 fans.
Snow fell to the depth of six
inches at Trospect Nov. 5, but
ncited the next day. It turned
cold again Nov. 12. and there is
two inches of snow on the
ground.
Alum Rock Park in San Jose
contains 22 mineral springs.
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MEDFORD LEGION
TO DECIDE UPON
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The most Important decision
ever made by Medford Ameri
can Legion post 15 will be set
tled Wednesday night when the
Legionnaires vote on the propo
sition of a Legion building, ac
cording to an announcement to
day by Commander Richard
Baize.
American Legion posts all
over the state are making plans
for hew homes. Several like
Central Point Meyers Holland
Post No. 129, have already start
ed construction and many more
plan to start work as soon as
building materials are avail
able. Many In Favor
When Commander Baize took
office he announced that his
project for the year would be
the completion of a home for
Post No. 15. Many of the mem
bers have expressed a desire to
have a meeting place ready for
the state convention which will
be held in Medford next sum
mer. Commander Baize urges all
legionnaires and especially all
new World War II members to
be present at tomorrow night's
meeting so that they may pre
sent ideas and suggestions for a
building.
MERRILL TRIAL
The trial of Robert Ben Mer
rill chnrged with assault and rob
bery started today in circuit
court before Judge Herbert K.
Hanna. A special venire of six
jurors was drawn. Thirteen Ju
rors reported for duty, the others
of the original list being excused
for various reasons, or unable to
attend.
Merrill Is alleged to have as
saulted Dave Hickman with a
beer bottle and robbed him of a
considerable sum of money last
summer. Awaiting trial in the
county jail, Merrill escaped with
the aid of a saw and a rope last
August and was captured three
weeks later In Los Angeles and
returned here. Last week he en
tered a plea of guilty to Jail
break. The state Is represented by
District Attorney George Neil
son and the defendant by Attor
ney) George Codding. The trial
is expected tp take a couple of
days.
County taxpayers formed the
first line of the taxpaying sea
son at the court house this morn
ing, with the opening of the tax
collection department of the
sheriff's office. Wednesday Is
the final day for payment of
1945-1946 taxes, with the three
per cent bonus saving, and the
usual last minute rush Is ex
pcrted. The California Oregon Power
company. Southern Pacific rail
road, and Medford Corporation,
among the largest taxpayers In
the county are scheduled to turn
in payments before the deadline.
The tax collection department
reports a majority of the pay
ments are for the full year.
BIRTHS
KERR, JR. To Mr. and Mrs. '
Norman, Rt. 1. Box 469, Nov. j
13, 1945, Central Point, a girl,
eight pounds, at Sacred Heart
hospital. '
ANDERSON To Mr. and
Mrs. Thos., 728 E. Jackson, '
Nov. 11, 1945, a girl, seven
pounds, at Sacred Heart hospi
tal. COLVIN To Mr. and Mrs.
Emil, 504 N. Grape. Nov. 8.
1945 a bov, nine and one-half
i pounds,
at Sacred Heart hos-
pital.
j ORTIZ WINS
I Dallas. Tex., Nov. 13 0JP
i Bantamweight Champion Man
! uel Ortiz of El Centro. Calif.,
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WALLACE FOR AID
TO GREAT BRITAIN
New York, Nov. 13 (U.R)
Secretary of Commerce Henry
A. Wallace today urged Amer
ican financial aid to the United
Kingdom as a step toward pre
venting "a costly trade war"
throughout the world.
He told the 32nd National For
eign Trade convention here that
England will need dollars to help
in "putting its financial house in
order" and to pay for Its import
deficits during the transition
period.
"Without this help," Wallace
said, "it will be impossible for
the United Kingdom to partici
pate with us and other nations in
the cooperative reduction of bar
riers to trade. Without this help,
they will be forced to strengthen
the sterling bloc and the empire
preferential system."
P.-T. A. Activities
Washington P.-T.A.
Mrs. Katheryn Beougher will
present a Bible history and
flannelgraph at the meeting of
the Washington Parent-Teacher
association Friday at 2:30 p. m.
in the school auditorium.
Miss Gregory's pupils will en
tertain with a group of songs
and mothers of children in Miss
MacNeil's room will serve tea.
Girl Scouts will be present
to care for pre-school children.
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