OFFICERS SLAIN,
NAZI VENGEANCE
German Chauffeur Quizzed
In Passau Murder
Arson Murder
Passau. Germany, Jan. 12
OJ.R) A peg-legged German
chauffeur was taken Into cus
tody tonight and questioned by
Third army counter-intelligence
officers in the slaying Monday
of three American military gov
ernment officers.
Major Evfiett Cofran, AMG
officer in charge of the Passau
district, and two officers from
the Regensburg military govern
ment detachment were bludge
oned to death in their quarters
at 4:30 a. m. Monday. Gasoline
then was spread through the
three-story stucco house in
which they were quartered and
ignited.
The German 'taken into cus
tody was Cofran's personal
chauffeur.
The strictest blackout of in
formation since the end of the
war concealed the movements of
army investigators as they at
tempted to establish whether the
murders were carried out by
subversive Nazi "Werewolves'
or by a German civilian resent
ful of strict denazification meas
ures In this sector.
Intelligence officers who ex
amined Cofran's charred body
and an autopsy report from the
250th General hospital indicated
he was killed by hatchet blows.
Bodies of the two other vic
tims, a captain and lieutenant
whose names have not been dis
closed, also appeared to have
been beaten with a heavy club
The two officers were spending
the night with Cofran and sleep
ing in adjoining rooms.
It was learned that Cofran
had strictly administered Gen.
Dwight Eisenhower's denazifica
tion order. He had expelled
many Nazis and Nazi sympathiz
ers from their jobs. Intelligence
officers said this fact lent sup
port to the theory that one or
more resentful Nazis might
have murdered the major, then
killed the other two officers.
38th Murd
Listed for Chicago
Chicago, Jan. 12 OJ.R) Po
lice tound Chicago's 38th mur
der victim in six weeks slumped
in an auiomomie today.
The slain man was Sam Wil
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Ham La Margo, SS, who had
been shot six times. Robbery
apparently was not the motive
as La Margo was wearing an
expensive ring and had $75 In
his pocket.
La Margo was a bartender in
a loop tavern.
AS FIGHT RAGES
Chungking, Jan. 12 (U.R
Sporadic fighting was reported
continuing between Communist
and Nationalist forces in Man
churia today as leaders of the
two factions labored to cement
their new unity agreement.
Nationalist sources tended to
blame the post-armistice fight
ing on isolated Communist gar
risons which apparently had not
received the cease fire orders
and were, resisting government
occupation of their positions
Casualties were said to be light
and it was not believed likely
that these clashes would upset
China's new found political
unity.
Communist and Nationalist
delegates to the people's consul
tative council in Chungking
nominated eight members and
four alternates to visit the
trouble spots in the north and
determine whether the armistice
orders were being obeyed by
both sides.
Additional Valley
Soldiers Receive
Service Releases
Among those recently dis
charged from the armed forces
are Sgt. Ralph Zumwalt, 100
Gresham street; T5 Walter
Starnes, 309 Harrison street;
SSgt. Clarence Cullop. 240
Oberlin street; Cpl. William
Hutchison, 22 Granite street;
William Rawley, 112 Garfield
street; Pfc. Jack Athanas, 81
Alida street; T5 Carl Henry,
box 194, and TSgt. Frank
O'Conner, 180 North Pioneer
avenue, all of Ashland; Harold
Hughes, Central Point, and
Clarence Gibbons, box 546,
Jacksonville.
Merle Dietrich, 939 North
Central avenue; Herman Marrs,
Jr., 221 Haven .street; SSgt.
Lowell Blair, 421 Earhart ave
nue; T5 Paul Wagner, 1021
North Central avenue; T5 John
Smith, box 1421; Pfc. Francis
Myers, 204 West Jackson street;
Pfc. Floyd Hawkins, general
delivery; Cpl. William Thorn
dike, 55 South Berkeley Way;
Sgt. Merle Halaas, 837 West
Palm street; Jack Watson, 718'4
West Main street; T5 John
Phillips, box 215A; Pfc. Jess
O'Brien, 335 South Orange
street; Sgt. Robert Driskell, 713
West 14th street; Sgt. Clyde Van
Ortwick, route 3, box 32; T5
Virgil A. Miller; T3 Darrell
Rolls, 502 West Fourth street;
i Pfc. Wellington Brower, route
4, box 346; T5 Roy Purcel, 115!
North Peach street; and T5
Junior Flynn, 41 Ross Court, all
: of Medford.
Red Cross Corps
Group Graduates
In Home Service
Graduation certificates were
presented Mrs. Chapin Brackett,
Mrs. F. R. Fairweather, Mrs. E.
H. Janney and Mrs. C. P. Gil
berson at a meeting of the Red
Cross Home Service corps Fri
day afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Harry Holmes, chairman.
Mrs. A. Orin Schenck, chair
man of the Red Cross Production
corps has scheduled work meet
ings in the court house audi
torium for Tuesday and Wednes
day of each week in order that
the women of Jackson county
may sew on garments and ma
terial furnished by the Red
Cress. Mrs. Schenck explained
that many homeless, starving
people including little children
in allied countries need clothes;
American wounded need bath
robes, slippers, pajamas, socks,
sweaters and numerous other
articles which the Red Cross
must undertake to provide.
MISSING HEIRESS,
SLICK PR0M0T0R
Beverly Hills, Cal., Jan. 12
Private detectives joined fed
eral agents tonight in a three
state search for smooth-talking
Albert Deverich, 28, who disap
peared several days ago with an
18-year-old heiress.
The federal men were Inter
ested in what Deverich may
have done with some war sou
venir machine guns, unregister
ed in violation of the national
firearms act.
The private detectives were
tracing Marilyn Garland, heiress
to the late William J. Garland's
S2,000,000 real estate fortune.
They were hired by Mrs. Alzoa
Garland Virgilio, mother of the
girl, who fears she may have
eloped with Deverich to Nevada.
And Police Chief Charles H.
Anderson is seeking Deverich
by teletype "hold" requests
on grand theft charges brought
by Mrs. Lois Hendricks, i-a,
Beverly Hills divorcee, who
claims the charming promotor
talked her out of $4,000 with
which to open a flying school.
Mrs. Hendricks readily admit
ted that Deverich had made
passionate love to her and asked
her to marry him.
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DOUBLE LOCKOUTS
Buernos Aires, Jan. 12 U.R
The national executive com
mittee of irdustry, commerce
and agriculture voted today to
close all business and industry
at midnight Sunday, a move
that would mean virtual paraly
sis of Argentina's economic life
The executive committee's
action was similar to that taken
yesterday by the powerful in
dustrial union. Both organiza
tions represent the major busi
ness, industry and agricultural
firms in Argentina.
The action was taken in the
growing dispute with Col. Juan
D. Peron's decree forcing busi
ness to pay Christmas bonuses
and wage increases to employes.
Numerous Trysts
Get Divorce For
Producer's Wife
Hollywood, Jan. 12 (U.R A
movie producer's wife today
held a divorce on her testimony
that she broke into her husband's
apartment and found Australian
Actress Constance Worth nude
under the covers in his bed.
Mrs,. Wilma Pierce, wife of
Producer William A. Pierce
named Miss Worth as co-defendant.
Mrs. Pierce said she and a
woman detective and two police
fpiKte A WW i '
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WHAT CAN YOU SPAKE
THAT SMS CAN WEAR?
Clothing that you may consider old can bring
new life to some suffering person to whom war
brought despair and destitution.
Goal of the Victory Clothing Collection is
100,000,000 garments, plus shoes and bedding.
If your contribution seems negligible, bear this
in mind: Every garment you give means one
more human being saved from cold or sickness
or possibly death.
25,000,000 people overseas received 1 today . . . dig out all the clothing you can spare
collected from Americans last spring. . take it to your local collection depot now.
Ictoby Clothing Collection
for Overseas Relief - Underway in Jackson County!
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officers had surprised her hus
band and Miss Worth in an inti
mate interlude last July 18.
It was one of a series of trysts
"too numerous to recall," the
wife said.
DO NOT CUT THROUGH
FUNERAL PROCESSIONS
City Traffic Officer Clyde
Fichtner said Saturday that
motorists are again growing lax
in observing the laws regarding
right-of-way and courtesy due
funeral corteges. The officer
pointed out that all cars in a
funeral procession should have
headlights turned on and other
cars should not cut through such
processions from intersecting
streets. It is also unlawful to
pass a funeral line going in the
same direction, Fichtner said.
AUTO COURT PLANNED
ON PHOENIX 0UTSKIRT
Phoenix, Jan. 12 Building of
an auto court just outside the
city limits on the Pacific high
way here is planned by W. E.
Helmila who says work on the
project may start next week.
Hclmila's son, Bernard, upon
discharge from the navy, will as
sist him in operation of the
court. Helmila came here from
Republic, Mich., last August and
has the Texaco station at the 1st
street and Pacific highway
corner.
One block of Lombard street,
in San Francisco, has eight turns
between two intersections.
Closlns time tor Classified Ads 8:30
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3N YOUR HEA
But for every person clothed so far, a dozen
more remain virtually threadbare. Your spare
clothing will be distributed free, without dis
crimination, to the victims of Nazi and Jap
oppression in Europe, the Philippines, and the
Far East.
In 'most any town or city overseas there is
someone who can translate English. You can
help build international friendship by writing
a simple, friendly letter to pin to the clothing
you contribute.
Dig into your attics, trunks, and closets
Court Records
William E. Bates, no tail light,
$1 and costs.
Raymond H. Morris, over-
height load, $2.50 and costs. 1
John Rcnner, no lights on
vehicle, cited.
Gilbert R. Thompson, violat
ing basic rule, cited.
Orland L. McGowan, no li
cense on motor vehicle, cited.
Margaret P. Phillips, failure
to display license, SI and costs.
Roy D. Graham, no PUC per
mit, cited.
William R. Brock, no vehicle
license; no operator's license;
one headlight, cited.
Charles O. Long, combina
tion over! iad, cited.
Benjamin L. Lockwood, trail-,
er unit overload, cited. ,
Ralph C. Ford and Morris
Miles, vagrancy, 10 days jail
each.
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