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FOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuiday, April 11. I9S0 Census Enumerators Take to Defensive Chicago. Apr. 11 U.R Re ports from the nation's census takers read today like communi ques from a battlefront. The enumerators were on the defensive. For instance, Mrs. Doris Wil liams, Philadelphia enumerator, was bitten on the nose by a dog. Another eastern enumerator was struck on the head with a frying pan by a householder who said, "I'm not answering ques tions for anybody." Dog Bites Man At Seattle, a dog rah across the street to nip census taker C. E. Phillips. Another Seattle enumerator, woman, was chased by a house holder who grabbed her ques tionnnaire forms and smudged out all the answers she had col lected. The man was charged by FBI agents with interfering with a government agent. Indians in the Kickapoo vil lage near Shawnee, Okla., re fused to dicker with a woman census taker until sne provea that she was an Indian. It just nappenca inai sne was il-ihicu by marriage to the chief of an other tribe. Census Taker Arrested At Minneapolis, police arrest ed census taker Ralph Sladcn for overtime parking and learned he'd been arrested and served prison terms for burglary, lar ceny, robbery, forgery, lewd ness, disorderly conduct, petty larceny and vagrancy. Today he faced a new charge falsifying the federal application forms ho signed to become an enumera tor. A Bartlesville. Okla., enumera tor found a man in his home "dead drunk." The census taker offered to come back next week. "No, ask me the questions now." he told her. "I'll be just as drunk next week." Detroit enumerators planned special "Operation Skidrow" for Thursday. Almost 150 enumerators will Invade the skidrow district Thursday, taking up positions in flophouses to count the bums as they wander in and out. Uses Private Plan Enumerator James Richard ion of Ashport, Tenn was using his private plane to canvass dwellers on islands in the Mis sissippi river. At Detroit Lakes. Minn., Rudolph Nikula traveled on horseback when floods made roads Impassable but Arthur Saari loaded a tractor on his truck, drove as far as he could. and then continued by tractor. Ruth Sorrells hired a rowboat to reach a family isolated by floodwaters in a house near Shoals, Ind. The persistent knocking of Enumerator Regina Wisniewski probably saved the lives of a young West Allis, Wis., house wife and her three-year-old daughter. The knocking aroused the housewife just before she and the child lapsed into uncon sciousness from leaking gas. The census, 17th in the na tion's history, probably will show the United States has 151, 000,000 residents, according to estimates, about 20,000,000 more than 10 years ago. It Includes everv American born before 12:01 a.m., local time, April 1 1950. Four More Astoria Homes Threatened Aotni-io Or Anr II UI.P) Four more nomes were mreaien ed with destruction today by a sliding hillside here and the Red Cross said they will bring the total number of homes destroy ed or evacuated to 21. Three of the four newly threatened homes will be moved if possible, the Red Cross added. The huge, slow-moving slide is caused by rain-lousencd soil slip ping down the steep incline. A home owned by the Law rence Jacksons has moved 150 rot cinr thi sliriini action be gan early this year, but it hasn't tipped over. Movers pian 10 save the dwelling when it reaches the bottom of the hill. Most of the affected homes not hv iho RpH rvnss have been smashed to pieces by the slide. Census Enumerators Set Transient Night Portland. Ore., Apr. 11 (U.R) The federal census agency has tonight set aside as T-for-tran-sicnt-night in order to count hotel guests throughout the nation. Enumerators will be stationed in all hotel lobbies to assist guests in answering question naires, the Portland district of fice said today. Hotel guests will be counted with the populations of their home towns and not with the cities they are visiting. Five County 4-H Youngsters Win At Stock Showing Nineteen Oregon 4-H exhibi tors took ribbons at the Grand National Junior Livestock ex position held at the San Fran Cisco Cow palace last week. Jack son County Extension Agent Rufus H. Cate Jr. was in charge of the six-county Oregon dele gation. Five youths from Jackson county returned from San Fran cisco Friday with impressive col lections of ribbons, rlerelord steers picked for star choice awards were shown by Bruce Fields and Marilyn Bohnert, both of Central Point. A choice award also went to Bernie Engle of Ashland, Cate said. A steer judged top good was shown by Walter Cahail of Eagle Point. Three Oregon exhibitors ex hibited animals in the shorthorn steer class and Doreen Bohnert of Central Point won a top good rating in competition considered among the stiffest in the west. Another Bohnert girl, Marilyn, placed sixth in beef showman ship. Lamb Entry Places In market lamb classes. Bruce Fields placed choice with his fat lamb entry. In judging competitions, with entrants from three states, the Jackson county team placed eighth. It was composed of Doreen Bohnert, Bruce Fields and Bernie Engle. When the animals were sold, young Fields' steer was in the group receiving the highest unit price in the exposition. His ani mal brought him 45 cents per pound. His southdown lamb brought 40 cents. Marilyn Bohn ert sold her steer for 38 cents per pound. Engle 40Vi cents, and All sales were by groups. Legion, Auxiliary Set Joint Meet Tomorrow The American Legion and auxiliary will meet together Wednesday night at the Camp White theater, according to Har ry Coold, post commander, and Mrs. Grace Walker, unit presi dent. Following a short business meeting there will be an enter tainment program arranged by Fred Scars around the Camp White orchestra, a one act play and several variety numbers. The auxiliary will provide the sandwiches. Enrollment at SOC Increases 13 Per Cent Ashland, Ore., Apr. 11 (U.R) Enrollment at Southern Oregon college totaled 715 for the spring term, 'Registrar Mabel Wilson said today. The number was 13 per cent higher than for the 1949 spring term. Teacher education classes were up 23 per cent but veteran enrollment dropped 10 per cent. Mrs. Winston said the number of lower division students and students returning from previous study increased. About 160 sen iors will graduate ai spring cum mencement exercises. 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