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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1950
NO. 18
Marine Guards Forcibly Eject Visitors from Emba? in London
M
Russ-Reported Sky Duel
Protested By Delegation
London, Apr. 12 ;U.R) United States marine guards forcibly
ejected seven persons who called on the American embassy last
night to protest the Russian-reported air duel between an Amer
ican and Russian planes, an embassy spokesman said today.
The deputation said it came to protest against "an American
plane firing on a Russian plane," the spokesman said. They de
manded admittance, refused to leave when told the embassy was
closed and no responsible official was present, and rejected an
offer to have one person enter, the embassy said.
Red Version Given
The communist version of the
incident was given today by the
Daily Worker, which said the
reputation was composed of
London railway workers.
The communist paper said the
embassy guards drew guns and
pointed them at the workers.
"When he still stood our
ground," one railwaymen was
quoted by the Daily Worker,
"they took hold of us forcibly
and pushed us through the doors.
During the scuffle one of the
guns clattered onto the floor."
No Guns Drawn
The embassy said one guard
buckled on an unloaded pistol
before tackling the workers.
But it said no guns were drawn.
The guards were quoted as
saying '"six or seven" men and
one woman appeared at the em
bassy door at 10 p.m., five hours
after the embassy closed and de
manded entrance.
They were pushed out when
they refused to leave and refus
ed to have one of their number
act as delegate, the guards said.
British police arrived and took
down their names before they
left.
Hoover Favors
Tax Reduction
Portland, Ore., Apr. 12 IU.R)
Dave Hoover of Deadwood, can
didate for the republican nom
ination for United States sena
tor, is for lower taxes but op
poses government subsidies, for
eign spending and the Columbia
valley administration.
Hoover, who opposes Sen.
Wayne Morse in the may 19 pri
mary, expressed his views dur
ing an "on the record" radio in
terview at the Oregon Press club
yesterday.
The Lane county dairyman
said he would like to see taxes
reduced and added that Marshall
plan funds should be tapered off
as soon as possible.
"The sooner we get over pour
ing money down the European
rat hole the better off we'll be,"
Hoover declared.
Hoover said he was against
a CVA and would spend less
money for federal power pro
jects. Sudden Strike Closes
Gravel Operations
Portland, Ore., Apr. 12 (U.R
A sudden strike of teamsters at
the Ross Island Sand and Gravel
company here today shut down
the plant and halted deliveries
of concrete to Broadway and
Steel bridge construction proj
ects. Eighteen truck drivers, mem
bers of Teamsters local No. 162
failed to report for work and 85
company employees refused to
cross picket lines.
Local union headquarters de
clined to comment on the con
troversy which caused the walk
out. They said it was a "minor
issue" over which negotiations
had broken down
Washington, Apr. 12 (U.R
President Truman will hold a
news conference at 10:30 a.m.
City Park Name Poll Closes
Here At Midnight Tonight
Onlv a few hours remain for
residents of Medford and vicinity
to suggest a name for Medford's
newest city park. The poll closes
at midnight today and ballots
postmarked not later than that
time will be accepted by the
park advisory committee which
is judging entries.
City Treasurer Darell Huson,
who is sorting the ballots at the
city hall, said that 48 separate
names have been proposed. The
most any one choice has been
duplicated is four times. Huson
reported that apparently most
of those who hBve mailed In bal
lots arc adults.
New City Park Name Ballot
(Note: Voting open to residents of Medford and vicinity.
Submit ballot between April 3 and midnight, April 12 ta Park
Name Poll, City Hall, Medford, Ore. Winning nam ia be se
lected by park advisory cammltttt and appraved by city cauncil.)
My choice..
Nam..
Address..
Masters' Council
Seats Portland
Man at Conclave
Delegates to the convention of
the Oregon Grand Council of
Royal and Select Masters seated
A. J. McCallen, Portland, as
most illustrous grand master dur
ing sessions at the Masonic lodge
hall here yesterday. Elton Wal
dron, Medford, was installed as
grand sentinel.
Members of this second York
Rite Masonic body to convene
in Medford this week conferred
degrees and considered organi
zational legislation. John M.
Littlefield, Auburn, Me., general
grand master, addressed the
group.
Royal Arch Chapter
The Grand Commandcry of
Knights Templar held its con
clave Monday and the Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
opened meetings today and will
conclude them Thursday.
Also elected by the grand
council were Fred W. Enke,
Portland, deputy grand master:
Herbert W. White, Portland,
grand conductor of the work;'
William Brown, Oregon City,
grand treasurer: Henry G. Rich
ardson, Portland, grand record
er: Sprague H. Carter, Pendle
ton, grand captain of the guard:
J. W. Palmer, Corvallis, grand
conductor of the council: Frank
A. Dodge, Oregon City, grand
marshal: Willis Brown, Salem,
grand steward, and the Rev. A.
H. MacDonneli, Ashland, grand
chaplain.
Dodge Presiding
Robert E. Dodge, Ashland,
grand high priest of the Grand
Chapter of the Royal Arch
Masons, was presiding over ses
sions today. Reception of dis
tinguished guests and officials
was a feature today of the con
clave. Sprague Carter, Pendleton,
will preside at a round-table dis
cussion tomorrow morning, and
officers will be installed.
Weyerhaeuser Says
Decline in Income
Tacoina, Wash., Apr. 12 (U.R)
The Weyerhaeuser Timber com
pany reported today its net in
come for 1949 was $24,633,016
as compared with its 1948 net in
come of $28,978,246.
J. P. Weyerhaeuser Jr., presi
dent of the company, said price
reductions were chiefly to blame
for the drop. "Had it not been
for the rather sharp increases in
volume, earnings for the year
would have been more seriously
curtailed." he said.
Weyerhaeuser said he expect
ed profit margins to drop again
in 1950. "Adoption of a pension
plan for hourly paid employes
will further add to our costs this
year," he said.
London. Apr. 12 U.R) Brit
ish Foreign Secretary Ernest
Bevin will undergo minor sur
gery in a London suburban hos
pital tomorrow, it was an
nounced today.
Advisory committeemen be
gin a series of meetings Thurs
day to judge the names. They
plan to pick out perhaps three
they think best for submission to
the city council, recommending
their first choice. Councilmen
will make the final decision.
Dedication of the new park
cast of Bear creek between Jack
son and Main streets is tentative
ly scheduled for June 4. City
officials believe the park will
become the center for civic cele
brations. Its principal attractions
for summer months include the
new swimming pool, the play
ground and a picnic area.
..Park
FIE, ST DEFINITE CLUES Gird IN HUNT
FOR E.ISSIB6 KflOT PRfflflEER PLANE
Thirteen Bodies
Taken from Wreck f ' ; ,
Of Superfortress ! ' ' ;
B-29 Crashes in i ... v V j
Restricted Area b, s . ;i
Albuquerque N. M., Apr. 12 - . " wt VViUy - v
(U.R) Thirteen bodies were re- j; A ' v CN 5K. - v " v s
covered today from the wreck- ' "TSr S! x? ? ' . .S - - ;
age of a B-29 Superfort which jK- "xvf O - V !
crashed last night in a restricted , s kV V K, '(H vv X
area of the Sandia weapons base j ! I-iOt. jJt '.. N , '
where atomic bombs are assem- ft Sl,,f ... sW V 4"!gMs V - -
bled. I' ' lrZ'4 f TP , , i
A terse announcement from m4L " '" fjjgt5tJ Ajn 'JSr. ' i ' ., '
authorities at Kirtland air force BVy. iTT .T StVffTi-. - 25,8
base, near the atomic weapons jKlfc-; VVr - 1 Ttt',,r'
Roswell. N. M. Apr. II (UP.
Walker air force base today released
the following list of victims In last
nights B-?9 crash at the aanaia
atomic weapons base near Albuquer
que. All of the men were killed.
Can. John Ft. Martin. West Frank
fort. III., the pilot: Capt. David H.
roust, rayette, iincn.; first 1.1. Kicn
ard A. L'oatos. Clrona. Pa.: First Lt.
Ralph E. Farmer. Centralia. III.: First
l.t. Lewis B. Rank, Altoona. Pa.; First
l.t. Thomas J. stultz, Russell, Ky.;
Staff Set. Richard E. Cooper, llenver,
Colo.; Staff Set. Eugene R. Thomp
son. Kansas City. Kan.: Staff Sgt.
James B. Karney, New Franklin, Miss.;
stall sgt. Walter u. Hoederker, uan
vllle. 111.; Staff Sgt. Gerald M. Powell,
Leravsville. Pa.: Sat. James A. Chil
ton Jr.. Hermon, N. V.; Sgt. Virgil
Tennyson, wnon, Tex.
center, said the bodies of all 13
crewmen aboard the plane were
found. Six bodies were found
during the night, the others when
a search of the wreckage re
sumed after daybreak today. All
were burned beyond recogni
tion. Secrecy Curtain Lowered
A tight curtain of secrecy was
lowered over the crash scene by
the atomic energy commission
The plane crashed in one of the
most closely-guarded spots ol the
huge base about five minutes
after taking off from nearby
Kirtland field.
Site of the crash was believed
to be in the Manzano mountains
east of Albuquerque, an area
rumored to have been dug out
by atomic energy officials for
the stockpiling of A-bombs, un
derground laboratories and other
secret work. -Location
Unconfirmed
Maj. Charles Phillips, public
information officer at Kirtiand,
would not confirm location of
the crash. He said "it is in a very
touchy spot." No other details
were released by the base a
place so closely guarded that
even native Albuquerque resi
dents lack knowledge as to its
size and exact nature.
Col. Hunter Harris, command
ing officer at Walker air base at
Koswell, N. M nome oase oi ine
craft, arrived here to direct an
investigation into the misnap.
Oregon Mayors Asked
To Aid Air Warning
Salem, Ore., Apr. 1 2 (U.R)
Gov. Douglas McKay today
asked 92 Oregon mayors If they
will aid in the re-activation of
the state's air raid warning and
ground observation systems by
appointing local supervisors and
setting up observation posts.
Governor McKay told the
mayors that the Oregon stale
civil defense agency is "operat
ing without a budget at a time
when its activities and responsi
bilities have been greatly in
creased." Secretary of Defense Louis
Johnson instructed the governor
and the Oregon agency last Feb
ruary to resume the state's war
time civilian air defense machin
ery, a project that calls for set
ting up 300 observation posts,
four key warning points and a
filter center at Portland. At least
6,000 volunteers are being
sought to staff these facilities,
which will be placed on a stand
by basis after a few trial runs.
Three Wen Shot in
St. Louis Union Tiff
St. Louis Apr. 12 (U.R) Three
men were shot today in a gun
battle resulting from a quarrel
over jurisdiction between the
AFL Carpenters' and Laborers'
unions.
Police said eight or 10 shots
were fired in the pitched battle
at a construction project behind
the Edward F. Manglcsdorf Seed
company. One of the wounded
men. Larry Kraft, 36, a laborer,
was shot in the stomach and
chet.
The other wounded were Rich
ard Adams, a business agent for
the carpenters' union, and
Charles Vain, 29, both shot in
the legs.
f Arm Tflfphotoi
BURNING THE PAST The Pat K0"" 'P In smoke as Navy Warrant Officer Roland D. Foster sets fire
to an abandoned ferry mole in Altimeda, Cnlif. The mole was destroyed because rotting piers, driven
In the last century, have been breaking off and floating Into the path of seaplanes landing and taking
off at the Alameda Naval Air Station. The mole hasn't been used since Jan. 1, 1039, when commuter
trains on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (left background) supplanted the old ferries.
Oregonian's 'Asylum'
Said Merely Publicity
Portland, Ore., Apr. 12 U.R)
Economics Professor George S.
Wheeler's request for "asylum"
in Czechoslovakia was merely a
device to get widespread publi
cation of his complaint against
American foreign policy, he told
the Portland Oregonian in a
trans-Atlantic telephone inter
view. Wheeler, an American who
graduated from Reed college
here, made newspaper headlines
last week when he announced
that he had asked for asylum for
himself and family in commu
nist governed Czechoslovakia.
Many Disagree
"Quite a fev people in the
United States disagree with the
foreign policy, but they very
seldom have a chance to say
what they think," Wheeler said.
"You can say what you want to,
but you can't get it printed."
Wheeler and his wife an
nounced their desire to stay in
the Czechoslovakian capital of
Prague last Friday in a full-scale
press conference held in the min
istry of information. Of this con
ference, Wheeler summarized:
"It was one way of saying
what we wanted to say and con
tinue to stay here and work as
we wanted to continue our work.
We wanted to continue on the
same basis as we had but at the
same time we thought it was
time we spoke up against things
we knew were wrong."
No Pressure
He said "there was no pres
sure at all" from communist
government officials.
The ex-Portlander who also
PMA Official Urges
Filinq of Farm Plans
I VranV A Rnu in rhnree nf
the Jackson county office of the
production and marketing ad
ministration of the United
States department of agriculture
is urging farmers of the county
to register their farm plans for
1950, outlining conservation
practices which they expect to
carry out this year.
Farmers may register their
plans at Rowc's office in the
courthouse any time before May
1. The agricultural conservation
program, Rowe explained, is one
in which the government coop
erates with the farmer, both
with financial aid and technical
services, in carrying cut ap
proved farm practices for the
conservation and better utiliza
tion of our soil and water re
sources. The program for 1950 Includes
practices for soil and water con
servation such as erosion con
trol work, Improvements to farm
irrigation systems, development
of additional water supplies,
seeding of permanent pastures
and the control of noxious weeds
and competitive plants.
Sweden Protests Air
Trip Over Navy Base
Stockholm, Sweden, Apr. 12
(U.R) Sweden prote.-ted to the
United States today that Ameri
can planes searching for miss
ing U. S. navy nri'Ter air
craft had fir, 7.1 ( .?r -iti soun
try i largest naval bast.
studied at University of Chicago
said he probably used the wrong
word to describe his request to
remain in Czechoslovakia.
"I don't feel that I need pro
tection. I'm simply asking to stay
here for awhile," he said. "I
think that the term 'asylum' is
an incorrect one. I'm simply ask
ing for an indefinite stay here."
Wheeler said he had been
teaching "the classical business
cycle theory" of economics at the
Commercial high school of eco-
Mrs. FDR Slightly
Hurt in Auto Wreck
Hyde Park, N. Y Apr. 12
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt nursed a
stiff neck today, the aftermath
of a three-.car crash involving
the automobile in which she was
riding to her Hyde Park home
last night.
Mrs. Roosevelt, treating the
matter lightly, took a taxi home
from the scene on route 55 about
two miles cast of Poughkeepsie
and later reported she was "not
injured." However, police said
she apparently suffered "shock
and a sprained neck."
Mrs. Roosevelt was reluming
from United Nations headquar
ters at Lake Success, N. Y., to
attend Hyde Park memorial serv
ices for the last president. Today
is the fifth anniversary of his
death.
Warm Springs, Ga., Apr. 12
(U.R) Memorial services were
held here today in the "Little
White House" where the late
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
died five years ago.
Patients at the Warm Springs
Foundation hospital for infantile
paralysis gathered at the now
enshrined cottage for ceremon
ies attended by delegations from
New York, Washington and At
lanta. Oregon DP Claimed
Man Without Country
Salem, Ore., Apr. 1 2 (U.R)
: rnriv-five-vear-old Hugo Visna
! pu told Gv. Douglas McKay to
day that he is a man wiuiuui a
i-ountry.
Laws concerning displaced
t.ersons being what they are,
Vlsnapu told McKay, he will
have no alternative after July
16 but to "seek domicile on an
other planet."
His Impending marriage lo an
nthnr former Estonian. Linda
Sider of Willamina. Ore., is
threatened by the complicated
situation In which he finds him
self, Visnapu said. He told the
governor: "I need a home coun
try. I want to work in order to
have what every man has.
Visnapu, Estonian-born cream-
:rv plastics specialist, was called
to' Ireland by that country's gov-
rnmint nearlv two years ago.
He was in a DP camp in Gcr-
lanv at the time and was want-
" in Ireland for his technical as
i5tancc In the plastics field. The
ipers enabling him to leave
Germany were to expire July 16
f this year, but a sub tquent
i ! -trifle in DP regulations barred
til return to Germany.
Request
Device
nomics in Prague since Novem-
ber, 1947. This was tmmediitely
after he left the employ of the
unuea states army in Berlin
where he had been criticized hy
a congressman as a poor loyalty
risk. '
Not Party Members
Neither he nor his wife is a
member of the communist party,
Wheeler asserted, although he
said he Is in agreement with
some of the party's aims.
"Some of them, such as relate
to foreign policy and peace, I
certainly agree with," he said.
"There are others I hesitate to
subscribe to. When they con
demn the Marshall plan Just
because they condemn it I can
not disagree with it,"
The Oregonian said there were
frequent breaks In the conver
sation but that the connection
was good when Wheeler was dis
cussing his feelings toward com
munism. It look the paper three
days to make contact with
Wheeler.
Dr. Sander Expected
To Give Testimony
Concord, N. H., Apr. 12(U.R)
Dr. Hermann N. Sander was ex
pected to testify today before
the New Hampshire Medical
Board of Registration at a hear
ing where his career will be at
stake.
The board will gather evi
dence to determine whether to
revoke the license of the 41-year-old
Candian physician who was
acquitted of first degree murder
last month in inc alleged "mercy
death" of a woman cancer
patient.
Dr. Sunder, who has not prac
ticed since January, was ex
pected to appear with one of his
attorneys or nis own voiuion,
since the board only has said he
may appear If he wishes.
II was believed the general
practitioner has been waiting to
explain his actions In the death
last December 4 of Mrs. Abhic
C. Borroto, 59, a Manchester
palient doomed to die of Incur
able cancer.
The board sought to determine
whether Dr. Sander was a per
son "whose moral character or
nersnnnl habits arc such as to
unfit him for the practice of
medicine" in the state.
Moonshiner Doesn't Believe In Taxes;
Flour Sack Produces $50,000 Jackpot
Atlanta, Apr. 12 U.R) Fed
eral Income lax collectors
knocked the stuffing out nf a
flour sack loday and hit a $50,
000 jackpot that an accused
woman "moonshiner" had built
up in the pinball machine busi
ness. There was little doubt that
Mrs. Elizabeth Spear. 50. marie
a big mistake when slip insisted
on taking the bulging flour sack
to police headquarters after she
was arrested for bootlegging yes
terday. Revenue agents found out that
Ihc sack contained $65,042 and
-.i:.,:r,,itlv filed an Income tax
lien against her. They instruct
OIL SLICK,
OBJECTS SEEN IN SEA
Copenhagen. Denmark. Apr.
searching for a United States navy Privateer plane, missing since
Saturday with 10 men aboard, sighted a huge oil slick, four yellow
objects and possibly a life raft off Bornholm island in the Baltic
sea today.
Soon afterward, a Danish naval vessel arrived In the oil allele
area and picked up several objects, Including a yellow box similar
lo those used by fishermen for their tackle. There was no report
of any survivors.
Believod Plan Fired Upon By Soviets
The missing Privateer Diane is believed In have hpen the nn
fired upon by Soviet fighters over
nine uurn ournuuun on oaiuroay.
A Soviet protest note to the United States yesterday said a
four-engine American military plane flew 13 miles inside Latvia
Saturday, exchanged machine-gun fire with interceptinc Soviet
fighters and disappeared over the
However, United States air
was unarmed. They theorized that the plane's radio and navisa-
tional aids may have failed, causing it to blunder over Soviet ter
ritory while on a routine round-trip flight between Wiesbaden,
Germany, and Copenhagen.
Washington, Apr. 12 (U.P.I The
navy has announced the names and
addresses of 10 persons aboard a U.S.
Navy Privateer missing In the Baltic
area.
They are:
l.t. John Henry Fetle, Connellsvllle,
Pa.; I.e. Howard William Neesrhaf,
Falrlinglon. Va.; I.l. (I.e.) Robert Dttr-
ward Reynolds, llattsville, N.Y.; F.nstgn
Tummy l.ee Hurgess, Osawatomle,
Kans.; CT3 Kdward Josepn I'urcetl,
(luakertown, Pa.; All1 Jack William
Thomas, Stillwater, N. J.: AII1C Joe
Henry nannan Jr., cutnanK, niom.;
AT.'IU Frank l.loyd Beckman, New
port. Kv.: AT1C Joseph Norrls Rln-
liter Jr.. Philadelphia. Pa., and Al.iV
Joseph Jay Bourassa, Linwood, Mich.
First Definite Clue
A B-17 search plane brought
back to search headquarters at
Kastrun airport here late today
the first definite clue to the fate
of the Privateer,
Crewmen said that at 10 a.m
(1 a.m. PST) they say an "oil
slick 10 miles In radius and four
yellow objects off Bornholm Is
land, which lies 25 miles off the
southeast tip of Sweden.
"I could see no sign of life,"
Sgt. Winthrop Maddoz of Grif
fin, Ga told air rescue officers.
He said the B-17 circled the
area until 11:50 a.m. (2:50 a.m.
PST) when lt had to return to
Copenhagen to refuel,
The objects also were sighted
by a C-54 Skymaster, whose
crew thought one of them was
an overturned life raft. This Is
not confirmed by the Danish
naval vessel, however.
Object Seen to Northeast
The Danish navy information
officer reported that another C
54 reported that it had sighted
an object believed a life raft in
an area considerably northea
of the nil slick.
The C-54 called a B-17 rescue
plane, equipped with a boat
which could be dropped by para
chute, to the scene. A Danish
Catulina flying boat also was
dispatched to the spot.
The Danish information offic
er said moderating winds and
calm seas would permit the Cata
lina to land on the water if there
were any signs of survivors on
the raft.
The Danish minesweeper
Soehesten also was ordered lo
the scene.
Delegates Arriving
For Youth Conclave
Salem, Ore., Apr. 12 (U.R!
Delegates lo the governor's con
ference on children, and youth
began to arrive In Salem today,
From BOO to 1,000 are expected
here for the two-day conference
opening Thursday.
Mrs. B. F. Tcnnunt, who con
ducts the Medford Nursery
school at 1125 East Jackson boule
vard, will attend the conference.
Mrs. Tennant received word of
her appointment this week by
Governor Douglas McKay as a
member of the State Day Care
and llnmcmnkcrs' service and
Invitation to attend the con
ference. ed Police Chief Horhert Jenkins
to withhold $50,587.94 of the
hoard until further notice.
Mrs. Spear, who explained that
she kept her "life savings" in the
sack because she "didn't believe
in banks." apparently didn't be
lieve in taxes, either. After learn
ing nf the government action, the
dnllar-a-pint corn whisky sales
woman burst into tears.
"A person works hard all their
life, scrimps and saves, and then
when you get old they try to
take it away from you," she com
plained. Police had no Inkling of her
I'lridcn wealth when they Invad
ed her shabby room and seized
five gallons ol "white lightning."
4 YELLOW
12 (U.R) American aircraft
Soviet Latvia, an hour's flying
Baltic.
force officials said the Privateer
Ashland Officials'
Recall Election
Appears Certain
A recall election aimed at ths
jobs of Ashland's Mayor Thomas
S, Williams and Councilman El
mer Sheldon appeared a certain
ty today. Employees of the Jack
son county clerk's office have
completed a check on recall peti
tion signatures which will placa
the measure on the Ashland bal
lot at the May 19 primary elee
tion.
On the petition to recall the
mayor, the clerk counted 541
valid signatures. The law re
quires 493. A deputy clerk said
she had stricken 46 names from
the list as not belonging to reg
istered voters Hi Ashland pre
cincts. The petition aimed at the re
call of Councilman Sheldon
bears the names of 547 legal
voters and 48 signers were cross
ed off the list.
Begun March 28
The recall movement was be
gun March 28 by a committee
headed by Harry Morris, Ralph
Koozer and Henry Endcrs who
said they had Initiated the cam
paign "in the interests of sound
city government." It will be the
second recall election in little
more than a year in Ashlanda
stormy political atmosphere.
Last year three councilmen were
ousted by narrow margins In re
call voting, and Councilman
Sheldon was appointed to fill
the unexpired term of one of
those recalled.
Both Sheldon and Willlamf
have declared they will not re
sign on the strength of the peti
tions but will bring the issue to
a head at the May election when
the recall measure will be plac
ed on the primary ballots to save
the expense of a special election,
City Officials To
Meet Here Tonight
Citv officials and civic lead
ers of 12 cities and towns in
Jackson and Josephine counties
as wclj as members of the
county courts will convene at the
Medford hotel at 6:30 p.m. today
In a regional dinner meeting of
the League of Oregon Cities.
The meeting will be in the
form of impromptu discussions
with the various city delegations
exchanging ideas and experi
ences. League officials have
scheduled the meeting to coin
cide with the preliminary plan
ning period for city budgets.
Mayor llollis S. Smith, Dal
las, president of the league, and
Mayor Morris Millbank, Grants
Pass, vice president, will attend
The money, ranging from Sinn
in nickels to a stack of S1.000
bills, was locked in a wardrobe.
Mrs. Spear agreed to leave it
in the jail strongbox for safe
keeping only after she painstak
ingly counted every cent of it
witli police, an operation that
took four hours. About $500 that
a police matron found In her un
derwear was returned.
The moonshine police accused
her of selling apparently was
lust a sideline with Mrs. Spears.
At one time, she said, she owned
100 pinball and Jukebox ma
chines, did all the repair work
herself and kept 50 per cent of
the take. She sold them fivt
years ago (or $33,000, she said.