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Love Triangle Revealed
To Blow Up Los Angeles
Husband Perpetrator
Of Unsuccessful Plan
Los Angeles, Apr. 18 (U.R Aircraft Engineer John H. Grant
had no intention of marrying the pretty stewardess who revealed
their three-year romance after he tried to kill his wife and children
by timebombing an Airliner, he told police today.
Detective Lt. J. R. Goldstone said Grant admitted a two-year
"friendship" with Elisabeth Suomela and admitted telling her he
would marry her.
"But he said he was just telling her that to string her along."
Goldstone said. ..
Los Angeles, Apr. 18 (U.PJ A pretty, red-haired airline
stewardess resigned her job today a few hours after she disclosed
her romance with a youthful aircraft engineer who plotted to kill
his wife and children by bombing an Airliner carrying 16 persons.
Police meanwhile placed a suicide watch over the perpetrator
of the unsuccessful plot, John H. Grant, 31, of Gardena. Cal.. in his
jail cell. A noose, fashioned from cloth, was found under his mat
tress. American Airlines revealed that Elizabeth Suomela. of Her
mosa Beach, Cal., resigned her job as assistant supervisor of
stewardesses, "by mutual agreement." She spent the night with a
friend to avoid reporters.
Miss Suomela told police she had been in love for three years
with Grant, who placed a gasoline timebomb aboard an Airliner
carrying his wife Betty, 29, and their children Robert, five, and
Mary Anne, four, to San Diego, Cal., for a holiday.
Suitcase Removed
One Missing, Two
Rescued as Boat
Swept Over Dam
Walter Krause Sr., 64, former
ly of Jones creek, was missing
and presumed drowned this
morning after the boat in which
he and two others were riding
was swept over the crest of Sav
age Rapids dam on the Rogue
river near the Jackson-Josephine
county line. His companions
were rescued.
The three men, employees of
the Grants Pass Irrigation dis
trict, were attempting to free a
log which had lodged at the top
of the dam. The swirling water
forced the boat loose from its
mooring, 'over the edge and
down 23 feet into the rock-studded
rapids below.-
The accident occurred at
bout 8:45 a.m. today.
Two Rescued
The two rescued men are
Kenneth L. Morfeld. 22, Route
3. Box 505, and Roy P. Halcomb,
34, Route 2. Box 660, both
Grants Pass. They were confined
to the Josephine County Gen
eral hospital, but were said to
be in good condition later in the
morning.
Ced Hefferan of WeAsku Inn,
an expert oarsman, and LaVerne
Vogt, were credited with saving
the life of Halcomb. They took a
boat into the rapids, but were
unable to reach Krause, who
appeared to have been stunned
by the impact of the fall. Reports
from the river said that Mor
field swam to safety on the
north bank of the river.
River Guide Glenn Woolridge
and state policemen in two boats
searched the river for Krause's
body this morning, and 20 other
persons, among them irrigation
district employees, lined the riv
er's banks with grappling hooks.
The boat in which Krause was
riding was smashed to kindling
in a pocket at the base of the
dam.
Krause had been an em
ployee of the district since 1925.
VOTERS DEADLINE
Today is the final day for reg
istering to vote in the May pri
maries. For the convenience of
those who delayed getting their
names on the poll books until
the last minute, the county
clerk's office will remain open
until 8 p.m. and the League of
Women Voters will maintain reg
istration booths in all the city's
elementary schools during the
evening.
Search Plane Finds Missing
All Six Crewmen Believed
San Francisco, Apr. 18 (U.R)
A search plane found the miss
ing tugboat Omar 525 miles off
San Francisco today and a coast
guard PBM radioed base that all
six crewmen of the stricken ves
sel are "safe and well."
The tugboat has been unre
ported since last Thursday on a
voyage from Honolulu to San
Francisco. The Omar was the
object of an intensive air search
by nine rescue planes and two
coast guard cutters.
Coast guard rescue coordina
tion center released a bulletin at
11:15 a. m. (PST) which sig
naled the end of the search. The
message saidc
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 18,
The plot failed when Grant
had a change of heart almost at
the same moment that a baggage
handler noticed the suitcase
smoking and jerked it off the
plane four minutes before take
off. Detective Lt. J. R. Goldstone
said a suicide watch was placed
over Grant after it was report
ed that cyanide pills were found
in his automobile.
Grant told police he planned
the mass murder to collect $25,
000 insurance. He said he needed
the money to get out of debt.
Miss Suomela later told her
story of romance, explaining
that she thought Grant was in
court yesterday to get a final di
vorce so they could be married.
Police said she volunteered her
story, and they were convinced
she knew nothing of Grant's plot.
Detective Lt. C. E. Ream said
he would question Grant today
about the romance.
Change of Heart
Grant claimed a last-minute
change of heart caused him to
shout a warning to cargo load
ers just as they put his ingeniously-contrived
bomb aboard the air
plane. The plot apparently would
have failed anyway, however.
Cargo-Handler Harold A. Mayer
said he saw smoke coming from
a suitcase which Grant had filled
with gasoline, set to ignite when
an alarm clock set off a battery
operated detonator.
Mayer saw the smoke and
threw the suitcase to the ground,
where it began to spurt flame.
(See story on Page 4)
End of Chrysler
Strike Seen Near
Detroit, Apr. 18 (U.R)
Chrysler strike negotiators drove
today toward settlement of the
automobile industry's second
longest walkout.
A source at the scene of the
secret pension talks said that the
CIO United Auto Workers' con
cession on four issues was a
"bright indication" that the end
of the 84-day strike is not too
far off.
The union made the conces
sions just before negotiations
were recessed late last night.
Spokesmen of the corporation
and UAW resume talks today.
The principal issue is funding of
S100 monthly pensions to work
ers of 65 after 25 years' employ
ment. '
The source warned, however,
that "some unforeseen snag on
any minor detail" could again
snarl negotiations to send 89,
000 production workers back to
Chrysler's assembly lines.
The strike is second in length
only to the 113-day General Mo
tors walkout in 1946.
"Coast guard PBM dropped
two message blocks on Omar at
10 a.m. (PST) requested crew
hold arms horizontal if medicine
or food needed. Crew stood with
arms at side indicating no emer
gency. All aircraft except this
(PBM) and another that could be
contacted by voice instructed to
return to base."
The Omar first was sighted by
a B-17 earlier today. The B-17
hovered over the tug until the
PBM arrived to stand by until
the coast guard cutter Chautau
qua arrives to take the Omar in
tow.
Nine planet took off at dawn
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MISS ALASKA Wearing a cari
bou parka, Maxine Cothem. 22,
Alaska's first entry In the Mis:
America contest, arrives in Las
Angeles for a tour of Southern
California. "I want to break in to
this heat gradually," she said. "It
I take this parka off too fast 1
might get the bends,''
'On to Eugene' Theme
Of Concert Tuesday
An "On to Eugene" concert by
Medford student musicians will
be presented at the high school
auditorium next Tuesday eve
ning, it was announced today.
The concert, to consist of pro
gram numbers which will be
played at the state music con
test in Eugene May 5 and 6, will
raise funds to send the Medford
youngster, to the contest.
Participating in the program,
to be at 8 p. m., will be the sen
ior high school band, choir, or
chestra and girls' chorus, as well
as several smaller ensembles. All
these groups won "superior"
ratings at the district contest in
Grants Pass last week.
Tickets will be sold by stu
dents in these organizations, and
also at the door. About $1,000 is
needed to insure the trip for the
young Medford musicians.
Governmens Readies
Maragon Charges 1
Washington, Apr. 18 (U.R)
The government set out today to
prove that calls John Maragon
made at the agriculture depart
ment in 1946 and 1947 were
strictly business and not for
friendship.
The prosecution prepared to
show at Maragon's perjury trial
that the dapper one-time White
House hanger-on was busy try
ing to persuade the department
to reinstate a suspended quota
for a New Jersey molasses firm.
The 56-year-old former Kansas
City bootblack is on trial on
charges of lying to a secret ses
sion of the senate "five-percenter"
investigating committee last
summer.
Three Elk Creek Men
Charged With Theft
Archie Alexander Detillian,
31, Donald Earl Yule, 20, and
Henry Conrad Englchardt, 37,
all Elk Creek, were arraigned in
justice court yesterday on charg
es growing out of the theft of
mechanic's tools and gasoline
from R. T. Bates, also of Elk
Creek.
Detillian and Yule were
charged with grand larceny for
the theft of the tools and were
remanded to the sheriff in lieu
of $1,500 bail each after they
had waived preliminary hear
ings. Englchardt pleaded guilty to
petty larceny and was sentenced
to 30 days In the county jail.
Tugboat;
Safe, Well
today to search for the 60-foot
vessel which left Hawaii March
27 towing another tug, the
Golden Gate, despite a warning
from the coast guard that it was
unsafe to make the trip.
On April 17 the Omar radioed
Its engines had broken down and
asked for help. The Omar had
cut the Golden Gate loose from
its tow and the latter tug, un
manned, was recovered Sunday
afternoon.
Last radio report from the
Omar was received April 13
when the tug said it had only a
few hours of fuel left to run its
radio and lighting system.
RIBUNE
1950
NO. 23
In Plot
Airliner
Names of Ex-FBI
Men To Be Given
Lattimore Case
Senator To Propose
Agents as Witnesses
Washington, Apr. 18 (U.R)
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy said
today he will propose three for
mer FBI agents as witnesses in
his case against Owen Latti
more. The Wisconsin republican has
accused the far eastern special
ist of being a communist spy for
Russia. He told reporters he is
handing a senate investigator
the names of three one-time fed
eral agents who will "corrobor
ate or supplement" testimony to
De given Thursday by excom
munist Louis F. Budenz.
To Give Names Today
McCarthy has said Budenz
will swear he knew Lattimore,
now a Johns Hopkins university
professor, as a communist party
member subject to the party's
"disciplinary powers."
McCarthy said he will give the
names of two of the former FBI
men to Edward P. Morgan, coun
sel of the senate foreign rela
tions subcommittee investigat
ing his charges, some time today.
He will name the third prospec
tive witness in the next few
days, the senator said.
One of the ex-FBI agents, he
said, was an "undercover agent
for 10 years" and specialized in
espionage cases. ;
McCarthy was asked! about a
statement by Subcommittee
Chairman Millard E. tydings,
(D., Md), that he is about to
launch a re-examination of the
1945 Amerasia case, involving
the theft of government docu
ments. "I'll have to see it to believe
it," McCarthy said. "It's the first
healthy sign I have seen from
the committee. It's the first sign
that Sens. Tydings and McMa
hon (Bricn McMahon, D., Conn.)
were not completely dedicated
to the proposition that the truth
about communists and perverts
in the state department must not
come out."
Sams Valley Residents
To Talk Soil Saving
Landowners in the Sams Val
ley area have been circulating
petitions the past several weeks
favoring the establishment of a
soil conservation district in tho
central part of the county, and
an open meeting has been set
for Thursday at 8 p.m. in the
Sams Valley school house to
sound out local opinion on the
issue.
If sufficient interest is indi
cated by a majority of the land
owners in the Sams Valley,
Table Rock and Beagle commun
ities, the boundary lines of the
proposed district wijl be tenta
tively located and the petitions
forwarded to the state soil con
servation committee. The state
committee will consider the re
quest, and if it is approved, will
arrange for a public hearing in
the proposed district within 60
days from the date of filing the
petition.
The petition must carry signa
tures of 25 or more landowners
and a landowner is defined as
one holding title to more than
10 acres of land.
Lakeview Clergyman
Cleared of Charges
Lakeview, Ore., Apr. 18 (U.R)
The Lake county grand jury de
cided Monday the Lakeview
clergyman whose statement that
he had been fired upon was later
retracted "did not commit the
act with any criminal intent."
Rev. Omer Idso reported he
was assaulted by unknown as
sailants April 5, then admitted
10 days later that he had fired
the shot through his overcoat
himself. He was pastor of Lake
view and Paisley Methodist
churches.
The grand jury said Idso "was
acting under great mental
strain."
Idso said he lied about being
shot to "wake up the com
munity." Although subpoenaed
by the grand jury, he did not
appear.
The Lake county sheriff's of
fice said Idso had left the city
with his wife and son. In
Eugene. Dr. Raynor Smith,
Methodist district superinten
dent for southern Oregon, said
Idso called him saying he
"couldn't continue" hit work.
MULTIPLE COLLISION . . . ONLY ONE DRIVER These beautiful new autos. m'ittal'imbli
line, and the truck conveying them to a dealer, suffered damage estimated at $6000 when a railroad
switch engine crashed Into the carrier In Richmond, Calif. The driver of the truck, Reeves P Bar
raza, who said he didn't see the engine's light or hear Its warning bell, escaped with a bruised knee.
Strong Winds Sweep Alabama;
Midwesterners Flee Hiqh Water
Chicago. Apr. 18 (U.R) Tor
nadic winds struck in Alabama
today as weathermen warned
that other victims will be forced
to flee the floods in North Da
kota and Minnesota which al
ready have made nearly 5,000
homeless.
Meanwhile, a cold air mass
from the Pacific threatened to
give spring a temporary setback
from coast to coast.
The forecasters said the new
"cool snap" possibly will bring
some relief to the residents of
James and Missouri river bot
tomlands in North Dakota. Tem
peratures would fall to below
freezing in the area, halting a
thaw that sent ice and snow
gushing torrents into the already
swollen streams, they said.
Warned To Evacuate
But they feared the relief
Timber Tracts Sold
At 0 and C Auction
Puckett and Scherer, Kcno,
with bids of $33 per thousand
board feet for pnnderosa pine,
$32.75 for sugar pine, $20.75 for
douglas fir and $2.50 for white
fir and incense cedar, were high
bidders on one tract of 6,270,000
board feet of O. and C. timber
along Jenny creek at the oral
auction sale held at the Medford
city hall yesterday, according to
E. K. Peterson, district forester.
Medford corporation was high
bidder on the second tract of
7,880.000 board feet located
northwest of Bulle Falls with of
fers of $13.65 for douglas fir,
$22.75 for the sugar pine, $11.05
for the pondero.su pine and $2.50
for other species.
Seventy-fire bids from the
Magnolia Lumber company, El
lingson Lumber company, Klam
ath Basin Pine mills and Weyer
haeuser Timber company, in ad
dition to Puckett and Scherer.
resulted in a bid price of 94 per
cent above the appraisal for the
Jenny creek timber.
Thirty-five bids were received
on the Butte Falls tract from
Medford corporation. Magnolia
Lumber company and Alley
brothers. The appraised price
was increased 35 per cent.
Another timber sale, the larg
est of the year for the Medford
district, is scheduled for June.
Some of the tracts will be sold
by scaled bids and others by
oral auction.
Life Raft Believed
One from Lost Plane
Copenhagen, Denmark, Apr.
18 (U.R) A life raft picked up
in the Baltic Sea was identified
by U. S. air force officers today
as one of the type carried by
the navy privateer plane lost 10
days ago with 10 men aboard.
The raft was found by the
British ,'itcamer Becchland, tak
en to Finland, and flown to
Copenhagen.
Capt. D. J. Klingliner, com
mander of the U. S. air rescue
mission, said the raft would be
flown at once to Wiesbaden,
headquarters of the U. S. air
force in Europe, where it was
issued originally. Records there
may show whether it was actual
ly from the navy plane.
The raft was made to carry
seven men. Navy privateers
carry three such rafts.
County Court Not To
Observe Daylight Time
Members of the county court
announced today that the county
government will not observe
daylight saving time this year
unless the governor should pro
claim a clock change for the en
tire state. Commissioner Robert
Lytle said some county offices
In the courthouse will rearrange
closing hours for the conveni
ence of patrons whose working
hours are changed by daylight
saving proclamations In most of
the county's communities.
The city of Medford will go
on DST oh April 30.
Tokyo. Apr. 18 W.R) Empe
ror Hirohito visited Gen. Doug
las MacArthur at the American
embassy today in his first call
of the year on the supreme commander.
would be short-lived and author
ities warned the bottoinlandcrs
to evacuate the area.
Farm families packed their
belongings, made whatever pro
visions they could for their live-
Five Important
Matters Due for
Council Discussion
Water department, fire depart
ment, park, sewer and projected
apartment house matters are ex
pected as principal items on the
city council agenda for its reg
ular meeting at the city hall at
7:30 p. m. today.
water commissioners last
month proposed a $2,800,000
bond issue for construction of
a second aqueduct from Big
Butte springs to Medford. It was
indicated earlier this month that
legislation calling for the bond
election would be ready for
council consideration tonight.
Expect Fire Report
A report from Leo Wcidner,
acting chief and fire consultant,
on needs of the fire department,
may be considered tonight and
action taken on the basis of his
findings, it was understood to
day. Safety committeemen have
mentioned the need to "catch up
on fundamental fire department
improvements because of the
growth of Medford.
A park advisory committee
man said today in regard to the
new city park name poll that
the group has picked a first
choice and an alternative for
council consideration. Residents
of the area suggested more than
100 different names.
May Discuss Setback
A planning committee recom
mendation for a seven-foot set
back line for a projected apart
ment house at 10th street and
Oakdale avenue may be brought
to council attention also tonight.
Bids on five sewer projects were
to be at the city hall this after
noon and possibly referred to
the council.
Rexall, Owl Drug
Ordered To Desist
Washington, Apr. 18 U.R
le federal trade commission
is ordered the Rexall Drug
company and a subsidiary, the
Owl Drug company, to stop al
legedly misrepresenting prices in
connection wltn "one-cent sales.
The companies were forbidden
to say that two units of merchan
dise may be purchased for one
cent more than the price of one
when the advertised single unit
price actually is higher than its
usual selling price.
Both companies have their
headquarters in Los Angcies.
Federal Jury Gets
Hazel Scott Lawsuit
Spokane. Apr. 18 The Hazel
Scott $50,000 damages suit bas
ed on a state civil liberties
statute went to the jury In fed
eral court here today.
The Negro pianist Is suing Mr,
and Mrs. Harry Utz, former
Pasco, Wash., restaurant owners,
on the grounds that they didn't
serve her last February because
she was a Negro.
, Judge Sam Driver gave the
Jury two main points to con
aider in his instructions:
1 Did the defendants deprive
the plaintiff of the full advant
ages and accommodations of
their restaurant because she was
a Negro.
2 If so, what should the dam
ages he.
WEATHER
roarf'AST: rlr and winner
tonight and Weitneidiv. I-0W
tnnliht 40. Hlfh Wtdneidajr
Temp.
Hllhut YMtrrdav ..... 10
Lowtit this Morning Ji
slock and prepared to join others
who had been chased from their
homes. The Red Cross called it
a "No. 1 disaster." There was
fear of food shortages and doc
tors said some water supplies no
doubt were contaminated. They
took precautions to fight any
disease outbreak that might oc
cur. Homes Torn Up
A thousand miles southeast.
residents of a Mobile, Ala., sub
urb cleaned up wreckage from
tornadic winds that tore up
homes, bowled over big trees
and injured at least 10 persons.
One entire family was injured
and a couple and their child
were blown 150 yards from their
house, escaping with minor in
juries. The cool front will bring back
a touch of winter to most of the
country, forecasters predicted.
and by tomorrow temperatures
will be lower as far east as west
em Pennsylvania and as far
south as northern Texas.
Hardships Seen
The front will bring tempera
tures down to about 25 In the
North Dakota flood area, the
forecasters said. A high of about
50 was predicted ier Pierre.'. S.
D., today, compared to 81 yes
terday.
But while the lower tempera
ture may stop the thaw, the
weatherman said it may bring
hardship on those flood victims
who do not have shelter.
Red Cross Drive Here
Near Goal of $25,000
Col. Ben Stafford, executive
officer of the Red Cross drive
in Jackson county, reported to
day that a total of $20,565 has
been raised In the campaign this
year. The goal is $25,000.
Colonel Stafford said the Red
Cross staff realizes that many
individuals In the county were
not solicited during the drive
nroper, which ended March 31.
Those who desire to contribute
to the Red Cross, he said, are
urged to send their donations to
the Red Cross office at the court
house.
Officials say that according to
past experience a number of
people usually do not make their
contributions during the drive,
and they are still hopeful of
achieving the $25,000 goal only
$4,435 away.
GOLDEN GLOVES SLATED
Chicago, Apr. 18 (U.R) Ama
teur boxing stars of Europe and
the western United States weigh
in today for the 13th annual In
ternational Golden Gloves bout
at the Chicago stadium tonight.
PT&T Files Application
For Phone Rate Increases
Salem, Ore., Apr. 18 (U.R)
The Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company today filed an
application wilh the stale public
utilities commissioner for new
telephone rate increases which
would total about $250,000 per
month In Oregon.
The proposed new rates would
increase residence telephone,
charges from five to 50 cents a
month, and increases for busi
ness telephones would range
from 25 cents to $1.25 a month.
Farmer line rates would be un
changed. The company said "grave fi
nancial problems" had resulted
during the last ten years, when
the number of telephones In
Oregon Increased by 115 per
cent at the same time the popula
tion was increasing 59 per cent.
Wage Costs Doubled
"Wage costs alone for the
company In Oregon have prac
tically doubled since 1939, ex
ceeding by 50 per cent the
amount of additional revenue re
ceived In the rate Increases pre
viously granted," the company
said.
"Due largely to inflation, the
cost of plant and equipment be
hind each telephone added since
the war also is nearly twice the
cost per telephone prior to that
time,
Punishment of Red
Fliers Demanded
In Note to Moscow
Oral Denunciation
Of Soviet Delivered
Washington. Aor. 18-j(U.R)
The United States today accused
Russia of shooting down an un
armed American navy plana
over the Baltic sea and demand
ed indemnities and punishment
of the Soviet fliers responsible.
'iat accusation and the ac
companying demands for satis-
taction were contained in a not
handed to the Soviet foreign
ministry in Moscow.
Oral Denunciation
State Department Spokesman
Michael J. McDermott made the
note public here and went on
to deliver an oral denunciation
of the Soviet union for its
"astonishing lack of common in
ternational courtesy and . . . un
usual disregard of human life."
The note itself denounced
"the unprovoked destruction of
American lives and property."
The plane, a lour-engined
navy privateer patrol bomber.
vanished on a flight over tha
Baltic Sea on April 8 with 10
crewmen aboard. No trace of the
missing ship or its crew has been
tound, despite an intensive,
week-long air-sea search.
Allegations Denied
On April 10, Moscow fired a
protest at the United States
charging that an American
plane had flown over Soviet
Latvia and fired on Soviet fight
er planes that intercepted it.
tfotn tnose allegations were
denied flatly in today's note.
McDermott further called the
Soviets to task for decorating
the Russian fighter pilots who
shot down the American plana
and for their failure to help
search for the missing men.
The formal note, delivered
by U. S. Ambassador Allan
Kirk to Soviet Deputy Foreign
Minister Andrei A. Gromyko,
protested " in the most solemn
manner against this violation of
international law."
It demanded that Russia "in
stitute a prompt and thorough
investigation," express its offic
ial regrets for the unlawful
and provocative behavior of its
aviators," punish the guilty
fliers "promptly and severely,"
and instruct the red air force to
refrain from such actions in tht
future. ,
Air Force, Navy
To Buy Airplanes
Washington, Apr. 18 (U.PJ
The air force and navy an
nounced today that their com
bined aircraft buying program
fnr tho 1050 flspnl vpnr whioh
started last July 1 cails for 2,048
new planes costing $1,753,800,-
000.
The air force is buying 1,250
planes at a cost of $1,203,200,
000. Navy aircraft purchases to
tal 798, costing $550,600,000.
The aircraft procurement pro
grams for the two services show
ed continued emphasis on the air
force bomber program, but tha
purchases included many jet
fighters for both the air force
and navy.
The announcement did not
give the number of planes by
tvpes nor the air frame pounds.
But President Truman's budget
had stated that the air force
would get 23,500,000 air frame
pounds during the current fiscal
vear and the navy about 7 mil
lion. PASEBALL
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 17 0
Philadelphia 9 lt 2
Newcombe. Erskine (21, Mo
Glothin (3), Barney (5), Labine
(7) and Campanellai Robert
and Seminick. Losing pitcher
Newcombe.
"The Increased rates requested
are based on the going level and
trend of costs. If expenses in
crease beyond our present ex
pectations because of higher
material costs, higher wage
rales, or other factors, our re
quest will have to be changed
accordingly."
Under the proposed new rate
schedule, day station long dis
tance rales would be unchanged,
although the initial period of lu
cent long distance calls would
be reduced from five minutes to
three minutes. The company
also asked increases of from five
cents to 25 cents in night and
Sunday and person long distance
calls.
In Medford, J. H. Creager, .
local PTT manager, said rates in
Medford for local monthly
charges, present and proposed,
would be as follows:
Business phone, from $7.50 to
$8.75: business two-party, from
$5.75 to $6.50; residence, from
$4.50 to $4.80; residence two
party, from $3.50 lo $4; resi
dence four-party, from $2.75 to
$3.25; suburban business, from
$4.25 lo $5: suburban residence,
from $3 to $3.50.
There would be no change In
present charges for farm line
telephones-, or for business or
residence extension phones.