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SIXTEEN MEDfOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Failure To Answer Census Questions Leads to Arrest Seattle, Wash., Apr. 21 (U.R) Mrs. Nyra A. t ernruu, oz, oeai- tla fnrinv U7fl chareed With refusing to give census informa tion and officials said iney Be lieved it was the first arrest ever made for direct refusal to answer questions. But a U. S. deputy marshal had a tougn lime Deiore ne miiM annrahonl Mn Fpmhill. UU.U ajp. .t.w. . and almost got himself arrested in the process. fance rtffininlm fall! T)niltv Marshal J. M. Schwerdfield to make the arrest. He was forced to draw his gun to keep oil a youth who attempted to block his way to tne woman s apart ment. As he emerged from the house with his prisoner, tnree ponce cars stopped in front of the building and demanded to see He later learned police were called by anoiner woman wno told them a man "impersonating a United States marshal" had broken into the house with a gun. Mrs. Fernhill was charged with "wilful refusal to answer census questions." District Cen sus Director Stanley Atwood said he believed the arrest was the first ever made for direct refusal to answer the census questions. Conviction on the mis demeanor calls for a $100 fine, 60 days in jail, or both. Alaska Railroad Labor Pact Approved Washington. A Dr. 22 !U.R) Secretary of. Interior uscar u. Chapman approved a new labor contract today covering non-operating employees of the Alaska railroad, a government-operated line in the territory. The agreement covers hours and working conditions for train dispatchers. clerks, hostlers, hostlers' helpers and communica tions workers. It does not in clude a new wage schedule. The agreement was negotiated between the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Firemen and Engi neers, American Train Dispatch ers' association and the Federa tion of Government Employees and J. P. Johnson, general man ager of the road. Under provisions of the agree ment, it could not take effect un til Chapman approved it. Former loco Resident Dies in Portland Home Portland, Apr. 22 Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, April 24, at the Chapel of the Chimes here for William B. Cook, who died at his home at 4445 SE 26th street Friday. Mr. Cook was born at Butte Falls, Ore., May 24, 1886, and resided in Jackson county un til 1944, when he moved to Port land. He has many relatives liv ing in southern Oregon. TIME to BUILD THAT BASEMENT I now More Space for Family Fum at LITTLE COST! Get started on that basement room build It economic ally with insulating board. Ont quick application on walls and ceilings and drab cold, baiementi are made warm and cherry. Come in and we'll help you plan a family fun BUILD THAT ATTIC ROOM Mora Living Space at Less Cost. More Comfort, Winter and Summer. Because it insulate and decorate a it build, insulating board I ideal for attic room. You can have a smart den or attic bedroom in practically no time and enjoy it the year around. o We'll tecure for you workmen who KNOW how to do the job well . , . experienced, able craftsmen who will do YOUR building job falter and better . . . careful planning, wiie buying of material and well chosen workmen will mean . tubstantial laving and better conitruction, BIG PINES LUMBER CO. 42 Yean 6TH and Funsters Schedule Dance Festival in May Central Point, Apr. 22 Plans are being formed by the Feder ated Funsters of Central Point for a festival to be held in May, The tentative program combines folk and square dancing. Joe Hausler of Sams Valley will give exhibition dances. Hausler has recently returned from Mills college, where he received an extensive course in folk dancing. Tickets for the festival may be purchased from members of the club or at t acer s market in Central Point. Another Astoria Home Being Licked On Coxcomb Hill Astoria, Ore., Apr. 22 iU.R) Lawrence Jackson's stout home, survivor of a jolting 300-foot ride on the crest of the Coxcomb hill slide, was being licked in its fight today by a single knoll of earth. The house rode the sliding hill almost miraculously to with in 150 feet of possible rescue at Ihe bottom, then bumped into the mound where it will be squeezed by its own weight and the force ol tne sliding nni De hind it. Engineers said it was caught in a nut-cracker of earth and res cue appeared impossible. A short way up the hill is Jackson's wood garage, which has followed the house down like a faithful dog. While the sliding portion of Coxcomb hill continued its pace, city officials announced they uprp rnncerned at the other end of Astoria where a portion of a hill above West Bond street is nntnntmllv dangerous. The hill has moved only six inches in the past winter but the city has be gun boring operations with the state's special machine used in boring shafts under hills to re lieve water pressure. Six-inch drain tiles will be placed in the bores, which are expected to be only a temporary measure to ease the pressure. Automobile Insurance Company Cuts Rates Bloomington, 111., Apr. 22 The State Farm Mutual Automo bile Insurance company, with home offices here, today an nounced that for the second time in eight months it is reducing automobile insurance rates in Oregon. The reductions approved In clude cuts up to 6 per cent on bodily lniury and property dam age liabiliiy, from 10 to 15 per cent on comprehensive cover age and 10 to 25 per cent on the various collision coverages. Filings for rate reductions are being made in 33 other slates. The company estimates that the total annual premium savings, nationwide, to its policyholders will be in excess of $8,000,000 for 1050 REMODEL FIR PHONE 2-6251 Sunday April 23, 19S0 Many Tourists in Oregon Foreseen During '50 Season Don Lane, secretary-manager of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, reported today that according to indications Ore gon will have a heavy tourist influx this year. Lane returned to Medford this week from the Los Angeles vaca tion and trailer show at Gilmore stadium there, which he said was attended by about 270,000 people. He was helping man a booth sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Travel association which showed pictures and pass ed out literature about seven western states and one Canadian province. Gave Out Literature The booth gave out more than 100,000 pieces of promotional travel literature, Lane reported, and he said that many of the re quests for travel information were about Oregon. Carl Jordan, of the state high way commission s travel infor mation division, also was help ine man the booth. He renorted. Lane said, that the state agency is receiving about 7,000 requests per week for Oregon travel in formation, compared to about 6,000 last year. Lane and Jordan visited the tourist bureau sponsored by the Los Angeles Times and Exam iner, the Shell Oil company, and the Southern California Auto club, and said that all four are well ahead of last year in the number of queries concerning travel in Oregon. Jail Terms Suspended For Ward Employees Joseph Peter Zash and Jack Andrew Rinn. two former em ployees of the Medford Montgom ery Ward store, Friday received three-year suspended jail sen tences in county circuit court on grand larceny charges. They were arrested April 5 with two other employees of the store af ter they had been caught stealing merchandise there. Iley E. 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