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J 1 Time Bomb Plotter Ordered To Stand Trial on May 22 West Los Angeles, Cal., May 4 (U.R) Time Bomb Plotter .Tnhn H. Grant must stand trial for the attempted murder of his wife and cnnaren oy Domomg an airliner. The 31-year-old aircraft angl- neer will be arraigned May 22 in Santa Monica superior court on seven counts arising out of his thwarted murder plan. Fiees Savan Counts He Is charged with six counts Gold Hill VFW Post Installs Officers for 1950 Gold Hill. May 4 The instal- latlon of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7416 and the auxiliary was held Sunday aft ernoon, at the IOOF hall. New officers were installed by Col. Ted Hopkins, Rogue River, past district commander. He was assisted oy oncn oiew art, Rogue River, district com mander, who filled the conduct- tor's chair. Those installed were Orel K. Dahl, commander; uiyae A. Beck, senior vlce-commanoer; nnvid Gordon, junior vice-com mander; Fred Hancock, chap lain; George W. Stone, post ad jutant; Dwight L. Davis, post surgeon; Peter Sanqum, trustee; Charles Collier, officer of the day; Bill Bell, quartermaster adjutant. Retirinff Commander George Stone was presented with a past commander's pin. ine present tion was made by Bill Bell. Ladies Installed The ladies were installed by Mrs. Ted Hopkins, Rogue River, president of District 7, and was assisted by Mary De Barry, pres ident of Crater Lake auxiliary; Bertha Smith, president Grants Pass auxiliary; Minna Stewart, district historian, Hogue wver; Helen Johnston, Medford, dist rict patriotic instructor: Virginia Krotz, senior vice-president of Shady Cove auxiliary, and Fran ces Hawkins, Rogue River, dist rict secretary. Helen Johnston was conductress for the installa tion. . Th new officers installed ire Vada Dahl, president, uby Gordon, senior vice-presi- ent; Alice Bell, junior vice resident; Lillia MacKay, chap- ain: Virginia Beck, conouci- fc-ess; Ruby Whitmore, secretary; Lena Larricks, treasurer; Madge Stone, Sue Bell, Delia Kell, trustees; Alta Hancock, guard; Yjae Collier, patriotic Instructor. Gifts ProsanUd I Ruby Whitmore presented the fetiring president, Virginia Beck with a past president's pin. the new president, Vada Dahl, fnd Mrs. Hopkins, installing of ficer, were given potted plants and each of the other members If the Installing team were pre sented with gifts. I Miss Jeannette Stona was fuisician for the Installing cere-nonies. I Guests and members were i erved cake, ice cream and cof pe by the auxiliary membres the Gold Hill unit. There were delegates from rrater Lake, Central Point, Med ord, Shady Cove, Grants Pass, llinois Valley, Camp White, iogue River posti and tha local ost. lubber Ball Causes of attemDted murder and one count of violating the state safety code by placing explosives aboard an airplane. Grant admitted to police that he planned to time-bomb the air liner in order to kill his wife, Betty, and two children and col lect $25,000 insurance. Thirteen other persons were aboard the plane April 17 which came with in four minutes of being bombed. More than $6,000 in debts drove- him to the death plot, Grant said. After his arrest, his tangled extra-marital life also was re vealed. He admitted he strung along Airline Stewardess Bette Suomela with a "pack of lies" and said he had also lost a paternity suit to another airline employee in New York. Almost a score of witnesses testified at Grant's preliminary hearing before Municipal Judge Clarke E. Stephens of West Los Angeles yesterday. Mrs, Grant on Stand Mrs. Betty Grant, 29, testified during the six-hour hearing. She stared stonily away from Grant. When she referred to him in her testimony, Mrs. Grant referred to her husband as "the defend ant." Testimony revealed that pres ence of the bomb was discovered before Grant ran down a ramp and snouted a warning to Cargo Handler H. A. Mayer. The cargo handler testified the bag already exploded, four min utes before the plane was due to take off for San Diego. Plans Laid for Vacation Bible, Church Schools The Medford Ministerial as sociation laid plans yesterday for launching simultaneous va cation Bible and church schools, June 12 through June 23. Following custom of previous years these dates immediately following the close of the public schools are accepted with the request that other organizations cooperate as far as possible in keeping these dates free for the children. Twelve churches have tenta tively committed themselves to these dates and otners may oo so. Vacation church schools will be conducted in individual churches along denominational lins but will be conducted sim ultaneously in order to facili tate the best participation of all concerned. Other action taken Included appointment of committees to work out details of the summer park service program,- and- to prepare initial publicity for a citv-wide concerted religious census in the spring of 1951. Budget Presented To Gold Hill City Council Monday Gold Hill. May 4 The pro posed budget was presented to the city council here at its meet ing Monday, May 1. Estimated receipts were given as $9,825; estimated expenses, $18,960, and the estimated amount to be raised by taxes, $9,135. Several items to be presented to the budget committee meeting next Monday were discussed. The system was described to the council for consideration by C. H. Routh. The California Oregon Power company was given permission to carry a power line over the river near the railroad bridge to the C. B. Wood property where a house is being erected. Bond Election A bond election will be held In the near future to buy fire equipment for the city. If the election carries steps will be taken to tram drivers and oth er fire workers under an or ganized department. Trash burning or fires are not permissible during the fire season without informing the fire chief, Leon E. Wise, or his assistants, Mel Hood and Ralph A. Todd. By informing them of the fact that there will be a fire that information will make it easier for the firemen to reach the location in case of the fire spreading to cause damage, or for any reason help of the fire department should be needed. ALMOST ONE A DAY Memphis, Tenn. (U.R) J. M. Harwood had a hen named Miss America which holds a record for egg production. The hen, now dead, laid 361 eggs in one 385-day period. Pearson Claims Right To Choose Successor Portland, Ore.. May 4 (U.R) State Treasurer Walter J. Pear son says he plans to appoint his own successor as treasurer if he wins Oregon's governorship on the democratic ticket. Pearson reaffirmed his con tention that he can appoint a successor in a letter to William L. Josslin, chairman of the dem ocratic state central committee. He said two republican secre taries of state succeeded to the governorship, took the oath of office and kept both offices and "failed even to appoint a suc cessor to themselves as secretary of state." "In fact," said Pearson, "one of them even accepted the sal aries of both offices. Certainly if the republicans can do it, the democrats can, too. I do not in tend to occupy both offices, but will appoint a democrat as state treasurer. Miami Reports Lack Of Housing Shortage Miami, Fla. U.R) A $50-a month apartment in the Miami area is no longer a pre-war myth. The reason is that Miami built more partments since the war than any other metropolitan area of comparable size. S. Oliver O'Bryan, president of the Greater Miami apartment house association, estimated that more than 25,000 of the 150.00U rental units in the Miami area are vacant. There will be even more available this summer, he predicted. Miami daily newspapers were carrying such attractive adver tisements as this one: "Garaee efficiency aDartment, Includes all. Coral Gables, $37.50 monthly." Holdredge, Nab. (U.R) Guests of a local service club arrived at the hotel dining room late and found club members half through their lunch apolo gizing for being late, the guests sat down, ate heartily, and found out after dessert they were at tending the wrong meeting. Thursday. May 4. 1950 MEDFORD (OREOOH) MAIL THIBUN MINI MUSEUM GETS TREASURE Minneapolis (U.R) A collec tion of ancient Chinese jades, bronzes and pottery valued a1, nearly $1,000,000 has been will ed to the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts by the late Alfred PUlsbury, a member of the grain milling family, gathered the items during trips to the Orient. The collection is believed by muslum authorities to be one of the finest private collections in the world. TWICE TOO SLIPPERY Milwaukee (U.R) Ralph G. Mance slipped on the ice and broke his arm. His wife, Angel ine, bound for the hospital to visit him, also slipped and broke her wrist. 1" y is Your best buy In coffee Is the one that everyone enjoys most Rich, satisfying Hills Bros. Coffee it a blend of the finest coffees grown. "Controlled Roasting," an exclusive Hills Bros, process, . :" roasts the blend a little at a time continuously-for uniform favor-perfection. It's vacuum packed for freshness. Evirywhtra . . . People Are Saying... 'Everybody Likes Hills Bros. CoffM." Two Grinds: R.lulir Qrtnd OclpindGlm-MikNOrind fMBCHSE our Deaths in Japan Osaka, Japan, May 4 (U.PJ- A common rubber ball caused jthe death of it 13-year-old owner ana uuw iuw .... W Young Minora Tanaka went after the Dau wnen Dounceu Snto open mannole. When he nlUJ raonn,,, father iiiM.,avl hlm.ol Intn thlt hole Kneither did a neighbor who went ffidown to retrieve the father and Eson. , , Finally, firemen arrived on me scene ana une w iw ers descended into the hole and also failed to return. Later, all four were pulled from the pit. Officials said they died of asphixiation from methane gas. BEER HELPS BLIND Miami Beach, Fla. 0J.B Peruvian beer consumption Is lowering the rate of blindness in that country, the Pan American conference on prevention of blindness was told. Dr. Jorge Valdeavellano said the govern ment's program of aid to the blind Is financed entirely by a nna mrA taw fnhntlt KVfn Centj) ion every case of beer sold. 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