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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.
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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.
Hospitals in new Japan are
now required to have central
kitchens and trained employees
to prepare food, thus abolishing
a requirement that patients fur
nish someone to prepare food and j
for other physical needs.
WEED & FEED
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leaved weeds with an easy
application of Scotti Weed
& Feed. In simultaneous
action, grass Is fed to
thiclcar growth and richer
color. This dry compound
will not harm or discolor
lawns.
Shaker Box
Treat 2500 sq ft
$1.00
$3.50
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