James. Roosevelt Seems
Certain for Democratic
Nomination in California
NOMINEES Gov. Earl War
ren, above, and James Roose
velt, right, son of the late presi
dent, appeared certain to clash
in November for the governor
s h i p of California. Warren
scored a landslide to gain the
republican nomination while
Roosevelt, who trailed on the
democratic ballot late last night,
pulled steadily ahead today.
California permits candidates to
file on both tickets.
School District 6
Approves Budget
Totaling $363, 117
Central Point, June 7 Pat
rons of school district No. 6 a
light vote yesterday apprnjted
the 1950-1951 budget by a corint
! of 98 yes, 16 no.
The budget has a $363,117 out
fey, with S231.131 to be raised
by taxes. Of the levy, S170.499.87
will be outside the six per cent
limit on increases.
. At a school board meeting last
night a spokesman for the com
mittee judging the new high
school name contest reported
that the committee was not satis
fied with the entries made. The
committee recommended that
the contest be reopened. It clos
ed several months ago. There
was no action from the board,
which took the matter under ad
visement. Contract Awarded
The board awarded a contract
to Rogue River hardware, Grants
Pass, to convert the furnace at
Gold Hill school to oil. It was
decided to install gutters on unit
buildings at Central Point. Fred
Scheffel. Mcdford, was awarded
the contract to lay tile on the
grade school grounds to catch
the drain from the gutters.
The county has agreed to oil
the play area around the build
ings and part of the parking sec
tion. 1950 Rose Festival
Will Open Tonight
Portland, Ore., June 7 iU.R)
Portland's 1950 Rose festival
will officially open tonight with
the crowning of Queen-elect Dor
othy Anderle in ceremonies at
Multnomah stadium.
The crowning will be part of
the giant show which features
an aquatic performance by
southern California swimm e r s
and radio-recording star Mar
garet Whiting.
The climax of the festivities
honoring the rose Portland's of
ficial flower will be the tradi
tional rose parade Friday with
a "circus day" theme. I
Man Paroled After
Embezzlement Sentence
James Clarke was paroled to
the state parole officer this
morning by Circuit Judge H. K.
Hanna after a two year jail sen
tence for the embezzlement of
$380 from the Midway Auction
yards was suspended. Clarke
had pleaded guilty.
Complaint was filed by Wil
liam J. Bray, according to Dist
rict Attorney George Neilson.
'Green Guard' on JobP
Lightning Fire Reported
One Oregon "Green Guard."
at least, is already on the alert
to keep Oregon green this year.
State forest patrolmen said
that Don Crutcher, a Green
Guard, last night reported a
lightning fire at Mt. Isabelle in
the Forest creek area. A snag
and a small ground area brned.
Two patrolmen were at the
scene today.
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Chamber Cautions on
'Model Home Scheme'
The Jackson County Chamber
of Commerce said today it has
been informed that an itinerant
roofing and siding business is in
operation here that may be sim
ilar to the "model home scheme"
the Portland Better Business bu
reau has been warning its pa
trons about.
The bureau said "the model
home scheme, currently being
freely used here by a number of
siding and roofing salesmen, is
tar more likely to be a gimmick
than a bona fide offer.
The salesmen are reported to
be approaching home owners
with the offer to roof the house
or apply new siding almost at
cost in return for using the home
later as a model for future pros
pects. For every subsequent job
sold as a result of the model's
appearance, the homeowner is
to receive $25 or some similar
bonus. But the bureau warned
that customers are finding that
every home repaired is being
called a model and that they fre
quently discover that they have
contracted to make $25 monthly
payments rather than to receive
bonuses.
The chamber says it has been
getting reports of salesmen of
fering very similar deals to home
owners in Medford.
Diamond Lake Highway
Load Limits Announced
A limit on gross loads which
may be carried on the Diamond
Lake highway, from the Junction
with the Crater Lake highway
to Diamond lake was announced
today by J. G. Bromley. Grants
Pass, state highway department
resident engineer.
The limitation, effective last
week, is for 11.000 pounds gross
load on any axle; 20.000 pounds
gross on a pair or tandem axle.
36,000 maxium gross load for
any vehicle.
The load limit will remain in
effect until the roadbed is stabil
ized, Bromley said, and some of
the snow has left the shoulders.
The road is in excellent condi
tion for two-way traffic, he said.
Cowboy $ fo Appear in
Downtown City Area
A group of cowboyt who
will participate in the ninth
annual Rogue River Roundup
Saturday end Sunday will ap
pear in downtown Medford at
2:30 p.m. tomorrow, to lend
"atmonphere" before the week
end show,
A cowboy clown will alio be
in attendance, and any rider
who withes may join the in
formal "parading" tomorrow
and Friday. Hones will be per
mitted on the ttreeti during
these two day.
Warren Captures
Republican Race
By 9 to 1 Margin
Helen Douglas to
Oppose Rep. Nixon
San Francisco, June 7 (U.R)
James Roosevelt appeared to be
winning the democratic nomina
tion for governor today although
Gov. Earl Warren captured the
republican race by a nine-to-one
margin over the son of the late
president and led in total by
more than 300,000.
As returns from yesterday's
primary election mounted, Roo
sevelt pulled into a lead of more
than 75,000 votes over Warren
in the battle for the democratic
bid. More than half of Roose
velt's total came from the Los
Angeles area where he lives.
Helen Douglas Picked
The race for the U. S. senate
seat being vacated by Sheridan
Downey was settled with Helen
Gahagan Douglas, congresswom
an and former motion picture
and stage actress, carrying the
democratic nomination for the
November general election and
Rep. Richard Nixon winning the
republican bid.
The count of ballots was ex
ceedingly slow and it was not
expected complete unofficial re
sults would be available until
Thursday.
Returns from 7,630 precincts
out of the state's 17,995 gave for
governor in the closely-contested
democratic race: Warren 294,723
and Roosevelt 373,307. In the
republican gubernatorial contest
Warren ran up 434.187 votes in
7,654 precincts against Roose
velt's 45.861. Warren's total vote
in a bid for a third term 728,910
to 419,168 for Roosevelt,
Boddy Defeated
In the senate race, a three-corner
fight between Mrs. Douglas,
Nixon and Manchester Boddy,
Los Angeles newspaper publish
er, returns from 7,706 precincts
out of a total of 17.995 on the
republican side gave Boddy 45,
315. Mrs. Douglas 53,716 and
Nixon 223,182. The democratic
race showed Boddy with 106,031,
Mrs. Douglas polling 227,151 and
Nixon 112,989.
...One of the major. surprises-of
the primary was the defeat in
both republican and democratic
races of Attorney General Fred
N. Houser, one of the most con
troversial political figures in
California's history. Howser was
swept out of office after a tur
bulent four-year term in which
agents of his office were linked
with gambling syndicate pay
offs. Howser himself frequently
was at odds with Governor War
ren's commission on organized
crime which accused the attor
ney general of laxity in enforc
ing gambling laws.
Captured Americans
'Confessed' to Spying
Washington, June 7 (U.R)
The navy confirmed today that
a naval electrician's mate and a
marine sergeant signed a false
"confession" of spying in order
to obtain their release from Chi
nese communists after almost 19
months' imprisonment.
Electrician's Mate William C.
Smith, 32, Long Beach, Cal and
Sergeant Elmer C. Bender, 27,
Chicago, previously had refused
to discuss whether they had
"confessed" spying. The Chinese
communists claimed they had
when they were released at
Tsingtao May 3.
A naval intelligence report re
port made available to the Unit
ed Press said that the two men
signed a false "confession" be
cause they were convinced their
freedom depended on it.
The report was based on secret
questioning of Smith and Bender
by naval intelligence officers
when they stopped at Pearl Har
bor May 18-19 en route back to
their homes in this country.
IMPROVING
Harvey Lee Williams. Central
Point, who was Injured in a mill
mishap yesterday, is still in se
rious condition but is making
good progress and doing better
than expected, his doctor said
today.
Roy Shelton of Gangster Clan Slain
Fairfield. 111., June 7 iU.R) -Roy
Shelton, whose gangster
brothers fought rivals with ar
mored cars and a plane during
prohibition era wars, was shot
and killed today in the latest of
a series of ambushes to wipe out
male members of the Shelton
clan.
He was shot four or five times
and knocked off his tractor as
he worked on his Pond Creek
bottoms farm. He fell in front
of a disc harrow which mangled
his body.
Two Brothers Left
His killing left alive two of
five Shelton brothers, three of
whom led a gang which terror
ized southern Illinois during the
roaring 20s and brazenlv invad
ed towns to fight rivals in quar
tels over profit from liquor and
Medford
45th Year. 16 Pages
Council Selects
Phil Stansbury
Mayor of Ashland
Ha maker, Taylor to
Fill Council Posts
Ashland, June 7 Phillip
Stansbury was elected by his fel
low council members to the post
of mayor of Ashland at a meet
ing here last night. Stansbury re
places Tom Williams, who was
recalled in a special election held
May 19.
Two vacancies on the council
also were filled by councilmen.
One vacancy was created by
Stansbury's election, the other by
recall of ex-Councilman Elmer
Sheldon.
Councilmen Named
Mark S. Hamaker, a retired
lumberman, was named to the
Sheldon vacancy, and Fred A.
Taylor, a retired restaurant oper
ator, was elected to fill Stans
bury's seat.
Tile three appointments were
the latest moves in municipal
strife which has racked the city
for nearly two years. It began
before the general election of
1948. when Williams was elected
in a closely contested race among
a number of candidates. Follow
ing his election the dispute con
tinued to flare, being pointed up
in disagreement between the
mayor s appointment of a new
police chief and city attorney to
replace those then in office.
Early last year, a recall move
ment was launched against three
councilmen, John Daugherty,
John Nosier and Herb Fischborn,
who were removed from office
in an election March 17.
Dissatisfaction Expressed
City affairs were relatively un
disturbed for nearly a year fol
lowing this action, until a group
of citizens began expressing dis
satisfaction with administration
policies.
This culminated in the recent
recall election. Williams was re
moved from office by a margin
of 75 votes, with a larger margin
of votes recalling Sheldon.
(An unverified rumor was cur
rent in Ashland today to the ef
fect that another recall move
ment will be launched soon
against councilmen who have
stood with the mayor in city mat
ten. V-
Bujignation Received
In other action last night, the
city council accepted the resigna
tion of Bert Day as street super
intendent. Day said he had re
ceived an attractive job offer. No
replacement was named by the
council. The street department
has been unoperative for several
weeks due to lack of funds.
City Recorder J. B. Austin,
budget director, gave an infor
mal presentation of the new city
budget, which after minor
changes affecting the police and
fire departments will be resub
mitted for council approval. It
will not exceed the six per cent
limitation this year, he said.
Judqe's Salary Cut
The council trimmed the sal
ary of city police judge from
$125 to $100 per month. Col.
H. R. Jordan is acting judge, hav
ing been appointed to the job
to succeed L. Peers Wilmcth after
the recall election. Wilmcth was
a Williams appointee, and lost
his job at the same time as the
former mayor.
The council approved the sale
of a Third street garage building
originally purchased for the fire
department. It was bought bv
Kenneth Perrinc for $13,000, the
same figure for which the city
originally purchased the struc
ture. Fred Homes, council chairman,
presided until Stansbury took
over the gavel. A full audience
of interested citizens attended
the council session.
Police Identify Body
Found on Car Tracks
Portland. Ore., June 7 (U.R)
The body of a woman identified
by Multnomah county police as
that of Mary Austin. 36. of Port
land, was found yesterday near
the Bellrose interurban car
tracks southeast of Portland
city limits.
According to police reports,
the woman had been missing
from her home since Sunday aft
ernoon when she went for a
walk.
The cause of death was not
immediately determined, but an
autopsy has been ordered.
gambling
State's Attorney Gerald May
berry said that the shooting was
witnessed by Frank (Whiz) Mc
Kibbins, a hired hand. McKib
bins did not see the attacker, he
said.
The killer stood in three
Inches of water behind bushes
about 100 yards from Shelton.
Shot Punctures Tire
McKibbins heard the shots.
Maybcrry said, and ran over and
turned off the tractor. A he
did so, another shot hit a tractor
tire, puncturing it. McKibbins
didn't know, he said, whether
the shot was fired at him or at
Shelton's body.
The shooting occurred about
7 am.
Mrs. Earl (Big Earl) Shelton,
the victim'! siater-in-law, report
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FIERY RAMPAGEWhite clouds of smoke and fumes tower over 13.680-foot peak of Mauno Loa that
can be seen 35 miles away in the city of Hilo. Mauna Loa's eruption is one of the greatest in Hawaii's
volcano history, covering an area of 25 miles to the sea, three miles wide and 26 feet deep.
City To Buy Housing
Council OK's Taxi Rte Boost
Medford city council last
night voted to apply to purchase
the Jackson county housing pro
ject in northwest Medford. It
was understood that the project
will continue to operate and will
not he torn down until the need
for the housing ceases to exist.
The city reportedly can ob
tain the property at a nominal
price to be used for municipal
fmrposes after the housing is no
onger necessary. City use of
the property must be of public
nature and must not compete
with private enterprise.
157 Units
The federal public housing
authority had advised that any
political subdivision can apply
Senate Votes More
Price Support Funds
Washington, June 7 (U.R)
The senate overrode weak repub
lican opposition early today and
voted overwhelmingly to pro
vide another $2 billion for the
farm price support program.
It aaproved, 46 to 5, a bill in
creasing the commodity credit
corp'sttending authority from
$4,750,000,000 to $8,750,000,000.
The vote came at the end of a
long 12-hour session, in which
Sen. John J. Williams (R Del.)
and other republicans bitterly as
sailed the CCC's past accounting
methods.
Williams proposed that the
senate return the bill to its agri
culture committee for a review
of the corporation's financial
structure. But his recommital
motion was rejected, 30 to 21.
The measure now goes back
to the house for concurrence in
senate changes.
Lynch Discharged as
McKay Political Pilot
Portland, Ore., June 7 (U.R)
Showalter Lynch, advertising
manager for Dave Hoover's cam
paign for the republican senator
ial nomination last month, was
dismissed an Gov. Douglas Mc
Kay's re-election campaign ad
vertising manager Tuesday.
Lynch, who faced a $50,000
lawsuit as a result of the Hoover
campaign, said he received noti
fication of his dismissal from
W. L. Phillips, Salem, chairman
of the governor's campaign ex
ecutive committee.
Lynch said he believed the
action came as a result of his
work in Hoover's unsuccessful
campaign and added that t h e
committees action was hard to
understand."
Washington. June 7 (U.R)
The senate early today approv
ed the nomination of John A.
McCone, California, to be under
secretary of the air force. He
replaces Arthur S. Barrows who
resigned.
ed the death to the Wayne coun
ty sheriff's office.
Townsmen believed Roy's as
sassination bore out the opinion
of Wayne county officials that
recent shootings were the result
of a backwoods feud. There had
been three attempts on the life
of Roy's nephew, Little Ear!, 34,
in the last year.
Racketeering Uniuipected
Because Roy had led a ;uiet
life as a fanner, in recent years
observers didn't think the gun
play jrew out of any racketeer
ing rlijniites. Roy had taken
little rSJrt in the outlaw activi
ties of hlr brothers, Big Earl,
Bernie and Carl, other than an
occasional jaunt with them in
their younger days.
"It just looks like omebodv
if out to et the whole family,"
.1), OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE
mm califo
for the property. The proje,
has 157 units, all occupied, and
there is a long waiting list.
Councilmen also acted to grant
Medford taxi-cab companies a
rate increase "as requested," but
denied the reduction in license
fees petitioned by the firms. The
fare increase would provide an
additional 25 cents for an unin
terrupted cross-zone trip in Med
ford. New rates and maps must
be filed with city recorder be
fore the new rate is effective.
Asked Booii
The cab companies asked the
boost to meet increased operat
ing expenses, including a pay
boost that is being negotiated
for drivers.
There was some question
among the firms today as wheth
er the council action would be
acceptable. The question hinged
on the interpretation of an "un
interrupted" trip. One operator
indicated that the council action
might represent a rate decrease
if a taxi is not permitted to
make additional pickups on a
trip. Councilmen Dwight
Houghton and Paul Selby voiced
objection to t!ti cabs operating
a "bus service," Selby pointed
out that douPfling up of pas
sengers in cabs was a wartime
measure.
Petition Presented
The council was handed a peti
tion from residents of the area
reauestinc that James H. Gol
den. 100 Lincoln street, be com
pelled to refrain from further
Man Robs Bank for
Love of Taxi Dancer
Los Angeles, June 7 (U.R)
Bookkeeper Donald P. Book-
waiter, 23. told police he robbed
a bank of $1,400 to get money
to buy a horse for the love of his
life, a taxi dancer.
Today the Sacramento, Cal.,
youth learned it was all for noth
ing. Taxi Dancer Margaret Sweet,
20, said she thought Bookwalter
was a "nice boy" but denied em
phatically that she loved him or
promised to niHrry him.
"lies a real nire boy, never
curses and frequently talks about
his folks, the pretty brunette
said. "But I'm not in love with
him."
Bookwalter, charged with rob
bing the Van Nuys branch of the
Bank of America of $1,400 Mon
day, said the girl told him "she
loved me and had promised to
marry me next month.
HERE ON BUSINESS
Camp While. June 7 Bill
McCleave, Seattle, Wash., ad-
vistor to boards of civil service
examiners, is spending two days
t this station on nuicial busi
ness. He conferred with the of
ficials of the Medford post office
while here, and leaves for Rose-
burg this evening where he. will
spend a few days at the VA
hospital.
one source said.
He said there had been "had
blood" between the Shelton
elan and other Pond Creek fami
lies over land and cattle owner
ship.
Served Prison Term
Roy was in prison for most of
the period of the Shelton gang's
heyday. He was sentenced to
serve one to 20 years In Illinois
prison In 1922 upon his convic
tion in circuit court in William
son county for armed robbery.
He was grard a conditional
parole in 1924 but violated it by
not reporting regularly to his
parole agent and was ordered
returned to prison. For two
years he was a fugitive until his
capture In East St. Louis
He
was released from
1931.
prison in
Tribune
7, 1950
NO. 64
Project;
use of his property for storage
and repair of logging trucks, and
other similar use.
They asked that Golden be
required to remove the trucks
and junk, saying that the opera
tion was detrimental to other
properties of the district. Re
zoning of the district was asked
to prevent others from using
property for similar purposes.
F. C. Findley was spokesman
for petitioners. The matter has
been brought to council atten
tion before and Findley indicat
ed a feeling of being "brushed
off." Mayor Diamond Flynn said
councilmen will make further
investigation of the issue.
No Setback Action
Discussion on the problem of
determining the setback line for
the seven-story apartment house
planned at the corner of Oak-
dale avenue and 10th street by
Coates Construction company re
sulted In no action being taken.
Possibility of rezoning the en
tire block as a business area was
mentioned. There was some
talk of delaying a decision until
the new zoning ordinance is
passed, but Mayor Flynn said
some action is needed within a
reasonable time.
The council approved the re
newal for one year of the City
Sanitary service lease of ap
proximately 40 acres of the Camp
White sewage disposal area.
Police Commended
In discussion of the park and
pool dedication Sunday, police
drew commendation for their
work. Many of them volunteer
ed their services during regular
time off. Darell Huson, member
of the park advisory committee,
reported that the Crater Lions
club concession stand at the park
.Sunday made a profit of $1.10.
The money will defray $85.35
dedication expenses and will be
used to buy pool equipment.
Huson said the committee con
sidered its services terminated.
Resignation of George Good
man from the budget committee
was accepted.
Lever Brothers Not
To Sponsor Bob Hope
New York, June 7 (U.R)
Lever Brothers announced today
that the company is ending its
12-year association with comed
ian Bob Hope.
The company, manufacturer of
soaps and detergents, disclosed
it will not renew Hope's option
for his Tuesday night radio show
and has released its Tuesday
night time on NBC.
The Hope show leaves the air
after the June 13 broadcast. Hope
had announced he had had dif
ferences with Lever Brothers
and had asked for a release. A
spokesman for NBC said the net
work had no comment on reports
it hoped to sign Hope to a radio
and television contract.
Caulking Being Taken
From New Swim Pool
Hawthorne park swimming
pool was out of operation today
while gummy caulking was re
moved from seams.
The caulking, a material which
did not harden as expected, had
been disagreeable for swimmers
The pool was drained for the
work.
City Superintendent Vernon
Thorpe said it is planned to have
tne pool ready lor swimming
again Thursday.
Purse-Snafcfier Gets
20 Cents for Pains
Carol Spence. 33 Willamette
avenue, told police that a man
driving a small truck made off
with her purse yesterday after
it bounced from her bicycle bas
ket as she was riding on Main
street at Front street.
She said she went back to
nick up the purse hut the man
stopped his truck, picked no the
purse, and drove off. The pune
contained 20 cents.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Generally cloudy
and continued cool tonight.
Scattered light ahoweri. De
creatine cloudiness and
warmer Thursday,
Temp.
HUhest Yesterday ........... 36
Lowest this Morning- . 44
Prec. to 4:30 A.M. Today ...... .01
mm
Crops, Property
Heavily Damaged;
One Man Killed
Gale Extends Into
Western Nevada
San Francisco, June 7 (U.R)
A storm carrying winds of full
gale force blew itself out today
after killing at least one person,
and injuring eight, uprooting
trees and causing damage in the
thousands to crops and property.
The storm extended from the
Oregon and California coasts in
land over the central valley and
into western Nevada, where
gusts up to 90 miles per hour
were recorded.
Storm Extinguishes Fire
The storm also was credited
with at least one good result
when torrents of mixed rain and
snow extinguished a forest fire
which had burned over 4.000
acres in the Modoc national
forest.
The storm's victim was Mel
vin McCoy Hamilton, 29. a trac
tor driver. He was killed in
stantly when the wind toppled
a 70-foot redwood tree on him
at Laguinitas. 35 miles north of
San Francisco.
Areas Black Out
The wind knocked down
signs and power poles, causing a
nouse lire and brief interrup
tions of power and teleDhona
service in the San Francisco, bay
area ana blacking out Carson
City arid Virginia City, Nevada.
Four persons were injured,
one seriously, when a Sacra-
mcnto-to-Reno Greyhound bus
skidded off Highway 40 during
unseasonaDie rain and landed on
its side. The injured were iden
tified as James Tant. 60. Stock
ton, Cal.; James E. Farmer, 65,
Ogden, Utah; Dorothy J. Brooks,
.10, Kcno, ana u. j, Cunningham,
Reno.
Salt Lake City. June 7 U.R)
A violent storm lashed Utah to
day with wind, rain and snow.
wrecking property, causing one
fatal accident and helping drive
an escaped Utah convict back to
prison.
Wildest wind reported was at
Provo, where the gale at 6 a.m.
averaged 44 miles an hour with
gusts up to 55 miles an hour.
Wind Hurls Diri
Huge dust clouds billowed
over most of the western half of
the state as the wind picked up
light dirt and salt dust off the
desert flatlands and hurled it
through the skies.
At Tooele, the dust was so
thick that Norman Shepherd,
45-year-old state road commis
sion flagman, didn't see a load
ed gravel truck backing toward
mm. Tne truck, driven by wil
lard A. Day, 22. Midvale, knock
ed Shepherd under ita whcele
and he was killed instantly.
Rescued Passengers
See Shark Eat Man
Miami. Fla.. June 7 (U P)
The U. S. destroyer S a u f 1 e y
steamed toward the mainland to
day carrying 37 survivors nf
chartered plane crash who
watched in horror while a fel
low passenger was being eaten
alive by sharks.
Nine Puerto Ricans
known to have died when the
twin-engine C-46 crash-landed In
the Atlantic ocean Monday night
270 miles off the Florida coast.
Eighteen others were presumed
dead.
The tale of one heroic rescue
that came too late was related
in a radio message received from
the ship by 6th naval district
headquarters at Charleston, S. C.
It told how .sharks began at
tacking Pedro Gugman just be
fore he was fished out of the
water and how Bos'n Mate 2C
J. B. Taylor risked his own life
to save him. Gugman died soon
after being pulled aboard the
Saufley.
Ferry Service Over
Columbia Restored
Astoria. Ore., June 7 ,U.R)
Ferry service was restored across
the Columbia river todav after
a compromise agreement was
reached between unions and
operators, ending a six-dav strike
that cut coast highway 101.
Some 25 employees will re
ceive their present 48 hour pay
schedules for a 44 hour work
wcck. i no unions had asked a
40 hour week for 48 hours pav,
while the company had offered
a straight 7.5 cents an hour
raise for the 48 hour week.
Hailstorm Reported
In Grants Pass Area
Grants Pass. Ore., June 7 (U.R)
A sudden hard hailstorm yester
day in the Grants Pass area end
ed the acute fire hazard in the
wind dried timber area.
Hall did little damage to crops
but some home gardens Were
slightly Injured.
CITY FIREMEN CALLED
City firemen called to 838
West Jackson street at 1:20 p.m.
today reported they could find
no fire.