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TuMdar. March II. 1952
if Asks Return
Of Gold Beach Land
To Indian Owners
Portland U.PJ A suit brought
by the Portland Trust bank was
on file here Tuesday demanding
that all transactions in the sale
of 800 acres of timberland at
Gold Beach, Ore., by the Bureau
of Indian Affairs be voided and
the land returned to its Indian
owners.
The bank filed the complaint
as conservator of the estates of
Jasper Grant and Harold E.
Thornton, two Indian wards of
the government.
Aimtd at Director
The litigation is aimed at E.
Morgan Pryse, area director of
the U.S. Bureau of Indian af
fairs; Clyde Flinn and F. E. La
France, assistant directors, and
seven individuals allegedly in
volved in the property trans
actions.
The transactions recently drew
the interest of investigators from
the Department of the Interior.
Outcome of the investigation has
not been disclosed.
According to the complaint,
the 800-acre tract was allotted in
1895 to Eliza, Chancy, Clara,
Capt. Jack and Sandy Grant, all
now dead.
It was held in trust by the Bu
reau of Indian affairs. Nanny
Grant Thornton later was de-
Gunman Slays Two
Policemen; Girl
Accomplice Hunted
Hattiesburg, Miss. (U.R)
Forest county authorities filed
murder charges Tuesday against
a surly gunman and the girl
friend who "ditched" him after
he killed two policemen in a
wild gun battle.
Assistant Police Chief Hugh
Herring said Luther C. Wheeler,
24, made a complete confession
after "changing his story for the
13th time" and reenacted the
shooting for four law officers.
Accomplice Sought
Meantime, authorities in fou.
states sought Elaine Foreman,
31, of Salt Lake City, identified
by Wheeler as his accomplice in
the attempted burglary of an
auto agency here.
Patrolmen James Everett, 26,
and M. W. Vinson Jr., 30, were
killed in an exchange of pistol
fire when they stopped the
Jacksonville, Fla., gunman's
car to investigate a burglary re
port Sunday.
Wheeler said he met the Fore
man woman at Jacksonville two
weeks ago, according to police.
They said the bandit claimed he
paid her $15 a day to accompany
him after convincing her he was
a novelty salesman.
Surprised in Act
Herring said Wheeler was sur
prised by the two officers as he
tried to steal a new car at the
Ace Weathers Motor company.
He and Miss Foreman were
overtaken by the patrol car
after a five-block chase.
As Patrolman Everett closed
in on Wheeler's car driven by
the woman Wheeler shot the
officer once with a .38 caliber
pistol, killing him instantly.
He said he wheeled and fired
at Vinson who was still inside
the police cruiser, wounding
him in the face. The gunman
said he then shot Vinson twice
more at close range.
The Foreman woman began
screaming and sped away, leav
ing Wheeler standing in the
road.
clared the owner and Grant and
Thornton were her heirs, the
complaint stated.
Transfer Said Induced
Last year, the complaint
claimed, La France of the Indian
Bureau induced the two owners
to sign an instrument to transfer
their interest in the property to
Ernestine C. Suuscal, a Siletz
Indian woman. Director Pryse
signed the transfer order last
August 7.
The complaint alleged that
Mrs. Siniscal then conveyed title
to Henry B. and Elizabeth Tay
lor of The Dalles, Ore.
The Taylors allegedly gave an
option on the property to Fred
M. and Irene K.' Marsh and Wil
liam F. and Lorene B. Brenner
for $300,000. The complaint stat
ed that the Taylors paid $135,000
to the Bureau of Indian affairs
and $25,000 to Mrs. Siniscal in
the second transaction.
The complaint alleged that the
two Indian owners were incom
petent to handle their own af
fairs and were unaware that
the property was worth, accord
ing to the bank, in excess of
$350,000.
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KOREAN ENCORE Evelyn
Hamilton packs in New York for
a second USO trip to Korea to
entertain troops. The first enter
tainer to make another Korean
tour, she regrets baggage re
strictions make it impossible for
her to take along outgrown
clothes of her five-year-old son to
give to Korean youngsters.
Connally Sees Visit
By Angry Hawaiians
Plug for Statehood
Washington (U.R) Sen. Tom
Connally says a visit by a group
of "fighting mad" Hawaiians
was a "propaganda effort to se
cure votes for the Hawaiian
statehood bill."
The shaggy-maned Texas Dem
ocrat made the statement to the
Senate late Monday after meet
ing with the Hawaiians in his
office. He said "there was no
valid reason for the people in
Hawaii getting excited or send
ing a delegation to Washington
to see me."
Remarks Protested
The Hawaiians came to protest
Connally's recent remarks dur
ing the statehood debate which
they interpreted as a slur on Ha
waiian patriotism. The visitors
refused to give details of their
hour-long conference with Con
nally, but said they were "very
happy" with the outcome'
The Hawaiians were angered
by the senator's statement that
Airline Passenger
Insurance Doubled
New York (U.R) The Conti
nental Casualty company an
nounced that starting Tuesday
it will double the amount of in
surance sold to air passengers
as a declaration of "faith and
confidence" in scheduled air
lines. The company will offer
$50,000 worth of insurance for
25 cents, instead of a $25,000
policy.
"I've been out in Hawaii and the
majority of the people are not of
American descent."-He. said. he
thought he was "a better Ameri
can than a great many people in
Hawaii."
No Dislike Assured
"I assured them I had no dis
like for the people of Hawaii
and that I wanted to be just and
fair to them," Connally told the
Senate. "The misunderstanding
which has arisen in Hawaii is
due entirely to a misunderstand
ing of my remarks on the Sen
ate floor."
No Motive Found
In Chicago Slaying
Chicago (U.R) A county pay
roller was shot to death on Chi
cago's west side just before mid
night Monday night.
Leo A. Maciejewski, 44, lived
for a few minutes after he was
cut down by one shot fired from
behind him at close range.
Police were unable to obtain
any statement from him as to
the identity of his assailant. No
clues as to the motive for the
killing were obtained.
Three University of Illinois
pharmacy students told police
they witnessed the shooting and
even tried to catch a car believed
to be driven by Maciejewski's
killer.
Nylon Armor Vest Receives
Test on Korea Battlefield
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testing a new nylon armor vest'
which it hopes will cut fatal
wounds as much as 30 to 40
per cent.
A metal vest has been tested
previously and in several in
stances has prevented possibly
fatal wounds. The new vest,
made of 12 layer? of nylon, will
be tested in combat for about
four months before the Army
decides whether or not it should
be put into mass production.
Purpose To Say Life
The purpose of the vest, said
Lt. Col. Andrew A. Aines, head
of a 40-man test team, is more to
save life than limb.
The test, called "Operation
Boar," has among its implica
tions the possibility that the vest
will reduce serious wounds and
the number of soldiers killed in
action, through protection of the
torso. . . .
The Army said that 60 to 80
per cent of United Nations cas
ualties in Korea have been caus
ed by fragmentation chunks of
metal from bursting mortar and
artillery shells trie most serious
of which were in the torso area.
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four ounces. They are composed
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with a one-quarter inch sponge
rubber around the bony parts
of the torso. - ;
Aines stressed that , the yests
are still - in the experimental
stage, costing now about $100
each. But he said the cost,, once
the vest is in mass production,
should drop to about $25 each
San Francisco's Mission dis
trict is called "South of S'nt"
from the days when cable cars
plied Market street. . -
Influenza Tops
A total of 202 cases of com
municable disease 176 of them
influenza was reported to the
county health office last week.
The influenza' outbreak, now
in its second month, is far less
widespread than that of last
year. Of the total,' 124 cases last
week were in Medford, 50 were
in Ashland, and one each was in
Rogue River and Griffin Creek.
Other disease cases included
nine of pneumonia, five in Med
ford, two in Ashland, and one
each in Gold Hill and Phoenix;
strep throat, three in Phoenix
and one in Medford; three cases
of whooping cough in Ashland;
three cases of measles in Med
ford, and scattered cases of rheu
matic fever, chicken pox,
mumps, scarlet fever and infec
tious mononucleosis.
Area Speech Conies! Of Toasf masters Set
- The southern-Oregon-northern
California area speech contest of
Toastm asters International will
be held in Medford the evening
of March 22 at the Medford ho
tel, it was announced at last
night's' meeting' of Medford
Toastmasters by Dan Hull, gov
ernor of the area, which includes
clubs in Medford, Ashland,
Grants Pass, Klamath Falls and
Yreka.
Speaking at last night's meet
ing were George Distell, Dr.
William Thompson, Bob Kyle
Jr., and Al Bradford. Toastm as
ter was Russ Mitchell, topic
master Walter Nunley and critic,
Allan Henderson.
STOCKING RUNS NOTED
New York (U.R) Women
shoppers and office workers in
the midtown area reported Mon
day a sudden epidemic of runs
in their nylon hose. Several at
tributed the mass stocking ruin
to atmospheric conditions.
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FLOWERS
All of Spring's blossoms fashioned
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SHORTS
Fine combed cotton shorts for wom
en and girls. A well known brand.
All sizes in maize or white. Regular
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Printed pique, plaid denim and print
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Values to 98c a yard. Wednesday
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House Slippers
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A good range of sizes. Values to
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Hair Dryer
Professional type ladies hair-dryer.
Dries the whole head of hair at one
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$5.98 Yd.
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Dotted Swiss
St. Germain dotted Swiss, a
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$1.19 Yd.
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