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TEH MZDrORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sundif. April 27. 1951 Federal Jury Finds Yon Morpurgo Guilty San Francisco (U.R) A feder al court Jury Saturday found Henry Von Morpurgo, 42-year-old Piedmont publicist, guilty on S3 counts of mail fraud in connection with the Sister Kenny Folio fund. The charges involve maximum penalties of $53,000 on each count tnd a total of 265 years In a federal penitentiary. Both Imprisonment and fine could be brought to bear upon Von Morpurgo who was accused of pocketing some $87,000 in Sis ter Kennv Foundation money. He will appear before Federal Jnde Edward P. Murphy for sentencing May 14 at 9:30 a.m, The East Bay public relations man originally was charged on 58 counts. The five counts dis missed related to veterans hos pital and adoptions charities. Deed line Sunday Claaalfleda la at noon Saturdays. ATTENTION FARMERS! CABBAGE & TOMATOES Ready For The Field Several Varieties MARSHALL Nunery & Florist 12fh & NEWTOWN Phone 3-1657 OPEN SUNDAYS JLMih ILJt i CONVICTS AGREE TO SURRENDER Shaking hands after signing a truce to hostilities ac Southern Michigan Prison at Jackson are Vernon Fox, assistant deputy warden (left), and Earl Ward, leader of the rebelling convicts. Two convicts in center are Tony Mazzone (left) and Russel Jarboe. The 169 prisoners then surrendered themselves and eight guard hostages to end the worst riot In the history of the world's largest walled prison. Negotiations Break Down In Woodworkers Dispute Portland (U.R) With one ex-ing a two-day session with the Vacuum Cleaners SERVICE & REPAIR ALL MAKES Dust Bags, Fillers etc. Phone 2-4998 r3 ception, negotiations between CIO Woodworkers and all major employer groups in five Pacific Northwest states have broken down completely, A. F. Hartung, Woodworkers president, an nounced Saturday. The International Woodwork ers of America northwest region al negotiating committee is on a standby basis to meet with any employer group between now and the IWA strike deadline at midnight Monday, Hartung said. Offers Told Meanwhile, spokesmen for em ployers revealed that a wage in crease of 7V4 cents an hour, ret roactive to April 1, three addi tional paid holidays, increased vacation benefits, and six-cent night shift differentials were of fered by lumber and logging employer committees here dur IWA The offer was not mentioned by Hartung in his statement Fri day night. He said negotiations with Willamette volley operators association and the lumbermen's industrial relations council were at an end late Friday after fruit less attempts to reach a settle ment. You'll new be satisfied until you owh no Set and hoar it now at Purucker Piano House 111 NO. CENTRAL AVE. PHONE 2-5702 Southern Oregon Group The Pine Industrial Relations Committee, Klamath Falls, rep resenting operators of southern and south central Oregon, has made an offer, similar to that of Willamette valley lumbermen, to the IWA northwest regional ne gotiating committee in Portland, it was reported here Saturday. No word had been received from the union committee re garding the offer up to late Sat urday. Three Rogue valley firms have employed IWA-CIO workers. They are the Fir Milling and Planing company, Ashland, the Bill Mattson lumber firm, Pros pect, and the Medford corpora tion. Some 175 Medco woods and railroad workers . are among those who are affected by the bargaining. 2 Oregon Men Wounded In Korea Area Fighting Washington (U,R) The Depart ment of Defense Saturday an nounced two Oregon casualties in the Krocan aera. Wounded: Army: Pfc. Donald A. Camp en, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest T. Campen, Portland. Pvt Arthur W. Shensly, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Shens ly, Sr., Portland. An electronic "brain" Installed In Manchester (EnRland) Univer sity claimed as the largest in the world can do more arithme tic in a day than the average man in a lifetime. At The Granges Police Recapture Escaped Convicts Salem (U.R) All three convicts at Oregon State prison who es caped from a work gang at the state school for the blind In Salem at noon Friday have been recaptured. Two men were captured at Roberts, Ore., five miles south of Salem, 45 minutes after their escape in a stolen car. They were James H. Funk, 20, and Franklin Clingenpeel, 17. The third, Charles S. Douglas, 21, was picked up by state police about an hour later in the same area. ' Funk is serving an eight year sentence from Josephine county on a sodomy charge; Clingen peel was received last year from Coos county to serve a 2'4 year sentence for burglary, and Doug las is serving a six-year term for forgery committed in Lane coun ty in 1950. CD Radio System Has First Western Tests Seattle (U.R) A new civil de fense radio system known as conelrad" was given its first test early Saturday by radio sta tions in all western states. "Conelrad" is short for con trol of electro - magnetic radia tion. It is a system intended to prevent enemy planes from "homing" in on target cities by monitoring radio stations. ' Radio stations were divided in to two or more groups and each group was assigned a new fre quency for civil defense pur poses. Rogue valley radio stations, including KMED, KWIN and KYJC, participated in operation "conelrad" on Saturday morn ing, according to the station managers. Roxy Ann Gunge Roxy Ann Grange met April 18 with Master Ivan Wolfe pre siding, and opened with a Springtime" tableau, with Miss Pfinister, Miss Gotts and Miss Stevens taking part. H.E.C. bad a display table with airplays, guns, boats and trains that nad been made by the little boys of the Grange. Charlie Hoover reported on meeting he attended at Phoenix. He said a resolution was sub mitted to ask the governor not to proclaim daylight saving time. He also said another ques tion brought up was support prices. H.E.C. Chairman Marguerite Shaw reports on the last H.E.C. meeting, April 16. It was decided at this meeting that each lady was to make a piece of fancy work, to be sold at a bazaar this Fall. Grange ladies are in vited to take part in this. Also, at next H.E.C. meeting, April 30, each lady is to bring a fancy apron, to be sent to Pomona to be entered in the contest. It was voted to send Roscoe Roberts as our delegate to the State Grange Insurance conclave-Lecture hour consisted of piano solos b y Donna Lou Pfinister, also Mrs. Cech put on a "flannelgraph," and talk on the "Easter Story of Christ." Refreshments were served by Mr. and Mrs. Bob Warren, Mr. and Mrs. Walt Whelden and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pfinister, Next regular meeting will be on Friday, May 2. Shady Cove Grange Shady Cove Grange met April 23. Master Claude Close presided. Verne Mathews was a visitor from Eagle Point Grange. Eugene Erickson was obligat ed in first and second degrees. Ruth Weitman, Gene Weit- man and Edna Perkins were pro posed for membership. The resignation of G e r t ie Smith as treasurer was accepted and Elsie Wilson was elected to that office. Agnes Brown suggested every one study the School Reorgani zation Senate Bill No. 315 in order to vote on same intelli gently. Gertrude Lewln read an ar ticle from The Farm Journal of 1878 "Things We Need." It was voted to give Cecil Kee power of attorney to act in regard to incorporation of our Grange. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Motschen backer were elected alternates to State Grange. H.E.C. Chairman Anna Beryl Kee read her report of H.E.C. activities and announced next H.E.C. meeting will be on Tues day, May 8, at the home of Mabel hostess. Engel with Alvina Flowers co Motion pictures were shown by Earl Woods. Refreshments were served by Agnes Brown and Marceille Blackman. Shady Cove Grange will hold a card party at the home of Mr. ; and Mrs. Earl Woods on the Reese Creek road, Saturday evening, May 3. Next Grange meeting will be Wednesday, May 14. Mrs. Ida Otto, Walter Mallory and Mr. and Mrs. Barney Lewin will be the serving committee. rmllT ravors LeHer "V Sherman Mills, Me (U.F) Like their mother all seven of Mrs. Lysa Hayes' children have names beginning with the letter "L." There are four daughters' whose first names are Lola, Lin da, Lillie and Leona, and triplets whose millde names are Lynn, Lou and Lennon. . BIG EGG TOO MUCK Falls City, Neb. (U.R) A farm er living near here reported that one of his White Rock hens kill ed herself in laying an egg that measured eight inches around one way, and weighed 5V4 ounces and had two perfectly-formed shells, the inside one cushioned by an extra supply of egg-white. 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