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Medford and Jackson County-History
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Tribune 10. 20. 30 and 40 years
ago.
10 YEARS AGO
July 8. 1942 .
(It was Wednesday)
Sheriff Syd I. Brown an
nounces that all mechanical gam
bling devices (slot machines and
pinball machines) operated for
anything other than amusement
will be banned in Jackson coun
ty starting Monday.
From Arthur Perry's Ye
Smudge Pot columni The Fourth
of July on the Pacific coast, with
firecrackers tabooed, showed the
night before Christmas how to
be quiet.
20 .YEARS AGO
July 8, 1932
(It was Friday)
Two Medford 17 -year-olds
are halted at Dead Indian
springs as they start on an ex
tended camping trip with two
race horses and a plow horse re
portedly stolen- from the Med
ford Riding academy. .
Niedermeyer, Inc., and the
Holly theater, defendants in a
suit for collection of a promis
sory note, deny that Plainant
Earl H. Fehl has any interest in
their business affairs; they say
he acted merely as a foreman in
the theater's construction.
30 YEARS AGO
July 8. 1922
(It was Saturday)
Thirty three per cent of the
signatures on the petition for
the recall of Sheriff Charles E.
Terrill are thrown out and the
petition is expected to be short
of the required 1,235 names by
at least 200 signatures.
The L. J. Orres family of Ash
land is injured when a defective
steering mechanism causes their
roadster to overturn north of
Medford on the Pacific highway.
40 YEARS AGO
July 8. 1912
(It was Monday)
The judge of the circuit court
disallows a motion urging the
dismissal of a temporary injunc
tion restraining construction of
a new bridge across Bear creek
in Medford.
. A. J. Edwards, "driving an ex
cellent race,". wins the 60-mile
free-for-all auto race in one hour
and 16 minutes; three of the six
entries failed to finish. -
Stale Tax Committee
Will Meet on Friday
Salem (U.fi) The Legislative
Interim Tax and Fiscal Revision
committee will meet here Friday
at 10 a.m., Sen. Eugene E. Marsh
of McMinnville, chairman, said
Tuesday." ".... .
The committee is making an
exhaustive survey , of Oregon's
tax structure with a view to
ward recommending new sources
of revenue. "New sources" would
include a retail sales tax but no
serious attention , has yet been
given this source, which even
its proponents said was not yet
acceptable by Oregonians, . who
have turned down this tax sev
eral times at the polls.
The only French possession on
the mainland of North or South
America, French Guiana, is
also France's oldest colonial out
post. ' ..... ....... .
Editorial Correspondence'
Worcester, Mass., July 5 Today is the pay-off. Just to crawl
out on a limb we predict the Navy will win, and rather easily. The
morning papers are touting California and Princeton as dangerous
challengers, and they are but unless your correspondent is greatly
mistaken, the Navy has been Tinder wraps all along. She only won
yesterday by'three or four feet
photo-finishes we have so often seen on this excursion but through
the glasses it was plain, "Cal" was
However, as usual a victim of
be in there yelling for "Cal" the
Yesterday we walked up to
on the Olympic regatta. It was
eight-oar race between Cornell,
particularly interesting. Cornell
berries, powerful long-waisted
esprit de corps about them. But
a pep-rally with the scrappy little
ly in front of the private pier where we appropriated a family
chair and watched proceedings, they staged two or three 10-stroke
racing starts, then as they squared off for the starting line the
cox yelled:
'' "Now remember you guys,
tory."
And it was and in one of the most dramatic .finishes of the
ragatta. On Thursday Princeton was beaten a quarter length by
Navy, but while Cornell, rowing beautifully, led all the way until
about 300 yards from the finish, that old Tiger spirit was not to be
denied (Ah there, Doctor!), and with only a few feet separating the
three shells, Princeton was the winner. Today it will.be a four
crew final Navy, California Princeton and Washington that in-
cidently is the order in which, we predict they will finish.
' -
If you wish to have healthy, husky children, bring them up in
a rowboat on the water. And that goes for the older boys and girls
as well. We have never been thrown in proximity with a finer
bunch of physical specimens, young and old, than the rowing
crowd at this hotel. There is one rowing coach over 80 here, and
several oarsmen in their, late 70's; young and older members of
various rowing clubs from Boston, Buffalo, Philadelphia and De
troit too bad Stalin can't see them and he might revise his views
about capitalistic deterioration
There was a tremendous crowd at the finish line and near it
yesterday. Half of Boston must
But precious few of them paid admission not more than one half
of one per cent we should say. By "admission, we mean seats
in the bleachers at the finish line. There is no "gate" little red
placards are given to purchasers as at golf tournaments also
contributions for the. Olympic Fund are solicited the net result
was a greater demonstration to
than to its sense of "noblesse oblige. ' .1
- L -
Later:
We picked the winner, but that's all. The Navy won but Prince
ton drove in like fur for a close second over Washington with
California last. In terms of golf, this Navy crew never presses, it
never seems to be trying very hard, (all samee. Ben Hogan).
The lads from Annapojis never jerk or lunge it's terrific
power, but smooth as silk.
Look out for Princeton next
they couldn't beat Harvard, and
lengths today behind probably the strongest amateur "eight" the
U.S.A. has ever produced. Unless they lose a good many men they
promise to make all their rivals
i The largest crowd of the series
biggest kick your correspondent
relation in college rowing, Stanford, won the two-oared by beat
ing Navy in the last few feet. They really had to leave the result
to the camera this time, and the MT roving sports-expert led the
cheering in his section of the bleachers, when the thrilling result
was announced. These young kids paid their own expenses too, and
had to take up a collection to buy a shell. What's the matter with
our ADOPTED Alma Mater anyway? We should think ex-President
Hoover would tend to this. :
By the time this is printed Senator Taft may have won the
GOP nomination, and the weary delegates may be packing up to
go home. At least this will happen Wednesday if the Boston Post
of this afternoon (July 5, 1952) is correct. Their -correspondent
writes from Chicago that it is all over but the shouting Taft
has more than he needs on the first ballot, his concessions to Eisen:
hower in Texas (22 to 16) PROVE it.
Well, mebbe so, but we will
see.it, and NOT until then.
At the rjolice station next to the
pic rowing finals were held the
4 p.m.; when the show was over, it wasn't, in xne snaae, How
ever, but it was, as usual, here in the East, both humid and hot.
On The Side
(Distributed by King
- OH, ye who taste that love is
sweet, -
Set way marks for all doubtful
feet -
That stumble on in search
of it.
Lead life of love, that others
who
Behold your life may kindle
too '- -
With love, and cast their lot
with you. -
You never. get the right idea
as to how hot it has been in the
Borough of Manhattan by the
official temperature released by
the Weather Bureau. This temp
erature is taken at the top of
a building at 17 Battery; Place,
400 feet above the street.; Re
cently, when the official temp
erature was announced as being
96, a thermometer placed in the
sun in Central Park registered
142 degrees at 3 in the after
noon. Imagine that, 142. degrees.
Plenty hot enough-to fry an egg
on the. sidewalk.
Among ihe Married
Quarrels among married peo
ple occur most frequently be
tween 5 and 6 p.m. So says
"Wake Up-Your Mind." That
is because the greetings ex
changed when the husband ar
rives home from the office are
usually-irritating. - Alex says
both husband and wife should
figure out in advance what their
words of greeting will be. Not
just pop off with the first thing
that comes to their minds. Keep
that in mind, lady. When your
hard working husband arrives,
don't say: "I'm exhausted" or
"what kept you?" or something
like- that. Throw" your, arms
around him, give him a lusty
kiss and cry out joyfully: 'Hel
lo, big boy. When you get wash
ed up I'll have a nice highball all
waiting for you," tMr. . Osborn
also has. a solution for morning
quarrels. He says a friend of
his cut the breakfast battles to
a rninunum by buying two copies
of the morning paper. One for
his wife, one for himself. Sounds
like a great idea. ,
Briefly -,
George M. Cohan was not, as
is repeatedly stated, born on the
Fourth of July, but Calvin Cool-
Tuesday, July , 1952
from "Cal," in another one of the
"all rowed-out and Navy wasn't
the under-dog complex we will
first time in history.
the starting line to get a new slant
worth the hike. The start of the
Princeton and Washington was
LOOKED the best brown as
and lean, a definite air of high
Princeton put on something new
coxswain as cheer leader. Direct
.
lhit is going to bt a different
PHYSICALLY, at least.
have motored up for the. Fourth.
New England Yankee "thrift
year, however early in the season
here they were only a couple of
hustle m 1953. 4 .
was on hand for the finals. The
received was when that poor
believe the bad news when we
bridge today, where, the Olym
thermometer registered 108 at
rc.w.rt.
ByE.v.Duriing
features Syndics. Inc.)
idge was . . . Note' a reference
to the playing of Nazimova and
Rudolph Valentino in a film ver
sion of "Camille." They were
good, but not as good as Greta
Garbo and Robert Taylor were
in a later version. "Camille" was
Garbo's best picture."
Crack Shots
Some of the best marksmen in
this country are policemen. Here
is a test of marksmanship for
some of the boys to try - shoot
the heart out of the ace of hearts
on an ordinary playing card at a
distance of twenty-five yards.
That was one of Annie. Oakley's
favorite shots. Annie could do
it " twenty-five . times in succes
sion in twenty-seven seconds.
Naming - Children
It is a common custom for
parents in the United States to
give infants initials instead of
names at birth so they : can
choose their own names when
they grow older. That's what
a United States Army sergeant
is reported as telling British
authorities. That's the first time
I ever heard of that idea for
naming a baby. Still, there are
some places in the United States
I haven't visited yet. How about
you? - However, I think there is
something to the idea of letting
youngsters choose their : own
names , when they grow older.
Especially - those whose parents
have named them Edgar.
Asking
"Queries from clients. Q. Was
Stephen Crane, author of "The
Red Badge of Courage," a Civil
War veteran? A. When Crane
wrote the book you mention,' in
1895,' he was only 2.4 years old.
Had never heen in the armvi All
e knew of war was what he had
read-about it Q.-Under what
sign are the best racing selectors
born? Understand you mentioned
this once. A. Best handicappers
are born under the sign of Sag
gitarius. Or so say the - stargaz
ers. . .-"-'
Cowboy's Bible
' Probably the. best book ever
written on ranch life. in the old
west was the one entitled, "A
Texai Cowboy or Fifteen . Years
Crosstown
l,nii.i( umrmmmt '
"You won't find this particular signal in the book
it's Mr. Johnson's version of 'mess call'."
Matter of Fact
THE MYTH MAKERS
Chicago Next to the bitter
ness between the two contending
factions the most striking fea
ture of this Republican conven
tion is the proof of the dangerous
power of simple faith. You find
this, especially, among the many
worthy people who are here to
yell their heads off for Sen.
Robert A. Taft.
Try the experiment of men
tioning to these people Gen.
Douglas MaeArthur and the
Yalta agreement. The name of
the convention keynoter is an
emotional stimulus that produces
paroxysms of adulation; the men
tion of Yalta stimulates a con
trasting violence. The suggestion
of any connection between the
two would probably cause apo
plexy. But in fact there is a
connection between Gen. Mac
Arthur and what happened ' at
Yalta.
According to the Taft-approv-ed
version of history, the Chi
nese National government was
"sold out" at Yalta for an empty
Soviet promise to enter the war
against . Japan. President Roose
velt was persuaded to "sell out"
Chiang Kai-shek, in turn, because
his highest military advisers had
warned him that the conquest of
the Japanese Islands would cost
two. years' time and 500,000
casualties. The high price was
paid to avoid a high cost.
IT HAS ALWAYS been some
thing "of a question just where
this military opinion about the
costliness of the final conquest
of Japan actually originated.
Even at the time, it was an ut
terly wrong opinion, as the event
proved.
Even at the time, in the Air
Force especially, a minority con
tended it would be better to pay
the Soviets to stay out of the
Japanese war instead of paying
them to come in.
The first suggestion that Gen.
MaeArthur might have had a
good deal to do -with forming
this incorrect military opinion
was given in the published "Di
aries" of the late James V. For-
restal. In Forrestal's indisput
ably unbiased and authentic rec
ord, there is a long interview
with Gen. MaeArthur dated a
little after the Yalta meeting.
In this interview, the . General
is recorded as having most force
fully demanded an invasion of
Manchuria by a Soviet Army of
not less than 60 divisions. This
force, he held, was needed to
defeat the 'Japanese armies on
the mainland of Asia.
EXPERIENCE already indi
cated that if a Soviet army
got its grip on Manchuria or any
other territory, it was not likely
to let go. Yet MaeArthur be
lieved the measure was nefedful
none the' less. Possibly at that
time MaeArthur attached little
importance to the future of
Manchuria.
At any rate, Gen. Albert C.
on the iiurricane uecs oi a
SDanish Pony." Taken from real
life by Charles A. Siringo. This
book was once known as "The
Cowboy's Bible." It was one of
Will Rogers favorite books. He
read it about forty times.
Sidelight
Half the ducks consumed in
this country are Long Island
ducks. All Long Island ducks
are descendants of a breed of
Chinese ducks known as "Im
perial Pekins." The reason
many women do not go for so
called "kiss-proof", lipstick is
that it has a "drying effect" on
the lips. So a feminine subscrib
er informs me. Even so, I still
cannot condone the extending
of the cheek by a women to be
kissed by a loving husband or
sweetheart.
GLAD GROUP FORMED .
') Salem 4U.R) The Royal G.d
olians of Grants Pass filed arti
cles of incorporation her Mon
day. The group was organized
to promote "the best interests
of Grants Pass area and the
Grants Pass gladiola show."
6 Roland Coe
By Joseph and'
Stewart Alsop
Wedemeyer has also testified
that even after the full, formal,
final surrender of Japan, Gen
MaeArthur refused to lend him
a few of his surplus American
envisions to . assist in occupying
Manchuria. Wedemeyer needed
American divisions in Manchuria
to prevent the Chinese Commu
nists from gaining their all-im
portant foothold there. But
Gen. MaeArthur then thought
the occupation of Japan should
have first priority, and as Gen.
Wedemeyer himself pointed out,
the last chance in Manchuria was
lost.
Furthermore, it can now be
stated that the Defense Depart
ment is sitting on pro-Yalta ca
bles from Gen. MaeArthur to the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting
forward precisely the point of
view implied by the above, already-published
evidence. These
cables are understood to prove,
beyond dispute, that Gen. Mac
Arthur's own headquarters were
the main source of the view that
almost any sacrifice was justi
fied to get the Soviet union into
the Japanese war. There is even
some reason to believe that the
kind of sacrifice to be made was
spelled out in some detail, prior
to the Yalta meeting. -
UNDER THE circumstances
of the time, of course, Gen.
MacArthur's cables to the Joint
Chiefs, his demand for 60 Rus
sian divisions in Manchuria, his
refusal to allow American divi
sions for Manchurian occupation
duty; were all entirely under
standable. The Japanese had
made a fight which tendered the
prospect of an invasion of their
home islands highly unattractive
to say the least. It was possible
to argue that the Japanese arm
ies on the 'Asiatic mainland'
would go on fighting after the
homeland had surrendered. And
many people expected the occu
pation of Japan to be very trou
blesome, even after the surren
der. In short, if Gen. MaeArthur
made mistakes of judgment
which in turn contributed to the
Yalta decisions and their after
math, they were not unnatural
or similar mistakes. v.
None : the less, this ancient
history constitutes a sharp com
mentary on the thought process
es of the sort of Republicans who
regard. Gen. MaeArthur as some
thing more than a great general
and something bigger than a
mortal man. In - their view of
MaeArthur, : and also in their
view of Yalta, these Republicans
have taken to myth-making. For
them, history" has become what
they want it to be, and the
dreary facts of life in this dreary
world have ceased to be regarded
as facts because . they are not
pleasant. And that is why these
people are dangerous not be
cause they are evil or unpatri
atic, but because they are fer
vent believers in . myths and
would substitute the myth-making
for orderly national policy
making.
(Copyright, 1952, New York
Herald Tribune, Inc.
"Wouldn't surprise me if Gramp went to the majors. He's training en
. Jeraensen's Homogenised MulH-Yitamrn, Multi-Mineral Milk.'"
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Kindnesses Appreciated
To the Editor: I just spent a
few-days in Sacred Heart hos
pital in Medford. Each morning,
along with our breakfast, or
soon after, we were all brought
a morning paper. At first I
thought maybe a mistake had
been made as I had not ordered,
the paper. I picked it up and
found, on one side a little note
saying: "Good 'morning. This pa
per presented for your enjoy
ment by your friendly Big Y
Market."
I thought how nice. There is
nothing better than a paper
when you are sick and can't be
out seeing what is going on in
the world.
My husband and I stopped at
the Big Y on our way home from
the hospital. Mr. Mack came out
from the back room. So I stepped
up to him and told him thanks
for the paper I received at the
hospital. -
He told us that I was the first
one to ever thank him for the
paper. I just can't understand
this. After all it is little kind
nesses that make this life worth
while.
Why not let Mr. Mack, Pat,
George, or any of the checkers,
know we like the Big Y market
thinking of us when we are
sick.
I also want to say the nurses
aids are doing a good job. All of
them were so kind and friendly.
I also want to "mention the
little gentleman who brought
me my Mail Tribune each eve
ning. He was so nice about hand
ing me my pocketbook and wait
ing patiently while I fumbled
around for his nickel. Nice boy.
So, let's get busy and be a lit
tle rnore thankful for these
things and let people know we
appreciate them.
Mrs. Ed R. Mann,
RR No. 1, Box 450,
Central Point, Ore.
Congressional Quiz
Questions and Answers en What Goes en at the Capital
Furnished by Cengressienai Quarterly News Features
- 1. Q What do broadcasters
think about having Uncle Sam
scan radio and TV output to
keep "offensive" programs off
the air? -A
Industry regulation of its
own affairs is "infinitely better"
than any form of government
control, a spokesman for radio
and TV broadcasters June 26
told a House Subcommittee in
vestigating "offensive" pro
grams. But Rep. Joseph P.
O'Hara (R-Minn.) said that un
less programs and advertising
improved, government control
would be inevitable "whether
we want it or not."
2. Q When does the emigra
tion bill, passed over the Presi
dent's veto, become law?
A It became law immediate
ly after the Senate June 27
voted 57-26 to pass it despite
the veto. House overriding of
the veto came June 26 on a 278
113 vote. However, under the
measure s . own terms, me
changes it calls for do not take
effect until six months after it
became law. Orr-June 25 when
he vetoed the bill revising the
complicated immigration laws,
the President asserted the ligis
lation would perpetuate "inhu
mane aspects of our immigration
procedures."
3. G How long after Con
gress adjourns does the Presi
dent have for signing bills?
A It works this way. Wheth
er Congress is in session or not,
the President has 10 days after
he receives the bill, not count
ing Sundays,, to sign legislation
passed by Congress. If Congress
is in session and the President
declines to sign a bill, it auto
matically becomes law. If Con
gress adjourns during the 10
days, failure of the President
to sign results in a "pocket
veto" the bill dies.
4. Q Do Washington, D. C,
police serve as "private- eyes"
for Congressmen?
A Former Washington Police
Chief Robert J. Barrett, who re-
Reports Don't Show
True Election Cost;
Spending Said High
(Editor's note: Following is
the fifth in a series of article
on the procedure of electing a
President in ihe United States.
The series has been prepared
by Congressional Quarterly.)
Washington CO. No one will
ever know what the coming na
tional elections actually cost,
even tnougn lederai laws re
quire that campaign spending
be reported to Congress,
Reports filed under the fed
eral Corrupt Practices act jn the
last Presidential election year,
1948, show that at least $15,542,-
683 was spent in electing the
President and members of Con
gress. How much was spent and
n6t reported is anybody's guess.
But Congressmen said the many
loopholes, in the law made it cer
tain that millions of dollars went
unreported.
With the higher cost of living
and the added cost of television,
reported spending is likely to
soar to a new record this year.
Individuals running for Sen
ate seats reported outlays of
$653,949 in 1948. Candidates for
the House reported $1,324,746.
Political organizations reported
spending $13,563,878 in national
elections.
GOP Biggest Spender
Biggest-spending group to re
port was the Republican Nation
al committee, which said it paid
out $2,736,334. The Democratc
National committee reported $2,-
127,296. More than 140 local and
national organizations accounted
for the rest of the spending.
Observers say the actual cost
of elections is higher. As an in
dication of what it could total,
the candidates in the race for the
Ohio Senate seat in 1950 each
claimed the other's spending
went into the millions. Sen. Rob
ert A. Taft (R-Ohio) said $2,000,
000 was spent on behalf of his
opponent, Joseph Ferguson. Fer
guson said the Taft people paid
out $5,000,000.
signed last year ' during a Dis
trict of Columbia crime probe,
told a police trial board June
24 that D. C. police frequently,
were assigned to make investiga
tions for Senators and Repre
sentatives "with" , no questions
asked." Sen. Owen Brewster
(R-Maine) told the board June
25 he paid a. policeman $100 to
$200 for expenses to investigate
a man shadowing him.
5. Q I understand the law in
tended to keep prices down also
carries a provision to keep farm
prices up. Please explain.
A The new controls law,
enacted June 30, extends for 10
months the government's author
ity to control prices and wages.
But it also, in effect, guaran
tees price supports at 90 per
cent of "parity" for the 1953
crops of the six "basic" com
moditiescotton, corn, wheat,
peanuts, rice and tobacco. The
same support level ' already is
in effect on 1952 basic crops.
Mrs. Kader Wants
To Start Sentence
Portland (U.R) Mrs. Jada
Z. Kader, sentenced last week to
serve up to 15 years in the state
penitentiary for killing her
three-year-old daughter, Sherrie,
indicated Monday she wants to
start serving time as soon as
possible.
Jailer Jack Matthews at the
Rocky Butte jail said Mrs.
Kader' now 22, told him she
wants to be transferred to the
prison at Salem so the time she
is confined will count toward
completion of her sentence.
She has been in the Mutnomah
county jail while her attorneys
prepared a plea to the state su
preme court.'
Matthews said he understood
plans were being made to trans
fer Mrs. Kader immediately.
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is $5,000. There is no limit on
Presidential candidates.
(Copyright 1952,
Congressional Quarterly)
As We Live . . :
By
DR. ELIZABETH HURLOCK
ADOPT CHILD RATHER THAN
RISK SUCCESS OF MARRIAGE
When a married couple wants
children and has none, there is
likely to be a rift between them
sooner or later. The husband
feels that their childlessness, is
his wife's fault and she feels
it is his. That is what is happen
ing to the woman who writes;
(Q) "I have been married for
four years and we have been ,
a happy couple. Both my hus
band and I love children but.
as yet, we haven't had any.
I have been to a number of
doctors on the subject and
they tell me there is nothing
wrong with me and it could
happen at any time. They also
say it could be my husband.
However, he refuses to go
with me to see a doctor. This
could break up our marriage.
Please advise me what to do."
(A) Ask your doctor to help
you to make arrangements to
adopt a child. This would solve
your problem.
Furtherm ore,
it frequently
happens that
when a couple
adopts, a child,
they have one
or more of
their own.
The child
you adopt
would be le
Dr. Huxlock
gally yours
and, unless you are unlike most
foster parents, you would love
that child just as much as if you
had borne it. When a child is
obtained for adoption from a re
liable source, it turns out to be
just as satisfactory in mose cases
as the parent's own children do.
Don't be hesitant about adoption.
Most men feel as your hus
band does on the subject of
sterility. They refuse to face the
fact that their wive's failure to
conceive may be in any way
their fault; And yet it sometimes
is. It is a blow to' their pride to
question their virility. .
. Since your husband feels as
he does, you would be wise to
stop asking him to consult a doc
tor. The more you ask him, the
more he will feel that you think
he is responsible for your child
lessness. .
Accept the responsibility for
it, even if it is not your fault.
Then go ahead and make plans
for adopting a baby. Your hus
band may object at first but you
can tell him you will take the
baby on trial to see how he likes
having one in the home.
Once you get the baby, I am
sure he would be the first to
protest any. suggestion, of not
keeping it. He would quickly
forget any prejudice he had
against adoption and look upon
the baby as his. If a child is the
only threat to the happiness of
your marriage, you will have
solved your problem.
. Dr. Hurlock will help you
with family prbolems. Write her
in care of this newspaper.
(Copyright 1952,
General Features Corp.)
Califorian Held '
On Contributing Charge
George Mac Myers, 27, of 97
Myrna street, Fairfax, Calif., is
being held in the county jail
for Fairfax police authorities on
a charge of contributing to the
delinquency of a 14-year-old
girl of the same city, according
to the sheriff's office.
Myers was arrested Saturday
by Ashland, city police. The girl
was accompanying him. He will
be arraigned shortly and held