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I I Medford tribune Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1954 Pages 1-6 Spurious Check Losses for Year Estimated To Be $600,000,000 Cordon Expenditures In Election Reported tt ?vtt i ..illy.. rn u. f-tvl Salem 0J.R) Henry Gray spent $540 in support of Guy Cordon, Republican nominee for reelection as U.S. senator, he reported to the State Elections Other sums spent in Denaii oi Cordon were $180 by Jerry Kor- ville; $100 by Carl E. Wember- ly; $137.50 by Robert S. Miller, and $100 by Andrew Koerner. Walter H. Dodd spent $478.84 in behalf of Richard L. Neuber ger, Democratic nominee : for U.S. senator. Medford Girls Admit Shoplifting in City Tm 13-vear-old Medford eirls admitted to city police Tuesday that they had taken clotning ana jewelry items from several city stores during the past year. One girl admitted taking either clothing or jewelry from Newberry's, Mann's, J. C. Pen- npv s and Woolworth's, while the other admitted thefts from Mann's, Newberry's and wool-worth's. Two other girls, age 12 and 14, were quesuonea oy and released to their parents. Corn Crop Estimate 2,938,713-000 Bushels Washington (U.R) The Ag riculture Department today esti mated the size of this year's corn crop at 2,938,719,000 bushels, down 10,930,000 bushels from, last month's estimate. Rochester, N.Y. U.B Amer icans will lose more money cashing bad checks this year than the nation's annual loss through fire. .- An . estimated $600,000,000 will go into the hands of for gers, kiters and counterfeiters. Th Todd Co. of Rochester. which manufactures protective check machines, has surveyed police departments in 98 cities and found that arrests for check fraud in 1953 jumped 11 per cent over 1952 and this year's rate is running still higner. No Crftdii to Skill nnrm W- Adlam. head of TnAA'K insurance deDartment, said the increase in bad check credit to the skill of the criminals but a result simply of the more widespread nca of rViprks. "Check fraud is probably the i easiest crime to commit." a Los Angeles police official 'said re cently. "If a man tenders a Daa rioMr tn a merchant and the merchant refuses to cash it, the man just walks out and tries somewhere else. 0 The Rochester firm says it has found that no more than a third of the merchants in most cities demand proper identif ica lipfor cashing a checK. And only a third of those cheat ed ever do anything aooui u. "Such carelessness invites .. at nonrmmpn tn . the Came. AU' Three Persons Fined On Liquor Violations Three persons were fined for liquor violations Tuesday, after a dictrict court hearing, accord ing to court records. ' Bobby Wayne Edwards, 21, Grants Pass, pleaded guilty to a charge of furnishing alcoholic liquor to a minor, and was fined $35 and $5 costs. Two minors, aged 15 and 17, pleaded guilty to charges of 1 ipcrai nnssession of intoxicating liquor, and were each fined $10 and $5 costs. An order was aiso entered transferrin the minors' cases to the county juvenile de partment. All three were arrested at the Rogue Valley ballroom area last Saturday night. Salem (U.R) The citizen's committee aDDointed by the" State Board of Education . to studv operation of the basic school support fund in Oregon will meet here today and .Friday, Washington (U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower has submitted to-the Senate the" Manila" pact to set up a Southeast Asia treaty organization to counter Com munist aggression in that area. x MFETING newsmen in Tokyo. Capt. Anthony F. Fieth, Chester, Pa., pilot of USAF photo plane, tells of Soviet fighters firing on craft which crashed on Hok kaido, Island. (lntemaUomu) Rogue River High Holds Veterans Day Tineue -River A Veterans day program was held at Rogue River high school yesterday ait- emoon, portions of wnicn were transcribed for the school's weekly radio program on Sat urday, according to teacners. The nroeram combined read ing and choir music with a story based on popular songs irom live wars. ' . . - Oilhert Klomhaus acted as narrator and the chorus was di rented bv Richard Michaelis. Six student council members and Principal James Hayden at tended the Region V meeting this week of area student coun cils at. Central Point.. Included were Bob Hoover. Jaren McCoy, .Tart Herbereer. sniney enns- tie, Bill Headrick and Scott ThorelL lam said. "I've seen niles of un- renorted bad checks slutted in drawers at supermarkets. They seem to be willing to write off the loss as nart of the overhead." Department stores are the most frenuent victims of check art-1 ists. Supermarkets come next follower! hv liauor stores, tav erns and independent groceries. Eighty-five per cent of last year's bad checks bounced into these tour rypes oi swres. fiuaoMtiona Offered Adlam offered tnese sugges tion to the man who is handed a check: Cash checks only for persons known to you or to a fritii- reouire identification more positive than a driver's license or social security cam, whirh ran be forged: call the bank if there is any doubt what- owvr never cash out OI town checks or checks ior unauiy amounts: don't cash a check simply because it looks "official." as the cnecK, amsv can steal or rent machines to give them an "official" looK. i New 4-H Leaders Are Nominated wominntions for new officers o h .Tapkson County 4-H Lead ers association were made at a meeting this week, according to the extension office in tne court house. A vote on the candidates will take place at the annual meet- ing and banquet set ior uec. i, officials added. NFominePs are. for nresident, rinn NMr-hols. Bellview: E. A. Mal- lorby, Antelope club; Mrs. John Bohnert, Antelope, and worman nail rrnlrl Hill: for vice-presi dent, John Bohnert, Central Point, and Bill Bigham, Ante- lone; for treasurer, Leonard Freeman. AnteiODe: and ior sec retary. Don Nichols. Mrs. Cath- ryn Gibson, Howard club, and Mrs. Claudina Smith, Southwest Medford club. The annual meeting will be held at the Gold . Hill Grange hall at 7:30 p. m. All leaders and junior leaders are to be presented nins bv representatives oi tne TT S National bank. Three new leaders introduced at the meeting this week were Mrs. Jack Van Dyke, Mrs. Henry Valentine and Mrs. Coni Apple- gate. STORE HOURS: WEEKDAYS 8:30 to 7 SPECIALS FOR , Fri.-Sat. - Nov. 12-13 SUNDAYS 10 to 7 T-BOBE Steaks ? W;. ROUND 7 EG 4t28 2. STEAKS pound Armour's BACON StJL 3 lbs. 50c CALIFORNIA SELECT TUBE TOMATOES FANCY SNOWHITE Cauliflower Large (Q)c v Heads V lb. BORDEN'S MAYONNAISE STANDBY Royal Hawaiian CHUNK STYLE LM TUNA 2W BAKER'S COCONUT for 35 8 ox. Cello bag 2 ox. can - ARMOUR'S . Peanut Butter 4e Creamy 9!2 0x. jarZa for in i2 Beef 43c lb. o Front 14 40c lb. o Hind !4 53c lb. SW83 ,r" .Wt" vre'SaI d'-1, -peC1"4 ; lwCtS ce .:V ,or trie810? W9 vfors rs11 - ..,-ien-. - .j - rrtacea- vr.- w of OSS V . repeal wo ce i" iVO aame - .tore jjoon resen . Queers ix, ML- - 1 . . Viere - f or - ftacfe ib8S retail W " " tiw ABOVE PRICES INCLUDES CU ll ira - WKArrirjito- rwiAinu I
