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li California Judge Halts Milk Order San Francisco (U.PJ Presid ing Superior Judge Milton D. Sapiro said Saturday he has granted a temporary restraining order preventing. W. Rj- Jacob- sen, director of the State Agri culture department, from carry- - ing out an order which would affect the Fresno Milk marketing area. . . . The - restraining order was sought by the California Retail Grocers association to prevent milk distributors from charging retailers 40 cents for each milk delivery no matter how large. . The Association claimed that the delivery charge was dis- " criminatory against small retail ers because the charge was the same even if 1,000 quarts were delivered. '' r The action was brought in San Francisco because it was neces sary to' file it in a locality where there was an office of the State Attorney General. ; . Sapiro said a hearing will be ) held jat the end of next week on whether the restraining order should be made a temporary junction. ; Skeleton Believed That of Missing Man ' Sonora', ; Calif. (U.PJ--Police and Tuolumne County sheriffs Saturday sought information, on ' John 'Koski, address - unknown, r whose description closely fits that of a skelton found near here . last Aug. 14. , ' Sheriff Donald L. Vars said " the dead man wore bib-type over-, alls and possessed a stainless steel railnwd watch purchased in Kenewick, Wash., Dec. 29, 1951. , ' The same watch was purchased . by Koski, a former resident of - St. Paul, Minn., Vars said. 7 The skelton, he said was a "white male, over 55 years in age, .about 5 feet 5 inches tall. A Paci- r fie T r a i 1 w a y s identification check issued in Bend, Ore., July 9, 1953 was found near the body I Vars asked that anyone having .information regarding Koski con- tact the Tuolumne County sher "iff s office immediately. y Grandluryidicls Youth for Slaying i Hillsboro (U.R) Jerry Eu c'gene Dodele, 16, was indicted i by a Washington county grand -;jury Saturday for the first de i f'gree murder of Peter Ribbers, 65, in Timber, Ore., Nov. 11. i The youth, also of " Timber, was to be . arraigned Monday ?afternoon before Circuit Judge ; R. Frank Peters. Dodele has confessed killing Ribbers with one shot from a .22 caliber rifle when the elder . ly machinist came home unex pectedly while Dodele was bur glarizing his residence, accord ing to Sheriff Richard Busch. McMinnyille Child Succumbs to Burns McMinnville, Ore. -- U.R) ' ' Pamela Gilbert, 7, died in a Portland hospital late Friday from burns suffered when her flannel nightgown caught fire as she attempted to build a fire . In a stove at her home here. . ' The girl was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F," C. Wooley, Mc Minnville. The accident occur red about 9 ain. Friday while the rest of the .. family ' .was asleep. -( The little? girl was treated at a local hospital and then taken to the Providence hospital ' in Portland. She suffered burns over 40 per cent of her body. liippp-III..IW.IJ)lil I PRESIDENTIAL PLANE IS LUXURIOUS President Eisenhower's new plane, Colum bine HI (above), is equipped with everything from a refrigerator to a two-way radio telephone. The plane named Columbine HI by the President's grandchildren, is a Lockheed Super-Constellation, which is more powerful, faster and contains more safety equipment than two other planes named Columbine the President has used. Warden Gives Statement on Rel ease of H iss from Jai I . Lewisburg, Pa. U.R) Acting Warden Fred T. Wilkinson of the Northeastern Federal . Penitentiary, Saturday released the following official statement concerning the release of Alger Hiss: ; "As provided by law, Alger United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg, Pa., Saturday . . "Hiss was committed to Lewisburg on March 28, 1951, un der a sentence of five years commencing March 22, 1951. Under the law he is entitled as a matter of right to deduction from bis sentence of eight days for each good. "Section 4161 to 4163 of Title ance for good conduct and the courts have, on several occasions, held that no discretion rests in the department with respect to the allowance of these credits if the prisoner's. 'record of conduct shows that he. has faithfully observed all the rules and has been subjected to punishment.' "Hiss, since he has been in Lewisburg, has not been reported for any infraction of the rules. Hiss has received only . those credits for good conduct that are granted to all prisoaers under the statute." (See Slory on Page 1) .' Japanese Railways Halted by Strikes Tokyo (U.PJ Striking rail way workers who have delayed or halted -train service through out .Tanan clashed Fridav with nniir at Shin . Tsurumi ' and- at Omiyai-Postal workers also were cn strike. - '-Vvv Siv hundred strikers tanEled with 300 police at Shin Tsurumi when police moved in to breaK nicket line and six strikers were arrested.- Three policemen ami a niiwav worker were in jured by flyinjfgiass & & similar clash at , Omiya. Union officials threatened to p a fourth wave of its slow down stiikes Saturday in a fight for;wage increases ana year ena bonuses. ; v . ' Eleven Uninjured in Crash of Airplane .Gallup, N. M. (U.R) Eight passengers and three crew, mem bers aboard a Frontier Airline DC3 escaped injury Friday night when the plane crash-landed at the airport here. ' , The plane-on a flight from Al buquerque to Salt Lake City, was "considerably" 'damaged in the "belly" landing. Frontier of ficials said. The passengers were from Colorado, New Mexico and Texas: ' '; ; -..' Airline - spokesmen said the plane took off from the local air port at 7:29 p. m., but returned here shortly after when the pilot detected trouble with the retract able wheels. The plane was landed, with the wheels up. ; Dead line tor Sunday Classified Is Monday: other days 5:30 previous day. noon Saturday: 10 a.m. Monday for Endowed Care Lots $20 and Up Sjskiyou Memorial Park (Cemetery) 605 Highland Drive Phone 2-2344 i " Hiss was released from the month that his conduct has been ' 18 makes mandatory his allow r Injured in Crash ' Belmont, Calif. (U.R) The pilot and passenger in a rented light plane were injured Saturday when the pilot attemp ted to make a deadstick landing on Ralston road west of here, San Mateo county sheriff's of ficers reported. Pilot George Lagomorsino, 29, and Harry French, both of Daly City, were taken to San Mateo community hospital after the wing of their Luscombe plane caught on a hillside, pitching the craft onto the road. Their injuries were not im mediately learned. Sheriff's officers said the en gine had failed. The plane was virtually demolished and the road was blocked for nearly an hour. Gasoline from the ruptur ed fuel tanks flowed over the road and county fireman were called out to wash it down. . Fortunately there was no traf fic on the road at the time of the crash. ? The plane was rented from the Watson Flying service at San Carlos airport. CONTRACT AWARDED Washington, Nov. 27 (U.RV The Navy department announced Saturday award of a $279,818 contract . to Douglas Aircraft, El Segundo, Calif., for publica tions and handbooks, and a $203, 364 contract to Lockheed Air port, Burbank, Calif., for Air craft parts kits. ' Meat was shipped in an ice refrigerated car for the first time in 1862. Passenge Pleads Innocent To Assault Charge McMinnville . (U.R) Har ace Crowley, 21 , Dayton, Ore., pleaded innocent in circuit court here Saturday to a charge of as sault with intent to kill in con nection with a beating adminis tered his four-year-old stepson Richard Lightle. . . The boy has been unconscious since the beating Nov. 15. He was being cared for at a Port land hospital, where doctors said he has had a number of-small hemorrhages of the brain. The boy is expected to live, but the permanency of the brain damage is not known. Crowley waived Grand Jury indictment on the assault, charge earlier. His attorney, James E. Craig of McMinnville, indicat ed he was thinking of filing a motion for a change of venue because of the strong feeling against his client in Yamhill county. Dep. Dist. Atty. H. W. Devlin said Crowley had signed a state ment admitting the. beating aft er having "trouble" with the boy. No trial date was set. Man Crushed To Death While Family Watches Richmond, Calif. (U.R) Charles M. Terrell, 46, Berkeley contractor, was crushed to death Saturday as his wife and small son watched when a house he was jacking up slipped and fell on him. Terrell and his partner," Le roy Baker, 45, Richmond, had been raising the house to "install a basement floor. The house was eight feet off the ground when one of the jacks slipped. The house fell sideways and a heavy beam struck Terrell, crushing his chest. The tragedy was viewed by his wife, Wilma, 25, and their son, Charles Jr., 8, who-had been waiting for him 'to finish work. " ; ." Silent Film Star In Fair Condition . Hollywood (U.R) Alice Joyce, 64, star of. silent films, was reported in fair and improv ins condition with a liver ail ment Saturday - at Hollywood the screen's most beautiful ac tresses in the early silent era, entered the hospital two weeks ago. Her daughter, Mrs. Alice De Tolly, wife of Maj. Nicholas De Tolly, U.S. air attache in Paris, flew here to be at her mother's bedside. , The actress was divorced from actor Tom Moore shortly after her daughter was born. 16-Year-Old Killed In Headon Collision Merced, Calif. (U.R) Clifford DeWayne Bell, 16, Watsonville, was killed Saturday when his car collided head-on with a gravel truck near here. California Highway Patrol of ficers said Bell apparently tried to turn while going too fast and crossed the center line. Truck driver Leroy Jones, 22, of Stev enson, was uninjured. Police said Bell's parents lived at Turlock. - ' BILLBOARD EDITOR DIES : Cincinnati (U.R) Charles Writh, associate editor of Bill board Publishing Co., died Sat urday after 52 years with the theatrical magazine. He was 67. Unempfoymenf Claims Increased Last Week Washington (U.R) New un employment insurance claims rose by 41,600 last week because of seasonal job lay-offs and a backlog of claims from the pre vious Veterans Day holiday week the Labor Department has an nounced.' But despite the rise, the total of 228,700 in new claims still is lower than the total for the same week a year ago, the department said Friday night. It was the third consecutive week in which claims were down from the same week of 1953. International Livestock . Show Starts in Chicago Chicago (U.R) The 55th International Livestock - Exposi tion Saturday got down to the business of picking the best steers, hogs and lambs from the nation's farmlands. First on tap were more than 300 fresh faced 4-H boys and girls who offered their junior steers and hogs for judging. The judging of about 300 steers held the spotlight. In years past the junior grand champion has often gone ahead to win the exposition's brightest crown the grand champion steer award. The farm youths also put up 33 hogs for judging. The exposition, the biggest farm show in the world, opened at the International Amphithe ater Friday night with a horse show. : . .. . ' THRIFT OLD-FASHIONED Pop Corn Popper Solid Tin Bottom with wire mesh cover. Easy and quick to use. OUTDOOR Tru-Temp , Thermometer Mounts easily on any wall or win dow. Accurate, dependable ' weatherproof THRIFT Sunday, Merember 29. 1934 Montgomery Says War Is Unlikely Omaha, Neb. (U.R) British Field! Marshal Bernard Mont gomery said Friday he does not think "there, is a possibility of conflict in the world : at this time." ' However, he added he thinks atomic' bombs would be used if World War HI broke out. Montgomery made the re marks Friday night as he visited Offutt Air Force base to inspect the -Strategic -Air ' Command headquarters. ; .... He planned to fly Saturday to Los Angeles, Calif., where he is scheduled to speak at the Cali; fornia Institute of Technology on the "impact of the science of warfare on the future." Following his speech, Mont gomery said, he will visit in Hollywood with an old friend, movie producer Sam Goldwyn. The World War II hero proud ly displayed to newsmen a card showing him to be an admiral in Nebraska's Navy. Gov. Robert Crosby gave him the badge on a previous visit to Nebraska. . TYPEWRITERS & ADDING MACHINES Repaired MEDFORD OFFICE EQUIPMENT COMPANY 41 S. Grape Phone 2-4100 DEPARTMENT SPECIALS PLASTIC Table Protector Waterproof Stainproof. Will not stick, cleans with damp clotju White and pastel colors. , " 54"x72" IMPORTED Decorated Coasters Assorted - Designs and Colors. Reg. 5c 3 FOR See the o)fl o)U MRS. POTATO HEAD Funny-Faced Kit Mrs. Potato Head Is fun for all the family. 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