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ong-Wfssng Picture of Lincoln Found
On Shelf of Paint Dealer in Illinois
jp Springfield, 111. . (u.R) -Discovery
of a photograph of Ai
raham Lincoln,- believed to be
long-missing , "Picture , No. . 72"
taken almost a century agof was
reported found Saturday. ' '"
The Illinois State Journal and
Register said the photo, which
portrays Lincoln at the age of
' about 50 with a short beard, was
found in the store of a paint
dealer who bought it from a cus
tomer for $3.50. ' . . ..'
.- An associate of the late Her
bert Wells Fays, long-time cus
todian of Lincoln's tomb in near-
by Oak: Ridge cemetery and a
collector of Lincolniana, s.a i d
Fay searched for' this photo for
many years? and valued it at
$10,000, the newspaper said.
, v The Journal and Register gave
this account of the photo's his
tory and recent re-discovery.
".' Photographer Thomas Peaker
took : the photo of Lincoln in
Parker's studio here in 1859 or
1880. Lincoln gave the portrait
later to a Negro laundress who
worked in his fiome. She, in
turn, gave it to a Springfield
boy several years later. Then
it disappeared.
'J. Fifteen years ago, paint store
owner Paul Redeker was mea
suring a room for wallpaper
when his yardstick struck a pic
ture framed on the wall and the
jjhoto fell to a couch. - -i
During a discussion with the
woman of the house, Redeker
mentioned he did a lot of picture
framing and sometimes had calls
for Lincoln pictures. The woman
said she'd be glad to sell the
photo and quoted Redeker a
price of $3.50.
JUmained on Shell & . f
Redeker bought it and took
it to his store, where he put it
on a shelf. He had no buyers for
It and it remained there through
the years.
Last week, Van A. Graham,
1955 ASC Program
Starts in County
- The 1955 Agricultural Sta
bilization and Conservation
committee program is now ; un
der way in Jackson county, ac
cording to Albert Straus, chair
man. ' ' ;
The initial signup period ends
Feb. 4, but' farmers' may .request
assistance for; projects ' covered
by the program at any time be
fore work is started. -
- Handbooks of 1955 conserva
tion practices included '.'in, the
program will be in the mail in
a few days, Straus said. !-; -
Don't Read This Ad Unless You Are
Tired of Hard Work in the Garden
J. i "
NEW 55 MERRY TILLER
is Here, Better Than, Ever
r
TERRIFIC SPECIAL To introduce you to the kinr of all
tillers we are offering for January only a brand new 20"
Ball Bearing Rotary Mower Attachment tor flMO, with the
purchase of a Merry Tiller. Even if you think yon won't be
needing a machine for a long time drop over or call us and
get the dope. MERRY TILLER OUTPERFORMS $58 TILL
ERS. Don't confuse it with cheap Mail Order imitations.
Merry Tiller mows hay, makes ditches, plows snow, ; etc. -GRANDMA
CAN RUN IT. You may have -heard our com
petitors knocking the machine but it still outsold all others
in the U. S. a year ago. Why pay more?
WE GIVE S&H GREEN STAMPS TOO. .
Johnson's Berry
2400 HIWAY 66, ASHLAND PHONE 9-5611
Open Daily Except Sat. You Can Call Us in the Evening
Time
.-.
Tuscola, -111., a' friend and ex
assistant to Fay when 'Fay was
tomb custodian, dropped by Red
eker's store to talk to him about
some calendars. -
In their conversation, Redek
er, recalling ; Graham's associa
tion with Fay, remarked he hap
pened to have "an old. picture
of Abraham Lincoln,' and "may
be you would like to see it." .
Portland Woman Gets Letter
From Brother Held by Reds
On Charges He Was a Spy
Portland, Ore. (U.R) The
sister of an American airman
held by the Chinese Communists
as a "spy - said' Saturday she
received a letter from' him last
week saying he slept on a plank
bed onlv 30 inches wide.
: Mrs. Donald V. Dehle said the
letter from her brother, Airman
2-C Daniel C. Schmidt, was the
first direct word any Portland
member of " the family, had re
ceived from him since a round of
letters dater Sept. 9 and deliv-
Downward Trend in
Farm Income Seen
Corvallis (U.R) - The
downward trend ;in farmers' , in
come will continue in 1955, M.
D. Thomas, extension service ec
onomist at Oregon State college
predicted Saturday.-' : 1
Thomas said big supplies, low
er price supports, production re
strictions and high marketing
costs all point to a, smaller take
from farm sales in 1955.
He said the hardest hit would
be the grain growers 'who are
facing a farther rollback on
wheat acreage, plus lower price
supports on all grains.
1 Dairy income will.be ; down,
he said, because there is little
chance to recover the drop in
market milk prices that follow
er Thomas took a more optimistic
view on fruit and livestock mar
kets which, ;,he; feels," will hold
up during the coming, year.
SURVEY BIDS SOUGHT. .
Portland a- (U.R) The Corps
of . Engineers Saturday invited
bids for furnishing two four
man survey parties to work on
a flow line survey of the Cou
gar Reservoir on the -South
Fork of the McKenzie river. rT
AITACHAIINT.
A IKWHKB UHtt v
MOT A .NttW MOWa
By Jimmy Hatlo
JIWS DISASTER
ABOUT TO OCCUR'
iCr "THE. RAT1P U4T-
-feCywiMU jacklbs.
svkacuss.n
. Graham declared on. looking
at the framed portrait "That's
the Lincoln picture No. 72" the
only one missing in a series of
photos taken of the Civil War
President. '-.-
-f: He confirmed the identity of
the photo on closer examination.
Graham said Fay searched for
this photo for years and rated it
to be worth $10,000. ;
ered early in November.
Would Like To Go
Schmidt.'s mother, Mrs. Nel
lie V. Peters, also lives here and
said T sure wish I could" go to
Red China to visit her son. The
Chinese said they would permit
families, of 17 imprisoned Am
ericans to visit them in prison.
. Mrs. Dehle said her brother
talked " "mostly? about how y he
would like to get home 1 to his
wife."; Una in Boise, Ida. .
Tells of Plans' ;" v .
She said Schmidt commented
that his : bed" consisted . of one
inch planks nailed together to
make a cot six feet long and 30
inches wide. He asked to be told
names, of current boxing cham
pions and described in detail
plans for a house he would like
to build when he returns. ; :;:
. Schmidt grew up' in Coeur
D'Alene, Ida., and never has
lived in Portland. But his moth
er, sister and brother, Lawrence,
now reside here. Another broth
er, Jim, 18, joined the Air Force
in December. . .-:, ! - , "i
w.
Salem (U.R) Av er age
weekly; earnings of some 120,
000 production workers in Ore
gon reached a new high of $87.40
in December, $6.34 above a year
before, the State Unemployment
Compensation ' Commission said
Saturday . ' . :
Employers' reports '. showed
average hourly pay of $2.20 was
unchanged . from November,
1954,' but the-work week jumped
to 39.8 hours, compared , with
38.S in 1953. : . . ; . , y
Production, '.'workers in ply
wood mills and other .wood pro
ducts put in an averagevof 43.2
hours, a week to gain earnings of
$95.60, almost as high as printers
and construction employees, who
have;' beeri - leaders for "many
months. Logging a n d' sawnaUl
workers averaged $92.66, . out
their, work-week averaged . only
40 hours, still 1.9 hours more
than : a year; before. 7 .
CIO To Attend
' Portland (U.R) -Oregon
members of the CIO are expect
ed to crowd the state capitol at
Salem : next .Wednesday to en
dorse ' labor-supported -' legisla
tion. VVV .vi ;: ': ;'--:'':'
Chef Dusten, ; assistant CIO
regional director, said the "CIO
day in-, the legislature" was or
ganized; to arouse "grass, roots"
support for. labor 'measures.
Dusten, at a CIO meeting here
Friday, isaid labor was getting
a false sense of security by as
suming that "all was well in
the Legislature." Re said oppo
sition to was more serious than
union realked.-ii' v-:?;'.;
'.' The "march" tor the capitol
will serve to acquaint CIO, union
members of pending policies and
legislation. - ;.;...;.'
AIDS MARCH OF DIMES
Jackson county - chapter
of
the Chin Up club Saturday con
tributed $25.11 to the March of
Dunes fund raising .: campaign
to combat polio. The money was
raised during "games night"
at the , club's meeting at Gisls
Community club rooms Friday
night. Gordon Bowman, 2402
Table Rock rd., was grand prize'
Average
Wages
High
Four Local Men
Return From Duty
In Far East Area
Four valley servicemen are
scheduled to arrive at Seattle
Monday at 8:30 a. m. on the
transport, Gen.- John Pope,; ac
cording to. the United Press. .
- Three of the men are from
Medford. They are CpL Rich
ard A. Bradley, Pfc. Richard W.
Imhausen and Cpl. Frederick
E. Reich Jr. Bradley is unlisted
in local directories ' or Mail
Tribune files.
Imhausen entered the Army
in March, 1953, and completed
basic training at Ft. Ord, Calif .
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira
Imhausen, Route 3, Medford.. He
served the 45th infantry divis
ion and the 7th division in Japan
and Korea. ,
Reich, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred' Reich, Stewart ave., has
served with the 160th' Army in
fantry regiment with the 40th
infantry division in Korea.
The fourth man returning is
Donald W. Mitchell, son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. W. MitcheU, 509
Fifth st, Phoenix. He entered
the Army in Feb., 1953, and ar
rived overseas the following No-J
vember. He was a personnel ad
ministrative specialist in service
company of the 24th infantry di
vision's 19th' regiment.
..One, of the several hundred
men aboard the transport vessel
will be the 500,000th veteran to
have arrived in the port of Se
attle from the Far East since the
start of the rotation program
in May, 1951.- Another will be
the 1,000,000th man to be pro
cessed for return to the U. S." by
the Inchon replacement depot
in Korea.
Names of the, two are not yet
known. ; :
Portland Schoolboy
Awarded Medal
Pittsburgh (U.R) A -16-year-old
Portland, Ore. school
boy was one of 14 persons cited
Friday night by ; the Carnegie
Hero Fund Commission for .out
standing acts of heroism.
William H. Winton of . Port
land . was. credited . with saving
on 11-year-old boy from drown
ing, near Barton, Ore., July 1,
1952. He was awarded a Bronze
'medal for: the act.- '. .:
A written citation i accom
panying the medal said the 15-year-old
Oregon youth waded
30 feet into the Clackamas River
and swam 60 feet cross-current
to save 'Donald F. Silcox, who
could not swim' and" was drifting-
downstream, -X 4 v '
Winton, freeing himself from
the other boy's frantic grasp,
towed - him 50 feet to shallow
water. Both boys recovered.
Man Saves Cafs'Life;
Cat Returns Favor -m
Portland U.R). A Port
land man said Saturday a cat
whose life hY saved returned
the favor earlier this week.
Ray C. Moys told this storys
He was drying his hair in
his kitchen when he became
overpower ingly sleepy. As he
nodded, his pet Siamese cat,
Sammy, jumped on him and
clawed at his face and neck.
It made him alert enough to
realisse the gas liad been left
on in the stove.
Moys said a short time ago
he saved Sammy's life by get
ting him to a veterinarian af
ter the cat had eaten some
spoiled meat. '
NOW
PLAYING
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Allman
LIMITED
; ENGAGEMENT .
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fei4 at he WM.feriMrly writ
tea 'TeVs Ryl Gearas. He
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it eiiHrtly NEW an DIFFER
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"The Mystery
Group"
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mom! Nam tfclt btmi tmi
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mutt hear tham aa cam
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Survey of Oregon's flndusftial
Possibilities Depends on Cash
aaiem A compre
hensive survey of Oregon's in
dustrial possibilities will, be
made by the Stanford Research
Institute if the Legislature ap
proves an appropriation of $60,
000 for the job.
A tentative agreement with
the institute has been reached
by the Oregon Development
Commission, and Joseph Smith,
Convicts
Face Added Terms
Of Up to 40 Years
Boston. (U.R) Four mu
tinous convicts already doomed
to spend most , of their lives in
prison, now face possible new
sentences of 40 years each for
holding 11 men hostage more
than 81 hours after an escape at
tempt collapsed, authorities said
Saturday..
Trial Slated
"Massachusetts "Attorney Gen
eral George Fingold said the
men who. mutinied at the state
prison would go on trial by
March 15.- They face new sen
tences for assault attempted es
cape : and violation of the state
hostage act, he said. i-
The rebellion, second longest
of its kind in the nation,' collap
sed Friday when a citizens com
mittee convinced ' the rebels to
surrender. ' ' .' 'i
- Authorities ' saida there 'might
be otrier defendants in the trial.
An investigation was under way
to. determine how the rebels got
their 11 hostages, including five
the guns they, used to menace
guards. -" - r.-il .'v; ,:
Promises Prosecution ,-iv;:? '
"We'll prosecute ahyonej re
sponsible for getting contraband
into the prison," Fingold said.
The convicts, bank robber
Theodore (Teddy) ; Green , 38,
gunman Walter it. (Super Troop
er) Balben, 37, rapist John H.
Flaherty, 32, and' cop-killer
Fritz Swenson 32, were locked
up in separate cells:
They were removed from the
Cherry, Hill solitary confinement
section, where, the revolt broke
out. :"::.' -L-t
Portland Chamber ' . L
Backs; Basin Plan
'Portland iJJX) Thboard
of directors of the Chamber of
Commerce here Saturday en
dorsed the proposed Columbia
interstate compact and urged
approval by the . state Legisla
ture. Vr:---V -:" -:c;':::.,-V .
: A statement by the board said
th compact is a necessary first
step toward development of the,
Columbia Basin . and additional
power : facilities. : The - statement
said that wif and when federal
money is available, 'federal pro
jects probably would .De favor
ed .because of lower 'cost' of fi
nancing." s
. The proposed compact was at
tacked, last week by State Sen.
Robert Holmes, Gearhart Demo
crat ' .:;.v:-;-S'--';
Dead line. Sundays Oawifled la at
noon Saturday ; 10 ajn. Monday fot
Monday: othardaya 5:30 oreviousday
HURRY!
It Will Be Here
Only A Few
More Days
. CONTINUOUS
TODAY FROM
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12:4S - 4:00 - 7:00
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a?vL arai
Sunday. January 2. 18SS:
commission chairman, who met
with a ways and means subcom
mittee Friday to r seek approval
of -a $130,379 budget; for; the
next:' bienmum. including; the
$60;00O rfor . the aurvey xSmith
said the survey : actually ;will
cost around $80,000 but the bal
ance of the - cost would ' come
from- contributions from private
concerns. '--J '-"..
Twice 1953 Budget a
; " The cdriimissidn's budget re
qiiest;'is for mdre than twice
the 'amount appropriated by the
1953 Legislature," although the
gbvemor's -" budget department
slashed some $43,000 from the
amount : originally ' sought I Its
aim' is to attract diversified in
dustries, to Oregon. ' , , s ;.
The senate has iour bills, all.
brief, up for' final action' Mon
day. One has to do with the ac
quisition of lands ; by the State
Board 1 of Forestry specifying
that all deeds or other instru
ments purporting to affect real
property acquired by the: state
of Oregon through its State
Board of Fofestry shall be suf
ficient in I law; to .-coivyey :vthe
title without further, action.
- Another - authorizes the - war
den of the . penitentiary or the
superintendent of a correctional
institution to deliver, at the in
stitution any witness the sheriff
of any county wants to produce
in court The sheriff is respon
sible until he returns .the wit
ness, who is taken and returned
to the: institution at xio'.costt to
the state.-; -; -
; . Another authorizes -the su
perintendent, of a state institu
GOLD
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Arrowf Lkundiy
& Dry Cleaners
520 S. Riverside
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art joining tha athar Bragraulve
marchant 'Vfa thit elaitjrfi!
GOLD ARROW
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Double Stnm ps Given Until
Feb'. 5 cm all work at th't)
V ARROW LAUNDRY '
r : : DRY CLEANERS - -
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tSBiH&t - $mmVdC
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tm, miSamm twccow utmhmo Jjoooa
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUWS ELEVEH
tion to deposit with the state
treasurer as a trust account , any
funds received for use or bene
fit of the ward.
And the final measure up for
third reading Monday provides
that any , reputable person - in
the : state having 'knowledge, of
a child who. appears to be either
dependent ; or delinquent may
file with the clerk of the court
having jurisdiction in the . mat
ter, petition . in writing, set
ting forth the facts. This amends
a statute which ? provides that
such information be given only
from a' reputable : person con
cerning knowledge of depend
ence or delinquency of a child
in his own county.
The House has nothing up for
final action Monday. The heavy
work in both Houses Monday
will be :in . committee . rooms
with several committees sched
uline sessions throughout the
day. -. . -
EATON'S
DINNER HOUSE
1Z Cuter lAke Ave.
r ITALIAN AND '
. AMERICAN DINNERS !
SPECIAL AU the "Siuhetti 'and
Homemade Ravioli yon can eat.
Incladei Home Made Bread,
Butter and C ollee. QQ
S'C6URSB'ITAU.IAN 'PINNU
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Open S:3 PJ.T1U tPM."
Friv SaW San and Mon. Only
CONTINUOUS FROM 1:00
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day except .occasional cloudi
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