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TWO .MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Robert J. Cunningham Elected President of United Medford Crusade at Annual UMC Dinner Robert J. Cunningham, as sirtant manager of the U. S. National bank here, was elected president of tha United Med ford Crusade last week. He was name! ty the board of directors at a meeting follow ing tne annual dinner at the YMCA Thursday evening. Other new officers are William H Fi entice, last year's campaign manager, first vice-president: Richard L. Henselman, second vice-president, and Ray Soren- son. treasurer. Members of the board of di rectors elected at the dinner meeting include B. L. Nutting, a one - year term; A. R. Man- no, retiring president, reelect ed to a two-year term, and Dun bar Carpenter, R. M. Sorenson, Robert Cunningham, Frank Ben esh and Edmund E. Hass, three year terms. Vill Choose Five Cunningham will select five more board members, and will choose a campaign chairman for the fall fund drive. He will also name members of the admit tance, budget and quota com mittee. The gathering Thursday was the second annual UMC dinner. and was attended by some 150 persons. It was prepared by the Presbyterian Women's associa tion. Events on the program in cluded the flag salute, led by Scout Executive Cliff Hanson; presentation of awards for com munity service to a number of people who assisted in the last campaign, by Mayor Earl Miller, and other awards and talks. Service Awards The community service awards went to Charles R. Bau com, Richard J. House, Richard L. Henselman. Ltroy Hatcher, Mrs. Frank J. Van Dyke, Robert B. Duncan, Patty Jean Pease and Betty Jean Lindley. Elliott Becken and Frank C. Bash, whose terms on the board expire, were given honorary board membership placques as a token of their service. They are the first two to be honored by the honorary board member ships. Retiring president Tony Man no presented an award to Pren tice for his work as campaign chairman, and Manno received an award from John Dellenbeck, first president of the UMC, for his work during the past year. Manno delivered his presi dent's message, reviewing the achievements of the UMC for the past year, and pointing out that member agencies have so Man in 'Hideous Mask' Frightened Off Before Attempting To Rob Mt. Angel Bank Mt. Ansel. Ore. (U.R) A man wearing a "hideous Hallo ween mask" was frightened off Friday, apparently just before he intended to hold up a branch of the U. S. National Bank here. - Bank manager J. H. Fournier said he caught a glimpse of the disguised man looking in through a large bank window facing the street. "The face was so Mdeous I couldn't collect my thoughts for a moment," he said. "Then I realized 'it was a mask I was seeing and I knew we were going to be held up." Fournier said the man went to the door and started to enter the bank lobby, but apparently lost his nerve when he saw the number of people inside. ACME HARDWARE helps yon IMPROVE or REPAIR your home on EASY CREDIT TERMS! NO CASH DOWN! UP TO 24 MONTHS TO PAY! SMALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS that fit YOUR budget! If you're a bit short ef cash . . . take advantage of this CONVENIENT PAYMENT PLAN. Buy ANYTHING you nesd ... and pay for it at only PENNIES A OAY! . START NOW! ft Costs LESS Than You Think! 3 West Sixth Street Medford, Oregon far been paid the entire amounts of their budgets to date, an in dication that they will receive the full amounts again this year. Quota Exceeded He pointed out that this year's drive exceeded the $102,000 quota by almost S1.000, and said that Medford's rapid growth is forcing a greater demand for Red Cross Leader Of First Aid Work Tells of Activity Considerable activity in Red Cross first aid training in Jack son county has been reported by Leroy Williams, first aid chair man for the Red Cross. A new class consisting primar ily of Ground Observer Corps personnel will begin at the Elks club at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 1. Anyone interested is invited to enroll, he said. Another class of Girl Scout leaders will begin Tuesday, March 28, at the Talent school. Visit Aids Program Williams said that the recent visit here by Murry Brooks, first aid and water safety field representative for the Red Cross, has been of considerable assis tance to advancing first aid work here. Brooks and Williams conducted a refresher first aid course for Red Cross instructors, and he also met with various groups and appeared on TV and radio Droerams to tell of the need for qualified first aid in structors, as well as large num bers of citizens who have a working knowledge of first aid. Rrooks stated that in case of a national disaster there would he an inadeauate number of doctors, and that qualified first aiders could and would nil me cans in what would be a trem endous life-saving operation. Shady Cove Class Williams also announced that a first aid class recently was completed in Shady Cove, and that there are now seven quali fied first aiders to be on call for duty at the new highway first aid station there. Several other classes are be ing formed and will be under way within the next several weeks, he said. One of them is a group of 14 foremen at Bear Creek orchards. Anyone wishing to enroll in any of the classes may do so by telephoning the Red Cross of fice at 2-4405, he said. He turned and fled down the street to a parked car. A gas station attendant said the holdup man was pulling the mask off as he drove off. Roadblocks were set up im mediately on all roads leading Portland Silver Thaw Oyer; Highways Clear Portland (U.R) Trees and shrubs in and around Portland yesterday still retained some of their icy coating from Fri day's minor silver thaw which made the landscape beautiful but the roads hazardous. The sun was out Saturday, but a chill wind blew down the Columbia gorge. However, the weather bureau said it would be sunny and warmer today. All highways made danger ous by the icing conditions were heavily sanded by road crews yesterday morning and police said traffic was moving without difficulty. The warming trend was gen eral for most of the state and forecasters said above-freezing temperatures and clear skies could be expected through the weekend. Government Camp Snow Deepest Since 1949 Salem (U.R) Snow along S. S. Highway 26 at Govern ment Camp is the deepest since 1949, State Highway Engineer R. H. Baldock reported Satur day. Snow depth recorded Thurs day showed a total of 163 inches at the highway summit at Gov ernment Camp. Baldock said the total at the same time last year was 62 inches and in 1953 it was 50 inches. The snow depth at Timber line was 189 inches, compared with 178 in 1954. Other' summit snows recorded Thursday were 144 inches at Santiam Pass, 6 at Ochoco, 33 at Austin. All recordings are considerably above last year's marks. WEATHER By UNITED PRESS Northern California: Fair Sun day but some high cloudiness at times. Sunday, March 27. 1955 services on the agencies in volved. The UMC will have to step up its work to keep abreast of changing conditions, he said. Frank Lockwood, secretary of the Springfield Chamber of Commerce, was the main speak er, and was introduced by G. R. Durham, Salem, of the Ore gon Chest. Lockwood described the problem of the young people for whom the UMC agen cies are designed, and assured the audience that the money do nated for these purposes is spent in meeting real problems of human tragedy and need. He gave illustrations from his own knowledge. Eston B. Humphrey, retiring treasurer, gave a complete re port on UMC finances tor tne past two years. Science Training In High Schools Declared Needed Portland (U.R) Dean George W. Gleeson of the Oregon State College engineering school be lieves public high school should return to the college prepara tory course to combat the short age of trained scientists and tech nicians. He told the Portland City Club Friday that this shortage not only threatens the American economy, but also the Ameri can position in the cold war. More Work Needed The engineering dean said public secondary and elemen tary schools are doing "a mar velous job" in social and citizen ship preparation of youngsters. But he said they "have done no job at all" in the fundamental studies of science and mathe matics. As a result, Gleeson said, many students who have not had the mental discipline re quired in the sciences fail when they reach college. He said the mortality rate in the School of Engineering was about 60 per cent. Serious Shortage He said so few students are: completing college and univer sity science and engineering courses that a serious shortage of trained men in these fields has developed. In engineering alone, 30,000 new graduates are needed each year just as re placements, Gleeson said. But, he said, "We haven't satisfied that demand in eight years." out of the town. FBI and state officers were conducting the in vestigation jointly. The mask was described as "similar" to the type used n the Brinks robbery in Boston. Almost two years ago, the same bank was robbed of an esti mated $20,000 by a youth who was later captured about five hours later at Mill City. Tug Operators Agree To Pay for Damages Portland (U.R) Operators of the tug Columbia Queen and the barge Raquette have agreed to pay the U. S. $84,978 as the result of a Columbia river colli sion near Astoria in 1953. The money is for damage to nearly $500,000 worth of U. S. owned eight-inch artillery shells being hauled by the tug and barge to the ordnance depot at Umatilla. When the tug collided with the freighter Hawaiian Planter, the ammunition sank into the river. The shells, although re covered, were damaged. New Haven, Conn. U.R) Harry Bethke was not happy to have a lost wallet returned promptly. It was given back by police who said they found it, complete with identification pa pers, at the scene of a burglary. Bethke was arrested. fKPPf BEWARE OF IMITATIONS LOOK FOR THf HAPPY LITTLE DOG TOPS IN QUALITY! LOW IN PRICE HOLLYWOOD IS PUZZLED these days about romance of Clark Gable and Kay Spreckels, divorced wife of millionaire sugar heir. Neither will affirm or deny that they plan marriage. Here they are dancing at Palm Springs Tennis Club. (International) Second Local Lawyer Joins Bar's Legislative Service Robert Duncan, 1500 Terrace dr., an attorney with the firm of McAllister, Duncan and Brophy, is in Salem serving the Oregon State Bar's legal service to the legislature. Duncan is the second Medford attorney to serve with the Bar in Salem this year. Edward Branchfield spent two weeks late in February. Duncan started the job on Monday, March 21, and will re main through this week, return ing April 2. Attorneys who vol unteer their services are paid only a nominal amount to par tially cover expenses. Active Here A graduate of the University of Michigan, Duncan was admit ted to practice in Oregon in 1948. He was a Navy pilot during the war, and has been active in civic affairs since coming to Medford. He is a past president of the Active club, a member of the First Methodist church and the' Elks, and is a past chair man of the executive board of the Jackson County Juvenile Court advisory committee. Lawyers serving with the Bar office in Salem assist individ ual legislators and committees in the preparation and interpre tation of legislation, attending committee hearings, and gener ally doing what they can to as sist in the preparation of bet ters laws. In the 11 weeks it has been in operation this year, the service has answered about 225 formal requests and many infor- Salem (U.R) The House Highways Committee has ap proved a bill providing stiffer requirements for binders on log trucks. tiny prices! TIL APR It 9 ONLY SAVE25 J watches at such V., "JBh" BANNER BUYS OF 55 ' Self-winding I fma'' ELGIN ( p 1 fr only V ELGIN NIAGftRA.Self-wlnding.Water and shock resistant. 17 jewels. Regular J59.50. Now Print aided Fdrol Tax At The BIGGER BETTER BIG Y Entrance On Hi-way 99 U JEWELERS ) mal ones. It has drafted or re drafted about 175 bills, and at torneys think it has contributed materially to a shortening of the session and a consequent sav ing cf a substantial sum of tax money. Drunk Driving Bill Passed by House, Sent On to Senate Salem U.R) Safeguards for motorists accused of drunken driving were approved in a bill that passed the House Saturday and was sent to the Senate. The bill would require that motorists sign a written consent form before being subjected to blood tests to determine extent of intoxication. Rep. Al Loucks (R-Salem) said the Salem police chief had told him the bill would be unwork able with the restriction in 60 to 70 per cent of drunk driving cases. Loucks asserted that many drunks couldn't sign a consent form even if they wanted to. Rep. Pat Dooley (D-Portland) replied that the written consent system had worked well in Port land and that he would fight the bill rather than have that provi sion eliminated. He said blood tests made without consent were tantamount to requiring persons to give evidence against them selves. Present blood test law applies only to Multnomah county. The bill passed today would remove that limit and would involve all counties. ELGIN LORETTA. Dainty lz case. Regular $38.75. Now $33.75 ELGIN M vtr 69ne4 far Mrv4cln. original Mi mutt EM properly restored. ("V Every Elgin ho the heart fhot never breaks, V the goaruwteed DuraPower MainsBring. OPEN 9:30-6 pm Mon. & Sat. 9:30 am . to 9 pm Ph. 3-4922 Bill Would Allow Acceptance Of Stock by State Agencies BY BILL FORCE United Press Correspondent Salem 4J.P.) The House Sat urday approved a resolution aimed at allowing state agencies to accept gifts of stocks in pri vate corporations. The Senate-approved measure was opposed on the floor by Rep Alfred Corbett (D-Portland) who said the resolution should stip ulate the conditions for disposal of the stocks, once accepted. The resolution would send to the voters the proposition that state agencies, principally the State Board of Higher Educa tion, be allowed to accept and dispose of gifts of stocks. People Fear Speculation There is now a constitutional prohibiton against the state ac cepting such gifts, apparently expressing the people's fear it would become involved in stock market speculations or become financially interested in private corporations. The State Board of Higher Education already holds some 5100,000 in bequeathed stocks and bonds. The resolution would permit it to hold and dispose of that asset, accept more if it came in the form of gifts, but would retain the prohibiton against stock purchases. The office of the chancellor of the state system of higher education said "donors who con sider it prudent to invest their personal funds in stocks are at a loss to understand why there is question relative to the pro priety of the state accepting and holding donated stocks . . . since state moneys were not used" to acquire them. Pay Raise Alive In committee action Friday, the State and Federal Affair Committee tabled two plans for raising legislators' pay but it kept for further consideration still a third such plan. Those killed included a plan for raising the pay by statute instead of by seeking voter ap proval of a constitutional amend ment. The other was a pay plan based on the cost of living. Still active in the committee was a plan to ask the voters for authority to double the present pay to ?1200 a year. Rep. Loran Stewart (R-Cottage Grove) de clared he would fight any move for a pay increase this session. "When we're asking the peo ple to pungle up all this extra 36 MO. TO ON ALL HOME Improvement IF Vfill II I VM are O Remodel Attic O Build a Garage O Add a Room O Remodel House TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN- with NOTHING DOWN and 36 Months to Pay! You can enjoy that new attic room NOW ' or that garage you've been waiting for and any other home remodeling work that needs to be done. 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Mrs. Louis Humphrey, speak ing as a private citizen and not in her usual role as a tax expert, told the committee the bill would make the state a wet nurse for the contractors. She asserted it would be opposed by Cat Saves Life of Springfield Woman Springfield, Ore. (U.R) A pet cat saved the life of its mistress during a fire early Friday, and then perished in the flames. Mrs. Thomas Marvin Scaife said she was sleeping in her home here, when the cat awakened her by jumping on the bed. Mrs. Scaife, seeing the room enveloped in flames, wrapped herself in a sheet and escaped through the ground floor win dow. She ran to a neighbor to call for help, and firemen extinguished the flames. The body of the cat was found on the charred bed. HOW CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HEALS Station KWIN 1400 K.C. Sundays 10:15 A.M. olannina to . . . 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