o
. Deaths in
luff if Highest
Ipirf Since 193?
Chicago U.R) July traffic
ths reached their highest
lvi since 1937, the National
fey Council said todav.
tfut he overall fatality rate
U? Volume of travel ia on the
3ngrade. Q
Jr council reported that
Vlef were 3340 traffic deaths
81 July, 11 per cent higher than
tt9 the same month last vear.
til brought tht total for the
t d 1,840, an increase of
9pP enj o tm tvm period
But tJtt3 lh jump in
fte council Said, th
on volum Hasi hs
ttM ioef on record.
$7i couftcil id travel figures
SB vilble only for the first
i fhonths of the) jar, but they
how a gain 6C 7 per cent in mile
age, compared with an 'increase
of 2 per cent in death.
ThjfB the mileage death rate
was 5.7 per 100,000,000 vehicle
jniles, lowest on record for a six
month period.
he council said the July
spurt in deaths occurred mostly
in rural areas, with cities report
ing only a 2 per cent increase for
the same months.
q "The steady increase in traf
fic deaths this year is a timely
warning for the Labor Day
week end just ahead," Ned H
Dearborn, president of the coun
cil, said.
Walter Winchell Sues
ABC for $7,000,000
New York (U.PJ Officials
of he American Broadcasting
company went into hurried con
ference today to consider a $7,
000,000 suit brought against fhe
network by columnist Walter
Winchell for alleged breach of
contract. d
VOnchell, a syndicated column
ist, was signed to a so-called
"lifetime contract" with ABC in
eOftober, J51. Tne contract gave
the netvorfc exclusive rights to
iftchtiT Mrvices as an ABC
ftHoftattit?- H9C nded the con
Hct In! I?cft 10. Winchell,
AoMt, ontinut telecast
B nf lt&0p9 until gun 29 be
sftus of fjyonto commitment,
tt M lMrn thJt "Winchell,
MoBhat ftoufc $19,000 er
ttostom, vnm apctA to sign
, iel ttutusjl Broadcasting
omf imp thit) v,f)e.
Jhirk Killed After
Attacking Lifeguards
ant frfonica,' Calif. 4U.R)
fivtvfoot shark was killed yes
4r)y after aacking three
0 tounty lifouardv and biting one
Dal Stfjnd, 29, Glendale, was
treate9or 11 lacerations which
O required eight stitches. His two
companion?, Dick Joy, 20, Pasa
dena, and John Calderwood, 20,
Inglewood, managed to kill the
shark with a metal rescue buoy
after it attacked their 0 surf
boards ofJSZuma Beacm
The lifeguards were called to
the area after the shark was
spotted circling three women
swimmers. They encountered
the shark 50 feet off the shore
crowded with bathe
The shark was towed to shore
after It had been killed by the
lifeguards.
Gold Hill Jim Bucklin, new
operator of the Dardanelle in
Gold Hill, was installed as a new
member of the Gold Hill Lions
club recently. The Lions voted
to hold Ladies Day at its next
meeting Sept. 8.
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Investments mad I
by the 10th of the I
month 4ivt- I
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27 North Holly
frank Sinatra Silent
Om Contract Lawsuit
Hollywood (U.PJ Crooner
Frank Sinatra refused comment
today on a $1,000,000 breach of
contract suit which 20th Century
Fox said it will file against him
for quitting work on ihe film,
"Carousel," on location in Booth
bay, Mt.
"See my lawyers," snapped
Sinatra on his return here yes
terday. Sinatra left the location
because all scenes were being
shot twice for separate type cam
eras. Sinatra said he had no im
mediate plans for work and he
expected to remain here "for
several months."
Court Etcords
POLICE COURT
Norman Aaron Harp. Donald Mil
ton Burrill, Ruby Naomi McPherson
and Alfred Jensen, violations of basic
rule. $10 each.
Larry Joe Whipple, excessive noise,
tires. $10.'
Jerry Raymond Peterson and Clyde
Elmer Dickenson, failure to yield
right-of-way. $10.
Raymon R. Reter, blocking drive
way. $5.
Murray L. Orgain, failure to stop
at stop light, $5.
Harry Herman Sails, illegal turn, $5.
Richard Logan Davis, violation of
basic rule. $10.
Sylvia Inez Bishop, violation of basic
rule. $10.
Dale H. Culley, violation of basic
rule. $10.
' Walter Clayton Hurlbut, violation
of basic rule, $10.
James Arthur Pond, violation of ba
sic rule. $10.
DISTRICT COURT
Robert Gregg, failure to stop at stop
sign, $10.
Loyd Keith Thorp, overload. $41; no
red flag, $15: overwidth, $15; and no
tail lights. $10.
Kenneth Lee Webber. Illegal pos
session of intoxicating liquor, $15.
Lyman Tom Kapsobelis. disorderly
conduct, $30.
Agustine Fred Lewis, drunk on pub
lic highway. $30.
Charles Edward Hoiioweu, over-
width. $10.
Harry Alvin Mitchell, no warning
device. $6.
Gary Marvin Stevens, violation or
basic rule. $15.
Norman Jefferson ueary. over-
height, $15. .
William Jonn uook jr., overneigni.
$10. . .
Victor E. Taylor, ovenoaa. j.
William M. Hunting, overload. $185.
Richard Lee Mayberry. failure to
stop at stop sign. $10..
Loyd uerDert stnpiin. luiun w
stop at stop sign, $10.
James corDen amiin, improper use
dealer's license. $6.
Leslie James Hunsaker. overload.
W9. . . . .
Jim Bertis Phillips, angling wiinoui
license. $30.
David Ardean Dahl, no operator's
license, $10.
Robert Louise Miner. lauure w
ajtop at stop sign. $10.'
Honaia inanes lunwo, lauuie w
stop at stop sign, $10.
sex carson iODie, overwiain, iu.
Jack Allen Gaza, four in front seat,
$10.
Atnes Marie Northey. failure to
stop at stop sign, $10.
Deimer frearicK sieacn, overwiain,
10- . . ....
corneiious Eugene xacrariana. over
load. $59.
Raymond Rex Note, overload, $59,
and passing with insufficient clear
ance. $12.50.
Wayne Kenneth Griffith, overload,
038.
Don Alfred Morton, failure to stop
at stop sign. $10.
Cecil Horace Hughes, failure to stop
at stop sign, $10.
Charles Kinard, failure to yield
right of way, $10.
Hans Albert Edwardsen, failure to
transfer title. $5.
Donald - Walter Harmer. failure to
operate on right side of highway, $15.
Richard L. Kimbrough, no operator's
license. $10.
Bruce L. Blew, overlength load,
$15.
Robert Lee Wobbe, George Erwin
Snow. Clyde N. Caton and William
Ralph Morgan, failure to stop at stop
sign, $19 each.
Henry Elmer Sisemore, overload,
$315.
Danny Allen Kirkpatrick, violation
of basic rule. $30.
James Barton Crawford, violation
of basic rule, $7.
Nathan Robert Deaver. failure to
operate on right side of highway, $10.
CIRCUIT COURT
Inez Wolgamott vs. Elvin C. Wol
gamott, divorce complaint.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
APPLICATIONS
Richard Eli Barry. 19. Box 416. Mer
lin, and Nancy Marie Byers. 18. of
5056 South Pacific highway. Grants
Pass.
James Omar Farmer, 25, Roseburg,
and Betty Jean Perdue. 20. Sutherlin.
Alvin Roy Longan, 22, Central Point,
and Willedean Jordan, 16. Route 2,
Central Point.
Benjamin J. Furch, 74, route 1. box
182. Talent, and Nettie Jane Green
Wheeler. 55. of 1013 Central ave.,
Medfordk
Bert Preston Luman, 37. of 14 South
Bartlett St.. Medford. and Leora Hope
Hager, 28. of 19 North Columbus ave,
Medford.
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Big Balloon Seen
East of Medford
A large .balloon, presumably
one of the high-altitude research
type used by the armed forces,
was spotted by many residents
in the sky east of Medford yes
terday afternoon.
A number of calls concerning
it were made to the weather bu
reau. Bob Church, meteorologist
in charge, said it was 10 miles
or more away, at an angle of
some 45 degrees, indicating1 its
height Was some 55,000 or 60,-
000 feet.
Church studied it through a
100-power telescope and report
ed that it apparently carried in'
struments with a parachute at
tached. It was not spherical, he
said, apparenly in an attempt
to give it directional stability.
There is no way of knowing its
point of origin, Church said, but
it "could have been anywhere."
It was first spotted at about
2:15 p.m., and drifted north
ward, going out.-of sight about
two fyours later.
Schmidt, Una Slate
Video Appearance
Hollywood (U.P.) Airman
Daniel Schmidt and his wife,
Una, will appear on a nationwide
television show Sept. 5 to tell
their version of what happened
after he returned from a Red
China prison camp and discov
ered she had remarried.
CBS television said the couple
and their two-year-old son Danny
Jr. will appear on "Art Link
letter's House Party" because
"the Schmidts feel it is time the
nation heard their own version
of what has happened since
Schmidt returned from 2Vz years
of captivity."
They were reconciled Thurs
day in Portland after Schmidt
had filed suit for divorce. They
will fly here for the program.
Mrs. Schmidt had married a
Northern California lumber
worker while the airman was in
a prison camp. She said she
thought Schmidt was dead.
Dangerous Criminals
Escape in Missouri
Carthage, Mo. (U.P.) A five
state alarm went out today for
three dangerous criminals who
scaped from - the antiquated
Carthage jail last night.
Sheriff George Hickam identi
fied the trio as Walter E. Rice,
31, of Carthage; Roy L. Rayn-
olds, 34, alias James V. Ross Jr.,
of Malvern, Ark.; and Joe S.
Haycraft, 19, of Louisville, Ky
Hickam said Rice recently was
returned from the Missouri hos
pital for the criminally insane at
Fulton. i
The three prisoners, locked to
gether in one of four tanks in
the jail, first attacked a trustee
who brought them cigarettes.
Jailer Henry Blanton went to in
vestigate the noise and was
struck over the shoulder with
an iron bar.
Man Accused of Killing
Wife Ordered Committed
Portland (U.R) Henry E.
Beck, 47, accused of murdering
his former wife, has been ordered
committed to the state hospital
at Salem.
The order was signed by Cir
cuit Judge Frank J. Lonergan
yesterday after a sanity hearing.
Beck was under indictment
for killing his ex-wife, Ethel K.
Beck, 42, with a .22-caliber pistol
June 3 as she and their 15-year-
old son were walking near her
home.
Beck then shot himself in the
head but recovered.
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Nude Dancer Objtts
To Use of Spotlight
London (U.PJ Fan dan
cer Frances Grayson walked
off her job Tuesday sight be
cause the management asked
her to do her strip tease un
der a spotlight.
"It's bad enough to have to
dance about without clothes
on, without spotlights as well,"
she said.
- The management hired an
other girl with less inhibitions.
Boy Injured in
Bike-Car Mishap
-Keith Stanley Scheel, 12, of
705 Beekman st., was treated at
Community . hospital yesterday
afternoon for injuries received
in a collision between an auto
mobile and a bicycle, according
to city police.
The boy was taken by Med
ford Ambulance service to the
hospital where he was released
after receiving treatment for a
torn knee cartilage and multi
ple abrasions.
Police said the Scheel boy,
and Richard Lee Hanson, 14, of
1103 Pinecroft st., were riding
on bicycles through the intersec
tion of Fourth and Ivy sts. when
the Scheel boy was struck by a
car operated by Samuel J. Red
ding, route 1, box 16B, Central
Point.
The two boys were cited for
failure to stop at a red light and
for riding bicycles on the side
walk, according to investigating
officers.
Dead line Sunday Classified is at
noon Saturday: 10 a.m. Monday for
Monday: other days 5:30 previous day.
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Starts on Leave
Miss Eula Wittermot. home
demonstration agent for Jack
son county, is leaving today oo
a one-year sabbatical leave: She
will enroll at Colorado A&M
this fall for a year of advanced
training.
Mrs. Jo Anne Weatherford
will serve as demonstration
agent pro-tem. Mrs. Weatherford
came here with her husband
from Nampa, Ida., where she
taught in the high school.
In the 4-H department, Miss
Jean Brooks is spending her last
day as county 4-H agent. She
will teach home economics at
Medford high when the school
opens, Sept. 26.
Miss Brooks will replace Mrs.
Ed McKinstry who resigned this
summer.
Railroad Property
Damaged by Blaze
Forty creosoted railroad ties
were considerably damaged and
110 ties were slightly charred
yesterday in a fire on Southern
Facific property at Spruce st.
about 2:30 p.m.
Firemen said that sparks from
a trash fire ignited dry grass and
that the blaze extended into the
pile of ties. Two trucks were
sent to the fire.
A small fire in the oven at
the Wayne Gottfried home, 1939
Roberts rd., at about 2 p.m. yes
terday, was extinguished before
the rural pumper arrived.
Firemen flashed down two
gasoline spills from parked cars
in the downtown area yesterday.
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A 14-year-old boy ve pieked
up im rustioiins yesterday,
following eoafesska m4e re
cently by another ycu til impii
eating him in the hureeny from
several Medford stores, aeccrd
ing to city polios record.
The boy va releoaed to the
custody of hie porente pending'
action by Jocksoia county Juve
nile officers, police nid.
Ashland Schools
Award Coatr&f
Ashland Two ev eltw
rooms at the Lincoln ochool here
will be constructed by the W.W. j
Wiley company, Ashland, tt
cost of $23,982. The firm' low j
bid was accepted at a school i
board meeting this week. I
Construction is expected to
start shortly, with completion
due in about five months. The
bid originally was for $26,890
but was scaled down to the low
er figure to meet the maximum
of $25,000 which the school
board had allotted for the job.
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