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4 4 More Witnesses To Face Jury in Negro Boy's Death Sumner, Miss. U.R) A grand jury called additional witnesses today before deciding whether to charge two accused white kid napers with the "wolf whistle" murder of a 14-year-old Negro boy. Dist. Atty. General Chatham ' said the 18 jurors would call at least five more witnesses be fore issuing a report later today or Wednesday. The grand jury was asked to return murder indictments against half-brothers Roy Bry ant and J. W. Milan, confessed kidnapers of Emmett Till, of Chicago. Protected From Threats The men were being protected ' from purported lynch threats at gthe adjacent Leflore county jail at Greenwood, where they ad mitted kidnaping Till from his uncle's home because be alleg edly whistled at Bryant's wife. Among witnesses scheduled to appear before the Tallahatchie county grand jury were Dr. L.B. Otken of Greenwood, who ex amined the boy's body; Moses Wright, Tills' great uncle, and Simeon Wright, Till's 16-year-old cousin. '-' Chatham repeated a pledge of Mississippi officials that the greatest possible effort would be made to identify and convict Till's slayers. He would not speculate on a trial date. But Tallahatchie County Sher iff H. C. Strider. in whose terri tory the boy is believed to have been slain, said he could find only circumstantial evidence imolicating Bryant and Milam. They admitted dragging the boy from his uncle's home at gunpoint, claiming he was the one who insulted Bryant's young wife with a, wolf whistle the day before, but claimed they released him unharmed. Man Tires of Using Rod And Reel, Uses An Oar Three Rivers. Mich. (UP.) W. H. Payton today told his friends a fish story involving a bass and a pike and a boat oar, and displayed a pike as evidence of its authenticity. Payton said he was fishing in Fisher lake near here when a small bass look the hook. Before he could land the bass, a pike tried to pilfer the catch. Payton said he grabbed a boat oar, hit the pike and pulled the stunned fish into the boat by hand. Witnesses said the pike weighed 12 pounds, 8 ounces. TOO LATE . Boston U.R) After reap pointing George E. Proulx of lieominster as a master in chan- eery. Governor Herter was em Q barrassed to learn that Proulx had been dead for four years. Schmidt and Una Credit Youngster Hollywood (U.R) Airman Danny Schmidt, 25, the modern "Enoch Arden" who spent more than two years in a Red Chin ese prison, says he and his wife, Una, 21, reconciled because of their young son. Schmidt and his wife, who ap peared yesterday on a . nation wide telecast, agreed that their two and one-half-year-old son, Danny Jr., had been the reason for their getting together again. "We decided the baby needed both of us," Una told TV view ers. The pretty brunette said she married lumberjack Alfred Fine, 21, because she thought Schmidt had been killed. . The couple appeared with their son on Art Linkletter's "House Party" program and said, "we're happy now and we're go ing to stay that way." Schmidt said he plans to re port to Washington soon for in terrogation on his capture "and imprisonment. Afterward, he said, he. hopes to go to college in Missoula, Mont. "I'd like to become a fish and game commissioner so I can return to the Northwest to work in the open," he added. Body of Patient Found in Stream Gresham (U.R) The body of 76-yearlold Frank Lester Burt on, a nursing home patient, was found in Johnson creek near here Friday. Deputy Coroner Anthony Wald said it had not been de termined whether death was caused by drowning or a heart attack. An autopsy has been scheduled. BIRD SANCTUARY Saugus, Mass. (U.R) Work on the auditorium of the new $2,200,000 Saugus high school was held up for two weeks to give two families of robins time to hatch their eggs on steel scaf folding 100 feet above ground. 0 There's only one Forest Fires (Continued from Page One) The period between 3:30 and 4 p.m. was especially destructive At that time, winds were so high that trees were blown down, and limbs were ripped from standing trees. The city of Gold Hill was littered by limbs which had been blown down by gusts estimated at 60 miles an hour. Even more fires had been reported on federal lands, where the total this morning was estimated at "at least 45." Jack Wood, su pervisor of Rogue River National forest, reported 20 to 25 fires in the area of the Cascades between Four -Mile lake and Crater lake. Smoke jumpers were used on about 10 of these and the rest were being fought by foot crews. A majority of the fires were controlled at less than three acres, but Wood warned the fires could break loose at any time. Because of the tinder dry condi tions, crews were remaining on all blazes. Fire en Middle Rogue A fire of about 100 acres was burning out of control this morn ing on national forest lands on the middle fork of Rogue river, north of Imnaha guard station. Forest service personnel saw the fire started by a lightning strike yesterday afternoon, and a six-man crew had been dis patched to it within 15 minutes. However, the blaze raced out of control before they could stop it. A crew of 40 to 50 men had beeVi sent to the fire this morning, and more were on the way. A 40-acre fire on Gardner peak, in the Klamath Ranger dis trict of Rogue River National forest, broke out last night. A 30-. acre fire on Cinnebar mountain, in the Applegate ranger district, was controlled yesterday, as was a 7 to 8 acre blaze at the head of Stud Horse creek, near Siskiyou divide. One of the most dangerous situations on Rogue River National forest was shaping up at Siskiyou gap, where a 1,000-acre fire on Klamath National forest is raging out of control within four miles of Jackson county. About 900 men were fighting the fire last night in California, according to Klamath National forest officials at Yreka. Top fire fighting experts from Montana were aiding the fight in California, and experts from Washington state arrived in Medford last night to aid from this side. Crew Standing By Rogue River National forest has a crew of approximately 150 men, including Mexican nationals and loggers, standing by at Sis kiyou gap to aid the fight. A radio report from Crater Lake National park headquarters said there were at least 16 fires in the park this morning, none of them large. All were started by lightning Sunday and Monday, most of them yesterday afternoon. They range in size from indi vidual trees up to about two acres. Most of them were reported under control. However, there have been a number of "sleepers," that is, fires which smoulder without showing much smoke for a while, which are expected to flare up this afternoon. The blazes are being fought by national park service crews. Water Resources Development Corp. of Denver, Colo., which has been seeding clouds from ground generations this season in attempts to prevent hail, did no seeding Sunday but did do some Monday, according to Meteorologist Lynn Willoughby of the firm. Anlysis Being Made He said an analysis is being made to determine whether or not the seeding has any effect in suppressing lightning. There has been some speculation that it does, since most of the strikes were in higher mountain areas, while lower fires were principally man caused. L. L. Simpson, secretary-manager of the Southern Oregon Conservation and Tree Farm association, reported this morning that almost all members of the SOCTFA are working on the fires. 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They show that the average minimum and maximum salar ies of firemen have risen in all U.S. cities of more than 10,000 population. In 1954 the median V' annual entrance salary of firemen ranged from a high of $3,950 in cities of more than 500,000 to $3,300 for cities between 10,000 and 25,000. This compares with-1950 sal aries of $3,077 and $2,496 in these population groups. Firemen have worked an av erage of 72 hours a week in all cities of more than 10,000 popu lation since 1947. Currently, the association said, a fireman's work-week ranges from 60 hours in cities of more than 500,000 to 72 hours for cities from 10,000 to 25,000. A total of 87 cities cut the work week last year. Insect Specialists Warn on Invasions' Ithaca, N. Y. (U.R) When you lock up the house for a vacation trip, don't leave it ODen for an insect invasion. Specialists at the state college of home economics, Cornell Uni versity, pass on these tips to leave you worry-free while you're away. Leave the kitchen completely clean, store all food in tight con tainers and don't leave any crumbs or traces of food around. If you're worried about cock roaches or water bugs," put a small amount of two per cent chlordane on the baseboard be hind the sink . . . or under the sink or refrigerator where these insects move about. Additionally, a thorough vacu uming of rugs and upholstered furniture will offset the danger of carpet beetles. It may be wise, too, to spray rugs and base boards with a DDT solution. Portland (U.R) Earl Palmer Stanford Jr., 20, will be removed to Spokane, Wash., to face fed eral charges of attempted bank robbery and conspiracy to rob a bank. WEDNESDAY NIGHT SPECIAL ALL LAMPS 20 OFF ALL PICTURES 20 IFF (and even more on some) SALE PRICES BETWEEN 5:30 and 9 p.m. ONLY Use Your Charge Account Fire Causes Damage To Salem Warehouse Salem (U.R) An unoccupied feed and seed warehouse here was damaged by fire Friday night to an extent that might reach $25,000 Salem firemen said. The two-alarm blaze broke out in the plant formerly occupied by the Oregon Feed and Seed Co. The building had been un occupied for two months. Cause of the fire was not immediately known but firemen said the hot weather . helped it get a good start. It was the second major blaze here in a week. Fire Wednes day night caused considerable damage to the Salem Laundry Co. in downtown Salem. Tuesday, September 6. 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Freshman Days Set At SOC Sept 20-23 Ashland Student leaders will be in charge of activities for the Freshman Days program to be held on the Southern Oregon college campus Sept. 20-23. Bob Anglim, Grants Pass, and Walter Hurst, Glendale, are co chairmen. During the four days all fresh men will be required to live on the campus, where they will be greeted by members of the SOC student council, dormitory presi dents, and officers of classes-and student organizations who will also assist with the many activi ties planned. Incoming freshmen will check into their dormitories on Tues day, Sept. 20 from 4 to 8 p.m. Social events are planned for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs day evenings; placement tests and adviser's open house on Tuesday; orientation sessions with student and faculty advisers on Wednesday; registration and picnic on Friday, with additional social events scehduled for the weekend. . . Upperclassmen will register onl Saturday morning, Sept. 24. NO KICKS Madison, Wis. (U.R) The board of review of Fitchburg probably thought it was the mil lennium when not one property owner in the town appeared to protest his 1955 tax assessment. 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