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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.
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Forest Fires
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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.
Simpson estimated that some 300 to. 400 men from association
member firms were working in cooperation with State and U.S.
protective agencies.
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Pay of Firemen Said
Rising; Hours Down
Chicago (U.R) The average
U.S. city of more than 10,000
population employs 1.31 firemen
for every 1,000 inhabitants and
pays them better than it used to.
These statistics were compiled
by the International City Man
agers' .Association for the 1955
Municipal Year Book.
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.
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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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