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Burton Abboii Goes on Trial For Girl's Death Oakland, Calif. U.R) Uni versity of California student Bur ton W. Abbott goes to court here today in a trial to determine whether he is a cold-blooded psychopathic killer or the vic tim of a fantastic and elaborate frame-up. The skinny, sickly 27-year-old scholar is accused of the kid naping and murder of pretty V L-.,j.n..Li ,IMf , STEPHANIE BRYAN . Her Dealh Brings Trial teen-ager Stephanie Bryan who e vanished from a Berkeley, Calif, street on April 28 and whose bludgeoned body was found be hind Abbott's Trinity county mountain cabin three months la ter. Press Space Reserved i The trial, before Superior Judge Charles Wade Snook, is expected to last six to eight weeks. Space has been reserved at the press tables for nearly, 50 working newsmen. Leased tele type lines have been laid into the courthouse press room. One San Francisco paper has retain- c ed famed mystery writer Erie Stanley Gardner to do day-to day feature accounts of the trial The 14-year-old honor student disappeared en route home from School, touching off a sweep ing police search that eventually ran out of momentum for lack of clues. Body Found in Wilderness Stephanie was gone for nearly 80 days before the case sudden ly broke with the finding of her personal effects hidden in the basement of Abbott's Alameda home and the subsequent discov ery of her body half-buried in the wilderness some 250 miles north of here. Abbott, a frail, tubercular ac counting student whose red-haired wife, Georgia, wins the fam ily bread as a beauty operator, has steadfastly clung to his pro testations of innocence despite seeming mountain of damning tircumstantial evidence. With the finding of the girl's body he was indicted on t.w o counts kidnaping with bodily harm, and murder-- a conviction on either of which can send him to the gas chamber in California Students At Hedrick Elect Names, Colors And Class Officials The Hedrick Hornets, was adopted as a nickname for stu dents of the new Hedrick Junior High school at recent student body and class elections. The school chose crimson and gold as colors and named the pep club the "Stingers." Tony Monroe was elected first student body president of the new school. Susan Graff was elected vice-president; Gary Mc Gill, secretary; David Dunn, treasurer; and Diane Lewis, re porter. Class Officers In the election of class offic ers Pete Rasmussen was chosen ninth grade president; Billy Maurer, vice - president; Nancy Wilson, secretary and recorder; and Shirley Rutherford, treasur er. Ninth grade yell leaders are Mary LaBar, yell queen, Jo Ann Jamison, Judy Riebe, Kay Dona hue, and Elaine Norris. Delia Robinson was selected ninth grade song queen. WANT WOODEN LEG? Chicago (U.R) Unclaimed articles which will go on sale at a police auction include a wo man s artificial leg and two un marked tombstones. Police Report Two Minor Aulo Crashes Two minor accidents were re ported to state police over the week end. Vehicles operated by Edward Joseph Mason, 38, Hornbrook, Calif., and Frank C. Dollarhide, 62, of route 1, box 538, Ashland, collided on highway 99 near Lithia drive-in theater about 6 p.m. Sunday. Police said Mason was travel ing south on highway 99, and Dollorhide was traveling onto the highway from a filling sta tion. Early Sunday morning a car driven by Homer Donald Marsh all, 19, of route 1, box 302, Tal ent, hit a traffic island near Tal ent to avoid colliding with a veh icle operated by Lloyd Bannis ter, 1029 Alta st., Medford. Damage in both accidents was minor, police said. Three Councilmen to Be Elected in J'ville Jacksonville Three council- men will be elected in Jackson ville tomorrow. Polls will be open between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. at the city hall. Candidates for office are Ern est Mclntyre and Elba O. Gra ham, both incumbents, and R. E. Welch, and Alvin J. Minshall. One vacancy caused by a resign- ment will be filled. Gates Named Agent For Milwaukee Road L. R. Gates has been appoint ed Medford freight and passen ger agent for the Chicago, Mil waukee, St. Paul and. Pacific railroad company. Gates has been with the com pany since 1944, and has been agent in Seattle, Tacoma, and Butte, Mont. He has been at Great Falls, Mont., since Sep tember, 1952, and comes to Med ford from there. Use Tribune Want Ads Quick in Results! WAY . 'mm:m NOW! lir ;M P&iiL. Make Jt a r-1 IabeI j xCsfJS& on your Back-to School I SSl luggage must read J :iTrVa Skyway. 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Seventh Grade Bob Mclntyre was elected president of the seventh grade class; Mike Monroe, vice-president; and Larry Brown, treasur er. Stanley Downson and Danny Sieg tied for the position of sec retary and recorder and a re election will be held. Jo Dee McDuffie was chosen seventh grade yell queen. Other yell leaders are Cassie Thomp son, Ann Barker, Carolyn Finch, Bruce Fowler, and Phillip Morris. Judy Hooper and Chris Prentice tied and a re-election will be held to choose between them. Pat Cranston was se lected song queen. Chin Up Sale To Open Tuesday Fifth annual hobby show and sale, sponsored by the Chin Up club, will open at the Eagles hall, 217 West Main st., tomor row at 10:30 a.m. and will run through 9 p.m. Wednesday. The club retains a percentage of the selling price from hobby ists entering their wares and that money is used to operate the club, an organization of the physically handicapped, for the year. It also finances making of favors for shut-ins and the county farm at various holidays throughout the year. A wide variety of items will be entered, according to Paul Olson, general chairman. They include rugs, ceramics, antique dishes, woven items made by members of the Rogue Valley Weavers' Guild, jams and jellies, books, fancy work, costume jewelry, a cooked food conces sion and a "Thieves' Market," where "white elephant" items will be sold. A booth for hand writing analysis also will be in cluded. A map of Oregon, in scale and made from stones found in the state, also will be on display. TO SPEAK The Rev. Paul Kauffman, who recently return ed from a five-month evangelis tic tour in the Orient, will speak Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the Medford Assembly of God Church, 1108 West Main st. The program is part of a Speed-The- Light rally for Assemblies of God churches of the Rogue val ley. Mr. Kauffman will discuss youth departments of the church arid expansion of missionaries abroad. A varied musica pro gram is planned." Monday, November 7. 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THHE5 Ashland Elks Slate Christmas Smoker Ashland The annual Ash land Elks Christmas charity smoker will be held at the local BPOE temple Saturday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. The smoker, which at tracts some 1,000 Elks from Southern Oregon, will feature a crab-ham-beef dinner. John Murphy and Jack Weav er, general chairmen for the event, said entertainment is plan ned. Proceeds from the smoker will be used for charity at Christmas. A study by the U. S. agricul ture department's marketing service shows that cattle produc tivity in this country has in creased 38 per cent in the 30 years from 1924 to 1954. ; A registered Holstein owned by the North Dakota Agricultur al college completed an official production record totalling 13 717 pounds of milk and 463 pounds of butterfat in 365 days. 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