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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1955)
Moose To Conduct Christmas Tree Pickup for MOD Medford Lodge 178, Loyal Or der of Moose, has announced plant for its annual Christmas Tree Lift, to be held throughout the county on Sunday, Jan. 1. Persons desiring to give their Yule trees to the lift have been asked to place them in their front yards with an envelope containing a contribution to the J.Iarch of Dimes, according to Mirl Morse, governor of the lodge. Morse said all money re ceived will be turned over to the fight against polio, with the lodge duducting nothing for pickup expense. Chairmen in each section of the county are now being ap pointed, Morse said, and these chairmen will work directly with March of Dime chairmen in each locality. Money collected in each locality will be turned over to the MOD chairman in that area for proper credit, the lodge gov ernor said. A Yule burn has been planned, when all trees will be taken to a central area and be ignited. This is the second year the lodge has sponsored the Christmas tree pickup. The project raised ap proximately $550 for the March of Dimes last year. Morse pointed out that the lodge members realize that the fight against polio has not been won despite development of the Salk vaccine and that they are anxious to do their part in rais ing more money to combat the dread disease. Jury Tentatively Picked in Fong Case Portland OJ.R) A tentative jury of nine men and three women was selected yesterday in the first degree murder triai of Sherry Fong. Circuit Judge Alfred Dobson told defense and state attorneys he would tolerate no haggling over "political charges," one of the reasons for last month's mis trial. It was the third attempt by the state to convict Mrs. Fong of the 1954 slaying of 16-year-old Diane Hank. Sherry and her husband, Wey Him Fong, were declared guilty several months ago but Judge Dobson overruled the verdict on technical grounds. The mistrial came on the second attempt four weeks ago. Judge Dobson yesterday de nied a defense motion that jur ors not be locked up during the Thanksgiving holiday. The judge declared the case was of too much public interest. Madras Man Dies as Fire Burns Trailer Madras (U.R) A 73-year-old man burned to death early yesterday when his wooden house trailer caught fire on a farm near Ashwood 25 miles east of here in 14 below zero weather. The victim was identified by Jefferson County Coroner Ed Mason as N. R. Cornett, who had been employed on the Tom McDonald farm south of Ash wood since 1904. Mason said it was believed that a wood stove in the trailer overheated. Tuna Clipper Sinks While Being Towed Newport, Ore. (U.R) The tuna clipper Marne B of Whid bey Island, Wash., sank while under tow by the Coast Guard yesterday two miles south of here near Seal Rock. The craft caught fire off Wald port. Ore., and the skipper, Ott Forde, was rescued by two Coast Guard ships. They took the burning clipper under tow and proceeded toward Newport, bat tling the flames en route. No one else was aboard. Forde said the vessel devel oped a short circuit in the elec trical system and burst into flames. He had unloaded most of his tuna at Eureka yesterday and was headed for Whidbey Island. Coast Guardsmen said the flames broke through the hull of the wooden ship while it was under tow and it sank immediately. Dead line for Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday Oklahoma Party Battle Tackled By Top Democrats Chicago (U.R) The nation's top Democrats tried to settle a battle between Oklahoma party leaders today before tackling the job of planning their 1956 presi dential convention. The party's credential commit tee meets to hear arguments on whether William C. Doenges "resigned" as Oklahoma's na tional committeeman last year. The fight involved Oklahoma Gov. Raymond Gary, who de feated Doenges in the state's 1954 gubernatorial primary and has since backed James H. Ar rington for the committeeman's post. 'Offered' To Resign Doenges claims he merely "of fered" to resign before entering the 1954 primary Ind that he has since filled the job and cast votes as committeeman. The Oklahoma controversy was a prelude to formal meet ings of the Democratic National Committee starting Wednesday. The pow wow will reach its climax Saturday night, with a SlOO-a-plate dinner and a speech by Adlai E. Stevenson, newly announced candidate for the party's presidential nomination. More Controversy In addition to the Oklahoma fight, more controversy may de velop Wednesday if the national committee decides to thrash out the dispute over the "loyalty" of Southerners who bolted the Stevenson ticket in 1952. The committee is also slated to do something about the long polling of convention delegates. On Friday, state chairmen and vice-chairmen will huddle with a recently-appointed committee on political organization and agriculture. Wednesday, November 16, 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN NEW i956 NASH COUNTRY CLUB Shown above is the new 1956 Nash Ambassador Cus tom Country Club. The new Nash automobile will go on display in Medford Thursday at Surroz Nash, Fifth and Bartlett sts. The 1956 models feature new "speed-line" styling, two new engines and luxurious interiors. Violent Storms Injure Several in Middle States By UNITED PRESS A wild storm ripped up the nation's midsection, spewing tornadoes in three states, and pounded Ohio River Valley with heavy thunderstorms today. To the west, a long-delayed cold wave cracked out of the icy Northern Rockies and ran chil ling fingers through the North ern Plains. Another storm cen ter rolled out of Missouri into Wisconsin. Many Injured At least one person was killed and 21 were injured last night when tornadoes and devastating wind storms hit communities in Arkansas, Indiana, and Ohio. Indiana got the worst buffet ing when at least three twisters struck at Winchester, the south side of Indianapolis, and at Gen tryville. Six persons were injured, one seriously, at Winchester. All power and telephone communi cations were ripped down at Gentryville, while the Indian apolis twister, caused only minor damage. 18 Homes Damaged Evansville, .Ind., was hit by a violent wind storm and 1.31 inches of rain. Ten persons wre injured, three from one family, and 18 homes were damaged, three of them leveled. Near Batesville, Ark., a twist er killed a . 74-year-old woman and injured five other persons. Another storm, described as a "small twister," ripped an Ohio area between Greenville and Union City. Houses, barns, and autos were damaged, but no in juries were reported. More violent storms struck in Illinois, Oklahoma and Texas. Read and Use Classified Ads. . . 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