G
O
TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON)
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Medford men snown above are candidates for ihe annual
distinguished service award, presented each year by the Med
ford Junior Chamber of Commerce to the young man select
ed as outstanding in civic affairs for the preceding year. The
winner, selected by a secret committee of local civic leaders,
District Attorney's Report Lists
Numerous Felony, Traffic Cases
A total of 257 felony cases
involving 290 defendants, and
463 serious traffic misdemeanors
were filed through the district
attorney's office during 1955, ac
cording to an annual report by
District Attorney Walter
Nunley.
"It is virtually impossible to
measure statistically the work
done by any office dealing en
tirely with people," Nunley said,
"and the . . . report is not in
tended to reflect entirely '.the
time spent or work done by the
personnel of ihe office."
Felonies Defined
Felonies are crimes punishable
by statute with commitment to
the Oregon state penitentiary
and misdemeanors are punish
able by less than a term in the
penitentiary.
The 257 felony cases fell into
35 different crime categories, in
cluding 7 crimes with violence
(assault) and two homicides.
There were 26 sex crimes; 89
property crimes, such as bur
glar.y and larceny; ; and 85
check crimes.
Of the check cases, usually
only one criminal charge is filed
regardless of the number of
checks passed, according to Nun
ley. Checks involved totalled
S6,263.69, he said, "much of
which was classified as a loss to
the merchants and business peo
ple of the community." :
Of the felony defendants, 72
per cent were apprehended and
arrested by county police agen
cies, an "extremely high percent
age of arrests on charges filed,
compared with other counties in
the state," Nunley stated. Inves
tigations were done, with few ex
ceptions, by the sheriff's office,
Medford city police and Oregon
state police.
" Reflects Energy
"It reflects a great deal of
credit upon the energy and abil
ity of the police agencies serv
ing Jackson county, he said.
Twenty felony cases were dis
missed on motions from the
district attorney's otfice, accord
ing to the report, when it was
evident that the facts failed to
sustain the charge. Three defend-
ants were juveniles, who were
remanded to juvenile court. .
A total of 145 defendants
pleaded guilty or were found
guilty, including 18 carried over
from 1953 and 19a cases. Of
these, five were permitted to
plead to lesser offenses and were
sentenced to the county jail.
Sixty-nine were committed to
the penitentiary, 47 received
probation, and five were sent to
institutions for mentally retard
ed or mentally ill.
Pending Cases
Nineteen cases are still pend
ing. Three felony trials were
held in circuit court those of
LeRoy Elmer Starkey, who was
found guilty of assault and rob
bery while armed with a danger
ous weapon; Bernice H. White,
guilty of second degree murder;
and Robert Darrohn, guilty of
larceny of livestock.
The majority of misdemeanor
crimes committed under state
law are violations of motor ve
hicle laws and are filed directly
by members of the state police
or other agencies on mimeo
graphed forms prepared by the
district attorney's office.
Only when contested on an
fnnocent plea do they concern
the district attorney's office. A
total of 3,958 misdemeanors
were filed in the justice and
district courts of Jackson county
last year.
More Serious Violations
The more serious traffic vio
lations, such as reckless driving
and driving while under the . in
fluence : of intoxicating liquor,
and others filed through the of
fice totaled 463. Of the total,
118 weft liquor crimes, includ
ing drunk driving; 123 violations
oi Uie state game laws, and 217
miscellaneous crimes, such as
assaults, petty larceny and shop
lifting. There were 24 trials in district
court during the year, with 17
defendants found guilty, six in
nocent and one dismissed for
lack of evidence.
MAIL TRIBUNE
NOMINEES The six young
Failure to provide, which is a
felony punishable by a term in
the penitentiary, has become
"more than a crime," Nunley de
clared, it is oecoming an in
creasingly difficult social prob
lem, and for that reason is giv
en somewhat different treatment
than the other crime categories."
Notified of Action
In no other crimes are defend
ants given notice that action is
contemplated by the office. Last
year 107 reports of failure to
provide were made to the dist
rict attorney, which resulted in
193 letters from the office in
which the person responsible for
the support of minor children
was notified that "unless he im
mediately took steps to comply
with his duty of support, crim
inal action would be taken
against him."
It was necessary to file only
16 criminal charges for non-
support. In addition, 27 recipro
cal actions were taken with
other states, 15 of which were
successfully concluded, seven
still pending and five not
served.
The office prepared formal re
quests in 26 cases, by means of
which the governor of Oregon
Annual Police Report Shows
Traffic Violation Increase
Major crime in Medford did
not irtcrease appreciably during
1955. There was, however, an
increase in the number of traffic
violations and cases of embez
zlement and fraud.
An annual police department
report shows 608 major offenses
during 1955 compared to 603 in
1954. Of these, 43 per cent were
cleared, about 10 per cent more
than the national average.
Cases of traffic law violation
increased from 2,603 in 1954 to
3,012 in 1955. Road and driving
violations increased from 554
to 914; and cases "of driving
while intoxicated from 55 to 72.
Cases of embezzlement and fraud
increased from 90 in 1954 to 122
in 1955.
Larceny Cases
Of the 608 major offenses in
1955, 425 of them were larceny
thefts of under $50. Some 73
were burglary cases; 63 larceny
theft of over $50; 35 auto thefts;
four aggravated assault; five
robbery; and three rape.
The grand total of all offenses
reported during 1955 was 15,570
compared to 12,472 in 1954. A
total of 96 per cent of alh cases
were cleared by police.
There was a decrease in sev
eral types of crime. Cases of of
fenses against family , and chil
dren dropped from 30 in 1954 to
only 7 in 1955. Federal and
state liquor law violations de
creased from 33 in 1954 to 12.
Cases of vagrancy dropped from
130 to 97. Cases of forgery and
counterfeiting decreased from
29 to 13.
Injury Rate Decrease
Although there were two traf
fic fatalities during the year the
injury rate from automobile ac
cidents decreased considerably
over 1954. Police placed , in
creased emphasis on traffic' "en
forcement giving, particular attention-
to hazardous violations.
Miscellaneous services per
formed by-police totaled 11,715.
These included providing 1,120
money escorts; opening 1,832
windows, 829 doors, and stand
ing by while 132 safes were
opened. Officers turned out
1.395 night lights; made .2,624
vacation house checks, provided
266 funeral escorts and sold 2,447
bicycle licenses.
Officers wrote 33.869 parking
meter tickets in 1955 compared
to 27,860 in 1954. They handled
481 cases of lost or found per
sons, animals and property, and
made out 663 written reports.
December Cases
During the month of December
a total of 477 cases were report
Sunday, January 22, 1956
will be announced next Thursday, and the winner will re
ceive his award in ine Ore-Cal Panorama program over
television. The award will consist of a plaque, certificate and
pin, and will be presented by Ron James, Jaycee president.
Left to right, the nominees are Robert A. Boyer, 649 South
Ivy st.; Manville M. Heisel, 1808 Thomas rd.; Richard L.
requests the governor of another
state to deliver fugitives from
Oregon to be returned for prose
cution. It was the largest num
ber of extraditions from any
county in the state.
Legal Opinions
Twenty-three written legal
opinions were given the various
county offices on matters con
cerning functions of office dur
ing the year, and approximately
180 oral legal opinions were ren
dered to county officials and
employees.
Reporting on other duties of
the office, Nunley said an un
tagged amount of time was
spent by personnel who attended
meetings of the county court,
board of equalization, assessor's
office, state tax commission,
county and state public welfare
commissions, and other adminis
trative boards and bodies.
More time was spent in hear
ings and proceedings concerning
taxation of orchard trees, regard
ing which three civil cases for
the county were initiated during
1955. .
Letter Writing
Correspondence, which is a
large item of work in the office,
included 549 letters written con
ed, of which police celared 399,
or 84 per cent. Cases during De-1
cember included three cases ot
robberv. six burglary, 42 lar
ceny-theft, 2 auto theft, 5 as
sault, and 2 driving while intox
icated. Members of the police force
made a total of 85 public ap
pearances during 1955 in an ef
fort to improve public relations
and to educate the public on po
lice problems, safety, and crime
prevention.
Officers made appearances on
radio and television and spoke
at schools, churches, and. before
service organizations. Subjects
covered included bicycle safety,
juvenile delinquency, traf f i c
safety, safe driving .day, and gen
eral police problems.
Department Personnel
During the first six months of
1955 the department had 28 of
ficers and two civilian em
ployees. Because of budget de
creases it was necessary to oper
ate during the last half of the
year with only 27 officers.
Clifton W. Lacy was appointed
lieutenant during 1955 and Theo-
Membership Drive
Planned by Dairymen
Plans for a membership drive
for the Oregon Dairymen's as
sociation have started after ap
proval from the American Dairy
association, acording to Victor
Birdseye of Medford, president
of the state group.
The membership campaign
will be managed by Glenn H.
Lay, who was appointed as man
ager of the American Dairy as
sociation of Oregon. In-addition
to managing, the campaign,. Lay
also will administer - funds,, in
form members of the association
activities, and coordinating pro
motion program of the American
association with that of the Ore
gon Dairy Products commission
and the Oregon Dairy council.
The state group is part of a
program of dairy foods pomotion
of Oregon's dairy industry.
The state group is part of a
program of dairy foods promo
tion of Oregon's dairy industry.
Objectives of the group are to
improve consumer health and
welfare through increased con
sumption of dairy foods, to in
crease sales, to build greater de
mand for dairy foods and create
a better understanding of the
industry.
cerning miscellaneous griev
ances and oral complaints re
ported to the district attorney
but which did not result in crim
inal action being filed and were
otherwise resolved.
Nunley said it should be noted
that the figures do not reflect
the time spent by personnel in
terviewing citizens and police
officers concerning matters and
complaints upon which no action
is taken. An average of 72 phone
calls go through the office daily,
and approximately 166 persons
are interviewed each week.
Crimes reported are -in addi
tion to - all offenses committed
under city ordinances and dis
posed of through- municipal
courts. In general,, total volume
of work is statistically slightly
above that of 1954. Approxim
ately twice as many of the
cases filed were carried to suc
cessful conclusions last year
than in the previous year.
, The volume of work: handled
through the Jackson county of
fice was exceeded only by Mult
nomah and Lane counties, ac
cording to figures from the six
largest counties. Comparative
figures for last year are not yet
available.
dore Whisler was appointed ser-
geant
Medford police department
sends and receives more teletype
messages than any other depart
ment in Oregon. New, selector
type machines, making possible
the elimination of all incoming
messages except those intended
for Medford, were installed.
Individual clothing lockers for
the officers were also installed,
making it possible for the men
to change into civilian clothes
at the end of their tour of duty.
One additional police car was
purchased, raising the total num
ber of cars to five, and several
new books pertaining to police
work were acted to the police
library.
Police Training Programs
Police training programs dur
ing the year included training
for recruits, firearms training,
advanced first aid, use of camera
and darkroom facilities, operation-
of police network teletype
machines, and a regular in-service
training program for all pa
trolmen. The firearms training pro
gram was initiated in' 1955 based
on FBI procedure and conducted
by Chief of Police Charles
Champlin. All law enforcement
officers in the valley were in
vited to send officers to the
school and about 50 local offi
cers participated.
Another activity of the de
partment was the sponsorship of
the police athletic league. Offi
cers coached boys at the PAL
club gymnasium and held several
boxing matches during the year.
SONOTONE
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HEARING AID
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In simple terms the Sonotone
transistor Hearing' Aid is a very
small perfectly engineered in
strument. It is most economical
to operate and easy to wear.
The only thing that your friends
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C.
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18
Years
with
Sonotone
Henselman, 333 Ardmore ave.; Clifford D. Ouellette, 1532
Terrace dr.; Thomas J. Reeder, 135 North Ivy st., and Rob
ert C. Taylor, 905 Oak Grove rd. All were active in a wide
variety of civic activities in Medford during 1955. Gene
Piazza is chairman of the committee arranging the awards.
Gov. Patterson Not
Decided About Race
Boise, Ila. (U.P.) Gov. Paul
Patterson of Oregon said Friday
night he would decide by Feb.
1 "give or take a day or two"
whether to run for the Republi
can nomination for the U.S. Sen
ate to oppose incumbent Sen.
Wayne Morse (D-Ore.).
Interviewed following his ad
dress to a southwestern' Idaho
"Salute to Eisenhower" dinner,
Patterson said a poll was cur
rently being conducted among
GOP leaders in Oregon to deter
mine whether he should enter
the senatorial race or remain in
the governorship.
Area Men Receive
Orders For Active
Duly With Navy
Several members of the Naval
reserve electronics division 13-5,
Medford, have volunteered " for
active duty, and have received
orders to report this month, ac
cording to E. V. Tate, radio
man first class, local reserve
unit stationkeeper.
Among those volunteering for
active duty recently are John
F. Larson Jr., Leo S. Callaway,
Audrey R. Brown, Vernon C.
Baldwin, Kenneth L. Myers,
Orland E. - Stone, Robert G.
Welch, John T. Logston, John
D. Shreeve, Richard A. Howard,
Ewel W. Chapman, Michael C.
Shreeve, and Ronald L. Spinas.
F. Larson" Jr., Leo S.
Douglas L. Brannock is pres
ently home on leave pror to
startng offcer canddate course
at. Newport, R.I. He recently
returned from a tour of Asatc
Pacific duty,- and is a graduate
of the Electronics Technician
school at Treasure Island, Calif.
He enlisted at Medford. in May,
1951, and has served oboard the
Navy - reefer -USS- Pictor' in
Korean waters:
Maynard W. Hadley ' Jr. is
presently serving ' aboard the
USS Yorktown on . two week's
annual training duty. Men due
to report today for duty include
Wayne S. Clymer, Francis ' G.
Durante, and Kenneth G. Walk
er are - going aboard the USS
Mansfield.
The local Naval reserve ' elec
tronics division is now acecept
ing first enlistments and men
with prior servce, Tate said.
Meetings are held Monday
nights at the federal building,
33 North Riverside ave. Addi
tional information may be ob
tained by calling 2-2566 or 3
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C. 4E. Rymer's attdrney claims
both Rymer and the public ben
efited when Rymer quit making
dentures for dentists-and went
into business for himself.
The attorney said - Rymer,
charged- with practicing dentis
try without a license, spent 17
years making $5 to $10 Ventures
for dentists who would sell them
to their patients for $100. "Now
he makes them for the patients
and saves them a lot of money,"
the attorney said.
Dead line Sunday Classified is at
noon Saturday: 10 a.m. Monday for
Monday: other days 5:30 previous day
Medford's Oldest
. Hearing. Aid
Institution
R. ADAMSON
DISTRICT MANAGER
Jackson Phone 2-5904
NW Mining Council
Protesls Proposed
Land Withdrawal
A letter protesting the with
drawal of lands along the Rogue
River from mining until sent to
public hearing has been sent to
the bureau of land management
by the Northwest Mining coun
cil, Inc.
It is signed by Frank DeSouza,
president; -Thad W. Hatten, secretary-treasurer;
and Bruce J
Manley, director.
They state, "We would call to
your attention the fact that the
Rogue River and its tributaries
cut through one of the most
highly mineralized areas in the
state of Oregon. Below Prospect
there are a number of occurences
of mercury and the area below
Grants Pass has produced more
gold than any other area in the
state. In addition to gold and
mercury, these areas contain
copper, manganese and other
minerals."
Effect Small Miners
They maintain that the pro
posal will be "particularly se
vere in its effect on the owners
of small mines and prospects."
BLM has announcde its inten
tion to withdraw lands from
mining entry in the area one
half mile on each side of the
river from Prospect on the
Upper Rogue to Agness on the
Lower Rogue, a distance of 120
miles.
A resolution making a similar
request as the mining council
letter was passed unanimously
last week by the board of direc
tors of the Josephine County
Chamber of Commerce.
The group requested that the
hearing be held in Grants Pass
after May 1, to give interested
persons sufficient time to pre
pare briefs for presentation at
the hearing.
Man Happy When Navy
Accepts Him For Duty
Denver '(U.R) Aaron E.
Pickering, a Wyoming timbsr
cutter, , beamed happily Friday
wheh a Navy recruiting officer
told him he had been accepted
for another hitch in the Navy.
Pickering, who has five chil
dren', celebrated his 62nd birth-'
day last July.
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Letter Supporting
Mrs. Lyman Mailed
To Gov. Patterson
A letter signed by 2 persons
mer employees of the local wel-i
fare commission i nsupport of
Mrs. Blanche Lyman, ousted
commission administrator, has
been sent to Gov. Paul Patterson.
The letter attests to her hon
esty, integrity and loyalty, and
expresses concern for her many
years of service and for the com
munity.
Twenty of those signing the
letter are present employees of
the Jackson county welfare de
partment, all but three of the
professional staff. The eight oth
ers are all former employees.
Discharged Earlier :
Mrs. Lyman was discharged
early this month . by the state
public welfare commission as the
result of an investigation of the
local office. Charges on which
the dismissal was based included
lack of administrative responsi
bility, and lack of loyalty to the
state department.
A hearing for Mrs. Lyman be
fore the state civil service com
mission has tentatively been
scheduled for Thursday, March
i, m aaiem.
The letter from her employ
ees and former employees fol
lows: "Dear Governor Patterson:
"We, former and present em
ployees of the Jackson County
Public Welfare Commission un
der Mrs. Blanche Lyman's ad
ministration, desire to affirm
that we have had unquestionable
opportunity to observe and cer
tify her honesty, integrity and
loyalty both to the principles
of social work and to the rules
and regulations of the State
Public Welfare Commission.
Worked With Mrs. Lyman
"Among us, there are some
who have worked with her as a
citizen, as an employer and as a
friend. In each capacity, we have
found her to be a rjerson of un
usual intelligence and under
standing. Her innate interest in
and f eeling for people in trouble
has been an outstanding charac
teristic. We feel that, the very
compassion which so well qual
ified her for social work has in
this one instance, done her a
great harm.
"We are deeply concerned that
the manv vears of service which
she has given to the organization
tor which she worked and to the
communitv . in .whir-h shp livps
be given the consideration they
deserve.
Signing the letter were Mrs.
1956 CALENDAR
JANUARY MAY EOT1MBIH
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r? 20 21 22 23 2S H 11 rt 30 21 32 21 23 :3 34 2 24 27
24 27 M 2222t 2JJ
MAACH JULY NOVEMBER
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11 12 1) W IS 17 HMI7W1S 20 21 1! 12 U 14 II 14 17
II It II U S 22 21 24 2S 24 27 2 ! It 29 21 22 21 24
II X X II JO II 22031 21 24 27 9 2 X
AWUL AUGUST DECEMBER
13J 4B4T 1214 I,
MIIUUM 1 4 7 t n 314147 f.,
II IS 17 14 rf 20 21 12 19 14 II M IT It t lo II 11 1) 14 H'
22 23 34 31 9 27 U It 90 31 33 29 24 II IT U II 11
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Every Month is '
Home Building Month
in the Rogue Valley !
In many parts of the country, home building comes to a halt
this time of year. But not here. Countless homes were begun
this month in Jackson County and southern Oregon. Was
yours among them?
Even if you would rather wait until spring to begin your
home, January is none too soon to get all the preliminary
work done . . . Get your plans drawn now . . . Talk to your
builder and supplier . . . settle any financial problem you
may have.
When you consider a new home, FINANCING is usually the
first, problem to solve. But people who go to JACKSON
COUNTY FEDERAL usually find their financial problem easy
to handle. Just drop in and chat with our friendly personnel
about the home-of-your-own you desire.
Jackson County Federal
has a home-loan plan tailored to fit
your needs and your budget
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Elaine A. Grivas, Suzanne K.
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Marie Clark, Frances E. Halfhill,
Grace McKearan, LillianRheins
burg, Irene Finney, Grace Shaw,
Winifred P. Uridel, Mary C.
Browne, Georgia C. White, Don
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Rhodes.
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