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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1956)
ATTEND CAMP Attending the Youth Range camp on the Mal heur National Wildlife refuge recently were, left to right. Fred Jossy of Eagle Point, Bruce Boldenow of Medford and Philip Krouse of Grant Pass. Laughs of the Day . . . Aldershot, England U.R The false teeth left behind by a thief who broke into a school here were identified ai belong ing to Army Pvt. Raymond Ser rano. He was handed over to military authorities for court marual. Barge, Mich. U.R There will be plenty of moonlight be fore William Seppala goes swim ming again at night. Seppala was taking a dip aftar dark at his summer cottage when he heard water being splashed nearby, Thinking it was his neighbor. he called out a friendly greeting, He almost fainted when a big bar charged out of the water cross the beach and into the wood. Los Angeles U.P A mu nicipal judge ruled that police had no right to search Ralph W. Pattison's artificial leg. Po lice claimed they found $3,232 in cash and bookmaking para pnenalia in the leg but the judge fiismisscd the case on grounds the search was an invasion of privacy. Los Angeles 'U.f Roberta Jean Huggins. 25. indignantly refused to sign a speeding ticket and declared: "I was not doing 75 miles an hour although I may have been going 74." .Ephrata, Wash. (U.R The following appeared on the Ephrata police blotter: "Washington State Patrol re ports possible drunk driver be tween Quincy and Ephrata." It was followed a short time later by: "Investigation reveals car op erated by elderly gentleman getting used to power steering." Jackson. Miss. U.R) James Jones. 13. was arrested by po lice in a restaurant as he tried to swap the two cases of warm beer he had stolen from another restaurant for two cases of cool beer. Headhunted Slay New Guinea Natives Port Moresby, New Guinea (U.R) Twenty-eight natives in cluding several children are feared massacred in a surprise attack by marauding headhunt ers in far northern New Guinea, the afternoon newspaper Sun re ported today. Other natives in a fishing par ty that was attacked by the head hunters were believed taken as hostages. Their fate was un known. The attackers, who included two aged females, chopped off the 'heads of some victims and cut others to pieces with toma hawks. Some were killed with spears. The attack took place 30 miles below the junction of the Yel-. low and Sepik rivers, almost on the border of Dutch New Guinea and the eastern part of the island. Local Boys Attend Youth Range Camp Representing Jackson county at this year s Youth Range camp were Bruce Boldenow of Med ford, Fred Jossy of Eagle Point, and Philip Krouse of Grants Pass. The camp was held Aug. 6-11 on the Malheur National Wildlife refuge 30 miles south of Burns. Boldenow placed first in the speech contest held at the camp. He gave a talk challenging his own generation to conserve the natural resources passed on to them. 50 Boys Attend A total of 50 boys from 16 eastern and southern Oregon counties attended the camp. Each participating county was eligible to send four boys to the camp this year. Those attending were selected through plant identification contests held in each county, or on the basis of leadership, citizenship and love of the outdoors. Each boy at the camp received a S25 scholarship to cover costs of attending the camp. Scholar ships were provided by local sponsors in each county. Bolde now and Krouse received schol arships from the Jackson County Stockmen's association. Jossy was sponsored by the Young Farmers. During study sessions at the camp, boys learned to describe and identify various plants found on the range, studied soil and range judging, took part in discussions on conservation and wildlife management, and re ceived instruction in photog raphy, fishing, hunting, camp ing and hiking. They also fished and played football, horseshoes, softball and other camp games. SUPERINTENDENT Robert L. Merrigan has been named southern d i s t r ict construction superintendent for Pacific Tele phone and Telegraph company. He replaces' George A. Amstein, who died recently. Merrigan is responsible for cable and wire construction and splicing in Medford. Ashland. Jacksonville, Gold Hill, Central Point, Phoe nix and Talent in Jackson coun ty and other exchanges in Linn, Lane. Douglas. Josephine and Klamath counties. Martin Confirmed Twice as Chairman ; San Francisco U.R) House Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. had to be confirmed twice as permanent chairman of the Republican convention be fore the nomination took. The first meeting of the com mittee on permanent organiza tion failed to produce a quorum but the members voted for Mar tin anyway. It wasn't official, however, and a second meeting was called. Those who had attended the first meeting were recorded as present, even though they were absent, and the vote for Martin became unanimous and official. Delegate Opposed To Ike's Nomination San Francisco (U.R) A dele: gate to the Republican Nation al convention said today he is opposed to the renomination of President Eisenhower. Terry Carpenter. 66. of Scolts bluff. Neb., a delegate-at-iarge from Nebraska and a self-styled "pretty independent fellow." said he's also against the re nomination of Vice President Richard M. Nixon. The stocky Nebraskan said he supported Mr. Eisenhower in 1952 but opposed his renomina tion because he doesn't believe the President's health can stand the strain of another four years in the White House. "It's going too far to ask a man to lay down his life for a political party," Carpenter said. Logs Block Traffic As Truck, Car Hit Traffic on Highway 62 at the Eagle Point junction near Butte Creek was blocked for several minutes Monday by logs scatter ed in a collision involving a log truck and car at 4:12 p.m., ac cording to state police. Officers said the car, operated by Karl Edgar Anderson, 65, Eagle Point, was traveling west on Highway 62 and started to make a left turn at the same time as the log truck and trailer, operated by Edward Charles Butcher. 37, of 925 King St., Medford, attempted to pass An derson's vehicle, officers said. The truck struck the left side of Anderson's car. spinning it around. The car came to rest on the north shoulder of the highway facing east, the report stated. The truck came to rest on the north shoulder of the highway on its left side facing east. Anderson's car was reported damaged on the left side and the truck was damaged on both sides. There were no injuries and no citations. Logs from the truck were cleared off the high way soon after the accident occurred. Dnp nf the largest buffalo herds in the county is in Custer State Park in the Black Hills of Smith Dakota. A recent cen sus counted about 2,000 of the animals. Future Farmers Honor Adviser Members of the Crater High chapter, Future Farmers of America, honored their adviser, Leonard Kunzman, agriculture instructor at the high school, at a farewell party Friday night in the home of last year's presi dent, Norman Barnes. Kunzman is leaving the school and has accepted a post at Sa lem with the adult education program. As a farewell gift, chapter members presented Kunzman with a leather brief case. Presi dent Bob Eldon read a poem in his honor. Several Crater High graduates, former students of Kunzman. also attended the party. Refreshments of ice cream and punch were served. Tuesday, August 21, 1956 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Monmouth Brothers Accident Victims Corvallis ;U.R! Two youth ful brothers from Monmouth were killed on the Alsea high way west of here yesterday af ternoon when their car careened out of control and crashed into a loaded logging truck. Benton county police identi fied the two as Richard Nolan, 22, and his brother, Tony Nolan, 16. . Driver of the truck was Gene Martin, 28. of Lebanon. He was not injured. Officers said that Richard ap parently was the driver of the car. His brother was thrown from the car after the collision. Impact of the crash knocked the logs from the rear of the log ging truck. The car spun off the truck and into a roadside bank. The accident occured about 20 miles west of here. Ed Sullivan Again Admitted To Hospital New Haven, Conn. (UP.) TV master of ceremonies Ed Sulli van, convalescing from injuries received in an automobile acci dent earlier this month, was admitted today to Grace-New Haven Hospital. It was believed a bronchial condition necessitated further hospitalization. Sullivan came here from his farm at Southbury when doctors said he began running a tem perature and it was decided to admit him to the hospital for a thorough diagnosis. Prior to the accident Aug. 6. Sullivan suffered from bronchi tis resulting from a cold he contracted during a recent trip to England. In the accident he suffered a cracked rib and minor chest injuries. Motor vehicle fatalities in 1955 resulted in 42.000 life in : : death claims, represent ing aggregate death payments of $90,000,000. according to the Institute of Life Insurance. 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